Newspaper Page Text
TIT'1 * * 1&Z , . : . ' - " ' - s ; - ' - > - . ; sTi-ei- - 'V"r ' ' ' ' : ! " gV > r " r "
' " " ' * * "
_ ' * ' >
j + t k f (
.J'r > . . 'I.--- ' : . . ' KE OMAHA PATL'V ' BEE : VJTEBNESBAY , OCTOBER 12 , 1887.
f ANOTHER HORROR ,
Terrible Accident on the Chicago &
Atlantic In Indiana.
A , REAR END COLLISION.
A Freight Dashes' Full Speed Into
a Passenger Train.
CHATSWORTH SCENES REPEATED.
Breaks Out and Adds to the
General Terror.
MANY BURNED TO DEATH.
( Frightful Tales of Sufferings Told By
' Survivors.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS RETICENT.
t
The Little Station at Kouts Strewn
With the Charred Rcnmlng of the
Victims The Engineer' * Story
Statements of Pa ncnger
The Company Dlaincd.
Almost a Second Clintsworth.
Oct. 11. [ Sixjeiul Telc gram to
.tho HBK. ] A terrible accident occurred on
OiuiOlilcaKO Ac. Atliintlc railrond last night ut
Kouts , n nmitll station about fifty-five .miles
i-ustof Chicago. I > iin3ongcr train No. 12 ,
vhjrh loft hero at 7:45 : p. m. , utopped Just
this side of KoutH ut 0:45 : to make s ( | io ro-
j'ulrs. The fast freight tram No. 4S , which
Bhi/ulJ / follow on Instructions- received B
clear bill ut lioone Grove , slxmlloa west ol
KonU , end had got uj ) a Rood nixjcd when It
crushed into the rear of the halted puBscnpct
tniin. The night was dark and the scent
( hiring the next half hour was dreadful. The
ivup.coaches of the passenger train were
Hnmshctl and telescoped BO that the three oo-
ini pled less space than one. * No ono In the
lullman sleepers was injured. The conduc
tor telegraphed to his company here that all
osAped before the fire reached the car nntl
liotfo were injured in the collision. General
Tvlminger BrouRlitnn , with nil the clerks nnd
others who could bo of any use nt the scene ,
left as soon an ho heard of the accident this
titoming1.
Uxm | the arrival of the wrecked train al
the water tank , the scene of the accident , the
engineer discovered a portion of the engiut
) tout of gear and u stop was made to fix it. A
IftiiKiml is Hiild to Imvo been sent buck to stoj
I the next train should it come along while thi
I jmsHcngcr was still tit the water tank , but foi
' nome reason thi.-i signal was ignored , if sent
' .iinil the meat express , which runs ut a higl :
ta'uto of speed , crashed into the train. Tin
4'iitlro passenger train , consisting of rlvo cars
; \vi8 completely wrecked. Amid a pandemo
tiium of crashing timlicra and human shriek ;
find toppling fragments of the wreck the
linrror wni'tripled when the confused mnsi
xif splintered and broken wood was dlscov
t-rud to b on lire. These who mir.ictilnulj
; . % .Mcaped uninjured immediately turned theii
pittcntinu to these imprisoned in the wreck
imd all but about twenty , it is now thought
veto rescued.
A I'AHSr.NOIIU'.l IIAl'.UOWINti XAIIUATIVE.
Ono gentleman , a passenger from Tuunton
lass. , who was on hia way home , wassittitij
tin the llrst car asleep , with his hand on hi :
hatclicl. "Tho first I know , " said he , " .
lieard u frightful crash and the car seumet
ihiltlcrcd uud the pieces were iiyiug jMist me
I 'J'ho next I knew I found myself almos
Umrlcd in the ruins and they seemed to koei
puling up. I tried to extricate myself am
found I was new u window. It was vur ;
. ( Uirk and all around mo were yells and groan
uul the bluckneus made It fearful. I didu' '
poem to bo hurt beyond being shaken up , so
railed for help out of the window. Som
.jimtt I don't know who holi > ed mo out , uui
p tlien turned in und helped to get others out
, A Httlo while after I got out , though , th
Avholo thing took fire , and wo were forcoi
jto give up working on it , bit by bit , and lo
it.burn with the horrible cries of these insid
In 'our ears. At ono placet there WOP
two or three women , apparently al
together , und wo tried to get them out
{ They were shrieking all the time in a man
per to frcezo one's Wood , for the flro wa
poiuing nearer to them all the timo. Wi
% vorkcd as loug us wo could , but could no
ftvt them out , uud the lire cauio all urouw
them uud tlually silenced tliolr sorcaius. Ti
fcetir their dcspcruto cries , as tlio flro cuui
caror and nearer , and anally reached them
JWU3 simply appalling. "
I'lRK ADDS TO T11K 11O1IUOU.
The wreck burned to the trucks , no facil :
tit's.being ut bund to extinguish the tire , l
far load of the injuriHl wus taken custwari
from the wreck this forenoon. They wer
maimed , bruised und burned , some quit
| > adly.
OTllCIt ACCOUNTS.
If. A. Duncan , of Syracuse , N. V. , seen
tiiry of the Chautaiupau assembly , arrived I
the city this uftcmooi on the Chicago & Al
Jnntiu limited Ii-om Now York , which wu
five hours lato. Mr. Duncan said ; "Ou
train got into Koutz at T o'clock this mornin
find then wo were told of the wreck whic
Jumt occurred two miles west of thu town. . '
With Boverul other gentlemen , visited th
Bceuo of the disaster. There were hundix'tl
Of people around , but everyone seemed t
fee so dazed und oxoited that little had boo
flono to assist the wounded. When wo gc
fhero a most sickening sight met our eye
ptrown all along the truck amid the wrccl
Bgi ) were ten or twelve charred bodies. Oi
Ilttlo liohcmluu boj-wus propped up again
the' fence , badly crushed und dying , and thci
Jb > front of him lay his dead mother , brotlu
and two sisters. It wus Impos !
bio to secure names , as evei
Dtio was half out of tht'ir wi
muit was along time after tlio accident o
curred before nuj'usslstauco wus rendered.
Stunted np the nlg'ht operator a ( Koutz und 1
' jruvo mo the following account of the dlsn
, ior , > vhlch Is about correct : The tra
vircked WIIH No _ . 12 , which left Chicago
f : -l.r > . The truin'was made up of live curs , tl
ftwo rear ones being Pullman slccpei-s. Ju
the train arrived at Kouts an eccc
the engine broke and the engine
plowed up for .repairs. A brakemun lun
cut a danger signul light und the thing lea
Expected was that a train would bo ulon
U'ho train had stopped but u short tlino wh <
Uio train behind , which proved to bo the fn
Ch'lcugo "meat" train , mudo up of froig
pars , dashed Into It. Notwithstanding t
tliingor signal the "moat" train rushed on
S * ( ho ntto of thirty-llvo miles an hour. 8
I ftruck the rear coach , telescoped It and t
Ii two In front , aud loft nothing but t
i } froul baggage car standing. Thr
couches wore swept completely awi
Bottling but the trucks bel
I. loft standing. The wreckage Immediate
. ruugtit tire , und the wounded and dead lay
f ho flames and were burned beyond rccog
fclon. The people around there said tl :
ptbout ton people were burned , " added A
puncan , "but I think there were at least I
pcxm , as I saw a'dozen ladies laid.out.11
Frank Cramer , guncral weat.ern agent
IV-
ho Oulon tlno ot steamer , vrns on board'tho
vrcckcd trnln , but escnpe l uninjured. "Tlio
Irst wovho were In the sleeping car knew of
he accident , " snid'-Mr. Cramer , "otir cooch
vns run into from the rear. The forward
coaches , it seems , were telescoped by
ho shock. Tlioro were only seven pas-
fccngrjrs , I think in the sleeper
nnd none of them wore killed or injured , I
wus asleep 'when the shock occurrcA. I
Ircsied myself nnd when I got out to the
wreck I saw the whole train was ablaze.
Many who were killed or seriously wounded
mist hnva been burnnd up , us thu fire broke
out ns soon as the accident occurred. The
rain men did what they could to relieve the
wounded , but facilities were Inciting nnd
nany K'ople doubtless iwrltcd in tlio flames
) ecauso no help could reach them. "
A Ornplilo Account.
KOUTS , Ind.Oct. U. [ Press. ] The worst
mrrors of Chatswortli were duplicated hero
.o-day. Dozens of blood-stained , smoko-bo-
grimed dead nnd dying men , \vomcn nnd
; hlldrcn , Victims of railroad carelessness nnd
blundering , littered the village station house
this morning nnd this afternoon. Nine
charred corpses of victims were laid upon the
station platform , hi tlio hold and every other
available resting place in tbo vicinity , while
three miles west down the track of the Chi-
ago & Atlantic railway , near u lonely water
tank , piles of fearfully tangled debris
mark the spot whcro a collision
seldom equaled for terrible results occurred.
Accordjng to the best estimates obtainable
for only ui | estimate is obtainable fully
thirty human lives hnvo been sacrificed
outright and half that number suffered
injuries more or less serious. The
cast bound express that left Chicago
last night with a great loud of passengers ,
hud , without a moment's warning , during a
temporary wait , been smashed into from be
hind by u heavily loaded fust freight plung
ing madly forward in the darkness , bent on
beating nlL competition in hurrying dressed
meat to the markets of the seaboard. Some
part of the machinery of the passenger en
gine had been thrown out of drdcr during the
run from Chicago. A trifling stop at the
water tank would make nil right , it wus
thought , und a stop was accordingly made.
Suddenly out of the darkness behind
came the flash of it headlight , the
rush and rattle of many wheels ,
and then a mighty crash , just as nt.Chatts-
worth. The sleeping coach now got in its
deadly work. The massive frame work of
the sleeper was transformed into a huge cutu-
pault , and pushed mercilessly forward by the
freight train it crushed into the cars forward ,
smashing their comparatively light timbers
and making the work of destruction complete.
The wreck quickly took fire , and the sight of
the shrieking victims and dancing Humes wus
one never to bo forgotten.
Till ! EXniNHKIt'S STOUT.
To-day on his bed of agony ut the Ilttlo
hotel'of Kouts thc-cngincer of the passenger
train told the following story of tbo terrible
disaster : "Wo passed No. 49 nt Boone
Grove on time nnd started toward Koutz.
No. 40 pulled out of the station less than two
minutes behind us when they should have
waited much longer. When wo were well
uwuy from town wo could sec her lights but
a little way behind. Woweronot moving very
fast because the engine was broken on ouo
side. We had broken nn eccentric strap nnd
wero'rutining but one pair of wheels , having
been forced to disconnect thu other pair of
wheels , which were running loose.
Of coin-so the accident hold our speed down
n little , but we had no idea that thu engineer
of No. 49 would have any diflleulty in keep
ing oft from our heels. The hist time I
looked behind there was ample room between
us. We stopped at the Boone Grove water
tank and were there almost n minute before
they struck us. "
iuAUTitF.NDixo : scr.xrs.
William Gogliynn , conductor of n Chicago ,
St. Louis & 1'ittsburgconstruction train work-
ingbetwccn Koutsnnd Hebron , n small station
ten miles west of Hebron , saw something of
the iH > sults of the accident. This construc
tion train runs into Koutsevcry evening with
its load of tired workmen , und the conductor
sleeps in the ono little hotel of which the
town boasts. Ho wus awakened nt 4 o'clock
tills morning to take out the Wubash train
that hud been delayed by the wreck. Upon
going down stairs in the bull ho found all
confusion in tlio little parlor. A boy of some
fifteen years of ngo was stretched upon the
floor literally mangled and torn to pieces ,
with just enough life left in his body
to speak in whispers to those who
asUed him about tlio accident. In u
room off tlio parlor another boy was
lying with serious bruises nbuut
the head. In ono of the upper rooms he
learned that the engineer of the wrecked
meat train was lying ut the point of death ,
So hideous were these sights and so pitcou ?
wore the cries of anguish to bo heard on all
sides , that the sturdy conductor could eal
nothing und hurried to his duties , glad tc
escape uch it scene.
In the little sitting room of the rottagi
which serves us n hotel in this town two ol
the wouu cd survivors of tbo accident stll !
remain llrro this afternoon. Herman Miller ,
n Bohemian boy on his way from Dundee ,
111. , to the old country , is stretched on u
lounge in thu low dark room. His head i ;
fearfully battered and his right leg
is fractured. The other wounded mat
is Joseph McCooa , a bartender oi
Boston , whoso injuries are mostly intorua !
and are not so severe but that his recovery is
l > ossiblc. Ho was ublo to tell of the accident
us follows : "I wus u passenger in the coact
at the time of the accident , which was next
to the lust cur in the train. Just before mid
night I wont to the smoker , which was ivis'
ahead of our car , und * chatsu "foi
an hour with a young man wlw
sat down near me. Vlint was tin
lust I've scon or expect to BOO o
the t > oor follou ; . Just as I hod stretched my
sou out to go to Bleep and almost before . '
closci my eyes , there WHS an awful , un
rarthly crash , which , God help me. 1 novel
want to hear again. I could feel mysel :
thrown violently toward the top of the cai
und then I became insensible. On waking U )
I realized that all was confusion in the car
that canes , valises , rods ur Iron and lamp :
were in the nlr about mo. I must have ro
iicd my consciousness in a very short time
for when I awoke all was darkness and the
liorriblo shrinks and piercing wnili
of agony almost deafened my ears
In the end of the car furthest from mo tin
Move was overturned and the ilumos wen
Just starting to spread with uuiglu rapidity
Tlioro was some sort of now gas lamp in th
car and the reservoirs reaching fron
onu to the other the flume
leaped up the sides nntl In less Urn
than I can tell It the gas was burning th
whole length of the couch over our heads
1 was wedged between two seats where
couldn't movu n limb of my body mid ther
watched the tire slowly crwp uiKm mo. I
was u terrible sight. In the end of the coacl
iiwir the lire I could see a lady caught be
twccn seats us 1 was. The nro slowly crop
IICIMHS the nir , her dnsn caught lire and ll
terrible agony she burned before my eyes
J list aciiiix from mj : scat I noticed short ! ;
before the ni'ddent n fattier , his wlf
und daughter. I saw them also crushed to
Kutlior and burned just as the flumes wcr
blazing but ; i font or two uwuy from mo. j
man pulled mo into the ulslo and said
"Como tn the window. " Ho must have mis
taken mo for smno ono ese , for the moinon
ho had looked vlosoiy ut my fuoo ho droppe '
mo and hurried through tlio window' with a
exclamation of evident disappointment ,
then painfully crawled after him In safety.
Tliis afternoon when the reporters , wh
had boon long delayed In reaching Kout
owing to tha s'ocretivcncss of the rallroa
oDlcials , began at lust to arrive , thcro wu
little lu the aspect of the village to InJicat
that a calamity had so recently tnkon placi
All the dead bodies had been carefully n
moved from sight , only two of the woundo
were still in the village and the local en
ploycs of the road were deaf and dumb to u
seekers after information. The coroner ha
been obliged to go to Huntlngton , over lift
miles distant , to obtain the statements c
witnesses , nnd the villagers seemed wholl
at sou regarding the extent of tl
disaster. About the only porsr ,
about und willing to tell tho'details of tl
horror was Dr. Cf W. MeKee. The docU
Is a prosperous-looking , intelligent man (
about thirty-seven , who promptly rc-spondc
in the dead of night to the cull that ho tali
a hand-car and go to the scene of the wreci
three miles from Ills residence. Dr. Meiu
to give his experience In detail , but state
that to tlio best of his knowledge Itvoul
not bu overstating tbo facts to say that tl
3f collision has cast Uio lives of fully thirl
people. It was shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning when ho reached the wreck , and
immediately began to give his services la t he-
wounded. Those who were badly hurt , when
the crash came , bo says , must have had
Ilttlo chance for their lives , so quickly
hud tlio curs taken lire and so. thorough
was the work of the Manic * . As on illustra
tion of the destruction mid difficulty of nrriv
Ing nt a correct idea of the magnitude of the
disaster tlio doctor said that probably not u
soul would Imvo been made aware of the nil
'but total wiping out of the Miller family of
six had not their boy been saved. Dr. Mo-
Keo stated that only nine bodies had been
recovered and they were so badly charred as
to bo almost be.vond recognition , the most
left of scarcely any of them being n blackened
trunk and in some canes Ilttlo beyond a few
hutulfuls of ashes. The nine were as fol
lows : The Miller family , of Dundee , father ,
mother , two brothers and girl ; their
fourteen-year-old l oy , Herman , will prob
ably die also ; Dr. Perry , of North Judson ,
Ind. . Dr. Perry's wife , Dr. Perry's daughter ,
ugcd cloven , and a young Irish lady.
A TAC1TUIIK SUI'EHINTK.NIIENT ,
Superintendent Parsons , of the Chicago &
Atlantic , was seen Into in the afternoon
gloomily pacing the station platform. Ho
wus extremely taciturn aud was very sure no
more bodies could be , by any iwssibility ,
under the wreck. Only nine persons hud
been killed , ho declared , and not more thuii
eleven or twelve hurt. None of the latter
were seriously injured. Ho admitted that no
llugin un hud been sent back from the passen
ger train when the stop was make. Mr.
Parsons said thutOtho trainmen depended
iion a semaphore fully two thousand feet
n the rear of where the stop was inndo.
' 'ho conductor of the train said ho
ullcd the cord for this light when ho
topped from the train. This would throw
ho glare of the red danger signul on the
rack. The night , however , was foggy and
ho engineer of the fast freight must have
'ailed to see the signal. Superintendent
'arsons thought the accident would have
wen a very ordinary one hud not the steven
n the sleeper upsot. That caused
ho destruction of the sleepur. two coaches
nil the baggage car , und in the main was
loubtlcss the cause of the loss of life.
Coroner Lcathcrmau , Mr. Parsons said ,
cached the scene from Valparaiso about
1 : . ' ! ( ) a. m. nnd after viewing the debris and
naking some inquiries , had found it ncces-
ury to go to Huntington In search of wit
nesses. Tlio wounded , Parsons explained ,
'iad been taken there as carl } ' osiwsstble
ind the passengers who were unhurt , to the
lumber of twcuty-fivo , had been forwarded
Lo their destinations without delay ,
H appears that Coroner Lcuthcrman did
not empanel a jury. That procedure is not a
necessity according to the laws of Indiana.
\t the wreck the coroner was met by Mr.
ohnson , attorney for the Chicago & Atlantic ,
and being told that the engineer of the freight
had been taken with" the other survivors to
Huntington , he decided to go there , which ho
did , . in company with the railroad's lawyer
and several other gentlemen , The coroner is
well spoken of among the people ut Kouts.
They did not criticise his action in going to
Huntington , believing that he is square. The
iorouer is described as being rather a young
man to bo charged with such an imiiortunt
duty as determining the responsibility for the
iVreck.
A PATHETIC 1XC1DENT.-
A pathetic incident of the wreck is related
by the station agent. It Is of the story of a
young lady from Ohio , whose name could not
bo remembered. She wus ono of the pas-
engers on the ill-futed train , nnd when the
- rush came , with presence of mind and
; norgy worthy of a strong-minded masculine ,
iho seized an axe from its resting place on
the side of the car and hewed her way
'through to a window. Her own
iafety assured , her thoughts turned
.o the helpless unfortunate ones
.vliosc cries for assistance sounded
behind hor. They did not call hi vain , foi
< he rushed in the direction of the cries and
nnd personally aided those poor souls from
the wreck. To use her own language : "I
ilid all I could , nnd would have continued
md I not heard Dr. Perry crying and moati
ng piteously that his feet were burning ,
Then my strength gave way , and I wus
compelled to desist and seek assistance my
self. "
IIUI.IrlirjAKKl ) RAILWAY OFFICIALS.
11 p. m. All efforts to obtain information
from Huntiugton ns to the names of tht
Idllcd and wounded have up to this hour been
unavailing. Tlio Chicago & .Atlantic rail
way onlciuls , who went there with the
coroner to-day , seem to have complete IM
session of oil sources of information on this
> oint and they refuse positively to make pubic -
, ic the names of the victims of the disaster
The killed uud wounded wore taken from tin
scene of the wreck to Huntingtou early this
afternoon accompanied by the coroner.
The water tank ut which the wreck tool
place was tended by uu employe , for whose
accommodation a small shanty wus attache * .
to the pump house. For H long time ho hoi
not used it , but has gone into Kouts overj
night , leaving the tank entirely alone.
Ho wus asked to-nijht what precaution !
were taken in his absence to prevent such i
catastrophe as that which bus occurred
"Not a precaution , " he answered , "except i
sort of tiling they cull a semaphore. Its in
English contrivance and is supposed to uc
us a signal , but it don't. "
Tlio wrecking force nt the scene of tin
disaster numbers 800 men nnd their man ;
lights , stretched along the full length of th
wreck , can bu seen miles away over th
marsh. Enough of the wreck is still left t
give un idea of the muss of ruins strewn be
fore the tank after tlio collision. Th
freight train in part escaped , but tlio fron
cars were piled in the most funtasti
ways upon each other. Not a vcstig
of any of the passenger coaches' woodwor
was loft. The telescoping of tlio baggag
car , smoker nnd day cccion had been con :
nlete and the siM wly flames did the resl
leaving not c. Splinter , the sleeper oven alini
ing the r to of the others. The bodies whlc
the coroner found were burned Into cinder
nnd covered the ground under the trucks.
At midnight the track was still impossabli
The coroner telegraphs the Associated prea
from Huntington ut midnight as follows
"Cannot us yet give the names of the killei
Them were eight adults and ono child dea
und two persons wounded nt Kouts. Kno1
nolhing of any other wounded. "
IiKIjI/S LATKST MOVE.
Ho Has An Injunction Served Ou a Si
IjouiH Company.
ST. Louis , Oct. 11. Judge Thayer , of th
United States circuit court , in the case of tli
American Bell Telephone company again :
Philip L. Koso , ct nl , to-day , issued an ordt
restraining the defendant from directly or ii
directly making , using , soiling or fumishin
to others an electric- speaking telephone c
telephonic apparatus embracing or embodj
ing Invention * und Improvements of patent
granted to Alexander Graham Bell. Tli
defendants nro summoned to appear in tl :
circuit court Saturday next to argue tlio nn
tlon font temporary injunction. Tills legi
step by the Hell company is more importat
than appears on tbo surfpco. Philip Ij. Ho
et ul uro Hose it Uein , of this city , who muli
instruments for tlio Pan-Klectno compun ;
hence the action is indirectly aimed at tlu
concern ,
Typos Take It Back.
CINCINNATI , Oct. 11. William Almlsoi
president of the International Typographic
union , announces to all subordinate unloi
that at a meeting of the executive con IK
held hero to-day for the purpose of confc
once and the consideration of the nine-hot
law adopted at the Buffalo convention ,
wus unanimously resolved thnt a commltu
of seven bo appointed to confer with tl
Publishers' association which moots i
Chicago , October 18 , to bring about ha
mony. nnd that the enforcement of the nln
hour law and all its provisions bu suspcnde
Subordinate unions , are required to wit
draw the demand mudo September 1 unl
further notice.
Important Letter Made Public.
ST. Louis , Oct. 11. A special from San1
Fe , N. M. , gives the text of a letter fro
President Cleveland to Manager Pils , of tl
Maxwell Land Grant company , in reply
queries made by the latter. The presidei
says In substance thnt the Judgment oftl
supreme court of the United States on tl
questions Involvcdls authoritative nnd inel
sivo and that its judgment must bo respecti
nnd obeyed. _
No Such Action Taken.
WASUISOTON , Oct. 11. It can bo authorit
lively fttatcd that at the recent conferen
between the secretary of state and FUho
Negotiators Putnam and Angull , the mutt
of thc < fmi admission of Canadian lUh w
n'qt agreed upon , nor was linul decision tuki
any point of the coming negotiations.
SHADOWED BY ENGLISH SPIES ,
My > "U Visit to Denver of Two
S augers From Scotland Yard.
WANTED TO BE , A RANCHMAN.
An Unsuccessful Atlpinpt to Trap I * .
O. Slierldnn , tlio 1'ninotin "No. 1"
of the Phoenix J ark Tragedy
Lincoln mid Omnlm Visited.
4- i
Sleuths From Scotland Ynrd.
Driven , Col. , Oct. It. [ Social Telegram
to the BEK. ] A man nud woman of the Scot-
laud yard torco of English detectives that ar
rived from New York n few days ago , de
tailed to look up charges against members of
the Parnell party in the house of commons
nud to secure by any means possible any
letters or documents of importance these agi
tators in America may have In their posses
sion from the leaders hi Ireland , arrived hero
one day last week and went to the Capitol
hotel where they registered under mi as
sumed name as man and wife. Next morn
ing they disappeared as suddenly and mys
teriously as they 'arrived. An agent
of the New York branch of the
League who followed them to this city is hero
watching their every movement , but to-day
refused to speak upou the subject , except to
say that they were in Denver on their way
west. Tuny stopped over at Omaha and
Lincoln , Neb. , for the purjioso of giving
Judge Brcnnan , chairman of fbo republican
state central commltto at Sioux City , and
Fitzgerald and Egan , of Lincoln , a little of
their attention , but whether tholr mission to
these parts was successful or not is un
known. Their visit west is understood to bo
for the puriroso of visiting P. O. Sheridan ,
the "No. 1" of the Phoenix pork tragedy ,
who now resides in Rio Grande county ,
Colorado ; Martin Johnson , of Idaho Terri
tory , together with several other prominent
League men of the west. Johnson was hero
last week , and his movements , as
well as these of his friends , are
now known to have been assid
uously watched. Several attempts prior to
this have been uuulo to secure valuable
documents in the possession of Sheridan.
About six months ago a detective arrived
hero from New York , bearing forged letters
from one of the Now York leaders to Sheri
dan. The man represented that ho was de
sirous of learning the ranch business , with a
view to investing , and offered to work one
year for nothing. The detective remained at
Sheridan's ranch n couple of weeks , when'
ono morning Sheridan thoughtlessly stated
he was expecting n letter from his New York
friend , and that night the man disappeared
without gaining any information. Edward
J. Maguire , ono of the most prominent and
trusted Irishmen in the state , is assisting the
eastern 11 front of the League in keeping
watch of the Scotland yard men , but posi
tively refuses to speak.
WESTERN VATKUWAY8.
Opening of the Improvement Conven
tion at Peorlu.
PnoniA , III. , Oct.ll ! The Illinois Rivet
Improvement conventlon < mot in this city this
morning at 11 o'clock with 400 delegates in
attendance , mostly from Illinois , but there
were also good delegations from Iowa and
St. Louis and Kansas , Wisconsin , California ,
Ori'gon and Tennessee wore also represented.
Colonel Isaac Taylor , chairman of the local
committee of arrangements , called the conven
tion to order and it was opened with prayer by
the Right Rev. John Spalding , the Catholic
bishop of Peoria. Governor Oglosby was
chosen temporary chairman and made an ex
tended , forcible and interesting speech , ac
knowledging the honor. ' 'General ' Sanders , ol
Davenport , la. : E. T. Dunn , of Cook county ;
E. J. Ward , of LnSulle. and George Stone , ol
Cook , wore appointed temporally secretaries ,
After the appointment of , committees on per
manent organization , credentials and rules
and order of business , consisting of one
member for each state , the convention took a
recess until 2 o'clock. en
At the afternoon session the committee on
credentials reported Illinois , Iowa , Missouri ,
Oregon , Maryland , Tennessee and California
represented by fi'Ju delegates and the report
was adopted. The committee on permanent
organization made a report which was unani
mously adopted , providing for the following
officers : President , Senatoi
gormaupiit Cullomof Illinois ; vlco presidents ,
Alfred Oreudorff , Springileld , 111. ; John
\Vahl , Missouri ; ex-Governor John H. Gear ,
Iowa ; Judge J. H. Murphy , Iowa : Judge J
W. Clapp , Tennessee : A. J. Tullock , Kansas
George Sutrobaugh , California ; Mr. Russell
Alabama ; AV. F. Cowdeu , Maryland
John C. Dpre , Chicago ; T. R
Murgwand , Oregon ; A. F. Rogers
Alton , 111. ; W. F. Slackpole , Falrbury , 111
Secretaries , Henry P. Day , Peoria , 111. ; A
II. Sanders , Davenport , la. ; E. F. Dunn
Cook county ; E. J. Ward , LaSalle county
J. F. Kclsey , Mason county.
Senator Cullom was introduced and mad <
an ublo address , thanking _ the convention foi
the honor and dwelling upon the advantage :
of the proposed improvements ,
The committee on rules recommended tha
each stftto bo entitled to ten votes and eacl
concessional district to ono vote. The pro
l > osal elicited much opposition and it wa
decided to allow every delegate present i
vote. The committee on resolutions wasthei
named.
THE KNIGHTS.
ScatliliiR Resolutions Introduced le
iiouuciuK the II. & O. Deal.
MINNIUI-OLIS , Oct. ll.-T-Tho Knights o
Labor general assembly this morning inset
sot of resolutions approved tha demand o
the local printers for on increased scale o
wages and congratulated them on the matte
having been submitted for arbitration. Tit
committee apiralntcd several days ago to dc
nounco the Baltimore & Ohio deal brough
in some scathing resolutions and advised tlui
a memorial be prepared for signatures am
Hunt to congress in order that the question o
government telegraphs might bo brongh
before the public , The committee on mileag
reported and a rate of four cents a mile euc
way was adopted.
Upon the call to order of the Knights o
Labor general assembly this afternoon T. t
Harry moved that the llnanco committee b
. Instructed to act first upon the accounts o
the general executive board. Carried. Til
convention nppropriuted SS.OOO for the prose
cution of the "capital syudirato" of Texas fn
Introducing foreign ooijtruet labor i
violation of the national laws. Th
committee on cooperation pr <
sentcd a document requesting legislation
asking that lecturers bo , s nt out ; that th
official printing office of ( tuo order be cstal
lished , etc. This was , referred back fo
further consideration. The report from th
committee on the good of the order , favora
bio to the establishment of fraternal reh
tions with the Patrons ofHusbandry [ and th
Farmer * ' National alliance , was adopted an
Mr. Powderly api > ointed Jho"wholeconvontio
a committee to carry ' .out the spirit of th
Bupgcmtion. Resolutions icommonding th
early closing of business places was adoptee
It was agreed to send the general Jocturer t
the Pacitlo coast for three months during th
coming year. To facilitate-tho spread of tli
order among the newly arrived foreign cli
ment It Was decided to publish the constiti
tion and ritual in Polish-Bohemian and Ita
ian. On the introduction of a resolution tin
no charters bo granted assemblies of "rat
printers , Mr. Powderly stated that no sue
chatters had ever been issued , nnd none eve
would bo.
Davit ! Made a Knight.
PITMUUIIO , Oct. 11. The Chronlelo-ToV
graph stilted this afternoon that It has info
mation that on last Wednesday night afte
Michael Davltt addressed the Knights (
Labor convention at Minneapolis a socrc
meeting of the leading ofUciuls was hold an
Mr. Davitt wus made n member of the ordo
it being iiroHsoil ] to have him organize men
bers of the Iristi land league into o spocli
district of the KnishH of Labor. Much o ]
position is expected to tliii project from Eni
1111 unit Scotch knights , and it lius been koj
a profound secret by thu leaders up to th
tliuo-
Lots at GrandXslaxid
October 13th , One Fare for the Round Trip Over All Roads ,
The United States Investment Company will offer some of .the
FINEST RESIDENCE PROPERTY
At Grand Island , at public auction , without reserve , A GRAND OPPOR
TUNITY for investors all over Nebraska to come and see the most pros
perous city in the state ; Grand Island is now a city of 12.OOO population ,
aossessing unequalled advantages as a manufacturing , jobbing and rail-
oad center. Real estate values have been advancing steadily and rapidly
! or several years. No inflated boom liable to bust , but the safest city in
: he west for investment. Special train leaves Omaha for Grand Island at
10:55 : a. m. , October 12th. Come and see the future capital of the state.
BEN. RHODES , o. M. SCAKFF ,
LAFE WILLIAMS , Manager.
Auctioneers.
nowxEn MY
The St. LouiH Brownn Lose * Game to
the "Wolverines.
ST. Louis , Oct. 11. The second game of
ho world's ehulnpiouship series was playdo
icro to-day. The following is the score :
St. Louis . 0 0000012 0 3
Detroit . 0 330001-00 5
Pitchers Foutz and Conway. Base hits
St. Louis 10 , Detroit 13. Errors St. Louis
7 , Detroit " . Umpires Nelly and Gaffnoy.
The Kent Catch Ward Ever Made.
NRW YOUK , Oct. 11. The Tribune will an
nounce that John M. Ward , captain . of the
New York base ball nine , will to-morrow
marry Miss Helen Dauvray , the talented and
wealthy actress. They will at once leave for
a tour in the west.
A I\\K \ Hotel lilnzc.
Piin.AHKi.iMHA , Oct. 11. The Hryn Mnwr
hotel , situated ntl3rynMawron the Pennsyl
vania road about Uvelvo miles from here.
burned this morning. The loss is estimated
ut $ 0,000 , with SliJO.OOO insurance.
The Louc lIlKhwnymaii Arrested.
UALUNOKH , Tex. , Oct. 11. J. A. New-
some was to-day arrested and identified as
the famous lone highwayman who several
times recently robbed a btago between huro
and San Augclo.
WELL-SHAPED WOMEN.
Tests of Measurement Indicating Sym
metry of Form.
Hero is nn interesting1 oztrtict from au
article in the Now York Mercury :
Art should always be based on nature ,
nnd no art is true which does not take
nature for its tnodol. A perfect , sym
metrical , healthy woman of live foot
five indict ) in height must comply with
the following standard : She should bo
138 pounds nt the least , and could stand
up to ton pounds more without injury to
health or artistic perfection. The dis
tance between the tips of her two mid
dle fingers when the urins are extended
should be oxuctly the same us the height
or ten ton times the Iqajyth other hand ,
or- seven and nyi \ limes the length of
her foot , or five times the diameter of
of her chest from the junction of thighs
to the ground should bo the same ns
from the former point to the top of the
head. The knee should be exactly mid
way from the junction of
the thigha to the bottom of the heel.
The distance from the elbow to the
tip of the middle finger should ho the
same ns from the elbow to the middle
line of the chest. From Uio top of the
head to the chin , with the head posed ,
naturally , should bo the same us from
the level of the chin to the arm-'pits , or
from the heel to the tip ci the largo
too. The bust of a woman of the height
named should bo forty-throe inches
measurement over the arms , and the
waist twenty-four.
The ny per part of the arm should bo
from thirteen and u half to fourteen
inches and the wrist six inches. The
ankle should bo six inches , the calf of
the leg fourteen nnd the thigh twonty-
tivo. Any woman of the height men
tioned wlio has these measurements can
congratulate herself on having as per
fect iv form as the Creator over mado.
Of course , the proportions vary with
the height.
*
A Pretty Girl Itoutod Them.
On the elevated train this morning I
was attracted by the beauty of a young
girl who wan going somewhere or other
alone. Opposite her sat a fat man nnd
a thin man , and by her side sat a me
dium Bizcd man. The fat man looked
over his paper at the curve of her
shoulders. The thin man looked over
his at the creamy roundness of her
chin. The medium man glanced side
ways at her shell pink ear , and from
there to her dainty hand ; and filio
ga/cd abstractedly at a memory. The
three mdn would each pretend to read
a paragraph and then proceed to take
another look. The girl became con
scious of the arrangement after a while
and began to got nervous. Men way
down at the end of the car wore begin
ning to stand on tholr toes to examine
her loveliness. The girl looked ns if
she wanted to shrink away. She re
minded me of a hunted fawn with a lot
of dogs ranged round her ready to
fasten tholr teeth in her. At Chatham
square the guard called :
'Change- for Fulton , Wall and South
Ferries7 !
The girl arose nnd moved for the
door. The fut man , the thin man , the
mcmium man and several other men
started also. When the train stopped
the girl turned back and ro-enterea the
train. And there stood the men who
had followed her out on the station plat
form. They had been routed. The
game had doubled on them. I tell you ,
a pretty girl needs to have a face of
iron to go on an elevated train between
0 and 10 in the morning.
Indians on the Travel.
A largo number of Indians from the Omaha
reservation arrived on the train yesterday
morning. They say that they are going to
Nebraska City to visit their friends of thu
Otoe tribe. _
For sick headache , female troubles ,
neuralgic pains In the head take Dr. J.
H. McLean's Llttlo Llvor and Kidney
Pellets. 2-j cunts a vial.
DIIUNK Oil CllAZY.
Express Messenger Owens' Explana
tion of the Itobborjr.
ST. Louis , Mp. , Oct. 11. It was understood
hero at a very late hour last night , that John
U. Owens , the man mentioned in the dis
patch from Little Hock , ns probably being
concerned in the recent rflbbory of the Pa
cific express on the Iron Mountain railway
between Little Itock and Tcxarkaua , has
been arrested , and is now in the Pinkcrton
"sweat box" in Chicago , and that ho has con
fessed to have taken money , but does not
know what has become of it , and that he was
drunk or crazy when the act was committed.
The story related hero is identical with that
received from Little Uock lust night , with the
addition that ho left the city u week ago yes
terday with some KMI.OUU in his safe. The
money Is said to have been in three or four
packages , consigned from this city to persons
residing in Texas , but the names of the con
signees are not obtaiuable. Owen was cap
tured in Illinois and taken to Chicago.
There are several theories , as is usual in
such cases , the chief one being that Owen
was made drunk by other parties and then
robbed. Ho has been in the service several
years , and was fully trusted by his employ
ers. Ho has resided hero for a long time ,
and has several children and u wife. His
wife suid hist night she had hoard of her
husband's arrest in Chicago , nnd that she
expected him to bo brought hero by
I'inkerton's detectives to-night or to-mor
row. No other arrests have been made yet ,
but the detectives uru said to believe that
somebody besides Owen was concerned in
the robbery , and that they expect to cap
ture him in good time. The otllcials of the
express company nro now in Chicago in conference
ference- with the detectives , and helping to
work up the case.
Superintendent Fuller , of the Iron Moun
tain road , has received the following tele
gram from Mr. Morsman , who is in Chicago
tracing the matter : "Owens was crazy from
drink and trouble. Ho is now in sound mind
nnd everything is satisfactorily explained.
There is no loss nor ground for criminal pro
ceedings. No objections to so informing his
wife and friends. " The amount of money in
3wen's charge Monday night .was $34,500. ,
N'o further particulars are ascertained.
"Died of ammonia , poor fellow , " Bald
Mrs. Purtington , on learning of a
[ riond's ' death from pneumonia. "I believe -
liovo I should have died , too , but for Dr.
Bull's Cough Stirrup. " Dr. Bull's '
Cough Syrup she meant , of Course.
Postal CjICitiKCN.
WASHINGTON , Oct. ll. [ Special Telegram
to the HBE. ] U.'igh M. MeKeo was to-day
appointed postmaster nt Anselmo , Custor
county. Nob. , Joseph A. Mitchell , removed.
DYSPEPSIA
Causes Its Ylctims to ho miserable , liopelcsf ,
confused , and depressed In mind , very Irrita
ble , languid , and drowsy. It Is ? , disease
which docs not get well ol Itself. It requires
careful , persistent attention , and a remedy to
throw off the causes and tone up tne dlgcs-
tlro organs till they perform their duties
willingly. Hood's Barsaparllla lias proten
Just the required remedy in hundreds of cases.
" I have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla for dys
pepsia , from which I have suffered two years.
I tried many other medicines , but none proved
so satisfactory as Hood's Barsoparilla. "
THOMAI COOK , Brush Electric Light Co. ,
New York City.
Sick Headache
"For the past two years I have been
afflicted vrltli severe hcadaclics tmd dyspep
sia. I was Induced to try Hood's Saisapa-
rllla , and have found great relief. I cheer
fully recommend It to all. " Hits. 15. 1' .
ANNABU ; , New Haven , Conn.
Mrs. Mary 0. Smith , Cambrldgcport , Mnsi. ,
and sick head
was a sufferer from dyspepsia
ache. She took Hooil's Sarsaparilla uud
found it the best remedy she ever used.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all dctiRKlsts. $1 i six for J5. Made
only by 0.1.110OD & CO. , Lowell , Mass.
IOO Doses Ono Dollar.
, WILL
NEVER
BREAK
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
LEAKY ROOFING
TIN OR IRON , REPAIRED
Ami painted and guarantee ; ! tlKht for numtu'r
of yearn. I'ulnts never blister. UUAKl. .
HOOKINO manufactured and repaired , l''lr < >
J'roof Taint applied to ahlnglcs. fifteen yep.-S'
expcrieuc . WM. . cmtllAX A-- , _
2111 3.13th St. . Uftvu-en Arbor ind Vint on.
Y01G Uffi
AND HOry.ii SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
KANSAR GITV. MO. Full Ci > rp of iicromnlltlipd
tuarherv ruullt recelTedut mir.limp. r'iirclrculni
PP'to ' i'la ' * > ! il 1C O.MAS , I'rlnclpul.
LSL
CAPITAL PRIZE , $150,000
"W do hereby certify tlmt wo sapor-rise the ar-
ranifumcntn for all the monthly iiml nvDil-ntiuunl
DnivrliiK.Hof Tbr Ixmlslntm winte l-oth-ir Ciiiiilxinr.
nnil In person maiimco c'liiitmlttm Urnurlm : Uu < in-
M'lvcii. nmt tlmt tlui mitim utu tiuuliictpd with honoly
fnlriH-n ami In icuud fnltli toward nil pnrtlio , and wa
iiiilhnrlro Uio Company In u e till * ciTtttK-nto wild
fin' similes of our nftinaturo nttiu-luHt , In tin nilvertl * * .
menu. "
COMMISStONEUS.
Wt * . thp uniler < luiivil Ilnnkn imil llmikcri will nay nil
I'rUiMUritwn In lioulitlaimStntu lotlvrleH whlcfc
imiy bu prvsvntinl ut uur ciiuntvra.
J. H.tXJI.KSIIV , I'ros. LoulMmm National Hunk.
I'lKllltK I.ANAUX. i'rcs. Slatu Nationnl Hiiuk.
A. IIAI.DWIN , I'rua. Now Orlwaru Nnllnniil lUuk.
CAUL 9ulN , I'rcn. Union Nutluiml U.mk.
TJNPKECEDENTED ATTRACTION.
OViil 1IAI.K A Mll.l.KI.NDlSTIIIIIUTUU
Louisiana State Lottery Company ,
JncorporutiMl In IsiM fnr2."i yi'iirs. liy thn Ii' l liit\ir
lort'iliinitlnnii ! unilclmrltiibio piiriu | i > ulth citil- | -
i-l ! ! [ , * ' " " , ' , ' ° wllll'h rcsurvu Imiil ut over
. - >
$ .VlOJIII ( ) lltlH HllICO tlOCMI Illllll'll.
lly mi iiverwlii-linlni ; pupiilnr TI O HH fnuii'lilid
wiixiniiiluii part of thn i > rt < viit unnitltmlim itilontuil
Uifviulifr al , A. 1) . IS ? ) .
This only lotti'r- vcr votiil on and c-ndorxi'd br the
ppnplnor any i > tati > .
It iiovcrscalcHorin | t | > oiH's.
Its r.rnml Sliwlo NiniilKsr Driiwlnz * t kn plica
monllily. anil the Seinl-Aiinmil iimwIiiK rvKularlr
every MX months ( .liino nnil Uoi-Hmtmr. )
A Sl'l.KNIll > ( H'PUIfrilMTV TO WIN A VUll-
WJNK. TontliOruiHl Dniwlnif , CliiiH 1C , In tlui Aeiul-
jiiny of Muj.lo.Tuosiluy , October 11 , Kii- WUUntU -
CAPITAL PRIZE , $150,000.
Mice Tickets are Ten Dollars , OWty. Halvei
$5 ; Fifths , $2 ; T tas , jlt'
Oh'
jKm ) _
j I'ltix.KS or 111.1111 i aij'ix
i 7.AIUIK I'ltlZKS OK V > < ) ui.uud
&l l'Kl/KS OK In < l
Ml
an. . . . , , , 40,011
600 " III ) . . . , ,
XIMATIO f I'UIZKR !
lOOApproxImntlun I'rlzosof Hi ) yam
IUO * * "
aji )
100 " nn. ! ! .
l JUO Terminal " 60. . . . ,
2,179 I'rlzca , amountlnK to , j
for rates to chib luuUl liv made only
to the ofllno of the company in New Orleans.
Kor further Information wrltu clearlr. fflrlnir full
RiMroM. I'OSTAI , NOTK8. ux ? > rv luonor order . or
New York Kxrlmnco In ordinary letter. Ciirroncy by
oiprosa ( atouruipt'use ) aditre-ised
i. A. i Aia-iriN.
NWOlO.Miri.fcA ,
Or M. A. DAUPHIN.
WASHINGTON , n. o.
Address Begistered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL HANK ,
_ NEW OllLKANS , LA.
"R171Vfl71VrR"Il TbatthapreiiODCn of 0
? n-
JVIj.lTLlMYlJ ! > IMt oraU rieauri-unrd nnd
Karly , whoara In charxoof the ilmwlnn , l mtunr-
unteu of abvolute falriu'Di nnd lutenrlty , that the
chances are all piiiial , and that no ono can poislbly
( ilvlnn what nuiuliur will draw n 1'rlio.
HKMK.MIIKH that the payment of nil Jirlrpn la
niMKANTEKl ) 11V KOIIK NATIOSAI. 1MNKH Or NKW
iini.HANH , und the ticket ! uru litni < d by thu pru ldunt
ot an. Institution who o chartered rUhts aru recov *
nlied hy thohlKheetrourtui thenforu , buwaro of any
Imitations or anonymous Bchumea.
Mention this paper.
S , S , FELKER , OMAHA , NEB ,
10) ) N. 13th Street.
IIIUAIUIOOOriirAIOVlHr.LIVttOITHtVMUV
JMIlIJtASfifSANJOtt
1'UUK CAMFOKNIA WINKS , Bhlnped illrecl
friini our vlneyunl. Ulanllng. ( luUiilul ClureU ,
1'dft , Sluirrles , etc. Ran .loan Vault * , Buventli ,
KlKlitli , San Hulrailor und William ntreets , fciau
June , ( 'nllfonilii.
J.&T ,
iibody the litKlie.Ht nxciillonclcs In Shnpllnoss ,
Comfort and Durability and nru tlio
REIGNING FAVORITES
In Fashionable Circles. Our name Is on every
sale , J. if. COUSINS , NEW VOHK.
AGHNTS FOH OMAHA ,
Hay ward Brothers.
FOTPLANTINB TIMBER CLAIMS ,
ItlackWalnutH , hulUj on , f , o. b. . . . iWc per 1m
lllnck WulnntR , lii'ViS off. " . . . . 11.25 Jiorbu
lloxelder BcecJ , " . . . . llio jior | b
" * " * " * * * * lOc jior in
Honey LcnstPecil. * ' ' ' "
l'UH ' . , m Mulburry Seed , . . . . n"l l per Ib
' " " . . . . ! Ib
-.vu'liiaHeed. , , / per
Alhuull klnrtH of Fnilt and Forest Tree * for
salo. Ailclrt-ss , Shonandonh Nursnry. JJ.
8. liAKli , I'roiirleUir , HHKXANDOAM , IA.
rrHMoumbln.d.
only one In tb * world > n
continuous Jtltctrta ft
rut. HoUntldc. Powerful. inkl * .
, , _ Fcnmfc.ri.bl uj BffiaUr * . At S
l.i- Qlu n OOP cunf S > B4lt tnpfn :
Al.no KUKCTUIC lIKLTI FOU BISI
ci. HORMEi uvuioi. iBi WAMM AVL.
