THE OMAHA i DAILYEIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA THURSDAY MORNING , JUNE 13 , 1889. NUMBER

CRINNELL A SCENE OF RUIN ,

Flro Causes n. Terrible Havoc In theBeautiful GolloRO Town.

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FORTY-ONE BUILDINGS BURNED.

Nearly the KM tire Business 1'ortton or-

Hie IMnoc In Ashes I'oss Nearly§ 2OOOOO Other Iowa

News.

The Orlnncll Fire.-Dns

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MOINES , la. , Juno 12. Onnnoll , thebcf.utlful collcpa town llfty miles cast ofhero , was visited by a very destructive llrothis afternoon. It caught in nn elevatorgoutli of the Hook Island track , and sweptover n largo part of the business part of thetown , burning forty-ono buildings. Grin-iicll

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has no waterworks , but has a steam en-

gine¬

that depends upon wells for n supply.Boon after the llro got n headway nn appeal ,for help was sent to Marshalltown , and aspecial train with hose end trucks camq-flylng.down. . Brooklyn ulso responded witha chemical engine , and the united efforts ofnil three cities succeeded in holding theflames In check , after burning a largo partof the business houses.

The fire was kept out of the residence por-

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of the city , but thousands of dollarsworth of dry goods and other goods from thestores wore dumped In the public square.-

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telegram was sent to Governor Larrabcoasking him to order out company G , of theIowa National guard , located ut Grlunoll , toprotect property. Ho was absent , but hisprivate secretary replied that the sheriff andMs posse must do that unless they were notnblo to do so , and so the order was not given.Great confusion prevailed , but at late hourto-night the guards nro patrolling the streetsnnd watching the property , and the town Isbecoming quiet again-

.Fortyono.

buildings , mostly frame , wereburned , Including Treat & CO.'B elevator ; O.-

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. fay tor & Co. , agricultural implements ;

Allies , Cbaffoo's ofllco ; city ball ; Herald of-

fice¬

; Morrison , Mclntosh & Co.'s glove fac-

tory¬

; Merchants'National bank ; postofllco ;

A. Melntosh & Co.'s general store ; H. Proc ¬

ter's Jewelry store ; telephone ofllco ; 1. G.Johnson & Co. , drugs ; Metropolitan bakery ;

Williams & Schroop , tailors ; Palmer &Barllett. grocers ; Mrs. Icon , millinery ;

BUCK & Thomas , hardware ; thrco restaur-ants

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nnd two moat markets ; Nelson & Pow-ell

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, grocers ; A. II. Heald , Hour , and nearlyn dozen other stores-

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Is probublo that the loss will bo from8150,000 to f200000. Most of the buildingswere partly insured.-

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Red Oak Sensation.-Rnn

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OAK , la. , Juno ! 2. [Special Telegramto THE BEE. ] Rumors of a scandal havebeen floating through the ulr for some timemid were brought to a focus yesterday bythe arrest of 1' . A. Brownscomb , a painternnd paper hanger , for seduction and attemptto commit abortion on tno person of u fifteen-

yearold-

daughter 'of Andrew Morden , awagon maker , of this placo. Morden is a-

widcwer. . The girl Dollio keeps bouse , andIs the only daughter at home. She is alonemost of the time. Brownscomb selected norJIB his victim when she was twelve years oldnnd accomplished her ruin then. In Decem-

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last', finding that matters were not mov-

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smoothly ho weiu to a prominent physi-cian

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in town nnd represented that Dolliowould need care to relieve her from suspic-ion

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and criticism. He mentioned the nameof n prominent merchant of this town asbeing the author of the trouble. The doctorwrote to Dollic. Dollio answered , implicat-ing

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Brownscomb. The doctor took the letterto the county attorney. Matters could bokept secret no longer. The father is almostinsane with rage and grief. He had Browns-comb arrested on two charges seductionand attempt to commit abortion. The de-

fense¬

asked for n continuance to next Mon-

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, which was granted aud the bond llxcd-at f1,000 in each case. This the prisonerfoiled to glvo and was taken to Jail. Excite-ment

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Is Intens-

e.Itcpubllcnu

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Central Committee.-DBS

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MOINES , la. , Juno 12. [Special Tele-

gram¬

to Tun BEE. | The RepublicanState Central committee met hero to-day andselected Dos Molnes as the place for thenext convention , ana August 14 nsthodato.-Hon.

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. John Irwm , of Kcokuk , was named fortemporary chairman. Keeping the old ratioof representation , the next convention willbo the largest over held , the call providingfor 1,131 delegates. The convention willnominate candidates for governor , Judge ofsupreme court , superintendent of schoolsand railroad commissioner-

s.DleiciiiHouSheriiinn.

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WATERLOO , In. , Juno 12. [Special Tele-

gram¬

to THE Bur. . ] Miss Lena .KimballSherman , only daughter of oxGovernor-Burcn U. Sherman , was married In this oilynt 1 o'clock this afternoon to Dr. D. W. Dick-

inson¬

, of Dos Molnes. Rev. G. A. Cham-

bers"¬

, of Christ Episcopal church , performedthe ceremony. A largo number of guestswore present from Dos Molnes , Vinton andelsewhere. Mr. nnd Mrs , Dikinson loft thisofternoon for DCS Moincs , their future homo.

Superintendent Ittiycc Married.-DcyMoiNKS

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, la. , Juno IS. | Special Tele-crunifto

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Tim BEE. J General Superlnten.dent il. T. Hoyco , of the Hock Island rail-road

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, was married hero to-day to Mrs. Evu-

H. . Echolbergor. The wedding was colO-

'bratcd in the presence of n few friends , HovDr. Van Antwerp , of St. Paul's Episcopalchurch , oftlclatlng. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hoyco lofl-by special cur for St. Louis , nnd from therewill b'o to the Pucltlo coast , spending a montli-on the trip. ______

Tlin County Clerks.DEB Moixiis , In. , Juno 12. [Special Tel-

egram¬

to THE BEE. ] A state- convention ol

the county clerks of Iowa uiot hero to-duyThirty counties , wore roproiontod and thefollowing ofllcors were elected : PresidentWUIIam Musson , Polk county ; vlco-prosi-dent , O. P. VVyland , Shelby county ; socro-tnry , 13. M. Punk , Carroll county ; treasurerJohn II. Uorough , Wurron county. Theclerks will attempt to cteviso some system bjwhich uniform methods of keeping courirecords luuy bo used all over llio state-

.MOI1T.NING

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S'i'P.OKKS.

Much Dnmnsa J > oun In New Yotk-nnd Brooklyn.

New YOUK , Juno 12 , A heavy wind innthunder storm visited Now York and ( Jrook-lyu last evening. Lightning struck in sov-

cral places , A building hi course of croc-tlon In Brooklyn was blown down uncl M :

workmen wore burled in the ruius , two o-

v.hom were killed. St. Jnmes CathoHichurch in Brooklyn , which was the ca'.hed-ral of the diouosu until u month ago , wp-

Ktruck by lightning during the fcturni nainside n few hours was burned , causing i

dainago of about flOU.OlH } . Tim Callcniie-InuuluU'd Work *, .il Hast Newarkwere struck h.v lightning md: bf.t an llroThe I-IM la estimated at from fi.1W( ti-

1'ur a lli-lnonti Orl.no.-fl.i

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J'' o rJ.-I.-Ml nightnegro imm.td ColTco was brought to I'UIIE-

uioutli aud lO'lfOd In Jail , churKOil with havlog sot Hi * ',o the mluencnof HcvChxrhnear Lo'idou Uri'Jxo , ltr S wfytt ago , (

WlilcU tlio UVb ) Of 'r'l&rxjxud four'&f U'.v dm-Jiy

UNDRK MILilTAIlY UULE.

The Stnto Tnkcs Control of Affairs ntlolinstown.JO-

HNSTOWN.

, Pa. , Juno 12. The boroughof Johnstown and surrounding towns arenow Under military rule. At 7 o'clock thismorning General Hastings took charge anasoldier * wore placed on guard nt all the com-missary

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departments and morgues. A slightrain has been falling all the morning nnd thecity presents n dismal appearance. Every-thing

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Is in turmoil and confusion , and littleor no work Is being done. However, nil themen nt the morgues nnd relief committeesarc still hard at work.

General Hastings states that the work ofclearing nwny the debris , under the direc-tion

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of the stnto , will commence in earnestto-morrow morning. James McKnlght hasbeen selected as ono of the contractors , nnd-ho will have two thousand men at work to-

morrow¬

morning.For the flr t tlmo since the calam-

ity¬

, the people nro commencing to-

taltt of their financial lessen andthis seems to worry them as much as any-thing

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else. To say that n great number offormer merchants arc disheartened is puttingIt mildly. Pittsburg wholesale merchantsuro hero trying to comfort them. They areoffering old merchants inducements to start-up again ,

Eight hundred special policemen em-ployed

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hero by the sheriff were dischargedthis morning ami soldiers put In their places.General Hastings gave orders to permitall persons wearing press badges to go any-place they wished. TU.O registers who haveDccn making n house to house canvass willbo ready to report ibis evening. After thisn second canvass will bo made to verify thefirst, and as this will take over a week therewill bo no correct list of the living until thattime.

But few bodies wore recovered this morn-ing

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, owing to the chaotic condition of affairspending the transfer of authority. Thereare only about ono hundred and fifty men ut-work. .

Order Is coming out of chaos nnd militarydiscipline has shown its effects at the end ofthe Ilrst day. At a citizens' meeting thisafternoon n resolution was passed biddingGeneral Hastings God speed and orderingthe city ofllclals to kcop hands off. A grandexodus of workmen has been going on allday. As fast as their money was handedout of the paymaster's window the workmenboarded the trains on which their picks andcarts were loaded and left Johnstown with-out

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nnv expressed regrets.-Vcrk

.upon the tulus has been nearly ac n

standstill all day , but to-morrow morningGeneral Hastings expects to have 2,500 menat work. The new plan of canvassing thecity ana systematizing the distribution ofsupplies Is meeting with general favor. Pro-visions

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and supplies continue to come in-

freely. . There l little change in the healthsituation.-

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meeting was hold in Alma hall by thecitizens of Johnslown to-day , at which theleading business men who survived the floodwere present. Remarks were made by sev-eral

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ol those present touching the great workbofora them , and the necessity of united andIndividual action to rebuild the town ,

and the cultivation of fortitude to bearup under the burdens so suddenly thrustupon them. Resolutions wore adopted thank-lug James Scott for his untiring efforts tobring order out of chaos , the people of Pitts-burg in particular and the citizens of theUnited States generally for their prompt andgenerous assistance" .

The bureau of-rceistration rcnorted to-daythat 15 , <io8 survivors had registered. Many ,rcgisteied twice and somahalf u dozen times ,

which caused the list to run up to 21,00-0.Today

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scarcclv twenty names wore regis-tered

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, showing the work is approaching com ¬

pletion. The number of bodies recovered is1,1112 , of which 033 h.ivo been identified.

Aid From Mexico-.Cm

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OF Mexico , June 12. Steps nro beingtoken hero for raising funds for the Johns ¬town sufferers. 3

Contributed Their Mite.O-

SCEOLA.

, Noo. , Juno 12. [Special to Tnn-BEE. . ] Rising Star Lodge, I. O. of O. F. ,

No. 75, at their regular meeting last night ,

contributed $10 to the Johnstown flood suf-fers.

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HE FAlHljY HOTTED.Death of a Boy troiu The llnro Dis-

ease¬

, Necrosis.S-T.

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. JosErit , Juno 12. [Special Telegramto THE BEE. ] George Starraor , aged four-teen

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years , who died in South Park yester-day

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, suffered from n disease which has beenn puzzle to medical men. About four yearsago ho awoke ono night with u sensation n-

one of his heels as If some ouo had prickedit with a knife. There was no wound , buton the next dav the heel began to swell andsoon began to fester and slough away.From the heel the affliction spread upwardand over the body , until , nt ono time , everybone in his body was affected with what istermed necrosis , or death of the bone.

The sloughing was fearful , at ono tlmoover four pints of pus being drawn from onoof the abccsscs. All was done for him thatwas possible , out with no good results , andhe died after suffering four years.

*Suit Tjiiko IteiiiN.SALT LAKE Cm- , Juno 12. | Special Tele-

gram¬

to Tun BEB.J C. Bender , Omaha ; J.Clarke and wife , Odessa , and J. B , Lit-

tle¬

, Hastings , are In the city.The city registration , Just completed , shows

about six thousand names. The estimatedgentile majority , on careful calculations , Isplaced at ono hundred.

The recorded roul estate sales for last weekwore SHIO.IOO.-

E..

. A. Ireland , n prominent candidate forUnited States marshal , has returned fromWashington , where ho has been for the pastsix months.

The fight between the onrsmou and Gnr-fleld

-bench has been called off. Mr. O'Con' ¬

nor withdrawing nis suit for damages andthe railroad abating the item of 5000 freightcharges. Tha oarsmen wont east yesterday

L via the Union Paclllc. They go direct to-

England. . _I Another Montana Cold Find.M-

ISSOUI.A.

, Mont. , Juno 12. [ Special Tele-gram

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to Tun BEIJ , ] The little town of-

Grantsdnlo is bcflldu Itself with excitementover n big gold flnd. James Anlckbonnor,

while bathing In Gold creek , found u dozenlargo gold nuggets , which ho took to Grants-dale nnd showed to u friend , In thrco hoursevery man In town able to go away was onthe road to the now discovery. A great dealof gold was found along Gold creek In theearly days , but no one had ever before mndo-a flnd suRleicnt to Justify the erection of a-

phcor claim. _Mora OnmuKo by Water.H-

OJ.YOKB.

, Mats. , June IS. Three canalssupply the water power for the mills horo.Yesterday the water broke through the race-way at the Cabol street mill , demolishingthe southern part of the building and carrj-mg

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away the railroad brldgs. Only for u

lower canal fur the water to outer Into thewntur would liavo submerged the entirelowpr part of the city , The damage willamount lo probably ? IUO,000 , and will neies-ftitato

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the.

closing i'f all the mills VBtil re-

paired.¬

0VoH'l Tor Seattle.

BuiuncK , IJal ; . , Juno U. Spoelal Tele-il

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xwn to TUB Bun. ) Tills city has cntlOOC-to the Seattle , nuftjrers. IhUwus done In

answer to o telegram from .ho chalnnen ol

the rollet committee , that since the lire theconii'ilttea has boon fending over" severthousand people , and that fullv that numberwere buuiuloss. Tlio inloram furt lor statedthat the work of rebuilding would'uo com1-uienc.cd wlUilu a few weeks , whan the liborerj will nil bo given einnloymcnt , but ilwill be months b iloro the Ituuutluss can lu-

'J'lio WoutlioInillcnlloiw. .rcr Nebraska , Iowa ami Dakota ; i'alr-

c oler rtlii'X bcvouiluff northerly.

IOWA'S' SHARE OF THE PLUMS

Tbo Long List of Her Sona WhoEnjoy Podoral Fruit.-

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ANTI-MAHONE DELEGATION-

.Prcnldont

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Harrison Listens to theGrievances ofthc GcncrnV'ri Oppo-

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Sullivan's Arrest a Con-Binning Topic lu Washington

WASHINGTON BUIIKAU , Tun OMAHA BEB, 1

513 FOUUTEBXTU STIIBCT , >

WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 12. )

The Iowa people in Washington who nrowaiting for political plums to drop from thetree nro consoling themselves with the beliefthat after all the state has secured about asmuch patronage as any of her sisters. Saidon oof them to-night :

"Wo hnvo Colonel Clarkson as assistantpostmaster-general , Colonel Hepburn assolicitor of the treasury , ox-Governor Stoneas acting commissioner of the general laudofllco nnd Colonel Swords as superintendentof furniture in the treasury department , be-

sides¬

these , both Secretary Noble and Assis-tant

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Secretary Bussoy wore formerly of theHawkeye state , nnd wo may oven claim themif wo want to brag over our follows. "

Notwithstanding this there are n numberof gentlemen from Iowa still In Washingtonwho nro anxiously waiting for some minorplace , and while the congressional delega-tion

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Is not very numerous the Indications arethat when the batch of appointments , whichis expected to precede the close of the fiscalyear , is announced Iowa will have its fullshare.

AN AMTI-MAHONE DELEGATION.

The two wings of the republican party InVirginia , generally known as the Mahono-nnd anti-Mahono factions , have now pre-sented

¬their side of the unpleasant political

controversy to the president. Yesterday ndelegation from General Mahono's sldo ofthe fence visited the white house and laid itsclaims before President Harrison. To-daythe other side , headed by ex-Governor Cam-eron

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, who by the way owed his political pre-ferment

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to the friendship of Mahono someyears ago , put In nn appearance nnd statedtheir objections to permitting General Ma ¬

hone to say who would have the patronageof the state. They expect thut tneir num-bers

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nnd the well known position of severalof the gentlemen who wore present withthem would have weight with the presidentand that they would bo able to convince himthat they were the true republicans and thatnone others had any right to thetrade mark. But President Harri-son

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told them , as ho told theopposing factions from other states , that hocan not afford to wash the dirty linen of hisparty. Ho let it bo distinctly understoodthat ho would not , under any circumstances ,

mix up in any political quarrel , and ho prac-tically

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advised his callers to go homo and fixup the difference among themselves andagree upon a united policy before coming toWashington with their recommendations.President Harrison has shown his wisdom inadopting this course. It cun not bo deniedthat the factional fight in the state of Vir-L'niia

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is one of the most bitter that the uartyhas to contend with in the United States.The Mahono aud antl-Mahono men arefurther apart than over , and there seems to-bo not the slightest prospect that they vlllover be able to harmonize their differencesand agree upon a slnto for theoftlccs. It is probable that thepresident will therefore use his own judg-ment

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, together with the advice and rccom-uicndationfl

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of the party organisations iu thevarious district in distributing the ofllccsWithin his gift , and tbo present indicationsare that ho will strive as fur as possible tomaintain absolute impartiality as betweenthe wings of the party represented by Gen-eral

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Mahouo and ex-Governor Cameron , re-spectively.

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SULLIVAN'S AIIIIEST.

The arrest of Alexander Sullivan In Chi-cago

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, yesterday , for alleged complicity in themurder of Dr. Cronin , was thu solo topic ofconversation among Irish-Americans in thiscity to-day. Almost without exception theopinion was freely expressed by each that Inview of the evidence thus far adduced thearrest was unwarranted. Each expressed thehope that the murderers would bo discoveredand punished , but every man seen thoughtthe coroner's Jury too hasty in ordering Mr-.Sullivan's

.arrest. At present there is no

branch of tbo Clan-na-Gaol In this city ,

though until about three years ngo there wasflourishing lodge which met once n week onthe avenue. Nearly every prominent Irish-man

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in Washington was a member und thesociety did much for the cause. Some of themembers attempted to use the organizationfor political purposes , however , and thisproved to bo its ruin , for the members lostall Interest ntid one by ono dropped out , untilfinally only half a dozen remained. Theycouldn't pay the rent and the society passedout of existence.

Till! I'OSTOrFICB SITE ,Senator Charles F. Mundorson called upon

Secretary' Windom this afternoon and re-marked

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that ho was very anxious to get-away, and that ho did not desire to leave be-fore

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the secretary decided upon his course ofaction in the matter of the Omaha federalbuildirg site. Secretary Windom repliedthat ho would try to relieve the mind of thesenator and do all In his power to let himstart within u day or two. Then ho madesome inquiries about the respective sites andtold Assistant Secretary Tichonor that howould try to see him nt the curliest momentIn regnrd to the matter. From the drift ofthe conversation It was evident that Secre-tary

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Windom and Assistant Tlcheuor havaopposite views upon the question of the bestlocation. Just which site ouch gentlemanprefers could not bo ascertained , Out thereIs no doubt that the delay In settling thequestion arises largely from the fact thatSecretary Windom believes in ono slto whilehis assistant prefers another.l-

lUl.ir.l'.

IIKADQUAIITEIIS CLOSE.

The relief committee which has been gath-ering funds and other contributions for therelief of the sufferers by the late floods InPennsylvania in thlu city , bus concluded toclose its headquarters , although the treas-urer will continue to receive and distributenil moneys which may bo sent to him. Thetotal amount collected to date for the floodsufferers In Washington aggregates about?50000.

Till! KANOAllOO I'UMI'KIN.Frank T. Emerson , of Omaha , who repre-

sents the state of Nebraska ut the seedmen'econvention hero , told his associates to-Ua.vthat ho Is propagating a new variety ol-

pumpkin. . Ho says that Nebraska soil is sqfertile thut pumpkins cannot be raised onit ,

The reason Is thut the vines grow so fas )

thut the heavy pumpkins are dragged ovet-tlio ground byaho growing vines until the.v-nro

.worn out entirely. The now variety IE

called the Knnguroo pumpkin , nndinstcud olbeing drugged it lumps nlonit over the groundnnd attains its full size Instead of being wonout.

JJKW NEIUUSKA I'O8T >IA8TIli8.!

The following fourth class postmasterswere appointed to-day : Arcadia , Yullejcounty , Mrs. I. Heynolds ; Hloonjington-Fninkliu county , W. T. Brittbn ; Burr , Otocounty, M. Burntlor ; Cuahlng , Howancounty , It. G. Grubbs ; Dawson , Hlchard&oicounty , E. W. Buecr ; Elyra ; Valley countyJames E. Brown ; Gretna , Sarpy county , J-

it Wilson : Hock Ulutf * . Cass county , A. J-

Grunes ; Shubert , Hlchnrdson couiUy. J , E-McCreary ; Sterling , Johnson county , VuleU-'tine.Ink ; Valparaiso , Saunders county , MB. GritUn ; Virginia , Gugo county , U-

Burler ,

IOWA r08TMABTEItS A1T01NTE1) .

Exllno. Appanooso county , John Griggs-Pelro , Woodbury county , Daniel GrlffenWashington Mills , Dubuque county , Pnu-Meistcr ; Yorktown , Page county , btcphei-Puytou. .

UI8CELI. . :U.OUfl.

Edward 4. Beach , of Dubuque, U at the SIJames ,

The secretary of the treasury has pro

motcd William Richards , of ilowa , to bo ns-

Istant-

chief of the miscellaneous division ,'Ico G. B. Albright , of Nqw , Yorn , reduced-.Jly

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direction of the noting secretary ofwar , Sergeant John NultV. Company B,Clgoth Infantry , now with his company nt-A rt Nlobrara , Nob. , has been placed upon-ho retired list In conformity with law.

Penny S. HEATH.""

18 ITA. CnnlCRrnni From Hnytl Creates Ex-

cltcmont-

In 'Washington.WASHINGTON , Juno 12. Somo. excitement

vas manifested nt the state nnd navy depart-ments

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upon the receipt of a cablegram fromiommnndor Kellogg nt Hnytl. SecretaryTracy Immediately communicated the In-

'ormatlon-

to Secretary JUlaino. who carriedho news to the president. Every ono con-

nected¬

with the stnto and navy departmentsvho Is In n position to know the contents of-

ho cablegram refuses to say anything aboutt , except ono official , who complained thatho sender did not oppcnr'know' much about

Jie situation. Nevertheless , it was generallyollovcd at the departments that the news

from Haytl Is not reassuring , nnd It was cur-rently

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reported that Captain O'Kano hadbeen ordered to sail Immediately for the scatof trouble with the Boston , whicn has Justbeen refitted at Now York.

Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.WASHINGTON , Juno 12. [ Special Telegram

o THE BEB. ] Pensions granted Nobrasknns :

'Original Invalid Ira McCalllstcr , Michael. Ulder , William Gallon , Lafayctto Shlploy ,

Simon Fcary , John M. Breedcn , Increase-Daniel Peer , Jacob How. Helssuo and in-

crease¬

Edwin C. Parkinson.Pensions allowed Townns : Original inva.-

id-

. Moses D. Khelnhart , dcco'asod ; Peter3eaver, William Washkow , Daniel Davis ,jumuol Kenny , Perry Mack , James Wash-mrn

-, Wnltcr S. Johnson , John Kitland ,

Ebenozor Bolslngcr , John Hardwhk. Ko-

ntoration-

and Increase Peter J. Swlndberg ,Trpdoriek A. Bolknap. Increase -George

" Holshousor, Walker W. Brown , GeorgeGregory , Constantin Hlnkcl , DoWltt C.

Cram , Adolph Klein. Original widows , ote.Sarah E. Baird , former widow of William

" { . Workman.

General Melts'WASHINGTON , Juno 12. General Melgs ,

architect of the pension building , has ad-

dressed¬

a letter to the commissioner of pen-

sions¬

suggesting that the flags borne lubattle by the 'Soldiers of the United States ,

ind those captured by them in the war , bolung around the walls of the pension office

building. Ho says that the intent of cougrssoregarding the captured .flags Is that theyshall bo displayed in sotrio proper publicilace. Tbo commissioner ,

', has replied to-

jenernl Meigs that ho will readily assist himu this project if the pension building bo

made waterproof. The roof of the buildingoaks badly in several places.-

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HOP TO OEUB15HUS.Trying to Get Around the ChionROSt-

.1'aul.

Fref nut Out.CHICAGO , Juno 12. | Special Telegram to

THE BEE , ] The break in the ChicngoSt.-aul

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? rates is apparently no nearer settledthan boforo. After a btrpng session of theWestern Freight association this morning itwas decided to postpone consideration of thereduction iu local rates until to-morrow af-

ternoon¬

, pending an answer to a propositionmade to the lake lines for an advance In

through rates to the old b.aris.It was given out on the quiet that the prop-

osition¬

was made to the ,lake lines only togain time, no 0110 believing it woulfl bo ac-

cepted.¬

. It was that the lake lines shouldtake 0 per cent of the entire through busi-ness

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; that the through rates bo advanced tothe old figure , and that no differentials bo-

ivon? any one. The trouble with this propo-sition

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Is that there can be no guarantee ofthe agreed division of traffic-

.o

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oMINE CAVE.

The Earth Settles Under a Street In-

AVllkpslKirre , I'n.-

WiLKESnxuiiE.

, Pa. , Juno 12. A disastrouscave in took place hero lute this afternoon.The Hollcnbeck and Hcllrnun vein mines aresituated under a thickly settled portion ofthe city. They arc a thousand feet deep.nndfor years past no coal was supposed to bomined in that portion of it underlying thecity , for fear the earth would sink. At 4-

o'clock a crash came and Ono of the principalthoroughfares of the city was filled withcrevices Iroin whlcb gas escaped in hugevolumes. The owners of houses are greatlyalarniei' . The men in the mines had all theycould do to save their lives. Some of themules wore killed. Eight hundred men nndboys ore thrown out of work. The mineowners' loss will bo over $100,000 , and theloss to property owners on the surface willbo double that amount.-

An

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Unwelcome Return.S-

T..

. JOSEVH , Juno 12. [ Special Telegramto THE BEE. | A very Interesting divorcecase is on the docket of the circuit court thisterm. Laura Cross sues Joseph Cross. Sev-

eral¬

years ago the plaintiff was married tothe defendant ; they lived together for some-

time , when Cross took it notion to leave thecity. Ho did leave , aud his loss was mournedby Mrs. Cross for thrco years , when shecame to the conclusion that ho was dead , andhnvmc a suitor for her hand , by the name of-

Worrell , on Frederick avenue , she marricd-him. . Things went along all right In the Wor-rell

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household up to ubout two months ngo ,

when ono day the long forgotten , and sup-posed

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to bo dead , Cross walked into the Wor-rell

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house , alive and ready to tuko possessionof his wife , who had been usurped by a-

stranger.. The wife wasn't willing to go , asshe seemed to bo morojlnfatuated with hernew husband than her old ,' but not to bo out-done

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ho swore out u warrant for the arrestof his wife and Worrell , charging them withadultery. The case came up, but. the com-

plainant¬

failed to uppear and the case wasdismissed. To get even , Mrs. Cross Insti-tuted

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a suit for divorce on the grounds ot de-

sertion¬

, and as soon as slip gels it she willre-nmrry Worrell.

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A NuwHpiiper Chance.S-T.

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. JOSEPH , Mo. , Ju'np . { & [Special Tele-gram

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to THE BEE. ] Major John S. Blttln-gor

-, of St. Joseph , t9-dav , purchased the

cntlro stock of the Daily Itorakl , the morningrepublican organ , and will assume editorialcoi trol next Monday.1 Ho was editor anilhalf owner of the aamoj paper for severalyears , ending In 1878 , and from 1831 to U85was managing editor o ( the Kansas CityJournal. Ho Is ono of jtho best known re-

publicans¬

in the state , onjl ono of the oldestnewspaper men in the west. There will bo-no changes in the stuff ,

SPAUKB IWOMi tfftE AVIHES.

Minnesota proposes to got ahead of thetwlno trust by setting her , convicts to workon that article.

Michigan dedicated her monuments on thebnttlo field of Gettysburg , yesterday.

Four boys nnd n horse were killed by ntrain at Canton , O. , yesterday.

Trying Kor a Committee ,

CHICAGO , Juno 12. [Special Telegram toTUB BEK. ] Tlio general managers of theInter-Stuto Commerce Kullwny associationstruggled all of to-day in a vain attempt tocomplete Its executive board. ChairmenMlugiuy , Fulthorn , Abbott und Fiuley werevoted for , but it was found Impossible tounite on' two of them.

The Old Dlrnotort ) Itc-cloctcd.MILWAUKEE , Juno,12 , At a meeting of the

stockholders of the Milwaukee , Lake Shore& Western railway company to-day the oldboard of directors w irp re-ducted.

The Itcll Tolonhone Dividend.B-obTON

.

, Juno 12. The directors of theAmerican Boll Telephone company today-dcclurcd u regular dividend 'of$3 per shareund au extra dividend of l i'r share.

A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ,

Issued to Alexander Sullivan ByJudge Tuloy.

REVIEWING ALL THE EVIDENCE.

The Judge Will Carefully Considerthe Testimony Tnkcn Before the

Coroner's Jury Maroncy-nnd McDonald.-

A

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Succlnl Grand Jury Impaneled.C-iitCAao

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, Juno 12. The special grand Juryo deal with the Cronln case was Impaneled

this morning In Judge Shcpard's court. Inaddressing the Jury Judge Shcpurd snld hoexpected a full , exhaustive , Impartial inves-tigation

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of ',the murder of Dr. Cronin , Theentire resources of the county , ho said ,

would bo at the disposal of the Jury , nnd wit-nesses

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who would not testify should bo madeto do so. The grand Jury had it in its

)owcr to do BO. Tuoro nro onlyIAVO Irishmen on the panel W. J.-

3uan..

. n well-known wholesale grocer , nnd-D'Ncll , ex-county commissioner.

The special venire for n Jury was returnedn to court by Sheriff Matson In person.-Ho

.stated that ho chose the Jurors by turn ;

Inc to the business part of the directory midselecting the names of men well known n-particular branches of business , with special:are that no ono should bo drawn who enlpertained prejudices for or against the Clan-mGucl.

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. Judge Shcimrd appointed John P.-

31augh.

foreman of the Jury. The greatestrccautions were taken to keep

-ho Cproceedings! secret , although theury went over the old ground nnd-ienrd witnesses who had already told what; hey knew nt the coroner's inquest. After.ho Jury had organized they listened to thestory of Lieutenant Schuttler , who to'd' whatio know of the Carlson cottage.

Subpoenas wore served on Dr. ( Jronln'sfriends , Saloon Keeper Conklln and wife ;: ho two Carlsons , father and sou ; JamesMullln , manager of Rovoll & Co. ; E. G-

.Throckmorton.

, clerk for Knight & Marshall ,

real estate agents ; Salesman , W. P. Hat-field , of Rcvcll&Co. ; M. E. McIIale , car-jet layer for Kevell & Co. ; Joseph Cronin ,jrothcr of Dr. Cronib , nnd Justice Mahoncy ,

of Lake View. Mr. Throckmortontold of the renting of the flatut West Clark street by "J. B. Simmons. "It took ten minutes for Mr. Hatllcld to re-ate all about the purchase of the furnituro at-Itovoll's. . He came down in fifteen minutes.Justice Mahoney then entered the room undstayed for two hours , nil the other witnessesjelng presently sent homo. The magistrate

as pressed very hard about the contract P.-D.

.. Sullivan had made with Dr. Croniu. It-

s reported ho was charged with havingguilty knowledge of that contract ; with at-tempting

¬

to suppress a part of the truthabout the so-called Washington literary soci-ety

¬; with being n bitter hater of the doctor,

and with attempting to shield his supposedmurderers. Mahoney , after a long examinat-ion , emerged in a very much excited undtrembling condition , and the grand Jury.nd-ourned

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until to-morrow.Alexander Sullivan dcclir.od to see any

callers this morning exceut his law partners.None of the horde of curiosity seekers , whoon ono pretext or another , gained admittanceto the cage , were able to got a gllinpso ofiiini , he quietly foiling all such efforts by re-maining nt the fur end of the cell ,

Just out of reach of the many cairs of oycjsstrained in his direction. To n friend whosent Sullivan a note from the Jail ofllco ex-pressing

¬

unshaken conlidciica in his inno-cence , the famous ox-president of the IrishNotional league returned the following reply :

"I am very grateful for your kind words.Time and the truth will Justify you in theiruse. Sincerely ,

ALBXAKDBII SULLIVAN. "This afternoon Sullivan made application

by attorney , returnable at 4 o'clock , for nwrit of habeas corpus. It asserts the rordlct-of the coroner's jury is insufllcicnt for hiscommitment bail. That though u largeamount of extra judicial evidence was takenby thu coroner, no testimony sufllclcnt to jus-tify

¬

his incarceration was produced , and hisimprisonment Is the result of pusslou nnd-prejudice. . Ho declares he is entirely inno-cent

¬

of any connection with Cronln's death.After listening to the petition Judge Tulcy

issued the writ as prayed , returnable nt 4 p. in.The Judge announced that ho would read

the testimony taken before the coroner'sjury in the Cronin murder case , and decidewhether or not there was enough evidence tohold Alexander Sullivan without bail. Howill announce his decision Friday forenoonat 10 o'clock.-

A.

very strong chain of circumstantial evi-dence

¬has been wound about John J.-

Maronoy.

, ono of the men under arrest inNow York under suspicion of being con-nected

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with the murder of Dr. Cronin. Thestory as given by the authorities is us fol-lows

¬: Photographs were procured of-

Maroncy aud McDonald , the other manarrested at the sumo time inNew York. These were mixed with'u num-ber

¬

of others nnd shown Ilrst to SalesmanHatfleld , of Hovell & Co. , who sold the fur-niture subsequently found In the Carlson cot-tage

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in Luke Vluw , in which Dr. Cronin wasmurdered. Hatllcld , without hesitation ,

picked out Mnrouc.v's portrait ns that of theman to whom ho sold the furniture. Thepictures were then shown to Throckmorton ,

the real estate agent who rented the roomson Clark street opposite Cronln's ofllco , to.which the furniture was llrat carted fromHevoll's. Throckmorton picked out the pic-ture

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of Maronoy as the man to whom horented the rooms. Once more the pictureswere shuffled , and this tlmo they were shownto Expressman Martcnson , who carted thefurniture from the Clark street rooms to theCarlson cottage in Lake View , whcro Croninwas murdered. The result was the sumo-.Maronoy's

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picture was again selected , thistime us the man who had hired the furnituremoved. Neither of these persons knewwhat had been dona by the other. In eachof these cases the man gave his name as J , U-

.Simmons..

. It now remains to bo seenwhether or not the Carlson * will recognizeHim as ono of tlio alleged brothers namedWilliams who rented the cottage.

Chief Hubbard said later ho understoodthat Maronoy's picture hud been shown to-

Mrs. . Conklln , and that she had recognized It-

us that of the man who drove Dr. Croninaway. Requisition papers were secured fromGovernor Fifer , and nt 10 o'clock this morn-ing

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a Pmkerton detective started for NowYork with them. Luke Dillon has Maroney'ssignature on the McCoy betel register in hispossession. The signature Is "W. L. Mel-ville

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," and the clerk identifies the picture of-Mnroncy as that of Melville. There is some-thing inoro startling In the signature.The " 1's , " "B'S" und "I'u" in Melvilleare Hiaiilnr In slmpo to those in the letter tothe Carlsons from "F.V. . , " one of Urn Will-lams brothers who hired the cottage.

Luke Dillon loft for Philadelphia this af-

ternoon.¬

. "My business has been neglected , "ho uuld , "but I shall bo back in u few duvsand expect to work harder than over inbringing the murderers to Justice. I hnvonot u particle of doubt that they will bo allconvicted. " Hu said that the censure by thecoroner's jury will hurt the Clan-nn-Guel ,

but that that body will bo reorganised anilits effect neutralized by eliminating souio ofthe nt present objectionable features ,

Arraigned In Court.NEW YOUK , Juno 12. Maronoy and

and McDonald , the two gCruuln sus-pects arrested ycRtorduy , wore arraigned Incourt to day und remanded without ball toawait thu arrival of Chicago detectives.

After oolng arraigned end [remanded bothmen talked to the reporter. McDonald saidho cuino bore from Philadelphia four yearsago aud has never been out of the city slnco ,

and has not traveled live miles on n railroadsince that time. For the past thirteenmonths he has been employed In n black-smith

¬shop on First uvenuo. Referring to

the statement In the morning that ho hailbeen in Indiana , McDonald said that suchwas not the case. Ho never had besn In thatstate. The only time ho over mot Dillonwas on the 1st of May last. Ho iicv r sn'.J nword to Dillon about Dr , Cronin ,

filarpiiey uaid that | io flrjj btjcaiaj ac

quainted with Dillon In Philadelphia yearsago. Ho bollovcd the charge against Mc-Donald

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and himself had been brought no ns-to make n scandal for the friends of Sulli-van.

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. Ho had known Dillon when ho was anobscure slipper maker , nnd had scon him co-up from that until ho had secured onnughewer to bo nblo to order the arrest of n man

.n Tlmbuctoo or China, BO long ns ho was aSullivan man , In regard to McDonald ,

Mnroncy said ho had been acquainted withhim for Bomo tlmo. Whllo they were notenemies , they wore not particularly friendly.-As

.to the charge of murder , both denied any

knowledge of It-

.Hiliil

.

ltlon Paiiors Grnntrrd.S-riUNcirtKMi

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, Juno 12. Before midnight ,to-night , it Is likely that John Maronoy nnd-2hnrlcs McDonald , of Now York City , willDO in the hands of the Chicago o flic mis.Last night requisition papers wore secretlyssucd by the governor to Thomas Fnrrell , n

representative of States-Attorney Longc-icckcr

-, for the arrest of Maronoy nnd Mc-

Donald¬

for complicity In the Cronin murder-.Iho

.mutter was zealously guarded until this

afternoon , when the ofllclals in the governor'softlro admitted to the Associated press repre-sentative

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that the requisition had really beengranted und that Furrell had loft for thecast last night-

.urns.

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. MAYBIUCIC IN cotniT.The American Accused of Poisoning

llor ICiiKtlBh llustmiid.C-Uj'lHo'it

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[ ' 1SKO Jamt Oonlon ttsiuirH.l-LiVKurooi. . , Juno 12. | York Herald

Cable Special to Tun BEE. ] A r.lno hours'sitting to-diiy of the county Justices , beforewhom Mrs. Mnybrlck mndo her first appear-ance

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in public on the charge of having doneicr late luubnnd to death by arsenical pois-

oning¬

, has served to exhaust only half of theevidence , In the long chain of facts. The ex-

citement¬

around the new county sessionslouso. Islington , whore the magisterial In-

vestigation¬

was opened , and will bo contin-ued

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to-morrow , has been strung 10 the high-est

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pitch-.At

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10 o'clock the presiding magis-trates

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took their seats. The court wasalready filled with persons professionally en-

gaged-

or Interested in the case. The Jury'sjnllery was occupied by fashionably dressedudics , whilst the public gallery contained n

mixed audience of the respectable class.Superintendent Bryniug conducts the case'or the prosecution , und the prisoner has the

advantage of Mr. Hickford's counsel , who-a the leading junlorat the bar in this city.-

Mr..

. A. Bricrly , cotton broker , whoso In-

timacy¬

with the wife of tlio deceasedgentleman has brought him into unpleasant

romincnce , was not represented by counsel ,

is before the coroner , nor did ho put in nn-

appearance. . Another much interested per-son

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, however, has retained as counsel Mr-.3dgccombon

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behalf of Baroness Von Hogue ,

mother of the accused lady.The court was hushed when , In response

.0 the command of Superintendent Brynlng ,

Mrs. Mnybrlck was brought Into the docltfrom below. She approached the dock railvith a firm stop nnd head erect. She is a

slightly built person , of medium height ; and ,

iccording to popular report , is good looklnr ,

laving light golden hair. She was shroudedrom head to foot in a heavy black capo nnd

nothing but the chin of the prisoner was visl-lie to the court. Her widow's veil , which

she never once lifted , completely hid theippor part of her laeo , A comfortable-oolting

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arm chair was provided ,

and into this she settled down ,

icr head rcolining, unmoved , on theipholstcry , while Superintendent Brynlng

unfolded , in a succinct , concise and unbi-assed

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way , the whole series of startling ,

'acts already disclosed before Coroner Cross.The examination of the witnesses was dl-

eclcd-

to show that the deceased took nervetonics containing arsenic , but the only new

:act elicited was that Brierly paid a Londonlotel bill of 3 13s Od. The court adjournedtill tomorrow.-

AMI3UIOAM

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, KNG1NEGUS.-

Tlio

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Party of Two Hundred Who nro-Dolni; ISitKlaud.I-MS

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Itil Jnmts Gnrdnn llcnnM. ]LONDON , Juno 1J. [ Now York Herald

Cable Special to Tin : BEC. ] The party oftwo hundred American civil engineers rep-resenting

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the greatest engineering industryin the United States , arrived In London to-

day.¬

. All of them were delighted with thereception already accorded them in the northand south , they had enjoyed during theWhitsuntide recess , and they all looked for-

ward¬

with eager expectancy to the long rollof entertainments , dinners , receptions nndinspections they nro to go through in andaround the metropolis.

The reception rooms of the Institute ofCivil Engineers , at Westminster , worecrowded all day with an over varying streamof guests , who came in to register tiicir ad-

dress¬

nnd secure malls from the country overthe sea , where they belonged.

The members of the party who had comeover by tlio City of Richmond , wore especi-ally

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nrnuscd by the big collection of in-

stantaneous¬

photos , which had been takenon board by ono of their number , GeorgeWeeks , and which were scattered over thetable of the outer reception room in bundlesIn great variety nnd endless profusion. Theywore from an Instantaneous machine andwore taken surreptitiously nnd otherwise ;

those of the former class , It need not bosaid , excited the most amusement , for ovenengineers they nro funny things to dissipatethe ennui of Ufa on ship board-

.Yesterday's.

gathering , however , waspurely nn Informal affair and the regularround of sightseeing and receptions does trotbegin until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning ,

after which hour , nil their tlmo will bo occu-pied

¬

responding to invitations , until the 20th-Inst. . , when the party leaves for Paris-

.8TANIJ3Y

.

) FllOM.Number ol' II IN Men Dead

From IHfienfln nnd Painlne.Juno 12. A letter received hero

from Ururl , on the southwestern ahoro ofVictoria Nynnza , dated December 2 , reportsthe arrival there of Stanley with n numberof Invalid members of his foroo. The letter

ay Stanley has sustained heavy losses , alargo number of his inon having died fromdisease and famine. The explorer hud re-joined

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and left Emln Pasha at Unyuru , onthe northwestern shore of the luke-

.BnnU

.

Failure In, Juno 12. The Journal's

Wahpcton , Dak , , special says the Bank of-

Wuhpoton assigned this morning. Therehas been n heavy run on the bank. Theassets and liabilities uro unknown.

Miller * Ask a Favor.M-

H.WAUKBB.

, Juno 13. At the session { of-

ho( National Millcri' association this morn-ing

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n i-osolutlon was adopted asking Presi-dent

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Hamsun to appoint George Buin , of tit.Louis , consul nt Glasgow-

.Tivn

.

Murdornrtt Lvnolioil ,

Hsi.cswoon , Tenn. , Juno 12 , Last night amob Woke Into Iho Jail and took Lloyd nniReynolds , dnuhla murdcrcm , and hangedxbuii; tu tico near by-

.llnb

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Yo nger Dyluc.-HT

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, PAUL , June 12. ( Special Telegram to-

'fun Biu.J--Bol: Yonager , tbo nbtorioun outlav , U dyug t tiio Btllhvnlcr nouitoiitlnry

A SLAUCIIFER OF INNOCENTS

Fearful Wrook of a Sunday SohooExcursion In Ireland. .

OVER SEVENTY CHILDREN KILLED

Suspends All llnslnfRs midJlcr Pcoplo Mourn For the

Idttlo Ones Who AreGone. ,

The Itnllrond Ofllelnl.s Arrested.DtiiiHN , Juno 12. A train continuing 1,500

persons from Armagh , composed of Metho-dist

¬

Sunday school scholars , their teachersand relatives , was wrecked near that plnco-.It

.was first reported that fifty children were

killed , but later dispatehcs show the accidentwas far more serious. Seventy bodies havebeen taken from the wreck , nnd there nroothers burled under the debris. Over ouohundred passengers wore Injured. Thopooplowere going on an excursion to Warren Point.

The following particulars wore received inregard to the accident to the oxcuislon train ;The excursion party loft Armagh , this morn-ing

¬

, in two trains. The accident occurred nt-n point where the trams had to ascend ngrade on a bunk fifty-five feet high. Thefirst train ascended the grade withouttrouble. The second section attempted toascend , but the weight proved too much forthe engine. Several cars were detachedand were allowed to run back toward "Qthe level track , but before they reachedIt they came In collision with the '?train from Armagh which was proceedingnt a good rate of speed. The excursion carswere completely wrecked. Hurt's volun-teers

¬

were soon nt hand and the dead andwounded were taken from tlio wreck andcarried down the bank. Medical old wascalled and n special tram from Belfastbrought to the scene twenty surgeons fromthat city and n number of medical men fromother place *. The disaster is unparalleledin the railroad history of Ii-olund. All theshops in Armagh were closed this afternoonand the people nro in goncr.il mourning. Theengineer , fireman nnd guard of the train nndthe traffic managers und clerks woru sum-moned

¬

before a magistrate and were ro-mundcd

-on a charge of being responsible for

ho accident.The shrieks of the children were horrible.

Many were mangled beyond recognition.There is scarcely a family In Armagh thatbus not some one dead , nnd in ninny caseswhole families wore killed. Before startingon the fatal excursion the children paradedthrough the streets of Armagh with flagsnnd banners , and the town folks turnedout almost en nmsso to wish themn happy holiday. The train consistedof fifteen carriages. The bulk ol thechildren were in the front portion of thetrain. Only about a dozen children werekilled. The majority of the victims woreabout twenty years of ago. They were inthe lust carriage , which wus completelysmashed. All the bodies have now beentaken from the wreck. The total killed is-seventytwo , of which sixty-four have beenidcntllled. The number oC the Injured isabout one-third of the entire number of pisj-scneors.

;

. Many of these uro certain to suc-cumb

¬to the effects of their Injuries.-

W

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ESTEUN i> lN I'EUHSTSHORS Marlcotcd Quito Liberally the

Past Week ;CINCINNATI , Juno 12. [Special Telegram

to Tun BEI : . ] To-morrow's' Prico-Currc-ntwill suy : Hogs have been marketed qultoliberally the past week in the west , the ag-

gregate¬

number somewhat exceeding the pre-vailing

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expectations. The packing reportsshow a total of 283,000 for the week , against255,000 the preceding week , and 215,000 thecorrcspDiidlng week last year , making a totalot 3,000COU since March 1 , against 25l.r , o6o a-

t'oar ago.'fTace.-

iinsiisClty.

.07.1.WJ-BUHjOJ( . . .

hnnhu-St.

! 'ir..OJO .. Louis , IM.IHX )

ndlauapolls. . 121,030-88.UOJ

110,0)0)MnclmuUi-

Milwaukee.68,000-BJ.U'JO. . . IIO.IKX )

> (lur Huplds. OtOIO-Wl,0

W.OOO-

M.OIXCleveland )jloux City 134.000 70.000

SALT IRAKIS CITY-

.Kcliof

.

For Johnstown Olllcml Ap-polntincuts

-Unuiha I'craotinln.

SALT LAKE CITV , Juno 12 , | Special Tele-ram to THE BEE. ] About 8,000 was real-

zed by n concert in the tabernacle lust night-.Onefourth

.

will tro to Seattle , the balance to-

Johnstown. .

The appointment of Hoyt Sherman as re-

ceiver¬

of public moneys gives general satis-faction.

¬

. 'Iho appointment of a New Hamp-shire

¬

man us register of the land office Is con-siderable

¬

of a surprise , as Utah hail quite ivnumber of prominent candidates.-

J..

. D. Pope und wife , H , Bovdor , C. II-

.Brainard.

, C. B. Eversoll and wife , F. B-

.Gllmore.

, N. E. Leece , Frank Mitchell , all ofOmaha ; A. C. Thompson , Council Bluffd ;

Dr. J. M. Peck , Davenport , Iu. ; F. Mnlonoand F. A. Oswald , Lincoln nro in the city. Q-

Slonx KallN University.Sioux FAM.H , Dak. , Juno 12. [Special Tclq-

gram to Tin : BEE. ] The sixth annual com-mencement

¬

of the Sioux Ftilla universi ty is-

in progress this week. Thin institution IB

the jlenomlnatlonul school for thu Baptists ofSouth Dakota. This has been class day , andto-night occurred the speaking for the Morfto-prlzo at the Congregational church. Therewere seven contestants , four of whom woreyoung ladles. The prize was won by JSarlo-V. . Pierce.

Biloo SiioccetU llarnuin ,

NEW YOUK , Juno 13. Calvin S. Brlco hasbeen elected ehalrraim of the democraticnational committee. Shortly after noon tliocommittee ) was culled to 'order. After ad-

dresses¬

upon the deaths of William II. Bar-nuin

-and Captain W , Dawnon , resolutions of

regret were adopted and Brice was unani-mously

¬

elected chairman. At il o'clock thecommittee w.is still In session behind closeddoors. __

Forest FiroH In Minnesota.Two HAIIIIOIIB , Minn. , Juno 12. Forest

flrcs have been raging with renewed activityall day'nlong the Iron Range railroad , iuevery direction , Th In city Is surrounded byclouds of hiuolto. The latest report fromEly , Minn , , says the most destructive flro olthe KoaEon is raging there , and from twelveto fifteen buildings have been destroyed , audmuch damugo done to railroad property-

.Tlio

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Lutheran Hynod ,

HOUK IBMND , Juno 12. The AuguatanaLutheran synod resumed Its session at HocU

Island this morning , The now coimtlltitlonrecommended for adoption lust year cameup. and after a heated discussion mi Informalballot wax tuken. It was voted down by udecided majority. Tlio now collegewas dedicated in the afternoon ,

Mno Bleu Full I'roin n S-

CiiiUAdo , Juno 13A largo scaffold thirtyfoot high , that hud been carelessly erectedat the now power housn which the West Sldocable Btrcot railway Is building nt the cornerof Rockwell and Madison streets , fell inwith a crash this afternoon and lAirlcil nlr.olworkmen In the ruins. No one wua Killedoutright , but scmio will probably dlo ,

Ittiokct SliojH CIoic.New YOHK , Juno 12 , The bucket tt.uin-

on Main street and Hrorul way suspended bus-iness

¬

as soon as U w.is learned the measureprohibiting Vbclr opcifUloni'.Uad U WJO