LOS ANGELES HERALD.VOL. XXXIV.?NO. 43. MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2G, 1890. FIVE CENTS.

EASTERN ECHOES.Important Meeting of Rail-

way Employees.

A Federation of the DifferentOrders Assured.

Sharp Earthquake Shocks in theMohawk Valley.

A Conflagration and Fatal Dynamite Ex-plosion Caused by a Stroke of

Lightning.

Associated Press DiSpatob.es. IIndianapolis, May 25.?One of the

most notable meetings of railway em-ployees ever held in this city, convenedthis afternoon. For some time past thequestion of federating the various or-ders of the railway service has been agi-tated, and today's meeting looked to theaccomplishment of that object. Fully500 delegates were present from Illinois,Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan, repre-senting the following orders: Brother-hood of Locomotive Engineers, Brother-hood of Locomotive Firemen, Brother-hood of Railway Conductors, Switch-men's Mutual Aid Association, andBrotherhood of Railway Trainmen..

The meeting was called to or-der by William Hugo, of theBrotherhood of Locomotive Engi-neers. Colonel J. B. Maynard, ofthis city, addressed the meeting. Hesaid much had already been done by theorders, acting separately, but what didone organization amount to in a conflictwith the corporations? It had beendemonstrated that one organizationcould easily be defeated in a contestwith capital, but capital could nottriumph in a contest with such a feder-ation as was now proposed.

Past Grand Master Robinson, founderof the brotherhood of engineers, said thebeneficial results of organized and dis-ciplined action were no longer mattersof speculation ; they were demonstratedtruths. "In the great railroad lines ofthis country," said Robinson, "isseen the most colossal aggrega-tion et wealth the world has eversee". Though occasionally appearingas rivals, they are constantly poolingtheir interests in matters of rates, andthere is every reason to believe that theyalso pool their influences and power iiiany prolonged conflict with labor. It isagainst these gigantic forces, with theirwell-known tendencies to imperious dic-tation and harmful measures, that theBrotherhood of Railway Employees nowfind themselves called to fortify.

Then Mr. Robinson said the onlyrightcourse lay in a federation that "wouldstop trouble with employers, because itwould lead to the arbitration of all dis-putes', and strikes would become a mat-ter of history. Arbitration had grownuntil a bill had been introduced in thesenate by a tool of the railroads to com-pel it. The bill was so cunninglydevised that should it become a law-it must render nugatory the patienteffortof many years to better our condi-tion.

He thought the railroads' next trickwould bo to try to federate with theemployees.

S. E. Wilkinson, grand master of thetrainmen, was happy to state that theorder of conductors had gone down.All the railroad men were be-ginning to understand that they mustunite. Frank Sweeney, president of theSwitchmen's Mutual Aid Society,George W. Howard, grand chief of theBrotherhood of Conductors, and John J.Eiannahan, vice grand master of thefiremen, also urged federation.

Tonight a vote was taken resulting inthe unanimous adoption of a scheme,and a final adjournment wijs taken. Theaction of the convention is not final, asit must be ratified by the Brotherhoodof Engineers, at their meeting in thefall.

FEDERATION OPPOSED.

Chief Arthur Advises the Engineers toRemain a Separate Order.

New Haven, Conn., May 25.?A massmeeting of brotherhood engineers wastoday addressed by Chief Arthur, whospoke against federation with otherbranches of railway employees. "Ourpolicy has been," said he, "in plainEnglish: 'Mind your own business.'When the brotherhood federates it willforfeit the respect not only of the publicat large, but of the employers."

Chauncey M. Depew also spoke. Hesaid the question between capital andlabor has been better settled by theBrotherhood of Engineers than by anyother organization in the country.Labor has come to the protection ofcapital against demagogues. He cor-dially coincided with Chief Arthur's re-marks about the policy of the brother-hood being in opposition to strikes.

AN EASTERN TEMBLOR.

The Mohawk Valley Disturbed by anEarthquake.

Utica, N. V., May 25. ?Early thismorning the Mohawk valley was dis-turbed by a slightshock of earthquake,accompanied by lightning and heavyrain. The shock here was very slight,but other points report it more percep-tible, and the people in several villageswere badly scared. No damage, how-ever is reported from any quarter.

Tiubes Hill, N. Y? May 25.?Anearthquake shock was felt in thisvicinity this morning. Buildingstrembled and dishes in cupboardsrattled. The inhabitants were con-siderably alarmed. The duration of thevibrations was one second.

Glovhksville, N. V., May 25. ?Earlythis morning a severe shock of earth-quake was felt here. People werethrown out of chairs and glass was shat-tered. The fire alarm bells rang, andthe citizens turned out in great excite-ment. Another slight shock was feltabout noon. No serious damage wasdone.

DYNAMITE EXPLODED.

A Terrible Accident Resulting from aStroke of Lightning.

Mansfield, Ohio, May 25. ?A severelightning and rain storm passed overRichland county early this morning,

doing considerable damage. At Lucas,the John Charles block was struck bylightningand fired. The flames werecommunicated to the adjoining build-ings, and the citizens turned out to ex-tinguish the lire. While endeavoring tosave the contents of a general store,fiftypounds of dynamite exploded. JohnSmith and Jeremiah Jones were in-stantly killed, and a score of otherpeople more or less severely injured. Itis not thought, however, that ar.y ofthem will die. Tin; explosion was heardlive miles distant, and nearly all thewindows in the village of Lucas werebroken. The loss amounts to $8,000.

Fire and Flood.Pout Leydkm, N. V.. May 25.?A dis-

astrous tire this afternoon destroyedthirty-seven buildings; loss, $80,000.A severe storm caused a flood, whichwashed out a large section of the Erie-canal tow-path and the New York Cen-tral tracks. A freight train waswrecked.

Ocean Greyhounds.New York, May 26.?The ocean race

between the City of Rome, the Auraniaand the Alaska ended today with a vic-tory for the first-named, time: City ofRome, to Fire island, 7 days, 5 hoursand 4 minutes; Aurania, 7 days, ti hoursand 20 minutes; Alaska, 7 days, 8 hoursand 40 minutes.

Power House Blown Down.Laredo Tex., May 25. ?Tonight dur-

ing a heavy storm the power house ofthe electric street car line was blowndown. Two white men and one negrowere killed.

Three Fatherless Families.Port Washington, Wis., May 25.?A

house which was being raised thismorning collapsed, killing three men.All leave families.

A CAREER OF CRIME.

A SICK HORSETHIEF'S STARTLINGCONFESSIONS.

Mansfield King Identified as the Man WhoCompelled a Denver Bank President toHand Over $21,000.

St. Louis, Mo:, May 25.?MansfieldKing, the self-confessed murderer, horse-thiefand all-around criminal, in jail atClayton, St. Louis county, Mo., has beenfully identified as Wells, the robber whocompelled President Moffatt.of the FirstNational Bank ofDenver, to hand over$21,000 in cash in March, 1889, at thepoint of a revolver. H. C. Otis, assist-ant cashier of the bank, arrived in thecity a few days ago, and went to Ciav-ton, where King is lying at thepoint of death. Until last nightKing wore a full beard and long hair.When he committed the robbery he badonlya small moustache, and for thatreason failed to be identified at first,bast night, however, a barber was calledin, and King's beard was shaved off,and Otis immediately recognized him asWells, the robber. King was arrestedsome days age for horse-stealing. Afterhis arrest he was taken very sick, becamecommunicative and confessed to beingthe author of several crimes, one ofwhich was the Denver robbery.

CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.

What Roth Houses Expect to Accomplishthis Week.

Washington, May 25.?1n the senatethe naval appropriation bill comes uptomorrow as unfinished business. Byagreement the original packages bill isthe special order for Tuesday. Doubt-less ifthe silver bill will get a hearingthis week, Pugh will speak on it. Ifthe chance offers Sherman may alsospeak. The committee on appropriationsis expected to have the fortitications andlegislative, executive and judicial appro-priation bills ready to report during theweek.

Probably the remainder of the riverand harbor appropriations bill will bedisposed of by the house tomorrow. Theconference report on the anti-trust billmay be presented early in the week, andwill doubtless give rise to much debate,as the report is unacceptable to some ofthe democrats. The Alabama electioncase will again be postponed.

Last Week's Clearances.

Boston, May 25.?The total gross ex-changes for last week, as shown bydispatches from the leading clearing-houses of the United States and Canada,were $1,309,930,235, an increase of 17 pet-cent., as compared with the correspond-ing week of last year.

The Baltimore and Ohio's Plans.Baltimore, May 25. ?The Sun will

say tomorrow that the Baltimore andOhio Company is preparing to add $10,---000,000 to its capital stock, buy up thestock held by the city of Baltimore andstate of Maryland, so as to sever all po-litical connections, and make severalneeded additions to the road, notably anextension which will give the road ashorter line to Chicago.

Disaster at a Fire.

Lincoln, Neb., May 25. ?KenannanBrothers' livery stable burned tonight.While the lire was in progress the rooffell in, severely injuring a number oifiremen. One fireman is missing, and issupposed to be buried in the debris.

Fatal Freight Wreck.Paola, Kan., May 25.?A Missouri,

Kansas and Texas freight train waswrecked near here today, and the engi-neer and fireman so severely injuredthat they died this afternoon. Twoother trainmen were badly hurt.

Flood at Johnstown.Johnstown, Pa., May 25.?A very

heavy rainstorm, accompanied by thun-der and lightning, occurred this after-noon, and the streets were flooded, cel-lars tilled and much general damagedone. The Pennsylvania railroad trackswere badly damaged.

Valuable Building Kurned.

Morristown, N. J. May 25. ?The Far-relly building, owned by Patrick Far-relly, president of the American NewsCompany, burned this morning. Loss,$100,000.

Five Men Terribly Burned.

Chicago, May 25.?8y the explosionof a blast furnace at the Illinois steelWorks today five workmen were terriblyburned, one of them fatally.

COAST GLEANINGS.of the Oneida in

Alaskan Waters.

Seventy-seven Chinese SalmonCanners Drowned

A Mysterious Shootiusr Affair atSacramento.

A Pomona Man Arrested for Forging Hi;,

Wife's Name?Explosion of aPowder House.

Associated Press Disnatches.lSan Francisco, May 25.?Captain An-

derson, of the ship Oneida, arrived lion-tonight on the schooner Mary Kimball.He reports that his ship was wreckedApril 20th, on Hennine's rock, Sanekisland, during a dense fog. Thirty-

three Chinese and forty-five white menescaped, and seventy-seven Chinese aremissing, and believed to be drowned.They were en route to the salmon fish-eries in Alaska. Details of the wreckhave not yet been obtained. TheOneida was built in Maine in 1800, wasof 1,300 tons burden, and owned byLeon Sloss.

Later?The Oneida had on board 110Chinese and forty-five white men, nearlyall of which were on their way to a sal-mon cannery on Lanck island, in theBering sea. On the afternoon ofApril 20th the Oneida had nearlyreached her destination. CaptainAnderson stated that he made a run ofabout thirty miles to clear the south-west point oi" the island. At 9 p. m. hesupposed he was a long distance fromthe land. He could not see on accountof a heavy fog. He put back about threemiles, expecting to pass on the oppositeside of the point. Instead, the vesselstruck on Hennine's rock, on the south-west end of the island. A heavy seawas on and in a short time the Oneidawas a total wreck. The white men andthirty-three Chinese escaped inboats, orfloated ashore on pieces of the wreck.Seventy-seven Chinese were undoubt-edly drowned, as they have never beenheard of. The Oneida had on board ma-terial for building and running a salmoncannery, which was to have been erectedon the island.

MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.

A Stranger Found Dying at SacramentoFrom Itullet Wounds.

Sacramento, May 25. ?About 10 o'clockthis forenoon Police Officer Farrell founda man lying on the levee sr.fh.ring fro.JJthe effects of two bullet wounds, one inthe head and the other in the stomach.The wounded man gave his name as Ed-ward Goodwin, aged 52, and said he wasa native of New York. Being informedthat his wounds would doubtless provefatal, and that he had better give theaddress of his relatives, he refused to doso and remarked: "It will be betterthat they know nothing about this af-fair." lie informed the chief of policethat he came to Sacramento Saturdayfrom San Francisco, and that a Germanor Swede, whom he accused of stealinghis blankets, first threw red pepper inhis eyes and then shot him. Goodwindied at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Theman who did the shooting escaped. Thechief of police does not believe the storytold by Goodwin. He thinks the deadman was the companion of the personwho killed him; that they had probablybeen associated in some disreputablebusiness, and finally quarreled, and thattheir associations were of such a naturethat he did not dare reveal them.

ASSAULTED AND REATKN.

Two Men Battered by Striking UnionIron-Molders.

San Francisco, May 25.?Louis Syl-vester, a non-union foundryman em-ployed at the Golden State and Miners'iron works, was assaulted and badlybeaten this afternoon by men whom heclaims to have recognized as unionmolders out on strike.

Early this morning the proprietor ofthe Enterprise lunch kitchen, who hasbeen supplying the non-union employedin tho foundries with food, was assaultedby three men whom he claims wereunion molders.

DRUGGED ANDRORBED.

An English Tourist Fleeced in SanFrancisco.

San Francisco, May 25. ?John J.Green arrived in this city Thursdaynight last from New York by way ofLos Angeles. He is an Englishtourist on his way to NewZealand. Saturday night Mr. Greendropped in at a Market-street saloon.At 2 o'clock this morning an officerfoundhim unconscious on his back in an alley.A leather bag containing £70 in gold,his pocket book, gold chain and silverwatch, together with letters and valua-ble papers were missing. Green claimsthat he was drugged and then robbed.

A Coolie Shoots Ills Rival.

San Jose, May 25.?Last night JunQuong shot Yun Choy as he was leavingthe house of Lung Gum, a woman whomQuong charges Choy had enticed awayfrom him. The bullet lodged in theback of his neck. Choy is in a danger-ous condition.

Fell Under the Wheels.Martinez, Cal., May 25.?Today an

unknown man, who was in an intoxi-cated condition, tried to board a localtrain and missed his footing, and wasrun over above the knees. The manwas about 45 years old. He will prob-ably die.

Fought Over a Girl.San Francisco, May 25. ?During a pic-

nic at Shellmound park today two hood-lums engaged in a fight over a girl. Therow became general among their friends.The police who tried to stop it were veryrouglily handled. The principals es-caped.

Powder House Blown Up.

Wkaverville, Cal., May 25.?Thepowder house of W. F. Smith & Co.blew up last night. The house was justout of town and contained about onethousand pounds of giant powder. Theexplosion was fearful. Lamps were

blown down, windows broken, doorsblown open and plastered houses badlywrecked. Another powder house, 100feet distant, was badly injured, but thepowder did not explode.

The Moss Trial.N u'A, May 25.?Saturday night, after

being out nine hours, the juryin theMoss case, in which the defendant wascharged with criminal assault, returneda Verdict acquitting Ore ana Moss anddisagreeing upon Homer Moss.

Buried by Moonlight.

Yu'.wii.u:. May 25. ?J. H. Davis, aresident here, and a member of the OddFellows' lodge, died at San Francisco onthe 24th inst. The Odd Fellows tookcharge of the funeral and buried him intheir cemetery tonight by the light ofthe moon.

Battle of Bautains.Benicia, Cal., May 25. ?The two ban-

tam weights, Gallagher and Joell, ofSari Francisco, fought to a finish at theBenicia Athletic Club last night. Thetight was a good one and lasted seven-teen rounds, when Juell was knockedout.

Forged His Wire's Name.Pomona, Cal., May 25. ?Edward M.

Loughry, one of the most prominentyoung men of Pomona,has been arrestedon the charge of forging his wife's nameto notes aggregating $14,000.

Death of a Napa Pioneer.

Napa, Cal., May 25. ?Jessie Grigsby,one of Napa county's pioneers, died thismorning. He was a native of Tennessee,aged 71.

St. Helena's New Daily.

Sr. Helena, May 25.?The Daily Re-flector made its first appearance thismorning. It is democratic in politics.

BALL AND BAT.

SUNDAY GAMES ON THE CALI-FORNIA DIAMONDS.

An Interesting Twelve-Innings ContestBetween San Francisco and Sacra-mento?The Stocktons' New Battery.

San Francisco, May 25.?1n the gamethis afternoon between San Franciscoand Sacramento the score was tied inthe ninth innings at Oto o,and remainedso till the twelfth, when Sacramentomade the winning run. Score : Sacra-mento, 7 ;San Francisco, 6.

Stockton vs. Oakland.Stockton, May 25. ?Stockton had a

new battery, KilroyandVogt, in againstthe Oaklands today, and won by a scoreof oto 3. Cobb pitched for Oakland.The score was about even until theninth innings. The contest was excitingand well played.

Visalia vs. Merced.Merced, Cal., May 25.?The game be-

tween Visalia and Merced was closelycontested today until the seventh inn-ings, when the Visalias made five runs,winning the game. Score: Merced, 7;Visalia, 10.

American Association.

Philadelphia, May 25.?Athletics, 9;St. Louis, 0.

Syracuse, May 25.?Syracuse, 4;Louisville, 13.

Brooklyn, May 25.?First game?Brooklyn, 3; Columbus, 13. Secondgame?Brooklyn, 1; Columbus, 9.

Rochester,* May 25. ?Toledo gamepostponed; rain.

Crack Shots.

San Diego, May 25.?The shoot for thePeters medal for Southern California, atCoronado beach, today, was won byMartinez Chick, of this city. Chickwill leave for San Francisco tomor-row to shoot with J. P. Brewer,the champion of Australia. The con-test will be three shoots of UK) birdseach, thirty yards, for $250 a side; theshoots to take place May 28th, 29th and30th.

Found Dead inRed.Benicia, Cal., May 25.?John Lund, a

Swede, aged about 42 years, was founddead in bed today. He was last seenalive on Tuesday, when he was at workat the Benicia tannery. The jury foundthat he came to his death from unknowncauses.

He Also Had Rules.He had opened a restaurant in Buf-

falo, says the New York Sun, a»d aftertwo or three weeks he called at a bankto get the cash on a small check re-ceived from some one in Philadelphia.

"Have to be identified, sir," said theteller, as he shoved it back. '"But lam Blank, of the new restau-rant around the corner."

"Must be identified.""This is payable to me or order, and

I've endorsed it," protested the restau-rateur.

"Can't help it, sir. Rules of thebank."

The man went out and brought someone back to identify him, and the moneywas handed over. Three days later theteller dropped in fora lunch at the new-restaurant. He had taken a seat andgiven his order, when the proprietor ap-proached him and said:

"Have to be identified, sir.""How? What?""Have to be identified before you can

get anything here, sir.""Identified? 1 don't understand you,"

protested the teller."Plain as day, sir. Rule of the house

that all bank officials have to be identi-fied. Better go out and find some re-sponsible party who knows you."

"Hanged if I do!" growled the teller,and he reached for his hat and coat andbanged the door hard as he went out.

Where Cost Doesn't Count.Mr. Scales?"You say you are going to

leave the grocery business, because youare tired of hearing men complain abouthigh prices and grumble at the ex-penses of living; but where can you gothat you will not near such com-plaints?"

Clerk?"l'm going to get a job as bar-tender." ?[New York Weekly.

Out of Labels.

"I've brought you a box of cigars,George, dear." "Thank you, love.Are they llavanas?" "No, dear. Iasked for llavanas, but the man said hehadn't any Havana labels on hand."?[Boston Courier.

FOREIGN FLASHES.Stanley Answers Salisbury's

Strictures.

His Letter Couched in CausticTerms.

England Might as Well SurrenderEverything to Germany.

Emperor William Thrown from His Car-riage?lrish Nationalist Meetings

Suppressed.

Associated Press Disnatches.l

London, May 25.?The Timet prints along und caustic letter from Stanley inreply to the recent utterances of LordSalisbury. Mr. Stanley declares boldlythat if the German colonial demands begranted, it will be more economical tomake Germany a gift of the whole of theBritish sphere. Then British investorsmight obtain shillings for the poundsthat they have been credulously vic-timized out of. In conclusion, he de-clares that the German sphere is thelinest in Africa, and adds : "Still theircry is 'Give! give!' If you think theyare better adapted than the English tocivilize Africa, do nothing half-heartedly;yield all, including Egypt; you shall nothear any protest from me."

FATHER MARTIN'S VAGARIES.

Catholics and Protestants Perplexed bythe Ex-Priest's Conduct.

Montreal, May 25. ?Rev. Mr. Mar-tin, the ex-Catholic priest who caused asensation a short time ago by announc-ing that he would return to the Catholicchurch, and then disappeared from pub-lic view, leaving his wife, attendedservices at a Presbyterian churchthis morning with his wife.He said tonight that, havingbecome discouraged through ill-healthand inability to support his family, hemade an agreement with the arch-bishop to return to the Catholic churchon condition that his family would beprovided for. He then went downto Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to theTrappists' monastery, where theabbot instructed to receivehim as a priest. Going into retreat hefound his domestic ties too strong, andhe accordingly returned to his family.The archbishop was seen tonight, buthad little to say. The Protestant clergyare much perplexed over the man'svagaries.

IRISH NATIONALISTS.

Meetings of the Patriots Prevented bythe Police.

Dublin, May 25. ?Notwithstandingthat the government has proclaimednational meetings, a crowd of twothousand persons welcomed Dillon,O'Brien and other members of parlia-ment at Limerick Junction, today, andspeeches were made. The police con-tented themselves with warning thespeakers. The members of parliamentthen went to New Tipperary, but thepolice there dispersed the meeting bythe free use of clubs. O'Brien de-nounced the police, but advised the peo-ple'not to offer undue resistance, as thenationalist leaders desired to avoidbloodshed. During a banquet at thenational shoot two bombs were explodedin the street, but no one was in jured.

PANAMA CANAL.

Contract Let for Its Completion in FourYears.

Panama, May 25.?The Colon Telegramprints a dispatch from M. Santereau, atParis, to Count Gousseneaur, in whichhe says: "I have contracted for thecom] letion of the canal in four years.The government and Le Matin are in myfavor. Napoleon Foutons, formerly sec-retary-general of the canal company,will leave for Colombia at the end ofMay."

The Kaiser Takes a Tumble.Potsdam, May 25. ?While the emperor

was out driving with the Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, today, the horses shied andthe emperor sprang out of the carriage,falling on his right arm. Atthe sametime the prince was thrown out of thecarriage. Neither was hurt.

French Racing Events.Paris, May 25.?The prix de Diane

(French oaks) was won today at Chan-tilly,by three lengths, hy Pierre Do-non's chestnut filly, Wandora; Aumont'schestnut tilly,Native, second ; Lilianethird.

Austrian Rioters.Vienna, May 25. ?Labor agitation at

Pilsen has been renewed. The strikershave pillaged stores, inns and vicarages.Many rioters have been arrested atTrophan.

Lepers Cured.London, May 25.?Father Muller, of

the Jesuits' college Mangalore, India,claims to have cured several lepers bythe Count Matteiss system.

A Frightful Leap.Paris, May 25.?A girl 21 years of age

committed suicide today by leaping fromthe tower of the cathedral of NotreDame.

Outrageous Contempt.Eastern Kentucky justice of the

peace?"l tine you $5 for contempt o'coht, sah." Attendant?' 1On whatgrounds, your honor?" Justice of thepeace?"You took the constable out jes'a while ago and treated him, an' neversaid a word to the coht."?[Life.

Something the Syndicate Can Have.Cumso :"Isee that an English syndi-

cate is after the American springs?Sara-toga, and the rest of them." Fangle."After the American springs? I wishsome English syndicate would gobblethe American winters." ?[Smith, Gray&Co.'s Monthly.

Tit for Tat.

Mrs. Fussy: "I saw you coming outof a saloon, John, when I was in thenext street shopping." "My dear, youshouldn't do your shopping in theneighborhood of" saloons." ?[Texas Sitt-ings.

A REIGN OF TERROR.

Bloodshed inthe Steerage of the SteamerCity of Rome.

New York, May 25.?As the oceanracer city of Rome, which arrived today,left Queenstown, a stabbing affray oc-curred in the steerage between somecattlemen and firemen. One of themmay die. According to the statement ofpassengers, a reign of terror prevailedin the steerage during the entire trip.Revolvers were flourished and free fightsindulged in, which resulted in severalmen being injured.

AT THEIR OWN RISK.

The Dominion Government Refuses toProtect the Seal Poachers.

Chicago, May 25.?A special fromOttawa says : The dominion governmenthas informed the owners of sealing ves-sels on the Pacific coast that they canoffer no assurance that their vessels willbe free from molestation if caught byAmerican cruisers in the Bering sea,and in hunting seal in those waters theytake the whole responsibility for whatmay follow.

Reviewing Stand Collapsed.Kansas City, May 25.?The twenty-

second annual meeting of the TurnVerein of Missouri valley occurred to-day. During the games one of the re-viewing stands collapsed, precipitatingthe occupants to the ground, painfullyinjuring many.

A Widow's Mysterious Death.

San Andreas, Cal., May 25.?Lastnight Mrs. Mary Ellis, a w id"ow residing

lat Central, started from home to meether son, whom she was expecting fromSan Andreas. This morning her deadbody was found floating in a well. Shewas an old resident of this county, andleaves a family of grown-up sons anddaughters.

A DROWNING CASUALTY.SAD TERMINATIONOF A PLEASURE

EXCURSION.

Eight Men, Women and Children Find aWatery Grave?The Result of Over-crowding a Flat-Bottomed Boat.

Fall Rivkb, Mass., May 25.?A terri-ble accident occurred at Watuppa lakethis afternoon. Seven men and womenand a number of children went rowingin a flat-bottomed boat, the seatingcapacity of which was only eight. Therewas a strong wind blowing and thewater was rough. In a short time theparty was observed trying to work theirway toward the shore just north of thepumping-station. When the boat waswithin twentyfeet of the shore one ofthe children began rocking it, and with-out a moment's warning the boat cap-sized. Two men at the pumping-stationwere the only ones in sight, and theycould do nothing. Mr. Turner, of theunfortunate party, was the only one whocould swim. He succeeded in bringingone man ashore, and four others of theparty managed to reach the land in anexhausted condition. The people on theshore cried to the others to cling to theboat, but their failing strength was un-equal to the task, and they sank beforeaid could be procured.

The following were drowned: SamuelWittles, aged 50; Mrs. Wittles, aged 45;Henry Wittles, aged 10; Samuel Wittles,Jr., aged 12; Levina Buckley, aged 35;Fred Buckley, aged 3; Willie Buckley,aged 8; Willie Turner, aged 9.

ON THE ILL-FATED OREGON.Judge Drummond Refused to Leave the

Sinking Ship Tillall Were Saved.A gentleman who was a follow-passen-

ger with the late Judge Drummond onthe ill-fated ocean steamer Oregon,which went down in the Atlantic someyears ago, tells the following incident,which shows the calm,imperturbable andheroic mind and mold of the distin-guished jurist:

"When everybody was making a wildscramble for the boats to save them-selves from the sinking steamer, JudgeDrummond was one of the coolest menon the ship. He joined the captain andother officers in asssisting thepassengers to get into the boats.When several boats had been filled andput safely off, he was told he must nowget in himself. Looking at the scoresstill on deck and in immediate danger ofbeing engulfed at any moment, he re-fused to go, saying: 'No; I am an oldman, and have lived my days out. Mostof those who are here are yet young orin the prime of life. They "may be use-ful to the world, and" all "such areneeded. A worn-out old man can serveno purpose to the world except as amemory or a bother to those who havethe care of him in his old age. I shallstay here and see that all the womenand children are saved first and then theolder people. Ifafter this Ican be saved

1 shall be glad to joinyou, for life is al-ways sweet and desirable at any age.'

"To this he steadfastly adhered, norcould he be induced to change his mind.The water was washing over the deckwhen the last boat-load had left the ves-sel, and the judge saw that there wasroom enough for him. He then tookhis place, the last man, except one ortwo of the ship's officers, to leave thesteamer. He stood there like the statueof some great hero,and issued directions,and even commands, as calmly as if hehad been rendering a decision on thebench. No one in all that com-pany at that terrible hour willever forget Judge Drummond and hisvirtual sacrifice of his life forhis fellow passengers. His offering wasas surely a giving of his life for hisfellow-men as if he had died, since itwas only aprovidential interference thatprevented his going down then. LikeOurtiUi of old he put in the service ofhis country the greatest gift, and offeredto her and to humanity the highest sac-rifice possible to man?his life."?[Chi-cago Times.

A Culinary Mistake.AtBelminico's in Thompson street.Col Somin? Look heah, you black ras-

cal, heah's a piece of tortoise-shell combin my beef stew.

Waiter?Beg yoah pahdon, sir; thecook's made a mistake and given youterrapin instead of beef.?[Texas Sitt-ings.

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