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Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
CRINNELL A SCENE OF RUIN.
Fire Causes Terrible Havoc in the
Beautiful College Town.
FoRTY-oNE BUILDINGS BURNED.
Nearly the Entire Business Portion of
the Place in Ashes-Iioss Nearly
$2OO,oOO-Other Iowa
News.
The GrinneIi Fire.

DEs MONIES, H., June 12.-Grlnnell, the
beautiful college town fifty miles east OF
here, was visited by very destructive fire
this afternoon IL caught IN an elevator
south of the Rock Island track, and swept
over a large part of the business part OF the
town, burning forty-one buildings. Grin
nell has no waterworks, but has steam en-
gine that depends upon wells for supply.
Soon after the fire got headway an appeal
for help was sent to Marshalltown, and
special train with hose and trucks came
flying down. Brooklyn also responded with
q chemical engine, and the united efforts OF
all three cities succeeded in holding the
flames In check, after burning q large part
of the business houses.
The fire was kept out of the residence por-
tion of the city, but thousands of dollars
worth of dry goods and other goods from the
stores were dumped in the public square.
A telegram was sent to Governor Larrabee
asking him to order out company G, Of the
Iowa National guard, located at Grinnell, to
protect property. He was absent, but his
private secretary replied that the sheriff and
his posse must do that unless they were not
able to do so, and so the order was not given.
Great confusion prevailed, but at a late hour
tonight the guards are patrolling the streets
and watching the property, and the town Is
becoming quiet again.
Forty.one buildings, mostly frame, were
burned, including Treat e. Co.'s elevator; o.
A. Faytor 81 Co., agricultural implements;
Miles, Chaffee's office: city hall; Herald Of
flee; Morrison, Mcintosh & Co.'s glove fac
tory; Merchants National bank; postoffice;
A. Mcintosh & Co.'s general store; III. Proc
tors jewelry store; telephone office; J. G.
johnson & Co., drugs; Metropolitan bakery;
Williams & Schroop, tailors; Palmer &
Bartlett, grocers; Mrs. lyon. millinery;
Buck & Thomas, hardware; three restaur-
ants and two meat markets; Nelson 81 Pow
ell grocers; A. II. Heald, -four, and nearly
dozen other stores.
IT is probable that the loss will be from
$l50,000 to 5000, 000 Most of the buildings
were partly insured
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-fSpecial Telegram
to The BEE. pensions granted Nebraskans:
Original nva!id-Ira McCallister, Michael
g. Rider, William Callen, Lafayette Shipley,
Simon Feary, John M. Breeden. Increase
Daniel Peer, Jacob Row. Reissue and in
crease-Edwin @. Parkinson.
Pensions allowed Iowans Original inva-
lld-Moses ID. Rheinhart, deceased; Peter
Beaver. William Washkow, Daniel Davis,
burn, Walter S. johnson, John Ritland,
Ebenezer Belsinger, John Hardwick. Re
storation and increase-Peter j. Swindberg,
Frederick A. Belknap Increase George
L. Gregory Constantin Hinlsel, Dewitt G.
Cram, Adolph Klein. Original widows, @ tc.
Sarah Z. Baird, former widow of William
r. Workman
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
A SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS
Fearful Wreck of Sunday Schoo
Excursion In Ireland.
OVER SEVENTY CHILDREN KILLED
Armagh suspcnds All business ana
Her People Mourn For the
Little Ones Who Are
Gone.
The Railroad omciais Arrested.

DUBLIN, June IA train containing 1. 200
persons from Armagh, composed Of Metho-
dist Sunday school scholars, their teachers
and relatives, was wrecked near that place,
IL was first reported that fifty children were
killed, but later dispatches show the accident
was far more serious. Seventy bodies have
been taken from the wreck and there are
others buried under the debris Over one
hundred passengers were injured. Tho people
were going on an excursion to Warren Point
The following particulars were received IN
regard to the accident to the excursion train:
Tho excursion party left Armagh, this morn
ing, in two trains. The accident occurred ut
point where the trains had to ascend a
grade on bank fifty-five feet high. The
first train ascended the grade without
trouble. The second section attempted to
ascend, but the weight proved too much for
the engine. Several cars were detached
and were allowed to run back toward
the level track, but before they reached
it they came in collision with the
train from Armagh which was proceeding
at good rate Of speed. The excursion cars
were completely wrecked. Harts volun-
teers were soon at hand and the dead and
wounded were taken from the wreck and
carried down the bank. Medical aid was
called and special tram from Belfast
brought to the scene twenty surgeons from
tnat Guy anu nunOcr OF medical men from
other places. The disaster is unparalleled
in the railroad history of Ireland All the
shops in Armagh were closed this afternoon
and the people are in general mourning. The
engineer, fireman and guard of the train and
the traffic managers and clerks We're sum.
moned before n magistrate and were re-
manded on charge of beng responsible for
he accident.
The snrieks of the children were horrible
Many were manged beyond recognition.
There is scarcely family in Armagh that
has not some one dead, and in many cases
whole families were killed. Before starting
on the fatal excursion the children paraded
through the streets of Armagh with flags
and banners, and the town folks turned
out almost en- masse to wish them
a happy holiday. The train consisted
of fifteen carriages. The bulk OF the
children were in the front portion of the
train. Only about dozen children were
killed. The majority of the victims were
about twenty years Of age They were in
the last carriage, which was completely
smashed. All the bodies have now been
taken from the wreck. The total killed is
seventy-two, of which siXtyfou have been
identified. The number Of the injured Is
about onc-thrd of the entire number of pas.
scngers. Many of these are certain to sue
cumb to the effects of their injuries.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
AMERICAN CIVIL ENGINEERS.
The Party Of Two Hundred Who are
Doing England.

IC0pWiglt 1889 bv James Gordon Bennett.1
LONDON, June 12.-[ New York Herald
Cable-Spccial to THE BEE. THE party of
two hundred American civil engineers, rep
resenting the greatest engineering industry
in the United States, arrived in London to-
day. All of them were delighted with the
reception already accorded them in the north
and south, they had enjoyed during the
Whitsuntide recess, and they all looked for
ward with eager expectancy to the long roll
of entertainments, dinners, receptions and
inspections they are to go through in and
around the metropolis.
The reception rooms of the Institute of
Civil Engineers, at Westminster, were
crowded all day with an ever varying stream
of guests, who came in to register their ad-
dress and secure mails from the country over
the sea, where they belonged.
The members of the party who had come
over by the City of Richmond, were especi-
ally amused by the big collection of in
slantaneous photos, which had been taken
on hoard by one of their number, George
Weeks, and which were scattered over the
table of the outer reception room in bundles
in great variety and endless profusion. They
were from an instantaneous machine and
were taken surreptitiously and otherwise; (;
those of the former class, il need not be
said excited the most amusement, for even
engineers they are funny things TO dissipate
the ennui of life on ship board.
Yesterdays gathering however, was
purely an informal affair and the regular
round of sightseeing and receptions does not
begin until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
after which hour, all their time will be occu-
pied responding to invitations, until the Goth
inst, when the party leaves for Paris.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
MRS. MAVERICK IN COURT.
The American Accused OF Poisoning
Her English Husband.

tCoppioht 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.l
LIVERPOOL. June 12-INew York Herald
Cable-Spccial to THE BEE. IA rine hours
sitting to-day of the county Justices. before
whom Mrs. Mnybrick made her first appear
ance in public on the charge of having done
her late husband to death by arsenical pois-
oning, has served to exhaust only half of the
evidence, in the long chain of facts. The eX-
citement around the new county sessions
house. Islington, where the magisterial in
vestigation was opened, ana will be contin-
ued tomorrow, has been strung 10 the high
est pitch.
At 10 o'clock the presiding magis-
trates took their seats The court was
already filled with persons professionally en-
gagged or interested in the case. The jury's
gallery was occupied by fashionably dressed
ladies, whist the public gallery contained n
mixed audience of the respectable class.
Superintendent Bryning conducts the case
for the prosecution, and the prisoner has the
advantage of Mir. Hickford's counsel, who
is the leading junior at the bar in this city.
Mr. A. Briefly, cotton broker, whose in
tmacy with the wife of the deceased
gentleman has brought him into unpleasant
prominence, was not represented by counsel,
as before the coroner, nor did he put in an
appearance. Another much Interested per-
son. however, has retained as counsel MIR.
Edgecomb, on behalf of Baroness Won Rogue,
mother of the accused lady.
The court was hushed when, in response
to the command of Superintendent Bryning,
Mrs. Maybrck was brought into the dock
from below. She approached the dock rail
with firm step and head erect. She is q
slightly built person, of medium height; and,
according to popular report, is good looking,
having light golden hair. She was shrouded
from head TO foot in a heavy black cape and
nothing but the chin of the prisoner was visi.
BILE to the court. Her widows veil, which
she never once lifted, completely hid the
upper part of her lace. A comfortable
looking arm char was provided,
and into this she settled down,
her head reclining, unmoved, on the
upholstery, while Superintendent Bryning
unfolded, in succinct, concise and unbi-
assed way, the whole series of startling
facts already disclosed before Coroner Cross.
The examination OF the witnesses was di-
rected to show that the deceased took nerve
tonics containing arsenic, but the only new
fact elected was that Briefly paid London
hotel bill of 60 lbs Cd. The court adjourned
till tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
A SOP TO OERBERUs.
Trying to Get Around the Chicago-St.
Paul Freight Cut.

CHICAGO, June H. Special Telegram to
THE BEE, The break in the Chcago-St
Paul rates is apparently no nearer settled
than before. After strong session of the
Western Freight association this morning it
was decided to postpone consideration of the
reduction in local rates until tomorrow af-
ternoon, pending an answer to proposition
made to the lake lines for an advance in
through rates to the old basis.
1t was given out on the quiet that the prop
osition was made to the lake lines only to
gain time, no one believing it would be ac-
cepted. 1t was that the lake lines should
take per cent of the entire through busi-
ness; that the through rates be advanced to
the old figure, and that no differentials be
gwen any one. The trouble with this propo-
sition is that there can be 10 guarantee of
the agreed division of traffic.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Salt Lake Items,

SALT LAKE CIrY, June Ia Special Tele-
gram to THE BEE. &c Bender, Omaha; j.
w. Clarke and wife, Odessa, and j. b. Lit
tie, Hastings, are in the city.
The city registration, just completed, shows
about SIX thousand names. The estimated
gentle majority on careful calculations, is
placed at one hundred.
The recorded real estate sales for lastweek
were $3.50, 100.
Il. A. Ireland, n prominent candidate for
United States marshal, has returned from
Washington, where he has been for the past
six months.
The fight between the oarsmen and Gar
field beach has been called off, Mr.. O'Con-
nor Withdrawing his suit for damages and
the railroad abating the item of 5000 freight
charges. The oarsmen went east yesterday
via the Union Pacific. They go direct to
E,Oylnnl
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
General MeigS' Suggestion.

WAsHINeToN, June 12.-General Meigs,
architect of the pension building, has ad-
dressed letter to the commissioner Of pen
sions suggesting that the flags borne in
battle by the soldiers Of the United States,
and those captured by them in the war, be
hung around the walls of the pension office
building. He says that the intent of congrsse
regarding the captured flags is that they
shall be displayed in some proper public
place. The commissioner has replied to
General Meigs that he will readily assist him
in this project if the pension building be
made waterproof The roof of the building
leaks badly in several places.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
A NINE CAVE.
The Earth Settles Under n Street I'm
Wiikesbarre, Pa.

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, June IA disastrous
cave in took place here late this afternoon
The Hollenbeck and Hellnan vein mines are
situated under thickly settled portion of
the city. They are a thousand feet deep, and
for years past no coal was supposed to be
mined in that portion of it underlying the
city, for fear the earth would sink. AT 4
O'Clock a crash came and one of the principal
thorougnfares of the city was filled with
crevices from which gas escaped in huge
volumes. The owners of houses are greatly
alarmed The men in the mines had all they
could do to save their lives. Some of the
mules were killed. Eight hundred men and
boys are thrown out of work. The niue
owners loss will be over 100000, and the
loss to property owners on the surface will
be double that amount
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Arraignedin Court.

New YORK, June l2.-Maroney and
and Mcdonald, the two ECronin sus-
poets arrested yesterday, were arraigned in
court to day and remandcd without bail to
await the arrival OF Chicago detectives.
After being arraigned and lremanded both
men talked 10 the reporter. Mcdonald said
he came here from Philadelphia four years
ago and has never been OUT Of the city since,
aud has not Travelled five miles on railroad
since that time For the past thirteen
months he has been employed in black
smith shop on First avenue. Referring 70
the statement in the morning that he had
been In Indiana, Mcdonald said that such
was not the case. He never had been in that
state. The only time he ever met Dillon
was on the lst OF May last. lie neyer said a
word 10 Dillon about DIR. CroniH.
hIaroney said that he lrSg became 2c-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Is 1T sERIoUs9
A Cablegram From Hayti Creates Ex-
citement in washington.

citement I'm Washington.
WASHINGTON, June lS.-Some excitement
was manifested at the state and navy depart
ments upon the receipt ofa cablegram from
Commander Kellogg at Hayti. Secretary
Tracy Immediately communicated the in
formation to Secretary Blaine. who carried
the news to the president Every one con-
nected with the state and navy departments
who is in position to know the contents OF
the cablegram refuses to say anything about
IL, except one official, who complained that
the sender did not appear know much about
the situation. Nevertheless, it was generally
believed at the departments that the news
from Hayti is not reassuring, and it was cur.
rently reported that Captain OKane had
been ordered to sail Immediately for the seat
of trouble with the Boston, whicn has just
been reftted at New York
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
SALT LAKE CITY.
Relief For Johnstown-OfficI APP
MISUNDERSTANDING Personals

SALT LAKE CITY, June 12.-ISpecial Telo-
gram to THE BEE. About $4,000 was real
lied by a concert IN the tabernacle last night.
One fourth will 90 10 Seattle, the balance to
Johnstown.
The appointment Of Hoyt Sherman as re-
ceiver of public moneys gives general salts
faction. The appointment OF New Hamp-
shire man as register of the land office is con-
siderable Of surprise, as Utah had quite q
number of prominent candidates.
j. ID. Pope and wife, H. Bevder, c.. Ii.
Branard, G. Is: Eversoll and wife, F.; b.
Gilmore, N. II. Leece, Frank Mitchell, all OF
Omaha; A. G. Thompson, Council Bluffs;
DIR. j. NJ. Peck, Davenport, Ia; F.. Malone
and T.. A. Oswald, Lincoln are in the city. q
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Requisition Papers Granted.

SPRiNGFIELD, June 12-Beforc midnight,
tonight, 1T is likely that John Maroney and
Charles Mcdonald, of New York City, will
be in the hands of the Chicago officials.
Last night requisition papers were secretly
issued by the governor to Thomas Farrell, a
representative of States-Attorney Longe-
necker, for the arrest of Maroney and Nc
Donald for completely in the Cronin murder.
The matter was zealously guarded until this
afternoon, when the officials IN the governors
office admitted to the Associated press repre-
sentative that the requisition had really been
granted and that Farrell had left for the
east last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
STANLEY HEARD FROM.
A Large Number or His Men Dead
From Disease and Namine.

ZANZIBAR, June IA letter received here
from Urur on the southwestern shore of
Victoria Nyanza, dated December 2, reports
the arrival there of Stanley with number
of invalid members of his force. The letter
says Stanley has sustained heavy losses, a
large number of his men having died from
disease and famine. The explorer had re-
Joined and left Einin Pasha at Unyara, on
the northwestern shore of the lake.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
More Damage by Water.

HoLYoKE, Mass, June l2.-Three canals
supply the water power for the mills here.
Yesterday the water broke through the race
way at the Cabol street mill, demolishing
the southern part of the building and carry
ing away the railroad bridge. Only for a
lower canal for the water 10 euter into the
water would have submerged the entlre
lower part Of the city. The damage will
amount TO probably 800, 900, and will neaes-
state tie closing If all Tic mills until re
DaircG.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Republican Central Committee.

DEs MONIES, Ia, June 12-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. The Republican
State Central committee met here to-day and
selected Des Moines as the place for the
next convention. ana August IA as'the date.
Hon. John IRWIN, of Keokuk, was named for
temporary chairman. Keeping the old ratio
of representation, the next convention will
be the largest ever held, the call providing
for 1,15l delegates. The convention will
nominate candidates for governor, Judge OF
supreme court, superintendent of schools
and railroad commissioners.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
HE FAIRLY ROTTED.
Death of Boy from The Rare Dis
ease, Necrosis.

ST. JOSEPH, June 12-[Special Telegram
to The BEE. George Starmer, aged four
teen years, who died in South Park yester-
day, suffered from disease which has been
a puzzle to medical men. About four years
ago he awoke one night with u sensation in
one of his heels as if somo one had pricked
it with a knife. There was no wound, but
on the next day the heel began to swell and
soon began TO tester and slough away.
From the heel the affection spread upward
and over the body, until, at one time, every
bone in his body was affected with what is
termed necrosis, or death of the bone.
The sloughing was fearful, at one time
over four pints of pus being drawn from one
of the abcesses. All was done for him that
was possible but with no good results and
he died after suffering four years.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Brice Succeeds Barnum.

New YoRK, June 12-Calvin S. Brice has
been elected chairman of the democratic
national committee. Shortly after noon the
committee was called to order. After ad-
dresses upon the deaths of William II. Bar
nun and Captain w. Dawson, resolutions of
regret were adopted and Brice was unani-
mously elected chairman. AT 3 o'clock the
committee WAS still in session behind closed
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
LIGHTNING STROKES.
Much Damage Done in New York
ana brooklyn.

New YORK, Juno IA heavy wind and
thunder storm visited New York and Brook
lyn last evening. Lightning struck IN sew
eral places. A building in course Of ercc-
ton in Brooklyn was blown down ana six
workmen were buried in tho ruins, two OF
whom were killed. st. James Catholic
church IN Brooklyn, which was the ca:ked
raj of the diocese until month ago, wps
struck by lightning during the storm ald
inside q few hours was burned, causing u
damage OF about $780, The Calleheer
Insulated Wire Works, AZ East Newark,
were struck by lightning and SGT ON fire,
Tho loss Ia estimated at froIa sG5, 600 TO
xlUp.uQ0.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13

quainted with Dillon in Philadelphia years
ago. He believed the charge against Nc
Donald and himself had been brought so as
10 make a scandal for the friends of Sulli-
van. He had known Dillon when he was an
obscure slipper maker and had seen him go
up from that until he had secured enough
power to be able to order the arrest OF n man
in Timbuctoo or China, so long as he was
sullivan man. In regard TO Mcdonald,
Maroney said he had been acquainted with
him for some time. While they were not
enemies, they were not particularly friendly.
As TO the charge OF murder, both denied any
knOwledre of H.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Another Montana Gold Find.

MIssoULA, Mont, June 1e.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE, little town Of
Grantsdalc is beside itself with excitement
over big gold find. James Anickbonner,
while bathing in Gold creek, found dozen
large gold nuggets, which he took to Grants
dale and showed to a friend. In three hours
every man in town able to go away was on
the road TO the new discovery. great deal
of gold was found along Gold creek in the
early days, but no one had ever before made
q find sufficient TO justify the erection of a
placer claim.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
A Newspaper Change.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June .12.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. Major John S. Bttin-
ger, of st. Joseph, to-day, purchased the
entire stock OF the Daily Herald, the morning
republican organ, and win assume editorial
control next Monday. He was editor and
half owner of the same paper for several
years, ending in 1878, and from 1881 to 1855
was managing editor OF the Kansas City
journal. He is one of the best known re-
publicans In the state, and one of the oldest
newspaper men in the west. There will be
no changes in the staff,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
DicKinson-Sherman.

WATERLOO, Ia, June 12.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE,l-Miss Lena .Kimball
Sherman, only daughter of Ex-Governor
Buren, Il. Sherman, was married in this city
Mt o'clock this afternoon to DIR. ID. w. Dick
inson, of Des Moines. Rev. G.. A. Cham
bers, of Christ Episcopal church, performed
the ceremony. A large number of guests
were present from Des Moines, Vinton and
elsewhere. Mr.. and Mrs. Dikinson left this
afternoon for Des Moines, their future home
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Rank Failure I'm Dakota.

MINNEApoLIs, June 12-The Journals
Wahpeton, OAK, special says the Bank of
Wahpeton assigned this morning. There
has been heavy run on the bank. The
assets and liabilities are unknown.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
The County clerks.

DEs MONIES, Ia, June l2,-[Special Tel
egram to The BEE, IA state convention of
the county clerks of Iowa met here to-day
Thirty counties were represented and the
following officers were elected; President,
William Musson, Polk county; vice-presl-
deAt, o. p. Wyland, Shelby county; secre-
tary, L. Nj. Funk, Carroll county; treasurer,
John ii. Borough, Warren county The
clerks will attempt to devise some system by
which uniform methods OF keeping court
records may be used all oyec the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
Sioux Ealls University.

Sioux FALLS, OAK, June Especial Tele-
gram to The BEE. The sixth annual COM
mencement of the Sioux Falls universi ty is
IN progress this week. This institution is
the denominational school for the Baptists of
South Dakota. This has been class day, and
to night occurred the speaking for the Morse
prize at the Congregational church. There
were seven contestants, four of whom were
young ladies. The prize was won by Earle
v piprra
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-13
The Lutheran synod.

Rock ISLAND, June l2.-Tho Augustana
Lutheran synod resumed its session at Rock
Island this morning. The new constitution
recommended for adoption last year came
up, and after heated discussion an Informal
ballot was taken. 1t was voted down by u
decided majority. The new college building
was dedicated in the afternoon.