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Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Another Union Pacific Switchman
Meets Horrible Fate.

Little May klusky, twelve.yearold girl
living at Fourteenth and Williams streets
was out in the switchyard of the Union Pa
cihc Railway company at 6 80 o'clock yester-
day morning, gathering coal, when she dis
covered the manGled remains of man lying
under Il freight car near Himebaugh & Mer-
RAMS old elevator, near Thirteenth street
The horrlficd girl notified some railroad
man of the discovery she had
made. The dead man proved to be Peter
Devers, young man who has been employed
as switchmau in the Union Pacific yards for
the past SIX months.
The remains We're removed to Heafy's un-
dertaking rooms.
Coroner DreXel held an inquest over tho
body yesterday afternoon. A number of the
switchmen employed in the yards gave evil
dence before the jury, but no light was
thrown upon the manner Of Devers' horrible
death He was seen in the yards
about 10 o'clock at night. and was
supposed to have gone home. The car under
which he met his death had been standing
on what is known as the storage side
track for several days. About II o'clock last
night three other cars were switched on to
the same track, striking the one that killed
Deveres ana moving it up about one length
II is supposed that he was crossing the track
al tho time and thus met his death.
The body was horribly mangled by the ac-
cident. The lower limbs We're crushed aud
his head almost severed from his body.
Tho corouers jury returned verdict Of
accidental DEATH
The deceased was twenty three years OF
age, ana came here from Kent, o.. where his
parents reside His remains Will be held
until his relatives arc heard from.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
VISITORS FROM THE HUB.
A Party of Boston Street Railway
Mnnnnfns Tnkn In rho MY.

A Party OF Boston Street Railway
Magnates. Take in the C,ty.
Edmond Reardon, Amos f. Breed, ID.
Herbert Sweotser, Charles odell T.. p. Fos-
ter, George II. Knowles, William Blodget,
Lewis Piingst and Frank H. Monk are a
party of Boston capitalists interested in
street railway systems, inspecting the va
rious motor cable and horse car lines in
which they hold more or less stock. Having
been in attendance at the national conven-
tion of street railway presidents at Mime
apolis last week, they took advantage of the
opportunity offered them to visit Omaha and
Kansas City en- route home. Frank Monk
is general manager and Lewis Pfingst master
mechanic of what is known as the West
End company in Boston, which is the largest
single c0rporrtion of the kind on the CONT
neut while Edmond Roardon is one of ITS
controlling directors. The company has in
operation $50 miles of road, owns 2, 600 cars
aud $50 head of horses. Amos Il. Breed and
E. F. Foster represent the Lynn & Boston
company, as president and superintendent
respectively, which has 1000 horses, 250
cars and sixty miles of track. After spend
ing very pleasant day here, seeing tho
sights of town that for rapid growth, fine
public improvements and general enterprise
astonished them, the party left last night
for Kansas City.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Turned states Evidence.

BEATRICE, Neb., Oct ID Special Tele-
gram to THE BEE. The alleged rare case
took new phase to day by the hotel run
ner, Meyer, turning stato's evidence and
swearing the rape onto the hackmen. The
case was taken to Justice Sheldon's court on
change of venue and tue defendants bound
over under a continuance until Monday
morning IN the sum of $1,000 each. Ellis,
one of the accused hackmen, was arraigned
on an additional charge of perjury and in
default of bail was committed TO Jail. There
affair is Ulackmailiug scheme, in which
the girl Borman and the runner Meyer ex
pect to profit, as both hackmen are we'll
connected in this CITY,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
MADE TIE FIRST TELEPHONE
Death OF Antonio Meucci, the Italian
INVENTOR,

New YORK. Oct. 49, Especial Telegram to
The BEE. Antonio Meucci, the Italian
patriot, friend of Garibaldi and the man who
claimed to have invented the telephone, died
yesterday at the old Garibaldi homestead at
Clifton, S. l. He died in the full belief of
the priority of his claim as the inventor of
the telephone, which, during the lucid inter
walls of his sickness, he declared must be
recognized sooner or later. Meucci was a
free-thlnker and left orders in his viii that
religious ceremonies should be omitted at
his funeral, and that his body should be
cremated. His wishes in these respects
will be strictly carried out. BY his will,
Signor MeucCl directed that his ashes be
given to the Italian society Of this city, of
which he was honorary president.
Antonio Meucci was born in Florence,
Italy, April IS, 1903 He was a
leading spirit in the Struggles
his enthusiastic advocacy of liberty, was frG-
quently in prison. In Cuba he first began
his experiments on the telephone. So conf
dent was he of success luthis enterprise that
early in lS49 he left Havana for New York,
in order to find a larger field for his lubors.
In 1851 he first met Garibaldi in New York,
the latter having but recently arrived from
Rome. He persevered in his work upon the
telephone. In 1871 he filed IA caveat with the
patent Office at Washington, which, however,
expired by its own Limitation before he was
able to renew It, This was due TO severe in
jures he received in an explosion on ferry.
boat. He was literally parbOIled from head
to foot in the accident, and when he finally
recovered all his money was gone, so that he
was unable to protect his inventions from
the cncroachment of the more fortunate
patentees.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
TIE EpIsUoPALlANs
A Diocese May Cedc Portion OF Its
Territory.

A Diocese May Cedc a Portion OF Its
Territory.
New York, Oct. 19.-At the session to-day
of the house Of deputies of the Protestant
Episcopal church, committee on liturgical
revision was appointed
The committee on Constitutional amend
ments recommended the passage OF resolu-
tion allowing diocese to cede part of its
territory for missionary jurisdiction. The
resolution was placed on the calendar, but
by two-thrds vote was removed aud taken
up for immediate consideration Chancellor
Woolworth, of Nebraska, who had brought
tho resolution before the convention, asked
that its provisions be made to apply to his
state. He gave description of ITS physical
features and said that its present condition
rendered it impossible for its spiritual needs
to be properly attended to. DIR, HaucKel Of
Virginia, as chairman of the committee on
admission of new diocesos said he did not
think the change should be allowed. The
territory had been assigned to Nebraska and
it was their duty to cover it. 1t would be
dangerous TO allow precedent, as every
large diocese would be waiting TO Cede away
n portion of its territory. Nash, of New
York, thought the resolution should be
adopted Several others spoke. n vote
was then taken on the motion of Chancellor
Woolworth and it was passed, The motion
10 adopt the constitutional amendment pro-
posed by the committee was discussed and
adopted. a motion was thcr made that the
rules be suspended to allcw the house to vote
on the question of adjOurniug on Thursday,
October "a. 1t was unanimously voted 10
adjourn on that date. Tho house resumed
discussion of the question of lturgical re-
vision. AT IL o'clock the house proceeded to
vote on each question, and the resolution
was finally passed, but slightly amended.
In the afternoon session Il storm was
created by the introduction OF resolution
passed by the bishops last night changing
the communion thus: "rLerc shall be no
celebration of the Lords supper except
there be some one to commune with the
priest"
DIR. Huntington at once moved that the
house non-concur, saying the proposed
rubric was thoroughly pernicious. ut is,'
said he, precisely in line with the doctrine
of the church of Rome.n The matter was
discussed at length and was defeated by a
clerical vote, the lay delegates being clearly
in favor of it.
The house of bishops did not concur in the
proposed division of California, on the ground
that such division was opposed by the
majority of the communicates in the diocese
itself aud because there was not sufficient
resources to support such division in the
new diocese
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
A Bomb In the Camp.

CHICAGO, Oct 19.-The convention of the
Inter-Seminary alliance closed to-day.
Under the head of miscellar eous business
Mr.. Hilliard, of the Chicago seminary,
threw bomb into the convention in the
shape of the following resolution
"Whercas, The United States law forbid
ding Chinese immigration is hurtfu to mis-.
sionary work in China,
Resolved, That the United States congress
be requested to repeal said law.
A dozen delegates wanted to speak at once,
and when order was restored many speeches
were made in opposition to the resolution,
and not one in favor of it. 1t was tabled in.
definitely. i.,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
A noy Murderer's Confession.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Oct. l9-[Special Telegram
to The BEE. Word has just been received
here that Wesley Elkins, the Clayton county
boy murderer, had made a confession to the
grand jury of the full details of his crime
He Is but eleven years old, but he killed his
father and mother last July, about five miles
from the little village of Edgewood. In his
confession he says that the main reason for
doing so was that his parents had kept him
from running away from home. On the
fatal morning he rose early and stole into
the room where his father and mother were
sleeping. He took his fathers gun and shot
him with it and ran out of the house. When
he came back his mother was on the floor
bending over her husband, when he took a
club and killed her. Such brutality in a
child is almost UNPARALLELED If his story be
true.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
IOWA NE WS.
The Pharmacy Law.

WATERLOO Ia, Oct 10 Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. The pharmacists of the
northern part of Iowa are uniting to secure
revision of tho pharmacy law. A circular
has just been sent to all druggists in the
state setting forth certain points that are
odious, among others the requirement of a
$1,000 bond; the requirement of a petition
signed by one-third of the free holders of a
precinct before permit can be obtained !;
the requirement of the annual renewal of
permits, and the odum cast upon the dru e.
glsts in the section which says that permits
shall be granted as a trust, and mot as mat
ter of right" They recommend that all
candidates for the legislature be asked
whether or not they will support these
amendments to the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
A MEXICAN Bond Steal.

CITY OF MExIdo. Oct. 19.-The Two Re-
publics will tomorrow contain an account OF
the robbery of s., 100000 in interior debt
bonds from the fIth. section of the national
treasury, 1t is stated 1000 bonds of the
nominal value of $4,000 each, but with cash
value OF only 81, 0Da,000 were stolen. They
are reported to have been plascd in London.
Several persons have been arrested in con
nection with the robbery.
General Hlnolesa,i secretary of war. states
that the story is true, but the bonds were
not signed. Jlar
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Lecture on the Jesuits.

The Rev. DIR. j. +. Callaghan will deliver
lecture on Sunday evening, October 27, at
Holy Family church, corner OF Eighteenth
and lizard streets. Subject; "St. Ignatius
and the Company of Jesus"
The discussion of this subject will embrace
the life and character OF st. Ignatius, the
founder of the Jesuits, and the aims and his.
tory OF that wonderful organization of men.
an organization that has been maligned and
villifed by those who didanot understand,
while il has been justly esteemed by those
who knew It best true 10 principle and great
in learning.
DIR. Callaghan is a gifted orator of varied
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
A Tennis Tourney.
SINGIl,S.
THE SPEED RING.
LntOnin Races.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 19.-This was the last
day of the fall meeting at Latonia. The
track was fast the attendance large, and the
weather pleasant Summary:
Three -year-olds and upwards, six fur
longs-Passion won, Walker second, Cora l.
third. Time--l:lS.
Three -year-olds and upwards six fur
lougs-Dutchman won, Katie S second,
Buckier third. Time-i:l7.
Three-year- olds and upwards, seven fur
longs-Xulu won, Lizzie b second, Meclne ii
third. Time-l:30.
Two-year-olds, five furlongs-Lotte S
won, Carter B second, Mt. Lebanon third.
Time-l O3l4.
Cincinnati hotel Autumn handicap, all
ages. nine furlOngs-Monita Hardy won,
Longalght second, Wary third. Time
55I6.
Two year-olds, five furlonGs - Prince
Fonso won, Lizzie c second, sam DoXey
third. Tme-1 :03.
Three year olds ana upwards, one mile
Queen of 1rumps won, Pantalette second
Beth Brock third. Time-l;43.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
SMASHUP ON The B. & NJ.
A Passenger Train Derailed By a
Misplaced Switch.
ONE MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The Accident Occurs Near Linn City
Thirty Miles From Beatrice
Turned States Evidence
Nebraska News.


BEATRICE, Neb., Oct 19--fSpecnl Tele-
gram to The BEE Word WAS received here
this afternoon of a wreck on the Burlington
near Linn City, thirty miles southeast OF this
city. From the best information obtainabo
IL appears that train No. 10 was thrown from
the track by misplaced switch early this
morning. The baggage and NATL cars left
tue track, and one man was seriously in-
jured The railroad officials here are very
reticent, and at this distance further authen-
tic particulars cannot be CLEANED.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
ILLEGAL NAIURALlIA ALTON.
A Correspond Protest and an
Exclamation.

Explanation.
OMAHA, Oct l9.-To the Editor of THE
Bee Allow me to call, through your paper
the attention of our district judges and the
public to an illegal and irregular practice in
our district court
In admitting aliens to citizenship the clerk
performs the duties of the court, in plain
violation of the United States statutes,
which plainly says (R S., sec. 2lG5) that the
declarations must be before the court and
not otherwise.
That the intent of the law
is not in the sense of the
practice of our district court IS plainly seen
from the amendment passed by congress and
approved February |, 1916, which provides
that the declaration of intention only may be
made before the clerk. This plainly shows
that the intent of the law is that The final
declaration and naturalization proceedings
must be had before the court itself.
The courts, state and national have IN nu-
merOus cases, decided in that sense. See in
Abbott U. 5. reports p. IA; also Dryden
vs. Swinburne, % W. Va, and other cases.
This matter is important, as 1t can be
plainly seen that the so-Callca naturalization
proceedings in practice before our district
court are illegal, and therefore void, and
may in future cause great deal of trouble
TO naturalized citizens holding these illegal
certificates j. X.
ton raised and said
The strict letter of the law is to the effect
that the final naturalization papers must be
sworn to in the presence of the court. The
declaration OF intention is volded if made
before the clerk alone. In the Douglas
county court the matter of allowing the clerk
| to issue all papers has not been authorized,
simply tolerated. AS matter of fact the
| records of the court arc pl ina facie evidence
| in themselves.
81 frequently mentioned this matter to
Judge Croft before he retired. and he agreed
| with me that the interest of the law was. and
| is, that the final papers should be obtained
| in the presence OF the court. However, us Il
| man can vote on his first papers, it seems to
| me that this fact would cut no figure i'll au
| election
Judge Walseley SAID: "Regarding the
| legality of the papers, would not care to
! express an opinion. 1t would require some
research on my part before 1 would
| care TO say anything. As matter
of fact, the record of the court is
| evidence. The only question that arises
| is this: A man may declare his intentions
| and by SO doing he has all the rights of cit
izen of Nebraska vested in him. He can rate,
| sell aud buy property sue and be sued. The
| only drawback is this-a man may take out
| his first papers and his second IN the CLERK s
| Office. No protest could be filed against
| him, but his children might be put TO trouble
because he was not a full-Acdged citizen AS
| regards his right TO tue elective franchise,
| there is no question: ~
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
A Criminal Assault,

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Oct. ia Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. "A criminal assault
was committed last night on Mrs. j. p.
Brooks, of this city. Shortly after midnight
she was awakened by man who had entered
her room. The villain grasped her throat and
threatened to kill her if she made noise
She screamed, whereupon she was chokcd
and overpowered. Upon recovering con-
seriousness the woman notified neighbors and
the police. A man named u. j. Cox. who is
a teamster was arrested to-day and identi-
fled by Mrs. Brooks. She is unable yet to
appear in court.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Judge Davis Qualities.

day TO fill the vacancy caused by Judge
Groff's resignation on the district bench,
finally accepted and qualified yesterday. f.
nj. Fairfield administered the oath ofiice 10
MIR. Davis at his Office in the iron bank build
ing about IL O'Clock, and he at once for.
warded hls certificate to the secretary of
state,
81 delayed this matter" said Mr.. Davis to
consult Judge Savage, who was out of town,
"blt If nothing happens will be ready 70
take my seat with Judges Wakeley. Doane,
and Hopewell Monday morning"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Dcstitution in Dakora.

SIOUX CRY. Ia, Oct. 19.-TSpecial to
THE BEE. IA thoroughly reliable Sioux
City business man who has just returned
from Miner county, Dakota, says that the re-
ports of destitution among the farmers in
that region are we'd founded. The complete
failure of crops this year follows series of
failures, and hundreps of farmers in Miner
and adjoining counties are reduced to beg
gary, not being able even to leave the coun-
try. There will be serious suffering among
them unless they are literally aided. Those
who can are moving away. early every day
from ten to twenty teams drawing poverty
stricken families pass through this city east
ward bound
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Democratic Nominations.

Hunts opera house was filled with the
local democracy Saturday evening TO uomi-
nate candidates. Gus McDonough was
elected chairman and Clarence IL. Sobnt ker
secretary. An informal ballot was taken for
justice of the peace. or the Il6 ballots
cast Eli H. DOud received l56, Henry Nc
Kendry 50, Joseph j. Breen II, j. Levy u
ana the balance scattering. A formal ballot
resulted: Henry McKendry -, Joseph j.
Breen 36, Eli ii. Doud 80, Edward Koin H.
Mr.. McKcndry was declared one Of tho nom
inecs. On tho third ballot Joseph j. Brecu
received 90 votes aud was nominated. liX
Marshal A. G. McCracKen aud A. a. DOncy
were nominated for constables. and James
H. Fleming for assessor.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
"Atrho,ea 8iIly Derented

"Airhole" Billy Townsend and w. e. Ma
son shot couple of match races on the
Omaha Gun club grounds yesterday after
noon for $25 a side. The first race was twen-
ty-fve birds thirty yards rise, modified Eng
lish rules, and resulted as follows
Mason n..........1l11l1ll1l011 l01101l0ll1lll10-21
Townsend ......ll1lll0ll00l1ll0Il l0OlU0l1-l7
The second was twenty-five blue rocks,
eighteen yards rise. The score:
Townsend ..... llll0110l10l0 90
Mason lll1l10ll1l0ll0 l0lOl-lg
Mr. Mason, making the best total score,
carried off the smoleons
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Disunited Brethren.

CHAMDERsBuRG, Pa, Oct 19.-An equity
suit was begun here to-day between two
factions of the United Brethren church,
which has been prepared as a test and will
in all likelihood decide the ownership of
hundreds of acres of church property IN this
and other states. The complainants are
those who uphold the action of the general
conference of the United Brethren church
at York, Pa, in May, 1885, and the defend
ants are the seceders from that conference
and their representatives
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Supreme Court Decisions.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Oct. 10. Especial Tel
egram to THE BEE.l-The supreme court
decided the following cases to-day:
j. r. Jameson, appellant, VS. Burlington e.
Western Railroad company, MahasSa dis
trict; affirmed.
Fred Grahlman VS. Chicago, st. Paul g.
Kansas City Railroad company, appellant,
Chickasaw district; affirmed.
Thomas Brown VS. Grundy county, ap-
pellant, Grundy district; dismissed.
George Click, executor, appellant, vs. Aug
ust Bramer ct al, Marshall district; re-
versed.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20

gagged preparing the slip for cruiser No. s,
which IS not as vet named. In front of the
Texas is the large new shed filled with heavy
tools and alive with moving belts and pulloys
In the upper end of the shed ure two large
furnaces whose interiors are at "A white heat
in which large plates and long bars are heat
ed Alongside of them is on enormous con.
struction worked by hydraulic power at q
pressure or 1900 pounds to the square inch
which is capable OF bending into u shape at
one operation plate OF iron twenty feet long
and two inches thick. Close by are large
bending rolls for bending plates with rolls
twentr-siX inches IN diameter moved by two
steam engines belonging especially TO the
rolls. Besides these there arc punches,
| shears, plauers and cranes, all ar
ranged in most orderly manner but
| presenting bewildcring appearance TO
one unaccustomod to such sights. Among
the tools is machine called q solid
saw which is like an immense circular
| saw GO inches in diameter. Wnen in opera
| tion this saw makes l,S00 revolutions per
| minute, and seems to cut through largo bars
OF iron or steel ms If they were maze OF
cheese. All this machinery is kept IN mo-
tion by n powerful compound engine of lbs
horse power, which, in its engine room, is
kept bright ana clean as "A new pm by its en-
gineer, is n beautiful sight. Behind this
shed Is another large building fun of lathes
and other machinery used by the consJruc-
ton department for making fittings for the
hun of ships Close by arc blacksmith and
other shops possessing less interest TO the
general visitor All this machinery in tho
different shops belonging to the construction
department is valued az about S225. 600
At the lower eud of the yard are similar
buildings containing the machinery of all
| sorts for building the largest marine engines
The machinery contained i'm them il valued
| at neUrly SlT5,OOO.
Near by, ana living parallel to each other
are the old stone dry dock aud the new
wooden one. They present a striking con.
| trast. The old stone dock has been de-
scrlbed above. IL is still DONG excellent
service.
The new dock is built entirely Of wood on
| n foundation of piles and cement Its prlnci-
| pal Dimensions are: Length over all, on
coping $50 feet, length over all inside of
| cason 500 feet, top amidships 1870 feet width
| OF floor amidsmps 80 feet width of floor at
| entrance 80 feet, width on top at entrance S5
| feet, depth of gate sill below coping 3OiS
| feet depth of water over sill at high water
| 23l% feet
| The machinery for oneratlng the dock con.
sists of two centrifugal pumps each AZ inches
| in diameter. driven by two vertical engines
IS inches in diameter and "a inches stroke
Steam power is furnished bv three steam
boilers IL feet in diameter and If feet long
| The pumps have a capacity of so 600 gallons
| "a minute, and the dock can be
emptied Of water in about an hour
and "a half The contract price for this
| dock was $500 900, and the money was appro-
priated by congress in March 1887 Al the
same time 500 900 was approprlated for n rail
| road within the ward This road has been
laid to standard raure and is of great con