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Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
The Mayor-Elect OF Colorado Springs
Kills Himself

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, April ID Spec
ial Telegram TO THE BEE. Mayor elect
George w. Thomas, of this city, was found
dead in barn back of his residence on North
Nevada avenue shortly after noon to-day,
with bullet hole through his head. Beyond
a doubt it was suicide. Mr.. Thomas came to
this city in 1877, from Illinois, and engaged
in the lumber business, in which he was until
a year ago, when he retired from active busi-
ness life. He was widely known and gener-
ally respected and liked He was nominated
and elected mayor on the republican ticket a
few weeks ago. He would have entered
upon his duties on Monday night had he
lived. No cause is known for the deed. The
mayor-elect went down town this morning
apparently in his usual health. He went to
barber shop where he was n customer, bor-
rowed revolver, attended 70 few business
matters, then went home. entered the barn,
securely fastened all the entrances spread q
horse blanket on the floor, removed his hat
and coat, placed a thirty eight calibre re-
volver at his head aud fired. He must have
died instantly. Hundreds of citizens gath
cred around the residence when the news be-
came known, and the whole city is in a state
Of intense excitement.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Earnest Chautauoua Workers.

SHESASooAH, H., April la.--TSpecial Tele-
gram to Tue BEE. Last Friday evening
meeting was held at the Methodist church
under the auspices Of the ChartauQua Lit
erary and Scientific circle Of this city, in the
interest Of the Council Bluffs aud Omaha
Chautauoua assembly. Mrs. Irwin, presi.
dent of the circle, presided. Rev. J. w.
Geiger made a stirring speech on the growth
and benefits Of the Chautauqua movement
and illustrated the same with magic lantern
views. Mr.. Geiger reports large and grow
ing interest through the country in the
Council Bluffs and Omaha Chautauqua asS
sembly. Shenandoah has a strong circle Of
intelligent workers, as shown in this enter
tainment. Each one takes the duty assigned
performs it TO the best Of his or her ability,
and success is always an assured result. J.
Il. Hardness, OF Counci Bluffs, was present
and spoke Of the business plans and expecta-
tions OF the Chautauqua for ;ae coming
season.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
MISS BlECHLER AT HOME.
AS Soon as She Is Able She win Go
TO England.

CLEVELAND, o., April t3.-lSpecial Telc-
gram TO The BEE. Lizzie Biechler arrived
in Cleveland this morning at $3.50 o'cloc ok
over the Lake Shore road. She was unat-
tended, and started at once to walk to the
home of her parents on Carter street. Her
arrival was unannounced and unexpected,
but was very far from unwelcome.
The mother and little brothers and sisters
welcomed the wanderer to the humble
parental roof with a love and cordially that
redeemed poverty of half of its forbidding
features. The traveller was weary, and
soon retired to the front room and remained
in seclusion most of the day. A reporter
traversed the now well-beaten path that
leads TO the Biecher residence late in the
afternoon. He noticed before knocking at
the door that the window of the front room
was heavily curtained. A rap at the door
caused it TO be opened Just far enough TO
show bright black eye and part of fair
yet pallid face. In response to this silent
but expressive bit of interrogation the Wis
itor asked:
'Is Mrs. King int"
YES" replied n gentle voice, so totally
foreign Of its,surroundincs that its ownership
could not be questioned.
"Will she see reporter!"
81 cannot really do that; am too nervous
and too tired to see any one."
"What tirhe did you leave Omaha"
Lets see, what day is this, Fridayl"
"No, this is Saturday"
"Well, then / left Omaha Thursday even
ing, went direct to Chicago and arrived there
early yesterday afternoon l went to the
Sherman house with my sister and left there
early in the evening for Cleveland. l reached
here at s o'clock on the Lake Shore train"
"Do You stay long at homei"
"Only until l am we'll enough to travel"
"Where do you go thens"
"To England"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
REFUSED TO SIGN.
B. IL o. Employees Take a Stand
Against the Insurance Scheme

CHICAGO, April 13-Several hundred en-
poyes on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, in
Guiding engineers. tiremen, shopmen, switch.
men, brakemen, conductors and section
hands on the Chicago division, were called
into the company's Office to-day and asked
by the officials to sign papers giving the
company the right to reserve certain per
cent of their wages to defray the costs of in
suring employees against loss by sickness, ac-
cident, ETC., while in the service. There has
been much dissatisfaction with the workings
of the scheme for some time past. the men
claiming that they received practically no
benefit and that the arrangement was very
onesided affair, resulting chiefly in a sub
stantial addition to the company's exchequer,
This feeling manifested itself to-day in the
unanimous refusal by the men to sign the
company's papers. All those refusing TO
sign were given to understand that unless
the papers were signed by Monday they
would be discharged. A mass meeting of
men was held tonight at South Chicago to
protest against the company's action.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
THE KAISER FURIOUS.
Two Objectionable Newspapers Els.
cape Prosecution.
THE POLICE DEGREES REVOKED.
He Personally Directs the Cases But
They Como to Naught.
GRUMBllNGS AGAINST BATES.
Press Opposition to His Appoint
mont On the Commission.
RUM5LlNGS AGAINST BATES.
THE AUSTRIAN EMPRESS INSANE.
Emperor Francis Joseph Said to
Contemplate Abdicating In Favor
OF His Ncphew-Heavy
Business Failures.
Foreign Potpouri.

lCopvridhtcd by the Nec York Associated Press.1
BERLIN, April 13.-The court of appeals
revocation Of the police decree against the
Volks Zeitung and the decree of prosecution
OF the Freisinnige Zeitung exasperated the
emperor. The emperor personally directed
the prosecution of the Volks Zeitung.
Press comments on the appointment Of Mr..
Bates as commissioner TO the Samoan con-
ference were unfavorable. Press grum-
blings against Bates will not, how
ever, effect the issue of the con-
ference. New dangers confronting
the Austro- German alliance will have the
greatest influence on Prince Bismarck and
tend to bring about speedy settlement of
the dispute with America.
Advces from Vienna state that the en-
press has been attacked by the family malady
insanity. She suffers from long spells of
melancholia and entortains delusions, acous-
ing several persons of the death of Crown
Prince Rudolph. She is possessed with
the idea of suicide, thinking to
leave the emperor free to rcmarry.
Sometimes she dandles cushion
or pillow, thinking it new born heir to the
throne.
The emperor is greatly affected. He suff.
ers from insomnia and has no zest for work.
taking only a languid interest in state affairs.
1t is reported that he consulted with Count
Kalnoky and Count Won Taafe upon the ad-
visibility of abdicating in favor of his
nephew Franz.
1t is announced that the liabilities Of Emil
F'reitel, the gram dealer who failed recently,
amount to $4,000 marks and the assets to
l,100,0 marks. Zolter & Co., also in the
corn trade, have failed. Liabilities, l,5UO,-
600 marks; assets meagre.
The Bavarian government, replying to
memorial from the Bavarian bishop, asking
to be placed in control of the educational sys-
tenn, declines to allow a daily school mass,
refuses to make a UNCONVENTIONAL division Of
the middle schools, and declares that the re-
call of the redcmptionists is mpracticable.
The government proposes to consult the
bishop in appointing teachers Of the elemen-
tary schools
General Lewinsli has been appointed mill.
tary governor of Strasburg
The duke of Nassau, speaking in Luxem.
burg, uses French or the Luxembourg patois
1t is said that he intends to Germanize the
duchy.
The pope will in May create the arch
bishops of Breslan and Salisbury cardinals.
Sergeant Hanek military tutor of the
imperial children, has been convicted Of re-
ceiving bribes from suboficers on his
promises to secure their advancement. He
has been sentenced to fifteen months i'm
prsonment in the fortress at Spandau and to
he DEGRADED
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
a Prominent st. Louis Business Man
Hangs Himself.

ST. LOUIS, April 13.-At an early hour this
Louis grain elevator office, he found John
Jackson, president of the elevator company,
hanging to one of the high posts of the coun-
ter railing, dead and his body cold. Jack.
son had evidently stood upon chair
while adjusting the rope and then
kicked the chair away, the moose closing
around his windpipe and death ensuing by
strangulation. The ianitor and his wife cut
the body down and laid it on sofa, where It
remained until Robert f. Owens, cashier of
he company, came into the office. Several
letters were found on Jackson's desk one
friends. The contents of the letters are not
known. Word was Immediately sent to the
family residence and the body and letters
sent down shortly afterwards. jackson was
one Of the best known business men of the
city, with very large interests, and the news
change. He is said to have been heavily in.
terested in May wheat 1t is reported on
'change that his gram transactions had
something do with his self-destruction, but
OF tins nothing definite has TRANSFERRED.
The letters left by Jackson were later in
the day delivered to the persons to whom
they were addressed, and plainly indicate
that the suicide was caused by heavy losses
in May wheat. Investigation into the af-
fairs Of the elevator company will be begun
az once,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Caught in the Act.

DENIsoN, Ia, April l3-ISpecial Telegram
to THE BEE. About year and a half ago
a young man was working for the Jaeger
house, of this place. Some misunderstaEd-
ing arose about his wages and he quit. For
the past six or seven months Mr.. Jaeger has
found himself short of cash in the drawer all
the way from 81 TO So, and could not account
for it, as 1t was locked and always looked as
though 1t had not been touched. Through
the "bus" driver he learned that his former
clerk was in the office nearly every morning
when he returned from the early morning
train. Recently the plan was adopted Of
marking all the silver left in the drawer. and
1t soon told the tale The former clerk was
the thief. Yesterday morning trap was
set and he was caught in the act of taking
money from the drawer. He IS now in Jail
awaiting a session Of the grand jury. The
young man has wife and two children.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Starved 10 Death.

WATERLOO, Ia, April 13-LSpecial Telc-
gram to The BEE. l-Sebastian Hammel, liv-
ing in this county, died yesterday under
very peculiar circumstances. About six
weeks ago he was taken sick, and in a short
time his throat became paralyzed. Fo
nearly month he has not been able to swal-
low anything, and he actually starved to
death. During the last few days of his life
he was continually asking for food. but could
eat nothing. He had become almost a skele-
ton when he died.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
IN THE HANDS OF A MOB.
Boston, Colo, in the Posses sion OF a
Gang of Outlaws

Gang of Outlaws.
Los ANIMAs, Colo, April l3.-TSpecial
Telegram to THE BEE. News reached here
this evening by the driver of the Ferguson
stage line that Boston, a new town of 500 in
habtants 100 miles south of here, and eighty
five miles from any railroad or telegraph
line, had been taken possession of by gang
of outlaws headed by Billy Thompson, an
old pal of "Billy the Kid,n who is now serv-
ing term in the penitentiary A special
messenger who arrived here later from
Springfield, a small town thirty miles this
side of Boston, brings the following message
to the sheriff:
NV. B. Chockby, the cashier of the Citi-
zen's bank, of Boston, has just ridden into
Springfield with the Information that out
laws from the neutral strip have taken pos
session of the stores and postoffice, and dam
aged their contents The people have fed to
the surrounding country and towns. Mr..
Chockby is asking the aid of the citizens to
free the town of the gang. They
have threatened the lives of prominent
citizens and fired the town in several places
Anxiety is felt at Springfield and the town
is guarded. Aid has been asked from Trni-
dad, but owing to the distance it is not likely
to arrive in time to save life and property"
Another message to MIR. Ferguson is as
follows:
BosToN, April live have been at the
mercy of the outlaws for three days and
nights. 1t is impossible to transact business
expecting the town to be burned every night.
A. B. ALEXANDER"
Billy Thompson, who heads this gang, has
record of killing man about year ago.
He is an ex-deputy sheriff and ex-marshal of
Boston, and close friend of "Billy the
Kid" Six weeks ago the same gang took
possession of the postoffice Of Collins, in the
neutral strip, and it has not been run since.
Registered mail for Boston will be held here
till the trouble abates. The object for which
the gang visited the town was to capture Dr.
Brown and Charles Daniels, editor of the
local paper, against whom Thompson has a
grudge and threatens to kill both of them on
sight. Both Brown and Daniels were ont of
town, and when the outlaws learned this,
they proceeded to sack it. The latest infor-
nation is that Thompson and his comrades
left the town tonight, but promised to re-
turn soon and complete the errand on which
they came this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
A Desperate Character Killed.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 13.-[Special Tele-
gram to THE BEE. IA desperate encounter
took place this morning near Burlington, re,
sulting in the death of a desperate character
we'll known in this state Elias Rich and
Stanton Rich, father and son, who were
charged with stealing hogs, escaped from
the deputy sheriff last night. They were
followed by Detective John Chess and two
assistants, who discovered them this morn
ing hidden in hay stack twelve miles south
of this city. They resisted. A desperate
fight ensued and the old man was captured,
but the son, Stanton, attempted to brain
Chess with a club. That officer filled MIN
buckshot, killing him.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14

to THE BEE. Thirty picked men of the
United States marine corps sail to-day for
France on the steamer La Gascogne. They
are uLder command of Captain Williams,
United States marine corps, who has with
him Lieutenant Paul Murphy, also of the
marine corps. This body Of men will guard
the American exhibit in Paris during the
coming exposition. The request for the
guard was made month ago by General w.
r. Franklin, United States commissioner to
the exposition. The men were picked not
only for their good records, but for their
marIial bearing and soldierly department.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Directory OF Doctors.

DEs MONIES, Ia, April l3.-[Spccial Tele-
gram TO The BEE. Some time ago the state
board of health was requested to furnish
list of all the physicians in Iowa. The work
was finished to day, showing that there are
$500 doctors in the state. 1t is understood
that the list is for the benefit OF the medical
department of the state university at Iowa
City, but II will be very handy for any one
who wants directory Of all the doctors OF
Iowa
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Boycottiup the Twin Trust.

Quincy, ILL.,, April 13.-Parties who have
been experimenting several days, using wire
instead of twine in binding with harvestors,
claim that their device is perfect success.
If this prove true it will render farmers in
dependent of the twine trust. The scheme
consists in the substitution of wire in place
of twne and lsnotter used on the binder.
Farmers can therefore use either wire or
twine, as the change can be made in a
moments time.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14

BERLIN, April l3.--rhe hereditary Duke
and Duchess of Oldenburg and Count and
Countess Hohenban had a narrow escape
from death recently while iourneying by
steamer. Their meals had been cooked in
unclaaned copper vessels. Seven passengers
died.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
soldiers, Home Appropriatlon.

DEs NOISES, Ia, April I3.-lSpecial Tole-
gram to Tug BEE. State Treasurer
Twombly has just received from Washing
ton the sun Of s6,G26 for the Iowa soldiers'
home being the sum due from the unted
States for the qaartsr ended March 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
A Land Slide.

CHAMBERLAIN, OAK, April ls.- Especial
Telegram To The Bee. ex.
citement was caused here to-day by q land
slide near the city. About one and one half
acres Of land dropped nearly five feet
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Will Not Run Cara

MINNEAPOLIS, April l3-The street rail
way management has decided not to try to
try to run cars before Monday. Everything
is quiet ana it is not probable there will be
further trouble unless an attempt is made to
run cnrS.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Sir Julian paunccfote sail.

LONDON, April l3,--Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the new British minister TO the United
States, left London this morning tor Liver
pool, where lie embarked this afternoon for
New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
BoulangerinB Rad Health.

PARIS, April l3.The Press (radcal) states
that General Boulanger is in bad health and
IT has become necessary for him TO again re-
sort to the use OF morphine. The friends OF
the general, the paper says, are anxious con
corning his condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Very Heavy Liabiiitics.

LoNDoN, April l3.The liabilities Of r.
Kell & Co., of Bradford, Yorkshire, amount
TO el2O,0Oo, including 10000 dac creditors
iI .hs United StateA
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
SOME AWFUL SCENES.

w. W bAA< - v n ~ - ~
Details OF the Recent Disaster in
the South Pacific.
THE WORST STORM ON REsoRD.
Terrible Experience of the Seamen
In the Harbor at Apia.
THEY DRIFT TO DESTRUCTION
Days and Nights Fraught with Un-
speakable Horrors.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
A Wonderful Heroism Displayed by
the Natives in the Work OF
Eescuing the Shipwrecked
Sailors.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14

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, 1889-03-27


UNIoNTowN, Pa. March 29.-Robbing
appears to be becoming epidemic in Fay,
cite county. Lewis Hunter was in Union
town Saturday and late at night started
for home at White Rock when three
men sprang out Of the bushes, grasped his
horse and demanded his money. Huntor
fought, dug his knees into his horse and
the spirited animal sprang of through the
forest. The hlghwaymen shot after him,
but did not hit him owing to the dark.
ness. 1t is evident others are profiting By
the terror inspired by the McClellantown
and and under cover of their fame are
operating, hoping the blame may attach
to other outlaws.
About two years ago a feud arose be-
tween DELPHI Sister aud John DIETRICH, a
well-to-do farmer living near St. Stew
artstown, w. Va, over the trespass of
Sisters hogs. Fire was added to the
feud not long & by Sister, preferring a
charge of illegal liquor selling against
DIETRICH, who owns a distillery. but which
failed to be established and Deirrich was
acquitted.
Last Sunday Allen and Alonzo George
and Flors DIETRICH. all nearing manhood,
attended the Baptist Sunday school at
Stewartstown Soon the bad blood showed
itself, and the congregation we're aston
ished to see the Youths of each family
brandishing revolvers at each other and
starting into a fight. A scene of wild
confusion arose, women and children
screaming aud frantic. The few men
present could not quell the disturbance,
so the fighters soon had the church to
themselves, and in the desperate fight
that ensued the DIETRICH family were
badly used up Georges head was beaten
uD with a revolver, the Others being Sc.
verely hurt.
Assistance arriving. the gang was put
to flight, the Sister boys fleeing to Union.
town yesterday and are now thought to be
secreted in one of the numerous coke
works in that region.
The blood despatched walls of the
church show the desperate nature of the
contest. Great excitement exists in the
neighborhood over the outbreak and the
end of the trouble has not vet been seen.
, 1889-03-27
FIRES.
FIRES.
A Million and a Half Blaze at
Chicago.
Persons Injured in a
Fire in New York.
Horrible Death of a Child by
Fire.
A Chicago Fire.

CHICA 10, March 26.-The Grand Gen.
trail warehouse, on Bush and North Water
streets, this city, burned to the ground
this morning. the building and contents
being a total loss. The aggregate is now
placed at 81, 500, 900. Twice before
within a comparatively short time this
building has been on fire. Alderman
Manierre, the owner, said this morning he
had no doubt they were all incendiary. 1t
was a government bonded warehouse and
80 per cent of the contents were teas and
coffees in bond for import duty, the own
ership being widely distributed. Perhaps
the heaviest losers are Fitch, Rowland &
Co. of this city, who had $3.50, 900 worth
of teas in the building. Other Chicago
firms who had property in the building.
but the amount of whose losses are un.
known, are g. B. Lathrop & Co., Hillyer
& Co., Falker & Stern. Wineman, Conant
X Co., w. +. Peel & Co., Robert Jeffrey
& Co. and the Union National bank. Out.
side firms which lose by the fire are Hyde
& Southworth and L. S. Conant of Bos.
ton, Siegfried & B~rowndenstein of San
Francisco, Eppers, Smith, Windnan &
Co., Carter, Hawley & Co., George w.
Lane & Co. and W. p. Roone & Co. Of
New York.
, 1889-03-27
The Charges Against woIaey.:

CHICAGO, March 26.-A Washington
snecial saws: The charges filed against
- VIE e y :. 60.
po'erno, "oAn.S IN III Il Sou
ate are threeioid. these charge are en-
bodied as follows: Extorting none on ln-
formation gained in confidential re-. ions,
trordrIon, srrvo,o and , tocbnio,I of ,rge
~ Ia IS
relating 10 materials USED ny Ty moLb' IN
surveys III me UerrtorS' "oiIgS slo
lesslon Is clEh ehEiheeFlhs; ne ms
cnarges' maue a. the OF .oin
anu brewster cameron OF ArlEoi VINO
own arg tracts o. ana IN tn, ,1rriT9ry,
are c%onslderea the most Sc Jus IheY
employed Noneyl or SIX weeks IN survey;
ing anu clearing up a ttle. he charged
tnem sl'2T nv Oh when soVG MAS LOT eA
penses; ~ mater MAS nnahS eoulpro-
, 1889-03-27

New YORK, March 26.-Fire caused
by an explosion occurred at l O'Clock in
the factory corner Kent avenue and
South Second street, Williamsburg. 1t
is reported that sixteen people were IN
iured. All ambulances and four patrol
wagons telegraphed for were rapidly hur-
ried to the spot.
The fire Is in a four story building occu-
were injured in the panic when the alarm
was given. At . p. m. the fire was still
IN progress.
The flames were subdued at 3 O'Clock.
Loss, $4,000. About 100 men and
women were employed in the building.
One boy Jumped from a window and was
fatally injured. Several persons are miss
ing. The police think they are in the
ruins.
, 1889-03-27
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Strong shocks of earthquake were felt
at Alhana and Granada, Spain. yesterday.
Count Herbert Bismarck dined with
Lord Salisbury last evening. Lord Hart
ington was also present.
King Charles, nephew of Prince Ferdi-
nand. has been proclaimed crown prince
OF Roumania.
The Mexican government has decided
not TO sell one company all the mining
concessions in Lower California. 1t is
preferred that practical miners shall take
up the claims.
Hon. John II. Neal, member of con-
gress from the third Tennessee division in
the fiftieth congress died yesterday at
Rhea Springs, Tenn, alter an illness of
two months with consumption of the
bowels.
Soon after the adjournment OF the sem
ate. Senator John Sherman and family
will make a trip to Europe. The senator
does not go in any official capacity, but
simply Tor rest and recreation.
The United States steamer Adams,
which recently returned to the United
States from Samoa, was put out of COM
mission at Mare Island Gala navy yard
Yesterday. She will be put in thorough
repair.
, 1889-03-27
Denial.

W~nKEsBARRE. March 26.-Thc spe.
cial reports sent from here yesterday to
the effect that all collieries of the Penn
s~ylvania Coal company, the Lehigh Val
ley Coal company, ana many individual
operators in and about Pittston would
suspend operations tor six weeks are not
correct. At the Pennsylvania company's
office in Dunmore they say they know Of
no authorized suspension, and from pres
ent indications there would be none.
Many other companies reported to have
suspended are at work, while others are
SIMPLY waiting the return of empty cars,
which have been scarce for a week past.