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The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
Secretary Gage VIII Have Competitive
Plans for Them Hereafter.

Washington, May 27.-Mr. Gage sec
retary of the treasury, has decided to
enforce what Is known as the Tarsney
law hereafter in the construction of
government buildings. That law was
passed two years ago, and embodies
the recommendations of the American
Institute of Architects, which provide
that plans for government buildings
shall be secured by the competition of
not less than five architects, who shall
submit their designs and specifications
anonymously for the consideration of
an honorary commission of three quail
ihed experts to be selected by the secre-
tary of the treasury. The successful
competitor is to have immediate
charge of the erection of the building
under the general supervision of the
supervising architect of the treasury.
MI. Carlisle never carried this law in
to operation. ostensibly because of the
omission of provision authorizing
him to pay for the designs of non-suc-
cessful competitors, but there were be-
lieyed to be other objections in his
mind. Mr.. Gage gives n more liberal
construction to the law. He assumes
that Congress in authorizing and di-
recting him to obtain plans by compe-
ttion expected him to do everything
that is needful to carry the statute into
effect While 1t is true that there is no
provision for the payment of non-suc-
cessful competitors, it is equally true
OF other necessary steps in the con
struction of Il building At any rate,
he intends to observe this law, and be-
lieves that it will enable him to secure
better buildings for less money. The
first great building to which this new
plan can be applied is the Philadelphia
mint, and competitive designs will be
advertised for. In comparing the cost
of public buildings with that of private
buildings Mr.. Gage finds an amazing
difference. For example, the Auditor
ium at Chicago cost forty-three cents
per cubic foot, and was thirty-siN
months in building. The United States
custom house, which is now being torn
away, cost ninety cents per cubic foot
and was ten years in building. The
state. war and navy department, AT
Washington, cost $1.10 per cubic foot
while the new library cost less than
sixty cents, and is much finer build
ing in all respects. A similar differ
ence appears in the cost of the United
States postotlice at Pittsburg and the
county building that city. which was
erected by the late Richardson, the
famous Boston architect, who was one
of the most extensive builders in the
country.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
FLOOD AT Ell PASO.
HALF THE CITY COVERED.
Business Portion Likely to Suffer Next
Hundreds of Families Homeless and
Lacking Food.

Ell Paso, Texas, May 27.-The flood in
this city has reached alarming proper
tons tonight. 1t has been day OF
great excitement and each hour has
added to the destruction wrought.
AT 1880 O'Clock tonight the water
broke through the reserve levee on
Fourth street. and now covers one-half
of the city. Destruction TO property
VIII be immense. Every available man
and vehicle is occupied in moving fami-
lies and household goods to high
ground. The business portion of the
city may be invaded before morning.
The Rio Grande rose at least two
inches last night and the outlook this
morning was more ominous than ever.
All the residences in the neighbor-
hood were vacated and the families
have gone to the high foothills in the
vicinity.
The situation in Ciudad Juarez. MeNi-
co, opposite this city, is even more pre-
carious. the levee being considerably
weakened by the terrible force of the
current running against it.
The hcadgate of the large canal run
ming through the southern part of the
city and the levee separating the canal
from the river gave way at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon and the water came
through in torrents. inundating the
Santa Fe freight yards and n half mile
further south flowed in behind the
main temporary levee erected In the
past week to hold back the back-water.
which has ten feet on the southern riv-
er front.
general alarm was sent out by the
fire department and all the assistance
POSSIBLE was given to those in the midst
or the flood. Some seventy-ive resi-
dences situated between the Santa Fe
freight yards and the canal on the riv-
cr front were inundated within half
an hour after the break, but nearly ev-
erything movable was carried to high
ground. A new levee was constructed
for n distance of two miles along
Fourth street to hold the water back
and turn it ng;tsn into the river.
n great many houses are filled with
refugees, but there are yet fully 200
families shelterless. these families are
encamped along the edge of the mesa
on the north side of the city. The
outlook tonight is by no means
reassuring ana there is much anxiety
that the water may not he gotten under
control.
at 10 o'clock tonight the flood had
broken through the second levee on
Fourth street and the waters had ad-
vanced to Second street. causing sew
eral hundred more poor families to flee
from thei- homes
There will he over 400 families on the
streets of El PaSo tonight. and large
number of them are without food. as
they are laboring people who have been
fighting the food instead of earning
bread for the past fifteen days. The
water is running into the county Jail
and around the Texas and Pacific de-
pot. The river is reported falling.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
CHILDREN KILLED AT DENVER
Wagon Load of Little People Run Into
by "a Train-six Victims the Result-The
Horse Was Running Away.

Denver. May 31.-A terrible tragedy,
! of which party of little children, out
| for pleasure ride. We're the victims.
occurred last night. The buggy in
which they We're riding was run into
| by Il Rio Grande passenger train at
First avenue. They were being given
| the ride by Henry Mnrsau, a brewery
| workman, who had driven his family
to the house OF Il friend. and then, nf-
ter spending the afternoon. had, at
their request. filed his buggy with
eight little folks in order to give them
Il short ride before he took his family
home While returning with his load,
the children made Il good deal of noise,
and the horse ran away from fright.
NInrSau was unable to hold him. and
at the railroad crossing Il train dashed
into the vehicle with fearful results.
The children were frightfully man
gled and their bodies scattered along
the track Il distance of n block. The
following We're instantly killed: George
Bangerd, two years; Willie Bangerd.
five years; Bertha Schonewcis, seven
years. Eta Speaker. seven years. Fred
die Marsau, seven years old. and Otto
SchoneweiS are fatally injured, two
others of five and three years, children
of Marsau. We're injured. but not fa-
tally. Henry Marsau himself was Sc
verely injured. but will survive. The
railroad company is blamed for not
having gates or watchman at the
crossing. This is the side OF one fac
tor in the sad affair. on the other side,
Henry Marsau. who drove the vehicle
which was run down. admits that he
saw the train approaching the cross
ing while he was yet more than
block away. He says the laughing and
shouting of the eight children under
his charge so frightened his horse that
the animal tried to run away. Within
twenty feet of the railroad tracks Mar
slu WIS unable TO control the horse. he
declares.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
RIO GRANDE WRECK.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED
Through the Carelessness of IA Brakeman
IL switch East of Grand Junction Is
Left Open and Passenger Train Runs
Into u Freight.

Denver, May 29.-A collision with ia
tai results occurred on the Rio Grande
road ut CablZa switch, twenty-slX
miles east of Grand Junction, ut
o'clock yesterday morning. John West,
engineer, and ID. Donahy, fireman, both
living ut Grand Junction, We're killed.
Ten passengers We're injured, but 1t is
thought that none are hurt seriously.
The collision was between Il passenger
train going ut full speed and freight
train which was standing on the siding.
The passenger train was the first sec
tion of the eastbound California eX-
press No. 4, and was forty minutes late
out of Grand Junction. The freight
train was westbound and running extra
in charge of Conductor c. Il. Smith, En-
glneer X. G. Steele. Firemen Frohmey-
er, Head Brakeman Pierce and Rear
Brakeman McCarty, and the conductor
aud engineer had orders to meet and
pass No. Mt Cabeza switch. After
backing on the sidetrlck, whoever han
died the switch forgot to turn 1t back
10 the main track. The passenger train
rushed around the curve Il few hun
dred yards from the siding ut II speed
of thirty miles an hour. If the open
switch was noticed by either West or
Donahy there was no time TO stop. and
the huge engine turned into the siding
and crashed into the freight engine
with terrific force. The impact tele-
scoped the two boilers and completely
wrecked both engines, but neither left
the rails. The mail car and two freight
cars We're derailed and badly broken
up. but none of the other cars left the
track
At the time of the collision the en-
gine crew of the freight train We're eli.
ther not about or they saw the open
switch in time to save their lives.
John West. the engineer. was thirty
six years old and leaves widow. but
no children. He was Il member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
the Knights of Pythias and the |. o. r.
President Jeffery said yesterday that he
was one of the best and most trusted
engineers in the service of the compa-
ny.
Fireman Donahy was unmarried and
had no relatives in Colorado. He was
thirty-three years old. He was Il mem
her of the brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
Another spccin, Ambassador.

Washington, May 2S.-The President
has added another member to the spe-
cial embassy to attend the sxticth
celebration of the accession of Queen
Victoria to the British throne in the
person of ogden Mills of New York.
Mr.. Mills goes in the capacity of sec
retary and attache to the special en-
bassy. The commissions for the mem
bers will be beautifully engrossed and
altogether the occasion is special in ev-
cry respect so far as the state depart
ment is concerned.
Whitelaw Reid bears the title of spe-
cial ambassador of the President and
General Miles and Admiral Miller will
have special commissions. The am
bassator himself will carry for presen-
tation in person to the Queen. Il letter
from the President. which in general
terms will be similar to that addressed
to her upon the occasion of her jubilee
celebration ten years ago. 1t is for
nal. yet kindly in tone, and expresses
the appreciation of the President of
the great good that has followed the
long reign of her majesty and hopes of
n continuance of her health.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
Citizens of Butte Resort to Old Time sys.
tenn of Maintaining Order.


Butte, Mont, May 2S.-After the po-
lice department of Butte and the sher-
if's officers of the county had admit.
ted their inability to cope with the ter
ribly lawless element which has been
overrunning the city for weeks com
mittlng bold robbcries, outrages and
murder, the citizens arose in their
might tonight and organized vigi-
lance committee as matter of Self-pro-
lection.
Fully $500 men. including number
of the most prominent business and
professional men in the city. met at the
Auditorium this evening to discuss the
serious situation.
Among the prominent advocates Of
the organization of a secret committee
were eX-iudges. representing attor-
neys. eN-sheriffs. editors and many
other men in high standing in the city
John +. Lloyd. n member of the
Board of County Commissioners, presid-
ed rs chairman Vt was the general
sentiment that the lawless condition
was due to the hordes of Idle men
coming in from the East. and many
speakers favored sending Il message TO
President Mckinley reminding him of
his unfulfilled promises and ask Gle
East to take care of its own idle men.
The meeting resulted in the appoint
ment of n secret executive committee
of ten with power to appoint another
committee of 100. and the two commit
tees to take the whole matter of treat
ing with the lawless element into their
own hands. The ten are all determined
men and Il majority of them members
of the old Alder Gulch vigilantes. who
made Montana n terror to evil-doers in
the early days.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
Mistaken for u Burglar.

Denver. May 2S.-George 4. Ducy. Il
former Denver telegraph operator. WAS
shot and killed at Cincinnati last night
by policeman, who took him for Il
burglar. The information reached here
last night that he had been Killed ana
it caused much sorrow among the
many friends he had made during his
residence here. He was one of The
most popular men among the key
men in the Western country and no
one was better known among operators
than the brilliant. unassuming young
man who WAS killed by accident in
Cincinnati last night
The telegraphic dispatches state that
while on visit to his parents in that
city II burglar alarm had been given
calling Policeman Booth To the scene.
Duey was on his way home and when
called on refused TO halt. The officer
shot him dead. evidently mistaliing
him for one of the burglars.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
Terms OF Peace.

London, May IS. - The correspond
ent of the Times at Athens says:
The dispatch which the government
has received from representatives of
Greece abroad all indicate that the
peace negotiations have taken a turn
more favorable to Greece. Turkey IS
proposal to occupy Thessaly no longer
receives consideration. owing to Eng
lands attitude. while the proposal to
abolish the capitulations in the case of
Greek citizens in Turkey is rejected
and the suggested eytradition treaty is
apparently set aside.
The powers have fixed six million
pounds as the highest limit of indem-
nifty and will allow only such stratn-
gic alteration of the frontier as will
not involve the subjects of any inhabit-
ed district to Turkish rule. Germany 5
demand for an international control of
Greek finances has not been favorably
received as the government hopes TO
raise loan abroad. on the guarantee
OF England. Russia and France, at low
interest to pay the indemnity, conced-
ing certain revenues. but not accept
ing the principle of foreign control.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
BIG STRIKE IMPENDING.
Coal Miners of Pennsylvania, Ohio ant
West Virginia to BE Called Out

West Virginia to BE Called Out.
Pittsburg, May 27-The national ex-
ecutive board of the United Mine Work
ers of America have decided to order
general strike throughout Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and West Virginia to secure
the sixty -nine-cent rate for mining. The
order is expected to be in the hands of
the workmen within very few days.
More than 10000 miners will be af-
fected by the order, and desperate
struggle between the men and opera
tors will result.
The order. it is said, has been decided
on because of the fact that thirteen of
the large coal companies in the Pitts
burg district have secured control of
all the lake front dockage.
This year the conditions in the lake
market are entirely different from
what they were in former years. Time
was when the smaller operators could
market coal on the lake front, but this
year all has been changed. Now they
cannot dispose OF any coal unless it
coal companies.
While the miners on the Pittsburg
district have been battling against re-
duction of tifty-four cents a ton the
operators have been quietly at work on
the lake fronts. Every foot of dockage
is now in the hands of one of the thir-
teen companies. With coal mined at
tifty-four cents, they would be In vir-
tual control of the market and need not
fear inroads by any of tie small opera
tors.
The companies having succeeded In
getting control of the docks are Mark
A. Hanna & Co.. Cuddy. Miller & Co.,
the w. l. Scott Mines. Ohio and Penn
SylynQil Coal Co. O1u Roll ('Ont co
Osborne. Sager & Co.. Morgan. Moore
& Balm. Pickands. Mather & Co., w. II.
Rend, Robbins Coal Company Pitts
burg e Chicago Coal Co. and the New
York & Cleveland Gas Company. 1t is
claimed by the miners officials that
trade has been solicited Mt the fifty
four-cent rate.
The Pittsburg district was the cause
of much contention at the convention
of the miners held in Columbus. Ohio.
last January. During the month of
December preceding the operators in
this district offered the miners sixty
cents n ton during the months of Janu-
ary and February and siXty-five cents
the following months. The local min
ers refused to accept the offer. The
question was acted on by the national
convention and taken entirely out of
the hands of the Pittsburg district Off
cials. 1t was referred TO the executive
board and they We're given power to
act. They We're instructed to make q
demand for siXty-nine cents It the time
they thought proper. The board has
been considering the question for some
time. During the past two weeks NJ.
d. Gratchford, the national president.
has been in the pittshurg district and
has made Il report to the board.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
MORGAN WANTS WAR.
Thinks That Would BE the Easiest Way of
Settling the Cuban Question.

Washington. May Ex-senator Nor.
gan, of Alabama, in an interview. says:
"a war with Spain would be the best
thing that could happen. I. would
give Spain the opportunity to get rid of
Cuba without sacrifice of her honor,
according to the Spanish way of look
ing at it. We would blockade Havana
the first move. There might be n sham
battle or two, but in n very short time
Spain would take advantage of the sit
uation to surrender Cuba to the United
States on the best terms she could
make. Spain realizes that her hold or
the island is broken. She cannot help
seeing what is plain to the rest of the
world. She is not willing to acknowl-
edge the independence of the revolu-
tionists. That would be disgraceful
from her point of view. She cal sur
render the island to our superior force.
perhaps. on the payment of something
by us. We can take the island. extend
over 1t our good government. fortify
the port of Havana. and control the
Gulf of Mexico, as we ought to d :. The
Cuban people will enjoy the blessings
of the liberty and security that are
ours. A hundred thousand young
Americans will 90 at once from this
country to settle there No other spot
on earth offers such inducements. l
would feel like going myself if | were
younger"
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
necr Tnx nocIsed out.

Chicago. May 2S.-The Washington
correspondent of the Record says:
The Senate is finally launched on the
consideration of the tariff bill. and the
sanquine senators expect to see it fin
ished within the next three weeks. In
II few days night sessions VIII be in or
der. and the day sessions will begin
earlier in the morning.
Mr.. Hanna has knocked the beer tax
out of the bill. He has opposed it from
the beginning. He objected to it when
first proposed. When he went over the
bill nt the White House with the Pres
ident and several members of the com
mittee on finance he tried to convince
them that il was impolitic from n po-
litical standpoint and antagonistic 10
the Republican policy of protection. He
got after the members of the commit
tee again before the bill was reported
and tried to induce them to omit ii. He
suggested that if we must have more
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
In Honor of NIctprIa.

Denver. May 2S.-At meeting of
former and present British subjects
held here ii was decided to raise S40-
600 with which TO build wing to St
Lullc's hospital, as testimony of re
gard for Queen Victoria. The Queen
has urged the expenditure of money in
England in this way by those who
were desirous of testifying their nppre-
citation of the length of her reign.
The British vice consul at Denver.
Mr.. Richard Pearce. has agreed to act
as treasurer. and II board of trustees
composed of prominent citizens of
Colorado will act in conjunction with
him. Local soliciting committees will
shortly he at work throughout the
state. and it is hoped that all ready to
contribute will be reached by them.
Fuller details will be published as they
are formulated. 1t has already been
determined that Il ward in this build
ing shall be designated the Miners Ju-
bilee ward. and that free beds shall be
endowed in it for miners suffering from
accidents and acute diseases.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
IH'tana BandIttI nt Work..

La Grange. Ind, May PA letter
has been received at Tekonsha from
the Rev. A. s. Case, who disappeared
from there during the first week in
April. Detectives We're placed on his
track and Il large reward offered. The
letter was dated at Il small town near
Syracuse. in which he says he was kid
mapped and an effort made TO eNtort Il
large sum of money from him by
means of a bank draft. He refused to
sign the draft. and has been kept in
bondage ever since. Mr.. Case adds
that lie was kept for time in the
woods near town, but one night was
blindfolded and taken away in n
buggy. 1t is not known whether he is
yet in the hands of the men. and every
effort is being made to capture the
men. Mr.. Case is wealthy and sixty
years old.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
IN A HURRY FOR OFFICE.
But Mckinley VIII Not Make Appoint
Emcnts TIL the TnrIH nIII Is DIsposcd of.

Washington. May 2S.-An attempt is
being made by several administration
senator's to persuade the President To
abandon his policy of holding up dip
lomatlc and consular appointments un-
til the tariff bill is out of the way. They
are telling him that no votes will be
affected by such n policy and that no
good purpose will be accomplished.
whereas the dissatisfaction over his
policy of procrastination is becoming
more and more profound. and the good
effect of the appointments will be lost
when they are made. AS one senator
expressed it to-day:
Il have recommended gentlemen for
office. and none but gentlemen. and the
President has promised to appoint sew
eral of them. but they do not like to
have him tell them. rs he has in effect.
that If they will wait outside the kit
chen door until he has finished dinner
he will throw them n bone. They want
TO be invited in and asked to sit down
at the first table. They want to feel
that they have been honored by ap-
pointments, and if the President holds
them up much longer it will look very
much as if he confers these favors be
cause he is compelled to. and not be-
cause he likes to do it,
But the President is inexorable. He
believes that the pressure of the 12.OOO
ofiice-seekers will hasten the adoption
of the tariff bill, and still insists that
he will not make any more appoint
ments. except where they are absolute
ly necessary to fill vacancies. until the
tariff is out of the way.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
DEBS' COLONY.
He Talks of Ills Plan to aid the Unem
ploycd.

ploycd.
Terre Haute Ind. May 26.-E. v.
Debs is going to Chicago soon 10 pro-
mote his Socinlistic cooperative colony
scheme which involves the raising Of
an army of 100000 unemployed men
and marching them across the country
to some western or southern state.
where Il new commonwealth is To be
founded.
Debs arrived at his home here yes
terday from Salt Lake. where lie had
been attending the conference of the
Western Federation of Miners. Debs
Is scheduled to remain in Chicago un-
til his army is organized and ready to
march. When interviewed. Debs said:
Il am not authorized to say what
will be done, but there is no doubt
there is sentiment which will support
the experiment for state cooperative
commonwealth. 1t remains for the
convention to select the states in
which the effort shall be made. be-
lieve in n few months we can secure
membership which will contribute
$4,000 n month for the support of the
movement.
"At the end of year or two years
we ought to be able to elect Lcgisla-
ture and state officers. so we can call
state constitution convention and
change the organic law of the state in
manner to permit the carrying out of
OUT IDEAS"
In regard to the use of state funds
and authority for their use in the trial
of the theory Of state operation, he
said:
THE army would be sent out In regi-
ments Of 1000. Money would be raised
for the transportation and for the
maintenance of the new common
wealth until it becomes self-supporting.
The army would not be one of mendi-
cants. but of self-respecting citizens"