SwfeSW? THE' "PITTSBTIRG DISPATCH, TUESDAY JUNE 14, 189a s MILLIONS VANISHED In the Crevasses Around New Orleans Caused by the, Hieh Water. EAILBOADS IN STEAITS. Four of the Great Iron Arteries of the South Impassable. BREAKS THAT ARE PAST HENDIKG And Which Threaten to Cause Greater Ituln Than the Present. HANI LETEES BEING WISHED AWAT rsriCXAL TILEORAX TO THE DISrATCHYl New Orleans, June 13. The river sit uation for the country around New Orleans ii far more serious to-day than it has been at any time during the present high water. For some days past heavy showers have fallen, which have jrreatly weakened the levees. The Mississippi river at the same time has continued steadily to rise. The result of the rain, the wind and the high water has been to strain the levees to the ut termost and to cause all the weak spots to show themselves. The net result for last night and to-day is five crevasses, three above and two below New Orleans, several of which will prove serious, and the probable cutting off of lour of the eight railroad lines entering the city. Of the breaks, the worst, that is the most dangerous, is at Avondale plantation, owned by Barton & O'Donnell. It is on the w est bank, near JIangaman station, on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. 12 miles north of New Orleans, and in a bend of the river. This break occurred at 6 o'clock this morning. It was 25 leet wide at noon, but at 8 o'clock to-night was 115 feet wide and 9 feet deep. It is in a section where it can do a great deal of damage to the sugar plantations. Eight Millions lost at One Place. The Dair's crevasse, which occurred only a lew miles awav from tbere,piled up a total lossoff8,000,000. The crevasse, moreover, threatens both the Texas railroads. The water is already running over the track of the Texas and Pacific Railroad, and will probably stop traffic on it to-morrow. It will make itself felt on the Southern Pacific Railroad to-morrow, and that road will be boated upon in a few days, unless the break is closed. The danger of the railroads caused prompt and vigorous action to be taken by them. The Southern Pacific road had a barge in the immediate neighborhdod laden with lumber and all the other materials necessary in case of a break. Within an hour alter it was reported all the materials needed were at hand and 300 laborers. Un fortunately, notwithstanding this prompt ness, nothing could be done, and not only was it found impossible to close the break, but even to hold the ends of the levee and the break grew steadily wider all day lone Both of the Texas roads will make the mot strenuons efforts to close this crevasse. If it remains open all business on them will be suspended until the present high water goes down, and no one can predict when that will be. Impossible to Close the Creraties. The railroad companies have splendidly organized levee forces, but it is feared the break is so situated that even the great re sources of these railroads will find it impos sible to close it. Almost simultaneously another crevasse occurred on the New Orleans side of the river, and nearly opposite the Avondalc break. This was on E. Sarpy's Prospect plantation, in St. Charles parish, 22 miles above New Orleans, on the line of the Mississippi Valley Railroad. It occurred at 8 this morning. At 12 it was 25 feet wide, at 3 P. jl 50 feet, and to-night it is 80 feet Both the Mississippi Valley, or Louis ville, New Orleans and Texas Railroad, and the Illinois Central concentrated a large force of men and material at the break, which, it is reported, could be closed, but despite their efforts it continued to grow larger, and it looks now as though it would prove a more serious break than the Bonnet Carre or Gipsy crevasse, a few miles above it, which occurred last month. News was received this morning that a crevasse occurred at 11 o'clock last night in the Belmont levee in St. James parish, about five miles above New Orleans. This has been recognized as a danger point for some time past, and the planters of the neighborhood had a large force of laborers at work there strengthening the levee, over which the water poured freely. Last night at 10 o'clock work was suspended, because the men were completely broken down. An hour afterward the break occurred. The TVater Too High for TVorlc. The Mississippi Valley Railroad also sent a large force of men to the scene of this break, but the height of the river is such just now as to render work in the way of closing the crevasse almost impossible, and the break had widened by this morning to 75 feet, and is now 100 feet wide and seven feet deep. In a short stretch of 28 miles in the east bank of the river there are now three ugly breaks, that at Bonnet Carre which occurred last montb, at Belmont last night and at Prospect this morning. The Bonnet Carre crevasse is 180 feet wide, and is under control to this extent, that the ends of the levee have been riveted and the break is not giowing wider; but the other two are not vet under control, and are still growing wider. These three crevasses cut the Mississippi Valley Railroad, between here and Baton Rouge, the State capital, into four sections. The company had built an incline at Bonnet Carre, and was running its trains over that break, but at these two crevasses it threw up the sponge, and to-day announced that it will do no local passenger business, and will send its freight north .over the Illinois Central Railroad as far as Jackson, Miss., thence to Vickshurg, and thence over its own lines to Memphis. Politicians Have to Boat It. A result of the crevasse was to prevent the State Senate, in Baton Rouge, from having a quorum, to-day. a large number ot members finding it impossible to get to the capital. The Democratic convention will meet there to-morrow, and arrangements have been made to take delegates there by boat. The two crevasses also endanger the safety of the Illinois Central Railroad, and that line will be lucky indeed it it escapes being bottled up. The damage done to the planters in the neighborhood is likely to be very serious, unless they can be closed or held under control, and even if closed, the amount of damage will be great, as the cane overflowed will be killed.' It left open it will flood nearly all the plantations in St. James, St. John and St. Charles parishes, ana will probably cause as much damage as theNltaoreak of 1890, which occurred in the neighborhood of the Belmont crevasse, and entailed a loss of between $5,000,000 and J6,000,000. The breaks are also likely to cause some rise in Lake Pontchartrain, and strain the bark levee of New Orleans. A break was made at Soniat, a mile and a half above New Orleans, bnt It turned out to be simply a muskrat hole, which had widened three or four feet, bnt which was closed. D'plorable Situation of Affairs. The situation on the lower coast, below New Orleans, is deplorable indeed. The New Orleans and Southern Railroad, run ning from here to Pointe a La Hache, and which has made a desperate figfct against the numerous crevasses there, has finally given np the battle, and will run no more trains bat depend on boats. lou mizbt as well say that the whole cast bank of the river ii gone," said Secre tary Bell, of that road. "There are now three very serious crevasses between the city and Poydras plantation. The one at Villere, seven miles from the city, which formed Saturday night, is now 60 feet wide nnd about 5 feet deep. On account of a deep basin between tne levee and railroad it is very difficult to get material to it from the land side, and on account of the dense willow grown on the batture in front of the levee it is impossftle to reach the crevasse with material from the river. There are sir or eight bad places in the levee liable at any moment to make crevasses." The crevasse at Story, nine miles below the city, was reported to be 75 feet wide this morning, and as there is a crevasse on each side of the levee is inaccessible of ap proach with material. ' One of the Big Breaks' Measures. At 5 o'clock this morniug a break oc curred at Merrick plantation, 11 miles below the citv. It is 10 feet wide and 8 feet deep. The're is a 60-foot batture in front, but the break being very deep, the work of closing will be very difficult. Twelve thousand feet of lumber and 8,000 sacks have been ordered. A big effort will be made by the planters to close it. Two hundred men from Poydras plantation are doing good wore. The New Orleans Southern Railroad peo ple are loading the steamship Neptune with material to send to Merrick's. This makes 30 breaks on the east bank of the river this season. Another break, 20 feet wide, is reported in Harlem levee this morning. The railroad embankment and track are being cnt 10 let the water through. Work is procressing rapidly on the Belle Chasse and Monsieure. The latter break is now 50 feet wide, and it is thought it can be closed. The Ne w Orleans Southern Rail road is now running only as far as Millen don plantation, 10 miles below New Or leans, from which place passengers and freight are conveyed hy boat. The losses from to-day's crevasses cannot be estimated until it is determined whether they can be closed or not. If closed, the loss will not be very severe, probably $1, 500,000. If thev remain open, like the Nita break of 1890," they will inflict a loss of from ?10,000,000 to ?15,000,000, without in cluding the damage caused bv the inter ruption of business to three of the largest railroads running out of New Orleans. There are from 2,500 to 3,000 hands at work on all the crevasses now opeB, which are eight in number, and the State railroads and planters are supplying all the lumber and material, but the chances are very much against all of them being closed, A PRISON TRAGEDY. A Harmless Lunatic In the Eastern Peni tentiary Cats a Convict He Then Slashes His Own Throat nnd Saves the County Some Expense, Philadelphia, June 13. For the sec ond time within the last few months a vio lent assault, that will probably result in the death of the victim, occurred to-day at the Eastern Penitentiary. The assailant, however, will never be brought to trial, for immediately after stabbing his victim he cut his throat and bled to death. At the Eastern Penitentiary the con victs are given daily an hour's liberty in the yard of the p'rison. Among the pris oners let out this morning was an Italian, who was serving a life sentence for murder. The Italian is said to have been a lunatic, but, as he had never given any tronble to his keepers, he was allowed thesame liberty as his fellow convicts. He behaved himself in an orderly manner during his time in the open air this morning, and, when told to re turn to his cell, proceeded quietly toward the gate that led to the inner part of the prison. Just as he reached the door he suddenly whipped out a knife and made a vicious lunge at the keeper by his side. The blade struck the keeper's watch and clanced on witnout injuring mm. xne Italian then turned and ran up the yard. An old convict who had witnessed the man's savage attack upon the keeper fol lowed and grappled with him. The act will probably cost him his life, as the maddened man stabbed him in the stom ach, inflicting a horrible wound. Breaking away from his would-be captor, the Italian drew his knife across his throat. He fell to the ground with the blood spurting from the cut, and within a few minutes he had bled to death. The penitentiary authori ties, as usual, refuse all information to newspaper men, but it was learned that the wounded man will probably die from his wounds. SAUK'S HOMESTEAD IK DAHGEH. A Creditor Brings Foreclosure Proceedings on a Mot-tease Held on It. Chicago, June 13. J. J. Simonds has begun foreclosure proceedings against General Green B. Banm, Commis sioner of Pensions, on the General's homestead in Golconda. Although General Raum poses as a citizen of Illinois. he never goes to Golconda except to vote in national elections, and his family ignores the society of the place. His home stead and other property inelnded in the Simonds mortgage is worth perhaps $1,800. It is assessed at $1,100. General Raum became interested in 1884 as a promoter of the Central Vermont Mar ble Company, and assumed the payment of two notes of 2,500 each, payable to Si monds. The notes were given as the purchase price of marble works in Pittsville, Vt. The notes were never paid, but extended from time to time until November 1, 1889, when new notes for the sum of (6,807 were executed with the mortgage to secure them. Simonds is now after his money. Unless he gets service on Raum by publication he will not have the Commissioner of Pensions in court before the May term In 1893. The case now stands for the October term of the Circuit Court, and General Raum ii not due in Golconda before election day. The .notes sued on were also secured bv the Sledge of $12,500 of full paid stock of the Tew England Phonograph Company, with Jesse H. Lippencott's agreement to pur chase the same at the option of General Raum for $5,500. The bill charges that the entire debt is yet unpaid. .JUMPED TEE TRACK. A Union Pacific Train Goes Orer an Em. bnnkment in Colorado. Suuset, Col., June 13. About noon to day the Union Pacific passenger train from Boulder, consisting ot one coach, a baggage car and an engine, jumped the track and rolled down a ten-foot enbankment a mile east of here. There were bnt ten passengers aboard, as a large number had left the train en route. Seven ot these were slightly bruised, but none fatally. Their names are: Engineer Thorne, Con ductor McGaffey, Mrs. S. Morgan, of San set; Mips Daisy Runvan, of Bellevne; Miss Nora Pox, of Ward; A. B. Holbert and Jacob Cohen. The last five named were passengers. Heavy Flood Lora in Matanzas. Havana, June la The advices re ceived here from Matanzas in reference to the damage caused by the floods are of a contradictory character. The most recent dispatches ray that 'the loss caused by the destruction of sugar amounts to $250,000 and that the total loss is estimated at $1,500,000. Car Conductor Knlcbta Disband, Philadelphia, June 13. At a recent meeting the assembly of the Knights of Labor consisting of the car conductors and drivers of the city decided to disband. The assets were divided among the members and the assemblv dissolved. Army ot the Potomac's Reunion. Scbantok, Pa, June 13. The reunion of the Society of the Army of the Potomac pf the United States will be held in this city on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The citv is already rich in decora tions of a lavish character.. Governor Pat-' tison and staff will arrive Wednesday. THE EEID HOUSEHOLD. A'Yislt to Ophir Farm and a Ghat With the Children. MRS. REID A PERFECT LADY, A Charming Social Leader and a Sensible, Devoted Mother. HEE COUNTRY HOUSE A EEGAL CASTLE In the event of Republican success at the polls next November official society in Washington will reeeive an acquisition in the person of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. She will in a measure prove some rocompense for its loss four yean ago when the youth ful bride of the Cleveland era transferred her residence from the White House to a mansion on Madison avenue, this city. When the daughter of D. O. Mills, the millionaire, was married on April 26, 1881, to the brilliant editor of the New York Tribune, the match was regarded on every hand as most felicitous, says a writer in the New York World. Though several years her distinguished husband's junior, Mrs. Reid, an only daughter, was by birth and education peculiarly fitted to mate with one who oombined the calling of the litera teur with the unremitting work of .the suc cessful politician. It was prophesied that OPHIK PAEM, COTOTBY her married life with Mr. Reid would be singularly happy. It has been, and isideal istic. Mr. Reid himself is never so happv as when at home with his wife and children. He has spent more than $1,000,000 in the creation of what is in some respects the most splendid country seat in America. A sight of the hall, set in the midst of broad acres, is inspiring. No baronial castle in the old country is more pleasing to look upon. Fond of Society, Yet Very Domestic While Mrs. Reid is fond of society, and a social leader, she is quiet in her tastes and domestic to a degree. Thongh born in New York City in the Metropolitan Hotel, by the way, where her parents had a suit of apartments at the time Mrs. Reid's first home was at Irvington. She was educated at Miss Bracken's School for Young Ladies in this city and at a similar institution in jrans. xu.b uiuit jruuug ladies of her Mrs. Whitelaw MHd. social position, she was, when she entered society, a finished linguist and otherwise highly accomplished. She is a musician and paints, but makes no pretensions to su periority in either line. "She positively has no fads," declared a friend when asked "what she went in for." Mr. Reid's present town house is one of the brown-stone palaces built by Henry Villard at the corner of Madison avenue and Fiftieth street But the truth is,and both Mr. and Mrs. Reid confess it, that the fam ily's ambition now points almost solely to the settling of affairs at Ophir Farm, from which they have been absent for three years. No seeret is made of the fact that Ophir Farm is the dearest spot on earth to all of them. Two Interesting Children. When a reporter called at Ophir Farm, Master Ogden Mills Reid, who is a hand some and sturdy specimen of vigorous young America at the age of 10, sat on the piazza in a big armchair bo intent upon the pages of a book that he did not even notice the advent of a stranger. Near him sat his sister Jean, two years his jnnior, also read ing. Their governess was with them, but as it was Sunday the idea that they were preparing lessons was, of course, not to be entertained. The young man did not object to being interviewed, and it may be stated here that it is not a reporter's invariable good fortune to find so clever a subject as e. When introduced he raised his hat with the grace of a born cavalier, and when he spoke his words came full and free, each Mlu Jean Reid. syllable being distinctly enunciated. It was easy to see that the parents on whom he reflects so much credit were much prouder of him than they would be to have a dozen Presidents in the family. "You are fond ot reading, are you, Og den?" the reporter queried. "Yes, sir; of good books I am." "Are you glad to get back to Ophir farm, after being so long abroad?" "Yes, indeed, sir." "Yon like America better than France, then?" "Yes, sir; I like America better than any country." "He seems to be patriotic," observed the reporter, turning to Mr,rRei6U "r should hope so," responded the father, beaming proudly. TO li "What sort of amusements do you go in for, Ogden? Have you a pony?" "Yes, sir; my pony is called Agate, and mv sister's is Sampson. Sampson is the smallest. I think they call film that be canse he is so small'" "And have you dogs7" "Yes, sir; quite a large kennl" and hen the reformer listened while little Jean Matter Ogden MilUSeid. told off a verbal census of the kennels as follows: "Leo, Rex, Nodder, a St Bernard, and Charley." They Like Country Life. "Do you prefer country life to life in the city?" '"Very much; I do not like the city," de clared the young man emphatically. HOME OP WHITEIjAW EEID. Master Ogden is a handsome, manly little fellow, the picture of health and good na ture, and it will be neither indelicate nor out of place for the reporter to say here he learned from oue who knows that the boy, when an infant, was not consigned to the tender mercies of a stranzer. His mother, whose firit thought is of her home and chil dren, had too high an opinion of the dignity and responsibilities of motherhood to share them with a nursing bottle. A moment's chat with little Jean as she turned the leaves of her book, "The Wide Awake Story Book," convinced the re porter that she was a child of keen per ceptions, and she evidently, from her actions, thinks that big brother of hers is juit about right. Mrs. Reid, who personallv looks after the welfare of her children, does not indulge them to their hurt. It is easy to see that they are under a firm if mild discipline. They both speak French as well as they do English, and thev are progressing rapidly In the study of German. They have been told no ghost stories and are not afraid of the dark. Each child has a room exclusively set apart in the big house. At 8:30 every evening, after bidding their parents good night, they go to their respective apart ments and are prepared for bed. Just Like Grown Up Polk. These rooms are lurnished simply, in fact there seems to be a quiet tonch to every thing in the Reid household. Jean's room is connected with that of her governess, whose room in turn opens into the school room. There is no nursery, the children having grown out of that. Little Jean, thongh only 8 years old, has her own private bathtub attached to her room, which is a marvel of beauty. Master Mills is similarly provided for on his side of the honse. The reporter was permitted to visit these rooms and the schoolroom yesterday. Mrs. Reid's boudoir is a handsomely ap pointed apartment looking south from the second story of the hall, commanding a magnificent" view of the Sound and the most beautiful scenery in Westchester county. It is furnished in red, and with exquisite taste. It opens into her sleeping apartments which are connected by a pri vate hall with Mr. Reid's bedroom. Mr. Reid's room opens into another room, which is easv of access to the children, and they have carte blanche to it at all times. Any childish trouble, any juvenile difficulty may be easily surmounted or readily solved here. It is a place for tender confidences between motherand children, and it is prob ably used more frequently than any other part of the spacious house. There are two nurses, a German girl and a Swiss girl, who speaks French, both se lected because of the advantages derived by the children from conversing with them in foreign languages. Cecile, Mrs. Reid's maid, entered the family as a nurse and served in that capac ity for some .time. She is a Swiss Pro testant from Lausanne, and her mistress prizes her highly. Mot an Idle 'Woman. Mrs. Reid is a director in ihe Bellevne Training School for Female Nnrses, and also President of the Home of Industry, a non-sectarian charity. This society refused her resignation when she went to Europe. During her absence her place was filled by the first Vice President She is joint heir with her only brother, Ogden, to the immense fortune of D. O. Mills, a fortune from which she received a large endowment at the time of her marriage. Her most intimate personal friend is probably Mrs. Dr. Endicott (nee Sherman), ot Bostotf. Mrs. Endicott, when Miss Rachel Sherman, accompanied Mrs. Reid and her husband to Europe several years ago, and a friendship was formed between 'the young wife ot the editor and the daughter of the veteran soldier that will last through life. Other very close friends are Miss Nellie McDowell, daughter ot the late Major General McDowell, of the United States Army, and Miss McCullough, whose father was once Secretary of the Treasury. And now a word in conclusion about the possible leader of Washington society In 1893 (Mrs. Harrison, it will be remembered, is in very poor health.) If the reporter were called upon to guess how old she is he would ' refuse to do so, but if asked to quietly "calculate" he would assume that in 1877, the year before Mr. Reid first met her, and . in which year she was probably a society debutante, she was not younger than 16 nor older than 18. . Carmenclta Befases to Dance. New Yokk. June 13. SpeciaL Carmen clta, the Spanish dancer, watched the stage performance at Koster & Bial's to-night, from a box. She has thrown up her con tract to dance until July 2. She says the reason is that she was required to dance at three matinees in the hot weather, con trary to agreement, and that she will spend the summer resting, probably by the sea. Koster & Bial say that she threw up. her contract 'because they would not let her show herself in the wings while Dufour and Hartly were on the stage. Don't 'Walt Until the last minute before placing your order for decorations, as the ohances are you will have little to select from, as the de mand Is beyond our expectations. PlTTSBURQ 'CTOUC CO. WRECKED IN A FLASH. Twelve Men Instantly Killed, Three ' ' Fatally Injured, and Three AWFULLY MAIMED AND MANGLED. No One Left to Explain a Mysterious Nary lard Explosion. TERRIBLE SCENES AMONG THE BUINS rSrlCTAL TILIQItM TO THE DUtPATCIM Vallejo, Cal., June 13. One of the worst explosions ever known in California occurred just before noon to-day at the Mare Island Government navy yard, by which 12 men belonging to the United States cruiser Boston were instantly killed, three fatally injured and three severely wounded. The explosion took place in the shell room, and supposed to be due to one of the dropping shells as it was being filled, but this is mere theory, as none engaged in the work were left alive to tell the story. The force of the explosion was so great that most people in Vallejo believed it was an earthquake. In a moment the Mare Isl and navy yard fire bell began ringing, and dense clouds of smoke arose. The supposi tion was that a fire had broken out The navy yard is directly across a small stream from Vallejo. A reporter who was among the first to cross on the ferry to the navy yard beheld a terrible scene. One of the strong, small houses in which the work of filling shells was carried on, was in ruins, while lying all about on the hill, as though a great shell had burst among them, were the scattered, mangled and bleeding forms of men wearing Unole Sam's blue jackets. Plowing Worse Than Cannon Balls. The ground looked as though it had been plowed up by cannon balls, and to add to the horror of the scene, flames broke out among the ruins filled with fragments of human victims. Bloody legs and arms were scattered about among blackened heads and unrecognizable fragments of what had been only a few minutes before strong and active men. Lying near the door of one house was the headless body of Gunner Hittinger, of the cruiser Boston, while over on the other side was his head, powder-blackened and fearfully disfigured. On the beach near by, where they had been thrown by the terrific force of the explosion, were found two navaUapprentices, both of whom will die. A large squad of sailors and marines soon brought out mangled remains of their com rades from the burning shell houses. When the fragments were laid together it was found 12 men had lost their lives. Several of the bodies were cut clean in two, others had an arm or a leg blown off, and veterans who had seen hard service in the Rebellion declared they had never beheld a ghastlier sight than this. Fate of the Two Apprentices. The two young apprentices were blown clean across the beach into the water and were picked up by a fire-boat They were terribly burned and mangled, and the doctors eive no hove ot recovery. A visit to the naval hospital found Dr. Lewis at work on three men whose lives were de spaired of. One was a German, and his cries of pain are frightful. Dr. Lewis had just taken a piece of wood six inches long by one inch thick out of his right side. Be sides this the bones of the left leg were shattered, and with the eutiele burned off) the better part of the body was in a horrible state. One of the apprentices was blown into the water, and when taken on the beach pitifully asked of the surgeons, "Do you think we will get over this?" and then he requested to be laid down. He will never again get up. His companion's condition is equally baa. How the explosion occurred will never be known. Fifteen men from the United States Steamer Boston were sent down to prepare ammunition and fill shells for the ship. All were at work in the filling room of the magazine, under charge of Gunner Hittinger. It is supposed one of the party dropped a shell, and that the concussion caused an explosion. Bravery of One of the Doctors. One of the first to go to the scene was Dr. Lewis, of the Naval Hospital. Notwith standing now and then the explosion of a shell, he braved the danger and went into the midst of it to save life, but the explo sion had finished its work, and he found only one body with any life in it There were three magazine watchmen, Collins, Burns and Damsted, on duty in other parts of the grounds, and although in jured they will live. Watchman Collins had a narrow escape. A piece of shell glanced from the top of his head and left an ugly contusion. It came from a second ex plosion. The first one had shaken him almost senseless, and after he was struck he walked for an hour about the rains, think ing he might save someone. Then feeling taint, he went home, where the doctors found that besides a scalp wound he was in jurned internally. Hittinger was beyond a doubt killed instantly. His head was blown from his body. The deceased was appointed from Pennsylvania, October 28, 1890, and was detailed to the Boston, Feb ruary 2, 1891. Had the magazine proper, containing tons of explosives, exploded, Vallejo would have been shattered. It was a miracle, being as close as it was that such did not occur. The 1.1st of the Victims. The following is a list of the killed: HI1TINGEE, GEOEGE, gunner, United States Navy. 6UNDBOEG, COLONEL, gunner's mate. 8EYMOUB, THOMAS, gunner's mate. HECKEL. WILLIAM, apprentice. KETTIEL, A., seaman. SMITH, G. W landsman. WA8HBUBNE, WILLIAM, seaman. LEG AT, F., seaman. OSTKANDEB, W., apprentice. JOOS, H., apprentice. BUSH, WILLIAM, Beaman. JOHNSON, ., seaman. REINCKE, B.. seaman. HOLTON, J. H., apprentice. Of the three men taken to the hospital two have died. The one surviving is J. Briscoe. Just opposite the magazine where the ex plosion occurred this morning are the St Fir Flour Mills, the windows in the mills were broken and the men left work and rushed to the hills, not knowing what would hap pen next A shell was picked out of a railroad wharf close by. The Boston is in dock bay. There is gloom and sadness through the ship, as the men who lost their lives belong to its crew. Flames in the house which exploded were extinguished this afternoon, thus averting any danger to the main powder magazine. SOLDIERS COMPETE AT DEILL. Men of War Sleet In Their Annual Encimp meat nt Omahn. .Omaha, Neb., June 13. The formal opening of the encampment of the National competitive drill took place this afternoon. Governor Boyd and Mayor Bemis welcomed f he visitors in the name of the State and city! Captain Bichards, the camp com mandant, was given formal charge of the camp, and the encampment was formally declared open. The National Fencihles, of Washington, D. C, arrived in camp at noon, the com pany numbering 48 men, in command of Captain Domer. The Hale Zouaves from Kansas City arrived this morning; the com pany numbered 24 men k under Captain C Leichtman. The Indianapolis Light Artil lery, Lima, O,, guards; Pt. Wayne, Ind., batterv and tne Chicago Zoaaves arrived this afternoon. The other companies will arrive to-morrow morning in time for the grand parade. The encampment is an as sured success. REDMOND FOR HARMONY. & Will Confer With Representatives of the Blval Faction Some Means to Be "Adopted to Brine 'ho Two Sides Together. , New YOKE, June 13. Special. John E. Redmond listened to-night, at the, Hoffman House, io several addresses of welcome from Irish organizations. The addresses were from the County Rosommon Men's Asso ciation, Parneil Branch of the Irish National League, the Yorkville Branch, the St Agnes Branch, the Twenty-second Branch, the Kilkenny Confederation Club and the Mayo men. The Plasterers' La borers' Union also presented an address. When Mr. Redmond entered the parlor at 9 o'clock the hundred men gathered there cheered him loudly. -Mr. Redmond said: It is a great pleasure to me to vindicate myself and my party, but not to attack any man. National freedom can never be won without national union. There is something higher and holler than national union, and that is national honor. I have always In sisted that this union shall be a union Independent of English factors. Onr party desires that from now on hostility in Ireland would cease. Bitter feelings have been engenderedbut I am willing that every one of those opposed to me shonid retain his place In public. I am happy to know that after I had passed through the ordeal of 18 months or calumny, bitterness and strife, so many true-hearted Irishmen were inclined to accord a hearty welcome to me. In that time I have been guilty of no treason to the land we all love. "I have not come here as a factionist," said Mr. Redmond, "but as an independent Nationalist In the address which T am to deliver Wednesday night, in the Academy of Music. I intend to laud, even Mr. Healy . "No!" "Nol" "Never!" "We don't want Healy," broke in Mr. Redmond's hearers. To-morrow evening the address of the Central Labor Union will be presented to Mr. Redmond. On Wednesday evening Mr. Redmond, escorted by the Sixty-ninth Regiment, will start from the Hoffman House for the Academy of Music Civil Jus tice Lvnn will preside at the meeting. Jas. F. Coleman, secretary of the National Fed eration, which is opposed to the faction that Mr. Redmond belongs to, called at the hotel this afternoon to see him. Mr. Red mond was ont at the time. Mr. Coleman left word that he would call again to-morrow. He and Mr. Redmond are to talk over matters and see if it isn't possible to unite thefactions in Ireland. THE? TALE LABGE. The Peonle's Partv traders Sav a Vast Army Most Bs Provided For. Omaha, Neb., June 13. Mr. V. O. Strickler, who has been deputized to act for the present in the place of H. EL Taube neck, President of the National Ex ecutive Committee of the People's party, in preparing for the convention to be held here July 4, says: "The people of Omaha must do some active hustling in the next 1 hree weeks or there is grief In store for us. We have only secured accommoda tions as yet for a little over 6,000 people, and there will he 10,000 here from this State alone. Every county in the State will send big delegations, and 'Kansas and Iowa will pour Immense crowds upon us." Mr. Wilkins, Chairman bf the Ohio State Committee, savs thev will have 92 delegates. A gentleman was here last week from Jerry Simpson's district and engaged CO rooms at the hotel for" the visitors from the con gressional district alone. This convention will bring from 30,000 to 50,000 people to Omaha, and it must be provided for. CATILE BEGI0NS QUIET. Officers Beport That the Troops Are In Excellent Condition. Omaha, Neb., June 13. Captain Ger rard, of Troop A, Ninth Cavalry, and Cap tain O. H. Parmlee, of Governor Barber's staff, came in from Wyoming to-day. Cap tain Gerard comes direct from the camp of .the troops on Powder river. He said that the troops were in excellent condition and "had everything needed for camp life. Sneaking of the "rustler" difficulty he said that the calf roundup seems to be pro gressing with little or no difficulty, and from present appearances there would prob ably be no more trouble in the cattle region for some time at least Jonah Wallacs Dies In California. San Francisco, Juneia Special J. J. Wallace, actor and stage manager, who was recently here with the "Blue Jeans" Company, died yesterday in San Rafael. He was a New Yorker, 61 years old. Wallace was in the Confederate Army and was badly wounded. He had been connected with so many companies that became stranded on this coast that he was known among theatri cal people as "Jonah." His death was due to asthma and general debility. AT LATIMER'S. OUR TRADE 1, CARPETS rim . 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Collins Returns From His Mission to Ireland. AN UNDEESTAKDING AT HAND. Tie Coming Elections, lie Thinks, Will Be a Turning- Point. BOTH SIDES GOING BEFORE THE PEOPLE SPICIAL TZLIORXM TO TBS DISPATCH. Bostox, June 13. Hon. Patrick A Col lins, whose mission to Ireland in behalf of Irish-Americans desirous of seeing a heal ing of the breach which has divided the Irish Parliamentary party the past two years has already been outlined, feels very hopeful that his mission will not be in vain. When questioned about his trip, to-day, he replied: "I really have little to add ia reference to the matter, beyond what I have seen since my return in the dispatches from London. My agency in the matter can be very simply stated. At the request of both sides a conference took place in Dublin. Indeed there were several conferences, bnt the principal one took place in Dnblin on June L Representatives of both sides were present It was agreed in advance that whatever took place in the event of onr not accomplishing some large resnlt should not be disclosed. It would hardly be fair to either side or myself, standing between them, to disclose the claims and concessions made, or the arguments employed during our dis cussions. , All Dlscuslons Free and Frank. "Had the main conference resnlted in an arrangement for the coming campaign which would have been equivalent to a union of the forees, of course all the proceedings would have been published. All I can sav, therefore, is that the discussions were good natured, frank and full, and we all agreed that under the circumstances the campaign wonld have to be continued upon the lines already established, and that the asperities of the campaign -should be mini mized through the influence of the different candidates, the leaders, and the press. "You may be quite certain that I did not go there as a volunteer, much less as a meddler in their business. What I did was at their instance, and at their earnest re quest. I believe, however, that bringing the leading men of the two divisions in the party together for the first time in many months will be fruitful of good results, and that we may early look to an end of all mis understandings and a gennine union of all the forces. The Half Not to Be Believed. "One thing ought to he distinctly under stood by our people in this conntrr all the good work that is going on in Ireland is hardly ever reported on this side, while the slightest evil is not only reported by an actively hostile press, but is verv greatly exaegerated in most instances. Tell your people not to believe half what they hear about the trouble on the other side, for it is, as I said before, enormously exagger ated." From the foregoing statement of General Collins it will be seen that the result ot his mediation in the matter only falls short of being an unqualified success. It is probable that had he been in Dnblin a month earlier, before several of the candidates on both sides had been selected for county conven tions to contest the various seats, a union -would have been in fact effected. The can didates having been selected, however, nothing is left but for both sides to go to the people. 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