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VOL. VI. NO. 1.972
THE POLLARD SUIT.
The Opening of the Case Con
. ducted by Lawyer Carlisle.
L THE TWO PRINCIPALS MEET
Lawyer Carlisle Took Up the
Charges and Reviewed All
of Them Before the Jury.
Washington, March 9.—Miss Made
line Vinton Pollard, tho plaintiff in the
u suit against Representative W. U. P.
* Breckinridge, entered the courtroom long
before the court convened. She was ac
companied by her counsel and also a
Bister, of the Episcopal home in this city,
I where Miss Pollard is staying.
She showed no signs of trepidation as
she become the focus of many pairs of
male eyes, and calmly took her seat be
tween Judge Wilson and the sister. Miss
' Pollard was talking to Judge Wilson
■when the defemiont entered the room
and, glancing up to see the new comer,
her eyes met those of Colonel Breckin
ridge.
Without seeming to see him she went
on talking to her counsel and, apparent
ly, gazed into space. Ever}’ person in
the courtroom watched this little inci
dent. Lawyer Carlisle opened the case
for the plaintiff, taking up the charges
and answers seriatim.
She Nearly Fainted.
Just as Mr. Carlisle began his remarks
Miss Pollard lowered her eyes, began to
tremble, and looked for minute as if
there would be a fainting scene. She
Succeeded, however, in calming her agi
tation.
Mr. Carlisle summarized what the
evidendence would be. Colonel Thomp
son for the defense reserved his opening
statement. Mrs. Blackburn, widow of
ex-Governor Luke Blackburn, of Ken-
I tucky. then took the stand and stated
t that Mr. Breckinridge in her presence
Baid he would marry Miss Pollard.
■* Mrs. Blackburn was cross examined
by Colonel Thompson in the usual man
ner, and became somewhat nervous and
excited under the strain.
“It is useless,” she said, “to ask me
any more questions. I have told every
thing I know concerning this case, and
all further questions are useless.” Site
added with tears in her eyes:
“It is a terrible orde il for me to pass
through here, and which a man has
forced me to,” (alludingto Breckinridge).
4i lf I had the protection of a busband it
Would never have been necessary.”
WILSON HEARD FROM.
f The Latest Authentic Advices Are Not So
Full of Hope for Him.
Washington, March 9. Representa
tive Breckinridge, of Arkansas, has re
ceived the following telegram from the
Bon of Representative Wilson concern
ing the latter’s condition:
Guadalajara, Mexico, March 9. —Fever
cone. In bed. Very weak and much ema
ciated.
(Signed) W, 11. Wilson.
The telegram is not regarded by Mr.
Breckinridge as encouraging, as refer
ence to Mr. Wilson’s weakness and
emaciation dispels the rose colored re
ports received of late.
The son left for Mexico as soon as the
first alarming reports of last week were
received and his telegram was sent soon
after reaching his fathers sick bed.
Committee on Jenkins.
At a meeting of tho house judiciary
committee. Chairman Culberson an
nounced Representatives Boatner, Terry
and W. A. Stone as the committee to
investigate Judge Jenkins’ injunctions
against the employes of the Nor.heru
Pacific railroad.
At 12:85, after the passage of several
bills by unanimous consent the house
took up the District of Columbia appro
priation bill, a general debate followed
to close at 8 o’clock.
Senator Peffer, of Kansas, has intro
duced a resolution to investigate the ru
jnors regarding the sugar speculation.
It went over for a day.
All Quiet in West Virginia.
Charleston, W. Va., March 9.
Governor McCorkle announces himself
as satisfied that there will be no further
trouble in the mining regions. The mil
itary company has left for home. Ar
. rests are still being made, but it is be
lieved most of the ringleaders who are
not under arrest have left for other parts.
’ ' Nashville Cotton Mills Assign.
„ Nashville, March 9.—The Nashville
Cotton Mills company has made an as
signment for the benefit of creditors
whose claims aggregate $69,900. The
Bout hern National bank of New York
Is the largest creditor, its claim being
(2 1,000.
A Hattie in Sumatra.
The Hague, March 9.—Dispatches
have been received here reporting that
fighting has occurred between the Dutch
and Achiuese near Melaboch, in the Is
land of Sumatri}. The Dutch loss
amounted to five killed and 17 wounded.
. Bon I cum Withdraws His Charge.
St. Louis, March 9.—Rev. Father
Phelan, editor of The Western Watch
man, has received formal notification
that the charges preferred against him
by Bishop Bonicum, of Lincoln, Ne
braska, hud been withdrawn.
ARMY REORGANIZATION.
Chairman Outliwalt,-*. I’lan for Preserving
♦he Country’ll Peace.
Washington, March 9. —Chairman
Outhw . te, of the house committee on
military affairs, Ims introduced a bill to
reorganize the artillery and infantry of
th« army. The nlan movides for a corns
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
of artillery and two regiments or mount
ed field artillery. The corps is to have
five colonels, five lieutenant colonels, 15
majors. six sergeant majors, five
chief musicians, five chief trumpeters,
and 60 batteries of seacoast artillery.
Each battery of the corps is to have a
first and a second lieutenant, a first ser
geant, four sergeants, four corporals. '
two artificers, two musicians and 47 I
privates. The president is to have j
authority to enlarge the batteries to 116
privates. The artillery is to be com
manded by a chief general, who will bo
a member of the staff of the command
ing general. Pay and allowances will
be the same as are now given to like
grades in the dismounted artillery.
A regiment of mounted field artillery
is to consist of one colonel, one lieuten
ant colonel, one sergeant major, other
minor officers and two battalions; a bat
talion to have one major and four mount
ed batteries, a battery to consist of a
captain, one lieutenant, minor officers,
26 drivers, 36 cannoneers and 70 horses;
the batteries of the regiments of field
artillery to be chosen from those having
the most distinguished records.
The infantry force is to consist of 2G
regiments. Each regiment is to have a
colonel, lieutenant colonel, adjutant,
quartermaster, sergeant major, quarter
master sergeant, one chief musician,
one chief trumpeter and three battalions.
A battalion is to consist of a major, bat
talion trumpeter and four companies.
Officers made supernumerary by the
act are to be assigned to duties by the
president until absorbed by their arms
of the service, without losing their rights
to promotion and retirement, provided
that second lieutenants of infantry may
at their request lie transferred to the ar
tillery. All future promotions in these
branches are to be made from the next
lowest grade by seniority.
COUGHLIN COMES CLEAR.
The Jury Wai Homo Time in Finding a
Faverable Verdict.
Chicago, March 9.—The verdict in
the Coughlin trial was “not guilty,” and
the jury had to deliberate for several
hours before a conclusion was reached.
The jury retired at 11 o’clock and re
turned at 4:25. For a moment after the
verdict was rendered not a soul stirred.
Then from the rear of the room came a
cheer. A hundred throats then joined
in and pandemonium prevailed. The
cheers were taken up hy the crowd out
side and soon were re-echoing through
out tho vaulted corridors of the big
structure.
Men slid down the bannisters or went
down the steps in jumps, shouting as
they reached the open air, “Coaghlin
not guilty!”
In the courtroom the enthusiasm con
tinued, no effort being made by the court
or attaches to maintain decorum. Some
of the spectators threw their hats in the
air and fairly climbed over each other in
their eagerness to get within sight of the
acquitted man.
Coughlin himself seemed stunned as
the words fell from the clerk's lips.
Then, by an effort he arose from his
seat, pushed back the crowd and ex
claimed in triumphant tones: “Boys,
justice has come at last.” Then jump
ing into the jury box ho thanked each
one of the 12 men who had given him
back his liberty.
In a few minutes his faithful wife was
in the courtroom and fell half fainting
into her husband’s arms, and the re
united pair were soon in the seclusion of
their home with their little ones around
them.
PEACE IN CCSTA RICA.
The Uprising H»« Been (Inelled and All
Is Quiet Again.
Washington, March 9.—Senor Pe
ralta, minister from Costa Rica to this
country, received the following dispatch
from the minister of foreign relations:
Minister of Foreign Relations:
San Jose, Costa Rica, March
Minister of Costa Rica. Washington,
Uprising quelled. We enjoy complete
peace. JIMINEZ.
Brutal Negroes In Jail.
Hot Springs, March 9.—Some days
ago Professor W. O. Keith, a colored
school teach, was incarcerated in the
county jail, charged with burning one
of the public school buildings. Within
the past day or two he was tried by a
“Kangaroo” court composed of prison
ers in the jail, found guilty of the burn
ing of several houses in this place
recently, and given 175 lashes. He was
finally rescued by the jail officials before
the full sentence of 30J lashes was ad
ministered.
That Nun’s Garb Must Go,
Pittsburg, March 9.—A straw vote
of the the members of the city board of
education is said to show that only five
of the 37 will ratify the issuing of teach
ers' certificates to the four nuns now
teaching in the garb of their order in a
West End public school. Tho members
object to a representative of any lelig
ious order as a public schoolteacher, be
sides objecting to to the wearing of a re
ligious habit in school Lours.
Ally .-Mill Alter nnr.in's Scat.
Topeko, March 9.—The contest for
tho seat of United States Senator Mar
tin, from this state, declared vacant, is
to be pushed by ex-District Attorney
, Ady. Mr. Ady says his advices from
members of the senate committee on
elections indicate that the sentiment in
that committee is adverse to Mr. Martin.
He claims Senator Martin's election was
irregular.
A Young Girl tarns Horsu Thief.
Binghamton, N. Y„ March 9..—Nel
lie Walker, 13 years old, is in prison
charged with being a horse thief. She
has a mania for running away from
home, and °eeing Sheriff Stone’s buggy
standing in the street, she jumped into
it and drove away. No trace of the girl
or the horse could b • found until a dis
patch came from BiinbridgH saying the
horse and buggy were in livery stable
there. Linder Sheriff Wales captured
the girl.
ROME. UA„ SAtUKDAY MOKNING. MAKCHIO. 1B»4
THEY ARE NOT IN IT.
A New ‘Class’ That Thrives in
the Wiregrass Country.
PROFESS HOLINESS IN LIFE.
Their Leader Was Formerly
a Methodist Class Leader.
His New Order.
Waycross, Ga., March 9.—“ Par
ker’s Class” is a very peculiar sect which
was organized here two years ago. Its
membership has increased from a mere
handful to an array of 2,000.
The territory of the organization -is
throughout South Georgia, extending to
several counties in Florida. The founder
and president, William Parker, was a
class leader in the Methodist church
here. His class was composed of the
very poor of the church.
Meetings were held once a week at a
private residence in close proximity to
the city cemetery. The class was call
ed the “graveyard class,” “Parker’s
class,” “publicans’ class,” etc.
Finally Mr. Parker professed sanctifi
cation, and announced that he had re
ceived a divine command to organize a
sect for the purpose of inducing the poor
and ignorant to live holy lives. The
class was reorganized. It was given a
charter by the state.
The bylaws and constitution are pe
culiarly interesting. No preachers will
be received into the organization. The
services, which consist of prayers,
hymns, testimonies of sanctification and
short sermons by the laymen and wo
' men are held twice a week.
A handsome edifice, resembling a
i church, has recently been erected here
for the purpose of the organization. An
nual conferences are held and delegates
from the numerous branch classes
throughout the country attend. At the
■ class meetings the services are conducted
, by some one who is moved by -the Holy
Ghost. Holiness is the password. At
the close of a service all the members
kneel around the chancel, each making
a short prayer, while the others cry
amen, shout and cause great confusion.
Then they form a line, a general hand-
■ shaking commences, they embrace each
other and shout hallelujahs.
Before sitting down in a church a
i member is required to kneel in prayer.
The organization is accomplishing
much good among the poor in this sec
tion who do not attend church.
LEO IS ANXIOUS.
i -
( Anarchists Are Fngagtug the Attention
of His Highness at Present.
Rome, March 9.—One of the men in
i jured by the explosion of a uonvh in
front of the chamber of deputies h s
just died in the hospital. Tho pope is
deeply interested in learning the circum
stances of the explosion an’ has directed
i an inquiry to be made into tho details by
attaches of the Vatican for his own in
formation. His hol.ness is anxious to
1 keep th rougly informed of dev. lopmeuts
; of the present anarchist activity, and in
the event of a political crisis fears the
Vatican ’itself may be endangered. It is
stated that the holy father is seeking
from the government guarantees of the
safety of, the Vatican in an}’ event.
The anarchists have spread through
out the city, and particularly among the
1 workingmen, thousands upon thousands
of circulars, prescribing bombs as the
. only and infallible remedy for the ills
from which the poorer classes are suf
fering.
Anarchists Will Parade.
Berlin, March 9.—The anarchists
have decided upon and are already per
. fecting arrangements to inarch in pro
cession to Friedrichshaio cemetery on
Sunday, March 18, to place wreaths on
the graves of the anarchists who were
; killed in 1848. The police authorities
. have signified that they will offer no ob
jection to the procession, provided it
’ shall take place in the early hours of the
) day. On the occasion the socialist or
i gan, Der Sozialist, will be printed on red
i paper.
liana omciais Acquitted.
, Melbourne, March 9.—Sir Matthew
. Davies, late chairman of the Mercantile
1 Bank of Australia; Mr. Millidge, late
manager of the bank, and Mr. Muntz, a
director of the same institution, who
have been on trial charged with conspir
acy in issuing a false balance sheet, have
• all been acquitted.
) A War in Freight Rates.
Raleigh, March 9.—The rate war
among southern railroads has begun.
1 The Louisville and Nashville has start
ed by cutting rates 7 cents on the hun
dred pounds in grain, flour and meats
from the west into the south. Compe
ting lines, it is said, will meet the cut.
The Virginia Baseball League.
Richmond, March 9.—The Virginia
- Baseball league was partially organized
i at a meeting held here. The cities of
r Richmond, Manchester, Norfolk, Peters
i burg, Staunton and Roanoke will be em
i braced in it. The session will open
i about April 15, and last five months.
Forest Fires Are Kaging.
Hephzibah, Ga., March 9.—Forest
fires have been raging here since Satur
day. Quantities of valuable timber have
been destroyed. Much valuable straw
and a large number of rails have been
’ burned. It is supposed the fire was of
i incendiary origin.
Fired by Locomotive Sparks.
[ West Chester, Pa., March 9.—•
Sparks from a locomotive on the Penn
( sylvania railroad set firo to the store and
[ dwelling of M. A. Ryan, at Exton, and
both were destroyed,
AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND
Herbert Gladstone May Be Ad
vanced Still Higher.
EX PREMIERAND M’CARTHY
There Are Some Symptoms of
a Revolt Among the
McCarthyites.
London, March V. —Herbert J. ciiaa-
Btone, parliamentary secretary of the
home office, has accepted the. position of
first commissioner of public works,
made vacant by the fact i hat George
Shaw Lefevre has been appointed presi
dent of the local government board. Mr.
Herbert Gladstone, however, will not
have a seat in the cabinet, although his
predecessor was a cabinet minister.
There are symptoms of revolt among
some of the leading supporters of the
McCarthyites on account of the attitude
of Justin McCarthy, leader of the Irish
Nationalist party, on the question of the
premiership, which is denounced as
showing weakness and a serious error of
judgment.
Herbert Gardner, president of the
board of agriculture, has resigned.
As an outcome of Mr. Gardner’s resig
nation it is probable that Herbert Glad
stone will take the agricultural portfo
lio, and James Bryce the post of first
commissioner of public works, to which
Herbert Gladstone was appointed.
The Daily News, describing Justin
McCarthy’s interview with Mr. Glad
stone on March 5, says:
“Mr. Gladstone deprecated the idea
that he should be presented with an ad
dress, a dinner, or any other mark of
gratitude on the part of the Irish mem
bers. He appeared to be in happy spir
its in his conference with Mr. McCarthy
and made various references to the Irish
question, with anecdote and reminis- j
cence. He spoke of O'Connell, and said j
that he possessed an intellect superb
and statesmanlike. He said that al- !
though his comments on the Unionist
transactions had been considered too
strong, he was unable to wit hdraw them. .
“He said nothing definite about the j
crisis, but clearly indicated that he ex- J
pected an unbroken line of policy. He
would not have remained in office so
long but for the interest he took in Ire
land.”
Joseph Chamberlain, speaking at Bir
mingham, remarked that it was curious '
that the new premier was conspicuous '
for his lukewarmness for home rule, |
while the second place is given to Sir
William Harcourt, who signalized him
self in hie advocacy of home rule by the
fury of a newborn zeal.
“The government.” said Mr. Chamber
lain, “appears to be preparing a sort of
clearing out sale. It has a deal of stock
on hand which may very well be given
away.”
Tho Times in an edtorial says:
"If it is true that Mr. Herbert Glad
stone has boon chos nto bo Mr. Gard-'
net's successor as president of the board j
of agriculture, there might b« more
than a rippl -of in-iirnafion. considering
the fact that the British husbandry is
passing through the most painful expe
rience it li.ii ever knov.’ i.”
Discussing tho chances of homo rule,
the Times believes Ln-’ i IL >sebery is im
potent to. break tho Irish chain until he
has reconstructed bis party and its pol
icy in opposition.
An English Officer's Death.
London, March 9.—The Daily News
announces the death of Colonel A. B.
Ellis, who commanded the British
forces in the recent expedition against,
the Sofas in the interior of Sierra Leone.
Colonel Ellis died of fever, contracted in
Sierra Leone.
Gladstone Out of Danger.
London, March 9.—The health of Mr.
Gladstone has greatly improved, and he
is now pronounced to be on the high
road to recovery.
Mother and Child Perish.
New York, March 9.—A fire occur
red in the 4-story brick tenement at 433
West Thirty-sixth street. The flames I
were soon under control, and then it!
Was discovered that Mrs. Glassou and !
her 4-year-old son, Francis, wore miss- i
ing. A search was made and ths woman '
and her -child were found, tho former I
dead and the latter in a precarious con- I
dition. They had been overcome by the
smoke. S veral other tenants had nar
row escapes from a similar fate.
AN ALDERMAN SHOT.
A Dangerous Crank to Be Allowed to Run
Around Loose.
Boston, March 9.—A crank ran
amuck in city hall when the corridors
were crowded, and when ho had fired
five shots Alderman Martin M. Lomas
ney was seen lying across the threshold
of the mayor’s office, while Councilman
Boyle escaped with a bullethole through i
his coat and vest.
The bullet thatstruck Lomasney down
was Luried deep in the alderman's left
thigh. It was extracted at the hospital
and tho wounded man will bo able to
leave the hospital in a few days. The
rumor quickly spread throughout the
city that Mayor Matthews had been shot
by an assassin. Many persons hurried
to the scene of the shooting and a mob
quickly besieged the doors.
The man who did the shooting was
James 11. Dooman, who lives at 9 Bil
lerica street, in Alderman Lomasney’s
district. His mental condition has long
been known, but there was no thought
thatfhis insanity would ever take violent I
form. Doonan has been hanging about
the city hall for three years.
Recently the board of health ordered
certain sanitary improvements in Doo
nan’s house. He was ordered to put
traps in about the sinks, and he flatly j
tn dn sn atatinsr that if. was tho j
uemocracs wno were doing u to injure
him. He was told that the house would
Ibe vacated if the order was not com
plied with, but he said they could not do
it.
Diphtheria secured a hold on some of
the inmates of the house, and the board
of health vacated the place. This made
Doonan wild and the loss of the rents
preyed upon him. He continued to stay
in the house alone, and h iving no rents
coming in, had no money, and this fact
added to his fancied wrongs. He was
said to be trying to make tho city pay
him three months’ rent for the place.
Eight or ten years ago Doonan pushed a
woman from the doors'eps of the house,
she falling upon the sidewalk and after
wards dying from the effects of her in
juries. He served one years' time for
this offense.
A SECOND CONVICTION.
Troops Have to Guard a Criminal While
He Is Tried for Assault.
Manassas, Va., March 9. Ben
White, sentenced at the last term of
court to hang for criminal assault on
I Mrs. Myrtle F, Elliott, secured a new
! trial on a technical point and again for
two days a company of Virgian troops
has been guarding the prisoner during his
second trial. The verdict was the same
as m the first trial, and the trial was
noted more for its legal aspects than
anything else, as the evidence was most
conclusive.
Able counsel were engaged on both
sides, and every move has been stub
bornly contested. The troops have been
here six days all told and may have to
come again, as the case will now go to
the court of appeals, the defense having
filed several bills of exceptions. The
crowds in attendance have been im
mense, and tho guard, 84 strong, was
kept under arms almost continually.
GOLD REACTS.
England Begins to Feel American and
Australian Influence.
London, March 9.—The Times, dis
cussing the gold movements, says: The
i world appears to be in the first stage of
r reaction from the relative appreciation
of gold, which has been so acutely felt
by traders and holders of depreciating
merchandise, and of which so much has
I been made by bimetallists who were
’ anxious to alter the measure of value.
■ Last year the tendency of gold to fall
was obscured by special demands from
America and Australia. These things
no longer obscure the position.
The Daily News says silver has be
come weak on the market, it having
| been learned that 190,000 pounds worth
. sejit here from Chili by Balmaceda, and
which has been lying in the Bank of
England, must be sold within a few
days.
Downed the Constable.
Albany, N. Y., March 9.—Constable
Meddok, of Monmouth county, New
Jersey, was at the penitentiary hero
when Edward Benjamine, 20 years of
age, was released on the completion of
I his sentence for assault committed at
j Newburg. Meddok had a warrant for
Benjamino on a charge of robbing Cap
i tain Henry Brand, of Asbury Park, of
$46 and a scarf pin. When Meddok
made known his errand, Ben j amine
threw him to the floor and escaped. He
was caught after a long chase by one of
the prison keepers and held as a fugitive
from justice until requisition papers can
be got.
A Woman in the Gang.
Watonga, Kan., March 9.—Four
masked men and a woman disguised as
a man, and who are supposed to be the
notorious Tom King gang, raided the
trader’s store at Cantonment and made
the proprietor and five clerks line up at
the point of revolvers. They robbed
every one of them and took what is sup
posed to be quite a large sum of money
from the sale. At the suggestion of the
female desperado, the watches and jew
' elry taken from the clerks were restored
to them.
A Plucky Girl and « Tramp.
Boston, March 9.—The little town
of Milton boasts of a girl who. jingle
handed, tackled a tramp who had bun
coed her out of a watch while she was
, tending her father’s jewelry store, and
; forced him to surrender his booty. She
- saw him in a street car and collared
' him, not releasing him until he had giv
en up $1.25,f0r which he had pawned the
i watch, together with the pawn ticket,
i She then repaired to the pawnshop and
lifted the ticker.
A MOVE TO PROTEST.
Five Thousand Men Will Go to Washington
to Flight the Wilson Bill.
Philadelphia, March 9.—A move
ment to hold a big convention of the
workingmen in Washington April 0 or 7
to protest against the passage of the
Wilson bill by the senate has been inau
gurated here.
Delegates representing about 50 of the
largest manufaturing establishments in
the city employing about 20,000 opera
tives held a meeting at Kelsington to
take action upon the protest against
the bill. It was decided to hold a con
vention in Washington and resolutions
condemning the Wilson Lili were adopted.
Negotiations are in progress with the
railroads for reduced rates from this
city to Washington, and if the fare ia
placed low enough, 5.000 men are ex
pected to go to the capital April 6.
voriuan's reopie Alter miu.
Baltimore, March 9.—A petition is
being circulated in Frederick county
which asks the Maryland senators either
' to get in line with their party on the
tariff question or to resign.
Cardinal Benoit Dead.
Paris, March 9.—-Cardinal Leon Be-:
' nolt, Charles Thomas, archbishop of
j Bouen, is dead?
PRICE UVE CENTS.
ENGINES SMASHED.
A Collision on the Central Rail
road Yesterday.
WILD A ENGINE ON A TEAR. ?
A Fearful Wreck, and Strange
to Say, No Passengers
Were Hurt.
The Atlanta Journal has the following:
Griffin, Ga., March 9.—The down ex
press that is due here at 9 o’clock this
morning, was run into by a wild enigno
just as it had stopped at the junction of
the Central railroad and the Georgia
Midland and Gulf railroad, just above
the union depot.
The switch engine was standing in
the yard, when, as by some unseen
power, it began to move, gaining speed
with every revolution of its wheels. The
few in the yards stood aghast, for they
knew what was coming. Engineer Ben
Campbell, of the express, stayed at his
post till he saw that it was death to stay
any longer, and then calling to his fire
man, jumped, just in time to save their
lives; for as they struck the ground the
two engines came together with a terri
ble force.
Both engines were completely demol
ished,the switch enigne being telescoped
into te express.
No one was hurt, except the porter of
sleeper,who had his hand bruised,but not
serious. It seems that the Almighty
hand of providence had the passengers
in its care for if the express had been
three minutes late, or had not stopped
when it did, there would have been a
great loss of life.
The wrecking train is on the scene
with its force, clearing away the wreck.
There is no blame attached to anyone,
as the throttle was blown open by the
steam. No one was near the enigne
when it moved off.
Both engines are beyond repair, and
the loss to the company is very great.
The mails were not delayed at this
place, so our clever postmaster had his
wagon at the scene and the mails were
np at their usuual time.
roil< e coinimssionerM insnnsse<t.
Denver, March 9. —Governor Waita
has issued an order dismissing Jackson
Orr and D. J. Martin, police commis
sioners of this city. The charges against
them are malfeasance in office and
recognizing and in a manner protecting
gambling housess contrary to the law.
; The commissioners will not obey the or
der when served, and serious troubles is
expected before they are deposed. i
Milwaukee’s Municipal Campaign.
Milwaukee, March 9.—Tho co-oper
' ative party combination of socialists and
members of the federated trades council
1 have placed a full municipal ticket in
' the field, being the first party in Mil
inaukee to take such action. The con
vention was attended by about 500 per
sons. Th? resolutions roundly denounced
the Republicans and the American Pro
tective association.
A Million of Dollars for Education.
Manchester, Ind., March 9.—The
North Manchester college and Normal
school of the United Brethren church
has received the handsome endowment
of $1,0(>0,000. This fund is to be used
for the education of the worthy poor,
■ especially yonng ministers and ministers’
children, and open to all denominations.
Charged with Deceiving Old Soldiers.
Washington, March 9. —A man who
gave the name of Fuller was arrested at
West Plains, Mo., charged with per
sonating a government officer. Fuller,
it is alleged, had traveled about the
southern part of the state and collected
money from old soldiers, representing
himself as a special pension examiner.
Economy in Argentine Finances.
Buenos Ayres, March 9.—The Ar
gentine Times announces that tho cabi
net has agreed to economies amounting
to $7,250,000 in the budget as already
voted, and in addition the cabinet has
agreed to a saving of $10,000,000 for
1894, plans being already laid to econo
mize this last mentioned amount.
Tbey Want to Lynch Him.
Eatonton, Ga., March 9.-»A negro
named Whit Flournan, who lias been in
jail here, will be lucky if he escapes
lynching. He burned tho barn and sta
ble of Robert Young, and officers caught
i him in time to save his neck. Tho
people in that section of the country are
. after him.
Changed Her Mind About Suicide.
Jackson, Tenn., March 9.—Emma
1 Vinhaid, the Memphis girl who at
tempted suicide, has recovered and will
! leave. Emma says she has had enough
[ of this suicide business. She declares
that suicide is a delusion and a snare
and that she'll try to live along as she
. can.
Prosperous Gingham Mills.
Durham, N. C., March 9. The Ging
) ham mill at Haw river, Alamance
1 county, built and equipped last year,
; has been so successful that preparations
are being made to double the size of the
building, and in a few months 10,000
spindles will he running.
I A Racing Pedestrian Give. Out.
Boston, March 9.—Gus Guerrero,
' the long distance pedestrian, and Tim
' McCarthy, the mile runner, Started on a
10-mile race for the championship of
New England. At the end of the sev
enth mile Guerrero drew ctit ; claiming
his SaOcS hurt I *et. -’I Larthj fm
-1 is’ied e.ght miles, and was i*c. lared wi.*-
ucr. ,