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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
VOL. Vl/NO. 1.973
FROM THEjCAPITAL
Finance Committee at Work on
the Tariff Bill.
THE FINANCES ARE BETTER.
Sec. Herbert Gives His Reas
on for Making U. S. Forces
Subje?t to Blount.
Washington, March 10.—The finance
committee of the senate met at 10:30 a.
m. with all the members present but Mr.
Sherman and Mr. McPherson, the
latter having been called to New
York on account of the serious
illness of his brother. It is the
intention of the committee to remain
in session a greater part of the day and
make as mnch headway as possible, the
Democrats being desirous of reporting
the tariff bill to the senate Tuesday
morning if possible. The Republicans
say this can hardly be done, as that
the short time allowed would not give
them sufficient opportunity to go over
the bill in detail.
After an informal discussion of the
bill without even reading a single sched
ule the committee adjourned until Mon
day morning.
Secretary Herbert Makes Answer.
Secretary Herbert has made response
to the Bontelle resolution adopted by the
house, calling on him to state his author
ity for issuing instructions placing the
armed naval forces of the United States
and the use of its ensign under the or
ders and control of Special Commission
er Blount at Honolulu March 11, 1893.
The substance of the answer is that
action was necessary to prevent a con
flict of authority, and that the secreta
ry’s authority for issuing the order was
the president commander-in-chief of
the United States army and navy. A
number of precedents for this action are
cited.
Government Finances.
Government receipts for the first third
of the month of March show a decided
improvement, the aggregate being $9,-
250,000. Interna] revenue receipts con
tinue to show heavy increases, and so
far have aggregated $1,900,000.
All indications point to a greater in
crease for the balance of the month as
large quantities! of whisky are being
taken out of bond to avoid the payment
of the increased whiskey tax provided
in the tariff bill. Expeditures aggre
gate $11,000,000, of which $5,500,000
goes to the account of pensions.
In the Hu use.
Washington, March 10.—The speaker
laid before the house the reply of Secre
tary Herbert to Mr. Boutelle’s resolu
tion calling for information as to his au
thority for placing the commander of
the naval forces at Honolulu under or
ders of Mr. Blount.
The house then resumed the consid
eration of the District of Columbia ap
propriation bill.
TOO MANY STRANGERS.
Honolulu Does Not Understand What
They Are There For.
San Francisco. March 10. —The
Australian which has just arrived here,
In six days from Honolhlu, brings the
following Hawaiian advices of March 3:
Every steamer that has arrived here
during the last two months has brought
a number of steerage passengers who
have seemed to have no visible means of
support, and give no reason for coming
to the island.
This has occurred so often, and Hono
lulu Is becoming so overrun with these
strangers that the idea has become
prevalent that they have come in the in
temt of ex-queen. It has been reported
to tne government on seemingly good
authority that the agents of Liluokaluni
have been recruiting men in both the
United States and British Columbia,
principally the latter for some time.
The government refused to believe
such a rumor, but of late suspicion has
been aroused and active steps have been
taken to nip in the bud any plot that the
Royalists may be having of restoring the
queen by force.
Governor O'Farrell in Washington.
Washington, March 10.—Governor
Charles O'Farrell, of Virginia, has
reached Washington from Richmond
and will remain in the city several days.
In the afternoon he visited the capitol
and was warmly greeted on the floor of
the house by his old associates from
whom he parted last November. Gov
ernor O’Farrell says the Virginia navy
fan be strengthened and her oyster I
grounds protected from incursion from
whatever quarter it may come.
A Cheap Blank Cartridge.
Berlin, March 10.—A tailor named
Do we. residing at Mannheim, has sub
mitted to the war office a blank cartridge
of his own invention, the cost of which
Is only three pfenings. It is estimated
that the adoption of Dowe’s cartridge
will reduce the expense of the annual
military maneuvers by 7,000,000 marks.
a c u stom hou|Tmystery.
Valuable Belonging. Allowed to Go In the
Old Hofaa
New York, March 10.—The custom
house people are trying to solve a mys
tery connected with a large lot of an
tique furniture now at the barge office.
It was imported from Holland in Au
gust, 1891, and being unclaimed was
stored away. It has just been unpack
ed, preparatory to the public sale on
March 29, of unclaimed and abandoned
goods.
What first struck the customs officials
was that such valuable goods should
have no claimant. Much of the furni
ture is of an antique pattern, beautiful
!" S:i>w of it ig rosewood and
much ot it nneiy carvuii uin™ wamui. I
There are a number of fine Dutch paint- I
ings, valuable rugs, and pure delf. In
all there are nearly 75 pieces of furni
ture, including an inlaid sofa, an inlaid
lounge, inlaid and plush chairs, several
inlaid tables, chiffonier to match, finely
carved black walnut chairs, carved side
board, card tables, wardrobe, extension
table, Japanese panels of glass, and
many other things.
The officers in making an examination
of the dressers and bookcases found a
number of personal effects, showing
that the furniture had been used at
least for a short time. Some female
wearing apparel was found in a drawer,
as well as a toilet set and other trinkets.
One small box contained a young girl’s
bead necklace and several chains. Be
tween some papers was a tintype photo
graph of a man. woman, boy and girl.
The officers believed they were sur
rounded by a deep mystery, and con
jured up pictures of sudden misfortune
to the family that failed to claim their
goods. There were also aliout 20 vol
umes of The Reporter, a law journal,
one of the editors of which was Howard
Ellis, of Ridgewood, N. J.
In one of the books was found a letter
addressed to Mr. Ellis, and the customs
oflicers propose writting to him to see if
he can throw any light on the strange
case. Another thing among the un
claimed goods to be sold at auction is a
large painting by Pochegrosse, The
Reign of Terror. It is on rolled canvas
12 feet wide and about 1(5 feet long. It
is said to be worth at least $3,000.
SOLD SHORT SUGARS.
Herman Clarke Wrecked HI. Firm and
Fled from New York.
New York, March 10.—Herman
Clarke, of the firm of Hunter, Clarke &
Jacob, which failed a few days ago, has
not been seen by either of his partners
in a week. Clarke had sold calls on
sugar right and left; most of them were
under 90. and some of them were as low
as 84. When the last figure had been
passed, it is thought Clarke, knowing
that he had wrecked his firm, took flight
then.
On Monday these privileges began to
pour in upon the astonished members of
the firm. They were in regular form
and bore the firm’s signature. All of
them carried handsome profits to their
holders. The firm paid out as long as
its bank account lasted, but was finally
compelled to assign. It is also alleged
that Clarke had on Saturday, and before,
drawn large sums of money from the
firm’s bank account without the knowl
edge of his partners and put the proceeds
in his pocket. He did not use the firm’s
check book for this purpose, but utilized
the ordinary blank checks left on the
counters of banks for the use of custom
ers.
Assignee Hunter declined to say how
much was taken in this way. The
amount is exceedingly large and, more
over, Clarke appears to have overdrawn
his private account with the firm to the
tune of SI,OOO. What he has done with
all this money his partners do not know.
Besides money already mentioned, he
pocketed everything received for the sale
of the fatal privileges. The firm got
not a cent of these and the books have
no record of thbir sale. He had no au
thority whatever to sell these privileges
for account of the firm, and never told
his partners he was doing so.
It appears so far that .the remaining
assets of the firm exceeds its liabilities.
The figures are not yet made up, but
enough is known to indicate the out
come. Nor as yet can the amount of
the loss involved through Clarke’s pacu
lair work be definitely known.
A True Bill Against a Crary Man.
Media, Pa., March 10.—The case of
Professor Swithin Shortlidge, for years
the head and principal of Media acade
my, who shot and killed his wife Dec.
31, last, is being heard by the grand
jury. Professor Shortlidge’s condition
in the insane asylum does not improve,
and he is now considered to be hopeless
ly insane. As the grand jury beard no
evidence bearing on the mental condi
tion of the accused, under the evidence
presented they can of course do nothing
but return a true bill on the charge of
murder.
France's Poor Coast Defenses.
Toulon, March 10.—The commission
of inquiry which is investigating the al
legations of inefficiency against the
French navy and the charges that the
French coast defenses are inadequate,
has succeeded in obtaining a great deal
of evidence sustaining the charges,
which were in effect that the war ves
sels of France were practically useless
as engines of war, and the coast defenses
so weak as to leave the country border
ing the sea at the mercy of any first
class naval power. -
“Diamond Job's" Rich Mine Sold.
Chicago, March 10.—The estate of
“Diamond Joe” Reynolds, which has
recently been hard pressed fcr ready
money, has sold to an English syndicate
the Congress gold mine, near Prescott,
A. T., for $1,000,000. The mine was
purchased by "Diamond Joe” from a
prospector for SI,BOO. When developed
the ore assayed SI,BOO to the ton. It was
worked four years, but has been shut
down since the death of "Diamond
Joe.”
Cincinnati's Choice for Mayor.
Cincinnati, March 10.—Isaac J. Mil
ler has been nominated for mayor by
the Democrats assembled in convention
at Horticultural hall. The first ballot
resulted as follows: Isaac J. Miller, 284;
Cass Hopple, 115; James J. Faran, 34.
An Ex-Convict Kill. Hl. Wife.
Columbus, March 10.—George Fitz
simmons, an ex convict, living at Leon
ard avenue and Twenty-first street,
stubbed his wife with a butcher knife,
killing her instantly. He has not yet
beoii arrested.
Gladstone Still Improves,
London, March 10.—Mr. Gladstone
passed a good night and is much better.
HOME. (iA.. SUNDAY MOKINING, MAKCHII,
THE INDIANA
Proves to Be the Greatest War
ship Now Afloat.
ANSWERS EVERY DEMAND.
Is the First of Her Type Ever
Built—Two More Like
Her to Be Built.
Phh.adei.phia, March 10.—The bat
ship Indiana has returned to her dock at
Cramp’s shipyard, after the quickest
and most successful trial trip of any
vessel ever built by the Cramps. During
the battleship’s absence from the yard
the fact was established by practical
test that she is capable of all that her
designer claimed for her, and that she
is the qneen of the world’s battleships.
The Indiana is the first of Uncle Sam’s
new battleships to be completed. She
is of a type entirely different from any
thing now owned by the United States
government, and is practically an ex
periment. The successful outcome of
the trial, therefore, removes a load of
anxiety from the minds of her builders.
Judging from the Indiana’s perform
ance on her preliminary trial, during
which she made 15.0 knots an hour, in
comparatively shallow water, using or
dinary coal, it is fair to presume that
with prepared coal and over the deep
water official course, off the Massachu
setts coast, the Indiana will accomplish
16 1-2 knots an hour and win a speed
premium of $150,000 for her builders.
After her first trip up the course, obser
vations were made of her turning capa
bility.
Ju this respect, too, she was found to
be superior. It took her five minutes to
turn through 180 degrees, or, in other
words, Io reverse her course, with 10 de
grees of helm jiigle. Iler rudder can
be put over to 35 degrees, and this would
enable her to turn almost within her
length.
To use tbe words rif an expert on
board, "She maneulßred like a yacht
and was as steady as a church.”
Every man who had anything to do
with the handling or construction of the
ship was overjoyed at the behavior of
the Indiana, but no one was more so
than Edwin S. Cramp, who had charge
of her.
The three battleships. Indiana, Mass
chnsetts and Oregon, were designed in
1890 by Lewis!'. Nixson, to be superior
in offensive and defensive power to the
Royal Sovereign class of battleships.
The English fleet comprises eight ships
of about 14.000 tons displacement. The
Indiana is smaller, her displacement be
ing only 10,000 tons. She is 3.‘0 feet
long, 69 feet wide and 21 feet draught.
Her armor is in all cases as thick as that
of the Royal Sovereign, has more gun
protection and is 30 per cent better, be
cause it is nickel steel and will be Har
veyized. The armament of the Indiana
is overwhelmingly superior, being better
placed and mounted.
A feature of the Indiana much com
mented upon by the experts aboard was
the utter absence of vibration. She
glided through the water with very lit
tle apparent effort, and tha swell cast
by her was scarcely noticeable as com
pared with the big cruisers of the navy.
The government was represented dur
ing the Indiana’s trial by Lieutenant
George W. Denfield, of the bureau of
equipment; Naval Constructor J. H.
Linnard, of the bureau of construction
and repair, and Past Assistant Engineer
Warburton, of the bureau of steam en
gineering. All of these officials said
they thought the ship acted most satis
factorily.
AGAINST A BISHOP.
He Must Give Up Valuable Property After
Years of Possession.
Denver, March 10.—The supreme
court of Colorado has decided- that
Bishop Warren, of the Methodist Episco
pal church, must relinquish title to 160
acres of land on the eastern boundary of
Denver or pay Andrew M. Adams for it
at SI,OOO an acre.
Bishop Warren came into possession
of this land upon marrying Mrs. Hiss,
the widow of a cattle raiser. Iliff claim
ed the land in payment of loans to Ad
ams. The latter obtained judgment
from the government in 1870 for $60,000
for cattle run off by Indians. He fell
in the streets of Washington soon after
receiving intelligence of the award and
seems to have lost memory of all occur
rences in Denver.
Sixteen years later he met an old
friend in Albuquerque who aroused the
sleeping memory of Adams, and he be
gan to investigate. In this case the
statute of limitations did not apply on
account of Adams's long aberration.
A Dedication Postponed.
Washington, March 10.—General H.
V. Boynton announces the postpone
ment of the dedication of the Chicamauga
and Chattanooga National Military park
from September, 1891, to September,
1895, in order to give the Grand Army
of the Republic a chance to participate
if the national encampment is held at
Atlanta, and also because of dely in the
appropriation.
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Ml.. Zells (Wei on tn. aW*.
New York, March 10.—Miss Zella
Nicolaus, who gained notoriety through
the $40,000 check which she said was
taken from her by George Gould, its
maker, is in New York again. She has
decided to go on the stage, and arrange
ments have been perfected to that end.
Moorehead Still Hold! His Stock.
Cincinnati, March 10. President
Moorehead, of The Commercial Gazette,
telegraphs from New York that he still
holds his stock in that paper, apd pub
lishes a denial of the statement that ho
has transferred his interests to a friend.
FIGHTING IN INDIA. 1
They Have the English Troops
Ina Corner.
A RELIEF EXPEDITION OUT.
Those Arbos Fought Like Mad
men-Twenty-Seven Were
Badly Butchered.
London, March 10.—The India office
has a dispatch from the earl of Elgin,
vice roy and governor general of India,
continuing the reports of the disaster to
the British column under tbe command
of Captain Maxwell. The dispatch says
that on Feb. 27 a large party of tribes
men made an attack upon a detachment
of Captain Maxwell’s guards composed
of native troops and British officers at
Bordak.
Tbe attack was almost a complete
surprise, and the ensuing fight was brief
and one-sided. The guards fought un
der cover as long as possible, but were
soon surrounded by tlfe Abors, who out
numbered them five to one, and 27 of
the British party were virtually butch
ered. The lines of communication with
the British column had been broken but
it is known that a party of 80 men of
Captain Maxwell's command are be
sieged in the stockade at Membo, by an
almost overwhelming force of tribes
men.
A detachment of 230 men has been
sent to the relief of the beleagured party,
but as yet no information has been re
ceived that the relief party has reached
its destination. It is believed that this
party will have some hard fighting to do
on its own account before its arrival at
Membo. Three hundred additional na
tive troops have been summoned into ac
tive service and these will be immedi
ately sent to the assistance of the Membo
relief detachment.
Affairs in Nicaragua.
New York, ’March 10.—Captain
Crowell of the steamer Premier, lias ar
rived here from Bluefields and states
that a large number of the inhabitants
of Bluefieds are leaving town owing to
the recent change of government. This
town formerly belonged to the Mosquito
reservation but previous to the sailing
of the Premier the Nicaraguan st a dird
had been hoisted and the adjacent coun
try became Nicaraguan territory. The
British'man of war Cleopatra, which w; s
cabled from Colon had landed a force of
80 men and officers at Bluefields, had
not arrived up to time of the Premier's
sailing.
Th. British Destroy a Town.
Bathurst, March 10.—The British
warships under command of Admiral
Bedford shelled first in the vicinity of
Gonjor, and when the enemy was sup
posed to have been driven out 200 blue
jackets and marines landed and marched
upon the town which they found de
serted. Gonjor was set fire to and
burned to the ground. Chief Fo lisilah
<’s supposed to be at Sarnriang, upon
which place the soldiers of the West In
dia regiment are mer king. The war
against Chief Fodisilab is practically
ended.
Fatal Accident, to a Member,
London, March 10 —James Theobald.
Conservative member of parliament for
the Romford division of Essex, was so
seriously injured while boarding a rail
way train here that ho died in a few
hours. Theobold was in the act of en
tering the carriage when the train start
ed and he missed his footing and fell.
He was terribly crushed by the moving
carriages. He was conveyed to the hos
pital and sank rapidly.
Brazilian Rebel* Routed.
New York, March 10.—A Herald
special from Montevideo says: Tbe Her
ald correspondent in Rio de Janeiro
sends word that dispatches have been
received confirming the reports pre
viously cabled of a battle near Sarandia.
The rebels were routed with great loss.
More than 400 were killed, including
many officers.
The Russn-Gennan Treaty.
Berlin, March 10.—In th. reichstag
the Russian German commercial treaty
was reported, and Dr. Hasse, the
National Liberal leader, advocated its
immediate passage through its second
stage.
News from Honolulu.
San Francisco, March 10.—The steam
er Australia arrived from Honolulu at
7:30 a. m., bringing advices to the 3d
instant.
American Products Proscribed.
St. Petersburg, March 10.—The gov
ernment has issued a permit providing
that no restrictions be placed upon the
importation of foreign fruits, plants and
vegetables coming to the international
exposition. But the permit makes ex
ception in the case of American vines
and potatoes.
THE WEEK’S TRADE.
Bradstreet's Observations on the Com
mercial Interest of the Country.
New York, March 10.—Bradstreets
review of trade for the week says:
The comparatively less favorable re
port as to the volume of sales and to
distribution of general merchandise em
phasized last week remains, with some
exceptions, practically unchanged.
Bright an 1 warmer weather has stimu
lated retail lines at a number of cities.
The seven months report of foreign trade
of the country indicates decreased pur
chase of chemicals, hides, silks and
other textiles, leather, iron and wine, ac
counting for the decrease of 23 per cent
in value cotnnared with seven months in :
lOS4- »o. increaseu exports ui corn, cun,
copper, cottonseed, leather and spirits
explain on the other hand the increase
in value of domestic shipments of 8 per
cent. Gross earnings of 83 railroads in
Feruary show a loss of 12.6 per cent
compared with February, 1893, that be
ing a little greater than in January,
when it was 12.4 per cent less than in
that month a year before.
Southern and southwestern railroads
present heavier proportionate losses, tbe
granger lines doing better than in Jan
uary. While wheat, Indian corn and
oats advanced 1-4 and 3-4 cents in price
respectively this week, and cotton and
sugar remained unchanged, domestic
fleeces have again been shaded, cutting
Australian wool out of the market so far
as competition in price is concerned. Pig
and shaped iron, steel billets and rails
and iron ore have also been shaded
again, in some instances making new
low records.
Chicago advises that loans of national
banks there have increased $2,000,000
and the total deposits $13,000,000 since
December. All New York clearing
honse banks report loans $22,000,000
heavier since December, and deposits
$25,000,000 heavier.
Business at Nashville is smaller than
a jrear ago. Memphis reports moderate
gains in sales of plantation supplies,
hardware and dry goods. South At
lantic coast cities report no new features
within the week, which is true as well
at Mobile, Birminghcm and Galveston.
New Orleans complains that slow pay
ments of sugar bounties are having an
unfavorable influence on general trades.
RIVAL TROUPS FIGHT.
Actors Create a Lively Scene on a Rail
road Train.
Quincy, 111., March 10.--A small roit
occurred on the Wabash train out of
Quincy between the male members of
the Old Kentucky and Under the City
Lamps companies, both of which showed
here a few nights ago. They left on the
Wabash for Jacksonville, and about the
time the train reached Cainp Point, 20
miles east of here, the fight was started.
Revolvers were drawn and a half dozen
shots were fired, but none of them took
effect.
One of the belligerents was stabbed
with a knife and several others were
bruised by being hit with sticks of stove
wood. Conductor Vnsconcelles tried to
quell the riot and in doing so was bruised
badly. The two companies have hap
pened to be in the same towns on the
same dates several times of late, and
there is mu :h bad blood between them.
Killed the Man He Cleared.
Hallettsville, March 10.—Frank
Bartek, of the New Orleans Brewing as
sociation, went to Whiting, a small vil
lage, to get some empty beer kegs.
While there he engaged in a game of
dominos with William Isleibb. The
game wound up in a row. Bartek
slashed Isleibb with a knife, and tha
latter shot and killed Bartek. A week
ago Isleibb sat on a jury which acquitted
Bartek on a charge of shooting a negro.
To Raise the Keargarge.
Boston, March 10.—The contract for
raising the wrecked United States steam
er Kearsarge has been awarded to the
Boston Towboat company of this city.
By the agreement the company is to re
ceive $45,000 if successful in delivering
the ship at the Norfolk Navy yard, and
if unsuccessful is to be paid SIO,OOO for
having made the attempt.
Crlspo Elected President.
New York, March 10.—The steam
ship Venezuela has arrived here from
LaGuayra. She brings the news of the
elections for president. On March 1 the
returns were nearly all in. It was said
that General Crispo was elected by a
large majority, but there was consider
able dissatisfaction at the way in which
that result was reached.
He Has Won an Heiress.
Auburn, N. Y., March 10.—The en
gagement of Howard E. Case, of this
city, and Miss Edith Irwin, one of the
most beautiful heiresses of the American
colony in Paris, is announced. Mr. Case
has resided in Paris for the past two
winters, and has a beautiful summer res
idence on Owasco Lake, where he enter
tains a great deal.
Democrats Arrested In Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, March 10.—Thirty-one
Democrats have been arrested for illegal
voting in the first ward at the recent
municipal election. Warrants are out
for a large number of others and arrests
will be made as soon as the defendants
can be found. The arrests have caused
great excitement in local political circles.
Fast Time Around the World.
Victoria, B. 0., March 10.—Under
the contract with the Canadian govern
ment for the Anglo-Austrian steamship
Service, a trip from Australia to Eng
land will be made in 25 days. The trip
across the Pacific is to be made in 16
days, across the continent in four days,
and across the Atlantic in five days.
It Used to Be uuoge Dubose’s Job.
Nashville, March 10. Governoi
Turney has appointed L. T. Coopei
criminal court judge of Shelby county to
succeed T. M. Scruggs, resigned. Judge
Scruggs was appointed to succeed Du
bose, who was impeached last year.
A'*Btage Held Up.
Milton, Cal., March 10.—The Angeles
Camp stage was held up by two masked
men, three miles from Elkhorn station,
and robbed of the contents of the treas
ure box. The passengers were also re
lieved of their valuables.
A Co-Operative Cremation Society.
Buffalo, March 10. —An association
of German citizens has been formed for
co-operative cremation. The society has
72 members, who pay monthly as;- s
inents to defray the cost of burning tach
cue after death.
PRICE MVE CENTS.
A DAY OFF
The Pollard-Breckinridge Case
Takes a Rest.
DAMAGING TO THE OLD MAN
The Evidence Given In By Re
sonsible Witnesses, Seem
Convincing,
Washington, March 10.—Being mo
tion day in the court, the Pollard-Breck
inridge trial had to give place to those
proceedings, and both sides had a rest.
It will be resumed with renewed vigor
with the beginning of the week.
Some very damaging testimony was
brought out in the testimony of Colonel
Moore, chief of police, who testified that
on May 13, 1893, Colonel Breckinridge
-came into his office, closely followed by
Miss Pollard. Colonel Breckinridge said
that Miss Pollard had threatened his
life unless he named a day for their
marriage. Colonel Breckinridge named
May 31. Moore had taken notes of the
interview, which notes he read.
On May 17, in witness’ office. Colonel
Breckinridge had told him that the lady
was pregnant through her relations with
him; that she was going to New York
to prepare for the event, and that he in
tended to marry her. “He asked me to
witness his determination. We three
clasped hands. It was an impressive
scene,” said the major. He had notes
of this interview also, which he read.
One of the best known physicians of
the city, Dr. N. S. Lincoln, testified that
Colonel Breckinridge had brought Miss
Pollard to him in May, 1893, represent
ing that she needed attention, as she was
unreasonable, jealous and exceedingly
nervous.
Fire in Homestead.
Homestead, Pa., March 10.—A fire
here destroyed Walton's hotel, Grove <te
Trexler’s general store, Edward Cronin’s
furniture store and Bagley's steam laun
dry. The fire started in the building
occupied by Grove & Trexler and spread
so rapidly that the hotel guests were
compelled to leave the building in their
night clothes. It is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary. J. B.
Jones, a fireman, was dangerously
burned while trying to force his way in
to the hotel. The loss was $50,000.
Another Explosion in Purls. .]
Paris, March 10.—An infernal ma
chine exploded under the bed of a work
ingman who had an apartment in a
house in the Colombo quarter. The
workman and his landlady were ar
rested and the prisoners made conflict
ing explanations as to the presence of
the bomb under the bed. The man says
he was not in his room at the time of
the explosion, and disclaimed all knowl
edge of the machine.
A Paper Consolida ion.
Roanoke, Va., March 10.---The Even
ing World has purchased and at sorbed
the Roanoke Daily Record with the
plant and all its fixtures. This gives
The World the afternoon field in this
section. Its combined circulation now
makes it one of the strongest afternoon
papers in Virginia. The World is a
member of the Southern Afternoon Press
bureau.
Nomination Mean* Election.
Knoxville, March 10.—In the Re
publican convention at Morristown, in
the first district, W. C. Anderson was
nominated for congress on the one hun
dred and forty-fourth ballot to succeed
A. A. Taylor, who was not a candidate.
The nomination is equivalent to an elec
tion.
Something Pretty tn Play For.
Pittsburg, March 10.—It is learned
that W. C. Temple, of this city, has of
fered the National league the SSOO cup
to be contested for by clubs in the or
ganization. Mr. Temple was a former
president of the Pittsburg club, and is a
great baseball enthusiast.
Colonel Britton Gave Bond.
Dallas, March 10.—Colonel A. M.
Britton, president of the First National
bank of Vernon, has been released from
jail, his friends having succeeded in
making bond in the sum of $20,000. His
trial takes place at the next term of
court.
Ran Over anil Killed.
Bristol, Tenn., March 10.—John Hen
derson was run over and instantly killed
by the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia train No. 6, as it pulled in to
the yard here. His neck was broken
and skull fractured.
Killed by Lightning.
Cheraw, S. C., March 10.—Charity
Goldplate, a negress living on Dr. Mc-
Kay’s place near here, was struck by
lightning while sitting in her house, and
instantly killed.
Weather Forecast.
Washington, March 10.—Forecast till
Bp. m., Sunday. For North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia—Generally
fair, variable winds becoming southerly.
Florida and Alabama generally fair,
with variable winds. Mississippi, fair,
winds becoming southwesterly.
Helena* Illa Sister’* Honor.
St. Louis, March 10.—J. A. Martin,
aged 23, was shot fatally by Frank Suda,
aged 12, in defence of bis sister. Mar
tin came to the Suda tent, in Grader’s
camp, and found Frank and his sister
Ella, aged 15. alone. He made improper
proposals to the girl, whereupon Frank
seized a gun and filled his side with
buckshot. Martin was removed and tbe
boy arrested.