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ESTABLISHED 1887.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
West India Hurricane Sweeps Away
v Many Towns
CEDAR KEYS TOTALLY DESTROYED
Needmore, Yuiar and Judson
Are Also Wrecked
TWENTY SPONGING VESSELLS SINK
fafeh Carried a Crew es From Four to Tea
Men au< All Fouikl Watery Grave*—lra-
Ifteuse Tidal U'Are* and Fierce Fires Add
to the Horror—The Few Feo pie Who Es
caped Death Are Dent.it nt-e, I heir Homes
and Crop* Being Ceenpletely Destroyed.
Properly laa* Euormou*.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 2.—Cedar
Keys is a place of desolation and death.
~ ’ Forty-eight hoars ago it was a thriving
town of 1,500 inhabitants. Today many
of the people are corpses, scores of oth
ers are injured, and there are but few
houses left standing. Twenty corpses
have been recovered and it is known
' that many others are dead. Os those
recovered, but few have been identified,
so mutilated were they by falling tim
/ bers. Many of the corpses were dug out
of the mud, where they were buried by
the mighty tidal wave which swept the
town last Tuesday morning.
The town is situated at the mouth of
the Suwanee river, on a number of small
keys, connected by a number of bridges.
It had no protection and went to pieces
when the West India hurricane, with a
velocity of 80 miles an hour, ea me roar
ing from the gulf. The storm struck
the place about 3:80 o’clock Tuesday
morning and continued for several
hours. Though warning had been given,
nothing indicated a biow of unusual se
verity. Uo to 11 o’clock the night was
colm and quiet. At that hour a mod
erate breeze sprung up from the west
ward, increasing gradually until a 80-
mile wind was blowing. About 4a. in.
’’ it blew a perfect tornado and suddenly
changed to the southeast, bringing in a
perfect deluge of water, the tide rising
2 feet higher than the memorable gale
, of 1894, which was at the time said to
be the worst storm on record.
At 7 o’clock an immense tidal wave
came in from the south, carrying de
struction with it. Boats, wharves and
small houses were hurled upon the
shore, and breaking into fragments
covered the streets with wreckage and
rendering them almost impassible,
wlple torrents of water were rushing
through every open space that would
take the strongest man off his feet.
The tidal wave caused the principal
loss of life, many houses being swept
from their foundations and the inmates
drowned.
Recovering the Bodies.
Os the 20 bodies, 12 are whites and
eight colored. Os the whites, six belong
to the Whitson family, a mother, four
children and a young lady visitor. The
other four white visitors are -men and
have not yet been identified. Os the
eight negroes, only one, Peter Woodson,
has been identified.
The loss of life at Cedar Keys proper
is nothing in comparison to the number
of spongers and fishermen that were
drowned. The Mar y Eliza came in dis
masted. She reports that before dark
i Monday night nearly 100 vessels were
anchored Ou the; sponge bar, below Ce
* dar Keys, and of . that number about 20
of them were lost As the boats at an
chor contained twin four to ten men
each, the loss of was great. Eight
corpses have already been washed
ashore. The schooner Rosalia was sunk
and eight of her crew drowned.
The handsome Methodist church
south, the Cedar Keys High school build
ing, Christian church and three negro
chnrehes, the Suwanee ice factory, and
the Eagle Pencil company’s mid, also
the large lumber mill of *E. J. Furlong
and planing mill of George W. Moyer
& Sous and scores at private residences
were also wrecked by the wiud and
waves. Some of the handsomest and
apparently substantial bn tidings were
damaged beyond repair.
Reliable news of the storm from the
western part of Levy and Alachu coun
ties has just reached Jacksonville. Not
less than 200 familes are left destitute.
All their houses, fencing and crops were
totally destroyed, and what they hud
gathered was blown away with the
uildings.
Mrid Kn Swept Away.
The difficulty in recovering the dead
arises from the fact that the town was
built on several small keys. The bridges
connecting these keys were swept away,
and the only communication is by
means of boats, of which there are but
few left. Then, too. most of the vic
tims were buried deep in mud by the
tidal wave, and many of the bodies will
probably never be i -covered. Beyond
the bar i her>- are a score pf masts visi
ble just above the water, and each top
indicates the burial place of a sponging
schooner and its crew.
It is possible that many of the vessels
were blown out into the gulf and rode
out the hurricane, but the Mary Eliza’s
•captain thinks by far the greater num
ber are beneath the water with their
c ews. He,says that there was not on?
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
cnunce m a vnousana tor sacn Iran
craft to live in such a hurricane.
Two gentlemen who went down the
coast a few miles returned to Cedar
Keys and report finding the corpses of
eight men washed ashore. These men
was a crew of a sponging vessel, and
the crews of most of the other vessels
have undoubtedly met a similar fate. It
is expected that for days to come corpses
of the spongers will be found along the
coast.
The steamer Gertrude is dismantled
and abandoned 15 miles south of Cedar
Keys. The Mallory is fast in the Su
wanee swamps. The steamers Bell erf
Suwanee and C. D. Owens were both
wrecked in the . Suwanee river. The
Owens is fast in the river swamps, while
the Bell steamed slowly into Cedar Kevs
with her smokestacks and upper works
gone. In Cedar Keys those who es
caped death had a terrible experience.
Ciuug to Treetops.
When the tidal wave came and over
whelmed the houses, many of the in
mates on land and on water were cling
ing to pieces of timber, others clung to
to treetops for hours until the water re
ceded. They were buffeted by wind
and water and many men fainted, cling
ing even while unconscious in a death
grip to the submerging limbs. All
show the effects in their clothing and
bruised flesh, but they are thankful to
escape with their lives. Many others
are still unaccounted for and the fami
lies and friends are filled with anxiety,
hoping for the best and fearing the
worst. In view of the utter destruc
tiod wrought by the stdrm, it seems mi
raculous that there is a single person
alive in Cedar Keys today. The prop
erty loss in Cedar Keys is enormous.
While the gale was at its height fire
broke out in the Bettiliui House. In al
most a few seconds the entire building
was wrapt in flames which rapidly com
municated to the handsome Schlemmer
hotel adjoining, and in a very short
time nothing was left of either house
except bare walls. The inmates saved
nothing, so fierce and sudden was the
fire, and with roaring flames above and
raging flood below, they were too badly
frightened to attempt more than the
saving of life. They ma ie their escape
by wading through 4 feet of water.
The firm of Parsons & Hale had a
warehouse unroofed and most of the
stock damaged. Cottrelle & Gray’s
warehouse and boathouse were blown
down and the stock damaged, and they
have lost several boats. E. F. O’Neill
&G. M. Sistrunk, general merchants
and McCallum & O’Donald, druggists,
had their houses destroyed, and have
had to move. S. W. Qarroll suffers a
total loss of storehouses and stock.
In fact not a business house or resi
den e in the place escaped without some
injur..
Many Towns Destroyed.
Reliable news of the storm from the
western part of Levy and Alachua
counties has just reached Jacksonville.
Not less than 200 families are left desti
tute. Scores of injuries have been re
ported with over 30 fatalities in Levy
county. The town of Fannin has been
completely destroyed with the excep
tion of a few small houses. Tyson &
Chair’s storehouse at Suwanee was
blown into the river with their stock of
general merchandise. The town of
Needmore was demolished. The post
oflice building at that place was com
pletely demolished and rhe postmaster
can find no part of thrfinuil or postoffice
fixtures. Every house at Yuiar, Jud
son and Chiefland was destroyed with
one or two exceptions, killing people at
both the former places.
The people at Bronson have issued an
appeal for aid.
The people of Suwanee, Nassau and
Columbia comities confirm the story of
death and destruction previously related
in these dispatches. • •
All the country farmhouses at Lake
City are devastated.
In the vicinity of Payne and Mount
Tabor postoffices the destruction was
great. Accounts are yet meagre.
Fred Hodge, a farmer oof Lake City,
has an arm and leg crushed and his wife
was killed by the falling of a tree on
their house. The George F. Drew plan
ing mills at Columbia City were wrecked.
Hildreth & Tolen’s turpentine factory
and distilleries were wrecked and all
the timber between that point and Fort
White, on the S., F. & W. road, is
down.
Fort White Demolished.
Fort White fared l/adly, all of the
churches, schoolhouses, many stores and
residences being blown down and many
others injured.
Mikesville and other southern points
have not yet been heard from. Toward
Live lake the storm did but little dam
age. Beyond Wellborn, to the country
between Lake City and Wellborn, much
timber and nearly all the fences are
prostrated.
Exclusive of the spongers supnosed
to have been drowned off Cedar Keys,
the death list in the state proper bids
fair to reach 100, and the property loss
will run into the millions.
The people seem paralyzed by the ca
lamity that has overtaken them and
this is reflected in the accounts sent in
of the storm’s work. In the majority
of cases nothing like a detailed descrip
tion m attempted and in but few in
stances are the names of the dead given.
It is inferred from this that a number
of those killed outside of Cedar Keys
and the points at which school children
were victiizs were negroes employed on
the turpentine farms.
Flr.t Reports Exaggerated.
Reports received from Cedar' Keys
tell a story of great damage to property
and the loss of life from fire and flood
The many rumors from there spoke of
Cedar Keys having been wiped out, but
fortunately later and m >re authenti
cated reports show this was an exag
geration. As it is, however, 15 persons
are reported drowned.
In Mrs. Weidley’s house alone five
persons perished, by the flood, includin-
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THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., SATURDAY OCTOBEu 3, 1896.
WATSON MAY RETIRE
Belief at Populist Headquarters That
Is Disgusted
HAS BEEN BADLY TREATED
His Ativlce Ignored and He
And Butler Outs
NO LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE YET
The Vice Presidential Candidate Has Been
Snubbed From Start to Finish and the
Belief Amounts to a Certainty That He
Is Up to Some Move That Will Create a
Sensation in Political Circles.
Washington. Oct. 2.—The convic
tion is growing here that Hon. Thomas
F. Watson, of Georgia, is about to
touch off a powder magazine—either
quitting the ticket in disgust or mak
ing a move to get a populist candidate
out for the presidency against Bryan.
All the signs point to the one thing
or the other.
His latest letter to the Xew York
World, in which he charges Chair
man Jones with mismanagement of
the campaign; charges his own j arty
with taking aciion on fusion contrary
to his wishes; makes doleful prophecy
of defeat, and especially attacks Sena
tor Butler, the chairman of the Popu
list National committee, all indicate
that he is up to some sort of move,
and he is regarded with great suspic
ion at populist headquarters.
The following is the reference to
Mr. Bultler’s work in North Carolina :
"In one state of this great and
glorious Union the fusion goes half
the distance between Populists and
Republicans/- and the other half be
tween Populists and Democrats. Out
of sheer ignorance and uncontrollable
curiosity, I should like to hear a
Populist in that state make a stump
speech. 1 have a revenous and some
what irreverent desire to know how
he can do it. Fusions of this kind
are enough to give the man in the
moon the jumps. As a grave digger
for Populism, fusion with Sewall on
the ticket may as well be recognized
as a distinct success. If not disturbed
in his work, the digger will have the
hole ready by the time the funeral
procession arrives.”
Chairman Butler was asked if there
was any truth in a report that his
committee is preparing an answer to
the letter of Watson published in The
World, Senator Butler said that he
knew, of no articleof that kind being
prepared. The senator declined to
talk further on the subject.
Silver men say that Watson looks like
he is trying to beat Bryan. Senator
Butler has long ceased trying to handle
the vice-presidential nominee. He never
knows where to put his finger on the
Georgian. Some think Watson is an
gry because of Bryan’s visit to Sewall.
He regards tne visit as an indication
that Bryan prefers Sewall to him, and
he resents this.
Watson has been snubbed from start
to finish. He was not notified of his
nomination until he had protested long
and loudly against being ignored, and
his letter of acceptance has not yet ap
peared. In fact no hint of it has been
forthcoming, and the belief here is that
it will never appear.
The lateet snubbing was in Indiana,
where two days ago the democrats and
populists fused on Sewall despite Wat
son’s most earnest protests. He even,
went so far as to telegraph: ‘•Person-’
ally, I am dead against fusion with
Sewall electors. If such is made it is
over my protest - ”
Despite that the populists went
ahead and fused.
It is not believed that Watson’s self
respect will permit him to endure such
treatment as has been and is being
accorded him. On the other band
Senator Butler may soon begin to
fight back and the rupture which has
li_een heretofore concealed may be
held up to the plain view of the pub
lic.
It is believed that Butler will make
another effort to club Watson. If he
does not succeed, he may do some
thing which will lessen the effect of
what the man from Georgia may say
hereafter. Watson, many of the pop
ulists think, began the campaign as a
bucking broncho,and he has not been
tamed.
The latest proposition is for both
Sewall and Watson to come down. It
is made by the Philadelphia Ameri
can today in an editorial headed,
•‘Sewall or Watson —which: or neith
er ”
The American calls on both gentle
men in the interest of the election of
Bryan to withdraw in order that
Chairman Jones may name a candi
date woo would be acceptable to all
interests.
Sovereign "Will AnnWVr
Chicago, Oct. 2. —Terrence W. Pow
derly is to speak here Saturday night in
favor of McKinley. As an offset to Mr.
Powderly, Grand Master Workman Sov
ereign of the Knights of Labor proposes,
to reply Monday, if a hall cun be se
cured for that date, otherwise be will
speak here later.
Eastern Qiiestlnn Pacifically 9etMe«l.
London, Oct. 2.—The Vienna corres
pondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs
that the powers have agreed upon a pa
cific settlement of the eastern question
which is honorable to all parties Ke
adds that the agreement amply guarai
tees the future security of the Armen,
ana
A SPANISH VICTORY
Cuban InsulgeLts Under Antonio
Macao Defeated,
EIGHTY OF THE LATTER KILLED
Itthe Dispatches From Havana
Are to be Credited
BUT THE PRESS CENSORS SENT THEM
Fhe Government Force. Lost Only Eleven
Killed and Eighty-Six Woun led,|Accord
ing to the Report Seat Out by Weyier.
The Operations Were Conducted During
a Heavy Downpour of "Rain.
Havana, Oct 2.—General Mulguizo,
supported by the column of troops com
manded by Colonels Hernandez, Frances
and Romero, left Mantau, province of
Pinar del Rio, during the morning of
Tuesday last iu arder to attack the in
surgents under Antonio Maceo. The
Hernandez column, proceeding in the
direction of Tumbas de Torino, after an
hour’s march, engaged Maceo’s forces
and dislodged them from their posi
tions. Continuing the advance. Colonel
Hernandez, at 12:30 p. ni., again met
the enemy. By this time the insurgents
had concentrated their forces and a se
vere fight, which- lasted until night
time, began. The Spanish troops ad
vanced foot by foot and again dislodged
the insurgents. The operations were
conducted during a heavy downpour of
rain, which consider .bly hindered the
advance.
The troops pushed forward on the
following morning and were met by
four cauuonshots at short range from
an insurgent position. The insurgents
were again driven backwards and the
troops camped its the enemy’s position,
but left them later in order to carry
back the wounded and secure provis
ions aid aminunit on. The column of
troops commanded by Colonel Frances
entered Managua and engaged the in
surgent forces commanded by Perico,
Diaz. Payaso am) others, dislodging
them at the point’of the bayonet and
compelling the eneray<to disperse.
In the two engagements the insur
gents left 80 men killed and a quantity
of arms and ammunition on the field
and retired with over 200 wounded. On
the side of the Spaniards 11 men were
killed and Major Captain
Baunis and 86 privates were wounded.
Os the Spanish wounded, 13 men are in
a serious condition.
KHALID MAKES HIS ESCAPE.
Thu Deposed Sultan of Zanzibar Now on
Board a German Warship.
Zanzibar, Oct. 2.—An incident of
great political importance occurred here,
resulting in decidedly strained relations
between the British and German offi
ci ils ashore, and what may lead to in
ternational complications of a serious
nature.
After the bombardment of the palace
of Zanzibar by the British gunboats
Sparrow, Thrush and Raccoon, Seyyid
Khalid, who had proclaimed himself
sultan on Aug. 25, after the sudden
death of Seyyid Hamid Bin Thwain Bin
Said, sought refuge at the German con
sulate. A demand was made by the
British authorities for his surrender,
but the German consul acting upon the
instructions received from his govern
ment, refused to place the fugitive in
the hands of the British. This caused
considerable irritation, and has been the
cause of much diplomat: o correspond
ence between Great Britain and Ger
many.
The situation took a new turn Friday.
Au unusually high tide prevailed, and
"while it was touching the wall of the
German consulate, Khalid was placed
under an escort of armed German sail
ors on board the German cruiser Soead
ler for conveyance, it is believed, to one
of the German colonies.
The British consul here, Mr. Basil
Cave, lodged a vigorous protest at the
German consulate against the embark
ation of Khalid, especially pointing out
that the question of his surrender to
the British authorities was still under
discussion by the governments of Great
Britain and Germany. Later Mr. Cave
cabled a report of the circumstances to
his government and is now awaiting in
structions from Loudon.
BRYAN IN WEST VIRGINIA.
The Democratic Nemlnee Speaks at the
Capital of the FanhatHlle State. /
Charleston, W. Va., Oct. 3.—The
Democratic nominee arose early in or
der to shake the hands of several hun
dred citizens of Point Pleasant He
left Wheeling at midnight and at 6
o’clock was rousted out of bed by the
people at the above place, who loudly
clamored for a speech. Mr. Bryan told
them that unless the value of money is
important in determining the value of
a dollar, it did not matter whether the
people had much money or little, but
that the moment the quantative theory
of money was abandoned, that moment
a foundation of uo soundness was ac
quired. He asked them to study the
money question and to vote as they
gleased, regardless of what others say.
Lis few remarks were applauded and
cheered.
At Red House, a committee of three
from Charleston met the party, but Mr.
Bryan had retired again. The commit
tee was headed by ex-Governor E. Wil
lis Wiison, the Democratic nominee for
congress in the Third district.
At the depot in this city for more
than a;i iiotur. krri crawl-Jiad-jrath-
ere.E As she train pulled ZI Lie iis/j’m
blage cheered the nominee and the band
at the depot played patriotic airs. Os
course ’’Hail to the Chief” was ren
dered, and “Dixie” came in for its
share. Then a procession was formed
and the town traversed by band, nom
inee, mounted police jmd citizens in car
riages. Mr. Bryan ’spoke at the public
park and addressed a large crowd of en
thusiastic auditors.
SEWALL INDORSES FUSION.
The Maine Man Think. North Carolina
Democrat. Acted Wisely.
Raleigh, Oct. 2.—Democratic State
Chairman Manly, iu an interview, said:
“The action of our state committee in
arranging the electoral ticket with the
Populists was the logical and intelligent
action of different political parties who
have, on the great principle of the resto
ration of silver, which they hold in
common, nominated a mutual candidate
to carry that principle into effect.
“I have been surprised and grieved
that some Democrats did not seem to
understand our position and did not
know the committee was acting with
the highest sanction and approval of
those who have the national fight in
charge, and that our action was in no
way disloyal to our candidate for vice
president. I have received the follow
ing letter from Mr. Sewall:
I have the honor of acknowledging the
receipt of your favor of Sept. 27, inform
ing me of the basis of fusion in No. .a
Carolina and asking whether It meets lay
approval. I believe the friends of bimetal
lism ought to vote for an electoral ticket
that will elect Bryan to the presidency,
and I thoroughly approve of the policy
which unites the supporters of free silver
in your state and every other. It Is the
people’s cause against monopolies, and no
local differences or personal aspiration
ought to prevent union.
GOOD POSITION FOR STONE.
Missouri's Governor to Be Secretary of the
Interior In Case Bryan Is Elected.
St. Louis, Oct. 2.—The Republic, the
only morning paper in St. Louis which
supports the Chicago platform and
ticket, prints a story in which it claims
Governor W. J. Stone of Missouri has
’been offered a place in Bryan’s cabinet
should he be elected. It says this was
the cause of Governor Stone’s with
drawal in favor of Vest in the race for
United States senator. Continuing, the
afticle says:
“A close personal and political friend,
who has the reputation of enjoying the
governor’s confidence, says that Mis
souri’s chief executive has been offered,
and already accepted, the proffer of the
secretaryship of the interior in the
event of Mr. Bryan’s election.”
This story has a much mere substan
tial quality than mere rumor. It is sup
posed to be based on thorough knowl
edge of the relations between Bryan
aud Stone and an admission, which ap
parently comes from the governor in a
roundabout fashion.
Railroad Official* In a Wreck.
Ottumwa, la., Oct. 2,—The special
car of Superintendent Levy of the Bur
lington, with a number of officials on
board, was overturned in a wreck at
Krum. None of the officials were badly
hurt. Harry Moore, a flagman, was
killed. The wreck was caused by a
passenger train backing from a side
track into a freight.
Deadlock In the Seventh Kentucky.
Louisville, Oct. 2.—The Democratic
convention of the Seventh congressional
district of Kentucky after being in ses
sion three days adjourned sine die.
There was a deadlock in the ballotting
between O. J. Brouston, E. E. Settle
and J. D. Carroll. A resolution was
adopted providing for new primaries on
Oct. 7.
New Cotton arehou<e at Portsmouth,
Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 2. —The Sea
board Air Line is preparing to begin at
once the erection of a large cotton ware
house on the property which the com
pany has just bought here. The com
pany’s tracks will be extended along the
river front and.when the improvements
are completed the Seaboard will have
extensive terminals here. These are re
quired to accommodate the increased
traffic, which, the officials say. has
doubled iu volume within the last 60
days. '
Will Abandon Strlke'lf tlcKlal«y Win*.
Leadville, Cola, Oct. 2.—As a re
sult of the miners’ meeting, the ma
jority have decided to remain quiescent
until after the election. If Mr. Mc-
Kinley is elected, the present intention
is to abandon the strike. If Bryan is
elected, the hope is that the price of sil
ver will advance aud the miners will at
once reaew the demands of the union.
The uuruly men are aggrieved over the
decision and eager to adopt .decisive
measures at once.
Moro Entrtea For tbe Che.. Tournament.
Buda-Pesth, Oct. 2.—ln addition to
those who have already entered the in
ternational chess tournament, to begin
in this city ou Monday, Tanasch, Win
uwer and Albin have now informed the
qominittee that they will also arriveein
this city in time for tbe first round, to
be played at 9 a. in., on Monday.
A A;*oruey DisbwrredT.
Washington, O -t. 2.--Secreta’ry Fran
cis has disbarred from practice before
the interior department William W. Os
borne of Lansing, Mich., for receiving
illegal pension fees.
Coal Shipment* to Southern Point*.
Cincinnati. Oct. 2.—The coal ship
ments to Cincinnati, Louisville and
southern points during the past 24 hours
aggregate 4.558,000 bushels.
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THRE& MEN ROB BANK
Secure Two Thousand Dollars, But
Failed to Escape
ONE KILLED. TWO BADLY WOUNDED
For One Time the Citizens
Were Awake
AND GOT INA LITTLE GOOD WORK
And a Foeae of Armed Citizen* of the Lit
tle Town of Joseph, Oregon, Are In Hot
I*ur*u«t of the Third Robber—Pour Cat
tomers In the Institution at the Time of
the Holdup,
LaGrade, Or., Oct. 2. —The First Na
tional Bank of Joseph, Wallowa county,
was robbed of $2 000 by three men, one
of whom is dead, another oye is badly
wounded, while the third is being pur
sued by a posse of citizens. At the time
of the holdup there were four customers
iu the bank. Cashier McCully had oc
casion to go to the vault. When he
came back he was confronted with a
shotgun iu the hands of the robber and
ordered to throw up his hands. The
customers had already complied with
the request and McCully did likewise.
One of the robbers leaped over tbe
railing and opened the private door,
through which the men were made to
pass, and were then lined up against
the wall. One of the robbers took his
position at the door and compelled the
passersby to halt and throw up their
hands. The third robber went into the
vault, gathered up all the coin, currency
and nickels and placed them in a sack.
He demanded from CcCully the keys to
some private boxes and ransacked them.
A report that the bank was being
robbed reached the citizens and several
of them armed themselves and awaited
the appearance of the robbers. When
they appeared, Alex Donnelly, a young
man 25 years of age, opened fire and
killed one robber instantly aud wounded
another, hitting him twice. The third '
robber had the sack containing the edn
and succeeded in reaching h:s nor.-o,
which was standing near by.
The dead robber was v.-i-ned Brown,
while the one who escaped wa.< Cy Fit a
hugh. The wounded robber is un
known.
MAJOR HUNTER STABBED.
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Fre«ici*mt of the Birmingham McKfuley
Club Cut About the Head aud Body.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 2.—Major
W. H. Hunter, ex-United States com
missioner and president of the McKinley
club, was stabbed in several places about
the head and body in a fight with E. J.
Lowenstein.
Lowenstein was expelled from the
McKinley eflub on Monday evening ou
the charge taat he carried information
from the state Repub.ican headquar
ters to those of the Democrats. Later
Lowenstein met Hunter and demanded
to know who was the author of the res >•
lutions expelling him. The conversa
tion continued warmly and Hunter
stated that it had been said that Lowen
stein had been expelled from the local
branch of the American Protective as
sociation for carrying information to a
Catholic.priest.
Lowenstein denounced any one who
made the latter charges aud the lie w is
passed. Both grappled, aud Lowenstein
pulled Ins pocketknife- and cut Hunter
several times. Hui. ter is not danger
ously hurt. Both men were arrested.
Ivory Remanded For h W««k.
London, Oct. 2.—Edward J. Ivory,
alias Edward Bell, the saloonkeeper of
New York and alleged dynamite con
spirator. was brought up again and re
manded <it Bow street police court. Tha
treasury department not being repre
sented by counsel, Bell’s counsel asked
to be informed how the ease-against his
client was to be proceeded with. The
Inagistrate said he was unable to fur
nish the information requested aud the
prisoner was remanded for a week.
Counsel for the prisoner later said thdt
the charge of conspiracy brought, against
Bell would be abandoned and that it is
possible that a charge of '‘aiding a id
abetting” a conspiracy would be substi
tuted.
Murder and Suicide In Ohio.
Holgate. O„ Oct. 2.—The homo of
Mrs. R. P. Ricker, a widow operating a
farm near here, was the scene of a
bloody tragedy. Nathah E. SpeUmau,
the hired man. had been reprimanded
by Mrs. Ricker for' intoxication / mid
while her bank was turned he beat het
daughter, Anna, aged 20, ovfr the head
with a sad iron. The girl died from her
injuries. Spellman cut his tfitoat with
a razor immediately after tbe crime aud
live 1 but. a short ti tie; He t uriiieriy
lived at. Grafton, W. Va.
VerJiot Again.<«l a street Bui! way.
Chicago, Oct. 2 Mrs. Rostlio ,T An- *
detson of llicliinonrt. Va , was awar.lc.l
a verdict for $17,069 damages against
the North Chicago Street Rsihvav <
p iny by a jui vin Jlldg" Cha: t. oi’X i;: t:
During the World’s I’.iiz Mrs. \ ulerson
was injured w iille >1 yiug t > boirq hcim.
She sued the (dim uny for $
new yor*:, Oct; 2.—UiiMrifiari D
forth of the Democratic state uommu
tee confirms the report that an effort
will be made in the counts to wrest
from the gold standard Democrats in tins
state the title which they have adopted
—National Democratic party.