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MUTILATED BY A MURDERER.
PIECES OF THE VICTIM’S BODY
FOUND EIGHT MILES APART.
The Lower Part of the Trunk Found
at ITGth Street and the Upper Part
In Eamt River Off 11th Street—The
Lea's Severed nt the Hip Joint* and
Still Missing—The Man Stabbed to
Death—He Appear* to Have Been a
Laborer.
New York, June 27.—The lower part of
the trunk of a man was found by two
boys in the woods at One Hundred and
Seventy-sixth street and Undercliff© ave
nue, this city, to-day. It was terribly
mutilated and shows plainly that a mur
der has been committed. It was wrapped
in oil cloth and manilia paper, exactly
as was the upper part of a trunk found
in the East river, off Eleventh street, yes
terday. The two are parts of the same
body.
The two pieces were found more than
eight miles apart, one in the water and
the other on land.
The part found to-day comprised the
lower part of the trunk from the fifth rib
to the hips, the legs having been severed
from the body at the hip joints. It was
wrapped in three folds of oil cloth.
The oil cloth was evidently cut from
the same piece as that which enclosed the
upper part of the trunk. It was new and
of a cheap pattern, bright red, with gilt
figures on it. It is like that commonly
used for table cloths in tenement houses.
The find of to-day was in a bulky bun
dle lying against a wall next to Under
cliffe avenue, where the shrubbery was
very thick. It had not been diseected,
which does away with the belief that the
body had been handled by medical stu
dents. Besides, it has been terribly hack
ed where separated from the upper por
tion.
It was sent to the morgue, where it ex
actly fitted the part found Saturday.
Deputy Coroner O’Hanlon performed an
autopsy on the upper part of the trunk
to-day before the other had been found.
He discovered two stab wounds, one be
tween the fifth and sixth ribs, and one
between the sixth and seve'nth in the re
gion of the heart. There was also a stab
wound back of the left collar bone that
extended down to the apex of the left
lung. Dr. O’Hanlon found,-.too, a bruise
on the left forearm, and under the right
forearm was a contusion, showing the Im
print of a heel with hobnails like those
k in heavy boots.
L Heufound an indeed wdfc* Jtn the ptiu
of the right hand which, he said, was
probably caused by the victim sclxlng the
weapon with which he was attacked. There
was no water or serum in the lungs, which
were well filled with air. There was a
knife wound two Inches long in the apex
of the heart corresponding to the wound
between the ribs. Numerous contusions
were also found on the body, which
wounds, Dr. O'Hanlon thinks, could not
have been inflicted after death.
The man could not have been dead more
than 36 hours and perhaps not more than
24. He calculated the man’s age -at about
85, and hla hlght at 5 feet 10 inches.
He was a laborer and the nails were
down to the quick as if from a habit of
biting them.
The condition of the body Indicated a
well nourished, healthy man.
The detectives of two precincts and the
best central office men are working on the
Htafease.
|g|H The second portion of the butchered
Bcorpso was found north of the Harlem
Jriver, miles from where the other part
was discovered. Two boys found the first
H part of the body and two other boys came
across the section of the trunk in the
woods.
The boys were hunting berries when they
noticed a bundle lying against a wall. It
was wrapped in heavy manilla paper, fast
ened with thick wrapping twine. The
boys were prompted by curiosity to open
the bundle. They loosened one end of the
bundle, when a sickening odor from the
package caused them to desist from fur
ther investigation. They left the bundle
lying exactly where they found it. Their
father stood guard over it while the two
boys went and called two policemen, who
opened the package.
When the paper was removed the po
licemen came upon oil cloth that was also
fastened with heavy twine. That was tin
rolled from the bundle and then another
covering of manilla paper was removed,
but still the contents of the strange pack
age were not revealed. If was still cover
ed with a roll of oilcloth and beneath that
was another wrapping of manilla paper.
When the ghastly fragment of a corpse
had been uncovered the policemen svnt
for a stretcher and the bundle was con
veyed to a police station for examination.
The legs had been cut off close to the hips.
The section of the body was taken to the
morgue, and there it was found to fit the
piece picked up tn East river. The lower
portion of the body had not been mutila
ted. except where the work of severing ’it
bad been done.
The work of cutting off the lower limbs
had been done very cleanly without hack.
Ing. In the wound behind the left collar
bone there was an escape of blood be
neath the fascia, and right pleural cavity,
and as blood does not flow after death the
deputy coroner expresses the belief that
the wound must have been mude before
death and not after. Tttere la also blood
under the thumb nail of the left hand.
Dr. O’Hanlon also contends that there
are numerous contusions of the body that
could not possibly have been inflicted af
ter death. According to the deputy cor.
oner’s statement, it is to presumed
that the man was stabbed to death and
his body at once dismembered. There
are no marks on the completed trunk that
give any clew to the Identttlcation of the
butchered man The condition of the ab
domen shows that he was well nourished
at the time of his death. It is believe t
that the murderer purchased the oil cloth
especially to wrap the pieces of the body
The detectives have already set to work
to find out where the oil cloth w t.« pur.
chased and who bought It. The person who
dlaitoeeil of the part of the trunk found in
the shrubbery did not take any |>ains to
conceal it* as it was in plain view of those
I
corgi
who passed near it fc The police think it
was carried In a wagon to the spot where
it was found. It would have been an easy
matter to throw the bundle from a wa
gon Into the shrubbery without attract
ing observation. The police are also satis
fied taat the body was not in the shrub
bery Saturday afternoon, as there were a
large number of boys in the vicinity on
Saturday and they could not have failed
to notice it.
It, Is thought by the police that it was
left there some time Saturday night. The
manilla paper that was next to the body
was damp. This inclines them to think
that the horrible object was soaked in
some kind, of preserving fluid, probably
chloride of lime, to keep the odor from
attracting attention.
It was wrapped up well to preserve it
as much as posssible. The fact that two
portions of the butchered trunk have been
found in such widely separated localities
puzzles the police in forming a theory as
to where the dreadful work of murder
and butchery was committed.
If the murder was committed in the
neighborhood of High bridge and the up
per part of the trunk thrown into the
Harlem river, it would have first floated
into the East river on account of the con
ditions of the tide. It may have been
thrown into the sound, however, from
some point in the annexed district.
The police are wondering in what spot
the limbs of the corpse will be found. They
think they will turn up some place before
long, but do not think it likely that the
head will ever be found. They think the
murderer has either buried it or burned
it in a furnace in order to keep secret
the identity of his victim. This would
hardly be done, however, unless the iden
tity of the murdered man would easily
lead to the Identity of the murderer.
No surgical skill was employed in dis
membering the body. On the breast of
the trunk a large piece of the flesh had
been hacked away. This may have been
done to prevent identification by means
of tatoo marks. The murder was possi
bly done on board a vessel, but if this
was the case a portion of the body would
hardly have been placed on land and the
other in the water.
GALICIAN TOWN FLOODED.
A Bridge Give* Way and Drops n
Train Into a River.
Vienna, June 27.—The town of Kolomea,
In Galicia, has been flooded by the rising
of the river Pruth.
Many houses have been destroyed, and
the bridge at Kolomea and Turkea has
been swept away.
The collapse took place while a train
was crossing, and it is believed that many
persons have been drowned.
The government has ordered the soldiery
to assist the inhabitants in the effort to
save their property.
There were five railway carriages and
they fell in a great heap together. As yet
there is no definite report as to the num
ber of passengers. A terrible storm of
hajU thun.«er and lightning was raging at
fnA ad->4 «► Uwr iMwror of the
acene.
The river had risen 21 feet above its nor
mal level.
Seven officials, Including the postal staff
in the mall van, have been drowned.
The distress at Kolomea is terrible.
Hundreds are homeless, their houses hav
ing been carried away with the rush of
the waters.
CLASH IN CANEA.
An Armed Force of 1,200 Mn«»ulman,
Attack* the Chri*tiann.
Canea, June 27.—An armed force of 1,200
Mussulmans made a sortie from Canea
last night, crossed the military cordon
and surprised the insurgents at Kanli
kastelli, three hours distant. A desper
ate combat ensued, in which thirteen Mus
sulmans .were killed and twelve wounded.
The Christian Inhabitants of the district
are preparing to make reprisals by land
and sea.
Later advices show that many Christians
were killed as well as many Turks, in en
gagements that preceded the principal
fighting at Kanllkastelll. The whole dis
trict is greatly excited.
The trouble arose from the encroach
ments of Mussulman refugees, who at
tempted to pasture their cattle within the
lines of the neutral zone.
JUBILEE BANQUETS.
The Dnke of Cambridge Entertain*
the Visiting Royalties.
London, June 27.—The Duke of Cam
bridge gave & jubilee banquet last even
ing at Gloucester house, Park lane. Among
the guests were the Prince of Wales, all
the visiting royalties and the special en
voys, including Whitelaw Reid, special
envoy of the United States. No ladies
were present.
At the same time the German embassy
gave a banquet and reception in honor of
Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia and
the Duke and Duchess of <Saxe-Coburg.
Among the guests were Ambassador Hay
and Miss Hay, with the leading members
of the German colony in London.
William Waldorf Astor will entertain
the colonial premiers at Cliveden on Tues
day.
PARNBLLITES DISAPPOINTED.
Amnesty for Political Prisoner* Ex
pected Purina Jubilee Week.
Dublin. June 27.—A meeting convened to
bring further pressure to bear upon the
British government to grant amnesty to
the Irish political prisoners now In Marl
borough jail was held in Phoenix park to
day. Considerable surprise was expressed
that the jubilee week had passed with
out thf> release which had been expected.
William Field, Parnellite member for the
St. Patrick’s division, of Dublin, in the
course of a flcry speech, said: “It is use
less to look further to the English gov
ernment. We will call upon the voices, and
perhaps the arms of our countrymen in
Amer lea."
Cashier Murdered nntl Rubbed.
Rome, June 27.—Signor Valganteno,
cashier of the San Giovanni mine at In
glosia. Sardinia, while on his way troni
the mine with a large sum, was robbed
and murdered.
Craacd by the Jubilee.
Loudon, June 27.—Simo Hamed Ben Mou
s*. special envoy of the Sultan of Morocco,
to the jubilee festivities, has returned to
I Morocco insane.
Weylcr nt Mnnanntllo.
Havana, June ST.—Capt. Gen. Weyler
has arrived at Mansantllo.
Heavy rains are falling in the interior
G*c island.
MIGHTY SHY OF THE MIKADO.
HAWAIIAN’S FEARED SEIZURE OF
THEIR CUSTOM HOUSE.
The Japanese Consul Denies Ary
Such Intention On the Part of His
Government—Men From the United
States Warships Who Were on
Shore for Drill Hastily Recalled on
the Strength of the Rumor—A Jap
anese Editor Declares There Wilk
Be No Trouble—Japan’s Attitude on
the Immigration Question Again
Explained.
San Francisco, Cal., June 27.—The
steamer Gaelic brought the following ad
vices from Honolulu, June 20:
Since the Philadelphia has been in port
weekly battalion drills have been held.
On June 14 the men from both the Marion
and the flagship were landed. While
marching to the drill grounds an orderly
brought an order and the battalion re
turned on board. This action was taken,
it is understood, on account of a rumor to
the effect that the Nanawaf would land
a force of men to take charge of the
Hawaiian customs house. The Japanese
failed to proceed, and it is believed that
Admiral Beardslee’s prompt action caused
the captain to change his mind.
The English speaking people here be
lieve that there was good foundation for
the rumor in spith of the denial made
at the Japanese legation.
"There are all kinds of rumors floating
around,” said Consul Akyama. "One ri
diculous one was that the Japanese steam
ers were ter land and take charge of the
custom house. Another is to the effect
that the Nanawai is to leave on Wednes
day next. That rumor, as is the other, is
w .’hout any foundation whatever. About
tv ■" ”ihs hence, another man-of-war
wi , * <■* and the Nanawai is not likely
to let. V -fore then.”
The Japanese minister, Mr. Shimama,
denies a story to the effect that Japan has
withdrawn its request from the Hawaiian
government for an explanation of the rea
sons for ejecting the Japanese immigrants.
“There has been no correspondence be
tween this legation and the minister of
foreign affairs since June 4,” said the min
ister. “At that time I addressed a letter
to the minister of foreign affairs, and as
yet I have received no reply.”
“The position is this,” he continued. “Be.
fore the steamer having the. immigrants
on board left Honolulu, I formal
protest to the minister of foreign affairs.
His answer was incomplete and unsatis
factory'. In due time I received instruc
tions from my government and sent a re
quest to the minister of foreign affairs,
asking the reason for the expulsion of the
Japanese laborers. The Hawaiian gov
ernment sent me an answer which I con
sidered vague and in<K ite.”
“On Juffot 1 epa-in «»id for • two
weeks my tetter has remained unanswer
ed. I am daily expecting a communica
tion to arrive.”
Mr. Shikawa,editor of Toklo Shuo Shim
bun,who came here on the Japanese cruis
er Nanawai to Investigate the trouble aris
ing from Japanese immigration, started
for home on June 15. He carried
a proposition from Col. Spalding for a
trans-Facific cable, which he believes cap
italists of his country will not be slow
to take hold of at no very distant date.
"But how about the result of your in
vestigation in the immigration tangle?” he
was asked.
"To speak frankly,” replied Mr. Shfka
wa, “I have found that matter was not
worth my time and attention. I am con
vinced that the difference between Hawaii
and Japan will be settled in a most amica
ble manner. The whole affair has been
very much exaggerated. Instead of stir
ring up more strife, I think my time can
be spent to better advantage in working
out this cable scheme and bringing the
two countries into closer trade relations.”
Hon. Harold M. Sewall made a formal
call on President Dole at the executive
building on the 7th inst., and presented his
credentials as envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary’ from the United
States. He was accompanied by Charge d’
affaires Ellis Mills. A reception was ten
dered the minister on the 16th. It took
place on board the Philadelphia and was
well attended.
Admiral Beardslee said to-day that he
received Instructions from the Secretary
of the Navy by the last steamer concern,
ing the repairs to be made on the Marion.
She will be repaired to a certain extent in
Honolulu. After this has been done, the
vessel will be sent to Mare Island or some
other naval station for a general over
hauling.
The admiral said that everything is in
statu quo as regards a change of the Uni
ted States cruise-s tn the Honolulu port.
The Baltimore will relieve the Philadel
phia in this port as soon as she has her
repairs completed on Mare Island.
United States Consul Mills will leave
for Washington as soon as his successor,
W. M. Hayward, arrives, which will prob
ably be within the next fortnight. Mr.
Mills is not fully determined upon his fu
ture plans. He may return to Honolulu
and engage in the practice of law*. Minis
ter Cooper has not yet appointed a suc
cessor to the late Frank Hasting, sec
retary of the Hawaiian legation at Wash
ington. W. B. Armstrong, now at the
capital Will, it is said, probably be se
lected.
JAPAN’S STAND ON ANNEXATION.
Claim* It Would Interfere With Her
Treaty Kight*.
Washington, June 27.—The Japanese po
sition on the annexation of Hawaii by the
United States has been made known from
a very reliable source.
The Japanese base their opposition to
the annexation almost entirely upon the
ground that it is an interference with the
treaty rights of Japan, and complain es
pecially that the treaty was negoMated in
lhe face of the most friendly protesta
tions from Japan and at a time when the
Japanese authorities had been led to be
lieve that no such treaty would be un
dertaken.
The following may be accepted as an ab
solutely accurate outline of the position
of the Japanese legation in Washington:
The Japanese insist, as on all occasions,
that lhe Japanese government has not
now, and never has had, any designs
against Hawaii. This they consider a
most important point, because of the talk
of colonisation, which they say has ap
parently had so much weight in the dis
cussion of the question. They contend
that the Japanese first went to Hawaii
in response to the fiemand for labor in
the islands under jhe provisions of a
treaty concluded in 1886 at the solicita
tion of the Hawaiian, government, Thejr
SAVANNAH. MONDAY. JUNE 28. 1897.
call attention to the fact that the Japan
ese government has always been averse
to having their people go abroad as ’’cool
ies,” as the Chinese do, and that the
government has always striven to prevent
such emigration. As a consequence, the
Hawaiian treaty was so worded as to pre
vent even the suspicion of anything like
coolie labor.
The interests of all parties were, they
say, protected and as a consequence the
Hawaiian planters secured a high class of
agricultural labor upon fair terms and un
der circumstances that did not give the
least occasion for the dislike and oppro
brium which generally attach to contract
labor. This treaty, they say, worked ad
mirably for years and until the planters
became restive under the conditions im
posed by the treaty, thinking, the Japan
ese hold, that they could secure labor more
cheaply with the restrictions removed. At
the same time the question of annexation
came up and the adherents of union with
the United States thought it would be
necessary to make changes in the method
of obtaining the labor absolutely neces
sary to the prosperity of the sugar indus
try of the islands. This was, they claim,
the origin of the so-called “voluntary”
system of immigration to Hawaii.
The development of this situation led
to the framing by the Japanese govern
ment of its emigration law. This law is
very strict in prohibiting the exportation
of Japanese labor, except where employ
ment is assured, and it is claimed that
under its provisions it would be impossi
ble to flood the Hawaiian. Islands with la
borers, as has been asserted to be Japan’s
purpose, without the connivance of the
Japanese authorities. This, they hold,
could not be secured in view of the policy
of Japan against the exportation of coolie
labor and in view of the reported denials
by Japan of any designs upon Hawaii.
They assert that Hawaii took no steps
to restrict immigration from Japan until
last February, when a sudden and sur
prising demand was made upon Japan to
this end. This they claim, is evidence
sufficient that there was no flood
ing of labor on the islands They
regard this demand from the island gov
ernment as capricious and conclude that
it was made for the purpose of increasing
the agitation in the interest of annexation
and to furnish a pretext for speedy action
in that direction.
They assert that Japan has freely ex
plained every step she has taken in this
controversy with Hawaii to the United
States, and they hold to the fact that
such explanation as has been made should
be accepted as proof positive that Japan
has no ulterior design upon the islands.
In view of this explanation on their part
to the United States, they complain of the
suddenness of the announcement of the
Hawaiian treaty of annexation and say
that the treaty was consummated when
they had reason from official assurances,
for believing that no hasty action in that
direction was contemplated. They consider
that many subjects of Japan are entitled
to damages on account of Hawaii’s sum
mary refusal to permit them to land, and
that they art? deprived of their remedy by
the consummation of -hW treaty. On this
acfonnt tboar are .inqlfcjrvj to regard the
action as trrijust and arwitrary. i
They also hold thai Japan has rights
under treaties other than those detailed,
including reciprocal immunities, which
they fear piay not be renewed if Hawaii
becomes a of the United States. The
present purpose, they hold, appears to be
to terminate these rights without privi
lege of appeal, and against this proceed
ing they protest.
They hold that while Japan has no pur
pose of asserting any authority in Hawaii,
the Japanese government has the right to
remonstrate in the interests of her citi
zens and to demand that their legitimate
rights be respected.
FIRE ON AN OCEAN LINER.
Tl»e City of Rome Has a Narrow Es
cape a Day Out From New York.
New York, June 27.—The Anchor line
steamer City of Rome arrived to-day from
Glasgow, after a thrilling experience with
fire on board ship.
Capt. Hugh Young reports that the
steamer sailed on June 19, with 56 saloon,
90 second cabin and 150 steerage passen
gers, and a cargo of general merchandise.
On Saturday at 2:30 p. m., in lat. 41:28,
lon. 63:29, the bridge officer detected smoke
issuing from No. 4 hold, immediately for
ward of the bridge. Dense volumes of
smoke soon began to ascend.
The fire alarm was quickly sounded and
the ship’s crew beat to quarters. Mean
while, an officer was detailed to notify the
passengers, who were calmly sitting on
or promenading the decks.
The ship’s fire crew promptly responded,
and in a few minutes had hose stretched
along the deck from the engine room to the
hold where the fire was then raging.
Steam and water were turned on into the
burning compartment, and at 5 p. m., the
fire was under control. Further precau
tions were then taken to prevent a possi
ble outbreak and spread of the fire to the
adjoining compartment.
Another detachment of the crew were
ordered to stand by in case of emergency
and streams of water were kept con
stantly pouring into the burning compart
ment and on the main deck in the imme
diate vicinity of the fire. The cargo in
the burning hold consisted chiefly of jute
goods and will probably be a total loss.
The cause of the fire is supposed to have
been spontaneous combustion. The amount
of damage cannot be ascertained until the
steamer's hatches are taken off and the
cargo discharged. ,
CHILE’S NEW CABINET. _
Morta Vicuna the New Minister for
Foreign Affair*.
London, June 27.—A dispatch from San
tiago de Chile says that President Erra
ruzi has accepted the following cabinet to
succeed the ministry of Senor Carjos An
thenez. which resigned on June 22:
Senor Orrengo Huco, minister of the in
terior.
Senor Morta Vicuna, minister for for
eign affairs.
Senor Ismael Tocornal, minister of
finance.
Senor Amunategui, minister of justice.
Senor Vergara, minister of war.
Senor Prats, minister of public works.
TURKISH TRICKERY'. „
The Army In Eplru* Moved to
Threaten a Greek Retreat.
Athens. June 27.—The Turkish army In
Epirus has, occupied several positions over
looking Agrapht, thus threatening the
Greek retreat in the event of a resumption
of hostilities.
The Greek government has decided to oc
cupy Karpeiiiai with a •trong force.
SEVEN DIED IN THE STREAM.
ALL THE INJURED EXCEPT THE
CONDUCTOR SURE TO RECOVER.
The Physicians Have Strong- Hopes
That His Life Will Be Saved—Five
of the Dead Were Postal Clerk*,
One a Baggageman and One a
Brakeman—AH Believed to Have
Been Insensible When Their Car
Reached the Water.
Kansas City, Mo., June cof
fins were forwarded, to St. Louis to-day
from Missouri City. They contained the
remains of victims of last night’s wreck
on the Wabash road.
A correct list of the dead is as follows:
W. S. MILLS, postal clerk, St. Louis.
O. M. SMITH, postal clerk, St. Louis.
GUSTAV A. SMITH, postal clerk, St.
Louis.
CHARLES WINTERS, postal clerk, St.
Louis.
A. W. BRINK, postal clerk, St. Louis.
EDWARD GRINROD, baggageman, St.
Louis.
CHARLES P. GREASELY, brakeman,
St. Louis.
The conductor of the train, G. S. Cope
land of St. Louis, who was reported last
night among the dead, is still alive. He
was removed this morning to the railroad
hospital at Moberly, with a fractured
skull and several broken ribs. He lin
gers between life and death, but the sur
geons express a hope that he will recover.
Conductor Copeland was supposed to be
dead when taken from the wreck and his
body, with a handkerchief over the face,
was ranged in a row with the seven dead.
A few minutes later some one observed a
sign of life and he was quickly transferred
to a stretcher and given every possible at
tention.
Os nineteen others injured, not one is in
a critical condition. Among them all there
is not one broken limb, though many of
them were thrown three-quarters of the
length of the coaches In which they were
riding.
Mrs. W. H. Wilkinson of Kansas City
is the most seriously hurt. Two small
bones of her left hand are broken and she
suffered a severe laceration of the thigh,
as well as bruises about the face and neck.
The wounds of most of the others are triv
ial.
All the indications are that death came
to at least four of the unfortunate mail
clerks almost Instantly. Their car was
pitched end first through the break in the
| tresile and they, must have been
in the raging stream while in an uncon
scious condition. The remains of
the four were carried from the wreck and
were recovered some distance dow’n the
stream. There w’ere signs of life in the
body of the fifth mail clerk when rescuers
dragged him from the wreck, but he died
a few minutes later on the bank of the
creek.
Last night it was feared there were
more bodies in the stream, but a careful
search to-day proved that the fatalities
were limited to those already named.
A small stream was flowing beneath the
trestle where the wreck occurred. In or
dinary weather it is almost dry, but the
heavy rain turned it into almost the pro
portions of a torrent. A wagon bridge
was wrecked a short distance above the
railroad. The wreck of this bridge was
hurled upon the railroad and carried away
a row of wooden supporters in the center.
A neighboring farmer noticed the peril
ous condition of the trestle and resolved
to flag the passenger train, which he knew
to be about due. For nearly an hour he
stood in the terrific downpour of rain,
only to fail at last in his good intentions,
for when the Wabash New York Fast
mail came thundering on, the storm was
almost blinding, and the engineer evi
dently could not see the signal which the
farmer so frantically waved across the
track.
The locomotive struck the trestle and
a moment later the disaster was presented
in all its horrors. The engine passed over,
but the tender went through with the
bridge. ~
The baggage car toppled off on its side,
while the mail car, which had followed,
pitched into the stream end first. Every
life in this car was lost.
The smoker, next behind, followed. It
was In this car that Conductor Copeland
was riding. The other occupants escaped
serious injury.
The chair car, next behind, also plung
ed in upon the mass of wreckage, end
first, and all Its passengers were thrown
to the forward end In a heap. How they
escaped with no more serious injury is
a mystery.
The front end of the sleeper, next in
the rear, jammed into the protruding end
of the chair car and was thus prevented
from following the others into the chasm.
The two Excelsior Spring coaches in
the rear remained on the track.
The scene of the wreck, w’hich is but
twenty-three miles northeast of Kansas
City, near Missouri City station, was vis
ited by many people. The wrecking train
worked there all day, raising the shattered
cars and repairing the trestle, and to
night trains are moving over the road as
usual.
The postal authorities report that prob
ably nearly all of the mail carried on the
train wks lost or destroyed. When the
wreck occurred the five postal clerks are
supposed to have had all of their pouches
opened, and to have been at work distrib
uting the mail. The car was so broken
and splintered that most of the mail
floated off, probably into the Missouri
river. The Wabash train each evening
carries all of Kansas City’s afternoon
mail for the east, and it is always heavy
and valuable.
WHITES GOING SLOW AT KEY WEST
Tljo Sheriff** Force Too Smail to
Take the Offensive.
Key West, Fla., June 27.—The city was
quiet last night and to-day. The author
ities are tardy in arresting the negro
leaders for the murder of Gardner on
Thursday night, and no inquest has been
held as yet. One was called for yester
day, but no action was taken, and another
meeting of the coroner’s jury will be held
to-morrow. Many colored men hereto
fore prominent as leaders, end men who
took part in the trouble, now deny that
they had anything to do with the affair.
The sheriff has no adequate force to per
mit him to call for a general search for
the guns lost by the militia, or to order
the arrest of the negro leaders.
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TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE AT SEA.
A Bark Wrecked and Ten of Her
Crew Dead From Fever.
Philadelphia, June 27.—The details of the
recent total loss of the Philadelphia-brfund
British sugar-laden bark Traveler, Capt.
Christie, at Port Mathurin, Rodriguez Isl
and, and the death from Java fever of ten
members of her crew, including Capt
Christie, have just been received at this
port from Mauritius, and bring to light
one of the most thrilling and revolting
cases of shipwreck and suffering in the
annals of shipping.
Two of the sailors, driven to desperation
by witnessing the sufferings of their ship
mates, committed suicide by leaping over
board, preferring death in this way rather
than the ravages of fever, which they felt
was sure to overtake them. One by one
the men died, until the mate and second
mate were the only officers spared, and
former finally succumbed to the dread
ed disease. Capt. Christie, the commander,
and seven men had died and their bodies
had been cast over the ship’s side.
For nearly two weeks she drifted to the
northward and eastward of Rodriguez Is
land and ran into Port Mathurin. An ef
fort was made to get medical aid from the
shore. But the wind rose and the follow
ing sunrise the vessel was driven on the
onlying reefs and became a total loss. She
afterward disappeared.
The Traveler, a well-known Liverpool
bark, built of iron in Dumbarton, Scot
land, and laden with about 6,500 bags of
sugar, valued at $60,000, left Java for
Philadelphia Christmas week, and al
though she went to grief Feb. 15 at Rod
riguez, a remote island in the Indian
ocean, nothing was known of it until last
month.. Capt. Christie of the unfortunate
vessel was well known here, having sail
ed out of Philadelphia a number of times
on deep water voyages.
The Traveler was owned by J. R. Haws
& Co. of Liverpool, was 1,420 tons regis
ter, and built in 1879. The vesssel was in
sured in England, but the cargo was held
by American companies.
AMERICAN BIKES THE BEST.
Foreign Wheels Not In It With Thein
In Popularity In Germany.
Washington, June 27.—Charles de Kay,
United States consul general at Berlin,
in a report to the state department, calls
attention to the fact that the German
bicycle makers are deeply concerned at
the now very large and growing competi
tion of American machines. The league
of industrials at Bochum, an important
manufacturing center, has taken up the
matter, and in a memorial to the German
government, calls attention to the fact
that this great industry is in imminent
pel-11 owing the rivalry of American
bicycle manufacturers.
They complain that the United States
levies a duty on foreign-made wheels of
about $14.28, while the German duty be
ing only $5.71 on 100 kilograms, only from
71 to 95 cents duty falls on the American
wheels. On these and other grounds the
aid of the German government is asked
on behalf of the home industry. The con
sul general, in his report, says it is not
because the American wheels are of for
eign make that they sell so rapidly in Ger
many, but because they are the strongest,
soundest, lightest and most elegant in
shape. They have quite taken the field,
he says, from Belgian, Austrian and Brit
ish wheels. He also expresses the opinion
that large concessions could be made
with safety to the Germans in the way of
lower duties, because the German public
is now so well convinced of the superiority
of the American wheels that we will Con
tinue to hold the market so long as this
high standard is maintained.
Consul Monaghan, at Chemnitz, Saxony,
In a report to the state department, also
calls attention to the effort that is being
made by German bicycle makers in that
province to secure higher duties on Amer
ican wheels. To this end the Bund of
German industrials have petitioned the
foreign office on the subject asking for
immediate relief from the threatened dan
ger
SAFE BLOWING AS A SCIENCE.
Burglar* Use Electric Current* to
Melt the Knob.
Cleveland, 0., June 27. —Burglars re
sorted to a novel scheme to open a bank
safe at Chagrain Falls, this county, last
night. They entered the bank of Rogers
& Son some time early in the evening.
They had previously attached a wire to
the trolley line of the electric railway.
This wire was run through an alley over
a transom and to the safe. Another
wire attached to the rail of the street
car track was brought into the bank.
At the ends of these wires were car
bon points. With these carbons an at
tempt was made with the arc light thus
formed to melt the knob of the combina
tion. The experiment worked all right,
and the knob had been nearly melted away
■when the current was shut off shortly
after midnight. The burglars then gave
up the task.
The job was planned scientifically. The
thieves had even gone to the trouble of
placing a little pile of sand under the
knob for the melted metal to fall on and
thus avoid setting fire to the floor. There
is no clue to the burglars.
SCHOOL GIRL ABDUCTED.
Went to Meet Her Father nn<l Was
Lured Away by a Stranger,
Columbia, S. C., June 27.—A gentleman
who has a daughter at Due West Female
college, Due West, S. C., gives distressing
Information about a pretty 17-year-old pu
pil of that college, w’ho he is assured was
abducted In Nashville. A few days prior
to the close of the term. Miss McQucston
of Arkansas, was notified by her father to
meet him at a certain hotel in Nashville.
She went to Nashville at the appointed
time, and not finding her father, proceed
ed to other hotels, finally returning to
the place she first registered. There she
was met by a seeming gentleman who
said he had seen her father, his friend,
at a certain hotel, and was asked to take
her to him. She accompanied the stranger
and has not been seen since. Her father,
who had been delayed, arrived twelve
hours later, and was' told of the occur
rence by the hotel people.
Victoria Expresses Tbank*.
London, June 28.—The queen, through
the press, expresses her thanks for the
many touching proofs of loyalty and af
fection she is receiving by letter and tele
graph from all parts of Uxe empire.
MONDAYS
AND
THURSDAYS
STUDY IN RURAL SCHOOLS.
educational association COM
MITTEE'S REPORT.
The Document One of the Most Im
portant of l't» Kind That Has Ap
peared In Years—Maintenance, Su
pervision, Supply of Teachers, and
Instruction and Discipline Discuss
ed Centralisation and Improve
ment In the Class of Teachers Ad.
vocated.
Washington, June 27.-The report of the
committee of twelve on rural schools in
lhe Lnited States, appointed at the con
vention of the National Educational As
sociation in July, 1895, has been comple
ted and will be submitted at the next an
nual gathering.
It is one of the most Important docu
ments on school education that has ap
peared since the promulgation of the re
port of the committee of ten on secondary
education in this country a couple of years
ago.
The committee consists of Henry Sabin
of lowa, D. L. Klehle of Minnesota, A. B.
Poland of New York, C. C. Pounds of New
Hampshire, J. H. Phillips of Alabama, B.
A. Hinsdale of Michigan, S. T. Black o£
California, W. S. Sutton of Texas, L. E.
Wolff of Missouri, United States Commis
sioner of Education Harris, L. B. Evana
of Georgia and C. R. Skinner of New
Y'ork.
The report discusses the rural school
problem in the different aspects of school
maintenance, supervision, supply of
teachers, and instruction and discipline-
Each of these subjects was in charge of
a sub-committee of three, their work be
ing reviewed by the entire committee.
The report says that for purposes of or
ganization, maintenance or supervision,
nothing should be recognized as the unit
smaller than the township or the coun
ty. The school district is the most un
desirable unit possible. Effecting thio
change wherever the district system pre
vails would conduce to effectiveness and
simplicity of organization, economy in
funds, equalization of taxation and to a
system of supervision whiteh would pro
duce better results.
All the sub-committees favor the con
solidation of schools which are too small
to employ profitably the time of ono
teacher, into larger schools when practic
able, in order that better Instruction be
provided than is now possible.
Every community should be required to
raise a certain sum for the support of its
schools as a pre-requisite for receiving its
share of public money. A certain definite
sum should be appropriated to each school
out of the state funds and the remainder
should be divided in accordance with soma
fixed and established-rule, a. discrimina
tion being made in favor of townships
most willing to tax themselves for school
purposes.
One of the great hindrances to the im
provement of the rural school lies in its
isolation, and its inability to furnish to
the pupil that stimulative influence which
comes from contact with others of his
own age and advancement. The commit
tee, therefore, recommends collecting pu
pils from small schools into larger, and
paying from the public funds for their
transportation, believing that in this way
better teachers can be provided, more ra
tional methods of instruction adopted, and
at the same time the expense of th©
schools can be materially lessened. There
is a tendency to fill the rural schools with
untrained, immature teachers.
The establishment of normal training
schools, under competent instructors, with
short courses, each year of which shall
be*complete in itself, would do much to
remedy this evil. The extension and ad
justment of the courses and terms of the
state normal schools so as to constitute
a continuous session would enable them
to contribute more directly than now to
the improvement of the teachers of rural
schools. The state would be justified in
demanding some degree of professional
training from every teacher in the rurals
as well as in the city schools.
The establishment of libraries, the pros
ecution of the work of school extension
by lectures and other means, the intro
duction of such studies as will have a
tendency to connect the school and the
home, especially those having a direct
bearing upon the every-day life of the
community, and the necessity of applying
the laws of sanitation to the construction
of rural school houses, demand immediate
attention.
The rural schools are suffering from
the want of official and intelligent super
vision. In every state some standard of
qualification, moral and Intellectual, with ✓
some amount of actual experience, should
be demanded by law from those who as
pire to fill the offices of superintendent or
supervisor of schools.
Good morals and good manners con
stitute an essential part of an educational
equipment The inculcation of patriotism,
of respect for law and order, of whatever
tends to make a good citizen, is of as
much Importance in a small as in a larger
school. Regularity, punctuality, obedience,
industry, self-control are as necessary ini
the country as in the city school. Coun
try school teachers should call to their
aid the beautiful things in nature.
Some important recommendations are
made as to instruction and discipline and
the evils of attempting to grade rural
schools as the city schools are graded, are
set out at length.
In connection with school exercises at
the town or county center, once or twice
a year, competitive examinations are not
recommended, unless they are carefully
guarded. The feature of social inter
course, the stimulus which comes from
meeting with one s mates, have advan
tages which ought not to be neglected.
There is embodied an interesting report
urging negro teachers for negro schools.
It says the instinct of the educational de
velopment of the negro must be from with
in and by the race itself, and not solely
through extraneous agencies, that the in
tellectual and moral dependence of the
race must not be perpetuated, and that
the responsibility of teaching his own race
furnishes incentives and means for race
elevation. The conclusion reached is that
the instinct of race identity renders impos
sible the realization of an ideal relation
between the white teacher and the negro
puplh
Brooklyn Sails Westward.
Portsmouth, Eng., June 27.—The United
States warship Brooklyn sailed westward
this afternoon, after exchanging the usual
salute with the other foreign man-of-war,
which are expected to remain here several
days.
Twenty-six Miners Killed.
Valparaiso, June 27.—Twenty-six min*
ers have been killed by a fall of rock la
the mines in the province of Atacama.