Georgia Historic Newspapers

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GEN. LAFAYETTE IVPLAWS DEAD
DIHD SUDDENLY FROM AN ATTACK
OF ACUTE INDIGESTION.
With Hnt n Few Moments WaniinK
the Old Soldier Breathed His Last.
Ilia Funeral Will Probably Take
Place To-morrow—He Wax One of
the Moat Conspicuous Men of the
Confederacy.
Gen. Lafayette McLaws died suddenly at
12:20 o’clock this morning at his residence,
No. 306 Anderson street, east. His death
was a great shock to his family, none of
whom had the slightest idea until a few
minutes before it occurred that his end
was near.
Except for an apparently slight attack
of indigestion from which he had suffered
during the last few days, Gen. McLaws ap
peared to be tn his usual health. He was
about during the day and appeared to be
in good spirits. At night he complained
more than usual of indigestion. The ord
inary remedies were administered and no
one thought there was anything serious in
the attack. About midnight or shortly
after he suddenly grew worse and his son,
Capt. LT. H. McLaws, who lives near by,
was sent for. He found his father gasp
ing and unable to speak. Dr. J. W. Dan
iel was summoned, but before he arrived
death had intervened. The end though
sudden was peaceful.
Gen. McLaws had been in feeble health
for a number of years, and his death will
be no surprise to those who have been
acquainted with his failing condition. At
the rame time the suddenness of his end
was a shook. Owing to the lateness of the
hour at which death occurred very few
people became aware of it, and the an
nouncement in the Morning News is the
, first tn formation of the sad event to the
majority of the people o/ Savannah. No
arrangements 'for the funeral have been
determined upon. In all probability it will
be held to-morrow.
On account of his failing health Gen.
McLaws has been seen but little in public
during recent years. Immediately after
the war he was clerk of the court at Au
gusta, from which position he was ex
pelled by the federal!. He was two terms
Soatmaster at Savannah, to which position
e was appointed by his old friend and
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«•>,, Gen. Lafayette McLaws.
’ comrade in arms, Gen. Grant. He was the
first president of the Confederate Veter
ans Association of this city, retiring only
when compelled by failing health and be
ing elected honorary president of the as
sociation, which position he held up to the
time of his death.
With the death of Gen. McLaws passes
away andther of the prominent figures
of the great conflict between the north
and south. His position in that conflict
was a highly honorable one, and the
achievements of the commands under his
direction are a matter of history. Theft
are many who have thought that his
achievements in the field and in council
merited even higher distinction than was
conferred upon him and that with a broad
er scope of operations he would have ob
tained more brilliant successes, even, than
those which he did attain. He was a
man of bold and Independent Judgment,
and that he differed with his superiors in
many instances is well known. The
grounds for these differences have been
stated by Gen. McLaws in various papers
at different times in recent years.
Gen. McLaws was l>orn in Augusta, Ga.,
Jan. 19. 1819, being 78 yearfc of age at his
death. By hi* father's side he was of
Scotch descent and by his mother's of
French Huguenot. After a. year at the
University of Virginia he was appointed a
cadet at West Point and graduated In 1842.
Some time after entering the army he
married Miss Emily Allison Taylor of Ken
tucky, a niece of Gen. Zachary Taylor.
Mrs. who is well remembered in
Savannah, died in 1990. Four children sur
vive the union. They are Mr. John T. Me-
Law*, purser of the steamship Nacoochee,
Capt. U. H. McLaws, and Misses Virginia
R. and Lizzie McLaws, all of this city.
Mr. John T. McLaws sailed yesterday
morning on the Nacoochee for New York,
bidding his father good by, with little
idea that he would never see him in life
again.
Gon. McLaws was a born soldier. He
graduated from West Point with the same
class that turned out Longstreet, G. W.
Smith, D. 11. 11IH, R. H. Anderson, Van
Dorn, and other famed leaders of the con
federacy, and Roaecrar.a, the leader of
the federal forces in the Chickamauga
campaign.
He was first stationed for awhile with
the Sixth United States Infantry at Fort
Gibson, In the Cherokee county. He was
later sent to Pensacola, where he remained
until the breaking out of hostilities be
tween the United States and Mexico. He
sailed early in 1846 from Pensacola to join
the army of occupation at Corpus Christi
under Gen. Taylor. He was in Fort
Brown and shared with his regiment the
awful privations attending the siege of
Monterey. He had Joined Gen. Scott
with his regiment in time to witness the
surrender of Vera Cruz and
the castle of San Juan D’Ulloa. Af
ter this his health failed him and he wag
ordered back to the United States on re
cruiting service. In spite of several ap
peals to the war department for reinstate
ment at the scene of the war In Mexico,
he was never sent back until after the
capitulation of the City of Mexico, at
which time he was made adjutant of his
regiment. He subsequently served two
years In the west, after which he returned
to Kentucky.
As a captain with the Seventh United
State* Infantry he served iu the engage
ments against the Mormons and Indians
in the territory of Utah. Later he was or
dered to New Mexico, when' he was en
trusted withan expedition against the Na
vajo Indians. When this was over he re
turned again to his family in Kentucky.
He left, after spending a short while
In Louisville for his former home In Au
gusta. where he immediately sent his res
ignation to the department of war as an
officer of the United States army and at
once enlisted In the confederate army of
this state. He was made a major by
Gov. Brown and tn due time was appointed
to a lieutenant colonel’s place with the
confederate force*. He was stationed at
first for a while at Thunderbolt and at
Fort Pulaski. By the direct appointment
of President Davis h« became a major in
the general army of the co nfederacy, and
in June, 1861, was promoted tp lieutenant
colonel in command of the Tenth Regi
ment of Georgia ’Volunteers. Williams
burg, Vi., was the first place be
Was stationed for service with his
regiment. In September he. was appoint
ed a brigadier general in the provisional
army, and soon afterwards proceeded
with his^eommand.jwhich was made a di
vision a little Idterj to Ycaing’s mill. Soon
afterwards other brigades were added to
his command— Kershaw's, Barkdale’s,
Cobb’s arid Scrtirial’s.-. '
Soon After the bridval of the army at
Richmond Gen. .Johnston recommended
the promotion of Gen. McLaws to major
general, and as such be fought with his
division at Malvern Hill and Savage’s
station. It was ;it Fredericksburg that
Gen. McLaws was placed in command of
a corps, consisting of his own and Gen.
R. H. Anderson’s divisions.
At Fredericksburg the forces under Gen.
McLaws were postod along the bank of
the Rappahannock, opposite the city and
on Marye’s Hill, w here, from a sunken
road, they drove bac k the national troops.
At Chancellorsville it was his division that
formed the right wing of the confederate
force.
At Gettysburg his division formed part
of Gen. James Long; itreet’s corps, which
made a terrific and successful onslaught
upon Gen. Daniel Sick* l’s corps and other
troops in the second ds y’s fight.
At Knokville Gen. M cLaws, with much
reluctance, carried out the orders of Gen.
Longstreet to assault SPort Saunders, and
withdrew from the at tack when he saw
that success was impos sible. He was sub
sequently brought bes ore a courtmartial
which upheld him ar»d justified his action
in every particular. H e was chief in com
mand at Salem churufci, where he dereated
Gen. Sedgwick’s attack.
During lhe~hlvasio: a of Sherman and his
army, Gen. McLaws commanded the mili
tary district of Georgia, conducting the de
fense of Savannah and subsequently fall
ing back on the line >of the Salkehatchie,
where he attempted to check
Sherman’s norths lard march and
resisted successively the crossing
of the federal troops over the three
bridges successively. ' Ele afterwards com
manded a division at the battle of Averys
borough, N. C., MarcJi ‘l6, 1863, and also at
Goldsborough on March 21, the same year,
but after that was selnt back to Augsta
to resume command of the district of Geor
gia. Before he reached Augusta, however,
Gen. Lee had laid down his sword at Appo
mattqx, and when a few days later Gen.
Johnston surr'endered.tihe command of Gen.
McLaws was likewise surrendered, Gen.
Johnston's co mmand. Including that of
Gen. McLaws.
Since the war Gen.* McLaws has for the
greater part of his life been identified with
the business in teresHs of Savannah. He
was appointed collector of internal reve
nue at this port An 14,75, and held the office
for a year, when he was made postmaster
of this city.
In November, If 36, he opened a series of
lectures by northern and southern mili
tary leaders, which, was instituted by the
Grand Army of tlie Republic of Boston.
His subject was '“!The Maryland Cam
paign."
Gen. McLaws and died a thorough
confederate. He n< :ver repented or re
gretted the part he t tad taken in the war,
except the failure of the south to succeed.
He was a soldier to jthe day of his death,
speaking his mind p lainly and promptly
upon all matters connected with the late
war, and especially anxious that the ex
act truth should be told in all matters per
taining to that oonfili ct. In his lectures
and in the papers read by him before the 1
Confederate Association of this
city he contributed much valuable his
torical information. One of his last ef
forts of this kind was to prepare and par
tially read a paper upon the campaign af
ter Chlcamauga. which paper was to have
been read in full before some future meet
ing of the association.. The paper Is in
the possession Os the association, and will
be printed in its next annual volume.
hMlAlt REFTNEHY BURNED.
A Lons of ghOO.itHMI nt Peoria With
liiMtirnnce of lf-I<W>,OOO.
Peoria, 111., July 2il.—The main building
of the Peoria Grape Sugar Company was
completely destroyed by fire this evesning.
The loss is $500,000, the total insurance
carried being $460,000. Nearly $300,0G0 was
on the burned building and its contents.
Negotiations have been in progress for
some lime for the transfer of the com
pany to the new glucose trust, but it is
not known here whether the deal has pro
gressed so far that the loss falls on the
new combine or the original company.
The works are owned by a corporation
in which the Drake estate of St. Paul is
the principal stockholder, with A. M.
Drake as president, Levi Nlayer of Chi
cago as vice president, and Samuel Wool
ner of Peoria, as secretary and treasurer.
The fire broke out at 7 o’clock in the sul
phur room, apparently with an explosion.
The factory shut down Sunday because of
the coal famine and only enough steam
was made to keep up the fire pressure. The
sprinkler system worked promptly, but
the explosion had filled the basement with
slams and nothing could be done to stop
them. The tin mens* elgnt-story building,
170 by 70 feet, was a mass of flames in five
minutes, the walls soon falling in.
It contained a great deal of valuable ma
chinery, the vhctium pans alone costing
$75,000. The dry storage and warehouses
across the railroad tracks were saved, or
the loss would have been several hundred
thousand greater.
The works employed 400 men and used
15,000 bushels of corn a day. They will be
rebuilt as soon as possible. Os the insur
ance, $175,000 was carried here, and the
balance in Chicago.
HUNGARY'S MURDERED HUSBANDS.
Four of the Accxted Wive* to Haug
and Two Go to Prison.
Buda Pest, July 23.—The trial of twelve
women and two men, charged with whole
sale poisoning, was concluded here to-day,
and sentence was passed upon six of the
prisoners. Four of them were condemned
to deaths one to penal servitude for life,
and one to a term of six years imprison
ment.
The series of crimes. whic.h occurred in
the Hodmexoevasahely district, extended
over some years past. The victims were,
in most cases, married men, who were
killed by their wives, the motive for the
crime being generally a desire to obtain
insurance money. The insurance compa
nies, the testimony at the trial showed,
had called the attention of the authorities
to the suspiciously high rate of mortality
in the district, a number of times before
proceedings were taken to ascertain the
cause*.
An alleged mid-wife named Marie Jager
supplied the other female prisoners with
the poison used by them. Two hundred
witnesses were examined in the courses of
the trial.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
A Chinese Steamer Goes Down With
130 of the 190 on Board.
London. July 23.—A dispatch from Sing
apore says the Chinese steamer Srihen
gann. bound from Singapore for Malacca,
with 19) passengers, was wrecked in a
squall off Malacca on June 19. One hun
dred and twenty person*, including the
captain of the steamer, were drowned.
Tlie remainder were rescued by a passing
THE WEEKLY NEW (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK) MONDAY 7 , J ULY 26.1897.
TO INDUCE RETAIL TRADE.
MERCHANTS’ ASSOCIATION OF SA
VANNAH ORGANIZED.
One of Its Aims to Secure Low Rate
Excursions to Snvannnh From the
Surrounding- Country—The Inter
ests of Retail Merchants to Be
Mutually Looked After—The Pre
mium Coupon Ticket System to Be
Discontinued July 31.
The Merchants* Association of Savan
nah was organized yesterday, with a
membership of sixty of the leading mer
chants of the city.
A meeting of merchants was held at
4 o’clock at Lyon’s hall.
Sixty of the leading merchants of the
city were present, an indication of the in
terest taken in the movement.
The meeting was called to order by
Temporary Chairman J. W. Jackson. A
committee of fifteen was appointed to
nominate a board of directors. The nom
inations were submitted and the follow
ing board was elected: Messrs. B. H.
Levy, S. Krouskoff, D. B. Morgan, A. M.
West, D. B. Falk, N. Lang, Emile Eck
stein, L. Adler, J. W. Jackson, J. T. West,
H. E. Ransford, P. M. Adams, J. N. Geil,
J. J. Joyce, J. H. Koch, S. Gardner, R.
D. Lattimore, A. S. Nichols and Charles
Brandt.
The officers of the association were
.elected as follows:
President—B. H. Levy.
First Vice President —L. Adler.
Second Vice President—D. B. Morgan.
Secretary and Treasurer—D. B. Falk.
The meeting was then adjourned apd the
board of directors met. A committee con
sisting of Messrs. Falk, Jackson and J.
T. West was appointed to draft bylaws
and a constitution. The committee will
submit its work at the next meeting of
the association, which adjourned subject
to the call of the chair.
The object of the association is the en
hancing of Savannah’s retail trade and to
be on the lookout for any measure that
may conduce to the city’s advantage.
Heretofore it has been the merchants’
plans individually to look after the city’s
interests and their own. They have
striven to bring all the trade possible to
Savannah, and individually have been suc
cessfulF The combined efforts, however,
which the new organization contemplates,
it is expected, will surpass in results any
thing that heretofore has been accom
plished. By the concerted action of all
the merchants, or as many as may become
members of the association, their power
will be increased as many fold as there
are members, for up to this time requests
have always been made by merchants
singly or perhaps in twos or threes.
If at time a merchant may have a
grievance, he can submit it to the asso
ciation and it will be considered. The
action of the association will have great
effect upon the ultimate fate of the griev
ance
The organization win be similar in many
respects to that of any commercial body.
In its numbers and commercial strength
will exist Its power, and the backing of
the association be an influence in any un
dertaking.
The merchants feel that in
having a stable and perma
nent organization, they are pre
pared for any contingency that may arise.
Heretofore, when the merchants have de
sired to have a celebration of any kind
or to a gala week, the first thing in order
was an organization before they could
take steps towards the furtherances of
their plans. This has always occasioned
trouble and delay. In the
the future, the Merchant’s As
sociation will be ready, and no
temporary organization will be neces
sary. The association’s purposes are sim
ilar to those of the Merchants Association
of Baltimore. One of its objects will be
the bringing of trade to yie merchants by
means of excursions from points within
a radius of 100 miles. These excursions in
some cities are run on certain days of the
week and bring people from
the surrounding country. The
plan is successfully in operation in
Baltimore will be urged for Savannah, and
may be adopted and pushed by the as
sociation. In that event the railroads will
be asked to put on regular excursion
trains.
At a preliminary meeting held previous
to the organization of the association it
was unanimously decided to discontinue
the use of premium coupon tickets after
July 31. The agreement to discontinue the
use of these tickets was signed by every
merchant present and by every merchant
in the city to whom the paper was pre
sented. The reasons for this step on the
part of the merchants have already been
fully explained in the Morning News. The
merchants found that the sytem was a
drain upon them without adequate com
pensation. One merchant in speaking of
the matter said that he estimated his loss
by reason of the premium system during
the last year at between $2,500 and
Os this amount $1,400 was paid the prem
ium company for redeeming coupons and
the remainder was accounted for by the
loss of good credit trade drawn elsewhere
by the attractions of the cash premium
system and accounts rendered uncollecti
ble by people who had been dealing on
credit suddenly changing to the cash
basis and leaving their old accounts un
paid.
An announcement appears In to-day’s
Morning News to the effect that the mer
chants will not receive premium coupons
after July 81. There are a great many of
the premium books out and there will
doubtless be a rush to trade out the cou
pons before the expiration of the date
named. There is »ome talk that the
premium companies may sue the mer
chants who have contracts with them for
breach of contract. The mer
chants take the ground, however,
that the companies have already violated
their contracts in several particulars, and
consequently have no claims against the
merchants. The premium companies will
doubtless redeem all coupons used up to
Aug. 1. The necessity of combining
against the premium system had the very
desirable result of bringing about an as
sociation of the merchants, including
practically all the retail dealers of the
city. Many other things can be accom
plished by such an association than the
dealing with the abuse of the premium
system. There are other abuses to which
the merchants have individually called at
tention at various times, but without suc
cess. With an organized body presenting
a solid front the association may with
reason expect to accomplish whatever
purpose It undertakes. Its general pur
pose will be the advancement of the in
terests of the retail merchants and the ex
tension of the retail trade of the city.
Various methods may be adopted to ac
complish this after due discussion and
consideration.
BURSTING OF THE DAM.
The Coroner'* Jury lloldn the Water
Company Renponaihle.
Poughkeepsie, N. J., July 23.—The coro
ner's jury which has been investigating
the flood caused by the bursting of the
Metzeingah dams, and which caused the
death of seven persons, finished the in
quest at Matteawan to-day and returned
a verdict holding the Matteawan and Fish
kill Water Company responsible for the
disaster. _ ,
RUCKERJS SAME SEAT IN.
Possibility o's His Assassination Dis
cussed nt Atlanta.
Washington, July 23.—The President to
day sent the following nominations to the
Senate:
Henry A. Rucker, to be collector of in
ternal revenue for the District of Geor
gia.
William S. Clanton, to be assayer and
melter of the United States assay office
at Charlotte, N. C.
I* B. Sheppard of Alaska, to be commis
sioner in and for the District of Alaska.
Mack A. Montgomery, to be attorney
of the United States for the Northern dis
trict of Mississippi.
Henry A. Rucker is a colored man re
siding in Atlanta. He has but recently
come into the contest for the place and
the Georgia senators had only brief notice
of his probable appointment. Neither of
them had met Rucker until a day or two
ago and they expressed themselves as
unprepared to say whether they will fav
or or oppose his confirmation. They state,
however, that so far as they are informed
Rucker is a man of good character.
Atlanta, Ga., July 23.—The appointment
of the negro Rucker to the office of col
4f<£tor of internal revenue, which was an
nounced from Washington this afternoon,
is calculated to bring on serious compli
cations. Rucker is said by his white
friends here to be an unusually good and
orderly negro. He has recently been run
ning a barber shop to bridge over the
chasm between political jobs. At one
time, several years ago, he is said to have
been a porter in a gambling house. Later
he became assistant collector, and then
acquired a knowledge of the department
he is now called upon to manage. The
statement is made that Rucker’s appoint
ment was a republican ruse to compel the
resignation of hold over democrats in the
department, who could not, under the
rules, be turned out with good grace.
Gossip Is rife as to whether Rucker and
his deputies will be allowed to live should
they raid the mountains of North Geor
gia. and other “moonshine” districts. Tar
and feathers and powder and lead are
freely predicted, especially if the deputies
are black. The general opinion seems to
be that the President did not understand
the color question as cherished among the
Georgia crackers, or he would never have
made so injudicious an appointment.
FLANNAGAN AND PERRY SAFE.
Sheriff of DeKalb ‘County Tnkes
Them to Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., July 23.—The lynching
mania having grown so widespread, the
sheriff of DeKalb county took the alarm
this evening and brought Flannagan and
Perry, the two convicted murderers, here
for safe keeping. They were safely land
ed in Fulton county jail to-night.
The crimes of both were particularly
atrocious, and there has been much talk
of lynching since Ryder and Williams suf
fered the penalty for their crimes.
The sheriff and four deputies took the
two prisoners from the DeKalb jail a lit
tle after dark and marched them up the
Georgia railroad till they reached the line
of the traction electric road, when tney
were put aboard a car of that line. When
pear the city, they were again set to
marching and reached the jail
about 10 o’clock. This round
about system of traveling was
adopted lest a mob should interfere. It is
reported that one was watching for the
prisoners and that several hack loads of
Atlanta people were out to join the wpuld
be lynchers.
Sheriff Austin’s tactics seem to have
thrown them off the trail, and Sheriff
Nelms of this county has already demon
strated the fact that he will stand no
foolishness. The governor is away, but
both the sheriff and mayor have the legal
right to order out the militia should oc
casion require. •
AN ENGINEER. KILLED.
He Fell Between His Engine and Six
Cars Which Passed Over Him.
Stillmore, Ga., July 23.—Engineer D. R.
Bennett of the Stillmore Air Line fell be
tween his engine and a car
of lumber, near Cobbtown, about
11 o’clock last night, and
was Instantly killed by six loaded cars
passing over his body. He had started
back from his engine, which was moving
slowly, to see if any brakes were on, and
in his effort to step from the front of his
engine his foot slipped off the draw bar
and he was thrown to his death.
Bennett was raised about five miles from
Jesup, where his parents now live. He
had been here at work for George M.
Brinson about three years. He was liked
by everybody and stood high with his
employer. He leaves a young wife. The
remains will be interred at the city ceme
tery this afternoon. His mangled condi
tion will not permit the body being sent
to his old home.
Stillmore was throwm into a state of ex
citement by the appearance of a dog on
the streets supposed to suffering with hy
drophobia. He bit three hogs, ate three
small pups and bit six other dogs. He
was killed after an exciting chase by S
B. .Goin. *
REV. BRIDGES’ SHORTAGE.
An Additional Amount Found to Be
I nuccountud For.
Atlanta, Ga., July 23.—Judge G. A. H.
Harris of Rome was at the state Capitol
this afternoon to see what stood upon the
records against W. M. Bridges, county
school commissioner of Floyd county, who
was indicted two years ago, charged with
a shortage of $39,000, and whose trial is
to come up early next week. Judge Har
ris has been employed to prosecute the
case. He found from the controller gen
eral’s books that $2,894 on account of poll
tax had not heretofore been charged
against the commissioner, for which he
should be held responsible. The grand
jury, it is said, had repeatedly passed Mr
Bridges’ accounts and held them to be
all right, and the county school board had
approved them item by item. Under the
present system, when the state school
commissioner pays the money the re
ceipts are not turned over to him or to the
state,, but to the county board. It is sug
gested that this cuts him off from knowing
what is done with the funds and that the
law should be remedied.
WAYLAID BY A HIGHWAYMAN.
Station Agent of the G. S. and F. at
Lenox Fired On and Robbed.
Macon, Ga., July 23.—News just reach
ed here of a murderous assault on M. H.
Mcßaney. depot agent of the Georgia,
Southern and Florida road at Lenox sta
tion. late Wednesday night. Mcßaney
was goipg from Lenox to Sparks, when
some one fired five times at him from
ambush. His horse sprang aside, throw
ing Mcßaney to the ground and instant
ly the assassin grappled and robbed him
of S2O and departed. Mr. Mcßaney be
came unconscious soon afterward, and
was discovered later and cared for. There
, is no clew to the party. ,
Wear
The opportunity lies in ou>- great sale of TROUSERS—MEN’S—this week.
$1.25 Trousers reduced to $0.75
1.50 Trousers reduced to o*9o
1.65 Trousers reduced to j |g
2.00 Trousers reduced to 140
3.00 Trousers reduced to- 2 40
4.00 trousers reduced to 2*95
4.50 Trousers reduced to 3*40
5.00 Trousers reduced to 3 90
6.50 Trousers reduced to /ko
SPECIAL NEGLIGEE SHIRT SALE CONTINUES.
B. H. Levy & Bro., SAVANNAH,
AN EXPLOSION ON A STEAMER.
FOUR MEN KILLED ANt) SEVERAL
MORE LIKELY TO DIE.
Naphtha Vapor In the Forecastle Su
pposed to Have Been Ignited By n
Sailor In Striking a Match to Light
His Pipe—AH the Men Killed and
Injured Connected With the Jjont,
The Vessel Tied Up at Her Wharf
at Bridgeport at the Time of the
Accident.
Bridgeport, Conn., July 23. —To-night at
6:30 o’clock an explosion occurred on the
steamer Nutmeg State of the Bridgeport
Steamboat Company’s line while she was
lying at her wharf at the foot of South
street, and as a result four men are dead,
three others are thought to be fatally in
jured and a number more are in a serious
condition. The steamer was damaged
about SI,OOO. i
The dead are:
PATRICK MORAN, head shattered, kill
ed instantly.
JERRY CONNORS, leg torn off, Internal
injuries; died while being taken to the
hospital.
JERRY O’CONNELL, both legs shatter
ed, internal injuries; died at hospital.
UNKNOWN MAN, found dead in hold.
The injured are:
• MICHAEL REARDON, burned about
the face and neck, internal injuries; not
expected to live.
PATRICK GLENNAN, deck Hand,
thought to be fatally burned.
MICHAEL MAGUIRE, probably fatally
burned about the face and chest.
EDWARD LYNCH, burned about the
face and head.
JOHN HARTWELL, seriously burned
on chest and arms and limbs.
JOHtf CONNELLY, burned about the
fac-> chest.
The men were all with the
boat. Immediately after the explosion an
alarm of fire was sounded, but the flames
were quickly extinguished and the firemen
had little to do but to assist and care for
the injured.
The explosion was probably caused by
the Igniting of naphtha vapor. When the
boat returned from her trip to New York
this afternoon, Burton M. Reed of this
city, according to custom, went aboard to
clean up the forecastle and sprinkled the
beds and mattresses with naphtha vapor
and then left.
The stevedores were eating on the "sup
per” deck, just over the hold when the
explosion took place, and the men were
thrown in all directions against the wood
work. Two of the men were thrown over
board and were rescued uninjured, while
none of the others escaped unharmed.
The deck under the supper table was
blown open ten feet wide, while both
Sides of the boat forward of the gangway
were torn into splinters and thrown in all
directions.
A huge mass of fragments were scat
tered all over the lower deck and as far
back as the engine room all the carpen
ter work was wrecked.
The interior of the dining room on the
forecastle was completely wrecked also.
An examination showed the hull to be
uninjured.
The officials are reticent as to the direct
cause of the explosion. It was first al
leged that lightning struck the boat, but
it was later ascertained that a deckhand
went into the hold to light his pipe and it
is believed that the lighted match in the
closed forecastle caused the naphtha va
por to explode.
The injured men were all taken to the
general hospital, while the remains of the
dead were removed to the morgue. Coroner
Dolan will hold an investigation to-mor
row.
SMALL TREASURY NOTES.
A Total of $4,000,000 to Be Printed
for U"e This Fall.
Washington, July 23.—Assistant Secretary
Vanderlip to-day authorized the director
of the bureau of engraving and printing
to print and deliver to the offices of the
Secretary of the Treasury United States
notes, treasury notes,and silver certificates
to the amount of $4,000,000. A large pro
portion of these notes will be in small de
nominations, ones, twos, fives and tens,
and the supply is expected to be sufficient
for the needs of the treasury for a period
of about three months, to meet the usual
large number of small bills required in the
movement of crops. The department antic
ipates in the fall. In view of the abundant
crops and the foreign demand, an unus
ually large and early call for small bills.
ORDERED BACK TO CLEMSON.
Passed Assistant Engineer McElroy
Coming South Again.
Washington. July 23.—Senator Tillman
called at the navy department to-day, and
secured the detail of Passed Assistant En
gineer George McElroy, for duty at Clem
son college, as instructor In mechanics
and engineering. Engineer McElroy is
well known in South Carolina, and es
pecially at Clenason college, where he was
on duty several years ago. He has just
returned from a three years’ cruise on the
Pacific station, and he is entitled to three
, fears shore duty,.
RATCHFORD’S LAST RALLY.
Calls On Gonipers to firing; Org-anlzed
Labor to the Rescue.
Fairmont, W. Va., July 23.—M. D.
Ratchford, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, telegraphed to Sam
uel Gompers, president or the American
Federation of Labor, at Washington, to
night, that West Virginia is the field for
action and here all the forces must be
converged. Among other things the mes
* sage says: “I call upon you in behalf of
the struggling miners to convene all the
chief executive officers of all the national
labor organizations at Wheeling on Tues
day, July 27, for the purpose of meeting
this crisis and achieving a victory for
the cause of labor.”
COKE WORKERS HOLD ALOOF.
The Plan to Get Them Into the Uni
ted Mine Workers to Fail.
Scottsdale, Pa., July 23.—The attempt to
organize the coke workers into'the Unit
ed Mine Workers’ Association is meeting
with very little success in this part of
the region.
The miners are now getting $1.05 per
hundred bushels, within 2 cents of the
highest wages received for the past eight
years, and it will take considerable argu
ment to get them Co go out on a sympathy
strike at this time.
ARTHUR HOLDS ALOOF.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers Not to Interfere.
Cleveland, 0., July 23.—President Ratch
ford sent a message to-day to Chief P.
M. Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers, requesting his presence at
a conference of labor leaders to be held
at Wheeling, W. Va., on Monday.
Chief Arthur replied as follows: “I can
not legally comply with you> request.”
Chief Arthur, in explanation, said the
rules of the brotherhood prevented his at
tendance, and that his presence might lead
to a misunderstanding.
“The engineers have nothing to do with
the strike,” said he, "and while as indiv
uals we sympathize with the strikers, we
cannot as an organization aid them.”
FULLWOOD’S FIGHT A FAILURE.
HIS NOMINATION FOR POSTMASTER
WITHDRAWN.
His Record An a Poi»ulist Knock*
Him Out With the President No
Cloud Cast On His Personal Char
acter His Political Record the
Only Basis for the Attack—Many of
the Best Citizens of Cedartown Op
posed to His Appointment.
Washington, July 23.—John I. Full
wood’s nomination as postmaster at Ce
dartown has been withdrawn by the Pres
ident and Mr. Fullwood and his friends
are in distress. The withdrawal of his
nomination was predicted in these dis
patches, although Mr. Fullwood’s friends
insisted that he was strong enough to
withstand the pressure brought against
him.
Senators Bacon and Clay made a deter
mined fight against Mr. Fullwood's polit
ical record, but did not attempt to cloud
his personal character. He was appoint
ed with the understanding that he was a
republican, but it turns out that he is a
populist of the most offensive type. The
fight was made against him in the com
mittee on postoffices and a number of re
publican senators joined the opposing
forces. The contest was taken to the
white house by the Georgia senators. Cop
ies of Mr. Fullwood’s speeches were pro
duced to show that he went out of his
way to attack many of the prominent men
in Georgia.
Mr. Fullwood visited the capltol to-day
and had a long conference with Senator
Clay. He could hardly realize what had
happened, so confident was he that he
would be confirmed. He was anxious to
know if any charges reflecting upon his
personal honor or Integrity were made
against him. Senator Bacon assured him
that no such charges were made. It was
simply a case where many of the best
citizens of Cedartown objected to his ap
pointment and the objections were suffi
cient to induce the President to cancel
the appointment.
W. O. Deloach is slated for postmaster
at Talbotton in place of Alfred Douglas
(colored), who has withdrawn from the
race. Douglas was backed for the place
by the regular organization, but it is ap
parent that Postmaster General Gary is
opposed to appointing colored men to pre
side over the postofflees in southern cities,
hence it was deemed advisable to substi
tute Deloach.
The Georgia republican organization to
day recommended the appointment of the
following poetmasters:
J. M. Scoville at Worth, Worth county.
William Cochran at Huntersville.
John A. Reynolds at Baldwin.
Rudolph Seers of Atlanta has applied for
appointment in the internal revenue ser
vice.
Alton Angier of Atlanta has returned to
the attack on the pie counter and he hopes
to eventually land in the consular service.
He was an applicant early in the game,
but became discouraged and retired from
the field. Perry DeLeon’s success has re
vived his hopes and he feeds like a winner.
John W. Halfand Dead.
Danville. Va., July 23.—John W. Hol
land, the pioneer tobacconist of this place,
. died this morning, aged 75 years.
CUBANS FAR FROM CRUSHED.
NUNEZ STILL CLAIMS VICTORY IS V
CERTAINTY.
The General Asserts That the Spun*
iards On the Island Now Favor Au
tonomy on the Ground That It I«
the Only Way In Which Cuba Can,
Be Saved to Spain—The Let Up Ini
the Sending Out of Filibustering
Expeditions Explained.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 24.—Gen. Emilia
Nunez arrived from Key West to-day.
A prominent western paper lately print
ed the following in a dispatch from Wash
ington: “The movement for Cuban inde
pendence seems to be on the verge of
collapse. This is the information that
reaches the state department. It is fully
confirmed by reports received through,
private channels. The movement of fili
bustering expeditions has come almost ta
a stop. The junta seems to accept th®
intention of the administration to open ne
gotiations with Spain for autonomy.”
Asked with regard to the truth of these!
assertions Gen. Nunez said: “The revolu
tion in Cuba is stronger now than ever
before, and Spain will be compelled to
leave the island soon if the Canovas gov
ernment does not strike a decisive blow*
“I have seen recent letters from all of
the Cuban commanders in the field and
each of them speak of the early success
of the revolution. From Pinar del Rio.
where our forces suffered more severely
than in any other place on the island.
Gen. Ducasse write as follows: “The Span
ish government is endeavoring to creates
the impression that this province is paci
fied, but recently we have had several en
gagements with the Spaniards. We have
held our positions, while they have been!
compelled to retreat with heavy losses.
We have a total of 5,000 well drilled and
disciplined men ip this province, and alB
'are in high spirits and loyal to the cause."
“From Havana Gen. Rodriguez writes
to me, giving assurance that the Span
iards in that province are weaker than
ever before, and that this summer's cam
paign will be the last before we shall
achieve our independence.
“I have a statement of the condition of
the forces in Matanzas province, which)
was given to me by Gen. Avelina Rosas*
commander of the Cuban forces of that!
province, showing that the forces there
are in better condition to-day than evep
before.
"In regard to the statement that in San
tiago and Camaguey the Cubans do notl
pay any attention to the war, I can say
with truth that they are pacified, for th®
reason that in the whole territory nd
Spanish soldiers have ever made their ap
pearance.
“So far as the reports sent out fromt
Washington are concerned, to the effect!
that the Cuban cause is weakening, w®
have never expected much from th®
American government, and therefore w®
have no reason to be disappointed. Wa
have never really expected that they}
would recognize the belligerency of Cuba*
notwithstanding that we had the right ta
do so, because during the ten years waft
we learned the lesson that in a struggle!
between a weak people and a strong peo
ple, the weaker has no right to expect
anything.
“Whoever says that the Cuban junta!
is prepared to accept autonomy from
Spain makes a big mistake. The only
ones who speak about autonomy to-day}
as they used to about reforms are th®
same Spaniards, who a year ago spok®
about a war without mercy for the Cu
bans.
“La Lucha, the paper in which Gen*
Weyler used to make his declarations, ha®
come to be an autonomist journal. Its
has come to the conclusion that the only]
way to save Cuba for Spain is to give au
tonomy to the Cubans. The statement
that the Cubans are crying for autonomy]
is a mistake. The newspapers have sim
ply put into the mouths of the Cuban®
what the Spaniards themselves are cry
ing for.
“That we have not sent any expedition®
to Cuba recently is true, and what ia
more, we don’t intend to send any un»H
January, when we will of course send
more, if not free by that time. Ther®
is no need of sending any now, for th®
army has plenty of arms and ammunition
with which to carry on the summer canw
paign.” j
London, July 24.—The correspondent of
the Daily Chronicle in Sagua, La Grande*
province of Santa Clara, Cuba, writes ta
his paper a terrible account of the condi
tion of affairs on the island. Both th®
government troops and the insurgents, ha
says, are suffering horribly from famine
and the ravages of small-pox and yellowl
fever, while butcheries of prisoners aftefl
inquisitorial tortures are of daily occur
rence, if the victims be suspected of with
holding information.
Captain General Weyler, the correspond
ent says, has shown neither mercy non
quarter, and has turned the campaign la
Cuba into a near approach to that of Duka
of Alva in Holland in the sixteenth cen
tury. j
POWDERLY NOT TO BE CONFIRMED*
Senate Committee on Immigratioif
Not to Act On It.
Washington, July 23.—The Senate com
mittee on immigration failed again to-day}
to secure a quorum. It is believed that
no effort will be made to secure a meet
ing during the present session, and that
the nomination of Mr. Powderly, as well
as that of Mr. Fitchie, will be allowed ta
fail. The senators, who are antagonistic
to Mr. Powderly, say there is no doubt
of an adverse report in case a vote could
be secured in the committee