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PART OF THE CREW ASLEEP.
FAILURE TO SEE OK HEAR SIGNALS
CAUSED BURROUGHS COLLISION.
The Men on the Freight Train Had
Been Fourteen Hours on Duty and
Mont of Them Fell Asleep While
the Train Wu* Lying ut Way* Sta
tion and Did Not Recb«niae the
Signals on the Section of the Mil
itary Train Which Preceded That
Which Warn Wrecked— Testimony
So Far Heard by the Coroner’s
Jury.
All of the evidence taken in the coro
ner’s Investigation of the collision on the
Florida, Central arid Peninsular Railroad
Monday morning, near Burroughs, in
which Private Barbee of Company I,
Nortri Carolina Volunteers,was killed, and
Private Colclough was seriously injured,
tends to place the responsibility entirely
on the engineer and conductor of the ex
tra freight train, No. 1345, which ran into
the fourth section of passenger train No.
87, conveying the battalion to which
Company I belonged.
Conductor Mundy of the freight train
acknowledged that he was asleep in the
caboose when the third section of the
train passed the siding at Ways', on
which the extra freight was waiting. He
awoke too late to see whether the en
gine of section three, which wag the sec
ond military section, carried signals or
not, and he was evidently too confused
to know whether a signal had been blown
by the engineer. The Ilagman and brake
men were asleep. Engineer Nix denied
that he was asleep and maintained that
the engine of section three displayed no
signals and gave no blasts from its whis
tle to indicate that there was another sec
tion of train No. 37 coming. The bridge
man at the Ogeechee river, a mile away
heard the signal blown by the engineer
of the third section as it passed the sid
ing, and to show that Engineer Nix him
self was not absolutely certain in his own
mind as to whether signals were shown or
blown by the train that had just passed,
he practically stopped his freight train at
the bridge and sent his fireman to ask the
bridge man whether It had signals on the
engine or not.
The extra freight train, drawn by engine
1345, had been out over fourteen hours
when the accident occurred. It consisted
of twenty-two cars, and two cabooses,
and carried engineer, conductor, fireman,
two brakemen and flagman. The train
dreW out of Jacksonville at 3:20 Bunday
afternoon. When Ways’ station reach
ed, twelve hours later, the crew was weiy
fagged out. At Ways it was hoped that
orders could be got to come on to Savan
nah before the second section of No. 37
which they they had been notified at Ev
erett would run eight hours late. Conduc
tor Mundy tried to get the day operator
out to wire for orders. He was ill and
refused to come. The train was then run
on the siding to await the coming of the
military sections.
AH agree that the first military section
had signals displayed, showing that an
other section was coming entitled to right
of way. When this next section came
Conductor T. C. Mundy was dozing in the
—*t?a boose. -r—
--"I was about half asjeep,” said he in
giving hts testimony to the coroner’s jury
last night. “when I heard the
train cpming some distance away.
My flagman was asltep' on a bench be
tween, the doors and across the caboose.
This Interfered with my moving quickly.
As I got to tlie door of the caboose near
est the main truck the tank on the engine
of the third section of train No. 37 was
just passing. I did not see the head end
and could not tell whether the engineer
had signals sit or not. I heard no sig
nals blown.
“I called my middle brakeman, Oiks,
and told him to go up and tell Engineer
Nix that 1 had not seen the front of
engine and did not know whether there
were any signals or not, and to auk the
engineer whether ho knew anything
about It.
‘Tlnglneer Nix sent me back word that
he had seen the engine and there were no
signals. 1 then told him to go ahead, back
out on the main track and start for Sa
vannah. 1 didn’t see that there was any
chance of a risk tn doing this, as the in
formation sent me by the engineer was so
positive.’’
After taking water at a tank near Ways
the freight proceeded to th« drawbridge
over the Oxtechtv river. Here the train
slowed down to almost a standstill. Engi
neer Nix had been thinking over the ex
tra sections of train 37. In Jacksonville
the yardmaxter had ,told him there would
be several extra sections after the regular
passenger 37. Only three sections in all
hnd passed him.
“I hnd no doubt in my mind,” said the
engineer, "that there were no signals on
the third section, but I hud been wonder
ing why only three sections had passed,
an when we slowed up I told my
negro fireman to ask the bridge watchman
whether he saw any signals. The fireman
came back und told me that the watchman
replied that then* were no signals."
After the collision, as Engineer Nix and
, Conductor Mundy walked over to (he sta
tion on*the Savannah, Florida and West
ern to see If telegrams could be sent in to
Savannah, Mundy asked Nix why he had
slowed up at the bridge, and Nix told him
he hnd asked the bridge watchman about
the signals on the third section. The tes
timony of the conductor and engineer on
this point differed but little from that of
the bridge watchman. J, E. Flowers.
“I told the negro train hand,” Flowers
said, "that I did not see any signals. It
was then between daybreak and sunrise.
I had been up all night and was not look
ing for signals. They might have been
there, or they might not have been.”
As the negro left Flowers, the bfl dice
watchman said the fireman called to some
one in the cab of the engine or elsewhere,
“I told you so; 1 was looking out and
didn't see any.”
’’l don’t know who ho was talking to,”
•aid Flowers to the jury, “but I knew lie
must have had some doubts to stop the
train to nsk such n question, and I called
out: ’lf you have any doubts, you’d better
look out.’ I got no reply.”
’’Did the third section of train No 37
blow a signal when It passed the siding
at Way’s?” was asked of the bridge w itch
■mn.
lea. It did It gave'one long and two
Rhort bkots. I heard this signal. 1 never
heard, or at least I noticed no reply. The
whistle was different from any on the
> lorida Central and Peninsular rood and
I could tell it w ( «s the same whistle'that
had been blown for me by the thitd sec
tion as it to the bridge.”
l«atvr testimony sustained the tw-idge
watchman's statement. The engine that
dnw third section of train No. 37 wa ,
a Soutitvrn RAiiway engine, borrowed by
F ’ J 1 a whistle distinctly
different from th«engines otl the F. C. *
Flagman Morehead of the freight train,
testified that he was ttulop and could
f ive no Information as to trie third s. --
can of train No. J7. He and conductor
Mumly both testified that the dtstanew
after the midtwry train waa se«-e was too
Mtth to 1* rtvat of a collision b*‘:t:g pre
vented, H.wd breaks were applied as
quickly as poaatbia after Engineer Nix
Ide" for them. The fte.ght had just left
» *un» wihia U« imwubx U*4U »ua
sighted. Two or three brakes were out
of order and failed to work properly, but
that did not affect the situation. In the
little time available the heavily loaded
freight train, going twenty mlltes an hour,
could not have been stopped under any
circumstances, they said. They and En
gineer Nix agreed that everything possi
ble was done to avert the collision after
the train ahead was sighted. Engineer
Nix remained on his engine, he stated, un
til within 100 feet of the military train, and
Conductor Mundy escaped down the lad
der when the trains were about 300 feet
apart.
The evidence given by Engineer W. H.
Green of section No. 3, which, it is as
serted by Engineer Nix, did not carry, nor
blow, the proper signals, was brief. Engi
neer Green is now a Southern railroad
engineer. He was "borrowed” by the
Florida Central and Peninsular, tempor
arily, owing to his familiarity with its
road, he having been master machinist at
Savannah at one time and thoroughly ac
quainted with the road from Columbia to
Jacksonville. He stated that he carried
two green lights and two green flags, the
proper signals to show that another sec
tion of train No. 37 was behind. He pull
ed one long and two short whistles as he
passed the siding, and received in return
two short, sharp toots from the freight
engine, and a “go-ahead” signal from a
lantern from rear end of freight train.
His fireman, T. S. Nelson, colored, testi
fied similarly.
THE DEWEY COCKTAIL.
It Conies in Three Colors, and Is Hot
Stuff.
From the New York Sun.
The Dewey cocktails which are now
served Nn Tenderloin cases are picturesque
in appearance, and, according to experts
who have investigated them, as deadly-in
effect as the guns of the admiral from
whom they get their name. Patriotism
runs high in tlae Tenderloin, however, and
the men who crook their elbows in its
cases a're, willing to make sacrifices to
keep it running. The Dewey cocktail is
now pushing the Martini and Manhattan
hard for popular favor despite the fact
that two of them In succession are war
ranted to make the drinker willing to
change places with Spain’s fleet at Manila
and, if followed by a third, his condition
is likely to be about as animated as was
the mule at Matanzas after the bombard
ment. Several bartenders are now claim
ing the exclusive credit of inventing the
cocktail. The ingredients may vary in
the different cases, but the color effect,
red, white and blue, is the same in each w
One expert mixer of drinks said that he
obtained his colors by using raspberry
juice, maraschino and creme yvette, and*
that he gave body to it with stronger
liquors. Ono Dewey cocktail will make a
rampant patriot out of a peace-at-any
prlce citizen. A big man walked into a
Broadway case on Friday and said to the
bartender: “Say, Pete, gimme a Dewey
cocktail, strengthened like the one I got
last night.” When the red, white and blue
concoction was shoved across to him he
milled a red handkerchief out of his pock
et, attached it to his cane and held it over
his head with one hand, while the other
tilted the glass until the cocktail trickled
down his throat. “What’s the game?”
asked the bartender. "No game at all,”
said the big man. “It’s strictly according
to naval regulations. Red flag hoisted to
■signal that I’m taking ammunition aboard,
that’s all,” and with a cheer for the red,
white and blue he wandered out.
CROP BULLETIN.
Ilnln Cantes Improvement Bnt Some
Section*! Still Dry.
Atlanta, Ga„ May 24.—The weekly crop
bulletin of the weather bureau, issued to
day, gives the following summary of con
dition and prospect In the state:
"During the past week the sunshine and
temperature have averaged somewhat
about normal, while only partially dis
tributed showers have fallen. Where
rain has fallen a general improvement is
noted, but over most of the state crops are
showing ill effects of drought. Cotton and
corn have made some Improvement, and
the fields are clean and in excellent condi
tion to receive the full effects of good
rains, whrch are badly needed. Wheat and
oats ore being harvested in many counties,
and the yield of wheat is universally good,
while oats are poor in a few localities. The
outlook for peaches is excellent, but pears
and apples are a failure in the majority of
counties.
“Only a few scattered showers have fall
en in the eastern section of the state, and
in many localities crops are suffering.
Where rain has fallen, corn and cotton
are doing nicely, and gardens have im
proved considerably since the last report.
"Cotton chopping has progressed rapid
ly, and much corn has been plowed the
second time.
‘•Stigar cane, which requires considera
ble moisture, is not doing so well. The
peach outlook is most encouraging. Warm,
dry weather characterized the week in (he
southeastern counties, except In a few fa
vored localities, where fine showers fell.
"As a rule, most growing vegetation
needs rain badly. Rice is doing only fairly
well; It is clean, but is an average
stand."
CANDLER EXPLAINS CHARGES.
An Enthusiastic Crowd Hears Him at
Boston.
Boston, Ga., May 24.—C0. Candler ar
rived here this afternoon at 2 o’clock and
epoke at the opera house to a large and
enthusiastic crowd, who cheered him many
times during the two hours and a half
speech.
lie explained many charges made against
him by his opiaments and made clear
satisfactorily many things charged to him
Many voters who have been in doubt
are now full fledged Candler men.
Many ladies In the audience congratu
lated the colonel after ,the speech. He
left here for Thomasville, and will speak
there to-night.
POISONED BY BITTERMILK.
■
A Fort Valley Family Has n Narrow
Escape.
Fort Valley, Ga., May 24.—The entire
family of Charles Brown, consisting of
wife, two daughters and (wo sons, were
poisoned here yesterday from drinking
buttermilk which had been standing in a
tin vessel. They wen* all very sick for
a while, but at this writing are improv
ing rapidly and are out of danger.
CANDLER IND THOMAS COUNTY.
Thought the t olonel Will Carry It
Beyond Doubt,
Thomasville, Ga.. May 24—C01. Allen
Candler, gubernatorial candidate, address
ed a fair audience in this city to-night, on
the issues concerning the election of Gov
ernor. Then* stems to be no doubt that he
will carry thia county.
MAY HAVE DIVIDED HIS FLEET.
Report In Hayti of Two Spanish
Ships* Destruction.
Ixmdon. May 34.—A dispatch to the Fi
nancial News from Port de Falx. Hayti,
says: "Admiral Orvera is believed to
have divided his fleet. It is reported that
the Vr> st.l *nd the Alvhouso XIU have
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, MAY 26; 1898.
MADE SICK BY ICE CREAM.
SEVERAL FAMILIES BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN POISONED.
Mr. James M. Dixon, Mr. W. J. Lind-
Hay and Solicitor General Osborne
and Their Families Taken Sick at
Tyhee After Eating: Cream.
Brought to the City on a Special
Train—Physicians Unable to Say
Why the Cream Should Have Poi
soned Them—All of the Party Re
covered.
A special train from Tybee last night, at
7:45 o’clock/ brought to the city Mr. James
M. Dixon, Hon. W. W. Osborne, Mr. W.
J. Lindsay and Aiderman T. J. Davis, ac
companied by their families, all suffering
from what they believed to be poisoning
from ice cream. The entire party was
sick, and was met at the train by physi
cians, who had been summoned by tele
phone. *
Mr. Dixon went to Tybee Saturday night,
accompanied by Mrs. Dixon and their
three children. They were to spend Sun
day at their cottage on the island. Mr.
Dixon invited Mr. Osborne and Mr. Lind
say, with their families, and Aiderman
Davis. to go down yesterday and spend
the day.
A gallon bucket of Ice cream for desert
at dinner, was ordered by Mr. Dixon to be
*
sent down on the morning train. It was a
cross flavor, of strawlSerry and vanilla,the
berries being left in .the cream in the us
ual way.
After a light lunch of cold meats, bread,
coffee, the children began romping over the
beach. Mr. Dixon’s attention was soon
called to the fact that little Merritt, his
6-year-old son, was vomiting and had
complained of severe pains. The little fel
low was examined, and after a while, it
was determined that something he had
eaten had affected him. Before he had got
ten over his sickness, however, little El
len was taken sick, and she too began
vomiting violently. This gave the party
some alarm. Soon Mr. Dixon himself began
vomiting in the same manner as
dren. He had not eaten any cream, he
said, for five years before, and he was sat
isfied it was the cream which caused his
sickness. Before long the entire party was
sick, supposed to have been caused by the
cream.
Some one started in a hack for Camp
Graham to summon the physician there.
Within a short time he was on the scene,
realized the trouble when told the party
had been eating ice cream, and did what
he could to relieve them.
When it was seen they were reviving,
Mr. Dixon was advised to get them to the
city at once. There was a train at' tM
Tybee station at the time, which he char
tered through Supt. Saussy. Only one car
and the engine were used, as that fur
nished ample accommodations to get the
party to the city. Mr. Dixon telephoned
Dr. E. H. Nichols to be at the train, in
order that there might be no delay in giv
ing attention to the children, none ot
whom had recovered.
As soon as the train reached the city the
party were taken home. Dr. Nichols went
first to Mr. Dixon’s house, then to Mr.
Lindsay’s, while Dr. Stone went to Mr.
Osborne’s. The closest attention was given
the children, who had not recovered, ex
cept from the first effects of the vomiting.
Some of them cried for ice, while others
showed the effects of the poisoning differ
ently. Little Metritt Dixon was proba
bly the worse sufferer, and was placed un
der the influence of morphine.
That the sickness was caused by the ice
cream is believed by those who suffered
from it to be without doubt. Even those
who took a teaspoonful of the cream
showed the effects of it by vomiting, the
cream being thrown out in a curdled mass.
It is possible where certain things are
eaten with ice cream that sickness and
vimlting follow, but in this Instance there
seems to have been nothing eaten which
could have produced such an effect.
The maker of the cream was puzzled.
The cream, it was said, was manu
factered . with the greatest care, after
which it was packed in porcelain-lined
cans, removing any possibility of contact
with tin. Over fifty gallons were sold
during the day, and complaints had come
from no other sources. Other cases of sim
ilar sickness were reported in different
parts of the city, the person having eaten
heartily of Ice cream. Dr. Stone said that
he could not say the sickness was caused
from eating cream.
FLANAGAN’S TRIAU
The Testimony Conclnded at Decatur
Yesterday.
Atlanta, Ga., May 24.—Tho testimony
was concluded In the Flanagan trial a
Decatur to-day. The state closed after
introducing two witnesses this morning,
Mrs. George Allen and Dr. J. W. Green,
the former an eye witness of the two homi
cides and the latter the physician who ex
amined the wounds of the dead. Most
of the testimony for the defense was sub
mitted by agreement from the record of
the former trial, being read by attorneys
for the defense. Nothing new was brought
out by either side, and the trial was dull
and monotonous compared to the former
trials. But few people went to the court
house to hear the case and only a portion
of those who did go were allowed to be
present by Judge Candler.
Cbi. W. C. Glenn, leading counsel for
Flanagan, was unable to be present on
account of illness and the case was car
ried on by his partner, D. W. Rountree.
Flanagan presents a most repulsive per
sonal appearance. His money ie all gone
and he has had no new clothes apparently
since he was first sent to jail, being now
in a tattered and ragged condition.
AN ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
The Brute Captured by a Party and
Shot to Death.
Bainbridge, Ga., May 24. —Yesterday
afternoon an escaped convict named Oliver
attempted to assault the person of Mrs.
T. A. Drake near Iron City, in this coun
ty. When the negro attacked Mrs. Drake
she was in the yard, and ran into the house
and secured her husband’s pistol, but in
the struggle he wrenched the pistol from
her and ran. While passing the mill of
Cochran A Co., he shot at another negro.
He was followed by a searching party, who
cairtureA him and tied him to a tree and
riddled him with bullets.
Thero is no question as to Oliver being
the man who attempted the rape, as the
pistol was found on his person when
caught and identified by Mr. Drake as his
pistol.
BUILDING CASTLES FOR BRYAN.
Statement That Gen. Wheeler Wants
Him on Hi* Staff.
Atlanta. Ga.. May 24.—A special to the
Constitution, from Montgomery. Ala.,
cays: "J. *A. Rountree, secretary of the
Alabama Press Association, who has just
returned from Washington, brings the
private lip that Maj. Gen. Wheeler of
Alabama is beseeclung the President to
appoint William Jennings Bryan of Ne-
Uaaka to a pcxiuuu op Lu ttaff.
PRESBYTERIAN’S SESSION.
Business of the Fifth Day of the Gen
eral Assembly.
New Orleans, La., May 24.—The fifth
day’s session of the general assembly of
the Presbyterian Church of the United
States convened this morning.
Devotional exercises preceding the busi
ness session were conducted by Rev. S.
M. Long of Middlesborough, Ky.
The most important overtures and com
munications submitted were:
Presbytery of Muhlenberg to request the
committee on publication to publish free
doctrinal tracts.
Presbytery of Montgomery—A new book
of Psalms and hymns.
The report of the committee on Sabbath
reported that there was a gravely increas
ing disregard of the Sabbatri, as serious
as the transportation and delivery of the
mails that should occupy the attention of
the assembly. In regard to the violation
of the Lord’s day. Among the illustra
tions given were the Sunday newspapers,
which diminished both the attendance at
church and the amount of contributions.
Rev. J. W. Waden of Athens, Ga., was
added to the committee to prepare a new
hymnal.
A petition was read from many colored
churches asking delay in forming the sep
arate colored body, the majority not beisg
prepared for it.
There will be a special communion ser
vice to-morrow night at which Rev. A. C.
Hopkins will preside and Rev. Dr. H. M.
Palmer will preach the sermon.
SHOT IN A MACON SALOON.
JANIES KERSHAW PURSUES A NE
GRO BARTENDER.
The Negro Defends Himself With a
Shot Gun, Killing Kershaw and
Probably Fatally Wounding John
Carr—Kershaw’s Skull Torn Away,
and Carr Shot in the Neck—The
Negro Made No Attempt to Escape
and Is Now in Prison.
Macon, Ga., May 24.—About o’clock
to-night Jim Kershaw, John Carr and
Charles Adams went into Randall’s saloon
and ordered beer for the crowd.
Bartender John Stevens, colored, began
to serve beer when Kershaw cursed him
and told him to be in a hurry, and threat
ened to force him to be quick.
The three men became very boisterous
and the negro called to Randall, who was
in a rear room. Randall came forward
and the men departed, declaring they
would return and see about a "settlement
with the negro.” They were not gone
long.
As soon as they reached the counter,
Kershaw resumed hlb threatening ‘ words
and attitude. The negro seemed desirous
of avoidng difficulty, but Kershaw was
bent on trouble and started behind the
counter towards the negro. The negro
grasped a shot gun, fired it and shot
Kershaw in the head, tearing half of his
skull off.
John Carr ran to his assistance, and the
negro let him have the contents of the
other barrel, whiefy inflicted a horrible
wound in the neck and may prove fatal.
Both men are about 20 years old.
Adams left the crowd before the shoot
ing occurred.
The negro made no effort to escape, and
was arrested and placed in prison.
CHICKAMAUGA CAMP.
Twenty-Six Thousand Volunteers
Now Tented There.
Chickamauga National Park, May 24.
There are now 26,000 men in the volunteer
army under the tents at this point, and
the officers of the army expect that by
Saturday night there will be 44,000.
The Third Tennessee Regiment, the first
distinctively Southern troops to reach the
park, arrived to-day under command of
Col. J. P. Duffee, 1.005 officers and men.
The day at the park was unmarked by any
Incident, except the battle drill of the
First division ot the First Corps. The
movements were under command of Gen.
Wilson, and the men were put through the
exercises in a very thorough manner. The
regiments of the division have been in
camp long enough to have become some
what inured to the climate, as well as the
work and the maneuvers were character
ized by great energy, accuracy and re
markable precision.
Gen. Breckenridge and staff to-day con
tinued the inspection of the divisions of
the first corps in detail. He found the
hospital facilities still Inadequate, but for
tunately there are very few sick and they
are being cared for at St. Vincent’s Hos
pital at the Sisters of Charity. He stated
that in a very short time the hospital de
partment will be In good condition.
Gen. Breckenridge to-day gave orders for
a sham battle for Inspection to-morrow
morning.
NEW FOREIGN MINISTER.
Duke Almedorar de Rio Accepts the
Portfolio.
Madrid, May 24.—Duke Almedovar de
Rio has excepted the portfolio of minister
for foreign affairs, offered to but declined
by Senor Leon y CastLio, the Spanish am
bassador at Paris.
The Duke informed the correspondent of
the Associated Press that he does not de
sire the ofl3ee, but accepts it on patriotic
grounds.
It is believed Senor Gamazo, the presi
ent minister of public instruction, and the
Liberal leader, will replace Senor Puig
cerver, now minister ot finance, who has
absolutely declined in the Cortes to agree
to an income tax and who is consequently
expected to resign. Senor Gamazo favors
the proposed impost.
It is said that the concentration of
Spanish troops in the neighborhood of Gi
braltar Is due to an increase in the Brit
ish military preparations.
The Liberal, Premier Sagasta's organ,
says that the diverging interests of the
Powers preclude for the present any defin
ite prompt diplomatic action giving Spain
powerful European backing.
FREIGHT CARS IN A FIRE.
Trains From Macon Delayed by the
Cou flag ration.
Macon, Ga., May 24.—Six freight cars
were burned at Sofkee this morning be
longing to the Macon Birmingham
and Georgia Southern road. Fire
broke out in one of the cars and
spread so rapidly that dthers caught.
A warehouse and other buildings
had narrow escapes. - Cross ties were
burned and rails so badly warped that
ixalfid did not go out ojj rvgular Ume,
GRAND ENCAMPMENT’S DAY.
JOHN B. MILLS OF GRIFFIN ELECT
ED GRAND PATRIARCH.
The Presentation of Reports and
Election of Officers the Principal
Business Before the Encampment.
Oglethorpe Lodge’s Reunion Last
Night—The Grand Lodge to Begin
Its Sessions To-day—The Public Ex
ercises This Morning.
The grand encampment of the Indepen
dent Order of Odd Fellows of Georgia
held is firty-first annual session in the
lodge room at Odd Fellows’ hall yes
terday morning. There were no appeals
to consider and no new legislation of im
portance. Tho reception of reports and
the election and installation of officers
were the principal business.
The representatives present were as
follows:
Magnolia, No. 1, of Savannah, A. N. Ma
nucy; Macon Union, No. 2, of Macon, W.
C. Knoblock; Chattahoochee, No. 4, of
Columbus, J. B. Everedge; Augusta, No.
5, of Augusta, J. M. Head; Brunswick,
No. 6, of Brunswick, C. T. Elliott; Oasis
No. 7, of Griffin, B. Randall; Lawrence
ville, No. 10 of Lawrenceville, T.
R. Powell; Empire, No. 12, of
Atlanta, S. A. V. Christopher and A. J.
Smith; Oliver, No. 14, of Athens, R. L.
Bramblett; Waddell, No. 15, of Marietta,
John J. Hunt, Jr.; Gainesville, No. 17, of
Gainesville, George Rakestraw; Floyd,
No. 18, of Rome, J. S. Tracy; Yellow
Creek, No. 20, of McConnell’s, M. M.
Gentry; Buford, No. 23, of Buford, George
W. Holbrook.
The following past officers were ad
mitted anti degree conferred: P. C. P., E.
B. Porter. R. P. Nichols, F. M. C. Brown,
R. L. Bramblett, W. G. Maitland; P. H.
P., C. A. Vetter, C. W. Field.
Officers were elected as follows:
Grand Patriarch—John B. Mills of Grif
fin.
Grand High Priest—lsaac Guthman of
Atlanta.
Grand Senior Warden—John G. Deitz of
Macon.
Grand Scribe—L. H. Hall of Atlanta.
Grand Treasurer—J. S. Allen of Gaines
ville. .
Grand Junior Warden—M. C. Watson of
Athens.
Grand Marshal—George L Owen of Ma
rietta.
Grand Inside Sentinel—C. L. Elliott of
Brunswick.
Grand Outside Sentinel—B. C. Randall of
Griffin.
The last three are new grand encamp
ment officers, the others having all been
advanced a degree in office. The officers
were Installed by Grand Patriarch J. P.
Leake, assisted by Past Grand Patriarchs
John B. Goodwin of Atlanta and R. R.
Harris of Rome.
The report of the grand patriarch dealt
only with routine work of the office. A
report was also read from Grand Repre
sentative J. G. Bloodworth of the proceed
ings of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. From
this it appears that the encampment
branch now has a membership of 130,732,
and lost 1,900 members during the past
year, while subordinate lodges increased
by 6,000 members. The subordinate en
campments paid put for relief in 1896
5274,209.
The grand encampment adjourned at 1:30
o’clock, having concluded all its business
in a four-hours’ session.
CARDENAS IN NEW COLOR.
Mortality of Spanish Side Not So
Great as Reported.
Key West, Fla., May 24.—A new aspect
was given to-day to the engagement at
Cardenas, where Ensign Bagley and four
men of the United States torpedo boat
Winslow were killed, by a statement of
insurgent Col. John J. Jova, who has been
fighting under Gen. Maximo Gomez. cJI.
Jova has been in Cardenas since the en
gagement, and he says the mortality on
the Spanish side was by no means so
great as reported at the time in the
United States.
According to his information, which
seems to be corroborated by the testimony
of other Cubans taken aboard from Car
denas by the vessels of the blockading
fleet, only nine persons were killed on the
Spanish side.
A shell from one of the American ships
fell in one of the streets of the town kill
ing two women and three children, while
three sailors and one medical officer on a
Spanish gunboat fell under the fire of the
United States ships.
The firing from the shore was not from a
masked battery, but from the three Span
ish bunboata, to attack which the Wins
low was sent in. Two of them were dis
abled, but not permanently damaged and
the third ran away.
According to Jovas information the
sheila from the gunboat Wilmington c'id
little execution because she lay too far
off shore. No fewer than three Spanish
flags were brought down by stray shots
from the Wilmington's guns. One shell
struck the flagpole on the Casino in the
heart of the town, crashed through
the’ roof and exploded in a china shop
below, but no one was hurt while the place
was wrecked. The second flag to come
down was flying from the Spanish bar
racks and the third from a building form
erly used by the American consulate fly
ing defiantly on the navy pole where the
Stars and Stripes had once waved.
Curiously enough not one of these shots
had been aimed at the flags, but the Span
iards were so amazed at what they consid
ered the marvelous skill of the American
gunners that every flag in town was haul
ed down.
The presence of the Spanish squadron is
confirmed by all incoming bulletins, al
though no Information has been received
from our ships. The feeling that a great
naval battle is imminent amounts almost
to conviction.
Seven hundred marines came ashore to
day, and are camped near the barracks,
pending the return of their ships or of
some other vessels.
REMAINS OF GEN. LEE AND WIFE.
Resolutions Authorizing Their En
tonihruent in Arlington County.
Washington, May 24.—Representative
Brewer of Alabama introduced a resolu
tion to-day authorizing the entombment
of the remains of the late Gen. Robert E.
Lee and his wife, Mrs. Mary Curtis Lee,
at the Arlington national cemetery (the
old Lee homestead), and the erection of a
monument to them whenever those having
authority to do so ask for It.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Jnlinn P. Wooten of Georgia to Be
First Lieutenant.
Washington. May 24.—The President to
day sent a number of military nomina
tions to the Senate, among them being
Martin L. Heilings of Florida, to be cap
tain, and Julian P. Wooten of Georgia, to
be first htuicuant.
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BANK PRESIDENT MURDERED.
WILLIAM M’LEOD OF TAMPA A VIC
TIM OF ASSASSINS.
His Body Placed on a Hallroad Track
to Cover Suspicion of Murder—Six
Shots Had Been Fired Into His
Side and Back—Train Severs His
Right Leg—Coroner's Investigation
Fails to Turn Light on the Murder.
President of the St. Petersburg
State Bank—A Native of Scotland.
Tampa, Fla., May 24.—William McLeod,
president of the St. Petersburg State
Bank, was murdered in this city and his
body found on the railroad track in Ybor
City this morning at 3:30 o’clock perforat
ed with bullets holes and mangled by the
cars. He had been at a vaudeville show
and when last eeen was perfectly sober.
The murder is shrouded in the deepest
mystery, and officials have been all day
trying to obtain some clew to the villain
that committed the horrible crime. He
had been shot in the side and back at
least six times, and then thrown on the
railroad track to cover all suspicion of
murder, but the train only passed over his
right leg, severing the foot just above the
ankle.
The coroner’s jury has been investigat
ing the case all day, but as yet have fail
ed to arrive at any conclusion.
William McLeod came to Florida in 1884
as the representative of the British syndi
cate, which built the range belt railway,
and made other extensive investments on
the west coast". He was first made treas
urer and afterwards vice president and
general manager of the road, which posi
tion he held until the road was sold to
the Plant System In 1895.
He was then appointed president of the
St. Petersburg State Bank, which posi
tion he held at the time of his death.
He was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland,
44 years old and unmarried.
JACKSONVILLE CAMP.
A Large Number of Soldiers Long
ing for Clothes.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 24.—The Morning
News correspondent visited the Springfield
camp at Jacksonville yesterday. The
grounds are Located in Springfield, a su
burb, and are directly on the electric car
line. There is room enough for 50,000 sol
diers. The camp is in an old field, which
is covered with wiregrass and dotted here
and there with old field pine saplings. The
city, of Jacksonville has given the camp an
excellent water supply, connected with the
water works. Hydrants are located about
fifty feet apart on the boundary lines. The
ground is a little rough for drilling, but in
a short time it will be smooth and hard.
The following regiments have arrived at
the camp: The First Wisconsin, the Sec
ond Illinois and the First North Carolina.
The regimental staff officers are as fol
lows:
First Wisconsin—Col. S. P. Schadel,
Lieut. Col. Charles- Young, Majs. J. J.
Lynch, George Joachim and D. A. Stearn.
Lieut. Forest is quartermaster. The regi
ment has a fine band of twenty-four pieces.
The Second Illinois—Col. George M.
Moulton, Lieut. Col. W. D. Hotchkiss,
Majs. J. E. Stuart, W. P. Dusenberry and
G. H. Purrington. The First Battalion
brings a band of twenty-four pieces.
First North Carolina—Col. Joseph F.
Armfield, Lieut. Col. Calvin D. Cowles,
Majs. G. W. Smith, George F. Rutzler,
George E. Butler.
A regiment from lowa will next arrive.
Some of the soldiers have not received
uniforms and they are sadly in need of
them. When they volunteered several
weeks ago they were told that uniforms
and equipment would be furnished them
by the government after they got into
camp in their respective states, and were
advised not to carry extra clothing with
them. The First North Carolina has re
ceived a dozen uniforms so far and the
men who have their civilian suits on are
making wry faces at Uncle Sam for his
delay in providing for their necessities.
Provisions are not scarce in the camp, but
the boys complain of the delay In receiv
ing coffee after meals. They want their
coffee with their meals.
A vegetable market will be put in opera
tion on the grounds at once and free tele
phones will be provided for the soldiers so
they can talk with business men in Jack
sonville.
Jacksonville is expecting thousands of
soldiers and she is doing her best to give
the boys a hearty welcome.
SPAIN'S FINANCES SATISFACTORY.
Minister of Finance Hppurtlaten
Charges of Marquis tie Vlllaverile.
Madrid, May 24, 4p. m.—ln the Chamber
of Deputies to-day Senor Puigcerver,
minister of finance, replying to the criti
cisms of Marquis de Vliiaverde, Conserva
tive, with respect to the financial ’policy
of the government, repudiated the charge
of want of foresight and asserted that
Spain’s finances were in a “satisfactory
condition, assuring the payment of all the
expenses of the war.’’ .
Senor Puigcerver said that in view of
the impossibility of negotiating loans
abroad there was no means of raising
funds to continue the war except by un
extension of the Bank of Spain's issue
which, however, did not imply a forced
paper currency. He proposed, he said, to
convert the treasury's floating debt, now
nearly 500.000,07) pesetas, in small denomi
nation treasury bonds. He explained the
proposed conversion of the exterminal
debt, but avoided any allusion to the pro
posed tax on the national debt.
Senor Puigcerver affirmed the necessity
of a 20 per cent increase on all taxation,
including that on agriculture.
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GEN. JACKSON LAID TO REST.
BURIED AT BONAVENTURE WITH
MILITARY HONORS.
First Regiment Infantry and tha
Georgia Hussars Acted, as Military
Escort—Confederate Veterans, Hi
bernia n’ Socle! y, Georgia Historical
Society anti Members of the Bnfl
Attend—Active Pallbearers From!
the Irish Jasper Greens, His Oltl .
Command—The Company Fired al
Salute at the Grave.
The funeral of Gen. Henry Rootes Jack
son took place yesterday afternoon at 3
o’clock from his late residence, at Bull
and Gaston streets.
It was distinctively a military funeral,,
in which participated the Organizations of
which Gen. Jackson was for so long a
time a member, and in which he took deep
interest. It was at his own request that:
the Irish Jasper Greens, the company he
led to the Mexican war in the forties, tools
a principal part in the ceremonies.
The First Regiment, Infantry, in com
mand of Maj. Edward Karow, assembled
at the regimental armory shortly before 5
o’clock, and with five companies in line
marched to Gen. Jackson’s residence. The
Greens led the march, in command of
Capt. John Flannery, their old war caf>-
tain, who turned out to honor the com
mander who led them into Mexico. Thd
Oglethorpes came next, in command of
Capt. T. S. Lucas, and then the Savannah
Cadets, commanded by Lieut. J. T. West.
The Republican Blues were there in com
mand of Capt. J. B. Gaudry, and the Ger
man Volunteers, in command of Capt.
Henry Kolshorn. Maj. W. S. Rockwell of
the Second Battalion, and the staff officers
accompanied the regiment, which had an
unusually good turnout. With the regi
ment were the Georgia Hussars, dismount
ed, in command of Capt, Beirne Gordon-
The Hussars had a full company present.
The regiment halted facing the residence
on Bull street. The Confederate Veterans* 1
Association took their position on Gaston
street facing toward Bull. The Hibernian
Society and the members of the Savannah
bar were in line just in the rear of the
regiment, and a number of members of the
Georgia Historical Society were also pres
ent.
The funeral services at the residence and
at Bonaventure were conducted by Rev-
Robb White of Christ Church. At the
conclusion of the reading of the funeral
service at the house the choir sang “Rock:
of Ages.” Seven members of the Irish
Jasper Greens were detailed as active pall
bearers: Lieut. James McGrath, Corpl. J.
M. Flannery.Private Daniel Connors,Johh
Connolly, Thomas Daly, W. J. Kehoe and
r. J. Kiernan. All except Corpl. Flan
nery and Private Kehoe are veteran mem
bers of the company. The honorary pall
bearers were: Col. John Screven, Col. J.
H. M. Clinch, Capt. J. R. F. Tattnall, Gen.
G. M. Sorrel. Capt. H. C. Cunningham*
Messrs. B. A. Denmark, William Neyle
Habersham and William Harden.
Following the First Regiment band th«
regiment led the funeral march from the
residence followed by the Georgia Hus
sars. Then came the Hibernian Society,
the Confederate Veterans Association, ini
command of Gen. P. McGlashan and the
members of the Savannah bar. Some of
the members of the Georgia Historical
Society went out to the cemetery in carri
ages. Beside the hearse marched the seven!
active pall-bearers from the Greens.
Upon the casket was placed simply al
Confederate battle flag, but in some ofl
the carriages there were carried to Bona
venture some of the most inagnficent de
signs in flowers, that florists could make.
From the Irish Jasper Greens there watt
a handsbme pillar in green, with the In
itials I. J. G. upon the base. There were
magnificent crosses, wreathes and other,
designs in white roses and white carna
tions.
The funeral procession in part disband
ed at East Broad and Liberty streets, the
regiment, the Hussars, the Confederate .
Veterans and the members of the bar, re
turning to their respective quarters, while
the Greens with quite a large company,
and the Hibernian Society accompanied
the remains to Bonaventure where the
interment was had. The Greens fired a
salute of three volleys over the grave
after the burial.
A number of Gen. Jackson’s rela-a
fives from other parts of the state were
here to attend the funeral. Capt. P. F,
Gleason, who Is now In command of the
Greens at Camp Northen, sent the fol
lowing telegram upon learning of Gen.
Jackson’s death:
"Camp Northen, Griffin, Ga„ May 23,
1898.—Mrs. Henry R. Jackson, Savannahs
Have just learned of the death of your
illustrious husband. Please accept the
deepest sympathy of his old command,
the Irish Jasper Greens, now in tho ser
vice of the United States.
“P. F. Gleason, Captain.”
It was Gov. Brown who made Gen.
Jackson major general of the Georgia vol
unteer troops during the civil war, and
his son, Joseph M. Brown, telegraphed te
Mrs. Jackson: “Accept profund sympa
thy in the great bereavement which the
entire state shares with you.” Telegrams
of condolence have been received from
many other friends throughout the state
and country.
WAIFS FROM WAYCROSS.
A Variety of Happenings in the Cap
ital of Ware.
Waycross, Ga., May 24.—A small flre
occurred yesterday afternoon near the
Plant System shop. The loss was about
J2OO. A shanty containing some supplies
was burned.
There are more Idle negroes in South
Georgia than usual.
The oat crop in this section is unusui’lly
short this season, on account of the dry
weather during the spring.
Citizens of Waycross sent a huge box
last week to Capt. O’Brien’s company at
Camp Northen. and the nice things were
divided among all the members of the com
pany.
Guard mount will be taken up to-night
by the Waycross Rifles, for the benefit of
the new members especially.
Many employes of the Plant System
have made extra time sinie the movement
of the army South began.
BOMBARDED BERNER.
Col. Candler Denis With Him In Ilia
Quitman Speech.
Quitman, Ga., May 24.—C01. Candler,
candidate for Governor, spoke here to- ,
day to a fair audience. His speech was
practically the same as that he has deliv
ered elsewhere. He fired his heaviest guns
into Berner and the newspapers whir were
opposed to him. His speech made a gooci
impression.
Assignment nt Macon.
Macon, Ga., Mas 24.—J. W. Domingos,
the largest crockery and stove dealer In
this city, made an assignment this after
noon, the second within a year. Domingos
has a very extensive establishment, but
trade has been dull and collections small.
He is very popular in commercial circles,
and his stock will more than pay all in
debtedness