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i ESTABLISHED 1850. 1 . H . ESTILL, Editor aad Proprietory PANHANDLE PLUSD.KRKIiS rill’j STORY OF THEIR DOINGS XHE TOPIC OK THE DAY. Arrest# on Other Itoa.i# for Similar Work Almost Sure to Follow—Hun dreds oi Men Applyinc for the Place# of the Imprisoned Kobbers—One Ar rest Made at a Death Bed, Pittsburg. Pa., April 12.—The whole sale arrest ot employes of the Pan Handle route for robbing freight trains continues to be the prinoipal topic of conversation among railroad men and citizens gener ally. Superintendent Taylor’s offioe was be sieged from early morning by men in search of employment. They flocked to the depot so fast that a line of them ex tended outside of the office waiting for their applications lor situations as freight conductors or brakoraeu to be heard. Alany were givon employment. The road is now fully equipped, and there is no de lay in the movement of freight. No ar rests have been reported since last night. U is thought the officials ot the road are satisfied with the work of the detectives and tnat no more arrests will be made in this oitv, CONVICTION CONSIDERED CERTAIN. Speaking of tho probable conviction of the men now in jail, Special Agent Rue said this morning that of sixty men now under arrest, theye were not more than one or twoof them who stood any chance nf being shown not guilty. Said he: “We had our evidence so complete that we did not make an arrest until we bad sufficient proof to show that the man was guilty. We expect to make over ten more arrests nt men who worked the road successiully for a time, and then for tear of detection took position* on other lines. This will swell the total number of arrests to sixty, sight or seventy.” TAKEN FROM A DKATH-BEP. Mr. Rue said the saddest case in con nection with the arrests was that of a man whose child is dying. AVhen the ofti oers knooked at the door oi his home Sun day night be was sitting with his wife by the bedside of a sick child. He appeared to be a man of more than ordinary intelli gence, and bis home bad an air of refine ment. AVhen the officers told him that Ihev had a warrant for his arrest, he seemed to realize at once the dlsgraoe into which he had fallen, and broke down completely. The capture of J. R. Dunlan at Denni son, 0., yesterday particularly pleased the detectives. He confession, in which he said that the stealing had been going on for months. He said he could give the names o! all the men imnlicated r n the Pittsburg division, but was afraid. Baying: “I would give you the names of officers, but, great God! they would kill me." NO ORGANIZATION. There was no organization among the robbers, Dunlap said, and no regular plan of work. Eaoh crew worked by itself. It was the common understand ing tnat every mau should take all he could dispose of to the best advantage. There were a number of "principals,” that name being applied to those who reaped the largest benefits irom the rob beries by giving others pointers as to what cars contained the most goods. These persons were generousiy rewarded by the less prominent thieves after the plunder had been disposed ot. The fences, Dunlap said, were located in New Phila delphia, Dennison, Steubenville, Cincin nati, Pittsburg and Columbus. SUSPICION OF THE DETECTIVES. Notwithstanding Dunlap’s confession the officers of the road still believe that the plunderers were thoroughly organized and were carrying on the robberies under the systematic direcilou of shrewd leaders. AVhen anew man entered the service ot the road. If he was thought the right kind of a fellow, he was Initiated into the gang with a rigid oath binding aim to secrecy. Alter he had been ini tiated it was easy enough to keep him in check if he began to ieel any paugs ot conscience. It was broadly hinted to them that any wrong move would result dis astrously, as railroading lurmshed first class opportunities for putting men out of the way. Young men trout the country who were just beginning to ruu on the road were the easiest prey. They could soou be persuaded that there was nothing wrong about stealing from rich railroad companies. Being utilised to the tricks oi the oid heads they were easily led on until they were so deep in the toils that they could not get out if they wanted to. DYNAMITE FOUND. AVhile ruuiaaiug through the effects of One of the ringleaders tins morning Spo cial Officer Miller discovered a package ' f six dynamite cartrUWes, sufficient to “|°w up the largest building in town, tuc discovery created considerable alarm and tho cartridges were handled very gingerly. Further examination disclosed a lot ot fuse and caps, in lact all the necessary paraphernalia for the successful firing of the cartridges, immediately alter the finding of the dynamite no investigation was begun, the result of which, however, 'tic deteotives relused to make public, 'hey even declined to give the name of the man in whose room the stuff was f'mnd. An officer intimated that the ob lect of the robber in securing, the dyna fflile was known, and that il would make ynod reading when the proper time lor its disclosure came. OTHER ROADS VICTIMIZED. 1 here is Utile doubt tbut tho present exposure will lead to others oit other r "ads, some of these in the Pannsylvaniu Company’* Bystem and some In the Bal timore and Ohio. It is said that the Mealing on these other roads was not C'Mitiued to box car freighto. Through 'd of teamsters and yardmen large 'i'lantities of pig non and manufactured """and steel nave been stolen from cars 'h Pittsburg and in several other cities ““I tar away. These cases will be work 'd up soon. ' tve Negroes Burned to Douih. Montgomery, Ala., April 12. A ape ihai a negro living near Green 'll''. Ala., went oil at night leaving fire - 1 Id it ii, the oldest 11 years of age, locked ‘h *n ids house, AVhile he was absent house caught lire and tho children ’ " a.I burned lo death. Plaice Not vpt to Die. I Pot is, April 12.—A dispatch from , >urg, ; oi, Byrne at Fort Gibson, re ;'#d here tins evening, reads as fol. t ,.; u "Mr. B aiun is doing Well in all 1 i•- He is strong and has n good ( id" us. He has no iavur or olber un table symptoms.” H. liiii, ,kifr. and |,to- Dead. I ' 11 'Ht'Kiio*. Del., April i2,—lit. , ( i * dual D.D, 1.L.D., Ml.hop of 1 slant Episcopal Cintron oi Dels •*G Pinnate ul ibe caurcti In < t , i '1 Ad at iis boinu her* to-day of " fever alter ** nines* vf about v tsvatbs* MOBILE AND OHIO’S HAULS. Commissioner Brugjr on Young Hugh’s Appointment. St. Louis, April 12.—1 t transpires that tho Interstate Commerce Commis sion has made the same con cession to the Mobile and Ohio railroad as It made to the Louisville aud Nashville in respect to long and short hauls in connection with waterway com petition, and that the road is now usiug its old tariff. YOUNG PUGH’S APPOINTMENT. lnterstate Commissioner Bragg, speak ing to a. reporter of the criticism upon the Commissioners for 'giving their tlrst appointment to the son of a United States Senator, said: “For my part I would have favored the appointment had Sena tor Hugh not bqen in Congress. The Sen ator is an old friend of mine. He has also stood by me and I am always glad of an opportunity to do anything tor him. There was no favoritism in the appoint ment. The young man had fhe strongest kind of indorsements and 1 know he is competent.” HATES ON CALIFORNIA WOOL. San Francisco, April 12.—A meeting was held here yesterday by persons in terested in the woo! trade for the purpose of taking suoh action as would induce the Interstate Commerce Commission to sus pend section 4 of the interstate commerce bill so far as it relates to wool. Under the present interpretation of tho law the rate on wool to New York and B eton is $3 TO. whereas the old rate was was claimed that if the new" rate was maintained the wool industry of Califor nia would be destroyed, as the surplus product oould not be sent Fast with profit. A committee was appointed to collect the necessary information and forward it to the futerstate Commission AVeduesday next. The meeting then adjourned sub ject to the call of the committee. NEW HAMPSHIRE OBJECTS. Keene, N. H., April 12.—Dissatisfac tion with the interstate law is increasing among the manufacturers of Southwest ern New Hampshire. It is claimed that it will ruin the box manufacturing indus try in the Asbuelot valley. It is said a monster memorial to Congress to repeal or amend the law is contemplated. GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER. Dr. McGlynn Not Deceived l>y the Cincinnati Chamber ot Commerce. Cincinnati, April 12.—Dr. McGlynn arrived here this morning. Some of his friends desired to introduce him to the representative business men of the Chamber of Commerce, and to that end asked Maj. John Byrne, of the Chesa peake and Ohio road, to make the intro duction. Maj. Byrue declined, saying that as a Catholic, loyal to the precepts and authority of his church, he had no sympathy with Dr. MoGlyna’s position, and that as a citizen he could not in any sense recognize the false theories which the doctor was attempting to propagate. Asa member of the Chamber of Commerce ibe same views compelled him to decline. Others were appealed to, who took the same position, and thus Dr. McGlynn was not a visitor on ’Change. THE lecture. To night Dr. McGlynn delivered his lecture, “The Crossof the New Crusade,” at Music Hall. The lecture was urnler the management of the Henry George Club. Ou the platform were the members of that club, as well as prominent mem bers of the Labor party. Tnere were no Catholic clergymen ou the stage aud none appeared in the audience. Dr. McGlynn introduced a passage, relerring in caustic terms to the censure oast upon him by the Bishop of Ohio, meaning Archbishop* Elder, of Cincinnati, to whom he attributed the first complaints against him at Rome. MOHAWK FLOODS. Travel on the New York Central Bond .Still Impeded. Utica, N, Y., April 12.—Interference with travel on the New York Central and Hudson River railroad by high water continued to-day notwithstanding that the lower temperature somewhat check ed the thaw. At noon to-day the tracks Irom Fort Plaiu to Fonda, hftoen miles, were under water at some points to a depth of three feet, aud directly in irom ot Palatine Bridge station the water was ten feet deep on the track. Under these circumstances it is- impossible to tell what tracks have been washed out, or estimate wbat length oi time may be necessary to repair the damage. The last mail train was held at Utica last night. To-day through trains that are running between Albany and Syracuse are sent by Utica via the AVest Shore load. RAINS in EASTERN KANSAS. Kansas City, April 12.—General rains have (alien to-day in Eastern Kansas, and hopes are entertained that they will advance eastward. BLAIN IN His CELL. Lynchers Kill a Negro Who Killed a Man a Year Ago. Ripley, Jliss., April 12.—An armed mob of some twenty-five men from Union county stormed the jail at this place yes terday, and shot to death, while in his cell, Bud Williamson, charged with the killing dt John Collins at New Albany about a year ago. The trial of William sou had beeu remanded to this county by ehaugeof venue. AVilliamson was about 22 years of age. He Killed Collins, as the evidence given on his trial would seem to show, on the inspiration oi the moment aud in the beat of passion. Collins, also a young man, shot AVilliamson in the same difficulty, aud the evidence was very conflicting as to which one of them shot first or where the blame lay. North * aroilita’s Moiltoal Booinly, CHARLOTTE, N. C\, April 12 —The an. nual convention of tne Norm Carolina Stale Medical sooieiy will conveuein this oitv to-morrow. It is one ot tho oldest Hooietiss ot the kind in tne South. About 100 doctor* are now registered at the va rious hotels, and probably not leas than 200 will be present, with several distin. guished physicians from neighboring Slates, notably Dr. Hunter Maguire, ol Richmond, Vs. Dr. A.aev, of Pailadel phia, is also expected. The examining u>*id na been in a ssion here to day and li'miil twonty-llve new doctor* will be ll uetised to practlou. Under tne state law no doctor can practlou bis profession m Ibis Mate without a license from ibis so. eiety. Tne aociety will be given a ban quet to-morrow night by the resident pay. I sicianr and citizen*. Taxation In Texas. Austin. TkSl, April 12.—Go*. Ito*# to day vetoed the lss bill. wOiou postponed lor one year the coils' lion of Uixe* lo t„* drought district, embracing some seventy count'** I liu Messftfru ***** t-• out * ivleu* u'e VV!*l *1 coastßuuoa. SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1887. TORYISM'S STAB AT ERIN ATTOKNEY GENEHAL HOLMES BACKS THE CHIMES BILL. The Ofl-Itefuted Charge# of Disorgan ization In Ireland Again Reiterated The Proposed Power of Magistrates Defended—Mr. Cht tiers Declare# the Fropoted Legislation Unwarranted by Fact#. London. April 12.—The House of Com mons resumed its sittings this afternoon. After Speaker Peel had thanked tho House for its indulgence during his ill iiess, Attorney General Holmes reopened the debate on the government’s side in favor of tho Irish crimes act amendment hill. He contended that the moasuro was a fair aud reasonable one, and that none of its provisions would interfere with constitutional or infringe on public rights. The House should remember Mr. Holmes argued that society in Ireland was in a state of disorganization; that crime went undetected, and that the peo ple seemed to sympathize with orlmiuals and thwarted attempts to obtain evidence. REFUSALS TO CONVICT. incases where the evidence was clear against the prisoners the juries refused to convict, bo that the system of trial by jury had absolutely broken down in Ire land. It was absurd to say that crime in Ireland should go unpunished rather than that euch effectual means as the ol venue should be taken to se cure due administration of the law. Mr. Holmes Hoped it would not be necessary if the Li 11 passed to have frequent recourse to change or venue. [Derisive Parnollite cheerb.] Referring to tne question of sum mary jurisdiction, the Attorney General said tins was not the first tune that such a provision had been made to deal with offenses, TOWER OF MAGISTRATES. Under summary prooess resident mag istrates in Ireland would be no more ex ecui ive officers than justices of the peace in England, while every possible safe guard would be taken to prevent magis trates from interfering unless the law of the country were set at defiance. As to the provision enabling the Viceroy to suppress dangerous associations, ibe bill left the exercise of the Viceroy’s power under the veto oi Parliament. The gov ernment adhered to the proposal to make the bill perpetual. The misfortune in the enactment of past measures of the kind was that they were not made perpetual. Parliameut could, ot course, repeal the present law whenever neoessary, but so long as its power to sustain the jaw was required it would remain in force. [Cheers]. SIR CHILDERS’ OPPOSITION, lit. Hon. Hugh U. Childers said that al though he supported the amendment to the bill he admitted that someot the bill's provisions would objectionable if they were made part of a general law for botti Ireland and England, but these fea tures of the proposed law wuich the gov ernment especially intended to apply to Ireland were unwarranted and would be found to evoke disorder instead of reme dying existing evils. Why propose coercion when there was no increase of crime siiowu in Ireland? Before the last election at least ninety Conservative members declared against any lurther coercion. Lord Salisbury himself stated that it was impracticable aud impossible to reimpose on Ireland auy measure like the iornier crimes act. SURE TO REPENT. The government would soon learn, should the present hill become a law, how disastrous was ttieir recourse to the old and bad system ot repression—worse than ever now when the representatives ot five-sixth of the Irish people opposed the measure. Mr. Childers protested S'rongly against giving the proposed powers to resident magistrates, whom he knew, he said, would be unfit by reason of lack oi legal training to properly exercise them, especially in cases involving the application ot the extreme provisions applied to boycott and the legal construction of the word conspiracy. The proposal to try Irish prisoners in England was amongst the worst features of the bill. Wliat would have beeu said il ever it bad Been pro posed to Englishmen to try them out of their own country for crimes committed in it? [Parnellite cheers.] The speaker ridiculed the looseness ol the definitions contained in the bill, and warned the government that for this reason alone a number of its clauses are inoperative. NO DYNAMITE SHIP. The statement made by Rev. Mr. Ken nedy in a letter to the Cork Herald yes terday that a ship named the Gulnare, from the United States, was coasting ott Youghal with a load of dyuamlte, is dis credited. At the oxiice of Lloyds it is stated that no such vessel is registered. The Cork police also treat the Kennedy story with ridicule. THE HOUSE DESERTED. There were not fifty members in the House of Commons to-night. Tbedebate on the crimes nil! will go over inlorinall} until Thursday, when mo House will fifl tip again. Mr. Gladstone will revive in terest in the parliamentary speaking Friday. The government is anxious to reach second reading ot the crimes bill without resorting to cloture and will not insist on a division before April 22. Speaker Reel has intimated to Mr. Gladstone that it the head of the govern meut demands oloture alter a reasonable period of debate he will always deem it his duty to acquiesce and that tins rule will apply to any government, Tory or Li beral. REDMOND’S ARGUMENT. Mr. Redmond arcued that Ireland was now quieter than at any time in tho last half century. He said there was less boycotting now than in 1885, when tho conservative government übundoned eo croton. Henry Matthews, Home Secretary, while admitting that the bill was ruu based upon an abnormal amount of crime, advised the opposition not lo press that argument too far, because statistics in possession of the gr>vernm#nt showed that agrarian crime had increased 85 per cent, atnee Ootofeer. Hr defended me summary clauses of th • bill, which ho said did not touch lawful combinations, tun ouly duaii with minor "ffeuses, which to a great extent were thus treated in England. With regard to graver offense* If jurb s could not bo so trusted with lighter • a*es of enruo the government was surely Justifl. and in pro p sing a change ol veuu*, especially as Irish judges hsd refused ou a lormer oc casion to undertaka such trials without tuosidof a jury. Let the House amend the clause by giving the prisoner* the al ternative ot he lug tried by Ir ah judge* or au English judge. Me believed that in nmst oases the accused would choose an English tribunal. Ha did nut besßata to say that this was gtbo uilldeat uteastiis that r/ad b< " pro* ■ ,*< and for it eland oiifihg the pai •eto*D teen years. The government had found themselves compelled to abandon ordi nary law in favor of this measure with the utmost reluctauee and regret. As to hints of resistance, the government de spised them. The Ministry made their appeal not to Uy4e Park demonstrations but to the soi’fr judgment of the House of Commons. [Loud Conservative cheers.] i Justiu McCarthy, speak'mg at London- j derry to-night, said he knew it to be a i fact that Mr. Gladstone favored home j rule eight years aso. Mr. Gladstone, he said, had often explained in private con versation with the Irish members of Par liament the difficulty that would be ex perienced in finding h soheme that would be acceptable to England. Alter the franchise had been extended, Air. Glad stone risked place amt power to forward his home rule measures. TREVELYAN’S OBJECTION. Sir George O. Trevelyan, replying to an invitation "to address a Unionist meeting writes: “I have the greatest objection to the proposal of the government to enact penal clauses which can be used to sup press the national league aud the press. The policy 1 advocate for Ireland is to draw a distinction between polillos and crime. This iu my opinion the bill fails to do. 1 think it right that you should know the lines ou wmou 1 should speak.” Asa result of this letter tho invitation has been canceled. GLADSTONE GRATIFIED. Mr. Gladstone, in conversation with James Stuart, a Radical member of Par liament, to-day.said h was greatly grati fied by the demonstration at Hyde Park yesterday, especially in view ot the fact that so many earnest, resolute men saorl fieed their holiday to protest against coer cion. CARDIFF'S MASS MEETING. Cardiff, April 12. A mass meeting held to-day adopted resolutions denounc ing the crimes bill. Tne Lord Mayor of Dubliu was present. PRIESTS PROTEST. Dublin, April a conference of the clergy of Cashel diocese, held at St. Patrick’s College, Tiurles, Archbishop Croke presiding, a resolution was unani mously adopted protesting against the coercion bill. At the fortnightly meeting ol the Na tional League to-dgy, Mr. Healv an nounced that the League meetings would continue, whatever steps the government took to suppress tho League. IRISH FROTESTANrS FOR HOME RULE. A meeting of the Protestant Homo Rule Association was helu hero to-day to protest against the crimes bill. A letter was read from Mr. Gladstone, in which, referring to the crimes bill,be says: “The introduction of the bill is m many re spects deplorable, but it is good in the respect tnat it is doing much lo open the eyes oi honest men to tne true facts of the question. I have placed myself in Par liament to oppose it at every otage. i trust that your meeting will do much to dispel the absurd idea that the Irish Protestants as a body tear the conse quences ot home rut* to tnemselves, or are anything like unanimous in opposing it.” Moorish usurers. Debtors Thrown Wto Jail, Loaded with Chains and Starved. Tangier, April 12.—The expedition sent out by the American Consul in furtherance of his effort to break up the Infamous usury system which has grown up in Morocco under protection of the foreign consuls, has returned to Tangier. The expedition released all the Moors im prisoned at Alcazar and l.arache under American claims, witu the ex ception of three, who had died. They found the prisons in which toe men were confined In the foulest con dition. The inmates were hall starved, ragged and covered with vermin. Some ol them had heavy chains fastened to their necks and legs. A notorious usurer named Tergiman, on whose claims a ma jority of the people wore held in prison, was arrested by the Moorish Minister who accompanied tue expedition and sent here in irons lor trial lor falsely al leging that he was an American protege. The Mahomedaus are rejoicing at the turn affairs have taken. L VXSDOWNE’S RECKLESSNESS. He Rufuses to Take Extra Precau tions Against Dynamiters. Ottawa, Out., April 12.—Lord Lans downe. Governor General of Canada, has declared himself regarding the report that Sir John .MacDonald had received advices from England that danger threatened Lord Lansdowne ou account ot evictions on his Irish estate, that dynamite was to be resorted to tor the purpose ol blowing up ltideau Hall, and that the advices suggested the placing of a strong guard over the Governor General’s residence until the tlireateued danger bad passed. Last night the Governor Geueral caused the reports to be repeated to him aud thereupon refused to bavo a guard or anything else, stating that when he tound it necessary to have protection he would usk the Imperial government to recall him. A sharp lookout is being kept by the Dominion police lor suspicious look ing sti augers. ANULU-UUsSUN i'KACK. Tlio Afghan Frontier lilflercnoca Amicably Mettled. Sr. Pktkrsburg, April 12.—A settle ment of the Afghan question has been e fleeted by the governments o t Great Britain aud Russia. By toe terms of ibis settlement Kugluud assents to luo Rus sian demand for mo utanch of the Oxus now held by the Afghans, iu exchange fr which concessions will be made of territory on me northwestern Irontior. Nihilists t liuiige l him tactics. London, Ai*rl 12.—A telegram from Gauevit purporting to come from a Nihil istic source, demos that notice of sen tence) lo death has been sent to the Czar. Tne iciegram also savs the Nihilists have chaupcd their lacucs, that they have abandoned tue dagger amt coin a in favor of u persuasive policy and have formed a cotiiinittco to unmusk the munteuvres of certain agents who spread in the press flclitioue Nihilist proclamations. l orry Creates a (v-nsaiion. J’ahis. April 12.—A sensation has been caused b to by a spot cn made by M. Kerry in Algiers, In watcli he said that if ihc French possessions in Alrioa had not Peon extended to the sea by conquest Tunis would now bo threatened by Italy. Alsser anil Lorraine. London, April 12.—A dlspaiea from I'arie says; "Kerry Mayor or other ott olal in Alsace and I. u isine euepsoted of French sytopeMllee has bees dismiss.-. 1, lives i* too schools lbs eajus UeUifMllii*- uon te evident to repress the French sen WstMhl.” ST. AUGUSTINE’S BIG FIRE THB OU) CATllKlillAli AMONG TH K m ILDINGS BUIiNKI). Flames Also Destroy the Hoof of the Old Slnvo Msi ket—The l.Mundrjr of the Augustine Hotel the StHrtlnc Point of the Coo llagr at ton—Aftttiy Firms Horned Out—The total Lilia Over #200,000 With Light Insurance. St. Augustine, Fla., April 12. Fire broke out in the laundrv of the Nt. Au gustine Hotel at 3 o’clock this morning and in a short time had spread so rapidly that the whole building was on fire. The guests all esoaped, many ot them not having time to take their clothing and valuables. The flumes spread rapidly ou Charlotte street, taking in its course the Cottage bar und billiard rooms, Vedder A Compton’s dry goods store, the Edwards House, county court house, Weller’s restauraut, Bcti hoyon & Mouseal’s cigar store, Chamber liu & Son’s wholesale and retail grocery, Steiner Bros., fruit store, the Chinese reslaurant, Buck’s restaurant, Vedder’s museum, Mrs. Carr’s residence, the new building being erected fur the First Na tional Bank, and the old Spaniuh Cathe dral, the contents of which had been re moved at un early stage of tUe lire, except tue pipe organ. ANOTHER HOTEL THREATENED. At onetime it seemed impossible to save the Florida Hotel, which was separated from the burning buildings by a street fif teen feet wide, and as the burning of the Florida House meant the destruction ot evervtning from the plaza to the city gates all efforts were concentrated on tins building. Alter a hard struggle the flames were gotten uudercoutrol, but not until after the old Planters, ail addition to the Florida House, had burned. About 5 o’clock a special train was sent to Jack sonville for assistance, but before they were ready to return the fire was under control. THE HEAVIEST LOSER. The heaviest loser will be E. E. Vaill, sole owner and proprietor of the St. Au gustine Hotel, whose loss on building and furniture will reach SIOO,OOO, tne pol icies having expired on April 1* aud not having been renewed. The loss on the Cathedral is placed at SIO,OOO on the building and its costents. The insurance on iho building is $4,100, and on the organ SOOO. The loss on the bank building is $4,000, which will fall on the contractors, the St, Augustine Improvement Company. They have no insurance. The losses on 1). Zialynskv’s building aud its contents is $3,000 and the insu rance SI,OOO. WIPED OUT OF $5,000. Chamberlin & Sons’ loss on stock is $7,000 and their insurance $2,000. Vedder & Compton’s loss on stock of dry goods is $1,500, with no insurance. The damage to the Edwards house is SSOO, with no insurance. The building is owned by Vedder & Henderson. The Court House was valued at $15,000, on which there is uo insurance. Tne records in the Clerk’s office were all saved. On the MissesjSmitba’building the loss is]s2,ooo, with no insurance. On Benboyon & Gonzalez’s cigar store and factory the loss on stock Is $5,000, on which there was no insurance. They succeeded in saving about SI,OOO worth of stock, THE OWNER OF THE RLOCK. W. L. Sinclair, of Baltimore, is the owner of the block, on which there was no insurance. His loss is about SIO,OOO. Mis. Carr’s loss on ner residence is about $4,000 and her insurance is $2,000. The loss on the Planters’ Hotel, which belonged to the Florida House, Messrs. Leonard A Beck, proprietors, on building, ps SSOO. The building was occupied by Mr. Beck’s lamily, who lost, besides valuable personal property, about SI,OOO in money and hotel supplies to tho amount ot nearly $2,000. They have no insurance. HIGH INSURANCE RATES. The high rates charged by the insur ance companies is tho cause of so little insurance being carried'. Excepting the burning of Bridget Barry, a chambermaid in the St. Augustiue Hotel, there were no live# lost. The guests of the burnsd hotels wereeutertallied attho San Maroo. There were a great many small losses of which it is impossible to learn the exact amounts, but the total loss w'lll uot reach over $200,000. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. The fire department consisted only of a 'book and ladder truck and one .Mansfield steam engine, was soon on the scene, lull it was impossible to do anything to save the hotel, whioh was already wrapped in Haines. At the Cathedral the roof caught first and soon tell, destroying all the old his toric relics in the interior. The old chimes fell too, their last work being n alarm which helped summon the citizens to tue scene of the conflagration. By a great effort the Bishops residence ana the house of Dr. J. K. Peck on the west were saved, but were greatly damaged by water. At this Hum the east wall of the St. Augustine House, facing Charlotte street, fell in carrying the flames to the Sinclair block on the oppo site side. Tne old cathedral was one of the most Interesting landmarks In the oitv. it was Guilt in 1783 and was in use for purposes of worship up to the lluie ol its destruc tion. The average rate of Insuranon seem# to have been ti% per cent, and tills has op' iatod as a prescriptive tariff. The roof of toe old slate mart in tho plaza was also burned. The stone pil lars on which the root rested suit stand. It naff no sides to burn. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. W ash ington. April 12.—The following telegram was received at the Treasury Department to-day irom the Collector of Customs at fit. Augustine, Fla.: The prinelpsl part of the city ha# been d ■toyed by lire. The county court bouse i* alto burned. Can t offer assistance in tb wav of rooms in the pontoflice building nut occupied* It I# liiiiHisKiblc lo procure room# outs du of th!# building. The record# are exposed. Secretary Fsireblld telegraphed as fol lows in reply: Render bvery siwlxtaiire to Bis olty offi cial*!!! tho way of providing room* in the poat-ufllcu building. Pennsylvania's High Linens** Bill. IIARHISIUIRO, Pa. | April 12.—Til* Housu this alleruoou paused the Brook* high dense bill without amendment. It provides (bat licenses lu oltln* ol Hi" first, second slid till'd class shall be SSOO, in all other cities fffiM, hi borougb* $l5O and in towushlii* $75. I iHigrsiit# liuill Llvei|nn<l, Lunimim. April 12.—Fivu thousa. and < ink gi *u.x, exclusive of nattvas oi IrelaoL Ivlt Lfvst pool stuidy aud hand#/l*,l iorN.w Vork. ELECTION FRAUDS. Oiip of i)ir .Iciscy City Boards i ('iiught In Crooked Work. Jersey City, April 12.—The entire ; election board of tho Eighth precinct, Second district of Jersey City, whoso pull ing booth is on Mercer street, was ar rested thio afternoon for tampering with tbo ballot box. The board consisted of Patrick Golden, judge; Patrick MoUlu niss and Owen .McCabe, inspectors, and Corrraac T.Dolan, olerk. At the noon re oess Policeman Murphy saw Clerk Dolan putting the registry book into tbo ballot box. The book contained about thirty Democratic tickets. The tickets were lolded, and several dropped into the box before the clerk could be arrested. Murphy took the registry book out, and lound that about twenty-live tickets had been carefully folded and placed between the leaves. A number of citizens witnessed the attempt, and great excitement prevailed for a nine. Otlicer Murphy immediately sent (hr assistance, and the entire board, together with the ballot box and registry book, were taken to the Gregory street polioe station. Sub sequently anew election board was elected in the precinct, and voting proceeded as usual. The pi is oners were immediately arraigned before Justice tßllsiug. They waived examine lion and were bold in $1,200 bail to ap pear belore the grand jury. Michael Kane, of No. 201 Wayne street, made an additional charge against Dolan. lie swore that when he weut to vote he was told that bis name had been checked end that someone had already voted for him. The bail bend was then increased to $2,400 ior each prisoner. Assemblymau Simultby became their surety. PROHIBITION IN TEXAS. The Republicans Bound to Make it a Party Issue, Dallas, Tex., April 12— The anti prohibition convention to meet about May 4 is the most important event next to happen in Texas. Apart from the close battle to be fought hot ween whisky and acti-whieky at the polls Aug. 4 on the question of a coiistituttou.il amendment to be submitted to a vole of the people, there is a contest utnong politicians on the question of making the issue a parly matter. The hood of the Democratic party refuses to recognize the fight on the amendment as a party tight. Many agree with him, and many take the opposite view. The Republicans will try to carry tbo amendment and shoulder the Democratic party with the responsibility. At the convention here May 4 It. Q. Mills and John Hancock will speak. Senator Coke wavs he will not at tend. The meeting will beau important one, and work lor a hard campaign will be mapped out. JUDD SHOWS HIS HAND. No Temperance Measures to Put the Governor in a Bad Position. Albany, N. Y., April 12.—Gov. Hill to-day vetoed the bill prohibiting the sale of liquor in any of the public buildings of the State. The bill was aimed at the c&pitol restaurant. The Governor held that the proprietor of the restaurant had no license and could not get one, aim that, therefore, bis selling liquor, if be realiy did so, was an offense really with out a special law to make it so. Hill sent to tho Assembly this evening his long-expeoted veto of the Crosby high license bill. His veto Is based upon the ground i hat the bill is special legislation, in that it applies to only two cities of the State—New York ami Brooklyn—and that it is clearly unconstitutional. Mu lligan’s Election. Detroit, Mich., April 12.—The vote cast at last week’s election was officially canvassed to-day. Full reports have not been received, hut so tar as known there is nothing to change the result as already published. The majority against pro hibition is close to 3,500. The Prohibi tionists aru contesting every point, but so far have gained nothing, interest in tne prolnoiliou amendment caused the ticket to be lost sight of. To-night the Tribune bus heard irom iifty counties, indicating tdut tho Republican plurality on the State ticket will approximate 30,000. Victory For tlie Democracy. BORDENTOWW, N. J-, April 12.—The city election here yesterday resulted in ittvor o! tbs Democrats. John O. li utlson was elected Mayor over James 'J an turn by a large majority Charles Brown, Rep., was elected Councilman over the Democratic candidate in the Second ward, making the Council stand: Demo crats 5, Republicans 4. Tobacco Board of Trade Trustees. New York, April 12.—Tbo following were elected trustees of the Tobaceoo Board of Trade Uero to-day: E. M,Craw ford, G. Mayer, M. Lacbenbruch, C. E. How, J. Hoffman. W. Virgilius, A. Gon zalez, 1. Kotenwald. C. Tag, S. J. Gaus, A. Bach and J. N. Bon. A committee was selected to see If steps could be taken (Or a reduction oi tobacco freight rates from Havana. * a used By itobbers. Rochester, N. Y.. April 12.—The warehouse ot William Hamilton at Cale donia was burned to the ground this morning. A person passing by saw a flash and heard a report and in a moment the place was in tlamea. The loss is SIB,OOO. On examining the safe later it was found that a hole hud been drilled In the top and part of It blown off with powder. Both Mortally Wounded. Ilkarn k, Tex., April 12. —A desperate shooting affray occurred here this aft. r itoon between Dr. Ofliut and O. D. Can non, In which both were luorinlly wound ed. Just prior to tho sboouug Messrs, offutl and Cannon were engaged in a game of dominos, when Offttt made an Insulting remark to Cannon, resulting 111 a quarrel. Bessemer’s Hale of Dote. Birmingham, Ala., April 12.—The first day’s sale ot lot* to-day at Bessemer ag gregated $450,000. Bessemer Is a town twelve miles from Birmingham, which has tour 100-ton lumuncss budding, roll, luu mills and numerous other Industrial plums, wbioh assure u population of not isss liiun >O,OOO. - I igliting lu Aclieen. The Hague, April 12.—Advices from the Dutch East ludiessay that tho Dutch hud an euoouuier with the natives in Aohei n on April 4 and that the AoUtaese ftud after a snurp engeameul, leaving thirty-three head The Dutch loss was i-.elvu killed sod twenty-six wounded. usi>n>-ti lor .Murder. Mruriiis, April 12.—Kelsey Wilson ifLjiuimA. j UMiAM Jkh (PRICES 1G AY FAR,! t I 6 CENT'S A COPY. J A GALE LURID WITH FI 11H MANY DIVES LOST IN THEFDAM J PATH ON THE PRAIRIES. A Swxth Varying In Width from Tir. to Seven Mites Out by the (tushie' Holocaust— Hundreds of Head of Stock Cut Off by the Countless Farm Houses and (tarns soj Tliulr Contents Laid In Ashes—Ttq stopping Flare of tho Rushing Ei* nieuts Only a blatter of Conjecture. Atchison, Kan., April 12.—N0 lee than liiteen persons have been burned t death oy prsirio tires, which, startinj near Nioodemus, Graham county, bsv swept northwest on an air line into Not ton county, destroying everything in it path that in places is from two and onq half to seven miles wide—a great roartej sea ol flame rolling in trememd ous sheste under the impetus o a high wind whioh prevailed al day and night Saturday. Starting on tir South Fork of Solomon river in Grahan county, the Are swept north to the Norti Fork, w hioh it crossed at Edmond Stij tion on the Central Branch in Nortel county, uml at last accounts It was sui sweeping toward the uortbwest diaguH ally across Norton county in the direo lion of Decatur, the adjoining county oj the west, carrying descructfon anddeat) in ils path. Thousands of bead q stock of all kinds have been burned, ani thousands of tons or hay, corn and wh.-ai and from 100 to 175 houses and barns havi been destroyed. The people living alon the line of the lire have been left horntj less and destitute. It is impossible as ye to learn the names of those who perished Tremendous excitement pretails aj through the burned district, which c>4 tcuds a distance of over sixty miles it length by two to seven in breadth, witl the tiro still spreading towards Us northwest. swept along by a hurricane. A special says: “Reportsconcerning th destruction of life and property caused bj the great prairie lire that swept over U eastern poition of Norton and Grahan counties on Saturday last are yet meagif and unsatisfactory, but enough is know! to appall the stoutest hearts. Thejiii started near Nioodemus, in Grahai county. The wind, whioh was blow lug forty miles an hour, carried thj flames over and through the dry graes a a frightful speed. General destruction ff property commenced near Koscoe, 1 Graham county. Here the fire spreaj over the country for fully two and a hat miles in width, and as the wind oarriet it north was constantly spreading uatj it was seven miles wide where It drossp> the North fork of Solomon river, thr miles east of Dinstnore. A few bousq were burned, aud every stable, with iti stacks of hay and cribs of grain wai burned, leaving hundreds of' farmers a) most destitute. A PITIFUL SIGHT. “It is a pitiable sight to passover tb. burned district and see thousands nj burned chickens, turkeys and bundled! of hogs, with occasional horses an! numerous cattle. Almost every farms! losxlrotu iifty to five hundred bushels o corn, besides small grain. It ts definite!) kuown that rrom thirteen to sixteen livsi were lost in the two counties, but toj names have not been learned. Fouj children pertahed in one family. Ho* far the fire extended north from the Boit> moil is unknown, bill It must have trav* eled a Jong distance. ANOTHER PATH OF FIRE. “At the same time another tire swept down the south folk of the Solomon to t point near Mtltbrook, sweepiug everyi thing in its path and burning six person! to death, a lather, mother and tour dron. and a large number of cattiei horses, hogs anti poultry, in one Its stance a woman prematurely gave birtl tea child. When the lire was discovers! approaching bur husband took her in hit arms and started lor plowed ground, btx b< fore lie reached it the woman’s clotbinj was on lire. He succeeded in putting u out and saving her life. The babe, lest than an hour old, with the other member! of the family, was saved, but the bousj Ht.d the other property on the farm wer! destroyed. Hundreds of narrow escape} could be related, tiaturday was a fright ful day and one longto he remembered bj a great many families in Newton au| Graham counties.” OUTRAN HORSES. Huron,Dak..April 12.—Additional pan ticttlars ot F'riday’s prairie lire wers received here to-day. Near Broadland twelve miles north, John Morlartty lost bis barn, granary, a span of mules au4 farm implements. The hre originated i| the vicinity of tbs town of Wesaingtoi Hills, and swept down toward th< town of Wessington, tbirtj miles west of Huron, burnlni everything in its course. At least J dozen lost not only barns, farm implo. ments, cattle, stacks of fodder for stock, but also their dwellings and contents' Beadle county has never before experij enoed such a Are. It was driven befor! the wind, blowing forty miles an hour aud traveled faster than a horse could run. ROARING THROUGH DAKOTA. Fiolx Falls. Dak , April 12.—Report* of loss of property from the prairie Are during the terrible wind storm of Fridal r.tul Saturday continue to come in. Eight teen nidus west of this city a tremeodouj tire started and swept the country lei miles. Henry Straiten, George Fallot John Jacobson and M. Hall lost the* houses and contents and also their barn! (arm machinery, grain and stock. Jam I Hutchinson. C. E. Oreelan, W. 8. Brook* VViiliHin igo and Edwaid Walker I<>4| their barns and contents. Other losses are Indefinitely reported It is t : struct! • tire that bad over visited this part of the country an( the total loss will exceed SIOO,OOO. JAKE bRARP’B 1 111 AD. A Belief That his Case Will Boon hi Hal tod in Court. New York. April 12.—George B. Poet ell, who has instilled in tue I qpdle aided men cases that lie met Uldy Maloney stq oiner boodle men at the offioea of th. Broad* ay toad during the time he w canvassing among the Broadway prt t erty ow tiers, has been detailed as a wti ness and Is In custody because he oHtin I furnish $5,000 ball. Assistant District Attorney Day's recently made au *TI tlaviun which n stated that be bellevrj tii i' l’owii i.iUnuliel U 1 leave l.u r | unknown. Powell's arrest luslowll Tne affidavit busts Uie liisastplifft, “l’eoplu v•. Jacob nuarp,” which al„u lies.tl is bsllsvtd, lUni* ‘.lake” sharp will be tried uexk Death It in Maasli a, i i— ‘llljVtJt ba M AgMUW Mrs. f. A • i',o,n 4,111111 ,4 a ggr 1 I T>(* iu(.oftl took firs t i.* st *