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DALLAS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1898.
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A BRIDGE COLLAPSES, CABBY*
I5W DOWN SIXTY HE'S.
THE LIST OF DEATHS APPALLING.
MlalUr C.m, Without Wtrnlnr*EI|h>
Mtl Bodtea Recovered, But
Meny Are Mining.
A special from Hogan sbnrg, N. Y.,
aaja: About noon Tuesday two south
apans of the international bridge of
the New York and Ottawa railroad,
now under oonstruction across the St.
Lawrence river, about three miles
above St. Regis Indian village, fell
without warning with sixty workmen,
all being thrown into the river, some
sixty feet below.
Over thirty were picked up and
taken to the Cornwall hospital and
twenty-seven were miBsiug. The
bridge consists of three spans, of
which two were completed and the
third was nearly completed when the
south pier gave way at its foundation,
causing both spans to fall into sixty
feet of water, taking its load of hu
man freight with it. ,
The bridge was being built across
the St. Lawrence river at the foot of
Long Saulto rapids, near Reinhardt’s
island. The water at this point is
known to be as swift ob in any part of
the river. The immediate cause of the
disaster and the giving way of the
span of the bridge seems to bnve been
from the washing away of one of the
large piers. •
The pier in question was begnn Inst
fall and work was continued all winter
and finished this summer. The con
tract work was in charge of Messrs.
Sooy, Smith & Co., who are well
known as extensive and careful con*
tractors in their line and known to
have had instructions from the rail
road compnny to build for “perma
nency." The pier had been accepted
aa perfectly reliable and safe. It
would seem from this that the swift
ness of the current was underesti
mated.
Late reports from Cornwall hospital
says thirty-three men have been taken
out of the river and transferred to the
hospital. Eighteen of them havo since
died. The latest information makes
it prohable that the death list will
reach thirty.
As far as can be learned, eighty-
seven men were on the pay roll, of
whom eighty-two reported for work
Tuesday morning. Of this list, only
thirty-eight have been accounted for.
An eye-witnesB of the fall of the
bridge says that he was sitting on the
bank of the river watching the work
men above him when, without warn
ing, there came a fearful crash.
Two spans of the bridge col
lapsed, the immense mass of timber
and iron dropped and the agonizing
shrieks of the men who were being
crushed in the wreok • were drowned
by the rushing waters.
Then he saw bodies coming to the
surface,and the work of rescue began.
This was helplessly inadequate, there
being only a few boats in the vicinity
and very few men who would under
take to swim out into the turbulent
waters. Many who might have been
saved were drowned before help oould
reach them.
Piteous appealing faces sank beneath
the waters before the eyes of helpless
onlookers. Mangled bodies came to
the surface for a moment, and then
passed out of sight. It was a terrible
and heart-rending scene. Even those
who were got to land alive were in
such condition that many died on the
way to the hospitals. Some had their
bocks broken, others both legs, while
others were crushed by the heavy
irons.
About fifty of the men employed on
the span were Americans, who were
working for the Phoenix Bridge Com
pany. The remainder were mostly
Indians, who acted as assistants.
Every man on the division wont down
with the wreck. Many of those who
escaped climbed up the iron work
which still rested on piers at either
end. The scene around the Hotel
Dieu, where the wounded and
dying were taken, was heartrending*
The wives and relatives of missing
men were anxiously inquiring after
their loved ones.
WILL RANSOM PRISONERS.
Money Sent From Mudrid to Manila For
Relief of SpanUli Troop*.
A Madrid cable dispatch says: The
cabinet has authorized the foreign
minister, Duke Almodovar do Rio, to
negotiate with the Philippine insur
gents to rnnsom the 5,000 Spanish
prisoners now in their hands, and it
has been decided to transmit money to
Manila for that purpose and for the
relief of the Spanish troops, which are
urgently in need of funds.
The government has also cabled to
Captain General Macias at San Juan
de Porto Bico reqnostiug Jiim to fur
nish fuller details of the American
economic regime in Porto Bico.
DERVISHES WERE BRAVE.
Faced Deadly Dell of Bullet. With Great
Valor—Battle Dreerlbed.
The correspondent of a London
newspaper thus describes the conflict
between the Anglo-Egyptian forces
and the Dervishes wherein the latter
were completely ronted and the oity of
Omdurman captured:
“Our infantry formed np ontside
the camp. On tho left were the First
battalion Northumberland Fnsileers,
the Second battalion Lancaster Fnsi
leers and the First battalion Grenadier
Guards, with the maxim battery,
manned by the Royal Irish Fusileers.
In onr counter were the First Cameron
Highlanders and the First battalion
Lincolnshire regiment with maxima
worked by a detachment of the Royal
artillery, under Major Major Williams.
On our right \yere *1*8 Soudanese
brigades commanded by General Max
well and General MoDonald. T^e
Egyptian brigades held the reserves
and both flanks were supported by tho
Maxim Nordenfelt batteries.
“At 7:20 o'clock in the morning the
enemy crowded the ridges above the
camp and advnnoed steadily in envel
oping formation. At 7:40 o’clock our
artillery opened Are, which was
answered by the dervish riflemen.
“Their attack developed on our left,
and in accordance with their tradition
al tactics, they swept down the Hill
side with the design of rushing onr
flank. But the withering fire main
tained for fifteen minutes by all of our
line frustrated the attempt, and the
dervishes balked and swept toward
our center, upon wliich they concen
trated a florco attack. A large force
of horsemen, trying to face a continu
ous bail of bullets, from the Cameron
Highlanders, tho Lincolnshire regi
ment and tbe Soudanese, was literally
swept away, leading to tbe withdrawal
of tho entire body, whose dead strewed
tbe field.
“Tbe bravery of tbe Dervishes can
hardly be overstated. Those who car
ried the flags struggled to within a few
hundred yards of our fighting line,
while tbe mouAted emirs absolutely
threw their lives away in bold charges.
“When tbe Dervishes withdrew be
hind tbe ridge in front of their camp,
tbe whole force marched in eohelon of
battalions toward Omdnrman. As our
troops surmounted tbe crest adjoining
tbe Nile, the Soudanese on our right
came into ooutaot with the enemy,
who had reformed under cover of a
rocky eminence and had massed be
neath the black standard of tho khalifa,
in order to make a supreme efiort to
retrieve the fortunes of the day. A
mass, 15,000 strong, boro down on the
Soudanese.
'“General Kitchener swung round
the center and left of the Soudanese
and seized the rocky eminence* and
!V e Egyptians, hitherto in reserve,
joined the firing line in ten minutes,
and before the Dervishes could drive
their attack home.
"The flower of the khalifa’s army
was caught in a depression,and within
a zone of a withering cross-fire from
three brigade*, with tbe attendant ar
tillery. Tbe devoted Mahdists strove
heroically to make headway, but every
march was stopped, while their main
body was literally-mowed down by a
sustained deadly cross-fire.
“Defiantly the Dervishes planted
their standards and died beside them.
Their masses gradually melted to com
panies, the companies to dribble be
neath the leaden bail. Finally they
broke and fled, leaving the field white
with jibbah-clad corpses, like a snow
drift dotted meadow.
“At 11:15.o'clock the sirdar ordered
an advance, and our whole force in
line drove the scattered remnant of
the foe into the desert, our cavalry
cutting off their retreat to Omdur-
man.
“Among the chief incidents of the
battle was a brilliant charge by the
Twenty-first Lancers, nnder Lieuten
ant Colonel Martin^, Galloping down
on a detached body of tbe enemy they
found tbe Dervish swordsmen massed
behind, and were forced to charge
home agaiuBt appalling odds. The
Lancers hacked through the mass, ral
lied and kept the Dervish horde at
bay. Lieutenant Grenfell, nephew of
General Sir Francis Grenfell, was
killed, four officers were wounded,
twenty-one men were killed and twenty
wounded.
“The Egyptain cavalry were in close
fighting throughout with the Baggara
horsemen. For a short period the en
emy captured nnd held the gnn, but
it was brilliantly retaken.
“The heroic bravery of tbe Derv
ishes evoked universal admiration.
Time after time their dispersed and
broken forces re-formed and hurled
themselves npon the Anglo-Egyptian,
their emirs conspicuously leading and
spurning death.
“Even when wonnded and in death
agonies, they raised themselves to fire
a last shot.”
LETTER CARRIERS MEET.
National Association Assembles In Con
vention nt Toledo.
The National Letter Carriers’ asso
ciation opened at Toledo, O., Monday
with 400 delegates present. Visiting
carriers from various cities were esti
mated at 5,000 and tbe convention
opened with promise of being the
greatest in tbe history of the associa
tion.
THE SPANISH CORTES OPENED
FIRST WORK OF THE BODY WAS TO
CLEAR THE GALLERIES.
SECRET SESSION WAS THE ORDER.
Recasts Starts the Ball-Press Censorship
Was Discussed—Sensational
Scenes Presented.
The Spanish chambers assembled
•t Madrid Monday.
At the opening of the senate the sec
retary read a letter from Senor Rod
riguez, senator from Porto Rico, re
fusing to obey the summons to attend.
The premier, Senor Sagasta, ascend
ed the tribune and read a decree au
thorizing the government to prosout
to tbe chamber a draft of a law em
powering the ministers to renounce
sovereignty over the colonies in con
formity with the stipulations of tbe
peace preliminaries between Spain and
tbe United States. The president of
the senate proposed a secret discussion
of tbe decree and despite tbe protests
of some senators ordered that tho gal
leries be cleared, which was done amid
lond mnrmnrs of disapproval.
The chainbor soon became involved
in a discussion of press censorship nnd
a deputy inquired tho motive underly
ing a circular whioh General Chinchil
la, captain goucral of Madrid, has ad
dressed to newspapers regulating their
reports of the sessions of the cortes.
He declared tlmt tbe censorship was
inconsistently applied and that the
effect of tho circnlar was to punish
possible errors in advance.
At the close of tbe censorship dis
mission, in wbiob deputies who are
journalists protested emphatically
against tbe attitude of tbe govern -
ment, Senor Romero y Robledo ac
cused tho government of illegality in
continuing tbe suspension of tbe con
stitutional guarantees after the reopen
ing of tho cortes. He demanded im
mediate decrees revoking tbe suspen
sion.
Senor Capdepon, the minister of the
interior, replied that the time was not
opportune to revoke the suspension
and remiuded Senor Romeroy Robledo
that a former government of which
Senor Ilemero y Robledo was a mem
ber bad acted in the same way in 1875.
The chambers then adjourned.
General Jaudenez, ad interim gov
ernor of the Philippines, replying to
the government’s request for informa
tion as to the true situation of affairs
in the archipelago, reports that to as
sure the re-establishment of Spanish
sovereignty over the islands wonld re
quire n permanent army of 60,000 men,
a fleet and endless quantities of mate
rials.
The conservatives have deoided to
continue to support tho government.
DONNELLY DENOUNCED FUSION.
Mlddle-uf-thr-Ilouil I'opnllaU Mrpt Id
Convention At Clnclnnntl.
The national convention of the mid
dle of tbe road populistH was called to
order at Cincinnati Monday noon.
During the morning the middle-of-tbe
roaders were in informal conference
and exchanged opinions enough to in
dicate much difference in their views
as to whether they should bold a nom
inative convention or merely a general
conference.
In calling the convention to order
Joseph Parkor, of Louisville, secretary
of the Reform Press Association,
strongly advocated independent action
by the populists, whether it is done at
this convention or at some future
time.
Ignatius Donnelly was chosen tem
porary chairman and made a red-hot
speech denouncing General Wheeler
and nil other leaders who had co-oper
ated with fusion with the democrats.
He referred to Grover Cleveland as a
traitor to the democratic party, and
Senntor Butler as a traitor to tho pop
ulist party. He was especially severe
in denouncing Senator Butler as a
man who reached an exalted position
by conniving with the republicans for
his eleotion to tho senate and now un
der instructions from W. J. Bryan be
is conniving with tbe democrats.
Mr. Donnelly advocated a reorgani
zation of the populist party on tbe
line of tbe middle-of-the-roaders, as
indicated in their conference at Omaha
last June and again at Nashville last
July. The usual committees wero ap
pointed.
H08pTtal1m)0RS closed.
Action Wm Taken on Account of Sower®
Criticlurn and Abme.
The following telegram was reooived
at the war department Tuesday:
“Chattanoooa, Tenn., September
6.—General H. ,C. Corbin, Washing
ton: Second division Third corps hos
pital closed yesterday T-his is the
one that was most generally and se
verely criticised. Following is its re
cord since established, June 10th:
Total number of patients, 2,46^; total
deaths, 33. Of these cases 270 were
typhoid and of tbe total deaths twenty-
eight were from typhoid.
“H. V. Boykton,
“Brigadier General."
SCHLEY AT SAN JUAN.
Admiral ltvceivml Rnthu.lutla .Wilwinr
On B..,; d the New Orleans.
, The United States transport Seneca,
carrying Roar Admiral W. 8. Schley
and Brigadier General W. W. Gordon,
of the Porto Rico military commission,
Vrrived off tho barbor nt San Juan de
Porto Rico Monday night, bat did not
enter until Tuesday morning. Tha
United States protected cruiser New
Orleans, whioh was lying in the har
bor, fired an admiral's salute of thir
teen guns.
The Spanish guuboat Isabel Segnn-
do responded with thirteen guns,
wherenpou tho New Orleaus set the
Spanish flag at the peak and saluted
it with thirteen guns. \
A boat immediately pnt off from the
New Orleans to the Seneca and took
Admiral Schley aboard. As he went
over the steamer's side the passengers,
among whom bs had become exceed
ingly popular, gave three oneers and a
tiger. One man in bis enthusiasm
yelled:
“Hurrah for the next president!"
Admiral Schley was given an enthu
siastic recaption on board tbe Now
Orleans.
MUSSULMANS FIGHT BRITISH.
Cnmlla In n Stitt* of Anarchy—Much
W°"‘l It Spilled.
Advices from Canea, Island of Crete,
state that Caudia is in a state of
anarchy. A collision between the
Mussulmans, who wore demonstrating
against European control, and tbe
British authorities, who have been in
stalling Christians as revenue officials,
culminated Tuesday in bloody fight
ing between the Mussulmans and tho
British troops.
Riots occurred in vnrioas parts of
the oity and*inany were killed. When
the outbreak was fiercest a warship
stationed in tbe barbor began firing
shells with tbe result that a portion of
the city was set on flro.
The British soldierH fired and wonnd
ed several. Tbe Mussulmans ran to
their arms and returning, attacked tbe
soldiers. ‘Other Mussulmans spread
rapidly through tho Cbristinn quarter
shooting into windows and setting
many bousers anil shops on fire.
It is reported that the British consul
has been killed.
FAVORAIILK REPORT
Prnm General I.nwton m to Health of
Troops In Cuba.
The most enoonragitig report that
‘has come from the sijfc soldiers in
Cnlia since the appearaml of the dread
ed fever, in the judgment of Adjutant
General Corbin, reached Washington
Tuesday afternoon in shape of the fol
lowing telegram from Major General
Lawton, commanding at Santiago:
“One hundred and fifty convales
cents and others leave today on tbe
Vigilanbia. Not to exceed fifty sick
of tbe Fifth army corps now remain.
Ample transportation for them."
Tbe officials are encouraged by the
statement and hope that at least tbe
tido has turned, and that from this
point on the diseases of tbo camp will
be diminished rapidly at Santiago.
DEWEY’S SHIPS IN SHAPE.
Ilcinalndcr of the Apanlah Veneli Sunk
*t Manila Cannot lie Kalaed.
A report from Constructor Capps, at
Manila, just receiifed at Washington,
states that aside from the small gun
boats which have been raised and pnt
into the servico of Admiral Dewey,
none of the Spanish ships of war en
gaged in the battle of Manila bay are
likely to be raised.
Mr. Capps was sent to the Asiatio
station especially to assist in pntting
tbe squadron in flrst-class condition
for any emergency. He reports
Dewey’s sqnadron In excellent shape.
Alroady the flagship Olympia and the
gnnboat lia eigli have been dooked
and cleaned at Hong Kong and tbe
Boston is now there for tbe same pur
pose.
MARTIAL LAW IN PANA.
Step* Are Taken To Prevent Clash Be
tween Miner* nnd Negroes.
Pana, 111., was placed under martial
law Tuesday. The sheriff took this
step in order to prevent a clash be
tween the striking coal miners and
negro laborers who havo taken their
places, Governor Tanner having so far
failed to seud troops.
The negroes have been kept closely
guarded at Springside oolliery until
Tuesday when half a dozen of them
marched into town and throngh the
principal streets. • They were not mo
lested by the strikers.
ARKANSAS STATE ELECTION.
Jones, Democrat, For Governor, Wins By
Decisive Majority.
Monday Arkansas elected a full
oorpB of state officers, 100 members of
the lower house of the legislature, six
teen state senators, local officers in
each of the seventy-five counties aud
voted on tbe adoption of two import
ant constitutional amendments as well
as the question of the liquor license in
the different counties.
Tho democratic state ticket, headed
by Dan W. Jones, is undoubtedly
elected, the only question of doubt
being the size of the democratic plu
rality. The vote on the two constitu
tional amendments is in donbt.
MISTS HIT OUT TICKET
MIDDLE *OF • THE • ROADERS NAME
BARKER AND DUNNELLY.
PREPARED FOR CAMPAIGN OF 1900
OnavsnUon Split Into Twn Fsstlsns.
Senator Bntl-r Deelgootod an a
Traitor By On* Faction.
A Cincinnati special says: Tha
middle-of-the-road populists at their
sesaion Tuesday reorganized the peo
ple’s party, renewad its former declar
ation of principles end nominated its
national ticket two yeare and two,
months in advanoe of the date of the
eleotion. The object of thia early ao*
tion waa to head off any such fusion
aa that of 1S96.
While the radical* controlled the
convention, they oould not have car
ried ont their programme without a
bolt from the northern delegates.
The weatorn and sonthera delegate*
nominated Wharton Barker and Igna
tius Donnelly and deolared tb* princi
ples of tho reorganized pzrty.
The eastern states were not repre
sented. It was tha smallest national
convontion on record, and it adopted
the longest platform on record, one of
over 7,000 words. Most of the nsnal
mica of conventions were ignored, as
moat of the delegates came with self-
constituted eredentiala, owing to the
confusion over the call.
A letter waa read from ex-Governor
David Waite, of Colon, “’p, during the
early honrs of the session, ih'**hich he
denounced Senator Butler as a teach-
crons chairman and false leader, And
advocated the nomination of straight
populist tiokets for president and other
offices.
An elaborate address to the people
of the United Stetes waa adopted. It
reaffirms the previons platform of the
populists and cover* many questions,
and in referring to the present situa
tion, it saysi
"The people's psrty vote In 1894"* Ithi
and 189S rose to nearly two millions,
snd everything indicated its speedy
nation si trinmph. In this emergenoy
the demooratio party saw that it had
no recourse but to steal one of the
principles of the despised popnlists.
In the Obiosgo convention of 1896, in
a prearranged theatrical soen* of great
uproar and enthusiasm, moved to tbe
front as tha devoted and life-long
champion of that which it had always
opposed.
“Senator Butler, who is ohairman of
onr national committee, preached dis
integration and demoralization jnst aa
Benediot Arnold stipulated for the
scattering of the American foroes, that
the British might the more readily
overthrow the yonng republic.
“Mr. Bntler taught onr foroes that
tbe first duty of a soldier was to break
ranks and go over to the enemy. All
efforts to chain tne boundless snbtlety
of this onnning man have been in vain.
Onr chief battle is not sgsinst the de
monetization of one metal for the ben
efit of another, but against the chain
ing of tbe world’s progress to the csr
wheels of a prehistoric superstition in
the shape of both metals. The whole
world today is held in check by a sys
tem of gold barter, while enterprise
languishes, industry suffers and the
cemeteries are populous with the bod
ies of baukrnpts and snicides. We
will end the tricks*of the office seekers
by pntting onr national ticket in tbe
field at once.
“We believe the sonl is bigger than
.the pocketbook. We have nothing
bat kind words for republicans and
democrats individually. Onr hearts
go out to the wretched and oppressed
of the whole world. While we demand
that if either gold or silver is to be
used as money, both shall be so used;
we insist that the best cnrrency this
country ever possessed was the full
legal tender greenback of the civil
war. And we took forward with hope
to the day when gold shall be relegat
ed and the human family possess, free
of tribute to bankers, a governmental
full legal tender measure of values,
made of paper that will expand Bide
by side with the growth of wealth and
population.” •
A bitter discussion followed on a
motion to proceed with nominations for
president and vice president. The But
ler faotion moved to amend by refer
ring the whole matter to their national
committee. This caused great disturb
ance and the Butler faction, led by
Mr. Palm'er, of Illinois, left the hall
and the other faction proceeded with
nominations.
H*rker nnd Donnellv Nominated.
After jiumerons nominating and sec
onding speeches in presenting tw6
names for presidential candidates a
ballot was taken, resulting as follows:
Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania,
128 4-5; Ignutins Donnelly, of Minno-
nesota, 99 1-5.
On motion of Mr. Donnelly the
nomination of Mr. Barker was made
unanimous. Ignatius Dounelly was
then nominated by acclamation for
vice president.
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SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Tha Maw Industries Itoimrtnd In tha South
During tha Pint Weak.
With the end of summer, the new
industries reported gnin in number
and importance. Ailvices received
during the past week include a brush
factory in North Carolina, a castor oil
mill in Arkausns and cotton seed oil
mills in Arkansas and South Carolina;
a 25,000-spindle cotton mill in Ten
nessee and smaller ones in Mississippi
and North Carolina; a 830,000 chair
faotory in Kentucky; a large cooperage
works in Georgia; distilleries in Vir
ginia and Kentucky; a large grain ele
vator at New Orleans; two electrlo
light plants in Tennossee and one
each in Virginia, Goorgia, Arkan
sas, Texas and Mississippi, and
a 81
LoliTon Times says tbe Brat telegratn
of congratulations to arrive from Eu
rope was from Emperor William, who
said;
“I am sincerely glad to be able to
offer my congratulations on the splen
did victory at Omdurman, which at
last avenges poor Gordon's death."
Tb< queen aud General Lord Garnet
Wolsely, the commander in chief of
tbe British army, telegraphed their
congratulations to the sirdar direct.
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