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». 'T !VOLUME XVI. DALLAS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1898. .-*C 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. Maymi atmkea the food port, wholmmomm mad dmUefomm. BakiM® BBSS KOVAL WM mm 00., SOW VMM. 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." 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