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HUN DOWN IN A FOG.
A Hundred and Forty Lives
Lost Off Dover.
FROM SLEEP TO A PANIC.
Only Two of the Life Boats Could
Ri Moved From Their Fastenings-
The Officers of Bach of the Colliding
Veseels Claim to Have Been at An
chor and that the Other Ran Them
Down.
London, Nov. i#}. —Thy Dutch steamer
IV. A. Scholten, Capt. Taat, which left Rot
terdam yesterday for New York, was sunk
by a collision with the steamer Rosa Mary,
of Hartlepool, at 11 o’clock last night, ten
miles off Dover. The Scholten car
i led 2GO passengers and crew. The
steamer Ebro, of Sunderland,
rescued ninety of the crew and passengers
and landed them at the Sailors’ Home at
Dover. One hundred and forty of the pas
sengers are missing. One passenger and a
child of the party brought to Dover, ware
found dead from exposure. It is hoped
that passing vessels have rescued
ibe missing ones. The Scholten'*
masts are visible from tho Dover pier.
Bouts have left Dover -bound in all direc
tions for the purpose of saving life ami
property if possible. The Rosa Mary is
anchored off.Ramsgate with",her bows stove
in.
Tip to 5 o’clock this afternoon tw nty-two
bodies from tho W. A. Scholten liad been
landed at Dover.
A DENSE FOG.
The Scholten left. Rotterdam Saturday
morning. At tho time of the accident a
dense fog prevailed. Tho Scholten was
struck on the port bow by the Rosa Alary.
Immediately after the shock was felt the
Schol ten's passengers, all of whom
had retired for the night, rushed
on deck in their night gowns. The
boats were promptly ordered to be lowered,
but it was found that only two were avail
able. Three others were useless and were
not lowered. The water rushed swiftly
t hrough a hole in the bow, and a ter ribl'e
scene ensued. The panic-stricken crew ut
tered piercing shrieks, and many fell
upon their knees and prayed aloud. Little
children clung to their mothers, who them
selves were shrieking with terror. The of
ficers were cool and self-possessed, and re
mained on the bridge to the Inst. Several
l>ersons secured life belts and leaped into
theses. Within twenty minutes after the
chock the Scholten wosengulfed All who
bad put on life belts had floated and were
1 escu'ed by boats from the Ebro, which
. -raised around until 4 o’clock in tho morn
ing, Many of the rescued lost wives, hus
bands, brothers and sisters. The survivors
were supplied with clothes and everything
possible was done tofinsure their comfort.
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS.
The accounts of tho passengers differ re
garding the circumstances of the collision,
end the reports of the officers of the Schol
ten clash with those of tho officers of the
Rosa Mary. Some of the passengers state
that tho evening's merriment had ceased,
and that most of the passengers
bad retired to their bunks for the
night, only a few remaining in
the saloon, when a tremendous crash was
beard on the port bow. They say it is Im
possible that the collision could have oc
curred bv the Scholten striking an anchored
■ essel. The second mate of the Scholten
reports that be was on deck when he saw an ]
unknown steamer coming through the fog.
Before anything could t>e done the Scholten
was etruck in the fore-rigging and port bow.
The other vessel, which he now presumes
waa the Rosa Mary, backed off and disap
peared. Within twenty minutes tho Scbol
i “P sunk.
The captain of the Rosa Mary states that
his vessel was run into while anchored
southeast of South Sandhead by an un
known steamer. Finding that the Rosa
Mary was damaged ho proceeded to Dover
roads, where the vessel is nor docked.
The Rosa Mary was laden with coal for
Ft. Nazaire.
TrnntDT.E CONFUSION.
One of those savtxi is Monte CoJio, from
'he Tyrol. Ho states that the scenes on the
inking ship were terrible The steerage
Wengers, striven with terror, ran about
•bo deck in wild confusion. The
r pta'n tried his utmost to
• store order, but without effect,
'i'he passengers rushed for the boats and ii
was with the greatest difficulty that the of
ficers could keep them from jumping into
i.nd sinking them. Coho was iu the water
two hours. When taken out he was great
lv exhausted. s< 'ing to the extreme cold
and his efforts to keep afloat. After the
vessel sunt: the cries of persons
in the water could tie heard for a long time
in all directions.
According to the latest statement there
were *2lO jxersons on board the Scholten,
leaving 132 drowned and missing. The first
mate and fourth engineer have been recog
nised among the dead.
The Scholten lies four miles irom the Ad
miralty pier. Her three masts are visible,
is in a position dangerous to naviga
tion. Buoys and lights have been placed
around the wreck.
OXI.Y SIX ENGLISH PASSENGERS.
•;sorgo Moore, a passenger, states that
when the crash occurred a general rush was
made fortbo deck. “I was told that nothing
serious had occurred,” he ays, "but, l
secured a life belt. There were
six English passengers on board the vessel,
and one of those, a girl, asked us to keep in
a group that the English might go down
together. I was in tho water a long time
before being picked up. When the Scholten
'ink tho cries were heartrending. The
•attain of the Ebro, the rescuing
■ ousel, behaved nobly. He find all
his deck load of' timber thrown
overboard, and this judicious it'd saved
many lives. Only two of the Scholten’s
’•oats were lowered. The others could not
fie got adrift. Ido not know whether this
was due to any fault on board. The vessel
listed fiver so much that all tho h-mts could
not bo dropped into the water. The
people rushed about in the greatest state of
1 xeiteine.pt, all trying to get a piuce in the
'wo boats, which had been successfully
lowered, ikeere and disorder prevented
many persons being saved. The water was
freezing cold. This hastened the death of
many, rendering them powerless.”
USELESS LIFEBOATS.
Charles Mills, of Red Hill, Surrey, says
the lifeboats appeared as If they had not
ceen used for a long time. They had to bo
' hopped away with axes with the assistance
> f passengers. I called out to those on the
bridge to fire rockets. It was a long time
before they did. The greatest confusion
prevailed." The ship was right over on her
port side before they fired rockets,
i waited until the water touched the boilers,
putting out, the fires. The confusion was
'•strenie. Everybody seemed terror-stricken.
Tills may account for the apparent want of
Up Mttimm ffjeto&
discipline. The frantic passengers unnerved
some of the crew, preventing them from
acting as bravely as they might have done.
The Captain did bis best to restore order.
1 believe a good lookout was kept. We had
our lights up."
Mr. Vppleby, one of the passengers saved,
said: “X was in my berth, as also were
many ot hors, when the crash came. I im
mediately rushed on deck followed by o
confused crowd.
A LARGE HOLE IN HER BOW.
“Upon first reaching the deck I did not
think anything much was the matter till 1
sa w that tho port bow was stove in close to
the rigging and laid open for a great
space. The passengers soon crowded
the deck, ami the Captain and officers
shouted that all the boats would be lowered.
Tho vessel was then settling down by head
ward, The excitement was at its wofst. I
had hardly time to look around mo beforo
the vessel listed over on her port side, throw
ing the passengers and crew together on that
side of tho vessel. Most of tho boats
were thou worthless. Two boats on
the port sin© were swung out and
lowered, but the other six were useless.
While tho sailors were endeavoring to
lower tho boats the passengers hindered
them by rushing frantically against, them.
The crew tried to keep the passengers back,
thus losing valuable time. When the boats
were finally lowered there was a rush to get
into tnem. I tried, too, but did not stand a
chance. Then 1 decided to trust to a life
belt. The scene on deck was appalling. The
passengers and crew were crowded together
and the shrieks of the women, the cries of
the children and the shouts of the men
frightening. Home of the passengers were
on their knee© praying. When the Scholten
sank beneath our fe -t there was a struggle
in the icy water. Most of us had life belts.
Sarah (Fold. Stephney Robson and 1 kept
together. Wo clung” to each other and
drifted towards the F.bro, finally reaching
that vessel.”
THE SECOND OFFICER'S STATEMENT.
The second officer declares that every pre
caution had been taken on board the Scupl
ten. A goo I lookout was kept, and Capt.
Taut not only had the ordinary watch on
the bridge at the time of the disaster, but
all the officers, who intended to remain there
until the vessel was thoroughly down the
channel. The captain was last seen at bis
post trying to quiet the passengers and get
a boat off.
Following is a list of the passengers saved
and landed at Dover: Sarah Zuhnnnan,
Caroline Muller, Carl Muller, Svet Catze
lino, Fred Stepney, Dura Gold, Maria Stet
son. T. Robinson, Vandam Folybrani,
Johan Binderman. Reich Bromhof, Albert
Hensler, Madelena Simiel. Anna Konig.
C. F. Andeartte, Judi Levense, H. Fastaer,
S. Wilnie, E. Sioski. S. Alpser, E. Sebotti.
E. Susearich, Charles Miles, A. F. Berg
stein, G. Appleby, Pekel Sehatrneider, F.
Wilma, Francois Reiter. I. Gerung, C.
Teske, Meyer Sehalsneider, L. Streick, Bar
bara Sputz, Maria Hobelsbergcn, Bergen
Kies, L. Genken, C. Freilich and A. Hanier
ton.
The body of Rive Bell lias been identified.
No bodies were recovered during the
morning because the tide was running to
the eastward, but many were brought back
with the ebb. Darkness prevented the re
covery of more bodies, but many boats and
tugs have put to sea on the chance of pick
ing up others in the morning. Many of
those whose bodies have been recovered
look as if they had frozen to deatii.
WHO TELLS THE TRUTH:
The Rosa Mary sustained extensive dam
age, and was only kept afloat by her water
tight bulkheads. An officer of the Scholten
states that the Rosa Mary was carrying no
side lights, hut was showing the usual mast
head lights to indicate that she was lying at
anchor. They steered straight down tiie i tian
nel, leaving her sufficient room to pass clear.
When they drew near they found that she
was steaming ahead and making right on
to them. They tried to signal her off. but
it was too late. She struck tho Scholten on
the port bow.
The officers of the Rosa Mary aver that
they were iving at, anchor and were
run into. They say that, they did
not weigh anchor until morning.
Among the bodies landed at Dover
arc the following:
A c.irar dealer of London named Gold
schmidt
A Jew with a letter addressed “Leben
stein Herman, 198 Rtanton street. New
York.”
A man with a letter addressed “John
Kochnel, Sandusky."
Uenri Blanc, of Ohio, the sole cabin pas
senger.
Tlie other bodies are mostly those of
females.
A DIFFUSION EXPERIMENT.
The First Test Gives Very Satisfactory-
Results.
New Orleans, Nov. 20. At the govern
ment’s diffusion experiment stat ion at AVar
mouthV Magnolia plantation, where a pre
liminary test was made Friday on sixteen
sticks of sugar cane, the cutters worked
reasonably well, and with a little alteration,
made yesterday, will run admirably. The
diffusion batteries worker! 'entirely
satisfactorily. No special effort
was made to gel extraordinarily
good extraction, but US per Cent, of the
sugar in the cane was obtained, which per
centage, with the cane used polarizing
13 6-10, will give u practical yield of 220
pounds of sugar per ton. The carboniza
tion process will prohnbij not begin for a
we“k. It is expected that in about a week
everything will be in full operatic".
NINA VAN ZANDT DYING.
A Belief that She is Trying to Starve
Kerself to Death.
Chicago, Nov. 20. —Nina Van Zandt is
lielieved to be dying. Fixhl bus not passed
her lips since August Spies perished on the
scaffold. The only nourishment she
lias partaken of in all that
time has been a little fruit and an occasional
drink of milk. She persists in declaring
that, she cannot cat, and that sh does nor.
need food, but it is a serious question with
her parents if the strange, self-willed girl
lias not determined to abflain from food
until death comes to her relief.
AN ANARCHIST IN JAIL.
He Threatened to Kill a Reporter of
Now York.
New York, Nov. 20.— Ernest Kuhue,
alias Koenig, who was arrested last night
for threatening to kill a reporter
who went to an Anarchist meeting
in Seventh street in search of news,
n; put under SI,OOO bail for good behavior
to-day in the Essex Market Police Court.
This means that he will he locked up lor six
months on Blackwell’s Island unless he gets
SI,OOO security that he will behave him.-eif.
A Train Wrecked by Rocka.
Wheeling, W. Va.. Nov. 20.—A con
struction trainou the Cleveland and Pitts
burg mil road to-day. ran into pile of rocks
and dirt which had fallen from a hillside ;n
a cut a mile above Steubenville, and en
gineer H. 15. Johnson, and brakeman Hugh
Niles were taken from tho wreck dead.
Fireman James Russell was seriously, and
several others slightly Iniured.
SAVANNAH, GA„ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1887.
LONDON ESCAPES A RIOT.
NO SERIOUS ATTEMPT MADE TO
INVADE THE SQUARE.
A Strong Force of Police and Consta
bles Held in Readiness to Meet Any
Emergency—A Large Meeting Hold
at Hyde Park Without Interference
by the Authorities.
London, Nov. 20.— -Police arrangements
to prevent the proposed meeting in Trafal
gar square war© not so extensive after all
as were those of last Sunday, although the
force on hand was believed to be sufficient
to disperse, if not prevent, any unruly gath
ering. At 11 o'clock 1,00*9 constables woro
in position around the square. There was
no attempt made to oxclude tho public,
although anything like a crowd was
sharply dispersed. Police patroled,
instead of forming a cordon,
around tho square. At 1 o’clock 2,000
special coustaOTs took up their position in
the square. Strong bodies of foot aud
mounted police held ail the converging
streets. Five thousand special constables
were stationed in the palace yard. At 1
o’clock all was quiet in Trafalgar square
and no disturbance was reported at any
point. A quarter of an hour later the
crowd had increased, and mounted police
kept the people moving.
THE SQUARE CLEARED.
The square had now been cleared and a
cordon or police surrounded it. Tho special
constables were drawn up behind the police
line. At 5:30 o’clock the crowd around the
square had perceptibly lessened and it was
evident that any attempt to speak had been
abandoned. For the last two hours
mounted police had been constantly
engaged in clearing the streets of the
crowd. Several arrests were made for ole
structing the police. There was a strong
force of roughs present, giving considerable
trouble during the clay to the police. Jt is
estimated that there were 30,000 persons
present in the vicinity of the square. The
special constables to-night have all left the
square, having t>een dismissed for the day.
AT HYDE PARK.
Despite the fog and rain, fully 5,000 per
sons assembled in Hyde Park. Many of the
class known as women reformers were
present, and took refuge from the storm
under the trees, while awaiting the promised
demonstration at that point. Marylebone,
Fieiham, Hammersmith, Kensington, Chel
sea and Kenulngtou and the Strand
sent their contingents, all arriv
ing on the ground with drums and
fifes and flaunting banners. Four wagonettes
formed floors for the speakers, ami these
were surrounded by banners, inscribed
“Home Rule for Ireland" and “No Coer
cion.” A broom also had a prominent
position. This was meant as an indication
that coercion would soon lie swept away.
A small force of police was present, but did
uot interfere with the meeting. The spoeches
were enthusiastically received. Resolutions
were adopted, the first protesting against
the imprisonment of tho editor, William
O’Brien, and his compatriots. The bauds
struck up “God Save Ireland.” The secoud
resolution denounced Sir Charles Warren,
head of tiie Ixmdon police, and Home Sec
retary Matthews, and asserted the right of
public meeting. During the proceedings
the police were subjected to occasional hoot
ing, but the leaders of the meeting quickly
repressed this ebullition of feeling. Tho bands
played tho “Marseillaise," and the crowd in
chorus sang au adaptation of “Johu
Brown’s body” to a local criticism of Sir
Charles Warren.
ONLY ONE DISTURBANCE,
Details of the demons! rations at Talfalgar
square to-day show that perfect quiet and
order prevailed, witli the exception of a
single incident in Holborn, where an
Irish temperance league with a baud and
banners flying, tried to pass through a cor
don ot police, and was driven back. The
line of the procession was broken, the ban
ners seized, and a number of persons wore
struck by batons in the hands
of the police. ' Three arrests were
made. Despite the warning of Sir Charles
Warren, the streets around the square were
thronged during the day with expectant
sight seers. Tho police behaved with the
greatest forbearance, the patrols limiting
their action to the dispersal of person-: con
gregated in groups.
GREVY’S FIRMNESS.
He Will Not Resign Until All His Plans
Prove Futile.
Paris, Nov. 20.—A meeting of the Inde
pendent Deputies of tho Left was held to
day. It was decided net to take any part in
the proposed plenary conference of the
groups of the Left unless the pro
gramme previously agreed upon for the
conference was dropped.
Lar, Hepubliquc Frdru-ai-.se states that
President Grevy, in an interview with M.
de Freycinet, declared that he would not
vield to the present unconstitutional agita
tion, nor would he resign. * He did notask
M. de Freycinet to form a cabinet. Speak
ing to several Deputies. President Grevy
referred to the immense difficulty
that would be experienced iu
obtaining a Ministry. If tboir
difficulty should be found insurmount
able he said bo would ask the .Semite for a
dissolution of the Chamner of "Deputies. He
would then retire from tho Presidency after
communicating to the country through a
message to Parliament his views on the
situation, its origin and the consequences
likely to arise therefrom.
M" Goblet was summoned to the Elysees
Palace this evening, and requested to form
a Cabinet. He asked for a time to study
the situation. President Grevy has sum
moned M. Clemenceon to a conference at 10
o’clock in the morning.
WHAT IT MEANS.
Tiia summoning of M. Clemenoeau indi
cates the speedy resignation of tho latter.
M. Clemeneeati declared publicly on Satur
day that President Grevy eould only rctuin
office if he found a responsible politician to
form a Cabinet under liini.
Th'< Republican sections in the Senate
have decided that a Presidential crisis has
arrived, that the present crisis affects the
Cabinet alone, and that it is needless to call
a full meeting of all the groups.
RUSSIA MASSING TROOPS.
300,000 on the German and Auetrian
Frontiers.
London, Nov. 20.—1 ti* reported from
St.. Petersburg that Russia is masing 300,-
(>OO soldiers near the German and Austrian
frontiers.
Polish Jews are said to be keeping Uer
manv informed of Russia’s movements.
Prince Bismarck is exj>ectod to call the
attention of tho Reichstag to the matter.
In recent raids upon Nihilists ( n leading
towns of Russia 180 person* were arrested.
Nine officer* under arrest, committed sui
cide.
One New Case and a Death.
Tampa, Fla.. Nov. 20.— -William Cline,
a member of the relief oommittee, is the j
only new case in the city to day. Mayor j
Sparkman i convalescent. One death oc
curred in the country to-dav, that of a Mr.
Be!!. I
JOHN J. BRBSLIN'S FUNERAL.
Delegations of Irishmen from Many
Cities in Attendance.
.New York, Nov. 20.—The funeral of
John J. Breslin, the Irish patriot, took place
this afternoon from his late residence No.
451 Canal street. Delegations of Irishmen
were present from New Haven, Conn.; A1
bauy, N. Y.; Newark. N. J ; Philadelphia,
Pa.; Passaic, N. J.: Wilmington, Del.; Chi
cago, 111., and other cities. Those present
formed in procession four abreast and
marched up Broadway and to the Twenty
third street ferry. The remain* were buried
iu Calvary Cemetery.
A NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING.
Dublin, Nov. 9o. —A national league meet
ing was held to-day at Bt. Epaside place
six miles from Dublin. Michael Dnvitt aud
several nationalist members of Parliament,
and the 1 xird Mayor of Dublin, were present.
Mr. Sullivan, member of Parliament, in a
speech declared that Mr. O’Brien had been
recently removed to Omagh to be murdered
by the Orangemen of the North.
Exhaustive inquiries were made in Dub
lin to-night, but the statement that Mr.
O’Brien had again been removed could not
tie confirmed. The latest dispatch from
Tullamore says that Mr. O’Brien is stilt
wenring his smuggled suit ami is in excel
lent spirits.
All the suppressed league branches in
IVest Clare held their usual meetings to
day.
IVayers were offered in many chapels in
behalf of Mr. O’Brien.
T. M. Ilealy, at a league meeting at
Edgeworthtown, today, contrasted the
prison treatment of Mr. O’Brien, with that
of Ellis French and Col Baker, and solemnly
warned the goveunment that if Mr. O’Brien
died, there would be blood for blood, and
life for life. He denounced Judge O’Hagan,
as an enemy of the Irish nation.
VACANT C.iAIRMANSHIP3.
A Hundred and Thirty Members of the
Last House Have Dropped Out.
Washington, Nov. 20. —Speaker Car
lisle, in looking over the new official list of
the members elect to the next House, just
issued by the Clerk of the House, finds that
130 members of the last House have dropped
out. Among these are William R.
Morrison, of Illinois, chairman of
the Committee on Ways and Means in the
last House: John Randolph Tucker, of Vir
ginia. chairman of the Committee of the
Judiciary; James F. Miller, of Texas, chair
man of the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency; John H. Reagan, of Texas, chairmau
ot the Committee on Commerce; Albert S.
Willis, of Kentucky, chairman of tho Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors; Edward S.
Bragg, of Wisconsin, chairman of the Com
mittee on Military Affaire; Thomas R.
Cobb, of Indiana, chairman of the Commit
tee on Public Lands; Olin Wellborn, of
Texas, chairman of the Committee on
Indian Affairs; William D. Hi)l, of Ohio,
Ch irman of the Committee on Territories;
James W. Throckmorton, of Texas, Chair
man of the Committee on Pacific Railroads;
G. Wyatt Aiken, of South Carolina, Chair
man of the Committee on Education;
Charles L. Mitchell, of Connecticut, Chair
man of the Committee on Patents. Ten out
of the fifteen members of the Committee on
Elections wore not re-elected, five out of tiie
thirteen members of the Committee on
Ways and Means were not, re-elected, and
three out of tbe fifteen members of the Com
mittee on Appropriations were not re
eloeted.
CARLISLE TO BE SPEAKER
A False Report of Formidable Opposi
tion to His Re-Election.
Washington, Nov. 30.—A silly rumor
was circulated last night to the effect that a
number of Northern and Western members
of Congress bad met during the day to dis
cuss the Speakership. The rumor had it
that all those present, at this conference
were opposed to Mr. Carlisle and. were de
termined that this time the Siieakership
should l>e given to a Northern man. and
that they would go so far as to "dicker”
with the Republican minority in order to
carry their point. Mr. Htahinecker, of New
York, who was said to be one of the lend
ing spirits iu this conspiracy, when seen,
said that there was absolutely nothing in
the canard, which had originated in some
one’s imagination, and that Mr. Carlisle
would undoubtedly succeed himself in the
Speakership.
A HOME FOR MRS. HANCOCK.
Revival of the Project to Purchase One
at. Washington.
AVashington. Nov. 20.—The project to
purchase a residence here for Gen. Hancock’s
widow, which has been languishing, has
been taken up by Mr. Corcoran and will be
carried out as speedily as possible. The
cupidity of the owner of tho house first
selected gave a cheek to the enterprise from
w hich it has not heretofore lieeu able to re
cover. The house was worth aliout $15,000,
but as soon as its owner found out wlmt. it
w as wanted for the price w as raised to S2O,
000. This ended the negotiations.
PROF. McCUTCHEN DEAD.
The Remains to bo Taken to Dalton
for Interment.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 20. Prof. A. R.
McCutcben, of the Htate Agricultural De
partment, after several mouths' illness, died
at noon to-day. He was 51 years old, and
was born in AValker county. He was a
brother of Judge C. I). McCutchau. He had
lieen connected with the Agricultural De
partment since 1588, and previously was
with Dr. Little m the Geological Bureau.
!{>• was a gallant soldier in the war, in which
he served as a captain of cavalry. He leaves
a wife and four children. The remains will
be carried to Dalton for burial, accompanied
by officials of the Agricultural Department.
The Slate departments will close from 11 to
2 o'clock to-morrow as a mark of respect.
A BTEAMER BURNED.
All on Board Escape in Safety Except
a Drunken Man.
Aktokia, Ore., Nov. 20. —The steamer
Telephone was burned to the water's edge in
this city this evening while on her regular
trip from Portland with 150 passenger*.
Just as she approached the city Are
was discovered on her lower decks
and soon enveloped the vessel, but the
boat was run at full speed into a bank, and
every man, womau and child escaped ex
cept one drunken man who was bully
burned and will prolrably die. The loss is
$4.5,000 and tho insuraueo $30,000. The
effects of all tbs passengers were lost.
A Six-Day Go-As-You-Please
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 20.—The inter
national rix-dgy-zo-as-j im-please race was
started shortly after midnight to-night at
the rink, at Twenty-thrd and Chestnut
Nt.rocl*. There were thirteen starters, in
cluding some of tho best known pedestrians
in this country and England, and llio race
promises to bo one of the best of recent
sears
BARNUM’S SHOW Bl RNED.
SCORES OF ANIMALS PERISH IN
THE FLAMES.
| An Exploding Lamp In the Hay Loft
Started the Conflagration The Roar
ing of the Roasting Beasts Heart
rending and Terrorizing -A Lion and
Thirty Elephants Btampede.
Boston, Nov. 20. —A Globe special from
Bridgeport, Conn., says the main building
of Barnutn & Bailey's greatest show on
earth was entirely destroyed by tire this
evening. In less than thirty minutes the
bjg building, which was 600x300 feet and
two stories in height, was entirely con
sunied.
The first intimation of the (ire was given
by t he roaring of the lious and tigers, which
seemed to realize the impending danger.
Next the elephants struggled in tbeir chains.
A LAMP EXPLODED.
There were six watchmen em i* ryed on
the premises, but they were helpless to
Chech tho flumes. One of the men was in
the horse building when his lantern ex
ploited, igniting the hay and straw. One
watchman is missing.
The upper portion of the building was
filled with bay and all the jinraphernalin of
the great show. Before the first alarm
ceased sounding the whole building was en
veloped in fire, and no one dared to ap
proach the building, being fearful of the.
crazed animals.
THREE ELEPHANTH BURNED.
Three elepliunts were burned up and
thirty-six broke from their fastenings, and
dashed through the sides of the burning
building. Their roars and trumpeting* and
sounds of torment wore terrific.
Six elephants and a large African hippo
pottamus rushed about the streets presenting
a sickening appearance. Their sides were
burned, and great pieces of flesh a foot
square fell off. Thirty elephants and one
large lion made their escape, and have
started off across the country toward Fair
childs and Easton.
Great alarm has seized a great many resi
dents of West End and thro have taken
refuge within their houses with the windows
ban'ed. William Newman, the Egyptian
trainer, is out of town and the keepers were
not able in the oxcitement to herd the
frightened animals.
TRICK HORSES PERISH.
In the horse room were all the ring ani
mals. trained stallions, ponies, etc. Those
were all burned. In the upp’r room were
tho tents, poles, seats, harness, etc., for
the entire show, and these, too, were all de
stroyed.
In another room were birds, monkeys,
three rhinoceroses, a hyena, tiger, lions and
all the menageries, which were a prey to tho
tire.
Ho rapidly did the flames leap across the
main building that the firemen made no ut
tempt to save it., but turned their stream-,
upon the chariot buildings and car sheds,
which they succeeded in saving, but the
heat was sc intense that this was accom
plished with the greatest difficulty.
THE LOSS AND INSURANCE.
The total loss is estimated at $700,000,
upon which there was but SIOO,OOO insur
ance.
Before the building went drawn Mr. Bar
man’s agents were busy making arrange
ments for obtaining a now lot of attractions
to supply the loss. Mr. Broth well. Mr. Bar
tilling Bridgeport agent, stated the show
builoflsig would lw> rebuilt, hut would prob
ably goto Jersey City, where better rail
road facilities could be bad than in Bridge
port.
AT THE MERCY OF FIRE.
One Hundred Houses Burned to the
Ground iij Missouri.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 30.--Dispatches
from Granby, Mo., a thriving town in the
lead region of Newton county, state that a
conflagration started there yesterday after
noon, aud that 100 . bouses had been con
sumed, including all the principal
business places in tow n. The
drought in that section has been
long and severe, and as the town was built
a’most entirely of wood tho houses burned
like tinder. ' Assistance was sent from
Neosho, a few miles di taut, but as there
were no water works in Granby, aud nearly
all til© wells aud cisterns were
dry, the town was at the mercy of
the flames, which were fanned bv
a fierce wind. Nothing apparently could
be done to stay the destruction ynd at last,
accounts it, was thought that the entire
town would be distroyed. (Scores of familes
were houseless last night, and exposed
to the cold weather.
CARS AND COTTON CONSUMED.
Galveston, Tex., Nov. 20.—This morn
ing five flat care, with 250 kales of cotton,
standing on the Missouri Paoilio track, three
miles west- of this city, were entirely con
sumed hy fire. The total loss in estimated at
*IB,OOO.
Patera more serious flro liroke out among
cotton stored on the new wharf, 1,200 hales
t>eing destroyed or hadly damaged before
the flames could be sulslued. The loss is
*40,000. They wore fully insured.
THKEJC HOTELS BURNED.
Kuktox, Kv., Nov. 20.—Fire liereyestcr
day destroyed three hotels and four small
stores. The flames were chocked with diffi
culty, owing to the scarcity of water. The
loss is $25,000.
STRIKE OF THE SWITCHMEN-
No Change in the Situation in the
Yards at Houston.
Houston, Nov. 20.—There is no change
in the switchman's strike at the South
Pacific yards here. Large quantities of
freight await shipment, and the company
this afternoon announced its determination
to send out two trains to-morrow, one to
New Orleans and another to El Paso. The
strikers make no threats of resist ance, hut
say the company cannot get men to make the
trains up. No attempt was made to move
trains to-day.
The switchmen in the Missouri Pacific
yards mode a demand yesterday for
an increase of wages from $2 25 to
82 50 )>er day On being refused an
advance, they also struck lust night, while
the night switchmen in the Texas Central
yard*, in order to avoid handling freight
for tbo Southern Pacific Compa y, all re
signed their position". They resign instead
of istriking, because the road is in the hands
of a receiver, and under the jurisdiction of
the United states court.
The day switchmen on the Texas Central
announce their determination to resign to
morrow.
Business is paralyzed by the strike, ami
the indications point to its extension
throughout the State within the next few
days.
End of a Strike
New Orleans, La., Nov. 20. A special
from Donaldsonvilie says: ‘‘The laborers
throughout this parish resumed work Fri
day and the strike was declared at an cud.
The sugar mills are working full-handed
and quietness prevails everywhere.”
AUGUSTA STARTLERS.
A Chinaman Wade a Whits GUT—Maj.
Weet'a Railroad.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Nov. 20.—L00 Chong,
descendant of Confucius, was united in
marriage to-day to Miss Alice Quattlebaum,
a hard working mill operative. This i* the
second intermarriage of whites and Chinese
occurring in this city. Loo Chong is an in
dustrious and well-to-do merchant
While Hugh P. Dunn and companion
wero driving from the city to the Hand Hills
this afternoon their horse became unman
ageable and ran away. Mr. Dunn was vio
lently thrown from the buggy, and sus
tained serious and, perhaps, fatal injuries.
It. i> feared that ho cannot live through the
night. The unfortunate young gentleman
is a prominent dry goods merchant, and
has ninny friends who will deplore bis mis
fortune.
A LABOR ORGAN Hl’l-EKN.
Yesterday’s issue of the Glob* and berv.
formerly the official organ of the Knights of
Labor in tills city, contained a tirade of
abusive language against n number of the
local Knights At a meeting of the local
assembly to night, at which W. J. litivem
and Janies Barrett, editors of the paper,
wero present, the abusive articles were
severely condemned, and the editors so seri
ously threatened that they sought safety in
flight. The paper has recently been boy
cotted by n portion of the Knights.
TUB BIRMINGHAM ANI> ATLANTIC.
Maj. J. A. A. West, the well known rail
road man, returned from Greenville, S. C.,
to day, where he has been attending the
meeting of the projectors of the Carolina,
Knoxville and Western railroad, in con
versation with the Nkws’ correspondent to
night, Maj. West unfolded some new plans
concerning the Birmingham and Atlantic
Air Line railroad. Tho roost iin
portaut of these contemplates build
ing a branch of the line from
LaG range to Mitchell’s, tapping the
Augusta, Gibson and Sandersvufo narrow
gauge nt that point, to transform tuo latter
road into a standard gauge and extend it
from Augusta to Joliuson, S. C., sixteen
miles, and there to connect with the pro
jected Carolina, Knoxville and Western
railroad, thus perfecting for the Birming
ham and Atlantic a port connection at Port
Royal.
GRAND ISLAND’S PROSPECTS
Railroads Awakening to the Necessi
ty of Catering to the People
Grand Island, Lakf. County, Fla.,
No\ r . 20. —Grand Island has made another
little spurt in the way of progress. The
Florida .Southern railroad seeing the town’s
necessities as well as itsown interests, has on
larged and moved the depot to a more suit
able spot, and put In anew side track as
shipping and receiving car loads are very
common occurraneee here, and to move
the truck next. .Spring the road had to
have bolter facilities.
The people are planting about twice as
much as last year, and with an ordinary
season expect to market about 40,000 crates
of vegetables.
There is still a good prospect of getting
the Alabama, Florida and Atlantic railroad
to run through this place.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
Company has also put a steamer on the lake
to compete for freight.
The town has received anew settler, and
old retired gold miner who is now building.
A capitalist is also now here for the purpose
of building .1 hotel, which is greatly needed
to accommodate the winter visitors, who in
variably desire toroturn after experiencing
one season here.
Planters are now whipping beans, eucum
bers ami egg plants. The two latter are
commanding fine prices.
Tho county seat agitation is about the
same as it was a month ago, and unless
some of the loading places withdraw it w ill
rim on for years. There is some talk of a
compromise on Fort Mason or Grand Island.
Tho latter place would tie most suitable,
on account of Its high, healthy and beauti
ful location.
Tho yellow fever scare has died out end
the ysonla are now ready for Northern visi
tor*. whom, it is hoped, will not be fright
ened off by the exaggerated reports that ap
pear in some of tho Northern papers, evi
dently gotten up by some California
schemers. As there is no place like Florida
there is really not much fear of very
serious effects from these reports.
POLITICS IN CHARLE3TCN
A Few Points About th* Last of tbe
Carpet-Baggers.
Charleston, Nov. 30.—The political pot
is now only simmering. When the Demo
cratic nominating convention finished its
work and put its ticket before the public
there was considerable howling. A good
many people seemed to think that the ticket
wna hot exactly the profier thing. It is cer
tain that the names of a gxi many of the
candidates were fresh. They hail not often
been seen ill print. It is also true that the
merchant element had but a slim showing.
But after the first, shock people began to in
vestigate matters, and then things did not
look as blue mt they appeared at flint.
It was found that the most vehement
“kickers” were those who had not taken the
trouble to participate in the primaries.
Then the ticket whs investigated and it was
found that after all it was not as black as it
looked at first.
There was a good deal of talk of an inde
pendent ticket, but when it was ascertained
that tii© negroes had registered solidlv—
within fifty-seven of the white vote, in fact
—the independent ticket died h natural
death. Tbe Democratic ticket will be elec
ted—there can be no doubt of that
The enemy has not yet shown his hand.
It is expected that the United liabor party
will put a ticket in the field, provided ft
can muster up candidates enough to fill tbe
bill.
Gen. Taft, whose insanity was announced
in the Morning News to-day, came to
Charleston with the Union army in 18tV5.
He was a lieutenant In a negro regtmeut
which bail's! from Rhode Island, After he
wo* mustered out tho service be opened a
barroom on East Hay, and was subsequently
elected a lieutenant of police under the Re
publican city administration. After this
bis promotion in politic* was swift. He was
i an Alderman, County Treasurer, Solicitor,
! State Senator and finally Postmaster. He
j is about the only carpet-bagger of note who
I survived tbo {evolution of 1876, and that
was because no one could place their fingers
<n any official art. of his that was dishonest.
He was the brains of the Republican party
In this State and city, and it will ml sc his
service* in ttie corning elections. Very little
can Ire learned of the nature of his Illness
beyond tbe fact that he lost hi* mind.
Corcoran Falsely Reported Dead.
Washington, Nov. 30.—Somebody started
a report to-night, that W. W. Corcoran, the
octogenarian millionaire, hud died this even
ing. At Mr. Corcoran’* house it was stated
that ho was in better health than at any
time during tho post six months, that be
had been out driving to-day, and that ho
was sleeping comfortably to-night. Mr.
Corcoran think* himself that he will live to
tie a centenarian. His prospect* seem ex
cellent.
IPR!CEIO A YEAT. <
1 A OGATA A COP T. t
THE GOSPEL OF HEALTH.
j REV. TALMAOE SAYS THERE IS A
FASHION IN SERMONICB.
A Comparatively Small Part of the
Bible Called on For Texts—Solomon
•'i.OOO Yearn Ahead of the Scientist*
of His Day—The Spiritual Affected
by the Physical Condition.
Brooklyn, Nov. 30.—Rev T. DeWitt
Tnlmage, D. D., opened the service at the
Tabernacle this morning by giving out the
hymn lieglnning:
"Should coming days be cold and dark.
•Vo need not cease our tinging;
That perfect rest nought ea n moles*.
Where golden harps are ringing."
He then explained a passage in the Gospel
of St. Matthew, concerning the inferior
kind of salt that was cast cut to c akawaikx
of, to be trodden under foot of men. The
subject of Dr. Talma go’s discourse was:
“The Gospel of Health,” and his text from
Proverbs vii., S3; “Till a dart, strike
through his liver.” He said:
There is a fashion in sermonics. A com
paratively small part of the Bible is called
on for texts. Most of the passages of Scrip
ture, when announced at the opening of
sermons, immediately divide, themwl' e*
into old discussions that, we have heaui
from boyhood, and the effect on us ia sopor
ific. Tbo auditor guesses at the start just
what the preacher will say. There are very
important chapters and verse? rha* hav,
never been preached from. Much of my
lifetime I am devoting to unlocking thee”
gold chests and blasting open these qcar
ries. We talk about the heart, and prea ?h
about the heart, aDd sing about the heart,
but if you refer to the physical organ char
we call the heart, it has not half so much to
do with spiritual health or disease, moral
exaltation or spiritual dopressiou, os the
organ to the consideration of which Solo
mon call* us in the text, when he describes
sin progressing “till a dart, strike through
his liver.’’
Solomon’s anatomical and physiological
discoveries were so very great that he wm
nearly turee thousand years ahead of tho
scientists of his day He, more than one
thousand years before Christ, teemed to
know about the circulat on of the blood,
which Harvey discovered sixteen hundred
and nineteen years after Christ, for when
Solomon in Ecolesiaztea, describing the
human body, speaks of the pitcher at the
fountain, ho evidently means the three
canals leading from the heart that rece.ve
the blood like pitchers. When he speaks in
Ecclesiastes or the silver oord of life, he evi
dently means the spinal marrow, about
which in our day Doctors Mayo, and C-tr
penter, and Dalton, and Flint, and Brown
Seqtmrd have experimented. And So omOn
recorded in the Bible thousands of years be
fore scientists discovered it, that in his time
the spinal cord relaxed in old age, produc
ing the tremors of hand and head: “Or the
silver cord be loosed.”
In tile text he reveals the fact that he had
studied that largest gland of the human sys
tem, the liver, not by the electric light of
tho modern dissecting room, but by the dim
light of a comparatively dank age, and yet
bail seen its important function* in the God
built castle of tho Human body, its selecting
und secroting power, its curious cells, ts
elongated, branching tubes, a divine work
manship In central, and right und left lobe,
aud the hepab'e artery through which God
conducts the crimson tides. Ob, this vital*
organ is like the eye of God in that, it aevar
sleep i. Solornou knew of It and had noticed
either in vivisection i r post-mortem w,at
nwlul attacks sin audduopatlon make upcu
it, until with the flat of Almighty God it
bids the body am oul separate, ana the one
it commands to the grave, and the other it
sends to judgment. A javelin of retribu
tion, not glancing off or making a slight
wound, but piercing it from slue to aide
“Gil tbe dart strike through the bver."
Galen aud Hippocrates ascribe to the liver
the most of the world’s moral depression
and the word melancholy means black
bile.
I preach to you this morning the Gospel
of Health In taking diagnosis of the flis
cases of the soul you mu=t also take the
diagnosis of the d.s sasen of the oody. Aa If
to recognize t his, one whole book of the
New Testament. was written bya physician.
Luke was a doctor and he discout*** much
of physical effects, and he tells of the good
Samaritan's medication of the won ndaby
untiring in oil and wine, end recognizee
hunger as a hindrance to bearing tbaGcepel,
so that the five thous-ud were fed; ana
rocords the sparse diet of the prodigal away
from home, and tbe extinguished eyesight
of the beggar by the wayside, and le.s us
know of the hemorrhage of the wounds of
the dying Christ and the miracu
lous Dodmorte-a resuscitation And any
estimate of the spiritual condition that does
not include also an estimate of the physical
condition is incomplete. When tbe Door
keeper of Congress fell dead from excessive
Joy because Burgoyne had su'Tendered at
Saratoga, and Philip the Fifth of Spain
dropped dead at the news of hi* country's
defeat in bat tle, and Cardinal Wolsey ex
pire ias a reeult of Henry the Eighth's anath
ema, it was demonstrated that the body
and soul are Siamese twins, and when you
thrill the one with joy or son ow you thrill
the other. We might as wdl recognize the
tremendous fact that there ore two mighty
fortresses in the human body, the liearl aud
the li' er; the heart, the foitreea of all the
graore, tbo liver, the fortress of all the
furies. You may have the he* 1 filled with all
iulelleci.ualities, and the ear with all musical
appreciation, aud the mouth with all elo
quence, and the hand with all industries,
and the heart with all generosities, and yet
“a dart strike through the liver.”
First, let Christian people avoid tbe mis
take that they arc all wrong with God be
cause they suffer from depression of spirits.
Many a conux-rated man has found hi*
spiritual sky befogged, and bis hope oJ
heaven blotted out, and himself plunged
chin deep in tbe slough of despond, and has
said: “My heart is not right with God, and
I think I must have made a mistake, and
instead of being a child of light I am s
ctuld of darkness. No one can feel as
gloomy as I feel and be a Christian." And
lie has gone to his minister for consolation,
and ho has collected FUvei’s books, and
Cecil s books, end Baxter's books, ana read
and read and rear!, and prayed
and prayed and prayed, and wept
snd wept end wept, and groaned
aud groaned and groa. od. My brother,
ycur trouble Is not with the heart, it is a
gastric disorder or a rebellion of the liver.
You need a physician more than you do a
clergyman. It is not sin that blots out your
hope of heaven, but bile. It not only yel
lows your eyeball, aud furs your tongue,
and makes your head ache, but sweops upon
vour soul in dejections and forebodings.
The devil is after you. He has failed to
despoil your character, and he does the next
best thing for him—he ruffle* your peace of
mind. When he says that you ore not a
forgiven soul, when he says that you ore
not right with God, when he says that you
will never get to heaven, he lies. You ape
just as sure of heaven as though you were
there already. But Citium finding that fee
cannot keep you out of the promised land of
Canaan, ha* viermined that the spies
shall not bring you any of the Esc bo!
grapes beforehand, and that you shall have
nothing but priokly pear and crab-apple.
You are just as good now under the cloud