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( ESTABLISHED tSSO ) ) .1. H. EfeTILL. Editor atid Proprietor, f 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