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I THE MORNING NEWS, t
Established 1850. Incorporated 1886. I
{ J. H. EBTILL, President. f
BUZZ OF THE BLAINE BEE.
THE FIGHT FOR BAYARD’S PLACE
NOW REDOUBLED.
All Sorts of Rumors Set Afloat In an
Effort to Side Track the Maine Man’s
Rivals for the Place—McKinley Not
Seeking a Portfolio.
Washington, Dec. 34.—Within the past
twenty-four hours inquiries have been made
of certain public men here on Gen. Harri
son’s account which indicate that the Presi
dent-elect has not as yet definitely settled
upon any member of his cabinet. He has
made temporary assignments, as he has in
timated to some of his visitors, but has
made none which may not he changed.
This information has encouraged the Blaine
peoDle, who have the only organized cab
inet movement, to redouble their efforts to
add to the tremendous pressure brought
upon Gen. Harrison in favor of Mr. Blaine.
AN ANONYMOUS INTERVIEW.
Their organ here publishes to-day an an
onymous interview understood to be with
William Henry Trescot, ouoof ex-Secretary
Blaine’s South American commissioners,
who was promptly recalled by Secretary
Frelinghuysen, pointing out wbat o flue
record .Mr. Blaine made in the state depart
ment and what a fine record he would make
if he were placed at its head again. It also
publishes a rumor to the effect that Senator
Sherman has withd awn and has suggested
Congressman McKinloy as his choice for
Secretary of the Treasury, in which eveut
llr. Blaine would of course bo made Sec
retary of State.
HAS NO FOUNDATION.
In regard to this rumor it can be stated
positively that both Senator Sherman and
Congressman McKinley deny that it has
any foundation. Senator Sherman is not
and has not been a candidate for aecretary
of state as Mr. Blaine has been, and so can
not withdraw in favor of anybody, and
Congressman McKinlev has no intention of
relinquishing his good prospects of the
speakership for any cabinet position. It is
a rumor that may b 6 set down as one of
the mendacious manufactures of
the Blaine literary bureau. Senator
Sherman will serve as secretary
of State just as Senator Allison will as
Secretary of State if Gen. Harrison asks
him, although Senator Shormau, like Sena
tor Allison, for personal and political
reasons would prefer to remain just where
he is; but up to date nobody has been
asked to take a place in Gen, Harrison’s
cabiuet.
SAMOAN SQUABBLES.
Consul General Sewall Recalled from
tan Francisco.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The Senate sub
committee of the committee on foreign
relations, consisting of Senators Sherman,
Dolph and Morgan, appointed to conduct
the investigation of the Samoan question,
was to have met on Wednesday to begin the
investigation by the examination of Harold
M. Sewall, our consul general to Samoa,
who returned yesterday from San Fran
cisco, whence a telegram had recalled him,
as he was about to sail ou his return to
Samoa. But before the sergeant-at-arms
got around to notify Mr. Sewall to-dav of
the meeting ou Wednesday, Mr. Sewall
had left for Maine to spend Christmas
with his father, Hon. A thur Sewall,
president of the Maine Central railroadaud
Maine member of the democratic national
committee. He is expected back by the
end of the week, when the investigation
will begi i. Instructions similar to those
given Consul General Sewall when he
started back to Samoa two weeks ago have
been forwarded to our deputy consul gen
eral at Samoa. They will maintain a neu
tral but friendly attitude.
INTERNAL REVENUE DUTIES.
The First Five Months of the Fiscal
Year Show a Gain.
Washington, Dec. 24. —The collections
of internal revenue during the first five
months of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1889, amount to 853,091,736, being an in
crease of $1,231,186 over the collections dur
ing the corresponding period of last year.
Tho receipts from spirits were $29,-
306,364, an increase of $1,575,854;
from tobacco $12,965,810, a decrease of
$390,606; from fermented liquors $.10,465,-
583, an increase of $54,316; from oleomar
garine $313,653, an increase of $20,817;
Irom bauks and bankers $5,717, an increase
of $5,362: from miscellaneous $34,608, a de
crease of $34,558. The receipts for Novem
ber last were $107,411 greater than those
for November, 1887.
Surrender of the Haytien Republic.
Washington, Dec. 24.— Secretary Whit
ney, to-day received a cable message from
Rear Admiral Luce in command of the
United States steamer Galena at Kingston,
Jamaica, saying that the American steamer
Haytien Republic, recently seized at Port
au-Prince by the Haytien authorities, had
been surrendered to him upon demand.
Government Departments Closed.
Washi?- gton, Dec. 24. —All the depart
ments closod at noon to-day, and govern
ment business will be suspended until
Wednesday morning.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $302,950. The sec
retary accepted $219,450 at 108,'^.
President Cleveland’s Christmas.
Washington, Dec. 24.— President and
Mrs. Cleveland will spend Christmas quietly
at the white house.
LYNCHING POSSIBLE.
A Negro’s Two Assaults Arouses the
Whites of Bhawneetown.
St. Louis, Dec. 24. —A Republic special
from Shawneetown, Ills., says: “Clinton
Garrett, a white man, was assaulted to-day
by a negro named John Price and fa
tally injured. Price tied and
when about a mile from town
met George Francis, knocked him
down and robbed him, scouring but a small
sum of money. The sheriff organized n
posse of 100 men, captured the negro and
lodged him in jail. If Garrett dies to-night
there will boa lynching. To-night a negro
who was defending Price and abusing tho
injured white man was set upon by a crowd
and roughly handled.”
Killed by Hla Father-in Law.
Biumingham. Ai.a., Doc. 21.—At Heflin,
Ala, last night, Turner Bryant was shot
and killed by his father-in-law, 1C T.
Chambers. Bryant’s wife had left him and
was living with her father. Ho went to
the house aud forced his way in after being
refused admission aud was killed. Cham
ber* surrendered.
Fallura of • Hank.
Omaha, Nkh., Dec. 24. A special from
Red Cloud, Mali., says; "Thu Had Clou.l
national bank pn.su l into tun bauds of the
•'onqtti'ullsr i)t Uia currency this morning.
1 b* assets and liabilities or* unknown,"
The Morning News.
BURNING OF THE KATE ADAMS.
The Exact Number of Lives 'Lost May
Never Be Known.
Memphis, Dec. 2-I.—William Donohue,
one of the clerks of the burned steamer,
Kate Adams, came up this forenoon from
the wreck. He was in the yawl with Clerk
George Corbett when it capsized, and the
last he saw of his colleague no was floating
down the river clinging to a small ladder.
Donohue manage l to catch a bale of cotton
aud was swept out into the current, and
rescued some six miles l elow Commerce by
some negroes on tho Arkansas side of the
river. He savs Corbett may possibly have
been rescued farther down iho river.
THE NUMBER OF LIVES LOST STILL UNCER
TAIN.
The loss of life is yet not definitely known
and the prospects are that the exact num
ber who were drowned never will be accu
rately stated. 35 is the most conservative
estimate. Out of a party of fifteen white
laborers which boarded the steamer below
Friar’s Point, only two are said to have
been saved. If this is true, and there are
no means of substantiating the fact, the
loss of life may reach 69, as many negroea
who wore on the lower deck lost
their lives in attempting to swim ashore
from the stern of the burning steamer.
The boat aud her cargo were valued at
$145,900. The Kate Adams had the record
of making the fastest time between Helena
and Memphis in the spring of 1883. She
made the run in five hours and seventeen
minutes. She was the steamer that con
veyed President Cleveland and wife from
West Memphis to this city ou the occasion
of their visit to the south.
FIRE AND HURRICANE.
Australian Colonies Suffer from Ter
rible Visitations.
San Francisco, Dec. 24.—Advices from
Australia report a destructive fire at
Broren Hill, anew mining camp in Ne w
South Wales. The town was built entirely
of wood, and in two hours sixty buildings
were destroyed, comprising the main busi
ness houses. The losses wore heavy, as few
carried insurance.
The great strike of coal miners at New
castle has ended. The strike lasted three
mo iths. Eigut thousand men were idle,
and $1,500,090 was lost by the miners aud
men.
A TERRIBLE HURRICANE.
A terrible hurricane swept over Clermont,
Queensland, Nov. 2. Hail stones aa big as
hen’s eggs wrere driven by the torce of the
wind clear through the sides of houses.
Gardens, vineyards and orchards were
ruined and forest trees were stripped of
their leaves.
Bush tires in New South Wales are doing
great damage. One is rep >rted fifteen
miles long. Large bahds of sheep have
been burned before they could be removed
to places of safety.
A COBTLY FIRE AT NASHVILLE.
The Baxter Building Destroyed and
Others Damaged.
Nashville, Tknn., Dec. 24.—T0-night
at 9:30 o’clock, Baxter Court, the hand
somest office building in Nashville, was de
stroyed by fire, which originated in the
engine-room. The building cost $60,000,
aud was insured for $50,000. In the build
ing were the offices of a number of leading
lawyers, among them that of
Edward Baxter, general attorney
for the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, who lost valuable libraries and
papers. R. G. Dun & Cos. lost all tnoir re
cords, as did the Hermitage Insurance
Company.
Judge Matt W. Allen was at
work on the sixth floor when the
fire started and managed to fight his
way to the second floor through the smoke
and flames, where firemen rescued him.
He is seriously burned. The office of the
Banner and that of Riddle & Cos., were
damaged by wate.r The entire loss will be
$100,900.
FIRE AMONG MERCHANTS.
All Saved tbelr Stock But the Build
ings In Ashes.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 24.—Fire in
Marion yesterday burned out the buildings
occupied by James Gregory & Son, dealers
in dry goods; H. H. Hurt, Jr., dealer in dry
goods; D. J. Ballard, dealer in saddlery; A.
V. Welsh, grocer; Butler & Gatchel’s book
store, the Western Union Telegraph office,
and Morton’s photographic studio. All the
merchants saved thoir stock. No estimate
is made of the loss.
Hermansville Not Burned Up.
Milwaukee, Dec. 24.—Thore is no truth
in the report that was telegraphed over the
country Saturday that Hermansville, M ich.,
had been wiped out by fire, with heavy loss.
The story originated from the fact that a
small boiler at a lumber mill at that point
exploded, scalding a man severely and de
stroying tho boiler shed. The loss is about
$1,909.
A NEW HORSE DISEASE.
It Affects the Glands of the Throat
and Hinders Eating.
Columbus, 0., Dec. 24. —An epidemic is
spreading among the horses owned in this
city. A street car company had forty sick
horses in their barn yesterday, and their
service was seriously crippled. The disea e
is anew one to the veterinary surgeons, and
they are baffled in its treatment. The dis
ease apparently uffects the glands of the
throat. In a majority of oases it causes a
swelling, which extends from the point of
the jaw to the breast. This ma es breath
ing and eating matters of great difficulty.
Asa result the animal rapidly grows weak
and loses flesh.
CRIMES~AMONQTHS CHICK AS AW3
Two Mora Lives Added to Six Pre
viously Taken in a Feud.
Denison, Tex., Dec. 24.—Dudley Lut
trell shot and killed James Moyer and mor
tally wounded John Christian at Haruey
ville, in the Chickasaw nation, yosterday.
Moyer and Christian wero two of the most
prominent cattlemen a id merchants in the
nation. The killing was the result of an old
ChristianJuzan feud, wherein Alexander
Juzan, Thomas Christian, Bud Luttrell and
three others have been killed. Stepheu
Honssell, who is now under sentenco to hang
at Fort Smith, Ark., is one of tho gang.
Luttrell escaped.
SLAIN BY HIS NEPHEW.
The Victim Trying to Prevent a Diffi
culty at the Time.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 24. —A Gadsden
(Ala.) special to the Aye Herald says:
“Jesse J. Taylor, an old and highly re
■liecLxl citizen of this oounty, wai to-ilay
shot and instantly killed bv bit nephew.
Arch Craze, a young mar. about 25 y<-a:s
old. Taylor wo* tryiug to prevent a diffi
culty between Craze and a man named
laucastor, whom the former turned and,
placing a pistol against Taylor’s bend, shot
bun d*<l. Cre escaped, but a sbariff's
posset*la pursuit.”
SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1888.
RIG BUGS ACT AS A FENCE.
FOUR ARRESTS FOLLOW THE
BOND ROBBERIES AT CHICAGO.
One of the Prisoners the Secretary
and Manager of a Loan Association
—A Lawyer in the Quartette, but a
Belief that He May not Have Been
Criminally Implicated.
Chicago, Dec. 24.—As a result of the
disclosures made by Lawyer Cutting Satur
day before the grand jury in the stolen
bond case four men are now under arrest.
They are: W F. Shaw, Henry Plessner, C.
D. Taylor and Otis Corbett. Corbett is the
father-in-law of Shaw, and until a short
time ago was a dry goods merchant at
Rock Island.
Inspector Bonfield claims! to?be satisfied
that Lawyer Cutting is not criminally im
plicated, but was dragged into the matter
by his legal connection with Shaw, who
possessed the stolen bonds.
SHAW’S ARREST AND STORY.
Shaw was arrested Saturday night on a
train near Indianapolis, and was
brought to Chicago yesterday. He
told Inspector Bonfield his story
last night. He said he received the
Kellogg, and some other bonds early in Sep
tember from Taylor, who left them as col
lateral for a loan. He bad after subsequent
negotiations for their sale, retained Cutting
to deliver the bonds, hut had not mentioned
the stolen bonds to him in anyway, nor did
he deliver the property to Cutting.
WHAT THE OTHERS SAY.
Plessner also told the inspector all be
knew, denying any guilty knowledge of tho
bonds, but saying that he had seen them in
Shaw’s possession, and that the latter had
admit ed that they were stolen.
Taylor denies that he bad anything to do
with the bond business, and added that if
Plessner and Shaw made such charges
against him, he would make some counter
charges that will “close them up.”
Shaw is secretary and manager of a
prominent building and loan association in
this city. The police have not vet de
termined which of the men arrested had
the actual dealiugs with the thieves who
stole tho bonds.
ARRAIGNED IN COURT.
Shaw and Plessner were arraigned in the
Armory police court this morning. In
spector Bond Id stated to the justice t.ha;
Shaw, on Saturday, had given him infor
mation which enabled him to recover bonds
valued at $2,100, which were stolen from
Kellogg, Johnson & Bliss on April 27 last,
and that this morning Shaw had turned
over to him $3,000 in bonds stolen from
Caun, Wimpole & Cos. about the same time.
THE HEARING POSTPONED.
The inspector asked that the hearing bo
postponed until Dec. 29, the date fixed for
considering the cases of C. D. Taylor and
Lawyer Cutting for complicity in the same
theft, and that the bonds be made heavy.
The request was acceded to and the bonds,
in each case, were fixed at $5,900.
OTHER STATEMENTS MADE.
Both of tho prisoners have mads further
statements to Inspector Bonfield, which are
very material to the case. P.essner stated
that ho knows there was an organized gang
of burglars at work, aud that thoy not only
committed the Caun, Wimpole & Cos., and
Kellogg, Johnson & Bliss burglaries, but
also the Henry W. King & Cos. job, which
was several months later.
LAVIGBHIE’S LATEST LETTER.
He Gives His Views as to the Best
Policy in Tunis.
London, Dec. 25, 5 a. m.—A special dis
patch from Tunis to the Daily News says:
“Cardinal Lavigerie has written to a friend
here that lie is in favor of an Italian occu
pation of Tunis, and of modification of the
frontier in Italy’s interest as a means of
settling French and Italian jealousies. He
asserts that the influence he has obtained in
Francs th. ough his anti-slavory campaign
will enable him to develop this idea.”
A RUSSIAN CONSUL ARRESTED.
A Charge that He Attempted to Blow
Up the Duchess of Edinburgh.
Vienna, Dec. 25, 4 a. m.— The Jagblatt
has a dispatch saying that the Russian con
sul at Malta has beou arrested on suspicio
of having placed an explosive shell in the
theater there while the Duchess of Edin
burgh was present. The con-ul refuses to
a swer questions. The English authoritie
believe that the affair is tho outcome of a
nihilist conspiracy.
Dlgna to Give Battle Again.
Suakim, Dec. 25, 4 a. m. —Natives who
havo come here from Handoub report that
Osman Digna intends to give battle again to
the Egyptian and British forces.
APPEALS FOR THE SICK.
Bhrlin, Dec. 24. —An appeal has been
made for funds for the relief of the sick
and wounded in East Africa. The empress
anil Dowsger Empress Augusta have do
nated $250,000 to the German Ladies' So
ciety for the benefit of the sick. The Ger
mau colo lies are taking an active part in
the work of organization.
Boulanglst Scrimmages.
Paris, Dec. 24.—DeRoulede and other
members of tlie chain er of deputies at
tempted to address a Boulangist meeting at
Pontoise to-night, but were denied a hear
ing. Several violent scrimmages took
place.
Sunday Horae Racing Stopped.
Berlin, Dec. 24.—At toe emperor’s re
quest horse racing in Prussia on Sundays
and holidays has been stopped. •
Price of Panama Shares.
Paris, Dec. 24.—Panama canal shares to
day ro e 11 francs.
DOWN ON INAUGURATION BALLS.
Methodist Preachers Think That the
Country is Aping Europe’s Courts.
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 24.—The Metho
dist Preachers Association of Columbus to
day adopted the following:
We, tlie Methodist preachers of Columbus, in
view of the elevation of a Christian man to the
Presidency, do feel tliat it is a fitting time for
high official (liscontenance of the tendencies in
curtain quarters to imitate the follies,
pageantry and extravagance of European
courts We therefore respectfully protest
against the jiropoaed expenditure of nearly
$lO '.O9U for the purpose of imitating tbese
follies, corrupting the simplicity of republican
principles, eucourazing tendencies to extrava
gance. and perpetuating that relic of hat-bar
nnii the inauguration ball on tli* occasion of
his inauguration.
Shot at a Jalh
Vicksburg, Miss., Dec. 24.—At 13o'clock
last night Citv Marshal McMahon shot A.
G. Clay and Newten Doolau, while they
wore attempting to break into the Jail for
the purjiose of llbei atiug a prisoner riauu and
Urevu, charged with liquor selling, who
was to le* tried t -day. They had nearly
sucueded m hr taking the th or down when
the niaishal tired. Both men wore badly
wounded.
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
It Will Reconvene Jar. 31—The Speech
from the Throne.
London, Dec. 24. —Parliament was pro
rogued to-day until Jan. 31. Tho queen’s
speech was as follows:
1 have great satisfaction In being able to re
leaie you from your protracted labors. My re
lations with all foreign powers continue
friendly.
I regret that the convention concluded be
tween myself and the President of the United
States, for the adjustment of the questions
which have ar.sen with reference to the fish
eries iii North American waters, has not com
mended itself to the judgment of the United
States Senate, in whom, according to the con
stitution of the United States, the power of
ratification ia vested. Temporary arrange
meins, however, which have been adopted, will,
I trust, prevent any immediate inconvenience
arising from this decision.
The conference which has been held on the
subject of bounties upon sugar for export lias
been brought to a satisfactory issue by the con
clusion of a convention for their abolition,
which has been signed by the representatives of
most of the sugar-producing countries.
EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.
The restoration of Egypt to a condition of
political and financial security has been fora
time interrupted by an attempt of the Soudanese
to posse .s themselves of the post of buakini.
The disposition of the besieging forces has been
effected by a brilliant military operation ou the
part of the Egyptian troops, supported by the
British contingent. In other respects the ad
ministration and economical progress of Egypt
are satisfactory.
An insurrection has broken out upon the con
tinental portion of the dominions of the Sultan
of Zanzibar, which has brought with it consid
erable destruction of life aud property in the
German settlements on that coast. It is evi
dent that the renewed vigor of the slave trade,
of which symptoms have unhappily shown
themselves in 'several parts of Africa, has
largely contributed to the production of these
disturbances. I have joined the Emperor of
Germany in establishing a naval blockade of
that part of the coast which is in Insurrection
in order to prevent not only the exportation of
slaves, but,.the importation of munitions of
war.
IN INDIA.
My Indian dominions have enjoyed general
tranquility and prosperity during the past year.
Disturbances, however, have occurred in the
neighboring region of the Black mountains and
on the extreme frontier of SikKim, but have
beeu terminated without dififieuhy. A rebellion,
iu Afghanistan, under Ishak Khan, which at one
time threatened to assume formidable propor
tions, has been entirely subdued by the military
force of the Ameer.
A rising of some Zulu chiefs in South Africa,
which doe* not seem to have met with any
sympathy on the part of the population, has
been suppressed by my troops and native
levies. The chiefs concerned are awaiting trial
before a special commission.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,—l
thank you for the liberal provision you have
made for the service of the state. 1 trust that
the financial measures you have sanctioned will
materially Increase the public resources of the
country without adding to its fiscal burdens.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ENGLAND.
Mv Lords and Gentlemen,—The measures
you have pursed for extending the functions
and improving the machinery of local govern
ment in England are calculated to Increase the
loyal attachment of my people to their lustitu
t ions. I trust you may be able now to promote
the successful working of these changes in your
several localities, and that iu this and all other
fields of duty the blessings of Almighty God
may be with you.
LEO’S YEAR LING FOR pOWER.
An Address to the Sacred College
that Was Unusually Bitter.
Rome, Dec. 24.—The pope, in addressing
the sacred college to-day, gave thanks to
God for the blessings which his jubilee has
brought him. He affirmed, with much
feeling, his former utterances on the ques
tion of temporal power and indignantly
rejected the accusation that he was an
enemy of Italy. He urged Catholics every
where to agitate, in a legal manuer, for the
restoration of papal supremacy, and spok<
in deprecation of the recent liberal enact
ments in Italy. His address throughout
was unusually violent and bitter.
ALL THE WORLD CAN SEE.
The speech referred exclusively to the
Vatican and Italy. His holiness said that
tho whole world saw in what a painful situ
a'ion he was placed. One could only ask:
How far will they go? At the present time
systematic war was being waged. Evei
the person of the pope was exposed to the
threats of a mob. The enemies of the Holy
Sea had weap ins enough already to iujuif
the papacy, and if these did not suffice they
were prepared to manufacture fresh wen
isms. It was persistently asserted that the
Pope was an euemv of Italy.
SIMPLY A MASK.
This assertion was simply made to mask
the real object of tne perfidious war agains:
the church, aud that object was to render
Italians hostile to tho papacy. To vindicate
the rights of the pontiff was in reality te
advance the pro-perity of Italy. To de
mand that the greatest inoral power in the
world should possess real sovereignty in
Italy, whore providence placed the church
centuries ago, was not an act of hostility to
the country. The fact that the bishops in
foreign lauds were laboring for the restore
tion of the pope’s temporal right proved
that the interests of the whole Cathode
church were bound up iu the cause.
FRANCE’S FISHERMEN.
The Newfoundland Question Up In the
Chamber of deputies.
Paris, Dec. 24.—1n the Senate to-day
Admiral Ve.ron alluded to the regrettable
effects of the Newfoundland law which pro
hibited the sale of cod bait to French fisher
men. He complained that tho British had
erected factories for canning lobstei-s on the
French shore, greatly to the prejudice of
French fishermen, and he asked that the
government put a stop to these encroach
ments on French rights.
GOBLET’S STATEMENT.
Mr. Goblet, minister of foreign affairs,
replied that the government wanted to se
cure respect for the rights assured to
France by the treaty of Utrecht. The
French fishermen did ndt now require Newj
fouudland had. France only occupied one
fifth of the French shore where Knglish
industries had beeu established. These had
been tolerated as long as they did
not interfere with French rights. The gov
ernment would now, bowe.er, cause their
removal and would at once open uegotia
tio s with England with the object of sup
pressing the English lobster factories com
plained of. He assured the Senate that the
government would neglect nothing that
was calculated to dovelop the French fish
eries. [Applause.]
CHAMBERLAIN AT HOME.
They Wars not Expected Until Thurs
day by the Public.
London, Dec. 24.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Chainlierlain arrived at Birmingham to
day. Tuey drove from the railway station
to Highbury, Mr. Chamberlain's residence,
in a closed carnage. They wero not ex
pected until Thursday, and were sot recog
nised. Mr. Chaiiiiwriain’* ton %intin wel
comed hie father and *Lipm.ither at Lon
don and accompanied them home.
Hueuia Working the French.
London. Dec. 96, A a. m,- -The Chronicle 1 *
oorreepoude it in .oris say* that Russian
agents there hoi negotiating f r the oou
voisiou uf the Russian ioau or 1373,
A Pll’E IN A POWDER PIT.
TWO MEN AND FOUR STRUCTURES
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Two Other Buildings Partly Wrecked
—Several Laborers Injured and
Deaths May Result—About 1,000
Pounds of Powder Took Part in tho
Racket, but the Dynamite Never
Kicked—Criminal Carelessness the
Cause.
Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 24.—Details of
yesterday’s explosion at Mt. Pleasant show
that about 1,000 pounds of powder exploded.
The dvnantite stored in the cave magazine
was frozeu hard and it did not explode, or
the whole village would have been de
stroyed. The tunnel at which the explo
sion occurred is known as the Long Run
tunnel, the opening of which is at
the mouth of Long Run, in Jef
ferson county, about mne miles
west of Morton’s Kerry. The tunnel is 800
feet in length, one half of which is completed.
Work was commenced on it last August,
since wine i time over 100 men have luen
working in it. The coni ractors aro Miller
& McCann of New York.
THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS.
At the opening of tho tunnel stood n
blacksmith shop. Fifty feet distant was tho
magazine and fifty or sixty feet from this
was tho dynamite cave. About llK)
yards w-ost of this opening stood four build
ings. One of these, measuring 16x40 feet
and two stories high, was occupied by col
ored laborers. Adjoining this was another
building of the same size, which was occu
pied by Italian laborers, and a little far
ther south was a still larger building, known
as tbe b m rdlng house, in which the better
class of whites boarded. On the north of
the building occupied by the colored men
stood a two-story building, which was
known as the commissary.
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
The magazine, blacksmith shop, colored
men’s building and Italians' building were
blown to atoms. The general boarding
house and commissary were partiull
wrecked. Qno thousand yards from the
general boarding house is the farm housi
of Ben Mulhorn, evory light of glass it.
which was broken, and the bouse
nartially wrecked. The explosion occurred
ib -ut 1:30 o’clock, tearing up the ground
under the magazine to a depth of 10 feet,
1 5 feet wide aud 35 feet long, twisting ami
taring large tree ■ liko pipe stems and fill
ing the air with debris.
THE FATALITIES.
It not only killed one of the laborers and
hurt many others seriously, if not fatally,
but created a panic among the remainder
if tho employes, und iutense excitement in
lie neighborhood. Charles Gleok, who vi os
blown to atoms, was 19 ycar-t old. Tho ex
plosion was no doubt caused by Gleck’s owi
caret ssnoss. Shortly t efore it occurred he
was seen breaking tho lock- on the maga
zi ie door and enterod with a lighted pipe in
his mouth. Two boys who wore with him
say he was taking them in to see how tbi
dynamite worked, but on noticing bin.
ouoking they ran away, and wore not over
109 yards distant when the explosion oc
curred.
STANLEY'S SAFETY UNCERTAIN
The Zanzibar Reports Admitted to be
Untrustworthy.
London, Dec. 25, 4a. m.— A dispatch to
he Telegraph from Zanzibar says: “Ah
reports from here purporting to give detail
of a meeting of Stanley and Emin are abso
lutely untrustworthy. Even tho place ol
neeting is unknown. The rumort
of German aggression and projects of con
quest aro exciting the natives betwoei
..Stanley Falls aud Albert Nyanza and Vic
toria Nyanza, and also turoughout the
Ujiji region to the east coast.
Second Ballot in Ardennes.
Paris, Dec. 24.—The second ballot iu
Ardennes to fill the vacancy in thecuamber
of deputies resulted as follows: Hinar
(opportunist) 36,699; Duffray (revisionist
and regalist) 28,794.
M. Vaco untie, republican, will contesl
against a Boulangist the election for the
seat for the department of the Seine in th
chamber of deputies made vacant by death.
Unemployed Workmen Clubbed.
London. Dec. 25, 4 a. m. —R ibert Cun
niugham Graham, M. P., addressed a meet
ing of unemployed workmen at midnign
last night. The meeting was held on t. f-
Thames embankment. A procession of
workingmen which arrived from Keiinmg
ton was attacked by police and dispersed.
It is reported that severe struggles took
place between t.ie police aud paraaers.
German the Tongue for Schleswig.
Berlin, Dec. 34.—Herr Von Dossier,
minister of ecclesiastical affairs and public
instruction, has sanctioned the order oi the
governor of Schleswig that the German
language alone shall be used in the element
ary schools after April 1, next. Certain
exceptions are made iu connection witii re
ligious instruction.
Servia’a Skuptachlna.
Belgrade, Dae. 24.—Ki ig Milan has
postponed the opening of the skuptechina
until Katuiday next. He has appointed
fifteen representative* to report to the
skuptechina a draft of the revised constitu
tion. The radical members vehemently
oppose the now constitution.
Bright Much Worse.
London, I>ec. 24.—T0-night’s bulletin
about John Bright is unfavorable. It is
announced that his lungs are in worse con
ditio.! than they have been for a fortnight
past and ihat he is becoming weaker. Ko
owed anxiety is felt as to the existence of
an organic disease.
French Estimates Passed.
Paris, Dec. 24. —Tne Senate ha* passed
the estimates of the departments of the in
terior, navy and education, and art, restor
ing the opera subvention of fifty thousand
francs cut out by the chamber of deputies.
O’Kelly Released.
Dublin, Dec. 21.—James J. O'Kelly,
member of parliament, was released from
prison at Hligo treday. His friends ten
dered him a reception, and presented him
with an address and purse or gold. *
Blako Governor of Jamaica.
London, Dec. 24. —Henry A. Blake,
whoso appointment as g iveruor of Queens
land was optioned by tho people of that
country, bos boen appointed governor of
Jamaica.
Turkish Marines on a strike.
Constantinople, I)<i -. 24.—The marines
in the arsenal here have revolted b tan e
ther wage- hive not been paid. Th 1
leaders were arre ted. No blood was shed.
All America Wins Again.
Melbourne, Dec. 24.—The base ball game
here to-day resulted in favor of the All
A inert oa team. The sours waa: AU
America 16, Chicago 13.
FLORIDA’B METROPOLIS.
Death of Mrs. Denman—A Murderous
Negress—Overcome by Gas.
Jacksonville, Fla., Pec. 24.—Mr*.
Louis E. Denman, wife of W. F. Denman
of this city, died very suddenly at 11 o'clock
last night at Hotel Togni. Jlrs. Demnau
and two small children hail just roturned
homo from Charlotte, N. C., where they had
been since last June. visiting relatives.
Yesterday the young husband and father
went to tho depot to meet his dear ones, and
when the train rolled in ho was grieved be
yond expression to And his wife in a help
less aud almost dving condition, having had
a hemorrhage on the train, from which she
was suffering. She barely reoog
nizixl him while conveying her to
the hotel, where she continued to
g'-ow worse until death relieved her at 11
o’clock. She left the home of her parents
in Charlotte Friday evening, cheerful ami
hopeful, being only a little hoarse. A
colored nurso aid all she could for heron the
train, and it is believed kept her alive until
reaching this city at 2 o’clock yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Denman was 32 years of
age, a native of Salisbury, N. C., and had
resided bore about throe yoars. Dr. Stow,
the attending physician, says the cause of
doath was laryngitis aud bronchitis.
A BLOOD-THIRSTY WENCH.
Old Patienco lluck, a uegress known to
every policeman in the city, got into a rago
this morning in Brooklyn, a suburb, and
vein on a bunt for gore. She pram-ed up
to where Mollis Phillips, Maggie Garnett
anil Fannie Doyle were aud began to cut
aud slash at them in a fearful inauner with
a knife. Only one of the women was cut,
but all had their clothing torn by Patience’s
deadly weapon. No one could tell wh'
Patience wanted to commit murder and
they wore greatly surprised at her action,
as were all her neighbors and friends. Fan
nie is in a delicate condition and received a
slight cut of tho skin. Patience was ar
rested and committed to jail.
OVERCOME BY GAS.
Joe Garvin, a young colored man em
ployed at the gas works, whilo repairing n
gas pipe leading to one of the city lamps
this morning, iuh ded the poisonous fume
and was discovered lying face down in the
excavation and in an insensible and almost
lifeless condition. Dr. Hollaee Mitchell an
frlendsa lrnin stored restoratives and fanned
and worked his limbs for an hour, when h>
ceased to foam at the mouth and nose and
gradually grew bettor ntil ho was place i
man ambulance and sent home, where ho
was at last accounts but little improved.
Garvin mot with a similar mishap a fen
lavs ago while working at a gas pipe in
front of police headquarters, but prompt
relief came and ho soon recovered. _
DA PORTER’S HOLIDAY.
To-morrow, being a legal holiday, Dr.
Porter’s office and the business under bis
.upervigion wi Ibe closed. There will be
io calls for articles to fumlgato nor any
delivered.
Four sailors from the schooner Florence
and Lillian were to see F. Walter, United
States commissioner, this morning, to lodge
a complaint against Oapt. Smith of the
schooner of not furnishing them with
proper and sufficient food. They got no en
couragement on so flimsy a charge and
withdrew.
The Deflary line of Ht. John’s river
steamers bus resumed service, and the coin
nauy propose to continue their trips unin
terruptedly throughout the winter.
John B. Togni, who was arrested yester
day for selling whiskoy on Sunday, had a
caring this morning before the polio
court. He gave #IOO security and his cam
was continued until Wednes lay. L. Hnell
iugs, wh'i was also arrested yesterday foi
selling whiskey without a license, was dis
charged.
DEATH OF MRS. HILLIARD.
Her Distinguished Ancestry—Borrow
Oyer a Son's Death.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24.—The funeral ol
Mrs. Eliza Glascock Hilliard, wife of ex-
Minister Henry W. Hilliard, whose death
occurred at her residence in this city yester
day, took place from the First Methodist
church this morning at 11 o’clock, and the
remains were buried in Oakland cemetery.
The deceased was a native of E igefleld dis
trict, South Carolina, and came of a distin
guished race, her ancestors having been
notable men and women for generations.
She was a daughter of Gan. John Glascock
of South Carolina and a niece of Gen.
Thomas Glascock of this state. In earl}
life she moved to Ala ama and married
Judge Thomas Humter Miys, also of an old
aud prominent South Carolina family. Some
years after Judgo Mays’ death she married
Hon. H. W. Hilliard, and has resided in
Georgia since that time. Mrs. lliiliard
loaves live children, Mrs, George C. Ball,
of Birmingham, Ala., Mr. J. Glascock
.Mays, of Augusta, Ga., Pierce Butler Mays,
of Florida, Mrs. It. T. Dow and Mm. E. C.
Spalding, of Atlanta. Si* years ago hei
son, H. Warren Mays, died, and from tha
sorrow she never entirely rallied, but led
ever afterward a retired life, devoting her
self to her family aud her church.
SUICIDE OF AN OLD SOLDIER.
Two Doses of Laudanum the Caune
of Hie Demise.
Bajnbhiduk, Ga., Doc. <S4.— Yesterday
afternoon about 6 o’clock J. Mierowitz and
Willie Woolfol, son of the president of th.
Alabama Midland railway, were walking
down about the river and when near the
wbarf of the steamer Ruby they spied
a man lying down on the bank. He was
breat lug heavily and was insensibie.
The boys notified the public and tho man
was found to be A. Robertson, who had
been working a contract on tho railroad
with T. Joseplis. Tne following note wa
found near tut) body: “Don’t send mo home.
1 am a Mu*on, No. 190 Fair Bluff, N. C., A.
Robertson. Ob, Lord, my God, is there any
Help for the widow’s son. A.
K. The dying man was at once
carried to the Sharon hcu-e, and every
effort was rnado by Lire. Morgan and Boa -
cock, assisted by many good .Samaritans, to
keep him alive, but the oid ea le at 7:30
o’ciock tuis morning. Judge O’Neal and
others had him decently burled this after
noon at 4 o’clock. Mr. Robertson was a
resident of St. Mary’s, G ■., wi a Virginian,
and served in Pickett’s division, losing bis
leg at the battle of Savon Pines. Ho has
been a gioat sufferer ever since that eve .t,
slid was taking narcotics on the day of his
death. Two ounces of laudauutn caused bis
demise. ________________
SEVEN LIVES -Oaf.
A Steamer Burned Five Milos From
Seattle with Terrible Result*.
Skatti.k, W. TANARUS., Dec. 24.— The steamer
Lief Erl ksou was burned at Aikl, live
miles west of this city at. !i o'clock this af
ternoon. She is a total loss. Seven
lives were lost. Miss Annie Toll
tier of Hiduey, Mason county;
.1. 11 Noreus, manager of the Nornus Brick
yard Company at Sidney, Jack HI unions,
u half i reed IWtieruiau; T. Habib, of Hniiiii.
Taylor A (V)., of Colby; an uuk .own man
aud his wile, and an unknown woman.
( DAILY. JlO A YEAR. |
< 5 CENTS A COPT. >
( WEEKLY,|I.iiS A YEAR, t
TELESCOPED ON A CURVE.
TWO PEOPLE KILLED AND TUttf
8K VER-ILY INJURED.
Two of tho Latter Apt to Die—Tha
First Train Lost Time and Stood In
the Path of tho Second—A Failure to
Send Back a Flagm in.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 24.—Passenger
traiu No. son the main stem of the Louis
ville and Nashville railroad telescoped pas
senger train No. 23 of the Knoxville branch
at Lardstowu Junction at 9 o’clock this
morning. Both trains lef the city on time,
but No. 23, which left twenty minutes
aho id of No. 5, got delayed by frequent
stops until it ran on tho other train’s time.
At the Junction there is a sharp curve and
No. 23 stopped on the main track just
around the curve. No. 5 was running at
the rate of 45 miles au hour and split the
roar and socond c ach of toe stationary
train in two, scattering fragments in every
direction.
THE DEAD AND DVINO.
Ho far as learned, teii persons were se
verely hurt and two were killed outrignt.
The list is as follows:
Mrs. Mary Perkins of Old Deposit,
lvv., killed. * *
Wylie Houston of Water creek, Larue
county, Kentucky, killed.
Wounded—Engineer McPherson and
Fireman Charles King, both of this city;
E. It. Dickerson of Boston, Ky.; Miss Ber
tha Flownbaeker of Boston, Ky.; E. 8.
Miller of Lebanon, Ky.; Judge Philip B.
Thompson, attorney of Snephenisville,
Ky.; Mias Ada Adams and 8. K. Adams
of Louisville; Mrs. J. P. Mount and John
Mount of Lagra ige, Ky.; Miss May Ken
imr l of Louisville; Bertha Itohuer, a S<vise
domestic of East Herns.adt, Ky.
haw t.o flagman.
Engineer McPherson aud Fireman King,
both of train No. 5, are thought to be
lataliy hurt. The former remained at his
post, but the fit email jumped. Botii re
covered consciousness sufficiently to state
that they had seen no flagman.
Tho crew of train No. 33 has, as yet, made
no statement. ( Mlleem of the road say that
train No. 23, which makes all local stops,
was delavod on account of the ru-ih of ex
press business, and for some reason or other
either neglected to notice the time or failed
to send out the proper signals.
Two conches of the frout train and tho
engine and baggage car of No. 5 were com
pletely demolished. Ail of the passengers
on the roar tram were severely jarred, but
none of them were fatally hurt. Most of
the iujurod were bruised and scalded.
SHIPWRECKED SAILORS.
The Steamer Alvo Brings In the Men
of Two Vessels.
New York, Dec. 24.—The steamer.Alvo,
from Fortune island, brings Capt. F. G.
Gladulich aud twelve distressed seamen of
the Austrian bark Eiios, wrecked at
Fortune island Dec. 3. The vessel
was bound from Oran for New York,
with marble, etc. The Alvo also
brings Capt. Carter and eight seamen of
the bark Florence, wrecked at Fortune
island Dec, 10. The FI reuce was bound
from Fortune island to Boston, withs tit.
('apt. W. H. Merritt of the schooner David
W. Hunt of Bath, was also a passenger on
the Alvo. His vessel was dismasted in a
hurricane on Nov. 23, about 180 miles east
by south from Matters-, and was abandoned
ou Nov. 30, being waterlogged. Thecaptain
a*d c. ew wore taken off by the seboouer
J ssie T. Mutbeson, bound foi Cups Hay tien,
and were landed at Inagua. T e c.ew were
sent to Vos saw and tno captain went to
Fortuuo island.
TAKEN TO HONOLULU.
Han Francisco, Dec. 24 —Advices from
Honolulu report theurnval thereof the Brit
ish inau-of-war Hyacinth from Tahiti. The
iiyacintn called at the Malden Islands and
rescued two shipwreck, and crews of twenty
f iur men. They included the master, two
mates and thirteen men of a German ship,
named the Hermann; ami eight of the
crew of the Bweiii h bark Virgo, both ves
sels having been wrecked on the
island November 27. The vessels were
aucuored off shore when a heavy storm
came up and swept them upon the break
ers. Tlio men attempted to escape in boats,
but the boat coutaining tho captain, mate,
carpenter ard two seamen of the Virgo
capsized and all were drowned. The Her
mann’s crew escaped.
All Probably Saved.
Cedar Keys, Fla., Dec.|34.— New* of
the missing schooner Hunt, on which E. A.
Berry took pansage for New York, has at
last been received. A telegram from New
York reads os follows: “The schooner
David VV. Hunt was lost Nov, 28, in lati
tude 34‘, longitude 72'. Crew rescued and
taken to Ingua." This is evidently an
error, aud iL is supposed that luagua is
meant, it is hoped that Mr. Berry was also
saved, but the telegram makes no mention
of the solitary passenger.
Four killed by a Boiler.
Boulder, Col., Dec. 24.—The Hastings
saw null boiler near Gold HiU, exploded
.Saturday, instantly killing Andy McDon
ald, A. Barnard and two men namel Nod
lett and Niles, aud fatally scalding Miss
Barnard.
MARYLAND’S O ’IVALRIC LINE.
0 —————
A Sword T resented to Gen. Felix Ag
nus by Those Who Wore the Gray.
Ham imoiul, Dec. 24. Gen. Felix Agnus,
editor of the American, was to day pre
sented witli a handsomely engrossed letter
by the <' nifedei ale Association of the Mary
land lino that shows appreciation of bis
sue ess ul efforts to incurs the PikeeviUe
arsenal from the government for a home
for disabled confederate soldiers. Follow
ing is tbe loiter:
My Beak Uessral: I thank yon, in the name
and on behalf ot the lighting confederates of
Maryland, for the generous and manly word Die
American lias sgsiken in behalf of the home of
our destit ut- comrades. Tbe fighting union
soldier, u itb the kuigiitly grace of Hir Puiiip
Si lie .. has ever been our wannest
C >pt. Tho upson. who introduced the bill in the
House, fought under Karragut, and his he rt
is as sound as tbe oak of tne ship
no defended The daring are tbe loving,
the lender are tbe true. And to- flay some at
tb'. truest friends 1 have nee in tbe army of tbe
United states. Our flag is furled, our sahera
rust, our heroes dead, and, like the black
1 MiugUts. we carry tbe heart or Bruce in a jew
eled casket on our pilgrimage to t e Holy
land. 1 bars never doubted that when ou our
journey we were beset with the
iier.ls of poverty, disease, cold and
hunger and starvation, the sound of "the rally"
from our i.uglea would bring to cur aid tbe been
veterans of Mel 'ielian, of Hooker, of Meade,
aud of Grout. Reverently aud devoutly. gen
eral, 1 pray God to Liras you and yours and
your honoruble comrades of the uni .n army
tor the cbivalric generosity of your suj port la
the time of trial. I am, your mend,
Hhaiu.ky T. Jousstom.
Presi lent of the AosoctaUoa of tbe Maryland
lice
Shot by an Unknown Hand.
Macon, Ua., Dec. 24.— T0-night John
Burkett, a farmer of Twiggs county, was
shot in the abdomen by an uukuowg negro.
No cause Is assigns i, Burkett lenuot, give
a limcrtptiuii of bis aseeiUut an 1 cannot
recover.