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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.