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CRASHES ON THE RAILS.
A PENNSYLVANIA COLLISION
COSTS 30 LIVEa
The Two Trains Carried a Third Down
an Embankment With Them—Most
of Those Killed Unknown Workmen
Stealing a. Ride from Johnstown—
Bight People Hurt in Tennessee.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 26.—A triple colli
sion of freight trains occurred near Latrobe,
Pa, forty miles east of this city, on the
Pennsylvania railroad, about 2:30 o'clock
this morning. Thirty cars were wrecked
and seven poSons were killed, four of whom
are unknown The freight train west-bound
left Latrobe and had just reached the bridge,
abont fifty yards west, when it collided
with an extra freight train coming in the
opposite direction. Another east-bound
freight was standing on a side track on the
bridge and the wrecked trains crashed
against it, causing one locomotive and a
number of cars to go over an embaukment
into tbe creek, a distance of fifty feet. En
gineer Caldwell and his fireman are sup
posed to have been killed instantly. Their
bodies are still in the creek. Brakeman
Miller was terribly crushed and will die.
The bodies of four tramps were taken
from the wreck. There was nothing about
them to identify them. They were stealing
a ride and coming west. The cause of the
accident has not yet been learned. The loss
to the railroad company will be very heavy.
THIRTY-FIVE REPORTED CREMATED.
A dispatch from Greensburg, ten miles
from Latrobe. states that a party of about
thirty-five workmen from Johnstown were
stealing their way home on the wrecked
freight train when the accident occurred,
and that the wreck caught fire from a lime
car and the men were cremated. The story
is not credited here and the Pennsylvania
railroad officials know nothing of it. Two
men injured in the accident were brought
here this afternoon. One of them named
Flannagan says he is a Johnstown laborer
returning to Pittsburg, and that twelve
persons were on tbe car with him when the
accident occurred. He knows nothing of
their fate. His compannion is unconscious
and probably fatally hurt.
TEN BODIES RECOVERED.
Latrobe, Pa., June 26.— The debris of
the wreck is being rapidly cleared away.
Up to 8 o’clock to-night ten dead bodies
have been recovered. Those of Engineer
Caldwell and George Fralich, the fireman,
have not yet been found. Thirty-one cars
went dowmy over the bridge and
are piled one upon the other in the
water. The carload of lime in the cen
ter of the train was the last to go down,
and it was scattered over the pile of shat
tered cars. Then the debris took fire. It
is probable that from twenty-five to thirty
people were killed in the wreck. The water
in the creek at the point where the accident
occurred is about 12 feet deep, and it is ex
pected that ten or twelve bodies are in the
bottom of the creek.
John M. Miller, a flagman, states that tbe
proner signal was given when the position
of the shifter was discovered, and Engineer
Caldwell answered, but his speed was too
high. When the ill-fated train left Bolivar
about forty workmen boarded her, but
Conductor Burnhardt put them off at
Derry.
Four of the injured taken from one car
stated that eleven others were in the car,
and in another box car probably there were
fifteen or twenty men. One or two of the
bodies taken from the wreck were terribly
burned by the lime which covered tho
wreck.
AN ACCIDENT IN TENNESSEE.
Gallatin, Tenn., Juno 26.—A terrible
accident occurred this morning at
Bledsoe, on the Chesapeake and Nash
ville railroad, running from Gallatin
to Scottsville, Ky. The passenger
train due in Gallatin at 11 o’clock
jumped the track, and the passenger and
baggage coaches went down about sixty
feet. About eight persons were seriously
injured, and several children were more or
less hart. The following is a list of the
wounded:
Mrs. Mary Jane Hughes of Westmore
land, badly bruised. Two of her children
were badly hurt, and a third is in a dying
condition.
W. E. Bryant of Scottsville, Ky., con
siderably hurt about the head, but not
seriously.
D. E. Brown of Scottsville, hurt about
the head and legs.
Mrs. Amanda Grktt of Westmoreland,
Internally injured.
C. B. Coe and S. C. Smith of Martins
burg, injiirned, but not seriously.
Mrs. S. C. Whiteside, very badly hurt.
H. 11. Corbett of Westmoreland was
more seriously hurt than any of the other
passengers, but nothing as to the extent of
his injuries can be learned.
Fourteen persons went down in the wreck.
Conductor Buck was slightly hurt.
A MOB STORMS A JAIL.
The Jailor’s Wife Gave Up the Keys
to Save His Life.
Louisville, Ky., June 26. Amob went
to the jail at Shepherdsville at 1 o’clock this
morning, and demanded of Jailor Bowman
the surrender of Thomas Mitchell and
Charles Ardell, who are confined there
charged with the murder of a peddlar
named Joseph Lavine. Jailor Bowman re
fused to surrender the men, and took his
stand in front of the door with a shotgun,
declaring that he would kill the first man
who tried to pass. Mrs. Bowman, hearing
the threats, and fearing that her husband
would be killed, ran forward and gave the
mob the keys, begging Jailor Bowman not to
provoke them. Tbe leaders then unlocked
the doors and went to the cell, where the
prisoners were confined. The jailor fol
followed, begging them at least to spare
Mitchell, who he believed was innocent.
They yielded to his entreaty, telling Mitch
ell that he might tbank Jailor Bowman for
his life, and binding Ardell they took him
to tho woods. The men all wore masks.
The bcdy of Ardell was discovered this
morning hanging to a tree in the woods
about a mile and a half from Shepherds
villei
WRECK OF THE VICTORIA
The Identity of the Vessel Not Yet
Fully Established.
Vineyard Haven, Mass,, June 26.
Beveral empty crockery crates constitute
the only new wreckage found on the Nan
tucket shore to-day. The fresh southerly
wind will doubtless bring new develop
ments. R. Hawley of the Anchor line is at
Nantucket endeavoring to escertain tho
identity of the steamer Victoria from which
the wreckage comes. He says tho first bills
of lading found were from the Anchor line
steamer, and were thrown overboard. Of
the last ones he knows nothing.
Burgeon Duncan Discharged.
New York, June 26.—Surgeon Duncan
of the steamer Colon was discharged at 10
o’clock this morning from the Swinburne
island Hospital. He is tho supposed yeUow
fever patient over whom the recent exoite
<nent was raised.
m JKflftting ffrtog.
RAIL RATES ON COTTON.
Further Testimony Heard in the New
Orleans Case.
Washington, June 26.—The examina
tion of witnesses in the case of tbe New
Orleans Cotton Exchange vs the Illinois
Central railroad, on a hearing before the
interstate commission, was concluded this
morning. Owing to the fact that the ques
tions raised in the ca-e next to be considered
are in many respects identical with those in
this case, argument was deferred until the
evidence in both cases is completed.
The case of the New Orleans Cotton Ex
change vs. the Cincinnati, New Orleans
and Texas Pacific, New Orleans and North
eastern and the Associated roads, under tho
name of the “Queon and Crescent System,”
was then taken up. Tbe charge in this case
is that these companies united under one
common management and control, have
been, since April 4, 1887, and are still
habitually making unjust and unreasonable
charges for hauling uncompressed cotton
from stations along their lines in the cotton
producing country to New Orleans, and
especially from Meridian, Miss., and from
other stations in Mississippi and Alabama,
north and south of Meridian, to New Or
leans.
A GREAT DEAL OF TESTIMONY.
A great deal of testimony was taken
during the course of the hearing. It cov
ered all the various matters connected with
the business of transporting cotton, in
cluding the difference in charges for the
transwortation of flat and compressed cot
ton, the comparative capacity of box and
flat cars, the effect of the establishment of
compresses at river towns on the business
of those places, tbe effect on their
business of a reduction in rates ou uncom
pressed cotton, and other matters, material
to the question at issue. At the conclusion
of the taking of testimony the commission
adjourned until to-morrow, when argu
ments will be made on the two cases in
which evidence has been submitted.
A HIGH SENSE OF DUTY.
Commodore Schley Resigns as Chief
of a Bureau.
Washington, Juno 26.—Commodore
Schley has, at his own request, been re
lieved from duty as chief of the bureau of
equipment and recruiting in the navy de
partment and will be given command of
the new cruiser Baltimore. It is under
stood that the reason assigned by Commo
dore Schley for his retirement from the
bureau, where he had yet nearly three years
to serve under his present commission, is a
sense of duty and a desire to impress
upon the younger men in the service the
idea that staff appointments like his
own are not to be held longer than advan
tage to be derived in an educational way
can be reaped. This action is a complete
surprise in naval circles. By abandoning
his office he drops from commodore to the
rank of captain, but his gommaud. the Bal
timore, the largest of the new cruisers, is
generally regarded as one of the best float
ing billets.
A STATUE TO GALLAUDET.
The Founder of Deaf Mute Education
In America Honored.
Washington, June 26.—The statue in
memory of the late Dr. Gallaudet, the
founder of deaf mute education in America,
was unveiled to-day at Kendall Green, in
this city, the seat of the national deaf mute
college. The statue was erected by means
of subscriptions of the deuf mutes of the
country as a tribute to their groat benefac
tor. There was the usual services attending
such ceremonies, a pretty feature of
which was the unveiling of tho statue by
two grand children of Dr. Gallaudet, and
its acceptance by a sou of the dead man,
who is president of the college. The com
mencement exercises of the college were
held to-day and a convention of deaf mutes
also began. The convention instructed its
president to pond a message of condolence
to the family of Mrs. Hayes.
NEGROES AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
A Delegation Expresses Confidence in
the President’s Policy.
Washington, June 26. Ex-Senator
Bruce and Fourth Auditor Lynch headed a
delegation of colored republicans who
waited on the President this afternoon and
presented an address adopted at the Jack
son, Miss., conference on June 13, in regard
to the political situation in the south, and
expressing the utmost confidence in the
President's policy toward the colored people
in that region.
The President thanked them for their
confidence and said that they could rest as
- that he would do the bast he could
toward all classes. He commended the con
servative stand takenby them and said they
would have his assistance in every endeavor
to improve their political status.
ORMSBY BRINGS SUIT.
He Wants a Judgement for SIOO,OOO
Against Secretary Tracy.
Washington, June 36. —George B.
Ormsby, who was lately dismissed from the
nary, has entered suit in the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, against Sec
retary Tracy, for SIOO,OOO damages for
trespass incident to his recent imprisonment
at Mare island, California, his trial and dis
missal. He alleges that there was uot
sufficient ground for his arrest; no author
ity for his imprisonment, and that the ease
was not conducted in accordance with the
statutes. He also charges a bad condition
of affairs on the prison ship, Independence.
Formal service was made upon Secretary of
the Navy to-day of the papers in the suit.
The papers have been turned over to the
judge advocate general.
New Postmasters.
Washington, June 26.—The President
to-day appointed the following post
masters:
William E. Clarke at Newberne, N.
C., vice Mathias Manly, removed.
0. D. Foster at Fredricksburg, Va.,
vice Frank T. Forbes, removed.
Chief Engineer Hunt Dead.
Washington, June 26.—Chief Engineer
William H. Hunt, of the navy, (retired)
died in this city last night. He was wounded
at Mobile while serving with Admiral
Farragut’s fleet and on account of disability
thereby caused, he was retired in 1871.
Phelps Minister to Germany.
Washington, June 26.—The President
to-day appointed William Walter Phelps of
New Jersey envoy extraordi ary and minis
ter plenipotentiary of the United States to
Germany.
Offerings of Bonds.
Washington, June 26.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $169,650. The sec
retary accepted $134,650 at 129 for 4s, and
lOQJi far i%.
A Tannery Burned.
Benicia, Cal., June 26.— The Pioneer
tannery, owned by McKay & Chisholm,
was burned this morning. The loss will
exceed $200,000. The insurance is $37,000.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1889.
FORAKER FOR GOVERNOR
HB GETS THE NOMINATION AFTER
A LIVELY WRANGLE.
Nine Candidates in the Field on the
First Ballot—The Governor Led, but
Was Far from Having Enough Votes
—A Love Feast as a Wind-up—The
Platform.
Columbus, 0., June 28.—Tha republican
state convention met this morning at 10
o’clock. The temporary organization of
tbe convention was made permanent, and
Chairman Cooper returned thanks for the
honor.
Gen. C. H. Grosvenor, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, read the platform,
and the reading was received with much
applause. The platform was unanimously
adopted.
Nominations were then in order, and the
following names were offered: Gov. Fora
ker, Col. J. B. Neill of Franklin county,
Capt. Wilson Vance of Haucock county,
Gen. Robert P. Kennedy of Logan c >unty,
Gen. Asa Jones of Mahoning county, E. L.
Lampson of Ashtabula, Congressman E. L.
Morey, Judge O’Neall of Lebanon and Gen.
Dawes of Marietta.
THE FIRST BALLOT.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Foraker 207
Kennedy 127
Dawes 86
Morey 47
Jones 96
O’Neall 57
Lampson 89
Vance 45
Neill 37
Gibson 23
Gen. Bushnell 1
There were 827 votes cast.
At the conclusion of the ballot an effort
was made to take a recess, but this was
howled down bv the Foraker delegates and
the second ballot was ordered. It was
known before the call concluded that Gov.
Foraker had gained probably less than 30
over the first ballot. While the additions
were being made, Adams county asked to
change her vote and cast the whole number
(7) for Foraker.
A RULING RAISES A RUMPUS.
The chair ruled that no changes could be
made until tho additions had been made,
and then changes would be allowed.
This was the point at which the friends of
Gov. Foraker had set to do their work.
The 'delegates were all on their feet, and
tho opposition to Gov. Foraker joined in
the din and endeavored to stem the tide.
Changos were finally begun and continued
amid great disorder. After it became ap
parent that Gov. Foraker had a majority of
the votes of the convention, the friends of
several of the other caudirtates tried to make
motions to make the nomination by accla
mation and unanimous.
AN ADVERSE RULING.
The chair held that this could not be done
till all the counties had changed which de
sired to do so.
Motions were made on behalf of Messrs.
Morey, Dawes, O’Neall, Jones and other
candidates to mako the nomination of Gov.
Foraker by acclamation, they withdrawing
from the fight.
The chairman, securing partial order,
asked If it was the desire of all the other
candidates that Gov. Foraker should be de
clared the nominee by acclamation.
This met with a mixed chorus of yes and
no, giving evidence of considerable feeling.
FORAKER NOMINATED.
Finally about all tho candidates were
withdrawn, and on motions by Congress
men McKinley, Grosvenor, Thompson and
others who were mixed up in the rush for
recognition. Gov. Foraker was declared the
nominee of tbe convention amid the great
est c infusion.
The chair announced that the tellers wer#
unable to tell exactly how many votes Gov.
Foraker had received, but it was about 600.
The band struck up ’‘Rally ’round the
Flag,” and the convention joined in general
jollification, which lasted for some time.
Gen. Grosvenor, McKinley and Mayor
Gardner of Cleveland were appointed" a
committee to bring Gov. Foraker before
the convention.
THE REST OF THE TICKET.
E. L. Lampson of Ashtabula county was
nominated for lieut-governor on the first
ballot. John 8. Brown was nominated for
treasurer, Reuben H. Hester for clerk of
the supreme court, J. F. Dickinson for
supreme judge, D. K. Watson for attorney
general, John Hancock for school commis
sioner, William Hahu for member of the
board of publio works. These were all re
nominations.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform Is a long one. It approves
and indorses the administrations of Presi
dent Harrison and Gov. Foraker; declares
in favor of the protection poliov; congratu
lates the people of Ireland on their struggle
for home rule; indorses the wise laws passed
by the republican legislature in regard to
the liquor traffic, and pledges the party to
keep abreast of public opinion upon that
subject.”
The last resolution sends greeting to Sena
tor Sherman, who is now in Europe, and
assures him of the entire confidence of the
Republican party of Onio.
Manufacturers Fall
Philadelphia, Pa., June 26.—John T.
Robbins and Henry F. Hall, trading under
the firm name of S. Robbins & Son, iron
and steel manufacturers on Beach and
Vienna streets, in this city, failed to-day.
Their liabilities are said to be 8120,000 and
their assets $70,000. Most of the firm’s
paner is held in this city, the Kensington
National Bank being a creditor to tho ex
tent of $14,300. A meeting of the creditors
will be held next week, and the mill will be
kept running until then.
Dropped Dead In Wall Street.
New York, June 26.— William Henry
Wood, president of the Alabama Mining
Company, dropped dead in his office at No.
7 Nassau street, today.
Egypt Not to be Evacuated.
London, June 26.—England has declined
to guarantee the evacuation of Egypt,
which was demanded by France as a con
dition of her acceptance of the Egyptian
conversion scheme. The scheme has there
fore been abandoned. France has also de
manded the annulment of the Auglo-
Turkish convention of 1887-
Neither Profit Nor Honor.
London, June 26. —Mr. Chamberlain has
written a letter to a member of the Bap
tist church in which he says that neither
party can gain either profit or honor by a
bargain with Mr. Gladstone binding
him to advocate disestablishment of the
church in Wales in return f-r non-Con
formist support of his home rule scheme.
Coming of the Valkyrie.
London, June 26.—The Valkyrie is being
towed to the Clyde. She will start for
America about the beginning of August.
Germany Won’t Be Represented.
Berlin, June 26.—Owing to the Wohl
geninth affair Germay will not be repre
sented in the labor congress at Berne.
SEXTON ON THE RACK.
Attorney General Webster Falls to
Make Him Yield.
London, June 26.—Mr. Sexton, M. P.
and lord mayor of Dublin, appeared before
the Parnell commission to-day. Mr. Sexton
would not say he opposed the principles of
tne Fenian societies. He claimed that boy
cotting was a necessary evil.
Mr. Sexton admitted that he had been
asked to join a Fenian society, but posi
tively refused to divulge the name of the
person who asked bim. Attorney General
Webster, counsel for the Times, pressed him
hard and persistently to give the name, and
became veay angry and excited when he
found that he could not move the
witness. After a passionate scene between
the counsel and the witness, the former
finally abandoned the attempt to compel
Mr. Sexton to reply, and began to question
him in regard to Alexandtu Sullivan. Mr.
Sexton ssid that he regarded Mr. Sullivan
in the same favorable light as ho did when
he eulogized him in a speech at the land
league meeting in Boston in 1884. He de
clared that he held Mr. Sullivan in high es
timation on account of the unselfish publio
services he had rendered.
Attorney General Webster is credited
with an in ention to claim before the com
mission the right to extort from the Pa--
nellite witnesses any information which Is
not obtained by tiie usual methods. The
Parnellltes are determined to resist any
such effort, and if tbe attorney general per
sists, they will probably leave court with
their counsel,
PERSICO NOT IN DANGER.
Rome, Juno 26.—The story that Mgr.
Persioo, in his report to the pope on the
result of his investigation of Irish affairs,
had a sorted that Irish nationalists had
formed a plot to kill him if be returned to
Ireland, is pronounced purely imaginary.
It is stated that the pope lias appointed
Mgr. Persioo secretary of tho propaganda
of oriental rites, and that this is the real
reason why ho will not return to Ireland.
DELAGOA BAY’S RAILROAD.
Portugal Cancels a Concession it Had
Granted.
London, June 26. —The Portugese gov
ernment to-day cancelled the concession it
had granted for the building of a railroad
at Delagoa Bay. The British consul at
Dolagoa Bay has asked that a man-of-war
be sent there to proteot the interests of
British subjects. It is reported that Ger
many is backing Portugal in an endeavor
to counteract British influence in that
country.
Lord Salisbury, in the House of Lords
last evening, said that the government had
earnestly requested Portugal to refrain
from taking hasty action, and to give time in
which to Bottle this considerable difficulty.
He declared that it would not be within
Portugal’s right to refuse to arbitrate the
matter.
PORTUGAL’S EXPLANATION.
Lisbon, June 26.—The Portugese govern
ment has issued a decree setting forth that
the Delagoa Bay railroad concession was
cancelled because tho parties to whom the
concession was granted had failed to keep
their engagements. The decree further
declares that the government will take up
the work of constructing a railroad and
will indemnify the concessionares for the
work they have already done. The Portu
gese minister of foreign affairs will examine
into the diplomatic question pending be
tween Portugal and England.
NOT BELIEVED BY THE DIRECTORS.
The secretary of the Delagoa Bay railway
writes that the Lisbon agent of the com
pany has not been notified of the revocation
of the concession. The directors of tbe
company are unable to believo that Portu
gal would take so unprecedented anrl un
usual a measure without the slightest justi
fication and against tha vigorous protests
of Great Britain and America. The crown
counsel and other eminent lawyers are
unanimous in tbe opinion that such action
is illegal.
CRIPPLING BOULANGER’S WINGS.
The Government Stops the Payment
of His Pension.
Paris, Jane 26. —The Figaro says that
at the request of the Senate committee,
which made an investigation into tho
charges against Gen. Bo danger the pay
ment of Gen. Boulanger’s pension has been
stopped. Gen. Boulanger will bring suit
against the government to compel payment
Some of the newspapers here point out
that French officers residing abroad with
out authority forfeit their pensions. They
hold, therefore, that the government is
justified in stopping Gen. Boulanger’s pen
sion.
a speech by la guerre.
London, June 26. —A meeting was held
in St. Andrew’s hall to-night to hoar a
speech by M. la Guerre, and to arrange for
a Boulangist banquet to be held July 14.
The utmost disorder prevailed and free
fights were of frequent occurrence. For
fully half an hour M. la Guerre was unable
to obtain a hearing. Then he spoke for
over an hour, although constantly inter
rupted. A committee was appointed to
draw up a platform, which will be read at
the banquet.
GERMAN RAPS AT SWITZERLAND.
The North German Gazette Still Mak
ing Bold Charges.
Berlin, June 26.—The North German
Gazette, in another article on socialists in
Switzerland, charges that tho spread of
social revolutionary doctrines is mainly
due to the facilities which the Swiss local
officials have offered the Social Demokrat
and other revolutionary prints to circulate.
Germany’s efforts to convince Switzerland
of the pernicious character of tbe Social
Demokrat were without resulr, and it was
not until 1887, when Rother Teufel attacked
prominent Swiss personages, that Switzer
land was induced to act.
A HARD BOW TO HOE.
Members of the Salvation Army At
tacked by the Police.
London, June 26. —A band of members
of the Salvation Army was attacked and
dispersed by tbe police this evening while
marching along the Strand, on its way to
Exeter Hail. The musical instruments car
ried by the para let's were smashed, and
several of the "soldiers” were injured. A
number of paraders were arres.ed. The
police bad previously warned the officers of
the Salvation ar.ny that they would not be
permitted to obstruct the streets.
Minister Lincoln Banqueted.
London, June 26.— The Inner Temple
Benchers gave a banquet last evening to
Mr. Lincoln, tbe United States minister.
Justice Hannan, Lord Wemyss, Lord Na
pier and others were present.
New Rifles For Russia.
St. Petersburg, June 23 —The Russian
army will be equipped with new rifles of
Email caliber. The weapons will be manu
factured in France.
M’DOW PUT ON TIIE STAND
HE COOLY TELLS THE BTORY OF
THE KILLING.
A Discrepancy as to the Whereabouts
of the Pistol Explained to the Disad
vantage of a Reporter—An Admis
sion That He Applied an Opprobrious
Epithet to Capt. Dawson Before the
Latter Struok Him—The Cold Blooded
Attempt to Bury the Body.
Charleston, S. C., Juno 36.—The hor
rible story of tbs murder of Capt. Dawson
was told on tbe stand to-<lay by the only
living eye-witness of the tragedy—T. B.
Me Dow, his slayer. The court convened at
10 o’clock, tho state having closed its testi
mony the dny before. The defense first put
up G. W. Harper, a negro coach driver,
whose testimony was to tho effect that ho
had seen the deceased enter McDow’s office
and four or five minutes thereafter heard a
pistol shot This was followed by two
awful groans and by the voice of a
man saying, (meaning Me Dow) "as you
said you would take my life, now I've taken
yours.” On the cross-examination he ad
mitted that he heard no scuffling before the
pistol shot. Throe or four miuutes after
the shot McDow appeared on the piazza of
bis residence aud looked over to tbe outside
of bis office. He also saw an old ground
nut oaka woman peeping into MoDow’s
office. She was run off by MoDow’s cook.
A moment after McDow’s coachman ran
back in tho yard, got his hat and coat and
went down the street.
M’DOW ON THE STAND.
Judge Magrath put up McDow on the
stand to testify. After giving the details
of his age, etc., ho proceeded to relate tho
horrible details of the tragedy. HU counsel
would not permit him to give a connected
narrative but led him on gontly with ques
tions, allowing him to answer only one at a
time. Following is McDow’s statement: "I
was sitting in my sitting room when I heard
tbe office gong ring and wont down-stairs
and opened the office door. Capt. Dawson
asked if this was Dr. McDow. I replied
yes, aud invited him in, closing the door.
Capt. Dawson said: ‘Dr. McDow, I have
just been informed that you have beou
guilty of ungentlemanly conduct to
one of myservants.’ 1 replied, ‘ltlsuntruo.’
Capt. Dawson said, ’I give you to under
stand that 1 atn responsible for that girl,
and you must not speak to her again.’ I
replied that I would speak to her as often as
I desired until I was convinced that he had
authority to prevent me.’ ‘Than,’ said
Capt. Dawson, ‘if you do 1 will publish
your conduct in the papers.’ ‘And if you
do,’ I replied, ‘you infernal scoundrel I’ll
hold you personally responsible. Get out of
my office.’
THE FATAL STRUGGLE.
“At that time Capt. Dawson struck my
hat off with hi cane and hit mo with his
-hand, knockiug me down to tho lounge.
The two blows were almost simultaneous.
He followed me up and struck me again.
I drew my pistol aud, rising, fired at him.
I had my pistol in my hip pocket. I . abitu
ally carry a pistol. I bavo done so ever
since I entered the practice of my profes
sion.”
The counsel tried to got Dr. McDow to
state that when he shot Capt. Dawson the
latter was facing him, but the witness
either didn't understand tho object of tho
question or didn’t bear it. He said all
he knew was that Capt. Dawscn was in
front of him when ha fired. Ha fired the
shot, he said, because he didn’t know but
that the next blow would hurt him seri
ously. After hesitating awhile he added
that be thought that his life was in jeop
ardy. Immediately after he shot him
Capt. Dawson turned and began to stagger,
saying in broken language and an almost
Inaudible voice, “You have killed me.”
The witness replied: "You tried to take
my life, now I’ve taken yours.” These are
the identical words that Harper is suppose 1
to have overheard 125 yards away. Capt.
Dawson, he said, fell with the back of his
head to the ground.
ALONE WITH THE CORPSE.
I stood for a moment, then stooped down
and felt his pulse, next I dragged him by
the feet so ns to get his body in a recum
bent position, and thought of calling for
medical assistance, but saw death approaoh
ing, and wondered if I could do anything
to resusitate him. He was dead, however.
The witness characterized Capt. Dawson’s
manner in addressing him as arrogant and
domineering. The story of the atteumt to
conceal the body, its burial and disiuter
ment was brought out iu startling and ap
palling reality on oross-examination. During
its recital the slayer sat as cool and ooliected
as if he was telling a fairy tale. He denied
the statement made by him iust after the
tragedy that his viotim had lived for half
or three-quarters of an hour. He said he
did not leave the room while his victim was
aliva He did not remember how long he
remained there after Capt. Dawson’s death.
He professed to have a most indistinct recol
lection of what took place after the shoot
ing. He remembers seeing Policeman
Gordon when he rung the gong. The body
was at that time in the closet. Ho had re
moved it. He had no difficulty in getting
the body into tbe closet. He broke the
nails off and tore open the door.
THE ATTEMPT TO BURY THE BODY.
As soon os life bad left the body he
closed the windows of his office,
and taking the dead man’s
hat and cane threw them into the privy,
got a B|side ami returned to the office. He
picked fee body up under the arms and
dragged it out of the office through the
hallway to the closet and put it in the
grave. There were no abrasions on the
ilead man’s face when he put it in the hole'
Then he tried to take the body out
again, but it was too heavy. Then he lay
down in his sitting room to rest awhile.
Later he went out and bought candles, and
then returning succeeded in getting the
body out. He raised the body up, dr gged
it back, brushed the dust from thd clothes,
wiped tho blood from the face of the corpse
and iosd it out. Then he wentand fished the
cane out of tho vault, washed it off and
put it on the sofa. He hunted for the hat,
but could not find it. When ho had ar
ranged everything he went out to surrender
himself. He gave as a reason for removing
the body from its grave that he wanted the
benefit of giving up the corpse at the same
time.
A QUEER PIECE OF JOURNALISM.
Here a rather queer journalistic feat was
brought to light on the stand. McDow
swore that he had tbe pistol in his hip
pocket, had it there all day and always
carried it there. He was confronted with
an interview with him, published in tbe
Charleston World, in which he told the re
porter, F. W. Miller, that “while trying to
recover myself and seeing him (Dawson) in
the act of aiming another blow at me
with his cane I managed to go around to
mv desk and get niy pistol and fired.”
When asked to explain this McDow said it
was not the truth. He bad told Miller, the
reporter who interviewed him, that he had
taken the pistol from his pocket, but Miller
told him that wouldn’t look good for him
in print and he had better say that
he got the pistol from bis desk. He agreed
to this and it waa so published in tha
World. He admitted that the inter
view was read over to him before it
was published. He was next confronted
with an interview with him published in
the tame papier thanking the paper for its
fair and truthful statements. He said that
the interview was true, although there were
some errors.
WEST TO CAPTAIN DAWSON’S HOUSE.
MeDow admitted that he had gone to
Capt. Dawson’s house on the evening of the
shooting, but did not send word to the fam
ily that Capt. Dawson's body was lying in
his office. He ake<l for the governess hut
she was not there. She was with Capt.
Dawson’s children at dancing school and ho
went off to his lawyer. Judge McGrath.
The defense next put up Dr. Forrest to
contradict Dr. Mitchell’s autopsy of the
body. The testimony, however, was rather
unintelligible to non-professional ears.
The witness formed his opinion from the
position of tho bullet hole in tho breeches of
the deceased. Dr. Forrest also testified that
Dr. MeDow had a very slight abrasion on
liis head on the night of the killing, but he
didn’t think it worth attending to.
W. W. Sale, a life long enemy of the de
ceased, was tho next witness. His testi
mony was intended to prove that the de
ceased was a bully and domineering jrt of
man.
MaJ. E. Willis was called for the same
purpose, but rather disappointed the coun
sel by denying all that Bale had said.
This ended the testimony for the defense.
No allusion was made during MoDow’s
examination to his relations with the gov
erness. Tho prosecution will introduce
testimony in reply to-morrow, when it is
expected that the mysterious foot prints on
tho grave may possibly be brought to light,
and perhaps other startling developments.
This, however, is only surmise.
SIMON CAMERON DEAD.
A Sketch of His Career from Boyhood
to the Grave.
Lancaster, Pa., Juue 36.—Goa Simon
Camsrou died at 8 o’olock this evening.
Simon Cameron was born In Lancaster,
Pa., March 8, 1793. He received a fair
English education, and learnod the printer’s
trade when 9 years of age. In 1830 be be
?an editing a newspaper in Doylestown,
'a. He removed to Harrisburg in 1833,
and contiuuod to edit a newsjiapor there.
When be had accumulated some capital
he became a banker and railroad con
tractor. In 18i5 he was elected to the
Unitod Stntes Senate. He left the Demo
cratic) party prior to 1849, and united him
self with tho People’s party, which subse
quently became merged into the Re
publican party. In 1857 he was ngiin
elected to tho Senate. At the convention
which nominated Abraham Lincoln bo
was a prominent candidate for the,presi
dential nomination. He was Secretary of
War In Mr. Lincoln’s cabinet and advocated
stringent and aggressive war measures. He
resigned Jan. 1, 1863, and was appointed
minister to Hussia. He resigned tue Rus
sian mission in November, 1863, and In 1866
was again eloctod to tho Senate. For the
fourth time be was elected to the Senate.
That was in 1878. Ho resigned, however,
In favor of his son. Mr. Cameron was a
powerful political leader and for many
years dictated the policy of the Republican
party in Pennsylvania.
ALL OVER A WORTHLESS WOMAN.
,Her Deserted Husband Sboota Her
Dead and then Kills Himself
Springfield, Mass, June 36.—Walter
Hump, a butcher from Lancaster, Pa., mur
dered his wife here to-day and then com
mitted suicide by shooting himself. About
six months ago ilamp’s wife, after possess
ing herself of as much of her husband's
money as she could get hold of, abandoned
her homo and fled with Henry Doerr.
About three months ago they
cams to this city and opened
a butcher shop. They wero located here
by Hamp, and to-day he put in an appear
ance, visited his wife at her boardiug house
and requested her to accompany him to a
Justice's office to sign certain doeds. Tho
Justice went out for a few moments, and
during his nbsonce Hamp tired three balls
into bis wife’s breast from a revolver, and
then turning the weapon on himself he
fired a ball into his own brain. Both died
almost instantly.
INSANE ASYLUM CHARGES.
An Investigation on the Tapis in North
Carolina.
Raleioh, N. C., June 26.—Tho board of
directors of the state insane asylum met
here in special session to-day to investigate
serious charges which have been made
against Dr. Kugene Grissam, superin
tendent of the asylum. The charges are
brought by tbo steward and assistant physi
cian of the institution, and Include tbe
allegation of immorality and misappropria
tion ot funds and supplies, and cruelty to
patients. The board adjourned after hear-,
ing the complaint, and will investigate the
charges to-morrow.
Nearly Elected Fleming.
Whkelino, W. Va, June 26.—The
gubernatorial contest oommittee, now In
session at Grafton, came near eleoting
Fleming governor to-day on a technicality
in Brook* county’s vote. He verity-throe
votes were thrown out. A short time prior
to Nov. 6 the corporate limits of Wellsburg
wore extended so as to take in a piece of an
adjoining magisterial district, and on the
election day instead of voting In the old
district to which they belonged they voted
at YVellsburg. These were the votes thrown
out
An Improvement Company’s Collapee.
St. Paul, Minn., Juno 26.—One of the
groatest failures in tbe history of the north
west occurred to-day, the Eureka Improve
ment Company of this city making an as
signment, with liabilities of between $700.-
000 and $1,000,000. The assets have not
been estimated. Most of tbe outside credit
ors are in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadel
phia and New York. Tno company was
engaged in land deals and an electrio motor
enterprise.
Acquitted of Manslaughter.
Alexandria, Va., June 26.—A special
from Warro iton to the Gazette says: "In
tbo county court to-day, Lieut. Edward
Palmer Turner, who was on Monday last
indicted for voluntary manslaughter in
killing his brother-in-law, Robert F. Tur
ner, near Plains, on June 9, was acquitted.
No additional facts were presented during
the trial.”
A Descendant of Pocahontas.
Richmond, Va, June 36.—C01. Sherwin
Mcßae, formerly a prominent lawyer and
ex-raember of tbe legislature from Henrico
county, compiler of the state records, and
of late years connected with the state li
brary, died here to-day, aged 84 vears. He
was, it is said, a descendant of Pocahontas
on his mother’s side.
—A -M
Harvard va. Columbia.
New London, Conn., June 26.—Tbe
Harvard-Coiumbia freshmen race, which
was to have been rowed to-night, has been
postponed until to-morrow afternoon at 5
o’clock.
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BURKE AGAIN IN COURT.
THE JUDGE BOUND TO GIVE THIS
COUNTRY EVERT CHANCE.
Detective Collins Testifies to His Iden
tification of Burke The Prisoner
Finally Remanded Until Next Tues
day—The Investigation of the Grand
Jury at Chicago.
Chicago, 111., June 36.—The grand jury
this morning resumed its Inquiry Into the
Cronin case The first witness was Dr. J.
P. Cass. The dqctor testified that he bad a
fast horse which Daniel Coughlin and
Burke, shortly before the murder tried to
hire for all night service. He insisted that
they put up 1400 guaranty, but this was
refused, and the men departed in anything
but good humor. Dr, Cass identified a
picture of Burke as that of Coughlin’s
companion.
Patrick O’Brien, a saloon-keeper, J. B.
801 l of tho Western Union, and reprosenta.
tlves of the Postal Telegraph Company,
were also called os witnesses.
BU ItKE'S IDENTIFICATION.
Dr. Cass’ Identification of Burke as
Coughlin,’* companion was not positive, but
the witness believed that there was a con
siderable resemblance. The doctor stated
that J, B. Von, a friend of bis, was present
whon Coughlin came, and he may be better
able to identify Burke. A subpoena was
sent out for him.
Von Is a little man with only one eye. Ha
immediately identified the picture of Burke
as that of one of the men who tried to hire
the horse of Dr. Cass.
"Do you know Detective Coughlin f
asked Foreman Clough.
"No, I don’t,” was the answor.
Von and Dr. Cass wore then piloted over
to the jail by Detective Lorcho, who called
for Coughlin arid entered into conversation
with him. Von and tho doctor took a good
look at tile prisoner, then turned around
and went hack to the grand jury room,
whoro Von identified Coughlin as tue other
of tho two men.
Twolve witnesses besides Dr. Cass were
examlnod during tho morning session.
From tho number of Clan-na-Gael men
among them it was evident that an effort
was being miide to get to the bottom of tho
supposed inner circles of Camp 39, which,ac
cording to one of S ate’s Attorney Long
uecker’s theories, passe i tho death sentence,
upon Dr. Cronin as a British spy.
SOME OF THE NOTABLE FIGURES,
Dennis O’Connor of Camn 20, was a wit
ness in whom great interest was taken. He
is a retired commission merchant, and has
been treasurer of most of the Irish funds
raised in Chicago.
Patrick O’Brien, a tall, fine looking man,
reputed to be senior guardian of the
Twentv-socond street camp, was also a no
table figure.
Thomas Murphy, treasurer of Camp 20,
and father of tho young lady who thought
she saw Cronin down town several hours
after his disappearance, was examined dur
ing the afternoon.
Florence Sullivan, a reporter, and Paul
Hoeflg, desk sergeant at the Chicago avenue
station, both of who u testified at the coro
ner’s inquest, wore recalled.
The sensation of the afternoon was the
appearance of Lawyer John F. Beggs,
senior guardian of camp 20, closely guarded
by two heavy-weight policemen. Beggs
was before the grand jury for an hoar. He
looked in anything but an amiable mood as
he came down stairs twirling his cane, and
his humor had evidently not been improved
by the examination ho had undergone
touching the alleged innor cirole of camp
30. At the conclusion of Beggs’ examina
tion tho grand jury adjourned until to-mor
row.
Mr. Boggs is under arrest. The police
have kept the arrest secret, and to-night re •
fused to tell where Beggs was immured. The
prisoner is a well-to-do luwyer.aud has had
some prominence as a politician.
BUItKK AGAIN IN COURT.
Minneapolis, Minn., Juno 26.—The
Journal's Winnipeg special says:
Application for the extradition of Martin
Burke oame before the court to-day.
Burke wn*|m court. Air. Howell, counsel for
the applicant, said that he was not ready
to proceed with the case to a close, though
he could open it The prisoner’s counsel
opposed further remand with so iittlo evi
dence against his prisoner. Unless soma
evidence was produced he should be re
leased
Mr, Howell said he was prepared to give
some evidence.
The judge said he would give all the re
mands necessary to enable the United States
authorities to make good their case.
Detective Collins, of the Chicago police
force, then took the stand and testified to
his identification of Burke.
Officer McKinnon, of the Canadian Pa
eifle police, testified that he saw the prisoner
at tho depot, and to bis nervous manner,
displaying anxiety to keep out of the way
and avoid observation. At the conclusion
of Officer McKinnon’s testimony the pris
oner was remanded until Tuesday next.”
INDIANA’S LIQUOR LAW.
Saloon-Keepera Can Be Made to Pay
the Maximum Charge.
Indianapolis, Ind., June 36.—The su
preme court yesterday rendered a decision
to the effect that license to sell liquor is not
a contract, but a special tax. The last
legislature passed an act authorizing towns
and cities to collect a license tax not ex
ceeding $350. At tho June term of the
county commissioners a number of license*
were grauted at the old rate of SIOO. Under
to day’s decision it is held that men to
whom these licenses were granted can be
compelled to pay the full amount allowed
by the new law.
DOWN WITH COMPANY STORES.
The Miners of Pennsylvania Tired of
the System.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 26.—At a conven
tion of the railroad miners of the Pittsburg
district to-day it was stated that 2,000
miners were out on strike against the com
pany store system. Resolutions pledging
the support of the men at work were
adopted.
A convention of river miners was held at
Monongabela City to-day, at which it was
resolved to demand 8 cents a bushel tor
mining coal on July 1, and also the aboli
tion of company's store*. Nearly 6,000
miners were represented.
Geronlmo Not Wanted.
Chicago, June 26.—A special from
Tucson, A. TANARUS., says: "The press f the
entire territory is up in arras against tbe
proposition to remove G ronimo and his
Apache murderers from Florida to Arizona.
The people all stand by Gen. Miles’ heroic
policy, which has given the territory peace
for three years.”
A Schooner Hunk by a Steamer.
Delaware Breakwater, , Del., June
36.—Tho si earner William R. McCabe run
into and sunk the schooner Jessie W. Knight
off Sharp’s Island, Chesapeake bay, yester
day morniug at 1 o’clock. Tue captain, his
wife and one of the crew of the schooner
wero drowned. The steamer was aot in
jured.
