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I THE MORSIH9 NEWS. i
1 Establish!:) ISW>. Ibcorporatzd 1888. V
i J. H. EiSTILL, President. )
•CARS IN AWFUL CRASHES
RAIL3 SPREAD AT NEW HAVEN
AND AN OHIO TREBTLB FALLS.
Three Persons Killed Outright, and
Several Badly Injured In the Connec
ticut Accident—Some of the Fourteen
Persons Injured In the Western Break
.to Die.
New Haves, Conn., June 29.—'The lim
ited express which left Boston at 11 o’clock
this morning, via the Boston and Albany
road, was ditched just outside the city
limits this afternoon. Three persons were
killed and several badly injured.
COLD IN DEATH.
The killed were:
Miss Mary A. Brigham of Brooklyn,
N. Y., who has recently been elected princi
pal of Mount Holyoke seminary at South
Hadley, Mass.
Clarence May, drawing car conductor,
who is thought to hare belonged at Stam
ford, Conn.
The third person killed was E. Pleiffer,
traveling agent for Emil Lanz of Nos. 2
and 4 Stone street, New York.
THE INJURED.
The injured are:
Rodney Beers, a conductor; arm broken.
He was thrown through a window.
Mr. Ellis, a drawing-room conductor,
who was thrown through a window and
cut about the hea l.
Brakeman McKean, who was thrown
through a window with the porter of the
car, but not badly hurt.
George Craig, of Meriden, Conn., badly
injured internally and externally.
William H. Lockwood of Hartford, who
with his two sous and two daughters, to
gether with Benjamin F. Fisher of No. 76
Farmington avenue, Hartford, were on
their way to Shorj Beach. All were badly
shaken up ad bruised. Mr. Lockwood is
now at a hospital with a broken ankle.
Mrs. Bertha Lockwood was quite badly
hurt on the wrist, but has left the hospital.
There was several hundred passengers on
the train and a majority of them got a bad
shaking up and were more or less bruised
and cut. They scattered so quickly after
the accident that it was impossible to get
their names. Some of them were brought
in on a relief train while others took horse
cars from Cedar Hill
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The accident was caused by the spreading
Of the rails where a gang of track men
were at work relaying the track. The en
gine passed over all right, but the spread
under the baggage car turned it across the
track and the other cars behind it followed
it into the ditch. The smoker, one pas
senger coach and two drawing room cars
also wont over on their sides and landed in
the ditch. The rear car left the track, but
did not turn over. It was 3:30 o’clock
when the accident occurred, and both
tracks were blocked until 7:15 o’olock, caus
ing bad delay to all east and south bound
trains on the Hartford division.
A TRESTLE TRAPS A TRAIN.
No One Killed Outright but Several
Deaths Probable.
Cincinnati, June 29.—Last evening a
passenger train from Portsmouth to Cin
cinnati, on the Cincinnati, Georgetown and
Portsmouth railroad, with the directors’
car, two passenger coaches and a baggage
oar, went down with a trestle one and a
half miles west of Batavia. The trestle
was 100 feet long and from 12 to 26
feet high. The engineer felt it sinking
when he went over it, turned on a
full head of steam, saving the engine and
baggage car but not the three coaches
with the passengers. A heavy rain was
tailing at the time. The coaches turned
over and piled up in a miscellaneous wreck.
No one was killed outright. About fourteen,
as near as can be learned, were injured,
some mortally. Among the latter was
General Manager Samuel F. Hunt. This
is not Gen. S. F. Hunt, the attorney, but
another gentleman of the same name.
PIERCED BY A TABLE.
General Passenger Agont T. TANARUS). Rhoades
■was sitting at the supper table and the
table was driven into his side, inflicting, it
is feared, a mortal injury.
H. L. Sunderbruch and wife and child, of
Cincinnati, are seriously, but it is hoped not
dangerously hurt, though Mrs. Suuder
bruch’s in juries are quite serious.
William Kaiu, the conductor, suffered a
broken shoulder blade and broken leg.
Wesley Griflith, the colored porter, is
badly bruised.
Conductor Newton is hurt badly in the
hip.
Charles Hunrod is badly hurt in the
back.
Lon Helman is painfully hurt on the hand
and arms.
W. H. Frazer of Springfield, 111., had his
right leg broken and ins head bruised and
is seriously injured.
H. Ballman’s right leg is broken.
E. B. Showhan of Covington, Ky., is
painfully injured on the right leg and hip.
Mrs. Williams of Williamsburg, 0., is se
riously injured.
Mrs. Hayward Qf Portsmouth, 0., had a
babe in her arms. She was thrown through
a window and the babe was left in the car.
She recovered soon and screamed for her
babe. It was found in the car entirely un
harmed.
All in the above list whose homes are not
designated are citizens of Cincinnati.
Ali the injured except Manager Hunt
and Passenger agent Rhoades, who could
not be removed, were brought here and
placed in a hospital.
A MISPLACED SWITCH.
The Result a Derailment and Injury
to Several Persons.
Port Huron, Mich., June 29,—This
morning, about 8 o’clock, as a west-bound
express train on the Chicago and Grand
Trunk railroad was passing Emmett at the
rate ef forty miles fcu hour, it struck a mis
placed switch and went into a ditch. The
engine, tender, mail car, express car, two
coaches and two Pullmans went off and
were more or loss demolished, but no one
was killed. The following were wounded:
A. M. Jewell of Boston, leg broken.
U- M. York of Detroit, back injured.
Alfred Baker of Rochester, N. Y., both
legs hurt
Mrs. A. Coder of Quebec, badly shocked.
Norman Friend of Belleville, Out, back
hurt,
Mrs. Hart, severe internal Injuries.
Engineer Ryan stood at his post, but his
fireman jumped. Neither was seriously
injured.
Strike of the Mountain Miners.
Altoona, Pa., June 39.—The indications
to-day are that the strike among the moun
tain miners will be far reaching iu its ef
fects. Those employed at Gallitzin, Lilly’s.
Bontnan and Ben’s Creek are now reported
out, with the single exception of the miners
in the employ of W. H. Piper & Cos. at Bon
xnau. About 1,000 men are affected, and it
is probable that those employed by the
Cresson and Coalport Coal and Coke Com
pany will also go out.
§oj)e JHcrfning ffctoS.
CRONIN CABE INDICTMENTS.
Alexander Sullivan's Name Not
Among the Six In the Bill.
Chicago, June 29.—Ever since the in
vestigation into the murder of Dr. Cronin
began there has been a persistent search for
a policeman who appeared at Dinan’s
livery stable late on the night of Dr.
Cronin’s death and inquired if all the
horses wereiu. It was at Dhiau's stable, and
on the order of Detective Coughlin,that the
horse and buggy were secured in which Dr.
Cronin was decoyed to bis death. It
was a natural supposition that the
policeman who inquired whether the
horses were all in had had
this particular horse in mind, and that he
was therefore implicated in the crime. The
fimea this morniug says, John Delaney,
ck-up keeper at the East Chicago avenue
station, which is about a block distant from
Din&n’s stable, is the man. It bases this
statement on allegations that Delauey is a
member of the notorious camp No. 20 of
the Clan-na-Ga<d, that he is an intimate
friend of Daniel Coughlin, and has been
identified by Dinan’s hostler as the man in
question. The paper says Delaney, when
questioned about the matter, made a nerv
ous denial of its truth, but showed signs of
breaking down.
SIX INDICTMENTS.
The grand jury has indicted Martin
Burke, Patrick Cooney, John F. Beggs,
Daniel Coughlin, Patrick O’Sullivan, Frank
Kunze and Frank Woodruff for
complicity in the murder of Dr.
Cronin. None of the prisoners or
suspects were represented in court,
when the Cronin grand jury reported to
Judge Shephard. But few Densons were
present besides the officials, with the excep
tion (fa number of newspaper men. After
the last formalities of the long inquisition
were ended, State’s Attorney Longenecker
told a number of reporters that he had not
accepted the ease i.i its relation to Alexan
der Sullivan. He claimed that the grand
jury had been unable, owing to the expira
tion of its term, to hear all the evidence that
could be presented against Mr. Sullivan. The
inquiry as to Mr. Sullivan will be con
tinued to the next grand jury. Whother it
would be another special panel or the regu
lar bod v, could not at present be stated. It
was conceded by Attorney Longenecker, in
private conversation, that up to the moment
that the term of the grand jury expired
the authorities had not secured sufficient
evide ee upon which Mr. Sullivan could be
convicted. An indictme t of him,
therefore, as the state’s attorney
reasoned, would undoubtedly result
in an immediate trial and acquittal, barring
forever any other proceedings, a result
which, from Attorney Longen cker’s stand
point, whs not to be desired. Another
reason for the state’s attorney’s course is said
to be hope <-n his part that before the trial
of the men indicted is ended some of them
may be induced, through hope of saving
their own necks, to give evidence directly
incriminating Mr. Sullivan.
ANOTHER SUSPECT.
Kunze, a Cronin suspect whose name be
came talked about for the first time to-day,
is a picture frame maker, who sweat a good
deal of his time around the Chicago avenue
police station, to which Detective Coughlin
was attracted. Kunze 13 supposed
to have driven Coughlin to the
Carleson cottage on the fatal night of May
4. States Attorney Lorgeuecker talks very
positively about having evidonoe enough to
surely hang Coughlin and Kuuze. It is in
timated that the st ite has in reserve two
witnesses who will swear to seeing Coughlin
and Kunze near the cottage that night,
and equally direct testimony against
Cooney and Burke. One of the witnesses is
said to be a member of Camp No. 20. The
evidence against Beggs is understood to
consist chiefly of suspicious passages in his
correspondence with his superior officer
in the Clan-na-Gael, Edward Spellman, ot
Peoria.
PATTERBON’S BIX CORPSES.
Additional Revolting Details on the
Horrible Find.
Patterson, N. J., June 29.—Later de
tails of the finding of six asphyxiated
bodies in the den at No. 47 Ryle avenue
last night are revolting. Three of the fe
male victims were less tuan 20 yoars old.
Their names were Bella an and Sarah Mc-
Nally (sisters), and Emma Wright. The
other woman, Kate White, was about 24
years old. Godfrey Gerlade, the 70-year
old keeper of the resort, had evidently died
many hours beforo the others had suc
cumbed. The body of an unknown Turk,
aged about 30 years, was found in a better
state of preservation thau the others.
HAD A FIGHT.
Broken ohina and toilet articles literally
covered the floor, and illth abounded every
where. The White woman sat in a chair
near the window iq. a sickening attitude,
and presented a horrible spectacle iu death.
All had evidently been crazed with drink
and had had a drunken brawl. Evidently
somebody tripped over the rubber tube
which conveyed the gas from the iron pipe
to the gas rauge. The windows and doors
of the nouse were fastened.
TOO MUCH FOR THE UNDERTAKERS.
The undertakers and embalmers were
overcome in preparing the bodies, which
were coavejad first to the fat and hide
works of Freeholder McCrain and then to
the city pest house, where they now are.
The house where the bodies were discovered
nas been the scene of two suicides and one
murder prior to last night’s ghastlv find.
The most touching incident connected with
the affair was the frantic effort of the
mother of the McNally sisters this morn
ing in attempting to see the bodies of her
daughters, who she believed to be virtuous.
WRIGHT BEHIND THE BARS.
He Offered $14,000 Bail but $30,000
was Demanded.
Philadelphia, June 29.—The defaulting
supreme treasurer of the order of Tonti,
George W. Wright, Is now in Moyamonsing
prison. HU shortage amounts to $40,000,
and his imprisonment is due to bis inability
to furnish $30,000 bail. Wright was quietly
arrested yesterday by an officer of the City
Trust, Safe Deposit and Security Company
and taken before Magistrate Lerauu, who,
without a hearing,committed him to prison
in default of bail. To-day Wright wa9
again brought before the magistrate,, but
upon application of the counsel for the
trust company, the hearing was postponed
until Monday.’ and Wright was remanded
to prison in default of S3O, bail. An
effort was made to have bonds in the sum of
$14,000 bail accepted for hU appearance,
but the magistrate Jwould not reduce the
amount. _
Lake Superior’s Iron Ore.
Marquette, Mich. . June 39.—The week’s
shipments of iron ore from the Lake Supe
rior mines foot up 230,432 tons, making
the total for the season 2,075,301 tons, or
1,059,239 tons more than had been for
warded by water at this stage of the season
a year ago.
An Adjustment Probable.
Indianapolis, Ind., June29.—The strike
of the block coal miners at Brazil continues,
though there are indications of an adjust
ment.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1889.
EUROPE'S WAR CHANCES.
THB RIVALS READY TO T3AR EACH
OTHER TO PIECES.
Each Trying to Catch the Other at a
Disadvantage Before Making the
■ Spring for the Death Grapple-Talk
of Apportioning Switzerland Still
Indulged in—England’s Interest In
the Bait.
(Copyrighted 3889 by the New York Auociated
Preet.)
Berlin, June 29.—Count Kalnoky’s
speech, expressing confidence in the inten
tions of the Servian regency, has tended to
allay the alarm which Emperor Francis
Joseph’s speech produced. The cordial
references of both to Bulgaria are regarded
as an answer to the czar’s toast to the Prince
of Montenegro. Notes exchanged be
tween Austria, Germany, Italy and
England on the question of recognizing
Prince Ferdinand show that, while there is
no desire to press the matter, no objection
will be offered. Turkey’s decision depends
upon that of the other powers, but, apart
from Russia’s opposition, the recognition of
Ferdinand can hardly become h fait accom
pli while Prince Bismarck shows so little
interest in Bulgaria’s fate.
AUSTRIA MIGHT BE LEFT ALONE,
The Silesian Gazette goes to the length
of asserting that even should war result
from Russian occupation of Bulgaria and a
demand for the evacuation of Bosnia by
Austria, Germany would not feel called to
assist Austria in the struggle, as the con
vention relative to the occupation of Bosnia
and Hergosvinia was made without Ger
many’s consent.
The Cologne Gazette, referring to
Turkey’s rejection of Russia’s overtures for
a convention to insure Turkish neutrality
in the case of war, dwells on theexpediency
of Turkey joining the triple alliance, whicn,
it says, is a further check on Russia's
aggressive schemes. West Prussian papers
report that the Russian troops along the
German frontier are being strongly rein
forced.
ENGLAND’S INTERESTS.
The National Zeitung, in an article
headed “England and Her Rivals,” ably
reflects the feeling here on the failure of
the Egyptian conversion scheme. It argues
that sicca Russia is pushing her frontier
eastward in Central Asia, security for the
Suez canal has beoome most important fur
England, who is less inclined than ever to
evacuate Egypt or share her domain there
with any other power. Therefore, all the
materials are ready at hand for a Franco-
Russian coalition against England, forcing
her to become an informal member of the
central European peace league.
GERMAN ATTACKS ON SWITZERLAND.
The North German Gazette continues to
make daily attacks on the Swiss govern
ment, though the incident practically ended
with the disavowal of the Wohlgemuth
article.
The Hamburger Nachrichten admitted
dealing with the question from an academic
and theoretical point of view, but none the
less is it attracting much attention. It dis
cusses the partition of Switzerland between
Germany and Italy as the solution of the
question, and says they would greatly
o mtribute toward the chances of
peace by bringing the German and
Italian frontiers in direct contact with the
St. Gothard railway and compensating
France for the loss of Alsace-Lorraine. The
liberal press shows no sympathy with the
official attacks on the Swiss government,
which have already injured the business
relations between German and Swiss com
mercial houses.
THE EMPEROR’S TRIP TO KIEL.
Emperor William will arrive at Kiel at 8
o’clock Monday uiprning, and will witness
the regatta. At 5 o’clock he will sail on the
royal yacht Hohenzollern for Norway.
According to the present programme he
will return to Friedrichekron on J uly 22, and
will sail for Eneland July 30, returning on
Aug. 8. It is semi-offlcially denied that he
intends to spend a week in Italy on route to
Athens.
TILTS WITH THE CHURCH.
It is reported that the emperor persists
in his refusal to approve any one of the
five candidates for the bishopric of Mun
ster presented by the Vatican, notwith
standing the fact that they were carefully
chosen with a view of their being accepta
ble to the government. The difficulty
threatens a renewal of the Kulterkampt.
The government has further expressed dis
satisfaction at the lukewarmness of the
archbishop of Poseu in combating the polish
agitation.
Catholic journals are making an ardent
campaign in behalf of the anti-slavery con
gress at Lucerne. They say that they waut
the German delegates to show clearly that
the anti-slavery movement nowhqre
awakens greater sympathy than in the
fatherland.
TALK OF INVASION OF ENGLAND.
London, June 29.—Gen. Wolseley, in an
address which he delivered at Black Heath
to-day, said that the nation must consid -r
the fact that an invasion of England could
not last over a fortnight, and that the vol
unteers should be equipped iu accordance
with this view.
DELAGOA’S DANGER.
A Conflict Between the British and
Portuguese Imminent.
London, June 29.—A dispatch from
Delagoa bay reports a serious state of
affairs there arising from the railway
trouble. A portion of the railway has been
destroyed by the Portuguese. Au English
engineer who tried to defend the works was
fired upon. The foreign residents are
greatly alarmed, and are crowding to the
British consulate for protection. The Por
tuguese have placed *a British interpreter
urder arrest. The English residents de
mand his release.
The London Standard, commenting on
tho resolutions adopted by the shareholders
of the Delagoa Bay Rail ■■ ay Company- yes
terday, bl ones the shareholders for impru
dence’. It urges that it will be useless to
force Portugal to fulfill her concession to
the company, and thinks that Portugal
should be merely compelliM to return the
company the money it has expended, and
to pay indemnity for the disturbance it has
caused. It savseven Lisbon must be block
aded, if that step is necessary to obtain jus
tice.
The Times is in favor of forcing Portugal
to fulfill the concession.
The report received by the Chroniele
from Durban, that the Portuguese decree
c inceling the concession has been rescinded,
is not confirmed.
NOTIFICATION OF THE CANCELLATION.
Washington, June 29.—The department
of state has been informed of the cancella
tion by Portugal of the concession granted
the Delagoa Bay Railway Company, but
has no information of serious trouble hav
ing arisen in consequence of the action of
the Portuguese government.
At the cabinet council to-day it was de
cided to send additional war ships to Dola
goa bay.
CREDIT MOBILIBR FRAUDS.
An Uproar in tho French Chamber ot
Deputies.
Paris, June 29. —1n the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day M. Pichon questioned the gov
ernment concerning a letter which a jour
nalist named Woestyne wrote to M. Meyer,
who was recently sentenced to imprison
ment for connection with the Credit Mo
odier fraud-, suggesting forging of the
documents implicating tho government in
those frauds. Ha asked whether that was
the only attempt made in this case to dis
credit republicans.
M. Thevenal, minister of justice, replied
that ten letters wero seized in M. Meyer’s
house and their contents testified to the
shamelessness of the Bonlangist party.
M. DeCassaguae declared that the Utters
were police forgeries.
MEYER ADMITTED THEM O#NCINK.
M. Thevenal answered this charge by
saying that M. Meyer had admitted that
the letters were genuine. Ha also men
tioned the name of an anti-republican
leader who had visited him. Here there
™ s violent interruption by the right, and
M. DeCassag lac, in an excited manner, ac
cused M. Thevenal of being M. Meyer’s
accomplice.
This led to another uproar.
M. De Cassagnac was censured by the
President and expelled from the chamber.
Many of the right followed him out,
while the left cheered the President’s
decision.
M. Thevenal announced that it was the
Intention of the government to prosecute
the offenders.
Then M. Ilerisse, on behalf of the Bou
laugists, ad M. Caase mve ou behalf of the
royalists, having denounced intrigues, tho
chamber, without a dissenting, voice, asked
the government to adopt measures for their
repression.
STANLEY’S PR£VATIONB.
Ragged and Shoeless and his Hair as
White as Snow.
London, June 29.— Mail advices from
W est Africa confirm the previous reports
of the shocking privations to which Stanley
has been subjected. It is stated that his
hair has turned snow white, that his clothes
are rags and that he is without shoes, being
obliged to use skins to cover his feet.
A SOLDIER’S FATAL MADNESB.
He Kills a Major and Wounds a Cap
tain and Other Soldiers.
Naples, Juno 29.—While the Bcrsagliers
regiment was marching here to-day a
•private named Barralli, in a lit of madness,
fired upon his comrader, killing the major
of the regiment and wounding a captain
and others. The mad man was finally killed
with a revolver.
— 1
A Russo-Servlan Union.
St. Petersburg, June 29.— The Journal
de St, Petersburg, referring to Count Kal
noky's remarks regarding tin Balkan
claims to independence in his fi~eoh before
the delegations at Vienna, says: “If Bervia
finds that among her national traditions
there is one of union between Russia and
Seryia she is free to restore that relation
ship. Suei action would be compatible
with her independence and she may rest
assured that her independence will never be
interfered with by Russia.”
Travelers In Africa.
Zanzibar, June 29.— Bishop Bmythie’s
party arrived at Mewalda May 27.
Capt. Wissman is sending back his
Uniyambe caravan. The caravan consists
of I,UOO persons, and has been waiting ou
tho c iast since November. Capt. Wisnnan
will try to reopen trade, and will endeavor
to induce caravans from Unvanembe to
come into the German coast sphere.
Germans Buying French Cattle.
Paris, June 29.—Attention having been
called to the fact that large numbers of
cattle have been purchased in the depart
ment of Savoy recently for shipment to
Germany, the French government has
ordered an inquiry to be made into the
causes for these purchases.
CAMBRIA CITY’S LOSSES.
Tha Adjustment Committee Now at
Work Figuring Up.
Johnstown, Pa., June 29.—The citizens
of Cambria City met last night and ap
pointed a committee to adjust the losses.
The greatest need of the people at the
present time is luni’er and carpenters.
There is work enough here for 10,000
laborers and 3,000 carpenters. If the work is
not done during the summer, when snow
falls there will be a number of people
homeless and without shelter. CoL Doug
lass is cutting the force if workmen. The
number, as nearly as can be estimated, ho*
been reduced from 1,800 to 900. James
MoKuigbt, the contractor, will have only
200 laborers at work on Monday.
STATISTICS UNSATISFACTORY.
The work of the sub-committee whose
report of the living and dead was giron out
to-day, does notgivo satisfaction. It shows
15,453 survivals and 1,194 drowned. The
morgue reports show that more than 3,000
have been buried.
Mayor Noonan of St. Louis was here to
day and distributed $5,000 among the suf
ferers.
Two bodies, a little girl’s and a woman’s,
both unknown, were found to-day.
O. O. C.'ulloin of St. Paul turned oyer
about $13,000 to the financial committee.
Col. Spangler has decided to turn the
commissaries over to Oapt. Kuhne of tho
citizen*' committee at'noon Tuesday. The
force has boon reduc and and reorganized
somewhat, but Gen. Hastings said tonight
that they would start in on Monday with
abont 2,000 men. He is anxious to get
more work out of the laborers.
BIMON OAMERON’d FUNERAL
The Ceremonies aa Simple aa Possible,
in Deference to His Wishes.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 29 Gen. Simon
Cameron’s funeral this afternoon was char
acterized by the greatest simplicity. This
was in ac ord with a wish he often ex
pressed during his life. A few flowers sent
by friends were placed around the casket,
which rested in the east parlor of Gen.
Cameron’s residence, where the body was
lying in state, and comparatively few
looked upon the strong features of the dead,
whose appearance was exceedingly life-like.
The interment took place in the Harrisburg
cemetery.
LEAPED INTO THE FLAMES.
A Texan Holds a Crowd at Bay While
He Burns to Death.
Chicago, June 29.—A dispatch
Clifton, Tex., says: “H. D. Oleson, who
lived with his son-in-law on a farm, a few
miles from here, made a sacrifice of him
self Thursday night. He was abusing his
daughter when her husband ordered the
quarrel stopped. The old man procured a
shotgun and chased the family out of his
house and then sot fire to the premi-es,
keeping the neighbor* out of the house with
his gun. When it was almost destroyed he
leaped into the flames and was burnad.”
MDOWFOUNDKOTGUUTY
A BLACK MOB YKLLS WITH DE
LIGHT AS HE EMERGES.
Hie Acquittal Looked Upon by the
Negroes as a Retaliation for the Dead
Editor’s Article on the Pickens
Lynchera-What His Future Move
ments Will Be Unknown.
Charleston, 8. C., June 29.—The last
day of the McDow trial has beon one of
intense excitement and interest Not even
on the day that Capt. Dawson’s body was
found lyiug in the office of his murderer
was the community so worked up. The
crowd jn the court room was somewhat
mixed in character. Nearly all the clergy
men in the city, including Bishop Northrop,
were there, and le ailing citizens of all pro
fessions were scat ten* l around in the crowd.
But the court room is a comparatively oon
flnod space, and the intense crowd
extended far beyond its limits. Men
thronged through the streets, aud the uni
versal topic of conversation was the McDow
trial ami tho probable verdict of the jury.
The clerks in tho telephone exchange were
kept unusually busy answering calls "from
subscribers who wanted to ask other sub
scribers nearer tho court house what pro
gress was inakmgiu the trial. McDow
came into court nsusuai and sat through
the argumeut and the charge of the judge
with his cuntldont stare.
HIS CONFIDENCE IN THE NEGRO JURYMEN.
He looked, however, a' little loss chipper
than he did during the examination of
Marie Burdayron, the Swiss maid, and ho
did not smile so frequently, save perhaps
when his eyes rested on the seven negroes
in the jury box. He seemed to realize to
the utmost extent the words of his couusel,
Mr. Cohen, who in addressing the jury, told
them that they were the whole world to the
prisoner. They proved a mighty good
world to him, too.
Mr. Mitcuell’s argument lasted only about
two and a half hours. Judge Kershaw
then charged the jury, who retired to their
room about l o’clock. Judge Kershaw’s
charge was short, but to the point.
EXTRACTS FROM THE CHARGE.
The following extracts will give a fair
idea. After defining the various grades of
homicide, he said: ‘‘lean find nothing in
the law to assert that a man’s homo ex
tends more protection than an office, ex
cept that only those having a right can
outer tho house, but the office boiug
public to a certain extent any one can oute.
it. If the young lady’s connection with the
Dawson family was such as she desires, it
was a high duty for him to divert her from
wroug, aud if lie went into the office as her
protector he is not to be regarded as
a trespasser. A man, after legally enter
ing an office, may by offensive conduct be
come a trespasser. Angry words are no
excuse for homicide. The accused is not
the judge of the necessity of taking life,
but the jury are to judge of this point.’
WATT INO FOB THB VERDICT.
Moat of the crowd Id the court house left
the room after the jury had gone out. The
•■negroes, however, and the other friends of
McDow remained, the former hanging
around the court house aud
the latter remaining Inside.
Shortly after 2 o’clook it was announced
that the jury had agreed upon a verdict
Judge Kershaw resumed his seat and Me
llow, who hud been sitting with his counsel
during the trial, was placed in the prison
er’s dock.
SHOWED NO EMOTION.
He evidently had the utmost confidence
in his “world,’' the jury, for when they
filed into their seats he showed no more
emotion than he did all through the trial,
even when he was describing how he
buried the body of bis victim. The ver
dict was “Not guilty,” an announcement
that was received with applause by the ne
groes and McDow’s white friends. They
had been prepared for the verdict. They
knew the negroes on the jury
would never convict him, and
the worst they apprehended was
a mistrial. They evidently did not know
that they could so thoroughly depend on the
five white jurors.
m’dow set free.
As soon as Judge Magruth had written
out the motion for the discharge of the pris
oner, and Judge Kershaw had
signed it, the sheriff removed
his deputy from beside the dock and told
the prisoner he could go free. Then bis
friends pressed around him. The first to
take his hand and speak to him was C. D.
Ahrens, his wife’s father. Dr. T. B.
Colson, a dentist, was the next.
Then the deputy clerk of court, Winkler
W. B. Ahrens, a prominent republican pol
itician. Two other white men, whose
names are unknown, and his counsel fol
lowed.
KMEROINO INTO THB BTREIT.
The court room had been oleared
by |this time, and McDow, es
corted as above, left the room.
Down-stairs hi passed through the lobby of
the rear door. Here a grand reception
awaited him. About 300 negroes,
under the lead of John Fraser,
a negro hackman, had assembled.
As the prooession emerged and McDw
entered the triumphal carriage, whion
awaited him, Fraser flung his hat in the
air and the dusky crowd responded with
repeated cheer*. Then the carriage drove
off, the blaek mob following on a trot, and
cheering until they wore left
behind. McDow, it is snid,
was driven to his bouse on Rutledge streer.
His future movements are not known. This
evening the negroes are rejoicing in an un
disguised manner over the verdict. They
regard it as a victory over the white race
and a retaliation for Capt. Dawson’s edito
rial on the Pickem lynchers.
GETTING TO BED A. 810 CITY.
Annexation of Suburban Towns
Gives Chicago 1,100,000 Popula
tion.
Chicago, June 29. —The question of the
annexation to Chicago of the closely ad
joining suburbs of Hyde Park, Lake,
Lake view, Cicero and Jefferson was voted
on to-day. The campaign, which has
been conducted for several weeks
past, was a spirited one. and
both sides have been making a
tremendous struggle. The antis were gen
erally beaded by the present office holders
in the suburban governments, who made a
bitter fight against coming into the city.
Wblle the official vote from all points has
not yet been announced, there is no room
for doubt, from figures received, that all
the euburbe named have been carried by
the annexationists.
THE POPULATIONS INCREASE. ,
The various towns give to Chicago an
additional population of nearly 200,000,
bringing the total up to probably 1,100,000.
The territory annexed will give Chicago
a total area (approximately estimated) of
about 174 square miles, making it the
largest city in area in the United State.,
Allof the suburban towns annexed are built
up solidly for miles, radiating from the old
city limits. A person unacquainted with
the boundaries of Chicago would not know
whore any of the towns began, the dividing
lines being the center of the boundary
streets.
CROPS DOING WBUIi.
The Weather of the Past Week Gen
erally Favorable.
Washington, June 29.— The weather
crop bulletin of the signal service bureau
for the past week reads as follower
The week ending Jone 29 has been cooler
than usual In all the agricultural districts
except Dakota, where the temperature has
been above the average for a week. In
1 valley, lake regions and
middle Atlantio states. including
, , _tobacoo regions of Kentucky
and \ lrginia, the daily temperature
i anged from 6* to 9* below the normal,
while in the cotton region and in the Mis-
J£“ r * 7? ll "-' r tl, ° temperature ranged from
8 to 6 below the normal. The seasonal
temperature from Jan. 1 to June 29
differs about 10* from normal in all the dis
tricts from the lake region southward to
the Uulf coast.
AN EXCESS IN THIS SECTION.
There has been an excess of rainfall dur
ing the week generally on the Atlantic
coast from and including New York south
ward to Florida, in the Ohio valley and iu
tho southern portions of the cotton region
extending from Southern Georgia to
Texas.
The rainfall along the South Atlantio
ooast generally, exceeds 4 inches. The rain
fall for the season continues in excess along
the Atlantic coast from New York to Flor
ida, and from the Missouri vai lev southward
to the west Gulf ooast. Over 75 per cent,
of the seasonal rainfall has occurred gener
ally throughout the states of the Misstwlppi
valley aud iu the ootton region, excepting
in tho southern portion of Alabama, Mis
sissippi and Louisiana, where only 65 per
ceut. of Hie seasonal rainfall has occurred
Tho rocent rains, however, in this section,
doubtless occured iu time to improve the
crop conditions.
FAVORABLE TO GROWING CROPS.
The weather has boen favorable for all
growing crops throughout the central
valleys and tho northwest, except in
Dakota whore drought has caused some
injury to wheat, oats, aud barley, but corn
is reported as fine aud growing rapidly in
this state, and generally throughout
tho corn belt. Harvesting Is
in progress as far north as tho
40th parallel In tho oentral valleys. Thresh
ing is In progress In Tennessee, and the
damage to wheat from excessive rains has
been over-estimated.
Reports from the tobacoo regions of Ken
tucky. Tennessee and North Carolina show
that this orop is doing well, and was im
proved by the favorable weather of the
past week.
IN THE COTTON REGION.
Favorable rains occurred over the eotton
region. In Alabama, Northern Louisiana
Arkansas aud South Carolina the cotton
crop was improved by seasonable weather
and well distributed rains. In Mississippi
this crop was not injuriously affected
Texas rejxirts 000 l weather, little sunshine
and too much rain for crops generally
throughout the state during the week.
In Southern Louisiana the rloe and sugar
crops were improved by abundant rains
but a week’s dry woather would still fur
ther improve the crops.
11l the middle Atlantio states, New Eng
land and Ohio, some injury has resulted
from the continuous rains and the absence
of sunshine. Although the orop prospeols
continue good in these sections,dry w.-atb *r
is nooded for the harvesting of oereals aud
hay.
Reports from Southern New England
show that ail crops, Including tobacoo
were improved and in fine condition.
GOFF FOB ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The Present Incumbent to Be Put On
the Bench.
Washington, Juno 29.—The presence of
Stephen B. Elkins in tho city, and the fact
that be has been closeted with the President
frequently the past two or three days, has
given rise to a story that a deal is being ar
ranged by which Nathan Goff of West Vir
ginia is to be mado Attorney General to
succeed the incumbent, who is to tie ap
pointed to the vacancy on the supreme
court bench. This change will not be ef
fected until the fall of the year, and it is
expected that congress will convene in extra
session prior to the convening of the su
preme court in October. The nomination
of tho new associate justice will be sent in
at that time.
Oapt. Schley’s Probable Successor.
Washington, June 29.— 1 t is rumored
about the navy department that Com
mander Hoyal B. Bradford, at present as
sistant chief of the bureau of navigation,
will secure the post of chief of the bureau
of equipment and recruiting, just vacated
by Capt. Hohlov. The plaoe will, Ris un
derstood, be filled about Aug. 1.
. Grlnnell's New Consulate.
Washington, June 29.—Vice President
Morton got what he camo for, Thursday,
the promotion of his brother-in-law Mr.
Grlnnell, to be consul at Manchester. As an
nounced to-day, ex-Bpeaker Tibbitts of
Connecticut get*. Mr. GrinneU’s former
place at Bradford.
A Gold Medal for Drawing.
Washington, June 29.— Miss Marietta
Minnegorade of Alexandria, Va., was
awarded a gold medal to-day for the best
drawing at the Corcoran art school, under
instruction of Prof. Andrews. There were
eoni] etitors from various parts of the
country.
NEGROES FOR MEXICO.
Emigration Commissioners Now Con
sulting the Government.
Bt. Louis, Mo., June 29.— A dispatch
from the City of Mexico says two colored
emigration commluioners from Texas have
arrived there to consult with the govern
ment officials in regard to procuring land
for a large colony of odored cotton
raisers from Texas. Ellis, one of the
commissioners, a bright, well educated
colored man, stated that I e bad an appoint
ment with Secretary Pacheco, and would
fully explain the projeot to him. He fur- !
ther said that if satisfactory arracgerfients i
could be made with the government for
land, a colony of at least 10,000 persona
would soon be in Mexico.
SEVEN HUNDRED FAMILIES ALREADY
BOOKED.
Already 700 families in Washington,
Wharton, Brazoria and Bastrop oounties
have signed an agreement to emigrate.
These, Ellis says, are all h ird working, in
dustrious people. Many of them own farms
and some are large cottou planters.
“If we can find a proper location in the
cotton growing belt of Mexico this will
soon be a cotton exporting country, instead
of an importer of staple. Many farmers
and laborers from Louisiana and Mississippi
will join us, and there is not the
prejudice in Mexico against colored men
thaitnure is in the United Bt&tes. I have
no doubt that we will have at least 2,0U0
families pledged to the movement. As
each family will oensist of five to seven
persons, ail hard-working people, who are
ihe largest cotton raisers in the world, you
will see that we will be a very valuable
contingent w Mexico’s resources,",
J DAILY. JM A YEA ft, 1
) , A OOPY t
I WEEKLY. SUB A YEAR f
NEGRO OFFICE-HOLDERS.
another statement as to the
PBESIDEN r*a ATTITUDE,
Fourth Auditor Lynch and Ex-Senator
Bruce Try to Discredit the Report;
That Uarrtaou Sympathize* With
the Position of the Southern White*
-They Feel Confident of Plenty of
Fat Place*.
Washington, June 2ft—Washington dis
patches to several papors, dated June *24,
quoted the President as having Spoken a?
follows in a recent conversation with a
southern delegation: “Perhaps I compre
hend this race question better than you
gentlemen think, aud sympathise with your
feelings in regard to the colored people mors
than you know. Certainly, in your place Z
would feel os you do. Personal ooutaot
with an alien race in social, political and
professional life would not be agreeable to
me. I would not like to see a
negro mayor or postmaster of In
dianapolis, per representing the power aud
authority of the Uiiited eJtates in a fiscal or
administrative capacity at my own home.
It would not be agreeable to me to practice
my profession before a colored judge or to
meet him as United States attorney. Xda
not intend to iinpoee upon tho people of the
south conditions which I would thiak too
hard if they were imposed upon me,”
A ST AT KM ENT.
Ex-Senator Bruce and Fourth Auditor
Lynch called at the Associated Press office
and requested that os wul > a c roulation as
possible bo given to ftbe following state
ment, mode by them in relation to the
above. They feel fully authorised
to say that the report of such
a conversation is erroneous. They
have had occasion to call On the President
several times, and on each occasion he
freely expressed himself on matte s pertain
ing to the colored race, and they do not
hesitate to say that his views upon that
subject are fair and just, and will commend
him to the approbation of the colored, peo
ple throughout the country.
THEIR LAST CALL.
vir*! 19 * a ? t *'* mo th °y called on him was on
Wednesday, when they presented an ad
dress recently adopted by a conferenoe of
colored men held at Jackson, Miss., ou
** u , uo 13- That address among other
things declared: “That Mr. llgrrisoa
is l resident, not of one section,
but of the whole country, not
of one race, but of all race* of which
our citizenship is composed. Hisamhition is
to destroy rattier fchn i pronoto racij predju
dice and sectional animosity.” The r Presi
dent assured the delegation that his own
position upon that subject oould not have
been more accurately and correctly stated.
Colored men, he declared, should
not ask to bo appointed to offloo simply on
accouut of their color, nor should their color
be a ground of objection. In view of all
these facts it is thWoptoion of Fourth Audi
tor Lynch and ex-Henator Bruce that if the
colored people will only be patient aud
confide In the President they will not be
disappointed in their just aud rosso table
expectations. Betide-, the appointments
already mode by the President ought, they
believe, to s -tisfy everybody that be en
tertains no such sentiments as those alleged
to have been expressed in the above dis
putch. They assert positively that he en
tertains no such sentiments.
ANNAPOLIS ACADEMY.
Tbs Report and Recommendations of
tho Board of Visitors.
Washington, June 29.—The report of
the board of visitors to the naval academy
unanimously recommends that the acadomio
course be reduced from six to four years,
and that at the end of four years cadets be
commissioned as ensigns. It also recom
mends that it should be required by law
that the designation of persons for appoint
ment and their altemai os lie made one year
in advanco wlieu practicable. The board also
recommends that the maximum limit of
age for entrance bo 19 instead of 20 Jyears.
Ibe board believes that the value of the
course of Instruction both to those who
reach graduation and to those who fail of
graduation is impaired by the snxfllneisujf
the number who oau reasonably hope to
attain positions in the naval service.
BETTER MORALS ASD DISCIPLINE. -
The board considers that the morals, dis
cipline and scholarship of the academy / have
improved In the last four years, but tbiofai
it would be desirable for the government to
find occupation for more graduates! cadets
than are now taken annually into the naval
service, and suggests that con grew put
these young men into the revenue
marine servifee. This, it says, would
be virtually qfTering so mauy more
prizes for diligence and would be
a good plaoe to have naval officers. All
the present subjects of study an. approved,
but it is recommended that the study of
international law be added The board
does not think the demaud upon the time
and mortal ability of the cadets excessive.
•It 'finds that the cadets are all vigorous,
active, and ia first-class physical and
mental condition.
GREEN STAMPS MUBT GO.
The Next Issue Will be Either Car
mine or Metallic Red.
Washington, June 29.—Specification*
just issued by the Postmaster Geueral for
the guidance of bidders uuder the next con
tract for postage stamps advanced iojr
under date of Juue 17, 1889, provide tot
bids for two series of stamps of different
sizes, one of them being the size now in use
and the other about one-third smaller. Tbe
oolor of tbe 2-oent stamp is to be either car
mine or metallic red, the lattor being the
color In use when the change to green was.
last made.
Harrison Going to Woodstock.
Washington, June 29.—The President
will leave here Tuesday evening for Wood
stock, Mass,, and will be accompanied by a
party including Mrs. Harrison, Secretaries
Tracy and Noble, and Sir Julian Pannqe*.
fote, the Britis i minister. President and
Mrs. Harrisou expect to return to Washing
ton Friday evening.
Uncle Sam s Debt deduction.
Washington, June 29.—1 tis estimated
at the treasury department that there has
been a decrease of about $15,500,000 in the
public debt since J .no 1. This will make
the debt reduction for the fiscal year end
ing J une 80, $88,182,200.
Marshal Nelms Resigns.
W ashington, June 29. —The resignation
of John W. Nelms. United States marshal
for the Northern district of Georgia, was
received by the Attorney General to-day,
Chattanooga’s New Bank.
Washington. June 29.—The Fourth
National Bank of Chattanooga has been au
thorized to ci tomence business with a capi
tal of $150,000.
Acceptance** of Bonds.
Washington, June 29. —Th# bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $54,500. The Secre
tary accepted ia,WW 4;is at BM&
