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St Paul’s Outskirts Struck
by a Cyclone.
First Reports Say That From 150 to
200 are Rilled.
Later Information, However, Indicates
That the Number May be Greatly
Overestimated—AU the Dead Spend
ing: the Day Among the Lakes That
Surround the City.
St. Paul, Minn., July 13, 7 p. m.—A
cyclone struck the northern edge of this
city this afternoon and the latest estimate
of the loss of life is thirty-six. It is reported
that from 100 to 125 were killed at Cole
man’s lake, 25 to 30 at Little Canada, sev
eral at Bose lake, and that the cyclone also
reached White Bear lake. The first reports
are from people who have come from the
devastated districts, and they also report
great damage to property, while if White
Bear lake was in the path of the storm the
loss there would be very heavy, both of
life and property. Great crowds were there
to-day.
GATHERING OF THE STORM.
St. Paul, Minn., July 13, 10 p. m.—A
few minutes before 5 o’clock this afternoon
the clouds which had been threatening the
storm began to collect over the region of
Lake McOarron, two or three miles north
of the city, soon taking on the
rotary motion and terrible appearance
of a cyclone. Hundreds of citi
zens watched the clouds as they swept
together and followed their course to the
northwest, in which direction many had
gone to spend the day at some of the lakes
that are scattered over this county. Anx
iety for the absent drew many down town
during the evening to learn the first possible
particulars of what was thought to be a
disastrous storm, and so the reports indi
cated.
THE FIRST NEWS OF DEATHS.
A young man drove in from Lake Cole
man soon after with information that at
least two persons had been killed and over
100 injured at that point. He had been out
there with a young lady, and, having gone
after a buggy to drive home, on his return to
where she had been standing found his com
panion seriously injured by the storm which
had so suddenly come upon them. Other
reports followed, each beiug a little worse
than what preceded.
To the north and east of the city there
aro a groat number of little lakes which are
sought by many every Sunday. Lake Cole
man is one of these, and the damage there
was very heavy.
THREE OTHERS KILLED.
Mrs. J. H. Schuermayer, wife of a promi
nent business man of St. Paul, was killed,
and her little child seriously injured.
George Miller, teller of the First National
Bank, was also killed. When the storm
struck the little lake the boat house was
lifted up and overturned in the water, and
a boat load of persons were given the same
treatment. Several other buildings were
demolished and wrecked.
Passing from the starting point the cy
clone struck Lake Jonua, Lake Gervaise,
Lake Vaduis, Little Canada lake and passed
on about four miles to the east of White
Boar lake.
AN ENGINEER RACES FOR LIFE.
The passengers on the St. Paul and Du
luth train, which left at 4:45 o'clock, were
approaching Giadstdbe when they observed
the storm forming, and watched its whirl
ing with interest rather than fear or
excitement. Not so with the engineer, how
ever. He saw the threatening aspect
of the sky, and with a startled look ahead
to see if ail was clear, took a firmer grip of
the throttle and the engine leaped forward.
His judgment undoubtedly saved the lives
of the whole train, for the twisting, terri
fying devastator crossed the track scarcely
a minute after the train had passed.
DOCTORS RUSHED TO THE INJURED.
Help bad been called for from the stricken
district, and there were at once sent them
doctors and other assistance,going as fast as
they could be taken. The bodies of those
mentioned were brought to the city this
evening and turned over to their friends.
The piaco where the cyclone struck
ground and caused the loss of life
was on the shores of Lake Gervaise, where
Mr. Schuermayer had a cottage in a little
basin, where Simon Good was also located.
The funnel-shaped clouds swooped down on
them and demolished their dwellings and a
number of other buildings in the same
neighborhood.
A camp where Col. Hencler of this city
was outing with a large party was blown
down, but the party escaped injury.
THE DEAD AT SCHUERMAYER’S.
In the wreck of the Schuermayer house
five wore killed and ton injured, and at the
Good cottage the following were killed:
Mrs. J. H. Schuermayer and son of St.
Paul.
Rev. Mr. Fhaefler of Brennan, Tex., who
was visiting them.
George Miller of the First National Bank
of this city.
“Pete,” Mr. Schuermayer’s driver, whose
name was unknown.
The bodies of Mrs. Schuermayer, her 6on
and Mr. Phaefler have nos yet been found.
A number were in jured. It is said that
the cyclone was confined to a district only
three and a half miles long, and that the
worst damage was within limit of half a
mile.
AN UNNATURAL PARENT.
He Assaults Hia Daughter and Slashes
Her Throat.
Danville, Va., July 13.—Rufus Ben
nett, a white man 46 years of age, was
arrested in this city this morning for an
outrageous assault upon his daughter,
Alice, aged 18. To silence her cries for
help he drew a knife and out her across the
throat. The wound, while serious, is not
believed to bo dange ous. General opinion
is that the unnatural pareut should be
lynched, but tho sheriff will thwart any
such attempt.
Pje JSjofning
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Measures That Will Probably
Consume the Time.
Washington, July 13.—Although just
before adjournment yesterday the Senate
formally took np the tariff bill and thuß
made it the pending business for to-morrow,
it will be informally laid aside, according
to the present Intention of the majority,
while the Senate takes up and con
siders the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and, probably, the Indian appropriation
bill. With the possible intervention of a
day for the consideration of routine meas
ures on the calendar, the way is expected to
be then clear for beginning the debate on
the tariff bill. The execu'ion of the latter
part of this programme, however, is some
what conditioned upon tho action of the
republican caucus, which is expected to be
held Monday night, as some senators desire
to provide for action upon other measures,
notably the river and harbor appropriation
bill, and even the House election bill, in
advance of entering upon the tariff debate.
In the Bouse.
Another effort is to be made in the House
of Representatives to secure the passage of
the original package and bankruptcy bills
under the operation of the special rule as
soon as the land grant forfeiture
bill is out of the way.
To-morrow, under the regular order, is
District of Columbia day in the House.
Tne elections committee is stilt waiting
the pleasure of the committee on rules as to
the Virginia contested election case of
Langston vs. Elliott, which is on the calen
dar, and It is expected that it will be dis
posed of in the event the week is not en
tirely consumed in consideration of the
measures above mentioned.
NEGROES IN POLITICS.
The Coming Convention at Atlanta to
Dlscußß the Subject.
Washington, July 13. —P. Hampton
White, a New York negro, on his way to
the Atlanta convention of independent
negroes to be held July 23, was interviewed
by the Gazette as follows: “Yes, there is
politics in the convention. The main object
will be to impress upon our people the
necessity of a division of sentiment. The
time has come for the negro to do a littlo
thiuking for himself. We have been mode
the tool for the Republican party long
enough, and now we propose to show what
we can do.
BROKEN PLEDGES.
"The republicans havo never kept faith
with the negro, as I will show. In the last
campaign the negro was told that if he'd
vote for the grand old party this time and
restore it to power the republicans in con
gress would pass the Blair bill, and the Blair
bill, you know, has been the light in the
tower that kept the negro In line with the
Republican party. We were also promised
that the Freedman’s savings bank bill would
be passed, but their promises are never
kept.
HIS ONLY SALVATION.
“The only salvation to the negro is to
split his vote. Let the negroes take an in
dependent position in politics. If the demo
crats in the north or south nominate good
men for office, let U3 suDport them; and if
the republicans better men, 1 say vote for
the republican candidates. By pursuing
such a course both the great parties will
treat us with the consideration we deserve,
and our rights will be better protected.
“Carpet-baggers have done more to engen
der bad feeling between the whites
and blacks in the south than all the election
frauds put together. There is good feeling
as a rule in the south between the two races,
and we want to increase that feeling. I
believe that the Atlanta convention will
sow good seed, and that it will bring forth
good fruit”
FIGHTING ON THE FORCE BILL.
An Attempt to Change the Rules to Be
Made To-day.
Washington, July 13.—The republican
senators did not keep tho Sabbath to-day
with that strictness which is supposed to
distinguish them from the wicked demo
crats. A few of them went to church, but
most of them spent the day in calling on
one another, each faction trying to add to
its numbers. Asa result the situation is
practically unchanged from last night. The
new rule for a previous question has been
informally agreed upon, and a long argu
ment, with precedents, has been prepared
to meet the anticip ited opposition of Sena
tor Edmunds and the other anti-new rule
men. These are to be ratified at a
meeting of the committee to be held to-mor
row morning, so as to be ready for the an
ticipated caucus to-morrow night, which
promises to be even livelier than the first
one. The new rule is likely to be adopted
unless the opposition formally bolts the
caucus. Then will come the question
whether the tariff bill or the force shall be
first considered. On this turns the whole
sequel. If the tariff bill is taken up it will,
senators say, make it impossible to pass tho
force bill.
LOANS TO FARMERS.
McCJammy to be Recognized to Call
Up Hia Bill.
Washington, July 13.—Representative
McClammy of North Carolina presented a
request to Speaker Reed the other day for
recognition to call up, under a suspension of
the rules, his bill to loan money to formers,
whereupon the speaker, with a smile that
was “ohildlike and bland,” remarked that
be could not recognize the gentleman for
any such purpose. “Very well, Mr.
Speaker,” replied the persistent representa
tive of the farmers, “you may refuse to
recognize me now to call up my bill, but
I give you notice that if you
do not let me call it up a worse fellow than
I will be sent here from the Third congres
sional district and a better bill than mine
will be passed by the democrats in the
Fifty-second congress.” The speaker said
he guessed he would have to recognize him
on the next suspension day, under the cir
cumstances.
WILL MAKE REPUBLICANS SICK.
The Mississippi Contestants to Stir
Up the House.
Washington, July 13.—James Hill, the
negro, and Messrs. Chalmers and Kernag
han, the three Mississippi republican con
testants turned down by the House election
committee, are boiling over with rage at
tho action, which they say discredits all
talk of election frauds in Mississippi and
renders the force bill absurd. Mr. ChAuers
baa prepared a vigorous speech
his views to be delivered in the House whou
his case comes up. It is meant to make the
republicans of the House feel bad.
A Successful Farmer.
Blackshkar, Ga., July 13.—The ordi
nary of this county, A. N, Smith, who is
an excellent farmer, has raise..! some fine
melons this year. Some of them have
weighed as mueh as 54 pounds. Mr. Smith
also nas the finest field of corn in the oounty.
Crops are finer all over the county than lias
been known for years,
BRUNSWICK LN A BLAZE.
WHARF PROPERTY BURNED AT A
LOSS OF $200,000.
Savannah’s Fire Department Called
On to Assist In Saving the Town—A
Coal Warehouse on Littlefield &
Co.'s Wharf the Starting Point of
the Roarer.
Brunswick, Ga., July 13.—A great fire
broke out here to-day, beginning at 3:30
o’clock this afternoon. It started in a coal
warehouse on Littlefield & Co.’s wharf, and
quickly spread northward along the bay
front, destroying Littlefield & Co.’s wharf
and storehouse, A. F. Franklin’s ware
house, Glauber & Isaacs’ store and ware
houses, Segnes’ fish house, Hancock
& Ogg’s office, C. Downing’s two
warehouses and wharf, three ware
houses formerly owned by James Drury,
the St. Simon’s boat line wharf and ware
house, part of the Brunswick and Western
railroad whurf, and the wharf master’s
house.
Large quantities of grain, hay, groceries
and liquors were consumed.
TURPENTINE ABLAZE.
Many barrels of turpentineand thousands
of barrels of rosin were burned.
Two vessels narrowly escaped destruction.
Had it not been for the winds changing
and the bard work of the firemen the Ocean
hotel, the Times building and many valua
ble stores would have been burned.
Several men were prostrated by heat.
Three are reported burned to death, but it
is impossible to verify the report at this
hour.
The logs caused by the fire will not be less
than $200,000. The fire is still in progress,
but under control.
Part of the Savannah fire department is
on the way hero to render assistance.
The military are on guard duty tonight.
THE BURNED PROPERTY.
The buildings burned were not very
valuable structures, but their contents were
valuable. The space burned over is about
a third of a mile along the river front. The
wharf property was exceedingly valu
able, particularly that of tho Bruns
wick and Western railroad, which
had been recently constructed with
creosote piling. It is impossible to-night to
get an accurate list of tho individual losses
and the insurance. It was too late to do
that when the fire was got under control,
and also too much excitement. The burned
buildings will be replaced by better ones at
once and Bruuswick will immediately enter
upou a period of unprecedented activity in
building. The people, while they regret
the loss of so much property, are not dis
heartened by it.
A PLANING MILL IN RUINS.
The Southern Lumber Company a
Loser at Wadley.
Wadley, Ga., July 13.—The Southern
Lumber Company’s planing mill here was
entirely destroyed by fire to-day. The fire
was discovered at 11:25 o’clock this morning
and in ten minutes the mills were entirely
enveloped in flames. The loss is estimated at
from $9,000 to $12,000. The mill was located
near the Central railroad tracks and the
fire oonsumod nino cars and damaged the
track so as to detain the east-bound passen
ger train one hour and fifty minutes. The
causo of the fire is unknown, as there had
been no fire near the mills since they were
closed down last night at 7 o’clock and the
watchman says that nobody was seen
around. is entire, as the Southern
Lumber Company had no insurance on the
property burned.
SAVED FROM THE SEA.
The Steamer Andes Towed into Port
Disabled.
Delaware Breakwater, Del., July
13.—The steamer Andes, which was towed
into the breakwater yesterday, left Pensa
cola June 28 for Amsterdam. She has on
board a valuable cargo of yellow pine lum
ber, and on July 4 got as far north as Cape
Hatteras, when she lost her propeller, which
left her entirely helpless, and her sails being
entirely Inadequate to be of any use in get
ting her into some safe harbor.
AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES.
For the past eight days she has been float
ing about the ocean at the mercy of strong
currents, and was gradually drifting up
toward the Delaware oapes. Friday morn
ing at 7 o’clock the Howard, which was
cruising about for inward bouud vessels,
spoke the Andes, and finding her In distress,
offered to tow her into the breakwater. The
vessels were thou about fifty miles southeast
by east of the five fathom bank lightship,
and a good stiff breeze was blowing.
TAKEN IN TOW.
A hawser was quickly gotten out and
both headed for the capes, arriving
safely yesterday morning at 8 o’clock. The
Andes belongs to tho Atlas Line Company
of Kingston, was built In 1865, and is com
manded by Capt. Evans. It is thought
that the Howard will receive a handsome
sum for bringing the vessel into port, as
there was no agreement, and the case will
no doubt be one of salvage.
A FLACK CASH IN TtXAB.
The Mayor of Fort Worth Marries a
Telephone Girl.
Fort Worth, Tex., July 13.—A citizens’
meeting, called to take action on Mayor
Peddleton’s marriage to an attractive tele
phone girl, was attended last night by a
large number of Indignant citizens. Reso
lutions were adopted that:
Whicreab, Mayor Peddleton lived with his
wife for nearly a year after he had obtained, as
it would seem to us, a secret divorce from her
of wh ch she knew nothing; and
Wherk s, He married another while profess
ing bis loyalty to her, he it
Resolved, That he, by such act. brought the
name of our fair city into disrepute, was
neglectful to his friends and unworthy of the
trust imposed in him; tnat he has broken sacred
vows and helped to bring disgrace on his fam
ily and friends; be it further
Resolved , That this city condemn and hold as
unlawful and disagraeeful such action, and that
he be requested to tender his resignation.
It was further resolved that Mayor Ped
dleton be communicated with by telegraph
and asked whether the divorce from his
wife was secretly obtained and whether his
wife was in ignorance of it; aud it was de
termine! that in case he answered in the
affirmative or refused to answor that steie
be taken to bring about his resignation from
the mayoralty.
At a late hour last evening a telegram
was received from Mrs. Peudleton, stating
that she knew nothing of her husband’s
divoroe at the time it occurred.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JULY 14, 1890.
GEN. JOHN G FREMONT DEAD.
Peritonitis the Cause and Bis Demise
Unexpected.
New York, July I&—Gen. John C. Fre
mont died at his residence. No. 49 West
Twenty-fifth street, in this city, at 4 o’clock
this afternoon of peritonitis. His death
was sudden and unexpected.
John Charles Fremont was born in Sa
vannah, Ga., Jan. 21, 1818. His father, who
was a Frenchman, had settled in Norfolk,
Va., married Anne Beveriv Whiting, a
Virginia lady, and supported himself by
teaching his native language. After his
death, which took place in IMS, his widow
removed with her three infant children to
Charleston, 8. C. Young Fretnont entered
the junior class of the Charleston college in
1828, but his inattention to his duties and
his frequent absence caused his expulsion.
He then employed himself as a private
teacher in mathematics, and at the same
time taught an evening school. Ho became
a teacher on the sloop-of-war “Natchez” in
1833, and after a cruise of two years re
turned, and was given a degree by the col
lege that had expelled him.
Soon afterward he became an resistant
engineeer, under Capt. William 0. Williams
of the United States topographical corps,
on surveys for a projected railroad between
Charleston and Cincinnati. This work was
suspended in 1837, and Fremont accompa
nied Capt. Williams in a military recon
noissance of the mountainous Cherokee
country in Georgia, North Carolina and
Tennessee.
In 1837 President Van Buren appointed
him second lieutenant of topographical en
gineers. In 1840, while in Washington, D.
C., he mot Jessie, the daughter of Thomas
H. Bentou, then senator from Missouri, and
became engaged to her. She was only 15
years of age at the time, and her parents
objected to the match. Fremont was se
cretly married to Miss Benton, however,
Oct. 19,1841. In 1842, under instructions
from the war department, he took charge
of an expedition for the exploration
of the Kooky Mountains. His report
of the work of this expedition at
tracted a great deal of attention. He thon
determined to explore the then unknown
region between the Rocky Mountains and
the Pacific coast, and he set out in 1843 with
with thirty-nine men. His report of his in
tigations had great influence in promoting
the settlement of Utah and the Pacific
states.
In 1846 he was given a lieutenant
colonel’s commission, and soon after wi;s
made governor of California by the Ameri
can settlers. On Jan. 13, 1847, he con
cluded with the Mexicans articles of capitu
lation, which terminated the war in Cali
fornia, and left that country permanently
in the iiossession of the United States.
In 1849 he was elected to the United
States Senate for the new state of Cali
fornia, and took his seat in that body in
1850. On June 17, 1856, at Philadelphia he
was nominated for President by the Na
tional Republican party, being the first
presidential candidate of that party. A
few days afterward he received the presi
dential nomination of the National Ameri
can party. At the Section he received 114
electoral votes from eleven states.
Soon after beginning of the the civil
war he was made a major general,
and for awhile played quite an im-
Cortant part in that contest. Ia 1802
e asked to be relieved of his command, and
his request was granted. In 1864 a con
vention of dissatisfied republicans nomi
nated him for president. He accepted, but
soon afterward withdrew his acceptance. In
the later years of his life Gen. Fremont de
voted himself mainly to railroad matters. In
1878-’Bl he was governor of Arizona. He
had a varied and checkered career.
DEAD OF THE TIOGA.
Six More Bodies Found in the Vessel's
Hold.
Chicago, July 13.—Six more bodies
were reoovered from the wreck of the Tioga
to-day, making nineteen so far, exclusive of
those who died at the hospital. One of tho
corpses taken out to-day was that of a white
man. Only two were identified, Louis
Alexander and Henry Alexander (colored),
stevedores and brothers, and they were
recognized by their great size.
The body of John Neils, head stevedore,
was not found, but one of the workmen
picked up his wat h and time book in the
fatal hold. The discovery of these articles
leaves no doubt as to Neils’ death.
THIRTY PROBABLY KILLED.
How many more men were killed is still
uncertain. Probably it would not be too
much to assume that thirty deaths are
about correct.
Half of the Tioga’s hold is filled with
wreckage from the two explosions.
The bodies of the six colored stevedores
were sent to Columbia, Tenu., to-night.
They were those of Jim Perkins, Henry
Weatherspoon, Dave Amos, C. Amos, Walt
Chaffin and John Watkins, all of whom
came from there in April. They were ii
charge of James Pillow, from the same
place, who was working on another boat
and escaped.
BRIBE BY IN POLITIOS.
Pennsylvania Republicans Caught In
Some of Their Rascality.
Pittsboro, Pa., July 18.—The excite
ment over the alleged bribery in the
Twenty-fifth congressional district continues
to increaso'in the counties comprising that
district Mercer, Butler, Lawrence and
Braver.
John R. Tate, one of the delegate! to the
Republican convention, has made an affi
davit that his vote was purchased in the in
terest of McDevell, the successful nomi
nee, for $645.
Auother delegate, Fred Duer, has con
fessed and made affidavit that he received
to “keep quiet.”
Thomas Downing acknowledges that he,
Shaffer and Tate received s6su each.
the proplk astonished.
Specials to-night from the different
county seats say that the people are aston
ished at the developments, but are unani
mous in the opinion that McDowell know
nothing of the deal. D. S. Wallace, who, it
is claimed, bandied the money, refused to
be interviewed regarding the charges.
He intimates, however, that certain events
connec ed with the nomination two years
ago would be shown up. Maj. McDowell
was seen at his home in Sharon by an As
sociated Press correspondent, and denies the
affair in to to. He says his nomination was
fairly won, and he will not give it up, no
matter what the developments, or what
charges are proven.
Camilla Gleanings.
Camilla, (Ja., July IS.—lt is the general
opinion of those that are in a position to
know that Representative Turner will carry
Mitchell county.
Rev. G. W. L. Adams, one of our best
citizens, died Friday. He was loved and
respected by all who knew him.
fcanford'a Water Works.
Banfobd, Fla., July 18.—The water
works question has beeu an exciting one
lately. The citizens fext called upon to
stand up tor their rights as provided for in
the contract. The council have made some
concessions to the company that many
citizens disapprove.
A QUAKER CITY FLARE Ul*
TWO 810 ESTABLISHMENTS IN
RUINS AT A LOSS OF $600,000.
A Planing Mill the Starting Point of
the Blaze, and a Wall Paper Manu
factory the Next to Go—Both Struct
ures Blazed Up Like Powder aud
tte Firemen Powerless.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 13.—One of
the most destructive fires that has occurred
in this city for several years broke out
about 4 o’clock this morning in the turning
and planing mill of H. T. Atkinson at
Tenth street and Susquohanna avenue. The
wind was blowing from the southwest, and
carried the flames across Tenth street to
the east side, and Atkinson’s lumber yard
also caught fire. While the firemen were
at work fhe wind veered around to the
southeast, and the flames, fed by the sheds
and dry lumber which surrounded the
planing mill, were carried against the ex
tensive wall paper manufacturing estab
lishment of Carey Bros., which was sepa
rated from the Atkinson mill property by
a narrow street.
BURNED LIKE POWDF.R.
In anticipation of tho flames attacking
the wall paper factory, about a dozen of
the employes who had been summoned to
the buildmg stood with hose 111 hand ready
to pour water upon tho blaze, but as soon
us the fire gained entrance to the building
it spread with such startling rapidity that
the men were compelled to drop the hose
and flee for their lives. The upper floors
were filled with paper which bad boon
printed and spread on racks to dry, and
thus burned almost like powder.
The long flaming sheets wore caught
by the wind and carried blazing through
the air a distance, in some instances, of half
a mile. Inside of half an hour Carey Bros.’
magiufloeut building was u complete mass
of ruins. The building extended from
Tenth to Eleventh streots, a distance of 300
feet, and from Nevada to Colono streets, 120
feat, and was five stories high. The Nevada
aud Colona street walls fell, leaving the
east and west walls towering in the air.
The walls standing will have to be pulled
down at once.
WORK OF THE FIREMEN.
Scarcely any attompt was made by the
firemen to chock the ilatnos In Carey Bros’,
building, as they realized that tho efforts
would be of no avail. They devoted them
selves to saving the property which
surrounded it Itoivs of small houses, occu
pied mainly by employes of Carov Bros.,
stood to the east aud north of the
blazing structure, and it was only
by almost superhuman efforts that these
were saved. The fronts of all of them
were scorched aud blistered, aud the furni
ture in those on Nevada street was soaked
with water.
When the north wall fell bricks piled all
up against these houses and tbe frightened
occupants made tlieir escape from the rear,
and women and children, half dressed, ran
through the streets terror stricken. Thou
sands of people surrounded the burning
property and gazed at the gorgeous effect
produced by the combustion of tbe coloring
materials used iu the manufacture of the
wall paper.
the planing mill a ruin.
Meanwhile the planing mill had been
completely destroyed. The firemen suc
ceeded in quenching the flames in the lum
ber yard after its contents had been partly
destroyed. No such complete destruction
by fire has been seen here for years.
Carey Bros, estimate their loss at $500,-
000, the building costing $200,000 and tlieir
stock, machinery, patterns, etc., being
worth $300,000. Their insurance is $202,-
000.
Mr. Atkinson places his loss at between
$05,000 aud $68,000 on his mill property,
stulde aud lumber yard. His insurance
foots up $20,500.
The dwelling homes on Nevada street
wore damaged to the extent of $6,000, and
other small losses to surrou irting property
will aggregate $5,000 more, making the
total very near $600,000.
its origin a mystery.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
Carey Bros.’ factory was probably the
most complete establishment of its
kind in the Uuited States, if
not in the world. The firm
consisted of Theo and Travis Carey of Phil
adelphia and Thomas A. Young of New
York, tho latter being a speaial partner.
All grades of wall paper were manufactured.
Tho storerooms wore packed with
goods intended for the trade of the coming
fall and spring. A great effort was made
to save the designs. John Trumpey, fore
man of the designing department, rushed
into the burning building determined to
rescue his sketches and designs, but ho was
overcome by smoke aud had a narrow
escape from the placa. About two
hundred men and women were em
ployed by Carey Bros. The firm cons!'!ered
the building about as near fire-proof as it
was possible to make it. The stairways
and elevator shafts were solidly bricked
up, and iron doors separated the rooms. A
complete fire brigade was maintained by
tbe company, and it was a portion ot this
brigade that stood ready to battle with the
flames should they make their appearance.
DEAD ON A LAKE’S BOTTOM.
Two Ladles and a Child Drowned at
Gainesville, Fla
Jacksonville, Fla., July 13. —A special
to the Times-Union from Gainesville, Fla.,
says: “The most distressing and shocking
casualty that ever occurred in this county
has just taken place. A party of thirteen
were out in a sail boat this afternoon on
Alaucha lake in that portion of it known as
the Sink.
THE BOAT CAPSIZES.
“When about a mile from the shoro the
boat capsized. Ten were saved by clinging
to the boat, but three were drowned and
their bodies up to this hour (10 p. m.) have
not been recovered. The parties who were
drowned are: Mrs. L. J. Burkhelm and her
3-year-old son, and Mies Tillie. Mr. Burk
beim and his little daughter Ida were saved
by Air. Flynn. The accident was
witnessed by several persons on shore
and boats put out to the rescue.
Several were tangled in the rigging
and caught under the boat in such a manner
that they were almost drowned. It is sup
posed that the ladies and child were caught
under the sail.”
A Drought at Covington.;
Covington, Oa,, July 13.—The drought
in this section has become distressing and
alarming, and upland earn is seriously in
jured if not hopelessly burned up. Cotton
is suffei ing greatly. A number of practical
farmers said to-day that the lower leaves
are parched and shedding off. It is now
nearly four weeks since it rained here.
Stewart’s Primary.
Lumpkin,Ga.. July 13.—The primary elec
tion yesterday resulted in favor of Northen
for governor and iu favor of the old state
bouse offloere. M. L. Everett was chosen
candidate for the legislature. The candi
date for senator is to be nominated in Sep
tember. Representative Crisp was indorsed
for renomination tor congress.
GERMANY'S RIFLE SHOOT,
A Banquet and Bpeecb-maklng Close
the Tournament.
Berlin, July 13. —Herr Diersch presided
at a banquet given to-night on the occasion
of the cloee of the shotting tournament.
Burgomaster Frockenbeck wrote a letter
apologizing for bis absence, in which he
expressed a wish that the friendly ties
created by the competitions would increase
in strength. The sentiment was received
with cheers.
A SPEECH BY SIMON WOLFF.
After the reading of greetings from vari
ous sovereigns and princes, and remarks by
delegates from Austria, Hungary and Italy,
Bimou Wolff of Washington city, formerly
American consul general at Cairo, made
an address. In which he dwelt upon the
bond which united the Germans of
America and the Germans of Germany In
common love for the fatherland. At tho
close of tho festivities the presiding officer
expressed a hope that he would see all tho
visitors at the next tournament. The em
peror’s cup was then presented to tho
winner, Herr Musch of Meraa, amid hearty
cheers.
The prizes in to-day’s contest were won
bv Messrs. Zimmerman, Mueller and Jacob
Schorff of New York, and Jeveraiao of
Philadelphia.
STANLEY'S HONEYMOON.
He la Now Confined to Hla Bed by
Hie Illness.
London, July 13.— Henry M. Stanley
has not recovered from his recent indis
position. The display of homage to the
great explorer, and perhaps too oarly leav
ing his stok bod in order to provont tin hour’s
postponement of the woddiug ceremony,
proved no tight ordeal to the strength of Mr.
Stanley. llis weakness from the malady
which he was suffering was noticeable to
many at Westminster abbey yesterday;
but it was very happily remarkod, as Hr.
Parke had already said, that Mr. Stanley’s
illness was of a temporary character. Mr.
Stanley Is to-day confined to his bed at
Milchet court. He has been overwhelmed
with notes and telegrams of oongratulatkm
on his marriage.
RADICALS OUT OF FAVOR.
Gov. Campbell Outlines the Situation
In the Country.
Washington, July 13.— Gov. Campbell
of Ohio, hile passing through here to-day
en route to Now York, was Interviewed.
He said: “No otto who has remained In
Washington has any idea of the great and
growing dissatisfaction with the Republican
party throughout the country. You have
to mix with the people to find out You
find that not only tho democrats
but republicans condemn the repub
lican managers here. We shall have
from seventy-five to 100 majority in the
House if a respportionment bill should be
passed, go that all the congressmen from
Ohio would have to lie elected on on one
ticket. We would send twenty-three. As
it is we send fifteon.”
GEORGIA HORTICULTURISTS.
The Coming Meeting of the Society
at Fort Valley.
Fort Valley, Ga., July 13.—The State
Horticultural Society convenes here July
-30, and the fruit growers, assisted by our
hospitable people, are making every prep
aration to entertain them.
The Fort Valley branch of confederate
veterans will hold their annual reunion on
July 31, and are arranging to give tho hor
ticulturists an elegant basket dinner. Judge
W. C. Books of Griffin will deliver tho
annual address.
This meeting of the horticulturists prom
ises to be one of the most important ever
held by the society.
Several horticulturalists are expocted
from Ohio, Maryland and New Jersey, who
will make addresses showing the difference
between fruit culture in the above sections
and in Georgia. Theso addresses alone will
bring many fruit growers to the society’s
meeting. It is reported here ttiat several
Savannah gentlemen, who own largo tracts
of land in this county on the Soutu western
railroad, will also bo present, as their
lands, so experts say, are well adapted
to fruit, especially pouches. Arrangements
are being made by the railroad authorities
to put in a side track opposite this land, ar and
it is currently reported that these same Sa
vannah parties have formed a syndicate, and
will put out this fall a larger number of
acres in fruit trees than t core is on the
Albaugh fruit farm, which contains 1,100
acres.
The meeting of the horticultural sooiety
will givo an impetus to many enterprises in
this section. Parties in Dayton and other
places in Ohio and Michigan, in Chatta
nooga, Atlanta and Macon are already
largely interested in fruit lands here. Fort
Valley continues on the up-grade.
GLYNN’S REPUBLICANS.
A Correction as to Their Favorite for
Congress.
Brunswick, Ga., July 13.—An error was
made in editing the political dispatch from
this place in yesterday’s Morning News
in saying that the republicans of this county
favored Capt. Dart for congress. It should
have read that the republicans favored
Capt. Dart for the democratic nomination
for the legislature as against the other
democrats in the race. Who the repub
licans here favor for the congressional nom
ination is not known, but tne man will be
of their party and not a democrat.
HAD HIS BRIDE ARRESTED.
She Takes a Former Lover Out for a
Drive and la Charged With Horse
Bteallng.
Lancaster, July 11. —A hasty marriage,
followed by desertion, a lawsuit and the
bride spending the night in the city station
house, furnish material for gossip in this
city.
Hugh McGeohan and Nora Brideubaugh
of tbis city last night determined to get
married and called on Alderman Halbach
for that purpose. No marriage license had
been previously procured, and considerable
time elapsed before the proper official could
be found and the document secured, after
which the knot was tied. After the cere
mony the happy couple started out on a
curriage ride by way of a wedding trip.
After riding about the city for an hour the
groom temporarily excused himself, leaving
the bride sitting in the buggy on the street.
During the groom’s absence a former lover
of the bride came along and he was invited
to take a seat in the carriage, and the ride
was resumed with another partner.
The groom was considerably disconcerted
on returning and finding his bride mis ing.
and when he learned the true facts be be
came very angry. He aroused an alderman
from his slumbers, and, without explaining
the full circuuistanoea of the case, brought
suit against the girl for horse stealing. A
warrant was placed In the bands of an
officer, who, later in the Dight, arrested the
girl, and she spent the remainder of the
night in the station bouse.
The alderman who tied the marital knot
is to-day looking for the groom, the check
which the latter tendered in payment of
the service rendered having proved to be
worthless.
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MEETINGS IN HEAVEN.
TALMAGE PREACHES ON A MUCH
MOOTED QUESTION.
The Clergyman Full of Faith In tho
Doctrine of Future Recognition—Tho
Kins of Reunion at the Celestial Gate
Looked Upon as a Certainty.
Waseca, Minn., July 13.— Dr. Talmage,
who lectured here yesterday, preached to
an enormous outdoor gathering to-day. HU
subject was, “Meeting our friends in
heaven.” The eminent clergyman took for
his text 11. Samuel xii., 23. “I shall go to
him.” HU sermon was as follows:
There U a very sick child in the abode of
David the king. Disoase, which stalks up
the dark lane of the poor and puts its
smothering hand on the lip and nostril cf
the wan and wasted, also mounts the palace
stairs, and bending over the pillow blows
into the face of a young prince the frosts of
pain and death. Tears are wine to tha
king of terrors. Alasl for David the king.
He can neither sleep nor eat, and lies pros
trate on his face, weeping and wailing until
the palace rings with the outcry of woe.
What are courtly attendants, or victori
ous armies, or conquered provinoes, under
such circumstances? What to any parent
is ad splendid surrounding when hU child is
sick? Seven days have passed on. Then in
that great house two eyelids are gently
closed, two little bauds folded, two little
feet quiet, one heart still. The servants
come to bear tho tidings to the king, but
thoy cannot mako up their minds to tail him,
and they stand at tho door whispering about
the matter, and David bears them, and hoi
looks up and says to them, "Is tho child i
dead?” “Yea, he is dead.” David
rouses himself up, washes himself,
puts on new apparel, and sits down to
food. Wbat power hushed that tem
pest? What strength was it that lifted up
that king whom grief hnd dethroned? Oh,
it was tho thought that he would come
agoin into the possession of that darling
child. No grave-digger’s spade could bide
him. The wintry blasts of death could not
put out the bright light. There would be a
forge somewhere that with silver hammer
would weld the broken links. In a city
where the hoofs of the pale horse never
strike the pavement he would clasp his loett
treasure. Ho wipes away the tears from
liis eyes, and he clears the choking grief
from his throat, and exclaims, “I shall go
to him.”
Was David right or wrong? If we port
on earth, will we meet again in the next
world? “Well,” says someone, “that
scums to bo ail impossibility. Heaven is so
large a place wo never oould find our
kindred there.” Going into some city,
without having appointed a time and place
for meeting, you might wander around for
weeks and for months, and perhaps for
years, and never see each other;and hoaven
is vaster thau all earthly cities together,,
and how are you going to And your de
parted friend in that country? It is so vast
a realm. John went up on one mountain
of inspiration, and he looked off upon
the multitude, and ho said, “Thou
sands of thousands.” Then he came upon a
greater altitude of inspiration and looked
off upon it again, mid he said, “Ten thou
sand times ten thousand.” And then ho
came on a higher mount of inspiration, and'
looked off again, and he said, “A hundred*
and forty ami four thousand and thousands!
of thousands.” And he came on a stilLj
greater bight of inspiration, and he looked 1
off agaiu and exolaimed, “A groat multi
tude that no man can numlier.” Now I
ask, h'lW are you going to And your friends
in such a thro: gas that? Is not this idea
we have been entertaining after all a falsity?
Is this doctrine of future recognition of
friends in heaven a guess, a myth, a whim,
or is it a granitic foundation upon which
the soul pierced of all ages may build a
glorious hope? Intense question 1 Every
hoart in this audience throbs right into it.
There is in every soul here tho tomb of at
least one dead.
Tremendous question 1 It makes the lip
quiver, and the cheek Hush, and the entire
nature thrill: Shall we know eaoh other
there? I get letters almost every month
asking me to discuss this subject. I get a
letter in a bold scholarly hand, on gilt
edged paper, asking me to discuss this
question, and I say, “Ah! that is a curious
man, and he wants a curious question
solved.” But I get another letter, it is
written with a trembling hand, and on
what seems to he a toi n-out leaf of a book,
and here and there is the mark of a tear;
and 1 suy, “O, that is a broken heart and it
wants to be comforted.”
The object of this sermoa is to take this
theory out of the region of surmise and
speculation into the region of positive cer
tainty. People say: "It would be very
pleasant if that doctrine were true. I hope
it may be true. Perhaps it is true. 1 wish
it wore true.” But I believe that I can
bring an accumulation of argument to bear
upon this matter which will pi ove the doc
trine of future recognition as plainly as
that there is any heaven at all. and that the
kiss of n union at the celestial gate will be
as certain as the dying kiss at the door of
the sepulcher.
Now, when you are going to build a ship
vou must get the right kind of timber.
You lay the keel and make the framework
of the very best materials, the keelson,
sanehions, plank-shear, counter timber
knee, transoms, all of solid oak. You may
build a ship of lighter material, but when
the cyclone comes on, it will go down. Now
we may have a great many beautiful the
ories about the future world, built out of
our own fancy, and they may do very well
as long as we have smooth sailing In the
world; but when the storms of sorrow
oome upon us, and the harrica ne of death,
we will be swamped—we will be foundered.
We want a theory built out of the solid oak
of God’s eternal word.
The doctrine of future recognition is nob
so often positively stated in the word of
God as implied, and you know, my friends,
that that is, after all, the strongest mode of
affirmation. Your friend travels In foreign
lauds. He comes home. He does not begin
by arguing with you to prove that there
are suoh places as London and (Stockholm
and I’aris and Dresden and Berlin, but hie
conversation implies it. And so this Bibie
and os not so positively state tbis theory as,
all up and down Its chapters, take it for
granted. What does my text imply? “I
shall go to him.” What consolation
would it be to David to go to his
child if he would not know him? Would
David have been allowed to record this
anticipation for the inspection of all ages
it it were a groundless anticipation? We
read in the first book of the Bible Abraham
died and was gathered to bis people. Jacob
died and was gathered to his people. Mosey
died and was gathered to his people. What
people? Why, their friends, their comrades
their old companions. Of course it rnfcans
that. It cannot mean anything else. Bo in
the very beginning of the Bible four timed
that is taken for granted. The whole New
Testament Is an arbor over which this doc
trine creeps like a luxuriant vine full of the
purple clusters of consolation. James, John
and I’eter followed Christ into the mountain.
A light fails from heaven on that mountain
and lifts it into the glories of the celestial,
Christ's garments glow and his face subsea
like the sun. The door of heaven swing*
open. Two spirits come down and slight on
that mountain. The otsemie* look dt
