The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, July 14, 1890, Image 1
{ THft MORNING NEWS, 1 J Established Ik's! Incorporated 1888. V j J 11. ESI'ILL, President. j 1 BTHill 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. i DAILY. JlO A YEAR. 1 •( 8 CENTS A COFY. V I WEEKLY, $1 £> A YEAR f 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