Georgia Historic Newspapers

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J P’jTiBLiHED ISM. Incorporated 1888. V
| j. H. ESTILX* President. |
A CRASH IN A TUNNEL.
FIVS TRAIN MSN KILLED AND
OTHERS INJURED.
The Men on a Freight Forgot that a
Passenger was Coming and Ran
Ahead-Fire Broke Out In the Wreck
-Difficulty in Clearing the Track.
Cincinnati, 0., Oct. 22.—A disastrous
collision occurred at 5:45 o’clock this morn
ing on tbeCincinnati Southern railway in
a tunnel a quarter of a mile north of Sloan’s
Valley Station. The trains involved were
freight No. 22 north-hound and passenger
No. 5 south-bound. No. 5 leaves Cincin
nati at 8 o’clock at night Another passen
ger train leaves Cincinnati an hour earlier.
Both of these were held at Somerset, Ky.,
two hours or more on account
0 f a freight wreck which occurred
south of that place last night When the
track was cleared the foremost Cincinnati
train started out from Somerset first, and
met and passed safely the north-bound
train. Then at a safe distance behind it the
ill fated No. 5 started out Freight train
No. 22, north-bound, was side-tracked at
Sloan's Falls.
FATAL FORGETFULNESS.
When the first Cincinnati train passed
south the crew of tbe freight appeared to
have overlooked the fact that No. 8 was to
follow, and they pulled out and started
northward. Less than a quarter of a mile
away they entered the tunnel, which is one
sirth of a mile long. The engines of the
two trains dashed into each other, and the
cars following jammed into each other in a
mass. Then came the added horrors of a
conflagration.
THE CASUALTIES.
Firemen Oould and Welch, Brakeman
John E. Montgomery, Express Messenger
Edward Ruffner and a mail agent were
Engineer Taylor of the passenger train and
Pimiotte of the freight train were badly
burned.
A baggage master was also injured.
No passengers were killed.
The fact that the crash occured in a
tunnel renders it impossible to clear the
track as readily, as it could be done on open
ground, the smoke and heat preventing
men from entering.
Trans'ers will be made until the tunnel
can be cleared.
There were two mail agents on tbe train,
J. L. Gale and C. F. Doegan. Which one of
them is killed is not yet known.
Ed. Ruffner, a messenger of the United
States Express Company, who was killed,
was a married man living at Bondhill, near
this city.
CAUSE OF THE COLLISION.
Tho initial cause of the collision was a
wreck which occurred last night at Elihu
station, twomiles below Somerset. A mixed
train was stopping to leave a car and had
not yet got into motion when a freight came
up in tho rear and struck the rear car, caus
ing a serious wreck. Young Mr. Payne, a
commercial traveler tor the firm of Pier
sou & Clark of Lexington, Ky., had both
legs crushed and has since died.
The delay to the passenger trains
by the wreck caused the mis
take of the engineer and conductor
cf freight train No. 32, by which the tunnel
collision occurred.
THREE SLEEPERS SATED.
Fortunately the passenger train had not
entirely gone into the tunnel when the crash
came and so three sleepers which did not
leave the track served as a means of escape
for the passengers. The sleepers were de
tached and drawn away from the burning
train, but the baggage oar, mail
car and two coaches were burned.
At 11 o’clock this morning the
heat and smoke prevented anything
being done to clear the tunnel. General
Manager Carr left by this morning’s train
for the scene, and will personally direct
whatever is necessary to be done. The rail
road officials have heard of but one passen
ger injured. His name is not given, but he
has been removed to Somerset. The two
engineers, Taylor and Pimlotte, are now
reported as not fatally injured.
PATE OP THE HAIL AGENTS,
Cincinnati, Oct 22, 9 p. m. -Later ad
vices show that Mail Agent Gavle U Jiving
but badly burned. Mail Agent C L
Hoegen is missing, and is suppo-ed to have
been burned to death. Both lived in this
city. Agent Hoegen leaves a large family,
six DEAD.
Cincinnati, 0., Oct. 22, 10 p. m.-Engi
neer John Pimlotte died this afternoon
making six victims of the tunnel collision’
as follows: •
Mich H!T PIMLOTTS engineer, of Detroit,
Fireman Welsh of Somerset, Ky>
Fireman Gould of Ludlow, K y.
Brakeman John F. Montgomery of
Albany, N. Y.
chnmti. AL Glbhk D. Doegen of Cin-
CtaSEX Mbssknokr a p - Ruffner of
tiie IXjuried.
The injured trainmen are:
severe?' 0 * Taylob of Somerset, Ky.,
iat? STAL Clerk J> Gargle of Cincln
latl, severe.
Master John R. Long of New>-
hr., severe,
the injured passengers are:
lh f' a , Wheeler of New Orleans, in
>unF?£ f the museum freak known as the
' nd Lose,” both slightly injured.
lightly ° LUE <iKTTIK of Da yton. Tenn.,
‘na- K i'ightly RPHY ° f Madisoa oou nty, Indl-
I tie passengers aU were able to walk over
ourney t 0 8 traia and to resume their
stories of eye witnesses.
Cincinnati, Oct. 22, 11:30 p.m.—The first
2? H? e Cincinnati, New Orleans and
road that brought eye wit
at so ooo of the train collision of
i,„„ r ?s rn J n g in the tunnel arrived here
iof.mc u c!oc * c to-night. It brougut two
h, , U< L mangled, but still alive.
ern^r 6 ? 0 Ga y le > the postal clerk, and
le ° ng ’ a . baggage master, both of
train. The best story of the
o “* aud attendant scenes is told by J.
iat*yF° er ’ a mosse;: J£er of the United
b' Company, who came in on
Fan™,? 'r hl(,h arrlved to-night. Mr.
s . _ • r . * s t°Tyi 8 that the freight wreck
U i at at El ‘hu, two miles south of Som
hJ,V’l it<J Pt back the south-bound pas
jj 41 a * ns Hos. y and 3 for over two ho is
B „ h , n J®™ 6t > and caused north-bouuu
Vhn\ v?,‘, n ®°* to make a long wait at
U h . a^ le - v . Btatlon . * few hundred yards
fatal tunnei, which is known
) .>2 I .^b 0 instructions to train
at Valley until
& r trains 9 and o bad passed.
ALL WENT TO SLEEP.
No Was a lon * on and the crew
i 6^ BMt . to,lee P' J °bn Pimlott,
isengL , ln , tim * 40 * 0 mat
umwi th? n N °* T bad l JSt gone by. He
and clear w 1*“ 5 ’ and deeming the
h r;,H on : TANARUS,) ™ 0 i No. sis lined
wa ai,d is about 030 feet long, its
Wb* IRofnittg
north entrance is curved, and the north
approaoh to it is one of the steepest grades
on tbe road, and it also curves. Down this
steep grade thu. dred fated passenger train
No. 5, wish its train of five oars and fifty
paseengers. First after the locomotive was
the mail car, and next the combined express
and baggage car. Then in succession
came the smoking, ladle*' car and the Pull
man sleeper. Within 100 feet of the mouth
of tbe tunnel the crash came. The Pullman
car of the passenger train was outside of
the tunnel. Only the Pullman and ladles’
car were saved, the passengers and train
men puahuig them back up the track. A
few freight oars were detached and rolled
out down the grade through the south end
of the tuuneL
WORK OF THB FLAMES.
All the others were destroved and several
bodies were burned to ashes in that fiery
furnace. The flames started a few minutes
after the collision, and the woodwork of
tne tunnel caught fire and is making tbe
night lurid at this writing. The list of the
dead and injured has been given already in
these dispatches and nothing more is known
here at this time on that soore.
A STOBY OF HEROISM.
There is a story of heroism that has not
been told. The hero’s name Express
Messenger Brenner bad forgotten, but he
was uutil recently station agent of the rail
road at Somerset, Ky. This brave
man heard the ories of George Long in the
baggage car. Seizing an ax he cut a hole
in the car and drew him out. In the ex
press compartment of the same car tee voioe
of F. P. Ruffner, a messenger of the United
States Express Company, was heard.
Uur hero, scoroned with tbe approaching
flames, cut a hole in tbe side or the car.
Kuffner was walking about unscathed, but
in a death prison. The brave rescuer,
ready to sacrifice his own life in the effort
to save another, kept on cutting away, his
olothing singed by fire, the hot air consum
ing his strength and his blows growing
feebler at every stroke, Ruffner, doomed
in his prison, shouted to
him: “Go away- save yourself
while you can, lamEd P. Ruffner of Cin
cinnati. My home is 410 West Fourth
street. Go and tell my family good-by.
Tell them you did all that mau could do to
save my life. Now don’t stay here a second
longer. Go, or you will burn up with tbe
rest of us.’’ The unnamed hero staggered
out and, reaching the open air, fell down
exhausted.
RUN DOWN FROM BEHIND.
Nine Persons Seriously and One
Fatally Injured.
Kansas City, Oot. 22.—A serious tail
end wreck ooeurred this morning at 7:20
o’clock on tbe Union Pacific railroad a mile
and a half west of Armourdale, a suburb
of this oity, in whioh nine persons were
seriously injured, and the engineer of a
Rook Island train fatally. The Rock
Island road uses the Union Pacific traok
into the city. An east- bound freight which
leaves tbe depot before the Union Pacific
passenger train was delayed near the scone
of the accident this morning, and, as there
was a very heavy fog, placed torpedoes on
the track to warn the following train.
RUN DOWN FROM BEHIND.
The passenger engineer, warned by the
torpedoes, stopped his train, and before a
flagman could be sent book to warn tho east
bound Rook Island train, which was follow
ing, tbe Rock Island train crashed into the
Pullman sleeper of tho Union Pacific train.
The Rook Island engine was completely
wrecked, and the engineer was buried
under the debris. The fireman jumped and
probably saved his life, but received
severe bruises. The loss is estimated at
*60,000.
TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK.
Cause of the Wreck, on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Road.
Liberty, Mo., Oct 33.—Coroner Roth
well held an inquest to-day over the re
mains of Fireman John Wright, who lost
his life in the freight, wreok yesterday on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
way. The evidence showed that the spikes
had been drawn from one rail, and the rail
displaced, being hold out of its proper posi
tion by a orowbar. Engineer Cullen died
of his injuries this afternoon.
SURPRISED IN THE ACT.
George Smith of this plaoe, while walking
on the track of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quiucy railway near here, surprised
four men at work loosening the rails. He
informsd the police, but the would-be
wreckers had disappeared when the officers
arrived on the ground. They were evi
dently preparing to shift the rails in
order to wreok the Burlington passenger
train. Great exoitement exists in this
locality over the discovery, and it is greatly
increased by the result of the coroner’s in
vestigation into the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul wreck, which proved that it,
also, was accomplished by train wreckers.
A WIFE BRUTALLY SLAIN.
Three Bullet Holes In Her Body and
Her Throat Cut.
Asheville, N. C., Oct. 22.—Rhoda Mor
rison was killed in a brutal manner by her
husband, H.’ T. Morrison, near here last
Thursday. The couple have lived in Ashe
ville for a year, having oome from Ander
son oounty, South Carolina. They quar
reled several days ago and she left him.going
to the house of her brother. Will SulUvau.
Morrison went to the house Thursday even
ing while Sullivan was away, and after
beating his wife dragged her away.
HER CORPSE ON VANDERBILT’S PLACE.
Her body was found on Geo. Vanderbilt’s
place, two miles from her brother’s house,
Saturday morning. There were two bullet
holes in her breat and one in her temple.
Her throat was horribly out. Her father
came from South Carolina, and, taking the
body away, buried It at her old home. It
has been telegraphed for. News of the
murder was not brought to the attention of
the authorities here till this morning. A
reward of SSOO has been offered for the
arrest of the murderer.
A WARNING FROM A GIBBET.
The Condemned Attributes Hie Fate
to Indulgence in Whisky.
New Orleans, Oct. 22. —A special to the
Times-Democrat from Rolling Fork, Miss,
says: “Harry Williams, a mulatto, was
hanged here to-day for the murder of a
white man named Rufus Dixon last sum
mer. While standing on the scaffold he re
marked that wnisky had brought him there,
and he warned every one to let it alone. He
died from stra igulation. The force of the
weight wnicb jerked him up was not suffi
cient to break his neck.”
Paddock's Bill Indorsed.
Bprinofield,lll..OoL 32.— The Farmers’
Mutual Benefit Association of the state of
Illinois, in convention assembled, to-day
adopted this resolution:
We fkvor the passage of the Paddock bill, but
oppose any measure of taxation, such as the
Congercompound lari bill, wnioh is class legis
lation, taxing one industry for the benefit of
another.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 18!>0.
ALABAMA’S SMASH - DP.
A FIRBMAN AND A COMMERCIAL
TRAVELER KILLED.
A Long List of People More or Leas
Seriously Injured—The Engineer of
the Passenger Train Blamed tor Hie
Carelessness -He Has Not Been Seen
Slues the Wreck.
Birmingham, Ala., Oot. 22.—The dead
and wounded from the collision on the
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
road, two miles from Birmingham, last
night, were brought to this city at a late
hour. The dead are:
J. D. Franklin, a drummer of Nash
ville.
John Killian, a fireman.
The wounded are:
George W. Davis of Shell Mound, leg
broken; badly hurt. ..
Mrs. W. J. Wagoner of Greenville, a
0., scalded, bat not dangerously.
E. P. Ross of Lynn, Ala., right arm and
leg broken.
Gkorgr Beard of Nauvoo, Ala., left log
broken.
J. E. Owens of Wostfleld, N. C„ neck
and back hurt.
J. K Rookmorh of Jasper, Ala, cut on
the head, arm broken and nurt internally.
J. E. Mills of Westfield, N. C., lee
bruised.
R. E. Sanders of Jasper, Ala., face
mangled.
J. T. Synnell of New Orleans, hurt on
the head and arms and wounded in the right
bip.
J. A. Taylor of Magnolia, Ark., cut
in the left eye, on the right hand and left
log.
W. W. Flannigan of Memphis, bruised
on the left foot, knees, bands and arms.
W. C. Burton of Cordova, Ala., right
band mangled, loft arm broken and la
terally hurt.
J. M. Beard of Nauvoo, Ala, arm hurt.
Rev. G. Smith of Jasper, Ala., ribs
broken and otherwise injured.
Dr. Sanford of Hot Springs, Ark., not
seriously hurt.
O. L. Hill of Birmingham, slightly
hurt.
Hon. B. M. Long of Cordova, Ala.,
mashed arm.
S. TowNLEYand Walter Townlky of
Townley, Ala., slightly hurt.
Miss Sallie Langdon of Gallaway,
Ala., face bruised.
F. M. Langdon of Gallaway, bruised.
Miss Ida Langdon of Gallaway, faoe
bruised.
William Williams of Carbon Hill,
buised.
Mrs. Foster, wife of the railroad agent
at Sulligent, slightly hurt.
A Boy, name unknown, slightly injured.
WHY THE COLLISION OCCURRED.
The collision occurred in this manner :
The Kansas City passenger train due to
leave at 9 o’clook last night was an hour
late, owing to a wait for the Pacific train.
The sleeper for the Kansas
City train had not been
attached, but when the Georgia Pacific
train arrived the station master signaled
the Kansas City train to get out of the
way. The conductor of the Kansas City
train was on the sleeper, but Engineer John
Russell of the Kansas City train under
stood the station master’s signal to eo ahead,
and pulled out for Memphis. He arrived
at Ensley City before he discovered that he
had loft the sleeper and Conductor Popham,
and,without hesitating,immediately started
back to Birmingham at forty miles an
hour. The train bad not gone half a mile
when, rounding a curve, it was crashed
into by an outgoing freight train. The
coaches of the returning passenger train
were telescoped in a frightful manner.
Fireman Killian was not on the engine, but
was in a passenger ooaoh en route to Aaiey,
Miss., where he was to be married to-mor
row,
two killed.
Birmingham, Ala-, Oct. 23, 9 p. m.—Full
particulars of the wreck plaoe the number
of killed at two. They were John Killian,
a fireman, on his way to Armory. Miss.,
whore he was to be married in a few dayß,
and J. B. Franklin, a drummer from Nash
ville, who died at the Florence hotel at 3
o’clock this morning. E. P. Rose is from
Linn, Ala. None of those reported wounded
are in danger, many of them haying gone
on their way.
Mrs. Foster, wife of the railroad agent at
Sulligent, was slightly hurt, and, being in a
delicate condition, her injury may oause
serious results.
Go rge M. Davis, a newsbutcher from
Shellmound, Tenn., is the worst hurt, and
is at a hospital, but a fatal result is not an
ticipated.
The blame for the aooident is put wholly
on Engineer Charles Russell of the passen
ger tram, who pulled out without proper
orders and then undertook to back five or
six miles without ascertaining whether the
traok was clear. He lias not been beard
from.
KILLED IN THEIR WAGON.
Four People Hurled Into Eternity by
a Train.
Rome, Ga., Oot. 22, —Near Chickamanga,
a station on the Chattanooga, Rome and
Columbus railroad about ten miles from
Chattanooga, the south-bound passenger
traiu rau into a covered wagon, killing
instantly every one in the wagon. It was
raining very hard and the passengers in tbe
wagon were sheltering themselves under
the wagon cover. Some parties seeing the
wagon approaching the track and the train
coming along at the same time made an
attempt to stop them, but could not. The
four persons killed were J. W. Jenkins and
his wife and a child and Mrs. Bowen. The
engineer is almost hysterical with grief.
CHIEF HENNESbY’B SLAYERS.
The Son of One of the Prisoners Bald
to Bave Made a Confession.
New Orleans, Oct. 22. —James Will
iams, a colored youth, relates a story which
is likely to prove an important link in the
Heim easy case. He was acquainted with
Caspero Marcheas, the 14-year-old son of
one of the men charged with complicity in
murderine Chief Hennessy.
Tbe Italian boy was arrested with his
father, but was released, as no one identified
him. Wlllinois met the buy afterward and
asked him how he got out of jail. M&rcheas
replied that be had turned states
evidence against his father, that
the latter made him stand on
Girod street and watch for the chief, told
him to whistle when Chief Hennessy ap
proached, and then run to the Poydras mar
ket. The whistle was tbe signal for liis
father and the others to come out of the
shanty on Girod street. He did as told on
tbe night of the rryirder, and ills father and
another Italian joined him at the market
shortly afterward, where they were ar
rested.
Augusta’s New Postmaster.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 22. Postmaster
Deuiing to-dav assumed control of the Au
gusta office, with Eld Huttings as assistant.
COMBINE OF THB OLABSMAKSRB.
Its Object to Out J> xpensea and Raise
tbe standard.
Chicago, Oot. 22.—The members of the
Window Gloss Manufacturers’ Association,
who held a preliminary meeting in this oity
several weeks ago, oonvened again yester
day. The following officers were elected:
James A Chambers of Pittsburg, president •
Thomas T. Hart of Mancie. Ind., vice presi-’
de t; William Loeffl.-r of Pitubu g. treas
urer, and O. E. Fraser of Chicago,
secretary. It was decided that the
general offices of the company shall
be in Pittsburg. The report of the admin
istrators who have had charge of the opera
tions of tho American Window olits Com
pany, organized to take charge of the
output of the factories in the combination,
oama before the meeting and was disposed
of after a short discussion. Tbe meeting
spent nearly five hours in endeavoring to
solve the problem of how to get those glass
manufacturers who, at present, are not
members of the combination, within their
ranks. The Selina Glass Company Is un
derstood to be the chief opponent of tho
trust. The question of prices did not come
up. It is understood that that matter was
settled at tbe last meeting.
OBJECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Mr. Loeffler, in explaining the work of the
session, said: “I don’t oonsider that this
organization is a trust, as that is properly
understood. The object of tho organiza
tion is to save the great expense to which
eaoh individual manufacturer is subjected
in selling and distributing his product. The
executive board, which has not yet been
appointed, will manage the placing of
orders for glass, all of which received by
any member of the oomuany will be re
ferred to them. It is often that orders for
glass are filled in each other’s territory by
distant manufacturers, aud as, unfortu
nately, glass men pay all freight to jobbers,
they exjiend vast sums in that way which
oould be saved.
TO RAISE THE STANDARD.
“Another object of the company’s forma
tion is to so raise the standard of American
glass that the products will be equal in
quality to importations, and the foreign
article kept out We can make all
the glass for this country aud want to do
so. As it is now many of the small manu
facturers make an inferior article of glass.
We rate glass in quality as firsts, seconds,
etc. Individual dealers often sell thirds
or fourths for seconds, which results in
great dissatisfaction to tbe consumer. As
a result he vows that he will buy standard
foreign glass. The executive board of our
company will maintain a number of in
spectors, who will travel among the facto
ries, grading tho product according to a
uniform standard. This, I think, will
greatly improve the grade of American
glass.”
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS,
The Delegates Visit the Pennsylvania
Shops at Altoona.
Pittsburg, Oct 23. The delegates to the
annual convention of tbs International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers vis
ited the Pennsylvania road shoos at Altoona
to-day and no session was held. Tho elec
tion of grand officers will tako place at
Friday’s session of the convent ion. It was
stated on reliable authority this afternoon
that a now office will bo created. First
Grand Assistant Chief T. J. Ingram will
be electaa, as also will Second Assistant
Deloss Everett. Its likely that the new
office will be that of third assistant.
THE woman’s AUXILIARY.
The Womans Auxiliary Association have
elected tho following officers: Worthy
grand president, Mrs. W. H. Murdock of
Chicago, re-elected: worthy grand vice
president, Mrs. Cassell of Columbus, 0., re
elected; worthy grand secretary, Mrs.
Harry Bt. Clair'of Logansport, Ind., re
elected; worthy grand treasurer, Mrs.
G. W. Brow, of Detroit Mich.;
worthy chaplain, Mrs. F. C. John
son of Philadelphia; worthy grand guide,
Mrs. King of New Jersey; worthy grand
sentinel. Mrs. May of St. Louis. The fol
lowing lifo honorary members wore elected:
Mr*. Charles G. Clarke of Winona, Minn. ;
Mrs, Robert Orr of Peoria, 111. ; Mrs.
Hamm of Rochester, N. Y., and Mrs. W.
H. Murdooh of Chicago.
SUGAR TRUBT SUITS.
Duncan Cameron Asked to Increase
His Bond From S2SO to $2,500.
New York, Oct. 22.—Judge Pratt, in the
Kings county supreme court, to-day gavoa
brief decision In the sugar trust oase. On
Monday last argument was heard on the
motion of the counsel for Duncan Cameron
for a oontinaanoe of the temporary injunc
tion against the sugar trust and also for the
appointment of a receiver. The counsel
want the sugar reflueries to file an acourate
sworn statement of their liabilities and
assets. On the other side it was
asked that Mr. Cameron should flle a
larger bond ef hide i nity, his present bond
bei g $2.10. Judge Pratt decided upon the lat
ter question only. The other points will be
cideii next week. He directs that his bond
be increased from $230 to $2,500, and that
an approved undertaking in cash bo given.
OHIO’S LEGISLATURE
The Bill for a Non-Partisan Board of
Improvements to Pass.
Columbus, a, Oct. 22. The Senate was
in session for only a few moments to-day
when a recess was taken to forestall a move
in favor of taking up the bill to abolish the
Cincinnati board of equalisation.
The bill, which passed the Senate yester
day, providing for a non-partisan board
of improvements for Cinoinnati, to
be appointed by the mayor,
was read the first time in
the House to-day, and an effort made to
suspend the rules and make it a law, but
the opponents of the measure were ablo to
prevent this course, and the bill went over
till to-morrow. There seems to be no doubt
that the bill will become a law either to
morrow or next day, wuen the legislature
will adjourn.
Bpltt of the Baseballista.
New York, Oot. 22.— When the base
bill conference committee met to-day
President Thierman refused to call the
meeting to order until the three delegates
from the brotherhood retired. They ac
cordingly retired, and with them went the
three original delegates from the Players’
League. So nothing was done.
Another Gift for CornolL
Itahooa, N. Y., Oct. 22.—At a meeting of
the Corusll University trustees to-day P.
W. Sage added $200,000 to his previous
gift of SBO,OOO for the establishment of a
department of philosophy. Mr. Sage’s
gifts to the university now aggegate more
than $1,000,000.
A Preibyterian University.
Charleston, 8. C., Got. 32.— The Pres
byterian, syncs! of South Carolina in session
at Yorkville, has unanimously adopted the
report of the Inter-Synodical Committee
favoring the establishment of a Presbyterian
university in oue of the (South Atlantic
states. [
HILL SITS WITH M KINIEY
THE TWO LEADBRB HAVE A TALK
ON A TRAIN.
Then the Governor Gets Off at Woos
ter and Urges the People to Defeat
tho Major—He Denounces His Posi
tion on the Tariff and the Force Bi 11.
Wooster, 0., Oot. 22.—Gov. Hill left
Canton for Wooster this morning. At
Massillon Maj. McKinley, who was on his
way to Bmithville, boarded the train, aud
John G. Warwick, Maj. McKinley’s demo
cratic opponent in this congressional dis
trict, who was sitting in company with tho
governor, gracefully arose and surrendered
his seat to the major, who chatted with tho
governor until ho reached his destination.
On arriving at Wooster an Immense throng
crowded the station. Gov. Hill addressed
a monster open air mass meeting of 8,000
people this afternoon.
AN EXPLANATION OF THE TARIFF.
He coinraouoed his speech by a thorough
explanation of the tariff bill, and said that
federal taxation was the question of tho
hour, and that the jmssngo of tho McKinloy
bill had caused an uprising of tho masm-s
against this pernicious legislation. “Your
district 1b o grant wheat aud jiork producing
oountry; ask Secretary Blaine when he
spaaks here what he meant when he said
that there was not a line in tho McKinley
tariff bill which opeqs up anew market for
wheat and pork. The Democratic party
holds that, wider markets lead to tho pros
perity of the farmers.
WHY HE OPPOSES M’KINLRY.
“I oppose tbe election of William McKin
ley, among other reasons, because he voted
for and advocated the infamous force bill.
That bill imperils the very existence of con
stitutional government in this oountry, and
the best interests of tbe people demand its
defeat. It is a schema devised to perpetu
ate tbe political power of the Republican
party. The enforcement of such a ineasuro
would require millions of dollars from the
public treasury, would force upon the peo
pie a horde of federal officials not elected by
the citizens, but appointed by judges, who
hold their positions for life, aud would en
danger tho peace and good order of the
communities, without affording the slight
est protection to a single elector.
DIXIE HAS DONE NOTHING*
Nothing has taken place In any part of
the south to justify the oxorcise of the doub
ful power of congress to regulate our elec
tions. Federal supervisor* iu every elec
tion distriot, strangers to the people, vested
with authority to override the certificates
of local officials and the governors of tho
states, constitute the framework of the pro
posed iniquity. The sacred right of repre
sentation is made to depend upon the
integrity of partisan officers having no
responsibility to tho people. The tendonoy
of such legislation would be to provoke a
conflict between tho federal and state offi
cials, and race prejudices would be engen
dered at the south. This foroe bill is a
viokins attack upon tbe republican form of
government and ought not to prevail.
BOUND TO PASS THE BILL
“Iu conversation with Mr. McKinley on
the train to-day he told me it was the in
tention of the present republican congress
to pass the foroe bill before its expiration,
no matter which party was surcessful iu
the coming congressional electious. If they
do not carry the next election you can rest
assured they will not pass tho bill.”
ANOTHER SPEECH AT NIGHT.
After the governor had finished his speeoh,
in viow of tho fact that the people on tho
outskirts of the crowd hod been unable to
hear him and tbat many who were at their
daily labor also desired to hear him, ho con
sented to remain until to-night, when ho
addressed 1,500 people, who taxed the ut
most oapacity of the village opera house.
The governor’s remarks were mainly a re
view of the tariff question and the legisla
tion and dcings of congress. The governor
and his party left for Massillon, where he
speaks to-morrow,
REED IN IOWA.
He Indorses the Lodge BUI and Strikes
at the South.
Burlington, la., Oct. 2a— Speakor Reed
arrived in this oity from Peoria, 111., at
noon to-day. Ex-Senator Harlan intro
duced him. After thanking the people for
the warm reception accorded him, he asked
where oould there be a higher average level
of intelligence outside of the United States
than was present before him? “We have
beoome intelligent enough to recognize and
admit the right of the majority to rule.”
AN IMAGINARY WRONG.
There is a great deal of wrong being done
in this country to-day. Eight million of
people with their representatives were de
prived of their rights, aud these rights
given to southern leaders. Twenty-six seats
in congress were occupied the last term by
men who had no more right to them thau
they had a right to seats in the British par
liament.
THE LODGE BILL.
A great cry was set up over the Lodge
bill depriving the people of their rights.
It did deprive them of the right to steal
I Allot boxes, disfranchise the negroes and
doctor the returns. The nation had a right
to know about these methods in tbe south.
The democrats are sensitive about bayonets.
Con it be that the recollection of the past
has anything to do with their feelings on
this subject’ [iAughterl After explaining
the Lodge bill, Speaker Heed turned to the
tariff bill, explaining the changes and bene
fits it proposes, and ridiculing the demo
cratic cry of rising prices. He closed with
a tribute to Congressman Gear.
SPOKE AGAIN AT NIGHT.
Speaker Reed again addressed the people
here to-night in the opera houso, which was
crowded. He dwelt on tbe last session of
congress and democratic obstruction
methods. Among tbe further reforms he
advocated was one of the abolition of the
custom of adjourning upon the death of a
mem er of congress. Mr. Reed speaks in
Waterloo to-morrow.
A POLITICAL COUP.
Democrats Get the Laugh on the Re
publicans at Detroit.
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 22. —At last night’s
session Of tbe city council there was consid
erable controversy between the democrats
and republicans as to the appointment of
election board chairman and other matters
pertaining to the coming election. The re
publicans were in a minority with the presi
dent in the chair. During the midst of tbe
controversy a motion was made to adjourn,
and the president declared the council ad
journed."
the democrats take possession.
The deraocra s put one of their number
in the chair and proceeded to business, un
seating a republican alderman who has
moved from his ward while his home is
undergoing repairs. The president pro tens,
counted tbe republican members as assent
ing to all motions, and elect! n board obair
inen were duly appoi uted by the democrats.
Tbe affair has created oo siuerable furore
in local oircle*.
MASONRY'S HIGHEST DEGREE,
A Number of Prominent Members
h looted to Reoeive It.
Washington, Oct 32.—The supreme
council of Scottish Rite Masons to-day
elected the following to receive the thirty*
third degree: Col. C. A. Woodruff and
Capt C. M. Rockefeller, V. & A.; T. W.
Hugo of Minnesota; H. M. Orobood, Aron
M. Gove and F. B. Hill of Colorado;
Charles W. Hotchkiss of Texas; C. F. Buck
and W. T. Benediot of Louisiana; Samuel
W. Levy and R. H. Uovil and D. B. Jack
son of California: Col. R. C. Claimont of
Guatemala; C. F. i’ankrun of 8 mth
Carolina; William Ryan, Vase
W. H. 8. Wright and G. R. Met
calf of Minnesota; E. MoL. Darrow,
K. Huntington and James Twamby of
Dakota; James J. Mercer, George B.
I rautz and 1. K. Sudboroufth of Nebraska;
R. W. Hill of Indian Territory; H. H,
Gutherie and W. C. Fowler of Montana; M.
W. Kales of Ariz .ua; Gen. G. W. Raliaoh
and D. L. M. Taylor of Washington, D. C*;
A. Roberts of Oregon; W iliiam K. Johnson,
George Kopmeir, John W. Pruett, J. W
Hateu, T. E. Linesly aud D. H. Wilson of
Kentucky; J. R, Paxton and T. R. Morrow
of Missouri; Hon. Harry C. Stookdell of
Georgia.
CONFERRING THE DEGREE.
Nearly ali the above were present to re
ceive tho highest degree in masonry. The
supreme council was escorted from tho
holy house of the temple, the official resi
dence of the grand oomniatidor, to the
Scottish Rites Cathedral on G street, by
Albert Pike, Consistory Na 1, of tbis oity,
headed by tho United (States marine baud.
Blr Knight John IL Olontt acted as grand
marshal of the escort* Owing to tho con
tinued indisposition of Grand Com
mander Albert Pike, Odell 8. Long of
Wheeling presided over the work
in the cathedral. After the ceremonies
the Tnirty-thir.ls were entertained at an
elegant banquet in the red room. It is
understood taut tho supreme council will
to-morrow, on tho nomination of grand
oommandor, confer the declaration of tho
Emeritus Order of Honor on one or two
Thirty-thirds of the northern masonic juris
diction.
PURCHASES OF BILVBB.
Payments to bo Made in Small Notes
After Nov. 1.
Washington, Oct* 23,—The offerings of
silver to the treasury to-day amounted to
1,374,000 ounces. The amount purchased
wus 513,009 ounces, as follows: 15,000 at
*!.09'*';;i00,000 at $1.0039; 100,000 at $1.0940;
100,000 at SLOO46| 200,000 at *1.0944.
Treasurer Huston said to-day that he
oxpectod to have ready for isstle by Nov. 1
a large supply of sl, $S and $5 treasury
notes, and that they will bo used in the pur
chase of silver bullion in order to meet as
far as possible tbe present domaud for notes
of small denominations. Those payments
have heretofore boon made in $lO, *IOO and
*I,OOO notes, principally in the larger de
nominations. This was necessary beoauso
of tbe luck of time to print a' sufficient
number of small notes to meet the pur
chases.
A Gold Life Saving Medal.
Washington. Oct. 22. —The Secretory of
the Treasury has awarded a geld life saving
medal to Thomas M. Wobb of Wilmington.
N. C., for reaming Miss J. J. Hayes and
Miss Irene Jackson from drowning at
Wrightsvitle Beach, N. C., in August lost.
MISSISSIPPI'S NEW LAWS,
Tho Farmora' Alliance Element Takes
a Hand.
Jackson. Miss.. Oct 28.—The alliance
element of the convention scored a notable
victory to-day, and Its ideas as to taxation
have become engrafted in tho constitution.
The issue was presented by section 5 of the
report of the committee on corporations,
and was adopted.
Section 6 roads: "The power to tax corpo
rations and corporation property shall
never be surrendered nor abridged by any
contract or grant to wliioh the state or
any political subdivision thereof may be a
party, oxcept that the legislature may
make suoh contracts in the euoouragement
of manufactures aud other new enterprises
of public utility extendod for a period not
exceeding five years, the time of suoh
exemptions to commence at the dato of the
charter of the corporation and of all in
dividual enterprise* from the commence
ment of work, provided that when the
legislature grants suoh exemption for a
period of five years or less, it
shall be done by general laws, which laws
shall distinctly enumerate the class of
manufacturers and other new enterprises of
public utility that are ontitled to suoh ex
emotions
During tho morning hour tho oonvoati >n
reconsidered its former action abolishing the
office of lieutenant governor and reinstated
that office on the constitution at a salary
equivalent to tuat paid the spoaker of the
House,
TWOLIVB3 ENDED BY ONE HAND.
An Army Deserter Kills a Woman
and Himself.
Ni.w Orleans, Oot. 82.—The Timet-
Democ rat’s Ban Antonio, Tex., special says:
“A terrible murder and suicide was com
mitted about 0 o’clock last night. Mrs.
August Mehlin, tbe handsome young wife
of a railroad laborer, was shot and killed at
tho corner of Frio and ‘Peres streets by
Isaac Weiss. Weiss then ran off about ten
yards, placed the muzzle of the smoking re
volver in his mouth aud literally blew out
his brains.
A DESERTER FROM THE ARMY.
“Weiss was a desorter from the United
States armv. He came here recently from
Detroit. Hie wife loiuod him a few days
ago. hut they quarreled and separated yes
terday. It is supposed that Weiss mistook
Mrs. Mehlin for his wife. A note found in
bis ponkot indicates that be intended to
first kill Iris wife and then commit suicide.”
TENNBBBBE’B BANKERS.
A State Association in Proceed of
Organization.
Memphis, Tenn., Oct 22.—Bankers of
tho state of Teunoisee to the number of
seventy-five, reprepresenting about $2,000,-
000 capital, convened in this city this
morning for tho purpose of forming an
association for the protection of banking
interests.
Af or Col. R. D. Frayser had welcomed
the visitors a committee on permanent or
ganization reported a constitution a> and by
laws for on association which will be known
os “The Tennessee Bankers’ Association,”
with an executive committee of nine to take
charge of all the business of the association.
To-night the bankers in a b4y are wit
nessing a performance of “Monbars” at the
Grand ope a house. The business of the
oanvontion will be resumed to-morrow.
Fire in a Female College.
Asheville, N. C., Oot. 21—Fire in the
Asheville Female College this morning did
damage to the extent of about SIO,COO. The
pupils were gotten out without being hurt.
I DAILY $lO A YEAR. >
< 5 OKNTB A COPY. V
( WEEKLY. $1.35 A YEAR, f
CHICAGO’S LAKE FRONT.
THB DIRECTORS TO FILL IT IN
AND PILE IT.
The Cost Not to Exceed s7oo,ooo—The
Wave and Means Committee Pledgee
Itself to Raise sßoo,ooo sixty Acres
of Submerged Lands to Be Used.
Chicago, Oct. 38. — At a meeting of tbe
local board of directors of the world’s fair
last night it was ordered that the work of
filling and piling tbe lake front should be*
gin as soon as the contracts can be let.
About sixty acres of submerged lands will
be used. The ways and means committee
reported to the board that the submerged
land on tbe lake front could be filled and
piled for less than $700,000, and pledged
Itself to provide SBOO,OOO for that purpose,
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Following this proposition the ways and
means oomuiittee presented tbe following
resolution:
Wmkrzas. It has been determined from the
first, both by the commissioners and directors,
and ha* been well understood by t. e citizens of
Chicago and those who have subscribed to the
stock, or who c mtemplate making further
subscrh tions, that pait of the worli'*. fair shall
be held on the so called lake front; aud
Wiikheas, Such location wlligreatly heighten
the Interest in its affair* aud is necessary to its
Sucre**; and
Wricks,s. Additional money i* required for
the purpose of filling and piling said lake fronts
and
W'rkiicas, The ways and means committee
of the world’s Columbian exposition has pledged
itself to raise s*oo,ooo to l*s used in filling and
piling of the hike front, if suoh an amount
should tie necessary; now, therefore be it
Rejoined, That the executive committee be,
and hereby Is authorized and directed to at once
proceed to let contracts for the niorissary tilling
and piling of all that part of the lake front
widen the United States government, through
the secretory of war, has authorized the world’s
Columbian exposition to use, tho cost thereof,
not to exceed $700,000. Contracts for the same
to be let on or before Nov. 1. next, and work to
he completed on or before July 1, IB9L
THE DIRECTORS IN GOOD HUMOR.
The resolution was adopted enthusiast!*
eally. The pledge of tho ways and means
committee put the directors in good
humor. The SBOO,OOO will be raised outside
and independent of the $10,000,000. Tha
capital stock of the corporation will in na
wise be impaired by the enterprise. The
details of the filling and piling, the space to
be covered and its arrangments will bo
planned by tho executive committee ao
once.
The directors indorsed the committee on
a world’s congress a body instituted in
November, 1889, during the preliminary
organization of the world’s fair movement,
ana authorized it to assume the name of tho
world’s congrosa auxiliary of tho world’s
Columbian exposition. The committee was
authorized, subject to tho rules and limlta*
tions prescribed by tho directors, to proceed
with its work, add to its members aud ap
point subcommittees.
The foreign exhibit* oommlttoe, which
meets in New York, was authorized to make
suoh arrangement* for soliciting exhibits
from Mexico, Central and South America
and the West Indies as in Its judgment
might be deemed advisable. These instruc
tions wore telegraphed to tho committee
last night;
THE FOREIGN EXHIBIT.
New York, (Jet 22.—A Joint meeting of
tho foreign affairs committee of the world’s
Columbian commission was held to-day.
There were also present four members of
the foreign exhibition committee of the
local directory. Uustavus Goward was
confirmed as representative of the commis
sion to Japan. and K. Hitchcock as repre
sentative to China. Prof. Adler of John*
Hopkins University was appointed to super
intend the plans submitted by bim and ap*
proved by the commissioner* for teourma
a large exhibit from the Orient.
FRIENDS OF ANIM ALB.
The American Humane Society in Sea
Hlon at Nashville.
Nashville, Get. 22.—The Amorioan Hu
mane Sooiety mat in the Watkins Institute
hall lecture room in this oity this morning.
Noarly all tbe states of tbe union are repre
sented. Among the topics to be discussed will
bo tho following: “Humane Education,”
“Humane Work,” “Objects of Humane
Societies,” “Htato Conventions," "Rights of
the State to Protect Against Cruelty,” "De*
horning of Cattle,” “Clipping and Docking
of Horses,’’ “Horse Shoeing,* “Present and
Future Progress of Humane Work in the
West.” These and kindred subjects
will come before the meeting for
consideration and action by the delegates.
Avery interesting feature of tho conven
tion will bo an exhibition of instruments of
cruelty oonflsoated from persons arrested in
Cincinnati, and the motel of an ambulance
to boused to remove sick or damaged horse*
from tbe street. The convention will be in
session to-day. to-morrow and a portion cf
Friday.
OIL PRODUCERS GLOOMY.
The Standard Company Makes An*
other Cut tn Prices.
Findlay, 0., Oot 82.—The Standard
Oil Company gave the producers of the
northwestern Ohio field another black eye
this morning by agin reducing buckeye oil
8X cents cm the barrel, the price now being
30 oente. This is the third drop in buying
figures within as many weeks. The feel
ing among the operators is one
of great unrest, and it Is freely
predicted to-day that the price will
reach the old figure of 15 oeats a barrel
before Christmas. Hundreds of drillers
and other employes will be thrown out of
employment within two weeks, on aocount
of tbe decrease in tbe product, and tho oil
men of Ohio are gloomy indeed. The
Btandard oompany, however, is master of
tbe situation, and makes such terms as it
sees fit.
UTICA’S HERALD BOLD.
Tbe Paper Loaded With Debts and
Bid in for $6,000.
Utica, N. Y., Oct. 23.—Tho Utioa Herald
plant was sold here to-day upon an order of
the supreme court. The entire plant, with
all its franchises and privileges, was sold
for $5,000. It was bid in in the interest of
creditors of the firm of Ellis H. Roberts &
Cos., who have signified their intention of
canceling their claims against the company
for 50 cents on tho dollar, payable in stock
in the new company. The claims against
the Herald amount to $162,000, and the
plant inventories at $36,000. It u under
stood that Mr. Roberts will continue in the
capaeity of literary manager of the Herald
Company.
Steve Elkins on the Stump.
Wheeling, W. Va., Oct 22. —Stephen
B. Elkins addressed a republican meeting
at the opera bouse this evening, the audience
beiug only limited by the capacity of the
building. The meeting was called to ordel
by Charles Hart of the Intelligencer.
Emigration to Canada Opposed.
Berlin, Oct. 22.—The Post publishes
warning against emigration to Canada.