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I THE MORNING NEWB. ,
a Established 1850. Incorporated 1888. y
I J. H. ESTILL, President, j
DEATH’S ELECTRIC CHAIR
THE FOUR MURDERERS ELECTRO
CUTED AT PINO BING.
Death Instantaneous Id Every In
stance—The Executions Devoid of
Many of the Bungling Horrors of the
One at Auburn—All Four Carried
Out in a Little Over an Hour.
Sing Sing, July 7. —The killing of four
murderers, Slocum, Smiler, Wood and
Jugiro, was done this morning. Slocum
was killed at 4:42% o’clock, Smiler was
put to death at 5:14 o’clock, Wood met his
doom at 5:39 o’clock and Jugiro was killed
at 6:06 o’clock. The lights in the prison
buildings are usually put out at 4 o’clock
every morning, ora few minutes after that
time. This morning the lights went out
half an hour earlier than usual and those
of the curious ones who remained
in front of the prison all night
noticed that something was happening.
The watchers outside had grown very
suspicious of the new warden, Mr. Browu.
They thought it would - bo just like him to
execute the men at some unexpected time,
and then say nothing about it for hours after
wards, and so when at 3:30 o’clock the lights
went down it was believed that something
was to be done with the dynamo which
kills, and which has to bavo all the other
power shut off when it runs. For overall
hour the dynamo was kept running and its
force was not expended in making lights
either. Then it was stopped for a time.
VIGIL OF THE REPORTERS.
The day broke this morning upon a row
of very tired men, who sat upon the stone
wall opposite the prison, outside the dead
line. The guards who patrolled tho dead
line bad turned very insolent. Their long
walk of the night ruffled their tempers con
siderably, and at that early hour this morn
ing they had reached the state where they
would have been glad to use a club on
someone. Beyond a fow rifle-laden guards
at that time there was nothing to show that
human beings lived in tho prisou. Not the
slightest traoe of life was visible. The hour
of 5 o’clock came and went and there was
nothing more to , show. There was not a
hint from the walls. A ourlcus group
lounged on the stone steps and bluff oppo
site the prison, the only disturbing element
being a freight train, which rumbled along
through the two tunnels and sent up in the
opeu space between them a cloud of black,
cinder-laden smoke. It roiled on its wav
south, and as the re-echo of the wheels
grew fainter, half of a man’s body stuck out
of the west window of the cupola.
THE DEATH SIGNAL.
The crowd opposite the jail did not see
him because the cupola was between them,
but had they looked olosely they would
have seen the twin halyards moving
as they moved yesterday when the wind
was blowing a gale from the northwest. It
took the man up there less than half a
minute to make a hit of bunting fast to the
ropes, and then there fluttered gently un to
the peak of the pole a small white flag that
was a prearranged signal that Slocum, tho
base ball player, the man who hacked his
wife to death with an ax, had died just five
minutes before. Before the flag was seen
the news was on a dozen waiting wires. A
close calculation fixes the time of Slocum’s
death at 4:42%. The flag hung against
the pole limply for a couple
of minutes, and then it came down
and was pulled inside. There was a little
bustle outside when the flag went up, but
as soon as it was pulled down everything
became quiet agaiu. Even the guards, who
were supposed to have an inkling of what
wus going on,ceased walking and stared up
thai long, slender white pole which was
outlined against the leaden western sky.
T/ie death-like silence which followed the
bustle caused by the raising of the flag was
oppressive. All this time not a sound had
cmie from the prison iuclosure to indicate
that any one was up, and about 5:15 o’clock
the first ray s of tho suu capped the eastern
bluff and brightened up in spots the ivy of
the prison house. The sun turned vagrant
awhile and went behind a nmckoroi screen,
and then when everything looked gray and
gloomy again the same half mau was visi
smtler’s turn.
A pair of hands fumbled awhile with the
halyards and then a square of blue bunting
crawled slowly up the pole. It was 5:19
o’clock, and Smiler, the Salvation Army
boy slayer of his third wife, had given life
up for life five minutes before. It took the
attendant five minutes to get to the top of
the prison and hoist the signal. No one
knew exactly who was inside that board
house with carefully screened windows.
No one knows just all who were the legal
witnesses to the billing, but this is
is an imperfect list: Dr. Southwick of
Buffalo, Ur. Daniels of Buffalo, Dr. Carlos
of McDonald, of the state board of lunacy
of New York; Dr. Alphonze D. Rockwell of
Now York, Dr. Samuel B. W ard of Al
bany, Dr. Franklin Townsend of Auburn,
Dr. Barker of the local prison staff, Dr.
Haram Barber, Prof. L. H. Londy of New
York, Father Hogan, Rev. John B.
Creeden, Deputy Attorney General Hogan,
K. F. Davis, the eleotrioian, and Charles
Durston, the warden of Auburn prison.
All of the w itnesses had remained in tho
prison all night. It was the idea of the
warden to keep them within the walls,
where they could not be interviewed and
where they - would havo no chance to talk to
any one. In the interval of waiting
this morning there wore things to tain
about. The first was as to what color the
next flag would be, and the other was as to
whether or not Lawyer Haire had succe ded
in his misiion. He came to tho prisoii last
night and showed a paper, 6aid to have
been sigued by Judge Lacombe. No one
kuew what nor how much import it carried,
it was after midnight when he got aa
audience with the wnrdeu, and it was said
that a heated confab followed. Deputy
Attorney General Hogan was called down,
and the three had it out together. Air.
lluire left the prison very early this morn
ing. and went back to New York, leaving
tn result of his trip very much iu the
dark.
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SETTLED BY A BLACK FLAG.
There was not much time for specu
lation as to the result of Mr. Haine’s mts
fwu, for at 5:44 o’clock a black flag went up
tho pole. R settled all argument concern
ing the negro Wood, who killed his com
panion in the aqueduct during a quarrel,
it announced, according to previous ar
rangement, that the negro was dead. The
Bun i which at Its first rising, gave
promise of a bright day had kept so secluded
in at it looked as though the gray dawn
oilect was to be a lasting one. The
ssy was gloomy, the mist on the
river thick, and the waves whioh
robe mournfully on the shore were in per
fect harmony with the general surrounding,
it soemed as though tue customary awaken
ng in the prison was to be overlooked for
Abo prison cows were not driven
wn ib® bill from the stable, as usual,
i nrough trains shot under the tunnel with
an angry roar ant | p assoc j on . There was
"“‘bine else to break the spell. The Jap,
tftat big muscular Shibuva Jugiro, who,
°a rage, stabbed to death one of his
an . tI T m i eu ’ was to come next. The flag of
death for him was rqd.
The morning News.
A STORMY SCENE EXPECTED.
Tt was believed that the taking of the
foreigner to the chair would be a hard task,
and that there would be such a scene in the
deuth chamber as the jaunty Warden, who
talked of killing men as he would of be
heading chickens for his Sunday dinner,
could not fo:g t es long as he lived. The
Jap bad queer ideas about death. He be
lieved that when he was taken to that mys
terious room beyond, he was to be tortured.
Ho had said, as w ell as he could, that he
would fight before he would sit in the chair.
The displacement of tho wires or of the
harness, caused by the struggle, would
mean torture. The watchers anxiously
looked up at tho pole on the roof to see the
red flag announce tho death of Jugiro.
It was long in coming, and that fact
savored of a struggle. It was over pres
ently. The law had been carried out to the
letter, and the red flag went up. Tho Jap
died at 6:06 o'clock. The entire time con
sumed in the execution of the four men was
1 hour and 23% minutes.
MISTAKES GUARDED AGAINST.
The mistakes of the electrical experts
which made the execution of Kemmler at
Auburn a failure were carefully avoided
to-day. The causes of the accidents and
delavs at Auburn were knowu to the
warden at Sing Sing, and they had been
anticipated in the a- rangaments for the
execution of the four men who were to be
put to death during this week. The tested
voltage of tho dynamos had been brought
up to 3,000, while the estimated voltage
whioh was turned into Kemmler’s
body was only 750. The weakness of the
current at the Kemoiler execution was
chargeatde in part to tbe slipping of the
belts on the dynamos, and special precaution
had been taken to avoid this to-day. The
dynamo used was a Westiughouse, a coun
terpart of the machine used at Auburn, but
it was supplemented by a small dynamo, in
tended to augment the current. Arrange
ment to the apparatus for testing the
strength of the current was clumsy at Au
burn, so Imperfect that through the neglect
of ono of tile electricians tho incandescent
lamps used to tost the voltage wore left
burning, aid absorbed the greater part of
the current when it was turned into the
body of the condemned man. Here, at
Sing Sing, the switch controlling the elec
tric current was so arranged that the mo
tion that turned tho current into the wire
running to the execution chair turned it
away from the incandescent lights and other
devices for measuring its strength.
STORY OF A WITNESS.
One of the witnesses briefly tells tbe
story of the execution, as follows: About
4 o'clock tho witnesses and jurors were lot
into the death chamber. Tbe experts had
previously examined everything, and said
they were satisfied that the machinery of
death would work successfully. At 4 o'clock
Slocum walked into the death room, accom
panied by Father Creeden. He seemed to
bo making a tremendous effort to keen his
composure. Ho had received Father
Creeden’s last offices and had declared him
self ready to die. Ho was then firmly
strapped into the chair and the death cur
rent applied. Death was instant. There
was a sudden contraction of the nerves and
thou all was over.
smiler’s end.
Smiler followed next. Rev, Mr. Edger
ton cheered him no. Before Smiler nad
time to think he was strapped into the chair,
and in an instant later a current of elec
tricity was flashod through him that sent
him into eternity.
The next to follow was Wood, the negro.
He had bee i worked up to a state of relig
ious enthusiasm, and it was while in that
frame of mind that he was fastened into the
chair and killed by the fatal shock.
Jugiro was stubborn td the last. There
was the usual furious look on his face. He
was closely guarded, and short work was
made of him.
There was no apparent hitch in tbe four
executions, and they were pronounced a
success.
APPEARED TO BE PAINLESS.
The death of the four men appeared to an
observer to be painless. Death came like a
flash. It was one awful shock and then
oblivion. The doctors took charge of the
four bodies immediately after death and
began an autopsy to (discover as far as pos
sible bow each had been killed and the pre
cise effect produced. The witnesses of the
execution were besieged by reporters as
soon as they made their appearance from
the prison. All of them refused to say any
thing, however, except that the execution
had passed off without any hitch, and had
been a success from a scientific standpoint.
Warden Brown had laid a strict injunction
of secrecy upon them all. and had evidently
made such an impress'on on their minds
that they were loth to talk.
GETTING THE NEWS. *
Warden Browu had deolined to permit
representatives of the press associations to
have access to tbe execution chamber, either
as witnesses or as assistants, and it was
known several days before tho execution
took place that the accounts of it which
might be published must be obtained from
the twelve citizens who had been invited to
be present, if they could be persuaded to
talk about it. Extensive preparations had
been made to handle the news
that could be obtained as rapidly as possi
ble. Near the place where the temporary
execution room had been built, was a trestle
running above a series of lime kilns. Ad
joining this was a small frame building of
two rooms. This had been leased by the
prisou people to the lime company, whioh
sublet it for the occasion of
the execution to the representatives
of the press. Several wires had been strung
to it, and operators bad sat with their
fingers on the keys from mid ight of Sun
day waiting for the signal to send the news
that the executions had taken place. The
Western Union Telegraph Comp my bad
put extra operators in its office at the rail
road station, not far down the track, to
handle the reports of the special corre
spondents.
ANOTHER WITNESS TALKS.
One of tho witnesses of the electrocutions,
whoso name for obvious reasons cannot be
printed, gave the following account of tho
occurrences in the death chamber: “When
the witnesses had gathered in the chamber
soma of them appeared very nervous
and all showed signs of the great
strain on their sensibilities. Slocum
had been selected as the first victim, and ai
soon as the good priests had finished their
supplications he said he was ready, and
stepped cut of his cell with alacrity. The
walk to death began. Following the warden
and his deputy came Slooum between two
priests who held aloft in front of him a
crucifix at which he steadfastly gazod.
Two keep r deputies brought up tbe rear of
the fateful procession. Slowly the heavy
doors swung back, and, with solemn tread
and mien, the little procession walked into
tbe room, where the silence of death pre
vailed.
FACE TO FACE WITH DEATH.
"They had but a few steps to take. The
chair was directly iu their front. As the
leaders parted, the'chair stood out in all of
its awfulness before the man about to sit in
it and die. Slooum halted, at the warden’s
command, just on the edge of tbe rubber
mat which was to protect those who were
watching his life go out. The doomed man’s
gaze was riveted on tho chair. Then it wan
dered to the dangling wire and the closet from
whioh it was suspended, back to the chair
it come, like a needle to the magnet and he
started as though he bad received a shook
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1891.
from the wire, when the warden begin
reading the death warrant, while the rev
erend man engaged In silent prayer. Tbe
witnesses were grouped to tho left of the
chair. Tbe scientists stood in front of the
switch-board watching the current, which
they road liko a book as it flashed in tho
lamps and through the recording instru
ments.
THE EXECUTIONER MOVES.
"The executioner was heard to 1 rise from
his chair iu tbe closet and place himself
ready to do his duty. With an attempt at
a smile Slocum sealed himself in tho chair
and leaned his head back against
the rubber rest as though he was
simply preparing to be shaved. The
forced smile remained on bis face, and as
Fathers Cretdon and Lynch took up a posi
tion in front of him he again directed his
gaza at t' e cross, while Deputy Warden
Connaughton began fastening the straps.
Slooum’s eyes were clear, and be appeared
to be in perfect physical condition. He
took his eyes from the cross long enough to
ai i Deputy Connaughton in bis task, and
then uutil the shield was placed on his face,
his lips moved in prayer as he looked fix
edly at the cross.
STRAPPED TO THE CHAIR.
“The straps crossed aDd re-crossed his body
and his legs were tightly bound to the foot
rest. Then his arms were fastened and
Slocum could no longer move a muscle.
Finally an oddly arranged set of straps that
bound his chin iu one position and cov
ered his eyes was put iu place. Now
Drs. MacDonald and Rockwell and Prof.
Laudoy approached to attach the electrodes.
The positive electrode was placed on Slu
oum’s head, the same as in the Kemmler
electrocution. The negative electrode was
attached to the right leg, the trousers hav
ing been folded up for that purpose before
Slocum was bound iu the chair.
READY FOR THE CURRENT.
"Wlien tho electrodes had been satisfac
torily adjusted, and the wires attached,
the three scientists glanced at the switch
board and said that the current was steady
and registered 1,690 vollts. Drs. Mac-
Donald and Rockwell then stood
on either side of the chair. The
other physicians among the witnesses
drew near, while the laymen stood back
as though not sure of their nerves. Drs.
Daniels, Southwick and Ward took especial
interest in these preliminaries, and with
watch in hand waited the signal. Warden
Durston of Auburn pris m stood alongside
Warden Brown and offered suggestions.
All this bad taken loss time than it has to
tell it. Prof. Laudey’s hand grasped the
handle of the switch which turned the cur
rent into the wires in the electrocutioner’s
closet.
GIVEN THE FATAL SHOCK.
“Warden Brown raised! his hand and
Prof. Laudey turned the switoh. Then the
warden tapped on the closet. The un
known inside gave a quick pull to his
rubber covered lever. The electrio fluid
was released before the sound of the tap
reached Slocum’s cars and like light
ning’s flash it sped through bis body. 9 here
was not a tremor of the body as the physi
cian counted the seconds, and when Prof.
Laudey turned off the current
Slocum sat rigid and lifeless iu the chair.
When the electrodes ware removed it was
discovered that Slocum’s skull and the flesh
of the leg had been slightly burned ;but there
was no smell of roasting flesh such as made
the Kemmler electrocution so horrible. The
straps were unloosened and the body was
carried back iuto the rear room.
SMILER’S AWFUL START.
“Smiler did not hesitate when told that
his hour had come, but when the death
chair appeared before him ho almost fell to
the floor. Ills knees knocked together, and
but for the support of his spiritual advisers
be would certainly have collapsed. Warden
Brown quickly read the death warrant
and Smiler was hastily seated
in the chair. His face took on a ghastly
hue, and Deputy Connaughton got no as
sistance fnm this victim in arranging the
straps. Smiler was bound and the elec
trodes applied In a much briefer time than
for Slocum, and in a few seoonds Smiler also
was dead. The same slight burning under
the eieotrodes was noticed as in Slocum's
case.
DEATH OF THE NEGRO.
"Wood had bten prepared by Fathers
Creodon and Lynch, while Smiler was go
ing to his doath and he was all ready. He
uttered no word when his time came. He
walked to the death supported by priests.
Wood betrayed no emotion when he gazed
on the chair, but kept his eyes
fixed on the crucifix. He sat down
in the chair diffidently, and his
binding was accomplished so quickly
that it was only twenty-four minutes from
Smiler’s end until death came to Wood, it
was becoming easy to kill men. The wit
nesses displayed no emotion. There was
nothing to cause nausea, and death came to
its victims so quickly that it was all over
before they realized it.
JUGIRO’S HESITATION.
"Jugiro at first refused to leave his cell,
but when Deputy Connaughton said: "Come
on, Joe, be a brave man,” the Jap walked
out quickly. Two additional keepers
marched, one on each side of tbe Jap, w hile
tbe chaplains followed behind tho warden
and his deputies. The Jap did not seem to
oomprehend the purpose of the chair, and
seated himself without protest. A
keeper assisted Deputy Connaughton in
binding the Jap, and the last act
was quickly accomplished. The current
was allowed to remain in the Jap’s body
about three seconds longer than the contact
with the three others; accordingly his skull
aud leg wore strongly marked by the
e eetrodes. Jugiro'a body was takeu away.
Six bells were struck as the signal to the
electrician in the dynamo room that all was
over and the witnesses returned to tho
warden’s room.”
TIME OF THE EXECUTION.
The approximate time of the turning on
of the curront ia each case was: Slocum
4:40 o’clock; Smilers:lo; W ood 5:30; Jugiro
6:05. The pr.toners had received soma in
timation lieforehand that the ex
e mtions were to havo taken plaoe
this morning and they were pre
pared for them. They went to the
execution chair bravelv and met their fate
without a struggle. They offered no re
sistance, but rather assisted the keopers
when they were bound down in the chair.
The electrodes were not applied as in the
Kemmler case, to the top of the skull and base
of the spine, but were bound to the fore
heads of the condemned men and the calves
of their lag*. The current was turned on in
each case for twenty seconds. The voltage
was about 1,500 and 1,600.
EVIDENCES OF REVIVAL.
In each case there were apparent evi
dences of revival, as in the Kemmler case,
and in each of these four cases the current
was turned on the second time. In spite cf
the fact that the sponges were kept con
stantly wet, all of tho executed men were
burned by tho current, and e-paclully
about tbe calves of their legs.
The medical men present agree tnat
death came on the first contact and that the
seeming revival was merely reflex muscu
lar action. None of the witnesses were
overcome by fright aud all of them who
have spoken have made a statement that
the electrodes were successful and that
death in all cases was instantaneous and
painless.
WITHOUT A HITCH.
Albany, N. Y., July 7.—Three witnesses
from this city of the four executions at
Sing Sing prison this morring arrived hero
to-night. They wore Drs. MacDonald,
Hanoi el B. Ward and Franklin Townsend,'
Jr. Dr. MacDonald, in referring t > tho exe
| oution,said:"The men weresxecuted without
! a hitch, bdv report to the contrary notwith
standing. There was no confusion nor
struggling ou the part of either of the
condemned, and each suffered an in
stantaneous and painless death. The ar
rangements wore perfect, as was evidenced
by the results, which in themselves demon
strated the utility and hunmue method in
volved in the killing by electricity. All
present were thoroughly satisfied with the
results. Ido not know exactly how soon 1
shall prepare my official report on the exe
cutions.”
RESULT OF THE AUTOPSIES,
"What did you find as the result of the
autopsies?”
"I shall have nothing to say on this sub
ject until after the publication of my offi
cial report.”
He refused to say whether, as in the case
of Kemmler, any of the tissues of tho men
were burned.
Dr. Ward, who was present, said: "I
reiterate what Dr. MacDonald has said
regarding the execution. Now, if never
before, I am convinced thut an execution
by electricity as was c nducted at
Ping Sing prison to-day results in an in
stantaneous and painle - death.” Dr.
Townsend said he was satisfied of the suc
cess of the executions. Further than this he
would say nothing.
RSTURN OF THF iTATA.
The Libel Aga'nat the Robert and
Minnie Dismissed.
Los Angeles, Cal., July 7.— Judgfe
Ross of tho United States circuit oourt
yesterday dismissed the libel ou the
schooner Robert and .Minnie, which was
seized in connection with tho Itata episode.
The schooner loaded at Han Francisoo with
ammunition for the Chilean insurgents,
which were transferred at San Clemente
to the steamer Itata and taken to lquique.
Judge Ross in Ills decision says that
white the fact alleged may be good
reason for oonflsoating the Itata,
there is nothing to 9how that tho schoftner
was fitted out for the purposes of war, and
hence thejlibel is dismissed. Commander
Miguel Temad of the Itita, to-day officially
notified the federal authoritiisttmt through
the agency of Admiral McCann, of the
United States navy, he had returned to be
tried for leaving the port . f San Diego,
March 6, without the necessary permission.
DISAPPOINTMENT AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, July 7.—The decision of
Judge Ross' court vesterdav, dismissing the
libel against the schooner Robert anil Min
nie, which vessel supplied arms to the Itata,
was a great surprise to the officials in
Washington. It was generally believed
tnat the case against her was much stronger
than that which could be made out against
the Itata, aud notwithstanding the reser
vation made by Judge Ross in his
decision, it is felt that his action
will cause the failure of the original
libel lodged against the Chilean vessel,
although - he may still bf held on some
technical charge connected vdth her Jesoape
|Wiiiie under legal detention. This outcome
would be a severe disappointment to the
stats and navy department officials dtter
an expenditure, direct and indirect, iu tho
chase of the Itata, that is estimated to run
up closely ia the neighborhood of SIOO,OOO.
THE ITATA ORDERED LIBELED.
A telegram was received at the depart
ment of justice to-day from United States
Marshal Hard at San Diego, Cal. asking
instructions as to bis oourse in
regard to the seized Chilean
steamer Itata. The acting Attorney
General telegraphed United States Attorney
Cole, at Sau Diego, to libel tho vessel at
at once and turn her over to the United
States marshal by due process of law. By
special arrangement with the navy depart
ment the vessel was transferred to the cus
tody of the civil authorities to-day.
DREW’S ERROR GLARING.
Nevertheless He Will be Allowed to
Resign W.thout an Investigation.
Washington, July 7.—The administra
tion is still evidently bent on shielding the
men concerned iu the Philadelphia bank
scandal. Bank Examiner Drew, whose
resignation has been requested because he
"forgot” to include in his reports an Item
of over $500,000 of the indebtedness of the
Keystone Bank, is to escape prosecu
tion, although a careful inspection
of bis report shows that it
was next to an impossibility for him to
have forgotten the missing item when he
inspected tbe bank and made up his report
of its condition, jle knew that the account
could not balance because of his $590,000
item of liability, yet when he struck au ex
act balance that fact did not recall to
his mind the missing item, An
other incident makes it still more
difficult to understand how Examiner Drew
can escape investigation. In one of his
earlier reports on the Keystone Bank he
gave among the assets a certain piece of
property at a moderate valuation. Later,
when the liabilities of the bank had in
creased, the valuation of the same piece of
property was considerably increased by Mr.
Drew iu order to make less the assessment
which would have to be met by tne stock
holders in order to rehabilitate the bank.
NEGROES AND ToE FAIR.
One of Their Race Suggested for an
Appolntmeat.
Washington, July 7.—Colored members
of the bar, of the press, of the equal rights
league aud various other colored men’s or
ganizations of tbe District of Columbia,
held meetings to-day and at each of them
the following resolution, offered by Judge
U. A. Dawson, was adopted for presentation
to the board of oontrol of the world's fair
to-morrow:
Theeleotion of Hon. James M. Townsend, at
present recorder of the general land offloe, as
chief of the bureau for the collection of ex
hibits on behalf of Afro-Americans of the United
States, showing their progress since emancipa
tion, twenty-five years ago. in the arts,
science, mechanical and industrial pur
suits would meet not only the
approval of the colored oitUeus of the District
of Columbia, but in our judgment of tbe
entire country. We ask that this recom
mendatlon be immediately acted upon
favorably in order that the present nn
rest among- our people may b- satisfied
and assured that In the great world's exp st
tion recognition wilt be given to the 3,00D,1KJ0 of
negroes In au official and proper way.
MEBXING OF THE EDITORS.
The National Association to Rally at
St Paul July 14.
St Louis, Mo., July 7.—A special to tbe
Republic from Columbia, Mo., says tbe
programme for the next meeting of the
National Editorial Association has just
been sent out from Columbia. The associa
tion will meet July 14, iu St. Paul, Minn.,
Every state and territory will be represented
and the convention promise* to be tbe
largest assemblage of newipaper men ever
held in America. Seven hundred delegates
have already been appointed. Tbe pro
gramme is thoroughly practical aud of ex
ceptional interest. During the session of
tbe association the first public exhibition of
typesetting machines will taae placet
SWEEP OF THE CYCLONE.
HEAVY DAMAOS IN LINCOLN
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
Many Houses in Ruins—A Fer.rful
Rumbling Sound t e Messenger of
the Blow at lladlaon—Two Colored
Cburobze and Several Residences
Blown Dow..—The Big Blow at Gal
veston.
New Orleans, July 7.- -A special to the
Times-Democrat from Broolcbaven, Miss.,
says: "Yesterday morniDg about 6 o’clock
the southwestern portion of this county was
visited by a destructive cyolone, demolish
ing houses and fences and uprooting trees.
Nearly all the houses on the following
places were destroyed and a number of
persons injured: Amos Hodges, David
Reeves, Samuel Chandler and McNavis’
logging camp.whereone man was kiliedand
three wounded. Another cyclone passed
three miles east of this place at 10 o’clock,
doing great damage, but no deiails have
beeu received.”
MADISON IN ITS PATH.
A special to tbe Times-Democrat from
Madison, Miss., says: "A cyclone struck
this place about 4 o’clock yesterday. It
was preceded by a fearful rumbling sound
that camo from the southeast. Disasters
are reported as follows: On H. K. McKay’s
plantation it destroyed negro cabins, killed
Wesly Young, colored, and wounded sev
eral others.
“Dr. J. H. McKay's building was
wrecked.
"Tbe storm then passed across tho ra lroad,
leveling telegraph pi les. The residences of
Messrs. Glascock and Brown were the first
reached in the town. Both houses were
wrecked, ami much of the furniture was
destroyed tad the live stock injured. Thu
Presbyterian church aud the school build
ing wore completely swept away, and on A.
M. Jones’ pia6e outstanding buddings were
destroyed and stock injured. T rees, orch
ards aud shrubbery were mined. Passing
out of tov n to the northwest, the cyclone
completely destroyed two colored churches
and tho residence of Hardy Lee (colored).
the blow in the parishes.
Dispatches received here this morning re
port damage by the storms as follows:
In Lafayette parish many hou*s were
blown down an t much damage wasdono to
farms. Morthbert Washington was kilted
under tho ruins of his own house.
Lobdell’s, W eat Baton Rouge parish, re
ports that the heaviest rain-storm ever
known there occurred last night. The wind
demolished a large brick sugar house on
Belmont plantation, and also several cabins
and other buildings.
Gloster, Miss., reports that about 6 o’clock
this morning a cyclone passed through tbe
country three miles from there. It came
from the southwest, and was a half a mile
wide. Many houses were destroyed, aud a
negso woman and her child were killed and
several other persona were wounded. \
SUNDAY’S BLOW AT GALVESTON.
Galveston, Tkx., July 7.—The storm
whioh raifedhere Saturday night aud Sun
day culminated Sunday evening about 9
o’clock. A driving southwest wind ac
companied by a heavy lain caused
much of the lower portion of the
city to become practically inun
dated. At 7 o’clock the wind reached a
velocity of fifty-five mil s per hour. The
electric light plant was useless, and dark
ness, added to the fury of tbo storm, male
anything like travel impossible, and caused
many to fear a repetition of the great storm
nnd flood of 1885. AU street railway
service was abandoned. Tho worst damage
done was along the Gulf beach, where the
terrific force of tho surf carried away almost
everything within its reach. The break
water in front of the Beach hotel was com
pletely wrecked aud destroyed. The electric
railway tracks were undermined anil car
ried on shore. At the east shore end, which
is extremely low and flat, the heavy sea did
much damage. Buildings were damaged,
and in many instances the occupants were
compelled to ascend to the second floors to
avoid the water.
BOATS CALLED INTO USE.
On the bay side of the city, in the east
end, small boats were called Into requisition
for travel, but b ating was dangerous, and
but few attempted to get about in that way.
The tide was the highest known for years,
and when the wind veered to the west late
Sunday night it looked at though every boat
in the harbor was doomed to destruction.
Much uneaiin-ss is felt fur the safety of the
steamer Fra klin, due from Bluefields (the
banana fields of Nicaragua) since last Fri
day. The occupants of the Pagodas and
mauy of the beach resorfb had to be as
sisted asbore’s by means of life-saving
lines.
HOUSES BLOWN DOWN.
Throughout the city houses were blown
down and steps and stairs were carried
away. Several people were injured, one
house falling before tbe furious blast before
the inmates escaped, one of whom was se
riously|injured. People were blown against
houses and fences and fractured arms were
tho result in several cases. The scene along
the I each beggars description. A mass of
twisted poles, timbers, piles aud debris occu
pies the attention of an army of workmen
to-day. Taken all mall, it was tbe most
disastrous storm which Galveston has seen
for years, aud it will take thousands of dol
lars to repair the damage.
BATON ROUGE’S SHAKING UP.
Baton Rouge, La., July 7. —The damage
by yesterday’s cyclone is even greater than
at first supposed. In this city proper the
loss Is estimated at not less than $200,000.
The board of control estimates the loss at the
penitentiary at $50,000. Houses in the track
of the storm aro unroofed, nud in several
instances completely demolished. The only
citizens known thus far to have beeu injured
aro Mrs. Colton aud Mrs. Young. Iri the
suburbs of ttie city the storm struck a build
ing and it collapsed. The walls fell in on a
woman. She was rescued by her neighbors
but cannot recover. At tho penitentiary
JohnFochy, from Bf. Lauding parish,one
of the injured, serving a life sentence for
murder, died to-day.
HEROIC CONVICTS.
After tbe storm several of the convicts
dtstingu shed tbemselvps by heroic action
and labor in behalf of their fellow convicts,
notably ex-Judge Thomas J. Ford and
William Buckley, serving a twenty years,
sentence for the murder of Capt.
Murphy; Louis Clark, serving a life sentence
for the murder of Pat Mealy; Edward
De Witt, who was sentenced seven weeks
ago to two years at hard labor for raising
au insurance policy from S4OO to $1,400 and
appropriating the commission on the addi
tional premium, and who served from 1861
to 1865 as a surgeon in the army opposed to
Gen. Lee, rendered valuable assistance.
DE V/ITT HELPS THE WOUNDED.
Before surgeons from Baton Rouge ar
rived De Wittffiad set seven broken legs
and a number of fractured arms and band
aged almost innumerable cuts. He seemed
to throw bis whole soul into it, and, no
donbt, to his efforts is due the fact that
more of the unfortunate beings are
alive than would have’ been had it been
necessary to watt for regular practitioners.
It is understood that the board of control
will take some action looking to clemency
for a number of the convicts who yesterday
showed themselves worthy.
RIDE OF THE) LIFE GUARDS.
Emperor William Treated to a Mag
nificent Equestrian Exhibition.
London, July 7.—After a late breakfast
with Queen Victoria, Emperor William
drove to the park where he critically
wutched the musical ride of the Life Guards,
it most skillful equestrian performance.
The Prince of Walos, the Duke of Eim-
Imrgb, the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, the Duke
of Connaught and Prince Henry of
Battenborg, ail iu brilliant uniforms,
and the Princess of Walet, Princess Bea
trice. Princess Viotoria of Wales and the
Duchess of Fife Joined the young emperor
in watching the ride. The exhibition pro
voked the greatest admiration on the part
of the emperor, who was very enthusiastic
over it, saying that it was one of the finest
military spectacles that he had ever seen.
A FLOOD AT A BANQUET.
Iho queen's banquet’to her grandson last
night was interrupted by tno bursting of n
large water pipe In the banquet hall, which
flooded the hall. The attendants were un.
able to control the 11 jw of water, and the
assistance of the fire brigade was required.
Borne time elapsed before order was re
stored, and before the guests were able to
rosume their eat 9 at the table and managed
to continue the banquet iu the much damp
ened hall.
A BTATK BANQUET.
A state banquet was given in St. George’s
ball this evening. The gueats eat at a table
ISO foot long, upon which wore displayed
gold candolabras and the whole of the royal
plate, vulued at £ 1,300,000. Hosides a full
muster of royalties, there wore present Lord
Salisbury, Lord Kimberly, Count von
Hatzfoldt, the Russian a nbassador, Lord
Hartington, the Duke and Duehoas of Poit
lnnd and Baron von Bieberstein, the Ger
man foreign secretary.
ONLY TWO TOASTS.
At the banquet only two toasts were
druuk. one to the health of the emperor aud
theempre s, and the other to the health of
the queen. Over one hundred guests wero
present. The hall was illuminated with 3JO
candles. The florai decorations wero beau
tiful. Tlie gold service was ornamental
solely with white t flo vers. The Prince of
Wales und empress sat opposite the quoen
and e np Tor, the others silting right and
left iu order of precedence.
CARLO <V’S ELECTION.
Parnell and His Foes Both Work Hard
at the Polls.
Dublin, July 7. —The polling in Carlow
to-day for a successor iu parliameut to the
late O’Gormau Mahone proceeded quietly.
Both the Parnellites and the MoCarthyites
and their candidates made a tour of the dis
trict. The remit of the election will be an
nounced to-morrow.
During the day an exciting scene took
place in the polling booth at Bngnalstowu.
Canon O’MelU, a supporter of Mr. Parnell,
entered the booth and voted, but was as
t nlshed to see his own curate instructing
anti Parnellites liow to vote. The canon
vehemently protested against his curate's
actions, claiming that it was
an attempt to intimidate the people. The
people outside of the booth, hearing the
disoussion going on in:de, ranged them
selves on each side of the polling place and
prepared for a sorimmage. The police,
however, goon gathered in force, and with
difficulty prevented a free fight. In the
midst of the disturbance a man tried to
strike Mr. Parnell, but ho was prevented by
a number of bystanders.
The polling was conducted throughout
the day in an uneventful manner. The
supporters of the Parneilite candidate are
despondent os to the result of the election.
INOCULATION IN EUROPE.
German Doctors Experimenting With
out Telling ihelr Patients.
Berlin, July 7.— Dr. Leidig has raised a
seusatiou by accusing Prof. Bergmann and
Dr. Hahn of experimenting with cancer
inoculations sinco 1887 on hospital
patients without their knowledge or
consent. Drs. Bergmann and Hahn
admit the trutli of the charge, but they
claim that in every case the patient has
besn past recovory. They add as an ex
cuse that it is necessary to select human
beings for experiments as lower animals
are not suitable.
DR. LANNELONGITK’s METHOD.
Paris, July 7.—Dr. Lannelongtie’s meth
od of treating tuberculosis is to inject a so
lution of chloride of zinc into the
affected tissue*. The solution hard
ens the tubercle tissue, producing a
condition unfavorable to the existence of
tubercle bacilli. The process of treatment
is tedious, but it is a remarkably scientific
application of the Pasteur and Koch methods.
The doctor himself admits that he proceeds
according to the Pasteur metnod and oper
ates on Koch bacillus.
ENGLAND AND THB DRKIBUND.
France Confident that She Would Side
With Her Enemies.
Paris, July 7.— La Liberie to-day says:
“English newspapers, in attempting to dissi
pate the uneasiness which the reception
given to the Qerinan emperor in England
might inspire, indulge in protestations of
friendship for France. Their trouble 11
superfluous. Prance Knows that in case of
wur, England, though she has not formally
entered the dreibund, would side with our
enemies. We cannot rely upon her impar
tiality.’'
AUSTRALIA’S OARSMEN.
Stanbury Eeats McLean for SI,OOO
and the Championship.
Sidney, N. B. W., July 7.—A sculling
race for a stake of SI,OOO a side and the
championship took place to-day on the
Paramattn between James Stanbury and
John McLean. Stanbury won the race.
The last race between these two oarsmen
took place on the same water April 28 and
was also won by Stanbury. On the other
hand, in a previous match on Nov. 27 last
McLean defeated Stanbury.
Flight of the Jews.
Berlin, July 7.— Jews to the number of
ub ut 900 left Litzuani (Russian Poland)
last week. The police of Imoleark ordered
them to embrace orthodoxy, but the Jews
assembled in the synagogue and vowed that
thev would not abandon their faith. They
then sold their houses, and in two days left
the country.
Germany's Taxes.
Berlin, July 7.—The Heichsanteiger
publishes the new income tax law. A
stringent provision compels foreigners en
gaged in business ip Germany for one year
or more to pay the same tax as Germans
have to pay.
Two Rioters Shot. .
Rome, July 7. —There was a riotous
strike to-day among the reapers In the Vel
letri district. The troop* who were sent to
the spot shot two of the rioters and wounded
a number of others in quelling the disturb
ance.
t DAILY, JlO A Y EAR. 1
- 5 CENTS A COPY. I
( WEEKLY, 1.25 A YEAR. \
A PRETTY YACHT RACE.
TBB MANITO WINS, WITH THE
katrink a second.
Tha Flirt Comes In Third and the
Ocean Queen Fourth A Fresh
Breeze Raised the Hopes of the
Charlestonians from the Start A
Ball at Night.
Beaufort, 8. C., July 7. —This was an
ideal day for a yacht race. The wind
sprang up about 11 o’clock and by 13:30
o'clock it was blowing fresh from the south
west. The yachts, which had been lying at.
anchor off the Sea Island hotel, left their
anchorage at that hour aud sailed down to
tiie Sea Island chemical works, from off
which the start was made. The course was
twenty miles in length and was from a
point off the ohemical works to the middle
shoal buoy and return, a distance of ten
miles each way.
CHARLESTON’S CONFIDENCE.
As the wind strengthened the confidence
of the Charleston yachtsmen increased, and
odds were offered freely on the Charleston
boats. The Savannah men pinned their
faith on the Ocean Queen, and considerable
money was placed on that yacht. A few
minutes after 1 o'clock the signal for the
start was given from the Judges’ boat, and
the yachts crossed the line in the following
order:
_ . H. If. R.
Flirt 1:18:80
Manito 1:14:10
Katrlnka 1:14:48
Glance 1:18:10
Ocean Queen _ 1:18-12
Eliliva. 1:16:88
The Flirt held her lead for a few miles,
and then as the wind strengthened the
Manito wout to the front, closoly prossed by
tho Katrlnka, the Flirt falling into the
third place, aud though tho Ocean Queen
had crept up considerably she could not
puss.
ROUNDING HE BUOY.
The yachts rounded ,hi middle shoal
buoy at follows:
Manito H 3:Ol
Katrlnka jqo
Flirt 3 ; i6
Ocean Queen 3:17^
On the run back up the river the yachts
all ran free sheets, and tho Flirt and
Katrlnka steadily gained. The Ola Doe and
Eldivu had retired from the race before
even reaching the Middle Bhr.al buoy, and,
though the Ocean Queen was well sailed,
she oo ild not gain an inch coming back up
the river. Both the Katrinka and the Flirt
steadily overhauled the Manito, and before
the finish the Katrinka was leading.
TIME OF THE FINISH.
The time of the finish was;
. , B. M. S.
Katrinka...... 4:18:28
Manito '4:18.56
Flirt 4:21:00
Ocean iQieen 4:27:10
The actual time was—
,, H. M. S.
Manito..., 3:02:08
Katrinka 3:03:50
F*t 3:06:40
Ocean Queen • 3:08:56
The Katrinka guvo a time allowance to
all the other yachts.
This evening a ball is in progress at the
Sea Island hotel, having been arranged
under the auspices of the Carolina and Sa
vannah clu: s. Tho visiting yachts will
leave Beaufort to-morrow morning, but will
cruise along the coast for several days before
returning to their respective ports.
A DUEL WITH SWORDS.
Honor Satisfied After a Slash Under
the Eye.
New Orleans, La., July 7.—A party
from this city crossed the Louisiana line
aad fought a duel to-day with rupiors. The
principals were P. L. Bouby, editor of
L’OrleanU, and AB. Corruthers, editor
of The Mascot. Those present were the
principals and Messrs. Bilstein, Heida
man, Serres and Judge Buisson, and Drs.
Do Grange and David. Each party had a
pair of rapiers. Bouby won the toss for
weapons and selected his own. Time was
called and the duel commenced. During
the encounter Carruthers was cut below the
eye. and notwithstanding the manifest
desire of the two combatants to
continue the fight the dootors and sec
onds decided unanimously that honor was
satisfied aud that the two adversaries had
given sufficient proof of their courage and
dignity. Subsequently a reconciliation
took place on the field of honor. The
trouble between the duelist* grew out of
articles published in their respective paper*.
SOLD OUT TO CREDITORS.
Montgomery Furniture Dealers Give
Up Their Business.
Montgomery, Ala., July 7.—E, M.
Strauss & Cos., furniture dealers, sold out
this morning to their preferred creditors.
Among the number are Strauss of Jaakson,
Miss., and Mayer & Cos. of Cincinnati. The
Arm also ran a rectifying house, which was
sold to the same parties. Strauss & Cos.
owed Moses Bros., who failed yesterday,
$30,000. The purchasing creditors repre
sent an indebtedness of $45,000.
A FAILURE AT SHEFFIELD.
Birmingham, Ala., July 7.— Aspecial to
the Daily News from Florence says: “The
Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., closed
its doors this morning, having assigned.
The failure was caused by the failure of
Moses Bros.’ banking house in Montgomery
yesterday, as the two banks were closely
allied. The assets and liabilities are not
known.
First Catch of Seal-
Victoria, B. C„ July 7.—The steamer
Danube arrived last night from the north
with the first catch of sealskins. 18,000, se
cured outside of Bering sea. The seals are
reported as plentiful as ever. Tbe skins
were shipped down so that in case of
schooners being captured by cruisers the
early season’s catoh would be saved.
Stonewall Jackson’s Statue.
Lexington, Va., July 7.—The statue of
Stonewall Jackson, to be unveiled here July
21, was finished to-day. In the morning it
will bo photographed, after wnich it will be
screened from view. Hundreds of admirers
went to view it this evening.
Patrick Discharged.
Montgomery, Ala., July 7. —The case
against George H. Patrick, charged with
forging the resignation of Commissioner
B. W. Bell, before Justice Jackson termi
nated to-day in the discharge of the de
fendant.
De Cobain Summoned.
London, July 7. —Notios has been
formally issued requiring De Cobain,
member of parliament for Belfast, who is
charged with unnatural crimes, to attend
the session of the House of Commons on
J uly 33 on pain of expulsion.
Spurgeon in Crit oal Condition.
London, July 7.—At 8 o’clock to-night
Rev. Spurgeon was weaker and was in
a very critical condition.
