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J ESTABUSHKDIBSO.INCCRPORATIDI3SS. V
| J. H. KSTILL, President. J
CLOSE IN LITTLE RIIODY.
the election to go to the LEG
ISLATURE.
A Probability That the Republicans
Will Hava a Majority on Joint Bal
lot—The Republicans Probably Poll
a Plurality For Their State Ticket,
but Fall Short of a Majority.
Providence, R. L, April 7, 1 a. m.— At
12 ;40 o’clock this morning returns from all
over the state were not all in owing to the
tedious counting necessary under the Aus
tralian system. The returns at hand are
sufficient, however, to Indicate that there is
no election for state officers, with a
probability of a republican plurality. The
state law requires a majority vote to eleot,
and there are a sufficient number of repub
licans returned up to this hour to insure
the eleotion of Senator Aldrich to the
United State Hena'e and the choice of the
republican candidates for state officers.
Newport probably elects but one represen
tative and it will require another election
to determine the choice for the other four, it
lequirea flfty-four members of the legisla
ture to elect on joint ballot and the repub
licans have at present fifty-one, with every
probability of having elected others.
The voto for governor at this hour stands:
Brown 23,187. Burton 176, Gilbert 1,411,
Wardwell 22,072. Total vote 46,846. This
is the largest vote ever cast in Rhode
Island.
EARLIER RETURNS.
Providence, R. L, April 6.—At Woon -
socket the democratic assembly ticket is
elected by about thirty majority.
The democrats lose one assemblyman in
North Hmithfield.
West Greenwich goes democratic. The
republicans lose two assemblymen.
The democrats gain two assouiblymen in
Foster, a republican stronghold.
There was no election forassomblvmsn In
Exeter. It went republican last. year.
Glocester electa two democratic assembly
men.
The total gain of the democrats in the as
sembly this far is live.
The democrats lose three assemblymen
from Cumberland.
The weather was fine. Both sides made
every exertion to bring out their full
strength, and the election was attended
with considerable excitement. Individual
men, especially on the legislative tickets,
were scratched everywhere in the state, and
it must boa long task to count the vote and
a late hour in the night before the result
can be known with any degree of aeou
racy.
The city's vote, with one district to hear
from, is: Brown, 9,150; Burton, People’s
party, 93; Gilbert, pro., 388; Wardwell,
19,658.
T e city of Providence went democratic
by about 400 majority, but the city as
sembly ticket is in doubt.
Pawtucket was carried by* the domocrats
by about 100, and Womsocket by
a little less. The democratic osaeratdy
ticket in Woonsocket is elected by
thirty, but the Pawtucket assembly tioket
is in doubt. The vote polled was the largest
in the history of the state. The re ult is a
surprise to everybody, and shows that there
are several thousand people in the state
who the party managers can never locate.
NEWPORT GO2S DEMOCRATIC.
Newport, R. 1., April 6—The state
election in this city has ben a hot light and
tlie indications point to the election of the
full democratic legislative ticket. One
ward is yet to be heard from, which proba
bly will uot change the result. The vote
has been very large and the ward rooms
have been centers of excitement ail day.
This culminated in the Fifth ward, where
the republicans claim that the demo
cratic supervisor, who is also presi
dent of the common council, violated
the ballot law by giving unsolicited assist
ance to a voter. They collected evidence
and placed it in the hands of ex City
Solicitor Peckham. who has promised to
prjsecute If it is suffieien;, and a promi
nent republican lawyer is of the opinion
tat it is. The republicans propose to
bring a crnniaal suit ugainst President and
Supervisor Boyle, and perhaps the warden
ol the ward as well, and also
11 necessary appeal to the supreme court
snrl contest the seats of the members of the
legislature elected here.
There was n serious row over the eleotion
at Jamestown, culminating in a personal
assault by the republican representative, J.
K Banders, upon Dr. Howland, a demo
crat, which necessitated the attendance of a
Physician and may result seriously.
GONE THE WRONG WAY.
* Providence, R. I„ April 6.—The town of
Lincoln elected a republican assemblyman,
thus insuring the republicans at least 57
votes on joint ballot and giving
thorn control. The republloan state
ticket will be chosen by the
legislature, and Nelson W. Aldrioh will
be returned to the U uited States Senate.
The democrats made legislative gains in
teveral towns, but the result is a surprise tq
the democrats. Ordinary stay at home
Voters ca ne out and overcame the heavy
democratic registration.
THE ELECTION AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, April 6.—The returns up to 6
t clock on the contest for aldermen from
the various wards show the election of
tsonty republicans, eleven democrats aud
tore Independents. The latter, it is thought,
Nould, were any striot party question
wcome up, all aide with the democrats. Ac
ting to these returns, the next council
contain thirty-three republicans,
wurtv-two democrats and three in
'kpmdenta, the latter practically
wiiiatmg with the democrats,
v’the thirty-four new aldermen elected nine
at preeut members of the council. Five
w the hold over members of the council
"hose term will not expire for a year, are
1,1 the list of men recently indioted. They
*h> Michael J. O’Brien, Phil Jackson,
tephen Gosslin, John F. Dorman and B.
ryChaelson. Of the other four indicted
°oaiers only one—Daniel K. O’Brien—was
candidate for re-election, and .he was de
by a majority of over 600. S. W.
"°th, the alderman who deposited with a
paper the amount givea him by the
nrs "** Lt his vole on certain pending
““nances, aud who was afterw,ard the
L™* important witness before the grand
U *hich indicted the niae aldermen,
118 defeated by over 1,000 votes.
. the RESULT IN THE STATE.
(•I, * > ° rt s received up to 6 o'clock show
, ‘ m Illinois the republicans carried 47
tfco , IS a tbe democrats 26. In most of
co Qa local issues formed the bone of
, /cntion, and party lines were forgotten.
nun 'l>er of women voted at the
‘elections throughout the state. In
pros** 88 Be l larft L s ballots and boxes were
ver v ', l° r them, and they were
In over their new privilege,
thev <<W placos women offered votes, but
that * iT 8 '‘ °* accepted, and It is probable
Th 8 such elections will be contested,
first t' B'* 8 '* . Au9t;r aliau ballot, used for the
cess ”a° ' n man y pieces, seems to be a suc-
Vo , ; As usual in such cases, a number of
the ~S w °re n t sufficiently instructed as to
about' 111 ' 161 ' of preparing their ballots, and
distri/v, per ceat - of the votes in the country
c's will have to be thrown out.
o Democrats in the ascendant.
turns f UIS ’ 'l°-i April 6.—The latest re
rrom the municipal elections held
throughout Missouri yesterday show that
where party lines are drawn the democrats
are in the ascendant, except in republican
strongholds, where the latter kept their
forces intact. In a majority of cases, how
ever, the contests were on purely local is
sues, politics lieing obliterated.
Under the Australian Bystem, the elec
tions in Arkansas passed off quietly. The
democratic tickets were generally success
ful.
TACOMA GOBS REPUBLICAN.
Tacoma. Wash., April6.—Tbemunioipal
eleotions here resulted in the election of a
republican mayor and a majority of the
republican candidates for the city council,
NEBRASKA’S ELECTIONS.
Lincoln, Neb., April 6.— Municipal eleo
tions wore held throughout the state yester
day. In this city the democrats and inde
pendents combined against the republicans.
The returns Indicate the election of the
entire republican ticket by majorities
ranging from 500 to 50 and five of the seven
aldermen in the small towns. Politics did
not enter into the voting to any extent, the
issues being generally local.
WEST SUPERIOR GOES REPUBLICAN.
St. Paul, Minn., April 6. —The munici
pal election at West Suparior, Wis., yester
day resulted in a viotory for J. W. Scott,
rep., over William Noonan, dem. The en
tire republican ticket was elected.
THE FIGHT IN WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, Wig., April 6. — The elec
tion through Wisconsin yesterday was
watohed with great interest by politicians,
as it was tbs first oleotion of consequence
since the domocrats, under the leadership of
Gov. Peck, wrested the state from the
republicans. The chief interest, of course,
centered in Milwaukee city and county,
wbioh Gov. Peck carried by about 7,000.
Yesterday Mayor Bomer, dein., was chosen
by 3,201 plurality, and the balance of the
democratic ticket, with the exception of
the candidate for the municipal
court clerkship, pulled through with
majorities rangingitfrom 2,300 to 1,200.
Frank Waller, rep., for municipal
court clerk, was elected by 1,245 majority.
Two years ago the average democratic
majority in the olty and county was 6, 800.
Yesterday it was 1,400. In the state party
lines wore not closely drawn and the vote
seems to have been as usual at the spring
elections. John B. Winslow was eleoted to
the supreme bench without opposition.
Judge Frank Fisti was re-elected judge of
the First judicial circuit, and Judge N. 8.
Gilson in the Fond du Lao circuit.
A TIB IN SUFFOLK.
River Head, N. Y., April 6.—Returns
from all the towns in Suffolk county re
ceived here show that the new board of
supervisors is a tie, politically, 5 democrats
to 5 republicans, a gain of 1 for the repub
licans.
OREGON’S REPUBLICANS.
Portland, Ore. , April 6.—The repub
lican state convention to select delegates to
the national convention to-day indorsed the
administration of President Harrison, but
the delegates ohosen are nninstructed and
not handicapped with any expression in
favor of any candidate.
CLBRKB STBAL $53,000.
A Eanilng House nobbed bat the
Stolen Property Recovered.
New York, April 6. —Systematic robbery
of the banking house of Dix & Phyfe, No.
45 Wall street, by employes, was unearthed
to-day. The loss by the peculations aggre
gate $68,000. Oscar Creamer, a clerk in the
bank and a resident of Brooklyn, during
the absence of the chief bookkeeper, is said
to have stolen $29,900 worth of Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railway bonds.
Creamer, who is but 19 years of
age, conspired with William E, Carpenter
aud another young clerk in the bank
to rob the firm. James J. White, the third
of the conspirators, was introduced at the
Park National Bank by a false letter of in
troduction , purporting to come from Dix &
Phyfe, and he opened an account there, be
ginning with a deposit of $2,000 on March
5. He subsequently deposited, at different
times, *14,800, $9,850, $567 51 and $75.
These deposits were maiuly in checks, pur
port. ng to be from Dix & Phyfe, drawu
payable to cash, aud with firm the signature
of Dix & Phyfe forged. On April 1 White
drew a check for SIO,OOO against his account
and two days later another oheck for $15,-
000, leaving balance in bank of about $4,000.
CARPENTER CONFESSES.
Carp nter was arrested yesterday and
confessed to Inspector Byrnes that Creamer
bad been stealing from the firm. The regu
lar bookkeeper was expected home shortly
and he said that Creamer wanted to get
hold of as much money as he could before
tnat time. It was arranged between them
that Carpenter should have the custody of
the money. He told Inspector Byrnes that
it was all buried in the cellar at No. 447
Quincy street, Brooklyn. Yesterday de
tuUtlvos wont over to that address and
found hidden in a pile of a-hes in the cellar
$21,000 first mortgage bonds of the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company,
and $3J,100 in bills. They are now in charge
of the police. White and Creamer are
supposed to be on board the tramp
steamer Oaklnnd, which until last Butur
dav lay at tne Atlantic docks, Brooklyn.
Saturday evening she wont out into the
stream and sailed Sunday or Monday morn
ing. Her destination Is Copenhagen. An
eft’ort will be made to intercept her at some
coaling port and arrest the fugitives. Car
penter is nt police headquarters. He lives
at No. 404 Lexiugtou avenue, Brooklyn.
Alfred P. Dix and John J. Phyfe compose
the firm of Dix & Phyfe at No. 45 Wall
street.
End of the St. Louis Strike.
Bt. Louis, April 6.—The River men’s
■trike, which has been on just a week, ended
to-day by the Anchor line agreeing to pay
the wages demanded by the strikers and by
the unions yielding the steamboat lines tho
privilege of hiring non-union men when
they want to, or when necessity arises.
Several hundred men have returned to work
and to-morrow the levee will present its
normal appearance and aotivity.
Wrecked by a Cyclone.
Ole an, N. Y., April 6.— A terrific oy
clone struck this city lost night, wrecking
ten houses and a ohurch. One woman was
killed and a number of people seriously in
jured. There were sixteen people in the
church, which was lifted from its founda
tion and carried twenty feet away.
Negroes Kill a Peddler.
Alexandria, La., April 6.—News has
reached here that Patrick Kelly, aged 55,
a peddler, was killed on Sunday last on Lit
tle river, near Fishville, by a gaug of eight
negroes. Four were caught by a mob and
hanged, and the mob was in pursuit of the
rest of the gang. The killing was for the
purpose of robbery.
Train Wrecker Boyd Captured.
Charlotte, N. C., April 6.—John Boyd,
the negro charged with wrecking a Western
North Caroliua train at Bostian’s bridge,
and who escaped from the_ jail here last
week, was recaptured at Union, 8. C., and
is now in the Charlotte jail.
F.ve Fatally Injured.
Long Island City, April ti—The fire
box of a locomotive on the Long Island rail
road exploded this morning while the
engine was standing on the track near
Biissville. Five men were fatally injured.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1802.
SILVER DODGERS SCORED
SENATOR WOLCOTT DELIVER3 A
FIERY SPEECH.
President Harrison Alluded to With
Bitter Sarcasm and Ex-President
Cleveland Also Touched Up—A De
claration That tho Free Coinage Bill
Could Have Eeen Put Through in
Dscember.
Washington, April A— ln the Senate to
day after the transaction of the ordinary
routine morniDg business the resolution
heretofore offered by Mr. Hale, calling on
the Secretary of State for copies of all the
agreements made with other countries re
lating to interchange of trade was taken up
and agreed to with an amendment offered
by Mr. Morgan calling for information as to
what steps have been taken to inaugurate
reciprocal trade with Mexico, and, if not
successful, tho causes of the failure.
At 12:39 o’clock Mr. Morgan called up bis
silver resolutions and yielded the floor to
Mr. Wolcott, who proceeded to address the
Senate. They might as well, he said, face
the truth on "the silver question. The bill
had been put to sleep in the House of Rep
reiontaiives and would not be resuscitated.
Nobody had expeoted tho measure to be
oome a law during this administration, be
cause the present ohief executive last sum
mer foreshadowed hts veto, and those in his
oounoll had openly proclaimed it since. The
friends of silver, however, had hoped that
i t would at least score some advantage this
session.
COULD HAVE PASSED IN DECEMBER.
If the votes of the two houses had been
polled in December there would have been
a clear majority of 50 for free silver coin
age in the other body aud a majority of 12
in this, but to-day if a vote were had on a
motion to take the silver bill from the cal
endar, it would not be carried. So the
friends of silver were left fighting the air
on a series of general resolutions. It was a
proper time, therefore, for the friends of
free oolnage, having praotlcally suffered
defeat, to gather up their wounded and
dead, determine where deserters were hid
den ,fortify their intrenchment for the next
encounter and stop, if possible, the destruct
ive rear firing, which had not only damaged
but surprised them. The first great force
opposed to the passage of the
silver bill in this congress (as it
had been for three years) wai the present
administration. No stone had been left
unturned, no effort unemployed to com
pass the defeat of the measure. The
national convention was soon coming on,
and decisive action on the silver question
was supposed to be rather embarrassing and
a thing that it would be better to avoid.
Ibe necessity of a vote had to be- prevented
it possible, and so the miserable work had
begun. Offices had been parceled out,
the party lash had been crocked and waver
ing members had been gained. The work
had apparently b6en effectively done,and yet
there was always to-morrow. Nobody was
deceived, but it would have been a graceful
act in the outgoing Presi tent to have per
mitted the two houses of congress to vote
aocordmg to their own inolinatlon on a
measure of national Importance.
DEMOCRACY’S POSITION.
The spectacle, humiliating ns it was,
showed that it was but an amazing change
of front by a great section of the Demo
cratic party. During the last session that
party had stood manfully to its party tradi
tion, hard raoney. A clean majority of its
members bad taken the stump before the
election and pledged themselves that they
would vote for free and unlimited oolnage
of silver. The sudden change would be
ridiculous.lf its effects were not tragio. One
prophet of the democracy announced that
tariff reform was the slogan. Another in
sisted that being a democrat was the test
and watc ' word. The south and west wanted
free coinage, but these leaders (alluding to
Messrs. Cleveland aud Hill) thought that
they must carry New York a id a ooupla of
little states adjoining. These states were
lenders, not borrowers, aud wanted rather
less than more money. The friends of
tariff reform had, in the north at
least, the courage of their convictions
and demanded the putting aside of the sil
ver question. The adherents of the other
Moses who wanted to lea i his party out of
bondage wanted to gratify the popular de
mand, but were fearful of tbeir eastern fol
lowers, and so they let “I dare not” wait
upon “I would," and the silver bill was
shuttled aside.
AN ORGANIZED HYPOCRISY.
But each political party had become in
reference to the silver question what Disraeli
had once charged to his party as being, ‘ 'an
organized hypocrisy.” But unless all the
signs failed, eaoh side would be anxious
before loug lo unload the responsibility on
the other, and the people would then have
their innings. Out of tho wreck of the
hopes they had cherished, one fact stood.
The vast mass of the people of tho country
were unrepresented by either political party
concerning a question which tney consid
ered paramount to every other. Not only
was that true now (iut it seemed equally
certain that the same condition of
forces would of course continue to
exist. It was apparent that the
party in power would (with negative
unanimity) renominate “the present mag
netic executive.” (Into this expression Mr.
Wolcott threw a most contemptuous em
phasis, whioh attracted much attention.)
Not because, he added, he was the choice
of any considerable body of his party, but
because, since the letter of retirement of the
great secretary who held his party bound by
ties of deepest affection aud regard, no man
of greater stature than the present incum
bent had boon found willing to stand. Be
cause of the blow that had struck silver
aside, it seemed equally manifest that the
Damocratio party would present its apostle
of tariff reform, whose vision had no other
issue, and who desired again to be conse
crated to public office.
These uncomplimentary allusions to Pres
ident Harrison and ex President Cleveland
and highly flattering reference to Secretary
Blaine had all the success on some of his
audience that Mr. Wolcott could have de
sired. Smiles of approval, pleasure and
assent flitted over the countenances of sen
ators, but no other sign was given, and ho
went on with his speech.
THE TALK ABOUT A REACTION.
There was going about the Capitol, he
said, mysterious talk about a reaction
against silver. He confessed himself at a
loss to understand just where the defection
or change had -risen. It must be, he
thought df anywhere), in the Boutb and
west, as the republicans from those sections
in both Houses were persons whose votes
and utterances had changed. The
constituencies, however, had not
changed their minds. It was
their representatives who had changed
theirs. They misto k silence for acquies
cence. The contest was uot alone between
the aouth and west on one side aud the east
on the other. It was one upon which hon
est men differed. He confessed that he
could not shore in the general denunciation
of Wall street. Its operators were the
brightest men in the world. They might
uot be very near the kingdom of heaven;
but they earned and enjoyed t 16 best that
this world afforded. They did not want
more money, because they could manipulate
the markets better with the present volume
of the currency. But when free coinage
came they would be the first to avail tbem-
selves of its possibilities. Tho situation. h
said, was perplexing and grave enough.
"Time’s iron feet” would gradually
orusu until the injustice of the pres
ent lew would make men cry
out with a voice that must be heard and
heeded; and he believed that in some way
relief would be found. In conclusion, he
said: ‘ ‘lt Is a mistake for the republicans of
one section to seek financial aggrandize
ment at tbe expense Of any other. Wo have
a common interest, a common country, and
should share a oommon prosperity. The music
of the looms in New England,the song of the
the field hand ou the cotton plantation, the
eoho of the woodman's ax in Oregon and
tho ring of the prospector’s pick on the
f;raniteof the western mountains, all blend
a one melodious harmony and tell
the same story of the energy
of free men who conquer success beoause in
this country industry and’ hope are com
panions. The uniting of all these interests
so that no one shall suffsr because of the
other, and so that each shall benefit and
bless the other, is a mission more glorious
than one of conquest, and is the noblest
task that oould be imposed upon man by his
brother man."
Mr. Wolcott, at the close of his perora
tion, reoelved a round of applause from the
senators, wlnoh was taken up and repeated
by the audinnoe in the gallerias. Altuough
he read from a typewritten copy of his
speech, bis delivery was froe, breezy, forci
ble and effective. The attendance of sena
tors was unusually large. Not one went
out after Mr. Wolcott began to speak, and
there did not apeear to be one senator in the
chamber who did uot from the first to the
last sentence of the speech give to it his un
divided attention.
MORGAN’S RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Morgan for Mr. Mills offered an
amendment to his resolutions which ho had
presented yesterday and then the resolutions
went on without action, retaining their
place on the calendar.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. After nearly three hours’ discussion on
the House proposition to assign army offi
cers to the duties of Indian agents, a vote
was taken on Mr. Pettigrew’s motion to
substitute for it a provision authorizing the
President to detail army officers to aot as
Indian agents at any agenoles where he
shall deem such action for the best interest
of the service. The motion was defeated
by a vote of 24 yeas to 29 nays. The vote
was then taken on Mr. Dawes’ motion to
strike out the House provision, and it was
also defeated, ths vote standing: Yeas 25;
nays ?8, and ths provision for the assign
ment of army officers remains in the bill.
Several amendments adding new items of
appropriations were adopted and the bill
passed.
After a short exeoutivs session the Senate
adjourned.
It is improbable that there will be any
discussion on the silver bill either directly
or Indirectly in the Senate during the re
mainder of the present week. By common
consent the Seriate was to devote two days
this week to bills on the oalendar, and it is
understood that if any time remains after
tbe disposition ot the District of Columbia
appropriation bill, which is to bo taken up
to-morrow, the Senate shall turn to the cal
endar. The silver senators have acquiesced
in this, but they are preparing to continue
tbeir speeches upon their favorite subject
next week.
Ex-Senator Saulebury Dead.
Wilmington, Del. , AprU Hon. Wil
lard Baulsburv, chancellor of tbe state of
Delaware since 1874, and United States sen
ator from 1859 to 1871, died at his residence
at Dover this morning of apoplexy.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, April 6.— Theoffors of sil
ver to the treasury department to-day ag
gregated 400,009 ounces The amount pur
chased was 220,000 ounces at
cents.
DAMAGED BY RAINS.
Five Bridges Carried Away on the
Georgia Paciflc-
Carrollton, Miss., April 6.— lt has been
raining for three days and the damage done
is Incalculable, The Georgia Pacific has
bad five bridges destroyed. No trains have
passed over the road since Monday.
RAINED FOR a WEEK.
Grenada, Mips., April 6.— Rain has
poured down almost without cessation for a
week and we are experiencing tbe biggest
overflow ever known here. Early
this morning the Yalabusha river
broke the high water record of 1882, which
was tbe highest known here before, and it
has risen fully a foot to-day and Is still ris
ing and still raining. Trains are suspended
south of this plaoe, tbe roadbed having
been washed out.
a waterspout.
West Point, Miss., April 6.—The most
destructive storm that ever visited this sec
tion of the state is now prevailing. It is a
regular waterspout, extending from Green
wood to the Alabama line, and from Macon
to Corinth. Rain tins been falling con
stantly for four days, culminating last night
in a s orm that lasted throughout the night.
The streamz have all overflowed their banks,
many bridges beiDg swept away. Miles of
railroad track have been submerged and
much of the roadbeds destroyed. On the
Georgia Pacific nearly four miles of track
is washed away, and in this county alone
tho loss of bridges is enormous. Tibbeo,
Squawachie and Town creeks are higher
than ever know n, water covering the oouti
try for miles. Many houses were washed
away, and four colored families are re
ported drowned. The Tombigbee river
is above all previous highwater
marks, overflowing its banks
and water spreading out over
the country for miles ou either side, doing
great damage. At Aberdeen the river has
overflowed its banks for tbe first time in
many years. The water has covered sev
eral streets in that city and the people
are greatly alarmed. It is still raining.
GOV. THAYErt RULED OUT.
A Refusal to Iteopen tho Nebraska
Governorship Controversy.
Lincoln, Neb., April 6.— The Nebraska
gubernatorial controversy is at Isst ended.
The supreme oourt to-day handed down a
decision denying the application of John
M. Thayer for the reopening of the case.
The court bases its opinion on the
ground that a person who seeks
by quo warranto proceedings to obtain
possession of an office held by
another must show that he has a batter
title to that office than the incumbent; that
when Gov. Thayer abandoned office in favor
of Gov. Boyd he put himself in tbe light of
a disinherited person and has no ground for
actiou. The supreme court justices are all
republicans.
SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH.
An Explosion of Gunpowder Pre
vented Their Escape.
Fort Madison, la., AprU 6. Seven
people lost their lives in a fire whioh broke
out in tbe store of Molntosn & Plase at
12:30 i'clock this morning. The building
was consumed and the family of 8. V.
Kitchen, living upstairs, seven in all, were
burned to death. An explosion of gun
powder prevented their escape. The right
after the catastrophe was a horrible one.
KICKED OUT AS A SPY.
COL. PEEK DISCHARGES HIS FE
MALE STENOGRAPHER.
Alliance Exchange Officials Claim
That BLe TAaa Furnishing 001. Liv
ingston With Information Obtained
by Virtue of Her Position—The Lady
Denies the Accueatton and is De
fended by Her Friends.
Atlanta, Qa., April O.— A deoidedly
Interesting story of a pclitloal flavor has
oome to light here through the discharge of
Mrs. Hampton, stenographer at the alliance
exchange and private secretary to Col, W .
L. Peek, president and business manager of
the exchange. Mrs. Hampton was paid a
month's salary in advance and notified that
her services would be no longer needed on
the first of the present month.
The lady, who is a widow and of a
fine family, was placed in her position
through the influence of Congressman
Livingston, in whose employ she had been
as private secretary previous to the assem
bling of congress. Col. Peek's prominenoe
in the third party movement has mado him
the object of close sorutlny at every move,
and when Mrs. Hampton was summarily
discharged, the rumor gained circulation
that Col. Peek did not want her at his office
because she had expressed herself as opposed
to the anti-democratic work in which he
is engaged.
USING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Mrs. Hampton was very much wrought
up over the loss of her position, and in order
to express her footings published a card, in
which she revealed some of the secrets of
Coh Peek and his associates regarding tbe
third party organization work. Hhe
also repeated in her card a
private conversation, which, she
says, took place between Col. Peek
and other third narty satellites. Bhe oatne
into possession of these secrets and heard
the conversation referred to through her
position as Coh Peek's private secretary,
she being necessarily In his confidence. Ths
publleetion of Airs. Hampton’s card brings
out the * most interesting part
of tho story. The inside reason for
her discharge by Coh Peek as
it comes from alliance headquarters and as
stated hv Mrs. Humpton is that she was
Col. Livingston’s confidential secretary,
Mr*. Hampton’s only daugutor lives in New
York, and Col. Livingston has promised to
take her to Washington and get her into a
nice place as joint secretary to himself and
other Georgia alliance congressmen so that
she could he in reaoh of her daughter.
under the colonel’s thumb.
Through holding out this promise Col.
Livingston bad an influence over the lady
which served os an ltioentivn to make her
do almost anything to serve his purposes.
When Col. Livingston departed for con
gress,however, matters between him and the
alliance were mixed, and naturally he
wanted to he kept informed ns to what took
place in his absence. 8o he turned to his
secretary, upon whom he knew he
could rely, and through his connec
tion with the alliance succeede 1 in Install
ing Mrs. Hampton as Col. Peek's stenogra
pher. It is claimed that the lady has been
only too faithful to Col. Livingston’s inter
ests. It is even said that some time ago
oomplatut came from third partyites in
Washington that someone at tho alliance
headquarters was furnishing Col. Livingston
with n complete reoord of all the
third party moves and, besides, data
that would be damaging to CoL
Peek and others in case Col. Livingston
oared to nss it. Finally, It is said by ex
change officials, that Mrs. Hampton was
located as Col. Livingston’s spy, and that
was the reason she was summarily dis
charged. The lady donios the story, and
those who gave it out say they believe she
acted under the lmprossion that there was
nothing wrong in supplying information to
CoL Livingston, as he was president ot the
alliance, and, therefore, entitled to know
everything that was going on.
MORMONISM'B TEMPLE.
Tbe Capstone Placsd in Position by
Electricity.
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 6.—The
capstone, or last atone on the Mormon tem
ple, was laid at noon to-day
by President Woodruff of the Mor
mon churoh, in tbe preeeuoo of
an assemblage of people, estimated at from
49,(kJ0 to 50,900. The ceremonies were sim
ple, but of a most impressive character.
Tho stone was placed in position by elec
tricty from the speaker’s stand
at the south side of the
temple building. Nearly every leading
mau of tbe Mormon church was present and
tho occasion was viewed by people ns one of
tbe most Important In their history. A
resolution was adopted with cheers by tho
immense assembly to complete the building
by April next. After laying the stone a
conference which had been in session four
days adjourned to October next. The cor
ner, stone of the temple wus laid sixty-nine
years ago.
TERMINAL'S NEW PLAN.
The Bondholders to Be Shown More
Consideration.
New York, April 6. —The Pont says:
"The point was made to-day tnat the mar
ket value of Riobmond Terminal stock was
less than one-half the amount of the float
ing debt of the roads included in tbs sys
tem. The Intimation that the reorganiza
tion plan would be eventually so modified
by its authors as to do bettor justioe to the
bondholders of the railroads controlled la
now in a fair way to be verified. Tha com
mittee comprises many Blncere and able
financiers, and is disposed to be fair to all,
despite its earlier mistakes. Its task, more
over, lias been ono of unusual difficulty, for
rarely has such an undertaking been so beset
by;selflsb and conflicting interests. The dis
honorable conduot of one of these interests,
which it is not necessary to name, would ex
cite amazement even in Wall street, if Wall
street had not been prepared by experience
for exactly what has come to pass."
A COLLISION IN WISCONSIN.
An Express and a Freight Tralp Crash
Into Each Other.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 6.—A dls
a9t,rous collision occurred on the Chicago
und Northwestern railroad near Wales
station, about five miles west of Waukesha,
last night. Tho Madison exoress, due at
this city at 7:55 o’clook, collided with a
west-bound freight. Railroad officials re
fuse to give particulars, but a telephone
message to the Sentinel at 2 o’clock this
morning from Waukesha says that four
persons were killed. A relief train with
doctors and a wrecking crew is at the
scene of the collision.
Lead Works Burned.
Bt. Paul, Minn., Aoril 6.—The St. Paul
White Lead and Oil Company’s works, in
West Ml Paul, were burned to-day. The
loss is (105,900 and the insurance $50,000.
LONDON'S IDLE WORKMAN.
Work From the Local Government
Board Demanded.
London, April 6. — Another meeting of
unemployed London workingmen was hold
at Tower hill to-day. Many violent
speeches were made, but order was guar
anteed by the presence of a strong force of
police. The masting was held under the
auspices of a committee of the unemployed
workingmen. Resolutions were adopted
demanding that tho London county oounoll
deal immediately with the question of Lon
don’s idle workers. A deputation was ap
pointed to wait upon Mr. Ritchie, president
of the local government board. J. Lloyd
Drummer, one of the speakers, eald the men
must iu-iet upon permanent work being
given them. He denounced Tibet and
Burns, the leaders of organized labor, fur
not assisting in any way the great mid of
the unemployed.
London’s Bimetallic League.
London, April 6.—J. Howard Gaytber
presided nt n meeting this evening
of bankers and merchants, at which
it was decided to form a
city of London oommittee of the bimetallio
league, consisting of Messrs. Gibbes,
Thomas Sutherland, Montague and I‘rov
nnd, members of parliament; 8. 8. Loyd,
Sir Hector Hay, Kdward Hasson, Reuben
Hasson, 11. U. Grenfell, J. Howard Guythrr
and many others.
The Guelph Fund Bill.
Berlin, April 6. — The upper house of the
Prussian diet to-day, by a unanimous vote,
approved the Guelph fund bill. Count vou
Mueuster, on behalf of tbe diet of Hano
ver, thanked the emperor for initiating the
measure, adding that "many persons oho
hava hitherto had their sense of juitloe
wounded, will henceforth willingly con
form to tho new order of things."
Capt. Menard Killed.
St. Louis, Senegal, April o.—Further
advices received here from the interior
■how that tha member! of Capt. Menard’e
expedition wore not massacred by the forces
of Chief Famory. The expedition made an
attack upon Samory’s village of Seguala,
and in tho lighting that followed Capt.
Menard and five of his Hegualiss soldiers
were killed.
London’s Anarchists.
London, April 6.— The anarchists in
Loudon aud various other centers propose
to hold a great demonstration in Hyde
Park, this city, to show their sympathy
with the four Walsall anarchists who were
recently sentenced to terms of imprison
ment at the Stafford assizes.
A Bomb for French Gendarmes.
Paris, April 6.—At Angers, last night, a
dynamite bomb was placed on a window
si.’l of tbe police barracks and exploded.
The building was badly -battered uuil one
policeman was injured. There Is absolutely
no clew. Angers is a manufacturing ceuter
and socialists abound.
Water Thrown Up by an Earthquake.
MADKtn, April 6.—Severe earthquake
tremors and rumblings occurred to- day at
Meclna, in tbe province of Granada. Col
umns of water rose to a great bight from
fissures in tho ground, carrying large masses
of rook into the air.
Porto Novo Not Attacked.
Paris, April 6. — An official dispatch from
Porto Novo states that the anticipated at
taok on that place ha* been deferred. The
Dahomans have retired northward, taking
with them a large number of uatlvo prison
ers and much plunder.
Samoa’s Factions Warlike.
Auckland, N. Z., April o.—Advices re
ceived here to-day from Samoa show that
affairs there are tiecoming more unsettled,
and that a tribal war is imminent. The
govs: mnent is powerless to maintain its au
thority.
Epsom’a Spring Handicap.
London, April 6.—The raoo for the olty
and suburban handicap at the Epsom spring
meeting to-day was won by Buccaneer.
Trapezoid was sooond aud Catarina third.
There weie twenty-two starters.
SUICIDE OF A MINISTER.
A Note Loft on Hie Table Reading:
“Ruin, Dismay, Despair.”
Charleston, W. Va., April o.—The
dead body of Rev. J. J. G. Webster of Bal
timore was found early this morning lying
on tbe sidewalk hi front of his hotel. His
head was horribly smashed, showing that
bo had fallen from the window of his room,
which was located on the third story. He
arrived here last evening and wrote on the
hotel register, "Worthington, Washington.”
A note was found on tbe table in
his room. The note oontalned the
words "Ruin, dismay, despair." It was
later discovered who t.he deceased was and
a telegram was quickly sent to hts family in
Baltimore. He wasf a ruling eider of the
Methodist Episcopal ohurch, East Balti
more, and was very popular. He had been
in poor health for some time and recently
ho married a second time. He disappeared
from his home last Monday and the news of
to-day is tbe first slnoe that date.
Veterans at New Orleans.
New Orleans, April o.— The veterans
of tho army of Northern Virginia, army
of Tennessee, cjnfederate cavalry, Wash
ington Artillery, Continental Guards,
Henry Bt. Paul battalion and visiting ex
soldiers, with friendly delegations from the
Louisiana state militia, were this afternoon
assembled in picturesque Metaire oemetery
doing homage to the memory of their com
rades who fought so gallantly on the side of
the “lost cause." Flora) emblems in pro
fusion adorned the grounds and the monu
mental tombs of each veteran association.
An addreis by Comrade T. J. Dimitry and
a benediction by Rev. A. Gordon Back
well were among the notable features of the
ceremonies.
Oates to be Renominated.
Montgomery, Ala., AprU o.— William
C. Oates has made a vigorous campaign
since March 16, aud the action of lice, Bar
bour and Dale counties gives him a major
ity of the del-gates over his throe competi
tors, and secures his nomination to the
Fifty-third congress. This greatly con
tributes to the certainty of Gov. Jones’
nomination. Tbe alliance made a vigorous
fight against Representative Oates, but
failed.
Btolen Valuables Found.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 6.— To-day
a colored boy working for T. Raymond
Hendrioks found uuder an old pile of lum
ber in a stable a quantity of watobes, jew
elry and papers. Upon investigation the
property was found to belong to O. L.
Keene, a milliner, and M. 1. Couen, a jew
eler. In April, 1899, a series of bold rob
beries occurred in tbisoity. A thief slipped
in tbe rear of Keen’s store and while the
clerks were in front rifled the safe. Later
Cohen’s safe was blown open and money
and watches abstracted. The property
found is the less valuable of that stolen.
Mr. Keene only recovers old papers.
I DAILY. $lO A YEAR.
•{ E CENTS A COPY. f
( WEEKLY,SI.2S A YEAR. *
MORTON IS A CANDIDATE.
HE IS SAID TO BE WILLING TO PUT
UP ANOTHER SIOO,OOO.
The Vice President Piqued at the
Praise Given Editor Retd for Hla
Success bs Minister to France and
Bound to Keep Him Out of the Vice
Presidency if Possible.
Washington, April C.—Vice President
Morton is announced to have re
considered his determination not to
run again, and is now determined,
it is stated, to accept a renoml
nation aud renew his $190,000 to the cam.
palgn fund. This being the case, tho old
ticket will probably be nominated at Min
neapolis, for neither tho President nor tha
New York managers would undertake tt*
force Vioe President Morton off, even if
they preferred Secretary Tracy or ex-
Speaker Reed. Ex-Benator Platt undoubt
edly prefers Vico President Morton, for
whom be has always aotod, aud whose nom
ination he secured in 1888.
WHY HE HAS CHANGED HIS MIND.
Mr. Morton la said to have been induced
to reconsider and run again chiefly by his
own feeling at the way other New Yorker*
were erowdiug forward to take his plaoe.
He was particularly exotted, it is said, by
tha aggressiveness of Whitolaw Reid.
Having established a reputation as a model
minister to France, Mr. Morton felt hurt
that Mr. Iteld should now bo praised as
having excelled him in that post and then
proceed at once to succeed him os Vice Presi
dent. Mr. Morton, who is not famous for his
souse of humor, has not taken very kindly
the justs of luconlderate friends in tha
Mounts and in society on this head, aud evi
dently felt that it was time to pur, a check
on tho aspirations of Editor Roid, Booretary
Tracy aud tho rust.
JACKSONVILLE TO THE SEA.
|
Engineer Bacon’s Plans For the Work
Approved.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 6.— To-day
plans for deepening Bt. Johns river to
slghteen feet from Jacksonville to the sea
were submitted by Mr. Bnoon of the Unl’ed
.States engineers to tho bond trustees. The
plan* are approved by tho chief of United
Ftates engineers, Casey, and to them are
appended the "project” of Capt. Mallory,
chief of the United ,States engineers, Flor
ida district. Tho ettima’e to secure eigh
teen feet of water at low tide was about
$325,909, but Mr. Bacon explained that
some portions of the work designed to inaks
the improvement permanent oould bo de
layed until after the eighteen feet depth bad
been secured, and that hence it would not
bo necessary to utilizo more thau $300,000,
the amount of the county bonds issued.
This project also abandons, to a oertain ex
tent, tbe plan* of Capt. Black to secure fif
teen feet of water. It designs to build
dykes of stone between the islands near
llamas’ point to confine the channel in tha
smallest space commoasurate with the
$300,090 appropriation. Mr. Bacon was
elected to have charge of the work, and he
was instructed to prepare advertisements
for bids. Tbe bonds will probably ba ut 0
per cent, interest, or as much less as they
oau be sold for.
DBATH AT DORCHH6TER.
Mrs. Louisa V. Winn Goes to Her
Home Beyond the Clouds.
Dorchester, Qa., April C.—Mrs. Louisa
V. Winn died here on Sunday. Mrs. Winn
was ths wife of the late Capt. Abial Winn,
one of the war captains of
the Liberty Independent Troop, and
also ex representative to the Georgia legis
lature. .She was also a stator to Hon. John
E. Ward, ex-mayor of .Savannah and ex
minister to China, and now a leading law
yer of New York. Mrs. Winn was in her
74th year, and until a few months ago had
enjoyed the best of health. The deceased
was for ovor half a century a consistent
member of the I’reebyterlan church, aud
through all her long life she
gave tooharitv with an open hand. She was
interred at Old Midway ohurch on Monday
afternoon iu the presence of a large con
course of friend* aud relatives. Rev. J. W.
Montgomery, the faithful pastor, preaohed
the funeral sermon, whioh was as im
pressive as that fluent and taleuted rever
end could make it. He beseeched his
hearers to profit by her life and to emulate
her always. Mrs. Winn leaves several
children to mourn her loss, among whom
are A. F. Wiun, Mi s. 8. W. Allen and Mrs.
Htevens of this place, J. W. W inn of Genoa,
Fla,, and Mrs. Varnedoe of Valdosta.
CLOSED BY THS SHERIFF.
Reuben Smith Forecloses a Mort
gage on His Son’s Store.
Ha lcyondale, Ga., April o.—The store
of 8. V. Smith of this place was closed this
morning by the sheriff by virtue of a mort
gage foreclosure iu favor of bis father,
Reuben Smith.
A representative of a Savannah wholesale
shoe house left tbe town in disgust after be
ing buffeted by Smith for two days. He
called on Monday morning, April 2, to see
Smith, and was put off on the grounds that
be was in a burry just at that time,
but would toon return aud in time to see
him before the arrival of the down train
for Savannah, which comes along about 4
o’clock, but bs was disappointed, as Smith
did not return until about 8 o’clock, and
had urgent business engagements early
next morning, thus evading the Savannah
man. 8. V. Smith has been in business
only a short while. It is said he bought out
tbe stock of his brother soma time last year
and ran the business while in Bulloch
county, moving here in the latter part of
last December.
ROME FEARS A FLOOD.
A Heavy Rain Expected to Swell the
Streams.
Rome, Ga., April 6.—lf the rain ceases
now there will boa flood iu Rome greater
than tbe flood of last January, which was
tbe largest flood in the history of this city,
except that of 1880. Two-thirds of the mer
chants on Broad street have moved their
goods. It is raining hard at this hour and
every indication is that there will be an
all night’s rain to-night. The river
was at low water mark at 8 o'clock last
night. During the night there was a rain
fall of 5)4 laches, the largest ever known in
that length of time. Tbe old weather
prophets are alarmed and say it Is impossi
ble to tell where the rise will go even if the
rain ceases. The merchants of Rome are
taking every precaution to save tbeir goods
and say that their loss will not be great.
Palatka’s Yacht Race.
Palatka, Fla., April 6.—One race was
sailed this morning and one this afternoon.
Tbe Cbeemaun enme in ahead of the Annie
I. 9 minutes and 40 seconds, corrected time.
The final beat will be sailed in the morning.