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gone into the unknown
several men of prominence
ANSWER DEATH'S CALL.
en. B. F. Butler of Massachusetts
Succumbs to Heart Failure—Senator
Kenna's Attack Proves Fatal—Col.
L. p. Grant on the List of Atlanta's
Honored Dead Carolina Mourns
Thomas W. Dagrsrett.
Washington, Jan. 11.—Gen. Benjamin
F. Butler died at 1:30 o’clock this morning
of heart failure auperinduoed by an attack
of pneumonia. Ha retired at 11 o'clock last
night, and soon after midnight bis oolored
body servant, VV est, who slept in an adjoin
ing room, heard him coughing violently.
He went to the general's room and found
that be bad gone to the bath room adjoin
ing. He followed him there and offered as
sistance. The general mentioned that his
expectoration had been discolored with
blood, nut did not appear to ibink seriously
of tbe matter. TV est assisted him to bed.
and he apparently went asleep. He soon
after died.
A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Gsn. Butler was born in New Hampshire
In 1818. His father was the Capt. John
Butler who served under Jackson at New
Orleans. He graduated at VV aterville Col
lege (now Colby University), Maine, In 1838,
and two years later was admitted to the bar
at Lowell, where he soon built up a good
practice and took rank as one of the lead
ing criminal lawyers in the state. He took
a prominent part in politics almost as soon
as he began the practice of law. He began
as a democrat, in 1853 he was elected a
member of tbe Massachusetts House of Rep
resentatives. Six years later be was sent to
tbe state Senate. Mr. Butler was
a delegate to tbe democratic
national convention in 1860 which
met at Charleston aid finally resulted in a
hopeless division. When a portion of the
delegates reassembled at Baltimore Mr.
Butler, after taking part in the opening
debates and votes. announced that a ma
jority of the delegates from Massachusetts
would not further participate in the delib
erations of the convention. In the same
V ear he was a oandidat* for governor of
Massachusetts, but was beaten. At tbe
time of President Lincoln’s call for troops,
in 1861, Mr. Butler held tbe commission of
a brigadier general of militia. In March,
1861. ho was placed in charge of tbe An
napolis military district, in whioh Balti
more was iDohided, at the head of
the Eighth Massachusetts regiment.
On May 13, 1861, he marched
upon and occupied the city of Baltimore
without opposition, and three days later was
made a major general. He was then as
signed tp the command of Fort Monroe end
the department of Eastern Virginia. In
August, 1861, he took Forts Hstt'-ras and
Ciark, on the coast. In March, 1862, after
recruiting bis troops iu Massachusetts, be
went on bis notorious Mississippi river ex
pedition, and on May 1 entered and took
possession of New Orleans after Farragut
bad captured it. “His administration o£ af
fairs there was marked with great vigor,”
says the encyclopedia. It was, indeed, to
tbe sorrow and hurt of the south and tbe
chagrin and mortification of even
his own people, who had him re
called in December. Near the close of 1863
be was placet! in command of tbe depart
ments of Virginia and North Carolina and
his oommand was afterward known as the
Army of the James. In Ootobor, 1894, he
was sent to New York to insure, at the
point of the bayonet, a quiet election. In
December he conducted a bootless expedi
tion against Fort Fisher, and was soon after
removed from command by Gen. Grant,
when he returned to Massachusetts, In
1866 he was a republican, and as such was
elected to congress, where be remained until
1879, with the exception of tbe term of
1875-’77. He was tbe most active
worker in the matter of the Impeach
ment of President Jonnson. He tan for
governor of Massachusetts in IS7I as a re
publican, and was beaten. He changed bD
politics then, became a greenbacker and
tried again in 1878 for the 6ame oflice, with
the Batno result. In 1882, having become a
democrat again, he was finally elected gov
ernor, though the rest of his ticket was de
feated. During his administration he
made charges of gross mismanagement in
the Tewkesbury alms bouse,which be failed
to substantiate. IV hen his term was about
expiring be was renominated end defeated.
In 1884 he was the candidate of the Green
back party for President and received less
than 150,000 votes. Since that time he has
devoted himself chiefly to the practice of
law and the writing of a bonk which has
recently been given to the public.
SENATOR KKNNA’s LIFE ENDED.
I'eath Ends His Poignant Suffering
from Heert Disease.
Washington, Jan. 11.—Senator John E.
Kennaof West Virginia died at 8 o’clock
this morning of heart disease, from which
he ha teen for some years an acute sufferer,
so much so that for long intervals he bad
been compelled to abandon his duties as
senator and to forego all mental exertion.
Two summers ago, with a view of divert
ing his mind from his physical ailments, he
established an amateur boat builder’s shop
and busied himself in the mechanical opera
tion of constructing a boat. He partially
recovered and resumed bis eeat in the
Senate and made one memorable speech,
which was remarkable, both for its length
and its vigcr, but soon suffered a relapse
from which be never rallied. His sufferings
during the last few months of his life, from
heart spasms, were so poignant that to bim
*eif as well as to his family, death must
nave been 100 ked upon as almost
ACTION OF THK SENATE.
The death of Senator Kenna of West Vir
ginia, immediately after the reading of
yesterday’s journal, was announced to the
Renats this morning by Mr. Blaokburn.
feeling remarks were made by him in
praise of the dead senator and the usual
resolutions were adopted, including invita
tloas to the House of Representatives, Pres
ident and members of the cabinet and
•upreme court to attend the funeral cere
|n 'Dies in the Senate chamber at 1 o’clock
to-morrow. A committee of seven sena
*°r. including Messrs. Faulkner. Black
burn, Hansom, Daniel, Walthall, Mander
•on ard Squire, was appointed to take an
f’J'U®*' a to the funeral and to accompany
the body to West Virginia, and then, as a
further mark of respect, the Senate ad
journed
THE FUNERAL.
The details for the funeral of Senator
•yenna are not yet settled, but aooordlng to
the present understanding the remains will
• brought to the capitol tomorrow and the
funeral services will take place in the 'eu
“** chamber about 1 o'clock. As th< de
w“ ° Catholic, the services will be
to presutve, and they will be performed
h *,* r the direction of Cardinal Gibbous of
aitttnore, to whom the senator was
•rtnly attached. To-morrow night the
escorted bv the congressional eom
•'<! nt trade 1 by the members
, family of the deceased and a fe".
sin? 0 * Mends, will be placed on
‘®*apaake and Ohio raliroed tram and
~ b t/l < hariaeton. W. Va., the home of
la sauator. It Is the present purpose
jV* the funeral rites performed as *oo„
”* f* f t J ai ri vs at (.bar las ion the next
day, but there may be a change in this part
of tbe arrangement.
THE CLERGYMEN TO BI PRESENT.
Cardinal Gibbons will be assisted by
Bishop Keane of the Catholic University ,
and the following members of tbe Catbolto
clergv will be present: Rev. J. A. Walter.
Rev. Joseph Magee of St. Patrick’s, Rev. K.
Ryan. Rev. W. Fletcher of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, Rev. J. Ker
rick, Rev. F. Williams of St. Matthews’,
Rev. J. O’Brien, Rev. M. Sul
livan of St. Peter’s, Rev. J.
Maokin, Rev. E. Maynadier of
St. Paul’s, Rev. C. Gillespie of Bt. Aloysius,
Rev. J. H. Richards of Georgetown Uni
versity, the Domincan fathers of St. Dom
inic’s, Rev. J. Delaney of the Cauroh of the
Holy Name, Rev. George Glaab of St.
Mary’s, Rev. Father Scanlan of George
town, Rev. John Gloyd and Rev. P. O’Con
nell of St Stephen’s and Rev. John Jones of
Providence hospital.
The body will be taken to tbe Chesapeake
and Ohio passenger station immediately
after the services, where it will remain
until 11 o’clock at night, when the Chesa
peake and Ohio train departs for Charleston.
A SINGULAR FATALITY.
Senator Kenna’s death marks a singular
fatality among the members of tbe Senate
during the present congress. There have
now been four deaths among them since
the Fifty-seoond congress was called to
gether. a little more than a year ago. First
there was Senator Plumb, who died in
Washington Dec. 20, 1891, Then Senator
Barbour,who died in this city on May 14 last;
Senator Gibson, who died at Hot Springs,
Ark., on Deo. 15 last, and now Senator
Kenua, making an almost unparalleled
death record for one congress. The joint
committee to conduot the funeral will be
composed of Senators Faulkner, Blackburn,
Daniel, Walthall, Manderson and Squire
on the part of the Senate, and Messrs.
Alderson, Pendleton, Catbcart and Wilson
of West Virginia, Tucker of Virginia,
Bingham of Pennsylvania, Henderson of
Illinois, Dungan of Ohio, Mansur of
Missouri, and Outhwatte of Ohio, on tbe
part of the House.
A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
John Edward Kenns was born at Val
coulon, Va. (now West Virginia), on April
10, 1848. He lived on a farm and enjoyed
only meager educational advantages in
early life. At tbe breaking out of the war
he entered tbe confederate service as a
private. He was wounded in tbe servioe in
1864, and was surrendered at Shreveport,
la., in 1865. He afterward attended Bt.
Vincent’s College, Wheeling, where he fin
ished the education that had been begun at
tbeoommon sobuols end continued by him
self. He studied law in Charleston, W. Va,
and was admitted to tbe bar in 1870. Two
years later be was elected prosecuting at
torney for Kanawha county, in which capa
city be served until 1877. In 1875 he
was elected by tbe bar in tbe respective
counties under statutory provision to hold
the circuit courts of Lincoln and Wayne
oountiee. His congressional career began
in the House of the Forty-fifth congress. He
served through that congress, the Forty
sixth, Forty-seventh and hod been elected
to the Fortv-eigbth when he was eleoted to
to the Senate to succeed Henry G. Davis.
He was serving bis second term in the
Senate at the time of hie death. The un
expired term ends March 3, 1895.
ATLANTA LOSES A FRIEND.
Col. L. P. Grant Dies as tha Result
of Inflrmitlee.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 11.—Col. L. F.
Grant, who donated to th* city of Atlanta
the magnifloent property, the beauty of
which has made it famous throughout tbe
state and elsewhere as "Grant park,” died
at his home iu this oity at 7 o'clock this
morning. He was 73 years of ags and had
always enjoyed good health until some
months ago when he began to fail.
Besides being one of the most useful and
honored citizens of Atlanta, Col. Grant was
one of the wealthiest men in the state and
enjoyed tbe distinction of having once
owned tbe entire site now oovered by the
corporate limits of this city. He was a
pioneer citizen, coming here as an engineer
engaged In surveying the Central railroad,
from Maine, the state of hie birth. Col.
Grant was general superintendent of the
Atlanta and West Point road and
at one period was president of
the Georgia Pacific road. in
the confederate army he was commissioned
as a captain of engineers, civil engineering
being his profession. While engaged in
railroad building in Louisiana and Texas
he was made president of tbe new BoutLsrn
Pacific road and was for several years chief
engineer of tbe Georgia road, and also
joint receiver of part of tbe Richmond aud
Danvilie in 1875. Col. Grant was an hon
ored and useful citizen for half a century,
and bis death is sincerely mourned.
TRUE TO DIXIE.
Death of a Southron Who Was Born
in Massachusetts.
Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 11.—Thomas W.
Daggett, who was a member of the House
of Representatives from Horry county, died
at bis home at Conway last night.
Capt. Daggett was born In Massachu
setts, but came south early in life and be
came as true a southron as any to the
manner born. He was a civil and mechan
ical engineer of ability, and did splendid
service for the confederacy during the war,
devoting his private fortune as well as bis
time to the came. Since the war he has
been engaged principally in river and har
bor improvements about Winyah bay and
Us effluents, the Great Pee Dee, Santee,
Weccamaw and Black rivers. He also
superintended work on the Mosquito oreek
canal, connecting the Bampit aud Santee
rivers.
DR. W. L. MATHEWS DBAD.
He Had Been a County School Com
missioner of Scrlven for Tears.
Rocky Ford, GA.,Jan. 11.—Dr. W. L.
Mathews of Bylvauia, Ga., an aged citizen
of this county, died at the home of his son,
Judge W. L. Mathews, in Sylvania this
morning. Dr. Mathews has bean county
school commissioner ever since the office
was created, and had the respect of all who
knew him. He was strloken w ith paralysis
Fndav morning aud succumbed rapidly.
He was reared in Augu ta but came to this
oountT in early manhood and began the
practice of medicine. Ha represented
Hcriven jounty both in the state Senate
and House before and during the war.
A Confederate Aid Bazar.
W/shinoton, Jan. 11.—The Confederate
Aid Association bald a meeting here to
night to consider the advisability of holding
a bazar in Washington early In the spring.
It was decided to p</ftpoue it until after the
assembling of congress next fall. However,
it was decided to bold a luncheon on March
2, 8 and 4, and also on Sunday, the sth.
Peers of a River Free* ng Over
Portsmouth, Va., Jan. IL—H *• *°*
tensely cold here to-night. Many UUnk
the Kllzalwtb river will freese over before
morning. Peering this, tfce supwloteuAeot
, f the ferry heteeeu the two ctUeshe*
riven orders to run the boats allmgtol *o
vt e v rut ponuuumoattou being cut off.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1893.
A TRUCE THE FIGHT.
EFFORTS ON FOOT TO EFFECT A
COMPROMISE IN KANSAS.
Both Sides Stick Out tbe Night in tbe
House—The Eival Speakers more
Side By Side in an Improvlahed Bed.
An Adjournment Until To-day.
Tofeka, Kan., Jan. 11.—The rival
houses of the lower branch of tha Kansas
legislature remained in session from the
time they met yesterday until 2 o’clock this
afternoon. At 12:30 o'olock a oonference
was held In tha governor's office at whioh
all tbe three parties were represented in an
attempt to straighten out the House tangle.
Participating in tbe oonference were the
governor, .Speakers Douglass and Duns
more. A oommittee of ten republicans and
ten populists and a number of democrats,
among them being sx-Gov. Glick, John S.
Richardson of the Wichita beacon and J.
B. Chapman of the Fort Scott Tribune.
A PLAN FOR A COMPROMISE.
The conference agreed upon a plan to ad
journ both bouses to-morrow morning. A
conference committee was appointed to
consider in the meantime a measure of com
promise. This committee is to be composed
of the chairmen of the republican, demo
cratic and populist state central committees
and four members from each party, to be
aelec ted by tbe chairmen. Tha committee
is under instructions to formulate a plau of
compromise by which the two houses may
be dissolved and a single new organixatlon
effected.
ATTITUDE OF THE DEMOCRATS.
Five democratic members of the House
and Senate called upon Gov. Lewellyn at
noon and informed him that while tber
ware not acting with the republicans
they recognised the republican House as the
legally organized one and when it came tea
show down they would be obliged to oast
their lot with them.
At 2 o'clock Mr. Douglass, addressing
both sides of tbe House, explained the agree
ment arrived at in the governor’s caucus.
Mr. Dunsmore explained it to tbe populists,
and tbe proposition was laid batore both
bouses simultaneously and was unanimously
adopted by each. Both houses then took a
recess until 9 o’clock to-morrow morning,
tbe hour having been changed from 10
o’olock by mutual consent.
AN ARMED TRUCE.
At 1 o’clock this morning, when it be
came appareut that no move could be
mads by the populists until tbe Senate
should meet this morning, an armed truce
was declared, and each side relaxed some
what Its vigilance. S aakers Douglass and
Duusmore agreed that neither side should
attempt to transact business during the
night and they retired. Blaukets were
brought, and a joint bed was made up for
them behind tbe speaker's desk, where they
enjoyed more or less undisturbed repose.
The other members of tbe two houses were
less fortunate, being obliged to sleep in
chairs, on the floor, or In any nook or
corner not otherwise occupied.
A MEMORIAL TO THE GOVERNOR.
During the night tbe republicans pre-
Eared a memorial to tbe governor signed
y sixty-four members who had certificate*
of election from tne state canvassing board,
certified to by tbe secretary of state. set
ting forth that they, a majority of 2of
tbe whole number of members, hod partici
pated in tba republican organization and
petitioning him to recognize that body as
tbe legally constituted House of Repre
sentatives. This communication was taken
to tbe governor at midnight. He was
aroused and accepted tbe document, but
told tbe committee presenting if that he
bad no statement to make. Among tbe
■ignera of this document woe James Wilson,
tbe independent member, whose position
up to that time bad been uncertain. At 7
o’clock this morning tbe members began to
arouse themselves cud to cast about for
breakfast. Sandwiches and coffee were
served in the oloak room* aud then began a
three hours’ wait for tbe assembling of tbe
Senate.
SCHEME OF THE POPULISTS.
The populists’ plen for bringing things to
an issue contemplated an important move
at 10 o’aiock, to which hour tbe Senate ad
journed yesterday. The plan involved the
recognition of tbe populist House by tbe
governor and Senate, which is ruled by a
populist majority. Tbis being done, tbe
populist speaker was to request
tbe retirement of all persons
not members of the House, includ
ing the members of tbe republican House.
If tbe latter decline to withdraw volun
tarily then tbe governor was to order tbe
adjutant general to lend his as.nstanoe in
forcing them out, the latter being author
ized to order out tbe militia to enforce bis
orders.
BOTH SPEAKERS TALKING. ,
Both houses were celled to order simulta
neously at 10 o’olock by tbe respective
speakers. Mr. Douglass, the republican
speaker, mode a short address, expressing
tbe hope that tbe members would maintain
quiet and preserve order. Mr. Dunsmore,
the populist speaker, addressed the popu
list House at the same time, so
that neither he nor Mr. Douglass
could be well understood. He made
remarks to the sameeffect and out-talked
Mr. Douglass. Tbe republicans adopted
concurrent resolutions providing for a
joint oommittee of tbe House and Senate
to wait upon tbe governor and Inform him
that both houses were In sesvou ready to
receive communications from him. The
republicans then closed the legisla
tive day of Tuesday and adjourned
until 10:15 o'olock this morning. At 10:15
o’olock tbe republicans were onlfed to order.
Two populists answered by mistake to tbe
republican roll call, which showed technic
ally sixty-*!! members present on the re
fmbllcan side, in the meantime the popu
ist* did nothing exoept await tbe return of
their committees appointed to wait upon ths
governor and Senate.
THE GOVERNOR WON’T ACT.
In tbe meantime a cauou* of tbe populist
members of tbe Senate was held, at which
it was decided that tbo committee from
neither house would be reoeived. This was
the result of a conference between Attorney
General Little, tbe populist senator, and
Gov. Lewellyn, at which tt was decided
tbat there woe a question as to the legality
of tbe organization of either, and tbat so
long as there was any doubt
neither bouse should be reoofftdzed.
Tbis we* the plan counseled by conserve
tiv# mem bets of the populist House, who
hope tbat some ooroprom.se may tie effected
which will el tbe same time give them a
majority in tbe House and amalgamate tbe
two hou*e.
The Heaet* met at 10 o’olock, and after
tbe usual routine business adjourned until
3 o'clook this afternoon, declining to re
ceive th* committee from either bouse.
Both HOLDING THE FORT.
While this condition of affaire obtained
the two houses were still holding tneir re
spective fort* in representative hail waiting
the action by the Henste upon their con
current resolutions. At 1 i o'clock the com
mittee* reported tbat the Heustn had ad
journed and bail declined to reueiv* them.
Then tbe two bouse* lapsed again into a
period of impatient waiting. Toe populist*
at 11,15 •'aioek edjourpwl their legislative
session of Tueedsy and began tha legislative
day of Wednesday.
UPSET THE POPULIBT PLAN.
The action by the Senate in deoiinlng to
recognise the populist House upeelt the
populist plan to force tbe house squabble to
an issue Tbe developments up to Ibis time
have ! een kaleidoscopic in their changes
and there ii no telling what particular
phase of the eituatlon the next turn of the
wheel may present. Immediately after the
adjournment of tha Senate tbe populist
senators went into a caucus to ccnsider
further the status of the two houses.
It was decided that the Senate bad before
it no evidence as to the legality of the
organization of either house and
that it could reoognlze neither. It was
further determined that a oommittee should
bo appointed at this afternoon's session to |
inveetigate the condition of affaire in tbe
House, to consult legnl advioe and to deter
mine if possible which House was organized
according to law.
STATE FUNDS TIED UP.
The populists are confronted with a seri
ous condition. The squabble in the House
of Representatives has stopped short all
efforts of Treasurer-eleot Biddle to secure
bondsmen. So long as there it a question
as to tbe legality of the organization of
the House of Representatives no con
servative man will sign his bond, the
legality of appropriation* being involved.
Mr. Biddle bas secured bondsmen for only
half of his (1,000,000 bond and has been
unable to assume office. Treasurer Stover
will honor no requisitions upon tbe state
treasury, and no money will be available
until Treasurer Biddle qualifies. It will
thus be lmpossiole to carry on the business
of the state so long as there is any question
at to tbe legality of the House organization.
OKLAHOMA'S SENATE.
W. A. McCartney Elected Ita Presi
dent by a Combine.
Guthrie, O. TANARUS., Jan. 11.—W. A. MoCart
ney was eleoted president of the territorial
Senate to-day. Mr. McCartney is a repub
lican BDd represents tbe King Fisber dis
trict. The Senate is eomposed of thirteen
members—seven republicans, five demo
crats and one populist. The republicans
bad two candidates, each of whom voted for
the otber. Mi*. McCartney was elected by
receiving five democratic votes and tbe
populist vote and bis own vote. The demo
crats and populists get all tbe plaoes. Tbe
lower House bat not yet effected an organ
ization. They have adjourned until 10
o’clock to-morrow morning. Four populist
members hold the balance of power.
West Virginia’s Senatorehip.
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. ll.—Sena
tor Faulkner is undoubtedly in the lead in
the senatorial race. Senator Kenna's death
complicates matters, but Senator Faulkner
is not inclined to concede anything, end
Senator Camden says he will not accept the
short term. Senator Faulkner will be
elected and it will be a free-for-all tight for
tbe tucoessorship to Senator Kenua.
Montana’s Henatorshtp.
Helena, Mont., Jan. 11.— On the first
joint ballot for United States senator to
day tbe vote stood: Saunders, rep., 33;
Clark, dem., 15; Hauee>, dein,, IS; Dickson,
liem., 8; Maginnis, dem., I; Millville, pop.,
2; Beecher, pop., voted for Hauser. The
session adjourned until to-morrow.
Turple to Be Renominated.
Indianapolis, led., Jan. 11.—A joint
caucus of the democrats to nominate a
candidate for tbe United States Senate has
been called to meet Thursday evening.
Senator Turpie’s is the only name presented
and hie nomination will be made by ac
clamation.
Hlacock and Hawley.
Washington, Jan. 11.— Tbe New York
republicans have renominated Frank His
cock to succeed himself in the United State*
Senate.
Conneotiout republicans bars renomi
nated Joseph B. Hawley.
TWO HEW WARBHIPS.
Cramp & Bona Get tbe Contracte for
tbe lowa end Brooklyn.
Washington, Jan. 11.—Secretary Traoy
to-day awarded the contracts for the con
struction of the armored cruiser Brooklyn
and the sea-going battleship lowa to Will
iam Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia at
$2,986,(XX) for tbe Brooklyn and $3,010,000
for the lowa. This settles the controversy
as to tbe necessity and fairness of allowing
one of tbe vessels to be built on the Pacific
ooast. and al*o ns to the right of the secre
tary to award bids on plant prepared by
tbe bidder.
HAMPTON ROADS REVIEW.
The Proposed Naval Demonstration to
Cost $300,000.
Washington, Jen. 11.—A delegation of
tbe Hampton Roads Colombian celebration
naval rendezvous delegation, beaded by
Editor Glenn an end escorted by Judge
Harris, world’s fair commissioner from
Virginia, saw Secretary Traoy to-day in
reference to tbe matter and were told that
he was heartily in favor of the plan con
templated. Tbe secretary said tbe plans
could not be carried out under $300,000.
Tbe full amount will be asked.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, Jen. 11.— Tbe treasury de
partment to-day purchased 265,000 ounces
of silver at 8880(<z8595 cents. The offer*
were 355,000 ounces. Tbe amount pur
chased for the month, including to-day,
aggregates 1,920,000 ounces.
Talladega's New Bank.
Washington, Jan. 11.— The Isbell Na
tional Bank of Talladega, Ala.. capital
$50,000, has been authorized to begin busi
ness.
Blaine Better.
Washington, Jan. 11.— Ex-Secretary
Blaine rested quietly last night, and was
better this morning.
SAN JUAN’S FIELDB A FAKE.
Hundreds of Men Returning From
Them In Disgust.
Mancos, Col., Jan. 11.— The great Sen
Juan gold fields are now deolared to be a
take of the first water, and the rush home
ward has started. Between 75 end 100
angry men earns in bare yesterday from
the south and hundreds ere fol
lowing them a* rapidly a* their
means of transportation will permit.
All are loud in their denunciation of those
who originated these stories of rich planers,
and large rewards are offered for any relt
ble olew to their identification. The situs,
tiou would be ludicrous were it not for tbe
foot that many of these deluded tuen neked
every doiier they owned in the undertaking
and now find tbemeelvee peunlleae.
Cleveland Uoae to Lakewood.
New Yore, Jen. )!.—Kz-I’reeiden?
Cleveland leave* town with his family for
lake wood Friday. Ha will remain until a
day or two before March 4. when be wfil
•tart for Washington.
A QITET DAY AT PARIS.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS CF A
STARTLING NATURE
The Ministry of Marine and Colonies
Offered to Admiral Gorvols- The
Trial of the Accused Boodlers Con
tinued—Fontana telle of the Sub
sidizing of the Newspapers.
Paris, Jan. 11.—In deference to the over
whelming publia demand for further reoon
■miction of the ministry, M. Ribot had a
long conversation with Admiral Gorvais,
chief of tbe department of marine and col
onies, in regard to accepting tbe minietry of
marine and ooloniee in plaoeof M. Burdeeu.
Admiral Gorvais hesitated about acoaptlng
the place under circumstanoes, but said he
would give his auswer to-day. It is now
stated that M. Ribot had no real intantion
of continuing M. Burdeau in tbe ministry
of marine, and the announcement yesterday
that he had been so designated was simply
itiaaDt to give him an opportunity of volun
tary withdrawal. When this withdrawal
turns last evening it was not generally
credited, hut it is now known that M, Bur
deau has finally retired and will not resume
his former position.
FRBYCINBT AND FLOQUET.
It is reported that M. de Freycinet, ex
minister of war, and M. Floquet, ox-presi
dent of tbe Chamber of Deputies, were
examined by Magistrate Kranqueville,
judge of instruction, to-day in connection
witn the Pauau.a charges. The two states
men were not under arrest or accusation,
at least in name, but were present as wit
nesses', although, of course, haute to aacusa
tion should their acknowledgements justify
such action.
TRIAL OF THE PRISONERS.
The trial of Charles de 1 esseps, Marius
Fontane, Baron Cottu and M. Eiffel, ac
cused of complicity In the Panama canal
frauds, was centin.ied in the oourt of ap
peal to-day. Long before the hour set for
the opening of the court the room was filled
to its utmost capacity with a crowd of in
terested spectators, to most of whom the
prisoners are well known. President
Perivier at once proceeded to examine Fon
taue. Fontane said that shortly after the
foi inatinn of the Panama Caual Company
he was placed in charge of the company’s
business with the press. He detailed at
length wliat hi* duties were and gave much
valuable information regardlug tbe bribery
of newspaper* to prevent hostile
uttaoks upon the company, and
also to prevent the publication
of matter that would have shewn the true
condition of affaire on the Isthmus of
lanama. Fontane stated that be had
held his position as manager of the com
pany’s press affairs until 1885, when the ex
actions of tbe newspapers became so heavy
that he was compelled to abandon the post.
Since that time he had been mostly the
private secretary of Count de l^essep*.
In the course of his examination Fontane
stated that he had distributed to tbe press
only 60,(XX) francs in drafts payable to
bearer.
COTTtT ON THE STAND.
Upon the conclusion of Fontane’e exami
nation Baron Cottu was called upon by
President Perivier to explain. Cottu dec
dared that bis duties as a director of the
Panama company wera merely technical.
He dealt. exclusively with the
internal administrative work of the
company. The interest in the day’s pro
ceedings was centered in the examination of
Eiffel, the contractor. The questions put
to him by the oourt resulted in lively fenc
ing between the president and Eiffel's law
yers, who raised objection after objeotlou
to the interrogations. The legal sparring
occupied considerable time and afforded
amusement to the audienoe. Finally
Eiffel admitted that he had cashed checks
for 12,000,000 francs whioh had ostensibly
been drawn to pay for machinery, wnlle be
bad actually expended only l,6od,ooofrancs
for that purpose. Eiffel said that he had
given 2,000,000 francs to M. Hebrard to
seoure the contracts with the company and
2,000,000 francs hi Baron dn Reiuacb in
order to secure the latter’s influence in his
favor with the government. M. Flory, the
government accountant, who recently ex
amined the aconuntsof the canal company,
testified that Eiffel had been paid 139,000,000
francs on his contract, and that he made a
profit of 88,000,000 francs on it. At this
point the court adjourned.
THE LOTTEHY LOAN.
The commission of inquiry appointed by
the Chamber of Deputies to examine into
the Pauama scandal held a meeting to-day
and heard the testimony of meraliers of the
lottery loan commission. The evidence
went to show beyond any reasonable doubt
that Sans-l.eroy was to a great
extent, if not completely guilty of the
chargee against him. Deramet moved that
the committee hear the evidence of
Carton and Delapierse, the liquidators of the
Society des Etudes. This motion was agreed
to. Jollbols and Pelietan moved that the
committee inqnire into the contracts. They
declared that 77,000,000 francs bad been vir
tually stolen, and light on the subject was
necessary. This motion was also agreed to.
LAUR’S RESIDENCE NOT HEAHCHED.
The statement recently published that the
house of Boulangist Deputy Laur had been
searched by the police in connection with
the Panama inquiry and that lnorlmiuetlng
documents had been found proves to have
been entirely without foundation. In can
be stated upon the authority of the prefect
of polioo that no such searoh was
made and that no ' documents
in any way compromising to l.aur,
showing that be bad any connection what
ever with the Panama affair, ara known or
supposed to be in existence. i.aur is at
present in America. Members of bis family
deny that his residence has been searched,
and in this they are corroborated by the
police authorities.
GKRVAIS DECLINES.
Paris, ]Jan. 11,11 p. m. - Admiral Ger
vais has declined the ministry of marine
and colonies. At cabinet oouncll to-day,
after a discussion of Admiral Gervals’ de
clination, it was decided to detach the col
onies from the marine and attach them to
the department of commeroe under M.
Hiegfried. Tbs marine portfolio will be
offered at once, probably to another high
naval officer. The cabinet council decided
not to lay a ministerial statement before
the ohamber, but to give any explanations
whioh tbs deputies might request.
Hubbard, radioal deputy for Heine-et-
Olse, has annouuoed that he will address to
the ministers in the chamber a request that
they take stejie to hasten the approach of
the next genera! election.
THE MINISTRY GIVER IN.
PsßlH.Jau. 12,1 a. M.—The ministers
iiave decided to agree to urgency of M.
Hubbard's request and interpellation as to
the general election and to make their re
ply practically a ministerial declaration.
A SOCIALIST MANIFESTO.
The socialist union lias just issued to the
people a manifesto which tars: ••Oppor
tunism has hecm.o engulfed In the quag
uitra of bloodshed at Kourinies and the mud
from the Panama scandals. As it sinks it
thraaians to drag the country ad republic
to ruin. In this emergency safety can
ooron only from tea ranks of the nation's
wmkers The system of delivering up par
liament and tbe presidency to a baudful of
crimiuals must be abolished If tbe re
public i* to be a republic of honesty and.
to maintain the position it boids with
*o much gl> rv in tbe vanguard of nations
Tbe political c institution of the eountry
must be revised by a constituent assembly
with imperative mandates. We must
organize a government by tbe people,
througn the medium of universal suffrage
The manifesto closes with a call for a great
meeting in I'aris ou Saturday in order that
the people may he enabled to ratify these
demand*. The manifesto is signed by fif
teen socialist members of tbe chamber.
DISSOLUTION THE ONLY HOPE.
London,; Jan. 11. —The Paris corre
spondent of the Daily Chronicle thinks that
dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies is
the only escape from ohaoe In France. It it
reported, be says, that M. Floquet
will retire altogether from politics,
as hi* fall showed that the deputise are be
ginning to realize that their oonstituents
will not be deceived by subtle distinctions.
Voting for him would have indicated ap
proval of his action in using the Panama
oanal money to bolster up the government
and would have damaged any candidate In
the elections.
DIBMABTED BY A HURRICANE
A Norwegian Bark From Btvznnab
Abandoned at Sea.
London, Jan. 11.— The Norwegian bark
Elenor, Capt. Olsen from Havannah, Deo.
9, for Harhurg, was dismasted during a ter
rific hurricane ou Deo. 19. The crew
abandoned the vessel on Deo. 22 and were
subsequently picked up by tbe British
steamer Andrews Bay, Capt. Whitburn,
which arrived at Aarhus, Jan. 7.
An 8-hour Day Wanted.
London, Jan. 11.— The delegates of the
miners’ federation in session In Birming
ham have adopted a resolution asking par
liament to pas* a bill making eight hours a
legal day’s work. Muoh unanimity was
shown on the question, the only delegates
who opposed the resolution belug those who
represent tbe Durham miners.
Hamburg’s Heavy Death Rat*.
Hamburg, Jan. 11.— The health offioe re
ports that there were 10,919 death* from
cholera hera in 1892, aud 26,328 deaths from
all causes.
OAKMAN’S LETTER IOOOUER
Tbe Terminal Receiver Given a Vary
Short Reply.
New York, Jan. 11.—In regard to the
letter addressed by Preeidant Gakman of
the lllobmoud Terminal Company to Presi
dent H. M. Comer of the Georgia Central
ou the occasion of the stockholders’ meeting
of tbe latter company on Jan. 2 containing
a notification that the Terminal company
would not be bound by the eobetne of reor
ganization ratified at euoh meet
ing. Mr. Oakman said to-day:
"The letter speak* for lteelf. We
understood that tbe plan of reorganization
was to be submitted to a meeting of tbe
stockholder* whereat tha majority owner
ship of the itock ii disfranchised and limply
notified tbe direotore that wa would
not be bound by such a plan.
We have no information or knowl
edge of the details of said plan, but
underetend that it sacrifices tha value of
the stock held by the Terminal Company,
for which $7,500,000 wa* paid. We will
cordially promote any plan of reorganiza
tion of that property which will
equitably protect tbe interest* in
our oharge, but will not
submit these intereits to be adjudicated by
a meeting wherein we are disfranchised,
nor be compelled to aooept a plan of reor
ganization in whioh as majority stockhold
ers, we have no voice nor representation on
the board of directors, having been prohib
ited from voting at their election. Tbe
step taken wa* in necessary protection of
the interest wa represented.”
President Comer answered as follows in
a letter dated Jan. 3, the day after the press
dispatches had announced the result of the
annual election of directors of tbe Georgia
Central Railroad Company:
W. O. Oakman, Etq.:
Your favor of !Dsc. 31 is received and con
tents noted. There bas been no meeting of
stockholders, but your letter bus been road to
our board of directors, as requested.
A GOOD HhOWINO (JbAIMKD.
The Georgia Southern Bondholders
Given Reassuring News.
Baltimore, Md„ Jan. 11.—The bond
holders’ committee of the Georgia Houthem
and Florida Railroad Company met here
to-day to receive the report of W. P.
Hardee, an accountant selected to examine
into the financial condition of the company.
The report shows that the earnings of the
company have steadily increased, and that
the railroad is the only one in Georgia
whose earnings in 1892 increased over thoee
of 1891.
Hoke Nratth of Atlanta, counsel for the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company,
trustee of the road under the mortgage, was
before the committee aud made a statement
of the status of the legal proceedings for
foreclosure of the mortgage. The bond
holders will insist that the road be sold
under foreclosure.
▲ TRAIN IN A SNOW DRIFT.
The Bnglneer Expected to Die From
the Effeota of Bin Exposure.
Johnstown, Pa., Jau. 11.—A train on
the Kbensburg branch of ths Pennsylvania
railroad stalled io a snow drift last uight,
and the engine was completely drifted over.
The passengers remained in the ooaches all
night with the thermometer 12° below
zero. The engineer Is supposed to be dying
from the effects of exposure. The passengers
abandoned the train at daylight, and it is
still in tbs drift.
TWO BRUTES LYNCHED.
They Murdered a Man, Hie Hosekeeper
and Her Little Daughter.
Brinkley, Are.. Jau. 11.—Paul Scruggs
and Henry Allen, who, on Saturday night,
near Cotton Plant, murdered, robbed end
then burned Rube Atkinson, bis house
keeper and her little daughter, were taken
last i.lght from the jail at (Jotlou Plant by
2UO citizens, and, after being oonduoted to
the soeoe of the killing and burning, were
strung up to tba limb of a tree end their
todies pierced with bullets tired into tbem
by tun mob.
A New Orleans Paper In Danger.
New Orleans, Jau. IL—Fire broke out
in the lower floor of M. F. Dunn tf. Brie’,
stationery and printing establishment, next
door to the /'icayuoe building on Camp
street, shortly before midnight. The flames
ara still raging, end while It 1s likely that
the building wiU be saved, she stock will be
a total loss. The loss is astimated at
*.15,000.
t DAILY. $lO A YEAR. |
J 5 CENTS A COPY. V
( WEEKLY *1 25 A YEAR. J
DEATH IN A COAL MINE.
ONLY ONE MAN OUT OF 25 ES
CAPES WITH HIS LIFE.
Thirteen of the Corpses So Badly
Blackened ne to be Unrecognizable.
An Explosion Caused by Windy
Shot the Cause of the Slaughter.
Tbe Gee In the Chamber Fired.
Denver, Col., Jan. 11,—Yesterday
afternoon a prematura explosion occurred
In one of tbe ohambete of the Union Pacifie
coal mines at King, four miles from Cono
where tweuty five miners were at work.
The shock killed twenty-four of tbe men,
only one escaping, be being nearly at the
entrance. The bodies were not recovered
until midnight. On account of their blaok
ened condition only eleven of the twenty
four are recognizable.
HOW THE BURVIVOR ESCAPED.
Tha single survivor wa thrown forward
upon hie fce by tbe tremendous force of
tbe blast, but was not seriously hurt, and,
scramoling ovar the prostrate bodies of bia
fellow workmeu, be made bis way to tbe
turfaoe. The noise of tbe explosion wa*
beard in everv part of tha mlua aud all th*
other men working In the mine, about
seventy-five, rushed to tbe open air. A
rescuing party was quickly obtained. Foul
air still came from tne fatal chamber, bat
brave men rushed in and brought out the
bodies.
WOMEN AT THE MOUTH OF THE PIT.
Tbs head of nearly every family in tha
little town ,of King wa* employed in or
about tba mine, and the women and abtldrea
crowded about the entrance as tha bodies
were carried out into the open air.
The portion of the mine in whioh the ace
eident occurred was promptly sealed up by
the proper authorities to await tha arrival
of tbe state inspector of coal mines.
The accident was caused by wliat
the miner* call “windy •hut.”
This ia a oharge of powder that
has ;b*en insufficiently tamped. Tha re
sult was tha Instant explosion of tbe go* its
the obamber of the mine where the men
were working The concussion set free end
circulated the black damp and the
almost instant death of tbe twenty-four
men followed. Tweuty-on* were Italians,
one e Scotchman and two were Americana
About eight of them were married men.
A REVOLT IN A PRIiON.
Tbe Trouble Subdued After tbe Bhoov*
ing of Two Conylct*.
Laramie, Jan. 11.— In tbe Wyoming
state penitentiary at this point last night
six desperate characters were being
brought to their oeli rooms whsn Tom Mad
den, a seven-year men, sent up from
Bamont county for grand larceny, at
tacked Warden Briggs, who was standing
at tbe doorway. Therest of tbe convicts
joined In tbe avsault aud badly beat tbe
warden. . Iwo jail guards heard the row
and came to tbe warden’s relief with Win
chester*. They opened tire on the oonvmts,
mortally wounding Madden and shooting
another convict named Alches D. l-elge.
The four remaining convicts returned to
their cells subdued.
BECaiVBXI FOB JERSEY CENTRAL,
Chancellor McGill Deoldee Every
Point In Favor of the atate.
Trenton, N. J.,Jau. 11—Cbeooellor McGill
filed his opinion to-day on tbe application
for a receiver for th* Central Railroad Com
pany of New Jersey, deciding every point
in favor of the state aud ordering tbe ap
pointment of a receiver who i, however,
not to be earned until a master reports
whether there bas been auy change in tbe
status of tbe case since it win argued. This
provision Is made because the counsel for the
Central have asked permission to show that
tba oompany hat out loose from the Read
ing ooal combine.
A WARM FIRE ON A COLD DAT.
Fifteen Business Houses Burned With
the Mercury Below Zero.
Trot, N. Y., Jan. 11.-At 1:30 o’olock
tbi* morning fire broke out in tbe block
oocupied by O. M. Sheldon's drug store
and Thomas Dealy’e meat market at Cha
teaugay, Franklin county, and almost th*
entire business portion of tbe town, on
North Main street, oomprlelng fifteen busi
ness bouses, was destroyed. The lots 1*
$150,000. Tbe thermometer was 26° below
zero at tbe time.
NOVA SCOTIA'S COAL MINES.
Pennsylvania Magnates to Secure
Control of the Property.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jen. 11.—It ig
stated on good authority that the coal
magnates of Pennsylvania, acting with tbe
Canadian Pacific railway, have about con*
eluded a deal by which almost the entire
coal fields of Nova Beotia are to pass under
their control. The combine, it is said, hae
over $17,000,000 to invest in the project.
Tbe Nova Beotia legislature ha* been called
to meet next week to ratify the bargain.
GOTHAM'B TYPHUB SCOURGE.
Thirty-five Deaths Out of 126 Caere
the Record to Date.
New York, Jan. 11.—Tbe official record
of the present visitation of typhus feves
was at noon to-day 125 oases, 85 death* and
6 discharges. There are 84 patients end
22 "suspect*”' in tbe North Brother* Island
hospital. Twenty-two “euepect*” remain
ing at No. 34 Bayard street will be taken to
tbe inland to-morrow. Tbe health official*
consider tbe disease well under control.
COAL CREEK CALM.
A False Report lhat a New Out
break la Imminent.
Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 11.— Tbe report
that went out apparently from Knoxville
to-day stating that trouble 1* imminent at
Coal Creek between free miners aud militia
over oonviot miners Is without foundation
in fact. Tbe mountains are in such a con
dition with heavy snow drifts that opera
tions against the fort would be impossible.
GARZA AT THE FRONT.
Tha Old Leader Reorganizing the
Force* on the Rio Grande.
New York, Jan. 11.—A special to tha
World from U valde, Tex., ay Catarloo
Garza, tba revolutionary agitator, after
eluding th* Uni tel Stats* and Mexican
authorities in search of him for month* hae
returuel to tbe Rio Grande frontier and ia
iu parson organizing the bands that have of
late been springing up among the chaparral.
A Railroad Commissioner Ke-alected.
Raleigh, N. C.. Jan. 11.—The legislature
today unanimously reelected James W.
Wilson railroad oommuslocar for six years
tosucoeed himself. 14* I* uow hairman of
the commission.