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THE MORNING NEWS. 1
abfished 1850. - - Incorporated 1888. V
J. H. KSTILL, President. j
BRYAN'S NEW SILVER BATTLE.
A bold move to get costhol of
the democratic party.
Drnim rntio M*nt>*r* of Hie Senate
mml House As.kvil to Sign a Cnll In
favor of UluietMlliMin and l rgtiijc
tin* Silver .Men to Gain Control of
the Party OrKaulfution ThrovKh
.ut the Country—On 1> Fifteen Slg
niiiaroH Secured no Far.
Washington, March I.—Representative
Bryan of Nebraska abandoned at a late
v this afternoon his intention of se
curing a conference of the free silver
rt r ' ntatives and senators with a view
t.. a call to the democrats of the
country laying down the proposition that
a majority of the democrats favor the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
railing upon this majority to take con
trol of the party organization. He de
cid-l, instead to circulate the call among
£ :j hof the House democrats as favor the
free < inage of silver with a view to se
curing their indorsement. About twenty
gcnticmen had signed at the hour of ad
journment. These were representatives
~f fifteen states, Mr. Bryan’s purpose be
ing to widen the interest in the call as
much as possible. A number of demo
crats declined to sign for one reason or
another, but Mr. Bryan believes that in
? end a very considerable number will
affix their signatures to the paper. A
copy of the call will be also circulated in
tt< Senate to-morrow, it is presented
only to democrats and not to populists or
to free silver republicans. Mr. Bryan be
lirves that if this matter be squarely pre
sented to the democratic voters of the
country the effect will be seen in the party
organizations in future campaigns, and
that it will result in giving the control of
the party machinery to the men who
i- illj represent the majority, namely,
th<* free silver element.
The call Is addressed “To the demo
crats of the United States” and reads as
follows: “We the undersigned democrats,
I resent for your consideration the fol
lowing statement: We believe that the es
tablishment of gold as the only monetary
standard and the elimination of silver as
a full legal tender money will increase the
purchasing power of each dollar, add to
the burden of all debts, decrease the mar
ket value of all other forms of property,
continue and intensify the business de
pression and, finally, reduce the ma
jority of the people to financial bondage.
“We believe that no party can hope for
enduring success in the United States so
long as it advocates a single gold stand
ard, and that the advocacy of such a finan
cial policy would bo especially fatal to a
party which, like the Democratic party,
derives Its voting strength from ♦hose
who may without reproach be called the
common people, and we point to the over
whelming defeat of the party in 1894, to
the opposition aroused by the veto of the
seignorage bill, and to the still more unan
imous protect against the Issue of gold
bonds as proof that the Democratic party
cannot be brought to the support of the
gold standard policy.
“We believe that the money question will
be th* paramount issue in 1596, and will so
remain till It is settled by the intelligence
and patriotism of the American voters.
We believe that a large majority of the
democrats of the United States favor bi
metallism, and realize that it can only be
' iin-d by the restoration of the free and
unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the
present ratio, and we assert that the ma
jority have, and should exercise, the right
to control the policy of the party and re
tain the party name. We believe that it
is the duty of the majority, and within
power, to take charge of the party
j organization and make the Democratic
party an effective instrument in the ac
complishment of needed reforms. It is not
nee-'-sary that the democrats should sur
render their convictions on other ques
tions in order to take an active part in
the settlement of the question, which, at
this time, surpasses all others in impor
tance.
"We believe the rank and file of the
Democratic party should at once assert
themselves in the Democratic party and
X la.ee the party on record in favor of the
immediate restoration of the free and un
limited coinage of gold and silver at the
present ratio of 16 to 1, as such coinage
existed prior to 1873, without waiting for
the aid or consent of any nation, such
| gold and silver coin to be a full legal
tender for all debts, public and private.
“We urge all democrats who favor the
financial policy above set forth to asso
riate th'-rnselvea and impress their views
Ij l*on tie party organization; we urge
all newspapers in harmony with the above
financial policy to place it at the head
’ the editorial column and assist in the
immediate restoration of bimetallism.’'
i h<* signatures to the call w r ere not
public, but it can be stated that
,n 1‘ Howell, editor of the Atlanta
“ration, while in the city to-night,
’ the document and said the Con
stitution would take up the fight on the
•n * s laid down in the call. The Omaha
'Til-Herald, of which Congressman
bryan is editor, will also indorse it.
'VIOI.I.S Fl’lili OF CORPSES.
<hin,.sc Women and Children Coin
mittiiiK Suicide.
Condon, March I.—A dispatch to the
says a battle was fought near
•’ing-Shan on Feb. 4 In which the
' '• suffered severe defeat.
' 1 1 ntral News dispatch from Che Foo
? ay ' ail i s q U i e t there. The Red Cross
i" al there is full to overflowing with
k and wounded, and t)r. Douthwaite
ls * !k 'ng incessantly to relieve them.
• thousand soldiers laden with loot
: Che Foo fleeing from the Jap
! ' 1 he Chinese inhabitants of Ming
-1 • welcoming the Japanese. No males
“ r “ allowed to leave the city. The wells
!“ surrounding country are filled with
of women and children, who
s' hoard of the atrocities at Port
L V: - r - threw themselves tn through
" ;!r ~f the approaching Japanese.
A titral News dispatch from Tokio,
late of Feb. 27. says: “Field Mar-
Al "Jama reports that on the morning
, 24, the First division of the Japa
’“searmy about Kaiping defeated the ene
’ tr Ta-Ping-Shan. In the afternoon
1 same day a force of about 13,000
nerny with twenty guns, began an
, ' •' from Peimaitaz, Tonchahoz and
naim. After a heavy cannonade we
and their center at 3 o’clock in the
’ ■ "in and repulsed th. m, driving them
king-Chow. Our loss was twenty
‘V, and 200 wounded. Including seven
The enemy lost 200 killed. The
of their wounded is unknown. Na
llte ** ,at the Chinese ckme in full
i, ' strong, led by Gens. Sung Ma
Chang-Sung."
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FOUND DEAD I* A POND.
A Traveling Photographer Murdered
by Robbers.
New Orleans. La., March I.—The dead
body of \V. H. King of Albion, N. Y„
was found early this morning near the
crossing of the Louisville and Nashville
and the Northeastern tracks. The re
mains were in about three feet of water
and were face downward. A laboring man
made the discovery and notified the po
lice. Two officers were sent on a hand
car to the spot where the body lay.
An examination disclosed three terrible
gashes in the back of the head, either
one being sufficient to cause death. Upon
turning the body over it was seen that
there was another great gash in the fore
head, just over the left eye. There was
still another deep cut on the left side of
the face, just at th point of the jawbone.
The water in which the body was lying
was colored by blood.
The remains were placed on a stretcher
and carri<=*<i with some difficulty to the car.
on which they were placed. The body
was brought to the city and transferred
to the morgue at the central station to
be viewed by the coroner. There it was
identified by Mr. Lacoste of No. 58 Royal
street. Mr. Lacoste said that he had
known King for about four years. He
w as employed by Waterman & Cos., photo
graphers, of Chicago, and had frequently
visited this city for the past four years.
He had been here continually for the
past year and a half. King was 32 years
of age and has parents residing at, Alb
bion, N. Y.
Robbery was evidently the motive of the
murder, as the pockets of the deceased
were found to be turned inside out.
NEW ORLEANS’ SCREW MEN.
They Reduce Prices and Will Cut
Loose From the Stevedores.
New Orleans, La., March I.—The screw
men of the port have effected a change
of front and from to-day will screw cot
ton In steamships for 55 cents per bale
on steam, and 45 cents on sailing vessels.
The conditions that have brought about
the present situation are well Known;
the cutting of prices by the negro labor
of the port finally bringing about the
procedure of the white screwmen. They
have also announced that they have cut
adrift from the middlemen In the person
of the stevedore, for the white laborers
are not at all reticent in stating that much
of their labor troubles are directly due
to the way their interests have been
handled by the stevedores of the port.
A further cut has been made by the
white laborers; tobacco will be stowed
for 90 cents a hogshead, as against the
old price of sl.lO.
It is not expected that work will be Im
mediately resumed on the levee by the
whites, but just as soon as contracts
are made by their agent, they will take
hold. It remains to be seen what effect
the reduction made by the white laborers
will have on the ship agents. These
have all along professed the best Inten
tions toward the white screwmen and
have time and again stated that if the
price of labor was reduced they would
in every case discriminate in favor of the
white association. The Harrison line
pay their men 40 cents per hour; their
agent has a fine opportunity offered to
indicate his preferences for the quality
of labor he desires employed about his
vessels.
MACON’S JAIL DELIVERY.
Snudersvllle's ex-Postmnster Accus
ed o( Complicity- in 1(.
Macon, Ga., March I.—Sheriff Westcott
to-day intercepted three letters written by
Dr. J. B. Roberts, the Sandersvllle post
master in the Bibb copnty Jail, serving out
a sentence of the United States court for
misuse of stamps and money orders at the
Sandersville postofflce, in which the writ
er criminates himself in the recent jail de
livery. Roberts was given the liberty of
the jail before the prisoners escaped, and
on account of his past good character and
good deportment at the Jail, enjoyed the
full confidence of the jailer and his family.
He has many influential friends, and no
one suspected that he was implicated until
Crooms. one of the escaped prisoners, was
recaptured and told of Roberts’ com
plicity. This caused Roberts to be locked,
up like other prisoners. When Rosen
baum was captured, he also implicated
Roberts. Millard Johnson, who had only a
few days before the escape been discharged
from the jail, this morning confessed to
bringing tools and turning them over to
Roberts. The letters written by Roberts
were to Rosenbaum, telling him
not to implicate him (Roberts),
and he would see that he
(Rosenbaum), got off the chain-gang.
The letters will be given to the grand Jury
next week.
AN EARTHQUAKE PANIC.
The People of Guerrero, Mexico, in n
Sinte of Fear.
St. Louis. Mo., March I.—A special from
Ayatlan, in the state of Guerrero, Mexico,
says the inhabitants of that district of
Southwestern Mexico are thoroughly
alarmed over frequent earthquake shocks
which have occurred during the
past month. Although little dam
age has been done on account
of the absence of high buildings,
the helpless inhabitants are in great trepi
dation a sudden catastrophe. The
shocks are accompanied by subterranean
rumblings, followed by a discharge as
from artillery, w T hich shakes the earth for
nearly half a minute at a time. The recent
outbreak of a sub-oceanic volcano, off the
Pacific coast of Guerrero is ascribed as
the reason for the unusual and frightful
demonstrations.
ENGLAND’S FACTORIES.
A Bill i* the Interest of the Em
ployes Introduced.
London, March I.—ln the House of Com
mons to-day Home Secretary Asquith in
troduced the factories bill, which pro
vides for the allotment of 200 cubic feet oi
space to every person employed, pres
cribes that dangerous machinery sha'l be
fenced in, forbids the exaction of over
time from persons under the age of its. and j
reduces and limlt3 the period o' overtime
for women. *
SAVANNAH, GA., SATUKDAY. MAHCH -J. isiir>.
A BIG BUILDING TUMBLES IN.
THREE MEN KILLED AND THIR
TEEN INJI RED.
Tl* Men at Wrk DiMiioliitlilnK the
Structure When the ( rash t ame.
The Building Known nr* the Old
Malt llouMt nml Located at the Cor
ner of Forty-Third and Tenth Ave
nue—One of the llennin Rotten.
New York, March I.—Shortly before 10
o’clock this morning the fourth floor of
the building at Forty-third street and
Tenth avenue, known as the Old Malt
house, fell with a. crash, carrying down
with it a dozen or more men at work
upon it. Three men were killed and 13
injured.
The building, which was a six-story
one, was being torn down in order that
four flat houses might be erected in its
place. Workmen had taken down the two
top floors and were at work pulling down
the fourth floor this morning, and had
piled up a lot of bricks on this floor which
wheelbarrow men were carting away,
when, under the heavy load, the iron
beams supporting the floor broke, carry
ing the bricks, iron rafters, beams of
wood and iron, and the dozen men at
work there down with it.
An alarm of fire was sent in, and in a
few' minutes two hook and ladder teams
and two engines were on the scene. Af
ter a few moments’ work the firemen dug
out a number of the unfortunate workmen
who had been buried in the ruins and
they w'ere sent to the hospital.
The search for those who were more
deeply buried was continued and soon
several men were taken out. Two of
them were dead, which left little hope
for those who were at work under the
•
of those taken out had been badly crushed
Their legs and arms were broken and
they were otherwise injured.
The list of the dead and Injured so
far as known is as follows:
The killed are: Angelo Ticeora, an Ital
ian of No. 658, Uth avenue; Hugh Cullen,
residence unknown; John O’Connor, a la
borer of No. 127 West Forty-eighth street,
died in an ambulance on the way to Roose
velt hospital.
Among the injured aro: Edward
Meeney, 30 years old, No. 553 West
Forty-third street; Michael Greeley, 34
years old, No. 743 Tenth avenue; Joseph
Malloy, 25 years old; Louis Stein, 22
years old, No. 225 West Sixtieth street;
Felix Moran, 28 years old, No. 178 West
Ninety-eight street; Thomas O’Connor, 27
years old. No. 533 West Forty-fourth
street; Hugh Cullam.
It is said that the building, which was
owned by John McKelvey, was con
demned by the department of buildings
about two year's ago. George O’Keefe, the
contractor who was tearing it dow’n, said
there must have been some rotten iron
beam on the fourth floor which gave way
under the heavy load and caused the un
fortunate accident.
It is said that forty-one men were at
work on the building when the floor gave
way.
The contractors, Patrick Keegan and
George O’Keefe, who were tearing down
the building, were arrested this afternoon
and held on the charge of manslaughter.
RANKIN’S COMPANY ARRESTED.
The Actors Wrongfully Accused n£
Trying to Defraud u Hotel.
Kansas City, Mo., March I.—Wednesday
night, McKee Rankin, the actor, whose
company is now appearing In a revival
of ‘‘The Danites,” at the Ninth Street
theatre, Miss Beatrice O’Neill, his lead
ing lady, F. I’. Johnson, his property
man, and Barney Keller, his leading man,
were arrested under the felony act on the
charge of attempting to defraud a hotel,
the complaint being brought by the Cen
tropolis hotel. To-day the case against
Mr. Rankin and bis associates was dis
missed and the actor at once employed
| an attorney to bring suit against the hotel
I company for $12,000 damages. Mr. Ran
kin says that he will abandon his western
dates and will remain In this city to
prosecute the case. Mr. Rankin con
ducted his own defense to-day.
A HOTEL IN ASHES.
Tlie Iteno at Norfolk, Neb., Burned
During- (lie Night.
Norfolk, Neb., March 1. —At 12:30 o’clock
this morning fire broke out in the rear
of the Reno hotel. The wind was blow
ing a hurricane from the north and for
a time It seemed as though the flames
would leap across Main street and de
stroy everything in their path. At 2 a.
m. the flames were under control. The
Reno hotel is completely wrecked Inside
by fire and water, as is also the cigar fac
tory of Maupein & Wagner, next door.
The loss cannot be. estimated at this hour,
but wi'l be heavy. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
A MURDERER HANGED.
He and a Companion Killed n Fur
mer NVho Had Discharged Them.
Plattsmouth, Neb., March I.—Harry Hill,
the murderer of Matt Akerson, was exe
cuted at 9 o’clpck this morning. The
murderer's neck was broken by the fall
and he was pronounced dead sixteen min
utes after the drop fell. The crime was
committed on the night of Npv. 1, 1893.
Edward Smith, alias Harry Hill, and John
Bentwell, alias Charles Foster, without
provocation murdered Matthew Akerson,
a farmer, by whom they had been dis
charged, and tried to kill the rest of the
family. Bentwell got a life sentence.
NEW YORK’S BIG STRIKE.
Six Hundred More Men Called Out
Yesterday Morning.
New York, March I.—The board of walk
ing delegates began an aggressive policy
in the matter of the strike at 10 o'clock to
day. The fight Is cow on and will be car
ried on with determination. Six hundred
more men were called out this morning on
three up-town buildings. The men called
out this morning belong to various building
trades. To-morrow more men will prob
ably be called out and others will strike
each day till the contractors are forced to
settle.
TO IPHUI.U A ROHAN’S CLAIM.
The Cruiser Montgomery Sent to
Honduras In a Hurry.
Washington, March I—The cruiser Mont
gomery left Mobile to-day for Truxlllo,
which Is 900 miles due south on the north
coast of Honduras. As the Montgomery
had two important tests of coal yet to
complete at Mobile, and was expected to
remain there until March 20. at least, her
n departure was a great surprise to
ft
slderable curiosity. Investigation dis
closed the fact that secret orders had been
telegraphed in cipher to Commander Davis
by Secretary Herbert last night, and that
he was directed to follow them out Im
mediately, returning to Mobile to complete
the coal tests as soon as the sfhip was no
longer needed on the Central American
coast. Beyond this the instructions to
Commander Davis are a mystery. Secre
tary Herbert absolutely declined to say
anything about the mission of the ship,
although he Intimated that she would bo
away over a month.
Mobile, Ala., March I.—The cruiser
Montgomery left Mobile to-day at 3 o’clock
for Truxillo. She will report back in
Mobile in about three weeks. The orders
to sail were received Monday, but were
suspended until the Mar.fi Gras celebra
tion here was finished. She goes to Hon
duras to look into the right of an Ameri
can woman w’hose claim for indemnity
for the death of her husband seems to be
ignored. Evidence on this point will be
obtained by the commander of the
cruiser.
At the state department reticence of a
still more impressive quality was observed.
None of the officials admitted that they
knew anything of the Montgomery’s
movements.
No news of any nature had been received
from the vicinity of the ship’s announced
destination for some time, and, it was
stated, there were no grounds for think
ing that anything unusual was going on
in Central America. Berretaries Gresham
and Herbert had two consultations dur
ing the afternoon, but these were alleged
to be connected with other matters than
the Montgomery’s mission Truxillo is a
cable station, and If it Is true, as some
naval officials claim, that the Montgom
ery is simply off for a cruise, similar to
that of the Atlanta a month ago-, supple
mentary orders can reach her at that
point. If the vague reports of filibuster
ing along the Guatemalan and Nicarag
uan coasts are subsequently verified aho
can be promptly dispatched to either lo
cality.
GEH MANY’S NAVY.
The Kaiser lias Given 1 j> Ills Dream
of a Great Fleet.
Berlin, March I.—The debate on the
naval budget was in the Reich
stag to-daty. Chancellor von Hohenlohe
declared that the proposed increase of the
number of cruisers was necessary for effi
cient protection of the German trans
ocean commerce. Other nations, he said,
had surpassed Germany In the construc
tion and armament of their vessels, many
of Germany’s ships w hich some years ago
were in good condition, were now of no
value. “We will not create a great navy,”
the chancellor continued, “but will merely
preserve what we have. My dreams have
been aimed at a great German navy cross
ing the ocean, but th*se dreams have van
ished, in view of the condition of the
Reichstag and the state of our finances.”
Vice Admiral Hollman, secretary of
state for the marine department, declared
that the German navy in 1885 was supe
rior to the? navies of all the great Eu
ropean countries. It was now degraded.
“An efficient navy.” he said, “is necessary
where other countries impede our com
merce, and also necessary to protect our
countrymen where there are frequent rev
olutions. as, for instance, in South Amer
ica. We observe absolute neutrality in
the war in Eastern Asia, but there soon
may be disturbances in China when it
will be our duty to protect the mission
aries, upon whom the people first vent
their rage. It wifi also be our duty to
assist our countrymen there should they
need assistance.”
Baron von Mirbarh, conservative, said
the majority of the conservatives would
vote for the constructions of the new
cruisers, but the minority would oppose
the proposition on account of the bad
economic situation in Germany. He con
cluded by making a vehement attack upon
the government’s policy in regard to
commercial treaties.
The Reichstag approved the appropria
tion for the new cruisers by a vote of 115
to 57.
IIAY'HE WELCOMES LA GASCOGNE.
ilie City Bedecked With Flag. In
Honor of Her Return.
Havre, March I.—The city was bedecked
with flags and the quays were crowded
with people to-day as a mark of welcome
to the steamer La Gascogne. The big
ship entered the harbor at 1:30 p. m. A
regimental band occupied a place on one
of the Jetties and played the Marseillaise
and other patriotic airs as the vessel
came In. The members of the municipal
ity and a large number of leading citi
zens boarded the steamer and congratu
lated Capt. Baudlon and his officers upon
their courage and seamanship In bring
ing the ship safely into New York. A
luncheon was served on board the steamer
at 4 o’clock, at which the mayor, thA
other members of the municipal govern
ment and a number of members of the
chamber of commerce and others in com
mercial life were entertained by the cap
tain and his stall.
TWO SENTENCED FOR ARSON.
A Woman Faints on Hefug Given Six
Years and Eight Months.
New York, March I.—Max H. Grauer,
the insurance adjuster, who was con
victed yesterday in the court of general
sessions of arson in the first degree in
setting fire to the house 178 Canal street,
was to-day sentenced by Judge Martlne
to thirty years in state prison.
Mrs. Ida Lieberman, who was convicted
recently of arson in the second degree,
was to-day sentenced by Judge Martlne
to prison for six years and eight months.
She became hysterical and fainted after
sentence was pronounced.
A Small Price for a llnrk.
Darien, Ga., March I.—The condemned
Norwegian bark Winifred, lying at Sa- i
pelo, was sold at public outcry to-day for
S4OO to William A. Overton of New York, i
MEXICANS HORRIBLY MANGLED
81 ATI -FIVE KILLED AND 40 IN
JURED IN A TRAIN WRECK.
An K%cur*ion Train .liiiiiiim flit*
Track While Fl>liik Around a
Curve Tf%ent>-Eight Miles From
the City til .Mnlms-Thr Engine
hiil 4 oaelien 1101 l Duo n an Em
bankment and Are v mu lied to
Fleers—More Deaths Expected.
City of Mexico, March I.—A wrecking
train arrived here early' this morning
from the scene of yesterday’s accident
on the Inter-Oceanic railway. It brought
forty persons who hat! been injured in the
crash, l>r. Bray, Dr. Francis Crosson
and two other surgeons, who were sent
out yesterday afternoon soon after the
news of the disaster was received here.
Many persons were left dead near the
spot where the train left the rails; others
were on the point of death, and of those
who were brought back, ten or twelve
cannot possibly recover.
The crew' of the wrecking train told
the first detailed story of the accident.
The train consisted of ten coaches. It
was chartered to pilgrims from Ainecam
eca and the engineer was under orders
to run carefully. It was tilled with pil
grims, many of them women and children,
at the city station shortly' before 1
o’clock.
About twenty-eight miles fitom the
capital, and midw'ay between Toma
mat la and Tenango, there is a steep down
grade and a sharp curve.
The engineer took the grade and curve
without slowing and the engine jumped
the truck. The engine and tender broke
lose from the coaches and rolled down
the embankment. The coaches ran off
about fifty' yards further on. The rear
coach crashed down against the engine
and tender and trestle and went to
pieces at the foot of the embankment.
Five coaches were smashed so as to he
little more than piles of splintered hoards
and beams and twisted iron. Scattered
among the wreck were human bodies and
parts of bodies.
When the doctors arrived on the w reck
ing train they found sixty pilgrims near
the wreck and five who had not yet been
taken out because there was no way of
cutting them loose. The five were res
cued first and put on the train. The doc
tors worked for five hours to get the In
jured Into condition to make the journey
back. All the doctors agree that the
scenes at the wreck were the most horri
ble in their experiences. The train ar
rived at the curve where the wreck oc
curred at 4 o’clock and did not start back
until nearly midnight.
All the pilgrims were Mexicans.
The engineer and conductor of the train
art; supposed to have escaped serious
injury and to have fled to the woods.
Sixty-five persons were killed and forty
Injured. The death list Is likely to be in
creased, as several passengers who were
brought back in the wrecking train are
expected to die within twenty-four hours.
RAN INTO A COAL TRAIN.
An Express on like Royal Blue Line
Badly Wrecked.
New York, March I.—The 6 o’clock ex
press of the Royal Blue line (New York
and Washington over the Jersey Central,
Philadelphia and Reading and Baltimore
and Ohio) was wrecked while passing
through Bayonne to-night at 6:30 o’clock.
At least 30 passengers had a miraculous
escape.
The dead are: William Thomas of Phila
delphia, the engineer: Winfield Holland of
Philadelphia, the assistant fireman.
Nobody was seriously Injured and only
three trainmen slightly.
An accident to a coal train had block
aded the track Just at the moment the
express train came along and the heavy
train plunged into a loaded coal car at
full speed. The passenger engine was re
duced to scrap Iron.
The baggage car was telescoped and
was utterly demolished. A portion of Its
roof now rests on top of the coal train.
The smoking car left ihe rails and slid
over the top of the tender.
The day coach and the sleeper left
the tracks, but remained on the ground.
The wreck caught fire from the engine
and the Bayonne fire department were
summoned to the scene. They put out
the fire and assisted the railroad men
In searching the wreck.
William Thomas, the engineer, stuck to
his post. He was taken out and laid on
the bank where he died. His legs were
broken and he was Injured Internally.
Fireman Orrel was taken out and car
ried to the Forty-ninth street station. An
ambulance surgeon attended to his
wounds, and he was taken to the Ba
yonne hospital. He Is badly bruised, but
not fatally injured.
Baggage Master George Hopkins does
not know bow he got out of his car.
Nothing remained of the car but a por
tion of the roof.
Frank Applegate, a passenger in the
smoker, was slightly injured. He pro
ceeded on his Journey later to-night.
The body of Winfield Holland was taken
from the wreck after the fire had been
extinguished.
RUNNING DOWN THE REBELS.
A llig Seizure of Cartridges—An In
surgent Shot.
Havana, March I.—Government troops
have captured the whole insurgent band
under command of Antonio Lopez Coloma,
who headed the revolt at Ybarra, In the
Matanzas district. The prisoners have
been conveyed to^Matanzas.
The governor of Plnar Del Rio made a
raid on an Insurgent resort about six
miles from the provincial capital to-day
and captured twenty rifles and 12,000 car
tridges.
Gulllerme and Pedro Acevedo, conspic
uous Insurgents, and two stray members
of Coloma's band have gone to the Mat
anzas authorities and professed their sub
mission. Among the men captured with
Coloma's band is a son of the director
of the Iteina Mercedes hospital In this
city.
Antonio Carbelo, a Havana tailor, was
overtaken by troops at Y'aguaramae,
nearYaguey Grande. He was carrying
arms 'and displayed revolutionary em
blems. As he refused to surrender he
was shot dead.
The committee from the Balre Insur
gents has not returned to Santiago for
further consultation with Laehambre,
but after conferring with the insurgent
leaders, he has gone to Palmasorlano.
NO AMEND \\ fillip FIRED ON.
Tin* Nicaragua a Minister Sure the
Hiory In Fnle.
Washington. March I.—The Nicaraguan
minister. Dr Guzman, saw Secretary
Gresham Just lnfor© the cabinet meet
ing to-day at the state department. It is
unusual for members of the diplomatic
corps to secure an audience with the
Secretary of State on cabinet days.
Dr. Guzman said, however, that he
placed no reliance on the now exploded
Hlueflelds’ stories concerning the alleged
sinking of an American vessel by a
British warship about three weeks ago.
The minister had received numerous ad
vices from home in the meantime, some
of them from Hlueflelds In the last few
(lays and all were of a peaceful charac
ter that seemed to preclude the possi
bility of any such occurrences.
Mobile. Ala., March I.—The Impression
here Is that if any vessel was fired upon
near Bhieflrlds by a British war ship It
was a small schooner named the Meteor,
which left here Feb. 16, commanded by
David VV. Davis. The vessel had a cargo
of lumber and several case* labelled books,
but whether the c ases contained books or
not no one Knows. The vessel carried as
passenger* to Corn Island, a Mr. and
Mrs. Aldrich, who five there. Mr. Aldrich
had chartered the vessel for a previous
voyago, when, as Capt. Davis’ wife, who
lives her**, admits, the charge was made
that munitions of war had been carried;
but her husband told her that he had too
much at stake to enter upon so foolhardy
a business. Nevertheless, as Capt. Davis
was sick at home part of the time when
the vessel was loading, it Is possible that
she bad war material put aboard without
his knowledge. That something of the
sort was contemplated Is In evidence,
from the statement of a cousin of Capt.
I‘uvls, that a proposition was made to
him to take u quantity of ammunition to
niuefielfls, but lie refused to do so, as lie
was to have a lady. Mrs. Aldrich, on board.
The vessel was louded at a point three
miles above the city, opposite a powder
maguxine, and wag not inspected.
WILSON CONFIRMED.
Tlie Senate Also Acts Favorably on
Several Other Non* Inu t lons.
Washington, March I.—The Senate to
day' confirmed the following nominations:
William li. Wilson of West Virginia
to be Postmaster General.
John W. Showlater of Illinois to be
United States circuit Judge for the Sev
enth Judicial circuit.
Olln Wollburn, United States attorney
for the Southern district of California.
Joseph 11. O’Neil, assistant United
States treasurer at Boston.
Louis M. Buford of Illinois to be United
States Consul at J’aso Del Norte, Mexico.
Fostmawteru—Alabama—J. Walter Orr,
New Decatur.
All tho army and navy promotions
on the calendar were also confirmed.
Including the following: Commodore
William A. Kirkland to be a rear ad
miral In the navy; Capt. Francis M.
Bunco to be < ommodore; Commander
Purnell of the Harrington to he captain;
Lieutenant Commanders Samuel W.
Very, Frederick W. Crocker, and Rob
ert M. Horry to be commanders.
Also the appointments In the army
made by brevet for “gallant service in
Indian campaigns.’’
ALABAMA** POPULISTS.
The State Executive Committee to
Meet March 12.
Birmingham, Ala., March I.—The follow
ing call has been Issued by the Peoples
party, the supposition being that Its ob
ject is to formulate plans for the cam
paign of ’96.
At tho request of a caucus of the popu
list members of the legislature held at
Montgomery on the 16th Instant I hereby
call a meeting of the state executive com
mittee of the People’s party at Birming
ham, March 12, 1895, at 11 o’clock a. m., In
tho parlor** of the Opera House hotel.
Every member of the committee is earn
estly requested to bo present as matters
of vital importance will be brought before
the committee.
The candidates of our state ticket are
also Invited to attend this meeting.
S. M. Adams,
Chairman Executive Committee.
T. W. Powell,
Secretary.
A FATAL DUEL IN FRANCE.
One of the Combatants Runs His
Sword Throngh tine Other.
Paris, March I.—Commandant Lechat
telier of the marine force this morning
fought a duel with M. Percher, who was
also known as Harry Alls, Inflicting a
wound, from the effects of which Alls died
In a few minutes. The weapons used were
swords.
M. Lechattelier in the first encounter
broke Alls' guurd and drove his weapon
through his opponent's body, piercing the
right lung. The duel was the result of
a controversy carried on through the
colonial press. The meeting took place
at Neuilly.
Alls was formerly manager of the Paris
branch of an English news agency and
afterward was one of the subeditors of
the Journal Des Debats. Ho had also
served as Cairo correspondent of that
paper, In which capacity he was known
for his bitter anti-English sentiments. He
Is said to have had great influence with
the khedive.
The seconds attending M. Percher were
MM. Andre Hallays and Paul Blulsen. M.
Lechatelller's seconds were Col. Baudet
and Commandant Castillt. The death
stroke was given Immediately after the
combatants had crossed swords, and M.
Percher died almost at the moment he
sank to the ground. Both principals wore
only trousers and flannel vests.
ENGLAND TO KEEP lIER GOLD.
The ChnnceV of Shipments to This
Country Hntlier Slim.
London, March I.—The Standard's finan
cial reporter will say: ’"The chances of
shipments of gold to New Y’ork are dally
becoming smaller. If the gold buying syn
dicate creates bills on London in New
York for the purpose of keeping gold from
leaving for Europe, the bills can be little
else than drafts upon the gold bought or
buyable on this side by means of the
loan.”
4 DAILY. HO A YEAR. I
i 5 CENTS A COPY. , J
/ WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEBK $i A YEAR V
CLAIMS AGAINST UNCLE SAM
PROVISION FOR PAYING THEM
MADE 111 THE SENATE.
Senator Holler Succeeds In Havluif
Them Provided For In the General
DeHclency 1111 l After a Hard Flight*
The French Spoliation and a large
Number of Sontlicrit War Clslmt
the Itema at Stake—-Must Go lleforu
the lloune.
Washington, March I.—Senator Butler
to-day succeeded in ingrafting a provision
In the general deficiency bill, providing
for tho payment of the French spoliation
claims, and a. large number of the south**
ern war claims, adjudicated by the court
of claims, under what is known as th#
Bowman act. It was a great achievement
for Senator Butler, for ho was opposed bf
Senator Cockrell, chairman of tho com
mittee on appropriations, and several oth
er prominent senators on both sides of th#
chamber. Many of tho claimants inteis*
ested In these two classes of claims ana
citizens of South Carolina and Georgia
According to the estimates submitted bp|
Senator Butler, something over 1300,000 iB
provided for the spoliation claims, and a
similar amount Is provided for the southern
war claims.
It was announced In these dispatcher
several days ago that an effort would h#
made to provide for the payment of thesF
claims before the close of the present ses
sion, and a long fist of some of the moil
prominent claimants was given.
Senator Butler presented his case so
forcibly that none of tho objectors could
break the force of his argument. HO
showed that congress created tho court
of claims to adjudicate Just such cases*
The claims were referred to that court
and the Judgments were rendered against
the government In accordance with law,
and it was but Just that the claims should
be paid. It was further shown that In a
former congress part of the French spoil**
tlon claims were paid, and It is but fair
that the other half should bo paid.
Senator Cockrell,, In opposing the But
ler amendment, became very angry and
declared that If the bill w r as to be loaded
down with a lot of old claims he would
be In favor of adding to the fist every claim
that is pending before the committee on
claims, aggregating many millions of dol
lars. The friends of the amendment welt
not frightened by the Missouri senator's
bluff, but they held their forces in line and
adopted the amendment by a substantial
majority. It remains to ‘bo seen whether
the House conferees will retain It in tho
bill. The action of Senator Butler will
gladden the hearts of many long suffering 1
claimants in South Carolina and Georgia,
who were about to despair of obtaining
Justice from the government in connection
with these claims.
FIGHTS ON THE MONEY BILLS.
The Struggle Between the Trr a
Houses to He n llnrtl One.
Washington, March I.—Present appear
ances indicate that the closing hours of
congress will bo marked by a stubborn
fight on the part of both houses, ovar
amendments, which have been inserted in
several appropriation bills. The sundry
civil appropriation bill, which was re
ported back to the House to-day, contains
200 Senate amendments, and It was char
acterized by one of the democratic lead
ers of the House this morning as "the
most shameful exhibition of profligacy,
that congress has known for thirty years. ■
While the members of the House appro
priations committee, who will he upon tha
committee of conference admit that they
will make many concessions, yet they In
sist, on the other hand, that they will al
low the bill to fail, rather than to agrea
to all the amendments which have been
Inserted since the measure went to tha
Senate.
The Item In the consular and diplomatlo
appropriation bill for the Hawaiian cabls
Is still In dispute, and Is serving as a fruit
ful source of discussion between its friends
and opponents at the two wings of tha
capttol. Bo pronounced are some of tha
leaders of the House In their opposition
to this Item that they insist that this
bill shall also be permitted to fall befora
they will agree to the appropriation.
There will be spirited, though brief con
test over the naval bill. It Is believed In
the House that the Senate will strike out
the appropriation for at least one of tha
battle ships and If this be done, a vlgoroua
effort will be mode to have the appropria
tion reinserted In conference. Speaker
Crisp said last night that the Housa
would probably be In session until mid
night Saturday, and that a continuous
session would be held from Sunday even
ing until the hour of adjournment at noon
on the following Monday. He did not be
lieve that a session Sunday would be
necessary, but he added that one would be
held If It were necessary to close up tha
unfinished business.
DRAWS QUITE THE STYLE NOW'.
Joe Walcott and Mysterious Billy
Smith Divide the Iteceipts,
Boston, Mass., March 1 Joe Walcott
and ‘'Mysterious” Billy Smith, both of this
city, came together in a seventeen foot
ring in Music hall to-night, to box fifteen
rounds, and at the end of that time, after
a battle royal, Referee Barney Aaron of
New York declared the contest a draw.
Both men were strong at the finish and
fit to continue the battle for an indefinite
number of rounds. Had the contest been
decided on scientific points, the referee
could have had no hesitancy In awarding
the contest to Walcott. Smith was ag
gressive. but was unable to land his blows,
while Walcott's left haind drives at long
range were placed with phenomenal ac
curacy. Smith depended mostly for hi*
advantage upon In-fighting and mix-ups.
Walcott was attended by Tom O’Rourke,
George Dixon, Jack Havelin and Maurice
Kelly, and Smith by Howie Hodgkins,
Billy Kennessy, Jim Gillen and Frank
Rose.. The men fought for the gate re
ceipts. Avery large crowd witnessed the
contest.
Killed by Peanuts and Whisky.
Columbus. Ga., March I.—lsaac Ter
rell, colored, was found dead In a cell at
the station house to-day. He was ar
rested last night for drunkenness on the
streets. The coroner’s Jury rendered a
verdict of death from apoplexy, produced
from eating gorgingly of peanuts and
then filling up on whisky.