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[THE MORNING NEWS, )
Established 1850. - - Incorporated ISSB. >
J. H. ESTILL. President. 1
WINDS GO WILD IN THE WEST.
HEAVY DAMAGE DOVE IS OHIO AAD
MICHIGAN.
The Velocity 74 Miles nn Hour at
Cleveland— The Loss of Life In the
Devastated District Small—The
Damage to Property Sure to Hnu
I p Into the Hundreds of Thousands
In the Agsreaate.
Cleveland, 0., Nov. 26.—One of the worst
w ind storms that Cleveland has ever |
known began In the very early hours this
morning and Increased In severity until I
about 5 o’clock, when the greatest velocity j
( f wind within the history of the Cleve- i
land weather bureau was attained. This,
at least, was the first estimate of the j
weather men. At 5 o’clock the wind blew
at the rate of 74 miles an hour, and prob- j
ably a higher rate. Violent gusts were j
frequent above the steady undercurrent, !
and they had a tendency to tear roofs, j
chimneys, etc., from their fastenings.
The rainfall yesterday was something
over an inch. It did not stop until past i
mdinight, and almost with its cessation '
the wind began to blow. While at its hight, |
the wind veered from a southerly direc
tion, and thus the lake was not at its
roughest, although it was a tumultous
body ot water.
The wind seemed to have attained its
most remarkable velocity in the vicinity
of Erie and Superior streets. When day
dawned the entire neighborhood pre
sented. a scene of wreckage. Music hall
on Vincent street presented a broad front
for the gale. A gable about eight feet
inch and fifty feet from the ground, cx
tcuding across the entire Vincent street
front, was blown to the street.
The frame steps leading to the audi
t :. im entrances were completely deniol
ed by the falling stone and brick.
At the northeast corner of Superior
and Erie streets, a few hundred yards
Horn the Vincent street front of Music
hall, is St. John’s cathedral, the tower of
which, one of the highest In the city,
showed the effect of the storm. The top
was fully five feet out of line, the steeple
loaning toward the northeast.
Reports from various parts of the city
indicate that the damage to property will
reach many thousand dollars. No loss
of life is reported.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down all over the city.
A special to the Press from Put-in-Bay,
(>.. says: “The roof of V. Boiler's stores
and the parapets of the town hall, and the
front of the museum were blown off this
morning.
"A deck hand of the steamer Messenger,
known as "Reddy," was found drowned
at Fox's dock here this morning. He was
blown from the dock during the night.
"A Toledo sand sucker dragged her
anchor and lies in the channel between
here and Middlebass Island. Two men
are aboard. It is feared they will l>e
lost.”
A special to the Press from Bowling
Green, 0., says: “A terrible wind with
nearly the force of a hurricane struck
Wood county early Tuesday morning. In
this city buildings were unroofed, plate
glass broken, chimneys blown down and
the streets are strewn with debris. The
loss will reach about 110,000. A Press rep
resentative rode through the oil fields
tlds morning and in a distance of eight
miles not a half dozen derricks were
standing. The amount of damage done
in the oil Helds is hard to estimate.
There are many derricks blown down.
he loss will probably reach $30,000.
Farmers report much stock killed. Tele
jtvaph wires and long distance telephone
wires are down.”
A special to the Press from Akron, 0.,
says: "The high wind that visited the
eity this morning did considerable dam
age through the city. The tin roof of the
skron cereal mill was torn off by the
wind, and thrown into the streets. A
large tree crashed through the hay win
dow into the t esidence of ex-Gov. Eger
ton.”
A special *o the Press from Lorain, 0., !
says: "A second accident occurred at
the new rit. Mary’s Catholic church here
during the wind storm this morning. It
was at this church that the temporary:
lloor fell (luring the ceremonies of laying
the corner stone, two months ago, and 1
where many people were injured. The |
walls had been completed and the truss
put tip for the roof. When the storm j
ruck the church the north wall was;
1 own out and the other walls wo re i
' recked with the roof trusses. The !
i :• mhers of the church are disheartened
1 ' the disaster. All the siding was blown
off one side of the Barrow mill.”
Chicago Nov. 26.—A blizzard descended
upon Chicago yesterday afternoon. it
rained, it snowed and between times slett
pelted down pitilessly. When night came, j
the downpour of the mixture of snow and j
lain and sleet came heavier and the wind,
which was gusty in the afternoon, rose to I
a gale. The streets, the pavements and
sidewalks were flooded with slush. The
storm made the pavements almost im
passable; street car traffic was seriously
interf'-rred with; trolley wires were brok
en with the weight of the snow, and the
telephone and telegraph wires were borne
down, broken and crossed until half the
wires in the city were made useless. By
midnight all communication with the out
side world was entirely cut off. To-day
matters remain as bad. Telegraph ana
telephone communication ha* not been
resumed, and the cars are scarcely able to
run at long intervals even, and the streets
themselves are in worse condition than
ever. Trains arc late on all roads. Ail
the morning long suburban trains shared
in the delays which have befallen trains
from a long distance. Mail trains are
behind hand, and no business man can
guess when he will get his letters from
out of town, or when he will he able to
send any. Everywhere the trains are
Into, the mails are delayed and telegraph
w ires are down.
cut on Bake Michigan no ship ventures
to-day. The sea is running high, and the
wind still blows across the water too
sturdily for safety. A strict quarantine
could not keep steamers and sailing ves
sels in port more effectually than the fear
of being swamped by the waves or blown
upon the coast by the half-gale that still
rages there.
Cincinnati, Nov. 26.—A terrific wind
storm swept over this section last night,
doing considerable damage to property.
Trees were uprooted, buildings unroofed
o" wrecked, telegraph poles and wires
1 own down, and several boats in the
river were torn from their moorings and
s*t adrift. The watchmen and crews of
packets and towboats were all aboard,
and consternation reigned among them,
cone of the boats had steam up. and they
"•re therefore left to the mercy of the
sa’.e after the lines had parted. Just
above the Big Sandy wharf boat were
moored the steamers T. J. O’Connell, Rob
Roy and Lee Brooks. The shore lines
'■l. all three were snapped, and when the
"ind subsided they were all in a bunch
; Brown's coal fleet, a distance of fully
naif a mile. A $4,000 barge was sunk at
the Marine dry dock. Nearly a hundred
empty barges were set adrift from the
‘Jueen City landing at the foot of Wash
;| s-'ton street. The damage in the river
( re will amount to SIO,OOO.
Gotlieb Luatensehlager, aged SS, living
at 142 Pult street, married, was frightens.!
death by the Btorm. He was awak
’ bed by the heavy wind, and feeling the
■ use shake, left his bed and walked the
b’or constantly during the storm, wring
•b* his hands and praying for deiiver
a’; e. After the storm he became some
what calmed, but every nerve in his
’ "Jy quivered from the effect of the aw
-'•1 fright. Shortly afteir daylight r<>-
•' non had fully set in. and he was so
i /ostrated that he was forced to lie down,
from that moment he sank rapidly, and
"as a corpse lr a short time.
1 oledo, 0., Nov. 36. Reports from the
<>•l held*, south of this city, say that dsm-
Hip JlEtofttin®
age amounting to over SIOO,OOO was done '
to oil property by the storm of last night j
and this morning. Not a derrick is stand
ing, and boiler houses and engines were
dismantled.
This city suffered less from the storm j
than was expected. The only aeri .us lain- j
age, so far reported, is the un. noting of
the Franklin school on the east side.
The wires to the south of Toledo are !
all down, and nothing can be heard from j
points where it is said the wind wrought I
great havoe.
A telephone message from Fremont
says that not a derrick is standing in tue
Sandusky county oil field.
Chicago, Nov. 26.—Three large vessels
are ashore off Glencoe, having l.*en driven
upon the beach by the storm of last night.
They are the steamer John Emory Owen
and her two consorts, the schooner- !
barges Michigan and Elizabeth A. Nichol- ;
son. All are loaded with coal and bound
from Buffalo to Chicago. This was in
tended to be theil- last trip up the lak
this year. The Evanston life saving cre.v
took off, in safety, all on board, after a
hard struggle.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 26.—A hurricane !
struck this city this morning, but beyond
carrying down telephone and telegraph 1
wires and a couple of electric light tow
ers, and destroying numberless shade
trees, little damage was indicted. Tile
wind storm started in about 2:20 o'clock,
blowing forty-eight miles an hour from
the northwest, which increased steadiiv
in violence until at 7:30 o'clock, when a
velocity of seventy-six miles an hour was
reached. Since that hour, however, the
wind has gradually decreased in violence.
The gale has lowered the water in the
river more than txo feet, and at 11 o’clock
there were but 13 feet 3 inches of water
over the bar at Grosse Pointe, which Is
the lowest on record this season. Down
the river the same conditions prevail, tiie
channel bank being visible for the first
time In many years ail the way along.
Business on. the board of trade this
morning was at a standstill, because of
the loss of all the Chicago wires.
Reports from thes tate show that the
storm was general and in many pla. es
was accompanied by a heavy fall of
snow. Adrian reports that much damage
was done by the hurricane in that region.
Monroe reports miles of fences blown
down, trees uprooted and outbuildings
blown over. A frame photograph gallery
on Front street was completely demol
ished and tin roofs and chimneys on sev
eral large buildings were blown off. Tugs
In the river and canal are lying on their
sides owing to the low water. The dam
age cannot be estimated, but it is heavy.
Grand Haven, Mich., Nov. 26.—0n1y in
one previous year has winter set in :is
early as this year. It snowed furiously
ail last night and there are drifts six feet
high In the main streets to-day. Trains
on all the railroads are in bad shape and
country roads are completely barricad
ed. Already there is slush ice In the main
channel of Grand river, a record unprece
dented.
Muskegon, Mich., Nov. 26.—The heaviest
November snow storm that has visited
this section in many years raged last
night. Twelve Inches fell in eight hours.
Street car traffic is suspended and railroad
trains are from six to twelve hours late.
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 26.—One of the
most furious wind storms of recent years
Is raging to-day over the eastern portion
of Lake Erie. As far as the eye can
reach, the lake is lashed Into an unbrok
en succession of white caps and the
tumbling waves are dashing high ovr
the piers here. The warnings which
were sent out yepterday. however, kept
many vessels in port and doubtless pre
vented a number of wrecks.
Telegraph wires suffered badly and
communication with the west was for a
time cut oft this morning..
More than 100 feet of the west bound
track of the Buffalo Creek railroad, and
over 100 feet of the east track near the
Hamburg turnpike has been washed away
by the waves from the lake.
Near the same point about 400 feet of
the Erie track has also gone and 200 feet
from each of the double tracks.
A dozen or more cars of the Erie line in
the same vicinity are wrecked.
Indianapolis, lnd., Nov. 26.—A severe
wind storm prevailed in Indianapolis last
night, doing great damage.. Its path was
due north and south, and a heavy loss
is reported from the country districts.
At Elwood the casting hall and one
furnace of the Pittsburg plate glass plant
was demonished, nearly killing two men.
The loss is SIO,OOO. Many buildings were
demolished, and all telephone and tele
graph communication was cut off for
twelve hours.
At Frankton, the new window glass fac
tory was unroofed; three buisness houses
were demolished, and the pumping sta
tion of the Indianapolis Gas Company was
demolished. The loss will exceed $25,000.
At Alexandria, the roof of the sheet
mill was lifted off and the main part of
the machine shops destroyed. The post
office square was unroofed and the Amer
ican plate glass plant partially destroyed.
At Anderson the new church of the
United Brethren, on College Hill, was de
molished. a bridge was blown down and
part of the rubber works was destroyed.
The Pan Handle passenger train, at mid
night was delayed two hours by a tree
failing on the bridge and smashing part
of it.
At Franklin the storm blew down shade
trees and small buildings all over the
city, but the greatest damage was done
to the new city hall building, now being
built. The west part of the structure was
blown in. and the south wall is level with
the ground. The loss is SIO,OOO
Reports from all directions indicate that
the storm in Northern Indiana was very
severe and did considerable damage, es
pecially to telephone and telegraph wires.
The Lake Shore tracks near Dunham were
blocked by falling wires, and it was only
after several hours’ work that traffic could
be resumed.
FATAL FIGHT AMO\G TRAMPS.
One Pushed Before u Train anil Ter
ribly Injured.
South Bend, lnd., Nov. 26.—A fatal
fight among hobos occurred last night in
ihe western suburbs of the city. One of
the participants, an unknown tramp, was
pushed in front of a passing Lake Shore
passenger train and was terribly injured.
He was removed to the Epworth hospi
tal, where he died this morning. The
tramp who committed the murder hoard
ed the train in an endeavor to escape. He
was locked in a coach and brought to
this city, where a tierce battle ensued.
He defied a coach full of passenger* an 1
fought desperately for liberty, but was
finally clubbed into insensibility by Ihe
officers and train crew and placed under
arrest. He may die. He claims his com
panion, whom he murdered, was attempt
ing to hold him up.
A LEW ON AX EXPRESS COMPANY.
Judgement Obtained for Xon-Per
fortnanee of Contract.
Lexington, Va., Nov. 26.—A United
Stales deputy marshal of the United
States district court at Lynchburg made
a levy here to-day on al! the property of
the T’nlted Stales Express Company to
satisfy a judgment of $60,060 In favor of
F. M. Threadglll & Cos., of Lynchburg
on a judgment for that amount for non
performance of contract. All the offices
on the Valley tranch of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad in Virginia between
this place and Winchester, about 170
miles, will be levied on in like manner.
A Poelmistrese Sentenced.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 26.—Mrs. Ada
B. Holton. cx-poslmistre,-H at North
Grand Rapids, was thla morning sen
tenced in the I’nited States court to two
years’ Imprisonment at the Detroit house
of correction, for embezzling money or
der funds.
SAVANNAH, GA. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1895.
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN JAIL.
■' ■
Hi: IS SE\T THERE FOR % DAY FOR
COXTEMPT OF COI RT.
Mhe of Xew Orleans the offl
ela I Who Sent llltu There—The Dis
trict Attorney Actively at \\ rk
Endeavorlnv; to Secure a \*lle
rrose In the Case of Henry liter,
t out Icteil of Perjtir>—The Judge
CntttM Itcflccf ltu on the District
Attorney and Won't Brook a Re
ii>.
New Orleans, Nov. 26.—Quite a sensa- J
tion was caused to-day by Judge Moise j
committing District Attorney Butler to j
the parish prison for contempt of court, j
On Friday lust the district attorney tiled |
a motion to nolle prosse the case of Henry j
Bier, convicted of perjury, but not sen- j
fenced, the idea being to use Bier as an I
important state witness in another and j
more Important case. Judge Moise would
not entertain the motion at the time, but
deferred the matter until to-day, at the
same time ordering subpoenas for the
members of the grand Jury that indicted |
and the petit Jury which convicted Bier, I
! and who signed petitions asking a nolle j
: prosso in the ease.
Judge Moise stated that his object was
j to ascertain who drafted the petitions and
j who was instrumental in obtaining signa
tures to them. The proceedings to-day
were of a particularly lively character,
resulting In a good deal of explanation
by District Attorney Butler as to his mo
tives in. desiring to enter the nolle prosse.
Judge Moise was proceeding to dispose of
the matter, and said that had the attor
ney general offered to nolle prosse the
Bier case he would probably have enter
talned the motion. Mr. Butler angrily
Inquired whether the court intended to
say it would entertain a nolle prosse by
the attorney general and not from the
district attorney. Judge Aioise replied
that he did not deem it incumbent upon
him to explain his remark.
Air. Butler emphatically demanded to
ha.e the remarks explained because they
reflected upon his own course and mo
tives, and he demanded to know what
the judge meant by them. Judge Moise
then said that the reason why Fie would
entertain a nolle prosse by the attorney
general and not by the district attorney
was because the newspapers had been
teeming with scandal aliout the district
attorney’s office, and it had been a sub
ject of public discussion and he (the Judge)
had a right to be suspicious of his ac
tions. It was true, Juilge Moise said,
that he had no positive evidence of the
district attorney’s guilt, but his conduct
had been a matter of investigation by
the grand jury.
Air. Butler was greatly excited, and
said the court was traducing hint, and
went on to say something else, using
strong language denunciatory of the grand
jury’s criticism, when the judge reminded
him that he was In contempt, and sen
tenced him to twenty-four hours in the
parish prison. Mr. Butler was soon after
ward taken to prison by the sheriff, and
is now serving his sentence.
Judge Alolse refused to entertain the
nolle prosse or to allow the motion to be
filed.
A HKAOLT IV A I'RISOL
Convicts Attack the lieu in Charge
of a Slilrt Factory.
Jackson, Mich., Nov. 26.—The convicts
In the shirt factory at the prison became
rebellious this morning about 9:30 and
attacked the foreman, named Alaulder,
pounding him on the head and shoulders.
The superintendent of the factory, James
Colfey, attempted to Interfere, when the
other convicts attacked him with Iron
bars and clubs. Deputy Warden Northup
attempted to enter the factory, and he
was also assaulted in a similar manner,
and but for the prompt arrival of assist
ance he would nave been killed. It Is
said trouble has been brewing for some
time between some of the convicts and
the foreman, which culminated this morn
ing when he corrected one of the men
for not doing his work properly. The
convict struck Alaulder in the face, when
the general fight ensued, in which Wil
liam Curely, who assaulted Foreman
John McClary ih the stone shop nearly
two weeks ago, took the leading part.
The insurrection was subdued after a
short time and the injured men were
cared for.
• While all received severe blows, no
bones were broken and It is thought none
are seriously hurt. Eight men are locked
up as a result.
BIG REW ARDS OFFERED
Gov. Stone Trying to Run Down llri
ciicra nnd Lynchers.
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 26.—Gov. Stone is
determined to punish the persons who
were concerned in the liberation of
Whltecapper Will Purvis, under sentence
of death at Columbia, Miss., a full ac
count of how ills friends broke in the
jail and released him being wired a few
days ago. The governor offeres a reward
of $250 fan each and every one concerned
in that affair.
He also issued a proclamation to-day
which occasions a good deal of concern
to those Interested. Saturday night
Jack Yarborough, sentenced to the
penitentiary for life from Brook
Haven and in route to Jackson
in charge of State Agent Parker,
was tak< n from the train and the officer
at Crystal Springs by an armed mob
and hanged. Gov. Stone has offered a re
ward of SSOO for each anil every one con
cerned in this affair. The amount of the
reward is sure to produce results and has
caused something of a panle in the neigh
borhood of Crystal Springs.
FALL OF Tin; (.OLD RESERVE.
’l'lie- Total at the Close of Business
Yesterday *80,0124,1130.
Washington, Nov. 26.—The recent offer
of the treasury to pay express charges
both ways on gold deposits for currency
is beginning to hear fruit, as several offers
were received at the treasury to-day. Ail
were accepted. It is explained that if
the offers are made direct to the sub
treasury by the tenderer, the transactions
will he greatly facilitated.
The treasury gold reserve, at the close
of business to-day, with to-day’s gold en
gagements deducted, stands at $50,024,650.
Gold was withdrawn at New York to-day
as reported to the treasury, to the amount
of $1,130.000, of which $730,000 was in gold
bars, and SOO,OOO in gold coin.
WILDE TOD WICKED FOR 7,01, V.
The Spicy French Writer Refuses to
Sign a Petition for Pardon.
Paris, Nov. 26.—Emile Zola has refused
to sign the petition for the release of Os
car Wilde from prison, and most of the
other litterateurs who have been ap
proached on the subject have either de
clined or relumed ambiguous replies. It
is lik* ly. owing to these rebuffs, that the
promoters of the idea of an International
petition of writers for Wilde # release will
, abandon it
Tl HKEY AND THE POWER*.
\o Material Change in the Situation
in the Orient.
Constantinople, Nov. 26.—A telegram
from Bitlis says the American mission
aries there are fully guarded against
danger, but are unable to leave their
houses. They therefore request the pres
ence there of an American consul. There
is no safety for them in Van, and this
fact makes their (removal from their
present quarters doubtful.
A telegram from Harpoot says that the
mission houses which were burned there
recently were set on lie separately in the
presence of Turkish soldiers. The mis
sion college and academy were saved.
The loss on the missionary property
amounted to SSS.UOO.
Leading Turks in Constantinople ex
press themselves as mortified at the sul
tan’s letter to Igtrd Salisbury.
No permits admitting additional guard
boats into the Dardanelles will be issued
for the present. The demands of the pow
ers for sueh permits will tie insisted upon
by the powers nevertheless. The foreign
diplomats held another meeting to-day,
at which this question w as discussed.
The Armenian huttc liagists. or revo
lutionary committee, in Constantinople
are planning another riotous demonstra
tion.
At a meeting of the representatives of
the powers held here to-day, tlie question
of the sultan’s procrasl Ination in issuing
his trades for the addition of a second
guardship for each of the powers was dis
cussed.
Vienna, Nov. 26.—The suggestion that
Germany is encouraging rile sultan to re
sist the demands of tne powers is vig
orously denied In a semi-official manner
here. Tile German ambassador in Con
stantinople Is one of the firm supporters
of the powers, and It is contended if Ger
many does not ask Turkey for the ad
mission of another dispatch boat to the
Bosphorus It Is mainly to prove to Die
sultan that Germany is disinterested,
rendering the advice of Germany the
more valuable.
Vienna. Nov. 26.—Advices received here
from Constantinople state tliut the for
eign ambassadors to Turkey have sent
Identical dispatchers to their respective
governments, urging them to maintain
in the interest of dignity the demands
of the powers for permits, allowing the
entrance of a second dispatch boat each
into the Bosphorus.
Berlin, Nov. 26.—The North German Ga
zette publishes an officially authorized
denial of the reports which have been In
circulation that the emperor is not in
sympathy with the demonstrations of the
fleets of the powers in Turkish waters.
London. Nov. 26.—The Times will to
morrow publish a dispatch from Constan
tinople saying that tne ministers' report
on the guardship demands, which was
sent to the sultan, was returned yester
day for revision, accompanied by a mem
orandum from the sultan's first secretary,
which stated that his majesty feared that
the arrival of six warships would encour
age the Armenians to renew the disor
ders. The ministers yesterday again de
bated' their report and came to the con
clusion that no reason, could be seen for
the sultan's fears. They again recom
mended compliance with the demands.
Halil Rlfaai Pasha, the grand vizier,
sought an audience with the sultan to
day with a view to persuding him to sanc
tion the firmans, but he was not success
ful.
The Daily News will to-morrow publish
a dispatch from Constantinople, saying It
Is generally believed that If the diplo
mats' demand for a second guardship
shall be refused by the sultan, a serious
decision will be takefi
The Standard’s Constantinople corre
spondent telegraphs that the meeting de
cided to press for the Immediate granting
of the firmans. He adds that the sultan's
message to Lord Salisbury has aroused
bitter indignation. Moslems consider
that In sending the message he lowered
the dignity of the caliphate. At the pres
ent moment the empire Is virtually gov
erned by a low born Arab, izzet Bey. The
educated population sees with disgust the
sultan sending deprecating messages to
foreign courts, and attributes his action
to Izzet Bey’s Influence,
i Washington. Nov. 26.—The cruiser Min
neapolis is practically ready to start for
Smyrna, Asia Alinor, to assist In protect
ing American interests, but if the present
bad weather continues her departure will
he delayed. It was said at the navy de
partment to-day that if the weather clear
ed, the Alinneupolis would probably begin
her long voyage to-morrow. She Is now
at Newport News, Va. The comparative
quietude now existing in the sultan’s do
mains has caused consideration to he
given In official circles to the question
whether it would be necessary to send the
vessel, particularly as the United States
already has two cruisers in. Turkish wa
ters, but it is understook that the Minne
apolis will go in any event, if only to
allay apprehension among citizens of this
country in Turkey and their friends at
home.
Fort Alonroe, Va.. Nov. 26.—The cruiser
Minneapolis, afier taking on nine hun
dred tons of coal at Newport News, drop
ped down to the roads this afternoon. She
expects to sail early to-morrow.
AOT LEGITIMATE RACING.
The Plashing Jockey Clnlt Meeting
Hon hy a Bookmaker.
New York, Nov. 26. —The report of ex-
Judge Van Hoesen, who was appointed
referee by the court of common pleas in
the general term to take testimony in the
case of Henry C. Judson, against the
Flushing Jockey Club, was filed in the
clerk’s office of ihe court of common pleas
to-day. Referee Van Hoesen finds that
the races were controlled by Peter De
Lacy, a bookmaker, and were not bona
fide racea in any sense of the term.
JEM SMITH KNOCKS OCT 111 RGB.
The Vanquished Slugger Gives Out
In Ihe Vinlh Hound.
London, Nov. 26. —The fight between
Dick Burge and Jem Smith for £2BO a side
and a purse of £3OO took place to-night
at the Boling Broke Club. In the ninth
round Burge, who had been badly pun
ished, fell several times from exhaustion
and Referee Angle declared Smith the
winner. Burge was not able to hit his
opponent. The articles, which were sign
ed in July last, provided for a 20-round
fight.
GROUNDING OF THE WARSHIPS.
Admiral Oervnls Ordered Before u
Coart of Inquiry.
Paris, Nov. 36.—A cabinet meeting was
held at the palace of the Elysee this morn
ing, at which it was decided to sum
mon Admiral Gervals to appear before
a court of inquiry in connection with the
grounding, mar Safins. Isles de Hyeres.
of the warships Formidable, Admiral
Courbet, and Admiral Baudin of the
French Mediterranean squadron.
STRIKE (IF THE HOI SESMITHS.
Xon-I nlon Men Put to Work on Ihe
Most I rgent Contracts.
New York, Nov. 26.— The strike of the
housesmlths against J, B. & J. M. Cor
nell and Alllltken Bros., assumed a nsw
phase this morning, when the two firms
carried out their threat made to their em
ployes, by putting non-union man at work
on their room hurried jobs. The pickets
and the other old employe# says that
they will use only pacific measures, and
that violence will not be restarted to.
DANA FIRES CUBAN HEARTS.
i
THE EDITOR GROWS RLOQIEAT AT
A PATRIOTIC R ALLY.
The Audience l.oaf* Control of Itself
t niler tin* >|m*ll of Mr. Dana's Ora
tory anil llrenltM Into Cheer* \ tin in
anil Austin—-The SpenUcr l*ay a
Tribute to 11l Dead Frienil Marti.
Several l.eiter* off ltenret Reail.
New York. Nov. 28.—The cause of Cuba’s
patriots was the topic at a big: mass
meeting held in the hall of Cooper Union
to-night. The meeting was under the
auspices of the Jose Marti Club, compos
ed of Cubans.
Dr. Henry Lincoln Winter introduced
tSie Hon. Charles A. Dana, w’ho was a
personal friend of Marti, as chairman of
the meeting. He eulogized Mr. Dana as
the undying friend of Cuban liberty.
Mr. Dana was received with a veritable
whirlwind of applause, the entire audi
ence rising anil cheering again and again.
When quiet hail been restored Mr.
Dana spoke as follows, his address being
frequently interrupted with applause:
"My friends, Cubans, Americans: The
warmth of your reception overwhelms
me. 1 feel that 1 have done nothing to
earn such enthusiasm and such sympathy.
I know that it is not a personal feeling.
That very flash of each eye that I sea
before m* expresses the spirit of liberty
and hope of independence for the fairest
isl* of the earth, and all enthusiasm, de
lightful as it is, and the soul In which It
is kindled, is of no great value unless it
is founded on the great principle of lib
erty for all, order and the opportunity for
every man on God’s footstool to work
(ut the end to which nature and I'rovi
' denee have directed him.
“My friends, by one of the pieces of
good fortune which has marked a career
not short, I knew dose Marti. I knew
him intimately. 1 worked with him, side
by side, and gathered inspiration from
the ideas that Hashed from his unquench
able soul. Ho was a man of genius, he
was a man of conviction, he was a man
whose sympathies went over the whole
range of humanity and sought, for all the
full opportunities of life. lie died worth
ily. He died in the cause dearest to his
heart, and we who come here to-night to
recall his lovely character, to admire ids
great qualities, and to feel that a man was
■ consecrated wherever he went, may well
in* content to gaze, upon his grave and to
feel that he did not perish in vain. No
man perishes who follows ideas such as
he followed.
“ ’For freedom’s battle once begun;
“ ‘Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son,
“ Though baffled oft, is ever won.’ ”
There was great cheering at this point,
and Mr. Dana had to pause a few moments
till the applause ceased.
“And that grave of Marti," he resumed,
“though it seems to mark the failure and
disappointment of his greatest aspira
tions, is in itself a monument on the road
side along which Cuba marches to her
great destiny of universal happiness,
progress, light and freedom. For my
part. I can say that wherever liberty Is
sought for, there is my country, and,
wherever a hand is raised or a blow
struck to secure the freedom of a people,
there is my heart and all the aid that I
can give shall be rendered as long as I
live.
“The freedom of Cuba is a cause that
interests all mankind, and it is a cause
that specially interests all Americans. It
is on the American continent, the laet
foothold of mediaeval despotism. It is the
last dungeon in which the effort is perpet
uated to imprison the human mind and
repress the energy of man.
“1 cannot share that animosity against
Spain which so many of my friends feol,
and which I know they feel Justly, be
cause that Spain did not make herself;
she inherited the dungeons and the in
stitutions; she Ims inherited the despotic
practices, and what is more, she has in
herited poverty.
“Where does she go for the treasure
that is necessary to maintain her anti
quated system. She cannot draw It from
the pockets of this Spanish peasantry;
she must draw it from the riel* fields and
the divine sky of Cuba. But that excuse
cannot Justify Spain and cannot justify
the oppression, tin* tyranny and the
w holesale plunder of that great and beau
tiful island by which Spain is to supply
her own interest.
“So Cuba must be free!”
The audience seemed to have lost con
trol of themselves under the spell of Mr.
Dana's oratory.
"Bo Cuba must be free,” continued Mr.
Itanu, “and Spain must be reduced to a
system of forced economy. My friends I
will not detain you longer. There are
some letters to be read und after you
will hear speeches from men w'hose hearts
are tired with the Inspiration of freedom,
and who will use words which will re
spond to tho spirit of freedom that per
vades all hear!s here to-night.”
At the conclusion of Mr. Dana’s speech,
letters of regret were read from Gen. Rus
sell A. Alger of Michigan, Albert W. Mc-
Intvre, governor of t'olorada; Gov. Cul
berson of Texas, Congressman Amos
J. Cummings, Gen. Martin TANARUS, McMahon,
Gen. Dan C Butterfield, Hon. Patrick
Egan, Gov. Allen of North Dakota. Sena
tor William K. Chandler of New Hamp
shire, Gov. Cpham of Wisconsin. Andrew
Carnegie and Augustus W. Peters.
Congri-ssman William Sulzer was the
next sr/eaker, and he received an enthusi
astic greeting. He said, In part: "In the
present crisis in Cuba m.v sympathies are
all with the heroic and patriotic Cubans,
and I sincerely hope and believe they will
succeed. Cuba must and will be free and
Independent, and. In my Judgment, tho
end Is near, the result inevitable; the
Cuban republic will soon take Its Stand
among the nations of the world. In this
revolution the sympathies of every Amer
ican and every tadtever in freedom and In
liberty should go out to Cuba and the
Cubans.”
Havana, Nov. 26.—The steamer Alfonso
XIII arrived here from Spain to-day,
bringing reinforcements of troops for the
Spanish army in Cuba. The troops were
received by the people with great enthu
siasm. and the houses in the city were
and orated In honor of their arrival.
Madrid, Nov. 26.—A dispatch from
Santa Clara, Cuba, to the Imparcial, says
the rebel leader, Maximo domes, Is at
tacking ihe fort at Rio Grande, and that
Spanish troops are being hurried forward
from Ciego de Avila to relieve the small
garrison holding the fort.
TRIPLE >ll MDI.lt CONFESSED.
Ail IS-Venr-Ulil Hoy Kills His Parents
mill Another Man.
Albany, Ore., Nov. 26.—Lloyd Montgom
ery, who is in Jail here for the murder
of his father and mother, and Daniel Mc-
Keeeher near Brownsville, has made a
confession to the killing. He is only 1H
years old. He says he killed his father
because he scolded him, and murdered
his mother and McKeecher because they
took his father's jiart.
A BLAZE AT CHICAGO.
A lln lldl ng Occupied by Nine Firms
Hnrncil.
Chicago, Nov. 26. —Fire at Wabash av
enue and Randolph street this morning
at 7 o'clock destroyed 1130,000 worth of
property. The building, a five-story brick,
was owned by A. H Trude, and his loss
Is Ifsi.OW. It was Insured. Nine firms did
business In Die building, the heaviest
losers being t'lobcy A Cos,, printers. I*J.on;
llrewer a |. a. Ditch, saloon and rsstau
rant, IIS,MO.
A STEAM PIPE HIRSTS.
One Workman Killed anil light
Madly Seuldcil In a Collar.
Now York, Nov. Great Injury to un
lortunate workmen vail wrought this
morning by a steam pipe explosion In the
oellar of Hammerstein's new Olympia
theater at Broadway and Forty-fifth
Mlreet. One man loot his life, another will
die. while eight others were badly scald
ed. The list of the dead and injured Is
as follows:
Dead—Frederick Welms, 25 years of age,
asphyxiated in a pool of water.
Injured:
Andrew Higgins, 30 years of age of
Newark. N. J., fatally scalded.
John Itussell, Id years of uge of New
ark. badly scalded.
Eugene Cette, 23 years old, severely
scalded.
Joseph tlillett. engineer. 23 years of age,
of Newark. N. J., scalded.
George Johnson, 41 years old, scalded.
William Johnson, 47 years old, scalded.
Frederick K. Richardson, 34 years of
age, scalded.
Robert Taylor, 48 years of age, scalded.
John Verier, 26 years of age, of New
ark, scalded.
Defective steamplpe fitting Is said to
he responsible for the explosions, and at
tests may be made In consequence. It
was at first reported that the boiler in
the building had blown up, but this
proved to be an error. At the first report
of the explosion the police feared that
a most terrible disaster had occurred and
two calls for live ambulances each were
sent out. Eleven ambulances were at the
building shortly afterward.
As the scalded men scrambled up out Of
the cellar where the steam was escaping
In volumes, they were hurried to the near
est pharmacy. There they were swathed
with bandages soaked In alcohol and cot
ton seed oil until the ambulances arrived.
When the tlrernen reached the building
they hud a trying ordeal to go through.
The cellar was a veritable sea of hot
steam, yet It was necessary for the fire
men to go down to save life and look out
for the holler. They did the work bravely,
and the steam was turned off from the
boiler without further accident resulting.
Welms was found lying dead In a pool
of water In the pit beneath the fly wheel.
The force of the explosion had knocked
him senseless, and he fell face down
ward In four inches of water. He was
thus asphyxiated.
Higgins was frightfully noalded, and
there Is hut little chance for Ills recovery.
The tnon who suffered by the accident
were mostly steam fitters, but Welms was
an oiler. Those who were scalded slight
ly went home. Cette, Itussell and Higgins
were the only ones taken to hospitals.
There was no evidence of the explosion
visible from the street, and the theater
was not the least damaged by the acci
dent. The Olympia was opened last night,
although the building Is hardly completed.
HEROIC RESCUES ON THE LAKE.
A Steamer anti Two Schooners Ashore
Near Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 26.—The steamer J. Em
ory Owen and the schooners Elizabeth
'.Niclholaoa and MlcMigat|' went ashore
early this morning ofr Wlnneka, on the
north shore, near this city. All the crews
were rescued from death by freezing or
drowning by the gallant college boys of
the Evanston life-saving crew, aided by
citizens of the suburb of Glencoe. Water
was let Into the holds of the vessels af
ter they had struck the bowlders to keep
them from pounding to pieces. It Is be
lieved the Owen and Michigan may be
saved, but the Nicholson may prove a to
tal loss. The Owen Is worth about 1100,-
000. and is Insured for $73,000. The schoon
ers, which were In tow of the Owen, are
valued at lloo.isjo. The steamer carried a
crew of sixteen men, commanded by Capt.
Marlon Tenney, and there were eight men
on each of the consorts. All wire from
Buffalo.
The signal of distress from the freezing
men on Ihe vessels were first seen by a
Wlnneka resident, who notified the Evan
ston live savers. They hurried their life
boat In a wagon hitched to a team of
horses along the shore to the spot where
the ships were pounding In the fury of
the Icy gale. When the boat was within
half a mile of the ship on its journey
over the Ice boulders It sprung a leak and
the life savers were compelled to retreat
to shore and hitch up the old life boat to
a team of four horses. It was daylight
before the second trip was made to the
rescue of the thirty-two men and women
on the sinking vessels. The life savers
crawled with their boat over the Ice held
which separated them from the suffering
people and suburban citizens, Including
women and children, braved the storm to
bring warm clothing, stimulants and
other comforts for the use of the sailors
when thqy should be taken off.
The lifeboat was launched In half an
hour after leaving shore and a line from
the Owen was made fast to the boat. The
women were the first to be lowered to the
boat. They were Mrs. Tenney, wife of
Capt. Tenney; Mrs. A. C. Northway, cook
of the Michigan, and Mrs. William Smith,
wife of the Nicholson captain. Mrs.
Smith also had a six-months old child
to take care of. With the women and
children, the brave llfeboatmen made the
perilous trip In safety to shore, where all
were lustily cheered by a big brigade of
volunteers, anxious to lend a helping
hand. To and fro the life saving crew
and their staunch ioat jpade the journey
of rescue, each time carrying a load of
men from the ships until no living soul
remained to be saved from death.
On shore bonfires were lit and the kind
hearted eitlzens minißtered to the wants
of the women and men. The houses of all
In the neighborhood were opened to the
sufferers.
Capt. Tenney said that his steamer
struck first and the Michigan went on the
t*aeh to "the southward, clearing the
Owen. When the Nicholson came up to
the Owen she struck the stern of the
steamer. The captain’s wife and baby
were easily taken off.
A PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.
The Engineer Crushed to Death
t nder Hl* Engine.
Lamar, Miss., Nov. 26.—A north-bound
passenger train on the Illinois Central
railroad ran Into a freight car here last
night that had been blown from a switch
to the main line. The engine turned over,
crushing Engineer J. C. Woolley to death.
Fireman Robert Rollins was also buried,
but was not Injured. An unknown negro
tramp, who was stealing a ride, was also
killed. The baggage and mail oars were
wrecked. None of the passengers were
injured.
SALISBURY'S REPLY TO OLXEY.
The Premier'* Answer to the A'ene
suelait Letter Not Sent Yet.
London, Nov. 26.—Prime Minister Salis
bury has not yet replied to the memoran
dum of Mr. Olney, the American Secre
tary of State, on the Venezuelan affair.
Tne foreign office declines to state
whether the reply will be transmitted
through Ambassador Bayard or Sir Jul
ian Paunceforte, the British ambassador
at Washington.
Lost With Five Lives.
London, Nov. 26.—The Norwegian bark
Anne Klizalttth, bound from Cardiff for
Christiana, has been wrecked near Fal
mouth. Five of her crew were drowned.
J DAILY, $lO A YEAR.
• CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY J-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A TEAR
PLUMS OF THE LOWER HOUSE.
TWO EX-MEMBERS OF THE BODY
AFTER THE CLERKSHIP.
Each Denim That He Woalcl Accept
the Ollier of Serjicnnt-at- train
as Compensation for Ills Failure to
Scenrc the Clerkship—The Canilt
dntes Kx.ronxren.nirn McDowell
uf IVmisylvaniiv and Henderson of
11linois— Members Arriving Fast*
Wahlngton, Nov. 26.—There are the us
ual conflicting reports to-day regarding
the contest for the House offices. With
the arrival of upwards of 100 republican
members, the lines are being more tightly
drawn and greater interest Is excited as
to the result.
One of the reports In circulation to-day
was that the defeated candidate for clerk
would probably bo given the office of ser
geant-at-arms, as a compensation for hia
failure to secure the office of his choice.
The two candidates for this place are ex
members. One Is Mr. McDowell of Penn
sylvania and the other Gen. Henderson
of Illinois. Bo far as can be learned
there Is no basis for the belief that the
clerkship wll be settled In this manner.
Mr. McDowell liatly says that he will be
a party to no such arrangement. He said:
"I am a candidate for the clerkship. I
want that or nothing. I would not have
the office of scrgeant-at-arma, or any
other office but that of clerk, If It were
presented to me on a silver salver.”
W. J. Glenn of New York, who Is a can
didate for doorkeeper, and who has formed
an offensive and defensive alliance with
the McDowell forces, and B. J. Russell
of Missouri, who is also a member of the
MoDowell-Glenn combination as the can
didate for sergeant-at-arms, were present
In Mr. McDowell'S private apartment*
to-day when thut gentleman made the
foregoing statements. When ha had ex
pressed himself Messrs. Glenn and Rus
sell each announced their disapproval of
any proposition which looked to their
acceptance of any office except that for
which they have announced themselves.
"You may shy for me,” said Mr. Glenn,
”tha4 I came here to make the tight for
the iloorkccpcrshlp. I want that office,
and 1 want no other. If I fall to secure
It 1 shall go home. 1 do not Intend to re
main here and ask the support of my
friends for anything else.”
Mr. Bussell was equally positive In hia
assertion that he wanted the office of
sargeant-at-arms, and falling to get that,
purposed retiring from the race.
It Is expected that the nineteen repub
lican members of the Ohio delegation will
he In the city to-morrow. The major
part of that number will, It la aald. ba
here this evening. It Is their Intention
to hold an Informal conference to-morrow
night ami decide whut acton they shall
take as a body with reference to the
House offices. It Is believed that the chief
Ohioans will agree upon a candidate for
postmaster. If this be done they will glv*
him a united support and endeavor to ef
fect an arrangement which will result In
their candidate's election.
The thirteen members from Indiana will
hold a similar meeting, and It Is assumed
they will agree as a whole to support
the eandidscy of Capt. Thomas McKee,
who was assistant secretary of the last
national republican congressional cam
paign committee, for sergeant-at-arms,
the office to which Mr. Russell of Mis
souri aspires.
The twenty-three southern republicans
will caucus on Thursday night. It Is re
ported that they will be practically a unit
for W. B. Tipton of Tennessee, who la
making a sturdy light for the doorkeeper.
Oen. Henderson’s friends adopt a con
servative tone In discusing his chances.
Their candidate Is a man of great popu
larity, who Is widely known to public
men, as a result of his long service of
twenty years in the House. Gen. Hen
derson's personal popularity Is believed
to be one of his great elements of strength
and his backers are very hopeful to-day
that he will win.
This belief, however, Is ridiculed at Mr.
McDowell's headquarters. At that place
it is said that Mr. McDowell and the
other members of his combination, will
enter the caucus with 28 votes from Penn
sylvania. the 28 from New York, and the
10 from Missouri, absolutely certain. The
eight New Jersey vote* are claimed ftr
the combination. Eight of the Massa
chusetts members are said to be commit
ted to them in addition to a sufficient
number of votes whose locations It is not
now desirable to make public, which will
insure not only McDowell's election, but
that of- Messrs. Glenn and Russell as
well.
RAMS ON THE BATTLESHIPS.
They Are lo Be Plueed Nine Feet Be
low the Water Line.
Washington, Nov. 26.—A new feature In
battleship construction was authorized
to-day by Secretary Herbert in his ap
proval of a report submitted by the spec
ial board of which Rear Admiral John G.
Walker Is president, convened to consider
plans for the Kearsarge and the other
battleship for which provision was adopt
ed by the last congress. The matter upon
which the secretary passed, relates to the
position of the ram on these vessels.
Heretofore the navy department has fav
ored the plan of placing the point of the
ram five feet six Inches below the water
line, which was a compromise between
the English and the French ideas, the
latter placing the ram point on the water
line and the British having it eleven feet
below, as embodied In the United Stale*
battleship Texas, yrhich was constructed
on English plans. Recently, with refer
ence to the new battleships, Commodore
Slcard, commandant of the Brooklyn
navy yard, made the suggestion that th#
ram points should be lowered from the
present standard of five feet six Inches.
The Idea met with opposition In the
hoard of bureau chiefs or board of con
struction and Secretary Herbert referred
the matter to the special board. The re
commendation of this board that the
point be placed nine feet below the wa
ter line was that approved by the sec
retary.
CUTTER SERVICE CRUISING.
Six Vessel* to Perform Special Win
ter Work Along the Count.
Washington, Nov. 26.—The Pregjdfnt
has designated the revenue cutter service
steamers Levi Woodbury, A. J. Dallas,
Samuel Dexter, Alexander Hamilton, W.
H. Crawford and Schulyer Colfax to per
form special winter cruising upon the dan
gerous coasts of the United States. This
action was taken in conformity with a
section of the revised statutes, providing
that "the President may, when the ne
cessities of the service permit it, causa
any suitable number or public vessels
adapted to the purpose, to cruise upon
the coasts tn the season of severe weath
er, and to afford such aid to distressed
navigators as their circumstances may
require, and such public vessels shall go
to sea fully prepared to render such as
sistance.”
Destruction of Treasury Record*.
Washington, Nov. 26.—Auditor Baldwin
and Logan Carlisle, who are Investigat
ing the recent destruction of treasury
records by colored laborers, for the sake
of the stamps upon them. Intimate thst
there are others connected with the mat
ter who are of more consequence than
the colored laborers.