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THE MORNING NEWS. i
Established 1850. . - Incorporated ISBS. -
J. H. EsSTILL. President.
MANY ARE STILL MISSING.
THE TOTAL FATALITIES AT ST.
LOIIS SOW PI T AT 400.
An Expert Insurance Adjuster Esti
mates the Loss at f2o,ooo,ooo—The
Police of the Opinion That Many of
the 124 Persons Reported Missing
Will Turn l"p Sate—Danger of an
Epidemic of Disease,
St. Louis, June I.—At 2 o'clock this after
noon the Chronicle compiled the follow
ing table as the latest list of fatalities:
Known dead in St. Louis 199
Unknown dead In St. Louis 8
Fatally injured in St. Louis 18
Missing in St. Louis 118
Known dead In East St. Louis 145
Unknown dead in East St. Louis 3
Fatally injured In East St. Louis 2
Total fatality 490
The railroad yards on the east side of
the river are being rapidly placed in good
condition. On this side the damage to
railroads - was considerably less and the
repairs are going on. Plans for the re
construction of the round and freight
houses which were blown dow-n and crush
ed to pieces are being made. The foot
way over the Eads bridge will be ready
for pedestrians to-morrow afternoon, it
is thought, and the driveway for wagons
by to-morrow or next day. The electric
line over the bridge will not be
ready for several days yet, but trains
will run over the bridge every twenty
minutes.
Prof. Bauman, an expert insurance ad
juster of Chicago, is in the city and after
looking over the field he said the total
loss will foot up over $2u,00u,000. Prof.
Bauman adjusted the losses caused by the
Louisville tornado about five years ago.
A mass meeting of citizens has been
called for to-morrow evening to consider
the advisability of appealing for outside
help to aid the storm sufferers.
A peculiar feature of the storm is the
long list of missing persons reported at
police headquarters. Up to this morning
124 persons are reported missing. The po
lice incline to the belief that many of
these will be found with relatives in
other portions of the city.
The situation In East St. Louis is one
qf gloom and misery. Th&re is some
fear expressed of an epidemic of disease
among the homeless near the river. Un
der the ruins is a vast quantity of de
caying animal and vegetable matter
which is sending pestilential clouds up
and out through the debris. The suffer
ers are weak from exposure and exer
tion, and are in no condition to light the
malaria that is breeding on the island.
Another problem Is the almost unanimous
refusal of the sufferers to leave their be
longings and occupy the military tents
which have been pitched at Brighton.
In spite of the presence of the militia
they fear their goods are not safe, and
they refuse to leave until they have, pro
tected all their earthly belongings.
Chief of Police Ganey has taken ex
treme precautions to prevent vandalism
and early this morning 150 tramps were
rounded up and driven out of town.
What is needed most is shoes, bandage
cloth, clothing and ladies underwear. Fur
niture and cots, together with dry bed
ding, are also much called for. The addi
tional damage of continuous wet weather
resulted in the Issuing of another order
prohibiting the operation of any electric
lights in the districts south of Elm street
and west of the levee.
The situation as to street car service Is
steadily Improving. All the lines are now
running, except the Sculling, Cherokee,
Lower Grove and California avenue
branches of the Union Depot Railway
Company. <
The convention auditorium has been re
paired and was turned over to the Busi
ness Men’s League to-day.
At the poor house temporary repairs
have been made. The ruined chapel is
boarded tip and the male paupers are quar
tered there, and the female paupers have
been transferred to the men s ward. The
pauper hospital has been abandoned and
the sick transferred to the insane hospi
tal.
Much to the surprise of the police there
has been less crime in St. Louis since the
tornado, than before, notwithstanding that
the city has been In darkness and it was
reported that hundreds of crooks from for
eign cities had flocked to St. Louis.
Chief Detective Desmond, in an inter
view to-day, said that during Saturday
night there was not one report of arrest
from the wrecked district.
The river gives up its dead slowly, and
the statisticians at W'ork on the list
of cyclone fatalities have not yet reach
ed an estimate of the number lost in
tlie great water way. They know certain
ly that five were lost on the steamer J.
J. Odil, and know - that others, whose iden
tity remains a mystery, were positively
seen to disappear during the tornado. The
river captains and patrolmen along the
levee say that a conservative estimate
of the number of the roustabouts, shanty
dwellers and fiat boat residents, who
lost their lives in the storm, is less than
twenty.
Shortly before 2 o’clock this
morning the two stricken cities,
St. Louis and East St. Louis, re
ceived a thorough scare. A storm came
up from the southwest, accompanied by
low rumbling thunder and almost con
tinuous flashes of lightning. Then a few
minutes later big black clouds appeared
on the northern horizon, coming up till
they covered the city. There was con
siderable wind, though nothing at all
approaching a hurricane or tornado. The
elemental disturbance lasted nearly an
hour, and then became a slow drizzling
rain, which had increased to a downpour
at 10 o’clock this morning.
The work of clearing away the ruins
is being carried on in a more systematic
manner, but the rain make3 the work
more difficult.
New York. June I.—Mayor Strong re
ceived the following telegram from the
mayor of St. Louis to-day: “To Mayor
Strong, New York. St. Louis is grateful
for your offer of assistance. At present
the situation seems well in hand. Will
not hesitate to avail ourselves of your
aid if it becomes necessary. C. P. Wal
bridge. Mayor.”
Memphis. Tenn., June I.—The body of a
white woman, clasping in her arms the
body of an infant, was drawn from the
river rigim in front of this city to-day.
Both are badly decomposed, and appear
to have been victims of the St. Louis cy
eyones, or to have been lost off,the ferry
boat Katherine, which was capsized and
sunk at Cairo, 111., in a tornado last week.
O(.'TRACED HV HER HOST.
A I’osse After a Moonshiner Who As
oaulted a Girl.
Jackson, Miss., June I.—East Rankin Is
t-’P in arms against Sam and Bud Bratcher.
Bud escaped from the state farm about
three weeks since, where he was serving
a entence for running a blind tiger. Sat
urday the 16-year-old daughter of a neigh
r was spending the night at Sam
Bratcher’s. After she retired Sam en
t r t her room and outraged her. She
;med Airs. Bratcher, told of the deed,
1 ; i Bratcher left, taking his gun. The
'i'uolc neighborhood is hunting him, and
n aught he will be hanged without trial.
a i -ssc leaves here this evening to join
m lue chase. All the parties are white.
She Jltifuittg Hetai#.
CHICAGO'S COXVEXTIOX.
The Silt,-Committee Again Busy
With the Details.
Chicago. June I.—The sub-committee of
the national committee, which has charge
of the convention matters of a prepara
tory character, met at the auditorium
annex to-day, and another session is to
be held to-morrow. The principal busi
ness to come before the members relates
to the decoration of the Coliseum, the
music arrangements and the appointment
of an assistant sergeant-at-arms. Inci
dentally the committee will put out its
hand when Chairman Donnersberger, of
the local committee, delivers a check for
the remaining gil.OuO of convention sub
scriptions, which he says he has the
money for. and so make good the full
promise of the Chicago guarantors. The
committee now know that the men who
6igned the guarantee will pay if the sub
scribers are delinquent, and there is no
uneasiness on the financial score any
more, especially as the rest of the fund
is not needed at present.
Chairman Harr.iy. Secretary Sheerin and
Messrs. Wall of Wisconsin, Prather of St.
Louis, Canda of New York and Sheriey
of Louisville attended the meeting, be
sides Sers'cnt at-Arms Martin.
No member of the local committee ap
peared before the meeting to-day. Most
of the day was spent in discussing the re
port of the committee on music and decor
ations. The committee to-morrow will de
cide on the convention band and the de
corator.
After the meeting the committee dined
at the Chicago Athletic Club house, as
the guests of Judge Adam A. Goodrich,
and in the evening attended the opening
of the Coliseum with Buffalo Bill's show
in order to test the acoustic qualities of
the hall.
E. C. Wall, the Wisconsin member said:
T will speak for Wisconsin on the m n
ey question. You can put it in the gold
column. The convention June 23. will de
clare solidly for sound money. The silver
men will not be heard from.’’
Secretary Sheerin said for Indiana: "Wo
have given up my state, so far as sound
money is concerned. The wave is likely
to sweep over the entire state.”
To a reporter. Chairman Harrity said
that if a silver plank was put in the
platform he would accept It as the will
of a majority of the party, and he would
stand by it.
"It is my belief,” he continued, "that
the entire delegation from Pennsylvania
will do the same. All the talk that has
been indulged in to the effect that the
honest money majority of the national
committee will exercise its power to un
seat delegations is out of place. I still
hope and believe that there will be a
majority of sound money delegates in the
convention, but I am ready to admit that
the silver sweep in Kentucky changes
matters and reduces my hopes. It will
likely have some effect upon the states
that have not yet spoken in favor of the
white metal.”
POPULISTS IX A RIOT.
Two Faction* of a Central Commit
tee Clash.
Chicago, June I.—A, meeting of the
county central committee of the People’s
party ended in a riot to-night, and two
wagonloads of police were sent to quell
the disturbance.
It is alleged that Dr. Taylor, chairman
of the committee, has been running the
affairs of the party to suit his own ends.
Taylor, his opponents claim, called a
meeting to-night of the central commit
tee for the purpose of appointing deie
£ates to the national convention in St.
ouls, and notified only his friends. The
other members of the committee heard
of the affair and with re-inforcements
went to the hall and were organizing for
business when Taylor and his friends ar
rived. William Hogan was in the
and several motions were put upon which
the Taylor crowd voted. This, the Hogan
side claimed, legalized their meeting.
A row followed, and a riot call was sent
in. Fighting was just commencing in
earnest when the police arrived. The
entire crowd was ejected from the hall.
Two separate meetings will now be held
and both will elect delegates to St. Louis.
A FAILURE AT RICHMOND.
The Finance Trading Company
Makes an Assignment.
Richmond, Va., June I.—The Finance
Trading Company filed a deed of assign
ment in the chancery court this after
noon. Messrs. S. 11. Hawes and T. Wil
liam Robertson are named as trustees.
The deed conveys notes of the aggre
gate value of $125,975. Fifty shares of the
capital stock of the Bothels Cigarette Ma
chine Company: twenty-five shares of the
capital stock of the Metropolitan Hank;
all the open accounts of the company;
all right and title in the Finance Trad
ing Company, fixtures, furniture, safe and
other property in its office, and posses
sion, with mortgages, deeds of trust, se
curities and collateral.
The liabilities are placed at $75,000. The
trustees are requested to take such 6teps
as will be for the bet interests of this
company.
The embarrassment of Jackson Brandt,
the company’s president, who assigned
last week, is given as the cause of the
assignment.
A FLOOD AT MOIiAD (Ti l',
Four Houses Washeil Away and Sev
eral Lives I.ost.
Mound City, AIo., June I.—A most dis
astrous flood visited this city yesterday
morning. About 4 o’clock rain began
falling in torrents, in fact, it was almost
a water spout. The rain fell for three
hours, when persons living west of Davis
creek, in a part of the city called Jim
town, began to move out, as did some
thirty families on the flat on the east side
of the creek. The stream rose rapidly,
and in a very short time water began
to run into houses. Then a residence
was seen coming down the stream. With
a crash it struck the sixty-foot span
bridge across Davis creek, on Dower
State street, and the house and bridge
went down together. Persons were seen
on top of the house, but the hundreds
of people who stood near were powerless
to aid them. Four residences were wash
ed away. The total damage is estimated
at $40,000.
OREGON'S ELECTIONS.
A Probability That the Free ‘liver
Candidates Won.
Portland. Ore., June 1, 10 p. m.—Owing to
the exceedingly slow count It is very dif
ficult to forecast the result of to-day’s
election, but returns up to this hour in
dicate that ex-Gov. Pennoyer will be elec
ted mayor of Portland. Congressman El
lis, rep., the free silver candidate, leads
Northrup, sound money, by about 5,000 in
the Second congressional district.
In the First congressional district, Van
durberg. free silver populist, holds a p!u
rality of 300 over Tongue, rep.
The indications are that the free silver
candidates will triumph and that Senator
Mitchell will succeed himself in the Unit
ed States Senate.
Fowle's Nomination Rejected.
Washington, June I.—The Senate to
day rejected the nomination of William
H. Fowle, to be collector of internal rev
enue for the Sixth district of Virginia,
vice Fitzhugh Lee, sent as consul general
to Havana,
SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, JUNE 2, ISIXS.
A BIG PARADE AT NASHVILLE.
THIRTY THOISAXIi MEX IX LIXE
.VXD 150,000 SPECTATORS.
The Inaiixiirntiim of the Coming Ex
position the Occasion for the
Turnout—The Day Also the One
Ilnndredth Anniversary of the Ad
mission of Tennessee to the Union.
Nashville, Tenn.. Juno I.—Despite the
most inclement weather conditions imag
inable. unless a St. Louis cyclone had
struck the vicinity, Nashville and Ten
nesse to-day observed the ceremonies so
much talked about, incidental to the
great International exposition which it
is the purpose of the people of the state
to give next year.
The inaugural was a grand success from
every standpoint, and, though it rained
ail the morning, while the great parade
was forming, every available place on
the seats in the windows along the line
of March was occupied, and conservative
estimates fix the number of spectators
and participants at 150,000 people. There
were not less than 30,000 who partici
pated in the parade, and the Red Men,
the Laboring Men, the Knights of Py
thias and many other prominent secret
orders, besides many civic organizations,
which wielded a power in all walks in
Nashville. It was a magnificent demon
stration of the interest which Tennessee
ans take in enterprises born of pure pa
triotism, and by the way. It is well to
state that a hearty Interest was mani
fessted from all sections of the union
by the presence of prominent representa
tives from abroad.
Gen. Charles Thurman, was chief mar
shal and Col. Thomas Claiborne was ad
jutant general, and both worked hard to
make the inaugural parade a grand suc
cess. There were four divisions to the
parade, which was constituted of national
and state soldiery, including both infantry
and cavalry and artillery, it was a grand
s.ght to see the procession moving down
Broad street en route to Centennial park,
and every time the United States marine,
or any other of the local or visiting bands
played some bit of music like "Dixie'' or
"America,” a shout went up to which a
genuine rebel yell is a rustle of soft green
leaves in June.
The slate of Tennessee was one hundred
years old to-day, and as is pretty gener
ally understood the object of this cele
bration was a commemoration of that
epoch in Tennessee history. The Idea is
the favored child of sentiment, incident
ally, and the concentrated labor of several
years which has been done by enterpris
ing and leading spirits in Tennessee. Tne
enterprise has undergone many ups and
downs, but now the expansion which has
attended this work amounts to an exposi
tion international Instead of a show of
limited importance and scope.
There were thousands of citizens on each
side of the line of march, who greeted
the paraders as they filed in the beauti
ful grounds. While the grounds were
muddy the crowd was not held back, ami
a continual How of people crowded every
one of the many walks, inspecting the
grand buildings, which are now about
constructed and the proper sites, which
are set aside for those to come here.
The first business on the programme,
after the ceremonies began, was the dedi
cation of the grounds to the purposes
which are embodied in the charter of the
company. This was done In an eloquent
speech by Maj. J. W. Thomas, who la
president of the company, and as he con
cluded it, Vice President Van Lee Kirk
man unfurled the stars and stripes to a
pretty sentiment on their meaning from
Maj. Thomas.
The programme carried out in the morn
ing was by the children and after the
dedication the exercises at the Audlto
. riuin were proceeded with. The feature
of that part of it was Hon. J. M. Dickin
son's speech. He was really the orator
of the occasion. His speech was upon
the growth of Tennessee and the magnifi
cent record which the volunteer state has
made for herself during the century.
The Marine Band furnished the music
for the occasion, and this was no smaii
feature to the programme.
The woman's board, headed by Mrs.
Van Lee Kirkman. its president, held a
forma) meeting, at which the building
set aside for women was accepted, and
Mrs. George W. Fall, one of the most
prominent figures in social circles of
Middle Tennessee, made a pretty and
timely speech to the large crowd ’which
assembled to see that all was well done,
when she turned the keys over to Mrs.
Kirkman. Mrs. Ellen Henroting, presi
dent of the National Federation of Wo
men's Clubs, also addressed the audience.
The largest body of troops from the
United 'States army which ever attended
such an affair is here, and these men,
with the entire state militia, made a
grand showing in the parade. There will
be another one to-morrow, and that will
conclude the exercises of the inaugural
ceremonies.
The large body of Washington corre
spondents, who were guests of the local
Bohemian Press Club, will be held over
until to-morrow, and they will take In
Belle Meade, that famous home of the
thoroughbred, and several others of the
most interesting historical places with
which the vicinity of Nashville abounds.
KENT IT'ICY’S CONVENTION.
Delegates and Spectators Arriving
at Lexington,
Lexington, Ky., June I.—' Delegates and
visitors are arriving in* the city to-night
to attend Wednesday’s state convention.
Senator Blackburn and several of his most
trusted lieutenants arrived to-night. In an
interview the senator said when asked
what he had to say about the silver vic
tory of Saturday: “X did not win a victory,
but my friends did win a great victory."
He would say nothing further. His friends,
especially those from Western Kentucky,
are anxious that the convention should in
dorse him for President.
At 10 o’clock several well posted leaders
of the silver movement agreed that the
most likely man for temporary chairman
is Charles K. Wheeler of Paducah, and for
permanent chairman, John B. Carroll of
Newcastle. They also agreed that the
most likely men for delegates at large to
the Chicago convention are Senator
Blackburn. Gen. P. Wat Hardin, Gen. John
S. Rea and W. T. Ellis.
A large number of leading siivermen are
to arrive here to-morrow morning and
will hold a caucus to-morrow afternoon
on the matter of the organization of the
convention. Eastern Kentucky silver men
are pushing the claims of ex-Congressman
Turner of Aft. Sterling for temporary
chairman.
A NEGRO STABBED TO DEATH.
A Quarrel About J{ Cents at the Bot
tom of the Crime.
Charleston, S. C., June I.—Edward Fev
ers, an 18-year-old negro boy, was stabbed
to death on Alarket street this morning
at 2:30 o’clock by William Frazer, an
other negro. The two had been gambling
and a dispute arose over 3 cents change
as they were walking’ up Market street.
Frazer claims that Fevers started to
draw a pistol. Frazer drew a knife and
stabbed Fevers to the heart, making a
fearful wound in his breast. Frazer ran
off. but came back later and surren
dered himself to the police.
FLED UXDEK A LIVELY EIRE.
The Lnurndn Exchanges Minis will,
a Warship.
Kingston, Jamaica, June I.—An unknown
steamer resembling the LauraJa attempt
ed to enter Port Antonio to-day. but was
headed off by a Spanish gunboat. Shots
were exchanged by the two vessels, and
the steamer went seaward, using her guns
as she ran from the war ship.
Philadelphia, Pa.. June I.—British Con
sul Clipperton to-day revoked the regis
tration papers of the filibustering steamer
Bermuda. Capt. Clipperton gave his rea
sons for revoking the steamer’s paper
that she was not owned by British sub
jects, but It is not hard to believe that
the owner's uctlvity in the Cuban cause
brought about the consul’s action. The
Bermuda will now be unable to leave port
until she is registered by some govern
ment, and can go to sea flying the flag
of some nation.
Havana, June I.—The entire town of
Jamaica, near Havana, has been burned
by a rebel band under command of the
insurgent leader Castillo.
A party of rebels yesterday placed dy
namite bombs upon the railway track
near Sabinalla, In Matanzas province,
which were exploded by a repair train
containing a number o£ workmen. The
train was completely wrecked and the
engineer was killed and several workmen
injured.
A band of rebels made an attack upon
the town of Santiago Los Vegas, in the
province of Havana, to-Ony, but were
repulsed.
The rebel bands under Ansalmo and Rid
rlguez entered the town of Puerta tie la
Guira, south of the trocha, yesterday, and
set tire to lhe place, burning every’build
ing In the town.
A summary of yesterday's engagements
shows that the rebels lost fifteen wound
ed. The troops had three killed and six
wounded.
The rebels have destroyed with dyna
mite a culvert near Bolon lron, provlneo
of Matanzas. The train sent to repair
the damage was attacked by the reb
els.
It is reported that rebel bands attacked
the town of San Antonio Je los Banos
but were repulsed.
HOD YOU SKY’S HORROR,
The Hollies of the Unknown Demi
Ilnrieil in Trenches.
Moscow. June I.—Every effort is being
made to clear the Hodyorsky plain of the
dead upon it who lost their lives in tho
frightful disaster of Saturday. To-day
a number of bodies were found on the
edges of the plain and in the villages
around. These dead were injured and
crawled until death overtook them.
The functions in connection with the
coronation festivities are being given as
though nothing had happtffied. The plea
sure resorts are open as usual. Several
wealthy residents gave garden parties to
day, and things generally are going on
as though nothing out of the ordinary had
occurred.
The police declare that they had no
official power on the plain and could not
interfere until too late.
Many of the Modjiks danced around the
beer casks while the dead were lying
around. It Is stated that large numbers
of injured refused to go to the hospitals.
The mob, subsequent to the disaster, cal
lously stood by the corpses and re
ceived the doles.
Ail the bodies of the victims were in
terred to-day. About half of the dead
were Identified. The unclaimed filled elev
en trenches, which were fifty yards long.
Priests Officiated at all the Interments.
Many pathetic scenes were witnessed as
the bodies were consigned to the earth.
Thousands of persons were in the ceme
tery weeping and praying . Upon the
hearts of all the dead were placed icons,
or sacred pictures.
To-night the city has resumed its nor
mal aspect, and a stranger, unless told,
would never for a moment Imagine that
only two days ago one of the most fright
ful calamities that ever occurred in Rus
sia had taken p.ace Just outside the city.
DEIIT OF THE N \TJON.
A Net Increase During tle Month of
May of *5,188,730.
Washington, June I.—The debt state
ment, issued this afternoon, shows a net
increase in the public debt, less cash in
the treasury, during Alay, of $5,188,730.
The interest bearing debt increased
$3,176,450. The non-interest bearing debt
decreased $885,170, and the cash in the
treasury decreased $2,807,450. The bal
ances of the several classes of debt at
the close of business Alay 30, were: In
terest bearing debt, $846,488,590; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity,
$1,645,970; debt bearing no interest, $373,-
535,060; total $1,220,809,610.
The certificates and treasury notes off
set by an equal amount of cash in the
treasury outstanding at the end of the
month Were $556,046,973, a decrease of
$4,847,280.
The total cash in the treasury was
$861,766,970. The gold reserve was $100,000,-
000. The net cash balance was $157,193,210.
In the month there was a decrease in
gold coin and bars of $17,139,316, the total
at the close being $151,307,142. Of silver
there was an Increase of $1,113,720. Of the
surplus there was in national bank de
positories $20,952,972, against $26,698,590 at
the end of the preceding month.
PATENT OFFICE CHANGES.
One Examiner Dropped and Six
Others Redueed In Grade.
Washington, June I.—Several changes
were made in the patent office bureau
Saturday afternoon Just before the clos
ing of office work. They included one
first examiner of patents, who was dropped
from the rolls altogether, and six other
first examiners who were reduced to the
position of fourth examiners. These va
cancies have made it possible to make
promotions of about thirty officials to the
different grades of examiners, ranging
from fourth to third, from first to second,
and from second to forth examiners, rt
is reported in the bureau that in addition
to these, three principal examiners of
patents are to be either dropped from the
roll or reduced in official station, upon the
return of Secretary Smith.
The commissioner of patents directed
these changes to be made last week Just
prior to his departure for Europe.
TOWSLEY QUITS THE TERMINAL.
Tile Superintendent Gives no Henson
for fils Action.
Charleston, S. C., June I.—C. W. Town
ley, who for some years has been super
intendent of the East Shore Terminal
Company of this city, has severed his
connection with that company. The res
ignation was handed in some time ago,
but it did not go into effect until to-day.
Mr. Towsley is a western man and has
made many friends in Charleston. No
reason for the resignation is assigned by
either Mr. Towsley or the company.
TWO LYNCHED AT COLUMBUS,
THE MOll DOES ITS WORK AT ll
O’CLOCK IX THE MORMXG.
The Mob Dashes Into the Ciiarl
Room in the Slayton Case While
a Jury Is Being; Impii nclril anil
Drags llim to Ills Death—The .fall
Stormed Xext anti Will Miles Also
Hanged and Shot.
Columbus. Ga,, June I.—Two negroes
were hung to a tree In the middle of
Broad street, the main business thor
oughfare of this city, and riddled
with bullets by an infuriated mob, at 10
o’clock this morning. They were Jesse
Slayton an.l Will Miles.
Last Thursday Slayton outraged Mrs.
Howard Bryan, a respectable white lady
of this (Muscogee) county. He was cap
tured that day by officers in the city and
placed in Jail before the crowd looking
for him found him.
Tills morning he was carried to the su
perior court room for trial. He ha 1 been
indicted, and a Jury was being impanelled
when a mob rushed up the steps into the
court room, yelling and brandishing ri
fles and pistols, seized the terrified man,
threw a rope around his neck and dragged
him a hundred yards down Broad street,
riddling his body with bullets at every
step. The body was then swung up to a
tree and left dangling there.
The crowd then went to the Jail after
Will Miles, another negro, who. In tho
night time about two years ago, attempt
ed an outrage upon Mrs. Albright, a lady
of this city. The Jaglor pleaded with the
mob, but to no,avail, and was compelled
to surrender lilies to save his life and
the Jail from destruction. He surrendered
the keys, and the doomed man was led
to where the body of Slayton dangled.
Miles was quickly swung up. and his
body riddled with a hundred bullets.
Miles had boon tried and convicted
twice, and his case had been twice seat
back by the supreme court on technicali
ties for a m w trial. His last trial re
sulted In anew trial and he was In Jail
awaiting his fourth tral. Tho law's delay
in this instance had much to do with
causing the mad mob to override the law
and court Itself this morning.
Columbus was never In such a state of
excitement as she has been to-day. With
bated breath the populace watched the
developments.
The Slayton negro was conveyed un
molested from the Jail to the court house,
a distance of six squares. From early in
the morning the town began to fill up with
people from the surrounding country. The
fact that the prisoner was permitted to
lie taken intomirt gave rise to the belief
that the result of the trial would be
awaited.
When, however, the fiend’s victim, who
Is in a critical condition, was notified that
she would have to go Into court, a leader
of the mob said that she should not be
subjected to such mortification, which
was the signal for the rush for the court
room.
The lynehings of Slayton and Miles were
the first occurrences of the kind ever
witnessed In this city, and the second In
the history of the county. A negro was
lynched Just beyond the city limits in
1832 for the offense of rape, the scene
of the crime being in the same neighbor
hood us that of Clayton’s.
Until late In the afternoon the forms
of the two negroes, each a mutilated
mass of humanity, were left swinging to
the tree upon which they met the inevit
able fate of the defiler of the hearthstone.
The spectacle was, indeed, a gruesome
one, and many thousand people gazed
upon it with horror. The following pla
ards were pinned to their persons:
On Slayton’s: "All cases of this kind
shall be treated likewise,” and this on
Miles: “Both cousins. This one convicted
twice; mistrial once. Father hung for
same offense.”
The lynchers were not residents of Co
lumbus, all of them being strangers.
Many of the mob are said to have come
from as far as fifty miles away, a num
ber of them from Alabama.
The lynching is not upheld by the peo
ple of this community, and while there Is
no sympathy fur the class of criminals
to which the victims belonged, the affair
is greatly regretted by the citizens of C’O
lumbu3.
MONEY FOR THE MAILS.
The Conferees Agree on All Except
One Item in (lie Rill.
Washington, June I.—The conferees on
the postofflee appropriation bill, which
went to them more than a month ago,
to-day completed their first report on the
measure. Only one Item, that authoriz
ing the Postmaster General to consolidate
outlying or suburban offices with the cen
tral office, remains now In disagreement.
The Senate conferees agree to recede
from amendments adding about 1850,000,
ami the House conferees recede from their
disagreement to amendments carrying
about SBOO,OOO, so the total of tho bill is
Increased by that amount.
The principal Items as agreed to aro as
follows:
Clerk hire In postoffices, $10,400,000.
Free delivery service, $12,818,000, of which
$10,(W0 shall be used for experimental ser
vices in rural communities. The segrega
tion of items made by the House stands.
Railroad transportation. $28,000,000; ad
ditional compensation to the Oceanic Com
pany for mall services to Honolulu and
Australia, SBO,OOO.
Mail depredations, $30,000,
The segregation of items of this bill
made by the House has been omitted,
leaving the department free to carry on
Its Inspection of the work of carriers as
heretofore.
DAVIS MILITARY COLLEGE.
Opening Exercises of Hie Sixteenth
Annual Commencement.
Winston. N. C., June I.—Tho sixteenth
annual commencement exercises of Davis
.Military College opened here to-night
with a celebration by the Washington
Literary Society. Quartermaster Dame
ron of North Carolina delivered a tine
oration, his subject being “The United
States—lts Past, Present and Future.”
The declaimcrs wen- Cadet R. 1,. Der
rick of Arkansas, Adjt. K. P. Boon and
Corpl. G. W. Face of Virginia. Their
subjects were respectively as follows:
“The Blacksmith's Story,” “The March
of the Mind,” “The Last Speech of Rob
ert Emmett.” The debaters were Cadet
<C. H. Thompson of Georgia and Cadet
F. B. McLean of Minnesota. Their sub
ject was: “Resolved, That a Lawyer Is
Justifiable ir: Defending a Client When
He knows Him to Be Guilty,”
A SILVERITE VICTORY.
Roanoke's First Ward Carried foe
the White Metal.
Roanoke, Va., June I.—The friends of
free silver were victorious at the ad
journed democratic mass meeting In the
First ward to-night to elect delegates to
the Staunton convention, the vote being
110 to 54. The seven delegates were in
structed to work for silver in the stale
convention. The course of Congressman
Otey and Senator Daniel was indorsed,
and a resolution favoring a constitutional
convention was adopted.
SESSIOA OK THE SENATORS.
The Conference Mi'imrt on the In*
•linn 1111 l Dehatcil.
Washington, June I.—The conference
report on the Indian appropriation h!H
was discussed for a couple of hours in
the Senate to-day, but attain went over
without action. The question that has
been so much debated In the Senate tor
nearly a week past Is the proposition in
that report to impose the duties and
rights of citizenship on the Indians of the
tivo civilized tribes—is being claimed by
the senators opposed to It that It is a
violation of the treaty with those In
dians. Tho report itself is only a partial
one—the conferees not having agreed
upon the proposed temporary continuance
of contract schools for Indian children.
A Joint resolution appropriating Itf.ono
for the completion of the historical frieze
In the rotunda of the capitol provoked a
discussion, In which Mr. Hawley, rep., of
Connecticut, criticized the painting for
what it represented and for what it failed
to represent—President Cleveland being
in the first class and the surrender at
Appomatox In the other.
Finally objection was made to the con
sideration of the resolution by Mr. Wil
son, rep., of Washington, and it wont over
without action.
.. Th< L,V. o, ’ for '’" ce re P<>rt on the fortlflea
"yn bill was presented and agreed to.
The private pension bill, which was
vetoed by tho President Inst week be
cause of a wrong description of the sol
dier s regiment, was reported io-day,
W’lth that mistake corrected, and was
passed.
Another veto of a private pension bill
was presented to-day. It was the case of
the renewal of a pension to the widow
of a soldier in the Mexican war after
she had married a secoriYl time—thirty
flvo years ago—and forfeited her pension.
The message and hill were referred to
the committee on pensions. Two other
pension vetoes were also presented. Tho
Intended beneficiaries were wrongly locat
'd', and described, und consequently the
oljject Of the hills was defouted.
Tho hill to prohibit tho further Issuance
of Interest bearing bonds without the
consent of congress was taken up at
2 o'clock. An argument was made against
It by Mr. Cullom, rep., of Illinois, who
declared that tho consequences of its
passage would bo so far reaching as to
be simply apiialllng, but that there was
no danger of Its passing the House of
Representatives. The bill was advocated
by Mr. Brown, rep., of Utah, tn con
nection with a resolution ortVred by him
self to-day, declaring that, "in the opin
ion of tho Henate, the Secretary of tho
Treasury has no authority, under tho
act of Jan. 14. 1875, to Issue any further
or other bonds In addition to those al
ready issued, and that any such bonds
that may hereafter bo Issued by him
would be without authority of law and
void.” Tho bill went over without ac
tion.
Mr. Morgan, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported a bill amendatory
of the Nicaragua canal act, stating,
however, that he did not expect action
upon It by the Benate at the present
•esslon.
At 5:55 o'clock the Senate adjourned un
til to-morrow morning.
STOKES' SEAT STOLES.
Tlie Republican* Vote That There
AVa* An Legal Election.
Washington, Jtfne I.—The House to-day
disposed of the contested election case
of Johnston vs. Stokes from the Seventh
district of South Carolina by adopting
the view of Mr. McCall, rep,, of Mass
achusetts, chairman of tho commission
which considered the case. By a vote of
180 to 125 it was decided that no le.gal
election for representative in this con
gress nad been held in tho district. and
the seat was declared vacant. The re
publicans divided upon this proposition
and It was supported by the unanimous
democratic vote. The majority reported
In favor of Stokes and tho minority In
favor of Johnston.
This being suspension dsv the rulf*
yrero suspended and a number of bills
were passed, among them the House bill
authorizing the appointment of a labor
commission of twenty members to inves
tigate the relations of labor and capital
and to report to congress desirable legis
lation thereto.
The House 111 l extending the Jurisdiction
of the United States courts In Indian
Territory, providing for the laying out
of towns and the leasing of coal and
other mineral, timber, farming and graz
ing lands in the territory, was taken up,
hut tho vote on its passage disclosed the
lack of a quorum, and at 5:40 o'clock, on
motion of Mr. Sherman, rep,, of New
York, the House adjourned.
A supplemental conference report on the
sundry civil bill, showing an agreement
upon all Items save the appropriations for
certain public buildings, was made by
Ma. Cannon, rep., of Illinois, and agreed
to.
RIVERS AAH HARBORS.
The House Committee Favor* Over
riling the Ve'to.
Washington, June I.—The House river
and harbor committee to-day formally
agreed to recommend to the House the
pussago of the river and harbor bill over
the President’s veto. Chairman Hooker
was instructed to prepare a report in
which he will Incorporate the reasons of
the committee for taking this step.
CRETAAS RETREAT.
They -Join Other Rnnils and Pro
claim Union With Greece,
London, June I.—The Dally News will
to-morrow publish a dispatch from Athens
saying that the Christian insurgents who
were beselglng the town of Vamoos have
retreated to the mountains, where they
have Joined other Insurgent bands and
proclaimed the union of Crete and Greece.
Lindsay Aot to Resign.
Washington, June U—Senator Lindsay
of Kentucky says there ib no truth in the
story telegraphed from this city to Louis
ville that he intended to resign from the
Senate. "Senator Lindsay is not giving
the republicans a possible chance to till
his place in the Senate," said a senator.
"There is not the least foundation for
the story. It Is a fake, pure and sim
ple.”
Peace in the Balkans.
Vienna, June ].—Emperor Francis Jo
seph, speaking to the Austrian delegation
to-day, expressed the hope that the una
nimity of the powers In their efforts to
maintain the statu quo of the Balkans
would continue, and thus develop pacific
International relations. The emperor also
alluded in complimentary terms to the It
alian army in Africa, which, he said, was
upholding the honor of the flag of Italy.
Cholera Riot nt Cairo.
London, June I.—A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph Company from Cairo
says that a serious riot has occurred in
that city, growing out of the public alarm
over the prevalence of cholera. In the
course of the disturbance the governor
of Cairo was wounded and the police
were compelled to fire upon the mob.
Over 2W of the rioters were arrested.
I DAILY. *lO A TEAR.
•i S CENTSs A COPT.
I WEEKLY 2-TIME3-A-WEEK *1 A TEAR
LAVIGNE THE WINNING LAD.
HICK 111 RGE K AOCKF.D OUT IA IT
ROI.AD* AT 1,0 AHO A.
The Englishman the Favorite In the
Hi lling at Odd* of T to 4—The
American Force* the Fighting
Front the Atari—The Fight Put t'|
I>> Gorge a Surprise, n* Every One
Though! He Had a Soft Thing.
London. June I.—The prize fight between
Kid Lavlgne, the American, and DICIC
Ilurge, the British pugilist, resulted la
favor of Lavlgne In the seventeenth round.
Tho prevailing odds yesterday were 1 to
•1 on Burge.
Tho battle was for tho International
light-weight championship at the world,
a purse of 090 and a side bet of 1500. It
was limited to twenty rounds.
In the first round Lavlgne made a da*h
at his opponent and landed heavily on hl
body. He tried the same tactics tho sec
ond time, but Burge dodged and La
vigne went headlong against a post, strik
ing Ills face and Injuring himself badly.
Thl, however, did not prevent him from
forcing the fighting. He rushed again at
Burge and rapidly landed several blow*
on his lavdy. Burge was driven against
the ropes. Thereafter he traveled all
over the ring, meeting several rushes la
good style, fait was kept very busy de
fending hlmsolf. In the second round Ist
vigne resumed his rushing, but Burga
held him off and dodged cleverly.
Then both became cautious and neither
aid any scoring for some lime. Then
Burge landed heavily with his right amt
left on Lavlgne'* eye amt mouth, the lat
ter responding with heavy body blows. In
the third round Burge assumed cite cr
fonslvo and landed several times on La
vigne's face, but his blows lacked fore*
ami did no harm. Then I-avigne began tv
again cut out the work and punished
Burge seven ly on the chest and other
parts of tho body. Ho then aimed a blow at
Burge's head, but missed him. and In
sparring he became wild, and received a
couple of blows on the face.
There was a series of good rallies in tha
fourth round, which ended In Burge’s fa
vor. The supporters of the English cham
pion were now Jubilant at the prospects
of their favorite.
In the fifth round Burge was cautioned
for holding to I-avlgne. Fast lighting fol
lowed and Burge was stilt improving.
in the sixth round Lavlgne forced tha
fighting, pressing his rival to the rope*
and putting In several heavy body blow*.
In the seventh and eighth rounds nei
ther man had much advantage.
Burge came up very cool in the ninth
round and repeatedly Jabbed Ills oppo
nent severely.
At the beginning of the tenth round
the fighting was very fast, Lavlgne driv
ing the Englishman tn the rope*. Burge
was knocked all around the ring, dodging
Lavigne's rushing. Eventually the Eng
lishman landed with territlc force on La
v'jibe's cur. Rapid In-changes followed.
There were fast exchanges In the elev
enth round, but neither man had much ad
vantage.
Th tweirth round was slightly In La
vigne's favor. Be landed tlrst, but waa
well countered. This round was fast and
exciting. At tho end of the round both
men sprawled upon the floor.
Lavlgne renewed his rushing In th*
thirteenth round, but was well met The
round was hotly contested, but Lavlgne
finished best.
In the fourteenth round Burge led the
attack, but struck short. The Kid failed
to rush, but In his second attempt ho
landed twice on Burge's rib*. The ex
changes were then much glower than In
the previous round. Just before the end
of tho round. Burge landed an ugly blow
on his opponent's arm which caused him
to wince.
In the fifteenth round the men wero
frequently loekod, and there were *omo*
heavy exchanges. Burge drove hi* oppo
nent s arm very low. The supporters of
Lavlgne claimed a foul, but it was not
allowed.
At the beginning of the sixteenth round
Lavlgne made a furious rush at the Eng
lishman, hut missed him and slipped
through tho ropes. Burge scrupulously
awaited tits return to the ring. After
this Burge was knocked down, and
when he got on his feet he was very
groggy. Later he slipped over, but re
covered himself, but was again knocked
down.
In tho seventeenth, an,l last round,
Burge acted on the defensive and recov
ered somewhat, but the Kid cut out tha
pace at a tremendous rate. His body
blows began to toil. Burge stubbornly
resisted until he was knocked down by a
long right-handed blow, falling fao
downward. The Englishman was counted
out, and Referee Angle declared Lavlgne
the winner.
The tight was exciting throughout, but,
with the exception of one or two rounds,
Burgo never looked like a winner. Tha
fight he put up caused the greatest sur
prise, as everybody thought that he had
a soft thing.
Burge sealed 13# pounds and Lavlgna
134. The Englishman was a good favorita
at odds to-day of 7 to 4 on.
CHARLESTON'* NEW RAILROAD.
The City Must Subscribe for (1320,000
of Bonds.
Charleston, 8. C„ June I.—A meeting ofi
the board of the Security Construction
Company was held to-day to receive tha
report from the committee sent to New
York to arrange for the building of
Charleston’s new road to the west. The
report was entirely satisfactory to tha
directors. It will be remembered that
the plan of the committee contemplate*
the construction of a road from Charles
ton to Allendale, the consolidation of tha
Greenwood, Anderson and Western, tha
Port Royal and Western Carolina, tha
Port Royal and Augusta and anew road
which is to be built probably to Macon,
with the Charleston and Allendale line
The amount of money asked of Charles
ton is $320,000 to be invested In '5 pep
cent, gold bonds of the new company,
floated at 85 cents on the dollar. Tha
banks of Charleston will be asked to
subscribe for the entire issue of bonds
and they will probably do so.
HAMMOND OPT ON PAROLE.
He Is Released In Order That He
May Visit His Wife-)
Pretoria, June I.—John Hays Hammond,
the American mining engineer, sentenced
,to death as one of the leaders of the Jo
hannesburg reform committee In the lata
conspiracy against the Transvaal govern
ment. but whose sentence was subse
quently commuted to fifteen years* im
prisonment, has' been released on parola
hi order that he might visit his wife,
who Is ill at Johannesburg.
London June I.—Cable dispatches to the
Globe from Pretoria, say it Is expected
that the release of Col. Francis Rhodes,
George Farrar, Lionel Phillips and John
Hays Hammond, the leaders of tha
Johannesburg reform committee, who
were sentenced to death, will be an
nounced to-morrow.
A Shortage In n Mint.
Washington, June I.—Mint Director
Preston has dismissed Weighing Clerk
Chanfrau of the New Orleans mint for
embezzlement, and defected that he be
prosecuted. The preslnt extern of his
known peculations is S6O in gold. Super
intendent Cade has been ordered to at
once enter suit on the bonds of Chanfrau
and Pipkin for their shortage.