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' the MORNING NEWS. I established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888. - Es J. H. ESTILL. President. j piTZ ROBBED OF THE FIGHT. ()(K S SHARKEY OUT, BUT THE KHI'EREE CHAIMS A FOUU rlj ,. Decision Sueli a Rank: Impost. (ion That the Crowd Cursed the Heleree hoots and Loud—Sharkey's fighting Palpably Fool All the Tlirous'U. But the Referee H lin<l to the Fact. gan Francisco, Cal.. Dec. 2—Bob Fltz .mmons was to-night robbed of a victory he had clearly earned by punching rom Sharkey into insensibility. \o one in the audience saw the foul com plained of. but all saw Sharkey strike the Australia 11 in clinches and wrestle him all over the ring a score of times. The call of time saved the sailor at the end of four rounds, and the referee Anally saved him in the eighth, after Fitzsimmons had laid him low, with a couple of left hooks bolh of which struck the jaw. Fitzsimmons Anished without a mark on his body, and did not receive a single fair punch from the sailor in the entire con test. As Sharkey rolled over on his back, tVyatt Earp, the referee, announced that pit, had struck him foul with his knee, and that the decision should go to Shar ov The decision Was received wltn hoots an! jeers and Earp disappeared Just in time to avoid rough handling. l'itz put up a clean hard Aght, and though he was fouled repeatedly and wrestled all over the ring he never mur mured. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 2.—Not since ptirr Jackson and Jim Corbett, danced about each other for nearly Ave hours be fore the members of the California Ath letic Club, has such enormous interest been aroused in a Aght between heavy-weights :if that exhibited to-night at Mechanics’ pavilion between Fitzsimmons and Shar key. Sharkey’s personal popularity is in a measure responsible for this, although Fitzsimmons’ reputation among the know ing ones had not a little to do with it. A detail of 100 bluecoats was assigned to take care of the contest. Standing room was at a premium. The ions Australian came over from tils training grounds early this afternoon, and rested all the afternoon on the balcony of the hotel. To a reporter for the Southern Associated Press, he announced before en tering the ring: “I am suffering from a severe cold, as you can see, and it has set tled in my bones, but this will not inter fere with my putting the sSilor fSkfeep ,n short order. 1 weigh just 174% pounds, which is more Aesh than I have ever car ried into t lie ring, but I expect I shall need it all to stand off Sharkey's bull-like ruslu l hope he will make a hurricane light of it. That will just be to my lik ing.” Jack Stenzeler and Dan Hickey, \ho as sisted Fiiz in training, were beside Martin Julian in Bob’s corner. Each of the train ers was conAdent that Fitz would make a short Aght of it, despite the cold - Vo man ever entered a ring with more confidence in his ability to win than did Sharkey. ’Australian” Billy Smith, Bob Amu am] Uanny Needham, who were be h.n l the sailor, and who also trained him, had their last dollar up on their charge, so confident were they of his winning. Shark, y was trained to the minute. He T sated 17ti pounds, three pounds lighter lhj!1 " h " ! he met Corbett, and many thought he was a triAe drawn. Ail day long Martin Julian and Danny Lynch, representing Fitz and Sharkey, re ■T ■ v ly, argued and squabbled over the as a,;, of a refwee When the elev nmr was reached the rival managers 1 resident Groom of the National Mr .‘ : he wou!d have to name a referee. Uroom was prepared for the emergency ' 1 without hesitation he submitted the of Yyatt Earp, who, in the early )' was a terror to the Aerce element n . Kansas and Arizona. B"- great pavilion began to All before 6 ‘°'k- h ilzsimmons' backers were found Hie sofi-palmei\G'rat£rnity in tho ' its. All day long the pool rooms ' ■ crowded, Fitz closing a 3 to 1 favorite. “' u "- v money was plentiful, but came dribbles, no large wagers being rcporied. , 1 ' pavilion contained not less than 15,- l" upl, when the Aral event was called, a more orderly crowd never assem ‘1 ' ' sensational story was printed in ~ • ning paper to the effect that Police ' Punissioner Cunst had bet heavily on / ".mens and would have Chief Crow i-C’P lhe contest ghould it become ap 'hat Sharkey would win. Mr. , declared that he did not have a dol j 1 p and that the pugilists should not "•molested unless the Aght became bru it, " that event UaPh Whitman, in ‘ K '' of the oAlcers, would see that the “‘I not violated. l i'zsimmons entered tho ring at 10:03, ,-J .\i i by his seconds. Bob’s many San 1 -co friends shrieked themselves "‘ "hen their favorite appeared, but ' ' "nets were as the bark of a dog •'pored with the llerce yelp of a sea 1 ’’he greeting which Sharkey receiv ' '• minutes later as he vaulted into ’ , ‘"g. scorning to use the ladder. it quietly in his corner and eyed '"or, wlille Sharkey surveyed his " ,lnt critically for the first time. 1,. "loves Wero Inspected and laid in . / '^ er °t the ring, but where was the All sorts of rumors were aAoat - - i:r-r<- was a hurried consultation be -1 ’resident Groom and the seconds I .. "'"nagers of the pugilists. Nothing to ci clicking of the telegraph Instru ; " could be heard when the men were -i itniuced. ■ ■ 1 the celebrated Arizona gun Aghter " to show up. , appearance. Anally, of the noted '''“man created more excitement [,: , * Hat of the principals. The cause n' delay was explained a second later ■ the muster of ceremonies announced I:. . ‘' lr ' •J'tllan refused to accept Mr. -]' 1 , ''"lion secured an audience and e<- 1 that he hadgEcepted every reput [nan's name which has been sug u, but did not propose to take any chances with a man who was professedly ignorant of the rules. The crowd heard Mr. Julian patiently, and their sympathies were evidently with the Australian. Mr. Earp endeavored to make himself heard, but failed. Mr. Lynch, Sharkey’s manager, an nounced that the Fitzsimmons crowd and he could not agree on a man, consequent ly the selection devolved on the club. Mr. Julian remained obdurate, and there was another conference. After a great deal of wrangling Fitz simmons arose and shouted: “Gentlemen, I have given in to everybody in all my Aghts and I’ll give in to this. Let Sharkey take the bandages off his hands. I have.none on mine,” and immediately the crowd stood up and cheered for the Cornishman. Sharkey's bandages were removed and the men shook hands at 10:36. Mr. Earp removed his coat and the light apjiarently was on. Round I—They were both cautious. Fitz followed his man, led and closed with Sharkey. Tom led and missed. Another lead from Tom caught Fitz on the shoul der. Sharkey was very active, while Fitz seemed cool and settled down to his dan gerous crouch. After clinching Tom hit him on the neck. Fitz's lead on the sailor was unproductive. Fitz put his right on the neck lightly, and in the clinch Shar key lifted Fitz like a baby. The sailor was doing all the leading, but a sharp hook from Fitz sent him down. A second later Bob had his left in Tom’s jaw and down went the sailor just as the gong sounded. It was evident that Fitz had lost none of his curing and already had the sailor in. “Queer” street. Round 2—Fitz landed a stiff left on the jaw and a clinch followed. Fitz shuffled after his man while Sharkey semed rat tled. A hard right sent Tom reeling, but he rallied, and landed a hot one on the neck. Tom attempted to land on the neck but failed and the men clinched. This was repeated a second later after Bob had landed a stiff right. Sharkey got another hard right a moment later and clinched to save himself. Fitz was puffing but confident, and followed ills man carefully. Tom got in one on the shoulder with the left, and a red splotch rerulted, and received a hot one on the jaw, which staggered him as the gong sounded. The sailor was clearly playing in great luck, as Fitz seemed to have him just where he wanted him at the call of time. Fitz scorned to sit down, and came up strong for the third round. Round 3.— Sharkey clinched Bod end got a left on the neck. Another lead by Fitz was met with another clinch. Fitz got in a hot left on the face, but it was not in the right spot and Sharkey clinch ed. A little in-fighting followed, in which Sharkey held his #tvn. Bob landed a hard right which was followed by the usual clinch. Sharkey was putting u?i his usual rough and tumble Aght. but had not so far landed a blow fair. He led time and again, but Fitz was not there. Clinch es followed in rapid succession. Round 4—Fitz led and a clinch followed. In the breakaway Fitzsimmons slipped and fell, and as he rose Sharkey went at him like a bull, landing two hard blows on the wind. Bob sent a swift right on the neck as he recovered, and Bob follow ed it a minute later with another on the breast, taking a hot one in the neck in return. A rally followed, and the men clinched, Sharkey hitting Fitz twice in the clinch. ißob got the left in on Tom's jaw, and upper cut him on the heart. TOm tried an uppercut and got another blow on the head. Bob warmed up and sent in two terriAc rights, closing Tom's left eye. Sharkey clawed his man on the arm and seemed to be decidedly weary as the round ended. Round s—'Bob led and landed a right, Sharkey clinching and throwing Fitz heav ily. Another left started a stream of gore from Sharkey’s damaged eye and angered Sharkey, who rushed wildly and tried for the wind. A hard left sent Tom to the ropes, and he clinched again. In the break away Sharkey again hit foul. After the men separated Sharkey started his rush es. but Fitz stopped him with stiff lefts, and Sharkey was fighting rotten, but Earp was blind. Fitz landed two hard lefts, the last of which sent Tom on his back through the ropes. Tom was very groggy, and Fitz hit him hard twice in succession, and for the fourth time Sharkey was ail but out when the gong tapped. Fitz was ,little distressed. Round 6—Sharkey did not rush as stiff as before and after feeling his man Fitz landed a left punch and followed it a mo ment later with a hard left hook. Shar key was leading for the stomach and clinching continually, lifting Fitz from the Aoor every time. Fitz let go a hard left and it landed on the chin, but did not faze his man. An upper cut a moment later sent Tom back a few feet. A heart blow from Bob forced Tom to clinch and he hit Bob foul in the break. This anger ed Fitz and he went at his man, stagger ing him with a left, also landing right and left on the chin in rapid succession. Sharkey grabbed the Australian around the knees and was hanging hard when the gong sounded. Sharkey was taking fearful punishment, but still had a fight ing punch left. Round 7.—-Sharkey rushed and caught a left on the face. He wrestled Fitz ind struck him in the clinch, but still Earp could not see. Sharkey was slow, and made a futile lead for the stomach. Bob was crouching iow. He sent a stiff left into Sharkey's face, and the sailor clinch ed, and upper cut Fitz before breaking. He repeated this a moment later, and wrestled Fitz all over the ring. The crowd yelled foul and still Earp was blind. Fitz landed two hard rights and a left. Sharkey clinched each time, holding Fiiz by the knees. The sailor seemed to ho strong and fresh at the close of the round, but should have lost the fight on fouls at least a dozen times. Round B—Sharkey led and missed. Again he led and clinched. Bob put his right on the face and duplicated it a minute later. In the break away Sharkey hugged his man. Fitz led again and landed, only to be smothered once more. This was re peated three times, and the crowd hissed. Sharkey was doing nothing but wrestling. A hot exchange followed in which Fitz simmons landed right and left, upper cut ting his man and breaking away easy. As Sharkey rushed again Fitz got in his celebrated left hook twice and the sailor’s career was checked. Sharkey rolled over on his back and threw up his left leg. Fitz smiled and returned to his corner. The seconds were counted off and Shar key was carried to his corner limp as a dish-rag. He had to be carried from the ring and appeared to be greatly distress ed, while Fitzsimmons was spry as a lark and did not bear a scratch. The crowd yelled its approval and shouted for the Australian. When order was restored the referee announced Sharkey had been given the decision, he having been hit foul by Fitzsimmons. It was clearly an unfair decision, as the knockout blow was a fair punch on the jaw. The crowd became boisterous and cursed Earp loud and long. The unanimous sentiment was that Fitz simmons had been robbed In the most cold blooded manner. SAVANNAH, GA„ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3. 18!>6. ICE GORGE IS STILL INTACT. CHIPPEWA FALLS IV THE SHADOW OF A UHBAT CALAMITY. Once the Monster Jam Breaks Death and Devastation Will Reign Su preme-People Moving; Their Ef fects to Places of Safety All Through the Chippewa Valley. Eau Claire Threatened With An nihilation. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Dec. 2.—This was moving day in Chippewa Falls, and along the Chippewa valley down to the Missis sippi. The lower streets of the city were alive, and noisy with moving wagons and all descriptions of drays. Everything that could be drafted into serVce was set at work, and the merchants of Spring street, got to places of safety with speed. At midnight the water, forced back from the Chippewa ice gorge, was creeping up the street toward the Wisconsin Central station. This morning at 8 o’clock the wa ter was two feet above the tracks. An hour- iater the tracks were abandoned. The water rose steadily, and at noon Spring street, in its business section, was a lake. For several blocks further hotels and business houses were chilly, the water having extinguished all Ares. For ten miies below, the Chippewa river/ is filled with ice gorged well to the bat trm obstructing the flow, and back of it the water is constantly and rapidly rising to the dam at the upper end of the city. Below the gorge to Eau Claire, the wulee is receding, while reports from above the dam indicate that the water on the Upper Ciiippewa, Ciamheau and other streams, will soon go down. There is a complete cessation of business here and hundreds have been to great in convenience and loss. That is all as yet, but the shadow of a great calamity lies over the Chippewa valley. It is of record that fifty years ago an ice gorge formed near here and that when it went out in the spring it swept the valley clean to the Mississippi. There were no houses then, but great trees were cut off, banks swept away and devastation followed. If the weather is not just right from now until spring, history may repeat itself, not in an uninhabited wooded country, but in afvalley lined with farming houses and rich, prosperous cities. Eau Claire might be swept out of exist ence by such a Hood and tho loss would be terrible. All this Is a possibility, per haps probability. If the weather should moderate now, or should the force of the back water become so great as to loosen or break the jam of ice and logs, packed almost inextricably between this city and Eau Claire, the calamity would come now. With the mercury at zero, the suffering from the flood would be beyond the power of imagination. Vast masses of water are flowing up over the upper dam above the Weverhauser mill, at the lower end of the shy, bringing down broken ice in large quantities. Below the rapids, at the dam. this water flows under the ice packed for miles, shoving against the bridges and backiqg into the town. The water is twenty-five feet above the low mark. The wagon bridge across the river to the south of the town seems almost im perceptibly in motion, and may be moved dangerously soon. The entire pack above the solid gorge has moved 1,000 feet in the last twenty-four hours, and attempts are being made to open a passage through it by dynamite. Telegrams are being received here con tinually from persons who have friends in the city, asking as to their condition- It may be said there is no danger to life here nor will there be. The city is in darkness to-night, the gas plant having been long ago abandoned. The Wisconsin Genual has roped in its depot buildings to hold them. Late reports from Little Falls, where the Woyerhausers have the biggest dam on the Chippewa, are that the jam there is likely to hold. If It should not, or if the dam should be opened, probably great destruction would result there, as the head of water nt the-iocal dam would be raised six or eight feet. At 11 o’clock to-night the water is 28 feet above low water mark. Every place of business on Spring, River and lower Bridge streets is being vacated. A report that the Little Fal.s’ dam had given away to the pressure upon ft has reached the city. If it is a fact, an enor mous body of water will be precipitated upon the city about 5 o’clock in the morn ing, as it will take that length of time for the water to travel the forty miles of river bottom between here and the points indicated. The river presents a terrible appearance. The ice gorge is forty feet high, and back ing the water on the city at the rate of a foot per hour, T’oor people are all suffer ing terribly from the cold. Trempealau, VVis., Dec. 2.—Over 1,000,000 feet of logs are fastened in the ice between here and Eau Claire. They came out or the Chippewa and Eu Claire rivers dur ing the recent floods. The Mississippi river at this point has risen seven feet within the last four hours. Durand, Wis., Dec. 2.—The situation on the bottoms remains unabated. The terri ble flood extends over miles In the low country and the damage to live stock and hay and grain aggregates thousands of dollars. One or two men refused rescue and no word has since been heard from them. About thirty people who were brought here are being taken care of in the county building. At this place the water is in every street and many basement* of dwellings and people are moving. Should the dam break above Eau Claire there is no telling the danger an-d dam age that will ensue to Durand and vicini ty. Stages west to Arkansas and Eau Oallie are abandoned and the wires to these point* are down. Business is prac tically at a standstill. SNOW AT CAPE CHARLES. The Ground Covered to s Depth of Four Inches. Cape Charles, Va., Dec. 2.—A heavy snow storm ha* been raging here since 1 o'clock this afternoon. At nightfall the ground is covered to a depth of four inches, and it Is still falling rapidly. SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW. The Storm at Raleigh the Wrl Experienced In Yenrs. - Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 2 —The snow storm, which began here this morning be came a blizzard this afternoon. Seven Inches have fallen with the promlso of more to-night. Street cars are unable to run. Trains are nearly on schedule time. The storm is the worst in several years. CHARLOTTE’S WINTER COAT. The Snow Storm There the Heaviest In 18 Year*. Charlotte, N. C. Dec. 2.—A winter storm of unusual severity began last night and continued all day. The snow Is nine or ten inches deep. The electric street ear service made a brave Aght f-or the right of way during the day, but ut 3 o’clock in the afternoon the cars stopped running. About 2 o'clock a gentleman picked up a boy 6 years of ago returning home from the graded school who,had fallen in the snow and was numb with hold. Wrapping the child in his overcoat lie carried him home, but it was some hours before the boy could speak. Nearly all trains jre reported delayed. The snow storm ceuked at 7 o’clock. The snow is tho heaviest in Charlotte for tho eighteen years that the weather record has been kept. DEATHS IN THE BLIZZARD. Three Bodies Found Sear Langdon nnd Svcral Men Missing. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 3.—More deaths from the awful blizzard are just coming to light. The body of a woman was found yesterday fifteen miles from Langdon. In addition, a man and his wife were frozen to death, after their house had been burned. Several men in that locality are missing. No trains have arrived ut Lang don for five days. Heavy Snow at Norfolk. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 2.—The heaviest snow storm for years has been raging here since 1 o’clock p. m. to-day. The snow Is seven Inches deep on an average and drifts ure several feet high. Trains ou all roads ure delayed. Snow Store- nt Raleigh. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 2.—A snowstorm be gan here ut 10 o’clock this morning. It is the first of the season. In an hour and a half an inch had fallen. HON. It. I. HARDEMAN DEVI). Die ex-Trcamirer Passes Away Wel coming the End, Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 2.—A special from Cov ington says that Hon. Robert U. Harde man, ex-state treasurer, died at his home at Oxford this afternoon. He was con scious to the last, and bade the members rf his family and family servants good-by. His last words were: “At rest.” Robert U. Hardeman, son of Thomas Hardeman of Ogelthorpe county, was born in Macon, this state, in November, 1838. His father’s family removed to Georgia from Pennsylvania, wflW l tRe fami.y tyr>s, and is, well known. Mr. Hardeman was educated in the schools of Macon and in Emory college. He was graduated from Emory in 1859. After his graduation he re moved to Covington, where he went into business, and where also he met the ex cellent lady who became his wl e-MI s Eu genia Morrolle. At the breaking out of the war he went to the front as a member of the Floyd Rifles, in the Forty-fifth Geor gia regiment. Mr. Hardeman went into the ranks as a private. From that humble position he won his way up until alt the time, of the surrender he was the adjutant of the regiment. After the close of the war he made Macon his home, entering the cotton business of Hardeman & Sparks. Subsequently he was bookkeeper for the controller of the state. His entrance into politics as a candidate occurred in 1884. when he ran for the treasurershlp, and was elected. He hpid the office for twelve years, voluntarily retiring a short while ago, in order, it is understood, to go into training for the race for the governorship two years hence. He was elected a mem ber of the legislature In the October elec tion Jußt past, and was serving his first term. For a number of years Mr. Harde man has had his residence at Oxford. He was known throughout the state by the friendly title of “Uncle Bob,” and was generally regarded as one of the best offi cers that Georgia has ever had. TWO FIREMEN KILLED. Fall of x Steeple Carrie* Them Dimii With it Burning Church. Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 2.—St. Monicas Catholic church, situated in thejower sec tion of tho city, known agf'CfFelsea, was burned to the ground this morning be tween 8 and 10 o’clock. When the building collapsed there were several firemen on the inside, who were caught in the debris, two of whom were killed. Those killed are Willia'm Dougherty, aged 48, and Thomas Lennig, aged 32. Father Petri, pastor of the church, was celebrating mass at 8 o'clock when the Are broke out. The congregation was has tily dismissed and an alarm sent In. The building was doomed from the start. When this became evident the flrempn were or dered from the walls, but Dougherty and Lernlng failed to obey. Tn* steeple fell, which caused the collapse of the whole building and the death of the firemen. MUTINY OF THE MALAYS. The Spun I nil on the Defensive In the Philippine*. Berlin, Dec, 2.—The communder of the German cruiser Aroona, which lk at Ma nila, the capital of the Philippine Islands, telegraphed under date of Nov. 28, that the situation there was critical, that the action of tha Spanish authorities a n<C forces was confined to the defense of Ca vite and Manila, and that an attack by tho rebels was dally expected upon thoso places. Preparations were being made for defense of the towns. Most of the for eign residents in the vicinity of Manila were moving Into the town. BTKIKE TO IIE SETTLED. The llunihurg Duck Men Agree to Abide by Arliltrntlou. Hamburg, Dec. 2.—The striking men in the shipping trade held two meetings In this city this morning, at which i.OOO men were present. The meetings were con ducted In an orderly manner, there being no attempts to incite those present to riot ous demonstrations. Resolutions were passed accepting the proposition that the settlement of the difficulty be left to a court of arbitration, and declaring that the strikers would abide by the decision of th court. FINALLY WINDS UP IN A FINE. THE TRIAL OF ALFRED ST. CLAIR ABRAMS ENDED. He Chnngrs His I’len of Not Guilty of Assault Willi Intent to Murder to One of Guilty of Aggravated As sault—His Suit For Divorce From Mrs. Ahrn 111* to Be Withdrawn. Orlando, Fla., Dec. 2.—The trial of Alfred St. Clair Abrams for attempting the life of Capt. W. B. Tucker came to a sudden termination this morning. Yesterday was spent in efforts to em panel a jury, in which the special venire of thirty-five was exhausted, with only five jurqrs in the box and several peremptory challenges remaining to each side. Twen ty more names were drawn from the box, and the epurt adjourned until this morn ing. This morning before a Jury had been secured the prisoner, through bis attorneys, changed yesterday's plea of not guilty to one of guilty of aggravated assault. Hon. F. W. Pope of the counsel for the defense, stated that they deemed this course better, and he asked the court to impose a nominal fine. Judge M. N. Mershon, assistant counsel for the prosecution, said that the course the case was now taking was wise and equitable, and asked if It be consistent with the view of the court that it waive the penalty of Imprisonment which it might under certain conditions infilet and impose such fine the case seemed to demand. Judge Butt thereupon sentenced the prisoner to pay a line of S2OO and costs, or as an aV-rnatlve to lie confined In the county jail for ninety days. The costs will bring the line up to about SSOO. In this adjustment of the case it was agreed on the part of Mr. Abrams that the suit for divorce from Mrs. Abrams al ready begun in Lake county, be dismiss ed, and he asked that the bill andThe an swer of total denial by Mrs. Abrams be stricken from the records of that county. It is also agreed that the wife retain the custody of her three children. Alfred St. Clair Abram* is a son of Maj. Alex St. Clair Abrams, a leading lawyer and politician of Florida. The shooting with which Alfred Abrams was charged oc curred on the night of Sun day, July 8, between 7 and 8 o'clock. Capt. W. B. Tucker. superintendent of the Tavares and Gulf railroad, was sitting at the window of his room, in tho second story, when a load of buckshot was fired through the window, one of the bullets grazing the hack nf his head, making only a slight wound. Thinking the captain had been killed, Mr. Abrams immediately sur rendered to the officers. He was locked up for the night, and next morning, after a perilmlnary hearing, was released on $3,000 ball. Mr. Abrams justified his uct by claiming that his wife and Capt. Tucker had been unduly intimate, all of which the latter denied, claiming that he had never shown (Mrs. Abrams any marked attention, other than the usual courtesies of life. Owing to the prominence of the parties and the sensational charges made by Abrams against h's wife and Tucker, the Case has attracted great attention. SPAIN’S CABINET SHAKY. Rumor* of n Crisis Renewed Despite Ollielnl Denials. Madrid, Dec. 2.—Great anxiety I* felt by the public here regarding the situation In Cuba and persistent rumors of a cab inet crisis are in circulation which, de spite official denials, are constantly re newed. The Imparcial’s ad Vicos state that a number of skirmishes have taken place 1n the Matanzas province, the apparent object of the insurgents being to divert at tention from their operations in the Pinae del Rio province. Another dispatch says that Gen. Wey ler's forces have succeeded in surround ing the insurgents in the Pinar del Rio province, and that the rebels are in a state of complete confusion. NORTH CAROLINA’S ELECTORS. Only Ten nf the Eleven Members nt the Meeting nf the College. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 2.—The electoral college met again at noon to-day, ten of the eleven members being present. An opinion of the attorney general was read that the college at this session held under a state law, had no power to declare or fill a vacancy. The college after an hour’s session, and after receiving confirmations of election from Gov. Carr, adjourned o Jan. 11. SLAUGHTERED BY SOMALIS. Eight Italian Officer* Killed nnd 10ft Wounded nt Mngndonen, Zanzibar, Dec. 2.—Signor Cocchl, the Ital ian consul, and the captains of the war ships Volturno and Staffeta, with about six other officers from those vessels, have been murdered by Somalis at Mugadoaco. A hundred other Italians are reported to have been wounded. No details of the kill ing and wounding of the Italians have been received here. A JUDGE BECOME* INSANE. He Mnde the Speech That Nominated It i- >u n For Cousrrn. Guthrie, O. TANARUS., Dec. 2.—Judge J. W. Cundiff, of Enid, was committed to the territorial Insane asylum yesterday, hav ing become violently Insane over poiUle*. Judge CundilT formerly lived In Nebraska, and made the speech that nominated Mr. Bryan for congress the tirst time. BURGLAR* IN A HANK. The Door of the Vault Blown OH With Dynamite. t Belleville, Kan., Dec. 2.—The door of the vault in the National Bank of Belleville was blown oft with dynamite by burglars last night, but they failed to get into the money safe. Diamonds worth $350 and a considerable sum of money belonging to private parties were stolen. JamcNon Removed From Jail, London, Dee. 2.—At 9 o’clock to-night Dr. Jameson was removed from Hollowajg* jail In an ambulance. He was taken to a private sanitarium in one of tha suburbs i of London. , COST OF EGYPT’S WAR. The Government Ordered to Refund Money Tnkcn From the Reserve. Cairo, Dec. 2.—The court of appeals at Alexandria has given a decision bn the appeal taken from the Judgment of the Egyptian mixed tribunal, rendered at Cairo in June last against the government and the four commissioners of Cairo, who favored advancing funds from the Egyp tian reserve for the purpose of the Sou dan expedition. This decision supports that of the mixed tribunal, and declares that the government must refund the £500,- 000 token from the reserve and must also pay the costs of the appeal. London, Dec. 2.—Tho Dully News to morrow will print a dispatch from Cairo saying it Is generally hoped nnd believed there that tho British government will advance the money necessary to satisfy the Judgment of the court of appeals at Alexandria to-day, according to which the Egyptian government must pay the f600,- 000 taken from the Egyptian reserve for tho purposes of the Soudan expedition and the costs of the appeal. The Dully Standard, commenting on the decision rendered at Alexandria to-day in the famous case of the Egyptian debt, and the government, will say to-morrow that the absurd decision will not have the faintest effect upon the Egyptian policy of the British government. SUFFOCATED BY SMOKE. Four Children I’erlsli In Their Home During Tliclr Mother’s Absence. Chicago, Dec. 2.—Four children, locked in a house at No. 1,216 Fifty-third avenue, were smothered to death during a Are in a pile of clothing in the room where they were all playing to-day. Mrs. Mary Barth, tho mother, left the house at 10:30 o'clock to go to the railway yards to pick coal, locking the door behind her. The children. Joseph, 6 years; Rosie, 4 years, John 2 years, and Louis, 1 year old, were playing in the dining room. During tho absence of the mother they secured a box of matches and It Is supposed Ignited the clothing in their play. The distracted mother returned two hours later to find the house filled with smoke. Tne heap or burned clothing was still smouldering and the bodies of the little ottos was lying on the floor. An empty bucket was near by, Indicating that an attempt had been made to extinguish the blaze. Unable to open the doors or windows, and having ex hausted the supply of water in the house, the four children were overcome in the dense smoko that filled the whole house and were dead before assistance came. AN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE. One Man Killed and Fifty-Five Oth er* Injured. Jay, Me.. Pec. 2.—Fifty or more Btlcks of dyuAigit* tzßlodod this morning at 8 o'clock, W'fltWr’belng thawed by Italians at work near Jay, on the Portland and Rum ford Falls railroad. Orlando Rocca, an Italian, aged about 18, was killed almost blatantly, both legs being blown off and hi* head badiy crush ed. Antony -Damproita was seriously Injur ed, and four Englishmen were badly shak en up, two of whom were carried to the hospital. About fifty men were working near by, and many were thrown down, but were not seriously Injured. The explosion shook many buildings across the river. BAD W EATHER IN TELFAIR. Ilutli the Cold mill the Rain Greatly Needed, Mcßae, Ga., Dec. 2.—The worst weather has prevailed here for three days that has been known since the memorable severe winter of 189t-’95. It has been raining steadily and growing colder ever since Sunday night. To-day it is sleeting, with indications of snow. Both the cold woath er and the rain were needed in this sec tion—the cold for killing hogs, of which there are hundreds that have been full fat for a month, but could not be killed on ac count of the warm weather, and the rain for raising the water course* so that tim ber can be drifted to market at Darien. The rain will be the means of putting thousands of dollars In circulation in Tel fair county. WILSON’* ANNUAL REPORT. Important Recommendations Likely to Be Embodied In 11. Washington, Dec. 2.—The annual report of Postmaster General Wilson will not be made public until after the President has submitted his annual message to congress. This is taken to Indicate that matters of great importance pertaining to postal af fairs are under consideration between the Postmaster General and tho President, CARLISLE’S REPORT. Its Principal Features to Be Embod ied sll Cleveland’* Message. Washington, Dec. 2.—Secretary Carlisle’s annual report probably will not be pre sented to congress until the second week of the session. The principal points on finances and the recommendations, it is expected, will be presented to congress in the President’s message. CONNECTICUT'S CONTEST*. The Rep ahi lea ns Win a Sweeping Victory by Close Margins. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 2.—Not until 5 o'clock this morning were the totals ob tained in the city and town elections which took place yesterday. It was then learned that the republicans won a sweeping vic tory by a slender plurality on both tickets, Atlssls Specials Tied-Up. Owing to the demoralization of the telegraph wire# It was Impossible for tho Morning New.i to secure its special dispatches on the legislature and other Atlanta news last night. Sugar Henneries Reopened. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 2.—The refineries of the American Sugar Refining Company reopened this morning after a few days' Idleness, nnd the 6,000 employes went to work. Hanged Soon After Midnight, l HarfMrd. Conn., Dec. 3. Kaspar Hart letn, the condemned murderer of Louise Marie Trebbe, was hanged here at 12:25 a. m. 1 DAILY, *lO A YEAR, I < 5 CBN TS A CORY. V f WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR t GOMEZ ATTACKS GUANABACOA. SIXTY HOI SEN HE FORT ED BURNED BY HIS ADVANCE GUARD. The Attacking finely lleportril lie* linlseil ly the Heavy Fire of tho Garrison—Ffl.'li l<le Lime* Only One Man—The Runion* That tho S|innl*li Cabinet Is Tntlerlng Again Revived. Havana, Dec. 2.—Nothing Is known hero regarding Gen. Wcyler’s movements, and no news has been received from his forces. No engagements have occurred between Gen. Wcyler’s troops and the rebels In tha Pillar del Rio province. News received from Les Paolos hi to th# effect that Gen. Melqulzo has had an en gagement with a force of Insurgents which resulted in a victory for the Spaniards, who dispersed the rebels completely. Sev enteen of the insurgents were killed. A parly of rebels made an attack upon tho town of Guanabacoa, in the provinca of Havana, near this city. The fire of tha attacking party was returned by the gar rison and tho rebels were repulsed. Tita rebels left one man dead on the field and the garrison also hud one man killed. Key West, Fla., Dec. 2.— Passengers ore the steamship Olivette brought news of the burning of sixty houses In the city of tluanubucoa by (lie advance guard of Maximo Gomez. Tho bombardment of th* city could bu heard on the steamship. (New York, Dec. 2.—The Ward line (team ship Yuinuri, recently up from Havana, brought nows of the revolution which hag greatly encouraged the Cubans in this city. The Yumuri whs in the harbor of Havana on t he day of the second departure of Cap tain General Weyler in search of Gen. Maceo. Cuban who had escaped to Mexloo was one of the first cabin passengers. Ho came on a secret mission to the junta, and traveled under an assumed name. He said this morning that when the Yumuri la.t Havana everything was In contusion ire tho city Soldiers were tramping through the streets and officers were dashing about win orders. The most rigid watch was kept on persons leaving the city, for fear of the movements of tho Spanish army> reaching the insurgents. Tha Cuban* kc- iW Gen. Weyler's every movement. T toy bad spies distributed all through tha and the Spaniards haj no naans of delecting them Business in Havana was at a standstill, when the Yumuri sailed. Half the store* wero shut, and scarcely anybody except Spanish soldiers were to be seen in th* streets. In a letter to a Cuban In New York, which escaped the Spanish censors, is tha statement that a number of Havana bank ers, who have hitherto held aloof from the revolution, have sent word to Gomes and Macao that they would let them hava money to buy arms -with if they would hurry thu war to a conclusion. Austin Aguero, who left this city on on# of the recent expeditions, has written an account of Gen. Weyler's recent defeat In Plnar del Hlo to friends here. Aguero Is In Maoeo's cavalry, and took part In tha battle in the Rubi hills. He pays a high tribute to the skill of the young American electrician, Idnn. Aguero says that thei# are a number of Texas cowboys, who hava seen service In the Ranger corps on tha Rio Grande, with Maceo’s cavalry. They have proved themselves to be very daring soldiers, always ready for any service thaß required physical endurance and desperata enterprise. Since the defeat of Gen. Wey ler, Maceo’s soldiers see very little of tha Spanish soldiery In Plnar del Rio. They do not venture from their strongholds ex cept In large bodies. The Cubans are always on the alert, a.n<| when they catch small detached bodies they invariably destroy them. A great many of the Spaniards captured have Join ed the revolution. DUEL 0!V A TRAIN. Two Men Shoot Each Other In a Itowi Over a Sheriff's Snle. Blakely, Ga., Dec. 2.—J. D. Hudspetll and W. H. Odom became Involved hi si difficulty on the down passenger train last night, between Blakely and Hilton sta tion, and used their pistols on each other with telling effect. Odom was probably fatally shot, and Hudspeth was severely wounded. This dispute arose over a sheriff’s sal# that had taken place on that day In Ulakely, which both parties had attended and In which both were Interested. Odum is well known In this section, having been In the employ of the Central road for several years as section foreman and re sides At Hilton station, In this county. Hudspeth Is a prominent farmer of con siderable means, and a deacon In th Baptist church. He resides on his planta tion on the Chattahoochee river, In thlg county. Albany, Ga., Dec. 2.—News reached thiff city to-day of a deadly encounter that took place on the train between this city and Columbia, Ala., last flight, the par ticipants being two white men named Odum and Hudspeth. The trouble origi nated over some cotton, and when tha two men met last night, Odum, who is a young man, began abusing Hudspeth, who Is an old man. Both men finally drew pistols, the result being that Odum was shot several times In the body, it la thought fatally, while Hudspeth was shot through the wrist. A Hying bullet In lliuted a slight wound on a train hand, and several passengers had narrow es capes. MOM PH IS* POSTMASTER ISDICTED. He Gives Bond In fft.OOO to Appear 'For a Hearing. fMemphls, Tenn., Dec. 2.—Postmaster* Armour wus to-day Indicted on six counts by the federal grand Jury. He gave bond in the sum of 15,000 bo appear for hearing next Monday. Armour was alleged to ba short in his accounts In sums aggregating 112,000. null AT BURN HEIM. The Saloon of the Palace the Scenet of the Fire. London, Dec. 2.—The Globe publishes at special dispatch from Woodstook, saying that a fire occurred this afternoon In tha saloon of Blenheim palace, the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. t The extent of tha damage Is not ststsd.