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the MORNING NEWS. I
r.tablisked 1850. - Incorporated 1888. V
ts J. H. ESTILL, President. j
CASTAWAYS ADRIFT ON A RAFT.
GHr OK THE COMMODORE PARTY
*■ ‘ HOT VET HEARD FROM.
Ihe Sur f HnnuinK Hik and TUeir
, ll(e lit Doubt— A Patrol on the
jk-im li Ready to Assist the Custa
nJ, if They Should Be Washed
lulo the Surf— A Suspicion That the
sinking of the Commodore Was
Due to Treachery.
j ljksonvllle, Fla., Jan. B.—All of the
reW 0 f the Commodore were not saved,
, 3 reported last night. Twelve are in Jack
sonville. Three alive and one dead are at
Daytona. Four are reported to have ar-
r jvel near Ormond, but the report is not
confirmed and eight are at sea on a life
raft.
Capt. Murphy, Stephen Crane, the novel
ist, C. B. Montgomery, the cook and Wil
liam Higgins, a stoker, landed at Day
tona this morning. Their boat was turned
over in the surf and Higgins received a
wound which caused his death soon after
getting ashore.
The party on the raft are all Cubans.
They left the boat before Capt. Murphy's
party and nothing more has been heard
of them. J. M. Barrs requested the col
lector o£ customs to secure permission for
the Three Friends to go to the rescue of
the Commodore Immediately upon receipt
of the news of the wreck Saturday after
noon. The collector telegraphed to Sec
retary Carlisle at once, but no reply was
received until this afternoon. Permission
was granted and the Three Friends left
to-night. The beach is being patrolled
from St. Augustine to New Smyrna.
It is reported that there was treachery
aboard the Commodore, but no details can
he learned. The party landed at Day
tona cannot get to this city until to-mor
row as there are no Sunday trains on the
East Coast railroad. The party that land-
Ed last night and reached here are: Maj.
Bi.-ardo A. Delgardo, Paul Rojo, Paquito
Beneamo, Franco Blanco, Miguel Condis
lurry, Ramon Hernandez, Gabrief Marti
lez. Santiago Diaz, Emilio Marquez,
[oseph E. Hernandez and Buenavento Lin
iveus.
The following was received from Day
;ona at 11 o'clock to-night: "About 10
fclock Friday night a auspicious leak was
iiscovered in the Are room and Capt. Mur
)hy immediately started the pumps,
which undoubtedly had been tampered
nith, as they were in working order when
L'apt. Murphy and Chief Engineer Redi
tah left watch at 8 o’clock. The fires were
xtinguished and the boat came to a stand
‘■M nbov.i sixteen mUfiS from Mosquito
Light. Capt. Murphy took full charge of
:he handling of the ship, while the first
nate superintended the launching of the
wats. The Cubans took possession of the
>ig boat and loaded it with baggage, so
hat only twelve men left the tug in it.
they reached shore at 4 o’clock Saturday
ii.l left for Jacksonville.
The second boat was occupied by six
hibans and the .empty boat was washed
chore at Port Orange last night.
The third boat to leave the craft’s side
fas filled with Americans, leaving a ten
oot dingy for Capt. Murphy’s use, who
efused lo quit the ship until all were
av.'l. c. B. Montgomery, the steward,
Itephan Crane and William Higgins re
named with the captain, and with him
lunched ihe dingy and stood by the tug
ln til 7 o'clock, when she sank.
T mate’s boat, containing nine Amert
ans, was smashed, and the mate, two en
in.'rs and six firemen and sailors were
ash, ,! to a raft, which Capt. Murphy at
f-mpicd to tow ashore, twenty miles
"ay. but the terrible sea and the north
asi gale swept them away.
Ihe dingy occupied by the captain and
ls companions was twenty-seven hours
1 s.a, Messrs. Montgomery and Crane,
h ling Capt. Murphy’s overcoat as a sail,
ntii ihe beach was sighted. High seas
>i.‘ breaking a half mile from shore.
Il’-ssrf>. Montgomery, Crane and Murphy
1 washed to the beach, where citizens
"" le-1 them with medical attendance,
hf ais was killed by the overturning of
" which made ten Americans and
'x Cubans lost.
Thui is no doubt that a traitor did the
"iK nf scuttling and then tampered with
f pumps, as they were working per
*'*•>' i't 8 o'clock. The suspected man
‘ saved, and a thorough investigation
'll be nade to-morrow.
Augustine, Fla., Jan. 3.—The Morn-
R Xi as i nrrespondent's patrol with by
i - have followed the beach southward
1 Mm.tnzas inlqt and returned to-night,
’’'bug it impossible, owing to the dense
•u setting in this evening, to see the raft
it north with the six men lashed to
,lS r f n ted by Capt. Murphy of the sun
r' sc amer Commodore. The east wind
nor makes it impossible for the
‘‘"i !f a -> resist the surf, to be blown
roit ' north of Ormond, to which place
Morning News correspondent has the
' a tiatroled. A heavy surf prevents
!l "ats here going out. The life saving
" "u near Ormond is merely a house of
bine with life boats and the wrecked
Winers must rißk themselves to .ne
1 fury. The patrol will be resumed at
i.'i.ght to-morrow, if the raft is not
bud from.
Mb- Murphy, Stephen Crane, the nov
two seamen whose names are not
l ' 1 and Seaman William Higgins, Capt.
11,1 ly fays, were the last to leave the
nano, lore, and only by superhuman ef
, managed to keep their boat afloat
*i was swamped off Seabreeze, twenty
'' s north of where MaJ. Delgardo’s
. •’ u "'° beached, when Seaman Hig
■; was drowned and the four other
' ilu mselves. They are at Daytona,
■i'li p? 0 t 0 Jacksonvllle to-morrow
1 hey refused a special engine ten
"V the East Coast railway to-day.
crane has been telegraphed to
> New York immediately and will
vs °; morr p w night. Capt. Murphy
i, i,, >awl containing nine Americans
row 71 Oown by tho Commodore,
s ~ t, 16 I"?? 1,1,0 tlle seething wat
■ >’l he and his companions were una
, help them and saw thorn sink one
iiok'in^thl 1 ’^ 7 l)ellevca a fftltor bored
mi ! ,t>'e Commodore and disabled the
t - disconnecting them. This does
' ' 1 Del rdo’s statement
.lotning N ens correspondent, ns
, " the Morning News to-day. Maj.
, u o maintained that the leaking be
f , a /ter the Commodore struck the
rii.' do U,e st ’ Johnß
News correspondent sent
, ■ ntative to gel the mysterious lit*
i , ~b , reported anchored outside St.
rn ~n t 0 &° searching: lor the
1 to*- w rat l‘ bu t Bho disappeared in
, ° ort nchorage was reach-
§ohe illofnimj
A RUN OX A BANK FOILED.
Money Hustled From Colorado
Springs to Cripple Creek.
Colorado Springs, Col., Jan. 3.—The at
tempt to make a run on the First Na
tional Bank of Cripple Creek yesterday
was checked by prompt action and in a
novel way. A rumor had been started
Dec. 30, or perhaps some days previous,
that the bank could not withstand the
withdrawal of a good deal of money, and
as a consequence the bank would not open
on the day after the first of the year.
This report came to the ears of President
Parker of the bank, and on New Year’s
he came to this city and arranged to get
money to take to Cripple Creek. He had
made arrangements with the First Na
tional Bank of this city and they had
their time-locks so arranged they could
be opened at 7 o'clock in the morning.
Cashier Sutton was on hand at that hour
and got the money out for them,
but how much money was taken
he refused to state. Half an
hour later a special train consisting of an
engine and orio coach was in waiting at
the Tejon street station of the Colorado
Midland railroad, and President Parker
and Vice President Devereux were taken
on board. They left here at 7:30 o’clock
promptly and made the fastest run ever
made by the road, getting into Cripple
Creek in two hours and three minutes.
The run from Divide to Cripple
Creek, over the terminal, thirty miles of
3 per cent, grade, was made In 54 minutes,
and the delivery of currency occurred in
the midst of the run.
The First National Bank officials here
said the First National Bank of Cripple
Creek in its last statement, showed over
54 per cent, of its deposits on hand, and
there was no occasion whatever for any
attempt to make a run on the bank.
EDITOR M’CULLAGH’S FUNERAL.
Borne to Hi* Last Resting Place By
Co-Workers on Hi* Paper.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 3.—The funeral of
Joseph B. MeCullagh, late editor of the
Globe-Democrat, took place this after
noon at his residence. The services were
conducted by Rev. John Snyder of the
Unitarian church and Rev. Dr. W. W.
Boyd of the Second Baptist church. The
services were exceedingly simple in char
acter. in accordance with the well known
wishes of the deceased. Among the visi
tors in attendance at the funeral was
Hon. Henry Watterson of the Louisville
Courier-Journal. The active pall-bearer3
wore co-workers of Mr. MoCullagh on the
Globe-Democrat, and the honorary pall
bearers were selected from men promi
nent in every walk of life.
The remains were interred in the McKee
family lot in Bellefontgjn cemetery-
FIGHT PROMOTERS UNDER BOND.
Dully Still Alive, But Liable to Die
at Any Moment.
New York, Jan. 3.—Manager Thomas
O’Rourke of the Broadway Athletic Club,
Referee Dick Roche and Prize Fighter
George Justice, who were arrested last
night by Capt. Groo of the Mercer street
station, for being contributory to the inju
ries that "Johnny” Duffy of Boston, re
ceived in the prize fight at the athletic
club on Saturday night, were to-day held
in $2,000 bail each in Jefferson Market
court for further examination on Wednes
day afternoon.
A certificate was shown St. Vincent’s
hospital, where Duffy now is, to the effect
that he is now suffering from cerebral
hemorrhage, and that his death might be
expected at any moment.
The three prisoners furnished the bail
demanded and were released.
MINE WAGES TO BE CUT.
The Kate in Ohio to Re Reduced to
51 Cents Feb. 1.
Massillon. 0., Jan. 3.—The employes of
all the mines in this district, about 2,000
men, have struck on account of a reduc
tion in the price of pick mining, from 61
to 51 cents per ton. The notices of reduc
tion state that as a rate of 60 cents had
been agreed upon in Pennsylvania, under
the long established system whereby the
Ohio rate is 9 cents less than that of the
Pittsburg district, the 51 cent rate will be
established and maintained. If, however,
the joint convention of operators and min
ers to be held at Columbus, Jan. 12. shall
fix a higher rate for the Hocking Valley
than 51 cents, the Massillion operators
will pay that rate from Jan. 1, provided
the miners in the Massillon district con
tinue at work during the month of Jan
uary.
haw into a landslide.
Three Live* Lodt by the Wrecking of
a Freight Train.
Holden, Mo., Jan. 3.—Early this morning
a freight train on the Missouri Pacific
railroad ran Into a lanslide near this
place. Three of the crew were killed. The
dead are:
Qomor Evans, engineer, married.
Harry Hukop, fireman, married.
J. E. McQueen, brakeman, unmarried.
Two other members of the crew were
slightly injured.
The recent heavy rains caused a huge
mass of earth to slide down upon the
track, and the train crashed into the ob
struction while running at a rate of twelve
miles an hour.
SAILING OF THE LAIHADA.
The Former Filibuster I'lglits Shy
of Spanish Ports.
Gibraltar, Jan. 3.—The American steam
er T.aurada, the reported Intention of
which to call at Valencia, Spain, caused
such a commotion in that city, the Lau
rada having, It is said, been engaged in
filibustering to Cuba, sailed to-day for
the United States without having touched
at a Spanish port.
ELOPERS IN CUSTODY'.
The Rnnwwaya From Mnttliews Ar
rested nt Charleston.
Charleston. S. C., Jan. 3.—Chief Martin,
acting under telegraphic Information from
Augusta, arrested W. A. Tarver and Mrs.
L. A. (Janus of Matthews, Ga., here to
day. Both are said to have left families,
and Tarver is charged with embezzlement.
They will be sent back to Georgia to
morrow.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 4. 1897.
NASHVILLE'S FIRE-LIT NIGHT.
THE BLAZE BEYOND CONTROL FOR
FOUR HOURS.
The Firemen Hnndlcnppeil at First
by Luck of Sufficient AVnter Pres
sure—A Strong Wind From tlie
South Fanned the Flames Into
Wild Fury—Tlie Hear of the Burn
ing lluildings Accessible Only
From Adjacent Roofs.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 3.—The destruc
tfle conflagration which visited this city
last night at 11:15 o'clock was not well
under control before 3 a. m. The fire was
by far more disastrous in its results than
was indicated in last night’s dispatches.
A series of unfortunate conditions han
dicapped the fire department in its work,
and a very strong wind playing from the
south, made matters much worse.
The falling of a rear wall of the Burns
building, caused damage to the extent of
$50,000 by crushing through adjacent build
ings.
A feature of the fire was the fighting
from roofs, as few alleys traversed the
district. When sufficient pressure of wa
ter was finally secured the department
rendered very effective service, though
at first they seemed almost helpless.
The largest sufferers are:
On Market street:
Burns & Cos., saddlery and harness, com
pletely wrecked.
A. B. Tavel, stationery, completely gut
ted.
E. Einhorn, dry goods, and Paul Blen
heim, publisher, were wrecked by falling
walls.
Brandon Sample Shoe Company, totally
destroyed.
Trecy Shoe Company, badly damaged
by water and falling walls.
Harris Abrahams, damaged by water.
Lebeck Brothers, dry goods, totally de
molished.
Public Square—
Abernathy, Langham & Shook, clothiers,
totally destroyed.
Frank Mooney, fruit store, on first floor.
Upper floors occupied &s storage rooms by
Abernathy, Langham & Shook, totally
gutted.
Wolff's Clothing house, totally destroy
ed.
Luiekhardt & Cos., druggists, almost to
tally wrecked.
Grimes, Daly & Robinson, badly flooded
by water.
J. W. Lawless, shoes, very slightly dam
aged. _ w,-
South end of market tiotrse, badly dam
aged.
Total estimated damage, $600,000, of which
slightly more than 50 per cent, is covered
by insurance.
Several accidents of trifling consequence
were reported.
The origin of the fire is still a mystery.
It was first seen in the second story of
Lebeck Brothers' store, the flames burst
ing from a half dozen windows. No one
was in the building at the time, Mr. Le
beck having left with his bookkeeper about
an hour before. One of the brothers left
on the 8 o’clock train for New York on
business.
The principal losses as now estimated
are:
t Stock. Ins.
Lebeck Brothers $125,000 $90,000
Abernathy, Langham &
Shook 23,000 15,000
Burns & Cos 60,000 30,000
Trecy & Cos 15,000 8,000
Brandon Shoe Company .. 8,000 5,500
Lieekhardt & Cos., $25,000, fully covered.
NORTH CAROLINA'S SENATORS HIP,
Republican* Confident of PritelinriP*
Re-election.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 3.—The members of
the legislature which meets Wednesday
are arriving in great numbers. As rapidly
as the populists arrive they are called on
by prominent republicans in the Interest
of Senator Pritchard. It is learned that
some of the populists already here tell
Senator Pritchard's friends they favor
him. Odds of SIOO to SSO are offered by re
publicans on Senator Pritchard’s re-clec
tion.
The republicans will hold a caucus Tues
day night. They say they are very desir
ous that the populists shall hold a joint
caucus with them on all matters. The
populist state chairman reiterates his
statement that thefe will be no joint cau
cuses. He declares that he is well pleased
with the situation, but declines to say
more. The democrats say they expect
overtures from Senator Butler. The
whole thing hinges on one thing, this be
ing Senator Butler’s ability to keep the
populists in line. There are confessedly
three classes of the populists, the mid
dle-of-the-road, those of republican pro
clivities and those who lean toward the
democrats. Democrats say - they believe
Senator Butler can control a majority of
their caucus. They positively deny that
the republicans have seventy-two votes
in the legislature, as claimed. Ex-Con
gressman Ewart said to-night: “You can
say from me that Senator Butler cannot
now prevent Senator Pritchard’s elec
tion.”
STEEL COMPANY TO SLASH.
Tlie Wages of Every Xian In ll* Em
ploy to ne Cat.
Chicago, Jan. 3.—The employes of the
Illinois Steel Company were notified yes
terday that their wages would be cut Feb.
]. The notice was brought to the 3,600
men at the South Chicago mills early In
the day. They were told that, the amount
of reduction had not yet been decided, but
it is generally believed that it will be
about 20 per cent.
President Gales said last night that ev
ery official and employe would be cut. The
salary of every head of department which
is now more than $Mt per month will be
reduced from 15 to 50 per cent. "This Is
simply the result of poor business,” said
President Dales. "During the past year
ihe price of steel rails has been reduced $3
a ton, and this of itßelf means a loss of
over $1,000,000 to the Illinois Steel Com
pany.” _
Taylor Talks With Tetuan.
Madrid, Jan. 3.—The Hon. liannls Tay
lor. the American minister, had a long
conference to-day with the Duke of Te
tuan, minister of foreign affairs. The sub
ject of the conference has not been di
vulged.
GERMANY AND HER NEW GUNS.
Big Extra Appropriation Wanted For
the Artillery.
Copyright, 1897, by the United Associated
Presses.
Berlin, Jan. 3.—The new military bill,
which will be laid before the Reichstag
soon after tho chamber resumes its sit
tings. will propose an addition to the mil
itary budget of 177,000.000 marks. Certain
semi-official papers, commenting on the
reports current last week, that 200,000,000
marks would be demanded, have denied
the accuracy of the statement, and In
ferentially suggested that the country ha-1
at present no reason to fear an additional
burden through the army estimates. In
point of fact, the new bill ihas for somo
time been drafted, and forms part of a
general scheme involving the creation of
new regiments of infantry, and anew
grouping of battalions and brigade*. Mil
itary authorities, who are permitted to
speak on the subject, and whose opinion
i3 north having, deny that tho current re
ports of the reorganization of the artillery
is due to the Canel quick-firing gun being
adopted for the French army. The new
German field gun was tested at Krupp’s,
in the presence of the kaiser, and a special
staff of officers, more than a year ago, was
approved as thie most potent field-piece
yet invented and has been since tinder
constant construction. The kaiser keeps
In close touch with Krupp’s, at whose
v orks guns on the new model', but of dif
ferent caliber, are being rapidly manufac
tured and tested.
Leading Berlin banking firms concur In
the opinion that the Russian government
Ihas been negotiating anew loan in Pans
amounting to no less than 609,000,000
marks. Private advices from Bt. Peters
burg, supported by letters from Paris, at
first mentioned an even greater sum, 890,-
000,000, and added that the French barikers
had refused to consider the terms on the
ground that France was overloaded with
Russian loans; that part of the last loan
had not yet been absorbed by the public,
and further, that under the conditions of
that loan Russia was debarred from rais
ing another before April, 1897. Some ten
tative action towards negotiating with
Berlin and Frankfort houses has been go
ing on since the reluctance of the French
bankers to deal became known at St. Pe
tersburg, but these overtures were not re
ceived favorably, so the Russian finance
minister has resumed communication with
the Paris firms. Tho loan, if x>htantei
soon after April, will be the prelude to
the resumption of specie payments by
Russia, provided nothing happens in Eu
rope to endanger the czar’s present peace
policy.
Apropos of the now known tendency of
Nicholas II toward a liberal and pacific'
regime, advices from Warsaw and other
centers in Poland concur in speaking of
a marked change in the restrictive meas
ures offered against the people by the au
thorities, greater freedom being allowed
to the press and the public. A notable in
stance of the change of spirit in the Rus
sian authorities is seen in the correspond
ence of the St. Petersburg Novoe Vreyma,
which has opened its columns to advocacy
of the conciliation of Poland, a larger de
gree of toleration for the Catholic Poles
and the cessation of some restrictive meas
ures throughout those now in the wide re
gions where the Russian government has
the adhesion of the people. The Novoe
Vremya has long been the fierce enemy
of the Catholic Poles, and this change of
front is, therefore, significant. The czar’s
recent action in resisting the pressure of
the Moscow authorities to punish the ri
otous university students by deporting
them to Siberia is another favorable sign
of better times in Russia.
The first reception at court of the new
French ambassador, the Marquis de
Noailles, is fixed for the third week in
January. It is understood that the Kaiser
intends to mark the occasion as an espe
cially brilliant court function. The sub
stitution of a French aristocrat of polish
ed manners for the bourgeois, M. Her
bette, whom court and kaiser alike detest
ed, may do much to smooth diplomatic
relations between Paris and Berlin.
The non-committal tactics of Count Ru
deni, the Austrian prime minister, on the
eve of the dissolution of the Austrian
Reichsrath and the consequent holding
of anew general election, as described in
these dispatches last Sunday, remain lit
erally true, but there are now signs that
the premier will favor the clerical party!
wherever he can. Hitherto he has been
virtually sitting on the fence and observ
ing the indications of increasing strength
in the various parties with a view of as
certaining which group is worth while
cultivating as supporters of the minis
try, but within a few days he has shown
his preference by filling a number of va
cancies In several provinces by the ap
pointment of men of clerical, or at any
rate, of anti-Semitic tendencies.
RUSSIA WARNS THE SULTAN.
.Must Obey tlie Power* lo Keep His
Empire Intact.
London, Jan. 3.—The Daily Telegraph’s
dispatch from Constantinople says that
the czar has sent a message to the sultan
recommending him to most seriously con
sider the remonstrances and advioe of the
great powers regarding the Reforms nec
essary for the empire, and adding that if
he does not do so he will expose himself
to the gravest consequences, even foreign
intervention. The czar further says that
the sultan’s acceptance of this advice is
an indispensable condition to the integ
rity of his empire and tho maintenance
of peace.
FRANCE AT THE POLLS.
Radical* Defeated in the Senatorial
Elections.
Paris, Jan. 3.—Elections, which were
held to-day in various parts of France for
one-third of the members of the Senate,
resulted in the defeat of the radicals, who
failed in their attempts to oust the mod
erate republican candidates wherever the
latter contested the districts. Even Seine
et-Marne, the bourgeois’ own department,
and the department PuNord re-elected the
retiring moderate republican candidates.
Up to midnight returns had been received
from ninety-seven districts, showing the
election of 63 moderate republicans, 18 rad
icals and 11 conservatives. The republi
cans gain three acats from the couservu
tivea.
WIND AND SNOW IN THE WEST.
ONE OK THE WORST BLIZZARDS OF
THE WINTER NOW’ RAGING.
Snow Fulling Continuously For 21
Hour* nt Some Points anA 10
Inches Deep on tlie Level—ltall
ronds anil Street Cur Traffic Great
ly Impelled—The -Mercury Headed
For the Zero Point—Heavy Loss of
Cattle on the Ranges Feared.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 3.—A blizzard Is
blowing to-night in this section over an
area of 400 miles north and south, and 600
miles east and west. Over most of Minne
sota it has been snowing from 14 to 20
hours, and there is from 7 to 16 inches of
snow on the ground. The wind is blowing
a gale from the north. The snow is dan>p
and packs so solidly oft the railway tracks
that it is difficult for the snow plows to
work through it. The snow has also made
a wreck of tho telegraph wires to the
north and west of St. Paul. All trains are
still moving, though some of them are
hours late.
South Dakota dispatches say tho storm
extends as far west as the Black Hills.
In tho region along the Mission river
from Chamberlain, south to the North
Dakota the railroads are having groat dif
ficulty in moving trains, some of them
having been abandoned for the night. The
temperature is from 15 to 18 degrees above
zero, though at 9 o'clock it was rapidly
growing colder. There will be suffering
among live stock if the mercury drops to
zero.
Kansas City, 'Mo., Jan. 3.—The unprece
dented rains of the past three days have
been checked by a cold wave, and Kansas
is to-night experiencing its first winter
weather. Snow has been falling all day
in various parts of the state.
At Larned ice is piled in drifts four to
six feet deep. Traffic on the Larned-Jet
more extension of the Santa Fe is com
pletely blocked. Travel overland In any
direction Is almost impossible.
Abline reports heavy snow accompa
nied by a wind reaching the proportions of
a blizzard.
It is feared that heavy loss of cattle will
result from the storm, particularly in the
western and northern sections of the state.
In Northern Arkansas and as far west
as Ft. Smith rain fell during the twenty
four hours up to noon to-day, when It
turned to snow accompanied by a drop of
60 degrees In the temperature.
Gutherie, Ok., reports a drop of 60 de
grees since last evening and a severe snow
storm prevails.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 3.—Nebraska is en
joying an old-fashioned blizzard, the most
serious one of the winter. New Year’s
day was spring-like and mild, but Friday
night the temperature began to fall and
the mercury has continued its descent
since. Last evening a snow storm set
in and it is still general throughout the
state. High winds are drifting the snow,
and if they continue throughout the night
may make the situation on the plains
alarming.
Omaha seems, so far, to have escaped
the worst of the storm, but all trains en
tering the city during the day were some
what late. The street car lines are badly
crippled, and the lines are kept open with
difficulty.
At 10 o'clock to-night the thermometer
at the local weather bureau registered 3
degrees above zero, and the chances are
that the temperature will fall several
points before daylight. On the level tracts
In the western and central portions of the
state, where the wind has full sweep," it
is much colder.
From every section of the state come
reports of heavy winds driving the snow
In blinding clouds before it so that it is
dangerous for any one to venture out.
At Meadow Grove the storm began about
midnight Saturday night, and a blizzard
has been raging evpr since, with no signs
of abatement. Drifts are over ten feet
high.
Hardy reports eighteen hours of contin
uous snow and wind and serious drifting.
From that place and Central City come
stories of a like nature. Much stock is
being eared for on the ranges in Nebraska,
and it will be several days before news is
received as to how the herds and those in
charge of them have been affected.
Chicago, Jan. 3.—The rain storm, which
has prevailed over Northern Illinois unin
terruptedly for three days, has been the
severest experienced in this locality for
two years. The observations taken at the
weather bureau in this city this evening
showed that the rain fall was 2'/, inches
since the beginning of the storm early
New Year’s morning. The temperature
has fallen 20 degrees in Chicago within
the last eight hours, and at H o’clock to
night the rain turned to snow. It Is not
expected by the weather bureau that the
thermometer will reach the zero mark, al
though they predict a temperature con
siderably below freezing before to-morrow
evening.
In Chicago considerable damage was
done by the downpour of rain, especially
In the suburbs, where the sewers were in
sufficient to carry away the volume of
water. Reports of flooded basements from
the southern and western portions of the
city were numerous, while at Grand Cross
ing and near by suburbs the streets were
inundated and the damage heavy.
St. Louis, Jan. 3.—The heaviest rain
storm of recent years has prevailed
throughout Missouri, Northern Arkansas
and Indian, Territory during the past thir
ty-six hours. In many places In Western
Missouri the streams are overflowed and
in some places railroads have suffered
from washouts. Last night the rain turn
ed to sleet and to-day a furious snow
storm Is raging. The temperature has
fallen 40 degrees in Missouri and Eastern
Kansas in the last twenty-four hours, and
In the latter section a genuine blizzard
is sweeping over the country.
At Bagneil, Mo., the Osage river ha3
risen 15 feet and Warsaw reports a rise
of 22 feet, and a repetition of last win
ter's flood is feared.
At Osceola the river is out of its banks,
and the bottom lands are submerged.
At Fayette the electric light power
house is flooded and the city is In dark
ness to-night. A number of washouts
have occurred on the railroads, and traf
fic Is badly delayed.
In the vicinity of Sndalla every stream
Is reported out of its banks, and the rain
fall continued until this morning, when
it turned to sleet, and later in the day
a heavy snow storm set In.
At liamonte and Knobnoster a small
cyclone prevailed last night, many trees
being uprooted, but no large damage to
property has been reported so far.
Webb City reports heavy damage to
property by wind and rain.
Clinton. Warrenaburg and Shelby, suf
fered serious damage from the downpour,
the rainfall being the greatest since tho
floods of 1896.
In many places In Western Missouri the
mercury has fallen almost to zero and
this drop In temperature will probaly re
sult In checking tho snow.
In St. Louis, a heavy rain has fallen
during the past twenty-four hours, but
at 7:30 o'clock to-night it was checked by
a decided fall In temperature, and at 9
o’clock the mercury had fallen 35 degrees,
and was accompanied by a high north
westerly wind.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 3.—Lincoln Is snow
bound to-night, a light fall, which began
early this morning, Increasing during the
day and developing Into a northwester by
night, with the wind blowing a gale.
Street car traffic on suburban lines waa
abandoned during the day. and at 9 o'clock
nearly every line was blocked. Trains on
nearly every road entering the city are
badly delayed. Specials from over the
state indicate that the storm is general,
and tho.t the cattle on the ranges may suf
fer.
Benton, Ark., Jan. 3.—At 6:40 o’clock
last night a cyclone struck this town,
destroyed nearly every building in South
Benton, anil passed on in a northerly di
rection, wrecking every building in Its
path. In an out-house near the depot, a
tramp was killed. The destruction of
property was simply awful, and many
families are left without homes. The prop
erty losses will reach Into the thousands.
Freight ears on the siding at the depot
were turned over, and a wrecking crew
has been at work all day clearing the
tracks.
’VARSITY FOOT IIALL TEAM.
Vale or Princeton Player For
Trainer—Atliena Next* Notes.
Athens, Ga., Jan. 3.—Capt. W. B. Kent
Is back from his Christmas holidays. One
of the first things to which he will turn
his attention will be selecting a trainer
for the university foot ball team of 1897.
Great care will be taken to get the best
man possible. He will in all probability
be a Yale or Princeton player. It has not
been decided, but it is more than likely
that the new trainer will be chosen with
a view to getting a man well adapted to
training the men behind the lines. Capt.
Kent has played at guard and tackle three
seasons, and can himself look after the
men in the rush line.
The university foot ball enthusiasts are
much pleased with the article in this
week’s Harper’s Weekly by Caspar Whit
ney on the recent foot ball season of tho
south, and that it contains a picture of
the Georgia eleven and assigns tho Geor
gia boys to the post of honor.
The citizens of Athens will within the
next few week* circulate a monster pe
tition, and when It has been gotten up
well send it to Maj. McKinley, urging him
to retain as postmaster of Athens the pres
ent democratic Incumbent, Capt. James
O'Farrell.
The county board of education Is now en
gaged in the building of three new school
houses in the rural districts of Clarke
county. When these have been finished
the grand Jury will appropriate more
money with which to carry this work on.
State School Commissioner Glenn will visit
the schools of Clarke county this month.
The meeting of tho board of trustees of
the University of Georgia will be held In
Athens Feb. 1, Instead of in Atlanta, as
was at first intended. Tho trustees will
1,0 on the grounds, where they ean more
easily determine how the money should
be expended that was recently appropri
ated by the legislature.
The ministers of Athens have formed a
regular minister’s association, of which
Rev. Hugh R. Bernard is president and
Rev. J. L. Stevens, secretary. It will
hold meeting once each month.
The Athens dispensary has been closed
three days, the longest time it has remain
ed closed since its establishment five
years ago. Friday was New Year's day,
yesterday was election day, and to-day
was Sunday, and as the dispensary law re
quires the dispensary to be closed on hol
idays, election days and Sundays, the to
pers In this community were caught nap
ping.
The city and county governments find
themselves with more rash on hand than
was the case one year ago. The city has
S6,IKK) more on hand and the county $4,000
more than on Jan. 1, 1896.
Col. and Mrs. John J. Strickland gave
their annual elegant reception Saturday
evening to the bachelor members of the
Athens bar. The bachelor lawyers were
present.
Justice J. F. Foster was re-elected Jus
tice of the peace for the Athens district
at the election here yesterday.
Mr. J. H. Dorsey has given up his posi
tion on the Georgia, Southern and Florida
railroad, and has accepted the position
of traveling salesman for Michael Bros.
Mr. Dorsey was once mayor of Athens, and
is a sterling citizen.
TENNESSEE'S LEGISLATURE.
Tlie Gubernatorial Contest the First
Business on the Tapis,
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 3.-The fiftieth
general assembly of Tennessee meets at
noon to-morrow. The first week of the
body will be the consideration of the con
test filed by G. N. Tillman, the republican
candidate for governor.
The democratic caucus meets at 9 o’clock
to-morrow In the hall of the representa
tives to select bgislatlve officers. The
political complexion of the body is: Dem
ocrats, 85; democrat-populist, 1; republi
cans, 40; republican-populist, 4.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN,
A Yard Master From Port Royal
Probably Fatally Injured.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 3.—Forrest Lanier,
yard master of the Charleston and West
ern Carolina railroad at Port Royal, 8.
C., was struck by a passing train, at
Beech Island, 8. C., this morning. Lanier
was in the city Saturday night, and his
presence at Beech Island cannot be ex
plained. He has not recovered conscious
ness, and will probably die from his in
juries.
POOR LITTLE STOCKING.
Its Owner Was With the Angels Be
fore Snntn Clans Came.
Washington, Ga., Jan. 3.—A very pa
thetic story comes from Goshen, Lincoln
county. On Christmas eve a little boy
swallowed a piece of gourd, which lodged
In his windpipe, and finally choked him
to death. Just before he died the little
fellow looked up to his mother, and said,
"Mamma, don’t furget to hang up my
stocking.'’ - ,
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WILLIAMS RECEIVES HIS WIFE.
THE OFFICIALS WOULD NOT ALLOW*
HER TO VISIT RIM BEFORE.
They Talk Together For nn Ilnur,
lint Do Not Disenss the Tragedy.
Both Try to He Calm, Bnt He*
Breaks Down After Her Departure.
Letters of Sympathy and Offer* of
Assistance Pouring la on the Frls
oner From North Georgln.
Waycross, Ga,, Jan. 3.—To-day waa
Warren Williams' first Sunday in Jail.
Hundreds of friends called on him and hi*
friends in Atlanta and North Georgia
also remembered him. His breakfast waff
served about 8 o'clock, and at 1 o’clock
he had dinner. Mr. Williams’ meals ara
brought to him from the Southern hotel,
of which he is manager, by his porter,
and he shares them with Mr. Black, his
ceil mate, who is well connected in At
lanta and is charged with the murder o t
Mr. Higginbotham in Charlton county. Mr.
Black will probably be released as soon
as bail will be allowed him. Mr. Willlomd
and Mr. Black are both Intelligent and
educated, and they converse pleasantly.
For the first time since his incarcera
tion Thursday night, Mr. Williams receiv
ed a visit from his wife to-day. Mrs. Wil
liams had requested the privilege several
times, but she was not allowed to visit
him until this afternoon. She went to th
jail in a carriage and was admitted about
1 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Williams talked
about an hour, but did not discuss tho
tragedy. They expressed mutual holies of
Mr. Williams being released next Wednes
day. Mrs. Williams was deeply affected,
and so was her husband, though both tried
to be calm. After Mrs. Williams left, Mr.
Williams gave way to his feelings, and
the tears trickled silently down his cheeks.
His fac,e was buried In his handkerchief.
Tho Morning News correspondent and
a friend from Atlanta, who had arrived,
approached the cell and addressed Mr,
Williams, who turned away his head, and,
after excusing himself, slipped aside and
bathed his face. Ho returned and ex
tended his hand to the correspondent and
welcomed him and then shook hands with:
his Atlanta friend. Mr. Williams talked
calmly and hopefully. He says he be
lieves he will be released next Wednes
day. Hundreds of letters and telegram*
from his friends in Atlanta and through
out North Georgia have been received
Binee he has been in trouble. They ex
press sympathy for him and offer him as
sistance. Among these writers are soma
ladles and gentlemen prominent in society,
and Influential In state politics. The In
terest his friends in North Georgia ara
taking in his case is very gratifying to
Mr. Williams.
The friends of Mr. Williams In this city
havo informed the Morning News corre
spondent that a bond for many thousand
dollars ean tie made here In case Judge
Sweat allows him bail. Mr. Williams is
a member of the Knights of Pythias, and
It is understood that the lodge In this city
is requested by the lodge at Gainesville
to do their duty by him. Mr. Williams
sayß he feels grateful to the order hero
and at Gainesville for their brotherly kind
ness, and he also feels grateful to the
many people in this city and throughout
the state for their sympathy and encour
agement.
FLORIDA’S COMING CONVENTIONS
Large Number of Delegates Expected
at Each of the Three.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 3.—Three impor
tant conventions are to be held In Florida
In the next thirty days, and the indica
tions are that each will be largely attend
ed.
No convention held within the last tent
years Is creating so much universal inter
est as the South Atlantic and Gulf state*
harbor defense and Improvement con
vention, which will meet in Tampa, com
mencing Jan. 20. Information has been
received that nearly all of the governor*
of the various states have appointed dele
gates to be present upon this occasion, and
the mayors of all cities of over 5,000 In
habitants have been requested by the gov
ernor of Florida to send delegates. Let
ters are being received daily announcing
compliance with this request. This con
vention will probably bring together more
prominent citizens from different parts of
the union than any convention of like
character held In many years. H. B.
Plant, president of the Plant system of
railways and steamship lines, has tender
ed, through the board of trade of Tampa,
the use of the magnificent theatrical au
ditorium at Tampa Bay hotel, which ha*
a seating capacity of over 1,500.
Extensive preparations are being made
by the citizens of Ocala to entertain the
large crowd that will be there to attend
the tobacco growers’ convention to be held
Jan. 12.—Excursion rates have been grant
ed by all the railroads, and a very large
attendance Is expected. Every citizen
of Florida should encourage this great In
dustry, which now promises to do much
towards the prosperity of Florida.
The national gobd roads congress to
be held at Orlamlo, commencing Feb. 2, is
creating much interest throughout the en
tire country. Letters are pouring in daily,
showing that the attendance will be more
than was expected. The bicycle journal*
have taken much Interest In it, and it is
understood that a large number of the
most prominent bicycle riders in the
United States, will attend this convention.
The railroads have given very liberal ex
cursion rates from all sections of the
country.
A CELESTIAL PHENOMENON.
The Earth Given the Appearance of
nelng on Fire.
New Orleans, Jan. 3.—An extraordinary
celestial phenomenon was visible here
about 7 o'clock this morning. Thick
heavy clouds were rolling and It was as
dark almost as it was an hour and a half
earlier. So suddenly the sky was over
cast with a shrimp pinkness and the rays
reflected gave the earth the appearance of
being on fire. The remarkable display
lasted perhaps ten minutes, but It was
startling during Its brief existence. The
weather bureau explained that It was the
sun's rays reflected through a certain
cloud. It was followed by a fierce gale
along the lake front. .Persons residing at
West End declare that In eleven years
they have not witnessed such a storm.
The people there were much frightened.
The waters of Lake Ponchartraln were
driven In and overflowed Spanish Fort,
ami all the roads leading from the city to
the lake, In some places reaching a depth
of three feet. Nothing has been heard
from Mrfndevllle and places on the other
side of tlie lake.