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US iilll.
Three of New York's Sky
Scrapers Almost Wiped Out.
LOSS WAY ABOVE A MILLION.
I’oolHl Telegraph Co.’ Magnificent
structure Partially Wrecked.
((Iterators Continued Sending lies,
sitaes l util tle Fire Mas Upon
I hem— Conflagration Started In
ftogors, Poet & Co.'s Building
Which Mas Totally Destroyed.
Tea Stories of the Home Life In
surance Btlldlns, Burned—l nited
Mates l.ife Building Badly I>am
saed.
New York, Dec. 4.—ln a blinding rain
gtorm to-night the massive block of build
ins? on Broadway, No. 253 to 259, and In
cluded between Murray and Warren
sir. , ts. was almost destroyed by fire.
Within three hours more than a million
dollars worth of property was destroyed.
The fire began in the five-story brick
building occupied by the men’s furnishing
linn of Rogers, Irfeet & Cos., on the south
west corner of Broadway and Warren
street.
Adjoining the Rogers-Peet building and
south of it wa9 the magnificent white
building of the Home Life Insurance Com
pany building, and next to this was the
handsome brown stone building of the
Postal Telegraph Company, erected at the
cost of millions only a few years ago.
Within a few minutes after the discov
ery of the fire the Rogers-Peet building
was a roaring furnace, and on alarm had
been turned in which brought more than
a score of engines to the scene. It was
but a short time when the flames had
eaten through the wall of the Home Life
and were roaring high above that lofty
structure. Thousands of people had gath
ered on the scene, and the blinding glare
Of (he flames lit up the lower part of the
city.
The Home Life Insurance building was
oi cured by the company and by a large
number of prominent men in various lines
of business. Every effort was made to
s ve the valuable papers stored in some
of the offices, but many of these were
lost. The offices of the Rapid Transit
Company were on the ninth floor of this
building, and it is believed that all the
plans and schemes of work with w’hich
(he company have been working many
years have been destroyed. In the Postal
huliding, as well, there were many seri
ous losses of a private nature.
The fire burned even more fiercely in the
Home Life building, owing to the great
bight of this structure, and in an incred
ibly short time the upper half of this mag
nificent building was in flamcS. The fire
men could do little in the face of such
a fierce sweep of flame and gale. It was
only a question of time when the Postal
’building, so far as the upper stories were
concerned, went the way of the others.
The estimate of the losses by Chief Bon
is r soon after midnight was $1,000,000, with
a probability of a still further loss should
the lire continue to make anything like
rapid progress. At that hour, however,
In believed that he had the fire under
control within reasonable limits.
At 2 o’clock, however, it was still burn
ing fiercely in front, and although not
observable by the thousand of spectators,
was still burning more fiercely, and ex
p tiding lower down in the rear.
An insurance man roughly estimated the
lo ses about as fo.lows: Rogers, Peet &
t’o., building and loss to other tenants in
tb" building, $350,000; Homo Life Instur
aiico Company, building and losses to other
tenants, $300,000; Postal Telegraph • Com -
pany building and losses to other tenants,
ib",o"U. Losses to surrounding buildings,
Chief Bonner thought that his estimate,
on the basis of sl,ooo,tioo was about as near
a ttet as it was possible to make.
The Rogcrts, Peet & Cos. building was
the property of the Hoffman estate, and
'' ls one of the historic buildings of
P roadway. It was erected thirty-five
years ago.
The fire started In the basement of the
building occupied by Rogers, Peet & Cos.,
clothiers, about 9:30 o’clock. Two police
men standing within half a block of
Warren street heard a loud explosion, and
a moment later saw a thin line of smoke
curling up from along the side of the
Rogers, Peet & Cos. building. At that lime
the rain was falling in torrents, and the
wind blew a gale.
An alarm was sent in, but before the
fust engine turned into Broadway the
Rogers, Peet & Cos. basement was a rour
lnS furnace, with great flames bursting
1 1 rough the floors above and rushing
fiercely to the roof. Within ten minutes
: ‘ve alarms had been sent In, bringing en
gine after engine to the scene.
By 10 o’clock, so rapidly and fiercely did
•he flames make progress, there was
nothing but the shell of the Rogers-Peet
hiding left, with mountains of flame
('ring a hundred feet in the air and en
ircling the adjoining structure, the Home
ife Insurance building.
In the blinding rain the firemen worked,
''retching the black and slippery lines of
' ore through the building, lighting the
atnes from every side. Boon n great wave
‘T Are swept u‘-ro*B Warren street and
|i!)e Jlofttiito
caught the L rated Stales Life Insurance
Company's building at the northwest cor
ner of Broadway, numbering 259 and Ml
Broadway. The w'ood work on a dozen win
dows was afire in a moment and from
that time on several streams were played
on this building, to save it from destruc
tion.
M'hen the Warren street wall of the
Rogers, Peel & Cos. building fell, at 10:30
o'clock, a dozen firemen were directly be
neath the wall. Several of the men were
struck by bricks, but none were more than
slightly injured. Acting Chief Perle fell,
but was dragged to safety by some of life
men.
Just before 11 o’clock the Home Life In
surance Company's building, sixteen stor
ies high, at 255 and 257 Broadway, caught
fire. The firemen had their lines in this
building up to the seventh story. They
were greatly handicapped by the many
stories. Flames had eaten their way
through the side walls in many places. The
elevators made trips up and down until
the men running them were compelled to
flee for their lives, and in this way many
of the effects of the offices tvere saved.
The three top floors were on fire from
the beginning. Flames shot high above
the roof and over the massive brown stone
Postal building on the corner below. All
the operators of the Postal building and
everybody at work in the, structure had
been ordered out of this building long be
fore. Desperate efforts were being made
to save it. The interior of the Home Life
Insurance Company building was by this
time a furnace. From the windows of the
six or eight upper stories the flames were
pouring in masses. In the rear, nine sto
ries were afire and the fire department, so
far as this portion of the building was
concerned, was absolutely powerless.
At 11:15 the Postal’buiiding of fourteen
stories caught tire. Chief Bonner, who
had charge of the firemen, took the ele
vator and went to the roof to give per
sonal directions. At this time there were
a few operators, who had ignored the
orders of the fire chief, two or three
clerks and n few boys at work in the
building in the stifling smoke, and mes
sages were sent until the flames came and
all were forced to rush for their lives.
Chief Bonner had under his direction all
the engines stationed in the Are houses
below Twenty-third street. In addition five
hook and ladder companies, including wa
ter towers, were at the scene. Most of the
men worked in the lower parts of the
building to save adjoining buildings. Only
a few gangs were with the fire chief on
the top of the Postal building. They fought
with all their strength to keep the flames
back. But notwithstanding all thelV efforts,
at 1 o'clock this (Mondoy) morning three
floors of this building had been partially
destroyed. The fire was then working Its
way downward. Chief Bonner thought,
however, that he had It under control. He
did not expect it to get much below this.
The Are started from three explosions.
What caused the explosions no one knows.
The firemen could not find out. They
thought gas had escaped in some manner
in the basement, and so resulted In ex
plosion and fire.
The Postal Telegraph Company officials
said that all their wires had been burned
out, and that they had no connections
from their building.
BURNING VESSEL AT SEA.
A German Vessel Mas Sighted Lying
Near Her.
New York, Dec. 4.—The German steam
er Dalacarlia, from Rio Janeiro, which ar
rived to-day, brought news of a burning
ship at sea. '
Last Friday night she was in latitude
37.46, longitude 70.52, and the glare of fire
was seen. The Dalacarlia, altering her
course, at 9:30 camo alongside of a ship
ablaze from stern to foremast, with a
large, yellow-funneled German steamship
standing in near the wreck. Nobody could
be seen on the decks of the burning ship.
The steamer by the burning ship was
either the Werra or the Fulda of the
North German-Lloyd Line. Both vessels
sailed in company from this port late last
week, bound for Havana.
PHILIPPINE MATTER SETTLED.
Expected That Hie Treaty Mill He
Signed AVltUin a Week.
Paris. Dec. 4.—The United States and
Spanish peace commissioners held private
sessions to-day. Afterward respresenta
tives of both bodies predicted confidently
that the treaty would be signed within
a week, unless unforeseen complications
arise.
The American commissioners say there
is no foundation for the reports circulated
in the United States and cabled back here
that President McKinley has forwarded lo
the American commissioners instructions
to insist unyieldingly upon a coaling base
in (he Carolines, and that the Spaniards
are endeavoring to renew their opposition
to a cession of the Philippines. Both
commissions recognize that the latter ques
tion is settled.
SOON TO BE SIGNED.
Advices Front Judge Day of a Fav
orable Character.
Washington, Dec. 4.—Advices from Judge
Day of the Paris peace commission re
ceived during last night’s cabinet meet
ing are of a gratifying character, and
hopeful of the signing of the peace treaty
within a reasonable time.
Members of the cabinet express satisfac
tion at the progress being made and say
negotiations are progressing smoothly.
There are various details, however, con
cerning which the chairman desires to
learn ful.y of the President's wishes, and
it was an inquiry of this character which
formed the burden of the latest communi
cation from Paris.
Fir** oh h \PHeg'lan Iteamcr.
London, Dec. 4.—The Norwegian ship
Annie M. flmuli, which arrived at M' tlill
t>n Nov. 9. from Pensacola, had her cabin
badly burned to-day while lying at Kdln
boro dock. The Are was extinguished.
A $.30,016) Fire nt Enfnln I. T.
Muskogee, I. T.. Dee. 4.—Nearly the en
tire business portion of Eufala, I. TANARUS., was
destroyed by fire last night. The loss is
estimated at $50,600.
SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. DECEMBER 5. 189S.
SHORT AND BUSY SESSION.
CONGRESS TO CONSIDER OMV NEC
ESSARY LEGISLATION.
Appropriations, Army nml Ilusvallnn
Government Bills About Only
One* to lie Con* I tie reil—No Le®l
latlon Expected Wltli Record to
New l’oietioni—Not Believed
Democrat* Will Pursue Any Ob
structive Turtle*—Snort Holiday
Rece**.
Washington, Dec. 4,-The curtain will
ring up to-morrow at noon upon the clos
ing session of the Fifty-fifth Congress.
The war and the fruits of the American
victory carry in their w T ake many prob
lems which the national legislators must
solve. •
But though many questions may press
for solution, the brief space covered by
this session, which expires by limitation
March 4, precludes the probability of much
being accomplished beyond the passage of
the regular money budgets. The legis
lation for the increase of the regular
army, which the administration deems
necessary to meet the obligations imposed
upon the country by the result of the
war, and probably the enactment of a law
to give a permanent territorial government
to the Hawaiian Islands. This covers all
the important legislation which the con
gressional leaders expect to see enacted
at this session.
It is almost the unanimous sentiment
of the leaders that no attempt should be
made to legislate concerning the posses
sions acquired by the war with Spain at
this session. There are earnest advocates
of the Nicaragua canal bill who will strive
to secure its passage now, and they may
possibly‘be successful, but neither it nor
any one of the other measures like the
polling bill, antl-scaplers bill, etc., which
have strong friends, will be allowed to In
terfere with the bills, the passage of which
is deemed absolutely necessary to prevent
an extra session. The leaders at both ends
of the capttol have put their heads togeth
er, and the worfc of the session is to be
entered upon with the idea of avoiding an
extra session.
With this purpose, in view the approprla
tion bills are to be given the road at
both ends of the eapltol, and pressed
through wdth all possible haste. Two sub
committees of the appropriations commit
tee of the House have been at work for a
week.. The deficiency bill to meet the ex
traordinary* expenses of the army and
navy during the six months from Jan. 1.
1899, to July 1, is ready to be submitted
•o the full committee to-morrow, and the
regular District of Columbia appropriation
bill will be ready by the end of the week.
It is necessary that the former should lu
cerne a law before the holiday recess which
this year is to be shorter than usual, and
Chairman Cannon hopes to see it through
the House and into the Senate before the
end of the present week.
The Democrats of the House have not
disclosed their position, but it is not be
lieved they will seek to obstruct an ap
propriation bill necessary for the main
tenance of the army now in the field.
Intense interest is manifested in the
President’s message which will be submit
ted to Congress to-morrow, on account of
the great importance of the many ques
tions it will have to deal with. The first
thing in order after Speaker Reed calls
the House to order to-morrow will be a
call of the roll to determine the presence
of a quorum.
Concerning this there is little doubt, as
the members are arriving by every train,
and the hotel lobbies already thronged.
A quorum having been developed, commit
tees will be appointed to wait upon the
President and the Senate to inform them
that the House is ready to proceed to busi
ness.
Pending the arrival of the President’s
message several new members elected to
fill vacancies caused by deaths or resigna
tions, will he sworn In, and immediately
after the reading of the message is com
pleted the House will adjourn out of re
spect to the memory of Messrs. Love of
Mississippi and Northway of Ohio, who
died during the recess.
On Tuesday or Wednesday at the lat
est the House will plunge Into Its work.
Chairman Cannon will have the deficiency
bill ready, and it will occupy the atten
tion of the House, to the exclusion of
everything else for the remainder of the
week.
OBJECT OF GARCIA’S VISIT.
Says Caliona Do Not Object to Occu
pation for a Year or So.
Washington, Dec. 4.— Gen. Garcia says
that the Cubans whom he especially rep
resents do not at all object to military oc
cupation of the island by the United States
for a year or so, for he feels certain
that this would result in giving the gov
ernment of the United States an insight
into conditions there that would be valua
ble. and would in the end mean tlje es
tablishment of a Cuban government, sta
ble and independent.
The veteran Cuban general has kept the
object of his visit to Washington pretty
closely to himself. His ta.k with the
President was purely formal and neither
he nor the President has lold what trans
pired, but Gen. Garcia says that he is sat
isfied the pledges of this government will
be made good and the obcupation of the
island for a year or more by the Ameri
can forces will not Injure, but will heip
the iHland. He says that the principal pur
pose of his visit was to find out the senti
ment in this country toward Cuba, and
he is satisfied that all wi.l come out right.
It is notable that since Garcia’s presence
here, there has seemed to be a disposition
to regard the Cubans with very much more
leypect than they have ben accorded here
tofore. The fact i* that Quesada, the Cu
ban charge, ha* been the only Cuban very
rrttch in evidence here In Washington,
and he is a pretty light weight. Garcia.
Is substantial and Impresses everybody
very favorably. Hia visit has done the
Cuban cause good.
REDEMPTION OF Cl lIAN BONDS.
Insurgents Firing oil the Defenses
of 111010 Nightly.
Madrid, Dec. 4.—The government has
reached a full decision regarding the Cu
ban and Philippine debts, hut the Official
Gazette to-day publishes an announcement
that the drawing for the redemption of the
Cuban bonds will occur on Dec. 10.
The speculation In the Cuban and Phil
ippine debts on the bourse lias seriously
displeased the cabinet. The rise in those
securities is attributed to the report that
the government will devote the indemnity
received from the United States to the
colonial indebtedness, regarding which no
decisive resolutions have been taken by
the ministers.
An official dispatch from the Visayas
Islands, In the Philippines, announces that
the Insurgents are redoubling their at
tacks upon Hollo. The government’s ad
vices say:
"The rebels have now their guns trained
on the city, and fire on the defenses night
ly. Our troops maintain a spirited de
fense, and have killed large numbers of
the enemy.”
vilieln's Bill for Power.
Tendon, Dec. s.—Tlie Madrid correspond
ent of the Standard says: “The Conserva
tive party and Senor Silvela, through their
organs, have suddenly made peremptory
bids for iwer. Senor Sagasta treats the
matter calmly, reviewing the smallness of
Silvela's following, and declining to has
ten ihe assembling of the Cortes, which Is
to be convened in January, or at the con
clusion of the lteace negotiations.”
Censorship Most Severe.
London, Dec. 6.—The Daily Mall publish
es the following dispatch from Biarritz:
"The censorship is so severe that the
Spanish newspapers ore prohibited even
from contradicting Carllst news published
abroad. There have been numerous ar
rests of fearllsts at Barcelona and else
where in Catalonia. The Carllst Gen. Isasl,
and several colleagues have disappeared.
NO CANAL LEGISLATION.
A New Nlenrngtinn Commission Mill
He Appointed.
Washington, Dec. 4.— There will be no
Nicaragua canal legislation at this session
of Congress. The President will, It is un
derstood, make some general recommenda
tions on the necessity of the work In his
message, but It ls the administration pro
gramme as revealed to-night by one of
the foremost Republicans in Congress, to
put off definite legislation until the new
Congress comes in.
In the meantime, another Nicaraguan
commission will be "appointed. The pur
l>ose of this will be to make a full Investi
gation of the complications that have
arisen through this concession, and the
apparent unfriendliness of Nicaragua to
the canal project, and to report to the
new Congress at its first session next fall.
It Is the idea of the administration lead
ers that some way should be found by
which Ihe government can acquire a zone
of land embracing the route of Ihe canal.
Absolute possession and ownership Is what
is wanted. It is contended that in this
way there will be less possibility of fric
tion than in any other, and that the work
can be done more satisfactorily by the
government direct than through any com
pany or concession.
The man who gave this information is
one of the foremost Republican members,
a man who enjoys the closest confidence of
the President. Such action fits in aptly
with the Republican desire to gel every
thing possible out of the way of this short
session and provide a means for carrying
it over -to the regular sessions of the new
Congress. The Republicans are determined
to avoid an extra session if possible, and
they have been afraid that if the Nicara
gua canal matter is allowed to come up at
the present session, it will throw out a
lot of other business which if not acted
on might make an extra session necessary.
BROUGHT 0.000 MAUSERS.
Port Victor Arrives nt New York
With Furloughed Soldiers.
New York, Dec. 4.—The United States
transport Port Victor, which sailed from
Santiago Nov. 23, via Ponce, Nov. 28, ar
rived to-day with all well on board and
anchored off Liberty Island.
She brought 120 passengers, most of
whom were soldiers returning home on fur
lough.
The Port Victor brought as cargo about
6,000 Mauser rifles and seven Spanish can
non, taken from the Morro Castle at San
tiago.
ENUOt VTEHED TERRIFIC SEAS.
Robert tinlry, Mate of the Fnrls
Swept Into the Sea.
New York, Dec. 4.—The American brig
Farls, Capt. Montgomery, arrived to-day
from ports in Honduras. Capt. Montgom
ery says that in his experience of twen
ty-three years in the trade between New
Y'ork and Honduras, he has never encoun
tered such terrific seas and wind as he
has during the past trip. On Nov. 27 the
mate, Robert yttiry, was swept overboard
and lost.
POUTER DENOUNCES ROCHEFORT.
Will intranslgeant’a Editor Ask for
Satisfaction f
Paris, Dec. 4.—llenrl Rochefort, editor
of the Inuanstgeant, having declared in
that paper that Gen. Horace Porter, Uni
ted States ainbasador to France, recently
said England had financed the Dreyfus
syndicate, with a view of dividing and
weakening France, Gen. Porter was shown
the paper, and replied that Rochefort’s
statement was a fabrication.
They Want the President.
Washington, Dee. 4.—A delegation of
prominent Macon citizens came up w,tn
Judge Burtlett to Invite the President and
his party to visit that city on his trip
South.
Port land’s Dead Identlfled.
Boston, Dec. 4.—A1l the bodies of the
victims of the Portland disaster so far
recovered have been identified—twenty-five
in all.
SENATE TO ACT VIGOROUSLY.
mill moh k TO the end of
AVOIDING AN EXTRA SESSION.
Ai my Deficiency Bill Vlny He Taken
Up This Week—President's Mes
sage AN 111 Tnke Up the First Day’s
Session—All Hutting Anxiously to
Hear Its Recommendations—Much
Opposition to Ilnwnii ns n Terri
tory Developed.
Washington, Dec. 4.—Senators express a
determination to take up the work of the
session vigorously in the beginning, with
the hope of having it well advanced before
the holidays, and they are counting upon
taking up the appropriation bills at a very
early date for the purpose of preventing
an extra session due to any failure on
part of the national budget.
It is expected that the army deficiency
bill will reach the Senate during the
present week, the understanding at the
north end of the capitol being that the
House will dispose of it within a very few
days after assembling. The committee on
appropriations will bring it in early for the
double purpose of having it passed quickly
and of testing the feeling of senators on
questions connected with the war.
The first day's session will be given up
almost entirely to the President's mes
sage, and there is great Interest manifest
ed in hearing the minutest details of the
President’s recommendations. After the
reading of the message the Senate will ad
journ until (he next day. All plans for
legislation of general scope await the pro
mulgation of (his document, and as a con
sequence one hears far less than usual of
measures to be introduced.
It Is impossible to sny wluft matters will
occupy the week after the disposal of the
message, but it is probable that come
speeches may lie delivered upon the policy
indicated by the message, and also that
the calendar may be taken up. There are
many measures which have been reyiorted,
and there will be no difficulty to find em
ployment if the Senate is disposed to Bot
tle to routine so early in the session.
Opposition is developing to the bill which
the Hawaiian commission will bring in and
for which early consideration will be asked.
There Is a considerable contingent in the
Senate opposed to constituting the islands
into a territory because of the apprehen
sion that they may be converted into a
state, and deliberate consideration of (he
subject will be asked.
While it Is quite too early to reach a
definite conclusion, there are decided Indi
cations of a disposition on the part of the
Senate to confine the session’s work to
routine measures, and the appropriation
bills, and it need surprise no one If the
close of the session would demonstrate
that this general policy had been pursued,
r.ESi. SAXGER GOES TO AMEHHTS.
Josh Hammond Get* a Verillot for
$824 Against the Central.
Amcricus, Ga., Dec. 4.—Gen. James R.
Waties, until recently In command of the
brigade stationed at this camp, has been
transferred to the Second Army Corps,
with headquarters at Augusta, and leaves
Monday to take command of a brigade
there. The troops here are greatly at
tached to Gen. Waties, who has command
ed thorn since the beginning of the late
war, and his departure is much regretted.
He Is succeeded here by Gen. J. P. Sanger
of the regular army.
The Jury in the ease of Josh Hammond,
the old negro who sued the Central Rail
road for $: ',OOO for personal injuries, re
turned a verdict late last night, awarding
the plaintiff *824.
The large gin house on the plantation of
George W. Council, near Amerlcus, was
burned last night, with its entire con
tents of cotton, cotton seed, machinery,
etc., entailing a loss of several thousand
dollars. The ginnery was one of the most
complete in the county, and considerable
cotton was stored therein. The fire was of
incendiary origin, and officers have gone
out with bloodhounds in an effort to trail
the firebug.
A charter has been granted J. R. Cook
& Sons. Incorporating their machinery
company, and they will soon establish an
Iron foundry and machine shops in Amerl
cus.
Amerlcus has received 45,600 hales of cot
ton to date. The receipts are considered
satisfactory under the clrcumstunces,
though not up to the figures at this date
last year. The few farmers who held their
cotton for a rise are now selling at the
recent advance. One lot of 1,700 bales was
sold here two or three days ago at an
average price of 5 cents per pound.
PICQII.4BT ASKS A RLESTION.
Ik He Amenable to Military or Civil
.lurldietion.
Paris, Dec. 4.— C01. Picquart, now in cus
tody and awaiting trial on a charge of
having communicated to his counsel doc
uments that had come into his possession
in the military deparlment of secret serv
ice, has applied to the Court of Cassation,
now engaged with the Dreyfus affair, to
declare whether he is amenable to military
or civil Jurisdiction.
On Her Way to Join Dewey.
Gibraltar, Dee 1 . 4.—'The United Htates
gunboat Helena, commander W. T. Swin
burne, which left Bermuda on Nov. 10 for
Mariera, has arrived here and is coaling.
The Helena is on the way to join the
United Slates squadron under Admiral
Dewey at Manila.
Secreted Kltles Discovered.
Bilbao, Spain, Dec. 4.—The local papers
report the discovery of 398 rides carefully
secreted underground. A number of Carl
ists have been arrested on charge of be
ing connected therewith.
Nlx-Huy Hlcyole Ituee Started.
New York. Dec. 4.—Thirty-one men start
ed In a r.tx-day blcyc.e race In Madison
Square Garden at 12:05 this (Monday)
morning. The starters are all in excellent
physical condition and the plank track, ten
taps, to the mile, is in perfect order.
\vi*:vr non n w ith the wreck.
Dismantled Schooner Sank mill til
Hands lost.
New York. Dec. 4.—The Nova Scotian
schooner tValleda arrived to-day from
Genalves, and reports that during the
flight of the hurricane on Nov. 28, io lati
tude 30:22, longitude 72:90, she sighted a
dismantled schooner of about 700 tons, Hy
ing signals of distress.
It was nearly dark at the time, and her
crew could he seen on the decks gesticu
lating frantically for assistance. The
tValleda bore down on the stranger and
got close under her lee and hailed her.
They shouted that I lie vessel was sinking,
and asked to lx l taken oft. Cnpf. Kemp
told them that his boats were stove and
useless. They said they would ctune to
the Walleda In their own lKiats.
Another three-masted schooner came lo
her assistance, and assumed a position to
the windward of the wreck. Both of them
stood by until daylight. When morning
broke the wreck was seen to tie deserted
ami the bouts gone, it is supposed that
the unfortunate men had attempted to
launch their boat during the night, which
capsized, and all hands were lost.
STORM stops traffic.
Large Amount of Property Destroy
ed in Northern Ohio.
Columbus, 0., Dee. 4.—A1l day terrific
storms have raged all over the slate, par
ticularly In the northern part. Rain and
sleet have fallen here all day, and the
streets have been deserted.
A special to the State Journal from Lima
tells of conditions existing there, saying:
“The severest storm in years has pre
vailed here to-day, doing many thousands
of dollars' worth of damage to telegraph,
telephone and electric light companies.
Poles have given way under the weight
of tile wet snow, and hundreds of wires
are down and crossed so as to make them
useless and dangerous. The city is in
darkness to-night. Trains on all roads are
late, and a rear-end collision between Cin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton trains re
sulted on account of the blinding storm."
Another special from Findlay says: "The
heaviest snow storm known in years has
raged all day, and street car traffic Is
entirely suspended, and ail railroad trains
are very late.”
BALTIMORE NTOHM-NAA KPT.
Fully AOO Houses InrOofed and
Part of the City In Darkness,
Baltimore, Dec. 4.— The most severe
wind and rain storm that has visited Bal
timore for many years prevailed to-day,
and did thousands of dollars of damage.
Sixty miles an hour Is the wind velocity
given out by the weather bureau, the
highest for nineteen years. The fury of
the wind was not long continued. For
eight minutes, Its velocity varied between
65 and 0) miles, but (his was long enough
to do great damage.
Fully 800 houses In the eity and vicin
ity were unroofed, chimneys Innumerable
were blown down, trees uprooted and
poles leveled. Telegraph, telephone, elec
tric light and trolley poles were blown
down like so many ten pins. Large sec
tions of the city are In darkness to-night,
and the telegraph and telephone systems
are badly wrecked.
The steamship Orthla, which sailed to
day for Glasgow', was blown aground in
the channel. No casualties have been re
ported.
STORM ON THE JERSEY COAST.
Telegraphic Communication Serious
ly Interfered With.
Philadelphia, Deo. 4.—A heavy rainstorm
which began here yesterday continued all
of to-day with Increased violence, accom
panied by winds of almost gale velocity.
The wires from this city south were ren
dered almost useless on account of the
heavy winds. No great dntpage is known
to have resulted.
A few dispatches received at the Mari
time Exchange told of a very heavy north
easter prevailing at the Delaware break
water, and at other points along the South
New Jersey coast. At many points, the
tide rose to the highest point it has reach
ed in years.
The wind at Atlantic City reached a
maximum velocity at It) o’clock this even
ing of about sixty miles, stirring up a high
sea, both on the beach and meadows. Sev
eral private residences on the meadows
were completely surrounded by wuler,
compelling occupants (o use boats In go
ing to and from the buildings.
BIG STORM OY LAKE ERIE.
lit sty Snow Cuts OK Communication
end Fears for Vessels Entertained.
Toledo. 0., Dec. 4.—The worst storm on
Lake Erie this season is In progress. A
heavy snow has nearly cut this city oIT
from the outside world. Wires are now
down In every direction. Dozens of boats
are in the hay, and fears for the safely of
many of them are entertained. The wUid is
blowing a gale over the lake.
Crew of the Porter Saved.
Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 4 —The schooner
Procyone, ('apt. Stanley, arrived to-day
front Georges, with the crew of the Buflfulo
barge Porter, rescued Tuesday night, two
days after the barge had parted from the
steamer Aragon, which was towing liPr
with two other barges to New York.
British Steamer Stives Eight.
New York, Dec. 4.— The British steamer
Anger, arrived In port to-day in distress,
having cricounteted terrific gales on the
Atlantic. Bhe also brought eight ship
wrecked mariners who were taken from
the dismasted and water-logged schooner
H. B. Ritter, in inid-oceun.
Seven Deaths at Manila,
Washington, Dec. 4.—The war depart
ment received from Gen. Otis at Manila a
rejiort that seven deaths among the Amer
ican forces had occurred during the past
week.
Death nf the Earl of lliielian.
London, Dec. 4.—David Stewart Erskine,
thirteenth Earl of Buchan, died yesterday
In his 84th year.
Well Known Actor Dead.
Ixandon, Dee. 4.— Arthur Stirling, the
well-known actor, is dead.
1 DAILT, *l9 A YEAR.
4 • OEitrrs A COPT,
J WEEKLY 2-TIAiKS-A-WEEK R A T WMB
IMPATIENT AT THE DELAY.
SKY ATE WAITS THE FINDINGS IN
CARTER <OIHT .MARTIAL,
111 solution to He Introduced in TlinC
llod)' Calling* t pon the President
or Secretary of War for informs,
flan —No Disposition to Persecute
• apt. Carter, lint a Desire to Pro
tect Other Heritor Appropriations.
Influence Said fo llsve fleet*
Brought to Hear,
Washington, Dec. 4—Congress, too, la
going to take a |xx-p Into the m.vsteriou*
cabinet. In which the celebrated court
martial case of (’apt. O. M. Carter of th
Corps of Engineers, is ■ supposed to lx*
concealed, with a view lo forcing final
action.
it Is understood that a resolution will ltd
introduced in the Senate culling upon tha
President or the Secretary of War to In*
form llie 'Senate what steps have beer*
token lo prosecute Oapt. Carter upon tha
charges made against him in connection!
with the river and harbor improvements
in the Savannah river.
The resolution will also state that If pro.
ceedlngs have been had against the offend
ing officer, the Senate desires to know
what the findings of the court martial are.
and why there has been so much studied
delay hi the formal promulgation of tha
findings of said court martial.
There Is no special disposition upon th®
part of the friends of the resolution to per
sieuie ('apt. Carter, hut in consideration
of the reluctance on the part of the wap
department officials to take the responsi
bility for the unaccountable delay in an
nouncing the decision In this peculiar case,
there seems to lx l no other way of protect
ing other river and harbor appropriations
to he provided for during the coming ses
sion of Congress,
Tire President, the Secretary of War,
and the Attorney General, for some unex
plained reason, are not anxious to let go
of the case, and yet those who are offi
cially responsible for the delay refuse ta
admit that the stnlun of the case Is fully
established. Under the circumstance#
there Is no telling when the findings Ira
the cu-'e will lie promulgated, through tha
usual channels of the war department,
simply because Copt. Carter's friends pos
sess sufficient influence to prevent final ac
tion by tho President.
The resolution of the Senate will ba
pressed for immediate consideration by
thoee who are Interested In the Improve
ments of other important water ways,
which are now undergoing Improvement,
under what Is known as the continuing
contract system, which prevails In Savan
nah harbor. The pending work must lie
provided for In the sundry civil appro
priation bill, at the coming session of Con.
gross, and the opponents of C’apt. Carter
have announced that they will antagonize
all river and harbor appropriations until
the Carter case has been fully explained
uud passed upon.
CHARLESTON HAN AX ACCIDENT.
\ < axel Drawing Only It) Feet (ion
Ashore .on Her liar.
Charleston, 3. C., Dec. 24.—The steamer
Ixtbelia which was cleared by the Charles
ton Transport Line yesterday, and whici*
went out of the harbor at 11 o'clock this
morning, went ashore near the north
breaker outside of the Jetty channel.
Why the vessel should have had tha
slightest trouble going out does not ap
pear, for she was only drawing nineteen
feet of water, and ships of greater dept!*
are going out and In the hurltor every day.
The transport Minnewaska recently went
out drawing twenty-four feet nnd three
Inches. The agent of the Lobelia said to
night that a very high sea was runnltue
outside, and he attributed the mishap to
the vessel to that circumstance. The plaeo
where the Lobelia went aground ts outsida
of the Jetties proper.
The work of getting the ship afloat wai
begun at high water to-night, and haa
proven successful.
GILLETT IX MEXICO.
Registered Last Week at a Chlhna
haa Hotel.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 4—A dlspatei*
to the Journal from Chihuahua, Mexico,
says:
Grant C. Glllett, the missing Kansas cat
tle plunger, whoso sudden disappearanca
startled the financial world, arrived ill
Chihuahua, on Nov. 23 and left on the
morning of Nov. 24 for Durango, where it
is stated that he deposited a large sura
of money In the bank.
He remained only a short time in Du
r .ngo, when he bought a return ticket to
Chihuahua. At Jimiriez he was met, by
his attorney, C. P. Troxcl, and the tw<
entered Into low conversation and remained
together until they reached Chinuahua.
They arrived here last Monday and went
to the leading hotel, where they regis
tered.
Giilett Is still in the city, but his where
at outs .h unknown, except to the detec
tives, who are closely shadowing him. Th
report that GlKett had been arrested and
held In custody here Is untrue.
KILLED IIA A LARGE HOG.
Itod) of n Child Horribly Mutilated
liy a Domex!ir Porker.
Columbia, 8. C., Dee. 4.—A colored wo
man living on Congressman Stokes' piaca
u few miles from Orangeburg left her
young baby In the yard while she attend
ed a call ut the dwelling, and when she
returned only a few minutes afterward#
she f tind that the baby had been killed
by a large hog, which had the run of the
yard. The body was horribly mutilated,
and the child survived but n short elm*.
The hog is a notorious "chicken eater,”
but no one supposed he woukj, attack a
child.
Tlie Storm at CliM’lnuadl.
Cincinnati, Dec. 4.—The snow storm of
last night was followed to-day through
out the Ohio valley by rain and sleet and
high winds. Telegraphic communication,
■ uilwuy and trolleys are badly crippled.