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VOL. IV.
PANAMA CANAL FOLK
ASK AMERICA TO BUY
Company’s Secretary Tes
tifies Before Senate
Committee Sat
urday.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Edouard Lam
pre. representing the Panama Canal com
pany. appeared before the aenate com
mittee on inter-ocean canals today. In
obedience to the summons of that com
mittee to testify concerning the affairs of
hts company and Its proffer to sell Its
property and franchise to the Vnited
State*
Ju lee Boeufve. of the French embassy,
also was present at the hearing. The
meeting was held behind closed doors.
M. I-am pre said that his mission to the
Fatted States had been to ascertain to
whom the proposition for the sale of the
Panama property should be made.
Having informed himselt upon this
point, he had conferred with Admiral
Walker, chairman of the isthmian canal
commission, as to the form of the offet.
He then had cabled to his principals, the
result being that the offer to sell for 3*‘-
»*.<** had been made directly from Paris.
' 'He i*ld that the proposal included botn
the franchises and t|e property of the
Panama company, but not the money in
Its treasury..
M Lam pre was questioned closely con
cerning the title of the present Panam»
company. He replied that the present
owners had made their purchase through
the liquidator of the old company and
that the transfer was regular. In re
sponse to other questions he said that in
case transactions should be consummated
the money would be distributed among
the members of the original company and
those of the present organisation by ar
bitration He said that the proffer of his
company had been made in good faith.
CANATBiLL PASSED;
TWO INNEGATIVE
HEPBURN S NICARAGUA ROUTE IS
ADOPTED BY VOTE OF ,
308 TO 2.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10-The Nica
raguan canal bill. Introduced by Mr. Hep
bum. providing for the construction of. a
bra terway from ocean to ocean, passed
the house yesterday afternoon late .by an
overwhelming vote, only two negative
ballots being cast.
The two negative votes cast were by
Congressman Lassiter. of Virginia, and
Fletciwt—uf Minnesota—
The bUi M passed authorize* the pres
ident to secure from the states of Costa
Rica and Nicaragua, in behalf of the
United States, control of such a portion
of the territory belonging to said states
as may be desirable and necessary on
which to excavate, construct and protect
a canal suitable to the wants of modern
navigation and commerce, and approph
ates such a sum as may be necessary to
secure the control of said territory.
Section 2 authorises the president, after
securing control of the needed territory,
to direct the secretary of war to con
struct such a canal from the Caribbean
sea. at a point near Greytown, in Nica
ragua. byway of Lake Nicaragua, to a
point on the Pacific ocean near Brito,
and also to construct proper harbors at
the termini of said canal, and to make
necessary provisions for the defense of
the canal and harbors.
Sections 3 and 4 authorise the president
to make such surveys as may be neces
sary and to employ such persons in con
structing the canal as may to him seem
wise, and directs that in the construction
of the canal the river San Juan and Lake
Nicaragua shall be used as far as they
are avagabU.
Section 3 authorises the president to
guarantee to the states of Costa Rica
and Nicaragua the use of the canal and
harbors, upon terms to be agreed upon,
for all vessels owned by said states and
by ettisens thereof.
The last section makes an appropriation
of 310.006.00*1 to carry on this work, and
authorises the secretary of war to enter
Into proper contracts for material and
work as may be deemed necessary, such
work and material to be paid for as ap
propriations may be made from time to
time. The section fixes the aggregate
cost at lIW.OW.OW. to be drawn from the
treasury on warrants of the president.
At the conclusion of Mr. Hepburn's re
marks the bill was read for amendment
under the five-minute rule.
Mr. Shackleford, of Missouri, immedi
ately offered the amendment to authorise
the president to determine the choice of
routes as between Nicaragua and Pana
ma. If the property and franchises of the
Panama company could be procured for
3M.W0.M0. He explained that the amend
ment offered by him had been agreed upon
after consultation between himself and
Mr. Morris and Mr. Parker, of New Jer
sey. who had given notice that they would
offer similar amendments.
Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, opposed
the amendment, saying the Democratic
platform had declared for the Nicaragua
canal
Mr. Morris, of Minnesota, supported It.
stating that the amendment had been
drawn by him. •
There was a lively running fight for
some time over the amendment, partici
pated in by Messrs. Cooper of Wisconsin.
Williams of Mississippi. Sims of Tennes
see. Mann of Illinois. Morrell of Penn
sylvania. and Fleming of Georgia.
The vote was then taken updn the
Shackleford amendment.
It was defeated upon a rising vote—lo 2
to 170. Mr. Parker, of New Jersey. De-
Armand and Mr. Burgess offered various
araendm*n’s. which were voted down.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to t'ne house, whereupon Mr. Can
non moved to recommit the bill with In
structions to report it back within thirty
days, a substitute to enable the president
to acquire the necessary rights for a ca
nal from Nicaragua or Colombia, and to
authorize him to select the route within 60
days.
Mr. Cannon tried to secure a record
vote upon his motion, but unavailingly.
The amendment was defeated without di
vision and the vote was then taken upon
the passage of the bill by the ayes and
nays.
The vote stood: Ayes 308. nays 2. The
announcement was greeted with applause.
Senate Adjourned Until Monday.
z WASHINGTON Jan. 9.—As soon as the
senate me: today on motion of Mr. Hale,
of Mtxine. the senate agreed that when it
adjourn*'. today It to be until Monday
next.
Mr. Cockrell, of Missouri, reported from
the committee on military, the result of
THANK THE OREGON
FDR PASSAGE OF
CANOILL
PART GEORGIA AND ALABAMA
PLAYED—CHANCES FOR THE
BILL IN THE SENATE—HU-
MOR IN HOUSE DEBATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Once again
the battleship Oregon springs Into first
place in the hearts of' Americans, for
statesmen at the capital give the great
marine fighting engine the credit for be
ing the most potent factor in forcing
the construction of the Nicarauga canal,
a bill to construct which passed over the
roughest part of Its voyage in the house
last Thursday.
They declare the Oregon's glorious run
around the continent of South America
to get Into the battle of Santiago was
the m<>*t powerful demonstration of the
absolute necessity for an isthmian canal
thai could have been conceived. Though
< ongress after congress tried to get down
to actual work on a canal connecting the
waters of the Atlantic and Pacific, it was
not until the superb ship of the American
navy was forced to circle a continent that
actual progress was made towards the
project.
And not only In the hearts of Americans
may love and veneration for the Oregon
exist. When the canal is completed ships
of all nations may gain months in time
and save themselves from inconceivable
peril through the canal. Then, all nations
of the earth may rise up and call the
American battleship blessed.
Echoes of the fight made in the lower
branch of congress by advocates of the
bill are still resounding through Washing
ton political circles. The sudden appear
ance of the scheme to sell this government
the Panama cqna! and the quick collapse
of the movement under the terrific pound
ing from the members in favor of the
Nicaragua route, are still subjects for
warm discussion at the capital.
ERWIN HASTENS
CASE TO COURT
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Marion Ef
win, of Macon. Is th Washington io receive
the mandate of the supreme court in the
Greene and Gaynor case.
He will take the mandate to the cir
cuit coui-t of New York and have habeas
corpus dismissed, and see that the de
fendants are given over to a marshal for
the journey to Georgia, where they will
b« tried for alleged conspiracy with Cap
tain Carter to defraud the government of
two million dollars at the Savannah ,iar
bor improvement.
Under the rule of the supreme court the
mandate issues thirty days after the de
cision Is rendered, but Attorney Erwin
makes a special request In inis case and
believes the court will grant It.
Next Wednesday he will appear before
the court for the mandate and it is ex
pected subsequent proceedings against
the New York contractors w*.l be rapid.
The defendants will reach Georgia very
shortly.
JAPANESE LABORERS
ARE ORDERED TO LEAVE
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11.-Twenty-six
Japanese mechanics who have been work
ing at the Union Iron Works, filling the
places of some of the American Iron
workers who are on strike for shorter
working day. have been called out and
have quit work. The Japanese were order
ed out by officers bf the Japanese Asso
ciation of American, an organization with
which all residents of that nationality are
affiliated. This action was brought about
through the efforts of the chief iron
trades council.
the Heistand inquiry that was conducted
under the Pettigrew resolution of tne last
session. No action was taken on the re
port. ,
The senate in executive session today
confirmed the nomination of Hon. L. M.
Shaw, to be secretary of the treasury,
and of Hon. Henry C. Payne to be post
master general.
ILLINOIS COMPANY READY
TO FIGHT WITH BOERS
VICTORS OF LATE WAR ARE ANX
IOUS TO AID BOERS TO GET
FREEDOM FROM ENGLISH
YOKE.
*
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 11.—Captain L.
Deviliiers, of the Boer army, who is tn
this city, is in receipt of a letter from H.
C. Arnold, of Bloomington, 111., declaring
I “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN’’ i
ROASTED BY WOMEN |
—_ t
♦ LEXINGTON, Ky.. Jan. 10.—Lexi ngtc.n chapter. United Daughters of
♦ the Confederacy, have sent a written petition to Charles B. Scott, man- ♦
+ ager of the T>xington opera house, asking that the play, "Uncle Tom's <•
4» Cabin.” never be *presented again a t the opera house here. 4.
♦ They give reasons that the best citizens and old families‘in and about 4»
♦ Lexington were once slave owners as h heritage and not of their own
4. chooeing; that the incidents of "Uncle Tom's Cabin” are not typical of
4» slave life in the south, but of isolated cases: that the production, the play 4.
4. and its being advertised with blood-hounds and pictures of an old negro In ♦
4» chains and a slave owner with whip in hand, give a false idea of the his- 4.
4« lory of the times to the children of the city and disrespect to southern 4*
4> gentlemen and good citizens and their own families living tn this part of the 4.
4» country. +
4> The petition is signed by four of the most prominent women of the chap- 4.
4> ter and indorsed unanimously by the members. 4.
<• It has created a sensation here. 4*
ATLANTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1902.
NEGRO'S BODY FOUND.
DANGLING FROM TREE
KENTUCKY MOB TOOK NEGRO
FROM CELL AND STRUNG
HIM TO LIMB,
SPRINGFIELD. Ky.. Jan. IL—Jim
Mays, a negro, charged with assaulting a
white girl in the Sams neighborhood in
this county, Wednesday, was taken from
jail by a mob about 2 o'clock this morn
ing and hanged.
His body was found hanging to a tree
in the high school yard this morning.
The mob came into town quietly, and
after arousing Jailer Catlett, demanded
the keys to the jail.j Their request was
refused, however, and they immediately
began to hammer on the locks of the jail
doors.
They soon obtained an entrance to the
prison, where they found Mays cowering
in his cell and begging the other prisoners
to protect him.
The leader of the njob took charge of
the negro, and telling the jailer to watch
the rest of the ,prisoners. dragged Mays
to the high school yard, where he was
speedily strung up to a t tree.
The mob's work was quietly done, and
but few words were spoken by the lead
ers while they were at the Jail.
Only the jailer and two or three others
knew anything about the coming of the
mob until this morning, nor where the
mob dispersed. Neither are any of the
members of the mob known to the offi
cials.
The negro's body was cut down this
morning and an Inquest held by the coro
ner. v
The negro was arrested and brought
here Wednesday. He was charged with
attempting to commit a criminal assault
upon a young white girl in the Sams
neighborhood, this county. She was re
turning home from a neighbor's house,
and was attacked by the negro. She
fought him stubbornly, and her screams
brought two of her brothers to her res
cue.
They pursued Mays and succeeded in
capturing him after a long chase- The
brothers bpat the negro severely and were
only prevented fFom killing him by the
arrival of farmers, who turned the negro
over to a constable. The name of the girl
who was assaulted has been kept a secret.
BDEWEANXIDUS
TO MAKE TERMS
WITH BRITISH
ANY FAIR OFFER OF TERMS. IT IS
SAID. WILL BE ACCEPTED
LOOKING TO FREE-
dom. / -
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 10,-The Boer dele
gations in Holland evidently anticipate
that some kind of peace overtures will
shortly be made though they are reticent
as to their reasons for this belief. They
maintain, however, that the demand for
an unconditional surrender must be
abandoned.
It* is privately admitted that the dele
gates will not reject what they call “any
fair offer of terms.'' If the negotiations
are started by a neutral power the dele
gates will earnestly seek to obtain a
modus vivendi. which will reconcile Mr.
Kruger’s desire for complete Independence
with the terms offered by Great Britain.
LONDON. Jan. 10.—The Globe's financial
editor said a report which came from well
Informed quarters was current in the city
today that the Boer chiefs had made over
tures to the British government to the ef
fect that they were prepared to lay down
their arms, provided they were not ex
iled.
Wednesday next is the Boer feast day.
and it was said the surrender of the Boers
would probably occur then.
The war office officials asserted that no
proposals, to surrender had been received
from the Boers. *
VENEZUELA SHOCKED
BY EXPLODING BOMBS
WILLEMSTADT. Island of Curacoa.
Jan. 11.—Via Haytien cable.—Advices re
ceived here from Caracas, Venezuela, an
nounce that a bomb was exploded Tues
day last before the house of Senor Tello
Mendoza, the minister of finance, and
that other bombs were exploded in dif
ferent parts of Caracas.
The political situation in Venezuela is
unchanged. The success of the revolu
tion depends entirely upon the results of
the landing of the adherents of General
Matos.
that he has organized in Illinois a com
pany of young men. all of whom served in
the United States army during the recent
trouble with Spain, who are anxious to
serve with the Boers in South Africa and
who want to know if Captain Deviliiers
can make arrangements for their trans
portation there. .
Captain Deviliiers replies that it is im
possible to men to Africa, although
he has received numerous offers of this
kind.
mm wreck
N EAR ROME
00 SO. Di.
ENGINEER TRACY KILLED OUT-
RIGHT—MADAME NORDICA,
THE NOTE# SINGER,
INJURED.
r—
ROME. Ga.. Jan. a result of the
wreck on the Southern railway this morn
ing at Reeves statiort. 26 miles north of
Rome. Engineer Tracey was in
stantly killed: Madarie Nordic*, the fa
mous singer was Injured; E. R. Simmons,
pianist for Madame Mordica, sustained a
badly bruised hand: (Aiy Connally, engin
eer of the freight, braised; George Flor
ence. conductor- of tl » passenger, badly
bruised by falling tn His car; Ed Lewis,
negro fireman, injure 1.
Train No. 9 was a n Ixed passenger and
freight, leaving. Atlanta for Chattanooga
at 11:30 and arriving!*! Reeves station
at 3:30. Engineer TH bey had orders to
meet freight No. 56 a Reeves. An extra
freight was on the stile track at Reeves
when the passengeer ;>asiied and the en
glneeer thought the tr ibk was clear. The
passenger was making 40 miles *n hour
when It met the regular freight No. 53 on
a sharp curve a mite north of Reeve.
The two engines plunged into each other
in an instant after they came in sight.
Engineer Tracey, pf th* passenger, leaped
but he was caught hfetween the freight
cars and crushed to dbath. The engineer
and fireman of the freight escaped by
Jumping and bad bruises. The
engines were totaj wfecks and a dozen
cars destroyed. 1
AMERICAN TMACCO CO
MAY ABSORB RIVALS
NEW YORK. Jan. 11.—Rumors are again
current of negotiations for the absorption
of the business of Henry Clay and Bock,
limited, by the American Tobacco Co.',
says the London correspondent of the
Tribune. At the same time, it is reported
that a Txmdon graup|has been formed
with the object of ebnn*ltdatlng the whole
tobacco business in'Cqba, Meanwhile, a
great deal of fuss has peen made in some
quarters over the ansiutjeement that an
appeal will be to the British
public fo{ BUhscrtjm»*B by the newly
formed Imperial Towtofo Co As its cap
ital is £15.000.000 the ißsue will be a big
one: but it does not fallow that the im
portation of American jfcigkrettes Into the
United Kingdom wtl| s be stopped as a
necessary sequence. *.J ;
SIR ROBERT BALL TELLS
CAUSES THE ICE AGE
NEW-YORK- Jar. «r BaM,
professor of astronomy and geometry at
the University of Cambridge. England, de
livered a lecture at Columbia university
yesterday on “The Cause Os an Ice Age.”
He explained that the Ice age was dub to
the influence of the planets Venus and
Jupiter on the course of the /earth's revo
lutions around the sun and the change of
orbit from a circle to an eclipse. He said
also that there would be another ice age
when Venus, Jupiter and the earth were
in a certain position as regarded one an
other. This would not happen for several
thousands of years.
Str. Robert said that it was his last ad
dress in America.
CHOKER RETiRES
FROM LEADERSHIP
NEW YORK, Jan. IL—Richard Croker
announced his retirement from the for
mal leadership of Tammany hall this
afternoon. The announcement was made
at the meeting of the executive committee
at which the plan of organization for
the year 1902 w’as agreed upon. Lewis
Nixon was chosen as Mr. Croker s suc
cessor as the chairman of the finance
committee. This position, by long usage,
carries with it the leadership of the or
ganization.
ON FLYING SKATES
THEY WERE DROWNED
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Jan. 11.—The details
of a sad double dro-wning reached here to
night from Osceola, eight miles above Mc-
Keesport. Martin O’Hara, aged eighteen,
and his sister, Mary, aged fifteen, were
drowned w-hile skating on the Youghiogh
eny. Their brother James, aged eight,
also went under the ice, but was rescued
by men who were at work near by.
The home of the O’Haras is within sight
of the river and the mother of the chil
dren saw them sink under the ice. She
ran screaming to the river bank and
plunged in aftv them. The rescuers had
hard work saving the lives of the mother
and James. Martin and Mary- were car
ried away by the swift current and their
bodies have not yet been recovered.
R. R. FLAGMAN TURNER
DIED LIKE A HERO
ROANOKE. Va.,Jan. 10.—Official reports
received here say two men were killed in
the collision of a Norfolk and Western
express train with a northbound freight
train at Gray. W. Va. The dead are:
Hugh Smith, of Roanoke, an express
messenger.
Flagman Turner, of the freight train.
Smith was cremated and Turner met
death endeavoring to stop the passenger
train. No passengers were injured.
AGAINST AN INCREASE
IN PRICE OF LUMBER
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Jan. 10.—The proposi
tion to rdise the price or lumber in the terri
tory in which Birmingham is embraced ta
meeting with much unfavorable comment in
Birmingham The raise proposed by the price
committee of the Southern Lumber Manufac
turers' Association, which met recently in St.
Louis, ranges from 50 cents to $2 per thousand
and local lumber men claim that this Is too
much. They admit that conditions justify an
advance, but claim that it should not be more
than half as much as is proposed The asso
ciation meets in Memphis January 14th and 15th
and the matter of increasing the price will
tijen be finally acted upon.
Hotel in Birmingham Gutted by Fire.
BIRMINGHAM. Ale.. Jan. 11.-The Ope
ra House hotel, corner of First avenue
and Nineteenth street, was partially de
stroyed by fire this morning.
The hotel was full of guests, but aJJ «*-
caped without injury. Loss, $3.M(k
TO HONOR MEMORY
WILLIAM M'KIILFY
MEMORIAL EXERCISES WILL BE
HELD IN WASHINGTON
FEBRUARY 27.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11—The joint com
mittee of the senate and house appointed
to make arrangements for a memorial
meeting in honor of President McKinley,
at which Secretary Hay- is to deliver an
address, decided today that the proposed
meeting should be held in the hall of the
house of representatives at noon Feb
ruary 27th. The chairman was authorized
to appoint an executive committee of
eleven to arrange the details of the cere
mony and a committee of seven on pub
lication of the proceedings.
MADE MORE STEEL
THAN DID DIVIDENDS
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—Speculators were
keenly disappointed over the quarterly
statement of earnings of the United States
Steel corporation, as the preceding ru
mors of what they would be proved to
have been grossly exaggerated.
The proceedings against the Northern
Security company in the supreme court
and the interstate commerce commission
have been a depressing influence. The
money market has been easier, but has
not showed the expected redundacy of
credit and has not stimulated speculation.
The financial troubles in the rubber
trade and of the Everett-Moore syndicate
following the collapse of the asphalt
trust, have conduced to conservatism in
the money market and in speculation.
The growing dullness of the stock mar
ket has Indicated the closing out of large
speculative accounts.
GROVER~CLEVErAND~
TO HUNT IN THE SOUTH
NEW YORK. Jan. H.-Ex-President
Grover Cleveland is so far recovered
from the effects o's his recent attack of
pneumonia as to have arranged for a
hunting trip In the south. He will leave
his home at Princeton. N. J. January 22
for an island off Georgetown. S. C., where,
with a party of friends, he will remain
several days.
Mr. Cleveland's party includes Admiral
Robley D. Evans, General McCook. E. C.
Benedict and Herman May. They will
be the guests of Gen. E. P. Alexander, of
Georgetown, S. C.
dbdtTtWiiicf
TD COMMIT ASSAULT
BEING THWARTED, HE TRIES TO
ESCAPE— -SHOT BY 80N OF IN-
TENDED VICTIM—CAPTURED.
'll *’ ’ * *'* ’ ‘ ' 1 '
SPARTANBURG, 8. C., Jan. 11.-A
black, burly negro, giving the name of
Bill Hughes, and hailing from Greenville.
S. C* made three unsuccessful attempts
at a nameless crime Thursday at Reid
ville, twelve miles from here.
Two little girls while on their way to
school were accosted by the negro and
followed a considerable distance. The
children became frightened and their cries
.drove the negro into a grove. An effort
•was made to locate him, but it was un
successful.
About 2 o'clock in the day the same
man entered the home of C. J. Fowler,
and finding Mrs. Fowler alone, seized her.
The lady desperately tore herself from
the brute’s clutches and ran to a field
where her son, C. O. Fowler, was at work.
The negro in the meantime made his way
towards the public highway. Young Fow
ler, after learning of the affair from' the
mother, followed the man and succeeded
in overtaking him. The negro showed
signs of fight when Fowler tried to sleze
him. In the scuffle which ensued Fdwler
was struck on the head with a piece of
iron pipe. Thereupon he drew his pistol
and fired, the bullet taking effect in the
negro's neck. With no further difficulty
his capture was effected and he was car
ried to the local jail.
ATKINSONA DIRECTOR -
IN BIRMINGHAM COMPANY
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Jan. W.-Th« an.
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Birmingham Realty company was held
Wednesday and officers were elected as
follows:
President. A. L. Fulenwider: viee presi
dent. William Halls. Jr., of New York;
secretary-treasurer, Frank Norris; execu
tive committee, A. T. London, F. M. Bill
ings and A. L. Fulenwider.
Directors. H. M. A.-a.nson, of Atlanta;
F. M. Billings, of Montgomery; William
Halls, Jr., of New York; James Bowron,
John M. Caldwell, A. L. Fulenwider, A.
T. London and R. S. Munsrer, of Birming
ham.
HUMAN SACRIFICE MADE
TO GOD BY INDIANS
DENVER. Col., Jan. 11.—A News special
from Phoenix, Ariz., says:
"Padre.” a big medicine man of the Yu
ma Indians, who lives on a reservation
near Yuma. Ariz.. has been offered a sac
rifice to the spirit in accordance with
their customs, and has expiated the sins
of the tribe, which are held responsible
for an epidemic of small pox. The medi-
:: HEART OF THIS MAN
ON HIS RIGHT SIDE
+ BLOOMINGTON. 111.. Jan. 10.—A man with his heart on the right side
<• instead of the left has just been discovered by the medical board of this
4> city. The man is George W. Hurst, of Lexington, a veteran of the civil war,
4> who recently applied for a pension.
4> In the course of the physical examination the physicians made the re
-4> markable discovery that the applicant's heart was on the right side, in
-4* stead of the left.
4> Hurst says that he never experienced any discomfort or inconvenience
4 a? a result of this unusual location of his heart.
4> * The pulsations are as even as those of an ordinary man of his age, and
4> there appears to be nothing Unusual about the heart except its location.
4» It is normal in every other way.
4> The physicians say that the case is extremely rare, and only a few are
4» known to the medical fraternity.
SAMPLE COPY.
DEMOCRATS DEMAND
WREATH FOR SCHLEY
FACTS AREW
BY AUTHORITIES
ABOUTWfIECK
CAUSE OF DISASTER IN NEW
YORK TUNNEL WILL BE CLOSE-
LY INVESTIGATED BY OFFI-
CIALS OF STATE.
NEW YORK. Jan. k-District Attorney
Jerome. State Railroad Commissioner Ba
ker. Assistant District Attorney Garvin
and Superintendent Franklin, of the rail
road, made a trip of inspection through
the tunnel today.
A thorough examination was made into
the working of the signal system of the
tunnel. Tests were made also of the dis
tance at which lights could be seen
through smoke and steam in the tunnel.
The signals of all the workings between
Fifty-ninth street and Fifty-sixth street,
where the accident occurred, were gone
over and closely examined and tested.
Arthur Whitely, who was scalded and
hurt internally, was in a critical condi
tion today. He is 18 years old. and was em
ployed as a clerk.
Albert Wadley, of New Rochelle, who
had both legs fractured, improved dur
ing the night. His daughter has been with
him constantly since he was hurt.
John M. Wisker. engineer of the White
Plain local, which ran into the Norwalk
train, had recovered today from the ner
vous shock which followed the wreck. He
became more cheerful yesterday after his
wife and an attorney called to see him.
Three of those hurt. George Winter,
Winfield Schultze and A. W. McCrea,
were not improved today.* Winter was
burned and his left leg was fractured
from shock. He is not yet out of danger.
Schultze and Mackay were badly burned
and each had a broken leg.
A. W. Adams, the carriage manufac
turer. of this city, was better today.
New Rochelle Like Morgue Thursday.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10.—Thomas P. Mur
phy, of New Rochelle, whose legs were
broken and who was badly hurt internally
in Wednesday's tunnel wreck in this city,
passed a quiet night in Bellevue hospital.
Albert Wadley, a florist, of this city with
a home in New Rochelle, who had both
legs broken and who suffered internal in
juries, was Improving yesterday.
In New Rochelle, where all but one of
the dead lived, business was almost en
tirely suspended yesterday. Os the hurt 29
lived ir»* New Rochelle and numbers of
their rej*tlves spent the night in New
Xtttk near. the.hospitals.
Yesterday several bodies of the dead
were taken to New Rochelle. The town
was in mourning and many persons who
had no relatives In the wreck made visits
to those who had suffered loss and offered
sympathy or assistance.
John Wischow, the engineer of the
White Plains local, which ran into the
South Norwalk train, was said to be in a
state of almost complete nervous collapse
in prison yesterday. He refused to see any
one.
At New Rochelle the mayor ordered the
flag on the city hall to be placed *t x half
mast until after the funerals of those
killed in the collision. A public meeting
has been called there to take steps to in
vestigate the accident.
Engineer Wisker Get* Life-Time Job.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—Engineer John
•M. Wisker, who was arrested after
Wednesday’s accident in New York Cen
tral tunnel, was reported to be in better
mental and physical condition today than
he had been at any time since the wreck.
The news that bail would be accepted
and that he probably would be able to
leave the Tombs today cheered him very
much.
C. C. Paulding, of the law department
of the New York Central, and a nephew
of Senator Depew, called at the coroner's
office and expressed his desire to go bail
for Wisker.
The coroner said last night that he
would not accept bail from the New York
Central. Mr. Paulding said it was the in
tention of the railroad company to give
Mr. Wisker a life position in the yards
and that he would enter upon his new du
ties as soon as the coroner released him.
All of the injured were reported today
to be doing as well as could be expected.
BATTLESHIPirLINOIS -
WILL RUSH OUT TO SEA
NEW ORLEANS, La.. Jan. 9.—The bat
tleship Illinois will leave New Orleans as
soon as it leaves the dock, probably on
Friday. The move is the result of a
hurry order to proceed to sea. will coal
outside the jetties. Captain Converse said
last night the Illinois would proceed to
Havana.
cine man divined the Indians several days
ago. and fled' to the mountains, but in a
half starved condition wandered back to
the Indian village and pleaded for mercy
He was promptly bound hand and foot
and conveyed by a delegation of Indians
to Mexico, where he was bound to a tree
and cruelly tortured to death.
“Padre” had a warm place in the hearts
of his tribesmen, but their customs re
quired them to make a holy sacrifice
NO. 35.
Sheppard, of Texas, Has
Resolution Crowning
Schley Santiago
Hero.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-Representa
tive John L. Sheppard, of Texas, will In
troduce in democratic caucus slated for
tonight a resolution which it is believed
will bring quick action by the house on
some of the various resolutions which
seek to vindicate Admiral Schley and
make him the real hero of Santiago.
Action on measures now pending is all
that is desired by friends of Schley, as
there is an overwhelming sentiment in his
favor. Both branches of congress failing
in this event, the Texan's measure will
unquestionably bring the Schley contro
versy into party lines and the people may
yet have a chance to express themselves
on the subject at the polls.
Following Is the resolution:
“Be it resolved by the democratic mem
bers of the American congress in caucus
assembled. That it is the sense of this
body that Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
Schley is the real hero of Santiago; that
the memorable victory achieved by the
American arms on that glorious occasion
is due principally to his genius and in
spiration; and be it further
“Resolved. That the Democratic mem
bers of congress hereby pledge themselves
to use every honorable and patriotic ef
fort to secure his vindication by the
American house of representatives and
the adoption by that branch of the gov
ernment of Dewey's dissenting opinion,
which expresses the judgment of the
American people and the verdict of his
tory, and that should this effort fail on
account of Republican ascendency, we will
appeal to the country to rebuke the party
which so misuses its power and return to
congress a Democratic majority which
will right one of the most infamous and
appalling wrongs ever committed against
an American citizen.”
SCHLEYTNiTvANNAH - ‘
GIVEN A BIG OVATION
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. 11.-Admiral and
Mrs. Schley are holding a public recep
tion this afternoon at the city exchange.
The long room of the exchange has been
crowded with those who wished to do
them honor all afternoon. General and
Mrs. W. W. Gordon and Mayor Myers re
ceived with the admiral and his wife.
The exchange was covered with flags and
the interior was handsomelv decorated
with palms, smilax and cut flowers.
This evening' there will be a dinner at
which only the relatives of the adtnlral of
his name will beipresent. •
Tomorrow the visitors will attend
church at Christ episcopal church in the
n*prnlng and the Independent Presbyte
rian church at night.
Wednesday -night JUee Teeupka Knight*
■ Templar, will entertain the admiral. ,
He will go back to Washington Sunday
or Monday. January 19 or 20. A delega
tion from Columbus called on him today
to try to get his consent to visit that
city. The matter is now held in abeyance,
but it is probable he will not go.
Knoxville to Give Schley Loving Cup.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Jan. 11.—It ha*
been decided to present Admiral Schley
a handsome gold and silver loving cup on
the occasion of his visit here, February
oth and 6th.
An elaborate program is being arranged,
including a visit to the birthplace and
early home of Admiral Farragut.
Admiral Schley has written the cham
ber of commerce that he will make day
light trips between the different citie*
which he is to visit on his tour, going
from Chicago to Louisville January 28th,
Louisville to Nashvn.e January 31st,
Nashville to Knoxville February 4th. and
Knoxville to Washington February 7th.
swimT
COMMITS SUICIDE
R. H. Turner, of Savannah, a well known
cotton buyer, committed suicide in th*
Jackson hotel, this city, some time Sat
urday night by taking morphine. He was
forty-two years of age and unmarried.
He belonged to a prominent family of Sa
vannah. Mr. Turner came to Atlanta
about a week ago and had been drinking
heavily during his stay .here. During th*
past season he bought cotton in Selma,
Ala.
SHIP IS SAVED BY
MIRACLE FROM SEA
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. H.-»Seldom, if
ever, does maritime history record a more
thrilling experience or a more miraculous
escape from certain destruction than that
which was 'encountered by the three
masted British bark Caithennesshire, Cap
tain Furneaux, which arrived yesterday.
Driven on the rocky Vancouver shor*
last Tuesday night in a gale, with but 15
fathoms of water beneath her, in the teeth
of a furious wind and heavy sea, both of
her anchors were lost with 200 fathoms
of chain. «
Helpless, with shoaling water increasing.
Captain Furneaux and his crew expected
to see the vessel driven on the shore,
and so certain were they of her fate that
the small boats were lowered and hur
ried preparations made to take to them.
Almost within an instant, however, the
wind shifted and began to blow from the
northwest Sail was clapped on to the
Calthennessbire and she was driven clear
of the shore, anchorless, but safe. Seldom
do such escapes occur.
•‘lt was a miracle." said Captain Fur
neaux. "and but for the miracle she would
be piled up on the Vancouver shore today
instead of being safely In harbor.”
SEVEN CREMATED
IN BUFFALO FIRE
BUFFALO. N. Y.. Jan. 12.—Seven lives
were lost in a fire in Broadway at an early
hour this morning.
The Pearlsteins and another family
lived in rooms above a shoe store and
were asleep when the fire started. The
watchman told the police today that he
accidentally dropned a lamp.
The body of Mrs. Pearlstein and baby
were found together, the little one tightly
clasped in its mother's arms.
body was found close to that of his wife.
He also held one of the children in hi*
arms. The bodies of the other three chil
dren were found huddled cloee together
near the father's body.