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Atlanta Semi-Wct'kln 3otirnaL 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.
