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THE JOURNAL \ COFERS DIXIE -i UKE THE DEW /- VOL. Yin. THRILLING DETAILS OF TRAGEDY Al SEA FOLD BY SURVIVORS White Star Liner Baltic Creeps Toward Land With 1,600 Passengers From Republic and Floride. REPUBLIC GOES DOWN WITH SIX PASSENGERS ; FLORIDE LOST IN FOG Rescue Ship Starts for Pier To Dlg eharge Passengers as Heavy Mist Clean Survivors Tell Graphic Story of Crash. CBr >■»*■*»< hm) XEW YORK. Jan. 25.-The White Star liner Baltic, bearing L®o passengers from the steamships Republic and Floride. which were in oolltoton on Saturday. «aa anchored off the Ambrose channel Ugnt ablp at the entrance to New York harbor, early today, waiting for the fog to lift to make her way Into port. , The Floride passed in by Sandy Hook about 2:36 p. m. with a tug astern to assist in steering her. The Floride** bow was badly stove in and she was down by the head as though her forward com partment was filled with water. Six Passengers Head With the captain and crew of the steamship Republic, who remained with the stricken vessel until she sank las: Wight, safe on the revenue cutter Gresham anchored off Vineyard Haven. Mass.. the last chapter of the sea drama of Satur day. which cost six lives, was thus draw ing to a close. There was a heavy fog down the bay this morning and all vessels groped their way with caution. For this reason it seems probable that the Baltic would be late in coming up to her pier. Whether the crew of the Republic would be transferred to the derelict de stroyer. Seneca, or whether they would land near Vineyard Haven, was not known, although it was thought that they' would cdßlto New York on the Seneca The six **sd and two injured on the Republic Is apparently the sum total of casualties, but the Republic having sunk will either be a total loss or very heavily damaged. v Florida Lost in Fog It is doubtful when the Floride, in her crippled condition with her progress IR pedpd by the fog, will be able to reapta I The Baltic reached the Quarantine sta- F tton at W:R a. m. The steamer Florida had not reached this port up to a. m today. But this caused no uneasiness as she was expected to proceed slowly, owing to her injured bow and the dense fog. She was convoyed 1 on the way from Nantucket lightship to ward Now York by the steamer New- York. Story by Megaphone As the Baltic anchored three miles east of the Ambrose channel early an Associated Press tug ran alongside and succeeded tn opening communication with H. J. Hover, of Spokane, who was one of the Republic’s passengers. Mr. Ho ver and- wife had planned an extended automobile trip abroad and were out ward bound on the Republic when she was rammed by the Floride Saturday morning. Through the megaphone Mr. Hover de scribed the transfer of the passengers from the Republic and later from the noride to the Baltic. The transfer of scantily dressed and frightened men and women from the Floride lasted twelve hours, beginning at 8 o’clock on Satur day night and ending at 8 o’clock yes terday morning. During the night the searchlights of the Baltic illuminated the sea. making a weird picture as boatload after boatload were safely got ten on board the Baltic. Two of the Republic’s passengers tum bled into the sea while being placed in • boat but were promptly rescued. State Rooms Stove Hover said that the Injury to the Re public was abaft amidships on the port aide, just forward of the center hatch. Staterooms 34 and 25 were stove in ty the bow of the Floride which with drew from the gap almost instantly and vanished tn the mist astern, leaving one of her anchors in the wreckage of the deraol*shed state rooms of the Republic. . The impact and. withdrawal were so gwlft that no one aboard the Republic had a chance to identify the steamship. In half an hour, however, summoned by the distress blasts of the Republic, the Floride picked her way through the murk and came alongside. Captain Sealby had his own boats lowered and in these and those of the Floride all the passengers of the wounded liner were put aboard the Floride. This operation took two hours in a placid sea. mong the wounded who were put on the Italian liner were Eugene Lynch, whose wife had been killed tn their state room on the Repub ’ lie. Mr. Lynch’s leg was broken In three places and he was co.erwise injured. As t* was considered unsafe to transfer him to the Baltic, he was left in charge »f the Floride’s surgeon. Discipline Was Perfect Mr. Hover said that there was very little panic aboard the Republic. al though many came on deck in their r night clothes, and that the discipline of the crew was perfect. The collision, he said, occurred between 1 and 4 o’clock on Saturday morning when everyone was in bed. A great many passengers were thrown from their bunks by the crash and many rushed wildly on deck in their bare feet. With the return of the Floride the transfer of passengers began. Carrying out the rigid rule of the sea. the women were placed in the boats first, and in two hour* all were safely on board the Floride. That ship was terribly crowded, how ever. and at the conference between the captains of the Floride and the Baltic, it was decided that another transfer of pas sengers was necessary. Accordingly this second hazardous undertaking was begun. While the sea had been smooth during the transfer of passengers from the Republic to the Floride. the waters were now rough and the operation was necessarily more dangerous and of longer duration. Thinly dressed passengers crowded to the Bal tic’s rail and watched the work, while those who remained on the Floride wait ing for the next boat load saw their com panions lifted safely to the New Haven, fc It was during this that the two passen- zinnia W9o wrnul HARRIMAN TO BUY RYAN'S SAL STOCK? WASHINGTON POST SAYS RAIL ROAD MAGNATE IS HAVING FIGHT WITH WILLIAMS’ IN- TERESTS. By Ralph Smith (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON, D. C-, Jan. 25.—The Washington Post of today publishes con spicuously a story concerning the efforts which E. H. Harriman is making to gain eontrol of the Seaboard Air Line. The same story was published in this cor respondence last Monday, it being under stood at that time that Mr. Harriman was negotiating to secure the interests of Thomas F. Ryan, who Is retiring from active business. i The Post article says today that the fight is with the Williamses, whose hold ings in the stock of the road have been materially increased in th* course of the past eighteen months, a fact demonstrat ed by ths further fact that the John Skelton Williams interests were able to go Into court and have their own re ceivers appointed to act in co-opera tion with fhose already operating for the Ryan interests. Mr. Ryan is said to believe that Mr. Harriman, in the forthcoming industrial boom in the south, will be able to do more for the Seaboard than any other man. He and Harriman had been at num ever since Ryan got control of the Equitable Assurance society over Harriman. , Mr. Harriman la now In the south look ing over the property very carefully, and incidentally talking with some of the more influential stockholders. It is under stood that arrangements have already been made to discharge the receivers in case he gets control, retiring the receiv ers’ certificates, which have been issued in rather large amounts, and financing road so that it will be able to take a commanding position in the transporta tion world. Under the ownership of Mr. Harriman plans would be made for making Nor folk one of the great grain shipping ports of America. gers fell overboard, but were rescued lit tle the worse for their experience. •The shock came when all of the pas sengers of the Republic and most of her crew were asleep. Mrs. Hover and I. like most of the Republic’s passengers, were awakened by being violently thrown against the side of our bunks. The shock was terrific. Outside In the pasageway 1 could hear the sound of running feet. From the deck Above came cries and the shouting of orders. "I turned on the electric light and has tily throwing an overgarment over us, Mrs. Hover and I made our way bare headed and barefooted to the music room on the promenade deck, while the alarm gongs were sounding all over the ship, stewards wsr< going frqte stateroom to stateroom ,arousing the passenger*. Wrapped in Rug* ’’By the time we got to the music room the was full of men and women, some with nothing but the clothes in which they had been asleep, others wrap ped in ship's blankets and steamer rugS. all more or less frantic with fear and shivering with the cold. The women hud dled together, some weeping, a few hys terical. Most of the men rushed out on deck to ascertain what the trouble was. There we found the crew of the Republic taking the tarpaulins from the life boats and standing by. ready to swing out the davits. “There was no sign of any other ship anywhere. The foghorn of the Republic was letting out shrill blasts, but there was no answering whistle. I don't know how long we were left to wonder what had happened. Finally, the second officer informed us that there was no danger of the vessel going under. The majority be came composed at hearing this, but some of the women were still beside themselves and refused to return to their staterooms to dress, and their clothes had to be brought to them from their cabins. "In less than a half hour, however, mostly everyone had managed to get clothing on. After a little we heard an answering whistle and the Floride came up, looming out of the fog and on our starboard quarter. Told of Transfer ’There was an exchange of questions and answers between th* two captains, and the Injury to the Republic having been discovered more serious than was at first supposed, we were told that we were to be transferred to the Floride. ‘This announcement caused more terror than had the shock of the collision even, but after a while comparative calm was obtained and the trans-shipment was be gun. The women and children went first. The Floride could barely be made out. Continued on page Three NAPOLEON OF RAILROAD WORLD f •: *, v. ZrU * ' •*> n Z*'.'. A; p ■ q E. H. HARRIMAN. Who will be Atlanta's guest from Monday night to Tuesday after- ATLANTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1909. TAFT AND HIS PARTY SAIL FOR PANAMA TO INSPECT CANAL After Delightful S*ay in Charles-' ton, President-Elect, Mrs. Taft, Civil Engineers and Newspaper Men Sail* TO REACH NEW ORLEANS ON RETURN TRIP FEB. 13 Cruisers North Carolina and Montana May Escort Atlantic Rattleship Fleet Into Port On It* World- Cruise Return. (By Auocisted Brees. _ . . CHARLESTON. S. C„ Jan. 25-Pre*!- dent-elect and Mr*. Taft, and party, In cluding a small staff of distinguished civil engineers selected to inspect with the president-elect the Isthmian canal, sailed for Panama at • a. m. today. The party will reach N*w Orleans on the return trip on February 13. At South Pass. 100 miles below New Orleans, Mr. Taft's party will be trans ferred to the scout cruisers Birming ham and Salem for the trip up the mouth o fthe Mississippi river. Th.s arrangement has been made that the North Carolina and Montana may es cort the Atlantic battleship fleet Into port on its wond-cruise return. Mr. Taft’s immediate party, which ■alls on the North Carolina, Includes besides himself and Mrs. Taft. Assist ant Secretary Wendall Mlschler, L. C. Wheeler, secret service operative and the following eminent civil engineers: Frederic P. Stearns, Boston; John R. Freeman, providence, R. I.; James D. Schuyler, Los Angeles. Cal.; Ischam Randolph, Chicago; Henry R. Allen, Chicago; A. P. Davis, Washington, D. C„ and Allen Hazen, New York, and Monlco Lopez. Mr. Taft’s Filipino valet. Tht passenger list of the Montana in cludes eight newspaper correspondents and Mr. Richard Jarvis, of the secret service. Mrs. Taft. Senator P. C. Knox and Frank H. Hitchcock and the engineers reached here Sunday mornin*. WARSHIPS ATTRACT ATTENTION The two big warships, the North Car olina and the Montana, as they swung out into the harbor and passed out to sea, attracted considerable attention. Aboard the big cruiser Nortiv Carolina were the president-elect, his ruddy cheeks attesting th* benefit he had gained from th* golf links at Augusta and his im mediate party, including Mrs. Taft and Wendell Mlschler, his assistant secrifiary, Who has been with Mr. Tart since Secre tary Carpenter left for California to re cuperate his health, and the party of engineers, also was aboard that vessel. Aboard each craft was a secret service agent, L. C. Wheeler on the North Car olina, and Richard Jarvis on the Mon tana, both of whom will remain with the party throughout the trip. Headed for Panama At 10 o’clock, one hour after weighing anchor off the government wharf at Charleston, the North Carolina passed through the jetties to sea, pointing for Panama. The Mantana having arrived off Charleston yesterday, joined the North Carolina as she came out. The Montana had taken aboard from the lighthouse tender Cypress, other members of the Taft party, includifig the civil engineers who will Inspect the canal work. Salute is Fired As Mr. Taft came on board the North Carolina a national salute of twenty guns was tired. Everything had been made ready to get under way and within a few minutes of their board!n" the party was on their way to Panama. The ship passed down the harbor at good speed. The torpedo boat Dupont con veyed the cruiser down the nay. The tender Cypress, with an artillery band from Fort Moultrie aboara, took other members of the party to tne Montana, and as ..he president-elect's ship came out saluted with national airs. There was no stop made after passing out to sea and with signals of farewell flying, the two cruisers were goon null down to the southern. Mr. Taft expressed the keenest ap preciation of the cordial welcome and whole-souled hospitality extended to him by the people of Charleston and said he had enjoyed his brief stay in this city greatly. Senator Knox returned to Washington this afternoon. Chairman Mltohcock, who came here at Mr. Taft’s request, will remain a day or two probably. ~ ’ ■-s w » v 'YZ-r* ! xcross A (/fftoxVßg 1 .. ■*][ ra W--•• -s \ where < \j» X 'TAFT \ ONCE ’ sat. —y ar -Is? / /J ; j ifr Hi I J i GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN! MRS. ARMOR WOULD MARCH MPITOL GEORGIA WOMA? IN SPEECH AT bays temper "ancjs - AUGURAL PARADE: By Ralph Smith (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.-Mrs. Mary Harris Armor was the principal speaker at a prohibition meeting at the National theatre Sunday night. The au ditorium was not crowded, though It was comfortably filled and the Georgia woman was given an enthusiastic reception. Mrs. Armor declared that If she had her way she would have the members of all the temperance societies of the coun try represented in the Inaugural parade, and that after the parade she would make one of the greatest demonstrations that the capital ever saw against the sa loon. Mrs. Armor attacked the personal lib erty movement and said that the mem bers had better be at home, where their wives needed them, than at the saloons, where they spent their time and money. She paid a tribute to the memory of Lin coln, and said he was one of the best friends the south ever had. “When Mr. Lincoln sent oyt his call for men,” said the speaker, ’’the answer came back, "We are coming. Father Abraham, 300,000 strong.” and that’s the answer the church is going to send to the leader of the prohibition forces when the great army organizes to march against the intrenched liquor forces.” “Down in the good old state of Georgia, where I belong, there was a time when It was rather hard work to get any one to listen to a temperance order, but things have changed wonderfully down there. It was not so very long ago when the women of the state compelled the members of the legislature to sit up and take notice and when they saw that we meant business In our fight for prohibi tion, they joined our forces, and the state today Is as dry as dust, so far as the demon rum is concerned.” FIRE AT FAIRBURN CAUSES HEAVY LOSS Business Building Occupied by P. L. Kiser, Dealer in Groceries, Gutted by Fire—Tstal Loss (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) FAIRBURN, Ga., Jan. 25.—One of the most disastrous fires that has occurred here in some time visited this place Sunday morning at about 4:30 o’clock, completely gutting the stone business building owned by W. C. & P. L. Kiser and occupied by P. L. Kiser, dealer in fancy groceries and produce, E. M. Braswell, dealer In fancy groceries, beet market and restaurant. There was ho insurance on the building which was a total loss of $2,500. Mr. Kiser had no insurance, stock valued at about $1,000; Mr. Braswell’s stock invoices $l,lOO with SBOO insurance. Mr. Kiser’s and Braswell’s stock of goods were a complete loss, nothing being saved. REPORT OF MINERS MAY CAUSE FIGHT (By Aisociited Preu.) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Jan. 26,-The convention of the United Mine Workers of America entered upon its second week in this city today. The tellers engaged in tabulating the vote for national officers cast last December, which was the heavi est vote in the history of the organization, will be able to report tomorrow or Wed nesday. The report of the committee on officers’ reports is awaited with much interest because of the controversy that is expect ed to arise over several of the officers’ recommendations. This report may be filed In the course of today’s proceedings. DARK HORSE ENTERS CONTEST IN ILLINOIS I CALHOUN, OF PITTSBURG,, AN NOUNCES HIS DETERMINATION TO BREAK DEADLOCK IN LEG ISLATURE BY WINNING.. (By Al■ocl»t«d Preu.) SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan. 25.—But few of the members of the forty-sixth general assembly had returned to Springfield up to noon today for the beginning of the third week of the session. It is generally conceded that the Hop kins forces'will make a final supreme ef fort to elect their candidate tomorrow. If they fall. Senator Hopkins’ chances to succeed himself will be materially lessen ed in the opinion of the politicians gen erally. ‘ If there has been any decided change in the deadlock situation since the legisla tors left last week to spend Sunday at home and talk with their constituents, it is not apparent here today. There is a general belief that nothing has been ac complished and that the deadlock will not be broken tomorrow. DARK HORSE ENTERS CONTEST IN ILLINOIS (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—More trouble for Senator Hopkins, whose attempted return to the upper house at Washington has resulted in a deadlock of the legislature loomed up today in the form of confer ences by supporters of another Rich mond” who has entered the field— namely, W. J. Calhoun. Mr. Calhoun was born in Pittsburg, Pa., 61 years ago, over half of which time has been spent in the practice of law In 1898-1900, he was a member of the Inter state commerce commission. Congressman Foss, feeling that his battleship program is now safe at the national capitol, was the center of another group of confer ences during the day. He reiterated his determination to be in Springfield tomor row to direct his campaign for the toga. If the Chicago conferences have ma terially changed the outlook It did not be come public. Just where the strength of Congressman Lorimer, leader of the Hop kins opposition, would go, was not known. Meanwhile Senator Hopkins declared his continued confidence In his re-election. LINCOLN STATUE SITE BESULTS IN PBOTEBT Memorial in Union Station is Scored as Blot by Landscape Ar tists •WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Protests are coming in from all parts of the country against the placing of the national me morial to Lincoln in front of the new union station, as provided in the McCall bill, introduced about a week ago, in stead of at the west end of the mall, at the east end of which is the capitol, while the Washington monument is in the center. This was the plan approved by the park commission. President Roosevelt, the American In stitute of Architects and the member of the president’s recently appointed coun cil of fine arts, favor the latter plan. The American institute of architects, in reso lutions adopted by its board of directors, declares that a "vista from the union station to the capitol should be properly preserved ’ and that "even a monument to properly commemorate Lincoln would be out of scale with the union station and would be dwarfed by it.” Dr. P. R. Uhler, director of the Peabody Institute, says that "a monument piaced subordinate to a railroad station would be regarded as an abortion by land scape architects of the first rank. The New York chapter of the Ameri can institute of architects and the Boston society of architects have passed resolu tions indorsing the park commission’s plan. The latter society condemns the Mc- Call bill as “ill-considered, incompetent, grossly extravagant, contrary to public interests and its inevitable results derog atory to the fame of the national hero It aims to commemorate.” ROOSEVELT QUITS JOB WITH REGRET SAYS HE WOULD HAVE HELD ON TO THE PRESIDENCY IF HE COULD HAV£ DONE SO WITH •»- ear-■ DECENCY. By Ralph Smith (Special Dispatch to The Journal,) WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—The substance of the speech made by President Roose velt at the dinner to Vice Presidant-elect Sherman Saturday night became known today. Especial interest attaches to anything the president may say these days, be cause his term is fast drawing to a close, and few more public statements will drop from his lips. • The speech was characteristic. He de clared that he had little sympathy with the public, officer who claims to assume public burdens reluctantly and leave them with pleasure. He said such was not the case with him. He assumed the burdens of the presidency with pleasure and would leave reluctantly. In fact, he said, with a smile, that he would have hung onto the office if he could have done so decently. He stated that he had enjoyed himself immensely during the past seven years. He liked hard work and hard scrap. ‘‘You need have no worry about my future,” he said, “there is one case where the nation won’t be troubled with the problem of what is to be done with ex presidents.” Mr. Roosevelt declared that he was abundantly able to take care of himself and proposed to do so. Upon his return from Africa he expects to devote his time to harmonizing the Republican factions of New York, but would himself stand squarely on his own merits as a private American citizen. NEGRO BAST BURNER HANGED BY MOB Black Hidden from Officers Until Af ter Dark When He Was Swung to a Limb TUSCUMBIA, Ala., Jan. 25.—For having burned a barn, in which sixteen horses and mules perished in the flames, Sam Davenport, a negro, was lynched at Leighton, ten miles east of here, Sunday night. The mob kept the negro concealed until after dark, when they swung him to a limb. Sheriff McCleskey left Tuscumbia Sun day afternoon to prevent the lynching, but arrived too late. HOME OF LINCOLN HAS VOTED “DRY” Church Bells Rung, Children March and Band Furnishes Music During Kentucky Election HODGEON VILLE, Ky., Jan. 25—In a local option election, Larue county, in which Abraham Lincoln was born nearly 100 years ago, voted “dry" by a ma jority of 1.085. the vote being more than four to one against license. Church bells were rung at intervals during the day, children marched and a brass band furnishing music. Prayer meetings were held and hot cof fee was served by women at voting places. ROOT HAS RESIGNED; BACON TO SUCCEED WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Secretary of State Root has tendered to President Roosevelt his resignation, effective upon qualification of his successor, Robert Ba con, whose nomination along with that of J. C. O’Loughlin to be assistant sec retary of state in place of Mr. Bacon, went to the senate today. For Details of Our SI,OOO Agents’ Contest See Page Eight. COURT TO PASS ON REMOVAL OF JOHOR IN COOPER TRIAL Examination of Talesmen Con tinued and Charge of Drunk enness Against Leigh Will Be Settled Later. TALESMEN WILL BE FINED $lO SHOULD THEY OFFER ANY BUSINESS EXCUSE Very Few Excuses Are Accepted by Judge Hart from Those Summoned on the Second Venire—Courtroom Crowded by Veniremen. (By Associated Praia > NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan.' 26.-Untfl court opened this morning it was not known whether or not the trial of Colonel Cooper, his son, Robin Cooper, and ex- Sheriff John D. Sharpe, lor the murder of ex-Senator E. W. Carmack would pro ceed. Judge Hart, whose illness Saturday caused a postponement, did not appear until after 9 o'clock, when he began to listen to the excuses of those men sum moned on the second venire and who do not wish to serve. Very few excuses were accepted. Business Excuses Barred “The first man who presents a business excuse will be fined $lO right off the reel," remarked the court, and at least half of the waiting line of men melted out Into the court room. Attorney General McCarn asked wheth er or not the defense proposed to resist the removal of Juror Leigh. Judge An derson said the defense had not had time to investigate. “The defense has had time,” retorted McCarn. "It has had Leigh’s son work ing on the charges or for some other pur pose for several days. And the state wishes to announce that it objects to Leigh, not only because he was drunk when accepted, but because he has ex pressed a violent opinion as to the Inno cence of the accused. We have the proof of that." “Has Juror Leigh been arrested for perjury?” asked Judge Anderson. “Not yet,” replied McCarn, suggestive ly. Then McCarn offered to read the af fidavit against Leigh, but the defense ob jected. Leigh Matter Deferred The state then asked the court to Mt a d%y tqr the hearing The court said IL. would be better to continue the examina tion of talesmen and settle the Leigh case later. Counsel asked for time to consult upon the new venire, which was granted. The court room was crowded this morn ing, but the majority of those In attend ance were on the venire. Jurors Are Warned During the recess Judge Hart sent for the six men already selected as jurors and said: “The court wishes to caution you again against discussing this case amongst yourselves. This would be contrary to your oath.” This action was taken at the request of the state, which professed to believe that those men on the jury against whom prejudice charges will be filed, might dis cuss the case and influence the others. The work of examining talesmen was re sumed at 11 a. m. Man after man claimed to have formed an opinion based upon what purported to be the evidence as printed in the newspapers. Mrs. Beverly Wilson, of Mobile, Colonel Cooper’s youngest daughter, today joined the little coterie of relatives whici sur round the defendants. Seventh Juror Chosen After a searching examination by the state, J. H. Vaughn, a farmer, aged 48, was selected as the seventh juror. Attorney General McChrn questioned Vaughn closely as to his friendship and connection with Juror Leigh. At 1:10 p- m. court adjournad until I o’clock. MORE INDICTMENTS IN PROBE OF PBESB Effort Will Be Made To Have Fed eral Grand Jury Return Indict ments (By A*»ocl»ted Pr«M.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—With the end not yet in sight, the federal grand jury today resumed its examination of wit nesses in connection with the alleged li bels of the New York World and the Indianapolis News affecting the Panama canal purchase. There now seems to be no doubt that an effort will be made to have th* jury return one or more indictments here. It is believed that District Attorney Ba ker is hoping for such an outcome be cause of the Tact that he would have readily at hand during the trial all official documents bearing on the Panama canal negotiations and purchase. ALA BAMA PLANTERS FIGHT TO DEATH Both Duelists Are Dead as Result of Bloody Encounter—Fight Started Over Negro (Special Dispatch to The journal.) BEATRICE. Ala., Jan. 25.—As the re sult of a dispute over a negro whom both planters claimed. Ed English, of Coy, WL’cox county, fought a duel with H. C. Walston Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Beth men are dead after a bloody encounter. Englsih went to the plantation of Wal ston and asked for a negro, who, he claimed, was under agreement to work on his farm. Walston seemed to deny the rights of English and following a dispute, the No News of Quake ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 25.—N0 definite news yet has been received here of the earthquake which was recorded sc ex tensively throughout Europe last Satur day morning. The indications are that It occurred in the remote and thinly populated region of the Pamir, in Russian Turkestan, and that the effect was localized. NO. 38.
