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ATE FLESH 0W Horrible Story of Two SurvivoflPJ Wrecked Bark. DRIFTED FOR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR Drew Tots to See Who Should Die and FurnishTsj and Flesh to Survivors. The British steamer Woodruff from Hamburg, arrived at Charleston, S. C., Saturday ■with two half starved, half wild devils who had lived for two days on a raft at sea on a feast of blood and human flesh. They were Morrison Anderson and Goodman Thomas,mem bers of the crew of the Norwegian bark Drot, which was wrecked in the hur ricane off the straits of Florida on Au gust 11th. The bark carried a crevr of seven teen. When the storm came down, the vessel was smashed into, the captain and eight men being swept overboard and drowned. Eight men clung to a raft, a part of the bark’s deck, and drifted out. The waves, however, smashed this iu two, and left six men swinging to the larger part. The two men on the smaller raft were driven I" ay, and one saved by a passing ship and landed at Baltimore. When the storm had passed the six men -were left drifting about, with no help in sight and without food or wa ter. Some of the bark’s trappings were found on the raft and among these was a fishing hook and line. The fish caught were devoured raw by the starving crew. The thirst was fierce. While one of the sailors was fishing with his line staying far out, he drew in a fish, but in an instant he went mad. ‘‘l am saved!” he shrieked as he lunged for the fish, and he went over and was lost. With his death the last means of obtaining food was gone. Soon after the man was drowned, two members of the crew were taken deathly sick from eating the raw meat. Signs of death were falling over them, and the three fellows, still strong through all the suffering, stood by them with a knife ready to cut for the heart blood as soon as that organ fail ed to beat. The sick man’s feet were cold and clammy when his heart was cut, and the half fiends scrambled for the trickling blood. Cast Tots For Victim. While they were sucking this, the second sick man died and there was the same rush for the weak blood from his heart and veins. Parts of the filthy, sickly flesh w-ere eaten, but the thirst for hot blood came over the three men left and they agreed te cast lots to see who should die. The unlucky man wa's a German, a big sailor, thirty-five years of age. He surrendered manfully, baring hfs breast that his heart might be struck good and clear. The German •was stabbed. Anderson and Thomas stuck their lips to his breast and drain ed the blood. Afterwards the heart was chopped out and particles of the warm flesh eaten with a relish. All the time the men were on the raft a stench to heav en had arisen and scores of sharks came straggling up. They fought to overturn the craft and find the human prey, but they were driven off and parts of the German’s body was tossed over to them. The ■ survivors were weak and thirsty and had agreed among themselves to cast another lot by Fri day morning at sun rise if no help was in sight, but the steamer Woodruff sighted the raft Thursday afternoon at 6 o’clock. The small boats sent out to rescue the men had to fight away the sharks. Anderson and Thomas were picked off weak, demented and emaciated, with ulcers and sores steaming over their bodies. Both men were in a dreadful condition and when landed at Charles ton were sent to a hospital for treat ment. Thomas was the cabin boy and was only seventeen years of age. Thomas’s face and breast was bitten fiercely. He claims that it was done by Ander son. No intimation of what the courts will do, if anything, is given. The Drot sailed from Pascagoula for Bue nos Ayres on August 3. CANNIBALS WILL RECOVER. Norwegian Consul At Charleston Makes Investigation of Man-Fating Story. A Charleston dispatch says: Con sul Witte, for the government of Nor way, made a report Monday of the cannibalism reported from the raft of the Norwegian bark Drot and forward ed it to the consul general in New York. The substance of the report will be cabled to Norway. Consul Witte saw Andersen and Thomas, the survivors, and got their story. He is unable at present to say if the courts of Norway will deal with the men. Andersen and Thomas are recover ing and their lives can be saved. TOO PARTIAL TO SOUTH. Chattanooga’s School Board Rejects Tee’s History as a Text Book. At a meeting of the Chattanooga, Tenn., city school board Lee’s history, adopted by the state board for the public schools, was rejected an the ground that the history too much partially to the therefore not a corre-t f the civil COURT WORKS RAPIDLY. Trial of Rioters in Darien Saturl day Resulted in a Verdict. fl' ■ At Darien, Ga., Saturday, the moved more rapidly in the trial negro rioters. The jury, out night on the second batch of on the case for twelve hours returned with the statement 'halßHpfp impossible for them to agree woman, Josephine Bird, while for Abram Green they found a verdict of not guilty. Judge Seabrook sent the jury back and told them to agree and report. The foreman stated that they would not agree if they were out, six months, and Judge Seabrook told them they could sit seven if necessary. In about an hour the judge sent for the jury, accepting their verdict, as they were then ready to return it. Those convicted were Jones Green, Moses Miller and Lawrence Baker. Josephine Bird’s case was reported a mistrial and Abram Green was found not guilty. The cases against Charles McDon ald, Dave Petty, Hugh Thompson, Moses Bailey and John Thompson were on trial in the meantime and the jury was out only about ten minutes when a verdict of guilty against them was returned with the ® .jcution of John Thompson. The case against Bill Jenkins was tried separately, be having employed a different lawyer from the rest, and the jury brought iu a verdict of guilty against him in about ten minutes’ time. Court then adjourned until Monday morning. The grand jury Saturday afternoon took up the case of Henry Delegal, charged with rape, and about whom the entire trouble at Darien origina ted. The jury did not conclude its labors and adjourned until Monday. BYRNE TAKES STRONGHOLD. Filipino Rebel* Driven With Great Tost From the Town of Argogula. A Manila special says: Argogula,the most impregnable stronghold of the bands which have been destroying plantations and levying tribute on the people of Negros, has keen taken by the Sixth infantry under Lieutenant Colonel Byrne. The only means of reaching the town was up a perpen dicular hill, covered with dense shrub bery and a thousand feet high. The Americans accomplished this under fire, although an officer and sev eral men were hit and rocks rolled down upon them. The native strength was estimated at 400. Many of the rebels were wounded and captured, and twenty-one were killed. CHAMBERS IN WASHINGTON. Chief Justice of Samoan Islands Will Make Report To the President. Hon. W. L. ‘ Chambers, the chief justice of the Samoan islands, arrived in 'Washington Sunday from his home in the south. While at the capital he will make a report to the president and the secretary of state of recent hap penings in the islands and of the part he took in the affairs there. BLACKBURN BREAKS DOWN. Bad Health Causes Him To Abandon the Tour With Goebel. A spicial from Lexington, Ky., says: Ex-Senator Joe C. S. Blackburn has broken down and will have to go home to Versailles and rest, while his brother, James Blackburn, ex-United States marshal of Kentucky, will ac company Mr. Goebel on his tour through the mountains. CARTER’S FRIENDS ACTIVE. They Declare Courtmartial Verdict Will Never Ise Approved By McKinley. A Washington dispatch says: Agi tators of the now notorious case of Captain O. M. Carter are slowly but surely crowding the front page of the leading newspapers, and relegating the ‘ rench military scandal to less prominent columns. Captain Carter’s attorneys are show ing more courage and determination in pressing their case before the pub lic, and are declaring with apparent confidence that the sentence of the courtmartial will never be approved by the president. PROJECTED BELT LINE. Railroads Entering: Atlanta May Yet All Be Connected. An Atlanta dispatch says: It is authoritatively stated by parties con cerned that a charter will soon be ap plied for to build a belt road around Atlanta, to connect with all the roads. of this kind was lately made and West Point, but by reason of a deei :’n --ate, ■ass on the is,and will id to the y compa ■e of those ilitary ad following e required n Atlanta: utant gen . J. West, mta; Colo antry, Sa- Wooten, lieutenant eoond in lolonel W. ), Colum , First in fantry, S* vannah; Captain W. A. Pat ton, Thififl infantry, Rome; Captain A. J. Reuki. Sixtli infantry, Augusta; Captain J. S. Dozier, First battalion cavalry, Atlauta; Captain W. W. Bark er, Fifth infantry, Atlanta. The work of reorganiztion under taken by Governor Candler began dur ing the early spring, when an order was issued from the office of Adjutant General Byrd requiring every military command in the state militia to appear before the inspector general for exami nation. * * * Building; Cars In Georgia. With the arrival at Americus the past week of a large shipment of car iron from a northern foundry, work will be started at the car shops of the Georgia and Alabama railway upon the building of 1,500 freight oars for that road. * * * Delegates Appointed. Governor Candler has appointed delegates from Georgia to attend the southern industrial convention, to be held during the latter part of Septem ber at Huntsville, Ala. The Georgia delegation will consist of Hon. T. M. Swift, of Elbert, Hon. J. Pope Brown, of Pulaski, and President J. Harris Chappell, of Baldwin. Considerable interest has been at tracted in the state to the proposed work of the industrial ccnvention, and Governor Candler received requests from a number of towns in Georgia to appoint a delegation to represent this state. * * * Itinerary of Mormons. The report of the Mormon work in the south for last week shows there are 488 elders laboring. During the past week they walked 10,967 miles, visited 2,653 families, and were refused entertainment 578 times. President W. D. Rencher, of the Georgia conference, whose headquar ters are at Bowersville, reports 37 eledrs at work there. They walked during the week 985 miles, visited 304 families aud were refused entertain ment 98 times, held 49 meetings, and baptized two persons. • * * Reunion ot Doles-Cook Brigade. A reunion of the survivors of Doles- Cook’s Brigade, Association of Na tional Volunteers, will be held in At lanta on October 24th and 25th, at which time the members of four regi ments will be iu attendance. * * * Georgian* Go to Boaton. Governor Candler Lbs appointed delegates from the state at large and each congressional jliKtfict to attend the sessions of the farmers’ national convention at Boston. The governor has been notified that the convention is to he iu session October 3d, 4th, sth and 6th and he was strongly urged to name the Geor gia delegates in time to allow all of them ample opportunity to make prep arations to attend. From the state at large Governor Candler appointed ex-Governor W. J. Northen and Hon. Pope Brown, of Pulaski, the first of whom is thorough ly identified with agricultural inter ests, not only in the state, but in the south, while the latter is the presi dent of the State Agricultural Society. The following delegates from each congressional district are named: First district, G. M. Bvals; second distriot, Hon. O. B. Stevens; third district, Hon. Jerry Owens; fourth dis trict, George W. Truitt; fifth district, C. P. Bowens; sixth district, R. J. Redding; seventh district, J. A. Man gette; eighth district, J. M. Smith; ninth district, Nathan Bennett; tenth district, P. J. Berkeman; eleventh dis trict, Allen W. Groover. Delegates from every state in the union have been appointed to attend the sessions of the coming convention and Governor Candler regards the con vention as one of the most important to agricultural interests ever called to gether. The members of the Georgia delegation will undoubtedly exercise a controlling influence in the conven tion, since from an agricultural point of view this state is regarded as one of the foremost in the United States. ♦ * * Will Be Sent North. The troops stationed at Key West will most probably not be sent to At lanta, as it was first thought they th< HpPove the troops at Kqv -- ' yth.it place because of ti.s ■DpFlUSwce of four eases of yellow fe t.i that city. * * * Stork Kagerly Taken. In July the Eagle and Phenix mill decided to increase their stock from $600,000 to 8750,(100 and the present stockholders were given ail option on this additional stock, each stockholder being allotted 25 per cent of his hold ings. September Ist was the day by which stockholders should report on the matter. When the stock applica tions were consolidated it was found that not only was the $150,000 taken, but there were applications in for $150,000 more of stock. * * * To Build Syrup Mill*. At a conference held between Mr. D. G. Purse, representing the board of trade at Savannah, and Commis sioner Stevens regarding the sugar cane industry iu Georgia, they agreed to unite their efforts to secure the establishment of mills at various points in south aud southwest Georgia, to wit: Savannah, Valdosta, Quitman, Thomasville, Bainbridge, Helena and other points, taking into consideration the cheapest transportation to each of these points and the amount of cane grown in the territories adjacent to each of these points. There will he no trouble in securing all the capital that will be needed to establish the mills to grind the cane and to refine the sugar. Tire great object in view is to induce the planters to grow a sufficient amount of cane to authorize the building of these mills. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. List of New Industries Established the Fast Week. The new industries reported during the past week include brick works in Georgia and West Virginia; a broom factory in Texas; car works in Geoi gia; coal mines aud coke ovens in Ala bama, Georgia aud Virginia; cooper age works iu Kentucky; cotton mills in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the Caroliuas; cotton seed oil mills in Mississippi and Texas; a crate and barrel factory in North Carolina; electric light plants in Alabama, Geor gia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ten nessee and Texas; fertilizer factories in Florida and North Carolina; flour ing mills in Alabama, Florida, Ken tucky and Tennessee; foundries and machine shops in South Car olina and Texas; glass works in West Virginia; a grain elevator in Texas; a handle factory in Tennessee; a hardware company in Mississippi; a hub and axle factory in North Caro lina; ice. factories in Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia and Texas; an iron furnace in Alabama; lumber mills in Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia; a paper box factory in Tennessee; a petroleum company in Texas; a shoe factory in Louisiana; a tobacco factory in North Carolina and warehouses in North Carolina and Kentucky; telephone companies in Arkansas and Kentucky; water works iu Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.— Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.l NO NEGRO REGIMENT Will Be Mhmmml at Fort McPhernon, A* Contemplated By War Department. There will be no negro regiment at Fort McPherson, Ga., as was originally the plan and purpose of the army offi cials in Washington. When it was announced that a negro regiment was to he sent to Atlanta and stationed at McPherson, a systematic movement- was inaugurated to bring about a reconsideration on the part of the authorities at Washington and a number of telegrams were sent from Atlanta, urging that no regiment of colored troops be sent there. Several officials at the fort, realizing the danger of massing negro soldiers in the south, took the initiative. The mayor was seen and acquainted with the facts, and he wired Secretary Root not to send the negroes. A similar request was made of Gov ernor Candler and he readily agreed with the fort authorities that the pres ence of negroes at this time, under the present existing and disturbed condi tions, might result seriously. At the fort the report that negroes were coming caused much comment among the enlisted men, as well as the privates, and the rumor was discussed in all the companies. The soldiers resented the proposed action of the federal authorities and it is said a petition was being circulated protesting against such action, wlieD the news was received Friday that no negroes would be sent. SPAIN WANTS SOLDIERS. Queen Regent Make* a Call For Six Thou sand Men for Service. Advices from Madrid state that the queen regent has signed a decree calling 6,000 men of the 1899 class for military service. Thirty-five Spanish soldiers, survi vors of the garrison that long held Baler, on the east coast of Luzon against the Filipinos, arrived at Bar celona Friday aud were enthusiasti cally received by the populace. Minting Small Money. According to an officer of the treas ury department dimes, quarters and half dollars are being turned out by all the mints as rapidly as they can be produced. 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