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CARNESVILLE ADVANCE
VOLUME II.
M’KINLEY AND
Unanimously Nominated Standard
Bearers of Republican Party.
Foraker Sets the Convention Wild
When Name of McKinley
Was Presented.
William McKinley was nominated
by the national Republican convention
at Philadelphia Thursday afternoon by
unanimous vole.
There was a great demonstration
when tho result of the vote was
announced.
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1’ltESIDENT m’kINLEY.
The delegates shouted themselves
hoarse, and flags and plumes waved
wildly, thousands cheering and stamp¬
ing their feet on tho floor in demon¬
strating their enthusiasm.
Tho nominating speeches began ear¬
ly. Tho convention opened after 10
o’clock, and, with a few preliminaries
out of the way, tho speeches began.
Chairman Lodge advanced to tho
front of the platform and said:
“Under the rules, nominations for
tho office of president of the United
States are now in order.”
There was a momentary silence,
punctured by the announcement:
“The state of Alabama is recog¬
nized.”
A toll and swarthy Alabamian stood
on his chair and by pre-arrangement
answered:
“Alabama yields to Ohio.”
This was the signal for the recogni¬
tion of Senator Foraker, who was to
make the speeoh re-nominnting Mr.
McKinley as the Republican candidate
for president. Then tho cheers began
and a wild scene ensued.
His announcement that tho nomina¬
tion was equal to an election in No¬
vember brought vociferous cheers.
Briefly, Senator Foraker averted to
tho record of the president in pence
and in war as one of tho most remarka¬
ble in American history.
The closing words of the governor
brought another demonstration, nnd
for a minute it seemed the convention
would go mail then and there, nnd
make two nominations instead of one.
Senator Lodge then recognized John
W. Y’erkes, of Kentucky, who arose to
secoud the .nomination on behalf of
the south. He was followed in turn
by George Knight of tho California
delegation and Senator Thurston of
Nebraska.
During the call of states the galler¬
ies were noticeably attentive and there
was a demonstration among the dele¬
gates.
Somo of the states were not content
with casting their votes for McKinley,
but they announced the vote which
the candidates would receive in No¬
vember.
At the call of Hawaii the delegations
stood nnd cheered tho announcement
of the new possession of its two votes
for McKinley.
The tally clerks quickly made tho
official summary and handed it to the
chairman. Mr. Lodge took the paper
and advancing to the front of the
stage said:
“Tho total vote cast is 930. Mc¬
Kinley receives 930. It is unanimous,
and the chair declares that William
McKinley is your nominee for the
presidency for the term beginning
March 4, 1901.”
Pandemonium again broke loose in
one swelling chorus of enthusiasm for
tho new candidate.
The huge counterfeit of an elephant
was brought into the ball. Around its
neck wns entwined garlands of flowers.
Laughter aud applause were mingled
ns tho great emblem was borne about.
The demonstration in honor of the
president’s nomination lasted five
minutes.
HANNA IS CHAIRMAN.
Will Once Again Manama tho Campaign
For tho Republican I’arty.
The national committee of tho Re¬
publican party has elected M. A.
Hauna chairman of that committee.
He will manage the coming campaign.
In accepting the nomination he
made a speech in which he thanked
the old members of the committee for
the way in which they stood by him
in the campaign of 189(5,
“Teddy” At Last Bows To the Will
of the Party As McKinley’s
Running Mate.
Govornor Roosevelt, of New York, is
the Republican nominee for vice pres¬
ident of the United States. “Teddy”
was given the nomination without the
asking. His victory was complete. No
other name was mentioned. Tho con¬
vention went wild for him from the
beginning to tho end.
Before order was restored after the
nomination of McKinley, Mr, Lodge
warned the noisy and demonstrative
throng that there was some vital busi¬
ness to bo done, and announced that
the call of stntos would proceed for
nominations for the vice presidency.
As the name of Alabama was called
on the roll of states for the nomina¬
tion of candidates for the vice presi¬
dency the announcement was made
that Alabama would yield to Iowa to
present a candidate. Chairman Lodge
then recognized Colonel LaFayette
Young, one of the Iowa delegates at
large, and editor of the Des Moines,
Iowa, Capitol.
He withdrew the nnrao of Dolliver
and offered that of Roosevelt. The
colonel was in Cuba at the time Roose¬
velt led his rough riders up Ban Juan
bill, and Lis reference to the gover¬
nor’s campaign was eloquent.
The demonstration which followed
the announcement by Colonel Young
of Governor Roosevelt as the caudi-
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who represented their ambitions and
embodied their patriotism and Ameri¬
canism was not secoud to that accord¬
ed the president’s name. began
The band in the main gallery
to play “There’ll be a hot time in the
old town tonight,” nnd to the inspir¬
ing strains the delegates began march¬
ing around the hall, filing past Gov-
ernor Boosevelt as he sat in tho New
York delegation, and extending to him
their congratulations.
Speeches seconding Roosevelt’s nom-
ination were made by Murray of Mas¬
sachusetts, Ashton of Washington
nnd Depew of New York.
Delegates anil spectators were be¬
coming excited and called for the vote.
They wanted action, not oratory. called for
The impatient audience a
vote, apparently assuming that thero
there would bo other candidates. It
took some minutes to restore order.
As the roll-call proceeded, each del¬
egation as called, cast, their votes for
Roosevelt unanimously.
With the conclusion of tho call
Chairman Lodge announced that Gov-
cror Roosevelt had received 929 votes,
one delegate in the convention not
voting. This delegate was Roosevelt
himself. Chairman Lodge’s announce¬
ment that Governor Roosevelt had
beeu nominated for vice president
brought out tremendous applause.
Tho candidate for vice president was
surrounded by delegates showering
congratulations on him.
The serious work of the convention
was over aud the details only remain¬
ed to ho performed. A resolution was
agreed to empowering the national
committee to fill the vacancies on com¬
mittees.
Resolutions of thanks to Mr. Lodge
and Mr. Wolcott for their ablo ser¬
vices ns presiding officers were unani¬
mously adopted. Also thanks to May¬
or Aslibriilge, of Philadelphia, for the
hospitality of tho city.
This closed the work nnd at 2:14 p.
m. tho Republican national convention
of 1900 adjourned Eine die.
ROUNDHOUSE DESTROYED.
Two Men Bose Their Elves nnd Twelve
Engines Wrecked.
The Southern Pacific roundhonno at
Kern City, Cal., was burned Thursday
and the remains of Patrick Quinn nnd
Byrd Gilmore, employes, were found
in the debris. They were killed by
the explosion of an oil tank, which
started the fire. The loss to tho rail¬
road company w ill amount to $400,000.
Twelve engine? were destroyed,
CARNESVILLE. GA., FRIDAY. JUNE k >‘>, 1900.
FREE SFATERS ACTIVE.
President Steyn’s Forces Are Now
Engaging the Attention of
Lord Roberts’ Army.
A Loudon special of Friday says:
General Steyn’s forces in tho Orange
Liver colony are for the time drawing
most of tho attention of Lord Rob¬
erts, rather to the noglect of Com¬
mandant General Louis Botha and
President Kruger.
The severance between tho Trans¬
vaal and Orango River colony was
completed Thursday, ns Lord Roberts
said it would bo, l»y the arrival of
General Bullet's advance guard, under
Lord Dnndonald, ui Standerson.
The wide not around the 6,000 or
8,000 men under General Steyn will
now contract. Adroit maneuvering
and brisk lighting nro likely to take
place, because until ell resistance
south of the Vnnl is at ail end the
British lino of communication will not
be safe.
President Kruger’s sous, who sur¬
rendered to General Badeu-Powell, nro
back on their farms working peaceful¬
ly. General Bnden-Powell rode with
only 000 men from Mafeking, and lie
made the Inst section of this ride to
Pretoria with only thirty-five. Lord
Hoberts met him in tho outskirts of
the town aud escorted him to tho
presidency.
General Dowd's farm houses have
been burned by tho British.
General Butler has issued a special
order eulogizing the service of Strath-
conn’s Horse.
her majesty’s ship Forte have been or¬
dered back to the ship at the admiral’s
request. Netherlands
Tho Railroad Company
of South Africa has received official
notification of tho expulsion from tho
Transvaal of 100of its employees with
iheir families. The Dutch consul at
Lourenzo Marques telegraphs that a
proclamation has been issued to tho
* fleet that the company’s officials who
refuse to do British military work will
bo sent back to Europe via szst Lon¬
don, Cape Colony.
Advices from Lourenzo Marques
state that President Kruger’s principal
condition for immediate peace is that
ho bo allowed to stay in tho country.
There are 50,000 British sick and
wounded at Pretoria. Mrs. Reitz,wife
,f the Transvaal state secretary, and
her family, who arrived at Lourenzo
Marques en route for Europe, had so
little money that the Dutch consul
purchased second class steamship tick¬
ets for them.
CZAR A CENSOR.
Jr-Htics Stringent Rules For Newspaper
Correspondents.
The Vienna correspondent of Tho
London Daily Express says that the
Russian minister of the interior, M.
Sipaguine, has issued the following in¬
structions for the guidauce of newspa¬
pers in dealing with the far eastern
situation:
“1. No reference to the moVement
of Russian troops or warships.
“2. Papers must bear in mind that
the czar is actuated only by a desiro
to maintain peace and a good will
among the nations.
“3. No gossip about differences
among the powers that would be dis-
pleasing to the government.
“4. No criticism of Russian diplo¬
macy or of military or naval strategy.
"Fifth, editorial writers should
recollect that Russia is predestined to
predominate in Asia.
“6. Comparisons may bo made bo-
tweeu Russian and foreign troops and
seamen when unfavorable to foreign¬
ers.”
FUNDS FOR HONOLULU BANL.
United States Coin Is Shipped to Islands
on Steamer,
The steamer China Hailed from San
Francisco Friday for the Orient with a
large number of passengers, among
them Macfarlen and Brenner, of tho
treasury department, who have $750,-
000 in United States coin to deposit iu
the American bank at Honolulu. Tho
institution will become the first na¬
tional bank of Hawaii. The funds are
to be used in paying outstanding bonds
of Ilawaiiaus.
Costly Blaze Iu Pittsburg.
Fire in Pittsburg, Pa., Friday, de¬
stroyed eight buildings in the princi¬
pal business block of the city causing
u loss aggregating $250,000.
“DEATH TO FOREIGNERS”
Is Import of iMacards Doing Posted In
China By Boxers.
At Canton, China, the boxers aro
posting inflammatory placards, of
which tho following is a sample:
“Kill all Germans, French,
Americans and English. To have
peace prevail iu the hearts of tho
people nil foreigners should be
driven out. This end can bo at¬
tained in a few days if we unite
our strength.”
The British amdiralty has ordered
five moro cruisers to go to China. This
represents an additional 50,000 tons,
the crews aggregatin g 3,00 0.
ROBERTS IS FINED.
Utah Man Must I’uy Smn or *150 or
Servo ISO Hays In Jail.
In the ease at Salt Lake, Utah, of
B. II. Roberts, found guilty of Utl-
lawful cohabitation, the judgment of
tho court was that he pay a fine in
the sum of $150 or in lieu thereof
that he bo imprisoned in the county
jail for a period of 150 days. A thirty
days’ stay wns granted in order that
tho defendant might file a bill of ex¬
ceptions;
JENNINGS IS NAMED
Ey Democrats of Florida as O.m-
didate For Governor,
FORTY-FOUR BALLOTS WERE TAKEN,
List of Otlior State OHirers Nominated
nt tho State Convention Held
In Jacksonville.
Tho Florida stato Democratic con¬
vention nominated Tton. William S.
Jounings as candidate for governor.
On tho thirtieth ballot a stampede
wns attempted for Mays, hiR vote be¬
ing jumped up from 158 to 122}. His
strength was drawn from Boggs, My¬
ers aud Milton, or.ly 14 votes leaving
Jennings in tho stampede. Myers
dropped out of tho race after the
thirtieth ballot, though no formal
withdrawal was made.
On the forty-first ballot Mays with¬
drew in favor of Milton; on the forty-
third bnllot Beggs withdrew, and on
the forty-fourth ballot William S. Jen¬
nings received the required two-thirds
vote and his nomination wns made
unanimous amid a scene of wild en¬
thusiasm.
The nominee is a first cousin of Wil¬
liam JemiingB Bryan of Nebraska.
Ho is a native of Illinois, but removed
to Florida in 188(5. He is thirty-seven
years old.
The following state officers were
nominated: Francis Bicar, justice of
the supreme court; John L. Crawford,
secretary of stato; W. H. Reynolds,
comptroller; W. B. Lamar, attorney
W. N. Sheats, superintendent of
public instruction.
Hon. B. E. McLin, commissioner
of agriculture.
John L. Morgan, railroad commis¬
sioner.
Tho governor and state officials hold
office for four years.
Judge George P. Raney, of Talla¬
hassee, was chosen the Florida mem¬
ber of the national Democratic com-
tee.
This is tho last state Democratic
convention that will bo hold in Flor¬
ida for many years, probably, as the
platform adopted provides for prima¬
ries for United States senator down.
BRYAN OP PLATFORM.
Nfbraskan Gives Ills Opinion of tho Re¬
publican Document.
When asked his opinion of the Phil¬
adelphia platform, Colonel Bryan suid:
< i The Philadelphia platform is tho
beat evidence thus far given of tho de¬
ception attempted by the Republican
party. Taking in connection with the
speeches made at the convention, it
shows that the Republican party’s
platform of 1896 was a deliberate
fraud as far as the promises of inter¬
national bimettalism was concerned;
that the party’s attitude on tho trust
question is insincere and that the
party is not willing to state its atti¬
tude on tho Philippine question and
invite the judgment of the people."
FI LI PI NOS WIN VICTOR Y.
An American Detachment Is Forced Buck
l»y the Rebels.
A Manila special says: A detach¬
ment of forty incu of the Fortieth regi¬
ment, Captain Thomas Miller com¬
manding, left Cagayan do Misamfs, is¬
land of Mindanao, scouting, Juue 13th.
During the morning of June 14th they
encountered a strongly ambushed and
entrenched force of the enemy.
The Americans’ attempts to charge
were frustrated by the Filipinos’ pit-
falls aud troops. Tho advance line
consequently was under a heavy tiro
iu front and on its flanks, and fell
back on Cagayan. Tho American loss
was nine men killed aud two officers
and ton men wounded.
CUBAN TEACHERS COMING.
Itniiml For Boston, Whore They Will He
Given Instruction.
Quartermaster General Ludingtou
received word Saturday of tho depart¬
ure of the transport McPherson from
Manzanillo, Cuba, with 250 Cuban
teachers bound for Boston by way of
the eastern ports of Cuba. This move¬
ment makes the beginning of the gen¬
eral movement of about 2,500 teachers
from Cuban ports to Boston, where
they aro to receive a gonoral course of
instruction during the summer under
the auspices of the Harvard university.
LUCAS GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE.
For Tillr<l Time Negro Is Convicted of
Killing; Ills Employer.
For the third time within a year
Will Lucas, colored, has been declared
guilty of murdering Robert F. Davis,
an aged citizen of DeKalb county.
Ga.
The case went to tho jury shortly
after 11 o’clock Thursday morning
and three hours later a verdict of
guilty, without a recommendation,
was returned. Owing to tho fact that
the evidence against the negro was
largely circumstantial, Judge Candler
sentenced Lucas to life imprisoment
in tho penitentiury.
RICHARD CHOKER RETURNS.
Tammany Cliii-flaln Hack From Ills Trip
To Kuropo.
Richard Crokur arrived at New York
from England Saturday on board tho
(Milliard lino steamer Lucania. He said
that he is ready to take a very active
part in the coming national campaign.
Mr. Croker acknowledged he owned
American Ice stock, but said it was
bought before the Company became a
trust and would not say if bs was now
a stockholder.
FOREIGNERS
MASSACRED
Unverified Reports to That Effect
Received In London.
STILL FIGHTING AT TIEN TSIN
Eight Hundred Americans Said to
Have Arrived On the Scene
and Are Taking Part.
i » Eight hundred Americans nro tak¬
ing part in the fight at Tien Tsin,”
says the Shanghai correspondent of tho
London Daily Express, cabling Friday
evening, “and they apparently form a
part of n supplementary force, arriving
with Germans and British nfter (ho
conflict started. It is impossible to
cstimnto tho number of Chinese, but
they had a surprising nurnbor of
guns."
This information apponrs to have
been brought by the United States
gunboat Nashville toChu Eoo and tele¬
graphed tlieueo to Shanghai. The
Chinoso nre deserting Shanghai in
large numbers and going into tho in¬
terior. lleports from native sources
continue to reach Shanghai of anarchy
in Pekin. According to these tales tho
streets are filled day and night with
Boxers, who nro wholly beyond the
control of tho Chinese troops, anil who
are working themselves up to a frenzy
and clamoring for the death of all for¬
eigners.
A special dispatch from Shanghai
received in London Friday saying it
was reported from Japanese sources
that 1,500 foreigners have been mas¬
sacred nt Tien Tain canned grent com¬
ment, but tho statement lacked official
confirmation.
On Juno 17 tho Chinese shelled tho
foreign settlement and the Chinese
military college was attacked by a
mixed force of 175 Austrians, British,
German aud Italians. They destroyed
tIre guns and burned the college which
contained a considerable storo of am¬
munition and killed its defenders.
The Russians, with their four heavy
guns, did excellent service. Tho
British loss was one man killed and
five men wounded. The Germans hud
ono killed, (ho Italians had five uion
wounded, and the Russians nail soveu
men killed and five wounded.
Rear Admiral Bruce, nt Takn, tele¬
graphed Friday night the further in¬
formation that at Tien Tsin, June
20th, fighting was proceeding and ro-
enforcemeuts were required.
The consuls nt Shanghai still be¬
lieve tlio foreign ministers at Pekin
safe, although Japanese reports re¬
ceived nt Shanghai allege that up to
Juno 15tli 100 foreigners had been
killed in Pekiu.
It is reported that the British gov¬
ernment will immediately send 1,500
marines to Chinn and possibly, accord¬
ing to some of the morning papers,
10,000 of tho regulars now with Lord
Roberts.
WILL SEND TROOPS TO CHINA.
A Washington special says: The only
news from China laid before tho cab¬
inet meeting Friday wns a telegram
to the secretary of tho navy, giving
the movements of vessels in Chinese
waters. The text of tho message,
however, was not made public.
That the president and the mem¬
bers of tho cabinet regard tho situa¬
tion iu China as extremely critical is
shown by the fnct that preliminary
preparations are being made to Eoud
forward additional troops in case of
need.
A telegram was sent to General
Friday afternoon asking
him how large a force he can spare
it become necessary to send
to China.
Tho administration is endeavoring
to stimulate tho dispatch of troops aud
naval re-cnforcemeuts to China to moot
tho emergensy at Tien T&iu. Tlio
emergency described in Admiral
Kompff’s dispatches has led tlio war
department to make an extra effort to
hurry forward tho Ninth regiment
from Luzon to Takn. Tlio war de¬
partment is now determined that this
movement shall be hastened.
There is also good reason to boliovo
that tho authorities will dispatch at
least oue other regiment from Manila
to China with tho least possible delay.
The United States consulate at Tien
Tsin, which late news advices report
to have been destroyed, is situated far
up on the Meadows road, which runs
up from the Pei Ho river directly
through the center of tho town. It is
fur removed from any of the other
consulates and practically isolated
from all other foreign buildings.
A recent census of Tien Tsin shows
the foreign population to be about
1,000 persons, including 110 Ameri¬
cans. Thus the report from Japanese
sources that 1,500 foreigners at Tien
Tsin had been massacred would seem
to lie untrue or grossly exaggerated in
point of numbers.
BRYAN HOLDS CONFERENCE.
llenrst, Cook anti Jontvi Have Talk With
Nebraskan In Chicago.
William Jennings Bryan, before
leaving Chicago Sunday night, held a
conference with William R. Ilearst,
of New York, Sam B. Cook, candidate
for secretary of state of Missouri, aud
Chairman Jones, of tho Democratic)
national executive committee, After the
conference Mr, Bryan refused to bo in¬
terviewed.
CONFLICTING REPORTS
Keep llic World Guessing As To
True Condition of Affuirs In
the Chinese Empire.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Whiting, at Choo Foo, China, reports
that nothing has boon heard from
Seymour’s force for seven days.
Vico Admiral Sir Edward H.Seymour
is the commander of the British squad¬
ron in Chinese waters, aud is also in
command of the forco of 2,040 marine
guards, representing all tho powers,
which started for Pekin June 10, but
ba«, it is reported, been compelled to
return to Tien Tsin. lie is supposed
to 1)0 lighting against overwhelming
numbers of Chinese fauatios between
Tien Tain and Pekin.
Tho French consul wires that tho
British mission at. Tsaug Chow has
boon looted and the missionaries con¬
veyed to an unkuown place by a Chi¬
nese general. •
A semi-official dispatch receiyed in
Berliu from Tokio, Japan, dated June
21st, says the Japanese consul nt
Shanghai confirms tho report that
Vico Admiral Seymour has arrived at
l’ekin, and that tho members of tho
diplomatic corps arc safe. According
to an official Japanese report from
Che Foo, the foreign settlement at
Tien Tsin was reduced to ashes June
18th.
The Poiit Bleu (Brussels newspaper)
states that a telegr am was received
Thursday by an important Brussels
firm from China saying that Admiral
Seymour’s 1 delving force and tlio Rus¬
sian column entered Pekin simultuiio-
onsly. Tho legations were reported
intact anil all tho Belgian residents nre
said to bo safe.
Reports have been received nt Hong
Kong from Canton, that, owing to tho
representations of tho foreign consuls,
Li Hung Chang has consented to re¬
main iu Canton.
ALI.1ICS WILL ADVANCE.
ltear Admiral Urmio Issues P/oelnmiitton
to tliiiicko Authorities.
The admiralty in London has re¬
ceived the following dispatch from
Rear Admiral Rruce:
Taku, via Che Foo, June 21.—No
communication from the commander-
in-chief (Seymour) in seven days or
from Tien Tsin in five days. The allies
hold tho Takn forts and Tong Ku so-
curdy, aud they will advance to tho
relief of Tien Tsin when in sufficient
strongth. Troops nro expected from
Hong Kong nnd from Wei-'Vai-Wo.
It is believed that lighting is con¬
stantly proceeding around Tien Tsin.
Our garrison there should ho about
8,000 men. The following proclama¬
tion is to he issued forthwith:
“The admirals and senior naval offi¬
cers of tho olliod powers in China de¬
sire to make known to all vicoroys and
authorities nnd the along cities the and coasts provinces and rivers of
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China that they intend to use armed
force oi.Yy agninst the J5oxcrs and peo¬
ple that ->iq oso them on their march to
Pelun to rescue their fellow country¬
men.”
ABLE TO PRESERVE PEACE.
Minister IVti Ting Fang DcIIvein Reassur¬
ing Messages at Htwte Department.
Mr. Wti, tho Chinese minister, call¬
ed on Secretary Hny at the state de¬
partment Thursday and informed him
that he hud received a dispatch from
the viceroy’of the three great provinces
of tho Yang Tso Kiang, saying that, lie
felt himself perfectly able to keep the
peace in his provinces and insure the
safety of the foreign missionaries nnd
that- in conjunction with his colleagues
is able to answer for tho preservation
of peace and order in all the great
southern provinces.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT BEAD.
Foreign Minister Expired Suddenly From
Apoplexy While fit Breakfast.
The Russian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Count Muravieff, died sudden¬
ly at St. Petersburg. Thursday morn¬
ing.
Count Muravieff lmd just finished
morning cup of coffee and had or¬
dered his lunch when he fell iu an
apoplectic fit aud expired in a few
minutes between 9 anil 10 o’clock.
Count Muravieff was the head of tlio
Russian diplomatic service which is
admitted on all sides to he the most
aggressive and successful in tho world
Tho marvelous success of Russia’s
Asiatic policy of territorical extension
in connection with the Trans-Siberian
railway and Pacific ports is largely
iluu to him.
EXPERT SAKE CRACKER
Hmployod to Open tlio Vimlts of Ken-
tiMjkjr Shite Treasury.
A dispatch from Frankfort, Ky.,
says: Tho inside steel doors of the
cash and bond boxes in tho stato treas¬
urer’s vaults, the combinations of
which were lost when the now state
treasurer took charge of tlio office,
wore opened Friday. Frankfort ma¬
chinists hail beoa at work on the doors
for three days aud niado no j-rogress.
Friday morning a message was sent to
tho penitentiary for a convict that
could blow open a safe. Frank Simmons
wns selected by the prison authorities
as the best man to do the job. He
opened the safe in thirty minutes.
GOVERNOR CANDLER IS ILL.
L'onfined To Ills Residence,Suffering With
Rheumatism.
Governor Candler, of Georgia, is ill
at tlio mansion in Atlanta, ami it will
probably bo several days before he will
be able to return to the statehouse.
Governor Candler, iu coming from
Athens to Atlanta last Saturday, nfter
attending a meeting of tho board of
trustees of tho university, contracted
a cold which resulted in rheumatism,
NUMBER 33.
TRAIN DITCHED;
THIRTY KILLED
Fearful Wreck Occurs On
Southern Railway.
CAUSED BY A WASHOUT
Loss of Life Greatest Ever Known
In Railway Accidents In the
South’s History.
Passenger train No. 7, on tho South¬
ern road, due in Atlanta at 9:15 p. m.,
ran into a wadiout over Camp creek
Saturday night at 9:30 o’clock one
mile and a half north of McDonough,
Gil., which is twenty miles south of
Atlanta, and thirty-one people were
killed outright.
Tho train left Macon on schedule
time. It was made nji of nti engine,
No. 864, and throe cars. Tho car next
to the engine was a combination affair,
part of it being used for baggage and
pnrt of it for passengers. The next
coach was a first-class passenger coach,
while the third one was a Pullman car.
The run from Mueon to McDonough
was lmido in a heavy storm which
lnul haen prevailing for many hours.
At McDonough tho usual stop was
made, and tho train pulled out for At¬
lanta. One mile aud a half north of
McDonough was n culvert over Camp
creek, which had stood the storms for
many years. Either a cloudburst or
the heavy rush of the waters after dark
Saturday night washed away quite a
section, leaving an immense gap.
Tho train rushing along plunged
wildly into this gap, aud in a second
tho tender was piled upon tho engine
and the cars upon cars in an extrica-
blo mass.
Immediately after tho cars went
down tiro began to spread among
them, nnd what destruction the fall
d d not accomplish, tho flames about
(o npleted.
Of the thirty-one killed, all except
two were lifeless bodies when rescued
from tlio flames, tho scalding steam,
and the raging waters of the creek,
swollen by heavy rains into a torrent.
Only nine persons were rescued.
None of them are seriously injured.
Tho wreck is paid by railroad offi¬
cials who visited the scene to tho most
disastrous in the history of tho state.
Only a few moments were required
to arouse the people of McDonough to
the fact that the most horrible railroad
wreck the state had ever known had
occurred lyithin two miles of their
town.
The scene when they reached the
place where the accident occurred beg¬
gared description. All that remained
of the train was a mass of ruins that
iu the dim light appeared to be only a
mass of splinters.
A number of thrilling rescues were
mado. Tho manner in which the only
two women were rescued was remark¬
able. Miss Mary 15. Merritt is of
Boston, where she is a teacher iu a
school of oratory. Bho and lior pupil,
Miss Clara Alden, alto of Boston, had
been visiting in Macon anil were en
route to Boston. Both occupied
berths in the Pullman. When the
plunge was made they found their end
of tho car almost entirely submerged.
Going upon tho platform, which was
an exhibition of nerve since the water
was almost to their chins,they climbed
to tho roof of the Pullman nnd walked
up the inclined car to tho further end,
wliero they stood calling for help.
They wore the first to he rescued. A
rope was thrown, which each in turn
grasped and in that manner were
carried safely to the point from which
the cars hail fallen.
The list of those killed is ns follows:
Passengers—W. W. Ipnrks, W. F.
Mnddox, George W. Flournoy, W. J.
Pate, Jesse Pate, aged 13, son of W.
J. Tate—all of Atlanta, Go.
D. C. Hightower, Stoekbridgo, Ga.
J. L. Florida, Nashville, Tenu.
Tho crew—J. Sullivnn, engineer
of the wrecked train, Atlanta; W. A.
Barclay, conductor; If. It. Cress-
man, conductor of Pullman on tho
wrecked train; W, It. Green, fireman;
W. W. Bennett, baggage master.
Employees of tlio road who were on
fatal train—J. II. Hnnnicut, conduc¬
tor, Atlanta; J. E. Wood, conductor,
Atlanta; G. Y. Griffith, supervisor,
Flovilla, Ga.; W. It. Lawrence, fore¬
man, Stoekbridgo, Ga.; W. O. Ellis,
bridgeman, Stoekbridgo, Ga.; John
Brantley, fireman, Atlanta; J. H.
Rhodes, flagman; W. I. Morrissette,
repairer, Pocahontas, Va ; Ed Byrd,
negro fireman; Robert Spencer, negro
porter. Unidentified—Bodies
of four white
men; oue supposed to he Robert
Buchanan, of Atlanta, aud one G. M.
Seawall, of Chicago; bodies of five
negro men.
A CHANGE OF FAITH.
Three Fortner Bryan Men Subscribe &50.-
OOO Each to the Itepubllcan Fund.
Governor Bober M. Wells, Thomas
Kearns nnd Charles E. Loose, three of
the six delegutes from Utah, announce
that they have each forwarded checks
for $50,000 to Chairman Hauna as a
contribution to the campaign fund.
Four years ogo these three delegates
were Bryan leaders, aud contributed
$95,000 each to thg campaign fundi