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A FEARFUL CONFLAGRATION AT
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.
SIX PEOPLE UNACCOUNTED FOR.
Property Valued at Nearly $3,000,000
In Ashes—The Very Heart of the
City Wiped Out.
The largest fire in the history of
Tennessee started in the basement of
the McNulty Grocery company’s store,
next door to Hotel Knox, at Knox¬
ville, at 3 o’clock Thursday morning.
The flames quickly spread to tho hotel
and made such rapid progress that the
local fire companies were unable to
check their headway. As the great
hotel was burning the excitement was
intense.
Guests were hurriedly aroused, and
before they could roach the street be¬
low the angry flames had leaped to the
very interior of the building and had
spread through the halls and corri¬
dors, cutting off the passageways and
even breaking into the sleeping apart¬
ments.
The proprietor of the hotel says that
he had five or six guests who have not
put in an appearance.
The list of the dead so far as report¬
ed is as follow: F. H. Wentworth,
electrical inspector of national board
of underwriters; A. E. Weeks, Cocke,
N. Y.; R. W. Hopkins, St. Louis;
Robinson, Pulaski, Tenn.; S. E. Will¬
iams, Springfield, Mass.; P. C. Dyer,
of Knoxville.
The entire block between Union and
Reservoir streets, on Gay street, with
the exception of the McGhee building
on one end, the longest and hand¬
somest block in the city, is also a mass
■of ruins and the loss is estimated at
nearly two million dollars.
Prom the Knox hotel the flames
quickly spread to the adjoining build¬
ings and at 5 o’clock all the big whole¬
sale stores along the west side of Gay
street from Commerce to Union, in¬
cluding a number of smaller retail
stores, were in a s did mass of flame.
The loss is variously estimated at
from one to one and a half million dol¬
lars witlx about 60 per cent of insur¬
ance.
The loss of life, supposed to be lim¬
ited to six persons, is very uncertain,
as the register of Hotel Knox, in
which fifty-six people were sleeping,
was burned.
List of the Injured.
When the fire was first discovered
seventy-five guests were in the Knox
hotel. They were all aroused by the
porter and the manager.
The list of injured is as folloxvs: J.
C. M. Bogle, Tennessee, will die; H.
M. Dean, Indianapolis; Thomas S.
Peck, Morristown, Tenn.; Lieutenant
Hood, Knoxville; Claude Harris,Knox¬
ville; Policeman Asquith; Policeman
Duncan, badly burned; Fire Chief
McIntosh; W. H. lveephart, Knoxville,
internal !y hurt.
Keephart saved the lives of five other
guests by letting them down by ropes
made of bed clothes before he jumped
himself.
I. W. Dean, of Kansas City, Mo.,
slates that when heeseajJed he saw six
men lying in the upper hallway over¬
come by smoke. Dean jumped from
the third story to tho roof of au ad¬
joining building.
A cabinet maker named P. C. Dyer
fell dead on tbe street from fright.
Among the heaviest losers are Mc¬
Nulty Griscom, Hotel Knox, Daniel
Briscoe Bros. & Co., dry goods; Bris¬
coe Bros., E. P. King & Co., McNulty
& McGhee, S. B. Newman & Co.,
printers; W. W. Woodruff & Co.,
hardware; Nullen & Newman, queens-
ware; Henegar, Doyle & Arnold, cloth¬
ing; M. D. Arnold, M. L. Ross & Co.,
grocers; Murphy & Robinson, hats; A.
P. Lahr, dry goods; Ross Hayne,
Starchi Bros., furniture; C. C. Mc¬
Ghee, Sanford, Chambers & Aimer,
drugs; McMillan & Meek, Gusick sta¬
bles, City stable and buildings.
Cannon Blows Down a Wall.
It became necessary at last to have
the walls of one building blown down
by a cannot to stop the mad career of
the flames. A mountain howitzer of
the Knoxville Legion was called into
play and a load of canister did the
work, at the same time tearing up j
some resideuces in a different portion
of the city.
FOR REDUCTION OF WAGES.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company Makes Proposition.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail¬
road Company at Birmingham, Ala.,
have made a proposition to its miners,
8,000 in number, to accept a reduction
of 5 cents per ton on coal digging.
President Nat Baxter addressed a
monster mass meeting of miners at
Blocton announcing the matter.
The miners made no immediate re¬
ply, but will hold meetings to discuss
matters. It is stated that the miners
are averse to accepting the reduction,
and trouble is not an impossibility.
Sharp competition is given as tho cause
for the request of a reduction in wages.
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK.
Employes In Oliver’s Mill Go Back to
Their Old Places.
The strikers all returned to work at
Oliver’s mill, at Pittsburg, Pa..Thurs¬
day and the plant is in full operation.
Byers’ mill is running single, turn,
many of the strikers refusing to go
back at the reduction. The plant will
be operated single turn until the old
men decide to accept the reduced
■wages.
FOUR CHILDREN DROWNED.
Swept Away by Broken Hushing Levee. Waters From a
The following dispatch has just been
received from Greenville, Miss.: Every
day now livings some tale of woe from
the overflow region. Here is one which
is perfectly reliable:
When the levee broke at Mound
Landing, a family consisting of a
mother and six children were overtaken
by the water and before they could
reach a place of safety four children
were caught by the furiously rushing
current and washed away almost in
the twinkling of an eye. Who these
people vi ere was not learned in the
confusion of the night. It is believed
the mother and the other two children
were taken care of.
Railroad bridges, across the main
streams in the country are going fast.
An iron bridge across the Bogue, on
the Valley route, was washed away.
There were some 150 cattle and horses
upon it at the time. The Southern
bridges on the Bogue have also been
washed away.
The Zazoo river is rising up-stream
from its mouth nearly to Greenwood
on account of the high stage of the
water at Vicksburg.
The river report received Thursday
is anything but encouraging, and there
is frankly no hope of relief from the
present conditions for five weeks at
least.
EXPLOSION AND CONFLAGRATION.
Car Loaded With Wlilaky Caused Anni¬
hilation of Train.
A Big Four freight train was anni¬
hilated by an explosion at the Belt
Junction, Indianapolis, Thursday
morning. There were many theories
as to the cause of the wreck, but tbe
trouble probably originated in a car
loaded with whisky.
Just before daybreak a terrific ex¬
plosion awakened tbe people of the
neighborhood. A fire company went
to the scene, but the train of 12 or 14
cars was destroyed. Tbe wreck ex¬
tended a distance of about 200 yards
along tbe “Y” and is marked by dis¬
mantled trucks, twisted iron rods, V nr-
rel hoops, burned timbers and frag¬
ments of cars. •
Tbe cars were loaded with whisky,
tobacco, grain, theatrical property and
miscellaneous merchandise, and the
only articles that escaped in act were
three barrels of whisky.
HUNTER’S LAST DAY.
The Doctor Failed to Land on the Last
Moment of Grace.
A dispatch from Frankfort, Ky.,
says: Not since the day of the first
joint debate has there been so much
suppressed excitement in the senator¬
ial struggle as there was Thursday
prior to the meeting of the general as¬
sembly. understood that if
It was generally
Dr. Hunter, the republican nominee,
did not win he would be drop¬
ped by his party and a new man se¬
lected.
All but tho paired members voted.
There were no significant changes and
tho vote stood: Hunter, 61; Black¬
burn, 44; Martin, 13; Boyle, 7; Stone,
1. Necessary to e choice, 64.
There was no change on the second
ballot, with the exception that Hunter
received 60 instead of 61 and Martin
12 instead of 13, owing to a pair. The
general assembly then adjourned with¬
out a dissenting vote.
PIAZZA COLLAPSED
While W. J. Bryan Was Addressing Citi¬
zens of St. Augustine, Fla.
William J. Bryan arrived at St. Au¬
gustine, Fla., Thursday afternoon and
was greeted at the station by several
hundred people. At 8:30 he address¬
ed fully 3,000 persons from the piazza
of the San Marco hotel.
His theme was “Good Government
aud the Money Question.” At the
close of his speech hundreds of people
flocked about him and so great was
the strain that one section of the piazza
forty feet square fell through, precip¬
itating 400 people to the ground be¬
low, a distance of twenty feet.
No one was seriously hurt, but a
score of people received bruises arid
sprains. Mr. Bryan was picked up
unconscious and received rnedii rd at¬
tention. He was not seriously hu t.
Republicans to Meet in Detriot.
Secretary M. J. Dowling, of the re¬
publican national league, has an¬
nounced that the next convention is
to be held at Detroit, Mich., July
13th, 14th aud 15th. At least 3,000
delegates are expected to be in attend-
ance and the usual reduced rates will
probably be secured. ,
NEGATIVE FAILED TO DEVELOP.
No Reproductions of tho Carson Pugilis¬
tic Fight Will Be Seen.
According to the New York Evening
World the photographs of Bob Fitz¬
simmons and Corbett at Carson have
proven a failure. The negative, it is
said, will not develop.
The failure, the World article says,
has involved Dan Stuart and others
directly interested in a heavy loss.
Stuart was under such heavy expense
that his only hope to come out was in
the photographs.
A big fortune would undoubtedly
have been realized, os applications for
rights had come from the most remote
parts of the world.
Christened New Torpedo Boat.
Secretary of the Navy Long has
christened torpedo boat No. 3, now
building at the Union iron works,
“The Foote,” to perpetuate the mem¬
ory of one of the fighting naval com¬
manders of the civil war.
Overcome By Gas aud Smoke.
Seven men were overcome by smoke
and gas at the Strickler tunnel, on the
west slope of Pike’s peak, Col., and
two are dead, while the others are in
a critical condition.
THREE MEN KILLED AND MANY
MORE ARE INJURED.
BOTH WERE GOING AT FULL SPEED.
Engines and a Number of Cars Torn to
Splinters—PattsengerB Escape
Without a Scratch.
Two passenger trains of the South¬
Harrisburg, ern railway collided at full speed at
N. C., about noon Sun¬
day killing three men, fatally injuring
a fourth and severely wounding three
others.
The trains were No. 36, the fast
mail which left Atlanta at 11:50 Satur¬
day night, and No. II which left Rich¬
mond at 2 o’clock Sunday morning.
The dead are: Will Donaldson, fire¬
man of No. 36; J. C. Benton, mail
agent of No. 11; Clyde Eu.dy, mill
hand, who was stealing a ride.
Those injured bad enough to be sent
to the hospitnl are: J. C. Kinney,
engineer of No. 11, scalded, fatally
injured; W. B. Tunstall, engineer of
No. 36, badly scalded; Robert E. Gal-
laher, Southern Express agent; Will
Clements, cotton mill hand, beating
his way to his home in Durham, hurt
internally.
Railway officials refuse to locate the
blame as yet, but apparently the south¬
bound train is at fault.
No. 36 left Charlotte an hour and a
half late, and No. 11 was instructed
to take the siding at Harrisburg,
which is thirteen miles north of Char¬
lotte. No. 36 passed the station at
the time ordered. No. 11 had stopped
at Concord to take water and was be¬
hind in reaching Harrisburg. Just as
it had reached the siding No. 36 came
thundering down the track at the rate
of miles an hour.
Apparently neither engineer realized
the impending disaster till it was upon
them, for no whistles were blown and
the frightful shock of the collsion was
the first warning the passengers had.
They felt the jar of airbrakes suddenly
set, and then the trains came together
with an awful crash.
Train No. 36 consisted of nine cars.
Next to the engine were two express
cars filled with fruit aud truck bound
from Florida to the north; then came
two postal cars, a baggage car, first
aud second-class day coaches, and two
Pullman sleepers. No. 11 consisted of
four cars—a postal car, a baggage car
and express car and two coaches.
The engine of No. 36 plowed under
the engine of No. 11. The two ex¬
press cars were literally torn to pieces.
Both postal cars of No. 36
wrecked and one of them was
upon the five-foot embankment.
postal car of No. 11 was piled in splin¬
ters about the engine and the baggage
car was wrecked.
None of tbe passenger coaches
the track and none of the
were even seriously bruised.
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY.
Senatorial Candidate* Hunter Accused
Crooked Doings.
A special from Frankfort, Ky.,
Indictments charging bribery and con¬
spiracy to bribe have been prepared
by the Franklin county grand jury
against Congressman W. Godfrey Hun¬
ter, of the Third district, the most
prominent republican in the state,
nominee for United States senate, and
Ex-Congressman John II. Wilson, of
the eleventh district, one of Dr. Hun¬
ter’s closest advisors, and Hon. E. T.
Franks, one of the leading republican
politicians of the second district.
The indictments were prepared up¬
on the testimony of Captain Noel
Gaines and Captain Tanner, his
brother-in-law, and Fred Gordon, all
of Frankfort.
The charges are indignantly denied
by Dr. Hunter, Mr. Wilson and Mr.
Franks, all of whom say they will
prosecute for criminal libel all who
have testified to the above facts before
the grand jury.
NUNEZ IS ARRESTED.
Cuban I.earler CharjEted With Violating
Health Regulations.
General Emilio Nunez was arrested
at Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday charged
with violating health regulations. He
was put ashore in a row boat from the
Bermuda and was promptly arrested
by the deputy collector of customs.
BATTLESli11* KtW A IN LUCK.
The Big Ship Wins a Premium of $ 100 ,-
OOO for Speed.
Wednesday the battleship Iowa, tho
last of the premium built battleships
of the na\y, earned for her builders,
William Cramp <t Son, of Philadel¬
phia, $100,000 by making an average
of seventeen knots an hour over the
regular government course off the
Massachusetts coast in the four hours’
speed trial required by tbe government
under the contract.
The Iowa by her grand work proved
herself to be superior to either the
Indiana or Massachusetts by a corisie-
erable fraction of a knot, and is new
the acknowledged queen of the Amer¬
ican navy.
FELL THROUGH BRIDGE.
A Freight Train Wrecked and Two Men
Are Killed.
The wooden span on the north end
approach to the Ohio connecting rail¬
road bridge at Pittsburg, Pa., col¬
lapsed Monday morning, while a Port
Wayne freight train was crossing and
the engine and 13 cars precir it.r ed to
the ground, 50 feet below. Fireman
Wm. Haggerty was instantly killed and
Engineer Win. Graham was badly in¬
jured and cannot lecovor.
THE CRETAN SITUATION.
Itcport That Actunl Hostilities Between
Greeks uml Turks Have Begun.
Advices from London state that
short of an actual declaration of war
between Greece and Turkey the situa¬
tion could not possibly be graver than
it is.
Saturday was the soventy-fifth anni¬
versary of a day tho Greeks have only
too great cause to remember with hor¬
ror—the massacre by the Turks of
4,000 of tho inhabitants of the island
of Scio during the war of inde¬
pendence. The memory of this, in
connection with the little the pow-
ers have done by their vaunted con¬
cert, is not likely to put the Greeks in
the humor to withdraw now even
though King George and his ministers
are surprised at the immense army
Turkey has unexpectedly put upon the
frontier, well armed and organized in
spite of her supposed want of resources,
and may foresee the futility of fighting
Turkey if the powers are determined,
as they threaten, that neither com¬
batant shall get advantage therefrom.
Dispatches received at Athens Sat¬
urday from Larissa give the details of
an invasion of Macedonia by a force
of irregular Greek troops, Three
thousand men, it is announced,crossed
the frontier the day after tho celebra¬
tion of the anniversary of the declara¬
tion of Greek independence in 1821.
The Greek expedition force is com¬
manded by ex-iffieers aud ex-non-com¬
missioned officers of the regular army
of Greece, and they include the band
of Italian volunteers commanded by
Colonel Cipriani.
The so-called insurgents are well
armed and have been equipped at the
expense of Ethnike Hetria, the famous
and powerful Greek secret society,
which is the root and branch of the
present crisis, practically controlling
the
Regarding the fight going on be¬
tween the Greeks and Turks on the
frontier posts it is explained at Athens
that the Greek posts were obliged to
reply to the fire of the Turks, who,
when the insurgents crossed the
frontier, attacked both the insurgents
and the posts.
A dispatch to the Observer (London)
from Rome says that it was reported at
1 o’clock Sunday morning that war
has been declared between Turkey
and Greece.
HON. DANIEL VOORHEES DEAD.
He Was For Years a Conspicuous Figure
At the National Capital.
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees, ex-United
States senator from the state of In¬
diana, died at 5 o’clock Saturday
morning at his home in Washington
city. health
The senator had been in poor
for several years, and for at least two
years past had taken little part in the
proceedings of the senate. He had
been a constant sufferer from rheu¬
matism of the heart, and his friends,
therefore, had come to expect that
they might hear of his death sud¬
denly.
At the time of his retirement from
the senate, the “Tall Sycamore of the
Wabash” was affectionately held by
the devotion of his followers of the
Hoosier state.
He was the leading democrat on the
finance committee and by virtue of
this position the natural leader of his
party on the floor of the senate on all
tariff and financial questions.
In the appeal of the Sherman bill,
Senator Voorhees t;ok a prominent
part. It was his last important w ork
in the senate.
Mr. Voorhees was 76 years of age
last September, and prior to his re¬
tirement from public life on March 4,
last,had been for many years one of the
most picturesque figures in the senate.
Ho was born in Liberty township,
Butler county, Ohio, and in his early
infancy was carried by his parents to
his pioneer home in the Wabash valley
in Indiana.
COALITION AGEED UPON.
Compact Entered Into by Silver Demo¬
crats, Silver Republicans and Populists.
The final agreement among demo¬
crats, silver republicans and populists
in the senate, looking to a permanent
coalition was reached at a meeting of
representatives of those parties in
Senator Gorman’s committee room at
tho capitol Saturday. The agreement
had its origin in the effort to reorgan¬
ize the senate committees, but it is
destined apparently to reach far be¬
yond this, reaching, in fact, the future
proceedings of the senate on all ques¬
tions, to the extent of shaping party
politics throughout the country.
MORGAN ROASTS SPANIARDS.
Tliird Successive Speech On His Cuban
War Resolution.
The senate Thursday heard Mr. Mor-
gan, of Alabama, for tbe third succes-
sive day on his resolution declaring
that a state of war exists in Cuba. He
was severely critical of Spain’s meth¬
ods against American prisoners, and
■went over iu detail the circumstances
in the Competitor case. Mr. Morgan
said he would close his speech at the
next meeting of the senate, when he
would present a letter from oue of the
Cuban officials of the eastern province
of the island showing the complete
civil system of government now main¬
tained by tlm Cubans.
before courtmartial.
Twenty-Six Member* of Atlanta Artillery
Company On Trial.
The courtmartial called to try twen-
ty-six members of the Atlanta, Ga,, .
Artillery for insubordination aud dis- 1
obedience of orders aud Captain J. F.
Kempton on charges not yet made,
convened in tbe state senate chamber
Monday morning.
It that tho real interest _ of
appears trial of charges
the case will he the
against Captain Kempton.
M’KINLEY NAMES WOLCOTT, PAINE
AND STEVENSON.
TWO CLASSED AS BIMETALLISTS.
Appointment* aro Made Under Approved
Act and Will Need No Confir¬
mation By Congiresti.
President McKinley has announced
the appointment of Senator Edward
O. Wolcott, of Colorada; Hon. Charles
J. Paine, of Boston, and Ex-Vice Pres¬
ident Adlai E. Stevenson as commis¬
sioners to an international monetary
conference.
These appointments are made under
the act approved March 3d last, “for
the promotion of an international
agreement for bimetallism,” and by
its provisions do not require confirma¬
tion by congress.”
It lias been generally conceded that
Senator Wolcott would be made a
member of the commission. He has
been an active leader in tbe movement
for a monetary agreement and well
known as an advocate for free coinage.
His trip to Europe last summer was
conceded to be at least semi-official as
the representative of the new admin¬
istration. His tour extended over
sevei'al months and embraced the
leading European capitals. He had
audiences with the more noted finan¬
ciers and ministers and it is believed
then laid the foundation for the inter¬
Senator Wolcott is now serving his
second term in the senate, having
been elected to that body in 1885.
While a pronounced bimetallist, he
was a stanch supporter of the St. Louis
ticket.
Ex-Vice President Stevenson, the
democratic member of the commis¬
sion, though generally known as an
advocate of bimetallism, was a support¬
er of Bryan and the Chicago platform.
He and Senator Wolcott, however, are
said to be in accord on the financial
question.
General Charles J. Paine, who may
be termed the minority member, is a
republican, and was a McKinley man.
He is one of the most prominent busi¬
ness men of Massachusetts, and is
said to be a deep student of the finan¬
cial question. supporter
While he is classed as a
of bimetallism, based on international
agreement, he is regarded as allied
with the sound money faction.
It is not yet known when the com¬
missioners will meet and organize.
When an organization is affected, how¬
ever, it is believed that Senator Wol¬
cott will be made president. ,
It is authoritatively stated that tbe
commissioners will not go abroad be¬
fore May 1, by which time the new em¬
bassadors will be at their posts and
render the special envoys the assis¬
tance necessary to the comsummation
of their mission.
QUESTION OF ROYALTIES.
Claimed By tlie Bell Telephone Company
Before U. S. Supreme Court.
The supreme court of the United
States Monday denied the petition for
a writ of certiorari in the case of the
American Bell Telephone Company
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company to compel the circuit court
of appeals for the first circuit court to
carry the ease to the probate court.
The case involves the question of
royalties claimed from the Bell Com¬
pany by the Western Union Company,
and wa3 originally brought in the cir-
cuit court for the district of Massa¬
chusetts to secure an account of these
royalties. It is understood that about
$5,000,000 is involved.
JORDAN MAY HOLD ON.
Probable That He Will Be Reappointed
By President McKinley.
It. is said in Washington by persons
who are believed to have knowledge
of the matter that Assistant United
States Treasurer Jordan, whose term
of office will expire in a few' days, will
be reappointed by President McKinley.
Mr. Jordan is a gold democrat and it
is given out that this fact is one the
reasons for his retention in office as
Assistant Treasurer by the present
administration.
INSECTS KILL HORSES.
Buffalo Knats llolhg Terrible Damage
Among Texas .Stock.
The great quantity of rain and the
overflow of many streams near Big
Sandy, Texas, have caused an abun¬
dance of Buffalo gnats in that section
of the country. Old citizens say they
have never known them to be so bad.
In the last week they have killed
tw'enty-seven head of mules and
horses, seventeen in the immediate
vicinity. This is a great calamity on
some of the farmers.
If the cool nights and days continue
there is fear among the farmers and
owners of stock of great destruction
among the stock, not only of horses
and mules, but of cattle and hogs.
PAPER COMPANIES ASSIGN.
Death of President, of Two Concerns
Causes Their Failure.
Owing to the death of M. J. Fitch,
th 0 paper dealer, of Chicago, two com-
p an j es 0 f wnich he was president,have
made an assignment.
qpe names of tbe companies are M.
j Fitch Paper company and the
American Roll and Wrapping Paper
company. The Fitch company is said
t0 have‘assets of $75,000, with an
aqua ] amount of liabilities.
i
ARKANSAS HAS AI "ORM.
I’luntntlon* Arc Hwcpt Clear of Houce*
nml Stork- Flood Situation.
A special been from Hamburg, Ark., hurricane says
news has received of a
which devastated the country near the
Onohitu river. Several plantations
were swept dear of houses and stock.
The wind was followed by hail, which
destroyed crops. The mighty
A Memphis special says:
sweep of the wnterB south of Vicks¬
burg has at least bad its effect upon
the lower levees and a telegram from
Tallulah, La., reports that the levee
which protects Davis island has given
way and the island will in all proba¬
bility be flooded.
Twenty-five hundred people inhabit
Davis island, which consists of about
5,000 acres of land. The place is sit¬
uated in Warren county, Mississippi.
Captain Martin and others made a
trip by skiff through a portion of the
overflowed country Monday afternoon.
He witnessed many evidences of the
fearful work of the great flood. Fully
8,000 negroes in Washington county
alone are penniless and must be taken
care of.
SENATE HONORS V00RHEES.
Body Adjourns as a Mark of Respect to
Their Rate Associate.
TJje senate met Monday morning for
the first time since the death of ex-
Senator Voorhees, who until recently
was a conspicuous member of the
body. In the opening prayer, Rev.
Dr. Milburn, the blind clergyman,
made an eloquent reference to Mr.
Voorhees’ brilliant talents, his impas¬
sioned ardor, kindling eloquence, gen¬
uine patriotism and unselfish dedica¬
tion of his great powers to every
cause, human and divine, which en¬
listed his career. Divine consolation
was invoked for the family of the great
man who had inscribed his name on
the tablets which perpetuate the great
orators and statesmen of his genera¬
tion.
Immediately following the prayer,
Mr. Gorman, of Maryland, moved as
a mark of respect to their late asso¬
ciate that the senate adjourn, adding
that many senators desired to attend
the funeral. The motion prevailed
and at 12:05 p. m. the senate adjourned.
EXCURSION OF CRIMINALS.
First Step In Reformation of Penal
Law In Indiana.
The first and most important step
toward putting into effect the prison
reform law, passed by the last general
assembly of Indiana, having for its
purpose the reformation of the penal
system, was taken Monday morning
when a train leaded with convicts
serving sentences in the Jeffersonville
prison, started on its journey to Mich¬
igan City, where the prisoners are to
be placed in the prison located in that
city.
The northern and southern institu¬
tions are to hereafter serve for distinct
and separate purposes. The institu¬
tion at Jeffersonville becomes the In¬
diana reformatory, while the Michigan
City prison is to be known as the In¬
diana state prison. The effect will be
to separate the hardened and confirm¬
ed criminals, among whom are classed
the murderers, and the first term pris¬
oners under thirty years of age.
WEYLIR’S DODGING TACTICS.
Hi« Grand Stand Playn Call Forth Harsh
Criticism*
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Havana, Cuba, says: The extra¬
ordinary conduct of Genaral Weyler
has caused a storm of diverse com¬
ment. Sinoe he left Havana on March
21 the captain general has done simply
nothing from a military standpoint.
General Weyler is now in Trinidad
and it is believed that he is going to
the Jeruco-Moron trocho, presumably
to inspect that much-talked-of barrier,
which serves no other purpose than to
fence General Gomez off from Calixto
Garcia.
PENSION ORDER REVOKED.
Consolidation of Agencies May Nov, Be*
come Operative.
The sweeping order of President
Cleveland affecting the consolidation
of pension agencies has been revoked
by President McKinley, if present
plans are carried out. Though it is
stated that a conclusion has been
reached on the matter the president
has had time to inquire into it and to
hear reports of congressional delega¬
tions and it is learned that he is prac¬
tically convinced that it should never
be allowed to become operative.
DYNAMITERS IN GADSDEN.
Several Other Attempts to Wreck Prop¬
erty Have Been Made.
Dynamiters have again been at work
at Gadsden, Ala. The hoisting engine
of the Christopher coal mines was de¬
stroyed by an explosion Sunday morn¬
ing. On the morning before a house
occupied by two women was blown to
pieces.
Later in the day a bomb was found
under a house in the eastern part of
the city. The greatest excitement
prevails and extra guards and police¬
men are doing duty.
Several parties are suspected of the
crimes, but so far only one arrest has
been made, Charley Johnson, who
says ho can easily establish an alibi.
Government Cotton Report.
The government cotton report issued
Saturday gives the following estimate:
Total crop, 8,534,870 bales; on planta¬
tions, 362,268 bales; in warehouses,
593,727 bales; at public gins, 161,569
bales; at depots and yards, 130,421.
Eight Persons Were Crushed.
: Advices from Paris state that the
roof of a church near Castres fell in
Sunday during services. Seven wo¬
men and one man were killed, while
many others received injuries.