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CORONER’S JURY
GIVES VERDICT
’ADDRESSES TWO
BIG MEETINGS
(First Step iu Investigation
of Trawler Tragedy
'TEXT OF THE FINDINGS
The British Government Re
quested Such Award
Crowds at Cooper Union and
Carnegie Hall
JUDGE PARKER SPEAKS
DELICATE CONDITIONS
They Should Not bo Made Moro Dif
ficult by Seeming Prejudice at This
Time—Witnesses Denied the Pres
ence of Foreign Vessel or Torpedo
Boat of Any Description-
HULL., Epg.. Nov. 2.—"That George
Henry Smith and Wm. Leggett were,
at about 12.20 a. m., on October 22
while out Ashing with trawls aboard
the British steam trawler Crane, with
hoard ot trade marks exhibited and
People Were as Enthusi
astic as Usual
ROUSING (RECEPTIONS
Throng? Applauded Approvingly While
Democratic Leader Dealt Thrust Af
ter Thrust at Republican Party—Mr.
Cortelyou and tho Now Department
of Commerce Discussed.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Judge Parker
addressed meetings ut Cooper Union
and Carnegie Hall and was given a re*
ception at the Democratic Club tonight
which was the busiest evening pro
gram arranged for him during r the
regulation lights burning, killed by campaign. At both meetings the can-
phots fired without warning or. provo
cation from certain Russian war ves
sels at a distance about a quarter of a
mile."
This Is the text of the Jury’s verdict
nt the coroner’s inquest on the fisher
men victims of the North sea tragedy.
At the request of the British govern
ment, represented by the Earl of Dy-
sart, solicitor of the treasury, this con
servative award was considered by the
first court of inquiry, preceding the
sessions of the International tribunal.
The government asked the Jury not to
find a verdict of wilfuf'murder or man
slaughter because "delicate negotia
tions are going on, which should not
■lie made more difficult; and they ought
not to let any one think they had pre
judiced the case before having heard
both sides."
In consequence the Jury simply set
forth the facts proved by the evidence
of physicians, experts on explosives
and the trawlers themselves.
The Testimony.
The testimony consisted of medical
evidence, by which It was proved that
the death of Smith and Leggett was
the result of shell and machine guns;
then an expert Identified fragments-
of shells by private marks which he
said were undoubtedly Russlati; and
tho stories of captains and mates of
tho trawlers. These latter related that
were «$ng.igo<l In their requ-
didate was given great ovations, and
at the reception following nearly every
member of the club jnd many Invited
guests shook hands with him.
Judge Parker will make a hurried
tour of Connecticut tomorrow, visiting
Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford,
at each of which places he will speak.
He and his party will travel by special
train and return to New York tho
same night.
Rousing Reception. %
One of the most lousing receptions
of the campaign was given Judge Par
ker tonight at Cooper Union, where he
addressed a large meeting held under
the auspices of the German-Amerlcan
Parker Union. The candidate substi
tuted for former President Cleveland,
who was scheduled to address the
gathering, but was compelled to cancel
the engagement.
Other speakers at tho meeting were
Carl Schurz. the presiding officer,
George Von Sknl and Sigmund Zelsler
of Chicago. All of th*» addresses were
in German except that of Judge Parker.
Under an escort of mounted police
men In . charge of Inspector Brooks,
Judge Parker arrived at Cooper Union
at 8:23 o’clock. Before his arrival there
was a display of bombs and other fire
works in the square north of the bulldi
Ing.
The candidate was warmly cheered
by the crowd about the building. He
entered by th*e platform door on Foui Ih
avenue. He was shown to the stage
officers of the union In ehnrge of
the hand and thanked him for the
shouted its approval.
Judge Parker’s Speech.
Judge Parker, after discussing tho
moral effect of the policy of con
quest, as shown In disregard for the
principle that governments derive
their powers from the consent of the
erned, and In tho attempt to dom
inate and suppress public discussion
and opinion, spoke of tho great pow-
weilded by the president in the
luct* of our foreign relations, say
ing:
“The v tltutlon provides that only
congress ...lull have power to declare
war. But It Is within the power of the
president, If he desires war, to create,
by his conduct of our foreign rela
tions. situations which make war In
evitable. It may hnppen that on such
au occasion, congress, being opopsed
to war would not consent to It if con
sulted beforehand; but it may be con
fronted by things already done; by
accomplished facts, which make the
escape from war 1 exceedingly difficult,
If not impossible.
May Force War.
“The president may then upon the
country In spite of the adverse opin
ion of congress. He may do this, keep
ing, as to the exercise of his powers,
within the letter of the constitution,
although fragrantly violating Its splr
It and Intent. And he may do this
ulmost sure of the subsequent approval
and support of congress which, when
an accomplished fact has put ourcoun
try in an attitude more or less hostile
to a foreign power,* Is usually very
luctant to disavow our government.
We have an illustration of this In
the history of the Panama affair, It
being very doubtful whether congress,
even the Republican part of It, would.
If previously consulted, have approved
the policy pursued by the administra
tion, while the accomplished fact easi
ly commanded the acceptance of the
majority.
“This power of the executive is ev
idently a very dangerous one-danger
ous to the pence of the country as well
ns to the Integrity of our Instltutlonss
—unless the president cherishes a con
scientious respect <pr the constitutional
limitations of his power pnd overul-
Ing desire religiously to obserbe the
spirit and Intent ns well as the let
ter of the constitution, as well as an
innate love of peace and fair deal-
Ing. ,
Continued on page 5.)
TON OF DYNAMITE
IN AN EXPLOSION
Ine Killed. Many Injured, and
Vernon, New York, Shaken
Blocks by tho Detonation.
MT. VERNON, N. Y., Nov. 1—The
explosion of over a ton of dynamite
under the Bond street bridge here at 1
o’clock today shook the city and the
surrounding country j within a radius
of five miles, probably killed at least
one person and injured nearly forty
others, two of whom may die. Tho
man supposed to have been killed was
an Italian in charge of the dynaritlte.
He was seen at his post of duty Just
before the explosion- and no trace of
him has since boon tound.
There were 2.300 pounds of dynamite
stored at the side of a deep rock cut.
which was used for blasting a path
for additional tracks. The explosion
tore a hole in the ground eighty feet
deep that la now full cf water from a
hidden spring, wrecked the Rond street
bridge ever tho railway tracks and
broke all the windows within a quarter
of a mile. The force of the explosion,
as is usual, was downward, but the up
heaval along tho a Wes of tho cut
hurled largo stones for blocks. Many
houses were shifted from their founda
tions. walls worn stripped of plaster
and furniture was splintered.
Most of the Injured were caught by
falling ceilings and walla in the houses
near by. Stoves In Korea and dwell
Ings were overturned and many tires
were started, but In each case the
flames were quickly extinguished.
Chief of Police Foley at once
rested William F. Ryan, foreman of the
gang of workmen employed on the
blasting operations, and many wit
nesses nre now held while an investi
gation Is being made Into the cause
of tho explosion.
an immediate ruling on this point by
the referee and declared It unfair for
one partner to object when tho others
agreed, thereby holding up $2,000,000
In claims. He also said that this agree
ment meant an early settlement for all
cottoi\ exchange creditors, and that It
was only Just that they should bo
speedily reimbursed.
It was finally agreed that the referee
should render hts decision at noon to
morrow.
Permission was given the trustees to
sell three seats In the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, owned by Bully and
partners and Bully’s seat on the
Chicago Board'of Trade.
Edwin W. Hadley, Jr., who was ex
amined as a witness, was naked to ex
plain the “Bob" entry In the contract
order book, which was the subject of
inquiry at previous hearings. The cn-
“Bob" had bfeen made In the
books by him, the witness said* and
as meant to cover up the real name
the person whose account It was,'
nnmely James M. Baker, of Washing
ton.
lladley denied that the Baker
account was changed to "Bob" in order
have Mr. Baker escape paying the
margin due on the account, but to pre
vent Mr. Baker’s nkme being drafted
before tho public.
FLIGHT NOT DOWN
ON THE PROGRAM
Inventor Baldwin’s
Broke Loose Fror
St. Louis.
California Arrow
i Its Attendants at
lar work the ships of the Baltic fleet In" 1
two squadrons emerged suddenly from
tho haze and throwing the glare of
their searchlights on the gamecock
fleet, without warning and disregard
ing the flare of green lights, the fisher-
man signal, and though within actual
speaking distance of one vessel, com
menced a cannonade, which the fisher
men at first, not realizing the danger,
enjoyed, thlnkking It was n sham fight.
The firing lasted half an hour.
To each of these witnesses was put
the vital question regarding the pres
ence of a foreign vessel or torpedo
boat. Each with equal positiveness
denied that at any time preceding'or
during the firing was any Japanese,
British or any foreign %-essel seen-by
them or the accompanying fishing fleet.
It was also stated that there were r.o
Japanese among the crews and ^hat
none of the traylers carried arms of
any description.
Dewey May Leave.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2. (2
m.)—The Associated Press can author
itatively announce that the basis for
the Brltish-Russlan agreement to sub
mit the North Sea incident to a com
mission Insures an amicable settlement
without a sequel. The understanding
is complete. It is now regarded ns
almost certain that the commission will
alt In Paris and be composed of five
naval officers, one Russian and one
British, each power to choose another
member and four to select a fifth,
Russia has practically named Admiral
Kaznakoff and Great Britain Admiral
ihfc, mooting and met .Mr. Bchurz In full
of the* - audlenct?. They clasped
hands In a greeting that, lasted fully a
minute , while the erod'd'looked on and
applauded approvingly. The reception
given the candidate was but a repeti
tion of others thnt have been given
him In New York, and In fact on every
occasion where he has made public
addresses. The demonstration con
tinued eight minutes before ho wns
permitted to begin his speech.
Cooper Union Filled.
Cooper Union was filled long before
the meeting opened. The first great
demonstration was at 7:45 o’clock
when Mr. Schurx nrrived. A few min
utes later the meeting was called to
order by Herman Rldder, who Intro
duced Mr. Schurz as chairman. The
presiding officer has not been well and
he spoke with considerable effort,
making his only address of tho cam
paign.
Mr. Schurz was cheered heartily
throughout his speech and received a
tremendous ovation at the conclusion.
He then introduced George von Sknl,
who made a (fervent appeal to the vot
ers of German descent to preserve the
liberties “for which you have paid so
dearly and which nre threatened by n
party satiated with greed for power and
lust for pelf.”
It was during this appeal that Judge
Parker entered. The ovation given the
candidate was far beyond that accord
ed to those who had previously ap
peared.
Subjects Popular.
Judge Parker’s speech waa almost
entirely dtvoted to the subjects of im-
8T. LOUIS, Nov. 2.—While Captain
Baldwin of 8an Francisco, inventor of
the "California Arrow" airship, and
several assistants were returning the
airship fron^tho place It landed In St.
Louis county, after. Its unsuccessful
flight, to the World’s Fair aeronautic
concourse, the lead rope was dragged
from the hands of Baldwin’s assistants
and the airship broke loose and soared
Into the air. When Inst seen the air
ship was drifting rapidly In a north
westerly direction.
The airship escaped Just ns tho per
sons towing It into tho concourse hnd/
reached the ImiViedlate/ vicinity of tho
place. TherO wns a trolley line to bo
crossed and it wns necessary to pass
the prow of the craft over the trolley
Ire and catch tho down hanging ropo
nnd then release the rope that hung
from the rear. In the durkness those
manipulating the ropes miscalculated
and both the front and rear ropes were
released at the same time. In a twin
kling the buoyant airship from which
had been tnken 25 pounds of ballast
and which was not even encumbered
with Knabenshue, shot up and was
gone.
Mr. Baldwin said he thought the
condensation of gas due to cold night
air would bring the airship safely to
the ground within an hour.
NEW RAILROAD.
Rockefeller Said to be Interested in
Virginia nnd Southwestern.
RICHMOND. Vn., Nov. 2.—The state
corporation comratsslo-j today granted
a charted to the Vlrg-nla nnd South
eastern Railway Company. The capl
tnl stock Is placed at from $1,000,000
to $10,000,000. The main office of the
company Is nt Bristol, Tenn.
The promoters of tho enterprise arc
said to be Interested with John D.
Rockefeller nnd other • oa„ iron nnd oil
men and have unlimited capital.
It Is understood that the new road 1h
to connect, at some point hi th» south
western part of thA Htate with the
Tidewater lallrond, chartered by tho
commission some time ago. Among
the direetorn named in the charter are
Oliver H. Pay no. New York; Grant
8chley, New York: Walter Ferguson,
Stamford. Conn.; , IUnry K. McLLarg,
Stamford, Conn.*. John It. Newton. J
I :• a ]• > .iinl D. I*. III!! .It . P.i i l"l. V.
Finish Conference at New Haven and
Make Assignments.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Nov. 2.—The
Methodist bishops, who have ended their
semi-annual conferenco hero, have se
lected tho members of the several com
missions. That on unification of book
concerns Includes W. H. Crogman of
Atlanta and J. E. Annla of Chnttanooga.
Tho following assignments of bishops
the fulls conferences following the
present bishops’ conference were made:
Bishop Goodsell—Alabama conference
Rirmingnnm December 1; Central Ala
bama at Anniston, Ala., November 24;
Mobile, at Pensacola, December 8;
South Carolina at Charleston Decem
ber 14.
Bishop Fitzgerald—Atlanta, nt Atlanta
Derember 8; Georgia, nt Epworth Decem
ber 1; Savannah at Forsyth, Gn.. Decern
her 16.
Among the assignments for tho spring
conferences are tho following:
Bishop Moore—Washington at Wih
Chester, Vn., April 12..
Bishop McCabe—Florldn, at Ocala, Fla.,
February 2; flt. Johns Hlver, nt Boa
Breeze, Fla.. Jnmmrv 28.
Bishop Cranston—Virgin^,
March 18.
Sir Cyprian Bridge, although the lat
ter selection is not absolutely certain.' periallsm and militarism and the «ub-
Great' Britain expressed her lntentlo !octs seemed peculiarly popular with
of asking that a United Statea nav.
officer sit on the commission, where
up Rissla announced that she wouU
select a French officer. There is a
strong Intimation that Great Britain
will Invite Admiral Dewey to be one
of the commissioners.
he audience of German-Amerlcans.
He was interrupted frequently with
prolonged applause, and once when he
patd homage to Mr. Schurz personally
as one who had “felt the blighting pow
er*’ of militarism, Mr. Schurz came
forward and shook Judge Parker by
AVAR NEWS FROM
THE FAR EAST
TOKIO. Nor. 2, 7 a. m.—The official
reports of the Port Arthur operations
since August 1 form a recital of almost
continuous fighting of a desperate nature.
The Russians first struggled desperately
to block every Japanese advance and then
met the concentrated artillery fire ofVthe
Japanese with Its kind. Latterly since
the Japanese begun running paralells and
traverses and extending mines, the Rus
sians have been constantly making sor
ties. They rushed Into the engineers and
pioneers. With desperate courage the
Japanese continued to close In upon the
fortress, progressing stage by stage. The
Japanese Infantry never failed to respond
when asked to make an assault on almost
impossible positions, and when the troops
gained a foothold tney generally held it
with unflinching determination.
October It the Japanese captured some
Russian prisoners, who said that the fate
of Port Arthur was near at hand, that
the food supply was Insufficient end thst
the Russian battalions were greatly re
duced numerically. They added tuai Gen.
Btoesael was offering rewards in money
and meJols for four hunJ.cd *ofunt->m
to make a ^ortle.and destroy the Japa-
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 2. 2:40 e. m.~
There Is considerable anxiety here over
tee military situation, l.llt!* I news has
le*n received from Mukden. Gen. gakbt-
tuZ . ; >gran* v£ N -ember 1 n. rely n-
some tentative moves on both flanks,
which were checked; but there nre no
signs yet of a general mJv#tn'.e by their
army.
Foreign representatives from'Port Ar
thur sre decidedly gloomy. While the
authorities continue to profess ronflJenre
In Gen. Btoessel’s ability to hold our the
popular fellng la that the heroic *o*rr!
son which already has made a liistotii
defense, must now be near the ilmit of
human endurance.
BT. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2.—Gen/Bak-
hsroff telegraphy under today’* date that
last night was quiet, the Jap*r. •*<♦. how
ever, showing marked signs of recoin
mencing the offensive against ~
atan left wing. They have Also
flank.
There
change In the position* of the Jap
a none and Rusnfnn armies.
On Sunday last, detachments com poo-,,
of Russian infantry and Don Cossack*
attacked the Japanese raviirjr on the ex
treme left along the Hun river, but we
driven back, leaving twenty dead nldlc
and thirty homes.
This la the first time that the ee
sacks of. the Don havo taken part In il
operations.
The Jananeee line now fallow* the bai
of ||.* dhakhe river, except op the e
treme left, where it crosses that river.
Coal Minors Strike.
RICHMOND, Vn., Nov. 2.—Accord
Ing to advices received hero today from
the Kanawha, West Virginia, coni
fields, there Is n strike on In some of
the mines along the £hcsfipeakj and
Ohio railway, with a prosper? c
mines In thnt region being tied up in
a llkn mnnner In the near future unless
matters in dispute are settled befor
the end of this week. These advlcen
say thnt the strike was brought about
by the operator* potting noticed ills
criminating against union men.
SULLY MAKES SUDDEN
CHANGE IN ATTITUDE
Had Two Accidents.
BT. LOUIS, Nov. 2.—Two accidents
today prevented the long distance trial
flight arranged by Captain Thomas 8.
Baldwin of San Francisco, to test the
staying powers of his airship, the Cal
ifornia Arrow, and what waa to have
been a speed demonstration around a
prescribed quadrangular course
about fifteen mile*, developed Into a
drifting exhibition. Jhe Arrqw finally
landing In a cornfield four inlles iveat
of the aeronautic concoursg * at the
World’s Fair, after the motor, had been
disabled by an exhaust cap again blow
ing off when the vessel had resumed
Its flight after the flrst breakdown and
been repaired.
The flrst accident resulted In the
Arrow being brought to the ground
about a mile and a half northeast of
the concourse. Repairs were made and
the airship resumed Us flight. The ac
cident repeated and the Arrow drifted
before the wind until brought safely to
the ground.
TWO KILLED.
Accident st
V/orkmen Lot- «Jve» In
Quincy, Mass.
QUINCY, Manx, Nov. 2.—Two workmen
erd killed, two others aerlously
several slightly Injured by the sudden
■lipping from the. blocks of a big steel
barge, being built for the Rtandard Oil
Company at the yards of the Fore River
Upbuilding Company, today. The dead
Louis Crump, single, 24 years of age,
of Newport News.
William Johnson, married, 25 yearn
and with the others who were Injured
w f r * f 1 the barge when it
s ipped and listed over upon them
Men at worjt on the birge sav that they
- making tests preparatory
when one of the ,, »’iore*’’
Sjnny 3iuth Abandoned.
HAMILTON*. Bermuda. Nov. 2.—The
b«rlc Sunny C.UJn McDonuM
from P»n*nrol;,. Flu.. .September *7, for
SekoodL w»» abandoned water-looted,
Ibe tilRlit of Nw«nb« 1, in longitude
*4 degree* and latitude Id degree*.:
nortU. The captain, bln wife and two
cbildran end the crew of the Hunny
KoaU, wi — taken «,fr by the steamer
Beta from Jan :! , for ll.,||fa*.
VI* a | , r lt Of 49»
on«. In: ' !! • Ely, . H , |„ ]«»{,
and ». ■ ■ -me I he !i Trw ,p * Bon,
of D.;.,,. N„ otla.
/
:muel F. B. Moric, Fourth Member
of Firm, Make, Vigorous Protest
Against tho Proceeding.
NEW YOIIK, Nov. 2.—Daniel J. Bui
ly and thrke of hi* partner, in the Arm
of D. J. Bully A Co., made n mulden
change In their attitude toward, tholr
New York Cotton Exchange creditor*
today In the bankruptcy hearing be
fore Referee MacGrane Coxe.
When the bankruptcy proceeding*
were originally Inutltuted Bully' and
hi* four partnera Hied through their
counsel written objection): fo the
clalme of all their cotton exchange
creditor*, on the ground thnt In act
Ing oa agent* for them, the prlc* In the
gelling of cottoh had been wrongfully
Axed. i
Today through their- counsel, Daniel
J. Sully, Edwin W. Ifadleyr Jr., and
Wm. R. Kagan reuuentad the referee to
withdraw their objection* against
these claim*.
lawyer W. King, who appeared for
Bainuel F. It. Mow, tho fourth mem
her of the Arm, vlgorou»ly oppoi- d t;
withdrawal of the nbjfcllon*.
Counsel for the creditor* requested
MACON, NOV. 3, 1379.
CARRIED DEATH
IN ITS TRAIL
Reservoir at Winston, N. C.
Broke Suddenly
NINE LIVES WERE LqST
Four or Fivo Moro Injured
in Accident
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
AN APPALLING
MINE DISASTER
Ten Men Hurled to Instant
Destruction
KILLED OR DROWNED
Terrible Accident in Penn
sylvania Shalt
FAULT OF .MACHINERY
METHODIST DI8HOPS.
Wise,
BARRY IS ROASTED
BY COLONEL GRAYSON
Colored Couple Floated on Bed
Came Out Without Scratch—Aider-
men of City Have Made Arrange*
menta to Care for Dead and Suffer
ers—Structure Was Near Business
Center.
CHARLOTTE. N. C., Nov. 2.—A res
ervoir of the municipal water works lo
cated near the centre of Winston, N.
C„ broke at 5 o'clock this morning,
causing the loss of nine Uvea and the
Injury of four or five persons. The
dead are:
Mrs. Martin Peeples. fr I *'
Mrs. Vogler.
Mrs. John Poe and 12 year old daugh
ter.
Mrs. Southern.
Miss Oct avia Bailey, aged 20.
Luclle Malone.
Carolina Martin.
The two last named are colored.
The Injured:
Martin V. Peeples, both legs broken.
Walter Peeples. Injury to back.
Gilley Jordan, slightly bruised. J
These nre at the hospital.
I). L. I'ayne, n traveling man of
Greensboro, may recover, though hi*
condition prevent* hlH removal to the
hospital now.
Reverse Lever Failed to Work While
Engineer Was Lowering Laborers in
Their Carriage—Agonized Men and
Children Cry and Moan for Those
Who Have Been Lost,
Commander of Manassas Maneuvers
Expresses Some Very Frank Opin*
ions.
SAVANNAH, Oa., Nov. 2—Lieut.
Colonel W. L. Grnysop, who wns In
command of the Savannah troops at
the Manassas manoeuvers of the crit
icism of the Georgia troop* made by
Gen. Barry, commanding the depart
ment of the gulf, rays that In ylew of
General Barry's recent recommenda
tions that negro troops man Southern
forts he was not surprised at his crit
icisms; thnt his charge that the camp
was unnanltury In untruo; that the
nmpt was ns clen a* the general’s
headquarters; thnt the Georgia regi-
ment was given the short end of the
horn as far as cump site was concern
ed, having the poorest In the whole
camp; thnt General Barry’s conduct
was not above criticism In thnt I
cursed continually before the troor
without the slightest apparent cuu
■ provocation.
Colonel Grayson ascribes no motives
for General Barry’s censure, further
than to suggest that he la playing for
favor with the department by add
ing another criticism to troops which
have of late unfortunately been sub
jected to false critclsrnn and charges
In the eyea of the country.
Military officer* of ronk hvro say
that Colonel Grayson inay ha}* ren
dered himself liable to courtmartlal
for having no severely criticism! his
superior officer. They hold thnt Colo
nel Grayson wn* under conimnnd of
General Barry, while at aMnassns und
thnt therfore, the state military au
thorities will have to take up the mat
ter of hi* criticism of eCJnernl Barry
If a suggestion or request to that effect
Is made by the war department. Colo
nel Grayson Is quoted extensively,
and his Interview does not fall fo
handle General Barry severely and
charge him with motives not altogeth-.
er disinterested In making a report
so unfavorable to the Georgia troops.
reservoir,
which Is thirty feet high, tumbled over,
falling upon tho home and burn of
mnrtln V. Peeples. There were about
800,000 gallons of water In tho reser
voir and the mad stream rushed north
east to the Southern railway cut. nnd
thenco to a pond a distance of a half
mllo. Four tenement houaea w«?ro
washed several hundred yard.
D. L Payne. Injured, said he wsh
awakened by the crash and thought ho
was being swallowed by an earth
quake. “I cannot describe my experi
ence while I waa floating on the mad
rushing stream of water," satnd Mr.
Tnyne after hi* reniov.il to a house near
the place he was found.
There were several miraculous ••h-
enpes. A colored jpan mid Ids vvlf*«,
named Davis, after their house was'
turned over, floated upon the stream of
water On their bfd to the ntllroad
Junction, a distance of 600 yards. He
lodged upon a heap of rubbish nnd
walked out without a scratch.
Caring for Doad and Injured.
The Winston alddermen met this
morning nnd made arrangements to
bury the dead nnd care for the injured.
The Winston reservoir wns built In
1881 by n company composed of sixty
citizens. Ten years ago It nnd the en
tire water plant wns sold to the city.
Soon thereafter ten feet was added to
the height of the reservoir, which was
full of water when the collapse came.
The city has Just had a large stand
pipe completed. It la full of water nnd
the town la prepared to supply every
WILKE8BARRE, Pa., Nov. 2.—One
of the mqst appalling mine accidents
In the history of the Wyoming Valley
for'many years past occurred at No.
1 Auchlncloss abaft, operated by the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Coal company. Nanticoke, at an early
hour this morning, by which ten men
were hurled to Instant death and three
seriously Injured. The men were most
ly all upon the mine carriage to bo
lowered to the workings below.
The signal was given to the engi
neer who began lowering the men.
The carriage had gone but a few feet
when tho engineer lost control of his
engines, owing to the reverso levers
falling to work, nnd tho carriage, with
It* load of human freight, ten In nil,
wns dashed beyond the Ross vein,
landing nearly 1,100 feet below the
surface and from there were pre
cipitated 300 feet further Into n sump.
Killed cr Drowned.
Thoae who may not have been kill
ed outright were without doubt drown
ed In the sump, which la fully fifty
feet deep with water.
Up to 8 o’clock tonight no human
aid
ch the
ery
on the Ill-fate
given up by the
The victims,
laborers, all r«-.M
most of them
were Poles or
fully 7
mine dr
nnd It
rlnfca
id lost their IIv
Despite the
the disaster spread o\
on Incredibly short *pni
nd 1,000 people surroi
hour later the entire
-and excited. Befor
Occurrences in tho Central City
Just a Quarter of a Century
Ago Today,
From The Telegraph of that date
Heavy frost k-llfd nearly nil of
the late vegetable* in Macon and
vicinity.
Messrs. W. W. Collins and
Copper D. Winn form* -1 copart
nership for the sale of carriages,
buggies and w'.gons.
Among the prominent visitors
registered at tli® hotels of the
city were cx-Governor Smith,
United States Senator L. Q. C.
Lamar of Mississippi and Hon,
Benjamin II. HtlU
Board of director* of th'- libra
ry met and electad eleven addi
tional members.
Announcement made of the >)
romantic marriage .*•»! Sfpt, 4 of
Mr. W. B. I lay good of Milled**- $
vllle and Mbs Laura Kent of
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STUDENTS VS. POLICE.
In Clash at Boston Many Receive Painful
flv#» persons were In hired during a clash
between students of the MassAChusetts
Institute of Technology and polln* re
serve* shortly after midnight. Of th'
body bruises. Four students and four ofTI
cars were seriously Injured as to neecs
\ ♦•♦te thHr removal to hospli*!*,
*Hie trouble occurred on the rt
K'V*r* Hall, one of the Technology
Inge. The police had determined to -
the Ntudcnts from the steps ct the bu
Ing nnd when the eolltge men madi. «
ruHh up the steps, they were met by the
officers with drawn clubs, and a serious
fight ensued. The officers used their
clubs and many students were bleellnr
from Mows received on the fart and
bod:
'tens
7 bull
Macon.
Ilundreds of students turtle,! in the
support of their f.»Uow.« sndrthe goflr*
turn summoned assist'ir.ee, with the i
suit thst soon ISO officers were * nested
with four times as mr.n/ student*. It i
half an hour before the police wars w
tern of the situation.
Overseers Acquitted.
.CHARLESTON, S. C.. Nov. 2^
special to the News and Courier from
Edgefield, S. C, says:
O. P. Sawyer and M. IL Prince, tha
two changing oversews charged with
whipping to death Wad* Hartley, were
acquitted here this afternoon, the Jury
remaining out only ubout ten minute
The state failed to prove that the d«
ceased came to a violent death or thi
the defendants did h»m any violence.
8tarter Fitzgerald Resigns.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—C. J. l it
gerald. who has been the starter *
the Metropolitan race tracks f«.r tl
last ten years, has tendered hla r.
Ignition to th»* Jockey Club -
starter, to take effect at the clr>*o
the season. Mr. Fitzgerald will ha
complete charge of the Brighton Be ,
Racing Association nnd will in t
near future be electel president
id.
hour, the news of
spot.
-Ity
tent of
the damage wns known, and while It
thought thnt perhap-s the mom-
i of the Peeples family were tho
thought that
nsss dlntrl' t of th
rounded by a m
and several amnll
stood that the stri
damned, but the
failed to remove
THE L. & N. RAILRQAD MAY
I5E THE BEAL I’LBOILASER
STATEMENT IS MADE THAT TH E ATLANTIC COAST LINE AND THE
LOUISVILLE AND NA8HVILLE ARE NOW JOINT OWNERS OF THE
GEORGIA RAILROAD AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS ROAD
ANDTHE MACON, DUBLIN AND 8AVANNAH HAVE BEEN BOUGHT
BY THE LOUISVILLLE AND NASHVILLE
Reports have been circulated since .
i* announcement of the sale of the I
aeon, Dublin ’and Levnnnnh railroad
that the Central railroad’* Interest In
Georgia railroad bss gone to the
Atlantic Coaat Line nnd that this com
pany and the I*wil*vlile and Naahvillo
ore the sole owners of this road.
This statement has been made since
Monday, but It was known to the Cen
tral railroad officials some time during
last summer that tho interests of thst
line In the Georgia railroad would go to
the Atlantic Coast.Line. This has
caused a further belief thnt the Macon,
Dublin nnd Savannah has been pur
chased for the Louisville and Nash
ville. The question has been frequent
ly naked since the w»’» of the Macon.
Dublin and Savannah as to what the
Loulavllla and Nashville-wished In the
transaction. It la believed that the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah could
prove of little advantage to the Atlan
tic Coaat Line, while ut the same time
it would provs very valuable to the
Louisville nnd Nashville In giving this
road a line which could by a small ex
tension from Vldalia be made another
thropgh line to the coaat.
It I* believed that the purchase of
the Georgia railroad has been accom
plish*-! for the Louisville and Nash
ville It Is said that the Central h
lout Ipterest In the Georgia railroad
through' the purchase* made by the At
lantic Coeat Line and that these two
lines now have In charge the Georgia
thi
Ltvarfnah has go
al Is
con. Dublin i
This tram
and Hnvanm
the only tndi
The interesl
Line nnd th
may fee comi
It Is like! ytr
Macon. Dub
sea. This v
Atlantic Cot
opinion In 1
i«l Savannah.
or, l 'aah-
Nrtfitvlll*
njectu
and