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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY. AUGUST 28. 1893
MORE TALK OF
SILVER MONEY
Many Speeches on Both Sides of the
Great Question in Wash
ington
HOUSE FIVE MINUTE TAKLS
The Debat® Wot Intereittng Nor Well
Attended—The One Colored Mem
ber Made a Speech For Lim
ited Silver Coinage.
Washington. Ang. 24.-A rather
Imustng scone took place to the senate
thamber today on the question as to
Whether Mr. fetter or Mr. Sle»mt
fhould have the privilege of address-
bg the senate. Each had given notice
If his Intention to (speak yesterday,
tut both had been crowded out by the
liscussion of Senator Peffer s resolu
tion as to the national banks. The
Kansas senator claimed precedence,
Because he had been the first to give
sotice, while the Nevada senator in-
listed that that had nothing to do with
lie question, and that ns he had been
ilready recognized by the chair, he
tvas entitled to the fioor. The vice-
president took that view of the situa
tion and recognized Senator Stewart’s
right. As the latter then offered to
yield to Peffer, the vice-president
treated that offer as an abandonment
of the floor amid much laughter at
Stewart's expense, and immediately
recognized Peffer, who began A three
hours’ speech on the question.
He was followed by another Popu
list senator, Allen of Nebraska, who
•poke for over an hour and a half In
support of his amendment proposing
to add to the Voorhees blU a proviso
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 18 to 1.
Th® MouUnu Cat®.
At 2 p. m. Senator Peffer’s speech
•was Interrupted by the expiration of
the morning hour and the vice-presi
dent announced the question before
•he senate to be a motion to lay on
the table 'senator Mandewons mo
Mon to reconsider the vote /of yesterday
declaring Lee Mantle not entitled to
n seat from the state of Montana, and
an effort was made by Mr. Manderson
to have the vote postponed till Mon
day, when Senator Morgan of Ala
bama, about whose pair there has
been some question, will be present,
That was resisted, however, by Sena
tor Vance, who gave notice that he
would call up the question at 1 o'clock
tomorrow.
Senator Peffer Mini resumed the
floor and continued bis speech. He
went on to descant upon the luxurious
extravagance of Now York millionaires
and upon Wall street bankets and
brokers, who were, he ssld, the ad
▼laera of the president and the result
of whose advice was the bill to repeal
the Sherman act. Halt a dozen spec
ula tom, he said, ruled the country with
an iron hand. It waa time to dissolve
partnership with Wall streetA Since
the dawn of history the money
changers had been always against the
people, bat It bad been reserved for
the Christian civilization of the clos
ing years of the nineteenth century to
throw the garb of respectability about
the business of the usurer.
Wants Free calling..
Senator Peffur declared himself In fa
vor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, It to 1; that or nothing. H«
went on to argue that It was the gov-
muneat mintage that gavw legal len
der quality to gold as weH as to silver,
and he illustrated Ms argument by the
exhibit of a gold bar and an eagle
gold of exactly the sans, weight and
purity. The eagle waa legal render
payment of all debts, but the bar was
not. The eagle was worth 110, but the
bar waa worth only 18.80. “So far as
am concerned." be said, “(be Sherman
law shall never be repealed unless we
have die law of our father* restored to
the statute books. Tin unconditional
repeat of the Sherman taw would mean
tbe gold standard.”
Senator Feller then want on to criti
cise Senator Voorh.ee for what he
called “his political apoatacy.” Drifting
Into a iMacusskwi of Ma resolution aa to
Che national hanks violating tbe law in
refusing to pay depositors’ .ricks in
currency. Senator JPeffer did that he
did not mean to amove the comptroller
of the currency, the secretary of the
treasury or the bsnlu. He merely
wanted an official statement of the
fact. He believed, that In tbe present
condition of things, the New York bantu
had done Just what they had to, Just
what tbey ought to haw dona.
It was 3:30 when he finished his
speech, which had a very small audi-
enot both on the floor and tn the gal
leries.
Senator Alien described himself as of
a new political party which had re
cently come into public notice. That
party had been made necessary by the
constant drifting away of the nation
from Its mooring*. It waa hourly grow
ing in numbers, oourags, intelligence
and discipline snd would soon force the
old political parties to administer the
affair* of the government in the Inter-
eel of the people, or would torn them
into disintegration and death. If
was anything that could be said to b*
settled in poiWcsl affairs It was that
bash the Democratic and Republican
parties wars committed by their history
to the doctrine of Mmetaffitm sad tbey
should be held to that.
k Senator Alisa then proceed! d to ee»y.
s long historical argument to prove thit
».lv*r is the money of the country and
[9§9Ek
■■P « P ft.-nf-rred upon con-
— rr**s under the mwaRtuUun, Hr
sued sgsmsz tns unconditional repeal
of Uze Shermin act wtkch
the last feeble harrier between the pa
triotic and industrious dosses of the
people and 'that horde of insolent, as-
gBcsstve and ravenous men, the gam
blers of bombard street and Wall street,
who had. for private gain, contracted
the volume of money to turn the world
back into the gloom ot the ages, with
all Its attendant levili and miseries.
At the close of Senator Allen's speech
Senator Berry mo-red to take up for
consideration and action the house Joint
resolution aa to the opening of the
Cherokee outlet Senators Platt and
Peffer objected to Its immediate con
sideration and then Senator Berry gave
notice that he would ask a vote upon
the Joint resolution tomorrow.
After a rhort executive session the
senate, at 6:20 o’clock, adjourned until
tomorrow.
The Home Sculon.
Today was the first set apart for the
discussion of the sliver bill under the
five minutes rule, and the house met
at 10 o’clock. Although It was ex
pected there would be from the start
a nutnbef- of Short pith,' speeches,
there were less than fifty members
present when the speaker's gavel fell
and but a handful of spectators in
the gallery.
Mr. Waugh, Republican, of Indiana
opened the debate with a speech fa
voring the repeal of the 8hermsn law
as in the interest of bimetallism.
Mr. Somers. Democrat, of Wisconsin,
favored monometallism, but would not
vote for an unconditional repeal
Mr. Johnson. Republican, of North
Dakota spoke for free coinage.
Mr. Pickier, Republican, of South
Dakota aaked for unanimous consent
that on Monday next when the bill
was taken up for action he be per
mitted to offer an amendment. If the
aubatltute of Mr. Bland is defeated,
providing for the free coinage of the
American product at the ratios indi
cated In the substitute blil.
Mr. Wilson, In charge of the bill,
objected. The gentleman from South
Dakota then asked consent to intro
duce on Monday. August 23, an amend
ment providing that if all the substl
tutea and all the amendments be voted
down, and If the Wilson bill be passed
the house shall proceed to vote an the
house bill No. 2, providing for the free
coinage of silver. limited to the Ameri
can product, at ratios from 16 to 1
up to 20 to 1. This was objected to by
Mr. Tracy. Democrat, of New York,
because It changed the order agreed
upon.
ttrltfclard Cleveland.
Mr. Pickier then proceeded to criti
cise President Clevelsnd as being un
der English influence. Cleveland he
looked upon as the greatest donvert
to the ranks of the gold men, a convert
backed up and supported by the "Don-
don Missionary Society.” In con
clusion Mr. Pickier, whose time had
been extended three different times,
argued In favor ot such legislation as
would keep up the volume of currency
upon which the prosperity of the coun
try depended.
Mr. Lucas ot South Dakota and Mr.
Hartman of Montana, both Republi
cans, spoke for free coinage, the latter
intimating that his people would not
remain protectiontits if hla party failed
to observe the bimetallic plank in tbelr
platform
Mr. Barthold of Missouri declared for
the repeal, of the Sherman law and
the extension ot bank circulation.
Mr. Houk, Democrat, of Ohio spoke
for unconditional repeal, and Mr.
Heard. Democrat, ot Missouri against
the Warren bill, holding that the peo
ple were entitled to something more.
Mr. Dtngley, Republican, ot Maine, ad
vocated the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman bill.
Mr. Caruth. Democrat, of Kentucky
said the president had discharged his
duty. The responsibility rested now
on congress, and for one he did not de
sire to ahlHt that reaponalblllty. He
stood here ready, here and now, to
cast hit vote without restriction, lim
itation or condition for the repeal_of
the purchasing clausa of tbe Sbermsn
law.
Mr. Wilson, Republican, of Ohio, wa*
in favor of the government maintaining
the double standard. He would be glad
to vote for a ratio that would main
tain a parity between tbe two metals,
but tf Ms privilege* were denied him
there was but one course left him and
that was to vote for the iv-peaL
Mr. Van Voebis, Republican, of New
York, While advocating ths repeat of
the purchasing clause of th- Sherman
lam criticised the WUton bill, believing
that all the money the United States
had now should be maintained at a
parity.
Fldittlng Whit. Itsui tVa. Rurnlns.
Mr. Russell, Danvers*. ot Guorgia,
was in favor of free coinage. It had
been **M thug Nero had fiddled while
Rome was burning, and now when cot
ton and wheat wees going down, thn
American congress was fiddling, con
suming the tame, t-fiUng the same story
over and ovhr again and the people
were in distress. Th* eras not a tight
between the Republican and the Demo
cratic parties. It waa a tight between
the money classes and the tailoring
classes.
Mr. Johnson, Democrat, of Ohio, vig
orously advocated the pa rouge of the
Wilson bill and declared to be a tnono-
metvlket. .
Mr. Crawford, Democrat, of North
Carolina, did not believe the Democratic
party was going to do thj thing it arts
new threatening to do. He believed
that if the vote waa taken a majority
of the Democrats would be found voting
for free coinage.
Mr. Pence of ClVywAt mu], m. very
humorous speech in fsvor of free silver,
in which he avowed himself a pupil of
Voorhees, Cooper and Bynum, hut said
that he had not. Hke has -teachers, for-
gottvm their lemons. After several gen
tlemen had .poker the house, at 5:40,
look s recess till the I o’clock evening
Th. ft.cuing H««tl.n
not know how to surrender they knew 1
how to retire.
Mr. Orally, Democrat, spoke in favor
Of re-coinage.
Mr. Mil’.lksn was for the speedy re
peal of the purchasing clause.
Mr. Kem, Populist, of Nebraska, was
tn favor of free coinage, and contended
that ff the president and secretary of
thn treasury tod performed their duty
there would have been no encroaching
on the gold reserve.
Then the floor waa taken by
George Washington Murray of \South
Carolina. Murray is the only repre
sentative of the colored race In con
gress. Judging by his face, there is
not a drop of white blood running In
his veins; but his voles did not show
hts African origin. On the settlement
of this pending proposition, he said,
there were three distinct and some
what antagonistic elements. The first
clast was composed ot bankers and
commercial men who controlled the
currency. The second class was com
posed of the owner* of silver mines,
and all the uncoined bullion not In the
possession of the government. The
third class waa composed of the toll
ing and producing millions, who were
neither gold bugs nor silver bugs. (Ap
plause). To the last class nearly all
hla constituents and his whole race be
longed. (Applause.) In man}- respects
he represented a larger constituency
than any other man-on this floor. He
represented a constituency of 278,000
ar.d he represented a race cf 8,099.09f
(Applause). He did not believe that
the great troubles now existing were
attributable to the Sherman law. The
race had felt the mailed hand long be
fore 1890. He attributed the distress
to the contraction of the circulation
medium, and in his opinion It could be
relieved only by the enlargement of the
volume of money. His constituency
combined patriotism with self-interest.
(Applause). His Taee believed there
was not enough money in the world
to act as currency. It was in favor
of making up the deficiency with sil
ver, and to that extent he was tn fa
vor of free coinage and bimetallism
Never in his history had a black band
been raised to strike down the flag
of his country. (Applause). Notwith
standing the til treatment of the black
man of this country he had always
been found voting and shooting ■■
America (Applause). At the coni
elusion of Murray's speech the Souse
adjourned.
NEW YORK WAS
STORM SWEPT
The
Timid Frightened and Much
Property Laid Level With
the Streets.
HAVOC WITH SUMMER RESORTS
Pavilions aud Bath Houses Convertod
Into Driftwood—Shipping Suffer
ed and Delavrare Fruit
Growers Are Losers.
SENATE CONFIRMATIONS.
A Number of Department of Justice
Appointment!.
Washington. August 24.—The senate ifi]
executive session today confirmed
following nominations: Gsorgt W. Ca
ruth of Arkansas, minister to Portugal
Stephen Bonsell of Mryland, secretary
of the United States legation to China:
George B. Anderson of the District of
Columbia, secretary of the United 8tate3
legation at Rio Janeiro; N. J. T. Robin
son of Louisiana, assistant solicitor ot
the treasury; William C. Renfroe, gov
ernor of Oklahoma; James Sheakly, gov
ernor of Alaska; Charles B. Lowrey of
Mississippi, assistant attorney general;
Holmes Conrad of Virginia, arsistant at
torney general. United States attorneys:
C. C. Watts. Western district of West
Virginia: Robert 11. Glenn, Western- dis
trict of North Carolina; Andrew F. Fox.
Northern district of Mississippi; Charles
W. Beals, Western district of Louisans:
Henry D. Clayton. Middle district of
Alabama; Emmett O'Neal, Northern di»
trict of Alabama; Joseph N. Miller of
Alabama, Southern district of Alabama.
To be United States marshall: Samuel
8. Vinson, district of west Virginia;
Steven P. Condon. Eastern district of
Tennessee; John S. UcNeely, Southern
district of Mississippi; Robert L. Luck-
ett ot Loulsana. Western district of Lou
isiana: 8. Dunlap. Northern district of
Georgia: William it. Tisdale. Middle dis
trict of Alabama; Edward R. Mortis-
sette. Southern district'of Mississippi; C.
Musgrove, Northern district of Alabama;
To be receiver of public moneys: Robert
W. Banks, Jackson, Mias.
Chairman Wilson today appointed Hen
ry Talbott of Illinois clerk of tbe com
mutes of ways and means. Talbott was
employed In the rant capacity under
the chairmanship of Morrison snd Mills,
and sines the fifteenth congress has bean
connected with ths interstate commerce
commission.
CONSIDERING JOHNSON’S BILL.
Th® M®asur® Defor® th® Hoai® Flnatac®
Commit t r®.
Washington. Aug. 24.—For two and
one quarter hours this morning the
house committee on banking and cur
rency discussed Representative John
son’s bill providing for the exchange
of treasury notes for government bonds
at ths request of the holder, of the
latter. The committee then adjourned
until next Tuesday, when the author
of the bill hopes that decisive! action
may ba taken on It. Mr. Sperry of
Connecticut and Mr. Warner of New
York opposed the bill. Mr. Broalus
of Pennsylvania had a substitute for
Mr. Johnson's bill which he presented
for the consideration of the committee.
It proposes to authorize the secretary
of the treasury to Issue note* In ex
change for gold coin.
Mr. Johnson's bill was advocated by
Mr. Walker, and Mr. Springer favored
It with the substitution of some other
form of note* than treasury note*. Mr.
Sperry and Mr. Warner supported the
substitute proposed by Mr. Broslus.
CATTLE THIEVES ARRESTED.
Most of the Arrest. Have Been of Prom
tnent Citizens.
San Antonio, Tex.. Aug. 2-1.—A dis
patch from Fort McKavert states th;
tbe nnmerons cattle thieves nod srau;
glera who infeat that section of the up
per Rio Grande border are being ‘mute ’
up and there la much excitement ove
the arrests that have already bee
made. The ahcrlffs here and the cur-
round.ng counties* have been out -light
and day for tbe hut week, in all about
fifty men. Tbs htint is not over yet
nnd more a rival* are expected to fol
low In a few days. AU who have been
arreitcd on far are prominent citizens,
and tht-lr arrest created great surprise
la the comnmnHy. This Mealing 1i is
been going on for some t'me, hut de
tectives have bean sorting on the case
nnd were only waiting until they could
get up n good case before doing any
thing decisive.
session.
The first speaker after the recess was
Mr. Swanson. Democrat, of Virginia
He was tn favor of carrying out the
Chicago platform. TH. people tbet he
had intis honor to represent had Instruc
ted Mm to trots for tbe free and
nullified coinage of stiver. There waa
wo ret cure for putting tibia country on a
gold basis. Tbe men who had been ad
vocating this eouree smew pretending
to be Us Meads, but were aaeaaelnitlng
titvsr. In we cordon ft- wHh tbe instruc
tions which he bad received from his
onstituertU. In accordance with Mi
own conviction* out of the various
rends which net be would go to the
road that led to the double standard.
That waa tt»* only road that could ba
safely followed.
Mr. Maddox. Democrat, nf Georgia.
opp*-«*d the Wilson bill and declared
that If **•» free stiver Democrats dM
TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS
Are unpopular. But there to one rorm
of trust against which no one ha.-* any
thing to yay. That to tbe trust which
ths public reposes In Hood's Sarsapa
rilla, and tbe beat of It to the trust is
fully jnatlfied by the merit of the med
icine. For. remember, HOOD'S Sarsa
parilla CURES.
Hue plain truth is good enough for
Hood's Sarsaparilla. No need of .-iu-
belUahmenU or sensationalism. Hood’s
Onioo.
UUcdbsi Rate Advanced.
London, Aug. 24.—Tbe regular weekly
meeting today of the directors of the
Bonk of England decided to rates tits
bank's rate of discount to t per cant.
This to on advance of l per cent. |
La Grippe Agals,
WtuciQi i® iin thu rfmHf
Ne*£. York, Aug. 24.—A cyclonic storm
struck this city last might Just before
midnight The wind blew a gale and
the rain fell in torrents. The storm
was by far the moot sevens experienced
in this city this summer. There was no
thunder, no lightning and there waa not
the brief, heavy fall of rain dbaracteris-
tic of August storm* in this region.
Instead of this aftur a day of threat*,
manifested In an overcast sky, occas
ional light shower# and the atmosphere
sulky to a painful degree there came an
outbreak that stutttod those who were
on the streets. A gentle breeze began
to relieve the sultriness Just btfore 11
o’clock. Within ten minutes R had in
creased to a vlolenoe that was calcu
lated to frighten the timid. It whistled
round every comer. It caught every
light object, a. halt, umbrella or stray
newspaper, and whisked it off.
The rain came soon after the wind
add it was not a shower but a deluge.
A high wind carried the water through
the air so that its volume was appar
ently greatly in excess of the actual fall.
It was driven In sheets over the pave
ments and pedestrians had a hard time
of ft.
Small I,oi* or Lire.
A comparatively small loss of life is
reported, owing to ‘the tateness of the
hour at which the storm broke. The
greatest calamity to life waa at Asbury
Park, N. J.. where the fishing schooner
Mary K. Keller" of New York blew
ashore and was wrecktd in front of the
town. The captain, steward, mate and
one sailor were drowned. The steward
was drowned in Ms galley. Severn mem
bers of the crew were waved by three
li'cata and the proprietor of the Co-
umbla h-jtel. who were out on the
beach In the storm. Ttwy were W. Har
vey Jones, th* proprietor, Walter and
Msloolm Dickinson of Philadelphia, and
Mr. Land of Alabama. They saw tbs
wreck and securing no pas Threw them
from tbe board walk to the vessel. On?
man was rescued through the efforts of
Horace Boardmtui. agld 64 years, of
Crmden. N. J.. who succeeded in throw
ing a rope to him. The loss at Salis
bury Park is 816,000, and as much at
Orange Grove.
Tbs tug boat Gen. Humphrey. *n tbe
service of the government and engaged
In surveying, is sunk at Atlantic High
lands. Her crew wa* rescued only a
few minute* before she foundered.
I-on* Island for it* entail length suf
fered heavily on tbs Shore a* well as
on water. A number of vessel* In New
York harbor were hi edlierinn during
the storm, but none were sunk.
Drownvd In a Wagon.
During the night ot the Storm a po
liceman found a body of a man tying
In a wagon In Wash Brooklyn. The
body of the wagon was filled with'
water and the man's body wa* floating
around. He had probably gone to sleep
there.
The Boston mall# were *ix hour* late
>n arriving today. The delay waa oc
casioned by a washout on the New
York and New Haven rend at Mount
Vernon. N. Y. The moils from othrr
place were from one to two hours late
on account of last night'* rain.
The damage to Oomey Island resort#
will undoubtedly reach far Into the hun
dred thousands. From Norton's Point
to ths west end of the Island to Point
Breeze, on the extreme east, the beach
U full of wn vkage and a scene of dls-
aetcr to presented which tells tbs story
Of the terrible night far totter than
oould any word*.
nuaai, uvtorU Damaged.
The marine railroad running to Man
baiun beach is totally weaned out,
■nutting out this section of the island
from communication with th* west end.
The Brighton Beach 'hotel grounds are
wrecked and the linn Is completely
gone The tide swept up to the electric
railway track* on tioa Breeze avenue,
nearly an eighth of a mile from low
waler mirk.
At West Brighton rows of bath
h were torn from their founda
tion* and distributed along the beach
and washed out to sea. Small buildings
were overturned and there was a wreck
ing of shanties, sheds, may-go-rounds
and otbtr appurrus used to amuse th*
crowd* that vMt the island. Manhat
tan Island escaped more w'-rlous dam.
age than oth-r parts of the Island for
the reason that the buddings are of a
larger and better class and there is no
boxdh tor Its* waves to wreck, the
whole shore or Manhattan beach being
protectud by a heavy bulkhead, which
held tbe sea in check. The damage
done at ‘tha* point was by th* heavy
•pray whtoh boat over Use bulkheads,
damagalng thi lawns and flower beds
rnd undermining slightly the Manhat
tan Beach hotel, causing K to settle in
places.
The road of tho marine railway was
wn-ohed out, the rails twisted and ths
care mom nr less wrecked. Nearly all
the gueats dev-rted the Brighton Beach
hotel -thi* morning, terrified by the ex
perience of last night.'
The neighboring loam* in New Jersey
all ruffe-red In tbe same manner aa Long
Island. The mountain streams that had
town dry are ruxtxhur torrent* today.
Two Fishing RoatsLesl.
New York, Aug, 24.—Th* fishing
►.-h.-n.rr Empire State, with a crew ot
ten men. and th* Ella M. Johnson, with
a crew of eight man. went down last
night off Manasquan on the Jersey
coast and all on bread were lost. These
two vessels wvre In company with tbe
schooner Cbocorua last right at mid
night When toe storm struck them, and
after besting around all night in some
of the worst weather ever known off the
ccaet and with the loss of tori captain
and her first mate the Chooorus tied up
this evening, the only survivor of the
(bra*. The storm struck ths chrenr ves
sels about midnight, ml st I o'coirk
the Johnson disappeared. About 1:30,
xs near as can be calculated. Capt.
Perry and First Mote Joerph Francis
of tbs Cbocorua. were rw-pt overboard.
Th* tights of th* Empire State disap
peared (mmediVsVy afterward, and at
daybreak her masts were seen projet-
tng oast of tha water three tvt
The rt»s«mr Ergleston Abbey from
Cardiff, put In b*re for repair*. On
Augute 22 she rescued from *0m- wreck-
SSI George H. Upton, oft* at the crew
‘ he Ashing srhooser Mary luxate of
1, Me., which foundered at * a.
m. August fl. he having been In tho
writer tSdriy-tbrec hours. The rest of
tbe crew, six m number, onri of whom
was his brother, had perished, Upton
having seen them go down after the
schooner sank. The Mary Lizzie was
struck by a heavy squall which boro
her down on her beam ends when the
wind shifted, and. a heavy sea striking
her. shir sank in five mlnuitos.
The Columbia hotel at Belmsr, on
the New Jersey coast, was unroofed
by the storm and 200 guests were very
badly frightened, though no one was
hurt. The Monmouth hotel at Spring
Lake, lost over half of Its roof, and
the roof of the Lake Avenue hotel la
gone. The Monmouth hotel had sev
eral hundred guests. No worso harm
came to them than a great fright and
a wetting. A great many of the coun
try roads in New Jersey are impassable
on account of the fallen trees. Four
hundred boats and small pleasure
crafts In Carnes Bay, Long Island,
were destroyed and from one spot of
the Atlantic Highlands twenty yachts
of all sizes can be counted, all upon
the beach and In various stages of
wreckage. Long Branch suffered very
heavily in chimneys, bath houses and
tin roofs.
Delnwnr® Lo*««i.
Wilmington, Del., Aug. 24.—The loss
of the Delaware fruit growers by the
gste last night was enormous. Thou
sands of baskets of peaches and bushels
of apples and pears were blown from
the trges and acres of corn Were
down.
Steamer AaLore*
Winmlngton, Del., Aug. 24.—A special
to the News from Laurel says It Is
reported that the steamer Chesapeake
which left Seaford Gap for Baltimore
with passengers and freight went
ashore tn tho storm Wednesday night.
Another special gives the name of the
steamer Choplank.
Tua and Rarge Lost.
Sauthsmpton, East End of Long
Island, Aug. 24.—About 9 o’clock this
morning the Reading Railroad Com
pany's steam collier Panther of Ph'lfit
delpkla and the barge Lykens Valley
were wrecked off this port. The ves
sels went to pieces. The barge had a
crew of five men and alt were drowned.
The steamer had six men. all of whim
were washed ashore, three allv* and
three dead.
Seamen Picked Up.
Breakwater. Del., August 24.—The pilot
boat E. C. Knight, arriving, reports at
7 p. m she picked up seven miles south
east of Five Fathom Banx. Assistant
Engineer Stillwell and Seamen Charles
Olsen ot relief ship 37, which foundered
at 1:46 a. m. today. Stillwell saw one
man drown. Nothing Is known ot the
others.
BIG EIRE AT CHICAGO.
SAD STORY OF A STRICKEN CITY.
Tho Appalling condition at Santos*
Ravaged by Yellow Fovor*
From the Baltimore American.
Capt. tV. H. Iteail of- the British
bark Charles II. Lefurgy, of Prince Ed
ward Island, has arrived in this city
and tells a harrowing story about tbe
ravages of yellow fever in Brazil. To
an American reporter he tcld the fol
lowing story: “Our vessel arrived In
Santos Christmas day last from ibe
tale do Grande with a load of coal.
The hn'bor of Santos was strewn with
the bulks of old vessels, abandoned
and condemned ,n consequence of the
:reat expense of maintaining tbein.
ellow fever and smallpox were then
evalent, aud people were dying by
the score. On .lanary 25 the disease
was declared ep'.dem.c. I had brim
waiting patiently for an opportunity
unload ny cargo, bnt could get no
men. The three hospitals at Wantre
re Inadequate to cope with the dis
ease. At the Santa Casa Hospital no
patients were taken unless they could
pay. At the Portuguese Hospital mat
ters were even worse, aud even «
higher fee wax demanded for en
trance and attention. At the new San
tos Hospital, in i:so for th« first, time,
everybody was received, but tbo nurse*
and pbyxlclans were stricken with the
fever, and the hospital, from »Ms
cause, was pn .'t.cully uselexs. I have
spcu as many <n ciyhfy todutei i» leu
on top of one another at' the dead-
house of this hospital, with ui one to
remove or hury thou).
Th# patients received no attention
at all. They were allowed to wander
around the hospital, and In the Insane
moment of their fever they Jumped
from windows and killed themselves.
At the Barra hotel, where I stopped,
there were sixty guests on Christmas.
When I left, on April 16 there were
only four of them alive. Some of
those who died wore ehlp captain*,
merchants and telegraph men.
“I have seen » dead body lie In th#
atreets for seven hour* without a soul
attempting to remove It. Bodies were
pushed out on open car* from the ho*-
S Hals' deadhouse* and th* cars were
ooked behind ths street car* and
taken to the cemetery, th« mourner*
occupying the atrret car. The eanl-
tary condition of the city wax fright
ful. no attempt ever being mtde to
cleanse anything. Even the people
grew dirty and failed to clung* their
clothing and wash themselves. The
meat sold tn public place* was wrapped
In papers that had lain around the
streets, and much disease waa communi
cated in that way. I had the greatust
difficulty in obtaining m«n to take ship
from port. Aa fast aa I obtained them
they would become sick and I would
have to send (hum to a hospital. I finally
managed to secure eight good men
from Rio. and with this lull of a crew
made my way to Prince Edward Island.
I have never hod such an experience
and will never have another, as I have
determined to leave ths see. Every
tlm I think of tire stifling atmosphere
and th* horrible smells of Santo* I f‘»l
sick."
JACKSONVILLE'S GOLDEN RULE.
Fifteen IlnuUred Dollar^to Co to Bruns
wick.
Jackaonivlle, Fla, August 21.—In .
F.ponie to the appeal of Brunswick, Ox.,
for aid Mayor Fletch'r railed a mass
meeting of cltlzena at the Board of Trade
tonight. It was largely attended. Rep
resentatives of the Januomvu? Aux
iliary Sanitary Association were present,
and after an intsrtbangs of views be
tween citizens generally, the association
agreed to send tl.'Xel In cash to Bruns
wick tomorrow and fvn worth of provis
ions. The meeting also voted to supple
ment thle by voluneary contributions of
money and supplies. If further aid from
Ibis Bubiw ebouid teecums necessary.
Jacksonville Is deeply appreciative cf the
aid extended her In nor affllctlo i in UM.
and she I* probably among tbe first of
the cMos of tne union to respond to this
cry for held from Brunswick.
A Million Dollar. In Property i, ,
tn A.h-e.
Chicago. Aug. 24.—Fire broke out
5 o'clock tins, afternoon in South Chi
cago in a three-story brick tou ita '
corner Ninety-first street and SunZ
avenue. A gale was blowing and th»
flam-s quickly swept through «
blocks to the lake. Most of the built,
tugs destroyed were frame' dwolhnt
occupied by employes of the large,S3 1
mills of the Illinois Steel CoSZ?
The rapidity of the spread of the nil
caused a panic. The entire district !
crowded with Inflammable matoiM
immense lumber yards, etc. Every tZ.
glne In the south side of the city Vjl
could be spared was sent into th j
threatened territory, also the biz Zl
boat the Yosemite. The fire was uj I
der control at 9 p. m. Two hundmil
and fifty houses were burned and I
7,000 people were made homeless The I
money loss Is estimated at a mini JI
dollars. I
river where Ninety-second street odpm I
out Into Calumet harbor, protected both I
north and south by the government!
piers. Between the river and the dts-l
trict In which the flames originated!
extend the immense lumber ysrdsandl
lumber mills along the Calumet river I
ami the harbor, s nese are lust south I
of the Western Indiana and Hockl
Island and Pacific railways. The Bai-1
tlmore and Ohio railroad, running!
north and south between tha avenuof I
marked the beginning of tha western 1
boundary of the fire. Three square, L
from the neighboring fire are the tr^l
manse shops of the Baltimore and Ohio f
Rnllway Company. The burned tern-
tory 1s Juat north of the business por-1
tton of Chicago and was given up si-1
moat exclusively to residences. The I
bins of the Sunday Creek Coal Cora-1
pany, with 100 tons of coal, were tn-1
eluded In the destruction.
r*nnexarva tlirf* patlmatoa nn»
gregate loss in the residence district at I
8400,000; the Sunday Creek Coal Com-1
pany nnd the Beck Lumber Company I
3200,040. No lives were known to be I
lost.
RUSS1ANCH01ERA FIGURES.
St. Peunrsburg. Aug. 24.—A supple-
montairy official cholera report issued I
today gives the folowing statistic, ot I
oihe ravage's of the disease in tbe ff-'
fected district* during the post week:
Orel, new eases. 647; deaths. 213: Cos-1
cis On-the-Don, new cts s 489;
2(2: Corsk, new cases, 296; deiths, 103;I
VtedJmlr. new cases, 156; d-sth,. 52:1
Lomza, new cases. 47; deaths, 22: Mot-1
cow, now cases, 42; deaths, 24: Viatic, I
new cases, 47; deiitos, 22; Voronoosb.l
new ease?!, 39; deaths. 22. I
For the past fontnifbt th? following!
esse* are given:
Padoia. 1.178 new eases and 423 deaths:!
Tool*. 253 new cases and 78 deaths; Ysr |
ostaw. 92 new cases and 28 deaths,
th# city of Moscow during the pest|
three days 171 new c«»e« and 74 doath»|
were reported. In th# city of KerMi,|
in Crimea. 69 new c?«— and 22 deaths!
occurred during th# past five ehy*.
SEN
FIJI
lion
In Eating
has been brought about by the
introduction of Cottolene, the
new vegetable shortening. The
discovery of this product, and the I
demonstration of its remarkable J
qualities, has attracted the widest
interest. . Hitherto the common
shortening has been lard, or
indifferent butter. Every one has
probably suffered occasional dis
comfort from lard-cooked food;
while it is well known that thous
ands are obliged to abstainentire-
ly from everything of that kind.
To such people, Cottolene is of
peculiar value v widening as it
does, the range of what may be
eaten and enjoyed. Cottolese
is a cooking marvel. It eoinbiiM
with the food—imparts to it a
tempting colo r , a delicate flavor,
and an appetizing crispness.
No trace of greasiness remains
to offend the taste, or disturb thi
digestion.
Cottolene is worthy of ths
careful notice of all those who
value good food, of itself or lot
its hygienic properties.
Sold by Leading Grocers.
Madsonty by
uiN. K. FAIRBANK & CO.,
CHICAGO sad ST. LOUIS.
Aniwcr lhi® Qarctlen,
Why do so many peoplo wc soo
around us reem to prefer to anffer and
b# nude miserable by Indigestion, con
stipation, dtzztnem, loss of appetite,
coming up of tbe food, yellow .kin,
when for 75 cent* we will soil them
Shiloh's Vitalizer, guarantied to euro
them.
Sold by Goodwyn & b all Drug
• i;.:in> . '"'ll. r ' ll".:y Colton
avenue.
OOHfiSON'S
MACKETIC OIU
lr-,'ei!,- I
.iiKAiiSi.il-'.-i: t,
THE HORSE GfttKD,: :;gftggjg|
lb® mofft Powerful and P—trgttnf Vpmmmmw-
. •-•t.Ial'X. •< a. -. I *■*<•
iCHKiiON’S ©RI-N7.V- SOAP.
Mediated and Toilet. Tti*Or*» Skin Curt I
"o O (lanutt’ur. LaJ'»-o > - - - ■ •; “ - *
•i •• era# u. t t..*ti'v: - e'- v,. ;
. , ,,t. r: i' .Itisi r ■■ •'*; . . -l et
■ . eoft HI 1 I *' r Infafll#
SsSSrtkMSurVTLeae. Vuf.ff.to
GOODWYN & 8MALL DRUG CO.
Sole agents. Cherry street. corn‘ r
ton avenue. Macon, o*. —
PrnfdnK Iloai* P«ll»d.
St. Louis, Aug. 24 —Th# C. B. Wood
ard Printing Company, at No. fit, 620
snd 622 North 8econd street, made .in
assignment this afternoon. Th# con
cern to one of tbs largaet printing t»
tabitobments in th* city.
1
lev
Small
nrar.terJ t , rur? I’-d!
!! :.,ia, he at.it C'..e,U|>*.l»»
. j'iGitie. 1‘nvt
40 ta
Fur U* bJ
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Children Cry for Pitcher’3 Castoria.)