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J. H. EBTILL. President.
HARRISON AT REST
~„E EX-PRESIDENT SLEEPS AT
CROWN HILL.
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thousands were present.
• GENERAL DEMONSTRATION OP
RESPECT.
Tbr Chief Maglstrrte Stood by the
(.rave of His Predeceeaor and
Every Grade of Life Was Repre
sented In the Crowd Farther Baek.
lirief Service* Held at the Home,
preceding Thoae at the Church.
'H,e Services Both at the Church
the Grave Simple and Impres
sive—Mrs. Harrison Barely Able to
lontrol Her Grief—President Mc-
Kinley Remained Uncovered
Throughout the Ceremony.
Indianapolis, March 17.—Surrounded by
fully 10,000 of his fellow citizens, the re
mains of Benjamin Harrison this after
noon were Interred In the family lot In
Crown Hill Cemetery. Close by the grave
were the members of his family, Presi
dent McKinley and other visitors of dls
•inctioii and the more intimate friends of
G<n. Harrison. Back a distance of fifty
yards, behind ropes guarded zealously by
and large force of police, stood with uncov
ered heads the great multitude who knew
him not so well as did they who stood
beside the freshly upturned earth, but
who honored him and admired him quite
as much.
It is doubtful if any public man, at
least In this generation, has been borne
to his last resting place among so many
manifestations of respect. Of passionate
srief there was little outside of the mem
bers of his family, but the tribute of re
spect was universal. It came from all
alike, from those of his own political faith
and from those who differed from him
concerning what Is best for the nation’9
good: from men who have been his life
long friends and from those who knew
him merely by sight and to whom he had
never spoken. It came from women and
children, from white and black, from all
conditions and kinds of people. There
was no exception anywhere to the ex
pression that the nation had lost one of
its ablest men and the greatest man in
his generation In his own state.
\merlca Well Represented.
By the grave stood the chief magistrate
of the nation, and behind the ropes were
the street Arabs of Gen. Harrison’s city;
every grade of human life In America, be
tween the two, was represented in the
,rowd. and among them all there was but
the one feeling, that a man had died whv
was honest at all times with himself and
with others, and whose ability and char
acter were such as the nation could ill
afford to lose.
The weather, like that of yesterday, wn
splendid, bright sunlight, the warm
breath of spring in every breeze, nnd yet
In the air a touch of winter that brought
the bloca to the cheek jtnd a sparkle to
the eye.
The services at the church and grave
were simple in the extreme, all In most
excellent taste, and like the proocedings
yesterday, there was an utter absence of
friction in everything that was done. Al,
was well ordered and well performed.
At the Harrison home, before the re
mains were taken to the First Presbyteri
an Church, where the full service was
held, there were brief exercises for the
members of the family and more imme
diate friends of Gen. Harrison. Possibly
15" people were present. Mrs. Harrison
did not appear, but remained in her room
until It was time to leave for the church.
Tlic Gntlierlng at the House.
President McKinley, accompanied by
Gov. Durbin, the members of President
Harrison's cabinet and others, sat in the
parlors and the halls, and a number of
them sat upon the stairs while Dr. Haines
read a short passage from the Scriptures
and made a few remarks touching the life
and character of Gen. Harrison, as did
Dr. Niccol of St- Louis.
After a brief prayer by Dr. Haines these
services were over. The florist’s wagon
• ame to the house and a number of the
larger pieces were loaded into the vehicle
preparatory to being taken to the church.
Word was then sent to Mrs. Harrison
• hat the time had come for the body to
be removed to the church and she at
once came down from her room into the
parlor.
The Honorary’ Pallbearer*.
The doors were throw:', wide open and
honorary pallbearers, who were Gen.
Benjamin F. Tracy of New York. John
'Var.amaker of Philadelphia, William H.
H Miller of Indianapolis, John W. Noble
1 f St. Louis and Charles Foster of Fos
*°ria, ()., Gen. Dew Wallace of Indian
apolis, Judson HarmcAi df Cincinnati and
'' ilham A. Woods of Indianapolis, came
slowly down the leading to the
‘irect. After them came the active pail
bearers bearing the casket. They were
A I-. Mason, James Whitcomb Riley,
D'ans Woolen, Harry J. Milligan, Clif
ford Arrlck, William C. Bobbs, Harry S.
Aew, Howard Cale, John T. Griffiths,
•'.e'vton B. Tarkington, Hilton U. Brown
* n <l Samuel Reid.
" h " e the casket was belnV placed in
■he hearse the honorary pall bearers stood
t" one side with bared heads. As the
'"•arse moved front the front of the house
he carriages came up rapidly and the
lamily and visitors entered them.
Behind the casket came Mrs. Harrison
uh her brother, Lieutenant Commander
"rker of the navy and little Elizabeth
"rrison. Then came Secretary Ttbbetl
1! 1 ’" rR ' Tlbbett, then Mr. and Mrs. Mc
, Mr - and Mrs. Russell B. Harrison.
O'ti the other relatives of the dead ex
""-ident. Directly after the members of
" family came President McKinley and
•ov. Durbin and following them the
f,; 'h'ls of the family.
1 Solid Mass of Humanity.
"ere were several thousand people
o,l 'id the Harrison residence as the fu
"Til procession moved atvay, hut the
o ’™ *aii Insignificant to that
w n *' re(l * r ound the church, where there
* solid mass of humanity strtchlng
~'■*** “*ay oti every sidewalk. The
tie, m ‘ tre kept entirely clear by a dr.
l, ,rn * n J ot Police and company Cof tha
Mr* 1 * nf,ntry ’ patrolled the
•! si ' u,t ou, ride the curb and nooody
010111 • cart 0 f lo t (, # church
rhu,.s* r,n,tt * and ,0 ~ ofr thc w * lk ’ Th#
, w,< Packed when the funeral pro
* lo n arrived.
1 "her* Escorted the President.
~J’* honorary end active pall-besrrri
1 1 * l<> * r lJ r up the north renter alele
t , ’* the seats at the eld*. The
t*. forming in column neer the doer,
JfotKmttal) JHofnittg
came in the south aisle, acting as an es
cort to the President, who was accom
panied by Mrs. Durbin. As thc President
reached the pew set apart for him the
ushers turned and faced hint. He bowed
his thanks for the honor and then usher
ing Mrs. Durbin into the pew. followed af
ter. Gov. Durbin and Secretary Cortelyou
filled up the pew.
Immediately in front of thc casket and
behind the pall-bearers came the Rev. M
I* Haines and Rev. Samuel J. Nic-ols Of
St. Louis, the latter bearing a facial re
semblance to Senator Hanna, although he i
is a mifeh larger man.
Immediately following the casket were ;
Lieutenant Commander Parker and Mrs.
Harrison and other relatives of the fam
ily.
Distinguished Men Present.
Behind the pew occupied by the Presi
dent were Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks,
Senator Beveridge, Gov. Nash and party
of Ohio, Gov. Yates and party of Illinois,
Congressmen Watson, Cromer, Overstreet,
Steele, Crumpaeker and many other dis
tinguished men.
When all had taken their Beats Mr.
Haines advanced to the front of the pulpit
platform and, resting his left hand upon
the large chyrch Bible, opened the ser
vice by saying:
“I am the resurrection and the life. He
that believeth on Me, though he w,ere
dead, yet shall he live, and he that liveth
and believeth on Me shall never die.”
Mr. Niccols then read from I Corin
thians, xv, 35-38, inclusive, after which
Mr. Haines offered prayer.
After the prayer the choir rendered the
hymn, “Rock of Ages.” in a beautiful and
impressive manner. This was Gen. Har
rison’s favorite hymn and it is said it is
the only one he ever attempted to sing.
Following the hymn. Dr. Niccolls read
portions of Scripture from the fourteenth
chapter of St. John, and the 21st chapter
of Revelations, after which Dr. Haines
delivered the address.
Rev. Mr. Hninea* Address.
In his address the minister said:
“Full and fitting tributes to Gen. Har
rison's public career and to his high
achievements have already been paid by
many of you, by you who knew him so
well and for long years have been as
sociated with him in high places. 1 tub
is no time for repetition of the life record
familiar to you all. We are all mourners
here to-day. There is no gathering of
strangers offering a perfunctory tribute of
grief. Some of us are comparative strang
ers to one another, but all of us, whether
from d'stant cities and states, or from
this, his own commonwealth and home
city, ore friends and neighbors who hold
him in deserved personal esteem and
honor. The story of his life, strenuous *n
its endeavor, high in its ideals, persistent
in its loyalty to rectitude and to country
and to God. is a rich heritage. We will not |
be ashamed to open that page in our na
tion’s annals where his name has a fore
most place. The camps and battlefields
where he exhibited the devotion of a he
roic soldier of his country, the courts of
law in which, by ability and industry, he
won a merited competence and wide fame,
and kept 0 good name; the fierce, passion
swept arena of political life, where he
battled unto the last, courageusly and
continuously, for what he believed to be
principles of constitutional government;
the tremendous burdens and responsibili
ties of the office of chief magistrate,
where he never failed to keep principle
above policy and furnish the American
republic an administration nobly wise
Just and clean, and in the years slnde
a brpad-minded citizen, close In
touch with the great problems
that are most affecting the lives of men,
the problems of government, of education,
of charity, of religion, recollection of all
he has said arid done comes to us now
with peculeir impressiveness. What is
brought home to the minds of us all is the
number of wayß through speech and pen,
and deed he touched the different grades
of society in the city, in the common
wealth. in the nation and in the church
and always touched them to finer issues.
His life was diligent and many-sided in
its actlvitlfy* and never stopped growing
and expanding. It has seemed to many of
us that that life was never more vigorous
Intellectually, perhaps wider influential
ly, than It was at the very time the sum
mons of God came, calling His servant to
come up higher The departure of such
a man from the land leaves a heavier
weight of responsibility ui>on you who re
main. Like all really great men, he gave
one the impression of a reserved power
tjpon which he had not drawn, and we
carried the feeling that there were re
serves in his nature for achievements be
yond any yet realized. It may be the In
finite Father has larger spheres of ser
vice for him ypnder. Of the life of that
realm we know little, but we are told that
there His servants shall serve Him.
Was American to the Core.
The fiber of his patriotism was Ameri
can to the core. Fitly does the flag of the
nation cover his casket and adorn the
walls at this service. That flag! How
must it really meant to him. How tme
and time again it sent the blood racing
through his veins! How his very tones
would grow tremulous as Its waving folds
met his eyes and his voice was uplifted
In support of all that It symbolized. Pa
triotism is a great word here in America
and is growing greater. A distinguished
scholar has declared that the development
of Individual manhood Is all that is vital
in human history, and that Is true. Tt
Is the highest product of our civilization.
“He was never false to himself. Under
neath his speech and actions there was
the bedrock’ of moral principle. When
you reached that you reached something
that was immovable. I speak of it oj n
manifestation of the lower and grace of
the living God In whom he believed, for
at the foundation cf his character was
his relllgous faith, strong and clear.”
Dr. Niccolls offered prayer. The ser
vices were closed with a baritone solo,
“Hark, Hark, My Soul.”
Thence the party were driven to the
cemetery where gathered around the Har
rison lot In Crown Hill Cemetery, and
standing in solid masses along the wind
ing road which led to the place, were
thousands of people.
Mr*. Harrison’* Grief.
Mrs. Harrison took her place at the
head of the coffin, which had been borne
to thc side of the grave by the pallbeareiyi.
Through the heavy mourning veil which
she wore there were visible marked signs
of her grief. Her lips trembled contin
ually and it was evident that she kept
her emotion under control by a great
effort.
Near her on the left was the General’s
son. Russell B. Harrison, with his wife
and Mr. end Mrs. McKee. Col. Harrison
kept his eyes fixed upon the ca*ket. never
taking them away from it during the ser
vices. Mrs. Russell Harrison and Mr*.
McKee were composed, but now and then
a little storm of emotion would shake
them, and their faces would be burled
In their handkerchiefs. The brothers of
Un. Harrison. John SJott Harrison and
Carter B. Harrison, stood close together,
old men. with fares that revealed how
deeply they felt their loss. Mrs. New
comer and Mr. snd Mrs. B V. Morris
were together at the side of the grave
The other relatives stood to tht Isft and
slightly below them In the eircls, which
' was formed for the service of burial.
Tl# President si the Grave.
President McKinley ram* to the rsv*
j with Mre- Imp bln and with
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SAVANNAH. GA„ MONDAY. MARCH 18. 1901.
LI HUNG VERY ILL
CHIXESfc STATES MAX A PHYSICAL.
WRECK.
HIS MIND STILL BRILLIANT.
SHREWD OLD TRIMMER. BIT HE IS
NEEDED SOW.
Fereigs Diplomats Pay Tribute to
Ills Sagacity—llls Removal Now
Would Seriously Interfere With
the Negotiations—German* Criti
cise Withdrawal of American
Troop* ns a “Great Mistake”—Brit
ish and Russia Still Glare at Each
Other Across Railway Siding;.
Pekin, March 17.—The health of Li Hung
Chang is again a matter of grave con
sideration to the ministers of the Powers.
Mr. Rockhill, the American special com
missioner, who visited Earl LI yesterday,
he is a physical wreck and appar
ently in a state of utter collapse, al
though mentally as brilliant as ever. Mr.
Rockhill would not be surprised to hear
of his death at any moment.
The removal of Li Hung Chang by
death or any other cause at the present
moment would be very unfortunate. M.
Dealers, Russian minister, said to-day:
“Li Hung Chang is a great diplomat,
and his influence with the Chinese court
is absolutely unique. No other man in
China approaches him in this respect.
This influence is not temporary, but it
is particularly effective at Important mo
ments In the history of China like thc
present.”
Senor de Cologan, Spanish minister,
said:
“The Chinese court could not appoint
a plenipotentiary of the same caliber and
having equal influence with the Chinese
and the foreigners. Although many of
the ministers of the Powers object to his
political methods and regard him as es
sentially a trimmer, nevertheless they re
alize that he is the best possible man to
represent China in the present emer
gency.”
Orders have been received by United
States troops to depart next month, leav
ing behind only 150 infantry.
The German headquarters staff assert
that these instructions are "a great mis
take,” alleging that it is necessary to
retain a large body of foreign troops in
the country for at least two years. Most
of the ministers, however, take a diffier
<nt view of the matter, believing that the
best course is to retain a few .of the,
Troops of each nation and to withdraw
the ret.
THE ANGLO-HUMIAN DISPUTE.
Both Side* Hold Their Ground.
French Soldier* Very Rowdy.
Tien Tsin, March 17.—There is no change
in the situation developed by the Anglo-
Russian railway dispute here. The Rus
sian and British forces are still repre
sented by small detachments, with offi
cers, encamped on opposite sides of the
railway skiing. The utmost friendliness is
exhibited toward each other by the op
posing parties, but as a measure of pre
caution the guards have been reduced to
twenty-seven on each side in order to pre
, vent any possible collision pending the ne
gotiations. A Russian general ar
rived from Pekin last evening.
Owing to the persistent rowdyism
of French soldiers in the British concee
sion, the British authorities have been
reluctantly compelled to forbid the French
to enter the concession unless on duty.
Maj. Hocker, of the British force, was as
.-aulted this afternoon in the French con
cession.
The Russians continue to purchase land
in their new concession.
A German reconnoltering party returned
to Tien Tsin to-day with thirty captured
robbers.
Count von Waldersee is expected to ar
rive here from Kaio Chou on Tuesday.
BEGINNING TO TALK RASH.
Admiral Alrxtefl Charged With the
Trouble at Tien Tsin.
London, March 18.—The Tien Tsin cor
respondent of the Standard says:
“The railway dispute here Is another of
the attempts of the Russian admiral. Alex
leff, to create trouble, and unless he is re
moved, there will be constant friction,
which will eventually lead to hostilities.
He loses no opportunity to thwart the
English."
Commenting editorially upon its Tyen
Tsin advices, the Standard reminds Rus
sia that "the British fleet is as potent as
ever and Japan Is burning to second the
efforts of any one ready to oppose the an
nexation of Manchuria.”
The other morning papers recognize the
gravity of the situation at Tien Tsin and
counsel the government to be firm, but
they express themselves less aggressively.
England'* Weakness Known.
“A grievous blow has been Inflicted
upon our reputation in the Far East,”
says the Daily Mall. "Our weaknesses
!nd unpreparedness for war are well
known to our enemies and there is rea
son to expect further surprises in the dip
lomatic line. Before, however, we can
put our foot down, the empire must be
placed in fighting order.”
There is no fear of Lord Salisbury go
ing to war with Russia for a good or a
bad cause, says the Daily News. "Russia
Is a fit object for graceful concessions,
and not a small republic to be bullied
and provoked.”
HAS THROWN tirK THE M AUK,
Hr. Morrison Denounce* Riisvln'*
New Attitude.
London. March I*.—Dr Morrison, wir
ing to the Time* from Pekin, soys:
"Russia, by her refusal to support the
Power* In their demands for the punish
ment of guilty official*, has Anally thrown
off tho m"k. A plea for leniency I*
hardly aerlous coming from a Power
whose troop* last summer were guilty of
reprisals upon the Chine## warealy l**s
ferocious than the act* of the Boxers'
themselves. , „ .
"Kuaaia's action I* only explicable a*
the fulfilment of a private compact with
U Hung Chong to throw the concert ovar
tsoard in return for conreealcns securing
h*r separate |nt#r#eta."
In the course of a tat*# telegram, Dr
Morrison say*:
l "Coins** ottciala aay tbajf have bean In-
formed from St. Petersburg that Russia
abandons her claim to exclusive rights in
Mongolia and Turkestan and consents to
modify the stringency of her control of
the civil administration of Manchuria,
agreeing that the convention shall bo
published as soon as It is signed in St.
Petersburg a fortnight hence.
"This is the first check inflicted upon
Russian, diplomacy in China since Lord
Salisbury was cajoled into the withdrawal
of the British troops from Port Arthur
In 1838, and it cannot fail profoundly to
modify the situation by convincing the
Chinese that there still exist international
combinations capable of maintaining the
equilibrium of the Far East.”
BUSINESS CRISIS IN JAPAN.
Industrial Development Overdone
and Capital Lurking; With
W’hleh to Carry on Kn!er-
Prlaea.
Yokohama, Feb. 16, via San Francisco,
March 17.—The business depression con
tinue*. and prediction* are freely made of
a general crash among Japanese firms and
industrial enterpriees. There does not
exist here, however, tha general financial
condition which leads to panics, business
being conducted almost exclusively on a
cash basis, while the credit system is
almost unknown.
The difficulty lie* in the absolute lack
of capita: wherewith to carry on the great
scheme of industrial development initi
ated after the Chlna-Japanese war. It is
beginning to be realized that Japan should
have used in this direction the Chinese
indemnity instead of expending It for in
creased armament. A curious par
adox exists. Owing to its habits
of economy Japan is relatively one
of the richest nations, but now it is in
the depths of poverty, with its efforts
at industry brought almost to a complete
standstill. The remarkable stadlness of
foreign stocks in the treaty ports, in spite
of the genral depression, is very notice
able. Dividends of from 8 to 12 per cent,
keep steadily up to the mark while Jap
anese investments enterprises divide still
larger profits.
The Chinese situation is always and
very naturally the theme of Interesting
comment. It is noticeable that the native
papers are thoroughly in accord with the
American policy.
Japanese Cabinet’* Tronble*.
Yokohama, March 17.—The Japanese
House of Peers ha* passed the taxation
bills of the government, but the hostility
felt toward the Ito cabinet shows no
abatement.
RUSSIA.
Rioting of Student* Causes State ot
Siege to Be Proclaimed 111
Three title*.
St. Petersburg, March 17.—1n conse
quence of the rlotgus disturbances fol
lowing the demonstrations promoted oy
university students the government fias
proclaimed a state of siege at Odessa,
Kleff and Kharkoff. It is reliably report
ed here that a student died at Kharkolf
from injuries sustained In the disorders
of March 4 In that city.
Eight hundred students of the univer
sity of St. Petersburg, virtually all re
maining here, met last Friday, and re
solved not to attend further lectures.
The police subsequently arrested sixteen.
Four hundred students of the technolo
gical school entered the court yard of the
institution to hold a meeting and the po
lice inscribed all their namee.
The mining academy is already entirely
closed.
It is reported that Count Tolstoi, who
ever since his excommunication has been
loudly cheered wherever he has made his
appearance, is taking an active part in thc
disturbances at Moscow, where the sit
uation is complicated by a strike of the
operatives of several large factories.
PORTUGAL Tn TURMOIL
A Move on Foot lo Drive Out lie
Jesuits and tn Eatnhllsh n Na
tional Chnreh.
Madrid, March 17.—Advices received
here to-day from Lisbon, dealing with
the anti-Jeault demonstrations in the
Portuguese capital and in other parts of
the country, say;
“The Jesuits here urged a very wealthy
young lady named Braga to leave her
heme and persuaded her to take the veil.
Much excitement has been caused by a
revelation of the facts of the case.
“King Charles consented to receive a
delegation from Oporto, strongly urging
the suppression of religious congregations
in Portugal and presenting a manifesto
In favor of the establishment of a na
tional church under papal authority, out
with Portuguese priests.
“The Lisbon police have seized a mani
festo in favor of the Jesuits and protest
ing against the demonstrations against
them as ‘persecution.’ The radical pap r,
conitnue to publ sh violent anti-Jesuit ar
ticles, accusing the government of delib
erately omitting to enforce the laws.”
PRESIDENTS MAY SHAKE.
If They fan Decide Which Should
Come Acros* Firm!.
City of Mexico, March 17.—The Mexican
ccnsul at El Paso, Tex., Mr. Mallen, has
returned from a three days stay at Cuer
navaca. where he had on Interview with
President Diaz. He say* the President Is
In excellent health. There continues to
be much talk here about President Diaz
going to El Paso to meet President Mc-
Kinley when the latter shall make hi*
trip to the Pacific coast, but there seems
to be some doubt as to which government
should take the initiative. Each President
has a high regard for the other and a
meeting between them would be the first
event of the kind.
CABINET CRISIS AT SEOUL.
Caused by Plot to Murder Lndlea of
Imperial Household .
Yokohama. March 17—The cabinet crisis
at Seoul, capital of Korea, which arose
out of the arrest of the acting minister
of finance on charge* of having plotted
to murder a number of the ladles of the
Imperial houaeho.d. continue*.
SECRET OF Oi l* SUCCESS.
“Tariff and Great Alertness,” Hays
London Dally Mall.
London. March U ~Th# Dally Mall
which make* a bid for tariff protection
declare* editorial.y this morning that ”th#
real eaugea of America’s wonderful com
mercial aueccee may be summed up In
the words, ’tariff and treat alarm®#*.' "
2 SLEEPERS BURNED
PLANT SYSTEM PASSENGERS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE.
LOST CLOTHING AND MONEY.
TWO PULLMANS REDLCED TO
TWISTED IRON.
Passengers Gotten Out So Hurriedly
That They Left Clothing and Per
sonal Efforts Hell Ind Estimated nt
*IO.OOO to *ls,ooo—Some Had to
Remain Wrapped in Ulnnkets l n
til . Jaekaonville Was Reached,
W here They Were Supplied by the
Plant System People—The l.osa on
t urs Estimated ut *OO,OOO.
Palatka, Fla., March 17.—Two Pullman
sleeping cars, Tabita and Elmer, of train
No. 32 of the Plant System, Tampa to
Jacksonville, were completely destroyed
at an early hour this morning at Buffalo
Bluff, seven miles from this city. All
that remains of them Is a mass of twisted
iron, the wheels and trucks. The sleepers
were filled with tourists and all wet#
asleep at the time of the fire. So quickly
did the flames spread that there was prac
tically no time for saving clothes or valu
ables.
Train No. 32, first section, left
at 9 o'clok Saturday night, and was due
to arrive In acksonville at 7:30 o'clock this
morning. Owing to there being a heavy
train, it was divided and sent out In two
sections.
When nearing Buffalo Bluff the two
ears were discovered to be burning. At
the time of the discovery of the flames
they had gained such a headway that it
was impossible to extinguish them, and
the train was run to Buffalo Bluff, where
the burning cars were shoved into a sid
ing and a flagmen sent back to flag the
second section.
The passengers In the burning cars were
hurried Into the other slepers and made as
comfortable as possible, mere were sev
enteen passengers tn. the two sleepers,
several of them being ladles. In thc hur
ry of awakening and being placed in other
cars sevral of this number lost their
clothing and personal effects. Blankets
were loaned to these who were ho un
fortunate as .to lose their clothing and
they remained wrapped in these until
Jacksonville was reached.
The news of the burning of the cars
had been telegraphed to Jacksonville and
when the tram reached the terminal sta
tion there. Just a few minutes later, Di
vision Passenger Agent F. M. Jolty,
Traveling Passenger Agent A. M. Lu
cas. Jr., Trainmaster Bevel of the Plant
System, and Superintendent Hutchinson
of the Pullman company were on hand
and immediately provided for the wants
of the passengers.
One man lost- hts trousers and several
of them were minus their coats. The la
dles lost the greater part of their wear
ing apparel. The railr ad officials had
their measures taken for clothing, dresses,
shoes, etc., and they were supplied wlt.iln
a half-hour of the time of tne arrival of
the train In Jacksonville. The passen
gers were then sent to hotels and mad*
perfectly comfortable. Tickets were sup
plied them to rep.ace those burned, and
by the afternoon those who desired to
proceed further were on the way to their
destination.
At 11 o'clock this morning a special
train was sent lo the burning cars. Train
master Bevel, Attorney J. E. Hartridge,
Supt. Hutchinson’ and Passenger Agent
Lucas, together with several of the pas
sengers. returned to Buffalo Bluff un i
made an effort to recover what money
and Jewelry was lost, but In this Ihey
were unsuccessful, as the cars had burn
ed to the trucks and were still hot an I
smoking.
The loss hi money and Jewelry Is sill
to be. according to the statements of the
passengers, between *IO,OOO and *ls 000. The
total loss Is estimated at *60.000.
MET A SHOCKING^DEATH.
Woman Falls In Epileptic Fit and I*
Killed by Her Pet Fat Terrier.
New York, March 17.—Mrs. Carrie Co
bus, living on West Eighteenth street,
met death In a shocking manner to-night,
being killed by her dog. Mrs. Cobur, her
husband, her son and her mother lived
together. Mrs. Cobur was 38 years old
subject to epileptic fits. Her constant
companion was a fox terrier of unusual
Intelligence. Mrs. Elizabeth Broadhead,
Mrs. Cobur’s mother, says her daughter
went out Into the kitchen about 7 o'clock
A few moments later Mrs. Broadherul
heard the dog barking excitedly. ‘The
mother ran out and found her daughter
lying on the floor. She knew It was an
epileptic attack, and dashing a pitcher of
water Inlo her daughter'sf ace, she ran
Into the hall and screamed for help.
Philip Rockefeller, living near by, heard
her and ran to her assistance. They went
Into the room where Mrß. Cobur lay nnd
there saw a horrifying spectacle. The
pet terrior. seeing Its mistress In agony,
appears to have gone mad. He flew at the
prostrate woman as she writhed on the
floor snd repealedly attacked her, burying
its teeth in her throat and severing the
jugular ve-ln. When Rockefeller tried to
tear the maddened brute away It clung to
the dying woman with terrible tenacity.
He finally got the animal loose. It then
attacked the mother and the man but
they beat it off.
A physician was summoned, but Mrs.
Cobur had bled to death. The dog disap
peared in the streets.
SIX BURNED TO DEATH.
Oil Stove's Deadly Work in <• tine bee
Town.
Buffalo. N. Y., March 17.—A apeclal to
the Express from Campbelltown, N. B„
says:
Six persons were burned to death last
right at Little t'ascapada Quebec, as th"
result of the explosion of a coal 01l stove
in the house ot John Oauthrlr of Gau
thier & Arsenau, merchant*.
Gauthelr’s wife, who was sick In bed
and live children were the victim*.
Nine New Case* of Pinnae.
Cape Town. Mereh 17.—Nine new casta
of bubonic plague have been officially re
ported In Cape Town during tha last for
ty-right hout* 81* of the*# are colored
person* and three European,
Husain Threaten* Neprleal*.
Nt. Peteraburg, March 17—The official
organ of the Russian ministry of finance
to-day threaten* that Huml* will make
■trlot reprisal* In can* of any raising of
>. autus by Germany on HuMan yrutuota
REPUBLICS TO CONFER.
Conference to Ho Hold In City of
Moxloo tn October, IrunaltiK
Mnoh Interest.
Washington, March 17— Responses have |
now been received from practically all
of the South and Central American re
publics accepting the invitation to par
ticipate in the conference of American re
publics which Is to be held in the city
to Mexico next October. Thc preliminary
•vork of the Congress lias been directed
from Washington. Several of tho repub
lics already either have chosen their del
egates or have names under considera
tion. The Guatemalan minister In Wash
ington will represent his government.
It is understood that the Brazilian del
egates have been chosen, and that the
names of those who will represent Chill
are selected, conditional upon the extent
of participation which Chill will have in
the Congress. The personnel of the dele
gates from the United States Is beginning
to attract attention, ond in South Amer
ican circles there is an earnest desire
that at least one of the delegates from
this country shall sustain some official
relation to the state department. In thu
former Congress neld In Washington. Mr
Blaine was a conspicuous figure, nnd the
Southern republics are desirous that there
lie like prominence at the coming Con
gress.
Among those informally mentioned are
Assistant Secretary of Slate Hill, Direc
tor Rockhill of thc Bureau of American
Republics and John Bassett M<>ore, for
merly assistant secretary of state. Mr.
Moore’s name ho* come up In connection
with the researches he has mode on the
subject of arbitration, which promises to
bo one of the most interesting themes be
fore the congress, the South American
republics have shown a strong Inclination
towards arbitration in the settlement of
their frequent boundary difficulties. Some
of those interested in the congress have
hoped to see it bring results similar to
The Hague conference, with a permanent
court of arbitration for the western re
publics like that at The Hague for inter
national conflicts In which the countries
of Europe and the United State-, njlght
be involved. None of the southern repub
lics was represented al The Hague con
ference.
The sentiment for arbitration was
strong in the last South American Con
gress. and In the recent congress at
Madrid It again tqok form. At the same
time It has been understood that Chill
might not desire to participate If the sub
ject wns to be discussed in such form as
to Involve the pending controversy be
tween Chill, Peru and Bolivia. In signi
fying her purpose to accept, the Chilian
authorities said )n substance that if
would be conditional upon the discussion
of no topics which would Involve trending
questions In which that country was con
cerned. Peru, however. looks forward
quite confidently to this congress as a
means of presenting her view of this long
pending conflict. But tn any event It Is
not expected that a subject of the magni
tude of arbitration can be entirely elimi
nated from a congress of this character.
Besides this topic. It Is expected that
the congress will deal with commercial
affair* of inlerest to this country and
the other republics, developing means for
thorough co-operation and mutual ex
pansion of trade.
I A VENEZUELAN OUTRAGE.
' I nlteri gtntesConsuliir Agent Tbrovrn
In Prison for the Second Time
in Fl* >1 on Hi n.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, March IT, via
Huytian Cable.—News has reached here
that the United States consular agent at
Barfelona, Venezuela, Mr. Ignacio H.
Balz, has been arrested by the Venezue
lan officials and intfTtsuncd wit limit adr
qliate cause. ThiH Is the second time he
haH been treated In this fashion within
the last five months, and he will resign
unless protected by the Washington gov
ernment. It appears that several sums of
money have been forced from him by the
Venezuelan officials under threat of Im
prisonment.
The protests of Mr. Balz to Washing
ton seem to have met with no response
so far. Three months ago Mr. I/oomls, the.
United States minister at Caracas, made
a demand ujion the Venezuelan govern
ment for an (fpology for the first out
rage, hut his communication was quite
ignored.
VIENNA BANKER ARRESTED.
Murdered Aged Client nnd Cremated
llod>—find Been n Swell Sport
on This Side.
London, March 18.—The Vienna corre
spondent of the Dally Express says:
"A prominent bapker of Vienna, Albert
Vogl. was arrested Saturday at the office
of the Gale Manufacturing Company,
American machine makers, whose repre
sentative he was, on charge of murder
ing by poison an aged client, named Tau
bln, whose body he had cremated after
Inducing him to make a wilt whereby
Vogl obtained 812.000.”
Other dispatches from Vienna say that
Vogl was formerly connected with a New
York newspaper and once raced with a
liner across the Atlantic In a yacht with
the proprietor of the paper In Question.
Taubln, It appears, was u Russian Jew,
a miser and a drunkard, and died In Vi
enna last April.
LYNCHED IN*TENNESSEE.
Jury Could Not Agree and Hob Took
Negro From Court House aud
Hanged Him.
Nashville, Tenn.. March 17.—At Tlpton
vllle, In laike county, last night, a m b
hanged Ike Fitzgerald to a tree near the
Court House. The negro was charged with
assault on a white girl. Miss Mina Daven
port, 19 years old. and u trial Jury had
Just reported that they could not agree,
and had been discharged. A different ver
dict had been expected, and a mob seized
the prisoner before the sheriff could hurry
him from the court room, aud hanged
him to the first tree. The crime for which
Fitzgerald suffered was committed sev
eral weeks ago on the banks of Reelsfoot
lukc. near Tlptonvllle. Miss Davenport,
! while passing a lonely spot, was assau'ted
by a negro, who was mending fishing nets
I and the pursuing posse arrested Fltzgor*
1 aid us the guilty person.
HOICK MIMICS VERY HEAVY.
Prospects of Peace Only ••Hopeful,”
However.
Pretoria. March IT.—The proepecte of
peace are ettli considered hopeful. The
• Burr loeeee ieet month were ltd killed,
: tub wounded and 1.000 captured end tujr
renderrd.
owing to tnr heavy ralne Gen. Trench's
I nan spun didUulUee arc atlU enormoua.
DAILY. *8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.*I A YEAR
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
PITTS HI RG FIREMAN’S SUDDEN
DEATH.
THREE OTHERS BADLY HURT.
EXPOSITION BUILDING DAMAGED
*IOO,OOO.
lire Started in Felt Factory nnd
Burned Fiercely—Falling Wire*
Struck Trolley Wire nnd Dropped
AcroMß lira** Nonale Held by Mlilrr
nnd Snyder—Rntli Dropped and
Two Other* Coming to Their He*,
one Were Hndly Hurt.
Pittsburg, Pa.. March 17.—During the
progress of a fire to-day at the corner of
Duquesno Way and Fort street one man
lost his life and three others were badly
hurt. The property loss will be fully 1250.-
000, well Insured.
The dead:
William Miller, driver No. 3 hose com
pany.
Injured:
George J. Snyder, hoseman; same com
pany.
Harry Griffith, ladder man, tru:k C.
H. E. Si’hecklcr, hose man. company 30.
All Of the Injured men are In thc hos
pital in rnther bad shape, but will re
cover.
Tile tire broke out in the boiler room
of the Hiram W. French Company's hair
felt factory. Just opposite the exposition
miiin oullding. Through some confusion
no alarm was turned in for some time,
and It was fully twenty minutes after the
fire was discovered before the engines
reached the scene. From the felt' factory
the flame* Jumped across the street and
in a very short time the exposition build
ing was burning fiercely. All the rtremen
could do was to prevent the flames from
spreading. After hard work this was ac
complished. and the machinery hall, with
Its valuable contents was saved. The
main building was a complete wreck. Two
lumber yards adjoining the felt factory
soon succumbed. Gallagher & Banker
lost 1,100,000 feet of lumber, and Henry
Henk 350,000 feet of valuable hardwood.
Three small dwellings near t thc lumber
yards k-ere destroyed, but as far us known
all the inmates escaped.
Victims of n Live W ire.
Rilllam Miller and his fellow firemen
were victims ofya live wire. The Intense
heat melted the'network of wires running
In every direction and one of them, In
falling, struck a trolley wire, the other
md crossing the brass nozzle of the bos
held by Miller and Snvder. Both men fell
as though they had been shot. Sehe k’er
and Gr filth, in going to the rescue, also
were caught and both badly burned When
the proatrate men were reached Miller was
dead and two of the others unconscious.
The Ices rn the exposition building will
reach *IOO 000, fully insured.
THE NEW YORK GAMBLERS.
MrCnllngli Getting in Ilia Work on
the “itnre Thing” People—ln
strument* Seized All Crooked.
New York. March 17.—Justice Jerome,
before whom the men arrested In the
gnmbling houses are taken when captured
by agrnta of the committee of fifteen, was
busy for several hours to-day holding
court for the purpose of disposing of the
ease* of men arrested after midnight last
night In various raids. The Justice h%ld
court at three of the police stations dur
ing the day, Mnd committed for examina
tion to-morrow morning In all twelve men
accused of being Interested In the running
of gambling houses up town. The pris
oners were held in bonds ranging from
*I.OOO to *1,500 each, with the exception of
Phillips, alias Col. Potter, whose bond
was fixed at *3,000.
Methods employed by Superintendent of
Election McCultagh, who Is managing the
gambling raids for the committee of fif
teen, were brought to light in the ease
of Phillip*, and it is said evidence I*
being gulred by Mr. McCullagh In a sim
ilar manner against several elegantly
lurnlshed up-town gambling resorts which
are ssld to be frequented by thc wealthy
class of cltlxens who indulge In the sport.
lr. the case just mentioned one of Mc-
Cullagh'* agents answered an advertise
ment which told of how money could
easily be made In a "legitimate financial
business.” The agent met Phillips at an
up-town hotel ar.d soon found that the
enterprise was to Invest In a "sure
thing" gambling game. He Invested *165
of the committee of fifteen’s motley which
he lost, and when urged by the gamblers
to get *EtS) more he promised to do so.
Instead he brought <other agents of tho
committee and warrants last night, and
arrested Phillips and his associate*. The
gambling outfit used was captured. The
agent* of the committee of fifteen aay
that all th* .gambling Implements thus
far seized have been of the crooked pat
tern.
ROOF IN.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans Narrowly Escape
Heath nt Columbin—Valuable
Diamonds Lost.
Columbia, S. C.. March 17.—Mr. and Mrs.
W. Boyd Evans, living in the northern
suburbs, had a narrow escape at 4 o'clock
this morning. They awoke to find the
roof of their handsome home about to fall
In on them, and barely escaped with their
white domestic through a window. The
house was burned to the foundations.
Mrs. Evans had not time to rescue t\,er
Jewelry case with several thousand dol
lars worth of diamonds; nor did Mr. Ev
ans gel his clothing, containing a wallet
with *3OO. Handsome old silver and house
hold effects were destroyed. Mrs. Evans
was Miss Heyward of Charleston. She
is quite prostrated from the shock.
BI LLETS DID NOT STOP HIM.
John T. khayne Marries Divorced
Wife of Hurry Hammond.
Chicago, March 17.—Announcement Is
made here of the marriage of John T.
Htiayne, the wealthy Chicago merchant,
and Mr* Martha K. Hammond, former
wife of Harry H. Hammond, on Thurs
day last in Pittsburg. Pa.
Tire wedding recall* th* aenaatlonal
shooting of Shayne by Hammond nearly
two year* ago In the cafe of the Audi
torium Annex In tht* city, where Shayne
wa* dining with Mrs. Hammond, who wan
then pa rated from her hu*band. Bhayna
though supposed to be faulty wounded.
Pretty recovertd. Hammond, who is
merchant tailor, wa* aubsdquantly tried
on tha charge of atu-mrted murder and
acquitted.