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p A 'KHw i®®g .|s .■ eta HWilßl VOL. XXVII.—NO. 40. THE ANARCHIST CONSPIRACY. Tn his office at X**w Scotland Yard mt Inspector Murphy, chief «<I the “specials” told off to keep wat- h over the anarelii.-ts. He was engrossed in th*’ pt rusal of a large official-looking document. when h< was in terrupted by the • ntrar ■»» < f two >f his Principal subordinates, !•■’ ctive Sergeants Mulligan and Magee. They l.a i .->me to inquire if he ha I any or **rs to give them before they left th*’ "Yard” for the night. “Ah. bo;. raid th* in.-p--<’tor. looking up. "1 was just going to s*r.*! f* r you.” “More work. sirT* ask*-d Mulligan. “Aye, and hot wort.. V**.” answered the inspector, with a signiti ant siu-.ke of Ins head. “I have just received word ;'o’n the French police that l.uchn Miasme, le>uis Roche and Jean Lt rat, who uisauperir- *1 from Farts some weeks ago, are rejiorted to be In London." “Miasme, 1. h»* and Lerut." repeated Mulligan, thoughtfully. "Th y are the fellows who wi-n- tried for that Notre Dame affair, nr. n’t th- y .”' “Yes. and who should have been hanged for it,” repl.v 1 the insjieett r. “1 was in Faris at the time, and attended the tri <l. There was n<» doubt but th -y were guilty —they themselves hardly d ni»-*l it b:tt the case was mismanaged, and th* jury were scared for th* ir own skins, and the end of it was that thr**- mo-t villainous murderers were let loose on - * iity again.” “It v. . X.rre Dame expio.-icn.” sail M.**;•*•. “Faith. I*.g enough for anything. "he church was full of people wom“n and children cha-ii. an I seems of m in •.*•:*.* killed er .njun i. »*ne family—the »’«**.ite d la Targe an*l his wife and two daughters who was sitting just where the Itomb exploded, were simply wiped oai. » heli* ve, at this nwiinnt. the «nly repr native of the De la Targe family ext -urn is the son. who, at the time c» the outrage, and now. too. for all 1 k . w. was serving v itn his region nt in Fiam.” “If that son e.*-r meets Mi tsme, Hoche an 1 It- rat there’ll be trouble 1 expect,” was Mulligan's * >.nm*:it. “Yes; it was rep rt* l in the French papers that waet he heard of the result of the trial he be ** -u have the bl *4 of his mother's murderers yet. 1 dare say. however, he soon cool* •» down. At any rate, he aas made no move, and that's seven months ago. Hu: to business. The French police tel! me that Miasme, II ••he and La rat ar* .-aid to lie h- r*- f«*r .he pur pose of conimlttir.g outrages in rv. i: t for our surrendering that ruffian Marquis. They say, too. that they are well supplied with money, th ogh w; re it com- - from is a mjts’.-ry. If that's the case, the sooner we get on their track the better.” The inspector paused for a. m ni-nt, and searched among the papers on his desk. Then he San led to the detectives » veral photogr iphs. ••These.” he said. “are portraits of t*i< three ruffiians taken when they were in prison hi Faris. Look at th in well, mid nee that you don't forget the rascals’ faces." Th- two detectiv- s examined the photo graphs closely. An anxious : ••! prolonged consultation foll*»v.-l. U *-n it was ended midnight ».i« far past. The two .1. tv tiv s left the “Var i” and turned down the dark and silent embank ment. The difficulties and r- -pn.-il.i’ity *f the task that night committed to them lay heavy on their minds. X* ither of the men S|***ke as tiny walked slowly along, lost in anxious thought. Suddenly Mull.-an sieii*ed and caught Magee ti-htly by the tin. At the same bi-tant there was a brilliant flash of r* d d*-h light ab ut - yards in front of them. T*i* u • ’ * .J u tremendous re- I I For a. moment the two detectives were 100 dum.’« <ndv! t > th.nk or ucl. Mulli gan. however, quickly ;*ull--d haniself to gether. “Tne anarchists,” by heaven!” he cried. •X'ome, Tom, we may catch the scoundiels j -t.” Wit.tout an instant’s hesl atioa UtS t• :i. • • • : ■’ along the embankment toward the sp.*t where the explosi n had taken place. As they neared it th* y -i -.-kerid th* ir f ace and kepi a sharp lookout so that nothing night escape them in the darkness. A second hu r they observed a da k mass lying h • th 1 >p on to* I • • ■ ■ • •ppr. • • body a • ... so w*d tu«u ti.. i. L- : 1 • .1* • id th . xp'.os *n. D* v arm was oio.vn situ: ly to fragments e.i.l .i- r -dh» .-* •• v >- a bleeding ma ' clothes. He was •; t.te «b Ik-uctnc M ...i-..n i tru k a light and examin.d tae d*.. I m t s • • The chief hero of th. X *t: ium< ex plosion has exploded himself; the Lord be inv. ’is. i c itinrud V r <l*tecin. s *h.ury. They Mt no d-übt that the ma. killed that night was the re doubtable anarchist Lou s L* he and that he hud perished by the |.r mature exp o si.n of the bomu he was can.tn, wn * ..i. his way to commit smite diabolical oui n *e What the outrage in; i d 1 was ana hJ.w he tad which from the the scene of the explosion experts pro *“ to be of excellent w >rkmanship were not known fur some t ine Al 1* u ,tn. however, another commimicaticn was r* tclveJ from the Freii* h P lice. wh.cn thr*-w- light on both these joints and on “Vn m ‘ in'is ‘XmmntrMl. n it apficar* u .•XTSiX a. Hvinsts in Farts it «•■• sail lE u th< outrage intended was nothing 1* s than the blowing up of me houses o. p.r li.i -i.t or. at atij rat*, of the iImU tow- ik* -'og am>*ng the anarchists un- -: no doubt-of La Koanche. This person was reported to be 1 run of M*n*e wealth, and at the same iimc a skilie! chemist, and he was d* voting both his talent and money t i the - . . _ >Lla<ir t. tO IK* 1 to few of the brethr* n-ind.-ed. for purport of safety, h- mix**l lune wu.t firm living in rooms in the west end of }!o "don Xre he pr.pated l.is b unbs. an ! mo ting prof, -s-1 «na" ?dsts only fr m t.n to time in order to plan outrages and pro ?de them with the means of carrying .hem *u. Mi.t-nv’. L-nt and tl- it*’ Roehl vw his especial intimates and I is < hos- TnsUum nts for * fl* -ting his niciignant pcn.jses—ln fact, te bad cr*a «•* *. alcusy in anarchist circles by refud , to place confidence in any others th m th-se- The communication conrtuil’d by Mat ing that the misadventure by whi- h LO“‘; Roche had fo«t his Me had not tn th* slig. t. -t derive discouraged La Revanche ai.d hi* x -ociates. an I that anollur at tempt at setrage might be expec-M at any mcment. AecorliLg to the rumors > ' ri 1 dating among she militant nnwhists m b’aris this wqul.i pr..l.abiy take the form j.f an exulo.don at Woolwit h arsenal, or at L me of the p .vemni nt dockyards. I On receiving this communication Inspec- tor Murphy had another consultation with his snborili.iates. •This,” said Magee, when Ilio inspector ■. i of the Ftpolice'* *■• ir.munication, "this is a new development in an;:r< hi-m the gentleman anarchist.” • >•-«, and a very awkward on’, too.” re plied Mulligan. "We know something nl**»iit Miasme and I.* rat both about their h;.i’:its and th'dr :«tip’a rnnees —but we know nothing about this Lo Revanche, except tint lie is a g *ntleman and lives in the w• -t eii 1. and is probably a Frenchman. That’s t o vatnie to h Ip us mu<*h. We enn’t sh;;.i w every French gentleman liv ing in we-t i.onc in. and y< t while he’s free tlvro will !*• no cessation of outrages. Its true he is said now to employ only Miasme and i.ernt. bin < ven if we catch thorn he w ill soon t oilv r desperadoes to tai; their pin c<s. He carries ;he sinews of war, ami as long h<> h is money and a Lnnil. manufactory v. •’ shall have plenty of outrages.” •That’s quite true.” slid Inspector Mur phy. “Th*- pressing question then is, how enn we trap lai it* ’ranch -?” •‘I was thinking,” said Miillignn, "that when we’re fortunate enough to trace Miasme and L<-rat, wo should not arrest them—only shadow them. La Kevaii'-he must meet tiuni some time or other, and wh- n he does we con! 1 shadow him until we <lls cov r where h’s bomb factory is, then we might catch the lot." “A Fonsible plan,” answered the inspector. “But, no doubt, Miasme and Lerat meet others than La Revanche. How could you tell which is which?" “Well probably they don’t meet many gentlemen- French or otherwise,” argu<*<i Mulligan, “so we should shadow nil the we!!-drc-ssv<l people they sp ak to or have «h ilings with. At any rate, that seems to me the only chance of catching La Ra va nche." Th • irspector lay buck in his cha'r and n lleeted. While he was doing so a messen entered the room and handed him ,a t* l< cram. He tore the envelope open and glanced at the message. Th.cn he whistled. ’•.':y j- ve!" he exelamed; "they are going it. Just listen!" " 'Fortsm. ith, 11:3) p. m. Explosion in har b r. Xo injury to | -r.-on or property. No t*-;.e* <>f p* i i-.-’rator of outrage. Send officer to investigate.’ “What .io you think of that?” "I. oks I ke another bungle,” said Mulli gan, quietly. “i aiih >t d.-H s, answered the inspector, “but it may put us on the track of the ras cals. Mulligan, start you by the lirst tra n a . make •■andiing Inquiries.” Nii. l"_a>i did .-tart liy tl lirst train and did make F< archie. ’ InraHries. 'I ties-’ inquir : ' •.- ■ : n n opinion that, ■ - he •• i> v. t>> teha-raio ••>*-■ -.alvei. ’•' •’•• • • 1 •!’ ..ooth* r bungle. He discov- ers! th at at .-ou.h- a-. for. igrn-r on the nigh: of the explosion had hired a small rowing boat and that that boat had not b * n returned. He tlissoveretl further that fragments of a row n boat similar to the « ae h.r.-.i had I*, .-n pick* i up outside Ports mouth harbor. «m showing t . the owner of the missing Ixiat th- ph*.t. n rnphs of Miasme and 1,, rat. that p.-roui. after some hesita r ' Miasme as th* for igner who hired the boat. Front these fact li-an draw tb« conclusion that M asme had m.d ,n attempt to id*..* up th.- do* kynr.l or the sb pping in Portsmouth harbor, an had per:sh.-d by the pr< mature explo sion of the b- mb. And this conclusion was siior.ly aft rwiirds confirm <1 b* advices ir.*m th. i-’r. n< h polh e. The.*, w.re to the ♦ *<•’ t that .imon* P.«ris anan*hi>ts it was • 1,0 attempt was T-, ! ha , d b ’ ” "> ; l"g. H was •' 1 ' ,h • n’wh di sat ■ tlon <xht ■ t «•- i hng la: R. v.-.n<-!:. and his .-kill as : . . "'• *' ’hat. as he alone among ir, 'hist.s p«».->-• <-cd funds he still contrived, tn .-pu-- ..f his successive failures “• ntain hi position 1 ’ I . - ....'“a" M-ir. I’ m He S doing „o^ S . thl com 'nuniea anar.-IH-n ...I *uppr.ss both Pul: -n, I r •<’*’r.-hist.. than all the i J" ‘"o ’her. Tie best i*v".7 m' . '' 1 "'‘’.'l'’" 1 «ouid bh for him all mir • ■ ? ls 1 ! until th*-y’re " cuts, and then fur him to blow Up hill: ■ It.” <*' : had not long i • w ~t - '' .T-ra " i‘he V '” ! t ’ ‘ T,,< hiliabita'nts* 1 of I*. :.. -. v. r awaktntsl about midnight ’•unsiderable trou i .’ ’j in ■ -a <te..- Evidently he. like Roche and i- T l .,- w?- himself, as . \ ‘ called it, when attempt!!];; »urt On the in- ’ , ’ x . ” a,! " 9'*' ‘h ad man he had no 'th . • ?ri 7 1 "‘ ii . tiS ' ,n “ him as the third of th it i rnble tnu 1a . 10 ,.. 1 er . . r.*<-y one of th.-m ha t p rished by the same nu -:s as la, V hud u-ed to murder the in.io.-ent congregation of Notre Dame. 1 ‘ ■ ’“• - ' Still engaged in in- .I*7l 11 ~ tllv ' I ’<-t:mstiu l <-..s connected with this expl • .on when Insja-ctor Murphy r< -cived a mysterious note, it tan as fol'- lows: “Al is discovered. Lot La Revanche take c- re. L. think, he has « scape. 1. having fled Lum Luiid.m; but the arms of the bruth e: !:• txt stretch tar. ’i’*dl him—your agent provocateur—that lie is now in ;•-■ great d;-tig. ras h. was in Belgrave ruad. The avag r of blood are after him. He shall p risit. tS.gn* d» ANARCHIST.” ’’Hullo!” cried Inspector Murphy, when he had read this note; "the third failure has been too mu h tor them, and La Ravanche i.- now to b blown up h!ni«< If. Mure pow er to their elb >ws, 1 say.” "Belgri.ve road.” said Mulligan; “that’s where he hung *> it, apparently. Surely with such a straight tip as that we should be i:..ds if we faded to lay hands on him.” “He ha" left it. though,” said Insfnxtor Murphy. "I don’t know whether we shouldn’t let him ami his friends settle mat ters between them. It’s another case of trahisoii! tra-h on!! -tra-hl-son’!!’’ But the Inspector was only joking, and half an hour later he and Mulligan were in Belgrsve road starching for the lodgings cf the ini-sing M. i.a itevanehc. They so**n <d- -ov*r.d them, too, though the name he had pa-- d under with his landlady was not Kt Ravanche, bat Montagnard. The lady gave a v< ry peculiar description of him, and stated that the cab which took away !- n an d his luggage went to Victoria, lie ;;a-i ii*.t taken all his luggage, and what he had left Ix’hind demonstrated his identity with La Revanche. It consisted of several unchargtd bombs, a large bottle of sul phuric acid ami the materials for com pounding an explosive powder of great str* ngth. Evidently he had left in a great hurry. To Mulligan was delegated the duty of tracing the missing man. The task was no easy one and fur more than a month his reports were not altogether satisfactory. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCToBHR 1, 18to> He had traced La Revanche to Paris, but there for a long time he completely lost sight of him. One morning just after Inspector Murphy ha 1 reached his office at the yard the door opened and in walked Detective Sergeant Mulligan. Though entirely unexpected, he was received by his inspector without the slightest indication of surprise. “Well, what's up now?” Murphy asked in his quietest manner. “Oh, I’ve finished the job, sir,” replied Mulligan. “Found Li Revanche?” asked Murphy. Mulligan nodded his head. “Had him arrested?” asked Murphy. Mulligan shook his head. “Failed to establish his identity?” asked Murphy in a tone of disappointment. “No, I had some trouble over that but in the end 11c admitted it himself.” “Admitted it himself!” cried the inspector. “And pray, why did the French government refuse to arrest hi tn 7’ “Because he’s the young Comte de la Targe, whose father, mother and two sis ters were murdered by Roehe & Co. at the Notre Dame explosion.” The inspector laoki d steadily at his sub ordinate for a moment, then he whistled to relieve his feelings. “What are tin y going to do with him?” he then a»ked. “’>•■<■ irate him and send him hack to his regiment in Siam.” was the answer. IIHTIILEIIEM OF JI I>EA. Rev. Janies W. Lee’s Lectnre nt St. John’s < hnrcli Recently. From The St. Louis Republic. “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou )>*• little among the thousands of Ju dah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to l>e ruler in Israel; whose goines forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”—Micah v, 2. On Monday morning, April 3d, in com pany with our dragoman, we passed out through tin- Joppti gate to visit Bethlehem. This road is traveled more, perhaps, than any other entering Jerusalem, except the one from Joppa. A horseback ride from Jerusalem in any direction is always in teresting. One meets people in all varieties of dress, sometimes walking, sometimes on donkeys or camels, sometimes sitting by the roadside. They move quietly and leis urely as though they had plenty of time. Bethlehem is about two hours' ride from J* ru al- ia, or about six miles. The walls Rehoboani built around the town are gone. Near it, however, is still to be seen the tomb of Rachel, where Jacob burled by the roadside th.- lover of his early manhood, the woman he married in Mesopotamia, and who had shared with him the hardships of the journey front i’r of the Chaldees. Jacob -P< iks with much tenderness of Rachel: “And as for me when 1 came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the hind of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a lit tle way to com.- unto Ephratah; and i bur ied her there in the way of Ephratah; the same is Bethlehem."—Genesis xlvill, 7. This spot wa: marked ir. the most ancient tinier by twelve rude stones, corresponding to the twelve tril>< s of Israel. The mon iin.-nt now above Rachel's tomb was repaired and made beautiful by the liberality id the late Sir Moses Monteiiore, of London. Chris tians, Jews and Mohammedans a’l unite in venerating the burial place of the mother of Israel, and Dr. Wilson says no doubt has ever been raised respecting the grave, if this be true, this tomb is an exception to the rule. For many travelers go to Palestine seemingly with no other purpose than to raise doubts about every spot and monu ment. This <ll-position to raise suspicion about every holy site in Palestine is not any sign of depth of nature, but of a shal low, mechanical skepticism to be dlseount ed and ignored. Bethlehem is an attract ive, picturesque town. Ji contains now a'- >ut Inhabitants, nearly all Chris tians. It is the most thrifty place in Pah stine. The houses are well built of stone, and look. perhaps, vry much as they did In the time ol David. It stands upon a hill running east and hoth sides of this are teiiaced all the way to the top and set in tig tries, olive trees and vines. Scarlet peppers, wild tulips and anemones stand every uh-re on the ground and give to the surr-binding hills a luminous and festive appearance. Bethlehem is on*’ of the oldest cities of Palestine, and its name means the “house of bread." It is about a nille long, front east to west. The view from the highest place in the town is very tine. To the north is Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. To the east is the Dead sea and beyond the mountains of Moab. To the south lie the rich fields connected with the beautiful idyl of Boaz and Ruth. To the west roll ever the deep, blue waters of the Medi terranean s.-a. It seemed to be distinctly understood that the Messiah wtis to be born in !•• tai.diem. \\ iien Herod convened the Sanhedrim, after the visit of the wise men, to find out where the Messiah should be born they replied, “In Bethlehem, for so It is wjitten.” King David was born here, ami here he was anointed king. It was because this was tin- City of David that Mary and Jos ph were here when our Savior was born. A decree had gone forth from Au gustus Caesar, at Rome, that all the world under the dominion of Runic should be taxed. But before the taxing it was neces sary that the mimes of all the people should be enrolled. A messenger, therefore, had gone over Palestine proclaiming from < very hilltop and housetop the follqvving: "Go y up . very man unto his own natal city, there to be enrolled. Il is the com mand of Caesar.” So the scriptures say: “And till went to enroll themselves, every on.- to his own city, and Joseph went also up from Galilee, out of the City of Naza reth, into Judea, the City of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David—to enroll him self. with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child.”—Luke il. 15. The Church of the Nativity, the oldest Christian church in the world, is said to stand upon the site of the inn where Joseph and Mary lodged when our Savior was born. This church is own.d iii common by the Latins, the Greeks and the Armenians. Around it these diffi-r. nt .leuoinii-.ations have convents and schools. The shrine, vvhi<-h gives meaning and signiticanee to all these buildings, is in the chapel of the Nativity. 1» Is semi circular, and lighlei day and night by lif teen silver lamps. In its Hour is it silver st ir, marking the spot over which the star of the East is supposed to have once rested. Here, in Latin, is written the fol lowing: "Here Jesus Christ was born in the Virgin Mary.” Pilgrims from all over the world .ire drawn to this sacred spot. One who can stand and see them kneel to kiss th.- silver star, without being moved to tears, is harder and more stupid than the average mortal. Origen, at the beginning of th>- thirl century, speaks of this place as being universally regarded, not only by Christians, but by the heathen also, as the birthplace of ChrlsL An Old Sleuth. Front Puck. Policeman—This is the naygur, yer honor, as sthole thim shoes from Finnegan’s. Justice—Were the shoes in ills possession? Policeman—No, sor-r. Justice—What’s the evidence, then? Policeman—Whin I rin down the sthrate cryin’ “Sthon thafe!” he sthopped at wanst an’ looked back. A TROPICAL STORM. IT STRUCK THE OKORGIA COAST RUT Dili NO GREAT ItAMAGE. Houses Unroofed and Trees Blown Down in Jacksonville, Fla.—No Lives Reported Lost Along the Atlantic Coast. The tropical hurricane, the 1594 rival of last year’s great coast storm, which has been careering around among the West In dies and southern waters, gave Florida and the Georgia coast a jolly blow during the past week. It came tearing up from Cuba, fresh from Its great victories in that charming little isle, and carried everything before it. It was a lively duplication of last year’s storm and lashed the waves and beat the shore with terrific fury. For a time it seemed that it would do as great destruction as last year’s hurricane. It swept through Florida and just before noon arrived at Savannah. It came up at about thirty-six miles an hour, on schedule time. It did considerable damage, but up to last night no loss of life had been re port e<l. This hurricane was no baby affair. It was a well organized storm and It started out with business-like intentions. The special observer of The New York Herald discovered it off St. Thomas last Friday \ i/vuiwr \ iVectnesrfcL’y J s vic. /- T V C-sH m. Qcn’vo. « r 's ) Direction in whiih the storm tr iveled i jndi. ated by th*’ arrows. Tracks of the storm center is indicate d by the heavy line. and cabled his paper about it. This in formation was in advance of the weather report;' and was the first news of the storm printed in the United States. The storm came in on time and The Herald scored a big victory in the shape of newspaper enter prise. The storm described a circle. It swept around in a northwesterly direction after passing St. Thom.is and crossed Cuba. After careering along for several hundred miles it turned to the northeast. It is now supposed that it has gone off to sea. The passage of this storm has, ns is natural, been accompanied by gales and heavy rains. IN THE STORM’S PATH. Florida and the Geergir Coast Badly Rack ed by the M ind. Jacksonville, Fla., September 26,—(Special.) The hurricane passed northeast of this city t 1 o’clock today. The higliest wind here was forty-six miles per hour. Rain fell in tor rents and gusts of fierce winds dashed it into houses. Nearly every residence in the city was well drenched in this way. There were not many disasters or heavy losses. The most serious was the blowing down of 300 feet of the new terminal station that had been put in position. It was laid flat and M. H. Maynanli*, station master of the Savannah, Florida and Western rail way, narrowly escaped death. He was knocked down by flying timbers. The loss is above SIO,OOO. Trees were blown down, and tin roofs were torn off. Much damage was caused in this way throughout the city. Some dam age is likely to be report*'d from the rail roads south of here. All have been serious ly washed. Many breaks are reported along the coast below St. Augustine. At Jupiter and Lake Worth it is feared that much damage has been caused if not loss of life. The wind there was sixty miles an hour. Jacksonville has had no communication with any portion of the state south of here since last night. Much uneasiness is expressed over the situation. St. Aiigtistiiie Suffer* Henvily. Jacksonville, Fla., September 27.—Storm news is very meager. Jacksonville is still cut off from communication with south Florida, and since Tuesday not a word has been received front east coast points, where the storm is supposed to have been most severe. All the wires leading to the south are down and no tranis front that section have come in since Tuesday. Nothing has been heard from St. Augus tine since Tuesday, and there are rumors that the ancient city has suffered greatly. The railroad and Western i nion officials are repairing the damage to their lines and communication wiih the south will proba bly be opened up by tomorrow, then reli able reports as to the damage done by the hurricane can be obtained. it is certain that the orange crop has been greatly injured, but it is hoped no lives have neen lost. In Jacksonville the damage, which amounts to about $75.”0", is being rapidly repaired. The wreck of the new union de pot In process of construction was the most serious loss. Where it wa« Worst. Jacksonville, Fla., September 28.—Com munication with south Florida is being re stored and special dispatches are pouring in to The Times-Union, relative to the damage done by the West Indian cyclone which raged in the state Tuesday and Wednesday. The dispatches all tell the same story of houses wrecked and crops destroyed, but no loss of life is repotted. A dispatch was received from Tampa today which is the first information from that place since Tuesday. At Tampa several large cigar factories were wrecked. The large three-story brick factory of Seiden berg & Co. was destoyed. The factory of C. A. Joyce was demolished, as were also the factories of Ybor & Maurara, Theodoro Perez & Co. and O’Halloran. The First Presbyterian church and the palatial. Tam pa Bay hotel were badly damaged. Several smaller structures were also demolished. The total loss on buildings at Tampa is estimated at $50,000. Communication with Fernandina was al- so restored today. A dispatch from that place says that the schooner Edward Stew art, which was loaded and was lying at anchor, was blown across the river, pulling •her anchors with her, and is now lying on a mini fiat in about live feet of water. The small boats were blown away and numbers are now lying high and dry up in the marshes, together with the floating dock, which was at the foot of Center street. During the storm at Fernandina the Brit ish steamships Boston City and Elmville collided and were badly damaged. A dispatch from Palatka announces great damage at that place to river craft. The steamer Princess was sunk between Palat ka and Picolata. She is valued at $12,000. The steamer Edith was driven ashore. The steamer De Barry was driven against the drawbridge and wrecked. The steam yacht Maude was sunk near Crescent City. Today advices were received from St. Augustine, which has been cut off since Tuesday. These advices were brought b.v Mrs. Anna M. Marcotte, The Times-Union’s St. Augustine correspondent, who made the trip on a hand car. Mrs. Marcotte gives a graphic account of the condition of things at St. Augustine. No lives were lost, but several houses were wrecked anti the losses will run into the Nearly all the windows in the-city v. re blown in and the houses flooded, with water. The Ponce de Leon hotel was damage<l in this way. The loss on the hotel> furniture is heavyi At St. Augustine the waves dashed over the sea wall and made rivers of the streets. Many wharves were blown away. Bctw< en Green Cove Springs and Palatka, on the St. John’s river, twelve wharves have completely disappeared. Betw<-vn Jacksonville and St. Augustine not a telegraph pole was left standing. The damage to the orange growers is in calculable. Dispatches say that in the large groves th** ground is completely cov ered with green oranges. The loss will be fully 20 per cent. The east coast is still cut off from com munication below St. Augustine and Pa latka, though communication may be re stored tonight. Every effort is being made to hear from Titusville, Jupiter and Key- West, which are supposed to have been in the storm’s center. Dispatches indicate that the storm was as severe in the interior of the state as on the coast. It struck Tampa and then traveled northeast from Jacksonville and St. Augustine. At Ocala and Orlando, in terior points, several sea gulls and sea eels were found after the storm passed It is safe to say that the storm has cost Florida more than a million dollars, but no lives have been lost unless at Key West, Titusville, Jupiter or other east coast points. Key Weßt Heard From. “Key West. Fla., September 2!i, 1891.—The wind commenced blowing on Stu div after noon at about 13 0 o’cl x - k. and c ntinu-<l until Tuesday night, blowing hardest at between 11 and 12 o'clock on Tuesday, when Its velocity registered 102 miles an hour. There was great destructi n in shipping along the islands. The wreckage extends from Dry Tortugas to Cape Florida. No estimate of the loss of life or of the damage to property can be mad ? at pr- sent. Six men have been picked up and brought into this port since Wedn»-sday—two of them severely bruised. The French barkentine, Gambronne, from Jamaica, loaded with log wood. was driven up within one hundred yards of the shore. The crew was taken off by the Key West Wrecking ’’Ompany. The schooner, Lilly White, is supjiosed to be lost, having left Punta Rassa Sunday night. On Monday night she was seen off the northwest lighthouse in company with the schooner Hero, which has since come into the port dism isted. The French bark. Alarielle, lying in the harbor, was capsized. The largo building of E. ri. Gato. on the south beach, was blown down and part of the roof of the United Stales naval department was blown off. The crack yacht. Sophia, was wrecked off Taibunches on Monday afternoon ab mt 3 o’clock, and is being repaired preparatory to being brought to this city. There is a large Ves sel bottom-up at Turtle harhor, name un known. The German bark. Nada, from New Orleans to Lisbon. 1 iden with flour and staves, stranded on i.ong Key bank and is a total loss. The wreckers are saving the cargo. "All the bathhouses along the water front are washed away and many orna mental trees were uprooted. Otherwise, little damage was done to the city.” Lived i pon the Roofs. Havana, September 29.—More than seven ty houses have been carried away and many others have been damaged. Thousands of people saved themselves by taking refuge on the roofs of their houses, whence they were rescued by passing boats after the storm. The water in the streets is now six feet deep. SEVERE AT BRI XSWICK. Shipping I>* Tied I p—The Storm In 5 iolent —Sea Bird* in the f'ity. Brunswick. Ga.. September 26.—(Special.) The great storm of 189.1 is being eclipsed by the West Indian hurricane now j isssing over Brunswick. For twenty hours the winil and rain have whistled ami blown through Brunswick's streets, praeticai.y putting a stop to business and running everybody indoors. The actual damage reckoned by dollars and cents, ha-- not been as great as during last year’s storm pe riod, but the feeling of apprehension among the people has been greater. In .Brunswick the seagulls flew around. PRICE FIVE CENTS giving ear-splitting shrieks and adding to the feeling of insecurity, as they sought places of refuge. All night some of the citizens watched for the climax of the gaie. The night passed, however, without any great casualties, but at this hour the storm is still raging. Many crafts have been blown up in the marshes, and th'e Mallory line steamship Rio Grande is tied up to her docks. Sixty Mil** an Hour. Savannah, Ga., September 26. —(Special.)— The storm has not reached its height but the wind has been blowing fifty miles an hour since 1') o'clock and in gusts it has gone as high as sixty miles. The chief damage will be down on Tybee island and to the Tybee railroad, which was just re built last spring after being blown and washed to pieces b.v the storm of 1893. Two houses on Tybee are reported blown from their foundation and the water is up over the northern end. Fortunately all the people except about fifteen were brought up . ■■ • laj . Th< i • malned to ■ the property there. Four miles of the Ty bee railruad are submerged and will likely be washed away. The notices of the storm and warnings sent out three or four days in advance put everybody on the lookout and property was put in shape to stand almost any blow that might come. I’iiskol KiiNt of the City. The center of the storm passed to the east of Savannah and will strike about Charles ton or cast of that point, probably going off Hatteras. There has been little damage to porperty here, though the blow gave eve ry indication of promising as severe a storm as that of August, 1893. The danger anticipated was from floods of water being blown up over the land, but the fact that there were only neap tides this year at this time has prevented much of the damage that might otherwise have occurred. With spring tides the water would undoubtedly have been backed up over the wharves and the shipping interests would tyave suffered severely. The schooner. General Adel bert Ames, anchored near the quaran tine station, was damaged. She had two anchors out this morning, but this after noon both chains were crossed and tangled and she was dragging toward the marsh. She and the cargo will probably be consid erably damaged. Charleston Storm To«.sed. Charleston, S. C.. September 26.—(Special.) Charleston is again fast in the grip of the storm king. The blow began early* yester day morning, but owing to the ample warn ing given by the weather bureau, people had time to prepare for it as far as prepar ation could go. The summer colony on Sulli van’s island all packed up and came to the city yesterday. DiimiiKe to flic Rice Crop. Charleston. S. C.. September 27.—Specials to Tiie News and Courier from various points in the middle and coast regions re garding the West India cyclone report con siderable damage to corn and cotton, very serious damage to rice but no loss of life. At Georgetown the damage to the rice crop is very great and it is difficult yet to es timate the loss, though many put it at 33 per cent. A large portion of the April planting, either in stubble or stacked in fields, floated off with the tide, and June rice is, no doubt, badly injured, for the wa ter was salt for some distance up the riv ers. A HEAVY SEA ON. Vessels Entering Port Tell of Rough Expe rtences in the Storm. New York. September 27.—The steamei Ei L’orado, Captain Percy, of the Morgan line from New Orleans, arrived at quaran tine just after sundown tonight, twelve hours late. She rounded Florida Keys on Sunday, the 23d. and the hurricane accom panied her to port. Captain Percy’s log shows that he encountered a gale from ths southeast just after passing Key West and inst* ad of dying out as usual, it in creased in velocity and effect until he near ed Cape Hatteras on the 25th, when it moderated somewhat and canted to the eastward. Day before yesterday morning, the wind again increased until it had at tained a speed of fifty to sixty miles per hour. Later in the day it moderated slight ly and yesterday commenced veering to the northeast. Captain Percy says the hur ricane was one of the tno.-t severe he h is ever met and that she had a hard tussle with it. He had a raging sea for three days aid nights, but the El Dora.io is a stanch vessel and weathered the storm without receiving any but trivial damages. Outgoing steamers for the West Indies and coast points south are unsettled as to the advisability of feeling the storm which is reported to be coming north along the coast. The steamer Alvena, for the West Indies, passed out at the Hook early in the after noon. but returned after having gone but a few miles. The Cienfuegos. bound for the West In dies, was reported by the Sandy Hook observer as clear of the bar at <• o'clock, but ten minutes later ho reported her re turning. heading for the bay. The Yorkiown, for Norfolk and Newport News, went out late in the afternoon and the Nacooehee, for Savannah, anchored in Gravesend bay. The outward bound steamer Vigilancia. of the Ward line, after delaying twenty four hours in Gravesend bay, de cided to face the storm and heav ed anchor at 1 o'clock p- m. The Lampasas, of the Mallory line, also went out this aficriiOuiJ. How It Will Be Next Month. The month of October is called the golden menth of the year. It spreads a rich portraiture over the field and forest and brings the harvest to its full fruition. It is usually softened by a mild temperature that ming'.es the beat of the July sun with the cooler breezes of midwinter, and the atmosphere is balmy and fragrant. It rar !y happens lhat the soft procession of October day . is marred in this locality, by heavy rains or violent windstorms, and, from the record of the last fifteen years a delightful period of weather may 'e expected. Mr. S. Gorgas, the weather man, has prepared a report which will be of interest in this connection. The mean temperature for the month of October, ranging through fifteen years 18 tl T‘.*< k s. IL* w;• 11. ! if*t Oetoovr was ii- 1884, the in* n ary standing at G 8 degrees The coldest was in the following year at which time the mercury registered 57 de grees, showing a ier.iark.ible uniformity. The highest temperature for any one day was on the 3*l of October. 18S4, at 91 •ieg’-’es. and the coldest on the last day of October, HS7, at 30 degrees. The average rainfall for the month of Oc tober during the fifteen years measured 2.31 inches, the average number of rainy days was nine. The least rainfall was .02 c.f an inch, in 1891. and the greatest 5.44. in 1879. The greatest amount of rain in any tvicnty-four hours was on the 30th of Oc tober, 1881. The average number of perfe -t days was 16. The prevailing winds were from the northweet.