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VOL. XX. ~~PICKII"NS, S. C. h RSDAY, MARCh ,II3I O 7 THE COOSAW SITUATION. THE LATEST IN REFERENCE TO THE GREAT PHOSPHATE WAR. The Compam3 :Malte at 1'rolbonitimn in,ic Ing to a ICesuimpotimn of Work, wvich is Accepted Conltionally by ttt Si:tate. The Correviiontomco i i he stkIhct. CoLUM I A, S. C., March l5.-The fol. lowing letter was received by tel l'hos 1)hIato Cotir,ssion to.IaV. It expl:lins itself: To the Ilon. I. R. Iillman. the 1ion. Y. J. Pope, the lion. W. 11. Ellerbe, the lion. J. ). Montgomery and the lion. Geo. 11. Walter, Members of the Ioard of Phosphate Commissioners-- Gentie men: It is a m:itter of regret to the Coosaw Mining Company that it has been found necessary, in order to pro tect their rights, to make any applica tion to the Courts, and that some av commodation could not havo been reached by which litigation would have been avoided. 'hey have always de sired to liv- as law abiding eitizens, conducting their affairs on bIsiness principles and avoiding all coimplica tions and litigation. But no alterria tive was left to them, and in taking this course they have only exercised the privilere gutaranteed to every citi zen of having the rights which they claim to possess passed upon by the Courts of the country. How long this litigation will con tinue it is (if course impossible to s-, but the Cocsaw Company is desiriou it having it so conldimlted as to avi1 :v unnecessary delay and pe, anIt reach a final conclusion on the -rits with all du speed. Aiid their cminsl stand ready to act. in I his spirit and to facilitate such a result. While, however, the mat t4ir is t111is V pending there arises a practical and business (llestion upon which it Illay not be improper that I should address you. When the Act of the Ueneral Assem bly of 1890 went into effect oi the Ist day of March, 161I, out, of resot et to the action of the General Asseml!v, the Coosaw Company sis)(u(eil oper tions for the time beiig, alt.hough tlh(ey were advised that stich legislation could not, effect them in the exerrise (it' their previously acq(uired contrntt rights. But they desired no conifil-t with the authorities, which, a i thev learn, would1 have been brought abot t had they then continued miniiig. They did not, however, waive in the least by such stoppage any rights to which they believed themselve enti tied, nor do they now dee!in it proper here to discuss their right to resume such operations under te order of the Court. But they beg to say that, they still earnestly desire so to arran'.e with your honorable board that pending the litigation they may contimu tiheir op erations in strict compliance with all the laws of the State, and under ihe superyision of the hoard. They are advised that by intutual con sent, and without reference to any or (er of the Court alreadly tmade, such tml arrangement can be entered into with out prejudice to the existinig rights of any party, and by which the operations of the company shall contihitm tnder the supervision ol the board, and tihus both the lots of royalty to the-State and ldamage to I he compatty can le avoided. The interests of the State and the Coosaw Company are so closely inter woven that it is impossible to affect. one without the other. We (o not desire to injure or embarrass the State, and, of course, (1o not wait to injtire our selves. Any rolonged suspension of opera tions wvill, of course, cause serious dam age both to the State and the comp jany. Such (damage is not onily loss of presett revenue, butt the b)reaking up of an established business of v'alume both to thme company amid the State, arnd which, if interrupted for any lentgth of' timie, it will bo diflicult, if not impossible, to regain. '..he only persons to be benielitedl would be our competitors in the buisi ness of phosphate mining, to whtomu our being out o. 1 hie market aneians 1 re edomii to that extent from competition. I feel that I am add-essing Ihulsiness men antd thmt. my motive i and the mit Lives of the coimpany ini so dloinrg will not be misconstrued. And( with this feeling 1 beg to call these imitter toi your attention andI to say thait th e I oo saw Mining Comupanty are ready :mid wvill be glat to enter into sucth atn ar rangement by wvhich, peniding t his lit i gat,ion and without prej iihlie to tihe rights of' any party, they can c-out inute their operationis uinder the prop)er su1 pervisioni andi( direction of the hoard (of phosphate c:ommissioiners. I am, yours ver-y truly, (Signed.) lI oht.. A<h1 er. Chief Mlanager oh C oosauw Mmllig (Co. CoL U.31i.\ , Mar-ch ili.- -'he ho:sp.ihi e comnmissioti muet this moringt., ie peial lng question being I hie proposit ion f rom i Mr. l{ rbert Adlger ont behalf1 of the C oo saw~ Comipatty, whlich propoHsit ionl is pul b. lishied in full above. A flur a session of' three hour-s, disctting this prop osit loln and other maatters, the cotitmissiont pre pared the followinig reply: saw Mining Companay, Charlest on, S. Dear Sir: '1 ouir letter- of t he 13it.h in,st p)rop)osinig that "penditng the lit igat tion theo Coosaw Minting Comtpanyivi continue thirac op)eration s in itt iing. reeke in Coosaw Ilaiver,"'has thtis (lay been't stil mitted to the board of pihiosphate ceom missioners, and1 by dIirection of. said board I am authorizedl to mlake Il his re ply: Under authority and bly direct ion of an Act of the General Assembilhy we have taken possess5iont of that port1ion of Coosaw lBiver hereto leased to) your company and( have issue&d three licenses, viz: To the Carolina M inming Colmpanly, to the Farmer's M ininig Compan iy ani d to the Beaufort P~hosphmate C'ompianly to) mine therein. Recognizinig thet t natumality of it t('est s between the State and thte t',osaw Ml in = ing Company, we are ready and anIxioats to have your companay resuime w ork, ailnu will grant you licenise uponi coimph)lance with the requtiremenit as to bond, et ., lin corporating into such licenise a prov i ion that wvould p)revenit any prejudice to) the claims set up by you unider the Act of 18'i6, but canniot p)ermit the (Coosaw Mining Company to resutmo work lil less our licensees shall atlso be permtitted to mine in said river'; a p)roper- conistrtIe tioni of thle p)owers of' this board under the Act of the Genieraul Assemb)ly, c-reat the same, we are sture will allowv such-l A restrictions as to how iining shall be conducted as Will prevelnt ,dainage to the State property. Tie settlenient by the Courts of <question at. issio between the Stato alld the Coosaw Alining Company canI be _-re:t ly hastened if your :attorieys iterpose no delays, and therefore no great harm can result to yotir comnpany if the ('ourt of last re ,iort still decide in your favor, an(d the restimption of work mnder these condi tions by your comupany would appear the be-it for all1 concerned. I lespect fully, IB. I. Tillinali, Governor andt Chairiiman of the Ioard of I'hiosphato Cominlissionlers. . The questions will now naturally be iI statt ciuo, iless a reply be received froi MrI. Adger. THE ALLIANCE IN OHIO. Ik,! Ol1 '4iticlan3s Uread tihe itl'oeet of lite Oriem' Activity. ('olI.mris, Ohio, Alarch Ix.-Tho nunigers of bot hi politiaI parties are greatly sit rprised and avnioyed at the discover y that t hie variotis farmer or ganlizations.- of the 'State have beenl (litietly at work during tie Winter with a view of taking a Ieading l>osition in the politic.i of the State. III the South ernr tier. of Counties borderiig on the Olio Iiver active work was beguni di rect ly after the elections ii N oveniber. MIeetings have been held in the selool houses every week, and these gather ings have heoni addressed by the most VersuIsve and eloquent of the Western and Southern speakers. It Iay be said that the farmers are (-speciaily indi"nanit at the pr-esent tillic atl ('01-111-rUe th(- LX?egishttur hasbl takVJn oi blay ii'liol:nit iiieasures. lBoth Ie bl:ns o111( Demnocrats pledged t8lmdiv.sl- t Inove inl the directionl of re<ili iwe, the ;alaries of ('oui y ollicials hr st, far ;ot hing has been done in this' direct i4n. The disposition of the poli ticiains to elect wealthy Inmen to the Sen ate lins beeni denoiiei1ed in the strongest termls Iby Ihe Alliance leaders. The election of l r. IHrice has undoubtedly aroused the ire of the Alliance to:a greater extent, than aiy other Ierform ance of recent date. B rice is referred I ) as te wreckvi of railroads, a mono ))(olist who Iiyes in New York and chl;aiili; resideice in (fhio. ie is also eh:-rted with evaid ill:g taxat ion for years. It is llow apIpareit that tile Alliance petiotl( will maike an early start in their batl Ie against the old regime. It haS b e llv tet-ritIind to proceed with the tiiht, a!, unce and with this end in view a trial vill be nuade at thc township (lect ions in a innber of Couinties wheire the or-anlization is mjost perfect. 'I'le first iove will he initde next iont h in the choice oftown ship ollivers, but it will he done tquietly so as to create 1i4 sIspicion. The plan as aIrani01ed is for the Alliance nien to go the polls late iv the day and vote a vest pocket ticket inl favori of an A lli ance canditate. No nominaltions will be nutde pulielv. 'Tlie failitre of I lie Legislature to pa:s ti i twlings bill taxing mainufactured gLoods ond denanded by the State Far n-rs' \llianee Convention will add zest and vigor to the ioveitient. The G ran ger e:ement is very angry at ihe virtual defeat of t his inasitire. The bill passed the louse almost six weeks ago, and the Alliance people were itubilant, but il the c,senate it has been severely lianld led and can hardly be recognized. If t he \ liance is moderately success f1il in its etlorts next nionth, the work will be viorously pislie<, aInd in all the close Ior. farmilers' Coilunties le Alliance will have its own cadilidates for the LA.gislatt ile. The Imlystery stirrouniding ithle iloveilluints of' the vNarious farmers' sOCieties has a teidency to make tle polit icians part icul:trly nervous, and this condition exists aPin bioth Iie liblimis andi h>mocrats ilike. New Yoirk TI'im es. Lik e ai Sibiorln Ii orror, Si IA.M ui( ix, l 'a., Miarch Is.-- -Iomance the drIaina thatt lhas jitst come to light ini it reve'lationu in ade' by Mirs. Noa ilt . Loneg, niee Mlary li art in, formerly of this place, but for thiirten iiyeaurs a r'esi tienit , ostenisilbly as a inauh' mniner of Streator Ill. It, wa:s whlile Nsoahl B. I .uing wvas a mlain er hlre, I liri ee years'hi' ago, tha~t lie woited:ani won \lar Miv ar tin, anud wenit thlrotigh the foin l of a imock iiuarriatge with Ii r lit hen, alter they huil goneit t o IlIliniois, lar in' usisted om seniiniig Iback her i fot'l r the mnarr'iiage cerit itientt- thaut was ne(ve'r issiutd. ,onig she says heat hieir.and thinally she learnmed, .Inst before tir lirs it chmili was horn, it shy w,as nio w i. I.n abui~~iised her Ierily, anlina irlly, tim preventit her ('5 u'iili, if1adl her' dlress as; a m:iui andI wok s his helper itn the minecs. She dlitd so ftor year is. Finl Iy her-i broither'i WValter, trI uiIhiis place. learned of hecr ctndiitioii andt re'scuied heir. A im rightIfmmt Atelant, ( u;o -:0'TivaN, ('ol., larch 18.-- A t his in oringm diirectly opplosaite the lownl. A parity ofl sixenlii .x oungi peopile lual cmn::irged u alir auim han d wagion, to 'ii br 'in u h-t'me 'trim a I-I. I'arck's hallI at ; i ver' l'hunui. A It he la'mint named thIe teaim her-ain uniu:maeale atum trnedl thie eniriie l:iirty dlown the muouti iaint slde upon the rioks bielowv. Tlhose' t hat. (eSapeid inuiriy bromh the iull sul. leredl trmi the Liicks arid hiltunoes o! lIhe hoi,'es so thatuI but one of the Sixteeni (lii -ail'e U 't-l H iu e i lta mil wams lii0 was ki?!ih- onil unibidy is hkLely to iet, butmi1 m all ifere 'lmt-. briuisog ormtbrken ]RoA Nol -:, \'n., .\uiarch 1f. '[The west hmuitiil train on the Norfolk uail WVesterni railroad -rta lk .\lis- I,uhlt and Aliss h.lia ( ''eppar-a,, tism imorin, otti a Ilinm lit-rt','irst antIj kit jim' I,elja andh iii juingim ltl4, so thfat she diid tis eveni ine. Them m.irls we're wr~alking on the tiracik with Ih wi' ~ind ini .hieir faces, whiei uin'was tom thmeiin before they could getL (itt the tracik, isost Iil1 t:i timice. amssey, a inomuinetiit tuerchmant of t his city, wvas insta ~nt ly killed this morning at his r"esidenice on Oneida st reet.. lIe leanied tout of his att im window to dis lod Ige mimluie I chles, atmal losinrg h-is hal anmce' fell to the walk hielow, strikIng the polrch ini his.ih'scet. -llis skull was ItaLurecd mul hi ns i i wn boi. TlIE COOSAW WAR. AN END TO THE EFFORTS TO COM PROMISE THE MATTER. The Stite ualnot C-,anent to flit) Iealn i11 tionk of Mining by the Coommy ConnUy Unlemm the Lesmes of the State are Per mittat to MAie Almo. COL1'I IA, March 18.- -The phospeate commission tnet to-day at 12 M.; pres ent, all tite members. Senator Snvthe came up to represent the Coosaw Coin pany. Mr. 11. A. M. Smith andl Mr. F', 1. Brotherhood also cane up to-day aI had a hearing before the board. 'I'he correspondent of The News an(d and Courier made a proposition that he be pernitted to be present and takc full stenographic notes of the proceed ings, which would also be the property of the commission. Governor Tilliman announced this proposition,stating that he personally had it) objection. Seta tor Sinythe also did not object. The objection wYas, however, made by mem bers of I lie board that other news papei correspondents iight ask the same privilege, and that coloredt and incor rect statements inight go out to th4i plress. Senator Siythe said that he had tlc objection to the presence before the comnmission of Air. 11. A. M. Smith and NIr. Brotherhood. 'lie connission has so far given. out all of its proceedings to the press, and the rule was not broken to-day. At torney G,envral Pope tither reads the in inutes (A the tintig to t he report ers or t1nakts an abstract of the sate, 'le specia husiness of the conimis sion to-flay was to consider th reply of Alr. Robert Adger tothe last letter from the co.niissiiion anu also to hear Sein tor Smythe. The foll: wing is the let ter of AIr Adger: 0FFIci- OF TE CoosAW l\IixN Co., ('1HAUL Ei-sTON, S. C., Aarch 17, 1891. lion. .Bl. It. Tillinan, Governor and Chairman l1oard of' Phosphate Com. missioners, Columbia, S. C,-Dear Sir: Your favor of the 16th instant, stating that tli board were not willing to ar range w itlhthe Coosaw Alining Company to resunie.operations uider your super vision iile-s oteit-r conipanies were al lowed to mine inl the territory clailed by us, is received this morning. I regret that, we cannot consent tc the conditions ilmposed by the board, The proposition of the Coosaw Com pany was inade in good faith as a busi ness offer hut to be entLerel into %vith out prejudice to the rights of any party The i4sie in the case is whether tli Coosaw Company has the continuing right to excliively occupy the territo ry in Coos_,aw River. This right we ar( seeking to enforce in the Courts. 'T<: consent, pending the litigation, to waive this right, and allow that to hi done which we are asking the Court t( forbid, will, as 1 am advised, practical ly put. us out of Court. Another practical reason also goy erns our action. You must bear in mind that the mil lion and a tluarter of dollars royalt. which we have paid the State repre! sents that. many tons of phosphate rocl reioyed fron Coosaw BRiver, morethat the entire amount taken from all thi rest of the State's territory. This has of course. seriously ditninished tht o iginal deposit. With careful tnanageient and pur suing the system we have always fol lowed we hope that there is enoigh left to supply us our average produc tion for a limited time to come. Bit if' other c'Ottnpanies are allowed to ine in it under general rights licenses the result in a short tims will be to ruin the remaining deposit. Tlhe dlamage to uts wou ld be irrepara llt, and we are sicero in saying that if suich licenses aret permitted to mineit uintil the end of the litigation, expedlite as we may. we would tiot care to ex penid the anic' nt necessary to conduct the suit to obtain a decree securing us the exclutsive right we claiim. As a proof of sincerity in thtis oplin io)n we offered the board, be-fotre any acttti was taken by theta in this mat teri, the use of a coiniplete nitning p)lanit with whticht to iniake such a sutrvey and1( ex:tininationi of outr territoiry, nndet thieir u'tncon trolled sutper'vision, as they nmight desire. We are sincerely desirous of iak ing sotnie arrangelnent with the board. It appears to Its froti youri letter that thtis couild bie effetedtu, 1but for t h lie Unse. r eerred to Iter'int. W e tail to see whliy thi ' iteriestI shoiuld h( e the catuse of pireventing a satisfactory adjuistient b y whliichi, pendting the litigation, loss, bothI to thle State and the C'oosatw Coit panty, coutld be avoided. I ini yor very ~Cl~ trnuly, Chitef Altanager' the ('oosaw Ain itng Co Mir. Sm yt he was then tiheardt, an(l af ter wardls Ahr. II. A. Al. SitiithI anti Au' I rothbet-Ihood a~ppeared before thte cotmi n1tss-ion,i At Lneatrly :3 o'cilk t' com. tinissioni tooik a. rece'ss until later ini th aiternoton, thle implressiont left on I li press blintg that the ntegotiat ions h ad bee br( i1 okten oft. Tlhe rock otn whli the neti ttgot tatiome wveret wreckedt appearts t.o b- t.lhat thet Leg ishait tre inst ruicts I lhe comntitissiot I per'ifor-in a speciltic dIuty, i. e., to oper tup te C'oosaw territory to ininers gen erally. Licentses have been giante ('1c sever'al c'ompantes to inIine tn (Coosian territory tinder the Act, antd the St att cannilot now revoke such lice'nses with-i out impairing its obligatIons with its licenitse:i. FTe geniesis of thte tificulty ant.e dat es th e phosphllate~ cotiniissiotn. I t i. prtobabily wauisttig t ilme to criticise the~ pihoshate (doiiuntissiont, whicht is a crc atiotn of ain A ct of the Legislature the AIr. Ii. A. Al. Smiith, aftter the session, would not otr could not hie itnterv'ie wedil mottst prob ably woul n1( iot Senator Sin ytIhe samid thtat. thle hrne of what he hadl to say was itncluideid in the abiovc bet t er. Al r. I rot hterhior ,t sail t 1hat lhe for suplper', which lie saidi he woutld dliotouzte, Si) to spea'k, with this co-ii r'espiondent . TIhie st rutnmiti-eaiteluic h owever, doeos ntot uisu ally sit loni ca - itard s. A tt orney Geneoral Pope, secretary of I lie phlosphato commitissioni, dlictated( the fodloing to the repiresenitative ofT lhe N ews atnd Courier as thle substance of the proceedings be fore t he nmortinig ando ate(rnuooni session of phosphaPtel (cohin mis sion: "The public lhas bee'n apprised of the~ fact that Alt'. A dger, chief manait-ger of thn Coonanm Ctamnanty laduleclinel by telegram tle proposition made to him by the board of phospliate commission ers of this State. In a letter received by the commission to-day and read be fore the commission, the line of thought of the telegram is enlarged upon. The proposition that the IIon. A. T. Smythe be heard before the commission was ac ceeded to, and Mr. Smythe appeared to day and presented his views, the board hearing hin with great attention. Mr. II. A. I. Smith also came before the board, after which an adjournient was had until the afternooi. At this latter session the following resolutions was passed. lesolved, That (,overnor Tillmnan, as chairman of tle board, be requested to write a xeply to the communication of Mr. Adger this day received. "The board also re(iested the Attor ney General of the State and his associ ate counsel, lr. (George S. Alower, to take Such steps as to the case now pend ing in the U'nited States Court as will protect the interests of the State of South Carolinia. The board tlien ad jurned." (overnor Tillman said to-night that. lie would not write the reply of tle con mission to tle Coosaw Company Intil to-muorrow. In the light of the occur rences of to-day, however, it does not reuire mich ratiocination to infer that it will be a letter of rejection of thu overtures of the Coosaw Company. In fact, it, was understood, from Senator Smythe before lie left hero this after noon that t he proposition had bect non voncuirred in. It was learned also that AMr. 11. A. Al. Smith, who, lie said repre sents one of licensees, appeared before the commissioners this afternoon, and that Mr. SInytlhe did not. so appear. Mr. tWot herhood, oft lie Carolina Com panly, wh ich Ims license to dig ini Coosaw territory, was asked what he proposed to do. I Iv said tlt lie proposed to obey the law, and for the present. would not go ill) on the waters of Coosaw. From stray remark-s inade to-night it is learned that the attorneys for the State do not and will not admit the jur isdiCtioI of thlie 'lnite(d States in tilie preiiises; so there's another brand new howdyd(). At orney (eiieral l'ope can uot he iliterviewed oi the (iestion as i1 how lie will act, as per instruction of the phosphate comiiissio n. 'Tlohi curious can now g. h) ead and guess whether the commission will take the bull by the horns or the fish by tle tail. Mr. 11. A. .1. Sn'ith will leIve Colnin hia to-morrow morning for Charleston1. ills business before the commission, which vas begiun at tle iorning ses Siol, was concluded inl the aft ernool at tle Execitive Mansion where tle see olid meeting was held. A fter hearing i\l r. * SmithI the board vent into private session and took the act ion stated above by Attorney General I'ope. As the ease now staids (ithe State will either file a deinuirrer to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court, or answer the bill already on its own merits, Ieitlier of which may be done uit iM May. Of course this is providing that no iiisual or suimmary process of settlement be em ployed by the phosphate Commission. -News and Courier. A Tenenment House Miirned. N uny You, liMarch 18.-The live story brick tenement No. 37! Allen steeet was gutted by fire this morning. .1ames L. Alexander owned a liquor store oi the ground floor and a number of fami lies lived above. Loss ,15,000. lBernard Jaster, 56, ietsy Jaster, 13. and S-rah .Jaster, 18 years, were bined to death. Minnie J'aster and Abraham George were iijIred. The tenants were lie brew tailor families. Nlost of t.hem went safely down the lire escapes. Max Gold steii found the rungs of the ladders white hot, when lie reached them with three children in his arms at a third str itlw Te police told he, id.Twoof hemwere caught unimjured, but lie dropped t hem too fast. and th1le thlird one was badly lhurit. Goldsteiin thlen jiuimped and was caught uiintired. Th le fire- is belei ved to lie icendiary. It broke cut at. 3:15 a. mn. and was lirst dIiscoiveredi by (lie piolice oni the street. 'l'he .1 aster family lived on t he li ft hi Iloor. To Keep A wak, a Week. Ii :T I: (m'r, M arch i1I. Tlhie st ranigest oif all ia~t chies for miakinig moiney and( nmot o riety was matile here to0-d ay by And(1rew d.111 Int., a stuirdy Scotchmn of thirtiiy eight , and William iii owermanm, a sligh t hbuilt. but dhet(erinied-look ing, I rishmniui of I wety-t wo. I-:ach contestant is to lie oni thie stage at a local noitseum at midi iiighit, \l arch i 3, to begin a vigil con t est, whiebic shall (nii at I lie (xpiration oif onie himindmredl and(1SI sit y-ight hours fromi its start, or when onie gives up. Neither conitest an t sh aIIllie allo wedl atnt atteiulan t to keep hiim awake andu shall at. all times respondu to (ie eilest ion of ihe referee to(1detierine hiis cond it ion. H-:i her(oin. (est amn may ordel(r thie i-eferee t(o ask hiis opponenlQit aii ilnest ion att ainy ime lie may decsir-e. Neit tier noiin shiall misc aniy airti Iivial inuanis to k-eepu aLwake\. Ih'- shall li>t he' ret rict(id as t o whlat hei shall eat or diirik, but shalhl not he allowed t o leave (lie hall for anty purpose. ort escape the cvye of onie oft lie referees. 'Thi two mem are 10 dehoisit :97~>cach, the winner to ta:kc atll and a cirt a in portiont of (lie 1summ' nary .1 sont ice. )d i t,A .N, Tennit., lIar'ch 1. . -Theim end.. Illg of ai tea'ful ciiiie atBi It' aWvftd seiu eneei' took pshiwO Wedneosdlay miight abhoutt touir mites tnorthm of l,avonmia. I ,ast ('bristmasi' Mli-s Anniia la-to, a I i-year ob l girl. was diraiggecm he-iIir h orse ani-' Santers, ag.ed 2U. .\ himsse wYas r iganizedi to lh~iit '-andemrs, bit lie es-iol. edl to TIaxas, where lie remaninedl till a few days ago. I lo was takeni sick while in Tlexus andI1i( enitne I hme last, week, in order thit h.le iiight ire.eive the care of his fatnilty. he relatives oh the gir waited Iuntu11 he~ reco vered, animd Weidnes dla Y ~idkbt a imobd wvent to his hioiiie, drag 'eed him trim his tied, amnd. hecedless of the steamis or hi.e miothietr and sister, hianged ini to tie limbll of a tree withtm 2111 yairds of hi- huomm. 1)-am ihi i lie Suai e. (isT-::n 1uiTi:, ('oh., Mtarch 17. A iiot her snoslidle horror was repomrted( this mioring. 'This t hmc it is thie h-:ure ka ine t, oni Tlreasuiry imiomunt ai n. Ch'Iarles I )evine, .1. C . AlcQuiarriio amid .dos. Mle Cillomugh, the entiire force on thie miine, were killed andh iheir bodies are covered by the snow. It is niot known when the.1 were killed or where to look for the bodies, amid it is niot at tall unlikely thant their remin s will stay un rder thie snow until thie bate groiundt of (lie sum-n moer rneweals thni. t int' FIVE HUNDRED ITALIANS DROWNED val &bl AT THE BAY OF GIBRALTAR. Tile Loss of Life by the linikinig ofl lb 4 r has Utopia Worse Thanic Report'el..--ie a ir. Fillet W ith W ild, j ri-till*1 %1111-11-i w i I ati Shriteka of Terror. - GInBRALTARt, M:irch 18.---It is now It.-t1 . lieved that the loss of life(.% hy the "ik-W ing of the Anchor Line steatier l oput, which collided yesterday with te l1rit- plel ish ironclad Jtodntey while (mnterin.. ti hay here, was intich larger t han at iir t entiniated. It i4 calcilated thai of !tI. 700 Italian ent inrants and ere w t ho-I the steamer 570 persons wvere drIownelf-!.;l Several bodies of those wh\%o !litlot thr lives in the disaster have 1been wash!ed' ashore on the Spanish coast. A not her accociun,t lthe di sasteor att ri butes it to the fact I hat the British wr t. ship Anson was drifting hefore tit gale and ritin ied I he I 'topia abat I hu ln iel. A fter ranning the 'topia the h Anson Is said to haye rover.sed hor e'n ginus, which caused her to cht.k awayIV Iroinl the I 'topia. which ves!sel wa&i proctically iniitle41 on the spur o I*l t Anson's iim,and thotw ipia au o.-t itit minL(at.ely alter wards saniik . Eive ryt hin possible was donle Iby t lice r 11 1s al nd seamen of the British war t;hip ini thi :L iWC eports to save life, ailt 1."urW 41:11n were washed over board an i)l driw1t it frotm one( of the \vti ip- ' stoa.i lalnnlies wlilo t:king ilart wn he' 1 of rescie. A miong t i t I ;1cId petty ollicers whlit w, : e b thc boats of the war shi p we:-u cliict steward and carpeit vi. 'Ihe scene ifter the cclli hI;up Iably Iever Iefore Iween1i '4i gled ili history of iniritimle diastr. t iin. iidt wai Ihe Ita1,18ss-n1I-1r stt I rrowded wit hi abit 7mc inri who Lilled the air with wil, hori i I' I. tk peals for lilp and 'hrieks of r overliead the clouds rtsilc-i i 1\1 0rivenI iloig by a ,t ri!g SI t gale, Which had0 bieen oil (Cf I: m.-. of, the calainiit v. 'I'o Ihlic 1riht cd m of tho sinking lesel werc 1114. It \,wi monster hattle ships, Ioin vi \n-! Soil pmurinig the light. of their mo1iwierfu1l electrie rellector:; up th, di,:i - steninship, liagitinlg up il h .r I I I. passengers aid showing itpo c-:irly t I b terrible position in Whichc th-v wcure placed. ilere and thore wvro iI( wc shils' siall boats, inaniticd Iv st I rd blue jackets, who strained eveiv ncr'c striving to reach ti( d rowni ips gers. h'lle rescued, 'estinllatt. dl tihe nltuivIIrI of :330. were most kindly ca for ni t board the ships and were t1kin Ishorv li and housed in different gi(vcriintlii I buildings. At : o'clock th l Isll life ' WaS placed at 41K or liitr. " A naval court of inquiry \ will bo con-M vened on board tih A nstm. It is ex -v peeted that the Ancwhor lile lpopl.e w%il sh shortly take steps to forward t h Ito- het pia's survivors to itir 'lst inat ions ill the U~nited State: i amotwir ste:ic m-i p \ of their line. Some ofthr h Iia!lians, how ever, are so badly scared by tc wir exim'- 3 2 riences of last night t hat th*ey aninoi unc'' thmir Intention of' never aga in braving. the dangers of an ocean vo.arvag. The oflicial report of the ninvlcr of persons on board the Itltopia show.-, c wheni she left N aples the stinll h i I I lt 880 soilIs onl board, inclutd ing pa-.sengerg i er and crew. Of this nmtber il\oly ;;i! c: have beenl saved. 'Thu1s 56J of hi )i y, (-N-( sengers and crew are vit her drowned orI -a ilissing. Not tntil now (5 pi. 1in.) hcs it be il. possilble to give a full anI autieit lc ar count of the appalling cat ast roU1he, o- i ing light nitkinig it diflicuclt last nightl ccc see from shore wha;t was going~ cci at I h scence of the (disaster', and a tc'rrile g:cc. making~ it almost i iinpossillct Ic cccin cccc nicate wit hi the vussels untii a lati c houi~ rci to-day. Early last eve'niing tihe i'tolca was se'en st.eainig into the' hav icc th'eict dIirection oif anicho(rage . Whlit'albreast of the ironclad Anison a st rtong gat', combined withI the cu rrenct, swept cthc IhIc vessel across thet hcows of lIce A icsoni intl lit her httll was piercd Icy thec rain ofl t he I t i'oiieladc. illThe 'ticpia, alter' pulca :nc clearti oh the ironreladl, dlriftdc abtIcc be'-a fore t.he wind anti sea nccl sc't tIed down ac ini live' niiiiuites frolic It ti iciof the 1 'wci first hinipact. Th'le Aiison's boats weire'Ic lwered i in- I iediactely as w~ere'~ic alsocbats ftit hclIr ve<sel5Qs Oft the' Britishc ('h:cincl Sp c' . rocon, t lie Swed"cish inanui-tif-Wc war c'ig andcc the tnlet shlip A \ricjca a lci ci n clads turned thcciir powerfu'l'i e'lctra Hcearchi lights oli the scenie ccf it e djs; i ter to assist the rescucers. t (On shore the news spcreadc qiccik ly :m. h an enorniouis c'rowdvc scoion gt hirtd In the par'adl andic grieait.c\ excitF'in--nt pre-t vaciledl. Tlhe shiek~'ls ofr thc' 'toi:-' pascsencgers andt (crer;'. cnhl lit pO nly" iceard abocve thet roarin' 'rac. 'The '- I wase SO hceavy thatc I!w heaits o tichec reCstcuers couilti inot \ it h4 ca-i a pyroi lt.h wreek, so tJc-y wer c:,el I 1 uric toward land whceri tic''' plii'c tT thet plelc acs theyr wcre y wep ioi dck '~s. I AXs thec 'tilcin's hciw's 'ect hId a 'cr ide si'cll was wi't lcic':. f ci:ii it'o.'I Tlhcose st ill ion ic: a:itd c th.inin;. ie 11 i' iii;iclc a sienchi rush 'u b e'' t fcorc'tastle st riggiiicg fori thiir !cv,: cM c vaily seek'hinug a1 hIc' ccl rt' uge T ty iniinutcs later thec firecens i h- wa' icrgi'c acid Iirh irge nutiber cf per. gathL e thecc icre, who lihad ~ no cii are;cii ileapl cicerbac:irdl withI thr hop ,cf b i'escuicd c bycc .hicbats cu wh'i lc,: ib ccc iniir ccf'forltcts to aici.edih ni, rcuercci', bculici l by' Ic'' wir lc d r:. saw~ niothinig buit ai con i.>al . rn<.gl i inass of hicncani blingts enitangh-.'c' wit t lie wrec'kagc'. A strainii piinae resi'ieil atl thco wvho hcad taken rellgt' in t ctinun rigging., but the last onlesi wcerc ccnoti a k V i htrit.ish and( Swedish >;atilrs i [I plick Iyi and vigor'ols woirk. Wh'icle t hei st incc'tIa pinliiace bielonugingj~ ic lice Irictish ircn- 1i clad Imninoi'a clite wasc' engatged iin 11he wvork of? rescene, hcci scre'cw hfcicicd nilc c shce bcecainie hielpless arucc ditl c ot thcci irocks. Twovc ccf thet sadtiors aboardc'c t9et 11 pinunace' were' dlrownedc. Thew reliinth-r I were resccuedI. lT httal iinunbecr of lives lost is now placedt at 578. Dii vcrsN ire at work reco)verinrg the bod ii's ronic the wreck.( 'ti-',' Ni-:w's IN NI.:w YOOi. It if the A nhcor L Iice Steariccship oin tpii cicv pre Lo-dlay retceivedt the follow ing rt'port of dlit thle awful disaster at, Gibraltar: T'e'm list or saved emnbrace I wo cabin passen - ter' gers, twelity-n1ine steec'agc passunge'a flru cnd twenti.ve oh' th .,.m., iitemiof at., cere -w and -175 passtigers were lost.. Ship was Iot insured. Tio cargo 11<ded f'or Nl -diterranean ports wai lIed it $.0,ix,M00, andl the steaniship at ),(MK). The pasisengers saved will brought over on tho steaiship yr4a of' the same line, whichN was at, (m at the i ine of t lie accident, anti been ortdert-< to (4ibraltar. v this (lIty the I 'topia's passenigers .not, :trrive here tintil after the new "that no innigrants without per il I 'vts sh:tIl he pertiitted to lan.il s into f Cot. (Iolnel Weber said liy tha! the silrvivors of the I 't opi:t lH pi p able he exanine<l inl Cfibral :ilki thf-de-ititlite :1n<4 Sick mlcrip i e -t'l b1hillil. aily those With Lrai-e al ;ible tow t:ike care of thwni ,I lr it the I'topia s-ty.;: * NVe if livi il mlr t-'lil ies an114i pWep:11 Iing il hir, whi- i kfore wk rteali.-Al oir ei V 111't oil tslv s broa;nidt on f t, A\sml. I 'herv wa i t it h(O' vf-\,4( IA, wichl wvai in- . Iivt 1W 1 11 e h. the Alino'.s ri'il r~ ~ ~~~~% nunoU-1tpa eWre al'i lt itl.' (vf t, -I 1. Irm shore at, the e. The ofil'r' in t l king ab ut ctt i plA 1hs' :'yAv they will never for t!w scl-ll, t i,;O, 1()IbI l ( I hl it. so wIt ilmiwu were thrown iito a si ate -a lteandl vmWardily pandr. -'h1ey h-ed Ir:mitivally and f'mi t1 la;lly'qlN t(l It Iit 1e,forec;ustiv. A Inw tit' '. rrif11 111-11n (ii il their iv .s withl ill, l t the 11lik 4l tIe single lien -0 'n- !e; i I he ipatil-tic api als or W41om41n1 'Vl childreii. The kvo :( all't rig.gllg1 were .won r-rowdiv(l I le vc' ''1 hnerali to set t le diwn. S I X p) oni-fi)i. %\ i I I IlIft'l' .'pk) ". ll re-n d lit 1 !w' 6fon-va"tle,, !l l r \ Ild t hr %% (t liters in ot 4 I k i 'vthe ni. ' hI it am ll S.11 t y;ff I! ve tilt w ti , v - h Wcrn v I (S O110(l 1i rr 1 ; I a tin f -i l orthe}wople -.1117 Il4-!i anl iv arlyv n',kin .a ed Ihiir chihdil toI w f-r-' '<'!i h llil o t tI r i 1 he I sli fllS oika iaWi thinw e. Thu.r.wins 'wrViT I m ii \\h. wer1 e 4posel t 0 e lii'i I he wavi-' werv iweptl t\Ie to iii IIn,.iielf'te .n M ' WI:;:lh- e reach te . .% e m l 't- lll ;. ll l ie t h i l1- 1 t'vvt tha: i I ii' w . 'il ,1 h" ili ng o li lIt i o -o iei t:;te \htri wash)e<li'', Al, Ih- I-.i Ti- :w1''llrily of , theknowl t wa a. aiii i a coi. l II \'ftl i11. W.ti..\11 o lfe ,Iv,--.kl. eY 111lit- rI 'l ille( thlit ofe r tii l. t ail , that w:ac-er uted bas it l ni , fi \f i'hi lti Wtli , \lI' 11 If' n; aifth 1i. 11111 1 a itiifd 4t Ild i II-e,li if flit, ''t it hautil i(i l w . 11flt .tfI f' Ie,ilItly feil 1t'" Iin)X'ilitis, It I i ll iit he sil lt, I ';.e i fleeie . \ 'ini pi lille( tha't itwo weckl ) he i iv'e t 1l wallill_- th.t. his av - ill- i .ti i fi4 I I'i iti l a)1 , n w - fh:11 he was'',- shot,Yi he lhtl loin' hoffne 11: ' W~ \%'L. itii t ifi f. I 1 1 11 111 callnv to lius cilyV. Thw <day bhew 1 tf ' t dil]>pp il'cd, ;. ail;ii.er walk tl vIf N lr ' 1i f l I II litui v w t t. ' l d l was. iell lite ill th1 ' "I ymmi ' l, t >l W it. l e Ill I lihinallil l f t indin Il s w;at iller . r.v h (1 in; ; "Thal sII-tdf1 it," IM . W C l tl''n' . '' 1:< I i e t il lf 'l ld e1 | l illac 1i li t t lffte I lls ',cill t;11 -t -- nd I a t l'i I\'v i lit 'p l n il lll~ tesl , e s ls w r llV l-t \ia.tftf, 31 ayrct lia .0 'ery II. lA'. I 1.fi . (i), s C|ar fl i 7. --.jiin \g lild it!.'hi(' ()te~, ws OI thie u; a ua ri('' i ,W liil hfirfle '5i -our.lt atlii Cilie Jo lii l ulledSitl i ' ifiti di at ate Ihoue fr thae purpol it. \t WI('ra \v 'f lhicivei. I A p l(trIl ih iSt; ''i w' i'ual y rlin es l iIIel t itt~ p<it. n rae clui' i. t0l vif'is iifl'Iii l til O i'clk. e aret lar ;yl 1l AN ASYLUM BURNED. SIX OF THE INMATES PERISH IN THE FLAMES. Ie Co,t Iral I nIs:in Asyloat Nearmash il*. Tia., n M:ssa of RItiins-Over 400 1'erseM t ill the fIltlllllng W*V en the Ala'rWas t:I 1 ei. N.%.,iyvi.,.,:, M.arCh .- h be u i fItil e(it rat I ivi-uw ksN him, seveit milec Irolmil t his it y is alao.st a mass of ruins, atd beineat I it ar- thu charred bodies of a half dtzenI inrat.es. Ill t he outhouses iear by i( arlihiiddlk-t poor creatures who ftnmd tilt asylum oice a grand old sIt rucItre, now laid in ashes. AI, 10:15 last Iliglt a tongue of flams birioke throigh the roof on Western mintii g. flow if caught none could divimu, hut if reached from the ground I biiugh the st-cmii and t hird stories and cit ol ew romlls beyond it. h'le 1iin was given IId tihe 100 inIates of It inst ii iitutioi were thrown into wild im notmii. Twveiit y-eight men were in tihe wingL .liten the fire caight, and I went Vtwo ihI Illem were quickly re tovel to the miain hall, the other six beilg left io their' fates bchlind the im IasabIv wall 1* 114tl tmes. The loss is heavy, but I he hiihiiig is iisured. Th1 io- cit y \a:; tclephonited for ai,l, but c.iif ( . 1 l, oi 11th 'ire D epartment C ikwl!l iio)t i- Il'mm, aid lis,; subordinates refustti to liove withit instructions. Si.dl , li' er iIeoa 's dlayI11r, the Chief onj- aut l,ui . h, wit,h twoi engines, ( ft for t he s1 t'1 14- t he disasti.r. In the iw-:itline fi hl We*(-st, w ing hIad Collipsed. Thv limites, madie fr:intie' by t he danger, t,r 1' iegiiniig 14) biak from the guards ont1 set*:ier likec frighten ced aniinals over tihe urriuiding c untry. Tihe lire en gits arrived :it 2: 15, and inl a few mo wt-ies a lilt stieain (f water was play ini- on t he buildiin-. P'revimisly the inl u ;Ils, ivanlts aind gwri:Irds had render. !d linte -'-rvice with blikets, and stc 041ledd ini ioklin4, tile fire in cieck to .-mmne v',ittnt. Hal it iit been for their v i-jiaiw ser'v ice t he nt cire st rmtetire ' mi htave beii inl flaines before the arrival .k 1 ( I t li dii(-di-pa-lir il t. Iw lionums of flt- kiilvd were: J. S. .hlmh s ,I' I.tthierf d County, .1. Hurt l>'Lt'r i' h\ils . I"lu l'restonl of Can nom, .John KvIly of \WaYtiv, W. Il. lBeas 1ry ofl Ilickmuii. I. -'. Hlollowell of ]);Ividkonl ;!1 whilt. men. 11-y midIniolit nothiiig remaiied for Hit iien, wto i:ttl Iight so nobly, to do 11111 to stuit aside ad await the comilig fit h flit en1giniles frlolin the city. Whenl on- of I Ie ropor-ters was al.itt, a mile fill, hiSidIte t tht lire finl his way lit, lie mt a cotupl of limat ics in their shirt sletves t ruf gilnig alonmg tile highway with Sit-ir arms lgickv(d about (-;eah other's necck. .\s I I\y passedi (on of t heilm cried iml: A'-'irc, !ilr ('40l'. cold", (Iin his ret,1 trnihe "allt, plair, were overtaken J1ust within the vorporationl linle. This time lit\y were livar to vs:is: "\Ve are ,re we , t are 'r-ee! hil d n'.yulel fn' y u\ ou tell!"Adt rinarnu he saw f liir ai'iius were wl locked aill .l oachfI her's ltwiek. fliding inl the shr'lbbwry inilwdiatoly ar-ounid the road wITr iluy wil h:l escaped when the siblii vXids w\as Ilimie troi the West wi Ig. .\I4ls't t itIm wknere hint partially diressedf, 1l4 11a1s1t wit li t, exception It heir ces wvr coveedvwit h i I smiles, as it' thlt dowmnt1all 40f tht-ir retflgo. was at s(urce I* phlasir. to ieii and the bit rig windl a thinrg iiel. At 3:15 the ininaft-s %-li )> liit beeii l idlied I' or seal hus la t hei yrd's in on of( the ('-CV '4' ii' 4--l 10 111 il fl'l*i0111,i 0 1!J0 Inain i werv ret i1 *11-t rn lit $%i e -ast uini-. .\ hom I tvvem yW iic vi::a escaped, Ith 11imi tv (it' 'xlw.1l: wk-re harmless. A i this imiet 1' lie Wes"I ng hi ablle( 1 i)41 42ut irehyt lit-ruoS tlsed ,irt' ablt one hm uti \re kept'. Mrcked-t allte tI iie 1 in tt e iia wing,it and none of ('hte d4' 1 r igthei ,rgemin I h eft il t4SOltlt, ''it444wa 's .' re oted t 3this:-'l'ny ioin tha l one of811is t' wIi'n,i nluit cofithe l:tiied tilli ulter 'clito, all vte uat' ll a t <4i' i t s o i ioi r The iloss (til(O Ih illdiig' t s' stomatted c:ilse by iIciiiea I-'i, lllinmate,iwho in s1in li yti'. atin r s ed ti reportei (1 1 that wa '(s 1 peatur eo-a Sitr .tOlern.bt 14 of the i naii ( )2 4 m:t cti oi i' bel irnsrrdt the West'(1'III I l hi Prop'r Act, . il , . ('.i , is: liuh a .- --e c a piiil tieet ling of lOI l he toilin coli teeI, tniht, tuh folltingi' reolutIons till' pass1ed:i cN t~I'~ letecO'iSo Ii ve. '4c T hiali t' ofis h:xellency,Gov-4 et ol I li.n it.~ Titlta', :il s;i ttTe and alo theaIs(41' arI hereby.A iiV inotiordiallyar 'iigei to paritiiI'te inl4 i wntsnnia Amae I1yI t. i'nilt li "I l.AN,lvenfuth, Tihat all-wite nIo i 'j'it r e laii,i ) ill Bi 'a tate- [ lith (it' roIi and allt whIiteiC miitaycma al'lo utli( iiiirdil invte'dy [to( aten al ilsrg, Vight , O llir:S e fath.