The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 05, 1895, Image 1
the CAMDEN CHRONICLE.
VOLUME VII*
miuI <.>ur rS?(lvr I. and. w
CAHDKN S., C, FRIDAY JULY 5, 1805
NO. 9.
A CLEW TO
THE WRECKER.
IIM MAY 1110 UV1I.TV OK MANY
OFFKWOiOS.
KOI II I:\UI.\K1CUM KIM. 1211 Willi IJ?
1CIUUT MONTHS.
Oul)' Two 1'tlMMt'tllfcrM Killed III
Twemy-flve Years.
It.v Soiit hcrti A ssocl a I od J'riSM.
Kiiowlllo, Tciiii., .1 u nt* i(o, Itallroad
ollit'lalN wiiy I hoy have a <-l<- \v to t h ??
person who they claim wrecked a pas
senger U'ula on tho Southerff Railway
at FultiVn k (lap, Tciiii., last night, in
which John I 'n t It-rson, one of the oidcui
engineers in tin," service of the company,
v\ hh killed .
A negro H'ms nccii on tho truck near
where the acchlcnt occurred, ami an tho
tl'v in approached he ran Into the woods.
Mo wan r<N-ognl7.cd hv several people
and detect I von are working up the details
before they make, any arrest. A holt
about live Ittohcs long was found fas
tencd Inside tho rail where the truck of
?he engine left the truck. This was
prod ically the Maine vfciy the train was
a* recked on April 12'h, at the time John
SwattH, engineer, was fatally Injured
nd the fireman slightly scalded.
Precisely the kiiuic kind of an neeldont
i>oonrred to the Washington and Chat
tanooga vcsilbulc limited, six mHOs west
of ItrtHtol, Octohor St h Inst, only that
four cars of the train li ft the track and
w<?re badly wrecked. Hnglnecr Sam
Smith was Instantly killed at that time
and his tireiiiun badly Injured, There
ft bolt was found secured against tho
Inside of the rail Inside of the curve.
No arrest was ever made in conned ion
with the wtreck near Bristol. Two coun
try hoys, Hons of highly respectable par
ents, nrc under Indictment for canning
the wreck near Afton April 12th, In
which John Swatts met his death.
The fourth engineer to loose his life
on tiie Fast Tennessee division of the
Southern In the past eight months was
John Hanisay. who was sc, aided to dcaih
near Sweetwater by the bursting of u
stcamplpo in the firebox of bis engine*
There has been a long list of faJnlit lea
111110111; the engineers, on what was until
last n 11 1 11111 n the main line of the Hast
Tennessee, Virginia and (Seorgia Kail
road. but. strange to relate, I11 nil the
accidents in whhMi trainmen have been
killed, only two passengers have been
killed outright on the 'J 12 tulles of rail
road between Bristol and Chattanooga
In twenty-five years. One of these \wiS
an Infant killed In a wick caused by a
washout in 1SKO and a young man killed
by striking liis bead against a bridge a
few yearn later.
Til IS IIIXON-l'MMMKR MUX.
it In H<t<lc<l Tllllt Tliey Will tftwrlit
n( Dnllnn.
By Sou thorn Associated Press,
New York. June ,*W>.? That fSeorge
Dixon, of Boston. and Hilly riimmer,
the clever little fighter who hails from
Birmingham. l'Snglmid, will fight nt
I >nlhis, Texas, for the featherweight
championship and a purse of $7,500 dur
ing the week that Corbet t and 1?" it ti
ki 1 11 iikiii x decide their match, is now
practically assured.
Joe Vendig. who was confidentially in
strumental in bringing Corbet! and Fit/.
simmoiis together, has been working hard
recently to bring Dimmer and the lit
tle colored champion to an agreement
regarding the weight at which they
shall tight. The boys have been anxious
for some years to moot in tin* ring nnd
settle the piestion of superiority, but
II difference of opinion regaling weight
has rendered all efforts to make a
match futile. Plinnner has held that
they should fight at 11.1 pounds, weigh
in at the ring side, while THxou has
contended that the fight weight should
be at IIS pounds.
Vendig tonight made nn announcement
which indicates that a compromise re
garding the weight question has been
reached which will probably result in
the men being matched, lie said that
Tom O'Ronrke. tho maunder of (Jeoigc.
Dixon, and Parson Davles. who is a or?
ing for Plinnner during the hitter's ab
sence in ICnghiml, have had an extended
conference at which it was decided to
have the boys Light at 11(5 pounds,
weigh ill four hours before the battle.
As Plinnner gave Dnvies authority to
act for him, it is thought that the bal
tl" is now an assured thing and that
articles will soon be drawn up and slim
ed. It was also agreed at the con
ference that the fight shall take place
the night before the Corbet t ? Fit zsiin
utons battle.
CROOKS CATGUT.
Til f J" Appear <0 Ho Same I.onur Sought
Offender*.
Baltimore. Mil., June .'{O. A well
drcsfed. rather good looking woman. 2'5
years of age, whi said she was the wife
of Win. Poland, one of the men arrest
ed here last week, charged with giving
forge.l checks on Cincinnati banks, call
ed at |wdiro~head?piarters today to see
Poland and was locked up. The police
claim that she is Lizzie Turner, a noto
rious crook, and a con fedeern te of the
gang of alleged forgers. Detective Her
man Witt ami Paying Teller t Jeorge
Koehler. of Cincinnati, are in the city
iml positively identify Poland as ('has.
Fisheer, who, 011 May 20 last. present
ed a forged check for Jl.fiOt), purporting
lo be drawn by the Cincinnati Collin
Company at the First National Hank,
of Cincinnati. Tho other two men, A.
M. Dargan. alias A. M. Heed, and
Win. Hartley, were recognized as ac
complices and Mr. Witt claims tliey are
members of a slick gang of forgers who
have been operating in several western
cities. Teb'trrams have been received
from St. I "a nl. Minn., and Rich
mond. Va , asking that the men be held
until witnesses arrive to look litem over.
The prisoners will not go to Cincinnati
without a fight. They will be taken
before Judge Doebler on Tuesday on
n writ of habeas corpus.
dnirfffd With Mnrd?r,
Jacksonville, Fin.. .Tun?> 30. ? Rxtm
dltioii paper* for Thomas Orny nm!
wife. rhnrgod with thn murder of David
Srull.v. 7<> yon rf of ago, near OV>bur<?.
Ontario. Cnninla. wore approved yoator
day by Governor -Mitchell and <?rny
ninl )iih wi fe paxfed through here today
from < >cnla where they were nrresb?d
They wore in charge of a ilcpiily wlit'iifT
who loft with thorn on the t'lyde Hue
Htonmnhip for New York. Pivo small
children nrmmptiny tho accused.
r?r<tof RfalffU.
I?y Southern Associated Prow.
Iterllti, June ao.--Herr Von Cardofr,
a free fonnorvallvc member o t tha
Helcheta*, h*a resigned.
HlH'll AN AN'S FATK.
He Will Not Know t'utll ?" Hour
or Two Beforehand.
By Southern Associated Press.
HingSIng, N. Y , Juno 30.?' Tho case
of Pr. Buchanan, tho condemned wife
niunieror, 1h still onvolopctl In a
tnngled web of legal technicalities,
ami Warden Sage Is unable to obtain
thfc official authority which would
make tho execution legal.
The warden tcnlght m-nt a telegram
to Attorney General Hancock, who Is
in Syracuse, saying that ho would take
no action In the easo until ho had tho
opinion of his department to direct
him. Tho preparations for tho execu
tion of Buchanan are all completed and
tho persona Invite^ to attend aw wit
nesses are expected to roach here
early tomorrow morning. They will
l>e kept within call until tho warden
receives positive directions from the
attorney general as to bis duty In tho
promises. If be Is notified that the
papers served by Buchanan's attorneys
do not constitute a stay, tho execution
will take place with tho least possible
delay. Tf otherwise, of coiuso it will
bo delayed until a further Judlelal de
termination of the ease can be had.
Tho strain the prisoner has under
gone in tho past few days has made a
great change in him. lie was unable
to sleep last night and today he has
^joen In a condition bordering on fren
zy. Occasionally be falls into a doze
from sheer exhaustion only to awake
with a start In a few moments. Ills
wife stopped In the prison last night
and visited the condemned man at R
o'clock this morning, remaining with
him until ? o'clock this afternoon. She
said he smoked Incessantly, talked con
stantly of his case and his nervous
system appeared completely prostrated
by the strain he was undergoing. Hut
ho still talked hopefully and would
not admit the possibility of his falling
In secure further stay. In ease of an
adverse decision tomorrow morning It
Is the present Intention of the warden
to execute the sentence at onoe, and
"Buchanan will probably know his fate
but an hour or two before he must
meet It.
Tho efforts of Mrs. Buchanan to sav<*
her husbands's life will not cense as
long as the faintest hope remains.
Although tho Governor has several
times refused to Interfere further In
tho case, tho devoted woman left for
Rhlnccllff on tho last train tonight to
make a final appeal for executive
clemency tomorrow morning.
lie Mnit I>1?.
Ky racuse, N. Y., June 30. ? Attorney
General Hancock was seen at bis resi
dence at 10 o'clock tonight and asked
If ho had advised Warden Sago, of
Ring Sing, as to tho execution of
Buchanan. He gave out the following
statement: "Iaist Thursday Bucha
nan's counsel nmilo an ?.|tidloatlon, rh
I am Informed, to Judge Bncomb, for
another writ of habeas corpus and thai
Judge Lacomb endorsed upon the pe
tition a rofusual to entertain tho ap
plication. Warden Sago since that
time has sent two messengers and va
rious other communications asking
whether I would advise the execution
of Buchanan. I have answered that 1
saw nothing whatever which In
my opinion operated as a stay
of proceedings. I have not
advised his execution, as^v that
Is not a part of my duty, JCntf 1 do not
propose to do so, as It (scorns' to mo
that this Is a repetition of the pro
ceedings which were reported several
weeks ago, and which have been re
viewed by the Court of Appeals. This
case has boon carefully considered
twice by the court and I see no reason
why I should advise the warden not to
carry out Its mandate."
At 10 o'clock tonight Attorney Gen
eral Hancock received this, telegram
from Warden Sago: "I decline to act
without direction <|rom you. Write or
telegraph." The attorney general re
plied: "I do not think the last pro
ceedings operate as a stay. I have no
further advice to give."
I'ltlSOMCIlS K80APH.
'!'?? Mm Wore Killed In (lie Kimt
Iiide <li?t Followed .
H> Southern Associated Press.
Oklahoma City. June ;t<l As i lie r>'
suit ? . f :i jail delivery :i I this point :it
<? o'clock (Ills ,'lfleruoon I \\ o lieu :?re
d- :i.J and several \>Wund'd, more or less
severely. When Jailer Garver entered
the corridor of the jail al the usual lime
today to lock I lie prisoners in their cells.
Vic C.isey, IJohert < Mi l ist la n and Win.
( 'lir'st la ii 1 1 1 :i < 1 ? ? a savage nttfc*); upon
1 1 1 u/ \\ illi weapons tin y hud managed
to st 1 ret . lie was strii ? l? twice over the
head and knocked liiscnsl!<le. The
prisoners dashed over Ids body and away
to freedom, sea 1 1 ??ri tig the people on the
crowded streets and keeping at nay
tlielr pursuers with a rapid dbHiargi
of revolvers, which In some mysterious
manlier they had obtained. Yi"' ('nsey
j u uipeil into a passing vehicle containing
a mau ami woman, and at liie p >int of
a pistol e impelled them to junta out.
AlllloSt before they had time to vihe>
his command Chief of Police Mil! Jones
opened lire on the escaping prisoners,
who promptly returned the fire.
A hot fusillade then took place hdwnen
the two Chrlrfl Ian ?. fancy and sov- .Ml of
fleers In which cawy and Jones wen- lit.
stuiiily killed, olio man shot through the
leg and a woman slightly wouiiih I by a
sj?cnt bullet. Oii<> of the Christian broth
er* t hen mounted the dea l officer's horse
while the ot'hor compelled a man to K''i
out of a bttKgy and both escaped into the
country closely pursued by a posy ^ of ln
furlat'il "citizens. lilood hound ? were
brought Into requisition and There Is little
doubt they will be captured before morn
ing. Vic Casey wan 13 years of age. Ite
kll!ed Deputy Marshal Sam Karris, at
Yukon, O. T., last summer. Hob and Win.
Christian were noted thugs and desjv-rn
does and -wero confj/hed on the change
killing Deputy Marshal Turner, of TVc.um.
seh, O. T.. several- months ago.
?Ohli-afiro Inter Ocoan: Boston !>onn? j
An. I rulrha scemej to .l!?<ipree with the !
f'M. ago nine.
l'<HifrMte<-pp!ft Kajcle: Mr. Piatt Is a
shrrwil anil capable politician. Wh^n thp
next Rcpubllcnn convention n."?fntl ]< t> the
chanee* are twenty to nnf thai he will be
foil nil In aeoor<l with the majority of the
party. Juut an he wan last year, ami the
year twfore, ?n1 th* year b*foro ;h*t.
! THE EPWORTH
LEAGUERS.
(.Ill: M IMIIIMVSM lli:i\(i SHOWN
IN Till: WOIIK.
'i n io M(i\s'i'iu>i h Tic.vr is rii.i.Kn
jr to ovi:itii.o\v(N(J.
The SunrlMt- Meeting* <)? Ihv Mouu
<11 1 it I.Hrttcly A t ( t' 11 tt I' <1 .
By Southern Associated Pxck?.
( Mm ttanoog.i. 'lVun.. Juno US.- Tho
largo gathering of tho lOpworth Leaguers
In this city was today considerably
swelled by local excursions, the greatest
addition beluga traiu of lli heavily pa< ked
curs from lvtiowille, carry! ut' SOO dele
gates. Although 12,000 visitor* are liere.
the city has experienced little difficulty
in accommodatii g lliom ii'I. At sunrise
mi the second day of the international
conference, tin* work of the day begun.
Cars began uiovjuK toward Lookout
Mountain from the city at It :it< > o'clock
and fully 1 K ? people participated in
the service of sunrise prayer meeting on
Lookout Mountain. At 5 o'clock Itev.
Geo. K. Stewart conducted the service, j
and from Ellis Hock the speaker likened
tho scene and devotions there to mom
0!'ublc ococipions in I$ii)!icu! history,- tho j
prayer of Klijuh on the mountain, to
the hallowed sermon on the mount; the
transfiguration and crucifixion. This ser
vice will be repeated tomorrow morn
ins. Nothing like it was ever experi
enced before. Over five thousand will
attend tomorrow'M service on th? iiiouu
tain.
In twenty five minutes 110 testimonials
wore given and ten songs rendered by
the Xorth Ohio conference quartette.
An Inuir this morning was taken up in
meetings of Stale conferences. At Os'lO
the big crowd met again under the as
sembly tent which was tilled. The gen
oral topic of the day was Methodism,
its life and mode of expression. Dur
ing tht? morning the atmospheric condi
tions were as feverish and heated as the
blood of the warmest Methodist present.
Imt the grounds became much cooler in
the afternoon .Owing to the illness of
(ion. O. A. Evans at his home in At
lanta. Judge I,. 11. ICstes, of Memphis,
presided .
session was the address on "Christian
Perhaps the feature of the afternoon's
I'nion." delivered by Hev. Carlos Mar
ty n. president of the M . 10. reform
league of Chicago. It. is only three
weeks since he resigned the pastorate of
a larire church to devote himself entire
ly to bis work of reform with his pen
and tongue, lie applied the lash mer
cilessly to Chicago's city government.
.Many could not gain admission to the
lent tonlKlit when Chaplain C. C. Mn.
Cable, of New York; Bishop Homer C.
Thoburn. of Indiana. and Hev. W. H
Bantbel h. of Nashville, the drawing > : i r . 1
of i tie entire program addressed t ti c cofi.
fcrell'.-c.
Itev. Vrnnk A. Hardin, of Krecporf, l'.ls.
conduels the sunrise meeting tomorrow
morning on Bookout. Saturday will be
another ? xcurslon <tay and not until Mon
day will delegates begin to leave. The
high water mark of attendance will tie
reached tomorrow.
k \ o\ v 1 1. 1. io hxcitHO.
l-'lvi* of Hie IV iih I mi Agency Cl?-rU?
Have neon Ulsclm r?re?l .
By Southern Associated Press.
Knoxville, Tonn., June 2S. ? There Is
considerable excitement hero over the
action of Secretary Smith, of tho In
terior Department. In discharging Ave
clerks from th" United States pension
agency in the city. It is reported that
the live clerks were discharged to
make room for live men from Georgia
who were recently dismissed from th*
pension bureau in Washington as a
master of economy. All the discharged
clerks are East Temicsscoatis and were
select ed by Major 1 >. A. Carpenter,
P' lisioii agent. He declares they ure all
competent men. This is the first in
stance where the Secretary of the In
terim- has Interfered In the matter ot
appointments sinee the Knoxville
agency was established. As a coinci
dence it is remarked that the few men
discharged were all outspoken freo
sil\ er 1 )e i in k rats.
S ll <??' |>h 111' II (1 ItllJ ICllOCN.
Hy Soul hern Associated Prent.
Slieepshead Hay, Juno 2S.?~ The at
tendance at todny's races, although bet
trr than yesterday, was rather slim, tin*
threatening* appearance of tho sky no
doubt. ki'pt many people away. The
track was <jii i to lioavy. Summaries:
First race, selling, five furlongs; Fac
totiini, !)7. Kcefe. S to 1, won, Kidicule
second, Wcrnherg third. Time, 1 :01 2-5.
Second rare, mile; Matt Byrnes, 102,
It. Domett, 7 to 2, won, Counter Tenor
second, Herman third, 'i'ime, 1:1-4 ,'{-4.
Third race, the Spring: stakes, futurity
course, Hazlct. IIS. (Jritlin, 10 to 4, won,
Religion second, I^aVienta third. Time,
1:11 1-5.
Fourth race, the Spendthrift stakes,
mile and fpr'ohK; Bright Phoebus, 1 J22,
I weifT, t tn 5. won. .Mirage second. Mo
naco third. Time, 1:57.
Fiflli race, soiling, five furlongs; Mac
llriggs 111, JbifT, 4 to 5, won, Heresy
second. Sir Peter, the II. third. Time,
1 :<? 2-5.
Sixth race, mile and tlim- furlongs; on
turf, Santiago, HH>, Taral, 5 to 2, won.
Song, and Dance second, I/)iik Beach
third. Time. 1-5.
(IiiUIc)' llncra.
Oakley, <)., June i'.8. ? First race, half
a mile; Lowanda, I Cassin, 7 to 5,
won, Galley west second, BaCa londria
third. Time, 0:49 3-4.
Second race, six furlongs; Caesar 111,
lVrkins. 10 to 2, wort, Pop Cray second,
St. Maximum third. Time, 1:14 14.
Third race, selling, five furlongs;
Countess Irma, 102, Perkins, 8 to 5,
won, Fasig second, I>aisy Bolander
third. Time, 1.02.
Fourth rare, seven furlongs; Pepper,
1 17. Martin, 8 <o 2, won. Toots second,
Jane third. Tim**. 1:27 3-4.
Fifth race, selling, mile; Sandoval,'
101, Perkins, 5 to 1, won, enthusiast
second. Miss Morgan third. Time,
1:43 1-4.
V
i 'Icvclitnl Nailer: A ?'?i|c;?ko paper In.
ilmatos Ihat young Mr. Thnrman may
some llmo know as much as hi* faitir-r.
It would tH? saf?? lo w?Rcr itiat tho OI<]
itonian wouh> not livjeru** that opinion.
KILtjtCI) II Y COKSTABLB9.
Au Affulr Whloh Adli Nu Luatrr to
I'ttrolluM'* Couilnbuln rjr .
Charleston, S. i J. , Juno 28.- A spcclal
i to The New and Courier from Spartan
! bnrrf, S. *:tyK: 1/jist n i>; It t a l? >: I ? t
took place on the 1 toward (Jap ron?l,
altout five milt's from here. The con
stable* had heard that a load of whiskey
wfis coming from III.' direction of Polk. J
Constable FichetberKor sent out Consta
bles lVttigrew. of l**n I and Tola ml
nnd llyors of thin county am! a man by
tho name of Stevens, to intercept the
wagon. They met It In the road al>>-nt I
five miles from town, not far from the j
?cone of the recent Pisgah fight. The
constables divided their forces and made
the attaek in front and rear. One of
them in front ordered a halt nnd sur
render, stating that they were State
? ofih'crs. Some one In the wagon said.
''All right." but lie fore they had time
j to dismount and deliver the wagon nnd
contents a pistol w.a s fired and Pottigrew
I fell. The filing then became general,
j When tho smoko cleared away it was ns
! eertained that Jack Fisher and Hill Dur
| ham, of Tryon, N. O., were killed. Pet
| tlgrcw wan very severely wounded, with
I little chance of recovery. Toland was
j shot in the breast, but an the ball ranged
j round the wound Is Blight. It Is i
I also Hald that a youth by the name of
Brown, a driver of tho wagon, was j
wounded. One of tho mules drawing the j
wagon was shot nnd it Is believed that
hi? will die. Steven* wah left in charge I
of the waRon and whiskey. 'iVdand oamo j
I on to town last night. Mark 'Durham, a <
brother of Hill Durham, is in town this
morning, lie huh in the neighborhood at |
a privato honse.
Fisher and Durham were shot in the
wagon and fell back with their heads
resting on a whiskey barrel. There they
wore to remain until the coroner ar
rived.
The Fislier family is rather a promi
nent or rather a notorious ono altout
Tryon. Physically they are lino speci
mens of mountain manhood. Durham
was a relntive or special friend of the
Fishers and they could always <\>unt on
him when they needed help. They had
two barrels of whiskey and perhaps more
in the wagon. It is not known wjjat
the destination of the whiskey was. No
one from the city was mixed up with it
in any way.
| It is said that 'Pcttigrew cannot live.
Tho coroner held an inquest and the
verdict was that Fisher and Durham
came to their death by gun shot wounds
at the hands of parties unknown to the
Jury. The constables refused to give
testimony nnd there wer?. no other wit
nesses. It is believed that Fisher and
Durham did not fire at them. Their
guns were all loaded and the testimony
was that they wore phot while lying
down in the wagon. It wan n pitiful
sight. Fisher was killed instantly, but
Durham lived for several hours i:n<l died
| from loss of blood.
Y. M. O. A.'s ATTITUIJBJ.
Tint Statement from llrliljteport,
Conn., Mont Vnvrlae.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Juno 28.? Secre
tary Pugh, of tho Washington Young
Men's Christian Association says that
the telegram from Bridgeport, Conn., to
the effect that the Y. M. C. A. -branches
had decided to "buck" the Deague of
American Wheelmen cither misstated
the attitude of tho Bridgeport officials
or else they Kjwko most unwisely. "Oar
Association, " he said, "has conducted
its races under tho sanction of the
lveaguo of American Wheelmen and will
probably continue to do po. There has
been some talk, howevor?;j6f tho Young
Men's Christian Association orgnnizinK
an association to control their own
events not in any antagonistic spirit to
wards the League of American Wheel
men, but becauso that organization may
not and Homutinies docs not see things
as are viewed fron^Four standpoint .
Should tho Dengue of American Wheel
men be unjust in using its authority
ovcr Y. M. O. A.'s cveuts or wheelmen,
tho two might come into conflict, but
that contingency is remote. We have
L'fiO.OOO members in tho United States,
HiiiU Mr. Pugh, ami if all the bicycle
ridefti iit that membership withdraw
from other organizations with which
they are now connected, I imagine they
would easily make a larger organization
by themselves than any now existing.
A.\ ASSASSIN IIANUKI).
Ilitlitl?r<l In (ho Moriilnir lie
Dcnth IlraT?lr.
Hy Southern Associated Prr's*.
Jackson, Ky., June 2S.- Had 'Pom
Sniilli whh hanged in the jail yard hero
fit 1 <fVlock this afternoon in tho pres
enile of 5,000 people. TIih inorninK
Smith Hon t for Jnilor Olinters nml made
ji full and complete confession of tho
murder of i>r. Kader. Smith walked to
t he gallows with a firm step. Smith was
indicted for the assassination of Dr.
Iluder ho vera! months ago. Smith had
1 living with a woman named Mrs.
Catherine McQuinn, who induced L>r.
Kader to visit her on tho pretons# that
she was in need of profeiaional jJervices
and murdered him (Under) M*fh??-?lW>noy
which ho was miiih?o???-<1 to havo in his
possession. At daylight this morning tin;
rrowd began to assemble to witness the
haiuKntr. At 7 o'clock 1,ft00 persons
were on the ground. The doomed man
slept well last night and ate a hearty
breakfast. At 7 :."lO Sheriff Oomhs, with
a strong guard le<l the prisoner to the
river. MOO yards distant, wher?? he was
baptised by Ilev. Carpenter. After his
baptism Smith was led l>n?*k to his cell
and awaited tho hour of execution.
I.ord tloberti Knvorod.
My Southern Associated Press.
Isondnn. June .10.? Tn Its Issue lomor
row the Chronicle will say It la ru
mored that the Marquis of Lans
?How ne, the new secretary of state for
war. Intends to make General Roberts
commander-in-chief of the army. Ig.
riorlriK Field Marshal Ix?rd Wolsley,
whom Mr. Campbell-nannerman, the
late war minister, tended should
have the position.
\Varfhln#r?on Post: It would look much
belter If Mr. broker wouW com* home
and condole with hi* JocKcd-up fr
SAN FRANCISCO
CONFLAGRATION.
| ONI.Y I'M: KNOWN TO II VX ?:
t\i: i:\ i.o?t.
?in ?: j.os.s it a < ii r>s ,'i'in: kihht
M \TI '.
A M IrntMi tmiM ICscnui* Nlntlc n
llll I'll I n K II II 1 1 ill II H
llv Southern \ ??*<?*?*! :? t ?*?1 I'ross
Sun Vrnnelxco. .1 ?m?? '."v The fln>
which Hi arteil it i? o'clock I . i ?- i nh'.ht
destroyed four blocks In tin; heart of
the innnufactnrlii*r district of the olty
Involving !i lulu of Jl r.00,000 in propor
j t\ and sncrlth?in>: one life It \v\n un
| checked f'>| f<>nr hours. feeding on
succession ?>f wooden hulldliiKS pt'ul j
j nileht have Ix'on hovond contrar foi j
I nut n y lioiii m loniii'i' hut for n pucky
| I'liiinno In the wln?l. The burnt^n Hron
i Is .bounded Kv Townsond, Jflrvant,
Third ami Kl fill streets. Tli/ flamo*
| made oooaslonsi 1- Invasions*/ outsldo
J 1 1 1 1 ? m i * limits hut only to tho/cxto nt of
I n frw houses.
A Miss (Jlli'oy was hurum to donth.
This was ttu' onlv fatalllft' reported.
She was nttcmptliiK to yhvo ronin of
her belong 1 1: n s ami was covered with
i h;ii ...! The p.-..ph" who V. \\~A In
tills district Inhabited wnoiliMi houses
! son 1 1 cmmI uMionj; t ho niiinufnelurlnf?
, plants. They an> mostly of tho pooroi
I classes. They tvorkod heroically to
| aa vo their housi'lii'hl poods hut won*
j successful only In Instances.
luuliur tin- prop reus of tho fire a
strain hollar exploded In ono of (ho
factories Tho explosion suit about
half a ton of hi 1 1 lor llylnp throuph this
hiilhllnp. \ piece loilpcd In Shirley'*
hot i-1. So mon t was ih<> shook thai nil
tlio windows not destroyed hy tho
boat wen1 hlown Into tho street.
Tlit'iv was a thrillnp scene whllo (ho
convent Mini paroohlnl school attaohort
to St. Ko.hh I'lnui'h wore In flames. A
few moments before the roof wont In,
a person was soon at ono of tho win
(lows. A civ of horror wont up from
tho crowd and tho flromon yelled to
tho hoy to lump. A hlankot wan hold
out hut Just thon tho flainos and
smoke on volopi'i.I tho hulhllnp ami (lift
next moment tho roof foil In with a
crash. l'Jvoryhody thought tho hoy
was lost lait In* Jumped Into tho hlan
lcot hold hy tho firemen and oscapod
uninjured.
The total loss from last night's tiro Is
estimated Ht Jl.200,000; tho Insuruiof
amountlnp to J'Jtio.onn. Tho heaviest h fl
ora worn the Soda Works. JW.ono, and ih<>
fifth Street Furniture Mninif.iot urinp
V''>,(KK>. Steps wore taken to-'a/ to pro.
vldo for the many poor families who li nt
all In the II imvs.
nicvri,!': haokji.
The roniliiK Meet In JneUminvllle
Promise* to lie ? Snrro*?.
Ry Southern Associated Press.
Jacksonville, Kin., Juno 28. ? ' Tho bl
ovclo meet to ho hold hero July 4th
sooms to ho nttrnelinp a pront deal of
attention, not only In this Stnto hut In
fSoorpla as well, and tho prospect In
that there will ho at lenst 150 or 200
riders hero from other cltloa. Today
entries were received from six riders
In SI. Aupustlno and from rldera In
Sanford. Orlando. flalnoBvUlc and
Zellw I aft well. The event of th?
moot will ho a match race betwec*
HufTstctlor, tho crack rider of Orlando
a ml < ioorpe N. Adams, of Jackaon*
vlllo. who clu I ins to he tho champion
of tlx1 South. A communication has
been received from an Atlanta bicycle
firm HtntiiiK that several rhlern from
that cltv would attend tho mod. Tho
entries for the handicap .cloned today.
Over J I .ono will ho huiiK up In prison.
Til 10 CHI'ISKR ATI/ANTA.
She Snllw For Cnbnn Water* to U?>
lleve the Italclitli.
llv Southern Associated Press.
Now York, Juno liH? Tho United
States cruiser Atlanta, Capt. Ti. J.
( irom well, comma inline, nailed nt day
break for the West Indies and t'nhan
waters. It is expoctod tho Atlanta will
relieve the Haleiph of the duty of tryimr
to prevent nllojro.l expeditions in the aid
of Cuban insurgents. It is doomed ono
war vcksoI in addition to tho rovoiiuo
cutters now oiiKaced in pat rolling is
Hiilliciont. The Ualoicli will prohahly
come north soon for minor ovorhntilinir.
lifter which ('apt. Miller will rcput to
Admiral Minico.
It A I I.IlO A 1 > I'XI! I IIIT
Th? filnlc Honda Will Join llnnda
n ml M?Uf ii Illaplnr.
I ty Southern Associated 1'ri'NH.
Atlanta. Juno 2S. Information roaches
lii'iiilqiinrlcrn today that the < ??*n f r ji I"
liailrond of ( Iiiiru'i.i. tin- (iiur^iji I C ;< i 1
roiul and tin* A. ?V- XV. I*. Kfiilrojul. wilh
it ii !i Kprejiato "f about 2.2fXt miles of
i track. ?;nveriiur almost the whole State
of < Seorria i'xiT'|.t ? !??? portion covered
by tin- Southern Knilwny, which will
? ?rort an indo|M-n<b'iit biiildini*. will Join
in tin* erection of a handsome building
for a display of the' resources of their
respective territories at ilie Cotton States
ami International Imposition.
CY0l,0!*R IX KKVM VII.I/IC.
I'rof. Ilniilitiii \r Injured mi<l Ilia In.
nfllult* I ?r incil lull ?- ?l .
By Hon thorn A ssoeiA tod Press.
Way nosl>oro, f!a., June 28. ? A cyclone
struck KoysvKlo yesterday. The plnoo
in stnall and all the hoasos were either
demolished or badly wrecked. Professor
HradMiaw's Institute, where a number of
children were attending school, was de
molished. The professor wa* knocked
unconscious and badly hurt, but nil the
ehKdren escaped. Tt is reported hero
that Professor Hradshaw's Injury will
prove fatal. .
Mnrrlert Cotiplc .Suicide
My Southern Associated Pre?s.
Paris. June 17t -A sensation has been
crento?L here bv the suicide of M. Fall
rice Carre, a noted barrinler and dra
matic author, and his w<f" by shootjntr
themselves with a revolver. M Carre
was well known In political and llterarv
circle*.^ Madam Carre was recently di
vorced Trom former htuband,' M
Pazlii.
NO C \ MITI.IMi \ T <i\H\TO<iV
I Ito \ IIIiikc I'ron Idi- it ( Knlcr* nu
I'uriK'at I'tolcMi
j l'\ Silllllll )'|| \ OMt'klt t ?'* I I'lVSS
, Saratoga. N V , July 2. I'hitH. II
' SturKcss, tin- village president. yesler
j ilny waited upon the hoard of police
, com inlssloiicrs and In his official capac
II y ili't'lii I'ril (lint llii< laws against
gantldlng must he enforced llo civalod
const crun t loir anions the commission
its l?y adding lluil falluro on' (licit
part to Ruppr<'HH gambling \voul<l i'oiii
pel lil 111 to | ? i ? f ? ? r charges against i aoh
tifi inV'T of tin- hoard. President Stur
?css slated that thoiv must l>o no
gambling at Saratoga this summer
who politely retfuosfed Wir enemy in fir fi
first. 1 1 ? ? reminded th* new ( ?iiv'Tiiinont
'?) I. "I'l 1 icncort.Htlc-d'K iism-i'il >ii i lin i I'Iiic
I. in. I does 1 1 v" love coalitions llence
fnrili ho said the < I S (II i I ? - ii t I, literals woiiM
lie fi.iin.l Ahoitld"!* 1 1 ? shoulder with '.In*
Tories, ma n-liliiK l<? a very dubious vie.
lory miller a banner without inotlu ot
device. The I ? 1 1 lerneHM ?>f tile Sepa rat loll
from these piopl" WHS' lotlK |MIHl. lie |<?
|nli*ei| at the hotloin I?r his heart that "they
were now .alllmr under their true colors.
The l<ll?erals henceforth would tie H tin in
face I < ? face, ainl woiiM no longer he lor.
tnet*tr??| hy a jrucrllla warfare on *ho
Harks. There wore now only two parties
( 'otnw rva 1 1 vos iiihI liberals.
T<nrd Rodi'bcry pro<>o??ded to <IIkciihp t no
lessons to he learned from the ilefeal of
the late r lovcrnmcnt . In IK!i;?, hi- said,
t lie 1. literals landed is Hie House with a
imillifarloiis proKrati), anil a majorl'v thai
was Inado.pia lr to carry that program out.
IN col i liselh'il the I, literals liof to repeat
their mistake. Tliey must. In the now
Parliament, adapt their policy lo 1 heir
majority. If they had only a small inn.
torlty it wouhl he futile and hopeless to
attompt any such great conslltiitlonal
changes. as those Involve.! In the Homo
Itulo, church dlj+'Stablltf inient, local v<'lo
aiel "one man one vote" mea-surcs. I ,or?l
I tosehi'i y's reference to tin- kuitI.'iII.i war
fare or the I'nlonlsts oMrn ? *< I much ap
plause.
itw ovicu a cr,\HTitii>?ii<:
II I li i' 1 1 lit I < 1)1*1 Vol Do Vr-ry
Mucli Diiiiii^ki*.
I !>' 'h< >11 1 ll?TM A HMOflll tr>(| I'ri-HM.
Washington, I). July 1!. Train
N?i. Ill, known hh I lir? Chicago Kx
presa, easl bound;* on | Iti* Hull imore
?* ii< I < iliio ItiillioiKl, inn over a dyiia- ?
1 1 1 1 1 ? ? cartri?lK<' near the Mniiiii'nlry
I ? r I ? I n ? ?. I III rl y-ll vi* miIIoh west of litis
? it y. <?n | h<> Metropolitan branch, at
II o'clock last iiIkIiI. The en rl rbl^e
was ? ? x | ? I < I <-< I ami causcil tin- detach
ment of tin- air brake pipe in tin* rear
<>f ih.- i-nr.tTv. N<> ilainaK*' was done
? ?liber lo tlii' online or en i'K, but a
I ? i ? -i ? of rail where t lie explosive hail
I ?????li placed vva ? blow li away. The
train was Immediately stopped and
backed to t Jk- point wImt'1 tin* explo
sion occurred. but no one was found
in the vicinity. Haltlmnre and Ohio
olllcialM believe that the intention wnn
to wreck nml rob a piiHHetiKor train. J
If so, t be miscreants rna?lc a mistake,
ami kcI" t ??? I for their operation^ a
train couslstliiK entirely of express
freight ears, tarrying neither passcn
K' if n<>r inoni4'. I?etectives have bffn
m nt t-i Moiiofalry lo Investigate the
a ffa ir .
Hall iniore. Jely li. Five arrests of
si|spc< Is !i;ivi' been made by I lie ili'tec
lb ?? <'e|?a rt iii ??lit of the I ' i It Inn re anil
Ohio K.iili ua'l i '<1111(1 1 ii v . Tin nartieH
ar.* Timothy M< ( '??iirt. .lolui I 'laren,
Jesse Wells, Win. Vomit; :? 1 1> I Harry
Johnson. 'I'l.ey * were taken into custody
?lut i utr the ?lay at points iilotnr the line
? ?i.-? i k ? ? t with "troRApaHHliur." They
were brought to Ibis city ami ? ?ominltted
for a hearing July Ulh. The are all
roti^li lortKimr Imilviiliials. nml it is Haiti
t Ii i i person'! clost ly resembling them
were seen 1 1 irk i u ir aroinnl Nfonocalry
prior to the explosion. The force of the
explosion aroused tin* cointry for miles
nrounil .
>ioiiiInIi Vlrllim.
Hy Southern Assoclnted 1'resn.
Santiago do Cuba. July 2. ? General
Salccdo roporta that the Spanish force
commanded by Captain Hernando has
had engagement a with/Insurgent bands
under the command I of Aldana and
Sabo at CaRtialran. Tlie Insurgents lost
elKht men killed and two of thflr lead
ers; Aldana and Juan 1/eon. wero
wounded. The Mime Spanish foro* (!!?
peraed another small band of ln*ur?
pcr.tfl, two of wboiti were hilled ? ?
THE CABINET'S
FIRST MEETING.
> ai i, oi- run mow ministers
\\ i: ill) I'llKSKVi'.
\\ii\i- i in: iimsio ov com MOM 4
oil) vi:sti:iii)av.
I A OlsCtlMsloil III! (tie \lllOllllt ol
N nt at 1 1 Arum.
H.v Southern Associated 1 'ross.
I.ondon, July 2. The nicw cabinet
hold Its Mrs! mooting at noon today,
i l.ord Salisbury today presided and all
of ( !??' members wort* pmcnt . In tho
j 1 1 o u so of Commons today the (tight
. J Ion. Arthur James Italfnur, tho now
| i,v appointed H rut Lord lof tho Treas
ury, stated that ho had hoped that Par
liament would he prorogued on Satur
day and would formally dlssolvo on
? Monday, hut the Colonial boundaries
and extradition measures must bo
j passed before the dissolution COllld
take plaee. lie hoped that tho naval
works hill also would he passed. Mr.
Ihil/.lel. I, literal, asked how many of
(lie mouthers for the present ministry
were In I'ooolpt of pensions.
Mr. Cohort W. llnnhury, financial
J secretary of tho treasury, replied that
i l.oru Asiiiiourne, viscount cross, liord
(ieorge Hamilton and Sir Michael
I Hi ks- ltoach were In receipts of pen
sions. hut tlpMr pensions had hoon sus
pended during the time they would he
In ollleo.
Mr. A. .1. Italfour announced that
I lie tlrst husluess of t li <? government
would he to vol i* such supplies as
would enaldo tho elections to take place
without inconvenience to the public
service .
The 1 1 ou so agreed to vote an appro
priation on account for the nialntcii
naneo of (ho cIn II service and the
tin vy .
Tho army estimates wore then taken
1 1 1 > when Mr. Hah/lel asked whether It
was tho lnt<-ntlon of the fjovernment
lo provide a siifflclcnl supply of am
munition. Mr. Italfour said that some
increase In the estimates would Ifaask
od for. Sir diaries Dllke saldMhero
had hoon a great deal of needless con
cealment in regard to the supply of
small arms and louniiinllinn. There
laid never I a sufficient supply of
these and there was not now. The for
eign governments knew this perfectly
well and were taking advantage of It.
Mr. II. Camphell-llannerman, late sec
retary of state for war. denied that
the supply of small arms and ammu
nition was deficient. He was greatly
grieved, he said, at the recent adverse
vote of the House after he had given
definite assurances upon that subject
based upon the opinion of the country's
present military advisers.
He claimed that the action of ^hq_
House was unconstitutional. Tho army
estimates were approved.
TII10 NI5W MINISTRY.
II Minv Consists ??f Nineteen Mi>m
berw.
Hy Soul I. crn Associated Press %
London. July '<!. Tho following addition
al mli Islcrtat app >lnt meits liavo been nn
iioiukv <1 : ltlght lion. A. Akers- 1 >ouwlns,
tlrst ('(iiniiilxxloin'r of works ami Mr. Wal
ter II. Ijong, president of the Hoard of
Agriculture, bolU wllli seats In Che cab
inet: the iMike of Norfolk, Post Mauler
(Sonera); Mr. Gerild, Wm. Halfour, Chtof
Secretary for Ireland: Hlr John 10. Gorst,
Vice President of t'ho Council; Hlr Wm. If.
Walrand^j Patroiia-go Secrotary to the
Treasury; Mr. VViu. G. 18. Macartney,
Sorrel ary to tho Admiralty; Mr. Jos. Aim
l <>n Chamberlain. Civil L.ord of tho Ad.
?nil-ally: Mr. Jesse !?'. CollinKs, Under
Secretary for flic llome Department : Mr.
T. \V. Hnswll. Parliamentary Secrotary
for I oral Government Hoards; Mr. Jos*
Powell Williams, Klnanelal Sec-rotary for
(lie war olllcc. The cabinet now has 19
members, I he 1 ardent numlxT II ever con.
(allied. Messrs. ('olllnjfH, Russell nnd
WllllaniH are Tdheral 1'nlonlsts, and their
appointment Is riwardcd an evidence of
the Influence of Mr. Chamberlain In the
< lovernment .
rvo Amnntf.
I f y S? in 1 1 1 - ? i ii Associated Press.
Koine, July 2 ? The decision of tho
Government lint to grant amnesty to
eei tu In political and other offenders
on Hie oeeaslon of the marriage of tho
Duke of Aoxta. was In a great mens
ii re owing lo I he farH ^t ha t the Radi
cals and Siiilu.ljsJ? in t hV Chamber of
I'.puiies v/ere seek I nir. !>y Interpella
tions, to V force the Government to
nr. 'i ni amnesty to the Sicilian rioters.
The ministry would not do this, and
t hey finally decided that they would
maul amnesty to nobody.
Yellow .fuck In Colin.
Ky Soiilhern Associated Press.
Washington, I). C., July 2. ? A report
from the consul at Santiago do Cuba,
Just received l.y the Marino Hospital
service through the State I>epartment.
says that In the preceding two weeks
there has boon nineteen deaths from
yellow fever In that city. Tho consul
remarked that tho disease seemed to
be Increasing In extent and virulence,
conditions which were expected to oc
cur as the season advanced.
The SiTi'iymrK'* Trlnl.
|{y Southern Associated ilVress.
New Orleans, Julyi 2./-The trlnl of
the serewmen who ' wi?Ve Indicted foi?
murder during the rioting on the levee
while the labor troubles were nt their
height, has occupied the time of tho
Criminal Court for three days past. \
jury vns paired only nfter the greatest
dlllieulty, and It Is not. thought the.T
enn secure n conviction. Ycstordny, After
lengthy arguments, the rase went to
the jury. The jury reported that It was
liii|>oHfdhlc to agree *ind a mistrial was
entered. It Is understood tlml the Jury
watt cuually dl\ldcd In opinion.
Ilrlck Work* Daraed,
Hy Southern Associated Press.
Tallnhas.se, FTa., * JuTy I.? Mrs. Mc
; Nees Is In Jail here for attempttn* to
kill her two children and commit sui
cide. Hor husband deeertedrfcer and
she becamo despondent Htr parents
live at Cairo, Oa., and are well to da.
They have fceef) notffHd Of bW
Uon. i