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ESTABLISHED 1891.. BAMBERG. S. 0.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,1899. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. ||
FORTY UYB
Hany Miners Buried I
trous Gas I
BODIES BADEV MCTILAIED.
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Mining Laws Alleged to Have e
Been Criminally Violated p
By Those In Charge.
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A DpCUlUl liuiu <uivnu9M??vy * w< ^,
says: Forty men were entombed in the ^
Braznell mine, as the result of a gas a
explosion, which ocourred Saturday p
morning.
There were between forty-five and
fifty workers in the mine when the explosion
occurred. Fourteen were res- i
cued within a short time after the accident
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The explosion occurred at 7:30
o'clock a. m. Owing to a shortage of
cars, less than the usual number of ^
men entered the pit. The mine is that
of the Stockdale Coal company, and
lies four miles from Brownsville. Ear- S
lier in the morning Fire Boss James ^
Kadcliffe went through the mine as v
usual and found gas or "fire damp" in t<
two places. The fire boss reported the tl
presence of the gas, but informed the a
superintendent that it was all right for c
the men to enter. The men were low- c,
ered into the mine in the cage de- h
^ scending the main shaft, which is vertical.
From forty to fifty men had en- ^
tered the mine and dispersed through s
it when the gas ignited in some man- e
ner not yet discoverable. a
A tremendous explosion occurred. v
Its force must have reached every man 4
in the mine. The cage in the main t
shaft, which was at the bottom, was tj
blown into splinters and the hoisting 8
machinery wrecked. About a hundred
yards from the main entrance | s
was an air shaft, also vertical, and j r,
brick lined. It was torn by the blast Jq
and the bricks were blown to the very a
top. o
Frantic women and frightened cnil- s
dren dashed ont of their dwellings r
just across the railroad track and I
rnshed toward the month of the shaft. ^
They were driven back by the smoke ^
that poured up from the mine. A minute
later everything was quiet. The a
big engines stopped and the fan was 8
hushed. There was no possibility of fi
at once aiding the imprisoned men at b
the main shaft, and a rush was made u
for the ventilating shaft, 150 feet away.
Fire damp kept the rescuers out of h
the mine until 3 o'clock in the after- ti
noon, when the first gang descended.
A mass of wreckage was found at the
bottom of the shaft, in which lay seven
men, their faces blackened and burned c
arfd their bodies distorted.
When the first party was worn out
and nearly poisoned, another took its
place, and. this was continued until
late into the night in an effort to save ^
the survivors.
Sunday morning the rescue work *
was resumed and the horror of the j
Braznell mine grew in intensity with t
every hour.
At the same time there was a strong o
presumption that the laws regulating ?
mining were carelessly and probably
criminally disregarded.
J.H6 UFBd UUUItJH U1 tilO Vibbuuo nuc ^
brought out of the mine Sunday
morning, and never in the history of j
mine disasters were human beings so c
horribly mutilated. It was nearly 11 ^
o'clock before the first five bodies ^
were taken out, twenty-eight hours
after the explosion. At 5:30 o'clock
three were brought to the surface and D
at 6:50 o'clock three more came up in ^
the cage of the main shaft. c
At least twelve other bodies were in
sight, but could not be reached on ac- ^
count of the debris.
The estimates of the number of
the dead were conflicting. A. B. c
Braznell, president of the Stockdale ^
Coal company, said he believed that
but twenty or twenty-five men had
been killed. Men who were working j
around the mine say thirty-five to 1
forty men were down the mine shaft
in the cages, while about twenty
climbed down the steps in the eleva- F
tor shaft. From fifty-five to sixty men 3'
were in the mine, and of this number c
but twelve have been recovered alive. ^
All the rest, whatever the number, are e
dead. v
BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED.
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Cole Charged With Misappropriating Government
Fund*.
Charles H. Cole, former president j
of the Globe National bank of Boston, .
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which failed several days ago, was ar- \
rested at Bedonda, Cal., by United g
States Marshal Osborne. The arrest e
was made on a warrant charging him
with misappropriation of government ,
funds. The information was sent from \
Boston.
Mr. Cole has been connected with
the Globe bank for thirty years, and
his resignation, which took place two ?
mr?r>tha den. caused a sensation in i
Boston. 5
FOUR KILLED IN WRECK.
Train Operator Fails To Hold Train On 1
Siding: and Result Was Disastrous.
By a wreck on the Northern Pacific
Monday morning, near Bear Month, .
Mont., foar men were killed and sev- 1
eral injured, more or less seriously. 1
The operator at Bonito allowed the i
freight train from the west to pass,
when it should have been held on the *
siding. As soon as the operator heard i
of the wreck he took to the hills and 1
has not been heard of. 1
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
Two Small Towns Are Nearly DeYastated !
By tlie Shock.
At 4:25 o'clock Monday morning a
severe earthquake shock was felt over i
a large portion of southern California, '
the undulations lasting about twelve 1
seconds. The center of the shock ap- <
peared to have been at San Jacinto, a <
small town in Riverside county. Ten
or fifteen buildings were damaged,
chimneys toppled over and walls were
cracked and shaken. The total damage
at San Jacinto and Hemit, a small
town near by, is estimated at $50,000.
WERE LOST
n the Pit By DisasExplosion.
Another evidence of the force of the
xpiosion -was discovered Sunday afsrnoon.
On the hillside fifty feet
ack from the main shaft -was discov
red an arm and a foot. They were
ortions of a victim killed 108 feet be)w
the surface and blown out of the
haft like a bullet from a rifle.
From statements obtained it seems
Iear that the presence of gas in quanities
in the mine was perfectly well
nown, and that naked lights were
sed for several days before the exlosion.
"BOBS" LEAVES LONDON.
.ord Roberts Starts For South
Africa and Is Given a
Grand Send-Off.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, who is
3 assume command of the British
>rces in South Africa, left Lopdon
aturday, starting on his way to South
.frica amidst scenes of enthusiasm,
ividly demonstrating the n'atioEud.insrest
in the event and the beli^that
tie departure of the general can be
ccepted as a guarantee that whatever
an be done in South Africa will be
arried out by thoroughly competent
3- -3 1 ? linoc
anus aiiu uii careiuiij iuuiui&u a<uv?>
Although only privileged persons
rere permitted to enter the railway
tation, this did not prevent the gathring
of immense throngs at all the
pproaches and other points of adantage,
who cheered repeatedly as
'Bobs," accompanied by his wife and
wo daughters, drove up. Seldom has
be terminus witnessed such an inpiriDg
send-off.
Every appearance of the field marhal
was the signal for ringing liurahs,
lusty shouts and good wishes,
'he moment the veteran commander
rrived he was surrounded by military
fficers and other friends and held a
emi-private reception in the waiting
oom. After personal leave-takings,
iord Roberts reached the platform,
rhere general greetings and parting
rords were exchanged.
Many ladies pressed forward to get
last handshake and bid him God
peed. One woman, with her eyes
tiled, with tears, exclaimed: "God
less you and bring you safely back to
s."
This wish was,echoed and re-echoed
a varying phraseology by hundreds
hronging the vicinity of the train.
AMERICAN CARGO SEIZED.
hance For Dispute with Great Britain
Has Presented Itself.
A special to the New York Herald
:om Washington says:
Secretary of State Hay will have a
borough investigation made of the reported
seizure by British cruisers of
everal cargoes of American flour off
)elagoa Bay, South Africa. Initrucions
have been sent to the American
onsul at Lorenzo Marquez, Portugese,
South Africa, directing him
o make a thorough inquiry and to do
verything in his power to prevent ilegal
interference with American comaerce
by either belligerent.
Ambassador Choate has also been
ustructed to make inquiries into the
ases and to make such recommendaion
to the British foreign office as
he facts in the case may justify.
The seizure has giyen rise to a lot of
peculation as to what this governlent
is going to do in the matter.
'he stuffs -were shipped from Amerian
ports consigned to the Portuguese
iorts of Delagoa Bay?and the proests
over the seizures have raised the
rhole question of contraband of war
nd the rights of neutrals. It has
aused much discussion in Washingon.
OFFICERS NOT BLAMED.
'he Board Reports the Charleston's Officers
Were Blameless.
A special from Manila says: Theretort
of the Charleston court of inquiry
nst rendered is favorable to the others
of the strauded warship. It shows
hat due vigilance was exercised in the
mbarkaiion of the crew into the boats
rhioh were well handled.
HOLIDAY LYNCHING.
"wo Negroes Meet Death at Hands of
Mississippi Mob.
Two negroes, named Jim Martin and
?rank West, were lynched on the
Baker's ceek bridge, near Bolton,
Hiss., for the murder of an aged and
lighly respected citizen named Milton
J. Haire and an attempted criminal'
assault on his niece, Miss Curran.
The murder was one of the most
jold-blooded in the criminal annals of
he county.
Brooke Leaves Cuba.
General Brooke left Havana last
Saturday at noon for Florida, receiving
a major-general's salute as the
steamer left the harbor.
HOSPITAL SHIP SAILS.
The Maine Departs From West India
Docks For Cape Town.
A London dispatch says: The Amercan
hospital ship Maine sailed from
:he West India docks for Cape Town
it 2:30 Saturday afternoon.
The Maine departed under favorable
mspices. The Red Cross flag floated
from her foremast, the queen's ensign
from her main and stars and stripes
from her mizzen.
THREE APPRAISERS RELEASED.
Six Others Are Held to Answer Charge of
Fraudulent Practices.
Three of the Havana custom house
appraisers arrested on charges of fraud
have been set at liberty conditionally
by order of CollectQr Bliss. Six others
charged with receiving bribes and
of fraudulent practices are now held
at the disposition of the court. Collector
Bliss believes he has sufficient
evidence to warrant the steps he is
taking, and expresses the opinion that
within the next few days all the guilty
persons will be lodged in jail.
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l SOUTH CAROLINA \
S STATE NEWS HEMS. X
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Union Depot For Columbia.
The Southern and Atlantic Coast
Line Railroads make a splendid Christmas
gift to Columbia. It has been
definitely announced that these roads
will build a union depot 540 feet long,
to cost $100,000. It is said that this (
will be the finest passenger station in
the south. j
Columbia now has more railroads
than Atlanta, Ga., and the confidence ,
of the railroads in the future of this
ie rrroat Tho SpnhnftrTl will have 1
a separate depot, a very handsome af- (
fair. Work will commence at once. (
A handsome park is to be in front ,
of the depot. All the tracks in the ,
vicinity are to be changed so that no j
train will have to back into the depot. <
The old South Carolina and Georgia ]
track will be torn up for some distance ,
on each side of the present junction. ]
The Coast Line has joined the South- ,
ern and will go into a terminal compauy
to operate the depot. The building
will cost about $100,000 and the
money for it is now in hand. This J
will be welcome news to Columbians.
Our Industrial l!oom.
Chief Clerk Gantt, of the office of j
secretary of state, has not completed
the statement of the charters granted
during the present year, but the work
bas progressed sufficiently to show
that the year now ending has reached ]
high water in the matter of industrial
development. South Carolina's record
for 1899 will be one on industrial lines <
that will be hard for auy state to surpass.
The commissioned companies
will show an aggregate capitalization
of very nearly eleven millions of dollars,
as against six million last year.
The showing as to ^ie companies
chartered, these whose organization i
has been completed and have gotten ,
into operationg will be equally as re- 1
markable and significant. Ta remarkable
showing made by the cotton mill J
enterprises started up during the year 1
has already been given. Equally as
striking will be the showing made by '
the cotton seed oil mills, the lumber
concerns and the tobacco ware houses.
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All tnese ngures win De avauuuic iu u
few days, however, and will speak for
themselves. Charleston county will
head the list as to the new companies 1
chartered, with twenty-six, with a 1
capital stock of $750,900. Richland
and Anderson come next.
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Hanna a South Carolinian?
A prominent South Carolinian talking
about South Carolina's history, as
he was looking over some of the recently
discovered revolutionary records
in the state house, expressed the
belief that Mark Hanna was a descendant
of the Hanna family of this state.
The father and son served in Marion's
brigade, and General Hauna,
who lived in Chesterfield, is known to
have moved to Indiana in 1806. Congressman
Norton, who was present,
said that when he went back to Washington,
he proposed to ask the famous
Mark about it as a matter of curiosity.
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Governor May Be Sportsman.
Governor McSweeney has received
a personal invitation from the president
of the League of American Sportsmen
to become a member of that organization,
formed eighteen months ago, and
having for its primary object the protection
of American game. Several
governors and other prominent men
from all over the country have joined
the organization, which i3 rapidly increasing
in power.
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Chancre of Schedule.
On January 17 the Florida limited
train of the Sonthern will be put on.
It will arrive at Columbia, southbound,
at 7 a. m. and pass there, northbound,
at 9:40 p. m. This catises a
change on the same date in the schedule
of one of the trains between Columbia
and Charleston that are now
leaving Columbia in the morning, and
returning in the evening. There will
be no ciaer changes in the CharlestonColumbia
schedule.
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Farmers Promptly Responded.
The popularity of Wappoo Bridge is
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clearly shown by tne general ana
prompt response by the farmers of the
island to the call made by the directors
for inoDey to repair the draw,
which was blown from its base by the
storm in October. There are only a
few who failed to respond.
Barn and Contents Burned.
Mr. Evans Price, well-to-do farmer,
living at the old John McColl place,
fonr miles east of Florence, met with
a heavy loss a few nights ago. His
barn, stables and forage house were
destroyed by fire, together with 500
bushels of corn, 100 bushels of peas,
several thousand pounds of forage, lot
I of improved farm implements and
other valuable stuff.
The value of the property destroyed
amounted to at least $1,000, with not
a cent of insurance. Mr. Price came
very nearly losing all of his stock,
four head of mules, several cows and
hogs. They were gotten out, however,
but some of the stock was badly
scorched and blistered from the heat.
The fire was the work of an incendiary,
as it occurred about midnight,
and no fire had been about the place
that day.
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Candidate Barnwell.
The Williamsburg County Kecord
Mrs- "Tn the first congressional dis
trict next year the Hon. Joseph W.
Barnwell, of Charleston, will oppose
Colonel Elliot. Mr. Barnwell is at
present state senator from Charleston.
He is well known throughout the
state, and has done good service to
the Democratic party.
"In this issue we reprint a few clippings
from different newspapers in the
state, which shows the high regard in
which Mr. Barnwell is held. There is
no doubt that he will make a good
run, and we believe he will represent
the first district in the 57th congress
of the United States."
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Wlntlirop'* Merry War.
The board of trustees of Winthrod
refused to grant the petition of the
pupils for a longer holiday at Christ- j
mas. The matter may be considered |
settled for this year aud it is hoped for !
all time. For some weeks after col- j
lege opened nothing was heard of a
holiday. Then from some unknown
quarter came the suggestion of a petition;
then there was the consequent
talk; then more talk; then a report of
what this trustee and that instructor
had said, until the entire body of j
students was moved as perhaps never i
before. There was no special reason j
urged, only "we want to go."
The decision of the trustees was un- j
doubtedly a wise one. The trustees j
had discussed the matter fully in June j
aud had decided that only one day ;
svould be given. This was published
as a settled fact in the catalogue.
rTvwlur tliueo ^ir^TimRfjinces to errant a
louger holiday would be p. material
change of program. "With many par3nts
some self-denial is- necessary in
Drder that their daughters may attend
?ollege; this is the case, too, even with
the moderate necessary expense account
of Winthrop, and the proposed
lioliday would materially increase the
expected expense. Many parents
brought this coudition to the attention
5f the faculty.
A SCORE DROWNED
Steamer Strands Off the North
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Carolina Coast.
BOATS WERE SWAMPED BY WAVES.
Duly the Captain and Eight of the Crew
Were Rescued By Men of the Life
Saving Station.
The weather bureau of Hatteras,
N. C., reported that the British steamship
Ariosto, Captain Barnes, from
Galveston to Norfolk for coal, thence ;
to Hamburg, loaded with cotton, corn J
and wheat and meal, stranded on
Ocracoke beach, six miles south of
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Jtiaueras weaxner oxireau umce, -* i
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The steamship carried a crew of
thirty men. Twenty-one men abandoned
the steamer and took to the
boats soon after she stranded. The
boats were wrecked in the heavy seas
and the entire twenty-one were
drowned. Captain Barns and the remaining
eight men were taken from
the ship later by Captain James Howard
and crew, of the Ocracoke lifesaving
station.
The rescue was effected with difficulty,
owing to the heavy sea, the
landing taking almost the entire day.
Captaiu Barns and eight surviving
members of the crew were cared for
at the life-saving station. Some water
reached the hold of the vessel, but she
is in good condition, and probably can _
be saved if prompt assistance is rendered.
Monday the weather bureau officials
at Hatteras furnished the following list
of those saved from the wreck: Captain
Baines, Warren, Reed, Peetoner,
Anderson, Saline, Helsing, Petterson
and Henroth. The Merritt and Chapman
wrecking steamer Rescue passed
out of the' capes Sunday night on her
way to the Ariosto.
BUTLER TO POPULISTS.
Chairman of People's Party Asks
Questions of Executive Committee
Members.
The Washington Post of Saturday
contained the following:
Senator Butler, of North Carolina,
the chairman of the people's party,
sent out a letter to each of the national
committeemen of that organization,
askiner them a number of questions,
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the answers to which will determine
the plans and purposes of the Populist
party. As long ago as the spring of
1898 the Populists decided to hold
their convention in advance of all other
parties in 1900, as a concession to
ahe middle of the road, or radical,faction
of the party. Senator Butler's
letter is as follows:
"Sir?As you know, the national
committee, at its last meeting at i
Omaha, in June, 1898, passed a reso- !
lution known as the Omaha agreement j
to the effect that our national conven- i
tion should be held at least one month j
before the old party convention. The
Republican national committee has
just held a meeting and fixed June
19th as the time for heir next national
convention. The Democratic committee
has been called to meet January
22d to fix a date for their convention.
They will probably hold their convention
a week or two before, or a week
or two after, the Republican convention.
I write now to get the concensus
of opinion of our national committee
on the following points:
"Shall I call a meeting of the national
committee to fix the time of our
next national convention?
"2. If yes, what time and place do j
you favor for the committee meeting? \
"3. Or shall I take the vote of the I
national committee as to the time of j
holding the next national convention
by referendum vote?
"4. If you favor the referendum
vote, what date do you favor for the
national convention?
"5. .Shall I invite the silver Repubcan
national convention to meet at the
same time and place with us?
"I submit the fifth question because
I notice that at the recent meeting of
the national executive committee of the
Silver Republican party there was a
strong sentiment expressed in favor of
holding their convention at the same
time and place as ours with the view
of agreeing on the same national
ticket."
Senator Butler expects that the committeemen
to whom his letter has been !
addressed will reply promptly and |
that within the next two weeks he will i
be able to decide definitely what course !
to pursue.
Miss Morrison's Trial Set.
A Chattanooga dispatch says: The
trial of Julia Morrison, who killed
Stage Manager Frank Leiden, is set
for Thursday, January 4th. Her attorneys,
as well as those representing
the state, have announced that they
will bo ready for trial on that date.
GOEBEL SUPPORTERS
Issue An Address to the People of
Kentucky Concerning the
Filing of Protest.
A special from Frankfort, Ky., says:
The address to the Democracy of the
state, indorsing the contest instituted
by William Goebel and other candidates
on the Democratic ticket, was
issued Thursday night. It is signed
by Former Senator Blackburn, chairman
of the state campaign committee;
Chairman Young, of the state central
and executive committee, and all of
the members of those committees.
The Democratic party of Kentucky,
declares the address, through its several
RtntA fnmmit.tfies. has unanimously
declared that the best interests of the
party, as well as justice, demand that
contests shall be made by all the candidates
on the Democratic ticket for
the respective offices for which they
were nominated. The committees feel
that it is proper that they should in a
concise form state the grounds upon
which they base their action.
The state board of election commissioners
at its recent session, issued
certificates of election to all of the Republican
candidates for state offices,
but the board expressly declared in
the opinion it rendered that it acted
simply as a canvassing board without
power or authority as it construed the
law to inquire into the legality or validity
of any contested votes.
The board expressed the opinion
that, if clothed with the authority to
go behind the returns and determine
the matters in contention, the certificates
of election would not have been
issued to the parties who received
them.
JOHNSTOX-MORGAN "FEUD."
Alabama Senatorial Contest Has Degenerated
Into Bitter Personal War.
The senatorial contest in Alabama
has resolved itself into a bitter personal
fight between Governor Johnston
and Senator Morgan. The developments
that are now in sight
promise one of the liveliest political
sansationsof recent years in the south.
Governor Johnston has written Senator
Morgan a letter in which a demand
is made for the retraction of his
statement that Johnston was a stockholder
in a trust that had to leave
Alabama and seek shelter in New Jersey.
Commenting on this Senator Morgan
aaj3: "I shall make a retraction, eh?
When I speak I know what I am talking
about. Loan that copy to me, please.
I shall is^ue a statement above my own
name, at once, in which I shall deal
with this demand. This is the opening
that I have been looking for, and I
can prove everything that I have said,
and Johnston will be sorry he spoke.'
SHORT SESSION OF HOUSE.
Time Spent In Filibustering Against a
Motion to Adjourn.
A Washington dispatch says: No
business was transacted at the brief
session of the house Wednesday. The
time was occupied in a filibuster
against a motion to adjourn, having
been inaugurated by the Democrats
and some Republicans in order to give
Mr. Grow, the venerable ex-speaker of
the house, an opportunity to reply to
some statements made Tuesday by
Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee.
Mr. Payne, the majority leader, was
defeated on two roll calls. After Mr.
Grow had made his statement the
house adjourned until 12 o'clock, January
3d, 1900.
BACON OPPOSED TREATY.
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It Opposed to Our Acquisition of Tutuila
Island In Samoan Group,
The senate committee on foreign relations
Wednesday authorized a favorible
report on the two treaties negotiated
with Great Britain and Germany
for the disolution of the tripartite
agreement for the control of the Sacnoan
islands. Senator Bacon, one of
the Democratic members of the committee,
was the only opponent of the
treaty and he did not seek to delay the
reporting of it to the senate. His opposition
was directed toward the acquisition
by this country of the Island
of Tutuila, and his opposition to that
was based upon the contention that
Ihe consent of the islanders should be
arst secured.
BISHOP TURNER BARRED.
Colored Prelate, Who It IU, Refuted
Berth la Sleeping Car.
Bishop Henry M. Turner, of Georgia,
was refused a berth on a sleeping
car at Savannah Thursday morning by
the officers of the Central railroad in
that city.
The bishop, who is ill, having been
paralyzed a few days ago, desired to
return to Atlanta, his home. He asked
to secure a berth in a sleeper, but
was told that berths were not sold to
colored persons.
The sleepers are owned by the Central
railroad and the road has an arbitrary
rule that no colored persons
?i.?it *iVlo in fhfi slfteniner cars be
Diiaii t??
tween Atlanta and Savannah, or on
any of the branch lines of the company.
NO THANKS TO M'KINLEY.
Havana Municipal Council Refutes To
Adopt Resolution Presented.
At Friday's meeting of the municipal
council of Havana, a motion was made
to send an address of thanks to President
McKinley for his candid references
to Cuba in his recent message
to congress. The motion was rejected
on the ground that the message contained
nothing, but merely reiterated
a former promise.
G0MPER3 RE-ELECTED.
American Federation of Labor Retains
All the Old Officers.
The American Federation of Labor,
in session at Detroit, unanimously reelected
all its old officers. The only
! contests occurred in selections of fraj
ternal delegates to the foreign trades'
| congresses.
i In the case of each of the officers
! the secretary cast unanimous vote of
the convention. The convention made
formal requests that all trades unions
hereafter more clearly define the work
of their respective crafts.
LITTLE GIRLS
DIE IN FLAMES
Rehearsal Exercises In School End
In Horrible Tragedy.
WERE ELEVEN BABY VICTIMS
Gas Jet Ignites Clothing of One
and Blaze Envelopes
flany C thers.
At Quincv. III., Friday afternoon
-V V ' - while
the school children of St. Francis
parochial school, Seventeenth and
Vine streets, were rehearsing for an
entertainment, the dress of one of
them caught fire from a gas jet and in
ten minutes four of them were burned
to death, two died an hour later and
five others died before midnight.
Half a dozen others were burned more
or less severely.
All were between nine and eleven
years old. Several of the teachers
were painfully burned in trying to
save the children.
The fire started in a little dressing
room. Three or four little girls were
there dressing for the rehearsal and
laughing gayly among themselves. A
dozen others were grouped in the
wings of the stage near the foot of
the stairs descending from the dressing
rooming.
The girls in the dressing room had
nearly completed their costumes when
one of them brushed against the gas
jet, but which one it was, will never
be known. A touch of the flame was
sufficient and in an instant her dress
of cotton and light cloth was in a
blaze. She screamed and ran out of
the room, communicaiing the blaze to
the others as she ran.
One of the girls, with her dress in a
blazo, jumped out of a small window
onto the stairs leading to the stage
811(1 OOWH me Biairs. jx uarniug iviuu
she was, as she almost fell down the
stairs and rushed into the groups of
children standing in the wings. Thej
were all clad like her, in fancy costumes
of cotton, lace and silk, and the
fire spread with incredible rapiditj
from one to the other. There were
fourteen children in the cast of the
Christmas entertainment and only a
few escaped.
It was all over in ten minates, and
in that time four perished, seven fatally
burned and others more or less
severely injured.
The children were panic stricken and
rnshed this way and that, screaming
with pain. But the agony was brief.
The school hall was filled with children
and many more would have been
killed in the panic which followed had
it not been for the prompt efforts of
the teachers and sisters, who were in
charge of the entertainment and were
present. The children were in a panic
for a few minutes and rushed for the
doors; but prompt efforts quieted them
and no one was hurt in the rush.
The shrieks and screams of the injured
wero agonizing. The little ones
lay helpless and impotent on the fiooi
and writhed about in agony. The
dead were charred in most cases beyond
recognition.
JOCBERT AN AMERICAN.
Major Fontaine KeIterates That Boer General
Fought In Civil War.
T I'nnloina r\( AflfiSlA.
llittjUi jjuuiai j. uubaiuu) v*
sippi, well known both in peace and
war, was recently brought into prominence
in the public press by a story
sent out from Washington quoting
him as saying that Colonel Joubert, of
I the Boer army in the Transvaal, had
| served under Stonewall Jackson and
1 was a Louisiana officer in the civil
war.
Soon after the publication of the
press dispatch in the papers of the
country there was a meeting of Louisiana
Confederate veterans in the city
of New Orleans and the statement of
Major Fountain? was denied by them.
Notwithstanding this, the major emphatically
reiterates his statement that
Colonel Joubert was a Confederate
soldier and that he had served under
Jackson in Virginia in the Shenandoah
valley campaign.
BODY PLACED IN VAULT.
Gen. Lawtun's Remains Removed From
San Mateo To Manila.
Major General Lawton's body was
removed from San Mateo to Manila
Wednesday afternoon, his staff and s
squadroc of cavalry acting as esoort.
i It was found necessary to bridge the
river.
The funeral will take place from hii
late residence, a mansion formerly oc
cupied by a Spanish general. The
body has been temporarily placed in t
vault in El Pasco cemetery, where
many of the American soldiers have
been interred, and a guard of hono:
will be maintained.
WATCHING ABYSINNIANS.
Emperor Menelik May Cause Tvoubl<
For England.
London papers display much anxietj
over the attitude of Menelik, emperoi
of Abyssinnia, toward England. Al
present there is a dispute oetween tnu
potentate and Great Britain as to th<
boundary between Egypt and Abys
sinnia, and it is feared that Meneli)
may consider the present a good tim<
to make a demonstration against th<
British.
Havana Street Railways Combine.
All the street railway interests ir
tho city of Havana were consolidated
at a meeting Thursday in the office o:
ihe treasurer of the Havana Electrit
Railway Company, in New York, thus
ending a contest begun more than ?
year ago.
j. Ray Demands ihe Facts.
The department of state has called
apon United States Minister Huntei
for a report of the facts in the case o:
two Americans, Imboden and Golde.
who were recently tilled by a nativ<
in San Pedro, Honduras.
| WAR OF CONQUEST 1
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I
Opposed In a Resolution By Senator
Hoar,
BE VIGOROUSLY OPPOSES IMPERIALISM I
Measure Is a Strong and Sensational One
and Is the First Shot of the
Coming Campaign. ]
I
A Washington dispatch says: Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts, intro- ?
duced the following resolution in the
senate at Wednesday's session:
"Whereas, the American people and
the several states in the union have in
times past at important periods in their
history, especially when declaring their
independence, establishing their con- J
stitutions, or undertaking new and I
great responsibilities, seen fit to de- f
clare the purposes for which the nation
or state was founded, and the important
objects the people intend to
pursue in their political action; and *
"Whereas, the close of a great war," .
the liberation by the United States of
the people of Cuba and Porto Rico, in !
the western hemisphere, and of the
Philippine islands, in the far east, and
the reduction of those peoples to a
condition of practical dependence
upon the United States constitute an 1
occasion which makes such a declaration
proper; therefore be it
"Resolved, That this republic ad- .
heres to the doctrines in the past set
forth in the declaration of independence,
and in its national and state
constitutions: '
"That the purpose of its existence
and the objects to which its political 1
action ought to be directed are the
ennobling of humanity, the raising !
from the dust its humblest and
coarsest members and the enabling of
oersons coming lawfully under its
power or influence to live in freedom .
| and honor, under governments whose
form 8 they are to have a share in de- '
termining, and in whose administra- '
tion they have an equal voice. Its
most important and pressing obligations
are >
"I. To solve the difficult' problem
presented by the presence of different
races on our own soil with equal constitutional
rights. To make the negro
safe in his home, secure in his vote,
equal in his opportunity for education
| and employment, and .to bring the Indian
to a civilization and culture in
1 accordance with his need and capacity;
! "2. To enable great cities to govern
1 themsehes in freedom, in honor and
in purity.
"3. To make the ballot box as pure
as a sacramental vessel and the elec1
tion return as perfectly in accord with
. the law and the truth as the judgment
of the supreme court;
' "4. To banish illiteracy and ignorance
from the land;
"5. To secure to every workman
and for every working woman wages
; enough to support a life of domfort,
and an old age of leisure and quiet, as
befits those who have an equal share
* in a self-governing state;
"6. To grow and expand over the
1 continent and over the islands of the
1 sea, just so fast and no faster, as we
can bring into equality and self-governmeiit,
under our constitution, peo|
pie and races who will share those
ideals and help to make them realities;
1 "7. To set a peaceful example of
freedom which mankind will be glad to
I fnll/vw hnfc n?vAr to force even free
dom upon unwilling nations at the
point of the bayonet or at the cannon's
month.
"8. To abstain from interfering
with the freedom and just rights of
other nations or peoples and to remember
that the liberty to do right
necessarially involves the liberty to do
wrong; and that the American people
\ have no right to take from any other
people the birth-right of freedom because
of a fear that they will do wrong
with it."
Hanna Issues Call,
i The call for the next republican na>
tional convention at Philadelphia was
issued at Washington Wednesday
night. It is signed by Mark Hanna
as chairman and Charles Dick as Secretary.
Revised List of British Losses.
Revised lists of the British casualties
at the battle of Colenso received in
London show that 137 non-commissioned
officers and men were killed.
BROTHER SUES BROTHER.
Fat Calhoan Wants An Accounting With
i His Brother John.
Patrick Calhoun, formerly of Atlanta,
Ga., but now of Cleveland, 0.,
has filed suit in the district court at 1
' Washington against his brother, John :
C. Calhoun. About $197,000 is involved.
.The suit is filed in accord- (
ance with an agreement between the
j brothers allowing a difference betweon )
them to take this course. The suit
involves a number of transactions between
the brothers dating back a num- :
ber of years in which they have been :
, unable to agree as to amounts. 1
r Former Senator M. C. Butler, of
South Carolina, is referee in the case.
BIG REWARD OFFERED.
Directors of Rapid Transit Company
> Want Authors of Reports.
The directors of the Brooklyn, N.
r Y., Bapid Transit company have offer '
ed a reward of $25,000 for information
k leading to the discovery and convic'
tion of the author or authors of reports
3 recently circulated concerning the
- company's affairs with intent to affect
t the market price of its stocks, an of3
ferse punishable under the laws of
3 the state.
Parrott Gets Appointment. Governor
Bloxham of Florida has
J appointed J. R. Parrott, vice president
f of the East Coast railway and lawyerf
politician of Jacksonville,on the board
5 of trustees of the State Agricultural
1 college, Lake City, vice E. K. Foster,
1 deceased.
Fifty-One Millions.
[ A Washington dispatch says: The
. argent deficiency appropriation bill,
f the first of the important supply bills
for government expenses, is practically
' made up, and the total will amount to
about $51,000,000.
X
LIEUT. BRUMBY |
LAID TO REST
inried Is Oakland Cemetery at
Atlanta With Military Honors. < M
UOCSANDS VIEWED THE BODY ||
jcenes Were Sadly Impressive
and Funeral Pageant Was * I
One of Hagnificence.
I
The mortal remains of Lieutenant
Phomas M. Brumby were laid to rest
>y loving hands and impressively ead J$
n n oral Horviopq in Oakland ^emeterv
it Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday afternoon. . ?&&
The train bearing the body reached " '
he city from Washington at 7 o'clock
SVednesday morning <two hours late,
jut the friends who were at the depot
iwaited its arrival with patience, in
seeping with the sadness of their mis- 7
The honorary pall-bearers, the com* jM
nittee on fnneral arrangements, a com* J
pauy of the Fifth regiment, and a
jquad of police were in waiting. The |f|
committee met the relatives of Lien* | M
tenant Bmmby, who came with the
body. They were Mr. and Mrs. Hey- j
teard, Lieutenant Caldwell, the per- :
jonal representative of Admiral Dewey
ind close friend of the dead officer, M ||
svas also with the party. The party ^ ^
crent immediately to the Kimball bouse,
while the honorary pall-bear* .7 |
srs, the soldiers and the squad of po-vJ
lice, accompanied the casket to th*1| '^|
state capitol, under the direction of ; B
Undertaker Patterson.
On the arrival at the capitol the \:4
lice formed on either sid6 of the wide /; ^
Bteps and the funeral party and mffitaeii
ry escort marched with selemnstep^ B
into the rotunda. The soldiers form- B
ed on either side of the central rotnnda^|
and the casket was placed directly w^lg
der the dome. '' " '%
The casket bore the simple inserip- 1 B
tion, "Lieutenant Thomas M. Bram^ ^ fl
by, IT. S. N.. November 20th, 1858^ 7>I
December 17th, 1899." ' 4'M
Lieutenant Caldwell placed the msg- %
nificent sword of Bramby and
navy officer's hat on the heavy black fl
casket, while the flowers which had || .-'m
come down with the body from Wash-; ;
ington, were arranged on tables about 7
the rotunda. They were superb floral* |
A great wreath of white roses, ja- B
ponicas and carnations, twined wi&ifBH
delicate ferns, bore a card with the V B
simply inscription, 4 The President.||
Another wreath of similar design wisl^
marked with the 555c 01 PecrelaqJ ^
Long, of the navy. Admiral and |
Dewey's card was attached to an aiK>l
ohor of roses and violets. A magnificent^ |i
wreath of oolored roses and graoefu$||
palms was marked, "Prom Georgia1 : j
Friends."
The body of the young hero !aydn:|| gsj
state at the cfipitol from 8 o'clock ia|| v
the morning nntil 2 o'clock in tbe^ :fM
afternoon, daring which time thoa* %
sands of sorrowing Atlantians lcwked|| ^
for the last time on his face. 3 4
Mrs. A. E. Brumby, the aged nHri&||
er of liientenant Brumby,was notwelig ' /M
enough to leave her home in Mariei$i9
to attend the funeral services, andh^
see the dead form of her beloved sojjfgl \^|i
Mrs. Brumby has been in ill heatt?||
for some time, and though it waaeixj|jl :
pected that she would arrive in Atlanta^
Wednesday morning, she was too weak 3
to undertake the short trip. M
At 2 o'clock the remains were tcikpab^ |
by the military guard to Si Philip^ || 'M
church, where, at 2:30, the solea&fl ,-|
and impressive funeral service of |
Episcopal church was conducted by ^ |
Bishop C. & Nelson. |
At the conclusion of the service ataj ^
the church the funeral procession was | |
fofmed, and, headed by the military
of the city, the Fifth Georgia infs2^|| |?
try_the Atlanta artillery and the Gqvk|| l|
ernor's Horse Uuara, morea own |
Washington street out Hunter to the H. J)
cemetery. ' | JkS9|
The fifth regiment band was at tfo6|||^9
head of the military and was followed g|
by company B of the Seventh United m
States infantry. Next came the Piflh J 3
regiment, followed by the Atlanta
tillery and the Governor's Horse - |
Guard. 'J]
The state and municipal officers, |i
supreme oourt judges and many proaSp|| -;:J|
inent citizens comprised the honoreq^J if
escort to the cemetery. M
When the service had ended the ess- . m
ket was lowered into the grave and in. ; 9
a few short moments a large mound of; ||
newly turned earth was all that marked .
the spot of the final resting place <?:)}
one of Georgia's gallant sons.
A detachment of regulars was marched
to the grave under command ' |
Lieutenant Offerly and three rolb||| J
were fired into the air. Two bnglera. ^
from the Seventh infantry then sieppe&^|B |
forward to the foot of the grave asd^
sounded "taps." ||
This was the last act of the ?ere- i 9
mony and the crowds withdrew. .-.-v&M %
--jy8
- BANKS ASK FOB FUNDS. ||? <|l
National In?titution? Make AppUestioa tm
8?cretary of the Treasury. .--tH
- xgSj
Up to noon Thursday Secretary Gage -1 ||j
of the treasury had approved applica- 9
tions from national banks for deposit
of publio funds under his recent offer:|| M
to the amount of about $15,000,000; J||
So far no applications have been eon-41 ^
sidered from banks which do not owa^.r|
or control the bonds which they pzor^ p
pose to deposit as security.
WANT LOWER SYRUP BATES, |j8 |
Railroad Comminioners of Owrgis Tlrtia -P g
to Complaints of Cane Grow on.
Syrup rates occupied the attention *3 ^
of the Georgia railroad commission P
Friday, the entire session of the day si|
being devoted to hearing'from the
cane growers of south Georgia and V
representatives of the railroads. .'.v^Sg
It is claimed by the Georgians whop > 1
are interested in the syrup business , 'pi
that the present railroad rates grr?v? j
great advantaged to New Orleans, and^|| ;p|
unless relief is afforded the syrup in" ?1
anstry in the state will be ruined, | |gjj