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General John B. Gordon died at ,
Saturday night at his plantation '
home, eight miles from Miami, Flori- j
da. All the memters of his family
were present when the end came to
the illustrious soldier.
The last moments were apparently
without pain, ard General ' Goraou
passed away as peacefully a9 if he j
were sinking into a refreshing sleep, j
The >death struggle began at 7 |
a'?1<v<Ir At that hrmr? nttATirtine !
physicians, announced that death was I
ealy a matter of a few hours.
An examination showed that tne
sufferer's kidneys were failing to perform
their functions, and that uraensfcc
poison had set in. *Yom that
hoar General Gordon gradually became
weaker and weaker, until death
fixed his seal on the beloved soldier.
General Gordon was taken with a
* violent chill about 3 o'clock Wednos- j
day afternoon, Jan. 6, which continued
for half an hour or more. Two physicians
were summoned from Miami
by telephone.
The chill was followed by a high
fever and when the physicians reach- j
ed his bedsdde, the general's tempera- I
tare was 105. An examination show- j
ed that he was suffering from acute j
indigestion, followed by congestion of I
the stomach and liver. His condition !
was rendered more alarming by per-1
sistent hiccoughs, which began Thursday,
exhausting -still further his
strength. He also suffered greatly
from pains caused by the strained
condition of the stomach owing to nis
advanced age and previous ill health.
On Friday his stretngth gradually
? increased and he took some interest
in his surroundings. The secretions
of the kidneys, however, were not satisfactory,
and on Friday evening they J
were much below normal.
Saturday the distinguished patient's
strength began to gradually ebb away :
and it soon became apparent that
death was inevitable.
1 Brief Sketch of His Life.
Lieutenant General John Brown
Gordon was born in Upson county,
Georgia, July 6, 1832, of Scotch ances j
try, his grandfather being one of sevea
brothers who immigrated from
Scetland previous to the revolutionary
war, in which they all took part in behalf
of the colonies. The- grandfather
made his home in Wilkes county,
M North Carolina, whence Rev. Zachariah
H. Gordon, the father of Gener-tl
Gordon, removed to Georgia. Young
Gordon was graduated in 1852 from
the Georgia state University, and a '
few months later was admitted to the i
d practice of law. Early in 1861 he en- {
listed with the volunteer confederate j
soldierly.
His Military Record.
Began as captain "Raccoon Roughs." ;
Sixth Alabama Infantry, being pro,
moted scon after to major.
Lieutenant Colonel oixtii Alai>ama
Infantry?December 20, 1861.
Colonel Sixth Alabama infantry? i
April 28, 1862. <
;? Brigadier General C. S. A.?Novem
ber 1, 1862.
Major General C. S. A.?May 14,;
1864.
Lieutenant General, commanding,
Second Army Corps?January 31, 1865.!
Lieutenant General, commanding i
, left wing Lee's Army at Appomat- i
tox?April 9, 1865.
Principal battles in which General ;
Gordon took part were:
Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Sharps-!
. burg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,!
Wilderness. Spottsyivania, Monocacy, j
i Fisber's Hill, Cedar Creek, Fort Sted- j
man and Appomattox.
He was wounded five times at!
. Sharpsburg, once at Fort Stedman '
and in other battles.
His Services in Peace.
Candidate for governor against Ru-1
r fas B. Bullock in 1868, at the age ol
36L Was elected but counted out.
in 1872 was elected to the United
States senate over Alexander H.;
Stephensi and Benjamin H. Hill.
^ In 1878 was re elected to the United
' States senate without opposition. i
"VOTE FOR RATIFICATION."
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Is Request of Mobile Citizens to the
Alabama Senators.
A well attended special meeting of
the Mobile, Ala., commercial club, was
held in the club rooms Saturday night
for the special purpose of considering i
the Panama canal question, nftw pond- j
ing In the United States senate.
Resolutions were passed urging the j
Alabama senators to vote ror ratifica- j
tion.
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onfederacy, StatesBeloved
Civilian.
S HOME IN FLORIDA
id of Comparatively Brief
^at Life was Calm and
tome of His Career
Time of Peace.
, Resigned in 1879 to take up tht
[ building of the Georgia Pacific Railroad.
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In 1886 was elected governor or
Georgia over Hon. A. O. Bacon,
i In 1888 was re-elected governor
without opposition.
! In 1S90 wa3 elected again to the
i United States senate, and was the
j only Georgian ever elected Three times
I to that body.
j Retired voluntarily at the expiration
| of his term in 1897.
} Since 1897 he shared with PresiI
dent McKinley the glorious work of
finally uniting the sections by his
| masterful lectures, and the preparation
of his patriotic reminiscences.
Universally Loved.
Probably no character in public life
i was more universally loved than Genj
oral Gordon. Possessing every trait
i of character that appeals to the conj
fidence and esteem of his fellows,
General Gordon has not only mSuntained
the enviable position in the
j hearts of his people, but as time
j passed on increased his friends and
made more secure his position in the
hearts of the public.
! After his brilliant campaign during
the civil war, at which time he dem|
onstrated his nobleness of character,
as well as his courageous manhood, he
struck the keynote to his future conduct,
by advising his overpowered soldiers
to return home, obey the laws
of the Union, and aid m upbuilding
those very things which thoy had all
but succeeded in destroying. Returning
to his stricken home, under these
conditions, General Gordon began the
greatest work of his life, in aiding
to stanch the flow of blood and erecting
on their former site the homes
cf the south.
His Course in Peace.
Laying aside his sword, with an
ever abiding faith in the future of
right and justice. General Gordon
sought to win the hearts of his people
not by violence, of course, but
by the earnest pleading of his eloquent
voice. No man ever more cordially
received, ' or more earnestly
given the support of his people, than
John B. Gordon.
Magnetic, eloquent, with his martial
bearing, he found no difficulty in holding
his audiences, or in converting
them to his plan of thought. Everywhere,
during those troublesome times
of reconstruction, General Gordon was
hailed as one of the greatest men
of his day. He wielded an influence
for good that cannot be exaggerated
nor overestimated in after years.
Though he was one of the most energetic
and enthusiastic supporters of
the southern cause, after the surrender
he became one cf the most zeal
ous of the builders of the New South.
His counsel was sought on all occasions,
and was always found to be
good. His judgment was .unerring, bis
energy without limit.
Chief of the Confederates.
General Gordon has always occupied
a conspicuous position in the organized
ranks of the United Confederate
Veterans-. At the several reunions,
since he became commander-in-chief,
he was the most
picturesque character of the Confederate
cause. He had repeatedly been
elected commander-in-chief, though
time and again, influenced by his increasing
age and ill health, and by
the ever growing demand made upon
his time, suggested that some other
veteran more active than himself, be
elected commander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans; each
time his suggestion has fallen upon
deaf ears, and it is conceded by every
one. that so long as Gordon lived,
Confederate veterans- would have no
other leader than himself.
Stricken While in Fine Health.
General Gordon arrived at his country
home on Biscayne bay, 8 miles
above Miami, on Monday before
Christmas, to spend the holiday season
with his family. He enjoyed the
rest from the requirements of an extensive
lecture tour, from which he
had just returned.
2ION CITY FOR TEXAS. /
"Elijah" 'Dowie Decides to Build in
the Lone Star State.
A San Antonio dispatcn says:
John Alexander Dowie and party has
returned from his trip of inspection
along the Texas coast. He said that
he would locate a new Zion City and
farm in Texas, but would not give
out any details.
Dowie has not abandoned his Aus- J
tralian trip,
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GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED.'
Change in Official Ranks of United
Confederate Veterans as Result
of Death of General Gordon.
Headquarter; United Confederate
Veterans, Mow Orleans, La.r January
10, 1904.
General order No. 1.
Paragraph 1: In compliance with
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section two, article third, of the bylaws
of the United Confederate Veterans'
orginization I hereby assume
command of the federation.
Second. The staff of the late commnader-in-cfcief
is nereby continued
as staff of the present commanding
general, and will bo obeyed and respected
accordingly.
STEPHEN D. LEE.
General Order No. 2.
Paragraph 1. Death, who strikes
with equal hand at the door of the
cottage and the palace gate, has been
busy at his appointed worn. He has
this time invaded the precincts of the
federation of the United Confederate
Veterans, carrying off its chief executive,
the noble, gallant, chivalrous and
patriotic John B. Gordon. ' Yes, the
most honored and beloved of all our
comrades is no more. He has passed
over the river and now rests with his
comrades on the other side. No announcement
could cause more poignant
sorrow to the survivors of the
confederate armies than the brief
statement that General John B. Gordon
is dead. Skillful in command,
with ability second only to the immortal
Lee; brave in action beyond comj
pare, shirking no responsibility and
I fearing no danger in battle, he was
an ideal soldier, in civil life ever looking
to the welfare of the people of
the state of which he was chief executive
and whom ne represented in the
senate of the United States, constantly
laboring for the conditions of those
with whom he was associated, he was
a model citizen. As the commanderiL
chief of the United Confederate
Veterans organization from its birth
to his death, he ever threw his powerful
influence to the betterment of
the affairs of his old army associates,
or those dependent upon them. Full
of love for all, pure in mind, heart
and behavior, a consistent iollower of
his Maker, he was possibly the greatest
representative of the old courtly
southern gentleman, and his place
cannot be filled.
Second. His military career is an
open book, known and read of all
men ,and<no words or the commanding
general can add aught to it.
Third. Each camp of this federation
will at once take such action as
it- rtpfunc hest calculated to exDress its
esteem, affection and mourning for the
memory of the distinguished dead.
By command 01
STEPHEN D. LEE,
General Commanding.
WILLIAM E. M1CKLE,
Adjutant General and Cnief of Staff.
Special Order 1.
First. Major General Clement A.
Evans, commanding the Georgia division
of the United Confederate Veterans,
is hereby directed to assume
command of the army of Tennessee,
department United Confederate Veterans,
as provided in section 3, Article
third, of the by-laws of the United
Confederate Veterans organization.
He will be obeyed and reaper ted accordingly.
Second. Lieutenant General Evans
will instruct the ranking brigadier
general of the Georgia division. United
Confederate Veterans, to assume command
of that division, or recommend
to these headquarters! a suitable officer
for that position as he acems best
calculated to promote the objects of
the federation.
By command of
STEPHEN D. LEE,
General Commanding.
WILLIAM E. MICKLE,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.
I aef Dappo Talf? th* Oafh
Nearly 500 Boers sailed for Durban,
Natal, Saturday. These are the last
of the irreconciliables who were imprisoned
at Ahmadnagar. Lately they
were induced by General Delarey to
take the oath of allegiance.
SLAYDEN AS PEACE MAKER.
Texas Representative Seeks Intervention
in the Far Eastern Trouble.
Representative Slayden, democrat,
of Texas, introduced a resolution in
the house Friday requiring the president
to tender the good offices or me
diation of the United States' to Russia
and Japan. A reference of the mat
ter to The Hague is also suggested.
He Looted Bank of Large Sum.
The latest revelations of the defalcations
in the Bank cf Highland.
Kans., by Cashier J. E. Marcelle, shew
an aggregate loss of over $160,000.
FIGHT ON BUCHANAN.
Many Senators Deny His Right to
Minister to Panama..
In an executive session of the senate
Friday, the nomination of W. I.
Buchanan, to be minister to Panama,
was discussed for more than two
hours?, the debate being confined a'most
entirely to the constitutional
right of the president to appoint a
minister to the new republic withoui
the co-operation of the senate.
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REYES IN A HUFF'
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Colombia's Envoy Makes a
Threat But is lenored.
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BEGINS HOME JOURNEY
Declared to Secretary Hay that He
Would Make Public Their Corresponderce
if Matter Was
Not Sent to Senate.
A Washington special says: General
Rafael Reyes in his late note to
the state department, threatened to
publish the correspondence Detween
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the department did not see fit to send
it to the senate or make it public. The
department ignored the threat.
General Reyes, the Colombian envoy
who has been in Washington in connection
with the Panama matter for
about a month, left the city at midnight.
Monday night for New York,
preparatory to his .departure for Colombia
in*a few days. The departure
of General Reyes does not constitute
the breaking off of diplomatic relations
with the United States, but merely
the suspension of the negotiations
which have been going on with the
state department, having in view the
reintegration of Panama as a part of
the United States of Colombia.
Whether they will be resumed hereafter
is not known.
Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge,
remains in Washington to attend to
legation business other than Panama
matters. Advices which have reached
Washington from Colomoia show that
there is still considerable excitement
there over the attitude the United
States has taken in <ne Panama matter.
General Reyes made a farewell
call on Secretary Hay Monday morning.
He endeavored to show General
Reyes the futility of Colombia's ef
J.UI ls regiiiu re.ua.iua. uui icqoiuo
the matter as still open to further eforts
toward a peaceful adjustment.
Morgan Loses Buchanan Fight.
The senate in executive session
Monday laid on the table the motion
to reconsider the confirmation of the
nomination of W. I. Buchanan, to be
minister to Panama. The vote was 38
to 16, divided on party lines, with the
exception of Senator McCreary, demo*
crat, of Kentucky, who voted with the
republicans'. By this action Mr. Buchanan
now has full powers to act for
this government in all diplomatic exchanges
between the United States
and the new republic. The motion to
reconsider the confirmation was made
before the holidays by Senator Morgan,
thus withholding for three weeks
Mr. Buchanan's commission as minister.
In the meantime Mr. Buchanan
had arrived on the isthmus, where he
occupied the position of a private citizen,
except for a special commission
to act as the personal representative
of the president in gathering information
regarding existing condi tons
there.
Senator Morgan took the floor when
the senate went into executive session j
Wednesday. He made a general protest
against the confirmation of Mr. Buchanan
as minister, on the ground that
the position to which the president
had made the appointment was not
in existence at the time the appointment
was made, and could not be
created without the co-operation of
the senate. Senator Spconer answered
for the republicans. He cited numerous
authorities and precedents in
support of the president's action. Senator
Allison also spoke briefly in support
of the administration, while Senators
Bacon and Culberson favored the
democratic contention. The motion to
lay Mr. Morgan's motion on the table
was made by Mr. Lodge.
In open senate Mr. Morgan introduced
a concurrent resolution calling
upon the president to proceed, under
the terms of the Spooner act, to construct
an isthmus canal*by the Costa
Rica and Nicaragua route. The resolution
went over under the rule.
CHAPLAN REFERS TO GORDON.
Senators Perceptibly Moved by Invocation
of Rev. Hale.
A Washington special says: Rev.
TTV1 TV 9 rrl T7W-^rr>t t T-T o onnnfA
uu ?i w? u jufwvci- nuig, LiLs? ocixaic
chaplain, made a tender allusion to
General John B. Gordon in the prayer
; before the senate Monday morning.
He said: t
"Our Father, Thou art pleased to
call from us from day to day our best
loved ones, those who have been leaders
of their people in days of peril
and hardship. Teach us to be resigned
to Thy will and that we are but Thy
children after all."
DESPERADO SHOT DOWN.
One of the Notorious Armour Brothers
Victim of Posse's Guns.
After a desperate battle with a
posse of officers, Tom Armour, the
slayer of Reuben L. Littie, of Morris,
Ala., was shot and instantly killed in
a farm house near Boaz. Ala.. Monday
afternoon.
Harrison Armour, a brother of the
dead man, who also took part in the
fighting, escaped.
A PROCLAMATION
Issued by Governor Terrell, of Georgia,
cn the Ceath cf General Gordon?A
Touching Eulogy.
Governor Terrell of Georgia, issued
ihe following proclamation on th2
deaili of General Gordon:
State of Georgia, Executive Department.
Atlanta, January 11, 1904.
It has pleased Almighty God to take
from the scenes of this earJTl the intrenid
soldier, loftv natriot. Christian
statesman, fervid orator and unblemished
civilian, Gen. John B. Gordon.
The less sustained by his temporal
end is sorely felt in every heme in
Georgia and the south; and his passage
effects every home in America,
for he was a commanding ideai of chivalry
and patriotism that challenged
the admiration of the entire country.
On the field of battle ne was Georgia's
White Plumed Knight, shedding
upon all the varying ranks* held by him,
from captain to lieutenant general,
each of which he won with the bright
lance of Merit, a lustre thCt will endure
with the memory of heroism.
The spiritual prototype of Jefferson
Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson, his end, which would have
been untimely in any hour, floods the
south with a thousand sacred and tearful
memories.
In the dark and gloomy days of Reconstruction
he was as staunch as
I patriotism is true, and as unfaltering
as duty is sublime.As
United States senator, then governor,
and again United States senator,
he discharged his civic relations
with signal ability, fidelty and patriotism.
His spiritual promotion creates
a vacuum in the ranks of this earth,
while his eternal departure- has cast
upon the state a cloud of sorrow that
will not dispel.
A most remarkable career has been
wrapped in the drapery of death. The
glittering lance has fallen from the
grasp of the valiant knight; the immortal
soul has returned to the bosom
of its Maker; the magnetic figure now
awaits the halo of the grave. Our
Gordon is no more.
Therefore, in view of the great sorrow
that hangs heavily upon the people,
and as a nark of respect to the
revered memory of Georgia's noble
Ion, it is requested that the people in
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state assemble between 10 o'clock a.
m. and 11 o'clock m. of Thursday, the
14th day of January, the hours set
apart for the funeral service, for the
purpose of paying tribute to their
dead hero; and to this end, tne mayors
of the different cities and towns, and
commanders of tne respective camps
of Confederate veterans are appointed
committees in charge of these memorial
ceremonies. It is further
Ordered: That a guard of honor
from the Fifth regiment of the Georgia
State Troops be stationed around
his remains a3 they lie in state, the
offices of the capitol be closed during
the day set apart for his funeral, and
the state flyjs be displayed at half
mast for ten days.
Given under my hand, and the seal
of the executive department, at the
capitol, in the city of Atlanta, on this,
the eleventh day of January, in the
year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Four.
J. M. TERRELL, Governor.
PEOPLE OF MIAMI SORROW.
The Remains of General Gordon Lay
in State in Florida Town.
The body of General John B. Gordon
was removed from nis late residence
at Biscayne to Miami at an early
hour Monday morning, accompanied
by a detachment of state guards. On
arrival the body was placed in the
Presbyterian church, where it lay in
state, guarded by Company L, State
Guards.
Hundreds of visitors, anxious to
gain a last glimpse of the dead hero,
entered the church silently and gazed
upon the calm face, their eyes eloquent
with sorrow. Evidences of popular
grief were visible on all sides.
Georgia herself could not show
more clearly her poignant grief for
her own Gordon than does Florida
for the loss of the knightly chevalier
whose name is enshrined in the hearts
of all southerners and is loved and
revered by all Americans.
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LOCKED GATES ARE REVEALED.
More Damaging Evidence Brought Out {
Anent Theatre Holocaust
It was made public at Chicago Monday
that two iron gates, the existence
of which has not been known to the
public, and which were removed from
the Iroquois theatre after the fire, played
a deadly part in the destruction of
life in the ill-fated play house.
Eighty-Four Horses Cremated.
Eighty-four horses were burned to
death early Monday in a fire which destroyed
the stable of People Bros., in
West Philadelphia. Loss $30,000;
partly insured.
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M'GLASHIN SUCCEEDS EVANS
As Commander of Georgia Division of
United Confederate Veterans.
General F. A. McGlashin. cf Savannah,
has been appointed" to succeed
General Clement A. Evans as commander
of the Georgia division of the
United Confederate Veterans.
General McGlashin served in the
western army, and both as a soldier
and as a citizen he has made a splendid
reputation.
FiFTY-TWO OROWN*
Steamer Clallam, of Seattle- f
Vlctorai Fleet, Sinks. - - J
LIFE BOATS SWAMPED: !
Vessel Whelmed by Terrific Seas and $
Battered to Her Doom?Frantic
Efforts to Save Life Proved
Utterly Futile. ' A
special from Seattle, Wasn., says: ,.J|
The steamer Clallam, of the Seattle- .
Victoria fleet, went down early Satur- . J-gj
day morning midway between Smith -,:4
island and Dungeness, in the Straits
of Juan de Fuca. Fifty-two persons . ^
were drowned. The ves.'|9l was a regular
passenger packet and was not
yet a year old. When she was launched
at Tacoma last April the Jottle of ^
champagne wa9 not broken, but feH
and slid down along the side of the gj$
vessel.-, Old seamen predicted that ""Ig
disaster would overtake the veseel
within a year, and it was said at the ' -||h
time it would be a difficult matter tt> CJg
secure a crew to man the vessel' -tjjH
Women and Children Perish.
Every woman and child ^aboard the ^
Clallam perished, within three miles JS
of shore, and at a time when it ap
peared that the boat would be saved.
Every effort was made to save the arc*
men and children in the lifeboats. , :'5
They were placed on the first boat {{
to leave the ship, which "captain Law- ;
rence, a Yukon pilot, volunteered to -djja
command, and which was manned b2 - Jiffl
deck hands). The frail craft went
down within sight of the Clallam tod. j
a second lifeboat was filled with men
passengers and in command of Sec
ond Officer Clarin, was prooahly loat rjjfi
a few minutes later. Aboard the Clal- ,l.
lam watchers saw waves sweep pas;
sengers from their hold on the seats _ -i
and hurl them into the water. Though. ;?aB
the life boat was righted later, a dillgent
search has failed to find trace of -Jfl
her. More passengers and' member* ^?||
! of the crew were lost when a third
life boat was swamped in an attempt
I to launch.
I Three passengers who has fastened'
| life preservers about them were pick- :Ja|
ed up by the steamer Rehata. They ^
had died from exposure.
The Clallam left Port Townjtend '^|?
for Victoria Friday noon, facing a ter- 'J'vJm
rifle southern gale. .||8
Within sight of her destination a < |9
huge sea overwhelmed the little ^|jM
steamer, smashing in her headlights, :M
flooding her hold with water, extinguishing
the fires beneath her boilers
and placing her at tne, mercy of --j|B
i-a howling gale. r-JiB
All this happened Friday afternoon. ^
The culmination of the tragedy was '. ;:|?|
postponed for several agonizing hours.
Bravely the officers and crew of the
helpless hulk worked to save the c|aj
boat and the eighty souls aboard her, /;'Ja
but in vain. Staunch as she was, the
Clallam could not stand the terrific >
onslaught of the seas that raced in '||i
mountain high from the ocean, and ,||g
Just before darkness Legan to fall it .<:%?
was decided to make an attempt co la
save the passengers at least by the |j
boats. After the three boats had
swamped the crew and the few paseen- :;*m
gers who had volunteered to remain -/M
aboard devoted themselves to the task
of trying to save themselves. ^ V V"'4f
In spite of their efforts, the water
gained on them and they were about
to resign tbemseles to their rate when
the Richard Holyoae, one cf the sfat
tugs which had been sent to the ree- ;
cue from Port Townsend, hove in '.$?
sight. *
The tug made fair progress and it ; ?|j
seemed for a time that the Clallam, '
with the remainder of J.he crew and .xl
passengers, would be saved. But Qxe ."J
hulk of the Clallam began to give way ' *
before the terrific assaults of the $
waves.
Shortly after midnight Friday night .?r||
the Clallam went on beam end and
began to sink rapidly. In less than an ^
hour she settled and the tow lines
were cut. A few minutes later the
Clallam lurched and disappeared be- *$
neath the waves.
The crews of the two tugs saved
the lives of nearly all wno remained
BRYAN RETURNS FROM ORIENT. '|f
Nebraskan Arrives at New York, But ; ^
Says Nothing for Publication.
The White Star steamer Celtic, on
*.'hich William J. Bryan was a passen- ::
ger, arrived at New York Saturday.
The steamer was met at Quarantine "ij
by a committee of prominent demo- 1
crats.
The reception committee was head- * *'J
ed by Former United States Senator -
Charles A. Towne, Melville G. PaJIIs- -? **
ter, Justice Samuel Seabury and Henry
George, Jr.
Mr. Bryan said he never felt better,
but declined to talk specifically for
publication.
MINE DISASTER IN MEXICO. |j
Powder House Wrecked by Dynamite
A.. l/MI I -l'j
ana i wemy men i\inea.
At the Los Laureles mines, near the
r, y&m
little hamlet of La Yesca .west of
Guadalajara, Mexico, a large number
of boxes of dynamite exploded, killing
twenty men and injuring forty others.
Complete details are lacking, but it
is rumored that the disaster was tne
result of the explosion of a dynamite