The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 02, 1896, Image 3
THE WEEKLY LEDGER; GAFFNEY, S. C., JANUARY 2, 1896.
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PAPER’S PUN LIST OP DEAD CROWS. ilIRLIfESlOANCER TRAINS IT I!" m
cws Notes From All Parts of Suggests That a Doard of Con- Probably Thirty Victims of the
South Carolina.
IHTEEESTI5G, IMPORTAHT ITEM!
A Bad Wreck on the South Carolina and
Georgia Kail road, In Which Two Live*
Are Lo..t—Tragedy In EdgcAeld County.
Destructive Fire In IteiiuetUville—Hu
mored Bail road Deal, Klc.
Ohaei.eston , Dea 25—Engine No. 26
of the South Carolina and Georgia,
pitched into the Ashley river through
the Weet Shore terminal trestle,
two miles beyond this city, Engineer
George Baxter and Brakemau Clar
ence Turner losing their lives and
Fireman William Boyce receiving se-
rere injuries.
On the dock 100 yards from the scene
of the disaster five empty cars had been
placed and the engine was backing from
the wharf, when the ttestle went down.
In the cab were Engineer Baxter and
Fireman Boyce. Sitting on the pilot of
the engine were Brakeman Clarence
Turner and Conductor M. P. Danner.
The engineer started to back the loco
motive from the dock. When it was a
few yards from the wharf one side of
the trestle suddenly settled and before
the engineer could realize the terrible
danger the engine wont over sideways
Into the river with a terrible crash.
As it went down the whistle was
thrown open and until all of the steam
had escaped it kept up one long shrill
screech that brought tiie people to the
scene from all directions.
Engineer Baxter wont down with his
engine without a shout or aery. Boyce,
the fireman, went down with him and
saw the faithful engineer with wide
open eyes lying in the wreck and pinned
down with iron and wood. The tide
was very low, but the weight of the en
gine carried the doomed man several
feet down into the soft mud. Boyce
escaped as by a miracle. As the engine
went over he seized hold of the top of
the cab, and although the tender fol
lowed the engine and the supply of coal
’swept down upon him he managed to
hold on, and thus saved his life. He
kept above the mud, water and coal and
managed to climb out to the trestie
*b( ive. He was carried home with his
right log crushed and his right arm bad
ly mashed. His face was scratched in
a hundred places.
“ Turner, the brakciuun, was sitting on
the right siue of the pilot and Danner,
the conductor, on the left. When the
engine wont down Turner went with
it to a most horrible death. Before he
i’ould utter a cry ho was dashed down
With the engine and his body cru-died
between the slip of the wharf and the
pil ;t Of the engine. More he was pinned
down, his head broken open and both
of his legs cut off and his entire bouy
was frightfully mutil:#od. One of his
arms, protruding from the mud, led to
the finding of his brxly
Danner was thrown from his seat In
the opposite direction ami was thus sav
ed from a fate similar to Turner’s. He
ffll on the trestle and held tlieie, sav
ing his life without any injury. There
were several wit lie :>'•« to the disaster.
3. D. Cox was a few yards away when
he saw the trestle sink beneath the en
gine amt then go down with a crash,
the engine falling sideways. The noise
made by the wreck was heard a quarter
mile away. Rotten piling was the
Si of the sveident.
A Killing In Kilgi'Ufilil Comity.
OoLliMBiA, S. C., Dec. 28.—Near
Johnston, Edgefield county, Jack Bla
den was killed, by John Buzzard. The
tw ) had a political difli -ulty last sum
mer, tint all thought it had been made
up. They met in the road, and from
information gathered, they were both
intoxicated. A few words passed and
fhen came the shooting. All the evi?
doico says Bladen shot first with a pis
tol and Uuzaard followed with a double-
barreled sh <tguu. O ;o shot was all that
was needed, taking effe t in the heart
and killing Bladen almost instant iy.
Two years ago Bladen, who was a liquor
constable, killed a negro in Spartan
burg. He was convicted of murder and
sentenced to death, but Governor Till
man pardoned him.
Fir* at lteiiii«tuvlll«.
Bknn'ETTSVillk, S. <J., Dec. 81.—Fire
i>roke out here, totally consuming the
Rogers hotel, with half its contents;
Mrs. L. Legg’s store and the entire con
sents; Jfr. J »hn S. M sire’s furniture
store and contents, Mi-. John T. Doug-
{m s's drug store a id uiue-tenths of its
contents, and damaging the st eks of J.
p. Mitchell and tic >rge W. Waddill,
general inercinandiso, fully one-half,
AU are covered by insurance except
Mrs. Rogers, who had no insurance.
Loss on stocks uqd buildings ub >ut $80,<
m
May Bay Ilia t'urolluti Midland.
Ch.milesrox, fc>. (J., Dec. 81.—It is ru
mored in this city that negotiations are
being conducted between the owuen of
the Carolina Midland road and western
capitalists for the sale of the road. On
beirt authority it is >dated that legal rop-
mtatives of both parties have been
UP papers to that end The
inland is considered a valu-
and is owned by
is said that the
Chariest on pc 1>°
Westerners will ext
... Gttti
Vras the **•••*• .■
PH^UWKW, Doc. «>.-M oV/ 1 £
... if Aii'ii Business losw™ 01
ciiation Be Agreed Upon.
Baltimore Theater Disaster.
THE DE0I3I0N HOT TO BE BINDING. TWENTY-SEVEN ARE IDEIITIPIET
Wholesale Massacre of Chris- Two Instantly Killed a id Five
tians Momentarily Expected. ; Others Fatally Injured.
BRIGANDS PLUNDERING VILLAGES SCORE OF OTHERS SLIGHTLY EURT
The Curette Il -licve* That the Chief Jus
tice* c.V Kiigiitud and tlie L'uiti'd states
Could ICa.il y Settle the D *|>ulc lie tween
the Two Countries by Mils 'let hod—A
Frcuciiui.ui Tulits ol Hie Trouble.
Lospo.v, Jan. 1.—The Westminster
Gazette, iu u leading article on the
Venezuelan controversy, headed: “A
Way Out,” says:
"While the question, intrinsically, is
not importaut, incidentally it is of great
importance that Great Britain cannot
retreat from the position she has taken
up and that the United States will not
retreat from theirs. The only method
of escape from this deadlock which
shall impose neither humiliation nor re
treat on either side, is to find something
which is not arbitration, but which is
as like it as possible ”
Continuing, the Westminster Gazette
suggests that both countries agree up iu
a board of conciliation, not bhmiug
them^lves as in the case of arbitration,
to accept its <loe;si ms,but on the counce
of the conciliators being able to suggest
a compromise acceptable to both coun
tries.
In conclusion, the Westminster Ga
zette remur cs:
"We firmly believe that a couole of
impartial, sensible men, rev the chief
justice! of the two cou itries, could
easily settle the matter by this method.”
A Frc > n<.'!iin:iii uu Lhu Sit not ion.
The Pail Mall Gazette publishes an
article from the pen of M. Flourens,
formerly Freji' h minister for foreign
affairs, upon the Veiiczaelan controver
sy. Commenting upon it, the Pall Mall
Gazette rays:
"We wanted to hear what French
men thought of Secretary Olney's ex
tension of the Monroe doctriue; but he
scarcely touche, upon that and improves
the occasion by giving us some homo
truths. Ho accuses us of bullying and
breaking faith.”
M. Flourens says:
"The French do not believe in the
probability of war, as both Great Britain
and the United States are prone to
weigh profit ami loss. M rover, wo
are accustomed to the cool prudence of
England, which will inmuse in propor
tion as the youthful impetuosity of the
United States gives itself free com so.
France is far more disp sod to ac-ept
(he Monroe doctrine than you in Eng
land, but wo reserve antori r rights and
do not agree with President Cleveland’s
conception of arbitration.
"Wo Frenchmen are great advocates
of arbitration and would gladly see it
extended to all internati >nal dispute*
Notably, we l>elieve that the diili-ulties
such as may arise between the Ameri
can republics and European states are
all < f a nature to be settle I by arbitra
tion t > the great advantage of the par
ties interested. To this ell’eet we should
like to see a permanent tribunal of ar
bitration erected. British diplomacy
still retains a violent procedure, which
is out of place in our epoch. Unlesssho
believes she is face to fa^ with a strong
er power than hors'dher weapons of
discussion are ultimatums.
"This unbridled manner does enor
mous harm to her reputation, whether
it imposes Iut will on t !i< 1 people whoso
weakness obliged them to submit in hu
miliation, or whether sin* gives way, as
she will have to do iu her quarrel with
Venezuela before unseen resistance.
Her authority was seriously impaired,
fv>r instance, by L >nl Salisbury’s mena
cing language to the sultan. European
concert in regard t > the east, far east or
America, does not exist, be 'ansa u i one
wishes to be ass iciato.l with England’s
diplomatic nrroga ico or exposed to her
breaches of faith,”
REITERATES HER CHARGES.
8tory
Mr*.
DnviUsoi
A l>out Dr.
Of the Young Men’s BusiuetM.
fthln city resolution* were adopted it
luesriM the representative, of Bout!
|uwtiuf w»e tm )llt to secure'
^ nS.iT. UU i. «h.
Similar M*tiuu wo. taken by a
meeting of the city council and
.peclaim a uature wei*eiuioT»ted
null otlior
•oiu merciul bodi'**-
to lueeiio Her ToriM*<lo Out*!.
WA,H,,«t.... D-. *) -Ti W bam*-
will leave the League
Islaud Navy yard in the course of .
Uw Kawnort. wheie she will
ably Indiana
iml Navy yard
r iU
{h-u <■> «a for a law ‘'“J* "U'J, 1 ™
with hqr
g. 0.. to b. placed In the u*W
‘till Di-c'ai'H* tlm
Itruwii to He True.
San FitaNcrsco, Jan. 1.—Mrs. Mary
Davidson, the Sumlayschool teacher,
who is under arrest for an alleged at
tempt to extort money from Rev. Dr.
C. O. Brown, pastor of the First Con
gregational church, has made public a
lengthy statement in whieh she reiter
ates the charges made against the min
ister. Many details are given for the
purpose of enrrob iratiug the story.
Mrs Davidson says Miss Overman
told her tin* names of other women who
were known by Dr. Brown. One of the
most interesting features of the story is
the statement that M.ss Overman went
to the 1 ical newspapers four mouths ago
and < Ifered to sell a story for $1,000,
which, she said, would ruin a promi
nent resident, of thD city and cuu*e a
sensation all over the country. Wheu
the statement was first made Miss Over
man denied the assertion. The paper
in question has just printed an inter
view with its city editor in which he
says a woman, whom he believes tq
have been Miss Overman, did offer to
sell him a scandalous st ry about a
prnni'ieut man wli >m she rofujod to
iium<* unless paid $1,00!).
Miss Overman, who resides at Taco
ma, was (iivoreed from her husband
several yea’s ago. Her husband, who
was a gamb er, was killed in u gambling
house at Butte, Mon.
The local iniiiiston and the membora
of Dr. Brown’s church expre-s the ut-
most faith in his uprightness. The min
isters at their weekly meeting adopted
a resolution of confidence iu Dr. Brown.
■Iioulil Ifavu Fun'll the Mualo.
London, Jan. 1.—The Ct. James Ga.
jette, referring to the hurried departure
ft L>rd Dunraveii from the United
fates, says: "L >rd Dunraren, instead
ofJcavt »g. sh >uhl have faced the judg-
1 mot of tlie N«w York Yacht club like
an English l eniloiiian in New York,
wliee alone an amende liononible frmn
eitht party c mid adequately bo mads.”
tlunflmlii ot Frivnii* a'd ItclMli'S* ol tiir
Drad ami Injuiou Vi.it the SlosjiitaN
Aitxiuusl> iiiqalrlus I'oi Tlieli’ Lovr l
Ouc» —The> Tried to Force Tlieir Way
Id, but the I’olicc Kcjit Them Back.
Baltim he. Dec. 28.—The horror at
the Front street theater is increased
rather than diminished by the day s de
velopments. The list of identified dead
has grown to 27, and two or three mor*
who are lying in the city hospitals are
so desperately injured that their names
may serve to swell the death roll ere
another night has passed
Hundreds of relatives and friends of
the dead and injured have visited the
city hospitals anxiously inquiring for
their loved ones.
While the physicians were adminis
tering to the injured, the crowd at
tempted to get into the hospital, but
patrolmen kept them back.
Cause of t!ie Catastroplia.
The Unit 'd Oriental Opera and Dra
matic comp my of B stou was billed to
present the . ewMi opera, "Alexander,”
and the theater was lidM Wit'ian dley
throng. About 2,50d pe.vs ms were in
the hi use.
A strong odor of gas was noticed in
the second gallery of the theater and
one of the attaches of the place was
seen 1 muting for the leak with a ligli •
ed torch. Suddenly a jet of llom * dash
ed out as the torch came ineoata -t with
the punctured gaspipe.
Cries of "fire” were heard in the up
per galleries, and in an in:;’ant the ex
citement became intense. :■ me one
rushed to the gas meter and turiK-d off
the supply, plunging the main b <dy of
the houge into darkness. The stage
jets alone remained lighted, being fed
through another meter.
Instead of allaying the excitement
caused by the sheet of Ilame from the
leaking pipe the turning off of the gas
and consequent darkness milv served to
a<ld to the c infusion.
The audio.a-e arose en masse and made
a mad rush for the exits. The actors
ran down to the footlights and k ! i< uted,
"Sit down, there’s no danger,” but the
excited throng paid no hoed to the ad
vice.
The gas was quickly turned on at the
meter and as the theater again became
illuminated an indescribable scene of
horror was presented.
Men, women and children, crazed by
fear, were fighting and struggling in
the aisles and on the stairways in t heir
efforts to reach the open air.
The actors on the stage and a few cool-
headed auditors added to tho turmoil by
shouting their commands to ".-it down.”
Tho struggling mass of humanity
made little or no headway for a few
minutes; every aisle was congested and
every door was jammed with frantic
Poles and Russian Jews, who mainly
comprised the gathering.
Btroug men in the rear of the panic
stricken mob climbed upon the should
ers of those iu front, crushing the
weaker men, women and little children
to the floor to bo trampled to death by
those still further iu the rear
For several minutes the wild fight
continued. Then a few policemen forced
a passageway to the main entrance and
began dragging forth those who were
jammed in the doors.
A rushing stream of humanity flowed
out on Front street until all lie se who
were able to move reached the open air.
A hurry call forpolicemeu had brought
a large squad "to the theater liy this
time, and a lire alarm had also been Kent
in, bringing some engines on the scene.
The excitement iu the street was
almost as great as iu the theater as rel
atives began searching for those from
whom they had become separated dur
ing the mad rush Fathers and moth
ers rushed about looking for tlieir chil
dren and attempted to re-enter the the
ater iu their search for missing ones.
The crowd grew so great that the po
lice, fearing a riot, ordered the fire en
gine hose to be turned on and in that,
way the str iggling mass was driven
back from the theater entrance.
A Letter Received Fr >m Turkey Telling
of the Kccenl Slaughter of IteliileH* I'cr-
ttoii-and Reciting 4I |C ‘ Frett-nt Condition
of Atta r*—An Attack on the American
Mission School Girl*.
Tlie Two Loconiitlves Literally Mads
Kind ing Wood ' f liach Ollier and tho
Expr,»« Car* W re Roth Shatter 'd to
Splinter*—Two S.orie* a* to the Caiue of
the Accident.
San Francisco, Jan. 1.—A member
of the Armenian colony in this city lias
received a letter from a friend in
Adana, telling of the latest massacre in
the province of Cilecia. Tho writer was
an eyewitness to many of the scenes
described.
The letter is dated Nov. 24.
"The present condition of our city,”
lie says, "is one of great danger. Whole
sale massacres of Christians are expected
ut any lime. A company of brigands,
numbering from 1,000 to 1,500, has al
ready plundered and burned all tho Ar
menian villages bet ween liex-e and Alep
po. a distance of 200 miles. No estimate
can be given of tlie number of youths
wli > are captured in these villages and
outraged.
L.o.Kithii'Mty Marauder* Kncouritgcd.
•The local effi 'ers, who are supposed
to protect tho people, encourage tlie.->e
(Icainv-tive and bloodthirsty marauders.
The other day a number of these ma-
raurers made an attack on Misis, nine
miles from Adana. They plundered the
village, tore down the churches, wound-
eu a great number and mercilessly boat
the deiensi'leK-t priest, who attempted
to res u3 his wife from tlie grasp of
these outrageous villains.
"Many of our prominent men are
thrown into dungeons without the pre
tense of an accusation against them.
They are left to hunger and thirst, and
uic toitnred in tlie most indescribable
manner imaginable. Our vali (tin* gov
ernor) always instigates the Mussul
mans against the Christians.
Afraid to Lc*vv Tlit-lr Ifouw*.
"No one dares venture out on tho j curve so that
street after 6 o’clock in the evening.
Even in the daytime no Christian fe
male dares to attend church c>v school,
because of the bands of Turks who are
about the streets to capture these Chris
tian wom'*n.
"The other day tho Turks made an
at tack on the American missi. >n school
gills on their way from church to thoiy
schoolhouse. They beat and wounded
the superintendent’s servant because he
Used to defend tho poor, terror stricken
girls. The danger became so great that
tho superintendent sought refuge iu
Mersiuo. It seems that there is no pro-
t» etion from any source whatever, even
the English consul being indifferent to
the atrocities committed.
Cincinnati, Jan. 1.—At 7:40 p. m.,
at Coal City, 14 miles west of here, on
the Mississippi division of the Balti
more and Ohio Southwestern railway,
two crowded passenger trains met on a
curve at full speed. The result in hu
man casualties was two killed, five fa-
tally and nine more or less seriously in
jured, making 16 in all, to say nothing
of a score of others more slightly hurt.
The two l<x*omotives literally destroy
ed each other, and the baggage and ex
press ears of both trains were shattered
to splinters.
Tlie ill fated trains were No. 10, the
Louisville express, and No. 8, the St.
Louis accommodation. No. 8 Mas duo
iu Cincinnati at 7:05 p. m., but was over
an hour liehiutl time. No. JO, tin* Louis
ville express, started from Cincinnati on
time at 7:05 without instructions. No.
8 had orders to pas* No. 10 at iMhi,
three miles nearer to Cincinnati than
Coal City, where the coihsi n occurred
Cans.' ol t!:«i C'otti i«>it.
There are two storms < i t •: • ci’me of
this failure t > transmit < r i ■ s. () m
story is that the f’viu tiispat •. • s sent
orders to the op rat r at iStoivr’s jta-
tion in this city, t > toll No. 19 t > p ;g
No. 8 at D< .hi, but that they v i" re
ceived gft No. io ha i pissed tit rot’g
and the operator faile 1 t> report tliat
fact to the train dispatcher, at Wash
ington, la. Another storv is 11 sit or
ders had 1> • •)] sent t > 1) T>i t > >top No*
10 I here, but 1) nhi signalled to g » on.
An invcstigati.su will UiUavei tiro mat
ter.
FIRST ANNUAL^ MEETING.
Tlie Central Modern Lmncaaite Conference
In C hicago— 1’resident’* Adilre**.
Chicago, Jan. 1.—Professors from
the modern languages departments of
tho leprcsentative educational institu*
t’ons of tho west ;o -x-mbled for a three
days’cm: N, m e at tho University of
Chicago. This is the Hist annual meet
ing of tic* central m *leru language
conference, win h is tho result of a
meeting of m alorn language instruo-
tom he;d in C .:*• ;-o J o-t June. At that
time it was . ■ .m>d tins department in
the usi Vi'--i : .• a>:d c .'“goR iff tho west
could 1 * imthcr advanced by a separate
orgauiiiifion.
Fr r Cirruth of tho University
ol K ' a., pn -idiuit of the conference,
deii\er', t tin* annual address. He said:
"Of tlie 870 colleges and universities
of this m u ;try 204 are situated between
the Allfmhiauios and the Rocky moun
ter. I ( .dimate the number of college
im ’i'u't rs in modern languages within
tl tm rit ry </f this conference at 1,000,
while th'-ro are probably half as manv
in if fairly well traiuodcollegegrad-
u:.to.; teaching in academies and high
m 1 '! : Is. 1: the personal contact, which
J mhe t > i e among the chief benefits de-
riv'-d : m such an organization, is not
to 1 e iu .cly lost, a western society is
im .i So it has seemed to us. So
IF , it Mill M-nn more and more to
♦ i; *achers of this great valley.”
v. h : the address the conference
a : r a reception to the visitors.
i • inc. ence heard tho reports of
■ c *t:!:r and treasurer and appoint*
• •!mitt s for the coming year.
F.i of a plan of organization
* ; > t •• h place.
CAUSED
A PANIC.
Tin; :
( •
(d 0
tltU:!
Where tb
trains
they c
met there
uld not sc
was a
* each
other until
dangerously neat.
Nj. 8 i li-,
* l t!iat t.’K*v vve
li;.'l si /wed
up a trifle, but No.
19 was i i
: a u ini" f llc.ve
going at fu.
1 speed. Non'* of t
he cars ' ,y.
•• t :■* .-•/lid wad (,
were throw
n from the tra'-k an;
1 t ire 1 )• t r
V Was t!::' (."a
:<» ■?>• of Oil In a Fnrnaee.
< i. ■ U t:. i iUsilly Ilurnetl.
a (. ). .Jan. 1.—James Whitney
•mu , U., second cook for the
oi men in the new waterworks
. was .••eve-fly burned by tlie ex-
i i wjts’.o oil thrown into the
t in tiie tunnel. The explo-
• t o il w.m u'-companied by a
i • - 1 fsom I, wliich was greatly
i It ■ eh s ■ quarters in which
i t >.k pur e. The laborers at work
no • i the bo m tlie grout lake be-
e iu a living tomb
l. In front of them
romotivos b tii st >d on <■ : l iu t 1 !'* air.
FW*li<'<l (liu Ta\l a a; of Kvl(|*no*.
NK.NV'oaK. Jan. l.—TJin nnmnittee
Investigtiug Lird Duimiven’s charged
against ii Defender lias finished thd
taking ofividcuoe.
AN EXCELLENT PLAN.
Sebeiue to AbolUh Enforced Idlene»« Sujj-
geatnd by (lie U. of L.
WasrinotON, Dec. 28.—Circulars have
been issued by Commissioner of Labor
Wright to labor leaders in the United
States asking for suggestions for topics
for brief original inquiries by Rhode
E artmeut. The matters are required to
e nonpartisan and to relate to tho gen
eral welfare of the people. Among the
responses is one from the Knights of
Labor general executive board, suggest
ing the question of the feadbility of tlie
government offering opportunities for
employment on government works to
all such citizens as cannot secure work
at any private employment. Tho letter
of the K. of L. closes as follows*
"Before the question of abolishing
enforced idleness and its attendant
miseries and securing opportunities for
all of the men of the nation to earn
au honest living, all other quest bins
pale into insignificance. If you will
take two of your best men and let them
work on this question with energy and
intelligence for two months and make
an honest, fearless report on what they
find, no work you have ever done since
you took charge of your office will do
yourslf and the department of labor so
much honor and credit us this work,
tending to throw light on the dark sub
ject of enforced idleness and involunta
ry poverty.”
To ProMCUt* the Beef Trust.
Washington, Dec. 28 —Mr. Kenne-
saw M. Landis of Chicago, formerly
private secretary to Secretary Gresham,
has been upp tinted a spe bal assistant
United States attorney for the northern
district of Illinois to appear in behalf of
riiegovernmi ut in the prosccuti >u of the
beef trust or combiuuti >u of Chicago.
Tli* Bona Mill F*«*ftl.
Washinoton, Dec. S8.—The first sec-
tiou of the bond bill passed the house by
a rote of 169 to 186, and tho second aec>
tiou psi—d without a division.
Mu-ilites* at a Ktaiidutiil.
"Business is all stopped, for the
Christian business men do not dare to
(•pi*u their store for fear of plunder.
Tin* far mors are robbed of tl>*ir stock
and their homes are pillage 1 and fired.
"It is tho season to s/w, but theie is
no sop 1. no cutl lo and no oxen t > plow,
comequc'.itiv there will be very little or
no crop in*?: f year. In addition to all
the adversitb'S described, a great fam
ine is exp-'cted.”
| This news comes close to homo for
| Americans, for near Adana is located
the St. Pan.’s mission, under Superin-,
tendoiit Christie, and a corps of Amori-
! can missionaries. These Christian
workers have had t > fly to Mcrsino and
place themselves under the protection
of l he American naval squadron repro*
seated by tlie cruiser San Francisco and
i the gunboat Marblehead.
THE WAR IN CUBA.
i Tiling* Loo'it Wry Mlac'i For sj» miardt.
According to a Letter Reet-ived.
New Yomc, Jan. 1.—A letter dated
Dec. 19 has been received at Hie Cuban
i revolutionary headquarters iu this city,
from the agent of the junta in Santa
Clara. The letter gave some important
details as to the number of killed and
wounded in recent actions in Hie island.
It said iu part:
"By the file of papers received today
from Havana I see that not even one-
half of what lias taken place here is
published. From Maltiempo alono 9J
wounded have been brought into tho
pity and wo know positively that tho
Spaniards lost there 72 killed. From
Ilormiguero 40 wounded were brought
in yesterday and several more from
other places.
"Wo have no communication with
Havana, Cienfuegos, Sugua and other
cities, as tho telegraph has been cut and
there are no mails. Tho only way to
get a letter through is by a special cou
rier. Under these circumstances, you
may well imagine the state of excite
ment in wliich wo live. Things look
very black for *' '* Spaniards.”
There were three express cars on lv/ 8
and they \\ re well laden with mer
chandise.
K:ll< <1 am! t)'j iri'd.
Killed:
Chi: • ::ce Y/il; as, Louisville, fireman
on tr..in No. 19.
L u :> Sta .f!i;:!t«v, saloonkeeper, Cin-
rinnati, buiieu ia wreck till nearly 2
n. in.
Injured, probably f. tn’lv:
Hiram Biucnuing, Vincennes, Ind.,
fin’maii on train No. 8, cruslie:!,
skuil fractmed; at hospu d on Lett *
street, Cincinnati.
Aionz ) Pruitt of Louisville, cugiuoer
Of No. 19, :" :’i broken an t punctun'd,
injured int j nly; at ifoits streyt Ii/s-
pilu
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’if, Cincinnati, United
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ia sniper on No. 19,
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and (
it Ik rwise injured about
the
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Big Coopemge factory
at I
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■bn •••,
. Ind., injure.i in spine,
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illy; tnlv'Ui home.
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Ma
!:tel,
Hdpi >, Ind., hip (iisln-
cat;
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, elm:
•t and head injured; at
cloud of smoko
\vr hhuiig in the passageway like a
r*; 1 - ;
: i.e 85 men were for tho time being
v. i! i v. .I li t< r ii- and never expected to
re::''.'i tins air alive. Tin; gang foreman,
v. no v.-. s near the furnace at tho time
Hie (iii t-s/k place and knew that
■: r of his men were in no danger,
• ' ru le bis way through the
. - ■ m t / wlr-re the terror strick-
'■ .. o ii', s wen* huddled together. He
s ;. convio'-ed them that there was no
i ' r, and alter explaining tho nature
H - ;•..* i lout, tiie men resumed work.
• jruris of distr(*ss were then hoisted,
i !i %,-ere. ‘sponded toby the tugboat
o. Dnnl'.ani. The injured man was
. i oa b .u'd and conveyed to the
/.when* he was placed in the hos-
ul His injuries are thought to be
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Betts stie-.-t h spiral.
Painfully hint;
i)r. J. C. Higgins of Funis:, N. C.,
painluily hint about head and face; able
to walk.
William Hansmau. lumber meiclaint
Louisville, severely bruised; able to
walk supported by two m(*n.
James Gt'briel, engine r of No. 8,
Seym mr, Ind., badly’ cut about In
id
to
and face; went with Jus brother
Cleveland, O.
. Fil'd Bernekainper, Cochran, Ind.,
chair factory emph ye. home at Ann r:’,
Ills., cut on head and face.
George Weissenb *rg<T, Unite ! Status
exjiress motsenger, train No. 8, sliglit-
ly bruised.
David Parrish, conductor of No. 19,
bruised head and bylc.
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CHINAf
SMUGGLED.
One Hundred ( <-le*tinl* From (lie Atlanta
E*|><*«itiuu Evade tlie Ofltrer*,
Ban Fbani'1800, Jan. 1.—Through
the treachery of an offipor in tho eus-
tumhouse two carloads of Chinese from
the Atlanta exposition have slipped
through tho fingers of a score of United
Stales iiisnci tors and are now some
where iu Chinatown, safe out of federal
Interference,
The Chinofe were lauded iu this city
before daylight and wore hr Tied in car
riages into the Chinese quarter How
many there were iu the party is not
definitely known. Collector of the port
John H. Wise received what is consid
ered to be reil-ble information that 104
were coming over land to this city, bat
the agents oi* the Chinese claim that
Only 48 were ipirited into tho district.
Iu federal official circles the opinion
prevails that over 100 Ohiuotd escaped
the officers.
To <‘oii!dd«r a M«an* of Coinwuia Itofi-iiM.
New York, Jan. 1.—Tlie Herald’s
conesp miens in Kiode Janeiro, Brazil,
sends word tl ut the government intends
to call a meeting of all diplomatic rep
resent at i yes of Houtli America curly in
the New Year to consider means of
common defense against European ag
gression. It is denied in lUodu Janeiro
that Brazil will send troops to aid
Venezuela.
Thomas Gibson, btaUmnan,
bruised slightly.
Fred Deinlcami'in, Cochran,
bruis al slightly.
Dr. W If Fuller. Cr ^s Plains, la.,
cut and bruised ah >at face and arms,
STEAMER SUNK.
Tin* Jiiiiiim O. Rliiino Oon Down In T«n
l i'ft of SV.iti i- l > a*M.'ii|fei'* ReHvui-iJ,
Masontown, Pa., Jan. 1. — Tlie
steamer James G. Blaine m-iis sunk at
Hatfield's landing, near Masontown, in
ten f(*(*t of water. She struck a snag in
leaving tlie landing All the j.assou-
gers were -rescued. The Blaiimwasa
pa'ket plying Ik*tween Pittsburg and
Morgantown, W. Va , on Hie Mouonga-
hela river. She was valued at about
$15,009
Sliot und Klllcil HU Rrot!icr-In-L:ivr.
Biuminuiivm, Ala., Jan. 1.—Edward
Barrett, a miner at Pratt mines, was
shot and almost instantly killed by bis
brother-in-law, Andrew McCall. Self
defense is the plea of the s ayer. After
the shooting MeCuu gave himself up i »
tlie < tfleers and w as brought to the eg s'.
Barrett was shot iu the breast, bis b <iy
being almost literally filled with shot,
ami death relieved liiui of all pain
within 10 minutes after the gun was
fired
To I’roti*«t Amerloan* In China.
Ban Francisco, Jan. 1.—The Unit
ed Btates cruiser Boston lias received
orders to proceed to tho China station
ami will sail the last of the week.
The order had b -eii forediadeweq l.y
dispatches fr >m Washing! m, n<>d was
in iai't being awailo-l. it is bdiey.l
that Hie erd'*!' iiidi-at *.* a u ■ ge on i i >
paitofthc admi ii: frati >it ti ))n*he: vo
the strength of tlie A*iifi* sqn air n
until d ime.stic affairs iu Cainu become
q Ureter.
Fartluj i i’.t- K.ll* Many,
Uom , Jan. 1.—A strong earthquake
shock was felt at Cieciano, in C. erta,
three miles north of Nolu. Sevi al per
sons were killed und * number were in
jured.
STATE GUARD’S STRENGTH.
Im ri a ( a ri/'. in i’* Tro<i|>* Are In Good Con-
(iilinu—Ollier Note*.
li’t.EfiiH, Jan. 1.—Adjutant Gener-
il Cameron’s report made to Governor
Carr, says the strength of tho state
gn : a is 1,567. It is composed of 27 in-
h try compaiiies and three divisions of
ik*y 1 reserves. The troops are better
equipped for service than ever before,
with abundant clothing, overcoats,
bia camp equipage and ommani-
ii a, ami can bo concentrated at any
p int on a line of a railway iu 86 hours,
arm- il and fully equipped for at least
!>,x moii! i s" service. Twice during this
y(*ar, at Bitii ind at Winston, the
tro p i .ed the civil autlioritics in pre-
Yen!; ng wruHlsl/ threatened riots and
bi ) a:! 'Hi.
i( s: tod by a prominent alliance-
a:::;: that Ee* Farmers’ Alliance will
F c nag yc;ir begin the manufacture
U »wu commercial fertilizers. Its
, fact i v is to bo at Hillsboro. It has for
i several y 'rs adopted as its official
bi.-.-nh eoitaiu fertiliz<*rs made by the
Dm am F rtiliziug company, but now
tii t i!i • latt-'i* has becomo a member ot
| tlie ui'W trust, known as the Virginia
and Carolina Chemical company, tho
j Alliance makes other arrangements.
REWARD INCREASED.
; Tin- Guvt'riim- Now Otti-r* One Thonaud
Dollur* For tlir Culture of the Zeigler*.
Atlanta, Jan. 1.—Governor Atkin
son has increased his i ffer of reward
for the capture of Cofrio and Solomon
Z - f er to ; 59 J each. They are hiding
about their Ir me in Screven county,
and are simply defying arrest. Tho
i: ivcm r, believing it was the duty of
tiie county <.12i ia!s to capture them
without any further inducement, at
j lir.-t made tho reward very light, offer
ing h > ) each. Later he increased that
i to $250 ea-h, and still tho Zeiglors were
nd caught.
It will b* r(*membored they killed the
slieriff of S -reve i county, avenging the
death of t i<*i father. S >mo time ago
t! '* n *w sheiiT Hurrimoneil a posse and
went l > ta- ir homo, but a search of the
h i:v rev am l that they were not at
that t.:a"init. it is generally believed
that thoy know of tho coming of the
, otliceis.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Thr l*>|)iini«ii Minister Said to Hat* Bmb
K*cort«d Out of Coloinbln.
New York, Jan. 1.—A dispatch to
Tho Herald from Caracas, Venezuela,
says:
Great ereit'numt has been caused
herobyai’p .ttli.it the Bpanish min-
i t i i.i -b on " e i t 'd nnt of Bogota,
t • Pal' G i i at. Aixjording to
t i> t. W .. 'li n devoid of (ietuiU,
tl.e • nlmary* a-t was duo to the
i... : t rf- (ienui i '.fion of tae treat-
i.i •.! w' . i t r- B eish minister to the
same i* puo. • is alleged to have suff
er'd.
Tim dipi un.itie representatiTe of
Gre.it B ii iin, it i: mid, was Hutmnarily
oxi/eii"d, t >r wa it reos m is not known.
General FaeUa ia inis been appointed
minister to Argentina,
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