The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 05, 1903, Image 2
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JEFFERSON HONORED
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Appropriate Monument to Be Erected
To His Honor.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO BUILD IT,
Not a Tablet to the flemory of the
Great American?Congress not 10
Be Asked for Money.
"Washington. Special.?The Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Association formed
for the purpose of erecting at the
national capttol an appropriate and
truly national memorial to the author
of the Declaration of Independence,
throagh its president. Admiral George
Dewey, has issued an appeal to the
American people for funds to carry
out the object of the association. The
text of the appeal is as follows:
"Headquarters, Thomas Jefferson Association
of America.
"Washington. Jan. 31. 1903.
1 Amaricon Pannlp *
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"The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Association has been organized to
take up the long-neglected duty of
erecting a fitting memorial to the
memory of the man who wrote the I
Declaration of Independence. We
have here beaatiful and costly trib- I
utes to the memory of American sol j
diers. statesmen, physicians, inventors
and philanthropists: and the sol- |
diers and sailors of France are hon- |
ored; but there is not one tablet to j
the memory cf that great American. I
Thomas Jefferson.
"We ask the people to contribute according
to their ability to this memorial.
Congress will not be asked for
money, as we rely solely upon the
people, the young and the old. the
enuaren ana ineir paicuut iui mc ouv.- ,
cess of the movement. The character J
and cost of the proposed memorial
cannot be stated, but it will be appropriate
to the greatness of the man and
the importance of the document from
which his name is inseperable. Rigid
economy will be observed In the expenses
of carrying on the work.
"Every contributor will receive a
certificate acknowledging his subscription
and carrying with it membership
In the association. In time to come j
those certificates will be badges of
boner.
"Contributions, checks, money orders,
or drafts should be made payable
to the order of the treasurer of the
association. Mr. Jesse B. Wilson, Lin.
coin National Bank. The people will
be kept informed of all important
actions of the association. The communications
addressed to the secretary.
W. S. McLean, will receive
prompt attention.
"GEORGE DEWEY.
"Admiral, U. S. N."
The association is now complete in
its list of officers, every State being
represented by a vice-president and in
tome cases by a representative on
the board of goverfiors, the controlling
body. No great movement of a
similar character in this country, it
is claimed, has had as its officers more
men of national character and influence
than have become interested and
have written to the officers of the association
expressions of approval. The
association, it is stated, is thoroughly
nonimvtfsan.
t Troops Called Out.
Wftterbury, Oonn.. Special.?Eight
companies of the First Regiment, Connecticut
national Guard, and Ave
companies of the Second Regiment,
with two Gatling guns, were called to
Wafterbury Snnday night, at the command
of Governor Chamberlain, because
of "Che imperative need" occasioned
by the trolley strike situation.
The riot about the streets last night,
coupled with threats of further disturbances.
led to the call for troops.
There was no repetition of the violence
of Saturday night, but crowds
congregated about the streets and had
to be dispersed by the police, while
there were rumors of an attack to be
made tonight on the car barn, where
the non-union motorman and conductors
brought here by the Connecticut
R&Hway and Lighting Company were
'staflrmed. (
( Minister Burned to D:ath.
Elizabeth. N. J.. Special.?The Rev.
Robert Street, a retired minister, aged
57 years, was burned to death Sunday
at his residence in Roselle Park, by
the explosion of an oil lamp. In an
attempt to save him. his daughter was
terribly burned about the neck, face
aad shoulders. Mr. Street was born in
Germ&ntown. Pa., and was a graduate
f Princeton Theological Seminary.
Mexican Earthquakes.
Ohttiuahua. Mex.. Special.?Reports
from Urique regarding the earthquakes
in tkat district state that there were
four severe-shocks throughout that
---secM^^ne .occurring on the 22nd
one on one on the 26th and
one on u^kno. All were fol
lcwetjr by'tloocLj^fcosions, but only
^sngni ^^mamase ?v?>uiir\A i^6u^u
horoes wer?.46wroyed aj^iazaparez.
Stat? of' Chihuahua. Thdf people of
thf'diatrict are panic-stri Jten and fesi
a volcano. Clouds of.JflrSLhung in
the atmosphere after'eachrjjn'tkquake.
but there is no indicationdwjr Volcanic
eruption. *^7
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Hobson to Lecture.
Lexington. Ky.. Special.?Cajftain
Richmond P. Hobson arrived m/pre
from New York and is the gtf^fc of
Bishop Lewis W. Burton, a relative.
He confirmed the report that^Se had
resigned as constructor in the navy on
account of the condition of his eyes.
As to his plans he said he would continue
to lecture for at least three
years, going as far West as the coast.
* His theme is an appeal for a grer^pnavy,
one that shall claim rank above
the greatest of any nation.
FIXING RESPONSIBILITY.
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Important Session of the Anthracite
Commission.
Philadelphia, Special. ? The mooted
question of responsibility for the limitation
of the hard coal production was
again an issue before the Anthracite
Coal Strike Commission. The matter
Y* city UIUU^UI up uj
counsel for the miners, who requested
the commission to summon the presidents
of the coal-carrying railroads as
witnesses. The demand resulted in a
lengthy discussion between Chairman
Gray, counsel for the independent operators.
and Mr. Darrow. Chairman
Gray said the commission would consider
the matter of calling the presidents
for stated purposes and if the
issue is regarded as being before the
body they will be called, otherwise the
presidents will not be asked to testify.
Counsel for the miners also announced
that he had received numerous
letters from large operators and
Governors of State In the bituminous
region and desired to have some representatives
of that district appear
before the committee to give information
concerning trade agreements. If
this could not be done the miners'
union would like to have the letters
read before the commission. The eaairman
said the subject is at present being
held under advisement by the commission.
"There has been testimony before
the commission," said Mr. Dara?yt,
"that the miners have limited to aoal
production. We believe the restriction
has been made by the operators. But
so long as the companies have made
the charge, I want to bring before the
commission the presidents of the coal
roads, in order that we may be able
to learn the facts."
"Do you mean to express the belief."
said Chairman Gray, "that the coal
companies have limited the supply beyond
the natural market limit? I
have looked at the economic side of
this question and formed the opinion
that the coal supply should be conserved.
The wasteful competitive destruction
of the coal supply is a aerious
matter."
As the discussion proceeded Attorney
Darrow asked Chairman Gray if
he thought an operator had any more
right to order a miner to load a certain
number of cars daily than had a
miner to tell an operator he would
load only a certain number. Chairman
Gray answered negatively, but said
one miner has no right to restrict the
working hours of another.
"Then," inquired Mr. Darrow. "has
one company, because it is bigger and
stronger, the right to tell another company
it shall do a certain thing?"
Chairman Gray thought not.
Attorney Dickson, for the companies,
stated that during 1901. and up to the
time of the strike in 1902, the output
of coal was restricted by concerted
action. The strike' was knowH to be
at hand and the operators made every
effort possible to store as much coal as
possible. The operators, he said, are
anxious to keep the market prices
down by securing an adequate supply
for the demand and also for reserve.
All of the witnesses called today
were examined Dy counsel ror tne miners
with a view of eliciting information
concerning the alleged restriction
of coal production.
Baby Eaten By Bears.
Richmond, Va., Special.?A Bedford
City, Va., special, says: A few day*
ago three black bears attacked the
ohiidren of a mountaineer named Parker.
living on the road from Mone to
Arcalia, on the James river, and killed
and ate his two-year-old child. Parker's
three children were playing in
the edge of the woods only a few hundred
yards from the house when the
bears made their appearance. The animals
were very bold, and the two older
children ran to the house, forgetful of
the baby. The father and mother rushed
to save the little one, but the bears
had torn the head from the body of
the child and were devouring it. During
the winter black bears have been
very troublesome in the mountains and
have preyed on hogs and cattle to such
an extent that owners have been forced
to keep their stock housed.
rionument to Gonzales.
Columbia, S. C., Special.?In the
banks of Columbia last week subscrip
tion lists were opened to raise a fund
for the erection of a monument to N.
G. Gonzales, late editor of The State.
One thousand dollars was subscribed
during the morning and it is believed
tho fund will reach $5,000 before the
end of the week. All Columbia banks
are authorized to receive subscriptions.
Two Killed By Train.
Savannah, Ga., Special?Harry Sanders
and Miss Lily Rushing were instantly
killed at a railroad crossing by
a Seaboard Air Line passenger train,
near Savannah. They were in a buggy
with Miss Bushing's brother and his
wife, both of whom miraculously escaped
uninjured, A bluff obscures the
railway track at the crossing and the
jarty drove on the track before they
were aware of the approach of a train.
Sanders' son and Miss Rushing were
to have been married in a few weeks.
The young woman's body was horribly
mangled.
Eight Americans Killed.
cnanea, Mexico. Special.?The Yaquis
have attacked the town of San
Marcial, the mining centre of the State,
and almost taken possession of it. The
defenders of San Marcial against the
Yaquis included more than 20 Americans,
eight of whom were killed, among
them Mr. McAllister, formerly superintendent
of t?e Puerto Citos mine, of
this place; Frank Pendleton, formerly
foreman of the same mine, ancj Ed
and George Carroll. It Is stated
the/j^were a number of Americaas on
the sidle ef the Yaquis.
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OVERMAN ELECTED.
End of North Carolina's Senatorial
Firht
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MANY BALLOTS WERE NECESSARY
A Sharp But Friendly Contest That
Ended Happily and Developed No
flallce.
By far the most important matter to
be dealt with by the present general
assembly was the election of a United
States Senator to succeed Hon. J. C.
Pritehard, whose term expires on
March 4th. The legislature being
strongly Democratic in both branches,
Mr. Pritehard could not hope to succeed
himself. The candidates moat prominent
on the Democratic side were. Hon.
C. 3. Watson, of Forsyth; Hon. Locke
Craig, of Buncombe, and Hon. Lee S.
Overman, of Rowan. The Democratic
causus has met and balloted for three
weeks with but little fluctuation in the
result. No one dared claim a nomination
for his favorite.
On Thursday night, however, the
caucus selected Hon. Lee S. Overman
K*r a Kroolr t'n l\ntK thn Wfltcnn
| vjj a uirun iu uuiu iuv ?t uvwwm
Craig forces.
Hon. Lee S. Overman, of Rowan, is
a comparatively young man. He belongs
to the order of young men wuo
grew up in the period immediately
LEE S. OVERMAN.
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after the war. His record as a lawyer j
and a legislator is clean, and above ,
criticism. As a politician his record is (
one of conservatism, coupled with absolute
charitableness towards all who
differed from him.
The following account of his nomination
is taken from the Charlotte Observer's
Raleigh correspondence:
Raleigh, Special.?At ten minutes to
10 Thursday night, Lee S. Overman, on
the Gist ballot of the series and the
fifth of the night received 73 of the 142 ,
votes of the Democratic caucus and was
declared its nominee. The excitement. (
during the whole evening had been Intense
as the first ballot showed a
gradual increase for Overman, and it
was realized at last to which of the
two, Watson or Overman, Craig had
decided to give the victory.
It has been the finest game and the
cleanest one of high politics ever
known in the State.
As soon as the election was announced
by the chairman, Mr. Morton,
Charles Webb, Craig's manager, moved
to make it unanimous. This w&b seconded
by R. A. Doughton, who was
Watson's foreman. On motion of Speak
j sr VlllllS Uit (JUAIl up^utuicu UlCdSlO.
! Webb, Qattis, Doughton, Murphy anc.
J Watts a committee to notify Mr.
Ooverman of his nomination and escort
him to the hall with an invitation to
Craig -and Watson. A mighty cheer
went up when the candidates appeared
and by a preconcerted signal, as Overman
entered the hall, a snow-storm of
Overman ballots, thrown from the galleries,
covered the audience.
Ascending the platform in front of
the speaker's chair, as soon as the
deafening applause had subsided, Mr. '
i Overman said in substance:
"Would that I could give expression '
: to the feelings of my heart. I can only (
say to you I am glad, that I am grateful,
profoundly, deeply grateful. This
has been a battle royal but a battle between
Democrats. (Great applause), i
With the exaltation that comes with ;
success there comes to me the sad reflection
that two noble Democrats have ,
been defeated. (Great applause). With ,
the responsibilities that are upon me I i
feel gravely but it is my greatest ambition
to worthily bear them. With ob- '
ligations to no corporation, no special ,
Interest and pledges to none that will
conflict with my service, with the
blessings of God, I shall devote myself
to the best interests of all the people ,
of my State and for my party, for ]
which I have fought for the past 25
years. (Great applause). Great ques- ,
lions are upon us; the very basal stone
of the temple of this republic?equal
rights to ail, special privileges to no
man or set of men?needs to be carefully
protected to prevent the encroachments
by the great trusts and other
combinations that threaten the country
with industrial servitude.
"God bless you all. my friends. For
the gallant Watson and the grea-; Craig
I can but say they are noble in defeat
as they have been in battle. (Great applause).
Mr. Watson said: "It was a great
pleasure to him to appear before the
audience. It is not the first time I
have suffered defeat or been borne
from the battlefield with wounds. As I
have battled for the Democratic party
and my country for the paat 35 years, I
shall continue to do so for my party
and my country."
Closing he said he was proud tonight
in defeat, having fought the
great fight against corporate greed and
i encroachments of the great common
people than to have won the victory,
having failed in the least of any one of
these particulars, Mr. Watson concluded
by saying he would never forget the
friends who had stood so devotedly by
him during the con:est and for those
on the other side he had no heartburnings.
He only hoped they would hold
up the hands of the genetleman they
had entrusted with the highest office in
their gift.
Mr. Craig began by saying: "A soldier
has lost his buckler, but there is
no grief bccauso a soldier ha3 found
it." (Great applause). He said the dis
appointment to him wts great, hut
there tvas great compensation in realigns
that this honor had been conferred
upon a true Democrat and as
nohle a son as the State counted an?'
he will work and wear the mantle o!
the great Vance under whose portrait
he is now sitting. (Grsat applause).
The Democratic party owes me nothing
and owes no man anything and
every service I have ever given it was
due before it was given. (Great applause).
The great old Roman, Cyrus
B. Watson, and I can continue to serve
in the ranks and will help to hold up
the hands of Lee S. Overman, who has
been elected by the best Legislature
ever assembled In the State. (Great applause).
I believe you have done what
you believed to be for the good of the
State and what you honestly thought
would best build up your State and
your party."
Arsenic in Coffea.
Louisville. Special.?Arsenic in large
quantities h3s been found by State
Chemist Cashin in the coffee which
poisoned Mrs. Nancy Birch, her daughter,
Mrs. Laura Feaman; Mrs. Frank
Cannon, of Owensboro; Mrs. Emma
Wade; Mrs. Birch Cooper and a negro
servant, at Mrs. Birch's home, near
this city, Wednesday morning. All of
the victims have recovered, though for
several days Mrs. Birch and Mrs. Frea
man were in a critical condition. It is
thought an attempt was made to murder
the entire family. No arrest*
have been made.
Current Events.
Commodore Schley, German commander
ou the Venezuelan blockade,
says his warships destroyed Fort San
Tarles, but a Caracas dispatch says the
Venezuelans still hold it.
Col. Arthur Lynch, member of Pailiament,
who fought with the Boers,
was sentenced in London to death for
high treason.
Count von Ballestrem resigned as
President of the Reichstag as a result
of the trouble caused by shutting off
the debate about the Krapp scandal.
Six Blown to D:ath.
Annieton, Ala., Special.?A la"g?.
boiler in the malleable foundry of the
Southern Car and Foundry Company
blew up Thursday, killing six persons
end injuring probably 20 others, several
of whom will die. The dead:
Thomas Birch, pipe fitter; Ike Hardy,
core maker; J. A, Forte, boiler maker,
white, and Johh Mitchell, Charles
Strong and one unknown coal heaver,
olored. The fatally injured: W. H.
Lewis, a helper, and Clyde Price, white
ind Anthony McKinney and C. *
Tall, colored.
NEWSY CLEANINGS.
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Many Belgians nre now preparing to
emigrate to the Transvaal.
Itnts are being exterminated at Sevastopol
to prevent the spread of
plague.
Dcs Moines, Iowa, liorseshoers have
made a successful demand for a ninehour
day.
The Cuban House of Representatives
has appropriated #100.000 for the construction
of a Capitol.
The right of Americans to prospect
for gold and ether minerals in Eastern
Siberia has been granted.
Two thousand British colonists will
sail from Liverpool soon for New
Brunswick, where they will settle.
It Is proposed at Yarmouth, England,
to revive the Greenland whale fishery
formerly carried 011 from that port.
Arthur Huffy, the champion sprinter,
will go abroad again next summer to
compete for the big prizes in England
and Ireland.
The Belgian Government lias decided
to construct a large pavilion on the !
St. Louis Exposition grounds for Belgian
exhibits.
Farmers iu Austria are lieiup sokl i
out by the Sheriff for non-payment of I
taxes, and uo buyers ean be found.
Thousands are out of work.
Business meu of Charleston. S. C.,
have made it possible by financial aid
to establish there a $4.(XK).000 steel
rollinp and open-hearth plant.
The city of Cleveland is to spend
over $3,000,000 in public improvements
this year. Of this sum $800,000 are for
the abolition of prude crossinps.
All of the employes of the Dallas.
Texas, street railway lines have received
an advance in wapes amounting
to two cents an hour, making the maximum
twenty cents an hour.
An old paintinp, recently sold in Belgium
for $10. has proved to be a penuine
Durer, worth an enormous sum.
It was stolen from the Royal (lallery
at Munich a number of years ago. |
The Father's Hand.
I am a child in the darkness,
A little frightened child.
The winds are moaning about me.
And the storm in my heart is wild.
My fear would increase to terror.
Only, wherever I stand.
It is mine to feel, for my comfort.
The clasp of my Father's hand.
Duty has ordered me forward.
Hut 1 am afraid to go.
The work is too great for my doing.
So little I see and know;
And yet I can find my courage
And obey my Lord's command.
And I'm not afraid to go onward
With the clasp of my Father's hand, i
It is true that the end is coming.
And my mystery, like a shroud.
Hangs over the parting waters;
I should fear to enter the cloud.
But that this is my happy secret?
As I wait awhile on the strand, '
Closer and yet more tender
Grows the clasp of my Father's hand. t
?Marianne Farningham in Christian'
World.
A FEARFUL CRASH.
Thirty Killed and Many lured in a
Railroad Wreck.
ENGINE PLOWS THROUGH COACHES.
The Royal Blue Express Runs Into a
Local Train at Full S^eed and Terrible
Consequences Follow,
New York, Special.?On? of the most
appalling railroad wrecks that lias occurred
in the vicinity of New York fOT
many years, the estimate Io3a of life
ranging from 12 to 20 persona, took
plaae Taesday uight at Graceland on
ftia Central Railway of New Jersey near
Westfleld, N. J., when the Royal Blue
Line express ploughed at top speed into
the rear of a local train. Immediately
after the crash three of the shattered
cars of the local train took fire
and it was impossible to rescue many
of the wounded who wers pinned fast
| in the wreck. Many bodies are believed
to have been consumed. On board the
flyer all the passengers, although
badly shaken up, escaped uninjured ex
cepi iot inning Druisrs.
The dead taken to the morgue at
Plainfield are: Edgar Wil.lr.ms. a New
York lawyer; C. G. Thayer, of Plainfield;
H. G. ITaad. of New York city;
Harry Patterson, of Dunellen; George
E. Reed, of Scotch Plains; Thomas
Cumin. ?f Plainfield; Rowland R.
Chandler, of Plainfield; Edward Flynn.
of Plainlield. In addition to this list
there are many charred bodies, unidentified.
still at the scene of the wreck.
The train, which was running fast,
left New York at 9:45 p. m.. and ran
1 as an express to Round Brook, making
few stops. Beyond Bound Brook it runs
as a local. The Royal Blue train left 15
minutes later but traveles at a high
rate of speed and makes no stop except
at Elizabeth and is scheduled to < rertake
the slower train just beyond
i Graceland, where the latter switches
from traok 3 on to track 4 to permit
the Royal Blue to pass.
ill tue evuuing n ire;giii cram was
blocked on track No. 4. and the local
received orders to proceed on the express
track to Dunellen and there take
the outside, or No. 4 track. Shortly
after receiving orders the train had to
stop for a hot box. which dfilayed her
so that when she got under way again
she was due at Dunellen. She had just
started and was moving slowly when
the Royal Blue, traveling apparently at
full speed, which at that point usually
approximates 65 miles ai hour,
crashed into the rear end.
Ths heavy engine of the Royal Blue
tore its way into the rear car and at
the same time drove the forward end
of that oar iato the rear end of the car
ahead, which in turn, was driven into
the third oar and this in turn waa
driven into the fourth car from the
rear. The fourth car was only partly
wrecked but the last three were torn
to pieoes. The engine of the Royal
Blue left the rails and turned over on
her side, the engineer and fireman
sticking to their posts and going: down
in the wreck. They are now In the hospital
at Plainsfield and the engineer is
not believed to have a chance of living
more than a few hours.
Passengers on the flyer say the engineer
applied the brakeet; hard a minute
or so before the wreck. The train
ahead sent a flagman back but it seems
he was recalled when the train got
under way and although he left ths
torpedioes. the Royal Blue did not heed
them or else was going too fast to sto?
in the short distance remaining. The
man who went back to flag the train
had jM8t swung Into the rear end of
his train and is among the dead. Tho
engine arjd three wrecked cars were
piled into an awful heap containing at
least 100 dead and injured. From the
mass oamr cries for aid. A minute later
the wreck caught fire from the fire box
of the locomotive. Tho screams of the
injured ii the heap were intensified as
they found taemseives summe# in oy
the flames.
When the engine ploughed into the
rear ear it -"'irlly split the car open
and at the same time lifted it up and
onto itself. The oar was the first to
take fire and mo3t of those in it arc
dead. Some o? them are believed to bo
beneath the overturned engine. Those
in the oar ahead which was lifted over
the rear car suffered the most. For
some time before the flames reached
thern from the car lielow and behind
them thev wore enveloped in smoke
and steam and it was hare that ?*v
worst slghbs wer^ witnessed.
Tho engineer of the express. John S
Davis, was not the regular engineer.
He was a relief ongineer 'or the fast
train and had hepn pnf on in the ahsence
of the regular man who bad a
flay OIT. tie was, I*.* ,..j
familiar with the running of the train
as he ran it at least once a work.
Before the wreckage had cooled, the
work of getting out the charred bodies
began. Men attacked the hear) r/ltli
poles and rods of iion taken from the
pile ?r debris and raked out several
anus, legs and head?. Many of those
who died will never i)? r?engnized. thej
liodies being burned to a crisp.
It is impossible to give any authentic
'Jst of the missing. A list would include
scores of men and women who
are now safely at home.
The railroad officials say rne srznau
were in working order and that they
were properly set. that is. that the eg
press overran and dashed into the
block in which was a slower rrain
Railroad men here say ihe cngincei
probably failed to nitiec the signal and
even when he saw the tail lights of ih?
train ahead did not realize for a moment
that they were on the same track
as he was. instead of being on tra<-.k i
where tb?y usually were. He was running
over sixty miles an hour with a
heavy train behind him. It was utterly
impossible to stop when he realized the
truth.
SERIOUS BOILER >'; HHH
flany Killed and Building:
Wrecked. ^HMDj
Niagara Falls, N, Y., Speclai!^|^^B
which was started by the explosioirof^H
one of the big transformers in the^B
power house of the Niagara Falla^B
Power and Conduit Company Friday H
night, destroyed thousands of dollars fl
worth of valuable machinery and tem ?
porarily closed most of the big fac- 1
tories here. As soon as possible the I
work of replacing the damaged cables j
was begun and within two hours tem- |
porary arrangements had been made t
with the Niagara Falls Hydraulic
Power and Manufacturing Company,
whereby power was secured for operating
the local and Buffalo trolley line.
Twenty of the 55 factories of Lockport,
N. Y., were shut down owing to
the fire. " " ' '
The fire was caused, by a bolt of
defective insulation, causing a short
circuit, which blew up a transformer
in the power house. The loss is in the
neighborhood of $25,000. The lightning
entered the transformer house directly
and was a bolt of great magnitude.
At 6:30 o'clock Saturday night the
temporary repairs at the Niagara Falls
Power and Conduit Company's plant
were completed and the electrical famine
along the Niagara frontier, due to
the early morning fire, was practically
at an end. Never before since the es- I
tablishmcnt of Niagara Falls power J
has there befai a delay of such magni^^fl
tude. It was felt directly by thoosaiJflHj
of people of Buffalo, Niagara Fa^^^H
Lockport and the
intermediate points. Hundreds otfadHHj
tories were shut down for the day and^H
street car service was demoralized. ^
The electrical famine lasted 19 hours.
490 Witnesses Examined.
Philadelphia, Special.?With the exception
of the presentation of statistics,
the coal operators closed their
case before the Anthracite Ccal Strike
Commission Friday, and it is expected
that the striking miners will begin i
calling witnesses in rebuttal oa Mon- J
day. The miners will take up three ]
or four days in rebuttaf. next week^a^"
ter which the commisslolT^yiMfdjourm
until the following Monday. Arguments
will consume the greater part
of the week beginning February 9th.
Up to the date the commission ha^^
heard 490 witnesses, Jacob P. Jones^H
x ? 13 Art stf Tttr npnooil
paymaster 101 mc ncaum^,
figures showing the wages of the
era taken from nine collieries.
sel for the miners contend thnM
wages at these collieries werclffj^^Hj
than the arerage. Counsel-,
to show the unreliability of arerages^^
took Indian Ridge colliery as an ex- ^
ample. The average annual wages of 1
the miners at this colliery was $652.82, J
according to the company. Counsel I
for the miners showed that 496 men I
figured in this average and that only I
20 men or 4 per cent, got the average ?
of $652.82 or more, and that 476 men, ?
or 96 per cent., received wages under .1
that average. Chairman Gray called I
attention to the fact that of 496 men, I
388 worked an average of oaly 25 4-10 I
days during the year. This he said I
had also been taken into considers- m
.i Tho u-itnp^<3 Raid that 116 work-,^H
UUU. A liV. .
cd full time and earned on aa
of $593 for the year. If all men Ug^H
worked full time tbey would feave^^^B
ceived the same wages. J^BH
Steamer Ashore. B
Atlantic City, N. J., Special.?
freight steamer Gulf Stream, of I I
Clyde Line, from New York for Pi^^^B
delphia, carrying a crew of 21 msifl B
ashore on the sand bar off Lat^^^B
life-saving station, near Avaloa. IB
25 miles south of this city. The rtflH
went ashore during the dense fog wjflBB
prevails along the <x>ai*t. The Gul^B
Stream is lying broadside on the beach
and Is in a dangerous position, the be- t
lief being that she will become a total
loes. The life-saving crew sueoeeded In
taking off all the crew. The work of
rescue was dangerous on account of
the high seas and the thick fog. The
crew say the steamer lost her bearing ,
during the night. yj
List of Killed Added to. . Jj
Plainfleld, N. J., Special.?Wm. H. ' i
Clark, of Plalnfleld, one of the victims ;
of the railroad wreck near Graceland,
Tuesday evening, died today. The a
condition of Samuel McCarthy, fireman
of the Reading flyer, Is critical *
* ** f-fKantnn ia vprv low. The
ana nivercu. ... .
other persons in the hospital who were
injured in the accident are holdingr^^
their own. Thc^. death of Mr. CTsri^^
brings the list of dead to 22.
R*rk Hoes Down.
Port Arthur, Texas, Special.?Capt
Thomas Renlon, of the steamer Mavwrick,
which arrived Friday from Phila- .
dolphia, reports that on the 21st inst.
he sighted the barkentlne Ninevab.
421 net tons, of New York, in the
Atlantic ocean loaded with buckwheat
coal. The vessel showed no signs of
life and was under fore lower topsails
and reefed spanker. A boat was lowered
and Mr. Bnnting, chief officer of
the Maverick, boarded the barkentine,
finding her with 10 feet of water in
her hold and with no visible trace of ^
her crew. Within ten hours atterf'
wards the Nlnevah sank going down
by the head.
Sale of Telephone Company.
Richmond, Special.?The physical
property of the Richmond Telephone
Company was sold by the Virginia i
Trust Company, trustee, to Warner I
Moore & Company whose bid was $10.- /
000. There was no other bidder. It is I
believed that the purchaser acted for /
the Southern Bell Telephone Company. I
The application for temporary injonc-[
tion to restrain the sale made by U. C.
Heinroth, of Chicago, was withdrawn,
a settlement with Heinroth having
been made.