Death on The Rail.
A "Red Man's" Excursion
Collided Witn.
TW53STY-NINE BODIES LAID
OUT.
Several Others Will Die-ReeuiDg
by Fire-Light.
ATLANTIC Cm*, July 30.-A terri?
ble railroad catastrophe took place on
the meadows, about two miles out of
this city, shortly after 6.30 o'clock this
evening; resulting in the deaths of 42
people, so far as cow can be learned
and the wounding of 90 others A
train left here, ooDsisting of seven cars,
over the West Jersey railroad, bearing
a special excursion of Ked Men and
their friends of Bridgeton, N. J., and
Salem, and had reached the crossing
of the Reading railroad, when it was
struck by the 5.40 down express from
Philadelphia, demolishing two cars and
telescoping the two following Tbe en?
gine of the Reading train became
a total wreck, killing the engineer and
fatally injuring the fireman, and the
car behind it also was thrown from the
track, and many of its occupants killed
or ieju^ed. The responsibility of the
collison has Dot yet been placed, but
Wm. Thurlow, the operator at the
block tower situated atr the crossing, bas
beeu piaoed under arrest by orders of
the coroner.
Leaving the city, the tracks ^f the
West Jersey road run parallel to those
the Ohmden and Atlantic until after
they cross the draw bridge, wheo they
switch off to the South, crossing the
Reading road at an obtuse angle, John
Greifer, tbe enginer of the Weft Jer?
sey train, saw tuc Reading train ap
preaching the crossing at a swift speed,
but as the signals were open for him to
proceed on his way, he continued His
eogihe hz? barely cleared the track of
the Reading when the locomotive of
the latter train, which left Philadelphia
at 5.40 p. m. struck the first car full io
the centre, throwing it far off the track j
into a nearby ditch, and completely j
submerging it. The second car of the j
West Jersey train was also carried into {
tbe dj4cb, the third and fourth cars
being telescoped. The engine of the
Reading train was thrown to the other
side of the track, carrying with it the
first coach A few minutes after the
collision to add to the horror of the sit?
uation, the boiler of the Reading loco?
motive exploded, scalding several to
death, and casting its boiling spray
over many of the injured passengers
As soon as the news reached this city
it spread widecaat and thousands of
people finked to the scene. The road
leading to the place of the collison was
a constant procession of hacks, 'busses
and bicycles and all kinds of vehicles,
while thousands of pedestrians hurried
along the path to render what assistance
they could or to satisfy their curiosity.
Darkness fell quickly and the work
of rescuiog the injured and thu
dead bodies was carried on under the.
lurid glare of huge bonfires lt was a
gru-iocje sight presented onlookers as
the mangled and burnt forms of the dead
were c r.ied trom the wreckage which
bound tbiui and laid e>ide by side on
the gravel bink near the track with no
Other pall tbao the few cud newspapers
gathered fr.?ai the passengers. Toe
wounded w.-re quickly gathered logeth
er and earned by train and wagon to
the Atlantic City hospital, where six j
of th^m died shortly after their arrival, i
The old excursion house at the foot o! j
Mississippi avenue was converted into
a morgue, where the dead were taken.
Lue this evening 29 bodies laid out
there, none of whom as yet identified.
This city is terribly excited over the
accident. Tbe streets i<? ;h : vicinity
of the excurioo house am ti y hospital '
as w?H a9 the scene ol th?. boeiUeot !
being packed with people aux: JU* t-..?
learn tbe latest. The Bridgetown uud
Salem excursionists who escaped u.ju.-y !
were brought hack to this city and sent i
hoait; ou a special train several hours ;
later in the evening
James W. Hoy. secretary of the de-;
par tm en t of public safety immediately !
upon learning of the extent of the ca- j
tastropne telegraphed fer medical emer j
geucy corps,^15 of whom responded and j
burned to the city ou a special train j
which Left Philadelphia at 10:45 p m. !
These surgeons materially aided the ?
volunteer corps of this city which em- j
braced aimost every physician at present ;
within its confines Many of the in- ;
jured were taken to hotels, as the city
soon became overcrowded. About 30 '>
of the wounded had their injuries dress?
ed and were able to proceed ou their
way. It is expected that fully a dozen
of those now lying io the hospitals will
not survive their injurien.
Mrs. Edward Farr, the wife of the
Reading engineer who met death while
performing his duty, was found with
one hand on the throttle and l"he ofher
on the brake, wheo informed of the ac
cid?nt aod her husband's tragio death,
waa unable to withstaod the shock and
fell to the floor dead.
Mrs. Rhodie Noah, ol this place, was
taken in the night with cramping pains and
the next day diarrhoea set in. She took
ha?t a boule cf blackberry cordial but got
no relief. She then sent to me to see if 1 had
unrikicg that would help ber. I sent her a
bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Colera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and the first dose relieved
ber. Another of our neighbors had been
sick for about a week and had tried different
remedies for diarrhoea but kept getting
worse. ? seat him this same remedy. Only
four do3es of it were reqaired to cure bim.
He 9ays he owes his recovery to this wonder?
ful remedy.-Mrs. Mary Sibley Sidney,
Mich. For sale by Dr. A. J. China.
I Cleveland's Warning.
? -. -
? He will Pursue a Cold-blood
I ed Cuban Policy.
WASHINGTON, July 80.-The fol
lowing proclamation was issued from
the state department this afternoon
By the President of the United
States of America :
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas in a proclamation dated
the!2tb day of June, A. D., 1895,
attention was called to the serious
civil disturbances accompanied by
armed resistance to the established
government of Spain then prevailing
in the island of Cuba and citizens of
the United States and all other per
tsens were admonished to abstain
from taking part in such disturbances,
in contravention of the neutrality
laws of the United States, and
Whereas said civil disturbances
and armed resistence to the authority
of Spain, a power with which the
United States are on terms of peace
and amnity, continue to prevail in
said island of Cuba ; and
Whereas, since the date of said
proclamation said neutrality laws of |
the United States have been the sub j
ject of authoritative exposition by the
judicial tribunal of last resort, and
it has thus been declared that any
combination of persons organized in
the United States for the purpose
of proceeding to and making war
upon a foreign country with which
the United States are at peace, has
provided with arms to be u>ed for j
such purpose constitutes a "military |
expedition or enterprise" within the
meaning of said neutrality laws, and
the providing or preparing of the
means for such "military expedition
or enterprise" which is expressly
prohibited by said laws, includes
furnishing or aiding in transportation
for such "military expedition or enter?
prise," and
Whereas, by express enactment, if
two or more persons conspire to com
mit an offence against the United
Stales, any act of one conspirator to
effect the object of such conspiracy
renders all the conspirators liable to
fine and imprisonment : and
Wheieas, there is reason to believe
that citizens of the United States
and others within their jurisdiction
fail to apprehend the meaning and
operation of the weutrality laws of
the United States as authoritatively
interpreted as aforesaid and may be
misled into participation in transa e
ctions which are violations of said
laws and will render them liable to
the s?ve?ul penalties provided for
such violations |
Now, therefore, that the laws above |
referred to as judicially construed
may be duly executed, that the in?
ternational obligations of the United
States may be fully satisfied, and that
their cTtizenH and all others within
their jurisdiction, being seasonably
apprisedof their l<-gal duty in the
premises, may abstain from disobe?
dience of the laws i-f the United
States and thereby escape forfeitures
and penalti, s legally consequent
therein,
1 Grover Cleveland, President of !
the United States, do hereby sol- j
emnly warn all citizens of the United
States and all others within their
jurisdiction against violations wf the
said laws interpreted as hereinbefore
explained, and give notice that ail
such violations will be vigorously j
prosecuted. And I do hereby intoke j
the co operation of all said citizens !
in the enforcement of eaid laws and j
in the detection and apprehension of
any offenders against the same, and
hereby enjoin upon all the executive
officers of the United States the ut- !
most diligence in preventing, pro?
secuting and punishing any infrac
(ions thereeof.
In testimony whereof, I have here?
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
this twenty-seventh day of July, in
the year of our Lord, one thousand j
eight hundred and ninty six, and of
the independence of the United
States the one hundred and twenty -
first.
Grover Cleveland.
By the President :
Richard Olney, Sec of State.
WHY HE mn IT
WASHINGTON, July oO.-The Presi?
dent's warning proclamation as to
uban filibuster is und eretood to be
one of the results of Secretary I
Olney's recent visits to Gray Gables i
and is thought to be in some measure j
at least the answer of the adm in is I
tration to the petitions and ewin
plaints against Spain's treatment of
Americans in Cuba which continually
pour in upon the state department
Many of these have contained pleas j
of ignorance of the laws under i
which the suspects were arrested and j
imprisoned and it has apparently
been deemed advisable to leave !
American citizens no longer in
doubt as to the protection they may
expect if they go so far in their
sympathies as to violate United
States statutes Senor Dupuy de
Lome has persistently tried to secure
some such statement of the adminis?
tration's attitude ever since the bellig?
erency resolutions were adopted by
congress, he desiring to offset the ill
effect in Spain of the debates in the
senate.,
While the United States authori?
ties have invariably displayed the
I activity required of them in enforcing
! the neutrality laws, it has been found
almost impossible to Recure any con?
victions for violations of the United
States neutrality until recently.
- mr -???. ?i -
From the Darlington News, July HO
Mr. Dargairs Position.
His Relation to the Kollock
Questions and Why He
Went to Oats,
Editor Darlington News :
I think I should make a statement for
the public in reference to the State
campaign meeting at Oats, and my coo
nection with it and will do this in as
few words as possible.
The editor of the Darlington News :
has rooms next to my law office, aud i
being disposed to show up Earle in his i
canvass for the seuate, asked me for ;
some facts in regard to hi? political
aerobatic feats and tergivereatioos. I :
furnished tie data upon which he based |
most of his questions.
Sumter being the point where said
questions could be most interestingly
propounded and answered, I clipped
them out of the News and sent them to
the Freeman making no concealment cf;
my part in them. The Freeman re- j
produ.-ed them as editorial matter trom I
the News and asked Earle to reply io i
them. Earle alluded to them in his i
speech at Sumter as anonymous, de- '
dined to answer unless there was a j
sponsor present and clearly intimated !
that I was the author, but was trying
to "hide my hand," while I "threw al
rock'* at him Seeing this and recog?
nizing my duty to show my hand as
clearly as he desired, I went to Oats
with Mr. Kollock that he might as the .
propouoder ot the questions, bring 1
them to Earle's atteurion aud tell him I
I gave the information upon which they
were based and that I was present and j
ready to conduct the examination on j
the questioos io opeo meeting
But, as all know, I was not allowed ;
to question the speaker or hold him to
tbe'point of the punted questions and;
was not allowed to address the meetiog J
in regard to the question and answers !
after the speaker concluded. I was re j
fered to as "a mau who bad ??one around ;
tr)lng to stir up the negroes against, the
whites," and becoming inflamed by thi?
declaration the crowd pined the speaker ;
io the purpose co keep me from being
beard. I think those who composed j
the orowd will regret this unfair treat?
ment of me some day ; but if they do
not, I am sur*1 I will never regret hav?
ing gone to Oats, and offering to ques?
tion Earle aod to speak to the qucotioos
and his answers.
When I was going around makiug
the appeal to the whites and offering to
address whites exclusively, if they so
desired, last summer, and urging the
whites to give up 'heir fears of uegro
supremacy aud the election machinery
that resulted from the>e fears, and se?
cure tc every man a chance to vote as
he pleased and have that vote counted, j
(which Earle calls "stirring up the oe- ?
groes against the whites''), I published j
a notice ahead of my visit to each county
that 1 would divide time with any opno
nentofmy views, and even allow to j
such opponent two minutes to my one to ;
show my errors aod save me from mis- j
leading my hearers Time will show, j
I believe, my method to be berrer for the ;
country than the "howling down pro- j
cess'' adopted by the thoughtless ci?i - !
zens at Oats.
Respectfully.
John J. Dirgao
THE STATE ALLIANCE
Its Action as to Cotton
Ties.
The annual meeting of the State j
Allance was held in Columbia last |
week.
The committee on colton ties made |
its report, which was unanimously
adapted and as follows :
"Whereas, the manufacturers and i
wholesale dealers in cotton ties have
advanced prices of ties about 9i> per ?
cent, over last season's while the
market price of steel only justifies an ?
advance of ten per cent , thus fur- j
nish lng us with another evidence
that this is a day of trusts and com?
bines against all producers ; and
whereas, suitable wire can be had
at cost of 12 cents per bale against
28 cents a bale for ties, thus effect- j
ing a saving of 16 cents per bale on ]
the crop, which amounts to a saving I
? to this State alone of ?128,000 on
one year's crop, therefore, be it,
Resolved, That we ask all Alliance- j
mpn and fanners interested in the ?
baling of cotton in this State and j
th?; cotton Staten to co operate with !
us ii? breaking down this new formed j
trust by placing their orders at once
for wire to be used instead of ties j
in baling the present crop of cot
lon
And your committee further recom
mend that our State business agent
be requested to at once obtain all ?
information as the supply and cost of j
; using this wire as a substitute fer
! iron ties and report to all sub-Alli- j
anees, and that our agent also bo
directed to cortcspond with the
agencies of the other Southern j
States
(Signed) J B. DOITHIT,
T. W. SHANNON,
C A. Plyhir.
Committee, i
? The annual election of officers was
; held Hon. J. L Keitl was nnani
I mously reelected president. Ron.
J. C. Wilbert) was re-elected vice
president and State lecturer J VV.
Reid was unanimously re elected
secretary and treasurer Dr J. L
Shuler, of Lexington, was elected a
member of the ezecutive committee
to succeed E R Walter, of Orange
burg, who declined re election on
account of health. President Keitt
was elected a delegate to Cue Na?
tional Alliance.
What the Editors Say.
The campaign o? education is at ifs I
beet. People are taught by the Gov
ernor of the State and a Judge of the I
circuit court to use "cuss" words, vile 1
epithets, language unbecoming gentle
men and to resort to blows t-n the plat- ?
form. Deliver us from such teachers.- j
Spartan
In resisting arrest and threatening j
thc towo of Florence with the metro- !
polifan police the other day afier the j
fisteuff betweeu himself acid -Judge'
Earle, Governor Evans chowed him- j
self up as the narrow little tyrant that
he is. Since when has a Governor be- !
come above the law ? Are we living i
under a monarchical or a republican !
form of government? Which ?-New-j
berry Observer
The proper thing for the people of
South Carolina to do is no-* to send
John Gary Evans back to Augusta, and
Judge Earle to Greenville and get I
somebody in their places who will ret*- j
peet, their citizenship of our State, j
Both are very inconsistent io tbei- ac- '
tioos. being the highest authorities of [
the State, frying to knock each other's j
head off.-linnea Path Chronicle.
Mr. Duncan is not the first, mau that j
Senator Ti i i man promised to 'hands j
off" in a race and let the candidates ;
fight it out, and at the sam? tirue war '
scheming for the election <>f his pet- i
Evans We have heard that he made j
Messrs Ellerbe, Tindal and Pope t-uch
a promise two years ago and failed to j
stick. It's an old trick.-Newberry
Ob.-erver.
John Gary Evans bulldozed the
Mayor of Florence into thinking that
the Governor of the State could not be
arrested for fightiog, and threatened to
put bis town under the metropolitan
police, if the police treated him as a
oomaloo violator of the law A Gov- j
eroor cannot be arrested for anything ?
which be may do as Governor, but his j
actions as an individual are as much i
subject to the law as those of any pri- '
vate individual.
It is a pity tha^ the Mayor of
Florence allowed John Gary Evans tn
scare him by the metropolita! police
threat-it wi-uld have beeo much bet- j
ter to have gone ahead and anested the j
man and taken the consequences -
Darlington News.
Col. Jobn C. Haskell, to a letter to
Sunday's State, says that be advised
the Richmond and Danville R R Ce.
to employ John Gary Evans in some
capacity in order to keep him qui< t in
the Legislature. The railroad then
not only elected bim as a director of one
of their branch roads, but also employed
as counsel his bother of Edgefield, and
uncle of Augusta. While it is not to ?
Coi. Haskell's credit that he advised 1
the Richmond & Danville to bribe :
John Gary Evans, bis statement is addi- ?
tional evidence to the vast amount, j
which bas already accumulated of the .
uttor degredation of this human being, i
who is now going about the State trying '
to lift himself into LL S Senate by ;
sheer audacity and the assistance of;
Ben Tillman's coat tail?. - Darlington !
News. j
-i- g?i
Fighting in Cuba.
HABANA, July 27 -Gen Linares re-j
ports that his co m ru and has had au en?
gagement, with bands of rebels under
Gens. Calixto Garcia. Cebreco, Periqu- ;
and Perez uear Songo, in the province
of Santiago de Cubi Tho rebels, ac- :
cording to the report, were dislodged ;
from their position and dispersed. The
troops lost nine dead, including one \
lieutenant, and 25 privates wt-re wound- i
ed.
The insurgents left seven of their
number dead on the field and carried ;
away with them thc bodies of several i
others who were killed, and a number!
of wounded
Maj Ygle*ias. whih io pursuit of:
rebel bands near Demol Carr*, Matan?
zas province, come upon an insurgent
hospital, which he captured after a fight i
lasting an hour. He destroyed the j
buildings completely and burned the
oots, hammocks and other furniture I
which they contained, as well af cloth?
ing of the inmates. Two insurgent.*? i
were killed io the tight and two othes :'
made prisoners. Maj. Yglesias carried i
away with him all the medicines and :
drugs which ho could find. The Span- j
iards lost one mau.
Louis Murico, Miguel Alvares.
Rodriguez, Jose Jimincse Robtua and
Antonio Cairo were shot at Matanzas j
this morning for I he crime of rebellion
Bucklen'.- Arnie* Halve.
Tiic Bett Salve in tbe world l'?>r Cutt-, Bruises
dores, Ulcers, .Salt Rheum, Fever ?Sore.', Tetter
Chapped Chiiblaiiib, Coro* ?.nd all j
SK D Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or
no p:iy required. It is guaranteed to give per- -t
feet satisfaction, ot money refunded, "rice
52cents per box. For sale bv Dr. J. F. W.De ;
horxe 1
From Hie Wirt?
At a meer ion in Augus'a uf fte
Populists ot' Richmond county w-srtr
day Bryan nod Wafeon wc-re unani?
mously endowed
Augusta received her 6rs' t-le " f
cotton for this season yesterday, lr
was raised in the adjoining eou'tty of
Burke.
James H. louua, member of the
North Carolina Republican State com?
mittee, bas created a sensation by an?
nouncing in his paper bi- suppotr ul
Bryan and Watson, and calling on the
Republican committee, which meet*.
August 11th lu lak- down tht- j
McKinley electoral ticker a* utherwi e :
the people fake it down ile s*}s 4U,- j
U00 negroes in North Caoriina will vote
for B?yan aud Watson and that the j
McKinley ticket cannot get 40,000
votes.
The petition trotu Florida requesting
intervention ic behalf of O'na Melton,
oue of the Competitor prisoners, reach?
ed ?be ?tate department yesterday, but ;
action cannot be taken on it for a dsy ;
or two, when it will probably he brought ;
to the attention of Consul General Lee. j
_ I
The pos'ofSee department, iu a cir?
cular letter to postal clerks, has in- ;
structed them to take LO active part in ;
politics, such a? attending conventions, j
etc
i
Vice President St. John of thy Sea?
board Air Line yesterday vigorously de
Died thc report that be was on the point j
of resigning, as a story pol out by the |
Southern.
Near Clearwater, Fla . yesterday j
Mrs. Kl ward Martin used kerosene oil I
in kindiiug a fire Thc can exploded, j
The house wa? burned and Mrs. Mat
tin was cremated.
BALTIMORE, July 29 -Robert G*r- '
rett, ex president, of the Baltimore and j
Ohio iUilroad company, died at the ?
cot tai?.' of Mrs T A. Harrison Garret!, .
Deer Park. Md , af 3 o'clock this morn- :
ing
Tobacco Baskets, cheap as the chear/est- ?
for saie nv Levi Bros.
Yellow Fever in Cuba.
_
WASHINGTON, July 29 -Reports re- j
ceived by Surgeon General Wyman, of
the marine hospital service, show that
for the week ended July 2-:> there were j
60 new cases of yellow fever in the city j
of Havana and 24 deaths At Sagua j
La Grande for the week ended July 18 ;
65 new cases of yellow fever were re j
roiled, with 8 deaths.
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July 2:
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NEXT inion Tn POST OFFICE
Pianos, Organs; and Sewing Machine?' "-^d
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7"' '
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