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VOL. XXXIX. MO. 99.
A FAMINE THREATENED
MANY DEATHS EXPECTED IN
ARMENIA FROM HUNGER
AND EXPOSURE.
FOREIGN FLEETS CONCENTRATING
The United States *% ill Be Represented
by Two Cruisers—The Powers Have*
Not l’et Been Granted Fxtra Dihi-
Boats in the Bospbori-s-Estimated
That in the District *>l Anatolia
Alone $50,0000t Prop rly am! 10,-
v OO Lives Were DestioyeU.
COX STAN TIN OPL E, Nov. 25, via
Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 2(5. —Now that the
matters seem to be quieting clown
again here and in the Asiatic provin
ces, people are beginning to form esti
mates of the amount of damage done
and the number of lives lost during the
recent disturbances. Well informed
Armenians estimate the losses tlirough
the events which have just taken place
in Anatolia alone at $50,000,000 and the
number of victims at 40,000. Os course,
these are Armenian estimates, but
there seems good reasons for believing
that the property destroyed, the num
ber of lives sacrificed and the terrible
outrages committed, are far beyond
anything hitherto estimated or de
scribed.
But this is not all. People compe
tent to pronounce an opinion on the
subject say that with the coming of
winter there will lx; very many more
deaths from exposure and famine and
that even the prompt collection of re
lief fund, food and clothing cannot
avert much loss of life and great suf
fering. Famine is threatened in a
number of districts and there seems to
be no way of preventing it.
Details have been received here re
garding the outbreak at Marash on
November 19th, showing that the mas
sacres were of the most terrible na
ture. The missionaries declare that
many hundreds of people were killed
and that all the school buildings were
burned to the ground by the rioters.
The powers, instead of ordering their
fleets away from Turkish waters, as
the Sultan earnestly requests, seem to
be determined upon keeping them in
this vicinity for an indefinite period.
A portion of the British Mediterran
ean fleet, it is reported, will soon
leave Salonica bay for Smyrna, where
the powers are mustering their fight
ing ships. The warships of Great
Britain, expected to rendezvous at
Smyrna this week, will consist of nine
battleships, four cruisers and four
smaller ships.
Italy’s flag floats from two battle
ships, two cruisers and four small
craft in the waters of Smyrna.
Russia has two cruisers on the way
to Smyrna, in addition to a powerful
fleet cruising in the western portion of
the Black Sea.
The Unted States will be represented
at Smyrna by two cruisers, and Ger
many has one small gunlioat there,
hut it is thought that the German bat
tleships are on their way there.
Austria, off Smyrna, has one battle
ship, two cruisers and two small gun
boats.
Os course this not a “naval demon
stration,” so it is simply the concen
tration of the foreign fleets at a port
agreed upon, apparently lietween the
powers.
No process has been made, in the
matter of the application to the Porte
of the representatives of Great Britain,
Russia, Italy and Austria for permis
sion for the passing through the
straits of the Dardanelles and into the
Bosphorus of an extra gunboat to act
as an additional guardship for their
respective embassies.
The impression prevails that if the
Germans are not very soon grnnted
the extra gunboats, they will pass the
Dardanelles without the Porte’s per
mission, even if they have to be con
veyed through by the battleships strip
ped for action.
Indeed, nobody here can see how the
powers can retreat from the position
they have assumed without serious
loss of prestige, esjvecially as their de
mands are based on treaty rights,
which are admitted by the Sultan and
his advisers. In some quarters it is
said that the Sultan’s objection to
granting the request for extra gun
boats is really caused by nis belief that
he cannot do so w ith impunity, in view
of the objection raised by Russia to
Austria’s proposal on the subject, and
that this constituted a difference of
opinion among the powers.
A member of the diplomatic corps,
to whom tliis view of the affair was
submitted, said that if the Sultan actu
ally thought there was any material
difference of opinion among the pow -
ers he would do well to get rid of that
belief as fast as possible.
News from the interior of Asiatic
Turkey is more difficult to obtain than
for a long time past, although it is ru
mored that Turkish operations against
Zeitoun have commenced.
Another report says that negotia
tions for the surrender of Zeitoun are
still progressing. The main trouble
seems t 0 that the Armenians are
afraid to trust the promises of the
Turks that their lives will lie spared if
they surrender.
French Destroyed by Chin se.
LONDON, Nov. 2(5.—A special dis
patch from Shanghai says that the
French mission at Luihsiang have been
destroyed by the natives of that vicin
ity, during the absence of the French
gunboat which is usually stationed in
those waters.
HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 26.—80rn at
Houston to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fitz
simmons, a boy.
A NEH CHURCH FOR WINSTON.
Ttie Marriage of MtssSallieThorabnig
and Mr. J. A. McMillan.
WINSTON, N. C., Nov. 26.—-(Special)
—The Methodists here will go forward
at once in the erection of a new house
of worship in West Winston. A build
ing committee lias already been ap
pointed. T. L. Vaughan is chairman;
j. M. Vaughan, treasurer; and R. E.
Dalton, secretary. Bishop Duncan was
requested to supply Centenary church
with two pastors next year, the junior
thereof to have special care of the in
terests of the proposed new church.
Centenary church has 903 members,
and raised for all purposes this year
$7,441.08.
A pretty marriage was celebrated at
Centenary Methodist Church at 4:30
this afternoon, the contracting parties
being two of Winston's popular young
people. Miss Sailie Thornburg and Mr.
.1. A. McMillan. The church was hand
somely decorated, and the ceremony
was performed with a ring by Pastor
Turpentine, assisted by Pastor Cald
well, of the First Presbyterian church.
Mr. J. M. Lentz was best man, while
little Miss Kathleen Smith, eight years
old, niece of the bride, acted the part
of maid of honor. The newly wedded
couple left on the evening train for a
bridal trip to Beaverton, Canada, for
merly the home of the groom.
Bishop W. W. Duncan left here to
day for Reidsville. He will preside
over the Western North Carolina Con
ference, which opens there to-morrow.
A report received here to-day said
that a man named Raper, living on
Baxter Shemwell’s farm, Davidson
county, while intoxicated, beat his
wife to death last Saturday.
The JL .1. Reynolds Tobacco Com
pany, of this city, is awarded the prize
for the best tobacco exhibit at the At
lanta Exposition.
The Methodist Protestant Confer
ence. which closed its session at
Greensboro last night, raised $2,800
toward the erection of a $5,000 build
ing in Greensboro, to be used for a
Methodist Protestant publishing
house. Delegates were elected to the
General Conference, which meets at
Kansas City next May.
THE ROCKEFELLER KARRI IGF
The Multi-Millionaire** Daughter
Weds Harold S. McCormick.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Miss Edith
Rockefeller was married to Mr. Harold
S. McCormick at the latter’s apart
ments in the Buckingham Hotel at
12:30 o’clock to-day. The apartments
where the ceremony took place were
beautifully decorated with pink and
white chrysanthemums placed against
a back ground of palms. The bridal
couple stood within a wish bone of
white lillics and orchids, beneath a
bell of the same flowers. The guests
were composed only of the immediate
relatives of the bride and groom.
The Rev. W. 11. 1). Faunce, of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, assisted
by the Rev. Dr. John Hall, of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church, perform
ed the ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bride cut the cake and distributed it to
her more intimate friends, who re
turned to the Rockefeller mansion. No.
4, west 54th street, where they were
received by Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller,
on behalf of the groom and bride, and
where the wedding breakfast was
served. The bride and groom remained
at the hotel.
CONST ITU < ION 4 L CONVEN l I >N.
Its Work Practically Coniph ted and
Recess Takrn 1 111 Tuesday.
COLUMBIA, S. <\. Nov. 26.—The
Constitutional convention to-day re
versed its action of a week ago prohi
biting a homestead from being mort
gaged after it was est off. The re
mainder of the day was spent in mak
ing minor amendments to articles on
their third reading. The convention
will finish its work this afternoon, ex
cept the formal ratification of the con
stitution. A recess was taken until
next Monday in order to allow mem
bers to go to the, Atlanta Exposition
on Carolina Day, next Thursday.
At 7:30 to-night the Constitutional
convention completed its work prac
tically and a recess was taken until
Tuesday, December 3rd, when it will
reassemble and ratify the constitution
after it has been put in order and re
vised by the committee appointed for
the purpose, w hich w ill sit during the
recess.
A great deal of work was accom
plished during the day’s session, the
most important being the striking out
of the section allowing divorces grant
ed in other States to be recognized in
this, where the marriage took place
out of the State, and one or both of t he
parties was not a native or citizen of
the State. Senator Tillman succeeded
in getting that section in Saturday
night, but when it came up on its third
reading it was killed by a vote of 54 to
46. The new constitution goes into
effect December 31st.
SHORT COURT IN' HALIFAX.
It Met and Adjourned Without Trying
a Single Case.
SCOTLAND, NECK, N. C.,Nov. 26.
(Special.)- Halifax Superior Court
met and adjourned yesterday, Judge
Boykin promptly opened court, charg
ed the jury, and in the afternoon dis
charged all jurors for the week. The
calendar was soon cleared without
trying a single ease. Such a short
court has not been known in Halifax
in many years, if ever in the history of
the county.
The criminal court will be held next
week with Judge Mcares on the bench,
and there will be more work than was
found on the civil docket.
BALEIGH. N. C.. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27. 1895.
THE M. P. CONFERENCE
ITS ANNUAL SESSION IN GREENS
BORO CLOSED MONDAY
NIGHT.
APPOINTMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR
Six Days Crowded with Work and
Several New' Enterprises Instituted
A Publishing House to he Established
At Greensboro--The New University
at Kansas City-«‘ r.tercsting Statistics
ol the State W ot k —Next Geneial Con
terente to Meet in Kansas City.
GREENSBORO, N. C., Nov. 26.—(Spe
cial.) —The Methodist Brotestant An
nual Conference, which has been in
session in Greensboro, N. C., the past
six days, closed last night. The ses
sions were held in Grace church.
The days were crowded with pro
grammes of routine work, sermons,
addresses and Christian Endeavor ral
lies.
Several new enterprises were insti
tuted as the outgrowth of deep-seated
and active interest in the mission of
the Methodist Protestant church.
A publishing house is soon to be
erected in Greensboro to be devoted to
“Our Church Record” and to constitute
a book concern.
Much interest is felt in a university
sib* and building in Kansas City, Mo.,
and the conference will support, with
the other Methodist Protestant con
ferences, the institution to the extent
of $500,000.
There are in the State 17,584 mem
bers; 208 churches, valued at $144,737;
54 minsters;39 preachers; 191 Sunday
schools; 724 teachers; 9,715 pupils; 78
Christian Endeavor Societies; and 16
Junior Christian Endeavor Societies.
Rev. Walter A. Bunch, of Burling
ton was elected President, Rev. C. L.
Whitaker, of Enfield, Secretary; Rev.
T. M. Johnson, of Henderson president
of the Christian Endeavor Union.
Last Sunday was a memorable day
for Grace church—the day on which
it was dedicated. Rev. W. F. Kennett
preached the sermon, Rev. Benjamin
Stoud. of West Virginia performed the
dedicatory service.
Next year the General Conference
w ill meet in Kansas City, in delegates
were elected to go from North Caroli
na. They are Revs. W. A. Bunch. T.
M. Johnson, T. J. Ogbnrn, J. F. Mc-
Culloch, C. A. Cecil, L. L. Albright, T.
T. Ferree. A. W. Lineberry, W. K.
Swain, arid Messrs. F. R. Harris, O. R.
Cox, A. M. Rankin, R. L. Pickens, J. C.
Roberts. J. \f. Hadley, W. P. Riekett,
J. L. Ogburn, ,J. ‘ Norman Wills]
The preachers were stationed as fol
lows:
W. A. Bunch, president.
Alamance, W. F. McDowell.
Albemarle to be supplied.
Asheboro and Cedar Falls. C. a.
Cecil.
Buncombe, J. R. Savage.
Burlington, J. G. W. Holloway.
( leveland, J, 11. Morton.
( hat ham, W. W. Arnick.
Catawba, W. 1). Kogleman.
Caldwell unsupplied.
Davidson, N. M. Modlin.
Flag Springs, J. R. Betts.
Flat Rock, T. J. Ogburn.
Forsyth, J. F. Hosier.
Greensboro, J. S. Williams.
Granville, 0. L. Whitaker.
Greenville and Spring church, H. S.
B. Thompson.
Gibsonville, A. W. Lineberry.
Guilford, C. A. Pickens.
Henderson, T. M. Johnson.
High Point, W. R. Lowdermilk.
Haw River. C. E. Raper.
Halifax, H. L. Powell.
Ivey, O. P. Routh.
LaGrange,W. E. Swain.
Lincoln, W. F. Kennett.
Liberty, J. R. Hutton.
Littleton ,C. H. Whitaker.
Mecklenburg, I. I. York.
Monroe, G. If. Austin.
Mocksville, J. N. Garrett.
Mt. Hermon, W. F. Ashburn.
North Granville, Wm. Porter.
Orange, W M. Pike.
Pee Dee, J. B. Tarleton.
Randleman, E. A. Plyler.
Randolph, G. F. Milloway.
Roanoke, W. L. Harris.
Saxapahaw, J. I). Williams.
Stanley, W. C. Lassiter.
Surry, W. C. Hammer.
Tabernacle, J. E. Hartsell.
Tar River, W. O. Davis.
Cwharrie, J. R. Walton.
Winston Station, L. L. Albright.
Winston, J. H. Stowe.
W’adesboro, If. D. Garmon.
Westfield, J. L. Johnson.
Yadkin, A. L. Hunter.
CARTRIDGE FAC TORY HORROR
Seven Corpses Already Recover* d
From the Ruins.
MADRID, Nov. 26.—Sixty-two bodies
of which thirty-two were the remains
of women, have already been recover
ed from the ruins of the Cartridge fac
tory at Palma, Island of Majorca,
which was blown up yesterday. It is
said that the, explosion was caused by
a workman who had been dismissed.
It was officially announced this even
ing that seventy corpses has been re
covered from the ruins at Palma and
that out of the twenty-four injured
persons taken to the hospital the ma
jority are expected to die as a result of
their in juries.
The queen regent lias sent ten thou
sand pesetas to be distributed among
the families of the victims of the dis
aster.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The rev
enue cutters Woodbury, Dallas, Dex
ter, Hamilton, Crawford and Colfax
have been designated by the* President
to pat rol the coasts of the United States
during the season of severe weather
to render service to vessels in distress.
HE WILL SUE THE HOTEL.
Cartwright Will try to Recover the
SBSO lie Lost.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. —(Special)
—The Metropolitan Hotel has been un
officially informed that Mr. J. M. Cart
wright, who sometime ago claimed
that he had ssso stolen from him while
stopping there, has brought suit to re
cover the amount and that the ease
has been entrusted to Mr. E. F. Ayd
lette, an attorney of Elizabeth City.
Mr. Selden, the proprietor of the
Metropolitan, says he is fully convinc
ed (flat Mr. Cartwright and the strang
er who took Mr. Cartwright’s hand
satchel containing the above claimed
amount prepared this scheme before
hand to swindle the hotel out of SBSO.
Since the affair Mr. Selden has made
enquiries as to who this Mr. Cart
wright is and the nature of his char
acter. So far very little has been
learned for all correspondence has been
very brief from the other side without
much information. One letter des
cribed him as a very ignorant illiter
ate man, that at one time he had been
elected sheriff of his county (Camden)
but failed to serve for “some unknown
cause.” t lien the writer fell into a
meaningless strain without saying
anything good or bad about the man.
The facts in the case as given by the
proprietor of the hotel are as follows:
“About 6 o’clock in the morning of
the day of the occurrence, two men
came into the hotel and one of them
enquired the price of breakfast and a
room, stating that he only wanted the
room for a few hours as he was going
over to Baltimore. The prices being
given he registered his name ‘J. M.
Cartwright, City.’ While he was reg
istering the stranger with him called
to the porter to check the baggage,
which was composed only of a hand
satchel, held by Mr. Cartwright. The
porter checked the baggage and the
stranger took the cheek. The strang
er and Mr. Cartwright went up to the
room assigned to Mr. Cartwright, for
the stranger never registered. After
an absence of about thirty minutes the
stranger came down alone, went out,
but soon returned with a valise newly
purchased. He took it to the clerk’s
desk and asked for it to lie checked.
After receiving the cheek he went back
to Mr. Cartwright’s room. They re
mained in the room probably twenty
minutes when they came dow n togeth
er, Mr. Cartwright going into break
fast and the stranger going up to the
clerk’s desk asking for his baggage.
He presented a check and was given
Lie qnnd satchel, the two checks cor
responding. He had been gone only a
short time when Mr. Cartwright came
out and asked for his baggage, and on
presenting his check was given the
vaiise which was empty. Mr. Cart
wright then declared that the valise
was not his, tnat his baggage consist
ed simply of a hand-satchel which con
tained SBSO, and when told that the
stranger had taken it he was apparent
ly overcome with grief and said that
he .ad been rob lied of ail the money
he possessed.”
Detectives were given the ease and
Mr. cartwright returned that evening
to North Carolina.
Hon. Harry Skinner, of Greenville,
passed through here to-day for Balti
more, where he will t»e married to
morrow to Miss Elle Monteiro. Cardi
nal Gibbons will perforin the cere
mom .
Rev. W. E. Edmund son arrived here
last night. He was called by the Navy
Department to give cause why his
leave of absence should lie extended.
This morning he went before the
board of physical examiners and the
hoard decided that the climate on the
western coast was injurious to an asth
matic and that the time petitioned for
was advisable.
Admiral Kirkland arrived in Wash
ington this evening. Unless he shall re
quest an investigation of his conduct
by a court of inquiry in order to secure
a personal vindication it is not likely
that any further action in his ease will
be taken.
Hr. Stephen B. Weeks, of the Educa
tional Department leaves to-night with
his family for Pasquotank county to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Louis H. Clements,of Salisbury,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Louis D.
Wine, at 1717 Q street N. W. She will
remain here for a few weeks.
Dr. Lewis If. Battle, who has been
visiting relatives in Raleigh, has re
turned to the city.
Mr. H. A. Gudger, of the Department
of Justice, leaves to-night for Ashe
ville.
H. R. Thorpe and T. W. Jones were
among the arrivals to-day.
CUBA’S AUTONOMY DEMANDED.
Policy <*i 'pain Condemned by a Ke
pu 111 lean Muss Meeting.
BERCELONA, Spain, Nov. 26.—A
sensation has been caused here by the
action of the Republican leaders who
have decided to call a great mass meet
ing for the purpose of condemning the
policy of the government in Cuba. It
is proposed to issue a manifesto de
manding autonomy for Cuba as a sure
means of concluding the war on the
island.
Spain Shmls Recruit* to Cuba
HAVANA, Nov. 26. —The steamship
Alfonso NIT arrived here to-day from
Spain with a battalion of marines, con
sisting of thirty-eight officers and 850
men. The steamship also had on
board five hundred recruits for the dif
ferent battalions on the field. Upon
landing, the newly arrived troops were
reviewed by Gen. Arderius, the milita
ry commander here. The ceremony
was witnessed by a large and enthusi
astic crowaL A reception followed the
review.
STORM KING RULED
WOKKOFTHE WIND ANI) RAIN IN
NORTHERN AND WESTERN
STATES.
VERY GREAT DAIYIAGETO PROPERTY
The Gale in On o was the Severest
ever Kaowii in that State—Thous-
Hiidat I ot oil Derricks it lawn down
anu Several Villages Almost De
stroyed by the W iud*-Disasters Re
ported on the Lakes--A Fearful Ve
locity Attained by the W inds.
INDIANAPOLIS, [ml., Nov. 26.—The
wind storm which succeeded the four
inch rain fall last night did consider
able damage in this city, but humanity
escaped without injury. Many small
buildings were wrecked and shade
trees on the residence streets went
down. The roof of the large public
school building at Delaware and Wal
nut streets was lifted several inches
and twisted around. A factory on
Madison avenue was dismantled and a
new Moravian church, on College
streets, was wrecked. The telegraph
companies were sadly crippled. All
the railroads are feeling the effects of
the storm and trains are, as a rule,
several hours late.
The telegraph wires along the rail
roads have, in many instances,
been caried to the ground by fallen
trees. No wrecks are reported.
Reports from every part of the State
indicate that the wind of last night
was unprecedented in violence and
much damage was done.
At Marion it blew in the large plate
gass front, wrecked small buildings
and caried away awnings. The total
loss will be quite large.
At Sullivan, the brick block of J. P.
Stratton, in course of construction,
was partially wrecked and carried
down with it the two-story brick block
occupied by Thomas Whitman,
grocery and queensware.
At Elwood the new Hockraan &
Davis business block was blow n down
and the roof was blown off the new
Clyde window glass house. The loss
at FI wood will reach $35,000.
Terrific Gale iu Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 26.—Last
night's deluge was followed this morn
ing by a terrific gale that wrecked chim
neys, plate glass window's,signs and
trees in ail parts of the city. No seri
ous damage was done, however, and as
yet no marine disasters have been re
ported. The wind reached its maxi
mum, 75 miles per hour and the high
est,, with one exception, ever recorded
at the weather bureau office here at fe
this morning. Two electric towers
were blown over and a horse killed by
stepping on a live wire. The water in
the Detroit river has fallen five feet
since yesterday and only the regular
ferries are running. Three evssels are
aground at Grosse Point, and many
others are lying to, waiting for the wa
ter to raise.
Northern and Western Michigan
points report heavy snow storms and
trains badly delayed.
Slot in Widespread in Ohio.
COLUMBUS,O., Nov. 26.—The storm
of last night was widespread in Its ef
fects, the entire State bearing evi
dence of the fury of the wind this
morning. For three hours the veloci
ty ranged from twenty-three to twen
ty-five miles per hour. The maximum
being reached at 2:30 a, m., when a
velocity of thirty-eight miles was at
tained, according to the local weather
bureau. The north congregational
church in North Columbus, in course
of construction was totally demolish
ed, and at the Panhandle railroad shops
great havoc was created, buildings be
ing moved from their foundations,and
in some cases demolished. The tele
graph companies are in a sorry plight.
Their poles are practically down in ev
ery direction and for a considerable
time to-dav all communication was cut
off.
Many Thousand Dollars Humane.
CLEVELAND, 0., Nov. 26.—The dam
age done by the storm in this city will
foot up many thousands of dollars.
The roof of Music Hall, one of the
largest structures in the city, was
loosened, and many buildings wreck
ed. The roof of a shed fell upon John
Zimmerman, of No. 19 Marquard
street, injuring him so badly that he
will probably die.
Special dispatches from the Ohio
fields show that hundreds of oil der
ricks were blown down and general
havoc wrought throughout the entire
section. The loss cannot yet lie esti
mated, but it will lie very heavy.
At Niagara Fall*.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Nov. 26.
The Cataract is greatly augmented by
the force of the west wind which at
tained a velocity scarcely paralleled
here. The suspension bridge was sub
jected to a tremendous strain and it
was feared that some of the cables
might part. The Erie freight sheds
were blown down for a distance of 225
feet.
Thousand lie rivk* Blown Down.
BOWLING GREEN, <>., Nov. 26.—The
Standard Oil Company report 1,000
derricks blown down in this field by
last night’s storm, and state that its
loss will reach $150,000. The loss to
private operators is enormous. Wires
are down everywhere. The village of
Cygnet, in this county, was almost en
tirely blown away.
Severest Gale Ever Known.
AKRON, ()., Nov. 26. —The severest
gale in the history of this city raged
here from midnight until 5 o’clock this
morning. The wind had a frightful
velocity, and many persons sought
safety in cellars. Many residences and
factories were demolished or unroofed.
PRICE FIVE CENT*.
The property loss will be heavy. No
one was killed, so far as know n.
Light Know in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Term., Nov. 26. Last
nights storm of wind and rain was
followed by a cold wave, with light
snow and a drop in the temperature
from 63 degrees to 32. No damage of
moment was done by the storm.
Virginia’s Oldest Conductor Dead.
RICHMOND, Ya„ Nov. 26. Captain
Merritt Birdsong, one of the oldest
railroad conductors in Virginia, died
at his residence in this city this morn
ing. Me had been running on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
road for twenty-five years. Captain
Birdsong enjoyed the distinction of
being the only railroad conductor in
Virginia ever held up by train robbers.
He was iu charge of the train which
Morganfiehl and Senrcey held up at
Aquia Crek, and robbed last fall.
Much Damage in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 26.—N0 loss
of life has been reported as a result
of last night’s gale, but much damage
was done among the Ohio river towns
in Kentucky and Indiana. In Louis
ville several residences were unroofed,
chimneys were levelled and awnings
and signs demolished, but across the
river the damage was more severe. At
Jeffersonville many barns were wreck
ed and along Front street residences
were unroofed and windows blown in.
The Arctic Springs, Captain Hoff
man’s coal fleet was wrecked and two
of his doddlers sunk. Three shanty
boats at Port Fulton were sunk and
Captain Duffy’s coal fleet was torn
from its moorings and twenty-five coal
boats lost.
Heavy Snow in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 26.—The bha
zard which set in here early this morn
ing, this evening subsided after six to
eight inches of snow* on the ground,
badly crippling railroads and greatly
impeding all lines of traffic. Telephone
wires are broken in numerous places,
and telegraph wires are down in aU
directions. No damage, however, has
yet l>een reported in this city. It is
learned that the storm raged violently
throughout Missouri, Arkansas and
Texas. In the latter State it swept
over the ranches, covering them with
snow several inches deep.
As it is, there is much suffering. The
mercury has not fallen below the
freezing point in this city or vicinity,
nor has there been anything like a
gale.
Blizzard in Illinois.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26. — The blizzard
last night and early this morning was
one of the worst that ever struck this
city. The wind blew a gale and rail
road traffic was greatly delayed. The
street car companies hail to abandon
some of their minor lines, devotiug
their energies to keeping the main
lines open. Dispatches received here
show the same state of affairs through
out Illinois. Quincy and Peoria re
ported a howling blizzard, impeding
street and railroad traffic. At Fair
bury. 111., sleet caused considerable
damage . On Lake Michigan the gale
was very severe and the sea is running
very high.
Cp to 11 o’clock this morning the
city was practically dead telegra
phically. The storm utterly prostrated
electrical communication of all sort©
within the city limits. The heavy ac
cumulations of sleet and snow broke
down wires of all sorts. In the busi
ness district telegraph and telephone
w ires are under ground, but in the out
skirts they are carried on poles. The
weight was so great in many places
that the poles were broken ami went
down w ith the w ires. Even the heavy
trolley wires were unable to stand the
strain that were mingling in inextri
cable confusion with the telephone
and telegraph systems, including the
city police and fire alarm w ires.
Altogether it was the most complete
telegraphic isolation which this city
has suffered in many years. Freiulit
traffic from every direction by rail was
practically blocked and all passenger
service, including suburban trains,
were much delayed even inside the
city. Passengers on the Calumet .Elec
tric Street railway were snow-bound
in a desolate portion of the city and
some of them were compelled to re
main last night in the ears, being un
able to reach their homes in South
Chicago.
NO LYNCHING YESTERDAY.
Bui They Came Near Having One H
A bbevivve, 8. C.
ABBEVILLE,R. C., Nov. 26.—An un
successful attempt was made this
morning by a mob of thirty or forty
men to lynch the prisoners’ now in jail
here charged with the murder of Nar
cissa Bagwell, the young white woman
whose body was almost cremated in
the building burned near Dodges
Thursday night.
The mob came to the jail and aroused
the jailor, saying they had a prisoner
under commitment. The jailor, sus
pecting all was nox well, immediately
left the jail through the back door amt
notified the sheriff, who summoned’
the Abbeville Rifles, who promptly re
sponded.
The tread of the soldiers and the
voice of Sheriff Nance were too much
for the boys who were thirsting for
blood, and they quietly went away.
To Elect Mahone.’s Successor.
PETERSBURG, Va., Nov. 26.—A
meeting of the Virginia State Republi
can Committee will be held in this city
to-morrow night. A chairman will be
elected and a man named for the Na
tional Republican Committee. Both
of these offices were made vacant by
the death of Gen. William Mahone.