DC s# J _ W £ JO Aiqt'f The News and Observer. TOD! ILftGB(SE@T ©o[R(§(UJ[LftTo®K] ®IF AKTiT «lMnK] ©AiftDBJIiM ®AOUL 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.