The News and Observer.
11Y0L XXXIX. NO. 117.
m mmi tKMTii wmm lira mmm Mu,
APPEAL TO CONGRESS,
THE PRESIDENT ASKS IT NOT
TO ADJOURN FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
tV
WITHOUT GOING SOMETHING
*;
To Prevent the Sacrifice of the
People’* Interest and the
Public Funds.
ANOTHER SPECIAL MESSAGE
Mr. Cleveland Says That There Must
be a Complete Change of Onr Finan
cial Scheme—All His Efforts to Pro
tect the Gold Reserve Have Failed
and the Continued Withdrawals
Bring Us Face to Face With the
Neeesfity of a Further Issne of llonds
—American Credit Must be Main
tained Before All the World.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 —President
Cleveland st nt the follosv'ing - special
message to Congress late this after
nobli:
To 1 he ( ongt ess:
in my last annual message the evils
of our present financial system were
plainly pointed out and the causes and
means of the depletion of government
gold were explained. It was therein
stated that after all the efforts that
had been made by the executive branch
of the government to protect our gold
reserve by the issuance of bonds
amounting to more than slt’>2,iKH>/HH),
such reserve then amounted to but
little more than $79,000,000, that about
$16,000,000 had been withdrawn from
•such reserve during the month next
previous to the date of that, message
and that quite large withdrawals tor
shipment in the immediate future
were predicted.
,The contingency then feared has
reached us and the withdrawals of
gold since the communication
to, and others that appear inevitable.'
threaten such a depletion in our gov
ernment gold reserve as brings us face
td face with the necessity of further
action for its protection. I his condi
tion is intensified by the prevalence in
certain quarters of sudden and utm
■ sual appre hens ion and timidity in
business circles. We are in the midst
of another season of perplexity caused
by our dangerous and fatuous finan
cial operations. These may be. expect
ed to recur with certainty as long as
there is no amendment in our financial
system. If in this particular instance
our predicament is tit all influenced l>y
a-decent insist-am e upon the posit ion
we should occupy in our relation to
Certain questions concerning our for
eign policy, this furnishes a signal and
impressive warning that even the pa
triotic sentiment of our jieople is not
an adequate substitute for a sound
financial policy.
Os course there can be no doubts m
any thoughtful mind as to the com
plete solvency of our nation nor can
there be any just apprehension that
the American people will be satisfied
with less than an honest payment of
our public obligations in the recogniz
ed money of the world. We should
not overlook the fact, however, that
aroused fear is unreasoning and must
be taken into account in all efforts to
avert public loss and the sacrifice of
our people’s interest.
The real and sensible cure for our
recurring troubles can only be affect
ed by a complete change in our finan
cial scheme. Pending that, the execu
tive branch of the government will not
relax its efforts nor abandon its de
termination to use every means with
in its leach to maintain before the
world Ameiican credit, nor will there
be any In sitation in accepting its- con
fidence in the resources of our coun
try and the constant patriotism of un
people.
Jn view, however, of the peculiar sit
uation now confronting us, 1 hav * ven
tured to herein express the earnest
hoys* that the Congress, in default of
the inauguration of a better system
of finance, will not take recess from
its labors before it lias by legislative
enactment or declaration done some
thing, not only to remind those appre
hensive among our people that the re
sources of this government and a scru
pulous regard for honest dealing af
fords a sure guarantee of unquestion
ed safety and soundness, but to re
assure the world that, with these fac
tors and the patriotism of our citizens,
the ability and determination of our
nation to meet in any circumstances
every obligation it incurs do not ad
mit of question.
T ask at the hands of the Congress
such prompt aid as it alone has the
power to give to prevent, in a time of
fear and apprehension, any sacrifice
of the people's interest and the public
funds, or tin* impairment, of our pub
lic credit, in an effort by executive ac
tion to relieve the dangers of the pre
sent emergency.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND,
Kxecut i v rMansion.
COMPLETE CHANGE OF PLAN*.
Congress ill Begin at Once the II oil
Woik ot the Session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The Presi
dent’s anti-recess message to-day took
both Houses of Congress by surpirse.
It produced a number of conferences
to-night, the result of which will prob
ably Ih* a complete change of plans for
a holiday recess and the inauguration
of the real work of the session two or
three week* in advance of the time
when it would have begun but for the
message. % r . . _
| In the Senate an (fort will be made
* to-morrow to seen it* the reconsidera
tion of the adjournment resolution and
the House will proceed to business as
if no adjournment resolulinu had been
adopted Tlfejs]»eaker w#lf qqjpoint his
(•oimnitteeN’lftrl it appears most prob
able that if the Senate fails to reconsid
er the adjournment resolution and send
it to the House that jbpdy will decline
to accept thelHrmite Smendnlepts, and
thus leave the w hole question' suspend
ed in the air between the two bodies
for the time being.
. This is the general result of a con
ference Among Sifme of the leading' Re
publican Senators held Speaker
Reed to-night. It was at first thought
that it would be preferable to have the
resolution so ameiuk-fl and returned
•to the! Mouse for its’action, b«C the
second Thought was opposed to lliis
plan' of action for the double reason
that it was considered desirable as a
party move to ,p A ut the Demommtjc
Senator?- on record 'with regard to tfie
rfePwdehf’s rccomnTenila* ions atnf also
because it was considered best not to
depend entirely upon the House. There
is some doubt is to how the silver Re
publicans may act on the question of
reconsideration, but if they co-operate
with their anti-silver colleagues, it is
believed such a motion will carry.
Hie disposition among' the
Democrats is, to-night opposed to re
consideration. but the Republicans'
think it doubtful whether they will
adhere to their opposition to-morrow.
When the adjournment resolution was
amended and passed to-day. Senator
(handler then* moved to reconsider and
his motion was laid on the table. Ihe
Democrats generally contend that this
action finally disposed of it. but (b<-
Republicans hold that a motion to re
consider the vote, by which the mo
tion was laid on the table, would at
least be in order, Bf-jhc Republicans
fail to scarry their point, they will let
the resolution go to the Hppse in con
fidence that thfit body will refn <■ to
accept the Senate amendment* and
that the adjournment movement will
thus be cheeked.
The House conference took place at
Speaker Reed’s hotel and vva* partici
pated in by Messrs. Dingb-y. Cannon,
and other leaders.
The crucial question which •• i un
der consideration four hours was
whether the House should listen to the
President’s ap|»eal and remain in ses
sion to devote its energies to financial
legislation. It was .finally decided that
the House would crtTituiiie ils sittings.
To further this plan Sjieaker Reed, it
was said, will announce the commit
tees to-morrow in order that they may
organize and that the Ways and Means,
if necessary, pass upon whatever
schemes may be offered for tin* toilet
of the treasury.
ANOTHER MINE DISASTER.
Thirtv Men Entombed by an I x plosion
of Fire Damp.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 2b. About
thirty men were entombed in one of
the coal mines of the Dayton Coal Mine
this morning at 7 o'clock by an explo
soin of tire damp. There is not the
slightest hope that one of the thirty
men is alive.
Rescuing parties have been working
all day like grim death trying to reach
them, but it is probable they will be
several days forcing an oj veiling
through the wall of the fallen roofing
which must he made safe as they pro
ceed . The foul air quickly exhausts
the workers who are relieved by fresh
hands. The work will continue day
and night till the bodies are recovered.
At the mouths, hundreds of women
and children have gathe red and the
picture of their grief aaid despair is
heart rending. Motliww* wringing
their hands, weeping daughters and
little children, sweet-hearts and gray
headed grand parents, all in the great
est dislfess.for they, have been fold that
there is up hope, Is a spectacle from
which one t writs sick at heart. As tla
mine is ventilated by air shafts or pas
sages, the eaving-in of the wall in the
entry cut. off the draught and death is
certain to those within.
TURKISH NOLI* I E IhIHIM gfl).
The Aiinetiiaus in Zei’oun Massacre
'! heir Captives.
(ONST YNTINOPLE, Dee. 20. via
Sofia Bulgaria.lb -Ah official despatch
from Zeifoiln says that the Armenians
there, on Sunday last, massacred all
the Turkish soldiers imprisoned in the
town. This probably refers to the four
hundred Turkish troops who were cap
tured by the Zeitounlis when the up
rising first occurred, although it lias
been announced that all the soldiers,’
except nine, who were dead, had been
releiused.
WILL DESTROY ZEITOUN.
BERLIN. Dee. 20. A despatch from
Constantinople says the Porte lias or
dered Mustaplia Reig/.i Pasha to at
tack to-day with ld.tKMt troops and two
batteries the city of Zcitoun and to
bombard and destroy it and to massa
cre the 12,000 Armenians in the city.
TIIE street car strike.
Everything Quiet and the Situation
jl’mcii-H By Unchanged,
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Dee. 20.- The
trolley strike situation is practically
unchanged and everything is quiet. A
few more ears are running, but very
few . All the ears running to-day were
guarded by policemen and carried very
few jmssengers. The entire police
force, augmented bv hundreds of extra
men, was on duty. The strike lenders
have telegraphed to Eugene V. Debs,
President of the American Railway
Union, and John Mcßride, President
of the American Federation of Labor,
requesting them to come to this city
immcdiatelv.
RALEIGH. N. C., SATURDAY, DEC. 21. 1895.
THE DEAD RECOVERED
FORTY THREE LIFELESS BODIES
TAKEN OUT OF CUMNOt K
r*'. MINES.
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FOUR OTHERS ARE MISSING
And Two s>| the Injured Men
Will Very Probibl/
De.
COMPLETE LIST OF THE DEAD
The Coroner Will Hold ao Inquest
Over the Bodies—This is the Tiird
Accident of the Same Kind in These
Mines, a Total of fid Men Having
Been Killed by Similar Explosions.-
Heartrending Scenes as the Mangled
Corpses Were Brought From the
Mine—Pl ins ot the Cumuock and
Old Egypt Mines,
(I'i.MNOCK. Chatham Cousnty, N. C.,
Dev.-, 20. (Special.)—This morning,
just after the dawn, twenty-five stark,
blackened bodies were draw n up from
tin- depths of the deep, dfirl mine that
was their tomb. Blackened with a
deep coating of sooty coal-dust, some
times defaced with cruel mutilation,
even fadep'and limbs burned and char
red by the coal-gas thht brought dcat-li
in its flame.
Side by side in the engine-room they
were laid, covered with strips of white
cloth, native and foreigner, black and
white, in a deni be racy of death. For
the coal had blown its ebon dust so
deep that in many eases the difference
between the w hites and blacks, < cjukl
not be told.
ft was a ghastly show. And when
the jieople sought for their loved ones
in the still array how pitiful it was!
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MAP OF THE <’UMNOUK MINES.
How the sad-eyed ones whom death
had robbed looked into each face and
sought the features of their own!
And when all that was left of him
was found, they laid him on a pathetic
littli* white-cloth stretcher and bore
him home for burial.
The horror of it all had awed the
crowd that came with sympathy and
help. The tragedy fell like a pall over
Cumnock anil the country round about,
for few they were who had not- kifi oi
friitiia iu the mine.
Tift' HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES.
The men who crawled out of the
black horror and were lifted to the
light, tell thrilling tales of narrow es
< ape.
Ambrose Mills, track foreman of the
mines, was laying track at the time
the accident occurred. He heard the
noise of the explosion and rushed to
ward the shaft. All the lights went
out, and lit- could not see his hand be
fore him. He fell on his knees and
crawled out to the foot of the shaft,
feeling his way with his hands on the
track irons. Before he reached tlie
shaft he fell over a prostrate form, and
a man said, “For the Lord’s sake, don’t
leave me here %o die, boys!’! It. was
JaCk Johnson. German lleartt also
stumbled over Johnson on his way to
(the shaft. Johnson was badly burned
by the 'coal-gas, but escaped.
One of the men, J. F. Build, in Slope
No. 2, where two men were killed, said
be heard the first com-usson, the jar
ring sound that went all through the
mines, and knew at once that an explo
sion had occurred. He and his partner
groped toward the shaft, feeling their
way along the walls . When they
reached the gang-way they ran against
many others, all strangling in the in
tense darkness to reach the shaft that
meant life to them. 'They were almost
stifled by the gas, and before they
reached air the deadly “after-damp”
that follows these explosions began to
settle on them, and with its oppressive
influence almost threw them into a
stupor.
There are others who will bear for
life the marks of their escape “by the
skin of their teeth.” Some of them
have blackened faces, where the deadly
coal-gas burned them, and some wear
charred fingers and scorched limbs.
But they are alive, and they thank
the Lord for that.
Sixtv-six persons were at work in
(lie 1 im«n when the explosion came,
and of Hu*se twenty-four escaped.
WtFWUK THEY WERE KILLED.
In Slope No’. 1, where the largest
miiifiiePbf men were at work, not one
lb * to fell how the death ontfie. *
In Slope No.‘2, two miners were
killed.
i n Slope No. 3, fart hest removed from
the spot, where the explosion is sup
posed to have orginated, nearly nil the
men were rescued.
.THE WORK OF RESCUE.
I’hff Work of rescue did not la-gin
at the*'first opportunity. The crowd
that gathered at the mine seemed to
he almost paralysed by fear.
Superintendent. Cant pleaded, and
Mine Foreman Nutal! told them they
were cowards.
At last a little band had the courage
to go down into the mine, rescue the
living and dig out the Bodies of the
dead. Mr. .1. F. Nutal filed the party
the first man to go into the mine.
The party was composed of: G. F.
Cant, superintendent; E. 11. Davis,
foreman; Fred. Natali, in charge of
party (all three from IVnnsylvania);
.lames Russell, Archie Hart, Burg Hart,
Bonnie Tyson, Zinl Wood and (Tiles
Woodard, all volunteers; and tlie fol
lowing native North Carolina miners:
Barney Lynch. Dons White, Gorrie
Fields. N. G. Rush. Harry Rodgers and
Tom Shankle.
They had fresh air pumped into the
twine, and then began their search.
Twenty-five men were rescued from
Slopes No. 2 and No. 3.
When they entered Slope No. 1. the
bodies of the dead were found lying
on every hand.
Os them all, not a man was alive.
The bodies were carried to the foot
of the shaft as they were discovered.
None were brought to the surface
until this morning.
Besides the twenty-five bodies lying
in the engine room when 1 was there
this morning, eight bodies lay at the
bottom of the shaft. And I was told
that two others had just been discov-
ered, half buried in the coal.
That left several bodies, five or six,
yet to be found.
Reports differ slightly as to the num
ber of men in the mine at the time
the explosion occurred, and no man
knows just how many are yet to be
foiled.
“Is there supposed to be a single
mail alive in the mine?” 1 asked
Foreman Nutall.
“No,” lie said with a sad shake of Ids
head, “nothing alive, neither man nor
beast has been found in that mine
since early last night.”
THE PLAN OF THE MIN F.
“Will you kindly draw for me a
rough sketch of the plan of the mine,
a kind of outline map?” I asked Su
[s-riTitendent Cant.
He drew the map of the mine (as it
was when the accident occurred) that
appears above.
Though a simple outline, it gives a
very clear idea of the situation.
The star at the junction of the gang
way- and slope No. 1, shows where, (ac
cording to the best information up to
this time) the explosion originated.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE?
‘'Will you give the News and Obser
ver a statement of how this sail acci
dent occurred?” 1 askeil Superinten
dent Cant,
“A thorough and critical examina
tion must be made before the cause
can be positively- determined,” he an
swered.
“The fire-doss and the mine foreman
both made their usual rounds that
morning before the miners went to
work. Anil they reported everything
perfectly safe and in good working'
order, fit was at 7:45 that the mine
foreman and fire-boss reported every
thing satisfactory and secure.
“Twenty minutes later the explosion
occurred.
“There are so many things bearing
on the matter that one cannot tell ex
actly what caused the accident, until
the whole matter has been thoroughly
examined.
“All the air shafts and apparatus
have been kept in perfect order. The
company has spent a great deal of
money in order to make the mine safe
and secure. This has always been one
of the best ventilated mines in the
country.”
[continued on fifth cage.]
A MEMORABLE DAY
A DAY OF EXLTIEMEN!’ AND
OF MANY SURPRISES IN
WASHINGTON.
EVENTS MOVED WITH RAPIDITY
The Venezuelan Commission Bill
Passed by the Senate —A .Special
Me—age From the President—Two
Meesings of the Cabinet to Ithcnui
the Financial Situation The Mess
age not Favorably Received hv the
Senate -•< out mission Gossip
WASHINGTON, Dee. 20. This has
been a day of excitement and surpirse#
in Washington. Invents moved with
rapidity and when the sun went down
public men he all branches of the ser
vice were nervous and worn out from
the tension. Reports came of panic
in securities throughout the country
and here in Washington affairs moved
at the rapid pace of a kaleidoscope.
I he House Venezuelan commission
bill was amended in material respects
by the Senate Foreign Relations Coin
mil tee and then by a sudden change
in sentiment in the Senate was passed
unanimously just as it came from the
House, then an adjournment resolu
tion from to-morrow over the holidays
was passed by the Senate only to he
followed by an energetic message from
the President strongly advising prompt
action for the reform of our currency
system and the maintenance of public
credit.
At the other end of the avenue the
I’resilient and his cabinet received
prompt advice of the course of events
here and on the public exchanges. The
cabinet held two sessions, something
without precedent in recent years.
Secretary Herbert, who returned from
New York this afternoon, attended the
second meeting fora brief time. All of
the remaining members of the cabinet
were, present except Seertary Lament
and Smith, who are out of town. The
financial situation was the principal
topic of consideration and the result
of the meeting was revealed in the
message sent to the Senate late in the
afternoon, the body lieing kept in ses
sion by request from the White House
for its reception.
The message was not favorably re
ceived in the Senate. The summary
ndiauHiinjhit upon the motion of Sen
ator Cockrell, one of the Democratic
leaders, i mined itelyr after the conclu
sion yJ the reading of the message,
was taken on the Republican side as a
disposition not to consider the message
seriously.
Mr. Cockrell declined to define his
motion or to discuss the question of
tlie propriety of the suggestion. Sena
tor Gorman replying to a question,
said that he did not want to eritieze
the President. Senator Jones, of Ar
kansas. when interviewed, simply re
marked that he thought the Senate
would sit to-morrow. Senatdf Alli
son thought there, would be a recess
notwithstanding- the message bus the
Senate had already a resolution to the
effect before, the message was received.
Senator Hawley said it appeared to
him as if the President was in a bull
run panic, and Senator Teller and ( id
iom. w hen seen by a reporter agreed
that it looked as if the President was
trying to .offset the effect of his Vene
zuelan message and that it was begin
ning to look as if the President had
concluded from the favorable manner
in which the Venezuelan message had
been received that Congress would fol
low any suggestion that he might
make.
Although Secretary- Herbert return
ed to Washington from New York this
afternoon lie lias yet taken no action
respecting the orders to the North
Atlantic squadron, and so it will not
sail to-morrow as intended for the
West Indies. The Secretary will com
municate his intentions to Admiral
Entice when lie conies to Washington
lor the purpose Sunday, but impres
sion prevails that the'fleet will not
ietn e American waters immediately
and that the itenerary heretofore ar
ranged will be modified materially' be
fore its departure.
Further inquiry into the subject
makes.it appear that it' the commission
to be appointed to ascertain the facts
respecting the Yeiieznelan boundary
finds it necessary to visit the country
and to personally locate the line, the
work will consume much more time
than is generally believed. Outside of
the voyage to \ enezuela, w hich would
consume not less than a month to and
fro, the journey through tin* wild in
terior of tin* country would he very
difficult-. With a small flying force of
eight lightly-equippd colonial police,
Hue journey to the Uruan outpost
where the collision occurred and which
marks out- end of the line claimed by
Great Britain, could not be made in
less than twenty-three days;.so that, if
itn- commission is to make a proper
examination of tlie country, the task,
including the sea voyage, will proba
bly' occupy almost six months.
Many names have been suggested for
tlie membership on the commission,
but to-day's action in passing the
House bill unamended apparently lim
its several of these names, including
that of Justice Hjirlan, of the Supreme
Court. One native favorably* mentioned
is that of Mr. Partridge, of Vermont,
former United States minister to Ven
ezuela.
If WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
A Day That Will h- Notable iu Con
gressional History.
WASHINGTON, Dee, 20. The l'uited
States Senate, by unanimous vote and
without the formality of a roll call,
to-day passed the bill already adopted
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
by the House of Representatives om
povreringt the I’resident, to appoint a
commission to determine tlie Yt-nezue
la-British Guinia boundary.
Thfs action was the culmination of
a debate adding a memorable page to
Congressional history, it was a day
of notable speeches by notable men.
The prospect of war between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain was the
prevailing theme and notwithstand
ing the gravity of such a subject, it was
discussed with a directness of state
ment which found expression in lofty
patriotic sentiments, enstirriug ap
peals for preparation and defense, in
grapaic portraits of the heroes of war
and at times in defiant warnings to the
people across the water.
By a singular coincidence the session
which was to be marked by such vig
orous debate and action was opened
by an invocation of classic beauty from
the blind chaplain of the Senate,
breathing the spirit of good will be
tween the two prominent English
speaking nations. This was speedily
followed by the adoption of Mr. Allen’s
somewhat ironical resolution, based
on the possibilities of war, and calling
on the Finance committee to investi
gate the needs of the unlimited coin
age of silver.
This served merely- a* a prelude to
the main debate on the Venezuelan
question. It was brought forward bv
Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, who. as
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations,offered the House resolution
in amended form s|>eeifying three as
the number of the commission and
asking their nominations subject to
the confirmation of the Senate. On
Ibis amended resolution the debate of
the day proceeded. At all time during
the four hours of discussion the gal
leries were beseiged by an eager
crowd, every available seat being oc
cupied and long lines of people ex
tending through the corridors to the
various entrances. The patriot it- im
pulses-of the crowd found frequent ex
pression in applause which the pre
siding officer sought vainly' to sup
press. threatening at times to clear
the galleries.
The most notable utterances of the
day were those of Senators Sherman,
Teller. Mills, Bodge, I’latt. Ttirpie.
(’handler. White. Cat?rev, (all and
Stewart, representing the three shades
of political sentiment, and yet in the
main uniform in urging the support
of the President, vigorous assertion of
the Monroe doctrine, and, if need be,
any action essential to maintain the
national dignity. Mr, Bodge and Mr.
Teller gave special warning against
the mistaken belief in England that
polities were at tin- bottom ot the
movement. Mr. l’latt aserteil that the
American people were never more
earnest since the outbreak of the revo
lution. There were strong expressions,
also, against the panic in American
stocks yml securities which the Lon
don commercial houses were seeking
to bring a I tout-. Throughout the de
bate there was an undercurrent of
feeling that while the country would
not shrink from war, if it must come,
yet that such a calamity was not im
inent.
Shortly' before 4 o’clock Mr. Morgan
unexpectedly withdrew the amend
ments to the bill. leaving it in its orig - -
innl form. There was no demand for
a roll-call, as the sentiment of the Sen
ate was clearly a unit, and by a loud
viva voce vote the bill was passed with
out a dissenting vote. This completed
the* legislative enactment measure,
which, wit Ii tin* signature of the Presi
dent, has the full force and effect of a
law.
The passage of the bill was not. how
ever, the only exciting event of the
day. for at 4:30 o’clock the President's
message urging the gravity of the
financial' situation and appeal
ing to Congress not to ad
journ for tin- holidays until
relief was afforded, was present
ed to the Senate. Its reading was fol
lowed with close attention, but the
Senators, absorbed with the stirring
events of the debate, were ready to ad
journ without immediate consider
ation of tin- message.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2<>. The ses
sion of tin* House to-day was purely a
perfunctory affair. The S[leaker was
ready to announce the committees and
House was ready to adjourn for the
holiday recess, but the fact that the
Senate had not yet acted on the bill
for the appointment of the Venezuelan
commission forced the House, after
waiting an hour and a half, for the
Senate to net, to adjourn until to-mor
row. The only business transacted
was the passage of a bill for changing
the terms of United States courts in
lowa and the presentation of a notice
of contest, against Representative
.tones, of Virginia, on the ground of
fraud.
THE &EABORD WITHDRAWS.
Notice Served on tlie Southern States
Freight Association.
MONROE, N. (’,, Dee. 20. (Special.)
The sixty days’ notice required for
withdrawal from the Southern States
Freight Association was served upon
that organization to-day by the Sea
board Air Line in a letter to Commis
sioner Haines stating plainly the rea
sons for withdrawing.
F fil'ZS 1 M MONS-M All E R FIG 11T.
NEW Oilly, I)ee. 2(1. Joe Yeiidig
to-day deposited with IB K. Fox a
cheek for SI,OOO, which he had received
from Dan Stuart as a guarantee that
Bob Fitzsimmons would meet Peter
Maher at El Paso, Texas, February 14.
Quinn, manager for Maher, sends word
that he will arrive in the city next.
Thursday morning with SI,OOO to post
for Maher,