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CAUCASIAN. 4 J. VOL. XXI. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1903. NO. OVERMAN ELECTED. Jnd of North Carolina's Senatorial W MANY BALLOTS WERE NECESSARY A Sharp Itut Friendly Contest That lindcd Happily and Developed No flalice. By Tht the moHt Important matter to U 'halt with by the prcnt general .i'rnly hh the fleet Ion of a United 't urs Muator to sat reed Hon. J. C. I'rlti hard, whose term expires on March Ith. The UgiHlature being Hronxly Democrat L: in both branches. Mr. J'rttf hard could not hope to succeed liijirtif. The candidates inot promi "ey; on thf Democratic side were, Hon. . U. Watson, ot Forsyth; Hon. Locke t'r.ilg, of llnrnomb", and Hon. Lee S. Overman, of Rowan. The Democratic v.ih'i.j has met and balloted for three v.tekrt with but little fluctuation In the i exult. No oni! daiM elalm a nomina tion for hiH favorite. On Thursday night, however, the iiu. us f elected Hon. Iee S. Overman iy n bieak in both the Watson and "ra';g forces. Hon. I.ee h. Overman, of Itowan, Is i o np irntivoly young man. He be long to tli o order of young mm who ;.rew up in the period Immediately WML tv.r. h. ovi i:.man. lifter the war. His record as a lawyer ;m: it legislator Is clean, and above rUicisni. As a politician his record i3 one of conservatism, coupled with ab solute charitableness towards all who differed from him. The following account of hi nomina ticu i.s t.:kcn from the Charlotte Obser ver's It.tl.-igli correspondence: K'lU'Igh. Special. At ten minutes to 10 Timr.Ml.iy ninht. Lee S. Overman, on tl)-' tilst ballot of (lie series and the titlli of the nteht received 73 of the 142 o!' s of the Demo Tatie caucus and was ie, larcd its nominee. The excitement diiriuK the whole evening had been in leiiM as the tl;t ballot showed a gradual Increase for Overman, and it ieali::cd at last to which of the two. W'Ptson or Overman. Craig had de dtied to give the victory. it has been the finest game and the hancst one of hi?h politics ever Known in the State. A a soon as the election was an i:imnced by tho chairman, Mr. Morton, CI ulrs Webb, Craig's manager, moved ! make it uuaniinous. This was sec onded by R. A. Doughton, who was Watson's foreman. On motion of Speak er Cuttis the chair appointed Messrs. Webb, G:ttis. Doughton, Murphy and Watts a committee to notify Mr. ('overman of his nomination and escort him to thu Inll with an Invitation to Crais ami Watrtm. A mighty cheer f in tip when the candidates appeared i ed by a preconcerted signal, as Over man entered the hall, a snow-storm of overman ballots, thrown from the gal leries, covered the audience. Aseending the platform iu front o the speaker's chair, as soon as the deafening applause had subsided, Mr Overman said In substance: "Would that I could give expression to the feelings of my heart. I can only any to you 1 am glad, that I am grate- fui, profoundly, deeply grateful. This has beer, a battle roya! but a battle be tween Democrats. (Great applause). With the exaJtallon that Monies with K-.iecesK there comes to me the sad re !ie(;tion that two noble Democrats have neon defeated. (Great apylauce). With the. responsibilities that are upon me I fttl gravely but it la my greatest am bitioa to worthily bear them. With oh- iitranops to no corporation, no special interest, and pledges to none that wil i tnllict with my service, vith the blessings of God, I shall devote myself to the beet inteiests ot all the people of my State and for my party, for whkh I have fought for the past 2 years, tureat applause). Great ipies ticus ire upon ua; the very baail atone of the temple of this republic eaua: rights to all, special privileges to no man or set of men needs to t3 care fully protected to prevent the encroach meats by the great trusts aud other combinations that threaten the coun try with industrial servitude. c-oa Diess J'ou au. my ineiis. ior tie gallant Watson aud'the great Crai I caa but ziy they ar.e noble in defeat. as they have been in battU. (Groat ap plause). Mr. Watson iiold: "It was a great pleasure to him to appear before . the audience. It is not the first time have suffered defeat or been borne. ffjM the battlefield whli wounds. As huvo battled for the Democratic party njid my country for the past 3f years, shall continue to do so for my party and my country. Closinj; he Bald he was proui to tight in defeat, having fought th great fight against corporate greed and eneroacnmor.ta or tho geat common people thai to Lave von tho victory having failed In th leaqt of any one ot i iri f 1 liMWP' IBSf. tbet particular, Mr. Watson conclud ed by saying ho would never forget the friends who had stood ho devotedly by him during the content and for those ou the oth.r ide he had no heartburn Irss. He only hoped they would hold up the hands of the genatleman they had entrusted with the highest office in their gift. Mr. Craig began by saying: "A sol dier has lost his buckler, but there is no grief becaime a soldier has found it.'' (Great applause). He said the dis appointment to hini was great, but thcie was great compensation in real izing that this honor had been on ffrrvd upon a true I)emo-iat and a nobl a son as the State eouuted and he will work and wear the mantle of the great Vance under whoae portrait he Is now- sitting. (Great applaus?). The Demoi ratlc party owes me noth ing and owe no man anything and very service I have ever given it was due before it wns given. (Great ap plause). The great old Kornan, Cyrus B. Watson, and I can continue to serve in the ranks and will help to hold up the handy of Lee 3. Overman, who ban besn elected by the beat Legislature ever assembled in the State. (Great ap plaiiHC). I believe you have done what you believed to be for the good of the State and what you honestly thought would best build up your State aud your party." SERIOUS BOILER EXPLOSION ftany Killed and Building Completely Wrecked. Niagara Falls, N. Y., Special Fire which was started by the explosion of one of the big transformers in the power house of the Niagara Fall Power and Conduit Company Friday night, destroyed thousands of dollars worth of valuable machinery and tem porarily closed most of the big fac tories here. As soon as possible the work of replacing the damaged cables was begun and within two liouis tem porary arrangements had been made with the Niagara Falls Hydraulic 'ower and Manufacturing Company, whereby power was secured for operat- ng the local and Buffalo trolley line. fwenty of the i" factories of Lock- port, N. Y were, shut down owing to the fire. The fire was caused by a bolt of defective insulation, causing a short circuit, which blew up a transformer n tho power house. The loss is in the neighborhood of $23,000. The lightning entered the transformer house directly and was a bolt of great magnitude. At 6:30 o'clock Saturday night the. temporary repairs at the Niagara Falls Power and Conduit Company's plant were completed and the electrical fa ni ne along the Niagara frontier, due to the early morning fire, was practically at an end. Never before since the es tablishment of Niagara Falls power has there been a delay of such magni tude. It was felt directly by thousands of people of Buffalo. Niagara Falls, Lockport and the Tonawandas, and intermediate points. Hundreds of fac tories were shut down for the day and street cav service was demoralized. The electrical famine lasted 19 hours. 490 Witnesses Examined. Philadelphia. Special. With the ex ception of the presentation of statis tics, tho coal operators closed their case before the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission Friday, and it is expect ed that the striking miners will begin calling witnesses in rebuttal on Mon day. The miners will take up three or four days in rebuttal noxt week, af ter which the commission will adjourn until the following Monday. Argu ments will consume the greater part of the week beginning February 9th. Up to the date the commission has heard 490 witnesses?. Jacob P. Jones, paymaster for the Heading, presented figures showing the wages of the min ers taken from nine collieries, coun sel for the miners contend that tha wages at these collieries wero higher than the average. Counsel, in order to show the unreliability of averages, took Indian Itidge colliery as an ex ample. The average annual wages of the miners at this colliery was $652.82, according to the company. Counsel for the miners showed that 496 men figured in this average and that only 20 men or 4 per cent, got the average of $652.82 or more, and that 476 men, or 90 per cent., received wages under that average. Chairman Gray called attention to the fact that of 496 men, 388 vorked an average of only 23 4-10 days during the year. This he said bad also been taken into considera tion. The witness said that 110 work ed full time and earned on an average of $59S for the year. If all men had worked full time they would have re ceived the same wages. Steamer Ashore. Atlanlic City, N. J., Special. The freight 'steamer Gult Stream, of the Clyde Line, from" New York for Phila delphia,' carrying a crew of 21 men, is ashore on the sand bar off Latham life-saving station, near Avalon. and 25 miles somta of this city. The vessel went ashe during the dense fog which prevails along the coast. The Gulf Stream is lying broadside on the beach and is in a dangerous position, the be lief beias &at she will become a total loss. The lifs-savias crew succeeded ia taking off all the crew. The v;ovk of rescue waa dangerous on account of the high seas and the thick fog. The crew say the steamer lost her bearing during the night. List of Killed Added to. Plainfleld, N. J., Special. Wm. H. Clark, of Plainfleld, one of the victims of the railroad wreck near Gracelaiii, Tuesday evening, died today. The condition of Samuel McCarthy, five man of the Reading flyer, is critical and Everett Crittenton is veiy low. The other persons In the hospital -who were injured in the accident are holding tkiir own. The death of Mr. Clark briagi the list ot dead to 22. JEFFERSON HONORED Appropriate Monument to Be Erected To His Honor. APPEAL FOR FINOS TO BUILD IT. Not a Tablet to the Hf mory of the Great American Congress not to Be Asked for Money. Washington, Special. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association form ed for the purpose of erecting at the national eapitol an appropriate and truly national memorial to the author of the Declaration of Independence, through its president, Admiral George Dewey, has issued an appeal to the American people for funds to carry out the object of the associatibn. The text of the appeal is as follows: "Headquarters, Thomas Jeffereon As sociation of America. "Washington, Jan. 31, 1903. "To the American People: "The Thomas Jefferson Memoiial Association has been organized to take up the long-neglected duty of erecting a fitting memorial to the memory of the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence. We have here beautiful and costly trib utes to the memory of American sol diers, statesmen, physicians, invent ors and philanthropists; and the sol diers and sailors of France are hon ored; but there is not one tablet to the memory of that great America, Thomas Jefferson. "We ask the people to contribute ac cording to their ability to this memo rial. Congress will not be asked for money, as we rely solely upon the people, the young and the old, the children and their parents for the suc cess of the movement. The character and cost of the proposed memorial cannot be atated. but It will be appro priate to the greatness of the man and the importance of the document from which his name is inseperable. Rigid economy will be observed in the ex penses of carrying on the work. "Every contributor will receive a certificate acknowledging his subscrip tion and carrying with it membership In the association. In time to come those certificates will be badges of honor. "Contributions, checks, money or ders, or drafts should be made paya ble to the order of the treasurer of the association, Mr. Jesse B. Wilson, Lin coln National Bank. The people will be kept informed of all important actions of the association. The com munications addressed to the secre tary, W. S. McLean, will receive prompt attention. "GEORGE DEWEY, "Admiral, U. S. N." The association is now complete in its list of officers, every State being represented by a vice-president and in some cases by a representative on the, -board of governors, the control 'iug body. No great movement of a similar character in this country, it is claimed, has had as its officers more men of national character and influ ence than have become interested and have written to the officers of the as sociation expressions of approval. The association, it is stated, is thoroughly non-partisan. Troops Call 2d Out. Waterbury, Conn., Special. Eight companies of the First Regiment, Con necticut National Guard, and five companies of the Second Regiment, with two Gatling guns, were called to Waterbury Sunday night, at the com mand of Governor Chamberlain, be cause of "the imperative need" occa sioned by the trolley strike situation. The riot about the streets last night, coupled with threats of further dis turbances, led to. the call for troops. There was no repetition of the vio lence of Saturday night, but crowds congregated about the streets and had to be dispersed by the police, while there were rumors of an attack to be made tonight on the car barn, where the non-union motorman and conduc tors brought here by the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company were Stationed. Minister Burned to Death. Elizabeth, N. J., Special The Rev. Robert Street, a retired minister, aged 57 years, was burned to death Sunday at his residence in Roselle Park, by the explosion of an oil lamp. In an attempt to save him, his daughter was terribly burned about the neck, face and shoulders. Mr. Street was born in Germantown, Pa., and was a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. Mexican Earthquakes. Chihuahua, Mex., Special. Reports from Urique regarding the earthquakes in that district state that there were four severe shocks throughout that section, one occurring on the 22nd, one on the 23th, one on the 26th and one on the 27th ultimo. All were fol lowed by loud explosions, but only slight damage resulted. Eighteen houses were destroyed at Guazaparez, State of Chihnahua. The people of the district are panic-stricken and fesj a volcano. Clouds of dust hung in the atofcs?ltere aiter each eartfctf.i'&ke. but there' is no indication of a volcanic eruption. Hobson to Lecture- xAji-iEgton, ivy., special. uaptam Richmond P. - Hobson arrived here from New York and is the suest of Bishop Lewis W. Burton, a relative. He confirmed the report that he had resigned as constructor fn the navy on account of the condition of his eyes As to hia plans he said he would con tinue to lecture for at least three years, going as far West as the coast His theme is an appeal for a urersr navy, one that shall claim rank above the greatest of any nation. THE LEGISLATURE What Our Stat; Legislative Body Is Tuesday's Proceedings. The following new laws were rati- fled: To amend charter of the Southern States Trust Co. To amend chapter 126, Private Iaws of 1W1. to extend time to commute and compromise the State debt. To appoint a commissioner for Greene county. To amend charter of AKheville. To Incorporate the Spring Hope Banking Company. To amend the charter o f the "Pamlico Oriental & Western Railroad. To regulate the meeting of the Gas ton commissioners. To prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor in Morgan township. Rowan. To relieve ex-sheriff R. W. Huteber son, of Rockingham. To amend the law regarding flie in surance. To restore self-government to Bruns wick. To increase commissioners of Car teret county. BALDWIN DIVORCE BILL. At the expiration of the morning, hour Friday the Baldwin bill to allow all divorced persons to re-marry, came up on its third reading. Mr. Henderson said that he was satisfied that all the divorces in North Carolina granted for abandonment were unconstitutional and void because these legislative acts provided that divorces could be secured for causes that occurred before the passage of the act. He believed that if a proper case was taken to the Su preme Court that cxmrt would so de clare. He quoted from a decision by Chief Justice Taylor in 1S14 to that ef lVct. i Dickinson vs. Dickinson, Mur phy reports, 1814 pags.) He argued that these acts giving divorce for abandon ment should be repealed. He moved to amend the bill by repealing chanter 277. acts of 1S5, and chapter 211, laws of 1891. which would take away aban donment as a casp for divorce. Mr. Baldwin sai.l that lie was opposed to divoi.-es and was willing to the amend ments. Senator Wellborn considered this en tirely too important a matter to be tacked on this bill as a rider. Abolish ing abandonment as a ground for di vorce ought to be in a separate bill and be properly considered. Since this amendment was to be added ho, would vote against the whole bill. Senator Baldwin was in sympathy with the amendment to prevent di vorces for abandonment and hoped the bill would pass as amended. Senator Mann replied to Senator Welboru advocating.. - the bill and amendments. The amendment repeat ing the acts giving abandonment as a ! ground for divorce after January 1, 1004, was adopted and the bill passed the third reading. ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR. At the hour of 12 Friday the Senate and House met in joint session in the hall of the House of Representatives to elect a United States Senator. Every inch of available space in the lobbies, on the iioor and in the galleries was occupied by ladies and men, who had come to be present at the closing scene of three weeks of strenuous, uncertain and exciting contest in the Democratic caucus, which last night had been de cided in favor of Hon. Lee S. Over man, of Rowan county. After the roll-call, President of the Senate, Turner, announced that the election of a Senator wa3 in order, and nominations would be made. Mr. George F. Martin, chairman of the caucus, nominated Lee S. Over roan. The nomination was seconded in brief and eloquent remarks from Rep-reprc-sentatives Walter Murphy, of Rowan; Hinten, of Pasquotank, and Senator Norris, of Wake. The roll call resulted: Overman 123, Pritchard 21. President Turner then announced that Lee S. Overman had received a i majority of all the votes cast and was duly elected United States Senator from March 4th, 1903, until March 3rd, 1909. Mr. Henderson then moved that the joint assembly adjourn without day aud the body adjourned. PASSED FINAL READING. Tomend the law providing for the restoration of estate to persons recov ered from lunacy by including Inebri ates. Mr. Brittain opposed the bill, saying it simply put clerks and law yers in partnership with the Keeley In stitute. Mr. Smith explained the bill, saying that the law of 1901 omitted the word inebriate in the old law providing for restoration of estates to lunatics, idiots and inebriates and Mr. Brittain's objection had no grounds whatever. Mr. Guion said if there wa3 anything in Mr. Brittain's statement that it would put lawyers and clerks of the court in partnership with tho Keeley Institute it would seem that as at pres ent, with inebriates omitted, these par ties were now in partnership with the insane asylums. If so, he would just as soon have a tn-partnership with the asyslums and Keeley as a joint partnership with the asylums. There was no foundation for the statement and this illustration proved it Mr. Gay spoke in opposition. Chairman Newland, of .the judiciary committee, explained that the present law provid ed for taking away tlra estate of anin ebriate and the proposed amendment simply provided machinery for it3 re Btoration upon proper proof of bis restoration to sobriety. There was no material difference in the proposed aciesd-aest and the old law of Tie Code which included inebriates. Brit tain demanded a roll mall. The bill passed by a vote of 72 to 20. Thursday's Session. Thursday the compulsory school law was considered. THE BILL. The features of the "Dm which pass ed the third reading are aa follows Section 1. That it snail be unlaw ful for any parent or guardian livin in thi3 State to neglect or refuse to cause or compel any person or persons who are or may be under their con trol as their children or wards, to at tend and comply with the rules of some one or more public or private school or schools, for a term of eight e kg or moil, during each aocvr ire year frtm tfc Urn aald children cr wards are t!ht year old until they a'e 1; Jean old. inclueir. ua!e Ujr may b prevented by lllnl or rrslde more than two mil- from a school bouse, or by reason of alrady binj; proficient from attending such public or private schools, and provide that in such cat they shall be t-xcased by b beard of trust of th cbool district In which said children or wards may live at tb time of uch failure to attend such public or private school or schools. Sec. 2. That auy person o- persons violating this act shall b ubj-ct to a fine of not less than Ave dollars, nor more than twenty dollars for ach and every offense. Said fine shall be im posed by any court of Justice having! jurisdiction on sufficient evidence of the same being furnished by two or more creditable witnesses, aud all fines bo collected shall be placed In the school fund ot the school district In which the fines are collected: Pro vided. That no prosecution shall be instituted under thia act except upon the affidavit of one of thfc trustees of the school district In which the offend ing parent or guardian resides, and such affidavit may be made on Infor mation and belief. BIENNAL SESSIONS. Mr. Kaysor's bill providing for bi ennial session of the general assem bly passed a third reading and was sent to the house. Saturday's Session. Saturday's session in the House was featureless, a great many member having gone home on leave :of absence. The Senate took up a fvw third read ing bills, and a number of enacted laws were ratified. continued ox paok thbkk. Bark Goes Down. Port Arthur, Texas, Special. Capt. Thomas Renlon, of the steamer Mave rick, which arrived Friday from Phila delphia, reports that on the 21st Inst, ho sighted the barkentine Ninevah. 421 net tons, of New York, in the Atlantic ocean loaded with buckwheat coal. The vessel showed no signs of life and was under foro lower topsails and reefed spanker. A loat was low ered and Mr. Bunting, chief oflWer of the Maverick, boarded -the barkentine, finding her with 10 feet of water lu her hold and with no visible trace of her crew. Within ten hours after wards the Ninevah sank going down by the head. Sale of Telephone Company. Richmond, Special. Tbe physical property of the Richmond Telephone Company was sold by the Virginia Trust Company, trustee, to Warner Moo;e & Company who.se bid was $10, 000. There was no oilier bidder. It is believed that the purchaser acted for the Southern Bell Telephone Company. The application for temporary injunc tion to restrain the sale made by I. C leinroth, of Chicago, was withdrawn. a settlement with Heinioth having been made. War on Employment Agencies. New York, Special. Superintendent Merwin, of tbe department of out door poor, has been on. crusade against those employment agencies which have been bringing into this city from the South hundreds of colored people, mostly poor girla, many, of whom after a short time find themselves des titute and without employment, ant" are forced to apply to the department for aid. Miss Ferguson, who conducts an agency in Sixth avenue, has been arrested and the police are searching for ovora. Six Blown to D.'ath. Anniston, Ala., Special. A large boiler in the malleable foundry of the Southern Car and Foundry Company blew up Thursday, killing six persons and injuring probably 20 others, sev eral of whom will die. The dead: Thomas Birch, pipe fitter; Ike Hardy, core maker; J. A. Ferte, boiler maker, white, and John Mitchell, Charles Strong and one unknown coal heaver, colored. The fatally injured: W. H. Lewis, a helper, and Clyde Price, white, and Anthony McKinney and C. F. Hall, colored. Arsenic in Coffee. Louisville, Special. Arsenic in large quantities has been found by State Chemist Cashin in the coffee which poisoned Mrs. Nancy Birch, her daugh ter, Mrs. Laura Feaman; Mrs. Frank Cannon, of Owensboro; Mrs. Emma Wade; Mrs. Birch Cooper and a negro servant, at Mrs. Birch s heme, near this city, Wednesday morning. All 0 thg victims have recovered, though for several days Mrs. Birch and Mrs. Ff ea man were In a critical condition. It i.s thought an attempt wag made to mur der the entire family. No arrests have been made. Colorado Celery for the East Colorado celery is . this year for the first time being shipped East, From an insignificant business - of a few years ago it has developed to an enor mous industry. Three years ago such a thing as shipping celery to the eastern markets vraa unheard of. But a few enterprising spirits decided to make the experiment and were amply rewarded for their efiorts. The re turns were so large that the next year they shipped, nearly thtir entire cro? East. Sicca ties the bisess developed rapidly, this year be the banner season of them all. Nearly twenty-five cars have been shipped, and a conservative estimate for the season would bo that not less than forty cars will be shipped alto gether. Aa each carload will easily average 24,000 pounds in weight. It means that fully 960,000 pounds of celery will , be used for export trade alone, . .. .. Increased Use of Coke. Coke, a-byproduct in the manufac ture of gas, lias increased 200 per cent fn price in five years. - A FEARFUL CRASH. Iht) killed aid Mas) Ujsrtd ia a tai'road Wreck. ENGINE PLOWS TBRCLG9 C0ACIIE5. The Royal Blue tixprtis Runs lato Local Train at Full Speed Tcr riblc Consequtncrs Follow New York. Special. One of the mot appalling railroad wreck that has oc curred In the vicinity of Ne Yrrk for many year, the estimate lor i.f life ranging from 12 to So trot.. took place Tuesday ulght at G atland ou the Central Hallway cf New Jersey mar Westfleld. N. J.. w'an the Royal Blue Line exprtss pl jughtd at top upeej in to the r?ar cf a local tralu. Immedi ately aTler the rraih three cf tfce shat red cars of the lotal train' took fire and It vtaa lmpotble to ree.ue mtny of the wounded who were pinned fast in the wreck. Many boiiea ar belirvej to have brn contumtd. Oa board the flyer all the pasnrnr. alth-H'.h badly sl.akdi up. cscajH.I uninjured ex cept for trilling brulvM. The dead tak-n to tbe tuorgue at Plainfleld are; Edgar Wll.lams. a New York "lawyer; C. G. Tbayir. uf Plain field; H. G. Hand, of New York city; Harry Patterson, of Dcnrlln; George E. Reed, of Scotch Plains; Thomas Cumin, of PlainfleM; Rowland It. Chandler, of Plaint Id; Edward Fly on. of Plainfleld. In addition to this list th-r are many charred boJW. unlden- ! .ik. a .,. . IL ... . tified. si ill ttt the ccetie of the wreck. The train wMtb was running fast. left New York at 9:13 p. m.. and ran as an express to Bound Brook, miking few Mops. Ik-yond Bound Brook It run a a hcal. The Royal Blue train left If minute later bat travel-. at a high ! question and forued the opinion rate of speed and makes no stop except ! lh fcUl,I'3r shoulJ be coa st Elizabeth and i , hr.i.,i..,i . . The wasteful competitive ce- ..v. .1 ...... x take the slower train just bevrnd Graceland. where tl.' lattrr switches from track 3 on to track 4 to permit Ihe Royal Blue to f.xss. In the evening a freight train was blocked on track No. 4. and the local received orders to proceed on the ex pix.? track to Dunellen and there take the outside, or No. 4 track. Shortly pftcr receiving orders the train hid to Flop for a hot box, which delayed her 80 that when tihe eot under wav acaln snc was aue ai ii'.'neuen. hue bad Just started and was moving slowly when tho Royal Blue, traveling apparently at full cpeeJ, which at that point usually approximates C5 miles an hour, crashed into the rear end. The heavy engine of the Royal Blu tore its way into the rear car and at the tame time drove the forward end Of that car into the rear end of the car ahead, which in turn, was driven into the third car and this in turn was driven Into the fourth car from the rear. The fourth car was only partly wrecked but the last three wvre torn to pieces. The engine of the Royal Hue left the rail? and turned over on iuv rutiu.n auu til Ulai sticking to their posts and going down n the w reck. They are now in the hos- pital at Pl3infleld and the engineer Is not believed to have a chance of living more than a few bourn. Passengers on tbe flyer say the en gineer applied the brakees hard a min ute or so before the wreck. The train ahead sent a flagman back but It s-nms t it . j t A s . he was recalled when the train got under way and altbouKu he left the torpedioes. the Royal Blue did not heed them or else was going too fast to sop n the short distance remaining. The man who went back to flag the tralu had just swung Into the rear end of his train and is among tbe dead. The engine and three wrecked cars were piled into an awful heap containing at east 100 dead and Injuic-d. From the mass came cries for aid. A minute later the wreck caught fire from the fire box of the locomotive. The screams of the njured In tbe heap were intensified as they found themselves hemmed In by the flames. When the engine ploughed into the rear car it partly eplk the car cpen and at the same time lifted it up and onto itself. The car was the flret to take fire and most of thoe in It are dead. Some of them are believed to l beneath the overturned engine. Those In the car abc-ad which was lifted over the rear car suffered the most. l or some time before the fiames re-ached them from the car hvlow and behind them they were enveloped in smoke and steam and It was here that the worst sights were witnessed. The engineer of tbe express. John 8. Davis, vas not the regular engineer. He. was a relief engineer 'or the fast train and had been puf cn in the ab sence cf the iigular man who had a day off. He was. however, perfectly familiar with the running of the train as he tan it at leaot ence a wee k- Bfoie the wreckage had cooled, the wcrk of getting out the charred bodies fcegaa. Men attacked the heap with poles and rods of iron taken from the pile or debris aud raked out several arms. le and heads. Many of thoce who died will ne-er be '"-.-.jrnized. the bodies bsinz burned to a ens?. - It li impossible to give azy authentic fist cf tie ail&siss. AsJ't vodl la elnds ficcrai of jaen and T.orici vto are"fcow sife'.r arepme. The railroad, officials say the slgnau were.ia workin? order ear! that they were properly eet. that Is. that the ex press overran and dashed into the block In which wa3 a slower train. Railroad rr.n here eay the engineer prchablv failed to nitice the signal and even when be saw the tail lights of the train ahead did not realize for a mo ment that they were on the same track as he was, instead cf being on track 4. where they usually were- He was run ning over sixty miles an honr with a heavy train behind him. it was utterly impossible to stop when he realized the trntlu' ; FIXING RESPONSIBILITY. twptaat 5sK mi the Aatrstt CmsaUto. r&iI4!rMa. Slp!aL T ssuCKH quest lea ot repntiUty toe las Ual tsta of t&s bard eual prvd stk. a tala aa laau Ufcr ths vhracm Oil Strike CVtc rata to& Tac Kit let a brtmxit up ty Attain y Iurrt rtuacl fur tht!D-i ho lit the romalwikii to icxxca tbc pre, drots tt the ! -carry in railruaia a witDrsftes. The tlrisaJ rtttt?4 1& leothy dUruMloa tveea CfcsJrssa Gray, counsel f.r ti.e t& Jttaieat o? eratora. an! Mr. Harrow. Caslrasr Gray sail tbe our ajlnio cu!4 con lder the matter cf Htaf tbe jr-i drets for statfj purpotw- aa If tb issue Is regtrded m U.nf Ufcre t& body thy mill be callrd. otherwise tht rre?lJnts will lot lr ated to te llfy. Ccuca'! for the triers a'.o an nounced that hr had lueltrd burner ua hurra from re operators aac Governors of Bute la the bUu&iaou region and deeired to have some rep rcDtatiTe of that district appeat before the eommlttee to git Inform a t!oo concerning trad agreements, ll this oul4 not lie done the i&leers union would ifke to tare the Irtten read before the commlm'on. The rhaJr maa a!d tbe subject is at preeent br ing held under adTleemect l-y the cum mlt'lon. "There Las been testimony Ufore the com mission.- said Mr. barrow "that the n lncrs have lltnlttd to coat production. We Iwd'.eve the restrl.tloti nas been n.aJ by tbe operators. Hut fo long as the 't-rrpanPs have njai IJ Hrf ' l,?"xl Xii, ',r, Vf"rB ,L itnni!slon he presidents if tb coal roads, in order that we my be nbl to learn the facts." "Do you mean to express the belisf. mid Chairman Gray, "that the coal companies have limit d the aupply be yond the natural market limit! I l ave looked at the economic aide of i "ruction of the coal supply is a seri ous matter." As the discuffelon preceded Attor ney Darrow a.kej Chairman Gray If he thought an operator bad any more right to order a miner to load a cer tain number of cats daily than bad a miner to tell au operator be would load only a certain number. Chairman Gray answered fccgatlvely. but said cn niiner has no right to restrict the t 'Jln hours of another. . uru, inquire ir. narrow, "nas one company, because It Is blgser and wronger, the rlkbt to tell another tom- pany it shall do a certain thing?" ' Chairman Gray thought nou I A,lmey uicason. for tbe compatil fetatei that during lf01. and ap to the time of the strike In 1SKC. the output of coal was restricted by concerted action. The strike was known to be at band and the operators made ery effort possible to store as much coal a possible. The operators, be said, are anxious to keep tbt market pricea down by securing au adequate supply for the demand and also for res"rve. All of tho witnesses called today were examined by count for th min ers with a view of eliciting informa tion concerning the alleged restriction of coal production. 1 r n "m7 ,aiCR " mT I "ic.nmona. a.. upe a Icrorfl j City, Va., special, says: A few days ago three black bears attacked the children of a mountaineer named Par ker, living on tbe road from Mone to Arcalia, on the James river, and killed I end ate his two-year-old child. Par - . - . her's three children were playing In the edge of the woods only a few bun c'rfd yards from the house when the bears made their appearance. The ani mals were very told, and the two older children ran to the notice, forget fol of the baby. Tbe father and mother rush ed to save the little one, but the bears had torn the head from the to1y of the child and were devouring It. lu ring the winter black ban haTe leen very troublesome In the mountains and have preyed on hogs and cattle to audi an extent that owners have ben forcM to keep their stock housed. Two Killed By Train. Savannah, Ga.. Fpeeial. Harry Ran dors and Miss Lily Rushing were In stantly killed at a railroad crossing by a Seaboard Air Line passenger train, rear Savannah. They were in a buggy with Miss Rushlngs brother and bis wife, both of whom miraculously e eaped uninjured. A bluff obscures the i all way track at the crossing and the y-arty drove cn the track before they were aware of the approach of a train. Sanders' son and Miss Rushing were to have been married In a few weeks. Tha young woman's body was horribly mangled. flonuroentto Oonzals. ': Colombia, 8. C Special. la tit banks of Columbia Hit eek subscrip tion list weTe opened to rafre a fnnd for the erectica' of s icontjmenl to 2f. IG. Gonzales, lata editor cf The State. Ore thcusasd dollars tras subscribed duriz.- th aoralas and it is believed ti3 fail vm reaca 15.000 telore ti,o esd cf the week. Al! Gs-'.zuiia basis are authorized to receive snbscriptJoas.. Eight Americans Killed. Cans sea. Mexico, Special. The Ta enia have attacked the town of San' Marcial. the mining centre of the Stale, and almo3t taken poessicn of It. The defenders of San Marcial against tbt Yaquis Included mors than 20 Am erf- tana, eight of whom were killed. &xonc them Mr. McAllister, formerly super intendent of the Puerto CI to mine, of this place; Frank Pendleton, formerly foreman of the same mine, and Ed Shutt, and George CarrolL It is stated there were a number of Americans on the aids of tne Yaqnls. " - - . - - - .-