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LEGISLATURE Procedings of the State SenUe and House - Yesterday THE BOND ISSUE The Senate Went Into Committee oj the Whole on the Revenue Bill II Was Made a Special Order for Mon day The Senate and House Met ii Joint Session to Choose Trustees o the State University Mr. Sheril Was Ile-Elected as State Siberian The Bill to Allow a. Vote on thj Removal of Robeson's Court Hons! Passed Second Reading The Hons . Finance Committee Will Take U the Bond Issue Monday. I (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, February 28.- -BI s were introduced in the senate as fa- lows: By Gilliam, to incorporate Edgecombe county. By Blow, to create a stock law in parts of Pitt. By Richardson, to incorporate Bank of Harnett. the By Brown, to incorporate the South- port and Northeastern railway. To incorporate the Aulander High school. There was a discussion on the bill to allow the people of Robeson county to vote on the question of moving the court house from Lumberton to Pem- broke. An amendment was sent in postponing, the election for one year, that is until August 19th. McBryde, Webb and Baldwin said that this elec tion was not held this year an on! year. fflt. 1 - 1 A, ' A. a t jLiiis was wsi; wane wimarew nis amendmentrMarshall offered" -an amendment making the election at the same time as the general election. 'This was lost. The bill passed 20 to 14 on the second reading, several senators voting for it who are understood to oppose it. Bills passed as follows. To establish a stock law territory in certain parts of Bertie. To amend the law regarding graded schools, at Mt. Oilve. ize a bond issue. To provide for a graded school at Williams ton. To authorize Smlthfleld to issue bonds, To charter the Savings Bank and Trust Company, of Elizabeth City. The senate went into committee of the whole on the revenue bill. London explained some of the changes in. the law; the bill was made special orde for next Monday at noon. The House. Sills introduced in the house as fol lows: To protect fish in Columbus. To extend the stock law in Richmond. To prevent public drunkenness U. Cabarras. To secure the taking of agricultural statistics. ... To provide for circulating libraries for public schools. To tax dealers in coco-cola. To protect partridges in . Sampson. To protect fish in Beaufort county. To prohibit hunting in Wayne coun ty, without the consent of the land Owner. To provide the registration of trade marks and, labels. Bills passed as follows: To prevent overcharge in freight and demurrage, and delay in handling cars. " f , To regulate the sale, inspection and branding of all cotton seed meal, with a tax upon it of 20 cents per ton. Mc Neill, of Scotland opposed this bill, de claring that it discriminated against the farmers "Daughteridge. White. Whitaker and Scott all farmers declar ed there was no discrimination. 'McRae introduced a bill to charter the Merchants Railway. Daughteridge introduced a bill to In corporate the town of Anderson, in Edgecombe. Election of University Trustees. The senate and house met in joint session to , elect the trustees of the State University, and chose the follow ing: Madison J. Hawkins of Warren, E. "M: Armfield of Guilford, Victor S. Bryant of Durham, C. T. Baily of Wake, W. H. S. Burgwyn of Halifax, R. B. rrortr rf Pa erm ntnnlr - TnVin TV . firo. ham 4of Orange, Charles W. Worth of New Hanover, F. G. James of Pitt, R. B. Redwine of Union, R. A. Johnson of Richmond, J. O. Atkinson of Alamance, Walter Murphy of Rowan, Fred Carr of Green, Perrin Busbee of Wake, Charles McNamee of Buncombe, Lee T. Mann of Gaston, George Rountree of New? Hanover, Z. V. Walzer of David son F.D. Winston of Bertie, Owen H. Guion bf Craven, William R. Kenan of New Hanover, J. Alien Holt of Guilford, A. H.- Galloway , of Rockinirham- A. W. Graham of Granville, Thomas S. Rollins of Madison, Daniel Hudgins of Mc Dowell, George G: Stephens of Mecklen "bunr., ' ' , IX. O. Gherill nras re-electe,d as state A .5. .' -. i 1 urin Ln the Joint session ad- A V journed. ! Removal ' of Robeson's County Seat. Editor NcKezie, of The aiaxtoa Scottish Chief, wis here today looking after the (bill allowing th peop!e of Robeson tl vole on the removal of the court houe. He says he fears, the bill will be defeated, as a number of the legislator! show prejudice against leav ing the tiatter . to a popular vote, for that reafon tlat they fear an election will irrigate, the democrats, f GOO,OO0 Bond Issue Would Not he J j too Lnrgre. Representative Guion was interview ed abot tjie bond issue and what the approrriaton committee were going to do about ih&t matter. He said it was quite evident that four hundred " thou- sand' dollars, bond issue, as provided by theyoill introduced in the house will not produce enough revenue, and that if ft Is not Increased there will be a shortage of $119,000 in the support and maintenance of state institutions. Of course tne governor ana some oi me states leading men have felt all the while that the issue should not be less than $500,000 and that $6C0,C00 would not be too much. Chairman Doughton of the house fi nance committee says it will on Mon-i day take up the bond bill, having wa t ed until the revenue bill had passed one branch of the legislature in order to ascertain the policy of the state as to revenue. Dughton feels very sure there will be sufficient bond issue to pay the deficit, which including $100,000 for pub lic schools amounts to $419,000. Appropriation for Pnhlic Schools. The committees on education he!d a joint session to consider the matter of citato annrnnHotinn' trt thA nilHVfi school, having before it two Dins, one by Senator White, another by Repre sentative Smith. State Superintendent Joyner. prepared a bill which was ac cepted (as a substitute for these bills. It appropriates $100,000 to be apportion ed per capita, and $100,000 to be given to bring- te school term to four months. Where fechools receive money from a special tax, this 'amount will not be counted in the estimate of the amount raised it the county. ! There wis also a discussion before this coirmiitee of the bill by Represen tative Newland to establish a teachers retraining school for seven counties in Northvestern North Carolina, In cluding Clld well, Watauga and others, The Appropriations Committee. The appropriations committee is now the bijrgtst one of them all and all hands an afraid of it. Of course all possible pfluences" are brought to bear to induc this committee to be liberal, but one jf Its members said this after noon Itsiplan was to cut down every appropriation. For example it cut off seven thusand dollars of the amount for nextyears maintenance for the Western hospital for the insane, and cut off l per cent, this year and next year for what was asked for the Ra leigh hosiltal. r it reduced the appro priation br the Goldsboro hospital to $58,000. & course what ever "it does is subject to change, even at the last mo ment. There as a discussion before the house judciary committee of the bill making tfja misdemeanor to carry pis tols underp Inches long, and weighing less than taree pounds, and also Impos ing a heay tax on pistol sellers, but no conclusbn was reached by the com mitter The Peopli to Vote on the Carnegie j Library. Morton his introduced a bill allowing the Wilm ngton aldermen if they choose to submit to a vote of the people the questjoi of the acceptance -or re jection of tie Carnegie library. There is a disagreement between Mor ton and his senator as to the latter's amendment to Wilmington's charter bill, striking out the 3rd .section and there will bea conference on this mat ter Monday. WRECK ON N. Y. CENTRAL t The Southwestern Limited Crashes Into a Caboose at the East Syra cuse Yards. Syracuse, N. Y., w February -28. The Southwestern limited on the New York Central west bound was wrecked at the east Syracuse yards tonight. The killed were: Charles Babrtock. conductor. J. E. Keeler, brakeman. J D. Gourley, brakeman. Three other train men were severely injured. All were from Albany They were1 asleep In a caboose which was detach ed upon a track. Freight c?rs on the same track being shifted, struck th 3 ca boose which jumped the switch and slid along another track, roiling across the west .bound passenger track. Here the Southwestern at full speed struck It. The engine toppled over, crushing the car and killing. the men inside. - The engineer and fireman- "stuck to their posts and were rescued from the wreck The porter in his buffet car had his left hand torn off. A number of passengers were shaken up and bruised but none severely hurt. D. E- Yates of Savannah Asphyxiated in Philadelphia Hotel. Philadelphia, February 28. D. E. Yates, 42 years old, of Savannah was asphyxiated In his room at a hotel liere. The coroner will determine whether the case is one of accident or suicide. Yates was a travelling horse dealer. He 'registered at the hotel last Wednesday. Thursday night he retir ed early and was not neen again until, the odor of escaping gas attracted the porters attention' to his room.; He had been dead some time when discovered and the gas was turned on ; full force. A letter of recommendation from G. Emerson, of Savannah,, was found among" his possessions. ; " ; " - TOE 'END NEAR Only a Few Days More of This Session of Congress THE WORK DONE Anions the Important Measures Passed During the 'Session of Con gress Was One Creating the De partment of Commerce and Labor, and the Passage of the Anti-Rebate " Law Several Anti-Trust Provis ions Were Enacted The Tariff on Coal Was Removed Legislation of Importance to the Army and Navy Has Been Enacted, and Measures of Great Benefit to the Philippines Have Been Passed. Washington. February 28 The -cvork of this session of congress, the closing of which marks the expiration of the 57th congress, is practically at an end. except for the passage of the appio priation bills now pending, and these are in the final stages. A limited nu?n ber of other measures may be passsed during the last hours, but 1 he number will be very small. A summary of the legislation enacted during the two sessions mkes an in teresting showing. The 57th has been a busy congress-, and important results have obtained. ij. Among the acts of this sessJ lis that creating the department of commerce and labor, and adding another cabinet officer to the president's official family. The bill creating this department con tains provisions for investigating cor portr.tions. -: Another important piece of legislation enacted at this session is the anti-rebate act, commonly known as the kins law. Another billwas passed which, c-n-ablea-the attorney general - to -expditlf suits brought under the Sherman anti trust law and incorporated in the leg-i Islative, executive and Judicial appro priation act is a provision which i.iaces at the immediate disposal of the attor ney general, the sum of $500,000 to let ter equipment for the enforcement of the anti-trust laws now existing. A further provision is made in the general deficiency bill for two assistants tr the attorney general and additional clerks. The house also passed tho Littlerield anti-trust bill which contained a pub licity feature as well as an anti-rebate clause. The bill failed of passage in the senate. One of the first acts of this session was the removal of the tariff on coal of all kinds coming from any foreign country. Legislation of importance to the army and navy was enacted A general staff corps has been provided for the United States army, the duties of which are to prepare .plans for the defense of the country "and for the mobilization of the armies of the United State?! in times of war, as well as to render pro fessional aid to the secretary of vjar and the general officers of the arnjy. The militia bill, Introduced by Repre sentative Dick, of Ohio, and whfch passed the house during the first fis sion, passed the senate during this ses sion and has become a law. This fsct provides for the general organization of the militia of the United States aid makes It available, when its services may be required by the government. ) The naval appropriation bill wli'.h has passed both houses provides for a materfal increase in the personnel kt the navy to meet the growing demands for officers and men; also for an in crease in the number of warships. j Measures of great importance to the Philippines have been adopted at this session. An appropriation of $3,000,000 was made to relieve the distress and suffering caused by the ravages of d?s ease among the water buffalo in the islands, upon - which" the natives are al most wholly dependent in the pursiilt of agriculture and distress resulting from the shortage of crops due to war and other causes. A currency, system has been provided for the Philippine islands. Another act promoted th ef ficiency of the Philippine constabulary and still another provided fcr extradi tion of criminals to and from the is lands. The house passed a bill to re duce the Philippine tariff, and. the sen ate has been urged by the president to complete that act. i The anarchy bill providing for tie protection of . the president has paspd both houses and conferees have agreed upon it. - Among the acts of the 57th congress which .were adopted at the first session are the following: Authorizing the construction of an isthmian canal, pro viding civil government for the Philip pines. providing revenue for the Philip pine islands, extending Chinese exclu sion laws, repeal of war taxfs. extend ing charters of national banks, creat ing a permanent census bureau, pro viding a system for the irrigation of the arid lands, providing n consular and diplomatic service for Cuba, . General Gordon Will Retire from t Iectnre Platform. Jackson, Miss.. February 28. General John B. Gordon,- commander-in-chif.f of the United Confederate "Veterans." who suffered a severe attack of acute indi gestion while en route, to this' city Thursday night, left today for Texas. It is reported that after General Gor don has filled this season's lecture en gagements, he 'retire from the plat form. , ' ALDRICH BILL Debated at Length in the Senate But no Vote Taken DELAY IN HOUSE The Senate Passed the Fortifications Appropriation "Bill and the Bouse . Immigration Bill The Greater Part of . the Day Was Tali en Up With a General Discussion of the Aldrlch Bond Deposit Bill The Democrats Stuck to Their Filibuster Pro gramme in the House and Delayed all Business The Omnibus Public Building: Bill Was Passed Several Measures Sent to Committee and Other Reports Adopted. Washington, February 28. - -The sen ate today passed the fortifications ap propriation bill and the house immi gration bill with amendments. The general deficiency bill, the last of the appropriation measures to - be consid ered was reported from committee. The greater part of the day was given uo to the consideration of the Aldrich bond deposit bill, which was debated at length, but upon which a vote was not reached. While the bill was under discussion Mr. Aldrich said that the ie publican party would undertake a te duction of the revenues a the next session of congress, providad there was a surplus. The senate agreed to take up the Aldrich bill by a vote of 42 to 18. The vote displaced the statehood bill as the unfinished business. Mr. Berry, of Arkansas, opposed the Aldrich bill on the ground that it ex tends and enlarges the powers of the' secretary of the treasury An amendment was offered by Mr. Clay,'- Of Georgia, requiring thesere- tary of the treasury so far as practica ble to fairly distribute the deposits authorized. Mr. Turner said the bill proposed the grossest puece of favoritism to a class in this country who already have been too highly favored by laws which nave been enacted. It was the old rub- treasury scheme, he said, of the old populist party, except that the bene ficiaries under it are the national banks and not the farmers. The pop ulist measure had been laughed to scorn and this would share the sa'ne fate. Mr. Hoar criticised the bill as con taining no protection against favoiit ism and advocated the adoption of Mr. Clay's amendment. . " Mr. Berry then moored to displace the Aldrich bill with the anti-trust bill, but the motion was defeated by a party vote except that Senators Hoar, Nel son and Mason voted in the affinitive with the democrats. The vote stood 30 to 41. Consideration of the Alrlch bill then was resumed. Mr. Bailey said, he in tended to vote for the bill, sying that his course would be accentuated by his aversion to the accummulation of money in the treasury. He explained that he was not only opposed to Keep ing the surplus in the banks, but against a system of taxation that would make a surplus. As, however, he could not have his way about the accummu lation he was willing to unite with sen ators in taking the next lst course, which was to distribute the money al ready collected. '- Mr. t Blackburn, of Kentucky, op posed the bill. He said that under its provisions the banker could take money from the treasury vaults by paying 1 per cent, upon It and then loan it out at a rate of interest "known only to. the banker and the Lord." He was, he said, opposed to national banks, upon principle and he considered .this bill as merely an enlargement of the functions of the national bank. "Coming to M r. Morgan as an illustration" said Mr. Blackburn "would he not-find himself in possession of such collateral as would enable him to draw out some of the surplus?" , Mr., Aldrich "I do not know." Mr. Blackburn "Has he any such security now?" Mr. Aldrich "I again answer that I do not know." Mr. Blackburn "Nor do I but I pus pect he- has.' Mr. Aldrich stated that Mr. Morgan could not get the government money from the treasury unless he could sup ply the jkind of security demanded by the terms of the bill. Mr. Blackburn gave notice of his in tention to off er the Littlefield antl-trast bill as an amendment to the pending bill. Mr. Teller also said that the revenues should be reduced whereupon Mr. AJd- j rich asked the Colorado senator if he j would co-operate with the republican side of the chamber at the next session in reducing the revenues, "which, he added, "we shall certainly undertake i to do, provided there is a surplus.' j Mr. Teller replied that he would te Tound willing to lend his aid In the di rection Indicated and said that he be lieved . the democrats would all be found of one mind in that respect. , The bill then was temporarily Jald aside and the conference report on the District of Columbia: appropriation tm was agreed to. ," , : . The Immigration bill was then taken and - passed, with an amendment of fered by Mr. Bacon; excluding anar chists? :. . ' The Eenate, tcok a reeens until 11 o'clock tomorrow when a session will be nld for the purpose of delivering eulo gies upon deceased members of the house. House of Representative. The democrats stuck to Ihelr'fiUbun terlng programme In the Truse tody and even under the operation ot the special rules adopted yesterday, tbo majority's progress with approprtai ioji bills and conference reports was ex ceedingly slow and laborious. The democrats forced a roll cail on evvry proposition and compelled the reading In extene of everything nrwentcd. Kvery parliamentary expedient was seized to delay matters and nt the tnd of a session of over nine hours the house, - completely worn out. at 05 o'clock tonight took a recess until noon tomorrow (Sunday). There was no sism of democrats abating their oppo sition. The reading clerics tonight were exhausted by the long strain of trying to make themselves nrard Above the ceaseless din and contusion on the floor. There were fifteen roil calls and two calls of the houe. Th- feature of rthe day was the passage of the senate omnibus public building b'll with house amendments which lattr In creased the total carried bv the b'll to over $6,000,000. The leader who op poped the bill did not attempt to de feat It and it was passed 2C-2f under suspension of the rules. Mr. Mann republican of IK'noIs, look occasion during the debate noon It to charge "collusion" between the archi tect and the contractor of the Chicago public building. Mr. Gaines, democrat of Tennessee, during the discussion of a conterence report bitterly arraipmed n authori ties for selling the "sacred relics" of the White Housp, including, he said, a side board which had been presented to Mrs. Hayes by the W. C. T. U. end which, he said, was now reposing in a Washington brewery. The men who secured the side board, Mr. Uiities said, had secured other sacred relics told as junk and intended to fit up a "White House saloon," at the St. L uis exposition. Mr. Gaines said that other valuable momentos of othr days in eluding a mirror presented by Count Rochambau, and bronzes presented by General Patterson to President Jack son had been sold as Junk. Mr. Grosvenor. republican of Ohio. denied these charges, saying that noth ing but "second hand furniture," had been Fold. "When Madison was president," in terrupted Mr. Cannonr "ft Is relatfd that the washing was hung in the oast room my God," he ejaculated with mock gravity "what has become of tiie clothes line." Amid the peals of laugh ter this evoked the debate ctased. The net result of the.day's session was the sending to conference of the naval and fortifications appropriation bills, the adoption of the conference reports on the railroad "safety apppllance bill and the military academy apprecia tion bill, the passage of the omnibus public building and the bill to settle the account of officers during the Span ish war period and the adoption of the senate amendment to two other com paratively unimportant measures. THE BURDICK MURDER Police Have Discovered Several Clues No Arrests Made. Buffalo. N. T.. February 28. Mrs. Burdick. the widow of Edward L. Bur dick, who was murdered at his home Thursday night, arrived here today from Atlantic City. The police have found the hackman who drove an as yet unidentified man to within a few doors of the Burdick residence about midnight on Thursday night. They re gard this as a valuable clue. Another clue in the hands of the authorities Is a tuft of hair which was found on the person of Mr. Burdick. It is not of his hair, but whether belonging to a man or woman the police do not say. It is of a color and texture that will be easy to match with the hair from which ft was torn. In the room in which the murdered man was found the police also found a paper which had been sent to Mr. Burdick by a Cleveland woman, containing a story of the granting of a divorce from her husband. The police learned that the woman was In Cleve land Thursday night and that her form er husband Is working in New Tork or some other eastern city. It was learned today that Mr. Bur dick. whose business took him on fre quent trips out of the city, had been shadowed for sometime when out of town. This system of espionage, he had said, had been In effect for some time, and the inference Is that It, was to ob tain evidence, if possible, for counter charges . in the divorce proceedings which had been begun by Mrs. Burdick. The autopsy revealed that there were at least eleven wounds on the head, five of which were sq serious that any one would have been sufficient to cause death and that they had been in flicted by some blunt instrument. The location of the wounds indicated that the victim was In ; a reclining position when the blows were delivered or that most of them had been delivered after he had been knocked down. Consider able force, had been used, but the doc tors did not pretend to claim that the force used was greater than might have been exerted by a s trbng woman . 1 1 was evident that the murderer was In a great state of passion, amounting to frenzy, as the skull had been broken to a pulp in one place and many blows had been struck. To Protect tlie Plazas. A bill has been forwarded to Raleigh for passage by the general assembly for the protection of the plazas run ning through the middle of the streets of the city. It makes it a. misde meanor, punishable with a fine of $20. for any one to willingly or wantonly pluck or destroy any flower, plant or shrubbery planted and growing on the plazas or, adjacent to the, side walks Irj the street of Wilmington': . , . " rilany ; of the : citizens " have . "taken pains to beautify the plazas in front of their residences, and people ruth lessly walk across them ;and in many Instances flowers are pulled and the shrubbery injured, The ,obJect of the bill 13 to prevent this vancLallrm. I FATAL WRECI Near Lenoir City. Tenn.. By Spreading Rails LIST OF DEAD Besides Three Killed Many Were In jured, Some of Whom Will Die The Wreck Occurred on the Southern Tracks and the Train Pinnated Down a Steep Embankment Th Wreck Was Caused by Two Land Slides and Occurred at a Most Un- fortnnate Place The Cincinnati Southern Was Traveling Behind the Ill-Fated Train The Past Cht. casro and Florida Limited Ilad Just Passed, the Place. Knoxvllle, Tenn., February 28. The fast passenger train from Chattanooga, to Salisbury, leaving Chattanooga at 11:45 last night, was wrecked about three and one-half miles west of j Le noir City, Tenn., this morning about 2 spreading of rails. Three deaths are reported so far, and twenty-five peo " pie were injured. The dead are: John Bibb, of Knoxvllle, .engineer. A. Q. Tucker, Newport, mail clerk. Alfred Best. Knoxvllle, colored por ter. ine injured: r. a. Tompkins, express messenger. Bristol. Tenn.. shoulder and neck bruised: O. M. Betty, Knox vllle. mall clerk, arm and wrist bruls-N ed: W. T. Klutz. Knoxvllle, baggage master, back Injured; W. S. Overton. . Knoxvllle, conductor; Thomas Mills, Knoxvllle. colored fireman, both lst,' broken. , The following passengers were ln Jured: J. T. Palcett, Chattanooga, Tenn., shoulder bruised and right leer broken; E. ...WanlsojRorYille, ; Tenn. arm broken and head bruised; P. H. Guyce, Fletcher. N. C. back and shoulder and head injured; Mrs. P.1.IX. Guyce, Fletcher, N. C, back and head : Injured; W. B. Holt, Lyonadas, Tenm, " chest badlv bruised and Iniured fntrrw,.- m -w v nally; II. O. Toms, Columbus, 0.,.s shoulder and arm injured; Mrs. H. O. Toms, injured internally; Mrs. M. Led Rogers ville, Tenn., head hurt and in ternal injuries; two children of Mrs. ? Lee, one of whom may die; Mrs.. Sarah Emerson, Rogersville, Tenn., spine in jured, will die; L. A. Hughes, Lone Mountain. Tenn.; J. B. Troppolln, New: York, internally injured; J. A. Kelly, Alexandria, head hurt; Sam L. Kelly, Alexandria, Va., head and' - chest . In- . jured; F. T. Fisher. Knoxvllle, head bruised; William Whitehead, Marys- ville, Tenn., both hands and head , In jured; J. W. Toohey, Greenville, N'C, leg broken; R. P. Harsh, -Moskogee, L t near ana ngnt nana injureai n. Sargent, New Orleans, slightly Injured. - rr . a t m ' ine wrecK uccurreu on me iititivo ui the Southern railway Thef train plung-f ed down a steep embankment. The lo comotive went within thirty feet of the Tennessee river. Four of the coaches were telescoped and partially piled upon the engine. Three coaches were burned outright. The Cincinnati Southern train, from Chattanooga to ntncinnatl was t ravelin er behind the Ill- fated train. It having to come by way of Knoxvllle on account of damage to tracks of the Cincinnati Southern be tween Chattanooga and - Harrlman last IlljgllL. Ilia tl txiu v xa anaikiut, v.v-u at Loudon, when It was advised of tbe wreck. The engine of the Cincinnati Southern train ran up to the scene of the wreck and by pulling two of the rear sleepers back on the track and away from: the wreckage, succeeded In saving them from destruction by fire. The wrecking train, with physicians and railroad officials left this city im mediately after the wreck was report ed. .. - -I It is stated that the wreck wajs caus ed by two land slides. In the first, It Is thought a big boulder came down thj side of a bluff and fell upon the trad:. These land slides spread the track and when the locomotive struck the bould er. It was thrown from the 'ties 5 and . down the embankment. Several coacne3 followed. The scene of the , wreck la between Loudon anj Lenoir City. Tenn., where the railroad parallels the Tennessee river for a considerable di3- The construction of the road at this point was very difficult engineering, and it is the most unfortunate place for Just before Engineer Bibb died, a physician endeavored to have him drink a little whiskey. In the hope of extending his life as long as possible. The engineer refused It, i saying: "I Tiave never touched it,' and don't ? ex pect to begin to drink it now.! Con tinuing he said:-1 "I. am going to die so go and p look after the women and children in the coaches." He expired a few minutes later. - . r- " The Chicago and Florida limited of the Cincinnati Southern road, one cf the finest trains In the country run ning from Jacksonville to Clnca?ro, was put a short time - ahead of the wrecked - train. The iChieago . flyer, which " left Chattanooga ahead cf Blbbs train was compelled to run . to Harrlman by way of Knoxvllle, in stead of over its own line for the rea son stated above. Had this train beea wrecked the loss of life might - have been very much greater, as if aiwa- -carries a Ions: list of passengers f,i runs czi a very, fast -schedule. -
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