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. ?T-f "CS -rx :vyf . . X XT II V U V- I VII I Vr. I I DAILY : r -: Vol I.-No- 52' RALEIGH, N. C. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 11. 1897. t0 a Year, ft Cpu a Copy. TrfE TRIBUNE ,1.8 REPUBLICAN, BUT IT IS Trie PEOPLG'S PAPSR; i in ran By (the Bishops of the A. JH.IE. Church South. IMPH OF THE BOOKMAKER'S " ART 0RTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS AT THE CAPITOL. . KA. Oudger. Thos. Purnell, Sena citnn nrTlifo7ldentit Is known. Mission. Eastern Judgeship, Alar shal Western District. d v Th- Tribune. sir.ct.rj. L. C. March 10. The .... ri tinjr feature of today s rune r. a at th- White House. It Is the book r'r. whith h tHk the oath of office. Vil ti." Kift f the African Metho- ,IA I'.; :.- "l al church. The presenta t n c::.v.Aiu.- consisted of Bishop Ar ri f c hi. Uishop Grant of New Y.rk. r.:.h n Derrick of Pennsylvania. rh Han'ly of Maryland and Bishop vl :,r f South Carolina. There were a jrnt th-? following prominent r. .i j-H.j.ie: llev. J. A. Johnson, r.:r-f "I;trai. District of Columbia; Dr. I. k u. luitinvre; Dr. -Moore ana v ! : -inc. li-trkt of Columbia; I'ror. Keai t liirtr Review; Dr. Henderson, rt::.ii :jSna: i:v. Mr. Morris, Calti :; r : lv. Dr. Iake, North Carolina; K-v. r. M. r.irkott. District of Colum K. v. J. If. Hamilton. Ohio; Rev. r- trv o K. iiv. Xorth Carolina; Dr. L. V.'. :.ivircsi..n. Key West. Fla.; P. W. Mir... T-nn-5see; J. C. Napier fiind .;f.. T-nT:'; II.. C. Smith, Ohio; Mr. an l Mrs. J. T. Sattles, Tennessee. Th- r..5 I- is a masterpiece of the book rak r"s art. The paper upon which the . ;- is j rint-l was made at an Ohio 5 1;. r The plates were made by iV . V..-t. rn Methodist Publishing h u- anJ are unsurpassed for clear an l Leauty of style. The binding a th finest and most expensive rr praia nnrixco, dark blue in color, a!i'.l. It has very little ornamenta t: n n the cover, except a fine line of x M arotir.tl the outer edge, and the r ! 1 i late in the center, upon which i er.rravf.l the following inscription: 'V;::i.rn McKinley, President of the r.;l States of America, Inaugurated Mar. h i. IK1." i The elc s are red under gold, with r ur j corners. The linings ol white r.: anti jue striped satin and silk. Ir.si.j the front and back covers are auuful panels inlaid with dark blue Turkey morocco known as "bishop's I irrv-. finihe in gold. The center of the ranrls is of white satin. On this vitia i.-ntvr in the front panel is print- 1 the f"!!owins Inscription of presen t: n: 'Trepented to His Excellency "vVi::am McKinley by the bishops of African Methodist Episcopal -J' h n i.. half of eight, millions of rv !-:--.! Air.ericans. as a token of th-'-ir htch appreciation of his love foi h ! iar.it i. n of, independence, hlh ,!'v, t',-: t. the constitution as amend 1 h:s fi lelity and bravery In defend r.e the honor of his flag, his loyalty to th t n commandments and golden rule r'"l his advocacy of- protection to Arr.. rican industries "and men." Thb I'iMe in inclosed In a black walnut J- x l-un-l on all sides by gold-plated ir. is t.f scroll design and finished in a Ph iuno polish with gold plated h:r.j:.s. ornaments and lock. The wood nv.ra which this case was made was iue.i fmm the tree about sixty-five ars c and is a fine specimen of 'revr.e county black walnut, which orumally used In one of Xenia'a 't anks as a counter too. Ani.nS the prominent North Caro- ''a l.rub!iMn arHvala roc1atri1 to !y at Hotel Jefferson are H.- A. 'J-tr. arrhcant for the Brazilian "-..i-m: Mr. Thomas Purnell, appli ar-t for the Judgeship for the eastern amrkt, and State Senator Bailey, ap- ffW for marshal of the western dis trict. -J- M. Moody and wife are at the -tropcUtan. Amor.? the expected arrivals are l-ut. Gov. Reynolds and State Chair man H,. 1 ton. Ir. and Mrs. Frees and family are at CI Haywood returns tomorrow ' "i ff h t Disable Cruiser. Washington. D. C. March 10. Secre -" f the navy Long wired this :,l',rT ir to Capt. Sands of the cruiser "ur.:t,ia, at Hampton Roads, Va.. to r :vd to Hatteras with all dispatch a-ist the monitor Puritan, which is " rtcd disable nnr Ca np Tf Atteras. j J'uritan is lying south of Hatteras living station, supposedly with her "-'hinery disabled. She put Into uthp.rt, N. C. on Thursday last for Iter from the heavy weather and it . 3 innuShts.at the Navy department ;it fhe started from Southport to lork yesterday. Puritan Disabled. "asnmgton. D. C. March 10. Th' -flowing dispatch In regard to the dis- monitor Puritan. "Hatteras Cove. N. C. 1 p. m. Puri--an engine disabled. We may run short me. but have convoy ready to tow. 'e "weathered the gale admirably. (feigned) . BARTLi;TT , ' . . "Commanding Officer." TRAIN HELD UP in the Usual Way. and $3,000 Secured t-rom tne sale. Birmingham. Ala.. March 10. Sheriff v.oiifii ana posse, wno left here at 2 a. m. to pursue robbers who held ud Ajuiavuie ana XNasnvnie train No. 4 near Calera last night, are close after tne gang in the woods of Shelby county anu news or. ineir capture Is expected. Further developments show that two or tne robbers carrying rifles boarded the engine as it pulled out of Calera and ordered the. train stopped at the natci i en in. iwo mnes xsortn, wnere rour otner men were in waiting. All the men were masked and armed with rifles and pistols. The bandits attempt ed to cut off the express car from the remainder of the train, but failed: then they ordered the express car oMned. rri a. . , . - Aiiey mreaienea to aynamite the car, and they carried thirty sticks of dvna mite in a Dag. The order was obeyed by Messenger Gordon, and the safe was robbed. The amount taken is believed to be about $3,000. The money packages were placed in a bag which had con tained dynamite, the latter being left bes'de the track, and the gang took to the woods. It is believed that their Petition for Pardon. jrankrort, Ky., March 10. T. J. Crawford, of Newport, attorney for ocoii jatwon, mis morning presented C 4 T 1 , . .1 ictuiry uis unci ana pen- uon ior me paraon or nis client. The papers-are a root tnick, and It will take me governor two aays io go ver tnem. THE SUPPLY OF CORN ON HAND UNPRECE DENTED. Wheat Reserve In the Farmers' Hands 20 Per Cent, of Crop A Good Showing on the Part of Farmers. i . Washington, D. C, March 10. The crop report of" the department of ag culture, based on returns from three Independent sets of regular corre spondents, added to several thousand from mills and elevators, all carefully romhinpd and. welehed. relates orinci. nallv to th distribution of urlneinal - ' I e-r.ilns th Rtnnk rpmalnln? on farms and the proportions of mfirchantablo and unmerchantable. All grain In the handu nf farmpts. InrlnrHncr amounts oinJr,- r- fmm nrpvinifivpars U are Included in the estimates given. The corn on hand, as estimated, ag gregates 1,164,000,000 bushels, or 61 per cent of the last crop, against 1,072,000,- 000 In March," 1896. Both the proportion VW 111 ilUt V il .J V V 11 and the quantity in the original hands at this date are unprecedented al- though closely approached last year and In March, 1S90. Correspondents report large stocks in cribs, particularly In I the prairie -states, awaiting better V tro. - i rnt, caM fmm far-ma tr ty,. I beyond county lines -1.3.000.000 hl els. or 27.3 per cent of the crop. The v u. o "Zl "IV or M.O J)ll -CIU' I The wheat reserves in farmers' hands .mnn tn on ft nor ront nf thp rrnn or (. i. nninof loinnnnnn :VT,.. V;r"V "ArXL .rr; uus"e,s ZI'oo m7n71vP per. cent is reported as coming over from previous crops. The proportion of wheat sold outside the Country Is 51.7 per cent. Of oats there are 313,000.000 bushels, or 44.2 per cent of the 1S96 crop, yet in farmers hands. Proportion shipped beyond county lines. 27 per cent. Spanish Occupation Hinted at. Madrid, March 10. A dispatch from Manlla, the capital of the Philllplne Islands, to tne imparciai, says mat me o.iunv.vu - and that it will be necessary for Span ish troops to occupy the entire island in order to completely crush the rebel lion. The rebels are becoming bolder and more vigorous in their action and the approaching, rainy season" will still further hamper the operations or the troops. Gen. Polavleja the governor ot the Phillplne Islands will shortly re turn to Spain, his. health having be come impaired and his ailments greatly aggravated by the care and worriment of his being hampered in nis opera tions by the government. It is feared at Manila that the war in, the Phllli- pine islands is worse than that in Cuba. Sugar Schedule. Washington. D. C. March ID. The suirar schedule was finished today by the Republican members of the Ways nnd Mpans Committee. Tne conclu sions reached were foreshadowed in the Southern Associated Press dis patch of last night. The differential duty was placed at of a cent a pound. A countervailing duty against bounty-paying countries was fixed so as to equalize the net amount of the bounty that is to say, the exact amount of the bounty less any Internal revenue tax levied. The woolen schedule was taken up at the afternoon and evening sessions and several tentative rates adopted, but another session will be necessary before the schedule is cornpleted. Arrested for Murder. Special to The Tribune. Winston. N. C, March 10. Three-I women of questionable character were arrested here today charged with in fanticide. There is trong ground for the suspicion that they are guilty of the murder of the baby which was found In a well in East Salem last Saturday. , Weather Bulletin. Washington, D. C, March 10. 8 p. m. For Virginia Fair; no change in temperature; northerly winds, becom ing variable. North and South Carolina Fair, pre ceded by local showers on the coast eaUy laih moTnlng;..cbof bitherl? winds. - - AH DEPARTMENT L Budget of News Political and Per- sonal. 10 fllSE THE FACriONS WILL THE DFMOr.DATC f ANTDni I w n vru THE SENATE ? The Perplexing Question of the .... - nour wood, of Kentucky, Pre- " sents His Credentials Idaho After a Slice of Wyoming. Washington, D. C, March 10. There was an unusually large attendance of senators at the nnpnin? of tnriav'Q M O -"""J " sion in the Senate. Ex-Senator Ran som or North Carolina, minister to Mexico, was on the floor and wm rnr. dial ly greeted by his former associ ates. The vice President laid before the Senate a communication from Gover nor Bradley of Kentucky setting forth that he had appointed Andrew T. "Wood or .Montgomery county, .Kentucky, as senator from that state to supply a va- cancy which had been created during the recess of the legislature that body not being in session the appointment to be In force until the next session of the legislature and until the election of a senator. The communication having been read a motion was made by Mr." Hoar that Mr. Wood be now admitted to take the oath. Mr. Gorman The cenator, of course, understands the question involved in this matter. I move, as a substitute, that the communication and creden- tails be referred to the committee bri privileges ana elections I..J1 i A. 9 noar-uiiuer yre&eni uircum stances I do not expect to antagonize "i BCntui uum ianu 1 Mr. Gorman's substitute was agreed to. and Mr. Woods credentials were referred to the committee on privileges and elections. '.. Mr. Hoar gave notice of two amend- ments to the rules, which were read - . - . . , They were both radical innovations uPn the Practice of the Senate for a century past The first, according to . x.., . 7 lon when lt desires after 'reasonable ic-li,l-Ti 1-ioH Wn under rnnci"p. vi coutu..v ..vv-. - XTti ZZUZX.it ""- "LT" a there should be a vote without further T-,r ond r mnilnn cTinnTH ll in or. , . . ' " C Z n Qi fcuul"6 journ or to take a recess The other was' in relation to calls of Senate, so that if a suggestion be . . n,m fha made of the absence of a quorum fhe presiding officer, instead of instantly ordering a call to be made, shall deter. mine the matter and report whether there is a quorum present or not. If there Is,- the business shall proceed and if not, the roll is to be called. The purpose of this proposed change was EIII ENDEAVOR released today. 0 the roll." mi Shoup (Republican, Idaho) pre- sented a memorial from tne legislature Ul lUttllU aoiuiig v . I nr i ci.to portions oi y Mr. Warren (Republican, Wyoming) referred to the memorial as an attempt I to have a portion or a gooa ana iertne state added to a somewhat dry ana ..n..nn.e. I Darren one, anu inuwakeu - tion to it "would be made In prope time. Thp Senate then proceeded to execu tive business, and at 12:40 adjourned without day. I The President today nomlnatea, ana the Senate confirmed, W. R- Jewell to be nostmaster at Danville, 111., to sue- ceed John Beard, -whos nommaticn was sent in during the previous aa- ministration and never confirmed. Durinsr the executive session or tne Senate today attention was called to thA fact that it having agreed to ad- lourn until 11:30 o'clock next Monday, nn narrfissinsr condition oi anairs would result should any nominations no Rnat on that day. Mr. McKinley has called an extraordinary session of the Fifty-nitn congress to convene on March 15 at noon. u na i e.QC.cn rr thP KPnata will end at noon that day. Any nomi-1 IlIYbeUL BUCUlM v t i -amirtA therefore have ?r?":::r""Zr7n tWtiJt hour LU ue cli Lcri& uj;uu m f 1 1 anil the President would would fall and. the President wouia have to send them in again during th f X - n r,rs "rr:Vht the a.uu L-fi ;ft oest mint, i uv X can7 I ana lorwarded it to the Spanish au dio, and this was done. The Senate thoritles. There has been considerable was this morning advised tnat mere would be no important nominations be fore next weefc Th AiflcsVnn boundary treaty was renorted from the committee. The Republican Senatorial Steering Committee met this morning in Sena tor Allison's room, but no action of any kind was taken. The members receivea their notices late and some did not ar rive until the conference was breaking un. While no member of the commit tee was able to offer a tangible solution n th -rlstinff difficulties in connection with the filling of the vacancies on the I Guatemala to be present at the open commtttees, it was the general Impres-1 ing of the international exposition as sioh that no combination having for its purpose the organization of the! Senate committees by the silver -vote could be made effective : Several mem - beraf Ahe iornmltteeTwhov -as'Undtvid-1 uals, have given this question the most painstaking consideration and have held numerous conferences with lead ers of both factions of the Democratic party and the bolting Republicans, have reached the conclusion that the differences between these elements are so great and the demands made so in capable of being complied, with, that it will be utterly impossible for the op position to the Republicans to con centrate upon any particular plan of action. For this reason members of the committee state that the status quo in the Senate will be maintained and that, ultimately, the vacancies will be filled with the Republicans retain ing the chairmanships,' although, ow ing to Populist representation on some of these committees, It will not be pos sible for the Republicans to fully con trol the action of some. Another meet ing of the steering committee will be held tomorrow. A- denial is made to published statements that a compro mise has been agreed to whereby the Republicans are to retain control until December, when the reerular session I convenes, &nd that at that time contest tor tne control or tne senate is to oe waged. I T'ViA TerY rrv t ctoorinc pnTTimitfoo held a short conference after the Sen ate adjourned today, but no result came of it. While the members of both steering committees are very non-committal, it is understood that an agreement will a be reached wherebv the Republicans will fill the vacancies in the committees caused by the retirement of the men who were appointed as Republicans, and that the Democrats will fill their vacancies. . Mr. Burrows of Michigan appears to he splpcted for the nlaoe of Mr. fihpr- man on the Finance Committee. This committee will be favorable to a tariff bill, put not necessarily a goia commit- tee. Senator Jones (silver. Nev.) will vote for a tariff bill without a free sil ver Republican attached, and will op pose putting on a rider if the free sil ver men attempt it" in committee Mr. Piatt of New York made a strong fight for the place on the Finance Com-, mittee, but his long absence from the Senate militated against him. Mr. Al lison will remain as chairman of the Committee ort Appropriations, with a good working majority behind him. With this condition of affairs in that committee neither Senators Teller nor Pettigrew will be disturbed. Senators. Tellers, Pettigrew and Can non, three of the bolting silver Republi cans, are quoted in dispatches in the morning papers as not having yet.during their visit to the White House, assured the President that they would not stand in the way of or object-to any tariff scheme, that might be suggested by the new administration. These Sen ators wish the. Southern Associated Press to say for them that they called upon Mr. McKinley simply to pay their respects and they add with emphasis that during the time they were in the - " - presence of the executive the subjects of tariff, silver and patronage were not mentioned or referred to it in the most maireci manner oy euner oi tne par HE RELEASE . OF 3C0VELL WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY PRIVATE INFLU ENCES. The Good Graces of the Government Re fused at Time of Arrest Scovell Once Expelled From Cuba. Washington, D. C, March 10. The State Department has received a cable message from Consul General Lee at Havana announcing that the New York correspondent. SvlvPstVr WpI It is learned that the release of Sco- vel by the Spanish authorities was se- cured through private representations, auu lLKJl- J application uy tne ,. ti i. i . united States Pithr thrnrh RpprMarv nt"'rKT' Soon af ter gcovel's arrest. Mr. Walter T v,. i , . Tnt, Xf-awoo . rT V.t,i J, vi. .1 WUCCCl, VUIU, 1113 attorneys, came to Washington tn n- 1Iclt the intervention of the Government in his behalf. Secretary Olnev de- clined to tVp nv etn in t.o mottr for the reason that Scovel had once been expelled from Cuba and iad re- turned to the island in violation of his parole, under a false name and a false passport. Mr. Scovel's relatives then sougnt tne good offices of the Spanish minister, who promised to use his ef forts to secure Scovel's release, upon certain conaitions, which were: First, that It should be regarded as a personal and not a diplomatic mat ter. so that it might not be used as a i"cvcucui n me iuture: secona. tnat me newspaper agitation in regard to I Scovel's arrest should be stopped: and third, that Scovel's father should make i . c uvemment oi epam i " ."V as ai act ot mercy and hot as an act of justice. I - .. ... or. Bcvei s relatives accepted these v c uuiie ineir oest to carrythem out. The Rev. Mr. Sco vet who is President of Wooster Uni- versIty- sent a very eloquent appeal on i h,h1f nf t..1. wlth a recommendation for the young immediate release without trial correspondence on the subject between Madrid, Havana and the Spanish lega uon in W ashington, but the interven tiqn of the department of State has never been exercised or requested since tne original Interview between Mr. Sco-: vels relatives and Secretary Olney. Movements of Ships. Washington, D. C. March 10. Th- flagship Philadelphia with Admiral Beardslee on board. . left Aculnuco. I Mexico, this morning for San Jose de representative or the United States, The Marblehead left Pensacola yes -terday for CarrabelloA Fla.. on a 'fill- 1 buster. search. v " ' - The Mackias -teacie Saigon,, China, i today. ; II EllEflEi Bashi- BazouUs Routed by th& Insur gents. i IN THEIR SLAUGHTER OF HELP- LESS CHRISTIANS King George Is Ordered to . Leave Crete-Italians Raise the Selge Against Aussulmans and Take Them on Board Ship. London, March 10. Mr. Curzon read a telegram from the British consul at I . mn-xi i . f Canea, Sir A. Biliotti, announcing the relief from a position, of great- peril of 523 men, 1.Q47 women and children, 340 soldiers anai,oou Mussulman rerugees who had been besieged at Kandamos by' Christian insurgents. The dispatch added that the rescued persons were embarkiner on board WarshiDS at Selino. which place, the consul said, was in f danger of being attacked by Christians after tne departure or tne warsnips with the refugees. ' Athens, March 10. Advices received here from Crete this morning say that . , . . n -rr 3 i i : 1 I me sietre ul ivaiiuaiuu . ucch iuibcu and the foreign warsnips nave lanaea detachments of marines with Maxim guns to insure jthe safety of the Mos lems who werej besieged.) Prince George, commanding the Greek torpedo flotilla, has been ordered to leave Crete for the island of Skiath- osa, in the Grecian archipelago. The Government contemplates the formation of . thei foreign legion of troops, comprising 'persons other than Greeks who desire to j enter the military services of Greece. ' ! Canea, March 10. The Mussulmans who were besieged by the insurgents at Kandamoa, have arrived . here on board an Italian warship. British and Italian transports with troops on board are lying off this place. CologneMarch 10. The Gazette pub lishes a special dispatch from Candia, Crete, under yesterday's date, which says that' fighting: between a force of Bashi 1 Bazouks and a band of Insurg ents has taken place before the gates of that town, in-which the Bashi Ba- zouks lost sixty of their number in kill ed and wounded. The fire, continues and the exasperation on both sides in creases. It is probable that the insurg ents will set fire, to the town if they are able to do so. 8,000 Tons of Armor. Washington, D. C.,' March 10. Secre tary Long will issue the advertisement tomorrow for 8,000 tons of nickel steel armor for battleships 7, 8 and 9, pro posals for which will be opened April 6th. By law the cost of this armor must riot average over $300 per ton. TVio trinlp sptpw crnlspr Holumbla. which has been ordered to the rescue X)t the monitor Puritan, disabled off Cape Hatteras, can scarcely reach her destination before tomorrow. The dis tance is over 260 miles from Hampton Roads, and the Columbia is not expect ed, in her present condition, to run over 18 .knots an hour as a maximum. Captam Sands telegraphed the Navy department that he would ; 16ave at 3 a'clbck, which will bring him off Hat teras about 5 o'clock; tomorrow morn ing. In the meantime the naval offi cials hope the gale will not increase. and that Captain Bartlett, of the Puri tan, will, be able to keep off the shore. Secretary Long has done the best he could by ordering the fastest ship In American waters to the Puritan's relief, the Columbia luckily being in that vicinity. Otherwise it might have taken several days to effect a rescue. The Ai titration treaty, Washington, D. C, March 10. The Senate Committee "on Foreign Relations did not take , up the general treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain at its meeting this morning. The subject was not mention ed except in connection with a motion which was agreed to, that a special meeting be held Friday for the purpose of considering that convention. The Alaska boundary treaty was af ter a short discussion ordered to be favorably reported. Much of the time of the committee this , morning was consumed in self-congratulations over the change in the administration and the discussion of the Drobabillty or a freer exchange of views and informa tion between the executive and legisla tive branches of the Government owing to the elevation of Mr. Sherman, the former chairman of the committee, to the premiership of the administration. Mr. Davis, the new chairman, was also congratulated by his associates dur ing the informal talk around the com mittee table. J Costly Mistake of a Teller. Chattanooga, Tenn., March 10. Through a clerical error of the teller. the First National bank of this city ia a loser to the extent of 53.600. A few days since a Tennessee river loeeer presented an order given by Snodgrass &' Fields for $400 at the bank. Charles Knoedler, the teller, opened his cash drawer and tossed out eight bundles of bank notes, eacn con taining ten J50 bills. The raftsman, whose home Is on the French Broad river, in extreme east Tennessee, soon disappeared. The mistake was not dis covered until notice of the payment was sent to the lumber firm of Snod grass & Fields, who produced the can celled check, made .put on its face for but $400. , "The raftsman was seen in Knoxville yesterday spending money lavishly. ill TROOPS mm CRUISER IN DISTRESS. The Stotm of Saturday too Much tor the Puritan. Norfolk, Va., March 10. The United States monitor Puritan, which left Charleston last Friday and encountered heavy weather all the way up the coast, is now in Raleigh bay. near Dur ant's Life Saving Station, N. C, In t disabled condition and the cruiser Co lumbia has gone to her assistance. The Puritan after leaving Charleston was obliged .to anchor in Saturday's storm and shortly afterwards it was dis covered that one of her engines was disabled" and that she could make but little headway against the heavy sea. After.an exceptionally slow trip, how ever, she arrived off Hatteraa late Tuesday evtnlng when it was discover ed that the other engine was working badly. The Puritan steamed hack and forth In front of the life saving station, sig nalling her condition to the life sav er, who patrolled the beach all night, so as to give immediate aid should it VC f qUlrei Captain Bartlett managed and early yesterday morning he wired the department that one engine was disabled and he could not depend on the other and that he must have a convoy to tow him to Hampton Roads. The cruiser Columbia at once left for Tint) era a a n I wt 1 1 rafiirn K V Hatteras and will return with, her tow tomorrow if tonight's gale does not In crease. v Senator Dolph Dead. Portland, Ore., March 10. Ex-United States Senator Joseph-N. Dolph died at A una morning. rmccn d v WASHOUT THE SANK. TRACK Five Were KilledSeveral Narrow Es capes nither Crevasse Great Damage to Roadbed. Evansville, Ind. March 10. The Louisville and Nashville limited train southbound from Chicago, was wreck--ed this morning at 12:80 o'clock, at a point one mile South of Hazelton, Ind., and thirty-seven miles North of Evans ville on the Evansville and Terre Haute road. Five men were killed and two se riously injured, as follows: Killed Herbert Allen, Evansville. head janitor of the State House, caught in" the smoking car and drowned; Joseph Boleman, of 13vansville. loco-, motive fireman; John Sears, of Terre Haute, conductor, and two unknown men. . Injured Brakeman Haursen, of Ev ansville; J. B. Henderson, brother of ex-State Auditor Henderson. Both are seriously injured, but they will recover. The accident was the result of the heavy rains in Southern Indiana since Saturday. White River, near Hazelton, overflowed, and the back-water washed out the tracks of the Terre Haute. Trains were running on slow orders, as the road bed was known to be in bad condition. When the "Cannon Ball" train reached the fill -this morning the embankment suddenly gave way and the engine, baggage, car and a part of the smoker dropped Into about six feet of water. The engine turned ovef but the baggage car remained upright. The smoker hung over the end of the track. The sleeper remained , on the track. ' Engineer John McCutchen escaped death by jumping, but his fireman. Boleman, was caught in the caj and drowned. Conductor Sears, Brakeman Baldwin, Allen and the two unknown men, were in the smoker. Hausen was near the door. When the baggage car went down the Jar threw him against a seat injuring one of his legs. He crawled out the door and swam a con siderable distance to reach land. Hen derson was injured by being thrown against a seat. Wrecking trahls were sent out im mediately to the scene, but the rail road officials are unable to state when the traffic will be resumed. The pas sengers not injured are expected to ar rive here early In the morning. Sheriff Covert and wife. Miss Ada Ragon, State Senator Leich and wife. Repre sentatives Kratz and Peckinpaugh, ef this city, were in the party. They were in the sleeper of the wrecked train. Superintendent Corbett, who is at Hazelton, telegraphed President Bar low late this afternoon that there was no doubt that but five persons' were in the smoker at the time of the accident. A telephone message from Hazelton says that another crevasse has appear ed between White River bridge and the one where the train was wrecked. It is spreading rapidly , and the damage to the roadbed will be very serious. It is reported that an overcoat marked J. T. Phillips was found floating on the water near the wreck. The damage to the roadbeds of the Evansville and Terre Haute and the Evansville and Indianapolis by the recent rains and floods to date Is esti mated at $1,000,000. State Convention. Providence, R. I., March 10. The Democratic State convention was called to order at 12:30 o'clock and organized with George M.. Green, of Woonsocket, as chairman. Nominations of State of ficers were made as follows: Governor, Daniel L. Church; Lieutenant Govern or, F. E. Bartlett; Secretary of State, Miles A. McNamee; Attorney General, George L. Rrown; General Treasurer, Edmund Walker. The platform charges the Republican Legislature with cowardice in not legis lating before election and after election passing bills in the interest of monopo lies. . . " It pledges the party and nominees to legislation against monopolies and in favor of home rule. Not Seized. Jacksonville. Fla., March 10. The steamer Bermuda arrived at Fernandl na last night, and is still there. Ru mors, that she, was seized are not con firmed tonight It is thought here that there is no foundation for them. , C1HI"HD -1
The Raleigh Daily Tribune (Raleigh, N.C.)
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