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THE KICHMOJXD DISFATUH
WHOLE Nl'M BER, 14.435. RICHMOND, VA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1897. THREE
A TERRIBLE WRECK.
Tb6 Chesapeake and Ohio F. P. Y.
Train Derailed.
CURS PLUNGED INTO THE 1MB.
Four Persons Killed and a Komber
of Others injured.
HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
Tbe Engine Leaves the Rails on a
Sharp Curve.
A imOKEX AXLE TUB CAUSE.
; ! i \?. v.. \\ lili l'imniinrn-ll,,-)
Tell I ii. ir Ki|icrlrncra? The \\ orU
of i liiirlnit #lie Track? State?
ment of an Ofllclal?Scene? and In?
cidents.
CHAMUUVTMVlLULi VA.. November
4.-(Special.)-The Chesapeake and Ohio
train, known &n the "F. F. V." left
h< re an hour late this afternoon, and
three mile? east of Charlottcsvllle, at
.1 K>.-wnk dun. was almost total?
ly wrecked at 1:25 o'clock. Four persons
were killed and seventeen more or
injured. News of the wicck
?>i brought to this city by Con
ductor 8. <'. Boater, who had run all
me way. A wrecking train was at once
made up nnd took Dis. R. W. and Hugh
T. Nelson. F. W. Shine. H. S. Hedges,
J. l;. K? r ly. J. P, Browing, and several
reporters ?nd the m i
the. disaster. Th- acctdont occurred on
a very sudden and sharp curve at the
old Shadwell dam. On the left side "f
the track Is an abrupt hill, coming down
to within a few fe. t ..f tin- rails. Ofl
the rlitht side, which is the Inside of the
curve, or was, for there Is no track
there now. is the Rlvanna river within
M feet. It was Just here that the
<!. Tallmer.t OCCUftad. The engine, ln
OC following the curved track, left
1'. and kept straight into the rocky
bills; It lies a dismantled
The express-car did not follow
. n?ini . but M fi I further on it
v. .?it to smash against the hill.
INT?) 'IHK P.1YF.K.
baggage-car turned Into the river,
NSI one end Is submerged. An?
ear went the same way. Koth
wrecked. Th* sleeper "Salol?"
vent over on Its side. Tbe dlnlng-car
and the Richmond sleeper remained on
rack. Altogether, the sceno^ was
i n of indescribable confusion, and It Is
j.itl' i miraculous that scores
of persone were not killed instead of
duly live. The train, according to the
- running at a very high
late t? i'-l. and the momentum of
th<- engine, which tin list Itself against
the hillside. BUM bave been terrific. The
engineer. Rob"rt L. I>uke, of Hanover,
and Flr.rnaii Nlek Halley. of this city,
thrown from the cab?Bailey
st the hillside without injury, and
lnike, i!i s"nie un accountable way, un?
der the engine.
Wh- n Halley and Conductor S. C. Bus
ter ? luike, he was struggling
out from beneath the great driving
Is of the mogul. He was t?. rrlbly
Injured, but full of pluek. He was taken
out and laid on I Utter on th" track
ude, where, after proper surgical at?
tention, he was left until needed ser?
pee could be ivinbnd to the others In?
jured. The doetera ivdBrdol him as
ately and fatally wounded, but
t ?night l'k- Uprwoad the opinion
would pull through.
t'ASSKM'.KUS t>N THIO TRAIN.
Among the p were l,cgh R.
! A. K. Dickinson, of the Re?
ligious Herald; Mrs. Rice, Miss Rice, R.
Mu? y l.anghoiue. of P.leh
L Tney were uninjured. Other pas
I laliilall, J. VY. Kdler,
1- V. Knesbeth, R. Knowlton, Washing
D C.J Mr. Cutler, H. A. Cuy, Mr.
Bri ' P. K,abanan. Mrs. May
and daughter, ML O. Will am...
wife, and daughter; A. R. Gibbons, New
Tork; K. B. Pendleton, Norfolk; (I. I:
Mass. ; S. M. Hurdett,
W, T. BwdOtt, Chicago; B. T. Baber,
M V. H. Alexander, Charlottes
viiie; Dr. B. R. Kelst, wife, and boy,
? i. \V. ML Buzy, Miss H.
M he?.y, P. S. Hunsley, ?Louisville, Ky.;
r. Pullman conductor; K. S.
I m land, O. ; C. C. Holland,
Ala.; (J. A. Young, J. Congres.
T A. Stevens, Cincinnati; J. P. Sumncr,
O'Neal, Philadelphia; Mrs. F.
\V. Hughe?, New Berne, N. C; I* Kim
ba'.i and wife, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Isaac
a; m. H F. Mye:s, Washing
l.ewis. Tidewater; Isaac Wit*.
K ' N. c Watts, Staunton;
?'haffe, Jr., Shelby ville. O.;
1 : rille H Platt, of Connecticut;
laaluner - of - pensions H. Clay
of Tennessee, and Congressman
of Louisville, Ky.
following Is the list of killed and
KHJ4BD,
A WERRA, Cincinnati, both legs cut
olr, died on reaching Charlottesville.
II \. , \ WOMAN, supposed also tob?
cam-i jarra.
rWO I HILDREN, supposed to be chil
f al ove.
INJIHKD.
U. I.. IM'KK, engineer; mashed about
bead and body, badly scalded, and both
arms broken.
K. KLKY, of Hanover, ex?
press messenger; painfully bruised about
tody and cut on face.
:.:\ MAHiioW, of Cincinnati pan.
: badly Injured about face and
Kit, conductor; painfully
J . about t>ody.
<;<>!.I'lU.ATTi:, of Cincinnati,
at) fractured.
C. R. O'BRIEN, of Louisville, passen
? 'y cut on la
l!Ai;(iA(H';-MASTK!t PEERS, ef Oor
dc; badly bruised from shoulder
dawn; may be Injured internally.
A. MORKRA, Italian woman; badly
huit.
TWO SMALL CHILDREN; one badly.
W. L. OOCSSmtt, Stuart's Draft, Va.:,
" lit hand cut.
J- m. MILLER, sleeping-car conductor:
? ??fnUir hurt ta the buck. ? I
?. tiAiu. Baltimore; anee sprainexi
slightly.
Mrs. BrflH. $41 wert Thirty-first street.
Baltimore; bruised about the head and
arm?; not seriously.
?-I ' (HAM .ALU Globe, Arizona;
slight scalp wound and finger sprained.
J. W. El.HER, Washington. I . I:. ;
>nd noto considerably bruised.
JONAH II. H1NCKKL. Trenton, But?
ler county, O.; left hip painfully Injured.
MR. PAGES ACCOUNT.
Mr. Legh R. Page, of Richmond, wai
a passenger In the rear coarh. and gave
the following account of the. disaster:
Th? train left Charlottervllle fiO min?
utes late. I felt * jostle, and In a moment
the car came to a standstill. Six or eight
other passengers were In the rear sleeper,
all of whom immediately ran to the win?
dow, not thinking that anything had hap?
pened mor? serious than a simple derail?
ment, rpon reaching the window I saw
the locomotive on the left.slde of the
track, while ths baggage- and express
cars were thrown over Into the river, and
the first passenger coarh was smashed
into smithereens. The second car. which
apparently contained mostly Italians,
seamed to have met with more scrloui
result*. One Italian woman was found.
She hud been instantly killed, while her
Infant was taken from the wreck later
fatally Injured. Another Italian had been
thrown partly through the window by
the shock, and was caught by the legs
beneath the coach, so that it was a very
l'>ng timo before the coach could be so
?rted as to release him. The agony
caused by the pressure on his legs was
so great that his cries were heard from
somo distance. The engineer was serious?
ly Injured Internally und hl? arms broken.
He was also severely scalded about the
fat e. Some time after the wreck a man
was discovered In the second coach with
jfc'th Of his legs cut off below bis knees."
|pl'he baggage, as a rule, in safe and In
tuct The express-car, loaded mostly
with turkeys and other fowls, is partially
QbCsirgld in i he rlv.T. l'or some time
after the accident OOCMTIOd the crew, M
well U the passengers, did not seem to
unit? in any effective effort to rescue, it
v apOB th? arrival of the wreck
Injpoar that systematic work was done.
It. the pailor-car were Senators ?Matt.
Of Connecticut, and Russell, and Commls
sinner-of-Pensions H. Clay Evans, of
Tennessee. accompanied hy their ste?
nographers and clerks. All of the party
were unhurt.
IOBNI AT THE wreck.
The wreck is as complete as It could
possibly have been male. The cars are
piled one upon another in an unillsttn
lUlshable mass, and the engine is ?-?masti
sd beyond all recognition.
Officers of the road, General-Mannger
St. vep.s und General - Superintendent
Doyle came up in the former's car, bring?
ing with them ]>rs. C. W. P. Hrock and
George Boss. The officers remained at the
scene of the wreck, where Mr. Stevens Is
giving directions over a private wire run
directly Into his car. and the physicians
came direct to Charlottesville, bringing
with them the Injured passengers. Many
of the wounded are being cared for at the
Hotel Albemarle, and at this hostelry,
which has been turned practically Into
h hospital, the Richmond surgeons are
making their headquarters.
Engineer Duke, whose home is In Char?
lottesville, was taken there. He Is being
nursed by his wife and attended by the
best physicians in the city. He Is des?
perate1/ Injured, but has a stout heart,
and says, as above stated, that he will
recover.
General-Manager Stevens was seen by
the Dispatch correspondent and ask-d lor
a statement of the cause of the wreck.
He handed over the following, which he
had sent over his own signature to Gene
ral-PussengtT-Aget't Fuller:
"From appttaran es the uccident was
caused by a broken axle under the front
truck of the engine. The report that the
track spread on account of poor ties is
untrue. Knglne, express-car, postal-car,
combination-car coach, and two sleepers
are off track, and on their pities. Dining
car has front truck off, otherwise all
right. Itear sleeper did not leave track."
Mr. St? vens was very much concerned
OVO! the report that the accident was due
to bad track, and sa? 1 ttal the track was
ns good at that point as at any putee on
the line.
The engine was a comparatively new
machine. It was put on here at Char?
lottesville and was carefully Inspected
before It left th? round-house. Two wreck?
ing trains are now on the scene of the
disaster-OB? from Richmond and the
other from CUftOll Forge?and section
gangs from all over the division have
been MMCnbled at the wreck. All ate
busily engaged, but the nature Of the
wre.-k is such, and the roadbed so narrow
?U the joint, that it will probably be two
?ays before the track Is cleared. In the
mean time all trains for Richmond are
being run around by Orange Courthouse.
The train, when it left this city, had
iiboard a full quota of passsnjf g, ami
though It seenn miraculous that ?in.v
Pflcaped serious Injury, many did. and
[hey have now scattered to their homes,
many going east on the special made Op
it the wreck, and others coming to 'bis
- i t y. whence they left over the Virginia
Midland for the North. Some of them
?ive exceedingly thrilling accounts or
their experiences.
MB. PENDLETON'S EXPERIENCE.
Mr. It. B. Pendleton, a well-known
horseman of Norfolk, who was in the
first-class coach, gave the following ac?
count of the accident as he experienced
and saw it:
"In my car there were a number of
ladies as well as a considerable number
of men, and in the smoking-car Imme?
diately In front of our coach were seve?
ral Italian immigrants?men. women, and
children. We were bowling along at a
lively speed, probably forty-five miles an
hour, when suddenly and without warn?
ing our car gave a lurch and then a
plunge forward, turning as It plunged on
Its side. Naturally the shock threw us
nil from our seats, and for a moment,
jntil the car settled on the hillside, we
?ere tossed about like shuttle-cocks. We
anally crawled from the floor, where we
bad been thrown In a heap, with satchels
on top of us, and made our way to the
windows. We had to climb up on top of
?eats to retch these aportaros, und in
several instance? had to smash the glass.
Several of the gentlemen crawled through
Rrst and the others remained waiting to
assist the ladles, while those without also
lent the ladles helping hands. It was
out a work of a few minutes to clear the
nir of all passengers, and, atrange to re?
late, not one of the party was injured,
?ave to the extent of a few Inconsequen?
tial bruises. The porter, Henry Bur?
nt tt who was caught beneath the wreck
ind killed, had Just passed through
>ur coach, and was on the platform or
he smoker when the crash came. He
ladn't time to save himself, us the
m< kcr ran its nose against the hlll
Ide, and our car telescoped it. ploughi?
ng its way through it for more than 20
vet This is what caused the death of
he Italians, as the trucks of our car
?usscd over them and crushed them like
he Juggernaut of old."
While Mr. Pendleton was telling this
tory to the Dispatch man, several of
ho fortunate passengers stood by and
estlfled to the accuracy of his state
fte" "' IN THE DINING-CAR.
Samuel G. Thompson, a colored walt
r in the dining-car, said: "I was walt
n* on the guests and felt the Jolt. The
?dies jumped up and ?reamed. I ?llp
?id out of the window and helpedBfour
ad?es out of the sleeping-car twloon.
vhlch was on Its side. One little buOjL
vlth It? head cut. was taken out, after
m hour's hard work."
Mr. R P. Buckley, the express me#
?nier. who wae slightly Injured about
(CONCLUDED OM SIXTH PAO?.?
ISSUE SEWEK BONDS.
PLA!? POR Pt'TTISO Ol?T 9200,000
FOR Till? PIRPOsE.
WORK OP CHARTER CH?HGE COMMITTEE
BUI Creating n Hoard of Finance,
Elective by Popular Vote, Finally
Aareed I p?m? Opposition Raised to
the Department ?tore.
The Committee on Charter Changes
convened In Room No. 5 of the City Hall
at 8 o'clock last night, snd revised the
aot recently agreed upon creating a
board of finance for the city, which was.
after having been amended slightly in
several respects, referred to the City At?
torney to be put Into proper shape for
recommendation to the City Couhcll.
Those present were Chairman Roun
tree and Messrs. Allen, Noble. Har
relson, Garber.' and Ryan of the
ccmmlttee; City-Attorney Meredith,
and City-Accountant McCarthy. Clerk
McDowell read the very exhaustive
record of the previous meeting, and the
body went at once Into the consideration
of the act, as presented by Clty-Tttorney
Meredith. Mr. Meredith explained all the
amendments agreed to by the committee,
snd at the conclusion of this talk there
was a general discussion over the sec?
tion providing that the people shall elect
the members of the board. Chairman
Rountree said that since the last meeting
he had given much thought to this sub?
ject, and wanted to hear the views of the
committee as to what was best in this
respect?
This brought Mr. Harrelson to his feet,
and he argued that the best men could
he gotten for these places by havin*""
them elected by the Council. He f? It
satisfied that It would he a mistake to
ehOOM these men l>y popular vote, lfgd*>
slrable members might he secured, where?
as the Council could select the very last
men for these positions.
PEOPLE SIR ?FEU BLBGT.
Mr. Meredith tocTJi the ground that th?
hest men for the board would be goften
from the people. A man who would want
the place would rather work for It before
forty-eight memhers of the City Council
Ilian leforc the whole city. "If you have
an election before the whole people for
a position to which the/.? is attached no
pay, no patronage, no notoriety by re?
ports of speeches In the Council you are
very apt to get the sort of men you
want." said Mr. M.ndith. "The only
way to get the men you would like to
have Is to have them to allow their names
to be submit ted to the people." Mr.
Meredith thought Mr. Harrelson's Idea
was a mistaken one.
This view was concurred In by Mr.
Allen, who saltl he had just as soon have
the Finance Committee as to leave It to
the Council to elect the members of th*
Finance Board. "The election of theao
men should be In the hands of the peo?
ple," paid he.
Mr. Noble opposed the entire paper
very vigorously, saying that it was legis?
lation fer the classes agalntH the masses.
He felt sure that the Council would never
agree to the hill, unless It put the election
within the power of the people. He did
not think It would ever be adopted, any?
how. Mr. Noble also argued that If the
city was going to have a finance board,
the members thereof should be paid for
their services. "I don't agree with the
paper at all," said he, "because by its
provision it puts the whole burden upon
ths laboring men and employees of the
city."
After a great deal more discussion Mr.
Allen's mo?ion to print the bill and recom?
mend It to the Council was adopted.
THE MATTER OF LICENSE-TAXES.
Mr. Noble brought to |he attention of
the committee the fact that there were
many firms in this city carrying on seve?
ral distinct lines of business upon one
'?cense, to the detriment of the small
balers. "I would like for us to recom?
mend some law which would correct this
evil." said Mi. Noble.
Mr. Ilarrelson sail he thought these
matters were regulated by the City Ordi
iii .s. but the City Attorney held that
it would require? special provision by the
State Legislature in order for the city to
depart from the usual lines of assessing
taxes employe?! by the state.
Mr. Allen said he could see how the
large Stores), doing lenoral merchandise
business, could do (Thai Injury to the
smaller houses, but ht could see no way
in which the situation could be remedied.
Mr. Ilarrelson spoke of the effect that
these combinations of various lines of
trade in one house was having upon
wholesale specialty houses, but after
some discussion the matter was dropp? d,
without oven a motion being made.
ISSUANCE OF SEWER BONDS.
Mr. Allen then presented a new sub?
ject?an ordinance providing for the Is?
suance of sewer bonds, not to exceed
JJOO.coO. for the construction of sewers,
a sinking fund of 1 per cent, being
formed, and the current revenues from
new sewers built by proceeds from the
sale of these bonds to be pledged to se?
cure the payment of these bonds. Mr.
Allen said there was crying need for a
better sewerage system In this city, and
be saw no other way to get It than that
which he suggested. "We owe it to the
people who live within the limits of the
city of Richmond to at least give them
the benefits of city life?that Is. sewers,
water, and ga?."
Mr. Meredith asked Mr. Allen if he
meant that these bonds should come
within the bonded limit of the city.
"oh, no." replied the Mudison-Ward
Alderman. "1 mean that we shall es?
tablish an entirely new system, and is?
sue these bonds for sewer purposes only,
and thut they shall be met by the reve?
nues derived from the sewers thus built
only."
Mr. Harrelson said he could not see
how the city could carry on this thing
of piling up debt, unless it had the reve?
nue In sight. He spoke of the cry
throughout the city because the Coun?
cil had not made the appropriation
asked for to carry the public schools
to the end of the fiscal year. "Mr.
Chairman. I want to say right here,"
continued Mr. Harrelson, "that we have
appropriated every dollar of our reve?
nues, and now, if the departments need
more money, and the people cry for It.
the only way I see to meet their wishes
Is by. increasing taxis"
There was a great deal of debate
touching this question of issuing special
sewer bonds, and Mr. Allen finally
moved that the City Attorney be In?
structed to prepare a bill to allow the
City Council to issue sewer bonds not
to exceed 1200.000 for the construction of
additional sewers, for the payment of
which there shall be a separate sinking
fund created by the 1 per centum per
annum, and all revenues derived from
itny such additional sewers?after the
payment of Interest on said bonds. _
The resolution was finally laid upon
the table until the next meeting, and
the committee adjourned until next
Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
i,round? and Building-? In Session.
The Committee on Grounds and Build?
ings met in regular session in Room No.
5 of the City Hall last evening. There
were present Chairman Gunst snd Messrs.
Brock, Neale, Noble, Briggs, Blanks, and
King. During the course of the meeting
Mr. Brock stated that he had been in?
formed upon what he regarded as reliable
authority that Mr. A. C. Calder. engineer
snd machinist of the City-Hall building,
had been seen under the influence of lie
Quor whll? upon duly. The matter w?te
discussed briefly, and was. postponed un?
til the next meeting, the Hergeaat-at
Arms bring directed to summons Mr.
Calder; Assistant-Engineer James F.
Disney. Oiler William Toler, and Fire?
man John Morris to be present at this
time.
A communlcstlou from the City Attor?
ney relative to the gus burned at the
city Jail was read. Mr. Meredith held
that the Grounds snd Buildings Commit?
tee was not responsible for these bills.
On motion of Mr. Briggs, the matter
was referred to the Committee on Light,
with ths request that the bills be can?
celled.
A commun! stlon from the City Ser?
geant, stating that certain repairs were
needed at the city Jail, was referred to
the City Engineer and City Attorney, the
former being empowered to act so far
as It was the duty of the city to comply
with the request.
The bills and pay-rolls were approved
and ordered to b? paid, and the body ad?
journed.
Board to Meet To-Mah?.
There will be a special meeting of the
Board of Aldermen to-night to consider
the matter of concurring In the action
of the Common Council in adopting the
report of the conference committee ap?
propriating $7.*? for sewer work. It Is
understood that an effort will be made to
get a much larger appropriation through.
MIST SOT CLOSE THE SCflOOLS.
This Beeomlsg a Common Cry?May
He HrouK>>< I I? In tbe Hoard.
There Is a great deal of talk among
members of the Board of Aldermen and
:ltlzens generally of a resolution being
jffered In the board next Tuesday night,
naking an appropriation sufficient to run
the schools of the city to the end of the.
Iscal year.
It seems quite likely, in fact, ?that
:hls will be done, and In the event It Is.
ind the measure Is passed, it Is generally
ie]|e\ed that the matter will be con
;uried In by the Common Council
:iment Is too strong against the closing
if the schools, and their disorganization
'or the matter to be allowed to rest
where It Is. Since the Council's action
n refusing to make the appropriation
)f $8,000 for this purpose of carrying on
:he schools In the UBual manner tin r.
las been a great cry against the action
)f that branch. It will be remembered
hat the vote on the proposition stood 17
lyes to 9 noes. Twenty ayes were ne
essary to pass It. It was a recorded
jallot, and was as follows:
Ayes *- Messrs. Blanks, Bloomberg,
triggs, Ebel, Gunst, Horace A. Haw
clns. Hobson, Garber, Miller. Mosby,
S'eale, Noble, Pollock. O. A. Hawkins,
ranner, Whalen, and Woody?17.
Noes?Me.--is. Cottrell, Foster, Harrel
lon, Jones. King, Rountree. Walke, Wal
erstein, and President Caskl(r-i.
In connection with this matter. It has
leen mentioned that the city this year
;ot $38,000 back taxes from the ChamV
jrake and Ohio road, and $8000 from W.
r*. Htokes's executors, in satisfying the
udgment against the bondsmen of the
ate w. C. Adams.
Mayor Taylor, speaking of the action
>f the Council In rejecting this resolu
lon. said yesterday:
"It would unbecome me as Mayor to
cay one word, to give an opinion, or to
leclare myself one way or the other, In
eference to the action of the Council.
! do not think I am saying anything
vrong. however, when I say that I do
tot think the schools should be closed.
can say this: 'If the appropriation had
>assed the Ink would not have been dry
>n City-Clerk Ben. August's pen before I
vould have approved the resolution.' "
WEYLER'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
riie Ex-Captaln-fieneral to He Called
to Account for It.
MADRID, November 4.?At the meet
ng of the Spanish Cabinet yesterday It
ivas decided to demand an explanation
"rom General Weyier of the remarks he
nade In his farewell address on leaving
Habana on Sunday last. Previous to
mbarKing on board the steamer Mont?
serrat, which conveyed him to Spain,
bn.ial Weyier received a deputation of
Autonomists, and In his address to them
IM said in part:
My release from my post and respon?
sibilities did not surprise me. I had ex?
acted It from the death of Se?or Ca???
las, not believing that any political
euder would be strong oflough to sus
am me-when th? United States gad tho
ebels were together constantly demand
tig that Spain should come to a settle
iicnt.
"1 count it an honor to have been
dentltied with the local Spanish party.
But the policy which I have (followed
was not arlopted. In obedience to any
joiitlcal party, but for what It repre
lented on behalf of my country. Before
. MM I was well aware of the patriotic
conduct of the volunteers, and since my
irrlval 1 have often seen It lllus'rated,
have repeatedly advised the Spanish,
>arty not to be intin.?dated, but to make
mown to the home government the out
ome of the reforms which have been
iut Into force. As for the future, I pffer
nyself and shall always hod myself In
eadiness to serve the party aiming to
etain Cuba lor Spain."
IMPEACHMENT TALKED ABOUT.
LUNDON, November 4.?A special dls
jatch received here from Madrid this
irternoon ?ays that the Spanish Cabl
iet Is now considering the impeachment
)f General Weyier, the late Captaln
Jeneral of Cuba, on account of the re
narks which he made previous to leaving
tiabana on his return to Spain.
WEYLER'S STEAMER DISABLED.
HABANA, November 4.?Word has been
eceived here that the steamer Mont
lerrat, with General Weyier on board,
irrived at Glbla, on the north coast of
Juba, on Monday. Her engines were
lisabled. It was expected at the time
he message was sent that she would
sail for Porto Rico on Wednesday (yes
erdayj.
SALVIM'S REPLY TO TAYLOR.
It Stirs Madrid-Spain's Answer to
Uncle Sam to Be Tart.
MADRID, November 4.?Tbe letter of
?enator Salvlnl, published In the Spanish
newspapers yesterday, replying to the
article of Hannls Taylor, the former
United States Minister to Spain, on the
Juban question, recently published In an
American magasine, has created the
jreatest stir here. The Spanish papers
hotly atts-ck Mr. Taylor for his utter?
ances.
The Spanish Cabinet has now decided
to reply to the United States Minister's
acknowledgment of the Spanish note In
reply to the representations of tbe United
States on the question of Cuba, declaring
n guarded terms that with reference to
granting autonomy to Cuba Spain will
lo what she deems fit.
It Is also understood that the Spanish
Government Is determined, in the case
)f the American schooner Competitor,
captured in Cuban waters In April. 1W6,
to maintain that the Spanish officers
acted correctly In making the capture
>f the Competitor, and that the protocol
if 1877 solely referred to American cltl
tens residing In Cuba.
The Fortana at Vlaeyard Haven.
VINEYARD HAVEN. MASS., Novem
j^r 4._The schooner Fortuna, which col?
lided with the schooner Edward E.
Bftery off Monjauk Point Tuesday, and
which U was feared had gone down*.
tas arrived here.
The Fortuna was drifting helplessly
ibout, having been badly damaged In
he collision, when the schooner Laura
i Sprague, of Lynn, Captain Nixon, from
Jacksonville. Fla., for Portland, Me.,
aove In sight snd helped her Into port.
The Fortuna was bound from Newport
C-? for Boston.
INTI-HANNA COMBINE
'ALK ABOUT IT ?XBSIDES, PE3D
IMG COt:*T OF VOTE.
EGISLATURE STILL IN" DOUBT.
loth Side? Continue to Claim a
Majority oa Joint Ballot?Demo?
cratic Protests and Notices of
Contest
COLUMBUS, 0., November 4.-The talk
bout a combine In the Legislature
gainst Senator Hanna has subsided,
ending the Interest in the official count
ig of the vote in the close counties. As
be offclaJ canvass of the vote in the
Ighty-elght counties proceeded to-day,
he Republican plurality on the State
?cket Increased, and on the legislative
Ickets the margins became narrower.
While the Republican plurality on the
tale ticket exceeds 28,000. the vote on
lie legislative ticket is almost as close
I It could 0?. For this reason there Is
till unusual anxiety at the State head
uarters of both parties.
The Republicans still claim that the
legislature stands 75 Republicans to 71)
?emocrats, on joint ballot, for senator,
nd that their candidates for repres.nta
ives In three close counties have been
lected by the following pluralities: Dela
rare county, 29; Wood county. 28; Noble
ounty, 8f>-a total of 142 in the plurality
f these three counties. A change of 72
otes properly distributed in These three
ountles would, therefore, have turned the
psult In the legislature, by giving these
riree representatives to the Democrats,
hen the Legislature would have stood
! Republicans and 73 Democrats on Joint
allot for senator. When it Is remember
il that the total vote of Ohio last year
'as over 1.000.000, and Is almost 1.000.000
ils year, It is readily seen that 71 is such
small percentage that, it cannot bo
learly expressed in ligures or fractions
r language, and this is what makes the
emocratlc State Committee continue to
laim the legislature, and the Republican
t it.? Committee to be so closely on guard
i watching the counting In the close
ountles.
DFMOCT? \TIO PROTESTS.
The official count of Delaware county
i In, but with protests and notice of
ontest from the Democrats, and the
time is true of Noble county.
The official count of Wood county may
ot be completed until Saturday, although
may be finished to-morrow.
In Wood county to-day the Democrats
rotested against counting: the vote of a
reclnct where the place of voting wis
utslde of the precinct but within the
ard. Had this precinct been thrown out,
t would have elected the Democratic
andldate for representative by a plu
allty of five, instead of the Republican
andldate. by twenty-eight. The vote of
ho precinct was counted, and the Demo
ratle protest filed. Other technicalities
re expected In the progress of the vote
a that county to-morrow. In Noble
ounty there was a long contest over
wenty-seven scratched tickets that were
nally thrown out, because they were not
roperly marked. This was a Republican
?ss. Every point is being contested In
he official count of the close counties.
Chairman Nash says to-night that the
tepubllcans have a safe majority of five
n joint ballot in the legislature. He
dmlts that the pluralities are small In
omo counties, but claims they are safe.
?e has no doubt of the result In any
f the counties which he claims, except,
ossibly, Wood county, and In the event
f the loss of that representative, he
ays the legislature would still stand 76
(epublicans to 71 Uemocrfitfi, and have a
najority of three on joint ballot for
enator.
Chairman Nash said the returns from
ho Thirteenth District showed that the
tepubllcans had a plurality of 432. so that
here Is no longer any doubt as to any of
he State senators, and the Senate will
tand 19 Democrats to 17 Republicans.
At Republican State headquarters Sum
nit county Is not considered so doubtful
s heretofore, and Its two representatives
re being conceded to the Democrats,
'his would mike the House, 08 Republl
ans and 51 Democrats.
THE DEMOCRATIC CLAIM.
Chairman McConvlllo does not admit
hat the Republicans have carried the
Thirteenth District for their candidate
or State senator, and he still claims
he representatives from Noble, Dela?
ware, Wood. Muskingum. and other coun
ies claimed by the Republicans. He also
xpects the official count to give the
K'inoerats two of the twelve members of
he Legislature from Cuyahoga county,
n these counties, and in ortiers. he says
here will be contests for thl? seats. In
he event of certificates of election being
?veil to the Republicans.
Chairman McConvllle charges fraud in
he close counties and in some Republican
ountles. He says nearly all the close
ountles have gone Republican hereto
ore, and the Republicans still have the
lachlnery In these counties. He ?ays the
eturns have been held back, and it
oka suspicious. Other counties have
ompleted their count, while the doubtful
ountles are still at It. He says the re
ult was known definitely In Cincinnati
esterday morning, but he cannot get
Unite results even from Cleveland,
. here he expects the result to be very
lose on two or three members of the
egislature.
Chairman McConvllle will remain here
ntil the official count of all the counties
? completed.
HANNA CONGRATULATED.
CLEVELAND, O.. November 4.-Sena
>r Hanna to-day received a large nuneg
er of telegrams congratulating him on
he result of the election In Ohio. Among
hose who sent messages were Governor
?ushnell, Senator Forsker, Postmaster
leneral Gary, Secretaries Long and Wit
on, Attorney-Oeneral McKenna, Sena
ors Fairbanks, Mason, Pritchard, and
?klns, Chauncey M. Depew, Joe Manley,
nd scores of other men In public lite.
CO CRTS TO BE RESORTED TO.
COU M MI'S, O.. November 4.-Late to
Ight ft became known that the courts
rould be resorted to for the purpose or
reventlng the boards of election from ls
ulng certificates to Hie Republican canot?
?tes in certain counties. The eases will
e brought In the lower courts, and
hence taken to the Supreme Court as
oon as possible. The Republican Slate
'ommlttee also has lawyers preparing
ases of con i'
The Republicans get three representa
Iv?s on the fact of the returns from
?elaware. Noble, and Wood counties,
rhose pluralities aggregate only 142, and
change of 72 votes would have given the
emocrats control of the legislature.
The Republicans claim that the Demo
rats have also elected members of the
.egislature on clos^ margins; that there
rere ten counties in the. State that gave
>g? than 10 plurality for their candidates
>r the Legislature, and that the Demo
rats secured as many members on theso
mall pluralities as the Republicans. Both
Ides are preparing for contests, first In
lie courts, and afterwards In the Legisla?
te. _
ONTEiTTS BEFORE LEGISLATURE:.
As each branch of the L?gislature Is the
-ll.uh.il of last resort In Judging of the
uullflcatlons of its own members, the
;epubllcans have an advantage in their
sntrol of the House over the Democrats,
?ho control th? Senate. There are M
?nators. with only two or three contests
?Rslble in that body. In the House there
re 10? members, with a dosen or more
?ats that can be contested, and the Re
ubllcana claim a majority of 7 in that
ody. so that more Democrats could be
nseated In the House than Republicans
i the Senate,
while both committees are keeping se
ret any arrangements for leglslatlTe pre
ceding?, yet it Is stated that the Demo
Tatlc State Committee will seek to en
oln enough certificates of election fror
tepubllcan representatives to prevent tb
tepublloans from organising Ihe Hous?.
ind appointing the committee that wil
onslder contests.
Developments are expeoted to-morroi
n the policies of both parties, ko far a
ppealing to the courts Is concerned.
HANNA MOT COMPLAINING.
1> Say? They Tell Him Me Is Son
of Re Election.
NEW YORK, November 4?The Evenln,
Vorld prints the following telegram ad
Iressed to Its editor:
"They tell me I am sure of a re-electlor
"hat is all I know about it. It Is an ol
'ear, and, compared with elections tha
isually follow presidential years In OhK
think there is nothing to complain of.
"The weather was against the Republl
ans this year, and good times have mad
hem careless.
"I don't think the result has much sla
dflcance as to the money question,
lon't see how the Democrats can reason
b!y bring silver up as an issue in thl
ttate again. They did not make an issu
>f It this year. I hardly think the mono
uestlon ought to be considered as affect
d either way. The results all over th
ountry show It was an off year.
"MARCUS A. HANNA."
SENATOR VOIGHT*? POSITION.
le Will Not Say Whether H?
Would Vote for Hanna or Not.
CINCINNATI, O.. November 4.?Sena
or-elect Louis Volght, one of the Inde
tendent Republicans elected In Hamllto:
ounty, was asked how hidMood on po
Itlcal matters. Mr. Volght^^nlled:
"I am a Republican, also a sound-mone;
nan, and furthermore, I am a supporte
if the present national administration."
"How will you vote on United State
Senator?"
"I shall vote for a Republican," replie?
Jr. Volght.
"Will you vote for Hanna?"
"That I will not aay, nor will I say fo
vhom I shall vote."
"Will you attend the Republican can
us?"
"I will not."
"In the event Hanna Is the choice o
he Republican caucus for United State
Senator, will you vote for him?"
"That I will not say."
"I repeat that I shall vote for a Re
?ubllcan for United States Senator, but
vlll not go further than that until th
ime comes to vote."
STEAD ON TAMMANY VICTORY.
? Affords a Wonderful Onportunltj
An linii.iii. to Hryanlam.
LONDON. November 4.?An Kngltshma
vho does not cherish a totally gloom
lew of the results of the recent electlo
n Greater New York is William Steac
he?well-known newspaper man, who rt
ently llgijred In the public eye here a
he sponsor of Richard Croker in a ?on?
rhai flattering pen portrait of the Tara
nany chieftain.
Mr. Stead gave his views to a represer
atlve of the Associated Press to-day, 1
riglnal phrases, such as characterize hi
itterances. Mr. Croker, It appears, whll
onverslng with Mr. Stead, predicted tha
he Tammany majority would be 100.(X
rotes, adding: "If I were to run fc
?layor, I should want all the newspapei
igalnst me."
Mr. Croker added, says Mr. Stead: "1
'ou Intend to write about me, please sa
hat Tammany must give New York th
>est government It ever had. New Yor
s the Ideal city of the world, and that
he future watchword for Taitii...iiiy."
Mr. Stead continued: "It Is ft great vit
Mention of Tammany and Croker, an
[Ives them a wonderful opportuntt;
hough It dots not w>pe out the pas
nothing could erase the I/;xnw revelatloi
nit there are many men struggling to tl
Vont, who DOmetlmes find It n'ce to it
hady things to get there, but who woul
m> superior to such temptations after ha?
ng achieved position. Becky Sharp sat?
It Is easy to be virtuous on a thousan l
rear.' Tammany and Croker have g*
he thousand a year. Tbe election mui
?Ive a great Impetus to Bryanlsm."
About the election generally. Mr. Stea
vas quite cheerful, saying: "The Chicag
datform, minus the nonsense about fn
liver?If that Is what Tammany's vie
ory means?won't scare the English. T
nost of us In the old country, your plutc
:rats seem a much graatet menace to th
Commonwealth than the Democrats, eve
f they do swear by Croker and Tamman
lall. The Republican campaign fun
taggered us much more than the victor
if Van Wyck."
NEW YORK STATE ELECTION.
'arkcr'ft Plurality. .VI.o.VH?Final Re
?urn? Will Reduce This.
NEW YORK. November 4.?Complel
eturiis from all counties In th* stal
xcept Cattaraugus, Greene, Steubei
md Yates, show a plurality for Alton 1
Parker, the Democratic candidate f<
'hlef Judge of the Court of Appeals. <
fi,u'i8. The final returns will reduce th
durality.
Judge Parker's plurality In Greater Ne
?ork Is 133,9?$..
THF ASSEMBLY.
Ni:W YORK, November 4.-The Ai
lembly stands: Republicans, 79; Dem<
rat?, ?; Citizens' Union, 2; doubtful,
THE VOTE OK IOWA.
limp?ete HeM.rn?i? i in- Rep?blica
Plurality, 30.088.
DU MOINES, IA., November 4.-T1
omplete unofficial returns of Tuesday
rote are:
For Governor?Shaw (Republican), 224
55: White (Democrat), 193.567; Mlddle-o
load Populists, 5,960; Gold Democrat
.435; Prohibitionists, 10,692. Total, 440.19
3haw's plurality. 80.9f?.
Shaw's vote Is 16,000 more than tri
dghest ever cast for a Republican cat
lidate for Governor. The Democrat
lave only once polled a bigger vote, whlc
vas when Boles was a candidate.
THE KAW9A8 ELECTION.
itepubllcnns Have Nine of the Thlr
teea .Indue?.
TOPEKA. KAN.. November 4.-Ele<
Ion returns have been received at ft?
lubllcan headquarters from slxty-thre
?Cansas counties, out of the 106, and frot
ilxty-elght counties at Populist bear
luarters. While both reports agree o
arge Republican gains over the vote t
891 they are conflicting In compariso
vit h the vote of 1895, and this must b
letermlned by the official count. Th
tepubllcan? elect nine out of thirtoe
listrlct Judges.
THE NEBRASKA ELECTION.
Pasi?n Pluralities Reduced? He put
Hess Gain County Office,-?.
LINCOLN*, NKR. November 4-R(
urns by counties have served to sllghtl
educe previous estimates of Fusion pli
?lities. They also show that the Reput
leans made gains In county officer
!lxty-s?fv?n out of eighty-eight countlc
n the State give Sullivan i Fusion) fc
iupreme Judge Tt.ttt; Post (Republican
8.70?. The remaining oountiea will n<
naterlally change this reault further tha
o slightly Increas? the Fusion plurality.
?iiammmumunusauiBn)
Crutches, Trusses, Braoes, and all kind
SEW OBLEAS? BECOVKBIXsi.
Cnrreney for ( otton?St. Lo?le Proif
by lellowr-Fever.
NEW YORK, November 4.-The Com?
mercial Advertiser says: "Gratifying evi?
dences that New Orleans is treeing itself
slowly but surely from the difficulties and]
embarrassments due to the prevalence of
yellow-fever are found In the transfer
of currency from the Sub-Treasury in thl?
city to New Orleans direct. On Mondar
11.000,000 was forwarded, and yesterday
a similar amount was sent, gold being
deposited therefor.
Now that New Orleans Is recovering
somewhat, it Is* probable that remittance?
of currency will be made direct during
this month, and probably up to Decem?
ber l.'.th or so.
That St. Louis hanks have profited
considerably by the misfortunes of New
Orleans is evident. One million five hun?
dred thousand dollars In currency was
sent to St. Louis last week, and more ta
to be forwarded until the uso.?., falling off,
which is observable about the middle of
November. It Is believed by some per?
sons that St. Louts bankers will bold, if
not increase, their ootton-blll business,
and that New Orleans will not be able
to wr?st from them even a fair volume of
that business, which, by no fault of her
own, New Orleans has relinquished.
It should I?- remembered, however, that
Alabama, Ijoulslana, Mississippi, and
Texas draw lanrely from New Orleans,
and experts, who have given some at?
tention to the claims of the two cities,
believe that the bulk of the future busi?
ness In cotton bills will not, after all, go
to St. Louis,
At the Sub-Treasury It was said that
the amount of currency asked for to bo
used in the cotton belt Is not aa large aa
last year.
s>
SUT AGAINST IMIIM K OP WALES,
< Inner of Wrotiafiilly Rec?tela??
COO.OOO-Actlon Dismissed.
LONDON, November 4.--There was an
extraordinary case heard before the Lord
Mayor's Court to-day, when a man named;
Hinde sued the Prince of Wale? to re?
cover {?10,000 ($300,000), alleged to hav?
been wrongfully paid him by the lato
l'nder-Shertff Croll, who was the liqui?
dator of the United Kingdom Eleetrlcj
Telegraph Company. The plaintiff de?
clared that the money b?lons.?"<l u? a cer?
tain Mr. Allen, of whose est?t? bo wad
the assignee.
Hind? further claimed the sum of ti?O.
000 (1730.000) from Lord Muuoik, alleging
that the latter hud suborned Croll to
commit perjury before l?rd Bramwell at
the trial of 1K77 In connection with tho
liquidation.
Sir George Lewis, In behalf of the
Prince of Wales and the Earl of Suffolk,
asked that the proceeding? be quashed,
on the ground that the allegations weio
nothing more than a frivolous and vexa?
tious tissues of non-ente, and be sub?
mitted un attbiavit to that effect.
The plaintiff then addressed the Court,
declaring that he had been told thut
the Prince of Wales received the money
referred to, and then proceeded to
charge Lord Bramwell with defrauding
Allen's wltlow out of ?150.000. In order to
obtain promotion and a peerage. The plain?
tiff was here stopped by the Court with
a warning*to speak respectfully of Judges.
Finally tbe Court stopped the case and
dismissed the action, which was described
as being "an abuse of the procesa of the
court."
VICTIM OF HI DSOS-RIVER WRICK,
Body of Keils llulta, of Montreal,
Found.
COLD SPRING, N. Y.. November 4.
There Is little doubt that Felix Balta, o{
Montreal, whose body was found in the
river here, was a passenger on the New
York Central train wrecked at Garrison's
October 24th. His watch was stopped at
5:5" o'clock, which was precisely the time
the disaster occurred. The total number
of victims was twenty-one.
i be Porte Yields to Balearla.
liERLIN, November 4.?A dispatch
from Constantinople to the Frankfort
Zeitung says that the Porte, under a
threat from the Hulear?an Government
that unless the promised "berats" to
the Bulgarian bishops in Macedonia
should bo granted before w o'clock yes
tt rday morning liulgaria would declare
Independence, finally acceded to the de?
mands and granted the "berats." A.
"berat" Is a patent conferring a dignity
or privilege.
Foot-Ball at Hampton.
HAMPTON, V.\., November 4.- Hamp?
ton Athletic Club. t. Columbian I'nlver
alty. 0. ^^^^^^^^^^
An Opportunity to Make ?U3.
Twenty-live dot.ars in cash Is hereby
offered for the best title for u great dry
goods house. Messrs. Julius Meyer?
Sons, now at Sixth and l.road street?,
before moving into their handsome new
liment, desire suggestions as to a
title to be given their store, such as other
similar large dry-goods house? employ.
For example, "A City in Its-lf." "The
Big Store," &c. The money will be paid
on November 15th iO the first person who
will suggest a title which the firm will
adopt. The title must consist of not les?
than two nor more than rive words, and
since in their establishment everything
will be sold, an unlimited field for thought
is offered to the contestants. The only
provision Is that you must writ? the ?u?~
gestion In the coupon which will be
printed In every advertisement of Julius
Meyer's Sons, appearing dally on tha
third page of the Dispatch. Leave or mad
coupons to the store. Sixth and Broad
streets._
Sick Headache Care*
and Its return prevented by using Dr.
David's Liver Pills. "The best ou earth"
(or Blliousneas. Constipation, and all
liver troubles. Price, 3L cent? a box; f
boxes for $1.
OWENS & MINOR DRUG CO..
_ Richmond. Va,
If the Bahy I? Cutting Teeth
be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup,
for children teething. It soot bee tho
child, softens the gums, allay? all pain.
cure? wlnd-collo. and is th? best remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cent? a bottle.
Stop That Coach
with DR DAVID'S COI WI SYRUP of
Pure Pine Tar, llorehound. Wild
Cherry, etc. The best on earth for*
Cough?, Croups. Bronchitis, and all
Threat and Lung Troubl?e. Twenty?
five cents everywhere.
The Weather.
|. ??i WASHINGTON. November ?V?*
IFAI?I For*ca8t ,or Frla*jr:
I_| For Virginia. Nor?h Carolina*
I ?nd South Carolina?Fair, erxoang
partly cloudy weather In western pof?
tions: warmer; southerly winds.
For Georgia-Fair weather; cooler t*
extreme northern portion?; southerly:
winds, becoming westerly.
THK WEATHER IN RICHMOND
YESTRRDAY was clear and pleasant.
State of thermometrr:
?A. M.. I
9 A. ?M. J?
II M. . ?
t P M.
g P. M. ? ?
il Viiiht.M H