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BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD.
VOLUME 23_BIRMINGHAM, ALA., SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1897. NUMBER 160
THE “SMALLPOX" SITUATION
Everything Serene and All Quiet
Along the Line.
VACCINATION IS IN ORDER
Plenty of Virus on Hand and the People Can
Be Accommodated.
SOME QUESTIONABLE METHOOS
As Regards the Establishment of Quaran
tine at Pratt City-Bessemer’s Caper—
The Question of Smallpox Pre
vailing Here in Disputs
Blrmingham, Ala., July 23, 1807.
No new case of smallpox reported to
day and no deaths among the eighteen
- at the pest house. The only white pa
tient, Ivey, Is clear of fever and Is do
ing well, as are all In the camp. Vac
cination general today. Disinfection,
under skillful and thorough workers, is
going on In all Infected premises. With
lS"i!ation, compulsory vaccination and
vigilant watchfulness, the period of
greatest danger is passed. Everybody
cheerful, hopeful and attending to busi
ness as usual.
J. W. BARCLAY, M. D.
: uth County Health Officer.
jfPl*5' W. J. I’EARCE,
! ' ' Acting Mayor.
The above Is the true situation as re
gards the existing epidemic in Birming
ham.
The report Is concise, correct and tells
the tale. Therefore, It will be seen that
there Is absolutely no cause for appre
hension on the part of any one.
Pursuant to a proclamation by Acting
Mayor Pearce, the work of cleaning up
around premises and cutting down of
weeds on sidewalks and In yards has
been energetically pursued and it only
remains for the trash gang to go ahead
and remove same. Lime is being liber
ally ufced and the city is in almost a per
fect state of sanitation.
VACCINATION.
The work of vaccinating Is being
pushed rapidly and hundreds of people
are rushing to the appointed places for
this purpose. Acting Mayor Pearce last
night stated to a reporter of the State
Herald that today there would be re
ceived 3,000 vaccine points. City Phy
sician Wilder and assistants will be
found at the city hall during the entire
day, where they will vaccinate, free of
cost, all comers. Acting Mayor Pearce
calls attention to the Mlowing section
of the city code:
“Section 274—Vaccination—Within nine
days from and after proclamation by
the mayor of danger of a spread of
sHlallpox in the city, it shall be the duty
of all citizens of Birmingham, and of all
others who have been or may hereaf
ter be In said city nine consecutive days,
to cause themselves to be vaccinated un
til the operation proves effectual, and
if any such person have any minor child
ren or others dependent on him for care
or custody, It shall be his duty likewise
to- have such minor children or others
dependent on him for care or custody
vaccinated.”
While it is not the province of the city
and health officials to use compul
sion, this will he resjrtei to If necessary
to acquire the dJslred ends.
A VISIT TO THE CAMP.
Dr W ld-T, ihe etficieof c :■» Ihy >cian.
yesterday afternoon- visited the quaran
tine camp on Red mountain, and on re
turning to the ol;-y gave a State Herald
tvpor:er the following as a result of his
observations while there:
"7 hae just returned' from the camp,
and am pleased to say I found all doing
as nicely as could be desired. The pa
tients and suspects were cont- nted, being
■comfor.ably providfd for and well fed.
On asking if any of the persons there de
sired to return to illie city they with one
accord remarked 'that they were perfect
ly contented, and had only one desire, to
see their rSl'a- Ives and friends.”
A LIE NAILED.
The reporter remarked to Dr. Wilder
that It was rumored around Thursday
and yesterday that Mr. Ivey, 'the white
patient, had died, and several of the ne
groes. To this Dr. Wilder replied:
“The rumor is absolutely false and
withou - the shadow of foundation. There
has not been a single death, nor has any
patient been In the neighborhood of
death's door. Mr. Ivey Is free of fever,
and he and his family are happy and
contented.”
•The 'doctor, as a pari ring shot, said:
"'You can say the people at camp say
they are 'having a mice time a* their
summer resort, ar.-d ure in no hurry to
com; away.”
BEES ELMER'S CAPER.
While Bessemer Was established a. rigid
quarantine against Birmingham, lit will
be interesting to readers of this paper to
know that tWat city has h-ad a case of
the prevailing malady within her con
fines. A n.gro claiming to be from Bir
mingham was found In a s take of eruption
and was at once taken, in charge by the
authorities there. He was taken 'to the
city Wall and kept in a room there thirty
six hours, in the very heart of the cilty,
and afterwards sent to a pest house fivo
miles Ttway, The question, said a man
who is interested at feesserner, r.ow Is,
“Why does not Birmingham establish
quarantine against (halt place?” The re
porter Informed him ithat Birmingham
was -too broad-minded and liberal spir
ited to close her galue against one of her
suburbs for a email thing.
PRATT CITY.
Pratt City also hka established qu.tr
a ratine regulations against Birmingham.
A case of the malady is report id from
Slope No. 1, and tibe same argument us d
against Boss'emer might be used there.
But a State Herald rep rttr has reliable
information that the quarantine at Pratt
City is ndt copfined to ail, as a ch ain
few of that, place and Birmingham are
allowed to come add go ad libitum. Th's,
it is he'd, should not be, as “what is
sauce for the goose should be sauce for
the gander.” While really there is no
need for a quarantine, if such should ba
established tt should be against all com
ers.
A- 9titp Herald reporter had the inti
mation given, him yest-rday that certa n
parsons at Pratt Oity had urged the quar
antine movement for mercenary motivts,
and if this be true it shout'd be condemn
ed. The authority referred to stated '.h t
a merchant at Pratt City ha'd remarked
that the people there could obtain goods
i.r that place and there was no nr J of
their coming to Birmingham. This loo's
bad op its face, ar.-l If 'true should merit
the condemnation of all.
THE MALADY.
Now for the existing malady. ThePt te
health wfiner had declared the mala ly
smallpox. Hi-s theism was accepted by
tlha lc.-al health board; therefore the an
nouncement was madu that Birmingham
ha^ sm-ailpQx. Be this as It may, a State
H'raid reporter, in auc tioning peep e
indiscriminately', gatlrered- information,
tending to itacl to the belief that the dis
ease now afflicting certain persons is an
importation from Mexico, having h en 1 -
tuoduced here last year by a colony of
Alabama negroes, who had b on brought
back from that country, and is math r.g
more nor less than a rep.vies of itch or
skin eruption, not fatal in itv nature.
One gentleman who had passed 'through
Continued on Fourth Page.
GiVE CUBANS^ AUTONOMY
Is the Reported Cry of the Span
iards, Not the Cubans.
REVOLUTION IS STRONGER
Than Ever Before and Spain Will Be Forced to
Leave the Island Soon—Recent
Telegram Refuted.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 23.—Gen. Emil
Nunez arrived from Key West today. A
promirler,'t western paper lately printed
the following In a dispatch from Cuba:
“The movement for Cuban ir.depen'd
enco|seemts to be on the verge of oollaps?.
This is the information that roaches the
state department. This is fully confirm
ed by report's received through private
channels. The movements of the insur
gent*! have come almost 'to a stop. The
Juntg. seems to-accept the dietermiuat on
of the adrodnlatsatioei to open up nego
tiations with Spain.”
In explanation of these assertions Gen.
Nunez says:
"The revolution in Cuba is stronger
; now than ever before. Spain w.il be com
pel ltd to Wave the island soon it Ca: o
vas’ government does not strike a, dtcis
ive blow.
i “X ihav'e seen letters frv m all th>& com
wanders In' the field, and each of them
speak ofthe early success of the revo'iu
lution. I
“From Final- del Rio, wto re out forces
suffered more severely than anywhere
else in the island, G :n. Ducts wr.tes:
‘The •Spa: ‘.foil ‘governm: nt i< evidently
trying to' create Che Impression that this
province is pacifit'd, but recently we
have had several engagements with the
Spaniards, We have h Id our portions,
while ithfft hnvp’ been compelled to re
dreat with heavy loss. We have a to.al
qf. 5,000 -weia dri-led and disciplined m n
iit this province, and all are in high
4)irits ard' loyal to th'e cause.’
, “From Havana Gen. Rodriguez writ a
to me fe'lving assunarpsa that the Spanish
Ih *thfet province an? weaker than ever
liefopl and that tills summer's campaign
will heath's last before we shad achieve
our Independ-r-nce.
“I have a statement of the condition
of iht forces 4n Mantanzas province
which was given to me by Gen. Alvellnas
Rosas, commander of the Cuban forces
of thalt province, showing than the forces
are in bOtlter condition' in that province
than over before.
“Regarding the statement that in Cam
aguey and 'Sanitiag-o the Cubans do no;
pay any attention to the war, I can say,
with truth, that they are pacified for the
reason that in tihe whole territory no
Spanish soldiers have ever made their
appearance.
'''So far as the reports sent oult from
Washington are concerned to the effect
that 'the Cuban cause was weakened and
disappdlnited, we have never expected
much from the American administration,
and therefore have no reason to be disap
pointed. We have never really expected
that Aimrieta would recognize the bel
ligerency'’of the Insurgents, not 'that we
had tlho right to do so, because in the
ten years' war we learned -he lesson that
ta p struggle 1x1;wet n a strong power and
a w'eftlt one, the weaker has the right
go ask for nothing.
“Whoever says 'the Cuban junta is pre
pared W .accept autonomy from Spain
makes’a big mistake. ITiie only ones who
sp lafe of autonomy or reforms are the
same Fipariards who a year ago spoke
of war without mercy for the Cubans.
“La Lueha, the paper in whici* Gen.
Welyier used- to make his declarations,
has come to be an autonomious journal.
It has come to the conclusion that the
•only way to save Cuba for Spain is to
give Cubans autonomy. - The thought
that Cubans are crying for autonomy is
a mistake. The Spaniards have simply
put into the mouths of the autonomdsts
what the Spaniards themselves are cry
irg for.
“That we have not sent any expeditions
to Cuba lately Is true and what Is mere
we do not intend to send any more to
Cuba until January, If we are not free
tayj that time. There is no reason to send
any more at present for the army is large
enough to carry oti the summer cam
paign."
THE BOYS CONVICTED.
Norfolk, Va., July 23.—Joseph Cannon,
James Hall and Willie Smith were found
guilty In the police court today of the
charge of trying to seduce and debauch
Lillian, wife of Joseph Cannon. They
were sentenced-to six months each Im
prisonment anil to pay a fine of $500 each.
Notice of appeal was given. Pending the
appeal ball was Increased to $2,000 each.
In the police court the argument will be
heftVd on t_b£ warrant charging abduc
tion. . „ g oj> i i
».»< *T fl-;-i-,.-—- —
JUDGE LYNCH THWARTED
Would-Be Rapist Spirited From
Talladega
AND BROUGHT TO THIS CITY
To Escape the Vengeance of a IY!cb of Deter
mined Wen.
IN THE DEAD HOUR OF NIGHT
Ha Entered a House in Talladega and At
tempted an Assault Upon a Sleeping
Woman—Capture and Plight with
the Prisoner—He Confesses.
*
George Washington .Tones, colored, Is
now safely ense.irsed 'in the counity jail,
where h- was brouglhlt last night to es
cape the vengeance of an angry and ex
cl.ed mob of TRlltdtgians, who were bertt
on giving him a dose of Lynch law.
Jones had been a resident of Tallad ga
about six months, but during that time
suspicion had rested on. him as being a
man who 'had been guilty of crime. At
10 o’clock yesterday mornfeg Jone3 went
to the residene; of Mr. Allman, who lives
in the suburb.- of Talladega, and with '.he
aid of a piece of wire succeeded in open
ing a window blind. This opened, he
easily gained access .o the Interior of the
house. Mr. Allman was away from home
at the time. The negro passed through
Mrs. Allman's bed room and entered one
occupied by Mrs. Miles. He got art 'the
fo-d where roe was sleeping, and, grasp
ing her by both arm-, attempted a crim
inal assault on her person. Mrs. Miles
awoke and, seeing her sltuaitlon, fought ,
the negro off and at-.rnpted to scream.
The negro grasped 'her by the neck, and,
having prevented the outcry, again at
tempted his hc'lilsh design. Again he
was 'thrown off and the woman screamed
loudly for help.' The negro ran, making
his -xlf through the front door.
As Boon as possible news was sent to
the county jail. Sheriff Glover being- out
of the city, Chief Dcp lty M. W. Lide se
cured the county dogs and went to the
■Allman residence. Th dogs soon struck
■the 'trail and went directly to the house
where Jones was living. Janes, however,
was not there, and af.er a time the dogs j
struck 'his trail and chased him down the
road., into a woods lot, thence into a field
and back to bis house, where he was
found atitcmptiing'to work, but In a state
of great excitement. ■
Mr. Lide secured him and brought him
to the county court house. It soon be
came"noised Around that the would-be
rapist had been captured and in an in
credibly short time an immense mob of
excited and angry men had surrounded
the criurt house. 'The negro, however,
had been taken to the county jail ar.d
for the time being was safe.
Mr. Lide became uneasy at the grow ing
Indignation 'And determined to get the
negro but of the county. He communi
cated with the railroad officials of the
Birmingham aid Atlantic railroad and
arranged to have an outgoing freight
train stop opposite the Jail in order that
he might board it with the negro with
out the mob learning his intentions. The
plan succeeded and the negro was
brought to Pell City, where another
freight train was boarded and the negro
brought to Birmingham over the South
ern.
En route here, a gentleman, Mr. S. S.
West, of this city, In conversation with
the negro, secured a confession that he
had been to 'Mr. Allmore's house, but on
the pretense, however, "f obtaining a
watch chain from Mr. Allmore's son. He
finally acknowledged, however, that he
had entered the house as above stated.
Jones will be kept here until his pre
liminary trial. Mr. Lide returned to
Talladega this, morning.
STRONG ASSOCIATION.
A Suit Served ito Advertise a Building
and Loan Association.
Macon, Ga., July 3.—Secretary Cruz, of
the Southern Building and Loan associa
tion, of Huntsville, Ain., ll'ft for home to
day after dismissing the garnishment s -
cur ed by Milo Abel, of Macon, who sued
the company on certificates which Abel
claimed had matured, but on which the
company refused payment, saying the
stock had not matured. Secretary Cruz
had no difficulty In giving bond. The
First National’ bank, of Huntsville, wired
the Exchange bank here giving unlimited
credit. i
The Abel suit has servfed to call atten
tion to the strength of the Huntsville
association, ar.d there Is no danger that
It will be foroed into a 'receivership, as
other associations have been. It has
over $1,000,000 assets, according to its
July statement, duly Sworn to. It has
four and a half million of undivided prof
its, and Is looked upon as one of the
strongest and most successful associa
tions Ini this country. The Abel suit
simply grew out of a stockholders’ mis
undertanding of hi contraot, and the sol
vency of the company in no w*ay In
volved.
SWELL RECEPTION.
The Sculptor and Mrs. Logan Were
Highly Honored in Chicago.
Chicago, July 23.—A reception was giv
en at the art Institute tonight in honor
of the Sculptor, August St. Gaudens,
and Mis. John A. Logan, the widow of
the subject of his masterpiece, from 8
until 11 o’clock. Besides members of
the art Institute, Maj. Gen. John R.
Brooke, and his military staff of the
department of (Missouri, United States
army, and Mayor und Mrs. Carter H.
Harrison assisted in reeelving. About
10,000 Invitations were Issued and about
two thlrds-of them met with acceptance.
During the hours of the reception the In
stitute and the Field gallery was filled
with a great ergryd. A* wfjjb.everything
else In contjectfbn wtlh the unveiling of
the Logan statue it wa* tdfturably man
aged and a general success.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Predictions for an Early and
Prosperous Fall
DESPITE THE COAL STRIKE
Favoratle Outlook for Crops Warrants the
Above Prediction.
IN THE WHEAT CROP OUTLOOK
Uncle Srm’a Domain Stands High Above
the Other Granaries of the World with
Russia the Nearest Competitor
Failures for the Week.
New York, July 23.—Bradetreet’s to
morrow will say: The widespread con
fidence that there will be a marked re
vival In general trade In the fall contin
ues to grow and with It material evi
dence that it is well founded. Chicago
jobbers in clothing, dry goods and shoes
and manufacturers elsewhere of pianos,
organs, wagons and farm Implements
report that fall business has begun,
which is much earlier than usual. The
distribution of general merchandise from
St. Louis 1s less active though trade
there is favorable. Like accounts re
ceived from Pittsburg, notwithstanding
dullness in Iron and steel; Savannah, in
spite of this being th busy seas, n on
plantations; Omaha, Milwaukee, Duluth,
Minneapolis and St. Paul, where mer
chants are feeling the influence of a
prospectively large crop of wheat, and
from Galveston and other points In Tex
as on the favorable crop outlook and
confidence In all Increased movement cf
merchandise next fall. Demand for
supplies for shipment to the Klondyke
geld region has made July the busiest
instead of the dullness month In the
commercial year at Seattle and ha? had
an Influence on sales of staples at Ta
coma, Portland and San Francisco.
The world's wheat crop outlook con
tinues to favor the United States much
as it did eighteen years ago. The out
look Is that Russia, alone of all other
wheat exporter?, will be able to compete
with the United States. The advance
of more than 20 cents a bu?hel, com
pared with a year ago, is In ihe face cf
a domestic wheat crop probably 106,000,
000 bushels larger than last year. And
the prospect for a continued high r level
for quotations owing to increased de
mand from Importing countries explain
why the American farmer Is to secure
his proportion of the advance the com
ing fra of prosperity. That he Is alive
to the situation Is Indicated by a ten
dency to held back wheat already har
vested, notwithstanding higher quota
tions. Unfavorable features include
the continuance If the strike of the bit
uminous coal miners in the western and
i .uthern states which now begin? to
threaten the continued activity of indus
tries dependent upon that variety of fuel,
the present stagnation of the Bessemer
pig Iron and steel billet markets with
prices as low as ever known, the shut
ting down of New England cotton mill
machinery to reduce output and get rid
of ft. ck on hand and the unsatisfactory
condition of the woolen goods market on
"account of thr relatively low prices of
the products compared with the prices
for raw material.
Exports of wheat (flour Included as
wheat) from Montreal and both coasts
of the United States this week, amount
to 1.978,828 bush-ls, an Increase of about
456.000 bushels compared with last week,
for which shipments from the ports of
N vv York and Baltimore are largely re
sponsible. The corresponding total in
the like week last year was 3.037,000
bushels; in the week two years ago, 1,
265,000; three years ago, 3,888,000 bush- ls,
and in the corresponding period in 1893,
it was 4,363,000 bushels.
Exports of Indian corn amount to 2,
298.379 bushels this week, contrasted with
2.723.000 bushels last week. 1.280,000 bush
els In the w'-ek a year ago. 770,000 bush
els two years ago, 256,000 bushels three
years ago and as compared with 1,587,000
bush Is In the like week of 1S93.
There are 220 business failures reported
throughout the United States this week
as compared with 247 last week, 280 in the
week a year ago, 239 In the week two
years ago, 237 three years ago and 489 In
the corresponding period in 1893.
There were 21 business failures report
ed from the Dominion of Canada this
week against 38 last week, 37 In the week
a year ago and 25 two years ago.
DUN’S REVIEW.
New York, July 23.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s
weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say: - The er.d of uncertainty regard ng
duties on imports gives greater confi
dence alike to those who have opposed
a.nd those who have favored the change.
Thi? gire it strength in stocks, particularly
In thore of the granger list, reflects a
semblance of heavy crop. The remarka
ble rise In wheat, notwithstanding the
assurances, Is based on heavy buying for
export and belief that foreign demand
will be large. To this seems to be ad
ded another element of confidence scarce
ly observed a week ago. The / avy In
crease Ire receipts of gold, whether from
one side of the Alaska herder or the other
swells deposits at the mints a.nd In the
banks of this country, and If the yield
from new regions answer current ex
pectations, may have an influence akin 'to
that of'gold discoveries In Cai Ifornla. The
one retarding force the strike of coal
miners has caused Is closing of a numb r
of manufacturing works for want of fuel,
but negotiations for settlement are still
pushed. with hope of success.
The wheat movement In prices 1? sOTl
upward. Since July 1 the price htttd rben
12 cents up to the beginning of the w.e-k,
so that ai fall of 4 rents was not surpris
ing, but the rlr? for the week was %e.
It Is noted that this rise came 1n the face
of highly encouraging crop news, which
Is not disputed, and had nothing for sup
port but foreign conditions and demands.
That there Is speculative handling be
hind the great advance Is evident, and
the buying for export ha? not'yet resulted
In Atlantic exports quite as large as last
July to date. 4.632.440 bushels, flour In
cluded, against 4.961,746. last year.
Western, receipt? 5.527,591 bush -Tr In
July, against 10,275.257 last year, Indicate
concerted delay of shipments, which,
however, rarefy withstands th-? Influence
of a substantial rise.
Corn exports are stl'1 heavy, 6.635,395
blit beta In July, against 2,4-21.999 bushels
last year, which p-rhaps reflects more
certain'y than the wheat movement the
actual conditions abroad. Both because
of the season ard because of the pending
action on the tariff Indiretria.l operations
are waiting and yet with an Importune-?
which under such condition* Is sufficient.
The -Waif year production trf pig Iron
♦xeeeded that of the last half of 1896 by
66.58-3 tors, but outside the great steel
companies there I? little activity at Uhls
time, .though they are Increasing their
output. .The Illinois company has sold
basic steel for export to Germany, a New
Yoi-ii file at hcraps tor export eo Manches
ter is announced and add! tonal ord.1-3
for Pennsylvania iron bars ito England.
Bessemer pig Is a shade lower, with oth
er quotations ur.ohangel, but .he demand
for plate?, sheets, pipe and structural
Work i3 growing. Mioar metals are in
b '.ter demand, iln at 13.95 and lead at
13.15 cents, and copper'is sustained at 11V4
cants for lake by exports. The month's
production was 19,100 tors, and that of a
half year 108,651 tons. There is a general
advance ir, boats and shoes, averaging
about 154 pore n ., with a larger d mar.d,
ae dealers loo. hope of higher prices. The
demand for woolen good* is medium and
lower grades have improved.
ISpcculaitJve sal' 3 of wool continue large
and prices are strong, especially at the
west.
Failures for the week have been 227
In the United States against 281 last year,
and 28 in Canada agains: 29 last year.
APPOINTED A NEGRO.
Washington, July 23.—Henry A. Ruck
er. who was today nominated for col
lector "f internal revenue for Georgia,
is a colored man and resides In Atlanta.
Neither of the Georgia senators had met
Mr. Rucker until a day or two ago and
they expressed themselves as unprepared
to say whether they will favor or oppose
his confirmation. They state, however,
that so far as they are informed, Ruckert
13 a man of good character.
MAKING MONEY.
Washington., July 23.—Assistant Secre
tary Vanderiip today authorized the di
rector of the bureau of engraving and
printing to print and deliver to the office
of the secretary United States notes,
treasury notes and silver certificates to
the amount of $104,000,000. A large pro
portion of those notes will be in small
denominations, ones, twos , fives and
ten- ard the supply is expected to be
sufficient for the needs of business for a
period of about three months, meeting
the usual large demand for small bills
required In the movemenUot crops. The
department anticipates in view of the
1 abundant crops and the foreign demand
an unusually large and early call for
j small bills.
NAPTHA VAPOR IGNITED
And Terribly Fatal Explosion Re
sulted on a Steamboat.
DECK HAND LIT HIS PIPE
li the Forecastle—Four Men Were Killed ard
Six Others Badly Injured —
Boat Damaged.
Bridgeport, Conn., July 23.—At 6:30
o’clock this evening an expl osion occur
red on the steamer Nutmeg State, of the
Bridgeport Steamship company's line,
while Bho was lying at her wharf at the
foot of South street, and as a result f-our
men are dead, three others arc thought
to be fatally injured and a number more
ate In a serious condition. The steamer
was damaged about $10,006.
The dead a re :l
PATRICK MORAN, head shattered;
killed Instantly.
JKBRY CONNORS, leg torn off, inter
nal injuries; died while being taken to
the hospital.
JERRY O'CONNELL, both legs shat
tered, internal Injuries; died «t hospital.
Unknown man, found dead In hold.
The injured:
Michael FJwdoni burned, about the
face and neck, Internal Injuries; not ex
pected to live'.
Patrick (llennan, deck hand, thought to
bo fatally burned.
'Michael Maguire, probably fatafly
burned about the face and chest.
Edward Lynch, burned about face and
head.
John Hartwell, seriously burned on
Chest and arms ar.d limbs.
John Connelly, burned about face and
chest. I
The men are all connected with the
boat. $
Immediately after the explosion an
alarm of flre tvas s,.unded, but the flames
w^re quickly extinguished, and the fire
men had little to do but to assist and
care for the wounded. The explosion
was caused by the Ignition of naptha
vapor.
When the boat returned from her trip
to New York this afternoon Burton M.
Reed, of this city, according to custom
went aboard to clean up the forecastle
and sprinkled the beds and mattresses
with naptha vapor and left. The steve
dores were eating “supper” on deck just
over the hold when the explosion took
place and the rrfen were thrown in all
directions against the woodwork. Two
of the men were thrown overboard and
were rescued uninjured, while all of the
otherB were Injured. The deck, undr
the supper table, was blown open ten
feet wide, while both sides of th gang
way were torn into splinters and thrown
In all directions. A large quantity of
fragments were thrown Into the water.
The (lining room of the forecastle was
wrecked also. An examination showed
the hull to be uninjured.
The officials are reticent as to the cause
Of the explosion. It was thought at first
that lightning caused the explosion, but
it was afterwards learned that a deck
hand went into the forecastle to light
his pipe and It is supposed this caused
the explosion.
Coroner Dolen will hold an Investiga
tion tomorrow. _
HORRIBLE CRIME
Charged Against Father and Son by a
Younger Member of
the Family.
Tuskalcosa., Ala., July 23.—(Sp clal.)—
On a charge preferred by a 7-year-old
boy, his father, George Anderson, and
brother, Wesley Anderson, were arrested
and Jailed here. •
The boy avers that while on a trip
through Jefferson, Shelby and Tuskaloo a
court i-eo, his father and brother mur'd- red
Mrs. Anderson, who was George Ander
son’s fourth wife, ho holding her while
Wesley Anderson chopped her head off
with an axe.
The boy In his affidavit could not locate
the place where the deed woe done, but
stated that be could show where the
body had1 been cast into a hol-e.
Geo. Anderson claims that his wife is
alive and to Columbiana, but in very
poor health.
Srsoriff Shirley has sent a Query to Co
lumbiana to ascertain the truth or this
statement .
MUCH MOOTED TARIFF BILL
Will Bs Voted On at 3 O'Clcck and Soon There"
after Become a Law.
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SENATOR MORGAN NAMES TH c*HOUR
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Foraker and Allen Indulge in War of
■ Words—Ohio’s Election the J J igation
with Charges of Fraud th. riaci
pai Basis—House Proe* >«T. ngs.
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Washing on, July 23.—The final veto on
i,he tariff conf.rei.ee report will be taken
in the senate at 3 p. m. tomorrow. The
unanimous agreement to this effect was
reached in the setroaite late this afternoon
after an exciting and long debate. Thq
agreement for the final vote came most
unexpectedly from the democratic side,
the senior senator from Alabama, Mr.
Morgar:, presenting it. I’t was gr ettJ
with shores of "Good, good,” by sena
tors on the republican side. Mr. Mor
gan’s prop»sk.ton was coupled with one
than the eciitaite meet at 10 a. m. tomorrow
in order that the speech1 s may be heard
before the vote is ..aktn. This was ac
cepted as a whole, and the agreement
was formally announced uildl Mr. Mor
gan expressed profound reluctance in
submitting the proposition, but said ha
recognized tt’he right of ihe majority In
registering 'their will. Ihe agreement
was preceded by the most 'heated per
sonal colloquy than has occurred in. he
consideration of the bill. Senators Fota
ker, of Ohio, and Alien, of Nebraska,
Joining issue over Mr. Allen’s charge of
fraud in the Ohio -.lection's of last year.
The house bill was passed authorizing
the president to suspend discriminating
duties imposed on foreign vessels and
commerce.
Mr. Allison then moved to proc ed with
mhe tariff conference report, hut Mr. Till
mam contested this with a motion to take
up his resolution adversely repotted yes
'iterdiay for an tnv stigation of alleged
senatorial speculation in sugar stock.
<Mr. Tillman was about 'to begin a
speech when 'Mr. Allison made the poir.tt
of order that debate was not in order,
and the presiding officer sustained '.he
point.
IMr. Tillman thereupon asked for a yea
and nay vote, by which his motion was
lost—yeas 15. nays 35. Those who voted
for the mcltlon were Messrs. Allen, Bacon,
Biit.?, Berry, Cantnor,, Chilton, Clay, Har
ris, Kenney, Mills, Roach, Tillman, Tur
ley, Turner, W'al.'hall.
T'he consideration' of the tariff confer
ence .report was /then resumed, and Mr.
Teller, of Colorado, took the floor for a
g neral speech. iHe raid he did not favor
the pending bill and did not believe it
would accomplish the purposes of its
frk nds. Ii s passage, however, would dis
pose of t’he quest;Ion, a‘n‘d enable congress
to deko.ic- its atti ntton no Jther subject*.
He regarded the money question as the
paramount one. The conference report
was not, in hie Judgment, an indorsement!
of .lie gold standard.
Mr. T Hit's speech was a severe ar
raignment of'the mu.hods of the last el-: c
tlon. The gall- lies broke into applause
as *he Colorado senator took his seat.
So pronounced was the demonstration
that Mr. Faulkner, who was in the chair,
was obliged- to rap vigorously for order
and tto wanm the occupants of the galler
ies that if the demonstration was repeat
oil the galleries would be cleared.
Sen a nr White followed, sp ■ iking for
about an hour. H' questioned the rev
enue qualities of 'tihe hill.
When Mr. White closed, Mr. Mantle,
silver republican, of Montana, briefly ex
pressed til.? regret that the senatorial
conference ha 1 not beer able to reta'o
in the hill cotton th s and eot’on bag
ging and matting, and t'h «e other things
which the senate by n yea and nay vole
had 'trarof rred to the free list. It was
in his opinion a stupenrt ms mistake on
tine part of the republican-. Inking at
it from a prtllt'loal standpoint. Th y had
missed an opportunity to popularize this
measu re.
Mr. Pettus. of Alabama, followed, an
tagonizing the action of the conference
on cotton ties, cotton bagging, etc. In
asking that they be placed on the free
list, he said, he was pleading for the
American tarmer.
The profession that this hill was t"- be
enaoted In the interest of American la
bor he denounced as a "damnable pre
tense.”
Mr. Pettus spoke leisurely and at
length against the bill. He referred to
the addition of the vote of a democratic
senator, McEnery, to the bill, and said
that not more- than 100 men owned sugar
lands In Louisiana.
Mr. McEnery challenged this state
ment, saying that over oroe-ha'lf of the
people of Louisiana were interested, di
rectly or Indirectly, in sugar production.
Mr. Pettus closed with an nrraignm nt
of trusts, and as he sat down he received
several scattering handclaps.
Mr, Allen, of Nebraska, reviewed what
he called the remarkable things of this
extiraordinary session. H? referred to
the Inaction of the house of repres nta
tives, its meeting's ortiy 'twice a week,
due. he declared, to the course of the
speaker in managlrg Its affairs ns "fuck
ers” were strung on a string. Not only
had this strong mian of the house co rc d
his own branch of congress, but that co
ercion had extended to the senate.
The stirring incident of the day orcur
red at this stage, when Mr. Foraker ard
Mr. Allen. Indulg'd in a clloquy, which
was fast, furious and at times persona.'.
Mr. Foraker came forward with census
figures, for the purpose of disproving
Mir. Allen’s charge as to the vote In
Ohio. He said Mr. Allen must have
spoken in ignorance of this facts.
“It is not 'the first time I have been ac
cused of Ignorance,” commented Mr.
Allen.
"I do not accuse the senator of jfyno
runoe, but of being Ignorant of specific .
facts.”
Hurrl'fdly reading from his sliatlstics,
Mr. Fora.ker said that the vote of Ohio
In 1896 was 1.002.726, while the population
was aboct 4,000,000, or about one vote for
every four persona. That ratio tins about
the average on a full vote.
“Did root Mr. Bryan have a larger vote _/
In 1896 than Mr. Harrison had In 1892?'*
asked Mr. Allen.
'"Yes.” answered Mr. F'oraker, “because
neither of the candidates In 1802 was cal
culated' 'to bring out *he full party
streng th ami, In my Judgment!, there? was
not a full va c for either Mr. Harrison nor
IMr. Cleveland. On the other hand, aha
campaign of 1S96 was unusually energetic
and an exceptionally full cite was polled.
Not since 1885 has a qu stion of fraud
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