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j ji. k.sTILL, President.
HEAD END CRASH ON LEHIGH.
nIRTIf’.' PERSONS KII.LEO AID
T ,iT.NTV-nVE IVJI BED,
,j nr Accident for n. Donhle
u uni|road— Many Passengers
.... mi Annual Excursion,
Here 11
/ ..in . l<> See a Prise i'lglit.
sane
previous Accident Made the Col-
Pnssible—Scenes of Horror
liniou 1 *
it the W reck. *
Nfß York Jan. 9.-By a head end col
. ~, two passenger trains on the
J*®. Va ii,Railroad at West Dunellon,
Jfjf a . i-!7 p. in. to-day, thirteen per
."litre k:J* .1. and over twenty-five were
HJjreJ
The dead arc:
MARTI N KEENAN, hottd keeper, Mt.
ftr®’-
h. HINKEL, contractor, Mt. Carmel,
Pi
rn'Oß HKLI.BR, tailor, Mt. Carmel,
h
11. WEIKELL, 25 years old, Mt. Car-
Fd.
FRANK FISCHER, shoe dealer, Mt.
Cirr.*: l’a-
WILIIAM H. LEADER, 23 years old,
*-p / it.tier, Mt. Carmel. He is a
Bnc f C. Leader, president of a bank
in fihamokin, Fa. He was only recently
marriol.
FRANK MAR KILL, 51 years old, Sham
gir
THEODORE s. KOHN, Shamokin, Pa.
ABNEH S. K LIFER, carpet dealer,
httsville, Pa.
WILLIAM 11, MARKEL, Shamokin,
Pa.
JAMES JARVIS, 12 years old, Mt. Car
lid. Fa.
Two women, who are still to be identlfiel.
It- of th wounded are from Pennsyl
ranF. Some of the badly hurt,
uid stvral may die.
West Dunellon is three miles from
Bound Brook, and about thirty miles from
w York city. At the spot where tho
faster occurred there is a sharp curve
htbe Le'mgh Valley tracks, and a steep
ttittitia: but the accident was due in the
ht plate ’ some terrible mistake In train
orders, ate! in the second place to another
KOident that occurred aL Bound Brook!
ariitr in the day.
A Scene of Horror.
The which accompanied the coi
tal. the sufferings of the injured and
Hepar.i. that reigned among the 400 pas
ta:--, Were well nigh indescribable. The
blood-stained wreck of tangled and twist
td iron and wood that was still on the
railroad ira, ks to-night, bore witness to
truth of the general verdict of rail-
TOd men that this was one'of the woret
collisions in recent years.
A head-end collision on a double track
tori v - made possible only by a freight
rgk .., urred at Bound Brook at
fi o'clock this morning, when the axle of
a freight c.ir broke and nine cars were
ifel on top of each other. This com
pletely ni,,. Red the west-bound track, and
•II through the morning Lehigh Valley
.rriiis, i> ,;n i Fop New York, switched
ton i.t ir own track to the west-bound
!?'" L : - over these rails from Bound
to New Market, a distance of six
an,i ' Lunging at the latter place
*5 to their right side of the road. To
Win this mode of traffic all west-bound
to* wen- held at South Plainfield until
sr own lint was clear of trains going
Hue opposite direction.
, The Fitted Train.
train No. which left Shamokin, Pa.,
i,..' R 1 ,"' ls so heavy with human
*“ l " M _; and had to be broken into three
1 i he first two sections arrived at
' brook, switched oVer to the other
. swjt.’htil back to Newmarket, and
_ IX. .V York in safety. The third
,■ r ol this train was almost an hour
' -v, n cars were crowded with
Hi- most of them from
trmi l. Shamokin, Mahoney City,
(p' L..,.. | an< j Pottsviile, Pa. The
• 1 - traveling under the auspices of
m>" - M, n's excursion, nn an-
SfcV'.'! '' hi< ' ll nwny patronize for a
flit',, ' [° *^ ew York. Not a few
to ■ : -I lusts were coming to wit
niT . 1 oy-Sharkey fight. Their
Us,, .;, 1 " V, T at Bound Brook and
ita, ’ ak, the preceding sections, on
y. M -‘ un, l irack.
|kk. ; r ."r. hßd been wait lng at
Civ . . ' l0 ;, al train that plies regu
\"' w York and Bound
its !•' „ , ‘miior on the scluduie is 71,
tin, ln , Round Brook at 11:59
•track ‘I 10 ,rafflc all going on
I#,, 1 O’ almost an hour late. At
fit/Un- 'bspatcher at South Plain
.hr;,,,,. '• 'mission to go. Just before
*td ' Runellon 7<lngineer Wyck
Jkr, ' down, because he stops
1 ' "''fitera, if there are any.
j I,l ' l Miei-d to Death.
•Phis" la . n > ‘he signal man, threw
tttr. 1 waved them as if to say
*" ft.'. 80 the local
Icir.o a[ headed round the curve,
w, ' W’enty-five miles an hour.
W i,,' ' ' y four Pussengers on the
tvraion I Ci,b ° r the ex
#lit.i, r Has James Prendergast,
Th ’’ " ls 'ireman,tk-ore Cheshire.
hv. W P™' us R Started on the
WMIt • ' lekmg whistle and brakes
tr,/„ , ' s ' him the wheels the ex
'.ru.-tj, I 11 10 "hat Seemed certain
ft 00, , 1 "'Passengers, alarmed at
Vi„, , wh'Hle, ofiened the win-
Jtlf Aim . ‘''uuchtd tlu ir children in
hi . " started from their seats
*■> . I', '' ll '", i 'imo l <o find out what
**? k were hurled head
hi:. -case,ess and many killed
r„ w ', ttt '° engines, from which
an , Jumped, came together
Ti,. , v ," "I crash.
tl„ , I, ‘' l was probably going
. ! n,l, ' ! ' n hour. The local
" ~„n„ r *" Hs faster flight,
l' !"r 11 1 ?,“ m p ra f U,t ""•> fmt.
ii,, ii/ Us ,low tJeniolisltod
‘; ut ‘t ß career was not end
far. , 1 1 Jammed the tender of the
N ‘V mOHt fr om one end to
f . '‘"r* from Shamokin.
f Pad a few seats from the
i „ver ' *' ,r * or whnt was left of
h-'l I, •,!.,• , c h ar 7' ln with it the Im
' I the ra , K ? ontß of a dozen
1t,.. lne wounded.
' '° 0,0 Esenrslonlstn,
1 'I c .? r of the excursion
li; ' Reatlis and most of ihe
, The
a ,l.tits were badly shaken,
, ‘ack. and were in condition
, Fr °m in,,',,; „
I",„ , ( ", Round Brook and other
a,.d Wr J' re Quickly summoned,
wrecking trains were quickly
on hand. As the dead were pulled out of
the demolished car they were put in the
rear cars of the excursion train, and taken
to Bound Brook. The injured were put in
the cars of the local train. Twenty-one
were taken to Plainfield Hospital, while
the less seriously injured went on to Jer
sey City and New York.
Engineer Prendergast. who weighed al
most 3CO pounds, jumped too late, for he
was caught under his engine, and for
three hours lay pinioned in frightful
agony. When at last a huge crane lifted
the iron off his body he was found so
badly injured that he is expected to die.
The loss .of life inflicted upon his train
would probably- have been nothing like
what it was had it not been for the fact
that at Mauch Chunk the baggage car of
the excursion train was found to have
a hot box and was taken off, thus leav
ing the crowded day coach next to tho
engine. If this coach had retained the po
sition it held when the train left Shamo
kin probably only a few lives would have
been lost.
Wrong Orders Given,
Engineer Rick of the local was found on
the tracks so badly injured that little hope
was entertained of his recovery. Despite
the blood that flowed from his mouth, Rick
gurgled out:
‘'Some one gave wrong orders. I know
how it happened, but I can't speak now.”
In this connection. W. O. Sprigg, the
superintendent of the Easton, and Amboy
division of the Lehigh Vaiiey, said:
“The accident is evidently due to a blun
der in orders."
General Passenger Agent Lee had no ex
planation to make.
On this section of the Lehigh Valley,
the block system is not in use. The train
dispatcher at Easton, who has charge of
the territory is said to have wired the
operation at South Plainfield to iet No. 71,
the local, come through, but later there
came a message from Easton to hold ail
West-bound traffic. It is alleged that the
latter message was overlooked. Some say
it was not handed to the operator, but
whichever way it was, the West-bound
train was allowed on its track, and from
everything that could be learned, the col
lision was plainly due to a mistake in or
ders, and to no negligence of the train
crews.
Signalman Brennan, at West Dunellon,
who threw up his hands as the local pass
ed, has no wire, and nothing to do with the
dispatching of trains. Dr. Brakely of
Dunellon was one of the first on the scene.
He said:
Getting Ont the Dead.
"We got into the overturned car and
groped among the debris for the dead.
Teeth, arms, brains, splintered wood and
twisted iron were mixed up in an inde
scribable mess. The wounded, most of
them suffering from broken legs, were
jammed together at the rear end. The
dead we got out piecemeal. Among the
ruins we found a baby about four months
old, in long clothes. We thought it was
dead, and laid it on the bank beside the
half-dozen other mangled bodies we had
extricated. Just as I was leaving I no
ticed signs of life. The baby was alive,
and a careful examination showed it had
only a bruise on the head. We put it in
the cars for Plainfield.”
This baby belonged to Mrs. Mary Par
reca of Mount Carmel, who was accom
panied on the train by her husband, two
young sons and the infant in question.
Mrs. Parreoa said:
"I was nursing the baby when the whis
tle began to blow-. My husband started
to open the window. Then I was thrown
to the back of the car and lost conscious
ness. My r baby was gone. I almost went
frantic when I awoke, but at last I found
my child peacefully sleeping in the other
train, and apparently none the worse for
the experience.”
Made Bonfires of Debris.
Almost all Ihe dead were killed instant
ly. As the daylight began to die huge
bonfires made of the car debris were
lighted by the side of the track, and by
the glare of their flames the wrecking
crews worked their ponderous derricks.
Both engines were complete wrecks. They
were dragged along by ropes attached to
other engines. The track will probably be
clear by to-morrow.
L. S. Walter, a lawyer of Mount Car
mel, was pinned in the debris of the front
car for two hours. Despite the fact that
he was seriously, if not fatally, injured,
Mr. Walter directed the attention of the
rescuers to other sufferers, and from his
point of vantage superintended their ef
forts. When finally taken out Mr. Walter
was carried to a near-by vacant house,
where he was cared for.
The vicinity of the railroad crossing
where the trains crashed is somewhat de
serted. The occupants of the houses near
by did everything in their power to as
sist the wounded. When the dead ar
rived at Bound Brook, eight were left in
the car that brought from the scene
of the accident, and five were laid out for
the coroner in the freight shed close by.
The wreck in the early morning was the
third freight wreck which has taken place
within a week on that part of the Lehigh
Valley Line between Bound Brook and
Newmarket.
Many of the persons who were on the
wrecked train, were brought to New York
this afternoon. For the most part they
were able to take care of themselves, and
went to the hotels.
Harry Butlnnd was the operator at
South Plainfield, and it was he who gave
the signal for the local to proceed. But
land stated that ho received no orders to
hold the train, and as the track ahead
was supposed to be clear, -he allowed the
train to go up on the single track.
Five of the Wounded Dead.
New York. Jan. 10.—The Now York
Herald says that five wounded in the Le
high collision at Dunellon, N. J., died
during the night, making the total dead 18.
SAYS IT IS A CONSPIRACY.
Ilcnnrepnlre Makes Cliai-gcM Against
Court of Cassation.
Paris, Jan. 9.—The Echo do Paris this
morning publishes a statement by M.
Quesnay do Beaurepaire, of the reason for
his resignation of the presidency of the
civil section of the court of cassation.
In a long document ho virtually protests
against what he suggests is a conspiracy
on the part of the court of Cassation to
exonerate Dreyfus. But he practically ad
mits his partiality by declaring that his
resignation was intended to avenge the
army and its generals, for the sufferings
they have had to endure in silence.
Postmaster far Madison.
Washington, Jan. 9.—The Senate to-day
confirmed the nomination of J. F. Bough
ton, to be postmaster at Mad.son, Ga.
SA VANN AH, GA.. TUESDAY. JANUARY 10 1899.
PERSUASION BEFORE POWDER.
RELIEF EXPRESSED THAT THE IX
SIRGEXTS WILL YIELD.
Reticence nt the XVnr Department
With Regard to Information From
Gen. Otis—-Situation at Iloilo Is
Critical, Rut Hope Is Expressed
That the Americans Will Control
Fanny Without Bloodshed—Ameri
can Troops Will Land nt Gnlin
nrns.
Washington, Jan. 9.—A great deal of
reticence is exhibited at the war depart
ment relative to the state of affairs at
Iloilo.
It is admitted that Gen. Otis has report
ed to the department the facts that were
reported to him by Gen. Miller, but all
that can be gathered as to the nature of
the communication is that it goes to con
firm the press reports as to the attitude
of the insurgents.
There are excellent reasons why the
officials at the war department should at
this stage maintain secrecy as to the in
structions governing the movement of
troops in the Philippines. The situation
is admitted to be critical, but not hope
less by any means, and it is extremely
desirable that the danger of a rupture
shall not be increased by inflammatory
publications, which powerfully affect the
excitable Filipinos.
It is believed that Gen. Otis is framing
a pian of campaign which will result in
the extension of his control over the island
of Panay without actual hostilities, or, if
it must come to warfare, then with the
least possible exposure of the American
troops. Probably the first step in this
campaign has been taken by this time, in
the establishment of a camp on the island
of Guimaras, lying only a few miles from
Iloilo, and easily accessible to the war
ships. This probably will be made the
base of operations if hostilities become un
avoidable. The government, however,
has not abandoned hope that a. peaceful
solution can be reached.
Gen. Miller's Instructions.
The government's instructions sent to
Gen. Miller at Iloilo were to land and get
in communication with the insurgents.
This is as far as his orders have gone,
except that when he has established com
munication with the insurgent officials
and people he is to make public the pur
-1 >ses of the United States. Not a shot
is to be fired by the forces of this coun
try unless they are attacked, or until fur
ther orders are given from here.
This programme was agreed upon be
tween President McKinley and Secretary
Alger several days ago. Secretary Alger
was at the White House for some time this
afternoon. He stated in the most em
phatic terms that no alarming news has
come from Gen. Otis, and that he did not
believe a shot had been fired so far, or
that one would be fired. He is confident
that Gen. Miller will 1* able to handle
the situation successfully and obtain con
trol of Iloilo without bloodshed. He is of
the opinion that the Insurgents have been
so long imposed upon that they are nat
urally suspicious and fear the worst, if
they surrender their strongholds into the
hands of the United States.
The policy to be adopted now is a gentle
one. Persuasion will be used before pow
der. That will be the last resort, and Sec
retary Alger is optimistic in his views
that it will never be necessary.
The President, it is said, also views the
situation in a similarly hopeful manner.
He believes that the Filipinos will become
less suspicious when they understand more
fully the intentions of this country. He
believes that careful work on the part of
prudent officials will convince Ihe Filipinos
of the earnestness of the United Stales,
and of the purpose of this government to
protect their lives and property.
A FIGHT IS tXAVOIDADLE.
-
Filipinos Taking Strang Stand
Against the Americans.
London, Jan. 9.—A representative of the
Associated Press learns that the Filipino
junta of Paris has received a telegram
from the Filipino agent at Hong Kong,
dated Saturday, and saying:
“Fight with Americans unavoidable.
We are not the aggressors.”
A telegram from an English house at
Manila to-day says the situation is very
strained, and that there Is much anxiety
there. The dispatch also contained news
from Iloilo, the substance of which was
that the American troops had not yet
landed.
The members of the Filipino junta dis
credit a statement published in the Globe
hero this afternoon that the United Slates
government has ordered Agoncilio, the
representative of Aguinaldo, to leave
Washington. They say they would sure
ly have heard the news If it had been
true. •
Mail advices from the so-called Filipino
government received here to-day say that
Aguinaldo has decided that all foreign
trade entering ports under Filipino control
will be admitted on the payment of a duty
of 5 per cent, ad valorem, and that all ex
port trade is liable to a duty of 1 per cent,
ad valorem. *
The Filipino committees in Paris, Mad
rid and London telegraphed on Saturday
to President McKinley. The Paris dis
patch read:
"We protest against the disembarkation
of American troops at Iloilo.”
The London telegram said: "Treaty of
peace still unratlfled. American claim of
sovereignty premature. Pray reconsider
resolution regarding Iloilo. Filipinos wish
for the friendship of America, and abhor
militarism and deceit.”
OTIS HAS SITUATION IX HAND.
Aguinaldo Issue* Another Threaten
ing Proclamation.
Manila. Jan. 9.—The situation here is ap
proaching a climax, ami it is Just possible
that to-morrow will see a peaceful solu
tion.
Meanwhile nil sorts of alarmist rumors
are in circulation. The United States au
thorities are taking every precaution; tho
troops in quarters are under arms and tho
Californians have disembarked from the
transports.
The natives,, it Is supposed, have been
asked not to work for the Americans, and
the employes in the commissary depart
ment have gone on strike. Many natives
are leaving the city. Maj. Gen. Otis, how-
ever, has the wiioie situation thoroughly
ln hand.
A second proclamation by Aguinaldo,
bearing the same date as lne one which
immediately followed the proclamation of
Maj. Gen. Otis, based upon President Mc-
Kinley's instructions, first appeared on
the streets to-day, but it Is alleged to have
been recalled.
Its terms are much more vehement than
those used in the first proclamation.
Aguinado threatens to drive the Ameri
cans from the islands, culls Hie Deity to
witness that their blood will be on their
own heads, if it is shed, and details at
greater length the promises he claims
were made by the Americans as to the
part of the insurgents in the campaign.
It is believed that this second proclama
tion is the original draft which was n<?t
adopted by the Filipino Congress at Ma
lolos.
FORCED l PON THE NATIVES.
Discon tented Lenders Pat Them
Against tlte Americana.
San Francisco, Jan. 9.—Father Diaz,
leader of the ten Spanish priests from
Manila, who are in this city on the way to
Panama, says:
"The Filipinos are not naturally warlike,
and would not be now opposing the United
States were it not for the leaders that are
spurring them on. These leaders are in the
work solely for personal gain, and would
prove hard masters for the weaker portion
of the natives should they gain the pow
sr.
"At Iloilo, where I was stationed, there
would have been little fighting if it had
not been for these malcontents, who fairly
forced the natives to take up arms. Most
of these men who arc at the head of
the insurgent movement are half-breeds.
As' to Aguinaldo himself, he is a crafty
fellow, and has a following among those
people who hope to climb by his advance
ment. Ido not consider Aguinaldo person
ally responsible for all the brutality shown
our friars, yet he could have prevented a
good portion of it had he seen tit to do so.”
Father Fernandez, anoiher of the party,
stated that he considers the natives of
the islands a civilized people.
HARD TIME AHEAD FOR FRANCE/
Republic Will He 111 Trouble, Even
If It Escapes.
London, Jan. 10.—The Paris correspond
ent of the Daily Mail says:
"To-day's revelations of various kinds
tend to show that the members of the
Court of Cassation are themselves divided
into two fiercely opposed camps of Drey
fueards and antl-Dreyfusards.
”M. Quesnay de Baurepaire's explana
tion of the causes for his resignation will
probably lead to the fall of the cabinet,
since he complains bitterly of the way M.
Lebret, the minister of justice, conducted
the interview with him when he offered
to the minister a statement of the rela
tions between M. Hard of the criminal
branch of Ihe Court of Cassation, and
Col. Picquart.”
The Paris correspondent of the Times
says:
"Of all the scandals produced by the
Dreyfus affair, this of the resignation of
M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire is certainly the
greatest. What is beyond doubt is that
the nationalists, who have not had a sin
gle man whose name was imposing or
whose ability dangerous, now: appear to
have found a chief, although his aim is
still far from clear. With M. Quesnay dc
Beaurepaire leading the nationalists and
anti-Semites, Paul de Roulede leading the
League of Patriots, and Godefroy Cavaig
nac at the head of the Patrie Prancaisc,
the republic, if it escapes, will have a
hard time.”
MASO LIKES THE AMERICANS.
AAiintn to See Stars anil Stripes on
Every House In' Cabs.
Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 9.—A luncheon was
given to-day to Bartolome Maso, the for
mer president of the Cuban revolutionary;
government, prior to his departure for his
home at Manzanillo.
Replying to the toast of his health, Maso
said he trusted to see the American flag
waving soon from every house in Cuba.
He then paid a glowing tribute to the mag
nificent work done by Gen. Leonard Wood
in this province. His remarks were loudly
cheered.
Senor Maso also said he was not in sym
pathy with the men who wore continually
objecting to everything done in the island
by Americans. It was only necessary to
see Santiago, ho continued, to witness the
magnificent results of American rule, and
he trusted provincial and civil autonomy
would ire granted to the Cubans under a
nominal military head at Havana.
DREY FI S QIK.vriOXED AGAIN.
Emphatically Denies That He Ever
Made Any Confession.
Paris, Jan. 9.—A telegram from Cayenne,
capital of French Guiana, has been com
municated to the Court of Cassation em
bodying the rcr>7y of Dreyfus to question:!
put him by the public prosecutor there.
Dreyfus energetically denies that he ever
confessed that he was guilty to Capt. Le
brun Renault, in whose charge he was
placed at the Ecole Militaire, at the time
of his condemnation und degradation, and
re-protests his innocence.
A HANK SAFE DYNAMITED.
Thieves at AshbiinGiiiiii, Mass., Se
cure About
Ash”l)urnham, Mass., Jan. 9.—The safe of
the First National Bank of Ashburnham,
was blown td pieces by dynamite about 2
o'clock this morning. A sum of money es
timated at frorp *1.500 ttS 2,0 O Is missing.
There is no clue to the robbers.
JOHNSON TO HE RETURNED.
Gov. Roosevelt Grant* Gov. Can
dler's Requisition.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 9.—Gov. Roosevelt
to-day granted Ihe requisition of the Gov
ernor of Georgia for the surrender of C.
P. Johnson, who is wanted In Georgia for
mlsnppropriating seven SI,OOO bonds of the
Btate of Georgia, belonging to the estate
of John A. McCauley of Atlanta.
DON’T WANT TO GO TO CUBA
MANY THIRD GEORGIA BOYS AP
PLY FOR DISCHARGES.
The Goqrgia Delegation Hresenteil
the Matter to Secretary Alger,
Who AYnnts to Retain the Itegi
lnent—Extra Circuit Judge for
Georgia May Go Through—Gen.
Gordon ia AA ashiug'ton—.DeLaey
Want* n Position.
Washington, Jan. 3.—(Special.)—
There is apt to be a large
hole made in the Third Georgia
Regiment if the war department delays
the departure of the Georgia troops to
Cuba much longer.
The delegation in Congress is daily re
ceiving urgent apiieals from members of
that regiment praying for their immediate
discharge from the service. A large num
ber of the men are weary of military life,
and do not desire to sec service in Cuba,
now that the opportunity they have so
long craved is before them.
After several consultations on the sub
ject the delegation to-day called upon the
Secretary of War and made a formal re
quest that all of the men in the Georgia
regiment who do not wish to go to Cuba
be discharged from service at once. Dur
ing tlte conference the suggestion was
made to muster out the entire regiment.
The Secretary of War did not take kindly
to the, latter suggestion, and he remarked
that the Third Georgia is regarded as
one of the best volunteer regiments in the
service. He stated further that it is prob
able the regiment will be in
Cuba within the next ten days,
as they are under orders to proceed to
Nuevitas as soon as an available trans
port can be procured.
Senator Clay, Representatives Tate,
Brantley, Howard, Lewis, Fleming and
Adamson took part in the discussion, and
without reaching any definite conclusion,
the secretary took the subject under con
sideiation with a view to discharging the
meritorious cases. Just how many dis
charges will be granted under the decision
depends entirely upon the officials of the
war department. The members of the del
egation are hopeful that their visit will bo
fruitful, and that all of those who do not
want to go to Cuba will be discharged.
Another Circuit Juilue.
There ls a strong possibility of Geor
gia's securing an additional circuit judge
during the present session, although Ihe
House committee on judiciary has failed
to recommend the passage of the bill pro
viding for an additional judge ln the Geor
gia circuit. 'Senator Bacon expects to
pass the bi.l in the Senate, and force an
issue with the House oir the subject.
To-day the House passed a similar bill,
providing for an additional circuit judge
ship in the Sixth or Ohio circuit. Sena
tors Hanna and Foraker are particularly
interested in this bill. The President also
desires it to become a law. When tiro
bill reached the Senate, Senator Bacon pro
posed to amend the bill by adding an
extra provis on in behalf of the Georgia
circuit.
Senators Spooner, Teller and Bacon are
the sub-committee in charge of tlte pend
ing bill, and they will report the Bacon
amendment with a favorable recommenda
tion. The bill will probably pass the Sen
ate and the responsibility will devolve upon
the House of saving or killing the Hanria-
Foraker hill with the Bacon rider.
Gordon nt the White House.
Brig. Gen. W. W. Gordon of Savannah,
who is a guest at the President’s dinner
to-night, was at the White House this
morning. Gen. Gordon was a member of
the military commission in Porto Rico,
nnd is now in command of a brigade at
Macon, Ga. The Second Ohio, one of the
regiments of Gen. Gordon's brigade, is to
be mustered out.
Two of the four colored regiments at
Macon, the Sixth Virginia and Third
North Carolina, are being mustered out.
The members of the Georgia delegation
are being urged to press the claim of So
licitor General John DeLaey of Eastman
for a Judicial appointment in one of the
new territorial positions. Solicitor General
DeLaey desires an appointment either In
the Philippines or the West Indies, an/1
his name has teen presented to the Pres
ident for consideration.
FOl It KILLED IN A WRECK.
Two Union I’nclfle Entrinc* Smash
Earli Other Into Scrap Iron.
Sidney, B. C., Jan. 9.—Four deaths and
injuries to seven people were caused by a
wreck on the Union Pacific at Sunatat, 15
miles east of here this morning. The dead
are:
Engineer Del Bonner, fatally hurt, died
during afternoon.
Fireman John Coleman, Crcston, la., in
stantly killed.
Young woman, supposed to bo Miss Myr
tle Armstrong, of Pax ion, Neb.
An unknown old man.
An east-bound passenger train had stop
lad to take the side track, but had not
been able to clear the main track when a
west-bound passenger train, running at
the rale of forty-five miles an hour, crash
ed into it. The engines were piled up in
a mass of scrap iron, and the ears, which
were badly broken up, immediately took
fire. The passengers, who were not In
jured, at once set to work to rescue those
in tho wrecks. With the exception of
Miss Armstrong and the unknown man,
whose bodies were badly charred, tho
passengers escaped injury by fire.
Relief trains were immediately sent to
the scene of the wreck, and tho Injured
taken to Sidney, whore they could bo
cared for, and it is thought all will recov
er.
Four cars were entirely consumed by
fire and several others were so badly
broke n up as to lie practically valueless.
The three engines, which were among
the finest used by the road, are practically
scrap iron.
DINGLEY SOMEAVHAT AW I USE.
His Cuntlillon Uauxe* His Fatally
Mach Cancel a.
Washington, Jan. 9.—Representative
Dlngley’s condition to-night Is again such
as to cause his family much 'concern. He
is simply holding his own, his system
weakened by dls/nse, refusing to respond
to the nourishment and medicines given
him.
OMAHA Ull) nowMt SULLIVAN.
l.uittlcil Tlirei* llpflv) lllinvM (pon the
Irishman In Ton Seconds.
Now York, Jan. !>.—The tight betwron
Oscar Gardner, the Omaha khl, ami
Dave Sullivan of Ireland ended disas
trously for the latter in the seventeenth
round before the Lenox Athletic Club to
night.
Sullivan seemed full of fight when the
seventeenth round opened, and went right
to his man. in a clinch the legs of both
boxers became entangled, and Sullivan fell
to the lloor. The moment he got up Gord
in s planted two fearful right hand swings
on Dave's head, and put the Irishman
down and out with a wild left hand swing
which landed on Sullivan's mouth. All
three of the blows were delivered within
ten seconds, and the last one sent Sulli
van into the hind of nod for the first time
in ids ring career.
Gardner’s legs were in anything but good
shape, but despite Sullivan's efforts lo
make him use them, the "Kid" refused to
be coaxed Into sprinting, and saved him
self for the supreme effort when the time
arrived. Gurdntr waited frequently for
Sullivan to go io him. and would either
lead or get inside Sullivan’s leads and
counter hard. These tactics puzzled Sul
livan, and at times rattled him so that he
showed unmistakable signs of having lost
his temper.
Sullivan was beaten fairly and squarely,
and there were no excuses made when the
bout was over. If the attendance to-night
can be taken as an indication of that
which will visit (lie big arena to witness
the McCoy-Shnrkey bout to-morrow night,
then a crowded house will surely see the
contest.
It was announced to-night that Torn
O'Rourke, on behalf of Thomas Sharkey,
would meet Kid McCoy and Tim Hurst,
the referee, to-morrow evening at 6 o'clock
wlu n ihe articles of agreement will be dis
cussed and the trouble over articles eight
and thirteen, in reference to what shall
constitute a clinch, will be definitely de
cided. An agreement will tie made so that
the spectators will not lie annoyed with
any wrangling on this point after the men
shall have entered the ting.
BOTH READY FOR THE CONTEST.
Sharkey nntl McCoy to Scrap for
Points To-night.
New York. Jan. 9.—Tom Sharkey and
Kid McCoy both profess to tie ready and
eager for the contest in the Lenox Athletic
Club to-morrow night, when they will bat
tle for a |20,<)00 purse.
They completed their training to-day,
and are as fit as human hands can make
them. The confidence of each In his ability
to triumph over the other borders on the
marvelous.
Among the liettors the bulk of (he money
is being placed on McCoy. The liettors
argue that McCoy’s cleverness will carry
him safely over every mine that Shark'I}' 1 }'
may plant for him, and emible him to ride
safely over the sailor when he is stormi
est.
The men who stand by Sharkey, and
they are legion, say that the sailor wiil
lie on top of his man at all stages, and
that all he wants is to land one good
punch. They are confident that the sailor
will land that punch and that it wiil decide
the contest In his favor. No man that
Sharkey gets going ever comes back, they
say
Tommy Ryan of Syracuse, came In town
to-day and boxed three rounds with Shar
key. The sailor did not find h, great deal
of difficulty In geting to Ryan, and this
fact strengthened the confidence of those
of his admirers who witnessed (he set-to.
"I think Sharkey will win,” Ryan eald
later in the day, "but McCoy will outpoint
him in the early stages of the contest.
Weight tells. The sailor has the weight,
and I think he will wear the Kid down
and probably knock him out before the
twentieth round. Sharkey is both faster
and cleverer, and this with his weight,
should give him the mill.”
FOP Ml NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
Inquiry Made Into the Norfolk Rmnll
-I'ox Situation.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 9.—Dr. Poltus of the
marine hospital service was ordered to
this city Jan. 3. to make an exhaustive
Investigation of the truth of the alarming
representations which certain press corre
spondents have from time to time wired
their papers.
After going over the ground several
times and familiarizing himself with the
board of health’s modus oixrandi In
handling ?mall-i>ox, he, reported to Ihe sur
geon general of the marine hospital ser
vice at Washington thut he was unable
to discover any cause for alarm; that the
members of Norfolk health board were
completely masters of Ihe situation, and
there was no probability that the disease
would become epidemic.
Dr. Pettus found business proceeding
here as usual, no excitement, the disease
In very mild form, many patients not sick
enough to be confined to their beds, and
that the reports sent out were largely
exaggerations.
CIVIL SERVICE VICTORIOUS.
Appropriation Which Wa Stricken
Out Restored hy the House.
Washington, Jan. 9.--The House to-day
reversed the decision of the committee of
the whole last Friday, when the appropria
tion for the support of the civil service
commission was stricken out of the leg
islative, executive and Judieiul appropria
tion bill.
In committee, where memliers do not go
on record, the appropriation was stricken
cult by a vote of CT to 81. To-day wnen
the roll was called Ihe appropriation was
restored, ihe motion to strike out being
defeated. 93 to 119.
The House to-day, by special order, de
cided to proceed with the consideration of
the naval personnel bill as soon as ihe
bili for the Acdltlcatlon of the laws ol
Alaska was out of the way. About sev
enty additional pages of the latter bill
were covered to-day, leaving almost 100
pages sflll undisposed of.
The House adjourned at 5 o'clock p. m.
Spain’s Crisis Postponed.
Madrid, Jan. 9.—Owing to the Inclemency
of the weather, Senor Sagasta, the pre
mier, was unable to visit the Queen Re
gent to-day to submit the question of con
fidence in the sablnot. The crisis Is, there
fore, again postponed, but there Is no
doubt that the Sagasta ministry will re
sign.
DAILY. $lO A YEAR.
5 CF.N*S N < >l’V.
WEEKLY 2-TIMKS-A-WEEK *1 A YEAR
CAN NOT ACQUIRE COLONIES.
HO\lt MAKES A LOGICAL A Kill-
MEAT I.\ AASWI'H to putt.
Conatltiitlan FnrhKa IVrmnnrnl
•iovornnirnl of Foreign Territory
ox loloniea—lmperitlliHin nnd El.
pan.lon llnniirroin Doctrines.
Forcible Annexation Would lie
Crlmliin I AvKreaaton—illdlcnled
Crinilnni Aggression— Platt Makes
n Reply.
Washington, Jan. 9.—This proved to bo
nn interesting day In the Senate, the prin
cipal subject under discussion being tho
constitutional right of the United States
to curry Into effect tho policy of expan
sion.
The leading speaker was Mr. Hoar (Rep.)
of Massachusetts, who delivered a speech
in support of the resolution introduced by
Mr. Vest (Dcm.) of Missouri, declaring it
to be in opposition to tho constitution for
this country to acquire foreign territory to
be governed permanently as colonies.
Although Mr. Hoar occupied the time of
the Senate for more than two hours, he
was accorded the unusual compliment of
close and undivided attention by his col
leagues on the floor, and a large audience
In the galleries. He confined himself
closely to his manuscript, but his address
was delivered with, all the Are, earnest
ness and animation of the orator that ha
Is. His speech was in answer to that re
cently delivered by Mr. Platt (Rep.) of
Connecticut, and had been most carefully
prepared.
Wlthuot adverting to the proposed pol
icy of the United States in entering upon
an expansion of its territory, except In a
general and Indirect manner, Mr. Hoar
entered upon a discussion of the constitu
tional phase of the question Involved in
the resolution under consideration.
The following are extracts from Mr.
Hoar's speech upon the resolution:
"Mr. President: Xam quite sure that
no man who will hear or who will read
what I say to-day will doubt that nothing
could Induce me to say It but a command
ing sense of public duty.
"I am to speak for my country, for its
whole past, and for its whole future. X am
to speak to a people whose fate Is bound
up in the preservation of our great doc
trine of constitutional liberty. I ant to
speak for the dead soldier who gave his
life for liberty that his death might set a
seal upon ids country's historic glory. I
am to speak for the Republican party, all
of whose great traditions are at stake, and
all of whose great achievements are in
peril.
"I have In my humble way, poor enough
1 know, bin 11 was my Ix-st, defended Iho
character of tho American people, their
capacity for self-government, the charac
ter of tile great legislative bodies through
which that government is exercised, when
ever and by whomsoever assailed. Xdo
not distrust them now. But the strong
est frame may get mortal sickness from
one exposure, the most, vigorous health or
life may be destroyed by a single drop of
poison, and what poison is to the human
lrame the abandonment of our great doc
trine of liberty will be to the republic.
Our Forefathers Knew Hest.
"After all, I am old-fashioned enough to
think that our fathers who won the revo
lution and who framed the constitution,
were the wisest builders of slates the world
has yet seen. I think that they knew
where to seek for the best lessons of ex
perience and they knew how to lay down
tho rules which should be the hest guid?9
for their descendants. They did not dis
dain to study ancient history. They knew
what caused the downfall of the mighty
Roman republic. They read, as Chatham
paid ho did, the history of the freedom,
of the decay, and the enslavement of
Greece. They knew to what nhe owed her
glory and to what she owed her ruin.
They learned from her the doctrine that
while there is little else that a democracy
cannot accomplish it. cannot rul© over vas
sal states or subject peoples without
bringing In the elements of death into Its
own constitution. The Americans have
been aptly called the Greeks of modern
limes. Tho versatile, enterprising, adven
turous Yankee has been likened to tho
people of Athens, who were of the lonian
race, nnd the brave, constant, inflexibla
men of the South to the brave, constant
and inflexible Sjiarta, whoso people word
Dorians.
"There are two lessons our fathers learn
ed from the history of Greece which they
hoped their children would remember—tho
danger of disunion and domestic strife and
an indulgence in the greed and lust of
empire. The Greeks stood together against
the power of Persia ns the American states
stood together against the tyranny of
Kngland. For us the danger of disunion
has happily passed by. Our Athenians
and our Spartans are bound and welded
together again, each lending to the other
the strength of their steel and the sharp
ness of their tempered blade In an Indis
soluble union. Our danger to-day Is from
the lust of empire. It Is little remarkable
that the temptation that besets us now
lured and brought to ruin the Athenian
people in ancient times. X hope that wo
may be able to resist and avert that danger
ns we resisted and averted the peril of
disunion, l’ericies and Cleon, the conserv
ative nnd the radical leaders, differing in
everything else, united in their vain warn
ing to their countrymen against this peril.
Cleon, though a demagogue and a radical,
boldly told his countrymen that—
Republic* Rule Selfishly.
"A democracy was Incapable of holding
dominion over others; that they tveie
slaves to every new paradox, and that
us they listened to the orators for expan
sion they resembled men sitting to l>a
amused by rhetoricins rather than deliber
ating on state affairs.”
"Prof. Creasy, in his “Six Decisive Bat
tles of the World," well says:
" ‘There has never been a republic yet
in history that acquired dominion over an
other nation that did not rule it selfishly
and oppressively. There Is no single ex.
ceptlon to this rule either in ancient or
modern times. Carthage, Rome, Venice,
Genoa, Florence, Pisa, Holland and repub
lican France, all tyrannized over every
province and subject state where they
gained authority.’
“My excellent friend, the honorable sen
ator from Connecticut, after stating that
in his Judgment governments derive their
just powers from the consent of ‘some of
the governed,’ Is polite enough to add
that ho wishes I understood the doctrines
of the Declaration of Independence as well
(Continued on Seventh Fagejj *