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THE MORNING NEWS.
Cdabliehed ISSO. - -Incorporated IJS.
H. ESTILL. President.
terrible work of tornado.
tax ASSESSOR COFFEE AXD HIS
EXTIRE FAMILY KILLED.
0„I> One Danghteir Escaped In
fant Dentil, and Slie Will Die.
Ilmlie* of Mne Victims Blown Hair
ii lille and Stripped of Their Clotli
liik— Fifty Building;. Destroyed In
< irburne County—Storm's Work In
Other rinces.
Birmingham, Ala., March 19.—Additional
detail-’ of the lost night's cyclone near
Kltv.tidsville, were received here late to
ri,> The following is a list of the dead
(I* far as known:
I. COFFEE, aged 35, tax assessor
of Cleburne county, and tile following
numbers of his family:
MRS. COFFEE, aged 46.
Leila, aged 22; James, aged 20; Lula,
aged IS; Jacob, aged 13; Deveroe, aged S;
Del lie, aged 10; Grover, aged 6; John, aged
4.
i'nknown woman near Heflin.
Tii. wounded are: Bessie Coffee, aged
12, daughter of Lewis Coffee, will die.
Mrs. Runnells, aged 75, will die.
Myrline Stansell. aged 5, will probably
Uv.
Mrs. .1. H. Carson, Tom Runnefls, Wood
Stansell, Andrew Stcipan, all seriously
hun; Mary Slcipin, Lizzie Runnells, J. H.
Carson, Georgia Stansell, Gainesville Stan
s'U, Tosh Stansell, Coleman Stansell, air
badly bruised.
Several other people were more or less
seriously injured, but their names are not
known.
Hollies Blown Half a Mile.
Lewis Coffee's residence, a strong double
log house, situated on a little hill, was in
the path of the storm. It was swept away
and the timbers scattered for a mile. Ten
of its eleven occupants were instantly
killed.
Except the body of the baby which was
found under the ruins of the chimney,
the corpses of the victims were carried
half a mile and ftine of them were found
heaped together. Every body had been
shipped of its clothing.
in in, same neighborhood, the residences
of J. W. Wilder. J. H. Carson and An
,lr w Steipan and Beil Stansell were
wrecked and all their occupants injured.
X. ir Heflin, a white woman whose name
cannot be learned, was killed.and five per
sons in the same family hurt. It is es
timated that about fifty buildings were de
stroyed, between twenty and twenty-five
lersons were injured, and over a score of
farras devastated.
Terrible Scene of Havoe.
The storm lost Its force just south of
Heflin, rear which place a dozen buildings
were wrecked. The path of the cyclone
pi s.nis a terrible scene of havoc.
J. H. Carson and his wife were blown
through a window as their house was fall
ing aini after the storm found themselves
in a field 100 yards away, both badly hurt.
Another cyclone struck in extreme North
Alabama, blowing down a number of
small dwellings at Hazel Green, and still
another visited the southeastern portion
of the state, demolishing the little town
of Sellers. f
Morin's Work at Bethlehem.
Bethlehem, Miss., March 19.—William
Poke's house was destroyed by a tornado
yesterday and a child killed.
la e Lemmons was hurt by a falling limb,
hut not seriously.
Oh Hr. R, J. McCall's place the roof
"as tom from the residence of Airs. Lem
mons.
A stable Is said to have been brown 130
yards with a horse in it, bill the horse was
uninjured.
Two Xegro Boys Killed.
Bismarck, Ala., March 19.—A terrific wind
Heim accompanied ly rain and haii pass
ed through the extensive plantation of
Samuc-l Curry in Charleston county last
i sht. Eleven tenement houses were blown
hewn and two negro boys were killed. Sev
en! other negro tenants were injured.
Much Damage In Arkansas.
1 t Bluff, Ark., March 19.—Further de
'l s of :he fearful storm which swept over
Pot lions of Arkansas yesterday morning
reached Pine Bluff to-day,
11,1 ihe Walker plantation, six miles
tint Invest of Pine Bluff, five houses were
mu lshed, a. tine gin houso was blown
111,0 river and the fences were blown
away.
A t egro woman and seven children were
J oni ’ *he houses when it collapsed.
' prostrated themselves on the floor
1 i ng the action ot the storm, and when
j ' va3 over crawled-unhurt from the de
' Walnut Lake on the Iron mountain
" ' ■ 1 hrre persons were killed.
t ' !y house on J. M. Varker’s planta
extensively known as the Fish place,
"■is demolished.
Destruction In Tennessee.
'Hmsviiie, Ain , March 19,-The tornado
1 Struck the northern part of Madi
,l ' " ln , ty ,‘ lst nteht did a great deal of
*° houses and farm property, but
" no lives have been reported lost.
1,,. / '.hhone operator at Hazlegreen re
v, ' , at •*. tornado struck there, but
i"-' wiroVuie i'* K * Ve further information
damage in the extreme southern
ot lennessee cannot be estimated.
i„ : n " *'”. who arrived last night on a
"■ r th ? nonh re 7 >or, ed that people
! , n r n 5 ln, ° thp railway stations in
c,i 1 Phyaicians to attend the lnjur
cl-I' h!,!nl na ’ Ala ' ,he stpp fe place, a fine
w. ’ Was reduc4 to ruins by the
buildings Blown Down.
P and ’ arr h —A severe tornado
Hi,;,. —. .. * P art ot 'his county seven
" '-moon tu' h , ere at 4 ocl °<* yesterday
e: A™?' hiowing down three buildings
tu Hodge farm and injuring two per
ttu!n lun?n oUae ot John HH *tings at Rlv
ear J u waa destroyed and a box
"as blown from the track.
Pour Dentil. In Burke.
1)1- . d"ov b ° r °; l , Ga ' March 1.-A cyclone
"!Vthl. J he , n ° rlhern *' art 0t ,hIS
In, morn iag about 3 o'clock, caus
r., ■ ', h ,' , T ag,; ' Four deaths have been
to-day.
Ot, ■ w r o feloven houses blown down
r . , r Ua ‘‘: r AlcCathorn's farm, six
tux m Wa >tiesboro. One house near
' ds Obtnpletely demolished. It was
Jlofning
occupied by eight negroes, but they all
escaped uninjured.
TORNADOES SURPRISED THEM.
tnnglit AA'eutlier Official* Napping
ns Well ns Others.
Washington, March 19.—The tornado
weather in several of the Southern states
yesterday came in the nature of a sur
prise to the weather officials who were
not prepared for it so early in the season.
The appearance of the storms, explained
Forecast Official Frankenfield of the bu
reau to-night, was due lt> the presence of
an unusual amount of heat, followed close
ly by a marked fall in temperature, condi
tions which prevailed in the sections vis
ited.
The tornadoes occurring in Eastern
Tennessee and Northern Alabama were on
the southeastern edge of an area of low
pressure or storm center which has now
shifted rapidly northeastward to the Mas
sachusetts coast.
There will be no immediate repetitions of
the tornadoes, said Mr. Frankenfie-rd, as
the storm center has passed over and dis
appeared to the coast. A feature of the
present storm has been the high winds
prevailing on the coast and nearby, reach
ing seventy-two miles an hour in New
York; forty-six miles in the District of
Columbia, and thirty-five to forty miles at
various points in the South.
-MARTHA PLACE'S LAST SUNDAY.
Condemned AA'nntnn Showing Afore
Nerve ns Time Draws Near.
New York, March 19.—Mrs. Martha
Place's last Sunday on earth differed but
little from the other days she has spent
in Sing Sing prison. She displayed no
signs of breaking down, and appeared to
be growing stronger and more composed
as her time for her death draws closer.
Mrs. Place went to sleep about 10 o’clock
on Saturday night and rested calmly and
unbrokenly until abouf 4:30 o'clock this
morning. At that hour she became rest
less and continued so for a time, when she
calmed down and slept at intervals until
7 o'clock. At that hour she arose and
dressed.
Mrs. Place's meals are now- served from
the warden’s table, and will be until she
goes to the chair. This morning she had
poached eggs, toast, rolls and coffee. She
ate a hearty breakfast and then sat down
to read. She spent the morning reading
her Bible and religious pamphlets.
During the morning Warden Sage called
on Mrs. Place and warned her to be pre
pared to go to the chair. Whether he told
her at what hour of the coming week she
must expect the summons is not known,
but it is pot thought he intirfiated to her
more than a general idea of the time.
Mrs. Place took the warning coolly, far
more so than she took the
breaking of the news that she
must not hope for a pardon, and the other
message, that she must hope for nothing.
She seems to have nerved herself to the
test and it is hoped by all concerned in
the execution that the nerve she is now
displaying will remain with her until the
end.
For dinner Mrs. Place had roast turkey,
stuffing, peas, potatoes, ice cream, cake
and coffee. She made another good meal.
Afterward she lay down for a time. After
rising she read for a time, and then Matron
Riley read to her. This was followed by
a conversation on general and religious
matters between them.
During the afternoon Miss Meury, who
has been active in caring for Mrs. Place
from the time of her trial, called at the
prison and had a talk with Warden Sage.
She did not see Mrs. Place. What her mis
sion was is not known. The warden said
it was a talk simply on business, and Miss
Meury would not tefl.
With the coming of midnight to-night,
the hours Mrs. Place has to live are few.
The sentence may be executed at any hour
afterward, but Just when the woman will
be led to the chair is known to no one ex
cept Warden Sage, and it is a matter of
doubt if even he has fully determined the
matter.
ALGEn TO GO ON THE INGALLS.
At 111 Leave Savannnh Thursday for
a Visit to Calm.
Washington, March 19.—Secretary Alger
returned to Washington to-night from his
brief visit to Boston and Montreal.
The secretary said he expected to leave
Savannah, Ga., Thursday for a trip to
Cuba on the regular trip of the transport
Ingalls. He has never been to Cuba and
takes the trip both to familiarize himself
with the conditions there and to get a brief
respite from official duties at Washington.
Maj. Hopkins, his military aide; Victor
L. Mason, his private secretary, and sev
eral other persons w.ll accompany him.
Whether he will go further than Ha
vana the secretary would not say to-night,
but indicated that that would depend en
tirely upon circumstances.
The secretary added in answer to a di
rect question that he did not intend to go
to Jekyl Island, to which place the Presi
dent Vice President, Senator Hanna and
others are booked for a visit during the
present week.
HEAVY RAINS DOING DAMAGE.
Southern's Tracks In Tennessee- Are
Ilailly AVnshed.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 19.—Heavy
rainfalls for several days past are now
beginning to manifest their results.
The Southern Railway has suffered con
siderable damage to its tracks, between
this city and Asheville, N. C., Bristol,
Tenn.. and Chattanooga. The tracks have
been submerged and partially washed out
for a distance of five miles near Asheville.
All traffic on the Asheville branch has been
suspended. The damage to the Chatta
nooga branch has been temporarily re
paired.
The Tennessee river at this city is 27
feet above low water, and Is rising rapid
ly. A spring freshet is feared.
Russia May Get Nau Cluvong.
London, March 20,-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Mai! says: "It
is asserted here that negotiations are al
most concluded by which the treaty post
Nau Chvv.mg, province of Leao Tong, on
the River Liaou, near the GuLf of Pechtli,
will become a Russian possesion, Russia
undertaking in return to support China In
resisting the demands of Italy.
SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. MARCH 20 1 HDD.
REBELS SEVERELY PUNISHED.
WHEATON’S MEN KILLED ABOUT
200 OF THEM AT TAGIYG.
Then They Drove Them Ont of the
Jungle for a Distance of Eleven
Miles—Mueh Property of the Insur
gents Destroyed and Captured.
Amerlenn* Lost Two Killed nnd
Twenty AVounded—Armed Tugs
Doing Good AVork.
Manila, March 19.—Some of the rebels
recently expelled from Cavite and the
small towns in the vicinity of Pasig com.
btned forces, and last night, as already
cabled, attacked a company of the Wash
ington Volunteers, a detached post at Ta
guig, about a mile and a half southeast
of Pasig.
Gen. Wheaton Immediately reinforced
the Americans with two companies each
of the Washington and the Oregon regi
ments. The post had held the enemy in
check, and the fire of the reinforcing com
panies repulsed them, driving them across
to an island formed by the Estuary. They
were thus In front of the Twenty-second
Regiment.
On discovering that they were entrapped,
they fought desperately, aided materially
by the jungle nnd the darkness, but they
were completely routed, with heavy loss,
after two hours' fighting.
The Americans lost two killed and twen
ty wounded, among the latter Lieut. Frank
Jones.
AA heaton AA"ent to Hunt Them.
Gen. Wheaton determined to punish the
natives, and at daybreak to-day his bri
gade started in the following order: The
Sixth Artillery, holding the extreme right;
the Oregon Volunteers, heading the cen
ter; the Washington regiment, keeping to
the edge of the lake, and the Twenty-sec.
ond Regulars occupying the right of the
line, which swept the whole country along
the lake, In a southeasterly direction, to
ward Gen. Ovenshine's position.
The line, thus extended over two miles
of country, rough and covered with thick
jungle, advanced eleven miles. The en
ergy fled, the last of them being seen about
3:80 o’clock this afternoon. At scarcely
any time did the Americans get within
1,200 yards, of them.
The troops are returning to Pasig to
night, exhausted by the hard work under
a hot sun. The Oregon regiment had one
man killed and four wounded, and the
Twenty-second Regulars one wounded.
According to the official reports, no fewer
than 200 Filipinos were killed.
Much Property Destroyed.
Gen. Otis says the American army and
gunboats now command the lake. He es
timates that property of the insurgents
valued at $300,000 has been destroyed, while
quantities of rice and sugar, and 400 tons
of coal, which is very valuable here, have
been captured.
Many prisoners represent that the Fili
pino soldiers are weakening. The gener
ous treatment that the Americans admin
ister to the native prisoners and wounded
seems to influence the insurgent army
powerfully. In the opinion of the Ameri
cans. however, the Filipino leaders will
continue to provoke fighting just as long
as they can retain their hold upon their
followers, because they have everything to
gain and nothing to lose.
The enemy have twice as many men on
their firing lines as they have arms, nnd
the fact that so few arms are captured
by the Americans is because the guns of
the wounded Filiptnoß and many of those
who surrender are spirited away.
AAork of tlie Armed Tugs.
The armed tugs Laguna de Bay and
Oeste "have returned from San Pedro Ma
cati and reported the results of their tour
of the lake. On Friday morning last they
shelled the town of Moreng, the rebels
fleeing without making any response to the
fire. The Americans landed a party, which
destroyed a quantity of stores and all the
stone buildings, except the church.
The expedition then proceeded to Ma
Jayjav, where a sugar mill and sawmill
were destroyed.
On arriving at Santa Cruz, a town of
1,200 inhabitants, it was found that the
enemy was strongly entrenched and pre
pared to defend the position, assisted by
two gunlioato and saveral launches. More
over, the mouth of the river was blocked
with rocks and bamboo.
A few shell’s caused an exodus of the
citizens, but not of the enemy’s troops.
The Americans did not attempt a landing.
Capt. Grant, who is in charge of the ex
pedition, asks for reinforcements and prob
ably will take Santa Cruz to-morrow.
The troops that accompanied the expe
dition were a detachment of the Twenty
third Regiment under Capt. Pratt, which
was towed by the gunboat on a Casco—a
square ended flat bottomed boat, used by
the Filipinos as a lighter. The Americans
had captured four Cascoes at Majayjay,
where they encamped on Friday night.
FIGHT OF WHEATON'S BRIGADE.
Gen. Otla AVlrea Department of Oper
ntiona Near Manila.
Washington, March 19.—The war depart
ment to-day received the following dis
patch from Maj. Gen. Otis regarding op
erations against the Insurgents:
Manila, March 19.—Adjutant Genial,
Washington: Our improvised gunboats
under Capt. Grant, Utah Artillery, have
full possession of Laguna de Bay; troops,
Inhabitants and property on shore or lake
at our mercy. Wheaton's brigade on Pa
sig river line drove enemy northeast into
province Morong.
Last evening enemy attacked portion of
his force south of Pasig, killing two men
and wounding twenty of the Twenty-sec
ond Infuntry. This morning Wheaton
moved against this Insurgent force, driv
ing It to the south, fifteen miles, expe
riencing very slight loss. Enemy left 200
dead on field. (Signed) Otis.
Troops nt Ponce Inspected.
Ponce, Porto Rico, March 19.—Inspector
General Breckinridge of the United States
Army, who will Inspect all the military
posts In Porto Rico, reviewed the troops
at Ponce yesterday and proceeded to-day
to the Yatlco district.
To Go for tlie Khnlifn.
London, March 20.—An Anglo-Egyptlan
expedition will be undertaken next au
tumn, according to a dispatch from Cairo
to the Daily Mall, and finally dispose of
the Khalifa Adbullah and the other Der
vish leaders in the Soudan,
I'HI.SEHVATINE ON THE MEAT.
Sergt. Vinson Says Tlint Is 44 lint
Armour's Agent Called It.
Leavenworth, Kan., March 19.—The
army beef court of inquiry concluded tha
taking of testimony at Fort ljeavenworth
at noon to-day, and at 4:15 o'clock depart
ed for Chicago, where the sessions will be
resumed Monday.
The sole witness examined to-day was
Sergt. Edward Mason, Troop A, First
United States Cavalry, located at Fort
Robinson, Neb., who Served is regimental
commissary sergeant at Lakeland, Fla.,
and during the Cuban campaign.
Sergt. Mason's testimony was probably
the most direct that has be.iv adduced
since the court left Chicago. He said:
“The meat we received was in appear
ance fine, but it was undoubtedly chem
ically treated. One morning 1 objected to
(he appearance of it. An agent of Ar
mour & Cos. was there. My recollection Is
that he stated that this meat had been
treated with tvhat was called preserva
tlno. It was as if it had been painted
over with something like paraffine wax.
There was a slight coating on the outside
of the meat. I objected to the color of tlie
meat and refused to accept it. Ottr com
missary officer came down and refused to
accept It ”
Gen. Gillespie: "How did the agent hap
pen to tell you about the appearance of the
meat?”
"Tho meat was supplied In the morning
and it smelled bad and had a bad appear
ance. The agent Just simply speaking of
it said: "That is preservatine. That Is the
chemical we use to protect the meat—to
preserve it’. At to what preservatine was
I do not known."
"Do you wish the court to understand
that very much of the meat supplied to
you from that refrigerated beef had been
treated chemically?”
"I would not swear that, it was. I will
say that in tny opinion it was.”
Gen. George Davis: "Did all the meat
you got appear to have this glossy surface
like paraffine?”
"Yes sir.”
"Did you say that it looked as though
paraffine was over It?”
“All ihe car meat we got had that ap
pearance.”
"Are you sure the agent was an Armour
man?”
"Yes, sir; I am positive of that, because
I made out the vouchers.”
“Was he a resident of Tampa?"
"I think he was probably a Chicago
man. He was short and heavy set. Ar
mour had two agents there, one a man
of 250, the other decidedly Jewish In ap.
pearance. The one I refer to was the
young man.”
"Could you scrape this material off the
surface of the meat —the preservatine?"
"I could not say that we could scrape it
off. It would break. It was so light I
could not scrape It off.”
HUNTING meat w. JTNKSSE*.
Several ex-Sold tors From St. Lonis
May Go on the Stand.
£l. Louis, Mo., March 19.—The army beef
scandal has reached St. Jx>uis in the shape
of a quiet investigation for the purpose of
obtaining what available evidence exists
for use before the war board of inquiry.
Last week Col. E. A. Garlington, one of
the inspectors general, was In the city
to see a number of prospective witnesses
before the court of inquiry with the view
of ascertaining whether their testimony
would be material. It is unofficially an
nounced that the result was more than
startling. Inspector General Garlington
paid the city a hasty visit and proceeded
to Omaha, where he is said to be engaged
in obtaining evidence germane to the
points at issue. Friends of Gen. Nelson
A. Miles have taken up the. work in St.
Louis started by Col. Garlington
Some fifteen or twenty witnesses have
been Bounded, and if rumors are true their
testimony will prove highly interesting.
Most of these men are ex-soldiers, who
can testify from personal experience as to
the quality of the beef served to their re
spective regiments and companies.
RELIEVE SHE WAS KILLED.
Relative* of Mi*s Dora HolTinnn
Give Hep Up fop Lost.
Baltimore, March. 19.—The relatives and
friends of Miss Dora Hoffman of this city,
who was registered at the Windsor Hotel
on the day of the fire, and who has since
been 'missing, have abandoned all hope
and given her up for lost.
Her nieces, the Misses McLane, who
were also guests at the hotel, but who
were at luncheon In another part of the
city when the building was burned, re
turned to Baltimore to-night. With
then came R. Curzon Hoffman, former
president of the Seaboard Air Une Rail
road Company, and brother to Miss Hoff
man, who went to New York expecting
to find that one of the women who died
at Miss Helen Gould’s home was his sis
ter. He learned that such was not the
case, however, ond now believes that Miss
Hoffman’s body is in the ruins.
He asserts that a Mrs. Auze, who for
merly lived somewhere in the South, was
seen with Miss Hoffman on the portico
of the hotel a few minutes before the flro
broke out. and he believes both were lost,
although It has been reported that Mrs.
Auze was among those saved.
The women were warm friends, and
Mr. Hoffman thinks his sister lost her life
In trying to save that of her companion,
who was considerably her senior.
CONVINCED IT WAS VILLA MIL.
Gen. Wood Now Satisfied n* to Iden
tity of the Hone.
Santiago, March 19.—After careful Inves
tigation Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, mili
tary governor, is convinced that the skele
ton found a few days ago tied In an arm
chair In the rocks on the shore about five
miles west of El Motro. is the remains of
the Spanish Admiral Viilamtl, who com
manded the torpedo boat destroyers Furor
ond Pluton in the battle which resulted
in the destruction of Cervera’s squadron.
REFUGEES PILLAGED SMYRNA.
Can tl let Ensued in Which Many
Were Killed or Wounded,
.London, March 20.—The Constantinople
correspondent of the Standard says:
"News has been received from Smyrna
that 6,000 Cretan Mussulman refu
gees, who were In desperate lack of work
and fowl. Invaded and pillaged the Greek
and Turkish quarters of the city, a con
flict resulting In which many persons were
k.ilvd or wounded."
RIOT IN HAVANA’S STREETS.;
rOLICE SET UPON 111' AN ARMED
MOB OF CUBAN OFFICERS.
Shot* Fired on Both Slden Until Am.
munition 44 n* Exhausted—Some of
the Police men nod Muny in the
Mob Were W oiimled—Many W omen
Shot—Some of the Victim* May Die.
It lot Started nt n Public Mnlntto
Donee Hall.
Havana, March 19.—A serious conflict
between the police and people of Havana
occurred iast night, resulting In much
shooting and clubbing.
From ihirty to fifty people were wound
ed, some seriously. Among the Injured Is
Police Captain Estampes, formerly a col
onel in the Cuban army.
Ever since the police interference about
a week ago with the demonstration 'n
honor of Gen. Maximo Gomez, tho police
have been unpopular with the populace
who Jeer at them and declare them Ineffi
cient. Certain newspapers let no oppor
tunity escupe to criticise the force, de
nouncing the arrests as unfair and charg
ing the police with "trampling upon the
righta of a free people.”
The police are virtually in the position
of men who have to make the people fear
them in order to secure obedience, as they
have no record to fall back upon for ex
ample.
How the Riot Started.
Last night's trouble occurred at a public
mulatto hall In San Jose street, an un
savory quarter of Havana. Many Cuban
officers, colonels and captains, were among
them, attending the affair.
A policeman on duty in that street, fol
lowing orders to prevent a crowd collect
ing in front of the building where the ball
was in progress, asked a group of men to
go In or disperse. Ills request was un
heeded, and, after repeating it, he was
attacked by the group, whereupon muny
men issued from the building, set upon
him, took away his club and revolver,
and handled him roughly.
The policeman Immediately notified
headquarters, who ordered twenty reserves
to the scene of trouble. The crowd had
prepared for their arrival. It Is said they
opened with a revolver fire upon the po
lice, which the latter returned, the shoot
ing being kept up until the ammunition
was exhausted.
Fired From the House Top.
Jhe opponents of the police acted with
determination In the affray. Many who
were in the building mounted to the roof,
which Is comparative,ly low, and fired upon
the police from I hat point. They were ap
imrently well assembled, and this fact, to
gether with the resolution with which they
fought, seemed to confirm the belief that
the attacking parly was mostly made up
of Cuban officers, as ordinary civilians
would have Hod from the revolvers of the
police.
Many women were wounded. A report Is
In circulation this evening thut two of the
injured civilians have succumbed to their
wounds, but this Is not confirmed. Among
those serlousfy hurt are Policemen Donato
Aroza, Enrique Munoz and Benlgue Vas
quez, and civilians Jose Dominguez. Etouo
Uuliano, Alherto Afeja and Irene Roque.
Public opinion respecting the police Is
conflicting. Some sustain them and others
charge with interfering with the rights of
the people. As the facts become known,
however, opinion is Increasing In favor of
tho police.
Mims' Were Wounded.
It is reported on good authority that
many were wounded who withdrew has
tily. because unwilling to have It known
that they were present. American troops
were called to the scene when the trouble
was over, and numerous arrests followed.
Police Caplain Estumpes, who is well
known in Cuban military circles, is so bad
ly injured that fears are entertained that
he will not recover.
Police Inspector Raoul Arango, who
came Into notice on the day of the Gomez'
demonstration because of his attempts to
break up the procession, and who subse
quently challenged Gen. Alejandro Rodri
guez, chief of staff of Gen. Gomez, for
having accused him of clubbing a woman,
is credited with bravery and coolness In
his cfTorts to restore order.
Permits for More Balls.
Numerous permits have been Issued for
simliar balls this evening, Including one
for an affair at the same house, and It Is
feared that there may he further trouble.
Those who ought to know say that they
are really against the law, and that the
permits should be revoked.
Shortly before 9 o’clock it was reported
that another conflict between the people
and the police had taken place this even
ing in the outskirts of Havana, and that
two policemen and several civilians, a.i
wounded, were conveyed to police head
quarters.
It is asserted also that two policemen
were killed and that the reserves had been
called out.
There Is also a rumor that n policeman
was stablied to death this afternoon.
Ludlow Wonts n Change.
MaJ. Gen. Ludlow, military governor of
the department of Havana, desires to be
relieved or his duties and to go to the Phil
ippines. It is understood that he has ap
plied to the war department for a trans
fer and has strenuously urged that it be
made. He is weary of the details of city
administration.
The workmen's demonstration In favor
of Gen. Gomez this afternoon was a suc
cessful affair, some 500 men and women
forming on the Prado and marching with
music and banners to the residence of
Gen. Gomez, where they were joined by a
similar procession from Guanabacoa.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the tempera
ture In Havana was 88 degree Fahrenheit.
HI'MIEH DOWN MOl tTAH SIDE.
Collision in Virginia in Which Three
Lives Were Lost.
Roanoke, Va., March 19.—A fatal wreck
occurred on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road at Ada this morning, killing Fire
man Van Landlngham of this city and
a brnkeman named E. A. Graham. A
tramp was also killed. Several trainmen
were more or less injured.
Three of the freight trains were wrecked.
All were coming east. The first train had
stopped. The second broke In two, and
the sections, in their flight down the moun.
tain side, crashed into the first train. They
were soon followed by the third, which
had not been flagged.
RESISTANCE FROM ARMED MOB.
Mexicans Interfere With Removal
of Small-pov Patients.
Laredo, Tex.. March 19.—The work of re
moving small-pox patients to the pesthouse
under direction of State Health Officer
Blunt, was begun this morning.
After ten had been removed the officers
encountered on East Matamoras street a
mob of several hundred Mexicans. Marshal
Joe Iturthelow and Assistant Marshal Idar
hurried to the scene, and when they at
tempted to arrest the leaders of the dis
turbers, they were assaulted with stones
and tired upon. Idar was knocked down
and severely beaten, and one of the rioters
was wounded. About twenty shots were
lined.
A dozen arrests were made, and the mob
dispersed. The health officers resumed
their work, but were soon met by auoth< r
mob of 500 or fIOO Mexicans, many of them
armed. As they could not contend with
this force, the health officers desisted, and
Dr. Blunt opened telegraphic communica
tion with Gov. Sayers. The war depart
ment telegraphed authority to use the force
at Fort Mclntosh.
The Mexicans are much excited and a
light is probable when the regulars arrive.
WOMAN BEATEN TO HEATH.
Horrible Crime of a Young Negro at
Upper Marlboro, lid.
Upper Marlboro, Md., March 19.—Mary
A. Clarke, aged 52, was beaten to death
and her sister, Annie Clarke, aged 45. wus
fatally hurt last night at Bowie, Md„ a
village near this place, by John Berry, o
16-year-old negro boy, who Is in Jail for
the crime.
The deed was a ferocious one, the aged
and defenseless women being surprised by
the boy and literally beaten to a Jelly with
a club.
Miss Annie Clarke saved herself from
instant death by promising to give the
boy SIOO, and pledging herself not to betray
him tr lie spared her life. Intense Indig
nation prevails here, and a lynching Is
not Improbable.
MURDERER HARRY ARRESTED.
Carried to Halt I more to Avnlil Han
ger of Meb Ytolenco.
Washington, March 19.—Barry was ar
rested and confessed his guilt. He was to
day held by a coroner’s Jury for the grand
Jury of Trince George county for mur
der.
The murderer was lodged In the Marl
boro Jail by Sheriff Robey, but later for
fear that he would be lynched, was brought
to this city and to-ntght was taken to Bal
timore on the 10 o’clock train for safe
keeping.
SPAIN MAY ENTER A PROTEST.
Wants Early Liberation of Prisoners
to Philippines.
Madrid, March 19—Henor Sllvela, pre
m'er and minister of foreign affairs, had a
conference to-flay with the French am
bassador regarding the iteration of Span
ish prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos.
Spain, it is reported, has determined to
protest to the civilized world against the
attitude of the Americans in hindering
the efforts of Gen. Rios, Spanish com
mander In the Philippines, to liberate the
prisoners.
The government will demand a credit
for t lie payment of the Interest on the Cu
ban debt.
The amount to be asked for is 15,000,000
pesetas.
TO GU AR INTER CUBAN DEBT.
Settlement Will Include About £38,.
000,000 of Caban Bonds.
London, March 30.—The Madrid corres
pondent of the Standard says:
“l am able to state that the government
Intends, so far as possible to execute tho
national guarantee of the Cuban debt. It
is proposed that the settlement should in
clude £23,000,000 of the Cuban six per cent
bonds Issued In 1880, and 115.000,000 of the 5
per cent, bonds Issued In 1890. These do
not Include the war debts contracted
since.”
SHERMAN IS IMPROVING,
Hot He Cannot Yet no Transferred
to the Chicago.
Kingston, Jam., March 19.—The Ameri
can Line steamer Paris, Capt. Frederick
Watkins, with the parly of Americans
touring In West Indian waters, arrived
here to-day.
John Sherman Is steadily Improving
though he ts still a very sick man and
cannot with safety lx' transferred to-mor
row to the United States cruiser Chicago.
Great Interest Is manifested In his recov
ery on board the Paris.
MILES HEARS FROM SHERMAN.
Cmlser Chicago line to Arrive at
Kingston To-day.
Washington, March 19 —The continued
Improvement in ex-Sccretary Sherman’s
condition was noted In a cablegram re
ceived by Gen. Miles to-day. The dispatch
was dated Kingston, Jamaica. This Is
the point to which the cruiser Chicago has
been sent to bring Mr. Sherman to tho
United States, if his friends want this
done. The cruiser left Havana yesterday
and Is due at Kingston to-morrow.
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TWO DEAD AND ONE INSANE.
AAonmls of Boone of the Santiago
Hal loon Prove Fatal.
Boston, March 19.—Thomas Carroll
Boone, tho telegraph operator in the war
baboon In the operations before Santiago,
died to-day at tho Massachusetts General
Hospital, ns the result of an operation on
u wound received in the fall of the bal
loon after it had been shot to pieces.
Boone, with two government officers,
performed heroto work in the great air
ship, which was a target for the Spanish
gunners until it fell into the trees and
threw all three men out. Boone wua
caught In the drag anchor and was fear
lu.ly wounded.
Calamity has overtaken all three of th
men who were In the unfortunate balloon.
One of the officers died as the result of
his injur.es, while another is an inmate
ui an Insane asylum.,
DAILY. BO A YEAR.
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WEEKLY 3-TIMES-.A-Wfe.iCK O A TEA II
AUGUSTA'S DAY OF SORROW.
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DEATH CAMK TO MAYOR I* (THICK
WALSH SI MXV MOH MAO.
(o Orvnim PrnNtrntinnl
After Three Month*’ lllne**—Fun
eral To-day ((lien llu*tnt*** Will
He Suspended—(Yn cx-Senntor
From Georgia—Factor In Sooth'*
Development —lll* imminent Career
on a .1001*01111*1.
Augusta, Qa.. March 19.—Hon. Patrick
Walsh, ex-Unlted States senator mul
Mayor of Augusta, died at Ills residen a
this morning, after three months’ Illnes*
of nervous prostration.
There was little hope in the community
of his recovery, but his death was r.ol
thought to be so near at hand.
Mayor Walsh was one of the most prom,
inent men In Georgia and had national
recognition ns the earnest champion it
Southern development and was, perhaps,
the best authority on the material ro
sources and manufacturing products oj
the South.
Ills funeral will take place Monday at
3:,T0 o'clock from St. Patrick's Catholid
Church, and Bishop Becker will come frun
Atlanta to take part tn the exercises.
Acting Mayor I’hlnlzy has Issued a proc
lamation closing all of the city offlcOß to.
morrow, and requesting all places of bust,
ness to close during (he hours of tho
funeral.
The Mayor and Cily Council, the city
otlb la.s, county olllclnls, local organis t,
tiona and public school children will at
lend the funeral.
Mayor Walsh's death is looked upon oil
a public bereavement and telegrams of
condolence have come to Mrs. Walsh from
all over Georgia and adjacent slates.
Mr. Walsh had no children, but Ills neph
ews, who have been associated with him
on the paper, will continue to run 1 o
Augusta Chronicle,
Patrick Walsh was born In Ballingary,
County Limerick, Ireland, In January, ISKX.
With his father and family he remov'd
to America, arriving at Charleston in 1853.
At the nge of 13 Ite was apprenticed In tiia
Courier oftb-e to learn the trade of *
printer. At tho age of 18 he became a
Journeyman printer, after which he pur
sued his studies in the Charleston High
School, in the afternoon* and evening*
setting type In the newsimper ottlce. In
1559 he .went to Georgetown College, Dis.
trlct of Columbia, where he remained tin*
til South Carolina seceded In the follow
ing year.
llstuoilng to Charleston, Mr. Walsh tn*
•civil the Confederate service. In full sym
pathy with the cause of his state and
adopted country. He joined the Meagher
Guards, attached to the First Regiment of
the Carolina Rifle ml.ltla, then jierforni-
Ing duly on Sullivan's Island. After tho
liombardment of Fort Sumter the nqm*
of the command was changed to the "Km.
cm Id Light Infantry." In which lie served
with the rank of lieutenant until the com.
puny and the regiment were disbanded.
Removing shortly afterward to Augusta,
Mr. Walsh felt tho need of continuing tho
work which the war had seriously Inter
rup*ted. Ills father and mother wero
largely dependent upon his efforts, need
ing ad of his assistance. He entered tho
office of (he Dally Constitution!*!. work
ing at the ease as n compositor. Like
Horace Greeley ami Bayard Taylor, I<t
began to learn Journalism at the bottom,
and worked his way lo the top.
Ill* Work a* on Editor.
In January, IMS, he became the local
editor of the paper. From that position
he worked, by merit, through all of tho
departments to the managing editor's
chair, and made his paper one of the most
Influential In (he South. In 1864 Mr. Walsj
became associated with Mr. Bloome in the
publication of the Pacificator, which w.s
a weekly paper of large circulation. Hu
was blho one of the editors of the Bail
ner of the South, to which Father Ryan,
the isuit priest, contributed many of hi*
best works.
Continuing with the Constitutionalist,
however, Mr. Walsh became In lgfifi th
Southern agent of the Associated Press,
which hail supplanted the old Confederal*
Press Association. Mr. Walsh had sev
eral stales In his Jurlstdictlon. His man
agement of the great news agency wag
characterized by broadness and liberality.
In 18117 Mr. Walsh became business man
ager of tho Chronicle and Sentinel of An
gusta, then published by Henry' Moot*
and Gen. A. R. Wright.
U|*>n the death of Gen. Wright In 1873
he formed a partnership with Henry Grek.?
Wright, the late general’s son, and pur
chased the Chronicle and Sentinel. Thu
undertaking was an ambitious one; 'j*
the young men were plucky and well qua!-
Hied for their undertaking. In 1877 Messrs,
Walsh and Wright had an offer from tho
Constitutionalist to consolidate, and It was
accepted, and the consolidated paper be
came the Chronicle and Constitutionalist.
Messrs. Walsh and Wright continued u*
the owners and editors. Later the latter
half of the paper's name was dropped, and
subsequently Mr. Walsh became tho sola
proprietor.
Under his vigorous management the Au
gusta Chronicle has for a number ot
years held rank as one of the foremost
and most Influential newspapers of th
state. It always stoojl for material de
velopment, and the best interests of tho
constituency it served.
A* a I'ci title Officer.
Mr. Walsh has occupied several Impor
tant public oftlees, the greatest of them
living the United States senatorship, to
fill the unexplred term of the late A. H.
Colquitt In the Fifty-fourth Congress. In
that position he acquitted himself with
ability and dignity, and with honor to hi*
state.
Mr. Walsh’s first office was as council
man of the city of Augusta in 1870. Two
years later he was elected ns representa
tive In the legislature for Richmond coun
ty, to which office an appreciative con
stituency returned him for three consec
utive terms. In his legislative work -Mr.
Walsh was noted for his constancy and
consistency; as, indeed, he Aas In every
thing he undertook.
He was a delegate to the State Demo
cratic Convention In 1880 and a delegate
to the National Democratic Con
vention, which nominated Hancock. In
1884 he was a delegate to the national
convention, which, nominated Grover Clevc.
land for President. He was also, for
four years, the Georgia member of the
National Democratic Executive Commlt-
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