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knew that my face and head was bleeding
badly, and then became partially uncOn-
sclous Tor moment or TWO.
APPROACH OF THE FLAMES.
upon opening my eyes / saw the
lamps were out, and that blaze lgnted
up the whole car, and was rapidly ap-
preaching me. BY a desperate enort
released myself from the rubbish ana
broken seats, which held me fast 10 the
moor OF the car, and could see passengers
all about the car so thoroughly wedged In
among the seats, which were smashed,
that 1t was impossible to extricate them-
selves. The top OF the car seemed TO have
fallen in al either end, and almost or quite
rested upon the ruins beneath and pinned
the passengers to the floor. AS soon as
was released | attempted to eXtrlcate
those near, but / found my right arm
helpless. a woman Just in front OF me
who had little child begged me 10 help
her, and / put my left arm around ner
shoulders and pulled with all my might
but was unable TO move her. She and all
the rest seemed to be so wedged that even
II had had both arms l don't think |
could have helped them in the moment
had TO spare.
FORCED TO ESCAPE.
''The flames spread so rapidly that l
could not remain longer, and with the
greatest difficulty escaped through a
crack between the top and edge Of The car
ana dropped to the ground. AS | climbed
back close by the car | could see that the
flames were already surrounding
the screaming women and children
just where l was but one moment
before. The sights and sounds were
most terrible to see and hear and the
memory Of that hour is even worse to me
than the pain which racks my body. |
think there must have been twenty or
twenty-five passengers in all. Two small
children were taken out of broken WIN
dow by some man from one Of the sleep
ing cars, and am the only other one who
escaped. Under excitement l attempted
to aid in carrying the mail bags upon the
bank and succeeded with four or five, and
then sank down from utter exhaustion
and have not been able TO walk at all
since >,
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ROWING ON THE THAMES
YANKEES GIVE BRITIsHERs
START AND WIN.

Two Trial Heats and a Final 49,,
double sculls-Perkins and cad,
Beat Ross and Lee-Teemer and He.
Beat Burbear and East-Tha A.
cans Ahead in the Final.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-An interna+,ou.,
handicap double sculling sweenstoLs'
took place to-day on the Thames. ~
race consisted Of two trial heats and
nnal, and was rowed over the COURSE fro,~
andsworth footbridge to Point Tjttln
below Hammersmith bridge, distance =,
ABOUT two miles ana half. The frs.
was between G. j. Perkins and M
Goodwin and Wallace Ross and G. "
Lee. The former had the Surry statio.
and the latter the Middlesex static
Ross and Lee started from the scratos
While Perkins and Goodwin had twaIvo
seconds start. Perkins and Goodwin Uor
the heat. Perkins and Goodwin got a loo1
of nine lengths in the time allowed tho
Ross and Lee, after they started. SainoS
steadily, and at Putney bridge. nil
from the start, only four lengths sens
rated the boats. r"
NEAR AND YET so FAR.
Ross and Lee continued to pull strok.
which placed them nearer their onno
nents, and when Walden's wharf w.
reached they were scarcely two lenot5s
behind. Despite the ground the Anal
cans had gained, bets at odds of siy ~
tour on the British team were made. Tbo
latter were now rowing in better form
and good bit of sculling followed, Tba
| Americans, however, did not lead Per.
kins and Goodwin, who won the heat by
length and half.
TEENiER AND HAMM WIN,
The second heat was between John
Teemer and Albert Hamm. who had tho
MiGdleseX station, and G. Bubear and "
&. East, who had the Surry station
Bubear and East had II seconds starr Of
their opponents, who started from tha
scratch. The British oarsmen were eiSbt
lengths in the lead when Teemer and
Hamm started. The latter gained steadily
and were only length behind when PM
ney bridge was reached. A Quarter
Of mile beyond this point the
oarsmen were on even terms. A
| splendid race for quarter of a miIe
ensued and the Americans got hall
| length in front and gave their wash IN
the British oarsmen, who struggled hard.
After splendid racing the Americans
steered out and Bubear and East soon
after slowed down. Teemer and Hamm
won the heat easily by several lengths.
THE AMERICANS ON TOP.
at the outset of the final heat Perkins
and Goodwin got an advantage of seven
! lengths. All the heats were rOwed on the
| flood tide, but the current during the final
heat was more sluggish than when the
trial heats were rowed. At Putney
bridge, however, the Americans had
painp0 on their OnnOnentS and reduoad
their lead 10 two lengths and a half.
Teemer and Ramm now began to draw
closer up, and quarter of mile further
on they went well ahead, and, pulling
| steadily, crossed the line easy winners
| by several lengths. The prize for the crew
OF the first boat was $50, and for that Of
the second boat $40.
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Double Death in a Mine.

WILKEsBARRE, PA, Oct. 30.-A double
tragedy occurred this afternoon at the
Bennett slope of w. c. Payne & Co.'s
colliery near Kingston. William Moses.
one of the oldest mining engineers in
Luzerne county, was on duty at this col
liery. He was given a signal TO hoist n
cage from the bottom OF the shaft, which
was 800 feet deep. He supposed
everything was clear below and
started his engine, just as John
Brodda, footman, was running
a car upon the cage. The sudden hoist
ing threw Brodda off and in falling he
was caught between the cage and the
framework on the side of the shaft and
was instantly killed. AS soon as en-
gineer Moses was informed OF what had
happened he walked to his room near by,
took a revolver from his coat pocket and
placing it to his forehead fired, killing
salf
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PAV0NIA ON THE BEACH
TWO UGLY HOLES REPORTED
IN THE VESSELS BOTTOM.

Two Rocks Struck Before the Captain
Succeeded in Backing into Deep wa
ter-The Passengers Somewhat Terri
fed When the Second Shock Was Felt
All Safely Landed at Boston.
BOSTON, Oct. 30.-The disabled steam
er Pavonia now lies on the beach at Rains
ford's Island, whittier she was towed last
night from of Boston light, where she
was anchored. 1t was discovered that
the steamer was making water in other
than her forward compartments, so
much 80 that her fires were extinguished
by water in the hold. 1t was then de-
cided to take off all the passengers
remaining on board and beach the vessel
to prevent her from sinking. The passen-
gers were all transferred in safety to this
city by tugs ana pilot boats, reaching here
early this morning. Her mails and bag
gage are now being brought to this city
by tugs.
TWO BAD HOLES.
There are two bad holes in the bottom
OF the steamer PavOnia. The facts in
brief about the accident, as gathered from
reliable sources, aside from the officers OF
the ship, are these: The ship was pro-
ceeding at fair rate of speed
through dense mist, When
low strip of land, Gurnet Point, was
sighted dead ahead. The engines were
reversed with remarkable promptness,
and the steamer barely graZed the rock
before coming to standstill. She swung
OF to the southwark. Her Captain sup
posed he was off the north shore, near
Bass Rock.
A SECOND SHOCK.
8Verysoon she struck again, this time more
heavily, and then her Captain concluded
TO find out where he was before attempt
ing to get away. He finally learned that
he was fully twenty-five miles from Bass
Rock, which he supposed was near him.
There was no cOmmotIon of serious fear
among the passengers when the vessel
| touched the first rock, but there was
| grave anxiety when the second and more
severe shock came and when 1t was evil
| dent that the ships officers were quite
ignorant of their position.
WOULD HAVE BEACHED HER.
The Captain is quoted as saying that If
| he had known how badly his ship was
| damaged ne would have beached her near
| where she struck. One OF the two holes
| in her bottom is on the port side of her
| bow, and the other GA the same side a
| little forward of amidsh1ps and under the
saloon. Both of these compartments are
full of water, and it is said that she is
| also making water in her other cOmpart-
ments. Very little can be done to aid her
| until the storm further subsidies, for it is
still very rough even inside the harb0r.
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Killed by a Herdic,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Frank II.
rowne, a taXIdermist of this city. former
ly school teacher, was run over by a
herdic on Pennsylvania avenue this eve
ming and killed. A detachment of the
salvation Army was passing. with drums
beating, and in the confusion the vehicle
approached unobserved. Towne backed
against one OF the horses, which became
alarmed and knocked him down, when
the heavy vehicle passed over his body.
He was removed to a railroad Office,
where medical aid was quickly sum-
moned, hut he expired twenty minutes
after the accident occurred. A physician
said that every rib wAR broken
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FROST AT BILOXI.

The People of the City Confident
That the Nip Killed Yellow Jack.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 3O.-For the past
two or three nights there has been palpa-
Bile white frost at Biloxi, Miss. land official
medical intelligence presumes such to be
inconsistent with the further existence
Of yellow fever. The authorities
of the town, therefore, are
chatting under longer maintenance OF
the panic inspired by the quarantine
which now shuts off that point. The
Mayor has filed proof with Gov. Lowry
that there have been only eight deaths
from fever of any kind in the past 60 days,
and that the health OF the town is now
good.
MOBILE RAISES HER QUARANTINE.
MOBILE, Oct. 30.-The quarantine
against Biloxi will be raised on and after
Nov. l. A proclamation has been issued
to that effect,
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Gen. aMaim,s Plea.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Gen. Swain
has filed with the President a petition
praying for a review Of his court martial
case by which he was suspended for
twelve years, hoping that the President
will see that the Irregularities in the case
were SO manifest that he Will act aside
the verdict and restore him TO active duty
as Judge Advocate General. The Presi-
deut, il IL known, realizes the present un-
satisfactory condition OF affairs in the
Judge Advocate Generals department,
and would gladly straghlen things out,
but II is Thought very doubtful if ne Will
take such action as requested by Gen.
Swain
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WELL RECEIVED.
Tallahassee Topics.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Oct. 30.--GoveTT'
nor Perry mas appointed Gen. Jesse ..
Finley, of South Florida, TO represent lnlS
State on a committee of one from eSou
State to make arrangements for ce!eDrao.
ing the centennial anniversary oil tue
framing OF the United States constiIu'
ton.
A light frost was seen here this mcrn,
ing, but no damage was done 10 tenuei
vegetation, owing to the dry condition Vi
the earth and atmosphere.
A large number Of negro men have oeeh
engaged to leave this city soon after elec,
ton day to work on the extension OF tne
Florida Railway and Navigation railway
from the little Withlacoochee river soutl
TO Tampa.
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LYNCHING ESCAPED.
MIssOURPs MYSTERY.
Reports that the Express Car Robber
Has Been Caught.

Has Been Caught.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.-As the days pass
the amount stolen from the Adams Ex-
press Company's car on the st. Louis and
San Francisco road last Monday night
grows with alarming rapidity. First it
was said to be $4,000, then $4,000, then
$50, 900, and to-day from facts CLEANED
from different shippers OF money by the
Adams company MOnday the amount
Is estimated to be at least 100000,
and may aggregate $l20,000. Manager
Weir was seen early yesterday evening
and he said to a reporter that the best de-
tective talent that could be found was
working up the case, but that there was
so many clues AS to who perpetrated the
robbery that 1t was difficult to select from
among them.
THE ROBBER REPORTED CAUGHT.
Threads of evidence were numerous,
but they were gradually being woven to-
gether, and they expected to hear from
their agents in day or two. Later in
the evening Manager Weir received adj
Vices which caused his hasty departure
from the city. Where he went no one on the
outside knows, and the company's officers
refused to say. MIR. Pamsell, manager OF
the st. Louis office, said that important
news had called him away and that they
had at last struck the right clue. They
are sure of their man and he would soon
be arrested. AS to the robbers where
abouts or identity nothing could be
learned
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DEAD VIVA H X CHILDREN.
A Woman Leaps Into the Potomac
With a enid on Each Arm.

n woman Leaps into the Pouomac
With a enid on Each Arm.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The wife OF a
carpenter named George Donaldson, who
lives in an isolated place near the bank
OF the Potomac two or three miles above
Geo. getown, jumped into the river this
evening vith young child on each arm
and all were drowned. She was the
mother Of four children, all of
whom she led 10 toe river bank,
but the oldest boy OF 8 was
sent back TO give notice of the fatal pug-
poses OF toe unhappy mother. She at
tempted TO take the three remaining chill
dren with ner IN her lap. but one drew
back and escaped. Donaldson was away
from home. A sister OF Mrs. Donal dson,
whose husband recently died, was living
with her, aud u is supposed that in brood
ing over the death Of her brother-iu-law
her reason became unsettled and led to
tue tragedy. The bodies Of the children
have been recovered. The search for that
OF the mother continues.
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Died from His Broken Neck.

BARABoo, WIS.,, Oct. 30.--John Hamil-
ton, stock man Of Evansville, VITO fell
from a car at this station Oct. % and
broke his neck, from which resulted COM
plete paralysis of the body from the neck
downward, died at his home Thursday
night. A post norton examination was
held yesterday by Drs. McKennan aud
elish, OF this city, assisted by doctors
Of Evansville. The examination showed
that the spinal cord had beer broken and
entirely disconnected How the man
lived a week in such condition il a mys-
IerY which The ancInrs cannot fnthOm.
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sPRECKELs IN A HUFF.
The Hawaiian Ministry Resigns on
the Defeat of One of Its Measures.

The Hawaiian Ministry Resigns on
the Defeat of One of Its Measures.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.-The steamer
Mariposa, which arrived from Sydney and
Honolulu to-day, brings news of the res
ignation of the Hawaiian Cabinet and
the appointment of new Cabinet, as
follows: Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Premier. Walter Murray Gibson; Minis
ter OF the Interior, Luther AhOls; Minister
of Finance. Paul p. KanOa; Att0r-
ney General, John l.. Kaulu-
kou. The resignation of the old
Cabiuet was due to the defeat, on
Oct. ID, OF the Ministry's amendment to
the bill securing the 81. 900 900 loan recent
ly authorized by the Hawaiian Legislature.
The effect OF the amendment was TO Sc.
cure the payment of 100000 previously
loaned TO the government by Claus
Spreckles. Owing to this action OF the
Legislature Claus Spreckles has returned
all his decorations to King Kalakaua.
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Rergh Gets the Money.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Oct. 30.-rhe
jury in the WeltOn- Rergh will case, which
has been on trial for several weeks past,
returned verdict Jhis afternoon in favor
of Henry Bergh. BY this decision Mr..
Bergh's society, that Tor the prevention OF
cruelty to animals, will receive $780, 900.
Carrie Welton, who left the money to Mr..
Bergh, was a rather eccentric Waterbury
lady. who was frozen TO death while
ascending a mOuntain in Colorado two
years ago. Miss Welton's relatives tried
to break the will on the ground OF in.
aauitV
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SLAIN WHILE ASLEEP.
A Moonshiner Murderously Avenges
4 Revenue Raid.

HARRISON, ARK, Oct. 30.-Details
have Just reached this place OF the cold
blooded murder at his home in Marion
county on Oct. % OF James Hamilton,
late Deputy Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. in the office of Henry M. Cooper at
Little Rock. About two years ago Hamll-
ton, while acting as Deputy Collector OF
Internal Revenue, made a raid in John-
son county on a number of Illicit dis
tillers, among whom was man named
Mulligan, capturing one of the dlstlliers
and managing to get here with thelr
crooked property.
MULLIGAN'S RETURN.
Mulligan was one ofthose VINO escaped,
and nothing more was heard of him until
a short time ago, when he came to the
home Of Hamilton, who was residing on
farm in Marion county, and applied for
work on the farm, giving his name as
Page. Hamilton employed MIN ana ne
worked until last Friday night without
attracting any particular attention. On
that night he LETT HamIlton's and went
to the house of a neighbor, about hali
mile distant, to spend the night.
THE MURDER.
After the family had retired for the
night Page, or Mulligan, left the house,
and going back 10 Hamilton's, crept into
the latter's bedroom, and as he lay asleep
placed a pistol TO his head, blew out his
brains and fed. Mrs. Hamilton gave an
alarm, and there being some men about
the place, the neighbors were soon
aroused and in pursuit Of the murderer.
party of citizens caught him short
distance from the house, and placing
rope around his neck, made him confess
his crime.
LYNCHING ESCAPED.
just as they were in the act OF lynch
ing him, another party of citizens came
up, and the lynchers, supposing them TO
be officers, left their man and scattered.
Mulligan, taking advantage of the excite
ment, escaped, but was recaptured next
day and taken to Yellville, where he is
nOwin jail. Mr.. Hamilton had twice
been elected. sheriff and twice circuit
clerk OF Searcy county. He was for four
years deputy collector Of internal reVe-
nue., and was candidate for sheriff at
the recent election.
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Cronked .Incl1evs-

WAsHINGToN,O Oct. 30.-Two jockeys, p.
Lynch and W. Meany, who rode respec-
lively Disturbance and RushbrOok, IN the
steeplechase at yesterdays races, were
suspended on the race track Upon the
compa nts OF the owners of The horses for
holding their horses and throwing the
race. The suspension was confirmed and
made permanent at the meeting OF the
club last evening. Tue owners presented
evidence that these two jockeys had tele-
graphed Ia people at distance advising
them 10 bet on Other horses.
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An Annrchist PrInter sentenced

BERLIN, Oct. S0,-The Supreme Court
Of Leipslc has sentenced Drabner, a COM
positor, TO two and a half years imprison-
ment at hard labor and three years loss
OF civil rights for "setting up" anarchi
placards intended for distribution. The
evidence showed that Drabner had init
mate relations with anarchists in Eng
land and America, especially Nevey. of
the Freiheit, ana Bruno Reinsdorf, of
New YORK, a brother Of August Relnsdori,
who was executed for an attempt 10 as.
sassinate the Emperor on the occasion Of
the unwilling of the Niederwald statue.
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an Editor Sentenced.

BERLIN, Oct. 30.-The Dortmuud tri-
bunal has sentenced Herr Lensiug, editor
OF Fremonia, to six months imprisonment
for an article appearing in his paper in
which he attacked Prince Bismarck on
his Polish, social aud religious policies.
The article said that Prince Bismarck
wanted TO make Germans happy in spite
OF themselves, and by methods that the
people reprobated
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GERMAN POLITICS,
New Combinations About to be
Formed Among the Parties.

New Combinations About to be
Formed among the Parties.
BERLIN, Oct 30.-The preparations fol
next years elections for members of the
Reichstag are actively proceeding
Efforts are being made toward etfecting
new groupings of the different parties
Since the recent declaration OF the lead.
ing principles of she programme Of the
National Liberals, which is to sever their
connection with the Pr0gressists and 10
support the government, project has
been discussed for an alliance between
the National Liberals and CONSERVATIVES
TO torn middle party essentially ma.
tional and governmental in character
and hostile to the Progresssts and to
the centre party alike.
Die kreuZ Zeitung is not in favor OF the
project, but The Conservative Correspond.
ence supports the scheme, stating that
the conditions OF an alliance should be
development of the military organization
by the empire for the protection Of the
State against Socialist plots while con-
tinuing the work of social reform, and
modified support of the governments
fiscal measures, notably the spirit tax
bill. These proposals have not yet re-
ceived the approval of the government.
l6h LIBERAL LEADER
The National Liberal leader, Herr Vol
Bennigsen, is reported to regard the pro-
posals with favor.
Another significant political movement
was disclosed at the VOlkesparte confer
ence held at FUrth, where a programme
was formulated which indicates an lncH
nation on the part of the Radicals and
Progressists towards the Socialists.
Herr Sonneman, of Frankfort, lead
er of the Volkesparte, in remarkable
speech, urged union between the FRO
gressists and Socialists for common pur-
poses of political defense and Otfense. 1t
was necessary, he said, 10 work together
in order to obtain pacific development oil
Germany without revolution, or making
political conquests subserye the assuage-
ment Of social misery.
WELL RECEIVED.
The proposals of Herr SOnnemann are
receiving the support of numerous mem.
bers in Westphalia and other parts OF
Prussia. The leaders OF the V0lksparIe
have decided to elaborate for the coming
elections a new union programme OF So
clal reforms.
The meeting Of Socialists at Gotha as
cussed Germany's attitude toward nus
STA. After an address by Herr BUCK
Deputy to the Reichstag,a resolution was
adopted stating that every increase IN Vne
power of Russia was a grave danger "
the interests OF Europe, and especially u
the DEVELOPMENT OF Germany, and there.
fore recommending that the government
be persistent in It's hostility to Russian
policy.
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RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 30.--The district
committee OF the labor party held a meet
ing tonight, and on the question being
submitted to them by William II. Mullen,
the labor candidate for Congress in THIS
district, the committee decided to with d.
draw him from the field. The Tammany
club, MIR. Mullen's chief organization in
this city, have decided to support Hon.
George ID. Wise, the Democratic nominee,
and ii is understood that Mr.. Mullen is
preparing ietter advising his friends to
sunnnrf Mr.. Wian.
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EVANSVILLE, o.. Oct. 30.--By a coils
Ion of Baltimore and Ohio west-bound
fast freight and an east-bound freight at
Black Hand yesterday afternoon two en-
gines and twenty cars, with their
contents, were totally destroyed. A tramp
was seriously injured and the track
blockaded till late last night. The loss to
the railroad is about 500, GOO. A mlsun-
Outstanding of orders caused the col
iisipp
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NntlnnnI Llinnnccs.

WAsHtNGToN, Oct. 30.--It Is estimated
al the Treasury Department that the re-
ductlon OF the public debt during October
amounts 20 $l2,OO0,CO0. The government
Tecep pts during the frat four months OF
the resent fiscal year endinl to-day were
Si27,si4,877, being $l4, l6s s9l Ia excess OF
the receipts during the corresponding
during tho same period OF 1876 we're $S2.-
2ji.O36, b. ng Sll,Dls,l5l Ices tban the eX-
pendltures during the same period Of last
EaAE.