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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-13
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DEATH FROM A VOLCANO
BODIES CUT TO PIECES OR PAR
BOILED IN LAVA.

Houses in Five Villages Buried Under
Mud and Ashes to Depth Ranging
from Seven to Twenty Feet-Over
500 Lives Known to Have Been Lost
SAN Francisco, CAL, Aug. 12.-The
steamer City of Sidney, which arrived this
evening from Hong Kong and Yokohama,
brings through Japanese journals with par
ticulars of the volcanic eruption of Bandai
San, July 10.
The Choya Shinbun dispatched a special
reporter to the scene According to his
account, the villages surrounding Bandai
heard strange rumbling sounds and felt
shocks of earthquake from the 18th.
BEGINNING OF THE HORROR
These phenomena continued intermit-
tently for two days and nights, but not
great disquiet was felt. On the morning of
Aug Is at about 8 o'clock small
Bandai San trembled and roared
violently. Immediately afterwards
ashes began to fail, the sky suddenly grew
dark, and rumbling sounds continued, ac-
companied by violent earthquake and the
flare of dazzling flame.
ITS CREST IN THE AIR.
The crest Of the smaller Bandai San ap-
peared to be lifted bodily
upward and then to fall again with a
tremendous noise. Then followed showers
of red mud mingled with large stones
spreading havoc around. Such indeed was
tho nature of nearly all the matter erupted.
Red mud with no small stones, but accom-
panied occasionally by heavy rocks. Above
the mud fell a few inches of ashes.
FIVE VILLAGES BURIED.
In the five villages of Iwase, Yoaan, Wa
kami va, MisaJo and Hibara the greater
part of the houses were buried to depth of
from seven TO twenty feet.
The state of the bodies recovered is terri
ble Some are literally cut to pieces and
others are parboiled, so that it is scarcely
possible to distinguish between men and
women. A few corpses were found sus-
pended in the branches of trees which had
caught them as they fell Up TO
the 18th the number OF bodies recovered is
476.
1t is believed that sixty-one are still en-
tombed. The wounded number forty-one.
EIGHTY-sEvEN HOUSES DESTROYED.
Eighty seven houses have been DESTROYED.
The inhabitants of Irawashiro and the
adjacent villages fed to Wakamatroa, and
other places where the eruptions occurred.
The report of a local official of Waka.
matroa says the inhabitants of Irawashiro
and the adjacent districts escaped with
| their furniture.
The wounded are receiving treatment at
| a school house in Irawashiro.
SHOCKING INJURIES.
| Their condition is shocking. Some have
| fractured skulls, others broken limbs, and
| the faces of asfew are battered so as to be
unrecogniz able. There are about 900
| people In need of help.
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BLAINE AND THE TARIFF BILL
The Rough Draft Submitted to Hin
Meets With His Approval.

The Rough Draft Submitted to Him
Meets With His Approval.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Allison
says that the republican tariff bill will be
reported to the subcommittee on finance
this week and probably to the senate as
well. The republicans of the senate see that
if it should not be reported to the full COM
mittee this week the country will come to
the conclusion that the differences between
the republicans on this question render it
impossible for them to frame bill. They
have made very difficult task
of it. At times the repub-
lican leaders In the senate
have seemed as hopelessly at variance as
the republican leaders in the house. Both
by making great effort have come to
something like an agreement. 1t is under
stood that Blaine has urged them very
strongly to this course and has also ex
pressed approval Of the rough draf Of the
till which was submitted to him on Satur-
daV
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EUROPES NEW RAILWAY.
Arrival at Sofa OF Train from Pari
to Constantinople.

IA kAt64 CIV SOilsS Va u ANhah AIOlA
to Constantinople.
SOFIA, Aug. "A train inaugurating
direct railway service between Paris and
Constantinople arrived here to-day. A
grand banquet was given in honor of the
occasion, at which Prince Ferdinand pre-
sided. Among the guests were MN. Stam-
buloff and Cristics. and large number of
prominent persons, representing the vari-
GUS countries of Europe.
FERDINAED's SPEECH.
Prince Ferdinand In speech said that the
completion of this splendid work, concluded
solely through the efforts and resources of
Bulgaria, in the first year OF his ign, filed
his heart with legitimate pride
and satisfaction, and he hoped
tho country which had chosen him ruler
would henceforth be better appreciated and
more clearly judged. he thanked all pres
ent and congratulated them upon the sue
cess of the enterprise. M. Nacevics re-
sponded, euogizing Prince Ferdinand.
Great enthusiasm was manifested through
out.
A reception at the palace followed the
banquet The train will proceed in the
morning.
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WHAT CONGRESS WILL TALK OF.
Canada's Fisheries Apt to Be the Only
Theme in the Senate.

Inem0 IN Jn6 senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-The fisheries
treaty promises to absorb the attention of
the senate all the present week. Should it
be disposed of before the end of the week,
the bill to admit Washington territory will
be brought up.
IN THE HOUSE.
1t is probable that the committee on the
District of Columbia will make an effort to-
morrow to have the house dispose of the
few bills of local interest now upon the cal
endars..
Several hours debate are yet to be had
upon the subject of the French spoliation
claims before the general deficiency appro-
priation bill can be passed.
THE CHINESE TREATY.
After this is disposed of the further
action of the house will in a measure de-
pend upon the committee on foreign
affairs. If that committee can be gotten
together early in the week, it will doubt
less request the house to enter Immediately
upon consideration of the senate bill to give
effect to the Chinese treaty. Otherwise the
remainder of the week will be spent in dis
cussing the Oklahoma bill, and the senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill.
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wAYCRoss ON THE WATCH.
Camp For Refugees to be Estab-
lished Near Jacksonville.

WAYcRoss, GA, Aug. 12.-Surgeon
General Hamilton, DR.. Simmons of Charles
ton, Mayor Lester of Savannah, and Capt.
H. q. Fleming together with a number Of
health officers and railroad officials, met in
gonIerence at Waycross to-day TO discuss
sne situation in reference to the present
ocourge at jacksonville, and to devise ways
ano means for succoring the people and
DVhefWise aiding them. 1t was decided that
was necessary to speedily deplete the city
u Jacksonville that the disease might be
umlore quickly stamped out. In order TO do
'a'ls place Of refuge was necessary. 1t
vas vas decided that Il camp of refuge be es-
,aoIshed and that Boulogne, on the line Of
sne savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, 50 miles from Jacksonville, in Nassau
county, be selected.
CITY OF TENTS.
10 this end Surgeon General Hamilton
WI nave government tents shipped imme-
;SIately to the ground and the camp will be
naugurated at once. 1t is understood that
Luz ~ SICK persons will be retained there, but
WI wa DO sent back to the city. 1t is also
Jnueistood that DIR. Guiteras will have
o,1 large OF this place of refuge. The mails
WV be fumigated at Waycross, Dupont
Gni Gai Chattahoochee, as well as at
bsaulhesvlile, beginning in the morning
rnos-d ana at the other points some time to-
aos taor'ow afternoon. The transfer of passen-
soss sos and baggage takes place at the 80 mile
nrs., tnree miles south of Waycross. All
'enkers not properly certihcated are
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DROWNED IN BAR HARBOR.
Two Young Society People Meet
Death in a Canoe at Night.

BAR HARBoR, Me, Aug. 12.-There is
great excitement here over the supposed
drowning of two young society people, and
the water in the vicinity is covered with
crafts of various kinds engaged
in searching for some trace of
the missing ones At O'Clock
last night J. Harman Reed and Miss
Milliken took canoe out with the inten-
tion of padding around Bar Harbor. The
night was intensely dark, and, being alarmed
at their absence, searchers went out at ii
o'clock.
At an early hour this morning the wharves
in the vicinity were crowded with anxious
friends who hoped and waited until noon,
when gun from the steam yacht Nooya,
belonging to Montgomery Sears, announced
that she bore tidings that she had picked up
the canoe, bottom up, Off Egg rock, dis
tance of three miles from here. The canoe
was supposed to be the broadest and staunch-
est one here. There was pad and deerskin
i'll the canoe.
Miss Milliken was guest at st. Sau-
veur, and was chaperoned by Mrs. Van
Voorhees,. Her parents, who are residents
of New Orleans, are at "Rockland" with
friends. She was well-known, and gen
eral favorite in society here.
MR.. REEDS FAMILY STANDING.
Mr.. Reed was son of Joel Harmon Reed,
one of the wealthy iron foundry men of
Albany, N. Y, and a nephew OF ]. Mere
dith Reed, consul general to Paris under
Presidents Lincoln and Grant. His family
occupied tho highest social position there.
His mother, two sisters and brother are
guests at St. Sauveur. Hope is abandoned,
although searchers are still out. The age
of both of the supposed victims is about q
wears.
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Lawrence r. Jerome Dead.

SHARON, CONN, Aug 12.-Lawrence R.
Jerome passed peacefully away about noon
to-day. He had not been conscious since
Fridey night and had suffered no pain. His
wife and son Travers jerome, besides other
members of the family, were at his bedside.
The funeral will take place in New York
Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr.. Jerome was
In tho Goth year of his age.
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A POWDER POT AT PITTsTON.
Giant Powder in Pine Log Exploded
Against q Residence.

WILKEsBARRE, PA, Aug. 12-An at
tempt was made this morning to blow up
the residence of William Collier of Pittston
while he and his wife were asleep in an
upper room. A charge Of giant powder
was placed in hole bored in pitch pine
log The bomb thus prepared was placed
on the front porch. leaning against the
house, and fired with fuse.
THE DAMAGE.
The explosion tore away the porch, blew
in the front of the house and tore down a
fence 1S feet away. Beyond severe shock
the occupants of the house were uninjured.
The duties of his position make Mr.. Collier
unpopular with the miners, and 1t is be-
lieved that some one of them thought to
get revenge by killing him in this way.
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The Dark Secret May Be Lost.

LONDON. Aug. 12.-The captain of the
yacht Stranger, which has arrived at
Queenstown from Boston, says that he did
not see the dory Dark Secret. He thinks
the dory foundered in gale after speaking
the German Lloyd steamer, 500 miles from
New York.
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TWO OTHERS WOUNDED.
ANNEX ALTON oF CUBA.
Prominent Americans Said to be In
citing an Agitation.

MADRID, Aug. 12-The Cuban govern
ment reports that an agitation is being car
ried on In Cuba with the assistance of
influential American politicians in favor of
the annexation of Cuba to tho United
States The Cuban situation Is becoming
extremely difficulty owing TO financial
troubles and increasing agitation In favor
of homa rule
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-13
Minister Lothrop En- Route Home

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. l2.--Mr Lothrop
United States minister to Russia, and hi
family, and Baron Huhne. fance Of Mr.
Lothrop's daughter, have started fol
America
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uarr Won schloezer at Berlin.

BERLIN, 12-Herr Won Schloezer, the
Prussian envoy TO the vatican, who has
come here In connection with the emperors
nropoSed visit 10 Rome, went to Kiel to-day
and Iunched with Prince Henry.
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Portuqal's King.

BERLIN, Aug. 12.--The king Of Portugal
arrived here to-day. He was met at tho
railway station by Emperor William and q
guard OF honor and conducted to the castle,
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BOULANGIR UNDER FIRE.
Five Shots Apparently Aimed to xii
the General.


PARIS, Aug. 12.-While Gen. Boulanger
was driving in an open carr age at st. Jean
Dangely to-day, Prof. Perrin of the Lycee
fired five shots in his direction from a re-
volver. M. Ratapan, a friend of the gen.
eral, rushed forward and managed to turn
the weapon aside. The result was that M.
Ratapan himself received a bullet in the
back of the head, but the wound is not
serious
TWO OTHERS WOUNDED.
Two peasants we're also wounded. Gen.
Boulanger was not touched.
Prof. Perrin is a friend of Mayor Lair,
the candidate nominated by the oppor-
tunists in opposition to Gen. Boulanger.
The affair occurred at the hight of
a pitched battle between rival political
parties. When the gendarmes we're charg-
ing, Count Dillon received a blow on the
head from a stick, and other Boulangerists
were roughly handled. II is not, OF course,
absolutely certain that Perrin intended to
aim at Con. Boulanger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-18
MAINE DISPATCHES.
MURDERER CHASE.
From the Hospital to the Jail.

PORTLAND, May Il.
Edward Chase, the murder of Ida Stevens.
was taken from the hospital to the county
Jail, Thursday morning, his health being suf.
hciently recovered to admit of his removal.
Nothing was said to him about the change
until few moments before the ambulance
came to take him away, though he has been
expecting something of the kind for some
time past He appeared surprised for a mo-
ment when told that he was 10 be taken to
jail, but said nothing.
A sherif's officer went with him in the
ambulance, and delivered him over to sheriff
Webb. He talked very freely with the Off
Ger aud the driver Of the ambulance on his
way, speaking about Indifferent matters with
comPosure. The only thing he never talks
about is the murder, though those who have
had opportunity TO see him often while in the
hospital, say they think he broo1s upou il in
his mind almost continually. His health ia
much improved and ne sits up now five o
hours every day.
At the jail he was given cell in company
with another prisoner. IL is not believed
there is danger VI attempting suicide. hut
the precau' iou - taken 10 give him a yoom-
mate, just as when in the hospital. After his
words about jumping out of the window, the
precaution was taken to screw the window
down.
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CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES.

Archbishop Lynch of Toronto was buried
! "Wednesday.
The democrats claim tina, they will soon
control the L. S. Senate.
DR.. McGlynn failed to unite the two labor
conventions at Cincinnati.
The Canadian parliament has declared
against monopclics apt coMbiucs,
Harold Frederick was dned at London
Wednesday evening by Consul General Val
Ter.
There has been an important meeting of
the Fenian brotherhood withi the few DAYS
past.
Generally expressed opinion that the Blaine
interview on Depew is newspaper yarn
similar TO those previously denied.
At Dover. n. H., twenty rumsellers have
been arraigned before the police court. Six
teen have plead guilty and paid fines.
The carpenters strike at Providence may
be considered TO have fallen through. The
Carpenters Union which was back of it, has
but 200 members out of 400 journeymen
employed in the city. The agitation was for
nine hours work aud ulne hours pay.
Gen. Paine, early this season. decd-
ed not to put the Volunteer into commission
this year, and only two weeks ago the au-
nouncement was made authoratively that the
famous sloop was for sale. Since that an
nouncement Gen. Paine has reconsidcred the
matter, and II few days ago he made up his
mind TO fit her out at once. Capt. Henry
Half, who has been resting at his home in
lslip, l.. l., has been notified of the fact, and
he is expected TO commence at once fitting
out the Volunteer. Many of the crew have
shipped on other yachts, consequently some
of the men will have to be broken in. There
will be eight big regatias this season, aud,
should the Volunteer win them all, her win
nilgs will amount 10 about So 900.
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NEwsPAPApER OBSERVATIONS
What the Waterville Sentinel Saws OF
Burleieh's Candidacy.

WATERvILLE, May IL
| The Sentinel this evening contains two
editorial references TO Mr.. Burleigh's can
didacy that are worthy of note. In alluding
to'the indications of democratic preference it
says:
| at appears that our friends, the enemy, -,
do not fail to get in a hack at Mr.. Burleigh's
candidacy whenever it is possible. The dem
ocratic papers have all seemed to favor Gov
Marble or Mr., Cleaves as the more fitting can
fdidate for the republicans to select. In Ban
gor Tuesday night the democrats could not re-
strain their enthusiasm for Marble and Cleayes
and were present at a caucus in one of the
Bangor wards in such large numbers and per-
sisted 10 voting in such large handfuls against
Bnrleigh that the republicans found it was
necessary to adjourn to protect the ballot
from being utterly democracised. Mr.. Bur
leigh is to be congratulated for the enemies
he has made, and also for the popularity of
his candidacy among the people, especially
the farmers, and people who work. As dis
tinguished from his rivals he is emphatically
the peoples candidate.
In referring to the increasing strength of
Mr.. Burleigh, it says:
The Burleigh column of delegates is "a
movering along" This week caucusses have
thus far been held in large number of
towns, including Bangor, Brewer, Auburn,
Brunswick, and many other important places,
which return for Burleigh good majority
of delegates above those for the other two
candidates. The election of solid Burleigh
delegation of ten from Brunswick, in Mr.
Cleaves county is significant fact. Ban
gor gives him twenty-.ix out of her thirty.
1t seems to be a clear case of the people YER
sus the politicians. Mayor Wakefield of
Bath, has felt called upon to enter the field
against Mr.. Burleigh, and leading democrats
seem very solicitous for Gov. Marble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-18

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office of the Chief Signal Offcer,
WASHINGTON. May is. / A. VI.
For Maine; Warmer, fair; followed by
local rains in New York; winds becoming
light to fresh, southerly.
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LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

Slavery has been abolished in Brazil.
Melville f. Stone retires from the editor
ship of the Chicago News.
The Emperor had good night He went
out in the park Thursday morning.
Harold Brown of Newport has given 5l00,-
900 for missionary work in the Episcopal
church.
Joseph G. Stockbridge a retired merchant
who hal lived in Cam len fifty years died
Tuesday night, aged 81 years.
The Tennessee republicans, in State con-
vention, "Wednesday night, declared for
Blaine and elected Blaine delegates.
Five hundred thousand feet of lumber
were washed ont of II. Steve Is G Cos dam
at Fort Fairfield, Taes lay. BY the freshet.
The republican territorial convention of
Dakota, chose delegates to Chicago. Thurs
day. All are in favor Of Blaine, except one
At Marleboro. N. H., Thursday morning
train on the Boston & Lowell kroad broke
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New York Produce Market.

NEw YORK, May ~.
fLouR---Receipts, a. 90 packages, exports, 6620
barrels, sales. III 500 Repeat quotations including
1879 city mill extra, ~ 7ttiSi 30. l2iO fine ~ 30a
- U0 100 superine, - 50as3 %. 1900 extra No. 2.
- OUu$3 90, 800 winter wheat extra, ~ 00at6 10 !.
ZOO Minnesota extra. 81 VDas5 10. southern -four
dull. burey steady Rye four In moderate demand.
WnENr-Receipts p,lJ0, exports, 81 2j3. sales,
5000, quiet but steady; No. spring nominal, ";
No. hnr, 9i; No. red, pglal0l, elevator 100; fob,
y'iiOOi delivered, No. red, nominal, l0l, No. !
white nominal, l0l.
ENE---duli
BARLEY firm aud quiet.
Cons Receipts, - 800. exports, q. .22t; sales, 49,,
900; dull and weak, steamer, G5i. No. 2, 6SAa67;
store and elevator. 81 delivered
OArs- Receipts q 00, exports $4,000; sales W,
ool; lower No1 ~: do white i3aiil No. 3yia4o /;
do white, ilitii., No. !, nominal, do white, ~
Mixed Western, - AZ white do, i3aE.
CofFEE-fair, Rio, dull, l5i.
SutiAR---dull; refined. dull.
PErGui.EuM.-.st steady, united. s9l.
rpHk---tcady.
BEtF--quiri.
L,Hp---steady; western steam, 81 73ats 70 (;
chasing . -, city steam. ~ 25 refined quoted
- 10, continent ~ 10. =. A.
BCrTEI---hrin, demand fair
CuEEsE--.quiet, steady. freights TO Liverpool
dull
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Farmingdale Delegates Instructed for
Burleigh.

Special to the kennebec Journal.
GARDINER, May II.
At caucus of the republicans of Farming
dale held last evening ID. c. Shepherd,
Frank Lowell and Ephraim Hatch were cho-
sen delegates to attend the State convention.
to the county convention. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we recognize in the Hon.
f.. &. Burleigh, man well versed in State
affairs, thorough going temperance man
and one whose integrity and business princi-
pies eminently qualify him to fill the respon-
sible position of Governor of this State, and
that We hereby instruct our delegates to the
State convention to sustain his candidacy
for this high Office.