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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
TOLD BY A PASSENGER.
The Disaster as Seen by Mrs
Harry Fields.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 23.-Mrs. Harry
Fields, one of the lady passengers. said
that she boarded the steamer at Friar's
Point, Miss, about o'clock in the
morning, and instructed the chamber
maid to awaken her at 10 o'clock. In
stead, she was aroused at7:30 o'clock and
was seated at the breakfast
table when the cry of fire
was heard. She paid very lit
tie attention to it at first, but when she
saw smoke filling the cabin, she ran to
the bow of the steamer, which by this
time had touched the bank, and tried to
lump ashore. She failed and fell to
the lower deck. A negro, who was
close behind her, followed her eX-
ample, and like her failed to reach
the shore. but fell near her.
The fire was scorching hot where they
were, but the negro gathered her in his
arms and carried her to the bank and
thus saved her from being burned to
death, as she was unable to move after
having fallen from the boiler deck.
Mrs, Fields is positive that W. A. Gov
ington, a planter and merchant of Rose
dale, Miss, perished in the flames. She
thinks he must have been
SUFFoCATED
in his stateroom, as he was aboard and
nothing has been seen or heard of HIM
since the disaster. Billy Hodges, one
of the pilots, was in the barber shop
getting shaved when the alarm was
sounded, He rushed to the stern of
the boat and, providing himself with
life preserver, jumped over
board. While swimming to the
shore he found Samuel Robinson, a
passenger, struggling i'll the water
and assisted him to the shore. 1t is re-
ported that negro murderer, who was
being brought back for trial, perished
on board the steamer. He was hand
cuffed and the officer in charge made
his escape and left the negro in his
helpless condition and he was burned to
death. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed in Memphis when the first news
of the disaster was received here. 1t
came about noon in the shape
of a private telegram from Robinson
vile and said $50 lives had been lost.
Later accounts were more reassuring,
and large crowd of citizens were at
the depot when the train arrived bring
ing those who had succeeded in escap-
ing. 1t is impossible to definitely as
certain how many lives were really lost,
but conservative estimate places the
number at thirty-eight. 1t may proba-
bly, reach fifty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
A POWERFUL GUN,
But Not so Good as One Made
MANY Years Ago.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Respecting
experiments with steel-pointed projec-
tiles with the new guns of the cruiser
Chicago, at Annapolis last Friday, when
250-pound projectile was driven
through steel target ten inches thick,
and also through solid oak back, a
naval officer remarked last night that
this test met with gratifying success,
but the official record shows that thir-
teen years ago prOjectile weighing
2O3 pounds was fired from a gun con-
verted from an old 200-pound Parrott
gun with forty pounds of powder. and
penetrated sixteen inches of iron, and
the pIOjectile was found three feet in
the rear of the target. The point of
this comparison of what was done at
Nut island, Boston harbor, in 1875,
with the performance at Annapolis last
week is that it shows that only half the
quantity of powder was used in the
former experiment, and the Wizard gun
was only half the weight of the Annap-
oils gun-the former weighed about
seven tons. and the latter, made Of steel,
weighs about fourteen tons.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
GLADSTONE AT NAPLES.
The Italians Give Him an Ova-
tiOn

GIOne
NAPLES, Dec. 23.-Mr. Gladstone ar
rived here last night. The railway sta
tiOn was crowded with members of the
municipal council and other officials. A
company Of carbineers had great
trouble in preventing students from
invading the platform. On
the arrival of the train vo-
ciferous cheers were given, and a stu
dent, on behalf of his comrades, pre-
sented an address to Mr.. Gladstone. in
which the latter was referred to as the
friend of Italy and the writer of the
celebrated letters that contributed
to the redemption of Italy. At
the conclusion of the address there
were shouts of "Long live Glad
stone and Ireland and England" Mr..
Gladstone, in reply. said he was greatly
touched by the reception accorded to
him by those for whom he had always
entertained warm affection. He was
glad to be able to thank them for the
address sent to him on the anniversary
of the death of Victor Emmanuel
and for the album presented to
him at Florence. He was unable to
make better response than by saying
viva Napoli, viva Italy," Comman-
dore Morelli then entered the carriage
to greet Mr., Gladstone. The students
encircled the carriage and wanted to
unharness the horses, but Mr..
Gladstone begged them not to do
so. Upon nearing the arsenal the
hood of the carriage was lowered and
Mr.. Gladstone stood bareheaded in the
moonlight and babe fare ewell to his ad-
mirers. This morning Mr.. Gladstone
attended church. He appeared to be
in excellent health. All the news
papers here join in giving him cordial
vyalcnmn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A Review of 1t by Lawyer Hamil-
ton Wilcox.

New YORK, Dec. 23.-The New
Years issue of Frank Leslie's news
paper will publish carefully-prepared
summary by Lawyer Hamilton Will
cox of the spread of woman suffrage
through the world, showing that woman
suffrage has been introduced in various
degrees in every territory but New
Mexico, and every mainland province
of Canada; every colony of Australia
but one, land in over 100 states, territories
and provinces of North America,
Europe, Asia and Polynesia, besides
nearly 1900 widely scattered islands.
The area of these regions is given as
over 100000 square miles and popu-
lation as nearly 300,O00,000.
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and it was expected that a fight would

and it was expected that fight would
begin on the Goth. During the afternoon
of that day the fighting began at
Satuafata, the Tamasese men coming
out to meet Mataafa's boys, who re-
pulsed them, killing several and wound
ing many. Word was sent to the
Monono and Savaii men by King Malie-
come to Lautaii and join in the attack
on the big fort at daylight on the fol-
lowing morning. they to make a fight
from the sea, while the TamaSese, Atua
and Aaua men would begin an attack
from the shore at daylight on the morn
ing of the 27th. the Savaii and Monono
canoes numbering thirty-four, with
three
SAMOAN MEN-OF-WAR,
appeared off Lautail and began shooting
cannon at the Tamasese fort on the
beach. The Atua and Aaua men did
not begin to fight at the time directed,
having being told by some unauthor-
lied natives that the hour had been
postponed. About s o'clock the Tama-
sese, tired of waiting, began an attack
suggested by the Atua and Aaua men.
who had meanwhile been ordered to
fight at once by the king. The Ma
taafa men were received with a tre-
mendous fire by the Tamasese men in
the fort. King Mataafa, who had gone
into the bush to ascertain why the
fight had not commenced, had started
to return to his house two minutes be-
fore the attack commenced. When
the heavy firing was heard he fastened
to the beach with his body guard for
the purpose of ordering up the Savii
men to support the others on the land.
The Savii and Monono men had mean
while quietly withdrawn to LatOso, two
miles distant, believing that the attack
had been postponed. Runners were
sent out to order them up. They ar
rived as soon as possible to the number
of about 1000. They were ordered to
support the Tamasese, Atua, and Aaua
men in the attack on the third section
of the fort. In about half an hour
afterward the wounded men began to
come in assisted by comrades, while
dead men were also carried in. The
gunshot wounds were generally of the
most serious nature, while many soldiers
were suffering from hatchet and knife
cuts. The wounds were temporarily
dressed and the injured sent to Apia
by boat and by land. The fight lasted
all day and by dark eleven dead men
had been brought in and nearly forty
wounded, many of the latter being
fatally shot. The heaviest part of the
fighting was over by nightfall, but
numerous shots were fred throughout
the night. When evening came it was
found that the Mataafa's men were in
possession of sections two and three of
the big fort, while the Tamasese party
were still in possession of the first or
strongest section,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
SAIGON BURNED.
Several Hundred Houses of a Chi
nese Town DESTROYED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-The
steamer Belgic from Hong Kong brings
Chinese papers, which gives the infor-
nation that the concessions formerly
given Count Mitkiewicz and Wharton
Barker, but revoked, will be granted to
Mr. Barker alone. In Saigon, Nov. 90,
700 houses out of 1000 in the town were
burned, including the postoffice and
most of the temples. Soon after the
flames were extinguished the river,
swelled by flood, burst its banks, de-
stroyed several bridges and greatly
damaged crops. The double calamity
has caused great misery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
TWENTY-ONE INJURED.
A Train Of the New York Central
Off the Track

ROCHESTER,. n. Y, Dec. 23.-An acci-
dent occurred to the Atlantic express
on the New York Central railroad at
Churchville station, about 7.30 o'clock
this evening, by which twenty-one per-
sons were injured, two of whom will die.
The train consisted of nine cars, made
up of baggage, two coaches and six
sleepers, and was running at high rate
of speed, being about two hours late.
Just as the engine passed the station
the wheels of the tender left the track
on account of spread rail. The cars
all left the track and went through a
fence into field adjoining. The fatally
injured are Mrs. J. III. Mccormick, of
Buffalo, and Miss A. Tenny, of Lewis
ton, Me. l.. o. Leonard, OF Anaconda,
Mont, was cut about the face and arms.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
One Story q Fabrication.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 2s.-.
Jesse Cole was to have been hanged
Saturday at Newport, Tenn, for the
murder of Samuel Large, but was res
plted almost at the last moment on the
affidavit of Mrs. Waxtead, on the
strength of which Gov. Taylor re-
prieved him for sixty days. Yesterday
at Knoxville she made another state-
ment. in which she says she does not
know Cole and never saw him. 1t is
believed that she was paid to make the
affidavit which saved his life. Rioting
was imminent in case he had been
hanged
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
A Sudden Summons

Special to the Globe.
ZUMBRoTA, Minn., Dec. 2S.-George
E. Stafford, who has been employed as
cook for several months past at Fisher
camp, near this place, died in camp yes
terday afternoon. He did the work of
getting breakfast as usual in the morn
ing. Later in the day he sat in chair
with his hands supporting his head.
His comrades thought him asleep and
tried to awaken him, but found him
sleeping the sleep of the dead. He had
INDUCED in strong drink, but the cause
of his death is unknown. The where
abouts of his relatives is not known.
The remains were inferred in the Gem
etary here this afternoon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24

ploye of the Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western Railroad company, committed
suicide Saturday night. While he was
crossing the railroad track in front of
moving train, the heel of his boot caught
in frog. He tried to release it, but be-
fore he could do SO the train was close
to him. Apparently choosing death to
the loss of leg, he threw himself On
the track in front of the engine and
was killed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
The Traffic Must Go.

ROME, Dec. 23.-Cardinal Lavigerie
made an address on the slavery ques-
ton in the Gesu church to-day. He said
that general expression ofpublic opin-
ion was needed to force European gov
ernments to take action in the matter.
The Musselman princes must be COM
PEELED to fulfill their engagements. 1t
was impossible to expect the abolition
of domestic slavery, but the traffic in
slaves must be suppressed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
SEVERAL KILLED,
But Definite Information Is EX-
tremely Meager.

tremely Meager.
WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 23.-At 2
o'clock this afternoon dynamite maga-
zine OH the Wheeling & Lake Erie rail-
road, at Mt. Pleasant. seventeen miles
west of this city, in Ohio, exploded,
wrecking windows and injuring build
ings. The shock was felt and report
heard here and all around. 1t is re-
ported several persons were killed.
Details are meager, and full report
will be impossible before Monday.
The cause of the accident was the
dropping of fire from pipe by boy
named William Gleck. who entered the
building smoking pipe. Twenty peo-
pie were severely injured. Gleck was
blown out of existence. The injured
were in houses and shantles near by
that was demolished by the shock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Killed by a Colored Man.

BAY CITY, Dec. 23.-Ezra Teetzel, Of
Vassar, was shot and instantly killed
by Peter Saunders (colored) at West
Bay City this morning. Teetzel and
his brother became involved in saloon
brawl with Saunders and two colored
men, in W hich knives and pistols were
used with the result stated. Saunders
was badly cut and bruised. He escaped
but was subsequently arrested and
locked up. Charles Easter (colored)
was arrested as an accomplice.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Dro,vnad parcalf

DIES MONIES, 10, Dec. 233-Mrs. John
Stone. residing near Albion, who had
her husband arrested Thursday for
beating her and then sued him for d.
vorce, drowned herself in the river last
night. She was the mother Of six chill
dren.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Rises From Its Ashes.

LONDON. Dec. 23.-Mr. Slevin, the in
ventor of the dredgeS used in eXcavat-
ing the bed of the Panama canal, is eX-
pected to arrive in Paris within few
days. 1t is asserted that the purpose of
his visit is the formation of new
Franco-American company to complete
the canal. The capital of the company
is to be 50O,0O0,OOO francs, and it is al
legged that more than half of that sum is
nlrnndu nlpdoph
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a warCloud DissoIves.

HAVANA. Dec. 23.-The difficulty be-
tween the United States and Hayti over
the latter's seizure of the American yes
sci Haytien Republic is ended. The
Haytien Republic has been formally
delivered to the Americans squadron,
tnat vessel and the Haytien ships at the
same time saluting the American flag.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
VaiuahIe Heart

LOWELL, Mass, Dec. 23.-Miss Cath
crime Teresa McEnery, member of an
old and aristocratic family, has sued
John h. Butterick, former cashier Of
the Wamesit bank, for $4,000 damages
for breach of promise, and it is under
stood that Gen. 3. F. Butler is to be her
counsel.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
BAD BOYS.
Naughty Columbia College Stu.
dents Put Up $40 Each.

dents Put Up $40 Each.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Five Columbia
college students, who were arrested last
night for creating disturbance at the
BiJou theater and annoying people on
the street by their rough actions, were
fined $40 each in the police court to-day.
There was party of about 500 students
at the theater,and they were disorderly.
The police had to interfere after the
performance to enable other persons in
the audience to get out of the lobby Of
the theater without danger. The stu-
dents who resisted the officers were ar.
rested.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Married a Chinaman.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-Gertio
Richie, variety actress. was married
by contract last night to All Back, a
leading actor in female parts at the
Chinese theater. The girl formerly
lived in Philadelphia, and it is believed
she married the Chinaman ON account
of the wealth which he is said to pos
SeSS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Count Arth No More.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-A man known
as Franz Schneider died suddenly at
the Metropolitan hotel to-day. He is
said to be Count Arth. member of the
German nobility. He has been at the
hotel for two months, has spent large
sums of money and has lived luXu-
riouSly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
The Small Trades Protected.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 23.-The
authorities of Batoum have refused to
sanction the Rothschllds scheme to lay
pipes through that town to convey
petroleum from the wells directly to the
ships side. Their objection to the plan
is that it would do injury to small
traders,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Lawrence OIiphant Dead.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-Lawrence Oil
phant, the well-known writer, died this
afternoon at Twickenham, the resi-
dence of Sir Grant Duff. The cause of
death was cancer of the lungs. During
his illness of five months he suffered
great agony, but his end was painless
and peaceful.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
TIE RuRN1NG STEAMER

drifted away after lying at the bank for
twenty minutes, and flOated down the
river, her hull sinking at the head of
Peters Island, four miles below Com
merce. The Kate Adams was owned
by the Memphis & Vicksburg Packet
company, of which Maj. John D.Adams,
of Little Rock, is president; Capt. Mark
K. Cheek. superintendent; aud John N.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24

GEORGE CORBET, third
clerk, aged thirty-nine years,
who had launched the yawl.
and was trying to save the
colOred women on the lower
deck. He leaves Il wife, who
resides in st. Louis.
JOE PORTER.
ANDREW REES.
MONROE JACKSON.
JIM NELSON.
sen ATOR COLEMAN and
billiard HORTEN, of the
colored cabin crew.
LEE FINLEY.
FRANK WELLS, colored
rouStaboutS.
In addition about fifteen
deck passengers, four of
whom were white men. were
also drowned. In this list of
unknown were three colored
women and two children.
They were coming to Mem
phis to spend the holidays.
The whites had been working
on the leveeS and their names
and destination are unknown.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Another Rate War.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 23.-lt is an
nounced that the Santa Fe road has
made reduced rate on cattle to Chi
cago, and that the Alton road will meet
the cut tomorrow. This is probably
the beginning of another rate war.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Killed With a Bar.

NEVADA, Mo-, Dec. 23.-Fred Krouse.
the keeper of the Line House saloon,
about five miles east of Fort Scott, was
found yesterday dead in a room at the
rear of his saloon. He had been
Knocked on the head with a heavy iron
bar and his skull was crushed. Krouse
was undoubtedly murdered for his
money. He was fifty-fye years of age
and came from New York, where his
son and daughter DOW reside -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
One-Armed Thieves.

ZANZIBAR, Dec. 23.-The sultan has
issued a decree proclaimiDg that muir
derers shall forfeit their lives and that
thieves shall lose their left hands.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Leeitime's Luck.

HAVANA, Dec. 23.-Gen. Legitime
has been unanimously elected presi-
dent of the republic and is taking en-
ergetic steps to repress the revolution.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
The Opportunist Won.

PARIS, Dec. 23.-In the election in
Ardennes to-day for member of the
chamber of deputies NJ. Linard. Op-
portunist. 29.345 votes. and NJ. ,Auffray,
Conservative, 23,2l1.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Their Marriaee n FoiIure

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 23.-At 10
O'Clock to- night William Crossley shot
and killed his wife and then blew out
his own brains with revolver. Cross
ley lived about an hour and was speech.
less. The man and wife had lived apart
for six months of their year of married
life
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Arabs at Handoub.

SUAKIM, Dec. 23.-Deserters from the
Arab camp say that there is a strong
Arab force at Handoub. where large
number of the dead taken from the
field of Thursdays battle were brought.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Victorious Portuguese.

LONDON, Dec. So. = Advices from
Mozambique say that the Portuguese
have defeated the Borgas on the upper
ZambeSi
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John Bright recovering.

LONDON. Dec. 23.-John Bright Is
rapidly recovering. He was able to sit
in chair for half an hour to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-24
Rather Die Than Be Manned.

JERSEY CITY. N. j., Dec. 23.-john
7. Trainor, aged twenty-five, an en-
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is follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-02

NFRUCE ST, 221-An alcove and another
~ neatly furnished rooms, use of bath.
modern convenience. 1925
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AUCTION SALES.
A. M. DOherty. AuctiOneer,
81 East Fourth ST., St. Paul Mimi

D OSTPONED ON ACCOUNT OF
l. rain. Valuable business corner at
auction-I will sell at auction on the
premises, on the southwest corner of Hast
lngs avenue and Earl street, Wednesday,
May 2. at o'clock in the afternoon, lots
and 2, in block 5 of Lloyd's subdivision of
part of McLean's reservation to the city of St.
Paul. This property has frontage on Hast
1ngs avenue of 80 feet and on Earl street of
12S teet with the advantage of a good
twenty-foot alley. The property improve
ments consist of good two-story building,
with good store, large cellar and five nice
living rooms, good cistern, good barn
14x24, etc. There is no better location
for frst-class grocery, as this point com
mands large tributary population, and for
the right party there is good thing assured.
For further particulars as to terms of sale,
etc., call on or address A. NJ. Doherty, auc-
tioneer, 81 East Fourth st. 1908
DIANO AND ELEGANT FURNITURE
l. at Auction-I will sell at auction at the
residence, No. 500 Marshall av., on Wednes-
day, May 2, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, a
very fine square "Hale & Co." piano. This
instrument has been in use comparatively q
short time. and has very sweet and sympa-
tnetlc tone: A very elegant parlor suit i'll
cherry, finely upholstered in silk plush; very
nice extension table, handsome sideboard,
one very elegant book case and secretary
combined, fine dining chairs elegant hall
tree, very fine bed room suits in cherry, black
walnut, ETC., one fine folding bed, refriger-
ator' tne Peninsular cooking range, carpets.
crockery, heating stoves, fine parlor, dining
room, bed room and kitchen furniture, etc.
This furniture is all nearly new and in
splendid condition. The assurance is given
that this furniture is the finest that has been
offered this season, and parties in search of
really fine goods should not fail to attend.
A. NJ. Doherty, Auctioneer, 81 East Fourth
st. 120-123
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-02

MI ONEY TO LOAN-By Hunt & Sever
it1 anee, 81 East Third ST., room L; in
large and small amounts on furniture horses
carriages, libraries, warehouse receipts, etc.
the same to remain in the owners posses
sion; also on watches, jewelry, diamonds,
etc; business strictly confidential; private
room for ladies. 202*
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-02

HOUSE-For rent a fve-room house by
Ii A. j. Hoban, 763 East Sixth ST.; also
house and lot for sale at a bargain, if taken
this week; Dayton's Bluff 1926