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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-26


"To the officers OF the company will re-
turn my thanks for the kindness shown me
in their presentation. which will ever be a
remembrance of the sentiment so kindly
expressed by the gentleman in their behalf
To the engineers, whom | have considered
always my friends, return my thanks for
their kind Offering. | have ALWAYS told
them that we understood each other. At
all times we have preserved mutual good
understanding and good fellowship TO do
what is right and just. In negotiations
Of various kinds there has been a
kindness manifested and maintained
| owe them much and / shall ever rounern-
Der them in after life. shall esteem their
gift most highly and most gratefully. |
have now retired from this service and from
active railroad service for some time to
come, but / shall remember the friends
made while in it, and the recsllection of
this occasion will be very dear to me
wherever / am"
As Maj. Belknap concluded Mai. She'll
man stepped up and, shaking MS hand, ex-
pressed regret at Maj. BelKnap's retirement,
and wished that his new life might be as sue
cessful as his past has been. Other officials
extended their hands. Among them were
Superintendents Rege, Starr, Curran, Mo
Chntock, Comptroller McIntre, General
Freight Agent Whitehead, General Passeu-
ger Agents Charlton and Craig, Roadmaster
Marvin, Travelling Passenger AGENT Hunt.
Assistant Engineer and Private Secretary
Krlegshaber, and others. The engineers
MED out OF the room east. shaking hands
VIII MAJ Belknap and bidding him good
SN some OF them were brushing the tears
from their eyes as they passed out.
TWO BEAUTIFUL PREsENTs.
1ne presents.w were ordered by Theus Bros,
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Aberdeen News: The Mitchell RE

Aberdeen News: The Mitchell RE-
PUBLICAN speaks of Messrs. Sullivan
and Smith OF Aurora as two men who
owe Mr.. Mentzer and Dawson county
their political standing for the past
five years. 1t may be the heREpUBLIcAN
Is right and that we who see from a
distance cannot Judge correctly. New
ertheless there is well-founded suspi-
scion that these two gentlemen have
done about as much for Mentzer,
Mitchell and Dawson county as the
latter have for the former. Some are
really so unkind as to say that MentZer
sand Mitchell are in debt to the gentle
smen from Aurora.
4 The books are easily accessible, and
$dt will not be difficult matter to strike
Isa balance whenever it is desired. The
News may be pardoned for its lack of
information on the subject fer obvious
reasons,
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NORTHWEST CONDENSED.
iowa Items.

McGregor.-The two mile scull race
between Muchmore, of Minneapolis, and
Turner, Of McGregor, was witnessed by
about 5, 900 people. The race was tie.
Time, 1880.
Des Moines.-At Adair, town west of
here, seventy-ive people were seriously
poisoned by eating ice cream which was
made in vessels that had not been prop
erly cleaned. Several will die and all
are suffering badly.
Des Moines.-The Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy passenger train going west
and the rear section of freight No. 10
going east, collided at Cooks crossing,
two miles east of Fairfield. The passen-
ger train was filed with excursionists.
Several of them were slightly injured,
and one trainman fatally.
Mason City.-The yearly encampment
of the Sixth regiment, iowa national
guards, will be held at Iowa City, COM
mencing Aug. IL. Tic regiment is COM
posed of companies from Usage, Mason
City, Hampton, Webster City and Fort
Dodge. Gen. Bouton, of Hampton, will
command
Minnesota Matters.
White Bear.-Ex-Congressman Ed
mund Rice, of st. Paul, was brought
here from Duluth, where he was at
tackled with softening of the brain. He
was taken to the home of his son-in-law
Gen. John B. Sanborn, where he now
lies in about the same condition as when
he was brought here.
Red Wing.-The Prohibitionists Of
Goodhue county will hold their annual
convention and basket picnic at the
opera house here on Tuesday next
Walter 7. Mills Of Chicago will be the
speaker.
Shakopee.-samuel Woods, aged over
90 years, and residing with his son-in-
law, Henry Wood Of this city, fell down
stairs and was picked up in an insensible
| cordition. He died in less than two
hours.
Rockford.-A strike has occurred in
the Rockford saw mills, box factories
and several other industries. The men
claim they cannot get their pay.
Litchtield.-Company H, First regi-
ment, commanded by Capt. S. w. Leav-
lit, has decided to ask to be mustered
out. The company made poor showing
at the May inspection, but forty two
men being present. The company would
would probably have been mustered out
then had the members not expressed a
desire to be given q further trial. They
have tried hard, but are unable to re-
cruit the company up to the desired
| standard.
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Completely Floored.

Alexandria Herald: at the meet
ing Of tho republican territorial COM
mittee for South Dakota Charles Nc
Coy undertook to do some "iine work
but was neatly and completely hoored.
Mr.. Mccoy may as well understand
9hat the old system of political philan-
dering, by Which ends were gained in
Dakota as a whole, will not work in
the new, vigorous and honest state of
South Dakota. Politics to be success
full must be decent and honorable
from this time on. The gentlemen in
question is as well known as his meth
DDS. His first pull at the strings in
the new deal shows that he hopes to
succeed by the old methods which
questionable in the past, will not be
tolerated in the present or future.
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GRIM RBAPER'S HARVEST
Four Philadelphia Young Ladies
and Their Escort Capsized and
Drowned at Picnic.
Excursion Train Near Dubuque
Wrecked-Loss of Life as
Yet Unknown.
Ellensburg, w. T., in Ashes and
100 Families Homeless
-Casu alties.

P17TsBURG. Pa, July GA sad acci-
cident happened at the picnic of the
Arch street Methodist Episcopal church
OF Allegheny City at Forest Grove on the
Pittsburg and Western railroad by which
five young people We're drowned. Their
names are: Nellie Burton, aged 1s; May
Royal, aged 16; Ida Cassiday, aged 22;
Fannie McComb, aged about 1s years;
Bert Freeman. aged 20 years. The five
named together with Edward Shatfer,
took an old barge and started for a ride
on Connaquenessing creek. The stream
was very turbulent and the barge cap
sized, throwing the occupants into the
water. Young Shatfer succeeded in
reaching shore but the others went down
before assistance could reach them. The
bodies have not been recovered.
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SAY KILRAIN IS SHAEY.
Rumors Are Rife That Sullivan's
Antagonist Will Not Come
to Time.
Odds Given That He Will Not
Appear in the Ring, Nor
Even in New Orleans.
They Say Kilrain is Disgusted-
He Never Expected the Big
'Un to Brace Up.

New York, July Ga special from
New Orleans to The Press says: Alta
laie hour in the night the rumor was
current that Kilrain had hunked and
would not meet Sullivan. The Sullivan
men who are on the inside are betting
almost any odds that Kilrain will not
arrive here Saturday Or Sunday, and
will take odds that he does not appear in
the ring on Monday.
In the rotunda of the st. Charles hotel
Lyney Tracey, who is a strong Sullivan
man, met Billy Harding, who represents
R. K. Fox, Kilrain's backer. and offered
to bet him $50 that Kilrain will not ap-
pear in New Orleans. That Harding re-
fused what should appear like sure
money is deemed significant. 1t is
also asserted that Governor Lowry, of
Mississippi, has offered 81 900 reward to
any sheriff arresting Kilrain on his pass
age through the state.
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A Grand Stand Falls.

GUTHRIE CITY, Okla, July 5.-Fourth
of July festivities We're brought to a sad
ending by the falling of the grand stand
at the race track. Nearly 1000 people
had secured seats to witness the races
when. without warning, the structure
fell, lburyinlg the mass Of people beneath
it. The cries and groans of the injured
soon filled the dir, and it was feared that
scores of lives had been lost. As soon
as the accident occurred the militia,
under command of Capt. Stiles, were
ordered to the scene and rendered val
liable service: 1t was found, when the
victims had been taken out. thar none
were dead, though several were perhaps
fatally and many badly injured. The
only death thus far is that Of the eiph-
teen-months-o child of DR.. j. A. RYAN
of Jimtown, Ind. T., which died short
time after the accident.
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literally Lined with silvcr.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July IA large
cave near the Hermosa mining camp,
sixty miles from Las Cruces, N. NJ. has
been opened up and its interior is lined
with veins of almost pure silver. 1t had
for years escaped the eyes of old pros
pectors, because there was nothing about
the cave to indicate mineral. II is now
thought the cave will exceed in richness
the famous Bridal Chamber cave at
Snake Valley, N. M. from which over
$500, 900 in silver was taken.
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Work at JohnstoWn Nearly Dono


JoHNsTowN, Pa, July e.-The work
of cleaning up the conemaugh river will
be completed this morning. This after
noon Maj. Phillips will begin work on
Stony creek, clearing up debris as far as
Kernville. He thinks the entire iobwill
be completed by Saturday. On Satur-
day one contractor will be given entire
charge of the town and all officers of
the N. G.. p. will leave for their homes.
Contractor Mcknight, of Pittsburg, will
probably be placed in charge Of the
work. The committee on valuation of
property will probably finish their work
to-day. 1t has been discovered that
many property owners are overvaluing
their losses, but probably great deal Of
trouble will occur when it comes to dis
tributing the funds in the hands of the
cnnmitfao
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ACCIDENT TO ExcuRsIoulsTs.

A Heavily Loaded Train ColIidcs with IL
Freight Near Dubuque-nIany Thought
to Have Iseen Killed.
DUBUQE, Iowa, July 5.-A wreck oc-
Cured last night on the Chicago, st.
Paul and Kansas City road about two
miles north of this city. The Grand
Army had been holding picnic at Twin
Springs, resort about thirteen miles
from Dubuque. Over 5000 people were
in attendance, trains being run every
hour to and from the grounds. The
carrying accommodations of the COM
pany consisted of two coaches, two
stock cars, seated, and nine cabooses.
In these cars 5000 people were trans
ported to the grounds and were being
brought home again when the
accident occurred. The excursion
train had landed about 1900 peo-
pie here and was returning for the
remainder of the crowd, which consisted
of about two thousand men, women and
children, when it collided with freight
train en- route to Dubuque. Only the
most meager particulars are obtainable
yet, the railroad officials being ex.
tremely retleent about furnishing in
formation. 1t is admitted that one man,
brakemen named Corrigan, was in
stantlp killed and three others seriously
injured A large number of people on
the excursion train were going up to
pass Il few hours in the resort, Intending
to return on the late train, and it is
Eeiiavoa s:a,y Were Killed.
The wreck occurred at point not ac.
cessible by wagon road, and nothing
further can be learned until the return
of the officials and physicians from the
scene of the disaster One serious feat.
ure of the affair is about 5000 people,
many OF them women and children,
viii! be compelled to remain over night
on the grounds without shelter or su1fl-
Gent raiment to protect them from the
chilly night air. No satisfactory rea-
son for the accident has been assigned.
1t is thought to be the result of careless.
ness. The friends Of those who were on
the wrecked train and those of the peo-
pie who must remain on the grounds
late are Hooking to the spot full of anx-
iety for the safety of their loved ones.
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There Should BE No Kicking.

Yankton Press: Yankton was not
present in person at the committee
meeting. Its proxy may have voted
for Aberdeen, though Yankton's de-
sire would have been to bring the con-
vention further south even than Hur-
on. Mitchell was looked upon as a
suitable place for the convention, but
Mitchell stood inits own way by bring
ing forward Mr.. Mentzer as a candid
ate for the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee. The outcome was that both
Mitchell and Aberdeen were worsted
and Huron and Rapid City won. 1t is
all right. There should be no kickers
this year.
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A Fatal Fire.

MINNEAPoL1s, July 5.-At Hopkins,
six miles out on the st. Louis road, Miss
Carrie Frost, aged 1S. was burned to
death. She had just returned from
school at Mayville, Wis, and had gone
to sleep in the afternoon, when the house
caught fire from gasoline stove. Tler
mother had gone to a neighbor's and her
father was away at work. 1t is sup
posed she was sutfocated while asleep.
Her charred remains were found after
the fire had subsidized,
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Asked Him to Take the Picture
Lynching just Right rorthe Minister,

B!RMlSaHAM, Ala, July G.-The body
of the wife of Rev. Henry Duncan. the
preacher who eloped with Miss Baldsee.
has been exhumed, and it was found
that she had been poisoned. The place
where Duncan bought morphine and
strychnine a week previous to her death
was also found. The father of Miss
Baldsee is nearly crazed over the devel-
opment. a telegram was received an
nouncing the arrest of Duncan at Dal-
ton, Ala. 1t is thought that if he is
brought back to his home he will be
lynched.
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Corn Worm In Nebraska.

CRAIG, Neb., July G.-The farmers Of
this vicinity are becoming alarmed at
the appearance of the corn worm again.
They did considerable damage last year
to the corn crop, and it was hoped that
they would not appear again. They cut
off the roots of the corn and unless o
heavy wind strikes the corn it remains
upright, but the ears when developed are
light and chatfy and the yield very light
They only work on old ground, on where
corn was In the year before.
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The New York paner I.os-

BALTIMORE, July e.-The editorial
printed in New York paper, severely
rejecting upon the financial condition
and upon the management of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, was shown to
the president Of that company. He said:
''The whole thing is too absurd to merit
our attention. But with regard to one
ming around trying to B borrow m IN money 1un
from New York banks with which to
pay interest on cur bonded debit will
say is an absolute falsehood."
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AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
British Parliament Soon to Adjourn,
GiadstOne,s Sent to Re Contestc,l for

British Parliament Soon to Adjourn
Giadstone's Seat to BE Contested for.
LONDON, July G.-The British parlia-
ment is getting through its routine bus
mess at an unprecedented rate of speed,
and it is confidently expected it will be
prorogued this month, or early in Au-
gust at the latest. All the supply bills
are already passed, or we'll in hand
Decrease of Crime in Ireland.
As indicating the rapid decrease of
crime in Ireland, Judge Purcell's state
ment i'll closing the Limerick session is
worthy of note. He expressed his graft
LEGATION at the almost complete absence
of crime in the county.
Parcel Post u Success.
The parcel post since it's introduction
In England has proved great success.
The report of the postal department Just
issued shows that from 100000 / parcels
carried annually at first, the business
has increased to 40000,000 last year.
The international parcel post is also ex-
tending rapidly. and now nearly every
foreign country is exchanging parcels as
we'll as letters by mail with England.
Mexico has just come into the arrange
ment, and another effort is being made
to induce the United States to do the
same. America and Queensland are now
about the only prominent exceptions
among civilized nations to adopt the
system.
Contest GlaIstone's Sent.
In Midlowthian, MIR. Gladstones con-
stituency, the Liberal Unionists have de-
cided to make a fight for MIR. Gladstone's
seat, and are casting about for suitable
candidate to oppose him. At the last
election Mr.. Gladstone had no opposi-
tlon, but the Unionists claim that his
course on the home rule issue has alien
ated many of his supporters, and that
thorough.going Liberal movement could
defeat him.
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Cholera ntJoi,nstown,

JoHNsTowN, Pa, July 5.-Cholera
morbus in its worst form has made its
appearance here. Wednesday night DR..
Foster attended over 100 cases among the
workmen. Early Thursday morning
Gen. Hastings and Col. Douglass were
stricken down with the complaint and
are confined to their beds. The physi-
clans say tho disease is caused by the
continued wet weather. Tents and con-
tents have been soaking wet for the past
few days. Except in the case of Col.
Douglass and Gen. Hastings, the sick
ness is not serious. 1t will require two
or three days to bring the general and
colonel out of the kinks.
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Fatal Career of a Mad Dog,

WORCESTER, Mass, July Ga dog,
supposed to be mad, created great ex-
citement north of this city Thursday
morning. 1t was first seen near West
Boylston, where it bit several dogs. At
Oakdale it bit a boy named Willie Alord
on the leg and arm, and q woman and
two children. 1t elso bit several dogs in
Oakdale and then went on toward Hol-
den. On the way it biz woman who
keeps house for Simon A. Sterns. 1t bit
several more children and man befora
it was captured and shot. In all about
seven persons and thirty dogs were
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ELLENsBuRe IN ASHES.

Washington Territory City scorched-
One Hundred Families Homeless.
ELLESsBuRG, WASH, July G.-Ten
blocks in the leading portion of this city
are in ashes. Nearly 100 families are
homeless, and what was Thursday a
thriving and imposing business
center is now mass of ashes
and burning cinders. Owing
to the excitement and confusion that
prevails, it is impossible to ascertain how
the fire originated, but it is presumed
that it is the result of celebrating the ma
tional holiday, as it was started soon
after the Inauguration of the display of
fireworks.
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We are worried about our republican
brethren up north. They don't seem
to be starting out right. Their first
serious blunder was to apportlon the
representation on the total instead of
the republican vote, thus giving a dem
ocratic stronghold an equal with ifnot
better show than a straight republi-
can county. This policy will react yet
when least expected.
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A Curious PetrlYaction,

BRAZIL, Ind, July 6.-From time out
of mind curious rock half hidden has
attracted attention at a point several
miles north, in Parke county. An in
vestigation recently made revealed a
monster petritied turtle, the weight of
which aggregates 1900 pounds. a house
mover is now at work transporting his
turtleship to the railroad, whence it will
be taken to purchasers in Cincinnati.
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Loss of Life believed to BE ueavv.

DUBUQUE, Iowa. July Cup to 1
o'clock a. m. nothing further has been
heard from the scerte of the disaster.
The passenger train from Chicago to S..
Paul is blocked this side of the wreck.
The point where the disaster occurred is
not easily accessible except by rail. The
utmost endeavors to secure any definite
information at the Office of the railroad
company have failed. 1t is quite gener-
ally believed, however, that the loss of
life is greater than reported,
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Wilkie ColIins parnIvzed.

LONDON. July 6.-Wilkie Collins has
had a stroke Of paralysis. which is his
second, and he lies In an unconscious
state at the house where he was to have
dined Sunday with Sebastian B. Schle-
singer, one of the most prominent mem
bers of the American colony here, and
an intimate friend of the novelist.
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There are several rumors afloat with
reference to the present ambition OF
ex-delegate Clifford. One is that he
wants to return to congress, and
another that he contemplates contest
ing the gubernatorial nomination with
Gov. Mellette. "Gif." seems to be
playing outside of all combinations
this trim
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Can't Fight in Peaceful roxa,

AUSTIN Tex, July o.-Governor Ross
has issued the following proclamation:
"To the sheriff Of Orange, or any other
peace officer in the state, greeting: 1t
may be that Sullivan and Kilrain, if
prevented from fighting in Louisiana or
Mississippi, will attempt to come into
your county to commit an offense
against the public peace of this state.
Should they do SO, direct you to use all
lawful means to prevent the same.
L. S. Ross, Governor"
Orange county is on the Sabine river,
where the Southern Pacific, coming
from New Orleans, enters Texas.
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LONDON, July G.-In the third heat of
the race for the Diamond sculls at Henly
Nickalls, the English oarsman, easily
defeated Psotta, the American amateur
champion. Psotta had already won the
first and second heats, defeating Small
in the second heat Thursday.
Nickalls is the winner of the Diamond
sculls. He rowed a heat yesterday with
out an opponent, which with to-days
final heat gave him the race, as he had
to win only two heats out of four, while
Psotta was obliged to win three of them,
and only won two.
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Died Celebrating the Fourth.

ST. JoHNsBuRY, VT, July e.-Fred
Blanchard, Of McIndoese Falls, aged
about 90, drilled hole in rock Wednes-
day night and filed it with powder for
the purpose Of awakening the towns
people on the Fourth. He got up about
4 q. m. and fred OFF the charge. He was
found dead near the rock at a. m., with
one hand blown off.
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HAY INSTEAD OF RICE.
a Now Yorker, It Is Said, Will Get the
Vacant Russian Ministry.

a Now Yorker, It Is Said, VIII Get the
Vacant Russian Ministry.
NEW York, July 6.-The Herald's
Washington special says: The latest
gossip in diplomatic circles is that John
Hay will be given tho Russian mission.
Mr.. Hay is an Ohioan by birth, but has
resided in this city for a number of
years. He 10 rich and accomplished.
He would fill the post with quite as
much dignity and credit to the country
as the late Thorndyke Rice. He is Mr..
Blaine's candidate for the place. Mfr.
Elliott T. Shepard's friends are still ure-
ing his appointment, but of the two It
is believed that the Ohio man has the
host chopca
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No Space for Lying.

Argus-Leader: The Mitchell RE-
PUBLICAN is filled up these days with
college orations. This on the whole is
more commendable than TO devote all
its space to lying about neighbors.
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North Dakota Republican Convention,

BISMARCK, July e.-The north half of
the territorial Republican committee
met and fixed upon Fargo as the place
for holding the state convention. The
time is not fixed. The apportionment
was based upon the full vote of the last
election. Cass county gets twenty-six
delegates and Grand Forks twenty-five
the two largest.