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Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
MRS. WIN. c. WHITNEY.

Death of the Wife of the Ex-Secretary of
the Navy-Her Demise the Result OF
Heart Trouble Aggravated by Her De-
votion to Social Lffe-A Fatal s'Dinner-
Dance.
New YORK, Feb. 6.-Mrs. William C.
Whitney, wife of the ex-secrctary of
the navy, died at her home, No. West
Flfty-seventh street, at o'clock yes
terday morning of heart disease.
Only Mr.. Whitney and the nurses
who attended her during her illness
were present at the death bed, the end
coming unexpectedly. DR.. J. Wood
McLane who, with DIR. Charles Nc
Burney, had been attending Mrs.
Whitney. left her at 1880 o'clock Sat
urday night DR.. McBurney having
left several hours earlier
When DR.. Mel ane left in the evening
it was thought that Mrs. Whitney's i'll
ness would not take a serious turn be-
fore morning. Mr.. Whitney sat up un-
til 2 o'clock; afterward he retired and
the room was darkened. About 3
o'clock one of the nurses hastily sum-
moned him, and he hurried to Mrs.
Whitney's room, reaching there just in
time to see her expire. So unexpect-
edly did death come that there was not
even time to summon her father,
brother and sister, who were in the
house, having been called there when
Mrs. Whitney's condition was said to
be serious.
The death Of Mrs. Whitney awakened
widespread sympathy throughout the
country, and all day kilograms of con-
dolence were received by the family.
Although the messages of coincidence
were kept strictly private, it is said by
| friends of the family that among the
| first kilograms to arrive were those from
President-elect and Mrs. Cleveland. Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British minister
| at Washington, and representatives Of
other foreign legations also sent mes
sages. kilograms were received from a
number of senators and congressman,
from Mr.. Whitney's colleagues in Mr..
| Clevelands cabinet and from the mem.
bers of Mr.. Harrison's cabinet.
Many of the immediate friends of the
family called during the day.
For years Mrs. Whitney has evinced
symptoms of heart trouble. Slight at
tacks of illness from this cause have
frequently startled her and occasioned
her family grave anxiety. For three
weeks the patient had been guarded
from disturbing influences and almost
entSreiy confined to her bed. The
night before the attack that was the
beginning of her last illness Mrs. Whit
ney gave one of the dinner-dances that
are the fashionable fad of the present
season. She was in weak condition
at the time, and the excitement and
strain consequent upon the entertain'
ment of her large party is supposed te
have superinduced the attack.
The funeral will take place at 10
o'clock Tuesday forenoon from ST. Bar
tholomew's church. Madison avenue.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
DR.. David B. Greer. The interment
will be at Woodlawn Gem etery, where
the daughter, who died in 1888, is
| buried.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
AN ENGLISH EXPRESSION.

A Voice from the Mother Country which
Americans Might DO Well to Heed and
Endeavor to Respond to AffirmatIvely.
LONDON, Feb. Whatever may be
said England at heart would be glad TO
see America annex the Hawaiian is
lands. She has too much to look after
herself and does not want them, but
does not want any other country ex-
cept America to interfere. =. Here is her
attitude as voiced by the speaker to-
day:
The frst article OF England's foreign policy
in the future must be the cultivation OF
identity OF interests with America, with the
ultimate aim Of forming great defensive al
lance Of the English speaking powers.
We must stand by America in the course
which the natural expansion of her interests
prescribes to her as necessary.
No statesman who can see beyond his nose
has failed to note the tendencies which are ir-
resistibly driving America from her comforta-
BILE entrenchment Of negation in the Monroe
doctrine Her interests and her responsible
ties abroad have grown in spite OF her, and
have become too blissful TO permit her to con-
tinue in the old and blissful indifference to ex-
ternal affairs.
The alliance Of kindred blood. kindred speech
and Kindred interests will be that. between the
two great powers of the English speaking
the two will be able to stand for r
aga inst all its enemies and NAV
mate sayiors Of culture and
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
SAFELY \ NV

Arrival at San FranciA of the Long
Overdue Pacific Mail steamship City OF
PekinE-Her Shalt Broke Twelve Hun
dred Miles from San Francisco, and She
Made the Rest of the Voyage Under
Sail Until She Met the Tug Vigilant.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. THE Pacific
Mail steamer City of Peking, which
sailed from Yokohama on January
10 last, and which had been long over
due, causing considerable anxiety, is
safe at her dock, having reached there
IN tow early last evening. The tug
Vigilant with several others went out
In search Of the Peking several days
ago. Early yesterday morning she
found the PelSing coming along slowly
under sail and took her in tow About
o'clock yesterday afternoon the Vigil
liant and her valuable tow passed in,
and an hour later she was at her dock.
Capt. R. r. Searle at once sent the
following report to the merchants ex-
change: ''We sailed from Yokohama
January 10, at IL a. m. We had west
erly winds for ten days. At 6:05 a. m.
on the 2Ist in latitude 40 deg, longi-
tude 146 deg. 16 min., 1,120 miles from
San Francisco, our shaft broke in the
sheeve and we were under sail. From
that time until arriving we experienced
northeast winds, increasing at times to
the force of gale, and at no time did
we have forty-eight hours of westerly
winds During fifteen days from the
time of the accident the ship made L.
$40 miles under SAIL
Chief Engineer Mcclure gave to the
United Press reporter the following re-
port of the disaster: eve experienced
rough weather after we left Yolo-
hama. We got through it all right.
calm, the propeller broke short off.
We were then 1920 miles from San
Francisco. We put sail on, and did
pretty well until we met the storm.
Then we had hard time and the
waves broke over us repeatedly We
did not stop at Honolulu. We made
for the China's route. hoping to be
picked up by her All hands had
plenty to eat and as you see are look
ing we'll. Nobody was hurt, and but
for delay and storm it was pleasant
trip"
The passengers all speak in the high
est terms Of the officers and manage
ment of the ship. All say that they
were not at all uneasy.
Yesterday afternoon Spreelzels Bros.
ordered the Fearless out to look for the
! San Juan, which is going under slow
speed hoping to meet the missing steam
er, and it is possible that the Fearless
may overhaul her
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
as follows.
Total.
QUEENSLAND FLOODS.

Heavy Loss of Life, Property and stock
by Heavy Ratns-The City lof Brisbane
Partially Observation-Disclosures OF Peo-
pie Driven from Their Homes
BRIsBArE, Feb. 7.-Incessant rains
for several days have caused floods
throughout Queensland. Part of this
city is under water. People are de-
serting the low-lying districts, as
many houses are submerged to
the second floor, and the water
is still rising. The towns of Buda.
berg Ipswich and Bundamda are suf-
fering most severely and are threat
ened with total demolition. The in
habitants have LETT their houses, and
those who have not fled to the higher
lands have taken refuge in the roofs Of
the highest buildings. All domestic
animals and hundreds of cattle have
been drowned. A large loss of human
life is reported, but nothing definite can
be ascertained as to the total number.
A mine near Bundamda was flooded
and seven miners were drowned In
Ipswich many houses have collapsed.
Goodna is entirely under water and
the inhabitants have taken refuge on
the hills. Hundreds are homeless, with
out shelter and without food. The loss
of property is enormous. Cattle have
been drowned by the thousands. Rail-
ways have been washed out and tele-
graph lines have been broken. All reg
ularity Of travel has ceased. Most rail
ways have stopped running trains.
The water isrising and the lower
districts are completely submerged. In
the lower portions of the main street it
is twenty feet deep The shops and
their contents are almost total loss as
the flood came on so rapidly that only
a small part OF the stocks could be re-
moved.
Men are at work in boats trying to
save the contents Of the third and
fourth-stories, before the water rises
to them. The Brisbane river bridge,
which connected north and south Bris-
bane, was swept away Sunday night.
In consequence of interruption of
railway and telegraphic communica-
ton, only scanty information about
the disasters in other parts of Queens
land is obtainable.
At Marlborough, in March county,
thirty persons have been drowned.
The Mary river bridge, the largest one
in the country, has been carried away.
At Ipswich, Queensland, twenty-five
persons are known to have perishes in
floods, and it is feared that the loss Of
life is much greater.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

GEN. JULIAN HERRERA has been ap-
pointed governor of tre state of Vera
Cruz, Mexico, and will take charge i'm
mediately.
On the 9Th Capt Benjamin F. Howey,
turer at Belvidere, n j.. died, aged 6S.
Deceased was an ex-member of con-
gress, representing the Fourth district
of New Jersey.
On the 7th Grover Cleveland, Corne-
lius Vanderbilt, George Peabody Wet
more, e. Randolph Robinson, H. Mex.
Twom bley, George H. Bend, George G.
Haven, Thomas S. Cushing, Buchanan
Winthrop and Edward Wickes offici-
ated as pall-bearers at the funeral of
Mrs William G. Whitney.
On the 9th Prof. Woerster, Of the
Union theological seminary, at Lake
wood, n. j., dropped dead.
DR.. JOHN A. IRWIN, of New York, has
obtained Judgment, by default, against
the Baroness Blanc for S6, 7S9. IS, for
professional services. this being the
amount, with interest, of the original
bill.
of Upland, Pa, more than century
DID, who, it is claimed, was christened
when an infant by the venerable foun-
der of Methodism, John Wesley, died
on the 4th.
FRANK LooNEY beat the worlds anna
teur record for a running jump on
skates, clearing 16 feet 1 inch, on the
Merrimac river at Lowell, Mass, on the
9Th. The best previous record, Is feet
Q inches, was made by S. ID. Seaton, on
Command lake, N. ", January II, 1885.
On the 9th the demurrer in the libel
suit of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll against
Rev. A. C. Dixon, before Judge Ingra
ham in the supreme court of New York,
was stricken off the calendar
CHASE & SANBoRN, of Boston, have
been awarded the contract for supply
ing all the tea and coffee to be used in
side the grounds during the official run
of the Worlds fair. 1t is the largest
contract ever awarded for high-grade
roasted coffee, amounting, as it will, to
about 700, 600 pounds.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
THE RAILS SPREAD.
One Young Lady Killed and Many Per-
sons Injured by Wreck on the Union
Pacific Near Wejser, Idaho.

One Young Lady Killed and Many Per.
sons Injured by Wreck on the Union
Pacific Near Weiser, Idaho.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6.-Word was re-
ceived here tonight of a bad break on
the Union Pacific road thirteen miles
west of Weiser. The east-bound pas
senger train was wrecked by the
spreading Of the rails, owing to de-
fective ties. One young lady, Miss
Emma Egan, from Chicago, was killed,
and fifteen were badly injured.
AS soon as those who were not in
iured, together with the trainmen,
could recover from the shock they i'm
mediatly went to the assistance of
those who were less fortunate, and
found that of all the passengers aboard
there was but one killed.
Those most seriously injured were:
Mrs. Kehoe, of Portland, Ore, who
was caught under one Of the chairs in
such manner that her feet were
doubled up under her head resting on
them. She was in such position that
she had to be cut out with axes; j. c.
Roddell, of Markville, Mimi; l.. j.
Lewis, OF CORVALLIS, MINI.
While their injuries were painful
they will recover.
Among those suffering from slight
bruises are: Joseph Palm, New York
city; NJ Il. Gren t, Of Weiser, Idaho; B.
i. Ips, of La Grande. Ore, G. 2. Fifer,
of Nebraska, and John Cullen Daniels,
of Huntington, Ore, the baggageman,
was burned about the head, hand and
arms by the coal-stove.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THE lower house of the Pennsylvania
Legislature has passed bill prohibit
ing the manufacture or sale of cigarettes
in the State.
GEN. G. L. BEAUREGARD is seriously
i'll at New Orleans. Although there is
no immediate danger, It's not believed
he can possibly survive.
MORE than 81, SOC, 900 has been cleared
this season by two Chicago firms which
control the lard market.
PETER REILLY, employed at the
licorice works at Newark, n. j., was
boiled to death on the 7th. 1t was his
business to feed the digester, boiling
vat, and he was busy on the edge Of the
vat, when he stepped into the boiling
auid feet foremost.
So FAR there have been indicted and
convicted nineteen people in the United
States Courts in Texas in connection
with the Cara raids for violations Of
the neutrality laws.
THE militia force of the United States,
according to the late returns, is 112, 496.
Every State and Territory, with the
exception of Utah, has an organized
militia force.
THE Treasury Department has reduced
it's estimate of the probable amount re-
quired for the payment of the sugar
bounties. The original estimate was
$40, 500, 900. 1t is now So, 900, 900.
THE people of Columbus, Kansas, are
greatly excited over the spread Of a
new religion of which John and David
Deems, of that place, are the founders
and chief expounders.
THE harbor of st. Louis has now been
closed with ice for AZ days. In 1674-75
the harbor was closed so days, and il IS
thought that this year will break that
record.
HUNDREDS of head Of live stock have
died from the recent blizzard in Kansas.
NEAR Harrison, Mich, on the 9th,
while searching in blizzard for his
missing daughter, Henry Graham per-
ished almost within reach of his own
house.
AT Peoria, ILL.,, on the 9th, fire broke
out in the Peoria Grape Sugar Works,
entailing loss of over 100000. The
men in the building had the greatest
difficulty in getting out.
A. II. BARHART, living near Waterleit,
Mich, was found dead in his bed frozen
stiff. and half of his face eaten off by
his pet cat. All his horses and poultry
had starved to death.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
A SERIOUS WRECK.

A Broken F1aDge Causes Bad Wreck on
the Michigan Division of the Big Four
Near Miles, Mich.-The Debris Ignitcd
from the stove and BurDed-Scveral
Traiamen Badly Injured.
WABASH, Ind, Feb. Sunday night
serious and perhaps fatal wreck oc-
CURED on the Michigan division of the
Big Four, miles north of Niles. The
train, consisting Of one freight car and
a ca boose, was coming south at speed
of twenty miles an hour, when a fiange
on one of the wheels of the freight car
broke and threw the car and the ca
boose of the track.
At the point where the accident hap
pened there is an embankment twenty
feet high, down which the caboose and
freight car rolled, the stove in the lat
ter upsetting and igniting the debris,
which was entirely consumed.
At the time there were in the caboose
James Scott, conductor; Fred Scott,
brakeman, and William Palmer, brake
man, all of this city. and Frank Ham
mond and Henry C. Price, attorneys, of
Benton Harbor.
Fred Scott was so badly cut, bruised
and burned that he cannot move in his
bed James Scott had his nose broken
and the bone of his right leg fractured.
while he was so badly cut, bruised and
burned on the head that the doctors
say he will not recover. The two at
torneys escaped with trifing cuts and
bruises.
The engine, deprive d of its train, ran
to Niles for medical assistance. and
the patients are now in that place.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

TOTAL bank clearings for seventy
four leading money centers of the
United States, reported by Bradstreet,
for the week ended on the Sd aggre-
gated 1880, SIS, ,7S8.
FIsHING in the waters of the Missis-
sippi river during the months of March,
April and May of each year, in any
manner whatever, will be unlawful if
bill passes which has been introduced
by Senator Stockbridge, chairman OF
the fisheries com mittee.
GOLD exports from New York for the
week ended on the 4th were 81, 00S, 665;
of silver, s557, $50. Imports of gold
were S20,S0 of silver. slS9,676.
IT was reported on the 9th that 5000
colonists in the province of Santa Fe,
Argentina, armed with rifles, and also
having possession of some cannon, had
risen in revolt against the wheat tax.
A body of troops with artillery was
sent to quell the insurrection.
On the 9Th the Union iron works at
San Francisco were notified that the
coast-defense vessel Monterey had
been officially accepted by Secretary
Tracy
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

A RESOLUTION has been introduced
INTO the New Hampshire legislature
looking to the purchase of Daniel Web
sters birthplace in the town of Frank
IN. It IS probable that the property
VIII oe procured, and preserved as a
memorial park for the public. Its
maintenance for all future time as the
property of the state would be fitting
testimonial of the citizens of New
hampshire to the distinguished talents
oi mat illustrious statesman, the great
son Of the Granite state.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

0SE OF the problems which is meet
bs france these days is caused by the
raS'y greed which led it to occupy
~; tunlS twelve years ago at the sugges-
moI noI ol bismarck. That piece of rapine
taue rs Italy the lasting enemy of
,tI !ance' and Italy to-day renders the
Mp'e alliance strong enough in the
rrau r."l'erranean to bar the progress of
7ba iaAce either toward Egypt or Syria
an4 e practical result is that in the pres
H., st quarrel, in which the interests of
- " no means favor the occupa-
ava ND OF Egypt, Italy opposes France,
cept Russia.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
Launch of a viking Ship.

CHRIsTIANA, Feb. 5.-The viking
ship intended for the Worlds fair was
launched yesterday amid great enthus-
iasm. Admirable Karen, commander
of the Norwegian navy, and numerous
naval officers were present. as well as
multitude of other spectators. The
sun shone brightly, the sea was calm
and the viking ship rode boldly into
the waves at Sande6ord.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

JUDGE JACKSON being in every way
qualified for the position left vacant
By the death Of Justice Lamar, of the
United States supreme court, and hav-
ing been member of the senate,
stands first-rate chance of being con-
nfmed without any very serious delay,
the courtesy of the senate to it's ex-
members being proverbial.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

TRUE bills have been found by the
examining magistrate in Paris against
eN-dlnisters Rouvier and Baihaut, and
qul'e number of senators and dep
u'ies' on charges of corruption in con-
nectlon with the Panama Canal Co
Inc chamber of indictment, it is said,
may not sustain these findings: but it
'oohs as # some, at least, of the state
Snclals and legislators charged with
Hnphcatlon in the Panama scandals
"efe to have a hard time before they
ore through with the matter.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11
A SERIOUS RECORD.

The Fire Losses In the United States and
Canada for the Month OF January Ag-
gregated Nearly Eighteen Million Dol
lars, and All Well Insured-Where the
Biggest Losses Occurred.
New YORK, Feb. THE Commercial
Bulletin says:
The fire loss of the United States and
Canada for January, as compiled from
our daily files, amounts to s17, 400,
which is larger aggregate than for
that month in any year since the COM
mencement of our records.
The following table shows how alb
normally serions the fires have heen.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

On the 1st four prominent young
men of Cheboygan, Mich, went to
fish through the ice IN the straits, and
had failed to return up to the I'd, and
were supposed to have frozen to death.
MARTIN FoY was sentenced at Balls
ton. n. Y. on the I'd, to be electrocuted
at Dannemora prison during the week
beginning March 12. He was a race
follower, and in a fit of jealousy killed
his sweetheart. Henrietta Wilson.
On the Sd Morris Cohen, his wife.
Sophia, and their baby Esther, were
suffocated by fire at their home, 1873
Orchard street, New York. Three
others were badly injured.
On the Sd a quantity of alcohol in
the engine room of the National mu-
scum at Washington became ignited
and exploded. Three workmen in the
room were injured, two slightly. and
the third was seriously if not fatally
burned.
A NORTHERN PACIFIC passenger train,
west-bound, was wrecked, on the 4th,
near Vining station, MINI. Seven pas
sengers are reported as seriously in
jured.
THE DeLand chemical works at Fair
port, n. Y, were burned on the 4th,
causing loss of $500. OO0
L. B. LEVY, of New York, former
president of the Life Union Benefit as
sociation and another assessment in
surance company, has been arrested,
and held in default of $4,000 bail, on
charge of misappropriating s1o,14l Of
the funds of the Life Union.
GEORGE JUNE, an operator on the
Central railroad of New Jersey, who
was charged by a coroner's jury with
the death of Jaffrey Blewitt, on Janu-
ary 49, by collision on the Hacken-
sack meadows, between New York
local and the Chesapeake & Ohio ex-
press, was arrested at Jersey City, on
the 9Th, charged with manslaughter,
and in default of 81, 900 bail was COM
mitted to the county Jail.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

THE fire record for January was a
serious one. hitting the insurance COM
ranies pretty hard. The aggregate of
losses was SIT, 95S, 400. and, for the most
mart, well insured There were, DUR
inc the month, 2s1 fires of greater
destructiveness than $4,000
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

ST. LOUIS has u boarding-house land
lady who is not afraid of burglars In
stead Of fajnting when she hears
burglar in the next room, she locks him
in and sends for policeman, standing
ruard at the door until the officer ar
rives and takes charge of the prisoner.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

QUEEN VICTORIA informs her parlia-
ment that she is friendly and harmoni-
ous with the world at large. Still she
thinks it we'll to send few more troops
to Egypt. At her age the worthy old
lady ought to be thinking of something
better than grabbing territory that
does not belong to her. But that is her
British waY.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

The census of 1890 shows an excess of
males in the United States. For every
10000 of the male population there are
9528 females. The total male majority
is 1,5l2, $40. There are not wives enough
to go round. Healthy and virtuous
women may be sure of a matrimonial
market in America.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

THE queen of England does not seem
10 be deeply moved by sympathy for
the mishap of her tawny sister, the de-
nosed queen of Hawaii. Perhaps Mr..
Gladstone thinks he has already as
many irons in the political fire as he
oop well attend to.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

gHE Missouri house of representa-
.ires has ordered to engrossment bill
for coloring oleomargarine pink. Why
-,ot adopt the fad of the candy stores
and have separate color for each day
;the week?
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

A PRESIDENTIAL Inauguration, ac-
cording to Kate Fields Washington,
costs less than an ordinary congress
slonal funeral. The total cost of Presi-
dent Harrison's Inauguration was s2,-
52O.5O. The cost of q congressman
funeral varies from $1,000 to 500, 900,
according to the distance over which
the pourners meander.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

The Chicago Tribune has compiled
she statistics of murder and suicide for
1892 in the United States and the record
is, indeed, a gruesome one. 1t finds
that there were no less than 6,792 muir
ders in the entire country as against
5,9O6 in 1901, 1890 in 1890, and 1867 in
1cQ0
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

THE late Gen. Doubleday was the
author of most remarkable book on
The Campaigns at Charlottesville
and Gettysburg. There is not dull
page in it from beginning to end, and
history of the civil war in the same
vein would have placed the author in
the first rank of writers on that sub
Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-11

orEEN VICTORIA has signed but one
death warrant during her long reign,
and this was for murderer in the Isle
of Man, where by some oversight the
law relieving reigning sovereigns from
tbe duty of signing such documents
bad moi been enacted.