The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-29
PERILS OF THE SEA.
HAYTIAN wARsHIP GOES DOWN AND
EIGHT LIVES ARE LOST.


HAYTIAN wARsHIP GOES DOWN AND
EIGHT LIVES ARE LOST.
a BraAeman's Blunder Causes an Awful
Wreck on the Wabash at Kingsbury.
Ind.-EIeven Persons KILLED and E1aay
Others Injured.
NEW York, Sept 24.-First Officer
Newman Of the Prince Wilhelm l., who
brought the news of the laundering of
the Haytian warship Potion and the re-
ported loss of so souls, including many
diplomats, was seen aboard the steamer
which is lying at Woodward Stores,
South Brooklyn. He gave further i'm.
portant particulars, which precludesa
doubt of the catastrophe. He likened
the sorrow occasioned to that caused in
England by the loss of the Victoria. He
said: ''The general opinion seems to he
that the engineers were to blame. The
regular French engineers had been left
behind and a couple of engineers only
experienced in plantation machinery
were substituted
The Potion was built in Toulon,
France, four months ago. She had been
in commission month. She was of the
Mitralleuse type of gunboat, about 100
feet long, with only five feet draught.
| Her armament consisted of cannon at
the bow and two revolving ones astern.
A steal ram was applied to the PROV.
She was regarded as one of the most
formidable warships in the navy.
Terrible Collision Occurs on the Wabash.
KNGsBURY, Ind, Sept. 24.-Eleven
persons lost their lives in collision be-
tween freight train and the Toronto
and Montreal express on the Wabash
railroad at this station Friday morning.
A score of others were injured, many of
whom will die. It was the worst wreck
the Wabash ever had. To add to the hor-
rors of the terrible collision the boiler of
the passenger engine blew up, scattering
human bodies and wreckage in all direc-
tons.
List of the Killed.
J. II. MCKENNA, butcher. of Hyde Park
HARRY FRENCH, 10 years old, member of
Orphan Bellrlngers, London.
CHARLES BERBo, San Francisco.
Miss ALICE II. REED East Boston.
Miss NELLIE B. TUCKER, Newton, Mass.
CONDUCTOR JAMES COULTER of passen-
ger train.
ENGINEER JOHN GREEN, Ashley, Ind.
WARREN G. RIDER, Phoenix Arr
P. c. ZELLE, Berlin, Germany.
BAGGAGEMAN LYONS, passenger train.
j. D. RoUNDY, Lamoille, Ia.
Property Worth sI,OOO,OOO Destroyed.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 27.-Three
solid blocks of the finest business houses
of st. Joseph are in ruins, and 81, COO, 900
worth of property has been destroyed.
About 10 o'clock Monday morning e.
A. Purdy noticed thin curl of smoke
coming from the top floor of the S-story
department house of Townsend & Wyatt.
BY the time he could turn in an alarm
flames burst from the entire top floor.
When the fire department arrived it was
found the water pressure was bad and
the firemen fought at a disadvantage.
The entire building was soon in flames
and Chief Kane saw there was no chance
to save it. A strong wind from the
north carried the flames across the street
to the magnificent Commercial bank
structure. and it was soon in flames.
The Central Savings bank went next
and then followed the Central block.
CONSOLIDATION OF LAND OFFICES.
Statement From the Secretary of the Ia
terror Concerning the Matter.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Replying to
resolution of inquiry concerning the
consolidation and discontinuance of the
land Offices in various western states, the
secretary of the interior sent state
ment to the senate, showing consolida.
tons had been made as follows:
Colorado-Central City with Denver,
Gunnison with Montrose, Hugo with
Lamar, Stending with Akron.
Kansas-Salina with Topeka, Kirwin
with Oberlin, with relocation at Colby,
Larned with Golden City, with reloca-
ton at Ridge City.
Nebraska-Grand Island with Lin
coin, Neigh with O'Neill. Chadron with
Alliance, Bloomington with McCook.
Nevada-Eureka with Carson City.
South Dakota-Yankton with Mitch
ell.
Wyoming -Lander with Buffalo.
The secretary transmits with his re-
port letter from the commissioner of
the land Office, stating that the various
consultations were made necessary by
the inadequacy of appropriations and by
the law requiring such action in cases
of prospective deficiency.
Annual Council Of the U. o. A. n.
DIES MONIES, Sept 27.-The national
council of the United Order of Ameri-
can Mechanics met in annual session
here. There was a public parade. The
insurance aud military branches will
meet here Wednesday.
New Placer Diggfns Discovered.
CHEYENNE, Sept. 24.-Placer diggings
have been discovered on the Big Horn
river near the Hot Springs. The dis
covery was made by accident and is
creating much excitement in that part