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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
ROBBERS KILL A CONDUCTOR.
A Cannon Ball Train Held Up by
Masked Men in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 3.-Fast ex-
press train No 81, of the St. Louis, ,lIron
Mountain and Southern, known as the
Cannon Ball" due here at 2:l0 a. m, ,
was held up and robbed by seven masked
men at Oliphant, Ark, seven miles north
Of Newport, at 10 o'clock tonight.
Passenger Conductor J. P. McNally was
shot and killed while trying to protect
his train.
Oliphant is a small lumber town of
about 300 inhabitants, situated in a lonely
timber district in White county.
When train 81 stopped at the station
two men jumped on the engine and point
ing revolvers at the engineer and fireman,
ordered them to keep still, threatening to
blow their brains out if they moved
muscle.
THE CONDUCTOR KILLED.
The other five men surrounded the ex-
press car, the door of which was opened,
and at once began firing wicked fusilade
from their revolvers. Conductor j. p.
McNally drew his revolver and returned
the fire, but before he had succeeded in
wounding any of them, he was shot and
killed.
The robbers then entered the express
car, overpOwered the messenger and
looted the car.
Leaving the two men to guard the train
men, the other robbers proceeded to rob
the passengers. They entered the coaches
and sleepers and, at the point of a re-
volver, relieved all the passengers of their
valuables. They then left with parting
volley, taking a northerly direction.
POSSE IN PURSUIT.
A telegram was at once sent to the
sheriff at Newport, who formed a posse
and started in pursuit.
An engine was dispatched to Augusta
for blood hounds. kilograms were quick
ly sent to Little Rock for assistance, and
a special left about / a. m. carrying a
posse Of officers and pack of blood
hounds.
The train which was held up is ex-
pected here about 2:15 a. m. bringing the
remains of Conductor McNally. Until
this train arrives full particulars Of the
robbery cannot be learned. The
railroad people have no idea as
TO the amount of money received
by the robbers. General Superintendent
Peck and Division Superintendent Rose.
Of the Iron Mountain, who are in Mem
phis tonight, have been notified of the
robbery by telegraph, and have instructed
the railroad people here to offer a large
reward for the arrest Of the robbers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
VILLAGERS FIGHT POLICE.
The Eviction of a Miller Leads to a
Bloody Conflict.

Vienna, Nov. 3.-The eviction Of local
miller from the village of Kajgane, re-
suited in a serious fight between the viii
layers and the police, which lasted for a
long time The villagers in large num-
bers made a furious attack upon
the police, who We're assisting in the
work Of eviction. The police when hard
pressed fired into the crowd of villagers,
killing four of them. During the riot
five policemen were severely wounded
Much excitement exists at Kaigane and
its neigh borhood, and the local authori-
ties have appealed for assistance, with
the result that force of military has
been sent to the scene of the disturbance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
CONGRESS- ENDS ITS WORK,
The Senate Gets Badly Left in a Little
Game Of Bluff.

The Deficiency Appropriation Bill
Fails as a Consequence, and Also the
Bill Providing for the Payment of
Clerks and Employees During the
Adjournment Interval-The Failure
Victory for Representative Hutch-
inson, of Texas.
Washington, Nov. 3.-This afternoon at
8o'clock the extraordinary session of the
Fifty-third congress, after being in ses-
sion 81 DAYS and 3 hours, adjourned with
out day.
A wrangle between the House and Sen
ate over an appropriation to pay the Sen
ate session employees for work done dur
ing the recess of the Fifty-first congress
in 1890, caused failure of the general
deficiency bill and the bill providing for
the payment of clerks and employees dur
ing the adjournment interval between to-
day and the converting of the regular ses-
sion on Dec. 4.
A BROw-BEATING MESSAGE.
The Senate was determined that this
appropriation should be agreed to by the
House, with the alternative of sacrificing
the deficiency bill, and Senator Cockrell,
chairman of the appropriations commit
tee, sent word that not dollar of the de-
fciency bill would be agreed to by the
Senate until the House accepted this
amendment, which had been tackled on to
the deficiency bill. The final ad-
jOurnment resolution had been
passed, and in this way, the Senate
expected to force the House to yield.
To make assurance dOubly sure'the Senate
also placed the same amendment on the
bill providing pay for the session en-
ployes and clerks to members during the
recess, and sent word that if their amend
ment was agreed to, the deficiency bill
would be released from the conference,
where it was being held as if in chancery
by the Senate.
BEATEN AT THEIR OWN GAME.
Inasmuch as every member Of the
House was personally interested in the
resolution to keep these clerks on the pay
roll during the recess they thought they
held the whip hand, but the plan was de-
feated by tilibuster inaugurated by
Representative Hutchinson, of Texas He
was opposed to the original resolution to
pay the employees of congress during the
recess bill, but was easily Outgeneralled
by the parliamentarians opposed to him.
When the resolution came back to the
House, however, with the Senate amend
ment on a rider, it was about O'Clock
Mr.. Hutchinson saw that if he could hold
the House at bay for the space of but a
few minutes the adjournment would give
him victory
TOO LATE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAP.
The Senate was Immediately notified of
the situation in the House. and a resolu-
tion was hurriedly passed extending the
time of adjournment to 4:30 o'clock, but
the effort came too late. Representative
Hutchinson, with Representative Kill
gore on his left hand and Representative
Boen, the Nebraska populist, on his
when the House, by it's own previous
action, was declared by Speaker Crisp ad-
journed sine die.
While the House adjourned at o'clock
to the second, the Senate, also adjourned
by resolution simultaneously, did not in
reality adjourn until seven minutes later
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
THANKSGIVING DAY NAMED.
The President Fixes Nov. 30 as the
Date In His Proclamation.

Washington, Nov. 3.---The President to-
day issued the following Thanksgiving
proclamation
BY the President of the United States OF
America:
A PROCLAMATION.
While the American people should every
day remember with praise and Thanksgiving
the divine goodness and mercy which have
followed them since their beginning as a ma
ton, II Is fitting that one day in each year
should be especially devoted 10 the contem-
platiOn Of blessings we have received from
the hands Of God, and TO the grateful ae-
knowIedgment of his loving kindness.
Therefore, I,Grover Cleveland President of
the United States, do hereby designate and
set apart Thursday, the Both day Of the pres
ent month OF November as day OF thanks
giving and praise, TO he kept and observed by
by all the people Of our land.
On that day let US forego our ordinary work
and employments and assemble in our usual
places OF worship, where we may recall
all that God has done for us. and
where from grateful hearts. our united trib-
ute OF praise and song may reach the throne
OF grace Let the reunion OF kindred and the
social meeting of friends lend cheer and en-
joyment to the duty and let generous gifts OF
charity for the relief OF the poor and needy
prove the sincerity OF our thanksgiving
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President.
WALTER Q. GRESHAM, Secretary OF State
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
BURNING OF THE ALEXANDRIA.
No Lives Lost-The Cause OF the Ex-
plosion Unknown.

Havana, Nov. Capt. Hoffman of the
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship
Company's steamer City OF Alexandria,
which was burned of Collmar, twenty
five miles from Havana, on Wednesday
night, said to-day that the fire on board
the steamer originated from an explosion.
the cause of which is unknown He
stated that there was only one passenger.
a German named Leibinger, who, in the
report received yesterday, was said to
have been drowned. 1t was said this
morning, however, that he and Steward
ess Catherine Carter, who was also said
To have been drowned, were both saved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
A BOMB ON THE BRIDGE.
Rumors of a Dynamite Plot Against
the Houses of Parliament.


London, Nov. 3.-The Globe this after
noon prints sensational report to the eff
feet that loaded conical bomb, Weighing
seven pounds, was found on Wednesday
last upon buttress Of the Westminster
bridge, which is close to the houses Of
parliament, The bomb was taken possess
sion of by the police, and was conveyed to
Scotland Yard, the headquarters Of the
metropolitan police, where the bomb is
being examined by experts in such mat
ters IN order TO determine whether il is
loaded or not.
Inquiries made at Scotland Yard con-
firm the story. The inspector ia charge
admitted that the police were in posses-
sion of piece of iron of conical shape
having the appearance of being a conicaI
proJectile for use in gun, which is be-
lieyed TO be a bomb loaded with ex-
plosives. The bomb was found Wednes-
day afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
HoRNBLowER NOT CONFIRMED.
The senate's Failure to Act Tanta-
mount TO Rejection.

Washington, Nov. 3.-The Senate ad-
iourned to-day without confirming the
nomination Of Mr.. Hornblower to be JUS
tice Of the supreme court. This'failure to
confirm has the effect of rejection. The
President will therefore be compelled TO
either send his name in again or to nomi-
nate another man for the office,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
A Batch of Nominations Acted on
Favorably at the Last Moment.

Washington, Nov. 3.-In the executive
session to-day the Senate confirmed the
following nominations
James II. Roosevelt, Of New York, to be
secretary OF the embassy Of the United
States at London, vice Henry White, re-
signed
Thomas p. Smith, OF Indian territory,
to be an Indian inspector.
The following pOstmasters: Duff Post,
at Tampa, Fla John M. Waddell, at
Darlington S. c.; Frank NJ Emanuel, at
Bennottsville, S. G..
State-C. Hugo jacob, OF Wisconsin, to
be consul of the United States at Reichen-
berg, Bohemia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
NO CRANK AFTER CLEVELAND.
A Report That an Attempt Was Made
to Kill the President Denied.

Washington, Nov 3.-Private Secretary
Thurber says there is no foundation what
ever for the report that a crank at
tempted to assassinate President Cleye-
land to-day. The inquiry made by an AS
sociated Press reporter was the first that
he or any one connected with the White
house had heard Of the rumor. The po-
lice were also ignorant Of such an attempt
on the Presidents life, and were con
fident that the report was false.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
SWALLOWED MATCH HEADS.
A Jealous Wife of Adairsville Foiled
in an Attempt to XII Herself.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 3.--A special to the
Constitution from Adairsville, Ca, says:
Mrs. j. g. Teens, the prepossessing
mother Of an interesting family living
five miles west Of this place, attempted
suicide this morning by swallowing the
heads Of parlor matches She took
handful and is critically i'll. She would
have died had not the attempt been dis
covered soon after she made It, She was
jealous Of a neighbor."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
eEoRaIA's ooNeREssMEN.
The Members Hurrying Home as a
Result of the Adjournrnent.


Washington, Nov, 3.-To-night the
Georgia congressman are hurrying home.
Mai Black will not leave until tomorrow,
Judge Turner will not go south until
the last Of Novemb Der.
Speaker Crisp leaves for New York to-
night. AS he left the chair after ad-
journing the House he took the gavel
which had hammered away the Sherman
act and the federal election law, and
started TO his room. In the lobby he met
Miss Savannah Barrett Of Augusta, who
has been here for week. With grace
full speech, he presented the gavel to Miss
Barrett and later wrote out its history.
Speaker Crisp will remain in New York
two days before returning TO his home in
Georgia.
Vice President Stevenson left at II
o'clock tonight over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad for his home in Blooming
ton Ill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
CHIEF oDANDANA KILLED.
Two Thousand Matabeles Reported as
Near Mathis.

London, Nov, "A special dispatch
from johannesburg says that during the
advance of Maj, Forbes column, Chief
Odandana's large kraal was shelled and
destroyed, The chief was killed during
the engagement.
Two thousand Matabeles are reported
to have gathered near Mathis, midway
between Forts Victoria and Tuli. Strong
patrols have been dispatched to clear the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
SHOT HIS SISTER.
Terrible Result of an Accidental Shot
at Sandersville.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. "a special to the
Constitution from Sandersville, Ca.
says: "John NJ Salter accidently shot
his sister, Miss Patsy, this afternoon
with a Winchester rife. The ball entered
her head behind the right ear. She 10
dangerously wounded, but is resting well
under the influence Of opiates,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
A Nominee for Consul Rejected.

Washington, Nov 3.-The Senate, just
before the close of the executive session,
rejected the nomination OF Henry I; Z:
Astwood, of New York, TO be consul OF
the United States at Calais, France.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
A Negro Burned TO Death.

Atlanta, Ca. Nov. 3.-Crawford Davis,
a negro, while trying 10 save goods from
a burning store at Eastman, Ga, to-day,
was suffocated and burned 10 death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
A Court House Burned.

Jackson, Miss, Nov 3.-The court
house Of Holmes county at Lexington, TO-
gether with all books and records, was
stroyed by fire to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
Worlds S Fair Bills Signed.

Washington, Nov 3.-The President
this afternoon signed the New York
worlds fair prize winners exposition bill
and the bill conveying the battle ship
Illinois at the worlds fair, to the state Of
Illinois,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
chineae aiven More Zinc.

Washington, Nov. 3.-President Cleve-
land to-day signed the bill extending for
Six months, the time in which Chinese
can register under the Geary law
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-23
EVERGREEN CEMETERY.
The Addition Which Is To Be Made This
Year-A Beautiful Location.

The coming season will witness some
elaborate improvements in Evergreen
Cemetery. The older portion has now
become almost entirely occupied. Last
fall the trustees began draining for an
addition. and this spring, as soon as the
frost is out this will be staked out and
the work will begin. The new portion
lies southwest of the cemetery drive
known as ''Woodlawn avenue" 1t is a
large, level plain of about A acres, en-
tirely overlooked by the underground
of the older portion. 1t is to be laid out
with drives, but without paths. The To-
cation is very picturesque, and the addi-
ton when laid out willibe one of the
prettiest, if not the prettiest, portion of
the cemetery.
Just beyond this new portion, in the
direction Of the Brighton road, lie some
ravines, which will, when. the time
comes, afford fine opportunity for some
striking landscape gardening..9te
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-23
Portland Club House.

The Portland Club is having some very
important improvements made in it's
club house. The suppers have been SO
largely patronized that more rooms had
to be obtained. The back stairway was
moved, a large hallway and closet thrown
into the room, folding doors placed at
the junction with the back parlor. So
that both parlors and dining room can be
turned into large single dining room
the full depth of the house if required.
Then there have been changes made in
the pool room asa othe. parts OF the
house. Frescoing, painting and papering
are going on and the club VI house will soon
be respondent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-23
PERSONAL.

Mayor Ingraham was considerably bet
ter yesterday.
Mr.. A. P. Gordon of Fryeburg, is stop
ping at the United States Hotel
Mr.. Charles earle has come out from his
brain trouble and will probably recover
his health in a few days.
Mrs. Charles r. Milliken gave an ele-
CANT lunch, at her residence on Danforth
street, for Miss Austin of Boston, yester-
day.
Miss Sara Chaddock gave the Lady
Macbeth scenes from the playof Macbeth,
at The Sherwood last evening. Miss
Chaddock has lost none of her dramatic
fire and skill.so E So ~
q Today's Globe will settle the question
whether Deputy Marshal Chase of this
city, or Officer Underwood of Saeo, will
go'to the Worlds Fair3at the expense Of
the Globe. 2s aasfA SOC
President Mcleod, of the New England
road, is expected east today. W. P. Hart
is mentioned as a possible appointee to
the position Of vice president. One re-
port also has it that Mr.. Niver may go to
the New England road and Mr.. Randolph
take his place on the Boston & Maine.
. Harry L. Jewett, ESQ.,, of Hallowell,
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Jewett
has just completed his legal studies at
the Office of Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath, at
Augusta, and will enter upon the prac-
tice of his profession in Hallowell.
Mr.. E. w. Fox, of Phillips Exeter,
who was recently mentioned as the
strongest student in the academy and
also stronger than any student at Har-
ward, is passing few days at his home
in this city. He is only II years old, but
weighs 1855 pounds. He was at the
Athletic Club yesterday afternoon, where
his abilities as agymnast attracted
much admiration. s ~ ss% t@A'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-23
THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
The Fellows Who Look Like Winners to
Washington scribes.


Webb telegraphs the Boston Journal
from Washington that Hon. M. P. Frank
appears to be in the lead for the Port
land collectorship and S. S. Brown Of
Waterville for surveyor of the port. E. G.
SWEET of Portland and R. W. Black Of
Augusta, are each working hard for the
United States pension agency. Fred W.
Douglass of Whitefield is out for the
deputy collector of internal revenue,
first division, and Amasa E. Garland Of
Monsoon for the second division. Bion
Wilson would like the United States
bank exaninership. Charles g. Bliss,
manager of the Western Union; Bangor,
standssfrst in line for the postofffce III
that city. Geo. M. Hanscom and w.
d. Gradyare after the 'Eastport' collect
orship. 4Chas W. Larrabee may have
the Bath relationship. Arthur Sewall
and the leading Democrats are backing
Geo. H. Nichols for the Bath posrofice,
although Ernest F. Kelley has a monster
petition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-23
Government BIDS

At the Office of Colonel Hams, U. S.
Engineers, yesterday afternoon, these
bids were opened: ss5 n L, n
w. H. Walker, 1888 Commercial street,
Portland. 10000 feet of spruce lumber.
SIG per m. 5000 feet of yellow pine, $28;
1900 cedar shingles, S2.35. ssGoAg
John H. Flanagan, 457 1-2 Congress
street, and G. B. McGregor, 295 Spring
street, No. sand, $3.50 per cubic yard
No. sand, So per cubic yard.
A. r. Wright, $50 Commercial street,
100 tons bituminous coal, at $5.4S per
ton.
Thompson c. Gill, Philadelphia, Pa,
nine gross tons OF steel I rails, eight
kegs spikes, $5S5.93.
Samuel G. Hartford, Cape Elizabeth,
5000 cubic yards of sand at S1.40 per GU
bic yard.
National Machinery Company. Tifin,
O., full crusher plant, ready for opera
ton, $4,000.
SC. Forsaith Manufacturing Compa-
ny, Manchester, N. Y, No. 3 crusher,
$2793; steel rails, $42; joints, $44; mixer
$457; ten-horse power boiler, 1927; 1926
yellow pine shingles, $780,
Trenton Iron Company, complete cable
way, $4040.
4 Major Weed Manufacturing Company,
New York, complete cable way, So, 800.
Manhattan Supply Company, New York
complete cable way, "a, 9S440.
Stockton Barstow, PHILADELPHIA, COM
plete cable way, $26555.
BartholoneM Donegha INA E.. H.
Swift, New York, ten-h0rs power en-
CINE and boiler, s5406. s.Ss ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-23
DRANK A PINT OF WHiSKEY.
Frank Rorke's Death at Haverhi1 Said
to Have Been Caused by Daring
- Him to Drink.

The death of Frank Rorke, which oc-
Cured at the police station at Haverhill'
Sunday evening, has caused much ex-
element among his acquaintance. The
cause at the time was given out by the
medical examiner as apoplexy. But
from the circumstances, the question
arises, is not some one, if not directly at
least indirectly, responsible for his sud-
evening of his death. prior to his ar
rest, number of his friends made up a
pool of 30 cents and sent him to buy a
pint of no license whiskey. On his re-
turn with the liquor he was confronted
with challenge to the effect that he
dare not drink the contents of the flask
at single draught. Nothing daunted.
Rorke swallowed the whole of the fiery
fluid. 1t is said his companions then
left him and he wandered down to
Chases wharf, where he was .subse-
quently found unconscious by Capt
Brown and Officer Pearson. There was
a bad cut on one side of the head, but
how he obtained it is not known. The
names Of those who were with him when
he drank the liquor are not fully known,
but tits believed they can be learned
upon an investigation by the authorities.
An inquest is expected. Rorke's funer-
al occurred yesterday. He left mother
living in Haverhill and a father in the
Soldiers Home at Togus.