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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18
Time to Pardon him Out.

Many anecdotes of Gen. sam" Hous.
ton are told which show that his tongue was
by no means slow or his wit dull. saws the
Youths Companion. As Gen. b had
been financial agent of the penitentiary for a
number of years, and warmly opposed Cen
HOuston's last election as governor Of
Texas, he feared he would lose his Desirable
Office
He therefore presented a petition in dine
time, asking that he might be retained. his
'.long and faithful services" being urged as a
reason for granting the. request of the petit
TONERS.
1t appears from the petition, general. "
said the governor, that you have been in
the penitentiary eight years"
Yes, sir"
And you say that you have performed
faithfully each and every duty imposed upon
you during that timer"
Yes, sir
Then. sir" said the governor, with a
twinkle in his eye, lit seems to me I ought
to pardon you out"
Capt Bigelow, of Nevada. blind union sol
der formerly of a New York cavalry regi-
ment, is a regular contributor to the ex.eon.
federate home at Higginsville Mo
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

John S. Dodge, the "crutch and google
pensioner' who was arrested at Chicago
the other day for pension frauds, was
once sergeant of the body guard of Presi-
dent Lincoln. Dodge, during Raum's
term, obtained a pension of $50 month
for blindness and paralysis, and later had
1t raised to S72 month. When he went
out in the streets he would hobble around
on crutches, having pair of green cog
giles over his eyes. He was clever
actor, and his distorted limbs and APP
parently helpless stumbling would arouse
the sympathy Of all who saw him. But
when he entered his house metamor-
phosis took place. Leaning his crutches
in corner he would straighten up, take
off his goggles, put them in his pocket
and go about enjoying his S72 a month in
comeIust as might any other man with
sound limbs and good eyes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

The first cargo of American cotton sent
to Manchester direct, through the re
Gently opened ship canal, arrived there
on Monday. 1t was in the steamer Fin
bury, from Galveston. Almost simulta-
neously with the arrival of this cargo the
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce dis
cussed the cheapening of Liverpool dock
and port charges, with view to meeting
the competition of Manchester as q
port. 1t is quite likely however, that di-
rect shipments to Manchester will soon
become the rule and not the exception.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18
The Ways and Means COMMITTEES.
From the Albany my Press and Kniclzer
booker (Ind1.

Jan VIZ AA4o"hS NLN.fh - russ duu AulCkoE-
booker (IndD.
The composition OF the committee on ways
ana means, which prepared the Wilson
tarln bill Is matter of interest. or the ma
JorltN, seven are lawyers, one manufacturer
OF wooden goods one a merchant and manu-
iacturer, aud one a cotton. planter. OF the
minority, hVe are lawyers, ana one has been
a politician for many years but was once a
merchant. Of the entire committee, twelve
OF the sixteen members are lawyers. who so
iar as the records Of their lives show, were
never engaged In any business one was a
merchant many years ago one is now a
Merchant, one manufacturer and one cot
ton planter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18
Stick a Pin Here!
From the Chicago Herald Dem. 5

From the Chicago Herald (Dem0.
year ago President Harrison proposed
that the Queen OF the Sandwich Islands should
be made pensi0ner on the American treas
ury. All the organs appauded him. Presi-
dent Cleveland has sought to replace her on
less American influence and most OF the or
gans talk about "impeaching" him They will
have TO raise more republicans in tins coun-
try and get good many more OF them in to
congress oeforeithey will impeacha democratic
President for doing his constitutional duty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

II will be interesting to note how the
republicans manage to work that failure
of cotton printers at Glasgow, Scotland,
reported yesterday, into an argument
against the Wilson bill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18
Demands Prompt Attention.

From the New orleans Plcayune tDem).
Affairs are in such condition in the Ha-
waiian Islands and this country is so deeply
responsible for the situation there, that con
gress cannot afford to delay any length Of
time in taking the question up and pushing it
to a final settlement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18
CURRENT COMMENT.
And That Spells the Effect.
From the washington Post HndN.

Every time Gov. Waite gets ais mouth
puckered for calamity yawp some Colorado
town comes to the front with an offer of $50 900
for the Corbett-M mitchell fight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

Maryland reports mosquitoes and honey
bees on the wing and a poor outlook for
an ice crop. Georgia begs to report the
blowing of flowers and splendid out
look for full crop of machine ice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

The escapades Of Lord" Beresford
during the past few days are sufficient to
induce the suspicion that he has developed
a potent pull" upon some Of the peniten-
tiary officials since he became a convict.
1t would seem that he is permitted to do
pretty much as he pleases around the
convict camp at which he is employed.
According to his story, all he had to do
when he wished to leave the camp was to
board the train; there was no guard to
stop him. Beresford is notorious ras-
cal, and the state was put to considera BILE
trouble and expense to convict him and
order him punished. Yet, IL seems that
he is not being punished The state au-
thorities should see to it that he is trans
ferred TO some place where his impris-
oument will be something more than
farce.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

Sixty-fve charters for manufacturing
companies were issued by the state de-
partment of Pennsylvania during the
past month. And yet the republican
papers Of that state are trying to make
us believe that enterprise has been killed
by the democrats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

The Evansville CWyoming) Athletic
Club offers a purseof S75 900, to be paid in
sheep, for the Corbett-Mitchell fight.
Raj
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

Senator Proctor has introduced an ad-
ditional army bill in the Senate differ
ing from the one previously introduced
by him in that it omits the provision that
the commanding officer of the army shall
be a major general who shall be selected
from among the officers that have COM
manded federal armies in the field.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

Mr.. Ward McAllister asserts that
"society," as he finds that charmed circle
iu New York at present, is hard up, and
is actually considering seriously the
question of suspending social gaieties.
Says he: "A friend of mine who had an
income Of $50, 00Oa year is now actually
pinched by the hard times, his bonds and
stocks paying him nothing on his invest
meat Rich men will also be
Obliged to curtaiI their expenses. Men
who used to spend $4,000 or $50, 600 o
year will have to come down to $50, O0O.' -
The stringency, as will be seen at once,
really affects these unfortunate society
people incomparably more than it does
the young man who is fortunate enough
TO have held and continue to hold S1Oa
week job. While the society swell who
formerly spent $50 900 year, must cut
his expenses down one-half, the S10-a
week young man can go right on spend
ing $500 year as though nothing had
happened
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

The fitness of Joseph H. Manley, of
Maine, to be chairman of the republican
national executive committee is a fact
that is growing more protuberant every
day. Before he became chairman he dem
onstrated his political sagacity by declar-
ing for Tom Reed as the party's next can
didate for President, and since his eleva-
tion to the craftsmanship he has been busy
winning the love of his party by ex-
tracing from political cucumbers sun
beams in which it may bask. One of his
latest efforts in that direction is his ex-
preston of confidence that the Wilson bill
will be defeated in the Senate. He draws
a parallel between the Wilson bill and
the Hornblower nomination, The Horn
blower nomination was Mr.. Cleveland's
act, says Mr. Manley, and the Hornblower
nomination was defeated in the Senate;
therefore it logically follows that the
Wilson bill, also Mr.. Cleveland's act, l."
must be defeated in the Senatel Isn't
that as plain as nude How grateful
must the republicans be that Marley has
been set before them as guide and COM
fOrter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18
Conflicting Views

The arguments of the opponents of the
Presidents efforts to undo the wrong
done by this country, through its repre-
sentative in Hawaii, in forcing Queen
Liliuokalani from her throne are not
marked by consistency. Their chief aim
is to attack the President.
Among the bitterest of the Presidents
opponents in this Hawaiian business are
the New York Sun and Senator Hoar.
Notice how differently they view the an
nouncemept of Liliuokoani that she
would cut of the heads of the leaders of
the revolution if she were restored to her
throne. In commenting on that announce
ment the Sun says
What was it that MIR. Willis told Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Gresham in that dis
patch of Nov. l6l
"tirst, that Liliuokalani was no fit pro-
tegee for an American administration, but
vindictive savage whose very first use
of Mr.. Cleveland's good Offices would be
the qualification of her revengeful spirit
by wholesale murder. This information
was conveyed to Mr.. Cleveland in Liliuo-
kalani's own horrible language"
Senator boar, in speech in the Senate
on Tuesday, commenting on the same
announcement, said:
"Mr. President: There is but one
point of sympathy between the present
executive of the United States and the
deposed queen of Hawaii; and that is, a
purpose on the part of each recklessly to
disregard the constitution of their own
Countryside only difference being that
the President of the United States disre-
CARDS our constitution recklessly and
without proy0cation, while the queen of
Hawaii, in this Instance, proposes to die
regard the Hawaiian constitution only be-
fore the great temptation Of throne"
The Sun condemns Liliuokalani because
she said she would carry out the Hawai-
ian constitution and punish those who
robbed her of her throne, if she were
given power to do so. Senator Hoar con-
dennis her because she agreed, in a sec
ond interview with Minister Willis, to
grant amnesty to the leaders of the revo-
luton. Truly, those who are opposed to
doing what is just in the Hawaiian affair
are difficult to please. Beyond an excuse
| to abuse the President they don't know
what they want.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18

EASTERN OFFICE, % Park RoS, New
York City, c. s. FAuLoNER. Manager.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
A Terrible Disaster in Coal
Mine.
Two Hundred Sticks of Dynamite Explod-
ed in a Crowd of Men Killing Ten-They
We're Literally Torn to Fragments.

Two Hundred Sticks of Dynamite Explod-
We're Literally Torn to Fragments.
Hazelton, Pa, July IA horrible
accident occurred at Nos Stockton mine
this morning. Two hundred sticks of
dynamite exploded among crowd of
men who were preparing to go to their
days work. All of these unfortunate
men were shattered and torn to frag-
ments. ..
The men were descending the slope at
the time of the accident. Charles O'Don-
nell, who looked after the explosives, and
supplies for the leaders and other COM
pany workmen, was busy dealing out
dynamite and caps to the leaders and
the starters. The latter came to him in
groups, usually, and between eight and
ten of these workmen were standing
a bout him at the time.
The diver boys, who had come down
earlier, had already passed in the mule
way, and were cleaning and harnessing
their teams in toe stable which is built
in the Wharton gangway, about 100
yards from the bottom of the slope.
These boys were the only persons who
were in the vicinity at the time, and
the first intimation of an accident they
received was the terrific report of the
explosion. The concussion was SO Sc
we're as to knock the mules and drivers
about the stable. The place was filled
| with flying debris, and all the lights
were extinguished.
Although the explosion took place 300
yards below the surface, the shock wa,
felt over an area of surface extending to
the lum ber yard three miles south and
in the adjoining mines.
From No.2 Stockton mine a rescuing
| party rushed through the subterranean
passageways to No.9. AS these men
approached the bottom OF the slope they
| cameiup with the drivrns and other. lab
orers cropping about in the darkness.
Pushing toward the bottom they came
| upon d scene which almost battles de-
scription. Huge tim bers.were twisted and
torn and scattered about promiscuously,
while rocks and debris were everywhere.
Over all were strewn human remains,
| legs and arms of the victims, and from
the jagged sides hung two shattered
bodies. Not one of the bodies was in
condition to be identified.
The news sooI became current on the
surface, and the widest excitement took
| possession of the villagers.
Rescuing parties were formed immedi-
ately, number of miners were lowered
into the pit, and ON the return cage
assembled the men and boys who had es-
capped the terrible catastrophe.
Eight rough boxes were taken down
the slope. AS the remains were too
much mutilated for friends of the un-
fortunates to recognize them, it was
decided to hoist the boxes to the surface
and carry them from here to the rail
road, thus keeping them away from the
crowd. 1t was IL O'clock before the first
box was hoisted up. The scene was
heart rending in the extreme. Charles
O'DonnelI was the only one who could
he recoenized.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
THE PiTTSFlELD TRAMPs.
Bound Over on Suspicion of Attemped
Train Wrecking.


Plttsield, July 17.-At the hearino
today on the charge of ATTEMPTED train
wrecking, Gregg told his story as fol-
ows: Brown and left Bangor Thurs.
day night on the o'clock Pullman
They put us off at Hermon and we spent
the night in an old coopershop. Friday
we took to the track and came across
the woman near Etna and walked alono
with her. We bought som methingto eat
at East Newport and were there when
the Pullman came along at 8. So D. m
After the Pullman went by we walked
on toward Newp )rt and got there late
In the evening-betweea 10 and Ii. Then
we all went to sleep in a box car and
were there all night.
lt isn't true that We went away any,
where that night as the woman saws
we left the woman in the morning and
piled on to the passenger train that
leaves Newport for the west at So.
That was Saturday morning. They put
US of at Detroit after stopping the
train twice. Then we walked to Pitts
held and were arrested. We didn't
know what it Ewas for.untiI we were
told.n
Railroad men say that the train kent
the track Friday night only by miracle
There were eight different distractions
on the track and all of them were
brushed aside or chewed up under the
train as has already been noted.
The following Maine Central men tes.
titled at the preliminary hearing yester.
day.
wellington Sprague conductor No.
o4;Charles Anderson rear brakeman No.
"a; Mike Healey conductor No.2; Sew.
all Peterson baggagemaster No.2; Wal
lace j. .Boothby engineer No. 8; the train
that struck the distractions: GEORGE
ID. Wee fireman same train; W.F.Jones
conductor Nos AS. Brown Carmel sec
tion man j F. Ford Detroit section fore
man who examined the distractions.
The trial will occur in September at
Skowhegan. The woman and the three
tramps who were arrested at Pittsfield
for evading fares have been taken to
Norldgewock Jail. These men are
Danny Lane of Milltown NIB. George
Morris of Newton, Mass. aud Thomas
L.Sabelle of Jersey City.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for the
Agricultural Department Weather Bureau
for yesterday, July II, taken at 8 p. H.
18th meridian time. the observations for
each station being given in this order
Temperature, direction OF the wind, state of
tho weather:
= Boston. 66 degrees, E, cloudy; New York.
"A degrees, Sc, clear; Philadelphia, rs, s,
fair; Washington, S, cloudy; Albany, rs de-
grees. N, clear; Buffalo, 80 degrees, W,
clear; Detroit, So degrees, NE, clear:
Chicago, 86 degrees, Sc, clear; st. Paul, 80
degrees, Sc, clear; St. Vincent, 7s degrees,
E. cloudy; Huron, Dak., 92 degrees, Sc,
fair; Bismarck. Sc degrees, W, cloudy; Jack
sonville. rs degrees, S, fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
THE WEATHER.
Continued Fair;

Washington, July l7.-Wednesday for
Maines Fair and warmer in the western
portion; south winds.
Boston, July H.-For New England for
Wednesday: Fair and warmer except in
aorthern Maine; southerly winds.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, July 1.-THE local Weather
Bureau Office records as to the weather the
following:
a.m---Barometer. 3O.l49: thermometer.
cas-; dew point, 62; humidity, 97; wind, E;
velocity, 2; partly cloudy.
p. m.-Barometer, 30.140; thermometer,
GAL; dew point, 60; humidity, 81; wind, S
velocity, 4; weather, foggy,
Mean daily thermometer, go; maximum
thermometer, 1858; minimum thermometer.
5T-s; maximum velocity of wind, IL, S;
total precipitation. 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
WILL GO TO JAIL.

Debs is Beginning to Realize just What
Contempt of Court Means.
Chicago, July 17.-Judge Seaman, in
the United States Circuit Court this af-
tern oon set the trial of the contempt
cases of Debs, Howard, Rogers and Kelli-
her for Monday morning. He fixed addi-
tional bail of $4,000 each, and ordered the
four men beld until such was approved.
After conferen ce with the attor neys,
Debs announced for the defendants that
they would go to jail, and refuse to give
additional bail ON the ground that
their bondsmen in the other cases were
SO bitterly attacked by the press they
felt great deal of hesitation against
asking any more citizens to go addition
al bail r.them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
woman's Suffrage in New York.

Albany, N. Y, July 1.-THE sub-commit-
tee of the Constitutional convention on
suffrage, appointed specially to consider the
question of giving women the right to vote,
this afternoon decided to report favorably
to the full committee. Mr.. fuckers proposed
amendment is to submit a separate vote
of the people on the question as to whether
women shall be granted the right of
suffrage.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
Attacked the Train.

Chicago, July IA special from
armed with picks and crowoars, tried to
tear up the Michigan Cen tral tracks five
miles east of here shortly before mid
night last night .The news came from
Tallston, where the conductor of an east
bound passenger train which left Ham
mond at 11.20 telegraphed for assis-
tance He said that when his train came
around curve it was slgnalled to stop.
The engineer was suspicious and-only
slowed up. On either side of the track
stood crowds of men, and some of them,
he said were at work on the fish plate
when the train came in sight. When
the mob saw that it's signal was disre-
garded, several of it's members drew pis-
tolls and began firing at the train
men. The shots caused the engineer to
open the throttle, and the train speed ed
away, followed by showers of bullets
and stones.
Trying to Intimidate.
Oswego. N. Y, July I7.-All was
quiet at the works of the Standard Oil
Company here today. The forty-eighth
separate company ordered out by the
sheriff was on guard this morning when
the longshoremen put in an appearance,
but they were not allowed.to set foot on
the companys property or to 60 out ON
the government pier where they could
talk with the men. Finally they got a
fotilla of row boats and approached the
docks where the men were working.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
Ce Iebrating the Centennial

Lancaster, N. H., July .17.-The GEN.
tennial celebration of 5he organization
of the Lancaster Congregational church
occurred today with appropriate exer-
cises, consisting -of singing, addresses,
eulogies, etc., Rev. George II. TiIton,
the pastor, made An historical address,
and Governor John B. Smith spoke on
Con greg ationalism. A large number of
prominent Congregationalists from
other parts of the state were present.
among whom were several former
pastors. Masonic block remodelled from
the old church of 100 years ago, was oc-
cupied today for the exercises.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
RIoTOUS STRIKERS.
Assaulting the New Workmen and Stonine
IRA

Assau1ting the New W orkmen and Stonins
Trains,
Fort Wayne. Ind, July 17.-The new
men employed on the Fort Wayne road
are hourly submitted to brutal assaults
from the discharged men. Last night,
Arthur Baldwin, Nickel Plate switch
man, was found in the yards insensible
Three other switchmen and call boy
were violently stoned. This morning
Conductor Mulcahy of Pennsylvania
was knocked down by large stone and
kicked in the face. Three switchmen in
the Pennsylvania yards were relieved
of lanterns, and both the Nickel Plate
and Wabash passenger trains were
stoned. One of the rioters was arrested
and he fired two shots at the police cap
tain before he surrendeed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
Cashmere
Bouquet Soap,
81 Cents.
SchIOtterbeCk'S
FoGGY AT NEW YORK.
An Accident to Two Coney Island Steamers
in the Fog,

New York. July 1.-Two of the ron
Company's boats, the Cephus and Ce-
tus, collided off Nortons' Point, Coney
Island. during the fog sthis afternoon.
The Cephus had hole punched in her
iron hull so large that her forward COM
partment began to fill. Captain Van
Sohac, fearing the pressure of water
might burst the collision bulkheads
beached her. The captain of the Cetus
finding the injury to his vessel was not
serious, ran alongside the Cephus and
took the latters' passengers and enrought
them back to the city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
Victimized by Sports.

Bridgeport. Conn.,, July 17.-Tom
Brady with M. Dale & Co. who conducts
money transfer coupany,e was vic
timized by sports yesterday to the extent
of about 500 or $500. The concern re-
ceives money for transfer to the racing
tracks The transaction yesterday was
clever wire tapping scheme. 1t is be-
lieved that the strangers who worked
the affair came from New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18
Riding for Records,

Waltham. Mass, July 1?.-Six new worlds
records were established today on the
Waltham Bicycle park. Walter sanger,
riding for the springfield, Mass, Bicycle
Club, tried for mile without pacemakers.
with flying start. The existing record is
2. 16, had in France ln:the.face of a stiff wind
he broke the mile mark, and every fraction
of mile without pacemakers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-18

The new records are: Quarter mile, 90 40
seconds; third, 40 seconds; half, 1.01 2-5; two
thirds 1.24; three-fourths 1.35 As; mile 2.11
20. Attempts at tandem record unpaced
resulted In Ed McDuffee of Maiden and
Cutler of Boston maKingSa quarter in 20
seconds; third in 80 As seconds; half in SO
40 seconds; two-thirds in 1888; three
quarters in 1.56 Is; mile in 2.07 IS.
P.J. Berlo and Nightengale made quarters
In 80 40 seconds; third in 43 seconds; half in
l Los; two-thirds in l,57 53-5; mile in 2.lO.