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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.


Fifty-One Persons Killed and Forty seri-
ousIy Wounded, While Emptying Old
Cartridges.
BARCELONA, Nov. GA terrible ac-
cident, resulting in sad loss OF llte
occurred yesterday at Palma, capital
of the island of Majoro, 13O miles south
of this city. Eighty persons, most OIL
whom were women, were employed IN
emptying old cartridges outside the
walls of the town, when one OF the car
tridges exploded in some unknown
manner. There was a large quantity
of powder that had been taken out OF
the cartridges, lying about over large
area and this was ignited by the dis
charge of the cartridge. A tremendous
explosion followed which shattered the
masonry of the town walls, which are
extremely thick, and did considerable
damage to houses. A large number OF
people were instantly killed.
Many of the dead and wounded were
found at considerable distances from
the scene of the accident, they having
been hurled bodily through the air by
the force of the explosion. Some OF
the bodies were terribly burned.
A later dispatch from Palma states
that the loss of life through the explo
sion was far greater than was statet
in the first reports of the accident. L
lis now known that thirty-seven womei
and fourteen men were instantl.
killed. Thirty-five women and nv
men were seriously injured, and o
this number twenty have since died.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
a SHARP LETTER.
Acnntor Chandler Writes to President
Cleveland, PROTESTING Against the BAIL
way Pooling Agreement.

senator Chandler Writes to President
Cleveland, PROTESTING Against the Hail-
way Pooling Agreement.
WASHINGTON, Nov 25.-The text OF
the letter which Senator William Z.
Chandler, of New Hampshire, twodays
ago. addressed to President Cleveland,
on the subject of the recent agreement
of railroad presidents was made public
last night, as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. C.r Nov. % 1895
TO the President.
Sir-I make complaint to you ana throuBn
YOU to your interstate commerce commission
against the trust and pooling agreement, now
nearly finished, of the eight American railroad
trunk lines and the one Canadian trunk nne
controlling the traffic between New YORK Clty
and Chicago. The agreement provides thaI
every railroad in the combine shall make ana
maintain the transportation rates prescripeo
by q board OF managers representing all OF the
roads.
This is a conspiracy in restraint OF trade and
commerce under the act OF July :, loSl Ine
agreement also makes certain that all cohpet-
ton shall be abolished as above required ny
imposing heavy fines upon any Offending ROAD,
which fines pre to be applied for the benefit OF
contrary to Section Of the interstate COM
| merce law.
This trust and pooling agreement can be an
| initiated as provided by explicit existing laws
| of the United States First, by injunction by
the courts; second, by an order OF the inter-
| state commerce commission; or third, by an
indictments Of the individuals signing the same
1t can also easily be stopped by vigorous ap-
peal from you to j. Pierpont Morgan whose
power over the nine governors of the nine
trunk lines is as absolute as it was over Inc
bond syndicate.
1t cannot be possible that you intend to thkt
pnon vour administration the responsibility o
fastening upon your burdened and helpless
people this, the hugest trust the world eve
saw or that was ever conceived OF, whch on
earnest word from you to your fresh attorne'
general your ambitious chairman OF your com
mission. or your omnipotent banker friend. VII
paralyzc tho iniquity Of it's inception Yer
respectfully, WILLIAM E ChANDLEH
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
Crushed to a Jelly.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 2o.-Engi-
neer Albert Zimmerman, of the Kan
sas City, Memphis & Birmingham rail
road, was killed in wreck at Winfield
at midnight Sunday night. He was in
charge of an engine pullinga coal train
and at Winfield the engine ran into a
switch while the train of cars remained
on the track. The engine was thrown
from the track and was turned over,
the tender and one mail car falling on
Engineer Zimmerman and crushing
him into a jelly. Five cars were de-
taolished. No one but the engineer
was hart.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
RAILWAY INCOMES.
Preliminary Report Issued by the Inter-
State Commerce Commission.

Preliminary Report Issued by the Inter
State Commerce Commission.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 95.-The inter.
state commerce commission has issued
a preliminary report on the income
and expenditures of railways in the
United States for the last fiscal year.
The report includes the returns from
$50 roads, whose reports were filed on
or before November 8, 1895, and covers
the operations of 1874, 500 miles OF line,
or 90 per cent. of the total mileage in
the United States. The gross earnings
were 81, ,OO3, ,O22, ,s5s, Of which $29S, 1885,
1872 were from passenger service, $685..
O2S, ,9ss from freight service and
S26, 1851, ,5S5 were other earnings from
operations, covering earnings from
telegraph car mileage, switching
charges, etc. TIE operating expenses
were Se77 7,677 1886, leaving net earnings
of 1896, 1855, ,21s, as compared with ne'
earnings of $500, 1880 for the SAM
roads in 1894
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
Robbers' Den Discovered.

TOLEDO, O., Nov. 26.A special from
Wauseon, O., says: The mystery OF the
Reece crossing train robbery last July
has been cleared. Two hunters named
Palmer and Grim, while hunting in a
swamp about fifteen miles northwest
Of this place accidentally came across
veritable robbers den in the heart o.
the almost impossible bog. Thousandi
of dollars worth of valuables were
found and an endless amount OF plum
der of all kinds. Lake Shore detect
ives have been ordered to report her'
at once, when the search will be takel
mn. Evidence has been found whicl
viii lead to the arrest OF the robbers
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
Robhed and Cre,nnted.

COLUMBIA, S. G., Nov. 25.-A special
from Hodges, s. c., says: Saturday
morning an unoccupied building four
miles from here, in which fodder was
stored, was burned. Afterwards the
body of Narcissas Bagnal, young
white woman, who on Friday started
to Hodges to take the train for Atlanta,
was found in the ruins. She had $50
when last seen by her friends, John
Mitchell and Wash Ware, two negroes,
have been arrested, charged with the
murder. One of them took the woman's 4
trunk to the station. Ware has made
statement that Mitchell did the kill
ing.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
CONDITION OF THE MINT.

director Preston Submits His Report to
the Secretary of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The director
of the mint has submitted his report to
the secretary of the treasury, covering
the operations of the mintS and assay
offices of the United States during the
fiscal year 1895, together with the sta
tistics of foreign countries relative to
the production and coinage OF gold and
silver and the monetary condition OF
each country.
The value of the gold and silver estl-
mated to have been used in the indus
trial arts during the calendar year 1894,
was approximately $21, ,451, 1852, OF which
$40, ,604 was gold and $1O,sS9, O4S was
silver. The estimated metallic stock in
the United States on July l, 1895, was
gold, $685., ,299, S25; silver, $625, S53, 949,
total of 81 ,262, ,0S4,77
Mr.. Preston states that the real de-
monetization of silver took place IN
| 1858, when the weight of the divisional
| coins was reduced about 7 per cent.
This was not an accident or oversight
1t was expressly declared in the house
of representatives that the intention
was to make gold the sole standard O.
value" in large transactions; and sill
yer subservient to it, for small ones.
The act of 1878 was only nominal
and conformed the law to the actua
monetary condition, as far as the me
tallic currency of the United States
was concerned, that had existed TO
nearly a quarter of century. IL
states that the currency laws OF tn
United States since 1878 are not onl
inconsistent but contradictory, OF
structive of each others operation an
mutually destructive.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
Sensational Charges Made Against tn
American Minister to Turkey.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. 26.-Rev.
]. T. M. Johnston, D. D., pastor OF the
First Baptist church of this city, who
has just returned from three-months
tour of Turkey and the holy land, Sun
day night, in sermon on the Arme-
nian troubles, made the sensational
stateraent that American Minister Ter
rell ought to be hanged.
He declares that the minister to Tur-
key has joined the Mohammedan
church and is aiding in the persecution
and killing of Christians instead OF
protecting them; that the situation is
far worse than has been reported to
the papers, and that Terrell prevents
true reports from being sent out, send
ing out false reports himself Rev
Johnston and his entire party OF thirty
four me mbers have signed petition t'
President Cleveland, begging him t.
remove Terrell.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
steamer Horsa Released.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 23.-The
Danish steamer Horsa, which was
seized by the authorities upon her ar
rival here November 10 for alleged
violation of the foreign enlistment act
was held for ten hours and thoroughly
searched. In the meantime affidavits
of several members of her crew were
taken, proving that flibusterers had
been landed by her up the Cuba coast,
but the Jamaican government authori-
ties decided that no British la had
been violated and under the cum
stances they had no jurisdiction, and
the vessel was released. :.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE.
Report of Capt. Brooks, superintendent
OF the Sea Service

Report of Capt. Brooks, superintendent
OF the Sea Service.
WAsH1yGToN, Nov. 23..-Capt. N. NJ.
Brooks, superintendent of the foreign
mail service. has submitted an interest
ING report showing the valuable serv-
ices rendered by his bureau in CON
ducting the transportation Of foreign
mails during the past fiscal year The
aggregate weight of mails dispatched
by sea during the year was 5,75S,oOs
pounds. The cost of the transatlantic
service was SCOTS for the trans
Pacific service $ss, ,494, and for miscel'
laneous service SSo6,699. Including
other expenses and deducting amounts
paid the United States for service the
actual net cost for the fiscal year was
S1,173,561.
The amount estimated as necessary
for the next fiscal year is S2,OSO,OOO
Referring to the universal postal union
Mr.. Brooks says that when Corea ant
the Orange free state shall have beel
admitted, only the Chinese empire vii
remain outside It's limit.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27
A FATAL FIRE.
Five Lives are Blotted Out in a
Burning Building.

Disastrous ConaaGration in ChscaGo's Busi-
ness Center Four Brave Flremen
are Crushed to Death Under
Falling Floors-Sevcral
Persons Badly
Hurt,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-27

*fOr*
Time.

We have just received
some clocks that have i'm
in construction
as well as new designs OF
cases. These improvements
we would be pleased to show
anyone interested.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
Academic aud Instltut.
Now York Tribune.

So much confusion prevails as TO the differ.
ence existing between the Academic Francaise
and the Institut de France which is now
about TO celebrate the centennial anniversary
uf its constitution, that IL may be timely 10
explain that the Academic, although nearly
two hundred years older. having been
founded by Cardinal de Rlchelieu, is merely
"a division OF the Institut. The latter com
prises no less than five separate academ ies
namely, the Academic Francaise, the Acad-
emio des Beaux Arts the Academic des
Sciences Morales ct Politiuqes, and the
Academic des Inscriptions ct Bellies Lettres.
To be "Membre de lIustitut' has always
been recognized in France as the highest lit
erary or artistic scientific distinction. Few
names illustrious In the history OF the nation
are absent from the roll, and still fewer are
the names found there which have no claim
to be considered as illustrious. The Govern
ment has no voice whatsoever in the elections.
The members themselves elect when va
cancy occurs, ana they, as well as the public
at large are jealous of the honor of their ma.
tional institute. Only a small number OF
foreigners figure on the roster as honorary
members and inasmuch as they are selected
from Everything that Is most eminent in the
whole civilized world, the title of Foreign
Associate of the Institut de France" is looked
upon by the savants of the universe as their
blue ribbon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
New York Press.

Dismantled OF her rigging. a cast-away.
housed over like n forgotten canal boat,
with her weutherbeaten deck rotting in the
air and her hull rotting IN tho green waters
beneath, the yacht America lies today, almost
unknown, in the river close 20 the new bridge
at Chelsea. There she has lain for four years.
since the day that Ben butler sailed In her
for the last time, when he left her deck with
the mark Of death upon him.
der masts have long since lost their taper
ing straightness. 1he cleaning white hull
which in those glorious old days first at.
tracted the attention OF the young Queen Of
England IL black and green with dirt and sea
grass. Instead of the trim deck. a dirty tar
coated deckhouse covers her from stem to
stern. But this has not fully protected her
by any means, and she is falling away be-
meath II into decay.
While General Butler lived she was put In
commission every summer. The very year
he died he had her al ope OF the Eastern
races. and there 10 followed along with the
crack Burgess schooncrs, the Nayflower and
the Constellation When the gruff old sol
der died she became the property of his son
Paul.
Today Paul Butler was asked what would
be done with the boat Judging from what he
said it Is u fair presumption that IL Is to be
the old boats fate to die where she lies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10

THE "Black Crook" Is with us, again.
Our big brothers used TO go to it because
they thought it was wicked. Nova
days, however, we take our sisters and
perhaps even allow our mothers to see it.
After all, it is the prettiest OF all the spec
tacles and pantomines that have follow
ed it and the popular judgment has
come to the conclusion that there is
nothing intrinsically bad in an Amazon
ian march.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
Dartmouth's First Woman.
Boston Advertisor.

Dartmouth College has, by vote OF tho
faculty and trustees, admitted 10 ITS post
graduate course of study Miss hatherine
Quint. now teacher IN Tabor Academy,
Marion. from which She takes "a year leave
OF absence, 10 take advanced studies In Greek
and ia English. as a candidate for the degree
OF master of arts. She begins her work with
the opening term.
Miss Qulnt, who is "A daughter OF Rev. Or.
A. IL. Quint (a son OF Dartmouth), graduated
at Weiicsley in 1890 bachelor OF arts. In
college she was n member OF the shakesperean
society aud one OF the corps OF editors OF the
first "Logenda."
Dartmouth does not open the doors OF Its
undergraduate course TO any but young men,
but like Yale, IL sees no reason why regular
graduates OF other colleges may not be cour-
teously received without regard 10 sex, to the
advantage of its higher lines OF study, under
the guidance OF its admirable corps OF
teachers.
Miss Quint is the first young woman thus
accepted, and there is no reason To suppose
that her fine scholarship will not be credit.
,.blo 10 the Dartmouth roll when the degrees
shall DO conferred.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
The Schedule OF Fail Games fol
Brown.
Practice Has Commenced and There is
Splendid Material for the Eleven.

The prospects for an excellent foot ball
team at Brown were never brighter than
they are this year. Nearly all OF last
years team will be back, and the men al
most without exception have been train
ing all summer, and getting into condi-
tion for the fall play. Lincoln Field has
recently been seeded and put into first
class condition, and all the preca utions
have been taken for successful year.
Manager Muir deck has practically COM
pleted the schedule OF games as follows:
Saturday, September 2S Newton Athletic
Association at Providence; Wednesday,
October 2, Yale at New Haven; Saturday,
October 5. Manhattan College OF New
York at Providence; Saturday, October
IL, Tufts at Boston; Wednesday, October
rs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
at Boston; Wednesday, October 80, Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; ;
Wednesday, November q, Wesleyan at
Providence; Saturday. November 3, Yale
at Providence; Wednesday, Nov, mber 13,
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology at
Providence; Saturday, November 10, Cor
nell at Ithaca; Wednesday, November 20,
Bowdoin at Providence; Saturday, No
vember %, West Point at West Point;
Thursday, November Is, Dartmouth at
Providence.
Wallace s. Moyle of Yale will coach
the team for the coming season. For
the last three years he has coached the
dHO Iuelr lAst year
team showed faithful and excellent work
on the part of Mr.. Moyle. He will arrive
in Providence at the commencement Of
the fall term, September 49,
Yesterday afternoon captain Mott or
dered his men out to begin the regular
practice. +. Il. Smith, Matteson, Owens,
Emory, Locke, Chase, Mccarthy, Watson
and Morse were present on the field. The
practice consisted entirely of Light WORK
kicking, catching, falling on the ball,
and starting the backs. Among the old
men expected back soon are: Thayer,
Wheeler, Robinson, Fultz, Fuller, Sher-
man, Shead, Dennison, Millard, Rodman,
Gammons and +. T.. Hopkins The old
men will all start training for their for
mer positions, and all changes will be
made later, at the discretion of the captain
and coach Moyle.
The new men expected are: Dyer of
Maine, as candidate for guard; j. T.
Casey OF Exeter, for tackle; Haines OF
New Bedford, for end; David of Woods
Holl, for end; Atwater OF Syracuse, for
center or guard, and Murphy OF Brockton
for end.
j. p. Coombs, center rush on last year 8
varsity. has not decided whether he will
play or not this fall.
At the New England Amateur Athletic
Union meet, to be held in October at
Worcester, two Brown athletes will enter
under the auspices Of the Suffolk Athletic
Club. j. p. Coombs will enter the 16-
pound hammer throw, and captain S. A.
Comber OF the Brown track athletic team,
will enter the high jump, broad jump,
and 16-pound hammer events.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Last evening the East Providence Business
Men's Association held their regular monthly
meeting and the question under discussion
was in regard 20 the Union Railroad Com.
pany's contract with this town and the
clause as 20 how far a man could rae for 5
cents. Among those VINO discussed the quss.
iion were George X. Macleod. MIR. Fits, Judge
Bliss, Colonel James II. Arlington. Augustus
Cunningham, DIR. simeon Hunt collation.
was served after the banquet and 40 was de-.
cidcd that the Union Railroad was not living
UP 10 its contract and resolution was passed
asking for legal opinion nom the town
solicitor, through the town council.
Tho heavy shower that passed over the town
last night filled much needed want in re-
gard 20 rain.
There was nothing on the docket at the
police station this morning.
officer Iaggart a. OF ON vacation and
of beer BalsOm Of kivsrside Il taking his place
This morning child was reported missing
st the police station.
The Church Of the Emanuel meets -naight
az stephen Barstow's ON Vine street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
The Murder OF the Bannocks.
New York Tribune.

NtW
The Rannocks were no moro guilty Of an
uprising" than were the Christian mission
aries lately butchered at Ku-Cheng. The men
who slaughtered thom were just as much
murderers the fanatical "Negetarians, OF
China. The Indians gave no provocation. Tho
whole business was conceived, organized and
cxecr ii by the whites, with deliberate
malice inspired by selfish greed or some baser
motive. And the men who were foremost IN
making the plan and in committing the MUIR
uers wore not reckless and half-lawlcss cow
boys. but civil officers OF the state OF Wyom-
ing and citizens OF the United states OF
America. sworn 10 keep tho peace and TO
maintain the law.
The worst apprehensions OF tho friends OF
peace and justice are more than realized; APP
prehensions thar, when first expressed, were
secuted ana denounced as hbels upon the good
people Of Wyoming. To crown the infamy, 10
IL added that there is no Federal law under
which the doors OF these things can be pun
ished. Officers and citizens OF state may
conspire 10 do wholesale murder. They may
execute their designs upon helpless people
who are the wards OF the nation. and nomin-
ally protected by its solemn treaty obliga-
tions. And justice is powerless in the case.
The Federal government cannot punish the
murderers; and II any action Is taken at all.
II must be taken before the very man who
was the adviser of and.sympathizer with the
criminals.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10
JERSE56[1(1n +
Public Impressions of Big Men.

The great mass of people have peculiar
idShs of the occupation OF lmpor,ant men.
ont in the woods" Cnauncey DrpeW - not
known at all as a railroad president, but AN
after dinner speaker. Elbrldge 4. terry IS
known simply as the president ol Lhe . r.
g. G. Ii is believed hat he has no other call
ing in life. air. Platt Is not known as presi.
dent OF AN express company, but as the great
Republican leader, ana the outoi TOW world
believes he draws a handsome salary for ~:
John ID. Crimmins is known only as small
Tammany contractor. IL Is hot Imagined that
hs y one of the largest stockholders In the
Metropolitan Traction Copmany ana several
times "A millionaire. il Is tho common IDEA
that Roswell u. Flower Is simply an once
hunter. The hoi polloi do not know him as
banker. Secretary Lamont IS known 20 the
conutry az Dan Lamont, MIR. Cl"veland pri-
vate secretary ana Secretary OF war III Is
not generally known that Dan l. big man
in cable railway systems. General horace
lorter l. generally regarded as WIZ ana
after dinner speaker. Few of our country.
mon recognize hun as the gice-presldrnt OF
Pullman Palace Car Company and director
in banks and other institutions. w. seward
Webb is president OF the Wagner Palace Gar
Company, but Is popularity known as the son.
in-law Of William II. Vanderbilt, reformed
doctor and heavy swell in society.