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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-28
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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEKH A YEAR
FLYING MACHINE AGAIN FAILS.
THE ALBATROss DARTS ABOUT
LIKE HEADLEss CHICKEN.

Inventor Paul Clutches the Side
Rails Desperately and Escapes
with "A Few Bad Bruises-PauI
Claims He Would Have Made n
Flight to AstOnish the World III
1t Had Not been For the Wind.
Chicago Sept. 1.-THE Anal test of the
air ship Albatross. was made yesterday
afternoon by William Paul, the inventor,
and proved a failure. The party OF ex-
perlmenters had been waiting for two
weeks at Dune Park, Ind, for a favorable
wind with which to test the invention,
and the opportunity came yesterday. IL
required eight men to put the machine up
on the ways Mr.. Paul climbed into the
frame hull and adjusted a rubber life
buoy around his neck, as II expecting to
encounter water At 3 o'clock, the man
in the air ship shouted "all off"
The ropes We're cut and the bird" slld
down to the end Of the chute and stopped.
The quartering wind had proved sufH-
cient to arrest descent by friction of the
runners against the off side. Again this
craft was placed at the top of the WAYS.
Ropes were fastened to the bottom ard
four men took positions to accelerate the
start with hearty pull. The wind for a
moment seemed not to come from tn.
east, and all felt sure that the moment
had arrived.
once again-let her CO." sang out the
inventor.
A chop at the anchor rope. a swift scoot
down the ways and the Albatross was
was OFT. 1t was plunge into empty
space with sixty-nine feet between Mr.
Paul and the level OF the sandy beach
ahead OF him.
For an instant, II seemed that his craft
was making for the beach. The next in
slant gust straight from the east hit
the Albatross and she tilted perceptibly as
the starboard wing caught the wind. The
head turned to the west.
MIR. Paul shifted his weight to hold the
craft for the water. He was not quick
enough. Already the machine was out OF
It's course and plaything for the adverse
current. The momentum acquired was In
creased by the wind striking the craft now
squarely aft. II darted like hawk after
quarry wheeling still more upon its course
until II ran almost for the hill again Not
more than a hundred feet had been tray
ersed TO the west until the AIbatross drop-
ped rapidly, beat into a clump OF trees, and
iell. Inc craftsrested upon its left side
with the left wing shattered, a number Of
ribs smashed and other damages.
Mr. Paul was not thrown Off his feet.
owing to the side rails, which he clutched
with desperate energy. but he sustained a
bad cut over his left eye and several
bruises.
The inventor says the experiment was
unsuccessful because OF the quartering
northeast wind and that but for this he
would have made a flight to astonish the
world.
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FIRE AT MT. HoLYoKE COLLEGE
The Vain nuiIaing and the Grnnn-

The Main Building and the Gyrnna-
SUM DestrOyed-Loss 100000.
south Hadley, Mass, Sept 27.-The main
building of Mount Holyoke college was de-
suoyed by fire early this evening. The
OuiIdlng, which has stood for many years,
win the two wings and gymnasium, was
burned at a cost that will probably
amount to 100000 The fire started under
Lue gymnasium and spread rapidly to the
4cSl OF the building, It was discovered
ABOUT l:45 o'clock and 1t took until after
clock to destroy the building There
"aS no adequate fire protection about the
Tu1ding and assistance was called from
Holyoke and Northampton But as the
water had to be pumped nearly half mile
!, oHered no check to the flames much Of
,ne furniture and contents Of the build
Hs' including large part of the students
Jured.
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DoDGED LYNcHING BY DROWNING.
Death the Fate of Brute Who
Abused His Family.

Death the Fate of Brute Who
Abused His Family.
Cleveland, o. Sept. 27.-Just before dark
tonight, Edward Wald, a ship carpenter
residing at 50 Mulberry street, narrowly
escaped lynching al the hands of an in
furiated mob of west side citizens. Wald
came home under the influence of liquor
quarrelled with his wife, and finally
struck her. Their H-year-old son, Ed
ward seized his fathers arm and en-
treated him to quiet down, whereupon the
brute became enraged and threw the boy
down the stairway leading to the street.
distance of twenty feet. The little fell
low screamed for help and rolled out of
the open doorway into the street writhing
in commissions.
Dr. c. A. Turner was summoned to at
tend the boy and a crowd quickly collected
TO revenge the brutal outrage. Father Nc
Hale was FASTENED to the scene and adj
minstered the last rites of his church to
the dying boy.
Meanwhile the crowd increased to a
mob, which was beaded to fury by the
sight of the helpless child struggling on
the pavement until the clamor for revenge
sweled to an ominous roar. An i'm
promptu delegation of forty forced their
way into the house to drag out the inhu-
man father and others were dispatched
Tor a rope.
Valid had locked himself in a bed room.
IAe door was broken open and he was
ofassed into the street, lighting desper
dtey The police arrived before the
rope and thus intercepted a lynching.
me mob gave a battle to the police, de-
iermined not to allow Wald to escape
them During the scrimmage the pris-
oner broke loose from those who were
holding him and ran down an alley to-
ward the river. The mob was close at his
heels and when the fugitive reached the
INer' knowing that his chance for life
was very small if captured he plunged
li'o the cold, muddy water of the Guy
ahoga and was drowned. His body has
not been recovered. The boy will die,
ana the wife's injuries may also prove
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SUICIDE FOLLOWS MURDER.
The slayer of Meridinn's Photogrn-
pher Blows out Ills BrnIDs


Meridian, Miss, Sept. I'll. c. Kasse-
baum, who assassinated A. g. Barnes,
photographer, in his studio Thursday
night was found in this city last night
and placed under arrest, but before he
could be removed from the premises in
which he was found, he placed a pistol
to his head and fired a bullet through
his temple. Kassebaum, 1t seems, after
committing the murder on Thursday
night went to the residence of Mrs. Frank
Howard, where his wife and child board
ed, and, removing hts shoes, secreted
himself under the adjoining residence,
where he had remained since that time,
He came out last night and went to Mrs.
Howard's and met his wife and Mrs Nor
ris the latter of whom In Mrs Howard $
absence, had charge of the hsusehold. He
asked Mrs Morris if he could remain
there, and received negative reply.
young man, who also had rooms in
the house, was informed of Kassebaum's
presence, and he went at once for Off
GERS. Upon the arrival of Chief of Police
Nelson, quite a crowd had congregated
and surrounded the house. and Kasse-
baum's escape was rendered impossible
Nelson entered the house and demanded
his surrender, telling him that there was
no chance for him to get away without
any effort at escape, Kassebaum drew a
pistol and fired a shot through his tenn
pie. The only statement Kassebaum
made, so far as can be learned, was made
to Mrs. Morris He told her that he killed
Barnes in self-defense
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COMFY ISLANDS JUMBO BURNED.
The Famous wooden Elephant Goes
Up In Smoke.

The Famous Wooden Elephant Goes
Up i'm Smoke.
Coney island N. Y, Sept 27-The sem
sational event of the season at this ia
nous summer day resort occurred tonight
in the total destruction by fire Of the ia
nous wooden Elephant" This counter
felt presentment Of the monarch of the
Jungle was the most prominent feature of
the district known as the West End" or
Coney Island proper
AS the season Is over, no cause for the
fire, which started about l0:30 o'clock to-
night, can be learned. Having been built
many years ago the huge wooden carcass
was dry enough to burn like finder, and
in less than half an hour the main sup
ports were so weakened that the whole
structure collapsed. The close proximity
of the Elephant" to the Sea Beach pail
ace, a large music hall, made the pros
pect promising for an extensive confa-
grafton, and three alarms were sent out,
bringing fire apparatus from all the sur
rounding districts. The danger to the
palace was over as soon as the 'Ele-
plant" collapsed, and II escaped with but
slight damage.
The Elephant" which has had many
Vicissitudes has been used Of late for q
hotel and concert hall. Originally built
in 1880 by a syndicate Of Philadelphia
capitalists, It has changed hands several
times, the owners or lessees this year
being Hall & Garrison. The loss on the
Elephant" Is estimated at $6s,000. and on
the roller coaster, surrounding it, at s10-
COO. The effective work OF the hremen
was greatly hampered by poor water
et,rp1u
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by the taunts Of the Russian journals,
which are asking why II is that Germany,
which has always been paradng its mill
tary greatness and readiness for war,
now shows Itself to be more awed than
any of the other powers before the phan-
tasm OF war, as a consequence of an at
tempt to coerce the Sultan. These jour
nails continue their haunting of Germany,
by declaring that neither Austria nor
Italy betrays such IA degree of nervous
eagerness to hinder all practical steps to-
ward solving the Turkish problem, yet
Germany's interests in the Mediterranean
are only Indirect
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MONOPOLY AND THE BALLOT.
Locked Out Men Issue an Address
Against the Republicans.

Cleveland, o., Sept. N-The locked-out
Brown Hosting works employees last night
issued an appeal to all working men Of
the United States, in which they say that
the constitutional liberty Of the masses
is fast waning through the efforts of cor
porate monopoly TO pledge the vote Of en-
ployes to Mckinley and the republican
party contrary to the constitution. The
representatives Of the gold standard are
denounced, and II Is further stated that
at the coming presidential. election work
ingmen can have no interest in common
with the political party whose interests
are managed by Mark Hanna, the cham
pion union labor crusher, the Brown Hoist
Company Pullman, Frick, the Standard
Oil Company, and Carnegie.
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INDEPENDENTS ron EGYPT.
The Khedive Believed 10 BE at the
Bottom Of "A Plot.

0OtNOM VI ~
London, Sept. H.-The Times will to-
morrow publish a dispatch from Cairo.
saying It IS currently stated in native cir
Giles that the khediye, who recently start
ed on tour of Europe. where he Travelled
lncognito took with him 4 draft of a
scheme for the independence Of Egypt.
The draft was drawn after the khedlve's
own direction by native officials. II Is
added that the khedive, while in Paris.
had an interview with NJ Hanotaux, tho
French minister of foreign affairs.
The Times, in commenting on the dis
patch declares that there Is foundation
for the statements contained therein. ana
that II causes disquiet. II adds that evi-
dence exists OF underhand attempts be-
ing made 70 thwart the British reforms
IN Egypt, and that these attempts will
cause trouble unless they are checked.
The khedive sailed from Trieste for
Egypt on Friday last
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A HARD FIGHT IN CUBA.
Spanish Volunteers Face to Face
with Superior Force.

Havana, Sept. N.-Through the efforts Of
Consul Gen. Lee an order has been issued
by Capt Gen. Weyler directing the release
Of Samuel T. Toison, the American citizen
who was arrested recently on board the
Ward line steamer Seneca at this port. A
condition attached to his release Is that
he shall leave the island on Wednesday
next.
Thirty-five Spanish volunteers, COM
manded by Lieut.. Romero we're surround
ed by a superior force of insurgents as
they We're leaving the town of Quivcan,
province OF Havana. A desperate fight en-
sued, the Spaniards attempting to cut
their way through the rebels. Their efforts
We're without avail, but they did not cease
to fight until % of their number were kill
ed and four wounded. Among the killed
was Lieut.. Romero. The volunteers who
escaped report that severe losses were in
ficted on the rebels.
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FIRE BURNS A BLOCK.
Started In n Cigar store and Incen-
diarfsm Suspected,

Merrimac, Mass, Sept. 27.-At A o'clock
this morning, fire was discovered in the
little block, corner Of Main and Church
streets. 1t caught in Frank Lefavor's
cigar store and spread to the block of
stores on Church street. The corner build
ing was destroyed. The upper story of
the Church street building was burned.
The loss will aggregate, S23. 400; insured.
The fire is thought to have been of incen-
diary origin.
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RATS KILL A nABY.
Flesh Gnawed From Its Face, Head
and Neck as II Lay i'm It's Crib.


and Neck as II Lay in It's Crib.
Baltimore. Md, Sept. N.--Three big rats
attacked the two-months-old baby Of Mr.
and Mrs Isaac Asher of 1,15O Low street
last night, and gnawed its face. head and
neck to such an extent that the infant
died in a short time. Mr.. Asher lives
over his store. He was looking after his
business, and Mrs. Asher had gone to
market when the rats started to make a
meal Of the helpless infant, which was
snugly tucked in its crib in the second
story of the dwelling.
Hearing the baby crying, the father
hurried upstairs, and, as he entered the
room in which the infant was lying.
three large, Notwithstanding srats Jumped
from the crib and scampered off. The
Mortified father found that the flesh had
been torn from the babes tender face,
head and neck. Before q physician
could be summoned the baby died
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FOUND A MURDERED MANS HEAD.
TaiIor's Label on His Coat May
Lead to IdentifIcati ton.

a y l4sABGA OA MS NOaaA Nb
Lead to Identification.
Pittsburg, Sept. 27-On Sept. 10 the vicln-
ity of Wylie station. near Elizabeth, Pa,
was thrown into great excitement by the
finding in the Monongahela river of the
headless body of a man who had evidently
been murdered. A reward offered by the
county commissioners stimulated a search,
and many parties have been securing the
country to find the dead mans head or
clothing. This afternoon, the bloody gar
ments were found among some weeds and
bushes, near the river, and a small mound
near by, when opened, proved to be the
burial place of the head which is well
preserved, and is that of a man of As or
50 years old, well formed with gray eyes,
dark hair and sandy chin whiskers, slight
ly mixed with gray. No one has been able
to identity the victim of the crime, but 1t
is thought a Pittsburg tailor's label on his
coat will lead to a clew.
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A HERMIT BURNED TO DEATH.
He Is Supposed TO Have Been the
Victim OF Robbers.

Danbury. Conn. Sept. 2S.-sylvan S. Md
dlebrook Of Redding was burned TO death
in fire that consumed his house last
night. The dwelling was situated on a
road that is little frequented, and the
casualty was not discovered until to-day.
The body had been burned beyond recog-
milton.
Mr. Mddlebrook was 80 years Of age.
unmarried and lived alone. II is believed
that he was the victim OF foul play. He
had lived the life Of a recluse for a NUM-
Der OF years, was more or less misery,
and was supposed to have money conceal
ed about his place People IN Redding
are of the opinion that he was murdered,
and the house set on fire TO hide the crime.
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WATSON TO RETURN WEST.
An Effort to Have Him Speak with
Bryan on Chicago Day.

Chicago, Sept 27-W. S. Morton of Har-
dy, Ark, one of the national leaders of
the middle-of-the-road populists, was at
the populist headquarters yesterday
Speaking Of the plans of Mr.. Watson, he
said the nominee would come north after
the election in Georgia on Oct. z, and
speak in Indiana on the 8th. An effort will
be made to get Mr.. Watson here for Chi
cago day, oct. 9, when the republicans and
democrats intend to hold big celebrations,
including parades and meetings. 1t is
part of the populist programme to have
Bryan and Watson speak from the same
platform that day.
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IN JAZZ FOR EMBEzzLEMENT.
A Collector For Range Company
$4,000 short sn His Accounts.

ST. Louis Mo, Sept. 27.-John 3. Lynch,
salesman and collector for the Wrought
iron Range Company Of st. Louis, was ar
rested here last night on a charge of en-
bezzlement. For twenty years Mr.. Lynch
has been an employe Of the company. His
home is in Knoxville, Tenn. The amount
Of his shortage Is not known, but Is be-
lieved to be greater than $4,000.
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KILLED by A TRAIN.
A Merchant Of Cumberland steps
Into the Jaws of Death.

Cumberland Md. Sept. 2.-To-night
Conrad Smith. one OF Cumberland's Oldest
and most highly esteemed merchants,
while crossing the Cumberland and Penn
sylvania railroad tracks in this city was
struck by an engine and 50 badly injured
that ne died shortly after. He became con-
fused and stepped directly In front Of the
train.
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BRUTAL ATTACK on A SIREN.
Two Negroes Nearly Cut Her Arms
on with an Az.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. H.-Near Hender-
son yesterday, two negroes went to the
house of a 19-year-old white woman of i'll
repute named Faulkner and tried to gain
admission. She ordered them to leave.
They forced an entrance and attacked her
with an axe. She raised her arms to shield
her head and both were nearly cut off Her
head was cleft IN five places. They spared
her infant child. four months old Her
murderers fed, but were captured, and
are to-day in Jail at Henderson.
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MUTINY AMONG PRISONERS.
Twenty Killed ana Forty wounded
before They Were subdued.

London, Sept. PA dispatch TO the
Central News from Athens, reports a mu-
tiny among the Turkish and Greek pris-
oners who are confined on the island or
Rhodes. Troops were called upon to re-
store order, but the prisoners instead OF
obeying the orders 10 dispense, attacked
the soldiers and a desperate fight occur
red. Before the prisoners were subdued,
twenty men were killed and forty wound
ed,
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BISMARCK on FREE COINAGE.
The Chancellor HASN'T Said IL VIII
Prove a Success

Berlin, Sept. 2.-The Vosslche zeitung,
commenting upon the correspondence be-
tween GOV. Culberson Of Texas and
Prince Bismarck, on the question Of free
silver says that the letter OF the prince
can only be interpreted az meaning thar
he would be Pleased II the Americans
should succeed in settling the question
but that he does not know whether they
will, or how success could be assured
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waterbury Works 20 Resume.

Waterbury. Conn, Sept. T.-The Wa
terbury Watch Company. whose factory
has been closed for several months, ow-
ing to the Industrial depression, viii re-
sumo work tomorrow. giving employ
ment to several hundred operatives.
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Wool Coo Un In Flnmes.

aurora, Ill, Sept. 27.-Fire last night
destroyed the store house of tbe r. X
1iasungs' wool securing mill. in which
"ere 100 tons OF secured wool, valued at
sooat $4,000. The insurance on the wool
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ROBBERS HOLD Up A CAMP.
Fifteen Men Robbed of Their Cash
ard Checks.

Paris, Tex, Sept 27.-A. T. Walker
who Is in charge Of a government survey
ing corps OF fifteen men, engaged in sec
tlonizing the Indian Territory, arrive
here yesterday. and reports that on last
Tuesday night seven hghwaymen came
TO their camp, six miles northwest Of
Grant /. T., and robbed them at the muz-
zle of Winchesters. The robbers obtain
ed $3.50 in cash. and $3.50 In checks. The
men were white and unmasked. They
did their work like experts.
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Alton, ILL.,, Sept. H.-During a storm
here yesterday, Mrs. T. l.. Fields, a prom
inent society lady, touched an incandes-
cent light wire at her home and received
a shock causing instant death.
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AN OREGON TOWN ABLAzE.
Several Business Places and Five
Dwellings burned,

Arlington, Ore, Sept 1.-THE little town
Of Cleveland. in Klicldtat county. this
state. has been all but wiped Off the map
by fire. The leading hotel, general store.
livery stables, two blacksmith shops and
FIVE dwellings were destroyed, entaillng
q loss Of 10000, with practically no insur-
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HILL STILL PLAYING SPHINX.
The Senator Declines TO Say What
He VIII Do To-day.

Albany, n. Y, Sept Ex-senator Hill
was asked tonight if he intended to 60
TO New York to attend the meeting Of the
democratic state committee tomorrow
night. when a democratic candidate for
governor to succeed John Boyd Thacher
is to be named. The senator remarked that
Sufficient unto the day Is the matter
thereof" He had no opinion to express
regarding the probable successor to Mr..
Thatcher as the democratic candidate for
Governor
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BRITAIN's IDzsH PRISONERS.
An Indignation Meeting to BE Held
mt New York.

New York, Sept 27->At a meeting of the
Irish American Amnesty Association to-
day it was decided to hold demonstration
in the grand opera house, Oct. 25 to ex-
press indignation at the treatment of Irish
prisoners in English prisons and to awaken
sentiment which shall induce interference
in behalf of the prisoners stll remaining
there.
A motion that a committee be appointed
to have charge of the care-takiug of Dr.
Thomas Gallagher and Albert q. White
head, the two political prisoners, who re-
Gently arrived here, was opposed on the
ground that it looked like an effort to gee
control of two insane men. He thought
the motion was a jump in the dark. This
argument was met by the statement that
money had been received from Ireland for
them and other money had been contrib
uted here, and It seemed proper a respon-
sible committee should be appointed to
take charge of the fund 1t was further
said in support of the plan that an inquiry
from IRELAND as to how the prisoners were
getting on, or what was being done with
them could not be replied to. Even the
members of Mr.. Whiteheads family had
been unable to tell where Whitehead was
when an inquirer had called at their house.
Finally r. f. McCrystal, p. ]. Byrnes, c.
j. Reilly, and James L. Egan were ap-
John Murphy, alias Albert George
Whitehead the released Irish prisoner,
is still an inmate of the insane pavilion
of Bellevue hospital. Murphy arose early
this morning, seemingly much refreshed
by a nights rest. Early in the morning
he expressed a desire to attend divine SER
vice. and two attendants of the hospital
took him to the Carmelite church in East
Twenty eighth street During the SER
vices Murphy seemed very devout.
After the services the party returned
directly to the hospital, and Murphy was
placed in the insane pavilion again. Later
in the day Murphy's two sisters called
upon him. Murphy spent the afternoon
quietly, but this evening became restless
and very talkative. Among other things
he said that he did not know why he was
being detained in the hospital as he had
never felt better in his life. He was finally
induced to retire. Murphy looks well ply
sically, and seems to have a remarkable
amount of nervous energy.
Dublin, Sept 7.-An amnesty meeting
was held at Tipperary to-day which was
notable from the fact that Messrs Red
mond, Dillon and DAILY all spoke. This is
the first occasion since the death of Mr..
Parnell that the rival leaders have ad-
dressed an audience from the same plat
form.