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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
TRAIN LEAVES THE TRACK.
ONE MAN KILLED AND TEN INJUR-
ED IN MARYLAND.

Gen. j. s. Fullerton of 81. Louis the
Man Killed, nnd His Body Not Yet
FOund-Five Cars Leave the Track
and the Sleeper Rolls Down an
EmbanIxment Into the YOughi-
ogheny River-Thc Balance of the
Train Remains on IA nridge-FuIl
List of the Injured.
Cumberland, Md, March 20.-Ten per-
sons were injured and one killed In
wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road near Oakland. Md, this morning.
Train No. from Cincinnati and st. Louis
was deralled. Three sleepers, two day
coaches and the postal car left the track.
One sleeper rolled down the embankment
and into the Youghiogheny river. The
balance of the train remained on the
bridge, or doubtless the casualties would
have been much greater. There were
thirty-eight persons in the car which roll
ed into the river, all of whom escaped
with trihing injuries. except two.
Gen. J. s. Fullerton of st. Louis, a un-
ion veteran of Chickamauga fame, was
killed. The end of the sleeper In which
his section was located was submerged.
Fifty workmen searched the river all day.
but were unable to find his body. The
current is so swift at the point where the
accident occurred, that 1t is believed the
corpse has been carried down the stream.
A reward for It's recovery has been offer
ed by the railroad company.
The list of injured are as follows:
]. Knight Thomas Of Baltimore.
j. d. Kuppleheimer Of ITO Madison
avenue New York.
Mrs. Jemima Boston Of Davis. Va.
NJ. ID. Phelps of Barre, VT.
Mrs. NJ. d. Phelps of Barre, VT.
w. r. Teller, Pullman conductor.
c.. W. Davis. United States mail clerk.
c. L. Martin of Salina, Kan.
Mrs. James Hanlin of Salina, Kan.
James II. Richards of Fort Scott, Kan.
1t is thought that none of the injured,
wish the possible exception of Mrs.
Phelps, who was badly cut and bruised
and received internal Inquiries, are fatally
hurt They were brought to Cumberland
on a special train and received medical
attention at the Western Maryland hos
pital.
All the injured were placed In q special
Pullman tonight and continued the jour
ney eastward.
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work with a hundred men on their tracks,
which run on the top of the levee along
almost the entire river front.
The Kate Adams brought up a dozen
families this morning from the overflow
ed district below, among them c. w. AL
fray, who has been living at Modoc until
a few days ago, when he moved over to
Rescue, only to get into 1t worse than
ever. the levee breaking at Rescue last
night He left there this morning at 5
o'clock and at the time the break was
200 feet wide and growing all the time.
Mr.. Dabney is there with quarter
boats and the Ralph has also gone down,
and will look after the rescuing of the
people and stock. This break will I'M
doubtedly relieve Helena some, but at the
present time there has been no perceptible
change, the river rising very slowly. The
water has gone over the leyee below Mo-
doc and is flooding the White river bot
toms. The people down there have all
gotten out of the way and no loss of life
is expected. 1t was reported this morn
ing that the levee had broken at O. X.
twelve miles above. but this was later
refuted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
ST. LOUIS CONVENTIONS.
The Republicans ana Democrats Put
Up city Tickets.

The Republicans and Democrats Put
Up city Tickets.
ST. Louis, Mo, March 0-Republican
and democratic city conventions were
held here to-day. The former was placid
and perfunctory, Henry ziegenhein being
nominated unanimously on the first ballot
for mayor. He is the choice of Chauncey
/. Filley, the recognized boss of the re-
publican municipal party and the remain
der of the ticket Is of the same character.
1t remained for the democrats to show
the necessity for a good police force.
Four candidates were voted for at the pri-
maries, Hon. E. Harrison, the candidate
of the civic federations; ex-Mayor E. A.
Noonan, ex-auditor Joseph Brown, and
Hon. Lee Merryweather, a favorite with
the working men.
When the convention assem- bled at Ma
sonic hail. Or. Frank Lutz, for the Har-
rison men, and Hon. Sterling Bond, a
Merryweather man, ascended the plat
form and both called the convention to
order. A tumult ensued, the 300 delegates
were about evenly divided, and free fights
were lndulged In all over the hall.
A riot call was sent to police headquar-
ters and a score blue coats tried In vain
to quiet the delegates. Assistant Chief
Of Police Kelly personally arrested Mr..
Bond but this only Increased the Juror.
Neither faction gained the ascendancy.
When Mr.. Bond was released on bail, he
returned to the hall and aided In the ap-
pointment of committees. Again he was
forced from the platform, and then con-
Quoted business from. a press table.
Meantime the Harrison people adjourned
until p. m. When they left the hall Mr..
Merryweather was nominated, receiving
i55 votes, with y for Noonan and z for
Brown. At this juncture the Harrison
men returned. guarded by 80 policemen.
The Merryweather delegates were uncere-
monously forced out, but not without stiff
resistance They secured the Druids' hall,
a block away and completed their ticket.
The Harrison faction also named fun
ticket. Seventeen arrests were made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
JACKSON AND WALLING HANG.
PEARL BRYAN's MURDER AVENGED
AT LAST.

Seven o'clock the Hour Originally
Set for the Execution, Hut at That
Hour jackson "COnfessed" That
WnlIing Was Not Guilty of wiIful
Nurdcr-After Four Hours Inquiry
the Governor Lets the Law Take
Its COurse-Each Dies Game and
Appeared Unconcerned ThrOu@h-
out the Morning.
Cincinnati, o., March 2O-The once
promising lives of Scott Jackson and
Alonzo Walllng, the young dental stu
dents. paid the penalty at Newport, KY,
to-day on the gallows for the murder of
the sweet-faced country girl. Pearl Bryan,
of Green Castle, IND. aud the extlnguish-
ing at the same time of the tiny spark
OF life that had driven her to desperation
through fear of open shame. The scene
was Fort Thomas and the date Feb. /.
1896. The victim was decapitated to pre-
vent identification and the head has never
been located. The arrests, trials. con-
fessions' and general progress to the aw-
ful sequel OF to-day have been largely OF
the spectacular order. especially the clos
ing hours OF the tragedy this morning I'm
Newport, Ky.
Nearly all the forenoon Walling's fate
seemed swayng I'm the balance and the s.
600 people, with a plentiful sprinling OF
richly uniformed militia, acting as guards.
waited with interest at highest tension for
the springing of the fatal trap or the an-
nouncement of the clemency extended by
Gov. Bradley.
Walllng went to sleep at 4 o'clock this
morning and slumbered unbrokenly until
o'clock Jackson slept little. From that
early hour until the final announcement
that both must hang at II 80, the prisoners
sat at the windows of the JAIL facing the
crowded court house yard, with every ap-
pearance Of unconcern. on the gailows
neither was deserted by the "gameness''
that has marked their conduct ever since
they first posed before the public In the
celebrated tragedy.
At 11:iO the double trap was sprung ana
they swung in mld-air twenty minutes
before the horrible work of strangulatlon
was completed
The hour originally set was O'clock but
almost as the start was made for the gall
lows Jackson made another Confession"
In which he said Walling was not guilty
OF "wlful murder" Again the governor
vas appealed to at Frankfort by wireJack-
! son himself telegraphing; "Walllng Is
/ not guilty OF this crime, but am" Final
ly Gov. Bradley, after patient investigation
| of Jacksons tardy attempt to
save his comrade, including a
| long distance telephone CONSUL
tation with Judge Helm. the trial
| Judge and the attorneys in the case. sealed
anew the doom of both, by declaring
against further delay. Jackson is said
to have left still another written confess
sion TO be published or not, as his friends
may see AZ. The one of Thursday, diabol-
| icaly trying TO shift a part of the crime
on an innocent man, both Jackson and
Wallng acknowledged this morning, to be
a fake
AS there was objection to the receiving
of the body of Jackson for burial In the
| Green Castle cemetery, Il was shipped this
evening over the Zig Four to his former
| home in Winlnsoc. Me.
Walling's body was taken to Hamilton,
/ o, by his family for burial
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
ooMMANDANT MTLLAN's CONDUCT.
A Naval Court Martial to Investigate
Charges Against Him.

A Naval Court Martial to Investigate
Charges Against Him.
Washington. March 2O.-Rumors which
recently reached the navy department af-
fecting Commander Dennis w. Muilan,
causing his detachment as commandant
of the Pensacola navy yard several weeks
ago. are to be investigated, and for that
purpose a court Of inquiry. Of which Capt.
Norman G. Tarquhar is the sole member,
and Assistant Judge Advocate General
Charles II. Lauchheimer, u. s. n. c..
Is Judge advocate, has been ordered from
washington to meet at the Pensacola navy
yard next Thursday, the 18th instant. The
precise nature OF the reports Is not d.
vulged, but they are said TO relate to oc-
currences while the officer commanded
the yard during the past year which
would seriously affect his standing IL ver-
ihed.
Commander Mullan was one OF the he
roes Of the Samoan disaster In March,
1889, when three United States vessels, the
Trenton, Vandalia and Nlpsic, and two
German gunboats were forced upon the
beach and ground to pieces He was In
command Of the Nipsic, and by curious
coincidence Capt. Farquhar, who will
now investigate the rumors concerning
him, commanded the flagship Trenton at
the time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
FAST work IN THE HOUSE.
The Record of the First Week of the
Extra Session Extraordinary.

Washington. March 2O.-The first week
of the extraordinary session of the Fifty
fifth congress closed with to-day's session
of the House of Representatives. The
record made Is extraordinary.
The tariff bill has been reported, and an
order regulating its discussion adopted.
Four appropriation bills, which failed to
become laws In the Fifty-fourth congress.
necessary for the prosecution Of import
ant parts of the public service. carrying
a total of over $!2, 600, 900, have been pass
ed. with the exception of one paragraph.
as they were finally agreed upon by the
last House.
Two of these, the agricultural and In
dian, were considered and disposed Of to-
day. The former, approprIating $3.1s2.950,
was passed, as had been tho sundry civil
and general deficiency bills yesterday,
without change. The time allowed for de-
bate on this bill permitted Champ Clark
dem, of Missouri to make a character
istic speech upon the subject of the rules.
He withdrew all previous criticisms of
the Senate, and thanked God that 1t still
remained a deliberative assembly. The
action of the House yesterday and to-day
ne termed tne most ainhnlnB anu dstouHu-
Ing performance ever witnessed on the
continent.
one feature Of the Indian bill provoked
much opposition, and was finally stricken
out, by unanimous consent, before the bill
passed. This was the paragraph opening
the Gilsonite and asphalt lands In the
Uncompahgre reservation, Utah, to entry
under the mineral laws, which the Senate
had added to the bill.
Gat.pra1 raaolutiopa xyAra Offprpd and
agreed to, making appropriations for mile
age stationery. and pay of session EN-
ployes Immediately available.
At 1865 o'clock. the House adjourned I'M
I'll Monday at 10 a. m, when the debate or
the tariff bill will begin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
MORE FIGHTS ToR CARSON.
The Promoters Have Something ON
the Tapfs for September.

The Promoters nave something ON
the Tapis for September.
Carson, New. March 2O.-.Dan Stuart. the
big fight promoter, and his partner. W.
X. wheelock, Martin Julian and George
siler departed from here for San Fran
cisco this evening. Stuart and his part
ner will remain In San Francisco a short
time and then proceed to their homes in
Texas. Julian will Join the Fitzsimmons
party now In San Francisco and Slier will
return 10 Chicago.
1t is reported that more big fights will
be pulled off her In September In the
event OF several matches now under con-
sideratlon can be brought about The
big pavilion viii be left standing, ulso
the extra wires put up by the telegraph
company recently, which all indicates
something in the wind.
Mysterious" Billy Smith was to-day
ordered 10 leave town by the authorities.
Carson has resumed the even tenor cf
its way. The remains OF Willard Brad
ford. who was shot on March II by WI
liam Smith, was tonight shipped to Mis-
souri, for interment Smiths preliminary
examination will be held next Monday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
NAsHVILLE'S FLOOD.
A Portion of the Business Section of
the City Inundated.

A Portion of the Business Section of
the City Inundated.
Nashville. Tenn, March 2O.-The recent
rains have flooded the city and surround
ing country and much damage win be
the result. The Cumberland river is 499
feet on the gauge, and stationary now.
This is the highest rise In six years,
portion of the business section Of the city
is inundated and much loss will be the
result Hundreds of people in the bot
tom lands have been forced from their
homes and distress reigns in the business
and affected districts.
The Nashville, Chattanooga ana st.
Louis railway from Nashville to Memphis
is under several feet of water between
Camden and Johnsonville Tenn, and
trains have been discontinued for the
present. The Louisville and Nashville
and Chattanooga divisions of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis are still
open.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
sIIROPsHRE's SHORTCOMINGS.
The Consul General Refuses to Adj
init Heavy Personal Loss.

The Consul General Refuses to Adj
init "A Heavy Personal Loss.
Paris, March 2O.-Samuel e. Morss, the
American consul general here, was ques-
toned to-day regarding the embezzlement
of Clyde Shropshire, formerly the vice
consul general, a position he owed TO Mr.
Morss. Mr.. Morss said that notwith-
standing the statement cabled from the
United States that he had informed the
state department Of the Illegal acts of his
deputy, he had made no report to the de-
paTtment. He added that Shropshire had
been dismissed from his position nine
months ago. He never had charge of the
consulate unless In the absence or sick
ness of the consul general. He had bor-
rowed money from his acquaintance and
had lost the loans In gambling.
Mr.. Morss would not confirm the re-
ports that Shropshire, who Is now said to
be in London with his paramour. an
American woman, had robbed him Of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
SURVIVORS or THE ST.. NAzA1RE.
The Ynnnriva Believed TO Have Pick
ed Up sixteen.

The Ynnnriva Believed to Have Pick
ed Up sixteen.
New York. March 20-The steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm arrived in Hoboken to-
day from the other side. The log book
shows that at 1880 o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon last. while In latitude 4O:07 north
and longitude 1929 west, the Kaiser wa
helm passed the English tramp Yanariva,
bound for the other side The Yanariva
signalled the Kaiser Wilhelm, but owing
to some mistake the signals were not
plainly understood. Chief officer Dam
neman Of the Kaiser Wilhelm said this
evening that as far as they could make
out the signals were Sixteen st. Ma
zalre, French" II is possible that this
means that sixteen OF the shipwrecad
people from the French steamer st. Ma
zaire are on board the tramp, bound for
England. The Yanariva will not reach
the other side until Thursday or Friday.
The first officer thought the officers Of
the Yanariva, knowing the Kaiser viii
helm would reach port first wanted her
to make a report.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
VERY FAVORABLE AT vICKsBURG

The Permnnency of the Levees Now
Considered Probable.
Vicksburg, Miss, March 20-The wealth
er this morning was very favorable to
the permanency of the Ievees, being calm.
warm and bright. Tools and materials
are being rushed forward on every train
to the levees in Mississippi.
The Mississippi Valley route reports alI
the levees intact to-day. There is no
news from the Lea levees. The river
has risen $40 of a foot here in the past
twenty-four hours. This Is an abnormal
rise at this stage Of water, and it is now
A 3-10 The Yazoo, now banks full, Is
largely responsible
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
n,1gg1es.,, ~, .-.---,- $1,000,

A Negro Blown Into Tree Top ana
Several Bones broken.
Jackson. Miss. March 2O.-AdditionaI
particulars of yesterdays storm show IL
20 have been general all over the southern
half OF Mississippi.
At Utica, IN this county c. w. Hill was
killed and his wife badly injured.
At Martin, forty miles southwest OF
here, q negro was lifted clear Of the
ground and blown 800 yards into tree top.
several bones being broken.
Two Of the best farm residences in
Rankin twenty miles southeast Of here.
were destroyed and the families injured.
Gin houses, barns, etc, are down In ev-
cry direction, and an immense amount of
timber has been destroyed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
CRAzED ny LIQUOR.
After Clubbing His Wife, "A GroceF
Commits Suicide I'm CelI.


Commits Suicide I'm "A Cell.
Richmond Va. March 2O.--A Danville
special to the Dispatch says: ~. r. Lit
tlejohn, mlddle-aged white man. kept
a small grocery store on the corner OF
Floyd and Upper streets. About noon to-
day, without warning, he attacked his
wife with stout hickory cane, badly cut
ting and brusing her about the head and
body, and breaking her left arm before
her neighbors, attracted by her cries.
could interfere. Police Officers Williams
and Hutson arrested Littlejohn and took
him 10 Jail.
"Three hours later he was found dead
In his cell. Investigation developed that
he had swallowed laudanum before at
tacking his wife. The assault and sui-
eide are attributed TO sudden dementia-
Deceased went on occasional sprees, and
had been drinking heavily for several
days"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
MILL TAKINGs OF COTTON.

A Statement Published at Liverpool
Not Official.
Washington, March 2O.-The attention of
the department of agriculture has been
drawn to a publication in Liverpool OF
alleged official information, relative to
mill taklngs from the cotton crop of 1896.
Henry A. Robinson, statisticlan of the
department. thinks it well for the public
to know that no official information Of
the nature claimed, has been given out.
The nature and state of the work at the
time of such publication, also render it
impossible that the assertions contained
therein could have had any substantial
foundation. or any verifcation Of value,
either public or private. In making this
disclaimer, Mr.. Robinson does not wish to
be understood as denying or affirming any
of the Liverpool statements.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
CUBA's CONFLICT.
Spanish Advices Say 423 Rebels Have
Been Killed i'm Nine Days.

Spanish Advices Say 423 Rebels Have
Been Killed I'm Nine Days.
Havana March 2O.-Advlces received
here to-day say that the rebels made an
attack upon the town of cano. near Man
zanillo, on March Is. and sacked several
houses. The garrison made a stubborn re-
slstance, and finally repulsed the rebels
who left two of their dead behind them.
The garrison had one officer and three
privates wounded.
According TO data furnished by the chief
Of the military STAFF here a summary Of
the operations of the troops, from March
10 TO 10, shows that 423 rebels have been
killed and eight taken prisoners. Within
the same period the Spanish troops have
lost three officers and forty-two privates
killed and sixteen officers and 267 privatos
wounded. II Is also shown that between
the dates mentioned lss rebels have sur
rendered. and 1914 rifles, 1O7 machets and 5i9
horses have been captured by the troops.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
TWO GIRLS KILLED by A TREE.
They Had Just Met when the Fatal
Crash Caught Them.

Montgomery, Ala, March 2O.---At Noun
tain Creek. a station few miles north Of
Montgomery. on the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad. yesterday, two daughters.
aged 10 and 16 Of James II. Morrell. were
instantly killed by a falling tree. The
elder girl was at the spring when the
storm came upon her. and her sister start
ed 10 her with an umbrella. Just where
they met a tree was blown down, crush
ing them both TO death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
PATRIOTS AFTER PLACES.
Many Applicants for Treasury De-
partment Berths.

Washington, March 2O.-Among the APP
plications for positions under the treasury
department made public to-day were the
following:
J. DeV. Hazard Of Euts. Fla. TO be dep
uty auditor for state and other depart
ments.
To be collectors of customs-R. +. Camp
bell of FL Paso, Tey, at Ei Paso; Moses
Dielon of El Paso, Tex, at El Paso w.
w. Acheson of Belleview, Fla. at jack
sonville, Fla; J. A. Price of Dalton, Ca,
at Atlanta; T. ]. Wilson of Clifton Forge,
Va, at Lynchburg, Va; y. E. Sweet OF
Pembroke Va. at Lynchburg, Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
RISE OF THE cHio.

Water Crept Up Only n Tenth of n
Foot at Cairo Friday Night.
Cairo, Ill, March 2o.-The gauge this
morning reads 5O.7 feet. The Ohio river
rose one-tenth of a foot during last night.
Reports at the local weather bureau this
morning show a heavy rise in the Ten
nessee and Cumberland rivers since yes
terday morning, but only a four-tenths
rise at Paducah in the twenty-four hours
ending this morning. The weather here
is bright and the sun is shining. With
no more rain the rise of the Ohio river
will be very slow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
cLEvELAND's SALARY.
A warrant Signed for the S277.Ts
sHII Due Him.

washington. March 2O.-The treasury
department closed UP It's accounts with
Grover Cleveland to-day. Secretary
Gage signed a warrant In favor Of Mr..
Cleveland for S2777S, the balance due him
on his salary as President, and II will be
mailed to him az Princeton, n. j., on Mon
day. This balance completes the $780,
600 to which Mr. Cleveland was entitled
for his four years services.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
OSBORNE TAKES THE OATH.
The New Consul General at London
the First sworn In.

Washington. March 2O.-The new consul
general at London, NJ. Mex. Osborne. is
the first Of the foreign appointees Of the
administration to enter upon his work.
He took the oath Of office AZ the state
department to-day, and Immediately be-
gan to accumulate the knowledge OF his
new office, in the hope Of being able 20
relieve Consul General Collins at the earli-
est possible moment. As soon as he can
be made familiar with the routine, he will
leave for london.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
GovERNMENT TO THE RESCUE.
Its Boats to Aid the Flood Sufferers
at Cairo.

at Cairo.
Washington, March 2O.-Secretary AL
ger acted promptly to-day to relieve the
flood sufferers Of the Mississippi valley by
the use Of vessels belonging to the war
department
Senator Cullom of Illinois presented the
secretary with an appeal this morning
from the mayor of Cairo, ILL.,, for govern
mental assistance to save life and prop
erty. Secretary Alger at once telegraph
cd Mai Handy, the engineer In charge Of
the river work, al st. Louis, and Col. Gill
lespie. the president Of the Mississippi
river commission, directing them TO have
all government boats sent to Cairo and
20 confer with the mayor, board of trade
and Circuit Judge Roberts as to the meas
ures to be taken for relief.