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WRECK OF THE FLACHAL.
Story Told by the Only Surviving
Passenger Of the Steamer.

TENERIFFE Canary islands,. Feb.
I'm. Munoz. the only surviving pas
senger of the Compagnia General
Transatlantique steamer Flachal. bound
from Marseilles for Colon. that was
wrecked at Anaga Point this island.
early yesterday morning during thick
fog. says:
When the Flachal grounded her en-
gineers let off steam. and thereby pre-
vented the boilers from bursting. The
passengers, under charge of the doctor
and the second officer. We're shut up in
the deckhouse under the bridge.
The captain ordered the boats out,
but the vessel took a heavy list to port.
and three of the port boats We're car
ried away by heavy ia directly af-
ter they were launched. An attempt
was then made to launch the starboard
lifeboat. and after working steadily
from to in the morning. ii succeeded.
Those ON board Immediately made a
desperate rush. Fifty jumped into the
sea in an endeavor to reach the boat.
but only sixteen succeeded. and two of
these were washed out. The boat was
full of water. and it was impossible to
use the oars. After half an hour the
steamer Susu arrived and picked up
the fourteen in the boat.
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Miss Willard was born in 1899 at
Churchville, near Rochester, n. Y, ana
according to all accounts, was the pref
test baby in the village. In her early
youth her parents removed to Oberlin.
O., then the center of all sorts of isms,
especially abolitionism, and there she
obtained her early education. They
next moved TO Wisconsin, where she
spent much of her time in the woods,
and though having little 10 do she did
plenty of thinking" At IA, with the
aid of her brother Oliver, she establish
ed a three-column paper called the
Forest Home Tribune" She gradu-
ated from the Northwestern University,
obtained the degree of y. NJ. at SYRIA
cuse, wrote, studied. taught and lee
tured until all the world knew her She
was elected President of the W. C. I.
L. Of the United States, and later Of
the world
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enter the witness stand, his face dead
~ pale. thereupon withdrew. and the
court suspended the session in order to
ALLOW NJ. Laborie to draw up certain
arguments.
In the meantime the excitement in
creased. The incident was discussed
in frenzied manner, and the general
opinion expressed was that the trial
had taken a sensational and grave
turn.
When the court US again called to
order. General Boisdeffre had not ar
rived. and SO the court was adjourned
until tomorrow.
lola MAY BE ACQUITTED.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-A dispatch to
the World from Paris says:
Yves Guyot, former Minister of Justice
and the chief publicist on the side OF
Dreyfus. says:
There is d good prospect of Zola' 5
acquittal If a majority OF the jury is
not terrorized by the crowd. According
to French law, if six be for ard six be
against, acquittal follows. So far there
is no good indication of the jury bent,
because under the French law, if a
jury exhibits such prematurely the YER
dict Is annulled. This is the dilemma
now evident in the affair of Dreyfus.
Either Dreyfus has been condemned
on the bordereau note written by him.
or condemned on a secret document, in
which case the court martiars verdict
is null
NJ Laborie. Zola's counsel, who was
seen after court adjourned, said: Two
things are now clearly established One
is that the good moral character of
Dreyfus has been proved. The other
Is the negative fact that Dreyfus did
not write the bordereau. and the posi-
tive fact that Esterhazy did. A re-
vision is probable, but if the Court dc
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MISS FRANCES {. WILLARD DEAD.
PASSED AWAY AT AN EARLY
HOUR THIS MORNING.
Known Throughout the World for
Her Work in Behalf of the
Cause of Temperance.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Miss Francis
E. Willard, President of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, died
shortly after midnight this (Friday)
morning at the Hotel Empire, this city.
Miss Willard had been i'll for about
three weeks.
DR.. Hill made the following state
ment tonight:
Miss Willard had suffered some
years with profound anemia, and on
several occasions had been given up to
die. Last summer she seemed to take
on 4 new lease of life, and gained in
weight and strength, so that she went
through her convention work at To-
ronto and Buffalo, which was most ar
duous, and came out much better than
was expected, but on her arrival five
weeks ago she was much prostrated
and readily took the grippe, complica-
tons of which caused her DEATH
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Results Of the Races at Oakland
and New Orleans.

OAKLAND, Feb. 1.-THE races to-
day resulted as follows:
Five and a half furlongs, selling
Diggs Dorsey, 4 to l, won; E,lsmore
(Thorpe), to /, second: Plumeria
(Gouin) to 1,third. Time-1 :0S1h
William OBJ, Pat Murphy, Mount Roy.
Harry Gwynn. Tim Murphy, Sir Rich
ard, Monitor, Entrata. February, Kais-
erin, Jerildero and Tom Smith also ran.
One mile, selling, Morinel (Spencer),
4 to /, won; Duke of York III. (Conley),
> to !, second: Bonita (Thorpe), Z to =,
third. Time-1 :41&. DR.. Marks, Prince
Tyrant, Musculado, p. A. Finnegan
Magnus, Bonita r., Loumont, Bow and
Arrow also ran.
Four furlongs, Ell Mido (Conley), 4 to
., won: The Miller (McNichols), - 20
/, second; Amoltopec CThorpe), { to .,
third. Time-0:491a. Anchored, Stone
l.. and La Paresseuse also ran.
Mile and an eighth, selling Collins
(Jones) 8 to |, won: Rey Del TERRA
McDonald ) to !, second; Paul Pry
(Thorpe) I to >, third. Time :541a
Coda Can't Dance. Devils Dream,
Mamie G., Metaire, Don Clarencio and
Heidelberg also ran.
Seven furlongs, Senator Bland (Spcn-
cer), even. won, F'1ashlight &C. Sloan),
10 to 1, second: Lord Marmion
tThorpe) { to ), third. Time-1:2IH.
Ace also ran
Five sd a half furlongs, selling, r.
.. Ban cThorpe), S to l, won; Howard
(SpenceD, s to /. second: Don't Skip
Ne Conley). 8 to ), third. Time
1:9lM. l Don't Know, Sport McAllis-
ter. Saticoy, Valencienne. Allie Belle
and Fly also ran.
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17.-Weather
raining; track sloppy. Results:
Six furlongs. Carlotta C. won, Med
dler second, Mamie Dunn third. Time
lilo.
Half mile. Pearl Barnes won, Tyr
Shena second. Sir Florian third. Time
-0:51.
Mile and quarter Inflammation won.
lockwood second Robert Bonner third.
Time-2:15.
Six furlcngs. handicap, Dorah Wood
won. Robinson second, Direct third.
Tima-1:fIla.
Six furlongs, Randozza won, Wolford
second. Gilray third. Time-1:1134.
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Stewart Thurston, Warren, Wilson and
Wolcott-29
The resolution as agreed to was as
follows:
Resolved, as the opinion Of the Sen
ate, That the sale of the Kansas Pa
cific Division of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, made to-day, ought not to be
confirmed, except upon the terms that
the original claims and the interest
thereon due to the United States from
said railroad company of the Kansas
Pacific Division be paid in full by the
bidders
The Corbett case was laid before the
Guided his speech in support of the res
olution declaring Corbet not to be en-
titled to his seat
Hoar followed Pettus with an ex-
tended legal and constitutional argu-
ment in favor of the seating of Cor
bett.
The Senate then, at 4:10, went into
executive session, and five minutes af-
terward adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE debate
on the bankruptcy bill dragged along
listleSsly in the House to-day, interest
in it being overshadowed. as on yester-
day, by the Maine disaster. The
speeches on the floor attracted almost
no attention, and were delivered in
most instances to a handful of men,
bers
The speakers to-day We're: In favor
of the bill-Messrs. Moody (R) of Mas
sachusetts, Alexander (R) of New
York, Broderick (R) of Kansas. Nc
Call (R.) of Massachusetts, Knox (R)
of Massachusetts, Crumpacker (R) of
Indiana, and Dolliver R) of Iowa.
Against it-Messrs. Little of Kentucky
Smith of Kentucky, Wilson OF South
Carolina, Maddox of Georgia Sparkman
of Florida, and Bartlett of Georgia, all
Democrats.
In the course of the debate Maddox
took occasion to reply to a speech made
by Lands (R.) of Indiana last week be-
fore the Middlesex Club of Boston. He
denounced Lands references to the
South and her people as ISLANDERS, and
said that a man who would indulge in
such misrepresentation at public dim
ner was unworthy of place on the
floor of the House.
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LOSS OF THE CLARA NEVADA.
Was Doubtless Due to the Explo-
sion of Her BoiIers-None Saved.

NANAIMO (B. c., Feb. IA spec
ial from Juneau, Alaska, Of February
18th confirms the news of the loss of
the Clara Nevada and says:
The cause of the disaster was doubt
less the explosion of her boilers. OF the
fifty people on board none are believed
to have been saved.
The wreck was discovered by the T.
A. Marquam, Customs Inspectors at
Juneau. who ordered the Rustler to the
scene, in Lynn Canal, where a burning
vessel had been seen. Wreckage
bearing the name of the Inflated vessel
was found. but there was nothing to
show the identity of any of the pas
sengers.
The Clara Nevada was a tramp
steamer. and as she was plying be-
tween United States ports she should
not file her file her passenger list with
the Custom House officers. Those
whom she had aboard had been hurri-
eddy picked up at Skaguay. being at
tracted by the cut which she made in
rates.
1t is thought that she carried twenty
passengers, Of whom two or three We're
women. Several We're bound for Ju-
neau and the balance for Seattle.
Frank Whitney OF Cripple Creek, Col.
was known 10 be one of the unfortu-
mates. He had been waiting for his
wife to join him at Skaguay. and be-
coming impatient. boarded the Nevada
at the last minute. His wife arrived
at Skaguay only "A few f>surs after the
Nevada sailed. and. learning of his de-
parture, followed him south on the
steamer Rosalie. expecting to meet him
in Seattle. Al Neyes of Juneau is also
supposed to have been on the Clara
Nevada This IS all that is known OF
the victims.
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TRIAL OF FIGEL.
The Case of the Prosecution De-
cl2rAd Closed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-THE case
for the prosecution of Theodore Figel.
charged with the murder of his en-
closed this morning. All the testimony
that could be procured was introduced,
and With the addition of some expert
opinions upon the question of the au-
thenticity of the $1,000 receipt purport-
ing to have been given by Isaac Hoff-
man on May 49, 1897, IN acknowledge
uIent of various sums of money drawn
from time to time without the knowl-
edge of Hoffmans partner, Rothschiid,
ex-Judge Murphy was content to leave
the issue with the jury.
After the prosecution had closed its
case the jury was temporarily excused
While The opposing counsel argued the
proposition made by General Barnes
that neither the forgery nor smbeZzle-
ment evidence be allowed to go to the
jury.
The motion was denied by Judge
Cook. and the taking of testimony on
behalf of Figel was begun. The after
moon was devoted to the evidence OF
medical experts, and the hearing for
the day ended in a dispute over the
admissibility of a Hypothetical ques-
ing the distance the deadly pistol was
held from Hoffnan's head.
Further argument on this point will
be heard tomorrow.
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FATAL FIRE AT ANGELS CAMP.
An Old Colored Woman Burned
to Death.

ANGELS CAMP, Feb. 1I.-This town
had a narrow escape from total de-
struction tonight. About 10 O'Clock a
fire was discovered in Chinatown, and
the department made an attempt to
extinguish ii without success. Three
buildings were destroyed before the big
monitor of the Stickles Company was
ready to be operated. When the big
stream was finally turned on the flames
were soon under control.
An old colored woman known as odd
Martha was burned to death before
the department arrived. 4 dance was
going on at hall a few doors from
the fire. and several persons were badly
bruised in the rush to get out of the
building.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, par
TALLY covered by insurance.
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There We're still about forty people
on the wreck. but when the Susu re-
turned from Santa Cruz not soul was
to be seen and the sea was washing
completely over the wreck. The cap
tain and officers did their best, but ow-
ing to the mountainous seas, it was I'M
possible to attempt TO save the wom-
en- and children All were obliged to
jump to save their lives. The captain
was in bed when the vessel struck, and
the second officer was in charge"
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A Ship Abandoned at Sea.

SYDNEY On. S. W), Feb. II. = The
tug Levert has arrived here, and re-
ports having picked up boat contain
ing the Captain and three members of
the crew of the Chilean ship Alacama,
bound from Newcastle, n. S. W., to San
Diego. The Alacama had been aban-
doned at sea. Twelve of her crew who
left the vessel in boats are missing.
The rescued men We're picked up, forty
miles off the coast. They had been
eight days without food or water. A
steamer has been sent to search for
those who left in boats.
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Medium
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Mind Reader
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Golden Eagle Hotel,
ROOMS 8 AND 9,
FOR SHORT TIME ONLY.
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Atrocities in Macedonia.

LONDON, Feb 1S.-The correspond
ent of the Daily News" at Constan-
tinople tells a terrible story of the muir
der and torturing in the most horrible
fashion of Bulgarians in Macedonian
villages. Many have died under tor
ture. A list of the victims has been
furnished to the ambassadors.
The record-union., 1898-02-18
Hurrying Work on Mortars.

Niles Tool Works at Hamilton. Ohio,
Is turning out 12-inch mortars for the
Government for shipment as early as
possible. Within the past few days the
work has been greatly FASTENED, to all
appearances.
The record-union., 1898-02-18
British Loan to China.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The Daily MALI
says this (F'riday} morning that it un-
derstands a British loan to China has
been practically arranged on the terms
previously published.
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Two Hundred Carried to Sea.

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 11.-Advices re-
ceived from Helsingford says a tract of
ice on the coast of the Gulf or Finland
broke adrift in snow storm and was
carried to sea- with 200 fishermen and
several horses
The record-union., 1898-02-18
Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-To-day's
statement Of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
$40, 2G2,9 13; gold reserve, $166,645, l39.
The record-union., 1898-02-18

Cessation quashes the original court
martial finding, that is enough, and
Dreyfus must be set at liberty"
The record-union., 1898-02-18
A Line of Shoes to Close at s. 10.

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ner. Our price, 45c: Check
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George AIDE; Dora Deane,"
Mary j. Holmes; Lakewood"
Mary H. Norris; Patricia"
Marie ST. Felix; In the Shadow
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Savage; "a French Witch"
Gertrude Warden: Mr.. Isaacs."
F. Marion Crawford; "A Tale Of
Lonely Parish" F. Marion
Crawford; THE Ashes of De-
SIRE" John Louis Berry, Jr.;
IA Garrison Tangle," Capt.
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Capt. Charles King; Fort
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THE Fiery Ordeal" Tasma:
Sunset" Whitby; THE Free
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THE Beautiful White Devil"
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The record-union., 1898-02-18
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ways abreast of the times with
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and the prices are always the
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We are just in receipt of a
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that may be shown in cheap
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time favorites.
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The record-union., 1898-02-18

Caution is the instinct of the weaker
animals.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-06-30
WOULD SAIL FOR spain.
Sampson to Bombard Spanish Towns
if Camara Goes to Mani a.
CADIz SQUADRON HEA0ED FOR PHILIPPINES
AS Soon as 1t Is Definitely Known That
Camara's Plan is to Attack Dewey,
Flying SOU dron VIII Sail
for Spanish Coast.

WASHINGTON (SpeciaD The war is
to be carried into Africa, metaphor
ically speaking, if Spain is foolhardy
enough to send the Cadiz fleet through
the Suez canal to attack Dewey in the
Philippines. 1t is announced on good
authority that before the last Spanish
vessel has passed through the canal
an American squadron will be steam
ing at full speed across the Atlantic,
straight for the coast of Spain, to
bring the war home to the Spanish
people. There is no doubt that Dewey
can take care of himself against this
Cadiz feet, since his own squadron
will be reinforced by ironclads long
before Camara's ships sight the bay of
Manila, and he will have the shore
batteries with him instead Of against
him in the struggle.
But it has been concluded by the
administration that nothing save the
most severe measures will suffice to
bring the Spanish people to realizing
sense of the hopelessness of the con-
tinuance of the present war, and even
kindness, it is held, will dictate such
blow as that it is proposed to admin
lister if the Spanish persist in this last
project. After the fall of Santiago and
the capture or destruction of Cervera's
squadron, Sampson will have an abund-
ance of vessels to spare for the task
set for him.
Probably he will constitute the at
tacking feet in two .squadrons, the
first flying squadron, to be composed
of the swiftest vessels of the feet, such
as the Columbia, Minneapolis, Har-
ward, Yale, st. Louis, st. Paul, New
Orleans and such craft. This will be
followed under another command.
either Sampson or Schley, by the bat
tleships, which Captain Clark's expe-
rience with the Oregon has shown can
easily be counted on for the voyage
across the Atlantic. With the Iowa,
Oregon, Indiana, Massachusetts,, all
battleships, supplementing the New
York and Brooklyn, armored cruisers,
and the less powerful vessels OF the
flying squadron, the Spanish coast
would be speedily swept clear OF all
commerce, all Spanish shipping would
be closed and some of the best ports
blockaded or bombarded.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-06-30
THE WORLDS MARKET
AT OUR COMMAND.

The War Has No Effect on the General
Busine:s Situation, Says Dun's Report.
R. G.. Dun & Co. s weekly review of
trade in part says:
Very little business, seen in proper
tion to the aggregate, has been caused
by the war. Not any, discoverable by
ordinary tests, has been prevented by
the war. Neither has the collapse of
the wheat speculation caused the ex-
pected decrease of shipments, for ex-
ports continue remarkably large. Gold
comes or does not come as we want it,
the worlds market being evidently at
our command An offering of bonds
by the government brings out at the
start bids for more than three times the
amount offered, while the popular sub
scription already for three-quarters of
the amount exhibits in strong light the
confidence of the people.
Wheat ceased to fall and begins to
rise in price because foreign needs are
not yet satisfied. Atlantic exports for
the week, -four included, 3,246, 205
bushels.
The worlds need of grain is greater
than ever, and 213, ,821, ,567 bushels of
wheat and 207, ,317, 483 bushels of corn
have gone abroad already, with week
to spare for more, than was ever before
exported in one year. After falling to
80 cents for cash and 77s for July,
wheat rose to 83 cents for cash and 79
for July, with foreign demand.
Corn was steady without much fiuc-
tuation, exports being 2, ,572, 723 bushels
for the week.
The industries at the season when
stoppages are to be expected maintain
production surprisingly. There are
very few Interruptions on account OF
labor, and wage scales for the coming
year have nearly all been amicably
settled.
Wool is stronger shade. The future
of trade is in doubt, though with more
hopeful prospects. Cotton has weak
ened 3-16 with excellent crop prospects.
Failures for the week have been 285
in the United States.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-06-30
THE ENSLEY STEEL PLANT.
The Bonds Have Been Taken and tn
Great Industry Assured.

The Bonds Have Been Taken and the
Great Industry Assured.
The New York Times says: "One OF
the m ost encouraging signs OF the re-
sumption of indus trial development
of the south is the assured state OF the
movement which has been in progress
for some time to establish an lmpor-
tant steel producing concern at Ems
lev, Ala, a short distance from Blr-
,ningham. The strong financial sup
port which the project has received
has removed all doubt of the speedy
realization of the plans OF Its pro-
moters.
can organization was effected a
short time ago under the name OF the
Alabama Steel and Ship Building
Company, and Moore & Schley, bank
ers of this city, were engaged as finan-
cial agents.
"It was decided to issue 81, 900, 600
of 6 per cent bonds, $40, 600 OF + per
cent preferred stock, and $500, 600 OF
common stock, the bonds and prefer
red stock being guaranteed by the
Tennessee Coal, Iron Railroad Com
pany. No difficulty was experienoe ID
in disposing of the bonds. The plant
which is to be enacted by the company.
will have a capacity of 1000 tons OF
steel per dny.
"Among the various projects under
discussion is one for the erection OF
wire rod mill, near the steel plant
which will absorb 800 tons of steel pei
day. A consumer for $50 tons pei
day is likely to be found in company
which proposes to manufacture sllll
plates for export. One of the prlncl
pal features of the business, however
will be the manufacture of steel rails.
"The Wellman -Seaver Engineering
Company, of Cleveland, o., have been
engaged as the engineers and metalui
gists for the plant, and will have
charge of the construction OF the
works"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-06-30
HAWAIANS MAY FIGHT.
Orders Issued to the National Guard to
Report to Commanding Officers.

Orders Issued to the National Guard to
Report to Commanding Officers. -
HoNo1ULU.-Ord have been IS
sued requiring all members of the Ha-
waiian National Guard, active and
honorary, to report Immediately to
their respective commanding officers
the amount and character OF any and
all equipment in their possession. The
movement probably prefaces the plac-
ing of them on war footing as pre-
caution against any emergency.
1t is believed that in the event OF
annexation the loyal regiment will be
at once hurried to Manila.
The present session of the Hawaiian
legislature will probably be extended
to ratify any annexation proposition
which may come from the United
States government.
The United States government has
awarded contract for the erection OF
a new coaling station at this port at a
cost of nearly $4,000.