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The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
W0RKoF THE STORM.
REPORTS SENT OUT WE'RE Eek
TREMELY MODERATE.
Carrabelle was Literally Wiped
From the Map-Thirteen OF Four
teen Large Lumber Vessels Were
Swept Ashore-Many Million Feet
of Lumber Destroyed-Loss OF
Life IL Not Known-Citixens In .
state Of Wild Confusion and Are
Flocling Everywhere for Relief.

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 5.-The first
train since Monday from Carrabelle,
through the storm stricken Gulf coast
section reached here yesterday after
noon, passengers having been trans
ferred twice from a fiat car from Car
rabelle to lever car between Coal
creek and the Ochlacknee river, and
then to the relief train for Tallahassee.
The train crew and passengers agree
in stating that reports sent out of the
destruction wrought by the storm
have been extremely moderate.
Carrabelle is literally wiped from the
map. Her docks and wharves, con-
tanning about 100000 feet of. dumber
ana $4,000 barrels of rosin, were quick
" swept away. Thirteen Or fourteen
large lumber vessels in the bay were
swept ashore and are now lying well
up on dry land. These vessels con-
tained several million feet Of lumber.
No information is obtainable as to the
loss of life from these vessels or from
the large feet of fishing boats in the
neighborhood. Only two or three huts
are left standing in Carrabelle, and one
colored woman is known to have been
killed by the falling of q house.
Citizens Of Carrabelle are in q wild
state of confusion and are focking in
every direction for relief. The town
is isolated and the wires are still down.
The towns Of Mcintyre and Curtis
Mill are completely demolished and
large interests have been destroyed.
The coast resorts, Teresa and Lanark
are more seriously wrecked than at
first reported and visitors have SUI
fered great hardships, though no loss
of life is yet known. Fifteen men, said
to have been fishing on an inlet called
Dog island just before the storm broke,
cannot be found.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12

Rar Harbor, Me-, Aug. S.-A score of
persons were killed yesterday by the
collapse of the gang plank of the
Mount Desert ferry. Seventeen were
drowned and three died from the ter
rible immersion in the water and In
juries while struggling for life.
The Maine Central railway ran ex-
cursions to Bar Harbor from all sec
tions Of its line in Maine, the attrac-
ton being the warships which were
expected yesterday. All the morning
trains packed with excursionists were
running to Bar Harbor. The train
which left Bangor at $40 consisted OF
twelve cars jammed with people. At
Mount Desert ferry, the terminus OF
the line, the train is left for the boat,
for an eight-mile sail to Bar Harbor.
From the wharf slip or gang plank
forty feet long and ten feet wide led
up to the boat. The slip was hinged
at the inner end, was raised or low
cred to suit the tide. The wharf ex-
tends on both sides flush with the end
Of the wooden gang plank. Five tim
bers, 4x12 inches, set vertically, ran
the length Of the plank and these were
crossed by two-inch planking. 1t is
said that there was no support for the
plank between the hinges at the outer
end. When the excursion train from
Bangor arrived at the Ferry there was
a rush for the steamer Sapphett. The
first few passengers had crossed the
gangplank safely, and tt is estimated
that 200 people were massed upon the
plank Suddenly they felt the plank
Give Way Beneath Them.
The long timber supporting the plank
broke in the middle. The hinges held
up one end and the chain the other,
while the broken ends Of the plank
dropped and a struggling, screaming
mass of humanity was plunged into
the water, fifteen feet below the wharf.
A few clung to the inclined sides of the
plank, but at least $50 were struggling
In the water. The piling Of the wharf
partially penned them in on three sides
and the boat lying at the wharf closed
the other end of the opening. After
the first moment of stupefaction the
work Of rescue began. Ropes and life
preservers were thrown to the crowd,
but in the panic the people in the
water clutched one another and many
sank thus in groups in death grapple.
Many were taken from the water un-
conscious and were revived with diff
Guilty. Doctors were summoned from
all directions but it was half an hour
before the first arrived. The freight
house Mt the ferry was turned into a
morgue, the bodies being taken there
for Identification as fast as recovered.
By noon seventeen had been recovered.
Three other persons were taken on
board the Sappho and died on the way
to Bar Harbor. The exact number Of
dead will not be known for some time
yet as strong tide sweeps under the
pier and some bodies may have been
carried away by it. A diver is at work
looking for bodies.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
FERMENT.

Hafti'a Sympathy for santo Domingo
May Lead to Serious Trouble.
Washington, Aug. S.-Haiti is in o
state of ferment perhaps from sympa.
thy with the neighboring state of San
Domingo. United States Minister
Powell has cabled the state depart.
ment that the presence Of United
States warship may be required if the
present threatening conditions con.
tinue, to insure the safety Of the Unit.
ed States legation and consulates. The
department is closely watching devel.
opments and has been in comInuni ica.
ton with the ravy department on the
subject. ready to dispatch orders at
short notice to Commodores Longneck.
er and Logan, Of the New Orleans and
Machias, respectively. These 'vessels
are now at San Domingo only half o
days sail from Port au Prince, and II
is believed will be quite sufficient tc
meet the minister's needs.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
HORRIBLE MURDER.
wnshinxton Man Kills Young Girl
With q Razor.

With = Razor.
Washington, Aug. S.-A horrible
murder was committed yesterday in
the northeastern section Of the city.
The murderer was Benjamin H. Smell,
a special examiner in the pension Of
fee, q man about forty-five years of
age. His victim was Lisa Weissen-
berger, girl thirteen years Of age,
who had been employed in his house.
hold until few months ago, when she
was taken home by her parents, who
became suspicious of Snelrs conduct
toward her. Smell seemed to be in
fatuated with the child and paid her a
great deal of attention, which, how
ever, she resented. Yesterday morn
ing Smell went to his victims house
and entering at the front door passed
on through the middle room where the
girl was sleeping to the dining room
door. While standing at the door the
mother ordered him out of the house.
Smell started to 60, passing again
through the room where the child was.
He bent over the sleeping child and
drew her from the bed. Awakened
suddenly she screamed in terror.
Twisting one hand in the girls hair
and throwing back her head, Smell
drew razor from his pocket and
swept it across her throat. Twice he
slashed her throat and once he missed,
cutting a great piece of flesh from her
cheek. The head was almost severed
from the body and both the murderer
and his victim were drenched with
blood.
Attracted by the child's screams, the
mother ran to the rescue. In a frenzy
she grappled with the murderer and
was badly slashed on the arm with the
razor. The murderer attempted to
escape but was soon captured by the
police and locked up in the ninth pre-
cinct station. He refused to give any
explanation of his acts and says he re-
members nothing about them. The
murderer is native of Vermont and
was at one time employed in a bank
/ nMontsomery, Ala. He has q wife
and two children.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
THE M,K1NLEY COTTAGE.
The President Buys His Old Home 4
Canton.

The President Buys His Old Home In
Canton.
Canton, Ohio. Avg. S.-President Nc
Kinley has purchased the famous Nc
Kinley cottage" at the corner of North
Market street and Louis avenue. The
deal was closed Saturday. The consid-
GRAFTON was $14,5O0. The papers. have
paset:. He will seIdre possession un-
der contact aid deed October next,
The property w.,s not in. tie market.
It was endeareG to President and Mrs.
Mckinley as their first home, where
they began housekeeping and by other
memories OF pleasure and sorrow there.
The lot is 40 feet on Market by pa
on Louis avenue. The front versnda
shows the most wear from the historic
campaign of 1906, when the noted
home was the political Mecca for near
" million people.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
scoRcH1NG IN NEBRASKA.
Old Sol Rather Too Generous With
His Rays.

Old Sol Rather Too Generous With
His Rays.
Omaha. Neb., Aug. 5.-Yesterday was
the third in series of very hot days
ing Nebraska. The maximum tempera-
ture at Omaha was 90 on Tuesday, SO
Wednesday and 80 yesterday. High
winds made the conditions very un-
comfortable. In the southern part of
the state even higher. temperature is
reported. At Syracuse the thermome-
ter recorded n maximum Of 102 in the
shade, with only little less the two
preceding days. Wymore reports 1O7
in the shade for yesterday. The corn
crop is now in critical condition, and
srme damage is likely to result if the
extreme heat continues. Copious rains
are reported from the northern part OF
the state. with lower temperature.
Terrific Rain Storm.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 5.-Shortly before
midnight a terrific rain storm, accom-
panied by startling electric phenomena,
broke over Omaha and heavy down.
pour Of rain occurred, etfectually
breaking the recent heated spell.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
STRAND OF cowARD1cB

stamped Upon Captain In the
Fifty-Firat Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 5.-The ad-
jutant general is in receipt of Manila
adyices that Capt. A. r.. Burton, Of
Company B, Fifty-first Iowa, from
Villisca, has been suspended for cow
ardice and is now at Manila. awaiting
dishonorable discharge. Burton was
principal Of schools at Wymore, Neb.,
when the war broke out, and disap.
peared, going back to his old home at
Villisca. Iowa, and taking the cap.
taincy Of the company. He is reported
to have deserted his troops In an en-
gagement and hid alone in ditch
while the company went into action
without him. a..a il. w. s..l
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
G. A. r.. ENcAMPMENT.

General Order From the Acting Cone
mander.in-Chief.
Cincinnati. Aug 6. - Acting Com
mander-in-C Chief w. @. johnson, Of
the G. A. r., has issued what may be
his last official general order. It ap-
plies to the coming national encamp-
ment in Philadelphia, Sept. 4. 1t es-
tablishes the national Headquarters at
the Continental hotel. All national OFF,
GERS are to report at that place Mon
day, Sept. 4, at 10 a. m. The national
council Of administration will meet In
the Continental hotel at 4 p. M, Sept.
4. The thirty-third national encamp-
ment will convene for business at ] p:
NJ, Wednesday, Sept. 9, In the Grand
opera house. The parade will be Tues
day, the 9Th, at 10 q. M. h.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
COMPLICATIONS ARISE.

Kick of Union Men May Upset Chi
caEo's Connerstone Laying.
Chicago, Aug. 5.-Complications have
arisen in connection with the laying Of
the corner stone of the new federal
building which may interfere with the
arrangements If they do not upset
them entirely. The officers of the
Chicago stonecutters' union say there
will be no corner stone laying unless
President Mckinley or some other
visiting official takes off his coat, lifts
the stone into position himself, smears
the mortar which is to set it; trues it
UP and leaves it as it is to stand as
long as the building lasts. These COM
plications have arisen because the
union has been unable to reach an
agreement with Contractor John
Pierce, who is cutting the stone. Union
men say the corner stone of the fed:
eral building will be the product Of
non-union labor, and that no union
man will put q hand to it.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
BATTLE TO THE DEATH
I. Imminent Between the Buildin

II Imminent Between the Building
Trades Council and Contractors.
Chicago, Aug. 5.-As q result Of the
brickmakers' strike all the building
trades in the city may be locked out.
This will precipitate the greatest strug-
gle between the employees and employ
ers Chicago has known. 1t would be
a battle to the death between the build
ing trades council and the Central AS
sociation Of contractors, made up of
those operating in all the different
building trades. The subject was un-
der consideration even prior to the
brickmakers' strike, but since that
time it has received more serious con-
sideration and to such an extent that
there will be q meeting Saturday Of
the members of the association to con-
slider the advisability Of ordering the
lockout.
The trouble had its origin in the pro.
fessed conviction on the part of the
bosses and contractors that the actions
of the unions affiliated with the build.
ing trades council have become practi-
cal!y unendurable.. Each succeeding
years agreement, it is said, is more
oppressive than its predecessor, and
special dissatisfaction has been created
by certain provisions in some of the
present agreements prescribing what
shall constitute days work. 1t is de-
clared that in many instances work
which can be done in an hour is made
to constitute a days work. With this
decrease in work it is claimed there
has been an increase Of wages.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
MUSTER. OUT IN IOWA.

The State Will Pay the Transporta-
tion II 1t Can Be Arranged. !.
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 6.-Congress-
man Lacey headed a. petition which
was presented to the governor request
ing that funds be provided by the
State of Iowa for the transportation of
the Fifty-first Iowa volunteers now in
the Philippines, from San Francisco to
Des Moines, and that they be mus
tered out in Iowa with the same travel
ration allowance they would have If
they were mustered out in San Fran
cisco. Gov. Shaw will correspond
with the war department and see If it
can be accomplished by offering to pay
all the transportation expenses of the
regiment from the coast to the State
of Iowa.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
AILiNG s11NNEsoTANs.
Cheering Report. From the San

Cheering Reports From the San
FranciscO Hospital. 49,.
San Francisco, Aug. 6.-The Mime
sofa boys invalided home who arrived
Oh the Relief are being we'll cared for,
thanks to untiring efforts in their be-
half by Col. Ames, who is also on sick
leave. The colonel sends daily con-
signments Of delicacies to the disabled
lren of his command and the boys ap-
preciate his solicitude. Rheumatism
and fever contracted in the trenches
Mt Manila have crippled the boys, and
they will not recover their usual health
for long time. OF fifty sick Mime
sctans at the Presidio hospital over
forty are convalescent and able to
take care Of themselves. Louis Ulmer,
Company L, is in the worst condition.
For five months he has been disabled
by rheumatism. The attack is SO seri-
GUS that treatment does not help him.
The Dakota men are all right.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
INJURED IN A RIOT.
Drunken Volunteers and Regulars
Engage in a Fight.

Drunken Volunteers and RegulaFD
Engage in a Fight.
Atlanta. GA, Aug. Ga riot between
the regular and volunteer forces sta
toned at For Mcpherson resulted in
the wounding Of eight soldiers. The
recruits of the Twenty-ninth volun-
teers had just received their pay, and,
coming into town, spent most of it for
liquor. On returning to the fort some
of the volunteers became engaged in
a controversy with the regulars, and
they began to fight with bayonets and
revolvers. So fierce was the fracae
that the services of a company Of reg
ulars with fixed bayonets was required,
before order could be restored. As o.
result of the riot eight men occupy
hunks at the post hospital to-day, and
1t is feared some will die. The officers
refuse to diyulge names or particulars,
but the story leaked out through other
occupants of the fort
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
NUGGETS GALORE.

Second Largest Gold Find in tho
Seine River Region.
Duluth, Aug. Cd. s. Campbell and
John McAuliffe came down from the
Seine river to-day with news of the
second largest find that has been made
in the gold country. The discovery was
made on the Lucky Coon property on
Monday. and the surface pickings run
SEQ to $40 ton. The vein averages
three and one-half feet in width and
widens as it goes down, and can be
traced clear across the property. This
is the richest find that has been made
since the Olive deposit was located in
1895.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
CONDUCTOR FATALLY INQUIRED.
In a Struggle With Five intoxicated
Soldiers.

SOl0teE0s -
Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-Conductor J.
NJ. Climinson, Of the Sea Shore ex-
press, on the main line Of the Penn
sylvania road, was fatally injured yes
terday in q struggle wit hive intoxi.
Gated soldiers, said to be members Of
the new Twenty-eighth regiment of
volunteers now recruiting ut Camp
Meade. The soldiers boarded the train
Mt Harrisburg and went to the rear
platform of one Of the cars. At little
place. about thirty miles east of Camp
Meade. Climinson ordered them to go
inside, but they refused, and when he
seized one of them by the arm, the
soldiers attacked him. The train was
stopped and the entire train crew went
to the assistance of the conductor, who
was unconscious from q blow on the
head. When the train reached this
city Climinson was taken to q hospital,
where it was found that one side was
completely paralyzed. The physicians
say he will die. az.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
WANTS THE TRUTH.

only . Limited Professional secre.y
ON Dreyfus Witnesses.
Paris, Aug. 5. - 1t appears that the
tary witnesses at the court martial of
Capt. Dreyfus from professional secre-
cy, with the exception that ne has re-
quested them not to divulge the names
Of French agents abroad or disclose
anything which could complicate the
foreign relations of France.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
PREsToN's FLOOD.

Amount of Damage Done.
Preston, Mimi, Aug. 6.-The results
of the flood here are much worse than
anticipated. The narrow gauge is
washed out completely for several
miles. 1t did not leave q trace OF the
roadbed even. 1t will be a week or
more before trains can run out from
preston. The mail and express goes
by team to Hutton. The damage done
by the food is very great, some plac-
ing it as high as 100000.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
EXPRESS AGENT ARRESTED.

Charged With Raising Amounts Of
Express Bills.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. &C. T.
Barnes, local agent of the Adams Ex-
press company for three years, gut dis
charged last spring, arrived from Chi
caeo in custody of the sheriff to stand
trial on four informations charging
forgery and fraud in raising express
bills on the Central Iowa.. over which
line the Adams Express company's
packages are carried. Disclosures, it
is said, show Barnes systematically
changed express bills from II to "
cents, 45 cents to $3.50, etc. He moved
in highest society circles here and was
very popular.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
DUY FARM IMPLEMENTS.

Beneficial Efforts of Payments to
~, Cuban Soldiers Already Seen.
Santiago, Cuba, Aug. 5.-Col. Moale
is expected here Saturday to begin
the payment of the Cuban soldiery in
this city. No impatience has been dis
played thus far over the necessary de-
lay. The beneficial effect of the paw
ments already made at Guantanamo is
shown by the general purchasing Of
farming implements and tsclothing.
Nearly 5000 soldiers will be paid here
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
CRUISER BUFFALO NEEDED.

atiOns.
Norfolk, Va, Aug. 5. = Orders have
been received ut the navy yard from
Washington to rush repairs and alter
ations ON the cruiser Buffalo. She will
be fitted up for duty between this port
and Manila, and must be ready to go
into commission by Nov. 1. She will
carry men and provisions to the Phil
ippines. The cruiser returned from
Manila recently, where she took stores
to Admiral Dewey's feet.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
HELD BY REBELS.

Omcers of the Relief WHO Were Cap
tured While Out Sailing.
San Francisco, Aug. 5.-Third Officer
Hoppe and Third Engineer Blanford,
of the Relief, were captured by Fill.
ipinos in Manila while out sailing in q
small boat. An attempt was made to
have the men exchanged but the Fill.
ipinos refused to make the trade A
Filipino priest went into the enemy's
camp just before the Relief sailed.
Upon his return he reported that the
1nen were alive and well.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12

Washington, Aug. 6.-Gen. Otis yes.
terday cabled the following:
Error cable yesterday. Minnesota
and South Dakota take transport; not
Montana"
The cable of yesterday caused con-
siderable dissatisfaction in Minnesota,
as it had previously been announced
that the Minnesota regiment was to
sail next. Inquiries from the war de-
partment developed the error.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
CROSSING TRAGEDY.

Three Unknown Men Killed by .
Passing Train. t'
Humboldt, Iowa, Aug. g. A freight
full accident occurred at the wagon
road crossing on the Chicago e. North.
western railway two miles east of Da-
cotah City, whereby three young men
and their team were almost instantly
killed. Nothing was founl whereby
they could be identified. 1t is supposed
that they were on their way to the.
harvest fields further north. The in
quest is postponed to give time for the
railroad officials to get here.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12

street Fair at It's Place Of Oriein.
Faribault, Mimi, Aug. 6: The bust
ness men Of this city have decided to
hold another street fair here this fall
Sent. 20 Is the date set. Faribault was
the originator Of the street fair scheme
fl tlle West. 81 ~ !s35
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12

J, Commerce Of New York.
Whitehall, N. T., Aug. 6.The New
York commerce commission appointed
by the legislature to investigate the
commerce Of New York State and re-
port as to It's means Of revival con-
vened here. Much testimony was
taken. IA g,.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
wage. Up Forty Per Cent.

Duluth, Minn., Aug. Sat a meeting
of the Lake Carriers association, con.
trolling the wages of &c per cent OF
the large shipping interests on the
great lakes, it was agreed to advance
wage. on lake vessels 40 per cenz, the
advance taking effect Aug. Is. This
is the greatest advance in pay ever
made by lake carriers and does not
come in response to threats Of any
strike, but simply because men are
scarce.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
Race war Theatened.

has reached hore Of a threatened race
yir,lapsa %r n 'ee eommittes camposed sedea 81
residents IT, leave the community. a
large number have left.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
WASN'T THEI RFAULr.

Spanish Generals Acquitted i'm the
Court-Martial ON the Santiago Sur.
render.
Madrid, Aug. 8. - The supreme
court martial before which Gen. Toral
and Gen. Pareja have been on trial,
charged with surrendering Santiago to
the United States forces without hav-
ing exhausted all means Of defense,
has acquitted both officers on the
ground that they acted upon the or
ders Of their superiors, and only sur
rendered when it was impossible to do
otherwise.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
A coNsIDERATE FIREBUd.

Removed Several Articles Refore
Firing q Building.
Maple Lake, Minn., Aug. 9. - Some
miscreant set fire to the Messenger Of
fee and it was completely destroyed,
together with its contents. A bicycle,
satchel and some clothing belonging to
Manager Catlin We're carefully carried
out and piled up away from the build
ing before the fire was started.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
Nearly kicked Is De,.t y,

Y Nearly Kicked to Death.
Fort Dodge, Iowa. Aug. s. Albert
Downing, the twelye-year-old son Of
Thomas Downing, was kicked by a
horse, With probably fatal results. The
Downings are prominent farmers liy-
ing about eight miles north Of here.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12

Richmond, Va, Aug. "a storm Of
over Westmoreland, Stafford and King
George counties last night. Crops were
damaged. trees blown down, huts de-
stroyed and stock killed. ~, Y 81 |3.s3, 3s.t
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
O,nal.,. Train Ditche d. !.

Omaha, Net,, Aug. 8. The north
bound passenger train on the st. Paul
& Omaha road was wrecked at Texan,
ah, fifty miles north. The fireman aud
two traYeling men were injured. ~
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
Sunk In Colli.ion.

sunk Ia COAue1Ons
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 8.-As result
Of q collision the steamer w. b. Nor
ley, with a cargo Of hard coal lies sunk
in the river two blocks above Wood
ward avenue and the car ferry steamer
Lansdown is sunk IN its slip at Wind
son.