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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
NINE LIVES WE'RE LOST.
Serious Wreck on Chicago ana North
western RaIIrOad.

Escanaba Mich, Feb. S.--Chicago and
Northwestern passenger train No. q,
known as the Felich Mountain accom-
modation which runs between this city
and metropolitan, was wrecked in a rear
end collision at Ford river switch at $50
o'clock tonight. Nine persons were kill
ed, three are reported missing and five
are slightly injured.
The dead are:
w. l.. Hill, Escanaba, baggagemaster
of the accommodation train.
William Dillon, Escanaba, brakeman on
accommodation train.
Miss Seymour, Section p, Delta county.
Michigan.
Charles Martin, Escanaba civil engineer
George r. Black. Eseanaba, civil engi-
ncer.
Sam Green, Negaunee, agent of the
Upper Peninsular Brewing Company.
Two unknown men.
Unknown woman, body charred beyond
recognition.
The injured are: b. w. Brown, Esca-
naba, merchant, probably fatally: Mrs.
Seymour, Section Z, burned and internally
injured; Theodore DeFord, Hardwood
Mich, fatally; Richard Roberts, Escanaba,
conductor of accommodation train; leg
smashed; Peter Legg, Escanaba; James
Green. Escanaba. engineer of the freight
train, and Cole Neel fireman of freight
train.
Four passengers, who refused to give
their names, were slightly bruised.
Three passengers are reported to be
missing, and their bodies are supposed
to be under the burning wreckage, but
their names could not be ascertained.
A fast freight north-bound from Green
Bay to lshpeming was making about
fifty miles an hour when 1t passed Mar
enta, or Ford River switch, seven miles
west of this city The engine was forg-
ing ahead through a binding snow storm
which made 1t impossible to see signal
lights a short distance ahead.
When within 100 yards of the switch
Engineer Green saw the rear lights OF a
train directly ahead and with warning
cry to his fireman, jumped. The next in
stant the heavy freight struck the pas
seuger coach OF the accommodation and
telescoped the coach and baggage car
The passengers in the car had not a
moments warning before the crash came
and a moment later the cries of the in
jured could be heard above the hiss OF es-
Gaping steam and crackle of the flames
As fast as the injured were removed they
were taken 10 store short distance
away, while the train crews and the pas
sengers fought desperately TO gain control
Of the fire.
The bodies of the three unknown dead
and two trainmen are sin pinned fast in
the burning baggage car, all efforts to
reach them having failed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

Kentucky Republicans VIII Garry
Their Complaint.

Cincinnati, Feb. S.-Attorneys are quietly
working at the Grand Hotel here on petit
tions TO be submitted to Circuit Judge
Taft to enjoin against Democratic inter-
ference with the minor Offices in the Tay-
lor administration.
Il was learned late tonight after un-
broken reticence on the part of the parties
to the conferences during the day, that
they have two suits.
One petition Is brought by the RepubH-
can state officers other than Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, to restrain their
Democratic contestants from further in
reference with them in the discharge of
the duties for which they hold certificates
of election by the State Board of Election
Commissioners.
The other petition is made on the part
of citizens OF Louisville and other parts
of Kentucky for an order to enjoin the
state Board of Election Commissioners
from further interruption of the de facto
government of the commonwealth.
Both petitions will be heard In the Unit
ed States Circuit Court of Appeals next
Monday afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
SEVERE STORM IN INDIANA.
Much Property Damaged and Trnin
Narrowly Escaped.

Indianapolis. Feb. S.-A windstorm swept
Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois
early this morning. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires were seriously affected.
Meager reports from the territory north
of Collinsville indicate that there must
have been considerable loss Of property
and it is feared, loss of life.
The storm seems TO have passed down
the Indiana-Illinois line to Evansville and
the reports from many places indicate that
the wind reached almost the velocity of
a tornado at many points.
Near the village of Cantane, III not far
from Colinsvine, a large farm house was
completely destroyed. The farmer aud the
members of his family escaped. In the
same locality mile and a half of tele-
graph lines was blown down and much
debris piled on the track of the VandalIa
Railroad.
The farmer whose home had been de
stroyed while out looking for his live
stock noticed that the track of the rail-
road was obstructed and hurrying to the
west mile he tagged No. IA, the fast
passenger train due in Indianapolis at
$40 O'Clock. 1t was not yet daylight and
the officers of the road say the train
would surely have been wrecked but for
the warning of the farmer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
COL. BRYAN IN NEW JERSEY.
He Was Greeted by Large Delcga-
tions at Burlington.

Burlington, N. j., Feb. S.-Willlam J.
BRYAN arrived here shortly before noon
to-da,, fran, Nou, Yorl, ana nracti,ally
"Pehea 'ne campaign IN 9ou'neIu Ne"
Jersey with "a speech this afternoon.
This place was in holiday attire and
IN, heavy doupDour of rai, did NOT donu-
-,
=" '"o V"NH"sia9h "l t"e Nv" ''''''
Democrats. Most of the manufacturers
business places closed at noon. which gaVa
u,,rl,r,on and others az, on,,,rtunitv of
''
seeing ana nearing the ulSlils ulSheu Nc
braSkau. Every county in southern New
Jersey was rcpreseuted here to-day by
large DELEGATIONS
A subcommittee of seven of the Recep-
ton Committee of 100 met Col. Bryan at
Trenton and escorted him here MI
Bryan was enthusiasticallv preeted by a
large crowd and brass band He was en-
tertalncd AT dinner bv the Reception COM
ni,tee and smoke this afternoon AT Riggs
Han which was damned with people long
beforehand
Mr. Rrvan arraignAd the ReDubllcan par-
tv and added thar in every fight the
Democrats marty has waged against plu-
tocracv il has won The Repub,ican par
tv is oreanized 10 enoroach With gigantic
wealth unon the rights Of the poor and
he said it was the dntv of Che Democratic
nartv to stand puard and protect the com
man neo,pn against Tho greed of The
v,ealthvI The Democratic marty did not
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
ToRNADo.s SEVERE SWEEP.
Fifteen People Injured and Much
Property Damaged.

st. Louis. Feb. S.-The town of Collins
vile. twelve miles from st. Louis, on the
Vandalia Railroad, Narrowly escaped de-
struction by a tornado to-day. Fifteen
persons were injured in the immediate vi
cinity of the village, some of them fatally
and there was much damage to property.
The miners, who live on the outskirts,
lost most severely by the wind A group
of three fine residences standing on hill,
We're reduced to spinters.
The injured are: Paul Quarandhi, aged
S. perhaps fatally; Otto Odderhole, aged
II. seriously; Sophie Fix, aged II, skull
fractured; Newton Anderson. not seriously;
Theodore Lawrence, internally injured;
Frank hobart. seriously; John Marquette,
badly burned; son and daughter OF Frank
hobart, severely cut and bruised; Tony
Sca-a wife and two children, badly
bruised; Barney Falette. seriously hurt
and Tom Pomati, arm broken.
The last two named were blown several
hundred feet from their houses into
field
About 2:3O a. m. the storm was first felt
al point one mile south of Collinsville.
The first house demolished was that oc-
cupied by Frank hobart. He, his son
and daughter, were buried in the debris,
and ii was some time before they We're
rescued, bruised and bleeding, from the
wreckage They were carried TO neigh
boris house and given Such care as could
be had until physicians arrived from the
village
The great smokestack of the Hight
Club Coal Company building was leyeed
to the ground and the walls somewhat
damaged From there the wind swept to
the Nandalia tracks, laying waste tele-
graph poles for a distance of a quarter
Of a mile. Beyond the Vandaia tracks
several large frame houses were leveled
and nothing is left save a mass of tangl-
ed Wreckage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
RECIPROCITY WITH ITALY.
Special Treaty Arranged by the Dee
partmcnt of state.

Washington, Feb. Especial plenipo-
tentiary Kasson for the United States.
and Baron Fava, the Italian ambassa-
dor, for his government, at the state de-
partment to-day signed a reciprocity ar-
rangement under the third section of tha
Dingley act
This arrangement does not require tho
action Of the Senate, but it does need
the ratification Of the Italian chambers.
Until that has been attained, it is deems
ed well to withhold the text of the agrees
ment from publication. 1t is stated, how4
ever. that the United States gains a con-
siderable reduction on cotton seed oil, Of
which Italy is a. heavy consumer, and
other staples, while Italy in turns, se-
sures the abatement of duties on still
wines, argols and works Of art, permitted
by the third section of the tariff act.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

VIII Remain ut Governors Island
UntII His Case Is Decided.


New York, Feb. S.-Former Capt. Oberln
NJ. Carter, United States Corps Of Engin-
GERS who is now in Castle william, the
military prison on Governors Island, in
this harbor. viii remain there until the
United States Cupreme Court decides what
action it Will take on the application for
a writ of certiorar in the prisoners te-
half
Carter asks the higher court TO review
the decision Of the United States Court Of
Appeals, affirming Judge I4ac0mbe's action
dismissing the habeas corpus which was
sworn out after his conviction by COURT
martial
The United States Court Of Appeals as
a matter of courtesy 10 the United states
Supreme Court i'm a decision HANDED
down to-day stayed the issuance of the
mandate until the application for writ
Of certiorari is decided. This stay pre-
vents Carters removal TO the military
prison al Fort LeavenwOrth, Kan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
LEGISLATORS DID NOT GO.
They Feared Arrest If They Attend
ed GoebeI's Funeral.

Louisville, Feb. S-The Democratic
members of the Legislature sent the fol-
lowing message 10 Senator Blackburn to-
day explaining their inability to attend
the funeral of Gov. Goebel:
Hon. ]. c. S. Blackburn, Frankfort,
KY: The Democratic members of the
Kentucky House of Representatives. now
in Louisville and mcnaced with armed du-
ress and unlawful military arrest and de-
tentlon for unprecedented purposes direct
ed against the civil government of our
commonwealth II we should attend the
funeral of our beloved Governor at the
state capital to-day. send to you this ex-
preston of our poignant regret and sor-
row that we cannot be with you. We
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
MACDONALD HOLDS HIS OWN.
status of Operations in the Modder
River Section.

Modder River, Feb. 7-Gen. Macdonald
maintains his position at Koodoesberg
Drift. His movement has evidently dis
concerted the Beers and at the same time
safeguards the operations of a portion of
the Belmont garrison in the direction of
Douglas where there are still few Beers.
The British casualties TIL now are two
men.
The Ninth Lancers made several at
tempts to draw out the Beers, but were
unsuccessful. The British hold the high
est portion of the kopje, the Beers position
being on the lowest portion. Owing to The
steepness of the southern slope of the
kopie it is impossible to mount artillery.
The usual daily Smelling here continues.
The outposts report that The Beers are
making advanced trenches in the open
plain in front of Magersfontein Drift, pre-
sumably TO prevent the British horse and
field artillery from approaching within
range of their positions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
THREE KILLED IN A WRECK.
Head-End Collision on the New York
Central Railroad.

Williamsport, Pa, FEB. S.-Three per-
sons were killed and three seriously in
jured in a head-on collision to-day between
fast freight trains on the Beach Creek
division Of the New York Central Rail-
road at Gordon Hights The dead are:
Oliver G. Bennett, engineer, Williams
port.
Mark Mcfarland, engineer
A. NJ. McAvcnu, fireman, Jersey Shore
The injured are:
y. G. Creighton brakeman.
John Inquest, brakeman.
Thomas Kane, fireman, all Of Jersey
Shore.
Both engines were demolished and thir-
ty-seven cars were wrecked. The trains
were running at highest speed, and there
was no opportunity for the trainmen 10
Jump The wreck, It is said, was due 20
a misunderstanding of orders. The tracks
mere hlncked for hours. Tho wreck was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
STEAMER GATE CITY ASHORE.
RAN AGROUND IN a DENSE roc OFF
LONG ISLAND.

She Was Driven Hard Into the Sand
of the outer ShonI-signnIIed TO
Moriches Life saving StatiOn-surr
Dont Went ont and Took Three
women Ashore-WouId he Danger
GUS PInce In StOrm-Carries 5000
Bales of Cotton.
New York, Feb. S.-The Ocean Steamship
Companys steamer Gate city. in command
Of Capt. Lewis, from Savannah Feb. 6.
for Boston, is ashore near Noriches, Long
Island
A surf boat which went out to the
steamer from the Morches lfo saving
station returned soon after midnight with
three women aboard.
The Gate city went on the outer bar,
three miles east of the Morlches life sav-
ing station, about 9 O'clock tonight.
There was a dense fog at the time. aud
II Is said the steamer was driven hard
into the sand of the outer ahoal
At present she is lying easy in a com-
paratlvely smooth sea.
The Gate City had on board forty-nine
persons, three of whom We're women.
When she went aground her whistle sig
nailed to the lfe-savlng station and thu
crew az once launched a surf boat
They found the vessel in no great dan-
ger but the captain of the nfe-savers
volunteered to take off the passengers.
The women decided to go ashore and
they were taken TO the beach and given
possession of the station house.
The lrf boat Immediately put out again
to the stranded steamer with the intention
Of bringing any OF the male passengers
ashore that desired to be taken off the
steamer
The Gate city is lying in the sand in
sea that is steadily rising
There is danger from the dense fog. and
the steamer would be in a dangerous post
ton in case of a storm.
The surf boats will probably lie aIong-
side the steamer during The remainder Of
the night unless she is fioated.
The Gate City has 1900 bales of cotton
on board
Two of the women passengers landed
from the Gate city were Miss Louise
Lylles and Miss Elizabeth A. Lylles. from
Florida.
The Gate City is next to the City of Ma
con the oldest of the Ocean Steamship
Companys feet. She was built at
Roach's yards at Chester in 1873, a year
after the City of Macon. She is 1881
tons. gross and carries about forty-seven
officers ana crew While no information
could be obtained from the Ocean Steam-
ship officers at the time the dispatch an-
nouncing the stranding of the vessel,
was received it IS probable that she
did not have more than half dozen pas
sengers on board. Capt c. B. Googns ia
master OF the ship, although Capt Lewis
is announced in command. This prob-
ably is an error. Capt. Lewis having sailed
in the Chattahooche last Friday. Tho
Gate City was rebuilt comparatively
short time ago, and IS considered one ID
the staunchest vessels in the fleet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
HEAVY FIGHTING ON TUESDAY.
poER SHELLS FELL NEAR GEN.
BULLER AND STAFF.

riabting Continued Until o O'clock
at Night, and the Beers Are Said
10 Have Lost HeaviIy-Au Dis
matches Speak of Strong BOer PO-
sitions-Further Casualty Lists Ex-
pected-ResuIt of the War Causes
Fear 10 BE Felt as to the Navy.
London. Feb 9-The Daily Telegraph
t,. received the following dispatch, dated
|rpssiay. Feb G, from Spearman's Camp:
.Tas is the second day of the battle,
/ |,rj ,ae lighting has been fiercer than it
| va. Yesterday. At dawn the Beers be-
| |gn tae action by shelling our bivouac
H. their Long Tom and Pompon guns
|. nom Doorm kloop. Their 6-inch shells
H. aear the spot where Gen. Butler and
h. staff were watching the engagement.
|re smell burst amid a squadron of the
thirteenth Hussars, but not soul was
|D1chol.
4 "0ur Guns from Zwarts kop and on the
In soon silenced the enemys artillery,
repeatedly the Beers brought back
n ir guns, propped them into work over
hills. fired a few rounds and then
h. n changed their position.
During the morning our gunners sue
| led in blowing up the enemy's ammu-
uca wagon upon Doorm kloop. Gen.
Iyuoton's brigade was shot at from three
s. aud had a warm time upon Vaal-
inz.
Boers Made Desperate Efforts.
desperate efforts were made by the
(Boors to recover the smoking hill. The
Durham Light Infantry, the Kings Royal
Eaas and the Scottish Rifles gallantly
Eaarged and cleared the position. Gen.
ElHdyards brigade relieved Gen. Lyttle-
Ens brigade toward sunset.
Fighting continued until 8 o'clock. Sew
6a prisoners have been taken. They de-
4 sare that the Beers yesterday lost heav-
H. The enemy suffered severely to-day.
is reported that among their dead in the
relches armed Kaffirs were found"
A Dispatch to the Morning Post from
kalysmith, dated Tuesday( Feb. 6, says:
Little can be seen of Gen. Buffers ac-
! Ion, owing to the haze. 1t appears that
kha Beers have withdrawn their big guns
trom the hills here southwark.
| "A large force of Beers still remains,
Rni The garrison is prepared for a night at
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

FIERCE WESTERN blizzard.
In Some Sections 1t Is the Worst
known in Some Years.

Kansas City. Feb. S-A fierce snowstorm
with wind at a velocity of forty-two
miles an hour has prevailed in Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory
since last night.
The worst blizzard in years also is rag
ing in Northern Iowa. where business is
practically suspended
blizzard is raging through Central
Illinois and Minnewaukan, North Dakota
the mercury touching 35 degrees below zero
last night and much colder tonight.
The blizzard now raging In Wisconsin
has already left fourteen inches of snow a t
Chippewa Falls. In Minnesota, all St
Paul railroad trains are abandoned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
LYDDITE FIRED At BoERs.
Boer Guns at Rensburg Have Been
Unusually Active.

Rensburg, Feb. S.-The Beers position
was vigorously sheled with lyddte for
an hour early this morning, eastward from
opposite Slingerfontein and westward from
the top of Coles kop, a ffteen-pounder
shrapnel gun paying special attention to
the sites of the Beers guns which have
been unusually active lately.
The Beers hold a position half way on
the direct road between Rensburg and
Colesberg They sheiled Porter's Hill yes
terday Intellectually.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
REMARKABLE CHICAGO DAY.
Mercury Dropped Fifty-Nine Degrees
During the DIV.

Chicago. Feb S.-This proved to be the
most remarkable February day in the his
tory of the Weather Bureau in Chicago
since 1876 From 60 degrees to degrees
above zero was the record made in seven
teen hours. This afternoon when IL chang
ed TO snow the wind reached a velocity OF
sixty-two miles an hour.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
BUSINESS AT A sTANDsTILL.
Minneapolis Is Going Through Her
SeVerest storm.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. s,-MinneapoHs
is experiencing the severest storm of the
winter Shortly before midnight a light
snow began falling, accompanied by a
high wind and low temperature. BY day
break the snow was close packed In deep
drifts in some places, while the wind
swept the ground bare in others. Bust
ness is at a standstill, and all trains are
late.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
MUST DISABLE BoER ARMY.

BuIIer's situation Like Grants at
Fort DOnneIson.
London, Feb. dispenser Wilkinson, dis
cussing Gen. Buffers latest movement in
the Morning Post to-day says:
"The advantage OF this line of action IS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

Denver, Col. Feb. s.-Following the biz
zard of last night the weather here this
morning is clear but cold. Temperatures
in Colorado range from zero 10 10 degrees
below. Trains from the East are delayed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
Two TrcntIes Rntlned.

Washington, Feb. s.--The Senate, In ex.
ecutve session to-day, ratified the extra
dtion treaty with Peru and the Mexican
boundary treaty. While there was some
discussion OYER the technical points of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
Storm stIII on nd Omahn.

Omaha, Neb., Feb s.-The storm which
began last night has assumed the propor-
tions Of a blizzard and is stll raging
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

London. Feb. 9, 4 a. Mall the mes
Eagas from the observers with Gen. Bull
H throw in a phrase or two about the
Strength of the Boer positions" and the
Adiclties of Gen. Buffers work" but
ey do not carry even this beyond Tues
bay evening.
Their last slender narratives leave the
British advance on Vaalkrautz, in the
nter of a semi-circle, where the troops
exposed to the Boer artillery on both
As and in the center.
Tae fighting continued until o'clock
slay evening. and almost without
Ibt continued Wednesday, as the Beers
u.1 certainly not leave this wedge into
eir lines unmolested. 1t is also inferred
Aat cen Butler must either continue his
yance or retire.
Heavy British Losses.
The heaviest fighting appears to have
en- on Tuesday. Gen. Buffers 233 casual
are mentioned as having occurred be
| |ra tuesday noon. Large lists are con-
|eqaently expected for the rest of the day
he casualties already reported bring the
|otal British losses during the war to
+ ga killed, wounded and captured.
The disposition here is rather to mini
me- the Importance of the fighting in
Eatal ana to suggest that this is only an
|neident anyway. placing hope upon ex-
|ectel decisive engagements in Northern
ape Colony and upon the invasion of the
\ roe state by Lord Roberts. At all events
bis is the official view.
The public does not like these new waits
fnd there is sharp anxiety for further
fews
- Cape Colony Gen. Macdonald has
ad sfirmish with a thousand Beers at
>ooao5borg. This was, on Monday. The
oef7 have been taking the offensive
Sainst Gen. French near Rensburg, as
l"eA as against Gen. Gatacre in the
f.ormoerg hills.
Fear as to the Navy.
since The war has strained the resour-
of the military system, Englishmen
We 'aen troubled by the possibility that
shifting might show naval defects
"'sA would weaken the first line
/ Aafense in which the coun-
'aS placed such complete trust.
4 '"S apprehension has suddenly found ex-
SIou. During the last two or three
'S 10 half the newspapers in England
Il 5oVernments attention has been spe-
4 ." directed to the muzzle-loading guns
public men have been painfully sur
/. 10 learn that sixteen battleships and
s"' armored cruisers depend upon muz-
4 "aders. This means that smaller but
ships, with modern guns, would be
w. 10 stay 1000 or 1000 yards out Of
"se ana to disable in leisurely fashion
4 'U' one-third of the vessels which ap-
az W the naval list as "first-class."
1 g." admiralty Is understood 10 be pre-
'"5 10 remedy this defect, and to pro-
also considerable additions that will
4 We the present ratio of Great Brit
II naval strength to that of France and
N many
4 supplementary army estimate to
e ' 81 was laid pro forma before the
OF Commons yesterday, but was not
/ public II is reported that the call
,o' SlOOOO0,OOO, which would make the
W the war up to that date $tjO, 600 900
1e maintenance Of 100000 men at the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
AGAINST CONVICT PRODUCTS.
Dill Was Reported FavorabIy by the
House Committee.

Washington. Feb. s.--The House Com
mlttee on Labor to-day reported favorably
the bill to interdict interstate transporta-
ton of prison-made goods.
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Bryan to speak at RaIcigh.

Raleigh, N. c., Feb. S.-Hon. w. j,
Bryan has accepted the Invitation of the