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. AUSTIN" WEEKLY STATESMAN". THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1896.
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A PASSENGER TRAIN PLUNGES
90 FEET TO THE ROCKY
BOTTOM OF A CREEK
.nii.-iM.: WEItE ONLY ABOUT
THIRTY ABOARD AND NONE
ESCAPED IX.TUBY.
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lilTORT THAT VICIOUS LOOKING
MEN WERE LURKING IX THE
VICINITY.
JHE WRECKAGE MEDIUM CAUGHT EIRE.
Ami Many Were Burned Alive While
Pinioned by Heavy Timbers It Was
Some Time Before Belief Ar-
rived und Suffering of Sur-
vivors Was Terrible.
.Memphis Tenn.. Dee. 27.-A special to
ilie Commercial-Appeal from Birming-
li :t nt. Alii. says:
Fiends of liiiman form wrecked the
Birmingham Minenil branch passenger
train No. 40 at Culiaba river bridge
twenty-seven miles from here lit t:M
iliis morning and twenty-five lives were
lost. That number of bodies have been
v.i.i from the wreck and further
search may swell the list of dead. I he
wreck it is rewarded as nlmost certain
was accomplished by the removal of a rail
in the middle span id' the trestle. I his
derailed the train which caused it to tall
down between the two spans and pcrcipi-
tatcd it into the river below.
The wreck was the worst that ever oc-
curred in the state ami the survivors are
xo few and so badly hurt that they are
unable to give any detailed description of
how it all happened. It is not known and
may never be known as certain just how
niiiiiy passengers were on the train. Most
of them were miners anil residents of the
mining towns in this district who had
round-trip holiday tickets and were re-
turning to their homes along the line of
the .Mineral road.
Conductor A. P. Council who probably
knew better than anyliody else as to how
many passengers were aboard is dead.
It is" thought however that there were
not exceeding twenty-five or thirty. But
one passenger purchased a ticket at
Birmingham. The ill-fated Irain was a
local passenger which left hero at OiIMI
a. m.. and was scheduled to make u trip
on the Birmingham Mineral branch
which is a branch line of the Louisville
ami .Nashville reaching all the important
minim; towns in the district. The train
consisted of a baggage car and two
coaches and left hero at G::0 a. in. and
went to Taecoa on the main line of the
Louisville and Nashville. There it switch-
ed off to the Birmingham track and went
lo Gucrnoy.
The Mineral trains operate over the
Southern Railways known as the Bier-
tield Bloctou and Birmingham branch
under a .contract agreement. six
miles south of Guerney is the Cu-
haba river. a shallow mountain
stream which has n depth nt this time of
only about three or four feet. This river
is spanned by an iron bridge with wooden
trestles on each side. Its entire length is
XH) feet and the length of the main span
where the wreck occurred is 110 feet.
The bridge was built only four years ago
and was regarded as a very strong struc-
ture. The main spun and the span just
beyond it are both made of iron and gave
way. precipitating the entire train into
the river. The engine lays on its side al-
most at right angles with the track. The
cars .piled upon each other through the
main span. The entire wreck took lire
soon afterwards and was rapidly burned
to the water's edge. Nine persons nlono
cscaied alive from all who went down
and several of theni will probably die.
The first news of the wreck was brought
to Hargrove a telegraph station four
miles from the Cahaba river by a farmer
who said that while passing that place
he heard a crash doing nearer he saw
the two spans of the bridge broken out.
lie then discovered the burning wreckagl
in the shallow water below. He coulA
hoar groans of the wounded and dying.
but without waiting to see further he
rode his horse rapidly to Hargrove where
the operator telegraphed to Birmingham
and Bloeton for relief. Meanwhile a few
country people had gathered at the scene
to render what aid they could but it was
too late to do much rune persons bad
gotten out and the others hud been burn
ed ui) in the wreckage. When the relief
train arrived from Birmingham there was
little need for .the physicians that had
been sent. The wounded were quickly at
tended to and then sent to Bloeton for
further attention. The work of getting
out the dead was thou commenced. .Noth
ing was left of the wreckage but the
smoldering remains which had burned to
the water's edge. Charred corpses were
packed in between the iron framework
where the seats had been. Most of the
bodies worcburnod beyond recognition
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Some had their heads burned off and of
others nothing was left but the mere
skeleton. As rapidly as possible the re
mains were taken out. and lam in a row
nn the river bank.
At 4 o'clock twenty bodies had leen
found and no more were in sight. It is
possible however that there are still
others under the wreck and also that some
ninv be hidden bv the water. Of the sur
vivors Sam Sponee was the only one of
the train crew that escaped anve. lie
was the colored fireman. He jumped
from the engine while it was in mid-ai
and landed in the water some distance
from where the engine landed. His only
injury was a broken arm. lie left the
scone for Bloeton on foot almost linmc
diately after the wreck apparently crazed
with fright.
The railroad officials have not yet been
able to see him and get a statement. Of
the eiirht other survivors three were
children ail of whom had their feet bum
ed and mashed and a lady who had both
feet crushed. nieir names have not yet
been learned. The other three were
Henry Hanbury. conductor from Birm
ingham who was taking his wife and
children out for a ride and William
Gardner and Andrew Bryson miners
from Bloeton. Hanbury was in the same
seat with his wife and children when the
crash came. The latter three were killed
aid he was pinned down and would have
been burned alive nail lie not oeen res-
cued by Bryson and Gardner. These two
men also saved the unknown woman and
three children who were likewise pinned
down and appealing piteously for help.
or they by the time they had rescued
those live persons had to desist in their
work of rescue as the names became so
intense as to make it impossible to get
ear them. It is thought that fully three
fourths of the dead were killed outright
in the crash while the other five persons
who were pinned down were rescued only
in time to. save cremation tiardner and
Bryson were both badly hurt and Han
bury will probably die. 3
The flames had completed the work of
destruction before any help arrived. The
country around the scene of the accident
is sparcely cettlod and the few farmers
who heard of the wreck and went to
the scene arrived too late to be of any
assistance except to the survivors.
Dr. liny a Bloeton physician who at-
tended (Gardner one of the survivors tel-
egraphed tonight the statement made by
Gardner says when he felt the cars leave
Gardner as to the cause of the wreck
the track he looked out and saw three
savage-looking men rushing from a hiding
place down towards the water's edge
and that after the wreck they went
through the wreckage robbing the dead
vad wounded and then lied to the woods.
They did their work quickly and offered
no assistance whatever in any way. This
story however has not yet been corrob-
orated but other facts load to show that
it wus the work of train wreckers.
An examination of the engine shows
1 hat Kngincer White had shut off the
steam mid reversed it before going down
indicating that he saw danger ahead as
he approached the bridge and tried to
stop his train. His charred body was
found with his hand on the throttle. The
survivors all agree that the train left the
track and jumped along the tics and then
with u crash plunged through the bridge.
Expert engineers say that there is every
indication that it rail was removed which
derailed the train and caused it to pull
the bridge down. The cross ties show
the murks of the wheels. To -add to
this is the fact that tllleo men tried to
wreck a Southern Railway train near
Henry-Ellen fifteen miles east of here
live days ago by removing a rail on a
trestle ninety feet high. The fast ex-
press left the track but the engineer
y superhuman eftort managed to stop
it before it. tore down the trestle. This
was regarded as a most remarkable es
cape in tins case three men were seen
running from the place and a crowbar
with which the spikes had been drawn
was found. The scenes of both acci-
dents are in a wild mountainous coun-
try. The railroad officials furnish the fol
lowing list af dead at a late hour tonight:
James Boiling Guthrie Ky. express
messenger.
Frank lute engineer uirmmguum.
A. P. Connell conductor Birmingham.
George Carney flagman Birmingham.
It. Webb Birmingham.
Bruce Phillips Bloeton.
Mrs. Henry Ilandbury and two chil
dren. Birmingham.
L. V. Martin Brookwood.
It. II. Blount Birmingham colored
itNistcr.
Miss Ida Powers.
I. J. Powers.
Mrs. Kmnia Powers and two children.
Mrs. R. Little.
Mr. Gardner.
Mrs. Gardner.
Miss Gardner all of Bloeton.
One body unidentified supposed to be
that of Tom Streutor the colored porter
n the train.
This means a total of twenty-one killed.
It is reported that seven others are miss-
ing but the railroad officials do not be-
lieve the report.
The following were injured:
Ilenrv Ilandbury ol Birmingham se
riously.
R Eckels of Helena slightly.
Will I Jnrdner of Bloeton. slightly.
Sam Stewart of Birmingham colored
tireman. arm broken.
Andrew Bryson of Bloeton badly hurt;
will die.
Miss Booth of Bloeton slightly.
Miss Powell of Bloeton. slightly.
Mrs. Walker und three children of
Blucton. slichtlv bruised.
The relief train from the scene of the
wteck returned at 0 o'clock tonight and
hreught in ten bodies. Ten other corpses
wore left at Bloeton and another nt
Bi-nokwood. where the deceased resided-
Nearly all of the bodies were horribly
burned. Thev were in fact charred in
many cases beyond recognition and were
identihed by means ot particles or ciotn
in still clinging to them or by jewelry
One man It. Webb was identified by
ins watch.
Kxnress Messenger Boiling's charred
remains were identified by fragments of
nvornl Is which stil e ling to Ins logs l lie
conductor and flagman wore identified by
their caps.
FLUNG EH NINETY FEET.
At Least Twenty-Two Persons Killed
Only Seven Got Out Alive.
Louisville. Ky.. Dec. 27. Reports
Superintendent of Transportation Geor
Evans of the Louisville and Nashville
Railway indicate that the fatalities i
today's disaster near Birmingham Ala
will number at least twenty-two. Of
the total number of persons crew aud
passengers on the train but seven es
caped and the number of dead can not
be conjectured for no one knows exactly
how ..many people there were on the
train. The fact that the tram was de
Btroyed by fire immediately after the ac
cident and before wrecking trains could
reach the scene also adds to the uncer
tainty on this point as many bodies were
burned beyond recognition and some may
have been totally destroyed. The train
was a small local passenger which start
ing from Birmingham at 7 a. m. runs
to a point near Guerney then goes over
a connecting link of track controlled by
the Southern Railway known as the
Briefield Bloeton and Birmingham. The
train returns to Louisville and Nashville
tracks at Bloeton and makes the return
to Birmingham after a circuit of numer
ous mining towns of that region. Be
tween Guerney and Bloeton the tracks
cross the Cahaba river an unimportant
stream which except in time of heavy
ruins is quite shallow. The bridge was
about ninety feet high with a 200-foot
span in the middle and approaches sev
eral hundred feet long. Into the bed
of the Cahaba the unfortunate passen
gers and crew plunged. That any one
escaped with life is little short of miracu
lous. Almost immediately the tram
which consisted of an engine combina
tion baggage and express car and two
coaches took fire increasing the horror
of the calamity
That any lives were saved Is due to
the fact that the crash was heard by
the telegraph operator at Hargrove
three miles from the river. He reported
this to the train dispatcher at about S:lo
and half an hour later the news that the
train had gone down was carried to Bloc-
ton six miles away by a native who
also heard the noise. A relief train
bearing all the physicians of Blocton'and
about fifty citizens was made up hur-
riedly and sent to the scene of the wreck
closely followed by others from Birming-
ham and Guerney.
There is nothing in the reports of the
general offices here upon which to 'base
a theory as to the cause of the accident.
The Louisville and Nashville officers are
especially careful in discussing this point
as the disaster occurred on the tracks
of the Southern Railway they say and
the complications likely to result will no
doubt prompt a very rigid investigation.
The last report from the company's phy
sician was that the known dead num-
bered twenty-two. Not a member of
the train's crow of five men lives to tell
story of the accident if indeed any
one on the train was aware of danger
until tjie train was launched into the air.
The seven persons who escaped death
nre badly injured. They include one
family consisting of a man wife and
two children. They were put on one
of the relief trains after receiving med-
ical attention and taken to Birmingham
caching that place at 0 o'clock this
evening. '
On the approaches of the sumo bridge
this afternoon nnother fatal accident oc-
urred. A bridge carpenter was killed
and seTeral more injured by a collision
between nn engine and one of the wreck-
ing trains sent to the rescue of the vio
lins of the hrst nccidcnt.
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.
San Francisco Dec. 27. The stoa ni
hil) Tern arrived tonight from I long
Koug and Yokohnma. Although these
ports have been declared infected the
steamer was not quarantined on her ar-
lval hero as she had a clean hill ot
health. The Tern brings the following
Oriental news:
One of the Koreans who was recently
arrested at Seoul on the charge of at
tempting to restore the king to the palace
from the Russian legation where his
majesty is now seeking shelter is report-
ed to have been executed without trial.
The China Gazette stntes that a se
vere famine prevails in Cluuin Tung ow-
ing to the disastrous floods which ruined
the crops. There has been immense loss
of life from land slides in the district.
Yokohama merchants have applied to
the government for new charters for two
new steamship lines one to run lrom
Hong lvoug to San Francisco and the
other between Yokohama aud Sail Fran-
cisco via Honolulu and Vancouver.
A Chinese paper states that the crown
prince ot Korea recently attempted to
poison nimselt but was prevented tiom
doing so.
RESULT OF A DRUNKEN FIGHT.
Wheeling. V. Va.. Dee. 2 1. During a
drunken quarrel among a crowd of miners
last night at Hinto. W. Va.. John Legg
was instantly killed and his brother
Richard died a few minutes later both
the victims of James Moore's revolver.
Moore was also shot in the head by
Richard Legg while the hitter was dy
ing trom ins wounds legg uau noon
shotsthrough the lungs but soiumoned up
strength ejiough to pull his revolver and
fire the shot that will probably end
Moore's life also.
TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Hearing to Be Given Representatives of
All Interests.
Washington. Dec. 27. Formal work on
the new tariff bill will be begun in the
ways and means committee Monday
when the first series of hearings to ex-
tend over twelve days will be held.
Judged by the statements of the corres-
pondence which has come to the commit-
tee on the subject there is a more wide
spread interest in me iorincouiuig um
than has attached to any other revision
of the tariff and the number of business
men who desire to appear before the coni-
mitte is unusually great. The program
arranged by Chairman Dingley and his
colleagues contemplates sessions from 12
to 4 o'clock to hear all the interests
which will be on the ground with one
or two schedules of the bill to be cov-
ered each day. The representatives of
every interest will be obliged to condense
their statements.
No allotment of time lias been made
in advance to any applicants but on each
day the committee will arrange a pro-
gram based on the committee who appear
to speak. Instead of listening to each
member of the various delegations the
committee will avoid repetitions by asking
every delegation to select a chairman to
present its views. Several labor organi-
zations have signified their iutentiou to
make arguments before the committee in
the interest of protection for the indus-
tries In which they are workers. Iu addi-
tion there will be representatives of va-
rious commercial bodies as well as the
usual delegations of manufacturers pro-
ducers of raw material and importers.
The statement matW orally to the com-
mittee as to the more valuable of the
written statements submitted will be
printed. After the hearing to outsiders
it is probable that general officials par-
ticularly the appraisers will be called
upon for assistance and expert testimony.
No Christmas and New Year's table
should be without a bottle of Dr. Siegert's
Angostura Bitters the world renowned
appetizer.
10 A D SPAIN
SO REPORTED OF EUROPEAN
POWERS AUSTRIA IN PAR-
TICULAR. Reported That Negotiations Between
Uncle Sam and Spain Will Be Sub-
mitted to Congress1 January 5.
The Reforms Very Liberal.
London Dec. 28. The Faris corres-
pondent of the Times this morning tele-
graphs his surmises of opposition by Eu
ropean powers to intervention by the
United States in Cuba. He says:
"The Austrian court and government
have long been uneasy over the attitude
of American jingoism towards Spain and
such has long been the subject of diplo
matic talks. The queen regent of Spain
is one of the most beloved princesses of
the Austrian house.
"The love and respect she has won
from the Spaniards has strengthened the
affections reserved for her; in her own
family and there will be no hesitation in
demonstrating that affection whenever it
becomes a question of defending the in-
terests of the country whose honor she
protects with enthusiasm and which has
become as dear to her as if she had been
born on its oil.
The Chronicle has a Rome dispatch
which says:
"Spain has questioned England France
and Italy as to their attitude in the event
of war between Spain and the United
States. France and Italy replied indefi-
nitely that 'everything depended upon
the course of England.'
"Italy can not afford to assist Spain
elsewhere without promising to assist
Spain against tlfe United States.' I am
uformed that negotiations are contiuu-
ng between Spain and the European cab
inets. The Vatican absolutely favors the
punish cause. King Alfonso has writ-
eu a Christmas autograph letter to the
pope asking for his prayers for the suc
cess of the Spanish army.''
AN AGREEMENT WITH SPAIN.
Ohiey and Do Lome Have Settled the
Cuban Question.
Washington Doc. 2S. The Post tumor-
ow will say:
It has been learned from an authori
tative source that Secretary Olney and
Senor Dnpuy de Lome the Spanish min-
ister have practically terminated the no-
gotiations on the Cuban question which
ire to be submitted to congress when it
convenes January T. The terms of the
agreement are based ou the recent otii-
ial communication from Premier Cano-
vas. addressed x to the secretary of the
state department.
The premier states clearly tin? terms
which' Spain will accord to the insurgents
and practically asks the United States to
propose these conditions to her rebellious
subjects.' In return for our good offices
Spain assures this government that she
sincerely deplores the great commercial
loss which we have sustained on account
of the Cuban disturbances. She assures
us that she is even now considering a
reciprocity treaty which will deal mainly
with Cuban products aud which will be
framed in such advantageous terms
toward this government. that our losses
both iu commerce and in the destruction
of American property in Cuba will be
most generously compensated.
Premier Ca novas says that Spain can
not of course as a self respecting and
respected nation stand before the world
as having been coerced into measures
by the United States. She has freely
granted all she now offers aud in the
face of a rebellion. But she accepted
thegood oflices of the United States to
act as mediator and to guarantee to the
insurgents amnesty aud the enforcement
of the new reforms which she is about
to proclaim in Cuba. The form of gov-
ernment offered is the Spanish states-
men declare the limit of independence
which can be granted to a province by
any nation without absolutely severing
the bonds of union with the mother coun-
tries. Autonomy as enjoyed by the Ca
nadians can never be granted to Cuba.
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
Havana Dec. 28. Julio Sanguilly the
American citizen who was arrested in
Cuba in 1895 charged with conspiring
against the government and who was
sentencsJ by courtmartial to life impris-
onment appealed and obtained a civil
trial which has been going on for some
time past was formally sentenced today
to imprisonment for life and to pay half
the expeuses of the trial. He was subse-
quently declared insolvent.
Sanguilly's lawyer has entered an ap-
peal to the supreme' tribunal of abroga-
tion on the ground of errors in the evi-
dence iu the proceedings and in the law
bearing ou the prisoner's case.
GOMEZ MOVING WESTWARD.
Von- York. Dee. 28. The Cuban junta
in this- city was officially informed today
that Gen. Maximo Gomez last week
manit thr pnsteru trocha at Moron go
ing west. Other advices from Gomez
state that the Spaniards acknowledge the
concentration of insurgents in the prov
ince of Santa Ulara near jiainnzas.
CUBAN WAR NEWS.
TT-imnn. Dee. 2S. Capt. Gen. Weylor
since last Saturday has been encamped
two miles from Los Palmos.
The insurgeuts dynamited and derailed
a military train near Esperanza prov
ince of Santa Clara. They then attacked
the train but were repulsed by its es
port.
The report of the death of the insurgent
general Juan liuiz is continued.
During the night of December 23 a
numlicr of insurgents tried to cross the
military line of Puerto rrincipe. between
Jucarac and the south coast ine troops
made a stubborn resistance ana obliged
the enemy to retire.
Oa December 20 it was announced to-
day the insurgents dynamited a train
between juearaoa nnu aioren mumus ui
the engine destroying several empty cars
and injuring two firemen and a boy. The
convey of Gen. Bosch which left Man-
zanillo province on December 13 is still
detained at yeguita.
In the fight nt Peralejo the Insurgent
leader Cobreco was seriously wounded.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee United Stntes con-
sul general and Mrs. and Miss Lee were
dined last night nt the Hotel Inglatera
by Congressman-elect Edward Everett
Robbins and wife.
The village of Rancho Boyeres was
attacked by insurgents last night caus-
ing alarm to the residents. The enemy
was filially repulsed by the garrison.
The Marquis of Arguelles the railroad
king has offered in case of war with
the United States to bify. a warship for
the government.
El Diario de la Marine commenting
upon dispatches from Madrid and the
news from Washington dissents at
length from the view that a penceful
entente is probnble between the United
States and Spain as the outcome of the
lute interviews of United Stntes Taylor
with the Duke of Tetuan and Senor Ca-
novas. Lieut. Col. Cirujeda defeated the in-
surgents under the lenders Castillo Acos-
ta and Villaneuve nt Cayo la Rosa. It
is reported that Villaneuve was killed.
A Havana dentist named Betancourt
has been arrested by the police on a po
litical charge lietancourt is a natural-
ized American.
WILL MOVE ENERGETICALLY.
American Merchantmen Must Not Be
Detained by Tetty Spanish Officials.
Washington Dec. 2S. The action ol
the Colombian government in detaining
the American schooner Whitford throe
weeks at Colon last spring may be the
basis for a correction of many of the
petty ofhcial annoyances thrown in the
way of American shipping interests do-
ing business with the Spanish govern-
ment. The last assurances were given yester
day to persons interested in the Whitford
that the state department would move
energetically iu that direction. Leopold
Schepp. a New York merchant and own-
er of the Whitford with his ally Alfred
F. Seligsborg. called at the department
today and laid the facts in the Whitford
case before the officials. They told how
the schooner was seized at Porto Cabello
under suspicion of carrying arms and am-
munition; how upon search being made
without success for these the Colombian
officials asserted that the manifest of the
vessel was wrong and how they carried
her to Colon and detained her there for
eighteen days against the protest of the
United States consul. Consul Perry who
is in Washington on leave corroborated
these statements. Iu addition Mr.
Schepp said that since the departure of
the Whitford from Colon the authorities
had trimmed nn a charge against Cant.
Hendricks and had him indicted under
an obsolete regulation for failing to stop
nt Colon on his way to Porto Cabello.
lie asserted that American trade had
been systematically harassed in this fash-
ion and discriminated against as it was
not probable that none of the English
or German ships would be molested. Mr.
Schepp therefore claimed the protection
of the state department for himself and
other United States merchants engaged
in this trade. Mr. Schepp said it re
quired only a firm front on the part of
our government to secure this treatment
for our ships such a stand for example
as had been shown in 1887 by Secretary-
Tracy when he sent warships to the Cur-
ribean sea to protect such illegal inter-
ference with American shipping in the
Spanish domain.
ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS.
Havana. Dec. 28. Twenty persons ar
rested as conspirators have arrived hero
from Guini Melfa and have been impris-
oner iu Morro castle. Two women have
also been placed in jail.
Reports lrom .Manzanillo state that in
nn engagement nt Poraljo the insurgent
Brigadier Salvador ltios was seriously
wounded.
United States Cousul General F'l'''-
hugh Lee and family and Congressman-
elect Robbins and wife paid a visit to the
palace today where Mr. Springer the
vice consul general introduced them to
the Marquis of Ahumadti the acting cap-
tain general.
' NOTHING KNOWN OF IT.
London. Dec. 28. The foreign ollice
informs the Associated Press that no
communications to any power regnrding
Cuba and the United States have boon
made by Great Britain and it is added
that no representations directly or indi-
rectly have leen made on the subject to
the United States by Great Britain. If
any of the powers have done so the for-
eign office has not been aware of the fact.
NOT EVEN AITROACIIED.
Berlin. Dec. 28. The representative of
the Associated Press is informed that not
only has Germany not made express rep-
resentations to Washington regarding
Cuba as stated in n dispatch from Paris
eu Saturday last but Germany has not
oeen approached on the subject by any
power iu any way whatever.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
Mine. Stanibuloff Had a Surprise iu Store
for the Mixed Tribunal.
Sofia Dec. 2S. (Copyrighted 1890 by
the Associated Press.) As cabled exclu-
sively to the Associated Tress last night
Mme. Stambuloff widow of the murdered
ex-premier of Bulgaria whose alleged as
sassins are ou trial here made a short
hut impassioned speech yesterday before
the mixed tribunal which is hearing the
case. Mme. Stambuloff when the trial
was begun declined to attend but in
response to repeated requests she attend-
ed the sitting of the court yesterday.
n nen ner name was caned a deep si-
lence fell upon the assemblage. The
widow rose with great dignity and speak-
ing in a voice shaking with emotion she
said:
"Yon have insisted upon my presence
and I am here. I have nothing to say
because I do not see arraigned before
your honorable court those who are
known to be the real assassins of my late
husband. You know them Mr. Presi
dent aud you too Mr. Procurator Gen
ernl. Is it not so? Y'ou know them as
all the world does. Where are they?
1 do not see them here. '
Then with a gesture full of fire and
indignation she exclaimed pointing to
the alleged murderers of her husband
'Acquit these miserable people. Sum
mon before you the really guilty men
who arc at present the government.
have nothing to add and I will now with-
Oraw." This accusation from the widow of the
great Bulgarian statesman known as the
Bismarck of Bulgaria made a deep im-
pression upon the audience which was
I composed of people belonging to the high-
er
rauks of society. The presiding
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judge and public prosecutor were so un-
nerved by the terrible earnestness of the
woman who thus forcibly denounced the
methods employed in the trial of the al-
leged murderers of her husband that they
were unable to put a single question to
her nnd she left the court room a picture
of grief demanding vengeance from n
tribunal of which she knew so well that
little or nothing could be expected.
The address of Mme. Stambuloff is a
matter of -generul comment iu the gov-
ernment newspapers today. But the key
note of their remarks taken from the
leading organ of the ministry of Frince
Ferdinand is that the wife and friends
f M. Stambuloff ought to have taken
measures for the protection of the man
who the government newspapers add
either labored under mental derange-
ment or "was so convinced of his own
misdeeds that lie sought death in the
streets."
CLEMENCEAU SERIOUSLY ILL.
Paris Dec. 28. M. Clemenceau the
llKtinguished statesman is seriously ill.
He was born in 1841 nnd In 1888 rnn
against M. Meline for the presidency of
the chamber of deputies receiving 108
votes to 108 cast for the latter who was
declared elected on account of seniority.
FLOODS IN GREECE.
Athens Dec. 28. Floods have occurred
in the Lividia district. They have been
accompanied by some loss of life.
RESULT OF ECONOMY.
Constantinople Dec. 28. It ia announc-
ed today that the budget estimates for
1897 show that the assets exceed the ex-
penditures by 82000 Turkish pounds.
Ihls result has been brought about by re-
ducing the war estimates 1000000 Tur-
ksn pounds and by ranking economies in
ether departments.
WHOLE FAMILY DROWNED.
Dublin. Dec. 28. A family of ten per-
sons and a number of cattle have been
engulfed by the subsiding of a bog of KH
acres near Castle island county Kerry.
It is stated that other persons wen?
rowned at the same time and place.
TRIO OF FOREIGN DEATHS.
Faris Dec. 28. Barbet the French
tenor who first sang Guonod's Faust
died yesterday.
London Dee. 28. The death is an-
nounced of Wasielewski the violinist.
Talis. Deo. 28. M. Ilelinzer-Durfui-noy.
lormerly director of the Faris opera
house is dead. He was born iu 1811).
YALE WON.
Jackson Tenn. Dec. 2S. Nearly 1000
people witnessed the game of football
today between the Yale team nnd that
of the Southwestern Baptist university.
The score was 34 to 4 in favor of Yale.
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