Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1888 — WORDS BY WIRE. [ARTICLE]

WORDS BY WIRE.

The Latest News by Telegraph from All Parts of the World. Political Gossip, Railroad Notes, Per* sonal Mention, and Occurrences of Lesser Note. THE VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. THROUGH A TRESTLE. A Passenger Train in Georgia Takes a Fearful Plunge Twenty-five Persons Killed and Many Wounded. A terrible railroad catastrophe happened at a point seventy-five miles south of Savannah, Ga., in which twenty-five people were killed and thirty-five seriously injured. The following particulars of the accilent are telographed from Savannah: The Cuban fast mail from New York for Florida fell through a trestle a hundred miles south of Savannah on Saturday. The entire train except rha engine was demolished. Twentyfive pecpie are known to have been killed, and between thirty and forty injured, ten of whom are expected ta die. The private car of President Wilbur, of the Lehigh Valley Hoad, with Mr. Wilbur and George Gould and wife and others in it, was one of the train. President Wilbur was seriously injured. George Gould and Mrs. Gould received slight injuries. The accident was caused Dy a broken rail under the baggage-car. The baggage-car got off the track about a quarter of a mile before it reached the bridge at Huiricane River. The baggage-car mounted the track, but the train passed safely over the bridge. Immediately on the other side of the bridge there is a trestle several hundred feet in length. When, the baggage-car struck the trestle-work it gave ’ way. and the entire train, with the exception of the engine, dropped through, and all the cars but one were completely wrecked. The train consisted of a combination car, three baggage-cars, a smoking-car, one coach, two Pullmans, and a private car of the Lehigh Valley. This private car was occupied by President Wilbur, of the Lehigh Hoad, his family, and friends, and survived the shock. The second engine ran at one to Black Shear, a mile distant, for assistance. Soon all the physicians in the place were present, besides many who were ready to render assistance in getting out the dead and rescuing the wounded. The Superintendent of the Savannah, Florida and Western Kailroad, Mr. Fleming, as soon as he heard of it, left Savannah for the scene of the accident with physicians and nurses.

CROP CONDITIONS. Report of the Signal Service Bureau. The Signal Service Bureau at Washington reports that— The backwardness of the season has been general throughout the country, but an improvement in crop conditions is generally reported throughout the States of the Mississippi valley. Killing frosts axe reported as having injured fruit in the northern portion of the Gulf States, Missouri, and Tennessee, although the weather conditions in the Southern States were favorable for small grains, except oats, which have been somewhat injured by freezing weather. The alternate freezing and thawing have doubtless proved more or less injurious to the winter wheat in the States east of the Mississippi. Heavy snows prevented injury to wheat in the Middle and Atlantic States.

Emperor Frederick’s Condition. A Berlin' dispatch says that serious reports concerning the Emperor’s condition are again in circulation. The Emperor’s despondency, which has been increased by the change from the blue sky of San Remo to the severe frost and deep snow of Berlin, causes great anxiety. Although he can speak, his voice is so thick and husky and his pronunciation of vowels so imperfect that only those who have been constantly with him, such as the Empress and Dr. Mackenzie, can understand him.

Judge Dandy’s Decision. Judge Dundy's decision, at Omaha, in the injunction case brought by the Burlington against the Union Pacific and its engineers declares that while the engineers can quit work when they please they have not the right to enter into a conspiracy, and by concerted action leave the Union Pacific without engineers in order to prevent it handling Bur•lington freight. Engineers have not the right to refuse to haul Burlington cars, and such refusal would subject them to imprisonment End of the Santa Fe Strike. The strike on the Santa Fe system ended on Sunday, and the engineers and firemen returned to their posts. This move was made in accordance with a notice issued by Mr. Conroe, Chairman of the General Grievance Committee at Kansas City, to the effect that he was advised by Chief Arthur to request the men to resume work, and for himself to proceed to Chicago to adjust all misunderstandings. The notice was promptly obeyed. A Railroad Indicted. The Illinois Central Railway, its general agent, and its freight agent at New Orleans have been indicted for violation of the interstate law by overcharges on cotton shipments and alleged discriminations. Telegraphic Briefs. A family named Wilson, living near Green River, Ky., consisting of four children, a wife and husbaDd, were poisoned by arsenic which the father had put in a piece of pork to destroy wolves. All died from the effects. A blockade of Bulgarian ports by the combined naval forces of Russia and Turkey is advocated by M. Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador at Constantinople as a means of compelling Pnn ce Ferdinand to leave Bulgaria. The Democrats of Missouri have called three State conventions, as follows: First* for the selection of delegates to the National Convention at Sedalia, May 17. Second, for the nomination of judges at Springfield, Aug. 15. Third, for the nomination of Governor and other State officers, at Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 22.