Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 3, Petersburg, Pike County, 27 May 1898 — Page 6

- —.= She f ihe (Smutty flemaerat M. MeC. STOOPS. K4Um ud Profwleior. PETERSBURG, : INDIANA. Thb statement of the eonditioii of the treasury. Issued on the 20th.showed: Available cash balance, $205,273,976; «old reserve, $174,623,925. Thk navy department posted a short bulletin, on the 20th, stating that the department had information, believed to be authentic, that Admiral Cervera, with his Spanish flying squadron, was at Santiago de Cuba. It is reported in Hong Hong that the Spanish governor of the Philippine islands is conciliating many of the insurgent chiefs with high appointments, while other chiefs are succeeding in federating the rival tribes. AaaisvxKsrs of major-generals to by the war department treats the Philippines as if actually under the control of the United States. The department of the Pacific is created, with headquarters at Manila Consul Weld man returned to Hong Kong, on the 17th, from Kowloon bay, where he took the insurgent leader, Gen. Aguinaldo, and his cabinet on the McCulloch. An arrangement was made for the insurgents to storm Manila Au. the continental papers published tributes to the late Mr. Gladstone. The French papers were especially sympathetic, and the Greek newspapers expressed deep, gratitude for what Mr. Gladstone did for that nation. V

▲ Spanish official version of the engagement said to have taken place off Santiago de Cuba, on the 19th, previous to the arrival of the Spanish fleet, says she American war ships were repulsed and adds that one of them was damaged. Th*_ annual convention of the supreme council of Royal Arcanum began at Cleveland, 0., on the lsth, to {»robably continue for ten days, or onger, as a large amount of businessof vital importance to the order was to be taken up. Tus newspapers of Shanghai and public opinion in general in that city strongly favor'the Anglo-American alliance as proposed in the speech Which Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, recently made at Birmingham, England. Eulooiks of Mr. Gladstone formed a historic episode in the British house of commons on the 30th. There were more members assembled in the house than upon any occasion since that when Mr. Gladstone himself introduced the home rule bill. Ur to the 30th more than 50 regiments of the volunteer army had either started for or reached the mobilising points to which they were directed to proceed by the secretary of war. Fifteen or 30 other regiments had reported their readiness to start for such points. Fust Lieut. Charles You no of the Ninth cavalry has been relieved from duty at Wilberforce university, Ohio, in order that he may accept the position pf major of the Ninth battalion of the Worvd Oaio volunteer infantry. Lieut^Young is tne only colored line officer in the army. It is said that in his last cable Dewey said that if wrecking apparatus were Sent him he would be able to raise a number of the Spanish warships' sunk during the battle in Manila bay. The admiral thinks there are several of the gunboats which can be easily raised, repaired and made useful. Br order of John B. Sherman, general manager of the Union Stock Yards and Transit Co. of Chicago,, the multitude of flags waving over the buildings, scale-house, etc., of the entire stock yards district were, on tne 19th, ordered at half-mast out of respect for the memory of the late Mr. Gladstone. William Ewart Gladstone, one of England s greatest statesman,, and a

man of absolute purity of character, died at Uawardcn, Wales, at tire o'clock on the morning of the 19th, after a somewhat protracted illness. Mr. Gladstone was in his eight j-uinth year. Ilia end was painless, peaceful and majestic. This will of the dead philanthropist, Hon. Felix K. Bruuot, of Pittsburgh, Fa., was filed for probate on the -\>th. It distributes f'JOU.OOO among prominent religious and educational institutions of the country. Any excess after private bequests is to be divided equally among several educational institutions. Kvaxokuxa Cossto T CisNKKos, the young Cuban girl rescued from a Spanish prison in Cuba by an American newspaper correspondent, is soon to wed Mr. Carlos Carbouel, the former Cuban banker, who has been nominated by President McKinley to be a lieutenant and aide on the staff of May • Gen. Fitxhugh Lee. Tax San Diego (Cal.) chamber of commerce, on the 19th. shipped to San Francisco a carload of lemons, coated to the Red Cross society for the lean soldiers and sailors in the Philippines. The fruit was freely given by the growers in that county. One box of the finest lemons was addressed to Admiral Dewey. Tmt important announcement was made in Madrid, on the 19th, that the Spanish Verde squadron had arrived at Santiago deCuba. The fact that Admiral Cervera had evaded the United States squadrons which had been searching for him for weeks, was bailed with delight and as an evidence that the Spanish commander was too much of a strategist for the

CURREN T TOPICS. THE SB! 8 IX BRIEF FIFTY-FIFT A CONGRESS. Ik the senate, on be ICth, the debate upon the war revenue nuasuro was begun. The opening statement fc * the committee was made by Mr. Allison (la.), the ranking member, in the absence of Chair. ian Morrill (Vt.). It was estimated tlliat the oiii as it came from the house would produce about 1100,000,000 a year. As reported from t ie senate committee, Mr. Allison estimated vast it would raise about *151,497,088. The bil was made the unfinished business......In tbt house the first veto of President McKinley of a bill conferring juris* diction in a private tlalm of long standing upon the court of claims was received and unanimously sustained. 1 be day was given to con* sideration of bills on er suspension of the rules. In the senate, on tbe 17th, considerable prog* teas was made in considering the war revenue measure. At throe o'clock the bill was laid aside and M^ Hale presented resolutions of respect in memory of Seth L. Miliiken, deceased, a late representative from the state of Maine. Several eulogies wets delivered, after which, as a further mark of respect the senate adjourned. _..In the house, .uring a brief session, two important bills were passed, one limiting tbs labor of persons employed on government works and in govern neat service to eight hours daily, and the other providing for a non-parti-san labor commissi >a to consider executively the problems of labor. Is the senate, on he 18th. the feature of the session was Mr. Tur pie’s speech in opposition to the issue of bonds to raise funds for the prosecution of the war, which he contended could be raised through the propo«ed inheritance tax, the tax i n corporations the coinage of the silver seigniorage and the issue of legal tender notes. Cons derabie progress was made with the bill.L; the house the only business of a short session was the passage, without debate, of the deficiency pension bill, i In the senate, on he 19th, the chaplain made Mr. Gladstone the i leme of his morning’s invocation. A resolution presented by Mr. Mills (Tex ) calling upon the secretary of war for

plans and specific*, .ions for the improvement of Aransas Pass babor, tbe removal of the bar and the improvement of the channel, making it SO feet deep and U J feet wide at the bottom, was passed. Const ieration of the war revenue bill was then resumed.In the house the senate amendments to the labor arbitration bill were agreed u with only four dissenting votes. Is the senate, ca the 20th. the reading of the war revenue measure was completed.about seven-eighths of t-ie amendments proposed by the senate committee being agreed to-Mr. Daniels (dem.. Va.) delivered a speech strongly opposing an issue of bonds and supporting tbe sub-paragraphs proposed by the democratic majority of the i.nance committee.The house was not in « ssion. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Tax newspapers of Madrid express fears that, a secret Anglo-American alliance already exits. A disastrous fire occurred at St. Ilyacinthe, Queoec, on the 16th. when St. Joseph’s eon vent was burned, causing the loss of seven lives and the injury of a number of tbe inmates. There are also five persons unaccounted for. Maj.-Gex. Wi slkt Merritt may not go to to Philippines after all. He objects to taking command unless he has 5,000regulars as the nueleuaof his army of occupation. The blockading squadron has been given a free b&nd at last. Wherever fortifications a e found along tbe Cuban coast the crews of the ships will be given a char ce for target practiue, and there is likely to be dirt and masonry flying at R likely rate. Is a recent engagement seven leagues from Cieufuegcs, Cuba, Gen. Gomez defeated 1,600 Spanish troops and compelled the Spaniards to retire to the city. The Spanish were also obliged to abandon the-minor outer fortifications. Madrid newspapers assert that letters for Spain, even those containing checks and other valuables, have been stopped at Ne t York and destroyed. The papers demand that the government make reprisals upon Americans resident in Spain, especially in tbe case of the correspondents of American newspapers. Gen. Merritt has wired Secretary of War Alger that the interviews published in the New York papers, on the 16th, were in every way incorrect and unauthorized. It is expected, owing to the strict blockade and t he famine resulting from it, that the city of Manila, capital of the Philippines, will be compelled to capitulate to the Auierioajn blockading squadron under Admiral Dewey. By the faking of an elevator used for hoisting building material at the uncompleted warehouse of the Itostou Wharf Col, in Boston, on the 17th, one , man was instantly killed and five died

soon aner oi meir injuries j. wo umers were probably fatally injured. Thk British second-class cruiser l*ique has been ordt red to thef island of Iloilo, of the Philip pine group, for the protection of merchants whose lives and property are threatened. Unx. EsvKt Pasha and Capt Halil Bey, acoordi.ig to a dispatch from Constantinople, have started for the United State;* on the order of the saltan to accompany the American forces during the war with Spain as military and naval attaches respectively. Thk torpedo boat McKee and the auxiliary torpor o-boat destroyer Yankton have been placed In commission at the Norfolk navy yard. At the request of Bear-Admiral Sampaon. the attorney-general has appointed Edward K. Jones, of New York, to act as special counsel in the trial of prise cases. Capt. Lei tz, commanding the l’nited States steamer Alert, now at San Diego. Cal., report** that there are two Spanish gunboats of about ISO tons at Guayaquil, Ecuador, and that they have been there much longer than neutrality lawnallow. * A •racial, from Hong Kong says that it is absolutely necessary that more American war ships and a strong military force be sent to Admiral Dewey's aid at once. - I x STEVCT20Ns have been given to the maritime eathOrities at Barcelona not to permit the departure of large steamers which might be used as “auxiliary" cruisers. Tukkk is some uneasiness felt over a dispatch from Admiral Dewey.received at Washington, on the 17th. urging immediate action in sending not less „t ban 10,000 troops (and such war vessels as were on the Pacific and could be spared) to him at one*

Gov. Holcomb of Nebraska has issued a commission to W. J. Bryan, permitting him to organize a third regiment of Nebraska volunteers, whose services will be tendered to the president. The volunteer army is rapidly nearing completion. Reports received by Adjt.-Gen. Corbin, np to the night of the 17th, showed that 92,580 men had been mastered in. Eighteen states had completed their quota. As soon as the 135,000 volunteers called for by the president are in the field, thoroughly equipped and organized, the president will issue a call for 25,000 colored troops. A tornado that is said to have completely destroyed Wood River passed Franklin, Neb., on the 17th. Ten houses were totally blown to pieces and many people hurt. Secret art Loro said on the 18th: l5‘It can be stated positively and officially that the Oregon is safe, but it can not be properly made known where she is.” Commodore Schley, with his flying squadron, arrived at Key West, Fla, on the 18th. The battleship Alabama was successfully launched at Cramps’ shipyard, Philadelphia on the 18th. The Alabama is the first to be launched of three new battleships of hey type, the other two being the Illinois and Wisconsin. Secretary Alger has sent to congress a draft of a bill to create, in time of war, a second assistant secretary of war, with a salary of $4,000. The secretary urges the importance,in this exigency, of immediate action.

j. hk opinion oi me jeaaers in con* press is that until they know the re* suit of the naval battle which is to take place whenever Sampson and Schley catoh the Spanish fleet, final adjournment will not be considered. It is declared to be the intention ol the administration to continue pouring troops into the Philippines until there is a force sufficient to govern every island in the group. The Studebaker Bros. ' Manufacturing Co., of South Bend., lnd., shipped 1? cars of ambulance wagons, on the 18th, to Mobile, Ala., for the use of the government. Ten* men attempted to cross the Allegheny river on a raft, near Springdale, Pa., on the l§tli. When in the middle of the stream the raft was swamped by the rough current and the men were thrown into the water. Four of them succeeded in reaching the shore, but the others were drowned. Forty-two persons are known to have lost their lives and 28 others are reported dead as the result of the tornadoes which devastated portions of eastern Iowa, western Illinois and northern Wisconsin on the night ol the 18th. Information has reached the state department that German gunners have been assigned to the Spanish fleet fitting out at Cadiz. Advices received by steamer tell of a very critical state of affairs in the Samoan islands, where another native war is believed to be inevitable. The rebels are hoisting their flag in defiance of Malietoa's government. Th* Dutch cruiser Friesland Arrived at St. Thomas. D. W. I.. on the 20th, from the Azure islands. She reported that five Italian warships would rendezvous at St Thomas at the end of the present month. Failures daring the week ended May 20 were, for the United States, 250, against 243 for the corresponding week last year. For Canada the failures were 29, against 37 last year. LATE NEWS ITEMS. An attempt was made by tbe Indianapolis aud Kansas City teams to play ball, on the 22d, fit Indianapolis, lnd. After two innings had been played all the members of both teams and the umpire were arrested. The idea was to make a test case of the Sunday law. The game was not advertised, but, instead, a band concert. The statement of the associated banks of New York city 'for the week ended on the 21st showed the following changes: Surplus reserve, increase, 53,718,025; loans, increase, 57,857,800; specie, increase, 55,903,500; legal tenders, increase, 51,321,500; deposits, increase, 14,267,900; circulation, increase, 551,000.

i he centennary or the irisn re Demon of 1*96 was celebrated in Sydney, N. S. W., on the 22<L The remains of Michael Dwyer, who died in 182a, and the remains o.f his wife were taken up and reburied in St. Mark’s cathedral. The funeral cortege, wl^ich was miles in length, was witnessed by thousands. The imperial Ottoman legation iu Washington declares that the dispatch of the 21st, from Constantinople, pub lished by the American papers, concerning the refusal by the Turkish authorities to allow American citizens to travel in the interior of the empire, absolutely and entirely without foundation. . At Alamada, Cal., on the 22d, during an altercation with her husband, from whom she was separated, Mrs. Gregory, a medical specialist, shot and killed J. U. Williams, who was present. It is supposed .the bullet was intended for Gregory, but the woman's aim was bad. The One Hundred and Fifty-ninth regiment of Indiana volunteers left Chmp Mount, on the 23d, in four sections for the rendezvous at Camp Dunn Lorint, Va., commanded by Col. Harnett. This was the last regiment to leave Camp Mount. The old single-turret monitor Jason, which had been undergoing repairs and refitting at League Island navy yard, left for New York, on the 22d, in tow of the tag Pioneer. Tax great influx of gold into England has brought down the discount rates. Over £6.2o0,0<)0 has been received at the bank of England since tae middle of ApriL Ox the 23d the associated banks of New York city held £*0,353,115 in excess of the requirements of the 25-per-cent. rule. The funeral of Hr. Gladstone will take place on the 38 th.

NEWS FROM INDIANA. Latest Happenings Within the Birders of Our Own State. 8u<«7 Rule* Aside. Winona Lake, Ind., May 21. — Nearly two hours of Friday afternoon were tie* ▼oted by the general assembly of the Presbyterian church to wrangling over the report of the committee on Sabbath observance. After the discussion had reached that stage where nothing more could be said, the assembly decided to refer the report back to the committee. The surprising discovery was then made that- Rev. I. W. Hathaway, who presented the report, was the only member of the committee present. This settled the Sunday observance question until the next session of the general assembly a year hence. The announcement of *the standing committees was made by Moderator Radcliffe and from now on these committees will be busy. White Capa at Work Apala. Bloomington, Ind., May 21. — Word has just been received here of another raid by white caps in the southeastern part of the county. Jacob Todd, who lives near Cutright’s bridge, was taken from his home and severely whipped by 15 masked men. The door was broken open and Todd, who was in bed, was wrapped in a blanket and carried out. The same party then visited another place in the neighborhood, where they whipped Homer Howard and Peter

Chambers. I he victims claim they know the men. The cause given for the whipping was that the men would not wdrk. At the last term of court nine men were acquitted on the charge of white-cap-ping not far from the scene of this raid. Views of Gen. Wallace. Richmond, Ind., May 21.—Gen. Lew Wallace, of Crawfordsville. arrived here on his return from Washington. His mission there was to find when the army would be sent into Cuba, as he is to accompany it as a correspondent. He received np assurance that it would move soon, and thinks the invasion may not be before October. Gen. Wallace says the war cannot end under several months, and he thinks another call for volunteers will be made. Commit* Suicide. Indianapolis, Ind., May 21. —William Buzzard came here from Chicago to work for the Western Paving and Supply company of Chicago, but when he reported for duty he acted so strangely that the superintendent refused to let him go to work. Attention was directed to his room at the hotel by groans and heavy breathing, and he was found in a dying condition. He had taken carbolic acid and died in half an hour. Death of a Veteran. Laporte, Ind., May 21.—De Witt C. McCollum, one of the best-known and most prominent residents of Laporte county, died at his home in this county. The deceased served with distinction through the civil war, enlisting as a private in company I, Eighty-seventh Indiana regiment, and later was commissioned first lieutenant of his company. He was a prominent member of the grand army. Epuorth Leagae. Evansville, Ind., May 21.—The seventh annual convention of theEpworth Leaguq, of this district, commenced in this city, with 150 delegates from out of town present. The opening meeting was held in Trinity M. E. church, and was presided over by Mr. George J. Nichols, president, of Petersburg. Bishop McCabe delivered an interesting lecture oh “The Bright Side of Libby Prison.” I)ie«l Suddenly. Butler, Ind., May 21.—Andrew Baxs ter. democratic candidate for judge of this judicial circuit, expired suddenly. He was a man high in the councils of his party, and has upon several occasions represented Indiana in national conventions. He has been a familiar figure i at every state convention for 25 years. His legal practice extended all over northern Indiana. Death of Judcr* Mack. Terre Haute, Ind., May 21.—Judge William Mack, speaker of the Indiana house in 1873, judge of the circuit court from 1884 to 1890, prominent in Indiana affairs of the Episcopal church and chancellor of the diocese, died of par >|lysis, aged 71 years.

Hoarier* on the fTraeV. Indianapolis. Ind.. May 21.—Eleven Indiana colleges held a field day meet here and Notre Dame athletes took the honors. Purdue ranked second. There were 35 events altogether. Several state records were broken. Damaged by Water. Kokomo. Ind„ May 21. — The rive* levee burst and 100 houses in South Kokoino were inundated. No lives were lost, but a large amount of property was destroyed. The river is the highest ever known. Appointed Receiver. Jeffersonville, Ind.. May 21.—Charles Antz has been appointed receiver of the Jeffersonville City Brewing company* _ Contract far Alaska a Railroad. Seattle. Wash., May 21.—Contracts have been let for the construction of a railroad from Skaguay, Alaska, to Lake Bennett, via the White pass. It is said that Work Will K**«rie st wtw. Sufferers from neuralgia are warned by a medical writer not to drink tea, but to partake freely of coffee, into which the juice of a lemon has been squeezed. _ Never commit the blunder of sending into a sick room pure white flowers. They hint of that last long sleep which the bravest of us do not care to contemplate.—Leisure Hours. The eagle was 7,000 miles from home when it happened, but his screamwaa distinctly audible.—Ctesland Wain

GETTING THEIR EYES OPEN. A Frank Statement Foralga to th« (tonal Spanbh Bran^dwlo-Poattbl* Defeat Preferable to Certain Olifnce. Madrid, May 33.—It is reported that Senor Leon y Castillo will return to his post at Paris. Senor Capdepon, minister of the in* terior, has denied, in the course of an interview, that the change in the constitution of the ministry would in* volve any alteration in the foreign policy of Spain, all the new ministers being in favor of prosecuting the war to the end with the utmost energy. “Spain,” said Senor Capdepon, “went periously near sacrificing her honor in the interest of peace, only making a stand when further concessions would have involved her disgrace and efface* ment as a nation. This she will I never do, and in this resolve the new cabinet is as thoroughly determined as the old. The new cabinet entertains no illusions. It is aware that weakness and poverty are opposed to strength and wealth; but Spain is in the positiop of a duelist bound to defend his honor against the gross insults of a more powerful . antagonist, who, although he is convinced that the result is almost certain death, yet feels the force of the principle of ‘noblesse oblige.’ “Spain prefers a possible defeat to a certain disgrace. Ministers know that the morul sympathies of the powers | are with Spain, and that, while besij tating to undertake the responsibility of action which might lead to a greater war, they may eventually intervene from motives of interest and public polity on behalf of Spain.” ---

ON THE SITUATION IN CUBA A London Times Correspondent Tells of Delusive Hopes Indulged by the People of Madrid. London, May 23.—The Madrid cor* ! respondeat of the Times, commenting ! on the situation in Cuba, says: “Whether any large number of in- ! surgents will ever fight for the Americans is considered extremely doubtful, but despite Spain's hope it is equally doubtful whether Gen. Maximo Gomez and the other influential insurgent leaders will boldly declare against* American annexation. What can be said with certainty is that the cabinet at Washington has not found and cannot count upon the efficient assistance from the insurgents which it evidently expected when it rushed into war without having an army of occupation remly. “Since the ministry has been reconstructed publicity and prominence are being given by leading organs to certain movements of troops which seem to indicate an intention to warn all whom it may concern, that Spain is ready to resist any unjustifiable schemes of aggression from whatever quarter they may come. These movements have reference to the idea that Spain may be helpful to the powers in the event of any combination against an Anglo-Saxon alliance.'’ NAVAL ACTIVITY AT CADIZ. Iht Spanish Government Intends to Send a Fleet to Attaek American Coast Cities. St. Johns, N. F., May 23.—Capt. Strong, of the brigantine Energy, which arrived here yesterday, with a cargo of salt from Cadiz, reports that when he left Cadiz a fortnight ago, the greatest activity prevailed in the naval arsenal there. The two Hamburg- j American liners, Columbia and Nor- i mannia, purchased to be used as aux- ; iliary cruisers, and now named the Eapido and Patria, were being rapidly armor|^ and the warships refitting in the harbor were loading stores and j ammunition. -Capt. Strong is convinced that at the time he was in Cadiz, the Spauish government fully intended to send this fleet to attaek American coast cities on the North Atlantic, preferably Boston, lie says the Spanish populace was bitterly inflamed against English and Americans, and that his crew dared not venture ashore. COALING THE SPANISH FLEET,

i A Number of SpuuUb Collier* on Their St. Pierre, Martinique, May 23.— j Admiral Cervera s squadron, it is re- ; ported on good authority, will return j to these waters to coal. It is known that a number of Spanish colliers are on their way to Fort de France. The British steamer Twickenham, bavin? been refused the privilege of <w>aling the Spanish torpedo-boat destroyer Terror and the hospital ship Alicante in the Fort de France harbor, it is thought these vessels will coal from her at sea and that she will then go to meet Admiral Cervera’s squadron for the same purpose. The Twickenham carries 4,000 tons of coal. Late yesterday afternoon an unknown man^af-wAr was sighted off the southwest coast of Martinique, but whether it was a Spanish or American vessel could not be determined, as no colors were shown. The Alicante has again changed her moorings, and the departure of the Terror and the Alicante is momentarily expected. Volunteer* tsOoto the PhUtpplnea. Atdaxtx, Ga., May 23.—About 2.000 recruits hate arrived at Fort McPherson since that post was made the centralization point for that branch of the army. Col. Cook, the commandant, lined np the recruits at the post and asked for volunteers to goto the Philippines. Nine hundred responded almost instantly, but only 600 are wanted to make oat the third battalion of two regiments. It is likely these men will go to New Orleans to join the Eighteenth or Twenty-third regiments of the regular armyWay to Fort de France—An Unlikely Story.

iMpit First Missouri Volunteers* Train, Rear-Ended on the Chattanooga, Rome & Southern Road. EN ROUTE FROM CHATTANOOGA TO CAMP*. Georg* Walker* Artificer, of Co. D, Killed! —Alfred Lane and Howard BrolaikV Privates,Seriously Injured—Lieut. Richard*, Co. H, Badly Cut and Several Others Hurt—Officers’ Horses All Killed. Chattanooga. Tenn., May 21.—One man is dead and two fatally injured as the result of a wreck on the Chattanooga, Borne & Southern railroad, between Chattanooga a ad the volunteer camp at Chickamauga. The dead and injured all belonged to the First regiment Missouri volunteer infantry. The. List of casualties are: Dead. George Walker, artificer, Co. D. The Injured. Alfred M. Lane, private; both lega broken. Howard Brolaski, private; leg broken, and internal injuries. E. B. Richards, first lieutenant Co. H; badly cut about arms and shoulders. R. H. Feidell, private; badly cut about body. Ed Lavinsburg, private; three riba.

broken. . Win. Moffatt, Chattanooga Times reporter; badly injured about the body. The names of a number of otherwounded can not yet be secured. Jack McCabe, a section hand, was. killed by a passing- military train just a few minutes before, the casualty to the First Missouri train. There were several others slightlyinjured. The train on which the damage was. done, was carrying the Missouriansfrom Chattanooga to the park. The last car of this train was loaded with horses of the officers. The military train was standing on the Chattanooga, Rome & Southern, track, just beyond the crossing of the belt line, about a half mile from Ross- ^ ville. It was crashed into by the reg ular south-bound morning Chattanooga^ Rome & Southern passenger train. It. is said that there was no flagman on the military train. The shock was very severe. The locomotive of the regular train wasjammed into the horse car, which wan the next one forward. The man whowas killed and those badly injured were all on the horse car. Everything was done to stop the passenger traim when the other was seen, but it waa going at great speed. The engineer, W. C. Wheeler, stuck to his post to the last and escaped with only a maimed ankle. He and his fireman were at once arrested and placed under a squad of soldiers. They are gravely censured by the soldiers for running so rapidly with a special ahead of them. All the horses of the officers, valuable animals, were killed. The forward coaches of the military train, were l idly shaken, but no injury was done anyone in them. The damage would have been much greater had the train not been made up in exactly the reverse of the usual order. If it had gone out in regular order the sleepers would have been in the rear and the officers who occupied them would have been killed instead of horses. The wounded, about twelve in ^11, were taken at onee-in charge by Surgeon Wills of the first battalion of the regiment. . CoL Edwin. Batdorf, commanding the regiment, was doing everything possible for the sufferers. fcr-Lieut-Col. John Jacob Astor, of New York, as well as a number of officers, were on the regular train, but werenot injured. . . 1

Secretary Alger Takes Cognizance. Washington, May 22.—Upon receiving news of the disaster, resulting in> the death of and injury to a number ol the Missouri soldiers near Chattauooga, Secretary Alger sent the following telegram to Maj.-Gen. Brooke, commanding at Chickamauga. Washington. May 2L—The Associated PressVeports disaster to the First Missouri voluateers this morning near your camp, reporting death of fire men and injury of several others. The secretary of war directs that every care be taken of the wounded and that the dead be buried with all the honors of war and immediate steps taken to prosecute the railroad responsible for the disaster. No advices concerning the accidenthave yet reached the department. Serious Rioting Said to he laamiaeat la. s Havana. M- X Chicago, May 33.—A spinal to the Journal from Washington says: Secret, information received by the war department is to the effect that seriousrioting is imminent in Havana. Food is much scarcer and the distress, greater than has been generally reported. The Old SloglcTamt Monitor «f* Tow for New York. Philadelphia, May 23.—The old. single-turret monitor Jason, which has been undergoing repairs and refitting at League Island navy yard, left for New York yesterday morning in tow of the tug Pioneer. Good time Was made down the river, and at 7:30 o'clock last night she passed oat the Delaware capes. The Jason's crew is made np of former New York naval reserve* from Rochester and Brooklyn* htat now regularly enlisted in the navyThe Jason is commanded by Lieut Fickbohn.