The Day (Waco, Texas) Vol. 3 No. 236, Monday, August 23, 1886

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BROADWAY STREET 8 CAR DRIVERS AND
CONDUCTORS ON A STRIKE.
A Manly Protest Against an Outrage by Capital
—Tho Patriotic Sons of America on Anarchism—
A Plot that FailedThe
Bulgarian Prince Deposed.
More Strtet Car Troubles in New York.
Associated Press.
New York, August 23.— On the blackboard
inside the starter’s room of the
Broadway and Seventh Avenue Horse
Railroad office. Fiftieth street and Sev
enth avenue, was last week a notice that
on Monday a new time, table would go
into effect and requesting the drivers and
conductors to be on the lookout for it.
The men were watchful. Saturday morning
the schedule was hung up in the
employees’ room. It called for six trips
to the Battery instead of the five trips
they have been making. The
time table is ingeniously arranged so six
*trips were to be done in the twelve hours
allowed by law. To effect this in many
cases the hour for starting on the first
trip was set much earlier than before,
and the time for starting on the last trip
was set much later. The law takes no
account of the time between trips. The
men growled and kept it up all day long.
Their local assembly men met Saturday
evening and a new table was discussed.
It was plain the men were disturbed by
the change, and if they had their own
way would kick. It was deemed advisable
to deiay action over Sunday. They
met after midnight last night in the
same hall and at 1:30 this morning were
discussing whether it would be better to
tie up the Bradway line alone, or wait
and persuade the men on Sixth, Eighth,
and Ninth avenues and the Belt lines to
act and tie up all the lines together.
They said if they tied up the
Broadway only the result might
be in doubt, but if all the west side roads
tied up the strike could not last longer
than a day and the companies would
readily go back to the regular order of
things. It was evidently decided to tie
up the Broadway line at once, and no
cars on that road are running today.
One of the Broadway conductors said he
thought the new schedule increased trips
from 5 to 6 and lengthened out the day
greatly and did not raise the men’s pay.
The law which says railroad employees
shall not be worked more than 12 hours
a day ingeniously omitted to say 12 consecutive
hours and it would be easy to
arrange a schedule under it so drivers
should be lawfully deprived of any
chance to sleep three consecutive hours.
The Patriotia Som of Ameriet.
Associated Press.
Chicago, August 23—At a union
meeting, all the camps of the Patriotic
Order of the Sons of America adopted a
preamble setting forth that agitation by
alien sojourners under the name of internationalists,
socialists, anarchists, etc.,
and flaunting of the red and black flags,
is treason and rebellion; that these foreigners
in trying to make weapons of the
laboring people are doing the latter great
injury, and much of the evil is due to defects
in the immigration and naturalization
Jaws. A resolution approves the
verdict and congratulates the police on
their work ; also calling on congress to
limit immigration and make ten years’
residence and ability to speak English
necessary qualifications for citizenship.
A Plot That Failed.
Associated Press.
Chicago, August 23.—The police are
positively convinced that the anarchists
here had some deeplaid scheme on hand
with outside friends on the morning the
verdict was announced. In support of
this view they call attention to the fact
that Parsons waved a red silk handkerchief
to the crowd when he came in
court; also before the court met, Mrs.
Parsons repeatedly went to a window
and was greatly disappointed at not seeing
more friends in the crawd outside.
What the programme was the police are
unable to determine.
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Prince Alexander’s Deposition.
Associated Press.
London, August 23.—The Daily News
says: “It is obvious that Prince Alexander
was deprived of his throne by direct
orders of the czar. The official version
of the revolution is so flagrantly and
transparently dishonest that it will not
deceive a child. The effect may be extremely
serious. Russia’s action is absolutely
unwarrantable and without excuse.
The argument at"Berlin that the revolution
implies Russian victory over England's
influence in the east is absurd,
Alexander was nominally a vassal of the
sultan and, as it can be shown,1 he was
deposed without the sultan’s consent.
An international difficulty will at once be
raised.” r
The Bulgarian Question.
Associated Press.
Beri.in, August 23.—M. DeGiers, the
Russian foreign minister, will, it is said,
immediately visit Prince Bismarck and
Count Kalnoski, the Amsterdam minister
tor foreign affairs. The opinion is
general that Germany and Austria, by
mutual consent, sacrificed Prince Alexander
in order to preserve an alliance with
Russia at the expense of England. Publie
opinion is that Germany sympathizes
with Prince Alexander in his misfortune.
A Treasury Appointment.
Associated Press.
Washington, August 23.—The president
has appointed Felix A.|Reese,of Tennessee,
assistant solicitor of the treasury,
vice Jas. Robinson resigned. Mr. Reese
has been a clerk in the solicitor’s office
for many years. His promotion, which
will take effect on first proximo, was
based on the recommendation of Solidtor
McCue. His commission, signed by
the president, was received at the White
House today.
Gladstone’s Coming Speech.
AkSociuted Press.
London, August 23.—Mr. Gladstone
will, it is believed, make a speech in the
house of commons in support of Mr.
Harlem’s motion that the government
stop evictions in Ireland in certain
cases.
A committee of workingmen has been
formed to raise by penny subscriptions a
testimonial for presentation to the Marquis
of Salisbury.
Returning Delegates.
Associated Tress.
New York, August 23.—Messrs.
O’Brien, Redmond and Dealy, Irish delegates
to the Chicago convention, arrived
today on their return from Chicago.
With them came Gen. M. Kerwin,
Dr. Byrne, of Dublin, Freeman and
othefs.
Biumarlt and Bulgaria.
Associated Press.
Berlin, August 23.—The Post, Prince
Bismarck’s organ, published an article
on the Bulgarian crisis, which is cnaracterized
by amiability of expression toward
Russia and friendlessness to England.
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Ihe Weather Bulletin.
Associated Press.
Washington, August 23.—For Texas
—Fair weather; northerly winds; nodecided
change in temperature.
Death oi a Theatrical Manager.
Associated Press.
New York, August 23.—Samuel A. S.
Calville, the popular theatrical manager
and proprietor of the Fourteenth Street
theatre, died suddenly yesterday.
One or the Other
St. Louis Republican.
The long and short of it is, if wc cannot
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
MINUTE DETAILS OF THE WATERY TRAGEDIES
AT INDIANOLA.
The Damage at Victoria and Goliad—Latest From
the Mexican Muddle—What the Condemned
Anarchists Will Do—The
Dallas Primaries.
Victoria, August 21,—From Indianola
comes the saddest and most heartrending
news yet reported. Here, during
the height of the storm, the signal offlee
was blown down, carrying with it
Capt. A. I. Reed, signal officer, and Dr.
H. Rosencranz, both of whom were lost.
A fire broke out among the ruins which
extended for a block on both sides of the
street, destroying thirteen houses, among
which were 1). H. Reagan’s large dry
goods store, and Dr. Lewis’ extensive
drug establishment. Dr. Lewis was in
the building at the time it took fire. He
evidently escaped being burned to death,
bu^was subsequently' drowned, his body
being found today near old town.
So far as can be learned, the following
is a complete list of the lives lost: Capt.
I. A. Reed, signal officer; Dr. H. Rosencranz,
a resident of Elgin, 111., formerly
a resident ol Indianola; the wife and two
children of Dr. Hodges, of Cuero; Mrs.
Crooker, of Austin, visiting at Indianola
witli Mrs. Hodges; Mrs. Henry Sheppard;
two children of Mrs. Max Luther,
of Corpus Christi; Dr. Davis Lewis; a
German, name unknown; besides the
above, the bodies of ten colored persons
have been found; the body of Mrs. Crooker
was found near the railroad track yesterday
evening. She was drowned near
where the body was found by a party today.
Four miles of the track is washed away,
rendering it impossible for trains to approach
nearer than that distance of Indianola.
There is great destitution
there among the poorer classes, who have
lost everything they possessed. The
depth of the water is reported as great as
it was during the great storm of 1875,
when Indianola had nearly two hundred
of her citizens swept away. On Friday
the influx of water over the doomed
town was so rapid that within two
hours after the first apprehensions were
f*lt every street was submerged many
feet.
At Lavaca, twelve miles above Indianola,
four feet of water is reported. In
1875 the streets there were not submerged
at all, which indicates that the
water in Matagorda bay was higher on
Friday'last than in 1875. About fifteen
houses were blown or washed down at
Lavaca.
Never before was the lower Texas
coast visited by so terrible and destructive
a storm. It extended for one hundred
miles inland, destroying thousands
of houses and involving a pecuniary loss
of many millions.
In this city about forty houses were
completely demolished, while perhaps
100 more had their roofs blown away.
But few fences are left standing, while
the destruction of trees, shrubbery, etc.,
has been enormous. The streets in all
directions are filled with wrecks of buildings
piled promiscuously by the strong
wind. Two Catholic churches are so
completely wrecked as to make their further
use impossible. The Presbyterian
church belfry was blown down, falling
upon an adjacent residence. The Methodist
church was wrenched from its
foundation, and is very badly wrecked.
Every’ colored church in the city except
one is entirely destroyed. The high
school building is so badly shattered as
to be worthless. News from Goliad,
twentyeight miles west of Victoria, is to
the effect that the storm raged there with
great violence. Many houses were unroofed,
while a considerable number
were destroyed. Parties from Cuero report
at least forty buildings down, among
which are Duren’s large store, containing
a large stock of goods. The railroad
shops are wrecked, while two or
three churches were blown to pieces.
Indianola, August 21.—The story of
the loss of Mrs. Hodges, her two children
and sister is a sad one They arrived at
Indianola on Thursday evening, expecting
to return to Cuero on Saturday. Owing
to the storm of Thursday night both
were much disturbed and slept but
little. When the water, which came up
so rapidly that escape was impossible,
was found to be on the point of washing
away the house, the company
with young Henry Sheppard,
at whose mother’s house they
were stopping, made their way to Mrs.
Sheppard’s room, w hich was apart from
the main building, thinking it less likely
to yield to the combined rush of wind
and waves. Shortly afterwards their new
place of refuge was lifted from the ground
and whirled toward the bayou situated
west of the town. Suddenly the building
collapsed, burying in the seething torrents
Mrs.Sheppard, her daughter, Mrs.
Max Luther and her children, Mrs.
Hodges and her children, Mrs. Crooker
and Henry Sheppard, this last boy about
seventeen years of age. The
entire party were enclosed in a
small space and subsequent developments
lead to the conclusion of Mrs. Sheppard,
Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Crooker, were
killed by hilling timbers. Henry Sheppard
found himself many feet under water
on his hands and knees, and unable
to rise for the floating wreck above him.
As the water closed over him he felt
some one near him, and immediately
grabbed hold of an arm and pulled
its owner vigorously. Fortunately
he was soon able to get his own
and his companion’s head above
water, when h« found it to be his sister.
Mrs. Max Luther. They were both
nearly exhausted, but managed to get on
top of the wrecked house and floated
across the bayou and were finally saved.
Mrs. Luther had one of her children in*
her arms whenthc crash came, but in
her struggles under water lost her hold
on the infant and it was drowned.
Dallas, August 22.—The excitement
in the congressional' primaries has not
yet abated, though there are fewer peopie
on the streets this evening in groups
of half a dozen or more discussing the resuit
than there were this morning. Because
there is less demonstration it does
not follow that there is any less interest,
but that there is less to teed it in the way
of returns from the voting precincts. The
figuring, according to the returns thus
far received, shows that Wellborn leads
on uncontestcd vote, but there are several
precincts yet to be heard from and
the county is in almost as much doubt
today as it was yesterday.
Chicago, August 22.—Captain Black,
attorney for the condemned anarchists,
was asked today:
“Should rhe supreme court refuse to
reverse the; decision of the court below,
refusing a new trial, can the case in any
way be taken to the United States supreme
court?”
He replied: “Yes sir, and 1 may say
will be in the event of the supreme court
of the state refusing to reverse the decision
of the court below. I have aimed
from the first to get the case in such
shape as to raise and present fairly and
fully upon the evidence and instructions
the great constitutional questions of the
right of the people to meet in public assembly
and of the right of the people so
assembled to resist all unlawful interference
therewith. 1 believe 1 have these
questions in the record in such shape as
to entitle me as a deriner resort to go to
the federal supreme court.”
Laredo, August 22.—In connection
with the fact that the military authori
ties in Mexico have within the last week
bought up all the arms and ammunition
to be had in Laredo, it is an authenticated
fact that in addition to 2,000 regular
troops camped within a few hours’
inarch of New Laredo, there are at present
over 2,000 Mexican cavalry posted
along the river between New Laredo and
Piedras Negras. At the old town ot
Palafox, forty miles above here,
Mexican troops are now stationed, and
are reported to be throwing up breastworks,
pending the final decision of the
United States in the Cutting affair.
Great uneasiness prevails on this part of
the border concerning the utterly defenselcss
condition of the people, and
sharp criticisms are heard on all sides
because of President Cleveland’s trout
fishing in the mountains whilst Mexico
is pushing her military to the Rio
Grande in order to strike hard.
Niagara Falls, August 22.—Wm. J.
Kendall, of Boston, today swam successfully
in a cork vest the, whirlpool rapids
of Niagara river. The trial was to settle
a wager of $10,000 made by Boston par
ties, he to receive $1,000 of the stakes
There were few spectators of the affair,
it having been kept quiet. Kendall relates
the following experience:
When he reached the spot where Capt.
Webb is supposed t<\ have lost his life
the water seemed to go from under him
and a huge wave struck him on the head
and shoulders, knocking him unconscious
for a few moments. He found his swimming
abilities of no use whatevei, and
never expected to comejout alive. When
entering the whirlpool he was so benumbed
and partly unconscious, that he coutd
not use his limbs, and didn’t know what
he was doing. The current took
him right into the main eddy and sucked
him down like a flash, keeping him under
fully fifteen seconds. Upon reaching
the undercurrent he was shot out of the
pool fully fifty feet from its center. When
he reached the surface of the water he
had partly regained consciousness, and
knowing there was no telling when he
would be dashed down the lower rapids,
he swam to shore.
When landing he again became unconscious,
and his assistants were fully
half an hour occupied in reviving him
with the aid of stimulants and by rubbing.
When asked if he would ever
make another trip, he said most entphatically:
“No. There isn’t money
enough in the world to induce me to repeat
this afternoon’s experience.” A
child would have the same chance to go
through the rapids all right as an expert
swimmer. It took him three minutes to
go from the railrbad bridge to the whirlpool.
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