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BIG mum. u , su
Ship Transporting Spanish Sol-
' diers and Civilians Lost.
TWO HUNDRED Duowuuu
'Wrccked Off the Northern Coast 0!
Cuba During a. Violent Storm, and
Torn to Pieces Eight Miles from
Shore—Only TWO Men Escape.
Havana, Oct. 18.—It is believedlthat
nearly two hundred persons perished in
the coasting steamer Triton, from Ha.—
vana m Bahia Honda,Province of Pinar
del Rio. The vessel went ashore Satur-
day morning during heavy weather,
grounding about eight miles from the
coast.
The parser and one of the passengers
have arrived at Madrid. They say they
have no knowledge regarding the fate
of the 'captain, the passengers, com-
posed of, soldiers and civilians, and the
thirty members of the crew of the Tri-
ton. The missing passengers include
several well-known merchants.
The Spanish gunboat Maria. Cristina
and the tug Louise have left this port
for the scene of the wreck. ’
It is stated upon inquiry that the
Triton had on board two hundred pas-H.
sengers, and it is feared that they have
all perished, in addition to the thirty
composing the steamer’s crew.
No details of the wreck, horrzver,
have yet been received here.
Owing to the heavy sea that was
running, the gunboat Cristina found it
impossible to reach the scene of the
disaster until night. Among those
who were _lost were two navy and two
army officers, a commissary official and
seventy-seven privates. On board the
l‘riton was $31,660 in silver, to be used
for the payment of the Spanish mili-
tary and naval forces. The Triton, it is
stated, was overloaded. She carried a
large quantity of groceries and ammu-
nition, and had on board ninety-three
rifles for the Government troops.
.Madrid, Oct. 18.——A dispatch to the
[mparcial from Havana gives some
further details of the loss of the coast;
lng steamer Triton, which was wrecked
yesterday. _
,. The Triton sailed from Havana on
B‘riday night, having on board, in ad-
dition to 100 civilian passengers, several
military officers and seventy soldiers.
She carried as cargo a large quantity
of arms and ammunition for the troops
in Pinar del Rio, and she also had on
board $30,000 in cash.
It is thought that the disaster was
due to the steamer being overloaded,
onto her cargo shifting, which caused
1er to capsize, for although the weather
was stormy, it was not bad enough to
Wreck such a vessel as the Triton. Prior
to :starting on the voyage the weather
was threatening, and the captain of the
steamer visited the Jesuit observatory,
where he was assured that he would
mm no risk in leaving port in face of
the approaching storm.
Of all those on board the steamer.
passengers and crew, only two are
known to have escaped. These are
Julian Alonso, the purser, and Daniel
Martinez, a merchant, but it is hoped
:hat the gunboat Maria Christina and
the lifeboats which were 'sent to the
vicinity of 'the wreck have found some
survivors.
L HANDLING OF THE MAILS.
Report of the Second Assistant Post-
master—General.
Washington, Oct. 18.—A mass of in-
teresting information concerning the
handling of matter is contained in the
annual report of W. S. Shallenberger,
the Second Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral, just submitted to Postmaster-
General Wilson. ,It is shown by the re-
port that the total annual inland mail
service has increased to 420,850,479 miles
traveled, at a cost of 11.84 cents a mile,.
or an annual expenditure of $49,863,074.
The foreign mail service cost $1,791,170
additional. The 21,517 star routes have
an aggregate length of 265,598 miles,
mail messenger'routes 173,475 miles, and
railway. Postoffice car routes 39,493
miles. These are .the three principal
services. There was considerable re-
duction in the cost of transmitting the
mails during the year, but the star
services'v'as increased 5,330,749 miles.
Contracts have been made by the
Postofiice. Department for extending
the pneumatic tube service, which was
successfully tried in New York City
:his month, in Philadelphia, New York,
Brooklyn and Boston._ Each carrier
:ube will have a capacity of 600 letters.
1nd when the service has been extended
.t will be possible to transmit through
lb tubes in all places 360,000 letters an
. hour. 5
$300,000 Fire in New York.
New York, Oct. 18.—The big seven-
story warehouse at the northeast cor-
ner of Hudson and Spring streets, was
lestroyed' by fire yesterday. _As nearly
as the damage can be estimated it will
aggregate about three hundred thou-
sand dollars, $150,000 by the destruction ~v
of the building, and the same amount
by the loss of the stock.
The building has a. frontage of sixty
feet on Hudson street and 160 feet on
Spring street. _J. Fitzpatrick & Co.. E. -.
porters of French plate and co‘m-nl
glass, occupied the Hudson street fro :r
of the ground floor and the whole soc-
)nd floor. The remaining space wt: 0 --
nupied by the Bradley & Currier Cori—
pany, dealers in mantels, woodworu.
etc, which owns the building. ‘
NEW§ IN BRIEF.
The Boston (Mass) registration Sl‘ows
£5,324 qualified voters, or 882 less tuan
:hat of the registration for 1896.
Little George Carr, only 7 years Dr.
was found unconscious in the' street in
New York, suffering from the effect of
intoxicants. .
William J. Bryan has made a gift of
money to Ewing College to establish a
prize for the best essay on the science
of government.
The combination of flour mills at the
head of the Great Lakes has been re-
vived, the intention being to operate
them all with one manager.
Unknown assassins, supposed to be
moonshiners, in Allegheny County, N,
C..- murdered John Kennedy in his'
. house,.afterwards setting it on fire.
Mrs. Langtry's husband died last‘ Sat-
urday in an inset-a asylum while she
was celebrating with a convivial party
her winning of $200,509 on a hOl‘Se race.
wt sun IT. , '
i The People‘ofthe Norwalks
. Say.We Are Right.
_In the climate of sudden changes
there prevails a disease, almost un-
known in the old world, which has been
called the American National Disease.
Its many forms have various symptoms
annoying alike to the sufferer and his
associates. This disease is catarrh and
by millions it has for years been consid-
ered incurable. . Many pretended
“cures” promised relief—no time stated
——only to disappoint the user after he
had used enough to give the manufac-
turers a good profit. They held out
the promise of a cure in the future,
only to fail after many dollars had been
spent. But there is a. remedy that has
relieved and cured millions of cases of
catarrh, thousands of them right here
in New England. The proprietors took
many hundred free patients in the N or-
walks to prove to the people of these
cities that California Catarrh Cure
would instantly relieve and cure ca-
tarrh surely and quickly. People from
Norwalk, South Norwalk, and as far
away as Stamford are giving their tes-
timony and it is all one way, California
Catarrh Cure has triumphed. The Na-
tional disease is no longer incurable.
Catarrh, disagreeable and nauseating
can be cured and has been cured right
here in Norwalk. . '
Note this endorsement and be doubt-
ful no more. One of the people who
got a bottle of California Catarrh Cure
at Plaisted’s Drug Store on December
18th, was Mrs. A. B. Freeman who
lives at. 8 Hanford place. After a
thorough trial, she says: “I have suf-
fered a great deal with severe head-
aches caused by catarrh; my head was
stuffed up and my throat also troubled
me greatly. I got a. bottle of California
- Catarrh Cure at Plaisted’s Drug Store
and it has helped me very much in
every way; it has cleared my head and
keeps it clear. my throat is well and
my headaches have gone for good. I
must say it is a wonderful medicine,
and I am glad to recommend it. ” 5
The greatestpreventative of grip, in
fiuenza, tonsilitis, and all mucous dis-
eases is C. C. C. All dealers, 50 cents,
3 times as much, $1. \-
wmo‘soé, N. s., WIPED our.
Four Hundred Houses Burned and
2.500 Persons Made Honleless.
Halifax, Oc’t. 18.—The town’of Wind-
sor, the birthplace of Haliburton (Sam
Slick), was wiped out by fire yesterday.
Four hundred houses were burned and
5,500 people rendered homeless. The day
was bitterly cold and a high wind was
~aging. Some drunken roughs are said
:0 have caused the fire, which origi-
nated in a barn in the northern part of
:he town and, swept over an area one
mile long by a half. mile wide. The
lames spread with intense rapidity, so
:hat many were glad to abandon every-
:hing to the devouring element and es-
:ape to the fields with their lives.
On the first news of the great loss
.Viayor Stephen, of Halifax, communi-
:ated with the general commanding the
'orces at Halifax, and by their joint co- '
mention a heavy provision train was
nade up and 150 soldiers went to Wind-
;or.
At this time the destitute have been
loused and provided for. The loss is
about $1,500,000.
NDIANA MINERS WANT MORE PAY.
Business Is So Brisk They Are Ask-
ing for Four Cents More a Ton.
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 18.—The In-
liana. miners want some of Lhe advanée'
'n the selling price of coal. The block
:oal men, 4,000 strong, have asked for
{our cents more a ton than they acl
:epted at the end of the strike. The
aperators are to give an answer to-
:norrow, and if the block men receive
the advance the 6,000 bituminous min-
ers will ask for a like advance. The In-
liana operators refused at the time the
fecent strike came to a close to sign a
:ontract to run until Jan. 1, and now
:he men say the law of supply and de-
nand should prevail.
Indiana operators cannot meet all
:heir orders; and are trying to get more
nen at work. One operator has an-
iounced that although he did not want
:0 be considered as raising the price
for mining. hereafter on each 'pay day
1e would give his men four cents extra
in a ton as their share in the profits of
:he business.
Kentucky Coal Miners Strike.
Louisville, Ky.. Oct. 18.—Pick miners
n ,western Kentucky have struck for
'eguiar pay and an a vance of 3 cents
l bushel for coal instead of 21/; cents as
am", 3:6 31.35 a day for entry work in-
stead ..-f 3'. The irregularity of pay is
:he r‘ 'e‘ grievance. Some of the mines
ll‘t .j. .. .lzree to five months' pay in
iris-1--. -.--.- men want ,cash payments
avery month and the abolition of com-
pany stores. The strike is in the small
nines, but the movement is spreading.
Killed at Football.
Altoona, Pa., Oct. 18.—Benjamin Rich,
2} e 18-year-old- halfback of the Tyrone
football team, was killed in a game at
Bellwood Saturday afternoon. Rich
was given the ‘ball to run through the
)pposing line, but he was tackled and
:hrown on the dry turf, about a dozen
3.ayers‘falling upon him. When the
:eams broke away Rich was found un-
:onscious on the ground. He was re-
noved from the field, but died shortly
afterwards. ;
The Cincinnati Theatre Disaster.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 18.——Investiga-
:ion shows that the timbers of the roof
:he dome fell on the audience Friday
iight, were rotten and badly shrunken.
)nly two were killed and five were dan-
gerously hurt. Twenty~six others were
anjured, some of them seriously.
A Farmer Tortured and Killed.
La Porte, Ind., Oct. 16.——Adam Huff-
man, a wealthy farmer living near
Brimfield, was bound, gagged and tor-
tured at an early hour yesterday morn-
ing, to make him reveal the hiding-
place of a supposed large sum of
money. Failing in this the men then
murdered him. Huffman lived with a.
hired man, who was also tortured, and
whose injuries will prove fatal.
The visitor (’vié‘wing the nevp‘baliip—
‘Do you think he is going to resemble
his father?”
The Mother—“f1 shouldn’t , be sur-
orised.‘ He keeps. me up every night."
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