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IN RAGING FLOODS CREAH OF NEWS
Cities ef Georgia and Alabama
Are Closely Grasped.
LIVES AND PROPERTY LOST
Greatest Damage Done at West Point,
Ga.—Trains Plunge Into Wash,
outs—Many Deaths From
Drowning.
Loss of life and terrible destruction
to property has occurred as a result of
the heavy rains In Georgia and Ala
bama between Atlanta and Montgom
ery.
Four deaths are known to have re
sulted from the flood near West Point,
Ga., while the destruction of property
was extensive there and all along the
lines of the Atlanta and West Point
•nd the Western Railway of Alabama.
A telephone messago to The Atlanta
Constitution from West Point stated
that the river had risen twenty-flvo
feet above normal holght, and three or
four bridges and culverts had been
washed away. The streets of West
Point were flooded and many people
bad to move Into second stories for
comfort and safety.
At 2 o’clock Sunday morning freight
train No. 21, with fifteen cars, on the
Western Railway of Alabama, went
Into a washed out culvert at Notasulga,
80 miles from West Point. The englno
turned completely over and Engineer
Thomas Russell was killed, while Cy
Lee, the negro fireman, was fatally In
jured, and two trainmen were badly
hurt.
Train No. 209 started to the scene
of the wreck, but went through an
open culvert B miles out of West Point.
No one was Injured In this accident,
however.
Four men attempted to cross the
Chattahoochee river near West Point
shortly after noon, with the result that
three of the party, two white men and
one negro, were drowned. The dead
are George W. Callaway, H. B. Jones
and ono negro, name unknown. The
fourth member of the party, a negro,
escaped unhurt.
n the Louisville and Nashvlllo rail -
1, southern system, the train due at
ntogmery was derailed and Is under
Dyos. On the Genova branch
Louisville and Nashville 300 feet
have been swept away near
reck . Numerous wnshouts are
long the lino between West
Montgomery.
rain attempted to go from
'ay over the Atlanta and
ho LaGrange special,
ty at 8:10 In the morning.
Stopped at. Hogansvlllo on ac
count of a severe washout and had to
turn back.
All of the through trains fo New Or
leans, via tho Atlanta and West Point,
had to be annulled Sunday, and pas
sengers going In thnt direction had to
go around by the Southern.
In West Point the water was up In
the streets and the situation. It Is said,
was desperate. People can get about
with difficulty, and as the river wns
still rising, fears nrc expressed as to
the results.
BIG BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED.
With Appropriate Ceremonies the Mis
•ourl Glides Into the Water.
The battleship Missouri was launch
ed at the ship yard nt Newport News
Saturday at 11:12 o'clock. Fully 15,006
people, It Is estimated, saw the big do
fender go overboard. Tho launching
passed off without a hitch and none
prettier or more successful was ever
accomplished. Mls« Marlon Cockrell,
daughter of Senator F. M. Cockrell,
of Missouri, was sponsor for the ship
and she performed the duty assigned
her with the traditional bottle of chnm-
pagne, using a bottle of Missouri pro
duct for the purpose. The number of
distinguished guests gathered around
the sponsor on the christening plat
form was larger than ever seen at tho
yards.
MILITIA GOES FOR OUTLAW.
Alabama Governor Asked to Aeelet In
Capturing Uriah Porter.
The reign of terror which has exist
ed in tho Crawford community In Ala
bama since the killing of Joseph Fin
cher by Uriah Porter came to n climax
Saturday afternoon when the situation
became so acute that the governor of
Alabama was appealed to for aid. Gov
ernor Jelks ordered the Twin City
Guard to proceed to tho scene and cap
ture Porter, who ha6 been at large In
the community heavily armed and
threatening death to any who dared to
try to arrest him.
POWDER MILL WRECKED.
Concussion Was Felt Fourteen Miles
Away—Four Men Injured.
A dispatch from Scranton. Pa., says:
An explosion of the barrel mill of the
Moosic Powder Company, at the Jor
myn works Friday blew the mill and
some adjoining buildings to pieces.
The shock was plainly felt In Scran
ton a distance of 14 miles. Four work
men were injured by flying debris.
FIRE 8TOPS FESTIVAL.
Christmas Tre e Starts Blaze Which
Destroyed Big Building.
At Chicago, Saturday night, a Christ-
»aa tree loaded with inflammable or
naments and candles caused a Are that
destroyed the Alexander apartment
building, a six story structure corner
of Bowen and Cottage Grove avenuys.
Tbe loss will exceed $100,000.
‘Twenty families iiveu iu the buildin*;
gad the flames spread so rapidly the
a acore of persons barely escaped wi;
Uvee.
H+W*44HfH4«
Summary of the Moat
Important Dally j;
<• Happenings Tersely Told.
—The Misses Battle, of Barnett,
Qa. ( were robbed of $6,000 In gold Sux-
day morning. They discovered the rob
bers, who dashed a bucket of water In
tho face of the lady holding a lighted
lamp.
—As an aftermath of Saturday’s
storm, a washout on the Western Rail
way of Alabama causes a wreck In
which Engineer Russell Is killed. Val
uable property threatened In Colum
bus. Lives lost In West Point.
—The Rev. N. Z.. Glenn, brother of
State School Commissioner G. R.
Glenn, died at his late home In Eaton-
ton, Ga., Sunday.
—A street car and freight train col
lided at Birmingham early Sunday
morning. The street car conductor
was killed and two men were seriously
Injured.
—Through the attorney general, the
state of South Carolina has begun suit
against the Vlrglnia-Carollna Chemical
Company, the allegation being made
that the concern Is & trust and a mon
opoly.
—Uriah Porter, for whoso capture
Governor Jelks ordered a military com
pany to Crawford, Ala., Is still at large.
It Is feared a general riot may be pre
cipitated by Porter’s friends when be
Is taken.
—Funeral services over the body of
Miss Nellie Cropsey was held In Eliza
beth City, N. C., Sunday. Ministers
advised from tho pulpit that Wilcox
ho not hastily condemned, and urged
against any overt act.
—Four persons lost their lives In a
railroad collision at Malta, Ills., Sun
day afternoon.
—Postoffice Inspectors Holmes and
Flotchor left Cincinnati Sunday for
Havana, where they go to testify
against Neely, charged with embezzle
ment.
—According to a Manila special live
Insurgent officers, 17B men, with 6 can
non and 68 rifles surrendered on Sat
urday to the Americans.
—Foreign ministers at Pekin say
they will decline the invitation to din
ner on the occasion of the Chinese
court returning, If they aro not Invited
to the palace.
—The Zionist conference, In session
at Basle, Switzerland, will try to raise
a million dollars to purchase lands In
Palestine.
—Savannah capitalists are forming
a trust company to float legitimate en
terprises.
—Uriah Porter, who killed Joseph
Fincher at Crawford, Ala.,, Is armed
with a pistol and a winchester rifle and
defies the authorities to arrest him. A
bailiff gave up his Job rather than at
tempt to arrest Porter.
--Oil wells were struck In Tennes
see and Kentucky Friday.
—Governor Aycoek, of North Caro
Una, will sign death warrants for four
burglars—two white and two black.
—Washington seems to think that
Germany will soon make a demonstra
tion agnlnst Venezuela. It is believed
Venezuelan ports will be blockaded
and tho people starved Into submls
sion.
—Tho battleship Missouri was
launched at Newport News Saturday.
Miss Marion Cockrell, of Missouri
christened tho vessel. The members
of the cabinet were present.
-At the National theater In Wash
ington Friday night Admiral Schley
received a romarkablo ovation. Every
one in the house rose and cheered him.
New plan for consolidation of pub
lic utility properties In Atlanta, Ga.,
may contemplate Ignoring tho city. No
tlce of application to the 6tnto for new
charter Is Doing published.
—Spanish squatters on tho island of
LaCostn, southwest of Florida, have
been ordered by the government to
leave at onco. The island Is famous
as tho former rendezvous of smug
glers.
—Two white men were killed, one fa
tally wounded and a white man and
negro were wounded in a race riot
Thursday at Chlldersburg, Ala., precip
itated by a game of craps,
—The eleventh annual session of the
Southern Educational Association was
opened Thursday In Columbia, S. C.,
many prominent educators being prci
ent.
—The nations represented at tho
Pan-American congress In Mexico City,
have reached common ground In re
gard to arbitration. The agreement Is
based ou The Hague convention.
—Former President Cleveland hns
agreed to accept a position on the com
mlttcc named to settle disputes be
tween labor and capital.
—Impression Is gaining ground that
the railroads entering Atlanta. Ga.. will
refuse to pay rent demanded for the
new Atlanta depot.
—Chile and Argentina have finally
agreed to urbltrate their differences
the king of England being chosen to
decide.
—On Christmas ere tho Boers under
DeWet rushed a British column and
routed it. Lord Kitchener reports that
the British loss was heavy.
—The Zionist congress to promote
the return of the Hebrews to Palestine
Is in session at Basle, Switzerland
Over one thousand delegates are in at
tendance.
—The United States battleship In
dinna and the warships of several
other nations are off the coast of Ven
czuela. A clash Is feared between
Venezuela and Colombia.
—In a feudal fight at & church la
Pike county, Ohio, Christmas night,
six persons were fatally wounded and
many others seriously hurt. When the
fight was begun the church was crowd
ed with women and children.
—Extensive preparations are being
made in Columbus, Ga., for the good
roads convention. Many distinguished
men will be Invited.
Georgia-’.Cullings
Brief But Interesting Snmmary
of Happenings in the State.
Atlanta's Population.
The city dlt'eotory for 1902, Just IB-
sued, gives Atlanta a population of
129,712.
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German Colony Coming,
Preparations are being made for the
colonization In Georgia of some 300
German families now living In Wiscon
sin.
• • •
Judge and Solicitor Appointed.
J. O. H. Brown and Burton Cloud
have been appointed by Qovernor Can
dler, Judge and solicitor respectively of
the city court of Buford. Tho bill cre
ating the city court of Buford was
passed at the last session of tho legis
lature.
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Won Only By 8lx Votes,
The town of Decatur at an election
last Saturday decided for public
schools. The vote stood 104 for and
18 agalnsL There wero 147 registered
voters, and as It required two-thirds
of these to carry the election, the
schools won by only six votes.
• • •
Big Check Is Received.
Tho state treasury department last
Saturday received a check for $40,000
from the tax collector of Chatham
county as a part of tho returns of state
and county taxes from that county.
This Is tbe largest single check that
has been received from any of the
counties In somo time. Large returns
are expected from the counties of Rich
mond, Bibb, Muscogee, Clarko, Fulton
and others.
• • •
New State Depository.
Governor Candler has appointed the
Fourth National bank of Atlanta a
state depository. As soon as tho bank
officials have executed the necessary
bond of $100,000, to be approved by
the governor, It will be qualified to re
ceive deposits from the state treasurer.
The Fourth National will be a state
depository for four years, that being
tho term provided iu the order of ap
pointment under the act authorizing
tho governor to select another depos
itory In Atlanta.
* * *
Collins Held For Trial,
At Duluth, Friday, occurred the pre
liminary trial of Thomas L. Collins for
the killing of J. W. Pierce In the bloody
buttle which took place on tho Air Line
Bell train December 10th.
The court, after hearing tho evi
dence, coitimltted the defendant to tho
superior court to answer for the of
fense of voluntary manslatighter. Over
three hundred persons were present to
hear the trial and great interest was
manifested.
Collins was cut ten times In the flesh
and seven on his clothes. Pierce was
cut only three, the slab In the Jugular
vein killing him.
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Soldiers Hov e Diverse Opinions.
Military men of tho state are divided
In their opinion ns to the method of
spending the $20,000 appropriated to
the military by the legislature.
Governor Candler Is receiving let
ters every day from prominent mili
tary men about the matter. Tho gov
ernor sent out letters to the commis
sioned olticors severul days ago asking
If they preferred to have their armory
rent paid, or If they had rather have an
encampment of a week at the expense
of tho state.
Governor Candler says the Infantry
men aro almost to a man In favor of
having their armory rent paid, while
the cavalrymen want to go Into camp.
All of the officers have not yet been
heard from and the chief executive has
made no decision as to what he will do.
• • •
Wylie Promptly Released.
Jule Wylie, who was recently arrest
ed In Atlanta and carried to Douglas-
villo suspected with having been one
of the three men who robbed a bank at
that place, was released without o
trial. Ho established beyond the ques
tton of a doubt the fact that he had not
been near Douglasvllle.
Wylie, who Is well known In Atlanta,
feels that a great Injustice was done
him aud says ho cannot understand
who gave the Information that led to
his arrest, unless It was some spotter
who had It In for him. He say s 4c was
told that there were people In Douglas
vlllo who would swear that he was In
that place on tho day of the robbery,
but tho people who wero depended
upon to Identify hltn declared they had
never seen him before.
• • •
Tatum Mysteriously Disappears.
With $400 In his pocket, G. A. Ta
turn, of Alphretta, left his home to visit
Atlanta and has mysteriously disap
peared, leaving no clue to his present
whereabouts.
Tatum stRted that he Intended re
turning to his homo early In the week
and when he did not do so his people
became alarmed about him and J. B
Paris, his brother-in-law, went to At
lanta In an effort to locate the missing
man. He could find no trace of him
however, and reported the matter to
the police, requesting their aid In the
search.
On account of the money he was
known to have had and his sudden dls
appearance the police believe that
there has been foul play. Tatum was a
man of quiet and orderly habits, and
bis relatives do not think that his dls
appearance was of his own accord. He
wasa school teacher at Alpharetta
but during his vacation had been em
ployed by C. C. Foster & Bros., dry
goods merchants, of that place. He
was married about three months a
• • •
Johnson’s Successor Not Named.
Although the resignation of Walter
H. Johnson as chairman of ihe state re
publican exeeutlvo committee was re
ceived during the meeting of that body
In Atlanta the past week, his successor
was not appointed.
W. A. Pledger, who was vice chair
man, will preside over the meetings of
the committee, although he was not
elected chairman to succeed Mr. John
son. In fact, after the committee had
voted to receive Mr. Johnson’s resigna
tion, no further action regarding offi
cers was taken.
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the Georgia legislature for not hav
ing passed a law which would mean
tho disfranchisement of many negroes
In this state, and also for refusing to
adopt a bill providing for a division of
the school fund for whites and blacks
A resolution was Introduced by ex-
Governor Bullock Indorsing the admin
istration of President Roosevelt, and
also expressing the regrets of the re
publican party and citizens generally
at the death of Mr. McKinley. This
resolution was unanimously adopted,
as was one of sympathy for Mrs. Me
KInley In the loss of her husband.
The session of the republican execu
tive committee was held In the senate
chamber at tbe capltol. The meeting
began at 10 o’clock and lasted until
nearly 1.
• * •
Cost Is Only Twenty-Five Cents.
The state agricultural department
has been puzzled over the question of
sending out to the people tho book re
cently published by the department en
titled "Georgia Historical and Indus
trial.” To send the books by mall the
cost will be thirty cents on each book
and to send them by express will entail
a cost of 26 cents on each book. Owing
to the fact that a binding Is on the
book the governmcnt'decllned to allow
It to be sent through -the malls as sec
ond-class mall matter, and the express
company declines to make any reduc
tion In price.
The result will bo that tho cost of
getting the book out to the people
will be $2,500, unless tho people to
whom tho volumes are sent are kind
enough to pay the express charges.
The book Is one of tho most valuable.
If not the most valuable over published
about this state and Its resources, and
the demands for It are becoming very
heavy.
EDUCATORS IN COLUMBIA.
Southern Association Hold# Annual
Meeting at Carolina Capital.
Tho eleventh annual session of the
Southern Educational Association be
gan In Columbia, S. C., Thursday. The
gathering Is composed of the most dls
tingulshed educators In the south, men
from all the states from Maryland to
Texas and Florida. Dr. Curry and
United StateB Commissioner of Eduea
tlon Harris are present, and there are
a number of prominent men from Mas
sachusotts and other eastern states. A
number of college presidents are on
hand, representing almost every south
ern stato.
FUNERAL OF NELLIE CROPSEY.
Great Throng Attend Services In
Church at Elizabeth City.
Funeral services over the body of
Miss Nellie Cropsey, whose remains
were discovered In the Pasquotank riv
er after a search lasting several weeks,
was held In the Methodist church at
Elizabeth City, N. C.,*Huuday, of which
the girl became a member only a
month before her disappearance. The
ehurch was crowded to suffocation and
tho street lending to It was lined with
people who uncovered as the hearse
drove past.
ANARCHIST UNDER ARREST,
Wife of Grossman Gives Him Away
to the Authorities.
Rudolph Grossman, editor of The
Austro-Hungnrlau Gazette, in New
York, was arrested Friday, chnrged
with assaulting his Wife with a knife.
Mrs. Grossman declared her husband
to be an anarchist aud said that he re
peatedly told her he would consider
himself highly honored If he could but
do to President Roosevelt what Czol-
gosz did to President McKinley.
She alleged that her husband or,
December 9 last addressed a meeting
of annrehlsts In the city, where he was
introduced by Emma Goldman.
TO WOLLOF CASTRO
CREMATED IN BOAT.
Steamer Burns at Memphis and Four
Loves Are Lost.
The steamer Sun, employed In the
Memphis and Fulton trade, burned to
tho water's edge at an early hour at
Memphis. Term., Wednesday morning
and four lives were lost. The dead are:
D. N. Ralnor, Old River, Ark.; Mrs.
D. N. Ralnor, Old River, Ark.; Mrs. G.
M. Tlmbs, Richardson Landing, Tenn.;
child of G. M. Tlmbs, three months old.
The Are was discovered at 4:10 a. m.,
and spread with such rapidity that the
steamer was a mass of flames when
tho department responded to the
alarm.
MiNE CAGE DROPS.
Is Seemingly tbe Present Intea-
tioa of tmperor Bill.
DEBT TO GERMANS MUST BE PAID
Danes object to our fu\ s -
Inhabitant* of Danish West Indies Pro
test Against Proposed Sale of Is
lands to Uncle Sam.
A large orderi/ demonstration took
place at Chrlstlansted, Island of St.
Croix, Danish West Indies, Thursday,
Those who took part in It comprised
representatives of the native, official
, and planting elements.
Berlin Papers Assert that Ultimatum Aesolutlons were adopted urging Dan
mark to introduce reforms and im
provements In the Danish West Indian
Islands and lift the island ou£ of
humiliation of the past. It was a.'i s0 8et
forth that the leading Inhabitant. 3 of
the Islands, especially the natlv. 68,
merchants, planters and Danish sub *
has been conspicuously printed In the j ec ts generally demand that the Is-
MET a AND-TO-HAND
Has Been Sent to Venezuela.
Rap at the Monroe
Doctrine.
The announcement that Germany
had sent an ultimatum to Venezuela
AmeriutttS' a fld Filipinos Come
Togsdiia In a Gorge.
CONFLICT FIERI ’E AND BLOODY
Twenty-Two Filipino* Wer « L e« Dead
In the Ditch, While Several Amer
icana Were Frv 'flhtfully
Wounded By Bo. ,08 -
Berlin press. These papers maintain
Ing the closest relations with the gov
ernment affirm that this news Is pre
mature. While an ultimatum has not
yet been delivered to Venezuela, they
say, this step will soon be taken un
less Venezuela yields to what are
deemed reasonable demands of Ger
many.
The leading ultramontane organ, j flags and cheering for the king.
The Cologno Volks Zoltung, In an ex-
lands be not sold, but that commercial,
Industrial and social reforms under the
Danish flag be Instituted. The resolu
tions express confidence that King
Christian and his ministry will con
sider the demands.
Tho procession, which was headed
by bands of music, marched through
Chrlstlansted, carrying nine hundred
tensive article on Germany’s attitude
toward the Monroe doctrine, asserts
that the assurances of Dr. Von Holle-
ben, the German ambassador to the
United States, with regard to the Ven
ezuelan matterIndicatcsOermany’s rec
ognition of tho Monroe doctrine In a
more absolute manner than has here
tofore been done.
Monroe Doctrine Given a Rap.
This paper says Germany bows to
tbe Monroe doctrine, and alludes to
the late Prince Bismarck that the Mon
roe doctrine was "a piece of lmpu- j
dence.” This utterance of the German
statesman, which Is doubtless authen
tic, has Just been published for thu
first time by The Hamburger Nach-
rlchten, Bismarck’s household organ.
Nevertheless, The Cologno Volks Zel-
tung admits that "the Impudence of the
United States” Is succeeding brilliant
ly and that Europe Is already accus
toming itself to the Idea of the tutelage
of the United States in South America.
Tho Cologne Volks Zeltung con
cludes by saying:
“Must Germany really ask Washing
ton’s permission to collect 3,000,000
marks from Venezuela? Must wo
pocket all sorts of warnings and con
cealed threats?”
Venezuela’s Debt to Germans.
The Venezuelan government has
been working on a campaign of a vio
lent nature against Germany, and es
pecially against the Dlsconto bank of
Berlin, which, In 189G, made a loan to
Venezuela of $100,000 for the purpose
of enabling her to pay off the interest
guaranteed to the railroad companies,
which had never been paid. The Dis-
conto bank has been waiting for pay-
BLOCKADE CONTEMPLATED.
Force
Germany Decides on Plan to
Venezuela to Terms.
A Washington special Eays: The
gathering of German warships in the
vicinity of Venezuela, and tho pres
ence in the samo locality of many
American, British, French and other
foreign warships, Is directing atten
tion to tho Imminence of the naval de
monstration Germany Is about to mak£
against Venezuela.
It Is said to be probable that tbe
first move by Germany will be the es
tablishment of a blockade of Venezue
lan ports so as to prevent tho Introduc
tion of food products into Venezuela,
and thus starve tho besieged into sub
mission. Venezuela, It Is said, Is en
tirely dependent on the outside world
for Its supply of corn, which Is a sta
ple among the Venezuelans. The Ger
mans are expected to occupy one or
more of the main ports of Venezuela,
probably La Guayra and Maracaibo. In
this connection most positive assur
ances have been given to the United
States government that the occupation
is to be temporary and only for such
length of time as will permit tho col
lection of the debt due Germany, thus
disposing of the report that there Is
any ulterior purpose to establish a
Gorman coaling station on Venezuelan
soil.
TRACK COVERED WITH SLEET.
Heavy Coal Train Runs Away and Is
Wrecked, Killing Four Men.
The Ontario and Western coal train
ran away on the heavy 90-foot grade
ment of this Interest since 1898. Gen- j going down the mountain on the Scran-
eral Andrade, tho former president, ; j on division east of Polntelle, Wayne
careful of the foreign credit of his j county, Pa, Friday,
country, paid several large debts be- ( Near p re8ton p ar k, [ n pase/ng a
fore President Castro came Into pow er, t switch frog, It Jumped the track,
but payment Is now being demanded
for debts contracted since then which
remain unpaid. This step Is the cause
of the newspaper attacks on Germany.
Venezuela Is now appealing to the
patriotism of her citizens. La Re-
publlea, the recognized organ of Presi
dent Castro, said:
“Instead of the government paying,
we believe the whole of this transac
tion should be reviewed.”
In these two lines tho Venezuelan
government’s policy is summed up,
even though the debts were recognized)
by the Venezuelan congress of lSflfig
plunging down a hill for nearly 100
feet The engine and forty gondoln
ears, all loaded, piled In a mass. Foui
men were killed.
The track was covered with sleet
and snow, and ns the air brakes re
fused to work, allowed the train to
gain such headway that It dashed
down tho mountain with terrific speed,
passing Wlnwood at the rate of 8(
miles an hour.
TEACHERS SQUELCHED CARRIE,
LIVE STOCK AT CHARLESTON.
Exhibits at Exposition Will Be Largest
Ever Held In South.
The exhibit of live stock at the
Charleston exposition will he the larg
est ever held In the south. It will
open on January 6 and will continue
until January 20.
Already 1,000 entries have been
made, and In tho competition many a!
the most famous herds lu the United
States will be represented. The ern-
tries so far made come from seven
teen 6tates. Money premiums amount
Ing to $15,000 will be paid to the euo
cessful contestants.
George F. Weston, of Vanderbilt’s j
Biltmore farm, Is In change of tha live,
stock department.
Joint Smasher Attempted to Make
Speech and Is Fired From Hall.
At a meeting of the Kansas Teach
ers’ Association at Topeka, Friday,
Carrie Nation, the Kansas joint smas\
er, attempted to make an address. Go
ing up to the speaker’s stand Mrs. Na
tion told President Sinclair that she
had been requested to speak by a large
number of people. He informed her
that he had heard nothing of such a
request. Without waiting for an In
troduction, Mrs. Nation advanced to
tho front of the platform and began
to address the teachers In her usual
style. She was removed before she
had fairly got started.
A Manila special says: Captain
Sehoeffel, with a detachment ot eight
een men of Company E, Ntnf.ll lufan.-'
at Dapday, Island of Samar, was.
-ked by a large force of bolomen„
A sevt re h an dt-o-:iand fight ensued In
A severe band to-hand fight ensued In.
privates we. re billed'.
Captain 8ci>e«el was wounded, but
not seriously. privates were dan
gerously and one tightly wounded.
No property wax font. The enemy was
finally repulsed With. ft*. %vy I&88,
Fought In a e -
The war department lii a dispatch
received Thursday is advised - ,y Gen ‘
eral Chaffee at Manila that C0«v oany
F, Twenty-first Infantry, had a d«*v er '
ate hand-to-hand encounter In a gonfiv'
six miles south of San Jose, Batangas;,
on December 23. Twenty-two of thei
enemy were killed. Patrick A. Connol- •
ly received an ugly bolo wound In the;
.’eft cheek; Private Carney received
six bolo cuts In tho neck and shoul
ders.
.Rebel Chief Yields.
Tho war department has been ad
vised by cablt from Manila of the sur
render of the In ^urgent c.hipftaln, Sam
son, at Matasaron, with all his officers
and men, twenty-el.th cannon and for
ty-five rifles. Matas.'-ron does not ap
pear on any of the n.aps In the pos
session of the departm ent, but It Is:
assumed that the surrendcT took place
In the island of Bohol, as It was there
that Samson of late has been c peratlng
with his followers, having crossed over
from the former scene of his depreda
tion, the Island of Cebu.
The war department is in recei’T*
of a cablegram from General Chaffee,,
reporting that Odus Reeder, second’,
lieutenant Philippine scouts, commit
ted suicide on the morning of Decem
ber 23 by shooting himself with a car
bine on board the Lawton. He wt.s
suffering from temporary Insanity, due
to Illness. Lieutenant Reodor was a
native of Beverly, W. Va.
Root on the War.
In reference to a claim of the treas
ury department, Secretary Root, of the*
war department, has rendered the fol
lowing opinion:
"The Insurrection in the Philippines
against the sovereignty of the United
States and the authority of the gov
ernment Is of such character and ex
tent as requires the United States to'
prosecute its rights by military force
and, therefore, creates the condition of
war In said nrchlpclago.”
BRITISH CA.MP RUSHED.
Furnace Explodes; Three Killed.
An explosion at the Old Sharpsvllle,
Pa., furnace Friday morning wrecked
the furnace plant and killed three men.
Philippine Financial Problem.
It was publicly announced In Manila
Thursday that the ratio for the first,
quarter of 1902 will be $2.10 Mexican:
sliver to one American gold dollar..
General Wright, the acting civil gover
nor, says that, though unsatisfactory,
this Is the only solution of the matter
the Philippine commission thought pos
sible. He hopes for early action by
congress on this subject
General Wright considers that tha
situation In those parts of the Philip
pines where military operations are be
ing carried on U daily Improving. He
has tho greatest confidence in General
Chaffee's ability to end the Insurrec
tion In the Islands and says perfect
harmony prevails between the ctvLl
and military authorities.
Six Out of Its Eight Occupants Meet
Instant Death.
At shaft No. 1 of the McAlcster Coal i
Company, at Hartshorn, I. T., Satur
day, while the cage was ascending with
eight men it jumped Its guldings about
100 feet fro mthc bottom of the shaft.
Six of the eight men were killed. They
were caught between the cage and the
buntings and their bodies dropped to
the bottom of the shaft.
ELEANOR DENIES STORY.
Her Reported Engagement to Lieuten
ant Hobson a Mistake,
A special from Pittsfield, O., says
that Miss Eleanor Ludlow, niece of
ex-Governor Bushnell, has expressed
herself as follows:
“There is positively no truth In the
report of the engagement of Captain
Richmond Pearson Hobson and myself.
You will do me a favor to deny It and
you cannot make the statement too em
phatic."
Steel Crane Mangles Three.
Three men were instantly killed and
four injured by the falling of a steel
crane of the American bridge works at
Chicago Thursday pfternoon.
Redcoats Given a Christmas Eve Sur
prise By General DeWet.
The following dispatch was received
in London Thursday from Lord Kitch
ener, dated Johannesburg:
"General Rundle reports that on the
night of December 24 Colonel Firman’s;
camp at Zeefonteln, consisting of three
companies of yeomanry and two guns r
was successfully rushed by a strong:
commando under DeWet. It Is feared,
the casualties wero heavy. Two regi
ments of light horse are pursuing the
Boers.”
WARSHIPS WATCH VENEZUELA.
Vessels of Many Nations Arrive at
Ports of Belligerent Republic.
Advices from La Guayra, Venezuela,
are to the effect that the United States
battleship Indiana has arrived at WT1-
lamsted, Island of Curacoa.
The British cruiser Tribune and the
Dutch cruiser Utrecht have arrived at
L.a Guayra. The German cruiser VI-
neta Is also daily expected.
DEATH CLAIMS SEWELL.
New Jersey Senator Succumbs to Com
plication of Diseases.
United States Senator William J
Sewell died at his home in Camden, N.
J., Friday morning.
He suffered with diabetes, compll
cated with stomach and heart trouble
Senator Sewell’s sickness had ex
tended over a period of two years
but his condition was not considered
serious until about a year ago.
His constant attention to the duties
devolving upon him In his political ca
pacity resulted, In 1899, In a collapse.
ILLEGAL JOINT DEMOLISHED,
WILL NOT LEAVE CAROLINA.
Senator McLaurln Denies Widely Pub
lished Report.
In a dispatch to The Greenville (S.
C.) News Senator John L. McLaurln
denies that he will take up his resi
dence in Washington and quit politics
in South Carolina.
He says he has formed a law part
nership with F. L. Wells, of Washing
ton, for the purpose of keeping in
touch with his profession, and that his
public duties demand he shoulc[ have
an office in Was6htngtqn.
Citizens of Erin, Tenn., Adopt Methods
of Aunt Carrie Nation.
The people of Erin, In Houston coun
ty, Tennessee, went into the joint
smashing business Friday morning and
completely wrecked a saloon which
had been running in open violation and
defiance of the law.
The men who smashed the joint were
leading business and professional men
of the place.
Italians Killed and Cremated.
The finding of three bodies of Ital
ians In the ruins of a cabin in tbe Ital
ian settlement at Mlilinocket, Me., has
led the authorities to begin an investl
gatlon of the case.
EIGHT MEN ARE MISSING.
They Were on Schooner Parkhurat,
Which Probably Foundered.
Eight men are believed to have lost
their lives in the probable foundering
of the schooner Eliza H. Parkhurst, ol
the Gloucester, Mass., port, which was
posted Wednesday by Its owners as
missing.
Christmas Blaze at Shreveport.
Fire at Shreveport, La., Wednesday
destroyed the furniture establishment
of Jackson Brothers. Involving a loss
of $60,000 on stock and $15,000 on
building.
CASUALTIES IN KENTUCKY.
MUST MAKE CHANGES.
Chile-Argentine Protocol Is Unsatis
factory In Some Respects.
Advices received Sunday by Senor
Infante, the Chilean charge at Wash
ington, confirmed the news already
published that the Argentina minister
at Santiago had informed the Chilean
minister of foreign affairs that Argen
tina could not accept all the terms ol
the protocol heretofore signed by the
settlement of the dispute and that
some changes would be necessary in
tbe Instrument,
Four Men Are Killed In Fights in tha
Vicinity of Middlesboro.
In a free fight at Middlesboro, Ky„
Christmas night Samuel Wells and
Henry Bass were mortally wounded.
At Four Mile, Will Henderson was
killed by his cousin, Nathan Hendrick
son.
On Taggarts creek. Thomas Flaynes
was beated to death with a club by
Flenry Bowman.
URIAH DEFIES ARREST.
Fincher’s Slayer Mocks Authorities of
Whole Alabama County.
The Crawford community in Russell
county, Alabama, bgs been in a state of
the greatest excitement since the kill
ing of Joseph Fincher by Uriah Porter
a few nights ago.
The latest advices from Crawford
are that Forter was still at large, arm
ed with a shotgun and winchester rifle,
terrorlzl&f thq community and defying
arrest,