Atlanta Semi-Wceßln -Journal.
VOL. IV.
HALF MILLION POOR
GUESTS OF EDWARD
King Entertains Paupers
and Slum Dwellers of
London at Sump
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LONDON. July L— Although no more
evening be! let ins regarding the condition
of King Edward are to be issued, it was
announced at Buckingham palace this af
ternoon that his majesty had made good
progress since morning, and that he was
much gratified with the accounts he re
ceived of the successful earning out of
the plans for the dinners for the poor of
London. .
The king received many telegrams of
thanks and congratulations from the
acenes of these festivities, declaring that
the pleasure of the occasion was vastly
enhanced by the tidings that bls majesty
was out of danger. -
On his arrival at York house this af
ternoon after a long tour of the many
dining rendezvous. the Prince of Wale.
telegraphed to the Lord Mayor of Lon
don. Mr Joseph C. Dimsdale. that the
programs were everywhere carried out
without a hitch.
The prince in this dispatch commend
ed all the mayors and all others con
cerned for the excellency of the arrange
ments for the dinners and thanked the
people for the hearty welcomes accorded
himself and the princess.
Sir Thomas Lipton, the general chair
man of the dinners, has transmitted his
thanks to all responsible for organising
the feasts for their painstaking devotion
in carrying out the wishes of the king.
The appearance of Queen Alexandra
as she drove out In an open carriage for
an hour this evening. accompanied by
some of the royal guests at the palace,
occasioned much enthusiasm In the park
and on the stredfs which her majesty
traversed.
ENGLAND’S PREMIER
WILL VERY SOON RETIRE
LONDON. July S.—Half a million of
London's slum dwellers were King Ed
ward’s guests this afternoon. They were
scattered tn about♦» halls, schools and
parks in varying numbers, the great num
bat of the royal beneficiaries being at
Stepney, where no less than *«• enjoyed
a u.nner such as they seldom speak of.
At every gathering was read a message
from the king signed by his private sec
retary to the poor, sent through Lord
Mayor of London Sir J. C. Dimsdale. as
follows:
-BUCKINGHAM PALACE. July 5. 11:20
a. m.—l am commanded by the king to in
form your lordship that his majesty and
the queen had fnten.—a visiting some of
his coronation dinners today and he deep
ly regrets that his illness prevents their
doing so. 1-e king has ueputed members
of his family to represent him at as many
of these dinners as possible. I am furth
er commanded by the king to express his
hope that his guests are enjoying them
selves and passing a happy day.
“(Signed) KNOLLYS.”
This morning's bulletin announcing that
Xing Edward is out of danger and also
circulated so that half a million poor
folks drank his majesty's health tn no
restrained enjoyment.
The principal dinner was at Fulham,
where Mr Thomas Lipton, who organised
the whole feast, did the honors of the day
to 14.000 of the poor, aided by a host of
titled and untitled volunteers. including
Timothy L. Woodruff, lieutenant gover
nor of New Torx state; Vice Commodore
Bourne, of the New York Yacht club, and
other Americans, who handed around
plates of beef and pudding.
The prince and princess of Wales paid
their first visit to Fulham. They en
tered the park of the bishop's palace
through a triumphal arch and were re
ceived by the mayor of Fulham, Sir
Thomas Lipton and others..
Their royal highnesses were enthusias
tically greeted by an immense band of
scholars, who sang “God Save the King."
The prince and princess alighted and
walked among the places where the guests
were assembled around two and a half
miles of tables, evincing the utmost in
terest in everything.
At the head of the table in the central
Marquee the royal party stopped and the
prince of Wales read tms morning's bul
letin regarding the king's health. This was
the signal for a tremendous outburst of
cheering Before leaving, the prince of
Wales expressed to the bishop of London,
the Right Rev. Arthur Foley Ingram, and
gir Thomas Lipton his great satisfaction
at the completeness of the arrangements
and emphasised his regret at the fact that
the king was unable to be present.
This was a sample of all the other din
ners. which were followed in every case
by variety shows, upwards of 1,500 oper
atic, theatrical and music hall artists and
pianists giving their services for the
occasion.
During the course of the afternoon a
second message from the king was read
at the various gatherings, saying his
majesty was very glad tp feci th at they
were his guests and hoping that they
would all be happy and comfortable and
spend a pleasant afternoon. Accompany
ing the prince and princess of Wales were
the duke and duchess of Connaught, the
duke and duchess of Fife, v Prince and
Princess Charles, of Denmark, the duke
and duchess of Argyll. Prince Henry, of
Battenburg. Prince Christian, of Schles
wig-Holstein, and the duchess of Albany.
half a'million FED
AT KING'S FREE BANQUET
LONDON. July s.—At the earliest pos
eibis mooeat Lord Salisbury contemplates
retiring from public life. But that sever
ance from the affairs of the empire which
be has so long administered is not likely
to come until after the coronation, and he
Bay possibly be still further delayed by
now unseen reasons of state or politics.
During the last few months the premier
has more and more detached himself from
the cares of office. With increasing age,
his dislike of publicity and dread nf details
which high office-bolding involves have been
suspended into an antipathy so strong as
to render even the conservative leaders less
Importunate in their demands that he re
main premier.
Those who have recently been brought
Into contact with the aged statesman pri
vately comment on his abs'-ut-mindedness.
which is only overcome hy great effort when
it is absolutely necessary for him to deliver
a public utterance «n a question of Impor
tance. . «
peace in South Africa having been pro-
KNIFE AND PISTOL
IN STREET DUEL
ciuseoeath
FLORIDA MARSHAL KILLS RESIST
ING PRISONER, BUT HIMSELF
RECEIVES FATAL KNIFE
THRUSTS.
FORT MYERS, Fla.. July sln a duel
today between Dennis Sheridan, well
known here, and City Marshal Stroup,
Sheridan was shot dead, and in the
fight the officer was severely cut with a
knife. It is not positively known whether
his wounds will prove fatal or not, but
it is believed they will.
The affair created Intense excitement
in the town. The duel was precipitated
by a resistance on the part of Sheridan.
ASTRIDE GOOD HORSE
ROOSEVELT WILL TOUR
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Whlle Presi
dent Roosevelt is "swinging around the
circle" this summer he will visit Wyo
ming. and at the instffnee of Senator
Warren he will take a horesback ride of
over a hundred miles through one 'of the
wildest and most picturesque sections of
Wyoming.
Senator Warren la planning for the
president ‘to enter the state by railroad,
and while his train is being switched
around to another portion of the state,
Mr. Roosevelt and those of his party who
take pleasure in horseback riding will
cover the intervening distance on the
back of a horse instead of behind on iron
mils. The president is familiar with the
country through which he will ride, hav
ing traversed It while living on a ranch.
YOUNG HEIRESS SPENDS
FORTUNE IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK. July s.—The expenses of
a young helresa In New York society are
very great. This was made plain this
week by the application of the guardians
of Miss Rosalie Coe Campbell to the
supreme court to have h«r annual allow
ance increased by *3,000, so that hereafter
her yearly allowance will aggregate *9.000.
although she is only 1* years of age. Her
social demands, now that she is to be
brought out in society, demand this sum.
She 1s entitled at present to an Income
which amounts to *15,500 a year from
property held in trust for her, and her
actual and prospective estate is said to
amount to about *BOO,OOO. Miss Campbell
was 13 years old In January last. She is
a daughter of Richard J. Campbell, who
was a member of the Union league and
other clubs and who left a large estate.
MAN ATTEMPTS MURDER
AND SELF DESTRUCTION
WATERBURY, Conn., July 5.—A fiend
ish attempt at murder and suicide wav
made here tonight by Miles Emmons, 35
years of age. Emmons was sitting on a
veranda with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Will
iams, when without a word he sprang
upon striking her in the face and knock
ing out several teeth. He then knocked
her down and drawing a razor, attempted
to cut her. Leaving her for dead, he
rushed to his room and cut his throat.
It is not believed he will live. There
is absolutely no motive for the terrible
crime. Mrs. Williams was not seriously
injured.
WAGON WAS overturned;
ELEVEN ARE INJURED
DENVER, July 5.—A special to The Re
publican from Florence. Colo., says:
Eleven were Injured, three of them fa
tally, by the overturning of a wagon near
Coal Creek today. The fatally injured:
Clyde Nevins.
Wm. Davis.
Robert Easton.
The party, which numbered sixteen men.
and included a baseball team from Pueblo,
was driving from Coal Creek when the
accident occurred.
Rural Mall Routes.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 6.—These
rural free delivery routes will be estab
lished September 1: Cusseta, Chattahoo
chee county, one route.
The postoffices at Halloca, Ellbeck and
Uno are to be discontinued and mall sent
to Cusseta; Flippin, Henry county, one
route; Leesburg, Lee bounty, one route;
Wenona, Dooly county, one route.
Fourth at San Joae.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, July s.—The 4th
of July reception held in the American le
gation by Minister William L. Merry was
attended by President Esquivel and his
cabinet, the' members of the consular and
diplomatic corps and many prominent cit
izens of San Jose.
cured. Lord Salisbury Is said to consider
the crowning of the king as the moment
when his services to the nation mty most
fitly be ended. One of those Intimately
associated with the premier throughout bls
political career, more so perhaps than any
other person, said to a representative of
the Associated Press today:
“I suppose that no one can have failed
to notice that Lord Salisbury lately has
seemed to be slipping more and more away
from public life. The reports of his falling
mentality are largely exaggerated, but for
a long time it has been an open secret that
he is extremely anxious to retire. We do
not know any reason for believing that be
will announce his determination in the im
mediate future, but I fear it is only a mat
ter of a short time, perhaps after the cor
onation."
COTTON OIL MILL OWNERS
TO TAKE THEIR OWN RISK
MEMPHIS. Tenn., July s.—Committees
from the Inter-state Crushers' Associa
tion. the Texas Crushers’ Association and
executive board of the inter-state asso
ciation. representing nearly all of the cot
ton oil mins in the United States, me*
here today and after a session of several
FATE DF ANDRE
LEARNED IIT
LAST
BALLOONIST AND PARTY WERE
MASSACRED BY NATIVESAND
OUTFIT TAKEN AWAY FROM
THEM.
CHICAGO, July 8.-A special to The
Record Herald from Winnipeg, says:
Rev. Dr. Ferlies, a church of England
clergyman, arrived from York. Northwest
British Territory today and brings au
thentic information of the fate of the ex
plorer Andre and his companions.
Two years ago, 1,700 miles north of
York, a party of Eskimos under the
leadership of "Old Huskle" saw the An
dre balloon alight on a plane of snow in
that vicinity, which is about 30 miles
north of Fort Churchill. Three men
emerged from the balloon and some of
“Huskie's” people approached them out
of curiosity.
As they did so one of Andre's com
panions fired off a gun. This Is a signal
to uncivilized natives for battle. It was
regarded as a challenge and almost in
stantly the natives fell upon the three
explorers and massacred them. Every
thing pertaining to their outfit was car
ried to the homes of the natives on the
borders of the Arctic region.
"Old Huskle" himself gave this Infor
mation to Ralph Alstlne, agent for the
Hudson Bay company, and the story, af
ter being investigated by Dr. Ferlies, was
told by him today. He says that there Is
little room for doubt, as frequent reports
have since come of the strange' imple
ments which the north natives have in
their possession, the telescope being par
ticularly described.
The Hudson Bay company has recently
offered a reward for the recovery of any
portion of the outfit belonging to Andre,
and. though natives have gone on the
search for them, they have never return
ed. believing, as Rev. Dr. Ferlies says,
that they will in some way be punished,
for they now understand that it was not
an attack upon them, but an accident by
which the gun was discharged that pre
cipitated the massacre.
pinOOiike
DISAPPEARS IN
BIRMINGHAM
AGREEMLNT REACHED BY COM-
MITTEES HAS RAISED HOPE
THAT MINERS WILL SOON
RESUME WORK.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 8.-The an
nouncement yesterday that an agreement
had been reached by the miners and op
erators’ committees In their joint confer
ence, caused the celebration of July 4 to
be one of more than ordinary rejoicing,
as it was taken to mean that in a short
time the twelve thousand miners now Idle
will soon return to their labors.
The basis of the agreement which was
reached has not been announced and prob
ably will not be until the miners and op
erators meet Monday to receive the re
port of the sub-committees. The general
belief is that the report will be accepted
and that the threatened strike will be
avoided.
The posslbilly of a prolonged strike on
the part of the miners caused considerable
gloom in business circles, but now that
the danger seems to be about over every
one Is happy and It Is believed that the
prosperity of the district, which has been
so marked during the past year or so,
will continue indeflnately.
greatesTgunlnTarth
HAS BEEN COMPLETED
NEW YORK, July s.—After four years
the great 16-inch gun which has been in
the course of construction at the Water
vliet Arsenal, near Troy, N. Y., is com
pleted. This gun is the largest ever made
and if It proves a success more of the
same kind will be made for the defense
of the coast of the United States and the
insular possessions. The csrrlage for the
gun is being made in Washington and as
soon as it is completed the gun will be
shipped to Sandy Hook, where it will have
a trial. It Is claimed that the gun will
throw a shell 21 miles. It will carry a
2,000-pound projectile backed by the force
of a thousand pounds of powder. The gun
will be used for the defense of Ness York
and will be located in Fort Hamilton on a
disappearing carriage. The weapon weighs
200,000 pounds.
HEAD OF A MAN
FOUND IN A CREEK
BERKELY. Cal.. July s.—The head of a man,
features well preserved, was found on the bank
of a creek that flows through LaLoma park.
The head was that of a middle-aged man and
had, according to medical experts, been Sev
ered from the body by some one not familiar
with surgery.
However, as it has the appearance of having
been preserved by fluids, it is believed the
head had been used by some medical institution
for medical purposes.
ENGINEERMAKESLEAP;
IS KILLED BY SWITCH
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., July 5.—A special
Pere Marquette passenger train made up of an
engine and two cars was run into late last
night at Williamsburg by the regular main line
flyer. Engineer Roy PlCltett. of the special
train, whose home Is in Grand Rapids, jumped
and struck his head on a switch stand. He
was killed iflstantly. Fireman Dwyer also
jumped and was severely Injured. None of the
passengers were hurt.
hours selected 20 directors to perfect plans
for a mutual Are insurance company to
carry all cotton oil mill risks. The direc
tors will meet in Memphis in two weeks
for the purpose named. It is claimed
that the action of the committee will re
sult in'the withdrawal of *20.000,000 in
risks from the old line companies.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1902.
REBUKED FOR
CBUELTY TO
PRISONERS
WAR DEPARTMENT TELLS LIEU
TENANT ARNOLD HIS ABUSES
COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENT
ED IF HE HAD TRIED.
—.—4-.
WASHINGTON, July i.-The war de
partment made public .this afternoon the
report of Colonel Croffder of the judge
advocate general's department in the case
of Lieutenant F. T. Arftdld. of the Fourth
Cavalry, charged ‘by Private Weir with
inhuman cruelty toward Filipino priso
ners at Pa nay, P. I.
This is the case upon .which General
Mlles based his contention that cruelties
were being practiced fiy American sol
diers in the and led hlm t 0
applly unsuccessfully to the’ president for
instructions personally to take charge of
the military operations *ti the archipelago
and which the latter brought down upon
his head unofficial conaemnatlon for his
alleged Interference, with -a partisan mo
tive.
This also, but later, cheated a profound
sensation in the United States senate
When Senator Culberson. of Texas, read
on the floor a verbatim fcopy of the char
ges in the case which pijviously had been
repeatedly officially refused by the sec
retary of war. I
War Department Reports.
The secretary of war, tn passing upon
the finding, officially notified Lieutenant
Arnold of his action As follows:
“The secretary of wqr, while concur
ring in the conclusion expressed by the
Inspector that the evidence acquits you
of direct knowledge, of. or complicity in
the final action tnfltetic* of punishments
shown to have been praqfciced by members
of your command, is of. the opinion that
these abuses were preventable and could
scarcely have occurred sad you exercised
that high degree o( vigilance which was
imperatively demanded ’by the United
State's unusual conditions In which your
comamnd was that your failure
to do this is only excusea by
the numerous and exacting civil duties
Imposed upon you, and >istly exposes you
to official censure for of duty, the
direct result of which has been that, be
cause of the few instances of cruel treat
ment of prisoners which were of un
doubted occurrence within your com
mand, the military service generally hag
incurred unjust criticism.
"That such neglect has not been made
the subject of charges is due to the con
siderations above noted! and to the fur
ther fact shown in evidence that, in your
personal and official flat ions with the
natives, you uniformly Exhibited kindness
and consideration tor (fit ent and worked
as arduously and with excellent results
for the betterment of conditions among
them, particularly in trie establishment of
municipal government and in the main
tenance of public schools.
"In this connection, and as further In
fluencing the action taken, the secretary
of war is pleased to recognize the special
commendation for gallantry in action ex
tended you by your regimental and divis
ion commanders.”
The department announces that the ev
idence taken shows that the punishment
charged by Private Weir was adminis
tered by three native policemen, directed
and assisted by Sergeant James C. Ed
wards, Troop H, Fourth United States
cavalry, in the quarters of the detachment
commanded by Lieutenant Arnold, and
was witnessed by several non-commis
sioned officers and privates of the detach
ment, six of whom testified in substantial
corroboration of the more material allega
tions preferred by Weir, but state that no
serious injury resulted from this punish
ment.
It appears that, with the exception of
Sergeant Edwards, none of these men had
anything to do with the administration
of the punishment.
Private Weir's allegations of severe pun
ishment resorted to by members of Lieu
tenant Arnold’s command at Calaca, Lu
zon. were stated by him upon hearsay ev
idence; he disclaiming all direct knowl
edge as to these punishments. The evi
dence taken completely refutes these
charges, but does establish the fact that
punishments of a lesser degree of cruelty,
but wholly unjustifiable, were secretly in
flicted by Sergeant Edwards and the na
tive scouts In the quarters so separately
occupied by them at Calaca, and behind
closed doors.
"The evidence as to guilt of Sergeant
Edwards and of the native scouts, who,
under his direction, administered in
greater part all the punishments above
referred to, is reported as conclusive by
Col. Crowder, who expresses the view
that their trial, If for no other reason,
would of necessity be followed by convlc
tloh and severe punishment. He further
reports that such action In the case of
Sergeant Edwards cannot be had for the
reason that upon publication in the dally
press of the fact that such charges had
been made against him, and that an in
vestigation had been in- tltuted with pre
liminary action looking to a court-martial,
the sergeant fled from San Francisco and
cannot be located.
WEDfURTMEARSi
DIED TOGETHER
MR. AND MRS. N. PINKARD BURIED
FRIDAY IN DALLAS AFTER
LONG LIFE TOGETHER.
DALLAS, Ga„ July s.—No poet's pen is
needed to tinge with romance the life
story of Mr. and Mrs. N. Plnkard, of
this place. After 40 years of happy mar
ried life, they died Thursday morning, the
husband entering death’s dark current
first, and the wife following a few minutes
later.
They had been ill together for weeks.
Their pastor. Rev. A. F. Nunn, faithfully
watched beside them through all the days
of sickness. When the doctors declared the
patients beyond the help of human hands
he said they should be burled together.
Yesterday he conducted the funeral ser
vice cf both.
Mr. and Mrs. Plnkard were esteemed
for their Christian characters and their
deeds of kindness. The entire community
mourns with the three sons and one
daughter they leave.
Banana/Trees Destroyed.
NEW YORK, July 5. Thousands of banana
trees have been blown down by a heavy gale,
cables the Port Antonio correspondent of The
Herald. Torrential rains are causing much
damage, rivers are rising above their banks and
flooding plantations.
SWIFTPLANT
CONSUMED
BY FIRE
PACKING HOUSE LOSES PROP-
ERTY IN CHICAGO ESTIMATED
TO BE WORTH AT LEAST
HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
CHICAGO, July B.—By a Are which
broke out in their plant at the stock yards
tonight. Swift & Co. suffered a loss which
is estimated ‘by the officials of the com
pany at *500,000.
The fire was confined to one building
standing at the intersection of Packers’
avenue and Broadway.
This structure was four stories high,
built of brick, and was 300 feet square.
The first floor was occupied by the whole
sale meat of the company, the second by
the shipping department and the third
and fourth by the general offices of the
company. The latter are said to have
been the largest single offices in the
United States, more than 800 employes
working on one of the floors in a single
room.
The cause of the fire Is not known, but
it was discovered near the engine room.
It spread so rapidly that it was found im
possible to save anything in the structure.
Within an hour after the fire was discov
ered, the building was ruined.
The burned building adjoins portions of
the plants of Armour & Co. and Libby.
McNeil & Libby, and for some time the
Are department had a desperate fight to
keep these buildings from the flames, but
the firemen managed to confine the fire
to the building in which it had broken
out. All the books and office records of
Swift & Co. were in the burned building
in flre-proof vaults. t
W. J. McGonglle, the superintendent of
the plant, said tonight that the loss wIH
aggregate fully *500,000. The insurance
will cover the lose.
swifTanHrmour
FORM GMT TRUST
PACKING COMPANIES COMBINE
AND FORM THE LARGEST
TRUST NOW IN THIS
COUNTRY.
CHICAGO, July 6.—The to
morrow will say:
Combination of the gigantic companies
controlling the packing Industries of the
United States has finally been consum
mated, with John D. Rockefeller as the
central figure In the financial part of the
negotiations.
Final arrangements have been made for
the consolidation of the Swift and Ar
mour interests, which have recently gain
ed control of the other packing concerns
throughout the country.
. The final steps which were taken today
require merely the merging of the Swift
and Armour interests.
/ There are, it is said, one or two com
panies not yet wholly under this control,
but the negotiations are pending with a
favorable outlook.
Swift & Co., who own the Sioux City
stock yards, and the Libby, McNeill &
Libby company business, recently secured
control of a majority of the Anglo-Ameri
can Packing company.
Armour & Co. have secured control of
the G. H. Hammond Packing company
and of part of the Fowler interests and
have been negotiating for the Cuadhy
Packing company and Nelson, Morris &
Co., Sulzberger & Swarzschilds are al
ready In the hands of those promoting
the combination.
IN CLINTON. N. C.
FORTY-TWO HOUSES ARE DE
STROYED IN SWEEP OF FLAMES
THERE YESTERDAY.
WILMINGTON, N. C., July 6.-The
most disastrous fire in the history of the
town visited Clinton, N. C., today.
The damage is estimated at *IOO,OOO, with
insurance not exceeding *20,000.
The fire started from an unknown
source in J. H. Carr’s grocery store at 11
o’clock this morning. It spread and swept
everything to the corner of O. J. Powell
and crossed to the other side of the street
and took C. P. Johnson's store and resi
dence.
The flames spread up Elm street to D.
E. Clifton's residence, burning forty-two
stores, residences and other buildings.
The principal part of the town is gut
ted. Nearly all of the buildings were of
wood.
Among the buildings burned Were the
stores Os C. P. Johnson & Son, B. F.
Powell, H. J. Hubbard & Bro., J. H.
Carr, Dr. R. E. Lee’s drug store and
office, Jerome Williamson, B. E. Her
ring, T. M. Ferrel, A. J. Flanner, Atkins
Hall, J. P. Parker & Bro., O. J. Powell,
Amos Powell, W. E. Royall, R. C.
Holmes’ livery stables and the Episcopal
church. Some of the residences lost were
those of Mrs. D. C. Giddens, Jerome Wil
liamson, Charles Crumpler, Dr. Charles
Boyette, Mrs. W. T. Hodnett and D. E.
Clifton. Among the other buildings burn
ed was the Western Union telegraph of
fice.
Goldsboro sent fire apparatus on a
special train and at 2 o’clock this after
noon the flames were under control. The
wires at Clinton were down and It is im
possible to get further particulars.
TWO MEN, ON A SPREE,
SHOOT THEMSELVES DEAD
RICHMOND, Va.. July 5.—A Union. W.
Va., special says:
At Sweet Springs. Va., at an early hour
this morning, William Mahan and Charles
SCORES ARE INJURED
ON GLORIOUS FOURTH
TERfIIFIG STORNI
SWEEPS STATE'
OFJOWA
IT IS FEARED LOSS HAS BEEN
VERY GREAT, AND MANY
PERSONS MAY BE
DEAD.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., July 5.-South
western lowa was visited this afternoon
by the worst storm of the year. In sev
eral towns it amounted to a tornado and
fears are entertained that there haa been
a loss of life. The damage to corn and
unharvested small grains has been very
great. In some places the rain which
followed the storm amounted almost to a
cloudburst.
At Whiting a dozen buildings are re
ported destroyed and a Mrs. Campbell
and two members of the family of Will
iam Barber were badly hurt.
At Anthon. 20 buildings were demolish
ed by a tornado and at that place It Is be
lieved Ilves were lost and it is known
that a number of persons were Injured,
though names can not be obtained. Com
munication is cut off by wire.
The town is In darkness.
At Rockwell City the damage by wind
was less serious but the rain fell In blind
ing sheets for an hour and the whole
country is under water. Crops were beat
en Into the ground and are a total loss
in many cases.
At Oakland, In this county, there was
a deluge of water, accompanied by a
heavy fall of hall, which did much dam
age. A number of other places send sim
ilar reports of storm damage.
TWO FARMERsVIGHT
AND ONE IS SHOT DEAD
MT. VERNON, Ga.. July 5.—8i1l An
drews was yesterday bound over to the
superior court of this county for the mur
der of P. J. Darby a few days ago in the
northern part of the county.
It seems that Andrews and Darby had
some dispute over a trivial matter in
volving about thirty cents. They were
farming on adjoining plantations with a
cross fence between them. Darby was
hoeing and Andrews plowing when the
dispute arose.
They agreed to go out Into the woods
and aettle the matter, ekch going down
on his own side of the cross fence until
tW. vaaohed the woqds, a distance of
about 200 yards. It seems that Andrews
crossed Into the woods first and as Darby
crossed the fence with a hoe in his hand
and .going in the direction of Andrews,
Andrews shot him through the abdomen.
Darby died about 24 hours afterwards.
They were both men of large families
and were respectable citizens.
AFTER NEGROTOR
MURDER AND ARSON
NEWBERRY, S. C., July s.—lt is re
ported here today that the authorities
have obtained a clew as to the guilty
party or parties connected with the mur
der of Mr. J. Butler Kinard, who was
burned to death in his house near the
city on the night of June 19th.
The suspected party is Lige Edwards,
a young negro about 20 years old, who
lived on the same place with Mr. Kinard.
When the negro discovered that suspicion
rested on him, he left and has not yet
been captured. It is thought that several
other parties are Implicated in the crime.
It will be remembered that several
weeks ago Kinard, an aged white man,
living alone, was burned to death In his
house the building being destroyed also.
Murder for the purpose of robbery was
suspected as the old man was known to
have had several hundred dollars and two
gold watches which have not been found.
THETIS TRIES TO FIND
THE TWO LOST STEAMERS
SEATTLE. Wash., July 5.—A letter from
Captain Gamble, of Thetis, gives the lat
est news brought to Seattle regarding the
steamers Portland and Jeannie. It is
hopeful. The cutter, June 23. was at
Nome preparing to depart for the neigh
borhood of the merchant men. The let
ter says:
"We are now searching for the lost
steamers Jeannie and Portland carried up
Into the Arctic, caught In the ice. We
are here at Nome getting more coal. If
we do not encounter them further south.
It means Point Barrow for our destina
tion, The season Is very late. The The
tis has encountered a great deal of ice
but we hope to get those vessels.”
CHARGED~WmTTHEFF
WOMAN SOUGHT DEATH
SOUTH BEND, Ind., July s.—lnterest In the
case of Professor Austin O’Malley, the Notre
Dame professor, was heightened today by a
statement made by State Attorney Clark that
he had discovered that the professor s wife,
Mrs. Ailene O’Malley, who was arrested in
Philadelphia, charred with the theft of jewel
ry, had purchased arsenic at a South Bend
drug store shortly before her husband became
Mr. Clark says that he has ascertained also
that Mrs. O'Malley bought a can of deviled
ham at a grocery and while paying for It said
that She hoped the ham was not poisoned.
It is said also that before going to a theatre
soon after O’Malley became ill she prepared the
ham for her husband, that he ate the ham and
before Mrs. O’Malley returned was taken se
riously ill.
Homing Bird Files Like a Rocket.
BALTIMORE, July s—Dr. George W.
Fisher of this city is the owner of a 19-
weeks-old homing pigeon which has just
broken the world’s record for birds of its
class. In a 500-mile contest from Augusta,
Ga., to this city the pigeon made the dis
tance in a single flight at the rate of
1,060.18 yards a minute, or nearly forty
miles an hour. In a 200-mile contest It
made forty-eight miles an hour.
Blaker, while on a spree, committed sui
cide with a shotgun. Mahan shot himself
through the brain and Blaker sent a
bullet through his own hexrL Both men
leave families. <
Bursting Fireworks and
Exploding Bombs Burn
Faces and Fingers
of Many.
NEW YORK, July s.—At police head
quarters 125 accidents, due to the use of
explosives In celebrating Independence
Day, have been reported during the past
24 hours. Roosevelt hospital officials an
nounced, however, that 147 accidental cas
es had been treated there alone.
Stray bullets, fired by reckless celebrat
ors, injured three persons so seriously that
it is feared all may die from their in
juries.
Four young men were terribly injured,
three possibly fatally, by the explosion
in Brooklyn early today of a big bomb
with which they were going to wind up
their celebration.
Charles Kenny, aged 18, was Injured
about the thigh and legs. He may re
cover.
Those believed to have been fatally in
jured are:
William Hartig, 20 years of age.
William Wainscott, 19. Milford, N. J.
Edward Ryan, 20 years of age.
The force of the explosion mangled them
externally, as well as inflicting Internal
Injuries. All were unconscious when as
sistance came. A man who is alleged to
have given the bomb to the boys was ar
rested.
The bomb which Caused the damage Is
known as a "coston signal” and contained
more than three pounds of powder. It is
used on ocean steamers, and is considered
dangerous when not properly fnantpulat
ed.
Several unsuccessful efforts were made
to explode It with bricks. Finally Wains
cott volunteered to explode it with *
lighted match. The boys gathered around
and Wainscott dropped the match into
the can.
The powder flickered an instant and
then the bomb exploded with terrific force.
The report was heard a mile away. The
boys were thrown in all directions. No
help was near and Kenny finally dragged
himself to the nearest street, where he
secured aid from the police for his wound
ed comrades.
HOW ATLANTA CELEBRATED
THE FOURTH OF JULY
The Fourth of July was fittingly cele
brated in Atlanta Friday, and in a man
ner that has never been excelled in this
city. ‘
About 3,000 persons attended the exer-
at the capitol. The grounds, ideally
adapted for such a celebration, were well
shaded by the . tall buildings, and the
breezes blew among the trees on tha
l&wn. The program, was excellently ren
dered, and was well received by the gath*
ered throngs. >
The program on the capitol grounds
was one of the best ever hera' in this
city. Reuben R. Arnold, Jr., deiltered the
oration of the day and was loudly
cheered. Dan Carey read the Declaration
of Independence.
Several hundred school children, under
direction of Prof. B. C. Davis, sang sweet
songs during the exercises. Major Liv
ingston Mims, as master of ceremonies
filled his position with grace and ease
GOVERNMENT MAY
STOP FISH KILLING
MACON, July s.—The United States gov
ernment wtli very likely be appealed to on
account of the wholesale destruction of
, the catfish and carp In the Ocmulgee just
below Macon.
People living along the banks of the
river say that the dead fish float down
stream in car load quantities and the
stench is unbearable. The cause of the
trouble is only conjectural.
Some have said it must be jlue to the
placing of lime in the stream for the pur
pose of killing a few fish, and the effect
is worse than was intended. Others say it
is due to poisonous sewage that dumps in
to the river. The authorities are being urg
ed to take a hafld and see if a remedy can
not be found.
FRUirWOMANTBIES
TO STOP MUM
BUT FIILS
t
DESPITE HER STRUGGLES TO RE
STRAIN HIM, HER HUSBAND
KILLS A MAN BEFORE
HER EYES. j
AUGUSTA. Ala., July s.—Augusta had
another tragedy to record on the Fourth
which makes the third homicide within
as many weeks. Frank Smith was shot
about 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon by
"Augustus E. Hodo, and so seriously
wounded that he will die.
Smith is foreman of the spinning room
of the King mill, and Incurred the dis
pleasure of the union hands who,are still
out on strike by bringing in hands from
other places to take the places of ths
strikers. Threats had been made against
him and on Thursday night he was set
upon and beat up considerably.
Yesterday all the mills were closed, and
many of the men gathered on the- streets
late in the afternoon. Among them
was Smith, who carried a heavy walking
stick. Soon he became engaged in a dis
pute about the strike and Hodo, who
rim a small store, took up the quarrel
Smith struck at him with his stick, and
Hodo ran in his store to get his gun.
• His wife attempted to hold him, and
in the scuffle between them one cham
ber was discharged. Hodo then ran out
into the street and shot Smith three
times.
Two of the shots took effect in the
thigh, inflicting only flesh wounds, but
the other bullet penetrated the abdomen,
coming out at the back.
Hodo was at once arrested and put in
jail. The wounded man was carried to
the city hospital, where an operation was
performed .but no hope was held out by
the surgeon.
he sleptonTrack;
BODY WAS DECAPITATED
CARTHAGE, N. Y-, July s.—Alexander
Sheehan, of Harrisville, fell asleep today
with his head on one rail and his feet
on another. A passenger train decapi
tated him and otherwise mangled bi*
body.
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