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VOL. XXXVI
GREAT GALE DASHES
VESSELS TO PIECES
Eighteen Driven Ashore Cfl
South African Coast.
WERE MOSTLY SAILING CRAFT.
lit Wild Storm Crews Perish and Shfps
Are Tossed About Like Corks—Tugs
Founder and Scores of Lighters Are
Ashore.
Capetown, -‘Sept. 1.—Eighteen ves
ggls, mostly sailing craft, have been
driven ashore in a gale at Port Eliza
foeth.
Five of them were dashed to pieces
and ail the members of their crews
SVere lost, Two tugs are also re
ported to have foundered and a score
bt lighters are ashore, It ts feared
that "there has been great loss of life.
•RIOT ON TROLLEY CARS.
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Dozens of Men, Women -and Children
Injured.
New York, Sept. 1.—A large party
(Ceturning from the Zion cemetery,
fiueens county, to this city, became
involved in a riot, and about two doz
en men, women and -children were
injured. The shortly the
trouble started after
three trolley cars had left the ceme
tery for Long Island City ferry. The
S' ndirctor of one of the cars, finding
impossible to collect fare from a
^assenger,’brought the car to a atop.
An argument ensued during which
ttye conductor was struck on the head
With a loaded cane. He called to the
fhotorman, while the passengers ral
lied around their comrade. Employes
from other cars hurried forward and
fierce fight ensued. Passengers
10 were not armed with canes drew
trowels which some had brought from
home to use in the cemetery.
After a drawn battle the passengers
rpaumed their seats and the ear pro
reeded.
The trouble broke out afresh when
Calvary, cemetery was reached-. This
tide the moformen and conductors
#>re reinforced, and got the better of
^t>< Finally ar u Unlf the n1 ears were . hoarded . , again .
fwf m ^*i
in liefer' R 'l
ban bad to t i be treated treat! .1 before the t.iey eoo-d
rtre^ta r hD ™*’ Throe
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TROLLEY CARS IN COLLISION.
Crash Heard for .Several Blocks.
Many Are Injured.
New York. Sept. 1.—With a crash
that was heard for several blocks, a
Madison avenue electric car rammed
a One Hundred and Sixteenth street
cross-town car. smashed its side hur.
ed it from the track and caused the
injury of scores of people. No one
on either car received, wpunds that
will prove fatal, but many will be
confined to their homes for several
day6
The Madison avenue car crowded
with passengers, st °PP e ^ at ° ne Ilun ’
dred and Sixteenth street to allow
at.ly ateiv starred started aeain again, although although 'a*west a west
bound car was about to cross the av
enue trades under full headway. Both
motormen seeing a collision was
imminent attempted to stop their
cars, but before they could do so the
cars crashed togetner.
•PELEE AGAIN IN ERUPTION.
-Darkness Enetirouds Port Point-a-Pitre
Ashes Falling.
Basse Terre, Island of Guadalupe,
French West Indies, Sunday, Aug.
31.—The French trans-Atlantic compa
nies steamer Salvador, which has just
arrived she left Fort at Point-a-Pitre de France, Island reports of Mar- that j j
Unique, ed Mount yesterday Pelee the afternoon evening. and pass- j
same ;
STs
of Les Saintes, small islands off the
south extremity of Guadalupe ashes
were falling on the vessel. She ar
nved off Po nt-a-Pitre a. 5 oclock, _ but
was ur.abie to enter that port unrii
11 o’clock at night owing to the ob
oecariiy. !
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NOT DOOMED FOR LIFE.
“I was treated for three years by
good doctors, writes M-A.Oreer,
in two weeks.” Cur - Burns,
Rrnisoc Gut* Corns Sore* h rap-
2oc at Knight’s Pharmacy. -
“WE APPLAUD VUE RIGHT AND CONDEMN THE WRONG,”
JESUP, CA., THURSDAY, SEP" . 4, 1902.
PIONEER CITIZEN SUICIOEST
James Craig, of .Atlanta, Aged 76
Hangs Himself.
Atlanta, Aug. 30.—James Craig, 76
years old, one of Atlanta’s pioneer citi
zens, hanged himself at his home. No.
HO South Pryor street, yesterday
some time between 9 o’clock in the
morning and 6 o’clock in the after
noon. He was found at the latter
hour suspended by the neck from a
small hemp rope to the top of a door
opening from his room into another
' room in the huse.
Bergus Gaither, a negro, who cook
ed for Mr. Craig, Was the first person
to ' discover the body. When Ber
gus went into the house at 5 o’clock
yesterday afternoon to prepare suppor
for the old gentleman, he went into
Mr. Craig’s room to see him about
s-orncibing and found him hanging by
the door. He had apparently been
dead for several hours.
When found there was tied around
his neck a linen handkerchief and
over this a small hemp rope, At the
other end of the rope was tied secure
Ty hy a small wooden peg. This, it
seems, wiis thrown over the door and
the door was then closed, which pre
vented the rope from slipping, It
appears that the old gentleman then
climbed In a chair, in which he had
placed two hooks, and attaching the
rope to his neck, he threw himself
out of the chair, No one knows how
long he had been hanging there before
he was found by the servant at, 1
a'clock, but it seems that he hart been
dead for some time, as the body was
cold when it was cut down.
A scrap of iaper on which was
scrawled '‘God bless my hoy” was
the only word of parting which he
left.
James Craig was one of Atlanta f
oldest and best known citizens, He
came to Atlanta in the early fifties
from Olasvow, Scotland, and had lived
here up to the day of his tragic death.
He was a pattern maker by trade,
and for over forty-two years was em
ployed at the Western and Atlantic
shops, where he was considered one
0 f f be most skillful employes. He
| wfig a hard worker a man of thrifty
and eC0t)0 mlcal habits and was at
j one time considered quite well-off.
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TWO LYNCHED IN FLORIDA.
Manny Price and Bo b Scruggs Hanged
and Riddled
Newberry, Fla., Sept. 2,-Manuy
Prt« -the murderer of W.F.Brunsson,
t0 £ ettier ' witil another negro, named
Scru BS s were Gnched al)OUt a
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m)leis f rom thfe place shortly after
5:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon
a party of about 300 men. The
groes were being taken from Newber
ry to Gainesville by special deputies,
and the party overpowered them and
took the prisoners away. They were
given a chance to confess. They wqre
did, and were then strong up on a
tree and their bodies riddled with bul
lets. %
Manny Price, who was well known
to t!l „ police In many parts of Florl
da wag arrested in Folkston. Ga.. a
day or tWQ a(f0 for the rnnrder of W.
p BrnMon . the superintendent at
Buttgen back mines, near here.
g6n was ghot from ambush . A depn
ty brought Price to Newberry today,
and upon examination, confessed
he had killed the superintendent. Tn
hu 6tatement h c implicated Bob
s<,n,8 **> whn 1,a<1 been arroflte(! * s
w jt. negg Scruggs had been serving
a gentenC( , at the camp for carrying
concealed and deadly weapons.
* Mast odoo Found.
Birm(ngham " - Ala .. Aug . 3
while uncovering the iron ore
at Smith mines. 10 miles
the city, a great tooth was discover
ed. It was In the earth 8 feet below
the surface and immediately above
the ore. The tooth is petrified and
iron -ore has taken the place of the
enamel and sand has replaced the
bony substance -of the roots. The
tooth is so perfect that it requires no
expert to tell what it is. It is an
enormous thing, 7% inches long by 3
inches broad. The find Is a remark
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Farmer Cut by Thieves.
Greenville, Sept. 2.—While attempt
ing to arrest three unknown negroes
who were stealing hfs corn, William
a farmer- living near thfs city,
W a« seriously cut in the neck. Ray
bad a gun, but the negroes overpow
ered him and took it away. The wound
will probably prove fatal. There is no
as to who are the guilty negroes,
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The M YOU HaVS AlWajfS BOUght
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iHlftTY ABE KILLED;
EIGHT Y-OKE INJURED |
Fearful ’Wreck on Southern '
Near Derry, Ala.
MOST OF DEAD ARE NEGROES.
Excursion .Train, Running at Fast
Speed, Leaves Track on High Em
bankment and Is Sent to .Destruc
tion—Coaches Splintered.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept g.—While
rounding a curve on a high -emhaii t
mentmear Berry, Ala,, yesterday morn
ing tlie engine and four cars of an ex
cursion train cm the southern railway
leaped from the track ad rolled over
and over, smashing the -coaches into
kindling wood and causing the instant
death of 30 persons and the injury ol
81 others. -Physicians say, at least 29
of the injured cannot live.
With tlie exception of H. M. Brad
ley, trainmaster of the Southern rail
way, living at Birmingham; J. W.
■Crook, engineer, and Ttoseoe Shelby,
of Columbus, Miss., and Mrs. Marie
Cox, all the dead and injured are ne
groes who had taken advantage of ex
cursion rates from points in Mississip
pi to Birmingham.
The dead whites are:
H. M. Dudley, trainmaster of lha
Southern railway, Birmingham.
J. W. Crook, engineer.
Roscoe Shelby, Columbus, Miss.
The dead negroes are:
Jim Smith, Isola.
Lillian Martin and child, Columbus,
Miss,
Charley Carp, Columbus, Mias.
Ezel Patterson, West Point, Miss.
Ed Clarke, Columbus, Miss.
iNUte Greetl, Columbus, Miss.
Willie Thompson, Columbus, Miss.
Twenty dead whose bodies have not
been identified.
When the wreck occurred the train
was running at a rate of 30 miles an
hour, and Just started around a curve
on top of a (10-foot .embankment. With -1
out warning the tender of the engine
suddenly left the track, jerking the'
engine and the first four car* with it. \
There were 10 cars to th-e excursion j
train, but the fourth broke loose from
the fifth and with the heavy engine
pIuBgBd ^ down tbe 6teep lnoIlne . Tha
w)l)ch were packed with pas . j
gangers, tinned completely over sev
j eral times and were crushed like egg-: *
sbe u s k jn; ng an( j crippling the In
mates. Persons who have returned
the scone of the wreck say It is
indescribable. The dead bodies of tha
negroes were scattered in evry dire.
and tbe mo ans and appeals for
be j {) f ron) f, be wounded were heart
rend j ng
Ag –non as the accident was report
P(! to tbej officials of tbe road, wreck
ing trains, carrying phystcfhns, were
hurried from Columbus, Miss,, and Bir
m fngham, and everything possible is
helm- done to alleviate the sufferings
o{ tb . fnfured The bodies have been
(] for burial.
QUICKLY WOOED AND WON.
SuUo , Urged He r Hard and
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Mer cr.jqptions.
Memp h, 8 , Tcnn., Sept. l.-Half
hour after meeting for the first
Henry Farnliam, a local cotton
lator, and Miss Daisy Simons, of
ter, Pa., were married. Miss
mens is related to well-known
here.
Farnham was attending a fair In
village, when he chanced to meet
Simons. It was a case of love at first
sight, and through a business man
who knew the girl he got an introduc
tion. Twenty minutes from the time
they first met he proposed marriage,
but she declined. He had in his
pocket a ring which was a family
heirloom, and this he placed on her
finger.
Once she removed it, saying she
could not so soon wear it as an en
= n L r in K U nte1 ter ^ ^
e c onse
Fanffiam urged that he had impor
tant business which demanded his im
mediate attention; that he could not
wait ti l autumn, and that they might
as well be married then and there.
To this also she at last consented,
and they went to the parsonage of
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
whefb they were married within an
hour of the time of their meeting.
USED FOR PNEUMONIA,
zsr sisris
aud Tar in three very severe cases
of puemnohia witlisrood results m
At Kmght s Fharmacy,
NEGRO HANGED BY MOB.
Attempted to Assault Little Girl Near
Monticello, Ga»
Monticello, Ga, Sept. 1.—As a result
of his folly and attempt to commit
crime, John Brown, alias Lee Greer,
a negro, was lynched by a small posse
of men 7 miles from Monticello Sat
in-day night
Miss Johnny Chaffin, the 12-year-oUi
daughter of Mrs. Viola'Chaffin, a high
ly respected widow, of Mechanicsvillo,
war washing at the spring near her
mother's home Saturday morning,
when John Brown attempted to assault
her. Her screams were hoard by
parties passing, who came quickly ;o
her rescue.
Brown was captured, tried before a
justice of the peace in the district,
and after the trial was started t.i
Monticello In custody of a deputy.
When in 7 miles of town, in a seclucl
ed spot, the deputy was accpsted by
:be determined posse, the prisoner ta
ken from him, carried farther into
the woods, where he paid the penalty
ft - his assault. Brown was 45 years
old.
TWO HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.
Mother and Babe Saved from Crema
tion at Valdosta, Ga.
Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 1.—Mrs. D. D.
Smith and her 3-weeks-old Infant had
a thrilling experience and narrow es
cape .from .fire at the homo of her
father, B. W. Bentley, Saturday night.
The mo quito netting and draperies
around the bed on which the lady and
her baby were reclining caught from a
righted candle, the flames communicat
ing to the lace curtains at the win
dowe, and in a moment's time the
bed and the room were "wrapped in a
sheet of fire. Mrs. Smith retained
her presence of mind and protected
herself and little ona with the hifftvier
bed coverings until Mrs. Bentley, who'
fortunately had not retired, reached
the. room and succeeded in rescuing
them.
The alarm was turned in and the
fire extinguished, but not until the bad
and much of the furnishings in the
room were practically destroyed. Mrs.
Smith and her baby wero not in
jured, but‘Mrs. Bentley’s hands worn
badly burned In lighting the flames.
FARMEn SHOT TO DEATH.
In Fight Over Land John McCulIa la
Killed.
Rome, Ga.. Sept. 1.—Alonzo Latta
shot Jolln Medulla three times in the
lungs yesterday morning at Foster’s
mills, 30 miie,s from Rome. McCulIa
liver but a few minutes after
being shot.
The two men quarreled over a pieca
of land. Laita whipped out a pistol
and fired three times at his victim,
every shot taking effect,
Both men were prominent farmers
and have lived in Foster’s mill district
for some time,
hatta was arrested and brought to
Rome and lodged in jail,
LETTER FOUND IN BOTTLE.
Written by Captain Thorpjohnson as
Schoner Went Down.
Key West, Fla., Sept. 1.—A bottle
has been found floating In the wator
near Rahla Honda, containing a note,
in which was written the following:
“Duckra, April 15, 1902,—Here is an
open letter to brothers and others. Got
capsized this evening at 4:30, latitude
15.L longitude 3.13. Good night.
“Harry R. P. Thorpjohnson, schoon
er Angelina,
“God be with you till we meet in
heaven.
“R. P. T. master.”
The location indicated shows that
the bottle was thrown overboard on
i ie coast of Arlca.
Tyrus Captured at Jacksonville.
Jacksonville. Fla., Aug. 30.—Goldie
Tyrus, wanted at Cairo, Ga., for kill
( n g the town marshal of that place
and seriously wounding two other
w h|te men, has been arrested here
j n a bouse on Bridge street by six po
^ was in bed when surround
ed and taken and did not have a
chance to resist, although heavily
armed. He came here to his broth
e r’s house, where he was captured.
He admitted at the police station that
b e shot one erf the men. but would
talk but very little. He will be held
for officers from Georgia.
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NEGROES TURN TO DEMOCRATS.
Ruled Out of North Carolina Stats
Convention by Republicans.
Greensboro. N. C., Aug. 30.—As a
result of being ruled out of the Ko
publican state convention the negro
delegates have launched a campaign
against Senator Pritchard, and it is
freely predicted that they will have a
convention of their ou;n for further
carrying out their plan to defeat
Pritchard in his -race for the senate.
They have held a meeting here
and denounced the state chairman for
unseating them, H. H. Taylor, a
wealthy negro from Warren county,
says he would be in favor of lynch
ing a negro who would now vote the
Republican ticket. He predicted
that the negroes of his county would
vote the Democratic ticket in the com
ing election.
The anti-Pritchard movement
among the negroes promises to spread
over the entire state, and it is freely
predicted that a majority of the blacks
who are qualified to vote will oppose
the senator. Of course this means
an easy victory for the Democrats.
The white Republicans who unseat
ed the negro delegates at the state
convention seem to be unconcerned
at the defection of the negroes. They
claim that the Republican party in
tho south is better off without the no
gro and that his place will be taken
by white voters. During the state
convention one white Republican stat
ed on the floor that the negro had
been a body of death to the Republic
an party in tho south.
JOSH ASHLEY DEFEATED.
j Unique Character In South Carolina
J Politics Snowed Under.
Charleston, S. C., Aug. 30.—“Citi
ren” Josh Ashley, of Anderson county,
who stepped out of the state legis
lature to make the race for senator
from his county, has been complete
ly snowed under, and this unique
character in South Carolina politics
will be retired to private life.
Ashley got into the legislature lu
Senator Tillman’s early days, and his
candidacy was at. first looked upon
as a joke. Ho made a phenomenal
run, however, and was elected easl
j y Since that time be has been re
elected. This year he decided to
seek higher honors, with a view, it is
said, of running for edngress In 1901.
i.e also had his eyes on the governor’s
chair, but his aspirations are knocked
In the head. Ashley was defeated by
John K. Hood, one of the leading law
yers of Anderson, and a former may
or of that city.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Old Black Mammy Is Asphyxiated at
Charlotte, N. C.
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 30.—-Mary
Sampson, an ante-bellum negro mam
my, highly respected by all who knew
her,, came to an untimely end laBt
night, through an unfortunate acci
dent.
Mary came to Charlotte from Wil
mington last night to visit her “white
folks,” W. H. Taliaferro, at the lat
ter’s invitation. It was late whpn
the old woman arrived, and she re
tired immediately, stating in reply
to a question that she knew how to
turn off the gas.
This morning the old woman was
found stiff and cold. She had turned
the gas too far off and had opened
the valve, the deadly element Ailing
the room and asphyxiating her. Her
son is a prominent negro physician
of Macon.
Mangled by Engine.
Raleigh, Aug. 29.—Charles Morrow,
of a prominent Gastonia family, lost
both of his legs through a distressing
accident. Young Morrow went down
to the Southern depot to see liis sister
off on a train, As the train pulled
out from the station Morrow caught
his foot in some loose mail sacks ly
ing around and fell in front of the
engine. Both limbs were horribly
mutilated, and had to be amputated,
one above and the other below the
knee.
- av , d Train From Destruction
L," gt rdav mornln _ saved a as .
genger trafn on the Atlantic Coart
Line from da8hing lnt0 a burning
an( , falling trestle. He saw the fire
and ruB hed toward the station The
traill was behind time, and was get
tin<r up a great speed to make it up
when the man made frantic signals.
Thege were barely ln time t0 aVfcrf
disaster.
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HOLIDAY OBSERVED
Many Southern Cities Cele
brate Labor Day.
FIELD DAY SP0 RT8 IN ATLANTA.
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Big Paredes at Knoxville, Memphis
and Birmingham—Novel Feature of
Labor Demonstration ;.t Chicago.
Gompers at New Orleans.
Atlanta, Sept. 1.—Labor Day was ob
serbed with appropriate ceremonies
and an interesting programme in this
city.
The exercises began at 10 o’cIogR
and did not conclude until late in the
night. The day events were pulled
off on the race track and at night the
scene of action was transferred to
the Coliseum, A force of well-posted.
officials had supervision of the sports,
and each event was given in first-class
style.
During the day a big barbecue was
served and great quantities of dell
cious viands were dispensed to the
hungry throng.
Th-.-< e was no street parade or hail
this year, and the celebration was
given on practically new lines.
Included in the list of day sports
were horse races, amateur bicyqle
races, automobile race and foot races
LOUISVILLE UNIONS PARADE.
Labor Day Is Most Appropriately Ob
served In City and State.
Louisville, Sept, 1.—In spite of
threatening weather Labor Day ww
more generally observed today in tfaa
city and throughout the state than in
previous years, Governor Baclchaib
havipg declared it a legal holiday for
the first time. The feature of the day
was a big parade in the afternoon.
participated In by nearly every lab–n
organization in LoufiSviiie. A big
massmeeting amj picnic was sched
uled at Phoenix Hill park at night at
which a number ol prominent labor
leaders were chosen to make address
es.
Business was almost, at a standstill,
the banks and many-of the stores be
ing closed.
Gompers Reviews Parade.
New Orleans, Sept. X.—President
Samuel Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, today reviewed £j»
immense parade of organized labor, tfc
was the first celebration under tho
new law making the first Monday in
September Labor Day. Banks, ex
changes, public buildings an,d many
business houses closed. President
Gompers delivered the oration at tho
big picnic given by the Central Trades
and Labor councils.
Novel Feature of Labor Parade.
Chicago, Sept. 1.—More than half
the business houses of Chicago are at
a standstill today on account of Labo”
Day. During the morning hours.
great throng of workingmen passed
review through the streets. A no
feature of this parade was a cont.ri'
tion of money for the striking antb
cite miners thrown into a number
outstretched American flags borne
along the route by several of the
unions.
Day Observed at Knoxville.
Knoxville, Sept. 2.—Labor Day was
appropriately celebrated today by the
Central Labor union of East Tennes
see. Thls morning a big parade oc
curred in which labor unions, mer
chants and manufacturers participated.
At Fountain City park J. W. Howe,
president of District No. 19 United
Mine Workers of America, delivered
the address. There is not a strike
on in this city at this time.
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