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CYCLONE HITS
TWO STATES
Death=Dea!ing Winds Play Havoc
In Tennessee and Mississippi.
LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED HEAVY
Towns of Columbia, LaOrange
and Lavergne, in Tennessee,
and Others In Mississippi
Badly Wrecked.
Tuesday afternoon a tornado bound
ing through a narrow stretch of terri
tory extending from a point three
miles north of Lula, Miss., to La-
Grange, Teun., caused a heavy loss of
life and property.
The storm so completely interrupted
telephone and telegraphic communi
cations that neither the origin nor the
end could be ascertained at once, nor
could the extent of the disaster be
learned. From the meager details
obtainable, covering only three points,
it appears that nineteen lives were lost
and the destruction of property was
also very heavy.
It is believed that in (be cyclone’s
eweep bet ween the towns heard from
numerous farm housos and interior
communities of more or less consider
able population were struck, and these
being cut off from the outside were
unable to give notice of their distress.
Accompanying the tornado was a rain
storm of terriffic proportions.
The tornado struck the town of La-
Grange, Teun., forty-nine miles east
of Memphis, on the Southern railway,
in Fayette county, at 4:50 oclock, and
as a result not a churoh in the town is
left staudiug except the Episcopal.
The streets are littered with the de
bris of destroyed buildings, merchan
dise, telegruph and telephono wires
an<l poles. Several persons are dead
an<T wounded.
A long distance telephone message
from Columbia, Tenn., says:
“A terrilie cyclone, moving in a
westerly and northwesterly direction,
struck this place at 9:00 o'clock Tues
day night and left hnvoo in its path.
“The northern aud western sections
of this city, which are populated prin
cipally by negroes, were almost en
tirely swept away.
“Fifteen persons are known to have
been killed and it is feared that this
uurnber will bo largely increased by
later reportß.
The cyclone lasted for about live
minutes aud its path extended about
one thousand feet wide, which is
clearly marked by devastation. Many
bouses, including a large number of
negro cabins, were blown down, and
many others unroofed and otherwise
damaged. The feuoo surrounding the
United States arsenal was blown away,
but the building still remains intact.
A freight train on the Nashville,
Florence and Sheflield railway was
lifted from the track, but as far as re
ported none of tho passengers or the
crew were injured.
The cyclone was accompanied and
followed by a heavy rain storm, with
terrific lightning and thunder, which
greatly retarded the work of relief,
which was immediately begun by the
citizens.
In north Mississippi the- tornado
caused loss of life and much property
damage. Reports from Lula, Tunica
couuty, state that three negroes were
killed, their dead bodies having beeu
carried a distanco of three miles by
the wind. Many buildings were razed
to the ground and damage to crops
cannot now be estimated.
Meager reports from towns along the
line of the Illinois Ceutral railroad in
north Mississippi state that the torna
do wrought much havoc. Thirteeu
persons are reported killed between
Love Station and Coldwater. The
tornado made its appearance at about
3:30 o’clock aud swept everything in
its path. Trees were uprooted and
fences and outhouses were leveled to
the grouud. Telegraph and telephone
-wires are down and details are lacking.
The Nashville aud Ohattauooga de
pot and eighteen other houses were
demolished by the tornado at Laver
gne, a station on the Nashville aud
Chattanooga railroad ninety-six milea
south of Nashville.
SCARLET FKVBIt RAGES.
ft > rvwleiice of th In M Unitnlppt
Cau**4 If toil ilt Hoard to Act,
The Mississippi state board of health
has- addressed a letter to Governor
Longino, calling his attention to the
alarming prevaleuce of scarlet fever
In several portions of Mississippi, aud
stating that the board js unable to
take any steps to further check the
spread, owing to the small appropria
tion made by the legislature to main
tain the state health department.
The board will not quarantine tha
city of Natchez ou accouut of the case
of yellow fever reported from that
place, owing to the lateness of the sea
son, and probability of a frost at an
early date.
NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
Methodist flinisters Gather In
Atlanta In Force and Begin
Their Labors.
The North Georgia conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, was called to order in Trinity
church, Atlanta, Wednesday morning.
An hour before the time for the
opening session the ministers and dele
gates, over 400 of them, began to ar
rive, and the scene aronud the en
trance of the church on Whitehall
street and Trinity avenue was quite an
inspiring one.
Promptly at 9 o'clock Bishop E. 11.
Hendrix, of Kansas City, took the
chair and called to order the distin
guished body of divines.
After a short religious service the
regular work of organization was taken
up.
On motion Rev. J. W. Heidt, who
has so long and ably occupied the po
sition of secretary of the conference,
was unanimously re-elected.
Rev. T. A. Seals was then chosen
recording secretary, aud Revs. J. T.
Daves and A. A. Tilley as assistant
secretaries.
The statistical secretaries were elect
ed as follows: Revs. H. R. Davis, H.
M. Smith, W. S. Stanley, H. B. Mays,
Loy Warwick, John J. Bates and W.
T. Hnunicutt.
Immediately after concluding the
work of organization the reports of
some of the various church committees
was entered upon, and were read and
referred.
One of the most important matters
transacted during the day was the elec
tion of committeemen for the next
year.
Dr. C. E. Dowman, president of
Emory college, was introduced to the
conference. He made an interesting
talk on Emot-y college and her success.
Papers were also read from presi
dents of other educational institu
tions.
The opening day of the conference
was not concluded without a sensa
tion, which came like a thunder clap
when the character of Rev. C. S.
Owens was arrested, shortly before
adjournment.
Rev. Mr. Owens is charged, it is
said, with being guilty of gross viola
tions of the church ordinances, among
them being drunkenness and breach
of promise.
A committee was appointed to inves
tigate the charges against him.
It is not known the exact form of
the charges against Mr. Owens, but it
is said that he was suspeuded from the
conference last May ou the charge of
drunkenness and also an account of
pome misunderstanding with a young
lady out of which grew the breach of
promise charge.
Mr. Owens was formerly at Thomson
aud has since his suspension been sell
ing books.
GOV. BECKHAM MARRIED.
Kentucky’s Chief Kxecutix-e and Miss
Fuqua Are Made One.
Governor Beckham aud Jean Ra
phael Fuqua were married at Ow-ens
boro, Ky., Wednesday evening at 8:30
o’clock. The ceremony was perform
ed iu the First Presbyterian church.
Over five hundred gnests were pres
ent, including many from Virginia,
the old home of the Fuqua family,
aud well known people from all parts
of Kentucky; the governor’s staff and
all state officers from Frankfort, in
cluding judges of the court of appeals
aud members of the various state
hoards.
Governor Beckham aud his bride
left at miduight for a trip through the
west. After the inauguration, on De
cember 1 st, they will visit Florida.
Governor Beckham is the first chief
executive of Kentucky to bo married
while in office,
ABSORBS COMPETITORS.
Cumberland Telephone Company <*etft
rnmepsion of Other riant*.
President James E. Caldwell, of the
Cumberland Telephone company,
which reoently absorbed the East Ten
nessee system, gave the official state
ment at Chattauooga Wednesday that
tho Cumberland company has also
purchase.t the Tri-State Tolegraph and
Telephone company's entire plants aud
the plants of the North Alabama aud
Georgia Telephone aud Telegraph
company and tho North Georgia Tele
phone company, all operating princi
pally in the states of Alabama and
Georgia.
M'ltlKK SI fUATIOX SERIOUS.
Fe<lemte<l Vmitm Ainembljr to Asstut Cl*
l[srmkpr( at Tampa. Fla
A special from Tampa, Flaf* says:
a vote of 1,056 to 75, the Federa
ted Trades assembly has decided to go
od a general strike in sympathy with
International Cigarmakers. No set
tlement of the trouble is yet in sight.
The military is kept under arms in
case of emergency.
Population of Florida Announced.
As officially announced by the cen
sus bureau Wednesday at Washington,
the population of the state of Florida
is 528,542, as against 391,422 in 1890.
1 This shows au increase of 137,120, or
j 35 per cent.
DEATH LIST GROWS
Nearly a Hundred Lives Were
Lost In Path of Cyclone.
MANY TOWNS ARE IN MOURNING
Further Particular* of Disaster Wrought
IJy Tornado Which Swept Over States
Of MUfUfisippi and Tennessee.
Dispatches of Wednesday indicate
that Tuesday night’s storm which
swept over northern Mississippi aud
central and western Tennessee was one
of great severity. Advices by the
Associated Press and from special cor
respondents show that the loss of life
in the territory visited by the tornado
already amounts to 04 aud the number
injured to over 50. Telegraphic com
munication to the regions visited by
the cyclone was completely interrupted
and it is feared that when full details
are known that the list of the dead will
amount to over 75. The following ta
ble shows the loss of life, together
with the injured, compiled from dis
patches forced through by courier and
telephone from the devastated local
ities:
Killed. Injured.
Columbia, Tenu 40 25
LaGrange, Tenn 3 6
Lavergne, Tenn 2 1
Thompson, Tenn 1 6
Nolausville, Tenn. ... 7 2 8
Love Station, Tenn... 2 1
Tunica, Miss 5 0
Lula, Miss 4 0
Hernando, Miss 2 0
Baxley’s Store, Tenu 0 8
Boxiey’s Store, Tenn.. 3 0
Franklin, Teun 0 2
Total 64 51
The storm entered Tennessee from
northern Mississippi aud swept across
in a northeasterly direction. G’-eat
damage is reported fro n the counties
bordering on Mississippi and further
ou. Columbia, in Maury couuty, as
above shown, is the heaviest sufferer.
Lavergne, Nolensville and Gallatin
also felt the wind’s fury, the storm
finally losing its force against the
Cumberland mountain range.
BANDITS STOP TRAIN.
They Make Five Ineffectual At
tempts to Wreck Express
Safe With Dynamite.
News was received in St. Louis
Wednesday night of the holding up of
the Iron Mountain “Cannon Ball’’
passenger train, north bound, at Gif
ford, Ark., a few miles from Malvern
Junction.
The hold-up occurred at 7:30 o’clock
aud was participated in by half a dozen
men. The bandits had built a huge
boutire on the track, undoubtedly
figuring that it would cause the en
gineer to bring the train to a stand
still. He, however, scented an at
tempted robbery, opened the throttle
and sought to push through the lirery
obstruction.
Several ties of which the fire was
made caught iu the pilot and soon
brought the train to a stop. Then
three masked men ordered the engi
neer aud fireman to leave the engine.
While the four robbers were stand
ing guard aud occasionally firing a
shot to frighten the passengers their
two accomplices entered the express
car. The large safe was fired five
times with dynamite, each explosion
making a terrific noise and tearing off
portions of the car. A large hole was
bored into the door of the safe, but an
entrance could not be effected. Tho
robbers finally announced that they
had no more dynamite and gave up the
task of forcing open th<s door.
Then, picking up the local express
box and several jmekages, they ran to
their horses and rode off. No attempt
was made to disturb or molest the
passengers.
The sheriff of Hot Springs county
organized a posse and started at once
in pursuit of the robbers. The train
crew say the bandits are amateurs, as
they went at their work in a bungling
fashion. All wore heavy masks. The
trainmen say the small box carried
off by the robbers contained about
55500. It is known that the robbers
secured several sacks of silver con
taining $l9O.
I)R. GILMAN TO RESIGN.
„ *
Ha* Been President of John* Hopkins
University Twenty-Five Year*.
A Baltimore dispatch says: Dr.
Daniel C. Gilman, president of Johns
Hopkins university, is to resign. He
will announce his retirement on Feb
ruary 22.
Dr. Gilmau is widely known and
has beeu president of Johns Hopkins
for nearly twenty-five years. One of
the reasons for his retirement is that
be is far advanced in years, being
nearly 70.
Dr. Gilman has notified the trustees
of his decision and they have asked
him to reconsider.
Literary Fame.
He saw that the mood of the hour
called for Cbncord philosophy.
Happily, this wa3 not difficult.
“It matters little,” he wrote, ‘ which
shoulder you see the new moon over,
provided you put the shoulder to the
wheel:’’
An Intuition told him at once that Ills
literary fame was now secure.—De
troit Journal.
Defeated.
He —Sorry to hear your engagement
with young Do Rocks is off.
She—Yea; lie ran away and enlisted
to fight iu China, the coward!—Chica
go News.
Texas and Her Schools.
Texas seems to lead the procession
witb reference to education. She has
to the credit of her state school fund
in the vaultß of tho treasury $7,600,-
000 in bonds, $1,300,000 in cash be
longing to the permanent school fund
and $167,000 in cash available for cur
rent expenses.
Tlie Oldest Banknote.
This note is In the possession of the Btnk
of England. It dated December 19, 1699,
and fs for 55ft pounds, but on account of its
age same Is made very valuable. One of the
oldest and most valuable stomach medicines
before tha public ta Hostetter’s Stomach Bit
ters. Tot the past fifty years it has been
the standard of suoh remedies for dyspepsia.
Indigestion, biliousness, nervousness or in
somnia. It will effeot • eure when faith
fully taken.
Two Veterans.
“Yes, It’s true,” boasted Colonel Rragg. “I’ve
been In innumerable engagements, and yeti
never lost my head.”
“And I’ve been in hundreds of thorn,” re
plied the bummer Girl, “and never lost my
heart.”
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June 12th, 1899.
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February 10th, 1900.. H
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Beotion this
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Mrs. Schoppen-Oh. hj ?! i OC k at
n* over there, left I. ported,
Jj™'. Pr ' Ce ~ HorrlW * : Seel, , re tel
Dealer (a moment lnter)-l noticed
jou looking at that rug. ladies lt’ s a
great bargain; only $135, and i ts ?
genuine antique.
Chorus—Oil, how perfectly lovelv'-
Philadelphla Press.
A Baltimore lady is lamenting the
loss by theft of her woddmg ring
the luside of wh'eh is engraved- “a
W. S. to F. M. E. It. May God decree
we two ag'-ec.”
la the Near Future.
Now, the train was thundering on
with its load of human freight toward
the abyss with great rapidity.
“Alas!” cried Gladys, “I have no red
skirt to wave.”
For it was she who stoed beside the
track.
It suddenly occurred to her that the
engineer was a woman.
Taking off her brand-new hat, she
wared that.
Of course the train was halted. To
Inspect the hat? The Idea.-Indianap
olla Pres*.
Knew Where to Ffa4 Them.
An Atchison man got so cold iu the
night last night that he went out into
the ward for extra covering. Every
spare blanket had been wrapped
around some rosebush or hollyhock.—
Atchison Globe.
V, i!i!;Thompson'E]r*Wte[