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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. 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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[