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lii Wake of Terrific Cyclone in North Alabama. IODNDVHiLE 18 WRECKED Little Town in I In!e < Jount v is Literally Wiped ( Ml' l lie Map —Death List is Thirty-Ri^ld. The most disastrous cyclone that ever swept over northern Alabama visited Moundville, a town of 300 in habitants, Friday morning at, 1 o'clock, and as a result, thirty-eight persons, six white and thirty two colored, were killed and sixty-live wounded, of whom about a dozen are expected to die Every business house, with I lie ex ception of a small drug store, was completely destroyed. The cyclone struck the city from the southwest, .dealing death and de struction as it made its path through the town. The path of the cyclone was a quarter of a mile wide. Where once stood the ousinesg por tion of the town, the depot and the dwellings, there were found' scores of manglc-i cattle, hogs, horses and suffering . imanity. Ho horrible was the scene that it is impossible to de scribe the suffering and destruction. Persons were blown hundreds of feel from their beds in the blackness of night. Through terror, a father, mother and three’children (fed from their home to seek refuge, and in their excitement left a 5-year-old boy in bed. When morning game he was pulled from beneath some limber, and thus far it is impossible to find any other member of the family. Podding, carpets and wearing appa rel are scattered a distance of ten miles through what was a forest, but which is now as clear as if it, had been out by the woodman’s ax. Freight cars were torn to splinters, the trucks from them being hurled hundreds of foot, from the track. The depot, the hotel; ware houses, gins, thirty homes, the store houses occupied by R. L. GrilHu, A. W. Wig gins Son, W. .T. Domenick, A. I). Gridin and W. I*. Phifer, together with thc*ir stocks, were completely destroy ed. Where they stood it is impossible to find even the pillars upo* which these structures rested. Bales of cotton, which were stored in warehouses, were torn to atoms, the fragments of lint lodging in trees, making it appear as if that section had boon visited by a snowstorm. Heavy iron safes were carried by tho storm, the doors of which Were torn from their hinges. Hundreds of homeless persons, hus bands without wives, wives without husbands, children without parents, all without food or raiment, stood amidst the debris wringing their hands in despair. Surgeons were rushed to Mound- Yllle from Greensboro and’ Tuscaloosa, ami all possible was dono to alleviate the sufferings of tho injured. Relief measures were at Once dr iven by the citizens of Tuscaloosa, un der the leadership of General \V. \V. Brandon, adjutant general of Ala bama. Six hundred dollars was raised for the sufferers within a short time, ■while the pupils from the female col leges at Tuscaloosa wont to Moiuid villo and served hot coffee and food to the destitute and wounded. Telegrams were Received from Bir mingham and other places 'WMrJig Sfe* sistance, ■ >o.y- : > - The tornado-swept district is a scene of much desolation, and drew curious crowds of spectators for miles around. As soon as the victims received medical attention they wore carried to Greensboro. Many horribly mangled victims were twenty-four hours with out attention, owing to the great scope of the cyclono. An eye-witness of the scene de scribes the cyclono as resembling great dark clouds, one from tho east, tho •ihor from the west, which met one mile south of Maundville. causing K tremendous roaring, great gulches ng plowed through the earth where clouds met. - 1 *»*><V*i I HITS THE MONEY SHARKS Atlanta Judge Decides That Day La borers Have No Right to Waive Homestead Exemption. At Atlanta, Wednesday morning, Juudge J. H. Lumpkin, of the Fulton county superior court handed down an opinion that is regarded in legal cir cles as a stiff blow to money lenders on whom the county grand jury has been waging a crusade for several months past. The opinion is based on a case ap pealed from an Atlanta justice court, and in it Judge Lumpiun holds that a laborer has no legal right to waive his exemption from tne garnishment laws of the state of Georgia. The state law provides that all day laborers shall be exempt from garnishment, and under a decision of Judge Lumpkin, no la borer has the authority to sign an agreement waiving this exemption in favor of a money lender or any one else. The effect of the decision, lawyers decare, will be far reaching. It means the taking from money lenders the power of subjecting the wages of a la borer to garnishment. It is under stood that the practice is in vogue in Atlanta of having laborers who borrow money to sign an agreement assigning their salary to the money lender, and also waiving their exemption from gar nishment, and the opinion of Judge Lumpkin is a direct knock-out blow to this method of procedure. The case on which the opinion is founded was brought by one Charles Colyer, a money lender, against Peter Mills, in the court of Justice of the Peace Bloodworth. Mills was an em ployee of the Southern Railway Com pany and in 1900 borrowed the sum of sl2 from Colyer, assigning his sal ary to Colyer and signing an agree ment waiving his exemption from gar nishment on his salary for the months of the yean 1901 and 1902. Mills, for some reason, failed to make payment on the note, and a suit was instituted and summons of gar nishment taken out. Mills claimed that his wages were exempt from the gar nishment as lie was a day laborer, and that his agreement to waive such exemption was invalid. Colyer, on the other hand, contended that the waiv er v/as perfectly legal and of force. The case was tried before a jury ir. Judge Bioodworth’s court and a verdict rendered in iavor of Colyer, I lie waiver being sustained. The case was then appealed, by certiorari, to the superior court and was heard be fore Judge Lumpkin. After carefully deliberating on the questions involved. Judge Lumpkin, on Wednesday, hand ed down his opinion, reversing the verdict of the justice court. It is ex pected that the case will be appealed to the supreme court, and if it should be, the decision of that tribunal will be watched with much interest. Jtidge Lilmpkin held that the main question at issue in the case is wheth er a day laborer lias the right to waive his exemption from garnish ment. He held that such ail exemp tion is contrary to the law of the state, and that it is against the mor als and public policy’oLthe state. He cited numbers of autf&iriyfes, both from the decisions of the Georgl?. Supreme court and from tlie supreme*'cdtirts of other states, to sustain his fibril ifcu and to demonstrate that the wafting cf an exemption from garnishment is'R matter that affects the public poihfr of the state. ; J'■ j The opinion deals firity questions raised by the and forms a lengthy' typewrittfn"document. • , .. . ;• ITALIAN COLONY 10ft ALABAMA. Southern Secures largo Tract for Settle ment in County of Washington. Seven thousand acres of land sit uated in .Washington county, Alabama, 35 miles' from Mobile* on the main line ot' the Southern railway, has been i purchased for colonization purposes. The tract will bersub divided into small farms and, sold tb' It'alian farm ers. The heads' tif. jtwcpfy-fiyo families have already tjie properly and commenced the erection of buildings. Farms will he opened up at once. The settlors will engage hi general farm | ing; the -growing of fruits and vegeta , bids' Ai .J .] L r f. .. * * Mosely’s Books Absolutely Correct. The treasury everts at Washington who have been investigating the office of Secretary Mostly, of the interstate commerce commission, have made a partial report.,,, They state that the accounts of the secretary are absolute ly correct and ..are is excellent condi tion. Relict of Millionaire Seney Dead. Mrs. Phebe Seney, widow of George 1. Seney, the millionaire philanthrop ist, is dead at her home In New York city. Mrs. Seney was prominent in church circles. ** -n» * «X. ■» v COMMODORE KICHOLSGH OF OUR NAVY Recommends Pe-runa—Other Pro minent Men Testify. Me hols on Commodore Somerville Nicholson, of the United States Navy, in a letter from 1837 R St., N. W., Washington, D. C., says: “Your Peruna has been and is now used by so many of my friends and ac quaintances as a sure cure for catarrh that I am Convinced of its curative qualities, and I unhesitatingly recom mend it to all persons suffering from that complaint.”—S. Nicholson. The highest men in our nation have given Peruna a strong endorsement. Men of all classes and stations are equally represented. If you do not derive prompt and sat isfactory results from the use of Pe runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you bis valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. Ask Your Draggid for a free Peruna Almanac for 1904. Great is the physician who can cure a woman of an imaginary disease. FITS permanently cured. Xo fits or nervous ness after 11 rat day's use of Dr. Kline’s Great NerveKcstorer. $2 trialbottleandtreatisefreo Dr. It. 11. Kline, Ltd., £3l Arch St., Phila., Pa. If a man who falls in love at sight is wise he will take a second look before pro posing. 10,000 I’lanU For 10c. This is a remarkable offer the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., makes. They will send you their big plant and seed catalog, together with enough seed to grow 1,000 fine, sc lid Cabages, 2,000 delicious Carrots, 2,000 Blanching, nutty Celery, 2,000 rich, buttery Lettuce, 1,000 splendid Onions, 1,000 rare, luscious Kadisbcs, 1.000 gloriously brilliant Flowers. This great offer is made in order to in duce vou to try their warranted seeds—- for when you once plant them you will grow no others, and AI.L FOn BUT IOC. TOSTAOE, providing you will return this notice, and if you will send them 20c. in postage, they will add to the above a package of the fa mous Berliner Cauliflower. [A.C.L.] A woman never gets too old to think it is dangerous for her to travel alone for fear men might speak to her. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing byrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma tion,allays pain,cures wind colic, 25e. a bottle There are two sides to every story. The .victory you win means defeat for the other follow. Putnam Fadeless I)yes are fast to light and washing. "Don’t you find it tiresome,” said Marc Antony, ‘‘to devote so much time to literature In addition to your various ways?” "Yes,” replied Caesar, “but it pays. There is nothing like being your own military critic.”—Washington Star. irovr’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Tteward’vr any case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured of Hail's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toleio, O. We, theuudersigned, have knownF. -T.Che ney lor the last 15 years, and believe him per fectly honorable iu all business transaction! and financially able to cur/ out any obliga tions made by their firm. West & I’bcas, Wholosalo Druggists,Toledo, Ohio. Walding, Kins ANttM an vin, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall’s Catarrh Curds taken internally,act - ingdirectly upon the blood and mucoussuc iacesofthe system. Testimonials sent free. Trice, 75c. per bottle, sold by nil Druggists Take Hail’s Family Pills for constipation. "We will never give up,” said the South American military leader. "Give up what?” asked the coldly practical man. And after a moment of reflec tion the military leader candidly re plied: “Anything we can get our hands on.”—Washington Star. Money Saved i 9 Money Made. Dr. Wm. Self, of Webster, X. C., an old practitioner of medicine, tells us that after many years experience in medicine he tineb it money saved to h s patients ho use Taylor's i herokec Remedy of buret Gum and Mullein for coughs, colds ’and consumption. ;( At druggUt&fjKc., Zo c. and SI.OO a bottle. feme women save money for men by no! marrying them. SILENT SALUTE OF THE JAPG. They Are Never Noisy When They Greet the Mikado. At the recent grand review of the Japanese fleet, when the Mikado s launch went by, the civilians removed their top hats and the officers stood saluting in absolute silence, r.i ir.e same profound silence hi 3 Majesty was received on board the Asama, lined along the sides with motionless men. There was something much more Impressive about this than the most enthusiastic cheering wou:d have been. It is considered more re spectful by the Japanese. Only once was he greeted otherwise, which was considered quite an ova tion. That was on the occasion of his entry after the victorious war with China, when the enthusiasm and loy aity of the people burst forth into an ovation such as few monarch® have ever received. As he stepped on board the royal standard was floated from the mizzen mast—a great crimson flag, with the chrysanthemum in gold. Precisely at 9:30 o’clock the Asama began to move in the direction of the fleet, and then all the assembled ships, including those of foreign nationalities, fired a royal salute simultaneously. The Mayako and Chiaya took up their places behind the Asama, which slowly and deliberately steamed down between the lines. She passed bs - the Japanese Admiral’s flag ship at the head of the line and his Majesty’s ship Glory, the flagship of the British Admiral, which, respec tively, headed the lines of Japanese and foreign vessels. The Emperor was greeted with three British cheers as he passed, and, as the Japanese have taken the British Navy as their model, each of the ships replied with three cheers to the words “Ho hai!” (honorably ealute). Including the foreign ships there were four lines. The tonnage of the Japanese amounted to 220,000 tons. The Emperor passed down between the first and second and returned be tween the third and fourth lines. Tho Chen Yuen, captured from the Chi nese, was at the end of the second line —a fine war trophy for that young fleet. Passing through these lines of grim death machines one was struck with the thought of the wonderful things these people had accomplished in thirty years. What a retrospect might pass through the mind of that man on the bridge of the Asama! Marquis Ito stood behind him, to which more than any other that fleet owed its existence. It was a proud day for him and for those who had labored with him in the great revolution or reformation. —Sydney Town and Coun try Journal. A New Alarm Clock. Of what advantage is an alarm clock to a deaf man? ha 3 frequently been asked. A good man in Brook line, without the least selfish motive, recently demonstrated before forty of his deaf and dumb fellow citizens' that an alarm clock which he had recently invented would arouse any of them <at a stated time and do almost any thing short of lifting them bodily out of bed. We forgot that sound is the only channel of consciousness. By the aid of electricity this new alarm clock will send a powerful electric light into a man’s “peepers” and shake his pillow so violently that he is awakened without fail. If one were so inclined he might imagine a nickel in-the-slot attachment by which the awakened sleeper could call for an “eye-opener” besides.—Boston Globe The Oat 'Wonder. The Editor must tell its readers of this marvel. It originated with the largest farm seed growers in the world, the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. It has stiff straw, stands up like a stone wall, is white, heavy, and has long ears, filled to the tip with fat, plump kernels. It is a great stooler, SO stocks from one kernel. IF YOU WILL SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10C. IN STAMrS to above address, yon will get a sarnie of this Oat Wonder, which yielded in iiK)3, in 40 States from 200 to 310 bu. per acre, to gether with other farm seed samples and their big catalog. [A.C.LJ Experience often provides the raw mate rial for unnecessary conversation. IP! typA - T - w - Wails - Super- I ' intemlent of Streets / of x.ebanon, Ivy.. w says: "My nightly rest was broken, owing to irregular action of the kidneys. 1 was suffering intensely from severe pains in the small of my back and through the kidneys and annoyed by painful passages of abnormal secre tions. No amount of doctoring relieved this condition. I took Doan's Kidney Pills and experienced quick and lasting relief. Doan's Kidney Pills will prove a blessing to all sufferers from kidney disorders who will give ttieru a fair trial." Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. proprietors. For sale by all druggists price 50 cents per box. GIRLS’ COLLEGE BURNS. State Normal at Greenville, N. C., in Ashes—Students Have Miraculous Escape from Cremation. A special from Greensboro, N. c, says: Fire at the State Normal Col lege, discovered in the kitchen of the building devoted to dining room, laun dry, boiler room, cold storage and heating plant, destroyed that building and the large tour-story brick dor mitory nearby at 4 o’clock Thursday morning. In the first building were rooms for one hundred and fifty girls and the dormitory proper and two hundred from all parts of the state. Every soui was saved. Fire was discovered by the watch man at 4 o’clock, breaking out of the room of the kitchen. With rare pres ence of mind he, before giving the alarm, went up and down the building having girls awakened and a corps of assistants put to work at rescue, be fore giving the general alarm. By this means there was no panic, every young lady preserving wonderful pres ence of mind. The fire alarm was sounded at 4:20 and the fire companies made quick work, getting there, a mile from quar ters. It was impossible to do more than save other buildings. There were several hairbreadth es capes and much excitement among the girls, but at no time anything ap proaching a panic before all were res cued. Two girls in the fourth story who had been overlooked were awak ened and realizing their situation, they rushed on their rescuer, knocking him down, and was in the act of leaping from a window in terror, when he pull ed them back and carried them both, struggling, safely to the first landing, when aid succeeded in getting them safely to the ground. One hundred and twenty-five of the girls lost all their clothing. It was a weird sight at 5 o’clock to see five hundred girls, many of them trembling with cold, lightly clad, some with one shoe, and scattered over tr.e lawn were trunks and furniture, while the fire was roaring in the buildings containing many precious belongings. Street car companies tendered the free use of cars and tire hotels gave invitation to breakfast. Every girl accepted the invitations. A meeting was held at 10 o’clock. Invitations from homes in the city poured in. enough to accommodate twice the number of those burned out. Another dormitory building will be able to accommodate one hundred and twenty-five extra girls at once. The college will not close. President Me- Iver so assuured the assembled citi zens and students. Insurance policies are held b ,r State Commissioner Young, at Raleigh, it being impossible to state the exact loss. Arrangements wiR be made at once to continue schooT. The gover nor end board of directors are ex pected to take steps for rebuilding. GFORGIA TO SHF STATE CF TENNESSEE. Con'roversv Over Smoke from Copper Works to be Wiipilfutpiih'' Coort. Attorney General John C. Hart, of Georgia, is busily engaged preparing the suit which the state is to file against the state of Tennessee for damages done by thhe Ducktown i per works to Georgia property. W The suit will be one of the mos ? important ever filed in the United’ States. It will be filed direct with fhe United States supreme court, that be ing the court of original jurisdiction in damage suits between states. The fumes from the Ducktown fur naces are said to kill all vegetation in Georgia near the place. The furnaces are located near the line ,and the smoke commission apnointed bv Gov ernor Terrell by direction of the Geor gia legislature report that thousands of dollars of damage has been done to the Georgia property. The question was taken up with Governor Frazier, of Tennessee, by Governor Terrell, but the chief execu tive of Tennessee reportd that he had no power to stop the Ducktown com pany from operating, and it was then that Governor Terrell determined to take the matter into the courts. BANQUET of THE HOLLAND SOCIETY. Annual Feast in New York Largely Attended bv Prominent Personages. Over 400 members and guests of the Holland Society of New York attended the annual dinner at the Waldorf-As toria Thursday night. The list of toasts included •’u 3 eace,” W. J. Bry an; "Holland. Our Ally in the invo lution.” Rev. George Lorimer; Friendly Relations of the Dutch w T ith Other Nations.” Sir Chen-Tung Liang Cheng: "Our Hero Ancestors,” James M. Beck. A letter from President Roosevelt was read expressing regret at hit ina bility to attend.