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CARNESVILLE ADVANCE VOLUME V. STRIKERS LAID LOW Resisted Deputy Marshals and Five are Killed. PITCHED BATTLE WAS FOUGHT Seventy-three Arrests are Made, Trouble Caused by Violation of ‘ Blanket Injunction by West Virginia Court. A pitched battle took place at Wright’s Coal Works in Raleigh coun- ty, West Virginia, Tuesday evening be¬ tween one hundred United States dep¬ uty marshals and deputy sheriffs un¬ der Chief Deputy Cunningham, of Charleston, and Sheriff Cook, of Ral¬ eigh county, and two hundred and fif¬ ty striking miners who refused to permit federal officers to serve injunc¬ tion papers. The posse met with a mob,armed with Winchesters, which defied arrest and service of papers. The mob fol¬ lowed the defiance with hostilities, opening fire on the deputies at once. The deputies responded and the battle raged furiously for several minutes. ? Five striking miners were killed, twelve wounded, two mortally; one colored deputy marshal was killed, two wounded ar.d Special Officer Howard Sir.Lth, of the Chesapeake and Ohio, was shot in tho arm. - A striker slipped up on him and fired. Smith dodged the bullet intend¬ ed for his 4-cart and received it in his arm. He then killed the striker with a pistol. Seventy-three arrests were made, ten falling to the share of Deputy Cun- ningham and sixty-threo to Sheriff Cook. All the prisoners were taken to Boekiey, the comity seat ot Ra¬ leigh, where the United States prison¬ ers wore given a preliminary hearing by Commissioner Dunn and held for their appearance in Charleston, whith¬ er they were later taken. The federal authorities will try to get the state to give up the sixty- three, so that they may be tried in the federal court, but it is doubtful if it will be done, as the state court will meet on Monday, and it is thought they probably can be tried more ex¬ peditiously there. S. C. Burdette, attorney for the mine workers of America, went to 'Berkley Wednesday afternoon to attend' the case' of the miners. The injunction Which the minora were charged with violating was the blanket. writ-«f„ Judge Keller, in the suit for the Ches apeake and Ohio Coal Agency Com¬ pany. ; POLICE AND SOLDIERS MiX. Incipient Riot' at Pensacola Dance House—Several Shots Fired. For a long time bad feeling has ex¬ isted between the soldiers and the po¬ lice in Pensacola, Fla. Wednesday morning shortly after midnight, Officer Fendebiila went into a dance hall in tho tenderloin district and arrested a disorderly soldier. As he was passing out, his club was' snatched from him by a soldier, who struck him in . the face. Tho policeman knocked kftn down, and with the assistance' of -an¬ other policeman placed tho soldiers un¬ der arrest. About hfty soldiers who had congregated made a rush for the patrol wagon and attempted to release their comrades. The policemen drew their revolvers and fired into the mob, but without hitting any one. The ar¬ rival of a number of officers from the barracks prevented further trouble. VICK WILL FAiL TO L«NP. Colored Postmaster in North Carolina Not to be Reappointed. A Washington dispatch says: Re¬ cently Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina, withdrew the name of the man whom he had recommended for the postmastership of Wilson, N. C., and requested the president to appoint Dr. B. T. Person to the post. The incumbent is Samuel H. Vick, colored, who has made a spirited con- test for reappointment. It is said now by authority that he will not be reap- pointed. TUNNELED TO LIBERTY. Four Prisoners Take French Leave of Columbia, Ga., Jail. One of the most daring jail deliv eries on record in Georgia took place Tuesday night at Columbia, Appling county. Four prisoners, after several days of arduous labor, succeeded in escap¬ ing through a tunnel they dug from the jail cell out into the street. The fol¬ lowing note was found pinned to their “We hope this will find you well. We are sorry, but had to hurry. We want to see George, so we leave it with you, old boy,” MABINI MAKES PROMISE. Erstwhile Bellicose Filipino Official Takes the Oath of Allegiance. A dispatch from Manila says: Ma- bini, the former president of the Fili¬ pino supreme court, and nt one time minister for foreign affairs in the Fili¬ pino government, took the oath of alle¬ giance Friday on his arrival Irom Guam, to which place he was deported December, 1889. COLIMA VOLCANO IS BELCHING. Flowing Fiery Lava is devastating Many Farms in Cultivated Val¬ leys of Mexico. Advices from Guadalajara, Mexico, state that Colima volcano which broke forth in violent eruption Tues- day evening, is still active. The lava which is flowing down the mountain side has already devastated many farms in the cultivated valleys at its base, and the inhabitants for 50 miles around are terrorized. All of Wednesday night explosions occurred at intervals within the vol- cano and frequent earth tremblings added to the terror of the people. The fires in the crater wore reflected on the dark pall of smoke which over- hangs the mountain and the brilliant spectacle could be seen for 100 miles. Poisonous gas, similar to that which destroyed St. Pierre, was emitted from the volcano, but was swept off seaward at a great height from the earth. The earthquake shocks have done considerable damage to buildings in tho cities of Colima, Tuxpan, Toni- ta, Aullan and other towns of that section. Many people are leaving the port of Manzanillo through fear of a tidal wave. The people, terrified by the belching flames and pouring lava, arc seeking refuge in distant towns and villages. The city of Tuxpan, in the state of Jalosco, continues under a heavy cloud of smoke. The volcano is alight with flames. The new eruption has increased the general fear. FINE SUBJECT FOR LYNCHING. Degraded Brute Gave Insult to All Women in Police Court. A single remark brought a mob into instant existence in the Paducah, Ky., police court Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Will Sheldon, alias A, Perkins, was on trial in the circuit court on the charge of duping numbers of young women who came to town in or¬ der to join his theatrical troupe. W. S. Stanley, of Memphis, Tenn., Shel¬ don’s former partner, was testifying against him. In his evidence he made a stunning reference to a young wo¬ “Do you make a business of trying to ruin young women? ’ asked special Judge Berry. “Yes,” replied Stanley, “when I can. Any woman can be ruined if you go at it right.” The spectators rose as one man. An attorney for the defense sprang to his feet and denounced Stanley as a liar and something much worse. “We’ll get him when.- court ad- jourils,” rose a voice over the uproar. “Court is adjourned,' said the judge, prcmptly. ’ There was a wild rush for the trern- bliug witness, Three brawny police- men dragged him- into a side room and held-the door until Stanley could be hustled into the cells down stairs. If Stanley is released before the ex¬ citement dies cut bis life will be in danger. CORTELYOU A WANDERER Head of New Department in Search of a Place Wherein to Locate. Secretary Cortelyou was wandering about Washington Wednesday with his new department of commerce nis arm, looking for a house in which to set up his establishment. Mr. Cor¬ telyou appeared before the house sub¬ committee on appropriations during the morning and submitted an estimate of the expense for running his depart¬ ment during the next fiscal year. He wanted one million, seven hun¬ dred and fifty thousand dollars. The members of the committee, among whom was Chairman Joe Can- non, laughed at him and agreed to give him seventy-five thousand dol- lars. They went further and told him to hurry up and get quarters for his department before Thursday morning, if he wanted to get the seventy-five thousand. Prominent Georgian Dead. Judge Henry B., Tompkins, one of the most prominent lawyers'of Geor¬ gia, and one of Atlanta s leading and influential citizens, died Wednesday afternoon at his residence, 760 Peach- tree street, after an illness of several months. CARTER’S EXTRAVAGANT WORK. Fernandina Jetties Badly Constructed and Almost Total Loss. At the hearing Friday in the case of ex-Captaiu O. M. Carter, at Savan¬ nah, Ga., before Examiner Hewlitt., tes¬ timony was introduced to show that Carter had conducted work in Fernan¬ dina harbor with great extravagance. James H. Bacon, a civil engineer, tes¬ tified that the Fernandina jetties built in 1896, lost 90 per cent of their vol¬ ume by 1900. Jetties built by Gillette at the same place- were cheaper and more substantial. The attorney for Carter made frequent objection to in¬ troduction of testimony. TO FIGHT OIVORCE LIBEL. General Phil Byrd Alleges Service of Papers by Sheriff Was Illegal. An Atlanta, Ga., news item states that General Phil G. Byrd will appear at the next term of the DeKalb county superior court, which meets in a few days, and attempt to have the divoYce libel brought against him by Mrs. i Byrd dismissed on the ground that the service of the sheriff oi DeKalb county was illegal. CARNESVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. MARCH (>. 1903. DOWN EMBANKMENT Fast Train on the Southern Dashes to Wreck and Ruin. THREE DEAD; SCORE INJURED Accident Result of Spreading Rails Caused by Heavy Rains—Dying Engineer Refused Proffered Whisky. Tho Southern railway’s fast passen¬ ger train, Chattanooga to Salisbury, leaving Chattanooga at 11:15 Friday night, was wrecked about 3 1-2 miles west of Lenoir City, Tcnn.. Saturuay morning about 2 o’clock. The wree.i was caused by spreading of the rails. It was first reported that six were killed, but later investigation revealed only three fatalities, all of whom are trainmen. Twenty-four people were injured, one of whom may die. The dead are: » John H. Bibb, of Knoxville, engin¬ eer; A. J. Tucker, of Newport, Tenn., mail clerk j Alfred Best, of Knoxville, colored porter. Where the Wreck Occurred. The wreck occurred on tne top of a steep embankment and the train plunged down this. The locomotive went within thirty feet of the Tennes¬ see river. Four of the coaches were telescoped and partially piled up on the engines. Three coaches were burn¬ ed outright. Tho Cincinnati southern train from Chattanooga to Cincinnati was traveling behind the ill-fated train, it having to . o by way of Knox¬ ville on account of the damage to the tracks of the Cincinnati Southern be tween Chattanooga and Harriman. The train was awaiting orders at Lou¬ don, Avhen it was an/iseu of the wreck. The engine of the Cincinnati Southern train ran up to the scene of tne wreck and by pulling two oi the rear sleep¬ ers back on the track and away from the wreck succeeded in saving them from destruction by fire. The wreck¬ ing train with physicians and railroad officials left Knoxville immediately af¬ ter the wreck was reported. It is stated tha,. the wreck was caused by two landslides. In the first it is thought a big boulder came down the side of a bluff and fell on the track. These landslides spread the- track and when the locomotive struck the boulder, it was thrown down the embankment carrying several coaches with it. Just before Engineer Bibb died a physician' endeavored to have him drink a little whisky in the nope of ex¬ tending has life as long as ossible. The engineer refused it, saying: “I have never touched it and don’t expect to begin to drink it now.” Continuing, he said: “As I am go¬ ing to die, go and look after the wo¬ men and children in the coaches.” He expired a,,Jew minutes later. The 'Chicago and F-orida limited of the Cincinnati Southern road, one of the finest trains in the country, run ning from Jacksonville to Chicago, was but a short time auean of the wrecked train. Haa tms train been wrecked the loss of fife might have been much greater, as u always car¬ ries a long fist of passengers and runs on a very fast schedule. There were over four hundreu pack¬ ages of letter mail and ICO sacks of paper mail in the mail car destroyed. There were two pouches of regis¬ tered letters for New York ant Wash¬ ington destroyed. SOLONS WORK ON SUNDAY. Four-Hour Session of House Held While Church Bells Chimed. A Washington dispatch says: The house of representatives held a four- hour session Sunday and put the Dis¬ trict of Columbia appropriation bill through its last parliamentary stage in the face of the democratic filibus¬ ter. The previous question of the con¬ ference report on the Alaskan home¬ stead bill was ordeied. That was the net result ol the Sun¬ day session. Although u was Sunday by the calendar, it was still Thursday, February 20, according to parliament¬ ary fiction. SOUTHERN WANTS FRISCO? Numerous Rumors to that Effect Afloat in Wall Street, New York. Numerous rumors are afloat in New York concerning the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad, including one of competitive buying for control by Mor¬ gan interests, another that the Sea¬ board Air Line is buying the stock, and a third that Rock sland interests are after the property. Official confirmation is lacking, but conservative opinion leans toward the theory that J. P. Morgan & Co. will ul¬ timately be found in control, in which event it is believed the property will be turned over to the Southern. OR. CURRY’S WILL FILED. Document Was Drawn at Madrid, and Leaves Property to Wife. The will of Dr. J. L. M. Curry, of Richmond, Va., dated Madrid, Spain, December 28, 1887, was filed Wednes¬ day. Dr. Curry leaves all his property, except a life irsurance policy, to his wifa, Mrs. Mary W. Curry. The life in¬ surance, the amount of which is not stated, is for the benefit of the chil¬ dren of Dr. Curry. (itNtiUL GORDON STRICKEN. Unknown and Among Strangers Ho Wa3 Taken Violently III on Board a Train in Mississippi. General John B. Gordon, commander in chief of the United Confederate Vet¬ erans, was taken violently ill on board an Alabama and Vicksburg train while on route to Jackson, Miss., Thursday night from Clinton, where he delivered a lecture. It was necessary to remove him from the train on a stretcher, and he suffer¬ ed several severe spells of nausea while being carried to the Lawrence house. Unknown for a Time. The following dispatch was sent out from New Orleans: A man apparently in the greatest suffering and agony was taken off the Alabama and Vicksburg train at Jack- son Miss., a short time before mid¬ night. He was moaning and scream¬ ing in his pain. He lilfl to be carried on a stretcher from the depot to the hotel. On account of the hotel being overcrowded he was left soated in (lie rotunda. No one knew him, but when he re¬ covered from the worst of the attack he told them he was General John B. Gordon, of Georgia, commander in chief of the Confederate Veterans. As soon as this was known a room was obtained for him and doctors w r ere sent for. They found his condition serious. For years General Gordon has suffer¬ ed from spells of acute indigestion, which always cause intense pain to the sufferer and are accompanied by dan¬ gerous symptoms. The last serious spell of this nature came some time before the reunion of Confederate vet¬ erans in Atlanta, and while General Gordon v:as on his way to the city from his home near Decatur. He was removed from the Decatur car to the Aragon hotel, -where his condition was shortly relieved. It, was some time, however, before General Gordon fully recovered from this attack. Throughout the greater part of the winter General Gordon has been on his plantation near Miami, Fla.,, with the members of his family. His health there was better than it has been in years. The members of his family who are still -at Miami have been noti¬ fied of his serious condition. General Gordon has been on an ex¬ tended tour of the country for the last few weeks. He has lectured in several western cities and has everywhere been received with ovations. BIG BLASE IN CINCINNATI. Half Square in Center of City Burned, Entailing Enormous Loss. Cincinnati was visited with fire Thursday that destroyed one-half of a square in the most central part and caused a loss cf over two millions oi dollars. The burning embers were carried for miles, the Kentucky suburbs being cov¬ ered with them. The fire departments of Covington, Newport and other Kentucky towns caine promptly to the assistance of the local firemen and it was noon before their combined efforts had the conflag¬ ration under control. The American Book Company will lose a quarter of a million on their pub¬ lishing house and stock cf machinery. The plates of the eclectic system of school books are all stored in this building, which was well equipped with presses' and eleclrical apparatus in publishing work. Robert Clarke & Co. place their loss at $ 350,000, includ¬ ing $175,000 in plates of law books and other works. Among the jithcr large losses are the following: Pike building, $175,000, insurance $180,000; Seasongood building, $125,- 000; Harrison building, $125,000; For- dick building, $125,000; Duhme Bros., jewelers, $75,000; Richter & Phillips, jewelers, $50,000;- Joffce’s grocery, $13, 0C0; Strauss, wholesale cigar store, $75,000. Most of those in the Pike building were without insurance as the rate has recently put at what some of them considered too high. Mrs. Fairbanks Again President. Mrs. Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, of was unanimously re-elected general of I lie Daughters of American Revolution at Washing¬ Thursday. QUAY ASTOUNDS COLLEAGUES. As “One of the Trust” He Begs to Be Excused for Voting. Senator Quay sprung a sensalion in tho senate when a motion was made to take, up the Littlefield anti-trust bill. He said: “Should the Dill be taken up it is my purpose to ask that I be excused from voting, a% I happen to own stock in some of the corporations that arc generally called trusts. Senator Hanna nearly fell out of his seat at the spectacle of a republi¬ can senator acknowledging that there was such a thing as a trust and that he owned stock in some of them. TALKS OF CRIMES IN SLEEP. Multi-Murc'erer Knapp Thoroughly Impregnated with Depravity. It is currently reported about the jail at Hamilton, Ohio, that Knapp is considering a confession that will cover other crimes. He is a pronounced talker in his sleep, b‘ut his words are not -plain. He mumbles tilings all the ilmc, and the opinion is that he is going over and over the scenes of his awitU crimes, DEMOCRATS WRATHY Over Action of Republicans in Unseating Fuller in House. VOW TO BLOCK LEGISLATION Minority Charges that Alleged Sum¬ mary Action Was Taken Without Quorum Being Present. A Washington special says: Mr. Fleming, of Georgia, was able to force admission upon Hie journal and (ho record of tho house Friday the facts concerning the ousting of Congress¬ man Butler. Mr. Fleming rose to a question of privilege and submitted a resolution citing that Hie records show there was no quorum present when Speaker Fro Tem, Dalzeil declared the resolution unseating Butler to havo been passed. Under the rules of the house Mr. Fleming was entitled to opportunity to explain his point and to furnish author¬ ity in support thereof. He had an ar¬ ray of authorities on the desk before him, but Speaker Henderson did not intend to give him any opportunity to have the action of the republican ma¬ jority aired upon the floor of tho house. Fleming Is Silenced. Immediately after Mr. Fleming’s res¬ olution had been read, Mr. Payne, of New York, acting upon the speaker's instructions, moved that the resolution be tabled. Under the rules, Mr. Flem¬ ing still had the floor, and it could not be taken from him for a motion of this kind, but that, of course, made no dif¬ ference. Speaker Henderson declared Mr. Payne had the right to make such a motion, and the speaker then put it to the house. The democrats could only demand a roll call. The republi¬ cans struck lo the speaker and Payne to a man, and the resolution was ta¬ bled by a party vote. Mr. Fleming’s resolution was as fol¬ lows: “Whereas, It appears from the Con¬ gressional Record of February 2G, 1903, that by actual count and announce¬ ment by tho speaker pro tem., a quo¬ rum of the house was not present when the resolutions were voted upon declaring that James J. Butler was not elected and that George Cl. Wagoner was elected a in the fifty-seventh congress from the twelfth Missouri district, and- that tho point of no quorum was duly raised upon the vote of each of said resolu¬ tions, and that the same, in each in¬ stance, was overruled by Ihe speaker pro tem. in violation of tne constitu¬ tion, the rules of the house and all parliamentary bodies; 'Resolved, That the announcement uy the speaker pro tem. (hat said res¬ olutions were adopted was, in fact, un¬ true, and tnat said James J. Butler is still entitled Lu his seat in this house, and that, said George C. Wagoner is. not now entitled to same.' Democrats Filibuster. At Friday’s session tho eurocrats of the house carried out their threat made, that if Mr. Butler was unseat¬ ed they would do everything In their power to block legislation from now until congress expires March 4. - The result was another stormy session, pro¬ longed from 11 o’clock Friday morning until 7 o’clock p. m. Roll call succeed¬ ed roll call, and at every pause party passion pnanifested itself in bitter and acromonious denunciation. Two rules were brought in to expe¬ dite the legislative day of Thursday in order to reduce as much as possible (he minority power lo obstruct legisla¬ tion. During the deeate on tho rules the democrats voiced their condemna¬ tion of what they denominated Thurs¬ day’s outrageous action of the chair. Legislators Denounce Congress. The Missouri house of representa¬ tives, Friday, adopted tho following resolution relative to tho unseating of James J. Butler, of St. Louis: “Resolved, That this house denounce tho action of the present national house of representatives for unseating the congressman from the twelfth dis¬ trict as rank partisanship. REV. MORGAN RAISES RUMPUS.- Moody’s Successor Won't Affiliate With Universalists and Unitarians. In an impassioned speech in Allan ta Sunday afternoon, to an audience of 3,000 men, among whom were many of the tuost prominent ministers and clergymen of Atlanta, Rev. George Campbell Morgan, tne successor of Moody, announced -that he would not and could not take part in any non- denominational movement which in¬ cluded among its promoters and labor- era men who denied the absolute deity of Christ and salvation inrough His - blood, His reference was -o Jniver- salists and Unitarians. SMOOT A POLYGAMIST. Affidavit that He Has Two Wives Pre¬ sented in Senate. Senator Burrows, chairman of the senate committee on privileges and elections, presented to tho senate Thursday a protest signed by Rev. J. L Lcitch, representing the Ministers Association of Salt Lake, against the Beating of Reed Smoot. The statement, which is sworn to, declare? that Smoot is a polygamist FAMINE IN PHILIP,’.NiS. President Sends Message to Senate Asking that Immediate Relief be Given Islanders. President Roosevelt, late Friday af¬ ternoon, sent the following message to the senate: "I havo just received a cnbio from Governor Taft which rcaus as lollows: “ ‘Necessity for of the passage nouse tariff bill most urgent. The condi¬ tions of productive industry and busi¬ ness is considerably worse than it was in November, the date 01 tho last re¬ port, and growing worse eac h month. Some revival in sugar and tobacco prices due to expectation of tariff lav/. The lniercsts of Filipinos in sugar and tobacco extensive and failure of bill will be a blow in the face of those in¬ terests. Number of tooarco factories will have to close, ami many sugar ha¬ ciendas will he pul up tor sale at a sacrifice if the bill will not pass. Cus¬ toms receipts have fallen this month one-third, showing decrease of pur¬ chasing power of islands and general business stagnant. Ail political par¬ ties, including labor unions, most strenuous in petition for tariff bills. Effect of itsjailure are very discourag¬ “Vice Governor Luke Wright indors¬ ed in tlie strongest manner all that Governor Taft has said, and states that he has the gravest ; pprehensions as to Ihe damage that may come to the islands if there is not a substantial reduction in tariff levied against Phil¬ ippine goods coming into tne United States. I very earnestly ask that thi3 matter receive tho immediate attention of congress and that the relief prayed for be granted. “As congress knows, a series of ca¬ lamities have befallen the Philippine people. Just as they were emerging from nearly six years of devastating warfare, with the accompanying de¬ struction of property and wreaking up of the bonds of social order and the habits of peaceful industry there oc¬ curred an epidemic of rinderpest which destroyed 90 per cent, of the caribou, the Filipino cattle, leaving the people without draft animals to till the lands or to aid in the ordinary work oi farm and village life. At Ihe same time, a peculiar Oriental horse disease became epidemic, further crippling trr.ns orta- tion. The rice crop, already reduced by various causes to but one-fourth of its ordinary size, has been damaged by locusts, so that the price of rice has nearly doubled. “Under these circumstances, there is danger oi famine in the is¬ Congress is in course of gener¬ ously appropriating $3,000,000 to meet the immediate needs; but the indispen¬ sable and pre-eminent need is the re¬ surrection of productive industry from tlie prostration into which it has been thrown by the causes enumerated. I ask action in the tariff matter, no 1 , merely from the standpoint of wise governmental policy, but as a measure of luimanily in response to an appeal lo which Ibis great people should not close its ears. We have assumed re¬ sponsibilities toward tho Philippine is¬ lands which we are in honor bound to fulfill. We have the specific duty of taking every measure in our power to see to their prosperity. “The calamities which have befallen and Are above enumerated could have been averted by no human wisdom. They cannot be completely repaired; but the suffering can be greatly alle¬ viated and a permanent basis oi future prosperity be assured if the economic relations of the islands with the United States are put upon a satisfactory basis. “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” “White House, February 27, 1903.” PETTICOATS IN POOL ROOM. Alleged Gambling Joint Run by Wo¬ men Raided in New York. At New York, Friday, a number of policemen raided an alleged women’s pool room in the rear of a saloon in West Eighth street. There were about twenty women in the place at the time, and they were thrown into a panic. A woman who said she was Miss Annie Simmons was arrested on a warrant charging her with keeping the pool room, and several allege/ male attendants were also arested. TO COMPETE IN COTTON. Britishers Anxious to Promote Cultiva¬ tion of Staple in West Africa. The colonial officials in West Africa aro making strenuous efforts to com¬ pete with tho United States in growing cotton for manufacture in England, and II. Clay Evans, United States con¬ sul general at London, reports to the stato department that through Mr. Chamberlain’s influence the West Afri¬ can railways will give free carriage to cottori for two years, wnile tho ship¬ ping companies will carry the first thousand tons without freight charge. ANOTHER PROTOCOL SIGNED. Little Holland and Venezuela Have Also Reached an Agreement. At Washington, Saturday, Baron Gervais, tho minister to the Nether¬ lands, and Minister Bowen, signed the Netherlands protocol providing for the settlement of tne claim off that coun¬ try against Venezuela. It is provided that President Roose¬ velt will name the umpire in event f a disagreement. The protocol fol- lows tho lines of mat of the United State?, - NUMBER 1 <. IN RAGING ELEMENTS Loss of life and Great Destrac* tion of Property is Entailed. STORMS, FRESHETS, LANDSLIDES No Part of the South Seems to Havo Escaped at Least Some Damage. Nine Lives Known to Have Been Lost. A special from Louisville, Ky., says:' The annual spring freshet, which yearly does damage to railroads and crops, and, at times, inflicts loss of life. ha3 left this season’s impress on many parts of the south, after a tre¬ mendous two days’ rain, w-m an ac¬ companiment of nigh winds. Acci¬ dents Friday night and Saturday morning directly attributable to tho elements have resulted in tho death of nine people and injury to twenty- nine, Three deaths, together with a long list of injured, were brought about by an accident on the Southern railway early Saturday morning, as a train bound east from Chattanooga, ran into a washout near Lenior Cliy,' Tenn. Six Drowned Near Hickman. Six people were drowned while try¬ ing to cross the Ohio river near Hick¬ man, Ky„ the swift current carrying their boat into some driftwood, and five people were hurt by a cyclone which passed over Hickory Level, Ky., Saturday morning. Cloudbursts are reported in Ken¬ tucky and Tennessee, and it is feared there has been some loss of life in the affected sections. In Middlesboro, Ky., every house in the lower section of .uie ,place was flooded and every merchant suffered damage to stock. The valley of Yel¬ low creek was flooded for several hours from mountain to mountain. \ Near Anderson, Tenn., a cloudburst carried away a quarter of a mile of track on tho Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad. High water carried away three bridges and a trestle on the Tennes¬ see Central, near Crab Orchard, Tenn., and damaged other bridges. A steamer was blown against the Southern railway draw bridge over the Bigbee river in AJabama, sending a part of the structure to the bottom. Landslides occurred in two tunnels on tlie Cincinnati Southern railway, near Harriman, Tenn. All streams were hank full, the Alabama river ris¬ ing 19 feet at Millstead, near Mont¬ gomery, during tne night. Flood warnings were sent on. by the Mont¬ gomery weather bureau. The Mississippi passed tne danger line at soveral places, but huveea held intact. SEVEN DIE IN MINE. Frightful Explosion in a Pennsylvania Put Caused by Fire-Damp. Tho Hostettcr Connelsville Coke Company’s mine near Latrobe, Pa., was the scene of a fire damp explosion Saturday in wnich seven men lost their fives. About six hundred men are employ¬ ed in the mine. The cause of the ex¬ plosion is a mystery. It was not heard outside of the mine and none except those at work knew anything of it un¬ til those who escaped came rushing to the main entry and spread the new3 af the disaster. Superintendent Marshall states that locked lamps were used throughout both mines. These were locked beforo being given to the men and his theory is that tho explosion was caused by a spark from some hard substance by a pick, or by spontaneous combustion. ALABAMA LEGISLATURE Ei'QS. Adjourns to September After Intere t- ing and Fruitful Cession. Tho Alabama legislature adjourned at Montgomery Saturday at 11:45 amid the usual scenes. Up to the last hour efforts were to change the date cf reassem- bliug, but in vain. One of the last acts ot the houso was the passage of the Johnston state uniform text-book bill by a vote of 68 to 20. GEN. GORDON RESTS WELL. Flood of Telegrams cf Inquiry Show Affection in Which He is Held. A special from Jackson, Miss., says: The love and the reverence of the peo¬ ple of the south for General John B. Gordon, commander in cniet of the United Confederate Veterans, was strikingly shown i riday when hun¬ dreds of telegrams making anxious in¬ quiry concerning his condition poured into Jackson from all parts of llio south and many northern states. The distinguished patient passed a good day, although he is quite weak from his illness, caused by acute iiuli- gestion and nervous collapse. COTTON ABOVE TEN CENT8< Another New Record for the Season Made in New York Thursday. Cotton made a now high figure for the season Thursday and tho feeling on ’change is that prices havo not yet reached the limit in this movement, With an active dry goods trade and a small stock of cotton in tho visible supply, operators in control of the fu¬ ture market are able to advance prices easily.