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Worst Blizzard [of Winter
Has Been Raging.
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'ZERO WEATHER IN MANY STATES
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Storms of Wind, Rain and Snow Work
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Havoc Throughout Nearly AH Sec
tions of the Country—Loes of Life
Reported In Many Sections.
■4 -Atlanta, Ga.;Feb.l7.—Following ye>
terday’g storm of rain, sleet and snow,
which prevailed over the southwestern
>aad southern states, a cold wave,
bringing the severest weather ot the
winter, holds the south Atlantic and
Irsulf states in its grasp today.
The sudden drop in the temperature
throughout the storm-visited area last
night was accompanied by high winds,
which caused serious damages in many
places to property'and was responsl
irteTor reported less of life.
The windstorm in this city during
the night reached a velocity of 60
mile® an hour, breaking all records
of the local weather bureau. In other
towns throughout this state heavy Joss
'•’was caused by the wind, which assum
< ed proportions l of a blizzard in some.
eommunities. At Bowman, a small
> station on the Southern railway, a
great portion of the town was blown
away, several buildings being des troy-
•»ed and a number of persons were kill
ed and injured. The general storms
in that section have crippled all tele
graphic and telephonic communication,
so that the loss of life and property
cannot be estimated. At Macon, Ga.,
a windstorm that almost reached a hur.
rieane damaged the telegraph lines,
, the wind blowing at the rate of 60
miles an hour.
A cyclone at Honea Path, S. C., 25
'miles- north of-Greenwood, demolish
ed several farm houses, and caused
a severe loss to stock raisers.
' ’ At Savannah, Ga., the wind reach
ed a <|ftte of 52 miles an hour, though
all shipping escaped injury.
The rainfall In this city was record
ed at 1.74 Inches . At Rome, Ga.,
the weather bureau gauge recorded
214 inches during the past 12 hours.
1 Incessant rains in the north have
crowded the Chattahoochee river out
of its banks at this point, the river
<his morning being 24 feet.
Ait Selma, Ala., this morijiAg the'
river had fallen 2 feet 'and T inch
since the heavy rains of Saturday. The
snowstorm and rain has caused dam
age tolhe fruit trees and vegetation
In that section.
, The temperature in this city this
morning at 7 o’clock registered 7 de
grees above zero, with indications of
continued cold, and perhaps an addi
v tional drop in the temperature tonight.
A severe windstorm is reported to
have passed over Jacksonville last
night, but the loss of wires has delay
ed official nformation to the local
weather bureau here. It is said that
the fruit crop in Florida escaped all
j, damage, but colder weather is prophe.
sled for that section tonight.
Advices received from Bowman, Ga.,
this morning state that the first re
ports of the damage of yesterday’s
storm were greatly exaggerated as to
loss of life. Several buildings of the
town Were destroyed, but so far as can
be ascertained, there were no casual-
> tle.s.
The town is completely cut off from
all wire communication this morning.
. At Jonesboro and Lithonia, Ga., the
wind played havoc with small build
ings and farm houses.
Reports from Columbus, Ga., late
.jlkst night stated that the Chattahoo-
Zj ch<ie river was rising rapidly, having
risen 3 feet in as many hours.
SNOW BLOCKS TRAINS.
Severest Storm In Years on Colorado
and Southern Railroad.
Denver, Feb. 17.—The most severe
snow and windstorm experienced in
years prevails in South Park, on the
Gunnison and Leadville branches ol
‘ the Colorado and Southern railroad.
The Leadville branch is snowbound be
tween Como and Breckinridge, a dis
tance of 30 miles. Passenger trains
are stalled in the drifts between these
points.
Unprotected live stock throughout
the park is reported as suffering ter
ribly.
I CHATTANOOGANS SHIVER.
Thermometer 6 Above—Tennessee Riv.
er Rising—Flood Not Anticipated.
, Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 17. —The
cold weather record of the season was
broken here last night, tho thermome.
ter reaching 6 degrees above zero at
7 o’clock this morning and still fall
t Ing. The coldest for the winter of
1902 was 13, and in December, 1901,
the thermometer reached 5 above. In
the past 24 hours the rainfall at this
station was 1 inch, and the Tennessee
river continues to rise, but there are
no indications of an unusual tide.
' Wintry Weather at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Feb. 17.—The lowes-t
point reached by the thermometer her
last night was 12 degrees above zero"
the coldest of the winter. At 8 o’clock
this morning it was 13 above, but the
sun was shining. A considerable
snow fell during the night and the
street cars were run all night to keep
the tracks open. Yesterday’s high
est temperature was 71 above.
Heavy Snowfall In New York.
New York, Feb. 17.— The blizzard
cf last night left New York tn a bet
ter con di lion today than was expect
ed. The snow ceased falling at an
early hour, tout’-began again about 8
o clack. Surface and elevated rail
road lines were partly crippled but
were not so badly tied up as by sev
eral previous storms this whiter. The
predicted big drop in temperature did
not occur. The velocity of the wind
had decreased considerably since mid
nlfijht, when there was a moderate gale.
Up to 9 o’clock the total snowfall in
this city was 9.7 inches, by far the
heaviest of the winter.
Heavy Snow In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Feb. 17.—A storm sav
oring of a blizzard, which reached this
city last evening and raged with un
remitting force during the greater part
of the night prevails today. During
the night snow fell to the depth of 6
inches, and t&e temperature dropped
to 20 degrees at 8 o’clock this morn
ing. Railroad and street railway traf
fic is badly handicapped. This is mu
nicipal election day throughout the
state and one effect of the storm has
been to lessen the vote.
Coldest of Season.
Chicago, Feb. 17. This city is shivery
inig today in the coldest weather of the
season. The cold wave which de
scended on the city yesterday increas
ed in velocity throughout the night and
sent the mercury down to a point va
riously reported at from 9 to 15 de
grees below zero. The latter temper
ature is reported unofficially from ex
posed suburbs. The intense cold-prac
tically cut the city off from telegraph
ic communication with the outside
world during the early part of the day.
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Pittsburg In Grasp of Cold. Wave.
Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—Pittsburg is in
the grasp of a cold wave, heavy snow
and a flood. Luckily the high water
just missed the danger point and be
yond fiooding the lowlands and caus
ing inconvenience to owners of plants
alohg the river front, no damage was
done. During the night a fierce snow
and wind storm developed and. this
morning there is a half foot of snow on
the level and zero weather prevails.
Street car service has been seriously
impeded and all trains are from 2 to
4 hours late.
Bostori Snow-Covered.
Boston, Feb. 17. —The worst snow
storm of the winter thus far prevailed
here last night. Snow continued to
fall this afternoon. 6 Railroad and
street car service wasi badly hampered
anß shipping was effectually tied up.
Vessels which left port last night are
supposed to have experienced a hard
night. There is a large number of
transatlantic vessels <|ue at this port.
Cold Wave Strikes Mobil®,
Mobile, Ala., Feb. 17.—The lowest
temperature here today was 25 de
grees. The weather Is clear and the
Indications are that the thermometer
will fall to about 20 degrees tonight.
Lo damage is reported to vegetation
by Last night’s freeze.
Louisville Has Cold Day.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 17.—Following
a 36-mile-an-hour rain and a half-day’s
record-breaking snowfall, Louisville
this morning experienced ’ the coldest
weather of the winter—l degree above
zero.
Cold Weather In Kansas.
Kansas City, Feb. 17.—The intense
cold weather in the southwest contin
ues. At Kansas City at 8 o’clock this
morning the thermometer recorded 9
degrees below zero. Further west the
temperature was still lower. Train
Blizzard -Still Rages.
Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 17.—There are
ten inches of snow on the ground and
the blizzard is still raging,
KING EDWARD’S SPEECH.
Text Talked Over by Parliamentary
Leaders at Official pinners.
New York, Feb. 17'.—The king’s
speech is no longer anticipated by the
leading writers assuming a'[forecast of
what it will contain when the text
is under their elbows, cables The Tri
bune’s London representative. This
is one of the minor reforms of the new
reign, the king preferring to deliver
a fresh rather than a stalo message.
The text was talked over at three of
ficial dinners given last night by the
(Take of Devonshire, Premier Balfour
and Lord Londonderry. There was
a full muster of government support
ers at Devonshire house at midnight at
the first political reception of the ses
sion. Social festivities were less
conspicuous on the Liberal side, al
though the text of the king’s speech
was in the hanas of the leaders of the
opposition. J-din Morley is expected
to take an ac, e part in the-debates
on the Irish laud bill, his work as bi
ographer of Mr. Gladstone being well
ih hand. James Bryce, who led the
opposition attack upon the education
bill, will probably be Sir Henry Camp.
bell-Bannerman’s chief lieutenant dur
ing the session.
Susan Anthony Makes Contribution.
Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 17.—Susan B.
Anthony Just sent to the congressional
library in Washington a large number
of valuable books, autograph letters
and scrapbooks. This literature was
all valuable material to Miss Rousped
Harper and Miss Anthony in Writing
the life of Susan B. Anthony, and the
history of woman suffrage. It will be
needed no more by them, and so Miss
Anthony has sent it to the concession,
al Übrary, where an alcove has been
made ready for It, which will be known
as ths Susan B. Anthony alcove.
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AFTER EQUINOX ~
The season has changed.
Cold winds, damp air, coughs,
colds, grippe, pneumonia —
that’s the order Os events.
This is the time of year for
those with weak lungs or a ten
dency to heavy colds to fortify
themselves against exposure
by taking Scott’s Emulsion
Regular doses give great pro,
tection to the throat and lungs.
What’s the use of- staying
near the edge when such easy
treatment will keep you out of
danger.
For obstinate colds, for old
coughs, for catarrh and bron
chitis Scott’s Emulsion is a
standard remedy. You can feel
the effects of even a small bottle.
We’ll send you a little to try, if you like.
SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl street, New York.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
HAS THTEE WRECKS
Passengers Badly Shaken Up
but No Fatalities.
ONE ENGINEER IS INJURED.
Passenger Trains and Freights Haxe
Mix-Up, One Accident Occurring at
Peyton, Near Atlanta, and Two
Others Near Rome.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 16. —In a head-on
collision between Southern railway
passenger train No. 98 from Birming
ham, and a westbound freight near
Peyton, this morning, Engineer Isaac
Nolan, of the passenger train, of this
city, was severely bruised and sever
al passengers of the incoming train
badly shaken up.
The outgoing freight had received
orders to take the siding for No. 98
at Peyton, but after entering the
switch the brakes failed to work and
Vie freight rolled on the main track
in front of the passenger train, which
collided with it head-on. «
DENTSISTS TO MEET IN CHICAGO.
Celebration Fifteenth Anniversary of
Odontographic Society.
Chicago, Feb. 16. —Two thousand
dentists from all parts of the country
are here to attend the celebration of
the fifteenth anniversary of the Odon
tographic Society of Chicago, which
began today. Each state in the union
has sent five dentists to the conven
tion and besides there are dentists
from associations in the larger cities.
Over 200 clinics will be held, and many
papers read during the sessions.
What, perhaps, is the most impor
tant subject of the convention will be
brought up tonight when Dr. E. C.
Kirk, of Philadelphia, will lecture on
“Th» Saliva as an Index of Faulty
Metabolism.’’
SOUTHERN HAS TWO WRECKS.
Crash Near Rome, Ga., but Passengers
Escape Injury.
Rome, Ga., Feb. 16. —A head-end col
lision between Southern railway pas
senger and freight trains occurred at
11 o’clock Saturday night at Atlanta
junction, about 2 miles from Rome.
On account of a wreck or washout
between Altoona and Anniston the
passenger train on the Georgia Pacific
had been sent around by Rome. This
extra crashed into the freight train.
The engines were wrecked and the
mail car split half in two nearly its
entire length.
The mail clerks had a very narrow
escape and several passengers were
badly shaken up and frightened, but
none seriously hurt.
C. B. Crabb, of Atlanta, the conduc
tor, had his leg crushed.
A little later on another passenger
train belonging to the Georgia Pacific
division of the Southern and coming
up from Anniston enroute to Atlanta
ran* into the wreck, but no damage
that was serious was done.
The tracks were soon cleared.
WRECK ON ’FRISCO ROAD.
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Five Passengers Injured In Crash
Near Girard, Kans.
Pittsburg, Kans., Feb. 16.—A local
passenger train, . northbound, on the
’Frisco road was wrecked at Girard
last night.
Five passengers were injured, none,
it is fatally. The injured, al 1
of whom are from Pittsburg, Kans.,
are:
James Bridges, Dr. J. W. Porter,
Harry Bousfield, a member of the Na
tional Board of Mine Workers; James
Turner and J. P. McNaughton.
Body of Woman Found.
Phoenix City, Ala., Feb. 16.—An un
known negro woman’s body was found
in a branch near the river Saturday af
ternoon by some boys. The physi
cian’* examination, showed the neck
to be broken and no water in the
lungs. The verdict of the coroner’s
jury i« murder.
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Rain, Ice, Sleet, Snow!
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BARGAINS TO CLOSE OUT CHEAP!
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27 Cotton and Eiderdown Comforts, 11-4, at $1.75, $2.00, $2.50 and 83.00
131 Lap Robes, ranging in price from $2.00 to $7.50; sold first of season for twice the money we
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23 pieces of heavy double and single width 33 to 54 inches wide colored Flannel in gray, terracotta,
bfown,tan, blue and black, to close at 25 to 60 cents. Job lot of red and white Flannel, plain and twilled.
WINTER UNDERWEAR.
60 dozen heavy fleeced lined knit Underwear for children, ladies and men. placed on bargain coun
ters to be sold in ten days. The factory sent the goods to us to be sold and they will have to go at bargain
prices to close out the big lot in ten days.
Every one invited to come to our big Handkerchief sale, which is now going on at the Big Store.
49 cases of Shoes for children, ladies and men go on sale today. Heavy, winter, water-proof Shoes,
Sunday Shoes, all kind of Shoes, at prices the factory has made to closeout winter stock.
10 cases of Storm Rubbers for children, misses, ladies and men.
Did You Say Boys’ Hats ?
If not, we did, 25 dozen Boys’ Hats, slightly imperfect, just from the manufacturer, worth 25, 35
ind 50 cents, all on bargain counter at 10 cents for choice.
A Hat bargain indeed for men at less than factory cost.
29 Overcoats for children, boys and men to close out at half-price—must be sold.
500 Men’s Odd Pants in heavy cassimeres at SI.OO, well worth $2.00.
750 pairs Men’s Pants, worth $3.00, will close out at $1.50.
1,000 pairs of extra heavy Cassimere Pants, sizes to fit any man and would be cheap at $4.00, will
go in the closeout winter,sale at 82.50, »
All winter Suits at reduced prices.for next ten days.
It is our purpose to make a clean sweep of all winter goods if low prices will do it. Our Spring
goods are beginning to arrive, and we need the space.
100 rolls of new China and Japanese Mattings in plain, fancy and carpet designs.
New arrival of Rugs and Art Squares.
150 Cloth Window Shades at 25 cents.
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CORN" CORN" cortisr
Our Grocery Department is full of Corn—no scarcity of Corn at our store. Corn at 70c per bushel.
400 barrels of Fine Tennessee Flour just arrived—not the sticky kind, not the cheapest, but the best.
' s°° bushels Red Rust Proof Oats. 1,000 bushels Feed Oats.
One carload of New Orleans Syrup at 23c a gallon—biggest syrup bargains we have ever seen.
200 half boxes of Tobacco at 30c per pound.
Carload of Bran and Shorts.
20 pounds of best Granulated Sugar for |i .00.
Arbuckles’ Coffee 10 cents package. Green Coffee 51.00 a bushel.
40 pounds of Gritts for SI.OO. 20 pounds of Rice for Si,oo.
Meat as cheap as the cheapest. 1
45 Tennessee Mules and Horses'just arrived. Sell cash or credit; will exchange horses for mules
or mules for horses. ' v
Everyone invited to
BASS BROTHERS CO,
LEADERS OF LOW PRICES.