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Admiral W. W. Kimball.
Chosen to Command Our Ships In
Nicaraguan Waters.
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Admiral William Wirt Kimball is the
man selected by the Washington au
thoritles to command the squadron of
American vessels sent to Nicaraguan
waters. Admiral Kimball Is one of the
newest of the nation's admirals, hav
Lg been advanced only recently from
the grade of captain. His previous
command was the big battleship New
Jersey.
COTTON MARKET BOOM.
Government Crop Report Shoots Price
Up $2 a Bale.
New York.—Not since the Sully
boom of 1904 has the New York cot¬
ton exchange witnessed a more sen¬
sational scene or a more spectacular
rise in prices than occurred with the
announcement of the government eiop
report.
W r ith the galleries crowded with vis¬
itors from the south, augmented by
friends and relatives of operators and
other interested spectators, the mar¬
ket soared to a new high record for
the season with gains of more than $2
a hale. Both the May and the July
options touched the high mark ot
15.80, both gaining approximately 42
points over Thursday’s close.
The government estimate is about
200,000 bales below the predictions of
the most sanguine of the bulls, and
the action of the market naturally
followed, Slxteen-cent cotton, so
much talked about, was not realized,
but the market came near it.
VICTIM OF LEPROSY.
Only Case Known In the United
States Army.
Savannah, Ga.—Death has removed
probably the only case of leprosy in
the United States army, when First
Sergeant C. O. Mix, of the Seventy
second company, Coast Artillery-, died
In his lonely cottage on the Fort
Screven reservation.
Mix enlisted from Brownsville, Tex¬
as, and served in the Cuban cam¬
paign during the Spanish-American
war. It was here the disease was
contracted. His father died not long
since, leaving him $40,000, but the
money was of no avail to him, the
government having done everything
possible to relieve his condition. His
pay as a soldier also had accumulkted
and he left a neat little fortune on
his death.
POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLODES.
One Killed and Several Injured at
Bull’s Gap, Tenn.
Knoxville, Tenn.—A special to the
Sentinel from Bull’s Gap. Tenn,, says
that a dynamite and powder maga¬
zine of A. Doncrvan, a railroad con¬
tractor, exploded there, Isaac Buc
hanan was killed and W. H. Booth
and Dana Berry were probably fa¬
tally injured.
It is claimed Buchanan entered the
powder house with a lighted pipe
and the explosion followed.
Window glass were broken in a
largo number of buildings in the
town, and a cavity about 20 feet in
diameter and 10 feet deep marks the
spot of the explosion. The magazinf
was totally destroyed.
Editor’s Home Dynamited.
St. Louis.—The residence of Harry
B. Wandell, city editor of The St.
T.ouis Star, has been dynamited. A
note shoved under the doof and found
after the explosion, read: “H. W.—
Be careful, next time under your
chair.” The note was unsigned,
Wandell refused to discuss the cause
°f the explosion, pleading ignorance.
Costly Toll Taken by Storm.
St. John, N. F —Fifteen lives and
$500,000 in property lost on land and
s ea is tjie toll now known to have
Teen taken by the storm which re¬
cently swept New Foundland. All
The victim* of the storm were na¬
tives.
A Useless Effort.
1 Isitor—I suppose you men in public
dfe weigh your words? Senator—
^ hat’s the use? Some newspaper
is sure to come along and monkey
v dh the scales.—Judge.
Exhaustive observation Is an element
® T «ry greet achievement.—Spenser.
HARVEST OF DEATH
Winter’s Storm on Lake Takes
Toll of Many Lives.
59 PERSONS PERISHED
Storm on Lake Erie Also Laid Waste
More Than $1,000,000 Worth of Ves
sel Property—Dead Brought tc
Port.
Cleveland, Ohio.—The winter storm
which passed over Lake Erie reapeo
a deadly harvest and laid waste mare
than $1,000,000 worth of vessel' prop
erty. Late reports show that 5!i
lives were lost, that 20 sailors were
re-scued, that four boats were de¬
stroyed and that one sustained heavy
damages.
A summary of the storm’s work
shows:
Steamer Clarion burned; ffiteen
lives lost, six saved.
Steamer W. O. Richardson sunk;
five drowned, lOurteen saved.
Car ferry Marquette and Bessemer
No. 2 wrecked; thirty-two lives lost
Tow boat sunk; no lives lost.
Sailor from Richardson, crazed by
exposure, committed suicide.
Erie, Pa.—With her flag at half
fnast the state fisheries’ boat, Com¬
modore Perry, brought to this poyt
the dead and frozen bodies of nine
members of the crew of the Bessemer
and Marquette ferry No. 2, which left
Conneaut, Ohio, carrying thirty-two
men, and which probably foundered
In the middle of Lake Erie.
News of the finding of the bodies
had reached the city, and thousands
of persons swarmed the wharves. As
soon as the fish boat made fast a
force of men, with tackle, set to work
raising the dead bodies of the men to
the deck, where wagons were in wait¬
ing.
The procession of dead passed
through the principal streets cf the
city with hundreds of people follow¬
ing.
Conneaut, Ohio, where most of the
men lived, was notified by telephone,
and a hundred residents of that city
arrived here within two hours. They
were taken directly to the coroner's
morgue, where identifications were
made.
FAST TRAIN WRECKED.
Twentieth Century Limited on Lake
Shore Telescopes Another Train.
Erie, Pa.—The Twentieth Century
Limited, the New York Central train
en route from Chicago to New York,
collided with the rear end of passen¬
ger train No. 10 on the Lake Shore
railroad, at North East, Pa., 1G miles
cast of here. At the time of the col¬
lision the Twentieth Century was
easily making G2 miles an hour.
The second section of No. 26 (the
Twentieth Century) was made up of
two cars from St. Louis, one from
Cincinnati and one frerm Cleveland.
The St. Louis cars were ahead and
most of the dead are reported to be
In them and in the two rear cars of
No. 10. which carried passengers from
Cleveland and Chicago.
No. 10 was delayed an hour and
forty-five minutes at North East and
sent a flagman hack. It is reported
that his lantern went out, but this Is
not confirmed.
Twenty persons are reported killed,
The engine of No. 2G reared up
turned over and fell upon the coaches
following.
BIG JEWEL ROBBERY.
Largest of the Kind Occurring In New
* York In Many Years.
New York.—A $300,000 Jewel rob¬
bery, the largest of Its kind that has
occurred here In many years, has
been reported to the police. Th°
Jewelry was stolen from the apart¬
ments of Mrs. John William Jenkins,
who resided on the eighth floor of the
hotel Lorraine at Fifth avenue and
45th street,
Mrs. Jenkins told the police that
she left the hotel in the afternoon
for a visit When she returned she
found the ’•ooms In disorder. The
collection of diamonds and other jew¬
els which had been In a black leather
case In her dressing table were gone.
It is tho'^ht the thieves gained en
trance hv means erf a false key.
The value of the missing jewels is
set at $300,000 by Mrs. Jenkins.
FIFTY YEARS IN PRISON.
Convict's Christmas Gift Will Proba
b'y Be a Pardon.
Winsted, Conn.—After spending 50
years as a life prisoner in the Con¬
necticut state prison at Wethersfield.
John Warren. 71 years old, is expect¬
ing his pardon as a Christmas gift.
Two of Warren's brothers are said to
have received assurances that his ap
peal for freedom will be granted.
Warren was sentenced to life lro
prisonment In 1859 for hilling his IS
year-old wife by holding her head
under the water of a brook.
Oldest Odd Fellow Dead.
Bangor, Maine.—Phinneas Bachei
£ er ga i,j to be the oldest member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fel¬
lows In the world, died here. aged»98
years. He had been an Odd Fellow
for more than half a century and
had held the offloe of grand patriarch.
r Professor J. H. Gore.
One of Three Men Chosen to Probe
Polar Claims.
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Professor James Howard Gore, mem¬
ber of the committee appointed by the
National Geographic society to Inves¬
tigate the question of the claims of
Cook and Peary to priority In the dis¬
covery of the north pole, is a Washing¬
ton educator of note who has written
books on geography and other sciences.
He is professor of mathematics in
George Washington university and sec¬
retary of the American Meteorological
society.
HOSPITABLE TO THE END.
In Death’s Shadow, Woman Enter¬
tains Friends at Reception.
Springfield, Me.—Determined that
none of her social obligations should
remain unpaid when she died, Mrs.
Alma Dodson, a social leader and the
only woman lawyer in this county,
invited all her friends to a farewell
card party ahd reception immediately
after being infoimed by her physi¬
cian that she must submit to an op¬
eration that would probably prove
fatal.
The party was held the day before
the operation was performed.
Smiling and cheerful, Mrs. Dodson
was an admirable hostess, allowing
nothing to disturb the pleasure of her
guests. If she felt any anxiety she
gave no evidence of it.
When the party was over and she
had bade her guests goodby, Mrs. Dod¬
son calmly arranged her personal ef¬
fects and picked out the clothing in
which she wished to be attired after
death. She then went to the hospital,
where she died following the opera¬
tion.
MORGAN FINANCE KING.
American Magnate Now Outranks the
Noted Rothschilds.
London.—J. Pierpont Morgan is now
the foremost figure in high financier
outranking even -the Rothschilds.
The recent reorganisation of the Lon¬
don firm by which it becomes Morgan.
Grenfell & Co., Sir Edward Charles
Grenfell becoming the junior partner.
P laces the S reat American financier
' n direct connection with the Bank
of England. Sir Edward Is a director
®ld Lady of Thread-needle
Street. j
The control of the big insurance
companies In America, the steel trust,
the great hanks, and many other en¬
terprises has made Mr. Morgan the
, foremost financial figure In America.
It is now said that he proposes to
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take a leading position in the broader
field of European finance.
Taft Issues a Warning.
Washington.—It is said President
Taft has served notice on ambitious
members of congress that the newly
organized machinery for the taking of
the coming census is not to be utilize:!
for " political ends, He addressed
eightv-flve supervisors of the census
at the executive office and told them
plainly that if they used their offices
or permitted the enumerators directly
under them to further political ends
he would remove them promptly.
Met Death In Elevator.
Akron, Ohio.—Through the parting
of an elevator cable In the new GoeC
rich building, James Yenna was
killed, and Guy Larocco was fatally
hurt yenna’s head was practically
severed from his body. Later, Frank
Hardgrcrve, leaning through a window
on the same floor of the. building, fell
out and broke his neck.
Many Arrested in Russia.
London.—A St. Petersburg corre¬
spondent says wholesale arrests of
prominent persons have been made
there and at Moscow. The police
raided numerous dwellings and say
they found many compromising docu
ments and seditious correspondence.
Washington.—Senatcy Alexander S
Clay has emphatically denied a report
from Georgia which said the senator
is about to resign his seat and run
for governor of the state. "Outrage¬
ously false; never heard of such a
thing," said the senator, when toid
of it.
Fatal Tenement Fire,
Cincinnati, Ohio.—Seven persons
lost their lives and several other*
were injured as a result of a tene
ment Are at Third and Sycamore
street*.
BLACK FIEND KILLS
Gruesome Crime Discovered at
Savannah, Ga.
WHITE WOMEN VICTIMS
6avannah Shocked and Outraged Over
One of the Most Dastardly Crimes
Ever Committed In Its History—
Police Arrest 150 Negroes.
Savannah, Ga.—A gruesome crime
as the result of an assault by a ne¬
gro was brought to light when per¬
sons forced their way into the home
of Mrs. Eliza Gribble at this place,
which had been closed so long as to
arouse suspicions of something wrong.
Upon entering the residence Mrs
Gribble was found dead in one of the
bed rooms with her head beaten into
a pulp. Further search then found
Mrs. Carrie Ohlando. a daughter, dead.
Her head had been split wide open
with some sharp instrument, suppos¬
The third inmate of five residence,
a second daughter cf Mrs. Gribble.
was later found in a dying condition
In the room.
All indications point to the fact
that the women were murde-ed during
the night by a negro who entered the
home with the intention of commit¬
ting an assault.
Caught In Police Dragnet.
One hundred and fifty negro men
caught in the meshes of the police
dragnet through Yamac-raw, the negro
section of the city, are prisoners in
the police station, the theory of the
police being that a negro man, hav¬
ing planned an assault upon Mrs
Ohlander, was compelled to commit
the other crimes in order to escape.
Police believe that this negro, using
an ax taken from the woodshed In
the rear of the Gribble home, beat
Mrs. Gribble to death, struck down
the other woman and after assault¬
ing Mrs. OhlRnder in the wide, long
hallway, where the bodies were found,
finished his terrible work by beating
in her skull with the weapon.
$1,C00 Reward Offered.
Mayor Ttdeman has offered a re¬
ward of $1,000, with evidence to con¬
vict, for the arrest of the negro who
committed the crime.
The city of Savannah was thrown
into a furore of excitement over the
awful crime.
SEED OATS
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By L. W, Jarman, Porterdale,
Ga. Appier Oats, Georgia Rust
Proof, Texas Red Rust Proof, 75c
to £1 a bushel. Also wheat Seed
for sale
W. J. HIGIGNS
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DR.J.A.VY'RIGHT'S
DRUG STORE
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
—LUMBER FOR SALE—60,000 feet
framing, weather boarding and plainer
Apply to O. L. Holmes. tf.
Notice to Laud
I have three parties desiring to buy
farms in Newt on county. They want
50 to 150 acres each and have the money
pay spot cash if a sale is made. If you have
small farm for sale, by speaking to me at
you stand a good chance to sell. I know
parties and know what they want.
CHAS. G. SMITH
STRONGEST BECAUSE BEST:
BEST BECAUSE STRUNGEST;
Strength from Age and Success.
I offer you fire insurance lu companies that have stood
Time’s test, and the cost to you is no more than you
would pay in weaker companies.
Representing such strong and reliable companies as
ATLAS ASSURANCE CO.,
Of Eondon, Lngland. 100 years old.
PR0VIDENCE-WASHINGT0N FIRE IN¬
SURANCE CO,
110 years old.
ACHEU-MEILLECH FIRE INS. CO.,
Of Germany *
And
NORTH BRITISH MERCANTILE INS. CO
Ol New York.
I ask for a shire of yojr business, assuring you of fair
traatment and the best service.
R. E STEPHENSON.
At First National
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The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
— and 1ms been made under his per
/ sonal supervision since its infancy.
Allow no oue to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-g-ood” are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare¬
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
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The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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