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‘ ‘ J H KKTILU President.
WIND’S FATAL WORK
gtVVY KILLED HV TOHVfIDO TH IT
SWEPT TEINEPnEE.
COLUMBIA’S SEVERE LOSSES.
T )vuvn-FIT. K11.1.K.n THERE AM)
FIFTY IDJIIBO.
Several Smaller Town. In Tennea.ee
Have a Idend !-. Numbering; From
oae to FYva —>o Bolldin* In the
,-earful Whirlwind's PnlU Sur-
%■ I >ii.il There Were home
via re lon. E.eapeS, nnd There
p r re Some Terrible Irealba.
Narhvltle. Tenn.. Nov. 21 —Tennessee
v w-pt last night by the most destruc
,tvr. lerm ever known in the state More
Fiat fry persons were killed and a httn
dr.d more injured, whlln the damaga to
l.otie- timber and other propltty will
reach large llgures.
I'h.- -rm entered the state from North
ern M .. .~!ppt ami swept across in o
, . ~„terly direction. Orest damage Is
r ,.,.,rtcd from the counties bordering on
jl .t ; and further on Columbia. In
gist \ oumy. Is the heaviest sufferer,
la*. eigne, Nolenavills, ai.d Gallatin also
1.-,t trie wind's force, the storm flna.ly
U*lr,it tt* force against the Cumberland
i c,i ia:n range.
Columbia's casualties number twenty-
Pve U-vnl and fifty Injured. the list so far
os known being a* follows;
The dead are (white) Misses Florence
trad Evelyn Farrell. Capt. and Mr*. A.
i*\ Aldelot. Ouy Aldelot, Paul AJdelot.
Jam-s Cherry, Miss l>i**)e For.ylhe. Mr-
Tom Carroll, Ml** M. J. Vile*. Colored—
Winfred, wife and child; Turn Hack
my. Joo Scott, Glass Hovwn. Peter
Adams. Fryerson, rook at the Oar
roil's; five unknown negroes In the emer-
trency hospltwl.
The injured are Clayton Tucker, badly |
1 mist'd and In a dangerous condition; j
iitsie Read. fatally hurt. Belle Cooper, -
Mrs. Jones. Mat-trie Heed. Minnie Heed,
j.ulu 800 tick. Mrs. Sarah R untell, Susie
1 .ayell tail are white) have bruises and
alji wound*.
Colored— Will Hickman, broken thigh
t .it> Sewell, seriously hurt la the hack;
m Joltm-en: I>an Sewell, Will Ilrown
*nn Fryer. Uielus Wwlk. Phlllpson, Bib
liman, injured badly, bruised and ecnlp
v.., arsis.
>..• Farrell was blown over a window,
aid while badly hurt, will not die.
laerythtua Uas H reeked.
The path of the storm Is about fifty
-,toV- wide, and was through the north-
>m suburb* of the town. In Its
ti r everythin* le completely wrecked.
\ -t even the Iron and atone fences of the
and ial ground* arc standing
■ houses of fapt. Aide lot, the Far
i and other large residences were de
r > tshid.
\\ ith the exception of these four houses,
i! storm's path was through a section
it ihe town populated ctil*fly by r.egroe
i the poorer classes, and the houses
i ■ • mere hovels. It Is estimated that j
of them were lot illy destroyed and a
I se number damaged. The suffering of
people, rendered homeless ami bereft
o ill their goods, Is pitiable.
le number of houses destroyed In the
J i nsvllle neighborhood Is sixteen.
■re were two fatalities, as follows;
Miss Nancy Hampton, aged 25. Mrs.
?• cv Hramlett. aged
Injured arc J. 11. Hampton, need
* Miss l-atla Hampton, aged 23: Mrs.
Jl.ltnda Jennet, aged TO; Auhrey llamp
* Internally hurt; Thomas Hampton,
t-elly rut and bruised. Emma Ha mm on.
run roken sUrs P. C. Verier, eollarlmne
* I tib broken; Krne.t Stephens. Internal
!’ .tries; l-oslle Stephen*, slight bruises
i is head: Alien Fly. Internal Injuries;
Hr- J. W. Fly. Internal Injuries; Ills*
1 badly bruised.
All of the sixteen houses were totally
i Ircyr-d.
Mr Hampton had WOO In money and this
- I own away and only a par* roeov-
I baby of Jim Chrl'man. colored, re-
I i"t lost, was fouml 3UO jards from the
I . at 10 o'clock, lying near a branch.
;rcd One of the family dogs was
I by hi* side.
IV lint's Us rveluu* Work.
At I,avergne, sixteen ntlkr south of
* r on the Nashville. Chattanooga and
t louls road, the veleclty of the wind
■ marvellous, and from lust report*
only altout twenty second*. In
I *rt time alwuu thirty-five dwellings
* turned Into kindling wood. The lo*
i* small eom|>ared wlih the rolrac
■ ct*cs made. The- wind made a
'' " alajut ;*i yard* wide through the
r 1 of the town. The latvergne High
I aid I.,<■ depot, the two lirgest
l Wi re laid flat to th- groun I
-of these two building* I- pa ed
* The railroad lost four section
•u h valued at |b*i The victim*
'' -he tornado are:
■ Robertson and hi* six months'
* hi l-l.
Robertson’s house, which was a
' r °ng |,* structure, was In ihe mld
thv path of the storm and was laid
• the ground. At the time Mr,
' - risen and his child had re' 1 red and
w'fc was siting near the tied sewing,
II 1 f., r . th* latter could even warn
ishand death had claimed them.
Robertson's escape wi* marvelous.
' found the unfortunate nmn was
I ' ro-s the hack by a large Umber
* > great segr was on the back of hi*
No ma-\k could he discerned on
•dy of the child. Roth are thought
a- met instant death,
most every horns there were esveral
* those meet seriously being
" Charlton, collar bone broken; -
" r -Id child of Mack Jordan, cannot re-
Elmore House, aerlouely Injured
1,1 V I lamson county great damage was
but the town of Franklin escaped
hi'h .omisrraUvsljf sip ail loss. Houses aud
Jsatemnal) 'Horning Dittos.
timber In Summer county also suffered
considerably, but ilrat report* Nnt out
from Gallatin were exaggerated.
Or*it suffering is being ox perl meed by
those deprived of home* at Latveigne and
Nolensvllle.
The rise in the Cumberland river at
Nashville i* the moat rapid known In &
years, the aster having climbed twenty
feet on the t*ug* since yesterday morn
ing ,
IIXTY-rO( H WERE KILLRD.
Lom of Life In the Territory VUltrd
by the Trna<lo.
Nashville, Twin . Nov. 2L-Di*T>atche*
up to 8 a. m, lndtoale that last night’s
storm, which swept over Northern Mis
sissippi ,*nl Central and Western Tennes
see, was one of great severity.
Advices by the Associate*! Prea and
from titKiai correspondents. show that
the kms of life in the territory visited by
the tornado already amounts to sixty-four,
and the number Injured to over fifty.
Telegraphic communication to the re
gions visited by the cyckme m interrupted,
and tt la few red that when full details
are Kiiotvn, that the list of (he dead will
lw* lengthened.
Tim following table Rhein the loss of
life together with the Injured, compiled
from dispatch*** forced through by courier
and telephone from the devastated locali
ties:
Kill- Jn
ed, jure!.
Columbia. Term. ♦*> 2o
lafKlrnnge, Tenn 3 6
laVergne. Tenn 2 1
Thompson. Tenn. I 0
Nolan*vide. Tent*. ? **
1 jdvc Rtation. Tenn 2 1
Tunica, Mi s 5 0
Lula. Mins 4 o
Hernando, Mies 2 h
Katesvllle, Mies 0 3
Itoxley'a Store, Tnn .3 0
KnuikMfl. Tenn 0 2
Total 64 51
TEN ITXH'I.H Ul lti; KlfitKO.
Disastrous Rrnlta of the Alarm tf
Irknhnrla, Miss.
Arknhocla. Tate county. Mis*., Nov. 21
—Yesterday afternoon a tornado detrend
ed upon this litllo town and as a result
fen person* were killed outright and twen
ty were injured.
The dead are: Jack Kelltim, aged 30
years; William Kellum, a*d 12 years.
Nicholas Blake, uged .4 .years; Mrs. Wil
liam McKay; four children of Mrs Wil
liam McKay; unknown negro; n* gro in
fant.
The injured are: Press Blake. seriously
? urt in back. John Parker. Internally, se
riously . Mrs. John Parker, seriously
* -rushed; John Biake, rigid leg broker.;
Alpha Bakewell, leg broken; Charles Bo
shell, seriously hurt in back; G. L Thom
ason. injured In head, William Scroffan
hurt in back; C. Parker, painfully bruised.
Mrs. Toombs, painfully hurt; Miss Bunch
I - l a*Hey, bruised not seriously; five chil
dren of Robert Pickles, painfully injured;
Gus Aldridge, bruised; Mia* Lottie Pick
ms, seriously hurt; Ann Jackson, colored,
seriously hurt; colored Ik>% may die.
The storm overwhelmed the town about
5 o’clock in the afternoon and In a few
minutes nearly every building was de
molished. Many of the victims were pin
ned under the wreckage and were extri
cated with much difficulty. The tornado
passed to the northeast and caused much
damage through the country districts.
IPPi OF bit'll W AS IIKATY.
fleatb ami Ilestrudlon In Storm
Swept lllstrlet.
Memphis. Tenn . Nov 21.—Advices re
ceived to-nlr It from the stormswept sec-
Oons of Mississippi. Ark a raws and Ten
nessee. Indicate that the loss of life and
■hima*<> to property Is far greater than
a, Arm reported.
In Mississippi the greatest kw* of life
and damage to property occurred near'
Tunica. Lula and Hernando. A report
by carrier from a |>lnt thirteen miles
from Tunt a. says that the tornado's *k>-
vastatloo wue s great that It will take
weeks to calculate and re|*lr It. Five
negroes lost their Uvea on the Hamlin
place.
In Tunica *h nchoolhouse. church and
a number of buildings were totally de
molished More than fifty negroes are
missing and It Is f*-ared that several of
them have perished, Colton Is repotted
badly damaged.
At Hernando, a white man was killed
and a negro fatally Injured by flying
debris. Numerous sawmills, several res
idences and hundreds of mgro cabins wi re
blown away.
MTWIIHf M MM l'litMw.
Some of Them In Tennessee Mattered
llsmsxr of ttIHNMMMI.
Memphis, Tenn , Nov. 21.—Lumber tlrms
whose nllll are located on Wolf river, the
northern boundary of the city, suffered
damage estlmausl at more than 1380,000 by
the overflowing of Wolf river duilng the
right. *
A sudden rise resulted from a heavy
rainfall throughout this seetlon. whleh at
i iched •> : 'i "■ •
amount of logs and tarts, moored In Wolf
r i v(r broke loose end were carried out
into the Missi-e ppl river. A vast number
~f |„jj„ Were Sfaliered for miles down the
river, and although sirong efforts were
made to recover the limber, a Urge pro
l- rtlon of II will be lost.
GOV. 1181 KHAM MMIItIKD.
Krnlurk> '• Baecutlve Wedded to
Miss .lean Kuna*.
Owensboro. K> Nov 21 -Oov John
C repps Wtckltffe Heck ham arid Jean Itapb
„..| Fuqua were mtrrled here this evening
~ |;|o o'clo k. The ceremony was pei
fnrmed in the First Pres .yterlan Chur•:c
liver SO‘ guests were present. Including
many from Vlrgini.-the y.,.l hom-r of th '
Fuqua family; well known people from
all 1 parts of Kentucky: the Governor a
staff and all et*t* offlcera from Frank
fort. including Judges of the Court of Ap
is ale and members of the various sta
board. The state ofllcmte arrived on
.pedal tretn from Loulsvh.s dut.n* ihe
* und hts bride left at
midnight for trip 'h™**** l *. ! y
After the Inauguration on Dec. I. th y
win vlftt TXoMm-
Oov.
live of Kentucky to be married while In
offices
SAVANNAH. GA„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1900.
EFFECT OF ELECTION
MERELY COINCIDENT TO ACTIY ITY
IN FHII.I*n\ES.
MAC ARTHUR HAS 70.000 MEN.
-
TROOPS FROM ( HIM U lI.L (iHIvAT
LY INCHHIS ARMY.
Orders Have Been (.ivrn to Push the
Operation* Auninst the Filipinos.
4en. NacArthnr Favor* a Ntnndlug
Army of 7.1,NNl Men. the President
to llae Authority 40 Increase It to
lOO.OtMS—Commercial Matter* In the
Islands.
Mamin. Nov. 21.—Gan. Mao Arthur was
asked to-day wherher the result of the
pestilential election in the I'nited States
was in any way n\powdbl for the or
ders to push op* rations agnuu-t the Pdi
pt noa.
He replied that the result of the ele -
tkm was merely coincident with other
f* stuns of the altualion.
If* added that the return of the soldier*
and marine* from China with the rc
rrufts who had arrived recently, would
Inroasr the number of troop# to 70.0<
men. The enlargement of the foree . th"
ending of the rainy season. better i'>• !•.
Improved ttinsporhithHi mwl the <l -tre
to make the most * flic lent use of the vol
unteers before 1b ir term of service ex
plrea in June .are nil contributory to tbf
moat active campaign.
Concerning lh** replacing of . O vol
unteers, Gen. MacArthur sail he lawn
the establishment of h standing army of
TTi.OOO men, and authorizing ilie Pr* sident
to Increase it to iOu.OGb men.
The general also said he was enlarging
the force in den. Young* district to
nearly 7,000 men,that heavy reinforcement#
were being sent to Gen. Hughee. in the
isJauid of Panay; that more troop had
been ordered to Southern Luaou, and that
various colunin movements liad been plan
ned.
hi ru ml In of the Indiana.
The atranding of the coasting transport
Irdiana in caunlng long delay in * i ii
ing n number of the remote **si station*
in Southern Luaon. which have -üb.-i - -
an re to Nov. 1. only, and will h iv* to
depeii-l largely on foraging until the I*
dtana 1* floated or a steamer i> s* -ur**l
Thre iistome warehou?** - are -t*l
w;ii< a is delaving the eommer* e of Ma
nila. Gen. Smith, the co*lector of the
r*ort. ut a meeting to-day of
Manila importers, urge! the ne
cessity for the removal of the
good* The mer> hant* talk of organizifig
a company for the erection of bonded
w y rehouses
The soldiers and marliu* who have re
turned from China are selling quanrltioa
of curios looted from the residence* of
the nobility or wealthy persons *t Pekin
and Tien Tsin. Many of them ere valu
able and ridiculously cheap and a numln r
of presents of su h loot have been nmlbd
to the t’nlted State* for Chrlstma:- prev
ents.
AITEH THU FILIPINO JIATI.
Ambassador Choate llns Mode llepre
aentatloas n I ana In ml.
Ikindon. Nov. 21.—t'nlted States Ambas
sador Choate his mad* representation- to
the British foreign office on the subject
of the Filipino Junta at Hong Rons. The
foreign office la Investigating the matt'!
and will reply as soon as t iie reports of
the authorities at Hong Kong n<*c re
ceived.
I'F.llltl HKI.MOAT HLMGAS.
Objected to Ise of Ills Annie on
Floral Offering la t rokrr.
New York. Nov 21.—The following let
ter was to-day made public by Its author:
"New York. Nov. 21, !#>.— lion John
\V Keller. Brest* lent of iho Democrat I*'
Club —Hear Kir: On my return to the
oilv I find that during nry absence and
without authority from m*- my name was
inscribed upan a liaiiner or ribbon alt i ti
ed to a basket of flowers mil by thn
Board of Governor* of the Demoera:!-;
Club to Mr. Richard <'rotor on hi* <l
- for Kur|>c. In a tng n** a nu*ni
b* r u the hoard. II was not my Intention
to place my n rme at the d!*p-***ai of any
one without my consent, and I therefore
tender my resignation ae a m- mtier of 'lie
I loan I of Governors of the -Democratic
Club. Very truly your-,
"Berry Belmont.’'
Cl I!A A t t\V I. VI ION.
Members lllsenssltrg the Hules o
Government.
Havana Nov 21 -The Cuban constitu
tional convention, at Its session to-day In
Ihe M irtl Theater, discussed the ru es of
the Taya Cuban assembly, fifty-six out
of 111. as the rules to govern tl s* dons
oT the present organixatlon. tin most Im
portant being a rule that delegates, dur
ing the exercise of their duly, shall n*s
accept |iositlons under th*- government.
This ruby however, does not app*v to a--
ea.m s already holding positions
Another rule forbid* <lel* gales to lie üb
s< tit tonx*-r than "Ight day*, an.l a third
directs that the convention aha;i l _ >v
i-rnrd by a president, two vice presidents
and two secretaries.
A long discussion followed on the ques
tion of public sessions This question was
undecided when the convention adjourned.
WITHOUT AM t'HIHHME.
Bartles Who Are llulldlnw a llnllroad
la < aba on Faith.
Santiago de Cuba. Nov. 21.-Before re
turning to Washington Secretary Hoot
will meet Kir William Van Home at Btier
lo Principe. Ixsal business Interests ore
Intensely anxious with reference to the
section of the Cuba company, of which
Kir William Van Horne Is president. The
■ompany Is now employing 2.W> m*ti In
the construction of a railroad but with
out a franchise. Bveryone In this part
of Cuba wants the line built; but trie For
aker reaoiutlon forbids the granting of
railroad concession#.
Gen Wood, referring to the motter to
day. aatd:
'The Cube company It doing an excellent
hut *n unautlvwlxed work In building the
road. It has Fo franchise. I assume,
however, that the Cuban republic of in#
future will legitimate# the company's ac
tion ami gram U the privilege ol dom*
OCEANIC WAS STORMTOSSED.
Itl \4 hle Star Liirr Almo*t Had a
(Collision IVMIi an Oatgoitig
Yesterday,
New Y’ork. Nov. M.— AlVhough stortn
te.- ed and delayed by adverse winds and
rough seas, the big White Star line
suamship Oceanic arrived this evening, j
but a few hours behind her regular tima j
of arrival.
At 6.30 a m the vessel was approaching
tiie coast at * moderate speed, whan Capt |
Carmron. who eas on the bridge, mad* j
out the red sidelight of a large steam- |
ship i taring him. The caroming vaaaal
* dpproii hlng at an angle and when j
Iw tl<*a twl e-h ehe'rel around s*> that
could e her starboard light There I
%\.t- shouting and more w histling, and the i
captain of the Oceanic checked down hts >
v*--sei and t-wuhg her stern around, at the |
Mm** time the other vessel pass Y-d uMm
fort able clnee astern, barely avoiding a
collision with the Oceanic. The outgoing
v-tei I* Mi|posed to b* the Trave.
For nearlv ill the trip the Oceanic ex
perlep.-ed northwest gales and rough.
siualty weather.
Nothing w<i* seen of fhe heiated North
Germ Mi P.-ovd liner K ileer Wilhelm der
(Jroes**, du*' here Tuesday.
Hi.lt HI mum J4TO4 K imOKf
flrrlosi Damnif to the I'rleslsnd et
the- lied Itsr Mne.
Southampton. bjt\n . Nov. 21 —The Red
Star steamer Friesland. Capt Niokel*.
i. hich *<iled fr< in New York. Nov 7 for
i dr post and Antwerp, passed Hurst Cm a
:> lock this morning, in tow f
tig The Friasland’a rudder was dls
Tlie Frl.slanl * rudder stock broke the
aitertmon of Nov if* The waather was
tlcimv and she lay In the trough of the ;
sea. helpl*"* for several hours, until the
Cltidett ro*k her in tow and l*rought her
to within ;i lew miles of the Nasdles.
wh*r* she was taken in hand hy two
louthumptot! tugs. As the fluden steam
*d >rr her great service* were recognlxed
ly l*ud * h * rs from passengers.
MI CH Flit IMi \ • %It IIPA T9IX.
t liincti- lleliete Homer* Ire Yforch-
Ing on Tlt Place.
Tien Tsln, Nov 20. via Shanghai. Nov
Xl.—There hot been coiul<teniblo firing re
cently ji the neighborhood of Tien Tnn.
upd owing to n rjs>rt that the German 1
quarter of the city would be k-d last
night, the German sentries were double*!,
i icglmcnt |Mtrolled the opr*elte bank
of t ** river and the remainder of the Ger
man troop* w#*re riolere*! to hold them
selven in r-ad.nes* for a twn at an in
st.int's notice.
Nothing huppendi however, to show
cause for the alarm, although to-day qU
the Chinese servants of the Bengal Lan
ers ufluer* and men iaft, laying they
hd been informed that the Boxers were
roar- rilnx in a large body on Tien Tain
nnd Pekin.
Neither Gen Inrne Campbell of the
British troops, nor Col. Moale of the
Americans. telieve there is any truth in
the rumor, but the natives evidently be
v** it and many of them are leaving
Hu service of the foreigners.
IIKVIIMIPFII A lIimORBYCB. ,
I'rncr \nnt Intlons in China at a
't >iiipnrnr<i aianilstlll.
Pek'.n. Nov 1?. via Shanghai —The mol
ing of the foreign envoys to-day unex
!• - dly developed a iolnt of difference,
which brought the negotiation* to a tem
l orur> standstill. The matter will lie re
ift-rrd t* the home governments Th
! c* tifereij. e aljourned without fixing a
date for reassembling.
It i .-aid tho the ffifference te such
a** will |.* ?*iUly cause cimsklerable delay.
I Hung Chang f- known to have unofN
• i.flv appr<>.i icd certain ministers with
• vc w of ascertaining the Ilk* llltood of
i i* pow'>r* • onaentlng to reduce the pun
ishment, but it i> understood that he re
eiv*-d no encouragement. Report* from
<!hlie*e sour* * * t*.\\ that a flernmn an*l
ha ian column Is burning villages to tha
i northward.
I*l MsII a;i;Vi's TOO LIGHT.
Mltilafrr 4 nnitcr I*, m|r •*•*■ Opinion
Thojr %rp \ol '‘••Hlrlont.
Wai>hini{ton, Nov 21. Th#* Biak
mf>nt !mh r* 1 iv* <1 a abiaftim from Min
ister (’onF*r, the r*t rroelvM In ov*r a
ftftk, **x|ri'Milts(t Ihr opinion th lh*
!#iii i- hnv n'prf for Iho offendlnif
h -lorn In Iho lm|M*rla!
de< ri o, aro not mirth He do*-ti not
rJiM u.-* the other of the* tw&oiim
_____ i 1 *ii J)
cmimcm; him. hk*ibt,
l i-rek Finds Oppwaltloa to III# Ad
vance Movement.
Berlin. Nov 21 Count von Wnl-lcrece
entile* from Fekm tut he will return
I . vl .-roy's visit t,-*la>'.
lie has advl res fiom Col. Yor k's corps
showing that the Chinese General Ho.
with It),hui regular tioqis and much arth
l*-ry. Isnear Kalgtin, |*re(iared to resist
etu-rgeticalty n furlher advance of th* ex
tsedltlon .
Col. Y'*rck. Iher-f re will nwalt rtln
for. •ne nis • f *r*- a t -mptlng to la-oceid.
11l Ivl; tA II 111 ( lli:*s t IIFFHKO.
Mnnebealer Mill <■*• to India After
t Isltlna I ailed Stales.
Belfast. Nov, 21. The Duke and Duch
ess of Manchester arrived at Tanderage#
t'osth. Armagh, yesterday and were re
relved with great rejoicing*. Bonfire#
blix.d ar.d l.lumlnailons were general.
Th** rr*. Is cheered a* Ihe enuple drove
thtough the town and ihe l)uk* thanked
his tenant* for their reception of his bride
The Duke and Duchess will g*> to India
anil Japan from the t'nlted State*
cx in i* gkttiag eornm.
More <vatlfaetiir ffnlletln laaned hy
Ills Ph slelMll*.
Llvadta. Nov. 21 -The bulletin Issued to
day by the Ctar'e physician* was more
■atltfa.kory. It read aa follow#:
"The Csar passed a satisfactory day
yesterday Hl# condition la good. Tem
perature at o'clock lnet evening. 102*.
pulse. 7*. He al#pt hut little during the
night, but from no disturbing causes. His
Majesty's general condition * satlsfa*
tory Tei.tpersturs this morning, ieM.
gjulee. To.'*
MURDER FOR MONEY j
TWO AGF.It I.A Dll'* Klt.llßD AMI
Till:IH HOI ML HIKYRD.
FIRE USED TO HIDE CRIME.
TIIE2IH UOIHFS WRRD FOF.XU IN
Till'. AMOKINU IVI INS.
For Y-ars Ttiey Had labored anl
Aeeucualatetl tluist %\ M U
Is TkocMilt to lltt%v Been the Ob
ject of the Murder—ftCwrthinK 1-
dlrsred the t rlndiia;* Had Matte a
Thorough Aetrob-No Clew \A bitt
erer to the Porpetroturs.
i harlotte. N. C., Nov. 31 —Two old la
dies. Violet J Colley aced 7;>. ami h*'r
niece. Jane t?ath t'oßay. who lived alon*
in a bouts on a nrmjn thorough fun flva :
mile* from Charloita, were l* night j
murdared, robte*l and their bodw** burvieal.
The old ladles were generally report' and |
to Ist wealthy It is known that they
hid a good dwil of money They had lived
a retired life for years, imd seldom
ventured away from home, not even to
tlie city tXoept when business compelled
a visit.
Th* hotise which they ncrupitd sto*>d ■
within 160 feet of the roadside Near it !
was a small building whi n they used ao
a kitchen, and in which they kept their
stores. People pacing along the road
this morning noticed that the small house
had been burned.
There wan no '•ten of life nlout the
place, and an inve*'le.iti< a showed that
the dwelling had been ran* • knl from tup
to bottom. Indicating that a tmsft tlwir
ough search hod ben made for the money
which the old ladies were suppos'd t
have kept in tte house. Bur* itn*. cab
inets and desk* had leen opened, and
their contents strewn about. Every n**k
an*i corner of the dwelling bore evld*no*w
of having l*een e*-an hed
The general atirrovrulmgs nnd the b
-*en**e of the old couple pointed all too
plainly to a case of murder, robbery and
arson, and It was no surprise wtien ti
*earch of the ashes of the small building
reveal'd two burned stumps, the bralir
Mias f’ollt v ami h**r nl e
llie supposition i* thnt the old ladles
were attack'll while they w*re ;it sup
per. after which their residence wo** sack
ed and the house in w hi* h their bodies
lay was fired For years tM.*t fhey had
ieen known to he accumulating money
and had probably sl,3fh saved up
There is absolutely no clew to the per
petrators of the deed The neighborhood
people are greatly' stirred up. tn*l both
city gnd county official* are using every
effort to get a trace of the murderers.
PARK HI HAT TO I IKK \ IJ %Nl>.
Will IHnrnn 4|iietltn of Vice at a
l*nhl!c Mrrtln*.
New York, Nov. 21..-Wheeler H peck
ham Atvl flu* Rev Ir Chari** 11 Park
hurst will discus* tin* c|u*etem of vie** In
this chy at a public, meeting to be held
nt Cooper Cnlon l>ec 11.
Thi* will le th first appearance of I>r.
Park hurst on the platform since the earn
iwlgn of V&4. when the late William I*,
throng was eltetid Mayor. The iu**Ming I
will b** held un'fer th* auspices of the ,
City Vigilance league and will bw Its j
first move toward taking an active Prt
in the mayoralty camiNitgn of t ext fall.
Agent* of the league hvc been collect
ing data whtoh while u*e-l by Tr l*ork
hnist to shw the prevalence of vice.
Acting Inspector James Campbell and
- Cc-nhoy of the Bh-epshea*l
Bay precinct to- tav made descent on
the hotel kep: by Witifcirn Bchueetar,
bormigh of Brooklyn, and * <i>mn
tlty of racing card* on B*-nntng* nice*.
Ai*oii? seventy-five men who were in the
building nt the limn made their escape
and no arrrets were m.id*
XIvAM AN*A EFFORT TO KIM..
Aliot lonttH Italy anil Hied From a
Hour of < nr!>!l** Veld.
New Y’ork. Nov 11.—John Daly, 16 years I
o il. ate. gr|h nvenjo nger at Broad
rtreet. was shot In the hr.rd at that p a•
to day by Joeeph K N* tm m. a t arten- •
der. Neaman took rart>ollc add atu) died
within a few minuter.
A few minutes lef*.re 9 o’cl n k Neoman *
entered the t* legraph office and call 'd to
Italy, who was back of the counter. Tlv*
Imy w* nt out t once A moment later the
fi ’
three shot* In rapid luei r wittn, Italy fell, j
shot through the left side of the fa* **.
A number of men tubbed toward N*o I
man. but he was t<#o |ul<k for them He
took small bottle of * urbollc a* i I frotn
his pocket ar.d drains*! It, Incoming help- 1
le* almost immediately
Daly is an orphan. Formerly the boy
and Neaman t> arded and r mul together
In a letter handed hy NVjuiwn t* * |*-
llceman the former *|oke of h*<w* much he
lov'l the lad nrel w nte*l to nld l m He
had. be said. rcp*alediy tried to induce !
him to reiurn to him
McklNl.El t.OT NEIIHVSKV.
Ills Plurality User llrynn VV mm Nearly
H.tMNi Vole*.
Uncofn. Neb., Nov. 21.—The official
count for Nebraska partially fin ached to- j
day, *nowa that McKinley’s plurality In
the state la 7.122. The total vote of the j
state la 2&1.95R. Of these McKinley re- j
calved 121.836; Bryan, 114,081. Th** count !
on the >ther presidential cundklnteH 1*
iw>t complete. For Governor. Dal I rich,
Republkan, hae U3,#7l*. Poytiter, fui-Sun,
113 018; Deli rich is the iowcw man cm the
Itcpubllcan state ticket. .
THU VOTE IN PENNM LV VNI Y.
liffielal Retaraa Put McKinley's Plu
rality at
Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 21 —Trie coropila
tion of the official returns of the late
election wa* completed to-day. the total
vote for the various candidates for Preal
dent follows McKinley Bryan 424.-
28; Woolley, ProblblUon. 27.1*#. Maloney,
Hvclaiist 2,K*; |4arker, iVoule's,
JB. irebs. Roc is list, i,UL McKinley’s
floral
REFUNDING TO BE STOPPED.
Secretary (>nr Announce* 11c Will
i;cliaua* N* Mure Husda I uder
Recent Act After ller. 1.
Washington, Nov 21 Secretary of the
Treasure Gage to-day Issued the follow
ing circular discontinuing the refunding
operations.
"Referring to the circular of March 14 j
1H" known *# the refunding circular I
which invit'd tha attention of owner* of
I'nited Hiate* 3 per cent l*otids, ban of
lk-19)X; 4 per cent bonds, funded loan of
1907; urvd .% ier ennt. tionlf, loan of 1904.
to the provisions of the act of March 14.
jem, relative to tha ex* h inge of such
bond* for 2 per rent, consuls of IW, as
utithoiited by ►sal act, publk' notice Is
hereby given that It l* th*- pUT|wiea of the
department t siiapei.*l refunding opera
tlons undi r the above circular. All i*er
eons Interested ar* therefore hereby n*>
lined that Ixmdu Intended for exchange
ln: 2 per cent consol* of 1990 must I**
forward'd for that purpose* *ot later than
I tec. 31, I**)
“Th* circular of March !4. IP*n* i* here
hv resettule 1 to take effect in acrordan* *
with tin* provisions of this circular ”
Under tlie refunling operatkui* th
treasury ha* exchanged alout FU.ono.ortO
for 2 par cent b>n*h thus saving a laig**
sum in interest t> the government I'p
to Dot. 31. tie 2 jer cent* tnetted t• e*
change f>r ofher kain* oggregsted 8346.
M. 76 14 is believed that the Axing of *
date to cln*e the refunding operations wiil
hasten exr hange* Treasury ofTW ials b'*
li* ve that before the * loee of Dee 81.
the total exchange wtd itnount to over
8400,(100.000 or marly half tlie nggreg* e
of the various :**iiu* fuihject to refimd
when the original cirr*iinr wa* issu'd.
THIHT V St I |/|*IO N A Y E AR.
tinnunt of Itcdiu'ftou to fie Made In
tlie War Tates.
Washington, Nov 21 The Republican
member* of the Ways and Means Com
mlttne made ouch progress today with the
Nil to amend the wur revenue htw thof
it Is exacted the fiiwt draft will be com
pleted by to-morrow night.
The committee d'*ctdcd to-day to make
a reduction of 83n,oOU.tYIO a year. This 1*
the amount suggeste*! by Hecretary Gage
y* wterday, and, It is understood, meets the
views of th** President. In fact the mem
bers of the Way* and Maanx Committee,
w'ho *;iw the |*re*ldent last evening, say
tlist previous to Bee ret ary Gage appear
ing before the (*onimit(e* the whole mat
ter had he#n carefully •‘onsldered hy the
President and secretary.
1,01111 808 Fit TH IN JIBED,
He Is Bald to Have lleeti Severely
Thrown ty Ids Horse.
Gondon. Nov. 21—The evening Btandard,
in a special edition this evening, says:
"Just as wre are going to press the news
has reached lg>ndon that ls>rd Roberts
has been thrown from his horse and rs
-rived severe Injuries.”
The offi ni* of the war office say they
are “not In a |M*uion to report anything
In connection with the rumored accident
to 1/ord Roberts.”
Tide uteranre i* interpreted here a*
giving indirect support to the Evening
dt a ndu rd’* si a t ement.
Lord Roliert*’ acc.dent occurred on Bun
day last, while he wa* riding IBs horse
fell with hirn and he wan shaken and
bruised, but no iimb* were broken.
A* l has sin* • '"•nt <llspt<heM to the
war office, | Jh believed that he is per
forming his usual duties, especially as he
ban not mentioned (he accident
IIH FF.I.T NO I Id. EFFECT*.
I.nnl Roberts* I'all lies* Not Seem to
Have llrrS Serlons,
l/ondon, Nov. 22.—A dispatch to the
Standard says:
Roberts* bodyguard remove*! hirn
to Government House. Johannesburg. lie
wa* badly shaken and bruised, but It is
expected that he will he able to take the
field again in the course of a few days.”
The Daily Telegraph barns that I/ord
Roberts hat* telegraphed privately to the
secretary of state for war, Mr William
Bt. John Brodrlrk. that he felt no ill
effect* whatever.
IHnpatcli From l.ord Roberts.
I.ond t>. Nov. 2! -A long dispatch from
fjord Roberts, Just r* eived. refers to a
number of minor occurrence*. The only
Incident of lmf*>rt*nce is the surprise of
an outpost of the Buff* southwest of Bal
moral Nov. 13. Hlx of lie- Buff* were
killed and five wounded. An officer and
thirty men were made prisoners. The post
has since been rtwctlpled.
Dentil of <en. *c tin Ik burger.
New Y’ork. Nov 2! A dlspateh from
(’ti|rr* Town to-day print*l lv the Evening
Journal reports that flen. 8< halktuirger.
the h* and of tti* South African Heoubllc
since the departure of Mr Kruger, has
died of wound* received In battle with
the British.
Robert* Hoe* Not %lent!on It.
f/ondovi, Nov. 22 —!/orl Roterta‘ dispatch
fr*rn Jolainnexburg this morning does nut
mention the ifeath *f Gen. flcha Ik burger.
I*4 *l*l l/ATION OF NF.W YOH K.
Increased From 6,!tltTA63 !• I**fMt to
7.8H5.U12 •• IWW.
Washington. Nov 21 The population
of the slate of New York, a* officially
announced to-day. is as against
5,ft97.%3 In 1891. This la an increase of
1418,109, or 21 1 per rent.
The population 111 IW> was 5.082.871,
showing an increase of >14.882. or li per
rent, from to HBt.
A NY HI’ATMKTir S I HIKE.
N* Settlement let Itps<*hr4 in flgsr
makers’ Trouble.
Tampa. Fla., Nov. 21.—The Federal
Trade* Assembly has decided on a gen
eral sympathetic strike.
No settlement has been reached in the
clgarmakerV trouble.
The local company of militia remains
under arms
Bark Kllrttr Radiy Damaged.
London. Nov 21.—The Norwegian bark
Elieaer. from Wilmington, N. C. for Lon
don. which put into Bt. Ml haei’s, Axores,
yesterday. In distress, ha* her rudder
damaged, decks swept, boat* smashed rwl
upper work* leaking. A porilon of htr
'osugu was JulUmmw.l on the voyago.
DAILY 1“ A YEAR
6 CENTS A CORY
WEEKLY 2 TIM Kb A WEEK.fI A TEAR
WAITING FOR KRUGER
AOBD I'HKHOH>T NOT VKT I.AMItII
A T M UHKII Ult.
PREPARATIONS FOR WELCOME.
('AY nr.COM %1 IONS |\ IVUIOI't
FRF.Nt It M: ABORT.
Cruiser Geldrrland Um Seen but
Her Arrival at lUneillrs || M * llrvs
Delayed by llnil U • nilu i -||orr
Delegates Are Aailuuslf Aaslllng
Tbelr t hief—flela t aiurd Aliietl
IMNSsolntenl—Ammlsh Rumors
That Cieltlerlantl Had Hern t Ma
tured.
Marseilles, Nnv 21 - A biumler In the
tab iftlatkata uf the time thu (b lderisrxl
would r'tpiire betwofi l*ort Haul >rva
Mare* HU", resulted in the hxxllng out to
day of the intended •lemuusiration tn lHg
or of i’r* '.dent Kruger and imperilled tha
Si cess of the reeeptlon to-morrow
The Freti< Ii " eption eotntnlitee did not
take Into atvunt the gale that is sweefi*
it.g th‘ M ditei raiteuti and (lie low *pee%|
f the Ge Mr rail'd, but allow'd all their
arrangements to staiadl
The Gekierland signalled Cape Cepot, off
Toulon, at 2 p nt , and continued her
voyage to thl* port Hhe reported that she
ww delayed by a slight accident to her
machinery
The OHdenland cannot arrive here De
fore nightfall mnd (he former l’r**idant of
th* Transvaal will tea bind until to-mor
row.
'l*he Boer delegates, victim* of the or
ganising committee, waited • ip*' itntljr
at the hotel from early morn until afters
noon, the arrival of the cruiser For sever
al hours the carriage intended for Mr.
Kruger remained at tlie entrance of the
hotel, the horses, which were decorated
with rosette* of Boer color*, pawing the
round Impatiently until the equipage
was dismissed Vsrimiw <4*legatktn* and
societies that hid assembl'd at the land
ing gate remained through heavy show
er* until they realised in tha non-slgnal
luig of the Geldarland, tluit their prea
ence was futile. Tlien they 'llilmmlfd.
Early in 4he 'lay 1 *r. Leydn and Messrs.
Elseher and Wessela and the other Boer
delegate**, boarded the launch f the cap
tain of the port for the purpose of tntt
li.g a tel boarding the Gelderlaml outtMda
the harbor. The prwvni too rough,
however, to permit of their carrying out
their intention, and they were obliged to
return.
A Plotareaqaa keeae.
The scene at ths do k was very pHur
foque. Every x>tgn of vantage waa oo
cupied by sightseer*. The landing ntaga
was gaily decorated with Transvaal and
Free State Hie French tri-color sn-l
shield* bearing the blue cross of the arms
of MnnweMlrw.
A red carpet rovirsl the ground, form
ing a bright spb f color at the quay
side. Decor .it lons elsewhere in the city
were practl *My non-existent, only a few*
flag* ie-ing Visible along the rout# whlcii
Mr Kruger will traverse in going from
th** quay 1o tie hotel.
H* iwitor l'aullat. t o* pre|<lent ami other
mcinberi of the Paris and MarreAlle* Ite
cefiUon (*mtnlit*ii, assetnbie*! at tha
binding stage 'hiring the forenoon and be
hind them, drawn up In a b*sg line were
delegation* of various pat riot !• societies ,
with enfebrimlered **ik staiMlank*.
Bad weather ami the element of uneer
t duty a** to the tune f Mr, Kruger's
binding kept many thousand* met* to day
from the route Thirty thousand would ho
a generous estimate of the crowd, which
v. a * massed thickly a nevaral points,
v.tide only sparse assemblies were to bo
seen elsewhere
The French and Boer delegates were all
Intensely disappointed, e*|*e< daily e up •*
a late hour no news had been received
of the (; Mer!u<i h entry Into the harbor,
although It Is fully axpected that she wilt
anchor there before daybreak to-morrow.
No Importance is attached to the report
of nn injury to her machinery, the theoy
being tiftt she Is merely g'dng slowly In
consequence of the heavy jw-, which M
chiefly responsible for the delay.
Nome Amusing Humors.
An amusing statement appeared in a
local paper this afternoon In which an
alleged rumor wt* published to th** effect
that the delay w.* due to the capture of
the fielder land on the high seas by <t
British squadron or to lei beret* d.innu
to her machinery by a men-enary. Nat
urelly th*ee statements only provoked thw
laughter of those w ho read them.
The Boar Fommltieo has issued an nn
nouocement tbs* th* programme Intendod
for to-day will t- carried out to-morrow.
The attitmle of to day* . oncourse,
while unanimously favorable ro Mr. Kru
ger and the Iloert wa* nevertheless quHo
free from nything offensive to the Brit
ish. whtHh ended to enhance the absurdity
of noly promenade -dong the principal
boulevards thD evening by a score of atv-
U-British youths, whose efforts led to no
disorder whatever.
MeKINLEY'N RIG I’M It ALITY.
Hut llnsn Got Name A *te In Ohio
That He Had • 1888.
Columbus, g‘' Nov 21 The Berrftary
of State to-day completed the official
count of the ha Lot for presidential elec
tors In Ohio. The result show* M *Kjnley.
513.918; Bryan. 474.882; McKinley's plu
rality. B.(W The tot.il vot* was 1,048,191*
Four year* ago McKinley received a plu
rality of 51. K out of a total vote of 1.080.-
108. The irutease in total vote this year
was 29,012.
By a coincidence. Bryan ha* exactly
the same vote m* he receyd In 1888.
THAR FAWN lIItoKE LOOMS.
A Fatal Disaster la Nloss Mines kear
Bessemer.
Birmingham. Ak , Nov. 21.—A string of
empty tram cars broke loose and rati
aw iy in the &k>*s or# mines of the Bk*a-
Sheffield Bteel and Iron Company, near
Beoremar. this morning Nape Thompson,
the superintendent, was run over and In
stantly killed Charles Kelly nd Andrew
Hart, who were working near by. wet a
•truck by two cara which Jumped tha
track and crushed to death against tha
wall of th# mint.
Detail os Ray Award I’atd.
I/ondon. Nov. 21.—The Delsgoa Bay
Railroad award was paid to-day. Tha
America ns received their abare through
. lb# Beiigmano,