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TORNADOESRAGE IN
KANSAS AND TEXAS
Sunflower State Is Swept by Property
Destroying Winds.
TWO LIVES KNOWN TO BE LOST
Half Dozen Distinct Sections of the
Commonwealth Visited.
NEBRASKA HAS A CYCLONE TOO
Near Dallas, in the Lone Star State,
Half the Houses of One Town
Are Swept Away.
Kumi City. Mo.. May C—Half a doz
en distinct tornado**" occurred in central
Kansas thia afternoon, following a day
of exceedingly hitch temperature. Two
people are known to have been killed and
three injur»-d. Wire* arc down in the af
fected district*. makifg it lm|«os«ible Io
accurately sum up the damage done.
A Times special front Ellenwo.nl. Kan« .
••At *«•>• thi* tflrtw.il a tornado yls
it.ci u«an township It formed a few
tn.les sou’h of Kllenwool and pas-*ed over
the w«-«t i-.rtton of the city.
<"hev-nne bottoms. six nilie« no tn. n
divided in six different direction* and de
strnyed the resident •• of G'«rge and Wil
liam Helfrich. .
G.-org.- Helfrich and hv w fe were !n
--st.-int- killed. Willi.tn Helfrich, hi* Wtf»
and vhiid were Ivadly hurt.
The storm struck the farm of * art
8. hti'M-r. destroy :r< the .ntthulldinps
t. id leaving th- dwelling* un'o.f h> d. Fur
t*s»r !n tlu- tt-unirv a number «»r
■enioM are reported nn.d or injured. A
lance amount of stock » is killed.
A ape -ial from Larned. Kan*.. says:
~A tornado pa-—*l couth, art of here at
< • 1., k thi-- eveninr and strtt-k if ar
Pawnee Rock, three mile* «i etant. The
w . r .- are down and it is im|-r-dl.|e to
learn I might the .-xt.-ct of damage d ‘tie.
Lu- -«f ci rat.. funnel--'hape<l clouds are
report.-d to have be* n seen in the direc
tion of Great Ben L
-11. 11. Gerrish’s houee. Uirn and out
bi:’luir*s were a n:a>- of rains. The
f.tn.ly iu. kily was not at home at the
time, and therefore ■ap-vd Injury. The
-- i-.11.0u5, - and.i-K near Mr ■; rridt s
h-m. was wit-si from the face of the
• arth. John McComb's house wis blown
down an.l his granary, ham and windmill
reduced to ruins. Th- family happened
to be in th.- on- room which remained
standing. 11. li. Corbett's farmhouse
«n*l barn and mill were ail reduced to
v-rv minute |*:«->—. ..ini n. <••:.> «ry ».i
--l»r->k -i t stock k !1. I. No waa
nt h tn. when tin- tornado p !«-< .1. A. 1».
Pierre's Mg hay iarn was ruined and
other tmifdiniw blown t« splinters. The
house in which a Mr. Stone u.is living
wa* ruin, d l»v the wind, but no one was
hurt. The Presbyterian church In town
i wrecked bey .rd repair. A brick bu Id
ina w.«.* blown diwn a-'J a large amount
es d usage done in other | arts of the
Nebraska Farms Are Swept.
<>ma! I. Nel*.. May IS.—A special to The
Ife e from ’A il-.-nv :!1... N»-h. gives meager
details ..f a t--rn. do that -u< |M there las
night. Oe.’v daylight .an reveal ;t : -. full
nsu’ts. A ITrsl.yi.-r-. in church w.-i- <!«-
stroyed s»n*l many barns and outbuildings
li.:vx 1-cen injur-.-.!, but apparently no one
W.M. killed. Many farmlmue. s were de
stroyed. Tl-- hailsto.ies u -re .is large as
bast-balls, and were driven through roofs.
Tim twister af-p.-ar.-tl after th iMtmletrd
mem. and t- -k a northeast-rlv course.
Farmers w. t and north of Uli- nville
v • n- the greatest sufT--r-rs. A. Lowers’*
largo house was destroy.,!. L.wer-t, his
Wife Mid tiaughl. r were —-rs.m-.ly, tl-oUgil
md fitally injured. II oase-- m.i birns of
JI. H. Farris and 11. A. ibnirn were .h-
Stroyrd. The latter was injured. Five
cows w-T <arr:.-l a .fiait- r of -i mi'e.
The r»—!■-. i<- e of tt--v. i».vln.- was de
tT-101. Hb wife - i>-1 . It., V.• r- --.it
tied forty stet. Init n-.t seriously Injured.
M>* ft li* •• st.. k ua, kill.-I ..y the ,-torm.
i.ud the «.._ii- .g - t . cr -p, ..nd fruit trees
wa* great. Tlh- amount id d image has
l.ot L .-ii intimated.
People Take to Stormhouses.
Pallas. T.-xss, May C-att..-third of the
hens. < in Garza, a town in li -nt.-n . -on
ly. - yed sue this afternoon
by a tornado. X<» •ne was hurt as. warn- ■
• »d bv ■Mr i' ik-
•efmre In storm h .us-es I • fore th.- t-.mado
reached them.
It- i- »rt- from other s—ti-ms of |i. nton
c-.m-. y sn-w that several bormea at Lit- ,
tie Elm w» re d> m-dt-h.-l .ird «■ ver al |>v >-
P* lt.jund. Wins to north an- d *n.
DAVID B. CULBERSON IS DEAD
Wt.s a Prominent Texna and Was
Congressman for Years.
J- ff--rs-»n. T. v.. May • Ex-<••.iigr-“--ma i
David u. •';> !■. r-..n. father of I nr--I
States x- a"or Chari. ■ A. I'ullM-rxon. of
Tesas. di.,i at hi< h.-me here this morn- i
!r« -hortiv after l3oVl.sk. 11.- had I*. n
I suffering from grip at. I forth.- last two
er Ihne days n «> ui>. >no-k>iis at Inter
vals. -o that his .bath «... not un.-x-,
pe>-led.
Km-i* •an -«m .n Culberson s.-rv.d sev
eral tlm- - a.< a ibn-»-r.it in th. lower i
house of th. n ithmal 1< g.,lalure, and was
at - sic tin.- a i.ronii- - ,* c mdldate for th.-
speak-rship. li. v. t-.r a long time chair. ,
man of •!.. judiciary committee of th
bouse .rd w,.s r. t.rd.d ... o lt . of the
Im«i constitutlona! lawyers In pubik* life. |
ALABAMA POPULISTS MEET.
Delegates Failed To Put Out State
Ticket.
Jttrmingh.ini Miv £—Tzw than forty .
• • ig -ix of .h- sixty* I
sia . ---iii.i. ..l Alabama, assemh!-! In;
this e.iy io|.,y t.; respon.,.. to the call .
of t'hiirman G. li. r'rowe for a state j
venviTi.n of th- noKUlist | K ir:y. which '
wa« ..is a strong fa.-t »r in th- |-ditlc.il
•■••nrpleV’oti ~f rhe stale. Th. --il-s.-n.-i- «,f .
r-;-re -in -< fr..m .llier --.unit -s w..s
HEART DISEASE.
Some Facts Regarding- the Rap>d Increase
of Heart Troubles
llestrt tr».ub!e. at least among the Am.-r
--i. ans. is criainly Increasing and while
tMa ma be large.v due to til.- excitement
and worry of American business life, ft I
is :n»r.- >ft n th.- r. suit of w.-ak st.rm
a.-hs, of poor digestion.
Itcal organ!, disease Is Incurable, but I
not one case in a hundred of heart trouble
if organic.
The .-lose relation between heart trouble '
arul i»*.r .llg.-sti.in is because both organs '
are controlled by the same gr. at nerv.-s, :
til- SymiKilhetic and the Pneuniogarnric.
In another way also the heart is affected
bv the ...rm of p.e»r dlge«tlnn. whi.-h ;
ranee* grrs and fr rm. nlatio-i f r - m half
digested food. There is a feeling of op
pression and heaviness in the .-lu-st caused j
by pressure of the distend.-.! stomach on i
the heart and lungs. tnr.-rf.-rinu with th.-ir
action: lienee arises |Kil|dtation and short
brv-ath.
P w.r digestion also poisons th- blood. 1
making it thin and watery, which Irritates ’
cr.d w.-ak- ns the heart.
The most sensible treatment for heart f
trouble Is to Improve the digestion and >
to insure th»- prompt assimilation of food. '
Tills can he .1 .ne by the regular use after '
meals of some safe, pleasant and effective
dij.as’lve preparation, like Stuart's l»ys- I
Tablets, whi h may lie found at
drug stores, and which contain valuable,
harmless digestive elements in a pleasant,
convenient form.
It Is safe to say that the regular, per
sistent use of Stuart’s l»y<|H psfa Tnbi.-ts
at m- al time will cure any form of Mom
ch trouble except cancer of the stomach.
accounted lor by reason of the fact that
no notice of the convention had been
sent the counties in question.
On account of the Final! attendance no
nominations for state officers were made,
the consideration of the question lielng
deferr.-d until th? Mth instant, to which
date the convention mljourncd.
Kl -ven delegates to the national <on
vention .o be held In Cincinnati was e'ect
ed. the eleven delegates to cast the '2
vot.-s to which Aitbama will be entitled
In the convention.
A r—olution instructing the delegates to
vo’e f< r Barker and iionncl’y gave way
aft.-r some discussion to a resolution in
structing them t a v «.e only for known
middle-of-t he-ro.ul populists
THJS FLORIDA EPISCOPALIANS.
Fifty-Seventh Annual Council Meets
at Tallahassee.
Tai la ha-s. e. Fl i.. May I —<Spi The
fifty-seventh annual, council of tin- Prot
estant Kp-scopal church for the dl-»eese
of Florida met at St. John's <-ith.,iral.
Tallahassee, this ni-»rnir.g. Right Rev.
Edwin Gardner Weed, bishop of Florida,
Is presiding ..ver the m«-etings. and Rev.
J. R. Bicknell, of Pensacola, is secretary.
Right R. V. William Gray, bishop of
tin- missionary jurisdiction of south Flor
id*. Is a guest of th.- coupe!!.
The following .-1.-rgymcn of the diocese
are in att->n<ian> e: Revs. .1. R. itickm 11.
of Pell- l. <da. W. 11. < 'alter. T.tll.i I ' ' ■ " I
I’. W. t'assey. St. Nicholas; tl. W. Gil
mour. -Jamesville; I'i.r'is Grubb. Lake
City. F. R. Hol. man. <’e I ir Key; Edward
K. Joh*»<>n. South Jacksonville, f. C.
' la nian, G.iif esville; C. K. Meliotlg.nl, Mil
j ton. li |i. Moor.*, Palatka; V. W. Shields,
■ .1 i ks.mv file. J. SiHigiit. Gainesville. C.
i M >;• c ■ 8t \’>'--ii-tine. il. Ward.
| <’r. -. -nt < nv . R. 11. Welkr, Jacksonville;
r. ii. wind.-, rental >;.i. a. k. Whtt-
' combe. Jacksonville; Ft. eke G. M hlte.
' J.o-k .nviil. G. W. Southwell. Jacks n
•-|!|e. s. A. Wiate. Fort G<-orce; !•'. HuM.
Devall. I'.-i 'k -. A !•:. j. ns-ti .1-el.: ii
cill--; Sherwood Fison. M- ilic.'l! •: J. I’-
Lytton. ...iihi<-iia; s. I>. Phillipa St
Air-il- '
<t,na; K-lniiiiul i*. Bek li. r. Jn< ksonville;
l>. F. F..rr< st. vlre-n <‘o.-.» Splines, and
Ik-Witt <'. L>->p. In-Funlak Soring".
Bisliei. iVml’s nmiu.nl ;.ddre*-s and the i
[sir, hl.it and treasurer's reports show 1
the religious and liuan lai condtti »i of ■
th- hoc. -a- to 1h- .x- client. Bishop Gray 1
d.-liv. t.-,l an interesting .ind s-h darly talk '
on rnissi-.naiy- work. The -nnunl c.un-.'il
tn ISO! -.ill Im. held in St Augustine.
ITCHHG PILES. ure No Pay.
■ Your druggist will refund y»ur money I
j If J’t.ao ointiii. nl falls to cure you. J'K-ts.
ARMED MEN GUARD THE TOWN
Excitement at Burlington. N. C.,
Over Threatened Race War.
Burlington. N. May 3 Armed m< n
tonight patrol th.- town of Burlington In
, appr. hension of trouble threatened bv ne
roes in retaliation of the work of a mob
that hangi-d one of th.-ir number early
’hi - w. ek. Th.-re has been much excite
n.ent since v. ster.lay when negroes made j
ti r- sits ol wr- -king vengeance in various i
«. ys. and all last night titty cltlx. ns arm
ed Io guard the town. Th-- negr.ies have I
fat!.,l. however, to carry out the thr. ats
tnd while arm---! nu n will be on duty ..II
night II I* not probable that the tic- |
gr will make serious trouble.
Wanted
A traveling salesman in each Southern |
I stat« :"*• foi per month and expenses; j
• X|. rl. lli-e .lot absolutely necessary. For 1
1 p- -t leulars. a-blr.-ss Penicks Tobacco
’ Works »'••.. Penicks'. Va.
——* ,
WITHDRAWAL OF BARNWELL I
Checks a Bitter Contest in the First
South Carolina District.
, C1..-U-1 s s. May i.~ <S;.?ei.ll.)
What ■ iv<- • :riy pn«niise of being on- es
! th., nio-t; I. t.erly 1 >ught c’»t.gr«fcd<-nal
cam| aig.is in t--«uth t'aroiina has lx-, n
pra ’i-ailly- i-rr.ilnai-4 her.- by the with
drawal of tins H--ii. Joset h W. itarniv- 11.
who h;t I announced himself a <.ii.di.lato
from the fcrst district, to oppose t'ongress
n> .n Wil*k.:i. Klllo.t. It. his a<l<.res.- to
th- vders Major Barnwell said that he
found it n-x« s.-ary to get a good majority I
i o;' votes in Vhari.-st >-i to offset lliv Elliott
, votes throughout tha district, and. finding |
' this la. king, h.- had decided to quit. Be- .
hit -I tilts, however, tli. re is a story of :
siir- ad p d.lical work, and the campaign I
in I'i.aries on will bo bitter yet, n-rtwith- j
standing tl.e fact that Major Barnwell is
O!P.
'I he main fight in Charleston is betw -en
ihe t< gm. r r. ruigiit-.ut dv-niH. ra.s and the |
Tillman t rmers for the ottkeof sheriif. :
I'.ipt.Hn .1. Elmore Manin, who wis .<p
puiuted sheriff by th- g< veru-r after the .
• • th of I'oi-.ii. I Hugh F« rguson. is stand- 1
in? for re-.-b-etion, I'he regulars have put !
up S-di. i.or W. St. Julian Jervey. It h.is ’
Ih,-:i o- -t..y .liaig.'d in th- -airpaign
that th. Eiliott workers !ti tho city, and
m« II Ul. ( . . -t o-l 10l Ili. f- - I
i t-, i - reform, had formed a i»-..ii
ica! alll.ine, with the .Martin element of
r. f-.rm- r.v for mutual This meant |
that Ell.-nt ami Martin would git tho i
- itue vol- s. to a certain extent, while had '
li- r.ic - iH-tween Barnwell and Elliott
Is • f left s;ri- tly to tli - regulars Barn- i
rouid have swept the field oWt -
whelmitigly. 1 lie alii nice with the re- |
t-.rim-rs. iiovvev.r. help, d the Elliott j
• r--w<i. ne s-M Ing this, the friends of Mr. '
I thought ls-st for him to grace
fully rei.r- Tile camixiign here will be
l> -nl fought.
ASKS FOR GUARDIAN FOR WIFE
Flagler Wants the Court to Name
Dr. McDonald.
N-w York. Ma, X—Henry M. Flagler, a
Stam'aril Oil - tli- lal. aski.’l the courts to
d-iy t • re'iev.y him as guardian of the
l- r I estate of liis wife. I.la A. Flag-
ler. wii» .was d«s-lar*-d s.n tn.*oni|H-t<*nt ;
s. iii-uitlis ago. Justice Freeman ap
l**>i.it l Nutn-inicl Myers as r<-l'--ree to
hear the testimony. Mr. Flagler a.-k-si
that l»r. Cgilos M-. hi-il 1. the insanity
ex|H-rt. ii- ;:p|sdntei in his plac lie as
s« i s that his wile is is.-es.—U of stock <
. id s-. ir.t’es :<» the amount ~f H.-- , .,!1 , l
arul e.i.-li i«« th.i amount of J9>1.477. Mr.
I'l .gl.-r ays tii..t he has d.-ckied t > make
hi perinmi-id home in Florida, and for
this t as >u he asks to be released from
j the cummiavion.
Brother Killed in Quarrel.
W i.i. Miss.. May 1. Robi rt and Wil
liam I'lmmbers. two prominent young
ni. n of this community, were shot and
killed al i lata hour this afternoon by
T B \ i. .. , clttsen of Webb. Tba
Chambers brothers went to Abbey's plan
> t <ti->n .-.nd instituted a search for cer
t tin negroes, latter they m> t Abbey and
in an altercation the latter shot both
iv-n. k ling them. Abbey has the repu
tation of a quiet and iieaceful citizen.
Sitipping- Strawberries Now.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. May I.—fSpeclai.)—
The sh’pm. nt of straw Is-rrl.-s began to
day. thirty-eight crates having b>-en sent
I to Cincinnati by express. Tile price Is
»■ !! up. 1 eing from f:t .'<» to f-'» per erate.
Tin- crup thi.- year will be large, the eati
. mato being for l-#M»o crates.
Methodist Board in Session.
la.uisville. Ky.. May 4. The « ighte. nth
annual session of th.- extension iHiard ot
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
Im ran li< today. KeV. W. F. Cook,
1».H.. of Newnan. Ga.. and Bishop J. c.
Ke--n- r of New Orleans, are the only
member" of the board nm in attendance.
Owes South Carolina Large Sum.
I Washington. April 31.—The secretary of
the treasury- t.Mlay sent to the senate In
reply to a resolution a statement showing
that then- was due South Carolina from
| tlie government growing out of
til-- claims of the Indian and Florida
- - w ■ ■—
Flagman Findlay Killed.
Bu ill. Ala., April »>.—<S|ieciiil.)— M.
Findlay, flagman on a Mobile and Ohio
rail-.' I I HI. Wis kill’d thi, morning
as tills place, lie attempted lo flag ap
proaching train and was knocked off and
killed instantly. Findlay wns twenty
eight years old and was ut one time dep
uty sheriff of Tuscloosa county.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONS ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 7, 1900.
SAWMILL BOILER EXPLODES.
FIVE MEN KILLED INSTANTLY,
OTHERS INJURED.
b
Had the Accident Occurred a Little
Later the Loss of Life Would
Have Been Greater.
Quitman. Ga.. April 30.—fSpeclal.W’o
cil, Ga.. a small town on the Georgia
Southern and Florida railway, sevente. n
miles north of Valdosta, was the scene
of a terrible boiler expi slon this morn
ing at 5 o’clock, as a result of which five
men are dead and six hurt, three of them
fatally.
The accident occurred In the largo saw
and shingle mill of J. N. Bray & *' •-
Work had only fairly commenced for the
day ami the various employees were at
lh<-ir posts, when, without warning and
with a terribic roar that shook the whole
town, the two main b'dlers burst, ' row
ing a third boiler, which stood beside
them, to a distance of more that 2t»»
yards and ihe roofs of three houses near
by were tern off by- flying timbers.
The ml ] was torn into kimillng wood
and it is a miruc'.e that a single man
escaped with his life.
When the dust settled a little work was
I begun Uli the lie.lp of splinters few
minutes before had been a well equippi <1
sawmill in ful! operatl‘ii and In a short
time five bodies were taken out of the
wreckage and laid while every ef
fort was Lillig made to relieve the Jiving.
Here and there a head or an arm was
to be seen, the rest of the bony living hid
den u’Mii r the timbers. After about ivy"
hours’ us hard work a I were taken out
and the list of dead and wounded was
found to be as follows:
Killed.
EI THER CHARE, . nglneei
HI'GII CHAMBERS, liretuail.
GI Y NICHOI-SON.
WILL HOUSTON.
! JACK HASLAM.
Fatally Injure,! are: J. C. Raines, J.
I Allen and Wesley McPhail .
Slightly injured: Frank Sims, Zac Agee
I and Octavus Smith.
As to the Cause.
| It is said that some children playing
about the niiJi mi Sunday turned off a
Valve which ent tho safety valve off from
1 the boilers and the steam rising rapi lly
was unable to eiuape. H is reported from
another sourc- that the night . fireman
allowed his water to get low a few nights
ago a‘i«| |,m n.-.j :h.- 1,.,i ers. for which
he was discharged, but the damage was
Considered small and may have had
nothing to do witli the accident.
Th‘*so who were in position to know
claim that tho boilers had plenty of water
tn them when the accident occurred and
the meddlesome play of a child Is very
likely responsible for the- whole thing.
This is the worst accident of the K nd
that has occurred tn this section of the
state ip a ong time, surpassing the one I
at Sibley in 1X97. At a late hour this
afternoon non-- <>f the wounded mt n are
dead and they are now considered to have
a fighting chance for their lives.
Portions of the mil! and machinery- were
blown all over town and several houses
are badly damageil, th, ugh fortunately
no one was hurt by the Hying <j< iris.
Pieces of timber twenty feet long wi re I
blown through the walls of residences
several hundred yards from tin- mil..
The scene of wreck and ruin beggars
description. The mill is a eGtuple:-?
wreck and It will be s'x months at the
Iw-st before it will be ready for operation
again. Portions of the mill ami shed are f
scattered f>r several hundred yards
around and half of one of the liolb-rs fa 1
lying JOO yards from the scene of the ace-- I
dent.
Mr. Uray had no Insurance against ex- ' i
plosion and file loss ol betw < n fio.ouo I
and Jla.frtO la I- on him without remedy.
He is one of the pluckiest and nio.-i en
terprising mill m< n of this seetimi, h >w
ever, and will go to rebufdlng at mic<.
The whistle had just 1,1 -wn for the men
to g<> t” work. Had the explosion oc
curred a few minutes later, wtteii ail tie
n>« n were !n the mill, th- loss would have
been Ualf a hundnsl Jves.
Tho wounded are receiving the best at
tention an<l it is thought two of them may
IT IS AN IMPORTANT OFFICE
That Recently Ad<ed to the Cabinet
of Florida.
Tallahassee. Fla.. May I. (.■Jpo-lal.)-
With tlie exception of the governorship
there Is no office In the state government
of Florida having greater powers and re
sponsibilities and burdened with more in
tricate duties than that of commission' r
of agriculture. It is the most recently
create'! of the cabinet offices, and Is popu
larly regard's! ns being at the foot of the
list of those offices, but it is agreed by
all men conversant with state affairs
that the varied and multitudinous duties
lmix>sed upon the commissioner of agri
culture bv the constitution and by ■ ue
ccssive legislatures requtn s for the proper
administration of that ofli. e more gen
eral knowledge and more sj'ecial train
ing and cx|h rt» nee in certain lines than
is needvl by anv <>f the other live cabinet
officers.
The state constitution, section 2f> of ar
ticle 4. provides that "the commissioner of
agriculture shall j»erf<irm such duties in
relation to agriculture as may be pre
scribed by law; shall have supervision of
all matters pertaining to tin' public lands
under regulations prescribed by law. and
shall k'-ep the bureau of Inimi ration, lb
shall also have supervision of the state
prison and shall perform stall oilier du
ties as may le preserilied by law."
Tlie legislative branch has been neith< r
slow nor tiring in finding and imposing
Chills
BEST IS
Grove’s Tasteless Chili Tonic.
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle—hence you
know just what you arc taking when you take Grove’s. Imitators
do not advertise their formula knowing that you would not buy
their medicine it you knew what it contained. Grove’s contains
Iron and Quinine put up in correct proportions and is in a Tasteless
form. The Iron acts as a tonic while the Quinine drives the
malaria out of the system. Any reliable druggist will tell you that
Grove’s is the Original and that all other so-called I asteless
Chill Tonics are imitations. An analysis of other chill tonics shows
that Grove’s is superior to all others in every respect. You
are’ not experimenting when you take Groves—its superiority
and excellence having long been established. Grove s is the
only Chill Cure sold throughout the entire malarial sections of
the United States. No Cure, No Pay. Price. 50c.
"such other duties as may be prescribed
by law.” Still a common but erroneous
impression exists in many parts of the.
state that the department of agriculture
has only to deal with matters pertaining
to the numerous branches of farm work.
Such, however is not the case, for a bare
reading of the constitutional provision
quoted will show that the duties of the
office relating to agriculture are bv »•’
means the most important required of the
commissioner.
At least a working knowledge of general
law Is essential in the commissioner, and
a clear understanding of and familiarity
with the land laws of this state and the
I nited States and the law of contracts
are pcsitive requisites to a successful ad
ministration of tile business of the otlice.
it is through this otlice that all the laud
business of the state Is transacted, as
well as the making of contracts for drain
age purposes, selection of lands for rail
road or other land grants, and the sale
of lands held in trust by the state for
the various eilucational and other funds.
Tlie commissioner of agriculture is a
member of the board of the internal Im
provement fund, of the board of commis
sioners of state Institutions and of the
reformatory and pardon boards. Besides,
he bears the respon.<i id lit y (l s having full
control and care of the state convicts,
which, under Florida’s present convict
svsti m. is by no means a light or enviable
duty.
The office of commissioner of agricul
ture ns at pres-nt organized, was created
by the eon tltution of iss.l, and the first
commissioner was elected in ISSB. Hon.
Lucius B. \Votnbwell, who was then
placed by the peo|dc at the head of the
department, has ever since been retain
ed in this important post, and in the exe
cution of the tu.mifold duties of the office,
and the proper ilisp.itch of the business
growing out of them, he has displayed
executive abllty and a comprehension of
large affairs which have received just
recognition not only from the people of
Florida, but also bv the national depart
ment of th- interior, the officials of xvhich
have manifested the fullest contidence in
Mr. Wombwell's ability and Judgment in
business matters that ate constantly being
transu ted between tlie two departments.
A cotamissiont r for the next four years
Is to be chosen al the genital election
next Novemlict, anil, in view of mil-
lions surrounding tlie ohiee. it j.s felt by
well posted Floridians that a grave In
jury would b- done to highly important
state interests should a proper man be not
placed in tills most important position.
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TAPPAN WAS GIVEN A SWORD.
Third Officer on the Raleigh Remem
bered in Arkansas.
Helena, Ark.. May- 4.—Lieutenant Com
mander Benjamin Tappan, who w.i- third !
in command ot the Raleigh at the i.attle
of Manila bay, and who for a yea: and
a half aft< rwards was In command of the
gunboat Cltllao. was pre.-ented with a
tiend oine sword last evening in this city.
’Die i.a t’monies occurred in the Grand
opera house hi the pn . enee ol' an audi
ence that taxed its capacity.
REPEAL OF 15TH AMENDMENT
Cockrnn Will Sneak in Montgomery
Next Week.
Montgomery, Ala , Muy 3 —A special to
’l'll’ Advertiser from New York says
Bottrke Cockran, in all probability, in his
speei h before tile Southern Soidety for
the Study of tiie Race renditions In Mont
gomery next week will favor the rejieal
of the fifteenth amendment to the consti
tution. Cockran would neither admit nor
deny the rumor.
Finney Was Acquitted.
Iztfayette, Ala.. Apr.l.lO. <S].e. i.tl.) The
fit . t trial in t'lritnb' is c mnty’s new eourt-
Il ’U.-o w.c; held tode, bei'i.; that of Wal
ter Flint y. who shot and killed Toker
Boaz-tnan, at Cliaj; I Hill, one night last
Week. The state W ’'presented by
County Solicitor A. i nn. n and the de
fendant by Roldn -n << Duke. Judge A.
.1. Driver, of tie pro'cite court, presided
Defendant was discharged.
Three Persons Sink with a Boat.
Helena, Ark., May 3. -The tow boat
John K. Graves sank this afternoon In
ninety feet of water opposite Moons land
ing. i'lr-man Fred D incan, of Paducah, ■
Ky.. and two negro women cooks were :
drowned.
Insane Man Uses Pistol.
Morrilton. Fla.. May Julian Robin
son. an old ' ilizi'i: of Uiitchton. w> nt
; suddenly insane this morning and shot
and killed Arthur Lee and dangerously
' wound'd Dr. S. 11. ' inch and his nej'h.'W,
| George W alls. Robin on is now in jail.
. Present Officials Continued.
Washingion. Mav 1. Th'- j in’ resolu
i t!on i intinuing :!)<• present administra
tive ollie ds ia Porto Rie<. fn olliee until
I iite appointments are tna<|e tinder the
I civil government law was s'gned by the
I pr« ddent at 2:30 o'elo' k this afternoon.
«»
Amount of Bonds Excliang-ed.
Washington, May 5. The amount of
I bonds so far cxehanged at the treasury
| for the new 2 per nt consols is $2'i1,419,750,
of will'll sl'..'Ll,<;sn were received from
itxlh (duals and Institutions other than na
tional banks.
A. J. Willard. Washington, D. C.
Washington, May 5 Arnie! J. Willard.
Justic'* of the supreme court of South
Carolina during the reconstruction days,
died sudd' nly of apoplexy at his home tn
this city today in his sev. nly-ninth year.
He was born In a 'i..i n?. N. Y.
Infected with the Plague.
The Hague. .May 5. Pori Said and DJed
dah have been off|. i.illy declared infer-t-sl
with tin plague. All vessels leaving these |
ports within ten days prior to May Ith i
I will have to undergo’ a thorough quaran
tine.
MADE BY THE DEMOCRATS
Samford Will Have a Cabinet of
Good Men.
There Will Be Many Applicants for
a Few Places and It Will Be
Hard To Decide.
Montgomery. Ala., May s.—(Special.)
The echoes of the state convention indi
cate that the people are well pleased with
their prospective public servants. The
splendid moral character of the new gov
ernor-elect is pleasing to the better class
of voters, and the fact that he is in no
sense a machine politician recommends
him to theni. His official cabinet is a
well-balanc< d one, the heads of the de
partments being men In whom the public
have confidence, and who are popular
with the rank and file of the voters. The
state officers are well dlstriliuted, from a
geographical standpoint, and no profes
sion or business has more than its share.
There is not a professional politician
among them.
I: does not require much observation io
establish the conviction that an efficient
chief executive for Alabama cannot lie an
altogether popular one. The appointive
power Is a thorn in his flesh from the be
ginning to the end of his term. One of the
first duties of a new governor is to aj>-
point a railroad commissioner, the posi
tion being a fat sinecure. Ah soon as he
iju.ilifii s the applications commence com
ing in. About fifty of his closest personal
and political friends ask for the place,
each one feeling that the claims he has
upon the new executive Justify his being
given the preference. Forty-nine of these
are doomed to disappointment. About
forty-eight of these begin to cherish a
grudge and to suggest to their friends
whit a miserable trait ingratitude is.
Then i probate judge dies. Tlie live or
six most < ompetent of the executor's
friends in that county make application
for the appointment. One of them gets
it. admin s the governor’s good sense and
argues to himself that the executive lias
done his duty in returning a political fa
vor for a political favor. The other four
or five and their +:<> or DOO friends, belabor
tile governor for an ingrate, and do it
with honest conviction. And so it is.
No governor, no matter how admirable
may lie ills administration, <an be popu
lar as long as the laws impose on him the
appointive jiov.ir, to the extent that they
do in Alabama. A year or two after his
term has < mled, after the wounds that
have been intlicted have had time to heal.
Hie public will regard his administration
impartially and give him proper credit.
A wise old man, once governor of Ala
bama, used to say after his retirement
from otlice. "To have been governor of
Aiabam i is unspeakably pleasant; to be
governor ot' Alabama is exceedingly disa
greeable.”
Tlie newspapers of Alabama have of late
.wars fallen into the habit of eitiier extoll
ing or abusing tile chief executives. Al
most evi ry one ol them lines uj> as a per
sonal ally or a pei.-oniil foe. The same
is true, to some extent, as to the depart
ment otm it s. 1 In- result is that tile pub
lic is uenied li imst uiticism of executive
.lets and pohe.es, and is not enabled lo
fi rm a proper opinion of an officer. Tins
is th plorable. it d, priVeS an official of one
ot tlie incentives to faithful and effective
w b< edit of having done w> li. The
average state departin' nt can be conduct
ed in a manner such as to accomplish ail
that the law requires with a few hours
attention a week from the department
head, it can fie much more advantage
ously managed and regulated, however, it
the ollieer iii charge will do a good day's
work every day. Conscience dictates tlie
latter course, but state officers are bu
rn.ui, ,ii d some of them have been known
to Heel about as follows:
"If 1 labor day and night, unfriendly :
newspapers will persuade my employers,
tile pillule, ihat 1 am unfaithful, and that
my e ,li< .tgue who is notoriously lazy, but
a. favorite with one faction of tlie press
and the lobbies, is worthy and efficient. '
And il i loaf tit.d he works, my friends I
o: th ' press and among tlie politicians I
will applaud me and abuse him. 1 worked |
hard enough to get this job. Let the '
clerks do the balance.” It is difficult to j
<l'i laborious work without reward ami as ■
the average state otlice pays little in cash ;
eniolunn tits, honest credits should be giv- ■
en for «tticient work.
The editors of Alabama could not do a !
muii’ jiatriotic thing than to resolve to
upfiold Hie ineoining governor in his ad
ministration of tlie business of the state
as long as be deserves it. and not permit
themselves to become embittered toward
him and regard him as an enemy, simply
because they differ with him as to some
matter of policy.
Hon. John V. Smith, of Russell county,
the solicitor for the Judicial district in
which his count v is located, managed
Col'inel Samford's campaign for governor,
and made n most excellent job of it. It is
now stated ii specials from Russell coun
ty that Mr. Smith has decided to be a catt
<li<bit“ for congre'-s to succeed Hon. Herrv
I>. f 'layton. Mr. Clayton desires to be re
turned to eon-.-ress, .-rd while Mr. Smith
is an accompli'-hod politician and a man of i
worth and ability, he will undoubtedly :
find it a wry difficult undertaking to u<-
feat Mr. Clacton.
OTIS SAILS ON THE MEADE.
Philippine Forces Now Have a New
Commander.
M.tnila, May s.—The United States |
transport Meade sailed for the United •
States it -1 o'l'lock this afternoon with •
Major General Otis and two aids de camp I
on board. The warships in port fired a !
major general’s salute as the steamer i
raised iter anchor.
The governor's launch left the palaeo |
at 1 o’< lock carrying General Otis’s and :
Genera! MacArthur's staff's to the Meade. !
The Twentieth and Fourteenth Infantry, I
drawn up ashore in front of the city wall, !
presented arms and tho bands played
Healthy at Eighty,
Mrs. Edmands was Cured
of a Severe Case of
Kneumatism at that
advanced age. Jh.
Mrs. Susan 11. Edmands, of |
37 Broad St., Newburyport, ‘
Mass, when recently inter-
viewed, said. Jf-J. Susan 11. Edmand*.
as,
srthe d«r whteh contained a statement bymini-1-r who formerly
Breached here, and was known to be n man of great truth and honesty.
Fwer his signature he stated that he had been cured
Dr Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. I told ln -'’ doctor if bo was
wi'llng I would try the pills myself. Th© minister whose .
had read was known to the doctor, and the latter did *
tried the pills. I soon began to see an improvement. The swelling
went down and there was less soreness. I *7 nt ‘"’ | ,t „ , * tbo .. "’ t roubK--i
pills, in all seven boxes, and was entirely cured. 1 ”! n pni!
with the rheumatism again I shall surely take Dr. W L
for I’nle People, and advise others to do so who ar<• iiff-1' l *
disease.” Kigned SvsaN H. EuMANbS.
Dr. Williams’ rink Pills for Pale People expel impurities from the
blood, and supply the material for rapidly rebuilding wasted nerve
tissues. It has performed hundreds of almost miraculous cures in se
vere cases of Rheumatism, many times after doctors had given up hope.
D R WILLIAMS’
L OO gTTCtINK S
trademark 5 II ||ILLS g
one-eery * Q for cents per box;
Package. c j six boxes, $2 -50.
sJLeOPLE 8?
DR. WILLIAMS MEDICINE COMPANY, Schaneetady, N.Y.
■'Auld Igtng Syne." while a shore bat
tery saluted.
During the morning .tho supreme court
judges and many officers called at the
pal.i<“ to bid farewell to General Otis
who kept at work with his accustomed
energy until the moment of leaving. Since
the tieginning of the insurrection Gener il
Otis has kept at his desk from early
morning until midnight. Ho has rover
been Seen or the Luneta, liky the other
ofli< ’ vs, and only two or three times has
he been seen in society ami the occas
ions were semi-official receptions. TIA
gen ral leaves the army admirably organ
ized, provisioned and clothe,!.
Big Money Canning Fruit.
I have berries, grapes and peaches a
year old. as fresh as when picked. I used
the California Cold Process. Do not heat
<>r seal tho fruit, just put it up cold,
keel's j'orfeetly fresh, and costs almost
nothing; can put up a bushel in ten min
utes. Ivist year I soil direct! ms ’<> over
120 families in one week; any one will pay
a dollar for directions when they i ee the
beautiful samples of fruit. As there are
many people poor like myself. I consider
it my duty t< give my experience to such
and feel eontident any one can make one
to two hundred dollars round home in a
few days. I will mail simple of fruit ;ml
full directions to any of your readers for
nineteen (I!>> two-cent stamps, which is
only the actual cost of the samples, post
age. etc. Particulars free. Mrs. M. Baird,
3433 Laclede Ave., St. Louis. Mo.
AUTHORIZE SUBMARINE CRAFT
Senate Committee Wants Five Boats
of the Holland Type.
Washington. May 2—Tlie senate com- 1
mittee on naval affairs today decided to
' recommend the amendment of the naval
. appropriation bills, so as to authorize the
| purchase of five submarine tortiedo boats
' of the Holland type and also so as to re
! store the original provision appropriating
: lioo.ixo for lakes and ocean surveys,
i The Vandiver armor plate amendment
i offered in the house was agreed to. it
authorizes the payment of 1515 per ton < n
the plate of the Maine, Ohio ami Mis
souri, the three vessels now approaching
completion, ami provides that if 'he con
tractors will not supply it for sl>a per fn
for the remaining eleven ships author
ized the government shall construct an
arm. :- plate plant of its own.
Messrs Chandler. Tillman an 1 Butler
eontemled for a limit of not to exceed
per ton on orders for the future alter
plate for the three ships nam. l is con
tract, <1 for and gave notice that they
would make this contention In the sen
' Th,' committee also adopted amend
ments providing against any further in
er< :i-<‘ <>f the marine corps and • xt’-nding
I th.- limit of cost of the enlargement of
th. naval academy from Jb.nou.'A’) to |
I IS.OtmjJOO.
*— ■
I Contagious Flood Poisoning, or Syphilis.
lin all stages. cured permanently and
sneedltv, without use of dangerous drugs.
.1. Newton Hathaway, M. !>., —>o"th
! Broad street. Atlanta, Ga.. in a tew weeks
by a method entirely his own.
DEATH OF BISHOP H. M. JACKSON
——•
Formerly Coadjutor Bishop of Epis
copal Diocese of Alabama.
Eufauia, Ala., May 4.—(Special.)—Bishop
H M J i. ki'on died at Roseland, his home,
four miles north of this city, this morning
at 1;:'O o’clock. His condition was not re
gard d as alarming until yesterday, ai
thou .h it was known that he n nl been
suffering from some chronic, disorder for
sever:'! years. He was regarded as one of
the mo. t brilliant pult.it orators in the
s'.i'tl,. and until recent troubles were
brought to bear against him. held the
high ddco of coadjmtnt bishop of the
E;ds '»pal church in this state. His re
mains will be interred here, but the
funeral hour has not yet been arranged.
Dr Jackson was a native of Norfolk.
Va . and about fifty years old. He was
e.luea;. d at the seminary at Alexandria.
He I'lled pastor;:’; s in Christiansburg,
Va and Greenville. S. C.. and in 1575
w<nt to Grace chureli. Richmond. His
fifteen vears’ pastorate there was very
successful. He became very popular and
had v.rv large- congregations. He gate ,
up this pastot’atf tu uccept tho Ahibcim<i
bishopric. This h. recently resigned. Dr.
Jackson was thrice married. His first
wife was Miss Rebecca Lloyd, of Alexan
dria. Va.: his second, Miss Violet Pace,
of Richmond, and the third, who survives
him. Miss Carrie Cochran, a niece of tho
wife of Governor Oates, of Alabama. He
leaves two brothers and a sifter.
INDEPENDENT TELEPHONES.
South Carolina Lines Have Been
United in One Company.
Col tmbia. S. C., May 3.—(Special).—
Last night George A. Frowning, presi
dent of the Homo Telephone Company,
of Greenville, which controls the combi
nation of Piedmont telephone lines, tiled
a declaration with -.he secretary of state
and secured a commission for the Con
■olidat, d Telephone company of Colum
bia. The capital stock is tuO.onn and
Ceorge A. Browning. M. E. McDonald
and M. A. Malone are the promoters.
This means a great deal for the long
distance telephone service in South Caro
lina. Many small lines heretofore lack
ing connections and generally disjointed
have been brought into the system.
When Mr. Browning was seen and ask
ed about his plans, he remarked that the
organization of this company meant the
linking of all independent lines in the
state into one big system, and that this
end would be reached at the earliest pos
sible moment.
Mr. Browning’s system, which comprises
the cities and towns of Greenville. Pick
ens, Easley, Liberty. Travelers’ Rest,
Greer's, Piedmont, Pelzer, Williamston
ami Simpsonville, and is now connected
and operating with all the lines running
to Anderson. Belton. Abbeville, Green
wood Cross Hill. Liun-ns, Clinton. Eno
ree. Woo’lrulY. Spartanburg. Gaffney, Pa
colet. Union. Newberry, Prosperity and
Chapin, has proven n markabty succ< ss
ful. Tin- lines are now only twenty miles
from Columbia, as will be noted from the
name of Hie last place. In these lines
capital is Invest- d and 2,072 ’phones
are op<-rat»<l. When Columbia is reach' d
ind th system is pul In here, the Con
solidated company proposes to immedi
ately run a line •> W i-’.nob'-ro. wne e
I i , . ■ .' , will ■ ''' ■'' ' v ‘t“ H*U
connected s!'-um at pr-nt Including
Yorkville. Black-burg, Lancaster. Ker
shaw, Chester. Rock Hill. Winnsboro,
Fort Mill. Gastonia <N. C.) Charlotte.
(N. C.i. King’s Mountain tN. C-), Gro
ver. <N. C.i. Monr<»<-. <N. C.». and Cam
den. a system having !.>-S 'phones. This
makes II total of 3,'iX) telephones that
will thus be made available to Columbia.
By consolidating with the Pee Dee
system, building a line to Wedgefield to
connect. :: total of about tJ.fICO telephones.
i exclusive of the Columbia list, would pro »-
! ably result.
By an overwhelming vote the city of
: Orangeburg has exempted from city
1 taxation and licenses for a period of live
years the Orangeburg Manufacturing
company.
The ladies wonder h>w Mr- B. mi l
ages to preserve her youthful looks. The
secret Is she takes ITi< klv Ash Bitters;
it keeps the system in perfect order.
LITTLETON GOT LIFE SENTENCE
Convicted of Murdering His Sister
in -Law.
Opelika. Ala.. May s.—(Special.
Littleton, charged with the murder ot
Mrs. Ella H 'Jees, was convicted late this
.afternoon of murder in the first degree
and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
The trill consumed three days and wa3
the most largely attended case this coun
ty has had in many years. The evidence
was circumst tncial. but very binding, and
I there was little doubt of his guilt. The
woman was his wife's s’ster. and was
murdered by drowning. The circum-'
stances were simply horrible and the cold
blooded . rime w unp u <1 in the
criminal .in: As •: < tA. . inri. In fact,
a double murder was commit teed.
Judge Ev us a> sentenced sixteen
other .-rim n tis. all negroes, convicted at
this term of tho court, today for terms
running from ' months to eight
years. His vigorous administration of the
law is can .’ g n abatement us crime to
a great extent in tho county.
Piles, Fistula, Rupture,
Stricture, Vari W. ikness, Unnat
ura! Losses. Debility; cure guaranteed;
no failure. Dr Tucki :,, t, At-
lanta, Ga.
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Disappearance of W. T. Gilbert.
Columbus. Ga.. May s.—< Special.)—A
sat ion w - used In Ph< nix < ’ity. Aia.,
today by th.- disappearance of W. T. Gil
bert. a well-known grocer of that city.
Mr. Gilbert had a store in Girard and two
in Columbus. This afternoon his Colum
bus start s were closed by the sheriff un
der a <!.!*"» attachment in favor of i. E.
Deaton. The claims against him amount
to about ?!.'«». it is- understood. It is
said, however, that he is solvent and even
has one or two thousand dollars above
his debts.
Differed on Expansion.
Chattanooga. Tenn., May s.—(Special.)
The county democratic convention that
met today to select delegates to the gub
ernatorial ami eoiigicssional convention
ailoptvd resolution- eulogistic of Judge
D. L. Snodgrass, but did not indorse him
for the senate differing from him on the.
question of expansion. Judge Snodgrass
l . ing an avowed expansionist. The con
vention was not a representative one, and
for that reason the platform does’ not
really represent the democracy of the
county.
From Tampa to New York.
Tampa. I-la.. May 4.— The transporta
tion company of the board of trade and
a number of business men are plannim
for a direct line of steamers from tnis
<*ny to New York.
ft EM NA NTS OF if* ft I" C"
SILK RIBBONS ALMOST | ||Lt
to 1
1 k"* '- '• \
quality of Ribbon, in the market, of dir er .„ t ~ ’■*
a vtr.ety of tash.onable shades; m fa. t, neark all *’
represented; also ibfferent kinds of Ribbons la ’L' *
E’ttnrf fri.».,r i a,!a P'«i for
Karri, K.- , No | adv ran purchate b'
bons as these at any store in the |a,.,< for m ne K,l> '
pnce, so that the bargains ottered by us should bTV t°“ r
advantage of by our customers ° c
Our Mock of Silk Ribbons, from which we .
35 cent packages, consists of Crown Fdre p * h " 9
Moire, Picot Edge, Satin Edge. Snk lirocaJ? 3/°’, Grain »
man, and various other stvles of Plain v’ S,n Pf d ”«'*
bon, s red to lie wants ot our Udy fronds S ‘ lk
e put up carefully assorted packap’e* u
assorted colors No remn inis les, .*>? * ,hese Ribbons,
and all firs, . .ass, n fc
W e will send 1 Daikare t •«
In a-cent stamps Carefulh packed ’in'b
up >n receipt ‘ twice Address »» 1 r»w2?ar.l,
CO., Box 80U, New YoPk Chn N.
We have
p u r c h -
ased, at
recent
whole
sale 4«C
tion sain
sekcral
large lots
of Rem
nants of
Silk Rib
bam, it
prices
which
will en
able our
lady cus
ton.ers to
secure
splend i d
bargains.
These
remnants
are all
from one
to two
and three
yards in
length,
and many
of thrm
are the