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" *'*V- v * < . "* * * : - * ' . : ' "' * . ' ' ' I'- * *' ' Iftgfj J? ?-----^.. . V rrrz. ? ? " ' '^' ^ ^ - T-rra?^==:^ a ^ j^gmMXMJw n^^^O^BTlER. | : ^ 1???* S*m ?? ? ..i^?fH I r???? jT^iSSKSF ** A u WE^KCY L A N C A 6 T E K. 8. U.. MAY 3 , 1905 E8'i'ABL18bED)Hh2 Di?i? J- ! 7.1K ??.? ?i-^ ;? ?u~ - ? - 1 vgut;ii l ui ly ill Railroad Wreck. Four Peisons Killed ? A Number of Passengers Injured ? Kan Into Switch Engine hi. Greenville ?Two Dining Cars Horned. Greenville, S. C., April 29.? While rounding a curve in tho yard limits of the Southern Railway at Greenville, and running at the estimated speed of 50 milos nn hour,lho special Pullman train bearing Robert C Ogdcn and 100 numbers of the Southern Conference for Education, cinched into the rear end of a freight train ut 7 55 o'clock this morning, kil'ing four persons and injuring a score of others. None of MrOgden's guests were killed. * The dead are: Charles \1 Cope, white, brakenian of the special, Columbia. John Little, W W Cum tilings and .1 F Hayne, negro employes on the dining car St James. The injured aro: Prof Henry W Furnan, Ynle University, arm broken and cut on head, and Mrs Henry W Farnan, badly bruised about head and arms; St Clair McKelwuy, editor of The Hrookl) n Eagle; Dr I til is D Dreher; Kobeit M Ogden, secretary to President Ogdei; Bishop W N McVickar, of Providence, II I; James Hunter, engi neor on special leg and arm hrok en; Walter Kershaw, olectrician on special; Conductor Edward Acker; John F McCoy, agent Pennsylvania Railroad; George Williams, waiter on diner, Wnldorf. The combination baggage and club car and two diners, together with the locomotive and a freight car, were piled into a heap, and in an instant tire hroko out in the cooking end of the dine s. Dr McKelwuy, Prof Farnun, Mrs Farnan, Mrs Thrcpe, Dr Dreher, and Robert Ogden, were eating breakfast in the second diner, which wus torn to pieces. The flour collapsed acd the passengers were picked up from the track. The seven sleeping cars behind the diners were left intact, but the shock sprung many locks, 1111 prisoning the occupants. Seth Low and Mrs Low, Bishop MeVickar, and others, were rescued when the doors were smashed open with axes. The passengers in I he St James were quickly removed, but the three negroes could not he saved. They breathed the flames and died. When he saw that the crash could not be averted, ICt'gineer ilunter, of theOg. den train, applied the emergency brakes and jumped. Practically all of the baggage, ( slid to be valued at $12,00U, was destroyed. It is claimed that a misunderstanding of orders led to the accident. Tho north hound passungwr train to New York, had orders to take the siding at Paris a way station four miles north of Greenville. The freight, which wa< being made ur> here, was on tbc main line. As a result of tho wreck, President Ogdon abandoned his I rip to other points, and the special left tonight for the Ea*t. Prof Farnan and wife remaining here in a hospital. At the coroner's inquest this afternoon the train despatcber testifie I that orders to the effect that the Ogden special would arrive at y * Jtf ? .. t . , . ?v it? .V i v va III IIIU * III 14' IIIUStor's office, ami later that another order was ti ed that tho special would arrive at 7:55 a in. Yard Muster Riser testified that he received no orders whatever to that effect.. NEW CURE FOR CANCER All surface cancels are now knowu to lie curable by Buckleu's Arnica Salve. .Jas Walters of DufKebl, Va., writes: "I bad a cancer on my lip for years, that seemed incurable, till Bueklen's Arnica Salvo healed it, and now it is perfectly well." Guaranteed cure for cuts and burns. 25c at Crawford Bros', .1 F Mackey & 9 1 ?> i ? %* v.os, ana r under nunc l'hnrmm'V. Severe Tex&s Storm. Loss of Life and Heavy Property Damage Wrought ut Laredo. St. Louis April 20.?A special to The Post-Dispatch from Aus? tin, Tex , says: Additional particulars received hero of the Laredo tornado are to the effect that more than a hundred persons were killed and several more or less injured. Thirty-tive guests in one hotel woro killed outright. Fifty railroad couches belonging to the international and Great Northern and Mexican National railroads were blown away. It is estimated that more than 150 homes were blown down by the storm, including the two hotels of the town. The governor is inquiring into the matter, with a view of sendirg relief to tho sufferers. Alabama Hus Tornado. Iluntsville, Ala., April 20,?A tornado, followed by heavy rain, struck this section today. It did" considerable damage Trees are blown down and many windows in business houses shattered. The front of tho Stengal Hotel *vas wrecked. Mary Davis, colored, was caught in debris and seriously injured. Hail Goes Through Roofs. Savannah, Ga., April 28.? Dispatches from southwest Geor gia report n severe hail storm yesterday. Fifteen miles west of Albany, in Doughtery and Worth counties, cotton and other crops were broken to the ground. On .1. H. Bynum's farm the roofs of houses wore broken through. Negro laborers on the Bynum place wore forced to the woods for protection. Near HartsHeld, Joseph Stovull, an old and well-known citizen, was killed by the tdowing down of the houses of his grand on John Stovall. Several persons in the same neighborhood were more or less severely injured by the hail or falling Limbers in the wind. Chronic Bronchitis Cured. "For ten years 1 had chronic bronchitis so bad that at times 1 could not speak above a whisper," arrilnu M 1/vQotil* / fT oo r\ I ?? i ?*vo ? . .1 ucv|fii vvuujaii( wi Montmorenci, Ind 1 tried all remedies available, but with do success. Fortunately my employer suggested that I try Foley's Honey and Tar. Its effect was almost miraculous, and I am now cured of the disease. On my recommendation many people hav used Foley's Honey and Tar and always with satisfaction." Sold by F'underburk Pharmacy. Ned Mack is Hanged. i Was Culm and Composed ? lie Mot Dcnth Bravely, Warning nil Against Drink and ; W onion. Special to The State. Manning, April 28.?Ned I Mack, the mulatto murderer, paid ; the death penally in the jail en- ( | closure today at 11.21 o'clock, ' [dying without a struggle, and tho * | body was cut down in 20 minutes ' land turned over to his relatives, ( i [ who hauled it homo in a coffin. Muc k was calm and composed I on tho sen Hold and said ho was ( prepared. He prayed for the of- ' fleers and others and warned ' everybody against liquor and * women, which ho said wis tho ( causo of his downfall. c It is said that his motive for f killing old Dave Connors, his s wife's stepfather, was because c Connors had reported to Muck's * wife some of his conduct proving c that he was untrue to her. After j1 shooting down Conno-s in the; * road, Dinton Butler, another ne? J ? . . ! i gro, remonstrated witn Alack, whereupon lit? gave Butlor a load 1 of shot in the arm and lator in the ' day fired at another negro. fl The murder occurred in Do- ' eemher last, and Mack was tried and convicted in February. ^ FULL OF I rtltTlU MEANING tro these lines from J. II. Sim- ^ mons, of Casey, la. Tbink what might have resulted from his ter? 1 nble cough if he had not tuken the medicine uhout which he writes b "1 had a fearful cough, that (lis- n lurbed my night's rest. I tried u everything, but nothing would relieve it, until 1 took Or. King's New Discovery for Consumption, * Coughs and Colds, which com- 1' plotely cured mo." Instantly re- r lieves and permanently curee all throat and lung disoasos; prevents grip and pneumonia. At Craw- c ford Bros., .1. F. Mackey & Co., and Funderburk Pharmacy, drtiggost; guaranteed; 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. i ? A Negro Decapitated. ^ Special to Charlotte Observor. Columbia, S. C., April 27.? t While at work in The Stato's j press room where a now press is going up, James l'earsoo, a negro | laborer was decapitated in a s'.rrngo and very sudden manner. A heavy chain, hnng over a piece of running shafting, caught in a set screw above and in his cloth- j ing below and by the time his body ^ was even with the shafting, the ^ chain was about his neck. Before any ono could start to throw the motor switch, his head was tossed ono way arid his body the other. u Ex Sheriff .1. P. Horn. I c Special to The Observer. Monroe, April 28. ? Ex-Sheriff ( J. P. Horn, died at his home 3 south of here last night at 10 ' o'clock. His death was very sudden and unexpected. He was one ? of the most prominent men in Union county, having been sheriff for fourteen years. Three sons and three daughters survive hiin. a Pneumonia is Robbed of its Tor ' rors by Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the racking cough and and heals and strengthens the lungs. If taken in time it will prevent an ttack of pneumonia. Refuse substitutes. Sold by Funderburk v Pharmacy. ti Happenings in the State. As Chronicled by tho Alert Correspondents of I'lie Columbia State and tho Charleston News and Courier. (Specials to The State.) Shot und Carved to Death. Kinurds, April 28.?Yesterday ;>ne JLomnx Kinard and his wife, Ellen, quarreled on Mr. Andrew lohnton'e place n the suburbs of Kinurds. Ellen took an axe and jut his furniture to pieces and ,vas making her escape in comr?uny with her sister and 6-yeardd child when Lnmux overtook ler. Ho ordered her to return ;o the home, and when she reused to obey, he began firing up>n her at closo range. Four out >f five shots took effect in diffor>nt purls of her body. When .he foil to the ground he attemptsd to finish his deadly work with lis knife. He evidently meant to nit her throat, hut she was laying n such a position that he failed o reach her throat, but cut a long pish in her faje. He then stabtcd her in the back twice und nade his escape und is still at arge. The woman died after kbout 2-A hours, from internal deeding. Struck by Lightning and Instant, ly Killed. Georgetown, April 30. ?Mrs J iarleston Read was struck by ightning instantly killed luring a So^Ve ttmoderttdt'T lalurday afternom at Maryville, iear Georgetown. Miss Elizaieth Read was severely shocked, tut will recover. Co! J LI aideson and Miss Mary Adams of Coomhiu, who were in the same oora, escaped without injury. Serious Charge Against a North Caiolina Man. Monroe, N. C., April 28.? 'apers were issued this morning iharging Dr. W. A. Deese of darshvillo with an assault with iritninal intent on Mrs. Bertha Daddy. The alleged crime is said o have been committed in March. Dr. Deese is one of the most irominent physicians of the couny and stands well, both as a ohv ? ? f ician and a* a citizen. Tho warant charging the criminal act vas issued today and will be servid at the earliest possible moment, t is learned here that the law iriu of Adam9, Jerome <fc Arrnield has been retained by Mrs. jaddy to prosecute the caso. PLANS TO GEi RICH ire often frustrated by sudden )reakdown, due to dyspepsia or :onstipation. Brace up and take 3r King's New Life Pills. They ako out the materials which are logging your energies, and give fou a new start. Cures headiches and dizziness too. At Crawford Bros', J F Muckoy & i ? to** ? jo b una runaernuik Fharmacy. 55c, guaranteed. Notico to the Public. 1 will hold all inquests in tbe :ounty. Phone to my residence it Pleasant Hill for mo when toeded. Montgomery Caskey, opt. 20?tf Soino men would rather go to ail than hustle for a living. Fortunately for mankind, the roather never objects to being ulked about. Crops Hurt By Hail Stoom. Ge Several Horses Killed and Fruit Dis Beaten From Mic Trees Near 1 Batesburg. Special to The State. Batesburg, April 30.?Batesburg and vicinity visited by a severe wind, hail and rain storm yesterday afternoon. The wind y was especially strong around 11 era bernia. arn The barn of Col. A. B. Watson was blown down and completely ? Pr< demolished and several of his fr? horses and mules were killed or hurt. The hail covered the ground nln and in many places completely ff? destroyed the crops of young corn ^ and cotton, so much so that much wei of it will have to be replanted. ^1C Fruit was beaten from the peach Mi and plum trees in large quanti- nui What makes the results so ser- s'ci ious as they arc is the fact that 'nS the same farmers who suffered so the heavily from the hail storm last aHl year are the ones that suffer most 'ly this time. chil -? m wit Carnegie Will Give Ten Mil- 1 lion. < pro Anuuity Provides for Educators ant* Unable to Continue Work and Iec< Includes Institutions oi all ^ Iiaoes, Sexes and Creeds. his New York, April 27.? A gift ?ta1 of 110,000,000 hy Andrew Car- coni to provide annuities forJcoW in8' "lege ^professors 'of tSS Polted States, Canada, and KoW Ftfiiodland who aro unable to continue al r in active service was announced ^?? today by Vice-President Vander- ket( lip of the City National Bank. wor The gift consists of United States war Steel Corporation 2 per cont first 1 mortgage bonds. 80v A corporation to be styled "the Pre! Carnegio Foundation,"' will oe organized to manage the funds, 8^1 which applies to universities, col- ? leges and technical schools re- 8U^ gardless of race, sex, color or * creed. State or colonial institu- c^a tions are not included where it ia 00 preferred that the rotations shall was remain exclusively with the State. arn: Institutions requiring trusts, of- ^en C t la a i . - mac uuorn, iHUUliy or 8111(16018 tO D6- ""c long to any special sect are also 1D8 excluded. Each institution par ticipating in the fund shall cast one vote /or the trustees, who hold office five years. Twenty. six presidents of leading univer- 1 sides, including Presidents Craig- the head of Tutance and Denny of ma Washington and Lee, are named the as trustees. The present value He of the bequest is $11,000,000. the ? . ? rea The Oldest Veteran. the New York, April 29.?A large delegation of Sons and Daughters 8^c of the War of 1812, including re- ove presentedves from a number of 8ra States in addition to a large local exc contingent, went on a pilgrimage 1 today to Ava. Uneida county, to ? join in a celebration of the 105th ^cc birthday of Hiram Cronk, the nar only survivor of the war of 1812. cftn th. Sfl Kind Yo^Hare Arrays Bought J Mothers can safely give Foley's * Honey andTar to their children for ^di coughs and colds, for it contains no opiates or other poisons. Sold by Funderbur^ Pharmacy. n. Fitzhugh Lee Dead. itinguished Virginian, Who Had Been a Confederate Major General, Governor of Ilis State and Consul General at Havana Washington, April 28.?Gen1 Fitzhugh Lee, United States ny, retired, and one of Virtia's foremost sons, died at the )videnoc Hospital here tonight m an attack of appoplexy, ich he suffered eaaly this morg on a train while en route m Boston to Washington, tn the room when he died re Dr. Montgomery, one of physicians at the hospital, ss Dorsey, a relative, and a se, two of the attending phyans, Drs. Edie and Kean, havretired temporarily. A patic feature of the case is that lough General Lee had a famconsisting of a wife and five Idren, not one of them was h him at the time of his death, i general was 68 years of age. HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER, ieneral Lee long has been a miucnt figure iu Washington, he always was given a hearty iption wherever he went. 'rior to the civil war, at the inning of which he resigned commission in the United tea army, General Lee saw sidernble frontier duty is movigaiost the Indiana. He was an savairy officer. * * lis services io.-lhe Confederate iy, as a major general are welt wn, and'during the interval sveen this war and his active k in the Spanish-American General Lee filled a number mportant positions, including ernorship^ of Virginia, the sidency of the Pittsburg & ginia Railroad, the collector) of internal revenue for the ichburg district, and the congeneralship at Havana, following his honorable disrge from the volunteer army MarnK O 1001 ?1 T Aixuft vu iwl) VJCUOtttl JLiWO i appointed to tbo regular ly, with the rank of brigadier eral, and with this rank he i retired in the March follow* Will Cost Little. >cial to News and Courier. Lancaster, April 27.?Mr. Law, civil engineer who has been king a preliminary survey of proposed branch railroad from ath Springs to the quarry of Southern Granite Company, ched the quarry yesterday with surveying party. He makes distance nearly seven miles, ; thinks that the line can be rtened somewhat by going ir it again. Ke finds that the .ding will be very light, not ceding 2 per cent. Two miles :he road will require no gradat all, being practically level, wording to Mr. Law's prelimiy estimates, the entire road be built for $4,000 the mile. OABTORZA. the sfV* Kind You Han Always Bough 'oloy'H Kidney Care makes neyt and bladder right. Don't ty taking. Sold by Funderk Pharmacy. PUSH LANCASTER.