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Mexican Flood.
A
Snrli is \lie Report From the f^ity
of CuiinajiiHlo. ? I m m o n s o
Damage I Ins Been Dono
to Proper 1 v.
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Mexico City, .1 u 1 y 2. ? No
news has been received directly
** * w
flow (iuan.iju.ilo regarding u great
flood in that ininiug city, now the ^
important seat of activity by sovoral
large American and British D
_ in ; . i
i no wires were down
nil day yesterday *nnd the roads
wore impassable. Two reports
are current; one says 1,000 wore
killed, another Hays at least 100
wore drowned.
Late tidings are that Guannjnn- 11
to is completely flooded and water ?
is already invading tH?? higher l'
parts of the town whilo there is
fear that "Laolla" dam may give
way, which would mean completo
j i o
ar.d general ruin.
The city is built in a great ^
gorge in the mountains and th? ^
streets rumble up the mountain ^
side in picturesque fashion. j
A storm began furiously on the ^
night of June 30 and after midnight
no ono of the inhabitants
darod go to bed, so tremendous '
was the fury of the eloments. The 11
water rose in the lower or biiHi v
noss street, flooding crops and v
damaging thousands of dollars 'J
worth of merchandise. The lower
streets became raging torrents hh "
the water poured in rivers down *
the upper streets. Doors wore ^
smashed in by the forco of the *
water and windows were no pro- x
tection against the furious flood c
The authorities worked strenuously
to get the people sufolv frouo
their hollies to higher parts of the ^
city. The loss of propetry, it is
said, will bo immense. ^
Advices from Queretaro are to |
tho < fleet that there was 110 tolcc
graphic communication with the
stric en city last night. Mes- Jj
gangers who managed to j>et out ^
of the city say tho water stands c
three to four feet deep iii the
houses and shops ii, the iowcr ^
part of tho city and that panic ^
Stricken people have gone into ^
tho amuvtains carrying the'r valuables.
I'ho storm began to abate
at 3 o'clock in tho afternoon.
La'er advices state that it is j
known that over 11 hundred lives ?|
wore lost at Guanajuato. Tele ti
graphic communication is cntof! c
and it is supposed 'Laolia" dam v
was completelv destroyed, but jj
this cannot he confirmed. c
The Mexican Central north- c
bound passenger train ran into a v
washout north of Irapurato and "
was derailed, the water running j
over some of thecals. President
Robinson of '.lie railroad says some
lives were lost, but he does not
know how muny.
Tho town of Maratilo, just below
Guunjnato, was completely o
wiped out. a
Another dispatch to President, <
Robinson of the Mexican Central tl
s.iys that there are l,o00 dead at
Guanajuato.
The raging water is carrying tl
the dead through every street. 1'
The water is up to the second i<
story of tho Hotel union. Great n
damage has been wrought to the f
street car line and service cannot *
bo resumed inside a month. Theie t
is Only one way the people can y
get to Marufilo, which is l>y mule n
or afoot. Tho superintendent of
the railroad has advised officers '
arc i<? accept no express or heavy
aggnge.
DDITIONAl. KEl'OKTS TEI.I, OK FUUTIIEU
LOSS Ol* LIFE.
Del ltio, Texas .July 2 ?Kighlen
live, are known to have been
>st as result of a cloudburst in the
lonntH.ns near the town of Las
aciia. Two of tlio ?.lca?l wore
unoriean children who were
allied iiwuy before the eyes of a
nge panic stricken crowd. Tho
>ss add damage to property has
ol been ohtainotl,biit is enormous
10 wilier joiner through the foi*
le valley in a mighty tlo d drying
everything before it. The
)8s of live stock is great. Funds
re being raised here for the tlmd
iitTerors .inn com robing ponies
re tiling to recover the bodrtu
f the dead. Fresh news comes
i almost hourly of some point,
rhero proper! v was damaged and
rotmhly lives wore lost. It will
e several days before all delaile
f Ihe destruction of life and pror?ityr
by the flood is known,
The 10 Mexicans, who were
rowned, lived about four miles'
rem Las Vacas on the l ank ol
lie creak and just one mile from
his place.
The cloudburst occurred some
imo during the night in tin
lountains above Las Vacas. Tin
/u'ers rushed down through tin
alley with force enough to rol
ig stones Considerable distance.
The humble homes of the Mex
i-ans were still fur enough awa\
roni I he edge of the creek t<
;?ve them a feeling of safety,
hey were peacefully slotnhe?in?
k-hen the great volumes of wntei
time upon them.
A Safe Man.
ireonvillo News.
Edward \V Robertson of Colnm
ia has beon elected a director ol
lie Equitable Life assurance soioly,
and tha South Carolina
oliey holders arc sutistied thai
heir interests will be protected,
'hey have every right to be, be
iiusu Mr Robertson is a safo mar
:?*hnvo on the board and he will
evoto all his energy and ability
i the work of placing Iho affairs
f the company in decent sh ip.;.
NO FALSE CLAIMS.
The proprietors o f Foley's
Ioney and Tar do not advertise
ins as a "sure cure for consnmpion."
They do not claim it will
uro this dread complaint in ad?
anced cases, but do positively
sscrt that it will euro in the ear
or stuges and never fails to givt
omfort and relief in the wore!
ases. Foley's Money and Tar ii
without doubt the greatest throat
nd lung remedy, lief use sublitotes.
Sold by Funderburli
'harmacy.
" Dispensary profits "
( jwherry Observer.
If Newberry people send $150.
00 out of the county for liquor
nd get only $25,000 of it back tc
help pay laxon/' would you call
hat gooil business?
Out in California a member o
he stntc legislature has framed r
iw which, if adopted, will makt
t neccessary for a man and a wonan
to swear when they applj
or a marriage license that thc>
re not craaj. We suspect thai
he author of the bill has beer
rying to support a $5o,ooo-r
ear wife on a salary' of $50 ;
lOnth.?Chicago Record -I Icrald
IftWN ^ fe v. V &
most healing salvo In W?a worn*
'James Werts [Convicted'
And Gets Life Sentence
Negro Accused of Killing Sam
Pickly, Colon d, in Aiken
is pronounced Guilty.
Special to Hie State.
AiUcn, ?F uly i.?The ease of
James Werts, colored, charged
with the murder of Sam Picklcy,
also, colored, was tried Thursday
and yesterday.
This was one of the most revolting
in Aiken county. Sam
I'ickley was an honest, hard-workins,
old darker, about 7S rears of
age, while Jim Worts is a loaf-1
! ing worthless gambler. It was
i known among the negroes that
Sam had some money saved
up. This money was the cause
I of the old man 's death.
[ On the morning of the 25th of
1 April, the body of Sam Picklcy
. was found in a much mutilated
and putrid condition in his house.
) From the condition of the body
; it must have been lying there for
' about three days. 11is skull was
broken and his throat cut. A
bloody pocket knife and the end
j of an iron axle with blood stains
, upon it were found in the room.
3 As the result of the efforts of
. the police officers, Jim Wcrts was
1 arrested and lodged in the county
jail. Werts had served on the
. jury of inquest and his conduct
1 orl flirt A A-i A S " ? '
f ivu HIV w 111 V_? V- I n IU MI>|)CCl 11 1 111
? Upon investigation it was found
, that tho piece of iron axle, found
; in the house, cnnie from a black
r smith shop, where Worts had
been working. A negro named
J no. Lite declared that the bloody
knife found in the room belonged
to Wcrts, Werts' friends stated
that he had no money before
the murder he had a considerable
' amount of money in his pocket".
Messrs. Menders >n represented
1 the State nnd Messrs. Croft and
Sallcf the defendant.
The evidence brought out by
the State's witnesses was altogcth1
or circumstantial.
The jury brought in vt rdict of
r?. :u.. ?
k<<>u/ yyiin iclumiuciiuauon to
mercy of court. Ho was given
the sentence of life imprisonment
in the penitentiary with hard labor.
A motion for new trial was
' made but whs refvsed.
1 No Now Trial For Harry Dean.
The supremo court has decided
that Harry Dean must serve the
. sentence imposed upon him by
i the court upon his conviction on
t the charge of having killed one
McKinney in Spartan burg. On
' account of the youth of the accused
and also < n account of his family
connections, a haul tight was
made in the court to savo him
from serving the tentenco imposed
noon hitll hv lh? /-rtiifl Tl">
. F -
, supreme court hue overruled the
} motion for a now trial and the
I young man will enter upon the
sorvico of his sentence.?The
S'rtte.
t SPOILED HER BE A V I Y*
; Harriet Howard, of 209 \V 34th
St,. Now York, at ono time had
her beauty spoiled with skin
trouble. She writes: "I had Salt
Uheum or Eczema for years, but
1 nothing would cure it, until I used
1 Bucklcn'a Arnica Sal ve." A (piick
I and Hiiro healer for cuts, burns
II and sores. 25c at Crawford Bros ,
', J F. Mackey & Co's, and
Fuuderburk Pharmacy, drug
I store.
Rockefeller Gives Ten Mil- i
lion DOII1 rs For Cause
Of Higher Education
Helps Ogdun Movnient?One j
Mil'ion Provided for Thut ,
h'und lo ho Ilistrihnted
Among Southern
Colleges and
Schools.
New York, Juno 30. ? At u
I imleting of the generul education
board today the gift of ton million
dollars from John D. liockj
feller was announced as an endowment
for higher education in
tho (Tnited States.
John 1) Rockefeller, ?Jr, was instrumental
in forming the general
education hoard )hreo years
ago- A gift ot one miliion dollars
was immediately passed over
to tho l)o;ir?l from John D. liockfelfor,
especially designated for
educational work in tho South.
Other funds have been added
and tho hoard has confined its
i
J work to the Southern States,
j The pi essnt gift is for use not
only in the Southern States, and
is confined to higher education
and designed espe:inlly for colleges
as distinguished from the
great universities, although there
is no prohibition against making
contributions to the universities.
Tho funds will he open to approved
schools of a'l denominations,
although they csnoot bo
employed for giving specifically
to theologicul instruction.
The fund may be used for endowment,
building debts, apparatus,
for any othor purpose most
serviceable. If the funds prove
to bo an useful as is anticipated
Rockefeller will undoubtedly
make large additions to it in future
years.
Fatal .Vrcck in Spartanburg.
Charleston, S. C., .July 2.?A
special from Spartanburg Bays
that a serious wreck occurred at
the Brawley street crossing on the
Southern Railway at 1 a. rn.
Through freight No 52, running
in two sections, ca no together
while in the city of Spartanburg
near the crossing, and a dozen
freight cars laden with coal, and
one engine were badly damaged.
T . '
oijurmiiti justice ami a second
member of the erevr of train 52
are duad and Engineer Whitmire
is seriously injured. Another
colored trainman was also hurt.
The accident was caused by fuiluro
of brakes on section No 2. The
track was soon cleared and traffic
resumed.
SICKENING SHIVERING FITS,
of Angue and Malaria, can be relieved
aud cured with Electric
Bitters. This is a pure, tonic
medicine; of especial benefit in
malaria, for it exerts a true curative
influence on the disease, driving
it entirely out of the Kvsiom
V# *t ~ "" %J """"
It is much to be preferred to Quinine,
having none of this drug'*
had after-effects. E. S. Munday,
of Henrietta, Tex., writes: t4My
brother was very low with malarial
fever and jaundice, till ho took
Electric Hitters, which saved his
life. At Crawford Hros , J. F.
Mockey & Co. and Funderburk
Pharmacy drug stores; price 50c,
guaranteed.
It sotnolimes happens that a
man who poses as a social lion heforo
marriage looks very much
likej a truck horse afterward.?
Chicago News.
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News of the State 11
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(Specials to The Columbia State.) '
Convicted of Arson. ^
Aiken, Juno 30.?Tho case of
Joe Adams, colored, charged
with the burning of Mrs VVclk
Moseley's barn, was tried yester- ,
daj*. The jury, after taking
about 10 hours to make a decision
<
brought in a verdict of guilty
II
of the court, advising the passageof
the life sentenco. \ ,
i i
The judge gave him 550 years at)
hard labor.
White Man Convicted of Heinous
Crime.
Wulhulla, July I.-Stiles Moore,
white, charged with rape, was
convicted and sentenced to 14
years in the penitentiary today.
The trial has been a moat sensational
and bitter one. The verdict
is generally approved. The
judge ordered Sheriff Kay to tase
Moore to Columbia ut once.
Oconee county was visited last
night by ** nost disastrous Hood.
There was a rainfall of 15 inches,
following heavy rains of yesterday
and crops are tremendous.
With a Broken Neck Soldier M?y
Lave.
Charleston, June 30.?The con
tinaed improvement of Private JJ
Garner, the United States soldier
who broke hianeck diving into
the surf on Sullivan's Island last
week, excites much interest, especially
among the surgeons.
Two sorious operations havo been
performed and parts of the vertebra
removed. The soldier was
paralyzed from his neck down
and since the last operation three
days ago, he is showing signs of
recovering the use of his body
and limbs. lie is a champion
athlcto and his poworlnl constitution
is probably responsible for
his life and improvement, ^hich
may end in complete recovery.
Large Liquor Seizure.
Asheville, N. C., .Inly 1. ?
What is said to be the largest
seizure of liquor ever made in this
internal revenue district was made
here this morning when the revenue
officers took possession of a
distillery operated by W P Black
and confiscated 5,000 gallons of
whiskey. The tax, it is charged,
had not been paid on a large
quantity of the whiskey, which is
said to have been made without
the khowledge of the government
inspector and to havo been stored
in the proprietor's house. A
formal investigation will be begun
Monday.
To Cease Boycott.
Washington, July 1.?The
Chinese government has taken
steps to stop tho boycott against
American poods. Minister Itockhill
at Peken today cabled the
state departmoit, that after urgent
and repeated representations
from the American legation orders
have been issued from the Chinese
foreign office to all viceroys and
governors in the empire to cease
anti-American agitation against
American goods.
Sound kidneys ars safeguards
of life. Make tho kidneys healthy
with Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold
by Funderburk Pharmacy.
Death of John Hay a Loss
to Diplomacy.
Kamily and Friends Shocked at
tho Sudden Summons.?Condolence
From all Quartern.
Newbury, N. 11., July 1.?
The body of Secretary of State
John Hay, whose unexpected
loath early today has caused sor
low through tho land and evoked
expressions of sympathy and regret
the world over, lies tonight
in a room of ''The Fells," tho
piaint gauibrel-roofed mansion,
which for If years had been tho
summer homo of the LI ay family.
Just one week ago tonight, the
secretary arrived at this village
from Washington, wearied with
the cares of stato and anticipating
a "long summer's rest." Tonight
the same launch in which
Mr Hay made the short trip from
Newbury to the landing at "The
Fells" conveyed relatives of Mrs
Hay to tho cottage where they
brought symyathy and help to tho
stricken woman and her only son.
The only members of tho sec *
retary's family at "The Fells"
when tho end came where Mrs
Hoy and Clarence IUy. Mr.
James A Wadsworth of Goneseo,
N Y., a daughter, Iirs been ill
recently and had not been at
Lake Sunapee this soa6on. Mrs
Payne Whitney, another daughter,
is on her way,to Europe.
Mr Hay died at 12.25 o'clock
this mnrninrr Tho lnuf mnmontu
~fc>*
of teo statesman were peaceable
aud the end came almost without
a struggle.
The suddenness of it all was
staggering. The secretary had
yesterday passed the most com.
fortftble day since his illness be
gan ii week ago. Ho was to sit
up today. The patient had bidden
his wife and physicians good
night at 10 o'clock last night. An
hour Inter ho was sleeping quietly..
Almost at tho stroko of 12,
the secretary was seized with a
turn. Ho called feebly and a
nurse responded. Tho sick man
was breathing with great difficulty.
l>r Scudder was speedily
summoned and it reciuired but a
glance for him to determine that
the end was but a few minutes
away. The household wai
aroused. The wife reached her
husband as he was breathing his
last. The son, Clarenco Hay,
hurried into the sick room, but
was too late.
Death was caused b/ pulmonary
embolism, according to Dr
Scudder. The patient did not
suffer greatly in his last moments.
Aside from great difficulty in
oreatniDg mero was no struggle.
Stimulants were ineffective. Tho
socrotary lapsed into unconsciousnoss
and seemed to fall asleep at
last.
a guijTtuagedy.
is daily enacted, in thousands of
homes, as Death claims, in each
one, another victim of Consumption
or Pneumonia. Hut when
Coughs and Colds aro propel
ly treated, tho tragedy is avort-.
ed. P. G. Huntley, of Oaklandon,
Ind., wiites: "My wife had the
consumption, and three doctor,
gavo her up. Finally she tookDr,
King's New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Coldae
which cured her, and to-day she
is well and strong." It kills the
germs of all diseases. One dos.
relieves- Guaranteed at 50c and
$1.00 by Crawford Ikos., J. FMackey
As Co. Fundorburk Phar.
macy, druggists. Trial bottle frees