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V '? I v! V I A' * i ' < M f M Ft > ? ^ ?? A ? ^ > V & #/ .r.- ?.?.??? ? I / ; ?. '" 'ir. ?* ' ', ^ VOl. I f f > ;H ') > r t \ \ CAMDEN, S.C.,- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1906. Sl.SO Per Yeaf! DEAD BY HUNDREDS Great Storm Seriously Mpedts Gulf Cities * GREAT DESTRUCTION REPORTED ?? % t, w J Coral Formation Near Line to bo Followed by Flagler Railroad Ex tension Across Straits to Ksy West ia Scsne fcr TtrvHde Lose of lift. Tidal - Ware Sweeping tbo Ialet Clear of Inhabitants and Killing 25 Ont of 100 Persons on Steamer f>t.^ Lucie, of Tampa. Miami, Flat, Special. ? The report of the loss of the stealer St. 'tyicie, Captaiu Brfcvo ooaim?iauig, i lias proven true. One of the extension steamers arrived ill port, , bringing CO wounded. wli*>^ ^leiVt^Aij t<^ tli$ hospital. ' It is said there are 22S dead bodies; which ? witt-be- bronght up. It is believed now tfiat a portion of the Florid* * pany's fleet wcgDvdrjfrvi Adams sent one one of their boats to look for the men and 011 their re turn they reported no signs fleet. The fishing nets wciy frttpndj strewn upon the shore.. ""AD 250 Islands Lost. Captain Bravo says that he anchor ed on^tjjetiee side of Elliott 's Jveyffj 25 miles south of $!iaftii, and that soon after a tidal wave engulfed the island.1 'lie taya Jher^wcrc 250 Resi dents "W the iSlSnd,^ all el' wljbnj/ were lost. The St. Lucie was crushed by the same wave and of the one hund red persons 011 board 25 were killed. Captain Bravo, was seuously injured. The- St. ' LueieV home po^r was Tampa, Fin. She was built in "Wil mington, Del., filpISSg, and vfa^ o? 105 net tonnage, 122 feet long, 24 in breadth and over four feet depth. She was usually manned by a crew of 13. ! The St. Lucie had formerly been in i service an New Haven. Details were lacking. Fort. Pierce, Fla, Special?' The con ductor on train No. ftS, just in from Miami, repor.li , terrible *1est ruction there by the hurricane. ' Fully 100 houses were blown down and the city is in a demoralized condition. The handsome ehuYcliPS of the Episcopal Vn<l Methodist denominations were both blown down. The concrete jail was leaning with danger of turning over aud the prisoners had to be re , moved. The ear sheds? ore down and the top was blowu off the Peninsu lar & Occidental steamer sheds. A two-story brick building, occupied as a saloon, completely collapsed. Hurricane Hits East Florida. , St. Augustine, Fla., S|>ecial.* ? Fre quent messages have been received at the wireless telegraph station here giving the progress of a severe hurri cane which swept from Cuba to the lower east coast of Florida; Early Thursday moruing the storm was re ported in the vicinity Of Havana, do ing great damage there, but details are lacking. Later the storm reached > Key West, blowing down small houses and trees, being particularly severe along the water front. As the day wore 011 the storm reached Jupiter, where it is stated the wind blew 70 miles an hour. Win-.-* are down south of Jupiter and no wireless report has been received from tlie Miami district. The storm is fast moving in this direc tion. Uesideuts on Anastasia Island have been warned and some of them have moved over to this city. $750,000 Iron Oro Deal in Alabama. Barminham, Ala., Special.- It i* learned here that the JUepublican Iron and Steel Company as purchased a big tract of ore lauds on Kcd Monn 4 tain, west of Birmingham, from Mark L. Potter, of Brooklyn, N. V. The property is rich it) hematite. The con sideration was something like $750,00(1 1 - 1 1 ?? 0 Investigating Condition of Murphy Branch. I Abbeville, N. C., Special.? As a vc sult of complaints of poor service from people residing along the Mur phy line of the Southern Railway, Cor|K>rat ion Commissioner Hogcr* passed through Asheville for Murphy ) for the purpose of making a thorough investigation of existing affair* on the Murphy lino. The complaints from people on the Murphy line have been forwarded to tlio corjx?ration com mission and it \wts decided that inves tigation of conditions should be made. Flemings to South Carolina. L BrnSscls, By Cable.? Two hundred and flfty-eight skilled Flemish weav ers, >vith their families, left (Ihent foi B reman from whence they will sai! on a steamer of the North (lerinnn Lloyd Ltie ?frc<ft Dor (goriest on, N C. They forta the flhd installment of a considerable immigration move ment arranged under the auspices ot ^ tfcw government of Belgium and the yiitkrHiw of 8onth Carolina. FURTHER TORNADO WORK ??1? ? 4?? yyWi of an Eut ?4 0?m? Baflw* ?Iou|p Boat Describes I . 1*?ibls BrpeAenc^ During Storm When Boat Turned Over Thrice, Each Time Reducing the Number | of the Living. " ? * L? ? * 7 s, -? j Key \Nest, t'la., S|>cetfd- Survivors from (imp of flip limisf1 boats ol" t hp 1* lorida East Coast Kailwuv extension tli** k$vs felt ii, harrowing tale t>f. death ai*l jdvtfru?H?i -during ihe -storm ui' Thursday. ^ ? !*? puseiibnrv, ?-i v i I engineer in H'an;e ,of thi* ?vojk on Long Key, who miraculoiAdy Escaped death, ar rived here on the Russian steamer Jennic,among other survivors restated. He savs house bout No.4, on which wfrp. y*) m^,, Vasj Struck bv the ?t6rm a# ff e'cluetf rihii.sfliiV in<j?f-| ing and was driven out into the (Julf through Tawk's Channel. At () v fUmkhhu |i<ui jejuni to break ufOaM as. i<T kJIi3EvX "ha Ji.gr* men, singly and in bunehes of two or 1 three. wotiM- -fet witofod -into (be ??? HndLjlrowned. Some went below for J>?tc<%jpn, but! wlfrif the top dflV ratorf pieces, .III or 10 (?t i h?> men being eru&hed in U^e^mJJnpse. the others Lgiabbing umfcrs t# save them from Uf(??Ulii|./ Ffu^lieer Dusenburv was rn ttm -floM. but'??iiH*cccdcd in gelt ing a log, and floated until Friday night. I """ben he was- rescued. On one .piece I of timcbr 10 men wi re clinging and wre Imngiygrto anotW. . The si.le ot llte'hpusc b?>;il ,vn? m-ifvded with inch. 'It turned ?over MlfVee limes* each time reducing the number. J The Russian atejimer Jennie sight jpd yi?> d ^'|k|ii$e jnnl snccegdcd in res elling (Tie 40 men who were brought here. Three other steamers with Fcareli lights ucrc picking; up dead and living when I !:?? Jennie left the! seone. There Mas. itnotjirr h<iufe boal with K>0 men on hoard at l.ong Key. wihch Mr. I Misenhurv thinks was als,, sw..,,t \</ w There wre Wall ftl'lloul* ai 1/jt* Key. mortar mixers. dredges and o ?er boats engaged in the work. The survivors' uvrc furnished food .and clothing from the East roast ttailway commissary here and were given medical attention. The exten sion Work of. the railway along ihe keys Was not damaged. ? Burton Starts Tor Jail. Abilene, Kan., Special - - Jeseph l?alph Buflon, formerly I'tiiled States Senator from Kansas, whose senlencc to serve six months in the eounty jail at T ronton. .Mo., reeenllv was upheld by the I nited Stales Supreme Court, left his home for St. Louis where, on Monday morning, he will surrender to Ihe District Court pre pared to go to jail. Me was a.'co?. panji-d by Mrd. Burton and their adopted daughter, who will |iv.. j? I ronton .hiring Mr. Burton's incar ceration. Sunday e\cninK nuni.ious '.?wsnien called on Mr. Burton |o bid him good-bye. He seemed thoroughly cheertul and laughingly said to a r* porler: "I've |iaid my laundry bill and looked after son. > other small mill ers, bnf I don't snpfs.se iftat \\<\u!d interest the )>u{>lic.". Sunk by Mine, 180 Drowning. London, By Cable. A disualel, re ccived here from Vnldiv,wloek by Lloyd s agency says the Russian wooden coating* steamer M'ariagin struck ii floating mine ami foundered -n on. 'JO. Some of her pnssei, -c,s and crew wero saved, but ISO per sons were drowned. Another mes sage received by a news agency savs two hundred passengers perislied on , board III,. Warjagin, only one being] HivcJ. , * 1 l . . , Hurried From Gadeden. Gadsden, Ala.. Sp.-ciaf John Mosft 1 i Icy. the negro arrCste.l charged with the murder of Engineer Joe t'obb at Hie steel plant. Sunday, was hurried Threats of Jvnchinu were lieartl all day. Cobb was very popular here and in Alabama fit v. w here lie lived. The engineer was nraincil witji a hanimar. Sulphur Witer Flocds Town. ? San- Salvador. By table.? Te|o. graphic oommmiieatioM with interior points has been restored r?ud news of ,tlve disaster wrought by the terrific storm whuh has swept ovrt tin. 0,nn. try is being received. Over 100 per sons have been drowned in r.,tepeu |?ue. A vast ?|uaiifily of sulphur waltr was thrown out ?>f the i huln ?v?ilca:io and inundated the town of rnnehinnlco, killing most of the in babitnnts. Eroin other points also reports of terrible devastation arc t coming in. Confligstion Visits New Zealand. Wellinirtoii. New /iCaland. By Cubic ?-The biggest contligatinti in the his toiy of the city occurred early Sun day. The Cnion Bank was com pletely <le?tit>yeil by llatuc-s and l hi new building of -the of New South Wales was gutted. The Com mercial and Trocadcro Hotels am' several insurance and other business house* also were destroyed. COTTON CONDITIONS j 4 ? , ? ? *-r-i ./ ? n , Crop is Much Shorter Than H Was Thought to Be ' I '-j ? rr- , , / *| BADLY DAMAGED BY STORMS i.' > > /! i Mr. E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, After a Tour of Cotton Growing States, Holds to Opinion That Cot ton Crop of This Year will Not Exceed if Equal That of Last Tear ? Storms, Rains, Froat and Boll Weavil Responsible. ! '? ( i'_L ' ? . 4 . Columbia, Special Mr. TT. 1). Smith president or the South'* Curoliha lot ton Association and Held agent of the En%ral cotton association, returned oq| u, trip over .the^ cotton, belt and gave oAr an intend itig situ foment of his observations. Mr. Smith says: ?'Since !^(^pt('ifioi*r ' 'jCth 1 bar 4 ^isitcd every cotton State, winding up at Orangeburg, S. C\, Monday, petober 8th. Mv trip, there lore, covered a period in which the (Jnlf storm that covered eastern Louisiana, all of Mistiifitappi, Arkansas and Ala bama occurred ..The renditions, as I found them previous to the storm, did nut warrant the ( expectation of :l .vi' ld very greatly in excess of last )<?;?!. The effect oi the storm can never be fully estimated until the iiiial yield <?t (the crop is known, i Imtc i-crtainly has never been n more di^asterou* sUirin in its effect ujKm cotton in the history of cot ton j>row In the States where it ra*rod Pvji st at least 6U per cent of I he en tire matured crop wn? open; Hie fields wen- white from Alabama to Texas. Lfi flic low lauds the cotton was beaten <V?mi. and over large territory water lro?, three to live inches deep cover ed i he ground and a great amount of cotton not yet open was submerged and all the open cotton that .vus beaten out was runined. The continu ed wet weather, subsequent, to the storm, caused a great deal to sprout in the boll and rotting of the plant greatly impaired by the force or the wind and the effects of the raui. Since then the unprecedented cold wave, accompanied with killing trust, lias practically covered the eri tire eastern half of the cotton belt. ?In Texas and the Territories, where neither storn. nor frost have yet been, we found that the viHd promised '.o be in excess of Jnst vear but even in this section the final' out o?k is problematical, for the reason that boll worm, caterpillar and bol\ weevil have covered a greater terri tory than ever m the history of lexas. The entire lirasos Vall'ev of central and eastern Texas; in "fact the entire cotton producing jmrt of rex as has not made any cotton since the l.ith of Sept niche r, nor will it make any more, on account of the Ml weevil Tli.ir.iW,, ? fIMl i ,l '!ave pra^'ticallv no ef fect on the ultimato vield of |,cr crop, fhe boll weevil i,?s extended this year over the entire lfed ltiver -V V! 1 and-into western and southern Arkansas and into Ok lahoma and Indian Territorv. and is now Within twenty miles of' the Mis "frippi ,, probably having crossed 'this liver this month. Therefore, in mv opinion, the yield of this crop will not very great I v exceed, if it does cx J d " . the yield of last year, to sum the whole matter up, the i ''.ls ?'" ?!,<.<?.: T,io Im? iimlo a tup crop in T?t i,,,. w M , ""?V MIUCn ot "l0t st?'? will I 1" ? "" """'c <-011011 Will be made in the cotton -rowin^ see ion of Texas (his reason, ^nst of ^,ss'^'Ppi the storm damage ftud then in addition to that, the nnv t'ifTi C,,t ?ft n"*v l)uss'bili t v of ??'.> I Hit her maturing an,j ,h ? , S1 ^ -as partially n ? u * p M'ns conceded by all to bo from two to thrco weok's late; (he frost is from threo to four aecics early. Therofro taking these conditions all together, the outturn or tins crop must be exceedingly small in comparison with what was expected a few weeks ago. "The headlines in one of the South Carolina newspapers a few days ago were ? little misleading, in that they made it appear that I advised the I aimers to sell their cotton nt ten cent* a |mtind. What 1 said then I rep; at now: That the association fixed the lino in their judgment be low which no one should sell n pound of cotton, at ten cents, 1 advised I lie farmers that from this flgnr? up according to the market, if they were' under obligations and had debts to meet, to sell sufficient cotton to meet their obligations nud to use their judgment, based upon the informa tion that we could give them as to the conditions ns to what they would do with the balance. Cheap at 12 1-2 Cents. "I also said tbut cotton was chea] at twelve and one-half cents pei pound, from the present outlook. 1 think mry conservative cotton man, both buyer, grower and spinner, will concede this to he true. It will cer tainly have to bring that price if the obligations of the South, incurred in making this crop, are met. If ever there was a time when prospect favored higher prices, this is the tune. And^ if the farmers will bn market their crops conservatively not rush it to market, in my judg ment, thefv will be richly rewarde< for so doing," MRS. DAVIS DEAD k. p r i IV 4 * Widow of Confederate Presi dent Passes Away DIED SUDDENLY IN NEW YORK _ Relict of the Confederacy's President Passes Away in Her Apartments in a New York Hotel, Attended by Close Relatives and Her Physicians. New York, Special.? Mis. Jefferson Davis, widow of tlie President of the Confederacy, who had been ill for a week at the Hotel Majestic, in this eitv, died at 10:25 o'clock Tuesday oLrht. Death was due to pneumonia induced by a severe cold which Mrs. Davis contracted upon her return from the Adiroude?ks, where sh? lad spent the summer months. Al though gravo fears were felt from the first, Mrs. Davis' wonderful vitality, which brought her safely through a similar attack a year ago, gave hopes of ultimate recover)' until Monday 'night, when a decided change for the worse was evident and the attend ing physicians announced that the end was near. DEAD BY THOUSANDS. Result of Terrific Typhoon Which Visited Hong Kong Sept. 20th and Lasted Two Honrs, 10,000 Lives wero Blotted Out Entirely? Steamer Which Escaped Brings Fearful Story of Unprecedented Disaster. ' Victoria, B. C., By Cable?Ten thousand lives were blotted out, 17 ?teamcrs and sailing' vessels were wrecked or badly damaged, over 1.000 junks swamped, turned over bat tered to pieces against the stone walls of the Praya, 80 per cent of lighters, launches, yachts, houseboats and small ;rafts wei'e entfrely destroyed, many wharves wrecked and many damaged,* as the- result of the typhoon lasting but two hours at llonk Kong on Sept. 18, according to advice brought by the steamer Empress of Japan, one of the few vessels to escape the disaster, which arrived Monday. The Kowloon sustained the heaviest loss, but all sections of the Hong Kong and Hinterland suffered. There were 24 Europeans among the killed. The others were Chinese, mostly and junk population. On the approach of the typhoon the junkmen skurried for shelter, col tiding with each other, cutting down yachts, houseboats, etc., striving through the driving rain to reach Causeway Bay. Thousands soon were thrown into the sea, lashed to a fury, with the waves 20 and .'JO feet high. The wind blew the junks around and sent them swirling and twisting to be dashed to pieces against the Praya, where hundreds of junl^s and ?ampans were dashed to matchwood and the mangled bodies of tba crowds Sattered against the stone walls with in sight of those on slif-re powerless to lend thein aid. The storm ceased ??< quickly as it began. The sun shone then on the scenes of unparalleled destruction on llonk Kong. This typhoon exceeded all others experienced there in it^ severity. Five Men Killed Chyennc, Wvo., Special. ? Five mm were killed in a head-on freight col lision on the Union Pacific rail r< '.id at Ridge, near Laramie, Wvo. The collision was caused by a misuudcr standing of orders. By Wire and Cable. The Navy Department of the Y. M. C. A. is to receive the gift of a build ing at the navy yard at Norfolk, Ya., from John I). Rockefeller,- similar to that erected at the Brooklyn yard, bv Miss Helen Oould, at a cost of fiioo.ooo. The battleship Dreadnought on her trial trip steamed 2 1 1-4 knots an hour. The great scarcity of missionaries was brought out at the centennial meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. West Virginia was allawed to pre sent a demurrer to the suit of Vir ginia in regard to t ho division of ihc State debt. Owing to the appearance of yellow fever at Cinfuegos the immediate re moval of the American marines has been ordered. Chairman Shounts announced that the contract for constructing the en tire Panama canal would be let tc a single bidder an a percentage basis. A Protest Adopted. New Orleans, La., Special.? A pro test against the decision of the Pan ama Canftl Commission for half rates for canal supplies exclusively from New York and San Francisco, was ad opted Tuesday by the directors of the New Orleans Progressive Union, which protests vigorously against such, as being deseriminatory and ser iously detrimental to the- interests of the Port of Ne* Orleans and th* | whole Mississippi valley. FUNERAL OF MRS. DAVIS " First Lady of the Confederacy" Lovingly Laid to Rest Beside Her Distinguished Husband. Richmond, Ya., Speoial. ? On Fri day the reynuns of Mrs. Jefferson Davis were laid to rest here by the side oi' her husband. The ceremony was simple and impressive. The tributes of flowers were rich and vari ed. The number present was small. Church Services Simple. At 3 o'clock the casket was taken into the body of the church, which Was packed with people, and Ihe funeral service was begun. This was conducted by Rev. Robert Forsythc, rector of the church, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. William Jones, chaplain gener al of the Confederate veterans; Rev. Dr. James Power Smith, who was Stonewall Jackson's chaplain; Rabbi Galisch, of Bethahaba synagogue, Richmond; Rev. Dr. Laiulon R. Ma son, Rev. Dr. \Y. V. Tudor, and Rev. Dr. N. A.. Sengle. Tlie service was of a simple character, the hymn be ing "Just as 1 Am," "How Firrv a Foundation,*' '"Abide With Me'' and "Asleep in Jesus." Must Provide Bulletins. Raleigh, N. C., Special. ? An order effective Xov. 1 lias just been made by the Corporation Commission with a view to eliminating the much com plained of evil of indeliuitely and un explained late trains by requiring bulletined explanations oL' conditions and causes. The order is to the effect that all railroads shall provide bul letin boards on which shall be posted tho arrival and departure of trains thirty minutes before they are due. If a train is late the board shall show as nearly as jtossihlc when it is expected. If indefinitely late the cause of the delay shall also be bulletined and also announced 1o the passengers on board of the trains together with statement of possible duration ot' delay. Funeral of Rev. Sam Jones. Cartersville, Ga., Special.? In the presence of a large congregation im pressive funeral services were held Thursday afternoon over the remains of the Rev. Sam P. Jones, the evange list, in the Sam Jones Tabernacle here. Bishop C. M. Galloway, of Mis sissippi, presided and was assisted by many prominent ministers. The body will be taken to Atlanta, where it will lie in state in the State capitol until afternoon, when it will be placed in a receiving vault to await the comple tion of the Jones family vault here. Pythian Supreme Lodge Elects Offi cers. New Orleans, Special. ? The Supre me Lodge. Knights of Pythias, elected the following officers: Supreme chan cellor, Charles A. Barnes, Jackson ville, 111.; Supreme vice chancellor, llenrv J*. Brown. Clebnrn, Tex.; Su preme prelate. Leo A. Caro, (hand Rapids, Mich.; supreme keeper of re cords and seals, R. 1.. White. Nash ville, Tcnn.; supreme master of ex chequer. Thomas M. Mares, Wilming ton, N. C. Revenue From Telephones. Nashville, Special. ? In its report to the comptroller the Cumberland Telegraph and Telephone company, reports 30.135 instruments in the state on which the privilege tax at 40 cents fach is $8,873.10. Of this number (>,028 are in Davidson county and 0,430 in Shelby county. The Fast Tennessee company reports 8,070 in struments, the lax being $3,215. Ham ilton county has 4.137 of these and Knox 2,9f?S. Taft Homeward Bound. Norfolk, Ya., Special. ? The Hat lie ship Louisiana, bearing Secretary Taft and part j' bomewnrd bound from Ha vana, Cuba, passed in the Yirginia Capes accompanied by the battleship* Yirginia and Now Jersey. At Hamp ton Roads the party will board th* Dolphin and proceed to Washington. Ten Men Burned To Death. Birmingham, Ala., Special.- ? Tel men were burned to death, two others perhaps fatally injured and a third slightly hurt in the lire, which destroy ed the boarding house of Mrs. K. K. Watt ley, on Third avenue, between 2 and 3 o'clock Friday morning. Nashville SalloniBt Arrested. Nashville, S|?eeial. ? Sol Cohen a well known local saloon keeper was arrested by a I'nited States deputy marshal, having been indicted by t In federal grand jury on the charge of refilling bottles on which the stamps had not been destroyed. A TerrifRc Storm. Norfolk, Va., Special.? With a wind Mowing between 35 and 40 miles an hour and seas rolling almost moun tain high at times, no sailing vessels and but few steamships were ventur ing outsido the Virginia Capes. Up to noon no tidings had been receiv ed in Norfolk from tho lost whale back barge Birkshire, with her i? perilled crew. THE LIFE OF MRS. DAVIS Was a Notable Fifure in the Days of The Old South. Varina Howell Jefferson (Mrs. Jef ferson Davis) was born in Naehez, Miss., May 7th, 1826. She was the granddaughter oC Governor Hiehard Howell of New Jersey and daughter of William Iturr and Margaret (Kempe) Howell. She was educated at Madame (ire land's school, Philadelphia, and by private teaehers at home. She was married February *J."?th, 1S4.~>, to Jef ferson Davis, of Warren County, Miss. He was elecied t?> Congress Mils. VW11NA ll"\VI'l I. .11:1 1 r.itsoN DA Vl.s. November, IS45, ami resigned June, 18KJ. to go to the Mexican war, from which he returned severely wounded ami they returned to live at his Brieiiield plantation, Davis Rend, in Warren couuly. Miss. She was with her husband in Washington where ho was I'nilcd States Senator 3847 to 1852; Secretary of War 1853 to 1857; Vnited States Senator 1857 to 18(il ami in Richmond during the time he was president of the < 'onleileratc States 1801 to .1805. Mrs. Davis' old home was Rean voir lions*1, post ollice, Harrison County, Miss., although for reasons of health she has resided in New \ ork for a number of ycais. "The First Lady of the Confederacy" Mrs. Varina Jefferson Davis, who passed away recently, held a tender place in the regard of the Southern people, both for her personal qualities as a noble, high-minded woman, and as the devoted wife of I he distinguish ed soldier and statesman, the lion. Jefferson Davis, President of the Con federate Stales of America. Daugh ter of William llurr Howell, of Natchez, Mi*?s., :ind granddaughter of ( lov. Richard Howell, of New Jersey, she w:is bwn May 7, 1S_'(I, and mi Feb ruary 25,, 1815, married Jefferson Jefferson Davis, ilian a planter of W arren county, Mississippi, being liis seeomi wife. Soon after her marriage her husband was elected 1o Congress, and in 18-lli he resigned lo to jo the Mexican War, in which lie was re verelv wounded, lie became Senator in 1817-52. Secretary of War in 185.'} 57 and again Senator in 1857-01, dur ing whieli successive periods Mrs. Da\ is resided in Washington and enjoyed the distinction obtained by her husband as a weighty speaker, statesman lind head of an important department of the Covernnient. Dur ing the years 1801-05 she \\;is "First Lady' of the South, her li u^b:iti<l br ing the lirsf and only Lxcculive of tile Confederate Stales, and -iislaincd with grace her position as lead' r i.i tin* aristocratic socict\ of (lie Con fed crate capital. With lite lull of the ( outederate tioverumi 1 1 1 in 1805 be gan a chaptcr of sorrow and suffering o| which she had her lull pari along with her husband, sharing his im prisonment at fort rc>s Monroe when permitted to do so. Her conduct at this lime endeared her lo the South ern heart, the tragedy of her life ap pealing to a people who were them selves at that time in thousands of desolate homes enduring .similar pri I rations and indignities. After the release from Fortress Monroe the ox-Ptvsidcu! and his wife resided iu Kriglaml (1807-78). They returned later to Memphis. Term'., where the ex-President was in busi ness (1870-78), alter which, in 1 S7i?. he retired to his estate at lliloxi, on the Mississippi Coast, tor the re mainder of his days, lime Mrs. Davis aided him in the pioductiou of the historical work, "The Decline and rail o I the t oulcd'Tiile (?ovcrnm.'iit. After her husband's death, iu |ss.,, Mrs. Davis obtain, d a needed increase . <r,,,<?e iine <iovernni.'iit." After her husband's death. in IMS!), Mrs. Davis ohtaiin d a needed increase of income by her a filings, retaining her property in Mississippi, but resid ing. for reasons of health, in New York. Among her books is "Jeffer son Davis: A Memoir. By His Wife." Of her six children? four sons and two daughters but one, Mrs. I. A. Hayes, of Colorado Springs, Col., survives her. One of her sons, it is of interest to note, was educated at Relair, Md. Jler death removes one of the most prominent personages of the period of the Civil War. It may be observed that ex-President Davis long survived President Lin coln, General Grant and most of his oth?r principal apponents, and Mrs. Davis outlived abent all the rest. SAM P. JONS? Most Widely Known America^ Preach cr and Lecturer DEATH FROM HEART FAILURE Noted Revivalist and Lecturer Dies of Heart Disease in Sleeper at Early Hour While Passing Through Ar kansas en Route to Cartersville, C*a., to Attend Family Reunion ou His 59th Birthday ? Complained of Nausea, Drank a Glass of Hot Wa ter and Fell Back, Dying ? Wife and Daughters With Him. Little I{ink, Ark., Special. ? Tin Rov. Sit hi I'. .1 tines, the wo 1 1 - lv 11 1 ? \n n evangel i-t, of I'artersviUe, died early Monday of heart disease in a sleeping car mii train No. -I of t ho Rock Island Railroad near Perry, Ark. Mr. .loin s had been conducing ? a most successful revival at Oklahoma City, 1. T.. and left there Sunday night lor his mane in (icoijiia. I!.* desired to attend a family reunion -t being the .">!Mh anniversary of hi* birth. Mrs. , I ones and his two daughter*, Mrs. Annie l'\ron and Miss Julia Jones. were with liiin when he pas>ed away. Mr. Jones arose from his berth in Hie sleeper about o'clock and cotu plained of nausea. lie drank a gl.'--. of hot water and immediately after wards eollapsed. Kev. Walt. lloh-omh, who had been associated with Mr. Jones for a num ber of years, took the dying man iu his anus and in a few minutes the evangelist real lied his last. Tliw body was eiubaluind and was sent to Cartersville. Life of Mr. Jones. Rev. Sain P. Jones was born iu Chambers county, Ala., Oet. 1 C*?. 1SS7, and was reared iu Cartersville, J-Jai tow eounty, <!a., where lie resided ,-il the time of his death. His father. Captain John J. Jones, was a law yer of note iii lieoigia, distinguished for his intelligence and integritx, social qualities and eonsistent pietx. He prepared his son t'or the leva! profession. whieh hv entered in ej ? 1 1 v manhood wit!, ihe i'aircst prosper is and promises of success. After a lil'e of wildness ami soeia! excesses his lather's death-bed b< - eanie the scene of his reformation and in October. 1^7'i. in atlanta, Oa.. he was received ou trial in the NoriS (ieorgia conference <d' the M. I . eh u rcl i. Soinh. This step astonished his J rictuls, wild did uo| believe lie could ever succeed in the minislr\. Ilis first ap)ioiut nient was the Van* wert circuit, in Mario and I'olk coun ties. <ra., which he served three year*. In lSTli he was sent to Desoto *n cuif. where he icmaiiied (wo vears. In IS, SO )ic w:.s appointed agenl of the Xorlh (Jeoigia ( 'onl'i rence Mr pliau s I Ionic, \ iien the home was u; der great financial embai rassnieii* . lie not only relieved (he home t ron debt and saved ii Ironi financial ruin but raised money and erected add: tional buildings, put |h? institution upon a carrcr o| j; renter uscfulm ???? and prosperity. Since ilia! tune he has been eiejav ? ed in evang. li-lic work, having h- |.l revivals in all pails of America, 1'roi? Washington |o San Francisco aim from the l.itkis t,. the tiulf. Il> power o\er ii.ch was marvellous aim his power o\cr vast assemblies phe uotnenal. 1 1 ?? despised f!i?: mere aii <#t oralorv. h.if possessed the elo quenn, ol cai !e- f ucss and nctiou, 1 1 ? fire and glow of passion, Ihe surpris' - ol I hoiejil . \ !i expressed ill tin langini'je of ? hop am! the fid,; and i 1 1 1 is I rated I ? \ ;he common faci of life. ii?n> lion the nio-l "M~ati"!, al pree.elier \ !: , ,\<t stood an An ? erica i. pulpii. If is S; I | " I., ;i\ I 1 1 : ? t ,)<> of iter JltU m Am !! ;: va. more populaih know n aud i ??. Icu-.iv^l y tf cognized than Sam .'<< ?>?<. For thirty I i v ? yea is Ii ? has I,, ? H eonstauflv befoic the American people, speaking ai over the i<eutt.\. 1 1 f? was known lar and wide, a id w.is jusl as success I'm | ill Ii i ^ efforts in one part of lie laud as any ??| her. '1'hcrc was i ,o limit lo hi- '?ueigie-. He woiih! sp?-jih in one state om day a'ul ii another the n-xt. I!< traxeiM-d t' c 1 1 : t j i ?? conntiy in his fours. A< ae i\;iir. -I he was -ucces.-'nl niid had I he ji< .? i to ultra*-' men h\* the sheer Ion* <>| his per-onulil v. As a p iblic peaker he was ewe more successful, He was aide lo eommaml a m'Miuinenlal salary. (?r the Amei icau staue he hehl a unique position whi'-li has never been ap proai'bed. He willv, sarcastic and dciiiiticiafovy, and yet hi*' m*M hitler sal in1 was relished c v**n h\ those at whom it was aimed. H? was fierefcfly mulerslnndable ami none but he could denounce in toine So bold and so unmistakable the pi* vailing evils of the day and the par lienlar individuals engaged in an.x unholy tra Hie. His death will eauso universal ?ad d?m.