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f A FEARFUL CYCLONE Sweeps Cver Ulahoma Territory Doin^ Great Damage, OF IIM'SUAL EXTENT AND FORCE. flany Villages and Country Homes Swept Out of Existence?Growing Crops Ruined. Ferry, o. T.. Special.?The storm *hieh passe:! over eastern Oklahoma. Saturday night, was one of the most severe since the openiug of the strip. The feature of the storm was the ox tent of the teriitory covered. Sweep: is j down from tlm Kansas Stale line ..ill j covering about "<i utiles in width, the rain, wind and hail swept o\or the c ountry as far south as old O' lah ?na. The rain Jell in lor: -nts from early :u the morning mail midnight. The any of the st rni e nice I in u eye! one at i about p m.. which torntcd at a I point near the Kansas Slate line end I just cn the county liters of Grant. Kay j and Oklahoma. The twister 'on* a ; southeasterly coarse and was mo.i 1 disastrous i:i a square in eastern Kuv I county. The little town of Eddy was | struck and of the twelve or to o t n ; buildings in the place, all were ie.: led ; to the ground, except the railroad sta- j tion and elevator. The people id the 1 town sought places < / safety. One en- I known man was killed and ..ere .:l j persons were siighTy inured 5>y ;i;.:ng i debris. The t a k oi the cyclone h"f vw n this point and Tonkawa. a distance of about tight miles, was laid waste. ! Five farm houses with barns an I outbuildings were blown away, but t.'l , the occupants escaped without mr.iry. | Fine fields of wheat in the midst of harvest were laid waste: Tin- tail j end of the cyclone foil with terrii l' force upon Tonkawu. Thirty d.v 11- i ings and 1 asinoss houses \vo:o y altered like loo. e timber. The citi^'uis ' of the town had bee n watching Tic au- i vance of the storm and had sought ! shelter i:i caves and cellars. No f.itvi , ties are reported ar this point. and ; only a few persons received serai'dics, l which is almost miraculous, conselo:* ing the devastation. 25 YEARS A PRISONER. i I Horrible Tale of a French riother's ; Cruelty. Paris. By Cable.?The sensation of ; the week ha.j been the arrest of Mad-; am Monnicr. a ri"h, miserly, lan 1owner of the neighborhood of Poitiers, ' and her son. a former prefect o. Cm Department of Vienna and a leader oi? J Poitier's society, on the < har.gr> o* .ucarccrating .Mile Plant lie Ji'ui'V'r, daughter of Madame Monnier. M r .! > ? - c , J V63FS, IT a room til .viun]u.u.t* .?:uu iir. o fcouse. The police who were annoy- J mousiv notified of the woman's detention. entered the house and tour. I . 3Ille. Monnicr shut up in a room, in : darkness, lying on a mattress, static naked, and so emaciated that she ap- 1 peared to he a living skeleton. Tiv | room was covered with filth, hen s. ; refuse food, worms, rats and all k:n !s j of vermin. The unfortunate woman, i who had partially lost her reason, was taken to a hospital. It was thought 1 she would die. hut she is now improving. Twenty-five years ago she was [ a beautiful brunette and fell ;a Jove ' with a lawyer without means. Her i mother disapproved of their love and j confined her in the room whic h she I nniv rpppiitlv left. The son. af er | his arrest, pleaded tliat. lie acted as he I did on account of filial piety and *hit the mother was responsible. T!a lawyer died in 1S85. New Pacific Cable Washington. 1). C. Sp'Vial.?Th' Slate Dep'irrniciit is in rrnupt u" inter, esting information concerning work on the British Pacific telegraph cable which is to connect Canatli with tha Australian confederation. The new entile is to be 5.82I 1-2 miles m length, the longest tver cons:ructei. and will Lc- transp>rted rind laid by on-* ship, which i: now being L-iult f n that purpose. By the terms of the ' onrru-"' the whole cable i? tc lie laid and n working % * ? ? ia.\i i? ?..n orner oy .lamun r i, j.? >>. n ?m $10,000,000. Court Adjourned to Prevent Lynching Princeton. Special.?Henry Reynolds white. 30 years of as?, who was arrested in Mount Carmel. III., Friday night charged with assaulting Lidii Case, the 13-year-old daughtor of a promi- . nent farmer near here, was luug.d in \ jail after a narrow escap? from lyr.r!.ing. Learning of his capture fifte u men crossed tlie river, intending to lynch him. News <>f their < mil,' caused ?he authorit ies at Mount Ca:::i 1 abruptly to stop his preliminary hearing and lie was sent to Princeton a; or.ee under guard of the sheriff and a posse. Fxtra precautions have been made to protect the prisoner from fur. iher attempts at lynching. Telegraphic Briefs. The strike of 2.3000 employe-; of t'-<r National Cash Register Works at Dayton, O.. has. been settled. The new Confederate Soldiers' Home at Atlanta, Ga.. was formally op.nel. The American Medical Association met in St. Paul. Minn. While at prayer John Haniey.' o.' New York, dropped dead. I 1? SGlTfl CARjLINA CROPS. ' ^ The Past Week Has Shown a Decided ^ Improvement. The week ending Monday. June Ird. had a mean temperature of *>H degrees. about 10 below the normal, with a maximum of S6 at. Columbia .on the 2nd. and a mlnumum of 44 at Greenville. on May 29th. The eool weather C and a deficiency in sunshine, were detrimental to ail crops. Although the rainfall for the week averaged but little over one and onekaif inches, yet this amount Is mil ii () above the normal, an 1 following the r /??' ? Nn intntikdio 'oil' C lll'il V > Id ii> UI IUV ?? V.\ Hilli.v .J.ivv,.; | 1> ceding, kept the ground too wet ti P work, except for a day or so t11 well j' drained uplands. The week's rain- (1 fall range 1 from less th.au an inch ], to nearly four inches, and covered the a entire State. The ground is satuiaiof ' and the e>ee->*ive moisture is ptovin; " injurious to most f.e ! crops l;y pre- v venting cultivation". Common plants a ol' grassy fields come from eve:;, to.m- v ty and every section of liio s* tie. t; Cotton (hopping made slow pro- " press, and cultivation practically u .no. so that fi'dds are ?,^coming foul, p anl in a f -w l'.caliiies stands are dy- r ing. Itust an 1 lies have appeared at f a lev.* points. The weather was too J cool for th * grow th of cotton and at ' many places it is losing its previous healthy appearance. There has i era a a slight improvein* nt in Seiisland. n Upland t orn made little growth, hut 0 re ad s its 1* .ilthy look, while on 1 >w j' UJi VI I'.un u -in > ' i .? | <o:n is turning yellow and is firing, ! f for la< !c of rnr hi no an i ?i:!ti\afion. r, Ib>;t ?ni lan 1 planting ?.:i 1 replanting t lias not been finished. In places cut 1: improved, an i in of hers if deteriorate 4 9 if: to. h Tobacco, wiih fe'.v exceptions, is do < ing pcorly. an! is in urgent m e 1 of i cry. hot \\\ at her. ili? o made fair ' e growth, and planting is in pia es V iinished. Lust is spreading en iat T. wheat, but the crop generally is free jj from rust, and all will soon be harvested. weather permitting. Oats are 0 Leing harvested, but the weather has V been unfavota'do for this work. The fruit prospeets, especially for p pca'hes an I apples, are not so brirht < as they have heretofore been, but f] wild berries, cherries and plums aie j plentiful. Gardens show marked in.provement. i'astures afford fine gar- j, ins. Melons need warmer weather, o Large shipments of beans and other truck are being made to northern ma>ke:s. * It 1 lie freshet;; of last week wt re ( more u1:tractive than first reports in- n uicael. an 1 the overflowed i?r.ui u ha-e sttiee Lien kept wet by frequent 1' rains, giving li'.tle or no opportunity j' to replant the fertile lands < n which ? the crops were destroyed. ~ p ' ?- 0 Telegraphic Briefs. } Judge Nathan (loft", of the L'nited j, States Court, appointed Allan L. Mr- ( Dermott receiver for the Washington < Traction & Electric Company. * The Fairmouat Hotel. at Bristol, va. c was burned Monday afternoon. Th? lire resulted from children playing in the attic. The hotel and furniture were totally destroyed, invoiviing a loss ot $) 05,000. At a meeting in Baltimore of the trustees of John Hopkins University, Ira K'nisen. professor of chemistry, was elected president of theUniversity. succeeding Dr. Daniel C. (lilman, who resigned. James H. Anderson, of Kansas City. who was arrested and sent to Bellevwe i Insan ? Pavilion for annoying Miss I Helen Gould by claiming her as his h wife, was discharged in police court, iu New York. r c The Now York Press says that cma (] tremendous consolidation of all the t railroads operating between the >ys- 1 sissippi river and the Pacific coast j< promises to result from a settlement of o the differences which caused the North- s ern Pacific corner. g The Comptroller of the Currency has declared a dividend of 16.4 per cent in favor of the creditors of the ilerehants' Natioual Bank, of Jacksonville. ^ Fla. ? The memorial committee recently i formed to place a monument in St. Paul's Cathedral. London, to th<* memory of Sir Arthur Sullivan, announce I that they have arranged with the Brail j \ of America. New .York, to raise Amen- c can subscriptions to the memorial. t Stockholders of the American Telegraph and Telephone Company held' a t' special meeting in New York and voted ( to increas) the capital stock f:o;u ^ $ i co.ooo.ooo to $i.:o.o0v>.ooo. t The sexton of the Third Cniversa! 1st r church, in West Sonierville, Mass.. recently found a note on the front door of t!ie church, making a threat that ^ by next Sunday ail of the-West Som? rviile churches will he destroyed by c dynamite, unless next Saturday is observed as a holiday. e It was reported in New York Mon- ? d^- that President llavemeyer would * resign l'roai the presidency of the Americau Sugar Refining Company, s r.nd be succeeded by W. 13. Thomas, of t Boston. f i MOB REPULSED, ieor^ia Sheriff Keeps Infuriated Cit izens at Bay. iAVES A NEGRO FROM LYNCHERS. )ne of Hie Leaders of the Mob Shot and Another SerJously WoundedNegro Taken to Atlanta. Carroilton. C.a . Special.?The nerve f an obst uro Georgia sheriff, whose latce is Jos. Merrill, upheld the law f the State and saved the life of a no ro ironi a mob. hi protecting the icaro. who v. as saved from the gal j\vs. only a few hours before by the Torts 01 his lawyers, one life was r;3i and two men weie wotinde 1. The irival of the State militia averted hieatened trouble and at b o'elo!; ceial t:a:n lc.tritig ti:-" n "am .hex cin'e wns ?': murder ,?." n lili'e !i:io : oy. whom hrt fo. in 1 d.-hlag lone. and his snarl, was s,>- <Ving to.ar s ACnuta. The i.ian kill.d :n ata eking jail was George Pcanoct, i Carro-lton. in 1 'he v.\?un ie.l a ? n ;o Thomas Smith, also of Caroilton, n I : n unknown mm pre.-u.ua: !v a uriro:. Then.a; S. v.orri, lath. r of l:e mrrd'-iol hoy who was in the on: an'i of the wonlii-be lynehvs, 'as, st:a:isp to ray. not hit. .V.'or 5; nm*? fe!!. Mr. Worn jumped upon wind >w and exolaime.d dr.uuatilly./Shoot me. Mr. Sheriff. I won id s soon die now as any time." Only in- .-hots wore fired ml the wa'h < the jail .-hew the marks of the in:!ts. Aor.o of the sheriff's pos-o vai it. \\T.liair.s. the negro, was ti VI ;.n i and of murdering Otis Wu d, n January in. this year, and s lien ei to lo hang-11. b'-irirx :o.Vsl a >" trial Wy Judge Harris. Kii'.av ; iruino. his attorneys fiio.l a > i'l f exe* pilrns and carried the > as.i ti e Suyre r.o Court. A largo : <\ ( i ( ">; ! ) had come lo town to wit tie-a ho hanving and when it was learned hat an appeal had been taken to tbg lupremo Court. delaying oxoonMo.i, U. * !? w , r?an -U t ? 1 Lr wliii It rv : :>!? r:cvl scn.i rfter in the formation of a lob. At a> r tho r.iob made an assault n tin* .ia They battered down tl.e ittsido iron doc:s. despite the >\a n ag of the sh riff, and enterc! the uildin';. They made a demand on ho sheriff for the key to the negro's oil. tut were refused. With the rensal. they lo.an their advanre upon he sheriff an i the deputies which h^ al been able to summon to his aid. hev weie tol l to stop, or they would ? fired on, but the order was not !eyed. As they advanced down the com.I r awards the sheriff, the* order was iven to fire. Bennett fell, dying r.l: st in antly. Thomas Smith, o! "arrollion. who was ia the front ?.f ti c toil. \.as badly shot, as was iko :;n nkr.own (oantr.'-n.an. 1 ho unex10. ted fiehr of the sheriff and his osse frightened the mob and 'hey r-> tca'el outside tlie jail. Here tncy iroke end ran and were soon divided tUo iittle groups, discussing the Villi. Sheriff Merrill.at once oon-uit l udge Harris, of the county court, and t was decided to call ni on Gov. rtt r 'andler tor aid. The Governor was ommrnicated wtih by telephone an 1 aid he would send companies from it'anta as scon as they could o as em bled. During tne aucrnoon -;iu unl) telephoned the .-ituui ion tn rknds in adjoining towns, anu made n appeal for more men to "fleet the apture of the negto This '.v?s coiniinnicate i also to Governor Candler nd the Governor soon wir-1 a proclanation to the people of th county. It .as read from the steps of ihe court ou.e at 4 o'clock by the Van. or. T.i-3 lovernar commanded the penj le tj is-pe:se and sail the entire mii.tirv nci civil forces of the State would .e used to enforce order if nr weary, "he reading of the proclamation up latently had a good effect, as man." hk)pie wore seen to moon: 'bci. iorses and leave the town. Much apprehension was 'ell for the light and the sheriff and city and onniv officials after a consult.i.tan Iccidel to take the prisono out of he county lor safekeeping. The At tsnta militia, under command of Ma. or Barker, arrived about o'clock and ne hour later escorted the i.-.;ro and hcriff to the train which was soon pceding southward for Atlanta. Telegraphic Briefs. Lord Patincefote, Br!t:sh Ambassalor to the I'nited States, sailed foi Jouthamptou and will return in Octoier. The two sens of Mrs. Christina daideman. Franklin and Samuel, whe vere injured in their mother's dyeing stablishment at Washington. 1). C.. by he explosion of gasoline, died Friday Fearing that it might be used In evl lence before the Federal Supremi "ourt. several members of the" Ala ia:na Constitutional Convention vain!) ried to abolish the taking of a stenog aphic report of the proceedings. Charles J. Hatch, 61, crnfidentia lerk for Horton & Co.. brokers, o Cow York, committed suicide brcaust if ill health, and losses. Edward Payne, colored, who assault d Miss Duncan at Dublin. va.. siturlay. was tried, convicted and sentence* o be hung July 12. Will Arnell. of Bcaverton. Mich, hot and killed his six-year-old dauglv er, fataliy wounded his wife and wai atally shot by a bystander. , BUELL & R03ERTS' CASE DRY GOODS ML ?? 1 i I We continue offering Inducements to close out our Summer Goods. We can mention only a lew of the many goods reducedi , Ladies' 8c U ler vests for 60. 10c Ties and Bows for 3c. ! 25c Tics and Bows f -r 15c. ' Initial Handkerchiefs, 11. S., embroidered, 3 in n iio.x, lor 19c;25o goods. 15o Men's Black Initial Si.k Handkerchiefs Jur 10c. , Men's large White Figured, Drawn Stitch, Japonet Handkerchief for 15c: worth 23o. 1 Six Large '.Volte FiueH. S. Handkerchief! for COe. in fancy t>< x; cheap at 75c. Three large White Fine 11. b. flandker- i chiefs, iu fancy box, for Uc- worth jio. 1 Black-bordered Linen Handkerchiefs for , I 12 ; cheap at 15c. Good Mourning Handkerchiefs for la. Handkerchiefs for lc. Handkerchiefs for 2 l-2c. Handkerchiefs for Sc. V inch Madras for 7 l-2c; worth 19o. S6-ln h Madras for 6 l-'2cj worth 8c. LAWNS AND ORGANDIES FOR LESS THAN COST. Shirt Waist3 for much leas than It cost to make them. | BiG REDUCTION ON SKIRTS. 4Cc Pique Skirts for 25c. 63c Crash Skirts for 81c. Ail Summer Goods are being sold at reI duced prices. NEW GOODS. One case Lonccloth 5c; no starch. Fine lliack Henrietta at 50c. TINSEL DRAPERY hILKALINE, j BALL FRINGE. I i i Black Duck at S ami 10c. KL'UXITL'Iif*: DKI'AJM MKXT. 10 pi'-c-H Walnut Suit* $75 to ?1W. 10 { :?*! ? Solid Oak eu;ia ?1>. #22, #25, 130, ' 35, ?40. #50, ?'5. Oak llail Backs, French Plate Glass, $7, j ?8.7.0, $9.50. Wardrobes $8 to $25. Bod Lounges $9 to ?15. Bedsteads $2.25 to 110. . ! Iron Beds. Iron Oribs. I Parlor Suits i38 to $50. 1 j Baby Carriages $6.60, ?7, $7.50. Hoor Oilcloth 30c. | Matting 10; 12, 14. 15, 18. 20. 23, 25. 27 and 1 80c. 10-plece Chamber Sets $2.19 to $3. Window Shades 11. 15,3a, 35, 40o to $1,251 I 1 Stoves $6.50. #7.60, $10 to #16. 1 | Trunks $2.50 to #6.60. m i jail Dyspepsia Cure!; Digests what you eat. 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"-rr e> j is the Editor-m-chicf. and Hamilton JACOB A. RMS' The author of " Mow the Other Half Lives " will J give in I iik Outlook an mtcnselv human and vivid i account of his experiences as j ch:id in Denmark, ' jn immigrant in America. .1 workman, a traveller, ' I a renerter, jr.1 finallv j student o: tenement hou-e 1 problems, and in ellicicnt aid 10 Theodore ICoosevelt in reorganizing the New York poiice. Mr. Kiis i writes with simplicity, humor and vigor. 1 LYMAN ABBOTT I wit! contibut.' a series of important papers on funds- ? mental political principles as applied to twentieth j j century problems. It will be called " Thr Kicirrs ' ok Mas, 'and will define industrial, educational and I 1 1 religious, as well as political, rights and duties. j , , V, Skin Diseases. For the speeuy and pennaneut cnre of tetter, salt rheum and eczema. Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment is without an equal. It relieves the itching and smarting almost instantly and .ts continued use effects a permanent :ure. It also cures itch, barber's itch, scald head, sore nipples, itching piles, chapped hands, chronic sore eyes and granulated lids. Dr. Caily's Condition Powders for horses are the best tonic, blood purifier md vermifuge Price. Scents, :Joldby Atlantic Gsast Lins. k Condensed Schedule. Dated May 20tb, 1901. TRAINS GOING SOOTH. NoJ5 No.53 No.51 * * * A M J' 31 A M I.v. Florence 3 00 7 55 :?40 Lv. Kin^stree 8 54 10 50 Ar. Lunes 4 11 Sill 1'. M 11 16 I.v. Lanes 4 11 911 7 13 1116 Ar. Charleston 5 40 10 53 8 50 1 00 A. 31 P.M. P.M. P.M. TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. 7 a No.32 No. 52 No.50 * ? ? A 31 r 31 A 31 P 31 Lv Charleston 0 45 4 45 7 00 4 1.5 Ar Lane? 8 17 0 10 8 35 0 00 Lv Lauen 8 17 0 10 .... 0 0) 'Klncstree 8 33 Ar Flureuee 9 30 7 20 7 30 A 31 P 31 A 31 P 31 Daily. JDully except .Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central it. It. of S. Trains Nos. 73 and .'12 run via \Vi!.-on and Fayetteville?Short Lino?arid malio close loiinootion for all jmints North. Trains on C. & D. It. It. leave I Jorenc# iaiiy except Suuilnv 0 50 a. rn., arrive Darlington 10 15 a. nr.. Hartsville 915 a. ra.t Cbcravv 11 30 a. m.. Wadesboro 12 35 p. m. Leave 1* oreuce daily except Sunday 8 00 p. 0.. arrive Darlington 8 25 p.m., Ben net tavilie '.I 22 r?. m., Gibson iO 20 p. m. Leave Florence Sunday only 0 50 a. m., arrive Darlington 10 15 a. m. Leave liiOson dailv except Sunday G 15 1. m.. Dennettsville 7 15 a. m.. arrive Darlington 8 15 a. m.. leave Darlington 8 50 a. n., arrive Florence 9 15 a. m. Leave WadesDoro daily except Sunday 4 10 p. m . t'beraw 315 p. ro., Hartsvllle 7 25 a m... Darlington > 2!) p. in., arrive Florence 7 00 p. m. Leave Darlington 8 50 a.m., arrive Florence 9 15 i. m. H. M. EMMERSON. Gen ra?. Agent. J. It. KF.NLY. Gcn'l Manager. T. M. EMMERSON, Traffic Mannger. Registration Notice. Tlarf^Icp of the Stij ervisnr of Jtegstratioc Will be tijiened tin the li:*t Monday in every niootb for 1 ti?* x?urKise of the registering of any person vuois quniificil as follu.vs: Who i-hali imvo been a resident of ho State for tvvo yo trs, ami of the .'utility oue year ami of the polling " J irociut in which the elector oD'ere to rote lour mouths before tiiedey olelecoa,end shall have.puid.six mouths beure any poll tax thou due aucl payable, itid who can both read and write any eelion of the Constitution of 1895 uhuuitted to him by the supervisors, if r^irffrAtion. or can show that he )tvns, anil ha* pai.l all t <xes collectable luring the present year on property in his Stato assessed ut throe hnudred l >llur? or more. J. J. EA DDY, Clerk .of Board. mssm e sending sketch and description of 1 opinion frco concerning the pitontatent"' sent upon rcqtfest. Patent3 it our crpcnsc. special notice, without charge, in widely circulated journal, consulted t iresa, Arcs & co., .omcys,) '-VASHUMCTO*'- ft. C. Reading for { Women, in TryTT ?^T/" numbers RALPH CONNOR L'nder ihis pseudonym wws wricen two of the -to t strikini; of recent novels, " lliick Kock " and The Sky 1'iiot." A new novel of Canadian and Western' lite by this author will *ppcjr in TiIe Otm ook during the year. In spirit, humor, pa'hos md ,:ror.? cbaractcr^Jrawir.g it is even superior to :s predecessors. . SPECIAL I' O F F F R I O'uTi.ook t0 ncu' rcacl an,?I crs we will send it for rwo months' trial for 25 cents pron >:d this pspcr is mentioned. Address THE OUTLOOK, NEW YORK ?? ?a?3??rm! iihi?t? . Lj J 1 LO'JiX a i * Magazine in one. lcils the story clcar-cut paragraphs. Lyman Abbott W. Mabie the Associate Editor.