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DROWNED IN
TERRIBLE FLOODS
Scores of Lives Lost and
Tbonsands Made Homeless
in the West Virginia
Coal Fields.
INnOWNSMIPEDODT
The Victims Were Caught in a Mountain
Basin by a Cloudburst
? Without Warning,
The Floods Swept Away Keystone, a
Town of 2000 Inhabitants ? A Dozen
Towns in the Narrow, MountainLined
Valley of the Elkhorn Suffered
Severely ? Nearly a Score of Collieries
Were Wrecked ? Miles of Railroad
Tracks Were Destroyed ? Property
Loss Will Beach Into the Millions?
A Cloudburst Canted the Floods ?
Acute Suffering; of the Survivor*.
' Bluefleld,. W. Va. ? Hundreds of
iives were lost and millions of dollars'
. worth of property destroyed as the
result of a tremendous cloudburst
which swept away whole towns In its
path of devastation through the eastern
part of McDowell County, the
southernmost part of West Virginia,
near the V^ginia State line. ,
Thousands have been rendered home- :
less. One town, Keystone, of 2000 in- ]
habitants, was completely wiped out,
only the remains of one building with- <
standing the rush of the waters. j
Thirty miles of track and between i
fifteen and twenty bridges of the Nor- <
folk and Western road were de- i
stroyed. It was several days before
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ifood sapplies could be sent to all 1
parts of the devastated ijegion and the 1
/homeless survivors suffered great 1
'hardship. s
Most of the sufferers are coal miners,
their -wives and children, em- ?
ployed in the Pocahontas coal fields. <
The flood was caused by a cloudburst $
and thirty hours of rain. 1
A tremendous rainstorm followed by i
!a cloudburst set in early Saturday (
morning, and after a lapse of a few
hours in the afternoon started again j
with fresh violence and continued un- <
til 10 a. m. Sunday. 1
The valley, or basin, in which the ^
Pocahontas coal field is located was
the worst sufferer, because of its peculiar
formation. On two sides it is
walled by high mountains. Through {
the centre of the basin runs Elkhorn J
Creek, fed by innumerable streams t
running down the sides of tlje moun- J
tains. ]
The basin is long and narrow. Its J
width varies from a quarter of a mile \
to a mile. From Ennis to Vivian
Yard. W. Va., a distance of ten miles,
miners' cabins, coal company commis- 1
saries and coke plants line the basin. *
Near the center of the long basin ,
and in the heart of the Pocahontas
coal field was the town of Keystone. (
Smaller villages and settlements are
scattered over the whole length of the 1
basin. Elkhorn, a railroad and tele- j
graph station,' Is at the eastern end '
of the basin on comparatively high 1
ground. Everything west of Elkhorn, !
in the district is submerged in the '
flood.
The cloudburst and many hours of 1
continuous rain turned each of the
many little streams flowing down the
mountain ranges into formidable tor- 3
rents. They poured great quantities
of water Into Elkhorn Creek, and it
began to rise without almost incredible
rapidity. It flowed over Its banks ^
and soon covered the entire floor of thfe 1
bpsln from mountain wall to mountain
wall. 1
Nothing like It had ever been seen
or heard of before, and the inhabitants
of the basin were taken by surprise.
So quickly did the flood come
that scores of them did not attempt
to seek safety by climbing up the
v JfaTj to Try itolf-Rlghting Boat. J
? Lie ixury JL/epai iuicui, ai n asuiu^ton,
has decided to try a new selfrighting
and self-balling lifeboat, and
will send two of the boats to the Nortli
Atlantic Sqtiftdron, where they will be
tested with' special reference to their
ability to right and bail themselves.
American Criminal* In Jail In Berlin,
A number of American criminals
are now awaiting trial in the jails of
Berlin, Germany. Several swindling
American bookmakers were caught at
the Gorman Derby.
Labor World.
The stage hands and scene shifters
of R.-.i'hmond, Va., have formed a
union.
The paper mills strike at Holyoke,
Mass., has been declared off, the strikers
winning.
Coal miners' wages in Great Britain
have advanced fifty to eighty per cent,
in-two years.
President O'Connell has been re'
elected by the International Machinv
ists' Association.
y Servant girls are becoming scarce
<r. nariin hApause of the cre^ter dodu- i
Parity of factory labor. I
sides of the mountains until It was too
late.
Hundreds of minors were in Keystone
and North Fork, a small place
about a mile from the latter, when the
flood swept down upon the two places
Saturday night.
Saturday is pay day at the mines,
and the miners go to the little town
on Saturday night to purchase sup?11
^^ 4A1*sv
piles, manj ui lut-m iaac lih-u wiuo
and children. Keystone was the only
town in the Pocahontas district where
liquor was sold, and It had between
twelve and fifteen saloons, besides a
groat many supply stores.
When the flood came scores of miners
started back for their cabins, miles
away, up and down the basin. A groat
number of these and their wives and
children were caught in the torrent
and drowned*
A pathetic story is told of a Hungarian
family at Keystone. The father
was at work in the mines, and when
the alarm was given did not reach
the drift mouth until the town was
partly Inundated. He made his way
to the cabin where his wife and newhnrn
Ho ha wnro Ivincr hr>1n1rva.Q.
tried to rescue both, nnd after a battle
with the waters, logs and debris
reached a place of safety with them,
only to discover that both were dead.
On the North Fork branch of the
Norfolk and Western, which is five
and one-half miles long, hundreds
were rendered homeless, and are
camped in the mountains. The damage
to property on this branch is
heavy.
Only one of the ten colleries escaped,
the Ashland, at the head of the stream.
The McDowell Coal Company lost two
buildings. The Roanoke Company
lost its boiler house, and big boilers
were swept four miles down the
stream. The Louisville Company's
storehouse is a wreck and the stock
a total loss.
In Rolfe many miners' houses were
swept away. Twenty-five houses were
jammed together in one large mass of
broken timbers and debris.
At the Gilliam Company's Colliery
the powder house and fourteen houses
are demolished. At Indian Ridge the
company store was considerably damaged
and the stock lost.
The North Fork track is nearly all
washed awav. all the trestles being
gone except one. In the Elkhorn Valley
It Is estimated that the loss to the
railroad and coal interests will exceed
$2,000,000.
Out of twelve miles of main line
double track only one mile remain,
and all the bridges are gone. Some of
the bridges were of the heaviest masonry
and iron, but they could not resist
the force of the flood.
The Crozier Company, one of the
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argest corporations, lost a thousandlorse-power
electric plant and many
julldlngs and coke ovens. Its loss is
said to be $30,000.
The Houston Company is damaged
some $20,000. The Tierney interest,
consisting of four colleries, will lose
575,000. There are over twenty coleries
whose damage is great.- Many
niles of the tracks leading to coke
)vens and mines are gone.
In some instances mine locomotives
ind cars have been swept for miles
lown tne stream. inrteen nunarea
nborers were rushed to the scene to
ivork on repairs.
Pocahontas is a coal mining town of
ibout 2500 inhabitants situated in the
western part of Virginia just south of
he West Virginia line. It is in the
Alleghany Mountains at the source of
he Big Sandy River which runs
hrough West Virginia, emptying Into
;he Ohio where the States of West
Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio meet
Keystone, Burke and other towns
rationed in the dispatches as having
suffered from the flood are all in West
Virginia along the Big Sandy River,
rhey are small hamlets, the population
>f which is in the hundreds.
The Pocahontas coal mines at Poca-;
aontas are among the most celebrated
producers of fast steaming coals in
:he world. They share with the Welsh
nines the favor of steamship owners,
ind the Cramps and other Eastern
shipbuilders generally use hand-picked
Pocahontas coal for the speed trials of
the warships built by them.
TOltNADO IN ILLINOIS.
Soniei Wrecked, Stores Unroofed nod
Thousands of Trees Torn Up.
Lincoln, 111.?This city and vicinity
was visited by a tornado which did
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from the southwest, and its path was
a mile and a half wide by twelve
miles long. The Lincoln Mattress
Factory was destroyed, while Bevere
damage was done to the Illinois Asylum
for Feeble-Minded Children, Illinois
Odd Fellows' Orphan Home, Lincoln
College and the County poor farm.
Indians Lose Injunction Salt.
Justice Bradley, at Washington, has
denied the application of Lone Wolf
and other Indians for an injunction
against the Secretary of the Interio*
to restrain him from opening to set*
tlement the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache lands in Oklahoma.
Hay Wear Shirt Waists in Court.
Judge Wood, of the Circuit Court of
St. Louis, Mo., said that jurors, witnesses
and attorneys will be permitted
to wear shirt waists in court during
the heated term.
Prominent People.
Elbrldge T. Gerry is credited with
starting the melon-growing fad at
Newport, R. I.
1 lit' i^uivt; UL vauiunuQi;, luuuuiuf,
out his eighty-second year, is the first
member of the British royal family to
attain that age.
Vice-President Roosevelt has promised
to deliver an address at the celebration
of the quarter centenary of
Colorado's Statehood.
Secretary Long has accepted an invitation
to be present at the celebration
of Old Home Week at Portland,
Me.. August 10 to 17.
Houses were wrecked, stores unroofed, !
and thousand* of trees torn up.
A* .lovofnr in \fi?Ullptown was de
stroyed and several stores damaged. I
In Elkhart freight cars were blown
from the track. Great damage was
done to wheat, corn and oats.
Two Heroic Boys Drowned.
Suffolk, Va.?While seeking to sav*
an eight-year-old brother who was
being swept away-in a stream two
sons of John Ely, colored, of Exit, Va.,
gave up their own lives. The older
heard from the hank of Scott's Creek
an appeal for help, and turning they
saw that their brother had got beyond
his depth, and was being borne down
by the current. With no though* of
their own peril the boys jumped to the
rescue. They reached the drowning
boy and struggled to drag him from
Mm fnpoo nf tha rrirrpnt. but could not.
The throe brothers, their arras locked
about each others' necks, went dowD
together.
Flooda Aronnd Plttsbnrfj.
Pittsburg, Penn. ? The Turtle
Crook district was visited by a
heavy rainstorm. The town and
valley have suffered thousands of dollars'
worth of damage. At East Pittsburg
the Westinghouse plant, which
extends for nearly a mile parallel with
the hill, was submerged with six feet
of water on the lower floor, which left
three feet of mud when It receded.
The loss to Westinghouse it is believed
will reach $500,000.
Thunderstorm in Oswego, N. T.
Oswego, N. Y.?A terrific thunderstorm
prevailed in Oswego and the
surrounding country. The West Baptist
Church here was struck by lightning
and slightly damaged, and barns
and farm buildings suffered. Rain and
hail caused damage to the crops.
Wind and Kaln in Ohio.
Pnlrrmbus. Ohio.?A terrific storm pr J
vailed in Columbus and vicinity. The
chief damage was from water, which
flooded the basements of many business
houses. The losses amount to
many thousand dollars. Several buildings
were unroofed.
Ughtnlnc. Kills Man, Horse and Dor.
Whittier, Fla.?The bodies of Abner
Thompson, son o*f a well-to.-do
stockman, his horse and his dog were
found in the woods on the Thompson
Ranch near here, the young man and
his horse having been killed instantly
by lightning.
INSECTS AND INFECTION.
The Mosquito, Plea, and Fly Undoubtedly
Transmit Plague and Fever.
Washington, D. C.?Surgeon-General
Wyman has issued a general circular
to medical officers of the Marine Hospital
Service calling special attention
to the importance of insects as factors
in conveying disease. The circular
sayg there is no longer doubt as to the
relation of the mosquito to malarial
diseases and fllarlasis. "According to
Simond," it says, "plague is transmitted
from the rat to man by the flea.
The infection of typhoid fever and to
a certain extent cholera may be conveyed
by flies. Medical officers are directed
to place mosquito nettings over
the beds of communicable diseased pa
uenis.
Hospitals are to be thoroughly protected
by fly screens at all openings,
particular attention being paid to the
kitchen, dining room and protection of
the food. Sulphur fumigation is recommended
as the best method of killing
insects in a large room.
FIND OF ARNOLD RELICS.
A Diver on Lake Chaunplnln Discover*
Gam and Ammunition.
Burlington. Vt. ? J. G. Falcon, a
diver, visited the spot -where the
schooner Royal Savage, commanded
by General Benedict Arnold, was sunk
in 1776 by the British. He found three
gun carriages and about thirty cannon
balls and shot. Two of the former
will be sent to the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, and the other
has been given to the city of Burlingl
ton.
The relics were discovered in about
! thirty feet of water. The carriages
are made of wood and iron, the former
being now petrified. Further investigations,
it is thought, may lead to
finding the private papers of Benedict
Arnold, whjch were lost on the boat
NOW COMES THE "SHIRT-COAT."
Letter Carriers in Washington Introduce
a New Garment.
Washington, D. C.?Fifty letter carriers
of this city will appear in a new
garment called a "shirt-coat" within
a few days. Others will follow according
to their inclinations. The wearing
of the garment is not obligatory.
The "shirt-coat" is of dual character
and appears to be both a shirt and a
coat aesigneu 10 meet iul* vujcuuuuo
generally urged against the shirt waist.
The material is gray flannel with rolling
collar attached. From the belt up
the "shit*t-coat" Is made as an outing
shirt. The lower part of the front is
beltrd inside the trousers. The sides
and back are cut so that they hang
outside the trousers.
USED DYNAMITE ON A CHU3CH.
Its Pastor la Mayor and Has Incurred
Enmity of "Joint" Keepers.
Manhattan. Kan.?An attempt was
made Xo blow up the First Methodist
Church with dynamite. A number of
stained-glass windows were destroyed,
a large hole was torn in the door, near
which the explosives had been placed,
and the steps were badly shattered.
The parsonage, adjoining, was not
1 Ho mo cnnH
The Rev. J. M. MMer, pastor of the
church, was recently elected Mayor,
and has waged a bitter war on the
keepers of "joints." Recently six of
them were fined $200 and given sixty
days In jail. No arrests have been
made.
Bank Caabler Acquitted.
Charles E. Cotton, former cashier of
the First National Bank, at Syracuse,
Neb., was acquitted by a jury on the
charge of having made false reports
to the Controller of the Treasury and
abstracting funds of the bank.
8hot After Killing Thirteen Men.
Tom Bums, notorious as a gun tighter,
was killed by a cowboy named Wallace,
on the ranch of Tom Willis, near
Tucson, Ariz. A number of cowboys
danced upon the coffin. He has a record
of having killed thirteen men. f
Collier to Be a 1'rUon Ship.
Orders have been given by the Navy
Department, at Washington, for the
conversion of the collier Southery at
the Norfolk Navy Yard into a prison
ship, where enlisted men and marines
now detained in the small lockups at
other navy yards will be imprisoned
pending the completion of new quarters
at the Boston yard.
Children In the Refugee Camps.
The War Secretary, Mr. Brodrick,
informed a questioner in th<. British
House of Commons that ou* of 63,000
persona in the concentration camps of
South Africa, 34,000 were children
[GIFTS FOR LHI*ERSITIES
J, Pierpont Morgan Presents $1,000,000
to Harvard.
VALE'S BICENTENNIAL FUND
President Hadley Announces That the
S2.000.000, Required For New Buildings,
Has Been Secured ? Amherst's
President Proclaims Contributions of
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I Bl /0,UVU?UttHU? UAtvo
Cambridge, Mass. ? President Eliot
announced at the Harvard alumni dinner
that John Pierpont Morgan had
sjiven more than $1,000,000 for the erection
of three of the five buildings
planned for the, Harvard medical
school on land now held in trust for
the university on Huntington avenue,
in Boston.
A few days ago Dr. Warren received
a cable from Mr. Morgan In which he
said: "Referring to our conversation
and plans submitted I am prepared to
ercct the central buildings and two
side pavilious as a memorial to Junius
Spencer Morgan, a native of Massachusetts,
and for many years a merchant
of Boston. You can announce
this."
Junius Spencer Morgan was the
father of the donor.
President Eliot called attention to
the phrase, "plans submitted," which
ho said Included specifications, and
said that these called for an outlay of
mnfn tlmn $1 OOO OOO.
The present medical school, biological
department, is situated in one
building on Boylston street, next the
Boston Public Library. The erection
of the new buildings would, it is understood,
involve disposing of this
property, which is in a part of the
city where values are very high.
When the plan was published, some
months ago, it was suggested that the
land be taken for the Public Library,
which is already cramped for space,
although only seven years opened.
The new Morgan buildings, on Huntington
avenue, will Include a hospital,
Hitherto Harvard Medical School has
had to depend wholly for practj^l
clinics upon tne puduc uospiutio.
New Haven, Conn.?At the Yale nl- |
umni dinner it was announced that
the S2.000.000 fixed as the amount of
the bi-centennial fund, has all been
pledged, the list of the new contributors.
whose contributions make up the
desired amount, is as follows: George
Bliss, $5000; Matthew Borden, $100,000;
James ,T. Hill. $100,000; Frederick
W. Vanderbilt,. $100,000; the Misses
Stokes. $00,000; raised last .w.eek,
$135,000.
Amherst, Mass.?President Harris
announced that additional gifts
amounting to $9000 had been received
for scholarships and prizes, making the
total amount of gifts for the past year
$176,000.
Cleveland, Ohio.?At the commencement
of Kenyon College, at Gambler,
it was announced that Senator Hanna
had made a donation of $50,000.
MANY KILLED IN A WRECK.
Italian Emigrants on Train That Went
Through a Trestle In Indiana.
Peru, Ind.?Sixteen persons were
killed and about fifty were seriously
injured in a wreck of Train 3, the
westbound Wabash limited, nine miles
west of this city. The dead are all
Italian immigrants en route to Colorado.
Many of the injured undoubtedly
will die.
Two section of Train 3, one coming
from Detroit and the other from Toledo.
were consolidated in this city into
a train of eleven cars, making up the
flier for its Journey to St. Louis.
Having left, here one hour late, the
traiu was speeding westward at a
high rate, when the engine plunged
through a trestle which had been undermined
by the recent heavy rains.
The embankment on both aides of the
gle, a distance of forty feet. The eullttle
stream dropped at a sharp angine
plunged into the soft earth on the
opposite bank and fell to the bottom.
The express car and the first chair
car were telescoped. The emigrant
car. followed by two chair cars, went
down on the left side of the track and
the first sleeper pitched forward upon
the mass of debris. The remaining
cars also left their trucks, but were not
badly damaged. It was in the emion/1
nnonhos tlmf niOSt Of
aau uu/ vvuvuwv
the deaths and injuries occurred.
SAMOANS HAVE CONSUMPTION.
Commander Tllley Say* CI vllizatlon Work*
to the Detriment of the Natives.
Washington, D. C.?Commander Tilley,
the Naval Governor of Samoa,
was taken by Secretary Long to the
Cabinet meeting And made an interesting
statement on the conditions in
Samoa. He pointed out the need of
industrial and agricultural institutions
there. In view of the alarming extent
of sickness, particularly among young
children, it has been suggested that
American nurses would find Samoa an
exceptionally good field for their humane
work.
Commander Tllley says that in one
respect civilization has worked to the
detriment of the Samoans. While
they lived without clothing they were
hardy and free from sickness, but
since adopting clothing they get wet
from rain, contract colds and a number
have developed consumption, a
disease not known before.
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HIIB1DK DU| rn UIW
A8 the result of the bite of an Insect,
said to be a kissing bug, Burton Griffin,
tbTrty years old. of Ansonla, Conn.,
died in agony. The case is regarded
as a remarkable one. and specialists
in blood poisoning who were called In
can offer no explanation of it
Ileat Stop* Speculation In Chicago.
The hot weather has teqded materially
to lessen the volume of speculation
In both stocks and grain, and
business on the exchanges In Chicago
has become exceedingly dull.
Crop Conditions Excellent.
Crop conditions are generally excellent.
More moisture Is needed for
cotton in Texas, but elsewhere the
weather has been favorable, and both
cotton and corn are rapidly overcomi?
nifnnta nf a hnrkward earlv
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season. The wheat harvest is making
good progress, and an unprecedented
crop Is now almost assured.
An International Trust Planned.
An international salt company to
control the world's supply is planned,
with a capital of $100,000,000. The
Rockefellers are said to be behind It <
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STERNER SEX DOMINATES
Population ot Seven States by Sex,
General Nativity and Color.
More Mob Than Women In Alabama,
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Colorado and Connecticut.
Washington, D. C.?The Census Bureau
has given out the first of a series
of eleven bulletins giving the population
by sex, general nativity and color
by groups of States and Territories.
The group just announced comprises
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado and Copnecticut.
In all these males constitute the
larger percentage of the total population,
In Alaska, which shows the largest
disproportion of the sexes, the
males are nearly three-quarters, or 72.1
per cent., of the population; Arizona,
58.4; California, 55.3, and Colorado,
54.7.
There Is only a slight excess of
males in Alabama and Arkansas,
while in Connecticut the population Is
about evenly divided, the difference in
favor of th? males being only 108 in
a total population in 1900 of 908,420.
The foreign born element constitutes
about one-fourth of the population of
California and Connecticut; not quite
one-fifth of Alaska and Arizona, and
a little more than one-sixth of Colorado's
population. They constitute, however,
less than one per cent in Alabama,
and a little over one per cent
in Arkansas.
In Colorado and Connecticut ninetyeight
per cent of the population is
white; California, almost ninety-five
per cent., the rest being mostly Chinese;
in Arizona, the colored, who are
principally Indians, constitute not
quite one-fourth of the total population;
while the colored element in Arkansas,
being almost wholly persons
cf negro descent, constitute twentyeight
per cent of the population.
In Alabama the colored population is
forty-five per cent., and is practically
made up of persons of negro descent
Of the population enumerated
fr* Alnafrn fnrfr.ftlffht nor fti'P
white, the large colored element comprising
chiefly native Indian tribes and
a few thousand Chinese.
Of the total population of Connecticut
in 1900, foreign white persons constitute
26.1 per cent and native white
porsons of foreign percentage 31.1 per
cent, these two elements combined
representing very nearly three-fifths
of the entire population of the State.
These same two elements of the white
population constitute more than onehalf
of the totil population of California
in 1900, about two-fifths of that of
Colorado and Arizona, and one-fifth
of that of Alaska.
The white population of Alabama
and Arkansas is composed principally
of native white persons of native parentage
and this element in 1900 constitutes
68.4 per cent, of the total
population of Arkansas and 52.3 per
cent, of that of Alabama.
THE REV. JOSEPH COOK DEAD.
Weil-Known Writer and Lecturer Suo
cumbs to Brlght's Diaease.
Whitehall, N. Y.?The Rev. Joseph
Cook, of Tlconderoga, a prominent historical
writer, died of Brighf s disease.
He had for many years been widely
TEX REY^ JOSEPH COOK.
known as a clergyman, author and
lecturer.
For more than twenty years Rev.
Mr. Cook was the principal of the
'Boston Monday lectures." He was
born at Tlconderoga in 1S3S.
NEW YORK BANK IN TROUBLE.
Seventh National Was Embitrraafled by ?
Shortage of Nearly 81,000,000.
New York City.?The Seventh National
Bank was embarrassed by a
shortage of nearly $1,000,000. Presi
dent William II. Kimball resigned as
a result of his bank's difficulties.
The officials of the bank, in a formal
statement, charged that the bank's
troubles were caused by rumors circulated
for stock jobbing purposes. But
President Kimball's resignation was
accepted. E. R. Thomas was hastily
elected President in Mr. Kimball's
stead.
It was said that a stock brokerage
firm had been permitted to overdraw
Its account to an amount close to $1,000,000.
The bank raised that amount
in a few hours and the Clearing House
officially declared it "cleared."
Humors about the condition of the
Seventh National and other banks
caused a decided slump in the stock
mariiei.
Suicide of an Artilleryman.
Joseph W. Ettiuger, of the Ninth Artillery,
stationed at Jackson Barracks,
just below New Orleans, La., committed
suicide by shooting himself. He
Was thirty-six years old. He served
In the Philippines.
Bank Cashier Pardoned.
President McKinley has pardoned
Charles W. Mussey, former cashier of
the National Bank of Rutland, Vt.,
who was convicted last year of the
misapplication of $100,000 of the funds
of the bank and sentenced to seven
years imprisonment.
Colombia Imposes an Export Duty.
A decree has been issued by the
Colombian Government imposing an
export duty on all produce shipped
from the isthmus. This includes bananas,
cocoanuts, Ivory nuts and wood.
Sporting Brevities.
William C. Whitney lias paid $5000
for a yearling colt by Watercress?
I'ensa.
The Herreshoffs have nearly completed
a new racer for the eighteenfoot
waterline class.
At Paris the Grand Prix was won
by Cherl, defeating Saxon, the favorite,
and Olympian, Foxhall Keene's
horse.
Six riders in the lead near the finish
of a five-mile cycle race at Vallsburg,
N. J., went down in a spill and Thomas
Cooper won out in a close finish
with Floyd McFarland.
MM TICKET
The State Convention Renominates
f!nuomnr Clanrrra V N?h
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SENATOR FORAKER IS INDORSED
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The Platform Urges Construction of Isthmian
Canal and a Stronger Navy, Denounces
Lynching and Praises the
Administration's Policies In Cnba,
Porto Rico, Philippines and China.
Columbus, Ohio?The "Republican
State Convention nominated the following
ticket:
Governor, George K. Nash; Lieutenant-Governor,
Carl N. Nippert; Supreme
Court Judge, J. L. Price; Attoraey-General,
John M. Sheets; Supreme
Court Clerk, Lawson E. Emerson;
State Treasurer, Isaac P. Cameron,
and Member State Board of Public
Works, W. G. Johnson.
The eagle was selected as the emblem
of the party.
Permanent organization was effected
by the selection of Senator Hanna as
Chairman. In assuming the gavel,
Senator Hanna made an address, during
the course of which he declared
that the Republican Party stands by
Its record on the tariff question and
will not permit any changes whereby
labor is in any way affected.
General Grosvenor presented the report
of the Resolution Committee.
The report which was unanimously
adopted by the convention as the
platform of the party in Ohio, reaffirms
the Philadelphia platform;
pledges undivided support to the Republican
party, the magnificent
OZOBOE K. ITASH.
(Renominated for Governor of Ohio.)
achievements of which it is declared,
have added lustre to American history,
and under the administration of
which the United States has become
a world power. Industry has revived,
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| it-is set rorcn; plenty uas aucueeucu
want, and our export trade now leada
the world.
The gold standard Is specifically indorsed.
Further strengthening of the
navy, legislation looking to the restoration
of the merchant marine, the
speedy construction of -an American
I ship canal across the isthmus, are deI
clared to be imperative needs. In regard
to combinations of capital, the.
platform says:
"We recognize the right of both labor
and capital to combine, when such
combinations are wisely administered
for the general good, but combinations
.which create monopolies to control
prices or limit production are an evil
which must be met by effective legislation,
vigorously enforced."
Lynching is denounced in unmeasured
terms.
It is declared that the nation's pledge
to Cuba is being faithfully kept, insuring
freedom and independence to
her people, who, it is added, are today
enjoying more prosperity than eVer before.
The Cubans are congratulated
upon "wise and conservative action in
favor of ctable government."
Porto Rico is stated to be flourishing
beyond all former experiences; Hawaii's
entrance into full territorial re
lations with the unitea states government
has been marked by the most
marvelous progress known in the history
of those islands. In the Philippines
a "wicked insurrection has been
suppressed." and "civil government,
contemplating the largest practicable
degree of home rule, has succeeded
military control. Personal freedom,
with an equality of rights heretofore
to them unknown, is secured to every
inhabitant."
All these things are declared to be
due to the "patriotic and brilliant Administration
of President McKinley,"
who in "facing unforeseen and grave
responsibilities has met them prudently,
bravely and successfully."
Full and cordial approval Is extended
to Senators Foraker and Hanna.
Senator Foraker is declared to have
rendered "splendid and conspicuous
service to our country, and we earnestly
indorse him for a second term-"
STRIKE DELAYS WARSHIPS.
Machinists Have Stopped Work Entirely
at the Union Iron Work*.
Washington. D. C ? A report just re
ccived at the Navy Department shows
the serious effect of the machinists'
strike on the work of building new
warships.
The report states that work is suspended
entirely on the armored cruisers
California and South Dakota and
on the monitor Wyoming and the
cruisers Taeoma and Milwaukee,
building at the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco. Up to this time gratifying
progress had been made on these
ships.
Cigarette Victim's Body Turns Black.
Cigarettes found another victim at
Elgin, 111. James Vickers was found
dead in bed, and the Coroner's jury
laid the cause to the excessive use .of
the paper cigars. Soon after death
the body of the victim turned black,
and the doctors said it was from excess
of nicotine in the system.
Lynching in North Carolina.
D. D. Jones; a negro preacher, who,
It is alleged, attacked Mrs. Noah Davis
near La Grauge, N. C., was
lynched.
Fatal Artillery Accident in England.
While artillery practice was in progress
on the Isle of Wight the breech
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of a twelve-pounu rme mew out, inning
Captain A. Le M. Bray, of the
Royal Artillery, and one enlisted man
and wounding eight other men, three
of whom will die. Colonel A. J.
Nixon, R. A., was slightly wounded
by the explosion.
Colombia'* One Warship.
The steam yacht Namouna, formerly
of Neir York City, and now belonging
to Colombia, left St. Thomas, D. W.
I., for Colon, where she will be put
Into mmmUualoD.
IIHERS fI Oil DEPUTIES
Strikers' Open Resistance to "Government
by Injunction."
OFFICERS FLED FOR THEIR LIVES
The Strike Situation In tho Coal Fields
in Weit Virginia ? Enraged Miners
Fire on Depnty Marshals, and Cry
"Down With CoTernment by Injnnc*
tion!"?Armed Strikers In Blonntalns.
Huntington, W. .Va.?A posse of Deputy
United States Marshals, led by A.
C. Hufford, of Bluefleld, were fired on
by the striking miners and forced to
flee from the coal fields at Matewan.
un euiiuay uiwirnoou me uepuuco, u?der
the leadership of A. C. Hufford,
set out from Blueflold to reach the
scene of the miners' riots.
When they arrived within twenty v
miles of Thacker they- found that they
could proceed no further by rail on account
of the flood. They struck out
across the mountains, and late Strnday
afternoon reached their destination.
They began serving notices of the Injunction
which liad been issued by
Jjidge Jackson, aud which forbids the
strikers from interfering with work at
the colleries or trespassing on the companies'
grounds.
A mob of armed strikers followed.
On all sides could be heard the cry:
"Down with, government by Injunction!"
Men threatened them with
their weapons, women called down the
vengeance of heaven .upon them, and
children hurled stones. When nightfall
came notice had been served on
the strikers of all the coal companl&i
but one, and that was to be served &t
the Lick Fork Coal and Coke Company
at Thacker. Fearing an ambush, they
waited until morning, and early Monday
set out foi Thacker.
Shortly before noon they attempted
to serve the injunction papers at the*
colliery. A mob followed, enraged to
desperation at the sweeping character
of the injunction. One reckless man
fired the first shot and the mountain
sides echoed with resounding reports
that followed the crack of twenty or
thirty rifles. The deputies were forced
to take refuge in flight and then barely
escaped with their lives. '
The strike situation has assumed a
critical stage. Sheriff Hatfield has
withdrawn all his deputies, because It
is said he does not believe in the policy
being used to put down the strike. The
United States Marshals were left
alone, and, after being chased from
thw? flplda It was believed that they
would be strongly reinforced and ready
to fight when they again appeared to
enforce the Injunction.
Tug River divides West Virginia
from Kentucky. On each side the
mountains are almost perpendicular,
and the entire distance from bank to
bank is not more than 500 yards. On
the mountainside of West Virginia the
collerles are located. On the Kentucky
side there are only mountain paths.
Strikers almost a thousand strong have
crossed into Kentucky and are occn- ' .
pying the mountain passes, where they
are out of reach of the deputies, and
command the entrances to the collieries.
The strikers express hatred and contempt
for the marshals, and it is said,
that at the mass meeting at Thacker
they decided to" ignore the Injunction.
ADELBERT S. HAY KILLED. -
Son of Secretary of State Meets Accidental
Death in New Haven, Conn.
New Haven, Conn.?Adelbert S. Hay,
son "of Secretary Hay and former Consul
to Pretoria, fell from a third story
window of the New Haven House early
Sunday morning, and was Instantly
killed. It appears that he fell
asleep while sitting on the window sill
and lost his balance.
The young man's skull was crushed
In at the back of the head, but he suffered
no other fractures. He struck
headlong on the back of the neck and
shoulders and along the rlglit side,
and died almost immediately. A workman
saw the body fall, and rushed to
the spot immediately, but when he
reached the body life was extinct
Mr. Hay was a member of the class
of 'OS at Yale, and was on the triennial
committee. He had returned to
New Haven to meet two hundred classmates
attending the triennial, the
class's first reunion since graduation.
Secretary Hay was called up at his
Washington residence by long distance
telephone ant^was notified that his
son had met with an accident whleh
had resulted In death. He immediately
came here. Secretary Hay was
prostrated.
Condolences to Secretary Hay.
Washington, D. C.?Telegrams of
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sympatny to oecreuu/ xiaj, uuu an
over the United States and from Europe,
have come tc the State Department.
Among them were messages
from the King of England and the
President of France.
Adelbert S. Hay returned to this
country from South Africa in February
last. His record in the consulate
at Pretoria was highly creditable, both
Boers and British uniting, in praise of
his work in that trying post, where he
was charged with looking after the Interests
of the thousands of British
prisoners there. He was appointed to
the post on December 2, 1809, replacing
Mr. Macrum. After his return he
resigned his office April 27. Mr. Hay
was born in 1870 and graauateu ixum
Yale in 1898.
Committed isnlclde by Starving HUnMlf
W. M. Shelton, a respected citizen of
Pool. Ky., died of starvation. Shelton
had expressed a desire to die, but he
did not wish to commit suicide with
human agencies. All efforts to induce
him to eat failed and he died after
twenty-two days' fasting. Shelton was
sixty years of age. /
Horses Afflicted With Catarrh.
Veterinarians estimate that more
than fifty thousand horses in Greater
New York are suffering from acute
laryngeal catarrn.
Fired at Tree. Killed Tlilef.
Jay Foster fired a shotgun into a
tree that overhung the porch of his
home, at Monroe, Mich., to scare away
a supposed burglar, and was horrified
nt wiiiiom Breoken
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ridge, a local crook, came crashing
through the branches dead.
To Op?n Morocco by Trade.
The London Daily Mail hears that
the Sultan of Morocco has authorized
his envoy now in London, Kaid El
Mehedi El Menebhi, to negotiate a
commercial treaty with Great Britain
which will open Morocco to Europeaa
commerce