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PUBLISHED TTIKEE Tia WANT RIG ARMY Says This-Country is; at the Mercy of Any For> iga I-iemj. Says REPORT TO CONGRESS If* ? ' .'? 4SeneraI Wood Confirms Startling Details-?He, 1? an Examination Before House Committee, Points j ?at Nation's Weakness? Hobson : Proposes National Defense Council. , A sensational report from the wai I department showing that the country gs inadequately protected against invasion from foreign governments was sent to the house Wednesday as i secret document and, after a num ber of conferences and hurried tele^l phone messages, was returned to the war department on the ground that the house could not receive a secret report. Members who saw the document J before Its withdrawal say it is a re port of J.'M. Dickinson, secretary of war; that it points out that tbe conn-1 try Is whofiy unprepared; that there Is a woeful Inadequacy of men, of{ guns and of ammunition; that the J ?army should be reorganized and that j a council, of national defense, with the secretary of war at its head, should be created by congress*. The report of Cen. Wood, which was .narked "confid-.-ntlal," dealt with these matters and gave official ad-,J mission to matters that are of more er less common knowledge among j army and navy experts in this coun-j try and abroad. In fact, the real elgnificance of the document Is that It makes official admissions of these i conditions. <Jen. Wood, in his testimony be fore the house military committee furnished some of the most Interesting information ever given1 before that body. He discussed the whole subject of national defense, told where the weak points lay, and laid particular emphasis on the pos sibility of attack from the Orient. He did not give vent to any alarmist views, as to danger of any Immediate invasions, but talked confidentially of the need.-of changes a3 prudent and valuable, to guard against trou hle from Japan or China. Representative MacLachlan, the author of the resolution which wrought the official exposition of the weakness of the mllitry defense, said today: "A foreign country could land 200.000 troops on the Pacific coast in 30 days, and the only intimation of trouble would be the blowing up of the mountain passes, thus pre venting any communication with the East. In the three States west of the Rocky mountains?California, Ore?on and Washington?we have 1,000 regular troops and 5.000 State aailitiamen. "The b9st military au thorities-say that It would take years .W? dislodge foreign troops if they over got a foothold under these con ditions, and that it would cost the United States a billion of dollars." The bill Introduced today by Rep resentative Hobson provides for a national council for defense and is the result of his conference with President Taft, Secretary Dickinson and other officials. The war department's precaution to protect the ieport led to a seri ous mix-up in the house. The re . port was marked "confidential," but that precaution was indicated only on a part of the document. In the routine handling- of the report It was passed along with other executive documents to the clerk's office, where such matters are open to. puo Bc inspection, but almost Instantly Its confidential nature was dlscov ored and It was withdrawn to the privacy of the speaker's office. After looking Into the precedents, the speaker concluded that there was ao warrant for the reception of the report as a confidential communica tion. There he returned it to Secre tary Dickinson with a polite letter calling attention to the rules of iae house, which require all originally executed * communications to be printed. The secretary received this letter very Hte In the day and consequent ly withheld his answer until tomor row, it" is probable that he. will withhold from the house the ap pendices to t'ne orliiml report, whirh. after all, contained the only really confidential matter and resub mit the document, omitting the in juuctional confidence. Small Roy Killed on Rail. I Arthur Miller, aged 13, son or; Dora Miller, wrs run over and killed about 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at Gastcnia bv the Southern switching1 ene-ine. whic-h was switching cars a! short distance west' of the York j street crossing. The boy's body was; fearfully mangled, one arm and one' leg being entirely severed from his body, and many bruises being sus tained, j Striker Killed. | At Chlcaeo in a clash between' striking garment workers and police, one workman was shot dead, an other fatally wounded and several eomha'ants on both sides seriously Injured. Non-union tailors em ployed by B. Kuppen helm er & Co.. were being escorted to a shop and having been ausalled by the strik IES A WEEK. PUlS BULLtT IN HEAD WHEN HE IS CORNERED BY POSSE OF .FARMERS. A Daring Bank Robber Takes His Own Life When Escape is Impos sible. Earl Ward. SO years of age, who thlB morning robbed the State Bank, of Paradise, Kan., securing 52,500 killed himself when surrounded by a posse of farmers, fourteen miles north of that place, late today. Ward's suicide was a climax to one of the most sensational robberies committed in Kansas in recent years. He made a hard ride for liberty but a posBe of farmers surrounded him at sundown. Trim he turned the gun he had bought earlier in the d2y upon himself and sent a bullet through his brain. .On the body the posse found the $2,500 stolen from the bank. War.1, who lives twelve mles northeast, went to Paradise last night. He at I tracted only caeual notice. This (morning he went to a hardware store (and bought a revolver, ammunition and a coil of rope. lie then entered the bank, where he covered Cashier Bert O'Brien and four other men with the weapon. After the safe had been opened by the cashier at Ward's direction, the five men were marched into a back I room and forced to lie on the floor, j The lone bandit then tied and gagged them with gunny sacking. After taking the $2,500 from the vault Ward walked to a hardware j store, purchasing a rifle and a large number of cartridges, and mounting his horse rode rapld!?y away. In a short time the men In the bank were discovered and released. A posse quickly formed and started in pur suit. RIDING BLIND BAGGAGE. Young Man Run Oter by Train and Die? From Injury. W. W. Frailey, a young man about 22 .years of a?e, whose home Is at Wln8ton-Salem, N. C, died in the Infirmary at Florence Tuesday as the result of being run over by a train at Pee Dee Junction Monday night. The young man with a. companion named J. P. PIfer were riding "blind b3ggage," between the tender and first express car, and Frailey fell soon after the train left Pee Dee and ? was badly crushed, but lived to be brought to the infirmary, where he [died during.the night. Inquest was held Tuesday morning, at which Pi j f- .' was present and told of the acci dent, and gave directions for finding the family of the young man. The body was sent home for burial. Af ter the young man fell from the train his body lay beside the track some Mttde while until a chance passerby found it and reported to the agent, who sent him to the Infirmary. DR. KNAPP WELL PLEASED. Letter Received by Commissioner Watson on Corn Display. Seaman A. Knapp, special agent In charge of the farm development [work for the United States depart ! ment of agriculture, has written j Commissioner Watson a letter on (the recent corn exposition held in J Columbia. Dr. Knapp is well known I throughout the South and especially ! in thlB State and therefore his let [ter, given below, will be of Interest: j "Dear Mr. Watson: Your very interesting letter of the 9th, giving I information about the corn exposi tion, is at hand. "I have noted with great pleasure the wonderful progress being made In South Carolina and we are doing all that we can to contribute to It. With the present Interest, if matters are properly handled, I think there will be no difficulty in bringing South Carolina to the front In all agricultural matters." GIVEN FOR GOOD CAUSE. Carnegie Donates Ten Million to Pro mote Peace. I At Washington, surrounded by twenty-sevpn trustees of his choos ing, comprising former Cabinet mem , bers. ex-ambnssndors, college pr?si dents, lawyers and educators, An drew Carnegie Wednesday trans ferred $10,000.000 in 5 per cent [mortgage bonds, valued at $11.500. 1000. to he devoted primarily to the I establishment of ureversal peace by j trie abolition of war between nations and such friction as may impair "the progress and happiness of man." When wars between nations shall have ceased the fund is to br> [applied to such altruistic purposes as I "will best help man in his glorious ; ascent onward and upward" by the banishment of the "mort degrading evil or evils" then harrassing man kind. Claims the Seat. Robert C. White. Democratic nom inee for Congress from Delaware at the recent election, has served notice Of contest on his Republican compet itor, Representative William H. Heald. White allegel that about o.OOO nesrroes were Induced to vote for Heald by money offers and that sbout . 3,000 white voters were bought to vote for Heald, who other wise would have voted for White. OEANGEBUBG MAY LOSE ONE ? A Rearra'gement of Corjrfss'onal Dis-j tiicts Will be ft'ade. NEW CENSUS FIGURES If Congress Increases the Basis of i Representation, As Lv Very Likely, Changes of Districts in This State Will Cut Off One of Our Congress While the General Assembly at [ its 1911 session will, In accordance with the State Constitution, reap portion the membership of the House of Representatives, along the lines recently set forth on the basis of tue 1910 census, it depends upon wheth er Congress at the present sassion passes a reapporiionment bill as to when the rearrangement of the Con gressional districts will be made. But the State will necessarily be ie j districted before the election of 1912 ?either at the 1911 or the 1912 ses sion, and preferably at the 1311 ses sion, if the basis of representation in the national House is then known. The following interesting discussion of the above subject hy the Colum bia correspondent of The News and Courier will be read with iuterc-st: The present basis is one repre sentative to every 194,000 inhabi tants, in round numbers, and on this basis South Carolina has seven rep resentatives for a population of 1. T340.31 6 in :i 900. The State will possibly lose a congressman, since the basis of representation is certain to be Increased, it is said in Wash ington, and if the basis is increased to more than 216.000 South Carolina will be entitled to not more than six representatives. This would neces sitate an entirely new distribution of the counties in congressional dis tricts. There are only three of the I present seven districts which now 'have more than 21 6.000 inhabitants, the three being the 4th, 6th and 7th districts. These three, it happens, also have more than 220.000 each, and this figure, 220,000, is more likely to be adopted as the basis or representation. In thit case South Carolina w-111 have only s'x represenr tatlves In congress and the State will be entirely redistrlcted, as stated above. Population. The arrangement of the districts at present, with the population of each county, according to the new census, the total pooulatim of the districts in 1910 and in 1 900. and the increases, are as follows: First District?Five Counties. Dorchester.17.Sill Berkeley.23,437 Charleston.88,504 Clarendon.32,108 Colleton. 3 5.390 Total. 1910. 197.470 Total, 1900. 1 96,390 Increase. 1,050 Second District?Seven Counties. Aiken. 41,849 Bamberg. IS,544 Barn well. 32,200 Beaufort. 30,335 Ed?efleld. 28.2S1 Hampton. 25.126 Saluda.,'. 20.943 Total, lv1 0. 1 97.307 Total, 1900. 1 90.662 Increase. 6,615 Third District?Six Counties. Abbeville.?.. .. 34,804 Anderson... 49.568 Greenwood. 34,220 Newberry. 34.586 Oconee. 27,337 PIckens. 25,422 Total. 1910.205,94: Total, 1900.190.6C: Increase.15,280 Fourth Distric t?Four Counties. Greenville. 68,377 Laurens.41,550 Spartan burg. 83.465 Union.39.911 Total, 1 91 0. 233.303 Total, 1900. 1 81.933 Increase. 51,370 Fifth District?Seven CouittVs. Cherokee. 26.179 Chester. 29.425 Che?ter field. 26.301 Kairfield. 29.442 Kershaw. 27.S94 Lancaster. 26.650 York. 4 7,718 Total. 1 PI 0.2 ' :'..(;09 Total. 1D00. 190,492 IncroaFe. 23,117 Shtli District?Fight County's. Darlington. 36,027 Florence. 35.671 ! Georgetown. 22.271 Horry. 2G.995 Marion. 20.596 Marlboro. 31.1S9 Williamsburg. 37.626 1 Dillon. 2*,615 I Total, 1910.232,990 Total, 1900. 201.577 Increase.31.413 Seventh District?Seven Counties. Dee.25,318 Lexington.Si.040 Orangeburg.55.993 Sumter.. .... ., .. .. 88,472 K 8. C SATUBDAY. UJ? NO FOOD FOR A WM THRILLING STORY OP A SUR VIVOR OP SEA TRAGEDY. After Starving a Week, He Sets Out For the Shore Pursued by Many Sharks. After drifting for six days without' food on a derelict, Theodore Ander son, a Swede, swam to shore on the west coast of Australia. He told a thrilling story of the disaster that had brought death to every other member of the crew. News of the tragedy was brought here by the steamer Moana from Brisbane. The ^ereilet was a pearling lugger ol 200 tons, the Hugh Norman. She was sailing down the coast from Broome to Freemantle, when she struck a reef. j The dingey was launched and all members of the crew except Ander son and the cantain boarded her. The little boat drifted away and was swamped. All her occupants were drowned. The captain ordered Anderson to jump in. after the dingey, but seeing | three sharks cruising in the. vicinity he refused. Later the lugger drifted off the, reef and the captain leaped ? over-! hoard and tried to swim ashore, but was attacked and devoured by, sharks. Next day Anderson decided to risk all In an effort to reach land. It took him one hour to swim ashore and he was pursued by sharks but, ascaped them. ?. Many Are Drowned. The German steamer Palorno is a total wreck off Cape Corrubodo, on the weBt coast of Galicla, Spain. Her five passengers and crew of nineteen | were lost. Advices received state j that the vessel struck and went to pieces during a fierce gale last Sun day night. YOUNG GIRL HANGS HERSKLF. liiody of Miss Gore Found in Bam Near Lake City. Miss Susie Gore, fourteen years old, of Vlneland, N. C. committed suicide Monday at McAlister's Mill. f'?ur miles from Lake City, says a dispatch to The News and Courier .She was visiting her cousin, Mrs. Eddie Antwlne. who saw her last alive at 10 o'clock. The body was found about midday, hanging by a rope from a Joist in the barn. Evi dently the desperate girl stood on 3 barrel, tied the rope to the Joist and around her neck and .lumped off. A letter was found near the body, stating that it would be best for bet to k'll her.eelf and then her name would not be in everybody's mouth, and requesting to be buried at her Imme. A half finished letter to her father, Henry Gore, was also found. Sie was well developed for her age ind of very prepossessing appear ance. Magistrate Baldwin held the inquest and a verdict of suicide was ieturned. RIchland.: .. 55.143 Calhoun.1G.634 Total. 1910.223.600 Total, 1 900. 183,753 Increase.39.S47 Cains. It will be seen that In the abso ?te gains the districts rank as fol lows: First, the 4th district, with a gain of 51,370. Second, the 7th district, gain 39, 000. Third, 6th district, gain 31,413. Fourth. 5th district, gain 23.492. Fifth, 3d district, gain 15,280. Sixth, 2d district, gain 6,645. Seventh, 1st district, gain 1,080. Rank. In order of their total population, according to the 1910 census, the districts rank as follows: 4th, Gth, I 7th. 5th. 3d, 1st and 2d. The 4th, 6th and 7th districts might remain, unchanged, even on a j b?pls of 220,000, but other counties will have to he added to the 1st and ?d districts even on a basis of 200,-' 000, and this will require that some counties be taken f:om the other dis trictsi. The districts adjoining the 1st and 2d districts are the Cth, 7th ' and 3d. so that ft now seems Imjvi-' table that there shr\] be an entirely new arrangement of the counties to form the si\- or seven districts, as the case may be. Cmenville and Smrtnnburg, now! both In the 4 th district, would be vied to get into separate districts. While those two counties are similar in population and resources, the"" is rivalry between them, and they ,./e respectively the third and second most popi'IowR counties in the State, i Vrt to 1000 both vere in the same, district as Columbia. I The matter of re 'istrlotlng the Slate will command the attention of the leg'staturc and require much care and thought to work out satis factorily. Stevedore Is Killed. Oeorre Moore, a stevodere at the Champion compress at Wilmington was Instantly killed Wednesday af ternoon while loading cotton in the British steamer St. Jerome, and .lohn Lamb, another stevodore, was seri ously injured. The men were In the hold of the vessel when the storm back fell In on them, Moore's head having been split open. 4 CK3IBER 17 11)10 Gil Wl A TALK A Breezy Editor in the Senate Startle the Grave Senators. HE CALLED THEM BOYS Speaking on Rule Relative to Re vision of Tariff by Piecemeal, New Senator by His Breezy Manner and Familiar Tone, Causes Sena tors to Gasp for Breath. Senator Lefayette Young, of Iowa, today gave the legislative body of which he has been a member exact ly ten. days, the surprise of Its ex istence. He had piepared to make an attack on his colleague. Senator Cummins, who seeks passage of a concurrent resolution charging the rules of the House and Se-ate so as to permit piecemeal revision of the Payne-Aldrich tari.f law. Thl3 he did, and more. Doffing his toga when he arose he bowed to the grave and dignified Sen ators from a standpoint of an editor, whirh he is in private life. The Senate gasped and then laughed when Mr. Young told that I be country would feel relieved were Congress to adjourn altogether for two "solid" years. It gasped agiin when he alluded to its members in breezv fnsbion as "boys" and when he declared that the editors of the country and not Con?ress ruled the country. Senator Young's speech, which oc cupied less than an hour, command ed the strictest attention. His reference to editors and print ers' ink as the real directors of the destiny of the nation was followed by disavowal of any intent to of fen-1. When he called his colleagues "boys" he accompanied it with a wave of his hand. This Incident fol lowed a stcry of how, Just as he was about to t3ke the train for Wash ington and the Senate, a constituent "button-holed" him. '"Go down there. Senator." said j the constituent, "and for Heaven's sake put up a fight for the con sumer." ? ?' "T will not." Mr. Young said he (replied. "These bovs are doing that. I am go'ng to fight for the nroiucer." ? Mr. Youn7 opposed ell efforts at revision of the exlctirg tariff law berause. as h?> contended, the law jprot?cts the interests of the farmer, i "The nrlnclpal complaint against the tariff, as rpsards." he said, "has had r?ference to the products of the farmers. Th?refo>rp.. we ml^ht antic ipate that the first schedule that would come from the other House would b? the aerlenltural schedule. J would be afraid for Spcrefary Wil son or any number of cre"t farmers tri bo "Hneht alone with that sched ule with no means of defence. "Thp T-eirons of offence and de fence In legislation are the right of amendment .nnd the pr'vllege nf oi fort?<r substitutes. Mv collearue world take from himself and myself j fbe rMit of lnt-odn"Ing the woolen schedule as a substitute for any pro posed amendment which might put aTrhnlti'rf l products on the free list. S.o should the pronoced rule become the law of the country's, we would be denied the privilege of fighting fr?r orr Interest hv the Introduction of fbe Interests of others." Mr. Younfr srn'-e of the recent elections and. plainly referring to t*e nrogr^sslve Republicans, said tb^t arguments m^dp bv men wfthin the Republican party had produced pPTnr>"raMc votes. In discussing the attacks by Insurgents upon the prln cinle of proto"tion. Mr. Young told of m_eetlnf? Wm. Jennings Bryan re cently and savin* to bim that Just as the latter had progressed In fit ness for the Presidency, his chances had diminished, and that as he had j not become a conservative his party 'would not prefer him for that high off ce I "My colleague on Tuesday said there were gross InemmMties In the tTifT enacted in 1009." Faid Mr. Ycun<r at the outlet. "This state ment is probahlv true, and would be true if my colleague and those 'r. svmnafhv wth hm were to nut n the pert five years in rewriting the schedules. S-'hedules are prolific in p*vr>rfnriitv f t attack". It hns al ways been true and will eont!nue to be true so long as there Is a duty on Imports." The Senator chilieneerl any mem ber to statt? his belief that the farm er ws recivin-r too much for Pis products. He dc"hr"d it has been iiitimnts-d that the mid 'Ifman was gcttHg too crc't a share Of the value of f'rm produr.'s. "If tlrs i?p true," he demanded, "why strike at the producer? Why not. go after the middleman direct." T'<e inr'ff of 1909 In attempting lo strike at monopoly put. netroleuni en the free list.. The refiners inimeii atelv redtieed the purchase pr>*e of crude oil and continued the high price to the concumer on refined oil. Thus the consumer was not bene fltted. Why repeat this performance In the case of the farmer and his pr^d-rts?" With the declaration that tariff leelslat'on never rould he made per fect nor universally satisfactory, Mr. Your.iT ureed that the duty of pub lic men and the public press waB to accept the Payne-Aldrich law and let the country get down to the trans jMAMWS ELtGl' OFFlCtKS GRAND LODGE CONCLUDES AN NUAL SESSION. Gruud Master James R. Johnson Re elected?O. F. Hart, of Columbia, Chosen Grand Secretary. The 134th annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Masons of South Carolina was brought to a close Thursday with the election of officers. Lively interest was taken by all the Masons In the election, the matter of choosing a Grand Secre tary being regarded as especially Im I portant. This office has been held 1 for some months by Past Grand I Master Walter M. Whitehead, of i Charleston, under appointment ol Grand Master Johnson, the office having been left vacant upon the ! death of Grand Secretary J. T. Bar !ron, of Columbia. While Mr. White? ! head has performed the duties of j the office most efficiently, It proved to be the opinion of a majority of the delegates to the Gr:.nd Lodge ,that the position should be held by i a man living somewhere 'n the in i tprior and consequently 0. F. Hart, iof Columbia, was elected by a sm.ill ma-'orit-y. The vote stcol 330 lo 307. All other Grand Lodge officers were re-elected, Including Grand . Master James R. Johnson. W. H. Prioleau, of Charleston, who was ^filling the unexpired term of the late I Gen. Zimmerman Davis was selected I Grand Treasurer. The District Dep uty Grand Masters are the same, with the exception that Kenneth Baker, of Greenwood, was chosen for the six^h district. Vice J. B. Hughey, of Greenwood resi.smed. Im mediately after the election, the of ficers were Installed. The instal lation ceremony was beautiful and i solemn. At 2:30 o'clock the instal lation ceremonies were concluded and the members of the Grand Lodge adjourned to the Isle of Palms, where they enjoyed an oyster roast, prepared for them by the Masons of Charleston. Officers for 1911. The following ore the officers of the Grand Lodge for 1911: Grand Master?James R. Johnson, of Charleston. Deputy Grand Master?George S. Mower, of Newherry.' i-enlor Grand Warden?George T. Bryan, of Greenville. Junior Grand Warden?R. A. Copper, of Laurens. r-rand Treasurer?W. H. Prioleau, of Charleston. Grand Secretary?0. F. Hart, of Columbia. Grand Chaplain?The Rev. W. P. Smith, of Spartanburg. The appointive officers named were as follows: Senior Grand I Deacons. J. P. Duckett, of Anderson, and J. F. Klnnev, of Bennettsville. Junior Grand Deacons?A. 11. S^a-V, of Greenville, and C. K. Chreitzhurc cf Rock Hill. J Grand Stewards?S. T. D. Lan caster, of Pauline, and^. I. Parrott, of Sumter. Grand Marshal?John Kennerly, or Edgefleld. Grand Pursuivant?J. E. Cogs well, of Charleston. Grand Tiler?W. A. Winkler, of Charleston. Distr'ct Deputy Grand Masters? First. W. G. Masyck; second, S. H. Rodtrers. Beaufort; third, Butler Hapoo't, Barnwell; fourth, W. A. Giles. Gran'teville: flth, B. F. Nichol son, Edgefleld; sixth, Kenneth Bak er. Greenwocd; seventh, J. B. Dout |hit, Pendleton: ei?hth, O. R. Doyle, 'Clemson; ninth. A. S. Rowell. Pled Imont; tenth, W. B. Patton, Cross 1 Anchor; eleventh. Van Smith, New berry; twelfth, E. C. Secrest, Lan caster: thirteenth, Joseph Lindsay, j Chester; fourteenth, J. B. Wallace, [Camden; fifteenth, ?t?a S. Jones, i Georgetown; sixteenth, W. E. James. | Darlincton: seventeenth, J. C. Sell jers: eighteenth, W. L. Glaze, Or j anaeburg. ! action of business. The tarlT ought to be revised,' he continued, "as the President has susc-cFted, in a silentific way, one schedule at a time." Demanding to know who was dis ' satisfied with the tariff, the Senator j declared the time had come to end {the t,iri(T d's'-ussion. He agreed with J President Taft, he said, that the I country reeded a rest. "Would it be presumptuous for , me to sti"ge~t to such Republicans as jb'tve been attacking the tariff." he j inquired, "that they lo.ive that to ! the Democrats, who are preparing in take control of that particular branch of the Ctov _imcnt where revenue .bills shall c7*-;inate? Let me su ; gest further to such Republicans as are in favor of low tariff that they j press the matter with all their might and accomplish all .icy can previous to the 4th of .Mart:'.' and then would ! ii. be too much to k?k them to sub side with their agitation and give I the country a rpst?" Set Fire to a Barn. I Ben Bibbs, a negro, about 21 years old, Tuesday confessed that be set fire to the barn of W. H. Mar tin, near Septus, Anderson county, Friday morning. The barn, with j contents, was burned to the ground, j entailing a loss of $3,000. The ne ? gro said he set the barn afire be I cause a son of Mr. Martin beat him. I The barn was about the largest in the countv and cost $2,500. The ban. contained considerable feed . stuff. rWO CEXTSPEK COPY Iii ONE ALIVE Gas Explosion in a Virginia Coai Crlinc Entombs Many Wi rkmen. TWELVE WERE KILIED Greeno Mine, on Norfolk and West ern Railway, Scene of Horrible Disaster ? Report of Explosion, . Heard Miles Around?Rescue Par ty Enters Shaft and Bodies Recov ered. As a result of an explosion m the' mines of the Bond Coal Company, at Greeno, six miles east of Norton, Va., Wednesday morning, twelve men have lost their lives. Thirteen were in the mines at the time of the ex plosion and only two escaped, one of whom died shortly after being taken out. On account of atmosphere and oth er conditions the rescue work had to be stopped after nine bodies had I been recovered and the other two. bodies will not be brought out be ifore morning. The dead were Iden tified as follows: James Rarrowman, superintend ent: William Ritchie, mine fore-, man: Lee Rowland, Charles Wil liams, Jessie Ritchie. Charles Whit aker, John Rodan, Arch Leslie and John Ritchie. '* The last named and Charles Ros enbaum were rescued alive, but Ritchie succumbed to his injuries. . . j The explosion came without a mor ment's warning, and it is believed 'to have been caused by an accumu llation of gas set off by "blowing" [coal. The air shaft was thought to i be in good condition and nothing of j the kind was expected. The same mine, however, had a similar ex-, plosion three years ago, in which sfifc men were killed. As soon as the news of the ex plosion had spread to other nearby mining operations, of which th'er<)f.. are a number in the vicinity, rescue parties were formed and conveyed to the scene by Bpeclal trains and pri*i vate conveyances, but nothing couldj be done, except bring out the dead bodies. Only slight damage was done to the mine. The Greeno mine employes about 35 men. The wive3 and children and other relatives of the missing men were attracted to the scene of death by the loud report of the explosion, . and, weeping and praying they have kept up ceaseless begging for help to save their loved ones. When 'Superintendent Barrowman and his party entered the mine an hour after the explosion tbey gained some distance within the main open ing before they si:nalley the engi neer to stop. Those outside -?'ilied for further signals, but none came. Hours passed, and not a sign came of the superintendent and his com panions, and It T.as concluded that they had been caught suddenly in ft> storm of he^ied air and suffocated* By 2 O'clock In the afternoon four' unidentified bodies bad been taken out. They were recovered by miners who entered the shaft with helmets that furnished fresh air. Later In the day T. E. Roan, of the Clinch field Coal Corporation, as sumed direction of the rescue work. He has only a limited number of helmets, and is making every possi ble use of them. Near dark six more bodies wore recovered, along with one man who Is yet alive, but whose condition is precarious. He is fearfully burned and bruised, and Is unconscious. When the explosion occurred tlr? whistle at the mine was sounded continuously, giving alarm all over the surrounding country. It was heard In the small villages several miles away and' immediately there was a rush of people to the scene. A youn;.' lady In charge of the tele phone office at Coeburn, three miles away from them the mine, heard the news and sent out a call for help. Cyclone Devastates Provinces, I'torms of a cyclonic character are flooding a part of the country and the situation is becoming desperate in the provinces of Malaga. Seville, ValludoIId, Badajose, Zamora and Corunna. Practically all the crops in these districts have be<m de stroyed and the people, arc threat ened with famine. Railroad and tel egraphic communicaM'M 5 are Lvoken everywhere and it ha-i hem :'ound almost impossible to send asslsiance to the sufferers. Freight Kusine Explodes* J. Formier, aged 26, bra he man, wos instantly killed. Ben Hill, tire-, rna?, was fatally injured -uid Mac Reed, engineer, was serio eiy hurt Monday night when a Miissour.l, Kansas & Texas freigiit engine ex ploded, cix miles north of Dallas, Texas. The boiler was lifted from the trucks and hurled 200 feet from 'he track. Tight Shoe Causes Death. Sebum J.Iones, a prominent far mer of Kershaw county, died Mon day at his home near the town of Kershaw, of blood poison resulting from a slight abrasion on the foot caused by a tight shoe. The leg was amputated at the thigh a few days ago in the hope of saving bis life.