VOL. XI1. FORT MILL, S. C? WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1903. NO. 11.
BILL ARP. I
M 5
"I nni Jesus Christ, the carpenter's
son. My mission is to save sinners. I
fought in the civil war front Dalton to
Joncsborc. Twice I have been president
of thes:' United States since the surrender
and have attended all the reunions
up to date, hut now they have
got me penned up here as a Tennessee
lunatic and won't let me go to New
Orleans. I can't get a passport because
I am .li.s .s Christ. Can't you do something
for me? ( want to go and rejoice
witii those who rejoice and weep with
those who ween."
mat poor r How has my sympathy.
Maybe it' they had let him go with the
veteran, it would have restored ins
teason. I know it brightened up our
boys and now they can't talk about
anything else. Was there ever sti h
glowing, growing patriotism? It looks
like th? tiumhr:' in rcases at every reunion
and that, without pensions. The
(itgmd Array of the Republic lies reunions.
but it is mainly to keep np the
pension grab, the thing that Tom Ronton
cclh ti "the bottomless gulf or charities
end gratuities."
I saw it stated the other day that TO
per cent of the federal army were foreigners
or foreign-horn and were I
lighting only for bounty or booty ot
bnncomb. and tlioy get it all and the
pensions thrown in. Oh, that was a
grand gathering at New Orleans. It
seems to me that if 1 was a northern
ntan I would say: "Look here, boys,
we can't do anything with those rebels
down south, an 1 1 move we quit trying.
We've been working on 'em for nearly
forty years and have never converted
on yet." As they march eel through
New Oekans 100.000 strong you could
hear that same old rebel yell from St
Charles to Vleksburg. Old Father
Mount* n.ule told me it bursted every
telegraph wire couth of Macon and
Dixon ., line and away up in Pennsylvania
!i>a Western t'nion had to cut
down their poises for a hundred miles.
Hut I'm distressed about Mississippi.
Who is Governor Longlno, anyhow?
His name is not in any biography that
I've got. 1 reckon it wasent worth
putting in. 1 reckon he is a foreigner
or he wouldent have invited Roosevelt,
the slanderer, down to Jacksonvile to
help lay the corner stone of the capitol.
Roosevelt said that Jeff Davis was
the arch repudiator and while governor
\ i toed the bill that made provision to
lin? a,,. .. j?W4 .... -i i...
i??* in*- i iMiuinmr ucut, UUII II?* iiiiM j
never retracted nor apologized for that j
lie. 1 wonder if Longino knows that
Governor McNut was tlm author of repudiation
and gave as his reason tiiat
the money was borotvcd from Union
Rothschild. in whose veins flowed the
blood of Judas and Shyloek, and whose !
mortgages would confiscate our cotton !
fields and make serfs of our children.
That's what ho said in his message,
but the legislature wonldont vote for it.
and it took five years to get the bill
through. All the time Mr. Davis was
fighting for his country in Mexico and
got desperately woun led at Uuena
Vista and had to use crutches for six
years. He never was In the legislature
nor was he over governor, and yet
Rosevclt. the slanderer, lets the lie
stand and Longino Invites him clown
to lay the corner stone. Oh. my country!
When will all this toadyism and
hypocrisy cease? Oh, Mississippi! How
are the mighty fallen!
Now those ntt? ranees are my own ?
neither the editor nor any paper is responsible
for them. My feelings and
( motions are all my own. 1 honor the
memory of Mr. Davis and have profound
respect for his widow, and there
i=! no limit to my contempt for the !
brute who put mnnacles on him or the |
convited historian who slandered him. 1
It is a comfort to despise them both.
And now. three cheers for Indiana, i
the champion state for lynching ne- |
croes when they commit outrages on !
their women. Not a week passes hut
there is a fresh case and the people
turn out and scour the country for the
brute. And now they are driving all
the negroes out of a county whore an
outrage was committed. You spo they
have no chain gangs up there and but
few negroes. Lynching has almost stopped
in Georgia because punishment is
' more speedy and there is a chain gang
in sighl in almost every county, but
let a sure-enough case come up and a
Miire-enouch lynching will swiftly follow.
There n'e more thun 7.000 men in
our state wpo have not bowed the
kr.ee to Bnr?l?and the Rev. Newell
Dwight Hilli* shouldn't sleep in a bed
in my house1 unless l?e was sick unto
death.
But enough of all this. It sounds like
I am mnd wK'h somebody, hut I am not.
"We are all lyappy at my house tonight,
for our far -away boy is on his way
home. We'have Just had a telegram
fvom him nfod he will bo here tonight.
Me lives In .Mexico City and it has he. n
t hree long , years since we have seen
him. This i'a Carl, the youngest boy?
the pet of his moth "'?the one she I
loves the Most and prays the longest I
T or every riiif it. He will stay with us
n lew days- and then go away again
: tnd perhuL>s ntvor see us any more.
?Vfy wife bias been saving the spring
?p htckens fyJr him P.nrl the flowers are
foot to he #eut till he tomes, rnd the
: itrawbcrrl'%s are still heaving and the
-ake ts in' the oven. Nothing is too
precious fA?r Carl and he and Jes-ee
will slug tjhelr old songs and rehearse
their happ^y days w'nm we lived in th
country 011 the farm.
, Oh. the: happy, hnpp.v days on ihe
[fBrpa, n^ibre our boys nil left us and
four girls got married!
But we are happy still and love
everybody, except some?Bill Arp in
iAtlanta Constttntfrm.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
A Large Addition.
The Manufacturers' Record of April
9 referred to the proposition of the
Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Co. of
Cherokee Falls, S. C.. to increase capital
stock from $1100.000 to $1,000,000. A |
meeting of the stockholders has been
held and confirmed the proposition o?
the directors. This $S00,000 additional
capital will he expended for further developing
the company's water-power
and adding f>0.000 spindles. A new mill
will he built to hold 40.000 of these
spindles, and the remaining 10.000 will
be added to the nresent nlant l.nr.n?s
to suit, probably about 1300. will also
be installed. The company's present
plant has 15,520 ring spindles and 5IS
narrow looms, manufacturing sheetings,
seamless grain bags anil rope.
Textile Notes.
The report mentioned la.it week that
Murphy & Pro.. Sixteenth and Fit*.v.nter
streets. Philadelphia. Pa., contemplate
locating a branch mill in the
South was correct. Hut the firm pro- j
pesos buying an established plant for
manufacturing white and colored
poods, and investigations are now bein;,
made. Their Philadelphia plant
produces dress goods for men's wear,
having 250 looms.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Bryan. Texas, will erect i
nmir.mg ami install equipment /< r its
textile department. This department i
will train young men in the acta il
work of the cotton mill. there bring
two courses, ono of two years ami one
of four years. The llrst two years of
the latter will he the same as the present
mechanical engineering conrs?.
About $30,000 will be expended for the
plant.
Iloskins Cotton Mill Co. of Charlotte,
N. C.. incorporated last inon.h
with an authorized capital of $500,000,
has organized and elected K. A. Smith,
president and treasurer. A site has
been purchased, and probably an
equipment of 15,000 spindles and 450
looms will be installed. Messrs. \V. 11.
Smith. Whaley & Co. of Boston. Mass..
and Columbia. S. C.. are the engineers
In charge.
The recent dispatches referred to as
stating that H. Frank Mehane and associates
had purchased 4.000 acres
land at Spray. N. C.. were correct.
They have plans in view for additional
textile manufacturing plants, and are
now burning brick for new structures.
Mr. Mebane declines to make any
statement at this time.
The Emporia (Va.) Band & Investment
Co. has Increased its capital
stock from $35,000 to $1.00u.lnH) and .emoved
its main ofiice to Petersburg,
Va. It has purchased for $100,000 the
cotton mill of the Ettrick Manu."'."*uiing
Co., and will operate same. Thero
are 9784 spindles and 262 looms in the
plant. New machinery may be added.
Messrs. M. 11. Heed. U. M. Evans. W.
TI. Badger and others of Marble Falls.
Texas, and T. S. Rrvd of Beaumont.
Texas, hnvc purchased water-power
rights and textile buildings on the
Colorado river at Marble Falls, Texas.
They contemplate installing an equipment
of textile machinery.
Banna Cotton "Mill has been incorporated.
with capital stock of $100.00(1;
Geo. Johnston of Newberry, S. C.. president.
and Ij. W. C. Illaloek of Goldville,
S. C.. secretary-treasurer. Th's
company has purchased the Goldvillo
Manufacturing Co.'s mill of 5000 spindles,
and may increase the equipment.
Springfield Woolen Mills Co., Springfield,
Tenn., reported Inst week, will
have a capital of $50,000. A two-set
woolen-blanket null will be installed,
the machinery to include 1440 spindles
ar.d twenty broad looms. The company
will he in the market for the machinery
about June 1.
Steele Bros. Company, reported incorporated
last week with capital stock
cf $100,000. has purchased and will
AnAunt/v i KA 1 AM*.A1 m,. ce V X11~
?'W' Utir ill*" i l (i I *" I Itlllll IAJLIAJ1I .vim.v
at Laurel Bluff. near Mt. Airy. N. C.
The plant has 3500 spindles, employs
sixty operatives, and produces yarns
and warps.
Durham (X. C.) Hosiery Mills, reported
last week as increasing capital
XI00.000 to erect addition ami install
400 knitting machines, etc.. has awarded
all necessary contracts for buildings
and machinery. C. I. Underwood is tee
contractor.
There is a movement on foot to build
a sheeting mill at Louisville. Ky.. and
several local capitalists are interested.
Probably P. P. Gilnrore. 125 W. Main
street, can give information.
D. L. Dawson will establish a cotton
mill roll covering plant at Huntsvlllc,
Ala.
R. P. Boswetl of Penfield, Ga.. will
build a knitting mill at Greensboro,
Ga.
Pelhanr (Ga.) Manufacturing Co. wii!
expend from $5000 to $10,000 to build
and equip a dyeing and finishing plan'.
Its mill has 5000 ring spindles and 12S
looms.
Granlteville (S. C.) Manufacturing
Co. will improve its mill and probaMy
lnstall additional machinery. It now
has 52.380 spindles and 1,674 looms.
The Commercial Club of Pilot Point,
Texas, is endeavoring to arrange for
the establishment of a $200,000 cotton
mill.
The Commercial Club of Charleston,
S. C., Is endeavoring to arrange for the
establishment of a bleachcry.
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MACilEN ARRESTED.
Manager of Rural Free Delivery Will
Face Serious Charges
GETS OUT ON VERY HEAVY BAIL
Machen is Alleged to Have Received
riany Thousand Dollars From Con i
tracts Improperly Let.
Washington, Special.?By far the i
most sensational development of the j
postoffiee investigation tip to this time
occurred Wednesday, when August W.
Machen. the general superintendent of
the free delivery service, was arrested
?ju u warrant issued upon the infor- I
niation of postofficc inspector charging
him with having . eceivcd "rake- i
offs" from contracts made with the
local firm of Groff Brothers for a pat- !
cut postal box fastener. The warrant
specifically charged him with receiving
$18,981.78 since August 8. 1900. it is
alleged, however, at the Department
that this amount does not represent |
all that Machen obtained in connection t
with these contracts, it being charged j
that he had profited by them for eev- |
oral years prior to the date of the first '
contract mentioned in the warrant. |
Other arrests are to follow.
Immediately after Mr. Machen was
I taken into custody, the Postmaster
I General issued an order removing him
I from office, lie had been practically
under suspension for a fortnight, pending
the investigation into his bureau.
The discovery of Maclien's alleged interests
in the contracts was made
quite accidentally by the inspectors
some three weeks ago, and since then
their energies had been directed toward
making cut a case.
I Tuesday night after the authorities
j had become convinced that they were
I in ntwsrasinn *<f ?lir. I
Mr. Machen was notified to appear at j
the Department. He did so and was '
subjected to a "sweating" process by |
the inspectors and Mr. Bristnw for !
three hours, but no admissions that, lie
I had profited by the contracts cou'd lie
secured from him. He declined to
answer many questions on the ground
that they related to his private business.
but insisted to the end that he
had not received a cent improperly.
Nevertheless he was nrn -t< d on the
warrant which had boon prepared and
taken before a United States commissioner.
where his attorney immediately
demanded a full hearing. Assistant
District Attorney Taggart. however,
was not ready to proceed with the
case and the hearing was set for June
5th.
Mr. Mnchcn gave a $20,000 bond fur- ;
nished by a Philadelphia bonding com- ;
pany for his appearance, declining to j
accept the proffer of friends to go on |
his bond. After his release he declined i
to make any statement beyond the i
single declaration that the whole thing
was n grand-stand play and he would i
come out. all right. Ilis attorneys do- 1
dared that at the proper time they ,
would show conclusively that lie had ,
been guilty of no wrong in connection i
with the contracts and. on the con- |
trary. they would he able to show that
his administration of the free delivery
service had hcen characterized by i
ability and Integrity.
The Department officials claim that
thrir evidence is conch'sive.
It. is understood that civil suit will
he entered to recover from Machen
the amount he is alleged to have re- ;
t. iven on the contracts.
The warrant alleges several and sundry
counts against Machen for obtaining
money in an improper and illegal
man nor.
Then followed a number of ether :
founts allowing that Mr. Mao.hen ro- j
coived the following specific sums for
lot tor box fasteners for the govern- I
mont: September 20. 1900, $2,501; December
17, 1900, $3,000; August 31.
1901. $1,271; September 9. 1901. $753.50;
January 11, 1902. $724.99; January 20.
1902. $2,500; April 9. 1902. $2,300.50;
August 22. 1902. $2.S50.
Acoord'ng to statements of Tost- j
ofllee Dedpartment officials there wa; ;
a go-between for the alleged transac- i
(ions In connection with the contracts.
The Identity of this person is withheld j
by the Department and the officials rc- j
fuse to tell what steps, if any. have i
been taken looking to this apprehension.
It is stated that he does not reside
in Washington and 13 not here at
present.
Postmaster General Payne was asked
for the name of thi3 man but declined
to discuss the subject, adding
that he knew nothing about it. The inspectors,
however, it is stated, know
the identity and movements of the intermediary.
He may he arrested at any
time. The inspectors say the evidence
they have is of tho most comprehensive
nature. It includes many drafts
of an alleged incriminating character.
bearing the signature of Mr. Machen.
The evidence was '.vo"k"d up principally
in Washington, though much of it
was obtained in other parts of ill"
country. The r.nal decision to make me
arrest' was reached at 3 o'clock thV.
morning, after a protracted conference
hotv.'jen the United States district
attorney and the inspectors.
The arrest created a profound sensation
at the Po3toriee Department. The
news snrend rapidly and within a frw
minutes after the sr;? st the fact was
known generally. Fo-tmrster General
Pavno lest no tim~ in corr.ry.intcntir.g
the p.^s to the public, summoning the
newspaper men and r.a- inn: "Mr. Vachcn
i3 now under arrest, in thi3 building.
lie has received a large Bum of
money from the contrectors who supply
the government with certain articles.
The amount he is e'mrrmd with
receiving is over S2O.C00. The Department
will make a statement later in
the day a3 3aoa .13 it can be prepared." 1
OFFICER IS BOUNCED
Daniel V. Miller Accused of Accepting
a Bribe
HE WAS AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
Is Discharged From the Postal Service
and Warrant Issued For Ills
Arrest.
Washington. Special. ? Postmaster
General Payne Monday summarily dismissed
Daniel V. Miller, assistant attnrnm*
! t> ?'.?? ??<V!? -*
J ... ?..V UUH-C "I nil' AhSl.SUlUl
Attorney General for the PostofTice
Department for accepting ;? bribe in
connection with the case of John J.
Ryan Ac Co.. charged with fraudulent
use of the malls. A warrant has been
issued for Miller's arrest. Another
warrant, has been issued for the arrest
of a man who Is charged with being
the partner, or go-between, in the
transaction. A postofficc inspector has
gone West from Cincinnati to effect tho
arrest. Tho bribe is alleged to have
been accepted at Cincinnati, last December.
Miller came here from Terro
Haute. Ind.. about two years ago. He
war. appointed by former Assistant Attorney
General James Tyncr. The
charge agoir.st Miller has been under
investigation for three months. The
Kyan Company was a turf investment
??m i-i it ?<iiu ii opi'rau i ni t?i. i.ouis
ami Covingtgon, Kv. lis methods and
working operations are said to be similar
to those of the Arnold Company,
which has figured conspicuously in the
poatof'iee investigation. The inspectors
have lim n quietly at work on the ease
and action was delayed so they might
get together all the papers and evidenct
wh'eh in their opinion was necessary.
Prstoffico inspector W. .f. Vi -keiy.
at Cincinnati, and rostofiice Inspector
Fulton, at St. I am is. recently
were given full charge of the case.
Complaint was made by Inspector Fulton
before a United States Commissioner
in Cincinnati Saturday, and a
warrant was then issued for Miller and
for the other party, inspector Fulton
immediately came to Washington while
mother inspector went to make the
arrest.
Terrible Storms.
Hastings, Nob., Special.?A series
of heavy storms, two of which developed
into the worst tornadoes that
have visited southern Nebraska in
years, passed over portions of Clay.
Franklin and Kearney counties Sunday
evening. Fifteen persons are
known to have lost their lives and
over a score of persons were more or
less seriously inlurcd. Near Norman
at the homo of Daniel Mc Curdy, a
number cf relatives and friends were
spending the day and not one in the
house escaped s< ricus injury. Two
miles south of Upland, a Lutheran
service was being held in the school
house when the storm struck and demolished
it, killing four of the 'occupants,
including the minister, nil I
injuring a nu.nb.r of others. The
storm was equally destructive at Fairfield,
but the people were warned of
its coming and sought cellars for
safety. Six dwellings were blown to
pieces at that place, but their occupants
escaped injury, with a few exceptions.
Every dwelling and outbuilding
in the path of the tornado was
blown to pieces, and the financial loss
thus far accounted f ir, will reach
ahout $00,000.
Jumped From liridg-.
New YorK. Special.?An unknown
man sitting in an open ear crossing
Brooklyn bridge Sunday, suddenly
alighted* when the ear was in the middle
of the center span, and running to
the side of the bridge jumped into th"
river, lie threw his hat in the face of
n lireman who tried to seise him as no
stood poised on the edge of the trestle
work and then dived head first. holding
a lighted elgar between his teeth.
His body rose to tie* surfa'-e imnu- j
ulateiy after the plunge and was carried
away ity the current.
A Village Drs<roved.
I^nndon. TJy Cable.?The Sofa correspondent
of The Morning leader teh graphs
that the Macedonian committee
reports that the Turks have burned
the village of naclt7.1, near S< rc.?. Only
48 of the 500 inhabitants escaped ar.d
many women and girls were outraged |
and murdered and their bodies cast in- j
to the water.
Track Wrecked. ^
Tliehnmnd. Special.?By the bursting
of the dams of two lakes near fileti
Allen, a few miles above the city, early
Monday, (lie bank of the north track
of the Richmond, Fredericksburg &
Potomac Railroad was washed a Way.
As a freight train of 20 ears was parsing
over the weakened place, 12 of
them went down, and most of tbe.se
were totally wrecked. The engine did
not leave the track but got Safely over.
Engineer C. M. Kcdon. of Richmond,
was injured, but not curiously. The
track was damaged for 1,100 feet.
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters of General Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
Down In Dixie.
North Carolina will spend $300,000
on its capital, plans having been
furnished for that purpose by a Columbia
architect. I
PltPlic InO TM ......
... ?i aim i KVMiiiis ime were
arraigned on the charge of assassinating
.J. it. Mnrcuni at Jaokson, Kv.. the
attack on the jail the night previous
having been repulsed by troops.
.Mrs. Kate Taylor. charged whh
shooting her husband and chopping up
his body, was a witness in her own
behalf.
At The National Capital.
A warrant has born issued for the
arrest of Hani* I V. Miller. Assistant
\ttornev in tlie o'Vuv of the Assistant
A; torney-th net al to the I'ostollice
Ih'pai timnt. charging conspiracy.
Some f Senator l'oraker's friends
declare they believe Senator Ilanni
would accept the Presidential notnin,.tion.
if so requested in an emergen v.
f'.en. Frederick Fr.nston says thesta-vation
reported among Alaska Rs.
kinics is due to their improvident
slaughter of animals and to indolence.
At The North.
The Irish Agricultural Organization
Socictv was ftiein.-.t ill Vn,v v..-!
Strikes and lockouts in Now York
arc iho rails--s of 200.000 workmen lining
idle.
At least IT. persons are known to
have lost their lives in a Nebraska
to tiado.
Contractor .1. !t. McDonald stated
that he expected to have the New York
subway finished by Christinas.
Many Knights Templar arrived in
Philadelphia for the fiftieth anniversary
of the Pennsylvania Grand Comnmndery.
Charles M. ShoafTor, superintendent
of telegraph for th - Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, estimates the Pennsylvania's
losses in its polo and wire war
with the Western Colon at $20,000.
The American college professor was
declared to he onlv "a hired man to
a cage" in a lecture by M.
Chicago.
Much damage to life and property
has been done to large areas on the
I..il....... I c -I... ??? ? I
"* Of ill u HJIIUII it;i \)i nil" lYllSSIb'3l|Jpi.
Evidence aceuinmulates in the
postolflce fraud rases.
Arrivals in San Francisco from Patagonia
tell of the escape of .30 convicts
who have secured arms and are terrorizing
a large part of Ten*' del Fuogo.
It Is sail tln.ye are no idle men in
Kansas to harvest the wheat crop.
From Across The Sen.
Mrs. Gunning S. Hedf >rd pioadoi
guilty in London to fasely certifying a
child's birth and was lined $30.
About 1.30 Macedonians perished at
the village of Smeni sh, which was set
nn li e during a fight with Turks.
Fnited States Minister Herbert. \V.
Powen arrived at Caracas on his return
front the I'nited States.
The Congtelation of the Propaganda
in Home derided to recommend division
of the Arrhdi jeese of Oregon.
According to Russian aeeounts disorder
lias followed the partial evacuation
of Manchuria.
The i'ostolflie lie pa rtmrnt is investigating
the increase in salaries of assis- '
tant postmasters and clerks.
Tito sea. gulf and lake coasts of the
I'nited States have lifii apportioned
into 13 districts for naval defense.
it is said Secretary I'o t has decid"d
the charge that Major R. I.. llowjte
was cruel to Filipino prisotte s was not
sustained.
Col. Johnston I... De Peyste- died at
Tivoli-on-lludson, aged r>7 years.
An earthquake in Asiatic Turkey de
stroyvd a whole village near Krzroom
and killed practically all its 2,000 inhabitants.
Miscellaneous flatters.
President Roosevelt is traveling
eastward through Washington.
Gen. Rarnardo Reyes, Governor of
Nettvo lX'on. will, it is believed, be exonerated
by tic Mexican Congress for
his course in the riots of April 2 in
Monterey, when the matter comes up
The revolver factory of Smith /i
Wesson, was closed for the reason, it
was said, that the men joined a labor
union.
Marguerite Royenval died at Thenclles,
France, after living unconscious
for over 20 vrarr.
A revised list of the casualties in me
first stage of the Pari -Madrid automobile
race shown that <? were killed <md
13 injured.
Premier Haifour, i;i answering an n'tack
on Sir Charles; Dilkc. declared
tliar there was no division of opinion
between himself and C lonial Sec >.
tary Chamberlain and hints that he
mi -ht favor protection.
Lady Henry gam*, met has retired
fr< m the Presidency o' the MiMi'th
T r.iperanee A-s .ciatlon because o*
Lad health.
Andrew Middleton. colored, a lineman
employed by the Southern Stai s
Tel; phone Company, was killed by
electricity at Herkloy, eWdnesday aiterncon.
A wire he was handling came
in contact with a live wire.
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CHANGE IS OPPOSED,
l
j Strong Resolutions on Marriage and
Divorce Adopted.
THE SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY ACTS.
After a Heated Debate an Overturs
From the New Orleans Presbytery
Was Adopted.
Iioxington. Ya.. Special.?The session
of the Southern Presbyterian As.
sembly Tuesday morning was addressed
by Rev. Dr. John Haleom
Shaw, of New York, a member of the
committee to forward the evangelistic
movement in the Northern Presbyterian
Assembly in the interest of that
cause.
The overtures from the Synods of * , i
Tennessee, Alabama. Missouri, and
the Presbyteries of Maryland, ltrazos.
Fort Worth and Red river for closer
relations with the Reform Church of
America wnm 1
... .... v |>ui mi ?mi uie rerommendntion
that tho Assembly appoint
a committee of conference .., m
whenever the Reformed Church should "t>
indicate its readiness to reeeivo the
eoniniittee and tlie report was adopted.
l)r. Graham was appointed a delegate
to lay the matter before the Reformed
Church.
Cpon the recommendation of the auditing
committee the bequest of Mrs.
Stewart of Alexander, was placed to
the credit of the endowment fund for
ministerial r< lief. The request of the ..
Pr< sbyterian Society of Philadelphia
for historical papers relating to tho
Assembly was agreed to. Telegrams
of greeting were received from the
Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly
and the Northern Presbyterian As- ?
sembly. Cpon the recommendation of '
the foreign correspondence committee
the Assembly declined to appoint an ^
evangelistic committee for co-operation
with similar committees of allied
bodies, and declined to appoint a delegate
to the "joint conference on divorce
and re marriage." Strong resolutions
were adopted on the subject
I of marriage and divorce. The Assem- >
I bly then took a recess until afternoon. v
At the afternoon session an address, f
\ ou Christian education was delivared-by
Rev. Dr. Theron H. Rice, of A'
lanta. to one of the largest congr
j tlons yet assemble^ during the *x~. r sembly.
A speelal committee was appointed
to consider the anti-saloon
leaguo's communication on the advisability
of proposed action. *
The New Orleans Presbytery in an
overture to the Assembly asked that
I no change he made in the Confession
of Faitfl. The Assembly, finallv after
a heated debate, participated in by a
large number of commissioners, adopted
the overture.
Tornadoes in Iowa.
Dea Moines, Iowa, Special.?Iowa
has been storm-swept for the past 24
hours. Three tornadoes, two Monday
nijvht and one Tuesday night, resulted
in the loss of six lives, the fatal in|
jury of three score of people, besido
eat property less. The dead: At
j Glennwond?Maggie Bietnor, of Adair.
lo.va. aged II years; Hazel Wright, of
j Adair, aged in years. Near Buxton:
' ihorgta Bueklry. Herl>ert Rhodes. At
I South I)cs Moines: Russell A. Knauff. \
aged 30 years; Floyd Knauff. infant. J
I T!i?> injured: At Olennwood?Mary
Ke.keit, Anna D^laney, JJyrtle Dickinson.
Ktta Newton, Harrison Johnson.
Near Buxton: Moleutious Rhodes, fatal;
Mollie Rhodes, fatal: Eliza Blnk|
cly, fatal; Amphy and Minnie Blakely;
Sewart. Dm y. Cbo'-ge and Addison
Rhodes; Buddie Reashy: Mary Walki
r. At South Dos Moines: Mrs.
Knauff. bruised ami cut; Mrs. Margaret
Boston, skull fractured by falling
brick; Charles MeNutt. hurt by
(lying tree limbs; Mrs John McCoy,
breast and heat! cut by flying glass.
The victims at Glenn wood were all inmates
of the School for the EeebleMint'.od.
The tornado struck the girls'
ucrnmory. The roof was torn olY and
with a terrific, terrible crash fell back
again upon the wrecked building. All
| tlie buildings of the group, including
the hospital, dormitory, boys' building.
J custodians' building, farm cottages and
I the boiler-room -wore more or less
damaged by the storm. The superintendent
estimated that the loss will be
at least $75,000. There is no insurance.
The buildings of tho institution are
situated on a slight rise and wdrc a
mark for tho heavy wind, which swept
) down on the structure with terrible
1 fury. The boiler-room, including some
fine machinery, lately installed. !.??
weo'.-ed. The eleven Rir'.s who were
lnjr.ivd are being oared f<rr in the hospital,
which is intact.
_ y+y
K llcd in Wreck.
Charlottesville, Va., Special.?The
Oh- f;apenl:e &. Ohio local mssenanr
tirJn. rart bound, far Rlchn.ond, wap .
v.rreke.l one mile cast of Cbnr'otV.Jvilh
ct ? o'clock Tr.csJay nftcnoon. by
I' a tip-ending of (he rails at a sh^rp J
ve. The train wits half nn l>our ,
!" and v.t endeavoring to id ; In :ot>. I
! i:.tr>. Two r* r.ior.s were *killed: Tf -i).
!?all, of Richmond, Va.t the engineer, t ft
end C. nr.. Snyder, of Richmond, V'a.,
'ircinan of ike wrecked Irain. N > oao '
w?.3 seriously Injured, but some persons
suffered brulcts. The engine in
:i complete wreck. The mail coach and
two passenger tars were dcmoll.-djed.