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* THE FcHfe"1 MILL TIMES ] VOLUME XVIII pjc^tTljllLL, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909 NO. 3 j AWFUL SCENES \ Butcheries That Shock Civilization Described E AUTHENTIC DETAILS Given bj Eye Witnesses of the Mas- A -> A ?.*'* sacrelng of Christians by Howling tl Mobs of Fanatics?Men, Women ? to. and Children Dragged From Their r, Homes and Hacked to Death. tl The following account of the dlsn orders at Adana is given by Rev. Herbert Adams Gibson, a mission- & ary: o "The entire vilayet of Adana has 81 been the scene during the last Ave 'r days, of a terrible massacre of Arme- u. nlans, the worst ever known In the . history of the district. The terror has been universal and the govern ment Is powerless to check the dls- ;; ordvrs. Adana, the capital of the ^ N province, has been the storm con- . ter. J1 "Conditions have been unsettled ^ for some time and there has been animosity between Turks and Arme- 11 nians owing to the political actlvi- 1 ty of the latter and their open purchasing of arms ^ "Early last Wednesday morning. 1 while I was in the market, I no- !11 tlced that the Armenians were clos- J ing their shops and hurrying to their homes. An Armenian and a Turk a' had been killed during the night and the corpses were paraded through '* their respective quarters. The sight ei of the dead inflamed the inhabitants, 81 and crowds at once began to gather " in the streets armed with sticks, 111 axeB and knives. A few young Ar- al inenlans assembled in the center of te the covered market and began firing revolvers into the air. Ily 11 o'clock 1)1 In the morning the crowd had begun 1,1 the looting of shops. (1< "The military commander of Adana was by my side in the market when the firing commenced. He had w not the courage to endeavor to dls- n" perse the mob; ho returned to his ^ residence and did not venture out for two days. K William Chambers, field secretary te of the Young Men's Christian Asso- di riation, proceeded to the Koenik and a found a howling mob demanding arms with which to kill tho Giaours. H We then wont to tho telegraph office tc to summon tho British consul. On "i the steps of the building wo saw ci three Armenians who had been massacred. Their bodies had been rau- ir tilated. While we were in the tile- b< graph office a mob burst into the M room where wo were and killed two di Armenians before our eyes. The un- C fortunates were supplicating the vali a when they were struck down. m "We managed to make our way ai into the rnext room, where we made H representations to the vail. This of- h flclal said ho could do nothing. He ic was afraid for his own life and made t< no attempt to protect us. Somehow a: we managed to go to the interior of o1 the Konak, where we remained at rr the side of the government officials e< for the next forty-eight hours. si "That afternoon tho situation grew distinctly worse. The Armenians V withdrew to their quarter of Adana, r< which is situated on a hill, and con- It Kmicna f hat hf?M ,1(1 vantageous positions Into fortresses, n Here the fighting went on for two P days, during which the Armenians a succeeded In beating off their Turkish assallents. n "Wednesday evening Major Daughty-Wylle, the British vice con- a sill at Merslna, arrived at Adana and A established headquarters In the house '1 of a dragoman of a wealthy resident, a where many refugees had been re- t celved. The wife of the British con- e sul. who was brought Info Adana under fire on Thursday, tended personally many wounded women and children. ' s "Adana was a hell. The bazars 0 were looted and set on fire. There i was continuous and unceasing shoot- f Ing and killing In every part of the * town, and fires raged In many quarters. "Moslems from the neighborhood ,, began pouring Into the city anil j notwithstanding our vehement pro- ^ tests, the vail distributed arms to these men, alleged they were Turkish f reserves. f Major Daughty-Wylle, at the head a of troops which he compelled the <] vail to supply, went to the railroad j end of the town, and was successful f In preventing the villagers from com- f Ing Into Adana. Later, while the j major was attempting to pacify the , town, he was shot and disabled, f "Missionaries of the Central Turkish mission had assembled for a dls- f trlct conference in the center of Ada- \ nn on the day of the outbreak. They , received and protected hundreds of j refugees In the American seminary j tor girls, and courageously endeav- ( ored to pacify the warring elements. ] "Thursday Daniel Miner Roberts ] and Henry Maurer, American mis- j alonarles, were killed unaer treach- \ erons circumstances. , "On Frlday^e Armenians yielded, since when tnere has been little ; murdering. "Adana Is In a pltahl* condition, i The town has been pillaged and wrecked and there are thousands of homeless people here without means 1 of livelihood. It Is Impossible to ? estimate the number of killed. The I HtY AKt SAFE IISSIONARIKS NOT HURT EXCEPT BY ACCIDENT. tut They Suffer Very Much ft^r the Want of Food and Witness Many Sliocking Scenes. 4 There Is a total of thirty-three .merlcan missionaries in Syria and he Clcillan district of the vilayet f Adana. where the conflict between lohammedans and Armenians are tglng the fiercest. With the excepon of D. M. Rogers and Henry Lourer, who were killed at Adana, o one of them, so far as It known t the British or Amorlcan embassy at Constantinople or the offices f the American board of commisr oners of Foreign Missions, has been ijured. The Mohammedans Indulging in lassacres and incendiarism evidentr are very careful to avoid killing irelgners. When in the midst of ie lighting and pillaging of Adana, became known to the Mohammeans that Messrs. Rogers and Maurer ad but lost their lives while atimpting to put out a lire in the ouse of a Turkish widow, the fanats ran away in alarm and practically eserted that quarter of the town. The missionaries appear to be in angvr only from accident arising om the fact that they are in the lidst of frightful conflicts in which ley bravely seek to protect Chrlslan refugees and conciliate their jsailants. Rev. Stephen R. Trowbridge, of le American board of commissionrs for Foreign Missions, who is atloncd at Aiutub, was in Adana on ie day of the fiercest fighting. He iade a courageous but ineffectual Ltempt to protect an Armenian mcher. He threw his arms around ie man's neck and interposed his :>dy between him and his assailant, ut the Moslems shot the Armenian ?ad In Mr. Trowbridge's arms. The greatest sympathy Is felt for ie American wo ink n missionaries ho are alone at Hndjim, in the orthwestern part of the vilayet of dana. Those women are now said > be Miss Virginia A. Hillings, of irkland, O.; MIsb Emily E. Rich r, of Chicago; Miss Rose Lambert, fuiRhter of Bishop Lambert, and Miss Baldwin. Christian refugees y the thousand have massed at ad hill, nnd for ton dava now th-p iwn has hern threatened by Mohamledans, whose .camps completely cnrcle It. R v. W. W. Post, representative i Constantinople of the American aard of commissioners for Foreign Ilsslons, sent a telegram last Sunay to Rev. H. M. Irwin, at Talasesarea, Instructing him to ask for strong guard of troops and go lmledlately to Hadjlm to the asslstnce of the beleaguered women, adjim Is two days' Journey on orseback from Cesarea. Telegraph: communication Is very much ln?rrupted and ithere has been no nswer from Mr. Irwin. Today, howirer, Mr. Post received a message, tuch delayed in transmission, dat1 Hadjlm Friday, April 23. It \ya: "Our sad condition Is unchanged. /e fear fire. The people are taking efuge In the churches. The out>ok Is terrible." William Chambers, an American llsslonary at Adana tolegraphed Mr. ost from that place a few days ago b follows: "There are terrible fires near the lission, which Is In danger." The lack of food, medical help nd shelter Is very great among both Lrmenians and Mohammedans in th^ Istrict distributed. Mr. Post has an dmlrable organization for the dlsrlbutlon of relief If funds to this nd were sent to him. Drops Dead in Meeting. At Bristol, Tenn., Col. J. B>. Peters, ;enoral manager of the Bristol Board f Trade, fell over dead while takng the minutes of a meeting at he executive committee of the >ody Wednesday. Heart failure is :lven as the caus" of his death. treets. Friday, when I went out. T lad to pick my way between the lead. "Sunday morning T counted a doz n cartloads of Armenian bodies In >ne-half hour carried to the river ind thrown into the water. In t"he Turkish cemeteries graves are beng dug wholesale. The condition of he refugees is most pitable. Not >nly are there orphans and widows >eyond number, but a great many. >ven the babies, are suffering from levere wounds. "On Friday afternoon 250 so allM Turkish reserves, without ofIcers. seized a train at, Adnna and compelled the engineer to convey hem to Tarsus, where they took part n the destruction of th* Armenian quarter of that town, which Is the iiest part of Tarsus. Their work of looting was thorough and rapid. It Is said that they fired the great historic Armenian church at Tarsus, the most Important. bu!ld!ng in the city. 'They demolished marble statutes and shattered Important tables. Everything portable was carried away, but the church Itself resisted their attempts to burn It. Fortunately, few persons were killed there. This was owing to the proximity of the American college, where foui thousand destitute and homeless pereons had sought and found shelter.' ASYLUM MATTER Serious Charges Filed With The Committee BILL OF COMPLAINT "* -1 ? Contain Allegations of Various Form* of Mismanagement at the State Hospital for the Insane?Names of the Complaints Withhold?Inqutry Adjourned Until May 4. The committee charged with investigating the State Hospital for the Insane adjourned Wednesday to meet on May 4. The committee 'wasin executive session most of the morn ing and when the doors werq, opened the committee announced its decision relative to the publicity of the Inquiry. The committee seemed to have been much divided as to how much should be given out relative to the testimony, it was Anally determined that the evidence should be public, but that the newspapers should not be permitted to give the names of any of the witnesses, although the connection of the witness with th<* institution might be given. During the morning the formal charges that have been made against the hospital management were offered and copies of these charges were handed all the members of the board of regents and the superintendent. The formal charges were as follows: Specification of Charges. Specification of charges against the management oT the State Hospital for the Insane growing out of complaints which have been made to the committee of investigation by those interested in asking for the investigation of the management: 1. That the board of regents and the superintendent act in violation of section 2249 of the civil code of South Carolina, which provides "thai the hospital shajl be maintained solely for the support, custody and treatment for Insane persons," and define when a person shall be considered lnsaue or At to be a patient in the hospital by receiving persons not embraced in the said section, such as inebriates, dotrads, paupers and evew cases of nervous diseases. 2. That the board of regents' and the superintendent are neglectful in not properly looking into all oases of persons who/are committed to the asylum In ordej- to ascertain whether or not such persons are fit subjects to be committed therein, and whether the law has been complied with concerning the reception of such patients. 3. That the board of regents are In the habit of violating section 2267 of code of laws by not discharging patients who shall have recovered as expreesly enjoined upon them by the 6ald section and that the superintendent endorsed said action. 4. That the board of regents and the superintendent constantly act in violation of section 2267 of the co^e of laws by requiring an arbitrary form and receipt to bo signed by various persons for the custody of patients in consideration of what the superintendent terms fc release against the advice and consent of the superintendent, instead of an unconditional discharge contemplated by said Beet ion. r>. That the said superintendent and board of regents constantly violate section 2268 t>f the code by receiving Inebriates addicted to the ?* #? V* ? * ? I * -? ill Uh Iiauii, nuu me uui UHllgtruuH or violent, and by not. requiring the pay therein provided for and by receiving such patients as voluntarily apply for admission without feqtfiring pay and by retaining such patients therein when thft accommodations for the regular inmates ar- inadequate. and against their will. 6. That the board of regents is indifferent and neglectful as to the care of patients-confined in the hospital, and do not inspect the said institution as often and in the manner that they should and are too subservient to the will of the superintendent and employes. 7. That patients, especially In solitary confinement on remote and unclean wards, are subjected to suffering for want of water and food and are allowed to live in filth amid bugs and lice. 8. That whiskey Intended for medicine, eggs, lemons, chickens and other such delicacies Intended to be given to delicate patients are used by the keepers on the wards, and especially ward 6, and the patients deprived of the* as me. 9. That generally, to irhlch there are some exceptions, the keeper* employed are Inefficient and unfit for the positions which they occupy arid instead of Jreatipg the ptffTSifife manely and kindly, continually treat them in a spirit of teasing and brutal sport, to the great annoyance of the said patients. 1 0. That many of the keepers employed are uncouth, young and illiterate, and have hot a proper concepi Hon of the humane treatment which the unfortunate patients should reI calva at their bands, and disregard I many of tks rules of the government . of the attendant*. and the authorities of the hospital over said attendant* ? either known of by proper diligence cotild know of'this conduct on th<" - part .of the keepers and attendant*. 12. That soma of the flufses j , - . *s . . Ik Keepers mi attendants in the instlRtulon frequently bathe several pa|,ticnts one after {mother in the same water, being too lazy and negligent to take the trouble to change the RHtne, notwithstanding some of said patients are diseased. - 13. That most of the cooking for {he patients of the hospital is performed by filthy negro patients; that ?he food is frequently unclean, improperly prepared and a positive feource of danger to life and health, 'and the-kitchen* filthy and dirty. | 14. That the hospital dairy is for the most part under the control of idlrty patients who are totally ignorant as to the hygienic care necessary in handling the milk use.d by the patients. 15. That under the law many patients in the hospital not insane an.l who are entitled to their liberty under the law which provides that when a patient ceases to be so insane as to be dangerous to life or property it is the duty of the authorities of their own accord td release such patient, and the practice before rplpnaino' o nn? * ?* n .? iMiwviii ui rei|uinnK some friend or relative to be responsible, for the patient's good conduct results in such patient not receiving the discharge which ho la entitled to under the law. 16. That many of the Impales work in the dairy, on the farm and In the laundry, and In other departments of the hospital for which they receive mere nominal sums as wages, and1 such patients work ought to be discharged as contemplated by the law, find should not be held for the purpose of laboring practically for nothing for the State, arfd It is unjust to retain such in custody. 17. That the State and taxpayers are imposed upon in the matter of caring for whiskey patients and dope fiends who arc of^n held in custody unnecessary at the expense of the State. 18. That the fire protection of the institution is entirely deficient, and no sufficient protection against fire has been provided throughout the institution, and in the case of a fire the loss of life would be appalling. 19. That there is a lack of busiiietm iiueihods, system and organization throughout the institution and those in authority over same are neglectful In not providing for a business-like and systematic administration in the affairs of the institution. 20. That the operation of the farm connected with the hospital is expensive and not business-like, and that by reason thereof many such articles as flour, bacon, meal, grits, cahltaffcg and potatoes, and other articles which are used have to be bought instead of raised upon said farm. 21. That the conduct of the dairy is inefficient, dirty and filthy, the milking being done to a great extent, if not wholly, by dirty negro patients, and the management of the milk is unclean and filthy and very often given to the patients in such* condition. 22. That there is unfair and unjust discrimination on the part ofthe authorities in control, paypatients receiving much better attention than the unfortunate inmates who aro confined at the expense of the State. 23. That a system of petty thieving of articles sent to patients and of property belonging to the State Exists in the institution to the loss of the State and to the patients. i 24. That after a patient has been Confined In the hospital for some time very little attention is paid to him. and very little examination (hade in order to ascertain if recovery he sufficient to discharge. L I.VVrHL'n TV Pf /\?*rwt The Usual Crime Brings About Usual Result. Strung up to a tree, *t? which he sought refuge, and his bod/ riddle 1 with bullets, Charles Scarborough, a negro, who attempted to assault Mrs. Frlerson, of Fort foyers, Fla., mot a speedy death Wednesday at the hands of a posse of. Infuriated tnen. The posse started out with bloodhounds on the negro's trail soon after the crime became known and acoured the woods all night. In a secluded spot the posse captured the negro, finding him In the top of a tree, which a few minutes later served as his scaffold. The negro confessed, and without delay a rope was put around his neck and he was drawn up to a limb. The t>osse then stood off and fired twenty shots into his body. KILLED IN A FIGHT. Officer and Robber Shoot Each Other to Death. At Liogansport, Ind., In a revolver battle with two thugs who after a circus performance Thursday night stood on a nearby bridge and held up passengers at the point of pistola. Jos. Kroager, a patrolman, and lone of the unidentified robbers were killed. The wounded robber died later In a hospital. As he was dying 1 priest begged him to tell his name ' and the man shouted, "You go to > hell!" Chas. Pierce, of Scranton, ?iPa., was captured later several miles north "of^th? city, and Is held In . connection Kroager's murder. \_ IT WAS DONE Bribery Used by The Democrats to Win a Member. ________ \ LEAF FROM THE PAST How the Democrats Secured a Negro Member From the Markey House to Make the Wallace House Legal In the Great llattle for the State. The following is the story of the "Winning of the Wallace House." as toid in the Newberry News and Herald: The State, protected by U. S. troops, had been hopelessly Republican during the whole of reconstruction dayR. It had submitted to robbery, negro domination and infamy, till forbearance ceased to be a virtue. An informal meetine of thn leading men of the State was held In Columbia; there tl* y declared for reform or revolution. General Hampton was brought back from Mississippi to lead the Democratic forces, then, if that failed, well ? The Democrats had learned some tricks from the Carpetbaggers, and no doubt tliore was some "ballot box stuffing." Anyway when the election was over, both sides claimed a victory. Contesting delegations were sent to the Leglslautre from most of the counties. The Democrats were the first In the Legislative hall and elected as speaker Rrigadiet Gen. W. H. Wallace, of Union. In a few minutes thereafter the Republicans chose E. W. M. Mackey, of Charleston, their presiding officer. Roth sides undertook to transact business. but confusion became more confound'ed, the longer this dual assemblage sat. The Republicans and negroes, to occupy the galleries A Dory" club, a gathering of the worst element in that city, composed of cut-throats, thieves, scallawags and negroes, to occup the galleries and should trouble begin (everything pointed that way) this club was to clean up all the Democrats in the house. These facts were all published In the papers of the time. Whether to avoid a conflict of overawe the Democrats, the Republican Governor Chamberlain, had posted at the entrance of the State House, guards of IT. S. soldiers and forbid any to en tor. unscss tney naa credentials Trom the returning board, or commissioners of election. These the great majority of Democrats did not have. Speaker Wallace called his followers together at the Carolina Hall. He had no quorum, neither had his adversary. Two negroes from Berkeley came over to the Wallace House early, before they knew the price of votes. This brought the two houses on an exact equal, 62 and 62. About this time a telegram from President Grant was received by the authorities, that he would recognize as "de facto" the first government that had a quorum. Not Hayes, as friend Loge thinks, that worthy coming in months j^fterwards. You see what effect Abraham Storke can have on one's recollection. The National Democratic party only lacked the vote of one more stat< to make Tllden president. There were millions at stake. South Carolina. Florida and Louisiana were the three States with contesting electoral votes. One vote could make South Carolina Democratic and South Carolina Democratic would change the government of the United State? This accounts for the State being flooded with Northern money during the campaign. The white members of every contesting county centered upon some one negro In the Mackey House to try njid hrlhe or beg him over. But the Republican organization was "as solid as a stone wall." The delegation from Newberry tackled Samps Bridges. He put his ear to the ground and smiled. He even listened to overtures, hut the guif was wide yet. MaJ. L. B. Maffett. and Capt. IT. B. Whites from Bridges' home town were brought to the capital to help convert Brldees. A conference was agreed upon at the hotel. Bridges was there, the delegation and the two men mentioned above. No jone else, Logo to the contrary notwithstanding. Sparring was cautious at first, hut became more reckless as time wore on. Bridges did not deny that he was In the market, and had a prlcr "But." Bridges said, "If I go In to the Wallace House one of yon white men will have to give way." "There can be hut Ihre* members from our county and I will, under no circumstance, give up my seat." uoionei is. em. .wun parnoiie zeal, seldom equalled, said "yon shall have my seat." Then the Colonel left and his Information ceases. Y. J. Pope, one of the white delegates, attended to the legal and argumentlve end of the discussion, while Major Maffett and Captain Whites looked after the persinrslve and reasoning end. Y. J. Pope put some figures on a piece of paper and showed them to Bridges. He only smiled, didn't even shake his head, then some more flg; ures were made. That woke up Bridges' horse sense, i "Gentlemen, let me tefl you; T ain't j no cheap roan; I know what I am worth and I know what you~can | p*y.w SELLERS SUED BY THE WIDOW OF CONSTABLE FARMER For Twenty-five Thouaand Dollars Damages for tlie Killing o( Her | Hu.sbaml. A dispatch from Columbia Bays the notice of a suit for $25,000. filed Wednesday by Mrs. J. P. Farmer agalnBt Wade Hampton Sellers, has attracted considerable interest and comment. Such a proceeding is quite novel in this section and it is doubtful If, in case of one charged with murder, there has ever been < Instituted against him such a suit. The complaint filed is very interesting and unusual and Is given below in full: May W. Farmer, as Administratrix of Mm ~f T- ?. < vi. i iiv uiiiuvo vi omiiro x . r rtriuur, deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Wade H , Sellers, Defendant. < Plaintiff above named, complain- I ing of the defendant, {^lieges: : 1. That she, May Farmer, Is now a resident of the county of Fairfield, State of South Carolina, and was at , the the time hereinafter mentioned i resident of the county of Richland. ( State aforesaid, and the wife ot ( James P. Farmer, whose admlnistra- , trix she is, having been duly appointcd such hy the Judge of Probate for Richland county on the 2fith of March, 1908; that plaintiff brings this action pursuant to the statute . In such cases made and provided for ( the benefit of herself, as the wife f of the said James P. Farmer, deceased, and for the benefit, of his j six children, namely: Jackson C Farmer, Lllllob?ll G. Farmer, Maud Fdna Farmer. John Preston Farmer. Charles J. Farmer and Lvdia May ( Farmer, all minors now, and at the time of their fathers death their ages being, respectively, 19. 18, 15, , 4 and 2 years, and the last named child, Lydia Farmer, having been , itnm two days after her father's death. 2. That Wade II. Sellers, the dn- t fondant herein, Is a resident of the | State and county aforesaid. 3. That on the 22nd dny of Feb- 1 ruary. 1908, at Columbia. S. C.. the n said Wade H Sfltoro ,i-?. ,.iu u?"i ruutt u< herein, unlawfully, wilfully, wanton- ^ ly. recklessly and maliciously, did s shoot and kill the said James P I Farmer. 1 4. That hy reason of the said wilful, wanton, reckless and malic- ^ lous killing of the said James P. Farmer by the said Wade H. Sellers. ; as herein before specified, this plaintiff and the children named were ' thereby deprived of the maintenance, suppore, companionship, protection 5 and guidance of the uiid James P. Farmer as husband ami father, and suffered great mental shock and suffering and endured untold sorrow and grief, to the damage of plaintiff ' and the children named in the sum of $25,000. J Whprefore plaintiff demands judgment against the defendant, Wade H. Sellers, for tho sum of $25,000 and for the costs and disbursements of this action. Mrs. Farmer's attorneys are J. K. McDonald, J. K. Henry and Christie Renet. Killed on Wrdding Kvo. Instead of being a bride, Mrs. L. E. Stone, who was to marry Alhin II. Little Thursday afternoon, is mourning his death. Little was U11 - led Wednesday night by a strppf rar whilp hp was on his way to thp home of Mrs. Stone at St. Louis, for his last ante-nuptial call. Mrs. Stone collapsed when she heard of her fiance's death. This brought up more talk. The figures had started at $300, $r.00, $800. It was then Bridges woke up good. Pop>e put down $1,000. This seemed to anger the negro. "That's baby money, white folks. I am a man. if I is a nljjger'. You must talk a heep louder or I will never hear." Then Pope who seemed to guide the money venture asked. "What will satisfy you?" "Twenty-five hundred dollars, all cash, nnd my seat not to be disturbed." * That gave the .boys a rift. "Everything is off. We will, all go home and trust to luck. Can't raise the money, and wouldn't if we could." This brought Bridges' ear lower to the ground. "Well, split the difference, $800 offered and $2,800 asked, give me $1,680 and the thing Is done." Chairs bpgan to shuffle as If the party* was about to disperse. Then spoke up Pope. "Bridges, this is our last offer. We wfll pay you down to-^ night. $f>00, th'en as soon as you are jiwuni in, win pay you 91,000 more." Then, drawing a long breath, scanning the celling the while, Bridges said: "Well, I'll take it, give me my money." - The money was counted out, then after he had been sworn in*, he repaired to the back end." of the hall | and there Y. J. Pope counted out the remaining $1,000 in new crisp ten dollar notes. Now these are the facts of the buying of Bridges, and there is no use of denying or lying abopt It: "If this bn trealon, make the most I ft" ft. i DOWyR. SEVERE STORM 5 The South Swept by Destructive Cyclones and Tornadoes MANY PEOPLE KILLED . \nd the Damage to Property Will Beach Millions of Dollars in Value. Tenuesee is the Heaviest Sufferer. Houses Blown Down and Wire Coniiuunleation Interrupted. A dispatch from Atlanta says cydome and tornadoes the like of vhieh have not been known for'years twept through the South Thursday light and all Friday, leaving In their t?ol"? * .uuiiarens or dead und mangled ^ lodies and the dismantled wrecka if property worth many millions. Tennessee was an especially heavy mfferor. At 1> o'clock Friday night rareful estimates indicated that at east 50 people were killed in that State alone, with monetary losses iliout $1,000,000. At Franklin and nUillsboro there was loss of life. I'he latter town is said to be practoally destroyed, while at Centreville md adjoining villages the loss is relorted very heavy, both in life and iroperty. Near Pulaski. Giles couny, the death list reaches 12 and nany are inj'ired. In the vicinity >f Chattanooga the storm was felt it Its worst. Telephone and telegraph wires were blown down and he movement of trains was greatly tampered. The hurricane followed he Cumberland valley, wrecking small towns and destroying farm louses. At Ebenezer 18 houses were blown . low 11. At CUarlestown the Btorm swerv.ed ip the Hlwassee river, destroying nueh property. _ At Fayette ille threo aiv kumfrh to iave perlsjied. At Cuba many houses were blown lown, and at Gilestown not even a bed was left standing. Memphis reports heavy loss from owns within a radius of 100 miles n three States. At Horn Hake. Miss., half a dozen Ives were lost and the property damige was very heavy. In Arkansas eight persons were tilled near Mammoth Springs, and a core of buildings wrecked. Other loints in Arkansas report heavy oss. At Hnntsvllle, Ala., fifteen are lead, several score Injured and 250 lonsos demolished as a result of the storm which struck \PayMtteville, Tenn., and vicinity Thursday night. icocrding to a reliable man who has iust reached Huntsville from that section. The dead at Harmes number five, md many more are injured. The [farms flour mill was destroyed as svell as a number of other buildings in that vicinity. Immense damage was done in Madison county by hail and lightning. Telegraphic communication with FayettovilJe has been severed since early last night. At Pulaski. Tenn., twenty persons r?re reported to have been killed and forty Injured In a tornado which swept over the eastern section of Giles county early Friday. Bee Springs, a village in the southeast section, sixteen miles from Pulaski, is reported to have been totally destroyed. Atlanta and most of Georgia eseaped with only slight property loss during the blow. But two young people, a brother and sister, William and Pearl Withra. lost their lives by the capsizing of a rowboat during a sudden! squal'. The hurrlcare continued upon its course of destruction in Alabama Friday night. Huntsville sends word of heavy loss of property, with probably several lives sacrificed near the Tennessee line. At Danville. In Morgan county, Alabama, the storm struck with terrific force.- At Hartsvllle at least one Is depd and many hurt.. The storm Is still racing and seems to be traveling almost directly sotithenst. Soon .after.dark .Friday night the storm winds --shot across the telegraph and. telephone lines connecting Atlanta With ChatfanoOgft and Knoxvllle, whlelvhnd- been -kept dp with great difficulty dticlpg the .afternoon coased entirely. T^ho ^Tegtern & Atlanta railroad offices' here 'reported that south of Chattanooga, near Knmrson, several btg trees . were blown across the railroad right of way, hearing down wires and holding up five trains. ? The death totals w*ire swelled Friday night by tlyse lighting- victims at Monroe.. Ga. Date .Friday, afternoon a rushing windstorm, accompanied by -blinding lightning.'" broke over Monroe and onq of the bolts struck' residence of M. R. Barrett. running down the 'chimney. Rarrett. his wife and ,hls 17-year-old daughter were killed , and. a 18-yearold son and a younger child- were seriously shocked. *. ; Driven to Hi* Death. ' j A. M. KendiU. 2 8 rears of age, W whose five children were burned to / death when their home at Dnnbar./ Pa., was destroyed three months ago./ shot himae^ thrfmgh the hear/ Thursday, dying 4totantljr.: Brood! ics: over the Iosb of the lltle ones tun unbalanced hi* 1 1 \ j j