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■ *‘>'0 AWFUL SCENES Btittlwrto That Skock Civiliza tion Dmrttml AUTHENTIC DETAILS Glreii bjr Hf© Witnesses of the M*»- Mcreing of ChHatiAns by Howling Mobs Of Fanatics—Men, Women and Childreh Dragged From Their Homes and Hacked to Death. The following account of the dis orders at Adana is given by Rev. Herbert Adams Gibson, a mission ary^ “The entire vilayet of Adana has been the scene during the last five days, of a terrible massacre of Arme nians, the worst ever known in the history of the district.' The terror has been universal and the govern ment is powerless to check the dis orders. Adana, the capital of the province, has been the storm cen ter. '•Conditions have been unsettled for some time and there has been animosity between Turks and Arme nians owing to.the political activi ty of the latter and their open pur chasing of arms 'Early last Wednesday morning, while I was in the market, 1 no ticed that the Armenians were clos ing their shops and hurrying to their homes. An Armenian and a Turk had been killed during the night and the corpses were paraded through their respective quarters. The sight of the dead inflamed the inhabitants, and crowds at once began to gather in the streets - armed with sticks, axes and knives. A few young Ar menians assembled in the center of the covered market and began firing revolvers into the air. By 11 o'clock in the morning the crowd had begun the looting of shops. "The military commander of Ada na was by my side in the market when the firing commenced. He had not the courage to endeavor to dis perse the mob; he returned to his residence and did not venture out for two days. William Chambers, field secretary of the Young M-m’s Christian Asso ciation, proceeded to the Koenik and found a howling mob demanding arms with which to kill the Giaours. We then went to the telegraph office to summon the British consul. On the steps of the building we saw three Armenians who had been mas sacred. Their bodies had been mu tilated. While we were in the He-' graph office a mob brtrst into the room where we were and killed two Armenians before our eyes. The un fortunates were supplicating the vali. when they were struck down. “We managed to make our way Into the next room, where we made representations to the vali. This of ficial said he could do nothing. He was afraid for his own life and made no attempt to protect us. Somehow we managed to go to th>' interior of the Konak, where we remained at the side of the government officials for the next forty-eight hours. “That afternoon the situation grew distinctly worse. The Armenians withdrew to their tinarter of Adana, which is situated on a hill, and con verted their houses that held ad vantageous positions into fortresses. Here the fighting went on for two days, during which the Armenians succeeded in beating off their Turk ish assailents. "Wednesday evening Major Daughty-Wylie, the British vice con sul at Merstna, arrived at Adana and established headquarters in the house of a dragoman of a wealthy resident, where many refugees had been re ceived., The wife of the British con sul. who .was brought into Adana under fire on Thursday, tended per sonally many wounded women and children. *> « “Adana was a hell. ,The bazars were looked and set on fire. There was continuous and unceasing shoot ing and killing in every part of the town, and fires raged in many quar ters. “Moslems from the nelghborhaod began pouring into the ally and notwithstanding our vehement pro tests, the vali distributed arms to these men, alleged they were Turkish reserves. Major Daughty-Wylie, at the head of troops which he compelled the vali to supply, went to the railroad end of the town, and was successful in preventing the villagers from com ing into Adana. T,ater, while the major was attempting to pacify the town, he was shot and disabled. "Ml8sionark , s of the Central Turk ish mission had assembled for a dis- MI88IONARIES NOT HURT EX CEPT BY ACCIDENT. Sarlous Chargts Filed With The Committee But They Suffer Very Much for the Want of Food and Witness Many Shocking Scenes. There is a total of thirty-three American missionaries in Syria and the Cicilian district of the vilayet of Adana, where the conflict between Mohammedans and Armenians are raging the fiercest. With the excep tion of D. M. Rogers and Henry Mourer, who were killed at Adana, no one of them, so far as it known at the British or American embas- sey at Constantinople or the offices of the* American board of commis sioners of Foreign Missions, has been injured. The Mohammedans indulging in massacres and incendiarism evident ly are very careful to avoid killing foreigners. When in the midst .of the fighting and pillaging of Adana, it became known-to the Mohamme dans thfat Messrs. Rogyaa and Maurer had but lost MthetP^ livce while at-, tempting to put out a fire in the house of a Turkish widow, the fanat ics ran away in alarm and practically deserted that quarter of the town. The missionaries appear to be in danger only from accident arising from the fact that they are in the midst of frightful conflicts in which they bravely seek to protect Chris- than refugees and conciliate their assailants. Rev. Stephen R. Trowbridge, of the American board of commission ers for Foreign Missions, who is stationed at Aintab, was in Adana on the day of the fiercest fighting. Ho made a courageous but ineffectual attempt to protect an Armenian teacher. He threw his arms around the man’s neck and interposed his body between him and hia assailant, but the Moslems shot the Armenian dead in Mr. Trowbridge’s arms. The greatest sympathy is felt for the American womrn missionaries who are alone at Hadjim, in the northwestern part of the vilayet of Adana. Those women are now said to be* Miss Virginia A. Billings, of Kirkland, O.; Miss Emily E. Rich ter. of Chicago; Miss Rose Lambert, daughter of Bishop Lambert, and a Miss Baldwin. Christian refugees by the thousand have massed at Hadjim, and for ten days now th> town has been threatened v r- ib.hain- medans, whose camps completely en circle it. R v. W. W. Post, representative in Constantinople of the American board of commissioners for Foreign Missions*, sent a telegram last Sun day to Rev. H. M. Irwin, at Taias- Cesarea, instructing him to ask for a strong guard of troops and go im mediately to Hadjim to the assist ance of the beleaguered women. Hadjim is two days’ journey on horseback from Cesarea. Telegraph ic communication is very much in terrupted and there has been no answer from Mr. Irwin. Today, how ever, Mr. Post received a message, much delayed in transmission, dat ed Hadjim Friday, April 23. It says: . - “Our sad condition is unchanged. We fear fire. The people are taking efuge In the churches. The out look is terrible.” William Chambers, an American missionary at Adana telegraphed Mr. ’ost from that place a few days ago as follows: “There are terrible fires near the mission, which is in danger." The lack of food, medical help and shelter Is very great among both Armenians and Mohammedans in tlm listriet distributed. Mr. Post has an admirable organization for the dis tribution of .relief ff funds to this ■■nd were sent to him. 1 >rops Dead in Meeting. At Bristol. Tonn., Cpl. J. B. Peters, general manager of the Bristol Board >f Trade, fell over dead while tak ing the minutes of a meeting st the executive committee of the body Wednesday Heart failure is given as the caude of his death. / streets. Friday, when I went out, T had to pick my way between the dead. „ > “Sunday morning I counted a doz en cartloads of Armenian bodies in one-half hour carried to the river and thrown into the water. In the Turkish cemeteries graves are be ing dug wholesale. The condition of the refugees is most pliable. Not only are there orphans and widows beyond number, but a great many, even the babies, are suffering from severe wounds. "On Friday afternoon 250 so- BILL OF COMPLAINT Contain Allegations of Various Forms of Mismanagement nt the State Hospital for the Insane—Names of the Complaints Withheld—Inquiry Adjourned Until May 4. The committee charged with inves tigating the State Hospital for the Insane adjourned Wednesday to meet on May 4. The committee was-iu executive session most of the morn ing and when the doors'were opened the committee announced its decis ion relative to the publicity of the inquiry. The committee seemed to have been much divided as to hdw much should be given out relative to the testimony. It was finally determined that the evidence should be public, but that the hewspapers 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 of fered and copies of these charges were handed all the members of the board of regents and the super intendent. The formal charges were as follows: K|>ecification of Charges. Specification of charges against the management of 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 InvesUgatiotLoUtbe management: 1. That the board of re'gehts and the superintendent act in violation of section 22 49 of the civil code of South Carolina, which provides “that the hospital shall be maintained sole ly for the support, custody and treat ment for Insane persons,” and de fine when a person shall be consider ed insane or fit to be a patient in the hospital by-receiving persons not embraced in the said section, such as inebriates, dotrads. paupers and oven cases of nervous diseases. 2. That the board of regents and the superintendent are neglectful in not properly looking Into a>! cases of persons who are committed to the asylum in order to ascertain wheth er or not such persons are fit sub jects 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 226T of code of laws by not discharging patients who shall have recovered as expressly enjoined upon them by the said section and that the super intendent endorsed said action. 4. That the board of regents and the superintendent constantly act in violation of section 2267 of the code of laws by requiring an arbitrary form and receipt to be signed by various persons for the custody of patients in consideration of what the superintendent terms a release against the advice and consent of Hie superintendent, instead of an uncon ditional discharge contemplated by said section. 5. That the said superintendent and board of regents constantly vio late sertion 226S of the code by re ceiving inebriates addicted to Hie drug habit, who are not dangerous or violent, and by not requiring the pay therein provided for and by re ceiving such patients as voluntarily apply for admission without requir ing pay and by retaining such pa tients therein when the accommoda tions for the regular inmates are in adequate, and against their will. 6. That the board of regents is indifferent and neglectful as to the care of patients confined in the hos pital, and do not Inspect the said institution as often and in the man ner that they should and are too subs.ervient to the will of the super intendent and employes. 7. That patients, especially in solitary confinement on remote and unclean wards, are subjected to suf fering for want of water apd 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 es pecially ward 5, and the patients deprived of the same. 9. That generally, to which ther^ are some exceptions, the keepers keepers rrd attendants in the instD tuion frequently bathe several pa tients one after another in the same water, being too lazy and negligent to tafce the trouble to change the same, notwithstanding some of said patients are diseased. 13. That most of the cSbktng for the patients of the hospital js per formed by filthy negro patients; that the food is frequently unclean* im properly prepared and a positive source 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 dirty patients who are totally igno rant as to the hygienic care neces sary, in hgpdling the milk used- the patients. 15. That under the law many pa tients in the hospital not insane ahl who are entitled to their liberty un der the law which provides that when a patient ceases to be so in sane as to be dangerous to life or property it is the duty of the authori ties of their own accord to release such patient, and the practice befor releasing a patient of requiring some friend or relative to be responsible for the patient s good conduct results in such patient, not receiving th^ discharge which he is entitied to un dor the law. 16. That many of the inmates work in the dairy, on the farm and in the laundry, and In other depart ments of the hospital for which they receive mere nominal sums as wages, and such patients work ought to be discharged as contemplated by the law, and should not be held for the purpose of laboring practically for nothing for the State, and it is un just to retain such in custody. 17. That the State and taxpayers are imposed upon in the matter of caring for whiskey patients and do]** fiends who are often 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 ap palling. 19. That there Is a lack of busi ness methods, system and organiza tion throughout the institution and those in authority over same are neglectful in not providing for a business-like and systematic admin istration in the affairs of the insti tution. 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, cflbbag s and potatoes, and other articles which are used have to be bought instead of raiscu upon sai^ 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 pa tients, 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 un just discrimination on the part of the authorities in control, pay- patients receiving much better atten tion than the unfortunate inmates who are confined at the expense of the State. 23. That a system of petty thiev ing of articles sent to patients and of property ludonging to the State '\ists in the institution to the loss of the State and to the patients. 2 4. That after a patient has been confined in the hospital for some time very little attention is paid to him. and very little examination made in order to ascertain if recovery lie sufficient to discharge. LEAF FROM THE PAST LYNCHED IN FLORIDA. manely and kindly, continually treat them in a spirit of teasing and brutal sport, to the great annoyance of the called Turkish reserves, without of- mnyiffrferwree In-tfre-<water of. Ada- t-fir»rwr s train at- iVtlnna and employed are Inefflcjpnt and unfit for compelled the engineer to convey them to Tarsus, where they took part In the destruction of the Armenian quarter of that town, which Is the best part of Tarsus. Their work of tooting was thorough and rapid, ,It.| •* ld patlentg. is said that they fired the great his- torlc Armenian church at Tarsus, the most important building 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. Fortu- nately, few persons were kllfed there. This was owing to the proximity of ths American college, wheri four thousand destitute and homeless per- na on the day of the outbreak. They received and protected hundreds of refugees, in the American seminary ^ior girls, and courageously endeav ored to pacify the warring elements. ~ “Thursday Daniel -Miner Roberts and Henry Maurer, American mis sionaries, wore killed under treach- ^..^roiis circumstances. “On Friday the Armenians yielded. • since When there has been little murdering. “Adana Is In a pltable condition. The tows has been pillaged and wrecked and there are thousands of homeless people here wlthont means of llrsllhood. It Is Impossible to estlmata the number of killed. The The Usual (’rime Brings About Usual Result. Strung up to a tree, 'r, which he sought refuge, and his bad/ riddle 1 with bullets, Charles .Scarborough; a negro, who attempted to assault Mrs. Frierson, of Fort Myers, Fla., met a speedy death Wednesday at the hands of a posse of infuriated men. The posse started out with blood hounds on the negro’s trail soon after the crime became known and scoured the woods all night. In a secluded spot the posse cap tured the negro, finding him in the top of a tree, which a few minutes later served as his scaffold. The ne gro confessed, and without delay a rope was put around his neck and he was drawn up to a limb. The posse then stood off and fired twenty shots into his body. KILLED FV A FIGHT. the positions wWfh ffief bccupy gwtJ^fflccr Robber PHSSbt "EACh OffiCf instead of treating the patients bu corpMS Ut icuttered through the aou had sought tad found shelter.’ 10. That many of fhe'TieepersVm-* ployed are uncouth, young and illit erate, and have not a proper concep tion of the humane treatment which the unfortunate patients should re ceive at their hands, and disregard many of the rules of the government of the attendants, and the authorities of the hospital over said attendap^s- elther known or by proper diligence, could know of thia conduct on the part of the keepers and attendants. to Death. At Logansport, Ind., in a revolver battle with two thugs who after a ekeus- performance- Thursday, night stood on a nearby bridge and held up passengers at the point of pis tols. Jos. Kroager, a patrolman, and one of the unidentified robbers were killed. The wounded robber died later In a hospital. As he was dying a priest begged him to tell his name and the man shouted, “You go to hell!” Chas. Pierce, of Scranton, Pa., was captured later several miles north of the city, and is held in How tltf: Democrats Secured a Ne gro Member From the Mackey House to Make the Wallace House liegal in the Great Hattie for the State. The following is the story of the “Winning of the Wallace House," as told in the Newberry News and Herald: The State, protected by U. S. troops, had been hopelessly Republi can during the whole of reconstruc tion days. It had submitted to rob bery, negro domination and infamy, till forbearance ceased to tie a vir tue. An informal meeting of the leading men of the State was held in Columbia; there tl| y declared for reform or revolution. General Hampton was brought baek from Mississippi to lead the Democratic forces, then, if that failed, well— The Democrats had learn'd some tricks from the Carpetbaggers, and no doubt there was some “ballot box stuffing.’’ Anyway when the election was over, both sides claimed a victory. Contesting delegations were sent to the Legislature from most of the eounties. The Democrats were the first in the Legislative hall and elected as speaker Brigadiei Gen. W. H. Wallace, of Union. In a few minutes thereafter the Republicans chose E. W. M. Mackey, of Charleston, their presiding officer. Both sides undertook to transact bus iness, but confusion became more confound***!, the longer this dual as semblage 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 wayl this club was to clean up all the Democrats in the house. These facts were all publish ed In the papers of the time. Wheth er to avoid a conflict of overawe the Democrats, the Republican Governor Chamberlain, had posted at the en trance of the State Hous", guards of U. R, soldiers and forbid any to en ter, unless they had credentials from the returning board, or commission ers of election. These the great ma jority, of Democrats did not have.* 1 Speaker W allace called his follow ers together at the CarolfmK Hall. He had..do quoram. neither had his'' adversary. Two negroes from ReflT~ eley came over to the Wallace Hoffse 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 authori ties. that he would recognize as “de facto” the first government that had a quorum. Not Hayes, as friend Logo thinks, that worthy coming In months afterwards. You 9*0 wha* effect. Abraham Storke can have on one’s recollection. The National Democratic party on ly lacked the vote of one more stab' to make Tilden president. Then* were millions at stake. South Caro lina, Florida and Louisiana were the three States with contesting elec toral votes. One vote could make South Carolina Democratic and South Carolina Democratic would change the government of the United States This accounts for the State Jieing flooded with Northern money during the campaign. The white members of every con testing county centered upon some one negro in the Mackey House fo try and bribe or beg him over. But the Republican organization was “as solid as a stone wall." The delegation from Newberry tackled Samps Bridges. Ho put his ear to the ground and smiled. H>* even listened to overtures, but the gulf was wide yet. Maj. L. B. Maf- fett and Capt. U. B. Whites from Bridges' home town were brought to the capital to* help convert Bride- es. A conference was agreed upon at the hotel. Bridges was there, the delegation and the two men men tioned above. No one else, Log/* to the contrary notwithstanding. Sparring was cautious at first, but became more reckless as time wore on. Bridges did not deny that he was In the market, and had a pric°. “But," Bridges said, “If I go In to the Wallace House one of you white men will have to give way." “There can be but thr©» members from our county and 1 will, under no circumstance, give up my seat.” Colonel Keitt, with patriotic, zeal, selffoln ettnatTeff, kittf ra yom shaiHtifee my eeat.'’ Then the Colonel left and his Information ceases. Y. J. Pope, one of the white dele gates, attended to the legal and ar- gumentlve end of the discussion, while "MaJor TifaffeCt and - Captain Whites looked after the persuasive and reasoning end. Y. J. Pope put some figures on a pHce of paper and shdwed them to Bridges. He only smiled, didn’t even shake his head, then some more fig ures were made. That woke up Bridges* horse sense. “Gentlemen, let me tell yon; I ain’t no cheap man; I know what I am For Twenty-lire Thousand Dollar* Damages for the Killing of Her A dispatch from Columbia says the notice of a suit for $25,000, filed Wednesday by Mrs. J. P. Farmer agalnat Wade Hampton Sel lers, has attracted considerable in terest and comment. Such a proceed ing is quite novel In this section and it is doubtful if, in case of one charg ed with murder, there has ever been instituted against him such a suit. The complaint filed Is very interest ing and unusual and !» given be- T ? low in full: May W. Farmer, as Administratrix of the Estate of James P. Farmer, deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Wade H. $ Sellers, Defendant. Plaintiff above named, complain ing of the defendant, alleges: 1. That she, May Farmer, is now a resident of the county of Fairfield, State of South Carolina, and was at 'he the time hereinafter mentioned a resident of the county of Richland. State aforesaid, and the wife of James P. Farmer, whoso administra trix she Is, having been duly appoint ed such by the Judge of Probate for Richland county on the 26th 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 of the said James P. Farmer, de ceased. and for the benefit-of his six children, namely; Jackson C Farmer, LllllebMl G. Farmer, Maud Edna Farmer, John Preaton Farmer. Charles J. Farmer and Lydia May Farmer, all minors now, and at the time of rholf TsTfrenr fleath their ages H ing, respectively, 19, 18, 15, 4 an l 2 years, and the last named child, Lydia Farmer, having been hnrn two days after her father's death. 2. -That Wade H. Sellers, the de fendant herein, is a resident of the State and county aforesaid. 3. That on the 22nd day of Feb ruary, 19Q8, at Columbia. S. C- the said Wade H. Sellers, the defendant herein, unlawfully, wilfully, wanton ly, recklessly and maliciously, did shoot and kill the said James P Farmer. 4. That by reason of the said wilful, wanton, reckless and malic ious killing of the said James P. Farmer by the said Wade H. Sellers, as herein before specified, this plain- mr sml the children named were thereby depriVal of the maintenance, suppore, eompanloh»n»j;,- protection and guidance of the said JamST-P. Farmer as husband and father, and suffered great mental shock and suf fering and endured untold sorrow and grief, to the damage of plaintiff and the children named in the sum of $25,000. Wherefore plaintiff demands Judg ment against the defendant, Wade H. Sellers, for the sum of $25,000 and for the costs and disbursements )f this action. Mrs. Farmer’s attorneys are J. E McDonald, J. K. Henry and Christie Benet. Killed on Wedding Eve. Instead of being a bride, Mrs L. E. Stone, who was to marry Albln H. Little" Thursday afternoon. Is mourning his death. Little was kil led Wednesday night by a street car while he was on his way to the home of Mrs. Stone at 8t. 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, $500, $800. It was then Bridges woke up good. Pope put down $1,000. This seemed to anger the negro. “That’s baby money, white folks. I am a man, If I Is a nigger. 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, and my seat not to be dis turbed.” That gave the boys a rift. “Every thing 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 dlf- feUsnce, $800 offered and $2,500 asked, give me $1,660 and the thing is done.” Chairs began io shuffle as if the party was about to disperse. Then And the Damage to Property Win Reach Millions of Dollars In Yalne. Tennesee is the Heaviest Houses Blown Down Commuiiicftion Interrupted. A dispatch from Atlanta says ey- ctoms and tornadoes the like of which have not been known-for years swept through the South Thursday night and all Friday, leaving in their wake hundreds of dead and mangled bodies and the dismantled wrecks of property worth many millions. Tennessee was an especially ^eary sufferer. At 9 o'clock Friday night careful estimates indicated that at least 50 people were killed la that State alone, with monetary losses dlKHit $1,000,000. At Franklin and In Hillsboro there wa* loss of The latter town Is said to be prac tically destroyed, while at Centrerille and adjoining villages the lorn Is re ported very heavy, both In life and property. Near Pulaski, Giles coun ty, the death list reaches 12 and many are injured. In the vicinity of Chattanooga the storm waf felt at its worst. Telephone and tele graph wires were blown down and the movement of trains waa greatly hampered. The hurricane followed the Cumberland valley, wreaking small towns and destroying farm houses. At Ebenezer 18 houses were blown lown. At Charlestown the storm swerved up the HIwaseee river, destroying much property. • • spok** up Pope. “Bridges, this is our t** offer. lY.erflLp.rvmi.dawn tfiv: T? ? night $500, then as soon as you arel'”^® blinding lightnini At Fayetteville three areYnown to have perished. At Cuba man/ houses were ktowa town, and at Gllestown not even a shed was left standing. Memphis reports'heavy low towns within a radios af 19# In three States. rgfap?* At Horn Lake, Miss., half a Aoaea lives were lost and the property dam- age was very heavy. In Arkansas eight persona were killed near Mammoth Springs, gad a' score of buildings wrecked. Other points in Arkansas report heavy : loss. At Huntsville. Ala., ftfteea dead, several score injured gad houses demolished as a resntt of the Htorm which struck ’^BOttovlir*. Tenn., and vicinity Thursday sight, acocrdlng to a reliable man who hi* just reached Huntsville section. The dead at Harmes number ftve, and many mere ire- Harms flour mill was d< well as a number of other in that vicinity. Immense damage was done la Mad ison county by hall and Ughtalag. Telegraphic communication with Fayetteville has been severed niace early last night. - ~ At Pulaski, Tenn., twenty persons are reported to have been killed aad forty injured In a tornado which swept over the eastern sect kSs of Giles county early Friday.'Bw Springs, a village in the section, sixteen miles from is reported to have been totally stroyed. ■ . Atlanta and most of Georgia ee> "aped with only slight property low during the blow. But two /oaag people, a brother and sister, William and Pearl Withra, lost their Jllvw^ by the capsizing/)! a rowboat dvrtag* a suddent squaU. The hurricane continued upon Its course of destruction In Alabama Friday night. Huntsville sends word of heavy loss of property, with prob ably several lives sacrificed nea Tennessee line. At Danville. Ig _ gan county, Alabama, the storm struck with terrific force. At Harta- vllle at least one i* dead and maajr hurt. The storm is still seems to be traveling almost southeast. Soon after dark Friday nli storm winds shot across the graph and telephone lines coi Atlanta with Chattanooga and ville, which had been kept np with great difficulty during the ceased entirely. The Atlanta railroad offices here that south of Chattangftga, Emerson, several big trees blown across the railroad way. bearing down wires and up five trains. ; The death totals were swelled'Fri day night by three lightning ' “ at Monroe. Ga. Late Friday VY .aMz 'mgs sworn In. will pay you $1,000 more.** Then, drawing a long breath, scan ning the celling the while, Bridges said: “Well, I’ll take It, give me my money.” —. —— The money was connted out, then after he had been sworn in, he re paired 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 If no use of denying or lying aboet it. shot 12. That some of the nurses, connection with Kroager’s murder. worth and I know what you can I of It, If this be treason, make the most DOW, JB. over Monroe and struck the residence of M. rett, running down the, Barrett, his wife and his 1 daughter were j—*: VI ■*»—W|«' in»" ,|TT»—nW-'v. 1 HI 1 Will old son and a younger < riously shocked. ^ ^3^ Mjm A. M. whose ftve death w) Pm., wee 1 16 Thu three h'r'ma&St.-x.'