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LOSS OF LIFE H ?J And Property by Great Earthquake in Southern Italy. GREAT TIDAL WAVE Wrought Destruction in Messina and Oilier Cities and Towns?Indescribable Scenes Enacted During and Following the Catastrophe, Which is Greatest in Many Years. or;. Home, Dec. 2 8.?The three prov, inces of Cosenza, Catanzaro and Reggio di Calabria, comprising tho department of Calabria, which forms tho southwestern ertremity of Italy, or "the toe of the boot," were devastated today by au earthquake, the far reaching effects of which were felt almost throughout the entire country. The town of Messina, in Sicily, wan partially destroyed, and Catania wan inundated by a huge tidal wave. The tidal wave which followed the vt? earth shocks on the eastern coast of Sicily swamped vessels and inundated the lower part of Catania. It is known that a number of people were killed at that place, hut the rushing waters carried everything before them and caused such indescribable confusion that it will he Impossible for some time to estimate the damage and the lives lost. The city of Messina lias suffered probably more than any or nor place, he latest information coming indirectly from that quarter stating that two-thirds of the town was destroyed and several thousand persons killed. The steamers Washington and Montebello, which were in that harbor, later proceeded to Catania load-d with injured, who were so stupiflol by terror that they seemed unable to realize what had happened, simply Ravine that it looked as though th? end of the world had come. Five steamers left Catania for Messina to assist in removing the injured from that place, wno are *eported to number thousands. At Catania the panic-stricken people absolutely refused to re-enter their houses and are camping on the squares, which are free from water, and the surrounding country. The todal wave sank five hundred boats there and did great damage to a large number of vessels and steamers. including the Austrian steamer Buda. Not only did Catania suffer fro a the effects of a tidal wave, but a similar body <>f water inundated the handsome streets of Messina which flank the harbor, covering them with a thick layer of mud, which rendered more difficulty the removal or the wounded, many of whom could be seen lying under the wreckage. It is reported that tlie villages of Faro and Ganzirri, adjoining Messina, have disappeared. The effects of iho earthquake were aggravated by fire through an explosion of gns, the flames of which swept along I several of the streets, adding terror upon terror. Extraordinary scenes are reported at Catania. Following a violent earth shock at 5:20 a. m., the sea rose in a tremendous wave, which wrecked many smacks, it then suddenly retired from the shore and re turned as quickly, must me runner groat damage and wrecknpro. Awakening by the shock, the inhabitants fled panic-stricken from their homes into the streets and squares. Prices'"c>ns were organized and soon ad the\,churehes were filled with weeping crowds imploring Divine mercy. Cardinal Nava, Archbishop of Catania, exhorted the people to be calm. Tie promised that the body of St. Agatha should bo carried round In procession. St. Agatha is regarded as the special deliverer from all scourges, and, according to history, the pious inhabitants of Catania diverted the course ef the lava stream in 1 fifth, when a fearful eruption of Mount Aetna took place, by extending the veil of St. Agatha toward It, thus saving the city, as the Java was tinned aside near the IV *cI H:i i f11* iiiuii??it*i t> uuu * ov uw e^'lnto the soa. Thousands of people abandoned their homes, although a terrific ra'n storm prevailed, and filled the air with lamer, tar ions and prayers In some places, such as TlrWe/o, Cot rone, Santa Soverina and Piscopio, the people entered the churches almost, while they were falling and carry out the saints. They i,ore the?e In procession throulgh the open country, invoking the mercy of (Tod. In the mountainous regions Inland the population has taken refuge In grot1 oes and cnvee, where peasants and priests, soldiers and persons of gentle hearth are living in common. Their bed Is the ground and Arts burp to kep off wild animals. In AlV'talone 2,000 people are homeless. T , ^re is no doubt that a large portion of Messina haR been destroyed. To add to the terrible effects cf th* dlsattter thieves were soon at work setting fires at various points end stealing everything they could lay their hands on, even robbing the Injured as they "lay helpless ard the 4ead. Stores were broken Into snd great disorder and even terrorism prevailed for a time. The anthorl SUICIDE AT DKNMAKK. Horry Gibson Takes llis Life With Carbolic Acid. The Herald says news reached Bamberg Tuesday night that ju*t about dark Mr. Berry Gibson, a young white man of Denmark, had committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. Mr. Gibson wan cotton weigher at Denmark, having been elected to the jK>sltion last July by the county board of commissioners. Ho was about twenty-four years old, and leaves a wife and a number of relatives. He was married only a few months ago to Mrs. Davis. No real cause can be assigned for ills act, but it is said that he has been despondent for sonio time, and has often said in the presence of others that he wished he was dead. About dark he wont to his room in his home at Denmark, and shortly afterwards when his wife went to the door, it was locked. Ho did not answer when she called to him. so she called for help at once and entrance w<?s euwuen i?y mo window. Mr. Gibson was fonnd in a dy'wg condition, and death ensued l>cfore a physician could bo summoned. Tin must havo drank the carbolic acid Immediately on r^ing to the room CAST ACID IN HKH KACH. .Innlousy Causes Serious Crime in City of Atlanta. Atlanta, (In., Dec. 2S.?Following a few heated words about what no one knows, Mrs. Alfa Garner throw what is believed to havo been. a strong acid in the face of Mrs. Clemma Txing, in the doorway of the latter's home at .'!!> (llenn street, last night. Jealousy is believed to have been the cause. Mrs. Long was called to the door where she met Mrs. Garner. They talked excitedly for several moments, when passersby were startled by a scream from the former. Mrs. Gar ner dashed away, and the police have not yet been able Lo locate her. The victim wan found to be snf M-iiuK ? 11 ii Hcrmus nurns oil Wie face,* tho same having been caused by a strong acid. She was taken to tho Grady Hospital, where doctors could do northing beyond relieve her of the pain. She will survive any material injury beyond a marrkig of her facial beauty, which had previously been of rare order. WOULD HK HOtSOXKIt Failed by the Death of a Common Douse Fly. Los Angeles, Dec. 29.?A wholesale attempt to exterminate ih^ roomers in a hoarding house of 620 Fast First street yesterday failed because a flv was instantly killed when it fell into a live gallon can of poisoned milk. Two men are held in the city jail on suspicion of having carefully arranged to poison the 2 0 persons. The prisoners, who gave their names as \V. II. Morris and Charles Johnson, are both negroes. Johnson, the polee say, lived at 125 lto.se strom, and it was there that a quantity of poison?-salts of vitroil, similar to that found in tho milk was discovered. Mrs. Fannie Martin, the land-lady, said the two prisoners had visited her place, had been ordered away and that thoy declared, that they would lrtve revenge. On f'h rt?f nine t?rr?r. l^i1* n,A , .... iinin ? ??.-? n'li u.'i I lit.' S<>nie (?oo<l Advice. There are persons who will, without a murmur, pay an ofllee fee of $10 to si "city doctor," and yet grumble when the locsil physician demands $1 for the same .advice, with seventy-five cents worth of medicine thrown in. Don't be one of this kind, says the Farm Journal; tuit be willing to pay a fair fee to your homo physician who, in nearly all eases, can give as igood advice as the doctor in the city. Due to Monoxicd (ins. Washington, Dec. 28.?Deadly fumes of monoxicd igas caused the death of another person in this city yesterday. The latest victim, William McfJowan, was over come while in his bath room and died within | 20 minutes after lighting a waterheater. Monoxide gas is caused by improper combustion. Throe members of a family were killed by such a gas at their home on October 6th. He Hn<l to (io. Qnn T OA r-1 V.... I inuusuu, uru. ?.?. IslHllS Speckols, the famous sugar millionaire, died here of pneumonia Monday morning. Clans SpeckleR was born in Lamst, Germany, in 1828 and came to the United States in 184 6. Ater being employed for some time in Charleston and New York ho came to San Francisco. The queerest thing about women's fashions is how they can shift their waist from around their knees and hand H to their shoulder blades. ties, however, promptly took the moat stringent measures to maintain order, and those who were caught In acts of Incendiarism and robbery were severely dealt with. TAKES QUEER VIEW SHOOTING l'I? lmOWNHVIIilitt A GOOD THING, Mays a Georgia Man Who Now IJvok Out in the Shot t'p Town in tin* State of Texas, Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 28.?Prof. I. L. Candler, a native Georgian but now a citizen of Brownsville, Tex., is In Atlanta for the first tlnio in many years. He is a brother of forMier Governor Allen 1). Candler, and he is hero to attend the educational convention which begins tomorrow. "Yes, 1 was at Brownsville on the night of the 'shooting up," ' Mr. Candler said today. "My opinion is that it is the best thing that ever happened to Brownsville. The unfortunate features were the killing of one man and the serious injuring of a policeman. But the occurrence advertised the town to the world, and made its existence known to all the people of this country Better still, It brought about the elimination of the greatest nuisance we ever had in that vicinity. I refer to the army barracks, where negroes often garrisoned. The Port Brown garrison, where the negroes who (1 i<i the shooting were quartered, has been abandoned by tin* war department and is now used by the department of agriculture as an experiment station for cattle diseases. "The riot there has been greatly /exaggerated, as such occurrences usually are," he went on. "It was not so pretentious or so serious .as one would think from the national coiiu'ovitsh-s it lias caused. It amounted to very more than a drunken row and the 'shooting up' was confined to a very email section. Ninety per cent of the residents knew nothing of it until after it occurred. "My private opinion is that the white officers were in secret sympathy with the men, and their conduct, In my judgment, was more responsible than that of the soldiers. "There is doubt of the shooting having been done by members of the twenty-fifth Infantry, that is looked upon as a settled fact in Brownsville. Private, non-participating members of the Imttallon would admit that their companions were guilty. Only a small percentage of the troopers were Involved, hut they made such; threats that the others were afraid to talk. "The battalion was made up in large part of Georgia negroes. 1 knew several of them before I left this State and some were reputable, reliable negroes." KILLED BY AN OI TILED. Drunken Negro Desist Arrest and Is Shot Down. John Maya, a negro who was drunk aim disorderly in Wagoner Tuesday night, was shot and killed by Policeman Kirklnnd. Kirkland attempted to arrest Mays, who said he would not be arrested, pulling a pistol at the anno lime, when Kirklnnd hegan Tiring, one bu1let taking effect in the centre af the abdomen. Dr. O. I?\ T ort wood was summoned, but found the negro in n dying condition. A post-mortem was held by Drs. Port wood and Schofield, wPh th" above findings. The shooting took place about 7 o'clock p. in. Mays li"od about ltd minutes after the shooting, lie is a strange negro in his section, nut is said to li tvo deserted his family in Kdgefield. Strange negroes and blind tiger whiskey is responsible fo~ many of t he murders with which South Carolina is charged. Policeman Kirkland had to shoot Mays or he shot himself. The owenr of a smart dog does most of the barking. When a girl's hair is a golden halo instead of being just plain red. it's a sign it's her mother describing iu A man seems to bo able to outgrow most any superstition except that his whiskers couldn't be finer. The average girl Is ambitious to make a name for herself, but she usually ends by accepting some man's. The kind of photograph a woman thinks is good of her is one her own mother couldn't guess who it | was. The man who can make his children smile docs not need to worry over his inability to preach sermons. Women seem To regard a charity work as a stepping stone into society. The largest Imnd saw in the the world is in use In a mill at Hiaquim, Wash. It in 65 feet long by 20 inches wide and has teeth 3 inches apart. There's no way a man can help his wife to enjoy herself when she is having a good cry as to tell her to go right or doing It. The kind of a novel a woman dotee on in whoro the beautiful clothe* and costly Jewels of tho heroine are an adorafblo setting to all the heart agoney she has to suffer. ft \ I DEATH TOLL AWFUL TWO lll NDItKI) THOUSAND PFOPIJ? PFIUSHHR. Vandalism of the Worst Kind lias Itroken Out?\riny to Itury tin* Dead and Relieve Suffering. Homo, Dec. 20.?Rasing stat'stieB upon i ho very latest reports received from the devnsted districts of Southern Italy, which was swept t?y eaithquake, tidal waves and tire, it is predicted this morning that the casualties will reach 200,000, perhaps more. Hundreds of men and women and children were hurled alive, caught in the debris and carried to suffocation and instant d ih. The disaster in the P evince of Oaalhria and Island of Sicily ha- today assumed staggering propoitnns. Kach succesive report rccent'd from the stricken region makes it more apparent that the first rtoriw*? of widespread destruction wre little, If any, exaggerated. Reggio stil! remains In the tragic isolation. It is impossible t AJ gel word from the sftrieken city and the silence gives rise to *he most fearful apprehensions. News has com" from M"ssina. eight miles norrh of Reggio, hut no roliahle estimate of the dead 'here lias been made. Vandalism of the worst kind has broken out and the gom rnment has adopted 'lie most energetic and most severe measures for its ropres-iou. Robberies and looters are shot on sight. The prison at Messina col lapsed, :iiki some of the prisoners w?!i'o killed, but the survivors nude their eseape, and joined the 11 (>< 1 i ?nns who were sacking the city. Such confusion reigned Mint t he robbers met witli no resistance. The local chief of police lies dead. The barracks at Messina were demolished. the commander of ih * troops was ki'ied outright and there were n any victims among the enlisted men. The government sent an ninty crops commander to take charge of t he troops in the devasted district One of his first measures will he to declare martial law. Robbers pillaged the ruins of shattered buildings, and even stole clothing and valuables from the corpses of the victims. They were not deterred h.v the liames that broke out in several sections of the city, but took advantage of the light for their vandalism. The night in Messina was oim of horror indescrilmble?fire, robbery, dead and dyimg on every side the city in utmost confusion and people panic stricken and under the spoil of terror. The finest palaces, churches and theaters of Messina are maps of ruins; countless dead i-odies are scattered through the wreckage. No part of the Province of Reggie de Calabria escaped. Premier (lioletti has received a telegram from Deputy Feiicoat at Messina confirming the previous reports of the complete destruction of M'?ssina by the live following th ? earthquake. The report says that ih? dead at Messina will be counted by tens of thousands. In some towns gas meters exploded. The tidal wave that completed the destruction work of the earthquake was thirty-two feet high and sank numberless small boats in the harbor of Catania. Wireless telegraphy has been of great assistance; an Italian naval squadron at sea was reached by wireless and ordered to Messina. Value of Sweet .Milk. The value of the pure sweet skim milk fed to pigs fresli from toe cream separator, was found by the wel'-kuovn dairyman. M?\ P. Hood rich. to be much greater than i sunlly rotlmated. He found that I 00 pounds of gain in pigs weighing 1 2r? pounds w hen fed alone, a id one bushels of corn fed alone mad.* a i Kiiin or ion pounds. Tills puts \ high vahro on swrct skini milk. When h<' joined skim milk and corn n dm proportions tlio food value ol both wore increased L'O pm* oont, tIhowing tiliirt bqth made a fine bla! ancod ra'ion. Ho f?*(l 10ft pounds I of Hwoot skim milk with one hush d of coin, and that gave IS pound; of gain to the shoats. Hoard's Daryman says: "In our own cxp-rfenco \yo have made skim milk worth ' ?, rents p w 100 when fed to grade (inernsey ulves soil at, 7 months of age at $2."? each. "It 1.^ well enoiu h to say that, a large part of the feeding value of sepa^hifcor skim n ilk may be wash d ly improper methods of feeding: also itlsi best value is always found in feeding it to young pigs and fheart-." Prize fighting is a brutal pastime which shows that a good deal of the savage remains yet in the average man. It Is bad enough when tv,o men pound each other into a mass of bruises and wounds, but when, as was recently the case in an eastern State, two women are the pugilists and fight like wild beasts for a purse of money and for the amusement of sporty toughs that pay libr orally for the sight, is becomes absolutely disgusting. The dehumanizing of mea is vicious, but the de humanizing of women is revolting in the extreme. KHfrTSK TIIKM HAIL. riio (Vmpcrs Must Stuy in .Inil I'ntll Tried. Nashville, Tonn., Dor. ilk.?"(?entlomen, I desire to say that I have given tliis case careful eonsldt ra!ion from every standpoint and after hav lap done so, I am of t!? opinion that it is not a Wiilable caw. ther< i( re decline to allow hail, as to any of the defendants, and deny the application, this is ail before court this morning." The above Is the opinion of Judge William Mart delivered this mo;t ng in the criminal court, disallowing the men bail who are charged with the murder of ex-l'nited States S? i.ator K. W. Oarmnck. The decision soeined to come like a stroke of lightning out of a clear sky to the defense, which side had seemed most confident of receiving a fa\orable decision. The attorney for the defense seem od dazed and stunned. The defendants themselves bore up well and held a sort of reception in niur' and revived re-assurinu words fioni friends alnml them. Some of the friends of the Coopers about the city are stating that tliev really did not want hail at ai\ ioit thnt the defense simply made the move to ascertain sono of tlie most important evidence against them in the hands of the State. Ho\\"ver. this m:iy lu> the decision of Judge Mart that the case is not a baila'de one, it is thought will prove quite a blow to tile defense, t lie > t lltlpoillt of puhlie sentinient. The Mini conies iip on Januar.v L'Oi h m \t on t he merits, and at the same time lielegislature will he ;n session and a Stale-wide prohibition i\e>o ? iii ?>.. I (Ml. RXIMO i ITS i:\<;A<;i:i?. Services llcsult in Great Commercial ISmclit to ()\\ iters, From recent reports received at l lie Department of Commerce anil l/iiMtr it appears* ^t hat the lionov interests of Fnnland have found it worth while to employ exports to supervise that industry. Cornwall, the heat honey producing county in that country, was the first to enpaK" the service of an expert in beekeeping. with vast commercial benefit. When, three years apo, "foul brood," an infectious disease anions l?eer. attacked the ap'aros at Cornwall, and worked Kreat destruction, the supervisors determined tliat it would be necessary to destroy hundreis of hives where the disease * .m prevalent. This forcible extinction of th" hives saved th-' Industry in the county. There now remain but a few traces of the disease. In order that attention may let drawn to the success that may attend beck coning the authorities have instructed their expert inspector to visit all beekeepers in the county, examine the hives kept by them, and Kive advice as to their condition and management. It is also the duty of the inspector to work up markets. VOl Xd MAX IvlliLFD. Ily the Girl lie Was Telling Good I lye. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 30.? A special to the la'ileer-Dispatch from Wash-I ington, X. today says: John lOinors.tn Stone, aiged 22, highly connected in Boston and N( w York was shot and killed horo early today by May Woodward, who th?*t? shot herself i wicc and may dim Stone went to the woman's house to avow his intention of leaving her. | It is said she coaxed him into the house and when he refused to teiiiain drew a revolver and shot Stone in the right temple. When In- foil she (ired again tlie hall lodging in the base of his brain. Then she shot herself twice in the forehead and tomnle. The doctors at the hospital say that the woman has a fighting chance for her life. Stone has two brothers, Albert. Stone, New York, and '.Captain Kdgar Stone, II. C. A., sta| tinned in Luzon, Philippine Islands The former is on his way here to take charge of the body. Kl-II'T IN A <^t Kl?:i: PLACI-:. Find Will Nailed to tiie Bottom of Wash! ub. Boston, Deo. 20.-- Enclosed in a red envelop and nailed to the bottom of a washtub the will of Patrick Monahan, of Charlestown, disposing of property valued at $250.000 was found today and offered for probate. When Monahan died last September no will could bo found. John F. Lynch, his former counsel, believed a will had been left, and today, with relatives of the dead man, resumed the search. In a sub-cellar the lawyer kicked over a wash tub and camght sight of the envelope containing Monahai's will. After bequests to relatives $10,000 is left to Catholic charities. Ship and (Yew Ix>st. Ix>ndon, Dec. 2 8.?A report fron New Castle today brought the in telltgence to the English marltlmi centers that the British stenmshij Advance and the bark Iverna col 1 lided with the former, sinking wit! all on board but the first officer. STREET 13 if Followed Cry of "Pickpockets" at Lakewood, N. J. ONE MAN IS KILLED. \ ii< I (treat KxciU'iiifiit is Created as People Km n in Kvery Direction?At I?euvt Forty Shots Wer? Fired in tin1 (linso at the De*|?erailo, W ho Was Caught. Lakewood, N'. J., Doe. ,'iO.?Following a rry of pickpockets at the Manhattan auditorium, where Miss Hetty Hammond's play was being produced hy Lakewood society people, Frank .lamkowski, a local hotel man, man, was shot and killed in a running battle at Third street and Leiington avenue last night. Patrolmen Mathews and Curtis were "lightly wounded and many men and boys had narrow escapes from the rain of bullets incident to the man hunt. The man who did the shootingwns dragged to the town hall by police reserves, who fought a mob that attempted to lynch hi i while a posse was formed to search the woods for an accomplice. At least forty shots were fired in the chase. When the entire village had l?e? a aroused, the despera.de when later refused to give his name, was eornered on the grounds cf I toward Applegate, a wealthy repident. lit re .. last desperate vt.ac ! was talon liy the assassin. Pointing two It calibre revolvers at th j rn'tvd, )>< hold them at bay, tho p>lioo having -niptied th?ir weapons. Tlifii bugan a fusllade from hotii guns, but all except throo ballots wt at wiitl. .lani'wskl, who had .joined tho ohftso, attempted to rush tho nan. and as lie grappled with hi n tho gun was turned to his breast. Again the tricher was pulled and .lato.owslti was fatai'v wounded, Perot" the mob could close in on tho nan. he emptied the last chamber of his revolver. Then he fought with the strength of a maniac, hut the heating lie received soon subdued him, and he whj dragged to the town hall. Jamowiski, who is popular, was carried to a physician's ofiice, where be died within a few minutes. The shooting eaust d intrnse excitement in I.akewood, and at midnight Prosecutor Hrown and Coroner lltigerman, with Public Commissioner 1 loft', swore in special deputies to guard the town hall from a possib'e Jail delivery. NNHOLi; FAMILY MAKItY. Fattier ami Two Soils Wed Mother and Two Daughters. Washington, Pa., Dee. ;10. ? Powildcting relationships among ne inbors of two Fast Finley township families have resulted from the marriages of 21 father and his two sons and a widow and her two daughters. The three ceremonies were celehrat ed within the Inst two months. Henry Hilling r, an aged farmer whoso second wife died nearly a year ago. engaged Mrs. Maria Richmond as his housekeeper. I (. was agreed that the two daughters of Mrs. Richmond, Lucy, a'god id, and Jennie, aged 10, should li\e in the Dillinger home with the fattier and his two son?, Charles and David After a time the aiged farmer married Lucy Richmond, and the two families continued to occupy the same house. A few weeks after the tirst marriage. Miss Lucy Richmond became the wife of David Dillinger, fhe elder son. Jennie Richmond and Charles Dillimrer were next stricken with the ma t riom n ial fever and were married last week. The three families now live in the Last Pin ley township home of the elder Dillinger, all apj arently happy and contented. ADVLKTISINCi PAYS. \ "( 'mined'' IMwif/i \V i?>? 11 -t - ... ..r ?w ?% I I For a Widow. New Haven, Dec. '29.?A canned photograph, of herself won another husband for Mrs. Bessie Jenkins Woods, of Richmond., Ya.. who on Christmas Day wedded John Worthington, of ilolyoke, Mass., at the home of the bridegrooms fister, Mrs. William E. Bailey, in t It in city. The young woman became a widow several years ago, and was compelled to earn her living. She secured a place in a tobacco shop in Richmond. One day wh.le packing the weed in the tin boxer she put a picture of herself in one of the packages. Worthington got the . box, went to Richmond and wooed i and won the widow. Shooting Scrape. Doling, Tex.. Dec. 30.?When 0. N. Coate intervened during a quari rel between his daughter and her - husband, Ed. Boothe, at Boothe'* a home near Leling today, the latter p fired on and killed Coate and wound ed a son of Coate, who came to the h aid of bis father. Another son shot and killed Boothe.