Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ill RELIEF MINERS LOOK TO ROOSEVELT All Eyes Are Now Turned on the White House. NEW LINE OF FAST STEAMERS. PRESIDENT MAY BRING PEACE There Is a Strong Hope That the Chief Executive of the United States May Take Up Task of Bringing Miner and Mineowner Together. Wilkesbarte. Pa.. June 5—The eyes of the striking miners today were turn ed toward the White House at Wash ington. A new hope has arisen in the breasts of the men that the president the United States, at the suggestion | the New York Hoard of Trade, may 1 te up the task of attempting to bring ' liner and mine owner together. There a strong belief here that President losevelt will take up the matter and try to work out a solution of the prob lem. Mine workers about strike head quarters feel that the great coal com panies cannot turn a deaf ear to the chief magistrate, and that if he can be p re railed upon to step into the breach it Jb not improbable that the operators would recede from the stand they have taken. The miners, it is known, stand Willing to arbitrate. / President Mitchell had nothing to •ay when approached on the new move to have the president take a hand in the settlement of the strike. The coal companies continue to lose engineers, firemen and pumpmen. Many of the len who are now quitting are doing so trough fear of bodily harm. Reports "come in almost hourly of men on their way to or from the mines being at tacked. The coal and iron police, of w r hom there are more than 3,00b in the field, are keeping very quiet, remain ing in seclusion within the lines of the company property. The entire Wyoming valley is very quiet today. They Will Ply Between Charleston and Baltimore. Charleston, 8. C.. June 5—Plan* have been completed here for the es tablishment of a steamship line be tween Charleston and Baitimore. This week the local promoters will confer with Baltimore capitalists, when final contracts will be signed. The Baltimore owners agreed to open the line provided they could get the assurance from business people he’-e that eastern freight would be shipped via that route. The assurance of co-operation was even greater than expected. Representatives of the con- cein who have visited interior towns in the state have met with much en couragement, and there is every evi dence now that the first ste^uers will be put on as soon as the details have been arranged. The iden is to have regular sailings of ships similar to those running be tween Baltimore and Savannah. Freight rates would be lower than rates now in effect and a quicker ser vice can be provided. At least a day could be clipped from the sailing time between New York and Charleston. The advantages of this port have long since been recognized in Balti more and the opening of the direct line would be a powerful business help to this community. LACKAWANNA STRIKERS MARCH. Firet Demonstration Against Firemen, Engineers and Pump Runners. Scranton Pa., June 5.—The Lacka wanna valley had its first demonstra tion against the working engineers, firemen and pump runners today. No jrious disorder attended it, but it was [effective in inducing a large number )f these men to give up their employ ment at the mines in and about Oli- phant, where the Delaware and Hud son company had been fairly success ful in keeping its steam plants in op eration. The march was the result of the meeting last night of the five local unions of that section and began short ly after 6 o'clock this morning, the marchers interrepting the men then re turning home from the night’s work. These were taken in tow by pickets and persuaded to meet the leaders ul the marchers, who finally got the men to join their ranks. There was no Attempt at violence. The company ex- fpeeted a move of this kind, hut its spe. [’cial policemen were wholly inadequate to block the plans, of the marchers. The Lackawanna company also suf fered the loss of its steam men at its Brisbine, Oayune and Malleville mine this morning. At strike headquarters the claim is made that the company will not have a dozen old men work ing by the end of the week. District President Nicholls also had reports that mary of the new men, un. used to the work of firemen, are also disserting the companies. TRAIN HURLED FROM TRACK. Engineer and Fireman Killed In Wreck on Cincinnati Southern. Chattanooga. June 5.—Cincinnati Southern local passenger train No. 5, due here from Oakdale, Tenn., at 7:3<l p. m., but running late, struck an ob struction on the track one-half milti south of Cave Spring. 28 miles north of here, at 10:1b o’clock last night. The engine and all five coaches were derailed. Engineer Frank Finch and Fireman Day were killed. They were literally torn to pieces. Engineer Finch lived in Richmond, Ind., and Fireman Day at Somerset, Ky. The train was running at a hi-h rate of speed. It had been delayed three hours at Oakdale waiting on conrec lion. None of the passengers were «e- riously injured. THEIR HEADS ALMOST SEVERED, Tired of LFe Bridal Couple Suicidec at Austin, Tex. Austin, Tex., June 5.—Late yester day alternoon the dead bodies of .Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wachlei were found iu their residence in the eastern pait. o the city with their heads nearly sev ered from their bodies. A note which was found on tha dresser conveyed the information that both wanted to die. A butcher knife on the bed revealed the method of death. The woman’s head was hanging by a mere thread and the man’s throat was cut from rar to ear. The couple had been married but a few months. CHICtGO STRIKE IS WON BtTEKMSIERS Practically All of Their De mands Were Granted. FAST STEAMSHIP SERVICE. ALL NIGHT CONFERENCE HELD Packers Have Declared That They Will Not Discriminate Against the Union. Wages Raised Throughout All Class es—Labor Day a Holiday. Chicago, June 5.—The packing team- sters' strike, which has disturbed the peace of the city tor nearly two weeks and which yesterday caused the most | serious rioting that has occurred since ' the American Railway union strike ol ; 18114, came to an end at 4:15 o'clock this morning, as the result of a secret meeting between the representatives of the packers and the teamsters at | the Grand Pacific hotel, which had | been in session since 8 o'clock last night. The agreement reached at the con ference is a partial victory for the teamsters in that the packers have de clared that they will not discriminate against members of the union. The scale agreed upon is 2 cents lower than that demanded by the men. It is as follows: Cart drivers. 18 cents an hour; sin gle wagon, 2b cents: twevhorse, 22*fc | cents; four-horse. 27^ cents; six- j horse, 30 cents. The men are to be paid full time from time of leaving j barn until return, with a deduction of Syndicate Will Bring Strong Competi tion to Bear on Morgan Combine. London. June 5.—The negotiation! of the British and Canadian govern menls and some of the otter eolonia governments with the Cunard line and other line-s comprising what is now termed the Liverpool syndicate, which is opposing the Morgan shipping com bine, contemplates, according to the | Westminster Gazette, both a fast ser vice of mail an" passenger steamer* in conjunction with the Canadian Pa cific railroad and a fleet of fast freight - steamers. The mail steamers which it is pro I posed to build will be of enormout | size, capable of steaming 25 knots ar s hour, and will be fully equipped for use 1 as armed cruisers, carrying eight quick ; firing. C-inch guns, forward and ait and broadsides of three 4.7-inch guns j The freight steamers will be IG-knot ] vessels, carrying 6,000 to 7,000 tons ! dead weight. The Westminster Gazette thin!.3 it probable that Milfordhaven will be the port of departure of the fleet. The scheme contemplates a line of steam ers running to China. Japan and Aus tralia from Vancouver, B. C. LORD KITCHENER IS GRiNJEB £90,900 House of Commons Acts Upon King’s Request. IRISH NATIONALISTS OBJECT CU33EN DEATH OVERTAKES GIRL U. S. SENATOR RUNS AMUCK. Full of Wine, He Creates Sensation In Washington. Washington, June 5.—Another Unit j ed States senator from the far- west ! ran amuck. He attended the opening by one of the best known lobbyistr in fani P*-5gn. and he executed his Washington, of a residence in the fash ionable district. The new house was Redmond Caused Scene of Great Dis order by Saying Kitchener Would Go Down In History as a General Who ‘Made War on Women and Children.’ London. June 5.—In accordance with King Edwards message to the house of commons yesterday, the govern ment leader, Mr. A. J. Balfour, in the house tjiis alternoon asked for a vote of £50,000 to Lord Kitchener. As a remarkable coincidence pailiament June 5, three years ago, voted its thanks and £30,000 to the same gen eral for his services in Egypt. Mr. Balfour, in supporting the mo tion, referred to Lord Kitchener’s rap id promotion. He said it had been given to few public servants to com pass so much work for their country in so short a time as Lord Kitchener, who, besides being commander-in-chief in South Africa, was commander-in- chief designate of India. He found the army in South Africa in a state of disorganization or dislocation conse quent on the ill success which attended the British arms at the early stage of Dies In a Chicago Cab While Enroute from Midwife’s House. Chicago, June 5.—Death overtook Mary Love, aged 22. daughter of a larmer of Grant Park, last night while she was being conveyed in a cab from tr.e house of Mrs. Mary Schuert, a mid- v.ife. to the home of her cousin. Mrs. Charles Rivers Samuel Conklin, driver of the eah. was summoned to Mrs. Bcliuert’s house and received his in structions from the midwife. After tra- versing several blocks he heard the girl fall from the seat and drove to a drug store. She was dead when he opened the cab door and he continued to a police station, whence the body vas sent to an undertaker. Detectives arrested Mrs. Schuert and her husband, Wilhelm, a member of the orchestra of a downtown thea ter. Mrs. Schuert attempted to swal low carbolic acid when told that sbe> was under arrest. At the station she refuged to admit having treated the girl, stating that she merely rented a room to her a week ago. SEA CAPTAIN’S STRANGE STORY. half an hour for lunch. They will not i drenched with wine, and when the fes- Situation at Hazelton. Hazeltcn. Pa., June 5.—The strike Situation in this vicinity today is quiet, man claiming to be one o” the im- rt?d special officers brought up from hilad' lnhia ea’lcd at mine workers’ hetuiouiuters and informed the officers hat it was the desire of the 70 watch men quartered in the Yorktowr, store building to return home. Ib j asked the assistance of the mine workers in get ting the men back. The mine workers are looking into the matter. The fore men and timekeeper at Yorktowu quit today when asked to take the places of strikers. Cody of Laing Found. Savannah, June 6.—Tin- body of Wal ter F. 1 ring, the young white man who was drown* d in the Ogeechee riv- v Irst Saturday, was found yester day morning by the waterside, where it had been east by the tide. There was no evidence of violence. Ii*. T. F. T amg, of Jackson, and the young i anV. sister, Miss Maggie Laing. were at Ways when the body was found, T’ y will take it to Locust Grove for interment. Young I.aing was a grad uate of Emory college, class of 1!M. Suicided from Despondency. DeArmauville, Ala.. Jurn 6.—Mrs. G. Davenport committed suicide at her home here. The weapon used was a pistol and the shot entered her head, death resulting instantly. Mrs. Daven port had been in bad health for some tinu and the ad was committed dur ing u moment of despondency which over threw her reason. She leavt s a husband, five daughters and four sons Clerks Put to Vifcrk In Boilerroom. Sharnokiu, Pa.. June 5.—Owing to the scarcity of non-union men here, the Union and Mineral Coal eompa tries were forced today to put main office clerks to work in the boilerrooms (of their collieries. The strikers made »o demonstration against them as they ralked into the boilerhouses. The Ninth district United Mine Workers nadquarters today reports all collier ies in the local district free of union men. while a number of non-union men are said to be deserting from th* Brines. Missing Crown Jewel Causes Stir. New York, June 5.—A sensation has been created in court circles, accord ing to the Stockholm correspondent of The American and Journal, by the dis covery that one of the crown Jewels ia missing from the royal treasury. It is a beautiful ruby of 255 carats. The police of all the European capitals bare been warned to be on the alert. Electric Light Bonds Sold. Dalton. Ga., June 5.—The mayor and council of Dalton last night sold the electric light bonds offered by this city for a premium of $950 on the $l<i.00n issue. The bonds were purchased by the First National bank, of this city. The bonds bear interest at 5 per cent and the price at which they were sold brings the interest down to prac tically 4 per cent. be required to work on Labor day. Another conference will be held at 10 o'clock this morning, at which the agreement will tm formally ratified. In the meantime all pickets will be with drawn and the men will return to work. The document as drawn up is as fol lows: “At a conference held at the Grand Pacific hotel on the night of June 4, 1902, betwen representatives of the Chicago packers and their packing house teamste s, held at the sugges tion of Carter Harrison, the mayor, and a hoard of arbitration, it was agreed, after due deliberation, to rec ommend to the two parties to the con troversy now existing between the said teamsters and said packers. That a compromise of the said dif- ! ferences be effected by making the following suggestions for a compro mise: 1. There shall be no discrimination against union teamsters. 2. Thp seaie of wages for teamsters shall be fair. 3. No teamsters shall be compelled to work on Labor day. 4. Any t a luster receiving more than the scale of wages stated shall not suffer a reduction of wages after this agreement goes into effect. Apparently ignorant of the strike settlement, men sympathizing with the teamsters to lay dragged a meat wag on driver from his seat, heat him se verely and then demolished the wagon. The drivi r was Robert Allan, employed by Irwin brothers. The strike having been practically settled and at that hour awaiting only the ratification of the Teamsters’ union.* the firm sent out the wagon without a guard. At State ami Harrison streets a mob had collected, apparently expecting a repe tition of yesterday’s disorder. Allan was horribly beaten, but a* the hos pital it was said he probably .would recover. A second wagon had been sent out by Irwin Bros., but upon bearing o' the disaster that had be fallen i is predecessor the driver turn ed back. Victims of the riots were r< ported as being ’.veil toward recovery. Only a few who wc re (alien to hospitals re main there. Tin- more s--j iously in jured aro sanguine of being out within a few days and there is no likelihood of fatalities so far as known. Chief of Police O'Neill is nursing a bruised leg. having been hit on the leg in one- of the Fifth avenue riots. Inspec tor Flint, who led the police dur ing their nine hours of fighting, was hit three times and was limping today, as well as, displaying humps on his head and a lacerated cheek and jaw. Many policemen resumed their posts today wearing bandages and plasters, but otherwise none the worse for w£ar. tivities ended the statesman starteei home in a hilarious condition. While driving in K stre-et he noticed that a door on that aristocratic sneet was open. He- dismissed his carriage and ente ring took possession. Jrfe wan rearranging the bric-a-brac in ttie par !or when the owner of the house came home. Tiie senator refused to leave, ami finally became so noisy that thei police were called and he was dragged from the house. It is said that he de- stroyed I5c0 worth of bric-a-brac dur ing the Fme he was in the K street house. He sett!* d lor this after the prose cut'or c-los d. Violent efforts are being made to suppress the- fue ts. ANTI-ANARCHY BILL. House CcrcMors Measure—Remaikj of Representative Gibley, Washington, June 5.—The house to day proceeded with the consideration of the anti-anarchy bill. Mr. Sibley, ; of Pennsylvania, earnestly favored the; passage oi the bill. In the course of his remarks Mr. Sil.loy said: “When lot ing hands consigned to Mother Farth the morlal remains ol | William McKinley the patriotism ol 1 our nation believed that almost the first act of the American congress! would be to legislate so that in the 1 1;k - r<- neither a Johann Most nor an : F. Goldman, the more responsible <■ i ci • of such a crime, should escape ■ punk- ament. "Notwithstanding the facts that the first recommendation made by the i president in his annual message to congress dealt with the subject, six I mom hr have rolled around and for the : first time it is a topic of discussion in this body.” duty with admirable energy and skill. But it was not until Ixird Roberts left that the claims of I>ord Jj^itchener to , the gratitude of his countrymen reach- | ed their present magnitude. Ixird Kitchener had to meet with unique dif ficulties. He had ereett# no fewer | than 4,000 miles of blockhouses and ; in the conduct of the campaign had shown the fertile range of his re- i sources, boundless courage, energy and | resolution, and to these qualities Great Britain owed the termination of the war. Fe w English generals had con- | tended with greater diffli ulties and few had emerged from them in a more tri- tunphant and brilliant way. Mr. Balfour concluded with formally i moving the vote of £50,000. The Liberal leader. Sir Henry Camp bell Bannorman, who seconded the mo tion. paid a warm tribute to Lord Kitchener as a soldier and statesman. John Dillon, Irish Nationalist, said he and his friends absolutely objected to the vote because they were opposed to the policy of war in Booth Africa and conduct of the campaign. William Redmond, Irish Nationalist, caused a sce ne of great disorder by saying that Lord Kitchener would go down in history as a general who had “made war on women and children.” This remark called forth loud cries of “Withdraw” and appeals to the chair to call Mr. Redmond to order. The chairman said the expression used was not disorderly, but a majority of the house refused to listen any further to .Mr. Redmond and interrupted him with all kinds of shouts. The dosqre was then moved and adopted by 272 to 158 votes and the grant of £5u.OOO to Lord Kitchener was carried by 380 to 44 votes. Floating Islands In Carribbean Sea. Crew Attacked by Monkeys. New York. June 5.—The Norwegian steamer Donald, from Banes, with fruit has arrived here, says a Philadelphia special to The World. Captain War- necke. of the vessel, said: ‘‘We were two days out from Banes and about 30 miles from Wallin's Is land, in the Caribbean sea. when wc came upon a floating island. I, with the mate and several of the crew, row- ew toward it. Thousands of little mon keys scampered all about the shore- and when we were in range they began a bombardment by shying cocoanutt at us. We captured two monkeys. “The following morning we discov ered another floating island and land ed. This time we were greeted by a c ovey of parrots of jnost brilliant plum age.” Captain Warnecke declared that the eruption in Martinique had shaken ujk thi entire district, and the small pieces: of land had become separated from some uninhabited island. OREGON ELECTION RETURNS. Chamberlain (Dem.) Defeats Republi can Opponent by Close Vote. Portland, Ore., June 5.—Corrected returns give Chamberlain (Dem.) for governor a lead of only 8 votes over Furnish (Rep.). No returns have been received from Curry. Malheus and Har nc-y counties. In 1898 these counties gave Geer (Rep.) for governor a ma jority of 116 votes. I.ate returns increase the Republican majority in the legislature, which will Stand as follows: Senate: Republicans, 24; Demo crats, 6. House: Republicans, 48; Democrats, 12. On joint ballot: Republicans, 72; Democrats. 18. MISS LANGTRY TO WED. Ambassador Tower Sails for London. New York. June 5.—Charleinangu Tower, United states ambassador to Russia, who has been in this country for some time on leave of absence, railed for his post today on the steam- •r Columbia Negro Got Fortune and Died. Way cross, Ga., June 6,—Samuel Bat- tlethes, a negro porter at the Southern hotel, was stricken suddenly with heart disease and died a few minutes alter- wards iu front of the hotel lobby at 7 o’clock last night. The occurrence cre ated great excitement among the ne groes. Battiethes' wife die d about a mouth ago and left him nearly $10,000 iu city pioperty. Killed In a Game of Craps. Mobile, Ala., June 5.—Bud Adams died at Wheelervllle, Ala., as the re sult of a fight Saturday over a game of craps with Hans and Chris John son. Adams was getting the best ol Hans, when, it is claimed, Chris hit him with brass knuc-ks, rendering him unconscious, in which condition he re mained until he died. Awtry Is Given Six Years. Columbus, Ga., June 5.—For slash ing the throat of Dave Greentree, a prominent Hebrew merchant of Colum bus, Beu Awtry. a young white man. has beer, senteuced to six years in the penitential/ by Judge Butt in the superior court Original Daughter of Revolution Dead, New York, June 5.—Mrs. Bailey Bartlett, an original daughter of the revolution, is dead from pnoumonia at Orange, N. J. She was 99 years old and was the widow of Bailey Bartlett. Jr., of Massachusetts, a son of the Bailey Bartlett of that state who was a member of the first continental con gress. "Jersey Lily’s” Daughter Will Soon Marry Mcieber cf Parliament. New York, June 5.—It is announc ed that Miss Jeanne, daughter of Mrs. ; Langtry, will be married shortly to Ian j Z. Malcolm, M. P., cables The Herald’s j London correspondent. ., ; Miss T angtry, who came out a year asro. has been during the present s: :i sou taken up by the smartest set and had the honor of being presented al court. She has been chaperoned by Mrs. Murray Guthrie. Mr. Malcolm was private secretary to Lord Salisbury. He was born in Canada and educated at Oxford and has been attached to the Berlin, Pari? and St. Petersburg, embassies. KEYSTONE STATE CONVENTIONS. Republicans Ci-.ooce Candidates for Congress, Philadelphia. June 3.—Republican congressional, county ami senatorial conventions were held in this city to day. The following candidates for congress were chosen: First district. M. H. Bingham. Second district, Robert Adams, Jr. Third district, Henry Burke. Fourth district, Robert H. Foerderer. Fifth di trim. Edward Morrell. Sixth district, George D. MeCreary. It was announced that the 80 dele gates to the Republican state conv n- tion chosen at last night s primaries are a unit for Judge Samuel \V. Penny- packer. Agrecrrnt Is Ratifed. Chicago. June 5.—Five hundred teamst- rs assembled at Corcoran hall near the stock yards at noon, ratified unanimously the agreement made be tween their representatives and the packers early this morning. Th< document was signed by Albert Young, president of the National Team sters' union, and by John Meyers, pres ident of the local union. It was then ta -oi by Pres'dent Job, of the state ar bitration 1 ou'd to the several pack ers for their signatures. The utmost harmony prevailed, the occasion as suming the character of a jollification over the s. Ulenient of the strike. The nu n decided to return to work tomor row morning. Remount Commission to Disband. Kansas City. June 5.—The British remount commission that has been purchasing and shipping mules for use in tiie British army in South Africa and India, will be disbanded within a few days and most of the officers who are now on duty here and at l-athrop, Mo., will be given long leaves of ab sence. Named by the President. Washington, June 5.—The president has sent the following nominations to the senate: Collector of Internal rev enue. district of Maryland, Phillips Lee Goldsborough; appraiser merchandise, distiict of Baltimore, Md.. C. Ros? Mace; surveyor of customs, Knoxville, T'nn., James C. Ford; postmasters, North Carolina, George W. Depriest, Shelby, Confirmations by the senate, postmaster, Florida, J. A. Simpson, Kissimmee. Santa Fe Imports Boilermakers. San Beruaidino, Cal., June 5.—The Santa Fe company last night brought in a carload of boilermakers from the east, who will be set to work this morning unless they are prevented by the str’kers. It is said that another carload will soon arrive. The strikers have been served with written notice of disenarge from the head officer of the railroad company. Trouble Is feared. Cardinal Hats to be Conferred. New York. June 3.—The pope w”l hold a consistory on June 9, when car dinals’ hats will be conferred upon Archbishop Shrebensky, of Prague, and Puzzani, of Cram-now, and Mgr. Martin Hi. formerly papal delegate at Washington, cables the Rome corre spondent of The Herald. There will be no additional cardinals nominated at the consistory, but among other nom- inations will be that of Mgr. Messmer. of Green bay, Wis., as new archbishop of Manila. The new archbishop of New York will also be nominated. Mgr. Falconio, paoal delegate in Canada, will be transferred to Washington, as previously announced. Theft of 56.000 Charged to Dawson. Columbus. .Mire., June 5.—Fred Daubon. who was tirres: >1 h< re Friday upon advie, r received from Wilson, N. C.. was carried to that city today by the sheriff and chief of police, who can e or him. Dawson is charged will# embezzling $5.<>00 from the Wilson Wagon company, of which concern he was < mki -r. He has b* -n here about a month representing some piano com. pany. He claimed to be a single man. but the officers say he has a wife am! two chile.r* n in Wilson. Dawson - ...tes that h< will be able to provu his in hoc * rce upon his arrival at home. For Soldiers’ Home In Alabama. Washington, June 5.—Representa tive Thompson, of Alabama, has intro- duced a bill lor a soldiers’ home in Alabama for disabled and indigent per sons who served in the Indian or Mex ican wars or on either side of the late civil war or iu th* war with Spain. Declined to Form New Cabinet Paris, June 5.—M. Henry Brisson, the former premier, who Is a radical Republican In politics, went to the Ely see palace today as a result of President l^oubet’s summons, and was asked to form a new cabinet, but M. Brisson declined. Opthalmia a Contagious Disease. New York. June 5.—Because of the discovery that opthalmia, a disease of the eyes, is prevalent among a large proportion of (he pupils In the public schools of this city, the board of health has placed it on the list of contagious diseases, and physicians hereafter will be compelled to make reports of each case found In their private practice. Through Investigations made in two of the public schools, where the eyes of about 2.000 children were examined. It was found that at least 18 per cent hail the disease. Herbert s Appointment Approved. London. June 5.—The universality of the approval of the api*ointment of the Hon, Michael H. Herbert as am bassador at Washington, in succession to tiie late Lord Pauncefote is quito unusual. No dissent is heard any where. The afternoon newspapers to day distribute their congratulation!* equally to the foreign secretary. I-ans- downe, on his good choice, and to Mr. Herbert on bis good fortune. Threatened Strike Averted. New York, June 5.—An agreement has been reached by the manufacturers and the pulp workers' union by which a threatened strike has been averted in the paper mills of the east. Th« workers will receive an advance of 1C per cent, but several minor matters re main to be settled. It is estimated that 15,000 men are affected. Oom Paul In Good Health. The Hague, June 5.—There is no foundation for the reports that Mr. Kruger is ill. On the contrary, he is enjoying good health. Calera, Ala., Has $12,000 Fire. Birmingham, Ala., June 5—A special to the Birmingham News from Calera. Ala., says: The fire here last night destroyed six storehouses, a dwelling, a bank and a saloon. Total loss. $12,- 000; insurance small.