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ESTABLISHE 1.5 NEWBERRY S. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 191 TWICE A WEEK, 1.50 A YEA R W. VA. DELUGE. DETAILS OF TIE DISASTERI ON TUG RIVEIC AND ITS BRANCHES. The Story Comes from U,Iuntingtou, West Virginia-Lumber Plants ns well as Collierles and( Unllroads Suffered Severely and1 the Destructlon of Prl vato Property was Very General. Huntington, W. Va , Juno 24. The tremendous bigh water in the Tug river, caused by a cloudburst along the headwaters of that stream on Saturday, is a thing unprecedent ed in the history of that section, and the destruction of property along the Elkhorn and Dry Fork and down the Tug river to its mouth is something appalling. Though it comes far short of rivalling the famous Johns town flood, it serves as a vivid re minder of that terrible deluge, and it will, no doubt, be many a day ore such a disastrous result is witnessed again from a like cause. Owing to the fact that wires have been down and no other means of communica tion was available with the sections of country where the greatest de struction was wrought much is left to be surmised, yet lower down the river, where the river bed was wider and the volume of water had to be much greater in order to submerge the valley, the wreckage which has been carried by in the flood fur nishes ample evidence of what had taken place higher up the stream. The cloudburst occurred near the headwaters of the Elkhorn and Dry Fork rivers, whose confluence near Welch forms the main Tug river. Though both of these streams were swollen far beyond any proportions which they were over before known to assume, the former, the valley of which is traversed by the Norfolk and Western railway for a distance of about 20 miles, was by far the highest, and it is reported that for a distance of about 10 miles that road is practically a wreck, and several days will be required to repair the great damage which has been done. It is further stated that had this road not been constructed along the highest available ground along the valley that much more of it would have been swept away. Along the coal regions of the Elkhorn and the numerous big lumber plants lower down box cars were, swept away in the rushing flood and are lodged along the strean against the rugged mountain sides and in a few in stances were carried down the Tug river even as far as below the falls of it before being checked. Many of these cars were loaded, ready to -be moved and with their cargoes they are practically a total loss. All the lumber plants, and there are many of them, are great losers, to an extent that many wvho have wit nessed the passing wreckage censor vatively estimate the loss sustained at~ a million and a half. AL Iager station the water rose to the immense height of 81 feet inside of three hours from the time it be gan, deluging every house in the little town and washing away many of the- outbuilding and in some in stances dwellings were swept from * their foundations, but lodged against ,large and more substantial ones and were thus saved from destruction. Higher up the river the destruc tion is said to be even greater. At Vivian many houses were washed * away and several lives are reported lost. Here a passenger train was caught by the water and the passen gers had to be rescued from the train by means of ropes, which were thrown to them. Not over 100 yards of the railroad between there and Ennis, a distance of 10 miles, is said to have been left intact. All towns above there occapying lowlands were submerged and many houses were washed away. Ritter's saw mills, af Panther, are reported to have been destroyed and every lumber plant in McDowell and Mercer counties have suffered great damage. It is impossible to approximate the lose of life. Early reports sent out indicate that it had been very great, but each subsequent report has low .ered the number. It is safe to say that less than 100 have perishedand it nee< be no surprise to learn that no more than one-half or possibly one-fourth that number have boon lost. Early reports sont out have proved to be grossly exaggerated, as there was no means of collecting anything like reliable data. The Twelve Polo river is rising, and no trains of any kind have boon able to go further oast than Dingess and no wiro is in working order be yond that point, so that all news by wire has had to come through Blue field and Roanoke offices. Much live stock has been drowned. Among the drift and debris which fills the river are numbers of houses, cattle and hogs. Several horses, with saddles and bridles, were soon to float by, thus rendering it a cer tainly that the riders had either boon drowned or had been compelled to desert thorn and floe to the mountain side for safety. It ;a reported that a number of box cars had floated out at the mouth of the Big Sandy, which had come from the line of the Norfolk and Western. It is almost certain that these came from the Big Sandy branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio, as Greffy's creek, 20 miles above Louisa, is said to have boon higher than it was over known before. Interest in the strike among the miners along the Norfolk and West ern has been subordinated to the re sults of the flood. In fact the great strike made by nature has caused everything of an industriai nature to be suspended, and it will be weeks before there will b a possibility of shipping coal, so that mine opera tors have no need of the miners working. It may be that the de struction wrought by the floods has resulted in averting the bloodshed which might have been the ultimate result of a protracted strike. Attorneys Campbell and Holt, of this city, who are attorneys for the Norfolk and Western, have been un able to receive any definite informa tion from headquarters concerning the extent of the loss suffered by their company and cannot give any information. They are sure, how ever, from what they hear that the damage will be immense. RESULT OF THE CASES IN THE POLIOE COURT. The Saturday Evening Preliaminary Racket Aired Omolally Yesterday-Utter Fined 815. [The State, 20th.] The case of young Sligh and T. Walter Hentz, the two non-union men who were attacked while walk ing up Main street Saturday night, came up for trial in the police court yesterday morning, along with that of Utter, all of them having been con tinued from the day previous. Col. Sloan appeared as counsel for the non-union defendants. Mr. Utter was not present. He left the city on business elsewvhere as stated yesterday after giving bond in the amount of $251 for his appear ance. The only information to be had as to his whererbouts was offered by Mr. M. C. Wallace, president of the State Federation of Labor, who stated that Mr. Utter, whom he knew per sonally, being a stranger and not certain that he could secure the ne cessary witnesses, had left town, but was willing for the trial to proceed. The witnesses sworn were Mr. John S. Reynolds, who testifIed that he was handed by Uitter a pistol and razor which he claimied to have taken from the non-union man; Mr. G. M. Berry, Mr. Sylvan the jeweler, Mr. Edgar Marshall, Mr. McCown and Dr. D. S. Pope. Dr. Pope's testimnony was to the effect that he found on Mr. Sligh's head six or eight blows or cuts, which lookett to have been made by knucks or a pistol butt. Mr. Edgar Marshall, one of the four non-union men attacked by the crowd, was another witness. It seems from the evidence that the four men, several of whom since the strike have been sleeping in the yards, started up town Satum;day eve ning after supper, Hlentz to sharpen his razor prior to a "Sunday shave," Sligh to secure some fresh clothing from his boarding plac. They noticed soon after leaving the shops that they wero being fol. lowed by a number of men. This number, they said, increased as they came up town and they reported the natter to a policeman, tolling him that things looked threatening. It appeared from the testimony that the oflicor did not share their alarm, as ho took no steps to disperse or arrest the crowd. After going to Mr. Sligh's board ing place they came down Main street, stopping for a moment in the Columbia hotol.' As they camo out the swinging door brushed one of the crowd of men, whereupon he proceeded to curse Mr. Marshall's party. This crowd they recogniced as tallying with the appoaranco of their escort from the shops. Mr. Marshall stated that no reply was mtde to the cursing, but that then he and his friends went across the street to get some ice cream. Taking Sylvan's store for a drug store they started in. As they came out, Mr. Marshall, who was walking in front with Mr. McComb, followed by Mr. Hentz with Mr. Sligh a little' in their rear, noticed the samo crowd of men who by this time had lined themselves along the sidewalk. The cext thing witness heard was the breaking of glass. He turned around just in time to see Sligh col liding with the plate glass window, and surrounded by perhaps a dozen men. When ho attempted to get to his rescue, he was informed that he could have a pistol in his head, should he persist. The evidence of Mr. Sligh, who was the chief participant, brought to light several new details. According to his testimony, Mr. Hentz was seized by half a dozen men as he came out of the jewelry store. Mr. Sligh tried to defend him, whereupon he also was seized by another half dozen, Utter being the nirst to lay hands on him and the man who hit him over the head with a heavy weapon and threw him through the glass. When cross-examined he stated that he had seen Utter earlier in the evening in the crowd that had fol lowed them. Mr. Hentz, the man first attacked by the crowd, corroborated the testi mony of the previous witnesses add ing that he drew his razor when at. tacked. Messrs. Sligh and Hentz stated that they had no pistols on their per sons. The mayor, after the testimony was all in, fined Mr. Utter $15.< In announcing sentence he state '.that both Messrs. Sligh and Hentz were guilty. The one for using profane language, the other of carrying con cealed weapons. It having been testified that Mr. Sligh was cursing after the affray and that Mr. Hentz was carrying a pistol. In view of the facts, however, that the party had been attacked una wares and apparently without any cause, and that Mr. Hentz was carry ing his razor with harmless intent, he dismissed the case against both of them. The entire testimony was taken stenographically for the counsel of the Southern railway. The crowd present more than filled the police.court room. A number of union and non-union men were present at the trial. sixty-live Thousand Cats, [New York Tribune.J The Society for the Preventi.on of Cruelty to Animals, as a part of its excellent work, has put to death mercifully and painlessly no fewer than 65,000 cats in a single year. It is a ci-uel practice, that of many families to close their city horiies in the summer and thrust their fireside pets out into the streets to fire as best they may. Even cats haive their rights. IIe who timcs his efforts by his inclinations is pretty sure to mniss both opportunity and blessing. Ramn's Ilorn. REBELLION IN WEST VIRGINIA "1)OWN WITI (OVEItNM11ENT BY IN JUNC4TIt)Nt" SAY Till STKIKIStICs. Uniteti ytates Iaraltaa are Vired Upon by Strikera Wihlle Trying to serve Notices of Judge JHkHoi nea' Iil,nction in tile Flooded lst rit- -:Uobt Formed VIerever they Appearedt ancl at Last thety ttro 'ut to Flight and Iarely Es caped with their I.1yes. Ifuntington, \W. Va., Juno 21. Today a posso of United States dop uty marshals, led by A. C. Ilullord, of Bluofield, wore Iired on by the strikers and forced to floo from the coal fields at Mlatowan. Yestorday Hufford and his posse sot out from Bluefield to reach the scon) of the miners' riot. Wllenl they arrived within twenty miles of Thacker they found that they could proceed no further by rail on account of the flood. They struck out across the mountains, encountering almost in surinountablo difliculties and late Sunday afternoon reached the end of their destination. Proceeding to work, they began serving notices of the injunction which had boon issued by Judge Jackson. A mob of strik ers followed, armed to the tooth with firearms. On all sidos could bo hoard the cry, "Down with governmdntt by injunction!" Men throatened them with their weapons, women called down the vengeance of leaven upon them and children hurled stones. When nightfall came notice had boon served on the strikers of all the coal companies but one, and that was to be served on the men of the Lick Fork Coal and Coko Company, at Thacker. Fearing an ambush the marshals waited until morning, and early today set out for Thacker. Some time before noon they at tempted to serve the injunction pa pers at the above named colliery. A mob followed, enraged to desperation at the swooping character of the in junction. One reckless fellow firod the first shot and immediately the mountain sides echoed and re-ochood with resounding reports that followed the crack of twenty or thirty rifles. The deputies were forced to take refuge in flight atd barely escaped with their lives. The strike situation is assuming a dangerous stage. Sheriff Hatfield has withdrawn all his deputies be cause it is said he does not believe in the policy being used to put down the strike. The United States mar shals have been left alone and after being chased from the fields today, it is believed that they will be strong ly reinforced and ready to tight when they agai appear to enforce the in junction. Tug River divides West Virginia from Kentucky, on each side the mountains are almost perpendicular, and the distance from bank to baink is not more thlan live hlundlred yards. On the mountain sidoe of WVestj Vir gmnia the collieries are located. On the Kentucky side are nothing but mountain paths. A lot of strikers, almost a thousand strong, have crossed over into Kentucky, and are occupying the mountain pass, where they are out of reach of the doeputy marshals and command the entrances to the collieries. The strikers have nothing but hatred andl contempt for the marshals, and it is said that at the mass meeting at Thacker on Sat. urday night they decided to ignore tihe injunction. IIANNA's VIUTORY IN OHIO. Hie Gains Control of the state Recpublicar Convention. Columbus, Ohio, Junie 24.--Th< Republican State Convention con vened hlere this afternoon with a large attendence. At the conferencei during the forenoon interest centerot in the control of the new State corn mittee, the construction of tile plat form and the light that tile Stati Anti-Saloon League was making against the renomination of Lieu tenant Governor Caldwell. The issui on Claldwell and tile resolutions arl still being agitated to-niglht, but thi content for State'commintteemen re salted in what is called a unanimou victory for the HLanna men, whic] includns the frienda of iovarn Nash and others. Thu result assures the re-election of Congressman Dick as chlairinan of tho Stat execu tivo Committee. Charles l 0oster, Ex-Socrotary of the 'l'reasury, I?x-(iovernor, Ex-Con grossmin and for many yours a dole ,gate at large to national convention, was defoated for memlber of the State central committeo bocausO of his opposition to Sonator IHannat. While he H1anna Imoen captured all tho comm1nittees they gave Mpecial atton tion to the commuitteo on crodontials as well ats to the Stato committoo, so that, non of tho Daugherty con1test ing dolegates could be sont"A. '1'io lhonorablo 1'. W. Durr, chair maa of the Stato central committee, in a brief speech, congratulated thu .opublicans of Ohio on the result of the Ohio campaign last year aid I)redictel vtctorv for this year. Then ho introduced Senator Foraker as thO temporary chairman of the Conven tion. Senator Forakor was most on thulsiatstically rOceived. I111Ur. v1oT)I{ 1LUIE oErs A ME)AL. 't"ho Meritorlona service Itaiigo Will Bear tho LikenepM of tho AdImiral In Com mnand Itoforo Santhiy.o. Washington, J uno 2 1.- -Acting up)on thle unanllimous8 recomnmendationl of tho naval board of awards, Secro tary Long today approved the do signs for the two medals provided for by Congress to commomorato the achievements of the United States navy in the camplaign inl the West Indies during tihe Spaniish-American war. Of these two mtedlM the first is known as the "battle medal" and tho second as the "meritorious servico" modal. TIhe board states that it has )1aced Sampson's 11(head 111)011 tho mnedatl because lie was comntmander-in chief of the West Indian squadron, and Dowey's wits I.laced on th Ma nila modal. The 8amtpson portrait is a profilo taken fromi a likeness made just beforo the outbreak of the Spanish war. On the face of this medal the in scription roads: "United States Na val Campaign in the West Indies, 1898-Williaml Thomas Sampson, Commander.in- Chief." The suspend ing bar abovo bears the American eagle above a design in oak loaves. The reverse of the medal marks the government's recognition of the splendid services of tho "man behind the gun." It portrays the spirited scono on the dock of an American man-of war in full action. Over the bul wairks and11 ini the dlistanhc is theO out 1lin0 of a wvar-ship11 in full play. T1he meiritorious service 1m)dal1 is for those who halVO rondolred dlistin)guished service otherwise than in battle. It wvill go to auich men as H obson, Liont. Wardl, Victor Blue, Lieut. Bluck and a very fow others. A NEW YOR1K BANK MCENSATION. Theo leventhi Nai onal Itanki Nearly a Mil lona ilehind. New Yorkc, June 25.-Il became known todlay that there was a (debit balanco at t.he Cloaring House against the Seventh National Bank amount. ing to $938,000. This gave rise to rumuors that tihe bank was in difli culties, and caused other rumore that other b)anks were also hampered. All these were cleared away when Manager William Sherer, of the Clearing 110uso Association, gavo out a statement to the effect that all the banks in the association hlad met their obligations, and that all Clearing Hlouso sho0os had1( gone thlrough. William 11. Tappani, prosi. dent of thle Gallatmn National Bank, whlo wvas present at a conlferenlce hold during the dlay wvith other membher: of the Clearing Houso11 Association mado1(1 the following statement: "All tihe b)anks have settled thei] balances satisfactorily. This dits poses5 of allh rumors." Tonight a statement was given oul by the ollicials of the Seventh Nat ional Bank, in which it said that th deb)it balance of the Seventh Nation Sal Bank with the Clearing Hious - this morning was $988,000, and tha this~ balance was (1ue to heavy check Sing on the part of men connecte with several large brokerage an banking houses. The dlirectors anl stookholders of the bank convened and at onco provided amiple imeasn for all business purposes. The stateuent furtter says that the flurry was probably started for stock jobbling purposes, and that the rumors so weighed on min1.d of 'roHi dont Willialn It. Kiiball, of the bank, tlhat ho tendered his resigna tion, which was accoied, and .1:. I. Thomas, son of en. Samuel Thomas, was elected in his plao. (ion. Thomas is a director and one of the hoaviest stockholders in the bank. The statement ovorm that the bank is in most oxcellont condition, amid is not eonnected, d(irectly or indirectly, W fitly other linanciatl institution in No\v York or- eisoNvhiero. AL.AnI.tMA'S CO(N1T1I1' !ON. Negrorm Siall Not rote, bttt their LIvem Shall be as Maiere tly (u ,ti4 if no 1thoo ot White M1(n Montgomery, Ala , J une 25. -- Again this morning ini the constitu tional convention the section relating to providing for the family of a shoriff or his deputy who is killed while protecting a prisoner from mobs was dobated. ( overnor Jones openod the discussion with ai apipeal to tho ('onventionl to recon dor the vote by which the .hirns section, providing for this provision, was lost.. H contended that it was the moral duty of tho Stato to care for those dopondent o11 a1 m11an1 who dien for the State. IIl in, of Chanbers, opposed reconsideration. Ito would not have the Stato putt i premiuml on the discharge of official duty. I1o said ho know of no one ovor being coerced into running for shoriff. Sollie, of )alo, opposed reconsidora tion. His strongest. coItoition wa,l if the Contitution provided for a sherifl's family they should also pro. vido for policemen. Governor Jones closed the debato for reconsidoration. "Are we here," said Mr. .lones, "to sanction the idea that a man is not to be rewarded for doing his duty Y That is contrary to the practice of civilization. Let us lot the news go out that, a jail is a satlctuary and to attack it means donth.'' Roconsidoration was carriod- 82 to 50. The fight was renewed at the af ternoon sosssiol and resulted in the whole soctiol being killed by a voto of (I3 to (52. Judge Coleman, chairman of the committee on suffrage, says a report will be made by his committee not. later than Thursday. IN JIONO 01F HAIt M'MON. ThatL Is what,~ s9eFctanry Long has Mance of the Naval WVest, Indian, War MeIcials Ordored iby Congress. WVashingvton, ,Junie 2-I. --Acting ulpon the unanimrous recommendation of the naval hoard of awvards, Secre tary Long has approved tih (desigan for two medals provided for by Con. gross to coummomorate the achieve moents of tihe United Stat.es navy in tile campaign ill tile West Indies (during the Spanisah. American wvar. Of these two modals tile first is known as the battle modai anid tihe second1 as the mneritorious service medal. Thle board staten thlat it h1as placed Sampson's head upjonl tile moldal be cause lie was commander.-in-chief of the \Vest indian arluadronl, asn D)owey's was placd on tile Manila medal. TIhe Samson portrait in a profile taken from a likeness made just before the out.break of tihe Span ish war. Ont tihe face of this medal tile inscripltion readin: "United Staten naval compaign in the West Indieu, 1898, William Th'ioman Sampson, commnanidor-.in-chief." T1hoesuspend inIg b)ar above b)ears the American eagle above a design in oak leaven. T1hle reverse of tihe medai marks tile govermnimnt's recognitioni of tihe splendIid services of "tihe man hoehindl tihe g'un." It portrays a npirited scene oni thle gun-deck of an Ameori can man-of-war in full1 action. Over the bulwarks and in the distance is the outline of a war ship in full play. S The meritorious service medal is -for those who have rendered distin. guiished service othoerwise than in battle. It will go to auch men am H Iobson, Lieut Ward, Victor luo, 1 Linnt. Ilank andl very few others TIlE SUMMER SCHOOL A GREAT SUCCESS. FiVIE H1UNDRi) ANDS xVI' TEAULEIICH AliCE ENlit1.L,. Many Suplierlhit?tloia n AttonI AltInnh A.t eoelatlion of iv inthrop Organi.,-i-par tiahnurg Ld'I (!M Are Ilorpillule. ['l'ho Stato, 26t.h. Spartanburg, Juno 25.-1Fivo hun dred and seventy-Jivo teachers have enrolled in the State sum,nor school. They havo como from all parts of the Stato and constituto the largest and most representative body of teachers ovor gathored together in South Carolina. The two former Stato summer schools wore groat sutccessosl both as to numbhers attond ing and as to quality of work done, but they are surplassed by t he pros ont summer school. WVhon county superiintellents, gra ded school superintendOnts, princi - pals and assistants from cities, towns, villages and rural districts moot to. gother and exchange idea:I. therc, is bound to ho an awakening in and elevation of our school system. Such is the caso hore; oach one scoms iniox1011 to got and does got hlpfutl suggestions that will enable him to do more olliciont work next yoar.. The teachers (10 not spndl all their time pouring over books, but take a sullicient share of the "cam p1m 0 courso' to koop themtl bright, and fresh. The ladies of Spartanburg have (otorminod to assist the pedigogues in this ardluous ( Y) course. They will give a reception on the college campus, whi( 1 will b beautifully lighted for the occasion, to all the teachers assembled within tho hospi table limits of Spartanburg. A bout. 30 aluinao of Winthrop college assembled today for organ ization. MI iss Nell Evans of Choraw was chosen temporary chairman, and Mins Sarah Withers of Chester, sec retary. Tho only business done was to appoint, the following committee to make nominations: Miss Marga rot Doiuglas, Miss Sadle Dantzler, and Miss Elizaboth Malloy. Pros. .as. 11. Carlisle will lecture tonight on "A 1Homo and Country School Early in tile -30s." Dr. W. 11. Iurntham of Clark uni versity is delivering daily lectures on the history and characteristics of the teaching profession. At the closing of the public school at Clifton Mill, No. 2, of which Mr. W. S. Hogan, Jlr., of Rtichiand is principal, Prof. lt. Moauns Davis, Supt. JohnJ tJ. McMNahain, Supt. E. 13. Wallace, county su perinItenident Richland cMunty; and Prof. E. C. L. Moore, conut.y superintendlent of Spartanbuurg, madte adidresses to the operatives. Supt. Wallace spoke p)ractically and eloquently on '"[ho 1(deal County Suporelintendent." Miss Lillian May Borcko of Clhe raw, assistant ini thoe Lancaster grna (d0( school, arrived yesterday. JUMP'EI OVEICnO)AICI AT .siCA. Ssuguar Ga,io of Itihad WValke, wvho sue~ coeds in KItinug at Cthe Thaird Attempt. in Itecent Year. Gilasgow, Junew 2.-T1he captain of the Anchor Line steamer Furnos. sin, from New York, ,Juno 15, which arrived hero today, reports that ItichardI Walke, a lawyer of Virginia, juomped overlboardl from the steamer on June 20 and( was dlrowned(. of A HIcII)Ai, FAMILY. Norfolk, Va., Juno 25.-Richard Walko, waIs a resident of Norfolk and one of the most distinguished lawyers of the State of Virginia. Hoe loaves a wife and four daughters. The widow of Commodore Truxton is his sister. Ho was accompanied on the trip to Europe by his wife and a gentleman friend. His death is the reault of his third attempt to end1 his life in recent years, and lhe is the third of his family to die by their own hands within the past three yeurn. In 1899 Henry Walke, his brother, shot himself in BrookA lyn, while on a visit to that city. Littleton T1. Walke, son of Richard Walko, stabbedI himself to death in his room at the University of Vir. ginia recently.