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MANY DEAD IN FLOODS. It\<.l\l. WMIICs sWIM' KIM II \ M.I.I N s |N nil H s| \'| | s. Death mill Destruction Following I I m*U Mil) be \ppalllug?Dead Hfj] It* nt h lluiuln tU ami l*ro|?crty I < *** Beyond t-u.000,000?to toad si i "n?Minis Place* which Suffered. Chicago, Marth 25.?Floods al? most unprecedented in area, follow? ing the tornadoes and rains of the last three days, today swept four States of tlm Mississippi valley. causing a loss of life that may reach into the hundreds and damage to property amounting to many millions of dol? lars. Ohio and Indiana and In ? leaner degree llliruli and Missouri felt the brunt of the disaster. At Dayton more than 60 persons are reported drown? ed, following the breaking of the M iam i 11 rot nil t he l ,ar i RllC reservoir. 60 miles aboVS the city. When the Associated Press corres? pondents wired, on reaching the city, anxiety caused by exaggerated re? port* of loss of life was set at fest, although there was great difficulty in obtaining details. Marooned in otlice buildings in the centre of the town, hundreds of persons were awaiting rescue. Streets heretofore considered miles from the danger line are under eight f.-et of water, the torrential force of which precludes rescue in boats. Million! .?f d.dlars in property dam- i age has already b. en incurred and the flood Is si ill on the Increase. From Indianapolis came reports of 100.000 homeless througout Indiana and a property loss reaching the enor? mous figure of $20.000,000 In cities, tow ns and \ lllages alone. This does mo. Include the losses to farmers. The loss of life, while not so great as in <?hlo, has not yet been estimated. Tag Olimaa of th? flood In Ohio was I at Dayton, where tonight it was reported that tho water is from 20 to 10 feet deep In many streets;; that bodies were floating past the win? dows of ottos buildings and that the catastrophe assumed the proportions of a tidal wave. At Delaware scores are reported dead and many missing. B. V. Leas, mayor of that city, reported drowned, has been saved. He estimated the death list at from J? to 7*. OttO, a hamlet of loo persons, was said to i-e destroyed, and the fate of the Inhabitants was unknown. The death list In many cities and towns, Including Fort Wayne. I K hmond, Marlon, M uncle, Kokomo, < onner-u ille und I.ogansport, totaled IS persons. At LaFayette the loss extends to millions. Richmond is in darkness and 20 bridges in Wayne county were de Jtr- rod \t t ushviib half a million dollars of damage was done In the business and the residence dlstfkta, At Kokomo the property loss was estlm ited at f l.omi.. ,,nd ;.0n per? sons ar? living in the second stories of their buildings. Similar conditions were reported from Anderson. Mat ion. Tipton. Peru and Xohlesvtlle. Reports concerning the appalling nature of the Hoods, svlm h In most in? stances It was impossible to verify, s were received tonight from widely scattered sources. The most serious of these were: An unconfirmed report from Spring Meld, Ohio, that 5,000 lives had been lost at i?ayton and f?00 at PlQUO. A report apparently more fully au th.-ntnated from Indianapolis that from 200 to 600 had been drowned at Peru. Ind. A message received at Phoneton, ohia, that the reservoir at Hamilton i broken and that 1.000 persons had been drowned. C mtinued efforts for \ ei I ideation were futile. An unconfirmed b persistent ru? mor from Marlon, Inu.. that the lirand resevoir at Cslina, ohio. had sons out. causing an unpr- . . b nted flood In I he Wabash v lley. Later reports from Delaware. Ohio, said that :;. to ltd wars dead. More conservative figures cut this re? port In half. In few cases was it pos? sible to trace these reports to any definite source. On* Indiana and parts of lllnoll ami \ii as >url suffered most severely. T'tr. Haute. Indianapolis and LsV Fayette, in Indiana. and Delaware, Dayton, Columbus and Youngstov. n. in ohio. present particularly pitiful spectacles. In all 01 these cities there waa so;ne loso of life, according to reports av.'.lahle, and In each city tin property 'om was heavy. In De'awa.-e. ('hio, II persons are kn- wti i . have loot their lives snd 30 to 60 oth ts are missing. Terre Haute, swept by a disastrous tornado last Sunday today was partly Inun? dated. Interfering with the removal of stricken families. The death list ?Uli remained ?t IS, while the list of injured aggregator 250. At Dayton, Ohio, where three rivers. th? Miami, Stillwat. r and Mad. and another stream, known as Wolf creek, lonjoln, there was loss of life, ac? cording to some report a, and dSSlrUC '.f property, For thS most part the city lies on a level flat, with the four streams meeting almost In the heart of the city, The streams are PfSJloCted by Vvees 2."? feet high. The WVce pndectli.g the Miami river broke about 6 o'clock this morning. and the fl.1 was augmented by the rapidly rising waters of other streams. The situation was made worse by the breaking of tbe Larainle reservoir, 5o miles above I ?ay ton. The tel. phone ? ompaay reported no lives had been h>nt. but conflicting re? ports were persistent. Information from Cincinnati was that ?;?? lives had been lost, Practically the entire city Was under water and the residents had been forced to flee (or their lives Many of the geors intrepid sought refuge ofl the house t?pS. At ,\ p g& a young woo.au telephone operator at Dayton was in dlrec* communication With <?o\ Cun at ColumbUSi She said she was the last person remaining in the e*i hange building and that then was seven In t of Waler In the HM?S stiert \t -n was talking she said the i?eon.ini building, across the street. COllapSsd Mans persons were believed to haVe been 111 tile building at the time. Columbus also luffsred snormoua damage from the flood Railroad traffic was puruls/.ed early in t to? day. Fin* in three large factories raged for many hours ami for u Isms tto? it. m il a considerable por? tion of I he dkstrlet, Ueeauw of the ti.i firemen were handicapped, Conditions in Indianapolis, Fort Was ne, Kokomo ami other pi n es in central Indiana, w ? re the worst In mans >- ?rs i t.un every part of the State there were reported dsMUh tPnsjg Inundations Weal Us Kay ette. Where Purdue university Is lo? cated. '%'is i lit off late in the after? noon w in n I he levees wrere broken b\ the waters ol the Wabash riser. Tana riser Is two nub - web ami ris ing laphlls At Iftdlaaapollf. I,IM families base been driven from ihelf bonos ami four deaths were said to have re? sulted from drowalnsj during tin dm COUNTING THE DEAD. o.M Ml \ OF ITS \ WAKENS TO hTORM-HREU tio.v HOltltOlt SIT1 A With 150 Killed and 500 Injured in Immediate Neighborhood, and Willi Prop, fly Loss Appalling, city Pace* Future Determined to Mauler Im IHlhcnhtes. OmahMi Neb., March 15.?For the first time since the disastrous tornado of Batter Sunday the people of Omaha today fan to fount the Coat in lives and dollars. When a resume was made it was apparently more appall" l?g than thOM who had Studied the result were wiling to admit. Not less than 100 lives were snuffed OUt within the vicinity of the city proper and not less than 600 persons in surrounding towns lost their lives. Nearly K00 were Injured and sight of these died In local hospitals dur? ing the day. The destitution was augmented to? day when nearly three inches of snow fell, making uninhabitable the houses ni many who had prepared to retam temporary homes in partly de? stroyed structures. So far as money might relieve, the conditions were PI rfect. Tenders of sums aggregating a million dollars were in the hands of the city commissioners when the day ended. The offers came from marly every section of the country and were made unconditionally. The greatest work today was that of organising a systematic relief bu? reau With seven branch stations in the territory covered by the tornado. These Stretched over a strip seven miles long and those in charge hand? ed out material assistance to all com? ers Who showed they were in need of aid. Bodies of dead or injured still lie in the d? bris and wreckage and the Search uy federal soldiers and anx? ious relatives Of possible victims con? tinued through the storm last night and this morning. Some residents of the district declare it their belief that at least 100 bodies are buried in the ruins of houses and brick buildings >f amusement places which arc known to have been tilled with pleas? ure seekers Easter Sunday. City officials, however, did not es? timate the unreSOUed in so large a number, admitting nevertheless that many persons yet are to be accounted for. Throughout the night federal soldiers guarded the afflicted section of the city with utmost diligence, denying admittance even to city po? lice and county officials. BO Orel Of business men, delayed in that section of Omaha until after dark, were denied the right to pass through the wrecked portion of the city to their homes. A dead line has been established at Lake ivenue from Sixteenth to Thirteenth street City police are stopped by soldiers when Lake ?tree! is reached and told that their pa? tois end there. B OTTER boy wins HONORS, i . W. DuhtK C hosen Orator In State Contest from Citadel?President of Y. M. C. ? - A BUBAtOf County boy has won hon? ors ?it the Citadel recently. Bugens W. Dabbs, Jr.. a junior at the Citadel, was chosen by the judges in the pre? liminary contest Saturday night to represent the Citadel In the state Oratorical contest to be held at Hock Hill the latter part of April. Two rears ago Mr. l\ a. Merrlmon of this llty Was chosen from the Citadel to represent that institution In the state i Oratorical contest. Mr Dabbs it a recent meeting of he executive hoard of the cadet Y. M c. a. was nominated and later chosen president of the cadet organ? ization for the ensuing year. All of the honors won by boys at? tending college from this county are not won by boys from the City of Sumter, although the boys graduating from the high school generally take a high Stand at the various institu? tions which they attend. It is learn? ed that a college student from this county who is not a graduate of the high school has made the grade of "A" on every study on nil reports sent home this year. He has also made double stars (in till examinations dur? ing the year. This is a boy who has won honors before, winning several of the major prizes in scholarship agd athletics at the Held day exercises . this county. ? TJ ?? pumping plant was forced to usp end operations and the city Is without lire protection? At Peru property damage of half i million was done by tin- flood, it S*ai reported Logansport also was under water. Qov. Ralston this afternoon re slved a frantic appeal from Con nersvllle, Ind., for aid for many suf i- rers from the ti.i. it was said White river laid broken over its hanks and great loss of life had followed. The entire business district of Rushvllle ami part of the residence section is under tvater, One person Is reported drowned, No trains en? tered or departed from that city to? day. Cin- innati experienced n cloudburst early today which started the Ohio river rising rapidly and flooded many of the Streets \ blfl dam a short distance north of Akron. Ohio, burst this afternoon and horsemen were sent throughout the valley to warn the populace of the impending danger. Hundredl fled to higher ground, The lug bridge over the Miami n\.r at Mlddletown, Ohio, went out this afternoon, fifteen per noni were reported missing, Several housei weer seen floating down the rlv< r, Sweeping up the Ohio valley from the west the third storm m 10 days de> istated different sections between Louisville ami Cincinnati In Ken? tucky, southwestern Ohio and Indiana. \t Louisville the wind maintained a velocity of 10 miles an hour. Other ?uns affected by the flood and storm are: Lima. Ohio Flooded by the Otta? wa ri\?r. Ten miles of trains held up by a washout at Middle Point, Springfield, Ohio Mad river and Hues creek both out nf bunks and several hundred house! ti.led, Latin, Ohio Inundated. many persons homeless and much suffer? ing Wl it I al ? i t) ? du?. - M.ol ri\ ei overrunning Its banks. lai Wayne, Ind HI Joseph, Man mce ami st Mary river! on n rampage. Town without lights and water fam? in? threatened Highest water in SSO years Marlon, Ind. live hundred per? son, forced to llee for their li\es. kiiwo.mi in i. Three hundred per* ons homeless. Ht. I stills, Mo One person known to hir.?' been drowned and many fam In M fon ? 'I to |< .iv e t Inur homes. JToungstown, Ohio Twenty five thoie ind men idle i.\ reason ol clos ilng down of lh< mill! and factnrlci The Hood is tin Wor ? ? K|S la nced III I in i n v yea i s. DAYTON UNDER WATER. \ TERRIFIC TRAGEDY IN OHIO CITY. Prosperous Town Now ai Hugo River, Throe Miles Wide. Through Which Waters sweep with Torrltfic Force, Hundreds or Thousands May bo Deatl, Kesciiors Sa>?llardsldps for Those Who Escape. Dayton. Ohio, March 26.?At mid? night the crest of tiie flood was reach? ed and the water began to fall at the rate of an Inch an hour. Dayton, Ohio, March 25. (By Tele? phone via Xenia.)?Dayton is tonight nothing less than a seething river three miles wide, a mile and a half on ea< h side of Main street, its prin? cipal thoroughfare, while it is esti? mated from 2,000 to 5,000 people have perished. The Algoquln hotel is submerged to its third story and above this level In the downtown district office build? ings, hotels and business houses are places of refuge. A school building that was known to have houst d no h ss than 400 children shortly before the waters rushed in that direction is entirely submerged and as far as can be ascer? tained all of those little ones met a watery grave. Thousands of those who were for? tunate enough to have escaped the first rush of the waters are being fed tonight on short rations. Three trainloads of foodstuffs have arrived from Xenia, but as yet there has been no chance to deliver them, and suffering 1'rom hunger as well as exposure is bound to occur within the next few hours. The rain continues and the watcs are still rising. The Union railroad bridge that ad? mits all except one of the railroads into the city was dynamited this af? ternoon, but the effect was not felt to any marked degree. I 'ayton, March 25.?Dayton. ex? cept for its most remote suburb! tonight was covered from eight to 20 feet with a seething fiood of water. Any attempt to estimate the loss of life is hopeless. It is sure to run into the hundreds and very likely into the thousands. The property loss will total mil? lions of dollars. The flooded district comprises a practical circle with a radius of a mile and a half and in no place is the water less than six feet deep. In Main street, in tin downtown section, the water is 20 feet deep. The horror of the flooded district is heightened by more than i\ dozen fires which can be seen in the Hooded district hut which are out o' re ch Of fire fighters. Most of the businesses houses and nearly all of the residences have oc? cupants. Down town the offices are tilled with men unable to get home. (>n the upper floor and on some of the roofs of the residences are help? less women and children. Hundreds Of houses, substantial buildings in the residence districts, many with help? less occupants, have been washed away. The number of drowned can not he estimated until the flood subsides. St. Bllsabeth's hospital, with goo patients, was reported to have been washed away. The building was known to be In many feet of water and indications are that the report may prove true. The electric light plants were put OUt of business early in the day and total darkness, coupled with a tor? rential downpour, added to the hor? rors of the nigght. famine also became an immediate poslblllty. All of the supply and grocery houses are In the submerged district and at midnight it was said there was not enough bread to last the sur? vivors another day. John H. Patterson, president of the National Cash Register company, who headed the relief work in the south end of the city, sent out an appeal for food supplies and for doctors and medic inc. Tonight 3,000 homeless were housed in his company's of? fices. A fire which started from an explo? sion In the Myers Ice Cream com? pany, near Wyoming street, spread and burned the block on South Dark, a block from Wyoming. Another big lire is reported to have burned a down town block. Tin- breaking of the Tarleton reser? voir, which supplies the drinking wa? ter, left the city without water und physicians declared there was great danger of typhoid in the use of the Hood water. There are no boats in Dayton which can breast the current, and those on the otuside early gave up any attempts to reach business sections. At Wyoming street, on the south side, where the National Cash Reg? ister company centred its efforts at rescue, many saved their lives by creeping on a cable a hundred feet above the Hood. At first linemen worked their way along the cables carrying two ropes to which the fiat bottomed boats were attached. When the fiood became so fierce that the boats no longer were able to prevail against it. men and women crept along the cables to safe? ty, Others, less daring, saw darkness fall and gave UP hope Of fescue. Those willing to risk their liws In the attempt to rescue found them? selves helpless In face of the water. Seventy thousand of Dayton's pop? ulation, it is reported, are homeless, The National Cash Register plant, on ii high hill, offers the only haven in the south end. Three women became mothers in the halls of its oihVe building tonight. in the woodworking department of tin- National t'ash Register company boats were being turned out at the rate of ten an hour, and these were rushed to where the waters had ? rossed Main street in a sort of gully. Hul the waters crept up and the Mtrength of the current was far too strong for the crude punts, though they were the best that could be made in a hurry. Trip after trip v\;iv made and hundreds of the refuj were taken from this stret h f bouses ami the houses on the other side. Tlnri came the path of tlo Haines, Blurting at Vine tind Main streetH, it Jumped Main street and the bouses on the other side were roon aflame, III Hie middle of the Street Were a few frame houses that had been washed from their foundations, These Were swirled about for a tune. and Its (hough to aid in the passing of the section by lire the) were c.ist int? ? ? he path of the Harnes. Persons hurried from their root 'ops, w here ihey had been drlvt n b> the Hood, to the roof tops oi adjoin? ing houses, Tin u tin i iin went dou n, It ;i\ Init It tb sol lie lu- hl fl "in t he lire. Nothing hut sunshine is need* ti for the growth of i he basebull . rop i 'barb i ton pot i NUMBER OF MATTERS BROUGHT UP AT TUESDAY NIGHT SESSION. Houses Must Connect With Bower Wlien Water and Sewerage Linen are Accessible?Sidewalks .Must be Cleared?Will Extend Church *? trcet Sewer Line to Water Plant ?Mary Street Drain?Broad Street Paving?Request lor Light on llaxel Street?Water Consumers Must Pay Up. City Council held its regular semi? monthly meeting Tuesday evening and for more than two hours talked about various matters of Interest to the city. The most important action taken was that to requite all houses having access to sewer and water lines to connect with them. Council was to meet at 7 o'clock, hut it was some tune alter that when the minutes were read and Council got down to business. Mr. Jennings stated that he had written Mr. W. Lee Harbin that he must (dear the sidewalks in front of and to the side of the City National I tank I bidding by Wednesday morn? ing, or Chief Sumter would take a hand in the matter. He said that complaint of the. obstruction of the sidewalk had been made to him some? time ago, but upon request of Mr. Harbin he had not taken any action until Mr. 1. c. Strauss, Mr. Harbin's attorney, had returned to the city and Mr. Harbin had time to consult with him. He promised, however, that Im? mediate steps would he taken now and that the obstructions would he remov? ed. Mr. Booth suggested that the building on Liberty Street built and used as an office by Mr. Harbin be re? moved but Mr. Jennings did not sec w hy It should be moved until Mr. Har? bin completed the two buildings Io? was at work on. No action was taken. a letter from the Consolidated in? surance Company stating why the in? surance rates on the city hall are so high was read and received as infor? mation. It was decided to ascertain the cost of the changes which were recommended with a view to making them and reducing the insurance tabs. This matter was referred to the City Managt r. A b iter from the Game Cock Build? ing & Loan Association asking for an exemption from taxes was read and the request was granted. An agreement was ? ntcred Into With the administrators of the Kick? er estate that the pipe Which had been installed under a corner of their lot on Mary street should be removed, if at any time they should desire it. Mr. Worthington stated that the Mary Street drain had been completed and the line was now being extended down Sumter street. He was author? ized to extend it on Into Bee street so that it would dhrain a low place in that street. Mr. Worthington Btated that he had kept an account of the cost of installing the Mary street drain and as soon as a sand trap was installed, he would let the railroad company know what their half of the cost was. The next matter to come up was the extension of the sewer line on Church street. Mr. Worthington stat? ed that a request had been made that it be extended as far as the pumping station. This would he rather dif? ficult, as the fall was very slight and tlie distance about 350 feet, but he would endeavor to do this, if Coun? cil so directed. After discussing the matter for some time Council direct? ed tlie clerk to draw up an ordinance making it compulsory for all premises within the city having access to wa? ter mains and sewer lines to connect with them. Mr. Lowland Stated that citizens of Broad street were anxious to have paving laid on their street, and ask? ed if the city would pay half of the cost of laying the pavement, if at any time it could afford to do so. It was deiided that the city should reim? burse property owners one-half the cost, without interest, at any time in the future when it shall have funds in hand which may he devoted to this purpose. Provided, however, that the work he done under the direction of j the City Manager and have his ap proval and that in case the city is al- i lowed by law to assess abutting prop? erty for such Improvements, the city be required to pay only one- third of the cost of the pav ing. Mr. Rowland reported that he had checked over the City Clerk's report for February and found it correct. A number of bills wore gone over ami ordered paid upon approval. D. li. McCallum, Jr.. asked permis? sion to erect an awning for a store on South Main street three feel narrow? er than the pavement. Action was deferred until the matter could he in? vestigated. Mr. McCallum also asked that lights be erected on Hazell street, a requ< si which had been made before. He also requested that a good sidewalk be constructed on the Btreet. Mr. Worthington recommended a light at the corner of Hazell and Chestnut streets and stated that lie would do the necessary work on the sidewalk as soon as he could get to it in regular order. The City Clerk presented a list of unpaid water accounts and Council ordered the water cut off at all prem? ises Where the accounts wore not paid by April 1st. An ordinance to regulate the con? struction and use of surface closets was referred to the Board of Health for their sanction before action was taken. IN Till; CIVIL COURT. Case of Mrs. It. C. Irby \guln"l tin' Southern Express Company. Only one case, was In aid in tin Court of Common Pleas Tuesday morning. This was a suit for $600 brought by Mrs. B. C. Irby against the Southern Bxpress Company. Tin ease had ind been completed when court adjourned for dinner. Mr. I I?. Jennings represented the plaintiff and Messrs. Mark Reynolds and L. w. McLemore the defendant. Laying Pipe on Sumter Street. The work of laving drain pipe on Sumter street between the railroad and Lee street Is making good prog? ress, Already pipe has been laid I rom Sook's Branch to Sumter street ahum Mary street and the effort Is now being made to make the system omplch by extending the line so thai t will drain what has heretofore been a pond al the corner of South Mam ami Bee streets. Several other low places on South Main street will also I" drained wlnn thin line is complet ed The streel which the < it\ w as t? extend out aero h Sook's Branch, a continuation of Mar> street, to meet (he prolongation ol Count il Btreet, ha> not >et been buill up. but it is sup posed thai It Will I.II t I Hi I ,| iu soon as it i-; needi d Those farm* ih w ho planted \ ? t I hist lall noW hav e a lllle > I op hay in prosper t. FIRST LINK OF DEFEXSES TO ADRIANOPLE FALL BEFORE Iii Ii< i A HI AN AsSAl l/r. Many Prisoners and (.ans Captured When Line of Forta Fell?\lli?-s Make Gradual Advance upon tlm Turkish Sacred City. Sofia, Bulgaria, March 25.?The Turkish advance position! and all the fortified points to the ??st of th<- for? tress of Adrianople were captured by the Bulgarian besiegers this morn? ing. After a heavy bombardment with all the siege guns at their disposal, the Bulgarians carried out a general assatdt on all the fronts of the for? tress. The works to the east of the city were carried by storm, the Bulgarian infantry driving out the Ottoman de? fenders at the point of the bayonet. Tim forts on the north, west and south resisted the attack successfully. A large number of Turkish prison? ers and siege guns were captured by I the Bulgarians. The fortified positions on the ridge immediately facing the forts on the eastern side of the citadel were taken by the Bulgarians in successive bayo? net charges. They are now in the hands of Bulgarian artillery. The at? tackers captured 12 siege guns, four quick fners and about 300 Turkish prisoners. Bulgarian outposts now occupy Sor wandere, about 1,000 yards from the line of forts defending the city. They have entrenched themselves on the captured territory. CEASE FIRING ON SCUTARI. Btesleging Troops stop Bombardment of Fortress at Behest of Friendly Allies. Belgrade, Servla, March 25.?The bombardment of Scutari is under? stood to have been Stopped on orders from the Servian government. Servla acted on the advice of the French and Russian ministers, who notified the Servian people that the powers had come to the unalterable decision that Scutari must belong to the future State of Albania. YIELDS TO AUSTRIA'S DEMAND. Montenegro Derides to Permit Civilian Population to Leave Scutari hut Will File Protest. Cettlnje, March 25.?The Monte? negrin government, in replying to the Austro-Hungarlan note, agreed today to permit the civilian population of Scutari to leave the city. This was the most radical of Austria's demands. At the same time Montenegro in? forms Austri.a that the Montenegrin government had addressed a note to the powers, protesting against Aus? tria's action, which it calls a breach of neutrality. TO PROPOSE NEW FRONTIER, Balkan Allies Apparently arc Willing to Have Bulgaria Barred From Sea of Marmora. Cologne, Qermany, March 25.?The reply of the Balkan allies to the powers on the suggested mediation will propose that the future frontier between Turkey and Bulgaria should run from Mldia on the Black sea by way of Muradll, above Rodosto, to thr tJulf of SaroS, an inlet of the Aegean si a. in this way Bulgaria would be excluded from the Sea of Marmora in accordance with the desire of the powers. Bulgaria, however, and the other Balkan allies insist upon the payment of an indemnity by Turkey. They are willing to suspend hostili? ties at once if Turkey surrenders the fortress of Adrianople and demobi? lizes her armies VERICT FOR PLAINTIFF. Mrs. B, C. Irhy Awarded Damages of $3.~>0 Against Southern Express Company. The case of Mrs. B. C. Irby against the* Southern Express Company came to a conclusion late Tuesday after? noon, when after court adjourned the jury agreed upon a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $350 damages. The suit was one to recover $500 damages because of the loss of a plat of a piece of land owned by Mrs. irby. Mr. Mark Reynolds represented the defendant ami Mr. L. 1 >. Jen? nings the plaintiff. A PROLIFIC BREED. Sow Belonging to W. T. Atkinson <?\cs Birth to Forty-Two Pigs in Three Litters. Mr. W. T. Atkinson, who lives out beyond the city limits on Broad street, has a sow which is probably one of the most prolific, if not the most pro? lific, in the State. This s >w has in three litters given birth to forty-two pigs, twenty-two of which were rais? ed ?d* the first tWO litters, while the third litter Is only a couple of days old yet The sow is a cross of O. I. C. and Berkshire breeds and is an uncom? monly large animal. The lirst litter consist* d of fourteen, twelve of which were raised. Of the second litter of twelve ten were raised, a horse step? ping on and killing two. The sow gave birth to a third litter of sixteen Monday of which twelve are living. Three were killed by a buzzard and tin- sow crushed one. NEGROES BRE VK .1 ML. Orangeburg, March 24.?Three negroes. Boisy Jones, Josh Taylor and Robert Kaiser, broke out of tin* city Jail last night and made good their Might. When the city officers went to tin- c I|g this morning to get the prisoners the escape aas discov? ered. This is the second Jail delivery ;n the la-t seven months, e'ity coun? cil has planned to ere > t a .u w jail for some time. Piano lb ?? ital. <?n next Monday evening there will !?,? given In Mr. Molse'fl studio a piano recital by Miss Dth.i Green and Miss Kita Schwartz. These two young ladies have de? voted much time lo the study of the piano and have become really accom? plished performers, in addition to be? lt,., endow ed w it h natural lab nts. They are members of the Fourth Year Ilich School and have readil) , i,n! mtcd to give this recital In be? halt of tin- fund to be used for the decoration of the Hampton School . nditot mm. To i iu< . nd an admis? sion fee \n ill be charged. M i Medse, t heir instl net or, a ill plav two selections thus ueldlng to the at irat 11v. ness of the pi.>-.? tain The rural pollct men should be re i|uiree| to enfon e the 1.?w against I lowing int<? the public roads or oth , t v\ ? i en I oachitlR upon t he right id u iv nf the pu'die highways. There I no use in building good roads only i., hive tiotn destroyed bj careless plowmt a A $20,OO0 HAM IGE si IT. (.abricl kendrick Sins North? western for llanengrs on Two < (OHUS. The suit of Gabriel C. Kendrick against the Northwestern Railway Company for $20,000 damages was en tered ui?(>n in the civil court Thurs? day morning and will probably con? tinue for the rest of the day. Kendrick, a colored man, alleges that he was hurt at two different times due to the negligence of the railroad company, one time to the amount of jlG.aOO and the second time to the amount of $5,009. Messrs J. H. riifton and Qeo. D. Levy repre? sent the plaintiff and Messrs. R. I >. Lee and Ii. U. Purdy the defendant. TO SUCCEED JUDGE GOFF. Candldacj of West Virginia Man Being Urged. Washington, March 24.?in spite of the wide-spread impression that Jus? tice C. A. Woods, of the South Caro? lina Supreme Court, has the inside track in the race to succeed Judge GolT on the 4th Federal Circuit bench, BtrenUOUS efforts continue to be made in behalf of the candidacy of Repre? sentative John W. Davis, of West Vir? ginia, who has the backing of the en? tire judicial committee of the House. Speaker Champ Clark made a pow? erful statement to Attorney General McReynold! in the interest of Mr. Davis Saturday, and it is understood that Judge Ooff himself today Strongly endorsed the young West Vir? ginian. Sonic Random Thoughts. For lack of time this week we will have to report some interesting let? ters from the Progressive Farmer. I am glad that the Editor of the Watch man and Southron has become as careful a reader of this best of all ag? ricultural papers for our section, as J. used to be, and is reprinting each vveek some of the timely articles from its pages. see I wonder how many of the Farm? ers' Union members remember where and when the next county union will convene? May 1 ask also bow many have any definite plan to make to the meeting of some benefit to the mem? bership. If every member when he attends a local or county meeting would try to see that he contributed something to the pleasure or profit of the brethren there would he a large increase in membership and influence. ? * ? To the ladies in Sumter county par? ticularly 1 wish to commend the letter of Mrs. S. E. Taylor, giving her ideas of how you may make the Farmers' L'nion more useful both to yourselves and your husbands, brothers and sweethearts. L W. D. Death. News was received here Thursday morning of the death of Jamea T. Booth, the little eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Hooth at Lone Star. The body was brought here on Thursday from Lone Star and was taken to the residence of Mrs. M. C. Kilgore on South Sumter Street. The funeral services were heln at Mrs. Kilgore's residence at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, interment at the cemetery. Little Small Pox Hero. In view of the fact that there is a report about town that many cases of small pox are in the city at the present time it will he of interest to everybody to know that this is not the case. There are now only three cases in town, although there are sev? eral reported cases on the Broad Street road beyond the city limits and other cases in Hingham town beyond the cemetery. However, those cases In the city are being kept in quarantine and there is no danger from them. Clean-up Day. April 16. The following is the list of ladies having charge of '"clean-up day:" Mrs. A. M. Login. Mrs. Ii. S. Hood, is. w. s. Dinktns, Mrs. Ceti. Epperson, Mrs. Ahe Weinberg. Mrs. Ashleigh Mood, Mrs. John Haynsworth, Mrs. McKeiver, Miss Brunsen, Miss F. Teicher, Mrs. 1. W. Whitehead. This committee is requested to at? tend a meeting at home of chairman. Mrs. Ferd Levi, Thursday afternoon, at I o'clock. Attention Veteran-. Attend the meeting of Camp Dick Anderson at the Auitor's ollice in this city on the first Saturday in April, at 11 o clock A. M.. for the purpose of electi] dicers and appointing dele? gates to the Reunion at Chattanooga, Tenn.. besides other business that re? quires your attention. By order Perry Moses. Commandant, ES. Scott Carson. Adjutant. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected daily by Ernest Field, Cot? ton Puyer. Sumter, March 21. Good Middling IS 1-4. Strut Middling 1- 1-v Middling 1 2. Low Middling 11 l-f. Strict Low Middling 11. Staple col.on. nominal. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Opening. Close. New fork, March 27. March.l*.4J 12.34 May.12.03 11.95 July.ll.fl 11.S6 Met.11.11 1L44 < InrWldon t OUnt) Delegate.-. The Sunday School Convention at Sumter. April 2-4, will be the largest in th< histor) ef the State Convention. More people are asking to go than can I-,- accommodated. There will be re? duced railroad rates and free enter? tainment In order to be enter? tained, the delegates must have sinned credentials Clarendon coiin t> is entitled to delegates. If you < \pe? t to go to Sumter secure cre? dentials from <V A. llcPaddin, Coun? ty President.?-Manning Tunes. Petitions are being circulated in Florence county for an election to vote out the dispensary, if they vote it out Joy will find, as has Sumter County, thai the abolition of the dis? pensary bring* no Improvement In conditions. The only beneficiaries of the abolition cd' the dispensary are tin- blind tigers. Sumter c ounty would be bette r off morally as well as finan? cially if the dispensary had been retained and many who voted to abol? ish it lour years ago ate noaj of that opinion and would vote to re-estab? lish h if opportunit) offered.