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RECENT BAINS MAKE TORRENTS OF RIVERSj / ' Great Damage In Kentucky | / and Otlier States. / ACRE9 OF LOWLAND SUBMERGED. Towns of Hopkinsvlllo and Elizabethtown Have Bcon In Darkness, the Lighting Plants Being Several Feet Under Water?Traffic Interrupted. Louisville, Ky., Dee. 10.?TIio gunur til uiiii.ui wuicu nsis in'i-vmii-u vm Kentucky, Arkansas anil Tennesset sinco Saturday has ceased. wnnaei weather and heavy precipitation being reported today from the {s"ulf states All Kentucky strvnuis are out of thoit batiks anil in many localities rising rapidly. Extensive damage is re port ed particularly from the counties of we?U.rn Kentucky. One life was lost in this state, tknt of a white man whe was drowned at Alamo, Calloway county, while trying to save a horse. Ho; kiirsvilh? and Elizabelhtir.vn. Ky, were in darkness last night., the light lug plants being several feet untie: water. In Ohio ccur.ty several thousand acres of lowlands arc under water and reports from Padumh, Howling Green Owonsboro. irarllnjrtor.. and othei places tell of losses. At Elizabeth town Rough crock is the highest since 1817; a steel bridge at Hills mills was washed away, and rhe Vorteea bridgi over the same creek was carried tiowi: stream. Many families were taker away In boats last, night. Tho Ohio rivor is rising rapidly be low Pittsburg and tho Kentucky river is rising. Scarcely a train arrived fh Louisville last night on tlin< on account of the washouts, high winds and slippery condition id' th< tracks, but conditions are somewhat Improved this morning. Illinois Con tr.il officials report that tho breaks Id thrlr Kentucky lines have beer ropaintjfl and trains v.-i 11 be on time before leaving. Baron river Is out of its banks a1 Bowling Green si nee yesterday anil has done considerable (lanmao. A1 Central City, K}\, the high watei slacked some lime, setting fire to a warehouse which was destroyed, to gethor with a small lumber yard adjoining. Some portions of the place are flooded. Among the precipitations reported today arc: Montgomery, Ala., 3.GI; Atlanta. Go. 2.20; Vicksburg. M!.?s., l.CG; New Or leans. 1.34; Nashville, 1.34. Colder weather is forcasted for the southern states. WATERS ARE RECEDING. Railroads Resuming Cpcralior.a?Muct Damage Dene to Farmers. Memphis, Tcnn., be*-. lfi.?Reports from the surrounding country aro tc tl.e efToct that tho waters arc rapidlj r. ceding and railway traffic is begin nlrxg to move more regularly. Tho break in tho Southern railwaj tracks near Grand Junction. will be re paired this afternoon. Tho 'Friscc railroad is moving its trains again while the Illinois Central experts tc run trains on schedule tinn- tonight V.Yst of the river tho continuous rains of the past, three daps cause.! n.ucfc dan.age to farmers. Stock is especial ly suffering in the lowlan '.s. The rail roa :s are moving trains on belated sc;:-. rtulrs. Tho report that throe met 1 a.! been swept away by a current al Ccllicrville. Tcnn., lias not been cor. firmed. Tlie weather tndav cinm and cold. RAGING WATERS CLAIM LIVES. Three Psrsor.3 Reported to Have Beer Drov/neU Near Memphis:. Mt mphls, Ter.n., Dee. 10.?It is he liov .! that three lives have her-n lost nr. n losult of ih-o flood and tlm break lug of a small lovce In Wolf rivet bcttmns north of this city. Joe Anthony, CI-.r-*v-:> Johnson an<! 7.--P Watt, formers-, ol the neighbor head. were driving along the levee whir h Is used as a roadway through the bottoms, when tho levee broke The v agon was swept away, nvk f '.rchi ig parties hove fr.iled to line a trace of the missing men. The bottom country along Wolf river It flooded over many ndles areas, and iIs thour-lit that the loss In live stool Will bo heavy. HOMICIDE JUSTIFIABLE. Youth r'flla Stepfather In Defense ol His Mother. ?I".lc''s*, Mies., Dec. 10.?Allison E lilan-bu, a 1 G-year-old lx>y, in defence of h s mother last right shot and In r-inr.t'y killed his stepfather, Alberl Cle.r.f ;,:s. at. their home in the city. A em oner's Jury returned a verdld of JuPtlflablo homicide. Penaloncrs Get Checks. JtnJ'lgh, NT. I>rr. 1f>.?Pensiot warrants, numbering ll,of?0, aggrepat. if: $f0O.O0O, wlifrh lx the limit of the appropriation. wore rout, to state eon { cl'.ato pensioners today. The unmet of new pensioners dndrd this year is ?t2.r>. There are lx sides 10J totally Mind' ]x nsion-ers who reeoivo $12( ear'a annually. The state appropria tion to the Soldiers' homo here Is | $18,000. making tlx- total for soldiers , and soldiers' widows $230,120. The J hteto auditor aays he will work ear I neatly to purge the pension lists of do s sorter* and peieona not physic tally disabled, or who Are worth $500. I l II ! FAST TRAIN WRECKED BT DISPLACED RAIL Serious Accident 011 Alabama Great Southern. WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS Lcscrv.ciivc end Three Cars Prccipitat ed Into Creek?Express Mcescngei Colscn GitriecJ Under Wreckage anc Several Ctherc Severely Injured. lil: ;j!ivham, Ala., l>oc. Ilk?South1 lin*;*,, 1 f r-iln Vrt 1 I'rnni riroin r.ati to Mow Orleans on the Alabama ^ Greet :-o':lhern railroad was wrecked t? mil south of Mi ;mJyIIIo, Ala., an;l j 70 mil's south of Birmingham this t morning at 3 o'clock. t The officials say that a rail which was removed by an unknown party , near a trestle which spans a sma! i cneok, caused the wreck. Engineer r. li. I.arkin saw the missing rail tot: ( lute. The heavy locomotive left the track and bumped along on tho ties , until tho trestle was reached. It : tlrcn knocked the trestle down anil toppled over into tho creek. The mail, baggage ar.\l express cars and ( two coaches followed, the whole being piled up in a heap in the creek. , Express Messenger Colson is miss Ing and is supposed to be dead under , the wreck. Mall Clerks Kelley and Rlggs were severely injured as was ( also Fireman Dorr, a negro. It is said thai none of tho Injured are fatal- , ly hurt an.! the officials assert that n;: passengers wore Injured. Officials ol the road are at the scene, and it will he tonight before traffic is re-opened. The injured were taken to Tuscaloosa. The train had but few passengers aboard. The two sleepers remained on the track. The body of Messenger Colson was found under the wreckage later in the day. lie was the. only person killed. The officials are now i>oslUve that the wreck was the work of train wreckers. RESIDENTS WERE FRIGHTENED. Appearance of Warships Caused Terror at LaGuayra. EaGuayra, Venezuela. Dec. 1G.?The arrival of the British cruiser Chary!)dis and torpedo boat destroyer Quail caused a had scare among the population of this place. The commander of tlif fortress has visitvd the American, French. Spanish and. Dutch con6v;ls and asked thorn in case the British landed marines to intervene tc prevent firing on the fort. fttrdJ to delay any movement on tho fort, ho had received orders from the government to evacuate tho place. Ho added, ii the consuls refused to obey and the fort was attached ho would defend his post and could net a&wer for the consequences to tho town, which is without any defense now with the exeeption of a few armed policemen. At o o'clock, however, the Char^-b dis and the Quail left LaGuayra and the fears of the population subsided. What caused tho alarm was tho fact that when the British ships arrived here they took up a commanding position. their guns covering the l'ort and remainc-d stationary for n few moments as If to open fire. Tho Charyb dis an-', the Quail steamed away in the direction of Quracoa. The foreign consuls subsequently called on the pre feet, who assured them there was nc danger at present. X-RAY TO DETECT THIEVES. Mikado of Japan Will Put Invention tc Novel Use. New York, Dec. 1C.?A Philadelphia firm, according ic a P.fss dispatch from that city, bar received an order fiora the Japanese government for several X-ray machines which are to ba used fcr a novel purpose. The firm some time ego gold to a representative of the mikado an X-ray marhino which, the Japanese explained, was to he used in the governmental mints In Japan for. the detection ol drtshoncfc employe who steal gold coins by swallowing thorn. Tim machine was user', to examine suspects as they left the mint dally, and. of course, it revealed tho pros ?jvee oi any coins "in their midst.' The test wr.n r.o satisfactory that the mikado ordered several ir.oro machines. hopfng to prevent the form ol thoft referred to. GIHD9-WILLIAMS BOUT. Ends In Fracas Bctv.ecn Referee and One of the Principal?. Seattle, Wash., Dee. 1(5.?The fight lar: uii;lit hetween Young Gibhs, ol Cleveland, and Kid Williams of Deri ver, ended In an uproar with: the ring filled with policemen, anil Gilds an;', the referee engaged In a fist fight It was declared no contest. For six rounds Williams had the best of the fight. lie knocked Gibbs i down three* times in the third round, I In a fierce mix up In the seventh Gibhs [ landed on the Jaw and Williams start I <vd to fall. The referee would not i - - j got nut. nr ttin way, so Gibhs hit hini I The referee responded w itli hart kniteMcs ar.d thru the police catered tlio ring. Floods Threaten West Virginia. Huntington, W. Va.. Dec. 10.?Flood* are feared in South'rn Wfst Virginia All the tributaries of the Ohio rivoi are bank full and heaiy rain contin ik 3. A mil Hon dollars' worth of timber In n float on the Guandottc and Sandy ri'/exa. MURDEROUS WORK IS ! DONE BYCRAZtD MAN Runs Amuck Willi Pistol end Razor. ALMC3T CLVEU3 .MAN'S HEAD. ' 'm! Afterward Att.Tnks and Dangerously Wounds !lis Mother and His Slider. Finishes Horrible Work by Shcot ag Himself to Death. LaPcor, Mich., Dec. 10.?John Best, !geJ 2.">, single, a mar. of disordered ulml, arose lion: his hi# shortly rarer 1 o'clock this ir,o:r.ir.z and cut iaspcr Cley.^s head nearly oft with a a/.or. dangerously wounded his o vn noilitr, wounded his sister ard lini.-.hd the bloody work by shooting h*:n;c!i 10 death. Clogg, who was 60 ,-tars of as.'. boarded at the P st ionic. lh st was committed to t'.:c insane nsylr.in a year ago, but \v ts Uncharged as cured. It is thought IJest attacked Clogg *ith a razor probably before the. old man awoke. Tho blade of the razor was broken by striking a bone in Clegg's neck. The murderer thou evidently returned to his own room and to bed. The bedding in his room was covered with blood. At a later hour he again arose ard | went to the room of his mother. He | struck Mrs. Best a blow with tire itniraged razor, but It fell short, though her chtn was nearly cut off. Sh'e Eprang out of bed. grappled with the crazy man ar.-J mode her way to the door. Hero she broke away fjom him and ran to a neighbor's, where she telephoned for thd sheriff. When his mother flod from the house Rest Invaded his sister's sleeping room. After ho had slashed her across the cheek with tho razor Pest desisted, probably believing he had killed hrtr. When Pest heard Sheriff Myers enter, lng the house he appeared with a revolver r.ud began shooting w ildly. He aimed the last shot at his own body and fell dead. IRON BARS CONFRONT THEM. Amos Owen Cherry Tree Men May Spend Christmas In Jail. Charlotte, N. C.. Dee. 16.?Unless ...o r.i^n> i iinruwiwu in me once inir.our; Atr.os Owcr.r. cherry tree swindle cash up \yi!h the defrauded lctiter writers this week it is probable they will go to jail. The present term of court was named as the limit for the defendants to pay up. Thus far $5,000 has hecn paid to Colonel II. C. Cowles who was named' by the court to receive It. but there r.ro $7,500 yet to he paid, aurl it is said the defendants are not able to pay this sum. Unless Judge Bcyd relents they are apt to spend Christmas in Jill. Senator Prltcharc) Is expected hero this week to plead lor further time for his clients. BURGLARS GET $3,000. Rob Bank In Illinois and Escape on Handcar. Bloomir.gton, III., L)l>c. 16.?The bank at Clarence, in Ford county, was opened by robbers last night and $3.<>00 taken. The robbers cut the telegraph wires to prevent an alarm being sent to neighboring towns. Citizens were awakened by the ex plosion, and attempted to capture the thieves, but they made their escape on a handcar. No clc-v has been secured Anousta Plumbers' Strike. Augurta. Oa.. Dec. 16.?About 45 plumbers working on the now North Augusta hoted have gone out on strike, the demand l'cr $4 wages for an S hour day being refused. Tho nun have hecn working nine hcum for $3.f?t a day. This big resort hotel is under contract to he opened within 30 days and the contractors claim that plumb urn arc trying to gouge them and think the:o is not time to All their places. Bride Crushed by Train. Jackson, Miss.. Dec. 16.?A very pa tbetlc accident is reported from Ma gee, a station on the Gulf and Ship island road, about 3u niiw< ?r?ntn ^ Jackson. Mrs. Mi Ilia in Greaves, a bride of but a few days, was standing oil a sidetrack waiting for a parsengt i train, when a freight train hackee down, and (-ushed one of her lowei lirubs, rendering necessary an amputa tion just above the knee. Burglaries at Irwinton. Dublin, Ga.t Dec. Id.?The vafos oj D. H. lJaum and W. T. Ihipree, at Ir winton, were blown open anil robber yesterday morning by biuglars. Haur. lost but little monoy. Duprec Josl about $100 in silver. Ho had $1,2t> i n currency, which ho carried bona with him last night and therefore sav od. There a*e no clews to the safe blowers. Blaze at Arlington, Ga. Arlington, Ga., Doe. ]f>.?The Hors ley house at this place has been de Rirnvrwl. hv firn TMw* i? ~ ~ - .v ? ***- m v io o ii j/jitJEtM to havo been caused by a stove flu blowing burning soot on the shlng roof, ami a brisk wind blowing at tin tiino, tho whole building wan coon f shoot of flame. A piano, some bed ding. and a few personal effects were all that was saved. Total loss $3,800 Total insurance ?4.300. Dunn Made Tax Assessor. Montgomery, Ala., l>cc. 16.?Th? govornor lias appointed Samuel p Dunn tax assessor to succeed W. II Mlxon, deceased, In Conecuh county. ' I .1 ??- 15 '?' 1 I I No True American is ever satisfied except with the best. The oldest is not always the best, and is seldom the strongest. In this case, however, the best is the oldest and strongest. Let figures speak: The Assetsof The Mutual I.i'c Insurance Company of Ne\>^Vor!? (organised 1^43)cxeecd lliwof.iny other life insurance company in existence. They arc over $35 2,000,000 It has paivl Poiicy-holders over $569 ,000,000 which is nu re than anv other life insurance company ;. ??*?% u ,.ri i itn? A policy in The Old Mutual gives a man or a woman that sense of assurance which cannot be enjoyed under private investments. Write to-tby for "Where Sh.tll I Insure?" The Mutual Like Insurance Company ok New York R:cHakd A. Mi'Ct'?sv, li**iJent. V, II. llyntt. Mnntnrcr, Columbia, S. C. Hunn-e.Vlips Agents. I iiieii, b.C. HUNTING CARIBOU. One, Sliot Throust* the llcnrt, linn Two Hundred Ynrd*. The caribou is very tenacious of life, say a s. W. Watts in Collier's Weekly, writing about hunting tlnsc animals in Newfoundland. My companion used a oO.-lvi Wincliester and the writer used an ,S MnnnlleUer. With sueii strong guns we were seldom tilile to stop a big stag with n single shot, even when hit in a vital spot. One that the writer shot through the heart ran with the rest of the drove for -00 yards, as though he had not been touched, before collapsing. When we opened him, he had only one bullet hole and his heart was cut in two. Another went about the same distance on the jump with both fore shoulders broken and a bullet through the neck. On several other occasions the stags when hit went off with such strength that when they fell t'.iey dug their antlers in the ground and turned complete Bomersa ults. The first caribou we killed was a fnwn. We nicked him out heennso tee wanted meat, and, being young, we thought he ought to be tender. In fact, however, Ids meat was almost useless ?lean, tough, stringy aud very dark In color. This was dlllicult to understand, and the guides, for some reason, were unable to otter an explanation. However, I learned the reason later. It appears'that during the mating season the fawns are weaned. VThe old ste". driving the fawn away from the mother, will strike him with his horns and chase him half a mile. As soon as the stag gives up the chase and turns back to the doe the fawn will return; then the stag will chase him again. This is kept up for eight or ten days, with the result that from worry, violent exercise and change of diet the meat of the fawn becomes for a time unpalatable. THE APOSTLES. 12 in lit cm* IJexti?*ve<1 r pon Them by the Mcdiicvnl Artixtft. The modiajval artists, having no idea of the personal appearance of the Saviour's followers, adopted a'sct of signs, or emblems, for each, which soon bo came familiar to all. The emblem of Peter was either a*large l:ey or two keys crossed, which is readily explained by referring to the words of Christ (Matthew xvi, 10), "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." The emblem of Paul was a sword and a book?the latter to remind the beholder that he was a teacher of men, the former to indicate that he was beheaded with a sword. St. Andrew was usually tigured standing by a cross shaped like a letter X, that being the form of the cross upon which legend says he was crucified. The emblem of St. James the Croat was either a sword, referring to tlie fact that he was also beheaded, or a pilgrim's staff, he beiug a great traveler. St. John's emblem was a caldron, referring to his experience in the boiling oil. St. I'Jiilip's emblem is an enigma. It was a spear and a cross, yet it is known that lie was banged. St. Bartholomew, who was "llaycd alive," is i represented with a knife and ills skin hanging over his arm. Matthew's emblem is a square, supposed to have some reference to Christ's calling. St. Thomas, huving been "pierced with a dart," is pictured carrying a spear. The emblem of James the Less was a club, ho having been "beaten to death with a faggot;" St. Matthias an ax, he I having been beheaded. Simon's emblem was a saw. The legend says "he I was sawn asunder." I ConrlM)' AiuonK the S*ve?lew. The Swedes are n quiet, taciturn people. There is no jostling even among the lowest classes. When n train leaves n platform or a steamboat a pier, the lookers on lift their hats to the departing passengers and bow to them, n compliment which Is returned by tlie^ passengers. You are expected to lift your hat to the shabbiest person you meet In the street, and to enter a shop, olllce or bank with the hat on is considered a bad breach of good manners. In retiring from a restaurant you are expected to bow to the oecupnuts. Bowing and ' hat lifting are so common thnt the peo' plo seem to move around more slowly than elsewhere In order to observe the courtesy. Austria was the first country to adopt tho system of postal cards. This wus ! In 18G0. One per cent of the population of India profess tho Christian religion. i k As we write it rains, as it grow, as your ?rass and pea ' McCORMICK IVIOV Try a mower and rake n and if it is not satisfactory brii until von arc satisfied, it cur Cormick. Big lot Rock Ilill Buggies Smoothest best buggy on the wagon until you have seen ou GREEN VEHICLE AND LIV] -"^KDR. I. ^ lew? sDEN Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. )??WW?WWmarnm??iwa???? 00 yOU C Glenn Srings Ginger Springs Mineral on the : wi Rpoonqq all ingredients us( UCoaUoC jj. js made from G THE OLD RELIABLE hcen alleviating suffering for o made into most delightful cart know that you will say, as othc Drinkers of Ginger Ale w lightful and refreshing drink, i Water. Experts pronounce it it and you will be convinced. THE GLENN SPI Glenn Spr Soil Ik n Living Orsnntiim. Formerly 1 lie soil was regarded as mineral matter, simply decayed rock mixed with dead organic matter, says an exchange. Now we know that the soil is a living organism whose life is as important as that of tho anlmai or the plant itself. If the soil be killed, it is absolutely sterile. In other words, if tho life of organisms which make soil fertile are destroyed the soil is incapable of producing a crop. Plants, as a rule, cat only mineral food, such as phosphoric acid, potash and nitric acid, but animals usually eat oftly organic foods, such as fats, sugars and protein matter. llnri'd 'I'llat Swim. I have many times seen hnros, several of them at a time, cross a stream to feed 011 summer evenings and coolly return in the same way back to the woods, says a writer in London News. 'I'uo net has been quite voluntary, but one thing I have noticed?they Invariably sat up to see If they had time to cross before any surprise camp. For ln8inr.ee, the movements of a person walking along n footpath In the distance would be watched with some anxiety before the plunge was made. I have also seen snakes swim across streams in the same way, apparently to bnsl; on the sunny side. The Anchor, "Sailors are awful forgetful, ain't they?" naked little Elsie. "Why, what makes you think that?" Inquired her papa. "Itecnuso every time they leave a place they have to weigh their anchor. If they weren't forgetful, they'd remember the weight."?Exchange. A Weak Stomach Indigestion la often caused by overeating. An eminent authority says the harm done thus exceeds that from the excessive use of alcohol. Eat all the good food you want but don't over* ; load the stomach. A weak stomach I may refuso to digest what you eat. ! Then you need a good digestant like I Kodol, which digests your food without the stomach's aid. This rest and j the wholesome tonics Kodol contains ! Boon restore health. Dieting unnecessary. 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