VOLUME I.
WASHINGTON, NORTH CARC$MA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, QCTOBERTl^og'^
NO. 61
WILL GIVE
- SWEBS
wtfm
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Hepburn Act Amended
Will Allow Skippers the Right to
Ask Restraining Orders Against
Unreasonable Rates? Court it
Undecided.
HM.UUH. WHh.. Q"- 11
lng changes of vital Importance to all
part* of the country will be made In
the Hepburn Act It the amendments
suggested to President Tatt during
his recent visit to Spokane by Henry
M Stephens, chief counsel for the pe
titioners in the Spokane freight rate
case, are embodied In the Interstate
commerce regulations, now In oper
atloD- ?
The adoption of t|>eee recommen
dations will give the shippers equal
rights In enjoining unreasonable
rates and make the commission an
effective and; Impregnaola budr W
devising -ways and means of aacer
talnlng and anBnnlnlWT the actual
value oC railroad properties, also pro- ,
vtdlng for the appointment of district j
""commissioner* and the taxing of at
torneys' fees sgalnst the carriers In
favor of the shippers In all cases
where the petitioners are successful
In whole or In part In their lltjga
tloo.
As this presentation. Including a
review of Sofekane's light against the
transcontinental lines, for equitable
rates on west hound shlpmenu from
at paul and common points, was
made at the requeel of President
Taft, there are reasons to believe that
his forthcoming message to congress
will recotnmend the adoption of these
provtatons In part or In full to suc
ceeafully cope with the situation.
Mr. Stephens dlrecte President
X aft's Attention to the tact that the
law permits the railroad companies to
p Into the courts snd aak for injunc
tions against the orders, of the com
^rion. whereas the tow contains no
provision with Tsfereace to
v^HBlthts and property of the ship
per. It Is suggested that the law be
amended so that the shippers will
have the right to ask for a restrain
ing order against unreasonable rates
and that the court shall determine
what la an equitable rale and then re
ftr ? ?. - the rate-making
body to B* and enforce these rates.
Dealing with this phase of the law,
Mr Stephens says that It seems
have the same remedies and the same
rights under the act u do the ship
pers, adding:
"In principle there can not be any
possible difference between the ship
per and the common carrier. It It is
talcing property wuhoiit duo pivCtss
of law to require the common carrier
to carry the property of the shipper
at an unreasonably low rste. and?for
that reason It Is a connscatlub 01 me
carrier's property. It follows, neces
Pfrtiy, that it Is confiscation of the
shipper's property to charge or col
lect from the shipper anything In ex
cess of a reasonable rate or?j?a?on
able charge, and tp the extent that
the shipper 1b charged an unreason
abte Tate. the shlpper s prep^rty Is
taken withoot due process oflawand
? if nrannscaiea Dy tne raiiroa<r"ct>tfi
panlesv" *
Another amendment provides for
the appointment of commissioners for
the Tarloii" ?*i?t.rirta and ,terntPriea.
throughout the United " States. A
commissioner on the Pacific coast
would have jurtfsdlctton-fn a territory*
100 miles wide bordering .?on the
ocean, while another would he sta
tloned In the lnttrior, In The district
Met of the Caacade mountains In the
State of Washington, east of the
range of mountains in Oregon and
fas Idaho, Montana, Utah. Nevada,
Ailsuua and annuls similarly ett li
sted.
Mr. Stephens suggeaU that the duty
of theee commissioners be to take
car* 6f matters now In the. territory
. allotted to them, speedily and eipedl
tlonaly; allow an appeal from the de
cision* of such 'commissioners to the
Interstate commerce commlaalon. aa
now ponstitnted; permit a trial de
novo before the lnterstat* commerce.
-ntqilislfr a* now oega*ls*d ;? per
mit, If desirable, additional testimony
on the de novo -trial on th* part <jf
any person or corporation Interested
-IjiS wiTs-n^l-y
furthsr" appeal from Ike
to IMJWjtsiwft Cogrt <*?*? ?mt*?
Btsttis upon the record made upaiL.tM:
WILBUR WRIGHT
ON BREAKS
? HIE RECORD
? *
Sped $6 Miles an Hour
? * "
"The Aviator S?i ? New Record
at Collete Park, Md., When He
Made a Complete Qrcle in Lit
tle Over 17 Seconds.
__ College Park, Md.. Oct ll^Wll
bur Wright lat a new record Sere
yosterday morning when he made a
complete circle-in 17 2-5 seconds. The
next best record that Mr. Wright said
he remembers is about one minute.
He estimated that he traveled about
850 feet-_ He turned ve ry sharp
angles, and showed very great skill in
maneuvering- The speed, he said,
was about thirty-six miles an hour.
He believes that he can turn sharper
circles after a little more practice.
After he finished this morning's
first flight he remarked:
them tS try to beat."
-pTo show that It was not fn accl
dent he made a second circle in 19
1-4 seconds.
Late last night In moving and
starting the derrick, one of the posts
was. broken and although Mr. Wright
has shown that he can ascend without
the use of fr~ifefr}cfc, It is not likeiy
'that lie will fly again until the post Is
repaired, which may not be until late
this afternoon. T'
Unknown Vessel - ?
Goes to Bottom
Beaufort. 'N. C., Oct- 11. ? An un
known schoonfer has mysteriously
sunk in fourteen fathoms of* water
due west of the IXamond Shoals
lightship. Just when the vessel went
down is not lcnown. but ft must have
been some time during last night, as
it was not until this morning that the
lightship crew saw her topmasts
standing well out of the water. No
where was there visible any signs of
.the crew of the foundered schooner,
and not yet has there been any word
to indicate their fate.
The mystery of the wreck is made
the deeper bx reason of the difficulty
In explaining Its occurrence. The
wsathor hao not boon such within- tfMfe
Jast few 'days as to threaten the safe
ty of the vessels, and the only theory
ta aMQUCt-far- -IJiRj
'? >h* trlioonjr pmh.hlr
sprang a wide leak and wentTo "tbe
bottom before aid could reach her or
even signals be seen. So swiftly in
fact, may the disaster have fallen
that it is possible The" crew may have
had no chance to escape. ? |
"Hie', wreck lies in IHe "Crack of
coastwise steamships. / .
win aaanaa *>?? an bail
bargain to be found in today's ad*.
Haven't you some ambition to be that
person? ? - " ' -
fnd business to attend hearings^ it
Washington, D. C
It is also urged that Injunctive
and judicial powers be granted to
the extent' that may be necessary or
desirable and especfaHyTpower to all
commissioners 7to summons and com
pel the attendance of witnesses, the
?production of evidence and the power
t"6 enforce their orders and make the
findings of -tacts _And mixed questions
ol law and fact final in the* same way
that tbey are now determined by the
department of the interior; provided,
however,- that the ultimate question
of just and reasonable rates is a ques
tion of law.
?he third amendment recommend
ed is tbrft the statutes provide specifi
cally that attorneys' fees are taxable
against tliqcarileis lu -favor pi ship*
pers when_ "the petitioners are suc
cessful in" whole part in the lltiga
tlbn, unless some plan can be devised
whereby a divisor, of the department
of justice shall have charge of the
prosecution at the expense the
United State*.
Mr. Stephens also suggests &at to
place the commission . beyond suc
cessful attack in ifs position and find
ings as to. excessive earnings, tt*e
vinie of the ftllroad properties must
be ascertained and determined, add
ing in closing his argumentr*
- -T7V, m
appropriate procedure for that spe
ctflc purpose so as to insure the .ac
curacy and roll ability thereof. This
TO PATRONS OF
PUBUCSCHOOLS
Patrons and ' Friends Are C<H>
ferent Departments.
?- A
All departments of the public
schools are In operation thli week.
Patrons and friends who desire to see
th? manual tralnlpK. domestic icl
ence, kindergarten and other depart*
ments, can see them to the best ad
vantage tomorrow, Wednesday. It
will, no doubt, be^ihterestlng for the
people of Washihgton to see the
school at work.
We extend a cordial Invitation to
all our friends to come tomorrow and
see the work that Is being done, and
not tomorrow only, but any da? that
so. It will be alright to come In any
time of day during the school session.
iVe are particularly desirous that the
patents of our pupils shall visit the
schools. We believe such visits will
be mutually helpful to parents and
to us.
Make up -your mind to visit the
schools tomorrow, Wednesday, or
some day this week.
N. C. NEWBOLD, Bupt.
D1BO IN fUCkMON l>.
Little Addle, daughter of Xlr. Geo.
-Bojughtjv^r., 4fed in Richmond, on
Saturday morning last. Mr. Doughty
fs^lhe. son of Capt. Geo. Doughty ?f
this cfty. L- ir~. Jr-s
Attacked by
Three Negroes
Washington. D. C.. Oct. 1U? AX
Tacked by three negroes and forced,
according to his declaration, to use a
pocket knife to defend -his life. Gen.
J. Floyd King. 67 years of age. for
eight years during the '80r represen
tative in congress from Louisiana,
and Confederate veteran, native of
Georgia, was badly beaten Saturday
night about the head and body, it was
learned today.
One of The _ negroes fs In a- hos
pital so badly cut that his recovery]
Is said to be doubtful.
Mr. King himself, who was arrest
ed, has been released on bond.
Warrants have - been issued by
friends of Oen. King .for the arrest
of the negroes, although none of the
warrants have yet been served.
The police Bay they know whfere
the two negroes who were- not taken
To tho hospital c-anr be found.
Dream Reveals^
' Lost PffOgiiTer
? Pennftrnlft, Fla , nrt 1 ?. --Finding
her daughter who had been lost since
an infant, IS years ago. through the
medium ~of"a"dream. was the experl
ence of Mrs. B. L. Ellis, of this city,
who left todliy for Joneaboro, Tenn.,
to visit her long lost child.
-- According to Mrs. EHis, her bus
band died in Jonooboro ghortly nftor
her child was born and the baby was i
turned over to a neighbor until the
mother could c pc&t} to Pensacola and
establish herself in business. Three
months later Mrs. Ellis went back to
Jonesboro for her child, only *0 And
that her neighbors had moved to
parts unknown! For flve~years she
searched continuously for The Jchild,
uui flfcuiiy-gave tipTn cresparr. ~ ? -
About one week ago Mrs. Ellis
had a dream in which she saw her
daughter back in Jonesboro. Sho tel
egraphed friends in that cit^ and re
ceived a repry that herdaughtor who
with her husband to that cit/a&d did
not even know that her mother was
alive. ? 'm
LIST OF LETTERS. -
Remaining uncalled for In city
postofflce for the week ending Octo
ber 9th. 1909
Gentleman ? Capt. J. R Ailsworth,
Wm. Blsngo, Hpnry Benton. Thomas
Farrow, William For man, Oh a r ley
Harris, E- H. Hal man. B. 1L- Harper.
Peter Langie, Israel Lelgett, Jerry
Martin. Df. Morgan, L. J. Norley,
Willayo 8teten. Ben Spruel, Edmond
Tripp. Harry Thats, E. Ellis Williams,
Mr. Wbartons. T. H. White, C. L
Whitehead.
Ladles ? Miss Mlrriam Bonner, Miss
Tllmo Belnt, Miss Easter Hollen?ltf1s8
Bettie Holmes', Alice More, Pattle
Macray. : ' ? ~
These letters will be seat to the
f'.wt, rinvl.
not delivered before. In calling for
the stove, plaase say "advertised,"
giving date of llat.
Bosses
New York. Oct. ft J. ? William U
Gsynorr^tfre- Demucrjik nominee for,
mayor of Greate; Mr York, baa fired
"Eli Brat big project^ of the munici
pal campaign In an j
Early laat week I r. Hearst Issued I
a statement, saying 1 ositlrely that he]
would not run for a ayor. but would
support Justice Gajfoor. Two days
independent
office, declaring
(rtiould hare ?e
later he accepted \
nomination for the!
tbat Judge Gaynor j
nounced Tammany !
Juatlce Oayhar JS lod a brief slate
meat, charging flei * with breaeh-of
faith, and laet nig it he came out
withj* statement a d a leUer. pur
porting to ahosF t lat Hearst had
urged him to run 1 ?r mayor nearly
six months ago, ^on any ticket." and
Justice Gaynor fir it made public a
letter addressed to
film by Rudblph
Bloch,? who occupied ?:? editorial po-j
sitlon on the H*ars$ papers. Under!
date of October 9, Block, while "t*
grettlng exceedingly ?0 be drawn Into
I the affair," reviews. at some length
i what purports toy be the det&lla - of
I meetings between ifkrat add Gaynor
I early last summer. {The letter saya,
j in part:* I
"Shortly before- Hearst left for
Europe last summeit he asked me to
bring you to bis hose. 1 think this
was the second or tltfrd time you had
ever seen hfm. He naked you If you
woald run run for i^ayor In tfctf fall,
and said, 'I don^-^aro what ticket
you run on, I'll sq^prt you.' "
I ? Says Wkm H ? ? il ?.
Commenting oil these circumstan
ces, Justice Gaynor's statement says:
"To this statement of Mr. Block, I
edded after returning from Europe.
I saw Mr. Hearst In September, ac
cording to promise. He 8ald that he
had in no way changed his mind, and
^that he would support me whoever
ticket T ran on, or^Whlchever, nomi
edly, and with apparent ea^nestnes^"
Justice Gaynor here reviews the in
pudiatlon of him, whidb he describes
aa-"ttae most painful "shock T had ever
emerlenced." and a breach of trust
such as he never encountered before.
"Meanwhile." continues the state
ment, "the primaries of the Indepen
dence League. had been held, and it
waa found that a decisive" ma JorltyoT
the .delegates chosen were in my
favor. Thereupon. Mr. Hearst would
_aoi ? permit The
convention tn ho ;
called. Na other party boss ever went
as far a^this. It 'is aaid that this
may be an indictable offense, and it
is^being looked intfc* "*
"Mr. Hearat now repudiates his
league party, and is having himself
nominated by petition against me. I
am fully conscious ?hat*hie great- es
tate of -from $50,000,000 to I05-.000.
i/*l5iTcni i urs'fnijif lUVBTliasirinci i
me III one respect, but I am ready to
meet him before the people of New
Yortf. I suppose we are about to wit
ness again" such a lavish use of money
tics, and which, if continued, must In
the end debase and corrupt our poli
tics and our system of government.
But IX may he ihat with" all his money
and newspapers and power the people
of New York may hot let him run
orer me so easily as he thinks."
Mr. Hearst, .will appear before a
mass meeting In Cawoegle Hall tomor
row night, and' accept the nomination
of hit new party, and to outline^e
platform upon whlott he will make
the race. V _
Hearst's Stolen Party.
The Hearst managers were quite
eure today that they would not have
to pick a new name and emblem for
the party Mr. Hearst Is to heafi as a
candidate for mayor. It was undeni
ably true that Pat MeCarrea'a brisk
boys frcfrq over the river had pilfered
the ClTle Alliance w|Qrtta name and
emblem, but Chalr?kn Gehrlng felt
icgniiyfHirrannctne eoaea Bi.1h*ecaon?
would reecue the pattr from the Mc
Carrenltee and restore it to hljn* The
Hearst peopl^feaTe evidence to offer
atoiefc fntm jk prin ter 'a nhop by an I
Independence Leagner a?4 <eeM to a
bonch ef iTcCkrrbn Scoata for a H
OLD LANDMARK
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Mary Ami Ruraley Died Last
Night? Fmend ?t>ll A, M. I
y Tomorrow.
Another one of Washington's land
marks tell on eleep last evening at
her home on \\r6st Second street, In
the person of Mrs. Mary Ann Rumley.
flic Of the lsf OllhArt Rum It; j
While her death w|i not unexpected.
It cam?*a# great blow to those near
est and deareet. Mrsv Rumley wsg
permitted to view the beauties ofxna
ture for over three score years end
ten, being In her 75th year when the
end came. She was bom April 6, at
Woodstock, this county, being a
daughter of William S.-aiufc Elisabeth
Blount. |>n September #th, 1867.
she was married ~To the late Gilbert
Rumley. To this union several chil
dren-were born, those surviving bo
ing Messrs. Sylvester and Robert
Rumley.
For several years the deceased has
been afflicted with disease, and about
six month* ago she met with the mis
fortune to receive a fall, dislocating
her hip. Since that time she hatf
been confined to her bed. During all
the days of her suffering no murmur
escaped h*c lips. itt?jgh*uoti ana
submission was written in every fea
ture. What God did she realized was
for some good purpose. "His ways
are always past our understanding."
-Mrs. Rumley's life Is a part of
Washington's history. ? 8he 'saw the
dark, days of war; beard the roar of
the cannon, and welcomed the^hlte
winged dove of peace. She gloiied.in
the history of the Southland, and
more particularly of Beaufort county
and Washington. Here she played
and romped as a girl; here It was she
was mated to the man of her choice,
and here her body will be committed
to earth's bosom. She was a woman
of keen Intellect and much strength
of character. She aways stood for
the right and condemned In unmeas
ured terms the wrong. "Behold her
record Is on high and her witnesses
are In bagven."
She wkM-'A member of the Episcopal
Church, aadr was always present in
her pew until disease claimed her.
-Tin imlrriB* lis i i iml T?f
In .season and out she could be found
always on the picket line doing what
she could for the uplift and better
ment of her fellowman. Her life was
an open book.
Although her hair was silevered,
and the fnt?6ws of time had mark
ed her face, her mind to the last was
bright and vigorous. Mrs. Rumley
1 n* mr j -"i" -i
Citizens are passing into "the Great
^Beyptld^.ap.Qn a in hose who witnessed
the town's earTy stHS^IerTSf^fit5
mastery wilt ??,, ^lnt|inn
pines, and may those who are des
-tluuJ tu 1UI.U tliuh Iilm-I! J Uu as nui.
thy. The funeral will take place
from the Episcopal Chureh- tomorrow
morning at 1 1 o'clock", conducted by
I he rector, Ituv. .Nathaniel Harding.
The Interment will 1* in -Oakdale
cemetery. Peace to her ashes.
The following have been selected
4s palltjearers: Jno. H. bparrow. E
R. Ulxon, C. E. Leens, H l/.'
Dr. A. S. Wells: Dr. D. T. Tayloe,
HALCYON CLUB'S
ANNUAL MEETING
New Officers THecied anrf utner
Business Transacted Last
Night.
The annual meeting of the Haiycon
Club, one of the. State's oldest social
organizations, was heLd in tha.officel
of the nresldent. Dr. John S. Blount. ;
last nlgbt, with Mr. J.jp. Tayloe. pre
siding.
The program for the ensuing year
was mapped out. new officers elected,1
and several men admitted to mem
bership. The men are Dr. A. C. Hoyf,
C. V. Hill, D. M. Carter. Jr.. W. M.
Knight, E. H. Harding, Lee Daven
port and John MeEeanT
The .following officers and commit
tees were elected: President, F. H.
Bryan; vfee president. H. McMullan-;
secretary, and treasurer, F. 8. Wor
thy; Jeader, F. H. Bryan; assistant
leader. C. 8." Blakeley.
Arrangement committee ? L. C.
Warren. N. H. Moore and James El
lison, I
Finance ? W. H. Ellison. E.* H. |
^oojhegnd W. H. Ellison.
j
The first dance will be in the next<
fen day*, andthereylll be one aachJ
month until next May.
Many people wltneei?d the Tree- per
Election Commissioner John Dooliag
had told him. Mr. Oehring said, tkat
'? ** disgusted with the dirty wort
tkat had km going on. amd he ta
'? *?? to ea*ttat Us Hearst people
! HOWE'S GREAT
i LONDON SHOWS
"
Give a Varied Program
Two Performances on Fleming
Park-The First Exhibition Wit
nessed by Thousands? All Were
Highly Pleased.
Howe's Great London Shown ar
rtveft tn thn rlty n^r]r thJS morning
from Plymouth over the Norfolk and
Southern ran rOAd, and the best part"
of the morning was used In pitching
their mammoth Tents at Fleffilrrgr
Park, West Third street, where5 the
performances will he given, after
noon and night.
Howe's big show is one of the best
traveling the Southern States, and
wherever they have given exhibitions
the press has been mofe than com
pimentary. The parade, measuring
-nearly a mile In length, was one of
the features today. Crowds witnessed
this elaborate presentation of what
Ho^carries with him to delight and
amuse his patrons. The parade was
spectacular, attractive and gorgeous.
If the parade can be taken as an Jdex
of what the main performance con
tains, the ?j^#s feels confident all ,
who Attend will come away feeling
their money has been well apenT
The main performance began
promptly at 2 o'clock, commencing
with the grand entry, a gorgeous
scenic spectacle, which with the su
perb blending of colors and flying
banners, prancing horses, beautifully
costumed performers and spirited
muetc. presents a thrilling scene, and
is Ifdeed a fit introductory to the
many high clasi acts which follow In
rapid aucrewslon *!ter the triumphant
mare]} around thv Afnr.o. The firs,
pari of the exhibition consists cf
high-class aerial acts, spring Ju4hps,
and double somersaults In the air
over elephar.M by Joe Bell. Lou Rob
erta, Hugh PougKlery," Frank "TfwF
and the^ ^ichols Bros. This stunt,
taken ajgne. is well worth the~price
of admisEftn. The aerial work by
l^lisses Dooloy. Kellog and Earle on
swinging ladder's and flying perch is
a feat tew people are permitted to
Mti.ess.
The NlcSbJi Bros. ^njf the Wak
4iaama trotrpe of Japanese boys gave
a performance of tumbling and bal
ancing. The little feflowa from the
land of Xlpon were the subject for '
J>Uh-flnwmftn<l?|lf[n fj-nm th?
Clever trapeze feats were
Miss Mfldred fCellog. These two ladles
are artists.. The Nichols family con
sisting of two men, one woman^and a
boy. gave a very good exhibition of
tight wire walking, Jumping from a
barrel onto. a wire, one of the men'
carrying the two younger people; the
men passing-cach other on the wire,
ono UnrtnUiifT nnrf lying- ?n .ffrp w)rr
when being passed, and walking <*>n
stilts on the wire. This act Is one of
the best in the show, and it was hear
tily applauded. *
The TyBell Sisters, three In num
ber. divided honors with the Wak
haama troupe In doing many startling
contortions, spirals and serpentine
danrpH while suspended by their
-ai^e[. trlangle re- J
volvlng at' a rapid" rate. ' " "
The little Japanese boys made a
second appearance, giving an exhlbl
tton of back bending and contortion!
one of the bdya~ standing oh a 1U&11
block of wood and bend tag backward
untfl he supported himself with his
hands on the same block.
~M1?? La*Powe and M. Tessier gave a
good exhibition of balancing while on
trapez^
Frank Reed and John Smith with
Miss Earle. were the equestrians, the
latter coup*>e giving exhibitions of
cfil&Walkfng, dancing and other fancy
stunts with their horaes. Mr. Reed
rofie bareback on on* and then on
four, doing a number of feata pleas
ing to the audience. iUl in all, the
show is a good arenlc exhibition and
one reflecting credit on the manage
ment. ? ?
The evening , performance takes
place at 8 o'clock. Doors open at
7, promptly.
With the show fire 20 Elks, and at
teast 30 who are native* of the South.
The show alio carries with It regu
larly a minister of the goapel. This
|*^featnre aot oftei\_heard of with
The clever prees agent it Mr. W. A.
Rhodes. Mr RtOdpe hai l^een con
nected with tip Rowe London ^hows
bujmewfromA Ifm^uaint
ed with every detail of the eircus and
takes pleasure |n extending
way* tak
n r testes I
One of the mqtfoee of t be Howe
Shows is Ua Me perfor.mee both
day and ni?lt-*otlrt.r or lett
e%t at tke night show.
FIERCE STORM .
SWEEPS THE
FLORIDA fiiST
Loss is $2,000,000
Martial Law is Declared and Key
West is Being Patrolled ? The
City mi a of Wrcf-kJi^f jnd
Shipping is Damaged.
Key West, Fla.. Oct. 11. ? While
the hurricane is the worst that Key
West has ever experienced, the local
weather observer announced tonight
that the Indications are "that the en
4ire east coast of Florida will Buffer^
terribly tonight..
Of one hundred local vessels In the
harbor this morning but Ave remain
at anchor, the? others having either
gone to sea or been washed upon
I the beaches. The streets along the ,
water front are a mass of wreckage.
Brick as well as frame butldlngi
throughout, the city suffered alike
from the fury-of-the heavy wind and
many* miraculous escapes from death
or serious Injury have been reported.
Besides the several score of resi
dences either .totally w lacked or
"torles were ' partially destroyed. In
cluding the Havana-American. Mar*
tlnez, Nichols. Ruy Ix>pez, Manuel
l-Lopez, Fleltas Torrls. Coctee and_
Wolf cigar manufactories. No. l and
No. 3 engine houses of the city Are
department \*er? destroyed, the fire
men narrowly escaping. Several of
the horses were killed. . The top of
the First National Bank was blown
off, the postofflce damaged and two
running gearH of the government
coaling station wVre wrecke'd.
Every telephone and electric light
pole on Duvall street, the principal
thoroughfare of the city, were blown
down.
It la known that many have re
ceived more or leas serious injury
and rep6rts are current that several
lives have been lost, hut these have
not been verified.
The storm reached Its height at X
o'clock this afternoon when the wind
reached an estimated velocity of iOO
miles an hour. There was a hard,
steady blow from $ a. m. to 3 p. m.,
when the wind began to die down
and by 4 o'clock the center of the
hurricane had passed this point.
As soon as- the wind had subslded_
plundering began. The city police
force was unable to cope with the sit
uation and the mayor decided to take
J rating hia prorlimMrtton <rf~ martr&T
law resulting. Almost -every" nation-"'
alU> Is h-Mih .atr-tn d amrung th* city's
population of more than 20,000,
one-half of whom are employed In
the cigar manufactories, sponge fish
eries and salvage companies.
As a result of the hurricane which
struck the southern coast of Florida
t?sTF morning, Key \\esT~toni ght is a
mass or wreckage and the damage to
property Is estimated at J2.000.000.
Martial law was proclaimeikJjy"the
mayor at six o'eluck U!Wlr 1116 k.ey
West GuardB are patrolling the city.
The United States government has
been asked to dispatch troops here
without delay to assist In patrolling
the storm-swept area.
Chaos reigns 6n evefry hand and"
?jVwm._jEAnnin .remain ,_Ln Aiietr homes,
hundreds of .which have either been ~
totally wrecked or damaged. It Is
Impossible at this hour to say wheth
er' thTe hftfl *>*???" Inaa nf life, -hut? it?
is feared that many lives have be^n
claimed along the coast.
STORM WARNINGS DOWN.
Y?A*hlngton, D. C . Oct. 12. ? DPWfl_
warning* 10:30 a. xJT. l^atnl, Jupi
ter, Jacksonville, Savannah,- Charles
ton, Wilmington. Morehpad City,"
Washington, X. C.. Columbia, Eden
ton, Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Newport
News. Fort Monroe. The tropical
atorm after passing over the southern
portion of the Florida peninsular, has
moved northeast Into the Atlantic,
and la now within the IMnit of obser
vation. Only moderate to brisk winds
indicated. MOORE.
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ftOHOOb ?eiifi?*?;
~ On account of the circus being In
town today and wishing to give the
pupil* an opportunity of seeing the
performance, the Washington Pub
lic 8chools gave holiday -today. ?