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CJIAIiLO'l TH DAILY OUmiYm MAY i: A TOBXADaOEKS ; IUTOC THREE TILLAGES BLOWS AWAY Wires Arm Down TtirongH Nebrtwkn and YMtunanktka Cat Off, But Considerable Ixns of lite and Macb Property l)uiue to Reported Twelve Report! ' Killed in On Town College Bulkltogs at Belle. rw WreckedThe Nrm Umi Mo Herurt, That Ere Visited Ka stern hraka Fort Oook ttraek by . Stam. Bamadiur Bndu Build ing. But Nobody Was . Injured- Details Hard U Obtain. - "Uncoln, b.. May . A special from Springfield, Je tor nado late to-day wrecked the towns - of Loulsviller Bellevue and, .Hitch field, killing' several persons and In Juring a large number. -' The heaviest loss of life and injured Is reported from Louisville, a Junction point- of tha Missouri Pacific and Burllncton railroads In Cass county. The num ber of deaths is unknown and no . names have been secured,-but Is Is 'said between 4 and (9 are injured, many seriously and many fatally. - Tha Town; of BeHevue is declared . practically, wiped out, but it Is not known that' there, are any fatalities. Bellevue ts the seat of Presbyterian College, v It is difficult to ret any definite news from Louisville, Reports are to the effect that the town is blown away and the peop'e In panic. , The Burlington station was torn to pieces, moat of the business .houses Wrecked and JO residences de stroyed. The Missouri Pacific depot is standing, but both telegraph and telephone wires are down. There' were four distinct tornado . clouds as seen at Springfield and they made their appearance shortly before o'clock. Heavr damage was done ln ths country, and Jt is feared there " was some loss of life, ' Despatches received at Lincoln say there were severe storms aiong me Missouri river further south, at Ne maha Cit and JalisClty. , 'Omaha. Neb.. May it. Twelve persona are known to have - been killed and a score Injured by a- tor nado which swept the northern, part Of Harpy county at o'clock this afternoon. The storm, which gained velocity on Its way south, started In Omaha about 4:10. . At Bellevue the college buildings were damaged to the extent of probably ftO.000 and several persona were Injured, none fatally. The casualty list, so far as known, is as follows: Dead: MRS. PRANK HESTER, Jiving near Louisville. i CHARLES LEADER, near .Rich field. ' TWO UNKNOWN, at Louisvllls vil lage. - SEVEN PERSONS, names un known. In sand pit. near Louisville. Charles Marlln, fatally Injured, near Meadow. r The storm was the most severs m r atrnrk eastern Nebraska. The damage done to the college buildings at Bellevue was heavy. ins www was blown from Park Hall, and the kniMinir w wrecked. Lowry Hall n nankin Han were unroofed. The nanlc stricken students ran to the basement and in this way msny fatalities were probably averted. Tae college stables were wreckd end all the horses killed. A number of small fciiAinM and stores In the village hlnwH rifiwn. .u.nrinr Mnth the tornado struck fort Crook, damaging several of the v. ....1. fenlMlnira. hut nobody WSS In- in the town of Fort Crook. however, a number of buildings were entirely wrecked ana omer u...--dons. , MOVEMENT OP STORM. The storm lifted and dipped at In tervals, continuing to move south ward doing much damage to farm property. The first town ftruck waa Papllllon, eight miles south of South Omaha. At that point tha, damage waa not great, the l"- n..A annarentlv lifting sufficiently. to oass the town. It again descend CAMPAIGN IS OPENED.. ed, however, as the storm move Wr ward Rlchneia, miws mum ? pillion. In Its path was the ttrm of Oua Leader, whose farm building were entlely destroyed and his eon, rharlee Lesder. aged H. was killed .4-v. ah hia live stock was Bdaln Martin's farm was the next to be swept. Mr. Martins home and all his barns and small buildings were totally destroyed and Mr. Mar. tin was fatally hurt by being crushed undf-r his home. The little town of Klchnsld was almost blown to pieces, but the casuallty list was small. EIGHT LOSK THEIR L1VE8. At Louisville half the town was wrecked and at Ivast eight persons lost their Uvea Mrs. Frank Hester was killed in her home. Seven men who took refuge in a sand pit north of town, wsre killed outright, their names were not available. Two miles north of Tapllllon Mar tin Telth and his son James were driving along the little Papoo river when their horse became frightened by ths hall and plunged Into the swollen stream. Both father and son were drowned An officer from Fort Crook arrived in the city to-nlht and atated that the damage to the buildings would amount to $190,000 at the army post alone and that the village Is almost a tout wreck. A REMARKABLE SCENE. A remarkable scene was enacted when the officers ralld that a tor nado had struck the post, fix hun dred troopers of ths HUteenth ftegi ment were brought .to battalion for mation and in the midst of falling slae roofs and other, debris, they were marched across the parade ground to the substantial buildings where they were put st "rest" and took to the cellars. Tha roofs of several of ths large buildings were blown off and other damage done. " y t Michigan For Tart. ' Orasd Rapids. Mich, May 12. Michigan's delegation to the Republi can national -convention was thla af tefBooir Jrpitrtimai&tr"trfflttr-rR publican convention, which met here to select four drlearates st large, two presidential l.-itors at large and a rw State chairman to cast an un divided vote of the- whole Stats In favor of the nomination of Secretary Taft." .ft wes en unusually har- monlous convention. Mr. T. DeQulncey Tully, of New York, Spoke Monday Night at Sallnbury Against Prohibition Ho Will Hpcak at Other Cities Abo. , . . Special to Tta Observer.- . - s; f l s V x Salisbury. May -Last night Mr. T. DeQulncey Tully, of ' New Tork, addressed about ISO men on the sub ject of State", prohibition. Thla " Is practically tha opening- of the speak Ing campaign on ths "'wet" side and Mr, Tulbs remarks were listened' to with the greatest attention. In a clear, concise fashion .'without .any display of bitterness and taking ths bill as It appears the speaker went on to prove that" It was bo prohibition measure at all and would have ab solutely no effect on the evils which accompany the liquor traffic. "Thla bllL- said Mr. Tullv. -aetuallv lerat Ues the manufacture and - sale -of wine and cider and thers if no pro vision bow hard or soft ths latter may be. The radicals are not great friends of the. people. . For the. past 1) years ths great fight of our league In New York baa been against the evils that accompany the liquor traf fic, not against the traffic Itself, and In our work to-day we are receiving the hearty support of all brewers and disuuers in that section.;. Regula tion, not prohibition, is what Is want ed. Enforcement of the rood law you already have la much preferable to the enactment of a new law which In reality you know very little about. The prohibitionists are throwing shame and Ignominy -upon the law by doing away with the law and whenever you do away , with a law then.i'ouhave. an anarchist. ; You can't make a man a teetotaler hp law. If the people -want prohibition In township, let them have It a law ef that kind can be enforced. It Is the short-sighted men that wll) claim for a minute that a county or Stats can enforce a law that ths people are not behind. It Is Just as un-American and un-Democratic to say that you shall not have whiskey as to say you shall not raise a certain kind of po tato or sell a certain kind of cloth Again, to be a law It Is necessary that a statute should provide a penalty for Infringement. Does this precious measure whleh you are called on to ratify on May 21th provide for "mak Ing the punishment fit the crime.' No. It just says violation wtll bo I misdemeanor and offers every lnduce-v ment to ths blind tiger. "I understand this measure was In troduced last January by a Demo cratic Legislature. Now ths Demo crat who votes for this' bill and falls to support ths national prohibition ticket next November la certainly stultifying himself. If It Is good for ths State, tt Is good for the nation and It will be very interesting to watch how you Democrats are going to cross that river. "Pecause a msn is engaged In the liquor business (It makes no differ ence how high er how honeat he may be), thers are certain people going around making speeches snd telling you he has no right to be neara. n Is els legislation you are asked- to nam and nothing else. Mr. Tully went to Winston to-day snd will visit several of tne large cities of the State. He Is a logical forrefiil sneaker. Indulges in no ora torical pyrotechnics and doesn't call anybody bad names."-His speech last nlsht created most favorable com ment and he Is certain to make a good Impression wherever he goes. STOCK SCARK IS SOLVED SECRETARY TAFT , nETCRvVINO tnton. ft. C, .Electa New Mayor. . Cnlen. S. C, Mar 12 In ths muni cipal election here to-day . Leon L. VYsgnon wsa elected mayor by a ma .Jortty of 111 over James O. Long, Jr. Z'-aT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. On account of Its mild action and plef s ant taste Orlno Laxative Fruit Byrup U epeially recommended for women snd rhi.dren. li does not aauaeata or gripe r.ke pills snd ordinary cathartics. Orlno LexaUve Fruit 8rrup aids digeatlon and stimulates the liver and bowels without 1-ritattnr tbein.- Remember ths name f'rtno snd rfq subrtitme. R. It Jor Ui A Co. snd IV. U. Hand Co. . It l Tnderstond That the Matters He Went to Panama to Look Into Have Been Adjusted. Colon, May 32. Secretary Taft sailed from here at 8 o'clock this afternoon on the Prairie for Charles ton. During his stay on the isthmus, which has lastsd six days, the Sec retary has had not sn Idle moment. Secretary Taft's efforts were direct-' ed mainly to improvements In . the aitminiatrstlon of the canal tone, the consideration of the boundary dispute between Panama and' Colombia, and the relations between Panama, Co lombia and ths United 8tates. There have been many conferences. In which Secretary Taft, President Ama dor. Foreign Secretary: Arala. Mr. Squires, the American minister; Senor Arango, the Panama minister and William Nelson Cromwell, the legal adviser of the canal company, have taken part, and while no official statement has been given out-relative to much that has been accom plished, it is announced that a satis factory sgreement haa been reached. The matter of the boundary line will be taken tip by Mr. Taft when he reaches Washington, with President Roosevelt and Secretary Root. Republican State)' Senator Elected In Xew York Over Democrat. Lockport. N. Y.. May 12. William C. Wallace (Republican) was to-day elected Senator from the forty-seventh ward, receiving a plurality of 241 votes over Henry , A. McMahon, the Democratic candidate. The total vote was: Wallace 7.S01; McMahon 7.352. This Is about two-thirds of the normal vote In the district. The forty-seventh senatorial dis trict Is made up of Niagara and Or leans counties and to-day's was a special election - to fill the vacancy created by the-death of Senator. 8. P. Franchot, a Republican. THE MOOX AND A IXKTST TREE -J ":. .-:.,.) A.' Jailer Mitchell Discover That What Has - J-rlaiitened Ilia Prisoners so MuHi IltM-etuly Is But the Gentle SU- ver Moon Caxtlna- Shadow on a X , WindowMr. and Mr. Phillip Men ry Ketarn rom iTir Honeymoon In Knropo Will Harklns Iteeelves v Pardon I- ram Ciovernor, and is tio-tna- to Study For Ministry Ex-Gov-eruor Aycock to Deliver Address at . Commencement of Normal and Col ' legtata Institute..;1..-2 . ... Special to The Observer. " , 4 ' ' i Ashevllle,. May 12. All is now calm and serene at the county Jail here. The mystery of Strang -faces at the Iron bars" which recently caused the pris oners such fright has been solved And th Inmates or the jail have regained their nerve. Last night Jailer Mitch ell determined to leara if possible Just! what; was causing the prisoners such fright He went to the Jail during the early hours and lay down oa a eot In the corridor of the .jail structure. About 11 o'clock he waa aroused by one of the prisoners screaming "There he Is." Ths Jailer arose and looking toward ths window was startled to see what appeared to be a hideous and uncanny looking something re sembling a man's head and face. The jailer Is not superstitious but for - an Instant hs stood y and watched the thing. Then he walked ' over to ; ths window to investigate. What he found came near, causing an outbreak of laughter. Incidentally he had solved the mystery. .The whole trouble had to do. with tha moon and a great lo cust tree soma 60 varda from tha tail. The moon shining through the boughs of the locust had caused ' fantastic shspes to be thrown agalnsf the Jail winnow ana it, was uiese snapes mat ;' I A HCKAN EXG1X&. i, Without good fuel the 20th Century Limited would trawl little faster than a com moo yard angina. It ukesgood fuel to develop power. endurance sod speed. Every ambitious man! la anxious to pub fproetd, to get aboad. yet' many are coaling up" on food prepared with lard, rogardleasof tha fact that lard la lix-'ii ' gestlbls and really clogs np ths system. JuU as poor sol clogs tba (ratra with cUnkera.1 Dont eat lard-soaked food ; eat food prepared i with COTTOLENE, a vegetable oil cooking j fat, so para, wholesome and easily digested that physicians recomnend tt even for Inva lids. . "OOrrOLEXB shortens your food, lengthens yon .life" and yoa will travel farther, swifter and easier oa It than on food prepared from tba fat of the bog. , IT REACHED THE SPOT. Mr. E. Humphrey, who awns a large general store at Omega, OT-and Is presl- ; dent of the Adams County Telephone Co.. as well as ef the Home Telephone Co.. of Pike county, O.. says of Dr. King's Now Discover: Tit eaved my life ones. At least' I think it did. It seemed., to' reach the spot the very sest ot my cough when everything elsa failed." ' Dr. King's New Disoovsry not only reaches the sough spot; It hssls the sore spots aad the weak spots in throat, ' kings and cheat. Sold under guarantee at ail arug stores. tOc, and SL Trial bottle fres. SACO "'Iffl: COTTON. .M-ZlCZ-ZjIJiLElY Pickers - - - EevolTing , . . , .'.- . . Flat Card3 - s ; ,. V - v- v . Railway Heads ,v Tt f f and Drawing; Frames A. H. Internedlat and ' Eovirg Frmc3 . Spinning Frames Spoolers' ; ' r and, i-j'4 Eeels- ." , V CHARLOTTE, ZTOEm CAE : v , : . iiCEinMrspE Awar.iEin: the prisoners believed to be "spooks." The jailer caused one of . the men about the jail a trusty to climb the tree and shake the limbs in order to thoroughly convlnoe the prisoners that It waa the tree limb shadows and not "pooks" that had frightened them. The prisoners have been seeing these shsdows at Intervalsduring- certain moonlight nights for several weeks and months. Recently two of ths nrls oners were so badly frightened that tney tainted. Sheriff Hunter Is great ly relieved over the solving of ths troublesome matter., Hs feared that sooner or later the prisoners through fright wonld make a bold dash for lib erty and that either some of the pris oners would hsve to be killed or his omcers would bs run over -and hurt. in prisoners had Intended making just such a break. In fact yesterday morning they teld Jailer Mitchell that mey proposed going out of the jail at the very first oonortunitv ore aantaiV that they would run over him or pass mm. xns prisoners are now all right ana mere is no longer any fear of a dash for liberty. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip 8. Henry, who were married in England March 26th, returned to Ashevllle yesterday after noon. Mrs. Henry was formerly Miss Wolf, a cousin of Mr. Henry, who spent much time In Ashevllle. Mr. and Mrs. Henry will occupy Mr. Hen ry's palatial home, "Zealandla." on th mountain east of the city. Mr. llen ry's two little daughters. Violet and Leonore, who hsvs been visiting rel atives In New York, returned with Mr. and Mrs. Henry. The latter spent their honeymoon traveling through England and Prance. . PROM CH A ING A NO TO PULPIT. Will Harklns, a young man who was recently convicted and sent to the county roads for forgery, was pard oned to-nay by Governor Glenn. It Is mu inac.iarKins la now a changed man. Recently he said that he believ ed his sentence to the, chaingang was the making of him; that It brought him -to his senses. He said that when he had served hie time h nnmn.,i studying for the ministry. " Young Harklns Is well connected here; He ciumeu io Aaneviue-about a year mmn nviii a wandering tour of five years through the West, Visiting every vi uie jnienissippt river. j ne commencement exercises of win normal snd collegiate Institute iif.r win occur June 7tH-Bth Fnrm r. governor cnariea B. Aycock . has urm Hocurea to deliver the com mrinrmrni aaaress thla vtai. psi. address, which will doubtless attract a larg8 crowd from th city, win be "'"""o on luesaay evening. June ..." l :" o'clock. The graduates " " ""'". evening be presented with tneir diplomas. Th. ria hi. ..... mmk. A ... . .. " " a S. a I the only safe and reliable core for Contagious Blood Poison. It is purely vegetable, made entirely from healing-, cleansing roots, herbs and barks, and ia addition to curing this Tile disorder, &8.S. builds tip eveif part of the system. " Mercury and potash cannot cure the trouble; they can only mask it in the system for awhile, and whn they are left off the disease returns, usually, in worse form than before, and the patient finds he has damaged his health with these strong minerals, which disease the delicate lining of the stomach, affect the bowels, produce chronic dyspepsia and often set up Mercurial Rheumatism. It will not do to trifle with a dis ease so powerful as Contagious Blood Poison, for every day it remains ia the blood it is progressing toward a dangerous stage, and will In the end get be yond the control of any treatment- S. S. a cures blood poison in the right way, it goes down into the circulation and removes every particle ol the Virus Nobad results are ever experienced from the use of a S-S. 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Herman Boeker, reported that "The" had died from locomotor ataxia but one of the dead man's brothers, Mar tin Van Dureft Allen, declared tt his oeiij-r tnai -ine" had died as a result of foul play. Allen was 77 years ot age and had a notable and spectacu lar career. He waa best known as a promoter of "pool rooms and as a bookmaker.- " 1 'Wherever yoa drink water, hold fast to that which 1s good! Form the Hani lAthia WaUr HABIT as a means to health. Many and many a ease of incipient kidney or bladder trouble has been forestalled by this "habit," and even in aggravated cases of eric acid poisoning, etc.. there is no more valuable or effective therapeutic agent furnished by bountiful nature for the relief and cure of afflicted nature than Harris Litkia WaUr. - The most ethical physicians use it in their homes and practice. . 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