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THE NEWS-i.ttUALD. T. G. COBB, Publisher THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1903. PROBABLY 100 PEOPLE KILLED- A Terrible Cyclone Sweeps Over a Georgia Town, Unroofing Hotels and Other Large Buildings Eighty People Reported Bailed in the Des truction of the Cotton Mill, Where 500 Operatives Were at "Work. Cainesville, Ua., Dispatch, Jnne 1st, ' Just after the noon hour, this city was struck by a terrific cy clone, "killing probably 100 per sons, unrooting the city hotels, other large buildings and de stroying the Gainesville Cotton Mills. The greatest loss of life is in the destruction of the cotton mills, where about 80 persons are reported killed and scores in- j-.iral. Eighteen persons were killed in the city between the center of the town and railroad station, where four large stores were blown down. The storm hal driven many persons into these stores for refuge and the' were probably all killed. There were five hundred persons at work in the cotton mill when the cyclone struck. The mill was a three story building. The first story was left standing but bad ly wrecked. The second and t'.iird floors were completely de molished and the employes caught under the wreckage and mangled. It is now estimated there was at least 75 bodies under the wreckage of the third floor. It is not known how many persons on the second floor of the building were killed. The roof of the eletric car barn was lifted and the building badly damaged. The railroad depot seffered also. The Southern depot was blown down. The Gainesville Iron Works were demolished and sev eral people perished in the wreck. The Gainesville Cotton Mills were blown down. The Old Piedmont Hotel, now used as a school and apartment house, was razed and half a dozen or more people were killed in it. The Richmond Hotel was wrecked end several perished along with it. One hun dred and twenty-five cottages, and a church were blown away in the negro settlement of the town. A brick building on the main street of Gainesville was demolished. Many other build ings aredemolished. Thecvclone went on to New Holland and it is believed that at least 75 peo pie are killed there. Neither the Arlington Hotel nor the Breau College was in the tract of the 4- J 1 a I , i i. lui ii.iuu aim inev are tneretore safe with their occupants. The local physicians were un able to cope with the situation and surgeons and medical sup plies have been oidered sent from Atlanta. A special train carry ing a corps of surgeons and sup plies arrived to-night. Some months ago Bishop Smith, of the Southern Methodist Church, located in Charlotte The Charlotte folks were highly pleased to have a real live bishop "in their midst," and their sur prise and disappointment can be imagined when Bishop Smith left Charlotte a few days ago and it was announced that he would hereafter make his home in Nor folk, Va. Behind this is an inter eating story. The Charlotte papers say that two well-know Methodist ministers in this State are consumed with a desire to get a job as bishop. These preachers and their friends, there- tore, were not pleased with Bish op Smith's locating in North Carolina he is not a North Caro linian. They thought the fact that the State had a resident bishop would operate to defeat the ambition of., preachers iforesffKfr' TTishop Smith found 'but the situation and departed 'ather than be a disturbing ele . nent. But it is probable that he would-be bishops and their riends have overreached them lelves and this incident may de itroy whatever chance of promo ion th"y m ay have had . S tates, ille Landmark. TO CUKE A COLD IN ONK DAT "ake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. A rnggist. refund the money if it fails to ox" 25c VC ,Knature 8 n each Jt-Try our Flavoring extracts Lemon, Vanilla )range, Rose. The best in own, price 10c. Red, green nd violet Fruit Colors for ice ream and cake. Made at ome by V. A. Leslie, drur DESTRUCTION BY FLOOD AND FLAME- GKEAT FLOODS IN KANSAS MISSOURI. AM The Wont Disaster at Topka, Kan., Where One Part or tle City Was Oc troyed and Many Lives Lost IMttaater at Kansas City, Dea Moines and Other Points Greatest Floods In Years. High water in Kansas river t Topekj, Kan., had snrronnded ttie whole of .North Topeka Ftiday night, making 2,000 persons home less. Slackiua lime sot lire to a lamber yard, which was burned with a ti timber of other buildings. The following dispatches of Sat urday fiom Topeka u-M of the ter rible situation f titr-: People who did uot. Ie ve North Topeka last uight when they hart a chance, are now in the prratesf danger of losing their lives. A tar as can be estimated at this time, over 590 people are beyond reach of rescue. The K tusas liv er i" rising at the rate of three in ches an hour. Thirty are known to be dead and the list will be 1 rg er. Hundreds are missing. Peo pie are drowning and oMiors aie burning to death. If any portion of North Topeka shall escape des traction by the fl od, it seems to night as though fire would finish the work. The large lumber yaid of Jonathan Thomas oiught fire this afternoon and the whole block of houses were burned. Burning housed are floating through the streets aud setting fire to others. It is reported that the Union Pa cific depot and hotl have been burned. There is no possible wa of qnetiehiug the flames. The Iocs of life will be appalling and the property loss in the millious. 2nto body can tell just what has been destroyed. The water e tends around Shorev and other suburbs Every foot of North Topeka, in habited by 10,000 people, is under water. The curreut is so swilt that no boat can live in it. Seven thousand people have escaped to the south side and are being cared for as well as possible. The re maining hundreds have not yer been accounted lor. They have been forced to the top floors or the roofs of the buildings, and art waiting for th water to si bside o. carry them down stream. The. are safe only as long as the build ings remain standing. Below town scores of men are in tree tops, yelling for help. Thousands oi revolver shots and screams haw been hea-d on the north side, sig nals for aid. Women and children in tLe western part of North Tope ka ate standing on the highest points in reach and yet iu water to their neeks. North Topeka was the manufac turing district of lit- citv. Three large flonr mil's, th:v wooden mills aud other RiHiinfacrurmg en terprises aie entirely destroyed Seven thous.ind or iaor peoph are on this side of the river shttlt ered in the public buildings. To peka is now able to take care ofali the unfortunates. The work ot caring for ihe refugees is Leinp. pushed with utmost rapidity. From the State house as many as SO fires can be counted in different parts of North Topeka. The en tire central portion of the city had been burned out at 10 o'clock to night. A later dispatch stated: "Font hundred houses have been burned in North Topeka aud that whole section of the city will be burned. As far as can be learned about 150 persons are dead. Most of these were burned to death." Extraordinary Floods in Kansas, Missouri. Nebraska and Iowa. Kansas City Dispatch, May 30. Unprecedented floods are rag ing in central and eastern Kansas, northwestera Missouri, eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa the result of 10 dajs of almost con' tiuooas raiufall. The general sit nation U considered most grave, with no immediate relief iu sight. Many lives have been lost and it is estimated that uo less than z5, 000 persorjs have been driven fiom their homes, many of which were washed away, and that the prop erty loss will run well up into the millions of dollars. The greatest damage has re-up ed between Kausas City and Ellis worth, Kans., 100 miles wesr. The chief snfferer is North Top-ka, which has been s perated from the main portion of the city and oecome au island. At Kansas City, Kan , and in the suburban towns of Armourdale and Argen. tine, and at llarlem and Sheffield, Mo., near Kansas City, Mo., an aggregate of 10,000 persons have been forced to leave their homes and 8.000 employes of unmerous packing houses. The situation is summarized as follows: Ilomeless Kansas, North Topeka, 7,000; near Emporia, 500; Salina and vicinity, 800; Lawience', 500; Kansas City, 10,000; Iowa Des Moines, 6,000; Ottnmwa, a0()j Nebraska, Lincoln, 200; Beatrice 200. Financial losses: Kansas North Topeka, 1,000,000; Concord' ia, $100,000; Abilene and vicinity, $300,000; Salina and intervening country, $400,000: Des Jlmnfi $500,000. The already flooded district, which has b-en in the grasp f the flood for two days, became acute last night by a sadden rise in the streams. Railway traffic in Kansas le at a standstill, dozens of bridges hav ing been washed out between Kan sas City and different Kansas cit ies. The Kock Island & Union Pacific, between Kansas City and Coloiado, are laid out completely and all Sauta Fe trams from the West have been annulled at a point west oi Florence. aiis Rock Island has four trains stalled it JIcFarland, one at Wichita and one at uatcninson, ami, iuihcl, trains are held op at all division points. PROBABLY 20O DROWNED. The Work of Rescue and the worst Thought to Be Over Cllnfflng to Trees for Three Days. Topeka, Kan., Dispatch, May 31. At 1 o'clock the number of drowned people was known to be at least 150 and a large number were yet missing. Several were reported burned to death, but this could, not be substantiated. From all over eastern Kansas boats are being rushed here for the rescue of the sufferers. Shortly after day light nine boats arrived from Ot tawa on a special train aud they were put into active rescue service at oace. Soon after reports of d-owning began to come in. A boat containing eight men was swept away in the swift car rent about 7 o clock and as far as kuown all were drowned. Other small boats were not able to live in the whirling current. No.-th Topeka is a scene of utmost deso latiou. Not a sqaare foot of land can be seed in any direction There is but a small chance of any of the residences left standiug at the eud of the flood period.' Slier ry Oakland, aud the reform school north of Topeka, are all under the rising waters, bat the situation is favorable in these placet) compared with what North Topeka is under going. Nearly all the fires were put out by the heavy rain, which feel nearly all nigh. The following are a few of lie many incidents of the terrible disaster. "Oh, it was terrible. I cannot describe it,'' said Mr. E. T, Crowdy, one of the rescued, "it seems like I have lived in a br rible nightmare for the past tw days. Early on Thursday we Saw that the water would be high, but with the nsaal persistence of peo pie who dUIike to leave their own homes, pnt on the time as long as possible. It came near being our undoing. Friday the whole o: North Topeka was overflowed within an hoar. The water came creeping up faster than the people could get out. We were forced to leave in such a hurry that we conld not even take a blanket.'' lue nrst nood victim to be res cued oy means ot toe cable was the Rev. A. N. Pearson, pastor of ihe North Topeka Englishfcburcli Mr. Pearson said: "We spen three days on top ol our house We were fairly warmly dressed but had ouly two loaves of bread for our family of lour. Yesterday my Tife and children were rescued ro uay my turn came and 1 can not begin to tell bow thankful am." W. N. Kecpard and wife were rescuea at 4 o ciocr. luey were so numb that they could not fee ana bad to be knocked down into the water before the men could reach them. Their minds had given away under the strain. They cannot recover. A Mrs. Anderson and her one year old baby , for three days were in a tree in plain sight of people who were powerless to rescue them. The mother clasped her ehild close in her arms and managed to brace herself a gainst a limb in a reasonably se cure position. For thiee days she kept up the battle for life. At 4 o'clock her rescue was very near, bat she lost consciousness. Both anther and child fell into 1j feet of water and were drowned. By aid of small steam and gaso line launches forty men in Sonrh Garfield Park were rescued. They had perched themselves in trees and had had nothing to eat for 3j hours. There is pround for hope that t io worst has nassed. To night City Engiueer McCable issued a bulletin giving out the cheering in telligence that the water of the Kansas river had subsided 1 inches. With 1 75 r 200 lives lost; millions of dall rs of property do stroyed; with hundreds of pistol shots as signal? of distress, blended with the agonizing cries of nowill ing inhabitants of tree tops and roofs of houses and the waters creeping npward and then slowly subsiding ad alternately chang ing hope to dispair, the capital city has passed the roost memor able Sibbath day of its exis ence. Through all this discomforting condition of affairs was added the presence of a cold, dismal rain. The aiduoas work of the heroic rescuers was not abated in the least by the conditions which con fronted them For long, dreary hours, knee deep in water and sometimes iu water up to.tueir uecks, they worked with might and main. To night they can point to 300 or more rescued per sons who otherwise might have been swept away io the current. Briefly stated, the present condi tion of the floods is this: 175 or 2OO people drowned. Eight thou sand people witbont homes; 4.- 00,000 loss of property; identified dead, 6; floating bodies seen M eople missing 200; houses burned result of fire in lamber from slack- ng lime, probably, 2OO; . banks collapsed, two; wholesale grocery stores flooded, two; big business blocks almost readv to Jcrumble, 50; wholesale commission bouses destroyed, one; railroad trains con taining 160 passengers held here by high water; city water works plant useless. Leading men have made a careful examination of the flood and a'l Us conditions and as a result of their investigation, they give 250 as the probable number o! lives lost. A more conservative estimate places the number of dead at 175. The higher number as apt to be eorrect as the lower. Flood Covers Kantian City Lobs Will Amount to Millions. Kansas City Disoatch, May 31. The greatest flood in the history of Kansas City, Kans., and tue bottoms of Kansas City, Mo., pre vails hero to-day,jand millions of dollars' loss will occur. The body of water coming Irom the west swelled the Kansas river at Kan sas City this morning, and rushed with terrific force over the railroad tracks and crowded wholesale districts of the west bottoms and finally info the union depot. Short ly afternoon the Third Regiment, Missouri National Guards, 800 strong, was ordered out, both as a precautionary measure aud to stop looting. The flooded district covers an area three miles wide. The flood forms a semi-circle reaching south aud west and from the union depot, which is located under high bluffs that mark the dividing line between Kansas City, Mo , proper, and what is known as tbe west bottoms. The principal damage np to last night was to Armour & Co., in the packing ). H. COFFEY, Wheelright and Iron Worker. After 61 years experience in Asheville, repairing the fin est buggies and carriages that Asheville affords, I am now located in Morganton, and can repair your buggy or carriage in first-class style and give you as good a job of painting as you can get in any city. I can also furnish yon with new wheels and. new spindles. Buggy tops and cushions f urnished to order. And if you want new tires on j'our wagon, buggy or carriage do not hesitate to bring them on. If you want them re -set I ca a set them without dishing your wheels to death. I will take all pains and give you satisfaction. You can f,et cheap work done, but if you have a good set of wheels and have them dished your wheels are ruined. If I tire your wheels I guarantee them not to be dished but very little more than they were, and at a reasonable price. ALL WORK DONE PROMPTLY. We also give special attention to horseshoeiDg and can give you any kind of shoeing that you may want. We use tar and ocrum and pack the feet when horse is lame and sore in feet. I am trying to build up a first-class busiues, that the peo ple can get what they want as they want it done. I will appreciate your patronage, and guarantee satisfac tion. J. H. COFFEY, Opposite tlic Sash and Blind Factory. r PAINTING eis PAIETfl IglMlfflEIPSi house district on the Kansas river, ou the extreme southwest border of the circle meutioned. Early this morning the rise in the Km sas river met the waters of the Missouri on the northwest and merged finally at the highest point at the union depot. A few blocks west of the depot the water, which came with a mighty force, spread out in all directions aud it was not lone- before ttie whole district ot Kansas City was under water from t.hrpft feat, at the deDOt to 15 feet or more at the stock yards snd l.nnse. district alone: the i' " tn Kansas river. In the valley of the Kaw, or Kan- 8as iiver, between this city and Kausas City, Kans., a report has it tht a number of lives have been lnct Oiip, renort sivs 14 and another 50. Twelve bodies were counted as they floated past dur ing the day. The fiuancial loss has been in creasijg all day, and bids fair to continue. The heaviest loss is at Armonrdale, where the losses to the packing industry and others is placed conserva'ively at $2,500, 000. Argentine, another suburb, has suffered losses estimated at $500,000. Other losses which can not now be estimated will increase the total very materially. Ar mourdale, with a population of lG',000, people is deserted and its site marked only by the tops of buildings aud a number of fires. Seven fire, believed to be chiefly box cars burning, conld be seen from the Bluffs to night. There is some d inger that the flames will spread to the partially submerged buildings, adding greatly to the already heavy loss. The fires started from the flowing of the flood into a lime honse. ForOvor hixty Years. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has bc.n tisi d for over 60 years by millions of mclh ers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the sums, allays all pain; cares wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer imme diately. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. He sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow'8 Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. You will find touches of stvle in our children's clothing, not to be found at other stores. B. F. Davis?, The Clothier. POINTERS! You don't Paint every day so whenyou do buy Paint, buy the best x B. ? S. PAINT is no experiment Will not crack, peel, blister or fade. Convenient little cans at convenient prices. Cov Most surface Wears longest, HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE! I will sell my house and lot ore mile north of Court House. Place consists of 3i acres of land, an almost new 3 room dwelling, good well and an orch ard of 75 bearing fruit trees. Land is all cleared, and in good state of cultiva tion. Place is nicely situated on an elevation and is convenient to get to by two roads from Morgan ton; house front ing on road that leads to Wortman's mill. Clear of all incumbrances. For further particulars apply to G. H.LOWDERMILK. . Morganton, N C. LAND FOR SALE. Any one desiring to purchase a good farm near Morgan ton now have a chance to buy the home place and 45 acres of land owned by the late T. II. McNeely. The place is 4 miiei north of Morgan ton, near the Lenoir road; has on it a good dwelling of 7 rooms, all necessary out buildings, a good well and plenty of timber for fuel. Fifteen acres of the -land in cultivation. 5 of which is bottom lying on John's river Terms of sale, half cash, balance in 6 and 12 months, or would trade for gotd prop erty in Morganton. Apply to G. G. BOWERS. Administrator's Notice. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of M. A. Berry, deceased, notice is hereby given to all parties holding claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned for payment within twelve months from this date, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and all par ties owing said estate are requested to make immediate settlement and there by save cost. This May 21, 1903. F. C. Bsrry, Adinr. of M. A. Berry. Administratrix's Notice- Having qualified as administratrix of of W. H. Boger, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against the estate of said intes tate to present them to the undersigned within twelve months from this date, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and all persons in debted to said estate are requested to make prompt settlement and thereby save cost. Mks. Gertrude Bogrr. Admrx of W. H. Boger. May 14. 1903. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the tax i lister for the town of Morganton will i meet with the township listers at the ! Court House June 10th to 16th, 1903, i for the purpose of listing property for town taxes. It is hoped that all prop- tfH-i-.r 1 11 -llli lii'l-l 11-1 1 1 Ka llcfAtl firiiniltlii therehv savin"- the owners trouble. Hamilton' Ekwis, Town Tax Lister. Subscribe for A LI). The Nkws-IIkr- Wait! til m Ne THUKSDAY, JUNE Newton to Train leaves Newton 7 a. m. and arrives Leaves Asheville 6 p. m. and arrives in ENTIRE DAY Grand opportunity to visit Biltraore, George W. Vanderbilt's wonderful estate, Rich mond Hill, Bingham Heights, Lookout Mountain and manv other places of interest. Trolly cars will meet train on arrival at Asheville and carry you to any of the above places or any part of the city for 5 cents. The scenery from car windows crossing the mountain from Old Fort to Asheville is the grandest in W N. C. We pass Round Knob, which has the highest natural fountain in the wuiiu, uui.K iviuuiiuiin anu manv otner resorts. Strict order guaranteed. ng and returning. Special goi Train Leaves 7:00 a. m. 7:05 7:20 " 7:25 " 7:40 " 7:45 " 7:55 " 8:00 8:10 " 8:20 " 8:40 " we 1! fooled this time. If necessary haveYgoodtime6 Sut money. 1Uh- ' -d For further particulars apply to the undersigned at Morganton, N. C. R. L. McCONNAUGHEY, F. B. BRITTAIN, W. A. SPENCER, M. W. BRITTAIN. LAND FOR SALE. I will sell cheap for cash my land, lying in Lower Creek township, 5miles northwest of Morganton, adjoining the lands of P. W. Patton, feamuel v .ill, and others, known as a part of the E. C. Cooper farm, containing 59 acres; a good small farm; also eood dwelling house and outbuildings, appleorchard, and as fine well of water as there is in the State. For further information to parties wishing to buy, please call on or address. W. A. BRIGHT, Chesterfield, N. C. May 19th, 1903. To Close A 4 Five hundred pairs La dies' Sandals and Ox fords. New shapes, good. widths, from $i.ou to $z.uu lines. good styles. i i. I. DAVIS & I INI i ; k Tf (CL 1 A k mood anufactured only by the Dr. Chas. T. GRAND FROM wt on TO- o Asheville and Return. Same Day. IN THE "LAND A policeman in every car. Plenty of ice water provided both cars for ladies and their escorts. SCHEDULE AND FARE. NEWTON, CONOVER, HICKORY, HILDEBRAND, CONNELLY SPRINGS, VALDESE, DREXEL, MORGANTON. GLEN ALPINE. BRIDGEWATER, MARION, NOTICE. Having qualified as the adminUt ' trix of the estate of E. L. Cook f 'r ceased, late of the county of Burke undersigned gives notice that all nil sons having claims against .said eJt!'l ' are required to present same propi- verified on or before the 22nd d lv ' V May, 1904. This notice will be plead in bar of any recovery of claims u-Kf are uot pi esented within the time at. V persons said estate will settlement. please make pr0ni, May 21, 1903. AMAXDA COOK Admrx. of Estate of K V i Self & Whitncr, Cook, deceased " ' Attys. rrm our reguiar j i Just a few of a kind, but SON. Cnnstip'tt'on. TndigiMinn Kidnev and Livpr Disea-fs. At all d nigista. 10c. 25c.. 50c. jut rox. Write for free ssmpW-s. Chemical Co., Asheville, N. C. Sisk e Wait! 11TH, 1903. in Asheville 10 Newton 9 p. m. a. m. OF THE SKY." Fare Round Trip. $1.60 1.60 1.60 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.25 1.25 1.00 .75
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