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ZU Cbatfoam TRecorfc. XTbe Cbatbam "Recc-rfc. I. A. LONDON EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: S1 50 Per Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE LIVES LOST IN IRE fatal Collision Near on Southern MANY SERIOUSLY WOUNDED I Kcrthbcand Passenger train No 34, While Going at the Rate of 60 Miles ad Hour, Runs Into Switch at Smali Station Near Greensboro zni a Number of Passengers Is Killed and About a Score or More Are Injured Greensboro, N. C'., Special. North bound revenger train No. 334, of the :-n railway, traveling at about ijO miles an hoar, ran into an open o witch at Kudd, a small station four miles north of here Thursday night v.bout I0:-0, striking a freight head on and killing' and injuring many . The name of only one per sled can be ascertained) Mrs i ' - 1 Jwuo Thomas, of Danville, Va. wife ei a freight engineer. A foreigner is known to be dead and the fireman of the freight is thought to be. The. hist day coach was entirely spilt open and the engine of the pas senger was completely demolished. Tiie wreck did not catch fire, how aver. Tiie Pullman coaches and pas sengers therein did not suffer. Prac tically ai: the persons in the first day coach were injured, about 25 in num ber, it is thought. They were brought in the Pullman coaches to Summit avenue crossing, this eity, where 'they were met by carriages and carried, the dead to the undertaker's and the wounded to St. Leo's Hospital, half a mile away. A newly-maried coupie of Gastenia, it is thought, was in the daycoaeh, and the bride is reported as mortally wounded. At this time it is impossible to get more details of the catastrophe. Greensboro, Special. The list f persons killed in the wreck is as fol lows : Mrs. June Thomas, of Dan ville, Va. Allen Bryant, traveling rep resentative of the Richmond Paper company. jFireraan of freight. Unknown foreigner. The number of injured goes be yond 20a that number having been brought to the hospital here and sev eral persons not having been, it is thought. The names of the' injured &u far obtainable are as follows; Jim Shelton, of Danville, Va.; A. ZI. Gregg, of Portsmouth, Va.; John Linberry, of Randolph county; A. W. Dunaway, of Kernersville, W. Va. ; June Thomas, of Danville; John D Pen ell, ? Danville; Charles Holton, address unknown; W. C. Davis 'and vdfe, of Gastonia; two Gibson broth er, of Danville; 0. Wemble, of Dan ville; J. D.'Kitchin, of Clay county; F. D. Moore and W. M. Giles, of Charlotte; Samuel K. Kinley, of Gas tonia; Mrs. George F. Wells, address unknown; Joe Sledge, of Danville; C. Clayton, of Danville; John vjivivton (colored), of Virginia. As soon as the report of the wreck reached here Superintendent Coap man, with a number of doctors, went to the scene on a special, and Mr. Coapman took charge of affairs as footi as he arrived there. Freight trains No. 83, as near as can be ascertained, had taken the siding at Rudd to let No. 34 pass. The head brakeman, for some un known reason, left the switch open, causing the disaster. He has left for parts v unknown. Both engines vere badly torn up as were a num her of ady coaches and freight cwa. Wrecking trains went to the scene from Spencer and TanvUle, but it il . - : -. - - F": To Have a Nsw Bank Building, j Lynchburg, Special. The People'' National Bank has purchased for $20,- j 000 a piece of property adjoining its banking house on Main street. It is understood the bank will erect a ' modern banking house on the present and new property as soon as the tenants vacate the property just pur chased. Capital Stock Negro Fair Association Increased. j Mobile, Special. Papers were filed by the National Negro Fair Asso ciation late Thursday increasing the capital stock from $40,000 to $250, 000. It is announced that, the open ing of the proposed national fair is ' postponed until next year. New di- j rc c tors elected are Bishop L. J. Copp, oT Philadelphia; Dr. R. B. Brooks, ef Jacksonville, Fla.; Dr. John Hurst, 1 ot Baltimore and J. A. Allen of New Orleans. News Notes. Secretary Straus proposes to com bine under the Census Bureau all his j departments engaged in gathering j Many Maryland delegates will at tend the meeting of Potomac Synod Reformed Church which meets in ashington. J Tennessee coal companies sue the Southern Railroad for car shortage uM depression of the price of coal. , VOL. XXX. PITTSBORQ. CHATHAM Greensboro, N. C, Railway. not known how long it will be before the track is cleared. All traffic will be tied up until it is. Aftermath, of the Wreck Greensboro, N; .-, Special. The fearful wreck of northbound train No. 34 at Rudd, the second telegraph station north of here, has been the talk of the city all day. The twenty injured are being cared for at St. Leo's Hospital and a telephone mes sage from there brings the informa tion that all of them are doing very well. Mrs. W. C. Davis, of Gastonia, was injured worse than any of the rest, but she is resting easy and the physicians think she will recover. Her injuries consist of a broken leg, wound on her head, ft long gash bit her throat and ii badly mashed thumb-. Mrs. Davis was a passenger on No. 34 with her husband en route north on their bridal trip. They were married in Winston-Salem Tuesday afternoon, MrS; Davis being Miss Mary Bentph-, of that city. Mi. J. P. Thomas, of Danville, Va., whose wife was instantly killed when the accident occurred, has a broken leg and Engineer Charles Holton, of No. 34, was badly scalded. Large numbers of citizens went out to Rudd to view the scene of the wreck. The remains of Mrs. Thomas were taken to Danville in the after noon for interment and Mr. D. Allen Bryant's body was shipped to Rich mond, Va., for burial. The only oth er person killed was Fireman J. A. Brady, of the freight train, with which No. 34 collided. His remains were sent to Bear Creek, Chatham county. Mr. Brady was born at Bear Creek, but hi home was at Spencer. Engineer Holton Dead. Greensboro, N. C, Special. C. E. Holton, engineer on Southern Rail way pasenger train No. 34, which was wrecked at Rudd, died of his in juries at St. Leo's Hospital in this city at 11:30. H. C. Leonard, the flagman who is said to be responsible for the wreck, is still missing. The officials of the Southern are making every effort to locate him. Wa3 Married Just One Month Before His Tragic End. Asheville, C, Special The tragic death of Allen Bryant in the railroad wreck near Greensboro came as a great shock to that popular traveling salesman's many friends here. Mr. Bryant was mar ried to Miss Marie Curtis, of Ashe ville, just one month ago. The news of her husband's death was received by Mrs. Bryant and she was almost prostrated with grief. Mrs. Bryant, accompanied by her mother, left for Richmond, where she had been noti fied the body of her husband was taken. Wheat Takes Heavy Tumble. Chicago, Specials Wheat exper ienced a severe drop on the board of trade, the December option declining nearly three cents, while the May op tion was down 2 5-8. The low price for December wheat was $1.02, against the closing price of $1.04 7-8. The low price for May was $1.07 5-8, against the close of $1.10 14. The severe decline was attributed to the weakening of the stock market and a decline of 5 cents at Winnipeg, where it is said the reports are steadily in creasing. The bears had things pret ty much their own way throughout the day and the occasional rallies were feeble in character, Assailants Arrested. Richmond, SpecialJohn Basee, a negro, who atacked Mrs. Ferrell and her daughter in the streets of Dan ville, and his brother-in-law, Wil liam Henderson, were arrested be fore the hounds put on their trail came up with them. There was danger of lynching for a while bu' it has passed. News Notes. Secretary Taf t opened the Philip pine Assembly, but made no promises regarding independence. The temperature of Emperor Fran cis Joseph was somewhat higher, but he .was in excellent spirits. A violent storm raged in Southern Europe. The Japanese Government is tc establish an emigration bureau.- Nineteen persons were killed and 39 others injured when a train jump- ed the track rounding a curve aj Shrewsbury, England. The inference drawn from various reports is that Emperor Francis Jo seph 's condition has not improved. Secretary Taft arrived' at Manilla and was received with great enthu siasm. Ambassador O'Brien presented his credentials to the Mikado. Mayor McClellan . recommends many changes tending" to a central! zation of power in the New Yorl City Charter. ' '' Q O ' MORE RACE TROUBLES Negroes Kill Patrolman and Barri cade Themselves in a House. New Orleans, v La., Special. Fur ther race troubles are feared as an outcome of a riot Friday night by negroeS) resulting in the death of Ba trolman Campbell, who was killed while attempting the arrest of a gang of boisterous negroes The negroeo barricaded themselves in a house and wounded two-of the police. Militia smoked the negroes out, arresting , five and-woundng one. The police are threatening to even things urj with the negroes: Sixteen Under Arrest. New Orleans, La., Special. Six teen members of the so-called "Coun cil of God, ' ' negroes, under arrest, ten of them charged with murder, was the result Saturday of police in vestigation into Friday night's race riot Some almost unbelievable ten ets of their alleged religion were an nounced by those arrested. One of these beliefs was that men should be worshipped dieties. In apparent sup port of the existence of this belief the police state, that a few days ago four leaders of the council called on Mayor Behrman requesting $100,000 to build a tabernacle for their snciet.v in this city. It was learned also that some of the members had been forced into the society by threats of death. Undue excitement was the bnly rea son the poliee could learn for Satur day night's outbreak. Of the dozen wounded two" are in danger of dying. They are Patrol man Wenek;. Whose neck is cut by a razor, t and. Ed ward Honprj negro, an alleged .leader of the society Sergeant Wheattley, who was announced as fatally injured, recovering. Friday night's trouble started dur ing a meeting when excited negroes drew razors on Policeman Cambias because he attempted to enter the house to investigate reports of a dis turbance caused by boys throwing stones through the windows. Razors were drawn across his face and neck, mortally wounding him; Many at the meeting then fled. Those who re mained and barricaded themselves were armed and after the negroes had been smoked into submission by a burning fence, several shotguns and other fire arms were found under the meeting house The fighting occurred on New Orleans street nnd did not start in front of a German Presby terian church as stated in early re ports. Bail on Sunday, Marriages. Pittsburg, Pa., Special Right Rev. feishop Regis Canevin has placed the ban on Saturday and Sunday mar riages of Roman Catholics in the Pittsburg diocese. Only by special permission of the bjjiop can mar riages be celebrated on . these two days. This order is the result of many scenes of disorder, often ending in bloodshed, at the weddings of for eigners but it wili apply with equal force to English speaking Catholics. It is also considered conducive t? the better observance of the Sabbath, making it a day of worship, in: ead of merry-making. Automobiles Collide. San Sebastian, Spain, By Cable. A serious automobile accident took place near here Saturday and as a result two people are dead and .lit seriously injured. Two automobijes going in opposite directions came in collision at a point on the road above a dangerous precipice. The wheels of the cars became interlocked and together they rolled over the edge of the cliff and crashed to the locks be low. Don Luis Zappino, and a young woman whose name has not been learned, wei-e killed. Senor Zappino was secretary of the Royal Racing Club. There Avere ten persons in the two cars. They are all well known in court circles. , King Alfonso Has a Narrow Escape. Manresa, . Spain, By Cable. King Alfonso had a narrow escape from a serious accident near here Sunday in his automobile. The King was going over a temporary bridge when the light structure colapsed' under the weight. of the car, which w-as pre cipitated into the water. His ma jesty escaped with a wetting. A $150,000 Tire at Pittsburg. ' Pittsburg, Special. Fifteen fire men narrowly escaped death . or serious injury Sunday when the plant of the Pittsburg Stove & Range com pany and the lumber yard of the A. S. Schwerd Porch Column company, of Allegheny, were - gutted by fire. The loss is $159,000. The fire start ed in the lumber yard and was caus ed, it is said, by a spark from a rail road shifting engine. Fire Chief Hunter warned the firemen just in time to save them from being crushed by falling walls. News Notes. Charles W. Schwab announced that the Union Iron Works may be per manently closed. Export orders aggregating 360,000 tons have ben declined by the bitu minous coal operators owing to scarce ly of coal and cars, and the price of the fuel is expected to advance. Four men and thre women were killed by Yaqui Indians. COUNTY N C THURSDAY. OCTOBER 24. A STRIKING SPEECH k Secretary Taft Expresses His Desire to Be Private Citizen IN HIS PHILIPPINE ADDRESS At & Banquet in Manila the Secretary Says His Visit Two Years Hence . Will Probably Be as a Private Citi zenAudience Not Struck With His Personal Remarks. Manila, By .Cable. At a banquet given in his-honor vin this city Sec retary of War William H. Taft made a most significant satemeut. He was referring to the fact that he had already visited the Philippine Islands three times, and in expressing his in tention to come here again he said: "I hope another two years to visit Manila again, but then I probably will come as a private citizen." The significance of Mr. Taft's re mark in relation to the chance of his nomination for the presidency next year did not seem tp strike his audi ence. The Secretary's speech wras re ceived with much enthusiasm by the representatives of the Filipinos pres ent when he declared the government was anxious and ready to help the business prosperity of the islands. ' Secretary Taft opened his address by declaring that the future prosper ity of the Philippine Islands depend ed primarily on the Filipinos them selves. They must make progress as a nation before they could obtain the benefits realized by other nations and it was the duty of business men and others contemplating investment in the Philippines to help the natives better their condition. It was with the most intense satisfaction that he came to the islands today and found tem quieter than ever before in their history. He was glad the Assembly had been established and hoped it would take over some of the responsibility of government. He said to capitalists and others looking for franchises and concessions that another power had arisen in the land and that hereafter they must come to the Assembly with their requests He had no doubt the Assembly woidd carefully consider all questions affecting the welfare of the islands. That it would not only look out for the interests of the people but would welcome with lib erality the investment of foreign cap tal so absolutely necessary to the development of the Philippines. The existence of the Assembly would strengthen the hand of the govern ment and the government was anx ious and ready to help the business prosperity of the islands in which the people themselves were quite as much interested as the merchants. This was the beginning of a period of prosperity, the speaker asserted, and he trusted that under it every body would be happy and content ed. The Secretary declared that he was not ashamed of anything in the is lands and urged the Americans here to make every effort to bring the Filipino people to a realization of their wonderful opportunities. He had been to the Philippines three times already and he hoped in anoth er two years to visit the islands again, but then he probably would come as a private citizen Mr Taft's speech was greeted at the close with cheers This afternoon Secretary Taft laid the corner stone of the first perma nent school house built in Manila un der the American 1 regime. He deliv ered a short address to tbepupils of the school in which he congratulated them upon the event To Go To New York. Atlanta, Ga., Special It was an nounced here that John Temple Graves, editor of The Atlanta Geor gian and News, and considered one j the. South 's most gifted journalists and authors, has accepted the chief editorship of the New York Ameri can. It is understood that Colonel Graves -will assume his new position about November 15th Poured- Oil on Tire and Stove Ex plodes. New York, Special. As a result of pouring oil on a fire in a stove Mrs. Phoebe Goldstein, of Brooklyn, and six of her eleven children were badly burned. Mrs. Goldstein and a son, David, aged 25, are likely to die, the latter from inhaling the flames. An explosion followed Mrs. Goldstein's attempt to light the fire with kero sene, setting the woman's clothing afire. Crazed" with fright she ran fcarough the house, setting fire to cur tains "and beds. The , children werj burned in attempting to aid then mother. Indicted for Not Running Trains Into Union Station Montgomery, Ala., Special. A. special ttf The Advertiser from Mo bile says the' Mobile county grand jury Saturday indicted the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company f or its failure to run trains into the new unon railway station in Mobile as re quired by a recent enactment and an order of the railroad commission. The union station is owned by the South ern Railway, MUST WIDENJHE GANAL Lieutenant Rosseau, of Isthmian Ca nal Commission Lays Before Sec retary Metcalf .Proposition to In crease Width of Panama, Washington, Special. Lietik H. H. Rosseau, civil engineer in the S. navy and a member of the Isth mian canal commission has arrived here from the isthmus and laid be fore Secretary Metealf a proposition to increase the projected width of the Panama canal which is now planned at 100 feet in the locks. The recom mendation is based upon the' rapid in crease df beam in naval construction since the canal plans were' formed. Secretary Metealf wilt take' up the matter with the President as sOori as possible. Lieutenant Rosseau5 depart ed for New York soon after his inter view with the Secretary Undoubtedly naval exigencies, sup plemented by the building of the giant Cunarders Lusitania and Maur itania, was the basis for this pro jected change of plan which will in volve the expenditure of many ad ditional, millions' i)i dollars and per haps the extensidri of the time re quired for the complefioii of .the' ca nal project. It is also probable thai the mere suggestion of such & con siderable change of plans as that pro posed by Lieutenant Rosseau- would precipitate a general' debate in Con gress and re-open the whole issue of sea level, versus lock canal wdiicli was believed to have been finally set tled by President Roosevelt and Sec retary Taft when they gave the order for the beginning of work on the lock canal plan. The fact is that when Congress was so warmly dis cussing the two projects about two years ago; the sea level canal advo cates made the point that theirs was the only plan that would have suffi cient, elasticity to meet the. needs of rapidly increasing tonnage in' m'afihe construction. Their, plan involved the use of but one.lock merely to offset the tidal difference between the east ern and western seas, a comparatively low and insignificant lock which could be easily widened when required. But they made a strong point of the difficulty, expense and loss of time in the use of the canal that would fol low the attempt to widen the compli cated and massive locks required for vthe high level canal. Possibly foreseeing the force of that argument, the canal commission apparently feels that it would be wise to make the locks of the canal wide enough in the beginning to accommo date the giant ships, not only of th navy but of the merchant marine, that are sure to be constructed in the near future. Details of the new plans cannot be obtained at present, but the change is said to be costly, though of its ne cessity few naval .officers have any doubt. Breaking Camp Stamboul, La., Special. With the close of the day the President termi nated his fourteen day hunt on Bear Lake and Tensas Bayou. That the last day was one of unabated activity on his part is certain, but what the result was, wfis not known at 6 o'clock as no messenger leaving the camp after the close of the day's" sport had reached the telegraph sta tion. The weather was excellent as it has been throughout the week and the party started out in the early morning in high spirits and in antici pation of a fine day with which to close the fortnight of sport. The President will reach Mr. Shield's home during the forenoon and will meet a number of Mr. Shields' friends at dinner. A special train will take the President and his parly to Vicksburg starting from this point at 10 o'clock Monday. After a stay of four hours at Vicksburg' the Presi dent will board the Pennsylvania Railroad train which carried him from Washington to Keokuk and re turn to Washington, aboard it''- Fiia in Synagogue. Norfolk, Special Fire last' week badly damaged Ebenezer Synagogue on Cumberland street. The flames started in the rear of the building beneath the altar and destroyed a Bible belonging to M. Brenner said to have been worth $1,200. The dam age to the synagogue is estimated at $1,500 covered by insurance. Cow Derails a Train. Helena, Ga., Special. A construl tion .train on the Southern Railway in charge of Conductor John Bird song, of Macon, was derailed at Savage creek, a short distance from Adams Park, and the conductor was fatally injured, dying subsequently. Flagman Birdsong was slightly wounded and Bridge Foreman J. .M Askew, and four negro laborers were also hurt. Engine No. 1S05, pulling the train, struck a cow on the traci ,1 .-,.r,1 -fli- nors li-fOP(l -With I LiilU. social xicii- " 1 ' f bridge ties were derailed. Charged With Blackmailing. New York, . Special Hugo C. Vo'ecks, arrested Sunday night on the complaint of Raymond Hiteheoek, the actpr, on a charge of blackmail ing, was arranged in police court and held in' $1,000 bail. Frank O. Tonir berg, arrested with Voecks, was dis charged, there being' nothing to show that he had any connection with the alleged blackmailing plot. 1907. NO. 11. HAD A STRENUOUS WEEK fteiitf Is tfelt Throughtout Financial District at Ciesfe cf Short Session Most Panicky Week Wall Street Has Known For Long Time. New York, Special. There was a sigh of relief through the financial district When the short session of the stock exchange' ended Saturday, marking the close of one of the most panicky weeks that Wall Street has known for a long time. N The declination of the presidency of the Mercantile National Bank by Mr William B. . Ridgely, Federal Comptroller of the Currency, did . not come until after the business day was over and therefore had n effect on the market or the financial situation in general What the1 effect may be when the market 6pen's Moriday it is impossible to say, but it is ihe1 gen eral opinion of financiers that the week-end holiday will serve to settle matters in the Street and unless there are unexpected develc?prt?nts in the delicate situation, confidence in a large measure will be restored by Monday. The weekly bank statement showed an unexplained addition of $6,443,100 to the cash holdings of the banks; bringing the cash holdings $li,i8d,000 above the required re serves. This is taken to mean that the banks - are preparing themselves for any crisis that may be forced on them next week. On the stock exchange and the curb practically every stock dealt in suffered a decline dating the week. United Copper, which is not a listed stock, and is dealt in only on the crub, suffered a net decline of 3S 1-8 for the common and 9 1-2 for the preferred, closing at 7 3-4 and 25, respectively.- Guggenhimer explora tion dropped 45 points. On the ex change, Amalgamated copper reached 43 1--2,- closing Saturday at 44 1-8 and shoAyihg' a nfet loss of 9 1-3 in the week. Oii the low point reached was the bottom price for several years and was 77 3-4 points below the high point for the year. ' American Smelting also made a new low mark of fil 1-4 and showed1 a net loss of 12 points on the' week. The low figure was 93 3-4 points under the high price for the year and. 77 1-2 under the low price for 1906. Railroads and industrials suffered during the week but the close Saturday was in almost every case substantially above the low figure for the week. GOLD AND SILVER STATISTICS. Former Director Roberts Completes the Compliation North Carolin's Loss of Gold. Washington, Special. George E. Roberts, who retired from the . posi tion of direefoi- of the mnt, on Au gust 1st, 1907, has Completed the compilation of the stattistics of the production of gold and silver in the various States and Territories of the United States for the calendar year of 1906. Mr. Roberts estimates the production of gold in the United States during the calendar year 1906 to have been $94,373,800, as against $S8,1S0,700 for the calendar year of 1905, a gain in 1906 of $3,193,100. The principal gain was in Alaska. Nevadad 's - gain in gold was $3,919, 500; Oregon, $75,200; Tennessee, $22, 300; Arizona, $55,300; Virginia, $5,300. The greatest loss of gold in any State was .in Colorado where there was a decrase of $2,766,700. North Carolina lost $33,900 ; South Carona $20,500, and Georgia $71, 100. The total production of silver in the United States during the calen dar year 1906 is given us 50,517,900 fine ounces of the the commercial value of $38,256,400, as against 56, 101,600 fine ounces of the commercial value of $34,221,S76 in 1905. The net gain' in the pi'oduction of silver 3yer that of 1905 was 416,300 ounces. Succeeds at Last. I N'sw Yorkr Friday after (five years of patient tedious effort iu perfecting his wireless telegraph ap paratus, Signor Marconi witnessed the checking of the message marking the formal opening oi the trans-Atlantic 'viieless service for public use. The commercial ' rate will be ten rents a word and- press""rate one-half that. News in Brief. The committee of. the Congrega tionalist convention reported in favor Df a union of that denomination with the Methodist Protestants and United Brethren. Emperor Francis Joseph's condi tion is reported to be unsatisfactory. The Navy Department gave out a number of the records made by the Atlantic fleet in battle practice. General Crozier, chief of ordinance, recomnjends a surplus of ammunition sufficient for six months' use in case )f war. Secretary Taft was the recipient of further, attention at Manila. The. stockholders' meeting of the llinoise Central Railroad was con :inued without result in the Fish 3arriman fight. The Duchess of Manchester enjoyed ;he novelty of a coon hunt. A contest over the $30,000,000 es :ate of Nelson Moris, the meat pack ?r, has been averted by an agree- ! nent among the heirs to disregard ;he trust provision, - RATES OF ADVERTISING: One Square, one Insertion $i. oo One Square, two Insertions.... 1.5 One Square, one month a. 09 For Larger Advertise-' ments Liberal Contracts will be made. A VILLAGE WRECKED Jlorriblc Results of a Powder Mill Explosion POSSIBLY VifTY FERS0KS DEAD Fontanet, Indircs, H'mc cf tie Dtr poat Powder Miils Fracticall De stroyed and From 25 to 50 Persona Killed by tho Bloviing U? uf Seven Big Milfc. 1 Fontanet, Ind., Sfccial. Fontanef was practically destroyed Tuesday by the explosion of the ralut of the Du pont Powder Company. The dead numbers from 25 to 50. Moi? than 600 persons were injured and every btfiWing in the town was wholly 01 partially levsled to the ground. Where stood a thriving and busy town 'of 1,000 people this morning, there is ruin and scattered wreckage. The dead and more seriously injured have been taken away. Five hundred inhabitants, all more or less wounded remain to gather their scat tered household goods and sleep un der tents and on cots, guarded try sol diers of the State. Without warning the powder mills, seven in number, blew up at 9:15 Tuesday morning. They employed 200 men and of these 75 were at work when the first explosion occurred in the press mill' In quick succession the glazing mill, the two coining milli and the powder magazine blew up followed by the cap mill In the magazine, situated several hundred yards from the mills, were stored 40y 000 kegs of powder. When it blew up the concussion was felt nearly 200 miles away. Farm ,houses two miles away and schbol hottses equally distant wer torn to pieces and their occupants in jured. A passenger train on the Big Four Railroad four miles away had every car window broken and sev eral pasengers were injured by fly ing glass. - . The mills went up with three dis tinct explosions, followed 90 minutss later by a fourth even more seriou? than the others when the magazine went up. Immediately following the explosions the wreckage caught fir and the inhabitants of the town who rushed to the rescue of the mill em ployes found themselves powerless to aid those burning in the ruins. Thej worked frantically in constant dan ger from possibly succeeding explo' sions, unmindful of their ruined home? Dead &nd dying were picked up and collected. Eighteen bodies burned and mangled were carried to a pro tected spot to await identification,, while the badly injured numbering upward of 50 were put on & special train and taken to Terre Haute fox hospital accommodations. . Nearly every one of the one thousand in habitants carried blood on their hands and face from his or her own wounds or those of people who had required aid. .. . - Uses a Pocket Knife. Columbia, S. C, Special. A spec ial to The State Jrom Abbeville says: While engaged in a drunken brawl at Mount Carmel, Tom Frith killed his father, William Frith, and serious ly wounded Alonzo Lowton. Fritb used a pocket knife.' He came to Ab beville and surrendered to the sheriff. It seems that the old man Frith and his son had a quarrel ' about a cow Saturday morning in which young Frith was whipped by his father. Sat urday night young Frith went to his father's house and forced hia ry ir with th above results. Fcnvilla IVt Guilty. 'Greensboro, n( C, Spscial Percy Fonv.lc, tbe cotton speculator who formally operated. rt Fort Mill, S. C, and who was charged with complicity in the robbery, of the Charlotte Nat ional Bank by Franc II. Jcncs, was acquitted here Tuesdayin the Feder al court and returned to his home in Alabama. Terrible Loss of Life in French Flood Perpignan, France, By Cable. Se rious loss of life is threatened by a fresh rise following severe storms during the night. Refugees return ing to their homes through the sub sidence of last week's flood were tak en by surprise and it is feared majiy wore cut off from escape. At Ricarda a wedding and baptismal patty were taught in the house where they were celebrating and it is feared scores will periV.i as; rescue is impossible.. Several buildings and villas have been swept nvay. ' The damage U alrcadv ten millions. Physician Iull3 Nesress. Columbia, S. C, Special. A special to The Stste from I'nion, S. C, says: Dr. W. L. Liuer. a prominent young phVfdciau of t'liv ity. fatailjr wouud ed Lucv Lip ov. .itgu woman, he.e firine Ihren t-vlN v h:M hf-r body. S' ' died TnwlJ" ii:.f On March 25 i i lart the rami- w- . t Dr. LinrtT t !, '; ': - it V.;;r'::flg., T'. cruse of tht s;v-...! :- -V diitfilV JOlOWD,
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