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U I K VOL. XX V. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JUNE 131907. ' "S GREAT MIA DAY Empire Sot thern State Takes Jamestown By Storm PRESIDENT PRINCIPAL SPEAKER ' Georgia Day and the Opening of Bel louch Hall, Occasion of President! Second Visit U Exposition, a Gala Day at Jamestown. Norfolk, Va., Special. Tuesdaj w.is (Jcoigia Day at the Jamestown J rj.oition. President Roosevelt was j.r-'-r-iit and made the principal ad-.:M--i. The day was a very successful ".. immens crowds being present. The naval review of men-of-wat i ' II.inij)t(n Roads and the reception of the commanders of American and " vessel which preceded the I'rcr-idcnt's arrival at the grounds, niid the military review on Lee Parade tnliowing the President's morning address, were the same as on !e.e j.'hing day, with the exception oi miik' slight dilTerehce in the" person t i T the participants. It was a distinguished party that i viewed the assembled vessels fron t!ie Mayflower. Immediately ujMtn the arrival of that vessel the parly of Feeretary of the Navy Metcalf was trnnsferred from the Dolphin. The fiihers to join the President were Gov. .1. M. Terrell, of (Jeorgia, and W. N. Mitchell, of the Georgia State com n i--ion. President Roosevelt was introduc ed hy X. W. Mitchell, president id I lie (Jeorgia Day commission, in a ?eccli of tribute. President Roosevelt on beinr intro dueed, said iu part: I can not express how deeply touch ed I am at the action of the State of (Jenriyia, my mother's State, the State from which I draw half the blood in u.y veins, in erecting as the Georgia State House at the Jamestown Expo sition a replica of my grandfather's house at Roswell, Ga.; the house it which my mother passed her youth and where she was married to my jut her. It is an act of gracious cour tesy and consider t ion which I very deeply appreciate; and through the governor and other representatives of (o-' iuia I desire from my heart to tlu'uk all her citizens. Georgia's his tory is unique, for she. alone among tJie original thirteen colonies and the Mibsetjuent new States added thereto, v :s founded with a consciously bene-v-'ent purpose, with the deliberate hunt to benefit mankind by upbuild iiiu' a commonwealth along careful ly planned lines of social, poetical, religious liberty and justice. Ogle tlutije, the founder of Georgia, was a true apostle of philanthropy and of finality of opportunity for all. Ilia tn't purpose was to found a State the wales of which should be open to the oppressed of every land and creed, nnd closed to every form of political religious, or industrial bondage or persecution. This colony welcomed r. I i k o those who fled from political or social tyranny, and those, whether Christian of Jew, who sought liberty for conscience's sake. It was a high and honorable beginning; and I am proud, indeed, of my Georgia ances try, and of the fact that my grand father's grandfather, Archibald Bul loch, was the first governor, or as th( title then went, President of the new State, when the Continental Congresi of which he was also a member, de flared that the Thirteen States had become a new and independent nation. Since then Georgia has grown at c rate even more astounding than the rate of growth of the nation as a whole; her sons have stood high in every field of activity, intellectual oi rhysical, and rapid though her prog ress has been in the past, it bids fail to be even greater in the wonderful cew century which has now fairly opened. Perhaps the very fact that I am half Southern and half Northern in blood, and that for many years I 'as brought into peculiarly close ai nation with the life of the great West, makes it natural for ma to feel ith intensity the strong sense of kinship with every portion of our great common country, which should he the birthright of every true Ameri can. Since I have been President 1 have visited every State and Terri tory within the borders of the Union save such as can only be reached by sea. I have traveled from theAtlan tic to the Pacific, frr)rn rf,a Lake to the Gulf. I bare apuken a country fair, to crdlc-ei, to commer cial and business ergnizatiort, to as sociations of professional men, to la bor organization, to men of every creed and parentage. The thing that has struck me most has been the es sential onenrss, the essential unity f enr people. In the fundamentals I have foiiad American citizens to be Ju.t about the same everywhere. Not only this true as between one community and another, but it is just as true between one class of our citizen and another. Now and then we meet well-meaning peopie who have a genuine honor and dread of all rich men and think of theru as being het apart hy leciuiar vice and iniquity. Now ijnd then we meet eipially well-meaning i men who have au equally i 4 rational dread of those whom thy style "labor leaders." In each case 1 think the hostility is in large part due to a want of nympathy caused by complete ignorance of the men who urous-e such distruct of anger. A 6 a matter of fact, if we take a giv-n number of wage-workers, we find that in their essential human nature they are all alike, hi each group e rind men as wise and as foolish, as good and as bad us in the other group. Such being the case it is certainly well that, so far as possible, when the men ox a given group, as a whole, act in a wny that we deem contrary to the public interest, we should treat the action as d wrong to be remedied rather than as a wrong to be avenged. We ought not to tolerate wrong. During the last quarter of a cen tury this nation has made astonish ing hlridcs; in material progress, and in" no ovher section has this progress been more noteworthy than in the South. While her agriculture has grown faster than eVt'r before, there has also been a new growth of her manufactuiing industries indeed, there has been growth of every kind. Rut of course there is ample room for further growth. The South will be all the better for new immigrants of the right type, and I hope to see steamship lines carrying such immi grants established at ports like Sa vannah and Charleston, just as I hope to see ports like New Orleans ejected by lines of steamers with the South American continent, the continent with which our relations should grow ever closer and naturally more advantageous. In the South, everwhere through the Union we need to see a good education given free t all children, no matter what may be their race or color. It is a matter for congratulation that there is such a steady increase of interest in the Southern States in everything pertaining to children. This has already markedly shown )t- self, and I hope Avill still more mark- edlv show itself in the future, in warring against the evil of child labor in factories. The factory is a very poor place indeed for a child; indeed, rersonallv I think the factory a poor nlace for a woman certainly for a married woman, or for an unmarrisd woman for more than a very lew vears. In any community organized (n reallv healthy lines the average woman will have quite enough to do in her own home, whether she is rich or poor; and nowhere else can she do work of such value to the nation as a whole and by work, I mean her housework, her work as housewife and mother, and not so-called "home industries." As regards children it is essential to look after their physical as their mental training. We cannot afford to let children grow up ignorant; and if they are sent to school they can rot, while young, also work hard out side without detriment, physical, men tal, and moral. Following these practical thoughts the President went at some length in to the question of railroads in thoii relation to the public. He declared that the railroads were showing great unwidc-m in fighting all legislation looking to their proper regulation. The speech was a good one and was attentively listened to. The event elcsed with a fine min arv and naval displav. Temporary Injunction Issued. Atlanta, Ga., Special. Judge Par dee in . the United States Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary injunction, restraining the Georgia railroad commission from putting in to effcet a reduction of 10 per cent, in the freight rates of the Seaboard Air Line until, a final hearing on June 27. On May 10 the commission issued a circular changing the Seaboard from class C 'to. class' B, reducing its rate '0 per cent., effective in 30 days. - A president o! the 'Roosevelt type would te all right, but the caution of the New York Commercial is that Mr. Roosevelt should be careful to. preserve the type that the public faas -in m'nd. The north jitt. Tnere it stands, protected by the ieo trust, umounces the Boston Trantcrlpt, . . 1 .'.... ---- FINE HOTEL DESTROYED The Prisceeg Anne at Virginia Beach, One of the Handsomest Resort Ho tels Along Middlo Atlantic Sea board, Burned to Ground Eatailinj Lots of $185,000. Norfolk, Va., Special. The famous Princess Anne Hotel at Virginia Beach, Va., built 25 yearn ago and one of the handsomest summer resort hotels along the middle Atlantic sea boan!, was destroyed by fire which had its origin early Tuesday in the kitchen, supposedly from a defective flue. In two hours the entire hotel building together with" the Norfolk & Southern dejot, the bowling alley, ho tel laundry, engine house, the office of the Virginia Beach Developing Com pany and all the board walk in front of the hotel had been wiped away. There were 110 person?, guests and employes in the hotel. All are thought to have escaped with the exception t Kmrna Clark, a negro chambermaid, John Eaton, the white steward, and an unknown special guest of Manager Mitchell. 1 That a score or more of persons were not lost is attributed to the grat heroism of Carl IMeschem, a young sergeant with the Richmond Light In fantry Blue's, who, rushing from room to room, awakening the sleep ing occupants, many of whom barely escaped in their night clothes. Boes chem finally fell exhausted and had to be borne from the burning building. The-loss on the building is $185,000 with onlv $83,000 insurance. Man ager A. C. Mitchell, of Asheville, K. C, had no insurance. The hotel safe, in which the heavji receipts of the day and thousands of dollars worth of valuables placed therein by guests for safe keeping, was not locked and its entire contents were lost when the building collapsed. A lare num ber of prominent people from differ ent parts of the country took refuge in cottages nearby. Yellow Journalism Attacked. Norfolk, Va., Special. The James town exposition as a "harbinger of peace and not of war," was the sub ject of Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, of Washington, who made the principal address before the "Woman's National Press Association. The features oi Mrs. Lockwood 's address were her de nunciation of yellow journalism and appeal for universal peace. Mrs Cornelia Branch Stone president of the Woman's Press Association of Teas, urged members become ener getic in efforts to surpress the great divorce evil of today. Mrs. E. E. Moffatt, of Raleigh, N. C. spoke brief ly for the North Carolina Association. Judge Alex. S. Erwin Dead. A'thens, Ga., Special. Judge Alex ander S. Erwin, of this city died at his home Saturday. His death wis paused by an attack of acute indiges tion followed by heart failure. Judge Erwin was 64 years old. He ha served as judge of the Superior Court of the western circuit, and as a mem ber of the Georgia railroad commis sion and at the time of his death was counsel for the Seaboad Air Line Railroad Company. Judge Lrwin wis during the war "a captain in Phillip's Legion and on the battlefield of Get tysburg went further than any Con federate soldier, thus reaching the high water mark of the Confederacy. EACH KOIT IN MISSISSIPPI. Three Negroes Killed and Four White Men Wounded in Clash Near Yaaoo City. Yazoo City, Miss., Special. In a race clash near this place late Satur day three negroes were killed, four white men were wounded and two negroes were severely whipped. James King Hanged for Murder. Roanoke, Va., Special. James King was hanged at Pearisburg, Giles county, Va., Friday for the murder of Charles B. Early last September. Early was foreman of track construc tion on the Norfolk & Western Rail way and ordered King away from a gang. King left but returned later armed with a revolver and shot Early dead. Wanted For Double Murder. Knoxville, Tjwin., Special.- John McPherson, white, wanted here for the murder of Grant Smith and De puty Sheriff Walker, was arrested near Badford, Va., according to infor mation received by Chief of Police Chandler. Smith "was killed in a house of ill fame cii the night of July 6, 1906, and in trying to arrest Mc Pherson, the deputy was killed by the young desparado. McPherson rs father was with him when both tragedies were enacted end i? uow under sentence of 10 years for com plicity, in the killing of the depiity sheriff. Freed cf Murder Charge. Danville, Va., Special The four young white men ?.nd bovs charged with the murder of Ellen Elliott, a ne gro woman who wsy killed while mas querading in maly attire cn the sub urbs of the city on the mjkt of April 20, have been freed. Tl:o case against John Talbot. Oscar Neatherlv and Tom Wciker were nolle y -osse-d by Commonwealth's Attorney Hamlin, Thomas NORTH STATE NEWS Items of Interest Gleaned From Various Sections FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEASHORE Minor Occurrences of the Week ef Interest to Tar Heels Told in Fan graphs. Directors' Meeting. Morganton, Special. The board of directors of the Deaf and Dumb School met here this week for the election of oSieers and teachers for the ensuing year. There are a num ber of changes. Capt. George L. Phifer, the popular steward since the establishment of the school, retir ed, to be succeeded by Mr. J. R. CTod felter. Captain Phifer was not an applicant for the position, there hav ing been gome understanding last year that he would not stand for re election, owing to ill health. His health having improved during the past year, his friends hoped that the board might see fit to re-elect hini. Mr. Richard Boger, of Morganton, was placed in nomination for the po sition of steward. Mr. Clodfelter has. been connected with the school be fore in the capacity of stenographer. Misses Clark, of North Carol in ;i ; Taylor, of Texas; Kellogg, of India na: Conn, of Mississippi, and Ta'Ii- ferro, of Virginia, were elected to take the places of Missis Orr and Murphy, discharged; Mrs. Smith, Misses Bryan and McNamar, resigned, and Miss Ball, deceased. The office of chaplain was abolish ed, but upon application was re-established and Prof. David Tillinghast le tained in the position. Mame Massey Convicted. Charlotte, Special. Mame Massey, the large and muscular negress who has been on trial, charged With the killing of her husband Dave, or Demps Massey, last December, was convicted before Judge Ward and sentenced to five years in the State prison. She was tried seven months ago but the jury could not agree on a verdict. The State made out a better ease than it did before. Former Re corder Shannonhouse worked up the evidence and did it exceptionally well. Many points that were not made in the first trial were brought out this time. Messrs. McNinch and Kirk patriek, who represented the defen dant, made a strong fight for their client but did not let her go on the stand to testify; they did not believe that the prosecution had made out its case. Yesterday, when the verdict of guilt, followed by the sentence of the. court came, those friends of the ne gress who had stood by her from the first to the eventful hour, appealed to Judge Ward and begged him to change the sentence so that Alderman P. M. Cave, the woman's employer, could hire her and not let her go to jail. The sentence was later changed to two years at hard labor, the wo man to be hired ont to her former em--ployer, Mr. Cave. Foul Play Suspected. Hope Mills, Special. Mr. Malcolm Morrison, one of the oldest citizens of Hope Mills, disappeared last Tues day and was heard from no more un til Thursday afternoon, when a searching party found the body about half a mile from town dead. When last seen he'was on the Aberdeen Railway, going in - the direction of Aberdeen. His body was about 100 yards from the railroad track. IU was for many years head machinist for the Hope Mills Manufacturing Company. There seems to be some suspicion a to his death and the cor oner held an inquest. A Mass-Meeting Called. Salisbury, Special The Law and Order League organized bunday aua designed to make war upon the pat ent vices of the citv, has issued call for a mass-meeting Sunday when some speaker will make an address '-.o it. At the Tuesday evening meeting W. F. Snider was chosen president, P. S. Carlton, vi -e president, and J, J. Stewart, "secretary. A New Bank For Hamlet. Hamlet, Special. Monday night about 30 of the business men of the town met in the office of the Hamlet Grocery Company and launched a sec ond bank for the town. The meetiug was very enthusiastic and all present were of the same mind, that another bank was needed. It was decided to organize at once, and build a home for the new institution. Ihe new bank wil be called the People's Bank, and will begin business on a pai4yp f-apital of $15,000. V IStretciitd His Own Rcpe. Burlinsrton. Spedal. Mr. Albert Walker a prominent citizen of the southern part of -Caswell county, committed suielde at his home Tues day by tying a rope to the rafters of his barn and around his neck and dropping from the loft. No direct cause for the rash act is given, though it is said that he has upon several oc casions when "worried threatened to end his life.. WEATHER THE PAST WEEK O&dal Eeport on the Weather Ccadi tioai for the Week Ending Monday. June 10. The North Carolina wrtion of the weather and crop service of the De partment, of Agriculture istoie the following bulletin of weather condi tion for the pat week : Temjerature. The pat week was warmer than the perreding, but the temperature still averaged 3 degree below normal. As a rule the day .were warm, but the nights were un favorably cool especially in the first half of the week. The coldest weath er was on the 4th and 6th, on the lat ter date the minimum temperature fell below-50 degrees at many places in all districts. The masimura tem peratures were low for the season, in no cae was a maximum temperature -of 90 degrees reported for the we?k. The highest maximum temperature was SO degrees in Greene cunty on the 5th and in Robeson county oa the Cth. Precipitation. Light showers fell at many places on the 5th and Gth, and on the Sth moderate rains were general.' On the 5th and Sth hail fell in places but no considerable damage was reported except in Pender county where the hail storm was mute se vere. The precipitation for the State averaged considerably below the nor mal. Information was received by late reports that considerable damage was done on June 1st by severe hail and rain storms in the southern portion of Robeson county and the western portion of Wilson county. Sunshine and Cloudiness. The amount of sunshine was much below the usual amount in all districts. There was some cloudiness almost every day, but particularly in the first and last parts of the week. A. H. Thiessen, Section Director. Spartanburg Men Buy Land to Heed Off Negro College. Spartanberg, Special. To prevent the establishment at Cherokee Springs of a large industrial school for negroes a party of citizens resid ing in that section of the county have purchased the property from Mr. John D. Humphrej-s of this city. The following will compose the company: Dr. J. L. WofTord, John and A. O. Harris, J. R. Foster, J. M. Foster, J. R. Easier, A. Croker, B. O. Turner,J. M. WofTord, M. N. Turner and Mr. Teal. The purchasers of the property live in the neighborhood of Cherokee Springs and are among the best known a nd substantial citizens of the county. It is not known what im provements will be made on the hotel and springs, though it is undertsood just as soon as the company is or ganized extensive improvements will be made. Booker Washington, pesi dent of Tuskegee normal institution at Tuskegee, Ala., at one time quite recently thought seriously of buying the property from Mr. Humphreys and erecteing a large college "for col ored people. In fact it is said Wash ington would have purchased the property had not the citizens of Cher okee Springs formed a company nnd bought the springs and adjoining property. One Was Killed Instantly. Ashland, Miss., Special. Marvin and Don Mathers, brothers, fought a duel here with knives while drink ing. Marvin was killed instantly and Don, with a number of wounds in Lis bodj', is not expected to recover. Captured in Asheville. Winnsboro, Special. Robert Stark Means, who killed Annie Bell Russell on March 12, 1906, was captured at Asheville, N. C, on June 6, by a colored detective, Georye L. Green, who has followed him through Ten neee, West Virginia and North Car olina for two or three weeks. He was brought here Saturday night. Green will receive a reward of $200. A $100,000 Bond Issue. vAmericus, Special. The grand jury in general presentments returned ad vocates a bond issue for improvement to the county roads of Sumter and completion of the third district ag ricultural college. One hundred thousand dollars is the amount sug gested. The proposition is gener ally favored and in- the election re sulting the people will vote over whelmingly for bonds, as Sumter county does not owe a dollar and i3 in a splendid financial condition gen erally, . Uamn, Ecrrtblc Death Trp. High Point, Special. Charie Hay worth, nisrht watchman at the Myrtle Furniture Company, fell into a yat uf boilin? water from which hi died in awful agony. Hayworth was making his rounds on the outside of the build- in where the vat are located for ve neering purposes, -when he stnmblea into what proved to be his deaUi trap. He was rescued by the day foreman, who happened to be close by. FOUGHT OVER EDUCWMflBfllh, ' XL CUy Grafe asd S. D. TT. Ovftser, Jr Esgagt la a &sgk a&4 Twa - IU Affray D&riag aa EiaaclWaaJ Lrarngtoa, SpiaL A paVUe tpcaHtiff pu tb quto of tpctI tthoot tax at Ptay Aeadetay, fa Boone townhip. Katsrday tXght eo-t-d ia a ae&tatioaal fijrht btea 11. Clay Grubb, the dutilkr of Baow, and the principal jf ake r of th c ration, Mr. 1L l. W. Oattor, Jr.. of Raleijth. The following ia partial bill of particulars a reported by oa of tfctHMr prraent. The Bill of Particulars, In the middle of bis rpfb Mr. Connor waa interrupted by Mr. OruUb railing him a liar, prefacing tbia tdtort ugly word with the uual ad jective f condemnation. jLlr. Con nor was game. Without any prelim inaries, be left the pakfr' Vtand ami made fur Orubb, aheddinsr Lit coat as he went. He met Orubh half way, landing; a heavy blow full in tlrubb' face. Then the speaker and his interrupter cliarhed. For two minutes or more a fierc fiht enued on the floor. Firt one party Meme4 to have the advantage, then the rod of liattle favored the other aile fJrubb got Connor' ringer in his mouth and bit a bole in atne. Con nor beat firubb with hi fist. (Inibb friends prevented any interference with the combatants. Finally, through rheer exhaustion more than anything else, the two mew eparated with honos about even. The Battle Renewed. Then Mr. Connor discovered his j bloody finger. He seized an unibrtl- la from the corner and with all L" miht let Orubb have it again in the face. It is not known exactly what occurred next, but the meeting; was adjourned sine die and Messrs. Tlan kins and Connor returned to Iexipg ton, from which place Mr. Connor left for Raleigh Sunday, morning, beaii ig with him evidence of the actual war fare which he waged for education in Boone, an injured finger and bruii ed face. It is stated that if Orubb's friends had not been present in each large numbers, the fight would have resulted in a victory for Mr. Connor. Orubb bears marks on hi face enough to show that he had serious opposition. It was a fair fiiht, with no weapons, except the umbrella used by Mr. Connor. Foreign Missionary Society. Oreensboro, Special; The annual eonferem of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Western North Carolina conference M. K. church South, closed Monday. Inter esting exercises were held. Sunday at eleven o'colck the annual mission ary sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. G. H. Detwiler, pastor of West Market street M. E. church. The ser mon was appropriate, interesting and scholarly. A large audience attend ed the service. Sunday afternoon a special service for children was held. ThU, too, was quite largely attended. At five o'clock Sunday afternoon a consecra- tion meetiug took place. This was at tended by delegates and missionary, workers. Sunday night Miss Mamie Gibson, of the St. Louis Public school made an address in West Market street M. E. church. Convict Makes His Escape. Asheville, Special. A con vict guard here Friday reports the daring escape of Herbert Gaddis from the county gang several miles from the city, "late Friday afternoon. The convicts had just quit work for the day, when Gaddis darted out from under the guns of the guards and started on a run for a nearby creek and laurel thicket with double chains a-elinking. The guards fired, but Gaddis continued to run. At the bank of the creek the guards fired twice and Gaddis yelled and tumbled in. The guards thinking they had killed re escaping convict, hurried to the creek to pick up the "remains." They found, instead of the remains, Gaddis going through the laurel thicket. He succeeded in making good his escape. Burglars Use Chloroform. Burlinzton. Special. rThe borne of Mrs. Mattie Ireland, of North Bur lington, was entered by burglars a few nights ago and a purse containing jewelry and some money left lying on a dresser was useo. im- a physician states that it is his pinon- that chloroform was used. $100,000 Fire In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pa., Special. Fire destroyed a building in the heart of the financial district occupied Dy jonn R. Hathaway & Brother, printers; G. W. Jackson," printer, and other fikei were scorch ?d. Loss $4JO,000, KtffOfi Ordered to Philippic. Wastifi$tc6 Special Tb Twenty-fifth if fantry, one of whoae battal ions figured in the Brownsville inci dent, was ordered to sail for the Phil ippines from San Franeis?o on the transport Bufoid, July 25. Their ing will remove practically all of negro troops from the United States, a few cavalrymen being left at West Point. fwcrJy-One Away MUCH FROFERTY Tfeesaa&da ef Act ea Gained Cendl Cmk U Safcsatrft ( VkWty. WaUra I Cmk Bad aa4 Talii Wit rcTct ef t TUz! Louiiulle, Ky Hr ae per-frfras dead, the il and aereral tkxiatid ro ruined are th by a rludburt Osit raj to Hboierye Uradrvillt einity .All th dead Grsdyville aed, aStbouxb meagre, it is be!icrd tbij fatalities will be reportei surrounding country. The dead: Senator Nell. FOUR ClilUmK.N of nator' Mrs. I., C, Nell. MRS. LUMlllLL, ONE CHILD of Mrm. LumhilL mhs. Carl wilmkkk. DAUGHTER OF Mr. Wilraere. ' GRANDDAUGHTER of Mr. WU mcre. MRS. HARTF1ELD MOSS. SIX CHILDREN of Mr. Moss. MRS. J. V. KELTNER, ONE CHILD of Mrs. Keltner. MISS MARY MOSS. The dUaMer was due to the arratif behavior of Big Creek which waa al ready swollen by recent rains. Wh?n the cloudburst precipitated threa inches of rain in an hour on Grsdy ville and vicinity the creek leaped from its bed and took a new eouraa with the force of a tidal wave. Inhabitants of Gradyrillt were nearly all in bed when the foamins; waters t ruck the town, carryins; away six reoidence, a mill and a larpe number of small houses. Near ly all the victims were drowned, but four were crushed by the collapse of dwcling. State Senator Nell, who ia a physi cian owett bis encape from the rata that overtook bis family to the fact that be was peTOral miles away iu the hills, sitting up with a patient. When the news of the disaster reach ed Columbia, Ky., the nearest town of any size, several hundred citizens de parted for tb-e scene with wrecking appliances, food and clothing. All the physicians available went along. They found the reridenta of the da vasted village dazed and belplehs, but by nightfall all the relief possible had been afforded. Several perwons were injured, but none of these will die. Grsdyville is a village of 175 in habitants in Adair county, six mites from Columbia and IS miles from '.lie nearest railroad station. Chicago, Special. Dispatches from various places in Southern Illi nois, Indiana and Kentucky tell of severe storms of tornado severity which have caused some loss of life and the destruction of muchh prop erty. Early Saturdsy the town of New Minden, 11!., 25 miles southeast of St. Louis, was visited by a tornado which killed four persons and injured a score of others. At Grsdyville. a cloudburst is said to have caused the loss of from 10 to 15 lives, and washed away eight resi dences. At York, 111., Saturday 25 or 30 houses were destroyed and a number of people are said to have been killed Because of the loss of telegraph wires, exact details are sot available. The storm is said to have been es pecially severe in southern Idiana and at Farmersburjr and Sullivan much damage was done by wind and rain. Duquoin, 111., was also visited at night by the same storm that caused the destruction at work. A number of houses were blown down, but no lives wepe lost. 59 Per Cent In Mississippi. Jackson, Miss., Special. Commis sioner of Agriculture Blakeslee gave out a bulletin showing crop condi tions on June 3, and estimating the average condition of the cotton that date at 59 per cent, against government estimate of Co per The difference ia attributed to tb; tiderahle had weather betweeX 31 and Jnne 3, the dates on w data was compiled. Black mates the cotton acreage cent, and the corn acreage cent, or about normal. T! condition cf the corn cro. at 63 percent. BMmWWWSWWBSSWWSBSWmsSNBSSSWWWWawa Kray? CtaspttJ 8tiei Washington, Special. begm trt in"4kt the District ofJ of ihe Krcpp j 1 r i 5 A in I i 2 r r r 7 hjf part of
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