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VOL.IX.
COLUMBUS, N. 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1303
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BREANENED FLOOD.
Paso, Texas, Fearful of Damage By
High Water. -
l FLOOD CONDITIONS ALARMING
ver Forms a Bit Lake Eight Miles
Ubove the Town and fluch Alarm
s Felt
Ell 'Paso, Tex., Special. The flood
idition is regarded las serious here
even the most conservative persons.
e river continues to rise and the
iter is striking the levee with great
ire. ah avanaDie policemen nave
Jen placed on duty along the river
d the city engineer and street com
ssicurr have been busy since morn-
k with a large number of workmen
gaged in fortifying weak spots in
b levee with sand bags. At one point
t water ate out a cavity ten feet
fcg, but it was filled with sand bags.
low the city the river-tore through
obstructions and entered its"- old
annol which was abandoned whf.n
p cut off was built three years ago
strengthen the stream to guard
tost future overflow. Late Sunday
enhig the chief of police received a
ephone message from John Miller, a
brchant and ranchman at White
mr. eignt miles above town, stating
at the river had1 gotten behind the
roe and formed a lake five miles
uare arid, quite deep. This threatens
sweep away the levee and come
IwB uponvEl Paso with a rush. He
id he wasfloing all in Lis power to
id the wat& in check, but feared he
dd not do so.
The report caused genuine alarm,
d the greatest apprehension is felt,
heavy rain is falling 20 miles up
p nvcr ana tms aaas to tne dancer
an overflow.
Hotel Burned.
ouisville, Special. The City Hotel
Jackson, Ky., a three-story build-
owned by CapL B. J. Ewen, the
ncipal witness against; Jett and
xe, tktw on trial for the assassina-
ct Lawyer J. B. Marcum, was
ed to the ground early Sunday
jirnins. Fifteen guests were in the
el. out all escaped without injury.
ere wzs no insurance on -the struc-
h. and the hotel with its furnishings
F J 1 MN ... . - . ...
& tne errects or tne guests is a total
fe.The cause of the fire is unknown,
t the belief is general that the fire
is inccriiary origin. Captain Ewen
:ently had put up an addition to the
tel. This was just completed and
s in this part of the hotel that the
5 was discovered. The town of
:kscn has no fire department and its
izens were awakened by the firing of
tods and guns, and much excitement
availed. A detachment of militia
on the double quick. from their
air across the river and rendered
m assisting the guests to escape
n preventing the flames from spread-
Killed By His Son.
aeon, Ga.. Special. An Eastman
petal to The Telegraph says: "Dr.
J. Bucken. of Eastman, whose
Pther is a member of the Legisla-
e.-was shot and instintly killed
kurday by his' son, Ogletree. The
ut? naa seized a pistol andthreat-
fl"rf kill Vlir, Ttritn nriA "Vl ? 1 H T-CTI TVl O
fe attemnt.pd' to wrest. tho wearon
m him. "The son, hearing the
fffle, ran into the room with a
pi m hand. It is . supposed the dis-
11 tr the if tar Aeaponwas ac
tho ball passing throug.i th
k?rs heart: The wife wasjtormerly
?S Alir.,-. tilnntn
An American Kidnapped In China.
Fashins-ton RTvolnl Th following
Rram has Vkti rr-rpivp.rt f rnm
ited States Cnnsnl Gen. MeWade at
Pton, China. datel Thursday:
Pceeding from Canton to Heunghan.
rv inousand dollars ransom is ask-
! i have sent the Callao (gun-boat)
!thc rescue. Details later."
Bij: Bank flerger.
ttsburg, Special. Plans have been
te?ted for the formation in Pitts-
2 of one of the greatest combina-
s f banking interests ever under-'
ea in the country. By the bill the
rmers; Deposit National Bank, Co
ttbia Xafl. Bank, Tradesman's, Na
r'al Bank, American Trust Company,
QDsylvania Trust Company, Colum-
ational Bank, Tredesmens Na-
r Bank, Germania Savings Bank
k. reshold Bank will be merged,
QS the larePKt snd mnct nAmerfnl
racial
a ani Chicago.
jaeo City, Special. Dispatches
Acapuico continue to 'report
quakes of a terrifying nature,
??T(' vilent shocks reported
!rC( f-'J shocks took place on the
lck01 Xh- I Oth, when simultaneously
zn??ro experienced at Tulan-
thir 'Viescia. Tne people ran
ti. Lstreeta aQd falling on their
i
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters of General Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
Down in Dixie.
The Ada cotton mills, of Charlotte
have shut down, and a receiver will be
asked to wind up tho business.
-The trial of Curtis Jett and Thomas
White, charged with the assassination
of J. B. Marcum, began at Jackson,
Ky. '
Judge Emory Speer,' in an address
at the commencement at Emory Col
lege, Georgia, analyzed the motives of
Robert E. Lee.
At The National Capital.
The Secretary of the Navy has ap
proved the plans of the Board on Con
struction for the battleships Dakota
and Mississippi.
'United States troops from Forts
Grant and Huachuca were sent to Mo
renci, Ariz., to aid the Territorial mili
tia and rangers in keeping order among
the striking miners there.
The Navy Department awarded con
tracts for the three 16,000 ton battle
ships recently authorized by Con
gress. President Roosevelt has decided to
force Colombia to act on the canal
treaty. ;
At The North,
By the breaking of a levee at East
St. Louis, 111., 11 lives and a great
amount of property were lost.
Convict W. P. Miller, formerly of the
"Franklin Syndicate," testified in the
trial of Lawyer Ammon, in New York,
and told of his "get-rich-quick"
methods. ,
The lumber yards in New York were
leopened after a lockout of five weeks
and building operations were resumed.
Ten buildings, weakened by flood,
collapsed at Kansas City and 23,000
persons are homeless.
Twenty persons were reported
drowned in a flood following a cloud
burst in Arizona.
At Kalkaska, Mich., Mrs. Mary Mc
Knight confessed to the poisoning of
her brother, John Murphy, his wife and
baby, and she is suspected of causing
eight other deaths. .
Miss Ruth Hanna, youngest daughter
of the Ohio Senator, was married to
Mr. Joseph Medill McCormick, at
Cleveland before a distinguished as
semblage, including President Roose
velt It is reported in New York that the
Gould-Rockefeller interests have a
prospect of acquiring control of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
President George F. Baer, of the
Reading, testified at the investigation
of the complaint of W. R. Hearst
against the coal-carrying railroads be
fore the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion in New York.
Dr. Richard Gottheil, of New York,
was elected President of the Federa
tion of American Zionists.
Edward Mclntyre, of Moosic, Pa.,
completed a fast of 40 days, in an un
successful attempt to cure himself of
paralysis.
W. S. Devery gave bail for Samuel
Parks; the New York labor leader, ac
cused of extortion.
The Board of Building Trades in
New York is split into two faction, one
of which offers to break the strike.
From Across The Sea.
The Venezuelan revolution has been
crushed and Gen. Manuel A. Matos, its
leader, has taken refuge in Curaco.
Col. Geo. A. Schiel, a German artil
lery officer who rendered notable ser
vice with the Boers, is dying.
The World's W. C. T. U. continued
its session at Geneva, Switzerland.
The German Antarctic . expedition
named a newly discovered land after
Emperor William.
The Russian Government announces
that it will :not receive representations
from a foreign power in regard to the
Kischenoff affair.
The United States Consul at Canton,
China, reports that an American citi
zen has been captured by Chinese pi
rates and is held for ransom. .
Miscellaneous natters.
Cotton prices again went higher and
made new records for 15 years.
Alumni Day exercises were held at
Princeton University, and the new
gymnasium there was opened.
Miss Katheririe K. Cassatt, daughter
of the president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was married to Dr. J. P.
Hutchlnso, at Haverford, Pa.
The losses in the Pacolet river val
ley caused by the recent flood were
estimated at $4,400,000 and the desola
tion there is graphically described by
eye-witnesses.
The debate in the British Parlia
ment on taxation showed decided dif
ferences in the Cabinet on the ques
tion of preferential trade.
. King Edward attended the wedding
in London of Lady '.Juliet Lowther and
Mr, Robin Duff. ; ; 7, : ,
, seven men , were severely injured
by a boiler explosion on the British
cruiser Good Hope at Gibraltar.
The new police prefect of Odessa
n.irai o AaloiraHrrn nf mhhfji that thp. 1
Jw ox ibat. oiti. would ha PSd.
STILL MORE FLOODS
Thieves and Levee Cutters Are to Be
Shot Down Instantly.
THE FLOOD GROWS MORE SERIOUS.
Besides the Immense Damage to
Property, Eleven Lives Have Been
Sacrificed to the Waters.
St. Louis, Special. Almost two
thirds of the territory of East St. Louis
is under from two to 15 feet of water:
Between sunset Tuesday night and
dawn Wednesday morning.i 11 lives
were sacrificed to the waters and dam
age which no attempted to estimate,
has been done to the property.
Probably never before in the history
of the country has a more valiant
fight been made by brave men, with
defeat staring them in the face, to pro
tect lives and property than has beeq
made by the citizens of East St. Louis.
When the rising Mississippi river be
gan to threaten the city last Thursday
morning, Mayor Silas Cook ordered
men to construct sand bag' levees at
once. The river rose higher and more
men were employed. : Citizens of all
classes and advocations worked side by
Bide with the laborers. Since Thurs
day morning 5,000 men, under the
leadership of Mayor Cook, without
sleep, with little rest and food, snatch
ed at intervaln, have toiled unceasing
ly to strengthen, levees, and to do ev
erything possible to save the city. Not
a wheel of industry is turning in East
St. Louis, Smokless chimneys pt manu
facturing plants stand lifeless ' while
the flood whirls at the foundations.
The vast railway yards are outlined by
hundreds of half-submerged cars and
here and there stand locomotives only
half visible. Huge grain elevators
stand surrounded by veritable seas.
To the south, beyond the railway
yards, are thousands of homes, mainly
humble cottages, owned by laborers
and containing their all, submerged to
the eaves. .
BUSINESS PORTION OF THE CITV
IN DANGER. f
In North East St. Louis the descrip
tion may be repeated. f
The business portion of the city aiid
the district containing the better resi
dences is still intact, "but for how
long?" is the question. Broadway,
running from Eads bridge east to the
city limits, a wide street Walled with
stone 15 feet hih. divides the city ;in
halves. More than ten feet of water is
pressing against Broadway from the
south and in some places is sleeping
through in streams as thick as a
man's body. If Broadway shall break,
the water will rush over much of the
city until Missouri avenue, running
parallel one block north, is encounter
ed. Along the river front to the west
a levee of sand bags from two to six
feet high and two miles long keeps the
river out. ;
Without warning the river suddenly
began to rise. The city was made safe
along the river front, but suddenly a
new danger menaced. Word was re
ceived that the Illinois Central em
bankment skirting the river along the
southern boundary of the city threat
ened to give way.
Couriers were sent on horseback arid
afoot to shout warnings to the inhab
itants of the-southern half of the city.
Car-loads of sand bags were rushed to
the place and wofk was hurriedly be
gun. Accustomed to warnings, the in
habitants did not leave their homes.
Higher and higher rose the water un
til a thin -stream began pouring over
the embankment and suddenly it
brolec
THE FIRST BREAK IN THE EM
BANKMENT. Thomas Middleton. a volunteer in
charge of a gang of men Who were
working1 at the points where the em
bankment gave way, gave a descrip
tion of the break to the Associated
Press agent. He said: 'T'he break oc
curred at 11 : 40 Tuesday night. My
gang was hard at work with the oth
ers. The water was pouring over the
top of the embankment in ! a sheet
even after all our work. Suddenly,1
with a roar, a wave of water shot
through the embankment almost at
my feet. I was carried away, but soon
pulled myself out of the water.. One:
of the laborers standing by my side;
was swept away and I saw him drown
In an instant the water had cut a sec
tion of the embankment out and a
stream 25 feet wide was rushing
through. I saw another section of
the embankment go out a few minutes
later and then that portipn between
the two torrents went down and the
river poured through in all its fury. I
believe many . men, especially ne
groes, were drowned. I know that sev
eral negroes, worn out, had been per
mitted to napi and they were lying
asleep right in the path of the flood.
They certainly were drowned." Mid
dleton escaped by Tuning along the
embankment back to the city.
The alarm spread like wild fire and
yhistles were blown, bells rung, shots
fired and cries of warning were sound
ed, but with all this pandemonium, the
majority of the aroused inhabitants
did not leave their homes.
WATER RISES-RAPIDLY.
: .Within an hour tho houses stood in
water that reached to jthe roofs of the,
one-story - cottages. It Is known that
numbers of .people fled-to the Central
Hotel, a four-story brick structure,
and to the large brick buildings of the
wocMTtirtrm .and Franklin Hhsa
cfcool. Now X tse huildtoss todays
contained more tha 250 -persons and
L although the rescue boats, found many
people In second stories and on house
tops there are rows upon rows of cot
tages that early this morning did not
show a sign of life. There is a grave
fear that many bodies of dead will be
found in the flooded cottages and in
this section of the city. It has been
practically impossible to learn of
authentic deaths, .but from the most
reliable sources it is believed tnat 11
persons were drowned last night, four
of whom perished on the North Side
early in the evening as follows: The
dead: John Koolish and three chil
dren, drowned on the North Side; un
known baby; E. H. Sherwood, Law
rence Day, two unknown women, om
unknown man, one unknown colored
laborer. It was currently reported to
day that seven negroes, caught fn the
act of looting houses la3t night were
shot to death. While thta is not con
firmed it is known that there was fir
ing on the North Side early last night,
where these negroes are said to have
been caught.
The death of John Koolish, a Polish
carpenter, and his three children, two
boys, aged 5 and 7, respectively, ano
a girl of 12 years, were caused by try
ing to save three kegs of btSR The
bodies were recovered.
ninor Mention.
The government of the District of
Columbia, through its corporation
counsel, has instituted civil proceed
ings against James M. Watson, now in
jail for alleged defalcation of District
funds, estimated at $73,000.
At St. Louis Sunday, Claude, with
127 pounds, riden by J. Daly, wan the
St. Louis derby, worth $12,000,
winning by two lengths.
The grain tax amendment was de
feated in the British House of Com
mons by a vote of 424 to 28.
: Nine Days to Clear the Track.
Asheville, Special. Superintendent
Ramseur, of the Asheville division of
the Southern Railway, has made a
statement concerning the rock slide
near Melrose, which indicates a re
markable state of affairs. He says it
will take nine days to clear the track
of the mass of stone if no other sec
tion of the mountain gives way, a
statement which indicates that he re
gards such contingency not unlikely.
Furthermore he says it will be neces
Xiry detour .all freight trains, but
that passengers will be transferred.
; Charlotte Negro Strung: Up.
Johnson City, Tenn., Special. Mrs.
Isaac Poore, wife of a Washington
county farmer, was criminally assault
ed late Wednesday by Adam Jackson,
a Charlotte, N. C, negro. A mob pur
sued and -caught him and had strung
him up when the deputy , sheriff and
posse arrived. The negro was taken
down in response to appeals of the pos
se. He confessed his crime and was
bound over to court and is now in jail
at Jonesboro. Mrs. Poore may die.
Money for the Militia.
Washington, Special. -The War De
partment has made announcement of
the provisional apportionment to the
States and Territories of 50 per cent,
of $2,000,000 appropriated by the act
for arming and supplying the militia
to correspond with the regular army.
Following are some of the allotments:
Alabama, $24,340; Florida, $12,313;
Georgia, $38,459; Kentucky, $17,340;
Louisiana, $18,753;' Maryland, $16,348;
Mississippi, $12,577; North Carolina,
$15,186; South Carolina, $24,063; Ten
nessee, $14,597; Virginia, $17,986.
Cabinet Resigns.
Rome, By Cable. Premier Zan
ardelll formally announced T in the
Chamber of Deputies that the cabinet
had resigned. Slgnor Zanardelli said
the cabinet had this day presented its
rc feignation to King Emmanuel and
that the latter had reserved his de-.
cision. The Ministers will temporarily
continue to discharge current affairs.
A woman doesn't care anything
about the silver linings of clouds If
her gown is only silk-lined.
j Railroad Sold.
Nashville Special. The properties
of the Nashville Railroad were sold un
der foreclosure proceedings and were
bought in at the upset price of $500,000
fixed in the decree of sale. The prop
erty was bought in by A. M, Shoont,
representing Ladenburg, Thalman &
Company, of New York; Isadore New
man & Son, o" New Orleans; J. N. Wil
liams & Son, of Richmond, Va., and
Percy Warner and others, of this city,
Lewis Nixon resigned as president
of the United States Shipbuilding
Company.
The Kelley-McDonald Lumber Co.
located on Newman's lake, in Alachur
county, Florida, has been incorporated
with a capital stock of $24,000. Th
company will deal in" lumber, rea"
estate, etc.' The incorporators are J. L
Kelley, J. B. McDonald and A. J. Kel
ly. . ; . -
A large tract of timber land in Flor
ida on which there are many dog woo
trees is " available for development"
Manufacturers who are desirous of ot
taining a supply of this wood for the:
purposes rare invited to address tb
owner, R; F. Abbe, 75 Guernsey street
Brooklyn J. Y, - ...
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MUST SERVE HIS TERM.
Wilcox Sentence Pronounced Upon
By the Supreme Court.
: Raleigh, N. C., I Special The Su
preme Court found no error In the
Judgment of the Perquimans Superior
Court that James Ej Wilcox was guilty
of murder in the second degree of
Nellie Cropsey, of Elizabeth City, and
must serve 30 years In the peniten
tiary. The opinion ! written, by Judge
Connor, is of great length. Wilcox was
first tried at his home, Elizabeth City,
for the murder of Nellie Cropsey. The
result was conviction of murder in the
first degree and a j death sentence.
Then he appealed and was given a
new trial, the ground of undue in
fluence, etc., by threatening persons.
The case was moved to Perquimans
county and there he was convicted of
murder in the second degree and giveu
a sentence of , 30 years in the peniten
tiary. From this sentence he again ap
pealed. J
The Supreme Court found no error,
and so Wilcox must go to the peniten
tiary. He has said that he wished to be
hanged' or acquitted. The opinion in
his case is unanimous. Judge Connor
quotes the opinion in the noted case
of Cluverius (the murderer of Lillian
Madison) at Richmond and says:
"This language, so far as it applies to
the facts in this case, appropriately
expresses the conclusion at which we
have arrived.-We thihk that, measured
by the standard prescribed by law, the
evidence was properly submitted to
the jury and we canhot say the latter
has not reached a correct conclusion.
We are of the opinion that the testi
mony is sufficient to! bring the minds
of an intelligent ad j fair-minded jury
under the instruction of a learned,
just and impartial judge, to the con
clusion that the defendant Is guilty."
Dr. Dreher Resigns. ,
Roanoke. Va., Special. President
Julius Dreher,f Roanoke College, sit
uated at Salem", has tendered his resig
nation to the board of trustees, and it
has been accepted. The presidency has
been tendered to DrP James A. More
head, president of the. Seminary of the
United Synod of the j Lutheran Church
of the South, at Charleston, S. C, but
no answer has been received yet. Dr.
Dreher has been connected with Roa
noke College for 32 years, and for 25
years was its president. He long since
decided to. retire when he had served
25 years as president; He declines to
say what his future plans are.
Two Boys Smothered.
Nashville, Tenn., j Special. Two
boys were smothered to deaith while
playing in the: wheat bin of S the Gal
latin mills Tuesday afternoon. A
search was instituted when the boys
failed to put In an appearance for
supper, and it was not until I Wednes
day morning that their lifeless and
naked bodies were fo ind at the bot
tom of the bin, in which they had
been playing. The lads' names were
Henry Smith and Hugh, Lanier, and
they were between 8 and 9 years old.
Live News Notes.
The most literary monarch in Europe
is without doubt the young Victor Em
manuel of Italy. He knows English,
Fiench and German eqhally as well as
his native language, aind has even a
reading acquaintance . with that jvery
difficult language, Russian. He spends
at least three hours every day in his
study busy with current literature of
every kind. He is said to prefer the
monthly reviews to daily journals, but,
however this may be, it is quite cer
tain that no monarch alive keeps him
self more thoroughly posted in all
questions of the day. Heihas more than
once astonished English visitors by
his intimate acquaintance with the in
tricacies of their party politics and so
cial questions, in which he is better
read than many members of the British
Parliament. I ;
Julia Ward Howe celebrated her 84th
birthday on May 27 atj her home in
Boston; All her children, several of her
grandchildren" and her first great
grandchild, were present. The great
grandchild is only 2 months' I old, and
was taken from: Plainfield, N. J., for
this occasion. Mrs. Howe had never
seen the child before. Its I name is
Julia Ward Howe Hall. On her birth
day Mrs. Howe went out. -foij a drive
and on returning home had j the de
lightful surprise of finding her little
namesake In the house. Mrs. j Howe is
now president of the Authors' Club, of
Boston, and is active in many ways,,
being especially interested in young
writers . - .P' - - !
Fred BaumanV who organized the
hotel and restaurant employees of Chi
cago and made possible the paralyzing
strike that prevailed in that ctty. has
gone to New York. It is &is intention
to build up a powerful organization' of
hotel employees there. He hai already
made arrangements to take in; the two
existing unions of waiters and the
union of bartenders. His work in Chi
cago was accomplished i in j a few
months. ''V-v V v
Latest details from the floods in the
Pacolet; and other rivers in the Caro
linas, estimate .the -property I loss at
$3,500,000 and the number drowned
as greater than at first expected.
George Howard Littlefield, j aged 23
years, of Washington, D. C., who had
served in the army, was murdered by
thieves at Salt Lake, .Utah: j
W. T. Wyatt, a negro school j teacher,
who assassinated Superintendent
Hertel because the latter! refused to
issue him a certificate, was j lynched
by a mob at ' BeUeviJlo, 111. , -.
In another shooting affray resulting
rorn the Cochrill-Hargis feud in
Breathitt county,? Kentucky, James
Gav. a Hargis adherent, was
and two. otLsrs wcinied.
hilled
ANOTHER REGICIDE
King and Queen of Servia Stat
Down. i
BUTCHERY IN THE SERVIAN PALACE
New Government Formed and a Pro
clamation Issued to the Servians
History of the Tragic Events.
Belgrade, Servia, By CablcA mili
tary revolution broke out here Wed
nesday night. The troops who re
volted under the leadership ot MaL
Angikovics surrounded the palace and
assassinated King Alexander, : Queen
Draga, the latter'a sister,, the Queen's
brother, Nikodem, Premier Marko
vitch, and Ministers " PetroTitch and
Tudoro vies, Gen. Pavlovitch former
Minister of War, and some members
of the Royal Guard. Prince Karageorg:
vitch was proclaimed King. A new gov-'
ernment was formed and the following
proclamation issued: ' 7 ' . f
"To the Servian People: - .
"Wednesday night the King and
Queen were shot. In this grave and
fateful movement the friends of the
fatherland have combined to form av
n6w government While the, govern
ment makes this announcement to the
people it is assured that the Servian:
people will gather around It and lend
it their aid to maintain order and se
curity througout the land, r .
"The government hereby makes it
known that from today the constitu
tion of April, 1901, comes into force.
The meeting of national representa-
tives, dissolved by the proclamation of
March 24, is summoned to meet at Bet
grade, June 15. .
(Signed) "Jovan Avakumovics, Pre
mier; L. Jubnor Kalievics, Foreign
' minister; Stjoan Pravitch, Minister
of the Interior; George Henries,
Minister of Commerce; General Jor
van Alanazkovics, Minister of War; ,
Vojilsay Vilkovics, Minister . of Fi
nance; Colonel Alexander Machin,
Minister: of Public Works; L.Jubomir .
Schiokovics, Minister of Justice" ...
The streets are thronged with people .
whose actions seem to approve the '
coup d' etat. M. Pray itch, the new Min
ister of the Interior, was loudly
cheered as he drove to the ministry.
The new Premier belongs to the Inde
pendent Liberal, party.
As the morning advanced the ex
citement in the streets grew steadily.
In spite of the pouring rain thousands
of people gathered in the vicinity ot
the palace. Everywhere troops of alL
arms were posted and field guns were
placed in position tcv deal .quickly with '.
any opposition to the newly-formed
government's will. The soldiers dis
carded their cockades bearing the late
King Alexander's cipher and substi
tuted for it flowers, green twigs and v
leaves. . "
Bands of young men paraded the
streets waving flags and shouting
"Long live Karageorgvitch!" Flags .
are flying from nearly every house in
Belgrade . and there is absolutely do
display whatever of crape ,or, other
sJngs of mouring. The royai standard
has been lowered from over the pal
ace. Reports from places outside Bel
grade indicate that the country ac
cepts the disappearance of the Obreno- -vitch
dynasty without regret. ' i
' According to the best available in-4
formation obtainable from the mass ot
contradictions, the crime was carried
cut by members of the Sixth Infantry
under the command of Colonels Misch
nich and Machin. The latter is a
brother-in-law of Queen Draga and is
Minister of Public Works in the new
cabinent. The soldiers appear to have
fought their way into the palace, shoot
ing down the aide-de-camp on duty, .
Colonel Naumvies, although according?
to another version, the King shot
Naumvies because he opened the gate
to his assailants, thereby creating a,
suspicion of his connivance. Some of
the 'persons . killed were surprised in
their houses, simultaneously with the
attack on the palace.
The remains of King Alexander will
probably be burled at the Convent of
Rakova. The other bodies will be In
terred.in the local cemetery.
Jeffemon Davis Arch Abandoned.
Richmond, Va., SpeciaLThe board
of directors of the Jefferson Davis
Monument Association l have decided
that E. C. Valentine, as sculptor, anT
W. C Noland, as architect, shall sub
mit new designs for a monument to
cost not more than the amount in the
treasury of the association for th
present, which Is about. $60,000. This
does away entirely with the arch idea.
Two Southern Trains Crash, i
Danville, Va., Special. Southern
train No. 449, north bound, collided
with the Danville & Western mixed
train, No. 15, on the Southern Rail
way, one -mile north of Stokesland. and
three miles south of, Danville, at 7
o'clock Thursday morning. Seventeen
cars were wrecked, and several peoples
including" the engineera aad firemen on
both trains, were hurt, two of . them
reriously.:- The engines are a total
wreck.: -Fire brolie out in the derailed
cars immediately' after the collision,
and added its horror to the already
wild scene.- The woodwork of the cars
was completely burned.
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