Weather for This Season of the Year
Precedes the
«(reat Trees Tora Up by the Roots and
Towns Damaged «~~ Havoc by Wind and
Floods.
(Special)
Birmingham, Ala
t | sity
nado tha inten and
t
wrought surpassed vthing in the
OGuUgEni surpassca anytiung un i
ngham visited
morning. Not
town wit
west
are
tory ol
Monday
ham, but every
ast and
25 persons
. rd A
onl
20 miles ¢ suffered
About believe
een
i
y, il fat
Kt
loss
wn
million
caught
noon and
by one
The
eastwa
throt
Avondale
course
mountains
town €
All uses
path were left
the south
ber of
were
home ur
of
yards
The
the on
shire
unnurt
the
bounds with
to the east
12¢d what
The altitude
more than 75 fe
and cottages
path of the s
sufferers. The |
higher ground
Large trees on
cent Hospital wer
and large ston
ground.
From Eighth to 1
nado bounded like
when it again
BOERS FIGHTING AS HARD AS EVER
They Wreck a Supply Train and Bura Bloody
River Bridge.
ni¢ 1«
Standerton, Transv:
Four hundred Beers,
Commander }
ply
overpowered
several :
convoy,
column, k
River ag
ony.
and th
Rive
1
Seq
H
t
iran
Meats
24 AS
fom
Meeting Held
mon.
~The
the
Wash
oft American
here in the
eld in }
orial Church. The
vift, field secretary of
ented a brief report of
k, and General O. O
ent of the de-
t address, setting forth
ds of the society. The
said that the
ween 13,000,000
society,
sOCiety
and
n field
portage over 15,000,000
e been made, while
of Christian reading
ieir homes. The so-
to publish the Gos-
guages or dialects.
self to Death.
nn. (Special). Miss
well-known young
mmunity, committed
Katurated her clothing
t fire to it. She had
sed over the loss of
er in a school here
made two attempts
Familiar Game.
N. C. (Special).-~Three
n, Frank Thompson, D.
Gomez Bono, the latter
an Indian, were arrested
ttempting to work the gold
ne on Paul Garrett, of Wel-
ett notified the officers of
nce of the men and planned
ure. He and Thompson were
to a spot in the woods near
here Bono had two bricks con-
reputed to he worth $50,000.
» Who was to assay the gold, was
ted at a hotel. i
story house occupied by Joseph Bu
enheler and razed 1t to
ground. The 11-year-old daughter
John Krunzey, a rolling mill man, was
under the
daimaost
debris and severely
Continuing in an eastward di
rection
vards width until it
the city limits, and
View Hill, about
There were no
after
ot 75
yond
Lake
street.
passe d
\
SIruck
be
the
houses
reached
dale.
On Faggot's Hill, just south of
Word
The Korea Launched.
ymplied
A Church Struck by Lightning.
Rapides, Mich Special)
Roman Cath “atl
Gesir wed Ly fire
if lightning. The
with only £20,000 insurance
> organ, valued
y ruined. The
was struck by |
M., bit flames were not disco
M.. when they
of the firemen.
Andrew's
was d
stroke
$£30.000
1088 IS °F
The large
at $10,000, was ut
the ch ]
10.0 P
vered until
beyond
spire of
were
Dynamite at Berkeley Springs.
Berkeley Springs, W. Va. (Special) —
The fine medicinal springs, set aside
over a century ago for the use the
public by Lord Fairfax, was dynamited
by unknown persons early Sunday
morning. The controversy over the
leasing of the springs to outsiders has
caused ill-feeling, and the work of the
vandals is attributed to this
of
Cubans Playing to Grandstacd.
Havana (Special) It has been
learned that the Constitutional Conven-
tion long since determined to gran: the
demands made by the United States
under the Platt amendment, and that all
the show of opposition now being nade
is grandstand play.
Soldiers Quarrel at Tien Tain.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS,
Domestic,
Conlin, & clerk in a brand
Yark Post Office, who dis
ippeared pou h cont: 40
wrth of property, Ww
e and brought back to
Joseph A,
of the New
with a ning
caught afte
mortgage for $100,000 burned
pre
Andrew's
Hymns of praise
{
Were
sence of a large
: .
Methodist Church, New
were sung while
ie
lander, on account
nto
Of
because she went vaudeviiie
i ¥ LN ae
Band Sergeant Alexand
1 while servin
in Cuba, wa
in York,
x ¢ nEres
3
Pa
sman
appointed civil
ner. to succeed
Brewer
¢ destroye
1 Di
1
new
average
wi.
Mr. Chamberlain stated in the House
Commons that no specihic objections
had been made by General Botha to any
of the peace terms offered by General
Kitchener and made no counter pro-
posals
Emperor Wiliam, in speaking of the
attempt recently made upon his
said that the outrage convinced
that since the death of Emperor Wil-
liam 1 respect for the authorities had
decreased
The Privy Coucillor and Chief Pro-
curator of the Holy Synod at St. Pe:
plague on
are 1 irted iy mn Lape
I«
of
two bullets being fired at him through
a window,
Russian statesmen declare emphati-
caily that Russia does not
Regiment and a member of the Victor-
ian contingent, who were acting as
volicemen, wére sabred and bayoneted.
fi is alleged that Germans were the
principal culprits,
A Keotucky Bank Robbed.
Columbus, Ky. (Special). ~The Bank
of Columbus was robbed early to-day
of nearly $10,000, it is stated. The rob-
pers escaped, but four men suspected of
the crime have been arrested at Union
City, Tenn,
i
Figancial,
The Lackawanna Road has ordered
cighty new locomotives,
Seats in the Montreal Stock Exchange
have advanced to $18,000.
Brooklyn Ferry stock and bonds ad-
vanced heavily last week,
American Express Company shares
advanced 3 points to 19034 last week.
Stock Exchange seats in Baltimore
have advanced to $6230, the highest
rice. Four years ago seats sold in
altimore at $100,
Brooklyn Rapid Transit earmings in
February increased $41,000.
i
Minnesota Expects to Require Physi.
cian's Examination.
TRACE OF INSANITY TO BE A BAR
No License Will Be Issued If Bill Passes Legis
lature Until a Certificate is Presented-la-
for Feeble-Minded in the State Is Strong
Argument in Its Favor.
Minn. (Special The Chil
which passed the Senate
proposed as a measure to restrict
marriage of persons afflicted with
mental disorders, and has the
upport of the the State
Wi the reasonably
im to become a
Satur
HYSICAl OF
ans of
bill, which 1
1
i
physic
aimed at the
per
aw, is
1 11
above named, it will affect all
a physical ex
matin
UTON
provi
seeking marriage, as
i candidates for
Some of the
follow
eplieplio
icted
an
with
nter
CUT OFF HER OWN EARS,
.
Her Nese.
$58
Hotel Gueats Routed
¢
Abolishing Off Year”
3
Elections,
by ER
Was
i the
machine.”
Harrison's Life Insurance.
~Ex- President
life insurance
was announced by the presi-
Union Trust Company,
which is executor of General Harrison's
will, He said: “General H3rrison had
four policies of $10,000, each in force
The box containing the policies has not
been opened yet. Our appraisement of
the Harrison estate gives its total value
at $380000. This includes all real
estate, railroad bonds, stock in the
Union Trust Company, the Law Build-
ing here and other securities.”
Kidoapper Dead and Child Restored.
El Paso, Tex. (Special).-~May Carrie
Stevens, kidnapped from here six years
ago, when but § years of age, and not
heard of again by relatives until re-
was brought back from Dan-
‘ s (Special)
left $40.000 in
the
The
tell a con-
Anna Stevens,
child was able
Monday.
stolen to
ago. She was trained for a trapeze
performer in a circus. The actress who
took her away from home is dead.
Boer Diplomats Not Idle.
Amsterdam (By Cable). Dr. Leyds,
the agent in ‘Europe of the Boer Gov-
ernments, assumed that the dispute be.
tween England and Russia at Tien Tein
offered an opportune moment for a visit
to St. Petersburg. He therefore caused
inquiry to be made through the Boer
agents in Paris as to whether the Czar
would welcome a visit from the Boer
President and himself, The Czar re-
turned a flat refusal to receive the
would-be visitors, and the settlement of
the Tien Tein dispute has disappointed
Boer hopes of a between Eng-
land and Russia,
LIVE NATIONAL AFFAIRS,
Spanish War Claims.
mg on }
surgents
for direct d;
before the co n
1
no indirect dam:
I Ine commi
ire already cl
Speaking
$101, >enat
ught
Wi
retion, to extend the life
months
i
to de
periods of six
found necessary
mn
Home Fund
¢
Capital News in General
»
sugRest
U
law an of i
twelve additions
tillery, or
Henry
Agsistant
Tavlor decided that
a new industry,
the imported labo
Senator
Secret
MRE: ace
was
decided to admit
and
rers from England
Dovenor told the
that from his observati
Platt proposition
be accepted
Charles H. Flemer
builder, committed
Our New Possessions.
In the province of Cavite four insur
gent officers and fifty-three. men with
fifty-six rifles have surrendered to Lieut
Col. Frank D. Baldwin, of the Fourth
United States Infantry. and one in
surgent officer and twelve men with six
v}
President
Cuba the
a wealthy retired
suciae
of the Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry,
Col. Rosario, with 81 men and 36
of the Fourth Infantry, at San Fran-
cisco de Malabon, Cavite province.
Cavalry, has engaged a force of insur
gents at Tubig, Laguanda province, kill-
ing several of them and capturing seven
men and twenty-four rifles
A report was received giving inter
esting facts in conenction with the open-
ing of a girl's high school in Tutuila.
General MacArthur reported the sur-
render of Fullon in Panay, which ends
he insurrection in that province.
Marine Hospital Surgeon Perry re.
orted that there were 20000 cases of
eprosy in the Philippine Islands. Ej.
forts are being made to segregate and
isolate them.
The Philippine Commissioners are
considering recommendations as to t
form of civil government which it js
believed President McKinley will order
instituted in July.
| A DARING ADVENTURE.
Gieneral Funston Leads Expedition to
Capture Aguinaldo.
MARCH INTO THE DEEP INTERICR
May Furnish a Fitting Climax to His Brilliant
Career, or Result in His Discomfiture--His
Plan Is to Be Taken lato the Presence of the
Filipino Leader as a Prisoner, and Then
Tura the Tables on His Supposed Captor.
SIX SLAIN BY MOTHER.
Insane Mrs Enacts a Terrible
Tragedy—ised Ax and Club,
Naramore
SE
Marr St
“v3 ial . ¢
Marr was washing his
ink. He was asked why
done the deed
im Know
ter in the day he was
t Wa
Cleared Up By a Skeleton.
Ohio {Special ). The skele
ves Tod arrived here Saturday
and stery was cleared away. Nine
years ago James Tod, of Warren, a
nephew of War Governor Tod disap-
peared from Dayton, Fla. One day this
week bis skeleon was found near Spruce
Creek. in Florida, and was identified by
gold fillings in his teeth, a watch and a
ring of keys
Deputy and a Moonshiner Killed.
Angusta, Ga
Marshal Alexander S
killed in attempting to
Scott for illicit distilling in Lincoln
county. Scott was also killed. The
officer, with his posse, found the dis-
tillers in a barricaded house, and in
1
arrest and taken
17
wa
ton of Ja
d a my
ren
(Special). ~ Deputy
Whitely was
arrest Lum
The other members of
Scott crowd wer: arrested.
Hodson River Steamer Wrooked.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. (Special) The
steamer Poughkeepsie, of the Central
Hudson Steamboat Company, ran on
the rocks at Stony Point, a few miles
south of Haverstraw, before daybreak.
The vessel is badly wrecked. At the
time of the accident there was a heavy.
downpour of rain, and the night was,
ark, and the pilot did not see the
lighthouse, which is only 200 feet from
where the vessel ran ashore. The bow
of the boat ran on the rocks about 25
feet, and the crash set the passen
in a panic, but all wee - in
safety. :
the