AN AD IN OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMN WILL DO THE WORK FOR YOU ’ Know and eoldor tonight with high ■ , ■ U , ■ _ !"" nortfnvesterlv winds; Sunday fair e\- jf 1 1^ <3 B 6 | g ft l*“,jr ******' th* b**t Ad" sn«»w in mountain*; eokler In N jl jl ‘jV — » p II ft R tcrtliilng Medium. Try It and build 'eastern portion. j _ IB A^1 up bualneaa. vo' ■ 2- NO a,K)- ni.n-:i'n:i.i>. wi st virc.ima. sa i ~ay aithknoon, m-hki-arv ,5. „„ s krTck two cknts GULF COAST SWEPT BY DESTBUCTIVE TORNADO RESCIK PARTIES FOLIOW IX WAKE OF CYlliOXK WHICH PASS ED OVER HOlTHEltX STATES TO RENDER AID TO SIFFER. EHS—THREE TOWNS ARE ALMOST TOTALLY DESTROYED. Meridian. Alias.. Feb. IV—Three small Mississippi towns were practi cally demolished by a tornado today Reports of the number killed range from six ;o ten with the smaller numbe/- probably correct. Mossville, Service and Soso, are the towns destroyed. They are all In Jones county, and all are very small, being merely a handful of scattered dwellings. The tornado struck them shout noon nnd in most instances is reported to have carried buildings In its path completely off the lots which they stood. Nearby fields were covered with wreckag' and the branches of several trees were littered with small household articles. Meridian, Miss., Fob. 15.—Persons who have arrived her© from the Jones county towns which were swept by the fearful tornado of y* s terday report that th<* total number of dead will amount to about ten. while the number or injured is about twenty. Property damage tb very heavy, the towns of Mossivlle, Service nml Soso being almost entirely destroy'd. Tyler. Texas. Feb. 1 |. Tyler vu swept by the most disastrous 11 un do in its history before daylight to day. Coming from the southeast the storm swept over'the main residence quarter of the city, leaving a t *al! of death and devastation. The known dead in Tyler are (\ A. Francis, agent of the Dallas News, nnd his wife and baby, ami a negro, Moso Lee, SO years of age. Francis' body was found a hun dred yards from his wrecked home. I The body of his child was found in ! the street. Mrs. Francis was In the j wreckage of the building. Six seriously injured persons are J reported. They are Irwin Franklin and his wife nnd four Children. One i of the children may die. The Frank lins were caught in the wreckage of their home. Tyler, re*\, Feb. 15.—Rescue parlies are erouring the rural dis trict through which yesterday's tor nado passed, and until heard from, it is Impossible to tell the number of fatalities. Early estimates ar<* that about twenty have been ki 1 J and a number hurt. THANKS MONTT BYJWIRELESS Washngton, Feb. 1 r>.—A cable gram from United Stat-s Minister Hicks, at Valparaslo, Chile, says the review of the American battleship licet by 'President Montt, ef that country, in the harbor yesterday, was a grand success. After describ ing the even-, he adds: '‘As the fleet went out of sight 1 received a wireless from Admiral Evans stat ing that all was well and conveying thanks to President Montt.” EAGLE WAS KILLED NEAR KIMBALL Mr. J. w. T. Henderson, of Kim ha 11 ton, killed a bald eagle several days ago on his farm that measured seven feet from tip to tip, and had feet seven Inches In length. This bird was large enough to carry «way a good sized child, and it is a good thing Mr. Henderson seen If and killed it or it might, sooner or lafer. done some one great harm.— Pearlsburg Virginian. HK l/MONT CAPE. Dally. Full Course Dinners, 12 to 3 p. m. ftOc J. F. Thompson, Mgr. MISS SHONTS NOW A DUCHESS New York. Feb. 15.—Miss Theo dora Shonts, daught r of Theodore j P- SbontK, head of the Interborough ( Railroad company an.t former chief j °l the Panama canal commission, j became the bride or Due do Chaul nesn at noon today, the cer-'many being performed at the Shonts res I | dence. Society turned out Jn full | force to witness th • cecemo’i}* and numerous valuable presents were showered upon the young couple. A choral service by th? boy choir and male quartet of the St. Patrick's cathedral narked the cere in on . American beauty roses, lilllex of tie* ! valley, and southern Binilax went the floral decorations. Following the xieremony a buffet lunch on was J served and the couple then !-• rt on their honeymoon trip to Florida. AMERICAN AUTOIST HAS A GOOD LEAR I : Syracuse, s* Y., Feb. 1 5—‘Thomas’ American car had a good lead when the New' Yo'{ to l*aris auto racers passed through here today. He led /list, Italian car by an hour, and !>‘ Dion, FYenc.i car, by an hour and fifteen minutes. Better roads mark ed today's jotirney. Semi-Annual Clearance Sale j Saturday, 15th, Last Day HHOP.ft ANT> OXFOItHH. We want to close during this sale all small lots of flhon and Oxfords. Men's, Cadies'. Hoys’, Misses’ and Children.’ Examine those displayed on the tables and If you don't find somethin* to please we ran in the shelves. Ml VS sl I IS * One lot twenty-five Men's Suits were $.",.00 to $»; ,r»0, your i ‘holer... #;,.7 .*> One lot eighteen Suit t. were $0,7-, to $9.00, choice.. IM.Mr, One lot forty Suits were $9.r»0 to $12.f>0, choice at, Onr lot twenty-two Men’s Suita were $i0.f,o to $ 14.r,0, choice . mho.-> Higher priced Men a Suits, including Hart Shftffn r K Marks and Kirat hhnum's finest make, blacks and colors, re duced nearly In proportion. MKVM II 1TM Woro $1.50 to $3.00, (moat of thoan Hold at $2.00. $2.50. $3.00), rholro. ,».V Ought to ho r loHod In ono day, IIOYM* OYKIfCOATM. .%«oi * if) Yoam. Woro $3.75 at . $:i.l ft W TO MFMOflV OF THK MM S.\ 11/OltM WHO MWT TH Fill l>I VFH ON TilF II.ITTI/FSH||* MAINF TFN V F.llt.H A HO. Washington, Feb. 15. -"Remem ber the .Main®’' will Th- displayed ns n signal by Admiral Kvans on board the flagship Connecticut today as the fleet Halls up the western coast ol South America, and flags on each of the battle.U)t|m will be dropped to half mast. All vessels In the I’MIlp plm-s, on tho Chinese const, in C *n tral American waters, at the various navy yards of the United States and everywhere an American vessel lies at anchor or sailing the seas a sim ilar client tribute will he paid to the memory if the 2fif, sailors who lost their lives In th * fateful explo sion In Havana harbor ten years ago today. One of th'* picturesque and effect ive scene* In "The County Chair man." which comes to the Klk* Opera House on Wednesday, Febru ary 19, is the village group of the second act. It Is h to that the mass meeting I* held. SOLDIERS ACCUSED OE “SHOOTING UP” TOWN Havana, Feb. 15.—Military au i tlioritles are understood to have or dered an immediate investigation of the story from I^ajas, of a dash In the slums there, between American soldiers an I Cubans on Thursday night, as a result of which the sol I dlers are accused of ‘shooting up'’! | —a—*—*— mm 1 1 i -. - the town and arresting tunny per. •on* whom they refused to release until after •objecting them to a most humiliating starch. It la believed that the stories are true, an I that the soldiers acted without authority before the officers could get them In hand after the re ported fracas with the natives. PITTSBURG. PREPARING FOR FLOOD ItlYKItS KXl'WTKM To UK AT] KMNtl) ST AUK 11Y NKillTl'AU, —ltKSHi'ATS AliO\(i ItlYKIl ; KIIOXT MOVIY(J To I'OIXTM OK I HAFKTY. ' IMtt8burg, Fob. 16.- J’ittsburg is preparing for one of the worst floods In ItH history. Forecaster Penny wit Issued a warning today that the] Monongnhelu and Allegheny rivers would reach thirty feet b.v tomorrow | morning. Moth rivers are rising a* the rate of .1 foot and on<-thlrd an hour, and both have passed the nine teen-foot mark, and twenty-two fe -t Is flood stage. Merchants and resi dents along the river fronts are mov ing to a poll! of safety. The great est danger which Is front lee, is ex pected late today, when the Alle gheny river Ice is Joined' by a mass jo# be which has g< wed the Youghl oghony river and now entering the Monongahela. WOMAN TELLS A STRANGE STORY ahkkhtkd for nitt vkfwfss, sin; rfi.atfh kimakkuim: TALK OF TIIF BRITISH.ROFIt WAR. London. Feb. 15.- When arraign ed In the Bradford police court, charged with drunkenness, Dlly White Hose, an American woman, who says she was once the foremost circus rider and crack shot with Buffalo Bill's troupe, told a story that held the court spellbound un til she had reached the last detail. She was the daughter of sn army officer, she said, and ran away from home while i'l her teen*. She joined Buffalo Bill’s show in Massnchus Its and became a crack Shot and expert rider under Colonel Cody’s tuition. After leaving the show she married an Aiifitrlan army officer and fol lowed him to South Africa. In some manner she l> came possessed of some British army secrets of Im portance, and, to latter her flnaii rial condition, she sold the Informa tion to the Boer General Do Wot. I She had left her husband and en gaged herself to the Boer army as a dispatch runner. Attired In a man's uniform, she had many daring ao-j ventures an I her riding was com nvnted on by men In both armies. Remorse for her treachery over • nmt- n*T Jinn fm*' •■ff in#' MfH'VH, Making her way fo the British at Modder rlv'-r, still traveling as a man, she Joined thojr forces She went through a number of battles, she snid, and earned especial dis tinction by carrying n woun led troot»er across a river on h *r horse. Finally enteric fey* r taid her low and she was taken to a hospital. Here her sex was discovered. Kii* then became a nurse, and after trio war was cone luffed she returned home to resume her professional ca reer. The fever, she said, often r turn ed, and she sometimes took a drink to overcome the drag of th<> disease The magistrate fin'd tier twenty seven shillings and costs, MKKOIT IN i:\LLANM. London. Feb. IT*. Shlpbulld ts of the nnrthea-f coast today In forced a lookout of all workingmen. This action Is the outcome of the strike begun on January 22, the men re fusing to accept a reduction In wages, Th» employer* declare that, a reduction was necessary owing to the depression In the Industry, CAUTHORN JURY SECURED IIKAIUN’U OF KYini:\< H WAS RF CJl’N YFHTFItMAY. Christ lanshnrg, Va., Fob. 15. - Considerable progress was nmdo in the Cailthora trial yesterday, a jury being secured and a large part or the evidence being heard. The court room was packed when Judge Mof fltt took the bench and the examina tion of Jurymen began. Forty-six men wore examined before the ten men needed were accept *»7. They are; m. t. Henry. (1. W. Simmons, .1. W. Handy. .1. H. Hall. H. K. Sant ley. W. iM. Hay, Kd Hodel, Nash Henderson, E. W. H ose, n. I) Ornig, S. F. Palmer, J. a. Rowan, all farmers. I he case was opened by Prosecut ing Attorney Roop, who gave a de tailed account of the crime, as ad mitted by the aeons d, and stated that It was a clear ease of a care fully-planned and brutal murder, lie furth r suld the man was at that time and Is now sane, and made a forcible plea lor the nmlntenanc > ot the law, which st an (fa between tin good citizen and such acts or vio lonoe as this Mr. Ttoop also con tended the motive for murder was not no much Infatuation for the d«*a ■ woman as a previous difficulty with her husband, Sidney Jones, am Puuthorn’s desire for revenge. ilKl'IiY OP DUFUNSB. Captain Johnson, for tin* defense, made tin* plea of Insanity, declarl'n ' that th • man had brooded over Ills disappointment until tie was not in a condition to realize the enormity oi Ills offense. •Mrs. Clark testified as to being a' the home of Mrs. Jones when Can thorn arrived, and saw him leav shortly after the shooting. Mrs, Howard testified ns to hear ing shots and seeing Cant horn leav ing. Mary KuhmJ), a mulatto of Cam brla, testified that she had been with Caul horn the morning of th shooting, th.if he had assisted het In taking a box from the station, that he was not drunk, and had toJ I her he Intended killing Mrs. Jones Thomas tlorman, wnose revolver was used by the prisoner. Identified the weapon and related how Cau ♦ horn had returned It to him <<>y. ere | with blood, and confess'd the f rime, which he f florin a n) did not at the time believe. Judge Moffit then adjourned court until 7:80 p. m. The test.iinony of experts sum moned In th" case and one or tw< witnesses for the state will close th taking -of evidence, the defense u lug the testimony of witnesses fot the state nnd the prisoner's state ment* and actions to establish his Insanity, declaring no sane man would under like circumstances, se conduct himself. Cant horn reamed to 1*** more In* ter**Ht***i and clos-ly watched each witness. •f l * It Y MAY (JKT CASK TONIOHT The argument will consume to day and the ease will nor t> • given to the jury before tonight or possibly Monday afternoon. There is Intern * feeling, and the continuous rain of the last two days has not prevented a large attendance. There is. how ever. no disoider nor lias any d<■•li onet ration been made so far. Th*. people of this section nr** sober minded. law-abiding cttfgens, but dr not fake kindly to the p|- a of In zanily and if they should fake fbr matter Into their own hands there would l»o no opfioslng them. It C. f>angcrflcld, of I’rlncef »n, is in th" olty attending the meeting of th*1 County ftepuhllcan committee. Mr. fkingerfl'ld is prominently men’ Honed as a candidate to succeed President Thorn of the county court. 9 1.. Tickle and family and Dow Dldlow and wife w U | ave tomorr iv morning on .Vo. ]ft for Miami coun ty via Wythcville, on a visit. VOTERS WON'T DETERMINE SALE OE WHISKEY Charleston, \V. Va., Keb. ir».—The people of the state of West Virginia will not be called upon to determine by their bullets whether or not In toxicating II inor* shall he sold with in the bord rs of the state. I'hla was assured yesterday morn ing when the at ate tyenate or West Virginia, by its vote, defeated the Thorne amendment to the state con stitution, which was practically the same as the Williams amendment that passed the house. The vote was too close for comfort tin* anti-saloon men having lacking only one vote o ft he two-thirds nec essary for the passage of the amend ment. 'I’lie anti-saloon forces had b«v*n confident that they would have the necessary twenty votes, but Senator liaxlett, or Wheeling, who was be liev'd to he In favor of the hill weakened at tin* last moment uiidci tremendous ) ressure and cast his vote wit lit In* liquor forces. Had Sen ator 11 uzleU voted with 111* antl-sa loon senators, the amendment would have been adopted and the question would have gone ho the people for tli Ir vote. i !iok<* who voit'd for tho aim*nd mriit prohibit log the manufacture ami nab' of Intoxicants were; Republicans Mallard, Mine. C’ur r°H. Forman, llatflchl. Hicks, Hill. 1-eftwlch, Marshall, Hantoe, Thorn and McDermott, pr'sldont. Democrats Campbell, Flahe.r. Kidd, I .it t lounge ami Moat. 'I'hose who voted with the lhpior interests were: Republicans Malloy. Maker, Coa kIu, Hart Ian, Ha/h tl, .IoIiiihoii, Mill r. McKown, White, of Mingo, am. Whyte, of McDowell. Democrat Silver. Dig delegations were lu Charles ton from various motions or flu state Home urging tin* adoption a no Home urging the rejection of the amendment, and nlmoHt every sor. of Influence was brought to beat "t 011 *'!<1 senators. The sesHlon yes terday morning attracted Idg crowd* :tml th • highest interest was muni tested while the ballot wbh belli tak* n. I hero is much spenilnHon as t<. what will he the final outcome o* the leni|,erane(> wavo that rsultcti n the *j11«• I Ion of the hiihmlsslon o flie amendment being brought to the attention < r the legislature. 80111* prof, -k to believe that tin* county local < j»t!on amendment that lift* n’t. Ply been Introduced wilt now be ur:e| take the place 01 Die i t r:> ;1 t prohibition amendment, /'he cxrc llugly close vote gives en ‘ ■onrag. im nt to those who favor thi in. asure, ■ I he prevailing opinion Ih, how ever, that til* present session will T> follow ul by another spccla (session that will ’n* called for the specific purpose of pissing county local op tion law under the present constitu tion. Governor Dawson has already signified bis endorsement of such (, law. It i- believ d that, under a county unit local option law. all the coun ties in tin* state, with three or four exceptions. Including two coal coun ties, will vote dry. The lhpior men are congratulating theniselv s upon their victory, but they ai<* dubious of tie* outlook In the future. HIMMUIM, TIIU ITIITC \NI> APICII, 2ITII Till-: i»\ti-:. The county executive committee or ih«* II**pnli* an parly met h r** to flay and -I** Me I upon llrumwell as the place aril Saturday, April 4th. at 2 p. in. a th** time for holdin-* a < > -:11y mass convention Tor th* purjir, e *if a* ;*** ting delegates t » thr *fiat** cengresVotial and senatorial convi fitlons. There were a number of It* nihlican* present from varloua parts of th- county and gome of them were no? well pleased with the sol* etfou. S its fur tin* popular show, 'Si«M tracked,” ar* now on sale at the White Pharmacy. Tickets for the ‘ComPy Chairman” will go on sale Monday morning at it) o’clock at the same place. RIPPEY LANGUISHES IN TAZEWELL BASTILE NO X7)W OKVKTiOPMKXTH IX oank anii IT is DKLIKYKI) I*AW Wllifi lit: A lil.OU Ml) TO takk its coriwK. There are no new developments In the case or Walter Rlppey, the negro fiend who wan yesterday* landed behind the bars at Tazewell. It is now believed that the luw will he allowed to take itm court*, which will no doubt be a Npeedy death on the gallows. Court will convene nt Tazewell Monday, when It is expect ed that the grand jury will return nn indictment. There fa no reaaou why an Immediate trial cannot he had, UK If will not b^ neeosHary to confront the negro with his victim, lu* having made n rull confession to Chlof-of-Poiice Mays and others. A speedy trial and Juat punishment will have much to do with prevent ing mob violence In the future. There would undoubtedly hnvo been a lynching In thta ca«e If tho angry citizens had had a determined leaner, uui tine cool demeanor of the officers who hod the prisoner In charge and their determination to land him safely |n Jail, prevented action an tho part of the moh. The excitement at Pocahontas was In tense when it became known that ihe iirhoner had confessed his guilt and it was certain tfhat they had the right man, and as the horrible details of the crime became known strong men were frenzied with un it r and indignation that such a crime could happen in a civilized community. A mob whh quickly formed and wxiuld no doubt have male short work of the prisoner tint for the strategy of the officers, who were expected by tho mob In bring their prisoner out on the reg ular train, hut got n special engine and baggage car Instead. The es cort made a rush for the special while Ituxh Slater held the moh at. bay for a few minutes with two lioitlt liy looking guns. Reaching the special, they brought their prls •ber into Minefield, and rearing an ai tempt to intercept them at Gra ham. they ran a special* from Blue Meld lo I azowell. The prisoner was accompanied from Biuefleld l»y f'lilei Mays. Sergeant Pemberton, Rush Slater, Dr. I, stump, Abe flyman, Mux Smith, .». II. KMd, Abe Vlfara and they were joined here by Chief Newkirk, Officer Reynolds and .1. A. Muir or tho Daily leader, f.eaveing here at 1:50, with F,n gllieer Rob Shelton at the throttle, they landed Ihelr prisoner at North Tazewell in j minutes, Th re was i fair crowd lined up at Grnhum, but the 8poci„t went through at a lively clip and only stopped at Tip Top to permit No. 12 to pass. Then* being nobody to meet the party at Tazewell, except a small crowd of some 80 persons, the pris oner was conducted fo the Jail and [turned over ;o Sheriff H. S. F. ||.n man, where a fair sized crowd had collected who, however, made no demonst rat lox, It has since transpired that tho prisoner, W'alfer Ripp*y.( was tie same man wanted for highway rob bery, the prisoner having held up an Italian woman some two weeks ago and robbed her of all her i w elery. CHURCH NOTICES Lutheran Church Sci'yircs. Soptiiageilma Sunday Rev. C. ft. W. Kegley, the pastor of fmmnnu I Lutheran congregation, will ron duct services at the Presbyterian church tomorrow at 3:30 p. in Suit Ject; “The Christian's Hare.' Everybody cordially invited. Church of ttie Macrerl Heart. There will be the usual servlc •* at the Catholic church tomorrow, be ginning at 9:30 o’clock. \o Preaching at (trace Church. On account of the death of Mrs. K K. Martin. Her, Thos. pri lly will t>e absent tomorrow. Sunday school will I13 held ns usual at f»:10 | and Kpworlh League at 7; 30 p. m. Mis. d. A. Hoyle returned today from a visit to relatives at Lynch burg and Montvale. Pedigo’s Clearance Sale will con tinue all week. Saturday hist day lj»ee curtains and other lines added, 2-1t-2t