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HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IUNE 20. 1908
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COAST OF SPAIN
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Estimated That More Than Four
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Hundred Live* Have Been
Lost in Gale.
TORNADO VISITS
STATES YESTERDAY
One Man Killed at Canal Dover, Ohio,
and Much Damage Is Done to Prop
erty—Pennsylvania Gets Strong
Breeze and Damage Is Great.
Hearst News Service.
Madrid, Spain, June 20.—It is "be
lieved that at least 400 lives have been
lost in the terrific tornado now sweep
ing the Portuguese and Spanish coasts.
Details are as yet meagre, but It if
known that dozens of small towns and
cities have been practically demol
ished and that enormous damage has
been done to sailing vessels and
steamers of the smaller type.
The damage at sea is merely specu
lative as yet, but It is feared that many
vessels have been submerged and the
loss of life on that actye may never
be known.
The storm la the worat In the history
of this coast and is still raging.
A majority of the dead are fisher
men and their families.
TORNADO HIT8 OHIO
WITH TERRIFIC FORCE
Hearst News Service.
Canal Dover, O., June 20.—Janies
Bambock was crushed to death in the |
tructlon of hls home last night dur
a tornado which swept over this
section of the state. Property loss In
the territory swept by the Btorm ie
heavy and It is feared that other
fatalities have occurred In the re
mote districts.
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PENNSYLVANIA HAS
TOUCH OF TORNADO
Hearst News Service. ,
Pittsburg, Pa., June 20.—A terrific
storm which passed through this sec
tion last night uprooted trees, Blew
down bouses and leveled telegraph and
telephone wires. The damage will run
up into the hundreds of thousands of
dollars, but no lives were lost.
WILEY'S FUNERAL
THIS AFTERNOON
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Montgomery, Ala., Jjme 20.—The fu
neral of Congressman A: A. Wiley will
occur this afternoon from the late
residence of the deceased In this city.
Many congressmen and senators will
be present for the obsequies and the
pageant promises to be one of the larg
est In the history of the city.
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Washington, June 20.—Fjr. Missis
Partly cloudy; local rhowers
slppi:
tonight or Sunday.
EXCURSION
TO NATCHEZ
Manager Smith Says That It Will
Be Run By Hattiesburg
Business Men.
Daily News Special.
Natchez, Miss., June 20.—General
Passenger and Freight Agent Reeves,
of the Mississippi Central Railroad,
was In the city today and stated that
the excursion from Hattiesburg and
intermediate points to Nalchez would
be run on bis line. Natchez will pro
vide an elaborate entertainment and
barbecue for the visitors.
EAST RIVER
HAS MYSTERY
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Hearst News Ssrttiee.
New York, June 20.—With a rope
drawn tightly around her neck, the
body of a handsome woman, beantl
fully dressed, was found in East River
near this city today. The coroner de
cided that death was undoubtedly due
to strangulation, but no clue was di£
covered as to the Identity of the nfu''- 1
derer. In one of her pockets a note
was found addressed to "Miss Fi|n,
Hotel gotham." With this clue the of
ficers hope to unravel the mystery,
which promises to be one of the most
complicated and.sensational of recent
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Milwaukee, Wls., June 20.—Five
thousand traveling men are expected
in Milwaukee within the next two
days, to attend the general session of
the Traveler's protective Association.
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Governor Noel Offers Small Re
' ward For Desperate Holmes
County Murderer.
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Jackson, Miss., June 2-t—Governor
Noel has-offered a reward of $100 for
Tom King, Jr., who on June 15 killed
J. A. Wherry in Durant and immedi
ately made his escape. King is 22
years old, and both parties axe white
men.
The Governor regrets that the execu
tive contingent fund is so small and
the demand upon It are so large and
numerous that It Is not practicable to
make this and other rewajds larger
T*he fact Is that there has beeu a large
number of rewards offered durlug the
past few months, and In case they
should aH be claimed this, added to
numerous other necessary and un
avoidable expense Ato be paid out uf
this fund of $5,000 a S'ear It would be
exhausted long before the end of the
year.
Governor Noel finds himself ham
pered by the small size of thU con
tingent fund, particularly -in the mat
ter of running down criminals, as flie: e
are always long lists of expenses when
the governor takes a hand In such mat
ters. For Instance, the fund wjiild
not go very far In a case where It was
found necessary to employ- detectives
for any length of time. .
Practically half of this $5,000 is vl
tually a fixed expenses, as there are
regular expenses to be paid out of It
aggregating from $2,000 to $3,000, leav
ing very little for emergency use, or
for expenses not fixed or knowm
The strenuous efforts made at the
last session of the legislature to have
the executive contingent fund in
creased to $10,000 will be renewe'd at
the next session, and a more vigorous
effort will be made to get the propo
sition through.
MANY DEAD
Powder Mill Explodes But Details
of the Disaster Are Not
Obtainable.
Hearst News Service.
Denver, June 20.—E p. m.—A big ex
plosion this morning In the dynamite
plant of the Dupont Powder Works at
Louisville caused heavy loss of life.
Particulars are not obtainable at this
hour.
HILL SUITS
THE EMPEROR
Hearst News Service.
Berlin, June 20.—Emperor William
is greatly impressed by the personality
of David flayne Hill, the new American
ambassador. At an audience with a
Hearst News Service representative
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today Emperor William said that- he
had been greatly deceived concerning
Dr. Hill. It will be remembered that
the Kaiser first objected to Dr. Hill
being sent as the successor of Charle
magne Tower.
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COTTON PRICES
SLIGHTLY WEAK
Hearst News Service.
New York, June 20.—As the'reault
of weak cables and a bearish week eud
with good weather everywhere
throughout the belt, the cotton mar
ket opened this morning 10 to 19 points
doWn, but later rallied on account of
heavy buying on the part of Wail
gtreet to protect October Interests.
RUBBER FACTORY
REDUCED TO ASHES
Hearst News Servlcg.
Springfield, June 20.—The plant of
the Victor Rubber Company was da
stroyed by fire this morning, entailing
a loss of $75,000.
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"The Dally News learns that Guy M.
•Walker, who has charge of the placing
of the $300,000 bonds for the traction
company Is making good progress and
that the outlook for beginning work on
the electric car line and power house
at an early date is very fine, la
deed, It is probable that a consliee
tlon man, to look over I he car line,
and commence the work, is expected
to arrive almost any day.
With the coming of the construction
man, the prospect for Immediate work
is good.
It Is probable that some of the ma
chinery and material needed will be
purchased with the bonds, and If this
Is done,- the work will soon be going
■forward.
Some very encouraging news has [
been received from Mr. Walker and
the construction man may arrive al
most any day.
Interest in the Congressional Race
is at White Heat On
Gulf Coast.
BARHER INVITES .
BOWERS TO TALK
Says That He Will Produce Docu
rr.ents to Prove That Bowers Is Not
Fit t» Represent District in Con
gress.
Gulfport, Miss., June 20.—Since the
personal encounter wl Hattiesburg a
few days ago of E. J. Bowers and Evon
M. Barber, candidates for congress, the
former lethargy which lias existed with
regard fo the race of these two candi
dates has been to some extent thrown
off, and the meeting of these two men
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looked forward to with no little In
terest. Mr. Barber has announced hls
intention of addressing the people of
Gulfport on next Monday at 2 o'clock
at the court house and has challenged
Mr. Bowers to meet him there on that
occasion in a joint debate. Mr. Barber
has made the sensational statement
that he will produce during the course
of hls speech, papers which will show
that hls opponent Is unfit to represent
the people of this district in congress.
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Three Dead and Many Injured in
Pennsylvania Mine
Disaster.
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Hearst News Service.
Mahoney City, Pa., June 20.—Three
miners are dead and four are dying,
while more than a dozen are seriously
hurt, as the result of an explosion of
fire damp In the Ellsworth mine of the
Pittsburg Coal Company last night.
Thirty-three men were in the shaft
at the time of the explosion and thrill
ing work was done by the rescuers
An investigation of the cause of
the explosion is now in progress.
Had the explosion occurred flro
minutes earlier, more than 500 men
would have been caught In the mine.
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TO OYSTER BAY.
Hearst News Service.
June 20.—President
Washington,
Roosevelt and family left this morning
for Oyster Bay on his annual vacation.
The seat of government will be trans
ferred temporarily to Sagamore Hill.
At the meeting of the Democratic
executive committee this afternoon all
of the candidates for city offices In
the approaching primary qualified for
the race by ordering their names
placed on the tickets. Not one grew
faint-hearted and dropped out of the
teut one new candidate who had no! i
previously announced came forward |
during the meeting. He was R. .1.1
Collins, who announced for re-election |
race.
MILLIONS IN SECURITIES
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ARE BROUGHT FROM EUROPE
New York, June 20.—It developed
here this morning that the steam s^p
Mauretania, which arrived from Liver
pool yesterday, brought $40,000,000 in
stocks and securities.
MILLION TO BRYAN
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KILLED;
Fireworks Set Off in Hole of Big
Vessel.—Other Dead Bodies
May Be Found.
Hearst News Service.
Philadelphia, June 20.—Two persons
were killed outright and
riously in an explosion of fireworks In
the hold of the liner Arcadia at the
wharf this morning. It is feared that
more dead are In the hold of the ves
sel. The steamer arrived yestvOav
from Hamburg and carried a heavj |
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cargo of miscellaneous freight.
Hearst News Service.
Paris, June 20.—The bans of Anna
Gould and Prince De Sagan were pub
lished this morning. The wedding is
to take place within a fortnight.
to the city council from Ward 3.
The commissioners who are to revise
the poll books are to be allowed $3 a j
day for their services, the amount to |
The election officers are to receive I
be paid by the city.
$3.50 for their day's work, they to pay J
their own board.
The executive committee convened
i shortly after 3 o'clock this aUornocn
| and commenced at once the work o;
baking alt final arrangements for the
| city primary.
Whether or not. these securities were j
sent to America for Investment or |
were merely withdrawn from the for-1
eign markets by Americans is un
known.
Said to Have Written the Nebras
kan Long Letter to That Ef
fect This Morning.
DENOUNCES TAFT AS
TOOL OF ROOSEVELT
Says Hls Nomination Is Fitting Cl
to Insolent Gintempt of Professi
Crlbbers for the People and 7
| to W1,1,am Jennings Rryan and i,
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ally $1,000,000 to the Bryan camp:
fund.
Lawson is very much dlsplet
with the nomination of Taft by the |
publican convention. Speaking of <
matter today, he said: "In my opii |
Taft's nomination is a fitting clii
to the insolent contempt of profess
al crlbbers for the people and tl
traditions." He declared that the
publican party had trampled In
dust all of the most vital of Its tr
lion and that it deserved and wo
receive an ignominious defeat at *
polls in November.
| Lawson declares that he will sup;
I Bryan heartily. He believes that
intelligent men will admit that he
the biggest, best and cTPtmest m
"More than this," said Lawson. "Br;
is his own boss. He Is w'earlng f
collar of no man, while Taft Is the 4
vile tool of Roosevelt, the dupe
Wall street and the tool of the speq
interests."
All attempts to secure a copy of a
Lawson's letter to Bryan were wll
out avail. He intimated, however, til
It would be made public In time.
It is understood that Lawson
Traditions.
Hearst News Service.
Boston, June 20.—Thoma^ W. r
son today wrote a long personal ie
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| the Democratic committee and that »
will prepare several magazine are'
I eles on the approaching presidentf
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RACING GAME
NEARING EN
New York, June*®
Keene lod'iy sent se^H
| oughbred yearlings ft^
j farm to Europe. This
■ to forecast the death of
game in America.
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Houston, Tex., June 20.—The Arif Jfl
bale of cotton for the season wa** «vrTJ
ceived here this morning. It will
sold at auction and the proceed*
go to charity.
PROHIBITION IS
STILL GROWING
>rl*ifK. N. Y., June 20.—
af pi'sent have proul
-own Biore w(ll be added
bio tV- next three -years
speakers at today'll ses
farM's '1 a eperaucet Con
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aitdiMr .< onl'ii'p' ties I
fW^mnther ce< fury, wll
al passing of
Saratoga
Eight state
bit ion mid s
tc the 11^ a
accordiiimii
sion of the,
gress. Othl
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