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VOLUME 24. NUMBER 10
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LOGAN, HOCKING COUNTY. OHIO. THURSDAY. MARCH 8, 1906.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
Southern City Suffers Al
most Annihilation.
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HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST
Tho heaviest part of the ptorin
struck Fiont street, nno 'of tlio
principal biiBlnp.BR streets. Near
ly every building in this Rtreot
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were
One of .the Most Apalling
Scenes in History.
1ST
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Mobile, AluM March 3. Twcn
ty'one white persons nnd moro
tllnn ono hundred negroes, nro
known to havo been killed, and
property dnmuged to tho extent of
$1,500,000 by, tho tornado that
swept oyer the city of 'Meridian,
Miss.
Scores wero caught in the
wreik'age of fulling houses and
terribly injured.
ifHs practically certain that
many more perished in tho awful
flro that followed in the wako of
x tho-tornado, cremating victims
who hnd been imprisoned in the
debris, niil it will be days before
it is known fully how many lives
hav3 been lost.
Whole blocks of buildings in the
path of the tornado Mere eruni-
.pl-d up ns if nmdo of cardboard,.
then tumbled into plUii of twisted
iron, splintered wood and heaps of
masonry and bricks.
Underneath these' piles of de
bris were scores of -human boingB
crushed tb-donth'or terribly ,muti
la'tcd and held to ,n wait a horrible
.death by fire.
Tho negro.tciieniont quarter 'in
the north of.the city, was com
pletely wiped out.
Flro apparatus, nurses and doe
tors' ware hurried from Ruriound
ing cities on special trains to aid
the stricken city".
The scenes in tho wrecked city
were beyond descripjion. Screams
nnd groans came from every pile
of debris. Scores oT injured were
.crawling about tiying to reach
some place of safety Frantic
men. women and children, who
had escaped injury themselves.
wer5 running in every' direction
for loved ones, dragging at .piles
of ruins and calling for fricn'ds
and relatives.
The only light in the city was
that flurnished by the (lames from
tho br.rning wreckage. The elec
tric lighting plant had been de
stroyed and clouds of steam and
smoke blinded senrohors oven in
tho glare from tho blazing piles.
Tho tornado struck tho south
west section of tho city about 0:00
p. m. and traveled toward tho
northeast, Its path' was about
000 feet wido and n mile in length.
In a twinkling death and de;
structipn was spread over this
great area. Blocks of buildings
went down in an instant, burying
those inside under tho ruins, with
outra second's warning.
The Union depot tumbled like a
rdlo of children's blocks, and 50
was demolished wmil
killed.
Tho Armour packing plant was
the only building in this street
left standing and -tho roof had
beeivrlppcd from it and carried
away. The roar wall fell a few
minutes later. '
Immediately after tho passing
Lof tho tornado flames startcd-jn a
dozen different planes at once, and
thctity was Iir difnger of being
rapidly wiped out. Tho terrific
rainfall for iKtimo had no power
.to stiy tho flames. Calls for help
wore s6nt out, bnt there wns little
hope that any of the flro appara
tus in surrounding 'towns would be
able to reacti the scono of devasta
tion before this morning.
Tho Western Union telegraph
office reported by telephone that
nil its wires arc down for 15 miles
south of Meridian and t lint all
trains hnvo been hold up by the
storm. Tho city was in darkness,
for 11'ot ono electric wire was spared
by the storm.
The wires were down to Atlanta,
Birmingham, Mcmphip and many
othervpoints and h was impossible
to get in direct communication
with the stricken, city for more
than a minute or two at a time.
The steady downpour of rain
finally aided a liremon in check
ing the sproa'd of the lire.
The conductor of a northbound
Alabama Great Southern Railway
trnin, which sped away from Me
ridian Just as, the tornado came
down on it with a crash, reported
by wire later to his dispatcher at
Birmingham thntlhc path of the
storm appeared to lie right through
the center of tho city.
He saw the Union depot and, a
great cotton compress swopt awuy
n if tljoy had been built ofatrnw,
and his own train csenped demoli
tion by the narrowest kind of
margin.
The engineer opened the throt
tle wide as he saw the storm ffear
ing down on tho city. ' Before her
couTd get the train out of tlfo dan
ger zone nearly all tho windows in
ADJOURN
Senator Lamb Says There
is Much to Do Yet.
GOVERNOR PATTISON
Is Able to be Out For a
Walk.
Columbus, O., March 5. For a
week or-so (hero hasboen a notice
able scurrying about over Jjie ro
cprb appointments to members in
the State Board or Charities and
Corrections made by Governor
Hcrrick. Tlicso are three in num
ber, Virgil.P. Kline, of Cleveland;
Roelifir Brinkerhoff, of Mansfield,
nnd'RtifuB C. Benton, of Zanes
ville. There are but five niemberp
of the committee.
Fy some reason Attorney-General
Ellis has been asked if the
consent of the Senato is required
for trio confirmation of these tip
nolntecs. He has rendered an
opinion that this confirmation is
not necessary. Although sup
posedly iionpoliticnl tho board is
made up of three Republicans and
two .Democrats, and the office pos
itions nro filled by Republicans. If
Governor Fat tison should appoint
three Democrats this condition
would bo reversed. The "present
activity is supposed to be due to
the desire to keep Secretary Har
vey Shiror in hisplaco.
Sonator Sylvester Limb, of-To
ledo, says that the General Assem
bly will not ndjourn upon April 1,
in accordance with the resolution
which Representative Baldwin,
'Chairman of tho House Commitoe,
will offer as soon as the general
appropriation bills are submitted
this week. The Toledo Senator
Tho week's session which opons
to morrow will be marked by an
other temperenoo battle in both
Houses. In the Senate there w II
he a finnl hearing on tho Jones lo
cal option bill, which substitutes
tho pntition for tho yotlng feature
In local option elections. Tho
bill will he reported to the SoWo,
but there will be a vigorous light
upon its pnssngc in its prompt. t
form, in order to strike out the
potition feature.
In tho Houso an effort will be
inudo to relieve thoTnxation'Com
mittee of the Aiken bill, increas
ing the Dow tax on saloons to $1,
000. It was postponed last week
oy'avotcof six to five in order to
hear from' Auditor of State Gull
bert upon th'e revenue producing
prospects of tho lull. Auditor,
Guilbert has announced that he
wants nothing to do with the af
fair and does not desiro to go be
fore the committee. Tho temper
ance people say that the motion
was simply a pait of the general
"policy of delay and they will seek
to relievo the committee of the
measure.
WILL PASS.
The Roosevelt Idoal
Go Through.
Will
DEMOCRATS STAND FIRM.
It is Not a Matter of Poli
tics But the People.
as the Ci'iftnil Committee tuny de
cide. This will do away with the
threatened cumbersome ballot :ii
the primary elections. In the
event that tho delegates arc to be
ehoFcn diiectly it provision will he
inserted in the bill that they nnwi
be elected at large or by wards,
townships or precincts, the appor
tionment to be made up on the ba
sis of the party vote cost in the
division at thcxpravious general
election. This will boa pafeguuid
against juggling the apportion-
mcntlnnd will restiict tho commit
tec to the simple duty of deciding
which of the two methods shall be
used. The amendment will be
prepared during the week by Rep
resentative Itroiison and other
members of the Committee on
Elections of tho House.
FROM PRINTER
TO GOVERNOR.
ThoTexican Chief Execu
tive Passes Away.
MARK DAVIS
HUBS:
The Victim of the Spring
field Riot Dies.
STATE FIRE MARSHAL
THEY PAID
HOTS
Is Upon the Scene Looking
Up Evidence.
tho cars were smashed by tho gtttoTjsaye that the ro is no hasto requir
ed at this time, nnd that there is
much important busjnc yet to bo
transacted, .
"This talk of an early adjourn
ment comes' from interes'ts that
want the legislators to go home.
Interests that have a selfish lens
on for this desire," said Senator
Lamb to-night. "We owe ito
our eo: stituents to stay here and
pass all the remedial legislation
Prnentilitifr Attorney A. R. Ulnw nvn dnnmiulinrr. Tbore are
McBroom filed an injunction suit other things to do besides appro
last week in the Court of Common
Pleas, to enjoin the payment to
Edwin D. RlckettB of $100, fee
for legal services in the case of
Elizabeth Pinkstock, who-was injj
didtod here last year for the mur
der of her father. Martin Pink-
stock. The defendants to the in
junction were Auditor James L.
Martin, Treasurer M. G. Har
baugh, and County Commissioners
John Strontz, Fred Weymuoller,
and II. II. West. Judge George
E. Martin heard the case on Fri
At the time oftho arraignment
of Elizabeth Pinkstock, the Court
' porBona who were in tho general found hereto bo nn "indigent
waiting room wore cntiglit in tho prisoner," nnd, at her requcs, ap-
wreokago
Many of theso were
killed and.thoso who escaped alive
werenjured, somo of them mor
v Ully.
At least bIx whole city Bqunres
were entirely demolished and many
other buildings damaged.
Tho principal hotel and all tho
B.nallor buildings ' between tho
Mobile & Ohio depot and thp busi-
nfls section of the city were badly
damaged.
In one restaurant 21 men were
caught and several were killed.
Two storlei of the Y. M. O. A.
building were wrecked and anuni-'Junollon, and issued an order to
bor injured theroC When tho, tho Auditor to pay the amount in
iiBBsentrerand freicht depots of .litigation.. Tho Court also stated
pointed Mr. Ricketts to defend.
Mr. Mcllroom claimed in this in
junction suit, thnt she was at that
time tho ownor of sorenteen acres
of land, which she had deeded to
to Mr. Ricketts for Ii!b services.
The Court found that she had no
actual title to this land, and tho
same was deeded back by Mr.
Ricketts; and .$100 allowed him by
the Court as compensation for his
sorvices. , ,
On wfition.of Mr. Ricketts, af
ter testimony had been submitted,
the Court rofuecd to grant tho in-
'. the New Orleans St Northwestern
railroad went down 10 employes
- wore caught in tho wreck and kill
ed or injured, None of tfjese had
been taken out this morning,
that in cases of first degreo mur
der tho Commissioners nave no
power to nltor or lower the amount
of rfopipenBation fixed by the
Court
prijjting money for the support of
the state institutions."
Senator Richard C. Bently, of
Wood County, to-night announc
ed that ho would urge tho 'Com
mittee on Fees anjd Salaries to
tako immediate action upon the
Wilson county officers' salary bill,
which was passed by the House
week before last. "If something
isn't done soon I am in. favor of
the Senate taking Borne radical
action in the premises," said the
Wood county m a n. "There
ihould be no further delay in en
acting the salary law."
The weekly (denial that Gover
nor Pattieon is dying, losing his
montal pjwers or contemplating
resignation was issued from Iu'b
residence tn-dny. As a mntter of
fact tho Chief Executivo is im
proving, nnd yesterday, for tho
first timo in a month, wont out
walkintr with Mrs. Puttipon. He
is considering all the bills passed
by the General Assembly and is
carefully inspecting .tho partial
appropriation oill sent to him Inst
woek for signature. Dr. Kt J.
Vi!son, his physician, is credited
with a witty saying in connection
with this mitttor of resignation.
It was said: "Governor Pattison
and 1 differ politically, nnd he
would not likely -consult uie on
matters of this, kind, but I ven
ture tho prediction, in answer to
tho question, that tho Governor
would not tendor his rerignntion,
but, by and by, would aecopt a
great ninny resignation"?'
"Springfield, 0 , March ."5.
Trainman Maik M. Davis of Col
umbus, who was shot down in the
Big Four railroad yards hero by
Edward Dean, colored, last Mon
day night, ns a result of which
this week's rioting followed, died
in the hospital here at S:20 this
morning.
Davis was conscious up to with
in 20 minutes of his death.
His father was at his "bedside
and his mother wns in flic build-
i. .:. i n
ing, out not in uis wiuu. nv
made no statement immediately
prior to his death.
Dnis was 22 years old. He is
survived by his father, O. E. Du-
vis, o Columbus lawyer; his moth
er, a sister, Lotla, and n younger
brother, Frank.
lip was a young railroader of
much promisp, and had insisted
on taking up the work from the
bottom. He had formerly worked
for the T. Sz O, C. railroad at Co-
llumbus.
An affidavit charging Ed. Dean
r't shooting with intent, to kill
was changed today to murder in
the first degree.
Deteitives from thfl state fire
marshal's department aro quietly
securing ovidence against rioters.
It is statpd that the special grand
jury will investigate accusations
nTtnnt mnre than 900 people, it
is said that one or two militiamen
aro among these charged with
rioting.
James Burk, sa'oonist, was this
forotioon fined $100 and costs for
violating tho mayor's saloon proc
lamation. Twelvo loiterers wore
fined $!'onch.
Thero is-talk this morning thnt
a special grand jury mny bo called
at once, Dean indicted, brought
here from Dayton, tried and 6en
Teheed while thesoldiors aro still
on duty. No definite decision has
been made in tho matter, howevor.
Washington, March 2. Oppo
nents of the railroad rate bill aie
almost ready to admit that the
measure will be passed by the sen
ate practically as it ctuue.froin the
house. It is admitted that they
can not hope for any assistance
from tho president in getting nn
amendment for judicial review of
orders of the interstate commerce
commission. Tho president has
made this clear to Sqnntore Crane
and Spoone'r. The i nly hope left
to the opponents of th6 measure is
in the Democrnls. They have not
definitely determined what the
party position will be toward such
an amendment bufit is admitted
that more than half of the minor
ity favor passing the bill exactly
as it came from the house of rep
resentatives. The task of lining
up the senators -on this subject is
proceeding daily, both factions
being active in this respect. It is
believed that by the time Die bill
is' taken up it can bo determined
whether thcre.is a possible chance
for an amendment. If there is
not the opponents unhesitatingly
say they will mako their speeches
and record their votes against the
measure and lend their assistance
in bringing about an carl' vote.
The railtond rate bill for sever
al days has been regarded As the
one mensiire standing in me way
of an early adjournment, of con
gress. Oii9 of the leading Repub
lican senators, a member of the
steering committee, declnred that
tlrrj "Philippine tarifi' bill, the
Btatehood bill and tho Santo Do
mingo treaty aie nil dead." He
qualified his statement concerning
the statehood bill by saying that
he meant that the friends of the
bill could not pass it without the
Fornker amendment providing for
the submission to the votes of the
peoplo of New Mexico and Arizo
na separately the question wheth
er tlfey should have jiint state
hood. A poll or the senate show
ed that if voted Aipon now the
Fornker amendment would win,
48 to 40, providing the entire vote
of the Senate was cast.
Health Board Meetf.
The meeting of the Boaid of
Health, Monday evening wns ad
journed, nftor it stormy discussion
relative to the duties of Officer
Wm. Fields, till Friday evening,
when reports are to be submitted
on the question of his 'observance
of orders.
Mr. Mnrve C. Martin, recently
appointed in place of Mr. Uillison,
resigned, was present at this meet
ing for the first time as a member.
He selves till May 4. Thomas
Collins was elected Secretary of
the Hoard for the unexpired term
of Mr. nillison.
EARLY LIFIi A POOR ROY.
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Printers Devil and a
Good Governor.
NO MORE
CIRCLES.
The Espy Bill Removes the
Circle.
MARK IN FRONT OF NAMES.
Is the Only Way to Vote
Mere Alter.
Hon. F. I. Bright returned on
Friday from, a trip to Washington,
D. O. " '
Proposed Changes.
Columbus, O., March I. The
proposed changes in the Bronson
primary election bill, which wae
defeated and reconsidered last
week, were taken up in a confer
ence in tliis city last night at
which wero present Judge Howard
Hollister, of Cincinnati; Repres
entntive Bronson, the author of
the bill; Prof. Tuttle, of the Ohio
State University, a n d others.
These changes were gone over
with a view of incor.porning into
tho bill such amendments as will
fucitltato its -passage when it
. . . . i. i. i.
comes up later in me wcuk. it
was generally "agreed that tho
Wer'tz amendments permitting
'candidates for, district offices to bo
voted for directly, the winner to
name the delegates, would ljavo to
come out, as the country delegates
would not support the bill as long
as It coninineu mm jmuviojihi.
It was also agreed that tho di
rect voto for candidates should bo
confined to county, municipal and
Mr. C. N, Bowon, Mr. and Mrs.
josoph Brooker, and Miss Jessio
IleB wero Columbus visitors the
latter part of tho week.
Willi little opposition, the sen
ate pased' the Espy bill, designed
to make impossible the voting of a
straight ticket by u single cro's
mark in the c".iclc below the party
lumhlpiu on election ballots. The
. .1. . l...lt. . ,.n nll'nnt.
emblem on mo uuum i ui .--ed,
but tho circle is abolished-Ka1id
to vote the ticket one must mako
a cros" mark before the name of
every candidate for whom one de
sires to vote. This applies to
state and county tickets where
they are placed under the emblem
in order. In cases of presidential
elections the names of tho presi
dential candidates and presiden
tial electors are all placed tijoni
the ballot, but a cro- mark placed
in the square before the nume of
the presidential candidate votes
tho ticket for the electors entire.
The party emblem is left above
each party' ticket, hi municipal
elections foi the municipnPcnndi-
dates, other than councilmen, the
candidates for one oillce of each
paity aro listed together under
the designation: mayor, city solic
itor, treasurer, etc., nnd the voter
selects from each lit of candidates
for the ono office the one for whom
ho desiies to vote, and plnees the
ctoss mark in the squaro before
the naiuo. The same pltri is fol
lowed in township election. To
the right of each candidate's name
in these lists is printed his party.
Jn councilmnnic and school boaul
elections there are no party desig
nations whatever on tho tickets.
Another feat ure of tho bill is
the opening it offers for indepen
dent nominations for counpilmnnic
or school bonrd candidates. Any
Houston. Texas, Maich !!. Ex
Governor James Stephen Hogg, of
Texas, was found dead in bed to
day at 1 1 :!)0 o'clock by his daugh
ter, Mis.-? Inm Hogg, at ths rpsi
dence of Frank C. Jones, his law
partner. Death had come whilo
he slept. The members of tiie
family thought him sleeping ns he
lay dead. None approached the
bedsi le for fear of disturbing him.
It was his daughter who intuitive
ly knew that life was" extinct as
she opened t'.ie door softly and
looked upon her father's corpse.
Governor Hogg arrived in Hous
ton, Monday, fioni his plantation
in Brnoria county, wlier-1 he has
been resting in hopes of regaining
his health. He intended to eplcr
a sanitarium at Battle Creek,
Mich., as soon a the weather
moderated and permitted the trip.
He was feeling unusually well
yesterday and retired last night.
His faMing 'health is said to
have been due to an accident up
on the International and Grent
Northern railway in which his
neck wns wrenched. A dropsical
condition resulted and for the
ptst year Ifc has been in a physi
cian's care. Suit against the In
ternational and Great Northern
railroad for -tlOO.OOO as n result
of thib injury is now pending in
the courts.
The lemains will be shipped by
special train to ustin to-morrow.
Several hundreds of various dele
gations applied to attend the fun
eral service-, from over tho stnte
will airive in Houston tonight nnd
early tomorrow morning to accom
piny the remains. The funeral
will occur either Sunday after
noon or Monday.
James S. Hogg was onlythu iin-
Itiveboin Texan w ho ever served his
state as governor. He was born
and relied in Texas and was ns
proud of Texas as Texas was of
him. He was born in Husk coii'i-
t, some say in Ciierokee county,
in 1831. At n tendor age he was
left alone in the world to ninko
his own way. As a bid he drift
ed into a newspaper ofilc looking
for a job and got it. He swept
the ollice and did chores nnd lenrn
ed to set type and picked up a
rude but useful education. lie
read law between, tunes and wns
able beforo he was old enough to
voto to pas an examination for
admission to the bar. He prac
ticed law, edited a newspaper,
and studied history. In 1878 tho
people of Wood county elected
him to be county attorney, nnd
later district attorney. From
that time on he made his way up
ward quickly. Ho became attor
ney goiitral in 1880. In 1888 ho
was le-elpcted and in 1800 he was
elected governor of the stato. Ho
fought the railroad corporations
and the Standard Oil company.
His fights against the tnutb'nre a
matter of history. Ho was re
nominated and le-elected gover
nor for a second term.
4n...naiitn nfllnno. .lcavlnc? district
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candidates to bo nominated by person, deioaieu at me primaries,
conventions as at prosentThe may have his name added to the
delegates to these district conven- ticket by petition under the exUt
tions will be chosen either direct- ing law, and have nn equal- foot
ly or by the county conventions, ' Ing with his former opponent.
Mrs. Jennie Adeock, Mrs. Ilnrley
Dnnieon, Mrs. John Wolfe, and
Messrs. Frank and Ohnrles Adcock
attended the funernl of tho infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
McCandllsl), nt Bremen, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Q. Waaon, of
Columbus, wero guests of Mrs.
Colonel Rempol nnd Miss IJzzle
Ueiupol, Saturday and Sunday.
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