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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Aihpubeu TINS week.
Mr.. w E. MeRae has gone to
Memphis on business
Mr. d. NJ. Farmer, Of Clydeton,
was IN town this week.
Miss Sophia Rushing, Of WHY.
is visiting Camden relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs, Lee Fry, of Eva.
are visiting Camden relatives.
Mr.. A. w. Presson has sold his
saloon to Mr.. G.. Il. stockard.
Mr.. A. O. McRao Is convalescipo
from an illness Of several days.
Mr.. J. b. Davidson is able 10 be
out again, after his recent illness.
Messrs. T.. l.. Hudson and Nola
Cuff spent Sunday at Hustburgh.
Mrs. w. Fl. Hatley returned
Wednesday from a visit at Holla-
day.
Mr.. J. H. RUSSELL is confined to
his room this week with rheuma-
tism.
Miss Katie Fry, Of Coxburph. is
the guest of her brother, Mr.. q. %.
Fry.
Miss Tom Fussellreturned home
yesterday from a visit in Carroll
County.
Mr.. A. j. Saunders lost a horse
at McIllwain from the extreme heat
last week.
Rev. I. +. Cason will begin a
revival meeting at Cowells Chapel
tomorrow.
Judge VIC. East has improved
his place of residence by erecting
a new fence.
Mr.. L. o. Lashlee is confined to
his room this week, but is reported
SOME better.
Mrs. ]. G. Presson was quite sick
The first Of the week, but is report
ed some better.
A Mr.. Griffin died at Cooleys
Landing very suddenly the latter
part of last week.
Mrs. G. +. Bateman and children
have returned from a visit to rela-
lives at Holiday.
1t seems like the fusion didn't
fuse in this county as well as in
other parts of the State
Mrs. Ferd Saunders, of the third
district, visited Mrs. Z. i. Shurley
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Loudie Greene, of Lampas-
sas, Tex. is visiting her daughter,
Mrs, G. E. Noyes, this week.
The best lot Of mules that have
been on our streets for some time
were exhibited here Monday.
Abarbecue and bran dance will
be given at old BeaVerdam camping
ground Saturday, August Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. McRae have
moved into their dwelling, which
has been remodeled and enlarged.
Mrs. Harriet Farmer, Of Nash
vile, visited Camden friends this
week, returned home Wednesday.
Quite number from here took
IN the picnic at Bells School-house
last Friday, which was pronounced
a success.
Mrs. A. Arnold and Miss Pearl
returned to Brownsville yesterday
after an extended visit to relatives
at misplace.
Mr..and Mrs. T. J. Brown have
returned home from Henry County,
where Mr.. Brown was quite sick
for several days.
Mr.. w. w. Deaton, of Eggville,
who has been in bad health for the
past two months, was able to come
to town Monday.
Messrs. A. N. Lindsey, John A.
Barnes, j.. f. Dowdy, w. Caraway
anda number of others represent
ed Big Sandy here Monday.
Mr.. o. A. Utley was licensed as
minister Of the gospel last week.
and preached his first sermon last
Sunday at Missionary Grove.
DR.. r. B. Travis and family were
called to Como last Saturday by the
serious illness of his sister, Mrs
Jesse James, returning home Mon
day.
The little scrap in the courtyard
last night was not on the program
and no one was hurt We could
not get names of all the parties tc
ALo GIrhI
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-07

Some enthusiastic all-wool-and-a-
yard-wide happy Democrats Of the
eleventh district burned Sheriff
Lashlee'a new hat last night when
tho result of the election was made
known.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-07

Tho infant child Of Judge and
Mrs. j.. T. Davis died last Sunday
after a brief illness. The family
has the sympathy of many friends
IN their sudden bereavement.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-07

Mr.. Greene Bivens, chairman of
the committee to keep in repair and
improve Camden Cemetery, has set
apart Friday and Saturday, August
rs and 20, for the purpose of clean
ing off the cemetery grounds. All
who are interested in this work are
requested to meet the committee at
the cemetery early Friday morning
August 28. Come, and bring hoes,
shovels, spades, wheel-barrows, etc.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-07

Mr.. Robert Mitchell, of Way, ex-
hibited a pillow here Monday that
was a curiosity to all except a few
of the oldest citizens present who
remember how their fathers used a
similar implement nearly three
quarters of a century ago. The
pillow is a reproduction of what was
called the "shaft" pillow, it having
shafts similar to a buggy which
were made fast to the main beam
Of the pillow. Mr.. Mitchell intends
to send the pillow to the Tennessee
Centennial and Industrial EXPOSE
ton at Nashville next spring.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
NORTH CAROLINA.

Eleventh annual reception of the
Twin City Pleasure Club at Winston
was held last night.
Five blockade distilleries and 2,5OO
gallons of beer captured and destroyed
by revenue officers in Davidson county
on Wednesday night.
Meeting of the Epworth League and
Sunday School Conference for the
Western conference of the M. L. church
in session at Statesville.
Final commencement exercises at
Wake Forest College and Salem Female
College and Chowan Baptist Female
Institute.
Liquor license tax at Tarboro to be
increased from $3.50 to $500.
Fourteen bales of cotton set on fire
by lightning in Edgecombe county
and burned up.
Nomination of B. 0. Guthrie to be
postmaster at Burlington sent to the
Senate by the President.
j. d. Dudley, of Wilmington, elected
President of the colored A. and M. Col
lege at Greensboro to succeed DIR.
Crosby, resigned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY

Main, was robbed of the south end
wall on the first floor.
The foJ a story and roof of Me-
Pheeters 4ry goods warehouse of the
levee bc ,Ween Biddle and Cedar, was
blown of.
The front and roof of Fisher and
DAVIS three story brick saw mill ma
cb.nery house, 1824-26 North Main, was
wrecked.
The roof and smoke stacks of the
Fulton Iron Works and Machine Shop,
Fulton and Carr, were blown off.
The roof was blown off a vacant
building belonging to the DR.. J. IL.
Mclean estate, Collins and Biddle
streets.
About Levee and Carr street, the
wind played havoc. The immense
freight shed of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy railroad, two blocks
long and one wide, extending from
Carr street to Franklin avenue, is a
total wreck.
After the wind and rain had done
their work, fire added to the destruc-
ton. Helzel's mill was the first to be
come ignited, and it was totally de-
stroyed, at a loss of $150,0O0. Lees
blacksmith shop, and other small
places were burned.
The destruction of the water works
early in the storm cut off the water
supply, and Chief Purdy and his men
fought the fire with a bucNet brigade
as best they could.
The whole central portion of the city
was threatened by the burning mill,
but all hands were skilled workmen,
and worked with such a will that it's
further spread was prevented. The
fire added greatly to the general con
sternation.
While the storm was at it's height,
the passenger train on the Chicago d
Alton railway pulled out on the bndge
from the Missouri side. 1t was on its
| way east. Engineer Scott had only
proceeded a short distance when he
realized the awful danger which
threatened the train. The wind struck
| the coaches, at first causing them to
| careen. vt this time he was about
half across. Over head the poles were
snapped and tumbling into the river
while large stones were torn loose
from their foundation and plunged
into the water Realizing that any
| moment the train might be blown into
| the water, or else the bridge be blown
| away, Scott, with rare presence ot
mind, put on a full head of steam in
| an effort to make an attempt to reach
| the East side shore. The train had
| scarcely proceeded 200 feet and about
| the same distance from the shore wheI
| an upper span of the bridge was
| blown away. Tons of huge granite
blocks tumbled to the tracks where
the train loaded with passengers haC
| been but a moment before. At about
| the same instant the wind struck the
train, upsetting all the cars like play
| things. Luckily no one was killed
| but several were taken out severely
] injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Summaries of Yesterdays Games ir
Various League Cities.

Boston, May 2S.-Pittsburg won to-
days game by timely hitting, aided
by Harrington's errors. The last of
the game was played in a drizzling
rain. Dolan and Hawley both pitched
good ball Attendance, 1850. Score:
Boston. ..... 0 10 1-3
Pittsburg 1 0 ? Go 8
Batteries: Dolan and Bergen; Haw-
ley and Merritt. Umpire, Keefe.
PHILADELPHIA, 10; CHICAGO, s.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 28.-The game
between the home team and Chicago
to-day was one of batting, and both
teams batted so opportunely that not
until the last man was out III the
ninth inning was the result settled.
Attendance, 1918. Score:
Philadelphia 0 A 1--10 16
Chicago. -. / 3 / O. Is 2
Batteries: Taylor and Clements;
Parker and Kittredge. Umpires, Camp
bell and Henderson.
NEW YORK K-CLEVELAND.
New York, May 28.-The New York
Cleveland and Brooklyn-Louisville
games postponed on account of rain.
ST. LOUIS-BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, Md, May 28.-St. Louis
Baltimore game postponed-rain
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
SEVERAL VILLAGES WIPED OUT.
Houses Blown Down and Persons
Killed Throughout Illinois.

Centralia, H., May 2S.-The STORM
of last night passed through southern
| Illinois and spread destruction over a
| large extent of territory west, south
and southeast of Centralia. New Baden
a village on the Airline railroad west
| of Centralia, was completely wiped
| out and only six houses remaining,
| thirty-siX lives were lost. New Madrid,
southeast of this city also suffered
great loss of life and property. Seven
| persons are reported killed and thirty
| injured. The cyclone pursued an
casterly course, taking in the village
| of Irvington, Richview, Ashley, Boyd
| and Dix
Houses were blown down and per-
| sons killed in all these places and
| throughout the country. Farm prop
| erty, crops and orchards have suffered
| immensely and it is estimated that in
| counties of Clinton, Washington and
Jefferson fifty lives have been lost.
impossible to give details as all wires
are down. While the storm was on all
sides of Centralia, it did not strike the
city.
CYCLONE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Lancaster, Pa, May 2S.-Columbia
was struck by cyclone at noon to-day
and the Columbia Rolling Mill razed
to the ground. The ruins then caught
fire. One man is reported killed.
At Carlisle, lightning struck a trolley
car while running in the central part
of the town. Mrs. Florence Stiteter
and daughter, of HagerstoWn, passen-
gers, were badly burned.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE.
Anderson, H., May 2S.--A storm
is-+,x IL ! ,sG
several people and doing $250,O dam
age. The new building of the Ameri-
can Strawboard Company was leveled
to the ground with loss of $4,000.
The buildings of the Anderson Bicycle
Company, the National Tinplate Com
pany, the Presbyterian church and
other buildings were blown down.
The postoffice was among the many
buildings damaged.
THIRTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Vandalia, H., May 28.--News reach
ed here to-day that cyclone last
night swept over Irvington and Rich
view, south of here on the Illinois
Central road, destroying everything in
it's path and killing outright thirteen
people.
WRECKED MANY BUILDINGS.
Mt. Vernon, Ind, May 2S.-The tor
nado struck the southern portion of
this city at 10 o'clock last night, wreck
ing nineteen buildings, numerous out
houses, trees, etc. The people escaped
death or serious injury. The loss is
great and a relief corps is now at work
securing aid for the storm-stricllen
people.
A RELIEF FUND RAISED.
ST. Louis, May 28-A public meet
ing was held in the Grand Hall of the
Merchants Exchange at noon to-day
and $4,000 was raised in less than an
hour for the cyclone sufferers, The
meeting was called by COrwich Spen-
Ger, president of the Merchants Ex-
change, and it was largely attended.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
The Devastated District in the South
western Portion of the City is
About Half a Mile Wide and
Four Miles Long.

ST. Louis, Mo, May 2S.-The awful
sweep of last nights tornado is mark
ed to-day by devastated district in
the southwestern portion of the city,
a half mile wide and four miles long,
with wrecked buildings, tottering
walls, debris-choked streets and res
cuing parties to tell the story of havoc
and death.
St. Louis is dazed by the extent of
the calamity it will be days before the
total loss of life and the amount of
property destroyed viii be known.
The estimates of the number killed
vary from 200 TO 500 with the belief
general that the latter figure is the
nearer correct.
Coroner Waite says the death list in
St. Louis proper would easily reach
200 and in East St. Louis it would be
perhaps as large.
At police headquarters, the dead in
ST. Louis were estimated at 800 and at
East st. Louis at 200. Extra editions
of the local papers place the total loss
of life at 500 or more.
The storm left its path Uttered with
dead and dying and patrol wagons,
ambulances and undertaker's cars We're
busy all day long carrying the iden-
titled dead to their homes and homes
of relatives and friends or leaving the
unidentified with the city morgue au-
thorities.
The property loss is terrific, esti-
mates ranging from $10,000,000 to $780,
000, 900. The wind seemed to take the
form of a tornado rather than that
of a cyclone, the wrecked buildings
showing none of the twisted irons and
girders which usually mark the trail
of a rotary wind storm. The gener-
al trend was from southwest to north
east, through the center of the busi-
ness district of the city to about mile
north of the city. The first heavy
damage was in the vicinity of Lower
Grove and Lafayette Parks, where
handsome residences were wrecked
and many persons injured. The tor
nado swept from the Northeast as far
as the river when, with a sudden
turn to the north it cleared the Miss
issippi and tore it's way into the heart
of East st. Louis.
One of the remarkable features was
the destruction of wing of the City
Hospital, carrying 20 patients and
nurses down in the wreck, and killing
but one person.
1t will be several days before definite
Information can be obtained as to the
less of life and injury.
In addition to the killed and injured
in st. Louis and East st. Louis, the
cyclonR moved down many people in
other places. Dispatches received by
the Associated Press gives accounts of
serious loss of life and maimings in
quite a number of places. Appended
is table showing the latest careful
estimate of killed and injured based on
the dispatches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

The Prohibition National conyen'
ton refuses to adopt free silver plat
form.
Ex-Cov. McEnery elected United
States Senator by the Louisiana leg
islature to succeed Senator Blanchard
One person killed and one fatally in
iured by a trolley ear accident at Buf-
falo, \. Y.
Estimated that 500 people were kill
ed in the city of ST. Louis by the tor
nado and about 700 were injured.
Considerable damage done by cy-
clone in Pennsylvania yesterday
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29

The number of killed may not be far
from 500, and the injured about 700.
The steamer Pittsburg, of the Dia-
mond Joe Line, City of Vicksburg,
and the City of Providence, of the Col
umbian Excursion Company, the City
of Monroe, of the Anchor Line and all
sorts of small craft were pitched and
tossed about until final blast rent
them from their moorings. They
were swept across the river and struck
the Illinois bank, within a few blocks
of each other. The loss of life on these
boats is thought to be slight, as every
body was cautioned not to jump and
they would be brought safely to land.
The city of Vicksburg is almost a
total wreck. The City of Providence
was blown upon the Illinois side. Her
rudder is gone and her cabin and
smoke-stacks were blown away before
she parted from her wharf.
The ST. Louis and st. Paul Packet
Company's steamer ST. Paul had start
ed for Keokuk when the tornado struck
the city. She has not been heard of.
She had a full cabin.
The Belle of Calhoun, the Madill and
the Lubecie Conger, which We're moor
ed near Choteau Avenue, were almost
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
LAST EDITION.
O'CLOCK. A. NJ.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Friday:-The United
States Weather Bureau issues the fol
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina: Local thunder
storms followed by fair weather;
northwesterly winds; cooler in north
ern and western portions.
Yesterday: Maximum temperature
IS: minimum temperature, 10; ram
fall, trace.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

At Richmond:
Richmond. :. 90 2 0O'0 / % Z 8
Roanoke. 80. / 0 / 0 0 2 2 0 x-6 2
Batteries: Malarkey and Boland;
Cheesbro and Vetter.
At Lynchburg:
Lynchburg, 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 3 1-12 Is /
Petersburg, 0 0 0 A 90 o 0 Cd 4 3
Batteries: Evans and Fear; Pack
ard and Stanhope. Umpire, Kline
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
PRESIDENT CRosBY's SUCCESSOR

Greensboro, N. c., May 28.-(Spe-
ciaD-J. p. Dudley, of Wilmington
was elected by the board of directors
of the colored A. and NJ. college, to-
day to succeed Rev. j. o. Crosby re-
signed. The new president is said to
be a pronounced Russell man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
FINANCIAL.

The cotton market opened steady
but closed barely steady at decline
4 of to 5 points.
There was fair trade in wheat but
no change in price, though corn and
oats each declined h cent.
The stock market more animated
than for some time but at the expense
of values, the general condition favor
ing the bears.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

The House yesterday took steps to
relieve the sufferings of the cyclone
sufferers in st. Louis and other west
ern cities.
The bond bill further discussed in
the Senate by Daniel and PETER IN
opposition tosbonds and in favor OF
silNer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
BURLINGTON PosrMAsTERsHIP.

Washington, May 28.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the nomina-
tion of B. O. Guthrie to be postmaster
at Burlington, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
THE RAILROAD TRUST WINS.

New York, May 2S.-Judge Hoyt II.
Wheeler, in the United States District
Court, has handed down a decision
dismissing the governments bill of
complaint in the suit in equity Of the
United States against the Joint Traf-
fic Association. Juge Wheeler holds
that the Joint Traffic Association does
not come within the inhibition Of the
Interstate Commerce law against
common carrier entering into a pool
ing arrangement with competing rail-
roads nor within the scope of the anti
Trust law of 1890, which classes as
conspiracy any combination for the
restraint of trade or commerce be-
tween the.several States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
THE ESTLOU|S HORROR
Estimated that Five Hundred
People Were Killed.
BY WEDNESDAYS CYCLONE
And Some Seven Hundred
Others Were Injured
STORY OF HAVOC AND DEATH
The Whole City Dazed by the Ex'ent of
the Calamity.

The PROPERLY Loss FRoBAs Y $50 900, 900
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29

Baton Rouge, La, May 28.-EX-Gov-
ernor S. D. McEnery was elected Uni
ted States Senator this morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
RELIEF FUND RAISED.

81. Louis, May 28.-A pubic meet
ing was held in the Grand Hall of the
Merchants Exchange at noon to-day
and $4,000 was raised in less than an
hour for the cyclone sufferers. The
meeting was called by Corwich Spen-
Ger, president of the Merchants Ex-
change, and it was largely attended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
STORY OF THE SEA.
'rhe Pirate Ten," The Argus Fo,thcom-
ing Serial

"rhe Pirate Ten," The Argus Fo,thcom-
ing Serias.
The ARGUS has arranged for the
exclusive publication of one of the
most entertaining serials that has
ever appeared in newspaper print.
1t is novel knosn as 1.-The Pirate
Ten," is much longer than the aver
age newspaper story and is protected
by copyright and finely illustrated.
The Pirate Ten" is by W. Clark
Russell. author of The Frozen
Pirate" 1.-The Wreck of the Grosve-
nor, 1.-THE Sea Queen,". The Golden
Hope" John Holdsworth, Chief
Nate" "A Sailors Sweetheart,
1.-The Good Ship Mohock," The
Death Ship."s.An Ocean Tragedy"
etc. What writer 60 thoroughly as
this one knows the sea and the blue
water of it. the sailor aud the heart
OF him, the ship, too. ard the sailing
and handling ofa ship? The trouble
with the average writer Of sea stories
is that he knows nothing whatever
Of the sea, except such misiniorms-
ton as h. has CLEANED from other
roa ancers Is ignorant as himself.
1t is different with w. Clark Russell,
the great sea novelist. He is = real
list. lie paints nautical scenes as
they really are. He is q sailor who
has lived in the forecast,e and
walked the quarter desk. He Knows
the sea and the sailor from long
years of intimacy, and ne is gifted
with. wonderful powers OF o5serve-
ton and description. He has a
vivid imagination, too, aud there i I,
no lack of incident ard adventure in
the stories he writes. This is par
ticularly true of his latest novel,
The Pirate Ten =" 1t is tale of
the south seas in the time when p:i-
Watering made sesfarinS exciting
and venturesome. The story is one
of thrilling interest and it is told
with a verisimiiitude that quite esp
tivates the reader.
The publication of this seria! will
begin shortly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16
Hort In n Coltia.ou.

Frank j. Stahmer, of Davenport,
foteman of the Globe binderv, in this
city, was quite severely injured in a
collision on Fifth avenue, near the
street car barn, about O'Clock last
evening. He was going toward
home in cart. A horse dashing east
ward on the same side of the thor
ougfare coliided with Mr. Stahmer's
vehicle. Both rigs were badly dsn-
aged. Mr.. Stahmer was dazed by
the fall from his cart. He was take n
To- Reiss' drug store where DE-. Paul
attended him. He sustained no ex-
ternal injuries, but it is feared he is
hurt internally. He was afterward
taken home by DR.. Paul aud Henry
Frick. A shalt of the other vehicle
penetrated the flank OF NJ. Stahmer's
horse several inches.