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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-14
LAUREL NEWS.
Death of an Old Resident - Railway
Extension Assured.

Extension Assured.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LAUREL, Md, November IA, 1901.
Mrs Louisa Pritchard,, who has spent the
greater part of her life here, died at her
home in this place shortly before o'clock
last night from the effects of heart trouble
Mrs. Pritchard was over eighty years of
age. 1t is thought her death was FASTENED
by the sudden death Of one of her sons,
Mr.. Benjamin c. Pritchard, who died at
the Maryland University Hospital, BaIti-
more, Monday, October %. Four children,
three sons and one daughter survive her
They are Mrs. Maggie Whitworth of Pied
mont, w. Va; Mr.. William A. Pritchard of
Cambridge, Md; Mr.. Edward w. Pritchard
of Dallas, Texas, and Mr.. Charles A.
Pritchard Of Laurel, Md,
The continuation of the electric road from
BerWyn, the present northern terminus of
the City and Suburban electric road to
Laurel is said to be practically assured. 1t
Is learned from authoritative sources that
the right Of way from the present terminus
to this point has been secared and all of
the property owners on the line of the pro-
posed road have completed the details
whereby the road secures the right of way.
The Ladies. AID Society of Centenary NJ:
E. Church of this town gave a supper and
entertainment at the Masonic Hall Tuesday
and Wednesday evening, last. On both oc-
casions the hall was crowded with the
VI Inc ie1hDeTS OI tile cnufCh and
considerable sum was realized. On the first
night the stage was occupied by burlesque
pipe organ. and the efforts Of the colored
assistant to keep 1t supplied with the neces-
sary wind greatly amused the little ones
present. Several old-time songs were rem
dered in a mastery style by an orchestra
composed of the following: Mrs. D. M.
Fisher, Mrs. George E. Baldwin, Mrs. VIM.
Penn, Mrs. Annie Hearn Mrs. B. Bond.
Mrs. Burke Carr. Messrs. D. M. Fisher,
VIM. Bond, Hugh Fisher and VIM. Flester.
Mr.. VIM. Case impersonated the professor
and Mr.. Thomas A. Gray assumed the part
of the colored assistant The main feature
of the entertainment last night was that of
photograph guessing contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-14
vienna'. Plague of Pigeons.

The few pairs of pigeons brought a hum
dred years ago from Venice to Vienna have
multiplied to such an amazing extent as to
have become public pest. There Is great
difficulty In exterminating these pretty
creatures, as besides the danger involved
to the public in shooting them, many of
the birds would perhaps only be wounded.
The town council have, therefore, resolved
that as many as possible shall be caught
alive. killed and given to poor families.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
LIGHTNING's WORK.
College of Physicians and Surgeons in
 Chicago Destroyed.

Chicago, June 25. - During a heavy thunder storm tonight lightning struck the College of Physicians and Surgeons on Harrison street, between Wood and Honore. The fire which followed the light ming in a short time destroyed the col lege building, which was one of the finest of it's kind in the west. The lightning struck the college square1y on the top of rising projection in the front part of the roof, and such tremendous crush of thunder accompanied the flash that the people in the neighborhood thought an explosion had taken place in the college. Almost before the first fire engine had ar rived the flames had spread all through the five stories of the building. Adjoining the college is the smaller building of the West Side Hospital. which was filled with patients, about 100 beg in the various wards. As soon as 1t was seen that the college could not be saved and that it's walls were liable to fall at any time, the work of removing the patients from the hospital began. The rain was pouring heavily at the time, but fortunately there are so many hospitals and medical insti- tutions in the vicinity that 1t was neces- sary to move the patients only short distance most of them being taken to the County Hospital, block away The re- moval was carried on with the utmost haste, the patients being carried forth In their beds, on chairs. cots, stretchersNan anything that would permit of transpor- tation.
 None of the patients were injured.
 The College of Physicians and Surgeons Is the medical department of the Univer- sity of Illinois, situated at Champagne, Ill. The loss on building and equipment is practically total and will approximate $20O000.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
FIFTEEN KILLED
 IN TRAIN WRECK
Wabash Passenger Train Ran Into Washout- Engineer and
 Fireman Reported Dead

Indianapolis Ind, June 26.-A special to the Sentinel from Peru at 2:30 this (Wednesday morning says:
 West bound passenger train No. 3. on the Wabash Railroad. ran into a washout at Cass, fourteen miles west of here. at 2:3O o'clock this morning, wrecking the engine and five cars. It is reported fif- teen persons were killed.
 The train Is due at Peru at 1:55, but left here one hour late.
 The train was running at high rate of speed to make up lost time. and when nearing Cass, a switch five miles east of Logansport plunged through a trestle that had been swept away by washout caused by the recent heavy rains.
 The engine was totally demolished and the three passenger coaches and two bag gage cars were derailed and overturned. Every doctor in Peru was summoned and the relief party left here at 1 o'clock for the scene of the wreck. Details are meagre, but it is rumored that Engineer Butler and Fireman Adams and at least a dozen passengers were killed and many more injured,
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
THE LEIPZlGER BANK.
Its Failure Was Complete Surprise and Caused Furry in Other Banks.

Berlin, June 25-The crash of the Leip- ziger Bank was a complete surprise to the Berlin Boerse where yesterday the banks shares were quoted at 140 This failure now turns out to be worse than at first reported. For years past the board of directors of the Leipziger bank have denied the worst feature of the fail ure, namely, that the Leipziger Bank had practically become the owner of the Cas- sel -Trocknung Company, which in itself was declared to be financially unsound.
 Well-informed Berlin financiers fear that the Leipziger Bank will save little if anything out of the wreck and that the failure of the institution will se- riously affect a number of other banks. Immediately after the Leipziger failure became known here there was almost panic in bank stocks including that of the Darmstadter National Bank, which fell considerably Nearly all other values on the Boerse dropped somewhat, while the stock of the Saxon Bank. the Leipzig Savings Bank. the Leipzig Mortgage Bank and the Madgeburg Bank, Verein Bank, were struck off the Berlin quota tion.
 The Maine Boerse acted similarly on news of the Leipzig failure, bank stock dealt in there losing from 3 to points. The newspapers tonight in- timate that the directors of the Leipziger Bank will be criminally prosecuted. The Leipziger Bank was founded in 1889 and up to the present time the institution has been highly considered.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
OHIO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
 'DABBLES IN SOUTHERN AFFAIRS
COL. E. L. RUSSELL
 NOT A CANDIDATE
In a Card to the Mobile Regis ter He Says He Will Not
 Oppose Senator PettuS

Mobile, June 25.-(Special)-Col E. l.. Russell has written letter to the Regis ter in which he states that he will not be a candidate for the United States Sem ate. Colonel Russell says he was ap- preached by a large number of friends, who asked him to announce his candi- dacy for the position. Some of them told him that Senator Pettus would not again be a candidate. Others told him Senator Pettus would run again. He took the matter under consideration. or as he calls it, investigation, and now decides that he will not be a candidate to succeed Pettus as long as the latter Is a candidate. He states his admiration and friendship for Senator Pettus as a lawyer and a states man, and says Senator Pettus deserves recognition at the hands of the people. Therefore he will not oppose Pettus. The letter will be published in the Register tomorrow morning.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
DELEGATES HOT
 IN MONTGOMERY They Want to Go to Monte Sano to Cool Off-Move-
 ment Starts Today

resolution strongly endorsed will be pre- sented in the Constitutional Convention tomorrow morning to adjourn the con- vention to Monte Sano near Huntsville. The members claim that the weather is so excessively hot here as to greatly re- tard the work of the convention and they desire a more comfortable location for the remainder of the summer, it now ap- bearing that the convention will proba-, bly, remain in session throughout Au- gust.
 It Is understood that General George P. Harrison will lead the fight for Monte Sano and 1t appears tonight that the resolution will carry.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Situation Improved.

Bluefield, W. Va, June 25.-The situa- tion in the Elkhorn Valley is greatly inn proved today. General Manager L. E. Johnson was seen in North Fork Junc- ton and stated the loss was much less than amounts heretofore given out. He says that if nothing unforeseen occurs his force of 5000 men would have the road opened for traffic on a single track by tomorrow night and freight trains would be running in two or three days Coal came East over the road today.
 Five operators have resumed work They are Mill. Creek. Coaldale. Delta, Pocahontas Colliery Company and Pow haitian.
 Hon. W. J. Bryan has telegraphed the Young Mems Christian Association that he will deliver a lecture at Pocahontas on the night of July ?. the proceeds to be given for the relief-of the destitute.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
INCEN DIARIES.
Mobile Police Are After Person Who
 Fired Several Houses.

Mobile, June S.-(Special.)- 1.-The police are Investigating number of suspicious fires which have occurred recently in this city During the past week there have been three fires under suspicious circum- stances, and in one in particular incen- diarism has been proven. The guilty per- son has not yet been located, although the police are still after him or her, and say they expect to make an arrest tomor- row The building in the case is three-story brick on Dauphin street, oc- cupied in the lower floor as stores and the upper portion Is rented by forty or fifty negroes who live there.
 The solicitor said tonight that he can not yet tell when the preliminary trial of Charles B. Mann will be held. Mann, 1t will be remembered, Is held for the killing of his brother-in-law. Dave s. Dickson, railroad man of Montgomery, on Sunday two weeks ago at Monroe Park.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Casualty Lists pisquietins.

London. June 25.--The casualty list made public by the War Office continue to show rather severe fighting in various parts of South Africa that are not reported in the ordinary dispatches. This Is n"tieca- bly, so with regard to the Zeerust position in Cape Colony. It also inspires disquie- tude which is added to by the repeated footing of Jamestown in spite of the proximity of strong British force at Aliwalnorth
 It appears that including the Boer pris- oners and those in the concentration camps the cost of supporting some S0.- 900 Boers is today falling upon the Brit ish tax payers
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
HARRON|NC TALES OF DISTRESS
 FROM WEST VIRGINIA FLOODS

= - = - = - - - = :. - ing in from the fiood-stricken district in West Virginia place the number or drowned at sixty persons, but have no definite or detailed information on which to base the estimate. There has been some interruption today to the wire be- tween Roanoke and Bluefield and only one wire has been in use since morning A telegram from Bluefleld this. afternoon says there are no important develop ments there today. Repair work is going ahead with vigor. Bluefield Is the great shipping point for the Pocahontas coal coming east It is said there that the coal fields will not be able to ship any coal for thirty days. The coal trade VIII suffer almost incalculable loss as a re- uslt of the washed out tracks and dama- ges to machinery
 A man arriving here today from the stricken section gives as an explanation of the report first circulated that great masses of human bodies were to be seen floating around in the water. that there is q graveyard between North Fork Junction and Keystone which towns are about a mile apart and at which point the storm was very severe. This grave yard Is near the bank of the river. When the flood came the graves gave up their dead and added greatly to the number of bodies seen The Norfolk and Vest ern thought this morning that they would be able to have their Clinch Val ley line open this evening. They say the Thacker coal field lines are already open and that the road will be able to get train through to Columbus tomorrow J. B. Frances, a Roanoke man who IS in Keystone and who was first reported dead, has the following to say about the disaster in a letter to his wife
 "A big flood visited the town last Fri day night. Everybody had to go up on the mountain. Men, women and children were drowned in the streets and houses went floating down the streams with peo- pie in them. We are entirely cut off from the outside world and provisions are getting short"
 Another letter from Keystone today says that between ten and fourteen peo- pie were drowned and forty houses were washed away at that place.
 The report received here yesterday that the father, mother, one sister, two broth CTS and a sister-in-law, with two chil dren of J. w Crotty of the Norfolk and Western Railroad were drowned was mistake.
 Near Tasewell. Va, Paris Vandike, whose home was washed away and whose two children were instantly killed, Is stiH unconscious He will die
 At Cedar Bluff, sixteen miles west of Tasewell, seventeen dwellings were swept away but no lives were lost.
 Knobs, little town seven miles west, was almost completely destroyed.
 Raivens, two miles west was badly damaged and many business houses were destroyed. The damage to country roads will be not less than $0.000
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
MY COUNTRY FIRST.
This Has Been Admiral Schley's Motto
 for Half a Century.

New York, June 25.-Admiral Schley, In thanking the Gloucester Naval Command of Brooklyn for electing him an honorary member of the organization. says in his letter referring to war medals:
 .srouching the matter of your reference to a medal, I have always believed that nations ought of right to perpetnate the great events of their history rather than those of the lives of participants and leave to the judicial calm of historic judgment to perpetuate in bronze those who may have honored themselves by deeds of honor wrought for home, for flag, for country.
 .sNo, my maxim has been stesdfastiy, through nearly a half century of service, my country first. last and all the time, after my love of God. Very sincerely, yours W. D. oCf1LEi |.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
ATLANTA GETS IN.
She Has an Electrical Storm to Keep
 in the Procession.

Atlanta, Ga., June S.-During severe electric storm late this evening lightning struck and set fire to the West End public school and did considerable damage to that building. The Equitable building in the center of the business district, was slightly damaged and nearly the entire police telegraph system interrupted. The lights at the Lyceum theater went out during the matinee and on account of the interruption to the electric light wires no performance was given tonight. There was heavy rain fall and a drop in tenn perature of nearly twenty degrees.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
PLAYED WATER UPON woRkMEN.
Cana of Hands Tore Up Paved Street
 for Railroad and Create Riot.

Findley, O., June 25.-Because a section gang on the Baltimore and Ohio tore up a newly paved street at North Baltimore today a general riot followed A mob of about 200, comprising many merchants and prominent people, charged the work men and drove them from the street. pelting them with stones and clubs A guard was left but in short time the workmen again went to work. This time the citizens forsed issues. pulled the vii- lage hand fire engine to the scene and played several streams of water on the workmen.
 A renewal of hostilities is promised 1T the railroad insists on laying it's tracks on the forbidden ground.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Spencer county's Losses.

Parkersburg, W. Va, June 25.-Com- munication has just been opened with Spencer, the county seat of Roan county, and woid was received from Reedy Val ley that awful flood waters rushed down from that valley. cloudburst struck Reedy creek about 10 a. m. Sunday. Rain continued to fall in torrents and the de- struction to crops, fences and live stock is the worst ever known. At Reedy the large general store of A. s. Cheuvront and the postoffice were swept away with a loss of ss,6O0 Every store in the valley is under water several feet The stores of J. s. Brown and Theodore Stout were damaged to tho extent of $1,500 each The general store of F. F. Fox was partly de- stroyed Reedy. Kyger and Spencer were without mail service Since Sunday. Com munication was entirely cut off until the telephone lines were repaired today.
 The Ripley and Mill Creek Valley Rail- road is in bad shape. The loss of four bridges and many washouts will make ie impossible to resume traffic for several days On Tanners Run, tributary of Reedy creek. the home of John Miller, family consisting of husband, wife and several children, was swept away while the family was asleep, but the occupants. were rescued by neighbors from an upper story. The loss to the Reedy merchants is estimateA at $15,000.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Kappa AIphas.

Richmond. Va. June 25.-Thc twenty first biennial convention of the Southern Kappa Alpha College. Creek letter fra ternity, held its opening session in this city today. The attendance is unusually large and representatives, from nearly every college in the South are present,
 Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, who will arrive in Richmond tomorrow. win be the guest of honor at a reception which will be given the Kappa Alphas by Governor Tyler,
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Cannot Estimate Lose.

Rluefield, w. Va, June 25.-The West Virginia flood has not many new develop ments. but it is authentically stated that the loss of life has been greatly over es- timated although the loss of property can hardly be estimated, The most con- servative estimate obtainable places the loss of life at about fifty, greater part of whom are colored miners and their families A great many more are missing and are supposed to have been swept away.
 There are great piles of debries and it will take many days to find all the bodies. The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com pany will lose. at ofaservative esti- mate, one-half a million dollars, not talk ing into consideration the delay to traffic, etc. Their double track is practically washed away for a distance of six miles and at least $500 men are at work day and night repairing the road bed and remov- ing drifts The Cumberland Valley Elec- tric Light car arrived today and VIII be used to prosecute the work at night. It will be four days before traffic can be resumed The loss to the coal operators will reach about s4O000O outside of the delay at the mines in loading, etc. The property loss by private parties is very heavy and cannot be estimated at this time. It is thought 1t will reach the mil- lion dollar mark General Boggs and Colonel Hudson or tovernor White staff, arrived today to hold conference with the general superintendent of the Norfolk and Western road to ascertain what assistance is needed by the state authorities. The wires are deluged with press work and hundreds of messages are received hourly from arxious friends in all parts of the United Etates inauiring about relatives and friends Until traffic is resumed and all communications open- ed 1t will be impossible to estimate with any degree of certainty either the loss Of life or property.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Homicide and Suicide.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, June 25. Stephen Clarke, in a fit of jealousy. tonight att tackled Pearl Clark. woman with whom he lived, with a butcher knife, and after frightfully stabbing the woman beat her brains out with hatchet. Clarke then plunged the knife into his own breast making a fatal wound
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
INDEX TO TODAY's NEWS.

Unconstitutional Convention.
 The West Virginia Flood.
 Ohio Republican Convention. Colonel Russell Not Candidate. 2-Baseball News.
 Miscellany. 8-Weekly Weather Summary.
 Train Wrecked by Cows. 4-Editorial.
 Hotel Lobbies.
 Three Friendly Nations. 5-Looks Like No Strike.
 Meeting of City Council.
 Linnehan Elected Alderman. Frank Miller Gives Up Hope. Sanitation Bonds Bid Rejected. e-SociaL 7-The Markets. s-The Races.
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Eear American oraln.

Vienna, June 26.-The Neu Frei Presse commenting upon the fact that Austria has begun to import American grain. re- marks:
 American agriculture Is as dangerous to Europe as Is American commerce."
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Masoacree of French Converts,

Victoria, B. O.. June a5,--The steamer Kakamara Maru arrived tonight. bring ing news of the massacre of over 300 French converts at. Quslparl. ceEees x
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
orocers' Trust.

Saginaw. Mich. June @.-Michigan wholesale groosrs have taken steps to form trust capitalized at se,ooooQo, John symons is the prcmoter, ,... s
The age-herald., 1901-06-26

No Definite information. Roanoke. Va, Juno &s-Persops .com-
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lcontlnued on Thlrd Fagel
The age-herald., 1901-06-26
Governor Jones Speaks.

Governor Jones said that as he had listened to Governor Oates in the morn ing he had thought how different he would have acted if he had had a pris- oner in his charge from the way he had talked. He realized that the change of having sheriffs impcached before the Su- preme Court was adopted not because he advocated it, but because public senti- ment had capitalized in favor of it. He
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-04
Deeds Recorded.

Jerry Handy to Jesse W. Ham
by, land near Caldwell Springs.
Fl. J. Myers to Mary j. My ers,
land in Tolu.
VIM Bennett to Sallie Miles, 90
acres on Deer creek.
j j Ray to M J Sullivan, 1875
acres on Hoods creek,
Phin Miles to Richard Miles,
$50 acres''on Ohio river.
GLBoaz to w T Patton, three
acres of land on the Cumberland
river.
wv Guess to I'D w Stone, LOT
in Tolu.
Mrs s o Nichols to W 7 Patton
GA acres near Dyousburg.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-04
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