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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25
Pan-AmerIcnn Opening Delayed.

Buffalo, N. Y. April 22.-The gates
OF the Pan-American exposition
grounds were closed on the 21st, and
every available man was put to work
to Offset the effect of the great April
snow storm. The damage to the
buildings is slight, and can be quickly
repaired, but the delay in the land.
scape work and the building of road.
ways was considerable.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25
school House. for shelter.
n,INTED ny TREsu PEARS.
Repetition Of the Flood Feared I'm
Western Pcnasy1NRnia.

Pittsburgh. Pa, April O. While
Western Pennsylvania was fairly out
.' 'a. clutches ~ the food Monday
coming O. quick repetition Of the
.frr and. perhaps, ON an increased
... r,m,d To- haunt the people.
N.'hrr conditions are not rcassur-
.s lf i- again raining In Pitts
....h and adyiocs from the head
N.''r. ot the Allegheny show q re-
r.Hr. rise with continued down
l. Warmer temperature acting on
'.. snow was a factor that also
...-.d some apprehension.
rhr Retreat Very slow.
I., waters at this point have been
steadily ycccding since three o'clock
Sunday afternoon, hut the retreat has
i..u very slow. At nine o'clock Mon
cas- morning the Allegheny mark
showed 20 feet and falling about
'urc" inches an hour. 1t is impossi-
OH. go fairly approximate the loss re-
sH.tIug from the high waters. Esti-
mates very from $1,000. 900 TO $1,000
o.1, hut the first figures will probably
come nearer the correct amount.
Hought Estimate of Losses.
\ sketch Of the situation would
place iu the foreground $4,000 idle em-
ployr-, who. in two days OF enforced
Idlcucss, will lose $1,000 in wages.
Damage To plants along pennsylvania
avenue aud TO the vast Westinghouse
mauuiactory in Wilmcrding, with the
shutdown of other bg establishments
az Rankin and Boroughs in the Turtle
Creek valley easily mounts up to half
q million more. The aggregate loss
80 railroads is estimated at 100000
Property in Allegheny has suffered
injury to an equal extent.
Damage 10 Adjacent Points.
Narshalling with these the mani
fo'i items of damage to other ada
cent communities, the total of $1,000
oDn can easily be reached. The mills
and factories along the river fronts
viii not he able 60 resume before
Tuesday. The railroads are rapidly
getting into shape again, and 10y
evening IL is expected that all trains
viii be running on schedule time. The
source of the greatest trouble is az
'uNsyillc, a short distance from the
he-t Virginia state line
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25
Captures and surrender..

London, April 22.-Lord Kitchener,
in n dispatch to the war Office under
date of Pretoria, April 21, says:
"Since my last report the British coll
umns have captured 242 prisoners,
24s rifles, some ammunition and
wagons and carts. A few men also
have surrendered"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25
ne.uminE street Car Travel.

Youngstown. O.. April 22.-Strcet
car travel which was completely sus-
pended stree last Friday at midnight
on account Of the deep snow has been
resumed. The Mahoning Valley Rail
road Co. g. running cars over It's lines
from M.rren 20 LowcllNIlle.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25
Reservations for Soldiers.

Washington, April 22.-Gen. James
r. Campbell, of Illinois, is in the city
at work in behalf of soldiers of his
old command, to secure for them
homesteads on the Kiowa and Wichita
reservations
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25
I2 70 THE DANGER LINE.
Tho Condition of the Ohio River
Flood Has Reached the Danger
Gus Stage at Cincinnati.
II IS RAINING AGAls At PITTSBURGH
vtIic the waters Have Been Reed
iru vhrrc are Fears OF Further
vt..-N Houuh Estimate oi
t,..rs-CondItions Along ia" oiv.
.,. Further to the Eastward.

cincinnati. April 22.--Thc danger
,...u a. reached here I'm the Ohio
,.... Eaoa which started at the head
.,..r. last week and did so much
...aar at Pittsburgh and intermcdi.
.... u..uts. The backwater along the
f....rs on the kentucky side has in
..,.t,d PARTS OF toyington, Newport
... other uburhs The Mill Creek
,...., .. 5000 of water and doing dam
......u tnr west end OF Cincinnati. \
...... condition exists Ina the east
Oh. ..I uloug the Little Miami bot
Cam. uu, the wcrst condition tx
..... flr public landing and la the
l.... part cot this city where sewers
.... ..,ekeJ and cellars filled with
l...uIt,r. \ stage OF a. feet causes
..r.tr iu this section. aud that stage
o.. reached Sunday evening. At 90
Gu. trains can not enter the Grand
,..,rI station; at 80 feet the base
l.. parl bel flooded and az - feet the
...... 20 che track in Newport must
.... 400 oI these limits are iu sight.
.I.. crest OF thc Pittsburgh rise BE- not
.. here tl Tuesday. but the extent
I.. n.cu closely anticipated and prep
...f,.us made accordingly.
- 60 the Danger Line.
80 go %. m. the Ohio river here
, .~i 90 feet. just "a foot from what
.. .rT,d the danger line. The rise
..r. Is four inches per hour. 80 that
.us o'clock the food was expected
Or. ..H.I ru feet The Grand Central
...,t could. az THE rate be used till
I.. u.Iu,k but the lines entering 10
- I-rady arranging for stopping at
. startling from the Eighth street
...n. Nu,iccs from up the river In
. Hn az most points aud the
.... rising as the Pittsburgh crcs.
..... 'hr floods Of the lower river
....tarIrE. The situation here and
t.. lower Ohio river valley is now
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25
The Japanese Cabinet Crisis.

Yokohama, April 22.-Marquis Ito
is expected to settle the Japanese
cabinet crisis and it is anticipated
that viscount Watanaba, the minis
ter of finance, will retain his port
folio.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25

New York, April 2e.-Money on cali
firm AT 8 per cent; prime mercantile pa
per 4Q4ia per cent Setrling exchange
firm with actual business In bankers
bills al 4Sshq4>si5 for demand and at 1850
As5i4 tor 90 days. posted rates 4S5RQie6
and iS9; commercial bills 4Si4aiSaA sill
yer 6O5tc. Mexican dollars iAsAe. Govern.
ment bonds easier.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25

A.. Newport by, there was % feet
nn. thc gauge there being deep
. ..lu uu thc Cincinnati side. \
' Huruou Of Dayton. hy. is sub
.. laNreucchurF. Ind, the io-foot
.r lime vrs reached al noon. aud
moral. uundatiou followed.
Turt ct rHrLcr.bsrE Jnd~r water.
.' rarkcrstmrH vs. Va. Ann. Ju-
'.. .. Market streets arr under WA
,... ..a 'hrn nrst floors Of business
I..... are fllcd with water. In the
r.. ..lr and south side suburbs the
t.... I. Zoo the second stories. and
..de arc homeless Mayor Van.
....art has appointed relief com.
rn,s,. and appealed 10 the public
i. HnI-
school Houses for shelter.
50 Portsmouth. o. merchants en- the
lower districts are submerged. and
l..Ir,ds 81 residences have been
Abandoned In that vicinity. Public
..Ipols were dismissed 80 ~ 90 use
'.e buildings for shcltcring ,hc home
l.... The schools were dismissed at
l"Hf'u Cor The same purpose.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-04-25
Cotton.
Financial.

Quotations for middlll range as fol-
lows: St. Louis, Ssc;; New York, sac
Memphis, 3-l6c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
NEW TOWN OF LAYTON
Gains Four Thousand Population in
Four Days.
Miss Beals, tho Lucky Farm Winner
Takes Charge Of tho Bad Men
OF the New Town.

Lawton, Oklahoma.-Ten thousand
men and women are here struggling
for fortune or a living. Lawton, In
four days, has gained 1000 inhabit-
ants. Hundreds and hundreds OF
these are disconsolate. almost PENN.
less men who tried the Government
land lottery and failed to win prize.
They are here to make a living, If
they can, at anything they can.
Thousands of others are here with
games Of chance, merchandise and
liquors, all eager to win fortune IN
boom town. All the elements OF an
Ell Dorado settlement are here. Po-
litica1 questions are already stirring
men to jealousy.
Wagons and buggies of every de-
scription of overland transportation
brought homesteaders and spectators
into Lawton at the rate Of 400 an
hour.
Government officials estimated that
there were six miles Of tents surround
ing Lawton. The two thoroughfares
on the east and south sides Of the
town site became congested early In
the afternoon, and 1t took an hour to
drive through them.
Even under these conditions there
was no disorder. The good nature
which has characterized the big gath.
erings at Ell Reno and Fort Sill pre-.
walls in Lawton. Men walking in the
streets and hemmed in by prairie
schooners joked each other about
being run over in, great city. Fa.
kris sold soap when there was scarce
ly enough water to drink, and an un-
dertaker who tried to bring collins
through the congested streets was
jeered until he manifested a disposi-
ton to supply corpses for his wares.
The new Postmaster, Edgar White,
reception. He brought with him eight
large tents and will begin business
with the new town.
Democrats held a mass meeting in
the Court House square. During the
day the report was circulated that only
residents Of Oklahoma would be per-
mitted to vote at the municipal 'elec-
tion.
The politicians have looked up the
law and found that six months resi-
dence in Oklahoma and one month in
a ward are required in order to vote.
Prospective homesteaders are hav-
Ing their share Of trouble. They can
not locate their claims, because there
is no way of finding out where those
who come before them will select.
Miss Matte Helen Beals, the Wich-
ita telephone girl who drew second
choice Of farms in the new Kiowa
and Comanche country, has become
City Marshal of the new town of
Lawton to take the place Of Bat
Carr, the present officer. Mr.. Carr
was relieved of his gun because he
wanted to start too many fights and
run the new town in q wide-open
manner.
She hopes to tame the outlaws and
bad men without having to shoot any.
although she will go we'll armed at
all times. She will suppress all
gambling houses, If possible.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Andrew Carnegie Is to give San
Juan, Porto Rico. library. The city
appropriates $4,000 year to support 1t.
General Maxine Gomez has written
a letter denying that he or Senior Pal
ma are annexationists. In the Cuban
Constitutional Convention Senor Gil
berga, delegate. attacked the men,
ory Of Marti, who began the last Gu
ban revolution.
Cocoanut planting presents a most
attractive field for investment In the
Philippines. Cocoanut trees grow
we'll in many parts Of the archipelago
and commence to bear after the fifth
year.
Adjutant- General Corbin, who has
return to Manila after an eleven-day
tour Of the islands, including a visit,
to the Sultan Of Jolo, with whom he
exchanged presents, says Taft and
Chaffee are accomplishing the yari-
GUS changes in the, islands most ably.
Captain ]. L. Burchfield, q captain
In the Thirty-first Volunteers, Is to re-
main in the Philippines. having pur-
chased a farm in Mindanao.
The Manila charter was passed by
the Philippine Commission. As re-
suit of the public discussion many
amendments were made to the orig
inal draft.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE
Mob in Alabama Saturates Him
With Oil and Applies Torch
Many Colored People Helped Whites &c
Mete Out Vengeance The
Victim Confessed.

Birmingham, Ala. - John Wesley
Pennington, a negro. was burned at
the stake near Enterprise, Ala, before
a crowd of 500 citizens of Coffee Coun
ty. The assemblage was composed OF
both white and colored people. and
though the wretch pleaded fer mercy
end endeavored to break the chains
that bound him, not trace of sympa-
thy, it Is said, was shown on the faces
of the onlookers. Pennington had
committed q brutal assault upon Mrs.
J. G. Davis, the wife Of a farmer, and
he had confessed his guilt.
The crime was committed while Mrs.
Davis was gathering vegetables in her
garden. Pennington choked her into
insensibility. Afterward he fed to
the woods.
AS soon as she regained her senses
Mrs. Davis crawled to the house and
told her husband what had happened.
A large posse was quickly organized.
and with bloodhounds they chased the
negro until early in the morning when
he was captured in q swamp. Pen
nington was bound hand and foot and
taken back to the Davis home for iden-
tification. News Of the assault o. Mrs.
Davis had been sent by runners for
miles around Enterprise, and every
farmer in the neighborhood had left
his plow to join in the search.
When the posse arrived with Pen
nington there were at least 500 per-
dence. At a signal the men withdrew
to the woods and quietly awaited the
result Of the meeting of Pennington
and Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Davis imme-
diately recognized him and the negro
broke down and wept. He admitted
having committed the assault and
pleaded for mercy, but was dragged
from the house and into the woods
where he was burned to death.
Evidently expecting confession
several citizens had already driven a
stake into the ground. and as the men
approached with Pennington both
white and colored people were piling
bushwood saturated with oil around it.
The negro saw his doom and screamed
in terror, while the crowd stood silent
ly by.
The frightened brute was limp and
had to be supported while the chains
were fastened around his neck and
body. When all was ready the cry
was given and the crowd stood back.
A match was then placed to the pile.
The terrified negro again pleaded
for mercy in the most agonizing tones.
and prayed that those around him
might perish. He then called upon his
Maker for forgiveness. and as the
flames leaped up and encircled his
neck an unearthly shrek was heard
and the mans eyes almost bulged out
of the sockets. When he had been
burned to death the crowd dispersed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
SCHLEY COURT COMPLETE
Rear-Admiral Howison Appointed to
Succeed Kimberly, Relieved.
Commando Schroeder and Lieutenant
Wells. sch1ey's Secretary on the
Brooklyn, Among the witnesses.

Washington. D. C.-The court of
inquiry to investigate the conduct of
Rear-Admiral schley in the war With
Spain was completed by the appoint.
ment Of Rear-Admiral Henry L.
Howison, as the third member. to
succeed Admiral Kimberly, who was
relieved.
Rear-Admiral Howison's name was
one Of the several submitted to the
Navy Department by Captain Par
ker, associate counsel for Rear
Admiral Schley. Rear-Admiral How
ison is now at Saratoga Springs
N. Y, and has notified the Navy De.
partment that he will be able to serve.
He also AYERS that he has not at any
time expressed himself in regard tc
the controversy.
The Navy Department has already
begun the summoning Of witnesses tc
appear before the court. A list of
persons whom Rear-Admiral Schley
desired to have examined was received
from him several days ago. It con.
tained the names Of Commander Sea.
ton Schroeder, now Governor of
Guam. and Lieutenant B. w. Wells.
Jr. Lieutenant Wells was a staff
officer on the Brooklyn during the
Santiago campaign and acted as
Schley's private secretary. He Is now
in Europe on leave and orders will be
issued In a few days directing his re-
turn.
An order has already been prepared
Mt the Department directing Com.
mander Schroeder to return to the
United States to appear before the
court. The order was cabled to Rear.
Admiral Rodgers, commanding the
Asiatic Squadron, with instructions to
forward at once to Guam by the
Yorktown.
The Department Is preparing orders
for other witnesses on foreign sta
tions directing them to return without
delay, so as to be on hand on Septemr
ber IL, when the court will begin its
work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
DOUBLE TRAGEDY ON STAGE.
Jealous Leading Man Kills the Star Act.
ress and Himself.

TCSB 8Hu hlh1bchs
Omaha, Neb.-The rehearsal of a
lurid melodrama in a theatre here
ended In a double tragedy. Thad
Brooke, the stage hero, shot and
killed Mrs. Millie Lighthawk, the
leading woman, and then turned the
gun upon himself, with fatal effect.
The shooting grew out Of the jeal.
ousy Of Brooke, who objected to the
real kisses used In rehearsal by Bert
Adams, the second man. The drama
under rehearsal was the "Arizona
Female Bandit" written by Mrs.
Lighthawk, who has had consider
able stage experience under the name
of. Millie Allen. Mrs. Lighthawk her.
self took the title role.
In his role Of "William Desmond.
Chief of Detectives" Brooke carried
the action of the play from the sup
posed crime Of the innocent victim
to the final exposure Of the villain.
Bert Adams, as the virtuous but mis-.
judged suitor Of the heroine, was eVi.
dently sincere in the character, and
Brooke took affront. He envied
Adams the opportunities offered by
his lines, and finally entered a pro-
test.
When Adams finally rushed into his
sweetheart's embrace In the final act
Brooke exclaimed:
"Oh, cut that out; that don't go"
Adams insisted that all the busi-
ness should stay in. and he was sus-
tanned by the heroine. When Brooke
demonstrated further the other actors
threw him out. Brooke returned in
a few minutes with revolver and
fred at Mrs. Lighthawk. The woman
died and Brooke then shot and killed
himsplf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
DOMESTIC.

Efforts are being made to introduce
the Indian mango fruit into Florida.
American shipyards on both coasts
and the great lakes declared to have
orders ahead for year or more.
It became known that Arbuckles
had broken with the Brazil steamship
pool, and had chartered four steamers
to carry their coffee from Brazilian
ports.
One hundred automobiles are expect
ed to start in an endurance run from
New York to Buffalo.
The biggest tenement house in the
world, which will follow all the provi-
sions of the new law and have accom-
modations for 1876 families, Will be
built in New York City.
One of the Apostle Islands in Lake
Superior disappeared during the late
storm, sinking below the surface of
the water.
Charles R. Skinner, State Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, New
York. has condemned Miles N.
O'Brien's idea Of employing Sisters
Of Charity as public school teachers.
The chief of police, James Jones. of
Shelby. was shot and instantly killed
by "Jim" Lowery, negro employed
at the South Carolina and Georgia
station.
Senator Tillman, at q Wisconsin
Chautauaua, advocated lynching for
assault and was loudly applauded
Miss Ethel Phillips, of Baltimore;
Miss Jennie White, Of Whitesburg,
and G. Geyer Radcliffe, Of Sails
bury, were drowned off Gordon's
Landing, in Slnepuxent Bay, Mary.
land, while bathing.
J. NJ. Logan, national bank exam
liner, closed the First National Bank
of Austin, Texas. Alleged excessive
loans are said to have caused this
actioL. The State Of Texas Is said
to have $4,000 on deposit. and total
deposits are said to be 100000.
The special dividend received by the
stockholders of the First National
Bank, New York City, amounted tc"
1900 per cent.
Maryland Democrats, under the
guidance Of ex-senator German. adopt
ed a platform making white suprem'
ICY the paramount issue Of their State
campaign.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
FOREIGN.

The House of Lords rendered judg'
ment adversely affecting trades unions
in Great Britain.
A test Of American and British loco.
motives in jamaica showed the supe'
riority of the United States machines.
Berlin manufacturers Of cloaks and
mantles are rejoicing over their large
ly increased sales to American mer.
chants.
President Romana's message at the
opening Of the Peruvian Congress
urged reform in electoral laws and
showed an excellent financial condt
ton of the national treasury.
Chile's foreign trade in 1900 report
cd at over S1OS,00O.O00, gain of 3d.,
100000 above the previous year.
The owners of Belgian glassworks
are considering renewed offer OF pur'
chase from an American syndicate.
whose terms are understood to be fav,
orable.
Dispatches from various parts OF
Germany show that the financial and
industrial crisis is spreading.
The American Legation in Pekin
was pronounced defenseless by the
commander of the guard.
M. Santos-Dumont made another
effort to win the Deutsch prize for a
dirigible balloon in Paris, but an ac-
cident again prevented the success OF
the experiment.
American and European residents
assert that the demeanor of the Pc
kin populace is constantly becom-
ing more unfriendly, and that, as the
allied troops depart, the Chinese re-
sumo their old habits Of jostlinS and
cursing foreigners in the streets.
The Swedish Government is consid
ering plans for the installation OF cleo
rricity through the whole railway
system Of Sweden.
Emperor William has ordered that
all the 6000 German privates who were
in Pekin during the siege are to be
promoted to the rank Of non-commis.
stoned officers.
The Boer war cost Great Britain
S17S75O,000 for the 122 days from
April l to July 81; more than $1,4OO,'
600 a day.
Further trouble has been stirred up
by outrages on Christians in Albania;
1t was reported that Austria was seek
ing to Intervene
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
MINOR EVENTS0F THE WEEK
WARRINGTON ITEMS.

Within a few weeks the War De-
partment expects to send 400 more
teachers to the Philippine Islands.
About this number will be needed to
complete the 1000 teachers originally
determined upon.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Hodgson,
Of the Marine Hospital Service, has
announced the discovery Of cure for
yellow fever. :.
The Postoffice Department has es-
tablished q station at Guam.
Government receipts for July were
$52,320, $40; expenditures. $52,307, $50.
It is evidently the intention Of Sec
retary Root to appeal to Congress for
q restoration of the army canteen.
The Navy Department denied Ad-
miral Schley's request for the omission
Of the disobedience clause from the
precept to the court Of inquiry. ;
Rear-Admiral Kimberly has been re-
leased from the assignment to act as
a member of the Schley court Of in
Quiry. His plea of ill-health has been
accepted by the Navy Department.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
GOVERNORS DAUGHTER KILLED..
Street Car Accident in Front of Executive
Mansion at Montgomery, Ala.

Mansion at Montgomery, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala.-Miss Carrie
Jones, twenty years Of age. daughter
of Governor Thomas G.. Jones, was
run over and killed by q street car
in front of the Executive Mansion.
The accident was witnessed by the
Governor.
The daughter for a long time has
been afflicted with nervous trouble
which took the form Of sudden spells
of dementia or an uncomfortable de-
sire to run. She required constant
attention.
She sprang out Of the gate heed
less of her fathers call to stop. Her
brother followed. She ran directly
to the car. which was coming down
hill at full speed. and reached for
the front end. at which she grasped in
vain. Her father, leaning helplessly
on his crutc..es, saw her strike the
car. He turned away his eyes just
in time to miss the sight as she was
thrown violently down and entangled
in the wheels. She was dragged
nearly a block. She was dead when
the motorman. who lost control of
the car for a moment, brought 1t TO
q stop. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-08-21
Sportlng Brevltics.

Over 100000 has already been paid
in purses for cycle races this seasoI'
Asbury Park is to have ohe of the
grand circuit championship bicycle
meets.
w. A. Larned defeated Bcals =.
Wright at tennis for Longwood Chal'
lenge Cups.
MD. Whitman and Davis and Ward
expect to compete in tennis contests
abroad next season.
Harry Elks Is leading all the motor.
paced riders just now, and none Oh
them seem to be able to take lib
measure.