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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
MINERS FRI: ON DEPUTIES
Strikers Open Resistance to "Gov-
ernment by Injunction"
OFFICERS FLED FOR THEIR LIVES

The Strike Situation In tho Coal Fields
in West Virginia - Enraged Miners
Fire on Deputy Marshals, and Cry
"Down With Government by Injunc-
tion!'-Armed Strikers in Mountains.
Huntington, W. .va.-A posse of Dep
uty United States Marshals, led by A.
G. Hufford, of Bluefeld, were fired on
by the striking miners and forced to
flee from the coal fields at Matewan.
On Sunday afternoon the deputies, un-
der the leadership of A. G. Hufford,
set out from Bluefleld to reach the
scene Of the miners riots.
When they arrived within twenty
miles of Thacker they found that they
could proceed no further by rail on &C.
count of the food. They struck out
across the mountains, and late Sunday
afternoon reached their destination.
They began serving notices Of the in
junction which had been issued by
Judge Jackson, and which forbids the
strikers from interfering with work at
the colleries or trespassing on the COM
panies' grounds.
A mob of armed strikers followed.
On all sides could be heard the cry:
"Down with government by injunc-
ton" Men threatened them with
their weapons, women called down the
vengeance Of heaven upon them, and
children hurled stones. When night
fall came notice had been served on
the strikers of all the coal companies
but one, and that was to be served at
the Lick Fork Coal and Coke Company
at Thacker. Fearing an ambush, they
waited until morning, and early Mon
day set out fol Thacker. ......
Shortly before noon they attempted
to serve the Injunction papers ut the
colliery. A mob followed, enraged to
desperation at the sweeping character
Of the injunction. One reckless man
fired the first shot and the mountain
sides echoed with resounding reports
that followed the crack of twenty or
thirty rifles. The deputies were forced
to take refuge in flight, and then bare
ly escaped with their lives.
The strike situation has assumed q
critical stage Sheriff Hatfield has
withdrawn all his deputies, because 1t
Is said he does not believe in the policy
being used to put down the strike. The
United States Marshals were left
alone, and, after being chased from
the fields it was believed that they
would be strongly reinforced and ready
to fight when they again appeared to
enforce the Injunction. .....
Tug River divides West Virginia
from Kentucky. On each side the
mountains are almost perpendicular,
and the entire distance from bank to
bank is not more than 500 yards. On
the mountainside Of West Virginia the.
colleries are located. On the Kentucky
side there are only mountain paths.
Strikers almost thousand strong have
crossed into Kentucky and are occu-
pying the mountain passes, where they
are out Of reach Of the deputies and
command the entrances to the collier.
ies.
The strikers express hatred and con-
tempt for the marshals. and 1t Is said,
that at the mass meeting at Thacker
they decided to ignore the injunction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
OHIO REPUBLICAN TICKET
The State Convention Renominates
Governor George K. Nash.
SENATOR FORAKER IS ENDORSED

rhe Platform Urges Construction of 18TH
milan Canal and a Stronger Navy, Do
nounces Lynching and Praises tho
Administration's Policies In Cuba,
Porto Rico. Philippines and China.
Columbus, Ohio-The Republican
State Convention nominated the fol-
lowing ticket:
Governor. George K. Nash; Lieuten-
ant-Governor, Carl N. Nippert; Su-
preme Court Judge. ]. L. Price; Attor-
ney-General, John M. Sheets; Supreme
Court Clerk, Lawson q. Emerson;
State Treasurer, Isaac P. Cameron,
and Member State Board of Public
Works, w. C. Johnson
The eagle was selected as the en-
blem of the party.
Permanent organization was effected
by the selection Of Senator Hanna as
Chairman. In assuming the gavel,
Senator Hanna made an address, dur
ing the course of which he declared
that the Republican Party stands by
it's record on the tariff question and
will not permit any changes whereby
labor is in any way affected.
General Grosvenor presented the re-
port Of the Resolution Committee.
The report which was unanimously
adopted by the convention as the
platform Of the party in Ohio, reaf-
firms the Philadelphia platform;
pledges undivided support to the Re-
publican party, the magnificent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
ApELsERT S. HAY KILLED.
Son Of Secretary Of State Meets Accidental
Death in New Haven, Conn.

Son Of Secretary Of State Meets Accidental
Death in New Haven, Conn.
New Haven, Conn.-Adelbert s. Hay,
son of Secretary Hay and former Con-
sui to Pretoria, fell from third story
window of the New Haven House ear
ly Sunday morning. and was instant
ly killed. 1t appears that he fell
asleep while sitting on the window sill
and lost his balance.
The young mans skull was crushed
in at the back Of the head, but he suf-
fered no other fractures. He struck
headlong on the back of the neck and
shoulders and along the right side,
and died almost Immediately. A work
man saw the body fall, and rushed to
the spot Immediately, but when he
reached the body life was extinct.
Mr.. Hay was a member Of the class
of '9S at Yale, and was on the trien-
NAL committee. He had returned to
New Haven to meet two hundred class
mates attending the triennial, the
class's first reunion since graduation.
Secretary Hay was called up at his
Washington residence by long distance
telephone andewas notified thar his
son had met with an accident which
had resulted in death. He immediate
ly came here. Secretary Hay was
Frustrated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
sides Of the mountains until 1t was too

SlQeS or the mOuutaluS uulih IL wac wv
late.
Hundreds of miners were in Key
stone and North Fork. a small place
about a mile from the latter. when the
food swept down upon the two plac
Saturday night
Saturday is pay day at the mines.
and the miners 90 to the little town
on Saturday night to purchase sup
plies. Many of them take their wives
and children. Keystone was the only
town in the Pocahontas district where
liquor was sold, and 1t had between
twelve and fifteen saloons. besides a
great many supply stores.
When the flood came scores of min
ers started back for their cabins, miles
away, up and down the basin. A great
number Of these and their wives and
children were caught in the torrent
and drowned
A pathetic story is told Of a Hunga-
rian family at Keystone. The father
was at work in the mines, and when
the alarm was given did not reach
the drift mouth until the town was
partly inundated. He made his way
to the cabin where his wife and new
born babe were lying helpless. He
tried to rescue both, and after bat
tie with the waters, logs and debris
reached a place Of safety with them,
only to discover that both were dead.
On the North Fork branch Of the
Norfolk and Western, which is five
and one-half miles long, hundreds
were rendered homeless, and are
camped in the mountains. The dam
age to property on this branch Is
heavy.
Only one Of the ten colleries escaped,
the Ashland, at the head Of the stream.
The Mcdowell Coal Company lost two
buildings. The Roanoke Company
lost it's boiler house, and big boilers
were swept four miles down the
stream. The Louisville Company's
storehouse is a wreck and the stock
q total loss.
In Rolfe many miners houses were
swept away. twenty-five houses were
jammed together in one large mass Of
broken timbers and debris.
At the Gillian Company's Colliery
the powder house and fourteen houses
are demolished. At Indian Ridge the
company store was considerably dam
aged and the stock lost.
The North Fork track is nearly all
washed away, all the trestles being
gone except one. In the Elkhorn Val
ley it Is estimated that the loss to the
railroad and coal interests will exceed
S2,O0O,O00.
Out of twelve miles Of main line
double track only one mile remain,
and all the bridges are gone. Some of
the bridges were Of the heaviest ma
sonry and iron, but they could not re-
sist the force Of the food.
The Crozier Company, one Of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
INSECTS AND INFECTION.
The Mosquito, Flea, and Fly Undoubted>
ly Transmit Plague and Fever.

The Mosquito, Flea, and Fly Undoubted~
ly Transmit Plague and Fever.
Washington, D. C.-Surgeon- General
Wyman has issued general circular
to medical officers Of the Marine Hos
pital Service calling special attention
to the importance Of insects as factors
in conveying disease. The circular
says there is no longer doubt as to the
relation of the mosquito to malarial
diseases and filarlasis. According to
Simond," II says, plague is transmit
ted from the rat to man by the flea.
The infection Of typhoid fever and to
a certain extent cholera may be con-
veyed by flies. Medical officers are d.
rected to place mosquito nettings over
the beds Of communicable diseased pa
tients."
Hospitals are to be thoroughly pro-
tected by fly screens at all openings,
particular attention being paid to the
kitchen, dining room and protection Of
the food. Sulphur fumigation Is rec
commended as the best method of kill
ing insects in large room. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
SportInY BraYitles.

William C. Whitney has paid $4,000
for q yearling colt by Watercress-
PenSa.
The Herreshoffs have nearly COM
pleted a new racer for the eighteen
foot waterline class.
At Paris the Grand Prix was won
by Cheri, defeating Saxon, the favor
lite, and Olympian, Foxhall Keene's
horse.
Six riders In the lead near the finish
Of a flve-mile cycle race at Vailsburg.
N. j., went down in spill and Thom-
as Cooper won out in close finish
with Floyd Mcfarland.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
NEW YORK BANK IN TROUBLE.
Seventh National Was Embarrassed by 8
Shortage of Nearly 81 ,O0O,0 900.

Seventh National was Embarrassed by Q
Shortage of Nearly s1,ooO,oOO.
New York City.-The Seventh Ma
tional Bank was embarrassed by a
shortage of nearly $1,000,0OO. Presi-
dent William II. Kimball resigned as
a result Of his banks difficulties.
The otlcials Of the bank, in for
NAL statement, charged that the banks
troubles were caused by rumors clrcu-
lated for stock jobbing purposes. But
President Kimball's resignation was
accepted. E. r. Thomas was hastily
elected President in Mr.. kimbalPs
stead.
1t was said that stock brokerage
firm had been permitted to overdraW
It's account to an amount close to ST.
100000. The bank raised that amount
In a few hours and the Clearing House
officially declared it cleared"
Rumors about the condition OF the
Seventh National and other banks
caused q decided slump in the stock
market.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Prominent People.

Elbridge IT. Gerry is credited with
starting the melon-growlng fad at
Newport, R. 1.
The Duke of Cambridge, rounding
out his eighty-second year, is the first
member of the British royal family to
attain that age.
Vice-President Roosevelt has prom
ised to deliver an address at the cele-
bration of the quarter centenary of
Colorado's Statehood.
Secretary Long has accepted an In
vitation to be present at the celebra-
tion of Old Home Week at Portland.
Me-, August 10 to II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
sAMoANs HAVE CONSUMPTION.
Commander Tllley Says Civilization Works
to the Detriment Of the Natives.

Commander Tllley Says Civilization Works
to the Detriment OF the Natives.
Washington. D. C.-Commander Til
lev, the Naval Governor Of Samoa.
was taken by Secretary Long to the
Cabinet meeting and made an inter-
esting statement on the conditions IN
Samoa. He pointed out the need of
industrial and agricultural institutions
there. In view of the alarming extent
Of sickness, particularly among young
children, it has been suggested that
American nurses would find Samoa an
exceptionally good field for their hu-
name work.
Commander Tilley says that In one
respect civilization has worked to the
detriment of the Samoans. While
they lived without clothing they Were
hardy and free from sickness, but
since adopting clothing they get wet
from rain, contract colds and num-
ber have developed consumption,
disease not known before.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Labor World.

The stage hands and scene shifters
of Richmond, Va, have formed a
union.
The paper mills strike at Holyoke.
Mass, has been declared off, the strik-
ers winning.
Coal miners wages in Great Britain
have advanced fifty to eighty per cent.
in two years.
President O'Connell has been re-
elected by the International Machin-
ists' Association.
Servant girls are becoming scarce
in Berlin because of the greater popu-
}arity of factory labor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10

food supplies could be sent to all
parts Of the devastated region and the
homeless survivors suffered great
hardship.
Most Of the sufferers are coal min
ers, their wives and children, en-
ployed in the Pocahontas coal fields.
The flood was caused by cloudburst
and thirty hours Of rain.
A tremendous rainstorm followed by
a cloudburst set in early Saturday
morning, and after a lapse Of a few
hours in the afternoon started again
with fresh violence and continued un-
til 10 a. m. Sunday.
The valley, or basin, in which the
Pocahontas coal field Is located was
the worst sufferer, because Of its pc
culiar formation. On two sides it Is
walled by high mountains. Through
the centre of the basin runs Elkhorn
Greek, fed by innumerable streams
running down the sides Of the noun
tains.
The basin is long and narrow. Its
width varies from quarter Of mile
to mile. From Ennis to Vivian
Yard. W. Va, a distance Of ten miles,
miners cabins, coal company commits
saries and coke plants line the basin.
Near the center Of the long basin
and in the heart Of the Pocahontas
coal field was the town of keystone.
Smaller villages and settlements are
scattered over the whole length Of the
basin. Elkhorn. a railroad and tele-
graph station, Is at the eastern end
of the basin on comparatively high
ground. Everything west of Elkhorn,
in the district Is submerged in the
flood.
The cloudburst and many hours Of
continuous rain turned each Of the
many little streams flowing down the
mountain ranges into formidable tor
rents. They poured great quantities
of water into Elkhorn Creek, and it
began to rise without almost incredi-
BILE rapidity. 1t flowed over Its banks
and soon covered the entire floor Of the
basin from mountain wall to mountain
wall.
Nothing like 1t had ever been seen
or heard Of before, and the inhabi-
tants Of the basin were taken by sur
prise. So quickly did the food come
that scores of them did not attempt
to seek safety by climbing up the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Two Heroic Rows Drowned,

Suffolk, Va.-While seeking to save
an eight-year-ol brother who was
being swept away in stream two
sons of John Ely, colored, Of Exit, Va,
gave up their own lives. The older
heard from the bank Of Scott's Creek
an appeal for help, and turning they
saw that their brother had got beyond
his depth, and was being borne down
by the current. With no thought Of
their own peril the boys jumped to the
rescue. They reached the drowning
boy and struggled to drag him from
the force Of the current, but could not:
The three brothers, their arms locked
about each others necks, went down
together.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
FIND OF ARNOLD RELICS.
A Diver on Lake Champlain Discovers
Guns and Ammunition.

Burlington, Vt. - j. G. Falcon. a
diver. visited the spot where the
schooner Royal Savage, commanded
by General Benedict Arnold, was sunk
in 1776 by the British. He found three
gun carriages and about thirty cannon
balls and shot. Two Of the former
will be sent to the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition at Washington, and the other
has been given to the city Of Burlirg-
ton.
The relics were discovered in about
thirty feet of water. The carriages
are made of wood and iron, the former
being now petrified. Further inyesti-
cations, it is thought, may lead to
finding the private papers Of Benedict
Arnold, which were lost on the boat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Scores Of Lives Lost and
Thousands Made Homeless
in the West Virginia
Coal Fields.
MANY T0WNSARE WIPED OUT
The Victims Were Caught in a Noun
tain Basin by a Cloudburst
. Without Warning.

Tho Floods Swept Away Keystone, q
Town of 1000 Inhabitants - A Dozen
Towns in tho Narrow, Mountain
Lined Valley OF tho Elkhorn Suffered
Severely - Nearly q Score OF Collieries
were Wrecked - Miles OF Railroad
Tracks were Destroyed - Property
Loss VIII Reach Into tho Millions
A Cloudburst Caused tho Floods -
Acute Suffering OF tho Survivors.
Bluefeld, w. Va. - Hundreds OF
lives were lost and millions Of dollars
worth of property destroyed as the
result Of a tremendous cloudburst
which swept away whole towns in its
path Of devastation through the east
ern part Of Mcdowell County, the
southernmost part Of West Virginia,
near the Virginia State line.
Thousands have been rendered home
less. One town, keystone, of 1000 in
habitants, was completely wiped out,
only the remains of one building with
standing the rush of the waters.
Thirty miles Of track and between
fifteen and twenty bridges Of the Nor
folk and Western road were de-
stroyed. 1t was several days before
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Collier to Be O Prison Ship.

Orders have been given by the Navy
Department., at Washington, for the
conversion Of the collier Southery at
the Norfolk Navy Yard into a prison
ship, where enlisted men and marines
now detained in the small lockups at
other navy yards will be imprisoned
pending the completion of new quar-
ters at the Boston yard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Gro, Conditions Excellent.

Crop conditions are generally excel
lent. More moisture Is needed for
cotton in Texas, but elsewhere the
weather has been favorable, ana Doth
cotton and corn are rapidly oyercom-
ing the effects of backward early
season. The wheat harvest is max
ing good progress. and an unprecedent-
OIL crop Is now almost assured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
NOW COMES THE "sHIRT.coAT."
Letter Carriers I'M Washington Introduce
Now Garment.

Washington, D. C.-Fifty letter car
riers of this city will appear in q new
garment called q 'shirt-coat" within
a few days. Others will follow &C.
cording to their incliEations. The wear
ing Of the garment is not obligatory.
The "shirt-coat" is Of dual character
and appears to be both a shirt and a
coat designed to meet the objections
generally urged against the shirt waist.
The material is gray flannel with roll
ing collar attached. From the belt up
the "sllirt-coat" Is made as an outing
shirt. The lower part of the front Is
belted inside the trousers. The sides
and back are cut so that they hang
outside the trousers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Cigarette Victims Body Turns 3

Cigarette Victims Body Turns Black.
Cigarettes found another victim at
Elgin, Ill. James Vickers was found
dead in bed, and the Coroner's jury
laid the cause to the excessive use OF
the paper cigars. Soon after death
the body Of the victim turned black,
and the doctors said 1t was from ex-
cess Of nicotine in the system.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
TORNADO IN ILLINOIS.

Houses Wrecked, Stores Unroofed and
Thousands Of Trees Torn Up.
Lincoln, Ill.-This city and vicinity
was visited by a tornado which did
100000 damage. The storm came
from the southwest. and its path was
mile and a half wide by twelve
miles long. The Lincoln Mattress
Factory was destroyed, while severe
damage was done to the Illinois Asy-
lum for Feeble Minded Children, Him
ois Odd Fellows Orphan Home, Lin
coin College and the County poor farm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
STRIKE DELAYS WARSHlPS.
Machinists Have Stopped Work Entirely
mt the Union Iron Works.

Mt the Union Iron Works.
Washington, D. ca report just re-
ceived at the Navy Department shows
the serious effect of the machinists'
strike on the work of building new
warships.
The report states that work Is sus-
pended entirely on the armored cruis.
ers California ard South Dakota and
on the monitor Wyoming and the
cruisers Tacoma and Milwaukee.
building at the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco. Up to this time graft
flying progress had been made on these
shiDs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Fatol ArtilIery Accident in Englans

While artillery practice was in pro-
gress on the Isle Of Wight the breecn
of O twelve-pound rifle blew out kill
ing Captain A. LIE NJ. Bray. Of the
Royal Artillery, and one enlisted man
and wounding eight other men. three
of whom will die. Colonel A. j:
Nixon, K. A., was slightly wounded
by the explosion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Floods Around Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Penn. The Turtle
Creek district was visited by q
heavy rainstorm. The town and
valley have suffered thousands of dol
lars worth of damage. At East Pitts
burg the Westinghouse plant. which
extends for nearly a mile parallel with
the hill, was submerged with six feet
of water on the lower floor, which left
three feet Of mud when it receded.
The loss to Westinghouse it Is believed
will reach 100000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Rank Cashier Pardoned.

President Mckinley has pardoned
Charles w. Mussey. former cashier OF
the National Bank of Rutland, VT.
who was convicted last year of the
misapplication of 100000 Of the funds
Of the bank and sentenced to seven
wears Imprisonment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Eirad at Tree. Killed Thief.

Jay Foster fired a shotgun into
tree that overhung the porch Of his
home, at Monroe, Mich, to scare away
a supposed burglar, and was horrlned
when the body Of William Brecken-
ridge, O local crook. came crashing
through the branches dead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-10
Navy to Try self.Rirhtinr Boat.

:, - navy 20 Try So1-HlEntlnR DUHt.
The Navy Department, at Washing
ton, has decided to try a new self
righting and self-bailing lifeboat, and
will send two of tho boats to the North
Atlantic Squadron, where they will be
tested with special reference to their
ability to right and bail themselves.
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coumitt.d suicide by Starving Himself

Committed Suicide by Starving Himself
w. NJ. Shelton, respected citizen OF
Pool. XIV. died of starvation Shelton
had expressed a desire to ole, put ne
did not wish to commit suicide with
human agencies. All efforts to induce
him to eat failed and he died after
twenty-five days fasting. Shelton was
sixty wears of age.
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Adelbert 8. Hay returned to this
country from South Africa in Febru-
ary last. His record in the consulate
at Pretoria was highly creditable, both
Beers and British uniting in praise of
his work in that trying post, where he
was charged with looking after the m
terests of the thousands Of British
prisoners there. He was appointed to
the post on December 2, 1899, replac-
ing Mr.. Macrum. After his return ne
resigned his office April Y. Mr. hay
was born in 1915 and graduated from
Yale in 1898.
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Wind and Rain in Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio.-A terrific storm pr
vailed in Columbus and vicinity. The
chief damage was from water, when
flooded the Easements of many Dusl-
ness houses. The losses amount to
many thousand dollars. Several build
ings were unroofed.