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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-20
THE flREMsH NEXT WEEK.
There Will be a Large Crowd Of the
Volunteer Departments OF the
State Represented.

1t Is an assured fact that there
will he the largest representative
body Of firemen at the state tonrna-
ment to be held in this city next
week that has ever gathered at a
similar event before in the history
of the state. Inducements have beeI
held out for all the towns to send
their representatives to the tonrna-
ment, and every fireman coming here
will be on equal footing with any
other department in all the races.
There will be no professionalism al
lowed in any OF the racing events.
and what the local members of any
OF the departments is able to accom-
piish by ordinary training will be
seen.
The tournament opens on Tuesday
evening with a reception to the visit
ing firemen and Il wet test will he
given, followed b. a chemica! test.
Wednesday and Thursday will be
devoted to ali kinds of running
events. the program for which has
already appeared in these columns.
The vents will take place on Main
street, and will be free to everybody.
The main thoroughfare will be
placed in good condition for the ra-
ces, and there is no reason why some
good time cannot be made.
The tournament has been adver-
tised in a very efficient manner and
there are mighty few people on this
side of the river but what knows
that the fremen are coming to Nit.
chell on June "a. %. 26. The rail
roads have made a rate of one fare
for the round trip. which will be
quite an %in6ucement for people to
take a short rest from business cares.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-20
Fooled His Reletfye..

A rich and eccentric man who died
the other day in Berlin left a will
which was to be opened Immediately
and a codicil t be opened after the
funeral. The will said. Every men,
Der of my family who shall abstain
from attending my funeral is to receive
300 marks" AS a result the funeral
was attended by his housekeeper. a dis
tant cousin. On the codicil being open
ed it was found to enact that the resi-
due of his fortune was to be divided
among those who. notwithstan ding the
loss Of the 300 marks. attended his fu-
neral. Hence the housekeeper gets all,
but the heirs threaten to dispute the
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-20
A windy Tale.

Because the umbrella is the most I'M
popular article in ordinary use the an
nouncement that it is doomed to go
will be of universal Importance and
qualification. 1t is by e of small
boxes containing compressed air that
the umbrella is to be superseded.
These boxes are made to fit inside any
hat. having a small tube adapted to
the center Of their summit, says the
Scottish-American. BY the simple pres
sure of Il button placed at the side Of
the hat the compressed air may be al
lowed to escape from the tube. and by
a most ingenious arrangement in
stead of flowing upward it is made to
expand ell round. like those fountains
which form like a ball. The rain fall
ing on the compressed air is of course
compelled to rebound according to the
we'll known laws of gravity and re-
%sistance and. as it does with the UNI.
brella. falls around the happy possess
OF Of this most useful contrivance.
After the rain is over another touch at
the button deprives the compressed air
Of its outward expansion.
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1t appears thai there are ouly 1.1O9
merchant steamships in the world Of
over 1000 tons and capable OF making
twelve knots or over an hour. OF these
597 are British. 10 French. JOG Ger
man. "a American. II japanese. "a
Italian. 20 Dutch and p Russian.
Great Britain leads all at speed. even
in the fast ships of twenty knots or
over. the number in this class being:
British. Z: German. 5; American, 4;
French, 2; Russian, !.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-20
Rhode. quoted rennyson.

In spite Of the vast numbers who
have read I'm Melnoriam." how many
recalled a passage which Cecil
Rhodes may or may not have had con-
sciously in mind when lie said as he
lay dying, $50 little done; SO much to
DO" In the SIN Memoria IN" we find:
So many worlds. SO much to do:
So little done. such things to be.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
PRINCE VISITS ANNAPOLIS.
He Was Accompanied by Presidents
Delegates and Officers.

He Was Accompanied by Presidents
Delegates and Officers.
Washington, Feb. 28.-A driving
rain did not deter Prince Henry from
going to Annapolis today to visit the
United States naval academy
At 9 o'clock, when the prince came
to the door of the German embassy,
the air was white with mist and rain.
Some of the princes party sought to
dissuade him from making the trip,
but like a tsue sailorman, he paid no
heed to the elements
Prince Henry was accompanied by
Adjutant Won Eisendecker, but as this
was purely naval trip the German
ambassador and the civilian members
OF the embassy staff did not accom-
pany the party. The prince wore Il e
undress uniform of an admiral Of rhe
German navy with heavy naval cape
thrown over his shoulders and the ma
riage rode General Corbin and Captain
COwles, naval aide to President Roose-
welt
In the party were Secretary Long,
Senator Hale, of Maine, chairman of
the senate committee on naval af-
fairs; Representative Foss, of Illinois,
chairman of the house committee on
naval affairs; Assistant Secretary of
State Pierce, Admirals Bowles, Endi-
colt, Kenney, O'Neill and Bradford,
Commander Cowles, Captains Sigsbee
and Lemley, General Haywood, of the
marine corps and Chief Willlie, of the
secret service.
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PASSENGER TRAIN
DASHES INTO CREEK
Four Railrord Men Reported
to Have Been Killed.
ACCIDENT NEAR zETELLA, GA.

ACCIDENT NEAR ZETELLA, GA
TrestIe over Which Southern Train
Was Passing, Weakened by the
Heavy Rains, Goes Down-SeVeraI
Passengers Were Injured.
Griffin, Ca, Feb. 28.-A southbound
| passenger train on the Columbus
| branch of the Southern railway went
through trestle into a creek at mid
night near Zetella, Ga.
The following were killed:
A. F. Matthews, engineer, Columbus
Ga.
J. L. Hill, baggagemaster, Column
bus.
Leo G. Murray, mail clerk, Atlanta.
Isaac Mcdowell, fireman, Columbus,
Ga.
Several passengers were injured,
but none fatally.
The structure had been weakened
by the heavy rains and three bents of
the bridge gave way. She train was
running cautiously and was not making
over 8 miles an hour. The first class
coach was the only car that did not
go into the washOut.
Conductor c.. G. Kendall, who re-
sides with his daughter, Mrs. Jackson
at 251 Woodward avenue, Atlanta, es.
capped with slight bruises about the
head and face. Gus Smith, the negro
porter, who is also from Atlanta, was
only slightly bruised.
Division Passenger Agent Clifton
Jones, of the Southern railway, with
headquarters in Columbus, who was a
passenger on the train, was slightly
bruised. Two negro men, passengers,
also received slight bruises. So far
as can be learned there were 16 pas
sengers on the train and with the ex-
ceptiOn of those mentioned all escaped
uninjured.
The train which crashed through
the trestle carried three cars, which
were combination mail and baggage
car and first class and second class
day coach.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
ICE GORGE BREAKS,
DANGER THREATENED
People Along the Allegheny
River In Peril.
BOATS ARE CAUGHT IN THE ICE

With Terrific Roar Gorees Break Loose
and Sweep Down River-FIood May
Occur-Residents Moving to Higher
Ground.
Pittsburg, Feb. 2S.-The great
gorges in the Allegheny river are
broken and the ice is sweeping down
on this city. The first break occurred
at Montrose at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing and an hour later the gorge near
Sandy Creek broke with a roar like
that of heavy artillery and began to
move slowly down the river.
Caught in the swiftly moving packs
were two steamers, the D. T. Watson
of four. The Watson was reported
from Montrose fighting her way
against the heavy ice in the middle of
the river.
1t is considered extremely doubtful
whether she will be able to survive.
The Browdy is off the mouth of Sandy
Creek in an exactly similar position.
lie I6Slu0uJS OIL the river IOWuS nave
been warned of the approaching ice
and preparations have been made TO
fee to higher ground in the event of
the ice gorging again, causing the
river to overflow The water at this
point has only risen about 1 foot since
yesterday, and at 10 o'clock the river
was free of ice, the head of the gorge
not having reached the city.
Reports at 10 o'clock were that the
ice had gorged again at Montrose, Six
Mile Ferry and Sharpsburg, and that
it was still intact at Brilliant station
At Montrose it is piled 80 feet high
from shore to shore The Freeport
road is under feet of water and all
the houses along the road are partly
submerged. Ropes Ferry was complete
ly wrecked and two sand boats badly
damaged. The lower sections of We
roma and Cheswick are under water
and many houses flooded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
TILLMAN-McLAURIN TROUBLE
Senate Committee Presents Resolution
of CenSure,

of Censure.
Washington, Feb. 28.-As soon as
the journal was approved in the sen
ate today Senator Burrows presented
the resolution of censure upon Sena-
tors Tillman and McLaurin.
Following is the full text of the reso-
luton recommended by the commit
tee:
THAT in the judgment of the senate
the senators from South Carolina, Ben
jamin Tillman and John L. McLaurin,
for disorderly behavior and fragrant
violation of the rules of the senate
during the open session of the senate
on Feb. p, deserve the censure of
the senate, and they are hereby so
censured for their breach of the privi-
leges and dignity of this body, and
from and after the adoption of this
resolution the order adjudging them
in contempt shall be no longer in force
and effect"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
GEORGIA IS VISITED
BY TO2RENTIAL RAINS
Heaviest Rainfall Reported
In Fourteen Years.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE RESULTS

Rivers Are Roaring Torrents, Railroad
Trains Are Delayed and Numerous
Bridges Have Been Swept Away.
Damage In other States.
Atlanta, Feb 28-Atlanta and the
adjacent sections of Georgia yester-
day experienced what in all probabil-
ity is the greatest rainfall ever known
here. From 7 o'clock yesterday morn
ing to o'clock last night the rain
fall registered $50 inches.
Throughout the day the streets were
flooded, and at times the rain was so
heavy that pedestrians were almost
forced from the streets.
The rains have raised the streams
to such an extent that railroad traffic
in the western part of the state will be
greatly impeded.
This is by far the heaviest rainfall
that has been experienced in IA hours
since the Atlanta station of the wealth
er bureau was established in 1878.
Only three times since then has the
rainfall for "a hours exceeded the fig
ure reached yesterday for IA years.
These three days were March II, 1881,
when the rainfall was 4.64 inches;
Jan. 6, 1888, when it was 403 inches,
and March 20, 1886, when the rainfall
for a single day reached the unparal-
leled record of 1876 inches. But it is
for "a hours that each one of these
records speaks, while $50 inches fell
in Atlanta yesterday in IA hours.
The rainfall was as heavy in all
outlying sections, and as a result all
streams in this section are booming,
and bridges are being washed away
everywhere.
Last night the local weather Office
sent out flood warnings to West Point
Columbus, Eufaula, the three principal
cities located on the Chattahoochee
and also to number of points on the
Alabama river.
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RAGING STREAMS IN TENNESSEE
Trains Delayed, Wires Down and
Bridges Threatened.


Chattanooga, Feb 28.-Reports re-
ceived here by General Superintendent
Dodson, of the western division of the
Southern railway, show that heavy
thunderstorms have been prevailing
all along the Southern railway between
Morristown, Tenn, and Ashevilic, n.
c., for the last "a hours and with rain
fall of about inches, creating floods
that are almost unprecedented in the
history of that section. Wires are
down and the general offices here are
finding it difficult to obtain official re-
ports as to the extent of damage sus-
tanned by the railroad company, but
the advices are that it is considerable.
In addition to the rains the snow in
the Unaka and Smoky mountains is
melting rapidly and the floods are in
creasing in their extent Trains are
delayed by serious washouts, tracks
are under water at Newport, Tenn,
and bridges of the railroad company
are threatened
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AsHEVILLE STORM SWEPT.
French Broad Raging Torrent-Man.
ufacturing Plants Shut Down.

French Broad Raging Torrent-Man-
ufacturing Plants Shut Down.
Asheville, N. c., Feb. 28.-All rail,
way traffic in the mountains is com
pletely paralyzed as a result of last
nights storm. The French Broad river
is the highest ever known and all man.
ufacturing plants on the banks have
been forced to close down.
A large number Of houses on the
lowlands near the river were cut off
last night by the water and the occu.
pants were taken out in boats. The
river rose over 13-foot wall at Mar.
shall, N. c., and flooded the town. Sew.
eral small freight wrecks are report.
ed. The water is reported 10 feet
deep in one place on the Murphy divi'
sion of the southern railway.
In Asheville street car traffic was
suspended last night and has not yer
been resumed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
To Locate Plant at EnsIev.

Ensley, Ala, Feb. 28.-The new
Southern Rolling Mill company, organ.
J lied by Benjamin S. Catchings and
associates, has decided upon this
place, a $4,000 population suburb OF
Birmingham, as a location for their
plant. The new mill will roll steel only
and will make a speciality of wagon
and buggy shapes. The mill will EN-
ploy several hundred skilled work
men and will turn out a finished prod.
uct, which is expected to be consumed
chiefly in Alabama
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
MANS BRAIN REMOVED.

One of the Most Remarkable Opera.
tons Known To Surgery.
New York, Feb. 28.-In one of the
most remarkable operations known to
surgery, says a Baltimore special to
The World, the brain of the Rev. Will
liam A. Stark, pastor of the Broad
way German Methodist Episcopal
church of this city, has been actually
lifted from it's bed and the roots OF
certain nerves that had caused the
clergyman excessive neuralgia were
extractor.
The patient is said to have stood
the operation well and few doubts OF
his recovery are entertained. The op-
GRAFTON was performed at the Johns
Hopkins hospital.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
TREsTLE FALLS WITH TRAIN.
Ten Cars of Fast Freight Precipitated
Into Camp Creek.

Into Camp Creek.
Tucker, Ga. Feb. 28.-Ten cars of
fast freight No % fell through the
Fleming trestle across Camp creek.
The accident occurred about O'Clock
last night and only few minutes be.
fore the passenger train from Atlanta
was due to cross the same place.
The engine of the freight, in charge
of Engineer Jones, got safely over with
five cars
No one was hurt. A carload of -four
fell in the bed of the stream and is a
complete wreck
The wreck was caused by the heavy
rainfall of last night, which washed
the dirt from under the foundations OF
the trestle.
Traffic on the road has been sus.
pended. The accommodation and pas.
senger are sidetracked at Lilburn. All
wires are down at present on account
Of the severe winds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
NOR TROUBLE IN SPAIN.

Rioters Use Torch-Another Outbreak
at Barcelona.
Madrid, Feb. 28-The mining re-
gions are in ferment of agitation. AT
Albion and Madridojos rioters have set
fire to the Octroi Offices and burned
the documents they contained.
There has been another outbreak OF
disorder at Barcelona.
Meetings are being held frequently
with the object of declaring another
general strike The metal workers are
constantly assaulting their comrades
who have returned to work and refuse
to resume their tasks until all the i'm
prisoned workmen are released
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
FALLING ROOF KILLS TWO.

Fatal Accident at Plant of Chicago
Furnace Company.
Chicago, Feb. 28.-Two men were
killed and three were injured today
by the falling of furnace roof at the
plant of the South Chicago Furnace
company. The dead:
Frank Russell, head crushed.
Michael Jackular, body crushed.
While the three men injured are in
a serious condition, it is said they
have a good chance for recovery. The
accident is supposed to have been due
to the weakening of the steel trusses
supporting the galvanized iron roof.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
Little Damaoe In Savannah.

Savannah, Feb. 28.-The storm last
night did little damage in Savannah
and vicinity. The wind at times reach
ed a velocity of 60 miles an hour, but
this was only in gusts. Shipping suf.
fered no injury The British steam.
ship Nyassa, which had been ashore
off Ossabaw for three days, was float
ed yesterday afternoon and escaped
Ghe sf0W.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
Violent windstorm In Ohio.

Cleveland, O., Feb, 28.-One of the
most violent gales experienced in years
prevailed throughout northern Ohio
early today. At the local weather bu.
reau Office the wind registered a We.
locity of 64 miles an hour Telephone
and telegraph poles and wires were
prostrated in many places, with the re-
suit that the service is seriously af
fected. 1t will probably require sew
eral days to fully repair the damage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
WRECK NEAR RADFoRD, VA.
Negro Brakeman KilIed-Beave
Creek Flooding Bristol.

Negro Brakeman KilIed-Beaver
Creek Flooding Bristol.
Knoxville, Feb. ga special to The
Sentinel from Bristol says a freight
train was wrecked today near Rad
ford, Va, on the Norfolk and, West
ern railroad in which Brakeman Floyd
Preston, a negro, was killed.
Near Marion, Va, the same road
suffered a serious washout which has
delayed all traffic. Beaver creek al
Bristol is higher than ever known anC
is flooding parts of that city. The
Watauga river between Bristol anC
Knoxville is as high as it was last May
when the Southern railway steel bridge
at Watauga was washed away There
is an absence of heavy drift today
and the new bridge is believed to be
safe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
schIey VIII Visit Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Feb. 28.-Hon. H
Clay Evans. who is here to assist in
arranging for the reception of Prince
Henry, says that Mrs. Schley inform
ed him just before he left Washing
ton that Admiral Schley will visit
Chattanooga during the spring festival
the week of May 10. Mrs. Schley will
accompany him and they will remain
two or three days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01

Opelika, Ala, Feb. 28-Several bad
washouts are reported on the West
ern railway of Alabama. The wires
are down between here and Mont
gomery. No trains have arrived from
there and nothing is known as to the
condition of the line. The damage in
Lee county from yesterdays rain il
about $4,000. Four and one-half inch.
es of rain fell in eight hours.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
Land BOUGHT for Masonic Temple.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 28.-The
Masons have purchased for their new
temple lot adjoining the Jefferson
theater, on Second avenue. The lot is
100 by 140 feet and the price paid was
$25,000. A temple building of sub
the lot without delay, which will be
used by all of the local Masonic
1Od CQS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
purbin and Staff Leave AsheviIIe.

Asheville, N. c., Feb. 2S.-Governor
Durbin and staff, who have been here
sightseeing, returning from Charles
ton, left today. There were sc in the
party.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
'' A New woman. -

Disease makes many a woman pretna-
turely old. Dark-rimmed eyes, hollow
cheeks and wasted form are accompan-
led by hstlessness and loss of ambition.
Home duties are weariness, and social
pleasures have no attraction.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
viii Abolish Rate Cuttinu.

Denver, Colo, Feb 2s-The trans
Missouri committee of the Western
Passenger association in session here
has adopted an agreement to abolish
rate cutting. It is iYonclad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01
COMPTROLLER issues Cell.

Washington, Feb. 28.-The comptrol-
Ter of the currency today issued a
call for the condition of national banks
at the close of business Tuesday. Feb.
PIX
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-01

Paving Stone Companies Consolidated.
New York, Feb. 28.-A consolidation
of paving stone producing companies
has been formed, according to a Utica,
N. Y, special to The Times. The con.
solidated company will have capitali
zation of $250,00O.