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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-03


Ryan has agreed to be witness for
the government. He has furnished
the department with all the informa-
tion in his possession, including the
documents. While the department
cannot guarantee an immunity it will
put his service in giving states evi-
dence in the best light before the
court. Miller had charge OF the in
veStigation OF the Ryan case and pre-
pared the letter which Acting ASSiS-
tant General ChriStiancy signed. This
letter, which constituted the decision
OF the department, allowed the con-
Germ to use the mails and was signed
December 10. The decision i'm the
Arnold case which served as precc-
dent and whose language it followed
was signed by Assistant Attorney
General Tyner December l.
RYAN WAS SORE.
John j. Ryan, whose confessions
caused the arrest of Miller and Johns,
operated his "gct-rich-quick" turf in
veStment concern from Cincinnati,
Ohio and from st. Louis, and ran win
ter races at Newport, Ky. Other
"dI lIbNt bCCll lSSlICl do al itSUll
Of the Investigation of the poStolice
inspectors. Ryan is here now and
admits that he operated sometime AT
st. Louis before the inspectors got
after him and later he was called to
Washington. Ryan says: Il was sore
because | heard others doing business
like mine stood in with the pOStOtlice
department by giving up so, 900 ana
/ felt that those who were standing
in with the department were behind
the investigation SO as to get me out
Of their way"
THE JOB HAD TRIMMINGS.
After returning from Washingto
TO st. Louis last November Ryan says
he got telegram from Attorney
Johns of Rockville, Ind, that Johns
could be of service TO him with the de-
partment at Washington and later
Ryan and Johns met in Terrc lIaute.
There, Ryan says, Johns explained
now close he was to Miller and how
Miller had accepted $4,000 JOB in
the pOStOllice department at Washing
ton with the idea that the job had
certain trimmings, such as Ryan
says Johns explained Ryan would be
able to furnish.
Ryan declared Johns asked 1000
TO get from Miller q letter from the
attorney generals Office showing Ryar
was entitled TO use the mails. Later
Ryan says Johns came down to 50, SOC
and the proposition was accepted. a
proposition to pay 1000 for litera
ture so worded it would pass muster
if it was ever taken up in the mails
was later accepted.
PRESERVED THE LITERATURE.
Ryan asserts Johns delivered the
letter and literature to him DeCem
Der 10th. Ryan says he gave John!
81, 100 cash and checks dated Decem
Der II, one for 81, 900 and one To-
81 400 Then, Ryan says everything
went along smoothly until the trouble
February 9. A week later fraud or
der was issued against Ryan, anC
Ryan says an effort for another Shak,
down was put on foot but he woulC
not stand for it. He says he received
more kilograms from Johns, RyaI
says he preserved all the telegram
and letters.
JOHNS Owes BOND.
Joseph H. Johns, who is charge,
with completely in the Miller-Ryal
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-03

the flood on the north side OF tiie
river.
The conditions in Little Russia"
the Russian settlement in North To
peka, are serious. The entire settle
ment is under water and a current
has started through the district Sew
eral houses already are twisted on their
foundations and they probably will
collapse. Every family has had its
household goods damaged and some
have lost everything.
Thirteen inches OF water have fall
len in Clark's creek valley in the past
twelve hours. The whole valley is
desolated. Many houses in Skiddy
were washed away, and crops are
ruined. Two Thousand feet OF rail
way tracks in this vicinity were
washed out. So far as known, no
lives were lost.
The loss by flood in Morris county
is estimated at 81 10000 Four per-
sons were drowned here Friday night.
| Edward Clements perished while en-
deavoring to save his daughter. Ralph
tie girl named Woods, was drowned
with her. a baby was found dead in
the Missouri Pacific yard Stacking
lime set fire TO the NJ. II. Smith lum-
beryard, which was burned together
with the Farmers and Drovcrs oank
and Robbins drug store, the loss be.
ing $4,000. The big Main street
bridge over the MeoSho river went
down. All the business houses were
Hooded. Miles OF Missouri Pacific and
Missouri, Kansas and Texas tracks
were washed out. More than loo
houses are under water and 20 have
ilOatcd away.
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intakes he provided for the furnace
rnnnnS and hacnn,nntc

intakes be provided for the furnace
rooms and easements.
We would urgently recommend
that an experienced sanitary engineer
be employed to devise proper system
of heating, ventilating and Plumbing
the building"
The committee EXPRESSED their obi.
cation to Assistant Surgeon General
III. ID. GeddingS OF the United States
public health and marine hospital
service, who made the inspection with
Them, Tor valued suggestions made i'm
the preparation of the report.
SEWER MAIN STOPPED UP.
The report of the commission sub
stimulates the reports made by sani-
Lary inspectors recently. Mr.. Stall
ings, an expert plumber and sanitary
inspector, and Mr.. Edens, the sanitary
inspector for the city of Columbia,
practically covered the same ground
in their reports. In addition MIR.
EdenS calls attention to matter upon
which the committee was not called
upon to investigate:
Your sewer from the building to
the river is now completely stopped
and diScharging its foul contents into
the open cutters of Gervais street.
This is dangerous condition of
things and wants immediate remedy
l respect fully recommend that the
plumbing in the State house be over
hauled and made to conform to the
plumbing laws Of the city and that
the system be connected with the
sanitary sewers in Gervais street,
where it will be Systematically flushed
; nd inspected. The State.
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GREAT DAMAGE i'Y FLOODS.
Over Two Thousand People Home
less I'm Topeka, Has.

The State of Kansas is suffering
territ y from great flood. At $50
O'Clock Friday night the water had
surrounded the whole Of North To
peka and more than 1000 people are
homeless. The river is rising fast ard
1t Is estimated that fully 10, 600 will
be homeless. The Union Pacific rail
road station is flooded.
Late Friday afternoon the Kansas
river bridges at Maple Hill, Rossville,
Silver Lake, Bellevue and st. George
were washed out. The new steel
bridge at Willfrid is damaged beyond
repair and at Topeka the street rail-
way is useless. Several hundred cat
tie have been drowned.
Fifteen inches OF water in Abilene
Friday night and more Saturday.
Business houses are collapsing and the
enSire S2Salis R2S11i ss, ,icken. The
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-03
Instantly Killed.

G. c. Russell of Greenville was kill
ed in Union by the explosion or soda
fountain in the drugstore Of III. l..
Scaiie & Son. lie h,:d gone to Union
for the l.. l.. Barre company to do
some plumbing.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-03

1t is now reported that in addition
TO the eight train hands who were
killed in Southern railway freight
wreck at Bryan, Ala, Wednesday five
tramps, four colored and one white,
were killed Their bodies were burned.
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not far from Thnrmlnd. ~

not far from Thurmanu, ". x FOf
several days the strikers at thab point
have been making an effort tU$induce
the non-union men TO join their. ranks.
Wednesday evening the strikers be-
gan marching in body toward the
mines. The guards on duty, half Il
dozen in number, at sight Of the
marching body opened fire. The
strikers quickly returned the fire, but
as they were at long range the shoot
ing was not effective and only one per-
son, Marshall Brown, and guard,
was killed in battle. Several received
minor injuries. Brown was shot
through the stomach, the bullet be-
ing from Winchester and he lived
but short time. More than 100
shots were fired before the strikes re-
treated. More trouble is anticipated.
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NlnIIr n ID. ID.

1t was announcement OF che Ken
tucky Wesleyan college at Winchester,
Ky, Wednesday That the honorary
degree of doctor of divinity had been
conferred upon Rev. j. l.. Stokes,
pastor Of the Methodist church at
YOrkyillc.
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in SOUTH DEsMoiNEs.

The property in South DeS MoineS
and vicinity will reach $4,000. The
KnautT home and the Christian church
were wrecked and about forty other
buildings were damaged. About the
same time what was apparently anoth-
er storm struck the packing house sec
tion OF the town, mile to the north
west OF the scene Of the South DeS
MoineS disaster. Many buildings were
damaged.
EASTERN NEBRASKA HARD HIT.
Eastern Nebraska was visited by
anoter series OF storms last night and
Wednesday several OF which develop
ed into tOrnadocS. one visited Hast
ingS, near the scene Of Sundays heavy
storms and blew several buildings to
Splinters.
Another struck Herman, % miles
north OF Omaha, and the scene Of a
tornado five weeks ago, killed dozen
people The home Of ID. Il. Parish,
demolished and Mr. Parish, his wife,
and child were seriously hurt.
Accompanying the severe wind in
every instance, was rain storm OF
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-03
DIX iust combieSeou

NbS iCW "OI JuoU
the direction or MIR. Milburn the
report says;
The urinals under the new porticos
were choked up and the flushing appar-
atuS detective; the ventilating shaft
is too small and it's frequent change
of direction should be made by gentle
curves and not by sharp angles; the
ventilation OF the toilet room Is de-
fcctive: the fresh air inlet at side
OF steps showed no current OF air upon
lighted candle; we could discover no
back venting Of the water closets on
account OF concealed plumbing; the
reducing couplings OF water pipes in
dicated inferior plur Jing."
OLD WORK A DEATH TRAP.
In regard to the conditions in the
basement, work done about l3 years
ago, the committee says:
"All rooms in cellars were foully
kept, i'll smelling, and showed lack Of
ventilation. The room used as a water
cid records were dark, damp and foul
smelling and their air shafts vented
their gases into the rooms above.
In these rooms nothing seems to
have been done except to remove the
bowls Of the old water closets, leaving
the soil pipe connections as dead ends
imperfectly plugged.
Concealed plumbing prevented
careful scrutiny OF work under floors.
The private water closet on first
+ floor above basement was filled with
/ foul air which is discharged into the
main corridors and no fresh airringresS
/ was provided for. The flush to the
/ closets was insufficient.
} "A dead wall was behind the
! eastern water closet in which iron
grating were placed for ventilation,
/ drawing air from the interior of the
building. Open head pipes supposed
TO be back vents discharged into the
same space
HEATING APPARATUS.
AS 10 the heating apparatus the
committee reported:
Air supply totally inadequate and
derived from the basement with nc
direct outside fresh air intake, The
whole central cellar being dependent
foriair supply on two small doors a.
east and west ends.
The entire cellar was withou
flooring and very dusty.
Therefore, all air distributed tC
the building was cellar air and con
taminated with dust and grount
cmanations."
RECOMMENDATION.
Upon the above findings the com
: mittce made the following recon
| mcndationS:
, That all water closets in the mai
building with their Plumbing, pipe
5 and fixtures be Immediately renewe
/, aud all connections leading TO theS
, fixtures be cut of outside the builC
ing.
j That the new waiter closets b
e. connected at once with the new cit
] sewerage system.
That the new water closets undC
the main steps north and south hav
special ventilation secured by electr
! or other appliance.
e THAT all cellars and passage way
t in the basement be thoroughly cleans
e ed and afterwards lloOred wit
, asphalt or cement.
THAT independent outside fresh n
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been killed. The foreign Office nll3 aP
pealed for subscriptions for the relief
of the destitute Mohammedans and
Christians Of the Melazherc district.
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COURSE OF SToTNI.

The storm came from the southwest
end the destructive wind seemed to
descend suddenly from great bank
of clouds which was weeping toward
the northwest. The houses occupied
by the Rhodes and Blakcly families
were smashed TO kindling wood. The
tornado struck south Des MoincS al
dark tonight. 1t came from the
south, but after the greater part of
the destruction was wrought, veered
to the northwest it approached the
junction Of the DeS MoineS and Rae
coon rivers.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-03
Battle With Strikers.

The first serious outbreak sin ice tE
late strike order was issued
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MARK FOR FURIOUS WIND.

The buildings Of the institution are
situated on slight rise and were a
mark for the heavy wind which swept
down on the structure with terrible
fury. The boiler room, including
some fine machinery lately installed,
is wrecked. The eleven giils who
were injured are being cared for in
the hospital which is intact. The
tornado near Buxton struck before
noon near what is known as No. 10
Junction, Il mining settlement. All
the victims were colOred.
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SCHOOL EOR FEEBLE-MINDED.

The victims at GlcnwOod were all
inmates or the school for the feeble
minded. The tornado struck the
girls dormitory. Tho roof wos torn
OF and with terrible crash fell back
again upon the wrecked building. All
the buildings of the grour, including
the hospital, dormitory, boys build
ing, cuStodian's building, farm cot
tages and the boiler room, were more
or less damaged by the storm. The
superintendent estimates that the loss
will be at least $4,000. There is no
insurance
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The committee regretted that they
fnnnd rni ah tn condemn. The whole
and the work is dnna
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ZWafd, Lucy, GEORGE anu Hudfson
Rhodes.
Buddie RheaSy.
Mary Walker.
AT SOUTH DEsMoINEs.
Mrs. Knaulf, bruised and cut.
Mrs. Margaret Boston, skull injured
by falling brick.
Charles McNutt, hurt by flying tree
limbs.
Mrs. John Mccoy, breast and head
cut by flying glass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-26
LADIES WORKING
 FOR BIG BAZAAR
AUXILIARY OF HIBERNlANs WILL RAISE FUNDS TO REPAIR THE ORPHANS HOME AT EAST LAKE, MUCH INTEREST IS SHOWN.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians met in St. Paul's hall last night at 8 o'clock to discuss the bazaar to be given soon after Easter for the benefit of the Orphans Home at East Lake.
 The reports received from different sources were gratifying, and showed that a great deal of interest was being taken in the enterprise.
 Mrs. V Glib and other assistants, both from the southside and the Northside are working systematically on a number of features that will prove interesting, it is thought, when the event takes place
 Mrs. Thomas Rensford is working on a specially unique feature and with every prospect of success Among the other ladies who are aiding in the work are Mrs. John Mccarty and Mrs. Daisy Hay low.
 The bazaar will be given to raise funds to be used to defray expenses of furnish ing the buildings, making repairs where needed and in erecting other structures that are necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-26
CASTRO WITHDRAWS
 HIS RESIGNATION
Will Continue to Serve Vene-
 zueIa as President
BOWS HOW'LL OF CONGRESS-
Says He Shall Remain In Office only Until the Work of Pacifyng the Nation Shall Be Complete
 A Demonstration.

Caracas, March 25.-After reading ms special message to congress today Gen eral Castro withdrew his resignation as president of Venezuela.
 President Castro's special message was delivered to congress this afternoon.
 He says: When I abdicated it was not from any smal-minded nor interesting calculation; still less was 1t the result or any sorry. or ridiculous farce, which has no place in a heart warmed by the great ideals.''
 He then says that he believes his ab- dication was a duty imposed upon him in the interest of the peace of the re- public.
 With my separation today he says nobody would lose and all would gain. since this would imply that my efforts and my sacrifices were always and under all circumstances at the service of the republic at It's first call"
 After passing in review the other diff culties In the way of the government he says he saw how his intentions were misrepresented and he was disheartened and at that moment resigned.
 NOtWllnSlanulnB lnoSe ItdsollS, WhiSh were weghty to my mnd," he con tinues, congress does not accept my resignation, and insists that 1 should continue that I should not persist there in but considers me still useful in the government. l bow befose its decree and resign myself to the new obligations im- posed by my country. but only until the work of pacifying the nation shall be complete, and order re-established in the public administration. Remember it we'll senators and deputies. I believe my separation necessary unless you think otherwise. I hope the future will Improve you right Accept my expression of my supreme thanks for the generous demon stration of which you have made me the object"
 When 1t was known he had not re- signed a popular demonstration took place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-26
NEGRO MAN SHOT
 FOR DUSKY BELLE
JOHN HEARD MAY DIE FROM sUL. LET WOUND MADE BY HIS RI- VAL, PHIL DoRsEY-HE IS AT THE HOSPITAL.

John Heard, negro was shot and probably fatally wounded last night by Phil Dorsey. negro, who runs press ing establishment and is well known. Dorsey escaped and has not been cap tured.
 The shooting occurred about o'clock at the house of Matilda Taylor, negro woman with whom both of the principals are said to have been in love It is said that Dorsey went to the house of his sweetheart and found Heard paying her devoted attentions He pulled a pistol and shot Heard through the abdomen.
 The wounded negro was carried to St.. Yincents hospital where an operation was performed about midnight The phy- siclans do not believe that the negro can live. Policeman Nix answered the tele- phone call but Dorsey left as soon as he did the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-26
PERSONAL.

I. N Fisk, an old Birmingham man, is the manager of the Dana Thompson Car nyal company. MT. Fisk has been com ing to Birmingham for twenty years, and is known to nearly everybody in the city.
 At the Florence: P. II. Norris, Selma; B. Williams and wife, Arkansas; l.. B. Perryman, Atlanta; A. F. Herring, Att Ianta; A. Doggrell, Armory, Miss; B. F.. w. Carter, Richmond, Va; F. H. Edy, Grand Rapids, Mich; R, T. Ramsey, l.. P. Broad and wife. Massachusetts,; w. E. Dunwody, Yicksburg; A. P. Eltan, Michigan Thomas Curtlss, Buffalo; J. P Weaver, Southern railway; G. B. Sinclair, Columbus J. T. Nelly, Atlanta; II. c. Braloske, St. Louis; A. K. Tal man, Joe Leath, Philadelphia, Pa; II. L. Stevenson, Jacksonville; w. A. Scarborough. Anniston; W. J. Hicks. D. F. Bethume, Green Pond Ala; w. A. Boiling Louisville; J, J. Anderson, Win chester Tenn; II. l.. French, Louisville; E. J. Nolan. St. Lous W, w. Battle, Anniston: l.. R, Ban, Anniston, w. R. Franck Baltimore; L. D. Wade, Atlanta ; H. T. Harden, Huntsville; E. c. Eaton Vinehiu, Ala. T. F. Malone. Savannah, Ga; Tom Davis, Jasper, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-26
Stories About Ravens.

By R. Bosworth Smith, in the Nineteenth
 Century.
 The raven always pairs for life, and the strength of affection, the fidelity, the dignity, which this implies seem to me to raise him indefinitely. it does the owls, above birds which congregate in focks. and so abjure family ties and duties through a great part of the year.
 raven, kept at the "Old Bear inn at lIungerford, struck up close friendship with a Newfoundland dog. When the dog broke his leg the raven waited on him constantly, catered for him, forgetting for the time his own greediness. and rarely, if ever, left his side. One night, when the dog was by accident shut within the stable alone, Ralph succeeded in pecl1ing a hole through the door, all but large enough to admit his body.
 Another, kept in yard in which big basket sparrow trap was sometimes set, watched narrowly the process from his favorite corner, and managed, when the trap fell, to life it up hoping to get at the sparrows within. They, of course, es- capped before he could drop the trap. But, taught by experience, he opened com munications with another tame raven in an adjoining yard, and the next time the trap fell, while one of them lifted it up the other bounced upon the quarry
 female raven, known at the time to be 60 years old and who had passed much of her early and middle life with a strange companion, a blind porcupine was given, in the year 1854 by MT, J. H. Gurney, the well-known ornithologist, to the rector of Bluntisham in Huntingdon shire She seemed so disconsolate at the loss of her surroundings that her new owner failing to get another raven man. aged to secure seagull as her compan- ion. A warm friendship soon sprang up between the birds. They followed one another about everywhere and the raven used often to treat her companion to pieces of putrid meat which she had buried for her own consumption in the shrubberies. These were delicacies in the eyes of the raven, but they were not so good for the gull.
 In course of time, whether from indi- gestion or not, the gull fell ill and the raven became more assiduous than ever in her attentions never leaving him and plying him with her most nauseous tit bits. The gull grew worse, as was, per- haps, natural under the treatment and less companionable; and one day when he positively refused to touch a more unsavory morsel than usual which the raven had denied to herself and doubt less thought to be a panacea, the raven in a fit of fury at the ingratitude of her patient, fell upon her friend, killed it, tore it to pieces, and burying half of 1t for future consumption, devoured the rest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-26

A staff of eminent physicians and sur- geons from the Red Cross Medical insti- tute have, at the urgent solicitation of large number of patients under their care in this country, established permanent branch of the institute in this city at the corner of Twenty street and Third avenue
 These eminent gentlemen have decided to give their services entirely free for three months (medicines excepted) to all invalids who call upon them for treat ment between now and March 31
 These services consist not only of con- sultation, examination and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations.
 The object in pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally ac- quainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no conditions will any charge whatever be made for any services ren dered for three months to all who call before March 31.
 The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities, and guarantee cure in every case they undertake.
 Male and female weakness, catarrh and catarrhal deafness, also varicoeele, rupture, goitre, cancer, the opium habit, and all diseases of the reetum are posi- lively cured by their new treatment.
 Hours to 8. No Sunday hours.