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The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
To Tax Coal Mines.

Assessor Bryan has caused con sternation among mine owners of Sc bastian county by stating that he will tax the coal underground as well as the land. If his contention is sus- tained by the courts, the coal cor porations will be compelled to pay taxes on fully one-half million dol iars' worth of property which has hitherto escaped taxation. In mak ing his assessments through the county Mr Bryan discovered that fully three-fourths of the surface land in the county is underlaid with coal which has been sold, so that the land has a surface and a mineral owner the former paying taxes and the lat ter escaping payment. The surface is assessed at $5 an acre, while the underlying coal is held at $l00 an acre, and has heretofore remained unta1ed.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
W. K. VANDERBILT, JR., HURT.
Bsdly Scorcheh by Explosion While Touring, Near Paris, In
 His Automobile.

New York, July w. K. Wander bilt, Jr., is confined to his bed at the Hotel Ritz. as the result of serious automobile accident, which occurred while he was touring near Paris, says a Herald dispatch from that city. It is presumed that something went wrong with his machine, and Mir. Van derbilt went down to investigate the matter. While he was lying in the road, partly under the.maehine, there was a sudden flash and an explosion.
 The chauffeur assisted Mir. Wander bilt from his position, and it was seen that he was badly scorched, one of his eyes being damaged.
 Another vehicle was secured. and MT Vanderbilt was brought imme- diately to Paris.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The American Federation of Catho- | lie societies will meet in Atlantic City, N. l., August 1.
 Two business blocks were burned at Winchester. H., entailing losses az gregating S20,0O0.
 Capt. Isabel Crozier. of the Salva- tion army in St. Louis, sold 1,500 cop ies of the War Cry last week, break ing all records
 A whisky barrel exploded at Mem phis, Tenn. shattering the window panes and glasses in surrounding houses,
 Oliver Hopkins killed George Mize in fight at Edgar Springs, Mo. by striking him on the head with a board
 From twenty To one hundred per- sons were killed in a flood caused by cleudburst at q picnic ground near Greensburg, Pa.
 Reb keeton was killed and two oth- CTS wounded at Caney, Ky, in a fight growing out of the Hargis-Coekril feud.
 Kid" Bannster, an Oklahoma character. was shot to death. suppos ably by an old enemy, at Oklahoma City.
 According to the present rate of construction, trolley ride between St. Louis and Chicago will be possi- ble within five years.
 The Colombia foreign relations committee is said to be opposed to the canal treaty with the United States
 Cardinals Rampolla and Vannuttelli are the leading candidates to succeed Pope Leo XIII. There is small doubt that an Italian will be chosen by the conclaye.
 Lloyd Scimmel. of Gilbertsvlle, Ky. lost his life in the fire which de- stroyed the Illinois Central bridge across the Tennessee river at Padu- cah, Ky.
 There was no Sunday in the Kansas wheat belt; all the farmers were busi- ly engaged with harvesting their crops In many of the districts church services were abandoned.
 Pope Leo NXIIi took the last sacra- ment Sunday, and delivered his final benediction. His hours were conced- ed to be numbered, but his physicians hoped to prolong his life a few days.
 President Roosevelt is quoted as saying, in recent interview, that he favors Senator Hanna for the chair manship of the Republican national committee.
 August knollmayer, farmer at che Chain of Rocks, St. Louis, is trying to locate his wife and two children. whom he has net seen since the flood.
 Exports from the United States to Canada show an increase of St2,0o0,- GOO in the last eleven months. The to- tai exports were the largest in the history of the trade with Canada.
 The immense plant of the Haur- Dond Packing Co.,, at St. Joseph, Mo, was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. Two lives are known to have been lost in the fire, which de- stroyed over 2,000 dressed animal car easses.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
STRUCK UNCHARTED REEF.
The Transport Sumner, With the Fourth Infantry on Board,
 Reached to Save Her.

Manila, July 7.-The United States transport Sumner. having on board the Fourth infantry, struck an un- chaTted reef, and her forward hold hlled rapidly, neeessitating the vessel being beached.
 The Sumner was heached in seven feet of water near Mauban, island of Luzon. Several of her forward plates were broken. Two inter-island trans ports were dispatched to continue the distribution of the Fourth infantry to various stations in Luzon and to bring the Twenty-siXth infantry to Manila. where that regiment will embark on the transport Logan and sail for San Francisco.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Fight on Train.

A bloody fight took place on an ex- cursion train near Wilmar, in which Sherrill Byrd. Houston Berrryman and E. A Maury of Wilmar were proba- ably fatally cut Ed Adams of War ren was stabbed three times with a knife, and was struck over the head with a beer bottle Clay Collins was cut about the face with broken beer bottle and painfully injured As the train was pulling out of Wilmar w. A. Stacey was struck by rock and painfully but not seriously injured The train was making the return trip from Arkansas City. where the ex- eursionists viewed the monitor Arkan- SaS
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
PONT|FF PASSING AWAY.
The Last Hours of Pope Leo XIII. Two Hundred and Sixtieth Pope
 of Rome, at Hand.
HE STILL INSISTS ON DOING HIS WORK.
The Venerable Pontir Kept Up by stimulation and the Chnrsine of the Air About Him With oxyEen-- An Important Appointment Made by His Holiness.

Rome, July 6.-The text of the bull letin issued this morning by the pope's physicians is as follows:
 Although his holiness passed the night almost without sleep he is not so uneasy as he was yesterday. The pope has been benefited by the injec- ton of digitalis and camphor and the condition of his chest is normal. There is slight cough. with some catarrhal emission Sufficient nour- ishment has been taken. The pulse is still weak. but not intermittent,and the temperature k below normal. The condition of the august patient, there fore, can not be described as better, but il is certainly no worse
 Signed. "EAPP0NI,
 cAf AZZnNI l"
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
A Good Movement.

At a meeting of the executive com | mittee of the state good roads asso
 citation, held at Little Rock, the fol- lowing circular letter was ordered sent out to the various county judges
 in the state: "The executive com Association, at meeting held this day at Little Rock, decided that ar engagements should be made as soon as possible for holding a county good roads convention in each county in this states, under the auspices of the re- spectiye county judges As you will notice by the inclosed slip giving the rules of th3 51e1o association, you rre member of the said association and the organizer for your county.
 The delegates to the annual state convention to be held at Little Rock the third Wednesday in January should be elected. We want your help Will you act and assist in this movement? If so, please send the date of your convention and the names of the delegates to the county convention to George R. Brown, our secretary, at Little Rock, in order that they may be supplied with good road literature prior to the holding of the county convention. The names of the delegates to the county con- vention will be forwarded to the Bu- reau of Good Roads Inquiries at Washington, D. c. The executive committee urges the importance ft a largely attended county convention. and to this end suggests that dele gates to the county convention be selected from each township or road district. not less in number than five delegates and five alternates; and that every county holding a conyen- tion send full delegation headed by the county judge, eleeting one dele gate from each township to the state convention in January. The time for holding the county convention is left to your discretion, but We suggest the convention should be called prior to November | You are aware that the United States government has already reached the point where it is ready to give national aid to country roads, as well as to locks, dams, harbors and canals The farm CTS and lumbermen of Arkansas have clear conception of this offer, and will readily hear your call for con yenti0n and an onward movement. The subjects to be considered by the county convention should, we sug- gest include, first. a statement of the object of the convention by the coun- ty judge; second, address on the i'm portance of good roads; third, ad- dress on the importance of the state convention fourth, a discussion of the proper expenditure of the road tax; fifth, exchange of ideas by road commissioners and overseers; sixth. selection of delegates to the state convention.a
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Rulinu on DeRossit Law.

Circuit Judge Hughes of Gritteh ,eA county. in the case of Capt. Mallory of Memphis. has declared section 1 of the DeRossit game law passed at the last session of the legislature to be unconstitutional This section forbds non-residents from hunting or fishing on lands owned by themselves in this state. The court held that the rest of the law, which seeks to prohibit non residents who own no land in the state. from hunting and fishing in the state, is valid. The case will be ap' pealed
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
THE pE>NsYLYANIA SUFFERED.
Every Fridge Along Brush Creek Was WgShed Away.

Irwin. Pa, July 7.-The greatest property damage done by the flood in Brush creek was in this vicinity, the loss falling most heavily on the Penn sylvania railroad The estimated loss of property at this place will, it is said. reach S25O,000 Reports coming in show every bridge along Brush creek was washed away.
 All during the night, bodies were noticed in the mad swirl of the creek. The first discovery, Monday, was the body of an eight-months-olf baby that was lodged in the wreck, age west of town.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Died Alone in Woods.

The badly decomposed body of w. E Mitchell, painter. was found in the woods about two miles from Brinkley Mitchell recently arrived at Brinkley to visit his brother and was not in the best of health Sev- eral days before his body was found he started to walk to Jonesboro. It is believed he was taken ill and was unable to proceed. dying alone in the woods, as there was no evidence Of foul play.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Land Commissioners Rs2ort.

Below is the report of State Land Commissioner Conway for the quar. ter ending June 30: Fees, $l ,491 {, swamp land sold, 1,1S653 acres, $1, 4S317; internal improvement land sold, 27957 acres. s349 46; Saline land sold, 647 acres. sSOS75; real estate bank land sold. 40 acres, s400; for feited land sold, 12,243.63 acres. $15,- 304.57; forfeited land redeemed, 7,- 39sS5 acres. $1.452; town lots sold, s637.97; forfeited land donated. G. 395.S7 acres; donated to actual set tiers, 6105.34 acres; total, 34,29679 acres. S21,927.S9.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Railroad Work to Be Pushed.

The contract has been awarded and construction work has started on the Evadale-Big Creek cutoff. and the re- the Frisco system. The work will he rushed to an early completion. so that the cutoff can be put into service be- fore the end of this year. This work is in connection with the Frisco's Memphis-St. Louis trunk line. which will be completed and in operation through to St. Louis before January 1.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Widows of Mexican War Veterans

M. F. Locke. secretary for Arkan sas of the National Association of Mexican War Veterans, is now en. gagged in procuring the names of the widows of deceased Mexican war vet erans. He issued a card some time ago asking for the names of the Mex ican war survivors in this state, to which he has received a number of replies. Col. Locke's address is 605 West Seventh street, Little Rock, Ark
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME.
Mabel Brown, Twenty-Year-oId Girl, Found strangied t0
 Death at Denver.

Denver. Col, July Mabel Brown aged 20, was found dead in her house in Market street early Monday morn ing Her hands were bound and there was evidence that she had been stran- gled. There is no c,ew to the mur- derer. The case strongly suggests the series of murders by strangulation that took place in this neighborhooj some years ago.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
WONDERS OF INVENTION.

Glass models of mines are now made showing all the workings.
 The largest oiIship in the world, the Naragansett, has just been launched in the Clyde It will hold 10000 tons of oil. which can be discharged at the rate of 900 tons an hour.
 The government of Japan now limits the number of emigrants to Hawaii to 226 per steamer, of which the number Of men must not exceed 150., .,the rest being women. This is to encourage the emi- grafton of the married.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
MORE TRCs cLE EXPECTED.
Night Expected to Witness Further
 Scenes of Riotiax.

Cincinnati. July IA Times-Star dispatch from Evansville, Ind, says the city is quiet, but further trouble is anticipated at nigh.. as the negroes are arming themselves to prevent q repetition of Sunday nights i'll treat ment. It is reported that meeting has been called in that portion of the city where most of the negroes live, for the purpose of making organized defense. The troops are assembling, and will be in readiness for any dem 9nstration that may arise.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Killed With a Brick.

Will Petty, a Little Rock street car conductor has been arrested on the charge of murder Petty and a fel. low workman named Ellis had diff ficulty about three weeks ago when the latter was struck in the head with brick, which caused his death.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT.
A Calmer Feeling Prevails at the Vatican over Pope's Condition.

Rome, July 6, $50 ?. m.-The pope has taken some food with appetite. The slight improvement in his condi- tion continues While the danger is far from removed, the feeling at the vatican is calmer. Another cansulta- tion of the doctors will be held at 7:S0 P. m., after which a bulletin will probably be issued.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
VILLAGE OF DOROTHY FLOODED.
People Compelled to Take Refuge in the Second Stories of Homes.

Latrobe, Pa, July 7.-Sunday's cloudburst washed away the Whitney, Lloydsvile and several other bridges. The village of Dorothy was flooded to the second story of the houses and many of the people were rescued from the upper windows. Four hun dred people were caught by the flood at Woodlawn park, but all escaped unhlIrt
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Memphian Arrested in Honduras.

New York, July 7.-Joseph Won Tenny, of Memphis, Tenn, has been arrested at Belize, Honduras, accord Ing to a Herald dispatch from Puerto Rarrios, Guatemala. The reason is not stated.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
WiImerding Inundated.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 7.-The full force of the flood reached Wilmerding early Monday morning, and inundat- ed the principal streets, but beyond the flooding of Westinghouse air brake works, no great damage was done.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
CIoudburst nt LeesviIIe, Tex.

Gonzales, Tex, July There has been a cIoudburst at Leesyille which put five feet of water in the streets in an hour. Many houses were wrecked. Will Brown, 8 prisoner. was drowned.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Big Blaze at ossippi. Nova scotia.

Ossippe, x. S., July Five huild ings were burned by fire which start ed in the old Carroll hotel Monday morning. At two o'clock assistance which had been summoned from Do- ser had not arrived, and the damea were beyond control,
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
FntaI Collapse of n Bridge.

Richmond, Va, July "A mes sage from Fountain City says that the bridge over Nolan's Fork gave way, Monday, precipitating 50 people into the water. Luther Horn, of Bethel, was the only one fatally hurt. Others eseaped with slight iniuries.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
Exchanged saIutes.

Dover, Eng, July 7.-The United States European squadron arrived off Dover Monday morning and ex- changed salutes with the castle.
The Monticellonian., 1903-07-09
DEVASTATION AED RUN.
Terrible Destruction Caused By Flood in Brush Creek Valley,
 Pa, by Broken Dam.
SCORES OF HUMAN LIVES PLOTTED OUT.
Many are Missing, nnd It Will Be Days Before the Entire Casualty List Can Be Made Up With Any Degree of Accurncy-A second Break.

Jeanette, Pa, July Dawn broke Monday on scene of devastation and ruin along the Brush Creek val ley.
 From the site of the break in the dam at Oakford to Wilm4rding, talk ing in the towns of Jeanette. Penn, Larimer, GreeEsburg. Irwin. Burrell and Manor the awful power of the rushing waters following the break ing of the dam is apparent on all sides The damage to property will not be less than S700,000, while the number of lives suddenly plotted out is still uncertain, the estimates running all the way from 50 to l50. Almost with the first streak of day light bureau was opened here, where the names of the identified dead re covered and the missing were regis tered, together with description of the bodies recovered but not identi- fled.
 The People still Excited.
 The people are still too excited to talk Of the flood, and it is with diff culty that complete death and in- iured list can be compiled. All the residents claim that more bodies went down in the flood, but the rumors are no numerous that they can not all be run down.
 Several persons are reported as missing from .heir homes along the stream. and many anxious parents, al most frantic with fear. trayersed the streets all night searching for their lost children.
 Stories of thrilling reseues are heard on all sides, and many acts of bravery are reported, the heroes be- ing persons who risked their lives to save others.
 Rescue Party Organized.
 4 rescuing party Was organized by Dr. NJ. F. fresh.ater and K. Joseph Hoffman immediately after the wall of water had passed. Dr. Freshwater stated. Monday morning, that they had rescued fully l50 persons who had been thrown into the streams by their houses being overturned. Many houses We're seen by them floating down the stream upside down, side  ways and in every possible manner.
 second Dam Breaks.
 Almost simultaneously with the breaking of the dam in Oakford pa1k, the Fort Pitt dam, about half mile north of this place. gave way, carry ing wide destruction along the valley of Bull creek, which empties into the larger stream of Brush creek, in the lower part of Jeanette. The Fort Pitt dam serves to supply the Fort Pitt glass works at that point. It was rebuilt about eight years ago. when t was torn down i'll the same manner as on Sunday. To add to the alarm caused by the disaster in Oak ford park, it was reported that the big reservoir of the Westmoreland Water Co.,, al Radabaugh, about a mile from this town, was likely to Five way, and that the people in the vicinity had taken fright and fled to the uplands.
 The reservoir at Radabaugh covers about 13 acres, and supplies Greens burg. Jeanette. Ossen, Manor and oth- CT points further down the valley.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-16
CLEVELAND'S SPEECH
WAS lNDORSED

Resolutions Adopted by the Ten
nessee Senate.
Nashville, Tenn, April 15-The state
Senate tonight, after a spirited de-
bate, adopted resolutions indorsing
the speech on the negro question de-
livered by ex-President Grover Cleve-
land at New York last night. The
resolutions. which were introduced by
Senator Noraeet of Shelby county,
say:
Whereas, there are many in the
North who do not understand the ne
gro question as it is correctly under
stood by those of the South, who have
for more than three-score and ten
years met the question face to face
and as pure Caucasians, who disbe-
lieve in social mixture of blood, and
Whereas, the history of the world
has taught that miscegenation is to
the detriment of civilization, industry
intelligence and progress, or the bet
.terment of human conditions; and
Whereas, the Hon. Grover Cleve-
land so clearly stated in his ut
terances last evening upon the ques-
tion of the T1uskegee Institute;
Therefore be it, Resolved, by the
Senate of the state of Tennessee, That
the statements and utterances of our
ex-President upon the part as set out
Upon the racial question are true, and
if followed by the nation the question
will be settled in accordance with
truth, justice and dictates Of con-
science"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-16
Negro Had Confessed.
FIERCE GALE SWEPT
OVER NEW YORK.
Vessels Dragged, Their Anchors and
Suffered Accidents.

Vessels Dragged Their Anchors and
Suffered Accidents.
New York, April ia fierce wind
storm from the northeast swept New
York early to-day, developing unusual
severity after night of gales. The
storm was accompanied by the highest
tide known in years, and brought a
cold pelting rain. 1t did much dam
age along the New Jersey and Long
Island coasts. At Coney Island and
RockaWay a large part of the sandy
beach was cut out, and much other
damage done by the tide and violent
wind.
The gale was severe upon the ship
ping anchored in the bay of Staten Is
land. The fishing schooner Mariner
went ashore and broke up at Staple
ton. The fishing sloop Iroquois sank
at the docks.
The French four-masted ship Joel
cite and the English bark Itata, which
were anchored in the middle of the
bay, dragged their anchors to within
100 yards of the docks at st. Georges.
The fishing schooner Hooper of Glou-
cester, Mass, dragged her anchors and
fouled the pilot boats Edward E. Bar
rett and Jameseesordon Bennett, carry
ing away the Benefits bowsprit and
headgear and dragging her own quar-
ter so that she sprang a leak.
Old residents of the suburb of Brook
lyn, near Coney Island, say the storm
at Brighton and Coney Island was
the most severe in thirty years. The
east wind TOSSED up enormous waves
along the beach and raised the level
of the water until it was up to the
first floor of the new iron pier at Coney
Island. The new bulkhead at the foot
of Ocean parkway and other small
structures were washed away. The
new bulkhead was nearing completion
after being under construction all the
winter.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-16
' 0fdercd to Dismiss Case.
OTHER PRISONERS DON'T
LIKE EXCEPTIONS MADE.

San Juan. Porto Rico, April 15.-The
grand jury to-day called many wit
nesses in the smuggling cases in which
officers of the United States navy and
other prominent men are involved,
and secured from the court comlnis-
sioner, who presided at the former
hearings, a copy of the testimony TAX
en-.
The prisoners, who are confined in
the penitentiary for smuggling, have
presented a petition, requesting that
they be pardoned and released unless
others guilty of the same offenses are
punished.
Two more officials were arrested at
Mayaguez to-day in connection with
the municipal frauds there.
The bail of superintendent of Public
Works Baez of Mayaguez, arrested
April s charged with frauds amount
ing to from $4,000 to $4,000, has been
fixed at $4,000. Bondsmen We're not
secured.