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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
REPORTS SAID ID
 BE EXAGERATED Not a Single Life Has Been
 Lost in Mobile NEEDS NO OUTSIDE AID City Authorities Have Situation We'll in Hand, but Destruction Is Reported in Small Towns
 to the South.
NEEDS NO OUTSIDE AID

Mobile, September 90.-Reports sent broadcast throughout the country regard ing the loss of life and suffering in this city are exaggerated. Not a single life has been lost and eho eltizeus have the Local situation in splendid shape. Offers of as sistanee have been received from the commercial clubs throughout the south, and while the residents of Mobile appre- ciate these at their full value, there is no suffering in this city which calls for outside aid.
 The greatest destitution and privations have been experienced by people of Mobile and along the gulf coast or these aid and supplies will be gracefully received.
 The greatest difficulty Is being experi- enced by the authorities in obtaining news of the situation at outside points. People who understand the physical geography around Mobile, do not need to be told that the city Is virtually on an island Impossible swamps surround it on all sides except where there is open water The only passage ways through these swamps are the roadbeds of the railroads reaching the stricken territory which are not in shape to allow the running of trains The only other way of getting around is by small boats, and there are no small boats. almost everything of that description having been destroyed in the storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
FAMILY RESCUED FROM
 A DANGEROUS POSITION

i men waiting below first the two babies, then the keepers wife. and then the keeper himself. When all of these had been saved the two men slid down the rope and returned to the Winona.
 Captain Hanks of the revenue cutter praises in the highest terms the conduct of the two Petersons. and declares that he does not believe that more heroic rescue was ever affected during a storm The Winona was at Scranton, Miss, when the storm broke and although she wealth cred the blow without serious damage, she had fearful time In doing so. The wind at times was so severe that all though the boat had out four anchors she was compelled to maintain full speed ahead to hold her position. While the storm was at it's height the wreck of a sloop drifted past and although the W. mona was having all she could do to save herself Captain Hanks lowered a small boat and after d struggle with the water which at times seemed almost hopeless, managed to bring off seven people, most of them being women.
 The captain reported that as he steam ed past Dauphine Island today on his way to Mobile message was sent to him through megaphone stating that there are 300 people on the island who are suf- fering for supplies. A relief expedition will be sent to them early in the morn ing. The Winona reports that the Horn Island lighthouse Is totally destroyed and keeper Charles Johnson and his family lost. This was known before the arrival of the Winona- however as the body of Johnson was found In the sea and was brought to this city for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
WALCOTT AND RHODES
 FIGHT TWEN1 Y ROUNDS
Negro Was the Aggressor From Be- ginning of the Contest-Wal-
 colt Injures His Hand.

Kansas City, Mo, September 3.-Joe Walcott of Boston and Billy Rhodes of this city fought a twenty-round draw this afternoon on an island in the Mis- souri river, twelve miles below Kansas city The fighters and spectators went to the island by steamer and the ring was pitched in the sand, two thousand men standing around the rope to see the contest The island being uninhabited and unassigned to either of the neighbor- ing counties, neither sheriff concerned himself about the fight
 Walcott was the aggressor from the start, Rhodes contenting himself with cleverly blocking the negro. who was un- able to land effectively on Rhodes at any time
 In the seventeenth round Walcott in- jured his hand and abated his aggressive ness, but Rhodes seemed willing to con tinue on the defensive and accept draw While Walcott did most of the work. and had shade the better of the con- test, both men were in good condition at the end of the scheduled twenty rounds.
 The fight was announced to be for the worlds welter-w weight championship, which Walcott claims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01

Mobile, September 30.-(Via Meridian)- The United States revenue cutter Ninona. which for time was thought to have gone to the bottom in Wednesdays storm arrived at Mobile tonight. Her crew tells a thrillDs story of the dangers through which they passed and narrate the heroic conduct of two men. members of the crew, who rescued the keeper of the East Pascagoula lighthouse and his family. These men were Master-at-Arms Peterson and Quartermaster Peterson. When the Winona arrived off the Pascagoula light house it was seen that 1t was almost destroyed. nothing being left but the tower, which was swaying in every gust of the gale, and threatening to col lapse at any moment. It was soon seen that the keeper with his wife and two babies, had sought refuge in the tower, and that unless speedy relief was given them they must be lost
 The two PetersUns embarked in a small boat with other members of the crew. and after a desperate fight with the waves reached the base of the tower. The keeper threw to them from the top a line which he had carried up. One after another the Petersons climbed up the rope which dangled from the tower. The wind catching them hurled them at times against the building with such force as to bruise them badly and they were sev- eral times almost. compelled to lose their hold upon the rope, but they finally reach- ed the top and then they lowered to tie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
EMPEROR SURRENDERS
 LORDS TO THE PEASANTS

With the constitutional democratic con gress only one week away and the forma- ton of a formidable new party on the Count Heydon platform. peaceful regener. ation seems fully assured. The politica campaign is becoming animated.
 The ban upon the meetings of the con. stitutional democrats in St. Petersbura and Moscow has been removed and thu assemblies have been sanctioned subj > to the restriction of ex- Premier Wit n temporary law. Encouraged by this I cession the constitutional democrats { 2 template transferring their congress- Q October from Helsingfors to St. Pet l burg, but they will adhere to the ara = ments made to meet in the Finish ca -t unless they are definitely assured of Q interference, as they are in whole O. fear of the regulations of "re-enfi security"
 Four hundred will attend the congr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
GREATEST RUIN IN
 FLORIDA HISTORY Hundreds Are Homeless and
 Objects of Charity STEAMERS ARE HELPLESS Navy Yard at Pensacola Suffers Dam- age to the Extent of $1,oo,ooo.
 Five War Vessels Sunk
 and Driven Ashore.
STEAMERS ARE HELPLESS

Pensacola Fla, September sO.-Not since the Galveston disaster has such a hurricane swept the gulf coast as the one which struck this city Thursday morning with all-impellng force, ansl ragged for twelve hours the wind blowing steady at 80 and 90 miles an hour with occasional gusts of 100 miles an hour. The which will probably be increased to sev- enty-five, while the property loss will ex- ceed $5.0oO,O00
 Never In the history of this port or in Florida has such wreck and devastation been wrought Hundreds of persons are homeless without food and clothing, and are cared for by charity. Many are suf- ferng from want of the necessaries of life and others from exposure. Great steam ships and ocean-going sailing vessels which have withstood tho hurricanes of oceans, were helpless before this terrible death-dealing blow, and are a mangled heap upon the beach, mingled with wreeks of fishing schooners, tug boats and pleas ure boats, while thousands of stacks of tll1lDeT ana homes ana WnarNeS are inter- mingled with this experimentation oe wreckage. From Fort McRae to Escam- bla bridge, a distance of ten miles, the bay shore has been swept clean except a few wharves, where floated a fleet of sev- enty-five large ships before the hurricane.
 McRae, one of the modern coast fortih- cations, has been swept from the earth, and five lives lost; five others are raving maniacs from their terrible experience. They saved themselves by flashing to the batteries.
 Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas are badly damaged, the former almost wrecked.
 The navy yard has suffered to the ex- tent of over s1,OO0OO0. Five war vessels were sunk and driven ashore, the floating drydock crushed and other damage sus- tained. Three lives have been lost there.
 The live-savng and urgent station on Santa Rosa Island have been swept com pletely off the map. and five persons are known to have been drowned there.
 The magnificent Escambia drawbridge costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. is gone. and three lives were lost. Ii was more than a mile in length and owned by the Louisville and Nashville. Three i'm mense port docks of that company have been swept away or damaged. Every wharf and warehouse along the city has been completely demolished and the red snapper fishing industry the largest of the world, destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01

St. Petersburg, September SO.-The final step to set in action the governments s plan for the distribution of land to the peasantry was taken today by publication of valuminous regulations to the local agrarian commissions under which the sale of 100000 deciatines of land in Eu- ropean Russia will begin immediately These commissions, which are composed of delegates elected by the peasants, the land owners and the zemstvos. and of representatives of the government, act as intermediates in the valuation of the land and the fixing of conditions of sale They are charged also with arrangements for emigration
 The acreage in Eastern Russia and on the Siberian slopes surrendered by the Emperor will be sold on easy terms. The price Is less than B an acre and payments are spread over fifty years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
 BACK FROM PRACTICE
President and Family Will Return to Washington This Morning
 at g O'Clock.

Oyster Bay, R. l., September 3O.--Pres- ident Roosevelt returned to Oyster Bay on the Mayhower at 10:3O a. m. today. He had been ahoat forty-eight hours and had witnessed the target practice of the North Atlantic fleet off Cape Cod.
 It is understood the Cuban situation in- fuenced the President to hasten his re- turn. Assistant Secretary Latta went at once to Sagamore Hill with lengthy cables from Havana. He remained with the President throughout the day and tonight announced that the President had no statement 10 make on the situation. and that nothing in the dispatches re- ceived could be made public.
 The President and Mrs. Roosevelt, with Ethel, Archie and Quentine, will leave sagamore Hill for Washington at O clock tomorrow morning. arriving at the White House at 4:15 o'clock In the afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
GOES TO SANTIAGO.
Secretary Taft Charges Distinction of
 Cruiser Des Moines.

Washington. September 3O.-Announce- ment was made at the navy department today that the cruiser Des Moines, which a few days ago was ordered from Ha- vana to Cienfuegos to reinforce the Mari etta and Cleveland, had been ordered to Santiago, and already had sailed. The order for the Des Moines was given by Secretary Taft and naval officers here do not know the precise significance. It is believed however, to be a precautionary measure, and not because of any disturb ance at Santiago. To take the place of the Des Moines at Cienfuegos the Tacoma sailed today from Havana
 The Prairie sailed today from Boston and the battleship Texas from Norfolk, both. with attachments of marines on board for Havana. The former carries 169 bluejackets, and 1S0 marines, and the lat ter 226 bluejackets and 200 marines. They are expected to reach Havana on Thurs day at the latest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
indians to Get Farms.

Mexico City. September 0.-Encouraged by the interest beginning to be taken by the Tarahumare Indians in the schools recently established for them, Enrique c. Creel, governor of Chihuahua, is here to get for the tribe one million acres of gov ernment land on which to establish the Indians as farmers. The tract will be divided into small farms and apportioned to the male members of the Tarahumares. Their management of these farms will be under the supervision of a commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
CLOUDBURST STOPS
 RAILWAY TRAFFIC
All Railroads but One Out of Nash vile Suffers From
 Recent Storm.

Nashville, September 30.--A coduburst about 1 o'clock this morning washed out a bent of the bridge on the Knoxville di- vision of the Southern railway at Brush Creek, between Carthage Junction and Watertown. ffty-three miles from Nash vile, and traffic on the division was sus- pended for more than sixteen hours. Three passenger trains and all freight trains were laid up.
 The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad is the only line out of Nashville that has not had more or less trouble with train service within the past few days, owing to excessive rain.
 The Louisville and Nashville is oper- ating regular trains to the south only as far as Montgomery, although it Is sell ing tickets through to New Orleans. sub ject to delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
WILL BRING SUIT.
Railroads Must Pay Penalty for Viola
 tion of Safety Appliance Law.

Washington. September 9O.-Attorney General Moody has directed that suits be brought against large number of rail. road companies to recover penalties for violation of the safety appliance law through failure to keep their equipment in the proper condition The total number of violations is 1Sl. Among the suits filed are the following
 Fort Worth and Denver City Railway company, northern district of Texas; In- ternationa1 and Great Northern Railroad company, western district of Texas; Kan sas City Southern Railroad company. dis trict of Kansas; St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway company. eastern district of Arkansas; St. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad company. western district of Arkansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
NEGRO GAMBLERS
 RA|DED AT NIGHT Columbus Officials Arrest Sev- eral Members of Gang DISTURB WHITE PEOPLE Corporations at Columbus Pay Hand- some Dividends to Local Stock
 hoders-Bank Increases
 It's Capital Stock.
DISTURB WHITE PEOPLE

Columbus, Ga. September 30.-(Special.) An exciting raid was made by Sheriff Roberts and deputies shortly before mid night last night in the woods near Lin coin park. park for negroes. north of Columbus. The sheriff had retired when he was informed over the telephone that negroes in the woods near that resort were firing pistols and acting in such a disorderly manner as made white resi- dents of that section nervous. MT Rob- erts organized his deputies and made secret trip into the woods. The negro gamblers, nearly dozen in number, were located by the sound of their voices, and the officers crept upon them They were playing cards in a small opening in the forest surrounded by undergrowth so thick that the rays of the ono small lamp they had on the ground haf 5 penetrated through the foliage. When the sheriff or dered them to surrender, the negroes broke for cover, and the officers opened fire on them. One of them, Marion Hill, was shot in the leg, but the wound is not serious Four of the gamblers were cap tured A small sum of money was on the ground with the cards, and the negroes were well loaded with small com.
 Many Dividends Paid.
 A good many stockholders in local cor porations opened their mail today to find nice checks, representing quarterly divi- dends. The Eagle and Phenix mills mailed out s22,500 in dividends yesterday. Two allied banking institutions dispensed near ly S10000 in cash in the same manner. Bondholders of local institutions are also clipping coupons, so all in all a golden stream will be circulating in Columbus on tomorrow October l.
 Judge Tol Y. Crawford, for many years a prominent practictioner at the Colum- bus bar, died last night at Banbridge, Ga, where he had resided for five months. His death, which was sudden, was caused by heart failure. A wife and five children survive him. He was formerly solicitor of the city court of Columbus, and at one time was city attorney. For years he practiced law with Hon. Louis F. Gar rard. He will be buried in Columbus
 The shareholders of the Home Savings bank have voted to increase the capital stock of the bank from $50, 600 to $100OOO.
 Lizzie Rutherford Chapter. Daughters of of the Confederacy, has subscribed $50 to the fund to erect monument to Captain Wirtz, keeper of the Andersonville prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
DAMAGE AT MILTON.
Stocks of Merchandise Are Practi-
 calIy Destroyed by Water

Milton, Fla. September So.-Milton was greatly damaged by the hurricane. the velocity of the wind at times being fright full; trees, houses and fences were de- stroyed in all parts of the town. The wa ter from the river backed up into the store on the principal street, badly dam aging stocks of goods. C. Clark lost his entire stock. The store of Charin X Co. was filled with water on a level with the counters. J. T. Williams Co. was damaged to the extent of $500, the fine s, being ruined.
 The Stearns-Culver Lumber company suffered a heavy loss, water rising to six feet ia the mill and their fleet of lighters was destroyed. The river is damned with wreckage for distance of half a mile.
 A boat containing two Greeks was sunk and the men are missing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
Wreckaae Is Sighted.

New Orleans, September 3o.-Quantities of wreckage sigted in the Gulf of Mex leo were reported by the steamer Atian- tx, which arrived here today from Ceiba. On Friday the Atlantis passed 0o vessel floating bottom up about thirty-three miles south of Southwest Pass light house. Yards and masts floating beside this vessel indicated her to be square rigged. Other wreckage was passed about fifteen miles farther in shore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
DAMAGE AT APALACHIcOLA. Many Warehouses and Wharves Along Coast Are Seriously Damaged.

Apalachicola. Fla, September 3O.-The worst storm known here in many years ragged from Monday until Friday night, the wind reaching high velocity, and the water rising over the wharves, flooding the lower streets. The warehouses and wharves of Coombs & Griggs, Ruge Bros, Cunningham Grocery company, Tapons' wharf. John Marshall & Co.,, Saxon Lum- Der compSay. Joseph Wessina Electric Light and Telephone company. John Fow- Ter and a great part of the Cypress Lum- her company are all more or less de- stroyed
 Cross ties for the construction of the Apalachicola Northern railway were washed out. and thousands of sawlogs went adrift. The fish and oyster can- ming factories which were on the water front were ruined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
Toledo Is Disabled.

Key West. Fla September 30.-The steamer Northman arrived from Port Ar thur having the steamer Toledo. also from Port Arthur, in tow. The Toledo was found disabled in the gulf, and re- ported that she lost barge which she had in town during the storm. The schooner Winifred and Port Arthur arrived today and reports that she could find no trace of her barge. with eight men on board. which went adrift In the storm, loss of vhich was previously tsrorted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
Six More Dead.

New Orleans. September 30.-Sx more deaths were added to the list of drowned in the Mississippi sound region today. Capt. George Culver, his wife and four boatmen. who were on an Island in Grand Bay on the Mssissippi-Ala labama state line when the hurricane began, have been given up for lost. Every building on this island was washed into the bay, leaving the place almost completely bar ren. Search has been pressed for three days Nof trace of Captain Culver nor his party have been found. He was sup erintende3t for the E. c. Lyon Oyster and Plantstih company af Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01

storm-swept district to comprehend the extent to which the country has been swept of pine lumber. Tens of thousands of trees of the finest quality have been blown down from the points on the shore to places 100 miles in the interior It Is possible that some of this may be saved, but much of it Is lost beyond recovery. The number of logs have been carried ont to sea or driven into inaccessible swamps is enormous. The great majority of trees that had been weakened by be-
 ing tapped for turpentine were levelled with the ground, and dealers in turpen- tine are very gloomy over the outlook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
NUMBER IF DEAD IS SEVENTH The List May Be SWe|IGd to One Hundred and Two GAR LINES RESUME SERVICE Mobile Is Rapidly Recovering From the Confusion Caused by the
 Recent Storm-Streets Are
 Being Cleared Up.
CAR LINES RESUME SERVICE

} Washington, September 30.-The } weather bureau announced tonight : } that "another tropical disturbance" } is reported as approaching the Yu- :
 t catan channel from the east, but
 that there was no information avail
 } able as to the intensity of the } storm. The approach of this sec } ond storm was reported to the } bureau by the Belen college of : } Jesults at Havana, the same source } from which the warning of the re- } cent gulf hurricane first emanated. , and an institution which has num- :
 } Der of weather stations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
Great Disquietude.

Mobile, September 30.-Considerable dis quietude was occasioned here tonight when the announcement was made by the weather bureau that a second storm was present in the Yucatan channel. The ba- rometer here tonight is 29.7S and still fall ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-01
ReInbeck Has ResIaned.

Mexico City. September 30.-Otto Rein beck. charde d'affairs of Honduras. has resigned, receiving the thanks of his gov ernment. Senor Estupinian. minister of Salvador here, will also represent Sal vadog.