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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25

less than nifty or sixty persons were injured"
 Report from AIBertvilie.
 Birmingham, April 24.-fSpectal. )- The tornado which. struck Albertville about o'clock this afternoon did dam age in the northern part of the town The first reports from that place were somewhat exaggerated, but the ruin is heavy. ts
 Seven to twelve persons are known to be dead, among them Mir. Sadler and a Mir. Mann. Reports as to the injured place the number between forty and sixty.
 Physicians were requested from Alt talla. Gadsden. Guntersviile. Boaz and There will be work for these men all night.
 Many teiegrams have been received in Birmingham from Albertville from people who have relatives in Birming- ham announcing their safety, The first reports received here to the effect that the entire town had been wiped off tKe map and that the fatality list would go up to a large number.
 The tornado was funnel shaped, and was undoubtedly the same storm that swept Bergen. in Walker County. It came up suddenly. with a roaring noise which startled the entire neighbor- hood. ,s
 Reports in Birmingham tonight are to the effect that considerable property in Walker, Blount. DeKslb and Mar shall Counties has been damaged by the tornado today. The loss of life at Bergen and Albertville will so up to twenty-five at least
 Military is on Duty. Advices from Albertviile tonight are that from seven to twelve dead bodies have been taken from the ruins there, with more than fifty injured.
 Among the dead are Mrs. Decker and two children, young Birdsong, Mrs. Barnard, Erencke Mccord, Mir. sadier. Two military companies are now on duty.
 The citizens of that part of the town not damaged are rendering all assist ance to those needing attention. The property loss is very great.
 4 message tonight says that it se with great difficulty that any progress is made in getting out the dead and injured. The town is in great excite ment.
 The sufferers at Bergen. Walker County, will need all the financial help that can be given them. the people be- ing poor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
THREE STATES VISITED.
Believed 1B0 Persons Were Killed and 400 Hurt.


 400 Hurt.
 Reports up to early this morning in- dicafe that l50 per sons were Killed and about 400 injured in storms of cycIonic proportions. which passed over sections of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Friday.
 ! several towns were almost totally swept away, and the property damage will run into large figures.
 Most of those killed were negroes, whose cabins were swept away like so much paper.
 Natchez. Miss. reports that of sixty four persons killed in that section, only two were whites.
 Late reports from Amite. small town in southeastern Louisiana, say that the town was almost entirely de- stroyed and the estimates place the rrrnber killed at between twenty -five and fifty, while at least seventy-five were, injured. tn have been killed; at Vidalia. La, ona white woman and six negroes are dsea. at Ouitnnan Landing. eleven ne- oroes were killed: at Purvis. Miss, three. whites and nine negroes were victims of the storm, and reports Of Trono one to i've deaths come from .aanv towns scattered over the storm swept area.
 Nsw Orleans and Mobile were cut aeS from wire communication with the outsIda world for several hours Friday nJeht and the telegraph companies re- port wires down in all directions.
 Late at night the storm was sweep ing through Georgia. but beyond tor r~rtIsi rains accompanied by high winds and brilliant electrical displays, no serious damage or loss of life has been reported. .,..
 Tonight 1t IS difficult to estimate the loss of life or the extent of the de- struction of property for there Is nt- tle or mo- communication with the points where the wind and rain did It's greatest damage.
 seore of small towns were destroyed or partially wrecked. These include Amite City. Arcadia and Independence,
 Belle Grove. Melton. Lorman, Pine Ridge. Qultman Landina Fairchild's g Cyeek and Pupvis, Miss. are also re- ported seriously damaged by the storm.
 Tn Alabama, Dora was the chief suf- ferer, This town is also known as pargen. Four or more persons were I~Itlsd among them the wife and daugh- ,+er of Section Master Moore. Fifty oorsons at the lowest estimate were tnjured, Those most seriously hurt uere carried to hospitals In Birming- nam. One woman. Mrs. McCnny' died on the train. Two other members of this family were seriously injured. A. Bergen cars were blown from the rsiiroad tracks and considerable other property destroyed.
 Rsports say that the storm struck AIhertyille Ala, late this afternoon and destroyed nearly the entire north srn portion of the town. A cotton mill was blown down, the storm ranging nosta ward, doing much destruction to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
Hopkins on To Canada.

Chicago. April 24.-The police re- ceived information that Wallace H. Hopkins head of the bankrupt brok- craze firm of Wallace H. Hopkins Company, and for whom the police are searching, left last night over the Michigan Central Railroad for Detroit, Michigan. en route to Canada. Accord ing to the information. Hopkins was accompanied by a young woman. Tel eErams were immediately sent to po- lice ofaeials ct Detroit to arrest the paiE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
No WurnhIpn Orderrd.

St. Petersburg. April 24.-The report published in England to the effect that the Russian government had ordered five warships from a firm of Clyde Shipbuilders Is untrue. The admiralty has adopted the principle that all bat tleships shall be constructed in Russia and it is impossible that any vessels have been ordered either here or abroad for this yearJ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
TWO ALABAMA TOWNS ARE SWEPT
 BY TERRIFIC STORM AND MANY DEAD
Great Loss of Life and Property at Alert vile. Bergen and Dora. Where Many Are Homeless -Scoresof Towns Visited in Louisiana and Mississippi.
RELIEF FOR STORM
 STRICKEN ALABANTANs.

( Albertviile. in Marshall County { q and Bergen in Walker County. {
 q have been. practically destroyed { C by storms and thousands of Ala { . bamians are homeless and help 1 c less. q Especially at Bergen. whose cit q izenship consisted largely of poor q persons. are the people needy. { c This Is a time for the people of { c Alabama to come to the relief of { c their stricken fellow citizens. No { c call has been made. It should { c not be necessary. { c The Advertiser. will assume {
 q charge of any subscriptions and { ( forward them to the proper com { ( nittee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
A rllNsrrnt Vernlon.

Paris. April 26--Notwithstanding tho ofieial report that the Duke de chai- unes died from natural causes the Parts newspapers print various ver- sions as to the manner and place of his sudden demise.
 The Petit Journal says the Duke died in a small apartment house be- longing to his sister. the Duchess d'Uzes in the Rue van Dyck. He re- turned Thursday night. according Co The Petit Journal. and not appearing Friday morning. a servant entered the apartment and found him dead in bed. his features presenting a livid appear ance as if decomposition had set in. Be- side the bed. says the account. were bottles containing cocaine. ether and morphine. From this. the newspaper, draws the deduction that death was due to an overdose of drugs affectinE naturally weak heart, which khe Duke was known to suffer from.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
Nera Reaehen ChIcaro.

of the Due de Chaulnes is confirmed in a cablegram received here today from Mrs. John A. Drake. The A.able- gram Is dated Paris and Is sddrs@ss4 to Colonel Robert Rae. Mrs. Drake'a father. The Shonts family and Mrs. DFaha are relatfvea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
plaho. nTorri.on Arrlvso.

Bishop Morrison. of Birmingham. who ls to dedicate the Forest Avenue Meshodist Church of this city Sunday. win arFavs in Montgomery at II o'clock today, The dsdt- cation e&ereisss win bo very Interesting, and as Bishop Morrison is a Gins orAtos hos addresS upon the OeeaaioA win aeubes lees Do mach eAaoysa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
uDATus ESTIMATED AT zaS.

Atlsnta, Ga, April 25s-Beiated re- ports received since Friday night show that the total deaths by tornadoes in Mississippi. Louisiana and Alabauaa are about 226.
 The death list was suddenly sweiled by nearly 100 additional victims in P,Irvis ana McY.aurin, Mss. towns not heard from up to midnight The first reports indicated that four lifths of the victims were negroes, hut the later re- ports show an increasing number of whites It now seems that of the total deaths at least seventy-five are whites.
 The number of injured may reach soc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
TORNADO LEAVES DEATH AND RUIN IN ITS WAKE
WEATHER FoREcAsr. .

Washington, April 24.--For Aiabanaa ---Genernlfy fair Saturday, sunday, fair, frenh southwest to nortkwest winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
Wind Makes Long Sweep from South to Northeast, Wrecking Houses of Entire Communities on Its Way High Water and Wind in Mobile--t5O Persons :. Are Killed.

Birmingham. April 24.--A tornado passed over North Alabama this af- ternoon, leaving train of death.
 It appeared first at Bergen. a small town in walker County. on the Frisco Railroad .at s.so o'clock. where i've persons were killed and many injured. It was next heard from at Thomas's saw. mill. near Warrior. where two per sons were killed and i've injured.
 Sweeping up Sand Mountain. t did the greatest damage at Albertville. where the northern half of the town was almost wiped out. Early reports say thirty persons were killed at Al bertviile.
 The last heard from the storm was at sylvania. in DeRalb County. the ex- trsme northeastern section of the State. Six houses were blown down here and one woman badly hurt.
 The storm appears to have cut path about 500 feet wide and trzveled from Bsrsen to syivsnis. distance of about i25 miles in little more than an hour.
 The list os the dead and injured as far as ascertaina bic is as follows.
 At Bergen--Dead: Section Foreman Moore wife and daughter Mrs. cuiIey. C.sP. Aaame.
 asJzsazred; Two xnenbsfs. 4CRllex fam~ 5Iy. Gresham boy badly hurt. ten in Hiiin1an Hospital. Birmingham. names not laArned.
 At Thomae's MllI-Dead: Herbert Thotnas, Mrs, Caldwell.
 Injured: VIII Thomas arm broken; {; Mrs Will Thomas. leg broken; Mrs :. Reid, Bud Thomas. Jim Reid.
 At Syivania---Injured: Mrs. Lynch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
UNoFFIcIAL DEATH LIsr.
Rev. Father Rhumph Is Among the Killed.

Rev. Father Rhumph Is Among the
 Killed. New Orleans. La. AJril 2G.-Follow- ing is the list of dead as received up to late hour:
 At Amite. La.-Rev. Father Felix Rhun1ph and twenty-five whites and negroes
 At Richland, La.-Ephraim Pearce. wife and baby; one negro child. At Lamourie, La.--One negro. At vidalia. Ia.--Mrs. Deveraux Shields and five negroes. s45. Near Angie, La 1.-Two negroes. At Melton, Miss.--rwo negroes. At Loriman, Miss.-One negro child. At Quitnan's Landing-Eleven re- ported, all negroes At Fairchi1d's Creek-Four negroes At Purvis, Miss.-Three whites. nine negroes.
 At Baskerville. Miss Four members of Rayburn family. At Wahalak, Miss Mrs. John Min. mia and child, Mrs. Montford.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
MANY DEAD AT AMITE.

New Orleans La. April 24--Anite, small town in Southeastern Louisiana, was almost destroyed by tornado to- day. The dead are estimated by phy- sicians at from twenty-nVe to nIty'
 The first details were brought to New orleans tonight by train along with seventeen injured Correspond ents on the scene however. assert that not more than a dozen were killed, but that so many suffered fatal injuries that the list will reach twenty-five be- fore morning.
 Most of the dead and fatally wound ed are reported to be negroes.
 The tornado struck the little town during the noon hour, when most of the Inhabitants were enjoying their midday meals. Cutting a path about three miles wide 1t engulfed Amite and demolished every structure lying for
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25
Report from AIBertviiIe.

less than fifty or sixty persons were injured"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-25

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Sharp County record., 1908-10-02
B E N G A Y

Rainy weather the last few
days in this section.
w. H. Nichols of Calamine was
at Bengay Monday.
The nights are cool and we are
looking for Jack Frost most any
time.
Lum McGinnis Of Grange was
hauling cotton to the gin at this
place Monday. .--- -
Percy Wainwright and his wife
have been on the puny list the
last few days.
II. Fl. Spurlock and William
Tounsleay made q trip to Bates
vile last week.
Ed Golf and family were visit
ors at the home Of John Higgin.
bottom Saturday night and Sun
day.
j. h. Perkey of Cave township
was here q few days ago, bring
ing in a load Of baggine and ties
for the gin.
Our overseer, Lee Street, has
been doing some good work on
the roads in this section, which
was badly needed.
Ponder Hutchison and wife
are the proud parents Of u big
girl baby, born last week. All
doing well but Ponder.
l.. h, Vaughan and wife took
their baby to Cave City Thurs
day for treatment by DR., G. y,
Laman for a disease of the head.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. M. Howard
and three children were visiting
Sharp County record., 1908-10-02

learn. The only way to get good
times is to think, talk and work
for good times. Got that buga-
boo out of your head that be-
cause this is presidential election
wear business must be bad. That
is all nonsense. Human needs
are the same the year round and
must be supplied. Every man
The country over is always doing
his utmost to promote his busl-
ness interests no matter what the
year may be. Bad times come
only from panics, which create
distrust and make the capitalist
lock his money up in his steel
vaults and the man Of small
means hide his little hoard in tin
cans, mattresses and chimney
corners. With an eight billion
dollar crop, it's an insult to the
Creator to talk hard times.
Sharp County record., 1908-10-02
M 0 B L E Y

Health is good. So are the
'possums and pumpkins down
here.
Frank Herring went to Curia
Saturday, since which time he
has been on the puny list.
Miss Artie Crabtree returned
from Newark Saturday. She
reports a very pleasant trip.
Henry Stull of Magness was
visiting at the home of, d. M.
Lewallen Saturday and Sunday.
j. A. Crabtree and W. H.
West went to Newport with cot
ton Friday. They never brought
a "drap" back home.
j. e. Mclaughlin Of Calamine
has bought eighty acres of the
Tibbles farm and will DO our
nearest neighbor when he gets
moved. Joe says we are right
and always have been about this
section being the garden spot OF
the Lord,
Just as we 90 to mail this
communication we learn that
Leo Baker and Miss Eta Baker
married Sunday evening, The
groom is one of the brightest and
best young men Of Scott town
ship, The bride is the accom-
plished daughter Of r. B. Baker.
We wish them all the good
things ever dreamed Of by Youth
and Beauty in the race Of life.
Perhaps you thought Sunday
evening a bad time. You'll
agree that Sunday night was,
We met fellow who had just
adj journed secret session with
Browneyes in the parlor. lie
was cold, wet and hungry, and
when wo heard him whislling
Annie Rooney we knew it was a
gone case. How came us outP
Just happened to be r id in 6
around,
Sharp County record., 1908-10-02
A S H FL A T .

"A great many or our FARMERS
are sowing grass this fall.
A great deal more wheat than
usual is being sown in this Sec
ton.
Rev. A, E. Horton will fill his
regular appointment here next
Sunday.
The township Sunday school
convention will meet at Peace
Valley church next Sunday.
Lumber is now being placed
on the ground for the erection
of DR.. j. r. Stockard's dental
office,
Cotton picking and wheat SOW
ing are the orders Of the day
now. The cotton crop is nothing
extra.
Rev. E. W. jennings of lizard
county was here a few days ago
on his way to his appointment at
Highland.
J. D. Paden Of Davidson town.
ship has been here lately at the
bedside of his daughter, Mrs.
Oscar Murphy, who is quite i'll.
Several gentlemen from Kan
sas have been here within the
past few days looking over the
country with view Of investing
in land.
Mrs. Oscar Murphy, who has
been quite sick for the past two
or three weeks, does not seem to
be improving and is yet danger
ously i'll.
DR.. j. r. Stockard returned q
few days ago from lizard county,
where he had been doing dental
work, and is now at King Mills
for a few days.
Mr., and Mrs. Jerry Oyler are
rejoicing over the arrival of
fine son at their home, their frs
born, although they have beer
married sixteen years.
Mark Blagg Of Center wa
here a few days ago. He i
thinking of moving here for tn
benefit Of the school, and W
would be glad to have him.
G. B. Ferguson, who is erect
ing a neat residence on his farr
fnear this place, will soon hav
the building completed, when tn
value OF his farm will be increas
ed considerably.
Sharp County record., 1908-10-02

friends and relatives in the Cave
City country from Friday until
Sunday.
With the exception Of the i'll
ness of w. B. Barnett, health is
reasonably good in this vicinity.
Mr.. Barnett has been confined to
his bed for four weeks with ty-
phoid fever, and had been get
ting along very well until the
last few days, when he is not do
ing so well. We hope to see him
up again soon.
Sharp County record., 1908-10-02
S II Ell BY VII L E. =.

Quite a lot of drummers have
been in our town during the past
week.
Dave Williams had business at
Evening Shade ono day the past
week.
Cotton picking is in full blast
now, The gin at this place is
running full time and has put up
46 bales.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Coleman
are the happy parents Of a big
new girl, who arrived at their
home recently.
Grover Taylor and j, II. Will.
liams, two prominent young men
Of this section, entered school at
Cave City Monday.
Leo Baker and Miss Eta Ba'
ker were married last Sunday at
the home Of the brides father,
r. B. Baker, ESQ. McGinnis Of.
hciating. We hasten to extend
congratulations and wish them
every success in life.
Mr.. Editor, we feel "kinder"
mean over not writing for tho
paper the last two weeks, and
the only excuse we can offer is
that business Of Importance was
demanding our attention at tho
time we should have done the
writing. However, we trust 1t
was no very great disappoint-
ment to you or your readers and
will try 10 be more punctual in
future.
The election passed off very
quietly here. This township
went for whiskey license and
against road tax. This writer is
proud Of tho vote given him for
road overseer, We did not get o
scratch, and should we never run
for office here again we will ever
DO thankful TO these people for
this support, And we will cay
further that In working the roads
we will ever be looking to the in.
toreals Of the people, and will
appreciate any advice and coun'
eel that may DO given us by
those who are more experienced
along theee lines.
Sharp County record., 1908-10-02
CAL A MI N E

puny list thls "00A'
+ C, McGee went to Batesvllle
ednesday, returning Thursday
7 NJ, Street and A. B. Ware
Int to Batesville on business
Fiday.
wv n Anderson and family
ere visiting in the Bengay Sec
bn lately.
1,onas Massey made trip to
ovie Wednesday after load OF
bods for his rlrm'
Miss Odessie McCabe has been
sitting relatives in Evening
bade the past week.
Toe Mclaughlin passed through
bwn Sunday enroute for some
oint on Reeds Creek.
That broad smile O. z, Grafton
az wearing Sunday evening de-
Iotes "something doing"
Wa have a molasses factory
iobt in town, under the manage
bent of Prof. Crigler and William
elson.
Oliver Massey and Register
Favlor, two young men from
ere, entered school at Cave City
Monday.
John Shaw and Alamander
Soff and their families have been
listing relatives near Lockhart
he past week
Mrs. Joe Sparks and Miss
Emma Sparks Of the 'Keepsie
ection were trading with our
Merchants lately.
"Uncle William" McGee, a
hood old citizen, is right sick at
he home Of his daughter, two
niles west Of town.
1t rained all day Sunday, maxi
ne rain on two Sundays in sue
cession. We are getting some
What "agrafretted" at so much
Fain on Sunday. We haven't
been our girl in two long weeks.
The Cave City Clarion seems to
Jake it TO heart very much be-
cause the Brownies got clicked"
playing ball here. The Brownies
bre good players all right, but
Fhcy butted up against the wrong
Thing that time.
On Wednesday night Of last
Nweek the store building belong
ing to J. G, McGeo, with all its
contents, was destroyed by fire.
fThe loss is estimated at ST, 900,
with $500 insurance. This build
ing was erected in 1870 by the
american Zinc Co. II had been
rooted but once.
We have heard il predicted by
the republicans and some soft
headed democrats that you had
better sell your cotton as soon as
[you can get it ready, for,if Bryan
is elected the price will 60 down,
(Yes, it didn't 60 down four
years ago when Roosevelt was
electcd?) We believe this is the
year TO hold your cotton. We
believe there is u short crop Of
cotton, and We believe what is to
be will be, but we don't believe
the president prices our cotton.
October is with us once again.
This season Of the year is more
than welcome, for everyone hopes
the fall will see the end of the
business depression and the be-.
ginning Of q new year Of pros.
perity' The harvest will DO n
oountlful one. The crops this
year are valued ut eight billion
collars, u sum utterly beyond
comprehension, IL is the farmer
who will first feel the return of
tho golden tide Of prosperity, as
The oasis., 1908-05-02

the street committee of the board and will continue to do so. With that understanding the joint eau GUS dissolved into the ;wo conven- tions, and each nominated in due form the ticket as agreed. Then the two conventions met in joint convention, Mir. w. F. Overton be- ing chairman of the same. and AL len T. Bird, secretary; in which joint convention the identical action of the two regular conven- tions was reported and ratified, and the joint ticket was nominated. By resolution the convention adopted the name Citizens Party, and the American Flag as the emblem or vignette to be placed upon the official ballot. Another resolution instructed the chairman and sec retary of the joint convention to file with the town clerk. as required by law, the name adopted, the wig nette provided, and the ticket nom mated, whereupOn the convention adjourned sine die. Tuesday the formality of filing the ticket and accompanying resolutions was dis charged by Messrs. Overton and Bird, and the ticket, as to be pre-. sented on. the official ballot was completed legally, as follows, viz:
 For Town Trustees: w. A. o. Connor, Arcus Reddoch, A. A. Doh erty, Louis Lul,ey, John T. Brick wood, A. L. Peck, and k. K. Cum ming.
 For Town Clerk: c. NJ. Rathbun.
 For Town Marshal: J. B. Moore.
 Of the councilmen nominated, four are democrats, viz: Messrs. O'Connor, Reddoch, Doherty, and Lulley; while Messrs. Brickwood, Peck, and Cumming are republi cans. Mir. Rathbun, the nominee for town clerk, is a republican; while Mir. Moore, nominee for mar shal, is democrat.