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The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
Every Building DESTROYED.

Every Building Destroyed.
Mobile. Ala. April 25.-The greatest cas-
ualty list as a result Of the cyclone in
Alabama, is reported from Fort Deposit
14S miles north of here. Every building
in the town is blown down. AS yet, no
particulars have been received. Commu-
nication is cut off, and landslides have
blocked travel
Train T. a passenger on the Mobile and
Ohio Railway due here at 9.52 a. m, and
reported by the officials as lost" is in
the ditch q few miles south OF Port De-
posit. It is said the engineer and fire.
man were killed and many Of the passen-
gers hurt. Physicians have been sent TO
the scene.
Two trains on the Mobile and Ohio are
stalled to the northward and it is not
considered likely that they will be re-
leased for a couple Of days, as tracks
are washed away for miles on both sides
Of them.
List of Dead Is Large.
Natchez Miss, April B.-The list Of
dead in Adams and Jefferson counties.
Miss, will exceed 100, twenty being white,
The storm struck soon after daylight, be.
fore many people were up. Most Of the
killed were crushed in the ruins OF their
homes.
The storm swept through a populous
farming territory. At Church Hill In
Jefferson County. it is stated that every
building was unroofed and the death list
exceeds thirty.
Fifteen are reported killed at Tillman.
and reports of fatalities have been re-
ceived from nearly every hamlet in that
vicinity.
At Purvis only seven of the 200 houses
are standing. The courthouse. the only
brick structure, has been made a tenn
pOrary hospital and is packed with in
jured.
Help Needed at Once.
jackson. Miss. April 25-As the hours
90 by and the news from the various
sections which were swept by last nights
eyclonic storm filters in. the magnitude
OF It is becoming more and more evident
Early tonight the indications were
that the dead. in round numbers. will
exceed LOCO, with double that number in
jured, many seriously. The proportion
of white and black casualties is about
one to four in favor of the latter. the
negroes cabins in the outlying districts
having crumbled like houses Of cards be-
fore the whirling winds
The need for help is great. Hundreds
are starving, camped without shelter in
the ruins Of what were once prosDerous
homesteads, and every large city in the
South IS already arranging to hurry
needed supplies TO the stricken.
Gov. Neel, Of Mississippi. issued an or
der through the adjutaat generals office
thl- ,f.~-aoon that all the camp equip
ment Of the mississippi National Guard
some lumber arms say times will soon
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Memphis. Tenn. April 25.-Fuly 800 per-
sons lost their lives and 1900 were injured
in the series of cyclones which swept the
States Of, Mississippi, Louisiana. Alabama,
Tennessee. and Georgia yesterday and to-
day.
Millions OF dollars worth of property
has been destroyed, and the business of
the stricken section paraIyzed.
Every point which has reported the
visitation Of the cyclone has shown heavy
loss OF life and property. Telegraph wires
are down in al directions. and reports
are still comparatively meager.
The heaviest loss of life is reported from
Natchez, Miss, and Amite. La. and from
the vicinity of Cedartown. Ca.
Eastern Tennessee, between Cbatta-
nooga and Knoxville. along the line Of
the Southern Railway, suffered more
severely from cyclone early Saturday
than did West Tennessee and the other
portions Of the Memphis district which
The storms started Wednesday in Texas
and have moved steadily eastward.
Scenes Are HeartreHding,
Visitors 10 the storm scene at Puryts
McLane, McLaurin, and McCaIlum bring
heaFtrending reports
4 receipt was picked up on the streets
of Ellisville, Miss, signed by a mer-
chant at Dickey. Miss. a hundred miles
away.
The cyclone hit the Mississippi State
farm at Parcham. doing great damage.
Many COnvicts were asleep Ia the house
which was blown away. They were not
hurt
Authentic news from Griffin IS 10 the
effect that seventy-fve houses We're blown
down there and five white persons killed,
and Columbus, Ca, reports two whites
dead and a dozen injured and several
negroes killed.
AT Bergin. Ala. four are dead and
fifteen hurt
Country Districts Devastated.
Country districts have been devastated,
and people have been hurt
= telegram from AIbertville, Ala, says
five We're killed at High Mound. four at
Harton, four at Leesburg, and three
killed and twenty-one injured at Settle
ment.
The home Of Henry Reeves. at Demo
crat. jefferson County, was blown away.
and he, his wife, and two children were
killed, and one son and a daughter
fatally injured. A report from Biounts-
vile is TO the effect that the college there
has been destroyed.
Half Of Rector. Ark. a town of 900
inhabitants, was blown away
Three men were killed, and about thir-
~ injured near Cleveland, Tenn.
The storm was severest at North High
lands. Il swept through the district, cut
ting a path half a mile wide
At Phoenix City and Girard. Ala, sew
eral buildings were destroyed
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

Some lumber srms SAP times viii soon
be better and are holding Up prices.
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Continued on Page 3, Column 5.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
Former Minister Speaks.

Steward L. Woodford. Minister 10
Spain just before the Spanish-American
war, followed Mr., Hayes. He said he
was, perhaps, the oldest person in the
hall. and that he attended the great Re
publican convention in Chicago in 1860.
William H. Seward" ne added. went
to the convention with more than two
thirds of the votes pledged, but he was
defeated. and in his stead the great Lin
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
Attaelss offleeholaers.

Attacks OffieehoIders.
''The activity Of the Federal ofieehold-
ers. making the whole Taft movement
primarily a movement Of the present
holders Of Federal Offices backed by the
administration and pushed forward by its
direction.
The vast expenditure Of money IN
carrying on the canvass. largely that Of
Charles =. Taft. whose fortune is esti-
mated at S25,ooooo0, to be Increased by
large contributions from organized
wealth, the same as in 1894
The troubles in Ohio. In order that
TAFT might be indorsed by the Republican
State organization, the State nominations
were delivered into the hands Of the local
bosses in Cincinnati. Cleveland. CoIum-
bus, Toledo, and Dayton. Such nomina-
tons were made that the Republicans are
in revolt against them so that the state
ticket cannot be elected. nor the Presi-
dental.
Reform Is Abandoned.
The abandonment by the aduinlstra-
ton Of the reform legislation. % For sup
pressing trusts, and (2) prs entiug rail-
road eXtorti0n and crime This IS proved
by the two messages OF the President.
one Of January 81, denouncing the trusts.
and when that had done its work. the
message Of March ., surrendering TO the
trusts in return for assistance in nominate
ing Taft and by an analysis Of the Hep
burn trust bin IL r. 1873. modifying
the antitrust law OF 1900 and the anti
pooling bill Of 1857.
The opposition to Taft Of the labor
unions Of the country. which seems TO
be universal. It may or may not be Just.
but 1t exists and is ineradicable. and it Is
tempting fate for the Republican party
to make Secretary Taft its one great
leader in the face Of the organized labor
unions OF the country.
New Objection.
There now comes a new and special
TO. Mr.. Taft as a candidate. and
that is the combiuauon Of his supporters
in every State with the race-track gam
blers led by William Barnes. The move
ment is one TO prevent the passage Of the
bills, TO destroy Gov.
Hughes as a Presidential candidate, and
to place Taft IN nomination as the race
track candidate for President. This makes
It impossible TO carry New York for Taft.
so that with New York and Ohio hope
less. there should be TO reasonable
ground for expecting his election even
against Mr.. Bryan much less against
Gov. johnson or some stronger candi-
date whom the Democrats Of the country
NAV unite unnn"
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|GLIDDEN WANTS TO BECOME AN AIR PILOT

of the tour, week of automobile sports
will follow.
The suggestion that a weeks endur-
ance test be held from Mt. Washing
ton seems to meet with some approval
from the chairman.
Charles j. Glidden, the donor of the
trophy, will again accompany the
chairman, as he did last year. The pair
will act as pacemakers. Mr.. Glidden is
at present on his way to Alexandria,
where he will begin his tour of Egypt
and Syria. He will cover $500 miles.
This will include d considerable trip
over the desert which he has found
from records to be hard and good tour
ing ground. He will then go to Paris
and in 80 days attempt to qualify as an
airship pilot by making eight more as
tensions.
Il am principally interested in the
airship.' said Mr.. Glidden. prior to his
his departure, land I want to tell You
| it is . wonderful thing. 1t cures nerv-
| business, for previous to my two as
tensions jumped at the slightest
| touch, but after making them, anyone
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New York Produce Market.

New YORK, Jan. a
FLOi-R-Receipts 25,29i; exports q 90:
sales $780,: quiet and about steady.
WHt.AT-ReceiptS 13,00: exports 5-,1Ss.
sales 2JUo.0OJ futures: spot steady; No. 4
red 1884, elevator; No. 2 red 1919 o i
ahoat; No. | northern Duluth 1874 D b
afoat: No hard winter 1872: 0 b aiioat
CORN-Receipts 12,G2j; spot firm; No. Z
"a nominal elevator and f67s o b ahoat
No. . white 67f, and No. yellow G-lt
T b atioat
CATS-Ret eipts 5000: exports Ci5: spot
steady; mixed 26Gt32 lbs. BE; natural
white 26Gr32 lbs. 53t.Gt56; clipped white Z.
Gl40 lbs 55izM62.
BEEF-Stea dy.
LARD Firm; western prime 1915.
IORK-Slow: family leM17. short clear
1J.5Gdc1G.75. mess 1857: 1875
STGAR-Raw quiet; fair refining G2r
centrifugal % test 3..1. nolasses sugar
3.01. refined steady.
BCTTER-F'iim; receipts 1863: creamery
specials 32l2: extras 81: third to first IA
Ct: held second to special 2IG3D12: STATE
dairy common TO finest 21G3D1z: process
common to special 11MA: western factory
common to firsts 11d1S: imitation cream
cry tirsts 2l1AM2--: held third to first l.a2D.
EGGS-Easy: receipts c6sl, state, Pa.
and nearby fancy selected white 28n3l:
good to choice 25GIzI. brown and mixed
fancy 24M-5: frstS 23nh
pOTATOIES-Steady. bermuda second
crop $50; Long Island per Dbl. 2. 20 10;
Maine per sack 22eli IS: state ANA vest
ern Ter sack 2.v@I2 70: Jersey Per bhl 90
I2.15; Jersey sweets per Dbl. 2.JyQi.5U.
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might hit me with a club without af-
fecting me in the slightest.
'Ballooning is the coming sport to
my mind. I have ordered n balloon of
about IS, COO cubic feet. I shall ultimate
" take up a trip over every country
OF the globe. where it is possible to
secure enough gas to lift me-"
MIR. Glidden has not lost his inter-
est i'll the Glidden tour. however, and
he will return to America by June for
that event. Il enjoyed my trip with
the chairman last year exceedingly"
said Mr.. Gldden. 'I was passenger
on this trip and the directing of the
car was in other hands. Had it been
SO in mine we would probably have
gone much slower. Mr.. Hower's car
Travelled regularly and without trouble
and We certainly enjoyed the Journey"
Mr.. Glidden's own car with a me-
chanic will meet him at Alexandria.
Thus far Mr.. Glidden has Travelled A.
1861 miles in So countries, and before
completing his tour in 1911 it is his
ambition to cover $4,000 miles in SO
countries, when he will take up a sim
liar feat in aero work.
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JOE CANS LOOKING FOR
FIGHTS WITH BIG PURSES,

Chicago, Jan. 21.-That Joe Cans will
be forced to fight again, for financial
reasons. is the firm conviction of Harry
Lyons, who at one time was considered
a dangerous candidate for George Dix
on's featherweight championship hon
orS. Lyons is now a prosperous saloon
keeper in Baltimore and is here to get
Hugo Kelley to accompany him East to
take part in a bout in Baltimore.
Speaking Of Cans. Lyons said:
"Gans buried $4,000 in his new ho-
tel. I say buried because the hotel is
built in the wrong part of the city all
together, and, while it is a first-class
place, doubt if Joe will get his money
out because of the poor locality.
Yes, it looks to me as if he would
box again when the opportunity comes
and the big money is in sight. Cans
is out on the road right along, instead
of remaining at home tending to his
business. That leads me to believe that
Joe thinks more of a regular income
in that way than pushing his hotel
business.
Joe is such a fiend for gambling
games of all sorts that it is impossible
for MIN to hang on to his money for
any length of time. So it doesn't seem
to matter how much ne makes; it all
goes the same way"
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Less than one wee remains before
the clos" of entries for the New Eng
land Kennel Club Dog Show. which
opens in Mechanics hall, Feb. 49, En-
tries close Mt midnight of the first day
Of the month. and present indications
promise the greatest event in dogdom
that Boston has ever seen. Since the
mailing of the prize list two now
classes have been added. and a long
list of special prizes has been received.
Skye terriers will be accounted for in
Glass 250A, open dogs and bitches. The
prizes will be $40, s. and a ribbon. In
gun dogs there will be a class for
Americana English settlers which
will be catalogued 49A- Prizes of SIS,
so and S. will be given. In point of
entries the French bulldogs are likely
to give the sporting spaniels close
run for next to highest in the show.
Boston terriers always hold the lead,
and this year Mr.. Mortimer will be
honored by one of the largest entries
of that breed ever recorded in Bos-
ton
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BOXING NOTES

Mike tTWim Sullivan says his broth
er is such lover Of ragtime music it's
a wonder some wise prize fight mana
Jack boxes. "If he hears noise like
Il ragtime song he will surely forget all
about the fight says brother Mike.
Kid Murphy, who lost the decision to
Johnny Coulon of Chicago, has signed
to box CoulOn 10 rounds In Peoria, Ill,
Jan. %. Their last meeting was a warm
affair, and Murphy thinks he can turn
the tables this time. The boxing fans
OF Peoria are all worked up over the
contest and are backing CoulOn to du-
plicate his last fight.
Battling Nelson says he has big plans
for the future. The Dane is very con-
hdent OF getting away with Unholz. the
Boer scrapper. He will then get busy
and try to arrange another bout with
JOG Cans. Packy Mcfarland is anoth-
er one the Dane has in his crop. Il wish
to show those two that the one they
cali the Dane is by no means fit for
the boneyard," says Nelson.
Young Goldman, who boxed a fine
exhibition with Benny Kaufman at the
Sharkey Athletic Club. New York. re-
Gently, is a pretty nifty sort of a boy
for a little fellow. To look him over
one would not think he had a punch,
but mis- uppercut will do some damage
to any enc it connects with. Goldman
is very popular around the different
clubs, and always makes a big hit
when he performs.
Here is a report from California
which says Abe Attell and Frankie
Neil had heated argument over their
coming battle. 1t just goes to show
how clever these fellows are to work
up the fight and get the crowd out.
"Ill fight you for a red apple re-
marked frankie Neil. you will be a
real mutt for me and I will fight you
for a ham sandwich without the but
ter" was the way Attell came back at
Neil. Both were going to clash before
their engagement in the ring, but
friends Of both boxers wanted to see
the bout come Off in the roped arena.
However. it is believed by those on the
inside that it was a very clever way
to work up the coming scrap. Get the
fans to think that they do not love
each other, and Of course 1t Will make
the crowd all the larger.
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MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings IN All
The Leading Stocks.

New Yo-k. Jan. T.-Prices rose bilskiy
in today's stock market IN lace q ssV
eral happenings thdt nave nsel ~ 49,, 80
bv the srarulative element for some time.
tIus ranresentiu.. one Of the apparent
contradictions winch confuse OBSERVATION
of the course of speculative markets.
There was undoubtedly large seii ,,,. , ~,
the short side last week when ru'nors
began to gain circulation on an unia-
vorablc t-rn in the alters OF me Nj
tional Bank Of Norti. america ana tHero
was b,ving Nv these shorts to cover to-
,lav with The announcement OF a receiver
shin for The. bank in At prcIt-taklilB move
ment a short interest nau also nctii
built up in anticipation OF me ailio .
ment At Washington of the plans LOT Il
GO, nrnn,,nt .,yit 10 annul the Hartman
railroad merger. The haiiii VI eIitot vi
neither Of these events was as btedt a
had been arprehended anu h hU ,nanp ~
holm ,Le shorts in securing STOCKS 70 iul-
fill their short contracts Inc loIihu I.1
lion Of the rumors that nave Deeh cur
rent regarding the banking situation mo
Tho official announcements concerning the
Rark of North America caused 1eelins,
of relief and the whole situation was iel'
to be pettered. ,.,.ras.,,,.,, fo,
NortLern Pacific was an influence IN lhe
advance in Northern Paclnc as vel o.
the whole market. ST. 1aui was iolIs
in connection with reports % ~ napi ua ni1
cress in the construction 81 us RACINE
Coast extension A large gram movement
IN The Northv est was a factor for stocks
of ali the railroads in that region, Iners
Vas a vigorous rebound in American
Sr,o,,;na, f,.nr, it's recent acute depression
Professona i profit taking in the latter
part Of the Cay greatly redrced ne en-
trer,e gains and the closing tone "a'
The bond rnarket made more emphat
ic RESPONSE to the growing abundance @
Iloanable funds than has yet been appaf
ent in that department in Wnlch the toh'
! 1,t,a,
Totai sales. par value. s6,15S,00o United
STATES a's declined IA per cent. on call
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-OR the next Glidden tour. Chair
Nman Frank B. Hover has two
u routes under consideration, one
from Chicago to Denver and the other
from Buffalo to Washington and thence
along the coast, stopping at the prin-
cipal cities and summer resorts between
the Capitol and Mt. Washington.
The latter route is the most favored
by motorists and tourists, because the
Chicago to Denver route would neces-
state the provision of sleeping bags,
owing to the lack of accommodations
Besides, the roads are not good The
accommodations would be especially
poor after passing Council Bluffs. The
other route would have no such handi-
caps, and there would be a chance to
derive a little pleasure instead of MAX
| ing it as laborious as was the case at
| times last year.
| Chairman Hover is a member of the
| Buffalo Club that Won the trophy last
year, and is especially anxious that the
tour shall start from that city, which
| means that he favors the short route.
AT Mt. Washington, after tie finisf
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DOINGS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
War on Racing Led by Men
Who Know Little OF Sport.

ate under the handicap. This condi-
ton prevailed until the close of the
racing season in the East, but since
since The sport shifted to the tracks
in New Orleans, Los Angeles and San
Francisco, where there are no re-
strictions on the information, many OF
the pool rooms throughout the coun-
try have opened.
In England the King is tn" recog-
ni=cd mead of the turf, and no meet
Ing, of Importance is considered COM
pletn without his presence. On Derby
day all London turns out in force and
Parliament adjourns.
TIL" turf is ore of EnElani's most
fondly cherished institutions. Many
will recall the visit to this country III
the autumn of 1897 Of the Lord Chief
Justice of England, the late Baron
Russell Of hilloWcr, and Sir Frank
Lockwood. who aftcrward became the
solic:tor-soner Of England. These
eminent gentlemen not only visited the
track, tut made their wagers as they
had been accustomed to do in Eng
land. They both expressed their eX-
treme satisfaction ut the manner in
~
country and pronounced tn" Percy
Graz. law the most perfect instrument
for tie protection and reguat ton of the
sport that they had ever seen.
The Emperor Of Germany is another
good sportsman who maintains his own
racing stable. and he has bought the
best English thoroughbreds and placed
them at the service of his people with
| a view to improving the breed of horses
throughout his empire. He has had
for some time agents in America max.
ing selections of stock best adapted
to cavalry service. Il is this demand
for our horses with a dash of pure
blood which has made our export trade
| so large.
| The breeding bureau Of the Jockey
| Club recognized the profit which the
| farmer would derive from this industry,
and the members of the commission
| have lost no time in placing stations
| of the right kind in service through
| the state, and for a fee 50 nominal as
to enable all to patronze them. This
work has challenged not merely the
attention but the commentator of the
agricultural department at Washing
| ton.
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BASEBALL NOTES

Jimmy McAleer has released Tom
Fisher, the old Boston pitcher. who
was drafted from Shreveport by the
st. Louis club. Fisher will manage the
Mobile Southern League team.
Out in Pittsburg they think that
Tommy Leach should be congratulate
ed for not getting that Cincinnati job.
A great many people think John Can
eel is the man who deserves sympathy.
The Boston club has refused to
waive claim on First BaSeman AbStein,
q member of the Pittsburg team last
fall. Dreyfuss wanted to turn the
player over to Providence Looks like
Dan McGann will have to hustle.
George Davis has signed his Chicago
contract. and will get an early start
next spring Davis frequently calls at
the New York American League head
quarters to discuss baseball and the
ponies He can get plenty of arsu-
mcnts on both subjects there.
Jack Hayden, one Of the outlaw
ball players, whose reinstatement by
the National Commission caused a lot
of hard feeling. has signed with the
Indianapolis club. Hayden is the play
err who had the fight with Hobe Fer
ris on the field at New York a year
ago last fall.
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SHEPPARD SUSPENDED
UNTIL FIRST OF MARCH

Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 27.-'Thc regis
tration committee of the Middle Allan
tic Association of the a. 4. U. decided
to suspend Melvin Sheppard, of the
lrish-American A. c.. until March I.
This action was taken because of
Sheppard's attack on Guy Ha,kins, OF
pennsylvania. in the special 1000-yard
race at the First Regiment Armory Fri
day night Members of the committee
stated that Sheppard was not suspend
cd on Saturday because it was deemed
best not to disappoint the public. which
had purchased tickets for the big in
ter-city relay race that night. and also
because word could not have been got.
ten to the members of Sheppard's
team in order to prevent them comint
here from New York for the event.
There was some disposition to punisl
Sheppard more severely. but after
lengthy discussion it was deemed ed
visable to make the punishment las
only till March l in order not to inter
fere with the big meet which will b
held here early in March between tn
Middle Atlantic and the met-opolita
divisions of the association.
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Boston Produce Market.

boston, Jan. y.
III 4oI-R-Incli2n.ed spring patents
81
CCEc<-lowcI; No. , yellow 81.
OATS-Easier No. clipped White 59G
SOL.
HAy-IrnchanGed choice 23.OV.
MILL: FEED-LoWcr.
SPRING PRAN-26 ..JG1 &C.
MINED FEEL ~ 0GGI3n.eo.
POFk-UnC hanged; medium 1I.-3Ml7.Jo.
IAkD-DuU; 10.
EEEI7-F'fr.n: whole cattle SnS+..
IAMBS-F'irm, spring 1UG1li2.
NEALS-Firm; 1eI13.
RCTTFR-Steady; northern 3lI2.
CIIEt,SE-Steady; York state lNMl;.
EGGS-Easier; choice 2TT-S; western y
ArI LEs-Quict; No. Baldwins 2.254@
PDrATOES-Cuiet. Maine white Sass
enthusiastically Oh q basis Of 30 for
graduated