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The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • 3

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The Tennesseani
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Nashville, Tennessee
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A THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN THURSDAY MAY 1 1901 3 HEWS OF 01 CLARKSVILLE WHIPPED Bl BUCK-FEED BAND JOHY PARRHH VISITED II A MOB THRASHED AND SHAT Ot OF Will'll! CO I ATV BEAUMONT Is the Oil Center i -X YOU Want the Safest Surest Investment la Oil the BEST 0il That of the The Palace SPECIAL SALE FINE OF BEAUMONT TEXAS CAPITAL $300000 SHARES $100 EACH OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSi President BEATTY of Beaumont the man who brouxlit In the second well In the Beaumont district (the famous Beatty Gusher which he sold for -j $133(1000) and thereby established the atalHIity and permanence of these oil fields Vice President REYMERSHOFFER of Galveston Texa Star Flour and Rice Mills Secretary and Treasurer PRATHER Beaumont capitalist end successful oil i operator BEATTY Fort Scott President Fort Scott Wholesale Grocery Co NORTHRUP Iola Kansas Banker and Manufacturer JUDGE A CARTER Fort Worth and Beaumont President Texas Paetflo OU Co of Fort Worth Tex GILBOCGH Galveston Land and Tax Commissioner Gulf Colorado Bant Fa Railroad READ THESE FACTS: While other companies of equal or larger capitalization are based on 8 1 or IS acres of land the BEATTY OIL CO has NINETY acres not 9 acres nor 19 nor 29 acres but 90 close to the gushers This Is the largest tract In one body held by any one company so near the wells and was pronounced by the Standard Oil magnates who recently vlBited Beaumont Messrs O'Day and Payns "not equalled by any other tract in this field since the Lucas Gusher was discovered" This acreage alone Is worth to-ddy at the actual cash market valuation more than the entire capitalisation of the company and In addition Its holdings Include leases on several thousand apres of oil lands In Hardin and Jefferson counties near Saratoga and Sour Lake Upon this extremely valuable Beaumont tract Sturm Brothers ARE NOW bor-lng and the result Is aa Bure to be oil and a gusher at that as It waa with any of the eleven gieat producers now flowing A limited Issue of stock In tbe Beatty Oil Co la now being sold at 100 PER SHARE but subject to advance or withdrawal without notice In the discretion of the directors so that IMMEDIATE APPLICATION Is advisable to secure an allotment The stock ts practically certain to go to three for one In a very short time and make big profits for all stockholders Make ail check's drafts and money orders payable to the order of Union Bank Trust Co Nashville Tenn or BEATTY OIL COMPANY BEAUMONT TEXAS For further particulars address above Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat Ktart Trouble are not Always from Heart Disease Do not get frightened If your heart troubled you Most likely you suffei from Indigestion Kodul Dyspepsia Cuts digests what you eat and gives the worn out stomach perfect rest It ts the only preparation ever devised that completely Digests all Kinds of Food That is why It cures the worst caei of Indigestion and stomach trouble and gives relief as soon as taken It may be used In all conditions It oanft help fust do you gooff Joseph Peabody Pitcairn NY says son has been troubled with his heart and stomach a good deal Iam glad to say that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure has cured him lean recommend It to everyone Before he had taken four doses lie found great EloioS Dyspepsia Cure Prepared only by 0 DrWirt A Co Chicago The II botti contains times the 60c size CM MINUTE CCDufi CBPC Cure quickly That's what it's mada for FOR 9AIL lit DEHOVILLK A CO FATALLY HURT II RUNAWAY HARRY TIN DELL MEETS WITH AY AtllDIiVT wmu: drimag 1 HE WIIL DIE COLUMBIA Tenn May Harry Tlndrll a well-known citizen of the Leftwich Bridge neighborhood was Injured in a runaway accident near here this afternoon it la thought fatally Mr Tindell waa diivlng out the Sowell Mill pike tow irtls his home In a surrey Clay Ilight was driving a two-herse wagon Just behind him Mr Right left his team to enter a house mar the pike when the mulfs ran aw ay and striking Mr Tindcll surny derzic-lHicd it and the wagon they were hitched to as well Several doctors have been with Mr Tindell but injuries are thought to be fatal 2IXIHA( NESMOY Conference- of Charities and Corree Cion ii I finelilaaton WASHINGTON May The feature of (he closing: session to-day of the National Confeienoe of Charities and Correction was the report of the Committee on Ci'lme made by lresid(nt Chilton Lewis of the New York Prison Association and rind by Dr Wines of this i Ity The report arraigned our penal codes as being without cither consistency or Justl-fkatlon Legal punishment It pointed out had no material effect on habitual criminals The report contended that the grossest inequalities exist In the terms of imprisonment assigned to particular of fensea in different Slates snd in the Judicial administration of each State "Practically the cast majority of our prisons" says the report are but hools of criminality Imprisonment is an unnatural life and the vast majority of those condemned to it degenerate under Its influence The internal administration of prisons should be directed to tho education of tho inmBica and their Gaining la regular and productive Industry A long discussion followed In which a number of delegates participated Dr II Hart of Chicago the General Secretary presented the report of the Committee on Ftp ports from Stales It showed among other things that scleral Sial-a had extend e-d the parole system to Inmates of penitent iaricB and that Louisiana has abolished the convict lease system Massachusetts has made State provision for consumntivet and a similar mote is being pressor! In Connecticut Pennsvltm-nls and New Jersey The charter of Baltimore as a noble departure in the management of municipal charities la likely the report predietod to exercise a permanent Influence on the cities of tho United States At a section meeting on jut mile reformatories Ira flttcrson of Jameshurg discussed the Ideal reform school officer KH 1-2 Mil HIGH Ol RT Another Coiiioialloa of the Senate Seems Likely PAIUS May Another convocation of the French Senate as the high court of France lw promised by the unexpected return to this country of the Marquis Do Lur-Snluces the well-known royalist and fmmer member of the Chamber of Deputies who in January 1W0 at tho time of the conspiracy trials was condemned In default of appearance to ten years' banishment for treason The President of the Senate Fallleres received a letter to-day fn which the Marquis says- the present moment when the Government of the republic is striving dea-peielely to ruin Industry snd commerce pamlyze national work disorganize the army and destroy religlrus In a word to utterly destroy the fatherland It elf -I Intend to provoke annlhcr public dm ussion before the high court On the qiustlon of who are the real authors of the conspiracy threatening the existence ef Franc hold myself at your disposition The letter caused'miteh stir In the lobbies of the Senate The Marquis De Lur Knlures sought refuge In Belgium where he- was closely watched by the police whom he succeeded In eluding and returned to his mansion In Paris a tew day ago rowtTOEFKK HOIIHKIL TEXARKANA Ark May 13 noon to elav two unknown mon entered the poMofilre at Lowborn La forty miles northeast of here blew open the safe and fobbed It of 1 0 add some valuable paper- They then fled going Into Blstorcau swamp A possh was quickly organized and gne pursuit but up to a late hour tonight the iBruilty parties have not been apprehended Lawnoru is on the Louisiana A Arkansas Railroad It 1 11 Kit FATE f'HtrAOO May from the tatters of wrystpelas and pra-lit ally blind Hilly" Roe the old time minstrel was last pieht taken to the county hospltnl IBs friends say His condition la auch that there Is )Utle hope of recencry IIEWMB HlirHvrAG BERLIN May 13 -He ttelrhslag to-day after of the remaining busluete was protoguctl until November I NO AFT FRAttOA PAR AUK ANO FOR REST MOAl MEAT tORAFR NTOIU LAYING TUI H9DAY MEMPHIS Tenn May tSpecial There will be no afternoon parade on xthe last day of the reunion ami on Thursday afternoon the laying of the cornerstone of the Forrest monument will occur Many Innovations will be Introduced and one of these will be a morning parade carriages Lavs been oidered for 10 The line of march will be unusually long It will include more veterans than ever entered The ides is that many vetetans living In the Memphis territory may desire to participate and to secure many of these veterans who desire to return home at night It has become necessary to have the parade In the niuinlng The railroads are In perfect accord With anything that the committee desires and the concessions have been unusually liberal The morning parade also adant Itself to the plana of the Forre-t Monument Association An ing programme has been outlined for th last day of the reunion Gen Kelley will make the dedication oration and the programme will consume the entire afternoon This wll( be In progress while the delegates to tho convention are discussing ho next meeting place and the next Commander-In-Chief so tbe time during the three days of the reunion will be well occupied MALARIA CAINES BILIOI S1ESS Grove'sTastelrsa Chill Tonic removes tbe cause LD" AION 1 nirerultr find Ulistionii Kewi From the Town LEBANON Tenn May IS Spr Cumberland new library fr tha Brudtmlc department is about comniotd It ha th latest convenirnres of all kinds Tho money for th equipment is a gift from Mmhell a tudnt cf the Institution Prof James Watot house professor of chemistry and hioloay In Cumberland Lni-verslty been elected a member of th Amerhan Association for the Advancement of fleienc Thi orjranlratlon eompoed of fcpteiallst In all branches of Brirre Lebanon honored by thl distinction gtva one of her citizen Tlu hoUne revival conducted by Dr TL CarrHdlne cloaed lart night uh excellent meetfc at whh rhe people were shouting and rejoicing much that they rould be hsrd for a mile The annual hohnesg remp-imWhng will be held at the Holme Taher-nade beginning July 2o and continuing two wek8 The Lebanon College for Young La die bn been gold to a tw company for $12 uOo Th following boaid of director have bun elected: A IJorker Weir Hill A Martin McClain Norman A Stile Weir Prof Weir nd wife will have fharge of th boarding department of tbe school and the Prof A Buchanan professor of math in Cumberland Vmveraity wbo wa appointed by Gov MrMiilin over a year ago man to survey the disputed boundary line bet-wn Virginia and Tennea-left to-dav for Washtngon whrh will meet the Virginia representative surveyor on Uit boundary Ime lie will be gone nearly atl summer Rev Hubbert and Stephen stated clerk and aint stated clerk respectively of the General Assembly of tbe Cumberland Presbyterian Oburrh )eft to-day for West Point Mu whore that body convene this week K10R ICLDRIDGK Write a Letter of Eiplanatlott to WiitRlnw Hart Tbe following letter i given by request: Tent Mav 3 Winslow Hart My Dear Sir: Last Week during my examination as a witness in the Senate in speaking of yotpand James A Hat ns in the heat and exrltement of my testimony I used some terras concern-ing you which do you injustice and which I wish now to recall ueed language reflecting upon your Intelligent and also indicated that you would be guilty of wrongful conduct in connection with James A Harris wish to say that there was no fact within my knowledge to Justify me in making any imputation upon your honor or in reflecting upon your Intelligence except your association with Harris have always been a young man of exceptionally high character and I take much pleasure in retracting anything derogatory to you which I may have said in a moment of excitement when testifying and when I felt eo much aggrieved at what other had done to me may make any use of this note which you may derm proper a I am incapable of Intentionally injuring you In any manner I am your very truly ELDRJDGE" SPARTA NOTES J)r loans Dflegstf-Aceideni lo Bellow i SPARTA Tenn May (Special Dr Young of Bon Air has been appointed a delegate from Tennessee to tho annual meeting of the American Medical Abo( ration at St Paul Minn June 4 bv Dr Ik Roberta President of the State Medical Society Dr Young is one of tho most prominent physician of Middle Tennessee and is known throughout the State The postomce at Foote in the northern part nf the county has been discontinued and the mail for that office will be distributed from Dug Hill and Taylor' Home time ago Congressm offered free rural delivery to this county but as yet no particular Interest has been manifested in the matter I)eBow a liveryman of this place while out In the country yesterday evening fell from a loaded wagon and was badly bruised up It was feared at first that a leg was broken His arjiis and legs are badly bruised however MEMORIAL 1A AT JUKHOV John Ingram Hlvoiineand Daughter of Confederacy In Charge JACKSON Tenn Mav (Spei il Tbe annual Confederate memorial and dei oration exercise took place her to-dav under the of the John Ingtam Bivouac end Daughter of the Confederay The Confed-eiatc monument in eourt square we hand-juniicly decorated The bivouac in their new purchased for the Mmphi reunion ntanhed lu a body to Rivet aid Oinetery where appropriate exercises weie held and an pruBon delivered hv pr Hamncr Th grave of the unknown soldier were then strewn wdh flower by their living A huge crowd was in attendince and the exercise were most appropUate RELEASED OY ROAD Julia Tiirnniire Removed From Jail to Her llrother Home Julia Turnmire the young woman arrested Saturday night and plued in Jail un th charge cf murdering an infant tn whuh ehe give bfrih Monday morning at her home in Nashville relenstd yesterday afternoon on bond in the sum of td dOoj Jhe bond was executed in the Criminal Court The unfortunate wotnaO whs taken to the home of her brother In Wtst Nashville MILAVW HOOK Grudimlf na Evereise Will Be Held Friday MttM MTLAN Tenn May 1 (Special graduating exeh Ucn of the public hool will occur Friday night the Hnptiat Church The Iaap consuls of four bov end twelve girt Mack llarrihon will deliver thd valedictory end Eldon WtUfartmon th salutatory aridrof-s This the largest tlasn the ohoo eer turned out B1DCET or FRESH HirPEMSCS IS HUM (JOIIEHE CAPITAL Cl TV Bureau of The American Leaf-Cbrntle Buildinjf CLARKSVILLE Todd May Judge Bell the new Judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit who succeeded the late Judge Munford Is proving the wisdom of his selection by the Governor for tho place Clarksville lawyefa are greatly pleased with the promptitude with which be Is dispatching the accumulated buai-ness on tho ddeket Judge Bell believed la cleaning things as he goes and It Is rarely that he egress to the continuance of a case The lawyers are saying tnany nice things about him Col John Shelton Clarksville's veteran promoter announced to-day that he will have personal charge this season of Porter's Bluff Psrk which he proposes to open with an exhibition of scientific violin playing by four slaters professionals Capt Clay arrive in the city this morning from Nashville for the purpose of mustering Into the United States army the following recruits John Bennett Marvin Hudson formerly of tl)e Thirty-Seventh Regiment snd Herman Tinsley Three out of tx successfully passed the physical examination and four backed out at tbe last minute A meeting of tho Instructors at the State Teacher' Institute appointed by Stato Superintendent Fitrpatrtik has been called In this city for Saturday May II to effect preliminary arrangements for the opening of the institute June 10 The Instructors are as follows: Bowling Nashville Bayer of the Cumberland City Academy end Hunt of Dickson Rev Montgomery pastor of the Cumberland Presbylerinn Cburth left this morning for West Point Miss where he goes as a delegate to the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Mayor Young was able to be upon the streets to-day for the first time In three weeks owing to a sharp attack of Illness The Mayor Is now out of active business but has taken desk room In the office of City Recorder Hailey where he Is transacting the business of his office Northington returned this moraine from New Orleans The Fpworth League held a business meeting In the league rooms last night the usual literary programme having been postponed Hpnry Scales resigned as Treasurer owing his expected removal from the city and Oliver Pickering was elected In his stead Henry Pickering Jr and Moore Dickson were chosen as delegates from this city to attend tho State Epworth League Conference which convenes In Franklin June 12 To-morrow Is to be observed In Trinity Episcopal Church as the Feast of the Ascension There will be a celebration of the holy communion at 10 SO a The servlee there to-night will partake of the nature of the great feast the music being supplied by a choriMer choir Another large attendance of non-Oath-olics at the Immaculate Conception Church last night Indh ales the keen Interest that Is felt here In the novel mission which is being conducted in their behalf here this week by the visiting Pautlst The sermon was on "Our Divinity" Father Sullivan is conoodedly an able man whoso ecclesiastical views are pleasing to tho non Catholic mind by an absence of anything akin to bigotry or narrowness iriMcsE vhiaet Anaonneemtn of Resignation Mmle on May YOKOHAMA May 5 announcement was made this morning that the entire Cabinet resigned yesterday and the Emplie is again in the throes of a ministerial earthquake The cause of the present trouble 1b peculinr it being occasioned bv a recalcitrant member of the Cabinet Viscount Matanabo Minister of Finance who has become persona non grata to the others and who has refused to resign The other members of the Cabinet therefore adopted the unusunl course of resigning themselves The upshot probably will be that qfter Ineffectual efforts to get some othir leader to form a Cabinet Marquis Ito will come into the field again sa the only possibility and reappoint the old Cabinet with the exception of the marplot Viscount The strain put upon Marquis Ito veteran though he Is is almost too much for one roan as upon him devolves the duty of leader of the Government am! of a most turbulent and unmanageable political party Tho experiment of party Government now being tried Is Interesting enough but ta success la anything but flattering CIGAntl AREItv STHIKE Mnnwfactarers of Tampa Mill Iove Thousands of Dollars TAMPA Fla May Six thousand cigarmakera are on strike hcie owing to an unusual cause A bridge which connects Tampa with her western subnet a has born broken for two days The men had to be ferried across the river an 1 this was slow and unsntlHfai lory Thu morning It waa proposed that they strike to force the manufacturers to bring ptees-ure to bear for the quick repair of tins bridge All men employed on thcwcstern side 6f the river struck and marched across the other bridges and held a mass-meeting In the heart of the city This body of 2000 In number then swarmed throughout the remainder of the city and demanded that the men employed In other factories quit work Every man walkol out snd as each factory emptied they Joined the mob whh numbered 6 000 at noon Cigar manufacturers will lose thousands of dollars on tobaoto which was already prepated for to-days work HI Kl A tt'V EARLINGTON Ky May 15-lHpccial I Seven men hnvc been arrested charged with pirtlcipating In the mob that assaulted and wounded four non-union miners en route to Hopkins County mines Monday at Greenville Warrants for tho arrest of nine more are tn the hands of officers The warrants are based on tho old Kuklux law under which the penalty prowdrd Is term of Imprisonment of fiom one to five years in the penitentiary A TL-XA5 WONDER flail's Great Discovery One small bottle of Hall Great scoyery cures ill kidney and bladder troubles remove! gravel cures diabetes seminal emissions weak and lame backs rheumatism and sll Irregularities of the kidneys and bladder In both men and 'women regulntea bladder trouble In ehlldren If not sold bv your druggist wil be sent by mall on receipt of II One small bottle Is two mi nthf treatment snd will rure any cnee above mentioned I'r Hall Sole Manufacturer Box SX St Loula Mo Send fer testimonials Sold by a'l druggists and Page A 6lm Naahvllle Tnn 1 Grri nfifld Tenn March 1901 Hall St Louis Mo Sir My mother is 61 years old and hia suffered twenty-five years with Indnev trouble and nre-lhlrd of a bottle of your Texns Wonder Hall Great Discovery has cured her and 1 rpn fully recommend It to the publl Yours truT DREWRY SPARTA Tonn Slay John Parrish who lived on Gum' Spring Mountain west of here was visited a few nights ago by a number of masked men with faces blackened and severely whipped Upon being called to the door by the crowd he appeared armed as if expecting something of the kind but upon seeing the number of the Rien surrendered Ha was token to tho woods and after being tied across a log was whipped until welts were raised over his body and then ordered to leave the neighborhood which he did Parrish waa charged with Immoral conduct lie was a man ot family but his wife was separated from him The Identity of the masked men la unknown Some of the community consider the mannel and severity of ths punishment too brutal and give him a fairly good name not LETT A I-n pH AMI Going tec Memphis and AA ill Brethren Along ALAMO Tenn May 15 (Special Joseph Johnston Camp No 25 and Camp No 'd5 had a very largo and enthusiastic meeting on Monday About fifty enrolled their names to attend the reunion and passed an older to pay the way of any old soldier In the county that was not ablo to come along it should not cost them anything They also decided to go an a body 'officered They elected Miss Alma Johnson Mins Bailie Dodson and Miss Ada Worrell as maids of honor for their sponsor Miss Carrie Cook The Sons of the Confederacy of Crockett County met here Monday morning and perfected an organization by electing AV Craig as President Wortham Vice President 0 Smothers Secretary and Treasurer: Dr Convers Surgeon Dr Zell Hess Assistant Surgeon The members are going to the reunion in a body The farmers of the county are well up with their work but the continued cool weather has caused bad stanrta of cotton atl the cut worms are doing a great deal of damage to corn heat la looking I had and the out crop is Dearly a failure 1 There seems to be an abundance of fruit of all kinds SOYS OF A jit A NS Regiment of kev era I Camps Organised fl Martin MARTIN Tenn May 13 A temporary organization of the Sona of Con-fedc-iale veterans was formed here last evening The rampi ot Union City t-haron and Martin were represented Howard was rhnsen Chairman and Turner Secretary The following offliei were elected- Colonel Bvnurn of Union City Lieutenant ColonflL John Gardner of Martin Adu-tant jifiin Odum of Union City Mafor Homer Higga of Sharon So oad A Askew of Martin Third Maior Tom Glass of Sharon Chaplain A I Tosnaley of Martin Puigeon Dr Ed Rbnrmon of b'hitron Aruefant Surgeon Dr Hippy of tnlon City Commissary ft Howard of nton City Quartetnmm Turner of Martin Color Bearer AV Coulter of Martin Mrs Rogerg of Martin was chosen regimental sponsor DI A lAITY OF tin 1ST Theme of the Dlsroorae of Rev Sweeney East Mxht Rev Fweeney continues to draw a large crowd of Interested hearers at Vine-street Christian Church Last night selected bis text from Matthew xxlil 22 hat shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" Rev Sweeney delivered a very powerful exposition of the theme "Jesus Christ" said he "Is either the sop ef Joseph and human or the son of God and divine The unbeliever takes the former view while the Christ lan takes the latter I believe thst humanly speaking the latter is the rational view for the following reasons "1 Because of the universality of his nature and sympathies "2 Because he led a perfectly sinless life In the midst of a sinful generation '3 Because he allowed men to worsh'p him giving the homage due to Goil alone "1 Because of his marvelous wisdom "3 Because of the marvelous influence of his life on the world "6 Recause of the monumental Institutions that he left In the world Rev Sweeney Is attracting much attention and will continue his services several evenings yet The service this evening will be begun with a song service at 1 iri o'clock DEATHS OF TENNESSEANS nOUVAK Tenn May 15 The remains of Rose killed In a railroad wreck near Hazelhurst Miss yesterday morning were brought to his old home at Mlddleburg six miles south of Bolivar and hurled yesterday BHELBT VTLLE Tenn Mav l5(Spe-clnl Albert Moore a leading citizen of the Eleventh District of this count died yesterday aged 37 years He leaves a fnmllv LEWISHURG Tenn May (Sperlal Dr Culbertson a prominent citizen of the county died yesterday near Farmington aged about 70 years JACKSON Tenn May 15 Miss Cortntha Foster died yesterday after a lingering illness COTTON SEED CR I fill KRS lAoinher of Piper Rend nt the Jew Orleans Meeting NEW ORLEANS La May 13 Interstate Cottonseed Crushers' Association at Its second day'B session cleared up its calendar of papers on various tophi and to-morrow will elect officers and select Its next place of mortlnifi which will prob-ahlv be Daljas There wefle strong arguments In some nf tbe papers urging a combination of the cottonseed crushers Into one lnige corporation and this prpvoked the association ito adopt a resolution unnnlmoubly reiillng that those were only Individual views of members and did not reflect the sentiments of the association which recognized the laws of several Southern States prohibiting such combinations sm 'I II l-HY I II Tl lll IAS LITTLE ROCK Ark May 1 3 -There were nuuiy arrivals to-day for the Southern prea-hyti rlan riernl Assembly whose scamono open to- morrow will be fully 2it coin-mlfsleners present at the opening 3 he visitors arc being entertained at the homes of picminent i Itirens A general reception wilt be glien Thursday evening The Geneiid A a-semblv arssimia will extend through ten (lavs TIk opening si rmon will be preai hed by Rev Woods of Memphis Tenn I IKII'A 11 IIFMIFKWOY WILDERS IILE Tenn May (Special The coin rop ihough small is looking very well Cotton Is looking bad Wheat is upj but a gieiit deal nf It Is still In tho ground and theta are fejns of tin failure to roms up Hot days and hot nights are needed tbi sedlnn Is not sniftering for rain HOI MIS AAVAY ROME Mav 15 of the house of th village of Acerciun near Botenza have been sw-pl cwbv bv the fall of an Immense rock Troops five been dlpat(hed to the scene of disaster Thus far fifteen bodies have lieeq revevered For To-Day and Friday: Choice of all our Fancy Hose including Fancy Strife Lisle find Polka Dots some worth as high as Ghc at Choice of all our Ladies 2fc Belts all latest shapes at 1 Choice of a lot of odds and ends in Vests and Pants ages 3 to ID years some worth eOc at Hundreds of yards of Torchon Lace have been added to our already large assortment and will be on sale to-morrow some goods worth as high as 7J4cat Vll STATE SOCIAL NEWS AY B0IJVAR Term May (Special This evening at the home of Peter Day Oeorgn Gabriel a Syrian Greek merchant of Bolivar was married to Miss AlJle Day FIMUNG PARTI GALLATIN Tenn May (Special A large crowd went out to Kool Springs near Gallatin to-day on a fishing trip and picnic- excursion Mrs Vaud Cummins acted as chaperon The following are among those who went Misses Louise and Fannie Payton Margie Johnson Jimmie Taylor Marv Rue Schenter fcm Payton of Lebanon Dr George Guthrie Hughes Messrs Ashburs and James Lelpw The party had a delightful time SHEFFIELD VI OR HI A LRWISRl'KG Tenn May 15 I Miss A Morris of Morris Mills and Ephraim Sheffield of Bolls Corner were married this evening st the home of the bride It wss a very quiet affair A iriHOY Of BKR UMOV CITY Tenn May 1 A -(Special) Davidson and Miss Wanda Colber both from Slone a Kerry In the town part of the count weie married last night at the Brackin House by Squire Poik tf-ARTA SPARTA Tenn May (Special A serial was given last evening at the home of Mr ard Mrs Ft Biles by the Epworth League A lerge crowd was present and a mosi enjoyable evening spent A splendid programme was earned out Gen Smith and wife of this place have been mairled fmty-four var They celebrated the event by a faintly reunion Most of the childiea wire present Jill A A MILAN' Tenn May )-Mrs Half or Stonart entertained the Chib yojterdar afternoon lit an imeieatm honk feontost Mtas Fdra Roper won the prle Mis Btasie Burns the club So rotary of-feied her ns sh will jeturn to her home In McKonzia soon as ehnoJ out It as aiceptcd and Vtrg nia Vad selected to iKeed her A Vfry pretty hand-painted hew of tbe dub colors gren end mhitc waa presented to tbe retiring becrctary MARTIN Tenn May 15-(8pecfal J-Hacnp Jones of this cltv and Irwin of a-h-nhoro Ky were married this afhrnoon at the homo of the brides parents Rev Tarlor officiating After the ceremony counle loft for I'fldunih Ky They will at home at Martin attor the 17th I MO M)WL1 MARTIN Tenn May 13 (Sf Dr Tarwell ft Wmgo of Dexter Mo and -a Jnie Nowlin of this place were quietly marrltd this morning at the home of tha brides parents Mr and M-a Vowltn Rev Wm Nowlin of Lexington Ky officiating hey reielved a number of useful and beautiful presents Immcdlatflv after the ceremony the couple left for Dexter Mo their future home PiiutroiT Atom ay LONDON May Pierpont Morgan started for Paris this morning At his firm's London housn It Is stated that no one there has any definite Information as to Mr Morgan's future movement hut It la expected he will return to Alx Les Bains Mr Morgan will not return to America until June This In conjunction with Ms depaiture from London to-day la regarded as an Indication of hia opinion that the crleis has been averted and as confirming the Now York cable dispatch announcing that a compromise between Mr Mnrgip and Kuhn Loeb Co bad been arrived at In New York ALKY YOTR HALEY Tenn Mav tSperia! gome nigco bovs threw rocks Into the Nashville Chattanooga A Rt Louis Railway pay train shove this place to-duy One rock knocked a glass out of the csb window and hit th fiienion behind the ear Another ro went through a window of the pav rat nearly hitting some of the officials The rnlsi reants have located bonle ten dnv ago a bov of Will Dearson'a ran a slake In hi leg just helnw the knee by falling out of an apple tree The wound healed over and nothing more was thought of It but now a case of loikiaw baa developed and the boy la In a preiarloua condition FHkTk I HU KY JACKSON Tenn May 13 (Special Julius Johnson of thl tltv hHS quite a freak of nature In the wav of a chbken The chh ken had ft ur wings and four feet nH perfei lly formed The wing giew to-(gefhor on top of Its lull and the legs together with II toes all pointed in the same wav The head was round with one eve as large as an ordinary button and the other eja th size of a pin head It died soon after hatching steamboat iavpm rioiw Mcssi Giem and Sto kham Local In-Rpcetoin of tUeanibontk have returned from Padutah white they inspected the steamocs Fannie Wallme Kenton TSeltle Owen snd psbocne They leave ibis rpormng for GuntenivlU to Inspect the Patti McDaniel e1 1 If people only knew what we know about Kudo! Dvapepain Uute It would he used in nearly eveiy household as there ate few people who do not suftei from a feeling of full-ui nrfer eating helrhlng flatulence sour stomach nr! watcr-bra-h caustd by Indigestion or dvspfp-la A preparation suth as Kodtd Dyspepsia Cure whnh cth no aid from the atcunac will dircat your blood oer tnlnlv van btP but do you good DeMovtlle A to BONA HAG GREEN KY Organising New Bank Forgery Charge Against Champ Fiirks BOWLING GREEN Ky May 15-(8pe-clal A move is on foot here to organize a national bank with capital stock of $11)0000 divided Into shares of $100 each A great deal of ths stock hss already been subset ibed for and Its otganlsatlon is a foregone conclusion It la expected that the institution which Is to be known sa the National Bcnk of Bowling Crcen Ky will ba ready for business by July 1 next Champ Parks was arrested near Auburn in Logan County yesterday and brought here on a charge of forgery He Is In- dieted jointly with Compton who was given two years In the penitentiary st the April term of court Whey are sc-5 cused of raising chsik given to Compton by AV Taylor from 85 to $80 85 Compton succeeded tn getting tbe check cashed at a local bank and fled to Texas but waa afterwards caught and baik On this trial he entered plea of guilty saying that circumstances were against him and while he admitted cashing the check claimed that It waa raised by Parks The latter Is a young man 19 or 20 years of sge and bas heretofors borne a good reputation tiilahoma hmhbled Question of AA a tern oaks anil fiewera Agitating the Pnhllc Mind TTLLATIOMA Tenn Mny 15 Ths waterworks end sewer question Is beginning to Interest the voters prnpme holders of this municipality There appears to bo some diversity of opinion on the propo-s'tlon Home are In favor of Dying the puhllo utility Idra believing that It will prove great success hlle on the other hand thera are many of the most prosoerous tiuwlne-et men who doubt the advisability of testing tha at heme and predict that It will end In a stupendous failure However the proposition for ths tesuance of f'Snno of corporation bends bearing 5 per cent Interest it "up the people Parties who closely examined the matter claim that an efficient waterworks and sewerage system will not cost less than $75(VXI Although this town hss "endurance" and "pushing nerve" the latter sum would stagger tho meat ardent advocates of the measure The great trouble would be that although thla la nna of the htalthlest and most beautiful towns In the South it covers oearlv as mu territory as Memphis For that reason alone It appears to the thoughtful to ba Imprsrtlcwble at any rate until oar "pants get bigger The election lo settle the question takes plats oa June 6 ftllEIn I IIM- MITK8 Iteglst i-ntion for Ity Ttilevss nt AVorls RHELBYV1ILE Tenn Mav 15-(Sperlnl) Registration books for the niuult Ipnl election to be held May Till are now open There la a (onstderahle rush to register All of the smallpox patlenta In 'this eminty have about recovered and ell excitement about the disease has died Out Phvtltlans from a distance are arriving attfno the Middle Tennessee Mediral Association which conevencs hero to-morrow morning A portion of fthclbwllle Is Inferted hr gangs of petty thieves who steal any and evtn thing they tan get thetr hands on and yst they are sharp enough to escape arrest SIU AVIllinm If Spaulding nnd Mien Lels Horne were united In marriage Tuesday night The ceremony was pcrfnnmd bv Jnstue II Allen at the residents of th brides sister Mrs Etta Thome North First atratl i AlUAloniAL DAY AT IOAE OAK LFWISPURG Tenn Mnv (Special Peroration exert tee will held at Lone Oak Cemetery In this plate next Monday Th sen he will conducted by Rev MtMiUaa CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE Groesbeck of Toledo and A 1 Todd of Jackson Tenn were visitors at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday Both of the gentlemen are Interested in the oil discoveries fn this State having been brought here by tho talks made a few weeks rgo before the Chamber of Commerce members by Duckworth and Prof Manning A letter has been reieived by Col John Allison from Col Gracpy Childers and referred to the Chamber of Commerce concerning the disposition that is to be made of th flags of the First Tennessee Regiment Col Childers wants to have a memorial of the regiment engraved to be placed on the case with the flags of his regiment His idea is to Include several official communications One from Gen Simon Snyder of official thanks for the action of the regiment fn the Cebu expedition Oen Snyder commanded the I nited States fnrreg is th- Island of Cebu at the time the First Tennessee helped him out He also wishes to use extracts from Geu letter when sending tbe regiment to the Island of Panay and tha letter of President McKinley at the time of the return of the regiment FOlftD HIM DEAD Mysterlons Fate of Jnmrs Ay era at AVrtslilnuton WASHINGTON May James Ayers 21 years old of Port Arthur Mich was found dead in his room at hotel to-day He had been shot In several places about the body Ajers was a clerk In the census bureau Coroner Nvltt examined the body and concluded from tho nature of tho wounds that tho shots rosy have been fired by some other person than the victim Blood stains were found on tho fire-escape In front of the hotel building and a neighbor claims to have heard shots and snon after he saw a woman descending the fire escape Screams of "help" were heard about 2 o'clock this morning by ono of the roomers hut It was not until 8 o'clock that any Importance was attached to them and a policeman waa summoned Tho Inquest has not yet been held A ERA' CRITICAL Is Che Condition of He AV llor-an of Tlifa City Reports from tbe bedside offc Dr II Moigan were to tbe thatbe wss tn vet critical condition there being In fact no hops tor his recovery His only daughter Mrs Fffie Noyes of Warren Ta Is at his bedside with olhrr members of ths family who reside In Ihla eltv Dr Moican ts suerunblng to old ago Ha haa had a i honlr stomach trouble for some time which no doubt has gititly weakened him for Ins present Illness II has past-id bis 8Jd year however 1IKID FOR it III Bp TLAND Tenn May (Spet lal Andy Conatser had a preliminary trial on the charge of attempting to burn tho residence of Fayette Harve Smith in the First Civil District and gave bond for his appiarancs at the July term of Circuit Court EXTENDED THE TIME The bondholders' committee of the Nashville Railway has extended the time given to tho stoikholdar' syndlrate tn which to act on the proposition made by the Baltimore Ness CHARLES A HOWELL PAIBTIB Tilsphone 1146 lesasssiazzeBE.

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