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Is in New York and it Is hardly reason- nhla in evna.t that ommml would haVS TEN KILLED TROOPS FIRE ON STRIKERS LOST IN THE YELLOWSTONE CONTINUED UNTIL JUNE Southern California that lower freight rates and quicker time for shipments between the coast and the Middle West and the Atlantic points are imperative, were considered today at the second session ot the hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The bulk of the evidence presented was to the effect that improved service by the railroads necessary for the fruit industry. Rome tbe Scene ot Labor Riots. SOLDIERS SWARM CITY Very Little Business is Beinsr Carried On. Foreigners Continue to leave, Burt Many of Them are Unable to Get Away Experience Pilgrims.

Home. April 8. Tbe strikers succeeds in gathering in threatening' numbers og' the Corso Vittorio Emanuel, almost in tns center of the ctty. The troops char-gad. the rioters, fired three times and ala peraed them.

About a dozen men were wounded. Order is established but the city is still occupied by the military. Xh general strike continues and manj strikers have been arrested. killed, three or tour fatally Injured and a soore of others seriously' hurt. The dead Mr.

and Mrs. Mason Oriffln, James Griffin, Henry McCoy, Frederick McCoy, Miss Birdie McCoy. C. Oden, prominent planter; Miss Norma Oden, Hester Miss ThefcuS-Oden. The injured Mrs.

C. Miss son and niece of Nathan Griffin, Mrs. Henry McCoy and two-children; R. G. Quick, Dick Quick, family pf John seven persons; Mrs.

Holies-tine Horton, Miss Inea Horton, Richard Griffin. It is believed several of the injured will die. The storm came from the. southwest and traversed its destructive path In a northeasterly direction. The section through which It went Is flat, on an elevated tableland, in the hilly 'section of Blount Coonty.

One' of the first houses visited" was that ot Nathan Griffin. The house was demolished' and Mr. Griffin and his son, James.iwere killed In the twinkling ot an eye. Mrs. Griffln was so badly Injured that she died at an early hour this morning.

The son and niece of Mr. Griffln made a miraculous escape, running from the house before the demolition was complete and saving their Uvea They were Injured but will recover. The remains of the Griffln family were carried this morning to the residence of H. A. Henderson, the nearest settlement The house of John McCoy was next wrecked, but he and his family escaped with severe bruises.

The house was destroyed and the inmates cannot account for their escape. The timbers flew above and around them but none ot them was struck. The home of Henry McCoy, son of John McCoy, received the worst impact of the storm. His wife waa severely Injured, two of children are still unconscious and may die, and he and his baby and two Other children were dead this morning. He was still clasping his baby in his arms when his body was found close to the house.

Evidently he had made an effort to get out of the house, carrying the children with him. The bodies are terribly disfigured where flying planks struck them, The storm then took an easterly direction and struck the house ot C. C. Oden. The trees in the yard were twisted into gnarled shapes and even the vegetables In the garden were torn from their places in the earth.

Mr. Oden was killed outright and so were his three daughters, IS, 12 and years, respectively. Mrs. Oden received injuries from which she died later.S:.y The home of Henry Wharton was next attacked by the storm and it was waecked, nut Mrs. Wharton was not badly injured.

Then came the home of R. G. It went to smithereens and he And his two children were Injured and a mule killed, but there were no fatalities here. IDS aspect of Rome was completelj( i changed early today. The gay, crowd '3 ed oity of yesterday seemed dead.

No cabs passed through the streets! and even the street cars, which ran at long Intervals, were escorted by police and were almost empty, as the people) feared to ride in them on account o( threats of the strikers. The shops wer open, but the shutters were up, aa thf proprietors Intended to be ready for any eventuality. They were apprehensive o( rioting and feared, as on other occasions. that their windows would be smashed. The whole city was occupied by troops, Detachments of cavalry were posted on the squares and the special details of soldiers and police were stationed i tne Vatican so as to prevent any Foreigners continue to leave Rome, but many of them cannot get away, as they; are far from the railroad station and no cabs are obtainable," and the hotel omnibuses carry only a limited number! of 1 If.

the strike continues, and all- the foreigners leave the city, it is said board lng keepers alone will lose on an aver age 14,000 dally. Important encounters between the strikers and troops took place-during the morning. The strikers were easily dispersed by cavalry charge. Thrilling Experience, of Pilgrims. Five hundred French pUfriras ar rived- beer today and had ie start" ling They gfsff Jir avoid going through the city, but there were no cabs and all kinds of wagons and carts, were hired, to take the pilgrims' 9 baaaraee.

The men and women of the 1 posted off to New to find out what these facts That is an additional Anann anA In mv iildffmenfc WOUld be Of Itself sufficient reason to warrant -the court In postponing this case until au tne facts be submitted In the Issues Involved in the case. I am ot the opinion this motion mustebe granted. the order of the court 'to that effect." Arraignment is Postponed. As soon as Judge Klugh announced that he would sign an order for the continuance of the case. Solicitor Thurmond suggested that the arrangement might be had while the prisoner was In court.

Mr. P. H. Nelson, of counsel for the defense said that nothing waa to be gained by having the arraignment at this time and that in case the defense wished to attack the validity of the grand Jury or desired to make any other motion that according" to the decision In the 66th South Carolina that such a motion had to be mad prior to the arraignment and that counsel did not yet know what motion It may have occasion later on to make and as the case had already been continued absolutely nothing could be gained by having the arraignment today. Judge Klugh agreed In this view, and wA mttlH malrs thA p.aMti ftzainst BitlU 1.110,1.

James H. Tillman continued, and that ended the matter for tnis term ot couri. Counsel for the defense was asked if hall wnuM be made- in rfuwiuvu -v. view of the continuance of the case, and it was stated that there was not any intention to make further application for ball, and likeljr suoh a move would not be made. Tillman Well Dressed.

Tillman come Into COUrt VUl. yoiiico iL. quite He was accompanied to the court room by senator a. k. iiiiiu.u, who sat atis side during the hearing this morning.

George W. Croft and Patrick H. Nelson concluded the presentation of the motion for Tillman this morn- Iing. 10 all appearancca aiumou iuuo Vs well, as ever after his confinement in the county Jan since January, xie was well dressed and in good spirits and talked freely with his counsel during the progress of the hearing. Solicitor Thurmond and Colonel Andrew Crawford presented the case for the State.

The continuance of the case until next term of court could in itself mean nothing and for the defense no importance whatever is to be attached to the motion for the continuance of the case, except for the policy of delay. Captain White Very 111. The State made it manifest throughout the entire hearing that it was ready and anxious to go to trial and that any delay was at the solicitation of the defense. Captain White is in a bad condition and may not be able to be here at any trial. The expectation of the State was to call the case on Monday next and not until then, but today's postponement Is final until next June.

SEARCH FOB THE TATTJMBLA. Two American War Vessels After the Craft. New Orleans, April 8. Cantaln War- necke of the Norwegian steamer David, wnicn nas arrived nere from Celba, Spanish Honduras, reports an exciting experi ence with the Hondurean gunboat Tatum-bla. The David was" off the north eoast of Honduras when the Tatumbla hove In sight and-commanded-the merchantman to put-into Utilla against the orders of tne captain of the David.

-i -'The Tatambla was-in command of Colonel Vilarde, who put a half dozen Hondurean soldiers on board the David to insure the proper carrying out of his orders. Captain Warnecke of the David objected. Baying that he had no business in the har bor of Utilla, and protested going so far out of his course. The commander of the Tatumbla was determined and insisted that the David proceed where he ordered her to go. Captain Wranecke argued that he was off the coast of Honduras looking for' a native pilot to take the ship to Celba, which was his objective port but he had to submit to the humiliation ot changing his course and steam for Utilla.

The captain of the David feared that Colonel Velarde was up to some trick and meant to seise his ship to transport government troops from that place to the mainland, or maybe, the Tatumbla was short of coal and wanted a full suppply from the David. The David anchored off Utilla, which Is a small island off tie northeast coast of Honduras for the night and left the following day without being boarded by any troops. Captain Warnecke proceeded to Puerto Cortes harbor and Informed Admiral Coghlan of what had happened. Two United States war vessels, went at once in search of the Tatumbla, but from last accounts they had not located the troublesome craft. The day the David sailed from Celba everything waa quiet there with the revolutionists still In control.

The David brought but half a cargo of fruit RAIDED FOR POOL BOOM. House Wherein Boosevelt Was Born Entered by Police. New York, April 8. The house in East Twentieth Street in which President Roosevelt was born and in which have lived eight generations of his father's family, has been visited by the police, who were Informed that a pool room had been opened thehe. After slight delays in gaining entrance the officers found sixty men watching a game of checkers.

"It's your move," said one of the players, when the officers, headed by Captain O'Connor, entered the house. "You're oft, my friend.V replied the captain. "It's everybody's move. To the sidewalk with you." The men took the hint and filed out with alacrity. The tablet recording the tact that President Roosevelt was born there is set in the wall of tbe first floor hall.

Waylaid and Ashevllle, April and Solomon Gordon and two young men of the name of G-osnell ambushed and murdered Linn Gosnell near Tryon, N. on the pretext that they sought a reward which had been offered for Gosnell's arrest. The four men, according to the story told by the 14-year-old daughter of the dead man, who witnessed the deed, lay in ambush behind a log and fired when the unsuspecting man started to work In the field. Killed Mother and Aberdeen, April 8. A terrible tragedy occurred at the home of J.

Z. Co-wart, a farmer living 25 miles from here. While other members of the family were at work In the field, Rosle Bell Cowart, agd 24, with a single barrel shot gun, shot and killed her mother, then went to another room in the house and blew her own brains out. The young woman had exhibited signs of Insanity, which is the only theory that can be advanced for the tragedy. Narrowly Missed a Bow.

Chicago. April 8. Western passenger men held a meeting today for the purpose of discussing party rates. The meeting narrowly missed breakin gup in a row. It developed that some of the repre-sntatives wer firm 1 nthlr opinion that the making of party rates for any class of people was a discrimination within the meaning of the law ana were tnererore strongly in favor of making party rates available to the public Anti-Taxation Riots.

Pekln.N April 6. A telegram from the province of Honan says that anti-taxation riots have boken out in the districts around Hwal King Fu. BYjCYCLONE Storm Strikes' Village of Hopewell. MANY OTHERS INJURED Wreck and Ruin in the Wake of the runnel-Shaped Cloud Seen Before Its Force Was Felt Trees are and Houses Blown Sown. Hanceville, April 8.

(Special) A cyclone passed over a small settlement known as Hopewell in Cullman County, one' and one-half mues norm of Jiancevilie on uie Louisville and Nashville Railroad at lau o'cIock wis morning and several houses occupied Dy large families were blown down, killing ten persons and injuring double tnat number, besides putting deaui a bait dozen head of mules and satue. The storm was heard or several mo- ments bef are its force was felt Sid the funnel shapea cloud was seen lor half a mile by those who were aroused by. the noise. frame buildings whua were 1,1 the path of the storm went down seem-Ingly as so. much, straw.

The human occupants were thrown pel! mell in all directions, some ot them being carried JO and 100 yards from their abodes. The men, women and children' were not only thrown all around, but large pieces ot timber and trees were smashed into them either killing them outright or injuring them so badly that they will fie. The casualty list it as follows: 1 list of the Dead. C. C.

Oden, aged 42. Hester Oden, daughter, aged 14. Naomi Oden, daughter, aged fielma Oden, daughter, aged 9. Henry McCoy, aged 34. Freddy McCoy (baby) 6 months.

Birdie McCoy, daughter, aged 4. Nathan Griffin, aged 70. Mrs. Nathan Griffin, aged 69. James Griffli, son (mute) aged 17.

Injured Seriously. Mrs. Oden, aged 8S. Millard Oden, son, aged 13. Tommie son, aged 17.

Arizona McCoy, wife Henry McCoy, aged 32. James McCoy, son, aged) 2 years. Ira McCoy, son, aged 7. Richard Griffin, sou Mr. and N.

Oriffln, aged Injured Net-SerioTjsIy. Izzie McCoy, daughter Henry McCoy, aged 6. Frank MeCoy, son of Henry McCoy, aged 12. Mrs. Palestine Horton.

Ines Horton, her daughter, ged 17. Four sons of R. G. Qui James Barnes. i1 Came from West.

The storm came from the west and was making in an eastern direction. It was a regular funnel shaped whirlwind and very black. The first house struck was that ot James who lived with four children. The storm did not strike the house squarely and It was not demMUh-id entirely. In the shake-up Mr.

Barnes was' injured bout the The top part of the home of J. T. Thlgpen was torn out in tms place were Mr. avu Mrs. Thlgpen and five children, but none oil them was hurt The house of Nathan Griffin went down They were old folks and were killed almost instantly.

Their mute son, James, was also killed. A named Dora escaped Injury, Henry McCoy's house was blown away almost entirety. He had his baby in his arm and when the storm struck the place he and the child were carried 60 to 100 yards away. McCoy's head landed In a sand bank and the child went on ten yards further. Both were dead when picked up.

His wife. Art son McCoy, Is In a fearful condition, her entire body being bruised. She cannot Hve. Their daughter Birdie was also killed and five other chlldre a of the family were seriously Injured A Harrowing Scene. This afternoon when The Advertiser correspondent visited the home of John McCoy, Henry McCoy's and saw the dead and Injured It was a scene that Is beyond description.

-K C. C. Oden's house was totally demolished. He was killed almost instantly as were his daughters Hestor, Naomi and Selma. His wife will die, having broken limbs and being Internally Their two sons, Tommie and Millard are also dangerously injured and one of them will die.

i The residence of Mrs. Palestine Horton Was thrown oft its foundation. She was slightly hurt about the head and arms. Her 17-year-old daughter, Ines, was slightly hurt also. Her son, Lines, escaped Injury.

The residence of R. G. Quick was partially destroyed. His four sons were hurt, one of them having a broken thigh. The house 1 of George Peterson, east of the Warrior river, was blown down.

On account of high water this place could not be reached. It Is believed one or two here have been hurt- The storm seems to have ceased after this. In its path trees were blown up by the roots and fences for several miles were destroyed. As soon as the storm had passed physt-' elans were sent for in all directions and 1 the dead and injured were gathered up. Doctors.

Bibbs and Martin of Hanceville rushed to the place. Physicians from Cullman also responded and did every thing In their power for the injured. News of the storm circulated freely In Cullman County and this afternoon the roads for Biles and miles around1 Hanceville were crowded with teams going to the scene of the storm. The remains Of the Griffins will be ear- rled to Cullman for Interment tomorrow. The Odens and McCoys will be burled around The families have many connections and the funeral will be tttended by a large concourse of people.

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad had several trains delayed by trees blown across the track. ASSOCIATED PBESS. OTes. Beported Killed and Many Injured. Birmingham, April 8.

The ham-lot of Hopewell, forty miles north ot this city, and one mile from Hanceville, was swept away early; this morning by a cyclone which cut a path of desolatlon a mile wide and two miles long across a pr(werous farming of Blount County. Ten persons were Instantly The Case of Tillman Goes Over. WITNESSES ARE ABSENT Counsel for Defense Applies for Postponement. Senator B. B.

Tillman Accompanies His Nephew to the Court Boom. The Defendant Seems in Good Spirits. Columbia, S. April 8. The trial of James H.

Tillman, former Lieutenant-Governor of this State, charged with the murder of Narcisso. Ge'ner Gonzales, which, was called for the present session of court, has been continued until June. The continuance was granted this morning by Judge Klugh, upon the application of counsel for the defense, who claimed that two of the most important witnesses for the prisoner would not be able to be present. The motion was contended strongly by the prosecution, who alleged that the defense had not submitted to the ruling of the court Some such move has been anticipated, as yesterday's development in ordering a preliminary hearing today had been unexpected, it having been thought that the case would be called next Monday as previously announced. i Witnesses Are Absent.

The grounds upon which the contlnu a nee was requested by the defense were the absence of two witnesses, who, the defense allege, are of great importance to the case. It is stated that one of these witnesses, Capt. A. J. White, is expected to testify that Mr.

Gonzales went to the State House before the trag edy, and inquired for Mr. Tillman, stat ing that he had once made1 Tillman "show the white feather and would do It again." The defense also state that a- Miss Roper, a trained nurse, who claims that she had heard Gonzales bitterly denounce Tillman, oould not be present for her testimony today. it was claimed by the defense in asking for continuance of the, case that they could, not go to trial in Justice to their client without these witnesses, and especially as they understood- that Miss noper wouia testify' to additional threats, that were not known to the defense at the time when the original affidavit was filed upon the former; application for bail. Affidavits were presented to the effect mat uaptam White was ill, and was suffering from partial paralysis and a serious type of diabetes and that Miss Roper was in the German Memorial Hospital, New York, and that while she would be here for trial, if postponed, that she could not be here If the case were pressed now. State Makes Objection.

The State, by Solicitor Thurmond and CoL Andrew Crawford, urged that the defense had not complied with the rule of the court, and that there was not a sufficient showing on which to ask for a continuance. It was contended that the defense should have fully developed what the absent witnesses would have testified to, and when the State might to further the trial, agree to the admission of the evidence of the absent witnesses. The defense, at the Instance of Judge Klugh, read the affidavits of Miss Roper, Captan White and Robert Hoizenbacker as submitted at the application for bail, and the further statement was made that Miss Roper had written members of Mr. Tillman's famllyVof further threats that were not known at the time for the affidavit for bail. The State urged that a sufficient -showing had not, in Its opinion, been made for a continuance.

After full discussion, Judge Klugh rendered his decision continuing the case until next July, and In so doing, he said: The Court's Decision. "The rule of court like any other law, because It is a law authored by statute has to be given a reasonable constitution. The motion as submitted to the court probably does not technically comply in every respect with thS rule as it provides that the facts that the witnesses would testify to should be incorporated In the affidavit submitted upon tbe motion. In that regard and the facts perhaps in other regards, the motion may not comply with the rule, but think, It complies substantially now, the constitution of the rule like the constitution of any other law must be in accordance with common! It Is true and it has come within my observation even in criminal cases where the facts are set forth the affidavit which the witnesses if present would testify, the opposing -side to the motion might admit that the witnesses would so swear if put upon the stand before the jury, and some agreement like that fre quently obviates the necessity for a continuance. "But in a case involving the greater Issues that can be Involved in any case that comes before a court of justice that practices not binding upon the court The whole matter Indeed is submitted to the descretlon of the court under the terms of the rule.

The jury are the sole judges of the facts in the case. In order to arrive at the facts the Jury must determine the credibility of the witnesses, and it is not fair to a especially in a case Involving grave issues, to ask them to pass upon the credibility of. a witness who is not before them. "So that would be sufficient reason in this case, it seems to me, to warrant the court in granting this motion. In addition to that counsel states.

In his affidavit in reference to one of these witnesses where attendance was expected and whose absence at this time, the affidavit was unknovn to deponent would testify to matters more thoroughly that ome within the privilege of deponent Other Beasons Satisfactory. 1 "Satisfactory teason is given why the additional matters to which the vestlmony would be addressed are not set forth fully in the affidavit to which counsel has not had. the opportunity to confer- with the witnesses; that the witnesses' absence has occurred since the affidavit to which reference was made was given, and the reasons given why the additional facts should testify are not set forth must be considered as satisfactory, "The sheriff's return shows the witness The President Quits His Party. A REST OF SIXTEEN DAYS Only Important Matters Be Referred to Him. Intention of Mr.

Boosevelt to Closely Study the Nature ot the Animals That Inhabit the Cinnabar, Mont. April 8. President Roosevelt is in the fastness of Yellow stone Park, and tor the next sixteen days he expects to enjoy complete rest" and cessation from public duties. He will be in almost daily communication with Secretary Loeb at Cinnabar, but nothing except of the utmost Importance will be referred to him. 1 In company with John Burroughs, the naturalist, who accompanied him from Washington, Mr.

Roosevelt will closely study the nature of the various animals that inhabit the park. The President has looked forward to this outing for sometime, and he was in a particularly happy frame of mind when he led the cavalcade into the Every trail leading in the preserve is closely guarded and no one will be allowed to disturb the President's solitude. His headquarters will be at the home ot Major Pitcher superintendent of the park. Camps are Established. A number of camps have been estab lished In different localities and these will be occupied by the President from time to time The special train bearing the President and his party arrived at Gardner the entrance to the park at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon and was met by a detachment of the 3rd cavalry and a number of cow boys.

Major Pitcher also was on hand to welcome the President. Luncheon was served in the President's car after which the President, dressed in riding breeches and coat with a light-colored slouch hat 0:1 mounted his horse and made a brief address to. the people congregated near his train.1 He then bade the members of his party good-bye and led the way Into the park. Mr. Burroughs fol lowed in an army wagon.

T4ie train returned to Cinnabar where Secretary Loeb and the remainder of the party will live in it wnue tne- rresiaent is absent. April Ii4 the President will start on his trip to St.Lpuis the- Pacific, The weather is mild and reports from the park are to the effect that there is little snow in the vicinity of the President's headquarters. WEIGHT IS ARRAIGNED. United States Commissioner Declines to Belease Him. New York, April 8.

Whitaker Wright the London financier promoter. charged with defrauding as director of the London and Globe Finance Company, was arraigned for examination before United States Commissioner Alexander today, counsel aSked for his dismis sal on the complaint now before the United States Supreme Court on the ground that the crime was not extradit able, and that the complaint made no allegations constituting a crime on both countries. 1' The commissioner denied the motion and adjourned the hearing until April 15 to await the arrival of more papers from England. EDWABD AT OIBBALT AB. He Promotes Governor Sir White to Field Marshalship.

Gibraltar, April 8. King Edward and his suite landed here today. His majesty was received by the Governor and by the naval and military staffs, while royal salutes were fired. A procession was formed and the King drove through the streets, which were lined with soldiers and demonstrating King Edward was present tonight at a State banquet given by Sir George Stew art White, the Governor of Gibraltar, and the defender of Ladysmith during the late South African war. During the banquet the King announced that he had promoted Sir George White to the rank of field marshal.

New Securities Listed. j. New Tork, April 8. The following securities were today approved for listing by the Governors of the Stock Exchange: National Bank of New Tork, additional capital stock, making total amount listed Central Pacific Company, (Southern Pacific lessee), $2,000,000 additional first refunding mortgage 4 per cent guaranteed coupon bonds of 194ft. making total amount listed, North American Company, additional capital stock, making total amount ysted 814,531,200.

i- World's Becord Smashed. Pensacola, April 8. World's records are being smashed here with frequency by the ships of the North At-lantio fleet The Illinois lowered all records for accuracy with IS-lnch guns, and today the Iowa took the record with six-pounders. The vessel was firing the guns of this size in the Gulf this afternoon, when the gunners fired thirty shots in succession, each falling true at a range of 1,700 Three gun crews participated. Holleben Will Not Return.

Washington, April 8. Herr von Holleben will not be obliged to return to the United States to present his letters of recall. Secretary Hay has been informed by.fearon Sternberg, the present Minister, that the Ambassador has been retired by the German Government, and that Emperor' William, as a mark of special favor, has bestowed upon him the Order of Red Eagle. Strikers Besume Work. Shamokin, April hundred men and boys who had been idle at the Reading Company's bar valloy shaft since last week on account of the strike for an eight-hour 1 work day resumed work today.

Complaint of Citrus Fruit Growers. Los Angeles, April 8. Allegations made by the growers of citrus fruit in STATE WILL INVESTIGATE. Employers and Employes Think Nothing Will Come of It Lowell, April 8. Investigation by the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation of the cotton industry in Lowell will begin tomorrow forenoon in the city hall.

There Is a feeling on the part of the employes and of the mill men that the hearing will avail nothing so far as the real question is concerned. Both sides declare that they will not be Influenced by any decision -of the investigators and it Is almost certain that any decision that the board may arrive at will receive but scant consideration. STBIKEBS ENDORSED. National Mule Spinners' Association Meets in Boston. Boston, April S.

Not only was the position of the Lowell cotton mill operatives and the strikers at Woonsocket and Man-vllle, R. endorsed at the session of the National Mule Spinners Association today, but prepatory steps were taken towards ordering strikes of spinners at other New England points. The executive council of the association was instructed in case the eff orts to Induce mill owners to advance wages are futile, to order strikes at such times as may be deemed most expedlsnt. It decided to support flnan tially the textile strikers at Lowell, Woonsocket aurt Manville and to levy an assessment upon all spinners for this purpose. In addition it was determined to call upon labor men throughout the States and Canada to support the men, women and children now loevked out or on strike.

The discussion brought an expression i.f opinion that the Lowell mills ould grant the increase of wages asked by operatives. Secretary Cliife, of the Rhode Island district In explaining the Woonsocket and Manville situation, declared that men In these two places would be successful, provided the filling or prepared yarn was not obtained elsewhere. The convention not only, decided to support these strikes, but voted to prevent the mills from obtaining Ailing in other THE PENNELL INQUEST. Coatsworth If ore Interested in the Murder ot Burdick. Buffalo, N.

April 8. Justice Murphy and District Attorney Coatsworth held a conference this afternoon on the Pennell inquest which will begin Friday, The inquests of Pennell and ot Mrs. Pennell are to be 'held jointly. District Attorney Coatsworth will allow Justice Murphy to work out an answer to the question of accident or suicide and will confine his efforts to bringing out what will tend to throw light: on the murder of Burdlck. The allege4 defalcations will brought up at the inquest The inquest jnay last two or three days, It was intimated this "afternoon that in the event that those interested in the Pennell estate are called upon at an official inauirv to divulge any as to Pennell's financial operations in the East an effort will be to show that the money which he obtained from his friends and relatives was in the nature of legitimate loans." In other words, It may be asserted that-! funds to the amount of about $200,000 were advanced to him without anv security whatever; His attor ney, Wallace Thayer, admits -that Pennell had no security to give for such roans; that he possessed no real estate and had no bonds or stocks or mortgages.

TRIAL OF JAMES HOWARD. Defense Files Affidavit Asking for Continuance. Frankfort, April 8. The trial of James Howard, charged with killing Governor William Goebel was begun here today. When the' case was called the defense filed an affidavit asking tor a continuance, pleading the absence of witnesses.

The Commonwealth objected and the court in chambers heard the objections. affidavit of the defense was admitted subject to exceptions for competency and relevancy. Examination of Jurors was then begun, but the panel was soon exhausted and a special venire of 150 citizens of Woodford, an adjoining County, were ordered to be piesent In court tomorrow afternoon. Origin of Mazaltan Plague. Mazatlan, Mexico, April 8.

Doctors Car-bajal and Guzman are back from their recent trip to the pueblos of El Quell to, El Quemado and El Zapote. It is said that they were informed by reliable people that at the end ot 1901 there was an epidemic -of plague at those ranches, though at the time nobody knew that it was the dreaded disease, and there was no alarm. When the plague appeared at Mazatlan the suvlvors of the other epl-demio knew that, the same disease had previously visited them and so reported to the authorities. The examination of the physicians confirm this report. Cuban -Congress Elections.

Havana, April 8. The elections today of officers of the House of Representative, ahnmA that the Dolltical oartles are closely divided. The House was formerly strongly, against tne administration. bb-nor -Portuendo, Nationalist was elected of the defeating Senor Garcia, Republican, by a vote of 29 to 22. The Republicans succeeaeu in o.ow..b Senor Cardenal, of MatanzasVice-Presl-h vntB to 24.

The Nationalists elected Senor Ueres Secretary of the House, he Senate has an ample Repub lican majority. The Arkansas Going to St. Louis. Memphis, April United States monltw Arkansas will leav tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock for, St. The officers tonight were enter tained at a banquet given Dy tne Business Men's Club.

Italians Get Indemnity. Rome, April 8. The Italian Ambassador at Washington, Slgnor Mayor des Plan, ches, has officially advised the Foreign Office that he has received 85,000 indemnity for the families of the Italians who were lynched or wounded at Irwin, In July, 190L Reorganized Latter Day Saints. Kansas City, April 8, The annual conference of the reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints In session at Independence today decided that he next annual conference of the church will hid at Klrtland, 0 bginnlng on April 8, 1904. Hopley Going to Montevideo.

Southampton, April 8. United States Consul Hopely will sail for New York Saturday on the American liner Philadelphia, on his way to his new post at Montevideo. party arrived at the Garabaldi bridge Just as a detachment of cavalry charged S) mob and a scene of Indescribable confusion ensued. With screams and shouts the pilgrims in their efforts to- escape were scattered In all directions. The officials reported that 6rder had been completely re-established since noon, but Rome was still -occupied by the military forces and the general strikes con tinue.

Many strikers were arrested dit ring the day- The government has determined to hav a sufficient force of troops on hand maintain order under any circumstances and has issued instructions to send tea more battalions of troops to Rome. They will arrive hers today. Labor Troubles in Baltimore, Baltimore, April 8. As 100 non-unloB structural iron workers were waiting Iq the Calvert station, ot the Pennsylvania! Railroad to board a train for PittsbursJ tonight they were approached by a nunw ber of union men who tried to dissuades them from taking the places ot strikers. Finding their arguments unavailing sev era! of the union men resorted to -vio-i ji.

lence and a lively scene ensued. Reserves) from the central police station quickly mtn 3 rived upon the scene' and arrested foust union and two non-nnion men and special officer. The other non-union mean, proceeded on their way to Pittsburg. To Revise Catechism. PMc.n Anrit S.

The commission SB uinu htt nrrier nf the last areneral eon ference of the Methodist Episcopal 1 4 STORK IN ABKANSAS. So Far as Heard from Nine are Dead and Three are Dying. Little Rock, April 8. Specials to The Arkansas Gazette from several towns In White and Cleburne counties, Arkansas, tell of a cyclone which swept throusrh that section Tuesday night, leaving death na aestrucuon The major portion of the country through which the storm ploughed Its way remote from railways, and telegraph A. special correspondent of Thyo Gazette wires from Searcy.

tonight that he had passed over portion of the track of the storm and that trees were twisted from their trunks and houses demolished. Thus far it has been impossible to as certain where the storm began, but It is Known that It raged In those two counties and the list of casualties will, from indications, mount much higher than it now Is, with nine dead, three dying and thirteen others badly injured. The towns of Little Red, Albion, Bradford. Heber and Fangburn have been heard from' thus far. The dead Jim Leggett, Little Red; Joe Leggetf, little Red; Tom King and wife, Little Red; three King children, young lady, school teacher, who was boarding at King's; A C.

Williams, near Heber. The Injured Infant child of the King family. A. C. Williams, near Heber; not expected to live; Buck Neeley, Searcy; Albert Kiler, Elbert Walker Pollock, Little Red.

Two of the Pollard family near Albion, Mrs. Hoverton and. child, Pangburn, not expected to live; Miss Barkhousen, Little Red, leg broken and skull fractured; Walter Muller, Pangburn, leg broken; Mrs. Henry Well, Injured internally fatally; unknown woman, Fangburn, both legs broken; Tom Houston, near Heber, both arms broken: unknown man at Bradford. Bradford, which is on the Iron Mountain road, was the first point heard from.

Several houses were blown down there and one man badly injured. The tornado came from the west and had spent' its force by the time it reached Bradford. It Is feared the little town ot Hiram, with a population of 1E0, has been wiped oft the map. It is near. Heber and in the storm's track.

Nothing has been thus far heard from It will probably be several days before the names of all who were killed by the tornado are known. A special to The Gazette from Heber says: In the 'tornado which swept across this section last night A. C. Williams, living ten miles sou'th of Heber, was killed. He was 70 years of age and lived with his wife on top of one of the mountains south of this town.

His house was" caught up by the wind and thrown down the mountain side, he being His wife was badly injured and is not expected to live. A white, man named Houston living near Williams had both arms broken. At Pangburn six residences were blown down and a flock of sheep and a number rof cattle, hogs and horses were killed. Buck Neely of Searcy was In the storm and was caught under a small tree which was. blown down.

He is not seriously hurt IV: A. large church near Fangburn was blown half a mile. At Little Red post-office, Albert Kiler, Elbert Derile, Walter Pollard, Mrs. Pollard and Tom King lost all their houses, barns and other buildings. 'VV; tv'ftll's'Si' Forty-three residences and sixteen barns destroyed and other wreckage is the record of the damage reported to 8 o'clock tonight' The tornado swept everything in a path a mile In width.

At Pangburn Mrs. Hoverton and one child were badly hurt and not expected to live. Two of the Pollards, near Albion, were badly hurt. A number of others were hurt, but not Beriousiy. Partridge Warned as.

Agent. Washington, April C. Partridge of Vermont has been invited to represent tbe United States in the capacity of agent at Caracas, In the ad-. Justment of the claims of American citizens against Venezuela. Mr.

Partridge was at one time United States Minister to Venezuela. Conferred With Shallenberger. Washington, April 8. M. Margerie, Secretary of the French Embassy, today conferred with Second Assistant Post master General Shallenberger regarding a parcels post treaty, Church to conaiaer un aywuior -jsj, 1 revising the catechism and order Of wor bly rooms of the Methodist Book Con-' Tha Alected Bishotil 3 Merrill Chairman.

The subject was dls: cussed at length but no definite aotMj 1 was taken. 1 ft Vlvtflln' 1 jv. Berlin. April 8. BJornsterne Bjorson, the Norwegian dramatist, politician and) writer, has two-thirds of a page or The 1 Tageblatt today on.

one of. his favorite I Ideas, an ethnological and political trust nt ail ih RArmflnln nnnlea. in which ,3 Includes tne unitea etates, uermany England, Scandanavla, Den mark, The Netherlands and Switzerland Such an- alliance, he would ita pose peace on the world. Bobbed Train Crew. Georgetown, April 8.

John Riley; and Joe Murphy were arrested on tha charge of holding up the crew on a freight train near here last night The men held up a tramp and took two revolvers from him and then proceeded til rob the train crew. attempted escape near the depot and "Riley wa-s shot in Cuba Sending Sugar to England. Havana, April 8. Some of the wealth lest planters in Southern-uba are loading a few cargoes ot sugar at Clenfu-gos to be sent to the English market in order to experiment whether better prices can be obtained in England than in ti.e United States. 1 1 Londonderry Writes Letter.

1 London, April 8. Lord Londondpvr-v, President of the Board of Education, written a letter In which Be repudiate any knowledge of an Intention on tc part of the government to introduce measure ot self-government for Iremii Bank Increases Capital. Washington, April 8. Stockholm the KIstks National Bank of tti'is c. day authorized the Increase of tal stock from JSfiO.OOO to 1 half of the new to to the City Bunk ot 1 TORNRAGE.