The Brunswick Times-Call, 1900-11-28

MANY LIVES AND MUCH PROPERTY Tloosaafls Tlrowi Oat of Eiployieat iLHDSMER HEAVILY Hundreds of Families Driven From Their Homes By the Water Pittsburg, Nov. 27.-After three days of incessant rain, a flood unpre unprecedented - cedented unprecedented for this aeaeon of the year swept down the Menongabela and Al Allegheney - legheney Allegheney rivers last night, ruining hundreds of thousands dollars' worth of property, drowning at least thirty persons, temporarily throwing ont of employment thousands of workmen by foroed suspension of many industrial establishments lining the banka of both streams, and rendering hundreds of families homeless. The lowlands in Pittsburg, Alleghe Allegheny, - ny, Allegheny, South Pitteburg, Sharpaburg, and McKeesport are inundated, and nearly every plant fronting the two rivers have been forced to abut down. Hun Hundreds - dreds Hundreds of families are [either driven from their homes or are living in up upper - per upper lloora and using skiffs. There ware many narrow escapes from drowning during the night, and several men are reported missing. At Neville island four spins of a railroad bridge in the course of construction were swept away during the night. IN TENNESSEE. Jamestown, Tenn., Nov. 27. - Rain baa fallen here unceasingly for four days. All the creeks and rivera are out of their bank). It ie feared that muoh damage is done to farm lands, rafts, and timber by the high water. Jamestown is in the Cumberland moon moontain - tain moontain eection. TORNADO IN GREENS. Augusts, Nov. 27. here of a tornado wbioh passed over Siloana, Greene county. Many head of oattle were killed and crops much damaged. No loss of lives is rsported yet.

Total cast 224 The Times-Oall circus contest 3tarts ed in realearnest yesterday and many votes were polled for the different young ladieis in the race. The voting boxes were placed in front of Brown's and Butts' drug stores and all during the afternoon people could be seen going up and dropping in the little white ballots for their favorites, aud the editor" had somewhat of a job counting the ballots. Three m-ire young ladles were enter entered - ed entered by their friends, Mis-es Janie Sym Symons, - ons, Symons, Madge Young and Addle Tankers Tankersley - ley Tankersley and they start off with a good number of votes to their credit. Hereafter, the ballots each day will be dated and must be cast on that day. For instance the ballot that appears in today's paper is dated Nov. 28. Should some of these be cast tomorrow, they will not be counted. Tbe ballots that appeared in Sunday's and Tuesday's piper however, will be oounted if cast today. The ballot boxes are placed in front of tbe two above named drug stores early every morning, and are remoyed at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, therefore you should vote before that hour, or they can be mailed to tho contest edi editor. - tor. editor. The management of the Timeb-Call Is determined that the race shall be a fair one, and no one connected with this offloe will be allowed to partici participate - pate participate in the conteet. During the count last night a large number of votes blank on one side were found and were thrown out. Theee ballots were obtained from spoiled copies of tbe paper and are no good.

Osrreoted Daily byi Oapt. Otto /shaineaen Port of Brunswick, Nov. 27,1900. ARRIVED. British S. 8. Bencedlclr. Jackson, St v Vincent, C. V. S. 8. Klogrande, Johnston, New York. Sehr. Waltham Barthor, Boston, CLEARED. Tjohooner Gladys Colson, New York, SAILED. Spanish bark Linda, Ferrer, Barce Barcelona. - lona. Barcelona. Sehr. Harold, Harold J. McCarthy, Flynn, Sat Ula. The greatest evidenoe of the dangers of ebolera morbus, diarrhoea and dye dyeeatery - eatery dyeeatery le the increase in the death rate during the summer months. Ton can cannot - not cannot be too oarefni, and partienlar at attention - tention attention should be paid to tha diet, A supply of Pain-Kili should always be et band, for It can be relied on at all times as safe, sure and tpaedy. A tea teaspoonful - spoonful teaspoonful will oars any ordinary rase. Avoid eobetitntee. There ie bnt one Pein-KUler, Perry Davie'. Pnoe 350. and 50e. FOR LARCENY. Pater Evans, colored, waa yesterday tried in Justice Lambright'e bourt on a charge of larceny made by tbe local branch of ihe |Amsrican of Labor, acd he was bound over. Mr. A. L- Franklin represented the plain plaintiffs, - tiffs, plaintiffs, and Mr. Ernest Dart the defend defendant. - ant. defendant. i FOE ARBITRATION. Patiis, Noy. 27. - President municipal council tomorrow will propose in council a vote arbitrating Transvaal disputes.

New York, Nov. 27. - The police of Hoboken, N. have received a letter* alleging the existence of a plot to as assassinate - sassinate assassinate President McKinley. The writer *t the letter gave in hie commu communication - nication communication the names of the alleged chief conspirators, which the police refuse to make pubiie. The letter, which ie illegibly signed, follows: ''Sir: Having almost thoroughly assured myself of aa anarchist plot against his exesllanoy, Mr. McKinley, 1 consider it my duty to adviss you of the name of one who ie more than sus suspected - pected suspected of being a leader, whose uame is found in the enclosed slip. Ha is a fugitive from justice and a dangerous man, having been oonvioted several times, and oa the laat ocoaalon sen sentenced - tenced sentenced to five years' imprisonment for an anrobist attempt. My statement can be verified on ap appealing - pealing appealing to the prefeot of police of Paris, France. In the course of the past year he concealed himself with a man named Franooia, the author of an anarebiat attempt at Scranton, where ha mortally wounded an agent of po police." - lice." police." The writer of this letter, ths police -av, has been looated and the story is being Investigated. J

HONDURAS AID. Tbe Claim for an Americas Soma Time Ago. Washington, Nov. 27. - Tbs itate department today telegram from W. Godfrey Hob ter, United State* minuter to Gutamala, Hondu Honduras, - ras, Honduras, taying tbat be nad reoeired from the Hodoraa government ten tboneand dollar*, in gold, in fall payment ef our claim for killing Frank Poare, of Fittebnrg, by Honduras soldier* in January, 1899, THANKSGIVING SKRVICIi AT BT. MARK'S CHURCH. The at St. Mark's church on Tbnrsday, will be marked by a display of frails, Cowers and vegetables - "tbe fruits of tbe earth" - arranged iu tbe obanoel. Af After - ter After service, thie oifering will be given to tbe poor. WOOD Most for the mon ey Phone sl, Yard corner Glougister and Gi ant streets

ie ttiv ai i ni i Negro Slot Dicer Was Tta Killed - MI EMM PREVAILS Mob Fired Two Hundred Bullets Into the Despera Desperado - do Desperado Lake City, Fla , Nov. 27. - Spencer Williams, a negro gambler was ahot to pieces near this city this afternoon by a posse composed of over a hundred Williams arrived from Pensacola last night and in resisting airest he shot and dangerously wounded City Marshal Strange and William Strickland a promlneut business man. As soon as the news of the shooting spread, a posse was organized and went in hot pursuit of the negro. He was oyertaken a few miles from town and shot to pieces, Fully two hundred bul bullets - lets bullets were found in the negro's body-

TOO SEVERE. Amrr.ea Against Demand of the Powers;*, ' , _*-; - . Washington, Sv, 27. - Demands trade on China by the Powers as cabl* ed by Conger yssterday are regarded aa altogether too severe to be approved by the United Siates. MOKE STRIKERS Several Hundred Join the Strikers in Tampa. Tampa, Nov. 27 - 8everai hundred men were added to the striking foreee here today. These oame mostly from among unorganized labor and the baildlnge in course of construction are at a standstill. POPE NOT DEAD. London, Nov, 27, - The report of the death of the pops, which reached New fork today, was baaed on Paris rumors circulated by a small news agency. The pontiff waa quite well ycaterday.

THE GATriS-KILCO CASE, Many Witnesses Examined - New Ev Evidence - idence Evidence to Close Thursday, Nileigb, N. C., Nov. 27 - Rapid pro progress - gress progress !a being made ie the Gattia Kllgo SIOO,OOO libel case nt Oxford today. Examination of plaintiff's was re resumed. - sumed. resumed. Of the number examined were m iny obaraoter witnesses, among them Rev. F. D. Swndcll, of Goldsboro, J. H. Southgate, Virginlus Ballard and R. L. Flowers. Durham attorneys say the plaintiff will probably rest his case Monday afternoon. It ia now thought the evidence will be concluded Thursday night. MARRIED IN CHARLESTON.