The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 24, 1897, Page 8

EE WIND STORM TEHUANTEPEC DESTROYED. syasiderable Damage at Louis. | Every Building in the Mexican City Wrecked , Ky-—Storm Elsewhere. by the Earthquake. gsille, Ky, June 18.—The| Oaxaca, Mex., June 20.—The con- gsere wind storm since the} tinued earthquake shocks and heavy stemmado of 1890 passed over/rains have sertizusly interrupted jest 5 o'clock this morning. | telegraph communication with the yo sstious losses have b3en | Isthuus of Tehauntepec during the ei, the smvll demage will be| past three diya. Half the shale trees| Advices were r-ce:ved here today tity have been damaged or | that the cfficial commission sent to down A buildieg on the|the City of Tehanntepec by Presi- foot was demolished and} dent Diaz to investigate the reported roofs were blowu away |formation «fa yolcano and tive ex ople of Louisville were panic | tent of the dimagee, have srrived at ‘en. their destitnation and found the con- 49 received this afvernoon|diticn of affairs much worse than : p and Central Kentucky | they had expec'ed. Jy serious damaze to crops The towa of Tehauntepe: centain- lisb, Ind., the court house | ed about 15,000 inhabitants, and is ged between $2,000 aud/completely destroye], so far as houses and buildings are concerned, not one remaining standing. There were a number of substantial and costly buildings in the town The people are living in tente and in the open air on the outskirts of the place. The carthquake shocks eontinue to ba felt at frequent intervals, and the people are terrified The heavy smoke and other indications of an active volcano tothe west of Tebuan. tepec are no longer visible. SHOCKS IN FRISCO. San Francisc», Cal, June 20.— Two sharp aud severe shocks of earthquake were felt bere today, the officia! time of the first, as taken by Uvited States Weather - Bureau, be ing 12:14:04. It was followed al- most immediately by a second shock. The vibrations were from west to east. Clocks were stopped, suspen- ded lamps and decorations were broken in some places, but no real damage ia reported. The shocks were the most severe experienced here for many years. The earth- quake was general throughout the state. ots gent from here that two pqore killed by the storm are inded. No one was injured. 4 mmois this afternoon are Higo people were killed near tis'e, Ind, by the destruction 30 Thevictims are said to yer and hia daughter. anapolis, Ind, June 18.—-Cy ther has prevailed through Apis) Indisna tc-day. At North Aapolis and Invirgtos, the wind own a few trees and eheds. & Albany, Ind, Juno 18.—A Aywiod storm parsed over this morning A score of bull e u roofed, bu’ no one was . Lightnir ¢ struck the Maxo- and tore cut one corner ‘Asirevs was ripped t» prec: s. Fi POLICY Klect to Spain is Instructed. Bingt: , D. C, June 19-Gen. ford, the new minister to Spain, Dogiven po-itive instructions duce in making representa- Bothe Spanish goveroment of Wiwde of the United States Pirg Cuba The charac‘er of Wodferd’s instructious indi intenticn of the President Apeserve a friendly attitude Spain, but to be firm and Pitnecestity demands. Ais: duty will be to eecure oe Madrid government, if pos *® revocation «f the inbumine tion order. BWoodford has been directed ¢ to impress upon Spa‘n ues desire of the President ® goyeroment of the United Woend the bloody struggle great injury to American rough the practical suspen- traffic will be pointed out Mbinze will be followed by a “fot the good offices of the “Bates to end the war. : vital to the cause of faras the United States is a, will occur until after Woodford shall have re > this government the result presentaticn. Father Kills the Abductor of His Daughter. Palucah, Ky, June 19 —At May- field, Ky, a week ago, Beno Haney aud Jack Jobtison, dive keepers, forally abducted the 13-year old daughter of J. M. Kirklend for im- moral purposes. Eurly thie morning, Johnson, who had bean hiding at Pryorsburg, near here, started for Mayfield in a buggy alone. The stolen girl's father heard of bis com- ing and waylail him with a shotgun When Johnson drove in sight Kirkland commanded him to halt. Johnson refused Kirkland fired and Jobnson’s body pitched forward in the buggy. After the horse had run half a mile the corpse fell out upon the road. It had 57 buckshot in the head and breast. Kirkland, who is a good citizen. and an ex-Confederate, surrendered. He is 65 years old. The victim is about 40. The girl is ati!l miseing. Kirkland is out on boad, and ewears he will kill Haney. Duel Talk. St Josepb, Mo., June 18 —A sec- oni encounter between ex Congress- man George C. Crowther and Maj. Joho L Bittinger is expected at any time. Since he returaed from Wash- ington after securing the post office for Frank M. Atkinson, Major Bit tinger has resumed editorial charge of the Herald. Since the fight with Crowther he has written several ar- tecles abou: the ex-congresiman refl_c ing ou bis character Iu ove piace he referred to him ag a ‘vagrant eX concressman wandering abcut the streets of St. Joseph without any visible m3ans of support ” Major Bittioger dec'ares that he is still ready to meet Crowther at any time or place, and Crowther is crelited with having eaid that he will not submit to apy more icsults. Wii Give Mra tiu'z $40,000. i, June 18.--If the United ill not press an official claim, ill pay Mrs. Ruiz $40,000, Premier Canovas. The ment of this fact has arous ment public opposition, Madrid press is inflaming. mpapers blame the Govern allowing De. Ruz to ba t censure it more for ac ing it. They cay Spain ia iruo heel of the Yanke«.” Waited States Embassy is bestoned unless the attacks c&’ soon moderate. The 0vernment, always careful B against such a demonstra watchful than ever t Taylor is in no presont the civil guard detail at v has bean trebled. Mr @ for trouble over the Could Not Want for His Money. Columbia, Mo., June 230 —James D.l!, who came bere recestly from T:xas.aod Frank Hoffer, wh lives near Columbia, were arrested here vesterday charged with forgery. Dill entered the Columbia Exchange bank this morning with a check for $400, to which was sizned the name of McBaine. a wealthy Columbia stockman. As Mr. nee a : Feit standing just in front of the bank at : ee ectin acon, a the time, the cashier. becoming sus- ials. This caused the party |Picious, called him. As he did so Be roar aad cali ig en Dll sprang for the door and fled 1 of the committee, and | 2%" the street. He was pursued ation is th hs by a large crowd and captured. He fon 1s the oll coms. | aimed thet the check was given been atrong talk of read |,- at of the party The $5, re who was also placed meetut against the Time ————$$—$—$—_—_—_—_ ' filed, and the Mail aod | Votes Bought. M local democratic pape. | Washington, D C. June 18 —Ia fom Sanus! H. Skinoer. |i). course of a violent speech this Brat Avalon, filed a $5,000) .frernoon, explaining why he was fut through Loomis, de- | occasionally voting with the republi M the case will hever come) «ane, Senator Til'man ef South Caro- New and substantial devel-|};,,. charged in plain languege that ‘MWe promived in a day or! p,.. dent Cleveland bought with pa‘renage enough democratic repre- sen'atives to pass the Sherman repeal b'll in ‘93 and ‘then bought Wane 19 —It is announced | enough senators to pass the bill in =9000 lives have been lost by | the Serate.” Mquake disturbances which A. Tillman thuodered out this Y Visited the Province of | charz+ with up‘ifted hands there was here. A message of |@ murmur of indignation throughout has been rece'ved from|the chamber, but all senators re- Mtoris mained silent in their seats. — Nay Res gns. the, My., Junea 17 —A E. Wa@raan of the Repub ican “Bea'ral Committee, has ten @ resignation as chiicman mar of the committea. Nay Mecused of sssisting Loomis [past offic ’s through out th Thousand Dead. THE W. 0. W. Large and Orderly Crowd in Pos- session of the Town Sunday. A Dozen Delegations ot the Order of Woodmen and Ten Bands of Music im Attendance. Rich Hill Review. Notwithstanding tke severity of the etorm cf the preceding evening, and the unsettled and threatening condition cf the weather yesterday morning, there was a large crowd of people in Rich Hill throughout the day to witness the parade of Wood- men of the World and their unveiling ceremonies at Green Lawn cametery Suaday afternoon. The line of march wes taken up at Prospect Park in the Eart Eod and extended from there to the cemetery. There were ten bands of music in line, and twelve delegations of Woodmen. These walked four abreast, while there were buggies, carriages and other vebicles by the hundrede, not to mention the citizens on foot. The different delegations repre- sented were from the following towns: Ft. Scott, Nevada, ElDorado, Schell City, Jasper, Harrisonville, Hume, Adrian, Butler, Pleasanton, Amoret and Kansas City. The Woodmen Circle of Ladies, to the number of 50, in connection with tha ladies’ Woodmen Circle of Rich Hill, to the number of perhaps 75 more, occupied cerriages in the parade. The caremonies at the grave of Sovereign Babliog, where the unveil- iny took place, were beautiful and impressive. Following the unveiling, came the dccora‘ion of the graves of Pythians by the order of Osage Lodge, No. 69, K. of P, also the unyeiling of the monument of John J. McCarthy in the Catholic cemetery, a Hume Woodmen, by the Rich Hill W. O. W, and a countermarch to town, where the procession disbanded and the different members disposed of themselves in various ways—as to them seemed best. The crowd of visitors—todgemen, ssters and others—was variously estimated at from 3,000 to 5,000 pérsons—and for so large a crowd was very select and orderly. There was little to mir the harmony of the ocsazion, the exercises all passing off smoothly, according to program, and but few trivial accidents occurring— so that the entire affair may be safely and freely classed asa splendid suc- cess from beginning to end. Died te Avoid Crediters. Clinton, Mo, June 20.—Impatient creditors caused A. H. Bechtel of Hickory couaty to hang bimself this moroing. Oae week ago: Bechtel traded a farm for J. A. Baker's gen eral store in Lowery City, St. Clair county. The stock invoiced $1,100 more than the farm and Bechtel could not raiss the money. Meac- while men whom Baker owed becime impatient and harassed Bechtel with threats of attachment suits. At 6 o'clock Saturday evening Bechtel was observel to cut off a piece of rope and lay it to one side. At 3 o'clock this morning he went down to the store, aad, tying one end of the rope toa rafter ia the grocery department and the other end around his neck, jumped off the counter. His body was fouod hang- ing by his son at 5:30 thie morning: He was 50 years old and leaves eight children. Reports from Sioux City, Ia. are a pest of plant lice, to compare with nothing was ever before seen in the Northwest, is threatening the total destruction of the fruit crop in this region. All aloag the Missouri Val- ley the twigs and branches of the fruit trees are so laden with the in- sects that they appear twice their natural size, snd in many instanees branches have actually broken down under their weight. Kerosene emu!- sion ani London purple are being freely used, ion the bops of extermi- nating the pest, but thus fer with little effect. Jefferson City, Mo, June 19 — Officer Ewing of Jackson, Miss. to day arrested Elgin Stephens as he was released from the pennitentiary and took him to Mississippi to an- swer an ind:c mnt for murder. He is wanted at Springdale, Ark, for breaking into a post-office and a deputy marshal was here to get him but the prison authorities let Officer Ewing serve his papers first. Stephens came from Keneas City for barglary.