The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 15, 1899, Page 5

: : A Frightful Storm Strikes New Richmond and Almost Wipes Out the Town. mR A LARCE NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED. Scarcely Two Score in the Place Escaped Being I jured—Three Hundred Coffins Ordered — Different Estimates of the Killed aud Injured—The Kuins of the 1ll-Fated City Swept by Fire. St. Paul, Minn., June The ter- rifle storm along the upper Mississippi river and its tributaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota have done enormous damage. The worst destruction ap- pears to have been at New Richmond, Wis., where a frightful twister struck just before six o’clock Monday night. How great has been the loss of life it is impossible as yet to tell, the having effectually destroyed wire munication in the stricken region. Re- ports that have come in state the total number of killed and injured will range between 250 and 500. The town at the time of the storm was crowded with people who had come from the surrounding country to attend a circus performance. Next to Richmond the most severe damage done by the storm was at Hud- son, Wis., also at La Crosse, Wis. In the vicinity of the first named town a tornado ad cloudburst storm om- destroyed wires, unroofed residences, barns and outbuildings all along its path. At La Crosse it was the worse storm known in 17 years. Nearly five inches of rain fell. The river rose so rapidly that 400 people living in the lower part of the city were driven from their homes. Over 100 head of live stock were drowned. Nearly every bridge in the La Crosse valley is gonc At Mankato, Minn., six inches of rain fell. Winona, Minn,, Sparta, Wis and other towns in the adjoining ter- ritory are partly under water and much damage done. Faribault, Elroy, Viola, Rocktown, Tomah also suffercd severely and have the same story to tell of flooded cellars, heavy damage to crops, hundreds of heads of cattle drowned, numerous washouts on the railroads, bridges washed away and wire communications paralyzed. The Dreadful Catamity Confirmed St. Paul, Minn., June 13.—A reporter of the Dispatch who went to New Rich- mond, Wis., Mondaynight on the first relief train returned to-day and fully confirms the reports of the dread- ful calamity which visited that place about six o’clock Monday night. The pretty town is almost totally wiped off the map, and of its 2,500 inhabitants, 200 ie dead amongst the ruins of their homes and about 1,000 are injured, r fatally. Scarcely two score es without injury of some nature. Great alarm prevailed shortly before the storm broke and refuge was sought in cellars, wells, caves or other under- ground structures that promised safety. The wind began blowing with terrible force. Trees were broken off short by the force of the gele which struck the town full in the center and fm ten minutes awful havoc had been wrought. The largest brick blocks erumbled like eggshelis. The lighter frame structures were whisked awe like so much straw and many houses were carried for blocks and dashed to the earth. Five hundred buildings, the finest in the town, were wrecked and when the storm had passed about the only structures of any note left standing were the Catholic and Baptist ehurehes. Not a residence was left un- injured. Lumber yards went up in the clouds, the huge planks being sliced into shingles. A large iron bridge over Apple river was blown into fragments and the parts distributed along the banks a half mile away. Three Hundred Coffins Ordered. Minneapolis, Minn., June 13.—The through Wisconsin Central train suc- ceeded in reaching here this morning, having come through New Richmond atanearly hour. The tracks were all clear, save where the contents of a lum- ber yard were scattered over them. Conductor Gavin says he took 12 ref- ugees to St. Paul with him. When the train came through the air was so full of smoke from burning buildings that it was difficult to tell the extent of the disaster. The central part of the town, however, was wrecked. A fire engine had arrived from a neighboring town and was doing its best to check the flames. Tio brought an order for 300 coffin: but this, of course, was simply an esti- mate of the possible dead by the local relief committee. Scores Buried Alive. New Richmond, Wis., June 13.—One hundred and seventy-five killed and 400 wounded is the estimate of casualties in Monday night’s storm. This is based on information received from General Manager Scott, of the Omaha railway. The relief train from St. Paul reached New Richmond early to-day. Besides supplies of every kind, the train brought 20 nurses and 12 doctors. The storm struck the Omaha at Boardman and followed the track to New Rich- mond. It passed through New Rich- mond from south to north and leveled the center of the city and the people penned in and scores’ buried alive. On the street from the depot starting with Henry Beal & Company’s store, through to the Hotel Nicolet, on both sides of the street every building was destroyed. The Ruins Swept by Fire. Milwaukee, June 13.—Latest advices received at the offices of the Wisconsin Central Railway company in this city are to the effect that the list of the dead from the storm at New Richmond, Wis., now foots up 160 and that the ruins of the ill-fated city are being swept by fire. Every effort is being made to stay the progress of the flames and to reseue the dead and dying from the ruins. Nineteen mild cases of smallpox have been discovered at Navenport, Ia., and ‘an epidemic is feared. ‘ FOR THE GERMAN VOTE. Democratic Leaders, It Is Said, Will At- tempt to Array Men from the Fatb- erland Against McKinley. Record says: tl every democratic te adopts strong pl: republican adu erately attempting in a that Germ comfort t false and Ww aid Spain during the late war. The democrats intend to make this a campaign state giving and the democratic convention of Ohio, which will be held next month, is expected to lead off witha inti-Anglo alliance plank and another plank which will denounce the McKinley administration for entering into an alleged conspiracy with En e the pense uf Germany. issuc strong cause of A. O. U. W. GRAND LODGE. Among the Questions to Be Grought Be- fore t ession at Indianapolis Wiil Be the Reserve Fund. , Ind., June 13.—The su Ancient Order of United Workmen was called to order in the hall of the house of representatives in the capitol this morning. Supreme Re- corder M. W. Sackett, of Meadville, Pa., said the meeting would be the most important in many respects ever held by the supreme lodge. One of the most important things to be considered is the question of a surplus fund, which will be brought before the lodge by a committee ap- pointed at the meeting a year ago, to consider that subject. According to the statement of the supreme recorder the classified plan of assessment, which went into effect some time ag ing with general satisfaction, 26 of the 36 jurisdictions having adopted it. TORPEDO FACTORY BLOWN UP. Indianap. preme lodge Two Men With Their Horses and Wagons Scattered Into Atoms and the Premises Demolished. Marietta, O., June 13.—The factory of the Marietta Torpedo company blew up yesterday afternoon and at least two men, Clyde Porter and Carl Harte, who were seen with horses when the accident happened, were killed. The factory was totally ruined. The explo- sion shook windows all over the city. Two horses and a wagon were blown to atoms. Trees for 300 yards were stripped of foilage and the limbs of some trees were strewn with the flesh of the two men and of the horses. he theory is that the explosion was caused by the carelessness of Porter in unload- ing nitro-glycerin. An Incendiary Fire. Macon, Mo., June 13.—-Lafrenz’s large dry goods store at Clarence was discoy- ered on fire yesterday, and before the eltizens could organize to fight the flames they had reached over and en- veloped the hotel and restaurant of M. D. Felker, J. N. Albright’s general merchandise store, Mrs. Kate Sharp’s millinery store und a one-story build- ing used as a meat market. All the buildings were of frame and burned rapidly. The first men on the scene discovered a lot of combustible mate- rial saturated with oil Since Dewey § 1 into Manila. Washington, June 13.—Since Dewey’s squadron steamed into Manila by the last night of April a year ago 23 army expeditions have crossed the Pacific and four have gone by way of Suez to hold the new possessions. These ex- peditions have carried 1,279 officers and 87.287 men. Nearly 500 additional of- ficers and nearly 2,000 men who did not accompany the regular expeditions have gone out to Manila. Of the total force up to to-day scarcely 1,000 have returned. " ae Cleveland Steam Fitters Strike. Cleveland, O., June 13.—Over 300 steam fitters, representing every plumb- ing shop in town, are on astrike for higher wages and for a uniform scale for Cleveland workmen. A formal de- mand was made on the employers Wednesday last but the bosses paid no attention to it and the strike followed. The men want an eight-hour working day, with $3 per day for steam fitters and $1.50 for helpers. One firm has eonceded the men’s demands. Harvesting Whea Independence, Kan., June 13. eral farmers southeast of town began cutting their wheat yesterday. The wheat is heavy this year and the farm- ers are anxious to get it cut on account ofthe unusually rainy season. Farm- ers report yields of 25 to 50 bushels an acre and the wheat crop will probably be better all over the county than ex- pected. There ts a demand for har- vest hands. Congressman Bland ter. Lebanon, Mo., June -Dr. Me- Comb reports Mr. Bland br ghter, pulse good and conditions generally favor- able. He recognized the doctor when he entered and made an effort to speak. The present outlook for the distin- guished invalid’s recovery is encourag- ing. The Cruiser Newark Safe. Santiago de Chile, June 1%—The United States cruiser Newark is safe. She has been detained in Smith chan- nel owing to lack of coat. Two of her steam launches have arrived at Ancud, a port of Chile on the north coast of the province of Chiloe. She Was Jilted by « Count. New York, June 13.—The jury in the ease of Lesbia M. Bostwick vs- Count Malta Liewen Steirngranat, to obtain $50,000 for breach of promise, handed in a verdict for $45.86. Miss Bostwick declared that the count had trifled with her affections. At an adjourned meeting of dele- gates to the peace conference it was resolved to furnish the newspapers with Mp reccn. of the proceedings of the ittees, as well as of the ple- pary sittings. ; American Gunboats Shell the Fil- ipino Insurgents’ Position | at Cavite Viejo. i BATE MAN | LAWTON HAS A LIVELY ENGAGEMENT. | The on the | Twenty-Fi Kebels Open a Territic t Infantry A Fire Desperate Stand Mad by the Americans—Re ported Assassination of Gen. Luna Gen. Otis’ Cablegram. © | Manila, June 13.—At the rebels at Cz elt shells aylight to-day sjo dropped two nooth gun the church in the } from a bore nounted in frox L. TE damage done w splintering the huge shears on the Mole inboats Callao, Manila and then proceeded to dismount the gun. After breakfast the rebels opened fire along the beac oor After silencing the bi Cavite Viejo the gun- close ong the shore, the rebel position The rebels l with rifle fire and with the of some small pieces of artil- ler, that So vigorous was the enemy’s fire inboat Helena already 9:20 a. m. the joined the sr g oats named and the Princeton, Monterey and Monadnock, om their anchor- ages, dropped o ional big shells among the rebels. This, apparently, only served to incite the rebels, as they kept up an incessant fire of musket- ry and artillery near the mouth of the Zapote river, two miles north of Bakoor. The fire of all seven warships was con- centrated on this point shortly after noon, when the upper bay presented the appearance of being the scene of a great naval battle. The insurgents were eventually foreed to abandon their guns after holding out for about four hours, only to be confronted by Gen. Lawton’s force on land and in their rear, where there was heavy fighting. Beyond the destruction of several buildings along t he water. front, the effect of the bombardment is not known. A Lively Engagement. Manila, June 13.—Gen. Lawton un- expectedly stirred up one of the livelf- est engageMhents of the war south of fas Pinas this morning upon which occasion American field guns were en- gaged in the first artillery duel against a Filipino battery, concealed in the jungle. Companies F and I, of the Twenty-first infantry, were nearly sur- rounded by a large body of insurgents, but the Americans cut their way out with heavy loss During the night an insurgent cannon was fired three times at the Americans on the outskirts of Las Pinas Gen. Lawton this morning took a battalion of the Fourteenth regiment and two companies of the Twent rst regiment to locate the rebel battery, and then two guns of the Sixth artillery and four mountain guns were planted against it at 600 yards distance. The rebels had alarge gun from which they were fir- ing home-made canister loaded with nails and alsotwosmaller guns. Their shooting was most accurate. The com- panies of the Twenty-first regiment, skirmishing along the beach, with amigo guides, found, apparently, a handful of rebels, who retreated. The men of the Twenty-first followed and suddenly the rebels opened a terrific fire on the troops from the sides and rear. The soldiers withdrew to the water’s edge, finding what shelter they could, and were picked off rapidly. After their ammunition was mearly ex- hausted, the companies of the Twenty- first retreated, but Gen. Lawton dashed down and rallied the men. A little group made a desperate stand. Gen. Lawton, Maj. Starr and Lieuts. Dono- van and Connolly taking rifles from the wounded men, fired at the enemy, bringing down some of the rebel sharp- shooters from a tree. Finally their cartridges were all gone and they were forced to break through the enemy’s flank, carrying the wounded to the main body of the troops. Battle with the Insurgents. Manila, June 13.—The fighting at Las Pinas continued hotly all day long. Gen. Lawton called qnt the whole foree of 3,000 men and at five o’clock he was able to push the insurgents back 500 yards to the Zapote river where they are intrenched. The insurgents resisted desperately and aggressively. They attempted to turn the left flank of the American troops) The American loss is conservatively estimated at 60. Reported Assassination of Gen. Luna. Manila, June 13.—Information, be- lieved to be reliable, has reached here of the assassination of Gen. Luna and his aide-de-camp, Lieut. Paseo Ramon, June & by Aguinaldo’s guard at the headquarters of Aguinaldo. Luna and Ramon, it appears, went to the Filipino headquarters to confer with Aguinaldo, got into an altercation with the cap- tain of the guard and one of them drew a revolver. The guard then killed Luna and Ramon with their bayonets. Gen. Otis’ Cablegram. —The follow- ved from Gen. onl Washington, June 1: ing cablegram was rece Otis Ma: 3.—Adjutant Generel, Wash- in 's troops had severe engage~ me two-day with enemy in strong intrench- ments at crossing Zapote river, near Bakoor, Cavite province; has driven enemy with heavy loss; our ¢ some 3) Insurgents in this southern section not molested until threatened attack in strong force on Mantla; now scattered and in retreat; doubtful if they make further stand.—Otis. > witlmon Cases Again Postponed. Leavenworth, Kan.j June 13.—The cases of Sallie E. Hillmon against the Mutual Life Insurance company, of New York, and the Connecticut Mu- tual Insurance company, of Hartford, were continued this afternoon in the federal court here until October 16 Stee! Combine Negotiations Off. Pittsburgh, Pa., June 13.—Negotin- tions for the organization of the pro- posed consolidation of iron and steel Sheet mills of the country have been declared off until fall. eee meee eee 4 whe Oe eee fee WarcH. } g We Square SMITH’S We SOODOOOOE > 2Qe Way 10 Mad JEFFRIES IS THE CHAMPION. Fitzsimmons Loses the Great Fight at New York. CALIFORNIAN ENDS THE CONTEST IN THE ELEVENTH ROUND. New York, June 9.—James J. Jef- fries, another sturdy young giant, has come out of the west to whip champion pugilists. At the arena of the Coney Island Athletic club to-night he defeeted Robert Fitz- simmone, world’s champion in two classes—middleweight and heavy- weight—in eleven rounds of whirl- wind fighting. He came to the ring a rank out sider, and left it the acknowledged master ef the man he defeated There was no trying delay in the ring and the big gong sounded out just as soon as the men had been presented and gloved. When they squared off Jeffries looked fifty pounds te the good. The opening round was a tryout pure and simple, and not a single blow of ar effective nature was landed. First one was the pacemaker asd then the other essayed the pressing. They were almest equally aetiye and the clever work recompensed the crowd for the lack of excitement. The second round began ina businesslike man- ner, with Jeffries trying his lefé. Fitzsimmens then took a turn, but was short. Just as the round closed Jefiries downed Fitzsimmons with a hard straight Icft on the jaw. The ehampion came up tlowly in a dazed sort of way and reeled toward his man. The crowd cheered Jeffries, but the gong ended the round. Fitzsimmons rallied in the rest and was aggressive in the third. Fitzsimmons was bileediag, but fighting viciously. He made the pace, but it was the Californian’s reund. The fourth was fast, but not decisive. Fitzsimmons made his best show- ing during the fourth. He began with a punch that opencd Jeffrice’ left eye and sent a little torrent of bleed coursing down his cheek. He forced Jeffries against the ropes, but the Californian slipped away from him. He made Jeftries hug again, bat then the round ended and Jeffries was back and fighting. Fitzsim- mons’ was the aggressor in the sixth and that, too, was his round. He tried all of his tricks with left and right, but was unable te place them. He closed with a strong uppercut, but that. too, was blocked. The seventh might be said to have been Fitzsimmons’ round, but he did no particular damage with his punches. The eighth saw the beginning of the end, for Fitzsimmons never regained his balance after that round. Jef- fries began the round with «a straight left on the face that again brought the blood out of bis oppo nent’s meuth. The Cornishman staggered against the ropes, but came back for another faeer. There was fear in Fitzsimmons’ cerner and Julian yelled to Fitzsimmons to be carefal Fitzsimmons planted one of his lefts on Jeffries’ jaw and stag- gered him against the ropes Fitz simmons looked like a beaten man. The ninth was all Jeffries. He pent the Australian’s head beck with want your Chickens! = ¢ We want your Eggs. cood want your Butter! SMITH & SON. | @ series of lefis, put his right on the body and aveided any serious pun | ishment. Fitzsimmons kept pressing forward all the time, however, but ; Was unable to find his opponent. The tenth was in reality where the fight ended. Jeffries rushed his opponent and dewned him witha left swing. Fitzsimmons seemed out and there was the wildest ex- citement. Julian ran along the side | of the ring and sprinkled water on ) his fallen idol. At the end ef seven }seconds Fitzsimmons staggered to | his feet only to go down again. He | wasup again and Jefiries poised himself fer the finish He shot his left tothe body ard tried for the | head with his right. He was calm | and collected but the time was too short. Again did the gong come to | the aid of the man who was then | going. staggering and dazed, to cer. There was a frantic | tain defeat. effort to revive the champion of the | champions, but he was cleanly gone, ; and his seconds could not restore him The fate like gong cianged again ; and the old fighter wabbled cut to | meet the sturdy young Hercules who |awaited him. It was as courageous | and gritty as a dash up to the firing line in battie, but it was hopeless. They were together. It was a | splendid moment and full of all dra- | matic intensity that eharacterizes a tragedy. Jeffries was as fresh as at | the start. There wasa moment of | Sparring and the giant arms of the Californian shot through the air. It | was left and right over. Fitzaim mons, limp and unconscious, drop- | ped to the floor. Jeffries stepped back, for he knew the force he had | put behind his terrible blows. The timers called off the seconds that eounted out an oldring here and | heralded another, but nobody heard |them. The crowd was on its feet howling. There was a rush for the Ting, but scores of blue ceats bar- {red the way. Ten seconds are short | and when the tenth had come there | wasa new roar of excitement to welcome the victor. Julian, Hickey, Kennedy and Everbardt gathered | up the prostrate man. He was still inatrance. They carried him to | his corner and a little blood oozed | from his mouth as bis head fell for- ward on his chest. The new hero crossed the ring and shook hands with his rival after which he was | surrounded by his friends who bus- | tled him from the ring and intoa | dressing room. Gill Wanted at Hartville, Hartville, via Mansfield, Mo., June 9.—Word reached here this morning | that Judge Gill of Ozeeola, who fled | from his home with the horse Ken- | nedy is alleged to have used in his} | escape, bad not been heard from yet. | | 4 rumor that is not denied by the} | lawyers for the prosecution § 78 | |}that Judge Gills conzeetion with) | the Macomb holdup is even closer | ° jthan was at first s seted The! rumor says that when Kennedy came } to this neighborhood before the} robbery he was the bearer of a letter ef introduction from Judge Gill te) | persons whoare now usder indiet-| | ment for the crime. Detectives have | | been looking for Judge Gill since! | reports are that he cannot be found. |Judge Gill and Kennedy became aainted in the county jail in Kansas City. day before yesterday, and their last| , A BILLION IN GOLD. Director Roberts Says the United States Mas the Sest Stock of Vollow Metal M the Wertd a t lite h b s is ~ f n t iA t t export $4,000, 00 ! preced of Wash on some han a phi- They es hag the in the world. the supply of and t a round $§1,000,000,000, and say this is the first na a to reach fty le of wealth. George or of the mints, re- e1 » gold coin in *s amounted to $s63,- the bullion in the na- i egated $121, 74#2,- says there was un- enough bullion in private sto bring the grand aggregate $1,000,000,000. Compare this with the stock of $125,000,000 in 1873, $352,000,000 in 1880, $495,000,000 in 1890, $59,000,000 in and $696,000,000 June 50, 1897. BASEBALL GAMES. toberts at above National League. n Pittsburgh 5, Cleveland & mil, New York & 1” THE CLUBS w PA Brooklyn 3611 .766'Cinctnnatt . S214 .06 New York 23.20 Sed Pittsburgh 2619 37 Washington 19 * Louisville 7 S74 Cleveland 17» us - 836 Western League. At Buffalo—Kansas City 6, Buffalo 4 At Detroit Minneapolis 7, Detroit & mbus us 4. lwaukee I apo! St Paul & waukee 6 Buffalo 4 7a 28\ Kansas City. 16% May Hang in Kansas. Topeka, Kan., June 15. Three ne groes, Ed Fleming, Heck Robinson and Charles Porter, now in jail at Leaven- worth, stand a good show of streteh- ing hemp. They are charged with committing criminal assault upc wo couple of white girls on the govern ment reservation. They nit come mitting the crime, but claim it was not done by foree. It is not generally known, but is a faet, that criminal ae sault is a capital offense under the fed- eral laws, Want None but Silver Men New York, June 1 The silver mem of this st ssentatives to Chicago to the ineeting of the seman cratic nationsi committee on July to urge the adoption of a resolotic which, it is will be intr ex-Govy. Stone, of Missourt, that only such delegates as cor states In which the democratic sta convention tndors the Chics form ll be seated as regr gates in the national convention. Missourt Census Supervisors. Washington, June 15.— The questh of census supervisors for Missourt w definitely decided yesterday, Th oecrats ure to have six and the republi ans seven of the 13 supervisors. ocratic supervisors will be na First, Se ad, Third, Ninth, Tw Thirteenth districts. The rey will appoint supervisors in th Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Eleventh districts. Expenses More Than Keceipts. Topeka, Kan., June 18.—State Grab Inspector MeKenzie has ma monthly report to the state aud pts for the month of Ma 21,425.90, whi penses aggregated $ a defictt of $1,091.19. the grain inspection dep: ning and for tha not pay up the The re amounted to reason th self-sustal treasurer ca Oklahoma's Payment to Kansas. Topeka, Kan., June 15.—State Tre: urer Grimes yesterday received , in cash from the treasure territory in part payment of the Kansas holds against the territory fe keeping prisoners at the Lansiny prison. The territory still owes abo $25,000. This money will be reeeive as soon as the taxes begin rolling iy the territorial treasury next month. June 1%. Spring resignation of ner has received th W. McClaughrey den of the nort ern penitentiary at Joliet. For Congressman E. J. Marphy, of East § was appointed suceessor to M McClaughrey. Maj. McClaughrey h ea t position of governor national military prison at Fe wavenworth, Kan. Will Attend Anti-Trast Convention. Ie q , June 13. —Gov. Say “ptance of his invi anti-trust convent! uber 20, from Tai : Shaw, of lowa; B gree, of Michigal Voynter, of , of Kentucky. { Wesley Jacl egro, yesterd pleaded guilf criminal assaa committed € 6 and was assessed 75 years | penitentiary. j The scheme of the profeeted tunnt between Ireland and England is f yored in London on the ground that; would not only unite England and land more closely, but tend to the United States and the United dam into more intimate accord,