Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1893, Page 1

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Fre NOTCH THE Acar a ME the stockholders of the National Chion Ine Surance Company. of Washington for the election of t. new Girectors will be beld at the office of the company. BIS st n.w., on MONDAY, July 10, 1884 "Polls obey frou 115 Oeics bm eee S ‘D. LARNER, Secretary. ‘MANY WINESSES ARE EXAMINED. .| Their Statements as to the Action ° ect | Stated that he had held that position since the iG OF | WAS IT A RACE2\T° PREVENT CHOLERA./NOT SERIOUSLY ILL. An Investigation Into the Recent Alleged Collision on the River. -of the Two Boats. THE CAPTAINS TESTIFY. ee The investigation of the charges brougbt against the captains of the river steamers—the Randall and the Wakefield—for alleged racing, ending in # collision on the 24th of June about forty miles down the river, was begun this morning in the office of the board of supervis- = steamboat inspectors in the Maltby build- ing. ‘The examination of witnesses was conducted by Capt. John H. Cooper, inspector in charge of this district. Capt. Edwin F. White, who in with Capt. Cooper, and occasionally took « hand in the examination. Gen. Dumont, the supervising inspector general, was present at intervals during the hearing. The witnesses were allowed to tell their own story and then Capt. Cooper questioned them. A stenographer took down the evidence, which wili be con- sidered by the inspectors, who will submit a report to the supervising general. The facts as they were brought out show that the captains of the two vessels were, to say the least, rather stubborn. While some of the wit- nesses refused to speak of the affair asa race, Yet as both vessels were going about as fast as they could go and had on a high pressure of steam, it appeared, as Capt. Cooper re- marked, that the conditions for a race seemed to be present. The hearing was begun at 10 o'clock and was continued without a break into the afternoon. The Testimony. The notice sent to the captains of the two boats stating that charges of violating the rules had been preferred against them was read by Capt. Cooper. CAPT. OWENS OF THE WAKEFIELD. The first witness was William B. Owens of this city, the captain of the Wakefield. He 15th of February last, and was in charge of the steamer on the 24th of June. The regular speed of the vessel was about twelve miles per hour and the steam pressure carried was never more than forty pounds. He then made a statement of what happened from the time he came out of Smith's whart. The Randall, he said, blew a whistle when he got out. The whistle was answered, and when above Chatterton the Randall blew again, and he answered, letting them know that it was dangerous to pass his bow. He said that the signal for the Randall was for the right of way. The two vessels ran along side by side and at times came within each other's suction. Tho Wakefield held her regular course. From ‘Thorn’s Gut to the black buoy the vessels ran together. The passengers on board his vessel were not frightened, and the first time he knew that there was any alarm was when he read the newspapers. When asked why he did not slow down the captain said that the other boat had plenty of roont to pass. MB, VICTOR KAUFFMANN. The examination of Capt. Owens was sus- pended in order to hear the evidence of Mr. Victor Kauffmann, a reporter of Tux Evesio Star, who was obliged to leave the city. Ho testified that he was on board the Randall on the 24th of June. He wason the deck and his attention was called to the Wakefield, which came up alongside so close that the people on board the two vessels could converse, It seemed to him that they were racing. The boats drew nearer, and he supposed that the suction of the boats drew them together and they collided. The shock was not sufficient to throw the people on board down. ‘Then the Wakefield dropped back and the Randall continued on. On crose-examination hestated thathe was aft on the boat, on the starboard side. The mem- bers of the crew jeered at each other and called out. He thought that the space then between the boats was sbout twenty feet. The boats struck at the peddle box. ‘The witness testified to the fright on the part of the women on board the Randall. He ex- plained that the collision was not more serious for the reason that the boats were nearly paral- lel and they struck at a slight angle. The witnese believed that the vessels were racing and that the Wakefield was trying to pass the bow of the Randall and the latter did not wish to take her water. Capt. Nowell of the Randall asked one ques- tion, which related to the employes of the boat who, it was said, had jeered the men on the Wakefield. that as far as he could The witness replied judge they were the deck hands, At the request of Capt. Cooper the witness read the report of the affair, which he had written, that was published in Tux Stak of Tune 26. MB. CLUSKEY CROMWELL. ‘The next witness was Mr. Cluskey Cromwell, reporter on the Evening News. He testified that he had written the article which appeared in the News, in which he stated that the boats were racing and there was greatalarm on the part of the passengers on the Randall, He said that the bouts coliided and the shock was quite perceptible on board the Randall. The boats Tan along side by side for some time. Owing tothe alarm on the part of the ladies in his party and others, he asked Mr. Lawrence Gard- ner if the racing could not be stopped. Mr. C C. Lancaster, the president of the Maryland Democratic Club, which had chartered the Randall, asked witness to say nothing of the occurrence in the newspapers, and the witness said that he could not do it. It was the impres- sion of the witness that the officers of the boat were rather reckless in allowing the racing. DR. N, CHAPMAN, Dr. N. Chapman then testified that he lived at 920 G street and that he was on board the Randall on the day in question. He was on the bow of the boat and saw the Wakefield come out of the landing, and first he thought the Wakefield was going to pes the Handall, but he saw that she could not doit. Then it occurred to him that they were racing and a Mr. Cook- sey, who was standing near, called his atten- tion to the smoke stack of the steamers showing active fires. The boats came together. He thought that the approach was made by the Wakefield. The force of the collision was sufli- cient to throw him from his feot. As a mem- ber of the committee he thought he ought to stop the racing,and went to the pilot house and spoke to Capt. Nowell, who said that they were merely taking ‘is right of way. | The witness told him that he ought to consider the passen- gers, who were greatly frightened, and that he | should stop racing. There was no doubt | about the boats racing. | He was asked if Capt. Nowell was the man he spoke to in the pilot house. ‘The witness, turning, said that be was the man, but he did | not recognize him before, “-Isuppose,” remark t. Cooper jokingly, “that he looks differently when bets aoe DR. CHAS. ALLEN, Dr. Charles Allen of this city’ was the next witness, who testified to the collision of the two boats and the fright of the passengers on board the Randall. He did not understard that the boats were racing. They were side by | ide for some time. He thought that it was | agent of the United States government for the also an inspecter in charge of this district, sat | P' Dr. Kempster on the Result of His Inves- tigations Abroad, The Prevention of the Disease is Not a ‘Theory, but a Scientific Certainty—How the Germs Are Introduced. Dr. Walter Kempster, who for six months past has been traveling abroad as the accredited study of cholera and ‘ts prevention, 18 approaching the completion of his voluminous and important report. His mission was mainly to study the means of preventing the disease; the investigation of its medical aspect was only a secondary point. Speaking generally of the rssults of bis investigation, Dr. Kempster sai “The prevention of cholera is not # theory. but an absolute «cientific certainty. To fin out what the European powers are doing was one of my purposes, Another and most im- portant object was to investigate the com. which cholera germs might be imported to this country, to tind so far as possible whence ‘and how they might be brought and what pre- cautions would best prevent their coming. Many seaport towns were visited for this pur- ove, I traveled over a large part of Europe, went into Egypt and Turkey and visited the Tonian Islands. SUPERIOR SYSTEM OF EUROPEAN POWERS. “The superior system of the European powers for dealing with the matter is spparent. Ap- proprivtions which would be considered here liberal are made to the schools and scien- tists who are best qualified to carry on the work. Avan instance of what can be done under the best conditions there is the history of the epidemic last winter in the insane asy- lum at Halle. More than 100 cases had broken out when Prof. Koch was put in control. The place was reeking with it. He quarantined the buildings absolutely, and then. struck at the origin of’ the trouble. In twelve days he turned the asylum inside out, renovated all the draining and water system, and stamped the cholera out with both feet. Ihad the pleasure of seeing him do it. Many medical men wore there to take advantage of the opportunity for study. It was a fine object lesson. “The home of the cholera, as everybody knows, is in India, Every seventh year, when the Mobammedans indulge in ‘their pilgrimage to Mecca, a wave of cholera is started abroad which reaches over an im- portant part of the world. No doubt their religious pilgrimages are praiseworthy from their moral point of view, but it is rather bard thatthe rest of the world, even as far off as America, should be made to suffer the effects of them. THE KEY TO THE SITUATION. “Great Britain holds the key to the situation. If she would restrain the pilgrims from coming across the Suez canal to Mecca there would be comparatively little danger of a cholera inva- sion of Europe. But her interests oppose such a solution of the problem. Her supremacy m India is assured only 0 long as 4] amore the religious customs of the natives. ‘Dr. Kempeter holds that it is possible to keep the cholera from # city when the surrounding towns are tainted or to keep it from any house in an infected city. But the expense is great, and the trouble éxceeds the expense, In illue- tration of this he told of a house in mburg which was barred from the out- world during the plague. All provisions were taken in ona hooked pole, the food cooked at once and the wrappings burned. All inmates of the house escaped safely, al- though men were dropping. down and dying in the streets outside. By proper precautions ery physician who worked in the hospitals escaped the disease. *holera must be eaten,” remarked the doc- tor, putting 1t epigramaucally. “‘It cannot be absorbed or breathed. The germs must be taken into the stomach. If people realize this and govern themselves accordingly they can escape in case the germs should reach this country.” ———— A Game by the Bank Clerks. The bank clerks will play the Y. M. C. A. Reserves at the Association Park, 17th and U streets, tomorrow at4 p.m. There is no ad- mission fee. Government Receipts Today. ‘The receipts from internal revenue today were @523,639; from customs, $648,263. ie =o Fourth-Class Postmasters. ‘The total number of fourth-class postmasters appointed today was ninety-eight, of which thirty-six were to fill vacancies caused by resig- nations and death. oe Army Officers at Militia Encampments. First Lieut. David J. Rumbough, third artil- lery, has been detailed to attend the encamp- ment of the second regiment, Alabama state troops, at Lake Como, Birmingham, Ala., from the 11th to the 18th instant; Second Lieut. R. P. Davis, second artillery, has been detailed to encampment of the militia of North rolina at Morehead City, N. C., commencing July 13, and Capt. Wm. C. Manning, twenty- third infantry, will attend the encampment of the militia of Texas, commencing on the 15th instant. o- Again Postponed. 2 Tho meeting of the commissioners on the part of Brazil and the Argentine Republic, which was to result in the presentation to the arbitrator—the President of the United States— of the questions involved in the boundary dis- pute between the two countries, has been post- Poned for six months from August 11 next, ‘he commissioners wore originally to have met in Washington within one year from July 2, 1892, which was the date upon’ which President Harrison accepted the oftice of arbitrator. Capt. Kirkland’s Orders. The recent orders to Capt. Kirkland, to com- mand the Mare Island navy yard, have been re- voked, and he will remain in command of the League Island station. No detail has yet been made for the Mare Island yard. Postponement of the Bancroft’s Trial. Owing to some temporary derangement of her machinery, the final trial of the Bancroft has been postponed until the 18th instant. The trial was to have taken place yesterday, and she was docked to prepare for it some time ago, but did not get ready. ——_—__-e Not Entitled to Mounted Pay. ‘The Secretary of War has made a decision that officers detailed as Indian agents are not entitled to mounted pay except upon the pro- duction of proof satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior that their duties require them to be mounted, a Drill of Hospital Corps. Maj. Gen. Schofield has given orders that members of the hospital corps shall be in- structed in such drills, both foot and mounted, as are necessary for their efficiency ae military men. oo The Duty on Fish Bait. The United States consul at St. John’s, N. F., has informed the State Department that the legislature of Newfoundland has passed an act | levying a tax of $1.50 per ton on all foreign fishing vessels procuring bait at ports on that island. ————__-e Changes in Venezuela's Tariff. ‘The Secretary of State is informed that the Venezuelan government has made certain | changes in its tariff laws, one imposing » duty | on imported ice at porte where it is manufac- tured and another fixing the classification of sweetmeata, (Continued on Sizth page.) | The visit of the Khedive of Egypt to Turkey is connected with his projected marriage to No Belief Here That Mr. Cleveland is in Bad Shape. WHAT THE CABINET MINISTERS SAY. Their Knowledge is Confined to Press Dispatches. MR. THURBER’S STATEMENT. | Telegraphic reports from Buzzard’s Bay re- ceived in this city today state that President Cleveland is suffering from an attack of rheumatism which confines him to the house, and that Dr. Bryant, who is with him, says that the President must have absolute quiet and rest. It is fur- ther stated that “the President will remain through July, but will not transact sny public business, He will later on give necessary at- tention only to any official business of im- Portance that may come from Washington.” ‘Beyond the meager information conveyed in the dispatches, supplemented by the assurance of Dr. Bryant “that the President is all right and only suffering from rheumatism,” nothing can be learned of the President's condition. RUMORS AS TO HIS CONDITION. The fact, however, that the President is acknowledged to be incapacitated for work since his arrival at Buzzard’s Bay has given rise to rumors that his condition may be more serious than _ those around him will admit It is recalled that he was not incapacitated for work when he left Washington, for on the afternoon of his de ure he held a cabinet meeting, at which it was decided to call the extra session of Congress. One of the rumors current here today, proba- bly growing out of the supposition that his trip must have operated to hia disadvantage, is that the rheumatism may bave extended from his limbs to the upper portion of his body, threatening his heart, and that his’ physician fears that” work or worry may aggravate it. In connection with this rumor it is said that the President's trip trom New York to Buzzard’s Bay in Mr. Bene- dict’s yacht was attended with rough weather and easterly gales, which may have brought on a more severe uttack with an extension of the locality. Of course, as no information is obtainable here touching the President’s health on the voyage, the rumor ia not susceptible of con- firmation. AT CABINET OFFICERS BAY. ‘Members of the cabinet who are now in the city have received no intimation, they say, that the President's condition is in any way serious, and add that their knowledge of his indisposition 1 confined to the report carned the press in dispatches. It is not believed here that the rumor that Mr. Cleveland is suffering from cancer of the mouth has any foundation in act. ij PRIVATE SECRETARY THUBBER'S STATEMENT. A Stan reporter called on Private Secretary Thurber at the White House today and was assured by him that there was nothing serious the matter with President. He based this statement on the fact that beyond being ® little ran down >; hard work the President was ‘in bis robust health when he left here last Friday, and, furthermore, on the fact thet he bas heard nothing from the President since his arrival at Buzzard’s Bay. He was sure he would have been informed if the President had been taken seriously ill. RESULT OF OVERWOBK. Mr. Thurber explained that the rheumatic attack was undoubtedly the result of overwork, ‘and was merely the reappearance of # trouble to which he was subject at intervals. He was contident that it will eoon yield to treatment, of which rest was the principal feature. There was no delay in the President's arrival at Buzzard’ as he ori inally planned to arrive there abou Wednesday or Thursday. He took the sea trip for rest and recreation, and purposely avoided haste, and it was also for that reason he had kept away from “the madding crowd” for a few dave, ‘No mail has been sent to the President from ' the White House, and none will be forwarded that is not necessary for the dispatch of public business. This isin accordance with his instructions before his departure, and no change in the ar- rangement has since been made. INQUIRIES RECEIVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Many inquiries, telegraphic and verbal, were received at the White House yesterday and today in regard to the Presi- dent, and Private Secretary Thurber re- sponded to them all that there was nothing at verious the matter with him. To some of his callers Mr. Thurber took occasion to deny the report that the President was undergoing “banting” or any other treatment to reduce his weight. He remarked that the President weighed less and was moro active and vigorous now than during his first administration. WHAT SECRETARY GRESHAM SAYS. Secretary Gresham, who is one of the few cabinet officers now in the city, toldaa Stax re- porter that he had not heard anything to cor- roborate the newspaper dispatches concerning the President's illness, ‘A NEURALGIC TROUBLE. It is learned from another source that the President has been troubled witha bad tooth for several months and it is recalled that he suffered from neuralgia of the face for several days after his inauguration, That was the result of exposure to the chill winds of March Tue Stan's informant says. He may now be suffering with his teoth in same way from a cold contracted on his trip to Buzzard's Bay. ‘Mr. Thurber is given as authority for the statement that this neuralgic trouble is the only foundation for the sensational report that a cancerous growth has appeared in the Presi- dent's mouth. WHAT THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SAYS, Postmaster General Bisvell said late this af- ternoon to a Star reporter that he had re- ceived no advices from Buzzard’s Bay as to the President’s illness, and that his only informa-. tion of his condition came in the press dis- patches. SECRETARY MORTON HAS NO INFORMATION, Secretary Morton was seen by # Sraz re- porter this afternoon to learn whether he had received any advices regarding the condition of President Cleveland. Mr. Morton said that he had no information directly or indirectly from Gray Gables on this subject except what he saw in the newspapers. Work of the Board of Pension Appeals. A statement of the work of the board of pen- sion appeals of the Interior Department, which is the final resort for the adjudication of cases appealed from the commissioner of pensions, aa that the total number of appeals a July 1, 1893, was 4,704, and that during the month of June last 600 cases were disposed of. The Busch Building Pronounced Safe. ‘Several tons of old documents and papers fit for storage have been removed from the Busch building, together with number of iron file caves, aggregating many thousand pounds in weight, and the building is being occupied again by the clerks of the sixth audit- or's office. The building is now pronounced safe, but an tion made after the remove! of the cases and accumulation of daughter of the sultan. papers shows that the structure was overloaded. S A FINANCIAL PLAN| Which Will Entirely Change the Present Money System. Redeeming the Different Forms of Money Now in Use—A New United States ‘Treasury Note- While members of Congress and leaders in financial matters are discussing the various plans by which the present situation can be relieved, the officials of the Treasury Department are quietly prepar- ing statistics and histories of financial trans- actions for the benefit of the administration to guide it in its own views on this vital subject. In many of the bureaus the chiefs are devoting their spare time to the collection of this infor- mation, so that it may be in the hands of the President and Secretary Carlisle at the earliest poustble moment. Several plans havo been suggested to Seo- retary Carlisle and he has them under consideration. Among them is one which will create considerable of a stir in financial circles, as ft contemplates an entire change in the money system of the United States. In short, the plan is to pass » specie resump- tion act redeeming all of the various forms of money now used in this country and issuing instead a United States treasury note whose value shall always be fixed. FORMS OF MONEY IN CIRCULATION. ‘There are at present nine different forms of money in circulation. These are gold coin, standard silver dollars, subsidiary silver, gold certificates, silver _certifi- cates, treasury notes from the act of July 14, 1890, United States notes, currency certificates and nati ional bank notes. The fact of the wide difference between the values of the gold and silver coins while they ee ee ee ted which &i proposed. It is not consistent, yo may, and not likely to insure’ confidence’ when tho United States has two dollars, one of which is worth « dollar and the other worth 58 cents, Then, too, there is the treasury note of 1890, which is issued upon deposit of bullion, but as redeemable in coin. According to the decision of Secretary Carlisle coin in this case means gold, and the real effect of this is that gold is simply exchanged for so much silver. REDEEMABLE IX cory. Asa remedy for this the plan under consid- eration is to redeem all the present currency just as the fractional currency was:redeemed by the Sherman act of 1875, and i ead issue what shall be known as the treasury leemable in ‘‘coin,” tion of this word is to be Bank of France has a law redeemed in and partially in silver, and such a method has been suggested for this country. eeceee cater ceria Which shall be redeemable in silver alone, has MR. BURROWS FOE SPEAKER. A Story That the Stlverites and Popalists ‘Will Vote for Him. . The free silver men have gone so far as to select the candidate whom they hope to com- bine upon to defeat Mr. Crisp for the spéaker- ship of the House. As stated in yester- day's Stan, the effort in this line comes from those who believe that the selec- tion of Mr. Crisp as 8 er will be detrimental to the interests of silver. They realize that ‘the vote alone of the silver men would not be sufficient to displace Mr. Crisp and have enlisted the popouliste in their cause. In their endeavors to farther increase the chances of their plans they looked about for a man whom it was reasonable to believe would hold the votes of the republicans as well, and have chosen as their candidate Representative Bur- rows of Michigan. authority for this statement is Repre- sentative Ji Simpson of Kansas, the popu- let lente, Bio says that be — chances of the silverites would be by ‘ing Mr. Crisp in the chair after hes = ex] himeelf 80 clearty on the Sherman law. He thinks that Mr. Bur- rows isa strong, able man, who would be un- prejudiced and impartial, and one upon whom all could combine. Outside of afew rabid silver men and Mr. Simpson suggestions are received with little comment. are as air Cas- tles that will eurely vanish and consequently give little concern. Ge Lieut. Edgerton’s Case. Acting Secretary Grant has disposed of the case of Liout. Wm. P. Edgerton, second artil- lery,by deciding that be vacated his position in the army July 1 last, when be assumed the duties of the office of assistant professor of mathematics at the Military Academy. —— es Personal Mention. Frank J. Parke of West Virginia, formerly | principal clerk of public lands, was today ap- pointed a special agent of the general land office. Postmaster General Bissell will leave Wash- ington tomorrow morning for Glen Summit, Pa, where he will spend the next month with his ee ~~ a that no further appointments of Postmastors will Per until the return of President in August, A. von Haake of the 3° of- fice, Post Office Department, moted to be chief topographer to All the va- cancy caused by the death of Mr. Roeser. Against the Company. Yesterday Chief Justice Bingham made a final deoree in the case of Frederich agt. the Washington Endowment Association, directing that the amount of feur certificates (4,000) be paid to Marguerite Campbell. The Endowment Association, after the death of Antonio Pelleten, on whose life the certifi- cates were issued in 1885, filed bill of inter- pleader and offered to pay the money into Sard but the a ‘was refused. was as were filed by Hagner, administrator, and Marguerite Campbell, each of them claiming the amount with interest. The court dismisses the cross bill and directs the amount be paid to Mra. Campbell witbout interest. eee Breach of Promise. Mary Hall has, by Mr. Albert Sillers, filed a srit against Wim. Irving for $5,000 damages fer breach of promise to marry. She states that in the year 1892 the defendant promised to marry her, and confiding in his promise she remained ready to marry him, but he afterward in Phila- delphia married another person, and so‘has in- jured her. —__— Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the ‘clerk of the court to the following: Chas. Wash- ington and Margaret Gray; Joseph F. Miller and Ella M. Kennedy; F. G. Bovee and Virginia Louise Wilton Harvey and Laura Crews of Loury ‘Mo.; John E. Cat and Dollie A. Newman, both of Ale: Jobn C. Glick and Ida V. Wise. igre ‘Taken to Virginia. ‘This mor ning Chas. L. Kennedy of Stafford county, Va, arrived here with a requisition from Gov. McKinney of Virginia for Wm. L. Alsop. Alsop, being under arrest, was taken before Chief Justice Bingham and consenting to re- | a turn to Virginia, the usual order-was made. He is charged with felonious astaultron Susan Bes- gle with an ax on April 29 last. WORK OF A CYCLONE. Many Persons in Iowa Killed and Injured. DAMAGE AND LIFE LOST AT POMEROY. Distressing Reports From Through- out the State. A LONG LIST OF THE DEAD. ———___ Fort Donor, Iowa, July 7.—Pomeroy, a town of 900 inhabitants in Calhoun county, was partially wiped out last evening by a cyclone. Between 50 and 100 were killed and nearly 200 were injured, many of whom will die. The utmost confusion followed the advent of the storm. THE STORM BREAKS. The storm broke about 7 o'clock. All day large clouds were skurrying aeross the city. A alight shower would be followed by a hot burst of sunshine. Just before dark great banks of black clouds ‘massed in the southwest and another in the west. Just before 7o'clock the two threatening piles moved toward one another and then The clouds took on a green tint, which was pierced Sualrays fers someek ice derkesssserte stirsod tes tess tops he sceunehs or euatal Those who were watchi say that's column of emoke like a cloud to the ground and gathered in strength as it ad- vanced toward the town. They recognized it as a cyclone and gave the alarm. Many sought shelter in caves and others mounted horses to flee from the path of hails blidiog fash of lightning’ and deat. of a ing deaf- ening peal of thunder. Men and women ran wildly about the streets shouting and gesticulating. ‘The cyclone struck the town at the southwest among the scatter- ing houses on the outskirts, Roofs and shingles and sides of buildings ere wrenched loose and were thrown to one le. On toward the more densely populated dis- trict the monster of destruction swept, leveling splinters and ‘wresked’ houses; denth and de. splinters and moralization. THE WORK OF RELIEF. As soon as the true state of affairs was learned relief trains over the Illinois Cen- tral were sent out with a corps of physicians, tents and provisions. The town was in total and the were out, the mangled remains being found in the homes. The cries of the injured were heurtrending and the general confusion was increased by the place to care for the injured, Seca seoten pouine ied was turned intoa ae ryey worked by the aid of to secure 8 list of the fatalities. THROUGHOUT THE STATE. It was one of the most terrific cyelones ever known in this section, killing or mutilating every living thing within ite bounds. The width was about 1,000 yarda. Two women were E Mra. ily out of sevs four of the family of Bergess near Aurelia were killed. The loss of tion. Five families were blown at full list of the fatalities cannot Miller is known to have been killed. can be found of Edward ae i E F i thought to be dead. Trains arriving from the east on Central came in last night with all the glass in the cars broken. Trainmen say they ran a sovere hail storm, but encountered no great wind. ‘When news can be had from the country it expected that the loss of life will be found be very heavy, as the region through which v is a thickly populated. ‘Storm Lake between 5 and 6 o'clock. Four business blocks were wrecked anda number of residences been pro- | Brecher, fatally injured. aged Rborheod’ deed are Joseph Siate, Thomas Johnson and Henry Straub. W. BR Clemens and his ‘The Atlanta to Be Gresbam. In the absence of ister he is charge d'affaires of the Corean lega- tion at Washington. —__2-—_____ ‘Mr, Daniels’ Bereavement, Mr. Josephus Daniels, appointment clerk of the Interior Department, has returned from his home in North Carolina, where he was sam- moned last week by » telegram snnouncing the serious illness of his little daughter, an LISTENING TO PAPERS. The Morning’s Session of the Obristian Endeavorers. Seven Thousand Persons in » Hall—Pecket? of the Delegates Picked—Parade of a Brigade, Moxtrest, July 7.—Some of the Christion Endeavor delegates who attended the tent meeting last night, complain that pickpockets awaited their exit and that more than attempt at watch snatching was made. The delegations from Missouri, Arkansas and Texas arrived in thecity by boat last night and their arrival about completes the roll call. It was for their arrival that the presentation of the 1893 commit= tee banner was postponed until Saturday. New ‘York will doubtless get this banner. The sensational reports sent out from Mon- treal that the delegates from the states are dis satisfied with their quarters have taken their Tise in the individual kicks from various meras bers rather than from any considerable body of visitors. Now that all the delegates have arrived it ts ome ery pcre een per eee ee prayer tent and hall were comfortably filled. In the tent Rev. M. Rhodes of 8t. Louis pre- ng was conducted on the Sun- Typical Church insti by ae Tepper of Devers P ef E 5 if if | | i F e ii li | | f 5 | F F Fa! Divine Fi ea evalisftife ae i f i i tk FEE E Hi iy Fike Hl 5 ™ B ite ut Institution sanctify to us this simple, jon. “With the Church of f i | £ i He HE ij ; ik through g 5 af FF Fi J bs fit i ie £ i i i ii F L H 5 5 i i eh t I 3 F i i H i a! 3 i E FA 3 i j a ss i > lay ina handsome cloth-covered casket in the it i E itt 4 i if & iif i! B r\ i a] Pr Leech and Albert Cottle. Lucy E. Burgess (nee Shepherd) bas filed « * bill for divorce from Henry E. Burgess end asking an injunction to restrain him from in- ferfering with her and for the restoration of her name. She charges adultery.