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THE OMAHA DAILY - TWELFTH YEAR. TOWNS SWEPT AWAY. A Frightfal Oyclone Outs a Swath Through ‘Mississippi and Beorgia. Hvery Obstacle in the Path Picked Up and Torn Into ¥ragments. Houees, Trees and Fences Crushed and Oarried from One Uounty to Another., The Loas of Life Appalling and the Number of Injured Oountless, Some Tall Stories of the Freaks lof the Wind. Specia! Dispat:h to Tin Bus. Wesson, Miss., April 23.—A fright- ful oyclone passed over Wesson and the town of Beanregard, a mile above, about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The wind for the past three days has been blowing a gale and lowering clouds indicated a storm. Itas approach was known for some minutes by deep rumbling sounds, Windows in dwel lings were shaken with violenoe which many thought an earthquake. The thunder roared and lightning flashed with alarming force and vividness. Fences were torn down, trees uproot- el and oast hundreds of away. East of the rail road, in Wesson, the damage ‘was light, but in the western portion of the town the destruction was awfal in its character. Assoon as the storm had somewhat abated and the people began to look about, the loud peals of church bells rang out and people were seen running from all directions toward West Wesson. The rain in the meantime was pouring in torrents. Reaching Peach Orchard street, au Indescribable scene was witnessed. That street was lined with a larg number of houses, in which the rn tives of the Mississippl mills are domi. clled, and here the greatest destruo- tlon occurred. People were seen on all sides sobbing, and the groans of the wounded beneath the ruins were rfectly sppalling. Dwellings had en torn to atoms. The pine forest just beyond was blown oat of exist- ence. The work of removing the dead and extracting the wounded from ths ruins then begun, Oalvin Roed, liv- ing tn the vicinity, died from excite- ment. Dooctors Sexton, Ronse and Batler were soon upon the scene and did all in thelr power to relieve the sufforings of the woanaded. The es- timated number killed s twelve. Two or three children are also missing and one hundred and fifty or two hundred dwellings were blown. The number of people with broken limbs is esti- mated by the physicians at seventy- five. The wounded were removed as fast as possible to the houses which esoaped injury, Several of the dead lay out in ‘the violent rain for more than an hour after the storm The dead are mnow lald out and ooffine are belng made for them. The mills did nos rua to-day. Oitizeus are doing all in thelr power for the wounded, but many, it is feared, will dia, A speclal train, with hysiclans from McComb City and grooklyn, arrived last evening at 7 o’clock. Anotherextra special will be here with additionsl help from Mag- nolls and Sammit. Some of these phyaiclans go to Buauregard, where the destruction to life and property is simply indescribable, ~ Among the killed in Wesson are Mrs. Caunsty and two children, and several children of J. E. Gibson, Two persons were so mangled as to be nnrecognizable, and several others, whose names oould not be obtalned in the confasion. A little boy was found In the woods, saveral hundred yards away, unhart. Wesson, except in the locality men- tloned, suffered little except from general destraction of feunces and trees. The dead will bo buried to- morrow, Beauregard was visited last even- Ing. It is only & mile above here and lay in the direct path of the cyclone. The scene {s absolately appaling; the little town is no more. It isin trath a mass of roins and it is with diffical- ty ong oan ride through, so thickly are the trees strewn across the roads There Is not a house of any character standing in the place. Two brick stories of Thompson & Co. and M. Danlel & Co., the largest of the place, were swept away, KEven outin the country twoand a half miles dwellings were swept away. The list of dead and wounded is asfollows: John Ross, mortally wounded; young Milton Srory, killed; Morgan James, mortal- ly wounded; Isasc Bloom, serlously; %fllllm Daniels, mortally; Mr. Tarn- bull, of Brook Haven, tatally; Capt. Lambkins, wife and child, all dead; George Holloway, mortally wounded; Mrs. Holloway, leg broken; Wilcox, both arms broken; A, J. Ferguson and famlly, including ten persone, daogerously wounded; Dz Al bert G. Pierce and child, mortally wounded, their heuse falling on them; J, O. Williams killed, Boaauregard is a small town in Oa- plah county, Miss., on the New Or- leaus, 8:. Lounis & Caloago railroad, 44 miles southwest of Juckson, with » popaistion of 400 to 500. Wesson is a more important place on the same road, one mile from Beanregard. It 1s a sort of summer resort for people from New Orleans and has s popala- tion of 1,600 and a large ootton and woolen factory employing 600 hands, BEAUREGARD WIPED OUT A special from Beauregard, Miss., states that the one camé trom the northesst, “lh:“ wide en- ough In scope to cover entire ol d“w 'I,Q cyclone lasted only L bat that short time seeme.. 0, those who passed through the w. II"I‘[ ordeal. The roar of the wind, tu. orash of houses, peals of thunder, and glare of lightoing, mingled with the scroams of women and the wail of shildren, ocurdled the blood snd caused the stoutest hearts to stand still in wondering awe, and then when the wind and raln and thunder had oceased thelr tomult and the flash of lightning ceased, the moans and groans of the dying and severely wounded sucoeed- 01. A pall of mourning envelopes the town, and derk olouds of sorrow hover over almost every habltation. Wives are husbandless, children motherless and fatherless, and mothers and fathers ohlldless, make a plotare of grief unrelleved by color, THE AWEUL RUIN, Jackson, Miss., April 23 — Reports of the destruction by the cyoclone are coming in at Wesson. Thirteen were killed and 60 wounded. At Beaure- gard 23 were killed and 90 wounded. Twenty-seven houses in Wesson were destroyed. On the Natches & Colum- bus railroad the town of Tillman waes destroyed, and meveral persons killed and wounded. Oa the Vicksburg & Moerldian railroad the town of Law- rence suffered terribly. Reports from other places and the country show the storm was widespread and destructive. Telegraph lines were blown down for wiles. WIESPREAD DESTRUCTION, New ORrLeaNs, April 23 —The Times-Democrat West Point speclal says: A terrific gale from the nerth- west ntruck the town yesterday, ac- companied by torrents of rain and the largest hail ever seen here. The court house, lawyers’ row, Central hotel, Cotton exchange office, Olymplc saloon, Heory House, W. A, Bibba' re and Flanagan hall were unroofed and materially damaged. The barber shop was partially blown down and fences and trees uprooted and consld- erable damsge done generslly. No lives were loat. THE WRECK OF COUNTRY TOWNS, New OmiLeans, April 23. — The Times' Columbas (Miss.) special says the cyoclone passed eight miles north of there near Tibbet station on the ®| Moblle & Ohlo railroad damaging houses and fences. Charles Jourdan was wounded, - At Cook's plantation, Bigbee river, nearly every house was demolished. Croseing the river. fourteen houses were destroyed on Day's Hutchinson's plantation, but no lives lost. At Oaledonia, twelve miles north of Columbaus, the storm scems to have concentrated its fury, Every fence for miles was blown away, and trees were torn down and carrled before the winds llke chaff. Jack Stephenson, and estimable young man, while bend. ing over his wife to allay her fears, was struck on the head by a falling beam and instantly killed. Mrs, Kalb was dangerously wounded; also Mre. Oden. At Aberdeen, Miss.,, the ocjoclone passed over that portion of the oity known as ‘‘Freedman’s town,” de- stroylng much property, and cattle. Etght or ten lives were lost, and about fiity persons injured, mostly negroes, some of whom will probably dle. The storm track was about three hundred yards wide, and its direction south- west to northwest, The storm within one mile of Storkville, going in a northeastern direction, The destruction of property was appalling but the loss of life was comparatively smail. Dwellings, gin houses and barns were swept away in every Instance and soattered before the wind. Reports of destruction and distress are coming in. Five lives are lost in that nelghborhood. At the colored church a negro was taken up aud when last seen was high in the air wildly beating the air as If seeking something to stay his progress. The oyclose passed throagh aboumt one mile east of Red Lick, Misslssippl. Some loss of life and great damage was done to property. The track of the storm was two hundred yards wide. Everythiog in the track was swept away —dwellings, cabins, trecs fences, cattle, ete. On Roes Piace, a mile from here the storm blew down houses and fences, killlng a ovlored child and {njurlgy several persons Bat onehouse remaina standing. On Killingsworth plantation a great many cabins were blown dowa. Mach damsge was done crops and fences, In one cabin there were five people who say the wall and roof of the|p. house were lifted up and carried away leaving the people standing unhurt on the floor. DAMAGE IN TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aprll 23— Fally $10,000 damage was done this city by the storm last night. The depot and many dwellings and stores were unroofed, trees were uprooted and fences blown down. Raports from the surrounding country show that the storm 10 have been very destructive. The wires are down and particulars hard to obiain. THE TRIP THROUGH GEORGIA, Avausra, April 23 —-A special to The Curonols says u destructive cy clone passcd along the Athens branch of the Georgia railacad last night Two dwellings near Woodville aud Lexington were blown down, READING BY LIGHTNING ATLANTA, April 23 —The Constitu- tlon specials report the passage of a cyclone through the lower part of Georgis with destroctive result:; sleo very general winds and heavy ralns all over the state, The lizhtning wae covtinnous and kept the night it up 80 one could read Fences and dams washed away with great Jsss, A spec- ial from Albany reports 8 killed and sbout 26 wounded, Eastman speclals report two killed. The track of the oyclone ip Dougherty county Is & quarter of » mile wide. RAIN IN ALABAMA, Tuscaroosa, Ala., April 23 —This section was visited yesterday 3 [y heavy rain storm. The Warrlor riv rose thirty feet in twenty-four hours, It s now fifty feet above low water mark, and 3 sores of the richest land in the War- vlor bottems, planted, are ,__‘A ) S OMAHA NEB TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 24, 1883 bL‘ ntes, | The planters suffer heavy loss. Great loss of stook s feared. NINE PERSONS KILLED 1008, Ga., April 23, —There ls mueu destruction of property here, and many persons were injared by the storm. One baby, one woman, two negro men, and a whole family of five were killed near this place, THE DELUGE. OoLumpus, Miss,, April 23 —The heaviest fall ot rain ever known in the pratries fell yesterday nine miles southwest of this town, injaring corn and washing away fields of cotton. Aoccompanying the raln was a terrible wind from the southeast taking » northeasterly coun The country in these neighborheods Is blooaded with fallen trees and there ls a feeling that greater damage has been done which 18 not yet reported. The heavens were fall of leaves and ping bura In the prairies, fifteen miles from any pine trees, MacoN, Ga., April 23,~S8peclals to the Telegraph and Measenger report the oyclone In southwest Georgis, which causel gceat loss of life and property. Not less than thirty-five deaths are reported, while the num- ber of injured cannot be estimated. The damage to rallroad and telegraph lines prevent the accnmulation of de- talls. No estimate can be mado of the lces. There are a number of in. stances of the entire loss of farm, house, residence, cattle and produce The dead and wounded were looked after and everything possible is being done. Pererssura, April23.—~The reports from the west and the south show heavy rains last night oausing a heavy rige In the stresms, The Appomattox is rising rapidly, and Farmville is over the banks All lowlands are sub- morged. The water is still rising. All lowlands are submerged. The water in still 1islog at Weldon and Garris- burg, N. 0. A heavy hail storm with stones unusually large did considerable damage to vegetation, orchard “trees and other property —_— THE IRISH CONVENTION. What Is Expected to Be Accom- plished—The Dynamite Danger. Bpecial Dispatch to Tus Bas, PHIiLADELPHIA, Aprll 23.—Presi- dent Mooney, of the Irish Land League, says: ‘‘We expect the con- vention will be a serles of harmonious meetings to promulgate the principles advocated by Parnell. We shall de- liberate only for the interests of Ire- land, and our deliberations will bs conducted In such a mauner as shall command for us and the cause we rep- resent the respect and sympathy of all true Awerfcans, We ourselves are American cltizens, and we shall do nothing to reflact disoredit on our country. We are anxious to do nothing that will not recelve tho support and sympathy of the publlc and press. The convention will simply indorse the plans of the land league a8 embodled in the policy advoocated by Parpell. It will do nothing to improve upon or interfere with his sots. It will not attempt to direst, but slmply to assist him. That is what the convention {s for. Nor will it do anything to allenste Amerlcan sympathy. It is a movement for im- proving the down-trodden oondition of Ireland.” Mooney does not think Rossa will come to the convention, e tion. Chioago’s Speclal Dispatch to Tus P, On1caqo, Aprll 23 —The following delegation to the land league conver tion left for Philadelphia to-nighu: Hon, W. J. Hynes, Hon. John F. Finerty, Ald. H. T. Sheridan, D Caldwell, John M. Danphy, ex-Ald, J. M. Smyth, T. A. Dillon, Father Dornly, Timothy Oreak, Ald, A.J Suallivan, Oapt. Gleason, Dennls 0'Connor, P. W, Dann, John Foley, Oharles King, P. T, Sherlock, James Kinoead, Richard Powers, and Gen, T. O'Connor. Accompanying them were the following delegates frowa other points: M, Maloney, Ot- taws, Ill.; F. P. Gavernan, gprlng- field, Ill. ; Richard Barke, J. G. Don- nelly, T. F. Powers, J. Molvers, Wm. Harrlagton, andJ. M. Connelly, Milwaukee, and Michael Oalvert, Ra- cine, Wia. Cherry County Organized Special Dispatch to Tus Bun. VaLENTINE, April 22.—The follow- ing county ticket was nomivated here yesterdasy: Treasurer, A. Sparks; olerk, A. Paxton; county judgs, J. . Wood; commissioners, D. Y. Mears, John Brahmstadt, John 8hores, county superintendent, Dan- nie Dally; county surveyor, E. La Mans; coroner, John Kennedy, —_——— Real Hetate Transfers, The following deeds were filed for rocord in the county oclerk’s office April 19, reportei for Tux Bz by Ames’ roal estate agency: Raeben Allen and wife to Maggie Hagee, w. d., part of lot 1, block 57, $1.100. Patent, United Sates to Wm, H. Oolller, w. d., aw. } of sec. 9-14-12, 160 acres. Carrie Shinn and M, F. Bhion to Erck Rasmussen, w. d , 45 feet of lot 17 block 1, Armstroug’s lst add., $375. Patrlck Hughes and wife to Fravk Marphy and Joseph Barker, w, d., lot 7, block 223, $1 700, F. J. Scherb snd wife to Ignace Scherb wd lot 31, in Tattle's sub div, $6206, Alfred Burley w Mary S)auldirg, sheriff's deed lots 3 and 4, blk 447, City of Grandvlew, }280. Willtam Fawcett to David H, Bow- man, wd e 22 fiof lot 6, and w30 ft of lot 7, bik 11, $4,900, Aundrew J. Hanscom and wife to Newton E Bircalow, w d lots 43, 44 and 45, blk 8, in Hanscom Place, $2,€00, AUCTION BALE OF HOUSES, Thursdsy morviag, April 26:h, at 10 o'clock, we will sell to the hizhest THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Additiona! Regulations Conoern- ing the Tax and Rebates on Tobacoo. The Mills Oounty (Ia.) Swamp Land Oase Decided. Other Interesting Nows Iteme. CAPITOL NOTES. pocial Dispatches to Tun Ban, IMPROVING HOT SPRINGS. WasniNaton, April 23, - Twenty- eight bids for the work of lmproving Hot Springs oreck, on the Hot Springs (Ark ) reservation, were opened at the luterlor depsrtment to- day. The awards will probably be made this weok. THE TOBACCO TAX, The followlng telegram, embodying instructions which will regulate the enforcement of the provistons ot the now {nternal revenue act with regard to the rebate on clgars and tobacco, was sent this afternoon to 0. Hartson, collector of internal revenue at San Francicco: “‘Rebate will be allowed ou tax pald on imported olgara and the tax pald on Perlque tobacco; peddlers of to bacco may claim rebate as dealers; Inventorios may be prepared and label affixed at any time beforo May lst, bat witnesses must count and exam- ine packages on that day and cee that the inventorles are corréct. Serial numbers of snuff stamps may be omitted. Labols should have the name of the owner of the goods, whether they are In his own diatrict or else- where. If the manufacturer is also a dealer and has two clalms, one as man- ufacturer and the other as dealer, they can not be consolidsted. Lf elther olaim is less than $10, it cannot be allowed, When small stawps for five the Northern Pactfic compan; oontrol of the Wisconsin' said: “Most anything Is ible, but there Is no pmgtbillly of anything of the kind being accomplished at pres ent.” In outside rallroad olroles here, however, it Is belleved that the Northern Pacific will soon make an arrangement to reach the east by way of the Wisconsin Central, THE WAR IN HAYTI. —— A Shipload of Shooting Irons Supplied by Americans. THE TEWKSBURY BRUTES Continuation of Bov. Batler's In- vostigation of the Alms House, . A hole six feet deep and & fow ploces of brick s all that ia left to mark the spot where the magszine stood. It 1s sn young Good- rioh fired shot into the door of the magasine, oausing the disaster. His y was blown several feet from where his gun was found. arm——— e —t——— Reduotion of Rates. Special Dispatoh to Tia Bun, Cuicago, April 23 —The freight agente of the east bound trunk lines met this afternoon, and In accordance with instractions from Commissioner Fink, made a redaction of b cents per An Hlegant Assortment of Burgical Instruments Unearthed. The Experience of Several Paue {"“:“d ;;r;lnn:-hhol; C:Iulgu :o ow ! o ork on 7th, 8th and 9th olass freight, T ] Arrest of the COrew at Phila: | Thg 7¢h olass inoludes pmvhlnnl,'th- Bpecial Dispatch to Tis Kax. delphia, 8'h olaw flour and graln, and 9:h olass apples and habbit motal. S ———— OITY COUNCIL. Bostox, April 23.—~At the Tewkes- bury examination to.day E. R. San- qurn, of Cleveland, minister of the ohurch at Lawrence In 1880, sald Spaulding, trustee, on the witness expressing surprise that he should take the office without salary, told him he (Speulding) could control impor- tanv contracts, On oross-examiuation an attempt was made to show the character of the witness as a minister was no good Witness was asked when he left the church and became excited. moving in a threatening manner toward Counsel Brown, He sid he left the ministry beoause he chose to went iuto committes of the whole, ag | *V0ld nopleasaut situations, such as per agreoment on adjournment at the | 2® had been placed in in Lawrence. Inst_meoting, Councilman Keutmann | G0V, Butler read from ho record of ocoupylag the chair. the trustees to confirm the testimony Theobject of the committee of the |Of Dr. West, to the effect that there whole was to consider the ordinance | ere Do suitable instruments at the ‘“approving the regulations of the Alms house for use in a midwifery bourd of publio worke in relation to | 988 except a rat tall fileand a sorew exoavation and refilling of trenohes {n | 4river. the publioc atrests anialleys of the Joneplll Dobor, an inmato of the olty of Omuhs,” old man's ward in 1881, tes‘ified as to Aftor a long, tedlous and uninterest. | the abuse of patients. He sald one Ing disoussion, the committee arose | MAN got ohoked at the table, but no and reported that they would recom. | 3sistance was rendered for an hoar mend that the whole matter be re-|®0d s half, when they put him in a box ferrod to & ocmmittee of three, with and oarried him out, He would sooner the olty englnner, the chatrman of the | fill his pookets with stones and jump board ot pub'io works and the olty at- overboard than go to Tewksbury for Spoctal Dispatch to Tus Ban. Pritaperenia, Pa., April 23, —The steawcr Propio arrived this morning from San Antoufo, Jamai Taree eeamen reported that the veesol, com- manded by Captain A. O. Rand, had bren employed by the Haytlaa insar- yeots to oconvey insurgent troops, headed by Goneral Bagltas, and muni tlons of war, to Hayti, in violation of neatrality laws, and from Inqua to Miragoane on the ocossfon of the oap- tare of that place on March 27, Thos. Ponder and Willls Rand, first and aoccond wates, were arrosted by the United States marshal snd bound over to answer the charge. The Haytian consul was present at tho hearlng. At his {nstance the proseoation was insti- eatod, The ocapuain is reported {ll, and has not yet been arrested. It Is alleged that tive handred rifles were taken on board while repalring at the worke of Noafie and Lovy. The one million round of cartridges, two field piecos, saddles and unforms were placed on board the 16th of March, Although the officers reported to the authorities that the vessel was golng out in ballast. Upon reaching Traqua the Tcoplo took as pnssengers fifty in- surgents prepating to overthrow the A Long and Tedlous Session Over an Ordinance. At the adjourned meeting of the city councll, last evening, there were present Menssrs. Anderson, Behm, Dunham, Kaufmann, MeGuekin, Red- field, Thrane, Woodworth and Presl- dent Baker. After roll oall the councll at onoce pounds orlessare found on packages welghing ten poands or more the fact should be explained on the luvantory. Instruction No. 7, on form 195, has been so modified as to require rebate labels upon each package of snuff and tobacso, only where the packsg» ex- ceeds one pound in welght. Waere packages of one pound or less are en- closed in hoxes or other cases, labels must be affixed to such case.” DZCISION IN AN I0WA 8UIT, A declsion was rendered by the Su- preme court to-day in the swamp land case of Mills county, Towa, plaintift in error, against the Barlington & Mis- souri River Ratlroad company, et al., and the Chicago, Burlington & Qaincy Rsilroad company. These were sults relatiug to the valldity of the compro- mlise agreement made on the 27th of October, 1868, between Mills county, Towa, and Barlington & Missourl River Railroad company in refer- ence to cortaln lands lylog in said ocounty by the oounty as swamp overflowed lande, and claimed by railroad o:m- panfes as railroad grant lands. The ocoart holds, first, that a county could not go back to the act of congress of 1850 for the purpose of showing that the lands were disposed of contrary to the trust oreated by that act, that belng & matter between the Uaited States and the state; seocond, that al< though atter the compromise was made the suit then pending was submitted to the court and decided in favor of the ocounty rendered, This did not abrogate the compromise as the parties continued to act under it, and the de clslon of the state court ln the present case was not repuguant to or in dis- sffiimance of the deolslon of this oourt, Dacrees sfiymed. Opinion by Justice Bradley. NEW REVENUE STAMPS, The treasury department has pre- pared for the change In the revenue laws affecting stamps on or to be placed upon articles from which {nter- nal revenue will be colleated after May 1, by shipping to collectors throughout the United States stamps of new denominations to the value of $30,000,000, The shipment was made to-day, se that the stamps msy be in the hands of tho collectors for sale by May 1. The stamps shipped to day, of all denominations, were made up in 1,140 packages, welghing 15 tons, and requiring 200 of the largest eize mall pouches to accommodate them. KELLOGG BAILED, Kellogg visited the court house to- day to offar bonds for his appearance to answer the indictment agalost him for corruptly receiving money in the sfar route cases. By agreement of counsel ball was fixed at $10 000. Mr. Kollogg «ftarad Loster A, Bartlett as surety and was accopted, o — More Evicted Emigrants. Bpecial Di‘patch to Tus Ban Boston, April 23 —Eight hundred asslsted Iviufn emigrants arrived to- dey In good health, and were permit- ted to go to their destinations. The Oanard live has booked as many steer- 8ge paesengers as their vessels can bring in three montbs. The Allan lice has an arrangement with the British Aid to the Irish emigrant as soclation, tostop at S'lgo and other ports o the west of Ireland tor this clags of passengers, ust Frauoe, Pars, April 23, —1¢ ls stated the alliance bstween Germany, Austria and Ltaly is to secure the isolation of Feance i order to effoct simultaneous dissrmanent which Prince Bismarok tntended to propose at the Earopean congress, The N. P.’s Eastera Outlet. Special Dispatch to Tin bins. Miuwavkee, April 23, —President 0. L Oolby, of the Wisconsin Central in an extended Interview to- day, denled the reports that the bidder three oottages om las | Northern Paclfic and Wisconsin Oen- streot, four doors west of C «|tral roads were to come together shank’s store. other than for D, 8. M. Fusrwmi. | President Colby, In mon tusdwed |quastion, ‘‘Is torney. 12 months. A little boy aged seven, Amended to refer to the judiciary {il with croup, received no attention committes, clty engineer, ohalrman of | for three d‘{: and "l ights, and finally goverament of Haytt, Oatalde the bay the Troplo hove to until the Atlas ltne steamer from King. died. In o witness said he ston for New York arrived :E:“::M::mpr:::“a::‘ M:-g"‘;l:{ had seen the bodles of 11 persons car- with eighty additional insurgents. /o "0 g0 Lo embodylng the views rled out. Adjourned. The captaln refased to allow his ssengers to board the Trople, but anded them at Iroqua, There they remaioed for day under watch of an Eoglish man-of-war. A smallschooner was_then prooured and the Tropie reached. 'he Tropic steamed for Miragoane, the deck being used for drilling. At midnight, March 26, the Tropic entered the harbor of Mira- goane, and landed sixty armed men, who, after firing one round, captured the town, Tae following morning the arms and ecquipments were puton shore and by voou, with the cargo landed, the Tropic eailed for Port Anton for o oargo of frait, NKEW CONSUL GENERAL. The state board of health and charities has refused, 6 to 1, to take immediate charge of the Tewksbury almshouse, and voted to ask the su- r.umu court whether the word ‘‘may” cbligatory—whether the board *‘may” or ‘‘must” take charge. HENDRICKS' HEALTH. of the ocouncll as expressed at this wmeeting, The motion as amended was adopted., Adjourned, PERSONAL. J. A. Sparks, Valentine: Kd. 8. Noble, Blair; M, D. Welch, Lincoln; L. ¥, Hil. ton, Blair; Geo. J. Low, Linooln; Henry N. Sherrell and Col, Frank P, [reland, Nebraska Oity; Thos. C. Muncer, Ne- braska Oity; and Goorgs Yule, Linooln, are at the Paxton, MiSam, G. Gl.ver, Arlington; Rev. G, N. Waloright, Blair; J. B, Hayes, Seward; Arthur J, Pattes, Nebraska Oity; P. 8, Barnes and J. M. Robioson, Weeping ‘Water, are quests of the Millard, Mrs, A. B, Davenport anl family, left Congreseman Calkine Says He Will Be Dead Beforv Next Presi- dential Conyention. BSpectal Dispatch to Tun Bun. WasHINGTON, A pril 23, — Ropresent- ative Oalkins, of Indians, who Is here, has alarming news as to the condition of Mr. Hendrioks. Speakivg of the politioal outlook in Indiaca, to-day, it wan suggested to Mr. Oalkins tnat Me, Hend: would be the Democratic The Representative of the German Empire Arrives In New York. hteshol for Toledo yesterday, vie the Wabaub, and | I00iu00 when Mr, Oulkine taid that Special Dispatch to Tus B, tho chisl ‘clork of the Milard ‘wears | 11 erions Wil bo.dued by the Hme New York, April 23d.—Among the assengers who arrived by the North ermau Lloyd steamer, from Bremen, was the new consul general of the Germen emplre, August Felgel. He succeeds General Sohumacher. The new consul was met at the steamer's pier by eome friends, and was driven to the homse of & friend inthis olty. Mr, Feigel is a lawyer by profession, a native of Bavaria, 46 years of age, and unmar- rled. From 1872 to 1874 he served as vloe consul in tuis city under General widowers weeds. 8, R. McConnell, W. A, Watson and 0. 0. Tolorton, of Burlington, Ia,, are at the Paxton, Mrs, O, F. Do Morth and Mw, A, 8, ‘White, of Des Molnss, are guests at the Paxton, Hon. E, K. Valentive and family, of ‘West Point, are at the Millard, D, Hunt and A. G. Ninton, of Avoos, are guests at the Paxton, General Geo, H. Roberts, of Harlan in & very bumdnl oondition, He has what is senile gangrene. It appeared at the end of his big toe on \Ko right foot, which was treated as a boll by a physiclan in Indfanapolis, He {s now compelled to walk en his heel. The only way he osn be saved is to have his leg cut off, and Hen- drioks will die before he will submit to such an operation, MYSTERIOUs DISAPPEAR- ANOCE. Sohamacher. He was -‘vpoln‘flil l:z county. is at thy Millard, A Well-To-Do Oigar Maker Takes & his government as consul general 3 Walk. Huvana in 1876, to succeed the late J. W, Rodater, of Counll Blufls, was A man named Frank Meierhoefer, in town yesterday, Fraok W, Aldrioh, of Fargo, Dakots, is st the Paxton, 0. C. Sperry, of the Yankton agenoy, Is atthe Paxton O, F. Newton and wife, of Denyer, are at the Millard , D. 8, Vernon, of Robinson's circus, is at the Millard, Hon. John B. Birnes, of Ponca, is at the Millard, Bras Stout, of Lincoln, was in town yesierday, H, A, Morsman, of Qaincy, is at the Paxton. L. G, Caunon, of Indianapolis, is at the Paxton, Hon. A, 8, Paddock, of Beatrice, is in town, L. Crounse, of Calhoun, is at the Pax. ton, J. H, Oolling, of Crete, is in the city. A. B, Idescn, of Hastings, is at the Paxton. Thoe, Bryant, of Schuyler, is at the Paxton, M. M, Towne, of Laramie, is at the Millard, Geo, W. Olather, of the Clother house, Columbus, is in town, Mrs, L. A, Berry and child, of North Park, are at the Millard, Congressman Weaver snd D, V, Stenbenson, of Falls City, were in town to-day. P. W. Chadwick, M D, has returned from the e st and will relocate perma- nently in Omaha, W. P. helley, Eiq., the most popular conductor who ever run & train for the Unlon Pacitic railroad, is in the city on & brief visit. Mr, Kelley severed his con- nection with the Union Pacific about a year and & half since to take the superin- tendency of the Kaneas Oentral, with headquarters at Leavenworth, Kas, The gentleman is looking well, and says that although be still remembers his Omaba friends he Is well satisfied and pleased with his vresent loostion, e — FOR BALE, A new side-bar, end spring top bug- Mr. Zaoh, who wasloat on the Schiller, He has alvo served as consul general at Constantlnople. The Bavarian assoolation of thisclty will serenade Mr. Feigel in a few days. who was carrylng en an apparently flourlshing business at No, 1213 Capl- tal avenue, where he employed ten or twelve hands in his cigar manufactory, has suddenly turned up missing. Melerhoefer left the place at the close of business hours on Friday, and after a considerable time had elapsed without his belng seen, the anxlety of his frlends was aroused ana search made for him. He was traced as far aa Counciy Bluffs, where all trace of him was loat, and the search for him abandoned, Yeosterday afternoon Rudolph Dorn, one of the chief men of the Nebraska horse and ocattle insurance compsny attached Melerhoefer's atook, for & debt of $2,000 losned him to carry on business with, Dopaty Sheriff Ocowell served the writ and took poseasion of the place. o missing man leaves a wife and she 1s witheut s single word to acoount for his absence. 1t is said that he has been drinking heavily of late and f{t is probable that he has become Involved fiuancially and thought the only way out of the trouble was to get out of the country, THE DIAMOND STUD. Oanada Extending Her Commerce. Special Dl patch to Tun B, Orrawa, April 23.—In the house of commons to-day Tilley sald that cor- respondence was going on with a view to continuance of the llne of steamers between Oauads and Brazll. Canada proposed to remove the import daty on sogar and pay & subsidy tothe steameors plying between Canada and Cuba. If Cuba would consent to re- celve our production on the same terms upon which they reoeived French goods or one-third less than if they went in under the British flag. Labor Strikes in Vienna. Spectal Dispatch to Tus Bx Vienna, April 23 —Two hundred army bakers take the places of the striking olty bakers. The strike has extended to other trades, A man distributing papers inelting workers to strike has been arrested. t—— Saloons Closed. Bpecl Dispatch to Tun Ban. SoranToN, April 23,—Nearly all sa- loen keepers of Hyde park were re- fused liconsen to-day owing to the strenuous efforts of the temperance union et e Henator Anthony's Condition. Bpecial spatch o Tus bxs Provioesce, April 23 — Sonator Anthony is eufforing from B ight's Glne of the kidueye, ¢ mplicated with heart disc Murdor and Cremation. Special Dispatch to Tis Bax. Danviuie, Va, April 23 —A house on firo was extingalshed and the body of an uaknown negro found in bed in the building, blood runoing from wounds, his olothes saturated with kerosene and set on fire.’ A Curious Case Settied in the Police Court. Tae Bk recently gave the details of acurlous transaction in which one Charles Parker, in trylng to ralse money on a dlamond stud, valued at $25, lost his property and had a bogus stone substituted forit. A colored man named Caas, Willlams and a white man named Tracy were ar- the case and had a hearing in the po- lice court yesterday., Five attorneys were vogrged In the case and owling to @ peouliar construction of the ordin- ance, the distrlot attorney agreed to dismiss the case on conditlon that the real dlamond be returned to the com- plainine witness, Parker, and that Ohas. Willlams pay back to 8. Lehman the $10 recelved for it. It was also ordered that the bogus stone be re- A Magazine Blowa Up. Special Dispatcn to Tus Bax Larxep, Kan.,, April 23 —Lowrey Bros,' prwder magssine, containing aboat 1 500 pound wder, situs- ted aboat a quarter of » mile from the city, exploded at 2 p. m., killing|gy, made by Boyder and took first |ly that there was a good deal more in Instan L. h, Jas at the state falr last fall; never |tbe case than on the surface, fl‘.l.fl,'— ‘v.‘-‘!'mh nldulo'. A [ h& u.tlz”;-mm-dflob ‘sstern nion, eor, out ease under the defective casoped - |und Donsion st | Iob8bmdbert rested for orookedness connected with -

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