Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 2, 1892, Page 1

1 \ | W Cof pr— TWENT \‘—i-’l RST YEAR OMAHA, ATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 9 DaAlLy BEE. DIRE RUIN Wide 8pread Destruction Lingers in the Wake of Thursday Night's &torm, KULD EDS OF BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED Great Swath Mowed Across Nebraska by the All Leveling Cyclone. ITS FULL EXTENT NOT YET KNOWN Nelson, Norfolk, Sutton, Beatrice, Wymore, Edrar and Other To ns Damaged. TWO WOMEN WERE KILLED AT EDGAR Bruised and Mangled Beneath the Debris of Their Fallen Homes, SNOW ADDS HORROR TO THE TORNADO Great Drifts Blockade the Western and Central Part of the State. OMAHA AND VICINITY GIVEN A TASTE Much Minor Damage Inflicted During the Hurricane in the Metropolis, PROSTRATED WIRES DELAY THE NEWS Telegraph Lines Blown Down and Commu- nicat Cut O Nebraska tails as Far as Known. he Worst Storm ¢ Experienced—De- Nebraska was swept by a cyclone last night. The dresdful tornado struck the state early Thursday night and left desola- tion in its wake. The extent of the destruc- tion is not yet known, but reports received show that the thriving town of Nelson, the county seat of Nuckolls county, is laid waste and many buildings, including two clurches, are wrecked at Norfolk. Reports from other points indicate that tho storm swept northward avd eastward from Nelson with great fury, but owing to telel graph wires being prostrated it is impossible yet to definitely outline the track of the storm. The wind struck Nelson, in the southern pact of the state, from the south- west and reports received indicate that the storm included in its track the town of lidgar and other places in Clay county. brief dispatch from Norfolk says a cyclone 1 the Norfolk cyclore was the the same one which devastated Nelson, it must have traversed over 130 miies of some of the finest country in the state in Nuck- olls, Clay, Fillmore, York, Polk, Platte and Madison counties, Tur Bee has made great effort to secure news from theso countios to- day, but the returns aro meagre, In the Storm's Path, In these counties, and perbups 1n the track of the eyclone, are tho towns of Edgar, Sut- ton, Grafton, Bradshaw (which was wiped out by a tornado two years ago), York, Stromsburg, Osceola, Columbus, Madison, and many other villages. From Clay.Center comes the report that a cyclona passed through the center of Clay county between 6and 7 o'clock last night, The wind blew from south tonorth. At Edgar it was reported that a number of houses were blown down and the dopot wrecked and two railwey employes Killed, but the roport can- not be confirmed. There are vague reports of the destruction of several farm houses, From Wahoo comes the news that a very heavv wind, but probably the cyclone, struck and swept through Saunders county about 8 o'clock last might, It did great damage to barns, houses and other small frame buildirgs, also kilng some stock. Tho violenco of the storm was 80 great that it caused a great many of the inbavitants to seek refuge in cellars and caves. During its duration, which was three hours, much excitement prevailed. Reports from the country have boen re celved that considerable hail fell. A farmer whoso namo could not be learned is reported to have been overtaken by the storm while returniug from town, struck by lightening and killed. The damage dove is estimated &t about §10,000. SITUATION AT N not a part that place SON, Hundreds of tors In the City—Two Farmers Reported Killed, NELsox, Nob,, April 1.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The cyclono is the only thing talked of in the village of Nelson today. Vis- Itors from Superior and other surrovnding towns and country are here viewing the wreck. A heavy wind prevailea all night and all day, making the work of repairing impossible. Fortunately very little rain has fallen, for it would do as much dam- age now as the eyclone. I'ho windows are all blown out of the opera louse building’s threo stories and it is foared it is a complete wreck. The window elass was blown out of the west and south side of the court house, It is feared the new school house, which was completed at the begioning of the year at a cost of 815,000, will bea comploto wreck The Presbyterian chureh was crushed to tue. ground, not carried away, Miss Bragman, who was reported 1ujured, 1s doing well. Her house, a new two story bulding in the west part of the villag, was taken clear off the foundation and part of it blown many vods, literally tearing it to pleces. Mr. Gailmill's hous was taken off the foundation and torn into kindling wood. Seven persons wore in the houseat the time but none were iajured. r. Bufing- ton’s house, & fine new one, of tae finest in town, was leveled tothe ground. This house was on the highest ground in the city. Ten persons in the house took refuge in the cel- lar and none were hurt sltbough the floor stringers were taken off and the foundation of the celiar was exposed. The families of T, W, Cole and W, L. Tem pleton wero in their honses when wrecked. Fortunately nove wera hurt. Most of the families in the party took refugo iu caves and cellars, This accounts for to few being injured. ‘Lhirty of the best residences in the town are completely destroyed. Almost every house in the north and west part of tho town is more or loss damaged, and almost every store in the business por- tion sustained some injury. The damages aro $100,000 or prevably more. Tho loss was most complote, There was not any tornado insurance. Most of the sufferors will along without outside heip. Five or six families will have to have aid. No measures for relief have yet been taken, There 1s talk of a public meoting to take measures as to rolief. The sentiment is divided as to whether outsido help should be received by sufferers, Tho school house is wrocked schools will close for the present. The cy- clono crossed the IKKansas line ator near Bostwick, this county. Much damage is re- ported done at Bostwick. The path of tho storm is one-half milo wide Most of tho farm houses 1n its path from Bostwick aro leveled to the ground. As yetit is impossible to obtain Accurate news. Tho houses of Anderson Rose, Abe Stape, Brierby and others south- west of Nelson, also the outbuildings, wero leveled to the ground. Several persons are reported injured in the country and two wero killed. This is not verified. It is the worst storm that ever visited this section. The peopio of Nelson suffered from the extensivo storm in April, 18 bo able to got and the drouth n 1890, another extensive fire in April, 1801, Tho oyclono fol lowing as it has this yoar makes the luss hard to bear. Few towns in Ne- braska have suffered so much, yet it is be- lieved the work of rsbuilding will begin im- mediately. Perhaps a few will be unable to build at present. LK, the City with Nonror. , April gram to Tue Bre.]—A full grown cyclone strack Norfolk last night. The day had been quite warm, and early in the evening clouds of no unusual appearance began to gather. Presently there appeared in the southeast a small cloud, much resembling in shape, sizo ana general appearance a medium-sizod bal- loon, About this time a rumbling noise was heard. Almost immediately the storm broke. It commenced about 8:30 and lasted about three minutes. It struck the city first in the Heights, doing some damaga. It tore down a house partially constracted for A. J. Durland and broke many window: Next it struck the plamng mill of T. W. Wheaton, partially unroofing it. A teut occu- pied by a family named Palmer was blown away and a httle child was ously in- jured. The next obstacles in tho pata of de- struction wero the Episcopal church and the residence of C. G. Miller. Miller's house was badly demoralized, falling debris seri- ously injuring two of his chidren. The Episcopal church fs a total wreek and canuot b repaired. 'The cost of the church was about §2,200. Next was Dr. A. Bear’s barn, which was bodily carried about a block and totally maushed to pieces. The doctor’s carriage was also destroyed, “The Congregational church had the bell and dome blown from it and landed in tho strect below. The church was otherwise damaged, m‘uhnbli in all to the amount of £2,500. At the timd there were about twenty- five teachers in the bailding. As it was early and raining, tho teachers had not con vened, and this probably resulted in saving many lives, Tho sidewalk was picked up and aashed against tho house occupied by Herman Satler, whose wife is lying very low with consumntion, giving her a severo shock. The houso occuniod by Miko Weir, con- ductor on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minucapolis 1.—[Special Tele- & Omaba railway, was blown from the foundation nbout four fect and badly wrecked. Mr. Weir's little ehild was lying very sick, when a large timber was thrown against the side of the house, mashing the side in and completely covering the little sufferer with glass and other debris. Tbe barn of Charles Darland was com- pietely destroyed, together with most of tho contents, His house was also unroofed and otherwise damaged, The house of George Davenport was wrecked, a x4 scantling, four feet long, being driven through the building sideways. The barn of C. A, Mast was completely demolisted. It contammed a cow and horse, which escaped uninjured. 5 H. O. Whyman losta barn and his homo was damaged, Mrs, Desmond lost abarn and the damage to her house was about £500. She had it insured in the Springfield. This is the only policy on property destroyed. Scores of other outhouses were destroyed, early all the window lights in the path of the storm were broken. Sidewalks are all torn up and carried awa; Tho path was about turee blocks wide, de- moralizing nearly everytbing in its path. No fatalities are reported, but there wero vory many narrow escapes, The loss is estimated at from 30,000 10 830,000, with but one poliey of insurance. Many peculiar freaks aro re- ported, one by Hoo. H, H. Hake, who had a fine Jersy oull pieketca out. When found the auimal was throo blocks fcom home, where it had been carried by the wiud, The picket piu was driven iato the ground and securely fastened., The animal does not appear to bo hurt, All buildings will be replaced by bet- ter and more substantial ones, Damage n Beatrice, Hearuice, Neb, April 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee-The heaviest wind- storm kuown to this section for vears began about midnight last mizht and has prevailed with greater or less severity all day. ‘Tho storm was preceded with rain and a limitea fall of hail. No serious damage is known to hove resulted thus far other than the de struction of several barns and two or three small untinished buildings. Outhouses, sheéls, sidewalks, fences, bill boards and electric poles were overturned and broken witbout limit. The aggregate damage by the storm will reach several thousand dollars this city. Word from various sections of the country tell of the destraction of barns and sheds ond some injury to live stock. No casualities Lo persous bave occurrea in this city or county as far as can be learned to- nigh e City Houses Wreoked, Breaven iy, Neb, April 1.—(Special Telegram to T BEk)—A strong wind, belog almost a tornado at intervals, has beea tlowiug from the west since last nigut. Mavy buiidings bave been wrecked iu this city, while the damage in the country dis- tricts is great, Slight Damage at Plattsmouth, Pramisvours, Neb, April 1.—[Special Telegraw to Tug Bk, |—Ever since midnight & terrific windstorm has raged in this viein- ay. Immeuse damage has been doue 1o trees | a8 was that of tho Perkins hotel. fences, outbuildings and roofs, The roof of Hon. F. E. White's residence was blown off, The roof on the farm of Martin Propst, south of town, was blown off, entailing a loss of §500. Tomght the wind is stiil nigh and shows no sign of abatement, ITY AT EDGAR, on the ba: FATA Mrs. Thomas Clark Killed and Her Resis « Blown to Pleces, Evcan, Neb, April 1.—[Speclal Tele- gram to Tie Bre,]—The storm passed from two to four miles south and east of here, sweeping eversthing befors it. Tho house and bara of John Marshall, four miles south, was literally scattorad to the winds, hardly a vostige of them remainine. The family was in the cellar at the time and escaped in- jury, The sctiool house across the road was also demolished and tho heavy stove blown a distance of half a mile, The house of Martin lutely blown El'fritz was abso- to atoms, but the family os- caped unhurt. Thomas Clark’s house, threo and a half miles southeast, was torn to picces and Mrs. Clark fatally injured. The school house across the road and the barn aro also missing this morning. The houso of George Tucker, four miles east, was complotely demolished, Mrs, Tucker re- ceived a fractured leg and internal injucies, Reports are meager at this time, as points where damage was dono ave widely sepa- rated. Numerous barns and outbuildings aro reported blown away and houses un- roofed and moved from thelr foundations. It is impossivlo to estimato the damage, but itis great. Itis tho greatest storm that ever visited this section. som IRACULOU SCAPES, Mills, Houses and Diar Near Sutton De- stroyed, BBut No People Hurt. SuTT0N, Nev,, April 1.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bek.)—Mr. George Ritzel, living in Fillmore county, twelve miles southeast of bere, bad his will blown down and then picked up by the cyelone and cast down and mashed completely. His barn was also blown away. Mr. Hareington, living in the samo neighvornood, had his barn and houso literally erushed 10 pieces and blown away. The force of the storm was so great that the buildings wero left 1 flue siivers. The family and stock escaped without any harm. Joo Needon had his fumily, including eignt children, in his houso when the building was crushed and scattered all over tho prairie, but not a scratch or bruise was in- flicted on any of the family. Messrs. Trollopo and Pearson had their barns and houses blown away, but no damage was done to stock or themselves, The windmiils, as far as can be seen from this noighborhood, aro all down and many wen are here buying pew ounes to pump water for tuewr stock, whichs suffering for water. The storm came in tho shape of a black, civeling cloud and went from soutn- west to northeast. T, 11 Buildings U nofed — Damage at the Pententiary. eb., April 1.—[Special to Trn orm which prevailed iu this to last night left a few remind ers [u Lincoln, The wind blew tho hardest about midaight. Plate glass windows wero broken and small buildings unroofed or over turned. A dray load of scenery belonging to tho “Sinbad” company was picked up bodily by the wind and overturned, burying the driver and tho horses in an almost inextri- cable mass of tropical islands, diamond val- leys, sea serpents and scenic effects in gen- eral. The driver, John Pace, was picked up unconscious, aud upon being conveyed to his home was found to be badly injured. The storm was felt with considorablo sevority at tho stato penitentiary. About forty feet of the high stone wall which sur- rounds the buildings and yards of the insti- tution was blown down during the progress of tho storm. The wall was a double one, with a space of probably twelve iuches be- tween the inside and outside courses of stone. This space was filled with sand. The storm bad the effect of disclosing somo of the pecaliar methods pursued by the con- tractors who built the wall,which has always been supposad to be a solid stone structure, The state will be to a considerable expense in repairing the damoge. Ik Creek's Experience, Eik CrEex, Neb., Avril . —(Special to Tue Bee. |—A storm began bere last night about " 0 o'clock, accompanied with severe wind and rain, It continued all meht, and this morn- ing revealed its terrible work. barns, sheds and sidswalks were scattered everywhore, At 1p. m. today the wind is still blowing ata fearful rate. The wires aro all down from this place and notbing can vo loerneg from neighboring towns, Business suspended at Wallace, WaLLAck, Neb., April 1.—|Special Telo graw to Tuk Bee. |--The worst blizzard that the inhabitants of this county have wit- nessed gince November, 1858, has been rag- ing here today. The wind is blowing a gale and so full of snow tnatone cansce but a few rods. Business is entirely suspended. The tomperature has not fallen much, however, and but little damage to stock is expeeted. Inavale Buildings Blown to Pleces, Ixavare, Nob., April 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Ber. ] —The worst wind siorm known hiere for several years has been raging ull the afternoon today. Chimnoys and out- buildings have been flyng every way, while hundreds of hay stacks have been demol- ished. The damage will aggregate consider- able, Dunbar Felt the Storm, Duxsan, Neb., April 1,—[Special to Tae Bee.l-A strong wind bas been blowing {from the southwest for the last twelve hours and has eradually ncreased till it 1s almost a burricane. Feuces, signs and chimoneys have been blown down. Several persons were blown down, but none were hurt, Ansel s 1L el Wrecke AxseLyMo, Neb, April 1,—|Special Tele gram to Tue Bee. | —This afternoon a wind storm raged with unusual fiercevess. It car- ried the upper gallery from the west side of Smwith’s hotel clear over the top of the build- ing, demolishing one chimrey and sowe fone- ing and gates one block distant, Sterling Suffered Little, NG, Neb,, April 1.—(Special to Tug 'he work of the cyclone in Sterling last night was confined 10 the wrecking of outhouses and window glass. Tho aamage in this line will amount to several buudred dollars. York Has o Little Taste. Youk, Neb, April 1.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bk, |—Last nlght occurred the heay- iest wind and rain storm since the flood in June, 1851, The rain was accompanied by a very heavy wind, but no damage done. Six Feet of Suow at Elsle, Eisig, Neo,, April 1.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bge]-—The most severe blizzard ever witnessed here occurred from 1 a. m, to 2 p. m, today, Tbere are suow drifts from Outhouses, | } £ix to eight foet. Soveral storo fronts were blown in. Thotrain 2oing west is dead here. ock 18 suffering. 1he storm is now about HOW OMAIA FARED. Telograph Wires Budly Damaged—A Chareh nnd Dwelling Wrooked—Ineldents, Yesterday's terrific wind storm brought terror and destruetion with it, It was more turbulent amd aserious than noy of ths blustering gale that haverecently swept over tho western count ‘Tn Omaha duging tho forenoon and the groat- er part of the aftornoon the winds seemed to como sweaping through the streets liko they wero remnant gales from tho disastrous cy clone, The storm played havoc with both the telegraph lLines of the Western Union and Postal companies . Tue formor's wires throughout the west and s outh and a portion of the east went down, and the company was unable to do any btsiness except toUhicago by tno way of Sloux City. This was the only wire working during the morning. Be- tween Paxton and Julosburg fifty miles of wire aund poles ¥re down. The Western Uunion was entirely cut off from all commu- nication with Denver. Wrecked Telograph Wicen, The storm coverad a groat extent of terrl- tory, and tho local Western Union oficials as yet don’t know how serious their damage is in the eastern part of lowa. Manager Umsted at noon theught the wires to Council Bluffs would be revaired and in working order by 2 o'clock, but it was late at mght before anything1ike a servico was estab- lished east. Nebraska wires were the first to recover from the offects of the storm, and Tue Bee recoived yery gooa service from in- tevior points. Tu® Brer's loased wire was got into working candition about 10:30, and a fine news report £ thus furnished. : Tho Postal Telegraph was also idle all forenoon. Managér Dimmock said 1t was impossible to do any busiuess while the tempestuous storm was raging. Great injury has beon done by tho wind, and is very disastrous to the telegraph lines, which only a woek ago had their wires and poles down on account of tho heavy snow storm. Early in the evening communication east was established. A Chureh Badly Damaged. Tho Seward Street, Methodist Episcopal churceh, a venoered brigk structure, was badly dumaged at an eatly hour yesterday morning. The brick wall under the west gable broke and feil, stripping the framo work to the window line. The frame wall withstood the storm and the interior remains intact, The damage to the brick wall will reach $590, and the trustees have commenced work already to repair it. Blew a House Down at Benson. Suburban residents northwest of the city were considerably agitated by the fierco winds, Barns and outhouses_of all de- scriptions were overturned sod rolled pro- miscuously over the prairie and upon the lots of the neighbors. i A family nawed Anderson had just moved jnto a small brick residence in Boa- son addition and reticed early Thursday night confident in tha lrxfregx:n_!wiw.wl their brick watls. SHortiyafter Midnight the two gables were blown out with a report liko that of @ cannon,. Mr. Anderson sprang from bis bad, and to save his children sleep- ing in & cot adjoiuiig, leancd over them and received the falling debris upon his own back. The family was panic stricken for a fow minutes, but wanaged to make their way to a barn, where they were huddled till neighbors arrived. Incidents of the Storm, A funny incideot of the storm oceurred during the morning, if George King is to bo reliedupon. A party of Savpy county people were in the city, and {u passing down Farnam streot the chiel mogul of the congregatlon saw a form just -shead, and in s superior manner called the attention of the excavsionists to tha fact that justahead was Governor John M. Thayer, who held the oftice of governor for several months after the vlegtion of James K. Boyd. The party, with morq curiosity than discre- tion, stared at tno “zover as they passed by, which visibly embarrassed the ‘‘gov- arnor” to such an extent that he objected stroug and earnestly against the attention shown him and escapgd through the nearest door in sight. 1t was Henry Voss, the archi- tect, wbo had been taken for his excellency, the ex-governor of Nobraska, and ho is la- menting the mistake as only the true German citizen knows how. The brick wall of 8 new building in course of construction at Ninth and Doiga straots wasblown down. | Just at noon a covergd delivery wagoa of the Pacific Express company was noatly turned upsido down 3¢ Sixtesnth and Far- nam, but no serious damago resulted. Oncof the plat glass windows in the Emerson Sced company’s store in the Sheeley block was blown in, Council Bluf haken Up, The wind of yesteraay morning was only & trife less severe 1n Council Bluffs than that of afow days ago, whea so much damage was done. A number of pranks, some of them more or less serious, were played. The plank sidewalk on Lower Broadway was picked up and carried iato the middle of the street for a distancc of nearly a mile, reach- ing from L'wentieth to Thirticth street. The telegraph poles batwpen the Union Pacific transfer and the river wore badly damaged, they being swayed bacik and forth by the wind utii they.were. loosened from the moorings and nearly, every wire was broken. It will bo a number of days before the dam- age will be eotirely repaired. One of the windowsjol the church at the corner of Twenty-nipth strect and Avenuo B, which is used #s 8 sghool building, was blown o and fell on, fhe floor with & great crash, Minnle, the 0-year-old dan ghterof B S, Harrington, happepad to be sitting di- rectly under tne fallag glass, and ber face, neck and hands werebadly cut. Miss Board - man, the teacher of the school, and another lady carried ber to hee home on Avenue G, where she was giveq froper attention, A number of chimpgys wore blown off in various parts of the city, awnings fell down, and fragments of tin 190fs waro tora loose and came clatteriog down about the heads of passers-by. Hardly @ bili board in the city escaped demolition, | Dawage at South Omaha, Some damage was done about town by the heavy wind yesterday. The gilt sign oa the borse barn at the stockyards was blown down and broken 1uto a dozen pieces. It will cost $100 to replace it Oue of the chimueys on the Exchange building blow dowa during the forencon and scattered a shower of brick buts over the sidewalk at the southeast coruer of tho bulkling. Itwas a miracle that uo one was hurly as therg are usually atleast halfa dozen mén standing at that corner. A chimney was blown down on R street in the Third ward, and one of tho bricks struck Anton Sobeusky on tne Lead, inflicting a severe scalp wound. Consideruble Wind at Wymore. Wynmoke, Neb., Apihi 1.--[Special Tele- g¢am to Tus Ber,|—This viowily was vis ited bra very hich wind last night whi has been blowing all day with a heavy rain, A portion of the roof of the residenco house and the corner of the First National bank was blown away, Several largo glass win dows were hroken and a great many sheds and outbaildings were blown o RAGED WITH FURY IN KANSAS, Fatalities and Much Destraction Re- ported from That State and Missourl, Kaxsas Crry, Mo, April 1.—A tornado of mad destructiveness swept over Kansas last night. Butler county seoms to have been the scene of the greatest havoo. he town of Towanda was eutirely wiped off the fuco of the earth, and Augusta, a few miles dis wnt, was bufteted out of all semvlance to its former self, Not a house or building was left standing in Towanda. The town was asleep when the storm swept down upon it, razed every {hing in its path ana left dead and aying in its wake. Rix dead bodies have beon re- covered from the ruins already searched. Twonty persons are fatally hurt and forty more seriously injured, besides a large num ber of more or less injured, Lefu Death and Ruin in Tts Wake, At Augusta three were killed outright and scores of houses were wracked. Appareatly the same storm touched at Kiowa and Wellington. In Kiowa the Mis- souri Pacitic depot and a number of dwell- ings and oulldings were demolished. Although no loss of life is known, several mishaps are reported. The damago to prop- erty is suid to be great. Wellington and vicinity also suffercd con- siderably, and several peoplo were killed. Joe Showaiter's house was picked up uad thirteen of tho occupants were more or less injured. Sam Butterworth's house and its occupants wero carried 00 yards in the aiv and some of the family were fatally hurt. Towanda is a small village of only 300 n- habitants, situated ten miles wost of Kldo- rado. The storm laid the whole town flat with the earth, and left not a singlo bouse standing. Of tho eighty tamilies composing the population tnere is uot oue tonight that is noteither mourning for a dead or dying member or sorrowing with the suffering. Six persons were kilied outright, and seyv- eral are so badly injured thay they caunnot WILI M BAR DR. J. D. GODL 5 JOHN BLAKE and FANT CHILD, The hst of faially wounded is as follows: Litrii Gint, blown from second story of hotel a distance of 150 feet, badly crushed. Mus. G. A. Rommixs, skull crushed by flying timbers, sk Baty, internally injured, . Warter Mooxey, side crushed. ALicE THORNTON. G2orGE CORNELIUS AND WIrE, both badly crushea, Among those seriously injured are: A. Roac, Mus, TeNE CarE Mus. Jons Kon. H. H, Givws axp wire, C. C. Wesrcorr, Louis Poounvar, Mz, AND Mrs. J. N. Sonren. 5 EFRAR CHENET AND WiFE, GEORGE MAXWELL AND TAREE CHILY WILLIAM MITICHELL AND WIFE AND CIULD. Mus. Hoven BLick, Mus. HOKTON AND YOUNG SON. PostaasTeER Gorpox. Many others were loss soriously hurt. Eight physicians are attending the wounded. T'hey came from Eldorado on the first tr in, and but for their timely sistanco wany more of those injurad must uave died. More Victims to the Storm’s Fa At Stroag City, Kan., the storm raged furiously. The house of Joseph Glassen was completely demolished. Glassen and his wife and ehild were killed outright, Se eral others werz injured, but none fatally At Auzusta the storm wrought great havoe and cuused a considerablo loss of life. Houses were levelled to the ground aud the inmates were crushed and mangled and some of them killed. Tho dead at that place are: HARMON HOSKI) ALBERT BARNES, WILLIAM BARNE WILLIAM RHODES. The fatally injured ar Mnus. Hanmox Hoskix M. AND Mis, H, Avsorr. J, H. POTIER AND FOUR MEMBERS OF mis FAMILY. The people at Augusta and vicinity lost nearly everything, and relief is being sent there from tbe surrounding towns, At South Haven, South Haven suffered severely from tho storm both in the way of material damage and in the number of lives lost. The house of John Moorehouse was levelled to the ground, and Moorchouse and one child wero killed, the other members of the family eos- caping, John Burmaster's house was crushed like an egg shell and the whole family was killed inan instant, They are: John Burmaster, wife and three children, Mrs, Frank Shepherd, killed by fiying tim- vers, sustaining a fracture of the skull, A score of other people were injured in the storm, but it is not believed more futahities will be reported, Eignt miles northeast of Wellington the house of Joseph Showalters was demolished and the whole family of thirteen members wero injured, uone, however, seriously, Wiped Out ire Fumily, A little further nozth the houso of William Little was blown down aud the family within wore terribly mangled and erushed. William Uittle and four of his children were killed outright and Mrs. Little was so ter- ribly injured that she survived vut a short time, A little to the west of Little's farm lLived Samuel Butterworth, an aged farmer, with his widowed dauzhter and her two children, Butterworth and tho twe children were badly injured. Mr. Butterworth's daughter escaped with s'ight itjuries, The tornado continued in Kansas and the northwestero part of Missour: today, but was less destructive. At Fort Scott, Atchi- son, Leaveuworth, Lawrence, Olathe and Salina, Kun, and Warrensburg, Cbilli- cothe, Bt Joseoh, Mo, and many other towns in both states, houses were unroofed outhouses blown down, trees uprooted, windows blown in and much geueral damago done, amounting in the ag- gregate tobundreds of theusands of dollars No furtier loss of life, however, 1s reported DEATH AND DESTRUCTION AT CHICAGO Wreck of a seven-Story Buil Fatalities Followlng. Cmicaco, 1L, April 1.—About 6:30 this morning the sky, which had been threatening all tho afteravon, became deasely black, and in auotbier moment & cloudburst occurr d The wind, which blcw at & burricane rate, swept everything before it. At the co:ner of Halsted aud Plerce streets the cyclcne blew down & seven-story brick builaing, sur. J & aud the | seriousty injuring rounded by one and vo-story {rame and orick buildiogs, which wers crushed to earth, killing threa people ana fatally or many other “Thomas Hulett's the rear of tho seven-story Tho family wers at the seven-story builaing fell crustied the Huiott residence. Of the thirteen at tho table, G-moaths old iaby Hulett was crus 1ed into a shapeless mass, Che others were pioned under broken timbers and bricks, but were soon resened, Thosa kiiled instantly were HORACE MOTT, aged 5 EDDIE MOTT, agea DAVID HULETT The tatally injured T, W Mg ALnie Kow: s, Honracr WyGaNT, Jasmes Morr, Mis. Janes Morr, Jauks MoTT, i, MAwiE MoTr, Gus Dich, o teamster, while driving aloag tho street, was struck by a falling tree und severely injured Charles Heisler was blown from a scaffold- ing and received possiblo fatal internal in- juries As s00n as the disaster was reported to tho poilce the dead ana injured were at once re- moved to residences neur by, The Hulett fam- ily oceupicd oniy one side of their dwelling, andon this the ruined building descerded like an avalanche, The following are known to be buried in ruins of the Gowan house and are undoubt- dead: Muvs, Sarah Gowan, William Gowan, aged 103 Mrs. Mary Walsh; Samucl Evisdale of Joliat, 111, In two of the demolished houses upset stoucs set fire to the ruins, but beforo seri- ous damage wus done the flames wore extin- guished. brick supper building, when and 16 montha, High Wind in towa, Booxr, Ta.,, April 1.—[Special Telogram to Tur Ree.] —teavy winds from the south havo prevailed all day and dove several thou- sand dollars damage in this city. Several houses have been unvoofed, among them being a large hotel, tne Butler house. The brick veneering on one cnd of tho Boone Milling and Elevator company’s plant was blown off. No injuries to people are r ported. — NDID THEIR COMRAL Uprising Among Mosquite Indians the Re- sultof Crasity. Nrw Oriesxs, La., April 1.—|Special Tele- gram to Tz Bir.|—Tho steamship Morgan, which arrived today from Bluetields, Nic aragua, brings the following account of an uprising among the Mosquite Inaians: One of the Indians employed as a soldier of tho Nicaraguan government having commit- ted a crime, was tied and floggel at Para, a DEFE point not far from tho bar of tho ver Hueso. He was afterwards in- cerated with the understanding t the uext day ho was o underz thae same treatment. In the meantime some of his friends collected and visited the comn- mandant and expostulated ou bebalf of the prisoner. They thereupon urrested the com- mandant, tied him and took him to Bay, where he was tried, found guilt fined $500, with the altornative of receiving the same pumsliment that he had orderci for the prisoner. In lion he gave them his watch and §25, being ali that he bad, but they refused 1o releuse him until the [full amount was paid, Oune of the commandant’s men had in the meantime gono® to the cape to notify the Nicaraguan authorities, Two boats loft the latter place weil armed and on arrival wero prompily seizad by the Inaians. Later the colone! of the cape forces came himself, He was told that uo harm was meant to him, so he weut ashore and attended the Indian courcil. He was treated well and sent back to his camp. The lndians securcly tied the sggros- sor and dispatehel him to Greytown to the Nicaraguau authorities there. ——— JOINED HANDS WITH DEMOC ACY, Farmers Make n New Political Alliance in Minnesota, Sr. Pavt, Mion, April 1. |Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee|.—The much talied of fusion botween the democrats and alliance of Mianesota, it would appear, is on the vergo of consummation. The democratic managers have agroed to nomi- nato 5. M. Owen for governor on their ticket. Owen was the alliance candidate for governor two years ago. The deal was made last night by which tho leaders of the democratic purty pledge their influence for Owen. Doancliy and Fish on one hand, and Hompe, Furlong, Hale and Carrington Phelps on the othor, aro dividing tho alliance in twan. Donnelly wants to drac it bodily into the people’s party. The Furiong forees s20 their rdvantage and only hope for fusion with the democrats. The basis of the fusfon, it is understood, is that the alliance 15 to have the governor and most of the s'ato offices. It 18 to control the patronage of the stato departments, and the alliance is to bo helped pecuniarily in doubtful countics. Wherever the alliance is strong no democrat is to bo encouraged to seek a nomination, and in democratic strougholds the allinuce people are to flock to the democratic standard The dewocrats are also to receive the aid of tho alliance in the choice of congressmen, and especially in the choice of a scnator. Michuel Doran s to bu tho senator if tho combination goes through, ———— AS USUAL, WILL B i Provided Ciicaao, I, Aprl 1,—[Spacial Telegram to Tur Bee. | —The demolition of the exposi tion building will not prevent the holding of the annual fat stock show in this city. John P, 1Reynolds, the secratary of tho State Board of Agriculture, says tho show will open as usual In November next. But 1ts location will be far from the lake frost. The Union Stockyards company has long needea a large k Show Will Be Fo structure for the display and salo of stock and will bave such @ build- ing erected in tima for 1he hibi tion. Itis to be located in the olu Dexter park und will be 125x115 feet. Lengthwise through the building will be @ track thirty feot i width and about 50 feet iu length with turnouts at each end. Mo state board wili meot Wednesday or Thursday uext wken premum lists will probably bo providea and compiete details of the show arranged. The sbow will continue for ten days, but the new building will be at the disposition of the board from November 12 to 20, -~ SEVERAL LIVES PROB Seven or Eight of the Missiug, Cixeiysati, O., April 1.-So far the only life positively koown to have been lost through the burning of the steamer Golden Rule last night s that of Nellie Maloney, The following persons are belicved to ve dead FRANK TERRY, second mate, MIS. O'LEARY, coois. BUCK WARNER, BILLY MADISON, MAUKEL HOWAN, Tucre ardwumors that from six o fifteen roustabouts perished in the Golden Rule bold. One who escaped says nine were thers wh en 1BLY 1O olden Rule Crew he left. T'he prebabilitios are that the total rumber who perished will reach sevon or eight. Mrs, George Stone of Adaison is also amoug the mssing. Noueof tho bodies have yet been recovered. A number of unknown deck bands, now believed to be four, aro wissing, waking a total of elev.n, e Aunrehb ts Expelled From Spa'n. Maow, April 1.—-Four more F suarchists bave beeu expellod from Spaiu. houso was immediately in | ~ Hastings Ropublie ! erin jail t {LANDED A BURGLAR 1N JAIL Said to Be Wanted County, Towa, He is in Jackson CAPTURED BY TWO BLAIR OFFICIALS « Arrange for the Ape proiching Campaign by Organizing o seal Club of Pushers — Other Nebraska News Notes Biam, Nob, April 1.~[Special Telogram to T B Shoriff Harriman and Deputy Steriff Menke went to Arvlington last night whero they cantured Georgo Bram, who was working in Blessing’s harnoss shop. They roturncd this morning and placod the prison- the arrival of officers from . He is wantod in Jackson county, loway braska Teachers. pril 1.—[Special Tele- The Southoast Nebraska tion adjourned at 12:30 to- day, after a very profitablo moeting of thres days. Tho name of the nssociation was changed to tho Kducational Association of Southeastern Nebraska, so as to includa school officers in its memuvership. The fol lowing officers wera elected for tho ensuing year: C. C. Pool, president: George Chap- man, vice president; James Hosic, sncrotary and ' treasuror, and A, A. Roed, Charles Fordyce and Prof. Barton, executive com- mittea. The following resolution = was adopted : Whereas, We ns aducntors should reprosent and reflect |:u- highest moral sentiment of the Work of N Tecvssen, Nob., gram to Tne Bre. | Teachers asso . There exists i discussion reluting ie Sunilay closing of the World's fulr in. herefore. be it Iiesoived, That we instruct the commlis- loners to close the World's f.ir on Sunda, . Thenext meeting will be held i Boatrica in the early part of April uext, enter's New Chapter. Cray Cexter, Neb, April 1.—|Special to. Tue Bek. | —Evening Star chapter, U, D, Order of Eastern Star, was mstituted here- Thursdey oveuing by Grand Worthy Matron Ada M. Billings of Geneva, assisted by Mrs. Whitvey, worthy matron of Su- perior chapter, and Mrs. Dempster, worthy matron of Geneva chapter, Seventeen applicants were iaitiated, and a number wors unablo to be present on account of sickaess, IPollowing is list of oficors: Mrs, Sarab. S. Tattle, W. M ; Mrs. H. B, Stein, W, P.; Mrs, W.' D. Stike, A. W.M.; Mrs, H. B ein, cond.; Mrs. G A. Shike, avab; Mrs, I, Martin, ituth; Miss Hattie Moulton, Nettio Noyos, [isther; Mrs. 1. B. Gillett, Blesta A “ino banquet was scrved av the closo of tho exercises, w. Martha: Miss McKintey Will Not Be at Kearney Kearsey, Neb., April 1.—[Special to Tun B | —J. L Keck, who made o trip to Ohio. a short time ago to invito Governor MeKin= ley to address the republican stato delegate convention in this eity April 26, received an. answer vosterday moruiang from the gover- nor’s private secrotary, saving: “The goy- ernor directs me to suy that it will be impos- siblo for him to accept your invitation to. speak in your city on April 26, as tnat date conflicts “with tha data of the republican state convention of Ohio.”" T'his pieca of news was a sore disapnoint. mont on the part of the advocates of McKin- leyisin @n the state. It is not known posi- tively who will be here from abroad to ad- dress the stase delezation. Hastings' Republican Club, HastiNgs, Neb., April I.—[Spocial to Tur. Bee.)—An onthusiastic republican club of #00 members was formed lere last night, “The list was out buc a short time and namos wero added to it with surprising rapidity. James N. Clarke was chosen presiden . rerris, fivst_vico ccond president, \V tary, F. G, “Test; treasurer, William Kerr: executive come mitte2, D. M. McElkinuey, M. A. Hartigan, . P. Olmstead, William Lowman ana E. C. Webster. The name adopted by the league was The Hastings' Rebublican club and the constitution recomwended by tho state cens tral committee was adopted. Meetings will be hela every two weeks. The club will im- mediately begin work for tho presidentiol campeign. Will Pave Streets, Yonx, Neb., Avoril L—|Special to Tum Brr, |—York people are talking of having the strects of the city paved. Mayor Bemis, to et tho matter before the poople, ex- pressed his 1doas in & special message (0 the: people, showing the advautages of having paved stroets. Ho stated that the day of our financial deprossion was over, and that nothing would mora enhance the valuaof proverty than to improve the priccipal streets in that way. York's Hotel Burned. Youx, Neb., April L—[Special to Tnm Bre.| The Wyoming hotel was dostroyed by fire this moruing. The building was in flames when discovercd. Scveral guest escaped death by leaping from the second story windows. Landlord Ashton was com- pelied to leuve the hotel in this manner. He was seriously injared by alightinzona fence, The contents were destroyed. The building was insurca for $1,000 in tho Phwnix of Hartford, Entertaluned MHer Friends, Nonrork, Neb., April 1.—[Spaciai to Tus. Bee)—Wednesday night Mrs, H. H. tTake guve n most enjoyable party in her pleasant home in honor of Mrs, E. C. Harvis, wifo of Superintendent Hacris of the Fremont, Bk horn & Missouri Vailey, and located at Chad- ron. Mr, and Mrs, | s were, untll one voar ago, located at Norfoll, Thi party was a most enjoyublo affalr, Cards wers order of the evening, after which 8 most de- licious luncheon was served, Nebraska Mortgages, Gexeva, Neb, April 1,—[Special to Tus Bre. |—Following is the mortgage indebtod- ness of Pillmore county for March: Number of real estate mortgages filed, seventy, amounting to 855,030.04; roleased, 113, $60,- 649,50 city mortgages filed, twenty,§$11,724,45; relensed, twenty-six, §10,400 izages filad, ; chattel mo) ,568.90; releasca, 400.65. Total amount of mortg: kinds filed, §140,623.20; roleased, $154,54 Hampton News Notes, Hawrroy, Nob, April 1. to Tae Bre | —Prof, George M. prin: cipal of tho Rod Cloud High scnool is speud- ing the spring vacation with his brother, J, G Caster, principal of the local High school, Tho futieral sermon of the two Thomas girls, who died of diphtheria i February was preached at the Mothodist Episcopal church Monday morning o a large concourse of triends. Cedar County’s Court b ouses Harrixaroy, Neb, April 1.—(Special to Tu B, |—Work will commence ou Cedar county’s court house at this place again next week, The buiiding was completed to 8o second story, but winter set 1n, and the work was abundoned until spring. Contractor Patterson of Omaba is i Hartiugton looking over watters in regard to tho structure, fhe ouilding will cost about 45,000 when com pleted. Damuges. Onn, Ne [Special Telegram 0. » Tug Bre.| —The jury in the case of Nash agaiust tho City of Ord retarved a verdict ngainst the city for 00 today. At the: former trial tho verdict was for $1,700. The city secured a new tiial with this result. A new trial will be asked forand if refused an appeal will bo taken, Seward Foople Entertalned, Sewakn, Neb., April 1.—[Special to Bee.|--The opora icuse st this ploce was