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VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1885.
VOL. III. NO. '33.
H
OUfinENT COMMENT.
HYt
Vienna Iim granted Jolinnn Straus
ttho freedom of tlio city and llfo-loni?
exemption from Income tax.
Fiieuekick J. Faiiquc, better known
In llteraturo as "Hugh Conway," was
frpoftcuc.ty ill at Mouto Carlo.
William Sijlic 11ayi.es, of Kings
ton, N. Y., died recently Jn Ids o!j;hty
'. MKirdycar. ' He ran tho atnjre coaches
"on'tho famous old Now York and Phil
njicTpblii mall and stago routo between
Now Brunswick iind (Newton nearly
thalf 'a century ag&.
A. SlIULTgf:, Ihn nnarch'.st, who was
fcsjjejlcd from Switzerland In 1831, and
twhodieadtd tlio recent anarchist agita
tion In Italy, has been Invited to at
t(mi(J ,'tho Intorpntldnal Conference)
which it tonssoinblo In Geneva for tho
tMirjiojo of anti)iglng!cUntinomotliods
of iiovcDtlug tlio spread of cholera.
Wall stiikct Is losing its old lead
ers. Mr. (loiibl and Air. Sago arc no
longer active! Mr. Vnntlcrbilt is pro
paring to loavo It .altogether; Mr.
Woorlshocflcr goes to Curopo, and Mr.
Kccno and 1). O. Mills aro out of tho
market. Cammack, Osborne, and
Travors aro no longer oncrgetlc. Tho
novy .comers nro Deacon WUilto and
.ffJisril SJayb.tck, Lewis Boll and
Charley Johns'.
Ayoa'vkleii recently roturncd from
the National 1'nrk reported that tho
Indians In Montana were quite uneasy.
Kmlssarlcs from Hlel wcro among tho
lodges inciting tho bucks to engage In
war against the Dominion. Ono hun
.tired .and .fifty of thorn crossed tho
Northern P-acillc tracks tho othor day,
bound for tho north, and if tho war
c'ontlmios many warriors In Wyoming,
Montana and tho Black Hills will go
north to Join Rlcl.
Charles, tho obnoxious negro editor
who recently headed a delegation to
Interview, tho l'rcsldont respecting tho
rocognition'to bo accorded tho colored
people aid then was unexpectedly con
fronted with a copy of bis paper con
taining an incendiary editorial justify
ing assassination by tho Southern ne
groes In tho event of Mr. Cleveland's
, installation, was bounced from his com
fortable fourteen hundred dollar clerk
ship in the War Department.
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.. Tub Government of tbo-Unltcd States
" Is about to havo a new great seal.
Strange as it may seem, It has been
discovered that tho seal in ujo sluco the
foundation of tho Government Is not
designed in accordanco with the law
which directed Its constnictton. It is
faulty in several respects, notably in
Ttho number of arrows in the claw of
the eagle, also in tho shlold and in
other respects. Tho new ecal Is to
correspond In otcry particular with
the statute.
J A Imeaoeric was recently burned
nt Roubalx, Department of Nord,
Franco, and many of tho wild anlmah
wero roasted to death. Thcro was
great danger at onu.tlmo of tho beasts
tescaplng ami tho citizens beeamo
, furious, over tho neglect of tho police
to prevent or extinguish tho Arc. A
mob seized tho pollco oaduty and com
pelled them to cat portions' of tho
burned animals. Tho ofllcers soon
after beeamo terribly 111 with. symptoms
somewhat resembling thosa of cholera.
' Tho'inygtorjous dlsoaso quickly spread
' to oilier victims; and has now become
epidemic. '
' iKroHMATiox has been received nt
the Treasury Department from which
it appears that laws havo been recently
enacted by Jhe French Government,
impojng new' duties upon animals,
t fresh' butchers' meats, salted moats
and cereals Imported Into Franco from
foreign countries, as follows: I.lvo
animals Oxen, So francs por head;
. cow's. Ill francs por head; bulls, 1'.
francs porhcad; young bullocks, young
bulls and heifers, 8 francs per head;
'calves', i francs por head; rams, ewes,
i and wethers, 3 francs per head) bucks,
goats and kids, 1 frano por head.
Swlno meats, 7 francs per 100 kilos;
salted meats, 8 1-.1 francs per 100 kilos.
At a meeting of rich and influential
land owners In London recently, which
was attended by tho Duko of Argylo,
tho Karl of Carnarvon and tlio Marquis
of Ripon, It was resolved to tako stops
for tho Innncdliilo formation of a largo
corporation, to bo called tho "National
T JtanuY Company," for tlio purpota of
Ik Securing a gradual breaking up of tho
r "lareo parcel" system of land owner
ship, now injiiaiouslyprovnlentlnUrcat
Drltaln. Tho present plan of tho now
organization Is to buy up land nt
wholesale) and sell it out In lots not to
exceed forty acres under conditions
likely to cause further subdivision and
prevent tho aggregation of titles. The
' company will in All likelihood buy for
cosh, and sell on deferred payments
covering nt least ten years.
, Jakes D. Fish, tho cx-Frosldont of
the Marino Rank, In a recent cross-examination
throws somo llrJit on tho
way In which tho funds of tho bank
wero Illegally used. Ho said ho knew
that ho had no right to loan inoro than
ten per cent, of tho bank's money to
any firm. ,Ho roado the jo loans to llotl
tlous persons for thopurposoof ovad
log tho law. The witness considered
the standing of tho firm of Grant &
Ward very hjgb. Ho understood that
they could pay thlrty-slx por cent, upon
Government contracts, lie drew half
million of profits from Grant it Ward
Kb twf years, A greater portion pf It
wi paid back. He put Jn moro than
W
IOOK out. tiiiom ueiievcu tui
Srrnt Ward had the aaslsjaraent of
contract to supply the Government
wiw Haiti, nay, oem ana outer articles.
Ward wmpletyly ImgotejijupJilsi.!
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Burumary of tho Sally Howe.
TKItSOKAL AND POLITICAL.
Hon. A. M. WoiAif, Treasurer of the
United States, has tendered Li resigna
tion, to UVe (Sect May 1. -
Assistant SicnKTAnr or Btate TonTEn
was recently challenged to light a duel by
x-Reprcseutatlvo Whttthorne, of Tennes
see. The nolo of challenge was returned
without answer.
LtKUTXNAr-T ClIAIXLES If. JDDO, who WAS
at Asplnwall when that placo was burned
some days ago and who was cndemned by
a medical Surrey and sent to New York by
Commander Kane, has been plated In an
insane asylum.
Oiilando W. Powers, o' Kalamazoo,
Mich., bni been appointed Associate Jus.
tlce of the Supreme Court otUtah.
ANOTnnn account of the death of Dsrrlos
ays tbathe was killed by a sharpshooter
from a tree.
It was rumored that Mr. Kolley, who de
clined the Italian mission for certain
reqsona, would be appointed to tho Rus
sian mission. t
MIHOKI.l.ANF.OUS.
Ax Austin, Tex., correspondent tele
graphed on tbe 22d that the hn.vlest rain
that ever fell there was then falling, and
tho city was coinpletelt flooded, many
buildings and stores on Congress avenue
being Inundated, and tho water three feet
deep In tho streets. Tho damage was
great.
BKCRKTAnr Whitney has ordered the
discharge of all the foremen of the Maro
Island Navy Yurd.whS at any tlmo wero
known to have Influenced or directed tho
votesot Government employe! daring elec
tions. W. E. Marthai , at Lonaconlng, Sid., has
been arrested- for sotting flro to his store,
entiling a lou of 40,0OO.
llODERT Oilham, Engineer of tho Kansas
City Cable Line, was seriously If not fatally
Injured by the "grip" Iron of a car falling
on his bead while he was Inonoof thoboles.
An explosion of dynamite occurred at
tho Admiralty Ontce, London, ontbemorn
ing of tho 23d. The damago was confined
to the breaking of windows. One of the
clerks was seriously hurt. It was believed
to bo the work of the old gang of dyna
mltors. It was reported .at Vienna on the 23d
that Ilunla would declaro war ogalnat
Orcat Drltnlo as soon as the Ice cleared out
of tho Volga.
Fourteen dead bodlee were recovered of
the persons killed by tho recent floods at
Medicine Lodge, Kan.
The Fort I'itt garrison, reported massa
cred, arrived safoly at DattWford. They
confirmed the uowi of tbe tnassaero at'
Frog Lake t
CllOLKnA has reappeared at Cairo,
Egypt, causing some deaths.
TWEXTY-rovn pertons havo been killed
by an avalanche at Seydersford, Iceland.
TnE whole Hunlan press was clamoring
for tho selzuro of Herat.
A Paris dispatch statos that it was ru
mored that a powerf jl Ilusiian squadron
had been nrderrd to rraise off the coast of
Italy fur tho purposo of overawing tho
Italian Government in Its suspected work
of secretly preparing to assist England In
the event of an Anglo-Russian war.
Cai-tain Jou.i O'Omex, of tho steamer
City of Mexico, was arrosted by a United
Mates Deputy Marshal at New York on the
23d, on a charge of violating section 5,283
of the statutes, by supplying arms ana
munitions of war to the Insurgents of a
country at peaco with the Government.
Tlio vessel was alio selied. Tho arms wero
taken to Colombia Invoiced as lumber.
Five persons were killed and several In
jured by n tornado which struck the
l'ralrle Grove neighborhood, eight miles
south of Mexla, Tex., on tho afternoon of
the 22d.
General Hatch stated recently that tbe
Government was preparing warrants for
tbe arrest of all the prominent Oklahoma
boomers. Tbo camp had broken up and
the settlers dispersed.
Six dead bodies were found on tbo 23d
In the ruins of the buildings destroyed by
the flro In Vlcksburg, Mils. It was thought
twenty persons had perished.
. Tne Board of Commissioners of Asbbury
I'ark, N- J., havo paistd resolutions con
demning as a nuisance the meetings of tho
Solvation Army and Instructing tho Chief
of X'ollco to prohibit tho gathering of
crowds at tho doors-of the barracks.
News has been received from Combodln,
by way of Ualgon,1o tbe effect that the in
surgents had surprised a French post, cap
tured several guns and massacred many
Europeans.
President Cleveland has refused to
exercise the power of executive clemency
tu regard to tbo sentence of O. D. tjwalm,
Judge Advocato Qoueral of the Army.
Tub Secretary of tho Treasury has given
orders for tbo Immediate repairs of the
revenue steamer Manhattan, now at Balti
more, with a view to utilising It as n quar
antine vctiel at tbo Capo Charles station.
Sweben was reported bniy with military
preparations. The Gothland militia was
being mobilized. King Oscar had arrived
at Stockholm, and had held a cabinet coun
cil. France has broken off dlplomatlo rela
tions with Egypt, and, It was reported,
would join Russia la a war against Great
Britain.
The United States CAnralssiouer to
South America, accompanied by Mr.
Michael F. Grace, had a long interview oo
tho M with tho. Minister of Foreign Af
fairs at Lima.
Postmaster Bailey, of Cambridge, N.
J,, has been suspended because he ad
mitted that ho purchased two pianos and
about $1,000 worth of merchandise and paid
for them lu postage stamps. The eft eo
was to Increase his apparent sales of
stamps, and consequently bis salary, a
practice which the President did not re
gard as good policy.
. Red Cloud and Agent McOUllcuddy
faced each other In the office of tho Com
missioner of Indian Affairs at Washington
recently, Tbo old chief had prepared a
number of charges ngatnst tho Agent, rela
ting to tbo misappropriation of money,
mal. administration of agency aiTalrs, and
attempts to crush him (Rett Cloud) and de
stroy his Influence. At tho request of tho
Commissioner they wero reduced to writ
ing. McOUllcuddy denied tho charges.
Information has been received at Bt.
Louis that Attorney-Central Garland, on a
moro careful examination of tho law, bas
reversed the decision gtven a few days ago
empowering the Commissioner of Agricul
ture to purchase and slaughter all cattle
afflicted with pleuro-pneumonla or other
contagious diseases.
Business failures In tbo United States
for week ended April 23 wero 213; Canada,
2fl; total, '.'iq? as against 272 tho provious
week.
Tub Buaklm.Borber Railroad bks been
sxUnded threo miles beyond Handoub.
Attorney General Oakland has. re
quested Solicitor General Phillips to re
mala In oflte during the present tern of
tie Supreme Court. PaUMps kd tndnd
W Htltfiwtloa.
Umitio Rtatsb) marloi drat eflf Utria.
JlirWUM wm-w-w,,w tJSS-w-,-. JT ririn
iurMnUha.Umj.t4 tCSptSSTSSS
lils Ministers wero captured when they ar
rived. Altpura fainted several times and
felt In tho street and acted hysterically
when taken to the Consulate. Ha was held
a prisoner at Hhuber's Hotel. The troops
wcro In good health.
The British Minister at Washington re
cently stated that bis Government would
render assistance and take tho necessary
steps for tho capturo and extradition of
Maxwell, It being understood that tbe
Stalo of Missouri must bear all the ex
penses. Work was bog"n recently on tho twelve.
Inch steel rifle gun In tbo Washington
Navy Yard. It Is the onjy gun of Its size
ordered to bo made.
Grundy, tho county scat of Buchanan
County, Va., was almost entirely destroyed
by firs tho other morning, The court
houte and county records were burned.
Kioiitken buildings were destroyed by
a flro which visited Randolph, N. Y., re
cently. It was reported in London, on tho 2Gth,
that Russia would withdraw her ambas
sador If England was not prepared to ac
cept tho line of delimitation' of the Afghan
istan frontier as laid down by Russia.
Tyhioid fever was reported playing
terrible havoc In the vlllago of Plymouth,
Pa. Tho epidemic was thought to arise
from tho. filthy condition of tho place.
General Middleton lost twelvo killed
and forly-sevou wounded, In his attack on
tho half-breeds entrenched In n ravine
near Clark's Crossing, Tbe half-breed'
losses were unknown for certain, although
a report had It that they lost twenty-five
killed.
President Costello, of tho Coal
Minors' Association nt Pittsburgh, Pa., has
Issuod a Card to tho striking railroad
miners, declaring tbe strike to bo at. an
end and advising the men to return to
woi t at tho prico offered by the operators.
The disaster by the late Are at Vlcks
buigf Miss., proved to bo quite appalling.
Thirty-seven dead bodies had been recov
ered from tbo ruins up to tho 2Gtb, and
even then It was fearod that others were
yet ia the debris.
Secretary Bayard's -correspondence
with tho Colombian Government with
reference to the blockade of certain Col
ombian port has been published. It lays
down tho rulo that if tbe Colombian Gov
ernment Is unable to enforco tbe blockade
of Insurgent ports by a show of armed
forco at least the blockado must be con
sidered Ineffective and nugatory.
Eleven men were buried in a snow slide
on the 20th at the Uomestako Mine, on the
Eagle River, Col. Two dead bodies were
recovered, but it would tako some time for
tbe rescuing party to get at the others.
A recent dispatch from Sonora stated
that a battle had occurred recently between
tbe JaquI Indians and Mexicans, In nhich
tti latter wtre defeated with the loss of
ninety killed and wounded.
The clearing-house returns for week
ended April 23,showedanaveragodecreaie
of 30.3 compared with the corresponding
period of last year. Tho decrease In New
York was 3S.0.
A nxronT was current In Odessa that tho
Ameer bad already coded Penjdeh and was
negotiating with Russia for the cesiion of
Herat also, in return for several milltou
roubles.
The French Consul at Panama has Issuod
a violent protest against the action of the
American marines la arresting Alzpura.
Twenty.hve miners who had been Im
prisoned at Sterling colleries, Pa., recently
dug their way out and escaped.
Secretary Whitney hat designated
Captain Francis M. Bunco and Henry L.
Harrison and IYofesnor Charles F. Chand
ler, of New York City, to investigate tho
dealings of the Kavy Department with tbo
American Wood Preserving Company, for
wboio patent 00,000 was paid n few
months ago. In his order be doubts the
utility of tho Invention.
It was reported nt Dongola that the
troops belonging to El Mahdi's army at
Abdurmen were waning In their loyalty to
the Prophet, in consequence of his recent
military reserves.
The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company,
of New York, has begun a suit for the fore
closure of the mortgago for $10,000,100 held
on the Bankers' and Merchant;' Telegraph
Company. The Trust Company alleges
that the Telegraph Companp Is Insolvent
and that nothing can save It.
Numerous forest (Ires, oxtendlug about
fifty miles on each side of tbe Blue Ridge
rango of moqntains, west of Lynchburg,
Va., havo been burning for soreral days
unchecked. Tbo loss was great.
ADDITtONAT. IHRI'ATCIlra.
The trial of Foreman Dickson, at Wash
ington, jhargod with reading a nowspaper
for tho' purposo of Influencing tho Jury In
tho alar route trials, ended In his acquittal.
A Chioaoo syndicate bas purchased
Bonnott &' Bumnan's cattle ranch in th
Cherokeo atrin. f. T. Tbo nurchnSil In-
I clinics a large ranch near the 1'o.wnw
Agency, and 1200 bead ol cattle. 'Ibe
consideration was $100,000 cash.
John BmonT has replied to tbe Peaco
Arbitration Society, declining to attend
their meetings. He says, ki bis reply, that
If any opening for mediation presents
itself, tho English Government would
doubtless embrace It.
A rfecial train, containing oftlclals of
the Missouri Paclfla Railroad, crashed Into
a Montcsano Springs accommodation train
recently, twenty miles below St. Iouif,
while rounding n curve. Philip Toland,
nephow of General Wlstar, of tho Texas
Pacific, was killed, as was ' also Louis
.Christ, fireman. Among those seriously
wounded was ex-Governor Brown, of Mis
souri. Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago,
has brought libel suits against tbo Inter
Octan and Its proprietors. Tho amounts
aggregate $000,000.
Nine Pittsburgh (Pa.) flremen were
burled recently under tho falling walls ot
a building on fire. All wero taken out
allvo, more or less Injured, except ono who
was thought to have perished.
Tiih Government prohibited the proposed
Nationalist demonstration at Dublin
against tho Prince ot Wales. Thero was
great excitement, and serious rioting was
feared.
Foreuan Dickson, at tor his acquittal at
Washington, entered suit agalust ex-At-
toruey General Brewster for libel.
ueneral Quant's sixty-third birthday
was very generally celtbratod throughout
the country ou the 27th.
THE House, ot Commons Yoled the enllro
credit asked for by the British Uovent
inent, amounting to JM.OOO.OOO. Mr. Glad
stone was very firm aud emphatic In stat
ing tho reasons far tho credit. The money
was voted without division.
The Hues canal commluton hat decided
to placo the prices captured In naval war
faro traversing tho Suez Caual upon the
same footing as the men-of-war. Tha
work ot tho commission is progressing fav
orably. Admiral jouett and Commander Mc
Calla lias Informed the Navy pepartmcat
that tho American forces wero withdrawn
from Panama because of promises made by
tlio reN'i Altpura. that be would not In
terfere wltbAnierlcan IriUrests.ts that city
and that he would not: erect birrlcadea lo
tha streets.
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PLEURQ.PNEUMONIA.
Cemmlistoner Cotraan'a Plan for It Kttlr
patton. Wahuisotow, D, a, April 23. Th Flrnt
Comptroller having decided that the Com
missioner of Agticulliiro can legally mi tha
pleuro-pneumonla impropriation to pay lur
such animals as It may be uecrsssry to kill
fin ordct to stamp out an Infection, Commis
sioner Colmnn lias prepared a set of rules
to govern the department In this tcgard, and
has telegraphed a copy of them to Governor
MartuaduVe. of Jll.Motirl. asking Mm to ad
vise klm by telegraph of his acceptance of 1
the plsus and methods prescribed therein.
Tbe rules will b submitted to the execu
tives of other Slates for acceptance. They
ire as follows: "Whenever the Chief of
the Bureau of Animal Industry shall be
satisfied, and shall report to the Commis
sioner of Agriculture, that contagious
pleuro-pneumonla cr dangerous, Infectious
or
cojmumcAnf.r. nuEAnr.s cxivrs,
In any Statu or Territory, and Is liable to
spread' from such State or Territory Into
any other State or Territory, the Commis
sioner of Agriculture will designate ono or
moro olllccrs or employes of said bureau,
whoso duty It shall be to proceed Immedi
ately to the locality where snch'infrctlou or
communicable dlsoaso Is reported to exist
and there establish quarantine regulations
to prevent the spread of such disease, or to
assess the valuo of any animal or animals
which It may bo ncccsiary to dostroy In or
der to extirpate the dWeaso, and to employ
both mcasiirvs Iflneeesiry for the extinc
tion of the sanio. It shill bo the duty of
such officer, or employes detailed for the
purpose aforesaid to report to tho Commis
sioner of Agriculture the number of cattle
they havo found necessary to destroy with
the names of their owners and the assessed
valuo of said cattlr. and said ofllcers or
employes shall deliver to said owner ot
on ners certificates of tho number of cattle
ho killed and tho assessed value thereof.
I'pon receiving said report the Commis
sioner of Agriculture aliKlf examine the
same and If he approves the proceedings of
said ofllcers or employes and the asscsv
ments made by them, he may order tho pay
ment of the amount so nsstsed to tho re
spective owners of the cattle destroyed and
it he snail disapprove me amount so as
sessed ha may order the payment to such
owners of such animals as he may deem a
Just and reasonable compensation for surh
rattle, it snau aiso oe me uuiy er saia oni
cers or employes to causo the carcasses of
animals
FOUND NKCESSAnr TO n prSTROYED
to bo burned, burled, or othrrwlse disponed
of, end the cost of such disposition of said
carcasses shill also be rcorted by thnu to
the Commissioner of Agriculture and the
amount, If approved, will be paid out ot
the fund appropriated for such purposes.
f In the opinion of said ofllcers or em
ployes so detailed the spread of such Infec
tious or communicable disease can be pre
vented, by the quarantine of animals in tin
locality where such disease Is reported to
exist, then a quarantine shall bo effected,
tlio cost of the same also to be reported to
the Commissioner of Agriculture and If ap
proved by bhn tilt same to bo paid out of
the fund hereinbefore named." Rules
governing tho details ot tho slaughter
and quarantine will bo prepared Immedi
ately. Commissioner Col man soon after
received a dlstatch from Gorernor Marraa
dukn saying: "As Governor of Missouri, I
accept the plans and methods proposed In
jour telegram of to-day, and will earnestly
eo-operato with you in the execution of
them. I urge you to tako the most prompt
steps to extirpate this disease now pre
vailing In Callaway, this Slate, so as to pre
vent its spreading, i. aim our people and
restore the true values of our cattle by re
moving the present restrictions on our com
merce." OPPOSED TO COERCION.
SaerMarr Whitney Ordrra Orer.Zealont
1'artlann JToretnen ClrnreU Out of tbe
3Ur laland Navy Yanla.
Wasiiinotox, D, C, April 23. Sccrc
taryVldtney has written the following let
ter to Commodore John II. Russell, Com
mandant nt the Mare Island' Navy Yard,
relative to tho coercion of the vote ot that
yard by the foremen at Ihe past election!
"Since assuming the duties of this office my
attention has been called to the conduct of
the Mare Island Navy Yards In electlops In
post jeans particularly In 1832. After
reading the testimony In the contested elec
tion pase of Ruck vs. Dudley, taken in the
fall ot 1SS3, thero Is no doubt
In my mind that the vote ot
tho yard was practically coerced
and controlled by the foremen, either with
or without orders. The men were obNgcd
to take their ballots in a folded form frotr
a tablo presided over by one or more of thg
foremen, hold the ballot in sight while
walking to the polls ono hundred feet dls-
tant between men stationed for tho purposd
ot preventing any change of ballots on their
part and tha ballot deposited without the
voter having had the opportunity to 'see oi
know Its contents or to exercise any choice.
I flnd that the same foremen who con
ducted the proceedings are still at the ard
In the various departments. Great com
plaint Is made to ma ot similar pro
ceedings In othcryards but have read suffi
cient of this sworn testimony to t-atlsfy iu
that the men who were engaged In that pro
ceeding as foremen, dhectlng and controll
ing It, should b cleared out of tho yard la
tha Interest ot decent government, and II
any similar proceeding or anything like It,
or any attetnyt to eoerco the vote ot the
employes of the yard by foremen or su
perior officers should take placa
hereafter, whether In the interest
ot tho dominant party or otherwise,
I will apply a similar remedy. Ap
pointments lit the place ot the persons dlv
chargedinlll bo mado temporarily and upou
trial until cfllcletit men shall have been ob
tained. In this connect'on I desire to ray
that the bureau officers here complain
greatly ot tho delays and tbe extraordinary
expense required to do work at the Mare
island Nav) Yard. I ask your special at
tention to Vic matters In the hope that
you will co-operate with me In the effort to
bring the jard to greater efficiency and
eliminate thceo, objectionable features from
'-" ...
The TYInnebago Innervation.
8t. Paul, April 39. An address by the
Winnebago Rights Association, John Sutli
eilaud, President, H. K. Dcney, Secretary,
was received from Pierre, Dakota, last
night. It recites the history ot the Arthur
execute e order opening the reservation, and
Uieordcricsclmllnglt by President Cleve
land, and assails th aUlon of the latter.
It rails upou settlers to hold meet
ings on A pi II 24 at Canning, lllunt,
Harold, Mitchell, Planklntoii, Ulghmore.
Chamberlain, etc., to orga&lie for an appeal
to the President and tha people against the
enforcement of the order. The address
asks If Ihe settlers are to be treated as
serfs of Russia or as Irish tenantry.
Convicted.
CLKveLAirn40., April S3. Lewis Web
ster was found guilty ot murder in the first
degtee at Jefferson, O., to-day. On tbo
hhtht ot December 17 Perry Harrington, a
wralthy farmer living near Geneva, Ashta
bula' County, was awakened by a man who
had gained access to UU house, Tbo burg
lar asked for money, and Harrington
started to get It Thoburjlsr followed, but
bis masg slipped, and Mrs. Harrington ex
Clabwedt, ''Webster, I know your Web
ster thereupon shot and killed Harrington.
ana put twe uneu into Mrs, JtMfiiWBtax
H4 .-
.. lu'imrv tTenaj
tied on Christinas to Miss Hull, of Geneva,'
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
An Important National aallirrlng to be
Iteti at Atlanta, Gt Mar IP, 20 ana 31
Clrealnr limed by the Exeratlre Com
mitter rrnRratnmf.
Atlanta. Qa.. Aorll 52. Tho c!tlz
of Atlanta having determined to InvlU, i
delegates to the National Commercial Con
vention, to assemble in this city on the 10th
st May next, 11. I. Kimball, Chairman ot
the Executive Committee, having the matter
In charge, lias Issued a circular explaining
the objects ot the convention and giving
the following programme:
I. The convenltnn will be composed of
delegates to be selected, as fnllona livery
local body oresmted for general commer
olal. and not for special pnrato purpoaes,
shall be entitled In this convention to the fol
wwlnt repreacntntion Koch aaaoelatton liar
Inx Bttr members or leaa, shall be entitled to
one daler'toi aasociationa havinr more than
fl rtf member, aball have ono other delegate
tor eaoli additional fifty members; to be ap
pointed by the association Anr cltyortowa
f tiro thousand Inhabitants not hav
ing an organized body as above
iliall be entitled to one delegate,
nrf tnwni nf over two thousand lo
habitants hall havo one other delegate for
every aailltlni
nnal Ave tbouaand Inhabitants
Deloa-ates to be appointed by the Maror or
Chief Magistrate. Tbe Governors of each
Htato aball be eligible as delegates, and each
Btatoehall he entitled to tiro additional dele
gatea-aUatse, to be appointed by the Gov
ernor. Z. 'j here are to be olr ht National delegates,
to be aelectcd by Ihe llieeutlve Committee.
3. All delegates shall presont credentials
under seal from their respective constituen
cies! (aid credentials shall certifrthe num
ber of delegates to which tbe constituency Is
I. Tbo' subjects to be considered shall be
1 Commercial and reciprocity treaties be
tween the United States and foreign coun
tries. CI A National bankrupt law. Co
'Ibo compulanry coinage of Jlver. (4) Rail
way transportation, ill Ruch other ques
tions touching National, financial and com
mercial Interests, as the oaaventlon may
deem proper for discussion and actlqn.
Vtrr favorable rates of passenger trans
portation to this convention aro given by the
different railroads, and R Is the purpose of
tho commlttf e to arrange as far as possible
In give the delegates on tho two days of the
week after the adjournment of the conven
tion excursions to places of Interest and
Importance
A TEXAS CYCLONE.
A Tornado TMta tlio Tralrlo Grove Neigh-
nornooii it iin ucniii onu iriruiN
Mkxia, Tex., April 24. The Prairie
Grove neighborhood, eight miles south ot
Mexla, was visited about two o'cloclc
Wednesday afternoon by a severe cyclone
which caused at least five deaths, several
Injuries and much damago ot property. Hie
two-story school house In which wero about
fifty children was blown down and torn to
pieces, killing ono girl aud wounding sev
eral. The dead aud Injured aro: Lizzie
P.illlnsr, tho fourteen-year-old daughter ol
J. Palling, killed: Kstclle Cook, leg broken;
two children of 1". Hrrriuc, legs and arms
broken; tno children of Mr. O'Harra, legs
broker, and lnlured Internally. Tlio bonse
of 8. AleKlnnon was blown down and he
was seriously hurt; the stone bouse and
post-ofllco owned by S. 1). niighcs was
blown down and goods promiscuously
scattered; tho residence of M. B. Cox. If.
Thompson and I. J. WMIa-M were de
molished; Larkln Gentry's bouse some dis
tance from the vlllago was also demolished
and himself, his wife and two children
killed. Other serious results aro prouablt
as the country was thickly settled In Ui
direction the storm took.
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Anothar London scare.
Londow, April 23. Much consternstlon
was caused throughout the city tills morn
ing by tbe report that tho Admiralty office
had been blown up. An investigation
proved the report to be much exaggerated,
A package containing a quantity of iyna
mite suproscd to have been placed against
the wall of the building under the solicitor's
office way. was setolt by a slow fuse and
other conlrlvanres. The building was badlj
shaken whllei all the windows wero shat
tered. In Swalnson'a office not a whole,
pane of glass remained. Tho clerks
were dashed to the floor by ths concussion.
Swalnson was seriously hurt. The othert
escapjd with slight Injuries. The explosion
was heard for a long distance. Peoplt
rushed to the vicinity of tho Admiralty
building, expecting to find It In ruins. A
strone force of pollco nud military Is now
on guard. No one Is allowed to approach
tho building. Authorities are vigorously
Investigating with a hope of gaming a clcs
to the perpetrators,
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Tha Medicine Lodgo Flood.
Wictiita, Kan April 24. A special
from Medicine Lodge gives the following
additional details concerning the awful ca
lamity of Monday night. Tbe search fot
bodies vtss continued yesterday morning
among the drift piles and along the boltomi
fur miles. The remaining bodies of ths
Maddux family, who were among tbt
camncrs. were found,
tno motner and tvrc
Mlll,auxAilmstlf and two children escaped.
-s.ii.i.a.. t v nuwiuaiuii ear srianr nninr
Jerry (Hubs' body was. aWo recovered. Tin
body of a)oitngmsn by the name nf Smith
was alo found, but the campers only knew
him by that namo and tho survivors do nrf
know where ho was from. Four of thi
Paddock family liave becn found, all
children, but tho father and mother art
still mlislng. Prank Shcplcr's wife and
child, whom he left on tho roof of his drift
ing home, havo not been found or heard
from. Ten bodies had been recovered at
the lodge and four above town, makluj
fourteen In all,
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rtoaala Kiclted.
Viuxsa, April 84 Information received
from St. Petersburg polltlenl circles creates
a great sensation. It is to the effect t bat the
only condition on which peaco can be as
sured Is that F.ngland atyall acknowledge
the completo neutrality nt Afghanistan and
the extinction ot Kugllsh Influence in the
Ameer's country. Inthlscsso only. It Is
said, Is a peaceful understanding between
Kngland aud Russia possible. This de
insnd on tire part of Russia has been com
municated as an ultimatum to London.
The highest military circles lu Rus
sia are btlnglnrf great prevuto
to bear on lbs (!o eminent to
declare war. They say thai
the chances ot victory for Russia were,
never so favorable as at the present time,
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Ilallroatt Utlraijon.
Vrxr York, April 21. Tho Northern
Pacific Railroad began a suit In tho United
States Supreme Court to-day against the
Oregon & Transcontinental Company for the
rrcovcry of ?CJ8,09T, with Interest from
December at, 1SS3, which It claims to bo
due on the balance of the accounts. Tr.e
Oregon it Transcontinental has a claim ol
several millions against the Northern Paci
fic and It l believed a counter suit will be
lnstltuk-l Tin) directors of the Northern
Pacific wero in session sovrral hours to-day.
It Is said the Oregon A Transcontinental
account was taken up, aud a resolution
passed relieving the rominltteo having It In
charge front further duty,
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Cabinet Qenferane-t.
Wasuisotos, D. tt, April 24, The Pres
ident Is said to havo arranged & series of
evening conference with tho members ot
nil Cabinet, to be spent in dtscugst'ig ap.
polntmcnta and other matters under tt-olr
rcsp;tl vo departments. Last night he held
a lou Interview with tho'Secretary ot State,
it whlfU a number of Important foreign1 ap
pointment are said to hav been eouskierinl.
JtttUi oonttrence Secretary Itsyard Is said
to have submitted it statement of the tlbtrl
butjBaJtrr.isdft,among.thftSu.LJ
wi- tneiquoua to wnifji cacil wum pe h;hi
Ul on Us bMis, 01 Hicr P'tal IVmw.lnlTa
THE FALL OF FORT PITT.
tntenas Kxaltemant Created List of tbe
Teraona In the Fort,
St. Paul, April 20.- A Winnipeg special
rays: Thero is Intense excitement to-day
over the situation at Fort lilt Thore Is
bo further news of the refugee. Rattle
ford Is In danger ot attack by the Indians
at any time. Following Is a list of thoso
wllo were In Fort Pitt: Factor McLean, of
tho Hudson Ray Company, with wife, and
family of elclit; Alfred Hawson, James
Ualley and family, Rev. Charles Qnlnrey.
wife and family; Abraham Mention and
family, John Fitzpatrlck. and family. John
Prltchard and family, Father Legoff,
Rer. Mr. Mtirer, Alexander Covin, L. C.
Rakrrand family, Frederick Keller and
family, Peter Boudrenu and family,
MIchiel Jeddlx, J. H. Caldwell, Fred 8.
riluiUMm and family, W. B. Cameron. Mr.
Duflerln, Mr. and Mrs. Mann and three
children, Alfred Qulnu, besides Inspector
Dickens and twenty-five police with Cor-
Foral W. IS. McConnell, second In command,
t Is believed that sa.ne fatty er more others
were in tha fort from the surrounding coun
try. Tha following lias been received from
Dattleford by tho operator at Clark's Cross
ing! "A messenger, who has just returned
from Pott 1'Ut, sa)s he saw the bodies of
two policemen outside the fort, and tho
fiar'.y all gone. An Indian told htm they
tod gone down the river to Raltleford. It
would have taken them only two days to
reaWi here.
ItALr-BRKED GRIEVANCES.
OrTAVfA.April 23. In the Senate yes
terday Mr. Trudell n-oved a resolution ask
nst tot the papers relating to the Rlcl In
surrection, and for nil the letters and tele
trams that passed between Rlcl and the
Government since August last. At the re
quest of the Gove rvment he postponed mak
ing bis speech until the papers are brought
down. Messrs. Alexander and Power spoke
strongly out on the subject, pointing out
that by ths Instructions Issued to their
commissioners the Government had ac
knowledged that the half-breeds have griev
ances which should havo been attended to
long ago,
A KANSAS' WATER SPOUT.
Tho Town of Kingman Flooded A Nambar
ol Uvea LoaU
WicniTA, Kax., April 23. A special
from Kingman, Kan., gives details ot a do
ttrnctlvo and fatal flood which occurred In
the Nlnnescau River and which Is supposed
to have been the result of a waterspout It
seems that about nine o'clock yesterday
morning tho Nlnnescab River at this point
began lo rise at a tremendous rate. But
little attention was paid to It, as the pre
ceding night had been one of heavy rains,
and the morning was brUut and clear. Tha
river rose fite feet In tlilrW minutes, and In
a little while was out onta banks, but still
the people did not fear any particular dan
ger, as It was generally believed that some
mill dam slxne bad given way, and that the
wafers could not rise much more.
Soon, however, small outhouses, sheds,
boxes, hog pens, wagons and nearly
ever thing lose began to move and
In a few minutes the whole of
South Main street was under a rush of
water which tore houses from their founda
tions and sent them across tbe street and
on their nay down stream with tbe families
in tnem, screaming for Help, tlio flood
soon reached the floor of the bridge and
this caused tho water to flow Into the River
side Hoteb The Inmates fled precipitately
across to the north side. Fifteen dwellings
were swtpt away and Into the angry current
Willi men. women and children In tnem.
The full number drowned Is unknown, but
lour women and ono man are known to
hard lost their lives besides certainly several
children. At three o'clock In the after
noon the waters began to recede, A meet-
Ingot citizens lias been called to look after
tho destitute living and the bodies ot the
dead.
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IMPORTANT.
rbo Lato Apuropi-attoa Can be Uaed to
Stump Out the Cattto I'Ugoo.
Washin'otox, I). C, April 22, The
nrst Comptroller of the Treasury has given
in opinion to tho Commissioner ot Agricul
ture In regard to bis authority under the ap
propriation for "such disinfection or quar
antine measures as may bo necessary to pro
vent Ihe spread of the cattle diseases from
one Stato or Territory to another," under
the hill for tins establishment ot a bureau
ot animal Industries. Ho holds that
tbe power of tha Commissioner Is
broad aud unlte'.tsd as hi the means
to bo used by him to carry out the disinfec
tion and quarantine, that ha can cause
such Investigation as he deems proper, ttnd
ua such means as he may thluk best to
carry out tha purposes of tho act The
slaughter or intcctcu animau uiay be or
der! If tt Is deemed best, and any other
means employed that do not exceed the
limits ot nits appropriation, umimissioner
Colman Unlay sent the following dispatch
to Go cnior Mannaduke. ot Missouri : "I t
has been determined that I have full dis
cretion In regard to tho extirpation ot
pleuro-pneumonla., I am preparing rules
and regulations under tho act of Congress
appruved May (VlSSt, to bo submitted to
tiro Govrmoni of the respective States, In
order to seenre their co-operation, and they
will be sent you as soon as they can be pre
pared. The rules will bo full and effec
tual." i i a a
Tlio math -t Barrios.
WAsmxoro:, April 21. Advices vftre
received here to-day from Guatemala de.
scribing briefly the scene ot General Ran
rW death. Tlio contending armies had
hardly begun the battle w hen the Guatemalan
commander was killed. lie was not leading
tha troops on the battlefield, but was pass
ing along at some distance In tha rear ot
the troops, when an onslaught was sud
denly mado on him by a band
ot the enemy. Rarrlos fell mortally
wounded and died In a few minutes. A
desperate struggle was made to capture his
body from his body guard and twenty
Guateroallans wero killed before the enemy
were repulsed, and the attempt was
abandoned. It was In tula fight
that Rarrlos' son fell, It Is tbe
belief that Barrios was deliberately assassi
nated by the Intrigues of Zaldlvar, and that
the responsibility for the crime rests with
him. The body of Barrios was taken to
Guatemala and burned with Impressive
ceremonies. The people were profoundly
moved by the dlsater.
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The WlnaebiiEo llootuers.
PicntiB, Pak., April 31, A largo and
rntbuslaitle meeting of tho settlers on the
Winnebago and Crow Creek reserva
tions was held here last night
and an organization was perfected with the
power to organlto associations throughout
the reservation and raise funds to bring the
matter Into the courts aim test tha validity
ot the proclamation closing tbe
reservation, A great number of settlers
are determined to resist to the very last
Tlio sympathy ot the people Is wltb the
settlers aud aid Is tendered them to
stand for their hemes,
further Saeoaalona,
rnniBimQir.T'A., AprO.83. A flew days
ago tha announccmnnt ot tha secession o(
the Wheeling naliers from tha Amalgamated
Association ot Iroa and Staet Workers we
made. It was ekamed saerely a Weal alas
affection, but now It la reported, an what la
eonslderttl goeai authority, that tha Tt
aeatativoa of 1,50 Pittsburg faftiahenatrt
1 thi elty Saturday, the Ittfe; but, aCttt
eoatplcted tha ground wf k ot new as
elation. iT1 will be tun tudepcwbssUy at
Uta AaaaigaaiatMi Asaociauon,- ani-Jav.
-TVCit!!y(4-.-"ii;i! !- cuaaiMowidianiptVlinl"
The C4jVS c,C th Anultfan.ated
thm saidMlief Vim i;n:ta's of
SMwcta.
PLEUROPNEUMONIA.
Action of tbo National Cattle and tforae
Aseoclatloo.
St. Lout", Mo., April 27. Colonel R. D
Hunter, President of the National Cattle
and Horse Growers' Association, tele
graphed to Colonel Colroan, Commissioner
of Agriculture, to the following effect:
"Acknowledging the untiring efforts ot
yourself In connection with suppressing
,tho contaglovu' p'suro-pneumonla In Mis
souri, please i st assured that tho officers ot
this association mar be depended upon
for all possible services In co-operatlnn
with yourself and others In extirpating
ths dread disease. In'thl) connection a pe
tition was circulated on 'change and re
ceived the signatures ot over three hundred
prominent merchants and business men.
The petition sets forth tho existence of
pleuro-pneumonla In Mlsiourl, and In view
of the absence of necessary laws to sup
press and eradicate contagious diseases
among live stock, and tho failure to raise
by private subsctlptlen funds necessary for
the slaughter of diseased and exposed cat
tle, and In the further view of the Impend
ing peril to the general Interests of St.
Louis and the State, It the disease Is not
speedily suppressed and effective legisla
tion adopted, it requests aud urrcs the
Government to call a special session ot the
Legislature for the purpose ot framing
much needed stock laws, t i establishment
of a State Sanitary Board, the appointment
of k State Vetcrlnatlan and tbe appropria
tion ot a fund necessary to carry out tbe
legislation proposed. Petitions of the asmo
character were circulated at both the Union
ind National yards, and all were forwarded
to the Governor to-nlghL We wilt exhaust
every resource In our endeavors to prevent
the spread ot the contagion and in promot
ing tho live stock interests of tbe country."
ANOTHER AVALANCHE.
Kteven Miners Darted In a Colorado Snow-
slide.
LeADYILLe, Col., April 20. At two
o'clock yesterday afternoon news reached
this city that eleven men working In the
Homestake MIpe, on Uomestake Mountain,
on the Esgle River, were burled In a snow
tilde. A special train from here carrying
l rescuing party left within an hour for the
teens of the disaster. A Hiving at tbe point
nearest the mine the party was met by a
crowd of excited miners, who told them it
was useless to attempt to reach tha mine
through the wilderness of soft snow, even
with snow shoes, at that time of day. f ho
party returned to Leadvllle and will re
peat the trip early In the morning, when It
Is hoped the snow will bear the weight of
the men. The missing men are: Martin
Borden, Sylvester Borden, of Nova Scotia;
Horace Matthews, of Iowa; Joseph Mat
thews, ot Iowa; John Locke, John Bums,
of England; Charles Richards, of Nova
Scotia; Christopher Harvey, of LeaivlIIe;
Robert Campbell, of Red Cl!2; John
Burns, of San Francisco, and one man
unknown. Another Urge rescuing party
left Leadvllle last crenljig for tlio scene of
t:io disaster, and is now working wltli
desperate earnestness to reach the victims.
Up to dark last evening two bodies were
rt jotted recovered. The fata of tho ether
burled miners will probably not be known
before some time to-night, as a great moun
tain ot snow must be nrst removed. It Is
feared that all have perished. Homestake
Mountain Is one ot th highest in this part
of tfia State. The side of the mountain on
which the mine Is located Is very 'precipi
tous, Ths great avalanche must have lib
erally fallen upon the cabin ot the unsus
pecting miners, crushing it to atoms.
PREPARINC FOR CHOLERA.
The rrevantlro Meuarr Tiring Taken by
Cttlta and Towns.
WAsinsaTov, D, C, April 27. Informa
tion received by tho National Board ot
Health Indicates that tho preventive meas
ures recommended by the Board are being
adopted throughout tbe country. Ia tome
ot the States, house to house Inspections ir
bolng made, and In many ot the larger cities
tho health authorities are being strengthened
b volunteer sanitary organizations,
which are busily engaged In supplementing
tha health ofllcers and Inspectors, and art
held in rradlness for services In case of an
outbreak of tha disease. The board rocom
mcuded that regulations be enturced on
vessels coming to this country from foreign
ports as well as upon vessels carrying pas
sengers and freight from port to port along
the mast and rivers of tbe Interior and
'for the transportation ot passengers and
freight by railroads, uy mo adoption
ot these rules and regulations tilt
board say a uniform system will bo estab
lished aud Die health authorities liable to
concentrate their efforts In the event ot
an outbreak ot cholcta. As the hot season
Is now almost here, the board urges upon the
people of the country the necessity for con
tinuing wltb even greater energy tha sani
tary work which has been carried on eo sat
isfactory during tho past three months.
.
KILLED .THE MARSHAL.
.V Deaptrado Kills the Maratut oMTaresir,
Mo., and U Itlmialf Fatally tVoanded.
Sepalia, Mo., April 27. Saturday
morning, Clay Scars, City Marshal ot War
saw, and Sheriff Newell of Benton County,
who had a warrant for the arrest ot Joe
Eaton, a desperate character of Falrchild,
for carrying concealed weapons and per
haps other charges, went to the restaurant
on one ot the principal streets, known as
Krentcky's restaurant and hotel, for tbe
purpose ot making the arresL Eaton, on see
mg Jeans, sprang up and rushed out ot tha
door, at the same time drawing a revolver and
flrlue at Bears, i to Dan toox ciuci oyci
the right temple and ranged across the front
portion ot his head, coming out through the
right temple and killing him Instantly.
Eaton then ran across the street toward an
old building, the lower story ot which li
used ts a low saloon and the upper foi
lodgings. Passing this he ran Into an open
piece of ground over the old Warsaw Rank,
where he fell, having been shot twice In the
meantime by tbo Sheriff, who with a desuty
followed In hot pursuit una ot me pans
took effect lu the stomach aud the otbti
somewhere in the bark. Ha was taken
back to tha restaurant and Dr. Crawfoid
sent for, who on examination pronounced
his wounds fatal.
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Vlckaburs'a Victims.
Vicksbum, Miss., April -37. The total
number of bodies recovered from the rulnj
ot tho lira I thirty-seven and it is bellflred
that more are In the rubs. The work ol
exhuming tho victims was suspended yes
terday evening, having been conducted up
to that time, ,by the Flic men's Chirltabli
i.un,i.nnR 'tSvi iwliltn run-anna are known
to he lost Claud SIpex, aged seventeen,
and Charles Hawley. Seventeen et tlw
bodies recovered are unknown but six of
tbo crew of the "Belle of Memphis," who
were from St. Lotus, are among tnem. ii
Is Impossible to get their names at present,
as the steamer left for BLLeuU Wedaea-
, : . "
Mersnut, Escapa.
LOUISVILLE, KT., April ST. CbIC J
tlee Thomas A, Hlnaa and Adjutant Gou-
.octvlJahnA. CasUeiauui. ai Kentucky, y-
taunaat h to-day trass a vtaU a cans.
us, 0., wImm they . baast at vlakt tha
pelttwthuy attd have vWv taken ta Ulaa
trata tha aeoatua ot tha rewaraahW aaeapa
of Oeuerol 'John A- Morgan and six of al
captains, which ft balm yrep'd,'y Judge
ttmea S4 wilt a Jfftr in vut rfaouary Biun
UerettUe Souther Btwxtac,,, No catsaat.
iXut-XSHrwtmu s-saaw-e.,a)-ar'
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..i.u ka.n tu..t. .l.WIIa .h 1W lfcM t
I I'ttlOU iw va.l '.ana I1VI T iiKlis.mfBmm
ANOTHER KANSAS FLOOD.
rbe Town of Medicine Lodge Overwhobawat,
Involving Grant Lou of lira and Ttvf,
rlv.
d
Mmmcink Lodge, via ILtnrTi's, Kax.,
April 23. Tuesday looming a terrible tain .
fall visited-Uarter County swelling tha
Medicine River and Rim Creek, streams
that pass on two sides of tha city, far ba
vond anything ever heard lu this comity.
Elm Creek Is In the noiUiwest part ef the
;ounty and Is fal by numerous asmlt
ltr.eams and these were all fPJcd to their
ianks In less than una hoar's time, 'At
this place, Sphere the stream is usnatly
confined to a shallot? channel sixty feet.whha,
It sayread over the tint and second bottoms
a distance ot from half a mile to a mile
and was fifteen feet deep. In the bottom
directly east of town were fifty houses, all
occupied, and no less than a dozen ot these
ware entirely destroyed and la many eases
TZtCin OCCOTASIB EITHER DKOWNEP
ar were only saved by clinging to the
branches ot trees. Camped In this bottom
were ten or fifteen emigrant waxons filled
with families, and not half the occupants
havo yet been found. North of here entire
families were drowned whllo others made
mtraculooj escapes. Allot yesterday aid
last night tha streams were so high that no
communication could bo had With the Kast,
and to-day tho first mall matter and dis
patches were sent out Tbe business
bouses of this city were closed yesterday,
and every man in the town was engaged
In tho work at constructing boats and
rafts to aid In rescuing the people whe
were clinging to the tees, who had found
lodgment on the tops ot remaining houses
or who had taken refuge on the high oolnts
of ground. Many ot these were without
clothes and wero cold and stiff when res
cued. Their nnpcals for help w6re heart
rending. Many parties who attempted to
rescue tbcra in the frail boats were them
selves dashed Ujto the water and barely
saved. Before noon no less than a dozea
citizens who had attempted to help the un
fortunate wero
TUKVISKLVK8 CTtma rOU HKLF
from the tops of trees. Horres could not
live in the strong-current, and so the people
bad to wait until the flood subsided before
any substantial relief could be given. By
nlcht nearly all of tha living had been
rescued from their perilous positions, though
a few could not ba rescued. A party was
out all night endeavoring to rescue those
remaining. Tho Medicine River was eight
feet higher than ever known, but so far aa
known no lives were lost on this stream,
tbs people not having dared at any Urns to
live or come too "near Its banks. However,
hundreds of cattle were drowned by the
Medicine River, and great fields ot efops
were ruined and fences torn away. Much
stock was also lost oa Elm Creek and hun
dreds ot dead animals line its banks. The
flood started at dark Monday night, north
west of here. Witnesses gar that for six
hours the rain actually poured, and then a
great water spout burst, aud a sudden rise
here of ten feet occurred In ess than ten
minutes. The severe atom appears not
to have extended west of Sun City or fat
north ot Elm Mills. 0. W. Paddock, wire
and four children, living ten miles north an
Elm Creek were overwhelmed by tha flood
which completely destroyed their house.
The bodies ot the wife and three of the
children have been recovered. The wife
and child ct Frank Shlpler of this town
were on top ot their boose and can not be
beard of. Shlpler was carried two miles In
the water and escaped barely alive. Jerry
Glbbs, his daughter, Mrs. Harris and her
daughter wer all drowned.
THIS HOMES or THE TWO W0I2T
havo been recovered. Cbarllo Smith, ot
Cowley County, a mover, has not been
found. Samuel Maddox, of Chautauqua
County, with bis wife and seven children
and brother-in-law-, Robert Soag, ot Clinton
Comity, Mo., were camped near Elm Creek.
The wife and four children were drowned.
Her body and those of two children were
recorcred. Maddox lost his team butre-
cc-erea a trunK containing nearly 2,oqo.
One daughter aud son remained In the trea
tops eight houis. Four wagons containing
movers are unheard nf yet, and It Is sup
posed they were all drowned and that their
bodies will be found below here. No
news has been received from below here
on Medicine River further than ten miles,
but the supposition la that the lo&y of life
will be great. Tbe city council has organ
ized a relict association and thousands ot
dollars havo already been subscribed. All
dead bodies recovered up tu to-day win be
burled this, afternoon. The district court
bas adjourned until the excitement Is over,
and ihe court room has been turned Into a
morgue. Judge Omer Is out with search
ing parties. Sun City and Lake City, west,
were not seriously damaged, though In
undated. Elm Mills was also covered with
water, but no lots of life occured.
BARRIOS ACAIN.
Another Account faa that Ha was KlHed
by a Sharpahooter.
Sak Frascisco, Cai-, April 23. Tin
Dulltitn publishes the following particulars
of the death of the late President Rarrlos
ot Guatemala, obtained from I R. Pamttt,
tlio Guattinala Consul In tills city, Who re-'
turned hers this morning on the steamer
Greneda from that country. Tho engage
ment In which Rarrlos was kilted was be
tween a battalion ot Cuutemallan lioepa
and a much hwger body of Salvadorians,
At nine a. m. Rarrlos gave the
order for attack, but at twelve
o'clock no advanco movement had
been made, as tha troops were under
the command of an unpopular Colonel.
Rarrlos was In a tent with two ot his offi
cers when tha Information was brought to
htm. On the refuxal of both ot thee ofll
cers to assume command, he left the tent
and was proceeding to the front ot the
column, wlieu he was shot by a sharpshooter
from k. tree. The bullet entered hU right
shoulder, passed through his heart and out
through his left side. Meanwhile the bat
tle had commenced, and In a short time
both sides withdrew from tha field, but
nqt until a determined and successful effort
had been made to recover tha body ot Ban
rlos. Mrs. Barrloa and her seven children
were among tha passengers of the ttawtrr
Grcneda, tier ton, Antonio Ratrle, ar
rived yesterday from the East
Tha Frealdont.
Washikotox, April 9S. Tha FrastaUaU
will take up hU summer reatdenea at. that
Soldiers' Home early wit month, occupy
lug a cottage which baa been set apaff fvt
a nnmbw ot years for tha n ot tba sawl- -.
dcat. By rMldhue there ha will have imt ,
mora time to himself and wll ba aMa at .,
take exercise. Me is a great waiger, btrtkt
prevented from taking his cuttemutry walk,
by want ot tlmo and an uawlillne: U
attract public attention by appearing on Uta
streets. The executive manswti atAKaMj
li a mile from tbe Capitol, anil, whit flaw
em or, ha was acciMtowaal to walk staa aVa
tattee tbrae or feur ttiaas a day,
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Jury eesmpMad lUtavwUsratto into tW
eetrb despot Walter, lb '
was killed by the fait uf tha f eueiucut bsmm
fat ftoty-aeeood arrae aauie days ago. fHf
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