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7"/«e tipper /sfdure ihotvi Conztable Dcvoto zoning warrants yeilcrda}} at Sausalito. From left to 'right 'are ' Deputy Conzicble Walter, Constable Devoto. Tnutee Pistolesi, Marshal Harmon and Deputy Constable' Miller.-' Below is~a: portrait of Captain "Jaclf deary of the Morse patrol. FRESH COMPLICATIONS, IN THE POOLROOM WAR Continued From Pace 1, Middle Col. 1 making of a false .arrest against De voto. released him on his own recog nizance and ordered him to appear at 4 o'clock today to plead. Devoto then started on his way to San Rafael with Pistolesi and Hannon. where they were to have been arraigned before Justice McGee, an arrest by the sheriff or con stable coming under the jurisdiction of ilcGee's court. Just at this time ran alarm of flre was turned in, and. Pistolesi's house being one of those threatened. Devoto. Hannon and the town trustee returned to fight the flames. Meanwhile the fight In and around the poolrooms of Harvey and Daroux \u25a0was being waged quietly but effectively by Sheriff W. P. Taylor and District Attorney Thomas B. Boyd. Assisted by a squad of 12 Morse patrolmen, sworn in as deputy constables under the lead ership of Captain "Jack" Cleary, the leaders of the antipoolroom fight pa trolled in and out of the gambling places and warned frequenters from en tering and depositing bets. This method proved moderately successful, only about one-tenth of tn"e usual number of bets being made on the day's eastern races. DAROUX BECOMES WARLIKE Only once during the day did the pro ceedings approach violence. Soon after the first race at Latonia had been post ed on the boards in Daroux's place a number of bettors who had left the room attempted to re-enter and were blocked by three or four of the men under Captain Cleary. "Come in," shouted Daroux from his box office on the inside. "Stay out," _ called District Attorney Boyd, who was standing nearV One or two of the bolder patrons of the house attempted to brush past the officers and one of them was ejected by Deputy S. M. Miller. Daroux rushed to the doorway and angrily thrust Miller outside. Daroux's followers crowded around him, Miller quietly re entered and further trouble was avert ed by an apology from Daroux. The arrest of 17 men who were seen by the sheriffs forces to place bets was not attended by especial* Incident, all IT .quietly submitting to be led to the Justice's court, where they were re leased on $10 cash bail each. EXD IS NOT I>~ SIGHT No cessation of hostilities appeared to be in sight tonight when tße con tending forces withdrew, each promis ing to renew the fight with the open ing of the poolrooms tomorrow. "We have taken up the fight," said District Attorney Boyd, "and we intend to fight It out. So far all developments have been In our favor. The decent element of Sausalito wants the pool rooms driven put and as they are oper ated In direct violation- of the law we will run them out. Xo action on,, the part of the town trustee who has so Interested himself in this affair or on the part of any of his satellites will Interfere with us In the least. The poolrooms must go." On the other hand, the poolroom ad vocates are equally firm. They accuse the district attorney and his men of acting with selfish motives and say that they will have recourse to civil law. Pistolesi said tonight that he would cause the arrest of the men on the sheriff's force should they attempt to make arrests tomorrow. They would, he said, be charged with -exceeding their authority. GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY FLOODS IN MONTANA Three Men Lose Their Lives While Trying to Save Property LIVINGSTON. Mont, Jurfe 27.— A heavy cloudburst In the vicinity of La vina in' the Mussel Shell country has destroyed thousands of dollars' .worth or property. Three employes.;; of /.the BiJ lings and Northern .construction camp are reported to have lost their lives while trying to save some of the company's property. The flood was one of the worst in the history of that sec tion.* " Near Lavina the Mussel Shell river ran co high that nearly every, house in that valley was flooded. Spend your fourth o' July at Del Monte — golf, automobiling and sea bathing. Round trip railway rate. $4. • DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR HERE— MIsg Grace Wood, principal and trainer of 'teachers of the kindergarten - dppartmf-nt of the state Dormal school at Trenton^ N. # J.. Ja spcadlnj a portion of her vacation at the home of her brother In law. United States Commissioner Hea cock. In Berkeley . GRAVE DIGGERS ACCUSED OF ELECTING DUTIES SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL VALLEJO, June 27.— Health Officers Fred T. Bond and C. E. Turner dis covered this morning: that the grave diggers for the potters' field in the Carquinez cemetery have been merely burying the rude boxes a foot or two under the surface of the ground in stead of complying with the laws and digging the holes six feet in depth. The health officials visited the ceme tery in response to numerous com plaints about the stench issuing from the cemetery. The officials will order the grave diggers to exhume three bodies and give them decent burial. FRANCIS MURPHY DYI3TG LOS ANGELES. June 27.— A1l hope for the recovery of Francis Murphy, the aged temperance advocate, now lying critically ill at the home of his daughter Mrs. Wayland Trask. has virtually been abandoned. Several of his sons, among them Lieutenant Governor Robert Mur phy of Pennsylvania and Thomas E Murphy of Overbrook. Pa., are on their way to his beside. * I The Fire Ihsuraiiqe Ccwripanies Are Scared 8 I Frightened by the recentrVan Ness Aye. fire, they are reducing their risks on this street and have canceled $50,000 of our policies. We have no other means i lof protecting our immense stock, therefore we will place $50,000 worth of merchandiseat your mercy v to be sold AT COST AND EVEN LESS. We would rather do 1 1 this than allow it. to remain unprotected. y \u0084• | I This is your opportunity. Prices are slashed to pieces '-b'n everything. The list below will show you how deeply we have cut. * | Cloaks and Suits I . infants' WEAR I Hosiery. Underwear II ?5 Washable Taffeta Shirt Waist <•*\u25a0• •\u25a0I B 'rfV Dreiiw and Slip* — Deep hems Short Coat«^— Of Cashmere, Bedford Rnsnian Drenncs — For girls: plaited ,_,•_«/* ,-s i " Suits, worth $15.00 $7.50 : : %£S? r jB?i&sS£ls& . C «K£! I «S£S Embroidered and Lace Hose, good qtial-'OQc I 100 Silk Jumper, Suspender and Shirt Waist for - - 7Sc \u25a0 >!^ 'S' I!:S8 -gSSS::: i-X I rftSV Bon^Fun styles ,ity lisle 50c and Rvalues. ..; . O9C I , Dresses-final clean up, $20 to $25^Q,QK 2 oo;i:So^ue;:::;:::S |«« C a!si^gf^ '^flS^for X *21 C B values— all to go at ~ ?4.00 to $6.00 values.... ...f2.95: . broidery." :,- — cess shapes. • | . yokes, WOrtil 6 lOr Jf>l.UU lilY I Lingerie Dresses, what's left, $12.50 QE fi™ ri«u*:»r*nuen-pi*itea enacts! y ||:I8 to IKS- vices'::::: '{Sl 12.10 to ll:oo vaiu«:::::::«i% Silk,, and- Lisle Vests, with fancy m JC^ X to $17.50 values, cut down to y9ivv $4.00t0, $5.00 values,.;.. :.»2.45y s ; sizes 2to 5 years. -- \u25a0 $5.00 to $7.00 va1ue5. ...... <3.45 crochet yokes, worth $1.00 IWv I ~~ t[a/ • a \u25a0::"'-. 'r : CHfIbDREN'S^ WEAR: -^ t " \u25a0\u25a0 » 0 WW i?fil^¥ - Colored Drr»xrs — Made of Percale in Rood, serviceable Boys' Knickerbocker Saltn — Russian styles; made of fine ... I .lA\f AC 9 p - » T Ulwwtf . • ..colors; noatly trimmed with wash braids, pipings and Pique or Linen. Full Bloomers to match. Vvd P Ef i\ti -\u0084 t -nr •i. 4.4.-1 * '•' j -i.t i embroideries. ..-.;\u25a0' \u0084,? \u25a0 , : - •.\u25a0:• \u25a0-:-• $3.00 to 84 00 Suits ....... ;.... ............... .91JSO 3 | White Lawn Waists, prettily trimmed with lace ji.oo to |i.50. Dresses ..,..........,:,.....:,... eoc f | 12e82 J 4years . j ...... .:.;.. 1 -clasp Kid, all colors, $1.75 value OO | and embroidery— V Jtoo to ::::::: - \u25a0 ~ Sl.fcS- 0 $100 $125 $150 values S 69 Boys' Suits— Fine colored Percales. , . - whitman or blue; 13 inch crown. Values-from $1.00 • -•.. • • • ,«F \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0^J I I!:??: liis; iz69 v:!;;«:::::::: ? i:i5 lil^BSH^s:^-v- : -r-v^ <> &2s^&£^ite&&&iz£ °? ds a^^f s in &- m and 5 350 $p 35 M <»-> q- 559: c-? cfj , r ni,.oc 1 TKJ White nrvnmcm — Lawn. Pique or Rep; trimmings of em- embroidery or lace trimmed effects. -.'.r -~: . long rvl.u LilOVes H j i^.yD, $>J.£D, allies. ....... I.<O broidery, lace or hand scalloping.- - J $1.25 values ............:.... 69e 1/r , .. » -.1 r»i 1 yj /-1 H Colored Madras Wai^t"? ' beautifully tf»4 £%f* 51. 50 to $2.00. values -. — osc 52.50 values — .-....;:. — ........ ...v.n.:;.si^» 10-button length Black Kid Gloves, #Q OC a .uaaias \\ai.L., uc«iuiuuii> qj« ss.oo to $4.00 vames .......'.. v:....«i.95 $3.50 to 55.00 values ................. ?~:tr?r-.\fMD .C 4 m value 290.03 H tailored, worth $1.75 .......... ..^ a&W •\u25a0:r..M-SS.OD; to*:$..0o;: values i^.-it.".?.. :', .....\u25a0..'.-.: \u25a0;.-•. .-.".13.95 .-\u25a0„\u25a0>. 56.00 to 59-00 values \u0084..:... ..."... r.::. .W^s T7**^ va1ue...... «f*WaWW U Pretty Net Wais,ts, trimmed with Valenciennes -„\u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0 .•^.v..>^*.- . • .- \u25a0. . «^-"-e^« ««^«,*a. \u25a0•-\u25a0 .w » » • \u25a0\u25a0 - \u25a0 - ---.-/ •• 16-button length Black Lisle Gloves, 4*4 AA 1 lace;;silkJined;^rth^4.7s;.-^.v:^9;s :^MISSK^;?iWEAR^| - \u25a0 ¥M£ $1.50 value -..0.....:........51-UU I • • ....•\u25a0-,.„... ..;:.' S^fc.-fcQ ;W«o»; W«o» SuJt 8 -?la4n T and mixed effects. *&•+& Sult^Coats and Skirts, in C^f-Gray nibjtures.;^ ;»j lai n^lues :16-button: l6-button length Black Silk Gloves, (fi AC* I _. __ ; Box. Eton^and Long Coats^^ Linen or Rep. | ™ 5 shreds ;j *all cut va lue .. . 51 .43 R Af^^.l««»»^» -*.*•' <-:7(sl7;oo^Suits for .L..^p.'.tj»p.Bs:< cl- , ! values for ..$4.05 len^th^effects. . -,«- -\u25a0•-...-.. . H T^SCKi^rScir . -525.00 Suits- for ....... :r:f13.50 {/; $10.00, values for ......... $7.00 SSIoS vaISJS^ I"'. '. I \u25a0%':':'{ V.95M «•«•««• M • w^ $30:0" .Suits for ?10.50 -1 512.5Q lvalues for «J>.S5 $12.50 values ....:.. .*6.50 .' fvllllmAl*X7 M I Silk Stock Collars, latest designs, plaids, *$S^ , \u25a0 . - - ...... ... . . lYilllllld V fi I etc., 50c and 75c values... -.r:, . . :: .^OCj *$f INFANTS'? SHORT DRESSES S BOYS' SUITS - -\v EvervthfaiKinthisdei^tme^ at Less Than I I S^^M^^d^ :^|J^^^i ot^J^^?^^^l&i^^Sff^ Up^^^!^^^^b^^H O^halfMarkedPHces"^ 1 M ',:'v::-- 50c values •\u0084 ................. .'.§'.^s" All well; made. • , : s- • fine embroidery. , . -. . - - • -\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0....-\u25a0 --. * . - B Wi "• ' 00 i:;.,''":' \u25a0 "' • •''.'. <'.'\u25a0'-.: -V ciO 75c values:.. .; 49e $2.50 to $3.50.. ...»I^S \u25a0 $s on to : S7 00 vaiupx S" on . - . H H/ -\u25a0-'\u25a0' ••".' 9Bc ; . values •-.\u25a0 .:... ..c .DU .51.00 to 52.00.;....... ose 54.00 to 55.50.. ...... 12.49 •* 5 -°P to 57.00 values •"•:• ;••••••—«•• *~»5 ':v- c«*ii T •-; «\ **• » U I Lace Waist Sets— -• \u0084 ' /Sizes 6 months .to-.8 years. ;; .' ' Sl Z es-2,t0 4 years. - : \u25a0 . ; OllK PettlCOatS I H $1.50 va1ue5 1iV^^.....\.....l '\7s[ ' ":\u25a0 ' :- Vl'JBW6lijy-V 1 'JBW6lijy- : '-:- 1 ;^: f I: \u25a0, 'GprSCtS^ '":* '. \u25a0.; '.-.'.\u25a0. 50 ° Samples—ill 'co]ors-~5i0.06 to $20.00 values^- | & $2.25 values .... .............. 1.25; iOne-thirdjoff on everything, m stock— Combs. Beautiful Silk Girdles, regular value^"jJO^OC 1 - : r <CA^QI% *CO QE I I Black Sijk Belts, 50c and -75c values! . . .". '. - ' .39 "Bracelets/Chains, Buckles, etc.; etc. l T I $3.50 . . ...f.; M faQ 1 j?iVy tO | \ T£"^ *lltt_.' \u25a0 ''"'\u25a0' "I" \u25a0 ' ~'f '"'. ' '' ' '\u25a0^^^^"^^"*' i^fev w ',' " *""\u25a0 -' \u25a0 ' '. 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X 1 and checks, 35c to 60c values '•« Ck*± ' : -'' : J^^'jryr3^'X*^M : .'-'•" ' \u25a0 " " ' V (ATI inside- coin *purse : to match, OC'I I High grade Dresden Ribbon, 6 PP^ ff MT^^^j^F J^^jJ? ]^^?~ > jf^^^%S2l /Si j^^\ iVCSS Goat Seal,-leather lined, black only, inside. 1 M inches wide, worth 75c. vOv B j£ J& J^f^ f^\M JWT is j4u _A _Ar Jm (&Zr J f - coin purse'to match, $3.50 rf»p (%f% 1 b ' ,-' «j» v •?•• ''''*'\u25a0"\u25a0 " ; V * A ••"' Jlr : '-^^ "\u25a0'. : '-, -'\u25a0':.•\u25a0'- l-'.T-'.V''-: fr;'h- .';- ; '" y '''^^^f^ : ' "''-''' - ' \u25a0 "\^^^ ' J~i f ' ' *'- ,\u25a0 M THE VAN. FRANGISCQ . OAIiL, y FRIDAY, \; JUNE .28, 1907. CALJFORXIANS IX PARIS PARIS, June .27.— George D. Hilde brand and Mrs. F. M. Hildebrand^of Oakland, and Master Randall Duhlop Mrs. O. T. Johnson, MiloF. Johnson, Mrs. Norbert Valla ancf Mr. and Mrs." A. H. Dunlop of Los Angeles registered "at The Call-Herald bureau today. : " > }' MULLALLY DECLARES TRAFFIC IS INCREASING Says ; That {tfie ."United Roads " Carried 175,000 Per- : 1 -sons-Yesterday ' .•\u25a0 - DECEPTION ALLEGED Cornelius; Asserts Company .Gives ! lts"Meh Union ,\u25a0.-\u25a0\u25a0-".\u25a0 \u25a0'.. .Badges;. : . "Today sh6w,^'d'-a;big. increase in the number -of-people;. riding t on . our .cars," said \u0084Th'brnwell^Mu*llally (of tne': United Railroads-laat^ifr/it' "WewHl improve our servlceVsouth of Market street and across town' s»3j rapidly as the demand fori it is sho wn.*-^ About . 175,000. persons patronized our lines today. We operated 260 cars.',' rf'-f.-.i^j'i-^!^.,: w:-;:-- V While. the. United Railroads is not yet ready to v'the-' owl cars, if will continue operations Yon : ; all ' lines '-'\u25a0 at night : until th« ; last:ferry.. boat- arrives from the r Qakland« side, -at 1:1 a. a. .m. Cross to\yn Hxavel.phoweveV, has not been extended; 'and. the* only line run ning after r dark'-is>the:Fillmore. I- ' A teamster .Was -arrested ' at ! : Market street, and- iGrantf avenue yesterday for using abusive; language to passengers on a car.v?" <ff^ fi^v"*-.- \u25a0\u25a0•;\u25a0;.\u25a0\u25a0:'? \ ::: '"^ \u25a0_ President Rfchar'd.Cornellus made the following statement. last' evening:*'-* '\u25a0'\u25a0 •; • The case. of one of;onr rnember»'who was!ar rested for taklnjr* a picket badfre from one of the strike .breakers, came up in Judge Shortall'a court, and after due ; deliberation it was decided by- the court - that the strike i breakers had . no right to -wear .-.badges .'of the : same desljm as are worn by oue^ pickets. 'The- case "was dis missed. -In .answer- to a question of the Jndjre as to why he was wearing a picket's hadpre.the strike breaker said ; that he - belonged to Patrick Cslhoun's union.'.' \u25a0••-• :\. \ • Some days ago Mr. L Mullally,' Assistant ' to the president of the United Railroads, said that' 100 men. - members of too carmen's union, bad . re turned to 'work 'for- the company. Mr. Mullally must hare been misinformed, and In all prob ability willfully .misinformed.} as he has been so many times in the past. .There are officials of the United Railroads surrounding Mr. Mullally whose duty It Is to keep him correctly informed on all affairs affecting the company. These same officials are so bitterly antagonistic to organized labor that they \u25a0 make. • all manner of statements prejudicial to \u25a0both 1 ; the company and its old employes, and we presume that In order to make the public believe : that 100 : men hare ' returned to work picket badges, similar to those worn by our members . were ; distributed among the strike breakers. Those. tactics deceive no one. We are Improving the bus system and the Joint campaign committee Is making every effort to se cure . ample transportation facilities . for our friends, who will not ride on the ' unfair carg of the United -Railroads or . the unfair cars of the California street company. - • : . . CARMEN IN JAIL Eight of the >; Indicted Men to .; Be . ; Arraigned Today Eight of the "nine men indicted' by the grand jury for alleged participation In offenses; growing out- of- the car strike were taken .before 'Judge Lawlor yesterday, having been arrested on bench warrants. Jhe prisoners ",were Rudolph Schmidt, J. V. Mi tzen,'* George Peterson,* J.-C.-Kyle and J. Murray Mc- Donald:^ accused of conspiring to beat a 'car crew'; at, the Chutes. last Satur day night, v and :Charles Langle, ' Barney Olsen and , Johh^ William Hayes, ac cused ofjassaultsv with deadly weapons in . throwing r.brlcks "at -passengers on the. streetcars. "J. H. Burns, indicted for conspiracy with Mltzen, Schmidt. Peterson;' Kyle and>McDonald, was not present. i - " - ' Judge Lawlor, assigned , the cases, to department i "l 2 'of' the superior * court, over <whl<ln: Judge Carroll, Cook pre sides,, and •.prderedJthe,; defendants .to appear In jthat' department ~tWs\ morn- ''\u25a0\u25a0 Scene during the burning of the' : home of : A. A- Wat^ins on the hill in Sausalito' yesterday r - afternoon. . Thieves ransadred the house" before it »a» de \u25a0-stroyed by the flames. "~ v GRADING FOR WESTERN PACIFIC IS COMPLETED SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL :-RENO,. June 27.— A gap of only- 100 miles lies- between the' end of the West ern Pacific lines out of Sajt Lake city and Elko. Nev. The rails are being rapidly placed, and the fact that the grading for the remainder of the route' is completed ' makes it certain that within a few days the Western Pacific railroad : will have reached the Nevada town. ; •.\u25a0•\u25a0'., i \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0'.:\u25a0 \u25a0 ' : .. t The work is being rushed vigorously, more than 2,soo' men being employed on the track laying. Labor conditions have improved recently, which has also had its effect on the westward trend of the new road. /Although the gap to Elko will soon be' covered and'many miles of steel laid in Nevada, the road will not be 'able to open for traffic for a few months at least. \u25a0 \u25a0 .- \u25a0 •..; ing. No one appeared with bonds or bail money, and the prisoners were re manded to the custody of the sheriff, who -took> them to jail, in the : black .wagon with the barred windows. TEAMSTER GIBBS FIXED David Gibbs, a \ teamster, was fined $10 by Police Judge Shortall yesterday for. having obstructed a streetcar in San. Jose; avenue. .A charge of bat tery T against him for having, struck policeman Eckstrom was dismissed. - ; EATS BISCUIT, LIKES IT AND MARRIES COOK SPECTAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL REXb, Nev., June 27.— Little dreamed Miss Margaret Babcock of Fresno 'when In jest she wrote her name and address on a biscuit sent along with thousands of others from the raisin city to bring relief to the sufferers after the San Francisco fire that the roan who ate that welcome crust would one day claim her for his bride. But from an ac quaintance gained in thanking the donor of the biscuit- Sam E. Evans, editor of the Tribune at Fresno, met, wooed and won her, the announcement of j the \u25a0 wedding haviner . reached his many friends In Reno today. Evans \u25a0was doing newspaper work in San Francisco after the earthquake, and as a share' of his lunch from the relief wagon one afternoon he received the chosen biscuit. He jokingly wrote to v thank the -pretty cook, and an an swer came back. Evans went to Fres no and met Miss Babcock, and discus sions on domestic science led to a deep er friendship and an engagement. SAN" JOSE WIXS HO.VOR NEW YORK, June' 27.— The Ametf- i can seed trade association closed 1 a' two days' convention with a banquet tonight at the Hotel Astor. Among the speakers; was Charles P. Bresnan of San Jose, Cal. The next convention will be held jn.San Jose. Cal. WIRELESS NOTE BRINGS MEN TO FIGHT FLAMES Warship Sailors and Fire Tug Employes Work to Save - Houses . TWO HOMES BURNED Residences of'W. L. Beatie and A. A. Watkins Are Destroyed SAUSALITO, June 37. — Fire' broke out In the home of W. L. Beatie on the hill back of Water street about 1 o'clock this ' afternoon. The Games spread quickly to the home of A. A. Watkins of the San Francisco board of trade. Before the fire department arrived both houses were completely destroyed. The loss Is estimated at SI O,OOO. While the flames were raglnjr in the Beatie house thieves ransacked the Watkins home, stealing several valuable wedding . presents belonging to Mrs. Wolf. Watkins' daughter. The flre is believed to have been caused by the explosion of a coal oil tank under the stove in the Beatie real dence. Mrs. Beatie. her father in law and her 2 year old son were In the dfn fng room when the flames started. They made an attempt to rescue soma of their belongings, but the flre spread too rapidly and consequently nearly every article In the house was de stroyed. Before the Bremen responded Wat kins' home was In flames and though a valiant effort to save It was made the house burned odwn. Several other homes In the vicinity were saved by the bucket brigade from the cruiser Buffalo anchored in . the stream and from the flre tugs Governor Markham and Governor Irwln. which were dispatched i quickly from San Francisco as the result of a. wireless message sent from the. Sausalito sta tion by Miss Nellie Bryant, niece of Lieutenant Bryant, navigating officer of the Buffalo. FIVE HUNDRED CHINESE CREMATED IN THEATER VICTORIA. B. C, June 27.— A hor rible holocaust Is reported in mall ad vices from Hongkong, where 500 Chi nese of the audience of a Chinese the ater and 10 of the actors were burne-1 to death when the theater was destroyed by flre. The flames spread rapidly and the building collapsed, blocking the entrance with burning debris. The flre Is said to have resulted from the Igniting of explosives concealed under the floor of the theater, the flra following the explosion. " Buy your flre works for out of town use from California Flre Works Com pany, same old place, 219 Front st. • TORXADO SWEEPS TOWN TOPEKA. Kans.. uune 27. — Word has been received here that Ulysses, Kans.. 400 miles southwest . of Topeka. was -struck " by ' a tornado and accompanied by a heavy .'.hall storm late last night- Two of the largest dwelling houses In the city, together with two large barns, were destroyed. The . three daughters of A. S. Miller were injured, one of them seriously. 5