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JP"' vttif ir :&h $"$ *r» *$» 4 »(V iJf Wm TbLEGRAPHIC NEWS FBOX WASllINOTOS. Lewis McMiillen, appraiser at New York, was requested to resign but refused to do eo. The President therefore directed liis removal from office. Letters are pouring into tbe interior department from Minnesota asking the consolidation ol the land^offices at Worth ington, Bed Falls and Tracy, and that the new office be placed at some convenient point on the Manitoba road. Marshall is suggested as a good point. The commissioner of agriculture has transmitted to congress a report by .1 os oph Neumann, on the wild native silk worm of California. Mr. Noumann asks that the appropriation of $2,000 be in creased to $25,000, as it is necessary, he says, to establish temporary observatory wherever the foot plant, on which the worm feeds, exists in quantities. He pre dicts that by continuing the study "it will not be many years before this discovery of mine, of the native silk worm, will be one of the greatest blessing ever conferred npon the peiople of a civilized world." TUB BA1LR0ADS. All differences between the Red Wing, Duluth & Sioux City Construction com pany and the contractors, Mesaers. Keat ing Bros. fc Co., have been amicably ad justed. The entire list of Burlington strikers have reported ready for work to the mas ter mechanic. Tbe copy of the agreement received contains a letter by H. B. Stone, affirming the good faith ol the company. The Canadian Pacific have torn down the barricade placed acrosB the grade of the Red River Valley at the Southwestern crossing near Winnipeg and removed the old engine ditched there. A telegraph operator and- force of men have been maintained at the crossing by tbe Cana dian PaciGc day and night since active hostilities began, and have been removed. As soon as the diamond is putin the track laying gang will bo increased. CRIMES AM CRIMINALS. Irregular transactions of the cashier of the California National bank at San Fran ciscn, Cal., is said to have caused its down fall. A horrible murder and suicide occurred in Toledo, Ohio, a few days ago by which Mary Jane Valentine was shot by M. Scha fer who then shot himself. A man giving the name of Jones, and claiming to be a contractor from Ci ur d'Alene, recently swindled the First Na tional Bank of Helena, Mont., out of $1,600 by means of a forced draft. Jones at once left the-city and has not been seen since. Charles H. Dixon, deputy county trea surer, residing at East Saginaw, Mich., left that city four days ago, taking with him a considerable amount of county funds. The finance committee ol the board of su pervisors found several errors, but refuse to state the amount. Harry D. Schall, assistant cashicr in the paymaster's olBce of the Chicago & North western railroad company, has left Chica go with.$ll,500 of the company's funds, and -82,500 belonging to the Clerks' und Mechanics' building and loan association, of Iwhich he was tbe treasurer. Jllbert Hasing&ger, one of the gang of """'Bouivicts at Stillwater, Minn., used in r& moving tho trustle work on the St. Croix next to the union station recently, slipped and ell a distance of 70 feet, landing upon the ice upon his hands. He was taken to the prison hospital. His injuries are prob ably fatal. Matthew Fahev, a young Irish boy who arrived in this country recently, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary at Chicago a few days ago, and when the judge intero gated him the boy confessed that he had been unable to obtain work and had com mitted tho crime in order to be sent to the penitentiary where he could learn a trade. A fow days ago burglars skillfully b'owed open the safes in the grocery stores of Wiley & Polin and F. O. Anberson, of West Superior, Wis. About $20 was taken from Wiley & Polin's safe and about $5 from Anderson's. After finishing their work at Anderson's the burglars opened several cans of oysters, fruit, etc., and partook of a lunch. Irving Bishop, the mind reader, appear ed in a new role at Nashville, Tenn., a few days ago. The occupants of rooms ad joining his heard a woman scream. Sever al gentlemen opened the door and found Mrs. Bishop in scant attire, crouched in a corner by the bed, and accused Bishop of beating her. He was very forcibly told not to repeat the operation. Kuhn, who is charged with having mur dered a man in Wisconsin, and who was arrested on board the steamer Lord Gsugh at Queenstown, was re-arrainged in the Bow street police court at London a few days ago. His solicitor urged that the identity of the prisoner had not been es tablished. Kuhn was remanded to enable proofs of his identity to be secured. D. M, Shaw, of Minneapolis, Minn., went to cash a check for (125 recently at the Bank of Minneapolis. When he received his money and was about to put it in his pocket three men surrounded him and one of them snatched his pocket book and rushed from the bank. The other men also left. Before he could realize what had happened the men had disappeared. Chleboum, the Chicago anarchist inform er, whose testimony secured the conviction of Hronek, was a complainant in a justice court a few days ago. Since he testified concerning the bomb making projects of the 18thst. anarchists he has been asocial outcast in Bohemian circles. He has been openly ridiculed and insulted by his former friends, and he says his life has been threat ened. Burglars forced a rear window in Fran cis Talcott's jewelry stoie at St. Cloud, Minn., and stole $1,000 worth of watches and jewelry. Mr. Talcott does not employ He clerk, and when he goes to supper leaves his store unguarded. The thieves went through' only one show case, where the best goods were kept, and net six feet from the front window, where hundreds of per sons were passing to and from supper. Information is given out at Columbia, v-'v 8. C., of the perpetration of a crime, and a /terrible retribution which immediately fol lowed, in the upper part of that state. It seems that a gang of negroesjdetermined to murder and rob another negro, and get possession of a large sum of money, While /ln the middle of the river, the negro (Fra wgV'ttt),-wi murdered, the boat overturned, ana the entire party, four, waB drowned- Informatlon has reached Spokane Falls, '"Wash." Ter., of the fatal shooting of Ser geant Callahan by Joe Moran at E"ort Spo miles'' from that city. The shooting occurred in a dunce house of which Morgan was the proprietor. Calla han paid attention to Moran's wife and aroused the latter's jealousy. A quarrel ensued and both men drew their guns. Moran got the drop on his opponent and sent three bullets through his body. Luther Talman, a dealer in seeds and fertilizers at Fairport, N. V. went to De troit, Mich., a few days ago for the pur pose of buying seed. While returning from a party to his hotel, he was held up by two men and robbed of $4,500 in cash and $1,000 in drafts. Mr. Talman could civo no description of the robbers except that there were two men. The robbery is one of the boldest ever committed in Detroit. It occurred in a thickly settled locality on a prominent street, and it was a daring and dangerous job, but tbe night was fa vorable. It was storming hard, and the streets were almost deserted. The detec tives are of the opinion that the robbery was committed by parties wbo followed Talman from the party. 1'ASUAIiTIKS AND ACCIDENTS. Small pox is quite prevalont in South Minneapolis, Minn. The health authori ties are exerting every effort to keep it in quarantine. The residence of S. W. Lamson, a board of trade broker, of Chicago, 111., was seri ously damaged by fire a few days ago, and Lottie Errickson, a domestic servant, suf focated by smoke. The Northwestern Elevator company's elevator at Willmar, Minn., was gutted by fire recently. The damage, aside from pos sible smoked wheat, will notexceed$2,500. It is thought that the fire was set by a pass ing locomotive or switch engine. At Mapleton, Minn., a few days ago J. Baker, Chas. Daly, anU L. Chestnut, em ployed by the Minneapolis Bridge Com pany in putting up a bridse over the Ma ple river, three miles southwest of Maple ton, were badly injured by falling Irom a scaffold into the river below. Passenger train No. 8, bound for New York, on the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad, while running 50 miles an hour recently, struck a freight train, head end, near Talmadge, O. Both engineers, both firemen, and eight passengers were killed and 14 passengers badly injured. A daughter of Conrad Zehrar, of Sauk Center, Minn., was recently bitten serious ly by a horse. The horse took off a large piece of the point oi'her chin, and inflicted a dangerous and painful wound. The young lady's recovery is expected, although it is feared she will never regain the full use of her jaw, as a portion of the bone was bitten off. Early on the morning of the 10th inst., one of tho cars in the freight train on the Omaha road, hound for St. Paul, jumped the track a short distance east of Lake lil mo. In a few moments a wild freight, which was following, dashed into the rear of the standing train. The engine of the wild train ran half way through the ca boose of the head train and scattered the cars promiscuously over thedoubletracks. A man sleeping in the caboose escaped without injury. No one was hurt. PEltSUNAL NKWS IfEJlS. Alexander T. McGill, D. D., LL. D., pro fessor of theology of Princeton college, is dead, aged 82 years. Mrs. Jay Gould died in her i'palatial home in New York city on the 13th inst. surrounded by her whole family and near relatives. The London Times has had a detective in the United States forsome time seeking for evidence to implicate Charles Stuart Parnell in the Phoenix Park murders. The effort was without avail. I'OKKltiN GOSSIP. It is indicated that the British govern ment will force Sir John McDonald to re cede from his policy of restricting Chinese immigration into Canuda, ns being incon sistent with treaty obligations. A duel was fought in Paris a few days ago between Henri Rochefort, editor of L'lntransigeant, and M. Lissargay, editor of La Bataillt. The weapons used were swords. Both combatants were wounded. M. Lissargay's wounds are dangerous. It is officially announced that Queen Victoria, Princess Beatrice and probably Empress Frederick of Germanv will pass April and May at Biarritz. The French government will order three squadrons of war vessels to act as escort to tho royal party. MISCKI.ANKOUS KOTKS. Six inches of snow has fallen in the Wis consin pineries, and the lumbermen are encouraged. The miners in eight mines at Boone, la., are on a strikeagainstareduction of wages, and work is at a standstill. GeD. Greeley has written a Blotter in which he says that a late spring is not a necessary result of the mild winter. W. R. Foster has given the Now York produce exchange gratuity fund $50,000 to partially atone for the loss ol $198,000 it Buffered by the defalcations of W. K. Foster, Jr. The contending factions for thegovernor ship of the Chickasaw nation have reached an agreement. Each chief agreed to sub mit his claims to the governorship to Sec retary VilaB, and to abide by the decision. A statehood convention, made up of delegates from all sections ol New Mexico, was held at Santa Fe on the 12th inst. Resolutions were adopted reciting the pop ulation, progress and wealth of the terri tory, and asking admission into tho Union as a Btate. The attorney for the Law and .Order League at Sioux City, Iowa, which is pros ecuting the so-called transportation com- Banies carrying liquor between here and ebraska, has received a letter ornament ed with akull and cross bones, and signed "White Caps," warning bim to leave the city at once. The officeholders ol Beaufort county, S. C., refuse to surrender their offices to their euccessors, who were recently elected. At the election, there were two county tickets In the field—both Republican. The Demo crats joined inthesupportofwhatisknown as the fuston ticket, and the candidates on that ticket were elected, but the old incum bents refuse to vacate. Mr. Powderly made a long address at Binghampton, N. Y., recently, on national topics pertaining to the Knights of Labor. Among other things he stated that one of the four alleged founders of the Knights of Labor, who are trying to establish a new order in Philadelphia, recently offered to sell, out the new order for $100 and-he had satisfactory proof that the same person had previously oBered to sell out to John Wanamaker. W WILD TORNADO. A Terrific Storm in the Eastern States on the Morning'of January 9. All Telegraphic Communication Cut Off Between the East and West for Hours. The story of the storm in brie! is about as follows: The tornado played havoc with telegraph wires throughout the East. About 11 o'clock all communication be tween Cleveland and Pittsburgh was cut off. It was reported from Cleveland that the storm there was terrific. The Associated Press telegraph operator, in one ol the tall buildings in that city, said that the structure was rocking back and forth and he was afraid it would top ple over. When the wire worked for a mo ment a dispatch was flashed in from Pitts burgh that a terrible tornado was raging there—that some of the largest buildings had been blown down and that many peo ple hud been killed. It was impossible to get another word through. The wires were prostrated. The Chicago operator then tried to get a southern circuit, but all the wireshad been blown down. A like attempt by way of De troit and Buffalo showed that the Canadi an wires were gone. It is usually possible to telegraph around a storm by a Beries of connections, but the tornado was so ex tensive in the East that every avenue of communication was cut off. How much the city of Pittsburgh was damaged or what other Eastern citiea suffered it is im possible at this writing to tell. About noon a Cleveland, Ohio, operator said that the wind was blowing a terrific gale, the sky was covered with clouds and the weather was rapidly growing colder. The velocity of the wind was 51 miles an hour and increasing. At Detroit it had bee a raining for 36 hours, but it had cleared and was rapidly growing colder. Milwaukee reported a heavy rain all day and night. It snowed all the morning of the 9th and was rapidly growing colder. Toledo reported a hijh wind, heavy rains and colder weather. At 1:40 on the afternoon of the 9th the Pittsburgh wire started to work and the following bulletin was received: A terrible wind and tain storm passed over this city about 12:30 o'clock this af ternoon, during which a large building in course ol erection on Diamond st. collaps ed, carrying 20 workmen to the ground and burying at least 20 more in the ruins. Twelve are known to have been killed out right, six others fatally hurt »nd about 30 ethers seriously injured. Later dispatches gave the story oi this disaster as follows: The most frightful catastrophe that Pittsburgh has witnessed for many years occurred at 12:30 p. m. to-day. A now four-story building on Diamond st. fe'l with an awful crash that was heard for many squares, and although people at a distance could not understand what was wrong, the ominous sound sent a thrill of horror through their hearts. The force of the falling building was so great that the rear walls of the two other buildings mentioned were crushed as if they had been made of paper, and their front walls fell upon the pavement on Wood st., burying several people in the debris, and mangling some horribly. Of these, two were a girl and a boy, and one man, un known, all of whom were taken in the pa trol wagon to the homeopathic hospital. A barber shop in the rear was also demol ished and its six occupants, buried in the ruins. The top story in the rear of Eich baum's building, on 5th av. was'also knock ed in, and three printers, who were work ing there, were injured, but how severely could not be learned. Tbe number of killed and injured cannot be definitely Btated at this writing, as many are still in the ruins. It is believed, how ever, that 12 have been killed and 38 in jured, six of them fatally. The falling walls crushed in the buildings on Diamond st. occupied by George Trexler, barber, W. C. Thomas, dealer in shoe findings, anil badly damaged portions of the buildings occupied by Jos. Eichbaum, printer, on 5th av. and J. R. Weld on & Co., book seller, and Rca Bros., stock brokers, on Wood at. The catastrophe created intense excite ment and in a few minutes the streets Bur rounding the fallen building were black with people. Hundreds of willing hands, heedleBS of danger, went to work to extri cate victims of the terrible accident. Up to this hour, 2:30 o'clock, 20 persons have been taken from tho ruins. How many more are under the debriR, which is piled 20 feet high on Diamond St., cannot be stated, but it is believed that at least a score more are still held prisoners, or per haps are dead. As fast as they are taken from the ruins they are being conveyed to the various hospitals in the city. Tho storm lasted about 30 minutes and was the heaviest known in that section for years. The wind blew a hurricane, while the rain and hail fell in torrents. A number of other buildings were damaged by the high wind. A portion of the foun dry of Mcintosh, Hemphill & Co., on 13th Bt, was blown down, but so far as known no one was killed or injured. Charged With Incest- The Times, of St. Cloud, Minn., published a sensational article recently about a man named Michael Hary of Gilmanton, Ben ton county, being in jail charged with throwing a butcher knife at his wife. Hary has had hiB attorney draw a notice for re traction, which was served on editor McDonald. If not complied with a libel suit will follow. Har.y's family tell an al most incredible tale about him that he has been committing incest with his sijctoen year-old daughter for two yearB, and that she is with child by him and that ho at tempted to poison her. This he donies. Seen by your reporter he was found to be a quiet, innoffensive German of less than average size, and fiftjr-fivo years old. He has lived twenty-three years in Benton county, and those who know him say he is all right. He declares that his wife, who is a Pole, and the children—they have ten, the youngest thirteen and the oldegt twen ty-seven—have conspired to get rid of hira. He is feeble and not able to do much work and so is a burden, and they want the farm. He admits that the daughter Agnes is with child, but maintains his innocence, telling apparently a straightforward story. The girl is "fully grown, and he attributes her downfall to some young men of their neigh borhood. The case will be before the court soon. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the daughter on the charge of in cest. Public Lands for Minnesota Secretary Vilas has decided a case giving the state of Minnesota lands denied by the commissioner of the general land office. The state had selected 320 acres in section 6, town 129, range 29, St. Cloud land dis trict, and as tlie land was within the six mils limit of the Manitoba giant, the com missiorier held that this was a selection of double minimutn lands, which could not be allowed. -The township is a factional one, and has no.sixteenth or thirty-sixth sec tion due the state as school lands. The secretary suggests that as the/achool sec tions would_have been douWfe minimum lands if the state had a ohance to select I them, the stato had a right to the same kind of lands as indemnity. O Interest to Wool Crowers. The National Wool Growers'association met in convention at Washington a few days ago. Officers were elected aB follows: President, Hon. John McDowell, Washing ton, Pa. vica president, Col. William Black, Texas treasurer, I. W. Wallace, Missouri secretary, J. H. Kilpatrick, Cali fornia. These resolutions were adopted: That while congress maintains the gener la policy of protection wool growers and wool manufacturers in the United States have a right to demaud that the duties on wool and on woolen and worsted goods shall be adjusted and maintained so as to secure to them the American market. That this national convention protests against aomB of the provisions ol the senate sub stitute for the tariff bill BO far as they re late to or affect wool aB inadequate, un just to wool growers and insufficient to pro tect the wool-growing industry, and it is the deliberate opinion ot this convention that this industry will continue to decline unless better provisions for its mainte nance are adopted thau these now pro posed. that a committee of seven be ap pointed by the president of this convention whose duty it will be to formulate such a schedule of tariff duties for wool as may he deemed just and necessary, and to present the same to the finauce commit tee of the senate aud urge.its adoption, and said committee authorized to con fer and co-operate with wool manufac turers if deemed advisable in securing the adoption of a sufficient schedule of duties for woolen goods in connection with our proposed schedule for wool. That the determination of a future economic and financial policy tor this government is BO important to the wool-growing and all other industries, and the business of the nation as to require immediate and defi nite legislation, and it this shall not be ac complished during the present session of congress we earnestly request that the Fifty-first congress be convened at the earliest day practicable alter the expira tion of the present session. The following named gentlemen were appointed as the committee provided for by the resolution: Hon. Columbus Delano, Washington, D. C., Judge William Lawrence, Ohio: Messers. Black, Texas Hutchinson, Wisconsin Cossitt, New York Chapman, Vermont Kirkoatrick. California. A Blow atChristianity in Africa. Advices have been received from the in terior of Africa that in October last Mwan ga, King of Uganda, plotted to destroy hie entire body guard, his intention being to abandon them on an island in Lake Nyan za, where they would starve to death. The guards, who had been forewarned of the King's intention, refused to enter the canoes which were to convey thom to tho island, but returned to the capita 1, aud made an attack on Mwanga's palace. The King fled to es cape the fury of the guards, and his broth er, Kiwewa, was enthroned in his stead. Kiwewa appointed Christians to tho prin cipal ofliceB. This enraged the Arabs, who murdered ninny of the Christian officials and replaced them with Mohameduns. The Arabs burned tho English and French mis sion stations and killed many of the con verts to ChriBtianity. The mission boat Elnnor, in which some of the persons who hud been converted by tho French mission aries were fleeing, was struck by a hippo potamus and some four or five of the con verts drowned. Many letters for Emin Bey and Henry M. Stanley were destroy ed by the burning of the missionary station. The missionaries have reached Usambvio in safety. Tho Msalala depot is safe. Mwanga is a prisoner at Maga. He has appealed to the English missionaries for assistance. The Arabs have written to Missionary McKay, exulting in tteir tri nmph and prophesying the extinction of all the mission stations in Ccntrl Africa in revenge for England's anti-slavery policy. They have proclaimed Uganda a Mnhamedan kingdom. Death of Owen Brown. The funeral of Owen Brown, son of John Brown, the abolitionist, and last survivor of the Harper's Ferry tragedy, was held at Pasadena, Cal., on the 10th inst., and was attended by an immense number of people. Owen Brown was 74 years of age and had lived for many years in retirement at PaB edena. He was one of the tour sons of John Brown who went from Ohio in 1854 to Kansas, They went unarmed, and set tled near Ossawattomie but because of their strong anti-slaverv opinions they were harraased by pro-slavery men. They finally asked their father to bring them a supply of arms and ammunition. He did so, and for nearly two years he and his sons were engaged in tbe rough border war fare between the pro-slavery men of Mis souri and the anti-slavery men of Kansas. One of his sons was killed at Ossawatto mie. Later caine the Harper's Ferry affair, in 1859, in which two of his sons were killed. When John Brown's "Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the Peo ple of the United States" were adopted by liis little convention at Chatham, Canada West, in 1858, Owen Brown was made treasurer. The Northern Pacific Land Grant. The adjustment of the Northern Pacific land grant will begin at the general land office without further delay. The secreta ry of the interior has directed the commis sioner to proceed to the adjustment under the terms laid down by the late opinion ot the attorney general, asserting that the joint resolution adopted by congress in 1870 gave the road a second indemnity belt and also the right to take indemnity in one Btate or territory for lands lost in another. This action removes the last ob stacle in the way of the adjustment of the grant so far as it haa been surveyed. The grant can be entirely closed up and patent ed as far west as the Missouri river. Stock slager himself said some time ago that he was not entirely favorable to completing the adjustment of this grant until he had given congress an opportunity to legislate npon the question of forfeiture. He ad mits that tbe prospects for such legislation are not by any means bright, and it is quite likely that he will go on and make an immediate adjustment so far as he can. Burned Under Peouliar Circum stances. The Argyle house at Dubuque, Iowa, a large four-story building, once the leading hotel between Freeport and Dubuque, was destroyed by fire a tew days ago. It had not been utilized as a hotel for several years, but lately has been used for a buggy top factory by Fockler. Bros., to whom it was presented by the city ot East Dubuque on condition that they would constantly employ not less than fifty hands. Fockler Bros, gave a bond of $4,000 to do this, but forfaited the same, and suit was brought agaihBt them by the citv to recov er the amount of the bond. This Is the third time Fockler Bros have been burned out, each time under peculiar circumstan ces. The fires haVe been of Incendiary or igin and hints are given that'the guilty parties will not be difficult to find. The loss is $20,000 insurance less than $7,000. A AWFUL CATASTROPHE. A Terrible Cyclone Bears Terror and Destruction to Reading^ Pa. and Extends Throughout the East. On the morning of the 10th inst. there was a catastrophe at Reading, Pa., that carried mourning and sorrow into many households, a silk mill, crowded with oper atives, having been crushed to atoms. A pall of death hangs over tbe city. Fathers and mothers, brothers and Bisters, relatives and friends, are grief stricken over the wrecks of the storm. Over 100 voices are hushed forever in death as a result of a cyclone. The storm left the entire city in darkness, which was only relic red by the huge bonfires which shed their lurid glare on the scone of death. All night long brave and willing hands assisted in the work of the rescue of the dead. The list of fatal cases will fully reach 100, and may be more. The hospitals and undertakers' es tablishments are filled with victims. The physicians are all busy and many private houses have been opened for the accommo dation of the injured. Alter the first gray streaks of ei.rly morning a smiling sun arose and every thing was in contrast with the fury ol the night. Next day all was again bright aud glorious in tho heavens, as though they were mocking the work of the night. Tho Polish church disaster of several months ago was one of the most horrible accidents tuat has startled this community but the loss of liie by that fatal cave-in sinks into comparative insignificance when placed in parallel with the present awful visitation. Words of sympathy and heartfelt tokens of condolence will doubtless not be want ing but they will be meaningless expressions if uuuccompanied with some substantial offering ot assistance to some ot the families who have been so sud denly and heavily stricken. For tho pur pose oj offering this needed aid Mayor Kenny issued the following proclamation: "I hereby earnestly appeal to tne profes sional, business men and other citizens who may be able to favorably respond, to meet at the court house this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock to deviBe ways and means to aid the injured and assist tho families of those who perished last night in the fall of the silk mill, and at the Philadelphia & Reading railroad naint shop. The fearful cyclone that struck this city last evening, has brought sorrow and want to many of our penile, who are in such circumstances as to bo unablo to meet the emergency, and the occasion calls loudly for immedi ate action. Quick to respond to others in distress, do not-fail to do speody justicoto our own grlet stricken people." The work of rescue was greatly retarded from the singular manner in which the silk mill collapsed. It did not blow over, but was bodily crushed down. Falling in upon itself in one mass,'not a vestige of the walls are remaining standing above the stono foundation. The rafters and timbers otthe flooring projected in all directions. As the building was steam heated, the ruins did not take fire. Otherwise not one of the unfortunate could possibly have escaped death in the most apalling form. The on ly eye witness to the disaster, so far as is known, was Mrs. Gemmill, residing on Mul berry st. "At about 20 minutes of 0 o'cl ck," she said to a reporter. "I hoard an awful crash, and thinking it was the new house which is being put upaiong side of us, 1 ran to the front door. A great cloud of dust hung over the silk rilill and I could hear crashing of timbers and thn roar of falling walls. The next moment I saw the mill a heap of ruins, from the midst of which camu Buch awful moaning and groaning and terrible cries as I never want to hear again. Not a soul did I see come out of the mill, and it aeemed many minutes to me before anybody came to the spot. I stood there in the door, like one Btruck dumb, until my husband came running from his work." Teams of every description, omnibuses, funeral coaches, fire wagons, hospital vans, and private vehicles, were pressed into ser vice and were running rapidly to and from the scene of the disaster all night long, bearing bodieB of tho wounded, dying and dead to their homes or to the different hospitals. From the statement of some of those who escaped from the building it ap pears to have gone down in an instant. There was a loud crash of breaking tim bers and the persons in the mill, all rushed toward the main doors. A good many of them succecded in getting out, while four girls saved themselves by jumping from the second, story windows. The first rum bling noise was followed inetantly by the falling of the building, the upper stories go ing first with their human load. Had it not been for the fact that but few of the hands were on the third and fourth floors at the time, scarcely a life would have been saved. George Grinshaw, one of tho proprietors of the mill, who was in the office at the time, barely escdped with his life, having received several'severe wounds on the head, stated that there were to the best of his knowledge, about 275 persons, principally girls and boys, in the establishment at the time ot the occurrence. Up to 8 o'clock this morning a large majority of the vic tims were still in the ruins. George Grin shaw. just before daylight, gave out a list ot killed, injured and missing reported to him up to a few hours before. It indicates nearly 100. A terrific and destructive storm swept over Harrisburg, Pa., on the afternoon of the 9th inst. It was of short duration, and damaged property to the amount of $20,000. Houses were unroofed, awnings torn down, and several buildings were wrecked. The big storm struck New York on the evening of the 9th inst., and for 15 min utes a regular storm prevailed. The most disastrous result was at the navy yard at Brooklyn, where one-half the root of the main barracks was blown off. Fortunate ly no one was killed. The damage to prop erty is estimated at $250,000. The great Btorm did a great amount of damage in Wheeling, W. V.. and neighbor ing towns. AH through the surrounding country many buildings were unroofed or otherwise damaged, and telegraph com munication was seriously interfered with. The storm raged at Niagara Falls with great fury. The suspension foot bridge, spanning the Niagara river below the tails was torn from its cables and a portion of it lies on either bank, while the center por tion ol it is at the bottom of the river. The structure was cut clean from tower to tower. From Williamsport, Pa., it is reported that the storm of wind, accompanied by torrents of rain, swept down the West Branch valley on the 9th inst. Considera ble damage was done in all directions. In that, city the damage was particularly severe. About a dozen houses were demol ished. It is reported that the storm at Sun ba y, Pa., was very violent and blew over two of the stacks of the Sunbury nail mill. The mill is situated between the Reading and Pennsylvania roads, on the outskirts of the city. The stacks crashed through the roof, completely demolishing the pud dling department of the mill. Thirty-fire men were employed in this department and half of them were buried with the de bris. The terrible wind storm passed ovet Col umbus, Ohio, on the -9th inst,, andcamp near putting an end to E. L. Hopper, the Fidelity Bank wrecker, now in the peniten tiary. He was standing at his desk jnak ing put the discharge list. Suddenly,.a« a gust ot wind was howling over the building, ''r the huge chimney of the chapel adjoining" fell, crashing through the roof with a noise like thunder, and the next instant the room was filled with smoke, soot and dust. The mass grazed Harper's shoulder. Harper was not scared by the close call, and mere ly said: "I guess God Almighty was with mc this time." The terrible storm also visited Valparai so, Ind., where it took the form of a bliz zard. A mail train on tho Fort Wayne road .was thrown from the.track at Wheel er, owing to the presence ot snow in the switch, and the engine and one mail car were badly damaged. The passengers es caped injury but were well shaken up. Murder in Wisconsin. The telegraph brings news that a cold blooded, willful murder waB committed in Stevens Point, Wis., on the 11th inst. Dr. O. C. Meyer, a prominent snrgeon of that city, was shot and instantly killed by P. J. Griffiths, his father-in-law. Aboutthree months ago Mrs. Meyer was found dead in her room with a bullet hole through her head. It was generally believed that the doctor committed the deed, but as they were alone in the house it could not be proved. The coroner's inquest, lasting an entire week, developed nothing of so serious a nature as to war rant the doctors arrest. It was, however, proved that he and Mrs. Mever had fre quently quarreled, and that he had neg lected and abused her, in consequence of which Mrs. Meyer had complained ot her husband's behavior to her parents, Mr. and Mis. J. P. Griffiths, and to neighbors. This had engendered a bitter feeling in the old folks against the son-in-law, and tho mystorious death of the daughter further stimulated their common hatred tor the doctor. They are Irish Catholics, and, in common with their pastor, would not entertain the thought that their daugh ter had taken her own life. Together with a Bon twenty-threo years old they tried to work up a case against the doctor, who meanwhile was at liberty and attend ing to business, but failed to find a satis factory clue. Tho trouble appeared to be quieted down, and nothing more thought of the case until this last occurrence. About 3:30 p. m. Griffiths junior, brother of the late Mrs. Meyer, met Dr. Meyer on Main street near the postoUice. HOT WOKBB I:NSUI:U and in the fight which followed the doctor got considerable the worst of it. During the scuffle the doctor's revolver accidentally slipped out of his pocket and feIl|£on the sidewalk. Afteryoung Griffith had worsted his oponent he picked up the revolver and put it in his own pocket and walked down street. The doctor followed him, demand ing tho return otthe revolver. This Griffith refusod, thinking it might be dangerous in tho doctor's hands. Near the corner of Main and Third Btreets the two stopped and exchanged more hard words, and were about to grapple when an unexpected occurrence prev" .ted them. While threatening each ther old man Griffith sneaked up to the doctor from behind, pulled a revolver, and taking a quick aim, with the muzzle not over a foot from the doctor's head, shot him in the lower part of the temple directly in front|of the car. The doctor fell and ex pired instantly. Griffith, Sr., gave himself up, and Griffith, Jr., was subsequently ar rested. Later the young man was releas ed, there being really nothing against him other than participating in tho quarrel. The old man confesses tho crime and says he could not have peaceuntil hehad aveng ed the daughter's death, of which he fully bolieves the doctor guilty. His friends In sist that his mind is deranged and that he is not morally responsible for the act. Congressional Proceedings. SENATE, JANUARY 9. The senate non-ccncurred in the house amendments to the Nicaragua canal bill and conference was ordered. Consideration of the tariff bill was then resumed, after which adjourned. HOUSE, JANUARY 9. Nothing was done except to Dllibuater over a point ot order raised upon whether the journal could bo read before there was a quorum present. SENATE, JANUARY 11. The senate, after waiting some time for a quorum to appear, resumed considera tion ot the tariff bill and then adjourned. HOUSE, JANUARY 11. There was little business transacted in tbe house on account of the 'obstruction tactics ot Mr. Weaver of Iowa. An evening session was attempted but failed to produce anv cood results. SENATE, JANUARY 12. At the conclusion of the morning busi ness, the consideration ot the tariff bill was resumed at the first of the administra tive sections. Mr. Morgan sent to the clerk's desk and had read an amendment, which he will propose at the proper time, as follows: All laws or parts of laws which exempt from the payment of duties any articles ot commerce upon which duties are imposed in this act when in transit through the United States to or from the Dominion of Canada, or any province thereof, are here by declared to be inoperative. A delegation of wool growers interviewed the senate finance committee, Judge Law rence acting as spokesman. He presented a schedule prepared by the convention which is an entire revision of the schedule in the bill and ot the present law. It con templates a general advance in rates pro posed by the senate committee. The com mittee-asked Mr. Lawrence several ques tions. It is the intention of the committee to have the senate take up the wool sched ule early next week. m. fe UOUBE, JANUARY 12. $ No objection was made to the reading, in fact Mr. Weaver suspended his obstructive tactics altogether and allowedjthe business' of the house to proceed without interrup tion. I Among other things laid before the house' by the speaker was a house bill with Ben-' ate amendments authorizing the secretary j. 'r ot tbe interior to distribute one set ot oi-l YV5\' ficial reports of the decisions of the United/, '4j' States supreme court to each of the places§V where circuit and district court are reeu-v larly held. Mr. Lanham asked immediate considora-' fe'a'1 tion otthe measure, but Mr. Burrows, of Michigaa, objected. The speaker appointed Messrs. Clardy, ot Missouri. Raynor, of Maryland and' O'Neill, ot Pennsylvania, conferees on the Nicaragua canal bill. Mr. Randall offered a resolution abolish ing the rule providing for adjonrntnent at 5 o'clock. Under objection it went tp th committee on rules. Mr. Weaver ^ave notice that he would not obstruct business further until ths committee on rnles had reported. Gen. Weaver Btated to an Associated Press reporter that arrangemepts -have been maide with gentlemen is authority with control of .the house that is satisfac tory to the Mends o! the OklohamtLf and that will doubtless secure an eaTly ^yoW upon-that measure He does sot rail at liberty, at pretant, to make public terms ot the agreement, but assorts th*t& they are satisfactorS and honWabie' io^kllig cditp»rne&..l:.: jff sWuiVf i'/ „"«rvv a