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iHttmtmtttwmftiHiiiumfHfHf GET THE GLOBE EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK! I And get not only ALL THE NEWS! Bat something: in each Issue to be lcund in no other Twin City Taper. * lv " • uHinnmi vol. xir. BOS ION INE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, THIRD STREET. A St Paul Clothing House Exclusively Owned ana Con to.iea by St. haul Men. BELOW COST. No wonder clothiers do not look bappy at this sea son of the year. Selling goods below cost does not tend to make any dealer happy, and yet that's just what we aie now doing, viz: Selling our remaining Btock of fine Tailor-Made Winter Clothing at less than cost Our 38 ih Semi- Annual Red F i jure Sale, new in progress, gives ycu an opportunity to pur chase \hd very best c/ass of Reaay-Made Cloth; nj lor much tess than ycu have to pay lor greatly interior g do s elsewhere. Men's Overcoats, Suits and Trousers; Boys' Over coats, Suits and Trousers; Men's and Boys' Winter Furnishings and Hats are all greatly reduced in price during our great 38th Semi- Annuai Red Figure Sale. One of our fine Overcoats bought now at Red Figure prices and laid away until next winter will pay you an interest of nearly 25 (twenty-five) per cent on the investment. Can you make a tetter investment? Fur Overcoats at less than cost during this Red Figure Sale. Fur- Lined Overcoais at less than ccst during this Red Figure Sale. Fur-Trimmed Overcoats at less than cost during this Red Figure Sale. Former prices in Black Figures, present prices in Red Figures, so that at a glance you can see the exact amount of reduction. Parents very naturally find our Boys' department unusually attractive during this Red Figure Sale. Ex traordinary Bargains in Boys' Overcoats and School Suits. BOSTON ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, THIRD STREET, ST. PAUL N. B. — Out- of -Town Orders solicited. Goods sent on ap proval to any part of the West Price-List and Easy Rules for Self-Measurement ma/led free upon application. Joseph McKey & Co. Daily ST PAUL Globe. STORM SWEPT A Cyclone Passes Over the Southwestern Portion of the City of St. Louis. Half a Dozen People Known to Have Been Crushed Be neath Buildings. One Who! 3 Family, Father, Mother and Child, Report ed Among- the Dead. Houses Blown Down and Trees Literally Torn Up By Their Roots. The Village of Brooklyn Prac tically Swept Out of Ex istence. Churches and Other Struc tures Crushed in Tennes see and Mississippi. Heavy Snows in Kansas, Ne braska, lowa and Mis souri. Trains Are Abandoned in Every Direction in Two or Three States. St. Paul and Other Sections of Minnesota Stirred Up by Boreas. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 12.— About 4:sO this afternoon a cyclone struck the southwestern section of the city ai d swept on through the northern lim its, making a pathway nearly a quarter of a mile wide and leaving death and desolation in its track. There was scarcely any warning of the approach of the storm, owing to the fact that the sky had been overcast for several hours before the full force of the wind was felt, and it was all over in an incredibly brief period of time, those resid ing in and near the path of the cyclone scarcely realizing what had happened until it was all over. In addition to dozens of dwellings and stores in the southern, central and northern sections of the city, more or less wrecked, the following buildings were damaged: The Anchor Mills, Goodwin Candle factory, Pullman's shop, Van Brock's furniture factory, Kingsiand & Feri_ r uson,farin implement works. Missouri Pacific hospital, Hodg den BchooLGerman Evangelical church, Second Presbyterian church and others yet to hear from. It was also reported tnat another section of the Acaoemy of Music, which collapsed a few days since, has been leveled by the storm, but this is now denied. Three fatalities are re ported, but the names of the victims have not yet been ascertained. They comprise AX EXTIKE FAMILY, father, mother and child, residing on Mound street, near Tenth, and they met their deaths by the falling of a building on their dwelling. The losses on property are roughly estimated at $100,000. but will likely prove more. The Harmony club, a Jewish organiza tiou, suffered a loss of $3,000 on th«ir club, house on the corner of Olive and Eighteenth street. The cyclone seemed to have entered the city in full force at Twenty-third street mid Chouteau avenue, passing northeast until it reached Seventeenth and Olive streets, where it swerved, taking a direct easterly course to Four teenth, and then a«ain turneu to the northeast, leaving the city and striking the river just north of Tyler street. The only announcement of the approach and progress of the storm was a dull, sullen sky, quickly followed by a tor rent of rain, which in turn was suc ceeded by sleet, and before the victims could realize what had happened, the storm had swept by and on, leaving wreckage and mangled humanity in its pathway. tkf.es wbbe tobn up by the roots and broken off and tele graph poles swept down as though mere sticks, while the rcofs of buildings were lifted from their moorings Jike feathers and tossed into the streets. Mrs. Charles Milier, who resides, with her husband, at Twentieth and Eugenia streets, was sitting in a rocking chair with her babe in her arms when the roof was lifted from her house. She rushed to th window, and just then the wall gave way, and Mrs. Miller and her fabe were buried under the de bris.. The babe miraculously escaped without a scratch, bat the mother is badly hurt and will not recover. Mr. Miller was in another part of the house, and was unhurt. This is but one of dozens of incidents of the terrible storm. All sorts of reports are now coming in. A telephone message from Venice, 111., opposite the n orthern part of the city, says the storm was very dis astrous there, and that several lives were lost, but no details are given. It is just reported that a number of passenger cars were blown from the track In the upper part of the Mill Creek valley, the western outlet of the union depot yards. Particulars will be received later. The list of victims re ceived up to this hour, 9:30 p. m., is as follows: Dead: Mrs. Maezie Connors, aged forty; Bernard McConneH, aged forty: Joe Weaver, aged nine. In jured: Tessa Weaver, aged six, both legs broken, will probably die; Mrs. Charles Miller, badly cut and bruised; 6erious condition, A nnie K. Connors. Maggie Connors, Francis Connors. A messenger just arrived from the EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER says that the storm in St. Clair county. Illinois, was uuusuaily severe, ana that the cry of "Good Lord, save us," was beard frequently outside of, the church. ST. PAUL, MINN., MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1890. walls. Brooklyn, a village of about 500 people, seined to have suffered most. The damage at East St. Louis and at Venice was largely confined to railroad property and small dwellings, and tele graph and telephone poles. Brook lyn is about three miles north of .East St. Louis. Its population is largely composed of colored people. At 6p. m. it was reported in East tit. Louis that the little village had been swept off the face of the earth. It proves not quite so bad as that, though lad enough, and though several were injured, no lives were lost. A number of dwellings are in ruins. The Baptist church is en tirely demolished and the M. E. church, a frame building, unroofed and turned clear around on its foundation. At BelleviJle, 111., a host of public build ings were unroofed, but no one report ed injured. A late Wabash train ar rived at the Relay depot, at East St. Louis, about 8:15 p. m. The engineer and conductor report that during the storm they were afraid their train would be thrown from the track, 60 ter rific was the force of the wind. MRS. MII.7,EIt'S STORY. Litchfield, 111., is also reported as hav ing suffered severely by the storm. Mrs. Charles Miiller, of Twentieth and Eugenia streets, who was so badly in jured in to-day's storm, tell 3 the fol lowing story of how it happened: "The entire roof of our house was blown away, the. roof taken off, windows shat tered and the rest of the house more or less damaged. When the storm struck the house I was sitting with my baby in my arms. I did not know what had happened at first, but jumped up and ran to the window, throwing my weight against it to keep the wind from blow ing it in. In an instant the roof seemed to be lifted off above me, the window came in with a crash, the back gallery and stairs were blown away, and 1 had time only to see that the air was filled with parts of the wreck that seemed to be whirling around, when 1 was struck on the iiead. aud fell to the floor. When I recovered con sciousness the storm had passed. I was covered with blood, and i thought my baby was dead, but fortunately I was the most hurt." Dr. Nichols, who is at tending Mrs. Miller, stated to-nisht that she is dangerously hurt. The babe is all right. Another death is just report ed. Willie Marks, aired six years, wnose parents reside, in the. northern section of the city, whs in bed with a fever. The storm blew tiie roof off the Marks' home, and bricks came crashing into the room, resulting iv the death of the boy. FKOM SHEER FREIGHT. The cyclone, was of not longer duration than five minutes time, but in that short space it left behind it a track of ruined buildings, unroofed houses, shattered walls, dismantled churches and schools, wrecked factories and mills, streets heaped with debris, telegraph poles blown down by thousands, the wire service of the city temporarily destroyed, and the usual dread accompaniment of loss of life and wide spread injury to human life that left a panic-stricken populace gathering on every street corner to discuss the sud den horror marking the closing of a Sab bath afternoon. From the evidence of eye-witnesses the storm was an undoubted cyclone, dropping upon the city at about the initial point designated, and gaining in inten sity as it swept in a diagonal path to wards the river. The usual sudden darkness of the skies at this point where the cyclone burst, the awful de scent of the funnel-shaped cloud and the havoc of ruin following it* touching of terra firma, are all told in the stories of those whose terrifying for tune it was to mark the approach and passage of the hurricane. As is usual in such cases, the weather preceding the cyclone was close, muggy and op pressive, the atmosphere being sur charged with electricity, and all the ele ments of a disastrous outbreak of the forces of nature being present. During the forenoon the day became DARK AXD LOWERING, the temperature being of a sprinc-tlme mildness, almost debilitating in its lan guor. Towards afternoon a heavy and increasing rain neiran, that was accom panied by fitful, but severe eusts of wind, suggestive of a stormy March day. About 4 o'clock the skies dark ened terribly. Shortly after that hour one solitary flash of lightning illuminated the lowering scene, and a severe peal of thunder followed. It was the only thunder clnp of the threatening day, and mUht fitly be called the siginal for the dread outburst that followed, for hardly had the echoes died away when the cyclone burst upon the city, and a brief reign of terror and desolation succeeded. When that was passed and people dared to venture out of their dismantled homes, the storm still con tinued in a modified form, and a severe wind prevailed throughout the evening and night with the temperature steadily falling. Swaying and threatening walls marked every corner along the track of the cyclone, and streets looked as if an earthquake had rocked the city upon its treacherous bosom, and scattered the roofs, chimneys and church spires down into the broad thor oughfares until an aspect of general ruin prevailed. Following the sleet and storm of last Tuesday night the effect of to-day's cyclone, on the tele graph and telephone service waa dis astrous, and a network of TANGLED AND SWAYING WIRES festoons every 6treet crossed by the swift sweep of the wind. The effect of the storm, perceptible at every foi>t of its progress, indicates, however, that it gained in intensity as it passed through the city and wreaked its fullest force of fury in the northeastern portion of St. Louis as it approached the river. An estimate of financial loss caused by the cyclone is rendered impossible at the present moment, but there is no boubt the total will swell into a magnitude that will cause t!>e day to be a memora ble one, while the loss of life and in jury to limb inflicted by the storm add that atmosphere of tragedy to the elemental outbreak that stamps the cyclone on Sunday, Jan. 12, 1890, iudelibly upon the public recollection. As evidence of the cy clonic nature of the storm, the testi mony of an eye witness to the scenes that marked Its course will be found significant. Frank Wilkius. living at 2016 Eugenia street, said: "The wind was a genuine cyclone. I have seen cyclones in Kansas, and know what I am talking about. It waa a revolving wind storm, lasting about five minutes, twisting off the corners of strong houses, tearing down factories and chimneys, aud filling the air with a whirling MAS? OF BRICKS and timber. The tin roof of a residence torn off by the cyelqne, was twisted into an almost compact mass, being dropped flnaUy in the street, not covering a space larger than a door way. I was sitting in my room, which has a window facing to the south west. I saw a sudden drop of clouds several blocks away in that direction, and in a moment could dis tinguish the wreck that was being made by the wind. As it neared my house the air seemed white with the debris of roofs, chimneys, mortar, brick dust and other materials. It struck only a corner of the house, tearing off a portion of the roof, and passed down towards the corner of Twentieth and Eugenia. Buildings were dam aged and wrecked on all sides, and the entire neighborhood was panic stricken for several minutes. The cy clone struck that quarter of the city just at4:3o o'clock and lasted fully five min utes, during which time the terrified shrieks of women and children re sounded on all sides." Among the long list of damages entailed by the cyclone, the following has been reported' as to the most disastrous: The Hodgsen school, on California avenue, near La fayette; Missouri Pacific hospital, Cali fornia and Eads avenues; German Lutheran church, Fourteenth and Mor gan street. Second ' Presbyteri an church. Seventeenth 6treet and Lucas place; Good win's candle factory at Twentieth and Poplar. Anchor mills, at Twenty-first and Randolph; Pullman car shops, at Twenty-first and Scott avenue; House at 2009 Eugenia street. At Twenty-third and Gratiot streets the entire corner of an unoccupied brick house was cut away AS WITH AN AXE. A man named John Charles was hurled from a wagon, which was over turned and thrown across the street and against the steps of a house. Charles received severe injuries about the head. Mrs. Cahmann, a lady living at 2014 Caroline street, had her arm in jured by being struck by a heavy piece of flying timber. The house was badly damaged by the wind. A residence on Papin street, just east of Jefferson avenue, had the entire roof blown away and the side wall dashed in. Mr. Breen'a irsidence.on the north east corner of Twenty-first and Ran dolph, lost it's roof and had other damages. 2,(508 Rutger street, occupied by William Bernd, had the roof blown off. The George Elnians Hop and Malt company's plant at Twenty second and Scott avenue have the ele vator walls and part of the elevator roof i totally destroyed. House 2222 Gratfot street is badly wrecked. Houses 2318 j to 2220 Gratiot street, owned by Ihe Walters estate, one of them ocmi- • pied by John Walters, chimneys, tire walls and root's blown away. Resi dence 2300 Papy street, roof taken off; 2108 Adams street, owned by William Grace, and occupied by Mrs. Addis, almost completely wrecked. The dead walls of the old Harrison Wire mills at Twenty-third and Chouteau avenue, are j blown down and fill the vacant lot of an i entire block with the debris. KANSAS CAICHES IT. The Great storm Blocks Railways J In the West. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 12.— A severe j blizzard races to-day In Kansas, Mis- j souri and Nebraska. Dispatches from j points in Kansas says that the storm is by tax the worst of the season, and! some points report that it is the most severe ever experienced. The storm began last night, and continued throughout the day and most i of to-night. Far western points i in Kansas report that the j stOTm ceased and the weather cleared about 11 o'clock. The results of this storm there have been disastrous. On the avera-re the snov fell about eitrht inches on the level, but the strong wind drifted it badly, and many trains on the railroads have been abandoned or neatly delayed. At Hiawatha. Kan., correspondents report that the snow has drifted in places as high as the one story houses, completely blocking the highways and wires. At Wichita, Kan., the snow is reported at fifteen inches deep and badly drifted. All trains on the Santa Fe, Wichita & Western; Rock Island and Missouri Pacific rail roads in the neighborhood of Wichita drifted throughout the city and sur rounding country, and railroad traffic is entirely suspended. At Abilene. Kan., the storm ra^ed for TIIIKTY-SIX HOUR 3. A foot of snow has fallen there, and the drifts are mountain high. The rail roads are blocked with the snow. At Topeka, six inches of snow has fallen, and much interruption to railway traf fic has resulted. At Garden City, in the wester.i portion of the state, the storm was not so severe as nearer the center. The snow is only four inches deep there, and this storm did not par take of tlie character of a blizzard. Spe cial dispatches from points in Missouri indicate that the storm has been less severe there than in Kansas. Snow be gan falling at about noon to-day, but not to any very irreal depth. It is still snowing. A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., states that reports received there are to the effect that a storm of great severity is raaing throughout tho state A peculiar feature of the storm is its occurrence on the anniversary of the terrible blizzard two years ago, when so many people per ished from the cold. Reports of the d resent storm indicate it is no less se vere than that of which it is the anni versary. In Kansas City the storm be gan Saturday night with a driz zling rain. Early this morning the weather turned cold, and the rain, freezing as it fell covered every exposed object with a coating of Ice. PedeHtrianism on the hilly Btreet« !>e came an impossibility. The telegraph, telephone and electric light wives were borne almost to the ground, and tele phonic and telegraphic communication interrupted. Telegraphic communica tion " between here and Olathe, Kan., was entirely suspended, and the wires extending to Independence, Mo., were broken down. At noon the rain tunu <1 into snow, the wind swerved to the north and the ' blizzard set in, and at midnight continues with some severity, although street car service has not been interrupted. There are signs of clear ing within six hours. ' NEBRASKA AND IOWA. Traffic Impeded by the Rapidly ,/v .!■' Drifting snow. | Omaha, Neb., Jan. 12.— heavy snow began falling this morning, and has continued without interruption up to 10 o'clock. About ■ eighteen inches of • giiow now covers the ground, and a high north wind is blowing. Reports •from interior points in the state Say that the storm is very severe, and that the snow is fast drifting. Railroad travel is badly impeded, and is likely that a blockade will result. The electric and horse ear lines in Omaha are at a standstill, and communication at Council Bluffs is cutoff. ; \^7; : . Dcs Moines, 10., Jan, 12.— Six inches of snow has fallen here si nee this morn ing. The wind is blowing hard and the snow drifting badly and is still falling. WIND, RAIN AND HAIL. Two Churches anil a Livery Stable Blown Down. ; Memphis. Term., Jan. 12.— A heavy wind storm, accompanied by rain, struck Memphis at about 5 o'clock this after noon, but beyond a general prostration ofwiiesno '".image was done in this immediate vicinity. The .;; Western Union is badly crippled .to-night, every w ire, except two to New Orleans and one to Kansas City, being down within a radius of thirty-live miles. A special to the Appeal from Sardis, Miss., sixty 'miles south ot here, reports a heavy storm of wind, rain ami hail. The Episcopal and Presbyterian churches and Balentine's livery stable were blown down. Benderson Bros.' store and the Reporter office were unroofed and several stores and residences dam aged. JNo fatalities are reported. ATTRIBUTED TO LIGHTNING. The Monarch Distillery, Pcoria, l.uriK'd Down. Peokta, 111., Jan. 12.— Fire started this afternoon in the. tower of the Mon arch distilleiy. and before it was gotten .under control damage to the extent of $1(55,000 had been done. " Seven copper stills, the tower and meal -house, engines valued at 1115.000, grain worth $10,000, malt .kilns valued at $2,500, machinery valued at $5,000 mid 100.000 gallons of untaxed high-proof spirits valued at 815,000 were destroyed. The loss is fully covered by At the time the tire started .a violent storm was .- in progress, ' and .the origin of the tire is . attributed. .to lightning. '.. .•: .-. .■ :.-.... .\..'..1,Vy, -J ON THK ROCKS. ! ■ The Steamer City of Worcester in Trouble. . New Loxdox, Conn., Jan. 12. — steamer City of. Worcester, of tiie Nor wich line, for this port, is on the rocks about a -third of a mile northwest of Bartlett's Reef lightship. She. struck a rock this morning during a dense fog. The captain and other officers of the boat say that they did not hear the light ship's bell, and. losing their reckoning in the thick fog, struck th** rock. The steamer rests on round boulders and lies easily. There are from five to seven feet of water in the second, third and fourtn compartments. The other two water tight compartments me not injured. After striking the rocks the steamer's fire went out and she began sounding signals of distress. Failing to receive a response, a boat's crew rowed to this port and reported the disaster to the com pany's agent. Before the crew arrived, however. Agent Prentice had received the following from Stonington: "Steam er City of Worcester is ashore or dis abled inside of Bartlett's reef," signed captain of the steamer Narraganset. This would make 'it appear that the City of Worcester's signals were heard by the Narragauset, but she proceeded on way to Stonington without answer ing them. Luckily there was no danger of loss of life. The. fifty or more passengers were safely conveyed by tugs to this city and proceeded to their destinations. The steamer is in charge of the company's agents. The cargo was lightened at 1 o'clock this morning. The extent of the damage to the vessel is not yet known. There is a marine insurance of #40,000 on lie steamer. The Territ Wrecking com pany of ~ New York will under take the work of floating the vessel in the morning. Various causes are assigned for the' grounding, but perhaps the most reasonable is that the bells could , not be heard. The steamer was under halt-speed when she struck. She was evidently off her course a quarter point and drifted inside the lightship with the strong flood tide. Much indignation is expressed at the Narragansett's apparent refusal to ren der assistance to the distressed vessel. STRUCK A BROKKN RAIL. A. Northern Pacific Train De railed in Washington. Special to the QtoM : ■■:. • Tacoma. Wash., Jan. Train No. 2on the Northern Pacific railroad was wrecked near Hot Springs to-day. The wrecked train left here this morning for St. Paul, and wneu about .: : three miles this side of Hot Springs station struck a broken rail, and the engine and five cars were thrown from the track and overturned. -The five cars consisted of the baggage, express and mail cars and the two forward passenger coaches. No ; one was reported injured. A wrecking train was at once sent out from this city, as was also a relief train, con sisting of four coaches, to bring the pas sengers back to Tacoina. Railway offi cials state that the track will be cleared arid repaired in time for the | east-bound train to-morrow to get through without delay. -» A Business Chance. ;Puck. : Anxious Mamma of Six Daughters (to eldest)— Ethel, you really must ex ert yourself more. Here it is the". mid dle ■- of your second season and you haven't have a - single offer yet. You know I must bring Clara out next sea son, and Maud the next, and there are three to come after them. Tv Ethel— Yes, mamma, I have been con sidering the matter, and 1 think the only way is for you" to persuade papa to buy us a machine and let us team type writing. FIFTY AND FIFTY. The lowa House of Repre sentatives Has a Bad Case of Deadlock. Republicans Find the Inde pendents Will Vote With the Democrats. All the Latter Have Their Cer tificates Secure in Their Inside Pockets. The Deadlock Will Postpone the Inauguration of Gov.- Elect Boies. Dcs Moines, Jan. 12.— The Repub licans have had to bow to the inevita ble, and to-night acknowledged what they ought to have known before, that they cannot organize the house. They have been claiming all along that when the time came they could act one of the live Independents to vote with them, and would listen to nothing short of a complete control of the lower branch of the legislature. One by one, however, their hopes have been blasted, and to day the last one fled when an embas sador, who had been sent down to Adair county to interview Representative Mc- Dermid, returned with the information that the legislator intended to act with the Democrats.and it was useles to talk to him. So it happened that the Repub lican members of the house, being brought face to face with the fact that the body stood fifty and fifty and a dead- Jock was on, held a secret caucus to de termine on some plan of action. Aloert Head, of Greene county, presided, and forty-five members were present. The only matter discussed was the question of organization, and the subject of can didates was not mentioned. It was so evidently a case of first CATCH YOUR RABBIT that no one cared to talk about candi dates when there was no certainty that those selected would be elected, and all discussion was as to the best or any method of capturing the organization. It was finally decided to appoint a steer ing committee, and after Representa tive Blythe, of Cerro Gordo county, had been named as its chairman, and Ship ley, of Guthrie, and Walden, of Appa noose, as the other two members, the caucus adjourned until Monday. This steering committee was instructed to examine all the credentials of Demo cratic members and see if it could not discover some scheme by which one of them could be prevented from taking his seat It was also empowered to begin a contest against Representative Roe as soon as possible, and deviso and carry out any other plan by which it might be possible to deprive a Demo crat of the right to vote when his ballot was most needed. A poll of the Demo cratic members, however, discovered the fact that each one of them had his certificate of election tightly buttoned up in his inside pocket except Woods, of Fort Dodge, who had left it at home. He, however, immediately telegraphed for it. and will have it in his hand when he takes his seat Monday. THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS also held a short chucus, at which a committee, composed of Holbrook, of lowa, as chairman, and Representatives Dayton, of Allamakee; Dent, of Plym outh: Hamilton, of Linn, and Ilotch kiss, of Davis, was appointed to take charge cf the work of temporary organ ization. Another caucus of the Demo cratic and Independent members of the house was held. All of the Independ ents now in the city— that is to say, Mc- Dermid, Ewart, Monk and Roe -were present, and agreed to vote with the Democrats. Smith, of Boone, has not yet arrived, but he sent word that he could be counted in witn the rest. This settled the question of the Re publicans obtaining the vote of an Independent, so that the lower house stands 50 and 50 and a deadlock is assured. A committee, con sisting of Becm, of Keokuk county: Dayton, of Allamakee, and Woods, of Webster, was appointed to look after the credentials of Democratic members and also confer with the Republicans as to the question of temporary organi zation. Pending that conference it was decided to postpone the question of can didates for the temporary organization, and the caucus adjourned until Monday morning. As the case now stands there is every prospect that the deadlock in the house may extend over some days, and possibly some weeks. The dead lock will, of course, POSTPONE THE INArOUItATTON of Gov.Botes and the election of a United States senator until it is broken, but the Democrats, while sorry to have the inaueuration delayed, are only too glad to put off the election of a senator, as every day's delay now hurts the Alli son chances badly. Although there has been as yet no counting of noses, it is quite apparent now that Holbrook, of lowa county, will receive the Demo cratic nomination for speaker of the house. There are several other candi dates, but Holbrook is in the lead, and will in all propability capture the prize. On the Republican side Luke, of Franklin county, was the leader until to-day. His pre-e.minence, however, was due to the fact that lie had contracted to furnish an independent vote, and when it was found that that would not be forthcoming, Wilson, of Cass county, began to loom up as a formidable rival. Head, of Greene, is also making a show of strength. The strength of the Wilson movement is sr^newhat significant, as he is a LaiTal|»e Republican, and on anything but friendly terms with Allison, ana while the Dnbaqae states man does not care to openly tignt him for fear of getting WTO MOKE TROUBLE than he can well shoulder, yet the vic tory of Wilson in the caucus could hardly be regarded as the l>est tiling in the world for Mr. Allison. Tlie sen atorial light took a vacation to-day, as the question of organizing the house was uppermost in people's thoughts. The situation is about as it was yester day. TTi<-. anti-All ison yeast is "work ing, and there is do telling when the thing will end it the election is delayed a couple of wee ks. Were it to be held Monday Allison would undoubtedly be elected, as tlie opposition to him, strong as it is, lias not yet taken any shape, but the longer it is put off the worse for the Dubuque politician. It was de termined to-day that Allison will get one independent vote. McDermid. of Arlair, agreed to vote for him at a time when no one supposed there would be any doubt as to the result, and feels that he ought to keep his promise. "In all other things, however, I will act and vote with the Democrats," he declared to-night when he arrived in town, and there is no question but that the Repub licans made a mistake when they counted on his vote for organization. Senator Meservey is going around look ing wise and saying nothing. He is openly ANTAGONISTIC TO AI,T.IB(HT, but will not say whether he will bolt the caucus or not. From present- ap pearances it does not seem probable that the Republicans can get more than seventy-four members into their senato rial caucus. They need seventy-six votes to elect on joint ballot. Senator Allison is still keeping away and now is not expected before Monday. The reason for his delay in coming is* that he is afraid of a protracted deadlock. Should he be here at such a time he could not help becoming involved in some of the many complications among candidates for minor offices that would be sure to arise, and he would bo a suf ferer in consequence. So he lias been waiting for his lieutenants to telegraph him that the organization of the house had been all arranged for. As they have been unable to do this Mr. Allison is still is Dubuque. Gov. Boies is also still in Waterloo, He has found that his business is not as easily closed up as he thought it could be, and has been delayed in consequence. There is, however, no reason for his presence here until Monday, when ho and his daughter will arrive. UNIVERSAL INSURANCE). A Baltimore Company Which Will ." . Insure Anything. Baltimore, Jan. 12.— American Casualty insurance and Security com pany was incorporated yesterday with John Gill, Judge William A. Fisher, W. W. Spence, Charles D. Fisher and James A. Gary, of Maryland, and Rob ert Sewell and John A. Hodge, of New York, as iucorporators. The capital stock is $1,000,000. The concern is novel in the great ramification of its business, as it will Insure almost everything against loss from almost every cause under the sun. It will insure all kinds of buildings, all kinds of property, in cluding credits, prolitsand ehosesin ac tion. It insures cattle and live stock, steamships, steam boilers and engines, electric plants, plate glass against breakage, etc. It insures against lia bility of employers for injury .to em ployes. It covers losses or damage from the action of the elements, air. . wind, lightning, storm, water, cold. frost.etc., gases, lire, electricity, rust, mildew, poisons, decay, insects, animals, etc.; or by accident, negligence, trespass, theft, embezzlement, breach of trust, breach of contract, etc. It guarantees the payment, performance and collec tion of promissory notes, contracts, bonds, rents, accounts, etc. f ;> V ;.■ GARPIELD MEMORIAL, . It. ls More Like a Building Than a ; '■.'.;. Monument. Cleveland, 0., Jan. 12. —The Gar field statue is in the New York custom : house. : There Ss a law permitting the entry free of duty of monuments and works of art for government buildings, but Sculptor Doyle wishes to establish a precedent if possible by having it ad mitted purely as a work of art by an American artist without regard to* the designs for its use. The committee in charge of the work have decided to change the name from Garfield monu ment to Garfield memorial, the original name being misleading, the structure being more like a building than popu larly conceived idea of a monument. The body will be privately moved from the vault to the crypt of the momorial before long, and the dedicatory services will be on memorial day. The statue, which is eight feet tall, besides the pedestal, will bo placed in the rotunda of the memorial. IT WAS JUSTIFIABLE. •Bis Mac" Shot Dead by a Spo kane Falls Gambler. Spokane Falls. Wash., Jan. 12.— H. McCrosser, better known as to the sport ing fraternity as "Big Mac," was shot and killed by . Harry Baer. one of the proprietors of one of the largest gam bling houses in the Northwest yester day. Baer was in the act of ejecting a man from his house for stealing chips, when he was assaulted by "Big Mac." After bearing up under the assault as long as possible. Baer drew a revolver and shot his assailant. The latter died fifteen minutes later. Baer is well known all over the coast as a mining operator and proprietor of a large gam bling house. Before the great tire he owned the largest and finest brick block in the city. The sentiment is that the shooting was justifiable. TWO BIG FORGERIES. A Pair of* Notes Which a Busi ness Man Disowns. Cleveland, 0., Jan. Richard Brown, the well known Youngstown iron manufacturer and member of the firm of Cleveland, Brown & Co., iron brokers of this city, has just discovered the existence of two forged notes bear ing his signature. One is for $5,000 and the other for $30,000, the former being made payable toFlinda G. Blythe and the latter to Joseph Lamb. Both notes were sent from Toledo to a bank in this city for collection. Mr. Brown says he knows of no such persons as Blythe and Jones, and he cannot Imaging when* the forgeries originated or who committed them. THE DARK. RIVER. Death of the Family Physician of Clinton and Burr. Manhattan, Kan., Jan. 12. -non. Neheimas Greer, ex-governor of Kan sas, died at 11 o'clock this morning, | He had suffered from hemorrhages of the lungs for a number of years, and his death was not unexpected. Ho was leected lieutenant governor in 1b76. and when Gov. Crawford resigned he served the remainder of the term. - Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 19.— Rev. D. Gotwald, ; pastor of the Memorial Lutheran church of this city and secre tary of Midland college and Lutheran synod of Kansas, died this evening. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 12.— W. L. Candee died to-night, aged nim-tv nir.e. He was the family physician of De Witt Clinton and Aaron Burr. '- — i —^— . - . An Educational Qualification. 'Jackson, Miss., Jan. 12.— Senator Williamson offered a bill in the senate yesterday to amend the charter of this city. It proposes to restrict the right to vote for mayor and other officers to those who can read and write, or. who own i $500 . worth of taxable property. The bill will probably pas* fTitHHtf'HtHmHimfHHHHUHtri i MORE NEWS! .Arranged better, written more spiel* ■ ' ly.no dry and stale matter, bright \ / editorial, woman's gossip, BEST SPORTING NEWS These are only a few of tit*; feat* . urea which make the ('lobe so much sought after. + immmmmmmi m mm v mm NO. in. MONTANA SENATORS. They Will Appear in Wash ington With Their Creden- ' ■ tials Ihis Week. The Legality of the Leg*islr> ture to Be Looked Into Carefully. Bills for the Admission of Idaho and Wyoming- to Be a Reported Favorably. The Two Parties Preparing for the Conflict on Rules in the House. Washington, Jan. 12.— The most Im portant as well as the most perceptible* ' progress in the work of legislation Irf congress is still shown in the committee* stage. Senator Morgan's bill for th» disposal of public mineral lands in Ala bama is the only measure upon the cal- • endar of unfinished business before th« senate, and it awaits the senator's re turn to be called up for final action. According to notice given last Thurs day, Senator Plumb will address the! senate to-morrow upon the resolution introduced by him last week, request ing the secretary of the treasury to postpone the re-leasing of the Alaska seal fisheries until further relief by con gress.or until the latest period made nee* essary by existing laws, and that mean while he make full report to the sen ate of the manner in which the Alaska! Commercial company has discharged? its duties and obligations under then ' present lease, and also what additional legislation, if any, is necessary, in older, that the interests of the government oB the natives and citizens of Alaska may be more fully protected. Senator But-* ler has indicated his intention to speak; this week on his bill providing for the) emigration of negroes from the South, at public expense, under the direction! of the quartermaster general of tht* army. Should ho address the senate om this subject. Senator Ingalls and other! Republican senators will reply. Th» credentials of * ■• THE FOUR SENATORS I elected by the rival legislatures of Montana are expected lo be laid before] the senate this week. Objection will b» made to seating either the Republicans or Democratic ' contestants pending an. investigation and report upon their 1 claims by the committee on privileges' and elections. In the absence of Sena-' Hoar, chairman of that committee, lit* one is authorized to speak concerning the probable scope of the investigation that will be made. A member of the' committee, however, said to-day th a tho) was in favor rof going fully into the' question of the legality of the organi zation of the Montana legislature.. Ho 1 had always held that the senate should. 1 do this in cases of contested elec tion, but he admitted that he' had generally found " himself in opposition to the views .of the majority on that subject. Senators' Platt and Teller will, it is understood* make an attempt this week to have the,' senate take up the resolution providing for the consideration of all executive. 1 nominations in open session. The com mittee on territories to-morrow morning? will hear representatives of Idaho Moi-' mons who oppose the bill to admit that*' territory as a stale because the proposed) constitution excludes Mormons from 1 citizenship. Delegate Dubols, of Idaho, will appear before the committee and answer the Mormons' complaints*' If the committee decides that the ob etiens of the Mormons are not well* founded, the bills for the admission ot IDAHO and mroamre ■ "_' ' S: will be reported favorably at once. Ait effort will be made this week also to hasten progress on the bill to give Ok.« laiioma a territorial form of govern ment. At present there are no formally constituted authorities in the country, and, owing to the fear of outbreak ret suiting from this condition of tilings, a proposed municipal election in Guthria has been postponed until a form of gov ernment shall have been provided, un^ der which tho results of, the election can be peacefully established. Th« regular house committees have gener* ally completed their organization, but none of them have so far progressed in their work as to be able to "present any: legislative material for the action of tho house this week. The special commit* tec on the Silcott defalcation, however* has completed its labors, and expects to present its report and a bill to the house to-morrow. Within a day or two thereafter, Chairman Adams will call' for the consideration of this bill and re port, and a long debate is likely to fol low. The indications are that the long* expected code of new rules will be re ported from the committee on rules this, week. The members of the minority are generally conversant with the changes in the old code that are in con templation, and aw preparing them-, selves for a vigorous attack upon ■ the committee's report, which, as they understand, proposes to seriously curtail their power to affect legislation. The parliamentar ians on the Republican side arc in turn fortifying themselves to meet the at tack, so that, if present indications are borne out. this week will probably wit ness the first decisive conflict of the op posing parties in the new house.' The committee on ways and means will hold the last of the public hearings on the tariff bill Tuesday, but Chairman Mo Kinley says the committee expects to have before it in the private session, from time to time, until -the bill is com pleted, persons who ' are desirous of in fluencing the judgment of members ; upon the several schedules included ilk the measure. Buildings fulled Down. iNDiANAroT.is, fnd., Jan. 12.— The town of Greenwood, ten miles south of Indianapolis, was ; partly . destroyed by tire yesterday. After a flouring mill, owned by Henderson & Brickcr, and several buildings had been destroyed, d call for assistance was sent to this city, but in the meantime the citizens had pulled down several buildings in the ; path of the fire and stopped the spread of the flames. About a dozen buildings were destroyed, and it is estimated that the loss will bo 535,000.