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THE WIND'S WOIIK.
TALE OPTHE WRECK AND RUIN,
A Tornado Cut a Path Through an Ohio
Town.
A cyclone stru k Cedar Valley, Wilson
County, Ka.. at 4 . m. Friday. Joseph
Wilt-ey's hoii-e itrrno ihc.. his young
wt son kilhsl and tW'ii tl.i r i bildrcn injured.
Next the dwelling of I rank Gliddeti wn
destroyed, hi w.fe killrd aii.l Iwn other
(hiidreti injured. The dvc',!in of
Peter I'icrsoii, Alec llu,;; und the
Widow Stirr were leveled to tbe
pro . nil. aii-l Mr. Pier-on aii.l wife t.nll
i: j ircd that t ln y lire let t-x t-i t-1 t,i mr
T.ve. A -:i t . 1 1 1 1 1 K 'trien 1 1 1 1 ' rt 1 y
tl.r..u,h th bo ly if Mr. t ir. He is still
al.vc Imt will i'.c. The w.fe nti't babe if
tlx- Ibv. .1. II. ( li.m.'.iT" were blown m d.f
frrcnt direction" i, i;t i.f it buggy. A - ti I
blast i kc I tin- iii. 'In r up and K j" .;? I
lier tit.,i ! tl.r i lul l
A ile-tr c live ( .ri.ii l 'M t over Akron,
O . Saturday highl. destrov ing and wrecking
.: "f houes aii'l seri' usly ii.jui'ug ubut.t
JVi j 'I'lf. A stranger who war seen to m.
ter '. '. linker krroi cry stote when it fi ll
iii ruins i u j-i-.i t u- b iried hciitu-h
tl.i- .lehris. 'I here were many luiru'ulo i
tca cs fr in death. The damage done wiil
full .'ur up in tin thousand".
Several violent storm" ,n the f irm i.f tor
r.n I' have ih i urred in tl;l!irnt par's nf
rt 1 Mi-sour . and a lure am. unit i.f ' -erty
t . iu been di-trmed uii'l several .rtM.i.
k.ii'd. In Jl.ifr,'.i (oin.ty n tt u m I r c f
t .uses aii'l Lam" wr-- dcui"i.she, mil it
large amount of farm proictty des'roved.
Win, Wilson mi' I lii two r ri i u 1 1 (ii.lil'cn
were blown a a us- with hi" l.oi.s and killed
klid several t-ers.'iis injured.
A tornmlu fwrpt t h r-.ih the Hi .;:li-t
JHirtioti f Vvnati!o i"iinty. I V r 1 1 . y i v m 1 1 at .
df ot ruyiiiK vtcryt li! nr ii. it :i!li. i rr:il
Tesi-Si ii' nti larn in Vh (: ton i.tiii
were ri'J Hi'il to kili'l!iii.' o i l. u::-l N.mli
Ja.knoc and Kifc wi rt- ki.l it 1 1 1 h iiiiinlur
cf otbt-r rs'ii iiijiiri- l. rami' utio ,;y.
BCAREU INTO UtH BEN8E9.
Xffcct cf tha 1'oor Uouaa Firo on Ona
Inmate.
The ii'iml.x'r if Ixxlir friti'l in the ruins
tif the mr hniB in rrc-tou, l.ciinj;u
County. N. Y.. is rowli. 'I lie iiii rissiin
is Kr.i'viiiif, that the loi of hfv fur cxi.cdl
the ti r-t eMituati?. It) the b'.ii! l;ii( were
Uiany vry mil men iind wum'ti,
toll. 'J of ttho:u hal not Ic't tlnr
tfit f.r month;, o,il others xvho from
wtaki.ivs of min i were i.t.a'j'.e to hn l thiir
way out of the ItinMitit? in the luid-t of the
c itif li on aii'l iviti'tii' nt whii h t rcxa.lid.
J; i t.ow S.'lu'V"' I a iiutiihcr of tin j i ri-h-cJ,
hi. I tlni I ..-f is ktri'iij-'thi'iii l hy the
d:M . "V.ry of a l,.y t o:i. iliM.mre from
the di :t r r 1 1 1 1 1 1 o i ii.ie 1 l y the imt ei
The re a:e several f.-el of i-li and d'lris iu
the i el, uii'l the r"li.ii'.h!:ii are that a
Iiuinl" r of hiul.i" v;U he lo'.nnl. Many of
the old s-oile ha I im re alive, und they lire
only brought to mind by the rei oiKr-iuii of
the k' i-' r and their companions, mi it ii
The buildings burned very rapidly as if I
pitched und tarred, nnd with great fierceness. I
The lire was intensely hot, and the belief ex- I
if'.H that some of the bodies were so c m- i
j-letelv incinerated that no traces of them 1
can he found. The following are known to '
Lave been burned besides those mentioned
in previous li-pab lies: Mary Yosburg, Ot
fe'.ec; lloxie M.iliory, Norwich, and Julia
Hunt, Norwich.
One iiiane woman was cii tured mar
I'lymo ith, k' Uie W miles di-tai. t. Mie was .
half clad, nnd lewailing the los of her
home. Uiieofthe imbeciles was fare I into j
her senses by the lire, und escaping from
tl-e burning ro.uu by a window rewlifd the !
roof and craw led along the ridge I" inrd and j
urouel thekeeper'a wife fruui slumber, thus
laving b.r lile. j
OYER ONE 11UNDKEU MISSING.
The Quebec Oovernnieut Will Hebu.'.d
the Uurned Insane Asylum.
The Quebec Cioveriuueiit has decided to re
build the provincial insane nyli:m, which
was destroyed by fire, and work w.U he com
menced at once. lu the meantime the
j.uUctitS will be provided with shelter in
temporury buddings to be erected on the
(rounds. Of the l,'-!7 patient in the insti
t.ition l.ISJ have been accounted for, which
leaves over Psi missing. !-oine of thcte are
txpe' ted to still turu up. As soon as it can
aul'ely done, the rulus will be searched fi r
remains, but it is regarded as extremely im
j rohttble that any will be found, the intense
i,tt having cremutel the benhes to usut.
ilOiITEr'.X HOUSES BURNED.
A Destructive Fire in Scranton The I.o'i
Will Reach $100,000.
F:r- broke out in the works of th l'.looMi
Carriage Man r'a'-t'ir.ng i 'otupany on lligi.tb
Hri-et, S. r.iut "ii I'a The tl itues spread I
r.ipid.y to a tj'iining prorty au l ilestroyeil
Js prnnte dwellings, the pattern shop and
limier h'.'i-e "f l-'ile li's o mdry and the
Serene w..rk of lir ii k iV l!os. For two
hour-the lire raged with great fury, being
fa:. ned l y a strong wind. Mo-t of tlie fami
l.es iu the h irne 1 dwelling were able to re
UioVe lln ir ellects, thus h-ssening the h ss
One block of 1J hou-es was carried away
completely. Kvery tirecompaiiy in the city
was summoned to the scene. At l'J o'clock
tt night the tire was under control. The en
lire loss will reach fl'i,, only a part of
which is covered by insurauce.
TWELVE MINU1E9 AHEAD.
City of Ilonn Defeats the Aurauiix in a
Race Across tbe Ocean.
The City of Koine, of the Anchor Line,
has defeated the Aurania, ol the White Star
Line, iu one of the cl'i-est ocean racts eve
know n, and a vast amount of money hanged
hands.
The Aurauia left New York on Sat ur lay,
April ', nt 4 p. in . and the City of Koine an
hour later. The vessels kept ea ii o" her in
night all the way across, the Aurauia being
always about live knots usteuru At Kow
head the City of Koiue was 4' minute
ahead.
As the steamers approachet the Mersey,
the City of Home was 14 minutes ahead; nu I
arrived at I.ivcpuvl 1- minutes ahead of her
rival.
LATE V1W8 CONDENirD.
flif Kf w York earpentrV atrika baa md
d only about thirty wan are reported out
cf work.
Dr. Joih R. Cummings, President af tbe
Kortliirestern University at Evamlon, died
ittddenly at hit home In Kvanston Fatty
defeneration of tba heart was the cause.
Tbe formal transfer of I LP' 0 haa been
ma le by .Mr. Carnegie to the treasurer of the
boarj of trustea of tbe rittsbu'li Carnegie
library. There was a meeting of the board
of truteee in the Fidelity Title and Trnsi
Company building, at which the tramfer
win made.
r. Umitelle, of Maine, jiri' o't to nullify
the fffect of the Pnjireine Cour: dec sion on
the delivery and sde of lii ior in original
a kues, ,y the folbjwing aii.endineiit to
the Interstate fommer 'e law; "That noth
ing Cont.r ii"il in this u:t si. ail he C"ntriied
to authorize the sale or trallic inlntoxli-atlng
l.'l'iors in any Mate contrary to the las I
thereof.'1 A bill to that end ia before the
II iuse now.
James (inlnii h:is been sent to the I'.o!on
Jienit" utiary for 2 years under the hubitual
rim mil art. He is the man nh, bv eating
H'Ht, feigned f)oiiiiiii tioii mnl was purduli'
nl by ii)vernor llutler s iine years a?o.
iotivii.ts Martin Hnrke. Snell, Bvana -tph
aridMyersof thejoliet. Ill.t.risoii have been
hired in solitary confinement fur violating
j.ri'oti rules in haviin; fo'ind upon them for
bidden articles. It ii believed e-cujie was
latme l.
The drought In Cuba la mruim.' great
mortality amig cattle und heavy loes by
lire on '!antuliuiis.
Ilichard f'roker'a New York friends do
not believe be is dying in Wii "liadeti, nnd
ili'l'iitchi-s from that plae fay he is rapidly
recovering.
Mrs Yatiilegrlft has bieti fo'.ind guilty a!
I'.ordentown. N. J., i f giving crotoii o I to
her f"'ti to kill him and thereby f'vt his i.fe
ins'irance.
The Waahlnicton hoe comjany of New
Jersey is bankrupt Debts, JT.'i.O 0.
Krie canal totinnge the lir?t w eek of navig
ation, ii ZV2,!&, agaii.n I'Q.tZJ ill
ItP'J.
Measury'g paint works and Atlantic starch
mills in llrooklyu, N. Y., are burned. I-oji,
f UC',iJ0
An elwlricrailroii'l to rot I".mJ i t be j
built between Newark and iranvi..e by the
C'.tveluiid Coustructioii i oti p iny.
Tope, the nbsiotiding bank teller from
I.o'.ii'vilie, Mii captvired near l'u'.utli while
on his way to i unadii.
Thefts of b"iule nnd shells from the m. va
lines ut ,-ebatapol have been going ..n. N.i
merous employes have In en arr'-td.
Delia VatdukJ '.'"l:mar-e f,.r breach
of promise, from aptain Neoii S. Wlupp'.e,
a Istroit boat owuer. llesays it ia bia'.k
niaii. Two nti I a h'i'f im-he of ra'1! fel .it hi
tago Saturday, ll'iod.u the low ..iti la in the
outlying d.'.'.riet.'. (
The twelve c
who arrived at
iiit'ni t 1 .liore'j (carpenters)
New York a few davs ago
''u'ope wi.H 'rcturn.d w heii'-e thvv
came. 1
The l.'m iry 'uudli- c.iituitl.
have been sold to an KnglMi syndicate for
I'i !,(' n, and a new e uupa'iy organ. e 1 w ith
a c.ipi'al c. 11 "i,u "i.
A in in known as I homas " luiuii'l". who
died at the itilirinary in 'leveland, ( ) , in
J'cbri iry, and wh ImmIv win given f
ih.ctorj for d. -section, is belli '.c,l to have
been Hubert v. n liawber. of 1 1. .i and. who,
by the death of a broti.er, becan.i; heir tj
t.tssj, ii marks.
The V.I luge of Kllieottviv1. W ! iv lll'es
lio'th of .-aliiimiiiea. N. Y., wa vite! by a
di-a-'r . is lire wh. eh desfoyel one h.i I !'
the b - ness lu' es on the nor'.li s.do of Ma.u
strc-t.
A sta'eiiient prepared by T'eisury i ll.' ai
for t he . i. formation of 'on, 're--. !iow tnat
the I n. ted Mates Im" paid t' ' ! he Mire i f
I'eillisvlv.iiiia tor lu meys epe..!, I l y t!it,
Mate for t'ie s:ippre-.oii of th' : t-i ii.ii .
the Mini o t :.s7l,7 n o Notwithstanding
th 'rge payment the Mate bit- a la'ge
lia iii agiiusl the Uoveriinieiit growing . i.t
ol the war. but this ii'u unit i f t
C:iu-"d by rebel raids. The total inn. u:.t in-
fohed i t ' :.:'
INSANE FROM SUNSTROKE
A Peculiar Phase of Dementia -The Vie
tun Thinks Himself Christ.
" I am the C hrist." That is the. wild and
almost trstual outcry Jos. I. Aiidcrsoii,
of .Miringlield, Chio, has raised during the
sad fi-w la', months of his dementia. " 1
inn the Christ, mother, and if you ure the
Yirgin Mury w by do you not acknowledge
me?" I his is the constant wail with which
he addresses his mother, and when tha poor
woman pityingly iit'empts to rcn--ure him
lie threatens lu kill her. His threats have
also been extended to his sister, his brother-in-law
and other members of the family.
Anderson is violently insane. He was
brought before Probate Judge John C. Miller
on a w r.t du luimtii o impuirendo. In court
he was (puiet und talked but little. The cue
was indisputably one of insanity, and the
Judge declared him so. He wus taken to the
asylum. Anderson is a big muscular fellow,
in apparently physical health. He has been
u wanderer for years past, but has of lute
been residing with his sister, Mrs, Frank J.
Middletoii, of 13 Weet North Hreet. His
insanity has its origin iu a sunstroke, and
was fostered hy incarceration in the Indiana
1'eniteiitiury. He is 1VJ years old and single.
In jail he tried to bile the bars iu two wait
his teeth.
IT MY BE A I EST CASE.
Lawyers Will Try to Prove the Ohi'i
Local Option Law Unconstitutional.
John M ('Sweeney and A. D. Met, at
torney of Wooster, asked leave of the
supreme court to file a jetitioii in error to
the circuit court or that county iu thecae of
Peter Howie, a Wooster saloonkeer, w ho
baa been convicted under the local option
law. They will try Ui have the law declared
unconstitutional on the ground that section
a of the law doe not provide when a sa-
loon is. bv reason ofthe vote in any town-
shipcaatiu favor of local option, foiiiiielled
to discontinue hi business, how or by whom
or from what fuud a rebatable proj-ortioii ol
the Dow tax paid iu by the dealer for the
unexpired portion of the year shall be re-
turn ad.
COMMEUCIAL. -
OLOOMY PROSPECT TOR WQEAT.
Official Report on Condition of Wheat in
Illinois.
Th Illinois Agricultural l)erartmejit'i f
tort on the condition fif winter wheat in the
Etate, upon data collected up to May 1, wai
iMuel Thursday evening.
The reports from the most important
wheat growing counties confirm the accura
cy of the estimates made ty this Depart
ment on March 2',niid indicate even aJower
average of the piant.
The area wm'er killed or !ctroyed by
CooJ and lly w iii reach of lr ent. of the
atea ee lei last lail, and tbe condition of
that left standing for harvft is not encour
aging Tor more than 7 j r cvnt. of an aver
age yield an acre. The condition of the
I wheat crop, therefore, is l.early t per cent,
short of un average for May 1.
The Vmeapolis elevator iiites in Minnesota
I and Dakota report a redaction cf N.i,tl 0 bu.
I wheat iu country housea during the past
' wiek.
! JhentiK .tint of wheat lntore in this coun
try and annd , eat of the I'.ockv nioun
tains, on 'he lid inst. was 3.4.'i7,171 bu.
again-t i'i, .7.', '.'-"' Iri. tbecorrespondiiig time
last year. I'd,: ha. in i and 4 i,t,c',-
710 bu. in is-..
C. A. Pil'.sb'.i'.v is '.it in another interview
la which lie rophes.es that the .Minneapolis
mills will grind more wheat t irii g the next
four years ona baaia above 1 1 than below.
He tails attetiticli tothe iiicrtas.r.gu iiium)"
ti.m of wheat. He u.aket ligL ol Argentine
coii.i-etiticn; thinks Husia may greatly in
crease her production, and dfdares that the
Northwest can us easily a Ju t double her
present prod ui lion.
Migarcrop advicta generally rove more
encouraging, Cuba promising a lurgeoutput.
M. Licht made bis latest est mate c f the
current beet-crop product of the world 3.
VOtons against on the prmslitig crop a to
tal of :',7M.t'U tons. The words vis.ble
su ply if sugar is placed a'. I,sV..i.l' 'J tons, a
yea: ago O'' tons
Within the iieit (k or two new en p
Southern potatoes, calibage etc.. will no
ilout t be coining forward much more 'reely,
nnd w.ththe lr.ies f.r the same reduced,
there will be a largely increased consumi-
nun.
The r-outh is giving mote attention ui
the growing or vegetables i-very year. n
ingd.s. ov-red that it pa. s better than tu
ba :o, cotton, e c
The more favorable report- in regard to
' the growing win a' crop, it i -a I. had on
I aiderable to do w ith weaken, t : wheat both
! ut ( hicago and New Yor W l- there
.ae been several frost- .: late, t .s s.cd
I that it has done the i...it f.--p hut litt.e
damage.
j Out of 1 active St. ks on the .., nbK
I list, :.' marked their .'.west pri.es tbia ei.r
' in l ib ruiiry. in .'anuary. .u M.ir.ii nnd
17 in April. lliei"e.. poo.-, oi i.ie u.-p..-,ot.
was reachel tt-tn the V-h to the V-Mii
of February. From the lowest rices m id'!
ut various mics in the l.r-t lour im utns
tliere ha" P"v h" n an nvirage recovery cf
about I '.'"s. n the uiot ii' tive
... an averae advan. e of 8
poin'i from ilrc M.n.e-t prices made In ibe
f.rt-t lour months, hut i: has been very un
aveuly distributed.
blONED TtlE TREATY.
Action of the Uerlin Conference
Ratiti.-il ut Suiuoa.
The stt aim r Zealand, fr in New Zealand,
hr.ngs troiii Mtuoa parti, ilars of the s gn
iug of the treaty by King Malieh a and the
. u,.t: un, I'.r.tish nnd ' .er u.iiii consuls en
thep'thi l la-t month 'irejt interest was
niiimf' -t' d in the event, and u large number
of tiie natives and all the white t' illation
of Apia assembled nr inn I tbe bo.i-e where
the treaty was ratified. The King and the
thr-e i oi.suls gathered urcind the table in
the l :ng s ho ,ie, on w hich a copy of the
treaty w.ipia ed. A certificate wa read and
translated and then hamlel to Malietoa.who
s.gned it. The thr.-e consilis then attached
their nguatures. r-ceial days before the
treaty was ratified the three consul- sent u
letter to Muhetoa cikIomuh a copy of the
treaty as udopted by the I'erlin conference,
and giving the following, ei piauatioti'
"This treaty will allow the people of Samoa
to form a ioverniiieut under their own na
tive King, strong eiioiif-h to prevent further
civ. 1 war. mi l to keep peine and good order
iu Samoa." th is ottering every security ror
tin' f it ire welfare of its people. The carry
ing out of the Provision b.ll. it is true, cause
considerable expense, but it is not on the
shoulders ol the people of Siuii'iii, but is on
tho-e of the foreign residents of the islands
that the heavier part of the new charge ur1'
laid. It will therefore tie fur the best inter
est of the Samoa!! iple t lint the general
a. t be us u whole a-sented to and accepted bi
the Ooveninieiil ol Samou.
ONE KILLED TEN HURT.
Collision cf Passenger Trains at a Crossing
in Allentown.
At fe' o'clock Wednesday morning aN'ew
Jersey i 'etitrnl express train ran into a Le
high Yallev p:i-seuger train ut the grade
trussing of I'nioii street, Allentown, Pa.
Two ol the Lehigh Yalley passenger. car
and the engine or tbe New Jersey Central
tra u was thrown on their side. A young
lady passenger ill the Lehigh Valley train
was killed, and U others were injured.
The cause of the wreck was the failure of
the ui r brakes on the New Jersey Central
train to work. The train shot past the de
pot nu I crashed into the Lvhigli Valley
train. A dozen passenger were iu one cur
of the Lehigh Valley train.
Kmma Hall, single, uged 2", of Ithaca, N.
Y., was instantly killed. Jos. II Huntlcr,
;if Wilkesbiirre, ustained a concussion of
the brain and cum. He is seriously hurt and
was removed to the hospital at Uethlehem.
The other injured were: Mary Purbarl,
an Italian woman of Wilkesbarre, fuce and
hands cut, N. II. Davis, of Jenningsville,
Pa., hip bruised, and affected by the shock;
Charles Hilles, of Pittston, wrist cut; C. H.
Puff, of Spencer, N. Y., finger broken; tV.
M. Keynolds, Chief of th Middle Division
of the Pension Dureau, Washington, D. C,
arm and leg hurt slightly; John bchirey, cf
Decatur, 111., knee and hip hurt. Three
! others were cut and bruised,
I The engineer and Cremun Jumped, and
Fireman John Crilly had an arm hurt. Tbe
Lthigh Valley train was from New York
and wan kuowu as the liuffalo Ezproa.
rOBIION 9EWI.
The question of taking tbe control of
charitable Institutions from tbe priest and
placing it In the baud of the civil power, ia
arousing bitter controversy In tbe Italian
Parliament. Tbe Government doe nut find
unanimity for the measure of ita own sup
IKirters, and tbe clergy are straining every
influence they tose to secure it defeat.
The bill, however, will probably pas.
More Strike in Germany.
Ftrikes. continue to be sKradic throughout
tbe empire. The various branches of the
building trades of Stettin. Pomerania, the
dyer of Meeron fvixony, and the weaver
of Oorliti. Silesia, ii'c all rep.irtej out on
ttrike for increased wages.
Striker Attack Factorie.
The trikcrs in the Iser Valley. Itohemla,
have resorted to violence iu their effort to
force the ma-ters to accede to their demands.
They attacked a n imber of factories in the
val'ey, and forirg nn n.tranie, damaged
the machinery ai. I ronijeiled the weaver
who were still nt "rk to quit.
The troible h-tween the Drus' and Mar
onites in the M unt Lebanon district, in
Fyrla, are serious and are causing much dis
order. The Porte ha sent re-iuforceiuentf
foin Salon ica to the disturbed district.
THE WAR IN DAHOMEY.
His African Bighness Become Fran Mo
Over His Defeat.
The IntMt a,ti-'iraa from Africa rei. resent
the King of Dahomey as ve'.v tired of hi j
war against the Frsi ch. He had expee'e I to
overwhelm the mis. French garrison on the
coast at one blow.ei, J either ca t ire or drive
them Into the in, and when hi tro p j
returned di?coiiit'.td from the defense .
of Kotonou he w.i so enrng d that be
promptly beheide! the General in cm-
jiiend, and folloted up the act with a
slaughter of several more of his officers iieit
dav. Thi severity however, hud a contrary
effect to what he xpec ted, and man , of his
troops deserted, si me petking rebige within
the French lines The bombardment of
Whyduh had ad d to the disn't f the
Dahoininn. who had been accustomed to
regard their rnma-ch a invincible nnd al- I
most divine, and the King is said to he in ,
onie fear of an oilbre.ik among hi subject. !
Rombarded by German Outiboata. j
The eijditio i under command of Major I
Wissmann, whii.'i rec ntly Wt forKilwato '
make nil attack .n tha'. place, has been sue- j
l eSsful. The place was cecup el on May 4,
Major Wissmai i' force meeting w.tN no ;
opposition. Pi' viuu-" tu its o'c ipatioli by ;
the expedition ue tow n was l.ou.barled by ;
the German gu boa's loruiiiig part or the
German force, .-. id the ntitivs were paraly- 1
ed with fear by the f.re !r in the vessel :
The I'.ritisli suhects who were held in the
town by the na'.ves were no: iuj ire J.
THE lOiH SJ.000,000.
Damage ty th Firo at the Singer Sewin.
Michine Works.
fhe entire vestern front of the Singer
Sewing .Machine Factory, on F.rst street,
Eiizaci Jr 'fi N'. J., was gutted hy fire
'i. r.i ''-i.-i tt- to t) rnaiti
building extending ulong Trumbull street,
cleaning out the stock, needle, finishing,
adjusting, inspecting und m.lling room-.
The pattern department was also destroyed,
together with Cm Siii.sheu machines und
IV HUMS.! Ilefd. el
The loss is estimated t IJ.fAi,i.i'm, filly
insured, by tae Singer Company. All work
is suspended and over r.,'"'.' operative! were
idly ptuing at the bnrinni; building.
It will be ut least two months before wor
can be resuuitd.
The fire stared in the high (lock tower ol.
the main b ild.tig u few minute pat 11
o'clock. The bla.-.e was f.rst d.scoverea by
one of the watchmen, but he lost his pres
ence (.f mind, and there was a good deal ol
delay in -ending out an alarm. Kxplos..ns
of benzine fullowed one another rapidly,
tLruwiug the (lames greut distances.
KILLED AND EATEN.
A White Miiu and Twenty Nutivea De
voiacd by Cannibala.
Four white men and ('. natives, who were
going us laborer-to Auttralia we-e lost by
he wrevk of a f' hojuer on the New He
brides. The only s irv.vor, a boy. sjys tha about
J0 natives, uul one white mini reached
shore, but the islanders, niter inviting them
to a feast, tuinu .aw ked and ate the whole
crowd except the boy, who escaped.
The ch'ii!.tr wus the Liiza Mary, and
she had on board a crew of Is, two pas
sengers, 44 recruits und l.'i ret urning labor
ers. During a blinding rainstorm on March
4. the scho i.ner was driven on the reefs at
Mallicu. A boat manned by four white
men und several blacks was lowere I, but
was dashed t i piece iu attempting to gain
the shore. TU' four white men and u num
ber or the blacks were drowned. About Jo
or the blacl s s iccee.led in swimming to
shore and making their way to ilision Sta
tion, 10 miles distant Here the castaways
were given foo I, but w hile eating it the sav
ugesset upon and began lumal.au king them,
iu all 4 w hite liien und 47 blacks were lot
ABTRANQE VERDICT.
Peculiar Fit ding of a Southern Jury lit
the Leaphart Murder Case.
At Columbia, S. C, the co'imef's jury
rendered a verdict that "Willie Leuphart
came to his ileulh by gunshot wounds ut the
hands of iroiis unknown." When
it Is considered that daring th in
quest F. C, Cuughman, A. Murks, Peurce
Taylor, Thomas Seay, George Kuyser and
James Oglesby sere positively identified as
having participated in the shooting of Lesjv
bart iu the Lexington jail, the finding ofthe
jury is a remarkable one. The shooting of
the colored boy could ea-ily been prevented,
Is 1 alleged, as tiie Sheritr wus notified Mon
diy evening the jail would be attacked, bu
he took no precaution to protect hi
prisoner.
The latest evidence secured goes to prove
clearly Leaphart wa innocent of having
assaulted Rosa Cannon, as she and her
brother both say no attempt wa made to as
sault her, and she could not identify Leap
hart as th colored man who had entered
the house and demanded food and money.
The Governor will probably offer a large re
ward for the coukictiou of the murderer of
Leaphart.
THE LABOR MARKET.
An Epidemic of Strikes Now BaiiV'
Bucceaae Boored.
Prom a compilation ih Bradstreet
ar that there have been 14S strike
month ,.ke part in by 13,270 work melj
1 he first great battle In the short-day mors
went, the carpenters' trike. ha reailltetJ
verv I'Hneri.'U In ih inivvn of tha striker..
At two larite center New Ytrk and Rrook-ll"""1 of the Soldiers. Colnress might hank
At two large center, AfW era ana nrooa ti,e Oovcrnmuit and probalny wo Id,
ivn, nit mrii rmnniaa iciii-iiuiiruT wim
a nine-hours' jy practically without strik
ing, the employers in nearly all instance
giving the men what tbey asked for. Of
ten thousand careiiter in the two
cities only abo.it live hundred were at
any time oti a strike. The frainer and
ho isesiiiitlis uiso guiued their demands with
out strikiinr. Iaite ud vices from Chicago are
that two-third" of the original number of
striker are at work at the wajes and hums
aiie I for. The remaining employers are
expected to give way, but the large number
of idle men attracted to the city by the strike
will strelnttheii the hands of resisting em
ployers. At Philadelphia all but about sou
ofthe ;t,"" striking carpenters have been
granted an advance. At Ilostoii the situation
favors the employes, whi.e at Detroit the
carpenter trad" is at n standstill pending the
settlement of the strike. At San Francisco
the outlook Tor striking employes i not fa
vor ble.
' UrcrE or SthlKI'S.
The wave of strikes w bh h first showed It
self in April has rif li Mill higher during the
present month, ami the number of strikes
during May pronrses to exceed even the un-preced-uted
total lor April. As regards the
number of strikers involved in the total
rr the month or May is also likely to be
very large. During the f.rst eight days ofthe
month the total number of strikes reirted
js K involving 4f,0 0 men. The total
number of strikes on May 1 was prob
ably iu all ., making the total that
day sotisi-thing notable. The past week ha
been prolific in strikes in various lines.
Planing -mill hands at Chicago struck on
Friday last, but this may b said to have
been a distill' t failure, u the m!i returned
to work without giin'ng Cieeight h mr day.
Mulder iiti'i other emplove-a iron works
to the ii'iiuber of l Mu al-i -tru 'k a'ld still
remain out. her o,a- ,-s of bulling em
ployes have piriicipiite I iu the strike move
ment at ininv iiini-. (', gar makers, all at
Ne v York cty, t inner c iiil-niiner, brick
makers, furnitu'e -w 'rKer', hherm ;n in
Florida und iu Oregon, and ruiiroid men in
1 '-cgou, tt;i 1v,. s:r ick t " varying ca:lcM.
I III "Ul-VlM l.s.
In Northern lilin . s IVo-u c .a'-tniri'-rs
have been idle sin. the clos . of April, pen I- j
iint settlements of d sagreetueiits a to the j
Male. Lite advices arc that un amicable
settlement has been reached, and that the
men wiil g. t :i'i in. reus- In th? Pennsyl
vania roa! regions the situation is less sstis
factory, tli" s .ft c j.tl miners of ihat mi l ud
joining Mate., it is said have decided to de
maml an eigiit hoiir day on May l" In all
about 7'v W employes will be involve 1. The
Aiiiericm Fed-ration of Lai) r has an
nounced that un eich'-hour day will next
be demanded for the coal miners. At
Philadelphia journeymen c trpsnter und
Other workmen ill kindred fades coliteiu
plmc clii,isil..n ..l.l. , lie l.lltl.ur lit Uolll'i
work. At oleilo. bakeri and brewers have
had their workiiii! time reduced from lb
hours to lu hours per day. Postal clerks are
agitating for an eight-hour day. At Dinning
bam a striKe ol 1. i.i i rolling mill hands has
ended, alter lasting three months. Coke
workers in l'i nn-ylvaiila are threatening a
strike. Among '.he results of the I'hinig.
building st rike i the reported intention of
the w iiidow -g'.a-s nianufa' turers to shut
down on J .me 1. one month earlier than
usual, ow ing to s u k demand, growing out
. f the s ispeusion of b.ii ding operations ut
that city.
THE U. P. ASSEMBLY.
Cse of Tobucco and Qualifications for the
Ministry.
The thirty-second General Assembly ofthe
United Presbyterian Church will meet in
the First Church, Uuffalo, N. Y., on May
-3 The session promises to be one of unu
sual interest and large attendance. The
most importuiit topics that will be discussed
are the overtures sent down to the 1'ret by
te rics by the General Assembly last year.
The tobacco ijuestiou will be settled before
the Assembly udjoiirns. The amendments of
the Book of Government iu reference to the
(juestioii, which have Oeeu voted upon, ure:
"That no student who in uddicted to the
use of tobacco in any lorm shall be admitted
to license," und that "no one shall be eligi
ble to ollice of llul.ng Elder who is addicted
to the use of tobacco iu any form." As near
as can be ascertained i Presbyteries have
voted in favor of refusing license to students
of theology who use tobacco, and 'J.'o have
voted ugaiust making ub-tinence from its use
a Condition of in en-urc. T here Las been a
tie vote on the ijuestiou iu live or the Pres
byteries. 'i here is a disposition on the part of the
Presbyteries to make a distinction in favor
of the eider-hip and permit theoflioers to use
tobacco if they choose. The vote on the
tjuestioii has been lot iu favor of the change
uud 3.3 opposed.
YACHT DISASTER.
Sev al Person Drowned in the Ohio at
W eeling.
While the nnpthu yacht Gertrude wa
crossing the Ohio river from Wheeling
Island with 14 mule and fsmule pussengers
returning from the base ball park, the dress
of Mrs. Js dm Mendel jammed the tiller
rope in a brass block and the
yacht became unmanageable. It struck
the upper end of a barge
moored at the wharf and capsized, throwing
all the occupants into the river. The two
ladies and ten of the men were rescued
promptly, us thee were not curried under
the hurge hy the current, Mrs. Hornbrook,
however, having a very narrow escae.
The others fured worse. Mr. McLaughlin,
architect, E. W. Wells, I) A Diooks of the
Wheeling Mining anJ Manufacturing com
uiiy and Mr. English, ss.'retary of the b no
ball association, were carried under the
barge. Mr Wells wus drowned and t e
oth'er three were unconscious when rescutd,
and were iu the last stages of exhaustion
McLuughliu and Euglish being revived with
great dilUculty.
nrrr-riRsT oonu unt,
In the Senate Friday Mr. Sherman's reso
lution offered increasing t'ie numoer oi i en
Imkm h tarn 1.1 i,i a lively debste nn
rvwision in general, air. uorman miu um
Jrfftt
, , ,,, ' IH,i,l.tion wa en-
nctmA (mnnmv in the administration of th
Pension Cdlice" should be practiced. I'l th
is vrars tlia amount Slieni lor l n.
,l,na vmilit lie more limn tt cost lur loveru-
"nent to put down the relK-llioii. He thought
ii Senator from Ohio should Itedtatc about
eating useless ottie. making Pces f t
iVrtv men and party purpo'-. Mr Slier-
ran and others defended the resolution,
bich was agrecl tu.
The Senate Thursday took up the HcimJ
iii providing for th-elassitic.it ion of wnril
cl Wis, and ileba'e-l it at lenctli At '1 o cLkII
tht Senate agreed, by num inous ronse-
to (insider the worste i inn to n cii'-nii' i
to te up the appropriation bills when t!,.l
w .reect lull out ol tiie w-nv, aii'i i ii.se
Ibp Stiver bill the lllitinishe I business .
tniniav next at 1 o'clock. The aritVdehi I
Wit rssutiied in the House to empty sea i. I
Ii the Senate, Wednes.fsv, Mr. Jor-,,,,1
Sihet bid was cnlled up. An eff.rt t,l
made to .tM.iie the inea-ure on ucc.
ti.e nbse'.ce of Mr. Joues. Afier a pro). :,.
discission ibe Senate went into llxcc .:
Session and the lull went over.
When the House convened III Cmu.
'if ti.e Whole. Mr. MiKinley t.nik the?,
ill su "irt of his bill. He was iu g 1 ' -
nnd i. is sperch wua freipicntly iute-r.n
bv npplimse.
Mr. Mills, of Teas. followed. He i
clared this was Ibe tirt b 11 that h.ii.il
before the American ptoplu witu it li
t'.riioU.
ATter the reading of the Journal Met.a
b. H...i.e went into Coliinnttee "ll
Whole on the laritf bill, agreeing t. i
tion ottered bv Mr M. Kinley that tL
eral debate be limited to one winy i
one availed biuiseir ol Hie one nun i-t
bule. and the Clerk procee-b-l torea i
hill bv paragraphs for amendments !
routine business in the Senate, the m
Hill was taken up. and Mr. Jones a IJ-J
the Senate lints support. Hehadavn
tentive audience, many Senators .
Democratic side of the chamber taki-ei
near by and paying close attention U n
luarks.
ANOTHER ELECTION DILI
Rowcll Comeo to the Foro with ilir
Measure.
The Howell bill providing for Fc-i
pcrv.sioii of 'iigressonal clectioii-1
ported to the House Friday. This i- v J
w hich the Kepublicans will press at '..
Hon of Congress. This bill meets : :
favor than the Mi 'oiuas bill, nnd .: :. A
l.k- ly that the latter w ill be pr.-.
party measure. On this underst.r . ;;.t
I.'ep iblican members Inuii Mary. : 4
Hiio will make th"ir cativn--es in : i.cs
districts. The Kowell bill i- exp.
cure honest returns from the S. '. ;. n 1 J
th.s is nci oiuplished it is ii"t line. il :
the delegations from Maryland :.o
stand iu the next Congress.
Mr. Lowell's bill do s not pr .p i vw
Fe.'e a. cle' tion lew but ain 8' o i: ; v !.
pre- nt sy-te n of I'e e -a! up. rv o . U -
tu. lis as provided for in the Super - .u
or IS, I. Mr. Lowell took Hie H.ur i. . I
basis, but he makes the provi-;. t.- f l.sl
bill more radical. The lill (h;u.;n
pr sent method of appointing I'sicM.' S.1-
pervisors of KW-iiioiiM. I'-y tlie bill !! .
to be appointed and eouitni-sionc.! !
v.e r.'Wjber of supervisors r.'iiuirejl .us:,,
have a suliicie'it liumt.et "iT j,.;.vir.ici
ready for dutv in case their serves v.
re'ptiiml. The number
serving at such election is
of ni;erv
increased
two to three.
Under the present law
, it is c.'a'nJ
ive litt.'e, if .j
ict. lii s '..-.
supervisors of election have
power in the country distric
in the cities have power to count tlie l.ii
an 1 make any investigation and lti-pr-t.
that they may Bee lit. Mr. H'.wv. I 1
makes the power pos ssed by s irv rs
city and county districts eipnil
In addition to this, a returning ! ar l f
Tided for the bill is required to tiuoie
certificates from the aupervisnts' rn .
and to furnish them to the Clerk "f:.
House of Kepresentatives. Should therV
Certificates show that onec.indi.l tte ;-er
and the Federal hourd that an "tier mil
date is elected, neither name is tu I p a r
nn tlie roll ofthe Ifon-e until the H i-4
decidcsl which Is entitled to the -ea'.
The bill ulso mukes provision f -r
elections in precincts where the ly a.
cers fail to hold elections r.'id ig i.u-t tl'
shifling of ballot box", wiiete two or r.;
are used so as to deceive voters lu :':'1
where registration i reuuire l. the li.! 'r A
vides that suiervisioii of registration
be iuforced. Penalties are prescrileJ
briberv, bsllot box stulllng ,e'C
The chief smiervisors (one Tor ea hc
uressiouu! district) are to la upS).:.'ei ll
the United States Circuit J nlge for ti.e i
cuit in which tha c,oinrre.--iolial d '- !
situated. Cn the reeom:iienda'.i"ti
chief survisors, the circuit judges a'c
nuired to annoint the luoervisi rs
ef t!
elections Tor each district, double then':
her required being selected and the-
chief superv sor mav call upon a If n-
them. The federal aunervisioll i' to L I
tended to districts wbem 10 citie" I
tion for suiiervisors, and t ) parishes all
precinct a here 00 citizens make srtiti' . n
WASHINGTON NOTES.
T, P. Cook has been confirmed as Culltt't
df Customs at fcaiidusky, O.
Edwin Stevens, of Pennsylvania, Lw
confirmed us United State Consul at hi
uambuco,
siemtiirv T'r.ietop bn tioidii :l secol.'l
111 -K of ft.VI (SHI for lliH relief of the M t
lippi IIoihI suflerers.
Arruiigements have about been c ti l -"
for the fast railway mail service let'111
Chicago and New Orleans. A faster n "
service from Kansas City west bus alto l
provided.
The Army Appropriation bill was pas"
in the lieiiate Saturday with Mr. lh'
amendment prohibiting lliesule if iJ
coholic litjuors, wine or beer to enlisted uai
on military reservations.
A remonstrance from tha five Id a" M
tinny wuy , ,rBM,,li.. I It, tl,.i Sifliate IV 1
Dawes, Saturday, remonstrating agsmst tl-i
numerous railroad itrants through the in
dian Territory. The Indian delegations '"I
many of the grants are merely for t'cU
tive purposes.
A i ;.. ... . L- i Oionill 1LI1
y iv nil a. irac-iitri ill ins uiu1 -' . . A
at Philadelphia has just married one " ?
isof the Mohawk triba, twenty-seven )'
..U Tlii-...k.l. 111. si-Mlmlls'b. I'e
;o.iuea venous to hlousfkixiiiUt
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