DEHTH III THEGYCLONES Pill NINE PERSONS WERE KILLED. Destruction wrought for Many Miles, in Popluous Kamai District Many persons were killed outright, three Were fntally nnd 17 more or less Injured nnd great destruction of property wns wrought by a cyclone which passed over Clay eounty, Kan., Saturday night The dead reported arc: Frank refcrson. Mr. Frank Peterson, the wlK Jlahr reterson, child ot tho above. Mr.' Ole Halverson. Grandchild ot reter Anderson. The Injured are member of the families of John Morris, F. Welkin, Peter Anderson and H. Gardner. Passengers on the lloek Islnnd train from th north brought partial details of the cy clone. It started about six mllei south of tllfton. and went In a northcnter'.y direc tion for 12 or 15 miles: then lost It force by sprendim. It passed about hnlf way bo tween Clifton and Morgnnvllle, Ita track varied from 150 yards to a quar ter of a mile in width. It tore through a farming communty and left nothing stand ing. Houses and barns were wreck!, treeg torn up or broken, fencea leveled and hay stacks blown In every direction. Tie cyclone was followed by a terrllle rain stcrm, which lasted several hours, flooding the devastated district. . . The victims were in their homes, and most of them had retired. The storm struck Pe ter Anderson's house at 9. o'clock. This was nbout a mile from th starting point. The house was dcmollshei In an instnnt. Every member of the Anierson family was Injured. When they ha extricated them selves from the dei.rla-hey discovered that Anderson's grandchild was missing. The dead body of the child was found in a ravine half a mile away. A largo number of cattle and horses were killed, nnd fruit In storm's track was ru ined. It is lmpof'le at this time to estimate the damage to huldings and other property. M.inv of the 1'Jured lav all night, pinned down by the wr-ckag , while others crawled or hobbled acr? tbo country to neighbors. In several Insnnces people were lifted Into e air by to' cyclone and enrneu lor a uis tnnoe. HAVOC IN OHIO. rhe Cyclone and Sain Did Tremendous Damage. I A terrific rain, holl and wind storm pre ttied in tho vicinity ot Lake Erio and To do Monday. The rainfall, from weathor ireau reports, averaged one Inch. Tho alt growers along the bay shore and tho U islands will suffer a heavy loss by rea k if the hall utterly ruining a largo pnit tlrt fruit crop. The hall cut the blossoms Vnthe trees, and In some eases whole U arms were uprooted. No disasters are rrd on the hikes, although the wind hil a high velocity. cylone struck nenr the town of Mlllers S!. lid., and considerable damage n IV The tracks of the Lake Shore rall rt, or the Air line, were completely torn ur'florlug truffle impossible, mid nnothor J";V. old line, bad to be resorted to. "''Kr)i wires, polea, fences, trees, etc., bijfn down for a long distance. No ldt 1. has been reported. beaimiKtorm pnssed over Tiffin, 0., dcig mi damage to buildings and or chils, hny burns were demolished and .'siu nviis anu ou ileitis mown uown. To coi.y northwest of Fostorla suffored a g.utii,.one which destroyed hundreds of gii and) derricks and a large amount otbel praty. The roof of the Hatfield brick choOUBOi three miles horthwest ot i f! "Mown off, and the gable ends fell In, whilhool was in session, breaking the arm of it.0eher, Miss Belie Norris, a daughter orjrM(,pnlatve Norris. Several children weijure(i one UiB Doy named Hatfield belitrrl,,d w.veriil hundred feet by the wind,,, ,tt,lly bruised. Calvin Roblnott was.neo(tue derrlekg when it was blown Bntj Wos buried in the wreckage Hi,s nug eut Bn, brought to town. His lnjw orB very severe, and It it teared he will ' At Musoitlonpk( where the Wheeling and Luke Erin .0nd llly ln tne .,,), oI ,llu eye one, fearful ,, was done. The road bridge, a fine Imtrueture, was twisted all out of shape. A,i wreck w as nearly occa sion, as a freight,, eastboiind was pass ing at the time, argetree fell aoross the train, striking caboose and erush- Ing it lio an ecll. Several trainmen were In the cnbo, aj tbo time but they scaped injury. Booktown, a sm,0mlet, was laid waste. Not building is le,tBU(iUK, while no one was seriously lujy, m0Iiy were badly cruised, me scbotouae lust north of the village was crushed Jl Is no 1'ortuntutoly, there is a mass oi ruins, no school this week. WIDENED ib FIELD. Ohio Prohibitionists aorM Free Silver Thi Tioketkminated. At the Prohibition ate convention ln Findlay the free silver nation caused nro- longed and heutod deba an(i ti,e oonven- unauy aucjnna ui ravor the free coinage. In addition to this plankbe platform adopt ed deulurea against any p 0' reflating or compromising with the ,lor trafflo. It favors woman suffrage tt) opposes alien ownership of laud. An iame tax is advo cated, and a tariff only as ,,,, of ing equnauie commercial reiong with other uauuus. opeciui n ierenee made to the . Importance of adopting tb initiative and referendum. The following ticket was nninated: Seo- SBt.5ry,0,J8tut Alvln - Cral"e, of Spring fluid: Judge of Supreme Courtu. J. Chase of Marion : Dulry aud Food dmmissioner Joseph Love, of Coshocton: Ito.rf ui.iin Works, Charles E. Ileff, ot Httmton: eleotors ft largo. O. W. Ball, of Knox cot,ty, and J. W. I'eufleld. of Willoughbv. Ni delegate at lorge and nine alternates wer elected to theNutlonal convention at Pitfburg and niUUlUDU niun uii . IHOI BY THE BHEBirl TarribU Deadly Duel ln FuUlVUw ot . Alabama Damoorati. Five hundred Demoorata attenVng the Demoorutlo atute convention at Montrqmery. Ala., were horrified by a tragedy at the raU- WILV utHtifin . Th. . I,.., - . im la. m., Tuesday, when Bob Kinedy. bertO of Liallaa county, atepiied out with a , double-barreled shotgun and opened fire on two brothers, Percy und Mimll. w.i when the brothers saw Kennedy, they ran lor a place of shelter, but Lefon. readied, Kennedy ahot Percy Wood in the baok, Inflicting a fatal wound. Mardla Wood drew a Plstof and fired at Kennedy live loaded his gun twice, Bring ln all six shots at Murdla W ood, shattering his right shoul- nuu umaiuii mu leu arm. The trouble grew out of rrlillnn. um . exist between Mardls Wood and Kenusdy's J'1'"- feroy Wood is dying and Kennedy ii . Alabama rjAioorati, The Demooratlo slAle Wveution, at Mont gomery, uomiuat4 , Jhk lollowlng state lor governor Or- Joseph F. John. or woiwary of tu. J, Klrji Jaok- i ry . .... vO. JACKSON'S TRIAL BEGINS. Rot a Ratlvi Kentuckian on the Jury Ao oniod Takei Notes. The trial ot Roott Jackson for tho murder of Tearl Bryan began at Newport. Ky.,Tnes day and made speed In securing a Jury that astonished the court and the counsel on both sides. Judge Helm presided. Counsel for the prosecution nrv Commonwealth Attorney M. A. Lockhnrt, County Attorney ltumsey Washington. Col. It. W. Nelson of Newport nnd Attorney Iluvs of Grccncastlo, lnd., the two last named being employed by the llrynn family. Attorneys for Jackson were Col. George Washington nnd Col. L. J. Crnwford of Newport and W. G. Shcppnrd of Hamil ton, who will appear for Walling when his trial comes up. George Washington and Itamscy Washington, fnther and sou, are on opposite sides of the ease. After the jury wns sworn the court order ed the prosecution and defense to read a list of their wltness-s. Col. Crnwford, for the defense, gnve notice ot exceptions to this order. Commonwealth Attorney Lockhnrt rend the Indictment nnd stated what the line ot the prosecution would be. In this he an nounced the purpose to attack Jacksou's diameter, showing he lived a double life. The first witness was John Hilling, the boy that found the dead body of Pearl Ilryan on February 1. The second witness was lr. W, 8. Tinglev, who saw the I odv two hours after its discovery, nnd who attended both post mortems, gnve Important testimony. He sahl the girl must have been killed where the body was found ami not earlier than the midnight before her body was found; the knife that cut her head oil was a sharp In strument and the hand that wielded Its skilled hnnd. Judge Helm aided in cross- examining tho witness. The defense object' cd and was overruled and took exceptions. Jackson was calm all day nnd took notes of the proceedings. Especially of tho testf mony. He wns taken back to Jail without being handcuffed. Hix wltnessi were examined In the fore noon Wednesday and four In the afternoon. The purpose ot the examinations In the fore noon was to establish the Indentity of the headless bo.lv found near It. Thomas asthnt of l'enrl Bryan's and to prove that she was murdered at the very spot where Blie was found: The Identity of the body was gtrlk lnglv proven hv the abundant evidence that the bloodv check dress was Pearl llryan's also the siioes, the stockings, the hat and the biooil-atnineri underwear. i.X'rt testimony of Coroner Tlngb y. Kurgeons Carothers and J. O. Jenkins was lutroduced to prove by the condition of the body as thev found it at the scene of the murder and at the post mortem that the killing was done Just where the ljo.lv was found and tliat the health of the victim was perfect THE VENEZUELA COMMISSION. Negotiations of Arbitration Proceeding Very Satisfactorily. The Venezuelan Boundary Commission flnnlly decided to send one or moro repre aentntivea to The Hngue to exnmlne tho origlnnl Dutch manuscripts ln the royal archleves bearing upon the Venezuelan boundary question, but the persons have not yet leen ucsiguntcej. Similar action wns not taken In the cose of Spanish archives, for the reason that the Venezuelan government nassiippiieu a num ber of certified copies of the Spanish records. and until these have lieen examined by the commission, it cannot be known Just what additional copies Irom .Mn.lrl.l are reouireii. Tho report that the Venezuelan question had again reached a criticnl stage owing to Inaction amounting to termination of nego tiations, lias develoi eil two facts which are stnted positively: Namely, that the United mates Government has not oiiereo or sug. Bested a withdrawal of tho present Venezu. elan Commission, and that negotiations toward general arbitration between tho United States and Great llrltnlu are pro. ceedlng satisfactorily, although there has leen little progress ns yet toward having tho Venezuelan dispute lnciutleu in tne geuerni cope of the arbitration. Aside from these two material points, tho general status ot the subject. It Is stated, has not changed of late, and there Is no appre hension or uneasiness lest the negotiations lapse or fall. It is the general understand ing tnnt tne venczumn Commission will not report until December. THEY'BE DIBCVBSINO IT. Spain and the United States Talking Over Cuban Matters. The' London Standard'! correspondent nt Madrid says: "Despite the persistent official denials both from Washington nnd Madrid It Is now an open secret thnt both governments have freely discussed their attitude towards each other la the Cuban allnlrs. Spain is aware thut President Clovoland wishes to bo conciliatory, but that he cannot answer for the control ot American opinion if tbo struggle in Cuba be prolonged to the Injury oi American commerce Spain, on the band has Informed President Cleveland that she is willing to conciliate the sympathies of sensible Americans, but that she cannot entertain a proposal for the In dependence oi cuoa or even a suspension ot hostilities to negotiate with the rebels, as Eublle opinion would never tolerate such a umiliation. Spain has been silently prepar ing to execute a Cuban home rule bill di rectly the colonial authorities regarded It advisable to do so. No date has yet been fixed for this, however. 1 VIKOIHIA FOB H' UNLET. Resolutions Adopted Initruotlng Her Dele gates to vote for Him. The Republican convention to Instruct dolegates-at-large to St Louis assembled In Staunton, April 23. Fully two-thirds ot the delegates were white, and In opening the convention Chairman Lamb congratulated the Itepublicans on their splendid showing. As a result of a compromise Colonel Lamb will retain the state chairmanship and will yield his place as nutional committeeman to the opposing faction. Chairman Craig called the convention to order. The committee on permanent organi zation named Congressman James A. Walker for chairman. Chuirman Walkur thanked the body and without making a speech called for the report of theoommilto on resolutions. The resolutions declared that the Bepubllcan party ot Virginia reafllrmes Its allegiance to the principles of the party to which it be longs as enunciated In the national platform; denounces the Democratio administration and invites tbe support of the independent voters of the state; opposes the call for a con vention to revise the constitution of the state; expresses its preference for the nomi nation of William McKlnley, and the dele gates were instructed to vote for him as loug as there is any prospect for his nomination. Hew Chair For Harvard. Through the muulllceuoe of a prominent merchant of Boston, whose name Is not made known, Harvard Is to have a department of comparative pathology. The benefactor ad vances the sum of 1 100,000 for the endow ment of the chair, X0TES0F THE DAT. Tbe Cleveland dock riot has ceased. Henry 8ohroeder, a barber,of Hackensack, N. J., thinks be is beir to 5,000,000 left by Theresa Tltlens, the famous songstress. A new trial was granted Dr. J. C. Moore at Nassau, N. H., because tbe newspapers printed articles prejudicial to the defendant Ella Htluguahtt.wbo was kitchen girl in the Burdeu resldeueu in New Vork when !0.0O0 worth ot jewelry wan stolen, was indicted Wednesday. The news from Buluwayo continues of the most alarming uuture. It the town has not already fallen It is eertalnly menaced by a lag (uroe of Matubttlea. SENATOR M CUED THE DM. PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS. The Quay Hen Mst Practicably Ho Oppoil- tion to thi Convention. The Itepubllcan Btate convention met In Ilnrrlsburg on the 23d. The delegab-s-at-lnrgo and their nlternntes will be as follows: I)elegntes-at-liirge rnnlel H. Hastings, of Center county: Jnmi's Elverson, of l'hllndel- diln: F. J. lorreuee, of Alb glieny: ,las. 8. leacom, of W'stmor,lanil: T. W, l-'lood, of Crnwford: Jos. Bosti'r. of Montgomery! W. W. Grist of Lancaster, and I . II. Barker, of Cambria. Alternates C. A. Minor, of Luzerne: riolos Penrose, of Philadelphia: Arthur Keiinedy,of Allegheny: H. J. Met nrn ll, of I Xmplili.: J. It. lliiviiionil, ot lllnlrt Prank E. Holler, of Cam bria: C, W. Miller, ot Venango and C. M. Plnnck, of Berks. lhe Congressmen nt Large win tie n. a. Davenport, of Erie, and Gnlusba A. Grow. The pressure troin the Northwest was so strong lor Davenport that Quny wns forced to nsk Jnmcs H. Heucom to withdraw, and he consented gracefully, thus relieving the sltuntlon. District Attorney James B. Holland noml nnted Hnrry K. Buyer for ti'mpornry chair man of the convention, and it wns pnssed. l he seen-tnrles were Jere Hex nnd t'nri F. Es ensbade. Penrose presented the custom ary order of business. The nnmes of the electors chosen from the vnrlous congressional districts throughout the stnte were presented to the convention, ns follows : First district, Dr. John S. Plerson, of Phil adelphia Second, Allen It. Ilorke, of Phila delphia: Third. Frank P. Hnnley. of Phila delphia: Fourth. William M. 'i'nggart, of Philadelphia) Hfth, Leonard Movers, ot Philadelphia: Sixth. John H. iiuddell, of Delaware couiilv: Seventh. William F. Sally, of Norrlstown: Eighth, John Fritz, of Bethlehem: Ninth. Henry L. Johnson, of Bending; Tenth, John II. Landls, of Wlndhnni: Eleventh, Everett Warren, of Hernnton: Twelfth, E. W. Wilde, of Millersville; Thirteenth. Harrison Bull, ot Miihnnoy cltvt Fourteenth. Daniel W. Miller of Lelmnoii: l'iftceiith, Henry C Prevost, of Tuiikhnnnock: Sixteenth, J. V. Brown, ot Wllliutnsport; Seventeenth, Frank II. Futon, of Berwick: Eighteenth, G. Barren Miller, of Lcwlsl'iirg: Nineteenth. It. H. Shindle, of Vork: Twentieth, George T. Swenk: Twenty second, William M. BiiU'lolph, of Pittsburg: Twenty-third. Emanuel Wertheimer, of Alle gheny: Twonlv-f'.urth, Josiuli Speer, of Elizabeth) l'we'nty-llftli Edward E. Abrams, of Butler: Twentv-slxth. lsndor Sobel. of Erie: Twenty-seventh. William bohuur, ' of arren: Jwenty eigiitn, Jos. i. lampoeii, of Murlonvllie. Nominees for electors nt large named were Joseph Wharton, ot Philadelphia! A. E. Pat ton, of Clearfield; William Wltlierow, ot Alle gheny, and P. L. Kl.nberlv, of Sharon. The Inst named was substituted for Lvninn V, Gilbert, who was on the slato prepared at tne caucus. THE PLATFORM. It Indorses Quay and Demands the Main tenance of the Gold Standard. The platform adopted by to-day's Republi can convention Is as follows: For fidelity to tho principles of Republi canlsm, Pennsylvania holds the first rank among the Stati-s. Year after year It lias re turned grent majorities for the candidates of that party with no selllsh demands for recog nition ot any oi Its own citizens ns a national candidate. The time has come when the State which lias so long nnd faithfully led the Bepubllcan column may justly nnd properly submit its own preference for the Republican nomi nation tor the Presidency. In the presenta tion of the Hon. Matthew Stanley (Juay, tho itepuoiicnns, not alone oi rennsvivnuln, out of the entire Union, will recognize one of their foremost leaders, wise In council nnd brilliant nu.l aide In action, at once the type oi tin' American citizen, sciioiar, Boiuler and statesman. First of all national issues stands protec tion, and llrst among its advocates have been the Itepublicans of Pennsylvania, We be lleve in protection ns a right to all American industries, but as a special favor to none. It should be neither partial, sectional nor hypo critical and should be ns nearly as possible equal and universal. We are not pledged to any sdiedules, but we demand a restoration of the policy of protection, and wo pledge It as soon ns the Republican party shall be re stored to power In tne executive anil con gressional iicpunuiems oi ine government, nnd It shall be restored eouitably to the farm. er and the miner, to the manufacturer and artisan. We demand tho restoration of that wise policy of reciprocity which was framed bv James G. Blaiuo and adopted by the wise ami beneficent administration of President Harrison, to great benefit of the commerce of the country nnd abandoned by the present uemocruiio uumisirutton. We npprove the policy of nationnl protec. tion to our ship owners and the ship build. lug interest by discriminating duties In favor of American shipping, In order thut the American nag be restored upon the high teas. The Republican party baa always main ed the national honor and credit It forced the resumption of specie payment. It kept faith as to every debt created fur the preser vation of the Union, and has paid the great er part of it In accordance with the spirit and the letter of the laws under which it naa been contractea. it largely re duced the Interest charges upon tbe balance of tho debt by refunding at lower rules. It submitted fur the fluc tuating and Inadequately aucured notes of the btate banks an uniform na tional currency of stable value, and of equal purchasing and debt paying power. Faithful to Its record, believing that the people are entitled to the use of the best money, aud anxious to restore and preserve tho industrial and commercial prosperity ot the Union, the Republican party favors in ternational bimetallism, and until that can be established upon a secure basis opposes the coinage oi silver, except upon govern ment account, and demands the maintenance of the existing gold standard of value. There should be no statute of limitation against a grateful recognition by the govern. nient of the services und tacrillces of tbe soldiers and sailors who preserved the Union. We denounce the present adminis tration of the pension burenu for the betray al of the Interests of those heroes and its at tempt to nullify existing laws. We believe In the enactment of such strictive legislation ns will admit to re- our shores only those Immigrants who have tbe car uclty and desire to become American cltlzeus. We congrAulute tbe administration ot Oovernor Hustings upon his wise discrimi nation In keeping expenses within thel proper limits, aud yet remembering thut rellecta the Interests and views of a great and progressive Statu. It is Justly entitled to the coutluued confidence of the Republicans and the people of Pennsylvania. We reaffirm the declaration! contained In the state platform ot 1'J5, looking to needed reform in the state aud municipal govern ment, and to the purification of elections and the exercise of tbe elective franchise. We earnestly recommend to the considera tion of the next legislature the several re form bills promulgated by the Republican btate Committee aud request the Republi cans of both houses to give them favorable consideration and support Via Sailors Drowned. Nine Olouchester fisherman were drowned off Loug Island Friday night . JL sudden CLAIMS OF LEADERS. Figures Given Out by Seed and MoKlnley Campaign Managers. Bepresentatlve Aldrich. of Illinois, a llen teunnt ot Speaker Heed, has given out the following statement, showing tho result of the election of delegates to St Louis to April iO: "The developments of the past week In the Bepubllcan presidential contest havo resulted In no material chnnge in tho relative stnndlng of the leading candidates, notwithstanding the prediction made by Gen. Grosvenor some ilnya ago that during the coming week Mc Kiiiley s strength will grow rapidly by the conventions In Kentucky, Nebraska nnd New Jersey. Gf the ail votes confidently counted upon by him In Kentucky, Governor Bradley lias capture! ie, nnu me innure 10 instruct .r Mchlnley the 14 delegates elected from New Jersey was a signlllcant disappointment Mv Inst statement gave to Mr. heed 111 dele gates, to Mr McKlnley Kit), to all other cumu lates Hie, ami 4H uotintfui. in tnnt tame eieiliteil Mr. Jleeil with two Ulilnstructeil which, upon Inter hiformatlon, I deem it fair to place In the don't fill column. With this ingle exception my ngures o' nisi weex can not be seriously doubted. The figures have lcen carefully compiled from reports received from day to day and verllleil bv replies receive.! rrom telegrams sent to various states. I have plnced 111 ad ditional delegates In the doubtful column, l'i of which are from New Jersey. A little cal culation will disclose thnt of the C04 dele gates electml to date McKlnley has Just about 351$ per cent. If he continues nt this rate to tfie end he will have 8KS votes out of a total of !HH when the convonton nssembles. or Just about the number thnt the friends of .Mr. jteeu ami ine otner ciiniiiiiaii s nave con- led to htm from the active commencement of the campaign. A siimmary oi ine situation at tnis time hows as follows: Keed. 12S: McKlnley. 214: all others, DIM: doubtful, 04. Ill his weekly bulletin la behalf of Major McKlnley General Grosvernor says. "Fol lowing Is the present condition of the McKlnley vote. Including, as usual the full vote of Ohio nnd Indiana: Alnbama, Vi: Florida, 8; Georgia, 1'.): Illinois, 10; Indiana, 80; Kansas, 'JO: Kentucky, 11; Louisiana, 8; Maryland, 4: Minnesota, 1H; Mississippi, in; .Missouri, 14; rviirasHn, ill; New Jersey, id; New Mexico, 4: New Vork, 4: Ohio. 4li; Oklahoma. 4; Oregon. 8: Penn sylvania, 2: South Carolina, 17: South Da kota. H; Texas, 12: Virginia, fl; west Virginia, Wisconsin, 21: I tall, 1; Tennessee, iu: North Ciuolliin; 2: North Dakotui 0; Arkau- bus, 10. Total, 37(1. HOME RULE FOR CUBA. Spain to Make Concessions to tho Autono- isti of the Island. The Spanish government within the next four weeks will put Into execution a compre hensive system of home rule or autonomy for the Island of Cuba. There Is good reason to believe that thA state department hns re ceived from Madrid information to this ef fect. In any event It Is beyond question that this move Is assumed. It promises to bring so a sudden termination tho Irritation nnd friction which has existed for many months between the United Suites and Spnln and to replace this feeling with one of a friendly and amicable nature. The law which will he put Into effect wns signed by the ouecn regent of Spnln March 14, l!i5,aud will be followed up by rules nnd regulations developing tho present scheme of relornis. By the time tho oueen regent of Spain makes her address to the Siauish cortes, which assembles In one month, tho law will be promulgated throughout tuba anil the long expected policy of homo rule lor i una will ue reaii7.cu. The law Is very elaborate In Its provisions. The elements of homo rule Is secured by the establishment of two local bodies, drawn largely, if not entirely, from Cuban resi dents. One of these Is to be known ns the provincial chamber ot deputies, anil the other as the council of administration. The latter has appellate jurisdiction over the former. I. urge powers nre grunted to the council ot administration In the internal management of public uiYulrs, but the governor general will continue as the supreme representative id Spain on the island and will have dlroct charge of military, naval nnd iuternatlon questions. The details of the reform project were published ut the time of their adoption by the Spanish cortes In 1KU5. BUSINESS IS IMPROVING. Distribution of Froduoti Hal Mads Fair Frogrosi. R. G. Dun It Co.' rcvlow of Trado says: Iluslnefs has been favored by seasonable weather, and tbedistributlou of products hns niado fair progress, not yet reducing retnll or wholetale stocks far enough, howover, to materially Improve the position of industries. Strikes of some Importance are threatened In the building and window glass trndes and tho working force Is lessened by stoppage of seme factories because orders are light Again prices of commodities are on the whole lower than over be-pro. Neither pig iron nor manufactured pro- duds have improved In demand as yet, though further combinations have raised the prices of bar iron to (1.20, while steels bars sell ut Vi. is anu nans are 10 oe 100 uignor after May I. Brokers at 1'lttsburg are still selling steel billets Mo below the pool price, though It was lormeu more tnun three weeks ago, nnd Bessemer Pig has declined there to (13 with grey forge stronger. Structural angles are a shade lower, though some good con tracts are expected and there have been sales of 10,000 tons steel rails and 2,000 tons of cast pipe tor Newark, Failures for the week have been 23S in the United States, against 230 last year, aud 44 in Canada, against 37 lust year. Jiradstroet s financial review says: Bullish sentiments continue to ultimate current spec ulation, tne present ween. Having witnessed increased activity and brouder conditions as well as a further improvement in price. The movement seems to be based upon a desire to discount the anticipated revival of trade, but Its character Is also due ln a large degree to the example afforded by the recent specula tive revival in Loudon and tbe better stand. Ing which American securities are guialng there. DEFEW'S PROJECT. Ha Will Send ft Menage Around the World by as Eleotrie Current Chauncoy M. Dcpew expects to perform on May T the greatest triumph of modern eleo trical science. He expects to rival the fam ous first telegraph niessuge. "What hath God wrought," with an epigrammatic sentence that it la to be sent around the world by a current of electricity generated by the power of Niagara Falls. The object of sending this message Is to de monstrate the triumph of electricity over distance. W 1th the power of Nlagura Falls the greatest electric power ln the world Is genaratea lor ine purpose oi uisinuutiug to many points. Electricians have said that long-distance transmission cf electricity Is impossible. Nicola Teslu said he would prove that It was possible and the Niagara Power Company bucked him with millions of aoiiars. The wonderful exhibition of all the newest things ln electricity opens in Madison Square Garden May 4, and the oleotrla power gener ated ut Niagara i nns win tie iruiuimittea to New York on ordinary telegrapn wires. Then Dr. Depew will make the great trlaj, of sending one continuous eurreut around the world, or as nearly around the world as the cable lines will permit, say about 24,000 tulles. The electric tour will be over iu a very few mluutes, but just bow Ivt'g it 1 im possible to say. I BENEFACTOR Of HIS Wl A GOOD WAN GONE. Baron Hirsoh, tht Hebrew Philanthropist, Dial ln Vienna. Bnron Illrsch, the celebrated Hebrew cap Itnllst nnd philanthropist, suffered a stroke apoplexy Tuesday, from the effect of which he died. The Baron Maurice do Illrsch do Gereuth was 83 yenrs of age. He was born In Bavaria, and his fnther, trom whom he ol tnined the tille, wns a man of considerable wealth, ordinarily speaking, but tills fortune wns not even a spectrnl shadow to that pos sessed by his son. The Baron was well educated, and when a very young man gave evidence of the won derful shrewdness which subseipiently made him n monarch In the llnniiclnl world. He started in his business entner as a dealer In cattle In Bavaria. In this limited and con fined field he soon became prominent, and speedily acquired a comfortable fortune of his own. This sphere soon became too small for the talents of the Bnron do Illrsch. He retired trom the cattle business and traveled through Austria nnd the countries bordering upon the Black Sen. About this time his father died, and he be came associated with tho great European bnuklug house of BIschufTsheiin A Gold smidt. After this he devoted considerable time to the study of possible railroads con necting Central Europe with the far East. This study resulted In the construction and operation of the present vast system of roads now running through that couutry. About 17 years ago the Bnron retired from the money-making field. At about this tlmo he married the daughter of one of his part ners, Miss Bfschofrsheim, who brought him n dowry of 100,000,000 francs or (20.000,000. This fortune hns lieen Invested separately from the Baron's wealth and with the Income the Baroness ot Hlrscb does perhaps more good In a charitable way than any other woman in an i-.urope. There Is hardly a country In Europe which has not bcnellted to a greater or less extent by the liberality of the Baron, He has estab lished free educational Institutes in Egypt nud Aslntlo Turkey, as well as iu the other countries ot Continental Europe. In fact. In every place where there Is a large Hebrew population thegeneroiis Bnron bus built schools nud trade Institutes and endowed them with sufficient Income to In sure their continued existence. it Is doubtful If there Is any one Individual who possesses) an eipinl amount of wealth with the Baron. Ills fortune, notwithstand ing his fabulous charitable gifts. Is roughly estimated nt (300,000.000. It may lie ( 10,. 000.000, more or it may be ( 10,000,000 less. The Baron was personally a markedly handsome man. He was of medium height and gracefully but compactly built. Ho had a face In which kindness nud Intellectuality were strongly marked. His forehead was massive and high, while his eyes were as soft and ns gentle as a woman's. His hair was ulmost white, while his long military mustache was a dark brown, which, with dark eyes nnd clear complexion, made the coloring In bis face very pleasing. Ho was a brilliant talker and conversed fluently in English, French, German, Bus slim, Italian, and In fact all the languages of Continental Europe. TELEGRAPH TICKS. rnderewskl. the plnnlst, belore he started for Europe, left (10.000 for musical prizes to American composers. The Spniilsh press censors at Havana have sent out a report that Col. Villa defeuted the Cubans with loss nt Scguu Cabaues. A Chicago matrimonial broker has ob tained a Judgment for (l.(HH) commission against William I ruin, for whom he obtain ed a wife. The Ellis Mnnd authorities have discov ered that a traffic ln Immigrant girls for im moral purposes Is being carried on by New Yorkers. Christian Andersen was killed by lightning Tuesday night, nt Greenwich, Conn., while entertaining his mother, who bad just ar rived from Denmark. Frlvuto Georgo A. Parkhurst, of the regu lar army, a nephew of the New Vork re former, wns killed by the premature explo sion of a shell ut San Antonl j, Texas, Tues day. Advices from Crete says thnt fighting hns occurred nt Eplskopi between Christians and Turks, Fifty persons were killed or wound ed, nnd the Cretans have appealed to Greece fur assistance. BAY STATE DEMOCRATS. Cleveland Approved and Ex-Governor Ruiiell their Presidential Candidate. With much euthuslnsm the Democrats of Massachusetts set their approval upon Q rover Cleveland as president and named ox-Governor William E. Russell as their choice for tho nomination to be President Cleveland's successor. During tho delivery of Permnnent Chair man Thayer's address the applause wns loud and entuusiasiic, especially upon tne severe criticism of the American Protective associa tion, and at tbe mention of President Cleve land's uume. John E. Russell, of Leicester, George Fred Williams, of Dedhnm, John W. Cochrun, of Clinton, and James W. Donovan of Boston, were noro i.ated by Congressman Fltzgerojd for delegutes-at-lurge. J. T. G'Sullivan, of Lowell, condemned the ticket as machine mad', but upou the vote Mr. O'Sulliviiu wus the only dissenter. Hon. Thomas J. Gurgiin, chuirman ot tbe committee on resolutions, received an ova tion us ho nroio und reported the platform. It is largely comp sed of Inudation of the 1 .resident, with lucldential criticisms of the tepublicuns; demands un "elastic banking currency, subject to such government con trol as shall insured uniformity and redemp tion In standard coin on demand;" thanks Secretary Curlisle; demands free raw mater lals, suppression of trust and more civil ser vice reform; expresses sympathy for Cuban Insurrectionists; tbe Republicans are rebuk ed for alleged ooqiicttiug with the A. P. A. Iu conclusion something nice Is said about Olney, and while the delegates aro not in structed, ex-Governor Russell Is Indorsed for President. TORNADO IN VIRGINIA. Two Psrioni Killed, and Muoa Damage to , Property. Friday afternoon about 4:30 a cyclone, ac companied by ball aud a heavy rainfall; struck the city ot Salem, seven miles west of Roanoke, aud besides blowing down several barns, unrooting outhouses and uprooting trees completely demolished two houses, ln one of which a family ot eight colored people resided, all of whom, and three others were In the house at the time ol the disaster. Jane Harris aud her 6-year-old son were taken dead from the ruins, and of the others four were badly injured, one a 4-yeur-old girl, being fntuiiy hurt. Surgical assistance was promptly reudured by physicians and the wants of the homeless ones attended to. The cloud, a dark, funnel-shaped oue.came up suddenly from the southwest, cuttlug a ooinpletu swath ot about 150 feet wherever It passed. While considerable damage was doue to property in other places in Roauoke oouuty, uo further loss ot life la reported. ' Fifteen Were Drowned. The British bark Firth of Bolway. bound for Dunedln, was suuk in collision with tl;e British steamer AiajMUep, 01 urvuvcg, on t uvek. off tlte "- ooasi oi irenu, . CONGRESSIONAL Summary of tho Kilt tmpirta4tatMsrs Presented ln Both Houiti. lOlTtt DAT. In the house today Delegate Catron of New Mexico, from the territories committee, reported a mil providing tnnt anon tne con vening of tho territorial legislature of New Mexico nny one member of either house may administer the oath of office to the presiding officer-elect and he shall administer tb some to the other members and ofllcers. "The object of the bill," says an accom panying report, "Is to modify the existing" laws so that tho secretary (of the territory), an appointee of the president, shall not have an arbitrary power to organize tho legisla ture by Ignoring the legal certificates of elec tion, as was done at the organisation of the Inst legislature, at which time curtitlcuti s of election given to members-elect by the county bonrds of eanvnssers, ns required by law, were Ignored nnd persons were sworn In on. trumped up certificates or on pretenses In no manner provided by law, so that the political complexion nf the legislature was changed In both houses. 105TB DAT. Mr. Hctner Introduced In the House this morning a general pension hill. The provi sions of it grant a pension to all soldiers and sailors who served In tho Union army ninety days subsequent to March. 1801, and prior to August, lNim, nt the rate of (12 per month. The bill wns introduced nt the re quest of Jnmes O'Nenll Post, G. A. R., ot In diana county, Pa. The House hns prnetl eally concluded Its work lor this session. The last of the big appropriation bills WRS pnssed to-day, at least three months in ad vance of the time they usually get through the lower House. With the thermomoter In the chamber stnndlng nt 80 degress, less thnn 20 senators were on tne noor wnen tne upper nouee was called to order. The Joint resolution for the appointment of General Franklin, Representative Stwle, Generals licale nnd Henderson ns members of the hoard of man agers of the national soldier's homewa. adopted without debate. Mr. Cannon (Rep, Vtnh) Introduced a bill for the construction near Washington of a ground map of tho United States on a scale ot one Inch to tho mile. After some debate on tne Iudlnn appropri ation bill the Pepper bond resolution was called up, amid protest, Pepper and Stewart flnnlly agreeing to Its postponement until after the appropriation bills were nil dispos ed of. lOOTH DAT. The Sennto spent the day on the Indian appropriation 1 .11, but dl.l not complete it. The sectarian school question was taken up late in the dny and brought out anlmnted debate, Senators Galllnger, Thurston and Teller oppposlng, and Senators Gray and Pettlgrew supporting the amendment offered by Mr. Coekrell, extending for two year the time tor the entire abandonment of sec. turiun Indian schools. Final action on the question wits not reached. The House to-day unseated Jnmes F., (J)em) representing the i ll trlct nnd voted 121 to 49 to Goodwin (Pop.), but the being made, the House final vote still pending. 1UTI! The" Wuiso today tion of tllVgyieral tho Invalid pensfi amends the existing nortnnt respects. It mnkes death of an enlisted man exist if hnve been heard of him for seven years provides that desertion or dishonorable dis charge shall not be a bar to pension under the act of lH'.-O, if the enlisted man has served 00 days subsequent to such discharge; it says that pensions allowed shall date trom their llrst application; It tlxes the maximum ln Income of a widow entitled to a pension under the act ot 1N00 at (300, per annum; it provides that no pension shall be reduced or discontinued except for fraud or recovery from disability, and that discontinued pen sions when reconsidered and renllowed shall date from their discontinuance. lOtiTII UAV. The Indian bill was taken up In the senate. Several minor amendments were made to . the bill, end passed. The sundry civil ap propriation bill wns then taken up with the agreement that It should not displace, ex cept temporarily, the bond resolution. llouso On motion ot Tulliert (Deni.. B.C.), unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the secretary of state for nil Information relntive to the arrest and imprisonment In t uba of Rev. Diaz. Consideration of the. Pickler, general pension bill wn resumed. and Mr. McClellan (Dem,, N. .), a;okeln opposition to the measure intended as a Re publican sop to tho soldiers and a reflection on the administration of the pension Inws by tho present executive officers. Tho best the) majority could do for tho soldier, he said, was to bring ln this bill, widen proposed to put upon the pension rolls the names of bounty-Jumpers and mon who had deserted from the raults ot tho Confederacy. Mr. Ma hnncv llteti.. N. Y.I. supported the bill, urut remarked upon tho strange sight of a son of General George B. McClellan standing on the floor of the Hons3 opposing justice' to. the men whom his father nud led ty. Tattle. Mr. Stewart (Rep., N. J.), closed the debate tor tho day. At 5 o'clock ther House ad journed, r IOOtb rfT Most of the day tees' given up to discus sions of the sundry civil appropriation bill,, which was not completed. The sectarian question came up In a new- form when the Items were reached ap atlng for the Providence and Garfield h pitala at Washington, for the eare of destitute invalids. Mr. Galllnger (Hep. N. H.) pro. posed an amendment requiring a contract to ir 7 mrsw raet to J This f a. HiY int theK be made hy j'rovmence hospital. brought forward Mr. Gorman In some gen. ai statements on tne sectarian question. said be confessed bis amazement that congress of the United States, or any party iu control of congress, should be so far swept trom the plain dictates of Justice a to raise the sectarian question against hospit als. If it was for political purposes, Mr. Gorman declared, It would react on ita au thors. I Congressman Acheson presented to the house the memorial of ihe Pennsylvania Maritime exchange, favoring the passage of a bill to remove discrimination against Amer ican suiting vessels in the coasting trade. ALL ABE FRAUDS. Poitoffloe Department Stamps Several Firms al Swindles. Several ooncurna. stumped as operatl; fraudulent enterprises, fell under the ban the postofflce department Postmaster G( eral Wilson Issuud a lottery and fraud or against the Moon Seed company, of Chica, 111,, a lottery order against thu Amcrb. coupon Investment company and ita oQle ami ageuts at Pueblo, Colo., and a ir order against the following oxrating uu various nlises aa one establishment in t York city: Tbe Home Weekly Publish Company, the Fireside and Home Wee Home Weekly Department, Franklin Tuj Publishing Company.Fraukllu Turner.Ait icon Fireside and the Fireside Weekly, I the Home Weekly. California Frosts. ' I The frosts ot the last 10 day were nil mouly severe. From all parts of the j growing section bave come reports tutj crops were much hurt, partly ruiuei Wholly destroyed. The ouly erumb t courugement to be picked up by the I men, so far, Is the fact that predletlir -most as bad have been made ln pr years and when the harvest came iu J to have been greatly exaggerated. J stabbed by Chinamen. The German officers engaged In ortrc and driltlcg the new Chinese army. a King h aCjilu King have neen aiwoKea ana naaiy vei IJiUiete mon. . , - J 1 A
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