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AVMTL TORNADO. Elovon Poraona Klllod In Clay County, Kan., and Violnlty. Thirty or Forty Other Hulit to lln Injured Slimy House unit Jlarns Wrockud anil tho Dniintcn to Prop-s- crty Or rut. Cmpton, Ktin., April 27. A tornado, nccompunlcd by a scvoro rain und hnll storm, prevailed in this section Satur day night Rotwoon hovch and eight o'clock a funnel shaped cloud appeared eight miloH southwest of Clinton and travolod in a northouBtcrly direction, touring up fences, granaries, farm (houses and trees. Eight lives arc re rported as being lost, among whom is a iivo-ycur-old boy whoao body has not yet been found". Frank Wilkinson, a young farmer, Is so seriously injured lie cannot survive. Tho entire family of John Morris is frightfully mangled. They had just reached tho cellar when the liotJM! was blown away. Tho resi dence of Walter Iluynes was also blown to atoms, but ho had reached tho cellar with his family and escaped unhurt. Tho barn of Lawrence Ilains, a wealthy farmer, was completely de Htroyed and Hovoral head of horses -were killed. Great dumngo to stock also resulted. Tho loss is estimated at $20,000; partially insured. A dispatch from Clay Center stated that at about l):.'l() Saturday evening a tornado swept tho country some 12 Tulles northwest of there, killing many persons and , totally destroying all ihouses and outbuildings within Its math. Its direction was from south west to northeast over a strip only about -10 ro.ls wide. It camo suddenly, without other warning than a calm of oino iivo minutes and was uecompa cniod by torrents of wator. Frank Pc terson, his wife and daughter were hilled and tho other daughter cannot ilivc. A boy named Jesse Ham, about rflvo years old, who was at Anderson's, ails grandfather's, was blown !5l) rods into an adjoining Held aud his lifeless "body was not found until Sunday morning. Mrs. Ilalborson was also among tho klllod of the Peterson fam ily. Ono boy about 11 years old is tho only survivor. Although ho was with tho others of tho family, by hoiiio strange chanco he received only a few .scratches. ' At Concordia reports show that tho tornado was even more destructive than at first supposed. Tho path fol lowed by tho storm is 400 feoV in width ond over 20 miles loug, extend ing from St Joseph, a small French settlement in tho eastern ediro of Cloud county, in a northeasterly direction through tho northern part of Clay and Into the southern portion of Washing "ton counties. Fortunately tho storm 'did not pass through any small towns, or tho loss of life would have been far greater, but it did lay wasto a thickly tsottlod portion of tho Republican val loy.Ovor 20 families who Saturday night boasted of pleasant homes aud com fortable surroundings are to-day rely iug upou tho kindness of friends to cnrc for their injured and dead. At tho first plnco vlsitod by tho storm, that of Ell Hclthazor, sixchildrou are left to mourn tho death of a father and mother. Tho family wero just prepar ing to go into the cellar, aud soveralof ithc little ones hud already gone down, when tho building was swept away nnd dashed to kindling wood. Two of tho children aro so seriously Injured that they probably will not recover. .About a milo farther east the houso of Julian Trembly was destroyed and ho was killed. I lieports from Palmor, on tho Mis souri Pnolfio east of Clifton, state that quito a number wero seriously injured, amd that several will die. The powar of tho storm was torrillc; nothing could withstand its force. Largo farm houses and barns scorned to oflfer no resistance wlmtovor, aud wero swept away like so much chaff. Tho damugo to property is very great. It is thought that fully 20 houses wero destroyed, besides barns, granaries and a largo number of horses, cattle nnd hogs. Tho latest reports glvo tho number killed as 11, whilo probably between 20 and HO are injured. "TWO MURDERERS LYNCHED. "William mill Victor IIII1W llurrlml Into I'.lnrnliy Without I.m.nl Sanction. Nabiivim.i:, Tenn., April 27. At mid night last night a mob of rained men, aibout IB, entered tho jail at McMinn--vllle, dragged tho jailer from his bed 4nd forced him to give up tho keys. "William and Victor Ilillls wero then "taken from tho jail, carried on horse- buck five miles from McMinuvillc aud Riaugcd. Uoforo the mob succeeded in removing their victims from tho jail -they had a hard tight with them, but "the prisoners wero overpowered. Tho iinob catnu from Van Huron county, where tho lynched men lived. Tho Xiillis boys wero guilty of murder and tho work of tho mob was tho result of va feeling that the courts wore too slow an disposing of tho men. I A Noted Publisher Head. 1 Ni:w Yohk, April 27. GeorguMunro, Mho noted publisher, dropped dead of Stoart failure at Pino Hill, in the Cut skill moutftains, whither he had gono to visit his country homo. M.unro was loru In 1825. Ib.5 started tho Fireside "Companion in 1S07 and tho Seaside Xlbrary lu 1877. Ho ucoumulated a ibrtuno and in reccutyeurs contributed liberally to educational and benevolent dnstitutious. VIRGINIA. Deadly Work of n J'liniiel-Nliiiped Cloud Two Persons Killed, RoANOKi:, Va., April 2.". Yesterday afternoon about -1:30 o'clock a cyclone, accomoanlcd by hall and a Very heavy rain fall, struck tho city of Salem, seven miles west of here, and besides blow ing down several barns, unroofing out houses and uprooting trees, complotu ly demolished two houses, In ono of which a family of eight colored poo plo resided, all of whom and thrco others were in tho house at tho tlmo of tho disaster. Juno Harris and her live-year-old son wero taken dead from tho ruins, aud of tho others four wero bad ly injured, one, a four-year-old girl, being fatally hurt. Surgical asslstanco was promptly rendered by physicians, and tho wants of tho homeless wero also attended to. Tho cloud, n dark, funnel-shaped one, camo up suddenly from tho southwest, cutting a comploto swath of about lf0 feot wherever It passed. Considerable .damage was done In other places in Rouuoko county. ROBDERS KILL TWO. Woinru Murdered mill a Ainu Wounded In ii Maryland Hamlet. La Plata, Md., April 2:.. Tho dead bodies of Mrs. Joseph Cocking and Miss Daisy Miller, her niece, and tho unconscious form of Joseph Cocking, wero found early yesterday in the vil lage store kept by tho Cookings at Hill Top, a hamlet noAr here. Ilobbcry had been tho Incentive for tho murders. Tho women were on an upper floor of tho store and wero struck dead with a blunt Instrument supposed to have been an iron bar. Cocking was left for dead in tho collar. Ho had been bound with a heavy rope and brutally treated, and Is suffering from frightful wounds about tho head, but probably will recover. RELIEF WORK FORBIDDEN. Amurlu.in Missionary it t lladjlii Accused of Abetting Treason. London, April 2."). A Constantinople dispatch says: 4,lly an order from Stumboul, an American missionary at Hadjtu has been forbidden to givo relief. Tho vail there has formally accused him of being the abettor of treason, bn tho ground of tho protendod discovery of an Insurrec tionary plot, in connection with which many young mon have been arrested. Thoro aro many threats of a renewal of the massacre at Kharput Crowds of Armenians would emigrate to America, but tho government refuses its. permission. Typhoid fovor is rag ing all around, aud it is unsafe for foreigners to travol ithout an escort" IMPROVEMENT NOTED. liradstreet's Nur Huslness ut Kansas City nnd St. Louis In Plukluir Up. New Yokk, April 2.. llrudstroot's says: The feeling is more hopeful at many trado centers owing to continued improvement of demand in retail lines, better weather, generally favorablo crop prospects and tho activity which naturally follows renewed building operations, distribution of implements and farm supplies, and attendant ac tivity. More favorablo reports from commercial travelers and from those representing Pittsburgh, St Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Milwaukee houses. FATHER AGAINST SON. Terrible Ilesult of i Dnnipstln Feud nt Union City, I'ii. Ci.kvki.ani, O., April 2."). A special from Union City, Pa., says: This town was the scene of a double tragedy this morning. Simon Hasselbach, aged 70, and his son William, engaged in a quarrel. Both wero drunk and tho young man seized an ax and attempted to kill his father. Tho old man drew a revolver and shot his son. Seeing what ho had done tho old man turned tho weapon on himself and sent a bullet through his temple. Roth will die. Wisconsin talent won. Given t tin Decision Over Northwestern University In it Joint Debate. Ciiicaoo, April 25. In tho dobato between tho university of Wisconsin and Northwestern university tho former was given tho victory by tho unanimous decision of the judges, who wore Don M. Dickinson, William War ner, of Kansas City, and Judge Rutin, of Chicago. Tho question for dobato was: "Is It desirablo that Cuba belong to the United States?" Wisconsin hud tho negative side. SATOLLPS SUCCESSOR. Mr. Avcrilarl, Now tn Mcxlrn, Coming to tho United States. Sr. Lor is, April 25. Tho apostolio delegate, Cardinal Satolll, will bo succeeded in this country by Mgr. Avordnri, tho present nuncio to Mexi co. Ho will come to tho United States immediately upon finishing his work in Mexico, where ho is now engaged in making a thorough inspection of tho condition of the Catholic church government in that republic. "DISCOURAGED" CUBANS. Senor Castillo TulkN or nnVi'lut; Thorn "In ducements lo hurrender." Madiiid, April 25. Senor Cnnovas del Castillo has declared that tho Cu ban rebels are convinced that, they will not bo recognized as belligerents and that they are, therefore, greatly discouraged. Ho hays 1,500 of them have recently yielded, and that if this course is continued at this rato tho government will offer them induoo uients to surrender. CYCLONE !N GRANT'S STATUE UNVEILED. Union I.c'imuo ( 1n' at llroolclyu Hits ICrort nl ii Hciiuty. Riiooici.yn, April 27. The fine eques trian stutuo of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, which tho Union League club, of Rrboklyn, bought for presentation to this city, was unveiled here with im posing ceremonies. The veil wus lift ed from the statue by tho hand of lit tin Ulysses Grant, grandchild of tho general and third son of Col. Fred Grant, of Now York. Tho statue, re puted judges say, is a beauty of its kind. It is of heroic size, 10 feet high, made of bronze and weighs lid tons. William Ordway Partridge was tho sculptor. Its base is a square granito block i'i tons In weight, supporting three similar blocks. The general is repre sented in soldier dress, his slouch hat drawn well on his head and overcoat on. Tho horse stands with his four feet firmly planted on the pedestal, head up, ears alert Asldo from tho unveiling tho groat feature of tho cele bration was tho military parade, about 0,000 men being in line. BIG FIRE AT CRIPPLE CREEK. Tlio oloriulo Minim; Town Visited by Wl, 000,000 liliizo. Ciiiiti.i: Ciiiikk, Col., April 27. The greater part of this town was burned on Saturday. All tho theaters, dance halls and sporting resorts, wero de stroyed, together with the post otllce, tho First national bank, the Midland railroad depot and trestles, the Times newspaper otllce and many stores. An angry woman in a dance hall throw a lamp at her lover and started tho fire. Tho loss was roughly estimated at over 1,000,00!). With a, 000 people ren dered homeless in a day, of course lodging houses are in greatest demand, and many of thu.se aro rapidly progressing. Fortunately, tho weather Is remarkably fine, so that tho sleeping in open air does not en tail suffering nnd few have been com pelled to do this. Already the work of rebuilding tho burned district has begun, and last night, by tho light of tho full moon, nails were being driven in many houses. R U SSELL SAYS N AY. IIo Itrqupsts Democrat Not to Uso Ilia N unci for tho Presidency. Nkw Yoitrc, April 27. Tho World prints tho following signed statement of ex-Gov. Russell, of Massachusetts, in responso to a question from one of its staff correspondents: I nm ffrcntly surprised to hour that tho action of tho Miissuohusetto convention has at tracted any spcclul attention outsldo tho state. Whilo I Kruatly appreciate tho uotnpllinont of an Indorsement by my state. I am not seeking the nomination, nor am I desirous of being tho candidate, nor do I wish any movement mudo In any state In my Interest. On tho contrary, I havo already earnestly re quested that no uucli movcmimt bo made In any other state by friends of mine. Mv belief Is that It Is alt Important that when tho Chi cago convention meets Its detonates should bo nbsolutoly free to dollborato and act clear of nil Instructions or pledges of even expressed proferunccs at loast so far as I am concerned. I don't know that any movement porsonal to mo Is contemplated. If It Is, I request and In sist that It should not be made. WILL INCLUDE DEMOCRATS. Tho A. 1. A. Investigation of Presidential nndldates Will Not Mop with ltopub llcnim. Washington, April 27. It is stated on excellent authority that the na tional advisory board of tho A. P. A. will fjoon meet again to pass upon tho religious records of tho men whoso names havo been mentioned for tho democratic nomination. The records of Cleveland, Carlisle, Russell, Pattl son, Olney, Itland, Roles, Tillman, Matthews, Campboll and others will be gono over and tho order will be no tified which of these men aro objec tionablo and which can pass over. It is probable, however, that tho democratic national convention will adopt a plank condemning the order and, if it does, tho order will havo tho whole party to fight GOLD WILL TRIUMPH. 1'riMllctlon Tlmt tlin Itepiihlli'iin National Convention Will Deolnrn Acnlnnt Silver. Washington, April 27. Tho repub lican nntionul convention at St. Louis will declare against tho free coinago of silvor at sixteen to ono and for gold as tho monetary standard of the United States according to the platforms adopted by tho stato republican con ventions which havo been held. Tho dolegates from states which havo adopted the gold standard as tho basis of our currency system number 400, or a majority of 11 over all possiblo oppo sition. Conventions havo now been held in 28 states, and in all but fivo of theso some expression on the currency question wns made by resolution. lCHtinmtHS K.r Apitrt. Washington, April 27. Thoro is a wide difference between tho estimates of Joseph Manloy and Representative Grosvenor on tho strength of candi dates before the republican national convention. Mr. Grosvenor claims that Gov. McKinley now has 444 dele gates, with 450 necessary to choice. Altogether 711 dolegates havo been olectcd. Mr. Mauley concedes Mr. Mc Kinley 250 delegates and claims 101 for Reed. Agricultural Hill Uimlgneil. Washington, April 27. The presi dent having failed to sign the agri cultural appropriation bill within tho ten day limit, it became a law at mid night Saturday night without his ap proval. Ho was displeased with tho spirit and purpose of somr. of tho sec tions, but not sufficiently so as to veto it. THEY ADVOCATE PEACE. A (Iront Cuthrrlnir nt WimliliiRtou to Urg" linlvnnml Arbitration. Washington, April 23. Thrco hun dred mon mot in Metzerotte's hall yes terday afternoon for a conference to promote the propaganda for interna tional arbitration, which has been supported by many religious and secu lar organizations Blnco tho Venezuelan boundary disputo first inspired talk of war with Great Rritain and tho United States. Thoro was a notlccablo ab sence of government ofllcials. Reforo tho meoting Secrotary Olney was vis ited by a committee who outlined the plans for tho conference and submit ted for Ills approval tho resolutions which will bo presented to tho confer ence to-day. Tho secretary of state found nothing to criticise in tho reso lutions and expressed sympathy with tho objects of tho meeting. After a few words of welcome In bohalf of tho' local committee nnd the municipal au thorities of Washington, ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster, tho tempo rary chairman, said: "Compulsory ar bitration between nations prcsentB problems and dillicultics not easy of solution, and it will be a great gain to the general cause if out of your delib erations a plan shall be evolved which will meet tho objections and solve tho diflictilties. It seems a Utopian Idea to anticipate a general disarmament of nations in our generation, and until barbarism aud the spirit of conquest and oppres sion shall be banished from the earth governments will be forced to maintain armies and navies. Rut certainly among people who profess to bo gov erned by tho principles of a common Christianity and especially between nations kindred in lineage, language and constitutions, a better method of adjusting tho differences which must arise between tliem must bo found than by tho blood arbitrament of war. The English-speaking raco is by far the most numerous of the great Caucasian family, and to it Is intrusted by Provi dence tho highest interests of civiliza tion and Christianity in tho world; nnd if this conference shall result in a permanent plan whereby their differ ences may bo adjusted by arbitration, it will win for itself the famo of ono of tho memorablo assemblies of all history." WHAT SENATOR BRICE THINKS. An Ktuphntlo Declaration That Neither l'ltitform Nor L'nndldato Will He for Free Sliver. Washington, April 23. Senator Rrice has changed his mind. He is going to tho Chicago convention. He will go thoro full of light and will neither expect nor tako quarter. Speaking on tho subject, ho said: "In my opinion, there will ho a good deal of talk about a free coinage platform until about tho middle of June or the 1st of July, but after that It will dis appear. There will bo no freo coinage plank in tho Chicago platform, and there will be no freo silver candidate nominated. It is possiblo that there may bo a majority of silver men in the convention, but you mark my word, there will bo no freo coinago plank. Tho democratic party will not 'commit hari-kari this year." ANOTHER ESTIMATE. . An Oklahoma Mnu Has Collected Presiden tial Preferences of Itopubllcan Club MAii. lierH. Guthihk, Ok., April 23. In nnswer i I I..14 .1 l ! 1 lu F"" " "' socreiuries OI icuuumuu,. uu uorg wiuimmi ims Mi-is-i nliiil -r w"-M rill ! In. tm m w t . a i. a .. . uu. ouaWa UA- (JlUOiliUUO Jk tUUll U IJlltlU 11 JL 1.1113 UIli" paratlvo vote of candidates on first, second ant third ballots. Tho rosult shows that McKinley will bo nomi nated on the second ballot. Estimated vote on tho first and second ballots stands: McKinley, 41!", 419; Reod, 17.'), 109; Allison, 140, 195; Quay, 02, 02; Cul lom. 48, 0; Morton, 70, 70; Rradley, 20, 20; Manderson, 10, 0. OKLAHOMA'S ANNIVERSARY. Now Sovcn Years Since the First Itun fox I.iind Was Made. Guthihk, Ok., April 23. Wednesday was tho seventh anniversary of the opening of Oklahoma to settlement and was observed as a holiday generally throughout tho territory. In this city all business was suspended' and ath letic games, baseball and races wore held at the stato fair grounds. At the territorial agricultural college at Still water, normal school at Edmond and university at Norman appropriate pub lie exoreisos wero held and largely at tended. LOUISIANA ELECTION. Iteforni Tloket Carries Now Orleans Trouble Promised Over tho Governor ship. Nkw Oiu.kans, April 23. The elec tion in this stato yesterday passed off very quietly, especially in Opelousas, where tho "regulators" did not offer the slightest opposition to any votes. In this city, despito the existence of ono of tho strongost rings in tho coun try, tho citizens' lcoguo won by an av erago majority of 10,000. Fostor, dem ocrat, probably carried tho stato by 10,000, although Pharr, his opponont, claims election and says ho will bo in augurated. A German Karon Disgraced. Rr.w.lN, April 23. Raron von Ham merstcln, formerly editor of tho Kruci Zeltung, aud a leader of tho conserva tive party, was sentenced to three years' ponal servitude, to bo deprived . of his civil rights for fivo years and to .,.,.... !.,.-. 1 mil i.inflra Tlin nlinvnni air'aiiiHt him were forgery, fraud and breach of trust. A. P. A. AGAINST BLAND. Ill Wlfo Iin rinvout.Monibrror tho Itotnnn Crtthollo Clinrrh. St. Lorts, April 24. Tho Republic says: Every indication points to a bit ter fight on "Silver Dick" Rland in tho event of an effort being mado in tho Chicago convention to nomiuuta him for tho presidency of tho United States. It has leaked out that Mrs. Rland is a dovout member of tho Cath olic church, nnd has raised her chil dren in that faith. Tho opposition to tho nomination of tho great sixteen to ono free silver apostlo will como from tho members of tho A. P. A. As fur as could bo learned hore, Rland is not a member of tho church, and is inclined to bo liberal in his views of religion, but tho members of tho secret rellgio-polltical organiza tion that will opposo his nomination, nnd his election if ho succeeds in being nominated in spito of their opposition, will not spare him for that It is sufficient for them to know that a member of tho family Is allied with tho Catholic church to lead them to make a fight on any man who seeks political preferment An authorita tive announcement that tho A. P. A. would fight Rlnnd's nomination and election was given to a reporter by Judge Stevens, state prcsldont of tho order for Missouri, and member of the national executive board. PEACE CONFERENCE CLOSED. I'rnHldntt Kllot Attnckn (Invrlhiid'H For eign Policy ltonolutlon Adopted. Washington, April 21. Tho confer ence for international arbitration, which has been a very harmonious one, closed last night with a mass meeting at Allen's opera house, in tho course of which Presidont Eliot, of Harvard, severely arraigned tho policy of President Cleveland and Secretary Olney. following resolutions wero adopted: That In tho judgment of this conference re ligion, humanity nnd justtco as well as tho material Interests of clvillzod society, demand tho immediate establishment botwoon tho United States and Groat Dntaln of a per manent systom of arbitration. That It Is earnestly rocotnmended to our Kovornmont so soon as It Is assured of a corre sponding disposition on tho part of tho Urltlsh Rovornmunt to uogottnto a treaty providing for tho widest practicable application of the I method of arbitration to International contro versies. That a comtntttco of this conforcr.ee bo ap pointed to proparo and prosont to tho president of tho United States a memorial rospectfully urging tho taking of such steps on tho part of tho United Status as will best conduce to tho end In view. FINEST IN THE WORLD. New Santa Fo Hospital nt Touoka Now Completed It lost 8100,000. Topeka, Kan., April 24. The final inspection has been made of tho new Santa Fe hospital building by the trustees of tho association and'its ac ceptance from the contractors will fol low within a day or so. Tho erection of this magnificent hospital building wns commencod in the summer of 1803. Its cost, exclusive of tho site, has been S100.000. This fund was raised entirely through a system of monthly assess ments upon every employe of tho great Santa Fo railroad from tho general manager down. It is claimed by tho Santa Fo people that tho new hospital at Topeka is tho finest railroad hospital in the world. It is being furnished with tho most modern surgical appliances and tho bes,t approved equipment for treat ing disease. Some time during the month of May a great public reception wiu bjJ held at fcho nQW buildln after whioh it will bo opened for its Intended USes to the Santa Fo employes. A FAVORITE SON. Pennsylvania Presents the Name of Senator Matt Quay for President. IlAitmsiiURO, Pa., April 24. Repre sentatives of tho republicans of Penn sylvania assembled hero In convention yesterday and formally launched tho boom of United States Senator M. S. Quay for tho presidential nomination. This feat was accomplished among scones of much turbulence. Men ordi narily sedato lost thoir tempers and said harsh things to each other, and at least ono distinguished gentleman mado demonstrations of violence. Tho violent scenes wero tho result of tho efforts of the anti-Quay dele gates to secure the adoption of a resolution naming McKinley as tho second choico of the convention. After an exciting debate tho proposition was defeated by u vote of 178 to 05. The Quay dologatcs-at-large, headed by Gov. Hastings, wero elected practically without opposition. Two Congressmen Fight with Inkstand. Washington, April 24. Representa tives Hall, of Missouri, and Money, of Mississippi, got into an altercation in tho room of tho houso committee on naval affairs this morning, which quickly resulted in the uso of force. Roth men threw inkstands at each other. Money was hit on the back of the head, sustaining an ugly gash, from which tho blood flowed copiously. Ho was removed to tho barbershop aud his wound dressed. Collision on n Hallway. St. Louis, April 24. A special to tho Scripps-McRao leaguo from Mount Vernon, III., says a westbound freight on the Louisvlllo & Nashvlllo road ran into tho roar ond of a passengor train on tho Evansvillo & Terro Hauto rail road last night, killing Rrakemon W. E. Driscoll and F. R. Thompson and ' '- seriously injuring Charles Finney, ,Ta- ob Lalb, William Turner and Pat I Mwoney, all railroaders. No passcn- I gers wero injureu. y i' V m