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A CHRISTMAS STORM. Serious Damage By Wind in Indiana and at St. Louis. Al Washington, Intl.. n rive-Story llulldlua Wns Completely Destroyed mid I. Ives Wero JjUht Itiiiiincw on Worlil'n l'nlr Ground. Washington, Ind., Doc. 2G. The most terrific windstorm that ever JJjAxjd over this vicinity struck Wash ington yesterday afternoon. There was much damage and possible fatalities. A new five-story building of the Cin cinnati Heating company was leveled to the ground and It is possible that lives were lost In the debris, as many visitors were in the building during the .afternoon. The storm was so sudden that It Is probable the people remained In the building for protection. The chief of the fire department is con ducting a search to learn if any lives were lost. The loss to the building is 20,000, and other damage resulted. Telephone and telegraph wires nro down. Seymour also reports damage by the storm. Serious Damairo nt St. Louis. St. Louis, Dec. 20. Almost zero weather prevailed last night in St Louis and vicinity. The day opener comparatively warm and cloudy, but in the afternoon a decided chango set in, the sky clearing and the tempera ture was accompanied by a high win? that gained a velocity of 40 miles an hour, doing considerable damage in urious parts of the city. At the lielght of the blow portions of the cast .and north walls of the partially com pleted $1,000,000 Buckingham hotel at West Pino and King's highway were blown down, causing damage estimated nt $75,000. The building had been leased for the world's fair period by the Buckingham club, of which Miss Helen M. Gould Is a member, but the contractor says this accident will no! interfere with its completion on time On the world's fair grounds near by considerable damage resulted from the wind, which blew down scaffolds and wrecked some temporary structures. SHE PUNISHED A BOY. JLor Th U MIhm aiuudliii, an Oklnhn mil Seliool-Tenoher AViik Attacked by a AVholu Family. Lawton, Ok., Dc. 20. Miss Mary J. "Maudlin at her schoolhouse, near Junction City, whipped a boy named Charley Gay. This incensed the boy'a mother and she appeared at tho school house with two grown daughters as backers to clean out the schoolma'am. "I'll kill you," exclaimed Mrs. Gay, .as sho entered tho school room, and she let fly a few sticks of stovewood that were handy. Tho school-teacher, who is young 'but gritty, showed fight. In tho free-for-all that followed sho was pretty severely handled, although the fists ol her assailants were the chief weapons used. One of tho Misses Gay finally ran Miss Maudlin Into tho school yard and sho camo on to report to the county superintendent. Tho teacher's :faco Is much bruised. IMITATING PAT CROWE. VUlackmallcrs lit St. Joseph. Mo., Threaten to Kidnap Son of Millionaire Tootle Unless Given Money. St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 20. Letters oi ;a threatenlpg character have beenre celved'by Milton Tootle, a millionaire .banker of St. Joseph, for several weeks. Various sums havo been demanded by blackmailers. In the last letter a de mand was made for $1,000. Mr. Tootle Wednesday night drove in an open buggy, as directed, to a secluded spot in tho outskirts of the city. He was preceded, however, by six mombera of tho police force and some friends, all heavily armed. They secreted themselves in tho brush. Two suspi cious characters were seen by tho po lice, but they quickly disappeared Tho blackmailers aro using methods .similar to thoso employed in the Cudahy kidnaping case and have threatened to spirit away tho young son of Tootle. Topoku Child I'eriwlieH by I'M re. Topoka, Kan., Dec. 20 Lellls Law, tho six-year-old child of Perry Law, a Santa Fo shopman, was burned to death. Its clothes caught fire from 'the kitchen stove and before the flames could bo put out tho child's body was burned to a crisp. A Quiet Christmas at tho White House. Washington, Dec. 20. Christinas at the white house was a quiet day. President Roosevelt's morning ride was I' 1 .1 .1 i A t . ... 1 i , , , . naaiiuuuuu uiui uu iingm aucnu tno funeral services of Mrs. Hoar. Prior to this he spent an hour at his desk. lliirned (12,000 HunIu-Ih of WliPiit. Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 2C Fire last night destroyed a granary and an ele vator of tho Jem Milling company con taining about C2.000 bushels of wheat. Loss, $80,000; covered by Insurance. lloch Not a Canllldate. Marlon, Kan., Dec. 25. B. W. Hoch has decided that ho will not bo a can didate for tho nomination for governor before tho Kansas republican conven tion next year. REGIME OF TURMOIL AND RIOT Passengers on n Steamer from San Do inlncu Declare Anarchy mill ltuvotutlou Hold Absolute Sway. New York, Dec. 27. Tho Clyde lino Uoamer New York nrrlved Saturday from San Domingo, having boon sub lected to considerable delay in loading and discharging cargo at ports of tho rovolution-swept island. Cabin pas sengers on board said that tho wholo jountry was In a turmoil of riot, an archy and revolution within revolu tion. Communication between ports, they said, was suspended and all tele graph wires wero down. At Porto Plata, tho homo of Morales, tho people were his ardent supporters, It was re ported until ho wont to San Domingo City, when a strong Jlminez. party de veloped. It was said that Morales would send the war vessels to Bombard tho town to put down tho revolt. Mncnrls Surrenders to Itebels. Washington, Dec. 27. United Statc3 Minister Powell reports to tho state Sopartment from San Domingo con firming tho cabled announcement that tho town of Macorls has pronounced In favor of Jlminez and ndds that troops from that place under tho in surgent flag are marching on tho city Df San Domingo. A great many ar rests are being made at tho capital but othcrwlso everything is quiet. A CRUSH FOR A DINNER. Sevcrnl Women mid Clilldrmi Hurt In Try ing to Out a Fret) Meal nt Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 2S. During a stam pede of the 10,000 men, women and :hlldren waiting for admission, which followed tho opening of tho doors of the Coliseum, where the Volunteers of Christmas dinner, several glass doors woro demolished and tho dozen police men on duty at tho place managed to restore order with tho greatest diffi culty. In tho rush several women and children wero knocked down and trampled on, but none was seriously , Injured. The crowd was the largest that ever assembled at such an affair In Chicago and when every one had been satisfied not a morsel of tho tons of food remained. A lllc Salo of Whisky. Cincinnati, Dec. 28. Levy Bros., of this city, have bought 25,000 barrels of Kentucky bourbon from the Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse company, a branch of the whisky trust, paying for the same more than $400,000. The whisky Is In tho Rlpy bonded ware house near Lawrenceburg, Ky. Be fore It can be secured the tax of $48 per barrel must be paid, amounting to $1,200,000, making the whole deal in volve over $1G00,000. Death of MnJ. Malcolm McDowell. Chicago, Dec. 27. Maj. Malcolm Mc Dowell, widely known as an iron and J steel expert, Is dead, at tho age of 75 years. Ho was tho youngest brother of the late Maj. Gen. Irvln McDowell, who commanded the federal troops ut tho first battle of Bull Run. Maj. Mc Dowell was ald-de-camp on his broth er's staff during that battle. Deceased was an intimate friend of Gens. Grant, Sherman, Logan and of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Colorado College's laboratory Completed. Colorado Springs, Col., Dec. 28. Col orado collego has completed its new laboratory building, which it has takon 2, years to construct. It Is regarded as one of tho host structures for scien tific purposes in tho country and Jt is to be dedicated with a series of scien tific conferences on February 22 and 23 which will be attended by a large number of tho leading scientific men of tho country. Russia (live Hush Order for Meat. Des Moines, Ia Dec. 28. Tho Cudahy Packing company, of South Omaha, is just in receipt of a rush or der for 1,000,000 pounds of extra mesa meat for the Russian government. The shipment must be made from South Omaha so as to reach San Fran cisco before January 20. On that date tho Russian ships will be prepared to sail from that port with tho beef on board. Train Service from Knld to Tulsa. Guthrie, Ok., Dec. 28. Train serv ice will be inaugurated on tho Arkan sas Valley & Western railroad, ex tending from Enid, Ok., to Tulsa, I. T., a distance of 130 miles, commencing to-day. The new road will bo operated under management of tho Frisco sys tem. It is reported tho road will latex bo extended to Alva, Ok. Woll-Known Congrociitloniii Divine. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 27. Rov. Dr. Georgo Edward Street, pastor Emeri tus of Congregational church at Exe ter, N. H., died hero of heart disease, nged 00. Ho was widely known for lU historical writings, and as a corporaU member of tho American board oJ commissioners of foreign missions; Shoo Merchant Tires of Life, St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 27. Tho dead body of Phillip F. Wenz, secretary ol tho Wenz Shoe company of this place, was found hanging by a wire from tho roof of an empty box car In thi Burlington yards. Wenz Is suppose to have committed sulcldOi HUMAN LIFE CHEAP. Wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio Kills Nearly 75 Passengers. rraln It tinning nt Tcrrllle Ppced Crashed Intu 11 I.innhur I'llo and the Coaches l'lungcd Down thu Km biiukmont; Connellsvlllo, p"a7"Dec. 21. With a terrible crash and a grinding uoiso tho Dunuosno limited, tho fastest through passenger train from Pitts burg to Now York on tho Baltimore &. Ohio, plowed into a pile of lumber at Laurel Run, two miles wc3t of Daw ion, at 7:45 o'clock yesterday evening uuil It Is known that 01! per sons were killed, 25 probably mor tally Injured and 50 slightly hurt. Tho train left Pittsburg in tho evening, running a few minutes lrttc. In charge of Engineer William Thornley, of Con tiollsvlllc. When approaching Laurel Run, which Is a particularly line piece of roadbed, the train was running at a high rate of speed. Suddenly the passengers wero thrown from their seats by tho Hghtnlng-llko application of tho air brakes and n moment later thoro was a terrific crash. Tho train .vas made up of two baggage, two day coaches, one sleeper and 0110 dining car and at tho time was carrying, a' the lowc3t 03tlniato, 150 passcngors. Tho train plowed along for a consid erable distance and tho cars were torn to pieces, passengers jumping, scream, ing and falling from tho wreck as It loro along. Suddenly tho engine swerved to tho loft and tho coaches plunged down over tho embankment to the edge of the Youghiogheny river. The minute tho cars stopped rolling there was a wild scene. Many wore pinioned beneath tho wrockago and the screanvs and cries that rent the air wero beyond description. Many wero Injured in their mad excitement and plunged into the river. Others pinioned beneath tho heavy timbers, pleaded In agonized tones for release. So terrific was the force of tho wreck that nearly every passenger suffered a moment's unconsciousness and many of the able-bodied men woro unable to assist In helping the Injured from tho wreck on account of having fainted. MUST CHANGE THEIR BASE. Colombian Troop Now Cumplnc; at the la land of I'lnos Cannot Itemalii There. Says Uncle Sum. Washington, Dec. 24. The following cablegram was received at tho navy department from Rear Admiral Cogh lan, dated Colon: "Mayflower reports met with Pixon, carrying 300 men and munitions bound from base at Tumate." The Tumato islands being a part ol Colombian territory the department Is without any power to act beyond observing the movements of this de tachment of Colombian troops. The situation at tho Island of Pines, how ever, U quite different, as that Island Is within Panama territory and It la not to be expected that tho 80 or moro Colombians who were landed thoro will bo permitted to remain. HE STOLE A STAMP. Kllsvrorth Do franco Get Ills liberty After Serving a Term of Fifteen Year. Sioux City, la., Dec. 24. Ellsworth P. Do France stepped frdm tho stato penitentiary yesterday a free man, after having served a term of 15 years, less good behavior time, for tho theft of a two-cent postage stamp. Tho caso is the most remarkable In tho his tory of western courts. Do Franco was convicted in the United States dis trict court of Nebraska for holding up a mall car. Although It was shown at his trial that he secured only a two cont postage stamp, ho was sentenced to Imprisonment for life. Tho matter was carried to President McKlnloy dur ing his term of office, who commuted tho sentence to 15 years' imprison ment. Itlow to Ticket Scalper. Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 21. The su premo court has denied the writ of pro hibition asked by tho St. Louis ticket brokers against railways entering that city, to onjoln tho circuit court from enforcing injunctions preventing tho sale by them of execursion tickets for world's fair trafllc, on tho ground that tho lower court has the jurisdiction In (inch cases. Georgia's Governor Favor's Treaty. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24. In a speech hero last night Gov. Terrlll said: "I most heartily indorse tho recognition of the Independence of Panama by President Roosevelt, which means tho construction of an isthmian canal, a thing In which wo, as .southerners, aro most deeply and most vitally Inter ested. It Is not and cannot be made a party matter." l'ardon for Kx-l'resldent Holder. Washington, Dec. 24. Davis V. Rlo Ber, who was convicted in Kansas City or misusing certain credits of tho Mla eourl national bank of Kansas City, of which ho was president, is pardoned. Ho was convicted In 1899 and sentenced to imprisonment for six years. SUNK BY AN ICE GORGE. Tho Steamboat Grapevine (lorn Down nt Cincinnati with All Iter Cargo Other 11 oats In Danger. Cincinnati, Dec. 28. Tho packot Etcainhoot W. II. Grapevine was sunk at tho public landing hero yesterday by nn lco gorge, being tho second boat sunk hero by ico within a week. With moving ico '.sn foot thick other craft and wharfboats aro In danger. Tho loss of the Grapevine, including cargo, Is moro than $10,000. Nono of- tho cargo was saved and It had como from Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia points up the rlvor heavily loaded. Cnpt. Davis and Mato Tucker woro tho Inst to lcavo tho boat after all otlipm wero landed. Tho Idler, a plcasuro excursion steamer owned by a club, was ground to pieces by tho lco hero last night aft er being broken from her moorings. A JOURNEY'S SAD END. Miss llennntt, Who dime from ICnglatut to llo Married. Arrives In Time for Her llelrotht'd'H I 'un era I. McKcesport, Pa., Doc. 28. Aftor a Journey of nearly 4,000 miles, which was to havo had Its termination at tho nuptial altar, Miss Lillian Bennett, of Wodnesbury, Eng., yesterday stood in tho presonco of tho remains of her bo trothed, Ambrose Good, who was killed In tho wreck of tho Dilqucsno limited last Wednesday ovonlng. Tho scene In tho llttlo darkened parlor of tho homo of Thomas R. Good, a brother of Anibroso, was pathetic. Just across tho street from tho homo of Thomas Good stands tho cottngo which Miss Bennett's husband had purchased and furnished for her. To-day, which was , to havo been tho last before tho wed ding, will witness tho funeral. A CHOIR GOES ON STRIKE. The l'ustor of 11 I'rcshytcrlan Church Cause Trouble by Criticising the Slnccrs for Kiitlng Candy Dnrlnir Service. Montreal, Quo., Doc. 28. Molvillo church, the leading Presbyterian place of worship In Westmount, tho fashion able residence suburb of Montreal, was without tho services of a choir yester day. In his sermon on Christmas morning Rov. T. W. Wlnfield, pastor of tho church, sevoroly criticised tho members of tho cjioir for eating candy during tho progress of tho service. As a, result of tho criticism a deputation from tho choir waited upon tho rov erend gentleman on Saturday and re quested a retraction. This ho refused to make and as a result tho choir, without an exception, went out on strike. TALLEST BUILDING ON EARTH. On Lower llroiidwny In New York Will lie Krected h dfi-Stnry Structure to Cost 8 IO. OOO.OOO. Now York, DecT 27. Tho tallest building on earth is to bo orccicd in lower Broadway If tho present plana aro carried out. With flvo stories bo low tho street level, 40 stories high ! from tho entrance to the top floor and surmounted by a 00-foot tower, the gi gantic now building will havo a total height of 015 feet, making It over twlco as high as tho Flatiron building, and almost as tall again as tho Park Row building, which nt present hold tho rocord. Tho building would extend one full block on Broadway and Its cost Including tho sito will reach $10,000, 000. MEMORIAL TO HIS FATHER. InmeM Gordon Ilennett Will Lay Out mid Adorn 11 l'ark In New York City for the I'uhllc Use. Now York, Dec. 27. Announcement Is made of tho purposo of James Gor don Bennett to lay out and adorn a largo park to bo dedicated to tho pub lic uso and "pleasure, In memory of his father, tho foundor of the Herald. It will lie between tho Boulevard Lafay ette and Broadway, north of 182nd street and lands now owned by Mr. Bennett will be dovoted to thin end. Upon the highest elevation within Its bounds will bo reared a monument to James Gordon Bennott, tho elder. Died Hefore 1 1 In Sweetheart' Kycs. Knoxvllle, Tenn., Dec. 28. In tho parlor of the homo of his sweetheart, Miss Suslo Glllam, to whom he was to have been married on Christmas day, J. L. Householder, aged 20, la3t night drank carbolic acid while ho had sent tho young lady from tho room to get him a drink of water and died In ter rlblo agony a few minutes later beforo hor eyes. For somo reason unknown tho wedding was postponed. I.nree for Head of Hook Inland. New York, Dec. 27. L. F. Loreo. president of tho Baltimore & Ohio rail road, will on January 1 next become president of tho Rock Island company, succeeding William B. Leeds. The lat ter will continue as a member of the Rock Island company's executlvo com inlttee. K Nebraska Candidate for Vice I'resldont. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 28.' Tho republic uns of Nebraska have organized a com mlttee composed .of party leaders to further tho candidacy of John L. West er for tho vice presldoncy before the republican national convention in 1S01 CARES FOR MANY VETERANS. In tho Government' IIoiiipn tot SoldliTN of (tip AVnr Are Over nil.OOO IiimntcN. Washington, Dec. 20. According to a report mado by Brig. Gon. George II. Burton, who has Just completed a tour of inspection of tho various branches of tho nationnl soldiers' home, it was shown that during last year 33,157 old soldiers havo been cared for. Tho annual por capita cxponso of this mnlntenanco wns $111.70, which Is an Increase of 20 per coht. during tho past thrco yonrs, ascribed to tho general advanco In tho cost of food products. Of tho Inmates 25,108 aro drawing pensions of from $0 to $72 per month, aggregating a total of $3,1 GG, 734. Eleven mombor3 havo cash bal ances of moro than $1,000 onch to their credit. WILL WEED OUT DOWIEITES. Tim Children of Zionist Who Aro Not Vne clnateil to lie Debarred from the I'nh lld Schools of Chit-ago. Chicago, Dec. 20. All children oC Dowlcltes will bo oxcluded from tho public schools of Chicago January 4 by order of tho health department. Tho general overseer of Zlon has made his followers bollovo that vaccination does not prevent smallpox. Tho hoalth department has decided that all chil dren shnll bo vaccinated or bo debarred, from tho public schools. Tho Zlon children will bo segregated by requir ing nil pupils to presont certificates of vncclnatlon.. Tho nnmcs and addressed of all children who fall to comply with tho order will bo forwarded to tho health dopartniont. BRAWLS IN KANSAS CITY. In Drunken Quarrels Yesterday One Man Was Killed and Twenty-Seven Others Injured. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 20. One man was killed and 27 others woro moro or less sovoroly Injured yesterday In Kun bbs City In fights of 0110 kind and an other, most of them being drunken brawls resulting from too unrestricted celobratloiiH of Chrlstmns. Tho one death was that of Kdward Stark, a ne gro, who was shot by another negro, during a general fight at a houso near Twenty-fourth and Oak streets. In many of tho other fights knives woro used, and sovcral of tho victims aro severely injured. Itockefeller Given Anonymously. Chicago, Dec. 25. In addition to tho $1,850,000 John D. Rockofollor is an nounced to havo given tho University of Chicago, $1,09G,4GG donated by an anonymous donor for "special pur poses" Is bollovcd to. havo como from him. This makes tho grand total of his contributions to tho university for tho yoar $2,94G,4GG. Since 1889 ho has contributed $14,398,374 to tho univer sity. llo Threatened the lllch. Chicago, Dec. 2G. Tho source of mysterious lottors, demnnding largo sums of money, which for tho last six months havo been rocolved by mon high In tho financial world of Now York and Chicago, was yestordoy traced to Leo R. Brennan, a commer cial artist of Chicago, and Brennan was arrested as ho was leaving tho genernl post office, where ho had gone in answer to a decoy letter. FcimI Strny Dotf (o Uoiin. Topoka, Kan., Dec. 2G. Tho Humane society of Topoka is investigating a report that a couplo of employes of tho Soils circus, wintering hero, aro feed ing all tho stray dogs to tho lions. As the story goes, these men catch overy stray dog thoy can find and throw it into the cage alivo and watch the lions kill and devour 1L Suicide Follow Kxpomire. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 2G. Crazed by tho dlsgraco of hor arrest on a charge of forgery, under which she had been arraigned and which It is al leged sho virtually confessed, Mrs. Mary Holmes Glbbs, granddaughter of Georgo C. Holmes, former city asses sor, died soon after midnight at her homo, 1100 Central street. Disfranchised for Solllni; Vote. Harrlsburg, 111., Dec. 25. Oscar Gil lespie, of Independence, and John Ma ren, of West End, appeared before County Judgo Thompson and pleaded guilty to selling their votes at a recent election hold in this (Saline) county. Judgo Thompson gave them tho mini mum punishment, disfranchising them from voting for a period of fivo years. An Kartliciuiiko nt I. oh Ani;eleH. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 20. A severe earthquake shock, lasting about eight seconds, occurred hero at 9:45 yester day morning. Tho big buildings In the business center swayed for an In stant as though thoy would fall and people rushed Into tho streots, think ing somo explosion had occurred. No. damago Is reported. Tuft Sails from Manila. Manila, Dec. 25. Gov. Taft was given an enthusiastic farowoll as he took a steamer for San Francisco. Thousands lined tho streots along which ho passed, many delegations coming from outside provinces.