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TWENTY-FJRST YEA II. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOR'NiXG ' , APRIL 5 , 1892. NUMBER 202.
WITH FLOWERS AND SMILES
Hearty Greeting Extended Mr. Springer by
Members of the Hons3 on His Return.
CLOSED DEBATE ON THE FREE WOOL BILL
ArguinrntR Set 1'nrlli liy tlio Doimirrntlc
l.riulrr In Support of the Mcamirr Mr.
' A mend in en t Silver Ils.
) u tli < ; Senate.
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , April 4. It Is pot
often tbat it falls to the lot of man to receive
the generous ovation tbat tbo bouse today
extended to Hon. William M. Springer of
Illinois , chairman of Iho ways and means
committee. The welcome which greeted this
man , who has been to near the Jaws of death ,
was all tno moro significant because it was a
non-partisan ono. H was the welcome which
friend extends to friend , and In the hearty
band clasps that greeted the distinguished
Illinulslan there was all that thankful
sympathy and emotion tbnt only the shadow
of deathVould call forth.
The announcement that Mr. Springer
would clo e the tariff discussion in favor of
bis free wool bill was a surprise to all who
did not understand the indomitable deter
mination of tha man , and as a result the gal
leries wcro well crowded. A little after 12
o'clock the congressman entered his commit
tee room and was received by his colleagues
of the committee. By his side was the devoted -
voted wife , who was his constant companion
and nurse through all his severe Illness.
Shortly ooforc bis disappearance in the
house some friends paid a delicate compli
ment to the Illinois loader by distributing
Bcvorul score of carnations ( the con
gressman's favorite ) throughout the ball.
Almost instantly 11 carnation was seen
in tbo buttou-holo of nearly every mem
ber ou the democratic side. The detK of
Mr. Springer , which hr 'been unoccupied
for six weeks , was decorated with boquets
of carnations , ro cs and bugo calla lilies , and
the surround ing scats were mostly occupied
by democratic members of the ways and
means committee.
It was n lew minutes after 12 o'clock when
the house resolved itself into committee of
the whole with Mr. Ulount as chairman.
r.ret'leit ullli tin OutImr.st ol ApiiIuiiKij.
Thcro was a blight pause as the house
waited for the orator of the day and every
eye was turned towards the entrance at the
ricbt of the speaker's desk. At the lirst
sight ol Mr. Sptinger , who entered the hall
resting lightly on the ana of Congressman
Bryan , his eloquent youus lieutenant of the
ways and means committee , the hous > o burst
into ono great huonluueous roar of npplausu.
The applause only deepened when Cnuirman
Ulount turned with a welcoming smtlo to the
sick man , uud us Congressman Springer
mounted the three steps of the rostrum nnd
praspocT .00 hand eagerly extruded by the
chairman of ' .ho committee of the whole , the
ovuliot icached its climax.
Jt ts unt pftcn that tbo business of the
bouse is suspended lor ten minutes to do
homage or pay respect to a living stute-'inan ,
but that was done today. As Mr. Springer
took his seat tbo applause becuti to subside ,
nn a then the members commenced to tile up
the aisle to grasp him by the hand and wel
come him back to thu House. Politics were
forgotten for a few brief minutes , nnd as
Congressmen Din cloy , Burrows , Hopkins
and other vigorous cfimpilgners'tof the re
publican side crossed over and were followed
l > y dorons ot their colleagues , the smile of
the Illinois leaner was slightly dlmmod by
misty tears of gratitude as ho grasped their
extended hands. During this reception the
clerks blood laic , iuiu the chairman pro tern
awaited the moment thut the convalescent
leader should express a desire to bpoak.
Mr. lrym Krails tlio Sjii-ccli.
"Mr. Chairman , " iaid Mr. Springer , when
order was once moro restored , "I bua hoped
to bo able on this occasion to makebomo ex
tended rfinurus on the pending bill , but the
condition of my health is such that I am ad
monished that 1 caunot do so. I have pro-
pureu a brief statement , however , whicn I
will asu my distinguished friend from Ne
braska , Mr. Bryan , io read for me. "
Another burst of applause followed these
few words of Mr. Springer , which wore clear
and distinct but not in that strong tone
wnicb characterizes his utterances in health.
The eloquent young Nebraskan s'ttlng next
to the chairman c * ihc ways and means com
mittee then read the following closine
tpecch of the Illinois tariff reformer.
.Mr. SprlnmT'H Krinarl < s.
Mr. Speaker In the report of the commit
tee which 1 had tno honor to submit through
the gentleman from Tennessee , Mr. McMll-
lln , on March 1 , IMy , to accompany the bill ,
bouse roll 0007 , to place wool on the frte list
uud to reduce the duties on woolen goods ,
tbo following statement appears :
Prices of wool in tbo United btates nud
England Your committee requested the bu
reau ot statistics to furnish it with a state
ment showing the prices of wool of tbo same
quality in tbo United Status aud Kurnpu
irorn 1SW ) to this time. The bureau of sta
tistics referred the matter to Mr. S. U. N.
North , the secretary of the National Associ
ation of Wool Manufacturers at Boston ,
Mass. , and the special agent of the census
KearcUiug for statistics of woolen manufact
urers. Mr. Nortti provides tbo statement de
sired from u firm of wool merchants in Bos
ton , which is everywhere recognized as au
thority in matters of this kind. The letters
of Mr. North and the statement referred to ,
nre published in the appendix to this renort.
Mr. North , in transmitting this statement ,
explains that in order to institute compari
sons between tbo price of wool in the United
States and Croat Britain , tbo Ohio medium
washed wool has been agreed upon by those
In the trade as the grailo of wool correspond
ing , according to the Port Pninp iloeco , an
Australian wool of substantially the same
quality. Mr. North also explains that tbo
Boston prices of the Ohio wool are given in
cuironcj- from 1MX1 to Ibi'J , when specie pay.
incuts wcru resinned in the United States.
The English prices are all in gold. For tbo
purDoso of comparison Boston crlcos should
bo stated lu gold. The premium on gold In
lb H > * vas .such tbat n curreucy dollar was
only worth VI cents ; this steadily declined
until IbTli , when specie payments were rc-
runicd.
I.ltlle DlllVreiKC In 1'rlccs.
To tbo table as given by Mr. North has
been nctded n column giving tbo gold values
of tbo American wool from 1MW to Ibi. ) . It
will be fccn by the reference to this table
tbnt the London and Boston prices of this
grada of wool varied but little from your to
year down to this , including Ji'Ai. StatUtlcs
for 1MI ! have not yet bcou famished. Jt will
appear that tnoro nro tinioi when the Lon
don prices \\cro greater thau thosein the
United Mutes , but u guncral avorapo would
hbould llttlo difCvrence between the Boston
and London prices. Asthesupricoa are baxcd
on wafihod wool , the duty on foreign wool *
would bo ' 'i cents a pound , and If that
Binout of duty furnished protection to that
extent to tbo American grower this sraJo of
American wool ought to ho worth ' "J
cci.ts a pound moro Hum tha
EOICO grade of wool in London. Instead
of this , however , otaltiiiin too unusual
ycnrs of 1S71 aua INT. , in which the prices
wore ultimately affected by ivilu speculation ,
wo fled lhi.t American wool fo lnp remntn-
inir twenty-thrpo years averaged a little le i >
In price than the foreign wool. This fact
ijiowi tliat the American wool growers do
cot receive any Increase whatever in the
price of ttelr wool by reason of ths tariff ou
icrcicn wools.
Thl tnUum of protection to protect the
wool gmwf r : r.ay be explained by tte condi
tions of the wool iDsniilarturcrs of tbe
United States. Wool manufacturers as a rule
do rot manufacture goods until they receive
order * . Th'.i precaution is necessary lu
order to guard against ever production. The
ordtM i.vJics'.o the ( junllty ot coodi desired
b.y American consumer * for the Jensuing sen. |
son. Those qualities of goods can bo produced - ,
duced onlv by too admixture of foreign
wools with native wools , and by com
bining with these whatever cotton , shoddy
or other adulterants Ubcd to advan
tage. The manufacturer then lirst deter
mines the amount of lorelgn wool required ,
the amount of cotton , thoddy nnd other
adulterants that may bo used to advantage ,
and the amount of domestic wool which wilt
be required to complete tbo component parts
ol dls orders.
Cnullneil in n Limited Mnrkrt.
Tno domestic wool , therefore , Is confined
to n limited market. Its only purchasers nro
American manufacturers. They purchase
onlv what they can u o to ndvantnge. The
remainder is left In the market or in the
producers hand ? , nnd , If there Is a largeyield ,
price * must of necessity bo depressed.
As the- American producer of wool cannot
foil abroad it a profit ha mutt await the
pleasure of the woolen manufacturers , who
tire his solo patrons , nnd take such prices ns
may bo llxcd In the homu market , \\hlch
prices will always be determined by Iho de
mand nnd supply. A mild winter , for in
stance , which would cnusc a falling off of
consumption , would tend to depress the
prices of woolen goods nnd , consequently ,
the prices of wool. There nro many
contingencies which affect price ? of all
kinds , but as a. rule they are governed bv tha
Inexorable law of supply and demand. If
there bo n Inrgo supply"of American wool
and n small demand prices will bo blgti ; if
the opposite condition prevails prices will be
low. A high tariff ouiwoul has ttio effect of
limiting tbe demand of American wools for a
season. Under such tariff neither domestic
wools nor domestic manufactures of wool
can be exported nnd sold ul a profit , and
ojly that nciount of domestic wool will bo
purchased nnd contumed which will bo re
quired to mix with the foreign article , which
must bo used to produce the required quality
nna quantity of goods to supply the hone :
maiKct , Thus it will bo seen that foreign
wool used in this country b.v manufacturers
does not cotno into comuetition with do
mestic wool. The ono is the component of
tbo other , just as' wood and iron in vehicle ?
nro components of each other , oven
tno amount of wool required to corn-
pinto the tiuishcd product. That
which would compete with tbe
domestic wool is khocdy , every round of
which used In the manufacture of woolen
goods dlsp'aoas ono pound of scoured wool
and three pounds of wool in the grease.
Kind * of Wools Comiiured.
It will bo socn from the foregoing state
ment that your committee requested the
bureau of statistics to furnish it with a state
ment showng the prices of wool of the sama
quality in the United States and Eurooo
from IbOG to this time. This request was
transmitted to Mr. S. D. N. North , who is
not only the special acent of tbo census
office in Chicago of the statistics of wool ,
but also the secretary of the National Wool
Manufacturers , wboso principal oftlco is ai
Boston , Mass. Mr. North , in February ,
IS'Ji ' , addressed a letter to tbo chairman of
the ways and means committee , printed on
pages IU ! and 40 of said report , in which ho
states as follows : "I may add that the trade
in Australia wool , which ir. mou nearly cor
responding to the Ohio washed fleece wool ,
is tbo Port Philip llecce , nnd this Is the line
of quotations which should bo studied to
ascertain the relative London and Boston
prices of wool nt any given tinuV
There was transmitted with this letter a
diagram , pnblistied by said association.
which shows the process by marks. This
was not doomed satis-factory , and on Feb-
uary IS , 16'- ) , the chairman of tno ways and
means committee wrote to him requesting
that ho furnish a table compiled from tbo
diagram previously forwarded , showintr in
columns tbo average Boston prices of Ohio
medium washed lloece and thn average Lon
don prices for corresponding dates , of Port
Philip llccco from 1SGG to Ib91.
U'o ibis letter Mr. North replied , under
date of February 15. last , in which a table of
Messrs : Maugher & Avery of Boston was
furnished , with the statement that "tho Port
Pnilip Ueecc is a washed wool , " ns is also
the Ohio lleece quoted. This table Is headed
"Average price in Boston ol Ohio medium
wool and average prieo in London of Port
Phtlii ) Iloeco in American currency from l&GG
to IS'.W-l. ' "
Average 1'rlco in London and ISn > > toii.
This table showed that the actual average
price of wool for twenty-three years was :
Ohio in Boston , 40.20 cents ; Port Philips in
London , 40..ri2 ; showing a difTurenco in favor
ot foreign wool of .20 per pound. This aver
age for twenty-three and twenty-flvo years
has doubtless boon made before , and hence ,
when Mr. North furnished this table to tbo
committee of ways and means ho was un
doubtedly uninformed or in the dark. Mr.
North tirst stated thut the table was in
correct , containing a clerical error rondo by
Mr. Springer , from u table handed bin for
u purpose foreign to that formerly com
piled. Ho lurther .stated that tho"tublo
was not intended to show relative cost ,
but simply relative fluctuations in price ,
which K a very dillerent thing. Mr. North
inadvertently "let tbe cat out of tbe
bag , " as it were , by furnishing tbo commit
tee of wnya ana means with the table , thor
ough in every detail , but the moaning of
which he did not thnn comprehend and now
endeavors to retract or explain away the true
mcuning of Iho table. In this bo has utlcrlv
failed.
The pending bill is in tbe interest of the
wecl growers us well as the wool manufac
turers , out is especially In tbe interests of
the con ? umor. If the report of your commit
tee be carefully consideroj it will be seen
ttiat tbo I'xnarionco of the past quarter of n
century ot hi en protective taritls on wool
nnd lagu protective tariffs on woolen goods
bas itrovod to bo disastrous to the wool
grower , disastrous to the wool manufacturer
and dleostrous to the American consumer.
In conclusion , Mr. Chairman , I dcsiro to
call attention to the lact that placing .raw
material on the free list and the correspond
ing reduction of the duty on refined sugar by
the nut of October 1 , Ib'JO , caused nn in
creased consumption of sugar to the amount
ol tfUXJ per cent during the year IS'Jl , the
first year uftcr its passage.
Soinu llenellts the Hill I'miiilncR.
The passage of Iho pending bill will hnvo
n Mmilar effect. It will cause an increased
consumption of woolen goodj to nn equal
atuouut. Such an increase in the consump
tion of woolen goods during the first year
alter its passage would cause n demand
for wont woolen establishments , and
cause the 1:71 : establishments which
were idn during 1V.U to be
started up nuln. It will demand
increase of capital in such establishments to
the amount of $74UOU,000 ; an Increase in ma
terials to Ho uso'l to Ihe amount of MSOUO-
000 ; in tha product of woolen roods a de
mand for Ul,0j < > ,000 DouLds more of domestic
wool nnd for 27,000,000 pounds more of
foreign wool. It will give mnploymcnt in
woolen factories to fi2,000 more hands and
will increase the amount of wages to bo paid
to such bands to the amount nf tl7U90Kk ( ) .
With Increased demand for wool , prices of
wool will increase , and with this increased
demand for labor wages will nho increase.
Pass this bill and thousand * of feet hi-roto-
fore baru ; thousands of limbs heretofore
inkiJ : : will b clothed in suitable garments
and the condition of all the people will DO
Improved.
Those who favor UR passapo may bo as
sured that they have dnno something to pro-
mom tuo general wealth , koioeihing to scat
ter plenty o'er our milling land.
The speech of Mr. Sprineer , thus deliv
ered , was warmly applauded , and the gen
era ; debute being closed , thu committco took
up thu bill by par.igraous for amendment and
under the llvc-minuto rule.
Anu'iuliiirut l > y Mr , Iturrnm.
Mr. Buvrows moved tc strike out frctn the
first p-migr.iph the provUiuu which places
al ; wools 0:1 tii > frcu list. Ho rood .1 com-
inuulrstic : ) from Mr. North denying ttsatany
mch interpretation could bo placed upon bis
first communication ni bud bccu placed upon
it by the report of the majority of tbe com
mittee on wu ; . t and means.
Tlicro was n vor.v largo number of mem
bers in uttcudance , but they paid UtUe cr no
attention to the * debate. Tbo confusion was
very great ; &o great in fact thut at ono time
Mr. Hurrcw. suggested that the committee
arise and tbo house aojourn ia order to
cosbln tbo member * to carry on their con-
o.s ercoMJ rici : . ]
PUNISHING A CRUEL MOTHER
Mrs. Montague Must Spend One Year in
Prison at Hard Labor ,
RESPONSIBLE FOR HER CHILD'S" DEATH
I'roncli Colonies In Trouble Wnrlc of the
English rurllnmimt CntliollcUin lit
J'rniire Anarchists ( letting
Jtuady fur I.itbur Diiy.
Drnux , April 4. Mrs. Montague , charged
with cruelly treating her children nnd caus
ing tbo death of onu of them by tying her up
by the hands in such a way that she stran
gled to death , was found guilty of man
slaughter and sentenced to imprisonment ior
ono year at hard labor.
A largo moool of the Cronmolx house was
produced In court to show the Jury the exact
position of the dark room and the ring to
which the child bad boon tied. Mrs. Mon
tague , as at all previous court proceedings ,
was attired in deep mourning. Her husband ,
her brother , Captain McMlcklng nnd a lady
friend sat as close to tbo dock as possible.
When the charges against her were read Mrs.
Moutaguo arose and raised tbo veil that had
hitherto concealed her features. In
entering her pica ot not guilty , she
was perfectly cattn and self-possessed.
The prosecution contended that Mr. . Mon
tague had no right to pliiy hazard with her
child. She bad been reckless to a horrible
nnd revolting degree. She had been unjust ,
because extravagant and criminal , because
too severe.
Mrs. Dnsoll , the governess , testified to
locking Helen in a dark room nnd the subse
quent nets of Mrs. Moatague has already de
veloped at tlio coroner's Inquest nnd the
bearing before the police majlstrato ut Col-
erair.e. Tbo witness said , however , that
Mrs. Montague was an affectionate mother.
The solicitor general then in graphic lau-
ruago cave tbo details of the case. He pic
tured the child subjected to Iho most cruel
punishment and raado a most telling ar
raignment of ull the facts bearing against
Mrs. Montague.
After tbo defense announced that IU ' .estl-
mony was all in the Judga summed u the
case.
case.Tho jurv returned a verdict of guilty on
tuochurgoof manslaughter and Mrs. Mon
tague was nt once sentenced to ono year's
imprisonment nt hard labor.
Only two witneisoi appeared for Mrs.
Montacuo. Their evidence was conlincd to
proving tbat the defendant was deeply at-
tacbcd to her children and that thu ventila
tion of the room in wtich tni ) child was con
fined was not bad.
JUST j > Ti.ni : .
Spanish I'ollro Arrest Two Desperate An
archists lu Miidrld.
MADIMD , April 4.-Great excitement was
caused here today by the discovery of an
anarchist plot to blow up tbe Chamber of
Deputies. Tbe'leadors of the conspirators
arrived here within the pastmontb. . The
civil governor had received information that
two foreign anarchists were conspiring with
a number of Spanish anarchists to blow up
the public buildings and tbo suspects wcro
accordingly watched.
The project against the Chamber of Depu
ties was arranged to come off on Saturday ; a
Frenchman named Dcval and n Portuguese
named Fcirorra intending to conceal a
couple of bomus under the seats in
tbo puulic gallery and then to leave
before the bombs exploded. Felrcrra , bow
ever , was' taten"ill ! and the attempt was
postponed until today at 4 p.m. Both con
spirators left their houses eacb carrying
under his arm a smull parcel of tho.shapa of
n bottle wrapped in u newspaper. The
polica shadowed them und kept tbem in
sight until they reached the Cortes build
ing , v.'hero both were seen to place them
selves before the door leading to tbe Chamber
of I'cputies where the president of the
chamber and Premier Canovas del Castillo
usually enter. The police then decided that
it was time to act and they at. once proceeded
to arrust the plotters.
Tb ° Frenchman , a man of herculean
strength , fougbt hard , but was finally
knocked down and overpowered. Both men
were immediately handcuffed.
When searched they were found to buvo
in their possession conical bottles enclosed in
cast iron cases eight inches long by three
brouu. A yellow fuse , similar to that used
by smokers , was attached to tha bombs ,
which were bound and tightly compressed
by steel wire for the purpose of increasing
the strength of the explosion. The bombs
weighed each eight pounds. The fuse was
so adjus-tad as to burn three minutes before
exploding tno charge , The bombs have not
been carefully examined as yet , but they ap
pear to bo loaded with enough dynamite to
blow up the wbolo Cortei.
The two prisoners have the appearance of
workmen. Immediately upon being arrested
they were conveyed to the ministry of thu
interior , where they underwent a most
searcblng examination. It is not known
whether tbo prisoners gave any clew to their
follow conspirators or the scopa of the plot.
A document was fouud on tbo prisonsra
containing the draft of the plan of action of
u cosmopolitan society , according to which
tbo conspirators wore first to blow up the
IhoCaambcrof Deputies ; second , thoSenatc :
third , the law courts : fourth , the council of
Mates ; llftb , Iho ministry of war ; sixth , the
rcyul palacu in tbe chupul , und seventh , the
Bunk of Spain. All this work wu > to bo com
pleted btfuro May day.
The prisoners are confined ! n separate cells ;
each has inudc a confession.
In an interview subsequently to tbo arrest
of Feriorra and Devnl , Premier Canovas del
Castillo confirmed the renort that the gov
ernment some lime aga obtained knowledge
of the Intended plot and that the authorities
had accordingly taken measures to appro-
heed the criminals as coon us they attempted
to put their plans into operation. The
premier also said I Hat under the prescntlaws
of Spain per ons convicted of using ex
plosives for unlawful purposes are liable to
bo sentenced to pcoul seivlludo for life.
Parliament , ho continued , in view of the ex
tremely dangerous attitude the anarchists
weio assuming , would bo at once asked to
sanction capital sentence for such offenses ,
CATHOLIC'S IN FltANCi : .
I'opo Ifo Millies a Sensible Kcctimnifiida-
tloil to Them.
PAHIS , April 4. Important communica
tions ore pcbiing between the papal nuncio
at Paris and tbo Vatican ou tno attitude of
the Catholics in Franco. The pope condemns
the Jesuits for cant-ing scenes in tbo
Cbamtcr of Deputies , while at the same
time ho has notified Franco of his intention
to maintain liberty in tbo pulpit , The pope's
Instruction strongly opposes tbo unceasing
intrigues of the monarchists to restore tbe
old reirlmp , and oraphosizo the necessity for
the formation of conservative tocletics
throughout the provinces , aiming to secure
religious peace by the support of the re
public.
Hit holiness recommends the Issue of con
servative republican electoral catechisms in
order to counteract radical influence ,
A .lurk tlio Hipper Murdur.
BCIILIN , April 4. This city was agitated
by tbo announcement of a supposed "Jack
the Hipper" murder , Tbo body of a prosti
tute named "Amello" was found strangled
on the staircase of a bouso near tbo nolico
bureau In ICulser Wllhelm strasse. " The
murderer had apparently boea disturbed
while nt work and compelled to escape be
fore bo bud hud time to mutilate tbo woman.
Two 11 u nil red Lives Lost.
ST. PrTEitHifiUJ , April 4. It Is reported
that a steamer on the Black sea with 200
passengers has been lost with all on board.
The steamer was greatly overloaded.
Our Silver I.ctl.lution Did H.
Losuox , April 4. Tbo Times attributes
the grave situation In India growing out of
the depreciation In rupees to tbo United
States silver Icelslatioa nud anticipates
further depreciation.
IN KNOkANirs r.VIU.IAM i\T. :
\Vosrlng of the Shnmrorlc liy IrUhmrn In
the ItrltNli Army Agulu DUetinied.
LO.NDOV. April 4. < In tuo Hpusa of Com
mons today Mr. Patrick O'Brli n revived the
question of the wearing ot the shamrock on
St. Patrlcn's day by Irish joldlers in the
British army , by asking whctbsr Mr. Stan
hope , secretary of tale for wur , was aware
of the fact that tbo1 Northumberland Fusil-
cors , whether they wcro Irish , Scotch or
Welsh ' were obi I god to wear n rose on St.
George's nay , Mr. O'Brien also asked
whether the government would provide for
the wearing , of national party emblems , or
allow all nationalities to wear their respect
ive favors on their national festivals.
Mr. Stuuhopo replied that the rose had
been tbo bud go of the Northumberland Fu *
silccrs since 1075. iTuo wearing of the em
blem h d no political significance and ho saw
no reason to interfere with the custom.
Mr. O'Brien WM , .not satisfied with tha
reply of the war secretary , and he intends to
continue his badgering upon the lirst occa
sion that offers.
Hlght Hon. D. lit Madden ( conservative ) ,
member for Dublin 'university ' and attorney
general for Ireiandi sold that thcro are now
imprisoned lu Ireland under the coercion net
only five persons , and thfiy had been con-
vlcteJ of unlawful assembly. No cases of
boycotting existed. This statement was
greeted with conservative cheers.
Mr. Thomas Sex thn Diked ! "Is it not that
because the coercion net is a failure and has
been abandoned ! "
Mr. Madden repllcd/i "Certainly not , "
Mr. William O'Brien asked : "Is theronny
struggle thut was proceeding prior to tbo
passage of the coer-lon act that is not going
on ns before C1 [ Irish cbeers.J
Mr. Madden responded : " 1 cannot answer
that general question , but the figures I
quoted show the usefulness of the act. "
( Conservative choers.1
'
This evening Mr. I 'cton quoted precedents
of parliaments passing Onlo a part ol tbo es
timates when expecting n dissolution , lo.iv-
ine tbo remainder for the new parliameut tc
deal with , aud asked If the government , in
view of these precedents , would relrain
making moro than one-half of the estimates.
Mr. Balfour , ill replying to the question.
denied the precedents applied to tbo esti
mate , which must p'rocoed as usual.
rilKXCH COb'ONIAL Ari'AlKS.
SI itch Trouble Promised from Several
Quarters More Dynamite round.
[ Copi/rfa.'ileJ / ISJl .b'n Jffi'jt O.rl ) ii ; .1.15' 1
PAIIIS , April 4. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tun ' BEE. | French colonial
nial nffuiM are not progressing luvorably. In
Dahomey King Bcbbtxzsa has declared war
nf uiust France In an Insolent latter , and his
troops nro advancing from all sides upon the
French possessions \ und wherever French
soldiers are statioqea. Jn Mndagascc * the
situation is so grave that ono daws not talk
about it. Indeed it is , evident that an cxps-
dition must be sent out , iiut as such an expe
dition must bo well maunod and would cost a
great deal of money , tho. government hesl-
tates to lake the decisive step until the last
moment. "
Affairs In Tonqu'ln are coing from bad to
worse. The minister for the colonies ex-
pUincdlhe sJtuptton loduy in the Chamber
of Deputies. TheJa oAt dispatch announces
that several bloody , halves have taken place
in districts said lO'bo tranquil , nud accord
ing to the niitnstcrflhe aggressors have
been pir.lt ea aa'd not rabels. , - -
Tbu chamber didnot , appear to t > o satisfied
with this ex"plahutk > 4. and 'when the dis
cussion is repew'odTjCn Thursday it is very
probablo'that r tiiUtGC .will \ > o called
upon'to answer some embarrassing questions"
Resolutions in regard to Dahomey' Trill be
adopted tomorrow nt-a ministerial council.
The search for amirchlsts still continues ,
aud n considerable q\iaetitv \ of dynamite has
boon discovered lu se'veral cities. Moreover
the police have ascertained that a great deal
of dynamite has been recently stolen in vari
ous places. That moro trouble will occur on
May 1 Is now the general belief.
JACQUES ST. CCKK.
GICAVJ ; iiicsui/rs or THI ; STHIKI : .
liuMnost ; In the North oriZngluud 1'aralyzcd
liy the Miners.
Loxnorc , April 4. Tbo effects of the coal
miners' strike In Durham promise the most
disastrous results. The coal in large fac
tories' is almost gong and soon many heavy
failures of well known firms are expectnd.
All places on the river Tyno are tilloJ with
idle vessels. Tlio- - coal yards , on which
whole communities depend for a living , are
Idle. Thcro is n grave crisis iu trade and in
dustry iu the north of England.
for. Muy 1'lrnt.
ICopvrbjlitctl lSiiiyyw.i OordTi JJemisIM
BHUSSKI. " , April 4. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BEE. ] It was dis
covered this morning that ever ni ht cart
ridges of dynamltft weighing over fifty
pounds bad "boon Stolen from tbo Baneau
collieries in tbo Serving district , together
with forty cartridesiof compressed powder.
The authorities are convinced the tboft was
commuted by anarchists , to bo used on May
1 us a revenge for tbo prohibition of the
usuul three-eighth demonstration. In that
district this morujng two cartridges were
exploded on ibo door-Hep of tbo homo of M.
Monges , manager of the collieries atSuramg.
The explosion caused great damago.
A great lira is reported at Chimay , whore
Prince Caramsn Chtmay was buried yester
day , and where a grunt fire destroyed n
church and several bouses three months ago.
Movements of UrltUIi War Ships.
VlCTOiUA , B. C. , April -Tbo flagship
\Vnrsprito has returned to port n mouth
earlier than was expected. Admiral Hotbal
says tbo intention was to tuvo gone to Honolulu
lulu before coming to Esqulinault for the
summer , but bavlue information tbat a largo
party of marines would arrive during April
at Ksiquimault , undfhoBrlufso much through
the papers of prospects of the mouus Vivendi ,
ho sailed for British Jjolutabia direct. Dis
patches awaiting him hero contained no
reference to tbo Boring sea matter and tbo
future movements of iho squadron ura not
definitely decided. As far as known , no
ships will go to Bering sou , though it is
thought possible thtjt' ; the Warsprllo is tiero
before tbo arrival ofi advices for tbo admiral.
Assuming n Mare" I'uclllc I.ouk.
LONDON , April 4.-A | idlspatch to tbe Times
from Buenos Ay res , says that the state of
siege proclaimed onaturd > iy lu consequence
of tbo political : t foibles will probably bj
maintained until May , , trboa congress meets ,
alibougb it may bo raised lu twenty-four
hours. The radical , U is said , may decide
not to vote at the J > iay elections , on tbo
ground Hint thry were unable to complete
their organization. Although there Is con
siderable discontent In' tbo army n lib the
government. e. < peciajly..witb the minister of
war. It i cot Hkfly to prove tuftleiont to load
many of the oftlcepi or men to actual revolt.
With tbo military remaining loyal confidence
will rapidly raviyo.
Arrived ulth the I'lrmaii.
ALEXANDRIA , Kgypi , April 4. The Turkish
imperial yacht bearing tbe special envoy
with tbo firman pf tbo khedlvc crrlvcd this
morning and wo ? received with military
'
honors. Tbo envoy ut oac'o took tbo train
for Cairo.
Uiwu urnviuB lu this city Ahmed Ayouo
Pasha wus met tt tbe ruiUvav station by the
leading British and Egyptian officials. The
party at once sturte-a for Muaeerah pal-
uve , cccompauIeB bv a most brilliant escort.
Tbo route frou/tbe station to the palace wus
lined with troops.
Heady to Attack J'orlo Nova.
PAIIIS , April 4. Government advices from
Porto Novotay the Panoineyans aru advanc
ing with large reinforcement ? . It is ex
pected they will BttacU Perto Novo today.
POLITICS IN RHODE ISLAND
Olosine Scenes in the Campaign Beiug
Fought in That State.
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS ON THE STUMP
CnnrcreMinnn Itrrd nnd Secretary Trary
I'leail Their Party * CIUIMlleptildlrnn
Claim In ( Mil'i nnd MlvhlKitn Elections
Political Pointers.
Pitovinr.xcR , U. I. , April 4. Tbe demo
cratic stnto campaign reached Its climax In
cx-Prcsldout Cleveland's snocch and recap
tion Saturday night. The climax of the re
publican campaign came tonight In the din
ner given to the iccrolary of the navy , Ben
jamin F. Tracy , by tbe Young Men's Hcpub-
llcan club of this city. Infantry hall \\M
filled with the largest company of diners In
tbe club's history.
After the dinner was served the tables
were removed autl the evening was given up
tospoach making.
Secretary Tracy and Senator Aldrlch wcro
greeted witu chosrs and npplauso as they
c'tino in.
Shortly nftor S o'clock tha doors were
thrown open and the naileries wora soon
tilled by n great crowd.
President Kendall In calling the meeting
too order Introduced Secretary Tracy , tbo
orator of the evening. As the secre
tory advanced thu whole company rose
nnd cheer after cheer rang out.
"I nm hero Conicht , Mr. Prosioant nud
gentlemen , that 1 may prove by my presence
how deep an Interest 1 fool in tbJ poadmc
election lu this state , " said Mr. Tracy. "It
involves , it is suid , the re-elcctlou or defeat
of jienator N. VV. Aldrich. In each and all
of the varied requirements of seuntorship
there is no mun in the senate who holds a
higher place than Neboti W. Aldrlch , und
his loss to that body would bs a loss not only
to the state but to tbe nation. " Ho next re
ferred to tbo work ot the administra
tion nnd said that Issues of the
cfiming presidential election will be
largely inliuencod by tbo Judgment which
the country shall finally pronounce upon the
president and bis administration , cannot bo
doubted. "
fimxt Work of tlio Administration.
Mr. Tracy "next referred to thn various
questions that bad come before the present
administration for settlement , including the
Samoan , the Chilean , the Italian and Bering
sea problems , and his conclusions were in
these words : "It is freely admitted
by all that , excepting lu tno time of the civil
war , no other administration since the
days of Jefferson und Madison had encoun
tered so many diflicult questions of foreign
policy , not even during those administra
tions have the problems presented boon so
triumphantly solved us they have been by
Harrison and Blame. "
After referring to the admission of Amer
ican pork to Germany aud France , Mr.
Tracy took up each cabinet department and
tbo remainder of bis address consisted of a
review of the achievements of each of them.
Referring to the finances , the speaker said :
"At the time of Mr. Foster's accession to
office it was charged by the opposition press
tfiat the treasury was bankrupt. In spite of
this bankruptcy bo has managed , in addition
to the iiayment ol all current expenses , to
redeem $32,000,000 of the 4' per cent bonds
Und to pay out over tfiaOJiU33 ( an returning
the direct tax to tlio states , nnd the treasury
is today in a perfect sound and , satisfactory
condition , able to moot all demands that may
"DO"made' .upon U. Tbo-increase ol the
currency and money in nctivo circulation
during tbo three years of this administration
exceeds by ever & 37U)3KK ( ) ( ) the entire in
crease during the four yours of Mr. Cleve
land's tenure of office. The increase thus far
tinner President Harrison amounts to J 'OD-
COO.OUO , or fl.Tj per capita. "
Postolllce. Department.
Of Mr. Wunnamslcr's department Mr.
Tracy said : "It is a remarkable fact that
while the department is oringinc ; its receipts
up to its expenditures and thus changing a
deficiency in the revenue of over f < > , OUOoau in
IbS' ) to a surplus for 1V.I3. There have bean
established in the same period r..149 post-
offices , more than one-sixth ol the whole
number iu existence. "
Mr. Tracy last referred to bis o\vn branch
of the cabinet work. Ho said : "It is safe
to say tbat March next will lind twenty-four
ships placed in commission during the pres
ent administration and all tbo remainder
will bo completed shortly thereafter. His
not too much to say , tbat taking all the ves
sels together from the first beginning , to
those authorized by the Fifty-first con
gress , they are ut least tbo equal
ship for ship , oath in design and
construction of tbo modern navies of tbo
world. When tbo ships now authorized
shall have been completed , taking the money
already expended with a careful estimate o'f
the amounts still necessary to complete the
last sbip > , wo shall have three battle ships
of the first class , and ono of the second class ,
reconstructed monitors , two ships for
coast aud harbor defense , nineteen cruisers ,
seven gun boats and two torpedo boats
making a total of thirty-nine vessels , and wo
shall have obtained this navy , created abso
lutely out of nothing , man average annual
cxpendlturo during twelve moutns of Joss
than ? -00,030. ) ( Estinming our population
to have averaged 00.000,000 during these
years the annual cost of our navy during
this period has amounted to ten cents per
capita.
Keed nt Pnxvl ilcket.
PAWITCKUT , 11. I. , April 4 , Uopublicans
held n mas. meeting tonight and ox-Speaker
Heed of Maine , and Has well G , Herr ol
Michigan , wcro tbo principal speakers. Mr.
Keed s'aid in part : ' 'Tbo" people of Pawtucket -
tucket today are twice as well oft as they
wora thirty years ago. No one
doubts that , and yet Mr. Grover
Cleveland ( cheers upon cheers fol
lowed the mention of tbo ex-presldont's
numo "I'm glad to boar you cheer him
He'll need it."I He then continued : "Mr.
Cleveland says wo have bscn wasting a
thousand millions of dollars ouch year and
throwing it out of the window , and yet in
the face of tbo fact that tbe condition of the
people is growing bfattor. Tbo McKinley bill
is only a revision of the tariff system , and
yet these men , these wcttern congressmen ,
do not merely attack tbe latest version of tno
tariff , but tbo tariff Itself. Kvorybodyin the
world except tbe democratic party and Great
Britain believes in protection. "
WKNT STHONU1.V IIKJ'UUMOAN.
Kleellun Jieliirm from Michigan Chios
Hluxv Democratic l.obhCb.
DETIIOIT , Mich. , Anril4. The new election
law , which was adopted by tlio ins' legisla
ture and was used for tbo first titno today In
ibis state seems to have met with universal
f.pproval. Tbs regular spring municipal and
township elections wore those held und re
ports received up to midnight indicate tbat
an unusually heavy vote was polled. Quito
n number of ballots were thrown out owing
to errors made in their preparation by the
voters. This number Is about evenly divided
between the two parties and will have no
effect upon tbo ceneral result. Hcturns re
ceived by tbe Tribune indicate that out of
twenty-flight cities thus far reported boven-
tucn went republican. Of these Grand
Hnpids , Lunslng , Sagiuuw , bault Sto Marie ,
Port Huion aud Muskcgoa were democratic ,
but to-lay they went stiong republican. The
Free Press reports Indicate that the gains of
ono party will offset those made by tbo
otber.
At ( irund Itapldt.
Ileturns from the thirty-two preelnoU in
tills city ihow that \V. J. Stuart , republican ,
u is been elected mayor by HT > plurality and
that tbe balance of tbo city ticket is elected
by 400. The council will bo democratic by a
majority of two.
J'rom Ohio Toiviu.
Coi-fMiifs. O. , April 4. The head of tbe
republican city ticket bad tbe support of tbo
- " JR
I democrats In the ntapjpal election and re-
I celt 01) ) n majority onit 2.JOO. Tin balance
| of th - . ticket wui cl \ by the democrats
by the usual mujarlt
The saeriUco nt thi. . M of Iho ticket ii nt-
( rlbitod to illsnils ! ion with tno locil
bo'sos. Ksports fronroutidlng towns in
dicate rcpuiillrnn gair- jt *
DUTOV , O , April y < aKcpubHcftns elect
mayor , Judge of tholLKo court and water
wo"rl : trustee , nnd lirivl Wtwo-thirds majorIty -
Ity in the city council ni\lne out of four-
ton members of tha pwrnol hoard. Demo
crats ro-cloct clerk of police , woo.l measurer
nnd infirmary director.
Crrvcusn , O. , April 4. The election to-
da.v was for n director of cdut'atlnn nnd seven
members of tlio school council , two Justices
of Iho peace and ton members of thu council.
At midnight with twcnty-fivo of the IIU
precincts to hear from the republican plural
ity has reached lHn ) , nnd it will probably po
higher than that. This is n big republican
Rain over last full , when MuKlnlcy lost the
city ; but n loss from last spring , when the
republicans hnJ nearly it.UOa plurality.
Chicago4 * P.lectUm Todn.v.
CHICAGO , 111. , April-I. The city election to
be held tomorrow , nt which will bo chosen a
larco number of nldonnen , is attracting na
tional attention. This interest is nwakoncd
on account of the recent Investigation by the
grand Jury of certain alleged boodle transac
tions whereby it is stated thai nn isgcrognto
of $1,000,000 worth of franchise * wcro uls-
pnsed of by the moro mercenary inctnbers ,
and the subsequent indictment of nine Al
dermen , several of whom are candidates for
ic-olectlon. Olio especially Interesting ease is
that of u rann who Is commonly known as the
leader of the council , mid who served contin
uously slnco 1S72. TnU gontlamiiu has
placed himself on Ihu three tickets demo
cratic , republican and labor , this being made
possible under the now Australian ballot law ,
wulch will bo used for the first ttmo in the
city election. This man's candidacy is being
mo-Jo the center of the light against the
boodlers , at'd in the contest all tiarty lines
are forgotten , evcrv paper in the city , except
ono minor evenitfg paOlicatioa , being ur-
layod against bim.
Another issue of tomorrow's election is the
proposition to annex to the city the greater
portion of the suburban town of Cicero.
Moiitairt Democratic.
HELENA , Mont. , AprilI. . llcmocrats
elected John Curron mayor and six out of
cicht councilmen. lljpublicans elected treas
urer and police magistrate. Lust year the
republicans elected a mayor by OJS majority.
n roMixu STOCH.IIKX ix , S/AMO.V.
They Perfect Amusements to right tlio
AlleCOlt C'llttle. Tlllei.es.
CncvcssEVyo. . . April 4. [ Special to Tun
BEE.JTbb twentieth annual meeting of the
Wyoming Stock Growers association was
held in this city today. It was the largest
meeting in five year * , and rivalled the
palmy Jays of tbo cattle business
m the amount of interest manifested.
The greatest incentive for the gathering was
the condition uf afTuirs which is alleged to
prevail in various parts of Wyoming wlin
reference to rustling and to successfully
moet the issues which confronts them. Tii
action of the state stock commission has been
subjected to newspaper criticism in that
the board has gone outbido the law in
Its efforts to get after the stock thieves.
The commission practically took the
ground that the end justified the means nnd
this view is apparently shared by at least 1)5 )
"
per coat of tuo largo"siocltmen. . It is the
contest which is being waged between
the larpo stock men nnd the rustlers
which aroused so UiUch interest
in the present meeting and it is possiolo that
a plan of campai.'n for the spring round-up
'
was adopted , 'which deco not appear in the
Journal records.
In the absence of the president , John Clay ,
the meeting was presided over by ex-Gov
ernor Baxter , wtio is vice president. The
proceedings were very harmonious. The
'
following 'ofliceis were elected : John Clay ,
Jr. , president ; George \V. \ Baxter , vice
president ; H. B. Ijams , secretary ; Henry
G. Hiv : , treasurer. The trustees selected
arc Senator Carey , K. Whitcomb , T. H.
Ford , A. V. Quinn. Harry Ilcft'man , T. H.
Hicks , Ora Haley , Williani Sturgis , jr. , and
G. W. Simpsons. Resolutions were adopted
endorsing the Terry bankruptcy Dill and
thanking Governor Barber for the stand ho
has taken in the matter of southi-m cattie
being shipped to Montana.
Tlio following was adopted without a dis
senting vote :
lefol"ccl ! , That the Wyoni'ni PtorU f ! rowers
nss'ji-ialiun iiuurtii'iutc-ind : und ii > u the able
and fearless manner In which thu llu inl of
Live Mo-jl ; Co iiiiilislnnurs lias altjnipled to
gn-ir.l tne Interests of honest cattle owners in
the stulc * . ueliii. ; us llio members have willi-
otit coiiipcns.it on or toward and solely ( or
ilio general good nnd prosperity uf ihu stute.
lie It further
Kusulre-d. That wo believe all the money
now tvUliho'd by Mich board to lie the pro
ceeds of Klo'en entile mid thit : we commend
thu cuuso In rctamln ; thu same until' pi-oof of
ownership fhall bo made.
'ihe meeting then adjourned until tomor
row , at which time the round up districts
will bo laid out.
ran A it i a si'M.
Suit ( ironhit ; Out nl tliu Grant Jc Ward
Failure. " . . ,
NEW Yoni ; , April 1. A FUit , which is n se
quence to Iho failura of tliu banking Jirm of
Grant & Word , was brought to trial this
afternoon in the suprcmocourt before Justice
Patterson and a jury. The action is brought
by Colonel Edward James , a lawyer , nirainst
James Henry Work , u broker , to recover up
wards of 11)0,000. ) Colonel Jumos alleges
that Mr. Work Induced him to invest money
in the iirm of Grant & Ward on representa
tions that ho would realize at least 8 per
cent upon his investment , tlio money to bo
placed in largo governmcntconlructs. What
these contracts wore , thu plaintiff
alleges , Mr. Work said to htm ho
was not at liberty to tell him ,
hut he asserted that it was almost a sure
thing. Mr. Cho'itc in his opening for tlio
plaintiff declared that there was never any
thing In these contracts At all , that they
were ull fictitious from beginning to end , and
tbat ul the time the transactions began the
firm of Grant & Ward was insolvent. Ho
said that Worit had induced largo numbers
of bis friends to put their money in these
schemes , and that before the failureof tbo
firm ho nod draun out and put in his pocket
Sl.i.'iW.OOO , which was really the money that
his friends bud invested.
ll.lltll H'Oltli TO UJCr .1 IllllMf.
Nearly i\rry : Suloon In Xmv Vorli Cloned
Tightly "n Sunday.
New yoiiii , April ( . It was very difilcult
to find a saloon in this city to which admit
tance cou'.d bo gained yesterday. Those few
remaining opeu bad "lookouts'1 stationed
outside , and no ono who was not very well
Known could get in. The most frequented
places down town were closed iai > i night ,
and men could be teen singly uud in groups
looking in vain for a drink. It. was probably
the driest .Sunday New York has over seen.
Moet of the bars \\ero closed , but in &omo of
thorn drinks were nerved with crackers and
cheofo at tbo tables. It is said that the
closing of the saloons at i'J o'clock .Saturday
night and Sunday was due to the police ,
who notified tbo suloou keepers that they
must close.
Nortlivre * t < * rn U'lioal NtiK'k ,
MiNNEi'ous Minn. , April 4. The North
western Miller reports the stock of wheat in
private elevators of Minneapolis at l-Uilo)0 : )
bushels , a decrease slnco last Monday of
M.uO'.i uuihola. Tne total stock of wheat at
Minneapolis uud Dulutb is „ ' . ! , KITrj. ' . bushels ,
an increase tor tbo week of 1,01S > , ' .MI uusiiols ,
the inobt of which occurred at Ouluth. Tlo
Market Uecord computes the stock of wheat
in country elevators , of Minnesota and tl.o
two Dakotas at 7lOItDO : bushels , n lots of
1,074.300. This inakui tbo aggrcgato of
northwestern wheat slock UO-UKiVK , ) uuihel ,
an increase of G'J5UOO. A your tgo the toial
was 20,401WO busbcU.
BY RAINS AND HIGH WATER
Much Damage Done in Various Parts of tho.
Country Sunday.
MEMENTOES OF THE LATE CYCLONE
Additional ii : > turni Inini HIP Stricken lie-
glen Slumtlio 11.1:11:1 : 0 Not < l erc tl-
muted \Vli t Veslrrility'n llllr-
rard rnriiUhed the West.
ST. Lori , Mo. , April -t.--Dlspatcho < i from.
points along the Iron Mountain railway in
Missouri and from several officers of tbat
road here , it Is learned that a numbcrot
wo' houts have occurred along the line nt or
near DcSoto. Piedmont , Iroudnlu. Arcadia
nnd Annapolis. They wcro caused by heavy
rnlu storms hlch buvo passed over that sec
tion ol the state iu Ihu past thirty-six hour * .
At 'Scl'lila , near Arcadia , n trcstlo gnvo.
way and precipitated a Mock train of sit
cars aud nn cncino into the swollen stream.
Briikeinnn Koccrs was instantly killed , and.
all the other trainmen had very narrow es
capes.
All trains \\bicli left hero for tha south last
night , have been laid up tit Piedmont , und all
trains cuming north hnvo bicn stopped ut
Poplar Bluffs. General Superintendent
Dickinson , \\ith several assistants , bus gene
from here to the damaged district nnd wreck
ing and conslt ucliou trains have been hustled
to the sccno ! ! . Kopalii will bo vigorously
prosecuted uud Irafilo restored us quickly ns
possible.
NKAK i.i : , KANSAS.
I'ntallticK Attending- the Storm lu Tlint
Vicinity.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , April 4. A special to-
the Times gives the details of Iho storm nt
Cherryvalo yesterday. The special says :
This sec ! Ion of Itansivs was yesterday
again visited by a terrible storm. This ttmo
it was a genuine cyclone. A funnel shaped
cloud late In the afternoon was scon approaching
preaching the town from ihu southwest. It
was accompanied I y a deep , roaring sound ,
nnd ns H drew near it could bo seen turning-
and twisting about with terriulo volocitv. It
traveled with incredible spued and barely
missed tbo town , passim ; one milo to tbo
southwest.
It demolished six bousos in that vicinity ,
killed two people and fatally injured another.
The house of John Reeves , a farmer , was
torn to pieces by the cyclone. MM. Ueeves
wa killed outright nnd Mr. Reeves was
latally Injured. Mrs. Perry Nixon , the tvifo
of another farmer in the vicinity , was nso- !
ftitully injured in the demolition of her
house.
Mrs. E. H. Lawson of this city uas struck
by lightning during the storm nnd was in
stantly killed. The damage to burns , out-
hnuses , fences , etc. , is very great ,
Honoris from various places in the vicinity
ot Cherryvttlo report' that n severe storm
rnged the.ro yesterday afternoon and last
ulcht , but no further fatalities are reported.
Much damage to nrops anu farm property is
reported.
ril Iiteiied In KniiNiis City.
A tcrritic gnlc today followed the storm. .
Upports from ull over Kansas report Its pro-
valonrc and give accounts of unmage. , which ,
however , \ias co.lined , in all cases to leveled
outhouses , broken windows and signs and
wrecked roofs.
lu Kansas City the report got started in
some mysterious manner that a cyclone was-
duo to reach herj nt 2 o'clock. The report
spread > YitU grentrapidity , and In n shortimo
was on every lip. Superintendent Greenwood
of the public schools hastily cnl cd
a meeting of the school board and urged that
the schools be dismissed for the day ' \o pf-o-
vcnt any.lcfs.of Hfo In.event uf tha Quildiugs
being blown down. The order \\ns Issued
and tbe scholars were sent bomo with post-
haste. A' " o'clock the streota of tbo city
were nearly deserted , and hundreds of
neople could be scon looking out of windows
scanning the sky for signs of the approach *
ing storm. The wind blow almost a hurricane
during the eniiro afternoon , but there was
no cvclouc and the dnmaso doio : was very
slight.
KA1N WITH III.1//.AU1) ATTACHMENTS.
Terrific Gales Itacu Tlirougliiiut the North-
uest No Cusuult ! < * . .
ST. PAUI , Minn. , April 4. Specials from
the northwest tell of a big rain nnd sncw
storm , the loUer prevailing with terrific-
fury in the Dakotas and parts of Minnesota ,
oven approaching to a blizzard in intensity
in some sections. Devils Lake , in tha
northern part of North Dakota , reports a
full-Hedged ulirzjrd , while lt dll < * ld , down in
South Dakota , telegraphs at 0 o'clock tonight.
that a genuine blizzurd has been raging
siaco noon and is hourly growing worse. At
Huron the snow during the day was
scattered among n great deal of rain ,
nearly thrco inches having fallen , but
the blizzard seems to hnvo extended from
the north part of South Dakota clear across.
North Dakotii. The buow extended along-
the Missouri river and over into the Bluett
Hills , and at Huron , whore it had mined so
bard cat ly in the day , it is now snowing
bard tonight. The amount of moisture in
tbo grouud has already delayed seeding tea
days , pud it will now bo further huld back
by this great morm of combined rain and
snow >
In this Citato snow , with blizzard attach
ments , is reported in the northwestern portion
tion aud it tins been snowinu' and bailing in
other parts of the state. The rain was ex
tremely neuvy. Tonight it ii growing colder
and tbo storm ir.ny bo hero later on. The
heavy rain Is reported ns extending to the
lakes , Aohlaiid having such a rain that delights -
lights tbo lumbermen , waoselogs wcrcawaitr
ing tno sprinc frushou.
A Kcdfield dispatch savs the storm Is
worse than any since ibSS , when so innnv
lives wcro lost. Iso casualties ara antici
pated , however.
DlMiMrotiK Wind mid Mall.
Wiir.ni.ixo , W. Va. , April 4. A tcrriblo
rain storm , accompanied by thunder and
lightning , passed over this section of the
country about 5 o'clock last nigbt , Al Mar
tins Ferry the hail stones v/oro as nrgo us
fggs and great d.imago was douo to windows ,
hunor ds of which vvoro broken. Washouts
arc reported nn the railways. It is reported
that much live stock in the fields in the
country was injured by the bull. In Instances -
stances tbo horns of cattle were broken off.
A teU'pbono message from Martins Kerry
buys that nearly every window was broken.
CorrKYVii.i.u , Kan. , April 4. A storm of
hail , ram and lightning swept over tbo city ,
Windows wcro broken and a church steeple-
demolished.
I.KJUSUTOV , Mo. , April -Hall stones nt
large as marbles full here In great quauti *
tins.
NoitiioiiM ! , Mo. , April 4. Hail stones ai
jrge us tea cups full hero.
BOOVK , la. , April 4. The heaviest rainfall
in years fell in this region lust night , Tbo
whole country is , Hooded , It U blUl raluirg ,
but not so boevily.
toii ISlockod liy Snoir.
HOI.YOKI : , Colo. , April 4. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BEP..J The second bllzrard
within tbe past four days ban batm holding
lull sway hero today. The extent of the
storm lies between Curtis und Sterling , com
pletely blockading the Burlington lino.
Know plows are runntntr both ways from
this place and prospect ! are favorable to
opening up the line before midnight.
\VItfi | ! Out an llllnuU T.nvn ,
FAinriEi.ii , 111. , April 4. A report ba-i Just
reached hero tbat tbo town of Barn Hill ,
seven miles south of this place , wai almost
entirely wiped _ out by a cyclone this after
noon. It in thought no one was fatally in
jured , though several were said to bo badly
hurt. No further particular ! have been re
ceived. _
M'vcru Jill/turd ul Oelrlcln ,
Om.iticiis , Nob. , April 4. [ Special to Tim
B.r..j-A drizzling rain set In yejtordoy
morning aud continued until 10 o'clock , wbrn
fco.STiSLLu ox eucoxu I'