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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1896)
n - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - ni . THE OMAHADA.ILY BEi ESTABLIShED JTJNE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , TflTJi1SDAYMOUNNG , MAY 3 , 189G. _ _ _ _ $ _ ? FIV1 OENTS. BRIDGE GIVES WTA1 troet Oar Loalea with iloilday Make Goes Down with a Crash , IXTY-THREE BODIES ARE RICOVERE Collapse of . a Weak tructuro at Victori British Columbia. / ELECTRIC CR IAILS OflE tIUNDED FEE I Passengers Are Plunged Into Twenty-u Feet of Water. MANY STILL MISSING GIVEN tiP AS 1O CeIe1 : I lifli of lic ( tIeitt' Ill rtli.lti ult fl HllS , eL $ 1IIUL1 .ltt rrI by II 1'i Ig ii fiL Cii tiit roiilie it , 1Iiiiittu . SIATTLIas. . , May zi.-on tt'arncr 1asafle. which nrrIveI front yF tora thtJ 'afternoon , cro 100 sorrowt looking excurE1onttt , the horror of ti CatatrOPhO ot Tueay being kept vtvhl beloro them by thu Iresenc of a corps The .flearner had two dead bodLc on bcai vIicn itho started from Victoria. One w thai ot J. A. 'Van flokle1lcn , wh ch was Ic ut. J'ort Tonend , anti the other wa U ot B. \t MurraY oZ this city. "Pecplo up there do not seem to kna nnytlirng more about the accident titan the ( o down here , " rtId Captain C. W. Ames the Itostflo. 'The old buihUiig former calleil tIarque 'tzuaro nrnl used as a cc : tci- for farmers coming In from the counti wIth produce 11a9 been turned Into a tnorg anO as ast as the bodIr are takeil fro the water tlie are carried to the cncloour AU tue bodies recovered bad been identifit when 'W left at 9 o'clock thic morning. i one was allowed within Lh enclosurO wc tlio bodIce are laid out. A seIne has bcc trctched across ( Ito river to keep the ebi Ing tdo train carrying out the bodies a they arc using tim steam poaer of a p driver to work the drage. Estmate fIat ijy pecple there place the number rematnh in tim water all the way from Eoveuty-fl' ' to 100 , It Iiii probably be SOflO time befo nil are taken out , ar.d probibiy some w : t.never . be tound , . 'Tlit people are very indignant oor ti 'a ccident and some action will be tak / right away. In every urvey that has be mad of the bridge foi' the past three yea It bait been condemned. Tue car that we : In It is an extremely large anti heavy o and has not been allowed to rUti or a yea flu it ss as considered too heavy for ti britigo. "Tho festivities have all been stopped ai the whole town Is like ono great morgu Tdcii and women with eyeu full of tearit i running about the streets , circulaUng fro the river to the morgue and back ngaln A Victoria specIal to the l'o.t Iutelllgonc J ' been roco - eayn : F'ltty-threu bcIies have J ered from the Point Elilco bridge wreck al there are knowil to be three more beneal the mass of timbers and iron work. flesidi this It I not known 3tist bow' many tbc : are aubinerged , but ft Iti believed there a clooc to tenty. Four bodto were reco ered tlit oVeflflg , nuktng the full dea' ' list UI ) to the present : IOItGE FAltIt. flAflitY' TALBOT. conductor of the car. qiOIIERT HOLMES , son of a promliic flaconia family. LIt.Y tIts. J. A. TItOUT , o'llil StlT1I. ! ' .7 ALICF SMITH. ) F JAMES THOMPSON PATTERSON. / GRACIE EbIORI ) . daughter of P. Elfor lltS. F1t1f ) AlAMS. MIt. FRII ) AD.MS. MRS.VILIA \ M llEATIIEltBILl ! prliig Ridge. MRS. G. II. VOOIlOUSE of Seattle. MI1S. 1) . lj. UALLARI ) of Providence , It. J. A. VANBOKIEiEN of l'ort Townseii .1. K. L1VERIDGI of Spring Itldga. / GAI1ltlEIi4F MMIATTA of Seattle. I GUISEI'I'F MAURO of Seattle. MI1S. THOMAS I'HYSICK , vlfo of Thom 1hyatck \TanccuVer MISS lMlLY NAThAN of Victoria. ttlt. SIMON VIMRSON. 1ltS. SIMON PFAltSON. 7d11. I MRS. 1)iWFliOItD t Savnigan ) Lake. Ii. \ \ . AIUIII1JtY , sun of Foremal Murr or city water works. w .1. OItO\VELL. Minneapolis. 711tS. PItIESTIX ot Seattle. MA1tATTA an italian harpist of NitS. 1)11. I'ItFVOST or Seattle. I .IltS. lIV.1tI ) CIAltENCl _ _ E1)MONDS. \v. A. 1RS. 0. 1. POST ANI ) lIflit SON. vit.\NK OIilSTA. dlS MINNll ItOlllRTSON. TVO MISS LIONESS. TLll UOOP4CLI of Tnoni lIA tIO1tENCU IIOWIES. I iits. iltO coroner" jury at tcday and to1c a liin dead. tlntc'ny merely to ldoiitily the Joy TURNED TO GRIEI" . Tue carnival of sports at Victoria had f zenrly a week been dolzi.i honor to tha queer birthtliY. ad was just ciositig. Utit t ) nanngCIflIIllt hail Ilanltel ) to nIalle tile I1 IIIO CI1IIIRX of the ceiebitIOfl. A Paratie bad tiecn aerangetl to tale pleat at Point Macnuhity , tte rugged liroulonto that halt girdles the lu'rhr to tile west thu city , and alterwatti a IltaIll battle v , to be given. Tile lunin route froIl ! the ci Is by the electric line , which crosses VI toria aflil Of a bridge at Ellico point. TI first ear got over l'olut EllIce bridge saftI but vIicit tito rceelld , which was iieavl latlen. ' .IU' about half vuy ncrosi an oni IIOUS 80111(1 was bearl that told ol somcthli givitig avay. The next Insiant the mldd 5litI of the bridge , about 1O Icet Ill lengt servCd northward toward the gorge and ti car Vent down with a terrific cr0511. TI tide was lilitli t. tIle limo and tile car v conipit'telY llbnlergOtl , going ( lOWfl bitt ) ( UI twenly-flvo feet of vctcr. 'fho people vi N 'wore ; tacketl Of tile idatferms web In ti floit 10111111at0 positlOU. Tt.o majority them hint OsCOileil Injury froiii 101111 tImbers 5llCchilOJ Iii caving tIlOlflSOlVeS , tilOO 1IS lUltliCiCflt debris heating about enable them It ) ziake their way to ahor 11)Ofl 1)01115 ) 01111 carrIages CillilO trout eve dlrrCiOll loaded with lIlCn who at alIce hegi the voik of rescuing those VhU VClC stru glilIg in 'lie ' water. and 1110 uufortuuat who weru sutouergcd In tlio car , Thu ( I clcprtnient also turned out and Ulu'lstI nIaterlally in the rescue work. CataIi , Grant's grounds and houo we : thrown Open to rocel'e tboso PPIJareI3t drowned. Aa boon 1110 bodIes were takc ( roul 11111 water. volunteers. acling Untli thu direction of pilyliclans , quickly arrly Oil 11,0 , SCCUO antI began the work ( 'bllCIt.lttOil , If ninny casea their eftor irec CVOWflCd with aticcess. Willie many Victorian. were on Ilto fat cat. the majority were vialtora ani U of Wentifteatlon is consequnty ) IThI cult. Irlity.aocn bodies bavo thua tar bte idcntifled. There are others whaso nan cannot Yet be ascertained , anti atill moi uudoubtedly. 'those bodies ltavo not ) 'l I , be It recovered ( roni ttaO water. ThoUsands of aorrovtng frianda and reli tlvea crowdel Eroulul the approachea I the hrklgc eagerly leaflilixIg each body aa waa brought to lanil. Mothers. crazed t children , . to rescue theIr loved ones. A one aft another bedy was brought to the silt crowds rushed forward to search each ma gied face , yet tircailing tlio possibility U It might be that of sotne one whom Ui hoped hati escahieti from the death trap. MANY A1iISTILI4 MISSING. Twenty persons known to have been ( lie bridge at the time of the accident e miMing antI It is SUppOs5i that these na perished. The car register 4h0v9 nim fares arid It is protabie that over 125 p were Og banr1. On the stirface of Victoria arm struggli peopl fought to gain the shore. Strong ii , and ( ml women battled for their liVes. Iii bands emerged from the wreckage , only find that theIr wives hail gone down to dea Children \Vere carried dowli by those t % tero stronger , anti fathers also had truee from beneath the timbers and debriy of C bridge and car and carriage. , and returned their doom In vain endeavors to rescue lb babes. The waters of the arm for yol around were tled roil with blood anti fib lag out to cea went corpse after corpse , bor on by ( lie The Rliriekg of men , tue screams of worn antI children. filled the air and nerved t crowd of re.ecuers on to rents that endangar life and limb. The nuniber of carriages Iott anti the ft pai.rengers carried doWn In the wreck cam be learned , It is claimed by many that In 200 Ilersons Went down with the span a that more than half of titCrn perirhtiii. The recuo of some of the victims un the circumstances waa. In some Instant ahlllr."t tniracuou. ! Among tliceo saved w Mr. and Mre. Foster of Seattle. Foster stc 00 the outside of ( lie electric car and I vifo was seated within.'hen the car wi darn ho jumped and dived. Conttng up a Catcliliig a brlgo timber lie saw a lady r : near him and seized her. She was a V toria Woflian who had accompanIed hirns anti wfe. Then lie aw his wIU's do appear upon the water. lie called to a in to save her anti not in vain. for the in a'warn to Mr. . Foster's rescue anti bore I : to the land. Superintendent Jamcts 14. Wiison of I Canadian Pacific railroad telegraph was dr ing a carriage contaIning his vlfo anl 11 children directly behnd the Ill-fated ci ifli , vehicle Was swept down and in a 'a iflerIt the entire family were struggling lii. water.Vith rare presence of mind 'iiiin succeeded ! fl saving his wife a four of the chidren. The fifth child. a lit biy , was wedged baneath seine wreckage a drowned. - - - - p I'HlHJt.tTION OF IMIX'S Ci.Pl 'I'I&irit Altittitil Session ttc1s iv ! ( Ii. Idarge At t i't.1icae. LOUISVILLI , May 27.-The thirti bienu general federation of women's clubs w formally inaugurated this mornIng at 9 It is eRtliflatell that about 700 visitors a in attendance. The meeting was called to order by M : C. I' . Barnes , president of the Louisvi Vornans club , and after a short invocati by Rev Anna Garland Spencer of Pro' deuce , an eloqticnt address of welcome w delivered by Mrs. I'atty Semple , first vi President of the Louisville club. Mrs. He rotin , p : Csident of the General Federatl of Wemer. ' . clubs , after a few words thanks , in lieu of a set speech , refcrr tiie delegates to her Printed address. The a(1fress fills thirty-three pages a smith r'ainphiet and deals largely with practical features ot the work of the fedi aLien. In the course of the address M Ileurotin says : 'TiioVomens club mo IIICnt. has been one of the educational L toes of the century and It has been valual as it has enabled women who could i : Iave home to proceed with their educatl through classes anJ in tue department cite to transmute Into action the knowledge th had acquired. The club work gave tIll that exact knowledge and experience ; ht enabled them to act with decision anti cat age-a Courage which nothing but IVISJI c1Ii jlislfy and which only women of bro ayznpathy CflZ ) inaice available. "Tho next step in the development of C club was to .atudy parliatnentary law , ath a cenatitutian and in many casea take charters. To study soon ceasee to sath the Club , and thus tue great lepnrtm club was evolved train the literary ci VOIiICII , being above all practical. desired put III action aonte of tiio many t.eorIes ! Which she had become Iflterertt. anil ml of the clubs began rork on phi antiroj linc.a. They have eniarged their scope i tue club calendars ziow cubrace clvii hou.eiioitt economics. education , socicio1 literature. art and science. nix Years ago tue general federattn t cragnlzed , having as Its object the inoIl tiia clubs of the counlr3P to promote tb etilcieiicy by the comparison of niethods It ode , to enlarge aiitl quicken the Intellecti anti aocinl life of women. The federatl li t.day an organization of vart dtmcasioi numbering over 47S clubs and twenty .ite federations with 947 cnbs. The ineinbi Dill ! ) of the general federatIon by vtate as follows : Alabama , 2 ; Arkanzae , 4 ; Ca fnrnia , 17 ; Coloradp , 12 ; ConnectIcut. 7 ; De varo , \Vanliington ; , D. C. , 3 ; Florida , Gt'argia , 4 ; Idaho , 5 ; Illinois , 74 ; Iutliiji 22 : Iotva. i35 ; JCaiisaa , 2 ; Kentucicy , 17 ; Lou :1110 , 2 ; MaIne , 4 : Maryland , 3 ; tass3eljtlsCt 59 ; .iiEsttur1 , S : Montana , 1 ; MississippI , Ncbr.ts'ka , 1 ; New iIanpuhlre , 1 ; New Jt ecl. IC ; New Mexico , 2 : New York , LI ; ; Nor lakota , 1 ; Ohio , fl ; Oregon , 3 ; l'enrisyls lila , 21 ; Rhode Island , 3 ; South Carolina , SoUth Dakota , 2 ; Tennessee , C Texac , Utah , 2 : Vermont , 1 ; Vashington , 7 ; 'IV consul , 8 ; IndIa , 3 : England , I ; Australia , Reports were received from chairmen cniiiiiilttecs on credentiiis , rules and regul tlont. reciprocity uilcl correopont1cnce , a on baulgej. Reports vero a so received tim treasurer. Mr. Cooper of Sap Fra cioco , the auilitcr , Miea Anna Iaws of Ci clunall. the reourtilug secretory , Mrft , C. Ilarnes or lbu1sviIle..tha vorrcrpanding vt'tsry , Mrs. Pilillip N. Moore of St. LauL , 'l'Iio regular department meetIngs w citetieti at 11 oclock. That at Maciuie theater vas devoted to literature , Ch2irm Mn' . F. howe ilail of Plaliifield. The lack at I.tt'derleranz hail gave their attention financial ( itleStiofla , Mrs. Loligetrutji 01 Ph adolphl.i being chairman. lii ( lie tuiiday School room ot ti.e Cbrla'tt cliuicii the t'tlltject tinder t1hiiioiicn t piillanthrophiy. Mrs. J. M. Flower is chairm C ! this committee. 'rite first work of the afternoon vas itarliatnentary practice , conducted by M ElLa O"ood of Maine. .t 4 tt'clock tile c1ialrmn of tile ate cornnhlttPu 1110110 theIr reports , oecupyl three IllilIUtCS each. At ulgbt thin \Vomana club of IuIeyi gave a reception to the visiting deirgat at tue Gait house. i.tRMlIt Ills Vl1"iPS 'l'IIItO.i ln frI uititlitil Y'fl * lirt , In 'III itnir1 lb . Ilruglt t Nii ( osh 1.iick. LA 1'I4TA .Mo.May 27.-George A derapn , a farmer , ( rnzloi1 witil jealow mashed his 'vito's iieati into a jelly vi a iiatnnier at their hioiiio eight miles soul Cst of here this morning , aiiti then , alt cutting her tiitoat with a razor , lasii his Owli throat with th annie weapon , T % VOlilLtt $ ii ; de,14 , ; itliderbOIi may recover. \Vlien nciigbbrn gathered after the trage Alldcrson Iiitf.ticd with theni to "finIsh lihrii Tiio room wllcre tile liitlrder was corninitt silOWit elgus of a terrible struggle , tile IL nituro antI clothing being Lpattere wi blood. 'rho 0111) ' witness to tue trage was Mrs. Andoraon's 4-year-old daugb by her ( crmor hiusbanti. Tile Anderso were only tllarrcd in August , 18P5 , but Ii tilco separated. Axiderson accusing lila w of inildeitty. Tue murderer Is 45 ycara c and Is a prospcroua farmer , ' _ _ _ _ Sj.culu ( urn Sltot'kctl ii I Si Ifiissaitig. LIOISI. Idaho , May 27-James llilngt was hltng'ed bore toSay for the murder ( Ilarieg liriggi , his empleyer alter a qua ret regarding tagea. on December 20 , 18I Just as the drop fell at 9:21 : today a dri hilled tile black cap. oapashng Elllngtor frmtureu. The horrible spectacle cau strong liteli to turn sway. EiiIngtc'n vronouuced dead nine udnutea after the dr loll. fiuNiTIoNs o' vki SEIZE EQ1Q1o' Supplies Captured In the City Havana. FOREIGN CAPITAL BEING WIT11DRA Out' fllgllMl ) Plrtit IIMNuleM LIII U ( tiers 'I'Is rtii it'll Cu Inerense ( lie I'tiiie tlIIflhIg ( lie MercitniItH. I ( C4Ipriglit , 1S9C , iy I'r..a I'tilltshln , Coman hAVANA , Cuba , May 27-NeW ( "z'oi World Cablcgram.-Spocial Teegram-Me ) ) toil , the American correspondent arrested the schooner CompetItor Is tick , ho baa be removed from Prison to the mIlitary ho pitai , i'hero he Is kept 'inconrnunlcata , His disease is said to be dysantery. Two htititlred dozen Remington cartrldgi were seized today opposite the cable offli in Cafe Vivero. They were done tip packages of ten , wrapped lit copies of tI rovaltitionitry iiotvspnper La Patria , pubilahi by the jillita , In New York. Meat of ti packages were addressed to hotel Ricard I'hiiar dcl Itho , others to susploictis addressi let various districts. The Cuban owners the cafe were arrested. Itcvoititlonai newrpaperS vere found in theIr possessioli. The action of SpaIn regarding the e : porting of leaf tobacco is causing moe dIscontent. The firm of i'artagae & Cc limited , of Ibavana anti London has bee ilirsoived. The business has been assunu by Juan Illances. This company was or of the most important tobacco concert In the business. The withdrawal of U Eiigilsit stockholders is lookel upon wit anxiety by busilicas men , as the witildraw of foreign capital might produce a panl Tue disturbance of busIncs as a result the war and a lack or confidcnce In ti ability of Cuba to endure tue extra horde beIng Imposed 01)00 her is supposed to ha brought about the dlssoiutlon. Niaw's t1'ES FHt.U 01.1) liIaXICI 'otiIiI.c Itidliitt GIrl lniiiig it Itejiuta I hut Its It PrtiII.teNi. CITY OF MEXICO , May 27.-A gran function occurred here yesterday at Profeta church , in commemoration of Saint Folly Non , patron alnt of Mexico. The apoc'tok delegates , arrayed l full pontifical robes , prt sided , representing the pope. A sensation has been caused In the stat of Tobasco by the appearance of a youn Indian prophetess who predlctu a general cot fiagrathon , to be preceded by signs and woe der , among them the fal tng of edifices an tile premature speaking of infanta. Sevcr bridges have fallen and the Indiana bellevin tliee Incidents to be the fulfillment of Ui prophecy are alarmed. The bishop of T basco has scilt for the girl , who claims t have had celestial visions during her recee &iajourn In the forests along the Grijalva , Successful cxjieriincnts iii the preeence I'roaident DIaz have been made with a ne cxplosiyo Invented by Manuel Game , a Mex can cltizeii. It watt coir.parcd with the beef of foreign explosives and that of Gama near y double their penetrating force. Complaint Is made by authoritiet , In Ui state of MIchochan that some robbers ha been shot without due form of trial. Then Is dicusClon going en In the prea' ' , tiio oppt sitlon papers accuaing the authorities wit duciabedienCe to the law. The cattie In the interior have been periC lag for lack of pasturage and the price rltlng. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CItIIISTIAS FAMILIES MUItIHitI i't't.ple In Cit ncst.tretrez , ( I ) AInrite ut ( lie Tirl&isii OlitrngeH , ROME. May 27.-An official dlspatci I ro : Car.ea , Island of Cete , says that fresh di turbances occurred there on Tueslay. Ti peaplo arc panIc-stricken and communic tion was interrupted wih : the adjacent vi lages. Whole families of Mussultnans at Christians are believed to have been kilie No further news has been received regart Ing tile Turkish garrison of Vamos whit is besieged by the Insurgents. iirt Senilzt I Iii ( lie 'i'rnIiMvnIl. LONDON. May 27.-A PretorIa dispatab I the Tlmea says As an outcome of the re elatior.a of Llooel Phillips' private ietti beak. implIcating pronitr.oiit men of U Kruger party in the Rand for acceptir bribes from the mIning hctise.a for advan ing the Rand Interests in the Volksraad , U Transvaal government has suspended Judi do Korto and has asked the Rand tc appali a court of Inquiry. The 'ransvaal goveri meet is tryIng to supress the scandal a. the reeling is very bitter. The police watc the house of Dr. Layd'i , the c'acretary state. and detectives foliow him whenever 1 leaves the house. 1i'te Mcii l.OMt lit Sect. HALIFAX. N. S. . May 27.-About night the Ncrwegtan bark , I3aodrene. fro : Avonmnouth for Atiranitchi was wrecked ha a mile fromi , the whistle on St. Paul's lsan ! it thick fog and heavy sea prevailed at U time. Capain : II , Wilson , F'irat Nate I N. Sweenson , Second Mate Theodore Perac and Seamen liarolil Nelson and EmIl Sote stron were lost. Five men were saved. Ii.oUIt lIUlit1l ) 3IINHItS Altii ( ill' Proliteet fur Setit'iiie , , t uf I lze Styli. II , ( _ tIIl rtI ( ) Itt Itt'nu.it. . lENVEEL , May 27-"Tliero to no prcspei at pre.eent of a settlement of the atr ka t tile northern Colorado coal miners and U canditions are most .erious , " ealil w. I iClett , sato labor comnilsehonor , who ri turnad from the eceno of the trouble toda : "Tiio men are deermlned : to remain out at ri.ik the consequences , while the operate : are peulatent in their efforte to have wet tesumneil o oil ( lie' moines In the datrct. Ti total number of men affected by the stril Is c1030 Of to 400 , " The Marshall Ccai company is stIll di termined to evict the minert' and their fan thea if the men do not return to work t next Monday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G ntis ; tt rs Urgeil I o Vlsi I 51 I lw , . ii he Mil'I'AUKEE , May 27.-An imporiam meetIng of the mnanagars ilt the atreet rat way strike was held at headquarter , of U atrkerd tlii morning anti when It was ovI Presldnt Mahon atated that telegran would be sent to I'resident Gompera of U Anierleari Federation of Labor urgtpg tin ito collie to Milnaukeo without delay. lb the further proceedings , President Alt lion would not talk more thaii to say ( lie there would lirobably be a meetIng of tii men tonight , witeci a vote would be take ins to future action. The rnembera of tl committee are confident that every man v stand firm and in anticipaton ! of this iii telegram to l'rcaident Gonipers line bee cent. iIliltM.tNS l'.tSSII ) 'I'll lii ) hIGH iitl'I"I'I lIsjiosi'I of ( Iie Clot iii. , , imI .tnile Sititi iue'iitiiI * 8 1 I liii t I'Imtci' . MINNEAPOLIS , May 27-it special to tie JouriaI from Butte , Mont. , say : ito' Francis Ilermans , sio is wanted at Sc I..ako City for the alleged killing of tw Women , Henrietta Clauson and Annie San ueiscta , was in Butte subsequent to the dii appearance of the two women. He arrIve with two trunks , one of which contairsa Personal effect and tile other , he said , ha tue apparel of his wife. He asked Itci Mr. Melby of the Lutheran chureb to se it for him. aa he wai tired of carrying further. It was sold and parts of the cioti lag waa dlepo.re5 of , Mr. Melby was at quatutoci sub lIaa Salnueison and now ci hooking over the undlapoacel of content i the trunie recognIzes the atu aej baying bt ionge to her , H.tS'liHtS I ) IS1'l ZI.lhl1ES 'j' ( ) ( 'ljSl , It. , , 'I'liUNZI ntl ML'tI In Ie 'Fit mutt Oti ofVork tm SeiIt'IIIit'r ! I NEW YOIIK , May 27.-MI the rye whisk diatilior ili the eastern states vIii stispen operations on September 1 , . next. This wI throw out of employment 2,000 workrnoi coopers and labelers. The skilled workme about the distilleries will' be kept , ne the are tinder contract and ant of peculIar an specll valtie to theIr omphoera. Tills action \vas resolved oion at a meet ing representing. It is estltnatdt1 $25,000.01 capitsl at the \Valiiorf hotel. J. 0 , l'ontc tract presided nr.1 Edward V. Doughert . sas secretary. Mr. 1' . E. 11cr of the Willow Springs dim tiilery vae' seen in connection with the re port that the Omaha plant as to be ciotie Juno 1 In purcuanca to the report pub1I.iie in Chicago papers that an ordcr would see be issued by the American SIrlts Distillin company so directing. . Mr. 11cr saul 'Tho interests of the Anioricen Spirits Dim tilling company and the WIiiqw Springs dli tillery have nothing In CoinInOn anti any em dora issuing front Ito omces wotild have a effect on the Omaha plant. The Willo Springs plant was pnrchaaoii ly myself Ma 1 , aliil has passed entirely ooad the contri of the Aiiierlcan Spirits DtstlIIng comnpan Business with us line opened tip very favom ably since the first of the month and w are nos' running with aboOt halt a force t operatives. 'IVo expect to increase the nuir her of empioyca as tue demands upon ii increase and the prospects atpreserit for a enlarged output are cxcellentt "The only other plant at pront ovzod I the state by the old corporation is one k catoi : at Nebraska city. The dictillery that point has been. closed devil for sever months and there Ia no prospoc that. it WI be reopened. I do nct think , for certal reasons of my own , that they contemplat rolling it Intimated In a Into intcr'ie' ' wIth Levy Meyer , counsel for hio compan Conelderable Influence tins . been brought bear upon me to Induce me to re-enter Ui combIne as there Is considrabie ill feeiln still exirtlng between the tid combine , know as the Distilling and Cattle Fedora' associa tion and the new trust , known ac the niar lean Spirits Distilling company. I shall no enter again imito tbo trust pad the WiIlo Springs plant will be conducted upon an In dependent volley. " I'ltlll'AISIS ( .tlHG CI1I.taIilta.'rIo 'I''flhleMMCC'H Ceiiteiiflhlli tIN It State I lie CuiititIeiiIiritteil % e5t ) lontlimy. NAShVILLE , May 7.-Great preparation are in progress tor the centennial celebratioc of Tennessee which will occur on June 1 ant 2. The city is beIng decorated handsomel : anti everybody Is looking forward to one o the most notable demonstrstion in the his tory of time state. There will be a grant parade and pageant on Junel , the Tenncse centennial day , and the ceremonies at th exposition groundie wIll be imposing aild im preeeis'o. There will be a unrise salute o sixteen guns , Tennessee being the sixteenti state admitted to the unlon' ' dud after th parade a flag raising with c taluto of on gun for every state in the union. The principal speaker of the occasion wil be lion. J. M DickInson , emsaistant Ilnitei States solicitor gdncral. The other speaker \iuil be lion. . A. Taylor and Hon. E. 'IV Carinactc. The different sbeleie wIll par tielpato ahd the exercises for tile two day will be niost elaborate anti interestIng. Th president and cabinet , diplomatic corps , gov ernors of states Und many lignltaries hay been Invited. There will be'a treat mllitar : display of fOeral amid state troops and i grait coming together , of tith peoplq of th C .i smate. An Important feature of tlie'exerclses wil be the formal unaugurationuf the Tenr.csae centennial exposition , 'which will not b epetied , however , until May 4. 1897. Th expoa'tlOfl , wimFe in celebration of the 100t anniversary of tb state , will be of natiomia anti international lmportane and proper tlons. The buildings , sa.verai of which ar already erected , will be of exceptional beaut : and dimensions and the grounds will be ne with dioplays of , flowers. , Applications to space for exhibits are coaning in from i'l qtItrtOnS of the globe. I wati originally Intended , to open the cx positon thiti year , but for bettar preparatioc the opening was postponed until May 1 , nex year , which will not be a polItical year. CocI'IJSTS : IIi.Fn\s'i'rJI M.iNLH't One ltminlrel , intlIi'IffySIx COIlte4t Iris : Delegnielt for St. ) otiH Alritly. AUGUSTA , Me. , May 27.-Hon. 3 , 11. Man Icy , secretary of tile reptiblcan committee has sent to chairman Cartop the followin letter : a AUGUSTA. Me. , May 23.-1Ion. Thomas ii Carter , Chairman flepubliQian National Coat mittee.Vashingtonlear' ' Sir : ConteI have been flied svth m' In' the. foliotvin states and districts. Theronre alxty.sevc contests , Involving the rghits of 156 tie gates : A'abama. tour tiele'ntes-at-iargo ; FirsI Third , Fourth. F'.fth , Sixth , Seventh. Eight and Ninth districts , makIng twenty delegates gates in all. California , Third and FottrtJ districts , lou delegates. Delaware , six deiegates-a-argo ; six dec gates. Florida. four de1egntes-nt-irge Firat an Second districts , eight delegates. Gergia. tour delegate-at-lnrge ; Firsl Ninth and E evnth dIstrlcts term deIegate Kentucky , Fifth district , t'o delegatea. L.ouiHiana. four delegate.at-iargo ; Firsi Secnd , Third and Fourth'dlstrcts ! , twelv delegate ? . ! tliSsiStiPpi , fourdelegates-at-largc First Second. Third , Fourth , Fifth. Sixth an Seventh districts , eighten deiegate. New York , Sixth , Eighth , Ninth , Twerti : : ThIrteenth and Fif'onlh tlhrcs. ( Nrth Carolna , Eighth diStrlc , two tick gates , Penneyivnnin , Third district , two delegatei South Carolina , tour ildlegates-at-largI First. Second Third. Fourth , Fifth , Slxt anti Seventh districts , eihteen deiegate , 'rennes-ce , S'xtii antI Nitii dIstricts , tou deegntcs. 'rexa , four ileleates.ait.Iarge- on or tile thirteen districts , . thirty tleleg'it's Virginia. Seconti and Ti4nd districts , ( cu delegates. I ArIzna , six delegates-ot.iarge , eic dole gates. 'l'iiere may be other contests yet. to b fEed. I am , youni. , etc. J. U. AINIY , Secretary. S. % . _ IiWYIJLIIS ± id : _ : : .fT Jl.tGGiUE itmihiruncis I a hat' Vesumi , tsclttIii 'I'ilL Sttiiil 'r1tjt'ItJir , ChICAGO , May 27.-Tbzm iMajority of thi rbaeis in the Vi'estera 1'ae'anger a.'saclatto : are elated over the declaistion of Ciiairmn CaIdwell that. tIm % VIscaptmiJn Contra ! rnua give up ito intention ofjaarryImg Ucycc. ire or ccaa to be a member of lie association Several of the weaterji rpadepre much o paeml to Iho tree transarttUlon of wheel amid they will not under any crcumnstance enter into any agreerent poydlng for thel free tranrpctrtation. No vpri was receive by the chairanan ate thiocuae the Wiscan sin Central would pursue Je ijan matter. It ii , expected that the aiuqi report of th Chicago & Nonthweaiterp rtid , s'hlch vlii b e.'ubrnitted to the annual jupeqlng of the d rectors next week , vIll malle be best ribow ilig of army aimibir report rqao In recen years , It Is thought that It vil show an in crease in earnings of over . $5,000,000 and lii surplus will be tht iarges In tea years. Iielilt 4 , ? t. Ja , KEAI1NEY , Neb. . Msy 27-Special. ( ) - Mrs. F. 1' , Wiitey , win. of County Super intentloutVilsey , died Mothiay morning an the funeral was held from the First ? .Ieth edIct Episcopal church tI. afternoon a : i o'clock. O3CEOIA. Neb , , May 27-Speclal.-Th ( ) funeral of James 'IV. Ilcebe waa held thi afternoon at flUelsh chapel under ( lii au.epices Pt the Osceola Mgsonla fraternity AIr , I3eebe came to thj.g oursty in 1S76 when he } V5a a mere lad , and has lived hen ever since , lie waa 35 yars aid. . St'vere Siiite.ci. for .tssiul ( , RMVLINSVyo. . , May 2-Sprclai ( Telo grani.-Chanles ) $ mltb , qonylcted of a.m'iaui with intent ( a commit murder in tbt shoot lug of A. it ! , iticAnoily , was aentenceel thl morning to fourteen YQr5 tit bard labor Oi\IAIIA \ LOSES TILE BISIIOPItI ( Vincent Selects Topeka and Newman Got to San Pranoisc , No CHANGE MADE IN TIlE CONSTITUTIW 3ietlititi 1st Ctii fertii' l > t'fers A Ilte tutu OIL 'l'iils l'uitt ( Inc li'otIr 'enrs..t.'J , tirt' ) , Fl cc I , isurn nec I'liit .ttiutiteil. CLEVEL.AD , 0. , May 27.-Spcclal ( Tele gram.-Oniaima ) baa lost. and all becau Bishop Vincent. preferred to live in Topek to residing In either St. Louis or Miminocip oIls , both of which cities vcre open whet lila turn to choose his residence In order e his ecniority in time episcopacy arrived. Ii is senior biqiiop to Iiisiiop Newman , alit when the choice "Omiiaha or Topeka" wa left to liii' bishop lecting the Nebrask and Kamisas flehil , it was supposed that I would be Omaha , because poplo assutilel thot I3ishiop Vincent votmld take any on of two or three better cities than Topki which would be open at the time of hi choice. It vcnt without e'aylng that I Omaha was open when Bishop Nownlaif turn arrived in its order ho would retail his residence there iii preference to going Ii Topcka. however , Vincent disregarded ( hi advances of St. Louis 011(1 Mlmmneapolls , boti better towns than Topeka , because lie likt the pIece amid was acclimated there alit because Mrs. Vincent liked it. lllCllop New milan , vht.n his turn caine , had tour held from whIch to choose , San Francisco , Clint taaiooga , New Orleans or Fort Worth an I'ortlaiui , Ore. lie naturally chose the inc tropoils of the Pacific coaSt , Omaha belni gone by the choice of Vincent under tin alternative. A surprise was sprung tipon the conferonci today , when a motion was niale amid car ned to refer the report on constitution ti a committee to report tour years hence This report baa beii tmmider dircussion ( ci three days ahiti lion nroured much dsctmssion The reason for today's action is believc to be a dinausalon which will depart mont from old lines than did the report of tlit committee. There is a feeling that the lay men should be given more representatIot and it Is hoped it may be grantetl in thi contituticfl which the comurniosion will pro. pare. pare.GOUCHER SPRINGS A SURPRISE. Bishop Fowler presided at the openint eceslon of the conference today. Surprise was create ] wimon 11ev. Dr. Gouchmer , chair. man of the committee en constitution , math a stmggestioii that tIle whole matter of con. stitution , which has engaged the conferenec In debate for over two days , be referre to a commission of fifteen , to consist of sia ministers , six laymen and three bishops , tc report four years hence. Lay Delegate Swartlioot offered a subot. tutc that ( Ito question of constitution be reterre to tl.o people for a vote Imi creTe : that it might represent the people. The substitute was promptly tablei after e speech by Rev , Ut , Chaffec. The metier was then adopted and thu matter was re ferred to the' commission. Lieutenant Governor Mansur of Vermoni secured the privilege to make a report ci the cemmittee on arbitration , which author iced the secretary to communicate with tht predcnt and ask that the government o theUnited Statco cuter Into negotIatIon wit the powers' of Europe with a view of for ever preventing the . repetItion ot the Ar inenlan outrages , IC. carried without a di.t entiag voice. Dr. J. 13. Yotmeg submittei tIm inst report . : f the committee on Stinday school anc tracts , whiCh was routine in its nature. It Was adopted without debate. Dr. Swink mnao the repart of the cam mittee on insurance matters. After statii the great saving which could be imiade pay siblo by a church insurance plan. it reacin mended that the general cnference adopt the olan followed by the 'IVoat Wisconir , conference for a mutual church inaurance company , and that the husiurtis of the cain pany should be transacteit by a board of in. surance , con'iistlng of fifteen men. on from each general conference district. it ha elected by the delegationa amiti fivi at large to be appo nted by time blnhops. Thi plan was advocated by Dr. Swindeils iii prolonged argument , in which lie raid thai If adopted it meant the saving Cf millions ci dollars by hundreds Cf churches. A die. cuaslon followed , but it was all in advocacy of the measure. General Rushling condemned the scheme as visionary and impracticable amid said ii would re.atilt in a scandal , as lie said th Asbury life insurance echeme did Dr. Wiison offered an amendment whic ! provided that the report be referred to a committee of fifteen , to be appomited by thi bishops. This committee was to carry ccii its provlsionit if found pract cable. It .wa tabled by a email majority. The report wam finally adopted by an overwhelming majority A recea was then taken. When time essiofl was resunied 11ev. Dr Necly peacnteci a protest signed by evcnt members of tue conference against the ac tion in admitting laymen as members ci limo missionary annual comiforonco. The pro test was spread UPOU time records aftem considerable opposition. Tue committee on location of the nexl conference reported invitations of Saratoga Springs , Chicago , Kansas City anti Ocean Grave , N. J. The committee reported ii was unalilo to decide and askel that the committee be continued with an addItion of two members of the book eotnmhttcc. It was referrcti to the book comniitec. Tim reciiimiinendatinti of Freedman's Aid socety ! , whIch was more in the nature oh a report than a recommendatIon , 'vai adoptol. After ( lie eep'rt ' of tue Epwortii league , which recommends that the Epwor ii league , In extending the spirit of national co-operation to other young pepio's so cieties , should never become affillateil iii any manner with any other societies wh'cii were not dIstinctly Methodist , Time con. fercnco adjourned until 3 o'clock. 'IVIIEItE 1)181101'S WILL. GO. Tiio bishops have selected their plce of resIdence as follows ; Alallaltou , Irene Buffalo to Beaten ; Fouler. from Mlnneapoil , to buffalo ; Fitzgerald , from Now Onieani to St. Louis ; Joyce , from Chmattamioogme It MinPeztois ; Newimiami , from Omaha to Sat Francisco , qoofoeli , rein San I"rumicieco Ic Chattanooga ; McCabe. to Pert 'IVorthi ; Cran. ston , 'Io Portland , Ore. ; Foss remalna iii Phliadeiphiia , Merrill in Chicago , Andrews in New 'c'cnic , Ninde In letrolt , Walden in Cincinnati , Warren in Ienver , hurst in \Vasliington and V ncent in Topeka , New Orleans and Omaha , by the new arrange. meat , are left without bisiiope' . Illitmop New. man hiss the choice of either San Frau. deco OF Los Angeles , amid there will proji. ably be a warm contest between these cities aim to wimichi ahail be time place of Episcop3l ncaldcncc , The bishop may , however , alter. nat i batweetn the two cities. iltahmop Mc. Cabs bia the chio ce of either Now Orleans or Fort \Vtrth , Tex. lie has Practically decidcl in .Javor of time latter on account of its bettor facilities for reaching time north , where ho wi'l ' have a conidorable amount of work to do during time next two years in finishing unconipietod missionitry business. When the conf renco reconvened this aftern-oti certain minor cliangee In time man. ncr of trying perens Under charge.z were adopted upon recounniondatton of be corn- ruittee on judiciary. The proposition tlmat a rerson under chmarges might be tried at once by a court to be railed logether by the iire. siding eider was strenuously opposed and laid tin the table , the chief objecton being that It gave too itmuchu liowen to the preeidlmig elder , Thu coimirnittec report recommending the coosolldatlon of ( lie Sunday school and tract societies was laid on ( lie table , The conference was informed of tile death of a unisaionary lay delegate , Dr. , Juhian F , Scott , at the Forest City house , The cause was consumpt on , Dr. Scott wios a medical mIssionary in north China and waa about 3 i'eara old , WIND KijEoHuNDREosAffJoUi Terrible Tornado Rages with Fury Through the City's Center. MUST PPALLR1 ISSTR [ UVERELMS T PEOFE Flospitals Crowdcd with Wounded , Morgue Filled with Deaci and Bodies of the S1au Lie Scattered About the Streets and in the . Ruins. spEl , 1.01115 , en 24.4tortimido b1u'Iiig at tiit rate of eighty iiilks an IloTIr trtieIc St. I.otiig at 5:15 : tlii eve'nliig anti t'migt'd for lutif an hunt' vit hi iremtt ful'y. i ; me i'estiit ihtlll(1t'eiiS ( ? of livtia vt'i't' lost on both skit's of ( lip iIv'r. Ala hA' blihhtl. hugH 'I'I'Cre iiiow'i' (1OtVli nibi se'eiitl rIver st'ntneis suitla with miii On iioriI. At hreSOllt ) It 1 $ liiiliosslbie to t'stiinnte lii e titliuiioi' of iivt'e lost. lnslilti : , ltI'O full of hIlJtlred niitl the inorgtie contitfiis iiiuiiy eTt'ni , t liei'tteiil of tlit' east emit ! at tli Fmids bridge im ( le.'ti'oA'ee1. 1'ite gl'mlull steitid itt tiit ( mcii' grouhIis mid the t'I.olnnht'S lOi'tIOut of tue jmili flee blovn dovii. Time 1tVntc.rs.ltk'ree oil w'oriam4 mii't Ittirnitig mimi huillihiiigs In vntloiis se'et ioiim of ( lie tovui miie till iii. 'i'm' Plant ilotir iiiills : ilul tile St. I.otils iroit itiul iteel vorIas are iloiiiniislieel a liii ( lit' liii- iil'iise : 'li1)Iie8 ) block Is iai'liiliij' elesiroyetl. 'i'lie tienel aitid hrijtlr'd are iteltig taken froiti the . At East St. I.oimit ( lie ilesti'ut'tlomi iw'eliis genut'ra1 , 11 , C. ] tk'p at Cut' htt'lmiy , lepot Cli tiit' tist sub chiillii'tl uli'i'a4s lilt ? ( lt'litilisll'tl ) lritlgtt ) atiitl r'lorts ( tlitt : tlia mitIomimi1 lintel , 'l'roinout house , ilflrtt'l.fle\\'oif cafe , IL. H , Zeil 'sl ililug coin- iaiiy'inll1 ) , IIoi'n's cooptt' dull ) anti a runt iiuimiy ti'I'eiflhiged as faii' as Ilftii tmeet : iie goite anti inanv 1)eoiio ) kille'ti. ' 1'ii 1Tahtiinorc & Ohio full \'alitimtiimi i onini house at 1it : St. LOUis iiiiil thie i'esceutt elevators arid lvelve freigitE liouseae on ( lii' k's'eo miie tlt'iutolislit'ii. 'J'lio 31'mtlil Itltiillc { ? mimuti macveral mnort e'xciit iioui steiiiicrs : vitii mill on boatel are ic- : ) ortuti suiila lii the ilver 81111 mill ste'ainpm S mit tilL' levee iiiv ; gone i1ovti , A. rough estitnuite lilaces the iiuiuiber o f killed amnivoiimitloml at 1,000 , Both ilieVcstern Union and Postal companies lost every wire out of the city , which [ S In total thutrkaies. It. Is imapossible to get off any more front here at pt'cscut. TEIt1IIJILE hAl. ! ? IlOtJIt IN 5' ! ' , LOUI TrenIelIIltIs DtiitIi I.ist Sveili-.i 1 , Siulclmt ( if Cruviit'tl Steuiutcrs. CHICAGO , May 27.-One of the gre.ates disasters of recent years overwimelnied tin city of St. Louis tonight iii ( lie shape of m tornado which began simoitly after 5 o'cioci and for thirty mintite tore its awful wa through the city with a velocity of eve : eighty miles ami imou Ahthoughm report : from there are very meagre owing to the cii most total destruction of time telegraph wires it ceerns certain the numher of dead am wounded will amount to fully 1,000 and ( hi damage to property to millions of dollars 'rho city hospital , which 'fortuna1y survivei ( lie storm , I , filled to overflowing with man pled inca and chlidrep anti tile morgue within two hours after the end of thi otorm , was so foil of corpacs that It was mice essary to provide other quarters for the re ception of the dead. Ia addition to tilcee who were killed ii their houses and in ( lie streets , hundreds a dead are beneath the waters of the Mlssi3 .lppi river. Of all tiio steamers on Ibm levoewhen time storm broke , but one is nec afloat. All the otliers have gone doiyn in many lmistanccs every soul on board belni lost and in others not over two or thret being able to reach a place' of safety Among the boats destroyed is the excursior , tteanier Grand Republic , one of time 1arge steanlers 011 tIme lower river. Not a mar escaped from imer and it is said elie woe crowded with cxcuesionttts when the stern came. The center of ( lie city is a wm'eck. Man buildings have been demnelished amid otheri partially wrecked. Time strceLs are utterhj impzaable to street cars , and in mnariy place progrces 011 toot is a matter of great diffi cemlty , To amid to time horrors of time night the electric lighting plants were rendere ; incapable of service amid time gas lamps art aba ibut ofT' , leaving the city iii total dark hess. Fire also broke nut in sevemal per ticina of the city and time fire departmemi was unable to inalee an effective Ilgimt becausc of ( lie chmoleod tip codhtton of the etreete and the large uiutubor ef firemen who went engaged in time work of rescuing the doa and wcunieil. 'i'iio only authentic ireformnntion ( rota thu stricken city tonIght was lent out by ( hi agent of the AciCacielted press , wile niannec to reach an outlying eiegraph office and cent the brief memage primitci nbat'e , The 'IVestern Union Telegrapii comnpanb iiae announced timat because of its inabIlity ti keep uii its wires it a'nuld be impossIble ti send out any mnoro imiessac'a tonight Iron St. Louis or vicinity. ThIRTY-FIVE FOUNI ) IN ONE T'LACE , The reports neegardimig tIme duration of Ibm storm arc conficttng , About S o'clock tin operatar On tile Wabash road at a email eta tlon not far from East St. Loulo managed It ge time operator at Ieratur , Ill , , long enougi to seati him nerd that tue rotmndhmouso of thi % Vabaslu road was blown down anti that tilt freight house of tile Vandalia was wreciect amId thirty.Ilv mnen were kllicd in time rutims % ftem' ho hati told tilL3 much ( lie wire ( alIce 1dm , Slmortly . after 5 o'clock , tile Wabash operator at Decatur reitorted to time dispatch era' chico at Fotrect , that a tornado liar ! just ilassed through time country to the south ci Decatur anti ( lint it was repartol to hvi domlo great d.Liiiage , In a few momnrznts hit sent word that a tmcomim1 storm immiti passed through the qouuitry almost cxactiy In tin track of the first amid that lie was tmnabic to get any more informuaiQp regarding it , but that it wais tiwugimt to bava done great darn ago east of St. Louia , The operatora eq the Altoti road were run. able to get ny information ( rum their men in the neighIiohoed of St. Lout ; but re ported that just before all their cominectioni with that city broken oft they ba received worth that there had been a sever tornado at hush lull , Mo. , wlmicii I , a sinai ] town on tIme Alien road , not ( a ; ( rein Mexico , Mo. Mo.The dispatchers' Wiles of the Ilhiuaua Comm. tralvag unable all night to get any informs. tion tram any point on time line south of Centralia. It was reported to theimi , however , that a tormiado had swept through all the country uth of tbat point. It is difficult to estimnato tile number of clench and wounded , but a rough estimate would place the number at about 1,000. Both the Western Union amiil Postal commiapnie8 have lest every wire out of time city. GRAND STAND COLLAPSES. One of time worst features of the disaster is thought to have taken place at the race track at St. Louis , where races were in full swing and the grand stand wan crowded , . .t oturns from the St. Louis mice are recelyetj at ( ho track at Lakeside , , . Ini. , and a low minutes after 5 o'clock the operator sending the report of the races etopped imi work Icng enough to romnarlc : "There goes the grand , stand ! " and timeti the wire collapsed one ! nothing more was heard front hlni , ib a few socomids tIme same meaago wa repeated froni Lexington , ICy. , with ( lie additional nforination that fully 150 people Were dead. This informmaation wau suhseqmfelltiy corrobom'- ated by the operator of ( We , 'IVeibash road at Decatur , who said tlmat In hits cec000 moe. . sage received from East. St. Louis it was do- dared the gramid Etaumfi at tIme races ivaa down and that fully 150 people wcro burled in tue ruins. A few minutes after Ii o'clock , time operator of time Associated press at St. Lottie , who vae in the act of taking time smnual report , ict word that it was growing very dane an asked for a minute's delay that Imo unighmt provide hiimreit with a light , In a second more the wire SllclilpCd amId it i I.e lmnpoe- sibie to , getamly further Informuatioji ( torn him or ommi of the town. 'l'imo iocal weather olflcials in this city' were unab'o to nivo ally information regarding - ing the storm as thiS > ' were informed early in time eyening by tiio Western Union that It would only be able to send time tmsuai weather bulletins from St. Louie. It was sold , however - ever , at the local 0111cc that the conditiona had been nil day favorable for m'avere storms all through Mis3auli cmi L'oulhienn liiinois. It is timougiut tue etorimi swept over St. Louis from time northwest to time southeast , as it Is consIdered probable the etcnmii tvhilch wa reported In time afternoon at Rush 11111 , Ajo. , woud require several hours to roach St. Laula' and ( lie stormins at the iwo points are rcpoitc aim havini been long eunmmgii apart to enable time stormn to cover tue distance betWeen - tWeen flush lUll and St. Louis , Time atorqa which tore throtmgh time country south of Ceuitrahia , Ill , , is raid to unto occurred at about 6 o'ciocic , or an hour after SI , Louis e'au dcvaetatctl , These three POltita are in a direct line froni time nortiiwes ( to time southeast - east and time wcatlmei ofilcials are inclIned to believe that the abram vuis one and the eatne. Time Eacla bridge , which Is reported a hayIng - Ing been badiy damaged by time storm , wam buit In 173 and wa censitiereti one of the etrongest arch bridges in time world , It was built without a draw and reso to aim elevation in the center and sloped down to time shore on either side , There were upon it a double raiiroad track , which was used by the trains of time Wabash and the Alton railroads , a double pai'aageway for wagolis , and a double Ilathiway for hiedetrIaits. From time reports - ports received it Ia not tima'igbt ' it is uo so. ricualy damaged as to delay the train service of the roathi whmichm use it to any lingo cx- tent , At mitlnighit It was rcpr.lcd ( at time djs. putchers' chico of the 'IVabaUi at Forrocit that It was immiposslbe ! to reach any poipt ( urther south than Narneohj , which is niLe iiiileis northwest ( rein St. Louis. The opera- tot at that iiolnt said that up to mIdnight it ham ] been lmpoesiblo to obtain any definlto information from St. Louis , but it was con- ta'n ( last fearful dsinago bad been done , lie said the ruins at East St. Louis wore on fire and burning fiercely , but could tell no- thmti'g nioro than ( hat. lie bad not been able to obtain any information train any ot the \\'abaahi trains that bad passes Lii ati-