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THE ALLIANCE HERALD
W. 8. RAKER, Publisher.
ALLIANCES,
NEBRASKA.
Hundreds o homosoekors nnd pros
pectors arc flocking to tho Kiowa
Comancho country to Boloct leases of
tho pasture lands soon to bo opened
for agricultural purposes.
John Howltt, n whlto man of Adel,
Ga., shot and killed his wife, shot her
sister and brother, wounding them
slightly and when surrounded by a
posso of citizens shot himself.
.Tames J. Hill, prosldont of tho Groat
Northern railway, has provided money
"for tho building of a handsomo chapol
In Orange, N. J., for tho Sisters of St.
Elizabeth's convonL
Postmaster Gonornl Cortolyou has
signed a convention with tho Jamai
can government extending the money
ordor system of this country to tho
province of Jamaica.
Tho board of directors of tho Play
ers' club has elected John Drow presi
dent of tho club to succeed tho lato
JoBoph Jofforson. Wllllnm Dlalmm
was elected vlco president.
Sonator Clark of Wyoming, tho
prospective chairman of tho scnato
commlttco on tho judlclnry, was ad
mitted to practice in tho supremo
court of tho United States.
Tho annual convention of tho Amal
gamated Association of Iron, Stool and
Tin Workers at Dotpoit, Mich., adopt
ed tho wngo committee's recommend
ation for tho restoration of tho muck
nnd puddlo mill scalo of 1003-4.
Whltelaw Held was tho guest of
. honor at a dinner given nt tho Lotus
club In Now York by his co-dlrcctors
of tho Associated Progs In commom
oration of his appointment as ambas
sador to tho court of St Jnmos.
Tho town of Manhattan, Kan., ad
vortlsos as among Its attractions tho
lltorary-'feasta nnd Intellectual cntor
talnment afforded tho rcsldont by tho
Stnto Agricultural collego situated
.thoro.
Tho woo! clip of Cosgriff Bros, of
B00.000 pounds was sold at Rawlins,
Wyo., for 22 cents por pound, this
being tho highest price In tho stato
(this season. This Is also tho largest
Individual clip In Wyoming.
Tho czar of Russia, it is said, has
125,000,000 Invostod In English se
curities, and it Is also declared that
ho would In an oxtrcmo crisis fly and
llvo In England, as othor troubled
monnrchs have tlono before him.
On one Indiana youth tho now antl
clgarotto law foil with crushing forco
in tho shnpo of a flno of $25, with $10
costs added, all for his having somo
cigarette papers in his pocket, though
. ho had novor mndo ono or smoked ono.
Frank D. Brnndego of Now London,
member of congress from tho Third
Connecticut district, wa3 choson
United States senator to succeed tho
lato O. II. Piatt, by a majority voto
In each house of tho general assem
bly. Mrs. J. W, Gray, n wealthy Chicago
widow, committed sulcldo by shooting
herself In n Now York hotel. Sho loft
letters Intimating that unrequited
lovo for Charlos II. Stonchnm, a prom
. lnent Now York broker, Is responslblo
for hor rash action.
Major Georgo M. Wheeler, U. S. A.,
retired, died In Now York City. Ho
entered tho military nccadomy from
Colorado In 18C2. Ho was a prominent
flguro In scientific circles, owing to
his conduct of government surveys
west of tho 100th merldlnni
Henry G. Goll, tho former assistant
cashier of tho First National bank of
Milwaukee Wis., charged with cm
j bezzling over $100,000 from tho bank,
was admitted to ball In tho sum of
$10,000. Goll's enso comes up for pre
liminary hearing on May 1G.
Officers of Bear Admiral Evans'
battlosWp squodron coming to Wash-
, lngton from Hnmpton Roads, havo
brought some Interesting reports of
tho use mado of wireless tologrnphy
"while tho vessels were proceeding
north from tho target grounds.
A cablo dispatch received at tho
Vatican nt Romo roports that tho con
dition of Archbishop Aglus, apostolic
dolegato to tho Philippines, who has
been 111 with nntlvo fevor, is qulto
gravo and that It Is belloved ho can
not romnln In Mnnlla.
Secretary Taft hai been Informed
by Manager Falconlo, tho Apostolic
delegnto to tho United Stntos that a
number of claims arising from tho use
by United States troops of church
property In tho Philippines during tho
period of military occupntlon, amount
ing to $1,000,000 or $1,500,000 havo
been presented.
Flavlus J. Fisher, a noted portrait
painter, Is dead at Washington, D. 0
aged 73 years.
Tho cznr proposes to moke a pll
grlmago to tho tomb of St Scraflnat
at Sarafsbaya to Implore tho bones
preserved there to assist him in his
campaign.
A forest flre swept over a tract of
250 acres of timber land near South
Weymouth, Mass., causing a loss of
$10,000.
David Moffat of Donvor Is tho
wealthiest man In Colorado, which
outranks all othor statos In per capita
.wealth.
Two prominent offlclals of thoStan
(lard Oil company woro Indicted in
;PekIn, 111., for aliased sharp practlco
ito drive out competitors.
Prof. Ernest Haockel, In a rocont
jlecture In Berlin, stated that In his
'opinion, It is absolutely certain that
man Is descended from apes,
aanaMiiMnnMnMMBnHBin
Brief Telegrams
KILLED OVER 100
AN OKLAHOMA TOWN DESTROY
ED DY TORNADO.
UIKETHIVE BOfalES RECOVERED
Belief That the Death List Will Event
ually Reach 130 Relief for tho
Stricken Rapidly Being Sent For
ward. 8NYDER, Okla.At 10 o'clock
Thursday tho number of known dead
as a rosult of tho tornndo has roachod
nlnoty-flvo. Arrnngomonta hnvo boon
mado to convoy all tho lnjurod who
can bo moved to hospitals at Okla
homa City and Lawson.
GUTHRIE, Okla. Tho latest official
roportB from tho tornadostrlckon
town of Snyder, Okla., plnco tho list
of dead at nlnoty-flvo. Othor rumors
advance this flguro to 100. It Is highly
probnhlo that tho death list when ac
curately tabulated will roach 130. Of
thofio Injured thoro nro various ro
ports reaching from 100 to 150.
Tho storm formed near tho Texas
lino nnd Its path extends In a north
easterly direction for over forty miles,
causing dnmngo at Altus, blustoo and
olher small towns and in tho country
as well as at Snyder. Roports Indl
cato thnt tho casualties outtldo of
Snyder will aggregate over twenty
flvo and may go higher.
Relief Is being pent from neighbor
ing towns. From Oklnhomn City 100
men went to dig graves and seek the
dead still in tho ruins, and also a
dozen undertakers with 100 coffins.
Offers of flnnnclnl nsslstanco have
como from numerous ciyes.
Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma has
Issued a proclamotlon calling atten
tion to tho needs of the strlckon town.
It is still difficult to obtain informa
tion from Snyder. A single telegraph
wlro furnishes an outlet, but U Is
blocked with private messages con
cerning tho dead and injured. To add
to tho general confusion and distress
nftor tho tornado had passed fire
broko out and burned out many of tho
buildings thnt remained of tho busi
ness blocks. So far -It Is not possible
to find out whether or not any bodies
woro cremated, but It Is highly pos
slblo thnt such is tho enso.
An unidentified woman was picked
up dead, having been pinioned to tho
ground by a scantling which entered
hor loft oyo nnd enmo out through tho
back of her head. Clarence Donovan,
railroad engineer, nnd Miss Nina Fes
sonden woro to havo been married last
night, but had JuBt postponed tho nup
tials until this morning. Both wero In
stantly killed. Fred Crump, a boy, had
started to a collar when a flying tim
ber struck him and sovered his head
from his body. Dobrls was carried to
tho northeast as far as Coopcrton.
twelve miles, and It Is reported that
thoro aro moro of tho frngmonts of
homos at that town and In that vi
cinity than arc In tho tornado path at
Snyder.
About sovonty-fivo head of horsos
nnd cattlo woro killed on tho town
Blto. A commltteo wa3 set to work
this morning to romovo carcassos.
Tho mnydr of Snyder Is having
much troublo arranging for tho burlnl
of tho dead. Tho confusion Is great,
owing to tho fact that thoro still ro
mnln a number of unldontlfled bodies
at Uio morgues. There Is much suf
fering owing to tho lack of provisions
and places to stay. What houses re
main In tho town nre In bad condi
tion and nro unsafo for habitation. Bo
sides, there Is not room enough to
caro for tho homeless. Bedding nnd
wearing apparel are both lacking, and
despite tho effort to succor tho unfor
tunates they are still In a pltlablo
condition.
CASSINI'S CHANGE GAZETTED
Czar Walts News Before Naming
Baron de Rosen for Washington.
ST. PETERSBURG Tho transfer
of Ambnssndor Ca.'-sinl from Washing
ton to Madrid wa3 officially gazetted
under dato of May 9, but tho appoint
ment of Baron do Rosen to succeed
Count Casslnl at Washington has not
yet boon gazottod,
In fact. Emporor Nicholas Is await
ing n formal notlco that Baron do
Roson Is nersona grata to tho United
Statos before signing -bis decree of
nomination. Not the slightest doubt
exists hero thnt tho baron Is perfect
ly nccoptablo to tho government at
Washington, whoro bosldes his high
reputation as a diplomat he enjoys tho
porsonnl acquaintance of not only
many officials, but of Prosldont Roose
velt hlmsolf.
Absconder Is a Suicide.
OCONTO, Wis. Louis J. Rons, ono
of tho host known men in Octonto,
agent for tho McEnchren company,
absconded. It Is 03tlmnted tho short
ago will bo far above $100,000. His
body was found in a barn three miles
south of tho city. He had committed
sulcldo by shooting.
Cummins Calls on President.
WASHINGTON Governor Cum
mins of Iowa saw tho president Fri
day boforo tho cabinet met. Tho Iowa
governor when nsked what ho
thought ought to bo dono to meot tho
growing deficit of the treasury, said
thoro wero many ways suggested but
there did not soem to be any crystal
lzatlon of sontlment on tho subject.
Ho admitted that changes In tho tariff
would bo ono way of bringing about
additional revenues. Ho was not pro
pared to say whether he believed thi3
way would bo adopted.
A KANSA3 TORNADO, t,.
Tears Path Across tho State In Iho
Night.
MARQUETTE, Kan. Whon dark
ness fell upon this strlckon town Tues
day night It was known that twenty
nlno llvos had been lost In tho tornado
that wrecked part of Marquotto early
In tho day and did much damage In
this vicinity and that forty-four per
sons had boon Injured. Of tho injured
thlrty-flvo woro seriously hurt and
somo of them mny dlo. During tho day
Carl Warnqulst nnd Mrs. J. A. Carlson
died of their wounds. Several of tho
othors nro suffering from broken limbs
nnd Internal Injuries.
In soveral cases cntlro families havo
boon killed. A man named Swltzer, a
night wntchman at tho railroad yards,
lo3t his three chlldron. N. P. Nelson,
with his wife nnd thrco children, wero
found dead. Two other children wero
not at homo and escaped Injury.
Last night order had practically
boon brought out of tho chaotic condi
tion that provallcd," and n rellof com
mlttco had begun dispensing aid.
Among the relief sent from outsldo
wero twenty-flvo pupils from Bethany
collego, who acted as nurses.
Tho tornndo seems to havo formed
threo miles south of Marquotto and did
not spend Its forco until It had passed
many miles north of tho town. In Mar
quotto tho resldonco portion, west o
tho main si root, suffered tho principal
damage. Houses In tho courso of tho
tornado woro all with ono or two ex
ceptions, wrecked. In this section
there wero a numbor of modern resi
dences, only ono of which wns left
standing. Tho Swedish Lutheran and
Methodist churches woro among tho
first buildings struck and they, to
gothor with tho pnrsonago adjoining
tho Methodist church, wero complete
ly demolished.
Yesterday nfternoon had been hot
and opproslvo, tho atmosphere loaded
with electricity. Lato In tho evening a
torrlfic rain storm broko ovor tho
town. Tho rain continued to fall In
torrents untl 11:55 last night when
tho tornado struck. Within loss than
flvo minutes It had wrought its terrible
work and passed on. Telegraph and
telephone wires wero carried down
and It was several hours before tho
outsldo world could bo Informed of tho
plight of tho city.
Marquotto is a town of 1,500 people,
In McPherson county. It Is In tho
exact conter of Kansas and in tho
richest farming county In tho stato.
OPPOSED TO RATE BILL.
No Measure With Force In It to Bo
Reported.
WASHINGTON No railroad rato
bill with forco In It will como out of
tho sennto committee on ' Jntcrstnto
commerce. Thoro havo boon sufficient
developments In tho series of hearings
now on to show that thero Is no In
tention In this commltteo to frame o
bill giving to a fedoral commission
any kind of rato-flxlng power.
Roprescntatlvo Townsend of Michi
gan, ono of tho authors of tho Esch
Townsond bill, which has been tho ob
ject of attack by nearly every witness
summoned by tho commltteo, has been
watching theso henrlngs with no llttlo
Interest Ho returned homo yesterday,
thoroughly convinced that thero was
no ohanco of a rato bill In tho denato
commlttco along tho lines recommend
ed by Prosldont Roosevelt In his last
annual message."
Colonel Hepburn, chnlrman of tho
house commltteo on Interstate and for
eign commerco, holds tho same view.
Their opinion Is that tho fight, so far
as Regulation of rates by a govern
ment commission Is concerned, will
havo to bo started again.
HOT FIGHT WITH DESPERADO
Captured After Shooting Several Men,
One of Them Fatally.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. Frank Davis,
alias Black Mlko, tho notorious des
perado, resisted arrest at Wolton,
Wyo., nnd shot Deputy Sheriff Ho
back. Black Mlko fled to a deserted
cabin and held a party of forty sheep
men nt bay until late In tho after
noon. Over 100 shots wero fired Into
tho cabin, and Anally, when tho sheop
mon withdrew to Wolton for moro
ammunition and rifles, Davis fled to
tho brush.
Tho sheepmen and officers returned
nnd, shielded by a barrlcado of baled
liny placed on two wagon wheels, they
advanced upon Black Mlko. Over 500
shots woro fired down Into the can
non In which Mlko hnd mado a stand.
He returnod tho flre. Walter Knudson
was shot through the neck and will
dlo. W. J. Morton was shot through
the arm, and Charles Skinner ro
celvod a scalp wound. Black Mlko fin
ally surrendered whon his ammuni
tion gavo out
Adds to Preferred Stock.
SALT LAKE CITY Tho Union Pa
cific Railway company filed with tho
secretary of stato amended articles of
Incorporation increasing tho amount
of Its preforrod stock $100,000,000, as
authorized on Fr'day last at tho spe
cial meeting of stockholders held In
this city.
President to Conduct Inquiry.
WASHINGTON Tho caso Involv
ing Assistant Secretary of Stato
I oomls and Herbert W. Bowon, Ameri
can mlnlstor at Caracas, will bo taken
un by tho president. President Rooso
vclt will conduct tho Inquiry Into tho
matter personally and both Mr. Loom
I and Mr. Bowen will bo given what
ever opportunity they may want to
present tholr respective sides. Mr.
Bowon Is expected soon and tho prob
ability Is tho whole matter will bo
takon up by President Roosevelt Mon-.
day
CHIGAG0STR1KE
It may go on or possidly de
SETTLED.
MEETINGS ARE TO BE HELD
Team Owners' Association Believe
Teamsters May Reconsider Their
Ultimatum Final Action to Be
Taken on Tuesday.
CHICAGO Unless compromises nro
offered by all tho opposing Interests
in tho fight now In progress In Chi
cago between capltil and labor tho
toamsters' strike will spread many
fold during tho next forty-eight hours.
Tho refusal of tho teamsters' joint
council, roprcsontlng 35,000 union
drivers, to accede to tho demands of
tho Chicago Team Owners' association
to hnndlo merchandise for all houses
having contracts with tho members of
tho owners' organization, without dis
criminating ngalnst tho firms Involved
In tho present strike, has brought tho
controversy to a point whoro a speedy
sottlomont will havo to bo mado to
prevent an extension of tho trouble.
Thoro Is a probability, however, that
tho whole troublo may bo satisfactor
ily adjusted without resorting to such
drastic measures. After receiving tho
announcement of tho teamsters' joint
council refusing to obey tho ultimatum
of tho Team Owners' association, a
meeting of tho latter organization was
held and It was decided to give tho
teamsters more timo to consider tho
proposition. At first it was tho Inten
tion of the team owners to put their
ultimatum into offect Monday morn
ing, but believing that tho teamsters
could bo Induced to chango their
minds, they aro given until Tuesday
to mako final answer to the proposi
tion. Information which tho team own
ers say they received that tho team
sters' Joint council was not a unit, In
Its determination to fight the owners,
was given by tho owners as the reason
for tlN postporement of tho enforce
ment of tho ultimatum until Tuesday,
That Saturday night's decision of
tho toamsters will bo reconsidered
wns evidenced Sunday when a call
was sont out for another meeting of
tho teamsters' Joint council for Sun
day night In addition to this meeting
of tho offlclals of tho teamsters' union
nnother call was Issued Sunday for a
meeting on Tuesday of tho executlvo
commlttco of tho International Broth
erhood of Teamsters. This commltteo
Is tho controllng body of tho team
sters' organization nnd It Is this body
of officials that orders, or has tho
final word, In tho settlement of a
strike of Its members.
Tho Chicago Liverymen's associa
tion has become Involved In tho
troublo and a strike of tho 2,000
drivers employed by this organization
Is Immlnont. Tho troublo was brought
about by tho union carrlago drivers
refusing to carry patrons of tho asso
ciation to tho strike-bound depart
ment stores.
A statement was given out by the
association that, commencing Mon
day the men would bo compollcd to
carry all patrons to their destination
and that a refusal meant immediate
discharge. Tho officials of the Cab
Drivers' union declared that their men
would all bo ordered to r.trlko If but
oven ono member of their union was
discharged for refusing to obey the
command of tho association. Should
this strlko be called It will Involve
tho hearso drivers, and It was said
would necessitate tho uso of mounted
gnurds to escort funerals to outlaying
cemeteries, should It bo necessary to
uso non-union drivers.
NAN PATTERSON RELEASED
Former Show Girl Charged With Mur
der of Bookmaker Goes Free.
NEW YORK After moro than
eleven monlhs in prison nnd thrco
mistrials on tho charge of murdering
Caesar Young, Nan Patterson walked
from tho Tombs on Friday n freo wo
man. As sho left the great building
which has been her home since a fow
da'3 after Young wns found dying In
n cab In lower New York, 2,000 peo
plo greeted hor with cheors, for the
news that District Attornoy Jerome
would move for hor dismissal from
custody had spread throughout the
vicinity of tho courthouse. But tho
accused girl had but a few seconds to
soe and hoar the demonstrations be
fore sho wns whisked away In a" cab
with hor attornoy, Abraham Levy.
Tho move to dlschargo Nan Pat
terson came rather unexpectedly to
tho public. It was an hour or so before
noon when District Attcrnoy Jerome
appeared before Recorder Goff In spec
ial sosslons and announced that ho do
sired to move tho dlschargo of the
former chorus girl without ball and on
hpr.pvn recognizance. This announce
ment followed threo trials for murder.
Tho second and third of theso trials
the latter concluded but a few days
ago resulted In disagreements; the
first in tho discharge of tho jury be
cause of the illness of a Juror before
the caso bad been concluded.
Not Frightened by Task.
CHICAGO Theodore P. Shonts,
prosldont of tho Panama canal com
mission, declared tlwt In tho few
weeks ho had boon nctlvoly at work
in tho affairs of the canal ho had dis
covered that while tho immensity of
tho project Is likely to staggor even
an enthusiastic supportor of It, tho
obstacles presonted nro by no means
Insuperable. Mr. Shonts loft for Wah
lngton to resume his duties In con
nection with tho canal. Ho goo to
Panama to remain permanently about
tho end of Juue.
THINKS WELL OF PRESIDENT
Bryan Glad Iroquois Club Entertained
Him.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. William J.
Bryan was tho guost of honor nnd
principal speaker at a dinnor given by
tho Knlfo and Fork club of this city
nt tho Midland hotel bore. In an lntor
vlow Mr. Bryan said that he admired
tho position of Prosldont Roosevelt
and Secretary Taft upon tho question
of railroad rato legislation. Whon ask
ed If ho thought the president would
call a special sossion of congress and
urge upon that body tho necessity of
lmmodlato rnllroad legislation, Mr.
Bryan refused to commit himself. In
rogard to tho recent Iroquois banquet
In Chicago, nt which President Rooso
volt was tho guest of honor, Mr.
Bryan said:
"I wa3 gratified at tho recent ex
pression of good will of tho democrats
In Chicago toward tho president nnd
I am glad that tho domocrats of tho
nation aro supporting President Roose
velt in his position on tho railroad
rato question.
"Tho westerners llko Mr. Roosevelt
I am glad to seo tho democrats greet
ing him out bore. It shows thnt thoy
nro supporting him In many of his
policies. Thoy havo a regard and re
spect that I am sure must bo pleasing
to our president. Ho was given a big
ovation by tho Iroquois club. But that
which Is most gratifying to mo Is his
outspoken policy on rato legislation. I
nm heartily with him on his position.
Secretary Taft has spoken a policy
which must appeal to our citizens and
President Roosevelt, In his customary
manner, 'backs him up.' This question
will como boforo tho people for solu
tion." THESE MEN ARE SATISFIED
Nebraskans Testify Before Senate
Railroad Committee.
WASHINGTON T. B. Hord, cattlo
raiser, farmer and grain dealer of Cen
tral City, Neb., appeared before tho
senate commltteo on Interstate com
merco to protest against tho proposed
rato legislation. Ho said in part:
"At tho present time tho ,ra!lroads
In this stato glvo us good service.
They grant all reasonable demands;
wo havo tho railway officers among
us and we want conditions to remain
unchanged becauso wo aro prospering.
I came hero at tho request of friends
who agreo with mo becauso wo think
It right to enter our protest."
Mr. Hord said that ho knew of no
complaints from the southwest about
rates on llvo stock.
"How do you happen to como here?"
asked Senntor Foraker.
Tho witness replied that ho had
been Invited to come by friends.
Peter Jnnsen, a farmer and sheep
ralscr of Jansen, Nob., also was a wit
ness beforo the committee. He otated
that ho shipped soveral hundred car
loads of sheop a year and pastured
20,000 sheep annually, and that ho
represented a number of friends
among stock 'raisers and farmers of
Nebraska.
"Wo do not want any rato legisla
tion," said Mr. Jnnsen, "for wo feel
that traffic managers aro nearer to
us than any commission could over
be, and wo aro satisfied that thoy aro
always ready to meet any reasonable
man half way, Tho present system of
adjusting rates between shipper and
carrier is perfectly satisfactory to us."
INSANE MAN AT WHITE HOUSE
Italian Who Says His Murdered Wife
Is Inside Trle3 to Enter.
WASHINGTON A man who said
his namo is Daniel Costable, an
Italian, wns arrested by Policeman
Hopkins while trying to forco an en
trance at tho rear door of tho whlto
house, about midnight Friday. Ho was
locked up at the pollco station.
When questioned as to tho reason
for being on tho whlto house grounds
ho declared a spirit had entered his
head and told him that his murdered
wlfo wns to bo found In tho whlto
house. Tho man was hatless nnd clad
only In a coat of thin serge. Ho was
first seen by a negro climbing over
the Iron fonco surrounding tho
grounds of tho white house nnd atten
tion was attracted by the sound of an
attompted entrnnco at tho rear door.
Ho was tugging frantically at the door
and shouting, "Franccsca, It is I." He
was arrested and Jailed.
CLAIM JEWS WERE AGGRESSORS
Official Statement In Connection With
Recent Massacre.
ST. PETERSBURG Somo private
reports from Zhitomir place tho num
ber of persons killed at as high as
forty. Tho govornor of Vholiny has
caused tho streets of Zhitomir to
bo placarded with notices to tho ef
fect that tho troops havo reclved In
structions to flre upon any persons In
terfering with tho Jews. Tho Official
Messenger's account of the Zhitomir
outbreak attributes It to tho provo
cative attitude of tho Jews, who It
adds, used a portrait of tho emperor
as a target In shooting practice.
Awful Charge Made by Girl.
CHICAGO Accused by his 7-year-old
stopdnughter of having killed his
wife and Infant child by pouring kero
sene over tholr bodies as thoy lay
asleep and then setting flro to the bed
clothing, Joseph Loldlng was arrested
here on Sunday and Is "being held
whllo on Investigation of tho affair
Is being made. Lolding, who Is a
brass finisher by trndo, denies tho
story of tno child and doclaros that
his wife's dress caught on flro while
sho was using kerosene to start a flre
In tho kitchen stove.
DEAD LIST GROWS
THE TOWN OF SNYDER LOSES AT
LEAST 125.
MANY DEAD HTTHE COUHTRY
Information From Outsldo Districts
Now Coming In Hundreds aro In
Jured, Many of Them, However, but
Slightly.
SNYDER, Okla. All eatlmaten of
tho number killed by Wednesday
night's tornndo In tho south of Snyder
mako tho total at least 125. Tho tor
nado traveled a dlstanco of thlrty
flvo miles, cutting a path from a quar
ter mllo to a half mile wide. The farm
houses In this path woro demolished
and the occupants killed or Injured.
All the men avallablo aro needed horo
to clear away dobrls, bury tho dead
and caro for tho sick, and tho fnto
of tho fanners struck by tho storm
has not boon fully Investigated. Esti
mates of the number killed outside of
Snyder rnngo from twenty-flvo to
forty. Moro" than 100 laborers brought
hero by tho 'Frisco railroad, together
with a big forco of volunteers, began
moving and burning debris today.
Two mon dead and another barely
allvo wero found In a heap of rubbish
piled against rnllroad freight cars
near tho station this morning. They
had been there' since last Wednesday
night at 8:15 o'clock, at which timo
every clock In town stopped.
Statements that 400 persons wero
Injured aro correct, but most of theso
suffered only Blight bruises. Forty-flvo
persons are receiving hospital treat
ment. On account of lack of accommo
dations hero, tho wounded aro being
takon to larger towns. J. W. Hudson,
a capitalist, and his daughter aro at
Lawton, nnd Mr. Hudson is reported
to bo dying. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Mill
er aro also at Lawton, and Mrs. Mill
er Is not expected to survive. J. M.
Eagan, tho 'Frisco Btatlon agent, and
several other patients havo been
taken to Springfield, Mo.
Thero wero four members In tho
family of William Hughes of Willow
valo; three In that of J. D. Ralston of
Olustee, and threo In that of Mr.
Moore, In tho same neighborhood. All
wero killed. At tho ranch of E. L.
Peckham, president of tho Denver,
Enid & Gulf Railroad company, sis
miles west of hero, the tornado totally
destroyed a $25,000 residence and a
$10,000 barn.
Every building In town bears evi
dence of tho tornndo, and tho rain
poured through roofs in torrents. Tho
temporary hospital buildings, whoro
men, women and children lay swathed
In bandages and moaning In pain, and
whero surgeons were performing op
erations wero quickly flooded. Oil
cloths were spread over tho sufferers,
but this afforded only scant protec
tion against tho water.
Excellent order has been maintain
ed, and only two or threo cases of
pillaging havo been reported. E. C
.Ray, sheriff of Kiowa, last night
guarded tho town with thirty-five de
puties. Pltlablo scenes of want and suffer
ing woro seen hero on all sides. Much
confusion still existed, despite the ef
forts of hundreds of outsiders to aid
tho victims of Wednesday's night's
tornado. Last night many who had
lost everything they possessed went
hungry and practically unprotected
from tho cold.
Many bodies, lying In temporary
morgues, remained unidentified, whllo
among tho injured, dozens who suffer
ed from ugly wounds or broken limbs,
wero without proper medical atten
tion. Others still wero missing, and
an exact list of tho casualties was not
to be had.
FRENCH ARE ON THEIR GUARD
Japan Learn3 that Russians Are Kept
From Waters of France.
TOKIO Tho following announce
ment wns mado by tho Japanese for
eign office:
Slnco tho Knmranh bay incident tho
French government has Instructed
both the civil nnd military officials In
Indo-Chlna to maintnln a close watch
on tho coast of French territory and
to warn belligerent ships not to en
ter French waters.
Whon It was reported that tho third
Russian squadron, commanded by
Rear Admiral Nobogatoff, was ap
proaching French waters, tho French
government ngain instructed tho
naval authorities to maintain a closo
watch and take effective" measurp
with all their power to provont a vio
lation of neutrality, and it simultan
eously notified tho Russian govern
ment. v
Tho Fronch government has notified
the Japanose legation at Paris that it
has received a telegraphic report that
no Russian ships were sighted off
Hon Koke bay May 9.
1 General Davis Sails.
COLON Genoral Davis, tho retir
ing governor of tho canal zone, and
his two daughters, sailed for New
York on tho steamer Alliance.
Corn Hearing Is Postponed.
CHICAGO-Tho Interstate Com- ,
morce Commission during Its "Corn
Products" investigation hoard repre
sentatives of California milling Inter
ests who protested against reduction
of the 10 por cent differential existing
on corn meal rates over rates on corn
from Nebraska to Pacific points.
When the testimony of tho San Fran
clsco manufacturers was completed
Chairman Clements announced that
the corn investigation would rest for
the present and that the commission
investigate woodenwaro rates.
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