Church Kiot.
Bat Citt, Mich.. Majr 11. Bishop
Richter of Grand Rapids and Father
Matkowski, pastor of Saint Stanislaus
Polish church of this city, were
pounced upon by the Father Turiki
faction of the congregation and badly
sued yesterday morning. Matkowski
was tlrack everal times and bis caafock
and surplice were torn to chreda. The
bishop waa kicked by an enraged Pole,
uut not seriously injured. Hii robes
was alto torn.
Saint Stanislaus church was closed
wo weeks ago, when the adherents of
Father Turski, Father Matkowski's a
iislant, drove the senior priest from
;he parks It was believed that the
.rouble had blown over and that the
exposure of Tureki's attempt to black
nail Father Matkowski had brought
.he Poles to their senses and caused
Jiem to desire the return of their old
jantor, a man of great learning and
ligh character. Bishop Richter and
Father Matkowski opened the church
yesterday morning and caufed the sex
ion to toll the bell. The peals of the
?reat bell brought hundreds of excited
oeople to the cliurch. They set upon
Bishop Richter and the priest and
Jrove them from the building. A few
f the MatkowLki faction attempted to
preserve the clergymen from indignity,
bnt were overpowered. The police and
jheriff s force Were called out, but were
unable to quiet the mob.
The church was locked and Bishop
Richter and Father Matkowski's we e
escorted to a place of safety. Bishop
Richter stated Ust night that he would
(men the church next Sunday. He has
been assured of police piotection by
Mayor Wright. There was a great deal
of inflammatory talking in the Polish
quarter last night and it is feared that
an attempt will be made to burn the
church and convent before morning.,
Turski, the cause of all the trouble, is
a young man, only recently ordained
to the priesthood. Father Matkowski
discharged a housekeeper of whom
Turski waa enamored. This caused
Turski to attempt to blackmail the
venerable priest out of $10,000. He did
not get the money, but he spread lo
ries reflecting on Father Matkowski's
eharacUr. but they were disproved.
Last week the new assistant house
keeper at Saint Stanislaus swore that
Turski bad attempted to out age her.
WEUER'S RESIGNATION IN
Ordered to Remain at flu Post and
Work.
CAPTAIN GENERAL IS QUITE SICX
Oar Mao
Will Nut ba Kircn tad Gael
ftaui Will Slap In
Koor shot.
Bpointstown, Fla May 11. Be
cause of a woman, four men fought
with pistols near this place yesterday
aft.rnrvnn. Three of the men were
killed outright and the fourth was
verelv wounded. The killed Hre;
Ttrnmai House. Thomas Smith and
Henry Smith, the two latter brothers
The wounded man is George Harri
son, a brothei-in-law of the Smiths.
The fight occurred at the home of
n. Johnson, whose favors were
eoueht by Thomas House and Henry
Smith. House and Smith had had
previous difficulty about the wonun,
In which House was victorious. Yes
terday the Smith brothers, accom
panied by (ieorge Harrison, called at
the woman's house and found House
there. A quarrel immediately arose
and House waa ordered to leave. He
radial and witli a revolver in each
hand onened fire on his three aB-i.il-
arsts. The Smiths ami Harrison al
ilrov their weapons and a duel to tlm
death followed in the same room
Hoiife's aim was deadly and the Smith
brothers were soon eoipsex, j imceil by
many bullets. With only one cartridge
left. House fired it at Harrison, the I ul
let shattering the lattei's arm. Tin n
House drew a howie knife and cpraog
at Harrison. He slipped in the blood
however, and before he could regain
his feet Harrison shot him through the
heart. Fach of the Smith boys was
shot four times, and House was struck
in six places. Besides the wound in the
left arm. Harrison was shot in the leg,
Thomas House was a noted desperado
Two vears &ao he killed a man in south
Florida and fled to Alabama. There I
killed another man and (led to thii
country, where he has a'nee remained
unmolested bv oflicers because of bis
desperate character.
'rayed In Court.
niKciKSATi. O.. May 11. William
Palmer, who is postmaster at Wyoming,
created a sensation in Judge bayler i
vnrt Saturday by falling upon bil
knees and with face upturned to heaven
asking the curse of Divinity to rest
upon Mrs. Josephine Fisher, his sister-in-law.
The couit had just adjourned.
Mrs. Fisher paid no attention to tl
man at her feet, and alter he ha
ceased his invocation be arose and left
ti, hnildimr. while the memK'rs of the
family stood around weeping over tl
otinna nl their father.-
Thn n lr a partition of the
estate of Palmer's wife, who diid.
waa brought bv Mrs. Fahey, one of
daughters. Palmer endeavored to
in a mn tract with his wife by which
waa to hold the estate, but he
and be was not given a place
distribution. This made him
and the scene followed.
It
tl
set
li
failed,
in tht
ngry,
! Works Horned.
Z..n. Mich.. May 11. The car
riam and waaon worka owned by De
pree A Ellenbaas of this city were to-
tally aesiroyea dv ure, causing
$25,000, with no Insurance.
Havsa, May 12. The report that
Captain-General Weyler had resigned
because of the action of the home gov
ernment in the cae of the Competitor
ailibusten is true, but it is not accepted
with confidence by the public here. It
is understood that the government refuse-!
to accept the resignation and or
dered General Weyler to remain at his
post under the present circumstances.
Washington, May 12. In tha Com
petitor case it can be authoritatively
stated that at the request of the United
itates the Spanish government will
postpone execution of the death sen
tence upon American citizens until the !
views of the United States respecting
the application to their cases of the
treaty of 1795 and the protocol of 1877
can bs presented and considered.
The announcement of the postpone
ment of the executions means a delay
if roane weeks at least, ami that the
matter will be taken up by the diplo
matic representatives of the United
States and Spain and be made the sub
ject of t e exchange of correspondence
in the interpretation to le given the
treaty provisions between the tro na
tions. Meanwhile the effect will he to
Hay popular excitement, both here
nd in Spain.
The action of the state dspatment in
insisting uon a retrial at least of the
merican prisoners is evidently in an-
wer to the contention of the court-
artial that the Cashing protocol of
1877. did not apply to the present case.
SPAIN MUCH tXCITSI).
Madrid, May 12. There are evi-
ences of growing popular excitement
in Spain over the attitude of the United
SUtei government toward the question
of the nllibtisters captured on board of
the Competitor. The riots and out
breaks of popular hatred toward the
United States at the time of the pan-
sate through congress of the resolu
tion favoring ";he recognition of the
Cubans as belligerents have not been
forgotten and the sentiments which
caused them are but smoldering. The
Spanish government has, on all possi
ble i ccasiona, expressed jts apprecia
tion of. and satisfaction with, the ef
forts made by the United States gov
eminent to prevent as far as lay in its
power the giving of unlawful aid to the
Cuban insurgent citizens of the United
States. But the widespread sympathy
felt for the insurgents in the United
States is well recognized by the Spanish
people and the news of expeditions
rom the United States landed from
time to time in Cuba creates intense
rritation.
Capk Mat, N. J., May 11. From an
ncident which occurred at sea off here
oday it may be that the steamship
Laurada took no munition of war
alioard near New Yorn, but that she
received her cargo outside: the three
mile li'nit this afternoon. A large
teamer was noticed by people on the
shore tolay lying to, some miles
out and blowing off steam. Closer in
shore wan a schooner hove to. This
afternoon a tug came djwn the coast
from the north and another steamed
nut of Deleware hay. The tnrs took
the schooner in tow and steamed out
where the steamship wab. The tugs
and the echnnnci were alongside Uie
steamer for a long time, and what was
unmistakably a transier of cargo from
ie Hailing vessel to the steamship
was made. , Alter the transfer had been
made the tugs steamed away and the
steamship soon disappeared below the
horizon, going in a southeasterly direction.
SPANIARDS CLAIM Vlt'TOKIKR.
Havana, May 11. Colonel Segura
reports having had an engagement
ith a large rebel force near Ciene-
guita, a short distance frome Remedios,
in which the insurgents lost eleven
killed. The reliels retreated and were
followed by the troops. The latter, in
their pursuit, met another force of
l.fl 0 insolvents under command of
Oirrillo. After two hours' fighting the
rebels were dislodged from the strong
position occupied by them. They left
sixteen dead on the field. The troops
then attacked a rebel fortilied camp,
and dislodged the insurgents, who lost
twenty-seven killed. They carried
their wounded with them on the re
treat. The Spaniards lost in all the
engagements one officer and four sol
diers killed and two pincers and sixteen
soldiers wounded.
Insurgents attacked the forts guard
ing the town of Artemisa, but were re
pulsed. Colonel Solomayer reports
that he met the reliels led by I.ato
Brothers, who were encamped near
Hemates. A hot fight ensued which
resulted in the defeat of the insurgents
with a loss of twenty killed. The
Spanish loss was oie killed and three
wounded.
Manerto Romero, a rebel leader, ha
been sentenced to death at Cienfuegos.
Yirnaelo Viart. convicted of rebellion
and incendiarism, wes
ing at Matanras.
Can Whip xpalp.
Nxw Yobk, May 13. Army officer
become singularly reticent and decline
to expra themselves the instant
crisis arises between the administra
tion and any foreign powers, but
enough was gathered Monday to know
that those of the army stat:oned in
New York are not at all uneasy as to
the outcome of a war with Spain, or in
fact with any ottier power. One pron i
nent otlicer d scussed the situation on
condition that his name should not be
used: He said - "If we should go to
war with ipa!n. the United States
would have po-sesion of the island of
Cuba in a very few days In fact, in
my judgment, it would not require any
I- nger time than wa necessary foi the
fleet now assembling in New York
waters to reach Havana with the neces
wry forces on board. The Spanish
irmy on the island would be between
two fires at once and they are having
bout al! they wish to do now to keep
the Cuban forces out of Havana. As
for the Spanish naval forces now in
Cuban waters, you, as well as any other
man, can see with half an eye that it
would not count for two hours against
ie fleet of Admiral Bunce now assem
bling in New York harbor.
No, I do not think the war would be
larried by thi country beyond the con
fines of Cuba However, that might de
pend up in the amount of indemnity
this country would think she was en
titled to in cae the provisions of the
protocol of twenty-three years ago wire
violated. If that document was strained
In any particular, it might cost Spain
ill of her remaining possessions on the
western hemisphere.
'The onlv source of danger for a little
time would lie in the chance that Spain
might take it into her head to bombard
ne or more of the minor seaports
With forces at command for offensive
Dperations, everybody is quite as faniil
iar as any army man. In fact the
number of volunteers would only be
limited by the call issued by the presi
dent. We never have depended on a
standing army, as you know, and we
would not need any in the case of Spain
Now if it were England, the case would
be vastly different."
BUT THREE BILLS LEFT
Hirer and Harbor Bill Passes With no
Trouble.
GRANTS CALIFORNIA OEEPSEA HARBOR
Appropriation Kalftrd '-y Vaiioua Matlera
I'alll It KcacliM 731,210.00
CuntrTaray Endad.
Wasiiwutom, May 13. The long
drawn out controversy between the ad
vocates of the harbor of San Pedro and
those of the harbor Santa Monica
as to which of those two points shall
be selected for the expenditure of some
three million dollars in the construc
tion of a breakwater and the making of
a deep sea harbor in southern California
w as brought to a close yesterday by
settlement in the way of a compromise
The debate had gone on Bince Friday
last to the exclusion of almost every
other subject and when it closed after
fo'ir hours' talk toilay an amendmen
was offered by the chairman of the
co.iimittee on commerce Mr. Frye of
Maine, an advocate af Santa Monica
and was accepted bv Senators White
of California, Vest of Missouri, Pasco of
Florida and the other minority mem
ber of the committee and agreed to by
the senate without division. As the
matter now stands the senate airend
ment provides for a board consisting of
an officer of the navy to be detailed by
the secretary 6f the navv : an officer of
tlie coast and geodetic survey to lie. de
tailed by the superintendent of the sur
vey, and three civil engineers skilled l
riparian work, to ba appointed by tl
president, who Bhall investigate and re
port on the most advisable location for
the harbor.
shot this morn-
Uragoa O. K.
rJTA Baaba, May 11. Th
battleship Oregon arrived from San
Francisco yevterday. The run down
the coast was a surprise to the naval
offleials and Admiral Beardnley smiled
with confidence when he asserted thai
the Oregon wu the fastest craft of hei
!aa afloat. Her average speed on th
downward Journey was 13.5 knot undei
ordinary draught When called upoi
for ft ipuit ah logged 10.34 knots mi
ttU bad speed in reserve.
Haarr of lha Mlasonrl.
St. Paul, Minn., May 12.-Col. J. V.
Brower. state geographer of Minne
sota, has discovered that the source of
the Missouri river is 4,221 miles from
the Gull of Mexico. He find the largest
nnner branch of the Missouri doe not
flow through the lower Red Rock lake,
In Montana, but comes from a hole in
the mountains, volcanic In iti tru
character, at the summit of the Rocky
mountains, west of Henry's lake, Idaho
and at a point bordering the state.
TwUK th I. Ion's Titll.
London. Mav 13. A dispatch Iron
(Shanghai to a London news a(;enc
savs that the Russians, through th
medium of American Agent Smitl
have taken posiension of the disputed
territory of Che Foo, over which tl
British maintain (laims. The dispatch
says that six Russian warships an
four United States wai vessels are lying
at Che Foo.
A dispatch from Shanghai to the
Globe confirms the news agency ad
vices that the Russisns have taken
n issession of the disputed territory of
Che Foo. The dispatch adds that tl
seizure waa made in defiance of F'.ng-
lish legal rights.
The ascertained facts of the Che Foo
affair are there. The Russian Steam
Navigation company secured a tract of
foreshore belonging to the English firm
of Fenruson at Olie Foo and propostd to
build a pier. Other firms objecte
whereupon the Chinese authorities ac
ceded to the full tratirfer of the pro
perty to the Russian company.
The Globe, in a special article on tl
subinct. savs that Enaland is bound to
J"- a"'
regard the affair as an uufriendly act.
The government has not received an
information that Russia has seized
English territory at Che Foo.
"Atora" Ma(4ilna Not Head
Abii ink, Ksn May 13. The report
in the stale presi that the Agora maga
xine. edited by T. E. Dewey, of this
city, for some year, is suspended, is
false. ' Its present owner, F. B. Mc
Klnnon, of Lawrence, has been called
away, and the publication bas been de
layed, beveral newspaper men are ' en
deavoring to secuie possession of the
magaxine. '
Waylar Talm
Havana, May 13. General Weylet
authorises the statement that the pro
ceedings of the court martial 'n tb
case of Milton and others were for
warded to Madrid for the action ol
the government by the mail steamei
leaving Havana May 10. General Wey
ler also state that all rumors that In
or any ol bis generals have threatened
to resign if the sentence ol the court
martial in this case should be modified
are utterly untrue.
Washington, May 14. The river and
harbor bill was passed in the senate
yeaterday, leaving only three of the an
nual appropriation bills to be acted on.
These are the District of Columbia bill,
the fortification and the general defi
ciency bill, but before any of them is
tai-en up the Delaware senatorial elec
tion cane will have to be disposed of
and to that matter today ai.d Friday
have been allotted. The amendment
wtncb, hail been ottered to the river ana
arbor bill yesterday by Mr. Gorman of
Maryland limiting expenditures under
the bill to ten million daliare, was to
day, after a long discussion, laid on the
table by a vote of 4i) to 23. An amend
ment in the same sense limitin; the ex
penditures under contracts to 2J per
cent was offered bv Mr. Bate of Ten
nessee and met a like fate, and then,
iter a somewhat bitter encounter of
words between Mr. Allen of Nebraska
nd the chairman of the committee on
commerce, Mr. hrye ot Maine, the latter
made ti e closing speech advocacy of the
bill and in response to the criticism
passed by it, Mr. r rye stated some
facts in illustration of the immense
growth of the railroad, river and lake
jrnuierce of the United States. The
railroad freight, he said, had been cut
down within the last twenty years
from 3) cents a ton per mile to about
three-quarters of a cent per ton per
mile and yet the people wanted cheaper
freight rates. That requirement could
only be met by improving water facili-
ie, and for that reason the intelligent
people of the United States were every
where asking tot river and harbor improvements.
The vote on the passage of the bill
was yeas 57, nays 9, the senators whe
voted in the negative being Messrs.
Allen, Nebraska ; Bates of Tennessee,
Brown of Utah, Chihon of Texas, Har
ris of Tennessee, Hill of New York,
Kyle of South Dakota, Smith of New
Jersey an Vilas of Wisconsin.
The bill as it passed the house ap
propriates $10,594,717 and authorized
contracts for thirty-two projects in
volving an aggregate liability of $51,-
721,210. As it was reported to the sen
ate the amount appropriated was $12,-
614,650. The sum was increased by
various items put on by the senate, in
cluding the provision for the deep sea
harbor in southern California.
Problbltlonlita Meet.
Dkb Moinbs. Ia.. May 14. Iowa
prohibitionists held their state conven
tion here yesterday with 300 delegates
attending, making the largest conven
tion they have held in years. J. A.
Hervey, of Perry was temporary chair
man and delivered me address in in
forenoon. The permanent ollicers were:
Chairman, W. J. Brown of Story coun
ty; secretary, J. G. Van Ness of L nn ;
aseistant, Genevieve Flemming, Paue.
The convention nominated delegates
to the national convention in 1'itts
burg, a state ticket and named a new
state central committee. The dele
sates-at-laige are as follows:
B. F. Wright of Floyd, J. A. Hirvey
of Dallas; lvi Marshall of JefferBon
M. Woodward of Woodbury, Mrs
L. A. Bennett of Marshall, Mis. A. h.
McMarray, of Polk, T. (i. Orwig of
Polk, A. C. Bondurantof Polk, Rev. I
M. Adams of Powesheik, H. I).
Smith of Jones. Besides there two
district delegates are pained for each
of the eleven congiesmonal districts.
There was a long contest over the
platform. The resolutions committee
had presented the platform of last year,
which contained declarations of a large
number of eubjectB. F. F. Mace of Polk
county offered as a substitute a plat
form of one plank, making prohibition
the only issue. This caused the con
test, but the committee was overwhelm
ingly sustained. The platform as
adopted declares against licensing liquor
traffic, and for prohibition, for woman
suffrage, free coinage of both gold and
silver at 16 to 1, for the initiative and
referendum, for revision of the state
revenue laws, and against the mulct
law, the repeal ol which is demanded,
The State ticket was nominated at
the evening session as follows : Secre
tary of state, William G. Wright ol
Story county ; auditor, J. W. Wonders,
of Webster county; treasurer of stale,
E. J. Bye of Cedar county; supreme
judge, Samuel Holmes of F'reinont coun
ty; railroad commissioner, William S.
Piele of Lyon county; attorney-general,
F, M. Ford of Woodbury county.
biaftiopa lr p4
Cleveland, O., May 15. The gen
eral conference of the Methodist etiurch
met at 8 :30 a. m. yesterday, with Biehop
Mallaheu in the chair. The reports ol
the committee on episcopacy were pre
sented by the Rev. Dr. Buckley.
Report No. 1 recommended the re
tirement of the senior bishop, Thomas
W. Bowman, and of Bishop Randolph
S. Foster on account of nou-effective-ness.
A most impressive sceue fol
lowed the reeding of the report. Bishop
Foster arose, and amid the most
breathless silence, said that be wished
to relieve the conferenpe from any deli
:acy in acting as their judgment dic
tated. He asked permission to lelire.
Bishop Bowman also aiked to be re
tired, as "I have j ist learned," he said,
"that I am non-effective."
Rev. George II. Kridgeman offeied a
substitute, which provided that Bishop
Bowman and Bishop Foster bo not re
tired and that the board of bidhops be
isked to give them light work. Dr.
Bridgeman said the report of the com
mittee was unkind.
Rev. Dr. J. E. C. Saw yer of Troy said
that he hoped the substitute would be
adopted The adoption of the commit
tee report would be a needless humilia
tion to tbe?e beloved bishop who have
tone so much for the church.
Rev. Dr. James F. Chaffee of Min
nesota said that unless the conference
wanted to be confronted with propo
?itiona of this kind to limit the terms
of the bishops, it must have eomeilnng
along this line. ''This is no place for
sentiment. We must act according to
Dur convictions and retire these men,
painful as it may be."
Tho discussion of the report waa the
feature of the confeiec.ee and all who
participated in the discussion spoke in
an earnest manner, During the debate
much difficulty was had by B shop Mai
lalieu in keeping the delegates from
ipphuding. He said that the matter
under dicugsion was a delicate one,
ind he hoped that the conference would
refrain from applause, at least, until
this particular matter was disposed of.
She substitute was tabled and the re
port adopted, retiring Bishops Bowman
and Foster.
COI.OKXD MEN KECOGXIZEO.
Dr. Buckley read report No. 2 from
the committee on episcopacy. It said
that in the selection of bishops there
should be no discriminat on on account
of race and that the time had now come
to elect a bishop of African descent,
"The desire for a colored bishop comes
from all the colored people of the
church. What we want is a black biBh
op. not because he is black, but a black
bishop, nevertheless."
Rev. Dr. E. W. S. Hammond of Lex
ington, one of the leading colored di
vines of the church, said : "I favor the
election of a bishop ol African descent
because his work is needed among the
blacks of the country.
Rev. Dr. Wilson of Baltimore offered
the following as a substitute for tl
renort: "That in the selection of the
bishops the delegates Bhould beuntrauv
Dieted, and therefore the race or nation
ality of a bishop is not a proper subject
for legislation
The previous Question was ordered
and the substitute tabled. The com
mittee report was then passed.
Dr. Bucklev read report No. 3 from
the committee on episcopacy, which de
clared that there snoukl he three more
hishops selected. Rtv. John D. Walsh
of Kentnckv moved to amend the re
port by adding another bishop, provid
ing one of these selected ia a colored
man. Dr. Little moved as a substitute
that the number of bishops to lie elected
be two.
Dr. P.rietol oi Chicago moved to
amend by declaring that there should
be no more bishoi s elected. He said
that the bibhops bad little work to do.
"Uia to the ambition of men who
would be bishops," said be, "that this
report is to be credited to. They have
already figured out when these noble
men are to die, and are now figuring on
how they can get their plaeen. I hope
this conference will Binother this ambi
tion that we may have more money for
necessary purposes."
The previous question was ordered.
Dr. Buckley was given the floor and
said: "Most of the bishops are old
and are liable to die or become incom
petent at any time. Therefore I hope
you will add at least two bishops to the
board."
The report was amended by making
the number of bishops to be elected two
BAD CYCLONE IN TEXAS
Visited by a
The City of
Sherman
Twister.
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED.
Injured Liat Very Lung and lnngi to
I roueriy Placed High.
Khkhman, Tex., May 18. The city ot
Sherman wa visited by the worst cy
clone in the history of north Texas
bout 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The
loss of life will probably reacli 100 with
as many more bruised and wounded.
The city hall and the store room re
cently occupied by S. G. Holmes have
been turned into temporary Hospitals
and eighteen bruised, mangled and
mutilated bodies are awaiting identifi
cation at these two places. Jeariy
every house in Fairview addition was
turned into a hospital and the citizens
rendod all the aid possible.
The path of the destroyer waa 170
yards wide. It struck ths city at the
west end of Post Oak creek and swept
n a westerly direction for several blocks
and then Bpread out and spent its force.
The track of the cyclone is a gruesome
sight, the devastation being complete.
Houses, trees, fences, in fact everything
in its path was destroyed.
It is said that the cyclone struck tne
ball park while a game was in prog-ess
and that part of the Sherman and of
the San Antonia team and many spec
tators were killed. ,
All telegraph wires to Sherman have
been down since 4 .30 yesterday after
noon.
LIST OF KNOWS DEAD.
Following is the list of dead so far as
known:
R. L. Burns, wife and two children.
Mrs. Otto Paulson and two children.
James Nicholson, wife and two chil
dren.
T. H. Montgomery, wife and two
children.
Jihn Ames, wife and two children.
Rev. Mr. Shearer.
Eight members of the Pearce and
Richardson families at the Wakefield
farm.
Child of Mrs. Craighead.
Mrs. Burns and two children.
Mrs. James Davis.
Mrs. John Fields.
Lucinda Lake, colored.
Charles Cox, colored.
Eliza Cox, colored.
Rosina Lake, colored.
Sloan Ballinger, colored.
Katie Ballinger, colored.
William Nickerson and four children,
colored.
Wright Clark and three members of
his family, colored.
Mrs. Athena.
Eighteen unidentified dead at the city
hall.
Dr. Sadler, who has not been
Hince the storm, believed to have
killed.
THE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Professor and Mrs. Kahler.
Six children of J. B. rwin.
Edward True.
Both Grays Hill and Fairiew were
badly damaged. The cyclone passed
directly west of the North Texas female
college, barely misting it. For two or
three blocks everything in its path was
swept aside. Then it would rise for a
block or two and little damage would be
done.
B. B. Sales, a deliveryuian, drove
down Houston avenue directly after the
cyclone. He stated that he saw at least
seven men, women and children lying
along the avenue dead and many
wounded. The devastation in spots
where the cyclone was the worst is
complete.
Capley's fine residence was blown to
pieces. His wife and two children were
in a closet, but fortunately escaped
without injury.
Not a thing remains to mark the spot
where only a few hours before stood the
magniticant residence of Colonel Bur
geBs. His family was absent from the
house at the time.
seen
been
llHKkeid Mum (io.
Chicago, May "14. The fond father,
the admiring uncle and the doting big
brother, who have been in the habit ol
strapping baby into a basket or other
contrivance and giving the youngsters
ride on the bicycle must forego that
sort of amusement or incur the liability
of prosecution. Such is the edict of the
Illinois humane society.
mailing Coimiilllee.
Wasiiiwciton, May 13. -Mr. Morse
(detn., Mass.), from the committee on
alcoholic liquor trafhc, reported to tbs
bouse today, with the recommendation
that it pass, a bill providing for the ap
pointment by the president of a com
mission of ffve persons whose duty it
shall he to investigate the alcoholic
liquor traffic, its relation to revenue and
taxation, and its general economic,
criminal, moral and scientific aspects in
nstead of three. The report was then
Limited. The two new bishops were
elected at 9:30 o'clock this morning.
Politics is rampart among the con
ference delegates. The election of bis
hops tomorrow will be a field day.
Trades of all kinds are being proposed.
As one brother stated in the laymen s
meeting: "A sharp, shrewd minister
can give pointers in political methods
that any politician would do well to
heed." And so it was today, and so it
has been for a week past.
A Gift.
Chicago, May 15. Real estate and
securities valued at 1215.000 have been
presented to the Northwestern univer
sity by William Deering of Evanston,
the well known manufacturer.
Appointments.
Washington, May 16. The president
yesterday sent to the senate the follow
ing nominations :
John Fowler of Massachusetts, to be
consul of the United States a Che Foo,
China.
Robert Lee Jenkins of North Caro
lina, to be congul of the United States
at Patras, Greece.
William Lochren of Minnesota, to be
United States district judge for the
district of Minnesota, vice Renselaer R.
Nelson, resigned.
Dominic I. Murphy of Pennsylvania,
now first deputy commissioner of pen
sions, to be commissioner of pensions,
vice William Lochren, resigned.
Napoleon J. T. Dana of New Hamp
shire, to be firBt deputy commissioner
of pensions, vice Murphy, resigned.
Strinr Movement.
New York, May 15. Arrived : Steam
er California from Hamburg.
Sailed; Steamer Edam for Amster
dam, Normannia for Hamburg.
Arrived out: Ems at Genoa, Spree
at Bremen, Aachen at Bremen, Colum
bit at Plymouth, Maasdam at Rotter
dam, May 13.
Sailed for New York: Steamers
Fulda from Genoa, Veendam from Rot
terdam, Marsala from Havre, May 11;
Aekla from Copenhagen, May 12.
experience Btonn.
Minneapolis, May 16. A special to
the Journal f rora Worthington says : A
tornado struck this place Thursday
night, demolishing twenty buildings.
Fortunately no one was seriously hurt.
Striker Repentant.
Mii.wai kek, Wis., May 16. A com
mittee of citizens and strikers met th
representatives of the electric road yes
terday and declared themselves willing
to return to work at the old rat of 19
cents per hour and to drop the demand
of recognition of the union in case the
company take back the strikers in a
body and dismiss the "scabs" 10 fat
employed. The company, however, re
fused to do the Utter, but it if hoped
that it will accede.
