CALIFORNIA SNOWS,
A PEGly IS WHERE WHOLETOWNS
( HAVE BEEN BURIED.
• »ii- Winter of 1MUW In riainan County
l•|>l•»l•l» (lad to AVear Knowihnm ai
I Well U> the Men A Kemarkabl*
Stnte.
HE popular Im
pression of Califor
nia is a region ol
* perennial summer,
where the orange,
iig, lemon and
pomegranate flour
ish and flowers
Idoom the year
around; hut this is
f true only of the
lowland counties,
*ays the New York Post. California is
a remarkable state. Home of its coun
ties art as large as many states and
as barren as some very poor ones.
While California is famous as being
I lie land of flowers and for its mild
winters, it Is also the land of extraor
dinary snowstorms, which may he seen
uuuer luany and varying conditioiiH.
Perhaps the most attractive exhibitions
L are seen in southern (’allfornla, where
from the San Gabriel valley one can
watch the snow falling In the moun
tains while standing in the orange
groves, surrounded by flowers and all
the conditions of summer. The moun
tains are then covered with snow down
to the 2,500-foot level, and the dwell
ers in the valleys go up the trails and
the mountain railroad and, bringing
down huge snowballs and snow men,
deposit them In the fields of wild flow
ers, effecting the change in fifteen or
twenty minutes, to the wonder of the
tourists.
The winter of 1890 was one that will
'tong be remembered In Plumas county.
In the town of Quincy the snow was
nine feet deep on the level without
drifting, and where it drifted it was
heaped up in literal snow mountains.
It so happened that a man from the
east was obliged to go to a town named
Eureka Mills on some business of Im
portance and after some difficulty ob
tained a guide who would take him
over the mountains. Their horses wore
snowsboes as well as the men, and
some of the snow they passed over,
judging from the trees, must have been
, forty or more feet deep. The supposed
locality of the Mills was Anally
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reached. The range of hills near whicl
ihe town stood was there, but the tov. t
was. to all intents and purposes, wlpei
out. Finally smoke was seen rising
from the snow, which, when ap
proathed, was found to come from :
spliced < hlmney, far below which wa*
! a house; as the snow had fallen th<
occupants had spliced the chimney
keeping pate with the deposit.
Moving around the chimney, th<
strangers found a chute leading dow
at an angle of 45 degrees and enterin
slid down to what proved to be the at
tic window of the house, thence mak
Ing their way down the stairs into th
hurled residence. The entire settle
ment was fiurled under this terrlbl
bed of snow and families were IIvinp
from ten to twenty feet below the sur
face, using lamps by day as well a
by night. The men were all miners
and as the mines were under grount
certain work was continued. Hut there
was much suffering, as on coming ou
of the mines some of the men were of
ten unable to find their homes. Fin
ally every one planted In the snow
over his house a flagstaff with a flag,
hut even these were sometimes burled
by the constant storms of this long-to
be-rememitered year. The snow In the
deen cnnvonu became so deep that the
miners who lived in them had to leave,
fearing the avalanches which came
rushing down the mountain side after]
every fresh storm. Finally the more
open canyons became unsafe and one
day, with an appalling roar, huge
masses of snow went rushing down,
crushing a large part of the town of
Sierra City,
Possibly the most famotts town for
Its experiences with snow Is Glbbons
vllle, In Sierra county. Photographs
show the tops of tall houses projecting
from snow on the level. Snow fifteen
feet on the level is common there In
February and March, while snow thirty
feet, deep Is uncommon. Then the
houses are almost covered, many small
ones being entirely concealed, the own
ers having to climb up and clear away
the snow so that It will not crush In
the roofs. All communication with the
outside world is often stopped for days,
and for weeks the mall is carried by
specially selected men, who traverse
the mountain on snowshoes, often ac
complishing remarkable feats on the
long, slender skis which they use.
The number of public lamps lighted
In Kngland and Wales is somewhere
about 300,000.
GIANT REDWOODS OF CALIFORNIA.
On this page W# Illustrate a Wash
InKtoulan or Ulaiit Itedwood of Cali
fornia These were Itrsl called Well
liigtoulaiis, lit honor of the Duke of
Wellington Naturalists named them
“WelllngtoiiM gtgauiea," and by that
name they are sttll known in Kuropeen
books. The reason for this name being
giteu te (hat they were reputed to have
been dtstovered by an Kugllsh traveler
and uaturallet named Utah. An egi
tat Ion aroe* In Ike Called Mtatee to
have ike trees called after Ike name of
Washington The true botanical name
Is sequoia glgaatea. It Is JlMmli to
give an Idea of the height and site of
these trees, home conception mat he
obtained by noticing In the picture the
. ituparem* • !*»* of the people at |M
ktw The tree la the picture le he
tween MB end MB feet In height, gut
the ag« I* probably greeter lhen l.uoe
f ear * When Alexander the Ureal wee
tending bis vtotortoua army eter the
plain* of Asia this tie# *»» »■*» year*
old When i'n*«er was gghilwg the
harharMo* t» tlrMeiu, this tree bad
alreedy felt the hteepee ef a thoeeea t
somwier* in U I, when It reared It*
•ret Itadet shout Iron* the earth, blind
I tome i wee begging Irons city to tlly
and Ito*id wa* *ie«tag among hte
sheep on the bilks *f Judea femes g*
bcgluulng a hundred nation* have rle
en, attained their hlgheet glory and
decayed. The dynaaty of David with
It* fourteen kinga ba* come and gone;
Babylon, the golden kingdom, ba* seen
ft* day aud haa dlaappeared; Media,
IVreta and Ureeca have attended their
rule through alow-moving centurlea,
and laetly lh« Itomau power, dialing
for a thousand year*. Ua* prevailed and
fallen Yet thl* tree Uvea on, green
a* ever, and bid* fair to ha a living
monument of vegetahla naiura can
tutle* after all ealellag nation* have
paaaed away.
There are many of tbeee large irate,
gtouped •owetimea by two and throe.
• iietin.. * »• altered among other aa
rmtlea of far eat growth dome nf
them rang* Burn W to M feet In dlame
ter, and have barb from If tncbaa to
U lathee la tblchn*** In one breellty
there are, or were, ah of tbeaa large
tree# witblw >> vlrcumferanve of a mile,
but far ih* boat part they are w«i
lured They grow on rt«b W*h and
well'watered mil l*robahty theaa
treaa are the iaB« of a pa»i age. an age
of gigamle vegetablea aad of gigeatle
animate They ahouM be protected
from iba **nd»i end be carefully prw
aetved for tutor* generation* from
the Mevtaa
AORK OF A TORNADO.
A FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE IN
OKLAHOMA.
The Town of ('haid'er Completely Wiped
Oat — The Head Number More than
Fifty—A Night of Indescribable
Terror to the Kesidente of
that Territory.
Ravages of the Kleuiente.
OtJTHRiK, Ok la., April 1.—A tor
nado swept through the very center
of Chandler, a thriving town of 1,500
people, about 0 o'clock last night,
causing the deaths of at least 30 and
possibly 50 people, and injuries to
about 125 others, wrecking the best
business houses and generally laying
waste the place.
Fires broke out in various places in
the debris and it is feared that many
of the victims of the wind were burned
to ashes before the succeeding heavy
rainfall quenched the dames.
Twenty-three dead bodies had been
recovered from the debris tills morn
ing, and as many are unaccounted for
*v an tcoicu bilUb VII'' uravn linv wm aft
grcgate fifty, while at least a dozen of
the Injured will undoubtedly succumb.
In one wrecked building five injured
people were burned to death, and at
another place the charred bodies of
three children were Recovered.
Twanty-Thrae I Iodic. Found.
The dead so fur as known now are:
MR. AND MRS JOHN WOODMAN.
MRS. HENRY MITCHELL.
MRS THOMAS SMITH
ATTORNEY JOHN DAWSON of Lincoln,
Neb., burned to death.
K DKMOFF
EMMA DRKSSKNOKR
D. C. JOHNSON AND WIFE.
MRS. PHILIP JOHNSON AND CHILD.
The wife ill DR. LEE,
A W KELLER AND WIFE
UNKNOWN WOMAN AND BABY.
FIVE UNKNOWN CHILDREN
JAMES WOODYAKD AND WIFE of Eldo
rado, Kan., who were visiting in Chandler.
The followlug are fatally Injured:
Arthur Jewett
Peggie Johnson.
Mrs. Emery Foster and baby.
Mrs, Frank McCall.
D. C. flooding
Maggie Reaves.
Andrew Asher and wife.
Mrs Cullum.
Jennie Woodworth.
The little daughter of James Wood yard.
Among the Injured are:
Samuel Hightower.
Deputy Marshal John McCartney.
The Clam sisters.
Clerk of Court F. A. Ntblack and father.
(Jeorge Herring
Samuel Williamson.
Patrick Doolan.
The son of James Woodyard.
A Night of Deep Misery,
Only two buildings in the town were
not damaged—the Mitchell hotel and
the Hock Island store. Fully three
fourths of the structures were de
stroyed, causing losses placed at hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
The night in Chandler was fine of in
describable terror. With many of its
inhabitants dead or dying, and the re
mainder too badly injured or unable
from fright or because of the darkness
to render assistance no order pre
vailed, Itain poured down in a tor
rent. The injured in many cases un
availingly cried for help and lay in the
wrecks of their homes till daylight
made it possible for them to help them
selves, or when aid from surrounding
towns arrived.
The fires in many of the wrecks
burned themselves out, and several
were still smouldering when morning
broke. The heavy rain, however,
quenched many of the fires.
No Warning to the People.
The tornado struck Chandler with
out warning about ii o'clock last even
ing, and its work of carnage began be
fore the inhabitants realized what was
upon them, and hardly any means of
escape was left open. Tearing through
the business district, stores were
hurled right and left, lifted high into
the air and tossed in every direction.
The court house, in which Chief Jus
tice Hale was holding court, was taken
off its foundation and the building
nearly crushed. Passing on into the
residence district, the wind swept
away dwelling after dwelling, and
rushing into the open country finally
spent itself.
The trail the storm left was one of
wreck and ruin most complete. Houses
rested on their tops and streets were
made unrecognizable by ' having been
piled high with debris. Then eaine the
tires from overturned stoves, and final
ly the downpour of ruin.
With ti»e first realisation of their
predicament over, the uninjured and
able bodied found themselves from
fright and eonfusiou well ttigli us help
less to render aid as their more un
Ml • Iiiany n lit u
un effort to send for outside aid was
made, it was found that alt eouuuuni
eat ion with the oiilaide world nad
lieen eul off, the telephone oltlee being
among the building* destroyed. ll
was several hours before nuuiiiiinica
tlou with liuthrie was secured A
brief Idea of the nature of the devast
allou wrought, together with au up- j
pea) fur aid, had been sent the neigh |
isiriuy eltv, when the wire suapjird
and ‘'handler was again eul off in
the meantime, however, a train bear
lag physietnua and others left for the ,
scene the wire same up later and 1
further appeals for aid met prompt
response and additional reeruiling
parlies were sen* out as the esteht of
the damage became known
NfcfcLY IN CONTIIOL.
IWUmwa .i»t. qng.i
Vks fNiwsMlk Mrs4«i4 l******
n*s4r m tot sttusi o*a»t
(,»«< tsauWIH ksn , April | — j
t hartes I, Icbdeti of i.ane rcmnty, at
m»>« «** day viewed the deni with Nr* j
*arwh ll lyneh. pnliiiopf, fur her
on* half interval in the t.»« ut*g stand •
std and a few mia-tt ■* inter s id tart
to t ailed states Marshal k heels,
who already owned a onenklh in*»r
est 'this given Itr S. e't a vua'rvsUtug {
lot. rest, and hereafter h« Will direct ,
the prtiley of lira Standard, which Will
(auMtin llemoetatfe.
DISASTER IN SIGHT.
IliindretU of Southern To win nml Vi •
Ihkm I'nil^r Water.
Grruviui, Mis*., April 1.—There
are now four breaks on the Mississippi
front, hourly pouring their devastat
ing torrents into this fertile valley,
anil the entire Yazoo-Mississippi delta
from Australia landing south to Vicks
btVg will be overflowed. Places never
affected in former years will be under
water in two days.
Thousand* of live stock are drown
ing. and in some instances the fleeing
people have close calls foi their lives.
Thousands of flood bound people
were caught between the three Holiver
county breaks, and no communication
can be had with them. Kefugees com
ing into the city from the country this
side of the Mound break report many
families in peril on the other side of
the crevasse, as there is only seven
miles of country between them and
Stead's, and it is next to impossible for
all to escape.
Two hundred and fifty towns and
villages will be under water in three
days, and thousand.* upon thousands of
families will be homeless. Every lake
and stream is filled with bodies of
drowned animals, many thousand* of
horses, mule* and cattle having been
swept away.
Natchez, Miss., April 1. The
critical time with the levees in this
locality is now coining rapidly. For
the last two weeks the water lias loicn
r sing steadily at the rate of half a
foot daily, until the stage now is 40.55,
two and one-half feet above the danger
line. The water is over the banks all
along the Louisiana front anil is com
ing up high against the levees.
Washington, A pi ill.- The l’resi
hits siimffi illm Sptiktn inint phiia.
lution milking an appropriation of
1230,000 immediately available for the
protection of life and property from
the floods in the Mississippi river.
TREATY VOTES.
furak«-r anil Hoar Restrictions Adopted
Chilton's and Morgan's Rejected.
Washington, April I.—At the 1»c
ginning of the executive session of tin
Senate to-day Mr. Hoar's amendment
to the arbitration treaty, intended to
meet the objections urged in the recent
debate against the agreement, was
adopted.
The Chilton amendment was laid on
the table, and an amendment by Sen
ator Morgan to the arbitration treaty,
providing that all disputes subject to
the treaty should be sett led by diplo
matic negotiations instead of by con
vention, was defeated.
The Senate adopted an amendment,
offered by Mr. Koraker. providing for
a separate tribunal for each i
which might urise under Che treaty.
Under the amendment a tribunal e in
not be continuous.
PERU DEFIES UNCLE SAM.
Humand for the Rulease of an Ameri
can Sailor I'osltlroljr Refused.
I/iMA, Peru, April 1.—The issue
raised between Peru and the United
States with respect to the imprison
ment of Ramsey, the American sailor,
is becoming a serious matter. The
Peruvian government refuses to ac
cede to the demand of United States
Minister McKenzie to set Ramsay at
liberty immediately.
To (Jo Into Kffiipt ut Once.
Washington. April 1. Chairman
Dingley and his colleagues of the ways
and means committee will attempt t>
have the duties imposed by the new
tnriff bill go into effect before the loll
becomes a law. This novel and much
discussed policy was definitely resolved
upon at a meeting of the Republican
members of the committee held last
night. The committee instructed Mr.
Grosvenor to offer the amendment to
day in the House. It was adopted
by a vote of 1.30 to 120.
The Next Ambassadors.
Washington, April 1.—The belief
is expressed that the President desires
to send the nominations of the ambas
sadors to Germany and Italy to the
Senate at the same time. Kx-Repre
sentative Draper of Massachusetts,
who is Delieved to have been decided
upon for Italy, was at the White house
in conference with the President, pre
sumably about tills matter, and it is
supposed his nomination ami that of
\ndrew D. White will go to the Senate
presently.
(Sun. Smith to Itu Transferred.
%
Washington, April 1.—Gen. Smith,
governor of the Soldiers' Home at
Leavenworth, Kan., is to be trans
ferred. This is the decision that has
been practically reached by tne Hoard
of Governors of tliu Soldiers' Homes of
the United States. He will probably
lie sent to the California Soldiers’
I | < MHt i HMU *1 MW •» >MW
In ml of tliu liumc, ordered to Leaven
worth.
A HU I’aul liauk < atuler Inillrtatl.
Sr. I'll I.. Minn . April I The
*rand Jury h»a returned au indielmeut
avalurt W illikiii l>uw*ull, Jr , I a.liter
•if the failed Hank of Mluaeinla.
ehar*ln* him with faUifylu* the
reeord* of the liauk in ehar*ln* an
item of • likt.uuu a*ain»l the Kurt
Ik ai iHirn National hunk of t'hwa*o
when. In feet, that hank owed the
Itunk of Mum.toU nothin*
lee IUU "Sallee."
WiMUtNIWI, April I — Weuerel
KlUhn*h Lee. eunatti *euerai at lla
• ana. hn» been nut tiled by eahle that
hi* nervier* will nut U> needed after
April IL
TARIFF UNLAWFUL
•••aim Atie* ml k»k«««»« |a lleaieve*
M m
tt a»M liii hi*i Aprii i ■ Senator Al
ien t'opulial. of \, Itttika, ma t# a
ipwik in the Aaalr >>u the am adi
tntbMia.iti of tariff U wi h*. ..ml Hear
l»|awiW for retvuua. Mr Aden m
t»r*|| evils twit the trutt* and *»■«*•*» I
iialtoa* *ht- h he deetervd, reaped the
main advent*** of l*ttf l«in the
a* natur * remark* were in the nature
•f a le** areuiwani ahowin* the • «m
lllul a*! IwittlKim of the la* **
t* i»* of i . u**re«*
LOSSES IX ( HANDLER.
THE DEATH LIST NOW FOOTS
UP TWELVE.
lictiniAof the Tornado liurled—List of
the Principal l.oieri of Property—
Relief From All Part* of the
Territory — Some Ntraoge
Freaks of the Storm.
Little Left Hut Ruins.
Guthkie, Okla., April 3.—The total
death list so far at Chandler from
Tuesday's tornado is twelve and it is
now believed that no more bodies will
be found in the ruins. The dead were
buried yesterday afternoon. The in
jured are generally doing well and it
is possible that none of them will suc
cumb.
Tlie only building in Chandler upon
which there was tornado insurance
was the court house, which was In
sured /or $1,000.
There woulu have been great suffer
ing at Chandler had the weather been
inclement, as no definite plan of relief
was enforced until yesterday after
noon, ft seeming impossible for the
puople to thoroughly organi/.o them
selves. The Injured and dead were
cared for, but it was the work of a
few. There was no bureau of infor
mation and those trying to restore
order were scattered. A relief corps
of Guthrie women reached Chandler
yesterday afternoon and did much to
sy»temi/.e the nursing of tlie injured.
Money is being sent from ail parts
of the territory and surrounding
states. The cash gifts from Guthrie
reached $2,000 this morning.
Men digging in the ruins of the
Colburn building this morning found
the blackened bones of what the sur
geons said was a cqild. No one, how
ever, had reported a child missing.
Nearly 200 business buildings and
residences were wrecked. Some of
the larger losses are: William Npil
iwrigrr, u.iimm uimnimiTiniiicr, 9J,u<JU;
the court house, 81,000; N. O. Colburn,
dry goods ami clothing, *5,500; C. VV.
Cobletz, building,92,000; VV. II. French,
Publicist printing outfit, Jaw library,
Si.000; Masonic, I. O. O. F. and K. of P.
lodges, all of their paraphernalia.hall,
furniture, etc., estimated at SI.000;
•Fohn llefTran, brick building. $1,000;
Catholic church, 81,000; Congregational
church, $1,500: Methodist church, 81,
000; A. R Maseher, building. $1,500;
I)r. Samuel Kills, druggist, stock und
building, $3,000; Kansas und Okla
homa Town and Investment company,
building, $3,000; .lames VVoodyard,
$0,000; Chandler Pros., $3,000; A. D
VVright, druggist, occupying a new
stone building just completed, $3,000:
Itishop & (o., groceries, boots und
shoes, $5,(KM); Chandler News,
81,500; G. A. R hall, $500; C. A.
l-’iltsch, hardware, 83,500, Hoffman,
Charles & Conklin, bankers, 84,500;
Lymun Mills, livery stable. $500;
dwelling. $500, and barn 8300; Mrs. M.
M. Kgbert, Manvel hotel ljuilding and
contents, $3,500; C. li. Owens, sawmill,
cotton gin and flouring mill, $7,000;
Lincoln County bank, ofllce, fixtures
and vault, $3,000; Matt lteeves, saloon,
$1,000. Many others lost everything
and will be unable to replace their
buildings. The Mitchell hotel was so
badly shattered that it was considered
unsafe and was vacated to-day. It
was the only hotel left standing und
had been crowded sinoe the tornado.
The question of whether the town
shall be rebuilt upon its present site is
being discussed. There are absolutely
no facilities for the transaction of or
dinary business, and everything is at
a standstill. Many persons fear to re
build on the hill.
The tornado played strange freaks
witli women's clothing. All of the
clothing of one woman who was caught
on the street, except the underwear,
was stripped off. There wore several
instances where every stitch of eloth
imr I,>>•„ f , I...
j women.
ANTI-TARIFF PROTESTS.
•fupan and Argentine Republic Knter
Formal Objection to the Illnglcy Hill.
Waniiisoton, April 3.—The first
open and formal expressions of dissat
isfaction with the pending tariff bill
on the part of foreign nations have
come to the state department from
Japan and Argentine.C;Tho Japanese
minister lias expressed the regret of
his government at the proposed adop
tion of silk schedule*, which "without
promising to help out the manufact
ure's of the l ulled States, threaten
seriously the important trade Japan
has built up at great expense witli the
I'lilted States in raw and partly man
ufactured silk The Argentine min
ister added his protest, not. as has
lieen stated, in the form of a threat of
reprisal*, hut in the usual diplomntic
foru>. tignitist the proposed duty on
hides mid other raw materials coming
from Ids country m great iiuuntilie* to
the l ulled State*
Am Army liaon ll»u|hl.r a Si.stel
IVtiupnini), April ^ Mi*. Kate
Miekles llradtey. daughter of the late
t olouel tieorge W Itra.llcv, l ulled
state* arms, returned to her home
here after eight year*' ulw uce in the
West. When she anil her mother left
here Mi., llradlev %*a* at* almost
hopeiesa invalid She has eotli pie tv t y
regained tier health ami Is now a pro
fessumal up ate) she inlands to eon
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LIFE FOR LIFE.
Pour of the “Hutton Hang" Pay the Pen
alty for Murder*.
Santa Fk, N. M.. April S.—Fran
cisco Gonzales y Borrego, Antonio
Gonzales y Borrego, Sauriano Alarid
and I’atricio Valencia, condemned to
death for the murder of ex-Shcriff
Frank Chavez, who was killed from
ambush on the night of May 29, 1893,
were hanged together on one scaffold
at 9:10 o'clock this morning.
The four men were perfectly stolid
at the close. There was no sign of
disturbance, the authorities having
taken extra precautions and militia
being stationed about the jail.
The four men were members of the
executive committee of what was
known as the "Button Gang," a league
organized to combat the political in
fluence of Chavez, Who was a Demo
cratic leader in Santa Fe. On the
night of May 29, 1892, Chavez, was waa
a giant in strength and absolutely
fearless, was assassinated while on his
way home. The next night Juan I’ob
lo Dominguez, who openly declared
that he knew who murdered Chavez,
was shot and killed. For this crime
Francisco Borrego, who had been seen
fleeing from the scene of the murder,
gave himself up, pleaded self defense
and was acquitted. For twelve months
thfl •‘irn.nrr.” rontmlUrl I. tk,.
police department and the sheriff's of
tice was supreme in Santa Fe and no
attempt was made to avenge the
Chavez murder. When Governor Thorn
ton was appointed in 18413 he removed
District Attorney Twitchell and Sher
iff < onklin from office, and the new
sheriff began hunting for evidence
against the murderers of Chaves and
soon obtained confessions from two of
the conspirators. Francisco and An
tonio Horrego, Lauriano Alarid, Pat
ricio Valencia and Frank Rivera
were arrested and Hyppolyty Vigil,
chief of police und coroner was shot
dead while resisting arrest. At the
trial Rivera, Louis Gonzales and other
minor members of the "gang” turned
state's evidence and the two Borrego's.
Alarid and Valencia were convicted o(
murder in the first degree and sen
tenced to be hanged. The case was
appealed on a writ of error to the
United States supreme court, which'
finally decided against the murderers.
Pending tiie hearing of the supreme
court, Alarid and Valencia confessed.
The murderers were to have been
bunged February S3, but President
Cleveland granted a respite for thirty
days.Then President McKinley granted
a further respite until to-dav. Yester
day he refused to interfere any further
und so telegraphed to Governor
Thornton.
Numerous plots for the rescue of the
prisoners were thwarted by the vigi
lance of the territorial authorities,
and a military guard was stationed at
the jail for some time under orders
from Governor Thornton.
FARMERS’ TRUST.
One living Organized to Control the
I’roducts of the doll.
Toi.kdo, Ohio, April 3.—-A gigantic
farmers' trust is now being organized
in this country. One of the national
organizers, registering as P. F. Brown,
Johnstown, Pa., after being here some
days, left his papers at the Jefferson
house when he left for Columbus, and
in this manner the secret leaked out.
While here be conferred with leading
legislators, such as ex-Kcpresentative
Charles 1*. Griffin, Hon. Jonas Stan
berry, who was placed at the head of
the organization! in this section, and
many others. Several branches were
secretly organized, and the order is
strictly oath bound. It origiuated at
Lancaster, Pa., and was incorporated
under the laws of New Jersey as the
Agriculturists' National Protective
Association. It is the purpose to do
nothing this year in the way of con
trolling the markets, because the or
gan izacion is not yet complete. Next
year, lioweve., the crops will be lim
ited to the actual living needs of the
members of the organization. If the
plan is carried out, not a dollar's
worth of farm produce of any kind
will he sold for general consumption.
After I8‘j3 there will be ereeted or
rented in each county, in such num
bers and so located as may seem best
and most convenient, storehouses in
which all products for the market will
l>c placed.
t onvrntlMti Hall living Toro Dotvu.
Sr. Loris, Mo., April 3.—Convention
hall, in which President McKinley was
nominated, is being torn down. Last
night tiie severe storm that visited
this section helped the work of demoli
tion, blowing down a portion of the
east wall, wliieh fell without doiug
uii.i damage.
HeeelveV fur IIih V. l|. r.
sn ai.ia. Mu, April 3. —On the ap
pl lent ion of tiie trustees of the Young
(Men» Christian Association, Judge
'l.ongan appointed George W Cum
mings receiver to wind up the affairs
of the association.
lgriM.il iw Ike laakwi.
\' a»»iisoios, April A—Cy inland
atid Sesslnr Baker have agreed that
the lurrativa appointment a* I'nital
Mata* liUtrlel attorney fur Kauta.
atom lit ifu to *'lka* I a m lie rt of Km
porta
tr»4 Oraal utnul • Clara
Waamvorua. April i tViionei Kr#4
i.ianl of Sew Vork, non of the lata U,
- i • ha* been ..rt.irvil the poailton
of aoovtant «*• retarr of war, anil ha*
the offer uutier eonaiiieratioa
MUaa. Hw, *a4e# W*ir«
Un *» V|o . ||ull i law •mot rata
1 thi» etty fur the paat furty vi^ht
lion*1* haa ea«»»>4 tha almual 1 omelet*
• MiMi-latto* u< ail low laiuia tal ara
>iwittlf great Uawage to the farmer*
Meat %*«•!« at Me well I hr* 4
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