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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , APRIL 17 , 11K)3. ) Storm Sweeps over Two Towns in Alabama. TEN PERSON3 LOSE THEIR LIVES Many Residences , Barno and Outbuild. Ings Are Demolished Lees Will Reach High In the Thousands No Communication With District. Evergreen , Ala. , April 16. News has just reached hero by telephone con firming rumors of heavy loss of life and property In the neighborhood of Potorman and Burnt Corn , wrought by a tornado , which passed near there. Ton persons are known to have been killed and numerous barns , residences , fences and outhouses were swept ixway , entailing a loss which will reach high Into the thousands. On account of the bad condition of the wires com ft' munication Is difficult and the only name that could bo obtained of the dead Is Henry Sailer , a well known planter. Several residences were de molished , the timbers falling on tbo occupants , killing and injuring all within the buildings. It will probably bo several days before a correct list of the casualties can bo obtained , as there Is neither telegraph nor railroad communication. The heavy rains have rendered the roads almost Impassable. H. H. Saltcr , his mother and child we're riding along a road and were op posite a clump of trees when the storm overtook them. A heavy tree that was uprooted by the wind fell across the wagon , crushing all of the occupants to death. Poterman is In Monroe county , just across the line from Conecup , and Is not within twenty-five miles of a rail road or telegraph station. All news EO far received has come over the tele phone lines , which are several miles from the path of the storm. PRESIDENT NOT LION HUNTING. Refuses to Fire a Single Shot During Holiday In Yellowstone Park. Cinnabar , Mont. , April 15. Presi dent Roosevelt broke camp and is slowly working his way to Major Pitcher's headquarters at Fort Yellow stone. Ho Is expected to reach the fort some time tomorrow. He will re- \ e main there one day and then will start for Norrls , where the geysers are. There Is a good deal of snow between the fort and Norrls and the engineer corps Is at work opening the road. Word received from the president waste to the effect that ho Is in the best of health and thoroughly enjoying his outing. In addition to horseback rid ing he takes long walks over the mountain trails. Notwithstanding re ports to the- contrary , the president has not fired a shot at a mountain lion and has no intention of doing so. It Is estimated that there are 500 of these animals in the park and they are killing large quantities of deer and elk. A determined effort Is be ing made to exterminate them , and "Buffalo" Jones , the game warden of the park , together with his scouts , is slaying them on every possible occa sion. Mr. Jones has offered to round up a Hon or two for the president to shoot at , but the latter has declined to do so. The weather continues to be all that could be desired and the members of the party who are living on the train at Cinnabar are having a good time fishing and riding through the country. Northern Pacific Men Get Raise. St. Paul , April 15. All matters In dispute between the officials of the Northern Pacific Railway company and the conductors and the trainmen have been settled to the satisfaction of both officials and men and the ncgo- tlatlons , which began early in January , are now ended. The men will get an advance of 15 per cent for freight conductors and trainmen and 12 per cent for passenger trainmen. Assistant Secretary Alles Resigns. Washington , April 15. Milton A. Alles , assistant secretary of the treas ury , severed his connection with the department today to accept the vice presidency of the Riggs National bank of Washington. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. The Colorado Midland railroad has granted the trainmen an advance In wages of 12 per cent The offices of the American Hereford Cattle Breeders' association have been removed from Chicago to Kansas City. William Phillips , a young farmer living near Arlington , Tex. , shot and killed his wlfo and then committed Bulcldo. John K. Lincoln , a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln , died at the homo ef his son-in-law In Kansas City Tues day , aged eighty-two years. Nearly all of the railways In Texas have applied to the railroad commls- alon for an Increase In freight rates. Their request Is based on Increased operating expenses. The testimonial performance for Miss Clara Morris , given by the friends and admirers of the afflicted actress at the Broadway theater , New York , netted about $6,000. The general offices of Wells , Fargo & Co. , which have been maintained In San Francisco over slnco the establishment - ment of the company over half a century - tury ago , nro to be removed to New York next month. The boiler of the Charles Bevans Eawmtll at Ruby , O. , exploded Tues day , killing Charles Bevans , Richard Houck , Rufus Houck and two boys named Houck and Gottrldge. Several others were badly Injured. PROBE SMUGGLING CHARGES , Porto Rlcan Press and People Demand Immediate Investigation. San Juan , P , I. , April 15. The grand | ury Is Investigating the so-called smuggling cases In which officers of thu United States navy and other prominent men are Involved , notwith standing the instructions which Dis trict Attorney Pettlnglll has received from the department of justice at Washington not to present Informa tion to thu grand jury this term. The press and thu natives have practically demanded an Investigation , Inasmuch as last term a native merchant named Amado was sentenced to a year's con finement In the penitentiary and a line of $500 for having contraband liq uor In his possession. Cable Laid to Farallone Islands. Washington , April 15. The landing and successful operation of a govern ment cable connecting San Francisco and the Farallono Islands , thirty miles outside the Golden Gate , Is announced In an official message received by Chief Willis L. Moore of the weather bureau. This Important extension of the weather service was authorized by congress as the result of repeated representations from the maritime In terests of San Francisco. Hereafter the government will display storm warnings from Its Farallono station and all vessels will report to the sta tion by signal , and the observer will report them at once to San Francisco , thus announcing arrivals several hours ahead of the landing. Arguments Heard In Bond Case. Washington , April 15. The United States supreme court heard arguments in the case of the state of South Da kota vs. the state of North Carolina , involving the legality of bonds Issued by the latter state In 18CG to aid the construction of the North Carolina railroad , $10,000 of which were presented sented to the educational fund of South Dakota for the purpose , It Is claimed by the legal representatives of North Carolina , of giving the fed eral supreme court original jurisdic tion. The case was argued for South Dakota by Wheeler Peckham. North Carolina contests the suit on the ground that the bonds were not legal ly Issued and also challenges the juris diction of the court. BODY TRACED TO THE RIVER. Omaha Police Find New Clue in Miss ing Woman Case. Omaha , April 15. There is evidence to show that the body of Mrs. Idella Rose Knight , who probably was pot soncd by her husband a week ago last Saturday night , may have been thrown Into the river at the foot of Nicholas street. The evidence Is furnished by Mr. and Mrs. John Andreas , who live along the river bank. Saturday night , April 4 , , Mr. and Mrs. Andreas were awak ened about midnight by a wagon and horse being driven by their house and through their yard to the river , but a short distance away , and an hour or BO afterwards they heard the wagon return. Wagon tracks leading direct ly to the river are still visible , and also a track In the sand as If a boxer or trunk had been dragged and thrown In the river. FILL POLICEMAN WITH LEAD. Negroes Riddle Officer With Bulletb Who Seeks Their Arrest for Theft. Joplln , Mo. , April 15. Police Officer C. Leslie was shot and instantly killed hero whllo trying to capture several negroes suspected of theft. The negroes had taken refuge in a boxcar and Officer Leslie had com manded that they surrender or ho would shoot They would not surren der and the officer fired several shots at the car. Meanwhile one of the ne groes slipped from the car , and mak ing his way unobserved around be hind the officer , shot him through the head. The other negroes then riddled the officer's body with bullets and fled. A posse is In pursuit and moro trouble is feared. Robbed in a Street Car. San Francisco , April 15. August Tange , a German tourist from the West Indies , Is the victim of high waymen , who robbed him on a street car In front of the Palace hotel , of which he was a guest. As he stood on the roar platform two men snatched his wallet containing a letter of credit for $250 , currency amounting to $270 , his railroad ticket to the east and other papers. The thieves jumped from the car and made their escape. Bulgarians Wipe Out Village. London , April 15. The Times' cor respondent at Constantinople says the latest Bulgarian achievement Is the total destruction of a small village of exclusively Musselman population. Ono hundred and slxty-fivo persons , with the exception of a very few , who escaped by flight , were massacred. The women were subjected to inde scribable mutilation. Newlands-Johnson Nuptials. Washington , April 15. The mar- rlago of Miss Edythe Newlands , the eldest daughter of Senator Newlands of Nevada , to Charles Johnson of this city took place here. Only the mem bers of the bride's family witnessed the ceremony , which was performed by Rev. Mr. Thayer of St. Mark's school , Boston , with which the groom is connected. Three Drowned In Susquehanna. Harrlsburg , Pa. , April 15. George Smith , aged fifty years , and his two sons , who were employed at the Har rlsburg foundry and machine works , were drowned in the Susquehanna river whllo on their way homo from work. The men attempted to cross the river in a small rowboat , which struck a rock and .capsized. President Parry Takes a Rad ical Stand. CALLS ARBITRATION A FAILURE. Executive of Manufacturers' Associa tion Says Methods of Trades Unions as Now Pursued Lead to Anarchy and Must Do Fought to the End. Now OrlciuiB , April Ifi. The first day'B session of the mm mil convention of the National Association of Manu facturers oiuloil without nny definite Indications UH to whether the organlza- tlon will iiilopt , as KB own , the policy of aggressive hostility to union labor methods as outlined by 1'roBldout I ) . M. 1'arry In his nnntinl ruport. Mr. rurry'fl attlt'tdo on the labor question was the chief point of Interest for the delegates ami , It Is declared , was the cauao for the largest delegate roprc- Hontntlon In the history of the aaso- elation. When Mr. Tarry was Intro duced at the morning session ho re- colvod a remarkable ovation , the COO delegates rising and cheering him vig orously and repeatedly. Ills report was Immediately referred to commit tees. In It ho says that the methods of organized labor , as now pursued , will Inevitably lead to anurchy and disaster and must bo fought to the end. The American Federation of La bor Is denounced as an organization which "breeds boycottcrn , plckotcrs , socialists and the source from whence proceeds such noxious emanations as the eight-hour and anti-conspiracy bills. " The speaker denounced con ciliation as a myth and arbitration as a failure. Numerous times during the day , In resolutions and In speeches , the mat ter of trade unionism came to the sur face , but at no time was there any test vote on which the attitude of the convention was shown. The conven tion outbursts showed Intense fooling on part of the members of the associa tion and thcro was every Indication that the session , this afternoon , when the report of the resolution will bo submitted , will prove a lively ono. Following the president's message , Secretary Gushing made his annual report , showing an increase in the as sociation's membership for the last year of more than 100 per cent , hav ing over 2.100 members on Us roll. NO WAR ON AMERICAN GOODS. International Agricultural Congress Postpones Zollverein Proposal. Rome , April 15. After a lengthy discussion the International agricul tural congress postponed to the next congress further consideration of Count von Schworoln Loowltz's propo sltlon for an European zollvereln against American competition. The discussion on what Is styled "Europe's declaration of war against America , ' aroused great interest. The Marquis Dl Caphclli , the president of the congress gross , occupied the chair and all the notabilities of the congress were pres ent , Including former Premier Rudlnl , the former Foreign Minister Venesta , Prfnco Campagnle , Count Sodoroinl and former Premier Melino of France. Carnegie to Pay All Expenses. Ithaca , April 15. A further commu nlcatlon was received by President Schurman of Cornell from Andrew Carnegie , In which Mr. Carncglo urged that the students' fund , subscribed to 'aid those who became 111 with typhoid fever during the epidemic , be returned to subscribers and that ho bo al lowed to pay all expenses Incurred by students on account of the epidemic. Including those of twenty-seven who died. The details ot tbo plan by which students are to avail themselves of Mr. Carnegie's offer have been worked out and each ono will send to the treasurer's office an Itemized bill. President's Gift to Pope. Baltimore , April 15. President Roosevelt has sent to Cardinal Gibbons bens and his eminence has forwarded by special messenger to Pope Leo XIII a gift to be presented to the holy father on the celebration of his ju bilee. The gift consists of ten hand somely bound volumes , containing all the messages and official documents of the presidents of the United States , from Washington to Roosevelt. Vessel Given Up for Lost. Philadelphia , April 15. The Phila delphia schooner George C. Thomas , which sailed from Grand Constable Island , Feb. 5 , for New York , has been given up for lost. She was command ed by Captain Morris and manned by a crow of ten men. No tidings of the vessel have been received since she sailed. The trip under ordinary con ditions should have been made within two weeks. Women Assembling at Wllkesbarre. Wllkesbarre , April 15. The ninth biennial conference of the American committee , associated with the World's Young Women's Chrbtlan as sociation , will open In this city this afternoon. The first delegates to ar rive wore those from Des Molncs , la. The convention promises to be ono of the most Important Gatherings of the association. Dr. Lorenz Arrives. New York , April 15. Dr. Lorenz , who during his last visit to the United States performed a number of blood less surgical operations , arrived hereon on the steamer Lahn from Genoa. He goes to Chicago to remove the cast from the hip of Lollta Armour , the daughter of J. Ogden Armour , to operate - ate upon whom ho made his first visit to America. CLEVELAND DELIVERS ADDRESS. .audo Work of Uooker Washington and Tuskegee Institute , Now York , April IB.-- Former 1'resl- flout drover Cleveland wan the prin cipal speaker ut a meeting held In Madison Square Garden In thu Interest of the Tuski'geo Normal and Imlun- trlul Institute. Among tluwo on the ilatfonn with Mr. Cleveland were Mayor Low , who presided ; Hooker T. Washington and Dr. Lyumn Abbott. Urs. Cleveland But In the gallery with Mr. and MrB. Audrey Carncglo , who are Mr , Cleveland's hosts whllo ho Is u this city. Mr. Cleveland sulil In part : " 1 have conifi here tonight m a nln- core friend of the negro and 1 should bo very sorry to suppose that my coed and regulur standing In mich company needed support at this late day , either from certificate or confes sion of faith. Inasmuch , however , an thcro may bo differences of thought and sentiment among those who pro fess to he friends of the negro , 1 do- slro to declare mynelf UB belonging to the Hooker Washlnpton-TuBkejjc-o Her- tlon of the organization. 1 bellevo that the days of Uncle Tom's cabin are piiHt. I bollove that neither the decree that nut do the slaves free , nor thu enactment that suddenly Invested them with the rights of citizenship any moro purged them of their racial and slavery-bred Imperfections and de ficiencies than that It changed the color of their skin. 1 believe that among the nearly nine millions of ne groes who have been Intermixed with our citizenship , there Is Htlll a griev ous amount of Ignorance , u sad amount of vlclousness and a trome.i- deus amount of laziness and thrift- lessncBH. I am thoroughly convinced that the efforts of Hooker Washington and the methods of Tuskegeo Institute point the way to a safe and honellcent solution of the vexatious negro prob lem at the BO..UU" EMPLOYER IS HELD LIABLE. When Men Take Place of Strikers Must Tell Them So. Denver , April 15. Employers who fall to explain to men taking the places of others who may he out on a strike the annoyance or violence to which they may bo subjected are lia ble for damages In case Injury IH done. This IB the opinion of the court of appeals just handed down In the case of William Holschausor , who while In the employ of the Denver GaB and Electric company , was shot by strik ing employes of the company. Ho de clared that ho was hired without he Ing told that there was a strike at the plant. In giving the opinion of the court Justice Thompson said : "The con trolling feature of this case is that the employer knowingly exposed the cmployo to personal danger and con cenled the danger from him. " Strike Culminates in Riot. Wapukoneta , 0. , April 15. A strike of 100 workingmcn employed In the construction of the Western Ohio Electric railway between here and Sidney culminated in u riot. Loss of life was averted only by the officials yielding to all the demands of the strikers. Eighty Italian laborers were Imported from Brooklyn and put to work on the line and a number of local men wo.ro discharged. The rest of the local workmen immediately laid down their tools , demanding that the for eigners should be removed from town , as they would not work with them. Strikers and sympathizers , armed with shotguns and rifles , took possession of the passenger station , blocked the tracks and stopped all cars and traffic The marshal was assaulted and the eherlff could swear In no deputies Finally the situation became so alarm Ing that the company agreed not to put the foreigners to work. They were bustled out of town on the work cars. All is now quiet. BELATED EXPLOSION FATAL. Two Men Killed and Two Injured In a Tunnel on the Wabash. Pittsburg , April 15. Two -'en were killed and two injured In a belated ex plosion of dynamite at the New Mount Washington tunnel of the Wabash rail road. A blast had been prepared but failed to explode and the men returned to ascertain the cause , when suddenly It went off with a terrific report , hurling rocks In every direction. Two men were killed outright their bodies being terribly mangled ; two others wore seriously but not fatally hurt , and a number of others had nar row escapes. The men were Hungar Inns and as they were known by num ber only , their names could not be learned. Prompt Work Saves Levee. New Orleans , April 15. Prompt and effective work arrested the threatened destruction of Waterloo levee , about seventy miles above the city , on the east bank of the river. A crawfish hole had developed near Its base am' ' widened to a diameter of eighteen to twenty Inches. For a time there was much apprehension that the levee would go , but after a day of hard work a run-around was completed and the source of the trouble made reasonably secure. iron Mountain Shops Scorched. Llttlo Rock , Ark. , April 15. The now Iron Mountain shops at Baring Cross had a narrow escape from tota destruction. The freight car repair shops were burned , Including abou thirty-five cars and two cabooses LOBS , | 20,000. Editor Kelly on Trial. Butte , Mont. , April 15. The case o Editor J. W. Kelly , charged with the murder of Dr. Henry Callley , went to trial In Judge McClernand's court The regular Jury panel was exhausted and the trial was continued to next Friday. CONGRESSMAN WILBER SAYS [ To The rc-ru-iM Mcillclno ( Jo. , of Columbus , O.J " Pe-ru-na is AH You Claim For It. " Congressman 1) . V. Wllbor , of Onoontn , N. Y. , willow ; The Pcnina Atedlclno Co. , Columbus , Ohio , : Ocntlemcn " Persuaded by a friend I have tried your remedy and I have almost fully recovered after the use of a few bottles. I am fully convinced that Pcnina Is all you claim for It , and I cheerfully recommend your medicine to all who are afflicted with catarrhal trouble. " David K Wllbcr. 1'cruim n 1'rcvontlvoniul Cura for Void * . Mr. ( \ V. fllvon , HUBHOX , N. H.Vlco VroHlilont of "Tho Past-tlmo Boating Club , " writes : " Whenever the cold weather ot in I iavo for yoiirH punt boon very Hiiro to catoh a sevoru cold which wnH hard , to Ihrow off , and which would Icnvo after effects on my constitution the most of the winter. " Luwt winter I wan wlvlfiod to try Poruna , and within 11 vo ( liiyn the cold wan broken up and In ( Ivo ( liiyn moro 1 wasawell num. T recommended it ( o Kovoral of my frlendH and all Hpcmk the highest prnlHO for H. Thcro Is nothing like Pcruna for catarrhal affliction * . It Is well nigh Infallible as a cure , and I gladly endorse / / . " C. F. Given. A I'romlnunt Ktngiir finvml l-'roni I.OHH of Yolro. Mr. Julian WolBHlltz,17r > RcnccaBtrcPt , Buffalo , N. Y. , in corresponding HIMTO- tary of The HangcrliiHt , of Now York ( lu the loading second bass of the Hunger- lUBt , the largcHl German singing society of Now York and UBO the oldest. Made Disparaging Remarks About Blacks as Soldiers. ASKED TO EXPLAIN STATEMENT. General Not Worried for Safety of Filipinos and Negroes In Fight as It Didn't Matter Whether They Got Killed or Not Washington , April 15. The war de partment has taken official cognizance of the reported statements of General Frank D. Baldwin , commander of the Department of the Colorado , In dis paragement of the Filipinos and ne groes as soldiers , and Secretary Root directed that a formal inquiry bo ad dressed to General Baldwin asking whether or not he had been correctly quoted. The alleged remarks which ho Is reported to have made were to the effect that ono of his reasons for liking the Filipino as a soldier was the same that gave him a preference for the negro In the same capacity that In a fight ho was not worried about his safety , as It did not make any difference whether ho got killed or not. ROCK ISLAND DEAL FAILS. Purchase of St. Louis and San Fran cisco Road Abandoned for Persent. New York , April 15. A leading in terest in the Rock Island company an nounced that the proposed purchase of the St. Louis and San Francisco road had been abandoned for the pres ent. Negotiations may bo resumed later. ' i i it | The same 'authority declares that the failure of the plan has nothing to do with the recent decision In the Northern Securities case. It was sim ply a question of prlco and the parties concerned failed to como to terms. ' ' ' Ohio River Again Rising. Evansvlllo , Ind. , April 15. The Ohio river Is still rising hero and It Is ex pected to reach thirty-five feet or moro. Rain has been falling all day and It Is feared the Hood will do great damage in the lowlands. All the trib utaries of the Ohio river In this sec tion are rising at n rapid rate. The flood of three weeks ago forced many people in the bottoms out of their homes and they had Just moved back when the present rise came upon them. Senators on Witness Stand. Jefferson City , April 15. The wit nesses before the grand jury were Sen ators Schoenlaub , Collins and Sarto- rlus of St. Louis and former Senator Haynes of St. Joseph. Nothing definite could be learned regarding the nature of their testimony , but It Is learned that Senator Collins was asked to ex plain how he came Into possession of Boven $1,000 bills which ho publicly displayed in St. Louis soon after the adjournment of the legislature. i In IBM ) The HnngurlitHt celebrated ltd fiftieth anniversary with n largo colo- Imitlon In New York City. The follow ing in liln UiHllinoiiy : "AlM > ut two yearn ago I caught a Hovero cold wlillo traveling and which miUlod Into catarrh of the bronchial tuboH , and no affected my volco that I wan obliged to eunool my engagements. In dlHtrotiH J WIIH advised to try 1'oriina , and although I hml never HBOC ! n patent mcdlclno hefnro , I Bent for n botllo. "WortlH but illy doHcrlho my niirprlRO ( o find Unit , within n few ( lays I wan greatly relieved , and within three woolen I was entirely recovered. I am navor without U now , and tiiku an occasional doHo when I fool run down. " Julian WolBfllllz. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory romillH from IboiiHo of Poruim , write at once to Dr. Ilurtman , giving ft full statement of your cnHo ami ho will bo ploaucd to glvo you his valuable od- vlco gratlft. AddroHH Dr. Ilartman , President of The Ilartman Sanitarium , Ooluinbu8O DODY FOUND IN A BARREL. tt Is Still Warm , but There Is No Clue to Murderer. New York , April 15. A murder waa discovered , according to the police , by the finding of the body of a man , apparently an Italian , In a barrel In East Eleventh Btreet , near tha docks. The man'H throat was cut. The body was warm when found. It Is supposed , that Homebody Intended to throw the body into the river after bringing It thcro In a wagon , but found the pier at EuHt Eleventh Btreot closed and dropped the load In the street In a hurry , fearing discovery. Coroner Wcston , who performed art autopsy on the body of the murdered man , said that ho had found eighteen additional stab wounds In the neck , beside' the two deep gashes that SOT- ercd the jugular vein. Some of them were hardly moro than scratches , whllo other wore from a quarter to a half Inch deep. All the wounds were Inflicted with a dagger. The physician said that the autopsy revealed no ov ! dcnco that there had been a fitruggle at the time the man was killed. Ho advanced the theory that the man had been held so that ho could not move , whllo his assailants , In order to force him to tell something they wanted to know , tortured him by making slight stab wounds in his nock. Keefe Advises Arbitration. Buffalo , April 15. President Daniel Keefe of the International 'Longshore men's union addressed 1,500 of the striking firemen , oilers and water ten ders and members of the 'Longshore men's union. He advised the strikers to submit their grievances to arbitra tion , as recommended by Mayor Knight , who is endeavoring to bring ; about a settlement of the strike. The attitude of the Lake Carriers' associa tion toward their men remains un changed. Murder In Third Degree. Minneapolis , Kan. , April 15. A ver dict of murder in the third degree. lias been returned against Ervln Kerr , charged with killing A. B. Upham on Feb. 12. Kerr's father is the pastor tf the Methodist Episcopal church at Ada , Kan. 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