THIS NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAY \lfl03. . n
Village of Elmo is Wrecked by
a Tornado ,
NINE DEATHS IN ONE BUILDING.
Five Other Persons Are Injured by
Being Burled Beneath the Debris
of lva&omc Temple Three Torita-
docs bnutl Six Liven in Iowa.
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Blauchard , , la. , May 27. A most do-
etruuuu ana luuil tornado struck tbo
town or touuo , Mu. , eigut miles south
of Uluueluuu , lUiU just across luc Alia-
eouri stnio line , at o o clock last evou-
Ing. MHO persona \voio Imiod out-
rlgut ana ilvu weru lujured , souio uf
\\noiu way uio.
The acini : C.'G. Calhoun , Cashlus
Dull , J. J. Alvls , Loonar j JJr uJoy , Mln-
ton ilulf Uusf liurrv unnr-atarigler , U.
L. Starker , Guoru MPurryp ( ( '
The lujuied1 : lid Acnu'rtoa , George
Ilutf , A. L. McFolvalu , Harry MOBS ,
Jfiliner Morgan.
The slot in came from the northeast
and tlrsl struck the Wauash depot.
The Masoiitc temple \\us the next
building in its iiiuu , ' and it was demol
ished. On the lower lloor of the tem
ple was located a general merchandise
etoro , and in the store was gathered
-n number of the citizens of the town.
The building was torn to pieces before -
fore any warning was received , and
the victims were burled beneath the
wreckage. Of the fourteen persons
in the store , only five escaped death ,
and those rccolvud injuries which In
two or three cases may prove fatal.
The storm passed on through the
town , leaving but a few buildings
standing. A relief party at once be
gan the rescue of those in the ruins
of the tonfplo .ami ulno bodies were
removed to an improvised morgue.
Five others were taken out , some with
broken logs and arms , nnd in each
case serious , if not fatal , injuries.
The storm came with great sudden
ness and had destroyed the town al
most before the people realized what
had happened. After leaving ISlmoro ,
It continued into the country in a
nouthwest direction , nnd it is feared
more fatalities have occurred. Sov-
einl dwellings are known to have been
blown to pieces , but the fate of their
occupants is unknown. A deluge of rain
added its shnro to the misfortune of
the stricken people and the homeless
Inhabitants are being cared for at the
low remaining homes that escaped the
fury of the wind.
Elmo is a small town on the Wabash -
bash railroad , running from Omaha to
Brunswick , Mo. , and has about 200 in-
habitants.
Buildings Demolished and Crops
Ruined by Wind and Rain.
DOB Moincs , May 27. Three tor
nadoes in Iowa caused the loss of six
lives , the fatal injury of three per-
BOIIS and the serious injury of a score
more , besides great property loss. ,
The dead at Glonwood : Magglo
Blettner of Adaza , la. ; Hazel Wright
of Adaza , la.
The dead near Buxton : Georgia
Blakeley , Herbert Rhodes.
The dead at South Des Moines : RUB-
Bell A. Knauff , aged thirty ; Lloyd
Knauff , his eight-months-old son.
Injured at Glenwood : Mary Eckert ,
iAnnie Dclaney , Myrtle Dickinson ,
Etta Newton , Harrison Johnson , Rolla
Hathbone.
The injured near Buxton : Molletas
Rhodes , fatally ; Mollle Rhodes , fatal
ly ; Eliza Blakoley , fatally ; Amphy
nnd Minnie Blakeley , Seward , Lucy ,
George and Add is on Rhodes , Buddie
Reasby , Mary Walker.
The injured at South Des Moines :
Mrs. Knauff , bruised and cut ; Mrs.
Margaret Barston. skull injured by
falling brick ; Charles McNutt , hurt
by falling tree ; Mrs. John McCoy ,
breast and head cut by flying glass.
Hospital for Feeble Minded Wrecked.
The victims at Glenwood were all
Inmates of the school for the feeble
minded. The tornado struck the girl's
dormitory first. The roof was torn off
and with a terrible crash fell back
again upon the wrecked building. All
the buildings of the group , including
the hospital , boys' building , custo
dian's building , farm colleges and the
boiler room were more or less dam
aged by the storm. Tbo superintend
ent estimates that the loss will be at
least $75,000. The buildings of the
institution are situated on a slight
rlso and were a mark for the heavy
wind which swept down on them with
terrible fury. The Glovon girls who
Were injured are being cared for In
the hospital , which is practically In
tact.
The tornado near Buxton struck at
about 9:30 : p. m. near what Is known
as No. 10 Junction , a mining settle
ment. All the victims were colored.
ITho storm came from the southwest
and the destructive wind seemed to de-
eccnd suddenly from a great bank of
clouds which was sweeping toward
the northwest. The houses occupied
by the Rhodes and Blakoleys were
smashed to kindling wood.
Tornado at South Des Moines.
The tornado struck South Des
Moincs at G p. m. The property dam-
will roach $50,000. The Knauff
and the Christian church were
and about forty other build
ings voro badly injured. About the
same t ; ne what was apparently an
other stoim struck the packing house
section of xijo town , a mile to the
northeast of u > e scene of the South
Des Mcnos | disaster. In this locality
the Agar Packing company , the Des
Molnos otevator and' the Des Moines
malt houst plants suffer the great *
V
fst ilMiingo. The loss In tint section
uui not bo ustlinntoil
A loimulo piiasod through Hutlor
county , ( tolUR considerable damage nt
Slit Iliock and Allison. At the former
u'O an elevator was blown down nnd
lour railroad woiUcra , who hiul
sought rcfugo thori'ln , were badly In
jured , one of them fatally The brldgo
spanning ShcllrocU river was wrecked
and Revoral dwellings and barns were
blown down. Meager reports Indicate
that still greater damage was done
in other parts of the county.
During the past twenty-four hours
heavy ruins have been general In
Iowa. A cloudburst at Adcl caused n
precipitation of more than ( U'o Inches
In a tow hourri. Heavy rains arc re
ported from Webster City nnd other
points. The upper Dos Moines river
Is rising rapidly and a repetition of
the flood conditions of last Juno are
feared.
Iowa railroads suffered greatly from
the excessive rainfall and trains Into
Des Moines are from three to five
hours late on nil lilies. Superintend
ent Horton of the Dos Molnos nnd
Sioux City branch of the Chicago. Mil-
wnultea and St. Paul suspended all
trafllc until the roadbed can bo exam
ined. A landslide occurred north of
Howell station , on the \Vnhnsh , nnd
the engine of a passenger train rolled
down a twenty-five foot embankment.
The airbrakes stopped , the train before
the passenger coaches reached the
sunken section of the track and both
the engineer and fireman escaped by
Jumping. The Rock Island tracks are
washed out near Mcnlo.
MARTIAL LAW IN JACKSON ,
Grand Jury Begins Investigation of
CockHII Assassination.
Jackson , Ky. , May 58. ! The special
grand jury began its Investigation of
the assassination of City Marshal
James Cockrlll hero last July. As In
the Marcuiu case , the assassin wua
stationed lu the court house , shooting
Cockrlll with a Winchester rlllo Irani
the court room window as Cockrlll
stood iu the street. It was immediate
ly alter this that the Cockrlll brothers
had to llee the country for safety. The
assassination of Dr. Cox , uncle of the
Cockrlll boys , will bo taken up next.
It seems certain now that to avoid n
mistrial the trial of Curtis Jett and
Tom White , accused of the assassina
tion of J. U. Marcunl , will not ho en
tered Into "until next week , when the
regular term begins.
In the court room when their cases
were called Jett nnd White were
guarded by twenty soldiers. The
prisoners were not Ironed. Judge
Redwino Issued an order for every
one who enters the court room to bo
searched for weapons. Ho also gave
Colonel Williams authority to make
arrests in town for disorderly con
duct or any misdemeanor , which
makes martial law In Jackson practi
cally absolute.
A detail or soldiers was sent into
the interior of Brcathltt county to
bring In as witnesses Captain Nod
Strong and Henry Back. It Is be
lieved that when once started , testi
mony which will uncover the ring from
which the numerous assassinations
have emanated will bo freely given
nnd ample.
GUARD KILLED BY STRIKERS.
Serious Trouble Is Now Looked for In
West Virginia Coal Mines.
Thurmond , W. Va. , May 28. The
first serious outbreak since the late
strike order was Issued occurred at
the big Q mines on Laurel creek.
For several days the strikers at
that point have been making an effort
to induce the nonunion men to join
tholr ranks. Last evening the strikers
began marching In a body toward the
mines. The guards on duty , half a
dozen in number , at Bight of the
marching body opened fire. The strik
ers quickly returned the fire , but as
they were yet at lonff range the shoot
ing was not effective , and only one
person , Marshall Brown , a guard , was
killed. Several received minor Injur
ies. Brown was shot through the
stomach , the bullet being from a Win
chester. More than 100 shots were
fired before the strikers retreated.
More trouble Is anticipated.
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Noted Bank Burglar Killed by Train.
New York , May 28. James Brady ,
aged eighty-eight , noted bank burglar
of thirty years ago , the pal of Johnny
Hope , Frank McCoy and the greatest
criminals of the day , was killed on the
New York Central tracks near Rochelle
by a passing train. That the ruling
passion of his criminal life was strong
In the hour of death was shown by the
contents of a bag upon which the dead
fingers were rigidly clinched when his
body was picked up. It contained a
complete set of burglar tools , includ
ing a dark lantern and a small elec
tric torch. The lock picks and sawa
were the handiwork of Brady , made In
secret last winter at the poor house ,
where the unsuspecting officials
looked upon the old man as repentant.
Crops Under Water.
Topeka , Kan. , May 28. All the prin
cipal Kansas streams are as high as
nt any time during the floods of a
year ago. but clear weather and fallIng -
Ing water Is expected. The Kansas
river is overflowing its banks. The
street car brldgo at Topeka is In dan
ger of being swept away by the flood.
Manhattan , Sallna , Emporla , Florence ,
Atchlson , Junction City , Abilene nnd
Hutchlnson all report very high water ,
which has destroyed much valuable
property. Crops In some instances
are under water.
Two Trainmen Crushed to Death.
Anaconda. Mont. , May 28. An en
gine and four cars on the Air Line , at
the new works of the Anaconda Cop
per company , jumped the track and
two of the crow , John O'Mnra and
John Logan , were crushed to death.
Presbyterian Goner ? 1 Assembly
Selects Conference City.
AR RICHTER FROM CHURCH.
Minnesota Preacher Who Acted OB
Agent for Droworles and Distrib
uted Advertlsementa Among His
Flock li Dismissed.
Los Angeles , Gal. , 'May 28. Rapid
progress was made by the I'roaby-
lorlau general assembly in the dispo
sition of reports of special committees
and stundltiK boards. Buffalo was so-
loctcd us the next plaqu of mooting ,
and the way was cleared for the hear
ing of the most Important subjects
that are on the program , namely , the
reports on the revision of faith , dl-
vorco nnd remarriage , and the consid
eration of the Tennessee overturn on
the question of floparato proa'bytorlcB
for colored peoplo. These three re
ports have been sot for hearing toi'.iy ,
and the day promlsoo to bo the big-
Best day of the present assembly.
Many speeches were made , the most
remarkable of which was the elo
quent plea of Rov. Dr. A. W. Ilnlsey ,
Bocrotnry of the board of foreign mis
sions.
The assembly finally disposed of the
case of Rov. Louis Rlchtor of the
synod of Minnesota. This case had
caused much Interest In Presbyterian
circles. Rov. Mr. Rlchter was charged
with having acted aa agent for browor-
lea In the distribution of literature
and was suspended by his synod nnd
forbidden the practlco v > f clerical
duties. The committee on judiciary
reported adversely on the CABO and
the nesombly unanimously approved
the committee's decision.
PRESIDENT IS AT BUTTE.
Montana City Dressed In Its Best to
Honor Chief Executive.
Buttc , Mont , May lb. ! i resident
Roosevelt was mot at the Btauuu hereby
by Major Mulllus and escorted by a
company of mllliin , a plaiuou oi i
lieu uuii the Spanish War \ eterans ,
who arc holding their state conven
tion lu Butto. United Status bunalor
W. , A. Clark of Montana was ono or
the first to greet President Roosevelt.
They then entered a carriage , In
which the senator , Mr. Muhius and a
secret sorvlco man were seated. The
drive through the streets oH Butte
was ono long ovation. Such a crowd
has never been seen In the history of
the city. The neighboring towns for
fifty miles around had poured in their
crowds and the streets wc.ro crowded.
During the trip to his tralu immense
bonfires Ilamed on every mountain
point , Illuminating the way. The
president left for the south at 10 p. in.
ABSTAINERS IN SESSION.
Stats Convention of Iowa Prohibition-
lets Meets at Marahalltown.
Marshalltown , la. , May 28. The
state convention of the Prohibition
ists of Iowa is in session here. Rev.
J. G. Van Ness , D. D. , of Mount Vernon -
non , presiding elder of the Cedar RapIds -
Ids district , temporary chairman , delivered -
livered an address on "Party Prohi
bition , " advocating the abolishment
of the saloon in Iowa. Rev. John A.
Earl of Blncuhawk county , ono of the
most prominently mentioned candi
dates for governor , positively prohib
ited the use of his name. Rev. S. S.
Scull of Marshall couuty and Rev. J.
C. Willetts of Mahaska county arc
spoken of as possible candidates. The
platform ib likely to demand annihila
tion of the liquor trafllc , placing the
responsibility for enforcement of the
lav with the party in power.
No Action In'Rhea Case.
Indianapolis , May 28. A telegram
from Governor John H. Mickey of Ne
braska to Governor Durbln announced
that there would bo no action this
week in the caao of William Rhea , the
Mount Vernon , Ind. , young man now
under sentence to bo hanged for mur
der In that state. Congressman Hem-
enway of the First Indiana district ,
Major O. V. Mensles of Mount Ver
non and Governor Durbln Interceded
in behalf of young Rhca , and Governor
Mickey has promised to make a thor
ough Investigation of the case before
allowing the execution to proceed.
Four Suffocated to Death.
New York , May 28. Four persons
were suffocated to death and three so
badly burned that it is feared they
will die In a flro in the five-story
apartment house at 306 West One
Hundred and Thirty-fifth street. The
fire Is said to have been of Incendiary
origin. The dead : Mro. Julia Wandling
and three children. Those believed to
have been fatally burned are : George
Wandling and Victor Johnson.
Declare for Roosevelt
Harrisburg , Pa. , May 28. The Re
publican Etate convention endorsed
President Roosevelt for renomlnatlon
and declared against any change In
the present tariff schedules. Senator
W. P. Snyder was nominated for
auditor general , W. L. Mattheus for
etato treasurer and Judge Thomas A.
Morrison and J. J. Henderson for supreme
premo court judges.
Heer Wins First Place.
Dubuque , May 28. William Heer ,
Concordla , Kan. , won first place In
the last day of the Dubuque Gun club's
tournament , with 174 out of a possible
180. Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake. la. ,
and A. C. Connor of Pekln , III. , tied
for second place , with ICO.
COILERMAKEH3 00 TO WORKw
Old Union Pacific Employes Return
to the Oliopo at Omaha ,
oTimlin , May 2lj. AtU'r being out on
B'.rlku ( or over olovou months , Union
: \i\i \ \ hollarmnlcurs returned to work
this morning , nt toast uomo of thorn ,
This was the ultimate rumilt of the
conference In Now York with Pronl-
Unit Hurt whureby n settlement was
effected and the Immudlato outcome
of n conference with Buperlntuudont
McICcen of the motive power depart
ment , whuu minor differences nrleltiK
sluco the Now York conference were
disposed of.
Forty-five bollormakoru nnd * tholr
helpers wont out of the local nhopn
Juno 18 of last year. Today thlrty-nlx
reported to Mnstor Mechanic Tholup-
eon and re-entered the company's oth-
ploy. Monday President Hurt IB ex
pected to meet the reproBontntlvcu of
the machinists and hluckBiulthn nnd It
Is bollovod BOttlumoutfi will bo niiuln
with them and the lortR controversy
brought to n final tanultmtlou.
Some talk was Indjilljud In over n
notlco which was pontoi'l ut th < < com
pany's tthopH respecting the return of
the old men. It watt Interpreted by
some of the union men to bo Unfavor
able to thorn and the matter was
taken up at the conference with Super
intendent MoKoon nnd according to
Martin Douglas , norrotary of the local
lodge of bollnrmnkorn , nntlsfnctorlly
adjusted. "Tho company promised
that nil the old men who doslro may
return to work , " said Mr. Dbutilnn.
"Nothing final has boon done nbout the
men now at work In the nhops , but
that matter Is loft to work Itself out
und It will do It , wo think. "
PA38ENQER3 GO TO THE BOTTOM
Twenty Lose Their Lives In n Col-
Melon Near Antwerp.
Antwerp , May 'JS. Tim Hrltlnh
Blenmor Huddursfit'ld collided with
the Norwegian steamer Uto. The
lltiddiM'slluld IB reported to have
foundered. Twenty of Itu paRfiougurti
are said to have loat tholr llvea. The
crow were saved. The tmstu'iigern
wor ? mostly si-aincii returning to I2n-
gland. The survivors of the HndilorB-
field passengers and crow worn picked
up by the Ute , which Inndnd thorn
here. The mirvlvorti Kay the dund
were nearly nil crushed whllo asleep
In tholr berths. The collision WIIH MI
sudden that there wns no tlmu to
launch the HuddeiHflnld's boatn. The
disaster In attributed to the olcclrlc
lights of a dredger , nnchorod In mld-
rlvor , whkih dazzled the pilots of the
colliding summers , who wore thus un
able to aeo the danger of collision In
tlmo to avoid the crash. The Ute wna
struck on the port gldo by the Hud-
dcrsflold , whoso Immlgrantu were
asleep In the fore cabin.
FREIGHT TRAINS IN A V/RECK.
Como Together With Fatal Results
near Bryan , Ala.
Birmingham , Ala. , Mny 28. A disas
trous head-cud collision on the South
ern railway near Bryan resulted In
the death of three engineers , two fire
men and ono brakeman , the destruc
tion by fire of twelve loaded freight
cars and eight empty cars , and great
damage to the colliding engines.
The dead : Henry Acton , engineer ;
L. G. Chester , engineer ; Sam Johnson ,
engineer ; Roland Madison , colored ,
fireman ; Otto Wood , fireman ; Hob
Hancock , fireman ; J. D. Hill , colored ,
brakemnn.
AH were Instantly killed except En
gineers Acton and Johnson. They
were brought to Birmingham , Acton
dying on the way and Johnson dying
at the hospital.
Strikers Disclaim Responsibility.
Kansas City , May 28. George Beck
er , the night watchman of the Union
Pacific railway shops at Kansas City ,
Kan. , was seriously wounded whllo at
tempting to disperse a crowd of Idlers
who had hissed several nonunion
men ns they were entering the build
ing. Stones were thrown and several
shots were fired. Becker was knocked
down by a stone that struck him on
the head and rendered him uncon
scious. The assailants escaped be
fore the police arrived. None of the
shots were effective. The strikers
disclaim responsibility.
Angry Mob Surrounds Jail.
Topeka , May 28. A telegram for
Governor Bailey wns received from
the sheriff at Yates Center , Kan. , re
questing him to order out a company
of the state militia nt once to protect
J. M. Woods , a negro In jail there ,
charged with assaulting Mrs. J. G.
LInd , the wife of a farmer nt Yates
Center. An angry mob surrounds the
Jail with the - avowed Intention of
lynching the negro. The sheriff and
his deputies say they can not protect
Woods much longer * from the crowd.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRE8.
The Supreme Court of Honor at Kan
sas City voted to hold the next n
tlonal convention of the order , three
years hence , at Detroit.
The Ohio state Prohibition convon
tlon nominated a complete stoto ticket
headed by the Rov. Dr. N. D. Creamer
of Columbus for governor.
Savings deposits In Chicago banks
have passed the 1100,000,000 mark.
In the past year they have Increased
upward of $22,000,000 , or more than
2G per cent.
Three men were killed by a caving
bank In a mine near Cecllville , Cal.
The victims were Will Luddy , a news
paper man , and two minors , named
Booth and Cady.
All chance of trouble between the
Chicago packers and their employes
has been , averted. An agreement waa
reached satisfactory to both sides.
Mutual concessions were made and
no moro difficulty IB expected.
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Our Bi'iiHOtiublo floods Include
Lawn Mowers ,
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Garden Tools ,
Gasoline Stoves ,
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