t- TIIK NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAY 21) ) , MMW. Furious Twister Visits Ne braska and Iowa Today. FIVE DEAD REPORTED SO FAR. Loss to Property Exceeds that Reported Yesterday. BUILDINGS ARE DEMOLISHED. Hastings and Lincoln Suffer Great Losses to Structures No Deaths . Jtf These Places Cloudburst at Lincoln - > coln Wires Tangled. A furious tornivloriva\llng \ the storm reported in yesterday's piipur in fatalities and exceeding the dumaire to property and destruction to buildings , passed over the southern part of Ne braska and into Iowa this morning. Thus far five persons are reported killed , many buildings at Huntings are wrecked , numerous structures were demolished ut Lincoln , trolley wires were tangled 'and the institute for feeble minded at Gleuwood , la , lies iu a heap , with $00,000 loss. Hastings , Muy 20. Special to The News : A frightful tornado visited this city this morning , doing much damage. Many buildings in the city were totally wrecked by the wind. No deaths re sulted BO far as known. Lincoln , May 20. Special to The News : A tornado struck Lincoln early this morning , doiug immense damage. A cloudburst deluged the city. The loss will amount to $200,000. , Many buildings are demolished aud trolley wires are in n tangle. There was no y loss of life. Bnxton , la. , May 20. Special to The [ I V News : A terrific cyclone struck this if [ * town this morning. Three persons are Ij ' ' ' killed and eight badly injured as a re- jj suit of the storm. Qlenwood , la. , May 26. Special to The News : A cyclone here has drop ped the feeble minded institute of Iowa ina hoop and killed two persons. Six % are badly injured. The loss from the wrecked institution will be ยง 00,000. Pauline , Neb. , May 20. A disastrous tornado struck the farm house of John Mumma , which was located two miles coutheast of Pauline , and killed six persons. The dead : JOHN MUMMA , aged 51. MISS GERTRUDE MUMMA , 18. , MRS. JOHN MUMMA , aged 47. MISS FLORENCE PALMER. 1'J. , JOHN PALMER , 1C. RAY QUIGG , 21. All the horses and cattle about the premises were killed with the excep tion of a hcso belonging to young Quigg , which escaped , after the buggy had been torn from them and been broken into bits. Miss Palmer and brother John , daughter and sou of Mr. and Mrs. umma D. Hughes , were vis iting at the Mumma house and Ray Quitrg was spending the afternoon v-rth Miss Gertrude Mumma , to whom he was engaged to bo married. The entire family and visitors were seated around the table partaking of the cenlng meal when the tornado arrived without a moment's warning. The house was IKted 150 foot In the air , where it was quickly shattered and scatteretl for miles around. The bodies \vero terribly mutilated. They Were dropped Into the canyon on the southwest , one on the east side and one on the west slue of the ravlno. The head of John Mumma was mashed to a pulp. Mrs. William Overy , a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mumma , is the only close relative who survives the Mumma family , and she and her husband wit nessed the catastrophe from their farm house , which is located within a mile of the scene. Six Killed Near Campbell. Campbell , Neb. , May 20. The worst tornado over known in this part of Nebraska occurred Sunday afternoon about .4 o'clock. A funnel-shaped cloud formed about fifteen miles southwest of this city. The first damage done was at the Osterburg school house , where Rev. Johnson was hodlng preaching ser vices. The school house was entirely demolished , killing Rev. Johnson and Mrs. John Peters and injuring sixteen people At the homo of Daniel Me- Curdy a birthday party was assembled and all buildings were blown to pieces , killing outright Danlol McCur- dy , Hart McCurdy , Mrs. Earl Bacon and Mrs. Joseph Woolever , while Mrs. William Kimplo and Miss Icy McCur dy are badly Injured. The tornado also struck near Ayr , where it demolished the Roeder school house and scattered Its timber along the Llttlo Blue river for miles. Four largo farm houses were treated In the came manner , as also were barns and granaries. The funnel shaped cloud struck the house of Daniel McCurdy and shattered It as egg would be if ntruck by a hammer. The barn was blown over against the house and the ruins of the structures were found in a common heap. Beneath this mass \vas found the remains of the victims. Mlnden , Neb. , May 20. A destruc tive cyclone passed over a strip of country south of Mlnden. It started two miles south of Upland , a little town in the north edge of Franklin county , and demolished a school houeo In which Gorman Lutheran sorvlcco were being held. The minister anil Mrs. John Peters were killed. Chris learners' wife and mother are reported dying. The others Injured are : Will and Mlnnlo Schultz , Fred Pop and mother , Mrs. Isaac Casper , Chrla Lamers and his two children. The storm passed northeast , destroyIng - Ing everything In Its path , until It reached the farm of Peter Volght , WIND'S WORK IN IOWA. Tornado That Visited Town of Rolfo Wrought Ruin. Webster City , la. , May 20. A furlouo tornado struck Rolfc , a small town north of , this city. Sing Leo , a China- man , was killed and the greater part of the business section of the town was carried away. The storm came from the south. It lasted but n few moments , but in that tlmo did an Ines timable amount of damage. Practical ly all the business blocks on the west side of the street were unroofed and many of them totally destroyed. The Rock Island depot was turned squarely around and the Hotel Tremalno was totally destroyed , as was also the State bank , the Standard Oil reposi tory , the city electric light plant and water works. Many houses were also unroofed. Sing Leo was killed while fleeing from his laundry. The roof from an adjoining building was hurled upon him. It Is also said that a Ger man farmer residing near t.o city was killed. The tornado was accompanied by a hailstorm. Santa Fe Files General Denial. Kansas City , May 20. The Santa Fo Railroad company fllod In the fed- era ! court its answer to the suit for an injunction brought against It by the United States government. The company denies that it confederated or combined to create a monopoly In the transportation of packing house products. The company also denies that it ever favored certain shippers with rebates and preferential rates or that it transported packing house products for less than the published rates. Protest Against Massacre of Jews. Denver , May 25. A mass meeting was held at the Temple Emmanuel to protest against the massacre of Jews in Russia. Rabbi Friedman presided and a number of prominent persons delivered addresses in denunciation of the outrages. Among the speakers were Senators Teller and Patterson and Representative Shafroth. The meeting was non-sectarian , all re- llglons being represented on the plat form and In the audience. Royal Arcanum Elects Officers. Quebec , Que. , May 20. The annual elections of the Royal Arcanum were held here and resulted as follows : Supreme regent , A. S. Robinson , Mis souri ; vice regent , Howard C. Wig gins , Now York ; orator , Robert Van Sands , Illinois ; secretary , W. O. Rob inson , Massachusetts ; treasurer , E. A. Skinner , Now York ; auditor , Alfred T. Murner , Massachusetts ; chaplain , Rev. E. H. Lelnslurlng , Pennsylvania ; guide , II. S. Burkhart , Illinois ; war den. I. W. Caulfleld , New York. Reformed Episcopal Conference Closes Chicago , May 20. The general coun cil of the Reformed Episcopal church of America closed its triennial busi ness session with the adoption of reso lutions regretting the growth of Intem perance , the divorce evil , the aggres-a sive attitude of Mormonism , political corruption and the frequent lynching of colored persons in different sections of the country. The council decided to close the church's publishing house in Philadelphia. Complete a Tour of the World. San Francisco , May 20. On the steamer Ventura from Australia were three prominent officials of the Young Men's Christian association , who are just completing a tour of the world. They are Richard C. Morse , Interna tional general secretary ; Dr. Lucien C. Warner , chairman of the interna tional committee , and John I. Mott , world's secretary of the students' fed eration. Stone Palace of Prince. Lalbach , Austria , May 20. A turbo- lent mob rioted In the streets last night , yelling "down with the ban" and cheering for Croatia. A crowd In front of the German club sang the Slav anthem and hooted the ban. Several shots were fired. The rioters also stoned Prince von Auersporg'a palace. Troops finally routed the riot- era. Leather Workers on Strike. Milwaukee , May 20. Members of the Amalgamated Leather Workers' Union of America went on a strlko In nlno of the tanneries in Milwaukee. It Is estimated that between 2,500 and 3,000 men are affected. The men de mand flfty-thrco hours work per week and the same pay which they were re ceiving for oixty hours. Labor Unions In Session. Denver , May 20. The Western Fed eration of Minors and its powerful ally , the American Labor union , are In annual session In this city. Ques tions of great Importance to labor will be taken up during the ton days' ses sion of the two organizations. Only routlno matters were disposed of at the opening session. Revolver Factory Shuts Down. Springfield , Mass. , May 20. The firm of Smith & Wesson , revolver makers , have closed their factory for an indefinite period. This step is taken , It is believed , because of labor troubles , the men having signified their intention of forming a union dosplto the ojpposltionjjf tjje firm. Assistant Postofficc Attorney Faces a Serious Charge. ACCOMPLICE IS UNDER ARREST. Offlckls Affirm Miller Received Money for Favorable Decision From Repre sentatives of John J. Ryan & Co. , the "Qet-nich-QuIck" Men. Washington , May 20. Postmaster General Payne summarily dismissed Daniel V. Miller , assistant attorney In the office of the assistant tutomuj general lor the postolllco department for accepting a bribe in connection with the case of John J. Ryan & Co. , charged with fraudulent use of the malls. Miller is minor arrest. Another warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who is clmrged with being a ptirtuur , or a go-between , in the transaction. A postolllco inspector specter has gone west from Cincin nati to effect the arrest. The bribe Is alleged to have been accepted at Cin cinnati last December. Miller cumo hero from Terre Haute , Ind. , about two years ago. Ho was appointed by former Asblstaut Attor ney James N. Tyner. The charge against Miller has been under Investi gation for three years. The Ryan com pany was a turf Investment concern , which operated at St. Louis and Cov- Ington , Ky. Its methods and working operations are said to bo similar to those of. the Arnold company , which has figured conspicuously in the post- ofllco department. It is stated that the amount offered Miller as a brlbo aggregated several thousand dollars and was In the form of a cash payment , followed by a check. This payment Is alleged to have taken place In Cincinnati , so the case will bo tried there , probably in the October term of the court. Mr. Miller probably will give ball for his appear ance at that time. The penalty for of fense charged is a line of not moro than three times the brlbo asked or accepted and Imprisonment of not moro than three years. Attorney Johns Under Arrest. Cincinnati , May 20. Word was re ceived by federal oiDccrs here that Joseph M. Johns was arrested at Xlockvllle , Ind. Johns , it is said , was the party who worked directly with John J. Ryan and accepted $2,500 for the Tyner letter , * hich was used in advertising the "get-rlch-qulck" scheme. Subsequently Ryan paid Johns $2,000 more for other services. Johns Is prosecuting attorney of Parks county , where Miller formerly lived. Lies Bleeding by Track. Pueblo , Colo. , May 20. Shot through the groin , bleeding and lying by the railroad track for twelve hours , with out medical attention , with his blind wife and four-year-old son unable to assist him , was the night's experience of James Richardson at a water sta tion on the Missouri Pacific , sixteen miles east of Pueblo. The bullet was fired by F. L. Stevenson , who Is now in jail on the charge of assault to kill. Stevenson says ho mistook Richard son for a robber. Richardson is not expected to recover. Both men are farmers. Jett and White Indicted. Jackson , Ky. , May 20. After an all day session of the special grand jury , to and from which the principal wit ness was escorted under protection of a guard of soldiers , Curtis Jett and Tom White were indicted for the as sassination of James B. Marcum. The evidence taken by the grand Jury was prompt and decisive and there is a growing impression that justice will at last be administered in the Hargls- Cockroll feud , of which Attorney Mar cum was the latest victim. Evidence of Wholesale Bribery. Boston , May 20. J. B. Moran , a lawyer , announces that ho has in his possession evidence of a bribery scheme mapped out by Massachusetts men , which involves seven prominent legislators who are in the combine. The confession was made by a Boston merchant , a member of the legislature of 1891 , who disappeared after placing the confession in Mr. Moran's hands. Mr. Moran will at once lay his evl- denco before the grand pury. Colorado Springs Alderman Arrested. Colorado Springs , Colo. , May 2G. Alderman C. St. John , president of the city council , and former Alderman Poles Powell were arrested on ca piases issued on indictments returned by the late grand Jury. St. John is charged with riding to Salt Lake on a railroad pass , secured by George W. Jackson , an applicant for a valuable franchise from the city. Powell Is charged with receiving $300 for his vote on a franchise. Hits Kansas Railroads. Topeka. Kan. , May 20. The rail roads are having trouble with heavy rains and swollen streams. Santa Fo trains are now running into all sta tions in southern Kansas with the one exception of Coffoyvlllo. The Rock Island is having much trouble. It was reported at the division offices of that road that very heavy rains have fallen on the Oklahoma division in the vicin ity of Chlckasha. Killed by Collapsa of Building. Chicago , May 20. Ono man was killed and another seriously injured by the collapse of a" building under construction at West Forty-eighth avenue - nuo and North avenuo. Doth were laborers employed upon the structure. The cause is not known. It occurred during a severe thunderstorm. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS " Professor Powell , of Washington , D. C. , Recommends Pe-ru-na. PROF. W.B. POWELL 5UP'T. PUBLIC SCHOOLS WASHINGTON Prof. W. B. Powell , of Washington , 1) . 0. , is ono of the best known odncatorg In the country. Per fifteen years ho hna been. Superintendent of the 1'ublio Schools of Washington , which la considered the best school system in the United States. Professor Powell Is the author of a number of school books which arc nsed throughout the United States. Tills well known gentleman does not hosltato to recommend Poruna to his countless friends and acquaintances all over the United States. In a recent letter from 1110N street , N. W. , Washington , D.G. , to Dr. Ilartman , ho says : " Persuaded by a friend I have used Peruna as a tonic , and I take pleasure in recommending your remedy. Peruna is indeed a good medicine and should be tn every lwuseuold. " W. B. POWELL , fx PRESIDENT STATES POSITION. Sayo He Has Not Asked Any Man fcr His Support. Walla Wa'.lu , Wash. , May 20 Secre tary to the president , Loch , gave out the following statement : "In speak ing of the sudden political develop ments in Ohio , the president salU : 'I have not asked any man for his support. I have hud nothing whatever to do with raising the issue as to my endorsement. Sooner or later it was bound to arise , and Inasmuch as It has now arisen , of course , these who laver my administration and my nomi nation will endorse them ami these who do not will oppose them. ' The president also said he was deeply touched by the action cf President McKlnley's homo county , in which Canton is Bltunte.1 , in Instructing so heartily in his favor. Nothing could have pleased him more. " Big Irrigation Enterprise. Washington , May 20. The geolog ical survey has had prepared a model of the extensive dam to bo constructed on Salt river , sixty-live miles above Phoenix , Ariz. This dam will be among the first and also among tho- largest irrigation enterprises to bo undertaken by the government under the new law. The model shows the ex act proportions of the dam , which is to be 188 feet thick at the base , 830 feet long at the top and 250 feet high. It will contain 11,000.000 cubic feat of masonry. The reservoir to bo con structed will drain over 0,000 square miles of territory and add 3,000,000 acres to the tillable area in the vicin ity of Phoenix. Fire Destroys Ice Plant. Philadelphia , May 20. The ice man ufacturing plant of the American Ice company , at Eighth and 'Catharine streets , was destroyed by fire of un known origin. The building was valued at $50,000 and the machinery Is said to bo worth $150,000 , but the greater portion of the machinery was saved. During the flro there were nu merous explosions of ammonia tanks , but no ono was injured. Rev. F. O. McCartney Dead. Rockland , Mass. , May 20. ROT. Frederick O. McCartney , socialist member of the state legislature and who once declined the socialist nomi nation for president , died here of pneumonia. Ho was a graduate of Iowa college and formerly llvod at Storm Lake. Ho was an ordained Unitarian minister. Water Begins to Recede. Oklahoma City , Okla. , May 20. The waters that covered the southern end of Oklahoma City and part of Enid from the cloudburst near hero are recoding - coding and no further damage Is ex pected. The homeless are being cared for , and It is believed no serious suf fering will result. Negro Delegates to Presbyterian Assembly Malic Plea. URGE CHUF.CH TO LEND ITS AID. Colored Commlroloncro Declare Their Only Hope Is In Having Enlighten ment Given to Their People Through Help From White Brethren. Los Angeles , May 2G , The reports of the standing committee on freedmen - men , the special committee on educa tion , young people s societies and Presbyterian building and the break ing of ground for an additional build ing at Occidental college , made up the day's program of the Presbyterian gen eral assembly. Discussion of the reports - ports submitted by the special com mittees brought a wider range of debate - bate than any of these thus far sub mitted to the general assembly. The freedman's committee report gave op portunity for all the colored commis sioners to bo heard and there were ringing speeches from these representatives - atives of the south , in which they urged the church to lend its aid to the colored people of the south , argu ing that education was the only solu tion of the race problem that now con fronts this government. Dr. Cheescman , who presented the report , said : "There has come before this assembly this year a problem de manding our interest and requiring our best thought , the present condition of the freedmen. Who sold the black man into slavery but the whites ? This IB history , and as a result wo have a moral responsibility to meet. This race Is hero to stay. They have a right to stay. Wo gave them their freedom. Wo must give them edu cation. Now , I want to say that wo must resolve to put $300,000 to this end. Wo ought to have a million , but what Is the use of resolving if we do not act ? It IE our duty. Something is wrong when the richest churches in the land give a mere pittance to this work , when they give largo sums to other objects. " The report was adopted. "Rev. C. Banks Nelson of Rochester , N. Y. , in troduced a resolution , which was re ferred to the committee on bills and overtures , having for Its object the appointment of a commlttco of nlno commissioners to act in arbitration In disputes between labor and capital. Death of Rev. McCHntock. Sioux City , May 20. Rev. Dr. J. C. McCHntock , pastor of the First Pres byterian church , died after a lingering Illness. Ho was widely known In Iowa , . SUCH straightforward ovltlonoo can not bo overlooked , What the com mon pt'oplo nay carrlitH weight , but whoa a man of national iirotiilnonco Hiiyn "J'o- ruiiiiHhould bo lined Inovory hotiiuihnld , " it In it significant fnot to tliu InaroiiHliifj iiromlnonoo ami undoubted olllouoy or Poruim , Paruna In of national f amo fin a catarrh remedy. It IM the only Internal nya- temto catnrrh rumudy known to the med ical profoRRloti. Jt makort dlHoanud mu- coim niuinbriitiPH healthy , wliothor It In the mucous mumbrano lining the nemo , throat , lungn , ntomaoh , kldnoj-H or poV via orgium. It curoii vurloiiH dlmmi/tn of all theHO orgniiH. bi > oauiu > tWo-thlrdH of the 111 = of tiiAiiklntl iiro duo to catarrh. With hualthy inucoim iiioinbriiium oll- nmtlodlHuftRCHloHo their terror , the nyn- Idin IB enabled to throw off contagion , and huiilth follow ! inevitably. Mr. A. T. Wood , Ml , Sterling , Ky. , writes : " For many years I Itnvo been n nuf fcrer tram cntnrrh , ami have spent tlmo ami money with physicians and used many kinds of remedies which were 'guaranteed aura euros' , but In every caseIt wan money thrown away , 111 reaped no h'eneflt whatever from them. In my seemingly vain search for relief I purchased a hottlo of'o - runn , having no confidence In It what' ever at the time. This was about ono year ago , and I bcKiin to Improve and was able to attend to my business without being constantly hampered by every kind of pain known to a : human being. My hearing , which was almost entirely gone In ono car , got very much better. The mcdlclno not only scorns to cure , but to prevent disease. "This winter when every one was suffering from la grippe , I stood like a stone wall , absolutely proof against It. I am not n believer In 'patent medi cines , ' having found the majority of them fakes , but I do not hesitate tn recommend Peruna as the best modi' clno for catarrh the world has ever seen. I keep n hottlo of It at homo constantly and shall continue to do so , because I bcllove It to bo the best mcd lclno on earth. I never leave homo that I don't put a bottle of It In my grip. " A. T. WOOD. Mr. TCvnn I ) . P.owon , DodgoCity , Kan. , C'onduetor on the A. T. .t 8 3 > \ 11. 11. , writes : "I have had catarrh of thoHlom- ach for Bovon years , and I began to thlnlc that I never wan going to bo cured. At t hot line 1 began talcing Purnnar WOHUII- able to make more than ono or two trips on the road at a time , not being able to keep anything on my stomach. I then weighed 108 pounds. I have boon talcing Poruna nlnco that time and have never lost a trip , and now weigh 200 pounds. " Evan D. Uowon. If yon do not dorlvo'prompt and satis factory results from the two ol Poruna , wrltoatonco to Dr. Ilarlman , giving a full statement of your CUBO and ho will bo pleased to glvo you hta valuable advice - vice gratis. Address Dr. ITartman , President of The Ilurtmuu Sanitarium , Uolumbuflr Ohio. ' C.GUAr. ' , "IEO IN AUTO RACC. j Six Poiaor.c Arc Killed Jtitl a Cozen . .i. . : , u jiy i.u.'t. , I Pans , , \ . . tj. iL u now po'islblo to a cniLj.j tn/in t.iu ( i.kiiy rofioi'iu aioiib iu loato 01 uiu u. . . si.ijjO ot Uiu i'ma-.uuuriil ; a.iuou/.io ; ; r io c. complete ) l.ht , of uisuu.uud. T/ilu Hliov.d six persona kmod , two so dan gerously injured Uiut tiiuy may uso- ' and ten serlou&ly injured. . 'Ihe dean : Pierre Kouunz , Mr. ttnr-- ' row s machinist , collision with a trtfe * , near Libourno ; Nixon , Mr. 1'ortcru machiiiist , burned under automobile ; Kormand , M. Tounina s machinist , ac Angouleiue ; Dupuy , soldlu.1 , til Angon- leme ; Calllon , cyclist , at Angoulcuie ; unknown peasant women , at Abilb. Bordeaux reports thtit many of the competitors , Including MM. Charlon , ' Thi'lllcr and Passy , desired to abandon the race , but others Insisted that their honor leqitircd thorn to resume It at the Spanish frontier , it1 possible , but the Spanish government later forbade the race , and thus compelled Its complete - pleto abandonment. The manufact urers have agreed that as a road race is impossible , the meeting will bo re sumed within a closed course. Some miraculous escapes wore ro- portecj. M. Terry's machine waa burned at Colgnlcres , but ho and his machinist were uninjured. M. Ilodolp- she D'Arsons and his machinist were thrown out near Bordeaux and were practically unhurt , but the car was destroyed. Louis Renault telegraphed as fol lows : "Marcel Is bettor. Bringing him to Paris. Deny report of his deati officially. " Chicago Freight Handlers to Strlka. Chicago , May 20. President Curran of the Freight Handlers' union de clared that unless some concessions ore made by the railroads ho will or der a strike of the 10,000 freight hand lers employed by the different rail roads centering in Chicago. Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of tha dlgestants and digests all kinds ol food. It gives instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to cat all the food you want. The most sensltlva stomachs can tuko it. By itsuso many thousands of dyspeptics huvo bee a cured after every thing else fulled. In unequalled for the stomach. Child * ten with weak stomachs thrive on It. Cures all stomach troubles prepared enl ) ' by E. 0. DBWITT & Co. . OhicaffQ o (1. botlta contiuusSMi times tLo&Oc. alw.