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tSl v v U A He -a The Norfolk Weekly News jTBN DEM HERMAN Twenty Five Injured Five of Whom Will Die PROMPT MEASURES FOR RELIEF lsemleil Supplier Are Ittuhril to tlin Stricken Town lroin All Dlrprllom I Four Dwellings School lloujo mill One Church All That Koinnlu Heiiman Nob June lfi Hcnnnn is a picture of desolation nftcr Tuesday nights toriindo and cloudburst Ton dead und 25 injured are in the morgues ii ml hospitals Tho splintered ruins of homes furniture broken trees and dead uulmtils presents a siclconlnp and des olate spectacle Three mangled bodies lie in tho Methodist church Most all of tho dwellings and busiuess housos without oxcoption are totally destroyed A bureau of rcliof has been opened in tho school house which is a quarter of a milo from town and which miracu lously escaped destruction Wagon loads of provisions are coming in from surrounding towns and tho authorities nro receiving aid from over tho state Tho dead Mn and Mns A B Hopkins Anueiison Hopkins tholr son I Mns Kilso of Pender Louis ClawsoN of Missouri Valleys W S RiciiAitDS postmaster J E Hawkins lived In country 1 Child of S M Davis Thomas Hines ot Blair EAltL PETERSEN i Seriously wounded Ella Hopkins face body and head William Anderson hurt about head Mrs William Anderson head and body Ed LacUet head cut Caney Wtst hurt about body Mrs E G Bonncau head Mrs John K Lingunbcurd head and Sice I Con Rankin Icr cut body bruised Earl Piper bead nnd arms Fred Christiansen head I Gus Pegau head Grandmu Naslcr Mother Hawkins both arms crushed I I Mrs J E Hawkins ribs broken Miss Hawkins back hurt Mr Lcnock probably fatal Peter Lenig arm broken lives In coun try Trod Hurrcll of Splkcr head cut Oliver Lowe head bruised H II Hcrog head and arms cut Carrie Kelso aged 7 head cut George Buillugton face cut and body bruised Five of tho injured will die Tho property loss aggregates 150000 only six buildings being left intact in tho town four dwellings one school house and one church One hundred structures wcro totally wrecked and all their contents destroyed and blown all over tho surrounding country i Cloudlmrftt In Texas San Antonio Tex Juno 15 A cloudburst occurred in tho mountains north of Spofford Junction about mid night Tho immenso volume of water rushed down the mountain side sweep ing overythiug bofore it and converting dry arroyas and small creeks and rivers into raging torrents and completely flooding tho valley and level country be low At the sheep ranch of M L But ler every living thing was swept away and tho entire Butler family consist ing of father mother and two children arc reported to have perished Houry Carver on tho cattle ranch lower down was drowned The Southern Pacific track was washed away in a half dozen places and three largo bridges were completoly destroyed The water is flowing four feet doop over tho track in many places There are many rumors of loss of life below the railroad It is certain that there has been great damage to cattle and sheep ranches along tho streams that are now so swollen Tree Twltd Out by Their Hoot Cahron la Juno 15 A cyclone 6tnick about threo miles north of this place lato Tuesday night Beginning at tho A B Perkins farm it blew off part of tho roof of tho barn blow down sev eral trees and taking a northeast course struck tho farm of John Thropp totally destroying two largo barns and a largo grove near tho house Trees a foot through were twisted out by tho roots Sovcral head of hogs wero killed and soino cattlo injured Tho houso stands nlono and was but little injured Tho family went to a cave and escaped injury- Day of Ilinoiiils at New lUclunniitl New IIicidioi Wis Juno 15 Thirty two now graves wero made yes terday in tho two littlo cemeteries at opposito sides of tho town a constant train of funerals threading a passage through tho littered streets all day long Two of tho injured died yesterday Ten bodies still remain unidentified Four bodies wero found yesterday thoso of Mrs Kate Hawkins Willie Hughes John Prior and Henry Larseu Drouth ISrohcn In Southern Nebraska Stankohd Nob Juno 15 There have- boon heavy rains from St Francis Kan to Orleans Nob the drouth being broken in time to save spring grain and making corn prospects splendid Heavy hail broke all tho windows in tho Cath olic and Methodibt churches and resi dences on tho west side of buildings in Orleans I Jillli Victim ol allr fji louo Sioux City la Juuo 15 Another victim of the tornado uear Sulix la was added to tho list yesterday Thomas Malloy dying at the hospital hero of shock to his nervous syntem This makes tho fifth victim all in tho Malloy family PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS Com out Ions Strength Id Divided Among a Dozrn Cniutldiitrs Tor imlolil IlAimisnmio Pa Juno 15 Four hundred and thirty five representatives of tho Democracy of Pennsylvania met huro yesterday for tho pnrioso of nam ing candidates for supromo court judge superior court judge and stato treas urer Shortly after midnight tho conven tion adjourned until today without liav iug accomplished tho first and most im portant pieco of work cut out for thorn namely tho selection of a candidato for supremo judge Nearly six hours wero consumed in the preliminary work of the convention and between 1 oclock and midnight with an hours intermis sion for supper tho delegates cast 1 1 fruitless ballots for a score or moro of candidates for that oillco tho deadlock at midnight apparently being as firm as it was at 1 oclock When adjournment was hod thero wero 1 1 candidates in tho field with votes ranging from 13 to 72 tho highest being a long way oil from tho 218 necessary to oloct Tho deter mined Iwttlo arises from tho fact that tho nominee is sure to bo elected to servo 20 years Tho fight appears to have narrowed down to Judgo Kennedy of Allegheny and Judge Yerkes of Bucks although tho western friends of Judgo Krobs of Clearfield refuse to concede tho defeat of their candidate Ex Congressman Wolverton who was considered a strong candidate lost steadily in tho Inst few ballots as did also Judges Bechtel Allen and Al bright The platform adopted reaffirms tho Chicago platform and eulogizes Mr Bryans leadership but contends that tho campaign shall bo confined to a fight against alleged Republican mis rule and Quayism It Wm lIunilniHou Day Wathuloo la June 15 This was Congressman Hendersons day at tho Grand Army encampment of the de partment of Iowa The old soldiers and the citizens gave tho coining speaker of the 5Gth congress an enthusiastic recep tion when he nrrived from Dubuquo Colonel Henderson wns accompanied by COO of his fellow citizens Among them were 200 Democrats who came to en dorse tho prosectivo advancement of their townsman Last night Colonel Henderson spoko at three big campfircs held in different parts of the city and at each place tho scenes of the afternoon were repeated After the campfircs ho held a public re ception in tho parlors of the Irving The following officers wero elected Commander C F Bailey Ireton senior vice commander P H Lenon Guthrie Center junior vice commander Win Gooding Farmingtou medical director Dr McCoy Algona chaplain Rov W W Gist Osage Iluuli at Ifitnl Olllcc ONniLL Neb June 15 Tho rush still continues at tho United States land office for reservoir filing Up to last night 1430 entries had been made West ern Nebraska will soon be covered with water Dowcy SuilH Ior Coylon Singapore Jnno 15 Admiral Dew ey sailed today for Colombo Ceylon He will probably visit the hills of Coy lon for the benefit of his health TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS The first street railway in Seoul capi tal of Corea is Hearing completion Tho Spanish senate Wednesday adopted the bill ceding tho Caroliuo islands Ladrone and Pelow islands to Germany Tho statue of Benjamin Franklin presoutcd to tho oity of Philadelphia by Justis Strawbridgo was unveiled Wed nesday Manufacturers of wheels for vehicles met at Chicago Wednesday and decided to mako a geucral advance of about 15 per cent in prices on all wheels Mill furnishers and flouring mill build ers from cities throughout the west held a secret meeting in Chicago Wednesday to consider au advance in prices Justico Beach in tho New York su preme court has denied tho application of Roland B Molinoux for writs of lin beas corpus certiorari and prohibition Hereafter no corporation chartered under tho laws of Now Jersey for the purpose of doing business in Texas will bo granted a permit to do businoss in that state Several guards and about a dozen prisoners at tho Ohio penitentiary wcro taken seriously ill Wednesday from tho eilects of ptomaino poisoniug caused by drinking milk The navy department has directed tho sale of six vessels which wero purchased for tho uso of tho navy just before the outbreak of tho lato war and nro now found to bo of no further servico The American Flag association held its annual meeting in Now York Wed nesday Tho annual report of President Prime showed that 19 states had laws on their statute books forbidding tho desecration of tho flag The Baltimore and Ohio railroad Wed nesday announced a cut of 3 in sum mer tourist rates over their lines bo tween Chicago and Pittsburg It is probable that this action will result in a demoralization of rates The first of a numlwr of cases against Pittsburg butchers for alleged violation of tho pure food law in adulterating meat to prevent decomposition was tried Wednesday The defendant S H Rood was found guilty Major General Anderson command ing tho department of the lakes was mustered out of tho volunteer servico Wednesday and assumed tho rank of brigadier general which ho held beforo the opening of the war with Spain At a mass convention hold at Yazoo City Miss Tuesday Hon Johu Sharp Williams made formal announcement of his candidacy for the long term in tho United States senate His entrance com plicates tho senatorial race between Gov ernor McLuuriu and Private John Allen NORFOLK NEBRASKA THURSDAY JUNK 161800 BACOOR PATTERED Buildings Badly Shattered by Shells From Warships NEXT RATTLE PROIIAHIiY AT IMUS Ijiwtonii Porcc Now Control Hove ml Moro Mile of Coint lroin CiiUh lint- ml OtU lteiortft Sntere IIkIiIIiik Alum Iran Io 10 Klltoil 40 Woiiinluil Manila Juno 15 Tho Filipinos re treated several miles southward after Tuesdays engagement to tho strongly fortified town of Inius Tho shelling of the American warships drove tho rebels from Bacoor so tho Americans control several more miles of coast General Lawton with his staff and a troop of tho Fourth cavalry started to ascertain tho nature of tho insurgents position He rode five miles along tho coast to Bacoor without discovering tho enemy Ho found tho town full of white flags hut there wero no soldiers thero The women and children who had led to tho woods during tho bombardment wcro camping in tho ruins of their homes The shells hud almost knocked the town to pieces Tho big church was wrecked and many buildings wero ruined Even tho trees and shrubbery wero torn as by a hailstorm Several hundred women and children came into tho American lines for refuge and tho road from Bacoor was covered all day long witli processions of them on foot and in carts driving animals nnt carrying goods on their heads The poaranee of tho battlefield testified to tho fierceness of the fighting Tho trees along tho river between tho lines are almost lorn down by bullets The American oilicers estimate that 100 in surgents were killed and that 100 wero wounded during tho engagement Tho next battle will probably bo fought at Imus Tho American troops will soon control tho coast to Cavite Otis ICcjioitH Scwro righting Washington Juno 15 Tho follow ing was received at tho war department Manila Juno 14 Adjutant General Washington Luwtons troops under Wheaton ind Ovonshinc occupy country south of Bacoor have scouted westward and some distauco southward on tho lino of tho Zapoto river and Bacoor road enemy appears to have retired on Imus abandoning tho bay country Tho lighting yesterday was severe Our loss was 10 killed and 40 wounded tho ma jority at tho crossing of Zapoto river The enemy was driven from heavy and well constructed iutrenchments to which they held tenaciously Their loss was several hundred of whom 50 wero buried this morning Will not probably make any determined future stand in southern provinces Otis AGREEMENTON BOUNDARY Iomk Series of Conference Over Alaska Itilnn ItvHiiltH at Lust London Juno 15 Tho United States ambassador here Josoph H Clioato has just received from tho foreign office a communication on tho Alaska question which it is understood is a satisfactory temporary arrangement of tho affair The officials of the foreign office while unwilling to discuss tho details assure tho Associated Press that tho Alaska difficulties aro practically smoothed over until tho meeting of tho high commission in August Iolncure Meets With UeUiitlA Pauls Juno 15 M Poincaro is con tinuing his efforts to form a cabinet but meets with numerous difficulties Ho has boon especially desirous of having MM Bourgeois Krantz nnd Delcasso in tho ministry M Bourgeois doclines to abandon his mission at The Hague M Delcasso declines to take anything but tho foreign offlco portfolio and M Krantz raises difficulties concerning tho Dreyfus trial pointing out that ho has discussed tho matter with M Casimir Pericr CoucckhIoiis hy Transvaal Brussels Juno 15 Dr Loyds the representative iu Europe of tho Trans vaal republic received yesterday tho fol lowing conciliatory dispatch from Pro toria Tho government does not mako arbitration a condition of concessions It will continuo to mako concessions oven as regards tho franchise independ ently of Great Britains acceptance or non acceptance qf arbitration Cilhiillrt Al to Itn Let In Santiago Juno 15 Tho Indopen poncia is publishing a number of signed articles from prominent Cubans advo cating annexation to tho United States In its editorials it disclaims any ap proval of such ii policy Tho articles aro causing a vigorous discussion 121 Porvenir bitterly antagonizes the Amer ican occupation Miatllit of Arhltratom Pauls Juno 15 A preliminary and informal meeting of counsel engaged in tho Venezuelan arbitration took place at tho ministry of foreign affairs yester day Tho meeting of tho Venezuelan commission will be held in the apart ment plai od at tho disposal of the Spanish-American Peaco commission R STUBBLEFIELD ON TRIAL Rome DuninKliiR Testimony AruIiiM the Arrnm it Tiiiln llolilior SrDAiiA Mo Juno 15 Tho trial of 1211 Stubblertiltl on tho charge of hold ing up and attempting to rob a Missouri Pacific train near Sodalia tho night of Nov 21 last was bogun hero yrwtonlay A munlier of informers wero on tho stand and tho testimony iidduood did much to prejudice Htubblellelds cnse L D Hopkins superintendent of tho Missouri Pacific testified that ho had boon informed in advance of ho pro posed robbery by 12 11 Adams a fortnor Missouri Pacific engineer and that Adams told him who thu robbers wero Robert It Cunningham who it in al leged was one of tho conspirators to rob tho train testified that ho had Ikhmi asked by West and Stubblelleld to par ticipate in thu robbery but hut ho never had any intention of joining thorn although he had led thnm to believu ho would 12 II Adams tho ot ongincor testi fied that tho plans for robbing tho train wero arranged in his ollleo Witness said he drove Stubblefiod and West to the scene of the hold up and agreed to wait for them until after tho rohlwry but instead he drove home Tho money front the robbery ho said was to bo divided next day in his office witness being promised a portion of tho haul Mareilonla lln In Six IathoniH Nrw YoitK Juno 15 Tho steamer Rescue of the Morritt eb Chapman Wrecking company arrived in quaran tine yesterday having on board Captain KUIlahl six of the crow and Charles W Moss and I liiiimn Brandt two passen gers of the steamer Macedonia of tho Ward line which was sunk by tho steamer Hamilton of tho Old Dominion lino Tuesday night Tho remainder of tho crew and ono passenger F W Wright landed at Long Branch After tho Hamilton locaiiio cleared from the Macedonia and seeing tho ship still afloat Captain KufVahl returned to it and endeavored to beach it but it sud denly took a lurch and sunk in six fathoms of water Ituln 1ell In TorrentH Pfiisia la June 15 Rain fell in torrents for over an hour last evening Bridges on county roads are either dam aged or washed away Thero is a small washout near Persia on the Chicago Minneapolis and St Paul railway rri piuiiiK Ior Drejlm Tilnl Paws Juno 15 M Viguio has gono to Rennes where the new court martial will sit to arrange for tho necessary precautions during tho Dreyfus trial A largo force of police and detectives will bo sent there SPARKS FROM THE WIRES Captain Alfred Dreyfus will disem bark at Brest Governor Pingreo says ho will not re tire from politics Earl Hunehotto Los Angeles Cal killed his wife and attempted suicide by shooting It is now expected that tho peace con ference will not adjourn beforo tho mid dle of July Single tax for Michigan cities es caped enactment by the Michigan legis lature by only one vote Des Moines and Fort Dodgo Railroad company has declared a dividend of 7 per cent payablo Aug 1 Frederick S Perkins tho woll known nrchuologist died at his homo iu Bur lington Wis Wednesday Tho Maryland Democratic stato con tort committee decided to hold tho stato convention in Baltimore August 2 Over 10 jxjrsons wore poisoned by eat ing ice cream at a social given by tho Ladies Aid society at Dolton Mich Lewis Patrick a negro was taken from tho jail at Beaufort N C Wed nesday by a mob and is believed to bo lynched Mrs Woodford wife of General Stew art L Woodford former United States minister to Spain died Wednosday in Brooklyn President and Mrs McKinloy enjoyed a brief outing on tho Potomac river Wednesday going in tho naval dispatch boat Sylpha Tho Miners bank at Creedo Colo and banks at Hooper and Monte Vista of which President Maben of the Creedo bank is also tho head closed Wednes day The Dutch government has sent Presi dent Kruger a remonstrance respecting tho disastrous consequences that are likely to follow persistenco in his pres ent policy Jack Mufltitt of Chicago was given tho decision over Charles Johnson of Minneapolis in a 0 roiind contest at tho Adilphi Athletic club Chicago Wedne fiy night John D Rockefeller nnd party nftcr a two days stay in Tacoma left lor Alaska lute Wednesday on the steamer City There were 275 passen gers in all every berth being taken President McKinh y has granted a nardon to John Washington and Wolf two Seminole Indians con victed in Kansas m lbbii ol crimiual as sauli and sentenced to life imprison ment Edward Gray a negro who was ar rested in St John parish La alnjut a war aj charged with a of burg lans was lynched Wednesday after having been released by the authorities beoiuso thero was no evidence against Kim nVitl BAKING -Absolutely Ipure Powder Makes the food more delicious 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