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j r1 fc I 4 W f EM iS fe b t V The Norfolk Weekly News CTCLONECUTC A PATH Twister Tears Things For a Space of Several Miles WOMAN KILLED NEAR AINSWORTII Is Nonrly Sovuroil In Twain Sor orul 1iiinfllc Cmul Into Tltelr Cnvcs Just In Tlmo lIullilliiK WrorUoil Clops Destroyed nnil Stuck Killed Ainswouth Nob July 0 A do trnctivu oyclono passed Ailisworth two miles to tho north yostcrdny afturnoon killing ono woman and tearing houses bams fencos and bridges into kindling wood Tho cyclone socnied to form about 15 miles northwest of Ainsworth Tho mo tion of tho funnel shaped cloud was most distinct and was witnessed by tho entire population It was first noticed about 4 oclock and was headed in a di rect lino for this town finally passing just north and breaking about thrco miles east Its first destructive work was on tho farm of John Strohm four miles north west of Ainsworth demolishing every thing in sight Luckily tho family took to a cuvo and no ono was injured It noxt struck the houso of William Lockmillor a milo to tho east Mrs Xiockmillor had sought rofugo in tho collar with her three smallest children Her oldest sou not coming and fearing ho might bo killed in tho barn whero bo was working Mrs Lockmillor start ed to call him just as tho cyclono reached them As sho arrived at tho door tho houso was moved from its foundation and sho was crushed into a lifeless mass and her body nearly sov ered in twain at tho waist Tho chil dren howover wero unhurt Tho farm of Rev T W Delong about two miloo north of town was noxt vis ited Hero tho funnel remained al most stationary for u few moments while its tail swung around to tho east of tho houso striking tho stablo corn cribs and sheds and whirling them in a confused mass over tho prairio to the north leaving tho houso intact A mo ment later howover it enveloped tho houso in a cloud and when it cleared awny not oven tho foundation was loft standing Rev Delong and family consisting of wife and threo children had taken refuge in ho cellar and wero unhurt On went the cyclone tearing down fences and uprooting small trees and fihrubbery iu its way until it reached Bono creek bridge on tho Mendvillo road which also disappeared A little later tho storm reached a farm houso belonging to George Brown tenanted by Charley Trotter two and a half milos northeast of Ainsworth and two miles east of Delongs Hero it made so complete a wreck of the houso that not a vestigo of it remained Fortu nately Mr Trotter and family left homo for Ainsworth a short time previ ously The last placo visited was an unten anted house belonging to W H Hur ring of Ainsworth a milo further on The wreck was complete the houso being strewn over tho prairio for hund reds of yards At this point tho cyclono dissolved into a black cloud All crops wero completely destroyed and much stock killed iu tho course of tho storm CASUALTIES OF FOURTH Thirty Three Ilepnrtnd Killed 1730 In jured Firo Loss S33U070 Chicago July 0 The Tribunos Fourth of July list includes returns from 250 cities and towns The leading figures are Dead 83 injurod 1730 firo losses 333070 Injured by cannon crackers 731 injured by powder explo sions 357 injured by toy cannon 250 hit by stray bullets CO All these acci dents aro due to tho celebration of July 4 Dies From the Shock Cedar Rapids la July 0 Steven L Dows Jr died yesterday of alco holism and from the effects of the shock upon realization of tho fact that ho had shot his brother It developed that it was while he was insano from tho effect of liquor that ho shot his brother Col onel Dows on Monday evening The colonel was trying to disarm him when the weapon was discharged Tho do coassd was member of one of tho most prominent and highly respected families in Iowa and the whole city is shocked at his tragio end Miraculous Escape For Fussengers Elko Nov July 0 Passenger train No 1 was completely wrecked yesterday about three miles from Elko Several persons received slight injuries but it is thought nono were fatally hurt Tho wreck was caused by the rails spread ing and the drawhoad of the engine pulling out Six cars including tho mail baggage and express cars and three sleepers wero overturned and two day coaches derailed It is a miracle that no one was killed Ilouti Obstruct the Chuuuel Evansville Iud July 0 The steamers John EJ Spoed and State of Kansas and the towboats Alice Brown and Smoky City aro aground nt Fords Ferry practically obstructing tho chan nel Captain Hyatt of tho Smoky City tays that unless the river rises the boats tnay stick thero all summer TlulloonUt Has a Fall Sioux Oitv July 0 V A Ward a Sioux City balloonist met with au ac cident at Lakeviow which may result in Ids death His balloon ripped open and he fell 150 feet to the ground Five thousand people saw him drop FRAUD IS ALLEGED Seimitlciiml Clmi gos Mnile Willi Itrgnrri to luir ltiTtlverftlilp Kansas City July 0 Sensational charges against tho former niunngo ment of tho Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railroad wero iniulo in tho federal court hero yesterday Soon after tho railroad went into tho hands of receiv ers tho Kansas City Suburban Belt Rail way company tiled a claim for 133000 claiming this amount for tho uso of its terminals by tho Gulf road Tho Mis souri Kansas and Texas Trust company also filed a claim for 22500 for money claimed to liuvo boon advanced to tho Gulf road In an answer filed yostcrday Receivers Fordyco and Withers not only ask that payment of theso claims bo refused but charge that tho corpor ations presenting thorn aro ouly two of soveral that have been feeding upon tho Pittsburg and Gulf Tho receivers say Tho Trust company doos not como into court with clean hands and should not bo permitted to recover on tho accounts presented ALL QUIET AT RENNES Troublo May ArUn During Celebration of National Fule Day Rennes July 0 Madaino Dreyfus Mathieu Dreyfus his brother and Maltro Laborio his counsel visited tho pris oner yesterday but otherwise no special incident occurred As an illustration of tho indifference of tho population it is worthy of note that tho words Vivo Droyfus chalked upon a wall in a corner of tho town remains absolutely undisturbed Many however predict trouble on the national feto day when a roviow of tho garrison will bo hold Tho anti Droyfusites it is feared will at tompt to draw tho troops into a demon stration llstlo Ciirnltiil lit Dubuque DunuQUE July 0 Tho Dubuque Ath letic club was organized yesterday John P Lux of Dubuquo was made president and L M Houseman of Chi cago secretary and general manager Tho opening show will consist of a three days carnival Aug 29 30 and 31 Root and Byers huvo been matched to decide tho middleweight championship of America Propositions for matches have also been mado by soveral of tho best known pugilists including Georgo Dixon Peter Muher and Too Clioyuski State Kiicinls Snmslicd Ottusiwa la July 0 Tho new ten lap board bicycle track of the Ottumwa Bicycle association on which the L A W state meet will bo held July 20 and 27 was dedicated last night and 3000 people saw several state records smashed The final of tho ono milo tandem was won by tho IIoopos brothcre of Dos Moines in 204 the previous state record being 218 The milo professional was won by A G Oudkirk of Cedar Rapids in 221 He also went n half milo un- paced flying start in 108 Tuo IiiHiiruuce Olllres Lincoln July 0 While tho last two days have brought out no new develop ments in tho controversy between tho state auditor and Governor Poyntcr as to who shall conduct tho business of tho insuranco department tho situation is becoming nioro complicated ovcry day State Auditor Cornell is still operating an insurance department in his oflico and Deputy Insuranco Commissioner Bryant is doing likewise Kills Mother and Uaby Sister Topeka July C At Coates Kan yesterday Willio Porter aged 0 play fully pointed a revolver which he found in the hired mans room at his baby sister who was sitting on her mothers lap and pulled the trigger Tho ball passed through the babys head and the mothers heart killing both instantly Ashland Treasurer Short Ashland Nob July 0 City Treas urer John W Moon is short in his ac counts and has loft tho city It is cur rently reported tliat his bondsmen havo known of the shortago for somo littlo tlino and havo been endeavoriug to get a settlement out of him Tho amount of tho defalcation is 2850 Catholic ricniuy Council Marshall Mich July 0 Rot Father P A Baart tho well known canonist in tho prcsonco of soveral prominent clergymen gathered from various states for an anniversary colo uration asserted that a fourth plenary council of the Catholio bishops of the United States will bo held in this couu try in about two years Various ques tions of discipline will bo troated by tho council Itavuffes ol Yellow Jack Santiago July 0 Ten new cases of yollow fever and seven deaths wore of ficially reported yesterday All tho vie thus of the disease wero soldiers oxcopt one an American blacksmith A now fever hospital has been established near Bouiato camp north of El Canoy Successor For It 1 lilaud Jefferson City Mo July 0 Gov ernor StophouB yesterday ordered a special election to bo hold ou Tuesday Aug 29 to fill tho vacancy in tho Eighth Missouri district caused by the death of Congressman Richard P Bland Death ot ttx Uovemor Itlchardson Coluidia S C July 6 At mid night ex Governor John Peter Richard son died at tho Hotol Jeromo very un expectedly of heart disease Ho had been iu failing health for somo years Ho was 09 years of ago aud leaves u widow Surgeon Dies of Fuer Washington July 0 Tho war de partment has received a dispatch from Santiago do Cuba stating that Surgeou Oleudonuiu died there July 4 of yellow fever NORFOLK NEBRASKA TIllllSDAY JULY i 1899 HAVOC 0FTIIE FLOOD Extent of Damage In Texas Impossible to Describe ESTIMATES OF LOSS 01 Mill VARY itntiKi From One IIiiiiiIiimI In Till re Hun dred Sixty IIihIIk KiMiucirid lriii city Iiih In riiirml AU the Way Front llio to rilticn Million Houston Tox July l A correspond cut has returned from a voyage through tho flood districts Tho half has not been told of the havoc wrought Tho disaster is so appalling that description is not possible After this flood will como sickness undoubtedly and what a week ago was tho fairest part of Texas is now almost a God forsaken wilder ness Tho waters of tho Brazos havo for six days covered its lands from six to thirty feet whero a week ago thero were on every hand fields of cotton and corn and thousands of acres of melons today there is slimy mud over all tho vegetation Tho carcasses of cows mules pigs dogs aud cats mayhap humans for many aro missing aro to bo seen on every hand Tho party left at sunrise yesterday going to tho Nava sota bottoms Everything is under wuter from two to seventeen feet It looked on all sides lileo a great hike and tho water was so high that for a vast urea it completely submerged tho tele graph and telephone poles along tho line In truth portions of tho Niivu sota bottoms aro oven now a perfect sea extending four or flvo miles wido at a certain point I saw hundreds of houses thero totally submerged Tho planters are all nobly helping each othor and taking rofugo wherever they can somo of them seeking safety on housetops Tho flood district has a length of over COO milos a breadth of probably fiO miles and in all this vast space in calculable damage has been done The loss to life will never bo fully known perhaps Tho bottoms wero thickly settled mostly with negro ton ant farmers and among theso has been tho greatest loss of life To show tho diunugo done tho following estimates havo been made by men who aro in u position to know Lives lost from 100 to 300 loss to farm ers including crops as well as livo stock from 5000000 to 15000000 damage to railroads and to country bridges 2 000000 to 1000000 Theso estimates aro taken in tho whole area It is known that moio than 00 people havo mot their deaths that many bodies huv iug been recovered Two Hundred Are Jtupiiited Dead FoitT Woiitii Tex July A tel ephone mossago from Deputy Sheriff Swerengiu of Calvert says that fullj 200 lives havo been lost by flood within a radius of 30 miles of Sealoy Yester day nearly 100 wero drowned in tho vi cinity of Tho Mound a small pieco of highland near old San Filipi to which hundreds of negroes fled from tho Brazos bottoms taking their horses and cattle Tho waters havo gradually encroached on them until only about half an acre of spaco remains and this tho wator will probably sweep soon Tho 300 negroes are huddled with death staring them in tho face Drowning is almost sure while- starvation is certain Tho nearest point of land is three miles away Cnused by Cloudbursts Galveston July 0 Tho Texas flood situation results from four days steady rain beginning Juno 20 which at somo points partook of tho nature of cloud bursts In some cases the rainfall was 20 inches Tho flood condition in tho lower Brazos valley at Brookshiro Wallis Richmond Rosenberg Thomp son Duke Areola Fulshcar Ohonaugo and Columbia is very bad It is feared when tho floods now rising get to Thompson and Rosoubcrg tho conse quences will bo severo Tho river is rising at Thompson MUCH LAND jJNDER WATER Wheat In Neosho Valley Itulued nud Corn Damaged Ono Man Drowned Humboldt Kan July 0 It has rained in this section for 20 hours The Neosho valley is flooded under six feet of water Many fields of wheat aro gono and tho corn along tho river will be damaged G Brady a farmer was drowned while trying to savo some stock Chanute July 0 Tho Neosho river is out of its banks at this placo aud steadily rising Tho levees aro broken at soveral poiiits and tho bottom lands for miles up aud down the river aro flooded Thousands of dollurs worth of wheat iu stacks is floating dowu tho river with barns and outbuildings Iola July 0 All small rivors in this section aro out of their banks and three bridges havo been carried away iu Allen county Considerable wheat left in tho bottoms wascaniod away and the loss in hogs and cattle will amount to thousands of dollars Decker ou the Stand Ohicaoo July 0 August Becker on trial for murdering his wife and boiling up tho body was on tho stand in his own bohalf yesterday Ho denied any part in tho killing of his wife who was he claimed beaten to death by George Sutterlin tho father of Beckers second wifo Becker admitted assisting Sutter lin to dispose of tho body by boiling it Itetervolr Oh s Awuy Mouse Kan July 0 Heavy rains caused tho bursting of tho Santa Fe reservoir near here Tho kreservoir cov ered 00 acres and held 35 feet of water TS lyij1 BISHOP NEWMAN IS DEAD lni lnj tt S nnliif n Alter u Weeks tllnii Sauatooa N Y July 1 lllshop John V Newman of tho Methodist Episcopal church is dead The wonderful vitality exhibited by Bishop Nowiuan who had been in a se rious condition since early Sunday morn ing astonished friends aud physicians All hope of his recovery was abandoned more than 21 hours beforo ho died Among those who volunteered tholr Rervieesnt tho Newman cottage were Mrs U S Grant Mrs Fred D Grant aud Miss Julia Grant Tho immediate cause of death was pneumonia and myelotiu At 2 oclock yesterday afternoon his pulso was hardly perceptible The physicians iu attendance recognized that tho end was near aud relatives aud immediate friends wero summoned to 1IISM tnitv l NPVTAV tho bedside Tim bishop became ron scions shortly beforo his death and rec ognized hih wifo Mrs U S Grant and others wlio arrived at the scene a mo ment or so later Mrs Newman is al most crushed by her bereavement In asmuch us she is in comparatively feeble health it is believed sho will not long survive her husband Telegrams and cablegrams of sympathy aro coining from all points A dispatch from Bishop Randolph Foster at Roxbury Mass an nounces that ho will reach Saratoga to day and complete arrangements for the funeral It will toko place at tho First Methodist Episcopal church in this city Saturday afternoon Bishop Newman was elected a bishop in ISSS and under tho regulations of the general conference ho had to chose be tween Omaha and Houston Tex us his episcopal residenco Ho elected to come to Omaha nud until 1801 ho continued to inuko his home in that city It was a source of regret to many of his friends that ho was never provided with an episcopal residence and this fact is said to havo had a material influenco in in ducing tho board of bishops to removo him to San Francisco TELEGRAMSTERSELY TOLD Cecil Rhodes says ho is not in R 10 lBXaRgiSM favor of force against tho Transvaal The American Association for the Advancement of Osteopathy met in Indianapolis Wednesday The cruisor Newark has arrived at Valparaiso and will go to Callao Peru the extent of her present orders Tho United States cruiser Marble- hood which is on her way to tho Pacific station has arrived at Talcahuano Chile As a result of tho trial races at Now York the yacht Constanco will probably sail for tho Seawanhaka cup next mouth The prefect of Navarre announces tho seizure of four cases of arms smug gled from Franco for tho uso of tho Carlists Con OLeary a woll known pug ilist died at Milwaukee- Wednesday from iujurios received in a saloon row a few days ago Edward H Fallows and Henry Puys ter wore appointed recoivers of tho Me tropolitan Building company a New Jersey corporation Mrs M W Simmons and her grand son Arthur Bartlott Jr of Now York wero drowned in tho sound at Oakland Beach near Rye N Y Wodnesday Tho annual convention of the Na tional German Amoricnn Teachers as Fociation began nt Cleveland Wednes day evening with about 200 delegates present A final decision was reached Wednes day by the naval board of bureau chiefs to put a two inch nickel stoel protcctivo deck on tho the six small cruisers about to bo built As a result of tho conference between tho English aud French naval com nmnders at St Johns an attempt will be made to minimize as much as possi ble tho troublo along the treaty coast Tho transports Ohio and Ncwiort with tho members of the Oregon voluu toers on board nro duo at San Francisco within tho next weok aud preparations for tho return of tho soldiers aro being made Thomas B Day who has managed tho Now York baseball club through tho season was released Wednesday by President Freodman and Fred Hooy tho well Known trap shot was appointed in his placo After fightiug ugainst death for 40 hours with threo deep stitches closing a wound in his hoart Rabbi Louis Gins berg who was murderously assaulted at Biughamptou by threo negroes died Wednesday w AR OF GRBAT GAIN Phenomenal Prosperity of the Christian Endeavor Society oNriirNiminmioiSANimriinTH Wink or tlm Him Irty itrndliiK lulu Pur IIkii fount i Ii ion ltlllit lleluir In vuileil Father Clink Again lumen Intslilmit Dituoit July 1 The afternoon of the preliminary day of tho annual in ternational eon vent ion of Christian Endeavor was showery but toward evening the sun broke through tho clouds and the travel from all parts of tho city to tho Christian Endeavor grounds began At sundown long wav ering lines of young peoplo from various directions wended ucrost tho green fields about tho white tented city all converging toward Tent Endeavor be neath whoso broad spreading canvass tho welcoming rally wiih held Tho crowds poured in through tho four en trances mi either side aud dowu tho six broad sawdust covered aisles until tho tents capacity of 10000 was tilled alter that a crowd of outsiders obtained sight and hearing through dropping of tho lent walls at either side A thous and white capped young men mid maids composed the choir ou the big stage tho front of which was occupied by the olllcers and clergy Promptly at 730 tho comparative si lencii was broken by the swelling strains or The Son of God Goes Koith to War followed by Onward Christian Soldiers etc in all of which the great crowd enthusiastically joined Devotional exercises were led by tho Rev J C Butler of Washington The welcome of tho local committee was extended by William II Strong its chairman Rev Charles B Newman oMtiently addressed tho convention on Ixhulf of the Detroit pastors Addle ol IriNldrnl tluik At 11 oclock Dr Clark called loonier the annual meeting of tho United so ciety in tho Hotel Cadillac Ur Clark spoke iu part ns follows The past year of Christian Endeavor work has been a year of remarkable prosperity and the accession of 100 000 to our ranks within the last 12 months is no small addition I recently uiaduti journey to the West Indies which was full of encourage ment and hope I found iu the island of Jamaica very deep and intelligent in terest in the movement In Cuba too I found the beginnings of Christian Endeavor and a very hopeful spirit and outlook for ho future In other lands Christian Endeavor seems to be obtain ing constantly u firmer foothold Rus sia which a year ago was tho only country without Christian Endeavor has now been invaded by tho movement and wo hear of our society almost with in tho czars household Tho present olllcers of tho United so ciety were unanimously re elected us follows President Rev Dr Francis E Clark secretary John Willis Baer treasurer William Shaw all of Boston EDUCATORSEN ROUTE School Teitrliurit llcuilixl Tor Ioh AiikiiIi h Fllleen Thousand Los Anoeies Gill July I Tho school teachers of tho national educat ors aro headed for Los Angeles 10000 strong This information is based on reports that from time to time havo been received at tho local National Edu cational association headquarters aud aro now confirmed by Dr Irwin Shop ard tho general secretary of tho Na tional Educational association Teachers and many others aro now arriving hero at tho rito of -100 a day and tho number of visitors will grow daily from now un til tho first day of tho convention Tho city of Cincinnati is after next years convention and with energy which if not hooded off by somo other city competitor of distinction bids fuir to capture tho prize Hesiilt of Coif Alatches nt Oiiwt utnlii Lake Forest Ills July 0 Only ono western man now remains to battle for tho amateur golf championship iu tho tournament at Onwentsia Ycsterdnys game saw tho downfall of four out of flvo of tho men who woro successful iu Tuesdays match games Walter Fair banks of Denver was vanquished by II P Toler of tho Baltrusol Golf club D R Forgan wont down hoforo tho prow ess of Champion Findlay S Douglass William Holabird Jr tho 10-year-old player of tho Glonviow Golf club of Chicago was boaten by another west erner C B McDonald of tho Chicago Golf club Listened to Mayor Jnt t Toledo July fl Tho Missouri and Kansas delegations of tho Christian En deavor en route for Dotroit stopped yesterday in Toledo iu order to hear au address by Mayor Jones Tho plan was not determined upon until ufter tho delegation left thoir homos Mayor Jones met tho Endeavororsuttho Boody house aud spoke to them for half au hour on Tho Golden Rulo and was accorded an enthusiastic hearing aV4i Baking AbsoluteivPure Powder Makes the food more delicious and wholesome SOIAI BU1S3 POWOtR CO XI VOB SflsaasDBjsaasMMSBsasa Mftjwua j s moRRow dkive Will iui down iinwunlln or repair nlil ones hauin lYIouicis Sharpened suKuld 1207 llillli Avn Toloplionn Ul OHAS DUDLEY HACK- LINE TGU2PIIONB 71 lleiiiliiUiirlois HciikivimI from Diivnntmrts sis litnto loo Dtultn ntnlilnnii ftlli HI For Plumbing Stum Fitting Pub pi Tanks Wind Mills And nil ruuslr work Iu this linn en W H RISH Bntlsfsetion tlnnmntonrt Hirst door south of Dnllf Nw riffles MRS MARY L STANTON DRESSMAKING Pt iees treasonable Up stairs over WarohamH Millinery KARO BROS if j Bhuss itviiJr1ft Evorybodv wants tho ost of moats Wo make a special effort to ploaso our trade Our HIiAp Ih the Neatest iu tho City GRSEILER Sale and Boarding Barn Horses Bought and Sold on Commission Brnusch Avenue and Third St TO THE PICTO PHONE 44 Groceries Always Fresh and Just as Represented AT UHLES HigheHt Market Price Paid for Butter rtiul Egs Many Hours Quicker VIA wr v - PACIFIC COAST Than by any other line The Ourland Liimltod Carries the Government Fast Mail SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND INliY Hour8 to Ban fMc3 vJUi 5i Hoars to Portland FROM MISSOURI RIVER For time rnhlos fnhWc ninoimi books and pamphlets descriptive of iwu lunwij tiuversuu can on F W JUNEMAN Agent L