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TWENTV-FJ11ST THAR OMAHA , SUNDAY MOllNI G , APRIL 3 , 1892SXTKEiPAGES. . NUMBER 290.
Recavering from the Devastiting Effects
of Thursday's Oyclono.
COURSE OF THE TORNADO DEFINED
From the Indian Territory it Swept
Through Kansas and Nebraska.
IOWA'AND OTHER STATES DID NOT ESCAPE
Tire Adds Horror to the Sccno in Some
Localities.
AID REQUESTED FOR NELSON .SUFFERERS
< Jo\enior Hoyil I'ctitloin-il to Intercut Cltl-
icnii of the Stntc In Tlirlr t'nio
Kitent of the Destitution > ot
Vet Ucllnltcly Nnown.
That the storm of Thursday and Friday
was ono of the most farreachmg and de
structive on record In this country is berne
out as fragmentary scraps of information
como itraggling in from various sections of
the northwest , the far west and southwest
over tbo badly crippled , almost unworkable
wires which cscancd the fury of the ole-
monln. The justly famous though not popu
lar iCnnsns cyclono.sccms In thin Instance to
have comprehended a vast expanse of torrl
tory upon which to wreak its fury , nnd nn
estimate approximating the amount of dam
ngo done to property , or the number of lives
lost , is out of the question.
Itulii In Hlrcdlng KIIIIHIH.
The weather map of the signal service In
dilutes two distinct storms , branching from
n point apparently in northwestern Texas
like n huge V and taking their courses , ono
northerly and one northeasterly. In the on
ward march northward in swirling eddies
"bleeding Kansas" first foil under its mighty
power. Dotith nnd destruction marked its"
baleful progress from the n.oment it left the
rolling prairies of the Indian Territory
Grasping in its pitiless clutches the pretty
little city of Towanda , Kan. , it bounded with
over-increasing volume , leaving in its wake a
maze of shattered buildings , a score of
mangled corpses nnil a hundred torn and
bleeding victims. Wellington , Caldwell ,
Augusta nnd Kiowa , Kan. , then furnished
their quota to the death harvest.
> Ono Coiiahtnt Tale of Woe.
Passing northward through Kansas , Ne
braska , tbo Dakotas and Minnesota , a track
of desolation miles in width marks its passage -
sago and feeble wails struggle throuch fag
ends of prostrate wires from interior town *
anxious to tell their tale of woe.
Minneapolis and St. Paul have no outlet
and their story is yet untold , ana only n cos
satlon of the awful visitation will admit of a
EUinmary of its results.
Truck ot tlio Kustcrn Pro MR.
Following the northeast prong of this re
markable atmospheric outburst , the south
east portion of Kansas Is shown to luwo been
attacked. Kansas City was again forcibly
reminded of the storm horror of ISSG. PassIng -
Ing over Missouri and Illinois , numerous ac
counts of tbo varying phases of tbo storm are
beginning to como in by roundabout routes ,
nnd to cap the fearful climax Chicago was
next atlaclicd. The story of the slorni's
ravages , as far as known , Is told Dclow.
Aulill Velocity or the Wind.
The signal service oftlco stated that during
the storm at Chicago the wind attained a vel
ocity of fifty-six miles an hour. At Dos
Molnos the velocity was seventy , and nt
Sioux City sixty-four miles per hour. The
name source reports thr.t the btorm , which
yesterday centered at North Platte , origin
ated la the Northwest torrllory. Fort Bu-
ford reports a full of the th'ermomotor of 30
degrees. The total loss from this seemingly
wholesale destruction cannot bo estimated as
yet , but It will aggregate hundreds of thous
ands of dollars.
NKI.SO.V PIOPII : : CAM , rou AID.
Governor Hoyil Iteiiu | > sted to Soniro AmUt-
ancii lor the Storm Victims.
LiXfoi.x , Neb , April 2. { Special to Tiiu
llKK.J Governor Boyd today received a tolo-
Krnm from the citizens of Nelson asking him
to issue a proclamation asking the people of
the btalo to como to their assistance , as they
ore sorely in need of it stnco the turriblo
storm of Thursday night. The correspond
ence in regard to the matter Is ns follows :
NII.SON : , Nob. , Apill- lion James V. lloyd ,
Governor of the Stuto of NuhracUn : We , the
iimlursUncil clll/uns of Nelson , Neb. , do pe
tition your excellency to Usiio a proclama
tion asking aid In bolinlf of the sulfur era In
I ho oylcono that visited this community on
'I hursday nvonlnz. many of wliom have beun
rendered entirely destitute ,
c In the absence of Governor Boyd Private
{ "oirotary Morrlssoy sent the following dls-
palo'i In answer to the above ;
To M , K , t-tovcr and others : Governor Itoyd
In absent , Will rotiirn Monday unit nil ) 1111-
donutodly comply with your request.
Tno proclamation will bo Issued Monday ,
nnd in addition Governor Bnyd will proba
bly visit Nelson in person to render what
ever assistance possible. "
IT WA-1 1IAKU ON JOWA.
Train lllouii I'roni the Trnrlc nuil Scit'rul
People Injured ,
Duiii.ixfiTOX , Iu. , April 2. Oniccrs of the
Burlington & NorthwostoraS arrow gauge
railway rccelvoj the Information las > t night
tlml Ihoh passenger train , which arrives nt
r p. m , , had ho n blown fron iho track forty
miles north. The baggageman , mall clerk
ami-two patsengors wore ecriously injured
ind n dozen others badly shouen up. The
ivlml had been blowing a hurricane all day ,
Jnliifj much damage to trooi and shrubbery.
1'ho most sarlously injured are ;
MAIL AUIiNT FRANK McADAMS of
Mount I'luabaut , la. , jaw broken aud badly
bruised.
UXI'UESS MESSEN'UEU II. A. RUS-
HKLL of Burlington , huad badly bruised.
J. N. STEVENS , passonper , of Hedrlck ,
la. , bally ( bruised internally aud cut about
body.
MRS , F. B. HICKS , passenger , of Ilcd-
rlck , la. , cut aud bruised Internally.
< ireit 1)1111111 0 nt Ottumwii ,
OTTUMWA , la. , April 2. The terrific hurri-
tauo which sot in yesterday morning : con
tinued last night. Trnfllo has been practi
cally suspended nnd great damage done.
Butldinpi have been blown over in lurco
numbers. Tbo town Water company's pump
house was unroofed and scores of windows
broken. The plato front of the \Vyman
Ha nd bulldtnc was blown in and n lot of ex
pensive carpets nnd draperies were carried
out In the street.
Cft nt Dei Molnri llloivn Dnnn.
" , la. , April 2. The windstorm
subsided last night. U has been ono of the
worst for many years. The aggregate tUm.
ago done to buildings in this city will bo
more than ? IOQ,000. Seven residences , as far
as reported , were blown down entirely.
Several persona were blawn down in the
streets and bugalrs nnd wncons , unless very
heavy , were swept b fore the wind llko
straw. Reports received from different parts
of central Iowa state that damage through
out the country Is largo. The storm Is Un
precedented.
.Shcimiiilonli Dili Nut Ksenpo ,
SitCNANtioui , la. , April a. [ Special to Tun
Bii.J : The storm of Friday was quite ns de
structive to property hero as at other points
In this state and Nebraska. The roof of the
opera house was blown off , n number of
buildings were torn down , nnd to cap the
climax lightning struck a nllo ot lumber In n
yard and burned a largo amount of tlio tim
ber before the flames could bo extinguished.
Ono of the largest livery barns in the town
also took lira and burned to the ground ,
although all the stock it contained was saved.
Hull lit Ncwiimn Gioto.
NnwMxGitoNE , Neb. , April 2. [ Special
to Tut : Bcii.J Last night a violent thunder
storm visited this place. The rain fell In
torrents accompanied by i severe hail storm ,
broalilng the windows of the Citlzous Stnto
batiK nnd doing considerable other damage.
The wheat lately sown was washed out from
the high lands.
VICTIM * or Tin ; STOKM.
Part I'll Iut r tlio Demi from Knnsna and
Missouri.
CITV , Mo. , April 2. The loss of
Itfo In yesterday's cyclone it is estimated
amounts to fifty so far ns can bo computed
though tolocraphic connection with a major
ity of the towns in the stricken district is
yet very imported and there is no connec
tion whatever with some points in ihe path
of tbo storm. The fatalities so far as re
ported are as follows :
At Towanda Dr. John D. Godfrey , ngod
7S ; Hereschel Culp , mjed 21 ; John Balloy ,
aged 21 , a laborer ; John Blake , uiod 47 , mer
chant ; Georeo Bluko , physician ; Annie
Roluns. aged i.1) ) , seamstress ; Earl Kaw , aged
11 ; C. L. Woscot , aged 13.
At Aucust Aloort Barnes , aged 23 , a
farmer ; infant child of William Rhodes ;
Harmon Hosklns , a farmer , and his infant
son ; Mrs. Herbert Aobott.
Near Wellington Mrs. Joseph Sbowal
and infant , William Little mid four children.
At South Haven B. II. Maple , J. H.
Maple and son.
At Wichita Putrlck Martin , a farmer.
At Eureka Mary Roger.
At Strong City John Gloisor , wife an-1
infant.
At Muborly , Mo. Mr. possph Connelly.
AtSUJoo , Mo. Savon-yoar-old daughter
of Rev. E. B. Bushnall.
WAMCOO , Kan. , April 2. Seven were
killed by Thursday nlcht's cyclone In this
vicinity. The dead are : Mrs. Albert Eggers
and two children , aged ! ! and 5 respectively ;
Joseph Johnson , a , laborer ; O. L. tCgger * , a
farmer ; Charier Taylor ; Mr.-t. Charloi Tay
lor and her 9-year-old son. The faces ot all
bad the appearance of having been powder
burned , the oust and dirt invine baen forced
below the skin by the forcaof the wind.
SWIJPT TlIKOtJOIl l'-OUll ' STATICS.
The SloriuN Illl'ect In Minnesota , Wisconsin
nnil tlio Dakotas.
ST. P.iri , Minn. , April 2. The storm in
Minnesota is not so heavy as further sou'b ,
but considerable damage is reported by light
ning nnd farmers m this part of the state
nd the Dnkotas report that there is too
much rnln and that shocked grain is com
pletely destioyed. The storm extended clear
across this state from the Dakotas and up to
tholaUo regions , where a hard blow was re
ported during the day.
At Merrill , W'S- ' . lightning struck the
German Lutheran church and four children
were knocked to the floor , Tilllor Olmau and
Lena Krunn being seriously burned.
At iTumentown , N. D. , the storm has con
tinued since Tuesday. A terrific wind raged
all day at Blount , S. D. , with , rains and snow
and it is growing col J or.
BEI.OITVts , , April 2. Beloit people were
yesterday reminded of the dreadful cyclone
of ISS'J by u whirl of wind which swept over
the clly nt 4 o'clock. Several houses were
damaged , sheds were blown down , a barn
destroyed , n horse killed and several sraoto
stacks were blown down and the sbinclcs
were nearly nil torn from the whole side
of a big bulldlne. The damage was chiefly
confined to the west side of the river , bepin-
niuKiittho ilvor and extending in a north
westerly direction.
TI.VAS : TOWN IMSTKOVII : : > .
Threu People Kllleil anil n Seorc or More
Seriously Hurt.
HOUSTON- , Tex , , April 2. A report bos Just
been received here that the town of Santa
Anna was ajmost destroyed lust night by a
cyclono. Throe persons were killed outright
aud a score or moro seriously injured. There
was hardly n building in the place left unin
jured ,
.Nemtilm City' * Ferry Itont Snub.
NEUAIU UITV , Neb , , April 2. fSpeoial to
Tin ; Bue.j During the height of the wind
storm Friday morning thostcam ferry Harry
Clyde was oninilfed by the waves of the old
Missouri , The boat Una started to cross
from Nenuha to Lungdon Thursday nfter-
nooii , but struck a sand bar and thora spsnt
the nighi , waiting for the wind to calm , that
they might get moro fuel. Friday morning
the boat WHS suddenly seized by a stronger
puff of wind than usual and overturned.
There were two men on board , also flvo head
of horses , The men released "throe of tbo
horses. The men escaped by swimming
to the shore. As the expense of ralsinir it
would bo so great , it is thought 110 itcps will
bo taken in that direction.
iim\\noil : IlmhlliiK * Overturned ,
BI.MWOOII , Nob. , April 2. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] A heavy wlod and rain atorm has
been raging here since 8 o'clock Thursday
uight , doing considerable damage to build-
lugs , chlinnoys , barns , cribs and small hiiiid-
ings bsing blown down or turned over. The
now carriage and wacon shop being erected
by Weber Bros , had the upper story com *
plotcly blown oil nnd the building moved
nearly a foot from the laudation.
Situation ImproiluK nt Nelson ,
NKI.SOV , Nob. , April 3. [ Special Telegram
to Tin ; BEE. I Those Injured by the cyclone
nre doing well. Tbo work pf picking up the
debris and repairing has begun. A public
mootinir was called tonight to raise means
and dovlio measure ] to relieve tbo desti
tute. Not over cliht ; families will need out-
tide assistance.
Members of the Gorman Lantag Exorcised
Over Withdrawn ! of the Education Bill.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES COMPLETED
Herr Hnnauer Will Succeed Von Bojsa in
the Office of Justice of the Empire.
VON EULENBURG MAKES A POOR SHOWING
His Opening as President of the Gorman
Ministry Disappoints His Friends.
PUCK IS TABOOED IN THE FATHERLAND
Amerle.Vn Comic P.iper OlVentlvo In the
Kyoa ol tlio Itojal Procurator Kinila
Sucking Closer Tr.nlo ICckitloni
uith ( icrinany.
[ Cnptirtulitctl 1KT2 li\l \ A'cio Tori : , \'nctatl \ P M.l
BKHI.I.V , April 2. The ministerial changes
arising out of iho recent crisis have been
definitely completed by the appointment of
Herr Hnnauer director of the oftlco of justice
of the empire. Herr Hanaucr was gazoltcd
tonight ns tbo successor of Dr. von Bosso as
secretary of btalo in the ofllco of Justice of
tbo empire. Herr Hanauor has a good record
as director of tbo department.
The powers of Count von Eulenburg ns
president of the Prussian ministry will bo
tested next Tuosdav when the centrists in
the lower Uouso propose to debute liib ap
pointment by cballoncing the allowance for
the president of the council. The separa
tion of the functions of the imperial
chancellor and these of the 'iirosideut of
the Prussian ministry nocessitnled a
supplementary credit of 78,000 marks , cover
ing salaries and all other expanses of tbo
ofllco. The clerico-cousorvativo
- majority re
joice at the chance to show their hostility by
a rejection of the credit. The national
liberals and the fressinlRQ pirty are also re
luctant to grant the money , but will vote for
tbo appropriation this year as a part of the
new temporary ministerial arrangement.
The whole question of tha scparatioa of the
functions of the imperial chancellor and the
chlof of the Prussi.ui ministry and the
abandonment of the primary education bill
will bo warmly discussed.
AViis ii Disappointment.
Count von Ealenburg's opening speech as
president of the ministry disappointed every
body who know his old form as ai : orator.
Instead of making a clear , nnt statement
with the case of a ready speaker , ho road his
declaration , which was badly drafted and
badly phrased. His debut tondad to alter
the impression that ho would bacomo a
formidable rival ot Chancellor voa CaprivV.
Intimate friends of the lattar now patronize
Count von Eulonbur * aa n proto e of thor
chancellor , who Is credited with saying that
bo moans to fiunUiariz3 the now oalot with'
the work of tbo chancelleries and the foreign
oflico and then retire. * '
The present session of the Landing will
close on the 8th inst. The members iu-o
bafllod and are furious over the withdrawal
of tbo primary educational bill. The clcrico-
conservatlvos will give the Government a
parting kick. But oven tha rejection of the
credit , made nocaisaiT by the separation dt
the functions of the imperial chancellor and
the chlof of the Prussian cibinat , will not
leadtj an Immediate ministerial crisis. The
government may refer the question to the
new Landtag.
The centrist leader , Herr Schorlemon-
Alsl , in a speech recanily made at Esson ,
announced that the resumption of Iho educa
tional bill would bo the foremost plank In
the electoral program of the centrists' depu
ties. A joint declaration has boon sent to
the Vatican containing u similar intimation.
Seeking1 Closer Itoliitlous.
Count von Schouvuloff , the Russian
ambasusador to Germany , has made over
tures to Chancellor von Caprlvi with a view
to tbo restoration of the commercial cntanto
between Russia and ( Jormany. No news for
a long time has awakened moro interest than
has this iu diplomatic circles , Where iho report -
port was at first discredited. It however
received confirmation todiy from St. Peters
burg. The initiative was taken solely by
Count von fcJehouvalolT , who has for a long
time been trying to luduuo the ciar to con
sent to a renewal of the relations and has
veiled his acceptance of his'cmbassador's
proposals by the anointment of a commission
charged with regulating the commercial rela
tions of Russia with foreign nations/rills com
mission consists of Count von SchouvnlolT , M.
do Giers , the foriilirn minister ; M. Visneo-
gradsky , minister of finance ; State Coun
cillor Turlnjasof , with J'rivy Counsellor
Abasa , minister without a portfolio , ns presi
dent. The czar has directed the commission
to first consider the settlement , of nn entente
with Germany. This news'ollght for a tlmo
nt least to check the war rumors so largely
traceable to the Krouss Zeltung. The solid
fact regarding war preparations Is that the
Russian army is not fit for tha field. The
now cqulpmonis will not bo ready before
ISM.
Another Diplomatic Surprise. .
Another diplomatic surprisn was the derls-
on ol the Austro-Hungarian government to
accord Hungary separate representation at
foreign courti. Some stop of this nature , it
linn been known at the cbancellorio here ,
would probably bo approved by
ICmperor William nnd Chancellor von
Caprlvi , though as chlolly a matter of
Austrain international policy they had no
right directly to interfere. Dr.Vokorlo , the
Hungarian minister of finance , in the lower
house of the Huncariun Diet at Pesth today
announced tbat the government would ox-
amlno ns to how a proper expression could
bo given to tbo national position ot Hungary
in foreign affairs through such royal Inter
course with foreign courts. Dr. Wekcrlo
added that negotiations on tha subject were
pending nnd bo hoped coon to bo able to
communicate the result to Parliament.
The announcement Is gratifying tp every
Hungarian group. Dr. Wokerlo declined testate
state how tbo change would operate. It Is
believed that tbo ministers at foreign courts
will have decorative , not practical political
functions , and It Is understood that distinct
consul representation is not included in the
scheme.
The Norwegian government , acting under
the plan now before the Storthing , will es
tablish In January , 1S94 , her own consuls In
Now Vork and London at an annual salary
of 24,000 kronors. In Quebec , Havana , Ulo
Janeiro , Buenos Ayres , Shanghai , St. Peters-
burp , Singapore , Hamburg , Antwerp , Havre ,
Capo ot Good Hope and Melbourne at from
14,000 to 18,000 kronors. Vice consuls wilt
be stationed at London , Now York , Liver
pool nnd a few other ports.
The negotiation * for a commercial treaty
between Germany nnu'Hrmln nro delayed by
a demand that Germany ihnll bo granted ad
vantages equal to tticso which the United
States has obtained with her trade with the
Spanish Antilles. .
The ndmlrallty Is arranging with tto
Bremen senate for thd remodelling of that
port , nnd for Uin construction of new basins
capable of receU Ins the largest war ships ,
repairing docks and other Improvements.
The Ucutscho bank nnd tlio national bank
bavo entered into a bond of fifi.OOO to Insure
the carrying out-ot the project for the erec
tion of a typical Gorman village at the Chicago
cage World's fair , * ]
United Slates Consul BUck with his family
tins arrived at Sonncborg and nssumcii
charge ot the onicc.
The American paper , the presence of
which the reading room of the public
library of Alx-La-Chappcllo occasioned the
prosecution of the director of that institu
tion by tbo royal procurator , Is the Now
York Puck.
,
Poultney Blgolow of Now York nnd iho
artist , Remington , will start In May on n
cnnoo trip from Berlin to the Baltic and St.
Petersburg.
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MI.'AIM Kit OF PAIILIAMKNT.
IIU Weekly Clint-Alioitt AOlilrn In tlio Homo
of Comtuoim.
[ On'lirlaMctl ' mibj Jam * amlm 7 > mitt.l (
Loxnox , April 2. fNoxv YorK Herald
Cable Special to Tile BIIF..I Labouchoro is
sometimes a very awkward customer for the
government to tackle , for hois u pertinac
ious obstacle and not easily thrown off the
track when onru ho' ' jots on It. Ho has the
ndvantago ot finding the house willingto
listen to.hlra , for , ha usually roanagos to pro
vide it with a little amusement , nnd the
weary legislator , suffering too often under
the infliction ot a 'wholo trlba of bores , Is
always grateful to Unybody who can provida
food for laughter or oven for a smllo. There
fore Laboucharc is in some respects a favor-
lie nnd c.in often take llconso which might
not bo normlttcd to n loss dextrous hand.
On Friday afternoon Gladstone hupponod
to stroll in to see what was doing. The
house was nearly empty , for such business
as voting money , going in committees , sup-
plv nnd Iho regulation topics were being
brought forward\n the same dreary manner
to which wo are accustomed.
There's a Method In Thii.
The charge for the , rat catcher nt the
Buckingham nalaco , tjio cost of some drains
and similar trivial mat ars were being dis
cussed nt great length , while really import
ant items of oxpsudUura wora passed un
challenged. The reason'of course , U that it
Is easier to criticise the rat catcher than to
comprehend tbo'mysteries of dcp.irtmautal
finance. Why that ra catcher , who enjoys
the salary of ' 10 ppr year , . Is allowed
tq flguro year after year m the
estimates of the British empire I cannot ex
plain , -is Ho might b3 luapaJ .ia with tbo gen
eral expenses , but the JJHouso of Commons
likes to ha particular -about trifles , and the
ministers who huraW it In that respect may
more easily hav.o tholr ovy i woynn rnoro im
portant affairs. " J
Tbo ratcatcher was followed' by " La-
bouchcro , wh6jhas inado uo his mind to
force from the go virhltiaat goaia information
as to the date of. -sdissoiutioa of Parlia
ment. Gladstone llstonaijt 'bls efforts -with
the air of an old stag'cyjjrno ' looked ia pitying1
eondosconsiou on tno efforts of. n youthful
aciJoljat. LaSouchbro fired oft a series f
questions at Bafour | , who ws evidently
fully on. his guard ,
liiillour Anmyereil Kc.iillly.
Ho easily parried , thatn all , nnd gave the
anxious Inquirer np Information whatever.
The government , ho said , would'sfollow con
stitutional usage , but the prerogative of the
crown to dissolve parliament at such tlmo as
Is deemed most oxpadlcnt must not bo in
fringed on. There jcould bo no question that
the crown atone had the rictht to say nt what
time Parliament should 03 dissolved.
Ot course ihU is a constitutional fraction ,
for the crown never tukos the Initiative in
such matters , but simoly nets upon tha iu- !
vice of iti ministers. Therefore , Balfour
sheltered himself { behind the broad bul
warks of the constitution , and Labouchoro
got nothing out of-ulm.
Gladstone douh.tlc > i5 gave the true reason
In a short speech with which ho followad
Bulfour. Tbo loader of 'the house could toll
nothing because tyj know nothing. Thn
government had not yet boon able to make
up its own mindf whoa tbo appeal to the
country should bo made.
May Dissolve In June.
And this Is undoubtedly fact , but in a
general way you may rclv upon the state
ment already m.idqin these dispatches that
the great cvont xvlirtako place sometime in
Juno or July. Tho'ftovornment keeps up Its
majority ut present , but could not
hold it together' throughout the sum
mer with the prospect ot dissolution
to follow a hqrd year's work at
Westminster , Fresh blood could stand It.
If any such project should be adhered to it
would load to the oqa | of n large batch of
conservatives retiring from public life allo-
gothor , It is none too o.isy to till the places
ot these already gone. If tbo ministry kept
on through .July nnd August and then
plunged us Into the struggle of a general
election just as tho' autumn holidays were
coming on , it would.kill about half its sup
porters and drive ofT the other half in dis.
gust. Therefore you may rely upon it , the
elections will take place not later than July.
Before the fostivaljof St. Grooso all tbo
worU will know wh'othor Gladstone will
once more be prims-minister or whether his
last chance is gone. *
tj
Young Cliiinll > erlnliif8 Chances.
Thero'ls but a motirato amount of Interest
shown in the daily proceeding * of tbo bouse.
Mr. Chamberlain' Is fcio most delighted man
here , for he has just brought in his oldest
son , of whom ho is'justly ' proud , Younj ?
Oba'Jiah is very Ilka'tho old ono , burring the
disparity of years. Chamberlain , sr. , isWi-
and lookt nhout 45. > J * ° has a son of 20 , tall ,
erect , wearing an aypglms on the model of
his fathor'B , Ho isi'bri ht , sharp , a good
speaker , nnd populartwUb all who know him ,
Ho starts In Parliament under the moit
favorable clrpumstttncos , and no doubt has a
career before him , .
A MKHDEII of PAIILUMUNT.
Says Ilu Cuii , Proo nil Alibi ,
MEMIOCIINIV April 3 , Deeming had. an
Interview with h ls tolicltor today , Ho ab
solutely denied the various crimes imputed
to him. Ho atdfho had never made any
confession aud-ihad made no admissions to
anybody. Ho could prove an alibi in the
case of iho murder ot throe men In Johanns-
bur ? , Africa , supposed to bavo boon com
mitted by him.-
i
She AVii * nu Umvelroinril Visitor ,
NEW Yonic , April ' . ' . The Italian steam
ship Masstlla , wbioh brought the typhus
plague to this ijort last February , hai again
arrived here yVUh a list of 033 Italian and
Russian stucrdgo passengers , hho has beun
making the voyage from , Itallan ports since
March 10. The vessel was , detained at quar
antine and will bo until a thorough inspec
tion can be made of ail her passonirors. Tno
namber of pasiongors that ibe carrlei is very
largo for the sanitary couUittom of the
stceroso.
REPUBLIC IN NAME
President Palnsio of Venezuela Proves to
Bo the Worst Kind of a. Tyrant.
HOW HE HAS SUPPRESSED HIS OPPONENTS
Congress Dissolved ami Its Loading Mem
bers Thrown Into Prison ,
UPRISINGS AGAINST 1113 TYRANNY
Successful Battles Waged by the Insurgent
Troops on Two Occasions.
PANIC CAUSED IN FINANCIAL CIRCLES
ralacln llus Hut n Small follow Inpr mid tlio
1'coulu K\ cry \\lirro Optimi | Him Urn-
Kevins to Keotiomlie .V lluil-
of Mouth American > o s ,
ICopi/r/jVed / / l > u Jama Gordon Hewlett. 1
UAH vuvs Venezuela ( via Galvcston , Tox. ) ,
April 3.Uy | Mexlr.au Cable to the Now
York Herald Snocial to TUB BEE. ! The
government troops , commanded by General
Rodriguez , have boon repulsed near Ortiz.
They mot the forces that were marching
from Orinoco to rolnforco General Crespo ,
the loitder of the revolutionists. There was
n sharp engagement , In which General Rod-
riguoz1 forcoj wjro compiled to retreat
althuugh.tho loss was iiot heavy on.oithor
sido.
sido.Tho
The revolutionists occupied Ortiz , a town
of 3i,750 Inhabitants In the slate of Guarlco ,
and then began an advance on Cura , u city
ot 1OOJ ( ) inhabitants , sixty miles southwest
of Caracas.
The success nt Ortiz was followed by the
seizure of ttho national gunbo-U Nuovo do
Julio , which was stationed ut Esmoralda
On the Orinoco rlvor. This success glvos
the revolutionists the command of the upper
end of the rlvar , and will bo of great advan
tage in future operations.
Crow InjIn Populnr 1'avor.
News of these reveries has greatly de
pressed the folloivora of President Palacio ,
who continuoi his dictatorial course. Moan-
whllo the cause of the revolutionists is
crowing In popular favor.
Advices from Merluit , the capital o.f the
state of Guzman , and from the state of
Zamoro , show the people nro enlisting in
crcnt numbers under the banner of General
Crospo. General Aranjo has organised a
force of 3,000 men at Merida and Is proparinc
to Join thatroans under Jtho revolutionary
leader. Gsneral Yalosta is marchlne from
Zamarns with 1,000 soldiers to fight for the
revolution.
Iu Supreme Power.
President Palacio is in supreme power in
Caracas. IIo has dissolved congress nnd
thrown many of his loading opponents into
prison. Many citizens"navov buon hrrostod ,
and the city 13 In n panic.
The president has Informed congress that
ho would resign tno inpmont his successor
was elected , and the centralized form or go/- ,
ornment proclaimed' under the now constitu
tion , which has boon ratified by the states.
The president thus named was , under Pa-
lacio's decree , to bo the first , under the new
constitution , nnd was to bo Ineligible to re
election. Those terms were not accepted.
They were denounced by the opposition in
the senate and chamber of doputios. the fed
eralists oeelarinfr tbat they would insist
upon tbo election of a now president before
proclaiming the now constllution.
When the news of this rclusal was taken
to Palacio ho Issued n decree dissolving con
gress and sent troops to arrest the members
who refused to DDW to his will. Senators
and deputies fled when Pulaclo's soldiers
marched into the halls of congress , evidently
feannu n repetition of the scones when Mo-
nogos forcibly dissolved congress in 1848.
Palaclo's soldiers pursued the fleeing mem
bers. General Saluzzo , the loader of tbo
federal members ana candidate for the
Kpeakership , was caujht and dragged off to
prison. Hs battled bravely to escape , but
bis light was'usoloss.
dint Into Prison.
Senator. ! Rlva , Gondolorl , Silva , Gregorlc
and Riyora and Deputies Bustamento and
Lopez Baralt , whoso opposition bad especi
ally Incensed President Palacio , were cap
tured as they fled from the capital and put
In prison with General Salu/.zo. Many
private cltl/cns who were known to bo in
sympathy with the offending senators and
deputies worn arrested and they , too , are now
in jail with the members of tha supreme
council and other political prisoners.
The dissolution of congress aud the arrest
of its members caused trcmendpus cxcito-
msnt throughout the city. The > o who bad
shown sympathy with the opposition sought
places of refuse sorao fled from the city.
Foreign commercial houses were all closed.
Protests were made by foreign resident *
apainsttho policy of President Pnlaolo , but
these acts did notullay publics apprehension.
To tbo fear of personal violoiico was added
the fear of loss of property and a financial
panlo followed. A run was made on the
Bunk of Venezuela , wharo tbo government
has deposits amounting to ) ,001 > , OOQ. All tbo
gold in the banks has boon withdrawn from
circulation and paper money Is depreciating
in value , great distress being threatened.
Hiipprciisuti Ilio itu\olt.
ASUNCION' , Paraguay ( via Galveston ,
Tex. ) , April 2.--By [ Mexican Cable to the
Now York Herald Special to THE BKK , ]
Part of the garrison here revolted against
the government , They attamptod to depose
j.bo president. The greater part of the
troops remained loyiil , however. Under
orders .tho.v suppressed the revolt , disarmed
the rovoltors and cist thorn into orison ,
Poaoo has boon fully restored and there is no
Indication of further disturbance.
Supplli'ii"\vili ( Now Illllon.
BUENOS AYIIKS ( via Galvcston , Tex , ) ,
April 'J. [ By Mexican Cable to the IMOW
York Herald-Spaclal to TUB Ben. ] The
radicals believe that many official posts will
bo awarded to their adherents. The army
has been supplied throughout with the now
type of Mauser rlflo
MONTEVIDEO , Uruguay ( via Galveston ,
Tox. ) , April 2. [ By Mexican Cubic to the
Now York Herald Special to TUB BKH. ]
Various economic measures have boon intro
duced in tuo chambers. In the estimates for
expenditures many reductions have been
made.
( ) iouIn ? UiiKetlled lit Illo Janeiro.
Rio JANEIHO ( via Galvaston , Tex , ) , April
3.By [ Mexican Caolo to the Now York
Herald Special to TUB BKE.-The ] Huatlon
hero is daily growing moro unsettled. Tbo
government tear an outbreak , and to meet
any possible demonstration the troops and
police are confined to their barracks.
On let In MmlutfiiM'ar.
PAIIIS , April 2 , In the Chamber of Dop-
utios today M. Mnby questioned tlio go > orn-
tnont roganllnR the situation in X gascar
where , ho clsinnd. British subject * 1 're ob
taining concessions for working V * is and
the nroiccutlon of nubile works toVi * lotrl-
nicnt of French Interests , and \ ' * * ' the
1 lavas have assumed a threatening . Udo.
In icply M. Rlbot , the foreign n - . t r ,
admitted that French relations xv s the
Havns government were strained , b Jo-
nlcd that French Interests were threap J.
The island was tranquil , ho said , atuo
government had entered into tin ai ranee , * t
with Kngland , whereby French irlbv i
would shortly supersede the KnpHsh courts.
TtNlTjir7.ovii : > .
They .Miilo Di'iiKiiiiU for lie-Hot to llu-
l.oril Mnjor.
LONDON , April 2. A deputation of \york-
tngmcn waited upon Lord . ' \layor Kvam
today. The leader asked that the halls ot the
city bo turned Into n labor bureau. Ho
wanted land to bo purchased by the Govern
ment on which the unemployed could bo set
at worn , nnd bo wanted relief works to bo
started.
The lord mayor replied that ho sympa
thized with them , but would require tlmo to
consider the novel proposals laid before him
by the deputation.
A mootlnc of the unemployed was subse
quently held nt the tower. It was presided
over by Negro Wade , who , during the past
few days , has como prominently before the
public as a leader of the men who uro de
manding work.
The man who led the deputation that
waited upon the lord niavor said that the
lord mayor would have to do more than
merely consider the proposals the deputation
had laid before him.
W 1 1 0 1 , USAI.U INI'AXT I C I O K.
Forty Women of 11 KiKsluu Tow n Are Unilnr
Indictment.
ST. PBTnusiifiin , April 2. The trial is
about to open in Vilnn of forty women
charged with infanticide. Three hundred
witnesses hava boon summoned , drawn from
all classo ; . The prosecution oxpsol to dls-
close a system of baby murder vbich has
been practiced for years. The llrat clua was
obtained by the finding of six bodies in n cess
pool. This led to an investigation , anil the
discovery of nu enormous list of crimes.
roitK'ti i-oucta FOKGR.
President .Miu-tlu of the Polluo Hoard Comes
to It * Ilclonsc.
Nr.w YORK , April 2. President .Tamos J.
Martin today gave out a statement concern
ing the presentment of tin grand jury , chare-
Ing the police with being in the pay of
gambling house keepers and tlio proprietors
of disorderly houses. Ilo said that it Is con
ceded by Dr. Parkhurst that when ho sought
vice bo'had to go behind cloiod dcors to find
it. It is conceded that the police force Is
splendidly organized nnd that vice ( Ices not
flaunt itself in the streets. The use of tbo
police Is not to make good men , but to pro
tect life nnd property and preserve decorum.
The charges that the pollco are corrupt are
founded on Micro rumors and not on legal
evidence , and the grand jury had no richt to
make seen sweeping charges unless they had
lopnl evidence , and if thov bad thu latter then
they should have indicia j some ono.
i/TJXB
Two Voting Girl ] Myritcrlously Ulnniipear on
u .journey.
PiTTsnuita , Pa. , April 2. Lizzie Slonlin
nnd Annie Godailn , two Plttsburg girls ,
agud 13 and 14 years , have baon lost somewhere -
where between Liverpool , England , and this
city.
city.Tho
The former is a daughter of William Sten-
lin of the Froihtts. Mr. Slonlin culled
at police hoadciuarteri today nnd asked
for police nid in Mailing the cirls.
Ho said : "About two year- , ago my daugh
ter Lizzie and my sister , who nro about tlio
same njre , were sent to Reinfall , Germany ,
where they have an undo. 1 sent thorn there
to bo educated , nnd on March 1(1 ( they Balled
from Liverpool on the City of Paris , which
arrived in New York a week ago. I got a
loiter from their uncle , which .said they
sailed that day. Wo have been toleijraphinc
to Cains nnd Casllo Garden , but can find no
trace of them.
( Irani ) .lury.
CHICAGO , 111. , April 2. The grand jury re
fused to adopt a recommendation endorsing the
Swiss system of refnrrcndum , that is , to refer
every ordinance for a valuable franchise to n
vote of tbo citizens for adoption or rejec
tion.
tion.States
States Attorney Lonponocker was not
mentioned In the grand Jury's ' report. Tin
charges : ialnst him of being In league with'
tno boodlors was unsustnined. Ills chastise
ment of Reporter Salt ended , ton. In nothing
serious. The newspaper mau expressed him
self satisfied with Mr. Longenecker's ex
pressions of regret at the Incident. Tha
xtato's attorney had befornhnnd rclinquisbud
his idea of prosecuting Salt's paper for
ciiminal libel.
"I'rlnco Mlrimnl" Mulu-H Answer ,
DBTIIOIT , Mich. , April 2. "Princo" Mich
ael Mills' answer to his wife's bill for a sep
aration has been filed. It denies the charge
of cruelty nnd sots forth that the reason why
Mrs. Mills was tied up was that she had
ttiroatoncd to do him great bodily Injury , nnd
the only course loft to him under the circum
stances was to blind her over to tbo police or
to restrain her privately. IIo chose the lat
ter. Her accusations , continues the iin-
swcr , nro the result of a conspiracy with
people who are opposed to him on account of
his religious belief. Tbo property in his
name , it is asserted , U mostly held In ( rust
for the other members of ibo community ,
The judge module.1 the Injunction ,
Mucoliiltog Will Attend.
The Lincoln club mut In court room No. I
in Tun BEIS building last night to decide
upon whether or not the members , In a body ,
would attend the state convention thbt con
venes at Kearney April 27 to eloot doleptates
to the national ronunllrati convention. The
members of the club favored the plan nnd
appointed J. B. Rcoven , 11 , M , Wood and W.
G. Stiriver a committee to look into the mut
ter of transportation and report at the next
moetlnc of the club.
AVIili ( iroiit llounr.
April 2. Ulght British war
ships are on their way to thii port to form a
guard of honor for Ahmond Ayoub Pasha.
Who is carrying the Sultan of Turkey's fir-
man ot the Investiture of the ubcdlvo of
Egypt.
Oveice or WKATIIP.II BUHEIIT , )
OMAHA , April 2. I
Following Friday's severe and widespread
storm , yesterday's ' wnathor was delightful ,
That storm Is now probably in Canodu , wbllo
fair sunshiny weather prevailed throughout
the western stales.
The temperature has risen and Is likely to
cbutiniio rlsliis bocaubo another low barome
ter is over the wouorn slope of the unpur
mountain region. Northwesterly winds prevail -
vail In Montana , and south and west of us
the winds are shifting to southerly ,
Local l''oroci t ,
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair weather ;
warmer ; winas shitting to southerly In this
vldnltv during Sunday ; warmer on Monday
WABIIIXOTOX , I ) . 0. , April 2. For Mis-
soul Generally fair ; southeast wlndi ,
For the Dauotas , Iowa and Nebraska
Fair until Monday night ; slightly warmer :
variable winds.
For Kansas Generally fair ; south winds ,
Dowltt's SarsapirnU uloaum the blood ,
BLAINE A CANDIDATE
His Friends Assort That Do Will Not Re
fuse n Nomination if Offered.
HIS HEALTH IS GOOD AND HE IS WILLING
Friends of the Miiin Ihn Will Propose
Ntimo at Minneapolis.
ENTHUSIASTIC TALK OF AN ADMIRER
Text of n Reported Conversation with tbo
Secretary on the Subject.
BOOMING THE MAGNETIC MAN FROM MAINE
UnrrUonniiil niUlns Korceil Him to Wrlto
Iho Letter Deelliilng u Nomltintloii
for tlio 1'reslilcnoy IIo Win
Almiys n Ciiiiillcl.itc.
WABHIXOTO.V , D. C. , April 2. [ SpociiU
Telegram to Tim BKE.J W. H. Grace. ' n
prominent Brooklyn republican , came here
yesterday by appointment and colng nt once
to the Blnlno mansion was closeted with Iho
socro'nry for two hours. Ho spent today
with some Bltiino men and when scon ni bo
cnpltol Inter , just bofoni his dopariuro for
home , ho said :
"As a result of my talk with Blnlno I
mnko the prediction that ho will bo nomi
nated nt the Minneapolis convention , anil J
desire to sla',9 openly that If nominated , * ho
will not roluso to accept. "
A dclcgatn lo iho convention to whom the
statement was rcpaatod , said :
I ocllcvo it , not ouly because of
Us harmonizing with what 1 Imvo
known , hut because 1 have pusitivo knowl
edge that Blaine wrote his loltor , not be
cause ho wanted to , but because Harrison
nnd Elklus barrassod him Into writing it. "
Corroborative Statements.
Those statements do not lack corroboratloii
to warrant the belief that Blalno has nt lust
made up his mind to run.
A prominent western snnator. ono of the
anti-Harrison crowd , smiled when the remarks -
marks of Grace were repeated to him.
Questioned , ho .said :
"I culled on Btalno last week and spent
several hours with him. I wont to see bow
ho looked , nnd until I rose to go did not
mention the presidential raco. As I wa
al.out to leave I uskod him how ho felt. He
stood up aud replied In a strong voice :
" 'Botlor ihun t have boon at tiny tirao ! u
the last ton years. It will take a litllo tlma
for mo to get back my flesh , bat my spirits
are excellent. I oat nnd sloop well and" fool
strong and like myself of old. '
1 ( 'Thon , Air. Seci-otnry. ' I said , 'wo shall
nomluntoyou nt Minneapolis. '
" 'No , you won't , ' ho replied.
" 'Indeed wo will If your health is good. '
" 'My health is all rieht , ' ho said , -but you
will not nomiuato me. '
" Why,11 said , 'would you wrlto u lotto *
declining to accept ! '
" 'No , ' ho ropliei with a determined shak
of his head ; 'no , 1 shall never write another
letter on the subject of the presidential noox
ination. '
" 'Then what do you mean by saying wo
shall not nominate you J' I usked. Ho looked
at mo for a moment , and replied :
Would Accent u Nomination.
" 'Becauseyou can't got votes enough to
nomiuato me. '
"You may bettorimaumo my feelings than
I can describe them. I foil Use hugging him ,
for what ho had said was tantamount to a
consent to run. I only remained lontf
enough to wring his hand , and toll him to ba
prepared to accept the nomination. Then I
ran away to inform the loaders of the Blalno
movement ,
"Tho next time I sow Blalno was lost
Monday , when f called on him at the Stnto
department. I purposely refrained from
talking pollllcs , aud conlinod myself to some
appointments , As 1 was leaving ho said
with complete Inopposltonoss : 'Do you bo-
llovo that my nomination would make any
Inroads on the farmers alliance ! ' 'I am sura
of it , ' 1 replied. ' 'As much as the nomina
tion of any ono olsai' ho next asked ,
" 'More , ' 1 said. "
"Ho looked out of the window a moment
nnd said : 'Why do you think sol Several
gentlemen have told mo tbo same thing , but
none have plvon any reasons for it. I should
llko to have a reason. '
" 'It is this ' I said 'tho
, , only thing in the
legislation of the past two years that has
bcnofltted the farmers or raised the price ot
their products was your reciprocity clause.
Formers nil know this , and appreciate tha
fact that you deserve the credit of it. That
is my reason 1'
Ilu Will lie Put III Nomination ,
"Ho thanked mo , and somobodv coming in
I took my leave. I don't think u U necessary
for mo to draw any conclusions from what I
have told you. It nil speaks for itself ,
namely : First , that Blalno has boon fearful
that ho could not bo nominated ; second , tbat
ho Is calculating on his chances of success ;
third , that when satisfied that ho will bo
successful ho will consent. But whether ho
consents or not ho will bo put In nomination
unless ho writes a letter declining , and bo
says ho will never wrlto another of that
character. "
Ilcnvy l.utfi'H ut
OOAI.U.I.A , Neb , , April 'J , [ Special to TUB
Bun. ] Today uaborod In a tile bllx/urd ,
which has put out the pralrlo flroi that hava
been sweaplug over the country for a week.
This is by far tbo hardest storm of the sea
son and has done a great deal of damage.
1 ho telegraph wires are lying Hat on the
ground both east and wast for miles , the
poles being broken off uy the hlijh winds.
The storm did not subside until 4 p. m. , and
but few reports have reached Iniro of tbo
condition of live stock. From the reports so
far reached n heavy loss Is indicated. The
high winds blow down several wind mills iu
town and some small buildings ,
Duiniigo Aloiiff tlio Northern 1'nrllle.
HISMAHCK , N. D. , April ' - ' . As a further
illustration of the force of last night's storm
in this section it may bo stated that ulonK
the Northern Pacific railroad for three miles
east of this city not a single telephone polo is
standing. TbU line of poles is very sub-
Manually built to withstand the strong
pralrio winds , but were snapped off and torn
o' tbn ground like pipe tems.
HI null I'D i'In tlie Htorin.
SriuitT , la. , Ar > rll3 , Tbo most destructive
wind 11 to nil that over visited weitcrn Iowa
has boon raging. Tbo fc'ulo continued last
uight.
HeWltt's tiartaparllla is rolliMo ,