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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 3871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MAY 15 , 181)5 ) , , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
ARMENIAN HORRORS PROVED
Investigating Committee Sickened by the
Bights Brought to Their Attention.
BURNING OF BODIES CORROBORATED
Three I'lti Opened \ the CnnimlMlnn nnd
Jluiniiu Itcnmliift riiiinil Appointment
of Chrlitlnii Olllclnli Uciiiiindcd
by Itio I'OMIT .
CONSTANTINOPLE , May 14. The com
mission which hai teen Investigating the
atrocities In Armenia traversed the devas
tated vlllago and arrived at Jelllgoozan ( also
written Ghellyguzan ) where 120 houses were
found to have been burned. The people were
sheltered In miserable huts and ample proof
was round of the truth of the storlej told re
garding the massacre of Armenians , and the
fact that their bodies were thrown In large
numbers Into a pit where the Turks en
deavored to conceal their crime by pouring
barrels of petroleum upon the bodies and
setting fire to the oil. The flames , how
ever , failed to consume the ma s and a
stream was dammed and diverted from Its
course In order to wash away the half burned
bodies. Hut even this failed to obliterate
the teirlble evldtnco against the Turk's and
the local authorities were compelled to re
move the remains piecemeal. The villagers
had removed the bulk of the bodlei and In
terred them In consecrated ground before the
arrival of the commission at Jelllgoozan. The
commission has returned to Moosh
The delegates of the powers left Moosh
on April C. The Turkish delegates at first
declined to accompany them , and then
changed their minds. They proceeded to the
ruined villages am' , traversed Shenlk and
Gernal , which were found In ruins standing
In the midst of devastated fields. They
passed other vlilagcs where many houses
were burned. At Jelllgoozan the commission
caused two pits Instead of one , as originally
reported , to be opened and found In them
the remains of skulls and bones with hair
nnd clothing still adhering to them. Still
another pit was searched. it was situated
In a ravine ne.tr Jelllgoozan , and Inside It
was found a decapitated trunk and other
remains. But few bodies , however , were
found The villagers told the delegates that
[ \ they had removed the bodies from thU pit
and It was evident b yond a doubt that all
three pits contained bodies The exhala
tions from the pits were so frightful that the
delegates experienced great trouble In pre
vailing upon the laborers to finish their hor-
rlblo task.
As a result of the Investigation and the re
ports of the delegates to the powers , the
powers have submitted notes to the Turkish
government Impressing upon the Porto the
necessity of promptly Inaugurating a scheme
for Armenian reforms which should Include
the appointment of Chr'stlan ' ofilclils In Ar
menia , the powers having a right to veto the
appointments of the governors. The notes
of the delegates of the powers do not base
their tufrgestlons on the Sassoun outrages ,
but on the general unsatisfactory condition of
Armenia.
GUN. hAI.OKUO Uni'OKTKI ) KtlMi > .
IIU Troop Dnfcnted Htid Over Ono Thou
mid Itlllril or Woundnl.
GAINESVILLE. Fla. , May 14 The follow
ing letter , written In Greek cipher by a
major In the Cuban army , was received here
"In Camp , Province of Cnmaguay , May C
Again we have routed the Spanish. This
morning while on our way to Join General
Gomez we met 3,500 Spaniards under General
LZ
Salccdo , who was on his way to attack Gomez
nnd mistook our band for his. We numbered
do
2,700 under Colonel Rodriguez. When the
advance guard was driven In by the Spaniards '
vvo Immediately formed In line and mvalted
the Spanish charge. They came on quickly J ,
but broke before our fire Twice again they
tried the same game a party endeavoring to
Bccuro the left flank. After their failure wo
charged and again route ! them. The
Hangers were the first to break the Spanish
ranks. Our killed and wounded numbered
252. The Spanish killed and wounded num
bered over 1,000 Wo have IcarnoJ from a
prisoner Just brought In that General Saicedo
was killed at the final charge , but his bed )
has not been found. Wo Join Gomez In
the morning at Guaymaro , which ho has
taken. MAJOR F. P. IIANNA ,
"Sixth Regiment Cuban Volunteers "
MADRID. May 14. A dispatch received
hero from Havana says that Colonel Arlzan ,
with a force of seventy cavalry , has defeated
n band of Insurgents numbering 200 men
The dispatch adds that the band of rebels
commanded by Carlos Castillo has also been
dispersed.
riSOl'OSALS TO IIAI8UTIX VIION.
I'rrscnt French Itevcnuos Not .Sufllclont to
Meat I'.xpendlturos.
PARIS , May 14. The budget estimates of
the premier and minister of finance. M
lllbot , for 1S9C propose several Increases In
taxation In order to provide for a deficit of
D5,000,000 francs. The revenues for 1890
are estimated at 392,000,000 francs , which Is
32,000,000 francs below the estimate for 1895.
Thearmy ostlmato has been In
creased 11,000,000 francs and the
navy 1,000,000 francs. There reid
193,000,000 francs required for education and
131,000,000 franc * for public works cov
ering a deficit Ten millions will be raise J
by a tax on servants , farm and factory hands
exempted , the rate being 30 franc , ] for one
male servant In Paris and 45 francs for two.
The rate for female servants will bo half as
much The tax In other towns Is graduated
according to population. The duty on horses
and carriages Is made progressive , yielding
an e\tra million. About 14,000000 francs
will be raised by the stamp duty , the bonds
of foreign companies being Increased 2 per
cent' and made renewable every live years.
The budget tables show that 37,000,000 francs
of the 65.000.000 francs of the Madagascar
credit have already been spent.
HNTIIUSED 11V Till : CAIII.K MIU.IKCT.
Auitmll in Colonlfs All Kenny to 1'uy n
Considerable lloniii.
VANCOUVER. II. C. , May 14. Mall ad
vices by the steamer Mlowcra from Australia
say that the Ilrltlsh cable scheme Is boom
ing In Australia. Each of the colonies has
agltatora who are systematically enthusing
tlio people. Large numbers of circulars and
financial statements arc being struck off.
They arc of a most plausible nature , tending
to show that the cable would be a paying
affair from the start , and If Great llrltaln ,
Australia and Canada did not move quickly
America would forestall them. .lya
Some of the colonies guarantee , besides a
bonus , that trade equal to the entire trade
new going over the Asiatic route will be sent
by the Pacific route. In 1S90 Australians
cabled 757,278 words ; In 1S91 , 1,275,191 words.
They guarantee In the face of reduced rates
that 1,150.000 words will be sent by the Pa-
clflc route , the ncelpts for which must 'aba
116.631.
The feeling In favor of the Pacific Mblo In I
spreading and not a colony In Australia will .
nltlihold a bonus.
Afrlrui KntUff * l'r piro for \\iir ,
LONDON , May II. A dlcpatch to the
Tmcs | from Pretoria , capital of the Transvaal ,
cays that a great native war Is Imminent In
Zcoulpsntbcrg. Matago , the , PnraRon chief ,
has dUmlcced the Transvaal government
cotrmUslon from the government. The
Mantanze tribesmen are maislng nt their
different strongholds. They are armed with
modern rlflri. Their ammunition Is obtained
from the Portugiiete. General Gciubert will
order a command of 0,000 whiten nnd natives
and the campaign opens Immedl tely rue
> cat of war Is 400 mllu north of Johannsv
berp.
'AGIIKS .1KB HAinUtO T/IE 31ISKHH
"cntteretl Hands famine Ore.it Alarm In
Arizona.
WILCOX , Ariz. , May 11. A courier has
Information that twelve armed Indians have
been prowling around the hills In the vicinity
of Duckhorn basin , where the mines are
being worked. The miners at once left their
claims after being notified , and have conNl
gregated together for protection to them
selves and their families. The locality Is
near the abandoned post of Fort Bowie , and
Is some twenty miles east of WIlcox.
A later report was brought In from a new
gold find In the south pass of the Dragon
mountains , twenty miles south of here , that
ilx Indians , fully nrmed , were seen there.
They attacked a prospectors' camp , driving
the prospectors from their claims , and firing
four shots at one of the men , compelling
him to Jump for safety from a high ledge ,
severely Injuring himself. This morning
responsible reports were received from Gra
ham county saying that a band of fifteen
heavily armed Indians were seen last evenIng -
Ing at sundown , seven miles from Clifton ,
rounding up horses of citizens. Much alarm
Is felt.
This morning one troop of cavalry left
Fort Bayard for the scene , but Ions marches
are necessary to reach the scone of the re
ported danger The citizens are feeling very
wrought up and Insecure. The Indians arc
reported In distress from Insufficient rations
and trouble Is predicted , with no adequate
military protection Only a few available
troops can quickly reach the locality , and
they are at Fort Grant. They have orders
to leave Inslilo of a week , hence are all
packed up The abandonment of Fort Bow IP
leaves the whole southern country open to
the ravages , and it would not surprise those
who Keep watch of the Indians to see the
troubles from miscellaneous bands now off.
the reservation end In a genuine outbreak
Solotnonvlllc , Ariz , was notified today that
fifteen Apaches were seen vesterday at sun
down near Pomeroy's ranch , twenty miles
from Clifton , rounding up horst-s. The Indi
ans were reported as seen In that vicinity
several ilaja ago , but the report was not
verified The command at Fort Grant has
been notified.
UAitxnnii : 71.7m ; *
Notice I'ofltf d In thu Mill * Tame ns it Snr-
pil o to tint Men
PITTSBURG May 11. The board of managers -
agers of the Carnegie Steel company decided
tonight to advance the wages of Its 25.000
employes 10 per cent , the raise to take effect
on Juno 1. The notices , which will b ? posted
In all the mills tomorrow , read as follows
"Notwithstanding the existing contracts bei
tween the Carnegie Steel company and Its
employes fixing the rate ) of wages for 1S95
this association has decided that the present
business outlook will Justify higher rates , and
accordingly takes pleasure In notifying Its
emplojes at the Ednar Thompson furnaces ,
Edgar Thompson steel works , DuQucsne steel
works , Homestead steels works , Lucy fur
naces , Keystone bridge works. Upper Union
mills , Loner Union mills and Bolivar mills
that on June 1 , 1S93 , and until further no
tice , the scale of prices paid to all tonnage ,
day and turn men will be Increased 10 per
cent , this without prejudice to the 1SD5 wages
contracts still In force
"By order of the board of mangers ,
"H C. FRICK , Chairman. "
This action Is entirely opposite to what
members of the board gave out after Satur
day's meeting on the demand for an Increase
made by the furnace men at the Edgar
Thompson furnace. It Is claimed , however ,
that Mr. Frlclc cabled to Carnegie , in Eng
land , and that the Increase was first sug
gested by Mr Carnegie It Is not known
what effect this action will have on the fight
of the Amalgamated association In other
mills. Outside manufacturers claim that In
many Instances the Carnegie scale H 50 per
cent lower than the Amalgamated ecale , but
this cannot be proved accurately , because the
Improved machinery of the Carnegie mills
I Increases the men's earning power This Is
the first advance since the reduction of 1892
| f > A i OIAA :
Ucfcr * iho Christum Kndenvorera to tlui
Archhliilinp of St. l.mils.
ASBURY , PARK , N. J , May 14. Mgr
Satolll has made answer to the Christian En
deavorers' memorial , adopted rec ntly at a
meeting here , petitioning the ablegate to
unfrock Father Phclan of St Louis for his
utterances touching the young people of th
organization. The letter Is as follows-
APOSTOLIC DELEGATION. UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA , WASHINGTON.
D C. , Mn > 13 , ISM Rev J P Davvson
Reverend and Dear Sir I received borne
days ago your letter , with which you sent
me the protest of the Christian Endeavorers
against the attacks made by Rev Father
Phelan In his paper on the practices of
that association , and I regret exceedingly
that a question of this kind should have
arisen But , after n long" and careful con
sideration of the whole matter , I feel that
It Is one which belongs to the most rever
end archbl hop of St Ixiuls , iiithcr than to
me.
me.With sentiments of slncerest esteem , I re
main , most faithfully yours in Christ ,
SATOLLI
Mr. Daw son says that following the sug
gestion of his eminence , he will forward the
petition to the archbishop of St. Louis.
Mr. Dawson also said that It was Father
Phelan's olllclal position nnd not the man
that was capable of Insulting the Endeavorers
| of America.
or TIIK t
I'ronliyterlnn Committee ICtmily to Report
Oinnlm Arcrptx Iliolr I'lun.
PITTSBURO. May 14. The committee of
conference with the theological seminaries of
the Presbvtcrlan general assembly met here
today to prepare its report for presentation to
the general assembly , which meets here on
Thursday The committee. It la said , will
report what seminaries have accepted their
plan Omaha , Danville , Dubuque , Newark and
certain theological departments They will
also - report that . . . Princeton . . . , . McCormlcK . . . - and .
he
J plan In brief , the committee will report
progress and will most probably be continued ,
although a motion will be made to discharge ; ,
which will throw the discussion of the main
question Into the assembly. An even more
knotty question Is as to the position the as
sembly will take with regard to licensing
the students of Union seminary , New York ,
which has seceded from the assembly on
this subject , which will Involve all the Issues
of the heresy catcs In the past three aspem-
Won it JliK bu t.
ASHLAND , Neb. May 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A telegram has been received from )
R. A. Jackson at RlchmonJ. Ind , rtatlng
that the celebrated Morrison will cate- , which
has been occupying the entire attention of
the district c urt for the latt five months at
that place , had been dec'ded ' In favor of his
client This will being brok'n , the case has
attracted particular attention owing to the
amount Involved , { 050,000 , and ths ra
inence of the attorneys engaged on the ise
besides a number of local lawyers. Jackson
was associated as counsel with ex-President :
Benjamin Harrison. Jackson being a son-in-
. law ofV. . C. Scott , sr. , of this city makes
, the matter cf material Interest to Ashland ,
| Ilrcolirrx for 11 MortC"t'ompniy. .
BEATRICE , May 14. ( Special Telegram. )
The matter of the application for the
appointment of a receiver for the Beatrice
Mortgage company , which has been pending .
some time , was terminated today by the :
appointment of C. E , White and James
Ileeser , who are Instructed to net Jointly
anl to make a complete report of the com
pany's business within thirty days. The
receivers and the plaintiff In the case wen >
each required to give bond In the sum irof
$6,000. _
Fugitive Murderer CnptiiriMl In Calor.it ! " .
DENVER , May -Deputy United States
Murt-'luil Lov II arrlvecl In
Denver this
morning vtlth P , J Thornton , who com-
mlttfl mutdtr m the Cherokee Strip last
API I Tlionitoi crcap it fti.il ruin b. en In
h ling Hn e Lov ell located him at Grand
Jinictt.m nd male the arrest * s Thornton
vws pr paring ; to leave the tow a.
\ n
Governor Evans of South Carolina Isiues a
Tiery App al to the Whites.
| NEGROES SHALL NOT RULE THE STATE
Fcdernl Judge * Ilratuleil no Dltgritcci to
Krmlnc Accuar < l Them of Overrid
ing the Constitution nnd the
People. ' nights.
COLUMBIA , S. C. , May 14. Governor
Evans has Issued a lengthy address to the clt-
zens of South Carolina In which ho deals very
tiarshly with the recent decisions In the d'spen-
sary and registration cases. Ho refers to'
the political history of bis state since the war
and argues for the right of the state "to
manage and direct Its Internal affairs without
national Interference. " Ho continues : "Tho
people of South Carolina have always bsen
law abiding and respect the constitution and
courts of the United States , but when the
Judges of those courts wantonly Invade and
trample under foot the recognized rights of
our people , guaranteed by the federal consti
tution , they have a right to assert them
selves and maintain their sovereignty and In
dependence. This they have ever done , and
will continue to do , and will resist with all
the j means within their power the usurpation
and tyranny of partisan politicians In high
. places , who disgrace the Judicial ermine. We
' cannot , nor have we the desire , to resort to
arms to resist this unjust decree , but we can
and will exert the united efforts of a liberty
loving people to thwart the conspirators who
are plotting to overthrow our civilisation. In
this struggle we confidently rely j.- > the sym
pathy and moral support of all lovers of gooJ
government and states' rights throughout the
union. I5y on appeal to one of the bitterest
enemies * of southern civilisation , a politician
who disgraces the Judicial ermine of the
United States court , masquerading as a Judge ,
they have succeeded In having the regLtra'Ion
IHWS declared unconstitutional , null and voU.
, The chief argument made before him was
the defamation of vour state , and If Insult
could come from such a source , to jour state
officers. Under this decree , the doors have
been thrown open and the ballot again placed
In the hands of eveiy man , white or black , of
the age of 21 years. The tbuss and ilandc-r
heaped upon the state b ) the cuun.'cl for the
i plaintiff was only surpassed b > that of the
judge In his argument , styled a decree In
equity.
"But the pity of It , the humiliation and
the shame of It , Is jet to be told. Bes'd ?
this Jeffries sat en eld man , whose head
was gray , who had fought on the field of
J battl for state rights , who had b : n speaker
of the house of leprcsentatlves of South
Carol iia , and In whose handwriting part of
your legislation laws exist in your archives.
There he sat , wearing the Judicial ermine ,
hearing his state dcfam d , h's comrades In
arms denounced as reb Is and hi ? own handi
work adjudged as a crime. If the law wai
a crime , was he not a criminal ? Should his
head not have been bent and his eyes moist
with tears of humiliation ? They were no .
With a Mephlstolean grin on Ms wrinkled
face I , he nodded assent to the most Infamous
I document < ever emanating fron a court of
equity , while the black audience exclaimed.
A Danlsl has come to Judgment , yea , a
Daniel
He concludes with an asirt'on that the
issue Is row between b'ack and whits and
urges citizens to see that "white men , not
whits men with black hearts , nor n groes
shall control the constitutional convention. "
"I will not call the leg.slature together , "
he sajs. "They could do noth'ng An ap
peal will be taken to the supreme' court of
the United States , bLt under the red ta-e
and technicalities surrounding 't a dec slon
cannot be had In time to effect the election
of delegates' ' . It must bo a fre ? , cpn fisht
I appeal to the sovereign people cf South
Carolina to protect their horn s and liberties
The government of the people must ai.d
shall be perpetuated and we are reedy to
lead the fight und r the white nun's fUg "
\r ni\r.t't , it
I'litttiimoiilli Witter Coiup uy Will Id
forced to I.lvn U | > to In Conlr.ct.
PLATTSMOUTH , May 14 ( Special ) A
tussle In the courts Is promised between the
city and the Platsmouth Water company
whoso owners reside In Boston. The hydrant
rentals paid to the company under Its con
tract , let eight jears ago , are held by the
council to be exorbitant and a reduction
was asked. This was refused , the company
claiming that the plant was not pa/Ing
enough of a dividend to warrant the reduc
tlon asked. The council at last nlgnt's ses-
slo.i took the matter up and ordered a thor
ough test of the pressure to the end of de
termining whether It Is up to the required
standard A chemical analysis of the water
was also ordered. The contract calls fc-r
the throwing of a stream 100 feet hlqh and
that the water shall be pure and wholesome
and the belief Is general that the company Is
far short of fulfilling either requirement
Should the tests prove unfavorable to the
water company the council plans to refuse
further payment of hjdrant rentals. This
will doubtless bo resisted by the water com
pany and a contest In the courts will be the
ultimate result.
Sam Evarett , a bachelor gardener who has
lived near this city for the past ten years
has gone crazy. He was placed In Jail today
for safe keeping He will be examined to
morrow. Everett's loss of reason Is attrib
uted to an unsatisfied desire to find a v. Ife.
The recent frosts which have visited this
section have done very llttlo damaga , ac
cording to the reports of fruit raisers and
gardeners. The temperature Is much milder
today as a result of a warm wind which
has blown from the south since this mornIng -
Ing , and any further frost Is not antici
pated. The crop outlook could not admit of
Improvement.
jir.oir TO in. tut
About SevimtT-rivo Mm with F.iintllxi
I.IHO Work on Account of it trlre.
BLAIR , Neb. , May 14. ( Special Telegram )
i Tne burning of the Blair horse collar fac-
I tory at tnls P'ace ' proves to be a very serious
affair. It cuts quite an Important part In the
trad' of the city , as It had on Its pay rol.s
about seventy-five men and they nearly all
had families. The company had the largest
horse collar factory In the United States , with
a capacity of 10,000 dozen collars per year ,
which necessltattd a pay roll of about $40.000
dollars a year. The presldsnt and tecrotary
say they will rebuild as soon as the Insur
ance money Is paid and collections of out
standing accounts can be made.
The Insurance was divided up among dlff rent -
ent companies as follows : rMO
Hartford Fire Insurance $ 4.500
BrltUh American Assurance 3,5" )
Security Insurance J , KO
Rockford Insurance . KOm !
German Insurance , Freeport , III 1,500
Phoonlx Insurance , Hartford , Conn. . . 5.WO
Home Insurance of Omaha 2,00) )
Orient Insurance 1.500
State of Pennsylvania 2.COO
Western Assurance 500
St. Paul Firs and Marine l.SOO
Herman-American Insurance 1,000
I i Manchester Fire association 1,750
Hanover Insurance 1,000
Westchester Fire Insurance 1,00
SpilnglUld Fire and Marine Insur-
once
ro
Total value of the stock and buildings Is
about 137.000 The railroad companies Isat
this point will feel the loss badly , aa thin
factory furnished two-thirds of their ship
ments outside of stock.
> MIllicit Ull ffCHICll I OIIVlc' .
DENVER. May II. J. L. Howard , alias
A. L. Martin , who esoap d about eight :
months ago from th * penitentiary at HunlB-
mvllle , Tex. , when serving u term for
burglary and tnfebl winy , committed at
Auttln , Tex. was caught tidav In the Dtn-
v r po tottlce , vvh re he hal called f r n itg-
Istcrcd package. Howard nearly beat a
guard to death when he made his escape.
HAS AO iOl'Jt fOlt JLltMUlAZi 31EAOE
Senintlonal Letter llend In the Korslmcr
Court MitrttnU
BROOKLYN , May 14. ExiMedlcal Direc
tor Bloodgood and Surgeon General Tryon
were witnesses before the Kershner court
martial at the navy y rd today. A latter
from Dr. Kershner to Surgeon Tryon , which
was marked "Personal , " ; vas read. It was
dated Kingston , Jamaica , 'April 7 , 1S95 , and
was as follows.
"My Dear Tryon They had a hearing yes
terday , and I now send you a copy. 1 hope
It will not get you Into trouble , because It
got Into the paper. You must have Informed
the secretary you had the copy. I said I had
sent It to you , and If they had asked me I
would have been obliged to tell them that I
sent It to Dr Bloodgood. I can't tell you
how I appreciate jour affectionate friendship.
It Is about the only thing that has saved me
from going overboard after what I suffered
' such vile , baseless , crazy words from a man
who Is unfitted for the place of admiral I
don't go on deck for fear of seeing him I
would ' as soon see the devil , I bate him from
head to foot ns I never hated any man be
fore. I sometimes think I will soon be as
crazy as ho Is. I hope that when the ship
goes to Kiel It will leave him there , then he
will retire , at least he says he , will. "
Dr. Tryou said the accused had always
borne an excellent reputation In the navy
and ho saw no reason why he should be re
moved.
Captain Glass of the Cincinnati , president
of the court of Inquiry held on board the
United States cruiser New York , off Kings
ton , Jamaica , April C , swore that he admin
istered the oath to Dr. Korshncr , and the
doctor testified that he had only ecnt n
copy of the second endorsement to the sur
geon general of the uavy In a personal let
ter The doctor's testimony was reaJ over to
him , and so was the testimony of every
other witness.
Mr Clmitc , In cross-examination , asked
the wl'ness if the Judge advocate had not
told D . Kershner that the object of the In
quiry was to find out If any verbatim copies
of the reports and endorsements had been
sent out by him.
Captain Glass said he did not think the
word "verbatim" occurred.
Dr Kershner was then Called to the stand
In reply to Mr Hlndale he said he entered
the navy In September , 1401 , coming to the
cruiser of the Atlantic squadron early this
year , the witness saying he was fleet sur
geon and was very careful so that no fever
could possibly come on board. While oft S'
Lucia he believed there was fever ashore
and he persistently refused to allow any
water from the shore to come aboard His
suspicions as to fever on shore were after
ward found to be well founded When the
request for assistance camp from the Nova
Scotlan bark , the doctor , after hearing the
description of the sick man , felt sure he
showed symptoms of yellow * fcver.
"Wren Captain Evans npolce to me " - < ald
the witness , "I told him of the danger of
either going myself or sending an assistant
to the bark , fearing to bring contagion on
board. If I had not spoken to the captain , I |
should have been derelict In duty. I did not :
refuse to go or to send a doctor , for If the
captain had ordered me to do so , I most
certainly would have obeyed. As It was ,
however , Captain Evans went and saw Ad
miral Meade , as he did not dare to take the
responsibility of Issuing tne order himself.
When ho came back and told me the ad
miral had ordered assistance to bo sent , I
Immediately sent Dr. Cook. "
At this point the court adjourned until to
morrow.
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1'iiiu Showing ( it JInmp'ilH.
MEMPHIS , Tenn , May 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Omaha Guards , ns well as thi
Tliiirston Hlfl S ) drilled before an cnthust
3stlc audience this aflernooij. From prcscn
indications both companies stand cxcellcn
chances for first place In their respective
'lasses In the parade yesterday Captain H
3. Mulford was complimented in being place
m charge of the fourth battalion So fa
none have shown up for the sick list an
all report having an cnjoyablo time
At Camp Schofleld this morning the rcg-
iilar troops gave an exhibition of guard
nount aa It Is practiced In the service , for
the enlightenment of the citizen boldlers
Liter In the forenoon companies E and H ,
Fifth United States Infantry , gave an exhi
bition drill. This afternoon the competition
for prizes will bo resumed.
The Thurston Rllles of Omaha drilled
in class B , the Governor's Guard of Mem
phis In clues B and the Omaha Guards de
tachment In the gatllng gun class This
was followed by a dress parade of all the
infantry , and In the evening a concert by the
Iowa State band. Tonight the Morton Cadets
of Washington , D. C , will'be entertained at
the club house of the new Memphis Jockey
club by their sponsor , Miss May Peters of this
cltvThe
The fact the Governor's
' guards , the first
'ocal company to drl } ! , would appear this
afternooi attracted n crowd of
upward of
4.00)
people to Montgomery park. The
Thurstcn Rides cf Omaliu , unjer Captain
A. II Scharff , nut up the best drill yt seen
at Camp Schoncld
when they competed In
class C this afternoon.
. Their work w s
warmly appreciated by the spectators.
It Is p'rliaps only natural that the great-
st enthusiasm
should have been arou ed
by the Governor's ( -minis .of this tlty , who
Immediately ' followed them. The after-
noon'fi prcvram ended with th0 appearance
of the Gatllnjj' KUI delnchment of th °
Omaha Guards , v\hose work comrxued very
favoniblv with their enl > rival , the Cincin
nati detachment Decision In this class Is
awaited with great Interest , as the work of
each company was almost errorless.
Tomorrow the Fletcher JSouaves of Little
Rock will drill.
The Moiton cadets of Washington will
also compete In class H , and the McCarthy
light guards cf Little Rock will op > n class
A. One of the mcst Interesting features of
the drill festivities was the beslnrlnjj at the
Auditorium tonight pf a seiles of grand
concerts by a chorus , of 150 vole's , and an
orchestra of slxtv p'ec's , under the direc
tion of Mr. Alfred Ernst. The soloists are
Mme Lillian Blnuvelt , soprano ; Mn Kith-
erlne DloodKootl contralto , J II. McKlnley ,
tenor , and Carl Dulft , ba so.
nin.r AMI tt. x M..ro JOX.NArK.vr.s
VMM llnvo it Junction nt Cndjrcnno for tlio
1'rrfmir.
CHEYENNE , : * ray 1 ( . - ( SpecialThe ) re
cent ileeishm of Govetnor Richards to en
force the conditions , of his proclamation ,
which require that , all southern cattle ship
ped Into the state , by roll shall be fed ,
watered and Inspected at this place , will
probably lead to a Junction of the Bur'lng-
ton and Denver & Gtlf' ' Interests In W > o-
mlng The Junction caulabe formed by al
lowing the Burlington tar-extent ! Its present
line through this city ( a the western limits ,
where connection cojild b - made with the
Cheyenne & Northern branch of the Den
ver & Gulf Negotiation ) * to effect this con
nection are In progress. Some opposition Is ,
being met from property owners whose
property would be daraar-u by allowing the
Burlington the desired right of vvay through
the cltv Efforts are being , made , however ,
to overcome these objections , and the pro
posed ccnnectlon Is regarded ns one of the
certainties of the near .filture That the
Denver Gulf odlclal * have effected on ab
solute divorce of thelr > burlneKs from that bof
the Union Pacific Is shown ! plainly by their
method of handling ( helrmtock ehipmen sever
over the OlKnenne & Northern this > e < ir.
Heretofore union Parjllo engineers ir.ml
trainmen have handled the extra stock ship
ment durlni ; the cattle shipping season
This year live complete train crews of th °
main line of the Gulf road have been
brought here from Denver to handle hale
shipments. . _
l.mv ) rr.lo.w Inillc ril
CHEYENJJE. May 14. ( Spiclal Tele
gram ) The United States grand Jury for
the Wyoming illitrtct today Indicted Charles :
F Tew , a prominent attorney of this place ,
for Inducing soldiers In the rema'ar unny
to desert. Tew wanted the soldiers lo i1/ :
sert EO they would not be uvaimble an nil
nesses against a client.
( \iufp * * < rili rs for lilp < .
PHILADELPHIA. May ll.-The Bpanlsh
government has notified the Cramps , ship [ '
builders , that the gun boat contracted forte
to bf used on the river Cuute , In Cuba , wil | "
not l > e needed , an the Cuban rcb Illon Is
practically at an en < 1. Thin U du to re
ports made by Gem nil Campos , comman
dernchlef of the Bpantih truon * In Cuba ,
that no further ih.pt cr materials of war
be cent him.
1CORE OF PASSENGERS HURT
Intiro Train Thrown Down a Twenty Foot
Embankment.
ONE KILLED AND ONE FATALLY INJURED
St. Louli gi Ilannllml I'.isscnser vVrnckeil
by a Ilrohcn Rail .Ncnr bllox , Mo.
Very 1'oir 1'rmoiis oh llourit
Ktinpcil Injury.
S1LEX. Mo. , May 14. At 8 a. m. the
southbound passenger train on the St. Louis
Hannibal railway was derailed by a
broken rail two miles from here and thrown
down a twenty-foot embankment. The en-
Ire track for a distance of 100 feet was
orn up , some of the rails being thrown oft
he right of way. Very fen of the passen
gers and train crew escaped Injury.
C MEYER of St. Louis was Instantly
killed.
The following were Injured :
Eugene Sullivan , engineer , Hannibal , Mo. ,
probably fatally Injured.
Perry Wood , attorney for road , New Lon
don , Mo , dangerously Injured.
J. A. Gordon , Hannibal , Mo. , shcrlder In
ured.
Charles Yancey Clajton , Hannibal , slightly
cut.
cut.S
S W. Smiley , Hannlbil , slightly Injured.
Mrs. Lizzie Grafford , Cynic , Mo. , head cut
and Internally Injured.
Charles Van Hester , Keokuk , la. , head In
jured
Andy Dick , baggage master , head severely
cut.
cut.C.
C. P. Garwood , St. Louis , spine Injured.
C H. Pote-s . St. Louis , slightly hurt.
J R. Smith , Salem , Mo , Injured ribs and
side.
side.Ben
Ben II. Johnson , St. Louis , bruised.
B V Dleckhaust , St. Clements , Mo ,
slightly Injured about the head.
Caroline Dleckhaust , St. Clements , Mo ,
arm bruised.
Joseph Dleckhaust , St. Clements , Mo. , badly
brulped.
W. F. Oglesby , Clarksvllle , Mo. , chest In
jured.
Jack Marland , brakeman , back and arm
Injured.
C A. Lew ton , fireman , hip Injured.
J II. Wright , Vandalla , 111. , slightly hurt.
William Boyd , Vandalla , 11 ! . , face cut.
Jesse Jones , Fronkford , Mo. , collar bone
broken. ,
W G Hurd , customs house , St. Louis , '
slightly Injured.
The train was going at a moderate cf
speed , but the engineer did not see the con-
dltlon of the track until It was too late to
check the momentum of the train. Brakes
were applied , but the engine was already off
the track and the conches were pulled down
the emlnnkment Those who escaped at
once began the work of rescuing those who
were caught under the debris of the wreck ,
and they were made as comfortable as possl'
ble Word was sent to this city Immediately
and physicians hurried to the scene.
C Meyer of Warronton Mo , was a travel
Ing salesman for C L. Bushman , St. Louis.
11011.1:1 : : ox A hTUAMiiK i x PLOD us.
Vessel Disabled on l.ulcit St. rinlr and Two
Mon Killed.
DETROIT , May 14 A terrible accident
occurred last evening on tiie new river
steamer Unique , from Lake St. Clalr , which
caused the death of two , If not three men
.At 3 o'clock" the Unique left Detroit bound
for Port Huron , after a down trip which
was the quickest ever made between Delrol
and Port Huron by boat. When about ten
miles from Belle Isle a crash was heard by
the passengers to proceed from the boiler
loom , which was followed by clouds of steam
and scot , driven through the hatr/nes vvltli
terrific force At the tame Instant the ex
plosion occurred the deck hands saw George
Rcblnson , engineer of the boat , of this city ,
who was sluing on the port ra 1 , thrown over
boanl Life preservers were thrown to him ,
but as the boat was going at full speed at the
Imo they did not come within his reach. A
boat was at once lowered and a thorough 1
search made for him , but ho had disap
peared and was given up for dead.
As coon as the condition of affairs below
would warrant It the olficers of the boat went
below and found a crack about an Inch and a
half Ions In one of the boiler flues This
caused the explosion On the floor of the
boiler room was Anthony Case , a coal passer ,
w'ao was seen to have been killed outright
Near him was John Plant , a fireman who
was taken from the fire hold frightfully
burned
There were about forty passengers on the
boat and a rush waa made for the life pre
servers as soon as the accident occurred
But it ended so quickly that all on board be
came assured that nothing serious had hap
pened to the boat Itself and order was quickly
restored. The officers of the boat refused to
allow any one to visit the fire liold.
The Unique lay on Lake St. Clalr from the
time of the accident until 2 o'clock this
morning , when the wrecking tug Wales ,
which had been sent for her by the steamer
Baldwin , took her In tow and reached the
j dock at Detroit at 3 o'clock this morning.
i
iUL1V ItOIt.l.K COSTS I1IOHT L11 IIS
Steam UIIIRO Hid Not Itrff Mrr Iho Correct
' I'onniU.
rect I'rrRHiiro bjr Fifty
WELLSVILLE , N. Y , May 14. By the
I explosion of a boiler In a eawmlll half way
between Perryvllle and West Blngham. Pa ,
and about fifteen miles from here , five men
were killed and three fatally Injure ! , two of
whom have since died. The names of those
killed outright were :
CLAUDE ENGLISH.
JAMES MOWERS.
EUGENE MERR1CK.
LYMAN PERRY.
CHARLES GROVER.
CALEB CONVERSE , badly scalded and
died after a few hours.
ALBERT DE GRAYOT. fearfully mangled
anJ die ] In a few hours after the accident.
Dell Grldley will not survive. All but
ono were married and lived In the vicinity of
West Illngham.
The mill , which is owned by Peck , Haskell
& Co of Ulywes , Pa. , employed ten men ,
who at the time of the explosion were sit
ting near the boiler waiting for a belt to be
repaired , and only two escaped. The mill
was equipped with an eighty-hone power
boiler which had been condemned by an In
surance Inspector only a few days before ,
as the ctcam guago failed to record uceit-
| rately within fifty pounds.
I OVTIlirAlTE fUU IVAIl HRCIIKTJltr
.
Htarjr Hint lln tn Sfhadnlod to haccecvl l.ii-
mnnt In u I etr Moiithn.
COLUMBUS. O . May 14-There Is a hint
here that amounts to a conviction to the
representative of the Associated prefg that
before thin year explies ex-Congressman
' Outhwalte Is to be made secretary of war.
The story la not denied , nor Is It admitted
In confidential Outhwalte circle * . Mr Outh
walte Is enrouto to Europe to icturn July l
The president , Mr Lnmont and Mr. Outlv
wnite re known to be very close friends
The talk at hl end of the line has b ° rn
sub rosa , but Is printed In full today , so lur
as It may bj without violating confidence.
m
A ilrrimui f-nnipn'in ArreMrtl.
SIOUX FALLS , B. D. May H. ( Special I ,
Tek'Kram ) Joe Sampson , the Hloux Fa
alderman who defaulted with $750 of city
funds , was arrested late this afternoon at
Sundance , Wio. . anil held. Sheriff HubbutU
starts early tomorrow morning for Pierre
to secure requisition papers , from which
place he will proceed to Hundance and return -
, turn with the prisoner.
I llnrrl'on Mill Not Ilrtlru from frnrtlre.
INDIANAPOLIS , May 14. Ex-Prtsldent
I Hurrbon sajs regarding the report that he
ban p-rmanently retired from Jury practice
that It Is a mlxtake He will not engage
In any more Jury trlalsavvay _ from home I
and will mainly confine his practice to ar
guments before the courts. !
fKATlUilt HVRKAU ( jltOl' HVLI.RTIS
Iteporti Itecolved from Alt Stntet Within
the Itecent fro t licit.
WASHINGTON , May 14. The weather
bureau In Its regular weekly report of
weather crop conditions. Issued today , snvs :
The great feature of the week was the re-
narkable cool wave which overspread
nearly the whole of the country cast of the
Rocky mountains on the 11th nnd 12th ,
attended by freezing weather In the north
ern states nnd frost ns far south as the Ohio
valley and western part of South Carolina.
1 his period of cold has proved very un
favorable to growing crops , and much InJury -
Jury has resulted fiom irosu throughout
the nortlurn portions of the countiy. The
line of fnezlng ttnipeiatu.ro CNtends from
| western Montana southeast
to vvcstetn Ne
braska , thence northwnid to south rn North
Dakota , and thence eastward through the
southctn portions of Minn-sola , Wisconsin
nnd Michigan , northeastern Ohio and noith-
western Pennsylvania to western New York ,
the lowest temperature within the United
States " b lng about 10 degrees below fieez-
"nif In the evtrtnu' northern portions of Min
nesota nnd Montana.
The followhitf special telegrams were re
ceived by the weather bureau from the sev
eral state service" , and are based on moie
than 10.KO special r-ports ( only the states
affected appreciably t'V the cold snap are
given In these reports , although the bureau's
reports cover nil states In the union )
New York Ithnca Until Saturday , tlio
llth , ver > hot , Iriegular showers ; vegeta
tion far In advance , all conditions favorably
except In the southeast poitlnn , where crops
are buffering from drouth. Heavj thunder
storms with hall Saturday afternoon caused
meat damage to fiults and nur.seiles neat
Rochester ; killing frosts In portions of
Niagara and Chautauiiua counties ; nnt
damage to grapes nnd peaches , elsewhere
no damage r > ported
Tennessee Naslivlllo : Ltfiht fro t , but no
serious damage , on 13th , heavy frost this
morning , the 14th. Too late to le.iin ex
tent of damage. Crops of nil Kinds doing
nicely and cotton and corn being woiked ,
cut worms still destiuctlvc to corn and
tobacco.
Kentucky Louisville : First half of the
week clear and warm ; last half cold , cloud }
and showerv , Blight damage from frost en
l.'th nnd 13th , but serlolus Injun piobnblc
from killing- frost this mortnni ; , 14th.
Ml uourl Columbia : Much wheat dam
aged by drouth and chinch bugs In renttnl
and western portions , and bv lly In the
southern sections , damage bj Irost slight.
Illinois Chicago : Frost damage slight In
the southern portion , hut In the northern
counties fruit nnd gulden tiuck Is gieatly
damaged , llrst of the week was very hot ,
then veiy cold ; rainfall plentiful In the
noith niul west half , but much needed In
the fcouthem poitlon , J-trawberrl's being
marketed In the southern portion ; laige
> lcld , excellent qualltv ; wheat , rje , oats ,
sprouting corn , clover Injured b } drouth and
Incests
Indiana Indianapolis : Frost Monday
night probably caused Injury In localities ,
esp'clallv In northern portions , very warm
weather the first of the weelc and local
rnlns , fell heveral days ; crops advanced only
slowly ; corn coming up nicely ; cut worms
numerous and doing iniuh damage.
West Virginia Parkersburg ExcJ slvely
warm and dry ; cool Satuulav ; special telo-
giaphlc reports from Hlnton , Rlucfield ,
Graf ton nnd Wheeling Indicate severe dam
age by frost to grnpes , potatoes and all ten
der vegetation and fruits In uplands , river
bottoms were generally protected by fog ;
no serious damage to wheat , corn ami grata
reported.
Ohio Cnlumbus : Where rain fell It Im
proved the condition of wheat and onts
and grasses , elsewhere no decided change * . ;
corn and potatoes coml"g up generally ; to
bacco plants damaged bv urolith and In
sects , fie > iN killed to n large extent temUr
plants , iiapcs , berries , and Is b lleved to
have seriously Injur d wheat , corn , potatoes
and fruit over the ea tern portion , not badly
over the central and vve tern portions
Michigan Lansing Waim , bountiful
1 rains have Improved and rapidly advanced
I all vegetation , corn and potatoes ; planting
rapidly piogictilnK ; frost Saturday nnd
Sundnv sllghtlv damaged fruits , corn and
gaiden tiuck In the lower peninsula and
fiults In the upper portions.
Wisconsin Milwaukee' Favorable condi
tions during the llrst half of the week
caused rapid giowth and put farm work
two weeks * In advance of the average sen-
son ; heavy fro t Saturday. Sunday nnd
Monday nights killed fiults and vegetables
In the northern nnd Injured them severely
In the central portion ; damage to corn and
grain compaintlvcly light ; coin not gener
ally up ; Injurv to strawberries modeiate
Mlnne otn Mlnneajnl-n Unseasonably
warm until rrlda } . afterward much cooler ,
with f-harp fiosts , cutting corn potatoes and
garden tiuck to the ground , fiult al o con-
sldeinblv damaged , but small gialn Is unin
jured , and the cool spell Is favorable for
stoollng , hardlo't vegetation will fully recu-
; > ornte nnd the cason Is sufficiently early
: o replant thu tendei vep tables killed.
luwn DCS Molnes rir- t half of the week
extreme ! } warm , last half unseasonably
cold , with Beverf frosts , gulden truck , pota
toes gi.ipes and beriles badly Injuied , but
small grain not materially hurt , corn In low
) laces wan cut down , but will recover.
North Dakota Bismarck The week was
generally favorable ; heavy frosts have In
jured fruit and gardens , but no damage-
Tops Is icporttd , nnd It Is not thought they
.mvc been seriously Injuied , prospects re
main thebft for several > ears.
South Dakota Huron- General condition
favorable , exi ept gardens , fruit and pota
toes contlderablj affected by frosts In many
localities In the eastern portion ; field crops
will recover ; considerable permanent Injurv
to fruit ; cool weather promoting small
grain growing.
Kansas Topekn1 Warm and little rain ,
except In the eastern counties ; coin doing
well , but wh'nt , onts , Max nnd fruits af
fected by drouth ; frost cut corn , gardens
and some fruits In the central and western
counties.
Wlicoiitln Crop I iillclln.
MILWAUKEE , May 14. The weather
crop bulletin Issued from the Milwaukee
weather bureau today says : "In the ex
treme northern counties the ground froze
and Ice formed about half an Inch thick
The damage has been considerable In all
sections , but the Injury to fruit and grain
Is greatest In the central and northern per
tions. Small fruit Is greatly damaged In tb
southern part of the state , while In the
northern portion It Is very generally Killed
Vegetables In many sections have been killed
and gardens will have to be replanted Curn
whete up , has been nipped. As the seaho'i
Is from ten to 15 days ( some say a month )
In advance of former years , there Is jet
room for all grain crops to recuperate from
the present setback/ Grass never looked bet
ter at this season , and the prospect for a
good hay crop Is excellent. "
A7O/.B A tOO/ < HALF
I'uut Scliullz'n Defalcation l.nrsest r.\cr
Kmitvn on thn Cna t
TACOMA. Wash. , May 14. Facts have
come to light which Indicate that the late
Paul Schultz's defalcations amount to nearly
$500,000 , making his total embezzlement the
largest known on the Pacific coast. The new
defalcation ! are those In the accounts of the
Northern Land and Development company of
South Bend , Wash. , and the Oljmplc Land
and Investment company , which owns the
townslte of Acosta , terminus of the Gray's
Harbor branch of the Northern Pacific.
South Bend Is the terminus of the branch to
Wllljpa harbor.
Not Mantxil Anyway.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 14. The itoiy that
Rudolph Schnaubelt. the Chicago anaichlst ,
has been located In Vallojo Is not credited
among socialists here. They say that heIs
In the south of Africa and will not return to
America. They nay that If such a prominent
anarchist as Schnaubelt was In California
tticy * ould surely Know It. Emll Lcls ,
editor of the San Francisco Tageblatt , ia > s
that possibly Schnaubelt may have been con
futed with Michael Schwab , who , ho rays ,
resigned his position In Chicago aa editor
of the Arbiter Zeltung and announced that
he would go to Vallejo to engage In farming
Mrs Schnaubelt Is Schwab's mother-in-law
and Schwab Is probably now In Vallcjo. Ho
Is probably the mysterious Etranger described
by the reporter.
Movdiimiu of Otrnn SIrnmuri M y 14.
At New YorK Arrived Georgia , from Slet-
tin.
tin.At
At Glasgow Arrived Assyrian , from Phil-
udelphla.
At Movllle Arrived -Furncisla , from N w
York for Glasgow.
At London Arrived Virginian , from Bos-
ton.
ton.At
At Brcmcrhavsn Arrived Urns , from New
York , vln Southampton.
At San Francisco Departed Gaelic , for
Hongkong ind Yokohama ,
At Queenitown Arrived Teutonic , f'r
Liverpool , and proceeded.
At Marseilles Arrived Britannia , frcir.
N-w York.
At Southampton Arrived -Havel , fro
New York tor Bremen.
COLDEST DAY OF THE \YEEK \
Finishing Up the "Work of Destruction Be
gan the Latter Part of Last Week ,
TEMPERATURE FIVETOTEN DEGREES DOWN
All tlio Nnrtli Contrnt Mntcn Covered bf
the fold \Vnvo nnd Womo I'roiti
Predicted Henry 1'nll of
Mio\v In Uhlu ,
CHICAGO , May 14. Heavy frosts occurred
this morning In Wisconsin , Michigan , Illi
nois , 1 nd him , eastern loua and eastern Min
nesota with ( oven Inches of snow In the
north and central part of lower
Michigan. The temperature Is 5 to 10 degrees -
grees lower this morning In lower Michigan ,
the Ohio valley , Tennessee and 10 degrees In
Dakotas , Kansas , Nebraska , Colorado , Wy
oming and Montana.
The storm which suept Lake Michigan
jesterday and last night was the most dis
astrous since tlie gale of last May. In which
so many lives were lost. The list of missing
vessels up to noon today was a long ono
and eleven craft were reported wrecked. The
list of known wrecks at that hour was a *
follows
Quickstep , wrecked off Racine.
J B Kitchen , wrecked at Middle Island.
Viking , driven aground with three con
sorts at Sand Beach.
Unknown steam barge , ashore six miles
north of Sand Beach
Steamer Unique , wrecked at St. Clalr by
an explosion.
Three tcliooncrs , wrecked off Eust Tiu\as ,
Mich.
Unknown schooner wrecked off Racine.
Thrco-maetcd schooner , wrecked near Mil
waukee.
It was rumored this forenoon that the City
of llollanl and the Mabel Dr.idshaw , pas-
ccnger and freight boats plving between Chicago
cage and Holland , Mich , were missing , but it
developed later that both had been unable to
leave the Holland harbor , and were safe.
Marino men here anxiously awaited news
from missing boats , and grave fcirs ucrc ex
pressed for the safety of all ships overdue.
KILLED FRUIT IN ILLINOIS.
Sr LOUIS. May 14. Signal Officer Frank-
cn 11 i > M reports a killing frost at Springfield ,
III. , and vicinity last night and a light frost
In this vicinity and throughout Missouri , ex
tending up Into Iowa. U is not thought that
any berlous damugc to crops resulted , unless.
It may have been In the low lands Later
reports will tell. Dispatches received hereby
by the Missouri State Board of Agrlculturo
report some damage to crops by the frost of
Saturday and Sunday nights In the north
west and north central sections of the state.
Beans and potatoes suffered particularly.
From Webb City , Mo , comes the report
that the coldest weather at this season for
years prevailed last night. The thermome
ter registered 42 this morning
Reports of dimage done by last nlght'a
frost have also been received from the fol
lowing places'
Grayvllle , III Garden truck badly dam
aged , but It Is thought the fruit and crops
In general are not seriously hurt.
Paris 111 Strawberries , peaches and grapes
completely ruined ; apples and cherries nearly
so. Corn and potatoes cut down to the
ground , but will recuperate If there Is no
further setback. Grave fears are enter
tained for the wheat crop , which has been un
usually promising.
Phelbyvllle , III. Heivy frost last night did
I incalculable damage to crops In this vicinity.
Salem , 111. Ice formed nearly one-fourth
of on Inch thick latt night. Strawberries ,
giapes and small fruits badly damaged.
Jacksonville , 111 As a result of last nlght'a
frost many fields of corn will have to be re-
planted. Grapes will probably be a total
failure , while garden truck will have to be
started anew.
Creal Springs , III There was a heavy frost
here this morning and thin Ice formed. Ad
vices from the country show garden and
field vegetables almost ruined , and It la
feared the fruit and wheat In the law lands
are seriously Injured.
Spring Valley , 111 Great destruction waa
caused by last night's frost. ICD a quarter
of an Inch thick formed. Corn , potatoes and :
oats are Injured to the extent of half a yield.
Sinil fruits and garden truck are almost a
total lo < s.
Greenup , 111 Heavy frost and freezing ;
weather. Fruit of all hinds Is thought to bo
a total loss. Vegetables have suffered much
and wheat will bo damaged.
MOWEAQUA , III , May 14 Heavy frost
last night totally destroyed the fruit and
berry crop In this section. Potatoes , grapel
and gardens are blackened to the ground ,
GALESBURG. Ill , May 14 A calamitous
frost prevailed this morning Everything-
was frozen stiff Ics a quarter of an Inch
thick was formed Vegetation was far ad
vanced Grape and strawberry crops wcr
killed It Is feared fruit of all kinds waa
killed No mch disastrous frost has oc
curred hero for years. The money loss.IB
believed to be large. It Is feared a large
acreage of corn must be replanted.
MINONK , III , May 14. Frost has de
stroyed fis fruit , k'llcd garOcn truck and cut
down growing corn half an Inch below ground.
Farmers are saying that the earliest planting
must be replanted
OSHKOSH. WIs. . May 14 There was an
other heavy frost last night , the third In suc
cession , and the destruction of gardens , fruit ,
b ° rrles , grapes and early grain Is almost com
plete. The mercury sunk to 30 and the
water froze an Inch tnlck. A lending market
gaidener says the ground was fro/en to a
depth of nearly two Inche1.
MORE FROSTS FOR TONIGHT.
PITTSBURO , May 14 The weather her
Is cold and cloudy , with light dat > hcs of rains.
The lowest temperature reached about 30
degrees at C 30 this morning and freezing
weather Is predicted by tn weather bureau
for tonight This will be followed by rising
temperature tomorrow. No correct estimate
of the extent of damage by cold to fruit and
vegetables can be made at this time , but it
will be great.
A dispatch from Bcllalre , 0 , says that It
Is severely cold there and snowing slightly.
Th re are fearb of another killing frost to
night.
At Morgantown , W. Va. , the farmer * re
port that the frosts Saturday night destroyed
garden truck , raspberries , grapes and plums.
Ice one-fourth of an inch thick Is reported
in some places.
ELIZADETHTOWN , N. J , May 14. The
mercury fell to 20 degrees at C a. m. today.
Fruits are blasted and follag is drooping.
The ground IE frozen hard.
WAPOKONETA. O , May II It has been
snowing hero all morning , the thermometer
rcgliterlng 20 degree. The damage to frulU
and crops cannot be estimated.
DUNKIRK. N Y , May 14. The damage
by frost to the grape crop in Cliautaun.ua
county Is estimated ut from $130,000 to 1200-
000 WHITEHALL , N. Y. , May 11. There waa
a heavy frost throughout the Champlaln val
ley last night , doing considerable damage to
fruit trees and crops.
A6HEVILLE , N. C. . May 14. Snow can
be plainly seen for several miles on the
mountains In thin vicinity today. Very llttl
damage has been done to vegetation In Iho
valley ;
MIDDLESUORO , Ky , May 14. Snow fell
In the mountains yesterday. The thermom
eter U 34 thU morning.
PANA , III. , May 14. Thcro was a heavy
frost last night. The extent of damage to
the fruit crop , which was very promising , U
unknown
GRAPES AND VEGETABLES KILLED ,
PEORIA. III. , May 14. A very heavy fro t
In this sectlcn did icrlnut damage. At tha
city market house all reports agree that
grapei are all gone , and to are vegetable *
like beans , lettuce , peai and now potato. ) ! .
Thcro li not a grape left , It Is laid , trxl
prospects were never better for a large crop ,
All umall fruits were badly damaged. Ono
gardener had 3,000 tomato plantn nearly
.cady to bloom , and another had 3000 in
bloom These wcro all killed.
OTTl'SUW. U , May 14 , Krult w dam.
aged a little latt nlcht , but nothing twlou *