FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUXE ls . 1S71. OMAHA. MONDAY HOBXING. M.MU'H 6. 1SJW. SINGLE COPY FIVE CKNTS. BIG JlOXEl FOR WAR Sntirt of Otracress Over tad a Half NORKAi EXPENSES ENORMOUSLY SWELLED ef Uie > He&M Oommittcs Prose&ts StaBsadtrae Fi TO DCKING SPAIN , " S4B2,562OB3.47 Incr-wis in OrJinwy Appropi5at5BSE of Preceftng Ttar of SS9,747ODD. , EIGHT NEW ITEMS ACCOUNT FOR THIS Itrmorrntlr Vl - r > f llrrnrd Mn J - lij rift-I'lllJi Coiiicrcki. I * thnt It > Vni. 7'rnlv n Million I > oIInr ContrrtM. CnniioiiV WASHINGTON. March S The official su.u-n : > em of H < | iresrntaUve Joseph G. Can- nnn of Jllinoit , , the chairman of the house nniropriatlon * committee , summing up the appropriations of the Fifty-fifth congress , fchowB an asg-i'g&U' ' appropriation by the en tire congrow , of tl.f > GGKl 0,01G , and , for the K''EKitm JUKI r.ntt4. ) ii total nl J C78 Cf.fc 400. with authority for contracts subject to fu ture cjipropnatlons amounting to JTO.ooo.- ono "V Chairman Cannon's statement in fall fol- 1 : wo : 4Th appropriations made at the session of congreBt , Just closed amount approxi mately to $ Glfir ! > E,400 anfi show an apparent rwduction of T-lh.o7S.ODfi under the appro priations madf at the preceding session. This is attribtnaMe to the large ex penses occaiduned hy the war with Spain that were provided for during the preeedln ? FPBBlon The entire appropriations made by the Fifty-fifth con V"eBt aggregate n.ufiC.- B'in.ClC.2S. Of this siim $4k2.DB2OSS 47 is di re -ly chargeble to our late war with Spain or incident thereto. Deducting this charge from the -whole amount of the .appropria- Vcins , the remalnfler , ? 1 Ob4,327.C".Bl. rep- rcttents thu ordinary or normal appropria- ti < ns made by the Fifty-fifth congress. Thlrty-Minr > : illl in Iiu-reuxc. The appropriations made by the preceding c-ncre s. tht Flftj--fourth. amounted to II.- 044.JS0.278.F7. A comparison thows an in crease in ordinary appropriations mode bj this oougress over those made by that con gress , the Fifty-fourth , of JI,7-7.000 ! ! , but this apparent intaease is more than accounted - -counted lor by the increases under eight items alone , namely : Tensions . _ S 4D3D.KH ( 1'imlal pen-Ice . K-'vers and harbors , including work under contract jveviDusly au- Nt > w ship ? for na-\T G.KM.Ot < Twelfth tsiiBUi. . . . , l.lmj.iKh 3'u.rls txjiosiaon 1.SCW.OU ; ? srw putilk buildings , including T ) jm aeTitOJ wstirfi snfl inw trafrnr.rfinpriirnai : "cutlets , aaoat Fo- payment < rf judpmenth rendered .icainat government on account of Trench sjioJlatlons and under Bowman art . S.100.0M "These very natural and necessary in creases in public expenditures , on account of the pension Itet , the growth of the postal hTvlce to response to the demands of com- roproe , the improvement of the great water ways of the country and for Increase of the navy , the construction of needed building to ni'commodatc the government service in the citite of the country , the taking of th cen sus , the participation of tli ? couutry in the Treat exposition to l e held in Paris nexl year and the payment of the French ppolia- i THI judgments and Bowman act. cases EC long contidprefl by end preswd upon con- press , niggregate (3li.PDD.000 morfe thao dis- P"ia"4ug the entire apparent Increase in tht ordinary appropriations by this congrese eve : incise made by th Fifty-fourth congress "In addition to the flirt-cl appropriations tuude nt this pesslon , contracts were author ised. subject to future appropriations to b made by congress , nmoutiting to about HO.- ( ion. mm Of this amount f44.000.ODO is foi udditional thlpF for the navy. J22.500.000 ii for work on rivers and harbors and some thing ovei (2,000,000 is for public buildings Tiie contract cystem IB , of nttceEslty , applied ic > the construption of new war ships , \Uiicl jequlre the productions of years for thelt conrtructioa. "In U * case of river end hai-bor improve- nients and the conetructlon of public build ings. erpurlonoe has shown that the author ization of contract * leaflb materially to ex pedite and asslbt tb * same. " Driiiot-rutic- - r. Mr. Dockery of Missouri , the ranking dem- nrratlc member of tbe house approprlatiooi < ommittee , made the following statement p-iiiig the democratic view 'This congrefcs easily surpasses all Its pr < ? - fln orf in the Btuj > endouB aggregate of in r.pproprlstlons. li war thought that thf FiTty-firK ctmKr BF. commonly known us thi 'Biiliankillar congress , ' had in point o : ejK.ravap4 e of ajjpropriatlnot touched i 1 nilt which would not be reached , or at leas : f.un > asd. by an ; of ut < suot'ORBors "This tumpraks , however , hat- far rsceedet 'he appalling total of nppropriatlous thm mad and it will rtmimnhured tha't itit liilllon-dollar congrehs' W E followed bj o.erw helming dinasior to the republicai j.nrly ai the unuuing election. 'Cinnfroutea with a war with Spain , re quiring the imposition of additional t&xa unn , it is obvious that rigid eonnomy shouli liw\p been applied in all other dlroction to the uKpouditure of ] > ubli > c inouny. Tb l > oo ; le were willing to in < 'm all the de mauds upon the national treasury mud iict-i'SKury by the Spaniin wur , but it i fulr to pirhume that tlicy fup < ioi ( > d thni * . in view f the cbenrful dis manifuttf < d to meet thow add * d bur dent , to limit the appropriations to ti iiHi-fwhliJes nf a wise and doonaniical &d jnmlBtratinn. These fxpttcitiuons liuie no The i ult is an actual deficiency t ; rurrouc rv > Hinu . MtnouDlUip. nn the firp o ! thit. month. u > Iirtlti * .W-4.6o Thi de licieucy. as shown by the rwicnt eouwirr * ttvr > eoUwatd bj- Chairman Cannon i f th aiiprojinattoUB cummitto . will jirol bl reach HUi.fWI.OWi on the H6th of Ju&e nest "It If imposnible to estimate with ib folute jn-rurwy Utc uwtmry dtftuUturj la 'the coiuiur iifi-iii } ar. The sticrMarf a iht > treakury. In UIF anuuiU r r rt autde t : lam. unimatt < d it &t alxmt ( { ] , but it ih na\\ , ] > prent that it wij } > uol ! * * than J10U.WKi.OW ) . "It is aUaofit e rt in , Uterotore that tit coveTHsnent will be eowjitUl * * * duriug tb r leudw y ar 1W * te ftioc an actual d Tbr JHiZ.WWi.WKi uf iuaonie arista f. from the wilfif Uiud * uuflwr this ud ainic V. tratien aud that ef Prmld nt Cle v lai > d wtl ib n lihvtiMteu eiiutuuttd and Uw tr a iir. vill IMMC l un Utr Mmdiucm ol a li rniw i surplus 10 an ac'ual d - flneniSuili a mo 6 tion inxiBt lie met t 'bi- t IT rrwiwd tax 3 n or \ > \ 'Ve ihvup > * trr i. - rj'rufi j..R r- I LI ) j- -i T " - > ' 1 er - % , . - - - 5. - > 5 . . - . - „ -ta. , r. k i - n. " ' } r ? "c rfc. < - rt - on" an i ) to tb ? a'u-ntloa of couRrt * * and b - conn'rj . ; ; p-iaiion * bare hf-n made bnh .ti mar < "am ba e not bwm war- , -ni-'fd t < \ -hf , ti"-rff"'f rf tii * pnhllc j . or k'ch i' proper la fhoi 11 lun Inrr tmnf 101x4 until tbe na- i HI 'nTid should inamplt tc w t idl rht > u > npp gty | cf the orlRlBal 'bll- to n fijn.flnR . ot tbf pongren us ; < t.ni > Hchty aggregate of (1 'nr k-K < iJS SJRur to dpdtirt froai thit to'ul > 4l. . " ' . ( > > vi made nvcamiary to in-M't tin hut ' i"t n' tb - Spanish war. M i' w dvcain - rt the Rtand total the li - ! billti cr , mi'iiit i.f thf war wUh Spain it ai > p brb ' ; h < - app'oprlatiolis for th ordinary iN ; n < ! ( ' ofhe government ar ? (1.0M.S"7.iML ! l : Th - appropriatloae of thr consentJUF ; rnaed to mct thr ordinary gorernaiental rxpfn e exreed Uio e of ibf prppadljig rifty-foortb congress toy * 3 . - 747.6ifi.44. Not only thi * . but the contract liabilities aotboritsed by the congress JUKI ended , experted for new , ships and their armament. puMIc bufldinCT. rivers and har- txM-fc nd 3niKcellanc < ouf a ouats , amount to (70.eraEZi. U. therefore , to the ordinary ttpprnprlaUonc is added the liabilities on ac count of thee authoriKed rontrArts , ve ac- cprtaln that tie approprlatione ana contract liabilities amount to the tremendous total of tl.lM.KMI.4riC.81. Ilct-UlfM. lniir < > x iiU-iifr- "Thogp increased appropriations "have gen for rrench spoliation claims , public imildingR. rlverB , harbors. Bowman aci j claims and hundreds of other projects , some I of them aeritorioust but many of them not entitled to recognition by the national gov- ( I ernment. In nearly every branch of the ' . civil wrvlce of thp government there hae been an increase of appropriations. "The time has come to reform the so of national expenditures. The reckless improvidence - ! providence of the outgoing congress will at ] least serve the good purpose of arouslnt ; j the people and of causing them to send rep- j i-cseniatives to the national capital who will I reduce the burdens imposed by riotous ap propriations. " PLACE FOR BRAD SLAUGHTER colii Sinn to He CtiiiiiiilKf.IoiK-11 n J'nj inuNtrr - itli n Sulnrjf Tlirre Tliiinsutid. WASHINGTON. March u. ( Special Tele gram t Bradner D Slaughter will tomor row IK > commissioned as paymaster under the new army bill , signed bj the president on Saturday , restrictions as to the use oi his name having been removed tonight by President McKinley. his selection havinn been brought about iiy the joint efforts ol j Senate ! Thurston and Assistant Secretary ol War Meiklejohn. The War department believing that the Hull bill would /trobably become a law and MelkhJohn. who lip ; not only nnd much tc do , but who has kept close watch on all matters affecting reorganization of the army j decided as a bold stroke to urge Slaughter1 ! i appointment as second lieutenant of tht | Fifth Immune infantry in order to give hie ' .standing for future promotion. Dnder tht j Hull bill Slaughter , to be paymaster wonlC j have -been barred by the ace limit , and ifieiiaejonn , ailtIEjftamtnE. thc Hull'1 > 1E would receive the sanction of the militarj committees of both branches of congress , urged the Lincoln man upon the president but the Hull bill did not become a law. A compromise measure was adopted instead i and Senator Thurston on Friday had the agf limit of officers of the staff eliminated ! This action could not have been foreseen ai | the time as Slaughter w = s given his com- i mission as a member of the line. Now hi ! I commission will follow ae paymaster. 1 : ii | understood he will at once resign his posi- tj < n in the line to take a new and highei honor at a salary of SS.ODO a year -with thi ! commutation of 10 per cent added ever ) | five years by the provisions of the act. Thf ! assignment oi Mr. Slaughter will not hi ] known until after be IF commissioned whicl will probably .be on Tuesday. Ex-Senator William V. Ailn , ac omnanl" by the members of the Nebraska decgaioi ) of hie iioliUcal faith , will leave to in on ow morning for their several homes. It i1 Senator Allen's intention to ro tlirectlv u i Lincoln , where he will probabl } witness tb ! election of a successor of the republican faith to the position which he vacate J bj operation of the law at noon Saturday. HKA1.TI1 COMMT10AT MAML.V I"i to Jnisuiirj < ! Tlir - Wr - 1-- Smnlli'Oi. ( at-rk nnd It" Dcuilio. WASHINGTON. March D Lieutenan i Colonel Henry Lippincott , chief surgeon a Manila , has contributed some lutereEtini facts regarding health conditions in tin Philippines in a report to Surgeon Genera Sternberg , uated January 2Z labt. The cit ; of Manila and suburbs , he Kays , ere muc ! I improved sanitarily since the last previouj rejon. ) The quarters of some of the troops Jiavi been changed to more commodious ones t while others ha e been overhauled. Golonu ' Lipplncott reports the eBtHtolishtnent of i i convalescent hospiuU ai Corregidur iB.ancl | whose capacity can be increased to aoooni module 400 persons if neceBRary. The Islam ' is at the entrance of Manila bay. when ! there is u refreshing sea air and less rx cesslve heat and un absence of the natural ) : ! unhealthy conditions Mimmnding Manila | The uolouol s hatisfiea that chronic rheu ! roatic and dysentwic CBBOB will not reto e I In the climate of Manila and the surround i ing Inlands nnd he hat determined to sent 1 many of them to this country- j Considering everything the health of thi | command must be re-parted as fairly good The sick list continues somewhat large , bu i a reference , he says , to tables acuompan } i ' ing the report would * et > m IB indicate i { gradual decline with same fluctuations. Thi . . total percentage of sick has declined fron . ' IS 87-100 on November 7 to 8 70-100 un Jan > uary 0. There ifaluo n marked decruari ' in the number of typhoid case * , the dwltji < IB malarial fever hM Dees considerable I , -while i complaints from dynuimery remali about the same. . i Smallpox continues to prevail to a run | sidentble degree , though not to an alarnun i ! extent. The hope wati tltm it would hav . I IK-MI ntaicjit d out long before tbta , but th i arrival of new and oundoss m > ow ; , togt < ihe , with the fact that this IF Uie i Ron th i ; dtittBM- prevails to the greal extent , ha ' made its ooimuuain.e uncvkidaiile. Buer , , ge > Ue WMumrw 1me prevented any wtriou spread. The -enure commsjid ! > * * t > ( n vac < -uiat d at least four Unit * Hincc the at > ' ; ' ) > arauc of the difcw To January C then i liuit > ixi n 1"4 admistiioDE to the smaUjioi ' hokjiiwU aud thirtihieti doaths. Tbw 1 , have Imtiu i'W dwitht in th * twilre com uuutd since ttw arrival of the uuope in th : i Philiiipliutt. umMig which jiiLty-uae vtir i Iron t ihuJd. j Thlny-uuM > of tbe ( uillwefl men nave bfwi ; | rwuriiwd ic ibe r&iu > d Suttee on aooouu I uf aic4&Mu. and for funbw trvatment a 1 San Inuii fo I ! I'tmrrj (41 in III IKN n Iv . ' WHEELING W Va March f. f \V FrttizLt lit * nt itie Wli tlmp Po' ronjiwn sfv- ' ' I1 ' e < 'trl-nc is V < ' i < Tin rs rn hi a - s ' ot r - ' 5- - - , , 1 ( . . ; V _ , v , I. j.n . . 1 i . , - EOC ALTO THE REOUSIT10XS Beaeral 3rooie Lrj tiine Allotment si FuatU to Santkro Provinod , MONEV FOR CUBAN SOLDIERS ON THE WAV C n Imn nc-Ilcf Ahoorintioti SnfrK tlini l'rc Arnir Jtntloim Ar - MnU Inc Pntiir * lijihe HAVANA. * March n Governor G lirsl Brooke , referring to the complaint * m dr at thKt a larce number iS Isborcrt lieen thrown out of work by an appar ent reduction in the financial allotment tc Santiago province. Buys that the fuudt fur- alshafl the several provinces by thi' author- ] tlee at Havana have in all cases been equal to the respective requisitions. Gunr.ral Maslnio Gem : : ? estrrday feiil Governor General Brooke , liy the hand ol Inspector General Roloff of the Cuban arxnj a statement of the number of men in the army. It IB understood that the tot& ! reaches 4K.OOO men SI.O&O privates. 10 001 nou-rommlHfjtoiH'fl ofiicerB , and the rest commissioned - < missioned oflicers trom major generals tc nub-lieutenants. About lo.dfm prix-atet , en listed in IKOS. 10.000 in isnr. . 4.000 in 1K'T ! ' and fc.OOO in lElu. ! In the ca. e of .000 the enlistment date is not known. These general statement * are insufadeni as a hablE for the payment and a more de tailed list of the various commands vlth tbt names and whereabouts of the .soldiers 1 necessary. This , It is understood. Genera ! Gomsz will supply. T I e I'nJil ArntV reU. General Brooke has received a telcgran : from Washington saying that paymaster ! with the JS.000.000 will arrive here ncxi week. It is not likely that any troublt which the American authorities cannot cir cumvent will arise in connection with tbi payment- At Manzanilo Spanish laborers are irnabli to obtain employment on plantations ownec by Cubans , the owners rerusing to give then j work. Three hundred have migrated t ( Santo Domingo and dispatches recel\el from them say that they nave found worl i and that there Is room for 4.000 more j Many , however , prefer to remain in Cuba I Certain Spaniards in Havana are makini i arrangements for the transfer to Pinar de j ' Rio. where General Winston , military gov- ernor. who favors the idea , will co-operaii j in the undertaking. i Jt is said that Senor Jose Lanuia , secre tary of justice in the governor general's ad- i visory cabinet , is preparing an amnetty de < j gree for General Brooke's approval relras < i ing all against whom prosecutions are pend ing for alleged political offenses. i The newspapers assert tliat some of thi , regulations drafted for the new police torn ' aie contrary to existing civil and crimlna 1 law and that confusion will result wbea thi ' two systems come into conflict The ruli . allowing a policeman to enter a dwelllnj , house when pursuing an otender is par ticularly r | The Cuban Relief association is estab lishing its first relief Btatjon. La Union de votes two pages to public endorsements o the plan to return to the cultivation of th < land , remarking that the people , while grate ful for the army rations , desire abo\e al else to l > ecome self-supporting. The local relief committee asserts tha rations are fctdng distributed to 3.700 per sons , and are making paupers of three fourths of them , as the recipients could -worl if work were to be had. I Major L. W. V. Kennon. of the depart 1 ment of commerce and agriculture , callei officially upon General Gomez this afternoon The tnited States armored cruiser. Brook lyn. which had received orders last Frlda : to proceed to Hampton Roads , is still here It ie understood that the orders were re scinded. The supply ship Coma ! arrived this after noon. The temperature in Havana at 3 p. a this afternoon was 7S degrees HARD USAGE OF POLlCEMAh " Two CriUnin -ii t Wcirl u Miff nnd u D - Mrii1 < - Plifht ! LOWELL. Mass. , March S As a resul 'of ' an eincounterwith two burglars wbor he surprised -while attempting to crack rafe In the office of Scannell & Whilley a midnight last night Officer John F. Heal ; Is close to death , suffering from three bul let wounds find a terribly battered head ' Healy had Just reached Scannell t Whil ley's when a man suddenly shoved a revolver volvor in his face. Officer Healy reuche for his own revolver but as be did the ina : fired. The liullet went wide. The officer' revolver refused to worl : The burgla flie-d again and the bullet bit Healy's head The officer then used his night siicK fell ing the burglar , and vhen the offft- jumped onto him a desperate struggle en bued Aimobt immediately a man came ou of the office and fired three tiroes , two shot taking effect in the officer's body The sec end man drew a bluugshot and struck Heal I over the head The burglars relieved Heal i of bis handcuffs , club , revolver , watch an $ FiO in bills. Thej then made their encap , and up if midnight tuuight had not bee ! , apprehended. WEARS OFF THE BIG ROCK e-lidii of Hie Rlcinentk on Hi.Ill Mdr of ttic * Corf ut Mncnrn I'ullk I Ik -enli-d. . t j NIAGARA FALL ? . March r , Fresh evi | -deuce of the wearing awa > of the rod : o i -both hides of tlie gorge IB now to be w j On the American tide between Rapid * Viei and tbe old Maid of the 'Mist landing th j I destructive force of the elements U * eeir | Along tbe rivetr from the BtuWy elevate , ( o the whirlpool a large mass of rock an I rarth ie bcauwwJ al the foot of the clifi Some of the plwe * of rock we very Iwg * On the Canadian * ude at several botwePD Clifton and the whirlpool tke changoB are to be keen. Near the falls mor evidence is to lie had Table Rock louks a if it had lubt a goad sized portion dur in | the winter and the small islands show , dewrewse in Ua < - HERMIT EADS FOUND DEAC It rot In-r of tiir Knintm * l Ilifk in III * Cttlilii In > ! ! ! . < ( .nlc-li. HELENA. Mont , March I Tbe tody e E. H. Radt. a brother of the famous cm Jamtc Buchaaan Bade , who d and rauatrurteid the bridge acroa j tbe Miris6iw > ! at St Louu luid wfao al I rtemeus'.rn1 < ii the feu ibiliiof dcvpeain ibeitumuel of the MiBfise'i-T l < \ ilie or ru inn f J ( IPS war * oi T ' i evrr . " t E „ . , V Ie rjnr - g g < ? < j * r ' ' " r r 'f T * . l E ' ; vf > " " & . oil en i cIT " } t 1 died fron exf o ur nr awne natural rsust H * llvi a alomin hi mounuttif a * b' > r- frtnn ih n 'inn r > * the main rnrig be had prn * | -ifS fo- Bold k tiumher of years. He and f * friend * and wat re- * a ifrmit - tbrmcTbo Knew him DOWN TO BENS AND COFFEE SIMIM liontid PHI * WKrk on f Vij t-nnf \ortlifrn 'J'r IniBrt in t'oiu- CMEl'BKXK. Hj.-u , MRTh fi ( Special TWpra . ) An urfd hH'imair lor t-eliri teas received today 'MIIB the Cheypnnf atid Northern train at li B Mountain The prn- of the trai-nmt atifl panspngers. ' ig ftirty-two jverfeune , haxe been reduced - duced to licanr with a littl ? coffee The nelghlioring ranches are tiniest as destitute. There are five wotnen mi the train Hon. John F McDerinott John aad F. W. Foxton. who \\-Hlke4 tc troni theImprisDued train , report the o K drifted level full ot hard snow hetwee | nre and Iron Mountain and that the .pair . Jny of getting through with n train wiW "I' ptT shoveling. A relief train was wnt out fflfe. inorninc One hun dred bhrvUHn , npeoniWJrtefl tt and & supply of proviBions "KM m .t felong. Today a Sabbath ce m with warm sunshine follow e-d the fierce W arar-fl which raced jes- I trrday and last nig ! ) along the Hue of tbe i t'nlon Psoifjc irom his place to Rawllnn. Early this morning 'he full -equipment of rotary and weidge pli * t ana Hangers worked through the sterm < fr'ct aufl passenger trains at TuricfcB i 4nu along the line follow e-d. Yesterday s east-bound fast mall held over night at L amie , reached here at j 30 o'clock. Yfcetday No. 4 , held at Raw llns c ie in .at 31 o'clock Today's N . 4 reached lier at S ' U&UTE later. Y'er o'clock tonight , ptve -'er- day'k w est-bound f , iuailwas held in the bntiw at HlllsdjatkB reached here thle , morning at S ) o'clock1 Tridny s west-bound trains are running . time , with another day tif cessation fro ) i Btorms all trains on the system will be n Tin'.ng on time. . DAUGHTER wo , I - 3" . I Tire SimilarOrcnncnti < iii to 7'nlk Amixlp.-iiniii lit April 1 CnuI.tion. . WASHINGTON- , March 5 It is generally expected that In the annual convention of ! th"e Daughters of the Revolution al Phila- i delphiu in April one of the principal topics 1 of discussion will be the proposed cousoli- dt-tlrn of their organir1Uin with the Daught ers of the American a volutioa. For sex era ! years miuiy efforts looking to ward consolidation" have been made , but have always faileo baeause no mutual concessions - | cessions could benjtreoa cjiun. A pUn i adopted at the recast congress of the Daughters of tlieaiBrican Revolution grantb larger concessliins xhan any heretofore - , fore , but -whale eome tJ tie most prominent members of both sot 'Hties are willing to come together on py * reasonable terms ( i others are still stron. ly ojipewud Relative to the plan now proposed the ( llowing is an I official statement from the Daugbtert , of the Revolution : Th/- action taken ; . the reecut- conK s of th. Dauf.irs ol . , * lViff.f ? = aJ'71er lii- tion looking to an amalgamation of the so ciety with the Dauphters of the Revolution was entirely roluutarj upon the part of the Daughters of the American Revolution and not with sanction or at the request of the Daughters of the Revolution. There IB no probability of a "surrender" hy the Daughters of the Revolution society and the Daugnters of the American Revolu tion. .BRUTAL . MURDERER ARRESTED Eiitrjiri * . < - . Ivim. . I"nrmer Dt-nlfN All J -dcf of Tcrrllile Crime Tjltli \VliH-h H - IK Cl urcd. . j EMPOR1A , Kan. , March 5. John Gilbert the Enterprise farmer accused of the brutal murder last Tuesday of his wife and four children , was arrested on one of the prin cipal streets here today. ; Gilbert claimed not to have heard of the 1 crime and feigned great grief at the loss of , I his family. He had , be said , deserted them . because of difficulties that had arleen. The coroner's jury at Enterprise has held I Gilbert responsible for the crime , winch was ' most revolting. j The Gilberts lived in a lonely cabin. The j children , the oldest of whom was k years of , age. were killed while thej slept , and the I mother and wife only gave up after a ter- i rifle struggle The heads of all had been i mashed to a pulp with c hammer and lay L ( in their own blood when discovered by , , neighbors -forty-eight hours after the crime i was committed. .j NEWSPAPER TRAIN WRECKED , ' lintlii'-er-lind Pirciiiun ArcluKtniitl > ' Crnklicd to Drntb Cxjir < * M > - ! HrNTINGltO-V. Pa. Manh S The first te-ction of the New Tori , newspaper trait. . uue here ai 7 o'clock , was wrecked one in-ile cat. : of this place ahis morning by a laud- fc.'ide , whinb resulted from last night's heavy ; fUl of rain. liibtantly killed ] ENCINEEIl ROBERT M'CUTCHIN , of ' Harribburg. FIREMAN J. C. TROCE , of Harrisburg. 1 i They were cougnt under the debris of the I demollnheid eugine. MoCutchin's Jtody was burned l > eyona recognition. The tender of tlie engine was driven half through the express car , 'but ' Its occupant , I ! ExpretBhmun J. 0. Matter , escaped injury. I The few pasi-engtire on the train were un- ! hurt. Tra'-kwalr-eiT Long made every effort to warn Engineer McOutchin of the peril , but the luttei failed to * ee the signal until it l was too late Twu freight trains were pai > b- i ' ing at the time , and several loaded cars in ' each were- wrecked BOYS FENCE WITH KNIVES Ollf Of tinlouUlk Will ! llllllllfCk ill I'lrrctSiiort lllfc-dk to Death from n 'I'lirnkt. I PHILADELPHIA. March f. . John Me- LauRlilin. aged 11 jttarc , ble-d U > death to day ac the result of an accidental knife wound in tbe theui < J r , vhicb sevwod un Cue tfir Owe. colornd. ag d 14 yeais , was taken in cueudy i > eDdiug an investigation. The lioye had U en fencing with their pockett Mint Tr > liitt to ICnu-r Hoiikr. BRADFORD. Pa. , Mtri-li & Thomas Xo- lac & | i d U y ar ROC nf a w ai known oil ! producer , vac ciiot iij the Uocl. and jiroluiUly r1fi-utll > wounded viiile trying to effum ac i tintrani-e into the house c < f faraar Seuaior , Lewte Smer } last nifiit Tb * Eaaerj Jainily | i out ot town The sliootUip wiu , dour by i , J M Houghum. wtto vufc puarduip tbe ] iUc < > . - _ _ _ _ _ _ r- < > rdr -d to - IVnuriki-o. . \TSVli.LE in. ManhTh < > Third , t > . - i/i IP' , i- ' . * -V irfai'rt us vati ' > * "B J - . r j " V I-TV r-h t - * v - cr r < -s * T " - * - f ' " - - " "v - > - ' ' - i --a -r 'a n 1 I ; " " . . " "t ur .1 fmo w. TORN ADO TEARS DOffS TOWNS DestnicSJon in Path cvf & Sercrc Stora Threaeb the South. THREE : KJLUD , DOZEN HURT AT ATHENS -liirti Unit Monc Tnll nt A < - Inntu. On Kotir l.H < < IHIM at Dcrntur Inmfiic in ATHENS. Tnn. . . iMarcb R. A terrific ry- clone puBwd over a jwinion of MadlsDnvllie and Monroe county tent night 'w'ltb disas trous rfsults. Early in tb ? evening a strong wind arc * * and several hours laier a rj- okme al > inn aevonty yard * wide struct a portion of M aifosvillcIdlling throe per sons , wounding ten or twnlve tit herd and completely dammylng twelve or fifteen houses and several imruB. The killed. MS. AN1J MRS. JACK MOSES. ED L. HOIITON. Wounded. Mrs. William Irwin. Mist Delia Mason. Mrs. E. L. Morton. JA.ru. L. A Robinson. L A Rouiuson. Herbert Hobtuson. 'Mlrs ' RtiSgers. Jack Mns-er. Pro ! Charles Henry. The Horton tad Robinson reBlflftncos arc liotli complete wrecks , not one Umber Dicing left aliove another on the foundations. The escape of the members of this house , eight in number. wemB miraculous. Some of them were ( blown 100 yards , yet escaping in home cases without a scratch. TV. r. Irwln't house had one end torn away. Dil- Inn Rodgers' house is almost a wreck. ETE- klne Lowry'fi louse moved ten leet and IB almost wrenched out of thape Telephone and telegraph -wires are blown flown and all communication IB hbut off The storm came up with alarming sud denness and swept everything in its path. Jt was accompanied 'by ' the terrific roar usually attending cyclones. Frightened in habitants rushed for their cellars and places of safety In Ibe country great damage was done to orchards and crops , "by the wind ana hail. No particulars can lie obtained from the outlying rural districts. Ht-lirudrd on Wlrr Fmr. . KNOXYILLE. Tenn. . March u. The most frightful feature of the terrible Madlston- ville tornado was the manner in which Jucl ; Moser met hit death. He was hurled toy the winds from his house -distance of 700 yards , until liis jirogress was impeded t > y a wire fence which completely severed his head from The tody. The remains vere found in that condalon by the rescuing party after the storm had subsided. The little 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Woser was in their home with them , but he was blessed -with a miraculous escape , not receiving a scratch. Hugh Hickt and Charles Pierre were also seriously injured. In addition to tie loss of life and the de struction of residence proj > erty that has IK .TI rt-portHd. hams were swept away and stock killed. The wood-working and mill ing plant of J H. Burlesonwas also dam- iced , together with the costly machinery contained therein. It IE ixjlieved that Miss Rodgers , who is reported aE periously injured , may die on account of her body having been lacerated by cuts inflicted by broken panes of glats She was also < badly 'bruised and injured iu- .iaraallr. Reports from upper East Tennessee say that a heavy windstorm prevailed yewerduy and "was accompanied toy terrific rains. Tht rains did untold damage to the crops in thai section and it li consequently estimated tha ; this torrent , coupled with the recent freeze and bad weather , will mean a loss of 11,000- 000 to farmers in that section. > f n-li eli Hall Mom- * . ATLANTA , Ga. . March E. A terrific wind and hail storm swept over this city lass night. Hailstones seven incbee in circum ference were found. Over two inches o ! rain fell during the ecning Some damage was done to telegraph and electric light wires and a negro was killed near the Union depot by a live wire falling on him. DEOATCR , Ala. , March S A terrlfu storm of wind , hail and lightning struck this place last night , doing great damage and causing the loss of four lives The estenl of the damage done was not apparent unti ] today. The huge tower of the Long Dis tance Telephone company. 340 feet high , which carries the wires spanning the Ten nessee river , was snapped lite a reed Cap tain Sim McKee of the meamer Luke Pricer , plying 'between here and Chattanooga , cams in tonight and reported n large raft below WhiteBburg which had been broken up. The raft was managed by four men. who were evidently lost in the Btorm , as their boat was destroyed. MAPJETTA. , Ga. . March 6. A terrific storm struck this city law night , cautinj general alarm for some time. The roofs ol beveral buildings were Mown off and con siderable damage -WBE done hy water. ELBERTON , Ga. . March f. . Late lasi night a severe rtorm struck EJberton The court house was badly damaged end tbt new Episcopal church , which was just about completed , was totally demolished Great damage to country property has also keen re-ported. WINDER. Ga . March fc. This city -was visited last night fty a terrific hall , wind und lightning etonn. Considerable livt Block was killed l > y lightning and f-omc damage done farm property. CARTERSV1LLE , Ga. . March & A severe storm struck this place lart night. Large hailstones fell , doing considerable damage to plate glass window * and hoihouseb. Sev en. ) .buildingf were also damaged RIDfcS THROUGH A TYPHOON Cllj of I'urliln rrl k nt < un Pruii- < - lko Alter mi KTrlilfiil t from I'lilliiiliit-k , SAN FRANCISCO CM . March & Trie transport City of Puebla armed u this port after an eventful voytge- from Manila Tbf pat.senctrn include Lieutenant Goudale of New York. Lieweni-nt Bradbvrj of Lot AB- gelae , w uty isonvElescetit soldiers of ven ous rfrimentE , six tailon- from the Dalti- innrp whose tdrniE tiuve expired and MFE ) Wes : , a R d Crof-t hospital nurfe Th < I'uttbla made the trip from tbe Philip pines in thirty-nine dajt. including a stop of six d& ) > at Nagasaki Soon afler leaving tbe Inner jilace tbe ves < , e > l encuunteritd a teir- riUt tyjtboDii and - lioto for iwnnty-four IKIUJC. practically at tbe mere ; of the f-torm. Qroal btu , fYttfH oveir it and jmns of the \i - i-eil's bulwarks and deck furaibbiueb w&rt carn d avay T4ieMH ] i Htoutly built , bewrvrr. and &o hot-tout. . dumi-F < - wet. dent Tbe dey ulue tint sturm subcidtid John MiKenna. ibe ciiit-J Kifwurd. demlojitid Kynipuunb ot dellnuai tnawsui and wab lockMd up ter three days On February } l < he prpiuiltid tin lilt fuarfl u datkcn tis r mn > ana took ji"ifcgc < -j c < rjiporT-i itr n rommimi' ide ! T < "u 'ing tie f-pr i'E < ' is w-i s w * ) a ' n"l' "t w He was I * cl * Pna- O"s c ! " : t 't -B TE aw"t rs-i an .t- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Tor Nc Fitlr NortliU Winds Tftni > f-rnt ir - nt Otnnlin j rktrrdn ? l Hour. lc. . Ilonr. lH-u. r. n. in - t | > . m 11 n. in. . . . . . U2 " | i. m. . . . . . 12 7 n. ni. . . . . . 1 * . X 11. t . . . 12 v n. i IT , 4 p. . . . 14 ! l n. in 1- r. p. it . . . 1-1 1(1 n. in 11 ( I i > . ii . . . in Jl n. in 11 T | i. u 1" in. . . . . . . . . 11 * li. in 11 I | i. in 11 tad of delirium and was in danger of death for u upek SbortJr before the trans port rnahed San Francisco James Jamison , one of ihe tmlh > rf luramr ini-ane and was thought here in plow co : flnpmen * The Puebla brine * no nrws not already cabled Iron ; tht- inlands BETTER ORDER IN MANILA Arrltnl of Krchh nliif irit - nint .MnUe > . Ointitr for Better Mj rj > - MANILA. March G. 10. 3 a. m. ThP t'nltea States tranfport Ohio arrived yes- torflny. In tic last two days there has been a very noticeable change In Manila for the better , probably Outto the arrival of ro- taftijTtsnentk lof the American troops Num bers cf pefple are seen upon the streets and the amount of business transacted in the stores has marvoloubly increased. Yesterday I terday the Luneta was blocked with car- jrlnees for the first time since the outbreak jcnd the band of the Twentieth regulars played a number of airs and it was hard to believe that a state of war existed. Outside the city thete was desultory fir ing throughout the day and at various points i the fcharpsbooters were most annoying. At San Pedro Mncati the rebels are very I active , erecting entron-chments in front of i the position occupied by the Washington I troops , although a two-gun battery of the jSinh artillery n-jteatedly shelled them. I The enemy are fully alive to the fact that Mausers have a much longer range than the Springfield * and are continuously taking "hot thotK" In comparative safety. The [ American soldiers dislike their passive re- ristance and are eager for the excitement of j.n active campaign I Despite the heat , the health of the men . ia the trenches has Improved remarkably. j Assistant Engineer " \Yinbhip of the gun- ' 'boat Bennlngton was wounded in both legs i yesterday by a volley from the shore. The Maritime steamer El Cano has arrived from Hello with advices that all is quiet there and that business is brisk. The na tives in the interior , the steamer reports , are levying upon the supplies in the hands of the natives and seriously interfering 1 with the work upon the plantations. PRIVATE OFCOrrtPAKY G DIES Otrrtnii. Mrmber ol Twentjr- Infnntrj. Kiplrri. Cn Itoute to Mimlliu WASHINGTON. March r. The War de partment tofiu.i received a dispatch from General Otis concerning the arrival of tht Ohio at Manila , as folio WE. i MANILA. March S. Transport Ohio ar rived today. One casualty , Private Overtoil. Ccinpany G. Twenty-second infantry , died 2d inst. . spinal meningitis. MONEY FOR f. A ilLA SOLDIERS 1 A iilrnriu Snilfc from Snii VranlM - < i Ourr > iii < r 8J.r.OH.OKO 10 Be Di - ' l ar t-d to TroopK. SAN FRANCISCO Cal. . March f , The transport steamer Valencia sailed today foi Manila via Honolulu It carried about IFif recruits for the infantry. artiUcrj an8 hos pital corps and -was laden with supphec of all kinds for the troops in Hawaii and the Philippines. The most Important item of the cargo was T1,50DOOU In coin , unde : the charge of Major Kugeue Coffin , pay master of the United States army Thif vact sum will be used for the payment ol s&ldiers and all but a fraction of it will be disbursed at Manila The Valencia also carried to the Orient Surgeon R J MtAdory and Second Lien- tenants Munston , Minus , Bnrchfield , Bundlll Karr. Perron , VoncU , Mcury , Harris. Fos ter and Somers These officers were ie- ' centlj graduated from West Point ahe-ad of their regular time nnd bae been as signed to duty with various companies ii the Philippine ? DEATH IS VERY SUSPICIOUS u UKVoinnn Diet. AVIiIlriKitlnc .IniiK-o ( oulcj uiid H < - Ikrr - Md I'citdlncr Im NEW YORK. March C MIES Magdalene Dora. 20 years old. of 3&Dr > Avenue A , died lam night in a room occupied by Jarnet 3 Conlej c' 211 West Eighty-second Ktrent ' under clrcumbtoncer o suspicious ibu" Cora- ' ley w taken into custody pending an in- 1 % cBtigation by 3he coroner Conlcy called at the tioino of Dr. Brickner i and urged him to accompany him at once tc j bii room to attend a young woman who , hi i said , ( had fallen seriously ill while visiting i him Dr Bnckner did as reque-Bted Whcs i 'ihe ' > arrived at Hie place 'they found Mist , Porn lying on the bed dead. Gas was flow- I ing from two pas jetfc. | Conlej setimed greatly agitated and explained - ; plainedtuci thf young woman had ln-ei. vlBiunp him and w b taken suddenly ill , He loft her a1 once to go for the doctor. He | says ihe roupt have turned on 4ie par dur- I in ; hie absence and in this way U anu I asphyxiated. The police did not take kind ! } ' to this theorj' end placed Conley under ar- rert"Conley was reoicent atuiui , bis ie lu- CIOUF with MIRE Honsi iHURT IN CRASH AT DECATUR llkt of Jnjui-fd I'rri-oiik on fontl- Lliulifd. IVlilrli rollld lli n SMiti-li ISiikTiiK- , UBCATCB. III. . March t Not until thli morning did theWabaab railway o titua4i obtain a list of the peiople injnnid IBM CVBU lup in the collision of the Continental lim ited with t twitch emglne In the Dacutui yards. Thow injured worr : Mrs Frtrf Baffeir , Brooklyn , K. Y. kliRlitly uijur d. Mri , U A. Buues , JCow Yprk OUy Mice Maud Jbfiroy , StriBBl"'lit , 111. kligbtly mun > t LFWU. M HftKt * , . fu Hiuc ; Uruit-fcd T' J Leonard rad loremati bruited ' i'rh o Moab Ntw YorJ. fi'\ njure- ' Tr ' Pen Kan as r i i pfl J'FwT'e tipt'f leg ir , V" h tcgr-i we-t " MAGAZINE BLOWS UP Terrific Erplcdca of Pc ricr Praaw K&ml 5l COUNTEV IS RAZED FOR MILES AROUND Ponj OorpR'E HETO Bttn Peui > 3 , lBl ) Pull Ktunbtr of Eillod PROBABLY ONE HUNDRED BADLY HURT Concussion Prodnt Eliglit Saicftll Out of Glen Btr. CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION IS THE CAUSE M. l.orUroj , Prrnch Mlnl t T of Mn- rlnc. St-iido Hi.Odd I'rmiCN < > 7 < nilou fur lirlirf of IlUlr > .r l Irnin- fif tlif Victim * . TOCLOK , March fi. The naval powder magazine of La Goubran. between La Seyne 'and ' Tolon. in the department of Var. south- 'ern ' J-rance. exploded at half past I cTclotk this morning. All of the noldlcrs on duty at the rnaru- r.ine were killed and a number of iuhabi- Uantb of the ( .urrnuudingK district , the builfl- 1 inrs In which were rated , also fell victims ' Forty corpses have already l > een reeov- , crod. crod.Fifty Fifty thousand kilogramme's of black powder exploded. It looks us though a voi- jcanlc eruption had occurred , the country 'being ' swept almost bare within > . radius of jrwo milcfc. houses desu-oyed. trees over turned and dlstoru-d. fields devastated and 'covered ' with Hones an8 Impalpable l lar.k 1 dust. j Some of thr stones are enormous. . One 'weighing ' fifty kilogrammes fell In the BJIP- , ' urb tif Pone de Las. Signs of the explo sion are eviaent in all the suburbs nf Toulon End in the city itself. E\en at St. Jean de ! i Var , flie miles distant , windows -were Shat tered and doors battered in. Sniirlt-A Killed. ! Later reportr show that of the seven scn- I tries four were killed outright unfl tin others severely injured. I The corporal was literally scalped , the i scalp overhanging his lace like a volt A 'large ' number of soldiers are now employed in clearing away the debris , but the work is very difficult. ! It it , impossible to ascertain accurately ! the number of killed , but It is believed thut no fewer than 100were injured. Although it war a clear night the explosion - ' plosion was BO terrific as to produce a slight rainfall. The neighboring magazines escaped. It IP now believed that the explosion originated i in chemical decomposition in smokeless ' powder. There is no suggestion of foul -play. | Today the whole city is in mourning , flags inrt t h'.lf mast b" trKaU'rsart flrtqiec1 i and me LUBUIOK t-iupdu. ! Both the goernment and municipal au- j thorities are forwarding relief funds. M Lnckroj , minister of marine , has tele- I graphed 10.000 francs toward the mainte nance of the families of the victims and a public subscription has been opened hert- Four of the injured have succumbed 10 ! their Injuries It IE believed that fifteen are still burled in the debris. ' All the bndies found or recovered are terribly mutilated Sixteen wwe found in the rocks near the shore and it Is feaied that others W T < precipitated into the sea i A vehicle moving along a road near the ' sea was lifted bodily into the water by the I force of the explosion , two of its occu - i pants being drowned. ) The scene at the village of La Gonbran \ was appalling. cAitnov or IIKMIVE MX 1Voiiiii und n Mnn Kllli-d In Ar- ' cldent on Rnkklnn Rniliiu ; . ST PETERSBVR.G , March 5 Last evrr- Ing a carbos' of benzine- exploded in n third class railway carriage on the line to Dwinsl. Bouth of St Petersburg The carriage v ut burned K.r women and a man were klllea , and sixteen others were injured. SHERIDAN LEAVES GIBRALTAR Transport Sulln Without Qunrnntlne Bi-lnir } tnt ecl Turnlj-Kl ou Bourd. ( Copyright , Iblft bj I'reaF Publishing Co . GIBRALTAR March f. tNt-w Tori. World Cablegram Special Telegram ) The United , States transport Sheridan , which arnwd here Fndcy nnd was put into strict quar | Untiue en account of contagion aboard , left lar.t night for Port Said vithout quarar- j tine being raised It may have to go In.c. , quarantine again at the Suez canal. It is \ admitted that two of the men were down j with mectles and it wits reported that tbeie i was one case of smallpox aboard , though the United Stales surgeon denied the vzir- jence of smallpox The official llbt showed twenty-eight soldier * hick , but it was naid ' that only thret nf the cases iver * eriDUl. i The transport carries the Twelfth Unln-d States regulars und a battalion of the Sev enteenth. I'OI'E IS I HollU MUM. In Hit. ( Min Itoom nltli i Alttmlniit * . . HOME March D The pope who wa * ic excellent hpiriis on rising this morning. 61 * ired the attendants in the ante clianiiin to attend mapb in hie own room The fol lowing bulletin was indued at lit a m "His holiness pashcd a quint night , pe- ting flevfrel hotirs' Blct-ji All tlif catui i | f BiictionB , the pulw anfl 1he teniperatuK , are normal. It has not been nectuuairy tb I re-examine the wound No medka ) l > ullc.B ; I will l iaauod tbib t-vrning. ' ' | HIF Jjollm-nf. , who rose ai 10-W , returjicii tt- j bed at 1 .SO p. m. He hat > renumad hie ortit nary dim und his condition , meinially nt > 4 physical ] } . Js good. He unpaged lita phyf nans in oonvurkutlon and to tbair luna anier ret-ned the nutire ] a t itorunu of tie M- > imth canto of Dante's "Paradlw " comfladu1- ing upon various pavtuigtut a be procwtdHd I I'ri'f Maztoni afti'rw-ard Mid. "He je , iti- I deed , a marrtdous man. " I Iliiliouir I'luirnc Ilitclnc. LOXDOX. March C. The emu y corrt.- Fpondent of the Jioruing PCM tmytThf i liutonic iiltgue U raeiog hwe with npar- allftliid severity. Aconrdine i th * oacial returuE thur wtS7 dtxitUn iutu vwi. but thuf figure * quite underrate lb < < mor- I Will Kiip ) > ri-kii .Minister * ' I'niiklout. . 1 MADRID. March f , Tinwblnel wunr . uidtj ddddjtd to nujaTm * tbe itrn . * uc f t i fr.rnier ttHJjfwr , iemtr SilveU , tit * pr < - , rnier. kayi , tbe government ha * begun at the ' toi in K'timg ai pxLjnjili < f t ( < ruiun > Itri ! Me * - . Jo tit jur- hu-e cj rl-e ( ar t : f