, 1878-04-27
GENERAL NEWS.

New YoRK. April 20. William
Orton, president Of the W. U. T.
Co., died at his residence at 7:30 this
morning of apoplexy.
WASHINGTON. April 22.-Secreta.
ry Sherman says the whole amount
of sales of four per cents from the
1st of December to the 18th of April
was S., 1898, 900. The Az per cents
run fifteen years and were sold at
1922 in currency, Since the con
tract with the syndicate nearly 81
100000 of the 4 per cents have been
sold in 10 days, the result of conf
dence inspired by the contract.
DEADwooD, D. T., April a1.--The
heaviest storm ever known in the
hills has been raging since the night
of the 10th; heavy snow, rain and
hail doing much damage to placer
mines and shafts in gulches by
flooding. Operations in quartz
mills are almost entirely suspended.
Roads are impossible and the snow
still falling.
First. appearance of Indians IN
three months was last Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson. arriving
from Belle Fourche, reports his mar
row escape from party OF hostile
Sioux evidently en- route to join Sit
ting Bull.
GA1EsBURG, ILL.,, April 2s.-Last
night q terrible rain and hail storm
struck this city. The hail was OF
prodigious size. Much glass was
broken and many fruit trees badly
damaged by the bail and rain.
WALL Lake, Iowa, April GA
fierce tornado struck this town yes
terday, destroying part OF it. Three
persons we're hurt.
STORM LAKE, Iowa, April ga
wind storm did serious damage here
yesterday. Several persons in this
vicinity are reported killed.
DUBUQUE, April 22.-A storm at
Pomeroy. a small station on the H.
inois Central in Iowa, blew down q
number of houses, killed a son OF
George Wallace and son of MIR.
Pearcy, and wounded Is or 20 other
persons. The details are meagre.
Seven miles OF telegraph wire are
blown down
Sioux CITY, April 22.--The storm
ebeesn $3.50 Spodag, and swept from
Ia this
As as were
q PoLneroy
,iall. -
oh seanee Of eeins
by a te'f,ble cyclone. a man
Rei,Ig carried bodily over
.ouse s,ad tres tops aud set down
.ninirreds Cattia we're hurled off
lone distances and killed.. Hail
stones fen fastened together in
great masses. After tne wind sub
sided the town Of Stormlake was
filed with country people looking
fer physieisns AID surgeons. Alfred
Kings residence was lifted from the
grouhd and dashed to thousand
pieces. Lis mother was instantly
killed. A buggy of his was carried
quarter Of mile through the air.
The damage south of Stormlake is
believed to be very great. 1t is re-
ported that four were killed and
fifty wounded. In Griffith an un-
known man had the top of his head
taken off by sharp board. At Pome-
roy, Chas. Pearce was killed by fall
ing timber. Mrs. Wallace and faml-
ly, injured by the house blowing
down, are not expected to live.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 17.-Minister
Foster officially announced the recogni-
ton of the Diaz government by the U.
s. on the 9th inst. President Diaz re-
ceived Mr.. Foster officially on the 10TH,
and much cordiality Of feeling was
manifested on both sides.
New York. April 23.-Relati>e to the
order to officeholders, the president IN
a recent interview said the executive
order was designed to let faithful officers
understand that their first allegiance
is to the government, and 20 Its inter-
ests and not to parties. That IS nov
very generally understood, but as to
contributing a reasonable share out o.
their incomes to meet the expenses o1
the campaign there can be no objection
to that. Any officer may give or not.
as he pleases. without affecting his
term of Office. AS to personal par!ici-
nation of federal officers in the cam