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Friehtful STORMS in the West.


Morris is not expected to live through the
night Knott is belle, ed to have been
insane.
Frightfu1 Storms in the West.
SPARTA (Wis.), July 9th.-A terrible cy-
clone swept over this place last evening
with great destruction to farm-houses and
farms. Several churches were badly DAM
aged. Fourteen cars at the st. Paul depot
were blown from the track and several
derailed at the Northwestern depot Grains
have been delayed by these accidents. No
reports have been received from the coun-
try.
OsKALoosA (Ia.), July 9th-The greatest
rain-storm for many years ragged here yes
terday Over five inches fell Many
bridges were washed out and the bottoms
oyertiowed.
say that a terrific wind and rain-storm
visited the western and southern sections
of the State last evening. In some places
the storm took the shape OF cyclone,
destroying everything in its path. Crops
suffered most, and whole fields were de.
strOyed
MILWAUKEE, July 9th.-To-night reports
of damage from last nights storm con-
that it will yet be several days before all
the small towns in the interior will be
heard from. The storm appears to have
passed entirely across the State, diagonally
from northwest to southeast At Sparta,
which city appear to have been the great
est sufferer, the storm ragged for over an
hour, during the greater part of which
time the air was filled with falling trees and
flying debris. Although no lives are report
ed lost, many narrow escapes are reported
from falling buildings. Along Court street
a scene of desoladoI prevailed. Buildings
were wrecked on every hand, shade trees
torn from their roots, sidewalks demoral-
lied and fences blown down Several fine
residences, and number of those less pre-
tentiouS, are mass of ruins. AT Plainfeld
the storm was the most terrific ever seen.
large number of buildings were blown
down or unroofed, and freight cars were
smashed into splinters. Port Edwards, in
Wood county, had planning mill, store and
five dwellings blown out of sight, lumber
yards scattered to the winds and other
property injured.
About Edgerton more than 200 tobacco
sheds were demolished Houses, barns
and other buildings suffered like fate,
and considerable live stock was killed.
The new Catholic Church, flax mill resi-
dences and barns were destroyed at Apple
ton. At Stanton, the scene of the great
tobacco warehous fire of last Sunday, to-
bacco sheds, houses and barns were demol-
ished and a large number of horses and
cattle killed. From small towns reports
of the storm destruction are received, but
very few estimates of the actual losses are
made Inquiry in places where the de-
struction by the wind was not severe. show
that great damage was done by lightning.
At Whitewater Fall River and EEoy the
loss by lightning was particularly severe.
At Dexterville, Wood county, the loss by
wind and lightning will not fall short OF
$4,000, and at Wellsville, twenty miles
north, the loss is also severe. In all sec
tons of the State visited by the storm the
crops have suffered great injury.
OSHKOSH (Wis.), July 9th.-Last evening
a cyclone and waterspout of terrific velocity
met twelve miles south of here, swept along
the river, mill and lumber districts, and
struck this city with terrible violence
Hundreds of houses were wholly or par
tally demolished. Among the large build
ings which are now heaps of ruins are the
Exposition buildings and st. Pauls and
ported killed and twenty hurt. Many
has been destroyed.
Marked Meteorological Disturbances on
the Atlantic Coast.
New YORK, JULY carbohydrates re-
ceived here tonight show that marked
meteorological disturbances were expe-
rienced at different times during the day
along the entire Atlantic coast, almost from
the mouth of the st. Lawrence to the
mouth Of the Mississippi. In this city the
day was very hot, and the atmosphere
compelled were out, and they mOpped
their faces and sought the shady sides Of the
streets. a number of people were Frustrated
by the heat. The temperature continued
to mount till $50 o'clock, when it marked
go. At Dover, \. H, the mercury ranged
from 930 to 1922 in the shade. Several
persons were Frustrated. There was a wind
storm at Waterbury Center, Vermont,
where two barns were blown down and
several girls buried in the ruins. They are
in critical condition At Nyack. \. Y,
an excursion barge with 700 Sunday
school children On board, had its root blown
off and panic resulted, which threatened
most serious results for a time. Several
persons attempted to jump overheard. At
Waterbury, VT, there was cyclone at 80,
and considerable damage was done to
houses and trees. A covered bridge, 212
feet long, was blown into the Minooski
river. At Baltimore, the temperature was
94o and there was one sunstrOke. At
Wilkesbarre, Pa, there was terrific Storm
accompanied by thunder and lightning
Seven persons were more or less seriously
shocked by lightning, and country crops
were damaged by wind and rain. At
Lowell, Mass, there was a storm of rain
wind and lightning. The lightning ran
into tower in which all the telegraph and
telephone wires were concentrated, setting
it on fire, and destroying the telephone
and telegraph system of the city
for time. Some buildings were
blown down and others struck by light
ming At New Orleans there was a
storm in the morning, during which house
in course of construction was struck. Two
BOYS were in ii at the time. One was killed
and the other badly stunned. AtScranton and
Carbonate, Pa, much damage was done
by lightning. A tree was blown across the
track of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Hudson Railway, and a passenger train
ran into it and was wrecked. No one was
hurt. a number of dwellings were struck
and several persons shocked.
The Dead Actress Money.
New YORK, July 9th-The suit of VIM.
Richards, husband of the former San
Francisco actress, Emma Stassburger,
against lawyer Peter b. Nermilya, to re-
cover money received by the latter from
Mrs. Richards estate, came up before
Referee Hamilton yesterday. Lawyer Yer
milya testified that October -, 1884, Mrs
Ellis and w T. Harrison called at his Of
fee, told him of the death of Mrs Richards
and the circumstances of her having left
property with Mrs Golterman. They took
him to Golterman's Office. There he met
Golterman, and looked over the property.
He obtained evidence of Mrs. Richards
death from Havana. He also found among
Mrs. Richards papers a receipt for attend
ance from midwife who kept private
lying-in hospital. The midwife told him
Mrs. Richards endeavored to make an ar
rangement with her, by which she could
induce her friends to believe that she had
given birth to a child She said there was
money coming to her, and she wished it TO
go to an adopted child in preference 10 her
natural heirs. She wanted to adopt some
child born in the house, and pretend it was
hers. The midwife would rot consent to
this, and Mrs. Richards went away Her
brother, Edward Morrison, testified that
March 22d last he sold for Vermilya five
Government bonds of $1,000 each for
S6,026 %; also District OF Columbia bond.
These bonds were part of the property left
by Mrs Richards. The examination is not
ended.