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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
A STORMS FURY.
TERRIBLY FATAL CYCLONE
Many Lives Lost by the Kansas City
I Hurricane

About 1870 o'clock Tuesday morning
luminous storm clouds began gathering over
kansas City, Mo-, They first appeared in
the northeast, and surging westwardly across
the city turned suddenly about in their
course, and descending rapidly broke upon
the city in terrific bursts of wind and rain
that swept all lighter objects before them.
The darkness was almost like night and
people fled to the nearest shelter
and awaited with blanched faces
the fury of the tempest. The clouds
seemed to graze the roofs OF the highest
buildings, and poured out their torrents in
apparently solid masses for a time. The
storm struck the city in full force about
twenty minutes past II and ragged for half
an hour. The streets were running rivers of
water, carrying boxes and signs and other
similar freight blown from the buildings or
swept up by the flood. A number Of vehi-
cles were overturned, and in numerous in-
stances drivers abandoned their horses to
their fate, and sought refuge in store, and
houses. Some hail accompanied the storm,
but the fall was not great.
The Lathrop school building occupied a
prominent site at the corner of Eighth and
Main streets 1t consisted Of a main build
ing, to which an art wing had been added.
The building was surmounted by tower,
which for some time had been considered un.
safes 1t had been twice condemned, once
within few weeks, but no action had been
taken in the matter. The building was
crowded with children, many Of whom went
nearly frantic with grief over the appalling
darkness and the stiffness which preceded the
tempest The wind swept madly across Broad.
way from the west and seemed to concentrate
its forco in descent upon the tower, which
yielded with a crash, carrying down the
heavy bell, which plunged through the inter-
Hening floors to the basement. The main
building is a mass of ruins within shattered
walls which still stand. The wing was cons
there were unhurt. In the main building
however the effect was awful. The falling
floors rrecipitated the terrified children to the
basement. where masses of bricks and beams
crushed them to the ground and buried them
from view. Seventeen are known to be dead
and about forty others were seriously in
jured.
The Court House and a number of other
buildings were blown down and score or
more persons killed outright
The loss on property cannot be stated with
any definiteness, being chiefly in snail and
numerous amounts. The following are some
of the estimates made: On the bridge, 80 900
dollars; on the Courthouse, 10000 dollars;
on the Overall, Factory, 10, 900 dollars; Smith
& M,ffitt's stock, 12, OO) dollars; building
owned by Frank Oglesby. $4,000 dollars; on
the school house; 10000 dollars. There was
much damage on the aggregate to partly fin
ished buildings. Twenty five small houses in
process of ere elton in the southeastern part
of the city were blown down.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
OHIO DEADLOCK BROKEN.

Democratic Senators Ousted and Re-
publicans Take Their Places.
A settlement OF the Senatorial troubles, it
is believed, has at length been reached. The
absence of the Democratic members contrib
uted to result which it was their purpose
to avoid. Taking the counsel of Judge West
the Republicans, after outlining their action
in caucus, met on Saturday. The journal for
each day since Tuesday was read and ap-
proved, no objections being offered, and then
a motion was adopted to take from the table
the report of the Republican members of the
Senatorial Investigating Committee, which
made the inquiry into the October election
frauds at Cincinnati. The resolution accom-
panying the report, recommending that the
Republican claimants be seated and take the
oath of Office, was then adopted by a unani>
nous viva voce" vote. The four Rebuilt
cans thereupon came forward, took the oath
Of Office, were assigned to seats, and entered
upon their duties as Senators.
None Of the Democratic members were pre-
sent. Senator Van Cleaf, who had remained
to look after their interests, was out of town,
and there was nothing to interfere with the
Republicans carrying out their program.
Had he been present to demand call for the
Senaue and establish the fact that there was
not quorum present the Republicans would
have been unable to accomplish anything.
There is nothing on the journal to show that
less than quorum was present, and it is
claimed with confidence that the record will
bear out the Rupublcans in their course.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
BASE BALL

THE New Yorks' base-running is superior
to that of last year.
AN unusual number of players have al
ready been injured this season.
THERE are more strong amateur mines in
Boston this year than for many years.
EXTRA inning games are plentiful this sea-
son. 1t promises to be good year for the
game.
MER1DEN, Conn, is said to have the
heaviest batting outiield in the Eastern
League.
A SINGULAR fact was that each opening
League championship game was marked by
home runs.
THE National League batsmen are start
ing in just as heavily as their Association
brethren did.
in one game has been accomplish I'd several
times SO far this season.
HOME runs are plenty in the West. 1t is
nowadays poor game that doesn't boast of
at least one ur-bagger
A TEAM composed entirely of tonsorial
artists and capable of playing strong game
is San Francisco novelty.
ANsoN, of the champion Cnicagos, thinks
that either Nashville or Savannah will win
the Southern League championship.
JOHNNY WARD, of the New Yorks, is the
be t base runner in the National League aud
Nicol, Of st. Louis, in the Association.
SAVANNAH is said to have the most evenly
balanced batteries in the Southern League,
which ought to tell heavily in her favor in
the long run
THE Eastern League and New England
League clubs have shown greater strength
in the preliminary games than the Inter
national League clubs.
NEAL, Savannah's left-handed boy phe-
nomenon, struck out thirty men in three
championship games, which is, so far, the
best record in the Southern League.
THE New Yorks opened the League
championship season victors in every exhibit
ton game played this season. They had a
close shave in the last game-that with
Newark.
WHAT singular superstitions players have
The Charleston Southern League Club at
tribute their recent success not to the strong
new players engaged, but to the fact that
they changed their home plate. The old one,
which the players regarded as a JONAH"
was male from an old marble tombstone,
appropriately, but somewhat dismally, en-
graved on the under surface.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
MORE GRECIAN WAR TALK.
Ambassadors of the Other Foreign
Powers Withdrawn From
Athens.

Turkey and Greece are hurrying troops to
the front. The newspapers are Of the opinion
that Russia will secretly support Greece.
The Russian Minister in Greece has concluded
his visit to the Gar and has arrived at Sc
basoptol en- route to Athens. He has tele-
graphed to the members of the Embassy to
prepare for their departure from Greece.
The Russian Minister of War has gone To
Livadia to confer with the Gar.
Gladstone's enemies are making threats of
of rebellion in case the Home Rule bill passe.
The Dublin Express. an organ of the Eng,
lish official colony, says that some of the
best army officers would leave for Ulster in
in twenty-four hours after the passage of the
bill, and avs that military stratezists are
already studying Irish maps and Ulster
history" The intimation is that Protestant
Ulster would secede and set up for herself.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.

When Virginia Senator goes out for q
rood time he goes for it and gets it, in about
the same way other Virginians do the busi'
ness. The other night Senator Riddlebergel
started for the circus, and, to make the CIR
Gus more complete, took large party OF nus
friends along with him. The party arrived
late, and found the great tent packed WITH
people and the ticket wagon closed. There
was a man outside the grounds, however,
hawking tickets and this individual confided
to the Senatorial PARTY the intelligence that
his tickets were good for reserved seats, but
owing to the scarcity Of room within, he
would part with Is of them only at a preml-
um It was the first time the man ever had
10 swindle a United States Senator, and he
inm2ed at it.
Placed in possession OF the pasteboards, the
party made combined descent upon the big
tent in high spirit at their luck. Imagine
their disgust when they were told the tickets
were no COOL Returning quickly to the
ticket s,ller, the Senator upbraided him in
plain, homely Virginia dialect, called for the
police and demanded his arrest. Now the
circus is in a section of the city where
liceman never saw a United States Senator
mjoying himself, and doesn't know one from
faro banker. With the usual perversity of
lpolicemen they at once arrested the man
who was making the most noise. and that
was the complainant They thought bis
,,aim to being Senator was entirely too thin
Tor that precinct, and ran him in. To say
hat the Senator Yves angry, is top IS it over
lightly. As soon as he reached the station
house his identity was established, and he was
released.
Next morning there was an indignant Re-
Sjuster cruising around police headquarters,
arguing with the District Commissioners,
nut getting very small satisfaction, while the
ticket sharp was doing business blithely at
The old stand.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
PERSONAL

: AT Rev. Sam Jones' opening meeting in
Baltimore 500 persons were present.
ALBERT GUERRY, the South Carolina
artist, Is painting a portrait of MIR. Cleve-
land.
STA LEONARD TILLEY, Governor Of New
Brunswick, Is patient at the Massachusetts,
General Hospital
MISS FOLSOM, President Cleveland's COM
ing BRIDE, will lie the youngest wife who has
ever resided at the White House.
Mas. JAMES A. GARFIELD and her
daughter have been visiting Harry Garfield
at 81 faurs school in Concord, n. II.
oSE Of the richest women in England is
Miss HeathOrne, who Is also known as ''tha
Mad Of Kent" She is lUi years old.
PAsrEURhas looked through microscopes so
much that his eyes are seriously aifecte and
his face curiousy wrinkled about them.
LOAD TESSYsoN has joine the Loyal Irish
Patriotic Union, the oble,t of which i T. re.
sisi the granting Of home rule in ireland.
JAW GOuLD Is an amateur photographer
q hobby also OF the Cyar OF Rus la-aud on
his yacht cruises he carries camera with
him b photograph objects Of interest which
be seeA
Ma CHARLEs JoSKs, Of Baltimore, in his
ninety sixth year, vi.ited the Capitol building
in Washington reccntly for the first time in
seventy i've years. Al the time II his former
visit Madison was President, and he spsnt
several days a. a guea at IN White Houss.
GKnRgE BANCROFT, the historian. and
Prince Bismarck graduated at the same uni.
y-tiOttingen--ahout the slme time.
Whils Bancroft Was United states Mini ster
% Germany during the period Il the Fran %
Pras IAN war heani Bismarck wers intimate
frtends
GENERAL Law WALLACE is LOT medium
height ant stou,iy built, with a rOund, solid.
boxing had, aud dark, penetrating eyes
which look out al you thrOugd gJld-rimmed
specta-les He y growing stouter with in
crvaang yearx His age IN Ist b. a little up
ward Of hfts, though BE- loo,Ss ten years
yoszger.'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
NEWS SUMMARY.

Gottleib Fauth, a carpenter, went to tho
house of his divorced wife, in Sandusky,
broke open the door with an axe, and struck
the woman on the head twice. Her skull
was fractured. Surprising that she was dead,
Fauth lay down beside her, drew a razor and
cut several gashes in his left wrist, intending
to bleed to death. The woman may recover.
Fauth will die.
George Koeler, so years Of age, living in
Cleveland, murdered his stepdaughter, L zzie
Weed, by cutting her throat.
The Senate Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads directed that favorable report
be made on the Sc Of Mrs. Thompson to be
Postmistress at Louisville.
Seventeen members OF the Bohemian Ba>
kers' Union WIN were engaged in boycotting
Mrs. Landgraf, New York, were arrested
and locked up
Of the Eighteenth Ju iical district, is UNDER
going an impeachment trial at Clarion, Pa,
charged with bribery and corruption.
c. If. Woerishoeffer, one of the largest
SPECTATORS on Wall street, is dead.
In the Senate, Frye, of Maine, introduced
a resolution declaring that the seizure Of the
American schooner, Adams, by the Canals
an authorities was an insult to this country
and demanding reparation and assurance
that it shall not happ.n again. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on foreign
relations
Ex>President Arthur is reported as being
no better and his friends are refused admis-
sion to his room for fear the excitement may
aggravate his illness, the worst feature of
which seems to be great irrata5ility of tn g
digestive organs and insomnia.
1t has been discovered that Deputy-post-
master Robert Harding, of Cleveland, o +,
who committed suicide last Tuesday, was
short in his account at least $3.50 by trick
cry, which amount may be doubled as the
Investigation goes on.
In the House, Beach Of New York intro
duced resolution imposing peaalty of
$500 upon Representatives absent at roll calls
1t was referred to the Commi. tee on Rules.
Four boys in a row boat went over the
dam on the Wissahicken creek at Philadel-
phia where the creek empties into the
Schuylkill and before assistar CO could reach
them three were drowned. Pat Fury, aged
IA, was rescued and two of the bodies recov-
cred.
A special session Of the general assembly
ofthe K. of j.. has been called to be held at
Cleveland. Ohio. Nav %.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
TRADE PARALYZED.
BY THE STRIKERS AND RIOTS
The Conditions Less Favorable than
Last Week and Little Hope
for Improvement.

Special kilograms to Bradstreet's indicate
that the general trade situation is less favor
able than a week ago. This is due mainly to
the partial paraliz ,tion Of business at Chicago
as we'll as to..the disturbed industrial situation
at Millwa ukee, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Balti,
more and elswhere. At Chicago 10 business
Of wholesale character worth mentioning
has been done, and merchants generally
are awaiting the settlement Of labor
troubles. A noteworthy incident is the
determination of Chicago me- al, furniture
works and lumber yard employers to shut
down rather than accede to what they regard
as unjust demands. A similar spirit Is
displayed at Louisville. The movement Of
merchandise at leading cities East and West
has been checked by the indus'ri troubles.
Bradstreet's Geographic reports indicate that
1876, ON men have taken part in the short hour
movement; that l75,COo have struck and
that $50, OCO have received concessions with
out having to strike. Some $1,000 have
gained their ends by striking. The outlook
for an early or general clearing away Of in
dustrial disturbances is not bright.
ne new Ork SCOCk HlarkeG was oXtrenneiy
weak the first two days of the week, but a
stronger feeling developed and prices recov-
cred. Money on call is in good supply and
easy at from ~ to 81 Per cent, but com~
mercial paper, though scarce, is more diff
cult to place, rates having suffered materi-
ally. The advance in the Bank Of England
discount rate to per cent. caused demand
sterling exchange to advance to 400, and gold
shipments continue to be made, going now
to London. The domestic money markets are
generally dull and easy, with loan rates uu-
changed. The exceptions are Kansas City
and st. Paul, where funds are in very active
demand. Collections generally are poor and
rather less satisfactory than a week ago.
Sugar is lower and quiet, the demand hav-
ing fallen away. Coffee is easier with good
crop prospects and smaller request The
winter wheat plant continues in excellent
condition. Spring wheat planting is nearly
finished and prospects Of q crop are good.
The breadstuffs market is dull and lower.
Louisville advises that indications point to
large planting Of tobacco. Leading tobac-
co markets are quiet, with price steady.
The general movement of drygoods has been
limited. Print cloths are stronger. Wood
is dull and prices are cut to suit large buyers.
Pig iron is quiet, but bar is weaker.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
A Coarse Man.

Colonel Yerger, while making some
purchases at the corner grocery, said to
the proprietor, whose boorishness has be-
come p.overbial:
"That salt you sold me was awful
coarse"
"Tt's not my fault. didn't make it."
81 know very well that you didn't
make it, otherwise it would have been
coarser still. "-Sytings,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
1000 HOUSES BURNED.

King Theebaw's Loyal subjects in
Possession of Mandalay.
A dispatch from Burmah states that the
insurgents have got possession of Mandalay
and have destroyed by fire no less than 1000
houses. Among the buildings burned were
Chinese and Siamese baz,rs. The hostility
of the natives who remain loyal to the de-
thorned King Theebaw to the Chimes, is in
tense, because of China's openly avowed in
dorsement of Great Britains's seizure of
Burmah. The officers commanding the
Duffern, the Viceroy, that they are fover>
less to prevent the rebelIious rioting Of the
natives and have urgently asked for rein
forccments
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
NEwsY NOTES.

AN infant with four ears is attracting at
tention at Lathror, Cal
HENRY BLAKE, of Verona, Me-, ate forty
three raw eggs on wager in one day.
A STRAWBERRY plant has been on exhibit
ton at Gainesville, Fla, which contained 149
berries.
Posi- 5, of Lynn, Mass,is the largest Grand
ing 200.
IT is estimated that the people of Berks
County, Penn, planted nearly $4,000 trees on
Arbor day.
ONE hundred persons have recently died in
New Hampshire between the ages Of eighty
and one hundred years.
THE game preserves of single owner on
Long Island, at Bay View, contain over
5000 quail and 1000 cartridges.
A BOY at Gillingham, England, in trying
to draw the air from bit of balloon sucked
the toy down his throat and was choked to
death
COLORADO offers premium of So per hun
dred for every line of trees maintained along
bitches, fences and highways and properly
cared for.
A MASS of lead in an elevated furnace in
Paris was completely dissipated by stroke
of lightning, no trace of the metal being
found afterwards.
THERE are now 200, 600, 900 German carp in
the United States, the descendants of thirty
five fish brought to the United States less
than dozen years ago.
A BOY not yet seventeen years of age, in
Pope County, Mimi, has invented "a COM
bined hay rake and cocker" for which he has
refused an offer of 600
A CHICAGO firm is building bicycle for a
Kentuckian, who sent these dimensions with
his order: my height is eight feet two
inches; my weight is $40 pounds"
T,; 4 hot
is the largest in the world. 1t is large
enough for team of horses and load of
hay to be drawn through the entrance.
THERE are 100000 men, women and
children earning wages in the United King
dom; there are $50 paper mills there, while
in India, which has a population eight times
as great, there are only seven paper mills.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
New York Bank Statement.

Every item in the New York weekly bank
statement shows decrease except legal ten.
derS Specie shows the largest decrease,
probably on account of European shipments
which are likely now to become less as the
new French loan is about to be placed for
which the extraordinary drafts of late have
been. Tho banks now hold Gil, 1855 in
surplus reserve against s55, 800, TBS at the
zane time in 1855; si,4s5,45o in 1884, and
t5ooS, s25 In 1853
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
The Pope Will Excommunicate the

The Pope Will Excommunfcate tho
X. of L.
The grand vicar marshal of the bishops
palace at Montreal is authority for the state
ment that at the consis ory in June next, to
be held in Rome, the pope will issue full
absolutely condemning and communicating
all the Knights Of Labor. The grand vicar
Is one OF the best informed men in the prov
ince on what is going on in Rome and as he
Is an intimate friend of the cardinals, great
weight is given to his utterances, Many
Knights Of Labor have already left the order
on account Of tire cardinals mandament.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
CATTLE.

CATTLE.
Sales were made in retail way at Sc to
6 50 for good to prime beeves; IS to 5 50 for
fair to medium, add 4 so to Is for COM
mon; bulls and dry cows. IS to 8 so for com>
mon to fair and 4 to 4 50 for good to prime.
Fresh cows, Of which the offerings We're
large, sold all the way from t25 to so per
head, and veal calves I to sc, according to
quality and condition.
HOGS
Hog market slow Saturday &rd Gunday's
receipts, $500 head; shipments QUO head.
Philadelphias, 4 IS to 4 A; Workers, 4 20 to
4 80
sHIEP.
Sheep market excited; quarter to half
higher than last weeks closing prices. SAT-
nrday and Sundays receipts, 1850 head;
judgments go head. xteen cars Of cat
70 shipped 10 New York. Monday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15
Progress of the Cholera.

Advices from Brindisi report fifteen new
cases OF cholera and five deaths from the dis.
ease and from Venice nine new cases and
three deaths.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-15

us by some of these people at time when
we stood face to face with a most perple king
question, neither can l see of assemblies !"
Of dynamiters he says: "We have had some
trouble from drinking members, and from
men who talk about buying guns and dyna-
mite. If the men who have money enough
to Luy guns and dynamite would invest it in
the urchase of some well selected work Oh
labor they would put the money to good use,
They will Dever need the gun or dynamite
in this country. 1t is my opinion that the
man who does not study the politics of the
hatiol tnd the wants o. cur peopl, would
make bn' little u o, r.f The man who
cannot vote iuelligently and who will not
watch the man he voted for afer hs is elect
ed, cannot bs depende on to use either gun
or dyn mite. If the head, the brain of man
cannot work out the problem now confront-
ing us, his hand alone will never solve il II
Kill my enemy silence him, it is true, but
do not convince hinl-I would make con-
vert rather than corpse of my enemy.
All signs of the strike a Chicago are rap
idly disappearing. Men are returning to
work daily in large numbers. The police are
deveting their energies in procuring evidence
against the Anarchists and 1t is Gained on
the trial of the conviction Of murder against
August Speis, Schwab, Parsons and Fischer.
Camden builders agree to pay carpenters
80 so day for nine hours' work.
Cotton and wooden manufacturers have
formed protective association in Philadel-
phia.
All the Chicago railroads are working ON
the old basis of 10 hours work and 10 hours
pay.