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The morning news., 1889-05-09
A CYCLONE IN KANSAS.
A FUNNEL-sHAPED CLOUD THAT
COULD BE SEEN FOR MILES.

Nothing Left but a Earren Waste
Strewn With the Wrecks OF Houses
and Barns-Oue Killed Outright ana
a Large Number Injured.
CHICAGO, May s.-A dispatch from
Hutchinson, Kan, says that news reached
this city yesterday that wind storm that
bad been raging for the last three days had
eliminated in a cyclone in the northern
part OF Pratt county, extending over the
eastern portion Of Stafford and up into
Rice county. A funnel-shaped cloud formed
between Z o'clock and o'clock, and could
Ne seen for miles. The district over which
1t passed was sparsely 50 tied, and but for,
this fact loss of life and property would
have been terrible.
The cyclone first struck at a point about
6vo miles southeast Of Stafford and
Travelled for miles in a northeasterly direo-
ton, leaving nothing hut barren waste,
strewn with wrecks of house, aud barns
trees aud fences, with here and there bod
les of stock, either killed or crippled by ths
wind.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
The only person killed outright was Mr.
Crawford, whose neck was broken by the
flying timbers OF his louse, which was
totally demolished Eight or nine others
ere fatally injured. About IS or 35
more we're more or less injured. A. II.
Guenups house WAS totally destroyei. l.. and
he himself and his family were badly in
iured. His wife and Young babe were
Q rried a distance OF 100 feat and the child's
thigh was broken. Joseph Giles house was
totally destroyed ana It's contents scattered
10 every dlrectlon' mouse pelonging 70
mrs' ilhuisy ahd occupied pv merseii ana
two step chllaren, maud ana wllnam Olue'
was oiowl 10 atoms MIS- lAndley was seri-
ouSly u J1re1 q u no. expected torecoVer.
1oaeph oeuers me two-storY mousse Vas
torn " pleceS ana so scattered tnht hot q
splinter renialheu on lIs FORMER hGe' Ah-
9lner lafge mouse hoo yet occuplen was
ueiloHshed' large number OF horses anu
caItie were Kli'eo ana crippled
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
INMAN NOT TO RESIGN.
Directors and stockholders Urge Him
to Remain in Office.

New York, May S.-The Richmond ter
minal directors met today, but President
Inman did not resign. He had fully de-
termined to do so, and to rec mmend
Pat Calhoun as his succe ssor, but all the
directo and many large stockholders have
urged him so earnestly to continue in Office
that he has been induced to subordinate
his inclination to their will. This action on
the part Of the directors was in no sense "a
lack of endorsement of AFR. Calhoun. On
the contrary, a majority Of the board have
said openly that if Mr.. Inman could not
be induced to withhold his resigna-
ton, Mr.. Calhoun was unquestionably
the best man to succeed him, and
that they would heartily support him. It
is argued by those who have advised again t
any change in the presidency that, aside
from Mr.. Inman's peculiar fitness for the
position at all times it IS just now espe-
cially advantageous to the company for
him to remain as its Official head, owing to
important negotiations at present being
conducted which, it is thoIght, his name
and prestige viii facilitate. in this view
no one more heartily concurs than Mr.. Cal
houn himself, nor has any one been more
emphatic than he in urging Mr.. Inman not
to resign.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
ADAMS REVEALSSECRETS
HE SHOWS THE RAILROADS DON'T
OBEY THE LAW,

But He Thinks It Would Be Better
for Them if They Did-The Smaller
Cities Are Placed on an Equality
With the Larger Ones by the Long
and Short Haul Clauses.
New YORK, Nay S-The Senate COM
mittee, which is investigating the work
ings of the interstate commerce law, and
the matter of the Canadian roads doing
business in and with this country,
had before it this morning Charles Francis
Adams, president of the Uaion Pacific road.
Mr., Adams thought the interstate com.
merce law in many cases cruel one.
Those who obeyed it los. by its operations,
and those who evaded it profted. 81
should like, however, to see it uni
versally obeyed and given a fair
trial" he said, "and since Jan. l
really believe that the.law has been better
obeyed than ever before. | know, for iu-
stance, that large shippers, who have here
tofore practically dictated their own terms,
can do so no longer. The intars ate com
nissioners, | think, are doing good work,
and am glad t. see that they proceed
cautiously AID deliberately. This investI-
CATION, too, is going ahead as rapidly as
possible. Publicity IS Il good remedy for
many of the evils which We are seeking
TO mitigate and the greates5 service.s the
interstate commits iDners could do railroads
IN general would be to prosecute some of
the offenders. Nothing would have better
effec5 on the Situation. Slucs the first of
this year, no ever, rates have been very
well maintainel.n
Mr.. Albums thought that a common rail
railroad law between Canada and the
Unitei States and legalized, oool would be a
good thing and would tend to bring about
a solution Of the present troubles in
reference to the Canadian roads,
"H you think interstate law
is good thing, then where does all the op-
position come fromW asked Senator Blair.
You must remember that the country
has been built up on a system of distrlbu-
tiOn which the interstate law shakes to its
foundations. The long and short haul
clauses give, in effect, to smaller cities
many Of the advantages heretofore exclu-
sively enjoyed by the larger cities, and the
consequence is that in a city like San Fran
cisco the opposition is very strong"
Then it is a question of whether the
smaller towns shall be ensaved by the
larger ones, or the larger one give up some
of their pres ige to them" asked Mr.. BLAIR.
''Euslave Is a stroug word,n said Mr..
Adams, but, without question, what is
taken from one goes to the oiher.n
The morning news., 1889-05-09
DARING PosToFFIoE ROBBERY.
One of the Pursuing Party Probably
Fatally Shot.

One Of the Pursuing Party Probably
Fatally Shot.
COLORADO SPRINGS. COL, May s.--The
most daring robbery in the history Of the
county was perpetrated at Florrisant Mon
day night about o'clock Frank Costello.
postmaster and storekeeper OF that town.
with his two clerks was getting ready TO
close his Office when thres men entered and
covered the occupants with guns and said
they wanted money. One Of the clerks
named Putnam began TO parley with the
robbers when he was severely clu bed.
Postmaster Costello seeing that the robbers
HAD THE DROP ON HIM,
handed over $500 All tho time the money
was being counted the robbers kept the
men covered with their WInchesters.
Putting the money 10 their pockets the bold
intruders backed 20 the doors and escaped.
An alarm was given and a party
started in pursuit. The robbers
were ovef taken IA short distance from town
a Ia fgdt ensued, in which one Of the pur-
sui party, William Brady, was shot,
probably fatally. The robbers succeeded in
getting away and reached tho mountains.
A deputy sheriff and a welLarmed posse
STARTED AFTER THEM
at nm carly hour yesterday morning. and
overhauling them, another hsht en-
sued. The robbers were lodged bahiud
barricade Of rocks. and after terrible
hght Of half an hour. one Of the robbers was
killed and another wounded, but .hs third
still holds ou'. Until his ammunition Is
exhaust d there is no prospect of lis sur
rendering. Sheriff jackson aid a posse left
this city last mig 3 we'll armed for the scene
Of the trouble, aud IL Is probable the des-
perate villain will be obliged 10 sure der.
ST kfufr affty nod 1, l. l at
but nobody was snot, though bullets fell
like rain around them
The morning news., 1889-05-09
a JAIL DELIVERY.
Two Forgers Make Their Escape 6
Norfolk.

Two Forgers Make Their Escape at
Norfolk.
NORFOLK, VA. May s-There was jail
delivery here this morning. Denner l..
Barnes, who is under indictment for forgery
of check for S25, and F. w. Small. who
Is also under indictment for forgery Of
che ks to the amount of little less than 500
on two parties, made their escape. Barnes
played tie Young Mems Christian As,ocia-
lion racket, and Small put himself
sawed through a bar in bis cell with
a knife viii h rad been hacked
like saw He then released Small from
his cell in the same corridor, and together
they dug a hole through tie jail wall and
escaped INTO the police station yard. Barnes
scaled the wall Of the station house yard,
but Small was seen by polcema just as
he was getting over, and was hauled back.
Barnes has nol been captured yet.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
FIRE Ar sURRENoY.

Four Houses Consumed - How the
Town was saved.
SURREvcY GA, May s.-Consderab.e
cxc,emen. was created here by Gro which
broke out abou. 7 o'cloc1 this evening. IL
ori mated IN tie southern part Of the town,
on the cast side Of r. and r. railroad, and
is supposed 10 haze been eau ed by fre ehay-
ing been csreiss,ly hn died 10 an old store
en- irely consumed Fortunately the ser
vice treln rad stop ed over here O. spent
the night. Other glse the town would doubt
less have been destroyed, as there is lot
hero a lorco .unlcent 10 nave controlled It.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
TWO KILLED.
A Smoker Jumps the Track and Col
ldes with Coal Car.

A Smoker Jumps the Track and Col
lldes with a Coal Car.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, May S.-Tte north
bound passenger train on the Valley rail
road, which was due here at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon, entered the city limits on
time and was running at a rate of thirty
miles an hour, when the smoker left the
track and collided with a car loaded with
coal on a side track There were fourteen
passengers in the smoker, of whom two
we're instantly killed and four pain
fully injured. Half a dozen other
passengers we're bruised and cut, but not
seriously. The dead and injured were
brought to the city at once and provided
for by the railway officials. The train con-
sis ed of a baggage car, smoker and one
coach. A lady in the coach was thrown
agai st seat by the shock end one of her
ribs was fractured. The killed are: f. d.
Obert of Akron, O., son Of a wealthy al
operator, % years old; George j. Kempf Of
Cleveland, travelling salesman, 26 years old.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
An Allowance is Given to the Big
Shippers.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-The interstate
commerce commission devoted its session
to-day to hearing the representatives of the
western railroads in the matter of mileage
allowances on the different classes of cars
furnished by shipper, car companies, in
dividuals or connecting lines, the manner
of conducting this business, etc. There
were between forty and fifty railroad men
present when the hearing was opened.
The testimony to-day showed that
the railroad companies generally
are paying a mileage allowance of 81 of a
cent per mile on all cars of connecting lines,
and on many cars furnished by shippers
owning their own cars. 1t was also de-
veloped that for short time back contracts
have been entered into by a number of
western railroad companies with Armour
& Co., Swift g. Co. and a few other shippers
of refrigerator cars by means of which a
mileage allowance Of cent per mile is paid
to those shippers, and not to other shippers.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
A CONTEXT SETTLED.

We" York's New Public Works Com
missioner in Possession
Nkw YORK, May s.-In the matter of
.4s contest for commissioaership of public
"'fA' Judge Barrett has issued an injunc-
wv, "arranting Smith to turn over all
S'oA' AMI papers to Thomas f. Gilroy at
,, ''.oJ O'Clock a. m. Under Sheriff II exton
,,ed upon j. Lowder Smith the papers
r-l 'siInlng Judge Barret's decision and de.
'a''usg t'a a. mat the books and possession Of
r-.. lHce lie surrendered. Mr. Smith at
ga,.. s tanded over the keys to Gilroy and
s''7 nlin iull possession OF the office.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
A DISASTROUS COLLISION.
Both Engines Totally Demolished, and
Cars Derailed.

Cars Derailed.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nav S.-Informa-
tion of disastrous collision on the Cincin-
natl Southern railway, near Glen Mary, has
just been received here. Through mis-
take of orders by the train dispatcher at
Somerset, passenger train No. from this
city to Cincinnati, collded with
the FREIGHT train. The engines of
both trains were totally demolished
and number of cars derailed None Of
the passengers were hurt, but the baggage
master, postal clerk, fireman and a negro
porter on the passenger train, we're badly
injured The accident delayed all trains.
THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION.
CINCINNATI, May 8.-The collision on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad yesterday
near Glen Mary was caused by an operators
mistake in the transmission or receipt of
train order The order as that all trains
should run against No as being, ) hours
and 10 miau e late The order got into
the hands # the conductor and engineer
Of train Ne. II as ; hours and 50
minutes late, giving that train thirty-fve
minutes time TO which it was not entitled
and causing the collision. no passengers
were hurt. Fireman Burchett Of the freight
train died at / :45 O'clock this morning Of
his injuries. Baggagenaster Farrell, Mail
Agent, King and Corwn, Express Mes
senger Dunn and Fireman Warner were
also inju ed, but are all reported as doing
well this morhing.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
THE BERLIN STRIKE.
a Large Number OF the Mines Said to
De Deserted.

BERLIN, May S--The strike among the
miners Of Westphalia Is spreading rhe
military in disturbed districts has been re-
inforced.
A conflict has occurred between strikers
and the military at Essen. The soldiers
fired upon the strikers, killing three men
and NOupding five Others.
All the mines at Dartmund, Essen and
Berthum were deserted n consequence
of the strike The Krupp and other
works have been compelled to stop
the manufacture of rails owing 70 a lack of
coal. The strikers want an advance Of Is
per cent. in pay and a reduction OF work.
ing hours TO eight. The newspapers urge
employers e. concede the demands Of the
strikers. 1t is feared that the socialists Wall
organize a general strike.
CAR cGvERS' STRIKE.
PRAGUE. Mas S-rhs car drivers OF this
city are on strike. There will probably
b5 rioting.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
HURLED TO A HORRIBLE DEATH.
A Street Car Filled with Passengers
Run Into.

KALAMAZOO, MICH, May S.-A shock
ing accident occurred at $50 O'clock this
morning at the West Main street crossing
of the Michigan Central railroad A
street car containing seven ladies
and two gentleman was crossing
the track when a switch engine dashed
down upon it from the east at high rate
of speed, and the driver being unable to get
the car out Of the way the helpless passen-
gers were hurled to a terrible death. It
was but the work Of a moment and
the fearful catastophre was over. The
street car was carried almost TO
Academy street, pieces flying in all direc-
tions and the human freight being mangled
in frlghtful manner. Those in the car
were Mrs. Alexander Haddock, Mrs. NJ Il.
Wattles, Mss Gert~9de Tillolston, Scs.
George Smiley, Ms. Middleton, Mrs. Van
Antwerp, Mrs. s. A. Gibson, Mrs. Jonathan
Barnes, L. c. Lull, and DR.. Sutton.
SIX KILLED.
The first six were killed, two being found
dead in the cattle guard, one in a creek near
by, TWO on the track, and Mrs. Middleton
died an hour later. She was thrown in the
roadway. Mrs. Gibson was injured In the
head and side and Mrs. Barnes was bruised
badly. Toe male passengers both escaped
TIE driver of the car escaped by jumping
The switch engine was running at high
rate Of speed. The gates at the crossing
where the accident occurred are not used
between $50 and 6:5S O'clock p m., the gate
keeper going home at that time. This custom
probably deceived the driver If the street
car, who was a Eew man and probably
supposed that tie gates would of course be
down II an engine were coming.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
A coNrRAc cToR DISAPPEARS.
He Carries { # about $4,000 Sc.
cured from riends.

CHICAGO, May ga special dispatch
from Tacoma. w. T., says a contractor, J.
E. Mccormick, has sappeared with about
$4,000, secured from friendss Monday he
met William Squires of Seattle ia this city,
and asked him to inGorso his note at the
Pacific National Bank for S37, 800 for about
10 days, till Le could complete his
contracts and get some money on them.
Squires complied with the request. Nc
Cormick went to the bank AID drew the
money and subsequently took the train for
New York where ne formerly resided. His
liabilities will aggregate over 10000, and
he took upward Of $50, 900 In cash with him.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
ENANDBE,s CONDITION.

He WIN Not be Able to Go to Den.
mark.
CHICAGO. Nav s.-John A. Enander,
who was appointed minister 10 Denmark,
will not be able 10 accept tho office. The
gentleman is very sick, and the physician
who is attending him hesitates about saying
whether & is patient VIII recover or not
Three weeks ago Ena dor was attacked
with severe pains In the chest. He hast
eued 20 his home and was compelled 10 take
TO his bed on account If hemorrhaZe
Of the lungs Since that tifpe he has not
been bic 70 get up, and tine hemorrhages
have continued lie will 80 south as soon
as be is able 10 be novel.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
Mr.. Davis and North Carolina's Cen.
tBnnial.

CHARLOTTE, y. c.. May s.-A special TO
the Chronicle fr m Fayetteville says that
Jeifers u Davis has acce-teI an invitation
to attend the centennial celebration 4 the
adoption Of the feleral cons tuition Of
North Carolina, which took place at Fayette-
Vile on Nov. II, 1889 Mr.. Davis accepts
on coud ton that he will not be asked 10 be
orator of the day.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
"Q'S" DYN AMIrBRS
On Trial for Interfering with the United
States Mails.

CHICAGO, May S-The cases Of Broderick,
Bauresen and Cooling, the 20" dynamiters,
came up in the federal court this morning.
They had been indicted for con
spring to interfere with the United
States malls by blowing up
trains on the "Qn road The
defendants we're engineers on that road
aud were on a strike. On motion of the
United States district attorney these indict-
ments were stricken from the dock t, the
defendants having been convicted in the
state courts. Bowles and Smith who We're
indicted at the same time, who turned
informers, were allowed to go on their own
recogniz nee This IS the last step in the
great fight of last year between the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad and
the Brotherhood Of locomotive Engineers.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN.

The Larger Portion of the Town oi
sullivan Burned.
SULLIVAN, MICH, May S.-Forest fires
attacked this town yesterday noon aud
burned the larger portion Of it. Twenty
five families were rendered homeless and
destitute. Grand Rapids sent an engine
that worked all last hight to save the Sulli-
van Lumber Company's mil. One hun
dred people were fed and sheltered at Ra-
VIENNA, n village five miles distant.
TWO VILLAGES DESTROYED.
DETROIT, MIcH., May S.--A Tribune
special from Ishp'ming says: Forest fires
have DESTROYED the vlliges Of Brncs's
Crossing and Obrieu, in Ontonagon county,
aud falf Of the villages Of Spaulding and
Stambaugh, Melomilee county. Fires are
burning ~ half of the counties Of the
northern peni' sula
The morning news., 1889-05-09
GORDON IN NEW JERSEY.
GeorRia's Governor to be the Guest
of Elizabeth To-Day.

of Elizabeth To-Day.
ELIZABETH, N. j., May S.-Gov. John B.
Gordon Of Georgia is to be the guest of tie
city tomorrow evening, and preparations
are being made to give him a worthy
reception. The veteran Z)uave corps will
parade in full uniform in his honor. When
tue governor was informed Of this intention
of the veterans he said that nothing in his
whole career had touched him
more than the cordial greet
Ings he had received. during his
present visit at the n Jrth at the hands of
the Grand Army veterans. Such acts, he
thought, would have great influence in re
moving the impression, wi .ely prevalent in
the south, that the Grand Army was bent
on fostering n spirit of antagonism TO the
south. He had long known this to be a
mistaken notion, and he was doing his best
t. make that fact clear t. the southern
people.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
A New gchedule.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May s--The East
Tennessee railroad will on Sunday begin
running fast express train between Coat
tanooga and New York, arriving In tho lat
present schedule. the schedule Is now q
last one, thirty hours.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

ROME, May SIT is stated that imme-
diatelv after tho Catholic Congresses come
b. a close the vatican will ask the European
governments, especially the Catholic gov
eromeutj, 10 cons der their appeals for re-
peal Of the t.InpOral power Of the pope.
The morning news., 1889-05-09

BALTIMORE, May s. Fire. which did
$4,000 damage. broke OFT tonight 10 the
grain store Of D iUgherty a. Co., 2l7 East
Pratt st Get, and spread 70 the bone and
phosphate store Of Floyd & Co.. 2lj East
Pratt street Both houses were owned by
George $. Lowden aud insured,
The morning news., 1889-05-09
THE CRUISER BALTIMORE.
A Dock Trial Given to Her starboard
Engine.

Engine.
PHILADELPHIA, May S-A dock trial
was given the starboard engine Of tbs
cruiser Baltimore. now in course Of com
pletion at Crlmp & Sous ship yards in
this city, to-day, and speed of over fifty
revolutions per minute was maintained
from 8 a. IN. 10 g p. m, on a steam
pressure Of ninety-five pounds. The engine
viii also he operated tomorrow. and on
Friday and Sa urday the port engine will
be worked Only two OF the boilers were
in use to-day and the test i, regarded as
very sltisfactyrY In every detall
The morning news., 1889-05-09

ST. PETERsBURG, May IN. Durnoro
director OF CHARITIES wlll PROB bly, succeel
tie late Count Tol,toi as minister OF th,
interior
The morning news., 1889-05-09
THE Y. M. c. A. CONVENTION
Many Distinguished Visitors from
Foreign Countries.


Foreign Countries
PHILADELPHIA, May s.-The twenty
eighth international convention OF the
Young Mems Christian Association was
called 10 order at II O'Clock this morning in
t o association hall by Cen. o. o. Howard
Of New York, vice president Of the last
conve ton. in the presence Of the most
prominent layfien Of the evangelical
churches, not only Of the United States and
Canada, but from England, Germany,
Sweden, Swlt zerla d and other countrie'.
There are about 1000 dele-
tes prese {. Among those from foreign
countries are NJ. II. Holder, London; Ba-
ron Won Starck OF Berlin, Karl Fries,
Stockholm; Il. H5ffer, secretary of Zurich
Association Robert Berns, secretary of
Adersgate branch OF Lond n Ass ciatlon; I;
Robert McCann, national secretary for Ire
land; Viscount Michima, Japanese Noble
man Of Toxic, and John r. Swift, cores
ponding member of the International com
mittee Of the association in JaDan.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
A MINNESOTA CYCLoNH.
Considerable d. mage Reported to
Buildings and Crops.

Buildings and Crops.
CHICAGO, NAV S.--A dispatch from st.
Paul, Mimi, says that after blowing hard
ali day Monday aud Monday night, the
wind yesterday increased to gale aud did
considerable damage 10 buildings and crops
At Buffalo, this county, wheat was in many
places blown out of the ground by tue roots.
In other places it is buried so deep that 1t
will never come up.
At Yankton the wind blew hurricane.
The city hall rocked 20 that the council
hastily adjourned and went into the street.
A soaking rain followed.
At Hinciley, MINI, the wind did dam
age to timber and shade trees Az engine
running between Sandstone and Sandstone
Junction was wrecked yesterday afternoon,
by a tree falling across the engine while in
motion. Engineer Dare escaped un-
injured, while the fireman, Elmer Miller,
was badly bruised.
The morning news., 1889-05-09
IND1ANA's MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
The Returns Indicate General Gains
for the Republ cans.

IOI VIIO I'vD V4DI 0EII9'
CHICAGO, May S.-A special from In
dianap5lis says that returns from the muni-
cipal elections held in Indiana yesterday
indicate general gains for republicans where
some places being quise unexpected,
as, for instance, at Sullivan, n
democratic stronghold, while republican
gains were made at Winch ster, Fortyilo,
Rochester Hartford City and Edi ilburg
Small gains were made by the democra
at Spencer, Kockport aad lIau hville. In
some Of the larger towns high license was
tho issue, and IA the majority OF the places
the saloon candidates were defeated.