The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-05
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Swept By Terrible Winds and Fires
The French Ministry After BOuIanger.


The French Ministry After BOulanger.
TRUcKEE, Cal. April 4.-Freight
trains and 10 collided at Lawton's
switch between Reno and Truckee
this forenoon. Fireman Miesdat and
brakeman Wilson were killed and
brakeman Smith and engineer
Thatcher were injured. Physicians
have gone from Reno, on a special
train to the scene OF the accident
Both engines and 16 cars were totally
wrecked, Ernest c. Green and NJ. l..
Ely, brakemen are killed and Albert
Finch, fireman seriously hurt
DISTINCTIVE STORMS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, April 4
During the past two days south Da-
kota and Minnesota have been swept
by a series of wind storms which
caused a million dollars damage to
property. The storm started on
Monday and swept over 4 large area
south of the Northern Pacific in
Dakota, extending into The southern
counties. In this state the greatest
damage was caused by wind alone,
but in many places fire famed into
fury by storms wiped out of existence
several small villages, and hundreds
of farmers houses, rendering their
families homeless.
Towns almost completely destroyed
are JOHN, Ohvet, Punkwana, Lester
vile, and East Mount Vernon, and
three or four other villages are bad
ly damaged and many cattle, sheep
and hogs perished.
In many places the crops are
covered with sand and dirt and will
have TO be replanted. Travel is sUs-
pended on some lines Of railroad, so
great was the force of the wind and
storm. But wind is high enough to
keep.fres burning fiercely, and furth-
er heavy losses are almost certain.
The damage in Minnesota is much
less than in Dakata as the force of
the storm is pretty well spent before
it reaches the border. The losses in
south Dakota viii aggregate S2,000,.
600 at the lowest calculation.
TWENTY -EIGHT-sToR BUILDING.
MINEEAPoLIs, April when the
news was first published that Min
neapolis was to have Il twenty-eight-
story building many persons dis
believed ii, but the scheme Is about
to materialize. The plans show the
outlines Of 72S rooms, all Of which open
from the interior court and every one
Of which has a window in the exterior
wall. The plans are drawn for
building eighty feet square at the
level Of the sidewalk and tapering a
little towards the top, which gives it
the general appearance of a lofty
tower with almost countless loop
holes. The court within is scheduled
to be 40x40, and in the middle OF it
16 elevators are outlined to lift the
tenants to their offices in the sky. The
total floor area is 100000 feet square,
not reckoning the stairs and Railways,
and the building will be $50 feet high.
STILL AFTER BoUIAyGEE.
PARIS, April 4-The ministry has
asked the chamber Of deputies to
sanction the prosecution of BOulan-
ger. In making the request the
government submitted a statement to
the chamber which reviews the career
Of Boulanger since the commune and
charges him with attempting the des-
tructiOn Of the republic and declares
his ofense is covered In sections of
the penal code which deals with
conspiracy.
THE WAR SHIP 'BRooKLYN' DISABLED.
PENSACOLA, Fla, April 4.-Tho Brit
ish steamship FGlSh0nd, Capt. Ben
nett, from Cape Verde, reports that
she passed the United States steamer
BTOOElyR in latitude 23.41 north, Ion
gitude $3.50 west, 136 days from Hon
olulu, proceeding under sail, with
shaft broken. Assistance was needed.
The crew were all well. The FGl-
Sband pToyisioned the Brooklyn.
took her mail and departed.
THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER.
WASHINGTON, April 4-Tho state
department has been officially in
formed that Sir Julian Paunceforte,
the new British minister to the Unit
ed States, viii sail for New York on
the 18th inst.