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A. PREDICTION.
A Great Calamity Impending on the Mis-
sissippi Valley,

NEW YORK, March 2Sth An officer of the
Signal Service. sergeant Dunn, says that there
is impending one OF the greatest calamities that
the country has ever seen. He thinks the press
should warn the people of the Lower Mississippi
valley to prepare TOR the worst. He says: ''It
will be the greatest calamity that has ever be-
fallen that section. In spite of the crevasses
that are carrying OFF millions of gallons Of
water every second, the hight of the rver at
Vicksburg ard Cairo remains almost stationary,
at the top hood-llmit. which shows that the
channel below is choked with alluviCm and de-
bTis from the first food, acting as a dam that
will eventual work havoc with all the levees.
When the wave crest OF this new storm comes
down the river things are bound to be carried
away and the entire surrounding country COW
cred with water. The wave crest will probably
arrive az Cairo in two or three days, but it may
be three weeks before it reaches New Orleans.
The city of New Orleans will be visited, without
doubt by the most disastrous floods ever known.
/ would not give five cents for my life in that
city when the wave crest strikes il. have been
stationed at Cairo, New orleans and Cincinnati
during great floods, and know what they are, -
CONFIRMED AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 2Sth.-Ihe Signal Service
Office has issued special river bulletin warning
the people OF the Lower Mississippi valley pre-
pare for the greatest food ever known, but says
Sergeant Dunn can only speak with authority
on New York weather.
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ber shop of John Berther, at 1s0S Broadway.
when the storm burst. The roof was torn of
the second story and carried away, and the side
walls commenced tumbling in, when the men
broke the windows and doors and ran out into
the street. Not one of them was hurt, bu. the
building is totally demolished.
WHERE IT BFGAN.
IN going down Main street in the opposite di-
rection to the course pursued by the tornado,
the first evidence of serious destruction are the
topless and windowless houses. On the north
side, between Sixth and seventh streets, the
wind took the roof from and damaged the top
Owens. Their stock Of boos and shoes was
greatly damaged. Next, the two upper stores
the Agerst Companys four-story notion store
were destroyed, and the two top stories of
Bambeiger, Strong & Co.'S four story building
were demolished.
CARRIED INTO THE AIR.
A thrilling experience was that of Mrs. Roe
mele, who kept dry goods store al Colgan and
Seventeenth streets. AT the time OF the storm
her nephew, Willie Killmer, was with her.
When the walls began to shake both OF them
rushed to the front door just as the whirlwind
was passing. 1t gathered in both OF them and
carried them into the air forty feet. AT Maple
street they were both hurled against q fence.
and remained there unconscious until they were
found by the neighbors, a few minutes later.
The lady was badly bruised and perhaps hurt
internally. killmels right arm was broken,
his ankle sprained and there was deep cash
in his throat
PARKLAND DEMOLISHED.
All the entire western portion of Parkisnd,
which lies Just beyond the southwestern limits
OF the city, was wrecked. The storm struck
that place before reaching the city, ana its
course was a most peculiar one. 1t did not
move in direct line. moving down a path be-
fore it, but went about its dreadful work il a
zigzag fashion.
on the outskirts of the town the two story
brick residence OF Mavor Keepers was struck by
the wind and entirely demolished. The occu-
pants escaped.
A great number of houses were blown down
near by but the inmates were all up aud every
one miraeulously escaped, only few being in
juTeG, and they not seriously.
The track of the storm in Parkand was about
three blocks wide. To the west OF the town
from the direction in which the wind came,
path several hundred yards wide is moved
down. trees being cut off like stalks of grain
before the reapers scythe.
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DETERMINED PROSPECTORS.
They VIII Be Taken OF the Navajo
Reservation.

ALBUQUERQUE IN. NJ ). March 2Sth.-Great ex-
element prevails here over the sending of
troops into the Navajo Reservation after party
Mountains about a hundred miles north of
Gallup. The party have been there three weeks
and, it is alleged, have found the Lost Adams
DiggiBgS." They are all well armed and are de-
termined to thoroughly prospect the section or
fight.
The Indians drove out the party short time
ago that had sunk thirty-foot shaft on the
body of some very rich native and free gold ore.
The large parry then went in and the Indians
notified troops at Fort Wingate TO take them
out An expedition Of seventy-five men left
Gallup this morning with rations for cam
u
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The Pacific Coast Representatives Have
Their say.

Their say.
WASHINGTON, March 2Sth-The Senate Com
mittee on Census to-day concluded its hearing
OF the Chinese census bill, the delegation from
the Pacific coast appearing TO support the
measure.
Morrow of California the author of the bill
stated that legislation was necessary to keen
out the Chinese merchants as well as the labor
ers. There was no business inducement to
bring them now that the immigration of labor
els IS shut of. There are enough OF them, and
the tact Is q genuine Chinese merchant has not
come TO san Francisco in the past ten years. AS
long as the merchants are allowed To come and
go at will, with or without certificates, the I'M
desirable classes cannot be controlled
Mckenna said that the only question was,
viii You pursue the policy which led to the
passage Of the Scott Act?' This bill concludes
that policy, he said 1t is the effort OF the na-
ton to project itself against the people of ma
ton which it believes will injure it.
Riggs stated that the people OF California de-
manded the passage of the bill.
CIunie said the present situation is a struggle
between the Americans and Chinese. An
American is here 10 rear family, serve the
country and worship God, but a Chinaman is
here only for gaiu-to carry away money and
deplete the wealth of the country. In a con-
test under these conditions the Chinaman has
proved himself superior 10 the American.
senator Mitchell said he believed the bill to
be construed by the Courts to apply to Chinese
only who were in the United States on the LIST
Of June He would it were otherwise, so the
Ae; should be an absolute exclusion law. The
law, in his opinion, was constitutional.
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latest reports this evening it is hoped that none
OF those injured viii die. The damage 10
steamers OF The river front was considerable.
1t is believed tonight that the loss and dam
age TO property in Jeffersonyille will aggregate
fully half a million
Among the many incidents reported from
there is a singular story OF W. A DoTney, whose
residence is aalf block from the river When
the tornado struck the river fro;t it picked up
a skitf moored there and carried il along
mashing it through the second-story window of
Dorney's residence.
AT strauss house, corner OF Spring and First
streets, large number of people gathered for
shelter. Hail OF brick and tumbling walls fell
around them, but strange to say, though the
buil ding was almost wrecked, no one was
badly hurt. At the foot of Front street shanty-
boat occupied by Henry wilkins, his three
children and wife, capsized and the inmates
would have been drowned but for number of
car-works employees who heroically risked
their own lives and saved them.
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METROPOLIS LEvELED.
Every Building of Prominence Damaged
and Lives Lost.

METROPOLIS tIl), March 2Sth.-The cyclone
last night cut clean swath about quarter of
mile wide across our town, wrecking property
OF all descriptions and burying men, women
and children in the debris of falling buildings.
The number Of victims cannot be ascertained
with anything like accuracy, but it is reported
that several hundred people are killed or
wounded and between 200 aud 800 houses swept
10 pieces.
As fast as possible the victims are taken from
the ruins.
On every side could be heard the groans of
the dying, and all around lay the mangled
bodies of the dead. Scores of bodies have been
removed from the ruins and the wounded are
given every possible attention, but many have
doubtless died through lack of proper medical
attention.
In the business district the havoc WAS terri.
Bile. Small barns and outpuidings were caught
up by the cyclone and carried with crushing
force against the larger structures. Trees We're
twisted of short and hurled long distances
Fences were leveled for miles in the country.
Every church in the city and every other
prominent building in the place is either de-
stroyed or badly damaged, including two
schooi-houses, the Courthouse and jail and
many smaller structures.
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In RUINS.
4 Portion Of Louisville Literally Torn
from the Earth.
THE SUENE BEGGARS DESCRIPTION
A Building in Which Meetings and
Entertainments are Going
on Buried.
THE sUENE BEGGARs DESCRIPTION
tgFEcrAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-uuoN.I
CRUSHED IN A MOMENT,
Louisville Laid in Waste by Terrible
Tornado.

Tornado.
LOUISVILLE, March 2Sth-ShortIy after 9
O'Clock last night tornado swept over this city,
wrecking several hundred houses and killing
nearly 200 people. The wind came from the
southwest. The Union Depot, at the foot of
Seventh street, was blown into the Ohio river.
train OF cars making up for the Louisville
Southern road went over with the building.
The FANS City Hail. on West Market street, was
wrecked. IN the hall were over 100 people, and
nut few Of them escaped alive Many buildings
after fsling caught fire and the inmates were
burned. All the streets are blockaded with
debris, fallen buildings or telegraph and elec-
tric light wires. Thirty-fiye bodies, mostly of
women and children, have been taken from the
ruins of the Falls City Hall. 1t is impossible 10
get the names. Henry Mason, member Of the
Legislature from Hancock county, was in
was instantly killed: Eleven girls were i'm
priS S7ned III the cellar of Wrights building.
Three have been taken out dead.
BEGGARs DESCRIPTION.
Every house on Market Jefferson and Walnut
streets from Tenth to Sixteenth, is in runs.
Falkland, 9 suburb, is swept away. such desc
latlon no city has known in this century. Every
building, tree and telegraph pole in this district
that was struck was leveled.
Service officers yesterday afternoon, bat no
heed was paid to the warning
The cyclone came with scarcely warning
sound, and in all the buildings struck the in
habitsnts were engaged in their usual yoca-
tions. The district laid waste comprises an
area of three miles long and nearly half mile
wide.
IN THE RUINS.
Since early morning gangs of men have been
constantly at work, searching in the great mass
of debris for victims of the disaster. Policemen
made efforts to restrain the anxious crowd from
entering he dangerous places in the devastated
districts, but their efforts were of no avail.
Within a short time after the cyclone oc-
cured large number of men were at work at
Falls City Hall carrying out the dead The
first work was to cut through the slate roofing.
While this was being done the groans OF dying
people IL the hall were plainly heard
Il was more than an hour before the first vic
TINS wart taken out. Ten dead women were
found locked IN each others arms Within the
next hour thirty men and women We're taken
out dead, all of whom had lost their lives by
sufocation. The gas-pipes had been severed
and flooded the place with the deadly vapor.
The dead were carried away and physicians
and relatives carefully looked after the wants
OF the injured
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HELENA DoINGs.
a Batch of Items from the Montana
Capital

HELENA tNont). March 2sth Ed Brown. q
range rider of Wallop ranch, Custer county,
committed suicide Tuesday night. Cause, dis
appointment in love affair. The man who
brought the news says his home is al Denver:
his toiks live there.
The sentence OF the Indian, Philip. the SLAYER
of John Romoaggh, TO death Apri! SJh has been
conlmuted to imprisonment for life.
Albert jackson, guilty OF murder IN the first
degree, is to be sentenced Saturday morning TO
death. The case viii be appealed
A furry of excitement among the stockhold-
ers was caused yesterday by the report sf fab
ulous strike on the Oregon Railway ana Naviga.
ton 1t was found 20 be purely a local stock
jobbing scheme
Noah Armstrong, the owner OF Spokane, az
rived today with TWO half aud one full sister to
spokane-Silver Star, Ehalebone and E-eIena
ali two-year-o.ds, and entered for the big
Eastern events. They uill be shipped surday
direct 70 Louisville for sctiYe training
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solomon Would be All at Sea.

Two sailors were lately disputing on
board the steel cruiser Boston respecting
the wisdom OF King solomon. After hav-
ing INDUCED in some original and emphat-
ic remarks concerning the mighty mon
arch, one of them closed his argument as
follows: "Why Jack, you may talk till
the tongue drops out of your wooden head,
but III tell you what perhaps neither
you nor King solomon ever knew; that is,
that blow ny eyes, times and things are
so altered on one of these steel crafts, that
if solomon should come on board he would
not know an electric light from gatlin'
ctrp .
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oHICAGo's HORROR.
Nine Men Were Killed in the Explosion
and Thirteen Wounded.

CHICAGO, March 2Sth.-The search in the
ruins of the building wrecked by the explosion
at the sugar refinery yesterday was completed
this evening, and it is now known that nine
men were killed and thirteen injured. All the
dead were labolers, their names being: August
Thermann, Albert Hass, Frank Wallisch, John
Otto, Henry Hobeldt, Michael Heuer, Morris
Flynn, Albert Witks and Fred. Graf,
Most of the bodies were partially consumed
or terribly mutilated, and some of them could
only be identified by fragments OF clothing re-
naming on them.
Great crowds surrounded the place all day,
most OF them being anxious relatives and
friends, and whenever body was taken out
and identified the lamentations of immediate
relatives were heartrending. One or two OF the
Injured may yet die, being very seriously
burned The Coroners Jury viii meet Thurs
day.
The officials OF the sugar refinery pursue their
policy OF yesterday, OF refusing to give any III
formation they may have
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LATER PARTICULARS.
The Damage VIII Amount to a Million
of Dollars.

LOUISVILLE, March 2sih.-7;30 P. MI Is BOW
thought that the deaths will number about i50
A large force OF men have been sent out TO
make a thorough canvass of the devastated dis
trict and to report the losses Of life and properly
as flfty as possible. They viii try 10 make Il
statement tonight
The property loss at present is estimated at
nesrly million dollars.
The work OF rescuing the dead goes brsyely
on Hundreds OF anxious men are working as
they never worked before for the bodies Of
friends and relatives that lie buried in the mass
OF brick and mortar that covers the site where
Yesterday stood the Falls City Hall. Cries of
men women and children are heard on every
side and
sURGINs CROWD OF TEN THOUSAND
People blocks the streets for squares. II is a
sight to strike anguish to the soul.
The pen is powerless 10 express the awful
scenes that each succeeding minute roll through
fine ehastly panorama Bodies of dead and
wounded are being dragged from beneath the
ruins all around the district, and men, women
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Two More Republicans seated

WASHINGTON, March 2Sth.-The House Com
mlttee on Elections passed upon two more elec-
tion contests today. IN the case Of Waddeu
against Wise, Third Virginia District, the com.
the seating OF the Republican contestant, Wad.
dell. Ia the case of McDutfe against Turpin,
from the Fourth Alabama District by another
party vcte the committee decided 10 report il
iavor OF the Republican, contestant, McDufie.
They. Want Free Raw Material.
BosTeN, March 2Sth.-The C0RmerciGl BRlletii,
says AT secret meeting the new Wool Con-
sumers Association to-day decided that all bus.
mess experience in this aud other manufacture
ing countries shows that the interests of all
classes are favored by free raw material, and
the interests OF the wool-growerS, maGufactur-
erS, dealers and consumers of this country re-
be free.
Rates will be Restored.
CHICAGO, March 2sth.-The organization OF
the Western States Passenger Association was
practically affected to-day, TO become operative
when signed by all the roads As soon as put
in force all the old rates will be restored.
Fortunately Insured.
OMAHA (Neb.), March 2Sth--A fire at about 4
O'Clock this morning destroyed the Arapahoe
Companys elevator at Arapahoe. 1t contained
nearly 10000 bushes of wheat All was fully
insured.
still Prohibitory.
DES MONIES, March 2sth.-The Republican
Joint caucus this evening decided against the
repea! OF the prohibitory liquor law ana N ia
Vor OF reSuomlssion.
FlaCs's Successor.
ALABNY. March 2sth.-Governer Hill has ap-
pointed Major General Daniel Z. Sickles Sheriff
OF New York, vice Flack, resigned.
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SNOW AND RAIN.
A General and Terrific Storm in the
Northwest.


Northwest.
MILWAUKEE (Wis). March 2sth.-The first
blizzard OF the season is raging in this vicinity
The wind is blowing furiously ard the snow
drifting so badly that the street lines had to
suspend traffic.
SIoUX CITY (Iowa), March 2sth.-The snow
storm here is the heaviest OF the season. Trains
are delayed and on some roads abandoned. All
the transit lines OF the city are blocked. The
snow is drifting badly.
DUBUQUE Iowa). March 2sth.-A heavy wind
and snow-storm has been raging since noon
yesterday. The wind is forty miles an hour and
the temperature freezing. Traffic is greatly i'm
peded.
CINCINNATI, March 2Sth.-There was q heavy
thunder and rainstorm III this city last evening,
lasting over two hours.
LAKEFIELD G1inn.), March 2Sth.-A binding
blizzard has prevailed throughout this section
since last night. The temperature is mild,
PIPEsroSE, (A1inn.), March 2Stn.-A blizzard
is raging from the northeast. The thermome
ter is SOC above and over an inch of snow has
fallen.
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Good Templar's Han ana Other Build
ings BWrned.

lAl.NF l.
ings BWrned.
kEDpiNG, March 2sth A fire broke out in D.
SchleSslngers store IN GOod Templar'S Hail
building, The place was entirely consumed
and also most OF the goods OF Schlessinger
The next building To the north which was
owned by Dan BreSisueg, and occupied by
h.o.tanowS6y, ; ctgar store, Mel enough < Briggs
saloon, and Mrs /, f. Davis millinery stole
was also entirely consumed Koltauowsky
saved considerable OF his goods but Nc.
Donough X Briggs have comparatively nothing
i's Davis saved all her goods but they are
badly damaged
Ehe next building was NeChesuey's brick
hclse. The dana e to the root was Slight as
the hre got IN the .op OF the roof and the fire
men had to cut the tin roof TO get water in
which, however, did very little damage to the
stock OF furniture OF McElwee " Hare, who oc-
cupy the place
South Of the Good Templars' Hal is the frame
building of Mrs. o Neal which was badly
Quilted but not destroyed. Mrs Lester had a
restaurant in this building, aud saved most of
the fu7ni ture in a dsmGged condition
lnese frames were all well insured, as were
the goods, as it was considered risky place to
do business.
The fremont Hotel. north, was on ere two or
three times from the tying burning shingles
Inc 1Femen again exhibited pluck and good
work.
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ACROSS THE COLUMBIA.
Union Pacific Engineers Preparing For
the bridge.

VANCOUVER (Wash,l, March 2Sth.-A party of
engineers, working under the instructions of
the Union Pacific, have established headQuar-
tiers at Vancouver, and started in TO day driving
pipes into the Columbia near Lucia Mills to as.
certain the strata below the river bed in order
to make proper estimates for the foundation of
piers for the bridge which is to cross the river
here, giving the Union Pacific an outlet from
Portland to the Sound. There is no doubt that
the company means business and the price of
real estate is consequently advancing rapidly
III this vicinity.
The Vancouver Board ofTrade has reorganized
and will file articles OF Incorporation as a
Chamber OF Commerce and erect suitable
brick block for its use in the near future SUBJ
scriptions for stock are rapidly coming in.
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FROM FRESNO.

A Couple of Races Fear of More
Rain.
FRESNO, March 2sth-The attendance at the
races was light to-day. The first race was three
eighths of mile and repeat, for 500 purse;
so TO the second. The first heat was won by
Sunday in $40, Cyclone second and Spring.
water third. The second heat and race was
also won by sunday in :3555; Cyclone second
and Springwater third.
The second race was one and a quarter mile
handicap, for $3.50; SIS to the second. 1t was
won by Ed. McGiuuis in 2;O7$4 Daisy D. sec
ond
1t is raining tonight, with the prospects in
favor of quite a storm. Very much rain at this
time would do great damage.
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FFER.oNvILLE, TOO.
stores and Residences Destroyed, but No
Lives Lost.

LOUISVILLE, March 2Sth.-Jefersonville was
struck by the cyclone at O'Clock last night It
was very distinctly heard for two miles III the
country, where the people wondered what it
meant. Fortunately, not person was killed in
Jeflersonville, though some were badly hurt.
Scores of business houses and residences We're
more or less damaged, some stores being nearly
demolished Dozens of people had marvellous
escapes from instant death. According to the
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MORE RAIN.
Evidently the Winter Has Not Yet
Reached It's End,

SAN Francisco, March 2Sth.-The barometer
in this city was very low to-day. Light showers
of rain are falling tonight.
GILRoY, March 2Sth.-A light sprinkle of rain
fell this evening, and the appearances are for
more to come tonight. Heavy rains may do
considerable damage to the fruit, which is just
budding.
SANTA Rosa. March 2sth.-It commenced
raining agsin this afternoon, and tonight it is
raining steadily. The indications are strong
for another storm.
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LIyERMORR NOTES.
New Passenger Trains-A Heavy Land
slide,

Now i -7stHStI IIAInJ-A Heavy Iand-
slide.
LIyERNoRE, March 2Sth.-Fitty work mules
have been sold TO parties the past few days for
shipment to Honolulu.
Active work Is being prosecuted in the
chrome mines and shipments will be made ia a
few days.
The rainfall to date is 2-.75 inches. 1t is
again clouding up.
1t Is reported that the railroad company will
put on additional daily passenger trains 20 this
place, commencing sunday, one train to leave
san francisco at noon and to leave Livermore
for san Francisco about G:l5 p. N. This will
prove OF great benefit to the rapidly increasing
travel.
There was large landslide on THURSDAY in
Collier canyon, five miles north of Livermore.
taking down strip ef land about half mile
long. Great dSSureS were opened and enormous
blocks OF earth were thrown upward.
The county bridge was demolished, the geek
damned UP and large la ke formed