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A TERRIBLE TORNADO
Passes Over the Little Town OF
Cornell, Illinois.
FOUR PERSONS FATALLY HURT
And u Great Amount OF Damage
Done to rroperty...COmmuntttcs
In Kansas aud Missouri Suffer
from an Unusual Rainfall,

CORNELL, ILLs., June 20.-A tornado
passed west Of here this afternoon in a
path s0rods wide and about four miles
in length. Everything in It's path was
either totally wrecked or badly damaged.
-Four people were probably fatally in.
jured aud several others slightly hurt.
The storm struck tho house Of S.
plimer, tearing 1t to pieces, and terribly
injuring Nj. Plimcr. Tho residences
OF William Vancamp and JIM. Bradley
were unroofed, outbuildings destroyed
and Vancamp and Bradley slight
ly hurt. Tho house and barn
Of William Sutliae was bad.
ly damaged, but tho families escaped
with a few bruises. The most exien-
alye wreck was at W. D. Connor's.
His house, barn and other outbuild.
ipgs were completely demolished, and
Mr.. Counor and wife received fatal in
juries. The school house II short dis.
1ance east was blown to pieces, not
timber being left standing. Fortunately
the school WAS not in session ut the time.
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BUSINESS SITUATION.
Continued Increased Volume In Trnde-All
Hennrta En ,,i,,,

Continued Increased Volume In Trnde-All
Reports Encouraging.
New YORK, June 20.--R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review Of trade says: An.
other week has brought still better
crop prospects, q continued increase in
tho volume OF business, moro definite
assurances OF the passage OF the tariff
bill with essential features unchanged
and therefore more confidence in these
industries which look for help from the
measure. On the other hand the pass.
age OF a free silver coinage bill in the
Senate has raised some doubt whether
the two Houses may not agree.
Reports from all parts OF tho country
continue encouraging. Seasonable goods
arc in better demand with warm
weather. At Boston, wool has been firm
with slight concessions to buyers. Phil.
adelphia reports good trade. Chicago
has receipts exceeding last year in grain,
meats, hides and wool, and larger sales
Of dry goods. Pittsburgh notes some
ssgsing in the iron and steel market.
and the window glass works have closdd
for the season, but flint glass is active.
The great industries are waiting nc.
ton in Congress, which is by many e1.
pected to give them new impetus. But
iron is fairly steady. The wool marke,
shows some signs Of reaction. Wheat
has declined lc Tor the week, with no
change in corn, and pork is 25c per bar.
rel lower. Coffee is unchanged, oil a
shade higher With butter and eggs, but
sugar has declined an eighth for raw and
refined.
The bnsiness failures during The pas,
seven days number 199, with ol2 last
week, and co0 the same week last wear,
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FOUR DR0WNlNGS

Occur ut Peorin, Illinois, Within Twenty.
four Ilours-Foul Play In One Case.
PEORIA, LIS, June 2O.-Four drown.
ings occurred here during the past
twenty-iour hours. Wednesday night
the police were notified OF the disappear.
ance OF a girl named Katie Shehan, who
had not been seen since Tuesday night
when she came back to the city from an
excursion on the steamer Howard. AT
noon yesterday some men who were un.
loading barge, discovered her body
floating on top Of tho water near tue
dock. 1t was pulled out and examined.
There were no marks Of violence, though
the clothes about the lower part Of her
body and on her lower limbs were badly
torn. The last persons seen with her
were Charles Beck and Henry Johnson,
and they were arrested, pending an in.
vestigation. A little boy named Frank
Scott, while playing on barge at the
foot OF Hamilton street fell into the
water and was drowned. John Gilbert,
advertising agent Of the Rock Island
road, went across the river fishing. His
body was found later in slough on the
other side. How he came to be drowned
is mystery. Information reaches here
that man was drowned in Kickapoo
creek, near here. No particulars have
been received.
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A DEkp LAID PLOT.
To Swindle the Gsrmun National Bank ut
Cincinnati,

To Swintle tho German National Bank ut
Cincinnati.
ClcSclSNATI, June 20.-A morning
paper gives story Of an apparently
deep laid plot to swindle the German
National Bank OF this city, though it
does not appear certain whether the loss
will fall here or on 4 New York bank.
The story is that man giving the namo
of Joseph B. Lotus, some time ago,
opened an account with the Bank, say.
ing he vas going into the worsted goods
business at 2S2 Main street. He depos.
tied $1,000, and shortly af,erward pre-.
sented checks for deposit and had drafts
made upon him from various places.
But a few days ago his account showed a
balance OF about 81 QUO, made by tho de.
posit Of a draft from some bank in Hen.
derson, KY, upon the American Ex.
change National Bank OF New York. 1t
now appears that q duplicate o! this
draft had already been paid in New
York. Loftus Ia not be found, and his
alleged place Of business is empty.
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SAN Francisco, June 20.-President
L. R. Fulda, Of the California Athletic
Club, acting under instructions Of the
Board Of Directors, has written letter
to Attorney General johnson, in which
he cal Is attention to the recent CON.
munication OF Governor Waters in
which the latter requested the Attorney
General to take action against tho Ash-
letic Clubs which gave sparring exhibi-
tons between professional pugilists.
President Fulda declares there is moth
ing illegal in the exhibitions given by
the California Club, and suggests that
action bs commenced in the name OF
the State against the Club before.on
Of the Judges Of the Superior Court iE
this city for the purpose Of determining
whether or not the clubs franchise
should be forfeited on the ground that
it has suffered and permitted an illegal
act.
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BATON RouaE, La, June 2o.-The
Newgass bill o0eripg sl,e5O,OOO year
for lottery privileges has just been intro.
duced in the House by Mr.. Pipes. MIR.
shattuck denounccs the Newgass propo'
sition as fake, and classes il as m infant
born OF a blackmailing scheme. He
says Biackmau, Of New Orleans, wanted
10 get into tho Morris scheme, but rs be
had not succeeded in doing so BLACK.
mani would 90 So high as S. 900, 900 with
Newgass, who was 5000 miles away on
the other side Of ftheAllantic. ,rr, 80
The Morris Lottery bill was Yesterday
e1grossed and passed to it's third read.
lug in the House, the vote being G2 to
~. The anti.lottery men claim that the
Governor will veto the measure, and it's
friends cannot receive the necessary
two.thirds to pass it over tho veto.
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Tho Chlnan,nn demanded.

NRw YoRK, June 2O.-John Wah Lee
Mon, tho ugly Chinaman who was ar.
rested Sunday, on his arrival from Prov.
idence with a l5.year.old girl and
chcr:ed with abduction, was to-day up
,t,.tare tho police magistrate ut jefferson
Market uolice ooyrt. He had a at first
given the name Of Sam zee. The girl
bad chilled herself An.ie Lawrence, snd
said she was an orphan and that the
man had debauched her in the rear
room OF laundry in Providence. In
yestigation showed her rame WAS Li2zie
Scott, and TINT her parents lived at No. 4
Tallmau street, that city. Her abdRetor
was found to have an American wife at
No. / Mott street, this city. The girl
says she came here to visit Johns wife.
She retold tho story OF her ruin. The
court reserved i.s decision aud commit
ted the Chinamau in Si,500 bail.
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SENATOR INGALLS, FATE.
Fire md Flood Pursue Him, md His lam.
lily not Snta on Trains.

Fire md Flood Pursue Him, md His Fam.
lily not Safe on Trains.
WARRINGTON, June 20.-U. S. Senator
Ingalls, son, who was in the wreck Of
the Baltimore 4 Ohio New York express
last night, arrived in Washington with
his wife this morning. lie was severely
injured, his back sustaining the princi.
pal part Of the shock. It is not believed
that his injuries are serious, however.
When Senator Ingalls, was informed
OF his sons injury he said that accidents,
or cafamities, like other misfortunes,
never came aingly. He had this morn
ing received telegram from his other
son in Kansas announcing that flood
had arisen near Atchison, carrying off
some buildings belonging to the Sena.
tor. He had no particulars OF the flood,
but thoughtit must have been some.
thing like cloud.burst, as the signal
officer had received no information re.
specting it. Sire and flood both pur.
sue me-" said the Senator. "and my
family are not safe on railroad trains"
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BURGLARS SURPRISED
AT Their Work Of EobbioE n PoAtotllce-
One OF the GnuE Captured.

AT Their Work of EobbiuE n PostotIlce-
One OF the GnnE Captured.
WOODBURY., N. j., June 20.-Three
burglars were surprised by Chief OF Po-
lice Cattell and Officer Dubois, at three
o'clock this morning, operating on the
postoilice in this city. Tho burglars fled
with the officers in hot pursuit, and
many shots were exchanged, startling
the whole city. Alter an exciting race,
Chief Cattell overhauled one of the bur
glars. They had q fierce struggle, Cat
tell at last gaiuioga victory aud getting
his man to jail. An examination
showed that the burglars had about COM
pleted their job and were on the point
Of leaving with their booty. The biz
safe had been blown open and rined.
About 5000 worth OF stamps, which were
wrapped in gossamer cloak, and
about 5000 in cash, were missing. AL
the letters had been secured, and the ex-
act amonnt Of the loss could not be as
certaincd. This morning a package OF
registered letters were. iound several
blocks away from the postotlice.
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WENT OYER A BANK.
DISASTROUS Wreck WI The u. & GA West
virgiuian Severely Hurt,

H NirIiulnh Severely Hurt.
BALrlMoRE, Mn, June 20.-The New
York express was wrecked at . o'clock
this morning ut Child's Station, on the
Philadelphia division OF the Baltimore
4 OHIO railroad. The driving rod OF the
engine broke, spreading the rails. Two
sleepers were thrown down au embank.
ment, John McNamara, Of New York,
fireman, was killed. Charles Ackenhcin,
Chief Engineer OF tho Staten Island
Rapid Transit railroad, was 30 severely
injured that he died OF his injuries be.
fore he could be carried 10 Philadelphia.
According to dispatch from that city
bishop keane, OF the Catholic Universi.
ty, at Washington, was cut about tho
head and his body badly bruised.
MIR. Ralph Ingalls,, a son OF United
States Senator Ingalls,, ia among the
injured, OF whom there arc several.
The killed are: Charles Ackenhall,
Of New York; John Mcnamara, Of
Philadelphia.
The injured are: Bishop J. J. Keane,
Washington, D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce, Mont Clair, N. j.; John 9.
Richards, Miss Bertha Richards, Miss
Grace Daily. OF East Orange. N, j.; Mr..
and Mrs. Il. L. Keeley, Fort Smith,
Ark; J. J. Newman, New Haven, Conn.
Edward ". Paige, New York; Charles
E. Adall, Jacksonville, Fla; Joseph In.
gals, John kuht, Of Ciarksburg, W. Va.
No one was seriously hurt.
Bishop keane was on his way to Eu.
rope. He returned to Washington.
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clerical endorsements; but he, (Mr.
Conger) had again taken 1t back 10 tho
enmfu fftaa f,ldYl

Conger) had again taken 1t back to the
committee clerk.
Mr.. McCreary, Of Ky., maintained thai
under higher law than tho rules Of the
House, under the constitution itselt, the
bill had never been properly In charge
OF tho Committee on Coinage. He held
that tho bill was on the Speakers table
and should be placed before the House
for action.
The Spcaker--In due order.
Mr.. McCreary insisted that tho bill
was upon the Speakers table.
The Speaker asked whether, supposlnY
that the bill was found TO be upon the
Speakers table, it did not then come up
only in tho regular order oil precedence.
Mr.. Bland replied that he had do.
manded the regular order when he In.
troduced his resolution; that regular
order involved the consideration OF the
Senate bills on the Speakers table.
The Speaker said that he did not 80
understand the gentleman's motion.
sir, Baud modified tho language OF
his resolution so rs to direct that. the
Speaker, under rule "a, lay matters on
his table, including the tiiver bill before
the House, for action.
The Speaker said that perhaps ho could
simplify the matter little, and suggest
ed 10 Mr.. Bland that he understood his
wish to be- simply 10 get at this matter
when 1t naturally come up, suppoaing
chat 1t was upon the Speakers table (Hot
passing upon the matter at this ti,ne).
What the chair proposed to do was, that
when the bill, or its hiatus, whatever it
might be, WAS reached, 1t should be
brought before the house. But the gen.
tleman did not Reem to consider that
this was Friday, private bill day, ana
that private bills alone were IN order.
Mr.. Bland asked whether the bill
woud be laid before The House to-mor-
row morning.
The Speaker declined 10 decide that
question until the proper time.
Mr.. McComas, Of Maryland, demand.
cd the regular order.
The Speaker said that tho regular or
der was Il private bill which he passed
to the reading clerk.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, wished to
know when the Chair might be expected
to decide where the bill was.
The Speaker-Whenever the bill
would be i'll order, providing that the
views of the other side were correct,
about which the Chair presents no
Opinion), because he does not think il is
the proper time.
AS Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Springer finally
insisted on specific ruling, the Speaker
liaa!!y ruled that Mr.. BANDS resolution
TO proceed to the consideration OF the
silver billy was not in order under the
rules.
Mr.. Bland appealed from the de.
cison.
Mr.. Mckinley moved to lay the ap.
peal on the table. The yeas and nays
were ordered, pending which Mr.. Crisp
moved that the House adjourn. This |
notion was defeated, but the hour OF 5 |
o'clcck arrived, and the House, under
he rules, took recess, the evenings ses-
lion to be be for pension business.
There was no business transacted at
he evening session OF the House.
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Tho ChtcnKO Bank FnIlure.

WASHINGTON, D. G., June oO.-The
Comptroller Of the Currency said this
afternoon that his. action iu closing the
Park National Bank Of Chicago was
based on the report Of the Bank Exam.
iner, who has been investigating its
affairs for the past two weeks, and who
is not altogether satisfied with the
character OF its assets. 1t is impossible,
the Comptroller says, to tell now the OK.
tent OF the banks failure, because Of the
questionable value Of some OF the col.
laterals and securities. The Comptroller
says that receiver will certainly be
appointed, unless there is q change OF
management and liberal contribution
OF new capital to. put the bank on a
sound financial basis. =
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ference and all the faces were familiar
ones. All who are In I'm Lobjt ri ~

ference and all the faces were familiar
ones. All who are In the habit OF at.
lending Democratic conventions would
recognize them rs the same that are Wis.
ible at every meeting In which office
and spoils are In sight. also intimated
that tho "anti.Camdcn" representatives
could be counted on the fingers OF ono
hand. Among tho prominent leaders Of
this wing who ignored the invitation
were Ex.Governor Wilson, Col. Z. p.
Chew, ColoSel st. Clair, Senator Flour.
noy, Hon. George L. Price, Mai. g.
Anderson, Hon. John j.. Chipley,
Delegate Sydenstricker. Gen. 10.
seph Sprigg, lion. Wood Daley,
lion. Okey johnson, ex.Congressman
Gibson, Hon. b. +. Martin, ex. x.Congress.
man logg, and scores OF others OF more
or less prominence who are identified
with the faction opposed to that which
comprised four.iifths Of the conference.
Other significant absentees were Sena.
tors Faulkner and Kenaa, Congressman
Wilson, Judge Brannon, Congressman
Anderson, Col. J. T. McGruw, Colonel
q OBricn. Major Stalnaker, ex.Commis.
sioner Miller, and many others too
numerous TO mention. Are all these
gentlemen afflicted with apathy, or arc
they simply in state OF inoccuous
desuetude? q, AID,
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West Virginia Pensions.
'gt Dtsultch 10 The Iuifliicsurrr


WASHINGTON, D. c., June 2O.-West
Virginia pensions have been granted as
follows: OriG!nal-John Z. Hadsall,
Pleasant Valley; Stephen Kelly, Wal.
lace; John Groves, Keyser Cross Lanes;
Samuel Wines, Spencer; Hugh McCon.
oughy, deceased, kanawhs.
lncrease-Charles Brindon, Mounds.
Vile; James Harris, Reeder; Robert
Batter, Marion; Wm. 4. Moneyken,
Alum Bridge; William Cox, Walker;
John J. jenkins, Laurel.
Re.issuc-A. J. Bszzelt, Litt!eton.
Reissue and increase-Squire Terrell,
WALDORF.
Original widows, &c-Nancy, widow
Of Hugh McConoughy, kunawha; Emily
V, widow Of Moses T. Froshure, Flint;
Melissa, widow OF James L. Mcpherson,
Parke1sburg.
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isrngun VIII Deliberate.

WASHINGTON, D. G., June 2O.-1n the
Senate to-day, Mr.. Stewart, rising to a
question Of personal privilege, sent to
the clerks desk and had read Il special
Washington dispatch to the Philadel.
phia Erenins Bulletin, describing an i'm
ugiuary conflict in the Marble room be-
tween himself and Mr.. Reagan, and said
that there was nota word OF truth in it.
Mr.. Reagan also denied it in toto.
Mr.. Blair asked Mr.. Reagan whether
the statement as to tho ages Of the Sen.
ators (Mr. Stewards being placed at 10
and MIR. Reagan's at 75) WAS accurate.
Mr.. Reagau-"I will deliberate on
that question. Laughter.]
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CLEyELAND'S LATEST BLUSDER,
Not In Accord With Ills Party on the Silver
Question.

Not In Accord With Ills Party on the Silver
Question.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The most sigs
nificant result Of yesterdays perform.
ance in the House was the attitude in
which it placed Mr.. Cleveland as a
Presidential candidate in 1892. ,
It will be remembered that Cleveland
could not wait for his Inauguration to
put himself on record in favor OF the dc.
monetiza,ion OF silver, aud addressed a
letter to that effect to General Warner
and others.
Yesterday, under the leadership OF
Mills, the Democrats of the House
placed themselves in solid array in favor
OF free coinage. With tho Democratic
party holding this position, Cleveland's
nomination will BE- out OF the question,
and his admirers here, realizing this TACT,
are in q complete state decentralization,
while the opponents Of the ex-Presitent
are in astate OF "ghoulish gleo" at his
discontinue.
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Bfg [kAtfrond Snhnn,n

BATTLE CRSES, Mlcu., Juno oo.-On
April u secret meeting OF the railroad
magnates was held here to plan q
through line from New York to Austria.
lia, via CLEVELAND, St. Louis, IT. Worth,
Mexico and the Pacific Ocean to Mel.
bourne. A. D. Owen, Of Philathlphia,
originator OF the heme, went to Eng.
land after the meeting here to COME,
with a syndicate OF capitalists. Yester.
day several English gentlemen we're in
the city, accompanied by Mr.. Owen, B.
G. Bush, Of Detroit. and NJ. E. Wattles
The party are en- route to Melbourne owe,
the proposed line, and will be gone sew
eral weeks. g'f.s55 o'-I' = :
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WHEELING WINS AGAIN.
Tho Homo Teain Tnkes thu LriI, Loses,
but Pulls Out In the Tenth Iuninp.


Wheeling won tho game yesterday
with Springfield, lost It, tied It and the n
WON'T in the tenth. Osborne was in tho
box and was very effective, but q little
wild. Gibson was put in in tho eighth,
Barchard was very wild in Ills delivery.
giving eight men bases on balls. Tho
stick work OF Wheeling was great, hay.
ing earned all the runs they made.
Springfield played brilliant fielding
game, only one error beiug charged up
against them. Zsiglef's 8 fielding was sn.
perb. The crowd was shameiully small.
The people should give the boys more en-.
by their presence. Wheel.
ing now has a tight hold On second
place, and is but few points behind
Mansfield, the leader. The same ctub,
play this afternoon. Following is the
detailed score Of Yesterday:
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CLEVELAND. O., June e0.-The switch
men OIL tho Eric Railroad and Lake
Shore, Michigan Southern, reported to
their ya5dmasters this morning and re.
turned to worl; at what is known as Lake
Shore wages. The "Nickel Plate" Valley
railway, Cleveland, Canton 4 Southern
and Peunsylvahia companies' yardrneu
are still out and expresa q determination
to remain out until they are granted at
least ten hours for day 3 work, at the
Lake Shore for twelve hours' work.
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Fira mt Mineral Wells,

Special Dispatch TO the inteaigencr.
PARxERspURo, W. VA, juno e0.-Thia
morning about o'clock the ine resi-
dcnce Of Mr.. George Barnett, at Mineral
Wells, was discovered to be on fire, and
when the flames Hubsided, the entire
house was in ashes, with nearly all OF its
contents. Tho inmates OF the residence
narrowly escaped with their lives. There
was no insurance, and the origin Of the
disastrous fire is not known. The loss il
about $1,000, and falls haavily on Mr..
aud Mrs. Barnett, who have scarcely
anything left except the team OF horses
In the barn.