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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Arsenic in the Coffee.

MOUNT STERLING, KY, March Twill.
lam Ferguson, aged rs, one of the most
respectable farmers in this county, and
his son-in law, B. c. Watts, died yester
day from poisoning, and Miss Grace Boyd,
the granddaughter of Mr.. Ferguson, is at
the point of death from the same cause.
The physicians in attendance called in q
chemist, who found arsenic in the coffee
pot. 1t had evidently been placed there
during the night, as the door of the cook
house was unlocked
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
No Senator Elected Yet.
Legislation in Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis, March 1.-Governor
Peek sent his first veto message to the
house yesterday, Withholding his sigma
ture from the bill conveying to the United
states the site for public building in
Sheboygan. The senate concurred in the
assembly bill giving married women at
torneys the right to be court commission
ers, assiguees, and receivers in bankruptcy.
In the assembly the senate bill increasing
the fund of the state university $50, 900 per
annum was concurred in by a unanimous
vote Taylor's bill repeating the law
which prohibits aliens from acquiring
more than 800 acres of land in the state
was indefinitely postponed The joint reso-
luton amending the state constitution re-
curing all bills to be filed with the secre-
tary OF state month prior to the meeting
OF the legislature was laid ON the table.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Mac Donald Has "a Majority.

TORONTO. Ont, March Returns are
all in with the exception of three seats
where elections will be held later. Re-
turns received late yesterday afternoon
give several seats to the government that
were reported as going Liberal One of
these is Richmond and Wolfe, where the
Hon. Wilfrid Laurier, Liberal leader, was
reported Thursday night to have been
elected Laurier does not lose his seat,
having been returned last week. by accla-
nation for East Quebec. The government
Hnainritv IL u
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
One Legislature Gets Through.

BISMARCK, n. D., March THE North
Dakota legislature has finished its labors
and adjourned sine die last night. The
house got through with all business YES
terday before dark. but the senate had a
number of bills yet Enacted upon, and the
house remained in session until it fin
ished. Resubmission and woman suffrage
were killed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Cardinal Newman,s Will.

LONDON. March THE late Cardinal
Newman in his will bequeathed all of his
manuscripts and copyrights of his books
to Rev. Mr.. Neville, his real and house.
hold property to Rev. Mr.. Pollen, aud the
whole of the residue of his possessions to
Messrs. Neville, Pollen. and Bellasis, all
OF whom are connected with the EdCebas-
ton oratory. The entire value of the late
cardinals estate is e 574
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Sir :yo.p Is Unable to Cheer.

OTTAWA, Ont. March Sir John Mac
Donald WIS completely exhausted yester-
day. He has been inundated with con-
gratulatory kilograms froT all quarters.
He has utterly lost his voice, the effect of
his campaign tour. Sir John estimates
his majority in the new house on di-
vision at between 30 and 35.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Moody and Pierce To BE Jpsres

WASHINGTON CITY, March, Tt is
learned that the president has decided to
appoint ex-Senators Moody and Pierce to
district judgeships. Each would like one
OF the newly created circuit judgeships.
but will not be rendered them, as the pres
ldent will expect them to be satisfied with
the territorial assignments
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Wisconsin Soldiers Home.

MADISON, Wis, March 7.-Humphrey j.
Desmond reused the old soldiers in the
house when he moved to place the Wau-
paca Soldiers home under control of the
prison board A stormy time ensued, the
motion was defeated and the bill appropri
ating $4,000 for the home advanced to
third reading.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Raised Wolves for Their sca,ps.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March THE legisla-
tive committee on public accounts yester-
day unearthed a singular fraud. The
state pays s. bounty for every gray wolf
scalp. and in the past year the total boun-
ties paid amounted to ST, 900. An inves.
tISation developed the fact that in sew
eral northern counties a regular wolf
raising industry existed. Wolves were
bred, and at S. per scalp proved very
Drofitable
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Republicans will Make a st.teusn,

WASHINGTON CITY. March The Re-
publicans will soon have ready for publ
cation statement giving the total
amount of appropriations made 10y the
party at the last session, with detailed
exhibit of separate items, showing their
purposes and defending them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
4 Rail aud Water Route.

OMAHA, Ncb., March Traffic Mana
ger Shelby, of the Great Northern, and
Traffic Manager Mahony, OF the Sioux
City and Northern, have been here for
two days and have made arrangements
whereby the former line goes into Omaha
over the latter and forms a rail and wat,
route between Omaha and Buffalo, n. Y,
and intends to compete with all rail
rnntas
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Drowned in n Bucket of Water.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Pa, March THE
2-year-old daughter of Mrs. Ludwig Sabul
fell from its crib Thursday night into
bucket of water and was drowned. A
similar death occurred about n year ago
in the same family. The authorities are
investigating the case.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Interesting to Won Der Abe.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March I'm the
house yesterday bill was introduced by
Representative Ernest, of Camden county,
prohibiting base ball playing on Sundays,
and making it misdemeanor punishable
by fine of 500.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
The Weather We May Expect.

WASHINGTON CITY. March Tho following
are the weather indications for twenty four
hours from p. m yesterday: For Iowa
Fair. slightly warmer weather; winds
becoming southeasterly. For Indiana and I'LL
nois-Fair weather Saturday: slightly cooler;
variable winds For Michigan and Wisconsin,
Light rain or snow, no change in temperature
except slightly warmer by Sunday in wiscon-
sin and Upper Michigan: variable winds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Died at the GAMBLING Tail.

MONTE CARLO, March IAN English
physician named Seegart, who has lately
been winning enormous sums at the gam
ing tables here, while engrossed in play
Thursday was attacked by apoplexy. and
died at the table
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Labor ON the worlds Fair.

CHICAGO. March 1.-THE Worlds fair di
rectory has agreed to two propositions
made by the labor unions of this city-one
that the days labor shall be eight hours
and another that disputes shall be settled
10y arbitration. The unions also want un
ion labor employed as far as it can be OBJ
tanned, minimum wages of 81. SO per day
for common labor, and several other con
cesSions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
Koch's Lymph Is Dutiable.

WASHINGTON CITY. March The treas
ury department has reaffirmed it's de-
clsion that Koch's lymph is dutiab ole at
The rate of % per cent ad valorem
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07

The loss occasioned by the recent
floods in Arizona is estimated at g..
O0O, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07

Robert Lindsay Antrobus, partner
in the London banking house of Coutts
& Co., committed suicide Thursday
night
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-07
THE ILLINOIS SeNATossH,p.
Nsas invinctbIe Five Republicans Contin
ues Obstinate.

Esat InvincibIe Five Republicans Coptio-
ues Obstinate.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, March Bills were
introduced in the senate yesterday: Pro-
Viding for county uniformity of textbooks
reducing county officers salaries: giving
autioneeis ] = per cent of the proceeds of
administration sales; reducing the salar-
les of circuit judges from s., 500 to 81. 500:
preventing fraud in racing; allowing
aliens to acquire property; providing a
penalty for vinegar adulteration; revising
the building and loan association laws
generally; providing for the payment of
one-half OF the saloon license money into
the county treasury. The house bill Civ
ing legislative assent to the payment of
money by the government to the state for
the benefit of the State university passed
by vote of 4S to1.
In the house Caldwell's interest bill was
discussed, and long debate ensued in
"hlcn OConnell attacked Speaker Crafts
lot not appointing the standing commit
tees The motion to order the bill to Sec
ono reading was pending at adjourn
ment.
No Senator Elected Yet
In spite OF the work of the state commit
lee Thursday there were still five "invin-
cioies' on the Republican side in the joint
session, and in spite of the alleged ulti-
matum of the +. M. B. A men, a truce
was declared until Tuesday when the ses-
sion adjourned. Six ballots were taken,
Streeter's highest vote being 90, and at
the end OF the 150th ballot the Democrats
moved to adjourn, while the Republicans
opposed 1t. Some Republicans and Cock
rel and Moore voted aye and carried the
motion
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01
THROWN INTO BOILING SPRINGS.
New Light Upon the Fate Of the Christians
I'm Japan Two Centuries Ago.

Any one who reads books on Japan wiz
remember that he is told, If he ever visits
the harbor Of Nagasaki, that he must lo0k
at the lofty rock Of Pappenberg, De-
scending sheer for some hundreds OF ieet
into the deep water. He IS further ln-
formed that in the seventeenth century,
when there were many Christian converts
in Japan thousands of them were cast INTO
tho sea from this cliff. IL will be remem-
berod that there was rebellion OF ChIls-
tians in Southern Japan. the rebels under,
taxing TO overthrow the Government and
establish their new faith as the state re-
liglon of japan. IL was after the sup
preston of this rebellion that the tright-
ful persecution of the Christians began.
DR.. Reiss, professor IN the University
Of Iokoio, has recently been investl-
eating the records of this Christian re-
beliOn. He has shown quite conclusNe'y
that tho rock Oi PaDpeDDcrg was not useu
for the purpose described 70 tourists. NO
mention Of throwing the Christians over
tine rock * made In any or the contempo-
raneous record, and Dr. Reiss says that ~
would have been absurd 70 have dragged
the prisoners 10 that distant place.
What happened. however, was even more
f-irhtful, aud the scene was quite different.
The rebellion occurred III Shimabara, whose
interior has for its most conspicuous oo-
lect volcanic mountain mass, calien On-
senga, which is said to nave one OF the
largest craters in the world. while It's
slopes and base are full of boiling sulphur
springs in constant state of eGeyescence.
Dr. Reiss says that the greatest num-
Der of victims of the rage OF heatnen
japan were taken to Onsenga and hurled
from precipice on the mountain side INTO
the boiling lphurious springs below. ia
panese sources Of information coincide
with the missionary reports that this was
the form Of execution commonly en-
ployed. and that it remained in use for q
long period. Shimabara IS almost an island
in great inlet on the west side of kiuslu.
the bic southern island of Japan. II Is
connected with the mainland by narrow
lsthmus. The volcanic mass OF Onsengs,
in the centre of the district, is plainly
marked on any good map.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01
The Flight of Birds

To ne Editor Of The DisDa'ch:
10 it n fact, or not. that birds fly with
more ease against the wind than with III
BIRD LOyER.
The best answer that we can give TO this
question is found IN The Ahirae hnoDIedge
Annlal, and is as follows:
Much light is thrown on the problem of
the flight Of birds by recent researches OF
Professor Marcy. Of the COLLEGE de France.
He finds that, when the BIRD is not yet IN
motion, The air which is struck by It's
wings presents, in tho first instance. re
slstance due to inertia, then enters into
motion, and flies below the wing without
furnishing 1t any support. "nen the bird
is at full speed, On the contrgrj. lis wing
is supported each moment on new columns
OF dir. each one of when Oilers 20 IL me
initial resistance due to ito inertia. lne
sum OF these resistances presents to the
wing much frmer basis. One might com
pare a flying bird 10 pedestrian who
makes great efforts TO walk on shifting
sands, aud who, in proportion as he adj
yances, is reaching soil by degrees
frmer, 30 that he moves more swiftly ana
with less fatigue. The increase OF the re-
slstance of the dir dlminishes the cxpendi-
ture of labor; the strokes OF the BIRDS
wing become, in fact, less frequent and
less extended. In calm air q sea-gull
which has reached its swiftest expends
scarcely one fifth Of the labor which II had
TO put iortn at the beginning of its light.
The bird that flies against the wind finds
itself in still more favorable conditions
for tho masses of air. continually re-
newed. bring under Its wings their resist
ance of inertia. The start, therefore, Is
the most labored phase Of fight. IL has
long been observed that birds employ va.
rious articles to acquire speed. prior to
Tapping the wings; some, run on the
Tapidly in the direction that they wish 70
take in living; Others let themselves fall
from a height with extended wings. ard
glide IN the air with accelerated speed lie;
fore tapping their wings; all turn the bill
TO the wind at the moment Of starting.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
(Reported tor the Dispatch.l
ION

OCTOBER 81, 1891.
No auction sales Oh Change.
Rsyeuue collections: Cigars ard cigarettes,
s54735; tobacco, s3,349.72; special tax,
e145.34-total, S3,e42.o1,
Private sales: FILTERS, 9; smokers, 46: cut
ters, 1852 (: wrappers. 4-total, 2lS hogsheads.
Registered On Change: j. A. +. Mayo, New
YORK; T. NJ. McDearman. Rocky Mount j. r.
Gates, Durham, n. &.
No auction offerings on Change for week.
Reyonue collections Cigars and cigarettes,
ss,34o45: tobacco, sl5,os0.97; special tax,
s145.S4-total, e23, 57326.
Private sales: IllIors, 100; smokers. 80;
cutters, 1875; wrappers, ISL; darss, "a; scrap,
1O-total Coz hogsheads.
Sales for month; Filters, 6s7; smokers, Cos f;
cutters, 35S; wrappers, S26; darks, Sol; Bur-
ley, 81; scrap, 1876; Tugs, 92--totai, 1852 hogs
heads.
The hogshead sales Of tho month have been
decidedly the hes, OF the year, and prove II
anything tha. the loose sales have been any
thing but detrimental TO the package sales. The
more noted inferiority Of the 1891 crop Is owl
IDENTIFY stimulating values OF our tobacco on all
grades OF brights, with hardly auy perceptible
change In values yet. Many North Carolina aud
Virginia tobacco planters carried home pleasant
recollections Of this Fair week with good account
sales In their pockets and bundles OF bargains
bought In big Richmond, and the best Is that
they win come again and advise their neighhors
10 sell in and trado with our city. Surely oui
prices this week Justify this assertion.
Breaks were very full for i've day. Of the weeh
including Saturday. Every elias sold well, par
ticulariy iillers aud cutters, while wrappers
though better than usually cold on other msr
kets were very dsa:ient In quality. In a verI
short while West Virginia tobacco will begin t.
appear freely. Sales this week for good rca
sons are supposed to 40 larger than reported.
New dark tobacco 10 appearing very sparingly
awaiting good seasor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01
IRISH POLITICS.
The McCarthyltes Less Active-The Far
neiiites to Contest Every Vacancy.

by Anglo-American cable to tho Disps,ch.l
CoHK. October 3l.--Messrs. Dillon and
O'Brien have left the city. The McCar-
thyite canvass u being conducted in less
active manner than formerly. The priests
have Influenced uany of the electors who
are adnercnts Of tho opposing faction By
telling thom that they were not bound IN
conscience TO keep the pledges which they
mad made 10 the Parneliltes.
Dir. Redmond is determined to continue
the canvass until the polling-day. Ia q
speech delivered at meeting held here TO-
dav he denied absolutely that the Par
nelites had any intention whatever OF re-
firing from the contest. The members of
that party, he declared. would contest
every vacant seat III Parliament whenever
there appeared TO DO n chance of success.
The military were again called out this
evening to preserve order aud prevent any
clsshing between those present at tho
meetings Of the two rival factions.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01
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DEATri.-


COTTRELL.-Died,W Wednesday evening.
October q, 1891, of diphtheria. CELIA
COITRELL. oldest child of Matthias L.
and Margaret Cottrell; aged seven years
and twenty eight days.
Dearest CELIA, thou hast left us,
We thy loss most deeply feel,
But it is God that hath bereft us.
lie can all our sorrOws heal.
The funeral took place Thursday morn
ing, October 29th, at 10 o'clock.
JENNINGS. Died, OF diphtheria, on the
goth of October. NELLIE MARION, Sc
cond daughter Of X. b.. and X. III. Jen-
nings. in the sixth year of her age.
Papa's little daughter. May we strive TO
meet her in Heaven. PAPA AND MAMMA.
Baltimore papers please copy.
JONES.-Died. on Friday. October 90th.
ALICE Il. JONES, eldest daughter of Will
liam 4. aad Rose J. Jones; aged nineteen
wears one month and twelve days.
Funeral will take place TODAY (Sun-
day. November lat, , at 2 O'Clock +. M. rom
her fathers residence, 30y south Laurel
street.
Maitoon Qll.) papers please copy.
EINSTREY.-Died.a at tho residence Of
her parents, PAULINE, youngest daughter
of Robert and Anna z. kinstrey.
The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken
away. blessed lie the name Of the Lord.
Funeral will take place from the resi-
dence of her parents. No. 3H south Laurel
street, THIS Sunday AFTERNOON at
8 o'clock. Friends and acqua.ntances in
yited to attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01
uPROAR IN A CONFERENCE
A Minister Refused Feiiowship because
Of Membership in the @. A. II

CHICAGO. ILL.,, October 3L--A special
from Grand Rapids, Mich, SAYS: Rev. y.
Z. Riley, who was refused fellowship al
the Wesleyan Methodist General Cohlelii
ence because be mad joined the craho
Army Of the Republic, q secret society,
stirred up q lively scene at the closing
session of the Conference. He petitioner
for permission TO make an explanatory
statement. and was sat down upon oy
President Warner. who ruled that hney
was not a member OF the Conference II
good standing. and therefore did not en-
loy even the right OF petition. hiiey was
present and took the floor without per
mission and demanded q hearing. some
of the brethren wanted to hear what ne
had TO say. but the majority did not. ana
an uproar followed with dozen on ~ me
floor at one time, oil trying TO talk: Inc
President deputized the congratulations
to remove Riley forcibly, If necessary
from the church. Riley then.succumoed.
aud the assembly united in singing the
doxOlogy.
Resolutions were adopted before the
Riley episode memorisllzing Congress 10
close the Worlds lair on Sunday, anu
also against the manufacture OF liquors
for any purpose.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01

AUCTION SALES MONDAY.

J. b. ELAN & CO., AZ p. NJ. lot AMI stable cor
ner Tventy-ninth ard streets
NACDOUGALL & DAVIS. 10ls A. ~, at 24ls
east Broad street, horse, wagon. &C.
WILLIAM JENKINS & son, 1880 p. NJ, bs-
nanss, apples, pears, &c.
J. II. VALENTINE. furniture. blankets, stoves
plano, e..
Fox RIDER. IL NJ, oranges, bananas, Ar.
GEORGE W. MAYO, 1890 A. NJ, furniture, car
pets, mating. curtains, writing-ccsks, type-
writer, showcases, platform scales, stoves
and miscellaneous articles.
w. NJ. LUCK 4 co. 10 NJ. appies.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01

bean decided in favor Of steel. The ex.
tended nee OF guns of small calitre has
Also been tsoeided upon. There Will also
be presented 81 the heichstag report adj
vising reinforcement Of the navy and al
increasing OF the number OF ships Ia Ger
man waters aud on the South American
ana Caibeso stations.
RECIPROCITY WITH ASrrica.
The report that treaty il being neCo-
tisted with The United states involving re-
ciprocity in the treatment of American
grains and pork and German sugar aud
other products excites the anger Of TIE
serarian party. Their opposition 10 com-
mercial treaties will be re1oubled in tho
Eeichstag II treaties with America and
Austria are presented simultaneously. The
Ccntriss, who hold the balance OF the
voting power, VIII bs with difficulty in
duced 10 support Government proposals
having this wide range.
TBE cZAa AND MS PARTY
proceeded 10 Russia ria Dirsch and Konigs-
berg. The railway stations at Dantzlc
were guarded by strong forces OF police.
and minute inspection was made OF the
entire line Of the railroad to Wirballen.
GERMAN ooIoSIsrs sTAsyIso.
Advices received here state that $50, 900
German colonists IN the famine-stricken
districts OF the Nolga, distributed among
twenty nine parishes, are perisbing uDaid-
ed. The German committee formed at
Riga IL awaiting the dilatory assent Of the
st. Petersburg authorities TO send relief
20 the colcnis.s under trusty persons. In
addition TO the suffering caused by the
want OF food the Noiga districts are bsiDg
ravaged bv epidemics OF scurvy and typhus-
fever. The starving peasants attack
houses and all other buildings in which
they are likely 10 find plumber in order 20
secure the means Of obtaining food. The
authorities Of tho stricken localities en-
deavor to suppress all information, being
unwilling that the true condition of the
people should become known.
AnISYER on AArRIcAN CORN.
At a grand official dinner given this eve
ming by Hon. William Walter Phelps, the
United States Minister 20 Germany, the
features Of tho nsdm were different prepa-
IatiCns OF American corn, and bread made
Of mixture Of corn and rye -four in dif-
fcrcnt proportions. Among those present
were the Baron and Baroness Won Mars
cLall, Baron Won Berlepscn, Minister OF
Commerce. and Baroness Won Berlepsch !;
Herr Miguel. Imperial Minister Of Finance I;
Baron Won Rotenburg, the Baron and
aud Baroness Won Maltzann. Mr. Poultney
Bigelow and wife, and Samuel l.. Clemens
OZARK Twain " and Mrs. Clemens
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01
The EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
| Appalling Loss Of Life and Destruction
of Property.


tByAngo-Americsn cable to the Dlsoatch.l
LoSDos, Eso.. October 3l.--Private dis
patches received here from Japan say
the loss Of life by tho recent earthquake
which shook the Island of HondO and
other places is estimated 20 be very great.
Over z. 900 persons were killed and about
1900 houses were destroyed IN the Pro-
vince Of NagoYa. on tue island OF Hondo.
the capital of which, NaG0ya, Is city OF
l5J, 900 Inhabitants. In addition to the
foregoing, :, 900 houses were destroyed and
$500 persons Killed by the earthquake at
Gifu. The towns of kanO and hasamatsu
arc also roporte ed to have been destroyed,
with fify miles of railroad.
II Il presumed that the fire which started
among the wrecked buildings at lago may
have had great deal to do with the great
l0se OF life which 10 announced In the pro-
vnces mentioned. AS the loss Of life at
Kauo aud at knsametsu 10 not mentioned,
and a. these towns arc SAID to have been
DESTROYED, it is estimated hero that the
total loss az llie may eventually be shown
to be over 10 900.
Addition al adviccs confirm the news that
there have ncen many wrecks about the
island Of HoudO as one of the consequences
Of toe terrible disturbance. Tho severance
of telecraphic communication with the
death-yisited districts continues TO pre-
vent accurate details being gathered as to
the extent oil the calamity.