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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

PEOPLE eoMPEtLto TO rue ron
rHriR LIVES.
Lightning aud Hail Destroy the Crops
In Iowa: A Picture Of
Desolailon.
ry Tsisrrsph to tho SsvA
A DEsrnrCriyE CYCLONE.
us..ss niown Away. Trees rpreoted
aud crop. Destroyed.

DENVER, Colo, June 25.--Nows has
teen received Of n destructive cyclone
which passed over the county twenty.
Eve miles east Of this city Thursday
night. Houtes were blown away,
tres uprootcd and carried away, and
crops for many miles completely
ruined. a dozen persons were Injured,
but none seriously.
At Clark's mnch rail fell Tor twenty
minutes and killed about go sheep.
lfrs. ]. W. Adams, living two miles
northeast Of Deer Trail, says the hail.
stones killed innumcfablc chickens and
ducks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

today comment upon the statement
recently made by flourvns, ex.ininlsiur
Of foreign affair. In France, during
tho course of an Interview, In which
the cx minister admits the existence Of
n fnnco.Russian alliance. Flour-n.
adds, that the formation " the alliance
IL the work of tho Gar himself. THESE
statements appearing simultaneously
with the Bitmarckian articles In tho
Hamburg NdohuoAfsH, enlarging upon
the danger VI TOO closu frlcndnhip with
England M Offensive 10 Russia,
have evoked Indignant replies
from tho semi official prcss,
In which Lord SAlisbufy'a govern.
mont IL openly spoken % NJ an ally Of
the Dfelbund. This allu-lon represents
the official belief, that within a recent
period Lord Salisbury has BECOME a
party 10 n secret convention, commit.
ling his government, 10 long M II 70.
mains Ia his power, 10 concerted action
with the Dfoibund.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

DIS NOME, June sI.-A heavy
rainstorin struck this city this after
noon. Rain fell ai the rats VI nearly
three inches an hour, soon flooding the
streets. For while tho wind blew
seventy miles All hour Tree. were
irokcn, aud some streets veru filtered
with their branches. Several huildings
wcr. unroofed aud otherwise damaged.
Reports from the surrounding towns
show that tho storm was even mofr
severn north and wet Of Dies Moines'
Considerable damage was done 10
grain.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

EMromk, June g7.-wofd has been
received In this city " great damage
tAused by the heavy rains Of Thursday
In this and adjoining counties. Many
farms have been entirely flooded aud
barns, implements and the entire CROPS
washed away. On the farm Of John
sio,lcr on Jacobs creek large orchard
was destroyed. Al Taylof'- ranch
many fat hogs aud lol Of poultry
wcfv Lost. People were compelled 10
iies for their livcs 10 the high land and
leave their property 10 be- destroyed.
All the farms about this place are
submerged. At soden's mill, just be.
low Emporia, the Cottonwood l. out
u IT, banks and spread over the
country for miles. In the Hood, ~ Il
Iasscd may 10 seen al kinds Of wreck.
ago, barns, parts Of all kinds Of farm
machinery. wheat In abundance, aud
here and there piece u dtiflwood of
wagon bcd OF dead animal. The hood
10 now rubslding.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29
Matters Before the Ministerial Council
Discussed Previous 10 the Departure
Of the Emperor.
THE LxisrINeC OF a FRANCO.
RUSSIAN ALLIANCE.
Considerable Importance Attached 10
the Visit Of the King Of servia
10 the Gar.
Various Political Qss.,ien- Discussed
By the cabinet.

BERLiN, Juuo g1.-Thc ministerial
council which Emperor william held
preliminary "a his departure on the
coming foreign tour, disposed tempof'
atily Of several questions relating 90
tho home and foreign politics " the
government. The mlbiaIafr have re-
ceiv.da inatuctlons 10 negotiate for the
formation Of the Central European
Customs Union, 10 leave the proposed
commercial entente with Russia Ia
suspense. 10 treat the antlgfnln law
agitation ~ non.extcnt, unless food
riots occur, and 10 issue n lottery
amounting 10 10000 MARKS 10 assist
Ia furthcfing the enterprise Of Major
Wiscmann In last Africa. Some pro.
p0sals looking 10 the anulioratlon %
the condition % the poor Of East
Prussia were also discussed nj tho
council.
TUuCniSu THE NEW zOLLvHRIIS
Swiss papers which have French
lcaningu enormously state that tho
government nj Bcfne has its hands
tod by tho new iafiii, being subject 10
arrangements by tho coming con.
ference Of the Countries Interested In
the Dfcibund. The Iollyercin, II
seems likely, will expedite the customs
agreement with belgium and Holland,
In which Luxembufg will share.
REGARDING the GRAIN LAWS
agitation, the assumed indifference Of
thc ministers docs not lessen the pub
lie fcrmcnt, and the sympathy Of the
populac. with tho outbreaks In conse.
qucncc Of the high price Of provisions
have manifested themselves nj several
places. Within short distance 81 the
impartial palace at P0tsdam, 800 wo-
men who were engaged In marketing,
becoming .nfagcd Mt the price de.
mandod for potatoes, assaulted the
dealers anu wrecked the market.
The TdD,bidu tonight report that Mi
gucl. minister % finance, In the course
Of n conversation with n member Of the
l.cichstag, stated that only the present
critical stage Of negotiations Of the
commercial treaties prevented the
government FROM icpcaling tho grain
laws.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29
ANOTHER DisAsrROUH STORM.

HoLsIEiS, Iowa, June 21.-Ano,hef
most disastrous storm occurred ye.tcf.
day. Lightning aud hall have done
iffeparablc damage In this section 10
CROPS aud cattle. Tue district stricken
by hail Il three miles wide and ten
miles long. The barley crop !. almos,
totally destroyed, aud wheat and oats
aru damaged. At Gushing aud Cor
rcciionvilie houses were flooded. Two
children were drowned At Correction
Wills and lightning killed Chris Kline.
The " hole country In this vicinity IL
q piclur. Of dc-olAtion and niin. Hog,
cattle anu horses In large numbers are
sccn floating down the fIycf.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

makes Il the condition Of granting An
annuity 10 Prince Victor and also her
brqueat 10 him Of her whole fortune,
estimated nj 81 100000 sterling that lac
rupture hls llAson Of sevrral yeap du-
ration. The cx-Emprcsa Insist. that
tho prince must abandon his mistress
and effect, n marriage with q member
Of r1tno rVlgnlnR family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
Big Hail

Captain O'Donnell, of the schooner Annie Blias,
from Savannah, with lumber, arrived st Baltimore
yesterday. Thee plain tells story Abou.a remark
able hsil.storm at ses He SAYS tat on lay 10, in
latitude $40 05', longitude 75o Al gallo broke
Gu. from the south southeast, which increased to
velocity of fully fifty mills hour at its height,
when suddenls sheets OF hail as large ss pigeon
eggs began to fall. The hail lasted from four to
five minutes, and when it ceased was fully three
inches deep on deck The forestry sail was cut
into RIB ma as il by knife, and the man at the
wheel. who bravely remained st his post had the
fl Ssh Gu i his h.pds il pi>ces by the pit Hess
peltirg Ctp.a.n UOOnnel himself was stupg
through seyersi thickntsses IF coats beneath his
oil clothes. at the time of tho storm the vessel
was on the western edge Of the gulf slr. am.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
VIRGINIA SEWs.

a wooden factory ls to be started at Lsu-
rell Mills, Rappabannock county.
Mrs Lucinda J,lley died suddenly at her
h3ms in Warrenton on Saturday last.
Col. Granville Gaines has been nominated
by the democrats for Mayor Of Warrenton.
Confederate Memorial day vas appropri-
ste!y observed in Danviile yesterday. Capt.
Earry Wooding deliver the sdiress.
Most ell the delegates to ths Episcopal
Council, in session in Petersburg, appear to
favor division Of the diocese, majority Of
them beiog for three separate dioceses.
An employee In one of the big tobacco
houses In Richmond recently hypothecsted
tobacco certificates to le amount of g 500
10 an unlawful manner. He MAIDS restitu-
ticn and has been discharged.
Harrlsonburg is on the Valley Branch CT
the Baltimore and Ohio. Before the year ie
ended there will be branch road running
from Harrlsonburg TO Shenandoah. Page
county, on the Norfolk and Westerns Sheno
sndoah line.
The cult for divorce of Mrs. Addie Kinsey
Va. Thomas F. Kinsey In Rappahannock
ccuo.y is exciting wide attention 10 that
county as we'll as elsewhere. Mrs. Kinsey
fled bill for divorce alleging cruelty. and
he replied With cross bill alleging iDfideli
ty aud dssertion. Over three hundred
pages of depositions have heen taken, and
that branch OF the proceedings Is not YET
over
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
Episcopal Council
Reported for the Alexandria Gazette.l
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

FlhSI Ia FhOCbbOlN0o'
PETERSBURG, Va, May 90 The 96th an
pual Council OF the P. E. Church In the d.
ocese OF Virginia was opened this morning
10 Grace Church with divine service at ten
o'clock. Prayers were read by Rev. John
8. Gibaor, o! Trinity Church, Fredercks-
burg, and the sermon was preached by the
Rev. T. M. Carson. of Lynchburg, from
Acts 1, s, Eye shall be witnesses unto Me-"
The communion was then administered by
Bishop Wtittle, Assistant Bishop Randolph,
and Bishop Peterkin Of West Virginia.
After divine service the council convened
at half past twelve for business, with Bishop
Whittle In the chair. The roll Of clerical
and lay delegates was next called by the sec
rotary when SO clerical and 73 lay delegates
answered to their names. The Bishops
then announced the committee on creden-
tials OF Icy delegates, which Immediately
retired and approved all the credentials in
their hands. The various standing com
mit,ess we're then appointed by the Bishop.
These will meet and report during the ses-
sion OF the council.
Rev. Beverly Tucker, OF Norfolk, mex
read the report of the committee on the or
iute. Il Ia thought that such an organize
ton would sdd much to the interest of Sun
day School work. Notice was given In the
report OF meeting to be held at four
o'clock this evening for the consideration Of
this latter An address will be- given by
Archdescon Moran, OF Maryland. DR.
Churchill Gibson reported the condition Of
the widows and orphans fund Of this do
oese. More churches contributed during
the past year than before, but the total
amount contributed Is not much larger.
Dr.. Hanck Ter of Charlottesville, moved that
the council take up the question of the pro-
posed division of the Diocese tomorrow
morning after the election OF standing COM
mittees. The motion wac carried. MIR. J
Ravenscroit Jones!ofered resolution that
there be added hereafter to the journal ofthe
annual councils brief memorial record oil
the clergy deceased during the previons
counciisr year, giving the dates OF their or
dinatlon to the descoDate and priesthood.
also the various parishes occupied by them.
The names OF ley delegates deceased during
he sams period, were also ordered to be
added to the memorial record on motion OF
DR.. Newtcn. The council then adj burned
70 meet 10 missionary meeting tonight 81
o'clock, when addresses will be given OF
diocesan and Conversational mission.
The important question st this council
will be The divi5ion of the diocese. a meet.
ing Of the southwestern convocation was
held last night in the lecture ROOM OF St.
Paui's church to perfect their applica ion to
the council for the erection of G new diocese
90 the lines approved by them at their con-
vooatiousl meeting short time ego. IL it
thought that their application will be fayors-
by co.'s dertd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
70 Blue and Gray Exhibit Wanted.

at recent meeting of Lincoln Post No. 3, OF
the Department Of the Potomac, G. A. B, at
Washington, resolutions were adopted and recom-
mended for adoption to the Department Encsmp-
ment wh CT in turn unanimously adopted them,
relative to certain publications il the press of the
country OF proposed blue and gray exh btu at
the Worlds Fair. The plan proposed provides
for pavilion at Chicago to be called The Blue
and tho Gray" for the veterans # both armies,
in which l.gs, swords, guns and other relics will
be stored the veterans TO camp in tents to be fur
nshed by the War Department. Under this plan
which is the idea of Colonel Z. O. Carroll and
Major Lamar Fountaine, Of the Confederate army,
the States will be asked to furnish transportation
for tho old soldiers within the borders, and the
govern ment will be asked to furnish rations Tho
resolutions as follows:
Resolved by the Department Of the Potomac
G. A. T., That we deem it inexpedent tor those
VINO may have the power to comply with the
above request to do so.
Resolved. That we feel that we were right in
81 to 65, and our opponents were wrong; there
FORE if honor is due to any one, 1t is due only to
those wno saved the nations lifs.
Resolved further, That there is room but for
the displsy Of one flag within the confines OF tho
United States and that a * IS the glorious Stars
aud Stripes the emblem of freedom aud of right.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21

the convention, repeated the une arthly To-
disp-.ike tril. Then he announced himself
az an ex-Coufederate, and deolf red h'maslf
for the platform-every plank and every
resolution. An extraordinary spectacle fol-
lowed. Wsdsworth, of indiana, an e1
Union soldier, rushed up to ex-Coniederste
Davis aud the two one.time mortal foes
grasped hands
r. W. Humphrey. of Texes, organizer Of
the Coored Alliance, suddenly joined the
ez-soldiers, amid cyclone of enthusiasm
delegate moved the adoption OF the platform
az read.
The sight moved the delegates on the
floor to frenzy. They broke from their
seats, bssriog aloit the banners designating
the respective Stats, and crowded upon ard
around the stage. The ex-Confederste
seized one OF the American flags that deco
rated the desk of the presiding officer and
waved 1t in the air, and Wsdsworth and
Humphrey followed his example. The
delegates tore down the flags from the gal
leres and organ loft and literally wrapped
the three men In their folds, while cheer
after echoed in the raftere.
b. E Tauberneck, OF Illinois, was chosen
as chsirman of the rational executive COM
mittee. The list of national committee
men was then read-three from each of the
States represented. Virginia was not rep
resented.
The convention was not cons!deie] ns-
tional or q representative body. Of the
All delegates, Kansas sent 407. and Ohio
9l7 Some of the States were not represent
ed at all, while others had only few dele
gates present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
2aSlSs 5ssa
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

LIVERPOOL, May 21.-The police have ar
rested man named John Convey. who ID
suspected Of having murdered the ID yesr.
old boy whose body was found floating In
bag In the Handon dock on Tuesday morr-
ing. Conway, who is fireman on a steam
ship, admits that he Ia the owner OF the bag
In which the body was found and ofthe new
knife and saw which we're evidently used In
mu.ilating the body. The apartment oocu-
pied By Conway has been found TO be spat-
tered with blood. The police have also
discovered that Conway purchased the SAIL
or'S black bag.
PARIS, May Clicking Milan OF Ser
via says that the expulsion OF e1-Queen
Natalie has been most unskiliully carried
out. He was OF the opinion that the Servian
governments action would lead to changes
in the ministry. King Milan also expressed
himself as being of the opinion that there
was no danger of revolution In SsrVis,
adding that, ss for himself, he had.entirely
abandoned policies.
LISBON, May 2l-Senhor de serpa Pl-
mental, the couocilor of State. has failed 10
form a cabinet, and the King will request
General de Sousa to undertake the task.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
Mount Vernon Regents

The Mount Vernon regents concluded their an
nusl meeting yesterday. The principal business
transacted was to appropriate $1,000 or So, 900,
as may be needed for the building of new tank
from which, in case Of fire. q flood Of water can
be turn on to any part of the hi-totic old man
SON. 4 he reports made showed that ibout 90.
coo people had visited II mt Vernon during the
yea. mrs Macalsster Laughiou yesterday filed
the vacant regentships of Indiana, Alabama
and Georgil. She appointed Mrs General Lew
Wallace for Indiana Mrs. Wilder, of Savannah.
for Georgia and Mrs. August, Evans Wilson for
Alsbam>
Captain /. L Blake, who has the exclusive con-
tract for carrying passengers to Mount Yerr on,
was be ore the regents and SIDE statement.
They decided TO extend Captain Blakes contract
tn rec yesrs beyond the date of expiration of the
present contract, so thst the captains new con-
tract v iii did till 1886.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21

WHRN republican is detected 10 any
uev!!,ry be almost Invariably resorts to the
'pstriotic" trick, sni "bis heart beats
warmly for his country even though at the
time he be robbing the old soldiers thereof.
Commissioner Raum, of the pension bureau,
VINO, 10 the eyes of many disin.erested and
rnpreju1ioed men, even In / is own pal t., lie
guilty of freud, bribery and perjury, In o
vain epdsavor to clear himself of charges of
the most Infamous character. says they are
brought against him by ''disloyal" persons
II Raum were ss wise 81 be is corrupt he
would $50" at once, and not stand upon the
order of his going" The sooner be retlres
Into the ob,curity from which he should
never have emerged. the better it will be for
him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21

THAT THE intention of the most infiuen-
tial democratic leaders to make the tariff
the leading Issue of the next national CAM
pa;gn is wise one Is. proved by the fact
that such prominent republican IS Mr.
Thomss Dosn says nothing can prevent the
removal OF lhe tax on wool, snd that anoth-
err one equally ss prominent, MIR. Whsrton
Baker, advocates the removal of the tax on
iron ore. wool and lumber, and on all other
articles the tax on which incites and fosters
trusts. Ga platform declaring for the re-
mopal OF texas on the necesssries of life,
against re-sttempt to enact the force bill
or any Of it's provieions, and denunciatory Of
Reeds rules and of billion Congresses. the
democrats wouli have walk over in '92.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21

THE PoToMAC department of the Grand
Array OF the Republic has vetoed the prop
os!tion for reunion OF Unioo and Coufed-
crate veterans at the proposed Chicago fair,
the assigned reason being that such re-
union is inexpediept. aud that the UnioD
cause was the righteous one. The Grub the
ex Confederates who favored the PROPOSE
tlon referred to. have thus received, was
wsI merited and 1t !s hoped, will teach them
lesson on the subj 'ct OF gush Then, too
the proposed fair, from the time its site was
selected to the present, hss been sectional
and partisan affair. and any leaning toward
restored good feeling. aud broad and liberal
nationality. would be iucougruous with the
plans of an annex to the national republican
csmpsign committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21

AS THE republican party is In favor OF tax
Ing oil other people In order to give suosi'
dies to rich ship-owners, lts postmaster ger-
eral. it ia reported In newspapers OF his own
part7. has determined to make contracts
under the postal subsidy bill of the last Con-
yress, not for one year, as provided by that
bill, nut for many years, under a strained
construc ion of one OF its provisions, to the
III sct that the appropriation provided by 1t
is continuous snd not only tor one year, es
other appropriations are. 10 other words,
Mr.. Wanamaker acts upon the old republic
oau ''hiQher law" doctrine. The republican
party fsyors suhsidies, be is member OF
that party, therefore he favors subsidies.
aad what he thinks is right is above all laws
and constitutions Bat the straits to which
the epuoicsn party has reduced the Treas-
ury will make Mr.. WaDsmaker, in tbs mat
ter referred to, coustrus the bill correctly,
for the people cannot bear increased taxa
tion, aud az lbeirevenEe is hardly sufficient
TO meet tbs enormous appropriations OF the
last Congress, OF course there will be no
money Cor sny other objects than those spe-
cialy provided for.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
Her Body Found.

Boston, May 21.-The badly decomposed body
Of Catherine sheehy WIS found in an unused lum'
bar room connected with st. Joseph's Catholic
church at Boston Highlands, yesterday. The
WON an had been missing since last January. She
was engaged as domestic in Ro1bury, and on
January 10, last, lett home to go to st. Joseph's
church. The day was very stormy and it Is
thought probably that, after the church SER
vices. not desiring to face the storm she entered
the lumber room and was later inadvertently
locked in by some one. The room has 10 win.
dows, and is usually kept licked and has not been
opened for some time by any one connected with
tho church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
The Union Party.

The National Uoion Conference COM
pleted Its work at Cincinnati yesterday and
adjourned sine die. The work consisted
chiefly of the formation OF new third party
to be called 1.-The Peop.'5 Party Of the
United States OF America" This was done
with display Of the greatest enthusiasm
and un AFFINITY on the part OF those present.
a resolution favoring the prohibition OF the
liquor traffic was over g helmiDgly d fsated.
A national committee WAS selected.
The platform, which is c,lled "a new de-
claration Of independence" declares for the
abolition OF national banks, for the issue OF
United States treasury lega-tender notes,
for the sub treasury scheme OF oaoiDg
money on crops aud real estate. for the free
and unlimited coinage ofsiiver. against alien
ownership of land, for equal tax0tion, for
the Limitation of the revenues to the nece5
sary expenses of the government, for an In
come tax, for government control of rail-
roads aud for the election of the President,
Vice President and Uoited States Senators
by the direct vote OF the people
Additional reso u;ions not part Of the
platform, were presented They recon-
mended favorable confederation of universal
sutiregs, demanded Treasury notes to pay
soldiers equivalent to coin. favored eight
hours dsv, and condemned the action OF
the Worlds Fair commission With reference
to wages 10 addition 10 the regular plat
form resolutions were adopted recommend
ing universal suffrage, full legal-tender pay
ment Of pensions az we'll az government
bonds, an eight-hour day fer all laborers, q
broader construction OF the territorial home
stead laws sud tine prevention of mopopolie-
tic trusts.
A letter from L. l. Polk advising the con.
ference to iseue nn address and defer action
on a third party until 1892 caused breez.,
and " hen motion to refer It to the com-
mittee on resolutions was declared carried
there vas LOUD demand that the negative
oe pus more torcbiy by the chair. Mr..
Fish, OF Minuesote, argued that Mr.. Folks
letter vas i'll timed, and claimed that it
showed bow Us ,less it would be to refer the
third. party question to the meetiog In 1892,
at which Poik aud his followers would ps
leeding epIits.
AT the ccnciosion of the reading OF the
platform - Davie, Of Texas, q lauk ak
footer, who had electrified the convention
by whoop of exultetion, vas conducted TO
the platform and, to the intense delight of