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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-29
AT HARPER
laWry.

Six Bodies Recovered and More Known
to be Under the Ruins-Fearful De-
structioR.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 2S.-A spe-
cial TO the Times from Anthony, Kas.,
says: A cyclone swept through the city
of Harper last night at 7:30 o'clock de-
stroying many lives, injuring large
number of people and doing immense
amount of pecuniary damage. The
first news OF the disaster reached here
this morning when train came from
there in search of help for the stricken
town.
A special train was made up, and with
physicians and nurses aboard, started
for Harper. The scene in the devas-
tated town is one of ruin and des:itu-
tion. Hardly q building in the entire
town escaped demolition, and the place
is strewn with debris from end to end.
1t is almost miracle that more lives
were not lost, as the death list contains
now only six names.
Many were seriously injured and
scores received slight wounds. The
storm formed northwest of town, and
moved upon it from that direction. 1t
was genuine cyclone, and wherever
it struck nothing was able to withstand
its terrible force. Its point OF origin
seems to have been just west OF Crystal
Springs.
In its course it struck that village and
completely demolished 1t. No definite
news of the loss of life, II there was
any, has been received here. All COM
munication by wire was cut off.
The relief train that proceeded to
Harper from here went on to Crystal
Springs and may return tonight with
the details of the storm. In the
meantime nothing is known of
the disaster there except the
mere fact that the town was demolished.
From Crystal Springs the storm swept
with terrible force over the country,
carrying everything before it. Many
barns and farm houses were blown down
but it is not known that any lives were
lost.
Iu the town Of Harper, the destruc-
tion is almost complete. Only two
houses in the centre or the town remain
uninjured and hundreds Of residences
were wrecked.
The list of the killed Is: J. L. Stainhan,
crushed in the fall of his house; wife and
child of James Gallagher, farmer; child of
Grant Tomlin; VIM. Stevenson, neck
broken; Mrs. Frank Tomlin.
The most seriously injured are: Samuel
Cote, leg broken and injured internally,
will probably die; Rocert Libricht, leg
broken; Samuel Chaltis, arm broken; Mrs.
Samuel Chaltis, arm broken and internally
injured, probably fatally.
The Harper normal and high schools
were com pletely wrecked. The Hutch
inson and Southern and the Santa Fe
stations were demolished. The Patti
son House was unroofed. II it had been
demolished the loss OF life would have
terrible for the guests were numerous.
The First National Bank is a complete
loss. The Rothwell Opera House was
blown over and is totally destroyed.
The total loss aggregates about $780,
coo, on which there is less than $40, 900
cyclone insurance.
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WILLIAM DOESN'T CARE
Anything About President Carnot's
Proposed Visit to Nancy.
He WILL MANEUVRE AND SHOW
OF the Gsrnan Army at Meta in September and
VIII Use the Battlefield Of 1870 as a Play
ground for His Soldiers in Response to
the Nancy Demonstration.

berlin, May ss,-Beneath the sur
face, which is calm, political life in
Berlin now presents much perturbed
appearance. The movement OF the
parties keeps the party leaders on a
strain. Both the National Liberal and
the Freissing parties have been holding
conventions, the former az Eisenach,
and the latter at Mannheim.
Herr Herrfurth declines positively 10
introduce any measure having for It's
object the redistribution OF seats and
scouts the idea Of applying a system OF
universal suffrage TO Prussian elections.
The Freissnge leaders, hoping to find
the National Liberals willing 10 unite
in an attack upon Herr Herrfurth, were
surprised to find Herr Hobrecht and
other prominent National Liberals pro-
nouncing in favor Of the governments
The idea of a coalition between tha,
Fressinge party and the National Ii,
erals is becoming more and more In.
probable.
Irregular combinations against the
government, embarrassing legislation,
have become the feature OF the day.
Thus the government was defeat
ed in the lower house OF the
diet on the bill securing secrecy Of in-
come tax returns by combined votes OF
Conservatives, Centrists and members
Of the Freisssinge party. In the COM
ing general elections for members OF
the landtag, each party will probably
fight by itself. Overtures for an entente
between the leaders OF the Conserva-
tives and Centrists and the Frelssinge
and National Liberals have entirely
ceased.
The war being carried on in newspa-
pers over President Carnot's proposed
visit TO Nancy on the day OF the pente-
cost haa neither official prompting nor
approval The Emperor and the minis
ters, according TO the belief held In the
Foreign office, are Indifferent regarding
the Nancy demonstrations. The En-
peror may respond at Metz In Septem.
Der to the Nancy demonstrations by
prolonged manouevres on large scale
on the battle field OF 1870.
The official press has been instructed
10 declare the existence Of the DreibuDd
secure whatever may be the outcome OF
the Italian crisis.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and the
Queen Regent will come TO Potsdam on
Tuesday next. Ihe Czar@I.i arrte-cn
the ninth OF June and the king OF
Greece at later date.
The heat in Berlin is intense, the
thermometer at noon to-day registering
a temperature OF "a degrees Celsius. 4
number Of sun strokes have been re-
ported.
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-FOUR CHILDREN DRowNEn.
The Little Ones We're Playing Near I
Swoolen Creek, aud One Lost His Hat,

The Little Ones Wore Playing Near =
Swoolen Greek, aud One Lost His Hat.
PTTTsBURG, PA, May 20. = Four
children were drowned in CHARTERS
Creek, at Woodville, town a short dis
tance from Mansfield, yesterday after
noon. Two OF them lost their lives try
ing TO save their companion, and the
fourth jumped into the creek through
fright. Their names are:
Elizabeth Coyne, aged II years,
daughter OF Mrs. Bridget Coyne.Robert-
son.
Julia coyne, aged years, sister OF
the above.
Mary Enfeldt, aged 0 years. daughter
Of Henry and Mary Enfeldt, residing at
Woodyile.
James Holland, aged years, son OF
Patrick and Mary Holland, lived %
Woodville. go
The Coyne children were visiting the
Holland family. Yesterday Afternoon
the four children with a thirteen-ye1r-
old girl named Williams started out 20
drive some cows 20 pasture.
Reaching Charters creek, which was
greatly swollen from the recent rains.
the Holland boy playfully tossed his hs>
In the air. II alighted in the creek and
going down the slippery bank to get Il.
he caught hold OF stump. He lost his
grip and fell into the water. Elizabeth
Coyne ran TO his rescue and caught
him by the clothes and in her efforts
TO pull him ont became over
balanced, fell into the small but raging
current The Enieldt girl then came
TO Elizabeth's rescue and succeeden In
catching her by the dress. The C0gne
girl heroIcally hung to the boy, and the
three formed a human chain. They 81
went down together, and little Julia
Coyne, who had been standing on the
bank watching her sister and pIaymatss
struggling 10 the vatsf became fright
ened beyond control, and thinking they
were going 70 leave her, she gave
bound and Joined them Ia their watery
grave.
The Williams girl WAS some distar
ahead Of the party as she was
watching the cows. She hesv
screams and ran TO the assIstar
children, but the whole afai
Ia such few moments that
and she could see nothing
dren.
The bodies OF julia
Enfeldt have since |
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however, and may die at any dime. A

however, and may die at any time. At
five o'clock Jessie Bowers, the colored
barber who WAS injured died. He leaves
a wife and several children.
About the same time Ed. ForsYthe
was reported dead, but inquiry de-
veloped the untruth Of the report. He
is in a dying condition, however, and
will probably not survive the night.
The waiter, Ida Jones, whose body
was recovered last night was horribly
mangled. All the dead bodies are now
at the undertaker's and will be buried
tomorrow.
The following is a complete list Of
the dead up till ten o'clock tonight:
James Hastie, horseman; Frank D. Camp
bell, horse man; James Mayor, Kansas
Il. n. Cornwell, Belle Plain, Kan
sas, farmer; Hart Upson, barber.
These were killed in the Phillips build
ing: Edward FOrsythe, L. Adamson, bar
oers; Mrs. Wm. Saher and Miss Kittie
Strain.
Faint groans are alleged to have been
heard tonight under the debris of the
Connd Hotel, and fifty men are tearing
up the piles of brick and mortar 10
hopes of being able to rescue somebody.
1t is said that woman and baby
were at the hotel last night, having just
arrived on the train from the West.
Att o'clock this evening the Gas
Company announced their plant in
jured TO such an extent that IS would be
impossible for them to furnish gas to-
night. In consequence the city is in
darkness.
Special policemen have been sworn in
in large numbers and by this means the
citizens will be secured against any out
lawry.
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CLOUDS NIT
And Rain and Rail and Terrific Winds
Frustrated Houses and Great Buildings
MANY Injured.

and Rain and Rail and Terrific Winds
Frustrated Houses and Great Buildings
Many Injured.
HUTCHINSON, KAs., May 2s.-At 7:20
o'clock last night terrible tornado
burst upon Harper. A cloud from the
east and one from the west seemed 10
meet directly over the city, accom-
pAnied by deluge Of rain and hail.
Nearly all the business houses Of the
city were either totally destroyed or
badly twisted. Both the Santa Fe and
Atchison and Southern depots were en-
tirely blown away. The end was
blown out OF fine school building, q
church wrecked and many residences
ruined.
Patterson's hotel was blown down
and the Opera House and roller mill de-
struyed. Will Stevenson had his neck
broken. Seven deaths are reported and
many badly injured.
All communication was cut OF for
twelve miles and wires are down yet,
messages being sent from Cleveland,
twelve miles north. The track Of the
storm was from . mile to mile and 9
half wide.
At Rago, nineteen miles north Of Har-
per, there was damaging water spout.
No loss Of Life b reported tren Rage.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-29
THE BRIGGS CASE.
Still Before the General Assembly and
Liable To BE For some Time.

Liable To BE For Some Time.
PORTLAND, OREGON, May 2s.-Dr.
Halliday, Of Brooklyn, led the devo-
tional exercises to-day In the Presby-
terian General Assembly. The appel
lants and appelle in the Briggs case
were promptly on hand.
The supplementary report Of the Com
mittee on Theological Seminaries as pre-
sented recommended that special care
be taken that all students be directed
to attend only such schools as are under
the supervision Of the General Assembly
and that q similar restriction be
places on the Board OF Education in
making appropriations to such students.
With regard to the Union Seminary,
the former resolutions were brought
back which had been previously intro
duced almost without change. The
seminary is declared to have failed to
comply with its obligations. The chair
oil biblical theology, occupied by Dr.
Briggs, is dejure vacant. A second
resolution declares that the seminary is
living in defiance OF the veto Of the
transfer Of DR.. Briggs, and insists upon
the maintenance OF the contract as in
terpreted by the General Assembly. The
report goes on to recommend that the
Assembly report that 1t is constrained
to insist on its Interpretation as given
in Detroit. 1t also recommended that
the Assembly declare that IT cannot as
sent to the prayer of the directors Of
Union Seminary allowing the relations
OF the Seminary to the Assembly to be
severed. 1t is then recommended that
the status quo be recognized, so far as
the difference of opinion upon the inter-
probation of the compact, and that the
matter be given to committee Of five,
selected by each body, who shall select
the other five, that this committee Of
fifteen, be such a committee Of arbitra-
tors.
The minority report which was enter
ed was identical with an earlier report
looking to peaceful withdrawal OF
Union Seminary, ond the formation Of
a new compact. The further consider
alton OF the matter was deferred till
10 o'clock Monday or till the close Of
the trial case now before the Assembly.
The hearing Of Briggs on appeal was
then resumed.
The case OF the appellant was taken
up by Rev. Lamp, a member OF the pros
ecuting committee, and was followed by
Elder McCook. There both sides rested
Ind the question was raised whether
members OF the New York Presbytery
have right to speak under the rule
that opportunity shall be given men,
bers Of the judicial appeals to be heard.
The Moderator decided in the affirma-
tive and an appeal was taken. After
dellberaticn the Moderator withdrew
his decision, expressing his desire that
the point should be settled by the house.
Pending the putting OF the question
whether the rule should be interpreted
to allow all members OF the New York
Presbytery to speak on the floor Of the
Assembly, the hour Of adjournment ar
rived, and the matter went over till the
afternoon session.
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Six Miles Wide.

WICHITA, KAs., May 1s.-The storm
belt was six miles wide-a straight blow
with severe hail along the outside. The
storm originated west and south Of
Harper, and swept away thirty-fve
buildings before reaching the town.
At Harper the ruin is feaeful. At
least sixty buildings are crushed TO the
earth and their contents . complete
wreck.
A hundred more houses are damaged
more or less, and scarcely q building
escaped injury In the town. Hundreds
of families are homeless and destitute,
without food or shelter.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-29
The Cyclone Elsewhere.

TOPEKA, KANs., May 2s.-Meagre
dispatches to the Santa Fe headquar-
ters here state the cyclone which
wrought such terrible havoc in Yelling
ton also struck the towns OF Harper and
Argonio in the vicinity of Wellington.
The wires Of both Of these places are
down, and the news received by the
Santa Fe, come by wire from its train
men at other places, who passed through
the GOWNS last night. Argonia is a town
OF $50 population. Harper is the county
seae Of Harper county, and is thriving
town OF 1900 people.
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The Slate Is Not Broken.
;oI gTsls,,-o,n IN fbs Rso,sfs-

optCtos 7 as5gFufa % lto heststcF-
PARKERsBURs, w. VA, May 2s.-
The Republican ward primaries to select
delegates 20 the county convention were
held this afternoon. Every convention
In town was cut and dried. The slate
was carried in every ward and il is be-
lieYed that none of the eight
or ten candidates for sheriff
aside from Dudley will get a
solitary vote. There Is q wholesale
kick all over town and the euchred can
didates will probably knife the ticket.
The delegates selected will, nine-tenths
of them, vote for the nomination of
Col. Bullock for County Judge. Judge
LOomis will not get half a dozen dele
gates from this city. The affair was
such cold blooded fraud that the re-
spectacle element is disgusted.
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NEWS FROM THE RACE TRACKS

The largest crowd OF the meeting
crowded the stand at Latonia. The
track was in fair condition. First
six furlongs, Jack Star won; time,
1:16K. Second, one mile, Happiness won,
time, Az. Third, one and one-eighth
miles, Ida Pickwick won, time, l:56S@.
Fourth, one mile, Hume won, time, l:42t4
Fifth, four furlongs, Queen Of Blondes
won, time, 80. Sixth, six furlongs, Dolly
McCune won, time, 1:l6H. Seventh, one
mile, Warplot won, time, / "A.
The track at Garfield Park was very
heavy, owing TO continued rains. First,
half mile, Southern Lady won; time, :5s&.
Second, Is mile, Hessie Bisland won; time,
:42L. Third, one mile, Palisade won;
time. :551%. Fourth, q mile, DR.. Morris
won; time, AZ. Fifth, q mile, Lady
Blackburn won; time, 1:lS14. Sixth, Is
mile, Morse won; time, :02sl.
AT ST. Louis, one OF the worst rain
storms Of the year accompanied by high
winds struck the fair grounds Just before
the horses were called for the sixth race
Eight thousand persons were in attendance.
First, Z furloDgs, Vedanna won; time, 1:l1.
Second, AZ furlongs, Little May won; /;
time, :561S Third, ~ furbugs, Culver
won; time, not given. Fourth, one mile,
Blaze Duke won; time, :454. Fifth, o
furlougs, Neece won: time, l: 10. Sixth, ~
furlongs, Whittier won; time, ~.
Seventh, lilo miles. Guido won: time,
1:551S
At Gravesend race track fully 10000 per-
sons witnessed the close of the spring
meeting. The events incIuded the running
of Of the Fort Hamilton handicap, which
the Association guaranteed 10 be worth
900 First, five furlongs-Lawless won;
time, :03S[. Second, mile and quarter
Lepanto won; time, 2:0S54. Third, six
furlongs-Don Alonzo won; time, 1:l719.
Fourth, Fort Hamilton handicap, one and
one-eighth miles-St. Florian (Fiupatrick)
won; time, :54E. Fifth, one mile and a
sixteenth-Russell won; time, 40. Sixth,
one mile and a sixteenth; Flavilla won;
time, 1:49.
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The ,lsthodl.s Protestant.

WESTMINSTER, MD, May 9S.-Atthe
Methodist Protestant Conference TO-
day Rev. T. +. COlburne, Of Lynchburg,
Va, was elected Corresponding Secre-
tary Of the Board OF Foreign Missions;
Benz. Stout, Corresponding Secretary OF
the Board OF Home Missions. Rev. Z.
T. Tagg, was elected editor OF the
Methodist Protestant, at Baltimore, and
DR.. d. S. Stevens, editor Of the Metho-
dist Recorder, at Pittsburg.
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Read and McRInleV.

ST. LOUIS, May 2s.-The Globe-DemO-
Gratis Washington special says; "Who
will be temporary chairman Of the
Minneapolis COnvention?" Chairman
Clarkson was asked yesterday.
Tom Reed, probably" he replied.
But the ex-Speaker is not a dele
gate" was suggested.
That does not make any difference" s"
Col ClarkSOn said.
"Then who will be the permanent
chairman OF the cOnyention?" was
asked.
Governor Mckinley, perhaps" was
the reply.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-29
APan Handle Wreck.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May 2s.-Pan
Handle passenger train from Chicago
due here at 3:45 a. N had a head-end
collision with freight train near How
lands Station, two miles beyond this
city this morning. A dozen people
were injured, one PROBABLY fatally.
The trains were running at the rate Of
sixteen miles an hour, and both engines
were completely wrecked. Most of the
passengers were asleep when the crash
came. David Angler, fireman freight,
internally injured and will probably
die.
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Marietta College Field Day.
srfaI Tsls1rdyn 20 ths RsOtstsr.

MARIETTA, o., May 2S.-The thirteenth
annual Field Day Of Marietta College was
held on the fair grounds yesterday. The
grounds were in very bad shape, yet in
spite Of this fact several records were
broken. The standing hight kick was won
by Mr.. Barker, seven feet six and one
half inches, j. II. Brokaw made an eight
foot four inch backward Jump. The one
hundred yard dash was won in ten four
fifth seconds by Nelson. The time Of this
dash would would have been fully second
less had the grounds not been so heavy.
j. H. BrOkaw, Phi Gamma Delta, won the
gOld medal as the best all around athlete.
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A Storm Al Marshall

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 2s.-A
pecial to the Times from Marshall,
Mo-, says: A terrific storm struck this
place at o'clock this evening. 1t was
a severe wind storm, accompanied By a
heavy fall Of rain. Several small
houses were blown down, but the only
serious injury received wss by Mrs.
Frank Davis, who was hurt internally
and will ME.
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NEWSLETS
Interesting Pieces of reIegraphic News In
Small Space.


small Space.
The President and party left Washing
ton Yesterday morning over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for Rochester, y. Y, where
he is 10 SPEAK on Decoration day.
At Chicago Yesterday fire caused 10000
damage 10 the hve-story building occupied
by the Chicago Aermotor Company, manu-
facturcs Of wind mills and other ma
chinery.
The New York weekly bank statement
shows the following changes: Reserve,
increase. 8 05G, $50; loans, decrease, e, ,133,-
100: specie, increase, g, ,470, 500; legal ten
ders, increase, e, sS7, 800: deposits, in
crease. Sl,604, 600; circulation, increase,
s42. 500. The banks nOri bold s24, 90. SIS In
excess Of the requirements Of the IS per
cent rule.
The walters Of Chicago have decided to
strike during convention week for = uni
form wage Of s12 per week and = y Of
ten hours.
Gov. Mckinney has sppoin' zen.
Eppa Hunter, Of WarrentOn, lier
county. United States Senator the
vacancy occasioned BY the dealt
John s. Barbour. Of Virginia.
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MELBOURNE, May 2S.-The authori-
ties have decided that all the state
ments, letters to the press, and other
documents written by Deeming, the no.
torious wife murderer, who was hanged
here on Monday morning last, shall be
destroyed.
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spseidl telegram 70 tes SaadaV Rsotsc1.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May ga Gazette
dispatch from Hinton says: About three
O'Clock this afternoon Curt Hayes was sc-
cidently shot by Leach Core, the bail en-
tering the corner Of the LETT ere.
Hayes is in an unconz d0ns condition
and has been soever since Q accident and
will die. Hayes Is q Lad about fifteen
years, while Gore IL m Hayes had
Just bought pistol and was a0Wing it To-
Gore, and IN passing 1t to hi il was acc-
dentally discharged.
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'TSa. Is.sgran 70 ne sunday Register.
li,-1.A i,-A1E.AE5EsBURG, W. Va, MAY 2s.-
I.'sl Ia Nolan and another man, who
\, I oeen employed az the Colder stone
n, "a three miles above Oh the oppo-
n ~ que OF the river, were found lying
s14 '.e =. quarry yesterday unconscious
s,-.t 49, t.e''ioiy injured. Nolan's skull is
NJ b'-sG o'i and be is fatally injured.
bp, ,.'ler ''ler man IS as seriously injured,
,ss, !. Is believed not fatally. Whether
teS, t, o o]ne oy their injuries by an aeei-
VI not cannot yet be learned.
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Keller for Congress.

SPRISGFIELD, o.. May 2s.-J. War
ren Keifer, ex-Speaker Of the National
House, was unanimously and enthnsI-
astically endorsed this afternoon by the
Clark county Republican Central Com
mittee for Congress for the Seventh
District.
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Hall at Ellsnboro,


Special TsIsCrGn 20 ths sunday Register.
ELLRNBORo, W. VA, May 2S.-A most
destructive hail storm visited this section
Of the county yesterday afternoon. The
hail was large in size and could be gathered
up by the handfuls. Old settlers say they
never saw the like before. Much damage
was done the fruit, the growing crops and
gardens.
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