The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-01
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.

NEWO In OUNDAl . JUUANAh
Resume of Important Events at Home and
Abroad Chronicled in the Issue of April30.
Charles Caldw well 3 negro murderer. was
hanged at Jonesboro Ark.
The Irish home-rule bill will reach the
committee stage in Commons this week.
The Union Pacific has ordered western
rates cut to meet the Santa Fe's reductions.
The debate on the army bill in the Ger
man Reichstag will probably be ended this
week.
People In Colorado are riding free and
getting baths thrown in as one result of the
railroad rate war.
The Navajo hostiles who were threaten
ing New Mexico settlers, have returned TO
their reservation.
Schuyler Richards was accident italy killed
by John Fatting, q bosom friend, near
South English. La.
Erastus Wiman. conformity with his wife.
have conveyed their property TO q trustee
for the benefit of creditors.
The Mississippi river Is very high in the
vicinity of Alton, Ill, and it il feared that
much damage will be done.
The Ohio law making 1t unlawful to dis
charge an employe because of his being
union man has been declared constitu-
tional.
National League ball games: Cincinnati
8. Chicago o. Baltimore s, Washington q;
New York Is. Boston 6; Brooklyn II, Phila-
delphis 10.
The London police believe that Town
send. the lunatic. who attempted to shoot
Mr.. Gladstone. WAS merely cats-paw for
someone else.
President Cleveland. the Duke de Veragua
and the Bell OF Liberty reached Chicago
Saturday. and were each accorded an en-
thusiastic and rousing welcome.
South Caroiinan wants to be appointed
consul to the Congo Free State. Twelve
representatives of this government-aN
ever appointed-have died at that post
small riot occurred at the office of the
tax commissioners In New York Saturday,
when several Thousand persons attempted
TO get in to swear down their assessments.
The latest in the Ann Arbor deal. in
which the stock was "beared' TO almost
nothing is th at the Delaw are. Lackawanna
~ Western was behind It, aiming to secure
control of the road as Western outlet.
[Fron, the Second Edition of the Sunday Journal
Deadly Tornado in Texas.
CARBON, Tex. April 29-The town of
Cisco was almost wiped out by tornado
last night, at 10 O'Clock. At least twenty
persons were killed. and nearly $50 injured.
Only few houses are left standing. The
tornado travelled northeast, blowing down
houses and laying waste farms The houses
blown down are too numerous to mention.
The windstorm lasted not more than few
minutes. 1t was followed by heavy rain.
Telegraphic communication Is practically
cut off. the wires being down.
Passengers on this evenings train say
that the destruction at CIscO was simply
appalling. There are not more than twen-
ty-five or thirty houses left standing, and
up to the time the train passed there.
about O'Clock this afternoon, twenty
one dead bodies had been recovered
from the runs and there were ten or
twelve more persons missing. Strong one
story buildings. with walls two feet thick,
were leveled to the ground. A heavy
freight engine and a whole train of cars
were blown from the track and de-
mOlished and several hundred feet of
side track was torn up. Dr. Coleman and
| citizens from Weatherford went to Cisco
this morning. to render any assistance pos
| sible. The building which w. A. Hick-
man occupied was blown down. and has
| five children killed.
Cisco covers about one mile square OF ter
ritory and contains 5000 inhabitants. Not
less than 40 buildings were destroyed or
partially wrecked. Special trains have
been made MP at Eastland and Baird, on
| board of which were all the physicians
/ ana surgeons of those two towns bound
| for the scene of the terrible catastrophe to
| assist in caring for the dead aud wounded.
To add to the horror of the situation.
| part Of the town burned. and many
| persons lost their lives In the flames. At
| IL o'clock il was ascertained that q special
| relief train had arriy Cd at the scene from
| Baird. AT noon to-day q telegram passed
| through Fl Worth addressed to Governor
| Hogg. signed by j. c. Graves. Mayor of the
| stricken town, and w. j. Davenport. coun-
| ty Judge of Eastland county. announcing
that the town had been demolished. and
| appealing for immediate aid in caring
for the wounded and burying the victims.
There has been no telegraphic communica-
ton east or west of CISCO since the storm.
| large force of repairers have been sent
| out from Fort Worth and Baird TO repair
the lines. freight train Of seventeen
cars. engine and caboose on the Texas
| Central track was blown from
the rails and the engineer. fireman.
/ and over q dozen persons in the waiting
| room reported to have been killed outright
or fatally injured. The Texas Central and
the Texas Pacific depot was blown across
* Pacific and the Texas Central was al
| most completely destroyed.
| The latest news from Cisco places the
| property loss at over 81, 100000. 1t is pos.
whom there are nearly o score. were
| burned TO death and their bodies
cremated. Several of the streets of the
city are SO full of debris as to prevent the
miles around the city the ground is
covered with wrecks of brick or
frame buildings. household furniture
and utensils. trees fences. telegraph
|
innate that of the two hundred or more in
| jured forty at ieast Will die of their inju-
ries. All the ply sicians from a dozen near
by towns are at Cisco. and more are needed.
Women's Building Dedicated.
CHICAGO. April 29.-Women were In full
control of jackson Park to-day and
in spite OF dark clouds. chilling
winds aud seas of mud, mighty
| concourse of them gathered to assist
in the dedication OF the Women's Build
ing this afternoon. The first train that ar
rived on the grounds this morning brought
| women, end each succeeding train brought
more. Upon the drives, around the lagoons,
IN the building and down the Plaisanoe
they wandered all the forenoon, awaItin 2
the opening exercises. and etill the trains
came bearing thousands of women attired
| in gossamers and rubbers and armed with
umbrellas The scene in the great buIld in z
of the gentle sex was bewildering. Women,
women, every W here. obattin q. laughing an
| even screaming; everyone talking Of the
fair. of the building and OF the exercises
which were to figure in the golden nail.
which was to DO driven by silver ham
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