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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
MANY LIVES LOST.
A Terrible Wind Storm Ea~t~ +,
the Lower Mississippi
Valley.
Pointe LIN Hache, In PHI &
Parish, La., Almost Entil IA
Destroyed.
Over Score OF People Rcpartt
Killed and Twice as Many
Injured.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. "A terrible
storm struck New Orleans late Sunday
night, coming from the northeast, and
ragged here ell night and part of Mon
day, sweeping to the south from here.
along the line of the Mississippi river.
through the parish of PlaqueInine to
the gulf The storm was one of the
worst which ever visited this part OF
the country, and as far as can be
learned "a or more persons We're killed,
and probably three times as many We're
wounded, some of them fatally.
The wind had reached velocity of
4S miles an hour at o'clock Sunday
night, and it constantly increased in
force until a. m, when its velocity
was estimated at TO miles an hour. The
crash of falling sheds and buildings
caused intense alarm, and most OF the
population of the city remained up all
night expecting
Their Houses to BE Blown Down.
The Reventment levee on Lake Pont-
chartrain was oyerfiowed aud washed
away, the water sweeping over it 10
feet or more. Many of the yachts
there were sunken or injured. The
track of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad was badly washed for Is miles,
and it will be several days before it can
run trains. Three deaths and one per-
son wounded seriously but not fatally
Is the mortality record in New Orleans.
Below the city it was far worse,
especially in Plaquemine. The wind
reached velocity of 100 to l25 miles
an hour, sweeping everything before it.
The parish sea. Of justice, Pointe la
Hache, a town of 2,C00 people, was the
worst sufferer. In that town
Not Single House Escaped Injury.
The courthouse and Catholic church,
the principal buildings in the town,
and some 20 other buildings were de.
stroyed and the situation was SO threat.
ening that the greater part of the peo.
pie, fearing destruction in their build.
ings, camped out in the street all night
in heavy rain. Tl,s air was filed
with debris and the wind blowing sc
iercely that many of them had te
anchor themselves against the trees te
prevent being blown away. A score Of
people are known to be killed in Pointe
la Hache. 1t is probable that tht
mortality
viii BE Greatly Increased
when news is received from the fal
away settlements on The Gulf coas
below Pointe a la Hache, in the orange
country of Louisians The crop was
ripe upon the trees, and about 10 bt
harvested. 1t was completely destroyed
in the storm with loss Of $3.50, GOO OF
this one item.
Telegraph communication is cut of
with nearly all places. Skiffs were sen
ont in the swamps about Lake Pont
chartrain, and 40 persons We're rescued
who were in more or less danger from
the storm.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
ATLANTIC GALES.
Southern Coast Again Visited by n
Severe Storm.

5ttGES otpFHHs
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 4.--A southeast
gale broke here about 4 a. m. and the
wind has been increasing in velocity
ever since Entil at this hour q p. n.y. it
blowing at least 90 miles an hou
The barometer is still falling. The
wind has blown the water in from the
gulf until the river has reached Royal
street, which is four blocks from the
river and at an elevation of about 10
feet from mean river height. There is
no possible chance of estimating the
money damage. All the wholesale and
a great portion Of the retail district of
the city 10 some four feet under water
and thousands Of dollars worth of
goods have been damaged. The pilot
boat Ida Low has been driven on the
wharf at the foot Of st. Francis street.
The bay boat Heroine was driven on
the Mobile and Ohio wharf and
Almost Totally Wrecked.
The Crescent City, another bay boat,
left Point Clear at the same time the
Heroine did and has not since been
heard from.
It is reported that three dredges
working in the channel have been lost.
II 10 also reported here that some no
miles OF the Louisville and Nashville
road along the coast Is also under
water and that the Biloxi bridge has
been swept away. Nothing has been
heard Of the gardeners In the marshes
east Of the city, and the worst is feared.
Telegraphic communication is cnt of
in every direction. In this city houses
have been unroofed, trees blown down
one cotton warehouse has
succnmbed 20 the. Fury or ihe Gale.
All the smokestacks Of the manufac-
turing indnssfiss have been blown
down. Ssrestcar traffc has been to-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Panic In q Church.

City OF MEXICO, Oct. 4-Advices
have been received from Parangarien-
tero, State of Michoachan, of horri-
BILE accident. The parish church was
crowded with people attending relig-
ious festival when a rocket set fire to
the roof. A panic seized upon the as
sembled multitude, who made stimuli
taneous break for the doors, with the
result that ~ persons were killed.
Many others were seriously injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Car Barns Rurned.

CANTON, o., Oct. 4.-Fire during the
night destroyed the car barns of the
Canton-Massillon Electric Railway
company. Seventeen motor cars, in
cluding Canton city cars and three big
interurban cars. were burned, besides
trail cars and other valuable property.
Firemen saved the power house and ty
hard fight saved Dicks big agricll-
tural works, which was partly burned.
The loss will be beyond 100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Fierce Forest Fires.

GRASS VALLEY. CAL, Oct. A fierce
fire is raging in the woods near Spen-
cerville, 1s miles from here. Miles of
fencing have been destroyed, but SO far
the people have managed to save farm
houses and other buildings. The forest
is on fire for miles, and heavy dense
smoke hangs over this city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Ex-Congressman Wells Dead.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4-Hon. Erastus
Wells, aged ~ years, one of the best
known citizens of this city, is dead.
Mr.. Wells owned and operated the
first omnibus line west of the Missis-
sippi river. He was member Of con-
gress for four consecutive terms, retir-
ing March 4, 1877.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Epidemic of Diphtheria.

PERU, Ind, Oct. 4.-The board of
health has over 80 cases of diphtheria
and scarlet fever tagged already, and
more are Leing reported daily. A num-
ber of deaths have occurred. Every
precaution is being observed to prevent
further spread. Schools are closed and
public meetings are discontinued.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Sold His Memoirs.

LONDON, Oct. 4-The Vienna CORE
spondent OF The Daily Chronicle says
Prince Bism arck has sold his memoirs
to q Soudan publisher for 500, 600 marks,
onsthe condition that they shall be pub
lished Immediately after his death.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Sontag Confesses.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Oct. 4.-George
Soptag. the California train robber,
has confessed that Chris Evans and
himself are the parties who held up an
Omaha train near St. Peter, MINI. He
also says that himself and his brother
John held up the Milwaukee train at
Western Union junction, near Mil
YANKEE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Typhoons In the Orient.

q LONDON, Oct. 4.-The Anglo Amer
ican Telegraph company announces
that the Canton land lines have been
interrupted by the typhoon, and that
the telegraph line has been useless
since Monday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Eour Yachters Went Down.

MARsHFIELD, Or, Oct. IA party
of seven were out sailing near the en-
trance to Coos hay and were capsized
by gust Of wind, and four Of the part !
were drowned. Two ladies and chil
hung onto the boat until rescued.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Two Fatally Burned.

PITTsBURG, Oct. IA lamp explosion
in colored boarding house here fatally
burned Mrs. Nettie johnson. the pre-
prietress, and Robert Madden, q boarder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Rebellion Suppressed.

EUENos AYREs. Oct. 4-Dr. Alem,
the Radical leader, has been arrested in
this city. The rebellion is believed to
have been suppressed throughout the
republic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Ferdinand LIS Short.

VIENNA, Oct. 4-Prince Ferdinand
of Bulgaria is in great financial straits
despite the advances, amounting to
100000 francs. made to him bv the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
steamers Collide.

DULUTH, Oct. 4-Steel barge 103 and
the steamer George Presley collided at
the Messaba ore docks. The whale
back was quite seriously damaged.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Bixby Is Chairman.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 4-Tams Bixby has
been appointed chair man of the Min-
nesota state central committee.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
AN INDIAN MOTHER BURNED.
Victim of Mojave Superstition
Because Of the Birth Of Twins.
Her Babes Butchcrcd Before She
Was Committed TO Flames.
CBy Associated press.)


LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. GA hor-
rible story Of the wild law ana suporsti-
ton of the MOjave Indians is told by j.
+. Saunders. who arrived last evening
from the Needles. IA town on the Color
ado River, on the Atlantic and Pacific
railway.
The Mojave Indian reservation Is about
half a mile from the Needles, and the
aborigines are virtually their own mas
ters, having their own laws and super
stitions.
One of the prettiest squaws of the
tribe, named Loneta, was married about
"A year ago She was a comely girl.
only eighteen years Old. and had picked
up some education. Her husband was
one of the braves, and appeared to be
very fond of her.
Sunday last she gave birth to twins
and as result a grand pow-wow was
called, for according to the NOjave ira
dition tn" sQuaw who has twins is a
witch and consort of evil spirits. The
penalty has always been death for the
babies and mother.
Loneta's husband made II strong plea
for her and her babies. but it was OF
no avail. The two little ones were brouGn
forward and Drained with IA ciuD. Loneta
was keDI for more trying ordeal. whicf
she suffered without complaining. Every
cred and put into her shack" and she
was ordered inside. She babe her hus.
band farewell and went in The entrance
was closed straw and brush were pile
about the frail structure and set on fire
ana In about two hours but ii few embers
remained.
officers at the Needles learned the facts
too late to interfere,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
UTiCA'S QUEER TREE.
A Mountain Ash That Grows Upon
II Church Tower.

The spectacle of tree standing upon
tower of the Unitarian church in the
city of Utica, y. Y, has aroused much
interest as well as discussion az to
what Is really essential to plant life in
orGer that development may continue.
This mountain ash, says an exchange.
mas been growing for thirty years upon
a marrow ledge of sandstone, sproutlng
from a point in the masonry less than
an inch in width. The main stem. Just
above the stone, at the present time mas
diameter of five inches. The tree rs
rftctn or sixteen feet in height, and pos
IDLY clAht feet across its widest part.
The branches are thick and numerous,
ana Tor some years each Autumn they
have been bright with the vivid scarlet
berries peculiar TO this species of tree.
prutrudinG from a Chink in the NOR
tarrd wall, furty-twD feet above the
street. exposed 10 tho glare of the sun
IN thn SumE!rr and the frusts of many
sever" Winters II, roots only having
the mor.ared mtersticoG of masonry
Though which to penetrate in search Of
nutiimcnt. the question may well be
H.kel: where does this tree obtain the
elements that "nicr into the composition
OF all plant III. 80 is 1t possible that
II is Sustained Lis" III" known air plants
ny absorbing from The air and tkrough
III foliage the elements upon which it
lives and thrlves? or, does dust settle
IN the CrcViCCS2
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
TREASURY BALANCE SINKING.
Expected to Reach, This Week,
the Lowest Point Recorded,
Deficiency May BE S37 100000 In
stead of 2s,OoO,OoO.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2j.-The pros
poets are that during the present week
the available cash balance vi the Treas
ury will reach figure lower than has
ever been recorded in its history.
At the close of business Saturday the
balance, as stated on the books of the
Treasury, was 800, iS7,2GS. and it IL gen
orally expected that it will fall below
so 900 600 during this week. The total
balance on the LIST inst, was $9j,l9o,GlG,
showing . reduction during the month
OF Si.Ti2.34s. IN" loss, however, has
fallen more largely upon the currency
balances than upon the gold reserve.
The marked excess of expenditures
over receipts. it is now believed, will
show u deficiency in the revenues at the
close of the calendar year Of approNi-
matrly $iT.OOO,UpO. Some Treasury oif-
Gals look for larger customs and in
trTnal revenue receipts during the last
half of tn" fiscal year. believing that the
financial depression has passed. but other
officials incline to the view that imports
will be light for some time to come, ana
that Secretary Carlisle will he dsap-
pointed in his estimate of a deficiency
for the year.o Of only $2S,oOO,OoJ
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
Stokes AWAITS HIS COUSIN
Says w. E. DIS Order to Ez-
anime Books Is Worthless.
As Receiver of the Hoffman lie
Cannot Show Them.

EnthroneL as receiver Of the Hoffman
House corporation, Edward 5. Stokes
THIS morning awaited the comm of his
cousin, W. Il. d. stokes armed with an
order from a Jersey City Nice-ChancelloI
to oNamne the Hoffman House books.
''He shall most positively not examine
those books" declared Receiver Stokes.
"if can prevent him, and / think ! can.
Here is a statement | mean to have
typewriter and handed 10 w. Il. ID.
Stokes should he come here. 1t explains
my position IN the premises
MIR. Stokes handed the document to an
Evening World reporter. 1t read Ike
this:
81 have none of the books or papers
of the Hoffman House, either as It's PreSi-
dent OF as AN individual. What books
| have In my possession | mold rs re
ce!vcr of the Supreme Court OF this State.
and as such ! will obey any order of
that Court, and to recognize any other
Court would subject me not only to cen
sure. but to removal
II mean no disrcspect whatever to Vice
Chancellor Green, who doubtless has
made this order under misrepresentation"
Mr. Stokes, continuing, said My
cousin examined these books about u
year ago and found them correctly kept,
yet he went to the Board of Directors
and charged me with stealing $4,000 of
the corporations money. | had him ar
rested for criminal libel and the trial
vii! come up IN about two weeks. ". r.
u. Stokes will then see the V. ry books
he wants to get into his possession to.
day; =,
not wait after l. o'clock. He's got tC
get here pretty quick"
w. f.: d. Stokes secured the order last
week. To-day he was expected to appear
and attempt to enforce that order.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
BIG IRONCLADS.
Their Structural Weakness Shown
in British Examples.

The following are the principal points
of speech in which Lord Armstrong, at
the meeting of the shareholders of his
famous company the other day, eX-
pressed his views concerning the dangers
involved in the construction of gigantic
ironClads, says the Chicago Herald:
The ram of the CamperdOwn, al
though striking with a restricted mo-
mentu!n, was buried deep into the side
of the Victoria, and ii cannot be doubted
that while armor is In IA great measure
effective against prolectiles' ana netting
against tOrpcdoeS, nothing can withstand
the power of the ram.
But, although In the case of this
dreadful accident the blow of the ram
was inflicted with incOnparably less
of the ship. the damage done TO the
ramming vessel was such as to place
her In imminent danger of following
her victim to the bottom 1t appears
therefore, that the strength and stability
# the prov and ram of the Camper
down are quite Insufficient to enable her
to deliver an effective stroke against an
adversary without at the same time
imp"rllling her own Rotation.
'''rhis Is like having great gun that
cannot he fired for fear II should burst,
and | apprchend that what applies to
the ram of the Camperdown would APP
ply equally to the ram of every great
battlcship in the British service.
Vessels specially designed for ram
ming httIl not Dt large OF COSTLY, anu
they would be free from all the COmpliCa-
TONS OF battle-ships. Personal dash, of
which there Is no want in the British
navy, would he the chief quality required
in directing their use and the occasional
loss of such "A vessel would be of small
Importance in comparison with that of IA
battlr-ship. | am. therefore. OF opinion
that II considerable number of ineXpen-
sivr ram ships would form an item in
any future shipbuilding programme.
while on this subject | cannot refrain
from expressing my apprehension as to
the disastrous effect of high explosive
shells discharged In vast numbers from
quick firing guns against the unarmorcd
portions of our hattle-ships. The expert
mentS made some years ago with such
shells against the Resistance. which was
an unarmored ship of small value given
up for experiment, proved that such
shells would be competent to wreck the
unprotected plating down to or possibly
below the water level, and that even
where a streak of armor was applied al
| the water line the damage might be low
| enough down to cause the ship to be
| flooded by the wash of the sea. 1t was
proved also that armor of small thick
ness insured the bursting of these shells
harmlessly outside of the ship, which. oi
| course. raises the question whether, II
amor has to be used at all, 1t ought not
to be applied In varying thickness oven
| the whole ship
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
SARAH BERNHARDT'S THEATRE
The Claque VIII BE Suppressed In
This Dramatic Temple.

Nine. Sarah Bcrnhardts theatre is to
he Il model house. 1t j. not only stump
tuously furnished, SAYS the London
Standard. but the public are to be EN-
aricd to secure seats beforehand without
paying the supplementary fee, amount
ing In most French theatres to n much
AS two francs. The box and cloak
room attendants are not To be allowed
to take any grntultiCS, as they ar" paid
by the management y violation Of
this rule will be visited by immediate
dismissal
The ulauue Ia to be completely sup
Pressed, together with III" promptrr. The
actors Will. therefore, not only have to
know their Ia'tS thoroughly well, but
viii also have 60 depend entirely ON the
public for the encouraging applause
which is furnished In all other French
theatres by hired hands.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
WANTED TO LYNCH REGAN.
He Was Arrested for Assaulting
Little Kate Condor.
Crowd of Angry Men Surround De-
tective and Prisoner.

Morris Regain. a repulsivc-looking man
OF tw"nty-one years Of age, was held for
trial in the 1ombs Police Court this
morning. charged with assaulting an
cicvcn-I oar-uld girl named Katie CON
don, who lives with her widowed mother
at lJ7 Washington street He was eSi-
IDENTIFY glad to be in custody having
had narrow escape from injury or death
at the hands Of mob, mad with rage at
his crime
The girl Katie is well developed for her
ng" and has a rather pretty face She
Is no, in good health. being subject to
iitS. She was alone in the house yes
t"iiay afternoon, her mother having
gone out to make a few purchases for
chris mas.
tegun had evidently been watching for
tn" ture of Mrs. coniun. for she
had scarcely left the house when ne
entered the room whore little Katie was.
~" seized her. and she tried to scream,
grasp on her throat Then she seemed
10 lose consciousness.
Just then neighDor, Mrs. Norlh Dor
gan entered the apartments of the Con
n,s coat and hat and ran for the door.
Mrs. D1rgan who Is sturdy woman,
thrcw herself IN his way. Selling a
tumb,rr she smashed 1t ON his forehead,
with hin. screaming all the time.
There WAS no one but women in the
house. several came running to the
scene, but they were unable to hold the
man. lie wrhnChed himself loose and ran
gu, Of the house and down the street.
Mrs. DJIgan followed until she WAS
compelled To pause from weariness. Re
gan got away.
Meantime Mrs. Condor returned ana
was Informed Of what had taken place.
She Immediately notified the police OF
tn" Church street station, anl Detective
. description furnished H. arrested Re.
ingtOn street, IN the building where Regain
lives.
The arrest was made quietly, but ir
some manner it quickly became know
AMI the detective and his prisoner wCr,
soon surrounded by a mob Of angry men
whp did not hesitate to express Their
opinions.
-" let's take him and lynch him - cried
enc. Hanging is too good for him,
said another - Cut him into minCc.
meat -
vt one time 1t looked as II the moi
would nut their threats into execution.
But Detective Mccarthy reasoned with
them and hurried his trembling prisoner
to the station-housr, where he was glad
to hc locked up. Five hundred men fol-
lowed him to the station-house.
This morning the case was put in the
hands of Agent King, of the Gerry So
Ci"ty, who was complainant III the
'fumhs Court.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26

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