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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25
COLONEL SHEPPARD GONE
The Famous New York Editors Sud-
den Death.
AN OVER DOSE OF ETHER
Two Surgeons while Performing An
Operation ON Him Find Him Dying
from EfTects OF the Gas.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New York, March 24.--Elliott r
Shepperd. proprietor of the Mall ant
Express. died suddenly late this after
noon. His death followed the admins
tration of ether by. DR., Charles Nc
Gurney, and the family physician, DR.
j. w. McLane. who were about tc
make an examination to ascertain
whether the colonel's suspicious that
he suffered from stone in the bladder
were correct. Up to this morning Col
onel Sheppard attended TO business in
the usual way. Last evening he mere
ly told the manager that he probably
would not be down on Friday. but that
he would be at the office on Saturday
afternoon. Before the arrival of the
| doctor he complained of severe pains,
called up the Mail and Express and
gave a number of instruction about the
future conduct of the newspaper in
case anything should happen to him,
Later the distress he suffered left him
and when the physicians and nurses
came in he was in good spirits. He in
duced his wife and youngest daughter
who were at home to go off to Scar
boro, for a day. About l o'clock Col
onel Sheppard said he was ready for
the surgeons and they with the nurses
began the work Of putting him under
ether. He inhaled the drug, but two
or three times when the physicians de-
tected some dangerous symptoms and
stopped the inhalation. Colonel Shep-
pard sank rapidly, however. and for
some time 1t was feared that he could
not be rallied. Powerful restoratives
were administered, and at the end OF
an hours work with oxygen, he was
restored to partial consciousness, and
continued to apparently rally until q
o'clock. Then without warning, and
for no apparent reason he began rap
idly to sink. The oxygen treatment
was resumed, but 1t was of no avail.
At 4S0 o'clock he died. He was un-
conscious and his death was peace
full. The cause of death Is given by the
physicians as cedema OF the lungs. I'M
mediately before Colonel Sheppard's |
death messages were sent to Mrs
Sheppard. announcing that he was
very low, and might pot live. She
reached home at 8 o'clock.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25
THE CYCLONES PATH.
Devastation and Loss of Life III Three
States. -

states.
Louisville, KY, March 24.-The heavy
storm which passed over u large sec
tion Of the South last night, did great
damage at Bowling Green and the sur
rounding country. The storm was In
the nature of cyclone. At Bowling
Green the roofs OF fifteen or twenty
houses were blown off, The most seri-
GUS damage was done to the Louisville
and Nashville round house. The
storm struck the building tearing off
the roof and levelling the brick walls
with the ground. The falling material
did severe damage to the Engines In.
The loss on the building and locomo-
tives is from $4,000 to 100000. Passen-
gers on the delayed fast express on the
Louisville and Nashville from the
south state that along the road eyi-
dences Of the storm could be seen.
Many farm houses were noticed roof
less, and scores OF stables and out
houses were totally demolished. Trees
were blown across the track at many
points, but the section men managed
by hard work to keep the track clear
for regular trains. The town Of Row
Inns is almost totally destroyed. The
post office building was swept entirely
away The loss is $l1,OOO. Every house
In Stanford Is damaged. At Murray,
KY, seventy residences, fifty stables
and barns were demolished, Only one
person. Miss Alice stubblefield, was
seriously injured, but dozens were
slightly hurt The loss will reach $685.
900. Much timber and fencing have al
so been destroyed.
Helean, Mont, March 24.--An earth
quake lasting thirty seconds was felt
here today at 6:15 p. m. No damage is
reported.
Mobile. Ala, March 2l.--Early this
morning the cyclone passed one mile
north OF shubuta, Miss. going south
west. At Arista, Johns Place, tene-
ment house containing negroes was
levelled to the ground and two negroes
were killed.
Nashville. Tenn. March 24-ope OF
the most terrific wind and rain storms
in the history Of Nashville swept over
this city last night, uprooting trees and
telegraph poles in various parts Of the
city. The greatest force OF the storm
was felt in the northern part Of the
city where several houses were un-
rooted. One was occupied BY w. r.
HrAlrord. q vas completely leeeiIed
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25

TO the ground. Bradford was taken
from the ruins In a badly bruised con-
dition. Mcneil Drumright, aged 1S.
was taken from the debris in a man.
gled condition, and cannot live. Eu-
gene Dumrlght, aged IS, and a. brother
to Mcneil. was horribly mangled. and
was dead when found. It is feared that
other people were injured or killed in
the building.
Vicksburg. Miss, March 24.--Addition-
al cyclone news says the storm spent
its force between Tenica and shaw's
station. which are about seventy miles
part. At Shaw's some OF the stores
were blown down and few citizens
wounded. At Tenica the court house
was seriously damaged, and the church
and other buildings destroyed. A school
house full Of negro children was blown
to pieces. Many children were hurt.
but none killed. 1t win be a day or
too before the full extent OF the dis
aster in the Delta Is known.
Elwood, Ind. March. 24r-The hurrI-
cane passed north Of this city last
night At Alexandria, on the Lake
Erie and Western road. the Lipplncott
mammoth lamp factory was partially
destroyed. and William Angel and his
son. aged 10 were killed. @fa 9' f
Indianapolis. March ,24-<A cyclone
storm visited Indiana. last night. In
thia citv aftx, I,o,,o. .,,.,.,< .....,.a
one neighborhood in the northwestern
portion. Many families are rendered
temporarily homeless. At Tuxeto. a
suburb, many houses were wrecked,
and several small ones were carried
away. Many residents passed the
night in their cellars. The storm was
accompanied by heavy rain. and severe
lightning. Many great trees were up
rooted. Advices from all parts of the
state indicate that much property has
been damaged, and some persons
MANNED. At Brazil. the outbuildlngs,
fences and trees, were levelled, and the
coal mines flooded, The loss Is many
thousands Of dollars. At Alexandria
much damage was done to residences
and business houses.
Kelly. Miss, March 24.--Thls MORN
ing thorough investigation was made
regarding the damage by the cyclone
yesterday which showed that matters
werc worse that was expected, Kelly
itself is only a small place OF about
thirty houses. OF which twelve OF fif-
teen were entirely swept away. As far
as can be learned, not a house has been
left standing within the scope OF the
eyclone, which ranged from quarter
to half a mile In width. Trees were
moved and blown down as though
scythe had clipped them. The injured.
are Payne, negro, badly bruised, be-
ing crushed under his cabin; his wife
vas crippled and internally injured,
Ind a small baby had its foot smashed;
IN eight-year-old girl with her head
rushed in, will die; the other two chill
iren escaped. Harriet Smith. colored.
tilled. Chris Burford colored. head
smashed, will probably die. Eph. Nc
Laughlin, colored. killed. Jim Payne.
'olored, skull crushed. An eight-year-
I'D boy injured internally. and sew
'ral others are reported injured, but
'ull particulars could not be learned.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25

There has rarely arisen in Oregon a
great question Of law or of public poll
icy In which Judge Deady's unofficial
dicta have not been powerful II not the
controlling factors The dominance of
his nature. the weight of his character,
his profound learning and his ripe wis
dom all devoted to the public service
gave him a social. political and moral
power, which have called to mind earli-
er days and greater names of the Re-
public. The social side Of Judge Dea-
dy's character was particularly warm
'ands charming. He was a master of
those BRILLIANT arts which win admira-
tion and enforce esteem. AS a holiday
speaker. as dinner companion. at all
times and in all places. he was most
graceful and charming man. And bet
ter than all he was q truly good man.
His private life. like his public record,
was clean and white"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25
AN INTERESTING DECISION.

Tacoma. March 24.-The supreme
court today rendered an important de-
cision, deciding many points relating to
bonds never before brought up in this
state. No registration win be required
for a bond on election. The city Will
vote on the proposition to float $780,
600 water bonds on April 1lth.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25
BY a Gas EXPLOSION.

Pottsville. Pa, March A.-Two men
were killed and four badly, II not ia
tally. injured by an explosion OF gas in
the oalxhilI colliery. near Minersviile.
this morning. The killed are william
Durcoll and one so badly disfigured
that the body is unrecognlzable.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25
LOOK OUT FOR THEM.
Big counterfeiting Operations Going on
In Tacoma.

Tacoma, Wash. March 24.--counter-
felt silver dollar pieces and Ave dollar
gold pieces are being quite extensively
circulated in Tacoma. It Is said that
1000 OF them are in circulation. Many
of them have been detected by the
banks. II is rumored that the treasury
department has sent secret service
officer here to search for the counter
felters.
A United States marshal left tonight
for Detroit. Mich. with four counter
feiters who are sentenced to six and
eight years each. They are Harry
Leonard, Frank Tracy, callie Ramsey
and Thomas Rawlev.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25
WANT MORE cUrTERs.

San Francisco, March 24.-Captain d.
T. Tozier, Of the United States revenue
cutter Wolcott, has arrived from the
Puget Sound customs station. Speak
ing Of opium smuggling on the Sound
and the methods Of stopping It. he
says: What is needed at the station
are two more feet revenue cutters,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-25
BIG CHUNK on GOLD.

Yuma, Ariz., March 24,--Judge FRANC
G. Wells, Just in from the Harquahala
mines. in Yuma county, reports that
the bonanza mine cleared up ,150.Ooo
as the result Of the last months run.
This is said to be the largest chunk cf
gold ever run into one bar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
ALEXANDRIA,
A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.


Intelligence was received here this morning
Of a railway accident at $50 this morning on
the Virginia Midland railroad at Rapidan sta
ton. A freight train of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad ran into Midland freight train
and injured three men-Engineer Wright,
Firemen Hughes and Brakeman Harvey
all Of the Chesapeake and Ohio road who reside
in the upper country. Six or eight cars were
thrown from the track and two of them
wrecked. No fatal result is expected from the
wounds Of the injured men.
FIRE on LOWER WOLFE STREET.
A fire yesterday afternoon burned out the
rear of a row Of four frame dwellings on Wolfe
street between Lee and Potomac streets. The
houses were occupied by Mr.. VIM. Lloyd,
John Robey. Peter Francis and Walter DYER
and are owned bv Messrs. +. Francis, b. A.
Mankin, VIM. Lloyd and L. Gentzberger The
buildings were saved with some difficulty by
the firemen. The loss, about $500. is covered
by insurance.
At a pleasant concert at the Catholic Lyceum
Hall tonight Washington talent will be largely
represented Mr.. Frank Reside, Miss Mollie
Wright and other Washingtonians will appear.
The Church Students Missionary Association
OF the Virginia Theological Seminary is now
holding its annual session at the theological
seminary near this city. The business consists
OF reports on the work and devotional exercises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
A COLLEGE PRANK.
Man Who Has Debts e. Much startled By
Mock Attachment.

Prom the Boston y
rather good has just leaked out con-
corning a prominent senior. Mr.. came
home TO his room one night about I O'Clock.
after a weary night OF dancing and prepared
TO seek sweet slumber on his downy couch.
But. alas, the door would not open. He ex-
amined it only to find that il was firmly closed
with staple chain and paddock. and the Who'll.
ornamented with big red seal and the motto:
Attached for debt by the sheriff OF Middle.ex
county"
Now, the said Mr.. - had few debts. moro
or less pressing, so he never stopped 10 doubt
the genuineness Of the execution or think 20
the llegality Of it-if, indeed. he knew. having
OF an attachment-but rushed of TO a friend's
TO narrate his woes. The friend. a conspirator,
did an he could TO increase Mr.. - tribula-
tions under the pretense of coincidence and
sympathy, promising TO get him on, Of il. II
possible. though he said it was probable Mr.
= might have TO stay in his dress suit for a
day or two. Next morning Mr.. - went To his
room again to reconnoiter, and this time found
the door open.
Reioiced and surprised he walked in. but
stopped in CONSERVATION when he saw a burly
looking ruffian seated In his best chair smoking
his best pipe. Ii was 3 keeper" whom the
conspirators had hired TO continue the Joke.
The keeper" refused 60 let Mr.. - in the
room; and would not LET him even change his
clothes. 'Everything's got to stay just where
it is. See?' said he. and Mr.. - argued in
vain. But as the dsv cold and his coat wa.
thin the keeper" consented Go let him change
il for an ulster, cause lite worth bout ~
much, guess" But when Mr.. - wished to
smoke the rufian was adamant. and Mr.. =
was compelled to see his choice collection of
pipes at the tender mercies Of the tough.
Well, of course the farce could not last for
ever. Mr.. II began % make inquiries aud
the more he inquired the greater grew his per-
plexitv, until suddenly at the end Of the day q
light broke upon him and he rushed 60 his room
for vengeance. But there Was no keeper"
there. Moreover there no friend when the
victim Of the joke sought for him. His wrath
was in vain. Good humor returned Go Mr..
- before long; however. heacknowledgedt tbs
joke and now is cudgeling his brains for a suit
able way OF getting even"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
THE SMOKERS HEART.
1t is Aroused by Physical rs Well ms by Emo
tional Causes.


tional Causes.
"My heart" said n we'll known official in the
geological survey this morning. has heaps Of
fun all by itself. 1t PLAYS foot ball. billiards
and lawn tennis all alone, never thinking of con-
sulting me. Sometimes the left ventricle in
dulges IN a pugiistic encounter with the right
auricle, undercuts, cross-counters and slashes
in the most reckless manner possible.
The doctor SAYS I've got bad smokers
heart, and that if I don't stop smoking at once
I'll drop dead some day while running for a
car. Thus far have proved him an accom-
plished fabricator. 1 continue to draw my
salary warrants regularly"
"You will find the physicians word verified
some day." remarked army surgeon who
overheard the officials comment. Its quite
the fad now for man 10 brag OF his smokers
heart Tobacco, a. everybody knows, is a mar
cotic poison The blood absorbs the nicotine
and the muscular walls of the heart are dilated
or tninned. producing hypertrophy or enlarge
ment. The muscles becoming weakened by the
poison, the heart, which in a healthy state il as
tough as a pine knot. and must necessarily be to
perform the great labor demanded of il, fails to
perform Its functions properly, vslvular irreg-
ularity and mitral murmur set in and some
day there is a collapse. Nicotine is a direct
cardiac poison"
Smokers and coffee drinkers have. as a rule.
high pulses. am inclined to think that low
pulse is the safest and indicative of long life;
mean an abnormally low pulse. 1 know of sew
eral instances, one in particular, of lady Of
eighty-three Whose pulse all her life never
above 81. This aged lady runs upstairs.
The smoker puffs dozen cigars q day. dis
poses Of one and a half dozen cups of coffee
eats hearty dinners that distend the stomach
excite the nerves and the heart is sympathet-
ically affected. Generally, the intermitting
throbbing and palpitation is sympathetic and
functional however, and not organic
Every man who is conscious OF any heart
affection other than emotional wants to stop the
use Of tobacco and coffee at once. Every cigar he
smokes is spike in his coffin lid. II he can con-
troll his appetite to from one to three extra mild
cigars a day. perhaps . tobacco 'fiend' to whom
the weed is more than life may be permitted
to indulge. Coffee 10 one of the most violent
cardiac stimulsnts and nerve excitants and is
bad for persons who have heart troubles or
nervous diseases"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
Interior Department Changes.

Land Ofice-Promotions: Henry ". San
ford. New York. from principal examiner,
$4,000, to chief of division, $4,000; William G.
Webster. Iowa. clerk. $1,000, to q, 400; Mis-,
Ada B. J. Farrar, District of Columbia, clerk
$1,000, TO 1920; Lafayette NJ Hershaw
Georgia, copyist, $780, to clerk. 81 900; jaime:
X. Mock, Iowa, transcriber, $500, to copyist
$780,
Geological survey-Resignstions Joseph p.
Iddings, New Jersey, geologist, $4,000; r. Lee
Longstreet. Georgia, topographer. Sl.40O.
Pension Observation-Disclosures julius J. Chill,
coat. Mississippi: Eden P. Clayton. District O.
Columbia Miss Jenny Hardy. Wisconsin; copy
lists. $500. Promotions: James F. Chestnut
South Carolina, clerk, 81. 200 to 81, 400: Julius
Lemkowitz, Georgia. Joseph W. Ellis, New
York. clerks, 81. 900 to $1,000; Miss Louise
Durkee, New York, Mrs. Fannie N. Reed, Iowa
copyists, $500, to clerks, 81. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
A CARDINALS JOKE.
Contempt Of Court where the Court pidns
See IL.

See It.
From the Halifax Mail.
wkep Cardinal Glib ons was bishop OF Rich
mond. Va, he happened to be the defendant an
relation to some church property.
When called to the witness stand the plain
tiff's lawyer, a distinguished legal luminary.
after vain endeavors TO involve the witness in
contradictions, struck upon a plan which be
thought would annoy the bishop. lie there
upon questioned the right OF DIR. Gibbons to
the title Of bishop Of Richmond. and called
on him 70 prove his claim 10 the office.
The defendants counsel. saws the Catholic
Netcs, of course objected to this as irrelevant,
but the bishop. with quiet smile. said he would
comply with the request IL allowed half an hour
to produce the necessary papers. This being
allowed. the bishop lief; the court room and
turned in twenty minutes with n document
which he proceeded to read with great soiem-
NIFTY. all the more solemn the paper In
Latin. The plaintiffs lawyer pretended to take
notes, industriously bowling his head once in .
while rs il in acquisscence. and seeming per-
fectly convinced at the end.
When the reading finished he announced
that the papal bulls just read were perfectly
satisfactory, at the same time spoogizing for his
expressed doubts The next day Il leaked out
that the bishop. unable 90 find the papAl bull &C
his residence, had brought 10 the court and
read q Latin essay on Pope Leo the Great. writ
ten by an ecclesiastical student. and forwarded
by the president Of the college a specimen
OF the young mans skill in composition. Ths
smart lawyer never heard the last of IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
Freshet bed.
| Low-water bed.
SAY. 20 feet wide

Say. 20 feet wide.
The above diagram shows a plan by which
if the sewers we're allowed to remain and flow
in the low water bed there would certainly be
ample current to wash the contents Of the
whole into the Potomac river.
This plan exactly represents natures course
in all the rivers of our middle states. and any
width could by it be provided for the freshet
bed which our engineers might deem amply
sufficient.
At all events let US have at least one section,
say from Massachusetts avenue to n street,
built at once. which could not cost over 5000
O00 and leave the other for future legislation.
Here let us say that far the dam across
the mouth of Rock creek is concerned there
need be no trouble about acquiring sufficient
water way through that for both the creek and
canal with its boats, as the canal still owns
some 900 feet in width of the territory form
erly occupied by the canal basin. over which
thousands of our citizens still having skated
when boys. One hundred feet of this 1000
could, at small cost, be acquired for the passage
of the creek either by condemnation or agree
ment with the canal company.
All that is needed therefore is immediate
action in order to have this worst section. from
Massachusetts avenue to street, between
walls, before hot weather. These walls can be
placed and used as part OF the plan and after
ward arched. As soon as the walls are in place,
as they now are at James Greek canal a canal
boat or scow run back and forth several times
a week. together with the use of disinfectants,
will keep off all fear of Rock creek being a
forcing ground for cholera germs. Let us add
that the mere removing of the dam would only
expose to the rays of the sun the bed OF the
creek with its spongy soil holding the accumu-
lation of years.
Senator Mcmillan could gain a warm place in
the hearts OF every citizen, well of the Dis
trict as Of the United States, by having their
capital freed from this impending danger by
fathering or putting through this Rock creek
bill at once.
WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Much has been said in The STAR thanks to
your great interest in the welfare of the Dis
tricD about the frightful condition OF Rock
creek, but not enough if our citizens do not
now rise en- masse and demand that immediate
steps be taken to place It in perfect sanitary
condition.
We have suffered long. and now with pros
pective cholera in this country next summer
the present outlook is distressing
This matter affects the whole District, not any
one section of it, and it needs no prophet to
foretell that if the plague reaches us next year
with the creek in its present condition the re-
suit will be so disastrous that all business inter-
ests here will be paralyzed for years to come
Instant action is imperative. Now as to the en-
gineering features of the work it seems q little
unfortunate that there should be disposition
to spend SO much upon separating the sewer
matter from the stream Of Rock creek itself.
This feature is positively necessary in European
countries, where the rivers are SO small, but
here where our Potomac has water enough in
its flow to make half dozen such streams as
the Seine where it runs through Paris, submit
ii is not necessary.
/ freshet bed. Freshet bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

The proposed new circular of regulations to
govern immigration is still before President
Harrison for his consideration. The circular
as prepared contains some additional restric-
tons furnished by the marine hospital service
at the suggestion of Congressman and others
The circular does away with the twenty day
detention clause in the regulations now in
force. substituting in lieu thereof a seven-day
quarantine on the other side of the water. in
spection under consular authority before sail
ing and rigid examination en- route.
The conviction is growing in official circles
that President Harrison is not inclined to aban-
don the twenty-day detention on arrival in this
country for any or all Of the foregoing precau-
tions, and that unless some such provision is
included the new circular will not be issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

The wives of the Representatives at Wizards
will hold their first reception Friday, JAM
uary 20.
Mrs. DR.. George F. washburne Of Chicago is
visiting Mrs Secretary Noble. She is a niece
OF Mrs. Noble and is a delegate from the
Woman's Club to get the worlds Columbian
exposition opened on Sundays.