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The record-union., 1894-10-23
Special to the REcoRD-UNrox.

ARKANSAS CITY Kas.), Oct. 22-Re-
ports just coming in tell Of the rayages of
tornado of no small proportions which
struck Gueda Springs, eight miles west
on the Arkansas River, late Saturday
evening. Much damage was done to
farmhouses and crops and it is feared
serious reports will be received when tel
egraphic communication comes up.
AS far as known there were no fatali-
ties. Two people are known to have been
injured. The property loss will aggre-
gate nearly 100000.
The tornado struck Gueda Springs
from the southeast and continued in a
northeasterly direction till it reached
Winfield before spending its force. In
It's course it laid low farmhouses, out
buildings, crops and trees. IN Gueda
Springs the springs bathhouse, which
cost S6G,0OO was partially wrecked. The
Albright twO-story brick block was un-
rooled. The stores of NJ. a. Wells and
Tom Royal were totally destroyed. Hub
belFs business block and the Gilbert
block also suffered minor losses.
A Mrs. BookwaIter was caught in the
wreck OF the bathnouse, ana almost
buried beneath pile of bricks and NOR
tar. Mlraculously, however, she escaped
serious injury. DR.. Dutfield was seri-
ousIy hurt, but not fatally, by being
thrown from his buggy.
The aggregate money loss at this point
is about S20,0 900.
At Salt City, a hamlet near Gueda
Springs, much damage was done, but no
one was injured. L. Weller, living two
miles west, got his family into his cy-
clone cave, and had just closed the door
when the house toppled over. They
were imprisoned for twelve hours. but
finally escaped without suffering injury,
From this point through the county to
Winfield the storm was about two miles
wide. In that stretch are many fine
farms, and many farmers lost part or all
of their crops.
AT Winfield, where the storm broke
up, six small houses were blown down
and several business houses were un-
rooted. The large Baden warehouse was
completely wrecked and the Southwest
Kansas College more or less damaged.
The exact loss is not known, but will
reach we'll up into the thousands. No
body was hurt at this point
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AMERICAN RAILWAY UNION.
Debs Predicts That the Country Has
Seen Its Biggest Strike.

DebS Predicts That the Country Has
Seen Its Biggest Strike.
New YORK. Oct. 22.-E. V. Debs. Pres
ident of the American Railway Union,
will organize a branch OF the union in
this city tomorrow. On Wednesday
Debs will hold a conference with New
York railroad men as to the connection
with the American Railway Union and
on Thursday he will address a mass
meeting in Brooklyn. Friday he will
start on an organizing tour through the
State, visiting Watertown, Rochester and
Buffalo. The tour will terminate with
general reunion OF prominent union men
at Cleveland.
Debs said to-day: ST have received
torty-two applications for charters since
left Chicago. The union is booming.
l predict that this country has seen it's
biggest railroad strike. There will never
be one like it again."
AT convention of 400 delegates from
the various branches I the American
Railway Union recently the ballot was
settled as being more effective than
strikes. a resolution indorsing Govern
ment ownership of railroads, telegraphs
and mines was agreed to and the Peoples
party indorsed.
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BURIED UNDER THE RUINS.
six Men Badly Injured While Tearing
Down a Building at st. Paul.

six Men Badly Injured While Tearing
Down Building at st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 22.-Six men were
buried under the ruins of an old build
ing in Bridge Square this afternoon, and
all badly injured, two fatally. On the
steep bluff close by the Wabash-street
bridge, and nearly 100 feet above the rail-
road tracks, the McClung building had
stood for many years. 1t was finally
condemned. Recently a brewing COM
pany secured the location for ware
house and concert garden, and for several
days the old building has been in the
course of destruction. Workmen had
removed the roof, and were loosening
the boards on the second floor, when the
floor gave way beneath them, carrying
them TO the furthest corner of the cellar
Police and fire departments were
promptly on the spot, and the work
OF rescue speedily begun. Five men
were taken out and brought up through
the cellar of an adjoining building and
sent to the hospital. The sixth man
was buried under mass OF
brick, mortar and boards six or eight
feet deep. and could not be reached until
nearly two hours of hard work, but he
was still alive when found.
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INDIAN TERRITORY,
Request That Action BE Taken to Re
store Order.

Request That Action BE Taken to Re-
store Order.
WASHINGTON, Oct. o. The Indian
Office to-day received advices by tele-
graph from Indian Territory giving
briefly an account of the lawless condi-
ton of affairs in that section, and asking
that some action be taken by the United
States authorities which will protect the
citizens and restore order. 1t is stated
that armed bands of outlaws are in pos
session OF the territory, and the Indian
police are unable to protect the people
and prevent robbery. Lawless bands in
fest all sections. Men are held uD by
highwaymen in broad daylight and
robbed. Lite and property are not secure
either by day or night. The express COM
DanieS have refused to transport money,
and no other means Of carrying funds
has been devised. There are three we'll
known organized bands of desperadoes.
composed of thieves. thugs and tough
characters from all sections of the coun-
try, who make a business of pillaging
towns. AS result, reign of terror ex-
lists, and the people of the Territory are
at the mercy of these gangs.
1t is stated that the train hold-up re-
ported in the Associated Press dispatches
this morning is the work of one OF these
gangs. 1t is supposed the marauders
journey from one section to another in
pursuit of booty, and that the train rob-
berries in the Southwest are the work of
these desperadoes, who make their head
quarters in the Indian Territory.
There has been considerable discussion
in Congress growing out of the lawless
bands in the Territory, and suggestions
have been made for an entire reorganiza-
tion Of affairs there, in order that robbery
may be suppressed and the control of the
peace Of the Territory become under an
authority competent to enforce law and
order. 1t has been suggested that in the
placed under martial law, and troops dI-
rected to clear the Territory of the gangs
which now infest it. This would be an
extreme measure, and would not likely
be resorted to unless all other methods
fail
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colusa Poisoning Case.

CoLUsA, Oct. 22.-There are no new
developments this morning in the hos
pital poisoning of last Saturday, whereby
twenty two persons were poisoned. one
of whom died. The Superintendents
wife and one man are still very sick but
will recover. The Chinaman cook is also
very sick and no suspicion rests on him.
The theory is advanced that the dis
charged Chinese cook gained entrance in
the night and deposited strychnine in the
can OF ground coffee. as he had trouble
with the steward and had made threats
that he would get even.
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Heir to a Large Fortune.

TACOMA, Oct. %. = Theodore Now
becker awoke this morning to find HIM
self, in all probability, millionaire. Mr..
Mowbecker keeps cigar stand on Pacific
avenue. He had very wealthy uncle
named Laturner. wldower in Germany,
and this morning he received letter
stating that his uncle had died. The old
gent was worth about $1,000, 600, and is
said to have left only three or four heirs.
of whom Mr.. Mowbecker and a sister.
who lives in Kansas. are two. An attor-
ney from New York has been retained in
the interest of the American heirs.
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ed to bite the cows heels as a last resort.
This proved unnecessary in the race with
with the horse, and the dog refused to do
his part in the race for record. White
claims, however, that she trotted a quar-
ter at four-minute gait on a country
road, and promises to lower that with d
few weeks training. 7 10 cow is driven
with regular harness ard bit, and never
made break.
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Napa's Grape Crop.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22-The grape
growers of Napa County have nearly fin
ished picking their fruit. Judging from
the reports thus far received by the VIII
cultural. Commission, Napa County
growers will realize from their vineyards
only one-third OF a normal crop. Not
only will the crop be small, but tie
grapes are inferior, the punches being
small and the grapes lacking in sugar
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SOUTHERN REPUBLICS.

Guatemala Dispatching Troops to the
Mexican Frontier.
OAEACA (Mex.l, Oct. 22-Oficial ad-
vices have been received here that the
Government of Guatemala is dispatching
large forces of troops to the frontier along
the Mexican border.
The Mexican Government has ordered
several thousand troops to Acapulco and
Tehuantepec.
These evident preparations for war are
causing much excitement in the States of
Iabasco and Chiapas and many foreign
ers are leaving
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Tried to Butt His Brains Out.

MUNCIE Qnd.), Oct. 22.-W. w. Platt of
Columbus, o., arrived here lasL night
with ticket from Logansport to Cincin-
natl. He became suddenly insane and
was placed in the County Jail. This
morning he attempted to butt his brains
out against the cell wall, and fatally in
jured himself, losing nearly a Oucketful
of blood. Platt has a wife and two chill
dreu. He imagined some one was trying
to shoot him.
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SONG 10 AEGIER."
Words and Music the Composition of
Emperor William.

Words and Music the Composition OF
Emperor William.
BERLIN, Oct. 22.-On Sunday next a
matinee performance, the proceeds OF
which will go to the building fund of the
William l. Memorial Cathedral, will be
given at the Royal Opera House. The
most interesting number on the pro-
gramme will be the Song to Aegier,' -
the words and music of which are by
Emperor William. This composition is
for a male chorus, the design being the
mastery effort of a German choral. The
Emperor composed the song three
months ago while on his annual cruise
Albert Becker arranged the music for
the orchestral accompaniment. The text
OF the song is as follows:
SONG TO AEGIER.
o, Aegier, Lord of Oceans,
Whom Nick and Nix obey,
In rosy dreams OF morning
The Viking host doth pray.
Grim is feud we're seeking
In countries far away;
Thro' storm and tide and billows
Lead us to glorious Tray.
When Nick perchance doth threaten,
When fails this truSty shield,
Thy flaming eye may guard us
10 foen1an none Will yield.
As Frithlof on Ellido
Uudaunted ploughed the wave,
SO shelter thou this dragon
And Us, thy sons, we crave.
When in the battles fury,
AS steel on steel doth ring,
Bold foemen meet their death stroke,
To Valkyries they cling,
Then may our song be waited
Through clash OF swords to sea,
To honor thee, o, mighty God,
Like far-ou storms SO free.
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FORT WORTH (TeX.), Oct. 22.-The men
who held up the west-bound Texas and
Pacific passenger train Friday have been
sighted south of Gordon, we'll mounted
and armed. Large posses have gone to
that neighborhood. Rewards aggregat-
ing 81 300 have been off xad. The robbers
got only $1,000, but had they opened the
safe 500, 900 would have been theirs. They
are heading for the Palo Pinto Mountains.
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Desperate Fight.

TAHLEQUAH Il. IT,. Oct. pa desper-
ate fight occurred here in the Jail between
Kid Levy, Chule Starr and Bob Dalton,
all of them under sentence of death.
Levy got possession of razor and made
an assault on the other two prisoners,
cutting Starr fatally, when he was
knocked senseless by Dalton, who used a
chair, tracturing Levy's skull and other
wise injuring him SO he cannot recover.
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a Fnrmer Fatallv Shot.

WICHITA (Kas.), Oct.-Oct. 22.-James
Herman, farmer living six miles west of
here, was fatally shot during the night by
stranger. He got out of his bed and
went to the well for drink There he
suddenly ran up against man on horse
back, who shot him without a word.
Herman, in dying condition, dragged
himself to the house and the man es-
capped. The whole neighborhood is out
searching for the assassin.
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A Mad Dog ut Wichita.

WICHITA (Kas.), Oct. pa mad dog
ran through the downtown streets here
this morning, swapping at everything in
its way. Half dozen people We're BIT
ten. The worse case is that of Mabel
Hensworth, a little girl, whose hands
were badly lacerated. She was taken TO
the Pasteur Institute at Chicago. A large
number of dogs were also bitten.
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Both Held for Trial.

ALLEGAN (Mich.), Oct. 22.-Mrs. Ira
Hurd and o. w. Ludlow were both held
for trial to-day for the murder of Mrs.
Hurd's husband. The Justice remarked
that the circumstantial evidence was
strongly against the pair. Both were
VislblY affected.
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Roscoe Train Robbery,

Los ANGELES, Oct. 22.-William II.
Breckinridge. the chief detective of the
Southern Pacific road at Tucson, Arizona,
has reached this city with the self-con-
lesed Roscoe train robber. Etzler. Breck-
lnrldge says there is no doubt whatever
but that the right clue has been struck at
last.
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Attempted Murder ana suIcide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.-Eugene Men
esini, 19 years OF age, who was recently
discharged from Granuccis butcher shop
on Stockton street, went to the shop this
morning and demanded to be reinslated.
hls demand was refused, whereupon the
youth whipped out a revolver and fired
TWO shots at Granucci and an employe
harant. After their flight neither being
MI, Menesini shot himself in the head,
dying instantly,
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An Anarchist Scare.

WAsHINGT Oct. 22.-The police of
this city are uneasy over report that an
anarchist plot to kill certain foreign
ambassador located i'll Washington is on
foot. The anarchists are supposed to
come from France. No particulars are
given, but the police think there is some
thing III the report A letter outlining
the plot is said to have been intercepted
in France
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Transfer of Conductors.

TORONTO (Ont.), Oct. 22.-The Grand
Trunk conductors on the entire system
have been transferred from their present
DIVISIONS TO others, owing to suspicious
OF crookedness. Much dissatisfaction is
being expressed. and it is rumored the
Conductors Brotherhood will take up the
question with the railroad officials, and
that they will receive the support of all
railroad employees.
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Oakland Water-Front Cases.

WASHINGTON, Oct. D. The United.
States Supreme Court to-day advanced
for argument on the third Monday in
December the case of the SSate OF Cali
fornia VS.. the Southern Paci fic Road, in
volvIng the title to the water front of
Oakland Cal.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
Big Union Depot to be Built at San
Jose.


SAN JOSE, Oct. 22.-It has been learned
from reliable authority that the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company has purchased
from Steiger Sons 1l.24 acres Of land, in
Guiding the site Of the Steiger Pottery,
adjoining this city on the west, and is me-
gotiating for the purchase of about thirty
acres in addition from c. B. Polhenlus.
adjoining that already purchased. About
one year ago the railroad purchased 6. %
acres lying between the narrow-gauge
and the broad-gauge tracks and the land
OF Steiger just purchased.
1t is announced that the company will
build big union depot on this piece and
remove the yards and warehouses OF both
the broad and narrow-gauge systems to
the tract purchased from Steiger. The
track of the broad-gauge will be removed
from the center of the city and run almost
on a direct line from the union depot to
tile cemetery station.
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a Miner Killed.

GRASS VALLEY, Oct. y. - William
Luke. aged % years, was killed at the
Empire mine this morning. A rock
eighteen feet long caved in upon him.
his fellow workmen were three hours in
recovering his body.
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Killed by a Runaway Team.

Los GATos, Oct. 22.-CharIes Sutton
was instantly killed by runaway team
to-day. He was hauling load of grapes.
when his horses became frightened and
upset the wagon on TOD Of him.
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HAPPY LOT OF WHALERS
Landed at San Francisco by the
Steamer NarWhal.
GLAD TO RETURN FROM AN EX-
TENDED TRIP UP NORTH

A Prominent Rancher of Rio Vista
Mlssing-Miner Killed by a Cave-in
at the Empire Mine, Grass Valley
Attempted Murder and Suicide at
San Francisco-An Oregon Constable
Ends His Life by Shooting Himself
in the Head.
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Collision of schooners.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 22.-The steamer
Iruckee, which arrived in port this
morning, reports speaking the schooner
Reliance nine miles north OF Point
Reyes. The Reliance had her head gear
carried away i'll collision with an un-
known three-masted schooner. The Re
lance is bound for San Francisco. 1t is
not known whether the other vessel was
injured.
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sulclde at Oregon Citv.

OREGON City orr, Oct. Pr. L.
Spencer. Constable for this district. shot
himself through the head in the Justices
Court this morning and died at noon. No
reason tor the deed is known.
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NJ. =. church sonth Apnolntments.

SANTA Rosa, Oct. 22-Among the ap-
pointments of the Methodist Conference
which has been in session here for the
past few days are the following: San
francisco District-SamuelsB Brown. r. J.
briggs, one more to be supplied; Sacra-
mento, L. II. b. Anderson; Wheatland,
b. II. Greene; Red Bluff, j. A. Batch
elder; 4uba City, w. a. Booker; Sutter
City, l.. G. Renfro; Woodland, ]. II.
Compton; Stockton, j. E. Carpenter.
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terest on note. He left his team at his
prother-ln-law's in Suisun and said he
was going to the bank and to the Court
mouse. He did not do either, but dropped
completely out of sight. 1t is stated that
he was worried about money matters.
and for some time has been despondent.
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Cut to Pieces by a Train.

WALNUT CREEK, Oct. 22.-The body of
William WEIGH Of this town was found
near the railroad track to-day. He had
been cut to pieces by train.
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The Monterey at Astoria.

ASTORIA (Or.), Oct. 22.-The United
States monitor Monterey arrived this
morning from Puget Sound. She Will
leave for Portland next Thursday.
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wenrnr., strike

FALL RIVER (Mass.), Oct. 22.-Weav-
ers have caused the stoppage of $500
looms since Saturday, and only % 800
out of a total OF 10000 in the city are rum
mn
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BLOWN INTO FRAGMENTS,

Over Sixty People Killed by an Ex-
plosIon of Dynamite in Rio.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 22.-Captsin Hughes.
of the coffee bark Dom Pedro H., now in
port, gives a graphic description of
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len YEARS IN PRISON.
Sentence of a Woman Convicted o
Poisoning Her Husband.

IolSonlng Her husband
SPOKANE, Oct. 22.-Helen Grier. an old
woman convicted of poisoning her sixth
husband, was taken before Judge Moore
to-day for sentence. When asked if she
had anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced, she said: ''As sure as
there is God in heaven, did not poison
my husband. did not have fair trial.
The jury was prejudiced against me. My
two daughters swore falsely. This is the
fifth time they have tried to take my
life. 1t would be an outrage to punish
an old woman for crime she is not
guilty Of" AS she spoke, the tears
trickled down her furrowed cheeks. The
court sentenced her to ten years in tho
penitentiary. On her way back to jail
she met her daughter, Florence Shirley.
you hussy; you vile. dirty wretch.p she
shrieked. You and your sister both
periure6 your souls. Go, confess to the
Judge and set your old mother free"
Tbo 1v-Ica dor heats q CnDar0uS xu0rl,l
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San Jose's New PostofHce.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 22-The Government
Postoffice building is completed in every
detail and will be moved into on Noyem-
ber lSt
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Special to the RECoRD-UNIox.


NYACK IN. W, Oct. 22.-Four grand
children of the Rev. William TAYLOR,
Methodist Missionary Bishop of Africa,
perished in the burning of the elegant
nome Of their father, Ross Tavlor. az
South Nyack, early to-day. In addition.
one man was so badly burned that he
can scarcely recover. and two others are
seriously injured.
1t was little after o'clock when Mrs.
Taylor was awakened by smoke She
aroused her husband, Rev. Ross Taylor.
he found the halls filled with smoke. tho
fire having obtained great headway. Mr..
and Mrs. Taylor groped through the suf-
locating smoke to the open air without
pelng able to extend helping hand to
their six children or others of the house,
noId. AS Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor emerged
the ire department arrived and the en-
ergies of ali were at once directed toward
the rescue of those who remained in the
doomed structure. The two Oldest of the
Taylor children, Stewart and William.
were aroused and, jumping from the
WlhQoW, were caught without being seri-
ously injured. Harriet aged II, Ada 9,
Arthur Z, and Schultz ., perlshed. Their
DodIeS were recovered three hours later.
Michael Mulady, laborer, and Edward
Link and William Ruth, house decorat-
ors, sleeping in the third stery, jumped
Tor their lives. Mulady was fatally hurt.
Ruth and Link sustained serious injuries,
but Will probably recover. The house
had been recently built and the interior
decorations were still incomplete.
The funeral of the four children was
held at IL a. NJ. to-day. The four
charred bodies were placed in one casket.
Rev. j. b. Taylor of1iciated, and Rev.
Ross Taylor, the bereaved father, made a
few remarks, telling several pathetic incl
dents.
THE NEWS AT SAN JOSE.
SAN JOSE, Oct. 22.-The news from
Nyack, n. y, announcing the death of
four children of Rev. Ross Taylor was of
SAD interest to San Jose people, Mr. lay
lor and his wife being residents here for
a number of years. Both Mr and Mrs.
Taylor graduated at the University of the
Pacific and for some time after gradua-
ton Mr.. Taylor was Cashier of the First
National Bank in this city.
Mrs. Taylor was formerly Miss Ada
Frey, daughter OF a prominent resident
OF Modesto. Mrs. Frey now lives at
College Park, in this county
Mr. Taylor is also brother of Edward
*. Taylor, well-knOwn attorney of
San Francisco, and a broUher-in-law of
DR.. Il. 5. GOber of Los GatOs, A dis
patch resolved by Rev. Arthur III,
Briggs, pastor of the Centella NJ. T..
Church Of this city, states that the two
boys and girls who were burned were
born III San Jose.
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PROMINENT Rancner Missing.

Rio VISTA, Oct. 22-Patrick McCor-
mick. prominent rancher of this place,
is missing. He left for Suisun Wednes-
day, presumably to pay his taxes and in