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Evening star., 1896-09-30

received by the weather bureau that made
it plain that the storm had produced what
is known as a trough of low barometric
pressure, extending nearly from the south
ern shore of Georgia to the city of Toledo
and shortly afterward there was an un-
mistakable sign that this trough had been
broken in two by the interposition of a
tract of higher pressure in western Vir-
gnia. Thus the conditions became favor
able for the development Of extremely high
Winds and hurricane signals were ordered
up all along the coast from Wilmington.
N. c., to Boston.
Became Il Hurricane.
This forecast was amply verified. The
storm center passed almost squarely over
this city, and the record Of wind velocities
was broken. The drizzle of the early even
ing did not give any special warning ofthe
hurricane that was to break over the city
later in the night. The sky was overcast,
of course, and the air was warm and
humid. The storm seemed to promise to
last through the night, and although those
who had studied the weather map in The
Star knew that the storm was an unusual
one, none had any fears as to the results.
At about 10 o'clock the clouds seemed to
grow more dense, and there was a play of
the disturbance. Then the wind, that had
been blowing previously at the compare
lively slow pace Of about 30 to 35 miles an
hour, began to freshen suddenly, and with
in few minutes it had reached hurricane
speed, and was coming in terrific gusts
that lifted tin roofs from their frames,
shattered brick work, wrenched signs and
awnings from their fastenings, smashed
heavy plate glass windows, broke and up
rooted trees, and, in short, did damage to
almost every object exposed to the fury
of the storm.
7 Probably no detailed description of the
ing country will ever be told, for the very
greatness of it ALL Summer storms have
visited Washington Of enormous violence
and have caused great damage, and 1t has
been possible to give in words a nearly
complete record of the wreck: But today
the city bears the mark of the storm In so
many quarters, and the ruins are SO numer-
ous that to enumerate them were an end
less task. Nor is it practicable to give in
figures the exact money damage done. The
buildings wrecked and the roofs displaced
can, of course, be represented in dollars,
but one of the heaviest losses suffered by
the city was the destruction of thousands
of shade trees of all kinds, which cannot
be given a money value. Nor will it be DOS
sible to repair this damage for years to
come. for many OF the uprooted trees were
the growth of decades and were landmarks
The public parks suffered as never before,
and the magnificent grove Of elms in the
Evening star., 1896-09-30
New York Avenue Church.

the New England coast by Wednesday
morning. All shipping in northern ports
has been notified"
The path of the storm from the morning
of the 2Sth to the night of the 29th is
shown on the substitute for the daily
weather map. 1t is a typical path of the
tropical storms which occur al this season
Of the Year.
FGrcc of the Wind.
AS stated in this bulletin. the maximum
wind velocity was sixty-six miles an hour.
There were higher velocities recorded.
however, and the official thermometer on
the roof of the bureau shows this morning
one gust during which the wind was trav-
cling at least eighty miles an hour. These
gusts are hard to record with accuracy; in
fact 1t is almost impossible. Ii has been
found that when the wind reaches the
neighborhood of seventy miles an hour
the cups of the thermometer have a ten
dency to hitch and hang, and at times they
are blown to a perfect stand-still by the
swirling currents. Last night. however
the record made was remarkably steady
for the wind poured in from the southeast
in a streak that was almost without fiuc-
tuation.
During the early evening the wind was
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Tried to Commit Suicide.

An American woman named Constance
Elroy visited the American consulate in
Vienna Monday. She was in great distress.
and her story SO affected Consul General
Judd that he sent her to Mrs. Judd. who
insisted upon her remaining as her guest
until her circumstances should improve.
Miss Elroy appeared very grateful for the
kindness shown her. but was very despon-
dent.
Shortly after she had retired for the
night groans were heard in her room. and
upon investigation it was discovered that
Mss Elroy had taken large dose of poi
son. Medical assistance was hastily sum-
moned and most of the poison was re-
moved. The woman may possibly recover.
but her condition is still critical.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
A DARING HIGHwAYMAN.
He Assnulted n Young Lady and Thel
Resisted Arrest.

He Assaulted Young Lady and Then
Resisted Arrest.
This afternoon about 2:30 o'clock a party
of citizens had an exciting time with COL
ored man named Richard Brown near 4th
and 1 streets.
Miss Helen Block, daughter Of ex-Detec-
tive R. j. Block, was attacked by a colored
man. who knocked her down and snatched
her pocket book
she made an outcry. and crowd of citi-
zens soon went in pursuit, of her assailant.
Brown was captured. and he made a des-
perate struggle to regain his liberty, but
did not succeed.
Precinct Detective Hartigan responded to
a call for assistance, and after some trou-
bic he succeeded in landing Brown behind
the bars.
Charges of assault and larceny from
tne person were preferred against him,
and he will be tried in the Police Court
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
UNEQUAL JUSTICE.
Mussulmen Go to Prison for the Coz
stantinOple Massacre.

Mussulmen Go to Prison for the Con-
stantinOple Massacre.
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 3O.-The
first Mussulmans to be convicted of the
murder of Armenians were today found
guilty by the extraordinary tribunal and
sentenced to fifteen years Imprisonment.
At the same time however, a long list
of Armenians. suspected of taking part in
the outbreak, were condemned to death.
The men thus sentenced to death include
an Armenian who was handed over to the
Turkish authorities by the Belgian lega-
ton on the condition that he should be
released as soon as ex amned.
Consequently the Belgian minister has de-
manded the mans liberation.
The mission of Artin Pasha to reconcile
the Armeniars is not making any progress.
Diran Bey, Artin Pashas son. has start
ed on a tour of the foreign Armenian COM
mittees in order to try to conciliate them.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
LOST HIS MIND.
Sad Effect of the Storm on MIR. s
Lemon Hoover.

Sad Effect of the Storm on Mr.. s.
Lemon Hoover.
A very sad incident of the storm was the
subject of general conversation at the Cen
ter Market this morning. where the news
was quickly circulated that Mr.. s. Lemon
Hoover, the well-known butcher, who Is
the proprietor of a stand at No. 4S Center
Market, and who resides at 915 New Jer-
sey avenue. had been affected by :he ex-
element cf tine tempest to such an extent
that he had lost his mind.
Mr.. Hoover, 1t Is said, was very much af-
fected during the progress Of the storm,
and early this morning grew worse, until
1t became necessary to remove him in the
police ambulance to the Emergency Hos
pital, where he is being especially treated
for his malady this afternoon.
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In Tenleytown,

In Ienieytown the damage is much worse
dtt,nn tian IN n Town: owing sto the exposed con-
not fifty feet 7fof fencing left between
Georgetown and Teraeytown. Very few
houses in the villageiescaped some harm
and the mounted policemen on duty at
the time had several narrow escapes The
roof of the st. AIMS Catholic Church was
blown off. and considerable other damage
done. The newly erected public school
was also unroofed, and the brickwork torn
away. The parsonage of ST. AIMS was
also damaged, and the windmill blown
down.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST.

savannah and Vicinity Report Great
Damage.
SAVANNAH, Ca, September 3O-A ter
rifle storm struck this section last night.
Eight lives are reported lost and the prop
erty loss is said to exceed million dol
lars Hardly a building in this city es
capped without damage, and many are total
wrecks. The loss of life and damage to
property outside Of this city will prob
ably be great
Telephone communication with Bruns-
WICK was established at an early hour
this morning. The loss 81 life at thar
place is reported to be FIVE in number.
The property loss there Isl said to exceed
10000.
Evening star., 1896-09-30

Presbyterian Church fell before the gale
and the tower of the Grand Opera House
at the corner of 18th and E streets was de-
molished. A portion of the roof of the new
car shed of the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company, pear the south end of AL
street. fell in, and upward of fifty cars were
buried under the ruin, causing a damage
that is roughly estimated at s35, 900.
The pension office and St. Aloysius
Church were partly unroofed also Con-
Vention Hall and several other large build
fngs Hundreds of residences suffered
similarly, and in some cases walls were
blown In. Detailed accounts of the DAM
age, as far as 1T is practicable to ascer-
tain the facts, are given elsewhere
To add to the horror of the situation last
night, just as the storm was at its height
the wires of the electric lighting service
broke and the center of the city was in
stanny made as dark as Egypt The
clouds hung low and the night was in
tensely dark The electric lamps had been
able at their best only to feebly illumine
the pttchy blackness, and when they were
shut Off the streets were given over ut
terly to the bowling demon that tore hither
and thither through the city, tearing off
boards, roofs, chimneys, branches in the
intensity Of its fury.
The street cars were obliged to stop for
a time for 1t was utterly useless for them
to attempt to make headway against the
wind, and those going in other directions
were in danger Of being overturned Peo-
pie who CHANGED to be down town during
the storm We're driven to shelter from
which they could not safely stir until mid
night, when the wind began to die down.
Communication Cut OF.
The value of the underground system Of
electric conductfon was again given a prac-
teal demonstration in the wrecking of
the wires strung overhead. Lighting wires
were not alone in this. for the entire po-
lice system was wrecked, and the fire
alarm service was rendered useless The
telephone and telegraph wires, too, were
brought down, and the city was entirely
cut off from the outer world One result
is evidenced by the baroness of the te!e-
graphic columns of The Star this after
noon. few dispatches received came
mainly by mail from Baltimore Another
result appears in the daily weather man
published in its customary place on the
third page, notwithstanding the almost
total lack Of details. Not single report
was received by the bureau this morning
from the outer regions, owing to the lack
of telegraphic facilities and. therefore. no
regular map was issued. At the request
of The Star, however, the officials pre-
pared sketch map showing the track of
the storm.
The damage done to property In Alexan-
Evening star., 1896-09-30
washineton Monument.

Col. ]. NJ. Wilson, Corps of Engineers,
told a Star reporter that the storm did no
damage to the Washington monument He
inspected the shaft this afternoon, and
found it in precisely the same condition as
when he saw 1t yesterday morning 1t was
closed last night, and no readings were at
tempted as to whether the vibrations were
greater than are caused by the usual vibra-
ticns Of the earth. Some states were blown
off the roof of the engine house, and the
boiler house sustained trifling damage, but
beyond that no harm was DONE
Evening star., 1896-09-30

grounds north of the Executive Mansion
was almost ruined
The buildings Of the city suffered more
heavily than ever in the past. No single
great disaster marked the storm, but there
was more general damage inflicted by the
wind than is now remembered as the re-
suit of any previous storm. The streets
were literally wind-swept Pedestrians
we're buffeted by the gale like straws in a
spring zephyr. Houses rocked to and fro,
and threatened every moment to collapse, or
to go careening off before the gusts that
pounded necessarily for nearly two hours
without notable relief Apparently solid
brickwork was crushed by the impact of
the moving air, and the falling debris, in
several cases, seriously imperled human
life.
Some Instances.
Or specific instances of the destruction
done by the storm 1t is possible only in
this connection to mention a very few The
most complete demolition was that caused
by the falling of the west wall Of the new
commercial structure at 1913 Pennsylvania
avenue, which crushed through the roofs
or the two adjoining buildings, both res
taurants, and caused damage amounting to
many thousands of dollars, besides creating
a panic among the people there assembled
1t is marvel that lives We're rot lost in
this case, and as it was, several people
were hurt more or less seriously
The steeple Of the New York Avenue
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Official Statement,

from forty to fifty-nine miles gale" and
sixty miles and above, hurricane"
Official Statement.
This morning the bureau issued an official
statement OF the storms origin and prog
ress. follows:
The storm which PASSED over Washington
last night was first reported on September
26, as a tropical cyclone moving north
west from the Caribbean sea, II being then
southeast of Cuba. Durin. the 21th II
passed northwestward into the southeast
ern part of the Gulf of Mexico, and on the
18th moved ncrthward, west of Florida.
On the morning of the 10Th il was central
over southern Georgia, and by S pm of the
18th had advanced to southwestern Vir-
ginia. the center passed over Washington
about half-past IL Tuesday evening. the
lowest barometer reading being 2a.3o. Dur
ing the first three days the storm appeared
to have very little energy, but on the 29th
developed force rapidly as it moved north
ward. A velocity of fifty-four miles oc-
CURED at Charleston, forty-two at Will
mington. The maximum velocity at Wash
ington was sixty-siX miles. Information of
tie storm was sent to the gulf ports on
the 26th, and the shipping in that region
was kept fully Informed of its movements
on the 27th and 2sth.
The Atlantic coast as far north as Nam
tucket was warned on the 2Sth. and OF
the 18th the warnings were extended to
Eastport, Me. At 2:30 on Tuesday hurri-
cane signals were ordered displayed from
Wilmington to Boston, the storm at that
time being conferred in Georgia. The or
ders to hoist storm signals directed all
weather bureau officials to notify shipping
that it was not safe to leave port for the
south, and the order 10 hoist hurricane sig
nails was accompanied by the following
message:
Storm central the South Carolina
coast increasing in energy, Will cause
dangerous easterly gales, increasing to
hurricane force, On the middle Atlantic
and New England coast tonight. Dis
tribute information and warn shipping not
to leave port"
AT 2:30 pm. of Tuesday the following
message sent to the President at Gray
Gables:
The tropical storm moving northward
from Florida Will cause dangerous gales on
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Ploushed Up Cent Worth 81 200.

J. u. Thurber of East Aurora. n. Y. pur-
chased a cent bearing the date of 1904 from
a farmer recently for 30 cents. He wrote
to Boston collecting firm to ascertain its
value. and received a reply few days go.
stating 1t was worth 1900 If in a good
state Of preservation. There Is only one
other such coin in existence. On one side
Is a head with the word Liberty" in the
margin over 1t. and under 1t is the date
1904. The farmer plowed the coin up
Evening star., 1896-09-30
NELSON MURDER CASE CALLED.

Owing to Lack of Witncsses Trial
Was Postponed.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ALEXANDRIA. September 38-The case
OF John Nelson. charged with killing Dep
uty Sheriff Hines at Jackson City last Feb
ruary, was called for triar IN the Alex
andria county court today, but, owing to
the absence Of importane witnesses. the
of the court. -
Evening star., 1896-09-30
MIR. MUDD AT HEADQUARTERS.
He is Satisfied That Maryland WI
Be Carried by the Republicans.


Be Carried by the Republicans.
Mr.. Mudd, republican candidate for Con-
gress in the fifth Maryland district. visited
the headquarters of the republican congress
SIGNAL committee today. To Star reporter
Mr. Mudd said he felt confident of his elec-
ton, and that Maryland would be carried
by the republicans by a majority of at least
5000. He estimated his own majority in
the fifth district at 1,5oO. which he con-
sidered a conservative estimate.
1--WE are chiefly interested now" said
Mr. Mudd, "in getting our voters register
ed. l ain devoting my attention almost
wholly to this work at present, though
occasionally speak on the issues of the
campaign We have a new registration law
in Maryland, and it is extremely important
that we have all our voters aware of the
necessity for registering at once. Next
Tuesday and Wednesday will be the last
days for registering in Maryla1d.''
Evening star., 1896-09-30
Government REGENTS.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, $22S,O07. Government receipts:
From internal revenue S249, ,GO9; customs,
$G15, $50: miscellaneous, SCI, ,167.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
WEYLER TO STAY.

Castillo Denies the RumOr of Gen,
BlancO's SubstitutfOn.
MADRID. Septe mber 3O.-senor Canovas
Del Castillo. the Spanish premier, denies
the report that his government is desirous
Of replacing Captain General Weyler in
Cuba by General Banco, the captain gen
eral Of the Philippine Islands.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
Transfers of Licenses.

The excise board today decided that on
and after the Goth of October, no applica-
tions for transfers Of license of any kind
will be received or considered.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
TO DE MADE. PUBLIC.
Papers In Divorce Cases Will Not Be
Locked Up Tow.

Hereafter. according to distractions given
today by the judges to the clerk of the
District Supreme Court papers in no case,
particularly those in suits for divorce, will
be withheld from publios inspection ex-
directs. ~
Evening star., 1896-09-30
Abert's Building.

twelve TO twenty-four miles, brisk" from
twenty-five to thirty-nine miles, high"
from forty TO fifty-nine miles, gale" and
sixty miles and above, hurricane"
Evening star., 1896-09-30

It you want today's
news today you can find
It only in The Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-06
LAST YEARS CROPS.
Their Yield and Value as Determined by
the Agricultural Department.

Their Yield and Value as Determined by
the Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. - The esti-
mates by States and Territories of the
area, product and value of the princi
pal cereal crops of the United States
for 1895, made by the:statistician of the
department of agriculture, are given
as follows:
Corn-Area, 50, O75, $50 acres; pro-
doct, 2,151, 139, 500 bushels; value,
1851, 500, 900; yield, per acre. 26.2 bush
els; farm price, per bushel, 26.4 cents.
Winter wheat - Area, %, 600, 3z2
acres; product, 26l, 242. 600 bushels;
yield per acre, IL. So bushels. Spring
wheat-Area, II, 439, O1O acres; product,
EOS, SCI, 900 bushels; yield per acre. $50
acres; product, 467, 103, 900 bushels;
value, $s37, 939, 900; yield per acre, 1877
bushels; farm price per bushel, 500
cents.
Oats-Area, 81, s18, 406 acres; product,
s42, 444, 900 bushels; value, S163, 655, 900;
yield per acre, @9.6 bushels; farm price
per bushel, 10. cents.
Rye-Area, 1880, 345 acres; product,
27,21O,O 900 bushels; value, S11, 965, O0O:
yield per acre, IA. 4 bushels; farm price.
per bushel, A cents.
Barley-Area, 5000, a73 acres, pro-
duct, s7,O73, 900 bushels; value, S29, 3I2,-
600; yield per acre, 26.4 bushels; farm
price, per bushel. 1877 cents.
Observation-Disclosures, sos, 277 acres;
product, Is, 34l 900 bushels; value,
Sc. 936, 900; yield per acre, 2O.1 bushels;
farm price, per bushel, IS. 2 cents.
Potatoes-Area, 2, 954, 952 acres; pro-
duct, 297, 237, 900 bushels; value, SIS
9o5. 600; yield per acre, 1905 bushels;
farm price, per bushei. 26. 6 cents.
Hay-Area, A, 200, 453 acres; product,
47,O75, 541 tons; value, 1898, 186, 900;
yield per acre, LOG tons; farm price,
per ton, IS. 35.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-06
CARDINAL NOW.
SatOlli was Yesterday Ordained
in Baltimore.
The Cathedral was Crowded to
the Very Doors.
NOTABLE ATTENDANCE
ArchbishOps, Bishops, Diplomats
and Statesmen Were There.
Vice President Stevenson Also
Witnessed the Ceremony.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 6.-The Sec
ond step in the elaborate ceremony of
elevating Francis Satolli, archbishop
of Lepanto, and apostolic delegate to
the United States, to the rank of card
inal, prince of the church, took place
in the venerable cathedral here yes
terday. The ceremony consisted of
comforting the berretta, which is the
cap worn by priests on ordinary occas-
ions, and differing only in the case of
cardinals in that it is red
The preceding steps have been the
comforting of the zuchette, or red
skullcap, and the admin istering of the
oath. The remaining step is the con-
ferring of the red hat, which must be
done in Rome by the Pope himself.
within six months from November 30,
the day upon which Satolli'S appoint
ment was made.
The edifice in which the ceremony
took place, and in which the first
American bishop was ordained and
the first American priest ordained, and
which is presided over by the only
American-bOrn mem Der of the College
of Cardinals, was packed to the doors
with an audience, which numbered
among its members many of the most
prominent ecclesiasts, diplomats,
legislators, educators and jour
nalists in America. Arch bish-
ops, bishops and eminent pro-
fessors represented the Catholic
church in the congregation. The vice
president of the United States and
numerous congressman, senators,
judges and minor officials were pres
ent. Eminent Catholics outside the
priesthood came many miles to see the
ceremony, and to lend pressiven
and Importance to the occasion by
their presence. Diplomats of high
degree came to represent foreign gov
ernments, and show the respect in
which they hold the church which
does honor to SatOlli.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-06
WAS PROMISED AID.
Jameson's Expedition Was Failure Be
cause 1t Did Not Arrive

Janeson's Expedition Was a Failure Be
cause 1t Did Not Arrive
LONDON, Jan. g. The belief has
been expressed here that the expedi-
ton of DIR. Jameson into the Trans
vaal involved an understanding that
there was to be an uprising of the
Uitlanders in johannesburg in coop
Grafton with DIR. Jameson, and that
his raid would have been success
full if he had received the ex-
pected assistance from Johannes
burg. The abstination of Johannes
burg from taking part in the fight at
krugerSdorph, where DR.. jameson
met his disastrous reverse, is partly
explained by cablegrams received
yesterday dated December 80, which
was the day before DR.. Jameson's start,
stating that President Kruger had re-
ceived a deputation of the aggrieved
residents and that he had made them
promises that he would take off the
duties on food stuffs and would sup
port equal subsidies for the schools of
all languages. He would also,
he said, advocate the desired change
in the franchise. This seems to have
fully satisfied the Uitlanders, and it is
asserted that the leading men of all
Municipalities were com bining in an
active endeavor to circumvent the agi-
tation which was understood was be-
ing promoted by certain capitalists
with view to promoting collision
with the authorities, and thus to es-
tablish cause for imperial interven-
ton and to give the conspirators a
chance to go into the rich country.
1t is reported that Hon. Cecil Rhodes,
premier of Cape Colony, has resigned,
but Governor Sir Hercules Robinson
has declined to accept the reSigna-
ton.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain has
telegraphed, asking if it was true that
DR.. jameson was shot, adding that
Mr.. Rhodes had telegrdphed a positive
denial of the rumored gathering of a
second force of the chartered com
Pany's troops at Bulowayo. President
Kruger has replied that he had given
no orders to shoot free hooters who
had been taken prisoners, but that
they would be punished according to
law.