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The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
TORNADO IN OHIO.
TIVE People Are Killed and Others
Ara Injured

TIVE People Are Killed and Others
Arc Injured.
Fremont, Ohio, April pa tornado
accompanied by heavy rainfall
swept over the northwestern part Of
Sandusky county to-day, killing two
persons. injuring n number of others
and doing great damage to buildings
and other property. The tOrnodo
came from the southwest with great
fury and every building and tree in
its path WAS swept away. After
smashing road bridge and blowing
a big tree across a wheeling Il Lake
Erie freight train, which crushed the
caboose and came near killing num-
ber of trainmen, the wind began to
play havoc with farm buildings. The
barns Of Jacob Engler, J. Hetflingcr.
Upton Burgoon and Anthony Swint
first went down before it. Then the
house of James Greene. who was
killed outright, his wife fatally hurt
and the baby carried across the street
in it's cradle. the child escaping unin-
jured. Next the barn of Amos Het-
rick, in which Hetrick and John Low
were shearing sheep. was crushed.
Low was blown across field against
a tree, being instantly killed. Other
buildings destroyed were the barns of
A. L. Fairchild, William Hensel, Per
ry Parish, George Waggoner and
Charles Tucker. fuckers child was
badly hurt. At Booltown, hamlet
near here, nearly all the buildings
were destroyed but there was no loss
Of life. The storm covered wide
track and it is possible that further
damage will be reported.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
NATIONS FRIENDLY
AN INTERESTING LETTER WRITTEN
BY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
He Hopes That the Ties Which bind
the English Speaking People To-
Gether Will Never Be BrOken-rhe
of Shakespeare'a Birthday In
England.

Birmingham, Eng, April ..j. - The
celebration of Shakespeare's birthday
in Warwicksl;!re. the poets county,
commenced today. In the city there
was the annual colnlemoration by
the Dramatic and Literary club, of
which George Il. Parker of New York,
the United States crnsul. is president.
United States Ambassador. Bayard,
who was the guest of the club. presid-
ed at the dinner. responding to the
principal toast, Literature" The fol
lowing letter, written by President
Cleveland to Consul Parker, was read:
Il have received your letter inform
ing me t:'at the Birmingham Dramatic
and Literary club intends to celebrate
the birthday of Shakespeare, and ex-
tending me on behalf of the club an
invitation to be present upon that
occasion. Everything that tends to
keep alive the memory of Shakespeare
and preserve proper appreciation of
his work challenges my earnest inter.
est and approval. and though l cannot
be with YOU upon the occasion you
contemplate. l am glad to know that
our American people are prominently
represented at the celebration. There
is much said and written in these days
concerning the relations which should
exist. bound close by the strongest
ties between the English-speakine
people. and concerning the high desti
NY which awaits them in concerted
effort. hope we may never llnaw the
time when these ennobling sentiments
will he less often expressed or will in
the least lose their potency and i'll
tluence.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
WAGES OF SIN.

Gov. ClouEh Is Asked to Fix the
Hanging of Duluth Murderers.
st. Paul. April 22.-Gov. Clough was
to-day officially notified by Judge $.
H. Moer of Duluth that Joseph Soular
and William Verrill had been convict
ed of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged.
Both of the condemned murderers
are boys. Secular being but seventeen
and Vcrrill eighteen years of age. The
crime of which they are convicted is
the murder of Samuel DeAlars, who
was found lying dead on the road
near Biwabik. on the Gogebic range.
Separate trials were demanded and
had. but on April 10 both were con-
victed and sentenced. In both cases
a plea of extraordinary circumstances
was entered. but Judge Moer does not
recommend clemency in either. Re-
garding Soular, he says that the test;-
mony of physicians that the subject is
morally degenerate. but still able to
distinguish right from wrong. OF
Verrill he says that examination
shows the faculties to be ordinarily
developed. 1t now remains for the
governor to set the day for the execu-
tion of these two youthful criminals.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Accidental Happenings.

At Detroit. Mich. fire destroyed the
entire plant OF the Michigan Beef and
Provision company. The total loss Is
placed between $S5,OtO and S!maAW.
The Central school building at Sag
inaw. Mich, was destroyed by fire re-
Gently. 1t was built in 1866 ut Il cost
Of S!,O.OOO.
Bertha Dakin, eleven years old. and
Alice Grant, two years old, grandchil-
drrn OF Nelson Bishop, with whom
they lived, We're burned to death in
their bed Mr.. Bishop managed to es-
cape after being seriously burned.
An explosion has taken place in u
collicry at Wilmington, Eng. Eight
miners are known to have been killed,
and 1t is believed that eighteen per-
SONS in all will lose their lives through
the disaster.
Ry Il rcar-end collision of two freight
trains on the Gasconade bridge of the
Missouri Pacific at Sedala. Mo-, at
midnight, four tramp% We're more or
less hurt and one span Of the bridge
torn down.
The steamer Willapn from Alaska
brings news OF Il terrible explosion in
the new tunnel between the Tread
we'll and Mexican mines, which oc-
CURED Oh Friday afternoon, April ).
-Four men We're badly injured and
were so horribly mutilatcd that they
died in agony.
BY the explosion of converter at
the works Of the American Glucose
company ut Peoria. Ill.,, this morning
john lioey and man named Burns
were inStartly killed. John Wilson.
Matt Connolly and John Dooley were
badly injured.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
BEAVER FALLS WINS.
Close of the Renville County ses
War

Close of the Renville County Seat
War.
st. Paul. Minn., April 22.-The su-
preme court has denied the petition
for rehearing In the Renville county
case, whereby it is sought to remove
the county seat from Beaver Falls to
Olivia. At the county election. which
occurred nearly n year ago. these two
towns aud others We're competitors for
the honor of being designated as the
seat of government. When the votes
were counted it was found that sixty
of them We're unintelligible. and they
were entirely thrown out and not
even counted as ballots in the deter
mination of the basis of plurality.
Under this ruling the town of Olivia
was declared victorious. and when the
matter was taken into the district
court the judges of election were up
held in their ruling. Tie question was
taken to the supreme court. however,
and by that tribunal the unintelligi,le
votes were considered as ballots in
the determination of the basis Of plu-
rality. although not counted as votes
for any particular town. BY this de-
cisiOn the county seat was removed
some months ago from Olivia to
Beaver Falls. This controversy has
aroused much local interest and
caused considerable feeling in the
towns mentioned.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
AZ Mitchou Thomos Eu,,arton ron.
SllAf llY n Sheriff

Montgomery. AL, April %. - Five
hundred Democrats here to-day to at
tend the Democratic state convention
were Mortified by a tragedy at the de-
pot. The platform was crowded this
morning when Bob Kennedy, sheriff
OF Dallas county. stepped out with Il
doublc-barreled gun and opened fire
upon two brothers, Percy and Marble
Wo"l. both citizens of Selma. Percy
was fatally wounded and Mardis seri-
onsly injured. The trouble grew out
of relations said to exist between
Malrlis Wood and the wife of Kcnnc-
dy. All the parties are residents Of
Selma. Ala. Wood came here to at
tend the meeting of the Democratic
state executive committee, of which
he is II member. Kennedy, it is said.
learned that Wood was here, and
came over from Selma to kill him.
MartliS Wood has been for twenty
years Il prominent figure in politics.
and two years ago was the nominee
of the Democratic party in the Fourth
district for congress. but Withdrew be-
fore the election. and CASTOR Robbins.
recently unseated. took his place. Ken
nc,ly is in Jail.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Worth Dnkcta's Supreme Court Will
Dcctdc Whether 1t IL Necesnarx

Worth Dakcta's Supreme Court Will
Decide Whether 1t IL Necessary
Bismarck. n. D.. April 23.-An ac-
tion to determine whether it will be
necessary for the governor to call a
special session of the legislature was
commenced in the district court here
to-day. II is to determine as to the
legal existence of district assessors
under the new code. 4 suit in man.
damns was brought before Auditor
Morchorse of Burleigh county by h.
+. Scovc'. one of the county assessors,
asking that the auditor be compelled
to furnish him books and blanks fol
making the assessment. Attorney
General Cowan appeared for the as.
SCISSOR and States Attorney Allen for
the auditor. A statement of facts was
set mp hy the assessor and admitted
by the other side. who put in a claim
that ScOvrl was not the assessor un-
der the law. To this the attorney
general demlrred, holding that it con-
s,itutrd no defense. and the demurrer
was overrulcd by Judge Winchester,
who held that there was no law crc-
ating district assessors. and from this
decision tho district attorney appealed
The matter will he given preference
III the supreme court on account of the
large interests involved and will prob.
ably he heard tomorrow.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Relief for Settler.

Washington. April 2,-On motion of
Representative Towne unanimous
consent was given in the house for
consideration of the bill for relief of
settlers in the Northern Pacific in
dcnnity belt in Minnesota. A similar
bill had already passed the senate,
and Mr.. Townc succeeded in having
it substituted for his bill. Under its
provisions those settlers who made
entry between Aug. II. 1887, and Jan.
]. 1850. on the indemnity lands which
were subsequently declared to have
not l.ecn subject to entry. will be ell
titled to transfer their entries to any
other lands which are open to home
stead entry. The bill was passed.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
PEARLS SLAYERS.
The Trial begins "A Jury Quickl
ScCureI

The Trial Bexin~-A Jury Quickly
Secured.
Newport. Ky. April 23.-'Thc trial
of Scott Jackson for the murder of
Pearl Bryan began before Judge
Helm to-day. The court room was
jammed in every quarter. but the ut
most decortm was observed.
In just three and a half hours after
court convened tho jury was sworn
in from Il vcnire of 100 men. The
first witness called was John Huling.
the hoy that found the dead body of
Pearl Bryan on Feb. 1. The second
witness was Dr. w. s. Tingley. who
saw the body two hours after it's dis
covery and who attended both post
mortcms. and who gave important
testimony. He said the girl must have
been killed where the body was found
and not earlier than the midnight he
fore her body was found; that the
knife that cut her head off was a
sharp instrument and the hand that
welded ii was a skilled hand. Judge
Helm aided i'll cross-eXamining the
Witness The defense objected and
was ovcrrulcd and took exceptions.
Jackson was calm and took notes of
the proceedings. especially of the tcsti,
mony. lie was taken bacla to Jail
without being handcuffed.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
BA1"TISDY.CLEvELAND.


A Minneapolis Man Mnrries u Cousin
of the President.
milwaukee,, April !,. Miss Jessie
NJ. Cleveland of Chicago, cousin of
President Cleveland. and Robert G.
Rattisby of Minneapolis. were married
here to-day by Rev. w. A. IIunsbergrr
of the Grand Avenue NJ. f.. church.
Miss Cleveland. accompanied by her
mother. arrived here from Chicago
this morning and by appointment Ect
MIR. Rattisly. The party then pro.
cecdrl to the residence of the min
lister. where the ceremony was per-
formed. They left for Minneapolis.
where the couple will make their flu
t,lrr home. Miss Cleveland was quite
we'll known in Chicago. Both objected
to having a large celebration of their
wedding, and in orticr to avoid any
demonstration by their friends decided
to meet Oh neutral grounds and have
the ceremony quietly performed.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25

Cape Town, April 23.-Capt. Napier.
with Il force of about POO men. left
RulllWayO yesterday morning. accord
ing to dispatch received here from
that place. Oh Il accommodating eXpe-
dition. The Mata:,>lcS. it was then
believed, had :y.invcd snuthward
away from the POSITIONS they had oc-
cupied. intending TO intercept the r.
lief corps advancing from Mafeking.
But the scouting party were surprised
to find the s!a:aDeles IN great force
about five '!:.:s northeast of Bulu-
Wayo. N@!..cr's command was fired
upon. returned t:le enemy's fire. and
then rctrcated in good order, 1t being
useless for such q Sula.l body of troop
rrs to engage several thousand Mala-
belle warriors, apparently we'll sup
piled with fire arms
Ti:e return of Napicr's party, under
the circumstances. cast quite II gloom
over HuluWayo. as it was believed
that the extensive works of defense,
laagcrS, forts, dynamite mines etc,
around EuluwayO had convinced the
Malalclcs that the place was impreg
nable. and that in consequence they
had shifted camp southwark 1t now
appears that while it is true that sew
eral thousand Matabcles have struck
camp. there are enough of them re-
manning in the vicinity of BuluwayO
to cause the utmost uneasiness 1t is
true that the eighteen wagons loaded
with provisions, have succeeded in
entering the town. but there are many
mouths to feed there. and the relief
corps is still long way off. and NOV
ing slowly on account Of the scarcity
of water and the
R"v"ges of the Rinderpest
among the cattle. 1t may he two
months before the Mafeking relief
corps can reach Buluwayo, and Il
great deal may happen in that time.
The officials of the British Chartered
company are doing everything possi-
bic under the circumstances: they are
paying large bonuses to transport
riders and volunteers. and are hurry
ing forward supplies as fast as pos
Siblc. but here again the deadly rinder-
pest is interfering with the work of
relief.
I'll" situation grows darker every
day In spite Of the very effective
means taken to defend RnluwnyO.
Fully 200 persons have been killed by
til" Mataheles since the uprising be-
gan. and men Of experience in South
African warfare claim to see in the
tactics of the natives the guiding hand
of the leaders Of the Trnnsvaal burgh-
or. They insist that the Beers are
Hrming for IL struggle with the British
for the mastery in South Africa. AMI
that they are actively encouraged and
assisted by Germany. The Beers
have mustered about 15OO men and
several guns, according to report. at
convenient distance from Mafeking.
and il is believed that they are more
than willing to make common cause
with the Matabeles and strike n blow
at the British supremacy. Indeed. cv"
crtlling is in a volcanic state in South
Africa ut present. and no person here
can correctly fOretell what the result
| will he. A good deal depends on Bcr-
| lin,
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Lndic. Po.,ibly Dcfeatcd

Cleveland, April 23-From informn.
tiOn received here it is believed that
the general conference of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church will vote
against the admission of women rs
delegates. The church law requires {,
thrcc-fourtllS vote to change the con
stitMtinn. a few days ago the women
were within 40 votes of victory. Three
conferences were then to be heard
from. Two Of them. East Maine and
North Dakota. have since voted and
the women lack "a 1-2 votes of the
required number. 1t is not believed
that tho Troy conference. which is
still to decide. will give the required
number. and it is thought the women
are beaten.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
LAWYER. Favor Arh,t-.t,.,

Washington, April 23.-Hon. Edward
G. Whitaker of New York. president,
and Hon. William d. Veeder of Brook
lyn and Hon. w. Martin Jones of
Rochester. members of the New York
State Bar association. to-day present
cd to President Cleveland, on behalf
of and by direction of that association,
the memorial recently adopted by that
body recommending the creation of an
international court of arbitration.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Nothing hut Independenc..

New York. April 23-Estrada Palma,
president of the Cuban revolutionary
junta. to-day gave out an address to
the people of the United States. 1t
says that the question of the supposed
reforms is not a matter which at all
concerns those who have already cs-
tabliSled an Independent government
in Cuba and have resolved to shrink
from no cacritice of property or life
i'll order to emancipate the whole ISL
and from. the Spanish yoke. Nothing
but independence will be accepted.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Crimes and Criminals

Davies. the Peru bank wreckcr. re-
Gently captured in New York, broke
Jail at Wintersct. Iowa.
II is reported that the late Paul
SchulZe of Tacoma robbed Il st. Paul
syndicate of 100000.
Charles Lewis, author of "Valen-
tines Christmas" curtain-raiser
used by Sol Smith Russell, committed
suicide ut Danville. Ill.
John Tyler Cooper, grandson of cx-
President Tyler. was indicted in At
lanta, Ga, by the grand jury for en-
bezzlcmcnt Of county funds.
L.. &. tissler, II sewing machine
agent. who was sandbagged in Ottum-
wa, Iowa, several months ago. has
become insane. and was removed to
the asylum at Mount Pleasant
Romulus Cottrcll. alias John Smith.
despite his written confession of the
murder of the Stone family at Tall
madge Ohio, has entered plea of not
guilty.
John Napp, a dog-catcher of st. Lou
is. who murdered John Hopncr. aged
sixteen. whom he claims threw IL
stone at him, has been sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
Charles Morris, the confessed muir
derer of Mr.. and Mrs. Douthctts, com
mittcd suicide at Ncnia. Ohio. by cut
ting his throat, when told to get ready
to go to Columbus to hang.
Fulton w. Worcester, lumber dealer
and leading citizen of Whitehall. ILL.,.
was shot twice with Il revolver by Il
burglar III his bed chamber The bur-
glar then jumped out of the window
and escaped.
AT Madisonville, Ky, recently "a ne
gro named Henry ElmundS, who had
not been living with his wife for some
time. Slipped into her home and. after
bt ating her in terrible manner. shot
her to death.
Editor Charles Branscomb of the
South Haven l<as.) New Era was
mOrtally wounded in shooting nf-
fray between A. A. Richards, editor of
the Wellington Daily Mail. and Rob
crt Simmons, editor of the Caldwell
News.
Agris Anderson has been arrested at
GlenwoOd Springs, Col, on Il charge of
exploding IL charge of giant powder
under the residence of James w. Ross.
The house was totally destroyed. but
the family of three escaped death.
Oran PoindeXter, a lad twelve years
of age, was arrested at his home. four
miles north of COburg, Or, and was
brought to Eugene. on Il charge of at
tempting to kill the family Of Mrs.
Hiram Smith, who lives on 81 farm
farm adjoining that of the Poindex-
ters.
Frederick; Merritt shot and killed
his wife in her bed room. at their
home in Brooklyn. Then. standing be-
fore Il mirror in an adjoining room. he
fired bullet into his right temple.
Death was instantaneous in both in
stances. Jealousy prompted the crime.
FOrei< <n Gossip.
The Ontario marine department has
been advised that the bark Elsie,
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
DRIVES FARMERS AWAY.
High Water in Northeastern "
Ssnnxfpp Nss IN

High Water in Northenstern Wis.
cOnstn Dangerous to Property.
Marinett". Wis. April 23.-Owing to
the high water in the Menomince
farmers living along the river have
been obliged to leave their homes and
come to the city. Should the river
continue to rise, there is danger that
their places will be swept away. The
past week the river has risen over
five feet ana is still rising. Bridges
at Iron Mountain and Crystal Falls.
Mich. are in danger. Two bridges
on the MenOninee are liable to be
washed out at any time. The booms
here contain many million feet of
logs. and the companies have men
guarding them night and day to pre-.
vent their being swept into the lake.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Solving "a Mystery

New York. April 23. = The mystery
of the theft of the Burden jewels is in
fair way to be fully cleared UP. To-
day the grand jury indicted Edla Slim
quiSt. charged with being an accessory
after the crime. Miss Stimquist was
kitchen girl III Mr.. Burdens house
at the time Of the robbery. who was
known to be on friendly terms with
William Roberts Dunlop. the butler,
and William Turner. the footman,
who We're arrested in London recently.
AT the district attorl ey's office to-day
she would not admit that she knew
anything about the robbery.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Jockey Killed,

Cincinnati, April 22.-The first fatal
accident on the new Queen City Jock
ey clubs course occurred in the third
race at Newport to-day. The race was
at IL mile with eleven starters. Jockey
Joe Foster, Of the Ireland Bros.
stable. was on Tin Horn, who had the
rail. In making the turn at the first
quarter Tin Horn was jammed into
the fence and the boy fell under him
Foster was carried to one Of the sta.
bles and afterward to the hospital
where he died later. He was about
twenty years Of age and lived al
Nashville.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Number of south Dakota Citie
ChOOnc OfF1cern

4 Number Of south Dakota Cities
ChOOnc Offlcern.
Pierre. s. D., April %. - Elections
were held in number of South Ia
kota cities. In Pierre the law and
order ticket won. Albert II. Stiles. IL
law and order candidate. was elected
mayor of Sioux Falls. The Republic
ans at Rapid City captured all the Of
fees.
AT Aberdeen McGlachlin. the Popu-
list candidate for mayor. was elected
by Il majority Of 1O5 over r. n. Jew
cit. the straight Republican candidatc.
AT Hot Springs the election resulted
in the election Of the entire Republican
ticket.
AT Mitchell Thomas Fullerton. rep
rcscnting the high license ticket, de-
fcated J. w. Seaman. the present
mayor and representing the Prohibi-
tion and law and order element. ALI
Burkholder. Democrat, was elected
mayor of Chamberlain. l.. T. Sweeney,
high license. was elected mayor of
Nrrmillion At Madison. WhitmOre,
PrUhbitionist, was elected mayor.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Morton Exnlain.

Washington, April 23.-Secretary Of
Agriculture Morton to-day sent to
each member of the house n state
ment of the dealings of his depart
mcnt with Northrup. Braslin e. Co.
He shows that extensive contracts
had been previously awarded this
firm and that in many instances the
seeds purchased did not come up to
the required termination test The
names OF the seeds are printed and a
full statement is made as to why the
committee on award of this years
contract did not accept the bid of the
firm
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25

Constantinople. April 23.-Authcntic
information received here shows that
the Turkish prison at Malash is
crowded with Armenians, who, il is
added. are subjected to horrible tor
lures. A renewal of the massacres
is feared. The redifs and baslli bn-
zonks. quartered at Zeitoun, are de-
vastating the lands Of the Armenians.
The police here have recommended
arresting Armenians,
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Crisis I'm France

Paris. April 23.-In spite of the pro-
test of the premier Nj. Bourgeois. the
senate today adopted motion to
postpone the vote on the Madagascar
credits until cabinet is formed.
which enjoys the confidence of both
chambers. The cabinet decided to
ask for q vote of confidence in the
chamber of deputies before taking
any steps toward resigning. 1t is
feared that serious crisis is OH.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-25
Went Before Ho: Il,

Philadelphia. April %, 'HH::licord G..
RyleS. who was foreman Of the jury
that tried H. ii. Holmes for the muir
der of IL. T.. Pietzel. was killed by eicc-
tricity to-day and his son received in
iuries that will probably result fatal
ly. They were endcnvoring to remove
telephone Wire which had become
crossed with an electric light wire
on the roof of their house when they
received the deadly shock.