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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-29
TO PROHIBIT BOND ISSUES.
Except With Both the Sanction of Both
Houses of congress-Argued m
the Senate

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2s.-The
only actual piece of legislation by the Sem
ate to-day was the passage Of the House
Joint resolution for the loan of tents TO the
sufferers by the appalling storm of yester-
dav IN and near ST. Louis, and that resolu-
ton was passed rather because it would
appear undecorous not to pass it than be-
cause it was regarded fitting or necessary.
That at least was the view of it expressed
Dy Senators Vest of Missouri and Cullom
of Illinois. The joint resolution had re-
ceived the signatures of the Speaker and
Vice President and had been sent to the
President before adjournment.
The conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill met determined resistance
on account of an amendment contained in
it (and which had no basis in the bill as
nassed), providing for extending the rights
and duties of citizens to the Indians of the
five civilized tribes. The matter went over
without action at 2 O'Clock, when the con-
sideration of the bill to prohibit the issu-
ance of bonds without consent of Congress
was taken up.
Daniel of Virginia continued the speech
which he had begun yesterday in support
of the bill and in advocacy of free
coinage and in advocation of the silver
policy, winding up with the emphatic
declaration that he took his place in the
ranks of the plain masses OF the American
people who appreciated their institutions
and intended to defend them at whatever
cost.
A speech in favor of the bill was also
made by PETER of Kansas, in which he de-
clared that if the gold policy were per-
sisted in and if the usurpation of the Pres
ident in issuing bonds were not stopped
(Which was the object of the billy the peo-
pie would be driven to reputation.
The bill went over without action and
the Senate at 6:20 adjourned until to-
morrow.
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CAUSED BY AN
OVERLOADED CAR,
The Victoria Horror Could
Easily Have Been
Avoided.
BRIDGE WAS UNSAFE.
Built Only to Be Used by Foot
Passengers and
Wagons.
WHERE TO LAY THE BLAME.
The First Work of the Coroner vii
Be to Identify All
Bodies.
WHERE TO Lay THE BLAME.

VICTORIA, B. c., May 28.-This city is
still in dazed condition as the result of
the dreadful bridge disaster. All yester-
day divers were at work. The cal that fell
with the bridge was pulled out on the
bank, but it is believed that there are still
number of bodies entangled in the
wrecksge of the bridge itself.
Fifty-three bodies have been taken from
the wreck, and it is known that at least
three more are yet to be recovered. But
there are probably more than three still
to be added TO the death list
What makes the whole affair more sad
is that the accident was entirely avoidable.
The bridge had on three separate occa-
sions been pronounced unsafe and had
been condemned. 1t was built for wagon
traffic and its limit of strength was only
one-fourth what it would have been had
it been intended for railroad use.
The car that caused the accident was
the heaviest on the line. Once before,
several months ago, it had crossed the
bridge when crowded, and had caused
such a sagging that it was feared that the
bridge would fall. After that experience
the car was not run until this week, when
it was put on to accommodate the extra
traffic. 1t is reported that the city will be
sued for 81, 600, 900 damages by relatives of
the victims.
The Coroner has opened an inquest into
the causes of death of victims of the dis
aster. and announced that the inquiry
would be of the most thorough nature.
He announced t at all that was REQUIRED
for the present was the Identification of
the bodies by the authorities, after which
an investigation as to the facts would go
on. Several people who had been i'm
paneIed were removed as ineligible. The
number of wounded, so fa- as ascertained,
is between twenty-five and thirty.
| No deaths have occurred from injuries
or exposure. Some of the cases are of a
particularly painful character. One entire
| family was wiped out, and in one case a
number of little children were deprived oi
both father and mother.
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OVER THE sUsoUEHANNA.
Tornado Sweeps a Large Portion of
PENNSYLVANIA.

LANCASTER, Pa, May 28.-A tornado
that came from the York County shore
swept across the Susquehanna' shortly after
l o'clock this afternoon and did vast
amount of damage IN Colum bia, about ten
miles from here, together with several ia
talities.
1t first struck the planing-mill of John
Forrey, unroofing the structure and doing
a great deal of damage to houses in the
vicinity of Front street. The black cloud
then struck the Columbia Rolling Mill,
lifted the roof bodily off and buried fifteen
men in the ruins.
Following are the casualties: Percy
Zerger, buried under the roof, head cut,
struck by portions of the flying roof,
fatally injured; Isaac Haverstick,
puddler, leg and head crushed
and body scalded, died to- night;
Walter Drummer, cuts on head,
arm broken and bruised about the body;
William Schleeger. hand broken and in
jured about the body; Harry Duck, ped
dler, struck by timbets and badly cut on
the body; Joseph Dangert, driving cart,
was buried by roof, seriously hurt inter
nally.
The rolling mill is completely demol-
ished and the machinery ruined.
The storm next struck the electric-light
station and badly injured the building.
John Hughes, the engineer, was instantly
killed in trying to close the windows. He
was blown into the fiy-wheel of the engine
and torn to fragments.
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companied by wind averaging sixty miles
per hour, passed over this city. The storm
came from the southwest and passed
nearly due east. The rain came down in
torrents for short time. Many of the
beautiful old trees in the White House
grounds suffered severely. One tree was
taken up by the roots, bearing with it
segment of green lawn and part of brick
gutter. The finest tree in the park-a
majestic and aged mapIe-was practically
ruined, its limbs being twisted off and
strewn in every direction.
Another tree broke off near the ground
and score more were denuded of limbs.
The path of the wind can be traced through
the grounds by the fallen trunks and
branches. A space less than 100 yards
wide marked the progress of its fury. The
wind took the roof off the Memorial
Church at Vermont and Fourteenth
streets. The trees were blown down in
every part of the city and many small
houses unroofed.
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other parts OF the platform, against which
there was no strong opposition.
But before much progress had been
made Patton OF Illinois upset the whole
course of progress and precipitated a
lively debate by opposing the non-sec-
tartan school resolution as being the
work OF the American Protective Union,
and then appealed to the convention not
to adopt anything which would prevent
their enlisting all good citizens to aid
them in lighting the rum power. He pro-
posed sub-platform which omitted men,
ton of every subject (woman suffrage
lncluded) except prohibition.
Governor st. John, his voice showing
great emotion, rose and said as the single
plank men had been successful, and had
induced the convention to dodge the
greatest question of the cay-the silver
questlon-he was in favor OF turning over
the whole organization to them, and if
they must have single-plank platform
he was inclined to think this was as good
one as could be had.
Meantime Mrs. Helen Cougar and other
prominent woman suffragists, manifest
ing great excitement, demanded recogni-
ton to denounce ''those cowardly men." "
Chairman Stewart, addressing Mrs.
Cougar, warmly reminded her that tn re
were 500 other delegates in the convention
besides herself.
In scene OF intense confusion the pre-
vious question was ordered by a rising
vote. and Mr.. Patton's substitute was de-
clared adopted, and thus became the sole
platform OF the party. It's full text was as
follows:
The Prohibition party, IN National conven-
tion assembled, declares its firm conviction
that the manufacture, expectation, importa-
duced such social, commercial, industrial and
political wrongs and is now threatening the
perpetuity of all our social and political insti-
tutions; that the suppression of the same by a
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IN THE HOUSE.
Appropriations Made to Repair Several
PubIto Butldiu0s

appropriations Made to Repair Several
Public Buildings.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2s.-In the
house to-day the partial conference report
upon the sundry civil appropriation bill,
which was under consideration when the
House adjourned yesterday, was disposed
Of The House agreed to the following
Senate amendments: Appropriating $1,000
to build approaches to the Martinsburg
(W. Va.) public building: appropriating
$4,000 to repair and improve the Court
house at Little Rock, Ark, and appropri-
ating 100000 to repair and improve the
New York postoffice.
The bill granting Fort Omaha reserva-
ton to the State of Nebraska was agreed
to, with an amendment recommended in
conference that it be leased to the State at
a nominal figure.
The House rejected the conference re-
port on the bill to pension the widow OF
the late General Poe of the engineer corps,
fixing the amount at $75 month, and in
sisted upon its amendment making the
pension $50 month.
The remainder of the day was spent in
discussing the contested election case of
Johnson VS.. Stokes, from the Seventh
South Carolina District Johnson's right
to the seat was maintained by Overstreet
(R.) of Indiana In two hours speech, to
which DeArmond (D.) of Missouri re-
sponded for an hour and half. Without
completing the case the House at 5:15 ad-
iournad
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ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Effects of the awful Cyclone in
CariyIe, lll.

CARLYLE, ILL.,, May 26.-A terrific
cyclone struck the town of New Baden,
fifteen miles southwest of here, at 5 80 yes
terdsy afternoon. Almost every building
in the town was destroyed, there being
nothing to be seen but wreckage at every
turn.
The dead: Ida Born, aged 4; William
Born, aged .; John Ferguson, aged 10;
Mrs. Krause, aged so; Peter Krause. aged
so; Jacob Malrich, aged so; Pierce Meyer.
aged so; Adams Peters, aged %; Minnie
Rist, aged 81; unknown man.
The injured: Jacob Bachman, aged
so; Mrs. Jacob Bachman, aged 80,
seriously hurt, may die; Philip Bassler
and wife, each receiving broken linn !;
Emma Born, aged 5, internal injuries,
may die; John Born and wife,
badly hurt; George Hurst, aged 70;
bruised about the body; Peter john
son, aged SO, internal injuries; Emma
KrauZ, aged %, arm broken and face
bruised; William Rust, aged 55, will prob
ably die; William Rust Jr., internal in
iuries; Bernard Speizer, aged 35 probably
fatally injured: Louis Speizer, bruised
limb.
The cyclone approached from north
easterly direction, accompanied by vivid
and incessant lightning and deafening
peals of thunder, rain falling in torrents.
In less than a minute the tornado had
spent its force.
In that space of time the wreck was COM
plete, dead and manned being on all sides.
There was lull before the storm, accom-
panied by a sitting sulphuric odor, the
town being at once plunged in complete
darkness.
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which passed through Southern Illinois
spread destruction over large extent o
territory New Baden, village on the
Air Line, west of Centralia, is reported to
have been destroyed, except for six
houses, and thirty-six lives were lost.
Seven persons are reported killed and
thirty injured at New Madrid, southeast
of Centralia.
Five Or six miles of telegraph poles are
down between Irvington and Bois, three
miles of them being blown clear off the
right of way. 1t will take two days to
repair the line. The villages of Bois and
Dix were partially destroyed and several
persons killed. 1t is estimated that fifty
lives have been lost in Clinton, Washing
ton and Jefferson and vast amount of
farm property destroyed. Centralia was
not touched.
The tornado struck Breckenridge,
twelve miles from Springfield, destroyed
the mill and elevator and lightning killed
NJ. Jenkins and H. Barnes, who were cut
ting grass in the cemetery. The village OF
New Mindon, sixteen miles from Gen.
tralia, was destroyed by the wind. There
were $50 inhabitants, and no fatalities
were given.
Nashville wired Governor Altgeld that
tents were badly needed at once for the
homeless.
John Lambert, general manager of the
Consolidated Steel and Wire Com pany, st.
Louis, received a telegram from that city
to-day stating that the st. Louis factory
was completely wrecked and several of the
workmen injured.
Chicago's public men and business rep
resentatives were quick to-day to take
sympathetic action and offer financial as
sistance to the cities on both sides of the
Mississippi.
Mayor Swift sent telegram to Mayor
Walbridge offering aid and then called a
special meeting of the City Council, which
passed similar resolutions and requested
the Mayor to call mass-meeting to raise
money if needed. The Board of Trade,
Builders and Traders Exchange and
Union League Club held special meetings
and took similar action toward the two
cities. At Mayor Swift's request Chief of
Police Badenoch left for st. Louis tonight
to represent the city in offering assistance
and ascertain the extent of the damage.
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METHODIST CONFERENCE ENDED.
But the Question of Homdn's Eligibility
Is St{H Unsettled. -


CLEVELAND, OHIO. May 2S.-The
Twenty-seventh General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which for
four weeks has absorbed the attention of
the religious world, is thing of the past.
With fall of the gavel in the hand of
Bishop Merrill at 1920 P. NJ. the confer
ence and its acts passed into history.
On the great questions which have alb
sorbed the attention of the church it has
done practically nothing. The question
of woman's eligibility to sit in the
General Conference is exactly where it was
before.
The constitution revision has not pro-
ceeded q step beyond where it was eight
years ago. The conference straddled most
effectively the matter of lay representa-
ton. It adopted disciplinary clause
providing for equal lay and clerical repre-
sentation in the general conference, know
ing that it would not, in all probability,
receive the necessary three-fourths vote in
the annual conferences. 1t refused to 81
low the laymen the privilege of sitting In
the annual conferences, but gave them the
right to sit separately in the general con-
ference. Bishop Joyce presided over the
flrst part of the final session. The de-
votional exercises were conducted by Rev.
DIR. j. b. Hinsley OF Minnesota.
DIR. Mitchell. secretary of the committee
on boundaries, presented a report fixing
the boundaries of 123 conferences and
twenty missionary conferences at home
and abroad and including twenty-one
enabling acts. 1t was adopted without
debate.
A second report fixing the number of
members essential to the organization of
new conference at thirty instead of twenty
was laid on the table.
Quite row was raised by several men,
bers who were opposed to granting an an
nual subsidy Of $4,000 to the Pacific Chris
tian Advocate of Portland; Or. The item
was adopted.
DR.. .Hartzell, missionary bishop to Afri-
ca, made brief speech asking for the
good wishes and prayers of the delegates
for him in his new work.
At II 80 o'clock the final panorama was
placed on the stage by Dr.. Buckley, who
rose to move that according to custom, all
futber reports of committees be laid on
the table and that the roll be called for the
presentation of the usual vote of thanks.
The closing hymn, "Laborers In the
Vineyard" was then sung. Bishop Bow
man offered the closing mayer. Bishop
Foster pronounced the benediction and
the delegates filed out.
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dian Pacific railroad, was one OF three or
four who escaped from the front car that
took the fearful plunge. LADY, 10 "hom
Armstrong had given his seat, IN thanking
him, remarked that the car was stlhlng,
and asked him if be would raise the Win
dow behind her. The next moment Arm
strong was struggling for his lie In the
whirling waters, and the unknown woman
who had addressed him was bruised and
bleeding corpse imprisoned In the car at
the bottom of the river. Armstrong; gal
lantry saved his life. He had opened the
window, and still had his hands on the
frame when the accident occurred. When
the overcrowded car unresistec sought the
center of gravity fifty feet below, Arm
strong was bodily jerked out OF the VIM
dow. and before he realized what had nap
pened. he found himself, head above
water, making his way for shore among
the struggling masses of humanity.
Mr.. Twineford a barber on the Can
adian Oriental steamer Empress o India,
showed marvellous presence of mind. He
was on car directly behind Armstrong
when he saw Armstrong shoot like Dot
from cannon out of the car and dove
after HIM. He also rose to the surface
and swan ashore, and with Armstrong
afterward assisted in saving the drowning.
Among the most miraculous escapes was
that of ex-Judge Jordan and wife OF Van
couver and Lawyer A. s. Potts and wife.
The party were in a carriage opposite the
car when the bridge gave way. All four
were thrown into the waters among
crashing timbers. While the carriage
sank with the horses Mr.. Potts swan with
his wife to a portion of the bridge resting
on the submerged car and shouted to ex-
Judge Jordan to do the same. Mr.. Jordan
was not such a good swimmer "a his COM
paDion, but succeeded in keeping himself
and swooning wife afioat until rescue
boat arrived. The entire party were
saved.
There have not been any additions to
the death list to day. At the inquest the
tramway company, the Provincial Gov
ernmenr and the city will be represented
by counsel. No damage suits have been
instituted as yet, and it is not likely that
such proceedings will be begun until the
responsibility has been fixed. The tram
way company disclaims all responsibility,
and if an inquiry should reach the same
conclusion the city will have to face the
claims for damages which will not likely
be less than $500,000.
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AID FOR UNFoRTUNATes.
Prompt Action Taken By the City
Council of Chicago.

CHICAGO ILL, May 2s.-At a special
meeting of the City Council held this af-
ternoon for the purpose of considering
the best means of rendering assistance to
the St. Louis sufferers, resolutions were
adopted extending the deepest sympathy
and strongest encouragement of the citi-
zens of Chicago for the cities of st. Louis
and Rush Hill, Mo-, and st. Louis and
Drake, ILL.,, and requesting the Mayor to
call a mass meeting OF the citizens of
Chicago at an early day for the purpose of
raising money and rendering whatever
aid may be necessary to those injured by
the hurricane.
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THE MoNrkRET CELEBRATION.
CONSERVATION Is Caused by the General
ManGGer,s ResfnnatfOn.


Managers Resignation.
MONTERREY, CAL, May 28.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the semi-centennial
celebration OF American occupation of
California convened last night at the
Bank building to talk over the matter of
finances. All of the Monterey committee
were present. Pioneer Sherman repre-
sented San Francisco and the Veterans
committee. General Manager Berwick
caused as much excitement by rendering
his resignation as manager as if small
sized bomb had been thrown in their
midst. Mr.. Berwick has been the stanch-
est worker and backer of the project, and
it was through his untiring efforts ana
influence that the ships OF war and United
States forces were secured. Mr.. Berwick
was seer tonight and said:
! "It is true that l have resigned as gene
raj manager. There has been trouble
brewing for some time in regard to the
finances, and have ended it by this step.
When | undertook the affair it was with
the understanding that l was to control all
| moneys. Some membe of the committee
objected, 30 l have resigned. Otherwise
the success of the celebration is assured,
and it will be bigger celebration than
people look for"
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TENTS FOR HOMELESS.
The War Department Authorized to
Supply Them.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2s.-A con-
current resolution providing for the loan
of tents by the War Department, and such
other relief as the Secretary may deem
necessary to the sufferers of the st. Louis
storm, was introduced upon the meeting
of the House to-day by Bartholdt and
agreed to without discussion or objection
Later the Senate amendment making it a
joint resolution was agreed to, and at 4:30
o'clock Speaker Reed announced that he
had signed it.
Leave was granted Bartholdt and Hub
bard of the Missouri delegation to visit St.
Louis and they left this afternoon.
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
Residents of HancoWrer, b. c., Tell o
Soma AtUftIt Experiences.

S0fne AtCfitt Experienced
VANCOUVER, B. c., May 2S.-Many
Vancouverites were eye-witnesses of the
Point Ellice Bridge disaster. while others
from Vancouver actually escaped from the
ill-fated tramcar. Among the killed from
this town were: ]. G. Gordon, Bradstreet's
agent, and Mrs. Physick, wife of the as
sistant foreman of the c. P. R. r. shops.
Mr.. Physick announces that he will sue
the city of Victoria for heavy damages.
Mr.. Gordon, before leaving, was can
vassed for an accident policy. He an
swered, "All right; write me up for
$5000." These few words meant great
deal to his wife and children, who other
wise would have been left in compare
lively destitute con 1ition.
J. Armstrong, private secretary of Will
liam Brown, freight manager of the Cana
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Ursu.ins academy Commencement.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 2s.-The an
nual commencement exercises of the
Ursuline Academy were held here to-
night in the Academy Assembly Hall.
The decorations were magnificent and a
fine musical and literary programme was
rendered by the students. The Misses
Sarah and Bridget Markham, daughters
of Andy Markham, the well-known capi-
talist. we're the graduates. The music
medal was awarded to Miss I. ToImey and
the Christian doctrine medal was won by
Miss M. McGraw. Rev. Father Casey of
San Francisco addressed the graduates
and presented the medals to the young
ladies. The Revs. Fathers Mcdonald and
Harrington of San Francisco and Meiler
of Healdsburg were also present
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The Party Now Will Have Only
One in Its New Plat
form.
]. LEvERING FOR PRESIDENT.
Displeased Members Formed a New
Organization Called the Ma.
tional Party.

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 2s.-At the
Prohibition Convention this morning the
women were given hearing in favor of
woman's suffrage and other reforms ad-
vocated by the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union. A committee of five
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FREE RIGHT OF WAY.
Or Operations Wiu Cease When the T0I-
Leg Road Reaches Fresno.

FRESNO, CAL, May &c. S. Young of
San Francisco, who is in this county look
ing after rights of way for the Valley road,
to-day received a telegram from Chief En-
gineer W. b. Storey stating that the direc-
tors OF the road feel that free right of way
between Fresno and Bakersfield should be
given, and unless satisfactory arrangement
In this respect is made operations will
cease when the road reaches Fresno.
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Sepen Vtc,tn,s brought to Seattle.

: SEATTLE, WASH, May 2S.-The bodies
of seven Seattle victims of the Ellice bridge
disaster were brought to this city this
morning from Victoria on the steamer
Kingston.
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wAshINGToN's BIG STORM.
Violent Winds Tear Up Trees and
Uuro6f Houses.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2S-At $3.50
o'clock to-day violent thunderstorm, &C
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Are change1ess and unfadng. 1t is irreverent
parson to say that equally changeless and unfad-
ing the INDIGO-DYED BLUE KERSEY
SUITS of the Oregon City Woo1en Mills;
which we offer to the veteran defenders of our
national honor and union-to be worn on
the day set aside for decorating the
graves of fallen heroes and brethren.
MEDIUM WEIGHT, single breasted -. $3.50
MEDIUM WEIGHT, dluble breasted $1,000
HEAVY WEIGHT, single and double
breasted $500
Let your decoration day suit be true blue"