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ley hs ppen2d to he crossing the 14th street
bridge and the blaze. He drove TO
the nearest house and piloted the appa-
ratus TO the fire. BY the time that the en-
CINE arrived the warehouse was a mass Of
flames and the fire had already spread to
The factory across the alley. The ground
for blocks around was covered with lurn-
ter. bricks and the fire plugs near the
business building We're under masses of
debris. 1t was some time before water
could be secured. and much difficulty wa.
experienced in dragging the hose TO the
building.
The chief hurried off after more appa-
ratus and succeeded In getting several
companies to the fire. 1t Was seen that
the entire plant was doomed, so the main
Efforts OF the departm mt were directed to-
wards preventing a spread of the flames
Al w CLOCK The fire was under control
and at midnight It was practically out.
Mr.. l. q. Schllenberg. pr, sident Of the
company, estimated the less last night at
Se"ro, fully covered by IL sLrance
Houses Unroofed md Wrecked.
The top floor Of the four-story building
at ID anc Chestnut streets was blown off
The structure occupied by Dan Gum as a
notion store at 2lo2 Clark averue was de.
mollshed. The Central Home Of Rest was
demolished and one man killed, name un-
known. two We're injured.
The copper roof of the Shields building
on 9TH, Bsnbiddle and Carr streets was
blown off. No one WAS reported injured
The front walls of the building at 4oGs
South 12Ath street Were blown down. Some
or the occupants wcre slightly bruised
The house No. l Mark = street Che low
er floor of which is occupied by Mr. Plum
IlCi as saloon, was unrocfed and deluged
with water. Women tainted and grasped
the nearest objects for support. They felt
greatly relieved when it was found that
the structure was safe.
At the Meiobe Shoe and Clothing Com
pany the windows or the upper floors were
Flown in and damage was dcne to mer-
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In THE CYCLONES TRACK
Details Of the Damage Done by Wind,
Rain and Fire.
Property Amounting in Value to Millions of
Dollars Has Been Destroyed.
The CORRECT ESTIMATE OF TaE Loss OF LIFE
TIE CORRECT ESTIMATE OF THE Loss OF LIFE
Hundreds Of Men and Women Believed Be Under Ruined
Buildings or Drowned.


ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 2S.-Two hundred
lives snuffed out in this city. and as many
more in East st. Louis, property destroyed
in value running up into the millions is the
record made by the 27th day of May, 1886.
This is a conservative estimate.
No possible idea of the number of people
killed in the tornado that swept this vi
cinity yesterday afternoon can be made at
this time South St. Louis is Uttered with
the bodies of the dead. East ST. Louis is a
gigantic cemetery; under the debris of the
buildings of that city are scores burned
whose bodies will not be brought to the
light for many days. perhaps never.
1t was a most disastrous storm from
every point of view in the history of the
city. The storm did little damage in the
business and northern portions of the city,
save along the river front, where the dam
age cannot be estimated; nor will 1t ever
be known just how many gave up their
lives in the waters Of the Mississippi, when
the tornado came down and tore all the
boats In the harbor from their moorings.
The channel is full of wreckage.
In South ST. Louis the storm spent it's
force. All the way from Papin street to
Carondelet 1t put stamp on the face Of
the city that will not be effaced for years
big, strong buildings fell before the wind
like houses made of cards. From where It
entered the city, out in the southwestern
suburbs, to where 1t left, somewhere near
the Eads bridge, there is a wide path of
ruins.
Factory after factory went down, and
piles of brick and tmbers mark the spots
on which they stood. Business houses were
fattened There was no chance for the es-
cape of the occupants. The ruins covered
bruised and manged bodies that will not
be recovered until a systematic search is
made. Thousands of families In South St.
Louis are homeless. practically, and the
temporary hospitals shelter scores and
hundreds.
Gas supply Shut on.
Early in the storm the plant Of the "a
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THE WEATHER AND CROPS
Mr.. Cleveland DiscOursed on Those
Subjects to Chairman Hnrrity.

Chairman Harrity gave President Cleve-
land chance yesterday to declare himself
in regard to q third term and the Chicago
convention. but when Mr.. Hdrrity left for
home he gave no assurances that the presi-
dent had uttered one word in regard to the
question which IS of SO much interest to
the democratic party. In fact, Mr.. Har-
ritys Interview seems to have been con-
fined chiefly to the election of admnistra-
ton delegates and to the laying of plans
for the securing of an administration ma
jority at Chicago, rather than to anything
connected with the withdrawal Of Mr.
Cleveland from the fight
The President talked about the weather
and the crops. said MIR. IIarrity when he
was asked about his call upon The Presi-
ed in a remarkably good humor, and
thought would have some clear weather
hereafter.
Did he say anything about putting his
fences in order?" was asked of Mr.. Harri-
ty.
He only remarked" replied the chair
man of the democratic national committee
that he thought hedged fence much bet
ter than post and rail one"
Did he say anything about hedging at
Chicago?"
AT this question Mr.. Harrity threw aside
his joking humor and said seriously: There
will be 10 hedging at Chicago. 1t is going
to be sound money convention, and there
will BE- but two conventions this year, one
at st. Louis and one at Chicago Both will
declare tor sound money, and there will be
no bolt" Thus having settled the question
for both parties, Mr.. Harrity returned TO
the democratic convention and said: The
Chicago convention will be harmonious
and after the platform Is adopted the
party will bind itself solidly to the sup
port of the nominee"
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chandise amounting to itcrsands of dol
lars
The roof and skylights of the Merchants
Exchange building were blown off The
damage Is extensive. The streets about
the premises are blocked with the debris
Thomas Metcalfe's hip was broken He is
a switchman in the employ of the Iron
Mountain Railway Company at Bartons
watChnans shanty fell on him.
Inc cigar store at the bridge entrance
at 81 and Washington avenue was blown
into the street, and the contents, valued
at No. totally destroyed. No one injured
Inc Pepper Cotton Compress Company
building, near the foot of the Convent
street and the st. Louis cotton compress
building, both one story buildings, were
demolished. John OConnor, 2Iu9 Adams
street, and Gertie Mckenna. eleven years
old, 2l0S Eugenie street. received internal
injuries Bridget Gum, 2122 Sheridan ave-
nue. was seriously injured.
Striciler's cigar store, Broadway and
BiCdle street, loot a 50-fcot front Mrs
Strickler was sitting in the front door
way at the time with her baby in her
arms, but was unhurt. Frank l.. Constau-
tines collar bone was broken by the
falling Of telephone pole On Chestnut
street, between 18th and 10th streets He
was taken to 1916 Chestnut street.
The storm lore off half of the roof of
the National Paper Company building
South Sth street. and demolished the ship
ping room on the first floor. Total dam
age about $4,000.
Thomas Frye drummer for the c. H.
Luchrman Lumber Company, was serious
" injured by the falling walls of the COM
pany's office building, at Main and Carroll
streets.
Mail Carrier John w. Mccain and three
other men sought shelter from the storm
near a brick wall at the corner of Levee
and Carr streets. The wall fell on them
and all We're painfully injured.
The roof Of the summer school for ne
Sroes, situated on l1th between Spruce and
Poplar streets. was blown in. As far as
known there were no occupants of the
building at the time
Other Damaged DuiIdfurs.
The following are among the damaged
buildings:
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS IS
Conferees on the District Appropriation
Bill Getting to Work.
Thanks of Citizens for Action ns to
the lexington Railroad-Other
Matters of Local Interest.

The first conference between the two
houses on the District appropriation bill
was held in the Senate appropriations COM
mittee room this morning. All of the con-
ferees were present. Nothing. however, was
accomplished beyond preliminary survey
of the various differences between the bill
as It passed the House and AS it passed the
Senate. A further conference was to be
held this afternoon, and 1t is expected work
will be advanced from day to day until
final agreement Is reached. 1t is thought
that there will be a struggle between the
houses on the charities matter, though not
SO severe as was at first anticipated. The
House conferees Will naturally seek to re-
duce the increases made by the Senate, but
there is no foretelling where the cuts Will
be made.
Dollar Gas Bill.
A conference on the dollar gas bill was
called yesterday for 3 o'clock today, and an
effort Will be made at that session TO reach
an agreement whereby the people of the
District will be given the benefit Of re-
auctions In the price of gas this summer
The Free Library Bill.
In the House this afternoon Mr.. Powers
of Vermont presented the conference report
On the free library bill. 1t was read and
agreed to without any debate AS hereto
fore stated in The Star, the conference re-
port strikes out section six of the bill.
Mr.. kylc's Sunday Rest Bill.
Senator Kyle today introduced a bill for
sunday rest in the District of Columbia
1t prohibits general labor Of all kinds on
the seventh dag and makes special ex-
emptions CT salaried ministers and others
engaged In the propa cation of the gospel.
1t provides that all places of public inter
est such as the Smithsonian. National
Museum and Washington monument shall
be open on Sunday to all visitors.
Railway Circular.
Printed circulars emanating from the
Metropolitan Railroad Company's office are
being circulated among members of the
House urging their support of the amend
ment to the District appropriation bill
prohibiting the use of the METROPOLITAN
tracks by the cars of other electric rail-
way lines.
The circular goes at length into the
financial affairs of the COMPANY, and pur-
ports to show why the company cannot af-
ford to have Its tracks paralleled in any
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THE HIGHWAY AWARDS
judge Cox Will Render a Decision on the
nat Finding Tomorrow

Judge Cox will tomorrow morning de-
eide whether he will confirm the award
made by the appraisers in case 40, Den
ison and Leighton's subdivision Of Mount
Pleasant, the first of the cases tried under
the highway extension act as a whole or
whether he will confirm those awards not
excepted to, and grant a now trial in those
instances IN which the land owners have
made such a motion
This Is the case in which the Court Of
Appeals recently held the, act to be valid
except IN the matter of assessment of ben
ehts. Neither the District nor the land
owners Will appeal from that decision, and
this morning counsel for owners of land on
loth street asked the court to confirm the
award except in those instances in which
they claimed the jury erred In making It's
award.
Mr.. w. L. Cole, on behalf Of the owners
OF lots 131, 132, 133 and f3I. 1O5, 123 12l,
10 and 128, asked that the awards for
those parcels be set aside and another jury
summoned to value them. Mr.. F. w. Nc
Reynolds made a similar motion in the
matter of lot ia Mr.. William Birnev made
one as to lots 50, SO, % and 96, and Mr..
Dona!u McfherSon one as to lots 73 to 81,
as dld Mr.. A. Wilson as to lots 119 and 120.
WI. >. L. Thomas. the attorney for the
District' Explained to the court that the
District Commissioners, while not object
ing to a confirmation Of the award as a
whole, Go object to confirmation of it in
plecemeal. They wish all, land owners TO
stand upon The same footng-not desiring
some Of them to receive payment for their
land new, while others may never receive
it.
Mr. c. II. Armes explained that counsel
Tor the land owners are willing that the
award be confirmed as a whole except in
those instances in which they believe new
trial should be granted
Judge Cox said, after some further dis
cussion, that he will dispose of the matter
tomorrow morning. explaining that should
he set aside some of the AWARDS he woul,l
have the new jury Of appraisers value all
Of the various parcels excepted to.
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be cast by a representative of the two or
GERS. No objection being made, the roll
was called.
The result of the ballot was announced
to be: Clergy, yeas, 3d. nays % I.aity,
yeas, 20; nays, 22. The amepdment being
adopted
The amendment. provides that the cleo
tion of bishop shall be made in convention
by a concurrent vote of the clergy and the
laity, the two orders voting by ballot
separately in open convention, and, If
among those voted for zone shall be found
to have received a majority of the votes
of the clergy and majority of the votes
of the laity, he shall be declared duly elect
ed
A recess then for luncheon. which was
served by the ladies Of the church in the
parish hall.
Result of the Election.
The result of the ballot for the election
of members Of the standing committee was
ar ounced when the convention met after
recess. Rev. J. II. Elliott, DID, Rev.
Alfred Harding and Rev. r. H. McKim.
DID,, were elected as clerical members,
and j. G. B. Davis a lay member An
other ballot was ordered tor the election of
one clergyman and two laymen to COM
plete the required number. The vote In
detail was follows, the first figure re-
ferning to the clerical vote. the second to
the lay, total Of fifty-six being necessary
for a choice:
Clergy. II. Elliott, s. T. D., 42-43; r.
II. Mckim. DID, 3o-32 Alex. Mackay-
Smith. DID. 21-23; Walter A. Mitchell,
10-9; Alfred Harding. 35-26: j. b. Perry,
S-17; William II. Laird, 24-25; Thomas 4
Johnstone, II: Albert r. Stuart, DID.
1-5.
Laity-A. S. Browne. 23-25; c. H. Stan
ley, 2-2o; Chas. Albert, PLY; F. Sasscer
-; E. N. Waters, 81; NJ Church IO-6:
w. A. Meloy, 15-9; r. B. b. Chew, go;
J. c. B. Davis, }o-27 w. B. Baldwin, lis
There were a number Of scattering votes
in each order
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cledc Gas Company, at 1ith and Poplar
streets, was destroyed, and large portions
of the central part of the city were cut off
from its gas supply. This affected the
newspaper offices severely. In the Repub-
lie office no gas could be obtained to heat
the metal on the linotype machines, and
the only typesetting done was on machines
in which the metal was melted by blow
lamps. This accounts for the twisted con-
dition Of the Typographical department Of
the Republic this morning, and also for its
limited size. The Scullin lines will be Grip
pied for weeks because of the blowing
down of the power house on Greyer ave-
nue.. Wires are down all over the city
Liggett & Myers big factory at Comp
ton Heights Is a ruin, and many were
killed and injured in the wreck. Elevators
were blown down, boats were sunk and
churches and school houses were domol-
ished
Driven Away Panic Stricken.
The St. Louis Refrigerator and Wooden
Cutter CompaEys entire plant at Main
street and Park was destroyed. The plant
consisted of a four-story factory, a four
story warehouse. bicycle factory and sev-
eral smaller buildings When The cyclone
struck, there were at work between 400
ana .tb men ana women. i he top stores
of the warehouse and factory were blown
off. Fortunately there were only few
people on the top floor and all but two are
thought to have escaped with Slight in
juriCs.
Peter Harle and brother VINO were at
work in the warehouse, were hurt, but the
nature of their injuries could not be learn
cd One of the employees was seen shortly
after the crash and he was positive that
at least two of his fellow workmen had
Eeen burr ed in the ruins.
Fire broke out in the warehouse just
after the top floor vas destroyed. The
panic-stricken employees rushed pell-mell
fro m the building, leaving many disabled
behind them. To add to their horror hun
dreds of heavy pieces of lumber from an
adjoining lumber yard came flying through
the sir and forced many back into the
blazing buildings.
Alarms were sent in from all the fire
alarm boxes in the neighborhood, but the
wires were already useless. Chief Wing
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ported Up to -" an. upon any OF the
lines running into ;he Union depot.
The round house Of the Union depot was
seriously damaged by tho storm.
Swept by Fire.
After the wind and rain had done their
work, fir added to the destruction. Hell
zels mill was the first to become iguite1
and it was totally destroyed, at a loss Of
S.Jor". Harris barrel factory. nearly fir-
~ loaded cars in the terminal Yards.
Lynch's boarding house, Boards feed
store. Lees blacksmith shop and other
smaller places were burned
The destruction Of the water works early
in the storm cut eff the water suppIy, and
Chief PuIdy and his men fought the fire
with a bucket brigade AS best they could
The whole central portion Of the city was
threatened by the burning MILL but all
hands worked with such a VIII that lis
further spread was prevented. The fire
caused ccr sterc alton.
Chicago and Alton Train fu Peril
While the storm was at its height the pas
scnger train on the Chica 20 and Alton rail-
way pulled out on the bridge from the
Missouri side. 1t was on its Way east
Engineer Scott had only proceeded a short
distance when he realized the awful danger
which threatened the train The wind
struck the coaches. at first causing them to
careen. At this time he was about half
across. Overhead the poles were swapping
and tumbling into the river, while large
stones were torn loose from their founGa-
tions and plunged into the water.
Realizing that any moment his train
might be blown into the water or else the
bridge be blown away, Scott, with rare
presence of mind, put on a full head OF
steam in an effort to make the east side
shore. The train had scarcely proceeded
200 feet, and about the same distance from
the shore when an upper span of the bridge
was blown away. Tons of huge granite
blocks tumbled to the tracks where The
train loaded with passengers had been hut
moment before. At about the same in
stant the wind struck the train. upsetting
all the ike playthings. Luckily
no was killed. but several were
taken out severely injured. The wreck
(Continl eI on Page Eleyen)
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TALKED WITH THE PRESJDE<T.
A Conference Today Supposed to Have
Reference to Cuba.

There was an important conference at
the White House this morning between the
President and Senators Sherman, Gray and
Lodge of the committee Of foreign affairs
At its conclusion Senators Sherman and
Lodge went to the Capitol and Senator
Gray went to the W&r and State Depart
ments In succes sion, presumably to con-
tinue with Secretaries Lamont and Olney
the discussion begun with President Cleve-
land.
Although It is not known positively IT is
believed that the Cuban affair was the sub
ject of this mornings conference, with spe-
cial reference as TO the necessity and char
acter of legislation that question be-
fore the adjournment of Congress-. II is
inferred that the committee desired to re-
Ceiye some positive assurance from the
chief executive as to the exact status of
the relations with Spain before arranging
for the adjournment of the legislative
body.
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The President Said to Be Preparing n
Veto Message.

Secretary Lamont and Gen. Craighir
called al the White House this morning at
the instance of the President for further
consider alton of the river and harbor bill
There is scarce doubt of the disapproval
OF the measure. and the principal point of
speculation today is as to when the veto
message will be sent to Congress. There
IS ground for the belief that the MESA ge
is already in an advanced state of prepara-
tion, and that it will be submitted to the
law-maktng body either tomorrow or
Saturday, and not later than Monday or
Tuesday next.
Unless the bill is returned to Congress on
or before Wednesday next it will become
a law, either with or without The presi-
dents approval. 1t Is said that the Presi-
dent has decided to veto the bill re gariless
of the belief of himself and the Secretary
of War that such acton On his par will
scarcely avail against the avowed purpose
OF Congress to enact the legislation with
CT without his approval.
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TOday's Presidential Nominations,

The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Postmasters-B. o. Guthrie, Burlington,
NC.
Treasury-Alexander G. Maybe Of Louis
lara. special examiner of drugs, medicines
ard chemicals in the district of New Or
losnS, La.
War-Lieut. Col. Henry C. Corbin, assist
ant adjutant general. to be colonel and as
sistant adjutant general; Maj. Arthur Mac
Arthur, jr., assistant adjutant general to
be lieutenant colonel and assistant adjutant
general: First Lieut.. Jos. f. Kuhn, corps
of engineers. to be captain; Second Lieut..
J. Jay Morrow, corps OF engineers, to be
first lieutenant.
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EN-GOy. McENERY ELECTED.
Chosen to the United States Senate
by the Louisiana Legislature

BATON ROUGE, La. May 2S-Ex-Gov.
e. d NcEnery waS elected United States
Senator this morning
The democratic caucus. which lasted until
midnight. nominated McEnery to be Sena-
tor. blanchard. Price and Blackman with
drawing in his favor, thus leaving the con-
test between McEnery and Denegre
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The Brnxilfan Nfnister

The Brazilian minister Senior Mendonca,
had an interview with Secretary Olney to-
day respecting the work Of the bureau Of
American republics. He will leave Wash
ington Saturday week with his family for
his home in the Adirondacks, to be absent
from town all summer.
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THE STAR by MAIL.

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