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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
DEATH LIST GROWING.
Thirty.fve Victims Of the Michigan Storm
Have Been Identified.

Everywhere In Oakland county Is devasta-
ion. Villages that were the homes OF con-
tsnted citizens are now desolate sites, and
maimed victims mourn for those who met
death in the twisting, grinding, resistiess
wind.
The death list at Oxford alone may num-
Der 100, for many homes miles away on tho
edge OF the cyclone suffered from its fury.
Al Oakwood, Ave miles north OF Oxford,
having population OF about 200, not house
is left. The two churches are tiattened TO
the earth.
The path OF the storm was between half
and three-fourths OF mile wide, and ex-
tended in nearly straight course eastward
for over q distance OF thirty miles. re-
markable circumstance is that buildings IN
close proximity to each other were Diown ~
and some south.
At Mt. Clemens the cyclone left q track 900
feet wide through the southeastern part o.
town, which looks as though q reaper Win
gigantic scythe had been endeayoring TO
NOW harvest. Fortunately nearly every
body was In such position a. to AVOID t1fhag
itioa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
HOW EAST ST. LOUIS SUFFERED.
At Least 400 Killed There and Fully $50
Wounded.

The estima.oG death list at East st. Louis
Is 200 and the injured will reach about 250.
The storm struck at the big elevators, SOC
yards below the Eads bridge, followed the
river TO the Eads bridge, started diagonally
towards the Relay depot and continued on
to Colllnsville avenue, then lifted and
dropped again at the National Stock
Yards. Nothing whatever romans OF
Of Broadway from the river to the viaduct,
and ON the enst side for width OF probably
600 yards there Ii absolutely no semblance
TO house, freight shed or card left standing
Cars In the yards were thrown on their sides
ends on top OF each other, into the ponds
abounding on the island and completely
Wreoked The Big Four, vandalia and
LouIsville and Nashville freight sheds are
raned to the ground, not so much as stick
remaining In an upright position.
A dispatch the day after the disaster says;
-Four hundred dead bodies are recovered In
10 this tornado-stricken vicinity, and the
mountains OF debris that litter the streets OF
81 Louis and East st. Louis Is not yet touch
a. That Is the situation "a hours after the
~ n1mbsr oi dead yet to bs found can
~ b toId.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
ONE TOWN WAS EFFACED.
Great Loss Of Life Caused BY Cyclone In
Iowa.

A cyclone OF great volume passed about IS
miles north OF Des Maines, Iowa, May 49,
leaving q pathway strewn with dead and in
jured.
The storm struck Bondurant With great
force, and "a people are reported killed there.
Many others are injured, some OF them seri-
ousiy and the destruction OF property is very
great.
At Valeria, l5 miles, IA people were killed
and a greater number injured. The property
loss VIII be very heavy.
At Mingo, small town few miles east OF
yaleria, great damage to property resulted,
and two people were killed and several In
jured.
Other towns in the sweep OF the cyclone
and at which there was loss OF life,a are santi-
ago and Ira.
23 people were reported killed In the north
ern part OF the county, exclusive OF those re-
ported from Bondurant and Valeria.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
THROUGH A BRIDGE.
A Street Car Plunged in the Water. Nearly
Qna Hundred Drowned.

A terrible accident occurred at Victoria. b.
c., May 26, by bridge giving way carrying
crowded street car with 1t. A sham fight
and review was to take place at Macaulays
Point near Esquimault and crowds were
making their way there. All the tram cars
were packed. Two cars left Government
street with upward OF 100 people. The first
got over Point Ellie bridge, which crosses
Victoria Arm, safely, but when the other was
about half way over the middle span Of the
bridge, about 100 feet In length, gave way
and The cAT plunged into the wster.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
MANY CHILDREN PERISH.
School Houses Wrecked and $50 Children
Killed

Officials OF the Chicago 4 Alton, at Chica-
go received telegram from Rush Hin, Mo.
a small place In Audrian county, twelve miles
from Mexico. The wind struck Rush Hill
about 4 o'clock. The school house, filled
with children was crushed before the pupils
could escape. The tifty children In the
school house are reported killed.
A report has reached Quincy. ILL.,, that at
Drake, H., near Rood House, H., . Cyclone
struck school house, utterly demolishing II.
killing eighty children and inlurins nsaEly
as many more.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
Tornado in Kansas.

Ten people were killed in tornado which
struck the village OF Labaddie, Franklin
coutny, Kan, and the town OF Renick, ten
miles from Moberly, In Randolph county.
was completely wiped out. Nothing definite
from either plAce.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
ROLL OF DEATH.
The List Of Killed In Michigan Estimated at
One Hundred.

Reports received at Detroit tell OF ter
rible tornado which passed through the
counties Of Oakland, Lapser and Macomb
Monday evening. II 10 reported that more
than 100 persons have been killed, and that
the damage u widespread and beyond CON-
putatlon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03

Col. Mosby, the old time guerrilla, who
has been lying at the point OF death In his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
SEVEN MEN KILL


OGDEN. Utah. April s.-A terrific ex-
plosion, resulting In the killing of seven
men and the injuring of several others, oc-
CURED shortly after 6 o'clock this evening
In the canyon four miles from this city
The men were employed by the Pinoneer
Power Dam Company and were about to
prepare blast when premature explosion
occurred. The killed are:
DANIEL MORGAN, Ogden.
B. KIRKIAN, Ogden.
GEORGE WEAVER, Ogden.
NATE KEMPTON, Provo.
SAMUEL HATFIELD, Provo
JEFF RUBY, Huntsville, Utah
MICHAEL LEANAN, Provo.
The wounded are: Andrew Sprowes Al
fred Ellingston, George Slater and several
others. A report was widely circulated late
ro-night that there were over 200 men near
the scene of the accident previous to the
explosion. and it is generally believed the
loss of life has been far greater than at
first reported.
Foreman Moran was loading a hole for a
blast and had sprung IL several times with
giant powder so as TO get in large uusn-
tity of black powder, and il is supposed the
hole had not sufficiently cooled. When the
accident occurred three men who were as
ssting in the work were thrown five hundred
feet over cliff aligntlag on the e-river bank
The physicians went Immediately to the
scene and the killed and wounded were
brought Immediately to this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
RECEPTION TO EXPLORERS.
Men Of Arctic Expedition Fame En-
tertained by Freemasons.

NEW YORK, April S.-There were $40 per-
sons present at the reception rendered TO
Arctic explorers by Kane Lodge. No. 454. F.
and A. NJ, at Sherry's tonight. w. George
Whitfield Brown, jr.. master Of the lodge.
gave the salutation, and was followed by
Mayor Strong, who made a brief address.
Other addresses were made by President
Charles c. Daily, OF the American Geograph-
ical Society; Robert Edwin Peary, u. s. A,
who presented a Masonic flag to the lodge;
Brig. Gen. A. w. Greely. u. s. A.; John Stu
art, grand master Of Masons State Of New
York; Rt. Rev. Henry G. Potter, j. Edward
Simmons, Past Grand Master Masons State
of New York, and Chauncey VI. Depew. All
of the addresses carried the line of thought
with reference to the different Arctic expedi-
tions, and many of the speakers told Of the
number OF lives that had been lost in the
search for the north pole.
There were present. among others. General
Glider who was with the Franklin searching
party; Capt. Amos Bonsall. Of the Grinnell
expedition of 1855; Capt. John Wall Wilson
Secretary Middleton Smith, of the expedition
of 1881 and 1888; Henry Francis Budderick, OF
the Greely expedition; Henry s. Bryant, conn.,
uander Of the Peary expedition of 1892; Com
mander r. M. Berry, Of the Rodgers relief
expedition; Lieut.. n. r. Usher, OF the Greely
relief expedition; DR.. John Walsh, surgeon OF
II. Taylor: Lieut. Francis L. Harris. the only
survivor Of the DR.. Hayes expedition OF 1850;
Lieut. Giles Harvey. commander OF the jean
nette search expedition; ex-Surrogate Rastus
Ransom ex>I4ieut. Gen. John w. Vrooman,
DIR. ]. Bryant and Julian Hawthorne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
THE GARR0TE AT WORK.
An Insurgent Executed by spnniards
-Skirmfshes and Outrages

HAVANA, April SAN insurgent, con-
victed Of incendiarism in the province of
Pinar del Rio. was executed to-day. Jose
Cabrera, also an insurgent. convicted OF in
cendiarism will be shot in the Cabanas fort
ress tomorrow.
Insurgents have burned 1900 tons of cane
on the plantation of San Juan Bautista. in
the province of Matanzas, and have hanged
one laborer and plundered store at Mar
ianao. near this city.
AT Tiarraba the insurgents left fifteen
killed and the soldiers captured a number
of arms. The troops had seven wounded.
The column Of troops commanded by Cal
tEscudero while ON the way from Manzanil-
10, province Of Santiago de Cuba, to We
guita, lost seven wounded during several
skirmishes with the insurgents OF the lat
ter six were killed.
In an ambuscade on the plantation ot
Urumea, in the Colon district of the province
Of Matnazas, the troops killed the insurgent
leader Ernesto Herrera and four Of his fol
lowers. -
A column of troops sl1irmishing in tie vi.
cinity of the plantations of Fajardo enc
Morento, province of Matanzas, has killer
twelve insurgents. The troops had fv:
Captain General Weyler last night took a
walk incognito through the streets of this
city. IL is pr0DaDle tQat a1ter the elections
he will assume the personal direction OF the
operations against the insurgents in inc
province of Pinar del Rio.
AT the farm of FL Portugues. near Palos
province of Matnazas. the insurgents cap
tured the proprietor, Joaquin Martinez Pa
iares. and, In the presence of his daughters
who were crying and begging them not tt
kill their father, the insurgents, accor9ins
TO the dispatch, carried the unfortunate mar
10 the woods. His daughter Amelia followed
her father, and thereupon the insurgent.
fastened her to a tree and in her presence
cut off her fathers arm and slashed his
neck. This, according 20 the story, caused
the young girl to faint. and she was ther
outraged by the insurgents. who afterward.
burned the farmhouse.
Insurgents are reported to have killed foul
laborers with their machetes and at Tas
paste they are announced to have hanged
local guerrilla.
A dispatch from Trinidad says that Man
uel Gonzales, the insurgent leader, has beer
killed, and telegram from Oliver says tha
four insurgents have been captured there
and that in addition the authorities hav,
made prisoner of the mistress Of the we'll
known insurgent leader, Bias Hernandez.
Colonel Recas, at Jarahuecas, Santiago q,
Cuba, has captured an insurgent camp an(
the insurgent colonel. Sanchez. The enemy
left five killed and the troops captured on
prisoner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
Arrest Of Two Promoters of a Root
Cultivating scheme.

CHICAGO, April s.-John II. Caruthers
and Henri Block-Wan were arrested in the
Auditorium Hotel this afternoon on a requi-
sirion from the Governor OF Pennsylvania
The men are charged by John II. Sutton.
Philadelphia attorney. with having fraud
ulently obtained 5000 from him by scheme
to organize a company to cultivate canigre
root. plant containing a large proportion
of tannic acid, and growing 1t in the arid
regions OF Arizona and Wyoming. G.. A.
BeaSeiy. another Philadelphia lawyer. began
suit against Caruthers and Wall in the Cir
cult Court to-day for 100000. He claims
that he assisted the men 10 form their COM
pany, and that he went to England for the
purpose When he returned he found that
they had formed another company. leaving
him out. and he now demands damages.
When arrested the men were with a party
OF capitalists. with whom they had made a
tour Of the West. Caruthers Is said to come
from 1ndianola- Ia. and Wall from some
where In the South. Deputy Sheriffs Lee
and Hall were with the detective when the
warrants were served. The prisoners were
turned over TO Edgar +. Gunter, the agent
OF Pennsylvania. and the party took a late
train for Philadelphia. Altogether there
were twenty-six investors and capitalists In
the party, and. with the exception OF the
prisoners. these continued their journey to
Niagara Falls on the O'Clock train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
SAwMILL BOILER ExPLODEs.


MELVILLE, Pa. April s.-A terrible ex-
plosion occurred at the sawmill OF Dennis
Boyd. situated at the North mountain, nine
miles north OF this place. to-day which re-
suited in the death of two men and the in
jury of four other persons, two of them
girls. The dead are:
JOHN BOYD. thirty-five years of age, son
OF Dennis Boyd the proprietor of the mill.
GEORGE OILER, twenty-five years DID,
son OF Andrew Oiler, a well-known citizen Of
this place.
Andrew Oiler. veteran OF the late war;
host the sight of one eye and had his arm
broken. Two OF Oilers young daughters
who visited him during the dinner hour, and
young son were also badly hurt by the
force OF the explosion, the two girls injur-
les being considered serious. The explosion
occurred Immediately after the men had fin-
ished their dinners. The men, with a num-
Der of other employees of the mill, were sit
ting in front Of the huge boiler, while sew
eral workmen were engaged in repairing a
belt. Suddenly and without any warning
the boiler blew up, wrecking part of the
building and instantly killing young BOYD
and injuring young Oiler so badly that he
died within few minutes. The other men
and the young children were hit with frag-
ments of the boiler and wreckage from the
building The elder Oiler was struck in the
head with a large piece OF the iron, which
destroyed his eyesight and broke his arm
The cause of the explosion is a mystery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
WORK OF A TRUST.
How Customers Of the Great Tobacco
Monopoly Were Bulldoxed.

NEWARK, N. j., April S.-The American
Tobacco Company case was continued to-
day before Vice Chancellor Reed, in the
Court of Chancery. The testimony was in
terestfng, number Of witnesses being ex-
amined regarding the substance of their
contracts with the American Tobacco Com
pany and the effect of these contracts on
the handling of goods of other concerns.
j. J. Kinney, who until short time ago
was a wholesale dealer in this CITY, declared
that the effect of the consignment contract
which he had signed was to debar him
fTom mer netng s by
stated that after he had been thus debarred
he had gone to the assistant secretary of
the American Tobacco Company and had
protested to him that by reason of declin-
ing to sell cigarettes OF brand not manu-
factured BY the company he was in danger
of loslng much of his custom. Eventually,
he stated & was agreed to allow him TO
dispose OF the stock OF outside goods which
he had on hand, but he had continued to
out of business. whether or not at the
knowledge OF the American Tobacco Com
pany he did not know.
j. F.. Crawford said that the reason he
had given up the sale of the brand of Gig
arettes in question was that there was little
demand for 1t. On severe cross-examina-
ton, however, he said that such action on
his part was due. In measure. to intima-
tions on the part of director OF the Amer
lean Tobacco Company.
Josiah Brown, secrets- of the company,
after taking the stand, read to the court
the consignment contract which figures SO
prominently in the case. and also read that
1t was adopted by vote of six yeas and
four nays at a meeting of the directors in
March. 1892. Previous to the adoption of
that contract the company sold the goods
outright. 1t was asked by the counsel for
the complainant that the list of consignees
of the company be produced and the names
of those who had been cut of read This
was opposed on the ground that the COM
pany should not be compelled to reveal it's
business affairs to the public. The Vice
Chancellor, however, decided that the rea-
sons for cutting off these consignees was
the very essense of the case Mr.. Brown
then testified that the first consignee cut
of was the American Grocery Company,
whose agreement was revoked in December
1882 The reason, he believed, was probably
because it was cutting prices. The next
agreement revoked that with j. F.
Armfield & Co., of Mount Airy, N. c., July.
1893. The reasons for this he said he did
not know. but he added that agreements
were revoked generally for cutting prices.
discriminating against the American To-
bacco Company's goods and the smallness
Of sales The next TO go was the firm OF
Ashcroft & Owens, of Winston, N. c. All
firms, the witness said. on whom such ac-
ton had been taken were notified by letter
that. as the relations between them and the
company werc unsatisfactory, the company
was constrained to revoke the trust.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
CAIRO SHORT LINE.
Changes Following the Absorption Of
the Line by the Illinois Central.

ST. LOUIS. April s.-vice President Hara-
han, of the Illinois Central railway, was in
the city to-day for the purpose OF assuming
possession OF the Cairo Short-line property
and effecting changes in the orgapization by
reason of the Illinois Central acquiring con-
troll of that line. already announced Sew
eral official announcements were issued. One
signed by Stuyvesant Fish. president. and
dated at Chicago. announced that The ST.
Louis, Alton Terre Haute railway Cairo
Short-iine). having been leased to the Illinois
Central would be operated as part OF that
system. The district Centraiia to Cairo. in
elusive, and all the divisions of the st. Louis,
Alton e Terre Haute railroad. would be
known as the st. Louis division OF the Ilii-
nois Central. A circular signed by Vice
President Harahan and approved by Press
dept Fish announces that Mr.. c. 4. Parker Is
appointed general agent OF this company at
st. Louis. General Superintendent Sullivan,
in a circular. announces that Mr.. w. g. VIII
son, heretofore superintendent of the Cairo
Short-line, Is appointed assistant superln-
tendent Of the st. Louis division
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
Reserves OF National Banks ana Z
Indian Bill Diseased.

Reserves Of National Banks and the
Indian Bill Diseased.
WASHINGTON, April 6-Most OF the day
in the Senate was given to the Indian appro-
priation bill, which was not completed.
Unanimous consent was secured for tas-
ing up the resolution for Senate inquiry into
recent bond issues next Tuesday.
Mr.. Lodge. at the opening OF the session.
gave notice that ne would take up the i'm
migration bill on the 18th inst. and Mr.. Ne1-
son said he would submit some remarks on
that subject
The bill was passed granting pension Of
$50 monthly to the widow OF MAJ. Gen
Charles s. Hamilton
Mr.. Teller requested that bill requiring
national banks to keep their reserves IN
their own vaults be referred 90 the commit
tee on finance He said there was a conges-
ton Of money in the large Eastern cities.
growing out Of the fact that the law per-
mits bankers to keep their reserves In New
York city. drawing interest, and thus taking
the funds from local use He regarded this
as very detrimental. Last September S300.-
100000 OF this outside money wan tied up IN
New York. II tended II increase specuia-
ton. He was informed tat 1 per cent. OF
these funds was used in stock speculation
and not in legitimate business He urged
the finance committee to devise some meth
cd OF reform.
Mr.. Hoar agreed with Mr.. Teller thai q
reform was necessary Since the national
bank law went into force the practice Tad
grown up Of having outside banks deposit
their reserve funds in the large cities 10
order to get the interest It prevented the
former reciprocity Of interest between the
local borrowers and the local banks The
borrowers now dealt through the brokers'
who dealt with the large cities Gradually.
said Mr.. Hear. we we're building up two
huge comb,nat!ons-oae the money borrow
ers and the other the money lenders. In
case OF panic the whole structure would
tremble as though a nerve had been touched.
In his opinion the banking law should be
amended so as to prevent the payment OF
interest on reserve deposits In all cases
Mr. Morrill,. chairman OF the finance COM
mittee, said both Senators were mistaken.
as banks Of standing aid not pay interest,"
on reserve deposits.
Mr. Hoar insisted that they aid. and cited
the Boston banks. which. he said. paid per
cent. on outside deposits The bill went to
the finance committee.
Bills were passed authorizing . br1dEo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
A wOMAN's SHOCKING DEATH.
Her Breast Pierced by the Shaft Of a
Wagon While She Was Cycling.

PHILADELPHIA, April s.-Mrs. Cornelia
Morse, aged thirty years. wife OF Edwin F.
Morse. senior member OF the firm OF Morse,
Williams q Co.. met an appalling death to-
day. On her wheel she had left her home.
al No: 1901 Girard avenue with the inten-
tion or taking lunch with her husband She
had gone but short distance from the
house when the horses OF heavy produce
wagon became unmanageable and ran her
down. One Of the shafts OF the wagon
penetrated her breast and she died almost
instantly. crowd gathered about the body
and n moment later Mr.. Morse. attracted
by the excitement, pushed his way through
and found the mang.ed body of his dead
wife on the ground before him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09
PERISHED BY FIRE.
Two Texas Children and n Family Of
Three West yireinfans.

DANGERFIELD. Tex. April Sat noon
to-day the home Of ALI Muslin was discoy-
cred on fire, and was soon burned to the
ground. Two children, aged three and one.
who were locked in the house by their
mother while she went to a neighbor's house
near by, were burned to death. The fire is
supposed TO have been Sc. by the children
while at play.
WHEELING. w. Va, April S-Jackson
Martin, his wife and child, were burned to
Some neighbors returning from church saw
the bodies In the fire. but were too late to
give any relief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-09

American Congress Condemned by tn
Newspapers of Madrid.

American Congress Condemned by the
Newspapers of Madrid.
NEW YORK. April S.sA dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: All the papers
hotly condemn the American Congress for
the belligerency resolutions. which they per-
sist in considering an act of hostility and
insult to the Spanish people which must be
met by resolute and active preparations for
resisting all kinds Of Intervention. 1t is un.
derstood that the government will calmly
await the decision OF or advances from Presi-
dent Cleveland, but will. in the meantime,
push the operations In Cuba and prepara-
tions In Spain to keep in touch with public
opinion. whilst firmly checking all exaggera-
tions and demonstrations that might create
international complications.
Spanish diplomacy has led the government
to believe that Mr.. Cleveland win endeavd~