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The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
Ia SHOWER OF HAIL.
TOPEKA. KANSAS. SUFFERS
Nearly Every window In the Town Smashed
-Immense stones fell, Injuring Mon
and Horyes.

Topeka, Kan, June 24.-The worst
hail storm known in this section OF
Kansas struck this city shortly after
O'Clock tonight. The shower OF hail
was terrific. Hailstones weighing IL
to 16 ounces stripped the trees OF their
foliage, smashed window panes on ev-
cry hand, including the finest plate
glass store fronts, cut down telegraph
and telephone wires, rIddled awnings,
injured many persons and inflicted un-
precedented damage throughout the
city. So great was the weight OF the
falling hall that when it struck the as
phalt pavement many OF the hailstones
rebounded to the height of twenty TO
thirty feet. Dogs were struck in the
streets and instantly killed. Horses
were knocked to their knees, to rise
again and dash away in mad fright.
Runaways occurred throughout the
city.
those who ventured out found dead
birds everywhere and on every hand
was the scene of the wreckage OF the
storm.
Topeka tonight looks like city that
had withstood siege of war guns.
There are not a dozen buildings in the
town that are not almost windowless,
and many roofs were caved In. The
roofs of many structures also were
pierced. The damage can be imagined
when it is known that the hailstones
ranged in size from that of hens egg
to an ostrich egg, and that thirty min
utes after the storm one hailstone was
picked up which measured fourteen
inches in circumference. Surgeons are
busy dressing the wounds of persons
injured in the storm and reports OF in
iuries continue to be received. Many
were hurt in the runaways on the
streets.
The following are among the most
seriously hurt: =,
Frank Brainard. hackman, skull
fractured.
]. d. Henderson. liveryman, skull
fractured.
Henry White. leg broken in runaway.
Mrs. Mary Hughes, arm broken in
runaway.
ID. Klee. bad scalp wound.
Miss Anna Fenton. head cut
Fred Holler. head cut.
The damage cannot be estimated,
but it will amount to thousands. Win
dow glass is already at premium
here, and tonight three carloads were
ordered from Kansas City. Street car
traffic is stopped and electric lights are
out, owing to decentralization OF the
electric systems.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
nLord Mayor Luncheon.

London. June 25-The lord mayor
Sir George Phillips. gave un-
cheon at o'clock this afternoon at the
Mansion house to all the princes and
princesses, British and foreign, who
were in the jubilee procession, and ia
most of the special ENJOYS with the
rank of ambassador and to part of the
diplomatic corps. Among those present
were the United States special ambas-
sador, Whitelaw Reid. and Mrs. Reid
and the United States ambassador
Colonel John Hay. and Mrs. Hay.
The guests We're entertained in the
Egyptian hall, whose lofty domed
roof, richly Ornamented with heavy
mouldings. supported on massive fut
ed, golden columns, were of fine tinisl
to the prettily tinted walls. patterned
in Egyptian designs.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
Yale Wins a Boat Race.

Poughkeepsie, \. Y, June 23.-Three
crews of freshmen on the Hudson this
evening smashed to smithereens all
previous records for freshmen on two
mile course and put up one of the hot
test intercollegiate races ever wit
messed in this country.
A crew of sturdy men of Yale rowed
the course in 0:1!ps. Il trife lighter
crew Of Harvard freshmen fought
them every inch of the way. and fin
ished tritie over two lengths behind
them. and the Cornell freshmen, whose
college record is that none of It's fresh
men crews has ever been beaten be-
fore, finished Il length behind Harvard
in 9:29R. The best previous record for
two miles was 9:41. made by the Col
umbia freshmen crew of '04 at New
London in 1891.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
THROUGH A TRESTLE.
Passenger Train Goes Down Near Kansas
CITY and Seven Are Killed.


Kansas City. Mo-, June 27.-The 81.
Louis express. which left here at 6:2O
last evening. plunged through trestle
at Missouri City, Missouri, at five min
yates after Z o'clock, carrying down
the entire train with the exception or
the three rear cars. The gorge, which
few hours previous was practically
empty. had become IL raging torrent by
n tremendous downpour of rain and the
structure weakened.
The following are the dead:
w. S. Mills. postal clerk, st. Louis
o. NJ. Smith, postal clerk. st. Louis.
Gustave A. Smith. postal clerk. st.
Louis.
Charles Winters. postal clerk, st.
Louis.
i. w. Brink, postal clerk. st. Louis.
Charles =. Greasley. brakeman, ST.
Louis.
The conductor OF the train, G. G.
Copeland of st. Louis. who was rc
,, ported last night among the dead. is
still alive. He was removed this morn
ing to the railroad hospital at Moberly.
With fractured skull and several
broken ribs he fingers between life and
death. but the surgeons express hope
| that he will recover Conductor Cope
land was supposed to be dead when
, taken from the wreck, and his body
with handkerchief drawn over his
| face, was ranged in n row with the
seven dead corpses. A few minutes
/ later some one observed n sign OF life
and he was quickly transferred to II
stretcher and given every possible at
tention.
| OF the nineteen others injured not
| one is in critical condition. Among
them all there is not one broken limb.
nr hav Nynr thrown
three-uuarters of the length Of the
coaches in which they were riding.
A neighboring farmer noticed the
perilous condition Of the trestle and re
solved to flag the passenger train,
which he knew to be about due. For
nearly an hour he stood there In the
terrific downpour of the rain only TO
fail at last in his good intentions, for
when the Wabash Company's New
York fast mail came laundering on the
storm was almost binding and the
| engineer evidently could not see the
signal which the farmer SO franticaliy
waved across the track.
The locomotive struck the trestle: II
moment later the disaster was present
ed in all its horrors. The engine pass
| ed over but the tender went through
with the tumbling bridge. The baggage
car toppled of on Its side. while the
mail car which followed pitched into
! the stream head first. Every life In
this car was lost. The smoker, next be-
hind, followed. 1t was in this car that
| Conductor Copeland was riding. The
other occupants escaped serious In
jury The chair car. next behind, also
plunged in upon the mass of wreck
age end first, and all its passengers
were thrown to the forward end in an
indescribable heap.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
Naval Display u. southampton.

Portsmouth, England, June 26.-The
most magnificent display of naval
strength ever witnessed occurred off
Spithead today, the occasion being the
grand naval review held in honor of
the completion of the slxtieth year of
the reign of Queen Victoria. The Prince
of Wales, representing her majesty, re-
viewed a fine fleet of foreign warships.
representing all the maritime nations
of the world. proudest, strongest and
swiftest of these craft being the Unit
ed States armored cruiser Brooklyn, fly
ing the flag of Rear Admiral Miller, and
the heir apparent also inspected about
thirty miles of British warships. in
which were 1865 fighting ships of differ
ent classes. carrying about 800 heavy
guns, manned by over $4,000 men and
of about $4,000 tons in ALL
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
More Fighting In Crete.

Canea, Crete. June 2I.-An armed
force of 1900 Mussulmans made Il
sortie from Canea last night. crossed
the military Gordon and surprised the
insurgents at Kanlikastelli. three hours
distant. A desperate combat ensued
in which thirteen Mussulmans wer,
killed and twelve wounded. The Chris
tian inhabitants of the district are pre-
pairing to make reprisals by land an,
sea.
Later advices show that many Chris
tians were killed as well as many
Turks in engagements that preceded
the principal fighting at Kanlikastelli
The trouble arose from the encroach
ments of Mussulman refugees who al;
tempted to pasture their cattle withir
the limits of the neutral zone.
Athens. June 27.-Thc Turkish army
in Epirus have occupied several posi-
tions overlooking Agrapha. thus threat
ening the Greek retreat in the even
of n resumption of hostillties. rh,
Greek government has decided to oc
cupy Karpenisi with strong force.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
PAn-AMERrcAN EXPOSITION.
Preparations for a Big Worlds Fair Sea
Niagara Falls and Buffalo.

Albany, n. Y, June 25.-Articles of
incorporation of the Pan-American Ex-
position Company were filed here and
in Buffalo to-day. A meeting of the
Board of Directors will be held at the
Transportation Club in New York this
afternoon to effect an organization.
1t has been decided to hold this ex-
position in 1899, commencing May LIST
and running for six months, and the
site selected Is at La Sale, on the Nj
agara river. few minutes ride from
Buffalo, as well as Niagara Falls.
The incorporators include ex-Gover-
nor Roswell p. Flower. Hon. Ohauncey
NJ. Depew. Il. b. Thomas, ii. Walter
Webb, Edgar Van Elton. Daniel
O'Day, Hon. William f. Sheehan, New
York; John NJ. Brinker, Frederick C.
NJ. Lautz, Charles II. Jones, Charles II.
Huntley, Charles II. Haskins, Buffalo;
Hon. w. Cary Ely Burt Van Horn, Nj
agara Falls: Henry ]. Pierce, Howard
III. Baker, Hobart Weed, +. $. Nc
Graw. Richmond c.. Hill. Herbert +.
Bissell, Buffalo.
The company proposes TO immediate
ly begin the work of preparation for
the exposition.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
The Dauntless Crew Discharged.

Key West. Fla, June 25.-The crew
and Cubans who were on board the
Dauntless, and who We're yesterday
arrested, were to-day discharged by
United States Commissioner Otto on
the ground that there was no evidence
to show that they We're Il military or
ganization or intending TO commit acts
hostile to Spain.
The principal evidence offered by
the prosecution consisted in the find
Ing of about 600 casks of arms and
ammunition on board the Dauntless
while she lay anchored off Indian Key
waiting to be towed by the cruiser
Wilmington to Jacksonville
The captain of the Dauntless. in re-
ply to the questions of the district at
torney, declared that he took the ar,nt
on board from schooner al sea.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
Hanna Has His WAY.

Toledo, Ohio, June 23.-The Republi-
can State Convention completed its
work to-day in session of less than
four hours. While there had been a
hard fight for two days for the control
of the state central committee, there
was every appearance of harmony and
enthusiasm to-day. Two contested
district elections We're decided in favor
of the Dick candidates, and this
showed that the state committee stood
seventeen for Dick and four for Kurtz.
Senator Hanna was not only congratu-
lated on the result, but all the delegates
We're seeking admittance to his apart
ments for conferences.
Governor Bushnell not only accepted
the situation complacently before the
convention assembled by having
friendly consultations with Senator
Hanna, but he also made strong
speech of acceptance in the convention.
When Governor Bushnell declared: In
spite of the statements Of the Demo
cratic press. l accept" there was a
loud demonstration.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
UTAH CENTRAL SOLD.
Rio Grande western Gains an Importan
Extension.

Salt Lake. June 24.-It became a
matter of current news last night that
the Rio Grandc Western had pur-
chased or that it was about to pur-
chase the Utah Central railroad. This
acquisition is made for the purpose of
opening to the Rio Grande Western the
rich mining district in and about Park
City, and of giving the Western the ad-
vantage of the liberal franchises In
and about Salt Lake City.
The Rio Grande Western has been de-
sirous of extending its line so that 1t
can carry the rich ores of the Park
to Colorado. where they are demanded.
and gain the traffic, or part of it.
that the Union Pacific has had almost
entirely up to this time.
The purchase includes branches up
Red Buttes and Emigration canons.
The amount paid has not yet been
made public, although it is thought to
be no small sum.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
JUDGMENT SECURED BY FRAUD,
Mexico Will Get Back Portion of tho La
Abra Award Made In 1858.

Abra Award Made In 1868.
Washington, d. c., June 24.-The
United States Court of Claims rendered
holding in effect that the award rem
dered against Mexico by Sir Edward
Clinton, acting as umpire under the
treaty of 1865 with Mexico was OBJ
tanned by testimony of corrupt char
acter.
The Court of Claims derived jurisdic-
tion from a special act OF Congress
passed for the purpose of determining
the charge of fraud brought by Mexico
and made the basis of an application
by that government to the United
States to return so much of the money
awarded as remains undistributed in
the latter's hands The following is a
copy of the decree entered in the case
to-day:
The court. finding from the evidence
that the award made by the United
States and Mexican mixed commission
was obtained rs to the whole sum in
cluded therein by fraud effectuated by
means of false swearing and other
false and fraudulent practices on the
part of said company and its agents; it
is therefore hereby ordered, adjudged
and decreed that all claims in law and
equity on the part of the said company
its legal representatives and assigns he
forever barred and foreclosed of all
claim to the money received from the
Republic of Mexico for or on account of
such award"
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
A FIRE ON THE CITY OF ROME
The Great Atlantic Liner Was In the
Greatest Danger In Mid-Ocean.

The Great Atlantic Liner Was In the
Greatest Danger In Mid-Ocean.
New York. June 2I.-The Anchor line
from Glasgow apd Moville after n
thrilling experience with fire on board
ship.
Captain Hugh Young reports that the
steamer sailed on June 10 with SO sa'
loon, 30 second cabin and $50 steer
age passengers and Il cargo of general
merchandise.
On Saturday at $50 p. III. in latitude
ALPS longitude 63.29 the bridge officer
detected smoke issuing from hold No
Immediately forward of the bridge
Dense volumes of smoke soon began
to ascend. The fire alarm was quickly
sounded and the crew beat to quarters
Meanwhile an officer was detailed tC
notify the passengers, who were calmly
sitting or promenadlng the decks.
In n few minutes hose was stretched
along the deck from the engine hous,
to the hold. where the fire was theI
raging. Steam and water We're turned
into the burning compartment and Al
5 p. IN. the fire was under control.
The cause of the fire was supposed II
have been spontaneous combustion
The amount of damage cannot be ascer
tained until the steamers matches arc
taken of and the cargo discharged.
At one time the passengers were re
Quested to get their hand baggage ant
be prepared to leave the ship, but there
was no panic among them. Many of the
state rooms were flooded.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
Dhanis Expedition Massacred.

Brussels, June "a. = The Reforme
says 1t learns from a good source that
the entire Dhanis expedition to the
headwaters of the Nile. including
Baron Dhanis himself, has been mass
acred. Baron Dhanis last year enlist
ed 5000 men in the Congo Free State
to take part in secret expedition.
The British government allowed Il
number Of its Hussas troops to join
the expedition. but it was officially de-
MED that an Anglo Belgian movement
had been concerted against the Nah
dists. The general impression, how
ever, was that his force was to act in
conjunction with the Anglo-Egyptian
expedition up the Nile and take the
Mahdists between two fires and event
ually complete the reconquest of the
Soudan.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
THREE PERSONS KILLED.
A Terrific Cyclone Passed Northwest of sa
lima,


Kansas City, Mo-. June 24.-A special
to the Star from Salina, Kansas, says:
News has just reached here of a ter
rifle cyclone which passed fifteen miles
northwest of this city about 1880
O'Clock last night. AS far as heard,
three are dead and a number danger
ously injured. The dead are:
Mrs. Anna Geesey, aged thirty-four.
Nola Geesey, aged thirteen.
Ida Geesey, aged nine.
-Four members of this family are also
badly hurt.
Mr.. Geesey was away from home.
The remainder of the family had re-
tired, and when the storm struck they
made for their cave. Before they had
gotten out of the house however, the
tornado had destroyed 1t. The work of
destruction was not known till this
morning, then neighbors found the
dead and injured members of the fam
lily lying about in the debris.
The three dead We're found about fif
ty feet east Of the house, and near
them the body of another alive, but
buried to her waist in dirt. The other
three were found some distance wes.
of the house. A two-by-four scantling
was driven through one of Mrs. Gees
tN hC bouiNS WIZ lUAipN GU
to Mrs. Deans, the mother of Mrs.
Geesey.
At Mr.. StOry's, half mile east OF the
Geesey place, the family were sleeping
in n stone basement with frame up
right part. The frame work was
blown away and the timber blown onto
the family below. but none of them
We're killed. The stone work was unin-
jured.
At G. W. Morris the kitchen was
torn down and grove of trees leveled
to the ground.
The track of the storm was narrow,
but very winding. 1t tore down three
sides of the Geesey pasture without
going through the middle of 1t. From
here the main storm divided, part going
west and the remainder north. There
are rumors of other casualties, but par
dculars are meager.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
Attacked a Colored Teacher.

Little Rock, Ark. June 23.-It trans.
pired today from the sworn statement
made by the conductor of the negro
normal school at Lonoke. Arkansas,
during an investigation being made by
the attorney general and state super
intendcnt of public instruction, that n
mob of drunken white men several
days ago broke down the doors Of that
institution. demolished the furniture
and took Professor ID. 4. Watson. n
colored teacher, in the woods and beat
him in n most merciless manner.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
1t Was Bryan Day In MisaourI.

Carthage. Mo-. June 24.-Willian
Jennings Bryan spoke to n crowd OF
$4,000 people at the Chautauqua
grounds on bimetallism to-day, and his
utterances We're enthusiastically cheer
ed. 1t was Bryan day.
The silver champion arrived this
morning and was met at the depot by
several thousand people. After break
fast reception was held. Later the
Nebraskan was driven to the Chautau
qua grounds riding behind a span OF
white horses and followed by process
sion of fifty pure white steeds, mount
ed by prominent citizens.
Mr.. Bryan left tonight for Ottawa
Kansas. where he will be introduced
by Governor Leedy tomorrow and de
liver an address.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02

That electricity is rapidly supplant-
ing steam is evidenced by report from
Hartford, Connecticut, under date OF
May %. 1t says: The new third rail
electric line between New Britain and
Hartford was opened for public traffic
yesterday. Two trains were put on b,
way of a beginning, one starting from
Hartford and the other from New Bril-
tain simultaneously. There were nc
formal ceremonies. and but few people
were on hand to see the beginning OF
what many think is the end of the
steam locomotive. Public interest be.
gan to manifest itself later. however.
and the trains were full both ways
The distance is ten miles, and the time
twenty minutes. This will be reduced
shortly, it is said, to fifteen minutes
The western track of the New England
road, between New Britain and Hart.
ford, is still devoted to the ordinary
trains, the eastern track alone being
used for the electric system. The elec.
trio trains are run at half hour inter.
walls, and midway in the line there it
a turnout where the northbound train
waits for the south-bound to pass. An
A-shaped rail, which carries the electric
current, lies in the center of the track
raised free of the ties by blocks Of
wood. Through this passes the whole
of the 500-volt current which propels
the cars President Clark said today
that the New England Railroad com
pany is entirely satisfied with the test
and that the motor-car must soon
supersede the steam locomotive every
where.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02

In a discussion of the social changes
in England during Victoria's reign, on.
who had lived long is quoted as MAX
ing this distinction: When he was
Young, every young man. even il busy,
pretended to be idle; now every young
man, Il idle. pretends to be busy. This
seemed to be progress to the clear-eyed
observer. Accepting the ANALYSIS, II
needs to be said. that if public senti-
ment drives men into pretense OF
working, it does not make the shame
of idleness less; it merely makes the
disgrace less repulsive to superficial OBJ
servers.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02

One of the most interesting features
of the present cotton situation, viewed
from a commercial standpoint, Is the
growing importance of Egypt as an ex-
porting country. In 1879, the first
year for which there are official statis-
tics as to the quantity Of cotton ship
ped from Egypt, the total exports
were returned at 270,o60,S13 pounds,
whereas in 1895, the latest year for
which we have figures, the exporta-
tions amounted to 521 .427 1853 pounds.
or nearly double the quantity shipped
in 1879
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
CUBA MAKE oREArEFFoRr
The American Junta VIII Send Year,
suPpIirs to the Island Imme dIateIy.

supplies to the Island Immediately.
New York, June PA meeting of
prominent Cubans, presided over by
Delegate Tomas Estrada Palma, was
held last night ut the Astor house and
was largely attended by planters. mer-
chants and others having property or
interests in Cuba. The meeting, which
was private. had for Its object the
agreement upon plan for raising with
in short time the necessary funds to
carry on 4 decidedly vigorous CAM
paign against the Spanish government
in Cuba next winter in case the abso-
lutte independence of the island is not
by that time established. 1t was sug-
gested and approved that in addition to
the usual voluntary monthly contribu-
ton to the revolutionary funds an ex-
ira subscription should be started
among Cubans in the United States
and abroad for the purpose of raising
sum of money sufficient to purchase
and send to the patriot army within
three months time all the resources
which. in the ordinary course of af-
fairs, would be shipped to them dur
ing an entire year. Phe plan, in short.
is to make one great effort to ship one
years supply, so that the Cuban army
may undertake an aggressive policy in
stead of following tactics which n lack
of sufficient supplies compels 1t to OBJ
serve.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
Riot in Spain.

New York, June PA dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
Serious rioting has taken place at
Mieres, in the OWED province, which
was supposed to be due to the in
creased taxes on food. There was
heavy fighting between 5000 miners
and the Spanish troops. consisting of
the civil guards and the princes regi-
ment. Two rioters were killed and five
severely and many slightly wounded
Two soldiers were killed and several
wounded.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02

There is a heart broken boy in Ohio.
He threw stone at playmate. The
stone struck the carotid artery and the
playmate is dead. All the boys should
reflect upon this. 1t is remarkable
that with all the stone throwing by
boys there are not more fatalities
They seem to forget that 1t was but
stone that killed the mighty giant Go
Hath.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02

Imports of shoddy into this country
during recent years have been as fol-
lows: 1890. 4,9s0.327 lbs; 1891. 1885,
bs1 lbs: 1892, 262.992 lbs; 1893. 1886
lbs: 1894, 143,OO2 lbs; 1896. 14,o66,054
lbs; 1896, 1851. .109 lbs.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02

A rainbow wedding" is one in
which the bride wears white and her
maids wear gowns of assorted colors.
The CROMWELL. he don't appear to
cut any figure whatever.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02
servers

The Dowager Lady Churchill has
been in the department of the mistress
of the robes since 1854 as lady Of the
bedchamber to the queen. 1t is said
that this woman knows more of the
priyate life of the queen than any 9th
er woman living, and is most faith
ful keeper of state secrets.
The Springfield herald., 1897-07-02

"Whnt kind Of wife shai u Young man
,,arryf' asks u magazine writer. II strikes
Vito Let him take Il widow or single
Young woman.