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STRUCK
BY CYCLONE
Terrific Twister Creates Havoc on the South
ern Border of Minnesota.
SIX PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO BE DEAD.
Many Others Injured and Others Missing for
Whose Safety Grave Fears Are
ET|
Entertained
A SCORE OF RESIDENCES DEMOLISHED.
A SCORE OF RESIDENCES DEMOLISHED.
Telegraph Wires Frustrated i'm All Directions
Couriers From the Country Report Great Dam
age on Farms-Cattle Swept Away by the Hum
dreds and Heavy Loss of Life Probable-Work of
Rescue Being Rapidly Pushed.

Special to the Globe.
OELWEIN, TO-, June 10-A terrific
cyclone visited the city Of Lyle and
surrounding country this evening about
z o'clock. Full particulars have not
yet been received, but from a telegram
received at the office Of the Chicago
Great Western railway here it is
learned that the cyclone struck the out
skirts of Lyle, blowing down the school
house, several houses and barns, and
blowing several cars off the tracks Of
the Chicago Great Western railway.
Eight people were badly injured, some
of whom are not expected to recover.
Reports received at Lyle from the sur
rounding country indicate that the
storm caused great damage to farm
buildings, ETC., and was very destruc-
tive to human life and to stock. Six
people are known to be dead, several
severely injured and others missing of
whose safety grave doubts are enter
tanned. The storm tore down the teIe-
graph wires for some distance around
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on sugar that is the product of any refinery
of sugar IN the United States; but the per-
sons or corporations engaged in the bust
ness Of refining sugar in whose business
there is employed less than 100000 of cash
capital and who not connected in business
by agreement with any other person or cor
poration, engaged in refining sugar, are cx-
empt from such tax. The laws for the col
lection OF the tax on tobacco, so far as
they are applicable to the subject of this
enactment. shall apply to the collection o.
the tax imposed by this act upon refined
sugar. And no person corporation shall
be exempt from the tax on sugar, refined
at any large refinery, who shall not clearly
establish the right to such exemption, under
the rules and regulations to be prescribed
by the secretary of the treasury for the exc
cution of this law
Mr.. Caffery Ga.) followed. The old
fight between the producers of raw
sugar and the refiner. which in this
country was the trust, was, he said,
again on. He spoke of the scandal of
1894 over the sugar schedule produced
by the rapacity of the sugar trust
1t was to be repeated now. When the
Wilson bill was considered he had
voted for duty Of 40 per cent because
sugar had been recognized as a legiti
mate revenue producing article. No
one up to that time questioned that
sugar came within the strict letter OF
Democratic doctrine of tariff for rev.
enue. But with this had grown up
many erroneous impressions as to the
need of an excessive duty Under the
80 per cent ad valorem duty of the law
of 1916. the production Of sugar had in
creased enormously, reaching 495, 600, 900
pounds in 1855. A "a per cent duty
had shown like results. So that he did
not believe q 100 per cent or so per
cent duty was necessary to keep the
sugar industry af1oat. When 5 o'clock
was reached the bill was laid aside.
Mr.. Pettigrew made inquiry as to
what had become of his resolution
directing the committee on Pacific rail-
roads to inquire into the issue of land
patents to the Pacific roads. Mr. Gear
Qowa), chairman of the committee, an
swered, curtly, that Mr.. Pettigrew
would hear in due time what action the
committee had taken. Mr. Pettigrew
said he expected the reference to COM
mittee would be the graveyard of the
resolution, and he called attention of
the country to the condition of affairs
Explanations were made later that the
committee would meet Saturday to
consider the subject.
AT 5:10'p. m. the senate held an ex-
ecutive session, and then adjourned.
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he desired to show the fluctuations of
the stock and the sales for some
months. He read the lowest and high
est market of the stock and the daily
sales for a long period. showing the
flcurishing condition of the company.
Mr.. Vest cut off some cross firing
between Mr.. White and Mr. Caffery as
to the effect of the proposed schedule
on the price of Sugar trust stock by
resuming his speech.
''As to the question of the effect of
our action here on Sugar stock" said
he, waving his arms, I'VE may be in
doubt here, but there is one place where
there is no doubt-that is among the
spectators in Wall street. They know
Immediately and instinctively what
effect proposed schedule will have.
There is no question about the correct
ness Of their conclusions. And they
put the price of stock up S. a share
within thirty minutes after the new
schedule was agreed on by the caucus.
They know whether. this schedule is
more favorable than the existing law
OF the Dingley bill schedule ard in
two days they ran the price up from
118 to 124. I have heard predictions
from those who ought to know that if
this schedule stands, Sugar stock will
go to $50 share"
proceeding, Mr.. Vest pointed out the
great revolution which had occurred in
the past two years in the sources of
the trust sugar supply. Mr.. Vest de-
Scr1bed the new sugar schedule as Gin
genious and artistic The spectators
understood it. He had ascertained and
was prepared to prove mathematically
that the protection given the trust on
sugars testing sc degrees in the pres
ent law, was "a cent a pound; in
the Dingley schedule SO; in the original
senate bill so and in the new schedule
agreed on by the Republican senatorial
caucus 81. In conclusion, Mr.. Vest
declared that the schedule deluded the
public in the interest of this "gigan-
tic monopoly
Mr.. Lindsay Ky.) offered an amend
ment which strikes out of the house
schedule, in paragraph 206, the words:
mot above No. 16, Duluth standard in
color" and also strikes out the provi-
sion in the same paragraph for diff
ferential duty on refined sugar.
Mr.. Morgan at this point gave notice
of the following amendment to be offer
ed at the proper time:
"A tax of one cent per pound is hereby
levied and shall be assessed and collected
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The case of the State VS.. Congress-
man Frederick G. Stevens, charged
with embezzlement from the Mime
sofa Savings bank, of which he was
president, came to an abrupt termina-
ton yesterday afternoon. County At
torney Anderson requested the court
to direct the jury to bring in verdict
Of not guilty. In making the motion
Mr.. Anderson, who evidently felt very
keenly his position, spoke as follows:
If the court please, consider it my duty,
In view Of the evidence which has been intro
duced IN this case, and l think 1t is only just
to this court, and, above all, l think it is
only just, honest and proper, on behalf of the
tive of the state, to ask this court at this
time, to instruct the jury to bring in a ver-
dict of not guilty.
And. with the permission of the court, 1
wish to say here, and think 1t appears fairly
from the testimony of Mr.. Schade, who was
the bookkeeper Of the Minnesota Savings
bank, both in the direct and on the cross-ex-
animation and redirect, that for a long period
of time covering more than a year. down to
Jan. 2, 1897, the individual deposit ledger of
the bank, known as Book G and states
hibit A. in this case which was unQuestiona-
bly, honestly kept by Mr.. Schade, the book
keeper-every item placed in his hands hav-
ing been correctly entered into this book-and
that that book, on its face, does show, when
we take into consideration the fact that Mr..
Stevens, as president of the bank, and one
of the trustees, that he had apparently for a
long period of time been using the funds of
that bank by overdraft. 1t appears on the
testimony of Mr.. Schade that not until after
the indictment was found, and before he ap-
peared here as witness, did he know or
have any means Of knowing about these
items, aggregating $500 belonging to Mr..
Stevens. l want to say this, and l think it
is eminently proper at this time, in view Of
the fact l do not stand as the guardian or
protector of any grand jury, but in view Of
the fact that there has been terms used in the
course of this trial which seem to cast re-
Election upon some one as being guilty of
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o'clock two heavy black clouds, one
from the southwest and one from tht
northwest, came in contact with eacl
other and went to the ground aboul
enc mile north of the Iowa state lint
and about five miles west of this place
taking zigzag course nearly cas-
blowing down houses and outbuiIc
ings, uprooting trees and completes
Gemolishing everything in its path. The
loss of life reported so far is only one
Henry c. Hanson, a prosperous young
farmer, about three and one-half miles
west of town. He had just returned
from town and was in the barn taking
care of his team when the storm
struck, blowing away the barn and
killing Mr. Hanson.
Hanson was found about thirty rods
from the barn in a mangled condi-
ton. 1t next took the Minareka school
house, barns and out-buildings in the
vicinity. The loss of property in the
town is not SO large as in the country.
In the town the dwelling and barn OF
Charles Larson, dwelling Of Peter Han
son and new dwelling of Chris Chris
tianson, partly finished, are completely
destroyed. The dwelling of c. M. Fish
er. w. A. Fraser and several others
damaged slightly. The shoe shop Of
B. D. Hedemark was moved from its
foundation, and part of the east wall
of L. A. Oleson's dry goods store was
blown down. The city wind mill was
blown from its tower, and the city hall
moved from its foundation. Two cars
were taken from the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul side track and turned
over in the ditch. The loss of property
will be from $4,000 to $4,000.
Doctors were sent for from Austin,
Usage and st. Ansgar to assist the
local physicians here, and everything
possible is being done to relieve the
wounded. The wounded will all re-
cover.
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WASHINGTON, June 10.-The long
deferred debate on the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill came on abruptly al
1 o'clock today after the senate had
disposed of the cereals in the agricul-
turaI schedule. The interest in the
sugar schedule had been whetted for
weeks, and, aside fr m the fact that
mora evenue is derived from sugar
than from any other article, there was
the added interest due to the sensa-
tional charges made Of late, within
and without the senate, concerning
Irregularities in connection with the pro-
gress Of the schedule.
The debate failed to develop any dra-
matte incidents. Mr.. Jones (Ark.) -op-
ened the debate, to some extent answer
ing Mr. Aldrichs statement on the
sugar schedule. Mr.. Vest severely crit
icised the sugar trust, and argued that
the rates were further tribute to its
vast resources. Mr.. Caffery Oa) also
opposed the schedule as a whole. No
final action was taken on any feature
Of the schedule, further than the with
drawal of the original senate commit
tee amendments This leaves the house
provisions of the bill with an amend
ment increasing the house differential
from S75-1000 to 95-100 cents per pound.
The provisions relating to the Ha-
waiian islands went over by mutual
consent.
Early in the day Mr.. Tillman IS. c.
made lively speech in favor Of the
amendment giving an export duty on
agricultural products. He took occasion
in this connection to criticise his Dem
ocratfc associates who were given to a
strict and literal construction of the
Democratic doctrine Of tax for rev.
enue only The bounty amendment
was defeated, 1859.
The senate began work at II a. M,
and the tariff bill was taken up as
soon as the routine business was out
of the way. Mr.. Tillman IS. c. took
the floor on the pending amendment
of Mr.. Cannon Otah), providing an
export bounty on agricultural products.
He said he desired the attention Of
his associates, and, as the attendance
was meagre, he noted the absence Of a
quorum The call disclosed 54 senators
present, 9 more than a quorum, and
was in his usual vein, though not quite
so sensational or explanatory, and
more argumentative. He declared that
the South had been treated as an Ish-
maelite since the war, and, with the
farmers generally, had been bled to
benefit New England.
After some running debate, a vote
was taken on the Cannon amendment.
providing an export bounty for agri-
cultural products, and it was defeat
ed, yeas, 10; nays, SO. The affirmative
vote was given by Messrs, Allen, But
ler, Stewart, Harris (Kan.), Heitfad,
Populists; Cannon, Mantle Pettigrew,
silver Republicans; Roach and .Tillman,
Democrats. -
This closed the consideration of the
cereal paragraphs of the agricultural
schedule, and further consideration
ofthe "a agricultural schedule was post
| poned, and the sugar schedule taken
up.
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. ID gave notice he
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SCHADEs TESTIMONY.

demonstrate how wrongfully this man was
indicted, we will make that admission If it
will be accepted.
SCHADES TESTIMONY.
Charles H. Schade, a bookkeeper in
the bank during the time charged in
the indictment, was the only witness
OF the day, after Senator Sheehan had
identified the books When the wit
ness was taken in hand by the county
attorney, he was shown the ledger
and the account of F. C. Stevens. MIR.
Butler objected to the book being
used; the state had not laid it's founda-
ton, and, not having done SO, the
book was not to the point.
The court, however allowed the state
to question the witness regarding the
entries in the ledger. The witness had
entered the items in the ledger from
deposit slips and checks There were
more objections from Mr. Butler as to
the introduction of columns of figures
of Mr.. Stevens account. The witness,
however, testified that he had entered
| on the debit side of Mr.. Stevens ac-
count the checks drawn.
Mr.. Butler brought from the wit
ness that the proper credits to Mr.
Stevens account did not show on the
ledger. He knew this because the en-
tries did not appear on the cash book
as over cash. The ledger was not
with the bank. Mr.. Anderson, how
ever, went at the witness and asked
him to explain how he could tell from
the over cash entries how the money
belonged to Mr.. Stevens. Witness, in
reply to a question from Mr. Butler,
said all the balances shown by the
red figures were false ones.
Mr.. Anderson called attention to the
column of red figures on the ledger
pages and asked witness to explain to
the court and jury what they were.
Mr.. Butler became thoroughly excit-
ed and angry and said: THAT is object
ed to as immaterial, for these reasons:
That it now conclusively appears that
this is not the account Of Mr.. Stevens,
or Of any other person. but contains
certain entries. Now, how shameful
| 1t would be to permit any witness under
any system of law to come upon the
stand and say, Here are entries in a
book of a bank which / know are not
all the entries that should be here to
his credit; that I know that each and
every one of the balances carried here
in red ink are false how shameful it
is to permit or to ask any witness to
be permitted to testify to such entries
made without the knowledge or consent
Of a man accused Of crime, being prose-
cuted maliciouSly for purposes that I
wont discuss under a pretenSe of a
desire to send an honest man to the
penitentiary, I say how shameful it
is for the necessities Of the state in
this case to bend and break every rule
of law that has been handed down to
US as safeguards to the liberties Of
men. Admit that testimony and the de-
fense is through. Our reliance will be
on honest men in an honest jury to see
whether they will say that tecause false
! books and false balances are here that
an he nest man is a thief and felon Tina :
is what is before your honor
The witness stated that red ink fig
ures showed an overdraf.t.
Mr.. Butler was not satisfied with
any such statement, at least he said
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Special to the Globe.
LYLE, Mimi, June 10.-A disastrous
cyclone struck this town about z
o'clock this evening, sweeping every
thing before it, and as far as knowE
in this immediate vicinity killing one
man and injuring fourteen other peo.
pie. The killed was:
HENRY c. HANSON, farmer.
INJURED.
PETER HANSON, broken leg and arm,
otherwise badly bruised.
MRS. PETER HANSON, serious flesf
wounds.
ROBERT HANSON, son Of Peter Hanson
bad flesh wound In forehead
CHARLES LARSON, WIFE AND CHILD.
MRS. STIPE.
CHRISTIAN PETERSON. 9
MAIDS PETERSON
PETER PETERSON
CHARLES SEVERSON.
MRS. W. A. FRASER.
MRS. NJ. L. HUGHSON
w. NJ. BROOKE AND WIFE.
There is a report that six people were
killed in the country, but this canno
yet be verified.
It had been raining hard during tbs
afternoon, and heavy clouds were seen
! i'll the west about 5 O'Clock and werQ
watched by a number Of people. About
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doing something that was unjust, instigated
through partisan or other purposes-I think
1t is only fair that the statement should be
made that the testimony and every scrap and
scratch of the pen that could be found either
for against the defendant, was hunted up
and the testimony on its face showed an over
November 1896, of 81, ,339, and showed a bal
ance before the bank closed of $418. No means
OF showing but what that account, like all
accounts, presumably, in the bank books, was
correct. But now in justice to my friend,
Mr.. Stevens, it is only proper to say that Mr..
Stevens, as the evidence shows had no pass
book. never received any statement of his ac-
count; that he presumed, as any honest man
had a right to presume that when that draft
was put into the Minnesota Savings bank
corporation organized to transact business in
an orderly and business-like manner that
that draft would be credited to his account
and he had no reaSon-no living has
any right to believe in the face of the testi-
mony today, that he had any reason to be-
lieve that these various items, aggregating
$1,000, had not been credited to his account;
and if they had been, the fearful injustice of
having indicted Mr.. Stevens never would
have taken place. Through some oversight of
some one transacting the business Of that
bank, other than Mr.. Stevens-for the evil
dence shows he was nominally the president,
and it is well known that he was only nom
inally the president-through the oversight of
some these items were not credited to
him, they should have been, and left the
way open to cause inadvertently and innocent
ly an injustice against Mr.. Stevens which is
fearful, and l think that no man.. who knows
the facts, ought to leave a stone unturned
to rectify that mistake.
So, if the court please, in view of the fact
that the testimony shows that Mr.. Stevens
never had to his credit balance of less than
81 ,112, if properly entered on these books, and
in view of the fact that when the bank closed
he really should have had to his credit over
So, ,400 it is proper at this time to ask this
court to instruct the jury to bring in ver
dict for the defendant.
There was no noise or talking during
the talk made by the prosecuting at
torney, but the defendant and his at
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TOWNE HAS WORK.

VIII Establish Headquarters in Du-
Iuth and Proceed to Organize
SiIyerites.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, June 1O.-Chair-
man c. A. Towne, of the silver Repub-
lican party, arrived here today to es-
tablish headquarters of the new or
ganization He will remain here per-
manently except when called away
by his duties. In an interview this
afternoon he said that they will inn
mediately proceed to organize in most
of the states of the union those indi-
yiduals of late Republican affiliation
who claim to be for various reasons
dissatisfied, with especial reference t.,
currency differences of opinion. He
expects to see the tariff bill passed be-
fore July !.
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CHICAGO, June 10.-All railway lines
running in the vicinity of the storm at
Lyle, Mimi, report telegraph poles
blown down and other damage done. A
railroad operator at Mason City re-
ported at midnight that twenty houses
were demolished in Lyle,one man killed
outright and twenty others injured. 1t
is believed that much damage was done
in the country around Lyle, there be-
ing all sorts of rumors of heavy loss of
life. Owing to the damage to telegraph
lines, definite information was lacking.
A special train with surgeons, linemen
and workmen was sert to Lyle from
Waterloo, To-, within an hour of the
time Of the storm.
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Lyle, and further particulars are there
fore not expected here for some time.
The names Of the dead and injured
are not yet known here
Further reports from Lyle up to 1 a.
m. confirm the reports of extensive
damage and loss of life along the Iowa
Minnesota state line. At Lyle one per-
son was instantly killed and twenty
people injured, eight OF whom may die
Many buildings were totally destroyed,
and heavier loss of life would have
resulted had not the storm suddenly
swerved to the country to the south.
Reports from outside the city are to
the effect that six persons were killed
and ten badly injured. Several per-
sons are reported missing from their
farm houses, and a number of addi-
tions to the death list are expected.
The work of rescue is being rapidly
pushed Special trains with medical
assistance were sent to the scene from
all nearby points.
Lyle is on a branch line of the Chi
cago Great Western, just across the
state line.
Telegraph wires are Frustrated, and
definite details are extremely meagre.
Couriers from the rich farming coun-
try to the south Of Lyle report great
damage along the path of the twister,
which was in places half a mile wide.
Cattle were swept away by the hun
dred, and a heavy loss Of human life is
feared.
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PAGE I.
Duluth Man After Pirate Gold.
TONvne Pushing His New Party.
Debate on Sugar Schedule Opened.
Cruiser New York Sent to Sea.
Lyle, Minn., Struck by Cyclone.
PAGE z.
HamIine Commencement Exercises.
Suicide of Philip Reilly.
Auerbach Resigns Receivership.
Days Social Events.
PAGE 3.
minneapolis Matters.
Suicide of an Unknown.
Saltwater Affairs.
Pettigrew Pressing Antitrust.
Mckinley at Nashville.
PAGE A.
Editorial.
Republican Delegates to Detroit.
PAGE 8.
Buckeyes Take One From Saints.
HoOsiers Defeat MiIIers.
Tigers and Brewers Win.
Results in the National.
Cyclists Need No Lanterns.
DeIuges in New England.
PAGE 6.
Big Deals in Stock Market.
Bar Silver, 90 Use.
Cash Wheat I'm Chicago, go I-Sc.
Worlds Markets Reviewed.
PAGE z.
Slump in SeabOard Rates.
Railway Gossip.
War on Powers Goes On.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
Writ of Error Denied Hull.
Court Proceedings.
Revolt as to Cleveland High School.
No Cribbing in Medical Exams.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Saale, Bremen;
Michigan, London Persia, Hamburg.
Observation-Disclosures: Majestic, New
York; State of California, Montreal.
QUEENSTOWN-Sailed: Indiana, Philadel-
phia: Britannia New York.
LONDON-Arrived: Manitoba, New York.
BREMEN-Arrived: Lain, New York via
Plymouth.
PHILADELPHIA = Sailed: Netherlands,
Antwerp.
NAPLES-Arrived2 Fulda, New York.
PENHAGEN-Arrived: Hekla, New
York via Christiania.
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Indian Trouble over.

WASHINGTON. June 1O-Officers of the
Indian office are inclined to believe that
the disturbance among the Cheyennes at the
report has been RECEIVED from Capt. Stouch,
the agent, since last Monday, which is taken
as an indication that the braves have quietly,
acquiesced in the arrest of the Indian mur-
derers and dispersed. A full report on the
trouble probably will be made by mail.