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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

tice of this has been sent to all interested
south of Keokuk.
Cairo-The river, augmented by heavy
rains, has risen one inch during the past
twenty-four hours. Heavy rains have
brought the river to a stand at 3O.6 feet.
Heavy winds Of last night caused slight
washings in Big -Four cmbankment in
the drainage district. Washings filled in
with sand bags.
Memphis-So far only four creyasses on
the Mississippi side, one in Washington
county and three in Bolivar, that at
Sunny Wild the most destructive. Seri-
Gus break at Westover and ut the La
coma Circle yesterday. Leyee is fast
going.
Condition in and about Greenville and
Gunnison continues very serious.
Helena-Riyer rose two inches, now
51.5 feet on gauge. Rainfall, LAG. But
little rise since break below Westover.
Don't expect much, if any more. Wealth
er clear and pleasant.
Vicksburg-CreVasse which occurred at
Westoyer, Ark. ten miles below Helena,
il 600 feet wide and feet deep. River
about stationary at Vicksburg, but will
rise again from water revived through
the YaZOO.
New Orleans-The levees on the lower
and southwest winds, but continue in
tact The Bayou La Fourche levees are
in n critical condition, water being higher
than ever known, and are not expected
to hold Fourche levee between Race
land and Lockport can do but little dam
age.
The Ohio river has fallen throughout
it's entire length. The Mississippi has
risen n foot at St. Louis and has risen
again slightly at Memphis and thence to
the mouth, except where crevasses have
occurred.
During the past twenty hours the
following average rainfalls in inches and
tcnths have occurred over the respective
basins, viz:
Lower Mississippi, IL; central Missis
sippi 10; lower Ohio, 1.G; Cumberland
and Tennessee, Z; lower Missouri, IL
Arkansas. y.
(Signcd WILLIS i. MOORE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
AWFUL ARKANSAS 1N|SIER
A FULL-FLEDGED CNCLoNE L"
WASTE A LARGE TRACT OF
LAND.
THE ROADS STRENN WITH DEBRIS
Country Roads Impossible ior
bicIes in the Vicinity OF star
City-SeyeraI Lives Report
ed LOst-FieIds Bare.

Little Rock, Ark, April IA special
to the Gazette from Star City, Lincoln
county, says:
At . o'clock yesterday afternoon the
people of Star City were aroused by the
terrific roaring of a full-hedged cyclone.
Every one sought places of safety, and
in less time than it takes to tell 1t ter
rble and destructive cyc:one was deal
ing devastation to everything in its path,
which was from a quarter 10 MALT mile
in width 1t passed south OF Star Clty
about half a mile.
A correspondent who started out on
horseback to get details of the work OF
the cyclone found the roads so stfeWh
with debris and trees that ne had 10
abandon the horse and make his way Oh
foot. The cyclone seems to nave maze
complete circle about the town, nearly
every house within small radius beng
totally demolished, while large trees were
uprooted, dashed to the ground and then
twisted into fragments. The country
roads in every direction are lmpassaDle,
being blockaded by debris OF every I'M
agnable kind.
The home of Dunk Reeves was the
first one attacked. Mr.. Reeves house
and everything it contained was DloWn
to pieces and he his wife and three chill
dren were landed on Il spot which was
their garden before the cyclone struck
it. The wife was badly injured, but the
others escaped with few bruises, Inc
course of the storm was from southwest
to northeastcrly direction.
Couriers from all directions are begin
ming to come in with information OF the
destruction of both life and property.
j. NJ. Falls, who lived about a mile
and half west of Star City, had ms
house. barns. outhouses etc, entirely de-
moiished. Mr.. John Young, his neigh
Dor. lost his barns and stables. Mr.. Bea-
ty Donaldson, a farmer, little further
on lost his house.
The next point the storm was heard
from was on Mr.. John Hicks large plan.
taticn, and he lost all his buildings and
stock. On this place three persons are
known to have been killed outright and
a large number are reported seriously IN
jured, some fatally.
The little town is completely hemmec
in from all directions save from the west
1t will be several days before vehicles
of any kind can travel the roads where
the cyclone passed. Never in the his
tory of this part of the state has such
cyclone been known.
1t is impossible at this writing to Civ
anything like definite account of thu
damage done.
News has just reached here of the. de
| destruction of several large plantation
| along Bayou Bartholomew, among then
being the houses of Alf Cogwell, lie
Hudson and ]. w. Fall. The loss is yer,
great at each of these places.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Big Rise ut st. Louis.

st. Louis, April 1.-The river here has
risen two feet in the last twenty-four
hours, and seems bent on confirming the
predictions of the weather bureau. A
Washington dispatch says the river at
st. Louis will reach 26 feet in two days
time. The river shows "a feet on the
gauge now, and is rising at the rate of
20 feet. and from the news that comes
from the headwaters it is the general
opinion that this height will be reached.
st. Louis itself will suffer little from such
Il stage of water, but across the river
in East st. Louis there is likely to be
trouble. Twenty-cight feet Of water
caused flood there. In the 1891 flood
the river Mt ST. Louis was n little over
30 feet. East st. Louis was flooded, and
on this side of the river a dyke had to
be built on North Broadway to keep the
water out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
FOREIGN ITEMS.
GOMEZ WILL NOT FORGET
The Machete Blow Taat Deprive
Him of u Son.

The Mnchete BLOW Tnat DeDriNedf
Him of u Son.
Havana, April 1.-The Diario de la|
Marina says editorially today that theI
policy of President Mckinley and his
cabinet is altogether hostile to the plans
of the insurgents. 1t prints letter from
Gen. Maxine Gomez to Senior Morele,
the correspondent of Ell Liberal, of Mad
rid. which reads as follows:
Army of Liberation, Headquarters of
the General-in-C Chief. Louis Morele, Cor
respondent of Ell Liberal Madrid-On you
leaving my presence | owe you an ex-
PLANTATION, and particularly as you write
for a newspaper which calls upon Spain
to drown in blood our just aspirations. |
can not be sanguinary, but | feel sorry
under the circumstances that you were
not sentenced to death while in my camp.
Il is plausible that we should feel it
necessary to shed blood-Spanish blood.
The machette blow that killed Francois
Gomez will never be forgotten in Pinar'
del Rio, Puerto Principe and other parts
of the island. Meanwhile, on your way
to Spain, be pleased with the thought
that you have been witness to the ruin
of poor Cuba and have plunged your feet
in the blood of innocent Cuba. Do not
forget that we shall continue to fight for
liberty Do not forget that justice will
descend from above and end the struggle
now sustained by Spain to her dishonor
and disaster. NJ. GOMEZ"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
COTTON BUYERS MEETING.
The Committee ON Permanent Or
wnnizatiOn Reported the Officers.

WV
Corsicana, Tex, April 1.-(Special.)-
1t was about / o'clock when the cotton
buyers met.
The committee on permanent organiza-.
ton and for the election of officers of
the association recommended Felix L.
Bath of Fort Worth for permanent chair
man and president; G. j. Sorrels of Hills
boro for vice president; Z. r. Freeman
of Dallas for secretary and treasurer,
and Joseph Schwartz of this city for as
sistant secretary.
A board of directors consisting of the
president and vice president and the fol-
lowing were selected:
VIM. Aver c. l.. Sanger ThOs. Bell,
A. i. Leman. f. LANCE. Bryan Heard,
II. l.. Edwards. J. ID. McDade, d. II.
Iglehart, Thomas Forbes, Jr.; Il. A. Pc
tiers, p. Il. Freeman. w. f. Todd r. B.
Templeman, G. +. Miller, G. G. Davis,
w. A. Arthur, a. NJ. Reed, l.. Bogd and
a. Sesfield.
The committee suggested that the meet
ing of the board of directors be hell each
year during the months of February and
August and that the association meet an
nually at place to be chosen before ad-
journment at each annual meeting.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
THE CHANDLER CYCLONE.
List of Dead Has Diminished, but the
Details Were Not Overstnted.


Kansas City, April IA special to the
Journal from Guthrie. o. T., says:
1t develops tonight that the loss of life
in the Chandler cyclone has been great
ly Overstatcd In the confusion and diff
Guilty of getting news over the long dis
lance telephone, names became mixed,
and the list of dead was made greater
than it really was. Only fourteen per-
sons, it is now stated, are known to have
met death in Chandler. and in addition
to these three were killed in the country
north of town. Fully 200 persons We're
injured, fifty or sixty of them being Sc
riously hurt, and four Or five of them will
surely die.
A corrected list of the dead at Chandler
as given out tonight by the Chandler re-
lief committee is as follows:
John Dawson, attorney.
Edgar De Moss
James Woodward and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. Johnson and little
son.
Mrs. Philip Johnson and child.
Mrs. Tom Smith.
Mrs. DR.. Lee.
Miss Emma Rittensteln.
Emma Dressinger.
ID. L. Johnson.
In the country north of Chandler John
c. White and two children were killed.
Scores of injured are under the care
of physicians who have come here from
all parts of Oklahoma. None of the
wounded had succumbed today. though
many suffer greatly and can not possibly
recover Nearly all the men slept in the
streets last night where fires were kept
blazing. The women were cared for in
the few houses that We're not destroyed,
or found shelter in the tents sent from
surrounding towns.
Fifty special policemen protected the
property Of the citizens.
A thousand people are homeless, and
half as many are without a thing in tlie
world. Help on 4 large scale is needed.
Lawyer John Dawson and Edgar De
Moss, the barber, who are numbered
among the dead, were eating supper in
Wallacc's restaurant when the tornado
came up and the building collapsed.
Dawson. who left n wife and two chill
dren at Alma, Ark. was instantly killed.
De Moss was pinioned by his right arm,
but was not injured. He cried for help,
but none could reach him through the
fire. He begged some one to cut off his
arm. but the horror-stricken people were
compelled to helplessly watch him burn
to death.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
WE'RE MARRIED IN 81.
A Secret Marriage Made Public at
the whitesbOrO Normal School.

Whitesboro. Tex, April 1.-(Special.) J.
The first announcement of marriage was
made this morning at the opening eXer-
cises for the day at the Whitesboro nor
nal college, it being the marriage of NJ.
Il. Harris and Miss Ellen Heckler, which
had been solemnized by County Judge
s. NJ. Bradley, at Denton. Tex, Deem
Der "a. 1894. Mr.. Harris has been stu
dent at the normal here for the past two
years, and as he desired to attend school
the couple had decided to marry and
keep the marriage secret. About a
week ago Mr.. Harris wrote Judge Brad.
ley, asking for a certificate. which was
duly received. and today the public an
nouncement was made. Miss Heckler,
Mrs. Harris. has been teaching in Gray
son county this year. her school closing
last Friday. She will join her husband
in the normal next week. Mr. and Mrs.
Harris are receiving the congratulations
of their many friends.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Health Resort Burned.

Meadville. Pa, April 1.-Cambridge
Springs, a health resort amout twelve
miles from here was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire today, involving q loss Of
one life and property valued at 100000.
There is no fire department at the springs
and assistance was sent from this city,
Cory and Union City, but before sub
stantial relief could be given thirty bust.
ness houses and dozen residences had
succumbed to the flames. Cyrus Hay,
a merchant, entered his place of business
while it was in flames to save some val
uables and was crushed by falling walls.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
4. NJ. L. Conference.

Sn Antonio. Tex, April 1.-(Special)-
The San Antonio district conference of
the African Methodist church opened its
regular session here today with large
attendance. The body was called to or
der by Rev. Gaines, d. D., the presiding
elder. Organization was perfected by the
selection of Rev. G. f. Taylor, d. D., as
secretary: S. II. Huff. recording secre-
tary; Frank Wade and E. p. Hunt, mar
shals.
Addresses were made, papers read and
Rev. ]. NJ. Armstrong. presiding bishop
of the district.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
IS'nai FIRTH Meeting.

Waco, Tex, April 1.-(Special)-The
local committee met this morning to make
ready for the meeting here on the 25.h
inst. of the grand lodge B'nai Birth of
the Seventh district. one of the largest
divisions of that Hebrew organization.
The Seventh district includes all of the
cotton growing states, and its member
ship is over 5000. There will be about
600 delegates at the Waco meeting, which
will last four days, closing Wednesday,
the 2Sth inst, with a grand ball. Judge
J. E. Boynton will deliver the address
of welcome on the part of the state of
TpyoS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Destructive Hail Storm.

Lebanon, Mo-, April This vicinity
was visited last night by the most de-
structive hail storm ever witnessed here.
Hail stones weighing ten and twelve
ounces fell in great profusion and with
such force and rapidity that not house
in the community escaped more or less
injury. Not only were shingle roofs dam
aged. but the heavy iron roofs of the
Touring and planning mills were dahi-
aged. Stock suffered.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
p,,n;e Award Was Married.

Memphis, April 1.-The remains Of
Fannie Award, the actress, who died nj
Brooklyn few days ago, arrived IN Mem
phis today and were inferred this after
The Commercial prints the fol-
lowing in connection with the young wc
mans death:
man for one of the Faust companies
were married in Brooklyn in Decembel
As soon as Mr.. Hall heard of the natur
of the report as to Miss Awards deaf
he at once telegraphed the father of tn
Young lady the facts of the marriage
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Ramsey,s Sentence Altered.

Lima, April 1.-The superior court of
appeals sat in secret session today from
$50 until 4:30 p. m. with reference to,
the case of Ramsey, the American sailor,
who was arrested at CallaO in the early
part of December on charge of disor-
derby, conduct and sentenced to a years
imprisonment without the formality of
a trial The court has altered the SEN
tence to four months from the 10th day
of January last.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
situation of Uncertainty.

Greenville, Miss, April 1.-At II
o'clock tonight the situation here is one
of confusion and uncertainty. No one
knows exactly how much water will come
into the city. conditions being entirely
different from former years.
Work on the protective levee through
the north of town is being pushed as
rapidly as possible. That portion of the
city knows as "Newtown." lying north
east is under water from tire to five feet
deep If the protection levee holds, the
business portion of the city will remain
dry, but this is doubtful.
A report just received from Rosedale
says the whole town is under water and
isolated from the rest of the world.
Water is two feet deep on the floor of
Mr.. Charles Scott's residence in that
place
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
4 Fatal Wreck.

Savannah, Ga, April There was
a disastrous and fatal wreck of freight
train on the Central Railway last night
at 11:30, between Kennel and OppOn.
Freight train No. AZ, bound from Macon
to Savannah, ran into a lengthy washout
at this point and eight cars and the ca
boose were precipitated into space fol
the distance of eight feet. Enginee
Ryan had his leg broken, Fireman Grad.
was injured internally and Brakema
Bragg. il is now feared, was killed, n
trace Of him being found.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Stands In Four Feet of Water.

Gunnison, Miss. April This little
city stands tonight in four feet of water,
the result of the big break in the lcvee
at Perthshire. There is much suffering
among the poorer classes. Five hundred
negroes, in destitute condition, are hud-
died together on the levee near here. The
government engineer tonight ordered two
barges for the relief of these unfortunate
people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Six-Dny nike Race.

Washington. April 1.-The strain is be-
ginning to tell upon the riders i'll the six
day bicycle contest, and the leaders arc
beginning to slacken their pace. The
score at 2 a. IN. stood:
Schock, 1900 miles; Albert, 1214 miles;
Golden. 1889 miles; Lawson, 1859 miles;
Cassidy. 1875 miles: Rivierre, SIG miles !;
Ford. 5C1 miles: Miller, 52S miles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
DINGLEY BILL PROTECT.
The New York Chamber of Comm cree
SnYs 1t Is ENcessiYe.

New York, April 1.-The Chamber of
Commerce today adopted the following
resolution almost unanimously:
Resolved. That the Chamber d Com
merce of the state of New York Express
it's earnest conviction that the tariff bill
now before congress in many of is pro-
visions is excessive and likely to lave an
action harmful to business and Injurious
to the welfare of the county and
it should be carefully revised to the end
that a system of taxation may be adopted
that shall be reasonably permanent and
shall insure to the business interests of
the country immunity from carly
changes
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
COMANCHE BANK CLOSES.
Continued Withdrawals Caused the
First National to Close.

Continued Withdrawals N"enS" INV
First National to Close.
Comanche, Tex, April 1.-(Speclal) =
The following notice was posted on the
door of the First National bank of TINS
place about 10 a. m. today:
"Comanche Tex, April Ito the Pub
lie: Owing to continued Withdrawals OF
deposits and our inability to get imme-
date relief, this bank has found 1t neces-
sary to suspend payment and close its
doors until further order from the comp
troller of the currency"
The recent failure of the Beeman.St.
Claire company caused the steady with
drawal of funds, which resulted in the
doors being closed, it being generally
known that this company was largely in
debted to the bank. The comptroller of
the currency was Immediately advised of
their action, and il is expected that Il
receiver will be appointed soon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
n.ssad a distressed Shin.

Plymouth, April 1.-The American
Steamship Columbia, Capt. Nogesland,
S Which arrived here today on the way
from New York to Hamburg, reports, on
March Mar 81 she sighted the British steam,
ship Rotherfeld, Capt. Bright bOuf !;
from Galveston, March g. for Havre' IL
a distressed condition.. In answer TO sig
mails. the Rotherfeld replied all were wei
on hnnrd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Lees Family Sails.

Havana April 1.-The family of Con
sui General Lee left for New York by
the Ward line steamer Washington this
evening.
1t is reported that Consul General Lee
said this evening that he would soon sail
to rejoin his family.
Oscar Cespedos will sail tomorrow by
the steamer Mexico.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Warrington Restored.

Washington, April ID. L. Warning
ton. whose resignation as chief of the
DIVISION of accounts, treasury depart
ment, was required by Secretary Carlisle
early in the last administration. has been
restored to his position, and n. B. Nc
lowell, his successor, has been trans
TERED and appointed assistant in the Of
nee of supervising architect of the treas
urN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
nrn,xned Near L.ano.

Ilano, Tex, April Especial -Th,|
bodv of young man named Toef6S|
was found yesterday in the river neal
70 st;le During the sudden rise Sunds|
be rode in to swim his horse across, WA,
washed off and drowned before heh
could arrive. He was about twent
vanrS old.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Aberdeen Inundated.

Aberdeen, S. d., April The whole
north section of the city is largely in an
inundated condition. Railway traffic on
the three systems having lines here has
been entirely abandoned. Aberdeen store
Easements and cellars are flooded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Due to Tariff Changes.

Philadelphia, April AL hard 3 r grad,
of refined sugars advanced 1-Sc today
and the principals Of the, grade Lice u
1-Sc This is the third advance that Ia,
heen made this week, and it is said thai
if is due to the anticipated change in TIL
tariff law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
A Sad oversight.

Washington, April 1.-Through $ some the
G mins1ey tariff bill the house failed TO
Dilse! n %" amendment to put copper on
a tho fre az list and consequently there Is
tne n Irei for copper in the bill. Not
ho Pn any special mention, it will on pc
m,,t into the basket clause at ~ per cent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

Huron, S. D., April There has been
twenty-four hours of continuous rain
over this part of the state and the, jim
river exceeds the high water mark OF
1881, the highest known, and is still rls-
ing. Much wreckage on the stream IS
an indication of the loss of bridges and
buildings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

Tyler, Tex. April 1.-(Special)-Thc
residence of Mrs. C. A. McGuffie, to-
gether with large part of her furniture,
was burned last night. House insured
in the National for $500; furniture in
the Hartford for $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
VIII Represent GERMANY.

Berlin, April DIR. Won Stephan, the
secretary of state for the interior postal
department. Herr Reich, departmental
head of post, and Privy Councillor Lew
mann will represent Germany at the in
ternational postal congress in Washing
ton,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

Washington, April 1.-Appl@ieatlon snd 1or
appointment to presidential oihees sn u fIed
tbe treasury department have peeh h'eu
as follows: - uroror Of cus-
S. E. Bridgeweil, as s W Toms "a assist
toms at Atlanta, Ga; l. W. taiis on Ieoio
ant surveyor of customs at Ne" olie"''''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

hunger. and the people are providing for
them as best they can but the large num-
beers hourly arriving makes the situation
serious. The water pours through the
creyasse north at terrible rate, and the
outlook il gloomy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Cumberland Again Rising.

Nashville, April HEAVY rains last
night and this morning locally and as far
up the Cumberland river as Carthage,
have swelled the river and 1t is rlslhg
rapidly. having risen four feet in twenty
four hours. A further rise of about
seven or eight feet is expected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
a Long Shot Won,

Cincinnati, o.. April Fair weather
and fast track marked the opening
days racing ut the Queen City Jockey
club track at Newport today The crowd
was one of the largest ever seen at any
of the local tracks. The finishes were
close and exciting. The. Butterflies
stake at four furlongs was the feature
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

Of the day. 1t was for maiden 2.year ,oSf
81 Si, ,n and large field went to the posi-;
Tizzie Cavalier, at the outside Price niS Of Of
90 ,N to l. galloped away, from the a, nei or at
~ 6rst eighth pole and led all the way