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turned squarely around. while another
was turned upside down.
Samuel Desper, at the appearance of
the black cloud, started with his FAM
lily for a neighboring cellar but his
house was blown over them Just as he
reached the front door. His two daugh-
ters were caught with him by the tim
bers and killed Instantly. His wife was
seriously injured. though still alive
Mrs. William Hayes was killed while
running up the street in search of shell
ter. The mutilated trunk, with the
head missing, was found in the street
later.
Mrs. Hayes husband and two chill
dren met death within few feet of
each other.
The storm lasted five minutes When
it had ended, the sun came out for a
few minutes and shone brightly over
the scene of ruin. Women and children
were rushing through the streets, while
men busted themselves attempting to
restore order. The night proved most
dismal one. Numbers of citizens piled
the ruins necessarily answering the
cries of the injured from this place or
that, carrying the dead to the depot
and the wounded to places of safety.
Houses of the survivors were thrown
open to the unfortunates. and all pos
sible done to allay the suffering. Chilli
Gothic sent squad of physicians, who
materially aided the Newtown res
cuers.
When morning broke on the scene,
the search was begun with renewed
activity and has been kept up all day.
Considerable CONSERVATION prevailed
and nightfall found the searchers still
at work, with no knowledge of the
actual number of killed and wounded.
complete list will not be had for sew
eral days.
The storm blew down the Telegram phi
wires in and about town and washed
away the bridge over Medicine creek,
a small stream south of town, and par
TALLY demolished the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & st. Paul depot, stock yards and
a dozen stock cars.
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PARDON APPROVED.
Shield Will Go Free-Thexton Must Pay
His Fine

His Fine.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, April 2S.-The state board of
pardons to-day approved the action of
the governor in Pardoning James
Shields, sent to the county Jail of Park
county for four months, and fined
$326.7G far assault in the third degree.
The board partially approved the
pardon granted to Thomas Thexton,
sent to the county Jail of Madison coun-
ty for six months, and fined $500 for
assault
The board decided that Thexton had
received sufficient Jail sentence, but
held that he must pay the fine of $500
before being released, and refused to
abide by the governors recommended
ton that part of the fine be RENTED
The board received a caustic letter
recently from NJ. Nj. Duncan, county
attorney of Madison county. to the eff
feet that so per cent. of the citizens
of that county who signed the petition
to the governor for Thexton's release
did so in the belief that he would pay
the fine. He protested vigorously
against his release unless the fine was
paid. Mr.. Duncan represents to the
board that the action was originally
charged as an assault in the first de-
gree. and that Thexton was convicted
of simple assault and sentenced to six
months in the county jail and fined
$500. the judge who passed the sentence
believing that a fine would be more of
a punishment than a term in the pen
itentiary: claims that Thexton is worth
$4,000 or $4,000, and fully able to pay
the fine.
The board sustains Mr. Duncan's
protest, and decided to agree to the
pardon so far as the Jail sentence is
concerned, but to require the payment
of the $500 fine
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"NEwSY's' kLoNDlkE TRIP.
Experiences of a Chicago Newsboy in the
Alaskan Gold Fields.

Experiences of Chicago Newsboy in the
Alaskan Gold Fields.
From the Chicago Journal.
An old character drifted into the city
yesterday in the person of John Car
mody, boy Of Is years old who is we'll
known on the Pacific coast as the
"Klondike Newsboy.' He had come
from Chicago, stealing his way on pas
senger trains, and is on his way back to
Alaska in search of gold and excite
ment. He is a slim, pale-faced boy
and his countenance bears marks of
many experiences with and in the
world, in spite of his lack of years.
lie told his own story in very in
dentials signed by Capt. G. G. ely
bourdi, captain of the Seattle port st.
Michael steamer Caronne, and certified
to by Joaquin Miller, bearing date of
June 4, 1898.
when 1 was in the city last, on my
return from the Klondike," said he,
II stopped at the Ryan hotel and had
$1,000 in gold dust with which to pay
my way. This was last summer, and
now am here again. This time l am
stopping at a cheap lodging house and
haven't got cent except a little money
that l have turned in one way and an
other.
Il went to Alaska last spring as a
stoWaway on the Caronne. took with
me 1900 copies Of Chicago, ST. Paul,
Milwaukee, Detroit and New York pa
pers, which l bought before leaving,
and when l got to st. Michael's l pack
ed them to Summit and then to Circle
City I had great luck and sold every
sheet that I had brought with me for
S1.5O each. When the papers were gone
| BACKED boots for SOC shine and turn
a6 a pf Il
ed for while at $12 a day in restaur-
ant in Dawson. That was too hard for
me and I had to quit as the days
work was 16 hours long and no rest
between times Everybody paid in
dust and money was as easy as air.
I'm Dawson, the same conditions pre-
vailed, but it was not nearly so pleas
ant. The miners are all jolly good fell
lows, and used me in the kindest man
ner but Dawson was filed with toughs
and gamblers, who went there to do
the miners, and fights and shooting
scrapes were of daily occurrence. Ev-
erybody carried a gun and there was
saloon called Back the Blood
which was hell on earth. I peddled
oranges there for a dollar each. Girls
are in demand. A restaurant girl could
earn $50 month without trouble, and
all kinds of labor was at a premium.
when I got to Seattle a friend of
mine will stake me to enough to pay
for stock of papers, and then l will
repeat the process. When I came out
last year I had $4,000, but spent $500
in Seattle before. coming on East. I
shall beat my way and earn enough
to live on by backing boots or peddling
or selling papers. I'll get along all
right.
I've got a scheme that's a good one
to win out on. I'm going to buy 200
H- ff MIR ir1E la a a soil
it in Dawson at 25 cents a sack. Last
year there was a great demand for it,
though there was very little to be
had -
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Held for Manslaurhter,

Pittsburg, April 2S.-The coroner
jury concluded its inquest into the death
of Tucker Townsend, alias Kid Lavelle,
the pugilist, by bringing in a verdict
that Lavelle's death was caused by a
blood clot on the brain, the result of
a blow delivered by John Cavanaugh
during prize fight at Homestead last
Friday. The jury recommended the
holding of John Cavanaugh, the prin-
cipal, James Mason, John Coates, Ed
Kennedy. Mark Kerwin, r. e. Mosely,
Joseph Bennett and John Henniger as
aiders and abettors of the fight, to
await the action of the grand jury on
the charge of manslaughter. The jury
also recommended that prize fighting
or boxing contests be prohibited in the
county.
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INCREASED THE BAIL.
Hearing of f. p. Insham in the Great
Counterfeit Case.


Philadelphia. April 2S.-The hearing
of former District Attorney Ellery P.
Ingham and ex-Assistant District At
torney Harvey J. hewitt, who are
charged with attempting to bride Sc
cret Service Agent McManus in the
great counterfeiting conspiracy which
was unearthed in this city last week,
was concluded to-day and United States
Commissioner EnmundS increased the
bail of each defendant from $4,000 to
$4,000. which they furnished.
Eight witnesses were called to-day
by District Attorney Beck and most
of the testimony corroborated that of
William T. Kendig, one of the men
charged with counterfeiting the inter-
nal revenue tobacco stamps, who made
a clean breast of the whole conspir-
acy at this mornings hearing. The
main witness to-day was William J.
McManus, who is in charge of the Sc
cret force in this city.
He told in detail of the conference
he had with hewitt how the money
was paid and how he led hewitt into
believing he (McManus) was giving
hewitt the information desired in re-
gard to the movement of the secret
service men.
At the conclusion of the hearing, At
torney Shields, for the defense, asked
that the bail be reduced but this was
opposed by District Attorney Beck who
asked the commissioner not to lower
but to increase tt In further address,
ing the commissioner, Mr.. Beck said:
Il had charged these gentlemen with
conspiracy to defraud the government
but If this testimony be true it means
great deal more than this. 1t means
they have been guilty of aiding and
abetting in the counterfeiting of inter
nal revenue stamps. I think you will
agree with me that this is the most
damnable thing in your experience, as
it is in mine. Both of these gentlemen
have been honored by their govern
ment, and I will say that if Messrs
lngham and hewitt are guilty they are
guilty as any who are implicated in
this matter. Morally. they are more
so. for they have relied upon their high
positions to say to these men for the
sum of $4,000 month you can go ahead
with your Infamous work, and we will
see that you are not molested.'"
Commissioner Edmunds then fixed
bail at 100000 for trial at the May term
of the United States district court. The
bail was furnished
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NOT GUILTY.
Jury in the George Case Acquits the
Defendant.

Canton. Ohio, April 2S-The verdict of
mot guilty delivered to the court at
10:45 a. m. to-day. which acquitted Mrs.
Anna E. George of the murder of George
SaXton, was reached after a trial of %
days of actual sessions of court and after
22a hours of elaboration in the jury
room. 1t set at liberty the woman who
had occupied a cell in the Jail for seven
months In less than hour after the YER
dict had been announced congratulatory
kilograms were received by Mrs. George
from sympathZers in many quarters of
the country. More of them We're address,
ed her attorneys, and We're Congratula-
tons on the professional victory.
During the afternoon and this evening
Mrs. George has been constantly engaged
al receptions.
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nual spring games of the Harvard Ath-
letic association We're held on Holmes
field To-day. Two Harvard records
were broken, Fox, L. s., winning the
high hurdles in Is As and w. A. Boal
1900, the hammer throw with distance
of 13s feet 61s inches, against the pre-
vious record in those events of 16 sec
onds and 127 feet 5 inches. The Har-
ward record of 10 seconds in the 100
yard dash was equalled, Quinlan, Roche
and Green finishing within foot of
each other in the order named. DAILY,
of football fame. won the broad jump,
with distance of % feet inches. He
had trained for the event only four
days, and had no previous experience
A surprise of the afternoon was the
winning of the 220-yard hurdles by
Converse, freshman; time, rs 2-5.
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NEWTOWN DESOlATED.
Fifteen Were Killed by the Blast of the
Tornado.

Chillicothe, Mo-, April 2s.-Scenes of
utter distress and desolation were pic
tured to-day in the little tornado-swept
burg OF NeWtoWn, 40 miles north on the
st. Paul railway. A day of ceaseless
search among the ruins and work for
the injured and suffering followed a
night Of doom and despair. Fifty fam
lies are homeless, there are about Is
dead and over 80 injured, while one
half of the place is in ruins. A com
plete list of casualties will not be
known for several days.
The known dead are:
S. DESPER, wife and three chill
dren.
LABAN E. VAN SAND and two
WILLIAM HAYES, wife and two
children.
Injured: Three children of William
Hayes Ella Evans, A. j. Jones, wife
and two children, Mrs. Mary Gregory
and daughter Mrs. Price and sister,
Mrs. Flagg, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Timsey,
Dave Stanford, wife and three chill
dren, Mr.. McQuiston and wife, Nose
Guyman and wife, Mrs. Johns.
The storm struck Newtown at els
O'Clock in the evening. coming from
the southwest. 1t came without warn
ing. and few We're able to take ad-
vantage of their storm cellars. Strik-
ing the eastern END or town, it cut a
clean swath 500 to 600 feet wide through
the best portion of the place. sweeping
everything before it. Over 80 houses
were torn to splinters. On one street
alone a row of 10 houses were entirely
demolished, Here scarcely any one es-
capped death or injury. The walls of
the buildings fell with a crash that
sounded above the roar of the storm,
burying people in the ruins. Frame
buildings were twisted and lifted from
their foundations, others were utterly
demolished. Others shifted from their
positions apparently unhurt; one was
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Accepted the Call.

Portland. Ore, April 2S.-Rev. David
Claiborne Garrett, rector of Trinity
Episcopal church of this city, has ac-
cepted the call from st. Luke's Episco-
pal church of San Francisco. At a
meeting of the vestry of Trinity church
this afternoon, DR.. Garrett formally
rendered his resignation to take effect
Sept. 1. About two months ago the
call from st. Luke's was extended to
Dr. Garrett. but he decided that he
could not leave the work which he had
entered upon here. After further de-
liberation and the adjustment of church
affairs here he decided to accept the
call from San Francisco
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CAUSED GREAT DAMAGE.
Severe Gales Swept Over the
Carolines.
THE BREAD FRUIT KILLED
Schooner R. W. Logan Wrecked on
the Mortelock Islands-Fourtesr
People We're Saved From
Starvation.

San Francisco, April pa Chronicle
special from Tacoma says: Severe
gales have caused great damage to the
low islands of the Caroline group dur
ing the last few months, according to
captain Hitchtield master and owner
of the British schooner Queen of the
Isles, which arrived at Wanchai, near
He says that all the bread fruit and
taro, the only luXuries the natives have
to vary their usual meal of cocoanuts
and fish, have been killed.
In December last the Queen of the
Isles picked up the crew and passen-
gers, 20 in all, of the American mis-
sonary schooner r. w. Logan of Bos-
ton, which was wrecked during a storm
on one of the Mortelock islands. Land
ing the missionaries safely on their own
island, the Queen of the Is!es proceed
ed eastward.
After a days sail past the Bordalaise
reefs Captain Hitchfield was seized
with a strong impression that he should
visit these islets. He accordingly turn
ed back and found the island of st. Au-
gustine half washed away. Fourteen
people, on the verge of starvation, had
taken refuge on the highest point of the
island. their gardens on the lower por
ton having been swept out of exist
ence by an immense tidal wave. These
people were taken aboard and turned
over to the Spanish governor at Ponape.
On her last trip the Queen Of the Isles
landed them at their original homes on
one of the western high islands. Not
long ago Captain Hitchfleld and his
schooner were the means of saving the
lives of over 200 people at one of the
Gilbert islands. A tidal wave overlook
them and they would have been swept
away but for the timely assistance rem
dered by his boats and crew.
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In Honor of Dewey Day,

Washington, April 2S.-In view of the
fact that the state of California has set
aside May / as a state holiday in honor
of the battle of Manila bay, year ago,
the war department has issued instruc-
tons to General Shafter, commanding
the department. Of California, to par
ticipate in the celebration of that an
niversary at San Francisco by firing the
national salute from the batteries at
Golden Gate. Similar instructions have
been sent by Secretary Long for the
firing of a salute by all ships in San
Francisco harbor on the occasion.
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VIII Law a Cable.

Washington, April 2S.-General Gree
ley states that the United States trans
port Hooker will be placed under the
orders of Major General Maxfleld on
Saturday. He will carry with him
Lieutenant Clarke and $50 men of the
regular corps to replace signal corps
volunteers in the Philippines. The ship
carries 212 miles of deep sea cable and
all the gear necessary for laying, re-
covering and repairing submarine ca
bles. The cable is entirely of Ameri-
can manufacture. 1t will be used to
connect such islands and such points
as Major General Otis may deem nee
eSsary for military administration.
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At Oakland,

San Francisco, April 2S.-Weather at
Oakland fine, track slbw Results: First
race, six furlongs, selltg-Aluminum won,
Defender second. Jerilderio third; time,
1;16. Second race, FutQrity course selling
Governor Sheehan won, Paul Kruger
second, Buena third: lime, 1:19A. Third
race, Futurity course, selling-Socialist
won, Bessie Lee second, Flora Hawk
third; time, LIP Fourth race, five fur
longs, Selling-L b. 3McWhorter won
Pythia second, Flush Of Gold third: time,
l:o@ Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling
Pat Morrissey Won, Daisy +. second,
Coda third; time. 1:2a Sixth race, six
fGrlongs-Heigh Ho Won Prompto second,
Kamsin third; time, liza
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SLOAN DIVORCED.
Mrs. Sloan Cannot Marry Until Her
Former Husbands Death.

New York, April 2S.--Henry T. Sloan.
well known and wealthy man, was
to-day granted an absolute divorce
from his wife, Jessie A. Sloan. The
decree was handed down by Justice
Slower in the supreme court and was
based upon the report of a referee,
whose name will not be disclosed. The
name of the correspondent was also
kept secret. The custody of the Sloan
children, Jessie, Emily and Eleanor,
was given to Mr.. Sloan. He was also
accorded the right to marry and the
defendant in the suit, is was stated.
should not lawfully marry again until
the death of Mr.. Sloan.
But" the decree continued, "the re-
marriage of the said parties to this
action is not hereby prohibited"
Mrs, Sloan is deprived of the right of
any part in Mr.. Sloan's property. The
separation of the couple was announced
last December.
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WHY She Left Them.

From the Buffalo News.
Say, there was an actress left IS, 900
worth of jewels in a street car here the
other day."
"Oh, another of those advertising
lodges, was it?"
mo. The jewels were worn by a lot
of women who were returning from "a
south side reception, and when the &C
tress left the car the owners of the dia-
monds and other precious stones were
still aboard
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Cheered Mckinley.

New York, April 2s.-Cheers and the
waving of hats greeted President McKin-
ley, Mrs. Mckinley and their party when
they reached the Manhattan hotel at $50
tonight. The demonstration took place
as the president stepped from his carriage.
1t came from a crowd that had been
waiting for nearly an hour to see the
chief executive. A number of policemen
guarded the entrance to the hotel to
keep back the crowd.
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A Recruiting Station

San Francisco, April 2s.-Three thous-
and recruits and 20 officers will be con-
centrated at the Preside Immediately.
The large post will be converted into a
regular recruiting and receiving rendez-
vous for troops. There are more than
1000 here now under command of Colonel
Harbach, ID infantry; Captain Hardin,
18th infantry, adiutant.
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from the upper deck of the battleship
he discovered that the steps were very
steep. Remarking that the best way
to get down is to back up" he went
down backwards
The party returned to the Hotel Belle
vue shortly after ! o'clock. where they
partook of luncheon and later in the
afternoon left for New York.
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At NewInrt.,

Cincinnati, April 2S.-Results at New
port: First race, six furlongs. selling
Lucy NJ. won, Friendship second The Ma
lahka, third; time. Liz. Second race,
four furlongs-lda Ledford won. Cheese
Straw second, Princess Thyda third
time, 49. Third race, mile, sellng-Do-
nestle won, Han d. second. Bethlehem
Star third; time, l:42 Fourth race, mile
and so yards-Carl c. won, Deering sec
ond, DR.. Graves third; time, LAG. Fifth
race, four and half furlOngs-Miss Dede
won, Talma second, FlDriZa third; time.
:56l4. Sixth race, mile, selling-Ramiro
II. won, Official second Victorine third
time, 1:i31&.
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Returning Officers.

San Francisco, April 2S.-The steamer
America Maru arrived from Hong Kong
and Yokohama via Honolulu to-day.
Among her passengers were Major
General Anderson and wife, Lieuten-
ant Anderson, Lieutenant Allen and
wife, Major Guise, Viscount and Wis
countess DeLabray and Commander
Orphen of the royal navy.
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MRS. SLOAN MARRIED,
Perry Belmont, the Alleged Correspond
ent, WEEDS the Divorcee.

ent, NeuS the DivOrcee.
New York, April 2S.--Perry Belmont and
Mrs. Jessie Sloan. the divorced wife of
Henry I. Sloan. were married at $50 to-
night at Greenwich. Conn, by the Rev
Walter n. Barrows. pastor Of the Second
congregational church of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belmont will go to Wash
ington, where they will be the guests of
Mrs. H. G. Rowland Mr.. Belmont's sis
ter. for several days. Mr. Belmont will
then take his bride to Kentucky to visit
his stock farm.
Before leaving this city tonight, and at
Mr. Belmont's request, the new Mrs. Bel
mont conveyed her home at No. g. East
Seventy second street, the house that had
been recently presented to her by Mr..
Sloan. and all its contents, to the States
Trust company with instructions to con-
vey it back again to Mr.. Sloan. The
property is valued at $5500OO.
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Smelling and Refining Company.

Denver, Colo, April 2s.-Articles of in
corporation of the American Smelling
and Refining company were filed with the
secretary of state to-day The incorpora-
tors are Winthrop E. Dwight, Thomas
Mills Day, ir., John j. Tracey, Hector w.
Thomas and Alexis P. Bartlett. The cap
ital stock is s65, 900 900 and fee of SO, 1853
was paid into the state treasury.
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A HOwling Blizzard,

Omaha, April ga special to the Bee
from Deadwood, S. D.. says: A bowling
blizzard has been raging all through the
Black Hills for the past IL hours. Six
inches of snow have fallen here and re-
ports from farther north state that the
fall is heavier than in this immediate VI
entity. All farm work is suspended
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Congratulations.

London, April 29.-All the morning pa
pers contain editorials congratulatlng the
United States on the prospect of peace in
the Philippines and complimenting the
bravery and endurance of the American
troops which have produced the much
desired result.
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Returns u General.

San Francisco April 2S-Among the ar
rivals from the Orient on the America
Maru to-day was General Thomas Ander-
son, who has been ordered to report to
the adiutant general for assignment to
duty. He left here for Manila as colonel
in the regular army and returns major
general of volunteers.
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Maybe She Was Right.

From the Buffalo News
A little girl, asked what she was being
taught at school, said, II learn poetry
do you know what poetry is?' she
was asked
"Oh, yes.' she said, naturally. at is
lines which end alike and you don't UNI
derstand.'