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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-09

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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
CITY SWEPT BY 4 VIOLENT CYCLONE.
FIFTY DEAD.
From Their Foundation and Reseuers
Run Upon Many Horrible Sights.

AS a result of the tornado that
swept through the eastern portion OF
Klrksville, Mo-, last Thursday even
ing, demoiishing half of the residences
and other buildings, 200 families are
homeless and nearly 80 dead bodies
and 10 injured persons have been re-
covered from the ruins. More than a
dozen of the injured will die.
When the tornado struck the city
most of the residents were at supper.
The tornado cut clean path one mile
long and 600 feet wide through the
residence section, leaving death and
destruction In its wake. Buildings were
demolished and twisted apart and
scattered to the four winds. A con-
servative estimate places the aggre-
gate amount OF damage at 100000. the
individual losses ranging from 800 to
$4,000.
The wind played many pranks and
there were some miraculous escapes.
j. G. Coonfield and his family were
eating supper when the tornado
struck their home. The house was
picked up and carried across slough
and dumped up against hill, the
building was not completely wrecked
and the family escaped without any
thing worse than a severe shaking up.
Houses on both sides OF the residence
OF w. M. Hull were blown into splin-
ters, but the wind was content with
twisting his house off It's foundation
and leaving IL intact The house was
in the center of the district and 1t was
used as a hospital after the storm.
Il. j. Reiger, n prominent attorney,
ran right into the path OF the storm to
with fear. Dashing into the house he
carried his wife and children into the
cellar. AS he stumbled into the place
OF safety the building was leveled to
the ground. He was just in time to
save his loved ones and is happy, al
though his loss by the cyclone amounts
to $1,000.
rescuers were horrlfylng. An aged man
and his wife. clasped In each others
arms, were found dead on the ground
some distance away from where their
home had been. No trace of their
house has been seen. Several of the
dead were found In places which would
have been the center of the house had
the building not been blown to splint-
ters. This was the case with Mrs.
Panschott who suffered a most terri
BILE death. Her headless body, with its
arms clasping her lifeless baby, was
discovered on the floor of the house,
which was left as a raised platform in
an open field. The head is precisely
severed as II IL had been done with a
knife ana was about 20 feet distant.
Two children had been lying In cot
In one of the destroyed homes. The
house was carried away, but the floor
of the first story and the foundation
were left. the wind lifting the house
from the sills and tumbling IL a long
distance. The cot on which the little
ones lay was lifted up with them on 1t
and carried fully a block and a half
and set down on the ground.
Two more victims of the tornado died
Sunday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
HuP|NOS PLEADING FOR PEACE.
MUST ACT QUICKLY.
Gen. Otis Says the Surrender Must be Uneon-
ditionn-No Opportunity VIII be Given
TO Consult the insurgent Congress.

The Fillpinos are seeking peace.
Col. Manuel Argueleses and Lieut.. Jose
Bernal, chief of Gen. Luna's staff. en-
tered Gen. MacArthur's line bearing
a flag OF truce last Friday en- route
for Manila by train to confer with Gen.
Otis regarding terms of surrender.
Their advances for peace have been
fruitless. They told Gen. Otis that
they were representatives of Cen
Luna, who had been requested by
Aguinaldo TO ask Gen. Otis for ces-
sation OF hostiltes In order to allow
time for the summoning of the Fill
pino congress, which body would de-
eide whether the people wanted peace.
Gen. Otis replied that he did not
recognize the existence OF Filipino
government.
The Filipino officers walked down
the railroad track to the Kansas regi-
ment's outpost. The Kansas captain
In command there escorted them TO
Gen. Wheaton's headquarters, where
they were provided with horses and
sent TO the headquarters OF Gen Mac
Arthur.
The Filiplnos were then escorted by
Mai. Mallory of Gen. MacArthurs
staff to Manila Gen. Otis aide, Lieut.
Sladen, was awaiting their arrival at
the depot with carriage, In which
NhNS NNi' hiiNNh w NhS P"i"NN Nh
trance
They were escorted directly to the
office OF Gen. Otis. Jacob q. Schur
man, president of the Philippine COM
mission, and Hon. Charles DENLY,
member OF the commission, soon
Joined the party there.
The news of the arrival of the Fill
pino officers under a flag of truce
spread through the city rapidly and
many officers gravitated to the corri-
dors of the palace. while crowd of
natives gathered in the square oppo-
site the palace.
At o'clock the two Filipino officers,
escorted by Lieut.. Sladen and Maj.
Mallory, left the palace. They did not
look at all elated ms a result of their
talk with Gen. Otis and the members
of the Philippine commission.
While 1t is the general expectation
among the Americans that the Filipino
emissaries VIII return with revised pro-
posals from Gen. Antonio Luna, Gen.
Otis is not letting this prospect inter-
fere with his preparations for pushing
the war Sunday he ordered Maj-Gen.
Lawton to return TO Angat, a few miles
northwest of Norzagaray. and not to
advance aggressively while the nego-
tlations are pending.
Gen. Macarthur is apparently acting
on the same policy, but he is repairing
bridges and strengthening the lines OF
his force, which is stretched out with a
four-mile front and within quarter of
q mile of the enemy,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Gen. Joe. Wheeler will not go to the
Philippines. He will likely be placed
in command of the department Of
Texas which is to be revived.
Emperor William and President Nc
Kinley exchanged friendly cable mes
sages concerning the new cable to be
laid from Germany to the United
States.
President Mckinley visited New York
last Saturday. AT the Grant monu-
ment, as he was boarding the yacht
Nina, for a little trip up the Hudson,
he surprised several laborers by shak-
ing hands with them.
Japan Is In danger of serious re-
bellion II three famous old generals
carry out their plans. Reduction OF
taxes Is to be the cry of this army.
which will be composed entirely OF
farmers from the interior regions.
While Secretary Alger was with the
president Thursday. Gen. Miles called.
He waited fifteen minutes and. on the
secretary's departure. was with the
president ten minutes. This Is the first
call in six weeks and he refused to
talk about 1t.
Prince Min Yong whan. Korea's
new minister to the United States. Is
first cousin to the emperor of Korea.
second cousin to the late queen. ana
uncle Of the crown princess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
CUBAN PROGRESS.
The Tobacco Crop win Reach soo,ooo Tons-coi-
Ieetions ssqo.azs In March.

Acting Secretary of war Meikiejohn
has made public a very interesting re-
port upon the commercial and Indus
trial conditions In Cuba. Tobacco,
which Will continue TO be one OF the
most important crops OF the island. Is
already being cultivated In sections OF
the island where II has never been
grown hitherto. The crop, estimated
at the beginning of the present year at
100000 tons based upon the actual pro-
duction at the end OF March, II Is esti-
mated, will reach 100000 tons.
The scarcity OF domestic oxen Is
greatly retarding the operation OF SUI
gar estates. During March 1880 bales
of leaf tobacco and 5Sl, 900 packages of
cigarettes were exported from Ha-
vana.
The total collections during March
were sSg6,925 collection exceeded on
ly twice at Havana during the past
ten years uS95 and 1899. In cOnsd-
erlng the large importations into Ha-
vana last month 1t must be borne In
mind that the duties under the Amerl-
can regime are at least 80 per cent.
lower than the Spanish rates. For the
first three months of American rule
the total receipts for all the ports Of
Cuba were as follows:
January. s1,O6l ,22s; February, $9T6,-
9is; March. .si5 while the cost OF
collections for these months was ex-
ceedlngly low. as follows: January,
2.0l per cent; February, 1853 per cent. ;
March, S.43 per cent. The money
transferred from the custom fund dur
ing these three months of American
rule to the other administrative de-
partments totals 81 ,96S, 400, divided
mainly as follows: si4O,4s0 for bar
racks and quarters" 1924 .9s6 for "sani-
tation," $685. for rural police and
administration" si979s6 for public
works. ports and harbors." 100000 for
charities and hospitals" and 1851 ,653
for "civil government"
During March 200 vessels of 2t3265
tons entered the port of Havana. OF
these 1O7 were American. 32 English,
26 Spanish and 50 of other countries.
OF the 4,3f9 passengers landed, 1894
came from the United States: GAGS
passengers left Havana. A total OF
s5.341. .972 were imported into Havana
during the past three months and to-
tai of s2,0i0,25 exported of which s2.-
009059 went to Spain and only $1,000
to the United States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
MONEY READY 70 PAY TAF CVBANS.
BROOKE IMPATIENT.
He Insists That Gen. Gomez Produce the Mus
ter Rolls So That He Can Distribute
to the Soldiers Their Dues.

Governor General Brooke. OF Cuba,
purposes to bring the matter OF the
payment OF the Cuban troops TO a
head Immediately. Monday he sent q
request to General Maximo Gomez
that the latter and the ,Junta of con-
sulting Cuban Generals should come
at once TO n decision as to whether
the Cuban muster rolls are 20 stand as
now made up, or are to be reduced as
General Gomez has been expecting. IL
he could consult his own desires, Cen
eral Brooke would pay 800 per man
to such as are entitled to share In the
s3,0O0.000. but, " General Gomez con-
tinues to vouch for 1880 troops, pay
mcnt will be begun without further
delay on that basis.
The Cuban people are pessimlsts
The average Cuban Is now whispering
his fears OF wild outbreak OF bri-
gandage as soon as the troops are paid
Oft. The planters are suspending i'm
provements until developments are
known and projects for investment are
held In abeyance.
Every business house in Havana, ex-
cept the drug stores and cafes. was
closed at 10 o'clock Sunday morning,
In pursuance of Major General Lud-
lows special order. The clerks. who
petitioned the Military Governor TO is
sue the order, are much pleased at the
result.
The non-commissioned officers and
privates of Company NJ, Second United
states ARTILLERY. held an indignation
meeting at Camp Vedado Monday ev-
ening and denounced the shooting,
last Thursday. of Private f. S. La
conte, OF that company. by a police
man. Laconte Is the fourth member
of the regiment who has been shot by
the police, and the men are very much
exercised over the matter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
CABLE FLASHES.

Don Carlos. the Spanish pretender
Is said to have sent fresh manifesto
to his adherents.
Sixty-two miners were killed by the
collapse OF a shaft in the Kitschnar
gold mine at Troizki, Russia.
The German newspapers criticised
the kaiser as being the cause of the
presence OF Admiral Diederichs' large
fleet at Manila and the consequent
troubles with the United States.
The town of Guta, near Buda Pest,
was almost destroyed by fire last We'd
nesday. The bodies OF seven women
and children have been recovered.
More than 800 houses We're destroyed.
The strike that has been In progress
at Budweis, Bohemia, for some time
has eliminated In rioting. and In the
collisions between the troops and the
rioters several persons were wounded.
Senior Antonio Gonzales de Mendoza,
who has been chosen president OF the
newly constituted supreme court at
Havana, Is one Of the best-known law
"a years Of age and the head of the dis
BY all classes and all parties. He h
S{ vera Of age and the head OF the dis-
tinguixhed family.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
ALLUREMENTs FOR THE NEGRO.
It Has Been Suggested That He Colon re tn
Philippines.

IL Has Been Suggested That He Colon re the
Philippines.
II has been suggested at Washing
ton that the President order the four
negro regiments now enlisted to the
Philippines and at once call for vol
unteers to fill up five more regiments.
The hope Is INDUCED that there would
be real benevolent assimilation" be-
tween the colored soldiers and the
iegro native population, whose num-
Der Is estimated at one-third the is
land inhabitance. They would become
rulers, because the original natives
would prefer them to the Malays un-
der Agulnaldo. The families Of the
transported soldiers would accompany
them, and among the rice fields find
congenial occupation and subsis-
tence
The prospect OF the American negro
holding office abroad is one of the al
lurements held forth. with all the
glittering attraction of owning homes.
The American system of government
would be introduced and a tide Of
emigration started among the negroes,
which so signally failed in the Liber-
ian experiment. Aguinaldo once sup
pressed. extensive public works would
be projected TO give employment
where field culture Is impossible. This
Is the barest outline of the new prof.
ect conceived as a means of extrica-
tion from the rapidly continuing oppo-
sition to the present system of inef-
fective campaigning.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
CAR LEFT THE TRACKS.
Train Round Curve at Great Rate OF Speed
Death and Disaster Follow.

A car on the Bay Railroad at
Rochester N. ", left the track last
Sunday while going round curve at
full speed. Two prisoners were killed
and more than so injured.
The train which was crowded with
excursionists bound for different
points along the shores of Lake On
left the Bay station at Rochester
Sunday about Is minutes late. Every
seat in the coaches was filled, and a
large number of people were standing
on the platforms. There Is a grade
about 100 yards from the corner of
North avenue and Ridge road, and
when this grade was reached the
speed of the train increased percepti-
bly,.
Next to the engine was the closed
carriage, divided into two compart-
ments, and when II reached the curve
II veered over to the north and rode
around the curve on the left wheels.
1t had gone but a part OF the bend In
the track when 1t left the rails and
shot straight ahead. There was a sud
den crash as the couplings between the
engine and coach were severed, and
then the coach again veered over and
feet before dropping on It's side In the
front of the Ridge Road Hotel.
The engine whirled on down the
track and did not stop until 1t had
gone nearly mile. The engineer
Adam thinner, jumped as soon as the
first coach broke away. AS soon as
the extent of the disaster became
known threats Of lynching were made
against Zimmer but he had left the
scene and was hiding. John Helberg
who was standing between the cars
was crushed to death.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
INDISCREET LETTERS.
Admiral Kautr Writes Concerning the Attitude
of the Germans.

Admiral Kau,r Writes Concerning the Attitude
of the Germans.
Capt. Coghlan, of the United States
cruiser Raleigh. recently made a
speech which gave offence to Ger
many. This officer has been repri-
manded by the state department a,
will receive further attention from the
secretary of the navy. Germany liz
satisfied that the United States has
acted so promptly in the matter, and
the incident Is evidently closed.
No sooner has this matter been set
tied than Admiral Kautz, who Is now
stationed at Samoa writes a letter
which again throws the state depart
ment In CONSERVATION and arouses
fury in Germany.
The letter was made public by Mrs.
Lindley, a cousin of Admiral Kautz, at
Cincinnati The Objectionable part
reads:
II am not king here, but just plain
boss of the ranch The German con-
sui had that position up to my arrival;
since then he has been a very silent
partner. / am very much afraid he
does not like me-in fact / am not at
all popular here with the Germans.
But / am all right with the English
and hope to pull through with them.
l have no doubt of being sustained by
the Government in all l have done"
The letter was brought to the attent-
ion of the President, and some sort Of
a reminder may be sent to the officer
to be more careful In his correspond
ence. No orders have been issued to
the Philadelphia to leave Samoa, as
the admiral says In one part of his
letter, so 1t is probable that he made
the statement in the belief that he
could adjust the differences between
the factions in Samoa within that
time
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
CHINESE OUTRAGEs.
Catholics Burned to Death ~ Public Bon
hrea.

fres.
Europeans in Hong Kong are delight
ed with eGrmany's promptitude in taxi
ing measures to inflict punishment for
attacks made upon German subjects
at Ichou Fou in Southern Shan Tung.
An Ichou Fou correspondent says:
"To the southwest. 20 miles from us.
there have been a number of riots, but
no one has been punished as yet. a
Catholic priest who is just in from
that vicinity says that his life had only
been saved through the fieetness of his
horse.
Three Catholics have been killed in
Feihein. about 40 miles to the west Of
us. Six of them have been killed at
Shen Shan. of whom two were burned
to death in big public bonfire. This
Is a different affair from the one in
which a child was burned. and two
had their eyes put out by fiendish
mob.
1.-The perpetrators of the outrage to
the east, who dismembered the bodies
of two Catholics. burned them over a
fire and burned a living child. having
received no punishment of any kind.
have been emboldsned to attempt still
further Outrages
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
A Cargo OF Cofins.

Another shipload of the bodies Of
Aiperican soldiers who were killed or
died in the Cuban and Porto Rican
campaigns was brought into New York
last Thursday by the transport Crook.
the same vessel which brought a
former and similarly sad consignment.
This time 1855 collins are piled in rows
upon the vessels docks. Ninety eight
of these bodies were dug up in Porto
RicoI twelve at Guantanamo and 246
at Santiago. They have been identl-
fled As far as possible.
Those bodies which, in spite of the
greatest care. have remained unidenti-
fed will be buried with their fellows
In Arlington cemetery. The others
will bf forwarded by the government
to relatives in any part of the country
who desire to bury their dead else
where khan in the national graveyard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
NEW METHOD OF REVENGE.
Actress Presented With a oquet in Which o
Poisonous Snake is Hidden.

When Miss May Cook, soloist and
violnist, had finished the first part Of
her act at the Cook Opera House at
Rochester, N. Y. the other night, two
bouquets were handed to her over the
footlights by the head usher. She took
up the bouquets and retired to her
dressing room.
a moment later the employees heard
her shrek, and rushing in, found her
In a fainting condition, while an ugly
looking copperhead snake writhed and
twisted on the floor. One of the stage
employees crushed the snake beneath
his boot.
on the floor the contents OF two
pasteboard boxes were strewn in con-
fusion. The larger one had been filled
with handsome carnations. while the
smaller. held by number of rubber
bands. had evidently been the resting
place of the reptile. The snake was
taken Immediately to Peter Gruber
C'Rattlesnake Pete), an expert In
such matters, who pronounced 1t a
copperhead, and said that its bite
would mean certain death.
When Miss Cook had recovered suf-
ficiently to talk she said the larger
box had been covered with plain
paper on which was written in an un-
known hand Yours, etc."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
BOGUS REVENUE STAMPS.
Millions OF Cigars se'red by the Government
Counterfeiters Arrested.

Treasury officials believe that the
total number of cigars seized because
OF counterfeit revenue stamps will
reach between 100000 and 10.000,000.
All such cigars are confiscated. The
offer of innocent holders to stamp
them properly has no effect because
the law Is mandatory. The retailers
VIII have n legal claim against the
jobbers. who in turn must look to the
manufacturers, but the latter are like
ly to be in jail for some time.
The climax In the gigantic counter
felt conspiracy, which was brought to
light at Philadelphia last week, was
reached Tuesday. when former United
States District Attorney Ellery p. Ing
ham. Of Philadelphia, and Deputy In
ternal Revenue Collector Samuel b.
Downey, of Lancaster. Pa, were ar
rested by United States Secret Service
officers on the charge OF aiding the
chief counterfeiters in their efforts to
Hood the country with bogus certih-
Gates and internal revenue stamps.
The arrest of Ingham created
great sensation on account of his pro-
minence and his former connection
with the Government as the United
states Attorney for the Eastern dis
trict of Pennsylvania.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
FAMINE in PORTO aIco.
Thousands Of Families Have Been Without
Bread and Meat for Weeks.

Dte"o aho '"eht 'of Vechos
Gen. Roy Stone and the members
pf the executive committee Of the
National Red Cross called upon the
president Wednesday to lay before him
? plan for the relief OF some OF the
destitutlon In Porto Rico. over 100.-
goo OF the patives, according to DR..
tienna, have been without bread and
n1eat FOR six weeks, and are on the
verge OF starvation
Gen. Fred ID. Grant has reported 80
deaths from starvation In single pro-
vince. The aid the military authori-
Yes In Porto Rico were able TO give
PIE natives In the way OF distribution
Or rations and employment on the
roads has been greatly reduced since
The free distribution OF rations was
suspended, and some OF the Porto
Rican planters and merchants have
devised n scheme which they believe
Till AFFORD much relief to the dest;-
qute. and at the came time serve them
ny Introducing Porto Rican goods In
TO American markets.
The price OF coffee In Porto Rico Is
Very low on account Of the large crop
lh Brazil, and they offer to contribute
" large amount to be sold in this
country through the agency OF the
lfed Cross, the proceeds to go toward
the relief of the distressed upon the
ifland. The Porto Rican Steamship
company has offered TO carry these
contributions free.
JThey also offer to contribute crystal
sugar, fruits, preserves, cigars, Gig
aFettes, etc, and suggest the sale OF
these products Mt coffee rooms to be
established In the principal cities by
tlte Red Cross. They desire that these
charitable contributions shall be ad-
nj m IRE NJ dttfU ~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03

Patrick Fleming ~ years of age, of
Jersey City, plunged into the river
Wednesday night from the Pennsyl-
vania railroad ferryboat Baltimore.
He left a hat on the deck. This note.
which was written In lead pencil on a
scrap of paper was found In the hat,
and II led to his Identification:
II am the greatest monster ever sent
on this earth. l have ruined a woman
and nine children. A more terrible
thing never occurred since God made
this world. There is not a dollar or a
thing for them. There Is nothing left
only to starve IL something don't be
done for them. 236 Duncan avenue,
Jersey City"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
One Hundred Buildings Shaken.

by the explosion of 75 gallons OF
benzol in the laboratory of Frank H!
Fleer & Co., Philadelphia, Tuesday.
two men were killed. three persons
seriously Injured and over a scord
more or less injured by flying debrisl
The dead are: Walter Manwaring,
assistant superintendent. and Charles
Mckinley, engineer. or those injured
Harry Randall, an employe. and Mrs.
Givison and her 1-year-old child are
the most seriously hurt.
The explosion was a terrific one. No
less than one hundred buildings in the
vicinity. most of them very small
dwellings. were damaged.