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The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
WIPED oUT AFANILY.
Husband. wife and Four Children
I&iIIed In storm.

Biwabik MINI. oct. 7-Saturdaya tor
nado passed through % Finandcr settle
ment on Pike river about two miles north
OF Biwabik wiping out an entire family
Of six. husband wife ard four children
owing 60 meapre adviccs their names
connot b. learned.
The body Of Aiarowitz. . man that was
missing yesterday after tho tornado pas
-ed Riwabik. was found q quarter of e
milo away from his house on the rocks
in horribly mutilnted condition william
HUmstrom another tornado vi. tim. who
had his skull fractured, died last night
80 the hospital here.
The tornado whica RACED in this yicin-
ity last evening was the most violent
ever experienced hereahouts The storm
cut pathway $50 feet in width through
the northwestern corner OF this tow0,
completely wreckiug the buildings struck
The shaft houses and buildings of three
mfnos. which stool .u the path OF the
storm. were reduced 20 kiudllng wood.
The propert. Joss is estimated at from
g55. 5.tf0 to $4,000 and the known fatalities
number nine. with score or more IN
lurod-some severely. others only slight-
In. In addition to those killed four per
sons we're severely injured and about
TWENTY-FIVE others more or Tess severely
cut and bruised
the engine house of the Duluth. Mes
aba and Northern Railroad was com
plsiely wrecked and q number of loco-
motives and cars were shifted from the
track. and pounded into scrap iron. one
engine was blown from the track and
two men were pinned underneath u and
horribly burned by the escaping steam.
several cars blown from che tracks were
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
WANTS AFArn ELECTION.
McCuIiagh Makes Decided Demand
tpou DeNery.

New YORK Oct John McCuhrh.
state supcuntend OF elections for IN
metropolitan district. to-day sent OUT sew
cral letters 20 tho authorities of This city
touching on the comiug elections. IN a
letter 60 Chief of Police Dcv,ry. Mr Nc
cullagh Calls that on SAILS attention to
the fact that tho dlys OF registration wis
ian on Oct D. aud i3. aud Oct 10 and o.
and says
The past experience OF this department
demonstrates very clearly that the source
of the dob1uchmcut Of the franchise in
the city OF New YORK are chiefly found so
the poClrooms. gambling houses di-o Or
derry houses houses OF prostitution. sa-
looms run under ~, gu.sc o. hotels IN or
der to evadc the provisions Of the excise
law. nud dives of oven haeer sort
Mr.. McCullsgh then. a. some length DE-
tails tho successful prosecution of illegal
voters and their SPONSORS after the eice-
uons of November lNu ard ca rs atten-
tion 60 The fac, that the evidence in these
cases showed that they were sngineerei
hy persons having official connection
with the city government. and that the
Illegal voters were drawn from the houses
quoted ia the abstract OF the letters given
above.
Tie then SAYS that he has lately causel
Investigation io De- made OF such rr-
sorts ln the city of New York and has Oh
hia possession sworn aftdav1ts establish
ing violations OF almost every provision
OF law ana ordinance relating 20 ~ueh
places. q majority OF which are located on
the East Side below Fourteenth strcet
and from which are recruited The gangs
Of noaters and repeater- who work in con
nection with the hlnitucs cmp.oyes aud
nanEers-ou OF similar resorts in the old
and now "Tenderlolu" and other parts u
the CITY From the evidence that fas
come into my possession he says. am
convinced that am organized auemgt .
being made 20 colouize Illegal voters for
the next general clect.ou in and from
these places
He saws II prompt action Is not taken
hy Chief Devcry in suppressing these re-
sorts he will invoke the aid of the state
authorities. who are specially empowered
hy law 10 proceed IN these matters tie
aisc calls attention Of the chief 20 the
law which directs the police officials 20
cause an investigation of each name rcr
istercd and thc penalty. for tha neglect
of such duty HIS lettar closes with e
demand that the chief ana che members
OF hts command shall give 20 the super
iuteudeut Of elections oil the aid iu Mss
power lu this direction. His communi-
cation 10 the chicf is followed by another
20 each captain in the territory named,
which practically covers tine same ground
and also similar letter TO Mayor Van
WwCk
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
TOwED THE NONPAREIL.
Efforts 60 save Her Were Frustrated
~ sauaIIy weather.

New York. oct Tho British steamer
knight Templar capt Finis which ar
rived to-night from North Shields. reports
that on Ocs !. she sighted tho abandon
cd British snip Nonpareu Of London
which let New York. on Sept. 10 for
sourabaya. Java. and was abandoned on
sept @
Capt Finis sent n boat 20 the Non
pareil and % was though possible that sne
could be towed into port There were
only fourteen inches OF water Ia her hold
volunteer crew was called for. and af-
ter putting them aboard. hawser was
passed to the vessel She WAS towed from
$50 o. m. until midnight. when the wealth
er became very squally with heavy rain
Al 2lb q. M. Oct .. the hnwser parted
The knight Tcmplar stood by until day
Light. when IL WAS decided 20 take on the
volunteer crew and scuttle the vessel. she
was set on IRE and Ia short time was
mass Of flames. II was thouRhs that she
would eventually sink as the water was
washing around the matches
The Nonpareil was nred directly IN the
track Of vessels bound so and from Europe
and about 800 miles from New York She
WAS q new chip and was laden with case
OIL. Her owners were the STANDARD on
Company. The crew OF the Nonparen
were taken of by the steamer GlenEoil.
which arrived here sept. 30 from Beyrout
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
SENT TO REINFORCE YOUNG.
Insurgents CoucrntratinE ~ North
rrn Luson-C Considerable scout
inE aud >ktrmtshtnR.

Manila oct -Four troops OF cavalry
and Two companics of infantry have r,.
Gently reinforced Gcn. Young iu northern
LuEon whore the Insurgents are coucon-
tratng iu the mountains of Nurth AMI
South llocos province under tn header
ship OF Asiipav. the communicated
priest oud rsucsadc.
Gen 1nio and Gen Vllnnouva. who had
been quiet for some uu'c are nov show
Ing signs Of becoming active. as the end
OF thc rainy season apptoachcs
Of late there has becn considerable
scouting and skirmishing Ia the proviuces
OF Abra aud North ilocos. though with
out decisive results Ii is obvious how
ever. that ,hs vancouver of the Filipino
are nor, skllfm than formerly. ana tuat
the neld tactics Of the Americans are To-
ms followc cd by them
Seuor Mthiui tho virtual founder ot
tlbs so-rsNed Filipino government VINO
wss captured hy the Americans last De-
cembcr uud ioised lu iaA in Manila, h'e
been lhsrnted A. he nad oiwuya per-
siztently refused so take the oath of ai-
legancc 90 the United states goVetn-
mont he had maintained his reputation
amouc the Filipino ns rcsoiutc patriot
They now hy tcvf that be has reached e
private understanding with the American
authorities which has secured his release,
apa. cou-,ausnuy. he has loat som" of
his popularity. although bee ie stin cans.d
erred the header Of tne dormant revoiu-
tionary element.
This week the comm. s.lon will begin
the work of revising inc arlu makiuE
use Of the results of the Investigation
of tho army hoerd iu this diroc ion ir
is the intention 81 the commission Ca give
American trade "a better chance than b.
has heretofore enjoyed owing to che hl@h
duties
Ih" transports summer and Venus have
sailed FOR the island of Mariuduuus. OF
the wcsi coast 81 i.uzou carrying two
hhtalious The f1rupr has already ur-
rived there. The transport Logan will
reinforce the Twenty-uiuth United States
lnfantu. nov in Marlnduquc
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
a MONSTER EXPLOSION.
Magazine OF $500 Pounds of Dyna-
mite Went on.

Eveleth MINI. oct T-seyen thousand
five hundred pounds OF dynamite in the
powder magazines at the Spruce mine.
about 2 half mile from town. blew up this
afternoon. a hole one hundred feet square
and twenty-five feet deep marks the
spot whore the maRazine stood
The force of the explosion was 50 great
that there is not a piece Of glass over n
foot square within redius OF two miles
Of the mine. Practically every window
and mirror In Eveloth WAS broken. The
loss in the town is estimated al t3o.oO.
The damage 70 the Spruce mine was about
$500 the mine laboratory and warehouses
hciug totally wrecked
At least two hundred people were more
or less seriously hurt. being thrown down
by the shock or hit by shattered glass.
Tho explosion WAS plainly felt at Blwa-
Blk. twelve miles distant Its cause has
so FAR not been ascertained An unknown
man was seen near the magazine "A few
minutes before the oxpios on and has not
been seen since
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08

Two Vessels Coiild~d IN n Heavy ToE
on northeast End LishtshiP-oid
Dominion Liner Kept Her Nose In
the Breach rntiI the schooner's
Crew Mere SRved-she Then Hack
Down.
New York oct THE Oli Dominion
Lino steamship Hamilton brought to ths
port to-day. Cafs Smith and seven men.
who comprised the crew OF the Phiiadel-
phia schooner \. A. Shaw. nouud from
Philadelphia - Providence with - tons
OF coal. The vessel rer on tha bottom
with an salts set and masts Sticking
twelve feet out OF che water IN the course
Of coastw-c vessels. Tho schooner WI.
cut down IN the dense fox by the iroH
stem OF the Hamilton three miles from
Northeast End lightship At O'Clock TN,
morning
The Hamilton was on her way here
from Norfolk with over ten cabin psssen.
gers AMI general cargo she was going
az ten knots speed when the accidout
| occurred The schooner was holding or
shore and southeast. Tho lookout on the
schooner was blowing the foghorn az en-
t"rvaH ana be could hear the whistle
Of the steamship before She doomed up In
the fog
The mate. William Hewlett had just
come on deck from below when the big
hun Of the liner appeared on, u th, fog
lie saw her a. the ssue momen, that the
] faah
brought all the men on the sailing craft
on deck moment later the srcm 81
the Hamilton crashed into the shaw
amidships ON the starboard side The
blow was terrific. and tho big liner cut
through the schooner so the weather sidc
Of the hatch. Al the Same time the main
sail fell across the liners bow. carrying
away some OF her rigging
After striking. the Hamilton kept her
nose in the breach. while the men on
her threw ropes to those on the schoon-
er. one man srasped q hesvlnR lire and
jumped into the water he was much ex-
hausted when pulled on the deck Of the
| liner The others. with the exception OF
tho steward and ono seaman. got aboard
safely on the ropes. Tho last tuo. when
they saw that q collision could not be
avoided. launched a yswl boat They sue
ceeded in getting Il in the water half
FUN They were IN danger Of getting
crushed by tho Hamilton. but got her
free.
while the men were being rescued By
the ropes. an officer and boats crew
launched one Of the Hamilton boats and
putting out, rescued the two men IN the
boat A. soon as the wrecked men were
all on board the Hamilton. she backed
away from the Shaw which sank almost
Immediately.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
-~-9-s
TO THi 10 GEr THE WILL.
The Document In the Rice Case win
he sought


New York. oct Albert T. Patrick
and Charles =. Jones. attorney and -.
rotary. respectively for the late william
Marshal Rice. whose checks they are ae-
cused of forging are sill in the Tombs.
whittier they were committed Ga deftut I
Of $1,000 bail each on Friday last.
Attemp, will ho made tomorrow by me
authorities 20 obtain p6ssession Of tho
will alleged 70 have been drawn by Mr.
Rice, in which he gave 20 Mr. Patrick his
entire fortune, after dividing about So
o1 among his relatives. n is the intention
20 submit this will as soon as ~ can be-
obtained 10 tho attention Of the handwr.t-
Ing experts 20 determine its eenulnrness
Ia tho meantime. the experts VIII coutiuI Ie
their examination of The alleged forged
checks and the documents which purp1rt
90 assign 10 Patrick the entire Rice cs-
tate. All of these have been declared
fraudulent hy al least hvc experts. but
no attempt has been made 10 discover the
author of the alleged forgefles
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
RIcInsa ~ s2oo.o1o.
Mrs. DutterarId Read n Dispatch
THAT Meant Good News to Her.

hrS. Uuttcrurid Read nisputrh d
THAT weant Good News 60 uer.
ST. Paul MINI. oct 5-Through the
publication Of dispatch from Alnwau-
kce in to-days Pioneer Press. Mrs N r.
Butterneld of this sity has discovered that
she b. s2,oo1o wcaithie. than she had inn
aRined.
AIRS Butterhcld was formerly Miss Belle
Grimm OF Minneapolis and in 1872 while
upon au excursion 90 the Pacine coast.
she met Thomas H. Harkln Of Boston
Their acquaintance was later carried on
by means OF correspondence and they be-
came engaged Shortly after the engage
ment Miss Griffin visited New England
with her mother and the wedding was
fxed for a Few months later She then
returned home to prepare for the event
Shortly after shis Harkin was attacked
hy severe hcmorrhages ~ the lungs ana
died The night before his death d. sent
Tor lawyer ana hal tim execute Tor hia
afhancod quit claim deed 20 mining
property in Honduras Last winter. rs
the result of syndicate operation. che
property greatly Increased iu value. and
The attorney. vino le now practicine 100
Detroit. learned 81 thls fact and on com
municating with the syndicate. was offer
e1 t2po 90 FOR q quit ctaim deed from Miss
Griffin Al iracc Of that young lady
had however been lost
Mr. Hutterncid on reading the dIspateh
printed to-day af once took steps 90 es-
% ash hcr ibeutiiy ana viii shortly re-
oeiFe the sa0oon. Her husband IS q clerk
in uilroad freight office
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
BODY LAY ~ THE MORGUE.
None Called 60 Claim Remains OF
Matilda Nielsen.

New York oct THE body of young
woman who committed suicide Saturday
night IN the Grand Hotel ia this city. lay
on the marble SLAB at tho city morguc to-
day. No one called az the place 10 iden-
tify her and give her burial. nor did
the police expect any one.
THE letters and papers found in her
clothing. with threo letters. written by
her on the hotel stationery before she
drank a deadly noid. appear to prove
without doubt that she IS Matilda Nielsen.
che young Swedish girl. VINO attained no.
,oriety in 1886 by suing the estate of
Austin Corbin FOR $500. ou the basis ~
alleged verbal promises made 80 her by
Mr. Corhin The defense. alleging black
mail. won q verdict Among the papers
found on the pody of the woman. Wa a
receipt for 500 paid % her attorney for
conducting the case against the Corbn
estate. and seveul letters from iawycrs
and newspaper clippings concerning the
triai.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
NEGOTIATE Al r,EN rsrN.
Probable That ~ wnI Meet DE Giers
There.

London. oct SIN a dispatch from
pekin TO the Times. dated Oct. !. Dr. Nor
rison Says
~, looks now o. n II. DcGiers Ohc
Russian minister to China) would nego-
tiote with II Hung Chang a. Tion Tsin.
The American withdrawal viii facilitate
Ru-sla's neRoult.sus concerning Man
Churil.
IAN the mandarins in pekln nave de-
c,lned the Empress Dowagers orders 20
proceed TO Tai Yucn Fu. assiging various
prcteNts."
According 10 the Shanghai corrcfpond-
sut OF the Times wiring oct ;. u b. an
nounced that Huai Tapu. nephew ~ the
Empress Dowatcr. who WAS dismissed by
Emuetor kwang su in ls9s. has succeed
"a Prince Tuan in the Tsung III Ycamen.
and has a.zo been appointed seleradssimo
OF the ChintEe forces. rep.aeing Gen.
Yung La.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
GERn,Ns WE'RE CHECKED.
Forced 10 Retire Before an Army 81
5000 Chfnr-e

London Oc' s-Ths standard has the
following from Ticn Tsin. dated Friday.
Oct B
"A German force came into collision
with SGo Chinese described a. Boxers
a few miles south of Tien Tstn thts morn
compelled to retire on Ten TSin.
There O. reason To believe that tho
Chinese 10 THE case were not Boxer
hut were II Hung ChAuR's veterans u no
had been ordered "a wait near mere in
vicw OF ihe possibility that the foreigners
would bar his progress 60 the capital"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
. MONEY AND corroN nILLs.
Financial aud Industrial Report
From the CIty Of Mexico.

Mexico CRY. oct. 7-ESchango on New
YORK has fallen from no TO a2aei. Bank
ers DO not anticipate steady rise 10
silver The demand for Mexican dollars
Tor China continues
There g. some talk IN cotton manufac-
turing circles Of asking the government
10 remove the duty % seven cents per
kiogram on imported cotton. but this re-
lief would not hcip the situation much.
Those cotton manufacturer Who prcpar-
"a long ago for the making ~ high grade
cotton goods are ~ rcaping the reward
Of their foresight Everywhere mills are
running on feduced time
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
RIVERS ON THE RISE.
Great District. Inundated by streams
la MeNIrn.

Tamplco. Mex oct THE Panuco and
Tamcr rivers. which empty into the Gulf
at this place. are on one Of the biggest
rises in their history. and great damage
has been wrought by the floods IN the pop
ulated and cultivated valleys above here
Al one point near Chlia station. on the
line Of the Mexican Central Railroad. the
Tames river b. over nry miles wide. and
mas swept TO destruction hundreds Of
houses occupied by Mexican farmers pud
laborers Many cases of drowning are re-
ported.
All the tributaries of these rivers IN tho
south and eastern parts ~ the state Of
san I.uis Potosi are out Of their banks.
and have washed away whole villages and
ruined thousands OF acres OF growing
.eropA
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
RIVALRY AmoNG FISHERMEN.
spanish Government T. ConsiderinR
the situation.

Madrid. oct THE Spanish govern
mont Is dcvoting serious consideration 10
the rivalry among the fishermen along the
Galiclan coast. which eliminated yester-
day in firing on the spanish gunpoat
Vasco Nunez H. Balboa as she was loay-
INK the port Of Nlgo There ls apparent
ly no means 81 removing tbs bitter feel
Ing between those who use out-of- date
fishing apparatus and those who employ
the latest coufrivan aT
dispatch from Viso says that the ma
val commandHnt of the port. who was at
tackled yesterday. or already eablod. took
refuge on "a German warehip. and e
strong escort vac needed 90 protect him
against the popuacc on goiuR ashore.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
PREPARE ron rmE WINTER.
British Troops Have Been - In
structed IA Chian.

London. oct. s.-The Morning Post has
the following dispatch. dated oct 3. from
Matow, on the Pct Ho.
Sir Alfred Gassl,c Uhe British COM
mander. has returned 10 Pekin after
issuing orders thar an the British troop.
except the Wei Hui Wei Regiment. shall
prepare for the winter
The American marines from Pekin
have arrived here. some Of the French
troops are leaving "
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
DIED ron nEn CHILDREN.
Mother adopted the Last Resort 10
Give Them Food.

New York oct 7.-Driven frantic by
the cries Of her children for food after
thcy had bad none for forty-eigh, hours.
Mrs. Mary saybold wife OF Andrew
snybold a mechanic of Yonkers. y. y.
hanged herself in her home to-day ap-
parently TO let her life insurance so TO
provide for her children Tor short whll.
longer.
Mr saybod was an invalid and too
weak 20 work and Mrs Saybold did what
she could 10 keep the family provided
FOR. but tho strain was too much for her.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
'"rnerStone at Mount zion

m Oct To-day the blsnop of
' iu The name Of the Pope and
presence of the German consul
pr,. 'efman pilgrims. laid the corner
iHf church which h 90 be erect
H.,. Mount Zion on the site Abdul
ttt resented TO Emperor Williams on
uo.y .an of the laters visit 70 the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
WAITINGON M'KINLEY
PRESIDENT - EXPECTED ~ WASH
INGTON TOMORROW.
CABINET TO CONSIDER CHINA.
DEVELOPMENTS Not LOOkED FOR
BEFORE THE MEETING.

Note TO he Gone bNer->ome frnA-
ures of the CommuI Ication Re
auIre NO Immediate Actton-ThiS
Government May Not Consider Ger
tain suggestions Favorabls I'm
periai Famii, Hasn't Returned.
Washington. oct 7-Dov,lopnents Of
ant consequence in the Chinese situation
are not looked for until after the return
of President Mckinley 10 tue capital H"
3. expected on Tuesday morning. and on
the afternoon OF that day cabinet meet
ing viii probably be held when th" qucs-
lions presented by che Freuch note viii
be- gone over IN an informal way
Th, Frech note recently addressed 70 the
Powers is not regarded as just now Of
pressing necessity FOR action, as several
Of the nations Interested have already in-
structed their representative in Pekin to
ascertain whether the imperial edict com
pleteiy names tho persons deserving Of
punishment. and other features Of the
French proposal contains propositions
which can remain in allegiance
This government may not consider Sc
riouslv tho PROPOSITION which looks 10
the prohibition OF the importation Of arms
into china ana the d,smantiiug OF che
foruncsuons Interest. meanwhile. ccn-
ters IN the report which Mr.. conger viii
make regarding the adequacy of the pun
ishmonts TO bc mc,ca out los the Chinese
government TO those persons who were ir-
strumeniai CO. the Boxer revolt, ana tn"
future course Of this government may de-
pend largely on what the Investigations
now belne conducted develop. No adtite-
have come a. vet from Mr.. Couger ON
this subject. but this is not surprising. as
tno work TO be undertaken rs of consider
able magnitude
The var department officials expect thhi
an the American troops % be- sent from
pekiu 20 Monua viii be- out Of China hy
the 2lst inst
such efforts as have been made by th"
~tat.. department urging the return OF the
imperial family 90 the capital city seem
up To this time 90 have been ineneetuhi
Tho last official adtices of Minister WI.
now about a week old. Indicated their in
tention of going 10 sinan-Fu in the prov
iuce OF shen ST which Is further 90 the
West than they now are. The fact ihat
tho acting governor of the province was
directed 20 refrain from an eNtraragani
prcparatlons" in making arrangement
for the imperial family rs go Mr. WI
mind an indication that their so1ourn al
Sinan Fu is 60 be hut temporary
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
LrrToN onJEcrs 10 CORNERS.
says Hc Has Not worked one ON the
Pork Market.

London oct s.-sir Thomas Linton. In
the course Of an interview that appears
in the Daily Express this morning. de-
mics any attempt 20 corner pork In Chi
caRo. He says.
81 have never yet tried 20 corner food.
on the contrary my object has ALWAYS
been to lower rather than 10 raise food
prices what happened was simply this.
rec eived "a large government order. com
ptliing me 90 keep big stock iu reserve.
My buyers in Chicago bought extensive
Isl. and consequently I hold a rather big
ger stock than usual
"it g. legitimate business TO execute my
attracts. and their execution viii not az
feet the American public az all. ! OBJ
iect to corners on principle"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
SAVANNAH GA MONDAY. OCTOBER s, 1900.

'reachery on the part Of the Chinese e.
core.
Tine expedition 20 Pao Ting Fu IS now
scheduled GO start tomorrow Sunday
II g. reported mat the Boxers have PLACED
improved guuboats on the grand canal To-
defend the town. although already prac-
ticaily dcrerted In 8uti ticipa ton % che pro
jectcd attack The Russians have fur-
rished the escort Tor Ii Hung Chang 10
RCkiu
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
RECEIVED THE RoYAL PAIR.
Prince Albert and Fats Bride well
coined To brussels.

coined To bruSseis.
Brussels. Oct Prince Albert Of BEL
gium. and his bride. Duchess Elizabeth
Of Bavaria. were received at the town hall
this afternoon. The royal procession was
warmly acclaimed by the populace. The
Socialist members Of the municipal coun-
Gil were absent from the ceremony.
When O. was over the royal couple np-
peared on - balcony facing the square.
where school children were assembled -
the number of 500 The latter waved
thousands Of Belgian and Bavarian nags.
while the onlookers generally cbecred ana
waved handkerchicfa
The children then sang popular pa
triotic hymn. while the Prince and Prin-
cess reviewed chem As the Socialists
kept their promise moi 20 demonstrate IN
favor of amnesty and universal suffrage
and az no hostile manifestations were
made. tho royal procession went on foot
20 the Bourse where - was received with
great enthusiasm.