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A TORNADO'S HAVOC.
Nearly Every Business House In
Moundville, Ala, Demolished.
Thirty. Seven People Were Knied-over Z
Hundred Others Injured = Persons
Blown Hundreds of Feet from
Their Beds In the Night

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Jan. GA disas-
trous tornado swept over Moundville,
Ala, town of 800 inhabitants, Is miles
south OF Tuscaloosa, early yesterday.
and as result 50 persons were killed
and more than 100 injured Every
business house, with the exception Of
small drug store, was completely
destroyed The tornado struck the
city from the southwest and moved a
patch quarter Of a mile wide through
the town. Surgeons were rushed to
Moundville from Greensboro and Tus-
caloosa and all possible was done to
alleviate the sufferings of the injured.
By the force of the storm persons were
blown hundreds of feet from their
beds In the blackness of night.
Through terror, a father, mother and
three children fed from their home
to seek refuge and in their excite
ment left a five-year-old boy in bed.
. Yesterday he was pulled from beneath
some timber and thus far it is impossi-
BILE to find any other member of the
family.
Bedding, carpets and wearing ap-
parel are scattered for a distance of
ten miles through what was forest,
but which is now clear as If cut by the
woodlands ak. Freight cars were
torn to splinters, the trucks from them
being hurled hundreds of feet from the
track. The depot, the hotel, ware
houses. gins, 80 homes, five store
houses, together with their stocks were
completely destroyed. Where they
stood it is impossible to find even the
pillars upon which these structures
rested.
Bales Of cotton. which were stored
In warehouses were torn to atoms, the
fragments of lint lodging in trees,
making 1t appear as though that sec
ton had been visited by a snowstorm.
Heavy iron safes, the doors Of which in
some instances were torn from their
hinges, were carried away by the
force of the wind.
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STOLE. THE SAFE.
Awells- Fargo Treasure Box MysteTieosiy.
Taken Out of an Express Car In
California.


San Francisco, Jan. 22.-While tbs
Southern Pacific company's Sunset
limited train was climbing the rough
mountains between San Luis Obispo
and San Ardo Wednesday night a,
Wells-Fargo treasure box was nays
teriously stolen out of the express car
by some unknown person or persons.
Timothy Sullivan, the messenger, was
in another car and when he returned
he found the side door of the express
car open and the safe missing. The
robber gained entrance to the car
through the end door, the lock OF
which had been forced Sullivan at
once notified the railway officials of the
robbery and search for the missing
safe resulted in finding it near the
tunnel No. 2. It had been broken, into
and its contents had been taken with
the exception of valuable diamond.
some checks and other valuable pa.
pers. The amount OF, treasure. that
was being carried in the safe has nor
been determined. The express officials
state that 1t was only few hundred
dollars but that there were some |alu-
able papers, Estimates from the scene
Of the robbery place the amount as
high as $4,000, but it is thought this
estimate Is greatly exaggerated one.
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TAFT HOME FROM MANILA.
rhe Next Secretary Of War Reached SaE
Francisco Saturday and Took Train
for the National Capital

San Francisco, Jan. 24.-Former Gov.
Taft, of the Philippines, arrived here
Saturday on the steamer Korea. With
aim were Mrs. Taft, their two children
and Judge Wolfiey, attorney general
If the Philippines on his way home
IN leave of absence. The governor was
net by number of representative
army and navy men and civil officials
1t the Oakland mole. where Gov. Taft
boarded the eastern overland train for
Washington. On arriving at the cap
tai he will at once assume his duties
Is secretary of war.
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HOLD MAYOR HARRISON.
Chicago Coroner's Jury Thinks He Should
Answer to the Grand Jury for
IrOQuOis Disaster.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Evidence in the
inquest over the victims of the Iroquois
theater disaster was concluded late
yesterday afternoon. The jury entered
upon its deliberations promptly and
last night returned a verdict by which
the following persons are held to await
the action of the grand jury: Carter
H, Harrison, mayor of Chicago; Will
J. Davis, proprietor in part and man
ager of the theater; George Williams,
building commissioner of the city; Ed
ward Laughlin,- building inspector I'M
der Williams; William Sallers, fire.
man in the theater; James E. Cum
mings, stage carpenter; William Nc
Mullen, who had charge of the lights
that caused the fire.
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Maj. Hugh C. Dennis, president Of
he company, and w. B. Mehaney, as
Isolated with him, are named in the
Indictment as the men who made the
check to Burton.
Senator Burton is charged with ac-
bepting money from the Rialto Grain
e Securities company in the form of
check on the Commonwealth Trust
company November %, 1902.
The purpose of Senator Burton's al
legged intercession was, it Is stated. to
prevent the issuance of a fraud order
against the Rialto Grain and Securi,
ties company. AS result of his con-
neetion with the company, Dennis was
indicted both in the federal and state
courts, but the United States court ae-
Quilted him.
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INDICTs ]. R. BURTON.
Kansas Senator Is Charged with
Violation of Federal Law.
Was Attorney for Maj. Dennls. Head of the
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
of st. Louis-Indicted on
Nine Counts.

St Louis, Jan. 24.-The fedora
grand jury Saturday returned an in
dictment against Joseph Ralph Burton,
United States senator from Kansas.
charging him, on nine counts, with
accepting s., 500 from the Rialto Grain
G Securities company while a United
States senator, for, his alleged services
In interceding with the postmaster gem
eral, chief post Office Inspector and
other high post Office officials, to induce
them to render a favorable decision
In matters affecting the permission OF
the Rialto company to use the mails.
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DEATH ENDS DIVORCE SUIT.
Mrs. John G. Crowley. of La Harpe, Kan.
Was Killed While Carelessiy Ham
ding q Revolver.

1saHaTpe, Kan, Jan. 26.-Mrs. John
C. Crowley, aged 10, lost her life from
"A bullet wound in her temple inflicted
by herself while handling revolver.
The weapon belonged to Allen Bryan
who was with her at the time and he
thought he had drawn the shells before
he complied with her request 70 let
her have it. She first pointed 1t at
her mother and then snapped it at her
own head. She lived about 20 minutes,
denying that she did 1t purposely. She
leaves small child and had a divorce
suit pending in court. She had been
married twice.
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GRAFT" IN WYANDOTTE.
Grand Jury Returns Ten True Iudict-
meDts for Corruption In School
and City Affairs.

Kansas City, Kan, Jan. 26.-The
Wyandotte county grand jury yester-
day afternoon returned ten true bills
'tn Judge McCabe Moore, of the district
<'ourt, indicting three men for bribery
and seven for violating the Cubbison
gambling law. The men indicted for
bribery We're: Frank M. Campbell,
member of the board of education;
Charles M. Bowles, member of the
Board OF education; Chris Kopp, ex-
councilman. Those indicted for gam
bling were: George Maltby. Fred
aWoung, Ed Clark and Russell Burnett
and three negro policy players
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81 Below at Duluth.
THE EMIL MEYER MURDER.
Frank C. Dutton Sentenced to the Pehi.
tentiary for Twenty-Eight Years
for the Crime.

Sedalia, Mo-, Jan. 25.-Frank C.
Dunton, who killed Emil Meyer in this
city two months ago for the alleged be-
trayal and desertion of his daughter,
Daisy Dunton, was sentenced to the
penitentiary for % years by a jury in
day.
Sentiment was favorable to Dunton
Immediately after the shooting, but
the post-mortem revealed facts which
discredited Dunton's story of the causes
which led up to the tragedy.
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BURTON FOR AN EARLY TRIAL
Vtetore His Departure for Washington He
Said He Would Waive All Rights as
United. States Senator.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Bur-
gon, of Kansas, against whom federal
sgrand jury at ST. Louis on Saturday re-
burned an indictment for accepting a
Abribe from the Rialto Grain company,
iaas indicated to- his. friends his in
eention of waving all his rights as a
Omitted States senator and accepting
serFioe in the case at once. He, left
Cor St Louis. Sunday evening, express
ing his determination to force the mat
ser 20 an immediate ISSUE
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LEE AND PAGE EXPELLED.
Missouri Press Association Wipes from It's
Membership Men Accused of Oonnec-
ton with Doodle Scandals.

st. Louis, Jan. 23.-At Friday'someet-
ing of the Missouri Press association,
which is holding it's annual sessions
here, Former Lieut.. Gov. John A. Lee
and l. L. Page, editor of the Bonnie
Terre Star, were expelled because OF
their alleged connection with Doodle
scandals in Jefferson City This action
was taken on the report of special
committee appointed at the meeting
held in St Louis last August to con-
slider motion calling for the expul-
sion of the men named.
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RESCUE PEOPLE IN BOATS.


Logansport, Ind, Jan. 23.-The Ee
and Wabash rivers have overfOwet
their banks as the result of the break
ing up OF the ice and much property
has been destroyed in this city ant
county. The swollen current in Ee
river swept away portion Of ths
electric plant. The village OF George
town on the Wabash is flooded Resi-
dents were rescued by beats. A
Adamsboro, dam was swept away ant
much property destroyed. Severa
bridges in this city are threatened
Whole sections of the city have beer
flooded and many homes have beer
abandoned.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan 23.-The ic.
gorge at Freeport, 40 miles north o
this city on the Allegheny river
started with rush early this morn
ing. The weather continues warm and
everything indicates one of the worst
floods In the ctiy's history. The police
department has patrols out notifying
residents and business houses in the
threatened district
The Ice gorge at Springdale, 16 miles
north of this city on the Allegheny
river, began to move at 7:45 a. m. The
start of the ice caused a great deal OF
excitement and apprehension. Squire
]. r. Hemmelwright said that it was
the greatest mass of ice he had seen
there in the 40 years OF his residence
at Springdale. Flatboats along the
riverside were caught and crushed.
Peru, Ind, JAN 23.-Many families
have moved out of their homes or have
vacated the first floors on account OF
the high water and ice in the Wabash
river. The record for 20 years is bro
ken. The Howe factory has closed and
600 employees are idle. 1t is feared the
new $35 900 bridge of the indianapolis
& Northern Traction company will go.
Wabash, Ind, Jan. 23.-The Wabash
river is covering the lowlands Of the
city. The Wabash cabinet factory. the
Wabash school furniture plant and the
Wabash paper mills are surrounded
| and many departments have closed.
Traction traffic has ceased. The high
water record for many years is broken.
Findlay, O., Jan 23.-There is NO
abatement in the food in this vicinity
and the destruction of property con-
tinues. Bridges have been swept away
Ia all directions. Over 200 families
have been rescued from flooded hsmes
Dayton, O., Jan. 23.-Wide sections
of the Miami valley south of Dayton
| are inundated. Traction traffic be-
tween Dayton and Cincinnati has been
suspended owing to damage to tresue
work south of Franklin.
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Bank castIer Took sITo,ooO.

Cleveland. o., Jan. 2S.-Atborney An
drew Squire, on behalf of the suspended
Produce Exchange bank. made the fol-
lowing statement: George A. REESE.
cashier Of the bank, is a defaulter to
the extent OF $4,000. The defalca-
ton is more than the paid-in capital
and surplus combined. The depositors
will be protected fully. The stock
holders will have to pay in 100000
more on their capital stock and s20s, eoo
IN stockholders liability.
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A Large Number Non-committai.

Washington. Jan. 26.-Nearlys y one
hundred democrats in congress were
asked whether they opposed or sup
ported Mr.. Bryan's contention that the
Kansas City platform should be re-
affirmed. with the following result:
Personally canvassed, 80: number OPP
posed to Mr.. Bryan, 81; number sup
porting Mr.. Bryan, 4; non-committal.
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sMooT's SEAT IN DANGER.
Ieuate Com mittee on Privileges and cleo
lions Votes to Probe Charges Against
the Utah Mormon.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
ias determined to enter upon an in
gestigation into the charges against
Senator Smoot in connection with the
demand for his expulsion from the
senate and authorized Senator Bur-
.ows, chairman of the committee to
present resolution in the senate per-
hitting the committee to send for wit
oesses and documents.
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MADDENED BY THE COLD.


st. Paul, MINI, Jan. 25.-Maddened
~ the intense cold, which had frozen
Is ears and trunk, an elephant be-
enging to an animal show, which had
,een exhibiting at local theater, yes
erday almost killed its keeper, Con-
ad Castens, and partly wrecked the
Milwaukee freight house. Many of the
attendants had narrow escapes from
ferrous injury.
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For the Battleship Ml..ouri.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Enlisted men
Of the new battleshfp Missouri are re-
toicing over the possession of fine
aiano. toward the purchase of which
president Roosevelt gave 500. Mrs.
sSNhitelaw Reid has shown her interest
iSp the Missouri by presenting to the
ship two piano playing instruments.
-sae for the officers and one for the men.
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I Fire Makes 1000 Homeless.

Aalesund, Norway, Jan. 25.-The fire
which swept over this town Saturday
destroyed every building in it with the
exception of the hospital. The II 900
inh abitants of Aalesund were COM
PEELED to camp in the open as only a
few damaged and uninhabitable houses
were left standing.
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Bridge. Engine and Cars Burned.i

st. Louis, Jan. 26.-The Denver ex-
press on the main line of the Burlirig-
ton road, due here at 6:35 p. m, was
run into from the rear by local pas
senger train, while taking water at
Gardeene creek, about 40 miles north
of here last might and three passen-
gers were killed, four seriously injured
and seven badly hurt The wreck oc-
Cured on bridge over Gardeene creek.
The bridge and two cars of the local
train and the local engine We're
burned.
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Washington, jan APPROPRIATIONS
are making at the war department for
the transfer of the secretary's Office
from Secretary Root to Secretary Taft.
The new secretary will arrive to-mor-
,ow afternoon. Secretary Root has is
med cards for large reception FRI
lay evening in honor Of his successor.
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kan.a. pemocrats Choose wl.hl.a.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 23.-The demo-
cratic state committee met, called a
state convention at wichita, April z,
to. select delegates to- the national con-
vention and also choose a date for
another state convention to nominate
state officers, which will be held in
Topeka
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AN IMMENSE PIPE LINE.
itandard OIL Company VIII Expend "a.
100000 I'm Connecting the Kansas-
Indian Territory Fields.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 25.-The Standard
ill company has made an appropria-
ion for the construction of pipe line,
% connect the new Kansas and Indian
territory oil fields with the refinery
It Whiting, Ind, near South Chicago.
Ehe project involves the laying of 700
niles of line at cost Of $500, 900,
md with pumping stations, the total
,utlay will be. over 81, O00. 900.
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bryan Exresses Copfidenc..

New York, Jan 24.-William ].
Bryan expressed while here the belief
that the conservative or Cleveland wing
or. as Bryan called it, "the pluto
cratic element''-in the democratic
party, would not be able to rule the
ST. Louis convention, and the demo-
cratic campaign will be started along
lines in accord with the principles of
1896 and 1900.
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!. p,etrich nrops Fipht on Summers.

Lincoln, Neb. ,sJan. Ex-senator Die
erich has Withdrawn his opposition to
Che disappointment of w. S. Summers,
Gnited States attorney for the district OF
Nebraska. Summers is the man who
prosecuted Dietrich for bribery. the
atter's friends saying that he did it be-
cause Dietrich refused to indorse him
Tor reappointment.
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Guthrie, Ky. Jan. 25.-Lewis Rad
ord, negro, was lynched here last
hight by q mob OF from 50 to 20 me-
uees. He was arrested yesterday
morning. accused of killing Priscilla
Trozell. also negro. Saturday night
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Crushed to Dea TIN BIZ an Elep han,.

London, Jan. 25.-Geprge Lockhart,
the well-known elephant trainer ana
circus proprietor, was accidentally
crushed to death yesterday by an ele-
plant while he was attending to the
unloading of circus animals at the Hoe
street railroad station at Walthams-
town.
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Fir. Le.venxartb ,fine.

Leayenworth, Kan, Jan. Pa fire
in the airshafu of the North Leaven-
worth coA mine yesterday afternoon
threatened to spread to the main en-
tries. Volunteers got the flames un-
der control. Mules in the mine were
yearly smothered.
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WIN Make Good HIS sond.mea,. Losses.

, St Joseph, Mo. Jan 23.-George
Hall, defaulting county clerk Of this
county, who left here nine years ago
with a deficit Of over $40, 600 in his ae-
counts, yesterday sent word to his
bondsmen that he is now in Monterey.
Mex, and will soon return to reimburse
them for losses
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B,a.e An K.n.a. C,ty r,eat.r.

Kansas City, Mo-. JAN 23.-Fifteen
minutes before the close of the per-
Torrance at the Grand opera house
last night portion Of the scenery On
the stage caught fire from an electric
wire. A space about three feet In
length and three inches wide was
burned. The flames were extinguished
one minute after being discovered.
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Des Moines. Ia, Jan. 26.-Maj. Hoyt
sherman, brother of Gen. w. T. Sher-
ssaz and of Secretary John Sherman,
Sie6 1t his home here Monday. Maj.
sherman was one of the oldest resi-
Rents Of Des Moines and the Sher-
a1an home on Woodland avenue is one
~ the finest in the city.
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100000 Fire at Sour Lake, re,

82OO>OOO Fire at Sour Lake, Tex
Houston, Tex, Jan 25.-Fire yester-
day destroyed several blocks Of frame
business houses at Sour Lake and got
into the Cannon tract in the oil fields,
doing considerable damage. The loss
Is placed at 500. 900 on first estimates
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Result in Five Kansas Counties.

Topeka, Kan. Jan. 26.-Republican
primaries We're held in five counties
Saturday and a vote was taken in CUB
ernatorial preferences. E w. Hoch
carried Reno. Brown. Jefferson and
Johnson counties: Gov. Bailey carried
Nemaha-
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.fleoaed Town. Enveloped In Ice.

SVillsesbarre, Pa, Jan. 26.-There
Sxs tittle relief from the flood at
gissomsourg, Catawissa and Espy yes
<yTx;ay afternoon. The cold weather
ssas added TO the discomfort and all
me flooded towns are enveloped in q
sheet Of ice two or three inches thick.
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Fire Destroyed Armourdale Church.

; Kansas City. Kan, Jan. ga fire
which started shortly before noon yes
terday in the house of John Briseoe,
a negro living at 206 Berger avenue,
Armourdale, destroyed two small frame
dwelling houses and the Tabernacle
Baptist church Icoloredl =.
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Jump Oklahoma Lots at Night.

Lawton, Ok, Jan. PA lot-jumping
took place at Capeche, in the dark of
night, when nearly 100 lots were taken
possession of. A defect was made in
the plat at the time Of making final
proof on the townsite IN November,
which caused this action.
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Frank siseei Finally Free.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan 23.-Roland
Hughes. prosecuting attorney of Jack
SON county, dismissed all the cases
against Frank Siegel, the member Of
the former firm of Siegel-Sanders Live
Stock Commission company. who was
charged with embezzlement
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Cherryvale, kan. Jan. ISL. Fer
rington. OF Strong City. has brought
In q 1.o00-barreT oil @gusher-" The
worlmen' have not yet been able 70
esntrol it. The well h 35h miles iron
here
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Three Children Burned ~ Death.

Ib68tb.
Kansas City, Mo-. Jan 23.-Three ne
gro children. who had been left alone,
In their home at 1881 West Thirty
first street. were burned to death about
$3.50 O'Clock last night in fire which
is supposed to have been caused BY |.
lamp explosion.
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peedly E.p,osIou at rul.a. I. +.

Tulsa, l. T., Jan. 25.-One of Guffey
Z Galoy's. nitro-glycerine magazines
exploded here Saturday night It held
500 pounds of the chemical One man
was killed. Plate glass windows were
broken in business houses mile away