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A CORPSE STREWN SWATH THE DEAD LYING IN THE DEBRIS OF THEIR RUINED HOMES. Whole Towns Swept Out of Existence by the Funnel-Shaped Monster Miles of Country on Which No House Was Left Unrazed - Hundreds Horri bly Maimed- Financial Losses Which Are Appalling. Fort Scott, Kan,, April 23. —A s t >ecial from Prescott, in this county, reports a terri ble cyclone on Thursday'evening at about (i iOo’clock. There were seventeen killed at different points throughout the county and an incalculable amount of damage was done to all kinds of pr< >perty. Prescott was liter acy wiped out of existence, not a single building lieing left standing to mark tie Mte of "the once prosperous and thriving place. Report;*are coming in from all over the county of damage by the terrible storm. It was a genuine cyclone, but came from the northwest instead of southwest, as is usual. Hail fell all over the county, some stones measuring thirteen inches in circumference. OK WIDE EXTENT. St Louis, April 23.—Special dispatches nubiished this morning show that fearful cyclones tornadoes and hail storms swept over a considerable part ot \\ ostcru and Southwestern Missouri. Southeastern Kan sas and Northern Arkansas on Thursday evenin ', causing a great loss of life and de struction of property as well as manning a Puce number of people. A social from Greenville, Miss., says that that section of tl.fi country was visited by a terrible thun derstonn,"followed by a heavy hail that V i'lod live stock and injured many colored persons in Bolivar county. eThe town of Huntington was nearly demolished. Anew hotel Robertson’s store and dwelling, Wer rick’s hotel, Remus’ dwelling, Bauson’s resi dence and several negro cabins were wrecked, and the debris was blown several hundred'yards from their former site. No one was injured. The damage null exceed to. 000. terrific violence. In Bates and Vernon counties, - Missouri, the destruction was very great. West and south of Rich Hill the storm raged with terrific violence, and its track is strewn for miles with all kinds of debris, including crushed and splintered dwellings and out houses, dead animals and poultry, bed clothing, wearing apparel and all kinds of ftrm projiertv. The estimated loss to prop erty is upwards of *IOO,OOO. Six people were killed in the neighborhood of the towns of Hume and Sprague, and a num ber seriously and some fatally injured. A TOWN DESTROYED. Humble, a station on the Pacific road, das destroyed, only one house being left standing. Dr. Smith's house, three miles from Rich Hill, was blown to atoms and Mrs. Smith was fatally injured. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ryan, and her two children were also badly hurt. Two hired men on the place also received injuries. All the stables and granaries on the Bruce plan' were demolished. At the Miller farm, three miles west of Sprague, a splendid residence, barns and outhouses were destroyed, nine cattle, a number of hogs and other stock killed, and Mr. Miller and his wife and baby were blown into the well and drowned. The farm muses of the following pei-sons are entirely destroyed: Samuel Porter, George Hibler, L. Marenan, J Baugh, H. Overman, George Daniels. Mr. Glaudies, Samuel Bealy, L. C. Robinson, William Betty and William Pet tis. The latter’s house took fire and burned. AI.MOSf BURNED TO DEATH. William Kennett’s house was blown down Ind then bunted. Mrs. Kenuett had a very narrow escape from burning, as she was pinioned under some timber, and was only rescued by the heroic efforts of her husband. The Montgomery and Qupen Ridge school houses were wrecked. The Methodist Episcopal church, at Sprague was demolished. B. F. Baker & Co.’s lumber yard was scattered over the prairie in every direction. The following houses are destroyed: Mrs. Vainscott. Will Graves, Mrs. Riley, Wesley Meeker, Hainline’s blacksmith shop and Smith Bassett’s livery stable. In the lower part of Linn county, Kan., * regular funnel-shaped twister made a de scent about (5 o'clock seven miles northwest Dt Prescott. Every farmhouse in the path of the storm was demolished, and every house iu Prescott was ruined. MASHED FLAT. Four miles from Prescott Finn’s fineresi *nre was mashed flat and Mrs. Flinn and three small children were mortally injured and two visitors dangerously hurt. Ja 'oii Brook and wifeandoneson,William Merold and wife and child, also of this vicinity, were fatally injured. !t '"' miles from this scene W. S. Gogat, • p -'!■ Odd!. Mr. Hogan, wife iuwl two children h;ul taken refuge in a storm cellar whm eight cows fell on them through the ro<>! ami all were severely hurt. William Li'" mii.iurg’s family found refuge in a ttorai cave while their *5,000 house was scattered over the fields. miles northwest of Prescott. Mrs. osiah Crane was kilksl and her family in ju:en by the crushing of her house. in a distance of twenty-two miles only Me house is known to have stood the storm. killed in a doorway. H. C. Tripp, of Kansas City, was jhnding m cue door of Manlovo .j'**' grocery stoic in Prescott -n nit, pudding was destroyed, and lie ‘■‘• kin,.-! The following buildings lett W o g A’‘ • ’J-uck full of tim- Under wood'* residence, the B.ip- Jr and Methodist churches, AY. 11. Billings gf harness siore. Perkins’ meat market • 1 seott House are among the other wudmgs that were destroyed, Ne o-.v every house at Miami Junction, north of Prescott, was blown e 'Several i-rson>: were injured. to Veii ?! l" !>on.s are known to have .... ‘ . Lynn county and about fifty y seriously wounded. oOurbou county, Kan., reports are ,'u ug in, s p AV | v ot terrible devastation. ■I. Med-1 arm was swept clean ol' builil and live stock. v almost exterminated -Mi!W family v.as nearly cx el an;l their lather ‘i hilled, and a niece and f 'T' l, uvl y hut will iv in; r, i, •' i. f tho ei'-Mtui. 4,,..- , >tiny the cyclone hadlv the uv, n of Colony. I*. ~..’. V ’ ' H town .f '.Mlinhabitants, v , ."'l'.'-'Ticki ‘1 and two per ’jli Duncan's house a...", , ‘ l| away in tlir mill'd of n wedding 6 1 ' ' ut the party round refuge m the Yai 1 ‘••I ftlju 'V. tiiVfft'' 1 ‘ 3 !:ITJIuIi:i*T, Mo.. Ml VS that li:-.!, 'hiliilit a t.-’.Tbi" .tor,.i uiiiiiol'ihl ii foil/,.,.' . h'u.uin mi I the rain which i v ' u " ,,,, xwl n (front deni ~f mrrehun- V "'ere injur and. Tiv ’ ‘ l!’ 0 " 1 lilovoin, I’iiilrie county, i , ~ 1,1 < i„ tt e there Thursday T . Mugs of It. Saucing un‘l I'd „ i'. rilH 4!- v * “•"> the stores of Brewer I ll oiiia.-i Mu .lv u Cos . Jl. T. J M 11, c ihinnuek /. Illme, L.hhUiwV f! ;i,| ■"'"nvood A Cos., Coils’ fci,,' 11 ' '"e "H.l and the hull of the **•**" hi ixonof* , I'lltSdOTT * DEATH LIST. C V llr - Ap.il JB-..V Present*. A ; ' ', ■ || iy<s. the tollowtnjr hit of n,,.. "'em lie- eydono: Ttw killed us • “ ,4 i'' iii• I. < mttii,|o | ', " ‘'Ul "h 1 1 lull, Mr*. Hu' sli I. "II ll'el llil i |,j! ,|„ ,j, ll, Hu Mar t Mu' >n , V-, 11 ; " st..| infant, the } ', i, '■ ill."|U, Oil of .t.Mi.ph (Itl'l J* I dit 'll' “4!; 1 " V o'o.'l Hi.hi Ilf •Hit , „ u' , ***** M*niix|y nr*: I hi ll l.rottl'i l,| Me, . | I!" te* 4 * 1 1* • Uie'lja White, *■ “ * HiiMey wno* eooto sions. William Campbell was struck by timbers and it is feared he will die. On the farm of Richard Hai kness, he with his wife, four children and Miss Minick. of Oakland, 111., who was visiting the family, wore in the house. The building was taken up iwxlily, carried 200 van's and dropped iu an orchard, crashing upon a largo apple tree. All the occupants were hurt very seriously, and Mrs. Harkness was killed. The force of the storm was appalling, anil wonderful freaks were performed by the wind. .SNOW AND SLEET. Washington, April 23.—A heavy- storm of snow and sleet, a regular blizzard iu fact, prevails all over the Michigan peninsula to night and the weather is growing colder. A TORNADO AT NATCHEZ. New Orleans, April 23.—A special from Natchez, Miss., says: “A tornado swept over this city last evening, unrooting many dwellings and doing much damage to prop erly. The whole front of the city hospital was destroyed, as was also the dormitory of the Baptist college. In Vidilia the Method ist church, an engine house and some smaller buildings were blown down. The damage to property T-; great, but fortunately there was no lives lost. Telegraph wires in ail directions were Knocked down.” SWEEPING THROUGH INDIANA, Evansville, Tnd., April 28. —Last night a tornado passed up White, river, crossing the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad at Hazleton, thirty-eight miles north of this place, doing great damage to property and killing James H. Knott, a fisherman, and Nrott Selby, a mechanic working on a barn, and fatally injuring another man. Large Quantities of corn in cribs were, blown into the river. The small village of West Buena Vista was seriously wrecked, only- two houses remaining uninjured. MONTREAL’S FLOOD. The Water Recedes a Trifle—Business at a Standstill. New York, April 23.—A Montreal special says: “The water has receded about half a foot, but tliis gives no practical relief to the poor people of Griffin town. The relief com mittee of the City Council has started out in a fleet composed of forty boats to dis tribute food to the people who remain iu their half-submerged homes. In Griffin town the water reaches the second story. During a “shove,” which occurred early this morning, a large three-story stone house at LaPrairie was carried away, and a barge containing 300 tons of coal passed down back river on a 3keet of ice. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. “The entire wholesale business of the city in the neighborhood of the river is sus pended. Common and Commissioner streets, the scene of so much traffic, are desolation itself. The stores are closed. In Wellington street the water reaches to the windowsills. The inhabitants, with such of their household goods as could bo rescued i* time, liave beaten a retreat and may be seen in hundreds leaning out of upper windows interested in the struggles going on below them. The side wains torn from their fastenings are eager ly utilized as floats. Many casunlitie.s are recorded, two drowned children being among the number. The Joss, although great, is not so heavy as last year, many of the wholesale merchants being prepared for the flood. On the south side many valuable house? haw been destroyed, and on the bacs river the grist mills” have been swept away. A BRICK HOUSE DEMOLISHED. A brick house at Saibrace Ims been de molished. Bonavonture has five feet of water and all trains leave from St. Henri. There is no appearance of the ice gorge giving away and the flood may be expected to last for some days yet. The flood has reached Victoria square and flooded the gas and electric light works, and half of the city was in darkness last nigtit. Ottawa and William streets ar 6 tributaries of the St. Lawrence, ahd are carrying with them into the squares fields of ice and debris At noon yesterday dust was flying around Chaboilles square, and Inst night it had seven feet of water and was a waste of ice. LAWTON’S CREDITORS. A Belief That Some Will Be Paid the Full Amount of Their Claims. New York, April 23.—The Commercial Advertiser says: “The feeling seems to grow among those familiar with the Walter E. Lawton case that creditors holding paper against the missing guano dealer which has the indorsement of the Navassa Phos phate Company will bo paid, pro vided the debtors are not forced to litigation. Lawton was President of the Navassa Company, which has paid large dividends. Its stockholders are mainly in New York and Providence. The con cern is responsible for about ? 150,000 of Lawton’s paper. The men at the head of the Southern corporations, which are closely related to the Navassa Company, are per sons of standing, and it is thought they will not jeopardize their business interests by going to law to fight the payment of no greater amount than that mentioned above. Creditors holding their paper are accord | ingly pleased. No tidings have liven had of Lawton since he vanished from the city.” BURSTING OF A BOILER. One Man Dead in the Ruins and Seven Others Fatally Injured. Paterson, N. J., April 23. —A terrible wreck was caused by the explosion of a rotary rag boiler in the Ivanhoe paper mill on Spruce street this afternoon. The boiler is old and weak, ns was shown by the con dition of tli*. fragments. It wrecked a large portion of the mill, went up through the roof, soared into the air and came down on J. H. Booth A Co.’s silk mill, across the street, playing havoc with that also. About twenty persons were injured. One man is missing and is supposed to be buried in the rums. Seven persons suffered probably fatal injuries, three, m fact, dying in a hos pital. CLEVELAND’S CANDIDACY. The Correctness of the St. Louis An nouncement Doubtful. Washington, April 23.—The President was engaged this morning and could not lie seen with refcronco to the statement tole grophei from St. Louis at a Into hour last night t'Mlie eff'et that in conversation with a pivjriinuut Senator he had expressed an unalterable dclcrmir.nfion not 1 > accept a renomipatin’i. <!oi. I.amont. however, upon being n'.n rin■ •1 on the subject, said: “1 um quite sure that the Prescient has never said that he would or would not accept a re inmiinntion. That question cannot now I coir'"i' ll him, and i know of no occasion for it at this time.” A Bond Call to bo Omitted. Washington, April 2b. -Seen: uy Fair child has practically decide.i to omit the usual monthly cull for 3 jut cent. Unuls during the present iiionth. It. is estimated nt the Treasury 1 c|wrtment that the luilanec ... the loan outstanding, amounting to alsvat *2O,OIX),HOG, will reiiuiin umhsturls and until after Juno 30, -> that It may I*, applied t*> tlw purpisi-s of tlm sinking fund during the next fiscal yaar. Secretary K. was ask".l toslny in regard to tint above |*o|>o<ittoii, hut dis linisl to commit himself further 11 in to say that he h.wl tb < queb.ion under eoiiKiderutum. I I'he feting''"iiipti..Her of Ilia (‘urrcncy has iiuUiorntHd the follow mg latnks to Is-giu luiMiies: Hliliiinghiiu National Bank of IJllTtiiiiglraiii, I'nui'il ► ' lO.UOO. M.i chants' Niit|.',iai i-nis ill J'lt-eai.swr, Alu., capital *.|iXl,l>. 0... Ai qur to Command. Washington, April 2d Men. Au gur, I.P. A i eta .il), will coiiiiuuisl llm IIH iriljKlNNlt til tlr dull. Me is now UIW.I (1* 111. of it .(Milillgl all An Army Chaplain \V Asllf no I oN, Ale'll 23 lice. W K Tull), of Kltrlda, lias barn U|>|*>iiill a Hi 114aIII ill fils uriuV THF MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 1887—TWELVE PAGES. FRANCE'S COOI, COURSE. WAR OVER THE FRONTIER ARREST LESS PROBABLE. Both Nations Making an Inquiry- Into the Occurrence Claims That Schnae beles is a Spy and Has Been Inducing Desertions From the German Army Pacific Intentions Professed at Berlin. Paris, April 23. —La Nepnblique Fran caise says that the German government has informed M. Flourens. Minister of Foreign Affaire, that Prince Bismarck admits that if the arrest of Commissary Schnaebeles was made on French territory international law will require his release. French papers persistently urge calmness and that the gov ernment be left to pursue the necessary action. LeMartin declares that the Secretary of the German Embassy has informed M. Flou rens that M. Schnaebeles was arrested be cause he was tempting Gorman recruits to desert from the army. The offense was committed on German soil. The secretary, who is acting in the absence of the ambas sador, says that his government will make ample reparation if it is proved that French soil was violated by the arrest. GERMANY INVESTIGATING. The Secretary of the German Embassy paid another visit to M. Flouren’s to-dav and told him that the investigation which Germany was making into the circum stances attending the arrest of M. Schuae beles was not yet finished. Public feeling here concerning the arrest of M. Schnaebeles has grown much calmer. It has transpired that the Leipsie Court, pre vious to tlie arrest, had condemned M. Schnaebeles for high treason in inciting re cruits to desert. The Cabinet to-day discussed M. Schnae beles’ arrest. M. Sarrien, Minister of Jus tice, submitted a report made on the affair by the Procurator of Naucv, within whose jurisdiction the arrest took place, and the evidence adduced at the judicial inquiry, showing that the arrest was made on French soil. The Cabinet, as a result of the discussion, resolved that M. Flourens, For eign Minister, communicate to the German Ambassador, and through M. Herbette, the French Ambassador at Berlin, to Germany the subject matter of the documents. The Temps, referring to the Schnaebeles affair, says it cousidere that the spontaneous step Liken by Lite German government in giving explanations to M. Flourens deprives the incident of the character of voluntary provocation, and it believes that after due inquiry the matter will be arranged in con formity with international law. DECOYING DENIED, Berlin, April 23.—The National Zeitvng says : “Anxiety is groundless. Wo are convinced that the government will not ap prove anything not in conformity with in ternational laws. It is well known that Germany has often allowed French spies to go free, and it is improbable that M. Schnaebeles was decoyed into Germany so as to allow of his seizure by German offi cials. It has already been distinctly denied that there was any attempt made to decoy M. Schnaebeles. No tear of war with France is entertained here. It is stated that M. Schnaebeles was watched for a month prior to his arrest, and that he frequently made secret visits to Metz for the purpose of stirring up a revolt against Germany. Of this fact the govern ment has ample evidence. M. Schnaebeles is held a close prisoner. A GERMAN ALSO ARRESTED. The North Herman Gazette semi-officia ally states that the arrest of M. Schnae beles took place on German territory. The authorities had received information tiiat Schnaebeles had been conducting himself in a suspicious manner at Metz and other places on the frontier. A German official who is believed to be an accomplice of M. Schnaebeles has been arrested at Metz. The German government lias not ordered, nor could it approve anything contrary to in ternational luw. The statement that M. Schnaebeles was decoyed into German ter ritory is mi true. GANTSCH’S LETTER. The Berliner Tageblatt publishes a Metz dispatch in reference to the letter Written by Herr Gantsch, the German commissary of police, inviting M. Schnaebeles to confer with him upon the erection of a frontier pole. Herr Gantsch writes: “If you have any communication to make to me which should neither be heard by German officials nor by German agents, visit mo in my private room.” This was cent in reply to a message from Mr, Schnaebeles, who had been tampering with Herr Gantsch and other German offi cials. The feeling in German official circles, is that too much has been made of the inci dent. Documents relating to the inquiry will be forwarded to Paris proving that Mr. Schnaebeles’ arrest was leguL Public inter est in the matter is abating. GERMANIZING THE PROVINCES. Prince Bismarck is determined to stamp out French conspirators in Alsace and Lor raine. French sympathizers must either remain inactive or go to French territory. Germanizing measures are 'oeing carried out systematically throughout Alsace anil Lor raine. For instance four merchants of the mwn of Dienze have been expelled since Monday for adhering to their French nationality. Each of them received twenty-four hours’ notice to quit. At Chateau Salins a man was arrested for flaunting the French colors at a local hall. At the Sarreguimos tribunal a workman named Gapp was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment Tor shouting “Vive la France. ” HATE or THE TRI COI.OR. Workman Schmitt was sentenced by the same court to one month’s imprisonment for wearing tri-c01..ml ribbons and .Workman Siebora to ton weeks’ imprisonment for act ing as coriTspondont of the French Patriotic League. This treatment, of French adherents may have great effect uism the French |>uh lic and hasten the collision between tile two nations, hut these measures uro Imliovod to Is? forced upon the Oerman authorities who have instructions to dual with all peaceful inhabitants as German subjects. ASSURANCES IW PEACE. Vienna, April 23, - Some of the aintias sadoi's at' Berlin have !..wi assured that no serious ivsults will follow the arrest of il. iSehiiltc holes. Anti-Coercion Meeting. London, April 23. —A great mooting was held o.i Blaekheatli common 10-day to pro test against the ns'rcion hill. Fully 10,000 lien-oils wero (.resent. Several memlicrH of l’arlianient weic in utU'udanee. Mesolu tiomi denouncing eoci-clon were adopted by an almost unanimous vote. ONTARIO'S LEGISLATURE VOTES KOR ERIN. Toronto, April 23.— Hon. Mr. Mowal's resolution of sympathy with Ireland anil of regret that . oereion wassl. iut to he rissirtcd to was cai i i' and in the i MiLtno lA.gislatuie at 3:30 o elis'k this morning by a vote of 52 to 2a. Bright’s Advocacy of Free Trade. London, April 28.—John Bright, advo cating a continuunco of free trade in Engiaud, has written n lett**r in which he say* that, the rcamu other nations maintain high tariffs in that tlr.se who arc protected arc an or ganized army, while the cuuiumerK arc merely a mob. The (liiit'xl Plates, uniliu* flic sMa.Mii nf proLs-tioii, are himiciied with a largesnip Ills ITVentIM llicoiue, Mini pro netting n system nf enrruptloil iimeputihsl in any Either eountriee. l.uuniKim ■ the Thinlio. Glasgow April :3 Tli • yaHil Thistle will !• Uunein l nevt rile-lav. Tie* atriili will h*. erNtdiiei'i*.! ill strict privacy. The Imddi i i nod MGikomn who Im. I.mi en gng.il on the craft have les.n all ew.aut to .Mauecy reg.i*q.i.g h *r eon-lnielion and Ilia ittl|in>V*nw*Lt* * nils sited t oei .'III Tile VSS *ei Will Is) kepi elitu fly aslulH fjoio puh lie visa CLAUSE FOUR SUSPENDED. Present Rates to Rule on Transconti nental Hauls. Washington, April 23.—The Interstate Commerce Commission has caused to lie published in official form for distribution its recently promulgated ruling, “in the mat ter of the petition of the order of Railway Conductors,” and “in the matter of the |*?ti tion of the Traders’ and Travelere’ Union.” The commission sat with closed doors to day, and will leave here for the South Mon day. Secretary Moseley will remain in charge of the commission in Washington. The commission has made on order sus pending the fourth section for seventy-five days, subject to revocation and with a pro viso that intermediate rates shall not be raised above those in force April 20. This applies, to the Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, and St. Louis and San Francisco lines. THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Following is an official statement prepared by the Interstate Commerce Commission to accompany its orders in the matter of trans continental railroads: “The commission has made orders upon application of the South ern Pacific, Northern Pacific, Atchison, To peka and Santa Fe, and St. Louis and San Francisco railroad companies for relief from the operation of section -1 of the ‘act to regulate commerce,’ permitting carriers to establish rates to and from the Pacific coast at less amounts than to and from intermediate points l'or a period not. exceeding seventy-five days. The result has been reached upon considerations which are not necessary to he now stated iu detail, but which appear to leave no present, alternative. It is in evidence produced that rates to and from local points on some of the transcontinental lines have been somewhat reduced since April 5, and also that through rates which prevailed prior to April 5 were the result of a war of rates among the lines timt produced a discrepancy between local rates and through rates, which the carriers agree was unreasonable and do not desire to return to. SEEKING THE SOLUTION. “The commission is earnestly engaged in considering the course which it will finally adopt in reference to section 4. Many con flicting interests have indicated others to la heard, and should have an opportunity be fore our final decision is reached. All such persons are invited to present facts and ar guments. For the purpose of this matter only, and without authorizing any general practice of that nature in order to obtain the fullest information ami affoid the most extended facilities to distant points of the country, the commission will receive affidavits as to matters of t'uct and printed or written arguments on matters of fact or of law, which should be presented without delay. This invitation extends to the whole subject of questions arising under section -t and is not limited to petitions of transcon tinental roads. ADVICE TO CARRIERS. “Meanwhile the attention of carriers isdi rected to the propriety of devoting the in termediate time to the preparation and adoption of tariffs which shall attempt to meet in good faith the requirements ot the act to regulate commerce, givin • the same a fair and reasonable interpretation iu re spect to all its various features. In making tuese orders the commission cues not iuian> determine upon their propriety or justice, but only that pending the investign tion now in progress it is proper, right and just that the permission provided for be gi veil iu order that the general business of the country shall receive no unnecessary shock or damage. The orders are intended to prevent as far as may be possible the occurrence of mischief in the period which in a certain sense is transitionary and which mint of necessity involve changes, the full extent of which cannot at present lie forseem” A FACTORY SHUTS DOWN. Keene, N. H., April S3.—The operation of the interstate law has caused a suspen sion of business at Sprague's box factory at Swansey. The factory has been turning out over 3,000 boxes daily. BALD KNOBBER PRISONERS. Young Matthews and the Informers Included in the New Indictments. St. Louis, April SI.—A telegram from Ozark, Mo., says: “The grand jury has re turned sixteen more indictments for murder in the first degree in the Bald Knobber cases for tho killing of Charles Green. Twelve of the persons named are now under indictment for the murder of William Edens. Janies Matthews, the boy Bald Knobber, is included in this list. It was thought lie escaped tho first indictment on account, of his youthfulness. He now stands charged with the same crime with, his father and brother. Joseph Hyde was included in this list and has been rearrestod. and must now be imprisoned with the men ho was ready to inform on the first day of his arrest. Graves accompanied Sheriff Johnson to the scene of tho murder, where the masks, Weapons, etc., had been con cealed and returned to learn that lie was to answer for another indictment. Inman was also indicted in the second list. The fact that the informers are included in the last hatch of indictments greatly encouraged the other criminals. Charleston’s Celebration. Charleston, 8. C., April 21. —Secretaries Lamar and Fairchild and other distinguished guests of the city who arc expected to at tend the unveiling of the CaJnomi monu ment, will he ■ quartered at the Charleston Hotel, where Mayor Courtenay has secured apartments for them. charleston’s visitors. Washington, April 28. —Secretaries Li mar ami Fairchild. W. W Corcoran, Sena tor Voorliees and Commissioner of Educa tion Dawson will leave Washington to morrow for Charleston, S. C., to attend the unveiling of the Calhoun monument. They will reach there early Monday morning and remain several days. Crow Creek Reservation Settlers. Washington. April 23. —The C- .mini soon er of Indian Affairs to-day received a Udi - gram from Agent Anderson at the Crow Creek Agency in response to an inquiry sent yesterday stating that no conflict luiii taken place between the set Mem and mili tary ; that the troops from Fort Sully had reported, however, and that the settlers will bo removed as soon as the weather per mits. Inoculation for Yellow Fever. Washington, April 23. —The Prcsidaot has directed the appointment of Surgeon G. M. SternUM-g, ofjlhe United States army, to investigate the merits of inoculation for the prevention of yellow fever ns practiced ill Mexico. The sundry civil appinpriation hill, passed at the last sinsicn of Congress, pro vides for this investigation. To bo Permitted to Enter. W ABHINOTON, April 23.— 1n response to the request from the eusbmis otfii'ers at Key West for in*truetion, the Treasury liejxirtnwmt has directed that the schooner Nellie Blanche, which nailed from Mexico without clearance |ni]>erH nud brought away • Mexican nistom* olHi er, lm permitted to enter ut that port. Bug Manufanturera Assign. Baltimork, April iff.—Klinefelter Hr**!., bag manufactuiei-H, uuute an assignment hits* to-day to Thomas Flaherty riir the IsMieflt of thHr crxlllore. The tiond of the trustee is f|.V).iXl, mdieeting poo Manets. Minars Hofu.-e to Compromlao. Lindg.v, April Si The Nor'hitmlierland miners, Imve. by Isdlot, rejwtd the mas lei's offer to settle Un* stiike against • re diiciiiei of wag.-s by a < ouiproiiiise. Chair Makars Uu Out. l/ixiMia, April ii. Two UsMjsaud chan inrn In Baifoi.Lliiis have ktiti'i for A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. ! FLORIDA LAWMAKERS STAND BY SENATOR BRYAN. His Motion in Roferoace to the State Printing Controversy Declared Made in Good Faith A State Agricultural Department Favored by the House Committee. Tallahassee, Fla., April 33. —The Sen ate to-day passed a resolution disapproving the article in the Pnlatka Ak-tex, in which Senator Bryan was charged with improper motives in moving n few days ago to have a portion of the report of the committee < n the missing section of the constitution striel.e out because it mentioned charges made hy the Times-l/nion against the State Printer, which Senator Bryan thought, was not proper to go in the Senate journal, lieing merely a newspaper controversy. President Mala y was summoned home to day on account of sickness in his family, 10 he called President pro tom. W hidden to the chair, and obtained leave of absence for sev era! days. AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. The House Agricultural Committee to-day reported favorably the bill establishing a de partment of agriculture for this State. Several members were excused until Tiles day, so they could go home hi talk with their constituents about the Senatorial con test. For the fourth t ime both houses of the Legislature to-day assembled in joint session and took one ballot for United Suites Sena tor. The result was: Pasco .25 Bloxham Perry m Goodrich (Republican) I<i Finlayson \ I An in r 1 W. 11. Barnes 1 Walker ] W. W. Scott 1 .Tule Ball 1 Blank ] The joint session then adjourned to Mon day night. There are no new developments in the contest. There is a strong feeling for the introduction of some third man who can draw enough votes from each candidate to secure the prize and break the deadlock. Gov. Perry has not yet made the appoint ment of judges, about which ho much has !it n said, nor will ho .act under an impera tive demand. THE STATE PRINTER. The special committee appointed to examine into charges made against State Printer Bowen and others, relative to the disappearance of a. certain section of the new constitution regm ding the State plant ing which should have been in the enrolled copy, hut which from some accident was omitted, to-day reported that, after careful and thorough investigation, they could at tach blame to no one, and specially men tioned Mr. Bowen as being entirely without fault in the matter. A RAILROAD COMMISSION. Tho joint committee on railroads and tele graph have spent several days this week hearing suggestions from prominent rail road men from different sections of the State on ttie subject of establishment of a railroad commission. The railroad compa nies favor a commission, but of course they flo not want much power and discretion vested in it. The committee has listened to all suggestions, and will take them into con sideration in training a bill which is to he as perfect and equitable as it is possible to make it. THE DEADLOCK. The deadlock in the Senatorial contest is very much to be deplored, but both sides are satisfied they have the people with them and an; determined to fight, it out. Blox hanl’s friends feel that a majority of the people prefer him, and think Gov. Perry is using the patronage of the State In his own interests, while Perry's men say Bloxhain’s sale of the Disston lands and his contract w-ith the drainage company were great mis takes, for, which he must now suffer. Gen. Finley and Speaker S. Pasco are still talked of as dark horses to be taken when the fur ther continuance of the present deadlock becomes unbearable. COLUMBUS CHAPTERS. Mr. Belknap Elected General Manager of the Columbus and Rome Road. Columbus, Ga., April 33.—At a called meeting to-day of the directors of the Colum bus and Rome railroad the resignation of W. L. Clark, General Manager, was ac cepted and M. 8. Belknap was elected to fill the vacancy. W. H. McClintock was elected superintendent Joe Knowles, a fisherman, was up before Mayor Grimes to-day charged with resist ing arr st and attempting |o shoot Policeman Wise with a shotgun. Ho was fined S2O and costs or thirty days on the chain gang for discharging .a gun in the city limits, and bound over to the Superior Court for •assault with intent to murder. Bail was fixed at $250 in each case, in defuult of which he was remanded to jail. Robert Culpeper, an employe of the bagging factory, had one of his hands and arm badly lacerated to-dav by getting it caught in a carder. Superintendent Hinde saved ins life oy slopping the machinery. MACON'S MARKET. The City Votes to Issue Bonds Stella Horton Arrested. Macon, Ga., April 33.—The city voted on the market house quest j;i to-lay. Tin re had l>oen a good deal of feeling on the question, and although the voting was quietly done it was appuvnt that there was much suppresses I l ecluig. The ceclion resulted in an ovenv helming victory lor the lriends of the market house, the vote stand ing: For issuing bonds, 053; against the issue of bonds, )'.*4. As stated yesterday, Chief Wiley tele graphed at 11 o’clock to several cities asking lor the arrest ol Btel la Horton, who as saulted a daughter of Wiley Jones. At 10 o'clock last night the Chief received a tele gram from the Chief of Police in Nashville saying that the woman was under arrest. This iron ling Wiley Jones, armed with a warrant Iron; the City Court of Macon, left for Nashville after the woman. He will stop in Atlanta and get a requisition from Gov. Gordon on the Governor of TennmSMu, and will hring her hack to Macon. ’ GEORGIA’S CAPITAL. A Reward Offered for the Arrost of an Incendiary. Atlanta, Ga., April 23.—An executive reward of $250 was offered today for the arrest and delivery to the Sheriff of Wilkin son county of the unknown incendiary who burned the gia house of K. E. Kemp last Docember. The legislature in 1883 passed a resolution instructing the Attorney Genera! hi bring suit Pi rescind the lea**' contract, with H J. Lamar for t he Indian Kprhig reservation, mi the ground that the lessee luel violated Ins mntnrt by subletting. The Btate won the cane in Butfs ButiMTor Court and it was argued in the Mupi erne Court yesterday and to-day. The Principal Kesiisr of the Penitentiary has prapuml a list of the convirt divhargos for May. Among the twenty nine are H<jiiio Hamburg, five years, from Chatham, and Sam Brush, four years from Chatliaiu. ThomMvfile's Hucceeeful Boaaon. Tiionamviixk, Ga., April 38. Tint Mitchell house and Piny Woods hotel, chi Uhs week. This tui, Iwen the ii; s>t Miew tnl season for the hotels ever known. Tte'y have been full, aiel it is said have, cleans! tU'MUQ each. Visitors are leaving rapidly, though tlie isMtiiUig houses are still full A heavy rein to 'lay, alter a months dry weather, till* J a ihought that wa about to i-a FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. A Plot to Effect a General Delivery From Jail Frustrated. Jacksonville, Fla., April 31.— A des perate scheme to make a general jail deliv ery was frustrated here to-day by Sheriff Holland, who intercepted in the express office a bundle of eight-inch finely tempered saw files directed to Junius Anderson (col ored) with instructions to smuggle t hem to Davis Mays, a negro confined in the jail on a charge of r|>e. The package was from Aiken, H. ('..and had been sent by Mays' father. Mays was shown the flies, and finally confessed that it was a concerted scheme to cut out of jail and effect a general delivery of the prisoners. Philip H. Rawxon, a detective from Columbus, ()., arrived here to day having in custody Paul Brown, a youth l(i years of age, who is a fugitive from wealthy parents at Columbus. Young Brown ran away from home last fall and was tracked (<> Florida on an orange grovo near Sanford. He re fused to comply with frequent requests of his parents to return homo and tlio detec tive was sent after him. HOUSES OE ILL REPUTE RAIDED. Last evening the police, acting under tho special instructions of Mayor Burbridge, made a raid upon tho prominent houses of ill-fame and arrested the keepers and in mates. They were arraigned before his honor this morning on the charge of keeping disorderly and unlawful houses and fined $3OO (>aeh, the fine to Is; remitted on condition that they leave the city forthwith. The Mayor recently an nounced that the r fnni nionde would have to go, and his action tins morning looks very much as if he intended to be as g< tad as Ids word. THE PUBLIC BUILDING KITE. It is rumored here that the government, through its inspector, recently here, had de termined on what is known as the Burrett lot , situated corner Bay arid Market streets, as the site for the new custom house and past office. This lot is just opposite the Carleton House and the present post office in tho eastern portion of the city. Many claim that it is too far f com the centre of business to be eligible for the puiqiose chosen, and there is consid enable talk here of getting up a public meet ing of protest should it turn out to lie true that it had actually been se lected. It is conceded, however, to bn a beautiful lot., and its choice has many worm advocates. A newspaper of this city, that imagines that it is a boss and has some influence, notwithstanding the frequent pop ular verdicts to the contrary, is frenzied over the selection of this site —the proprietor having put in a bid for a lot of his own— and calls fora public indignation meeting to protest and send a delegation to Washington to head off the alleged outrage. The State Grand Lodge I. O. G. T. will meet in annual session m this city next Tuesday in the hali of the Grand Army of the Republic. Hon. Charles Dougherty is sojourning a few days in the city, having come down from Tallahassee, where the wearisome Sena torial race probably “made him tired." FIRE AT ORLANDO. The Windsor Hotel and the Presbyte rian Church-Burned. Orlando, Fla., April 33.— Fire destroyed the Windsor hotel and Presbyterian church last night at 11:30 o’clock. The Kedney hotel, unfinished, caught, and also several dwelling houses. Through the diligent work of the fire company and citizens all the buildings were saved except the Windsor hotel and the church. The lose and damage is about #13,000. The insurance is $7,000. INDIANS ON THE WARPATH. The Kiawa and Comanche Tribes Begin to Massacre. Chicago, April 33. —A sjioeial from Quanah, Tex., says: “Intelligence that the Kiowa and Comanche Indians are on the warpath, and that® prominent cattle man named W. A. Stinson and one of his employes were murdered by them in Green county, near the Navajo mountains, has created excitement throughout this and the neighboring north border counties. Ho far as can lie learned the killing of Stinson and his man is only the beginning of a general outbreak, contemplated for some time by that part of the Comanche tribe known as tlxe “anti-lease faction,” to which fully half, if not a considerable majority of the tribe belongs. SAVAGE AND WARLIKE. They constitute the most savage and war like portion of the Comanchcs. All those who arc not under the immediate control of file Half Breed Chief Quanah Parker have from the flirt, been opposed to the leasing of their lands to the white cattlemen. The immediate cause ol' the killing was a re fusal on the part of the whites to simply the Indians with beef according to their de mands, liut it is evident from what can lie learned that this was only hatched up as a plausible excuse for firing the first shots in the long contemplated wiu - against their mutual enemy while intruders on their soQ. A GENERAL MASSACRE FEARED. The Indians have threatened to take the lives of nil the settlers in Green county, and some of the residents are apprehensive of foravs in the country and towns bordering on this side of the Red river. An Indian war in the Territory' at this day would necessarily lie of short duration, but during the brief period a vast amount of life tun! property might be destroyed, both in the Territory und border counties of Texas. It is mon- than probable that if the Comanchcs and Kiowns (ton their war paint in earnest tle*v will lie reinforced by the Cheyennes a:id Aruprthoes, their neghbors on the north, who would bo only too glad of a chance to do Rome fighting. GONE UNDER A CLOUD. A New Orleans Merchant Disappears When Wanted in Court. Nkw Orleans, April J3. —Wilhelmui B. Conger, a well-known merchant and mem ber of the firm of Conger & Kelly, cotton factors, has disappeared under circum stances which load to tho belief that he ho* committed suicide. In 1K73 Patrick Foley, at that time Mr. Conger’s business partner, died leaving ail estate of nearly SIIO,OOO. Mr. Conger waa by will aiuiointcu executor. .■VII > If ores on the part of air. Foley's widow to obtain n settlement of the estate from Mr. Conger have failed. A rule of the court Innl Keen taken oil him, and he hud been summoned to appear on April hi anil answer for contempt in failing to obey the older of tho court directing him to render an account, as executor of Mr. Foley’s es tuti . yoven ilnv* ago Mr. Conger dixup|>can and a : ! nothing has Imon heal'd of him since liy tile court officials or In* family. Mr*. Foley expivs-* confidence in Mr. Conger’s integ rity, and hopil, that the stock* and bonus lelt by her husband, amounting to $33,000, have, not liem misappropriated. Gen. Buckner for Governor. Louisville, Ky., April 23.—The JVnio crntic primal n , to eas t delegate* to the convention to lie held here May 4, which will nominate a State ticket, were held throughout Kentucky today. Louis viUn grs'* by u large majority for Gen, Hlnion Bolivar Hue* tier for Governor, and the new* from out in the State iudieate* that the General will have a walk over for the nomination. Young Girl* are at a critical |rid when they are nliout maturing and developing into women, Tlie 1 lack of watch! ul rare at Uii* time may re suit. in (Ling irregularities 111011 dofn-ate organs and entailing a long list of "female wt .ikm . " All tilts may Is* avoided, nod tiie young woman conic* through thLuarv*) lolled lu all tiM I Meat y mid >.U*uglfi of a pule tlv li mitiv organt/aUun by the aid uf fir. Htaro/s "Favorite I ‘resort pi tow," pre ‘.auau • •peclally f'N* fe lu*i„ l|Utll*us i/y one of Uat newt *m* mmf ul oil vsiciaus of the dav. BISMARCK AND THE POPE PROTESTANTS PROTEST AGAINST THE CONCESSIONS. Pears That the Church of Rome Will Gain the Upper Hand in the Rhine* land Denied by the Chancellor A Testimonial Monument to Herr Wtndthorst to be Erected. Copyrighted I$S7 })>/ th•• .Veto York Aasocinta f Pitas. Berlin, April 33. —The debate iu the Un terhaus on the ecclesiastical bill to day brought out some of Prince Bismarck’* strongest peculiarities. In defending th* measure he had to attack tile speeches of some members who are fits own supporters, like the National Liberals Herron Eynom and Fluff, Ultra Conservative Baron Ham merstein and other* zealous in the defense of the Protestant Church iu Prussia, who are convinced that the Chancellor has gone too far in his concessions to the Vatican and has virtually taken that journey to Cauossa which he once declared lie would never make. Among the most inter esting episodes was Baron Ilummerstein’f accusation that the government was im periling the Protestant Church. In con eluding bis speech he said: “If the prophecj of Cardinal Manning that the fight between tlie Catholic and Protestant Churches wiu be fought out on tlie sandy plains of Bran denburg is destined to lie fulfilled, and if, therefore, the Protestant Church is to suc cumb in the fight, then the man who deemed an alliance with the Pope necessary must bo held responsible.” A PROFOUND SENSATION. ’Die charge thus leveled directly at. tbs Chancellor produced a profound sensation. Prince Bismarck started up to respond. He w as much agitated, and in a voice quivering with excitement denied t hat the ascendency of the Protestant church was eudangoierl. lie ridiculed tlie idea that the restoration of the former rights of Catholics would dam age tlie Protestant establishment, and art vised the National Liberals and Conserva tives to join him in trying to attain the final cessation of the Kulturkampf. The speech was effective in the sense that it showed that Prince Bis marck was determined to carry the bill in the exact form it was presented in the Un terhauw and would tolerate no opposition from his own supporters. The bill must jia.ss, but this week’s discussion has left angry feelings and much discontent iu Nar tioiuil, Liberal and Conservative group*. the pope's letter. The Kolnische Volks Zeihnig, the organ of the Ultramoutunes, published the Latin text with a German translation of a letter which the Pope has sent to the Archbishop of Cologne regarding the attitude of th* Catholics towards the ecclesiastical bill. In the concluding passage of the letter th* Pope says: “Seeing that the Oberhaus has passed the bill w ith the amendments of th* Bishop of Fulda, representing remedies for many evils and opening the door to that peace so long desired, we, therefore, con sider that Catholics should not refuse their assent.” The same paper publishes a manifesto signed by 131 German Catholic journalists, 1 proposing to erect a church in Hanover to commemorate Herr Windthorst’s birthday. Thu Catholic press concurs in declaring that although tlie Centre party accepts the eccle siastical lull, this does not alter its indepen dence or its attitude toward Bismarck, and that, Herr Windthorst will retain the leader ship. CANADIAN FRENZY. Salisbury’s Fishery Offer Considered A Complete Surrender. Toronto, April 33.— The Globe to-day, referring to Lord Salisbury’s proposition for a settlement of the fishery question, says: “Lord Holisbwrv proposes an abject suiren der to the Wa-nington government, not a surrender of anything tielonging to the English of Great Britain, but the sur render of an immensely valuable property belonging to the" Britons of Canada, and the surrender of every main contention hitherto upheld by the Canadian people. W r e pointed out the other day that the issue between Canada and the United Htat>*s was such that one or the other ruust yield absolutely unless a general settlement evading that issue could lie arrived at. On* has been reached. It consists in giv ing everything to the United State* and in disgracing and dishonoring the people of this country, as they could never lie disgraced and dishonored By mana fully defending tlieir rights even to tbM point of war. The offer of the Tory inier is cowardly, despicable and treachiH ous to Canada, and should it is- ratified mH the Dominion Parliament it will never >igd|H be jiossible to assert the right toexcludp American fishermen from our inshoro wr|R ters.” ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. ThelPoet's Husband Says Her Earning* go to Charity. From the Cincinnati Times Star. Mr. Robert M. Wilcox, of Meriden, Conn., the husband of Ella Whoeler Wil cox, the poetess once known as the .Sweet Hinger of Wisconsin, is at the Ht. Nicholas, Mr. Wil'-ox is n traveling salesman for th* firm of Kogem, Smith & Cos., of Meriden, manufacturers of silver-plated table ware. In this concern his millionaire uncle, Horace Wilcox, owns a controlling interest. Mr. Wilcox is aged about 35, has brown hair and fair complexion, is clean shaven except moustache, medium in height and rather stout, and has an honest, manly ex pression and good clothes. He is unques tionably in every seme a gentleman, and while proud of iiis wife, is as much averse o* possible to any semblance of a blowing of the tnniily horn. During u pleasant chat he said: “My wife’s circumstances are such that the money to lie earned by her pen is n/> in centive to literary effort. Nevertheless she does write pretty continually. A great deal of it is gratuitous work for friends, social occasions, charitable purposes or the like. All the receives from the publishers for her poems she also devotes to charity. This is very considerable, too, for she always is overburdened with request* for tier work at her own price. Her poetry is much desired by the publishers of the St. Nicholas and Harper's and other leading l*'riodical*, but she prefers newspaper patronage. This is not simply because the newspapers an* ts-rhaps the most liberal paymasters, but I* l cause througfi them she reaches the largest and most- appreciative audience. "My w ife’s liest ver*s coins liy inspira tion, and wlien ttius influenced her images are jotted dowh 011 paper with almost the speed and u-- uracy ot instantaneous pho toqraphy. She never revises and scamrlr ever altars a word of the Hiwt writing of a |KS‘iu. Very difficult and savoring alto gether of the ‘grind,’ however, she finds ar tempt ing to write on a s**t subject, or theme. As an instance of this, the Now 5 rk World, engagisl from her, long Isdore the event, a poem suitable to the tune >f the unv“iling of the bitierty Statue in New York harbor. She found this task one of tlie must difficult she hud ever undertaken; and w. unable to complete it with entire satisfaction to her self. Olio of her most suontwafnl recent poem*, ’Two Sinners,* treating of the world’s discrimination in favor of ths stronger *ex in condemning *iu, was written for and presented to Mi's. James Brown Pot ter “It is no unusual thing aftor the puhH<r lion of a poem fir my wifa to receive con gratulatory letters from all over the exam fry saying its spirit or sentlnu-nis tiad found i‘sr use in the hearts ant lives of the writs* a These tokens oi MKfireriatioa and am*tvai from toe popls sh* volum nes* 11■ *i*i th" highest MKioatium that cuitorast ‘•ritUsi could pate anon her work and in fill,lely nrr* than gold l-ike with bar old triend, Will Cari Mon her emhlUoau but, M si leak to the popular heart," 3