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DEADLY STORM
WRECKS TOWN
Score of Lives Lost and Great
Damage in Loredo, Texas.
A SCENE OF DISASTER
Twenty One People, Mostly Mexicans,
are Known Victims-Wreckage
and Debris on All Sides.
Latest details of a tornado which
struck Laredo, Texas, Saturday even¬
ing indicate that first reports were by
ne, means exaggerated cither as to the
number of lives sacrificed or the finan¬
cial rjatnage resulting. Scores of
people were injured and are being
attended by the various physicians.
It will be impossible to state tho
number of the injured, but it is not
believed that many deaths will result
from injuries.
The number killed is sixteen in La¬
redo. The victims, a majority of
whom were Mexicans, were all crush¬
ed to death by the falling in of the
heavy walls of Adobe buildings, which
they occupied.
A trip through the town fails to
allow a locality that lias not suffered
more or less from the storm. Trees,
fences, telegraph and telephone poles,
corrugated roofs, chimneys and wails
and debris of all imaginable kinds
si row I he si reets.
Tho city authorities set. diligently
tit work cleaning away the wreckage
of the storm.
'Conditions in New Laredo, across
the Rio Crande river, arc similar to
those existing on this side. It .V
not officially known how many dead
or injured there are, but in an inter¬
view a city oflkial of that place
stated there were five dead tlint he
knew of, although rumor has it that
fen lives were lost. The five lusown
de;nj added to the list of dead on this
side of the river would bring the
number of deaths in both cities up to
twenty-one persons.
Dr. H. J. Hamilton of the United
States hospital service lias placed 150
tent, with bedding, etc., at the dis¬
posal of (he homeless.
latte Saturday afternoon the follow¬
ing communication from Mayor San
choz of LfMvdn addressed to Governor |
"Laredo appeals to you and through
you to the good people of Texas for
Immediate aid in our grent; misfor¬
tune of Inst evening. The cyclone
wrought untold damage to this city.
Several lives were lost and distressing
conditions prevail. It is impossible
just, now to slate the extent of loss
of life and damage to property, but
have seen enough to satisfy me that
wo need immediate assistance to re¬
lievo the suffering and the homo- j
less. - '
In response to this request (lover- 1
nor Lnnham issued a general appeal
for help, expressing the wish that
Texans in general would ho liberal
and prompt in their assistance.
SIlOltlAGt IM ADVLH1ISING
Caused Suspension of St. Paul Globe After
I hirty Years of Existence.
After a life of nearly thirty years
the St. Paul Globe with Sunday's is¬
sue suspended publication.
Tho globe was the only democratic
morning daily in Minnesota and it
was the recognized organ of its party
both in state and municipal affairs.
The reason announneed for suspension
was that, in spite of its larg circula¬
tion. the paper was not properly pa¬
tronized by advertisers.
MINERS BURIED IN COAL PIT.
Disastrous fvpiosion in Indian Territory
Mine Entombs Thirteen Men.
The most disastrous mine explosion
to occur in the Indian Territory since
the Savannah accident of 3SS7, took
place at 1:20 o'clock Sunday morn¬
ing in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Coal company's mine, near Wilburton.
Thirteen men were entombed, with lit¬
tle prospects of their bodies being
recovered for several days.
GERMANY SLIGHTS UNCLE SAM.
United States is Lott Out in New Recipro
c.it\ Treaties Sinned bv the Kaiser.
A Berlin special says: The imperial
government, preparatory to excluding
the United States front the privileges
of the new reciprocity treaties signed
recently with seven European states,
l-.as formally notified the American
government that the tariff agreement
between Germany and the United
Plates, signed April 10, 1000, will
termins!-* May 1, IPOfi. the day new
tionties go into effect, but that Ger¬
many stands ready to negotiate a reci¬
procity treaty with the United States.
LOOMIS IS DEFENDED
On Allegation That He Was Mixed Up
in Deal to Loan President Castro
Thirty-Five Millions.
Charles F. Mayers, president of the
new First National Bank of Colum¬
bus, Ohio, and head of an American
syDdicare which has been negotiating
with President Castro of Venezuela
fo. the underwriting of a $35,000,000
lean, made the following Statement
Wednesday regarding his relations
wRh Francis B. Loomis, assistant sec¬
retary o' state, and former minister
to Venezuela, in the affair:
"I first tnet Mr. Loomis at Caracas,
m 1801, when I called upon him and
presented my letters, including one
from Secretary Hay, in which it was
stated that I was to be treated with
the courtesy due the important mis¬
sion that I was on. After a contract
had been practically agreed upon with
the Venezuelan government, I talked
the matter over with Mr. Loomis.
"The magnitude of the loan was dis¬
cussed, and as it was stipulated in the
contract that the Americans making
the loan were to have the privilege
of collecting duties at the previous
ports of entry sufficient to pay the
interest and the principal when it be¬
came due, 1 made a proposition to Mr.
Loomis that if we landed the loan he
should represent us in Venezuela.
“He said he would consider the mat¬
ter, but he also insisted that before
entering into any contract lie was to
resign his position as United States
minister.
“I took a similar position, and that
was the nature of our agreement.
"In the contract with Castro the r e
was one clause that we could not agree
upon, and it is this clause which still
holds up the fle&T.
"In the meantime Mr. Loomis had
boon sent to France and was after¬
wards appointed assistant secretary
of stale, and as he could he of no
benefit to us, I called on Minister
Bowen to talk the situation over with
lorn. I soon found out that he was
a bitter enemy of Mr. Loomis.
“One of the first things he men¬
tioned was the so-called contract with
Mr. Loomis, and I informed him then
that Mr. Loomis was in no manner
in terosied in the Venezuelan )dan.”
Mr. Mayers state that lie left Mr.
Bowen rather abruptly and has not
seen him since that time. He said
that if necessary he would produce
t.ne contract with President Castro
and his minister of finance gjd would
prove «’» coaclUBivc no way-ffTpOTy MWWP<^ S* i i»4r, it,’"either ( ir>-~i-«
to
directly or indirectly.
Mr. Mayer said that in the wjole
transaction Mr. Loomis acted honor¬
ably.
ANOTHER RAILROAD DEAL
Said to Be on Tapis Whereby the At¬
lantic Const Line Will Lease the
Louisville and Nashville.
It is leportea in New York that
preliminary papers have been signed,
leasing the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to the Atlantic Coast Line, on
a guarantee of 7 per cent on the Lou¬
isville and Nashville stock. The re¬
port has not been confirmed.
Officials of the Atlantic Coast lf*ae
declined to talk concerning the re¬
ported guarantee on Louisville and
Nashville stock. The Louisville now
bays dividends at the rate of 6 per
emit per annum against 5 in tha. years
1901 to 1004, inclusive, 4 in 1900, 3 1-2
in 1809, and nothing In the five pre¬
ceding years. The Atlantic Cc5ast Line
purchased 30,600,000 shares of the
Louisville and Nashville stock from
J. P. 'Morgan & Co. in 1902.
At the scleral offices of the Louis¬
ville and Nashville In Louisville, Ky:,
it was stated that nothing was known
regarding the reported leasing of the
road to the Atlantic Coast Line.
A Jacksonville, Fla., dispatch saVs:
Corroboration of the report from Wil- j
mington that the Atlantic Coast Line
has leased the Louisville and Nesh- ’
vllle for a term of years is furnished
by the fac-l that W. A. Blount at Pen- I
sacola, end member of the Florida 1
state senate, has been absent a week
at Wilmington, and it is known that
Attorney Hartridge of Jacksonville, at¬
torney for the Atlantic Coast Line, has
also been in Wilmington at this con¬
fluence.
LAST OE COTTON CROP FIGURES.
f inal (crises Report Places Number o|
Bales for 1904 at I3.5S4.475
The bureau of the census at Wash¬
ington lias just issued the final report
of the cotton crop grown in 19P4.
’1 he crop of 1904, as returned by the
Sinners, and including linters, is 13,-
584,457 bales, of 500 pounds. It ex- j
eeeds the crop of 1903 by 3,491,386 !
bales, or 3.’.4 per cent. The largest >
crop produced in the United States j
prior to 1904 was that of 1S9S, which, |
according to commercial returns, j
amounted to 11.HU.000 bales, or 15.9 j
per cent less than the crop of 1904. j
SOME HfNG QUEER.
Paying T r—We’d better have
tmr detective shadow that woman
who was jtr&. in here.
Assistant Cashier—What makes
you think she’s a suspicious charac¬
ter?
Paying Tell t -She indorsed this
check at the right end!—Cleveland
Leader.
IN THE SOUP.
“Howe is the fare up at that hotel
of yours ?’’
"Oh, very fair.”
“Is it?’’
“Yes; they’^3 T got a blonde for a
cook.
A VOICE »! FPOM TLE PULPIT.
Rev. Jacob D 'Van Doren, of 57 Sixth
street, Fond I u Lac, Wis., Presby¬
terian clergyn- n, says; “I had at-
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great relief ing the pain and
correcting th of the kidney se
cretions.”
Doan’s Kitlnej ,11s for sale by ail
dealers. Price, ents. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Buffalo,
easily! lLIED.
“Let me sell me of our cele
brated beautifli abies,” said the
agent.
“I don’t oarj BBB f any,” replied the
busy mother, faf'i'hy don’t you try
next door? That lady has a baby.”
Ah, madam, bljt your baby is so
much prettier, I flam sure our prep
aration would off to more ad*
vantage if you t. a package.”
“Dear me ! ’ much is it?”—
Chicago News.
Against Be d notion.
Atlanta, Ga.—' recent proposition
of J. Pope Brow Chairman of the
Georgia Railroad mission, to re¬
duce the passenger rate In Georgia
from three to two cents per mile was
‘ agal ' *
i tlM
Genet l, i
ills , i and telegraph¬
ers, boileruja way train men,
carpenters i clerks and car
men. These or.- • iU uons employed an
attorney especially to represent them,
jvlio urged tha cell a reduction would
work against the prosperity of the
State and lead :o a reduction in the
number of railronc employes as well
as of their wages the Travelers’ Pro¬
tective Association also protested that
a reduction as proposed would result in
fewer trains and poorer service.
SEI ,E 2TED.
“I think,” said the prison visitor,
“it would be helpful to you if you
would take some ;ood motto and try
to live up to it.”
“Yes,” said the convict. “Now, I’d
like to select, for instance, ‘We are
here today and gone tomorrow.’ ”—
Philadelphia Pres .
Is It Bight?
Is it right for you io lose $4.20 that a
dealer may make 50 .-ents more by selling
fourteen gallons than of ■ rsady-for-use will paint, make at
#1.50 by seliiug per gallon, eight lions our agent of L. & M., and
you linseed z four¬
six gallons gallons of of be oil, which make $1.20
teen gallon? Is it rigtf? a er paint, at per
Sold everywhcij and by Longman &
Martinez, New Y k. Paint Makers for
Fifty Years.
The milk suppb oi Copenhagen, Den¬
mark, condition. is shipped to the city in a frozen
st All Signs Fail in Dry Time”
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THE SIGN OF'THE FISH
SEVEK FAILS IN A WET TIME
Tu entering 'ower’g Slickers,
a customer writes: “I know
have they will he ill right if they
the ‘I Sil’ on them.’’
-Luis conn b e is tho out*
growth o* t -nine vears of
caieiul nutiu factoring.
Highest Award Mil's Fair, 1904.
A. J. TOWER CO. The Sign of the FUh
Boston. V. S. A.
Tower Canadia n Co,
Limited 5 ."
Toronto, Canada gjjj®
Mahan of Warrartei Wet Weather Ctothir.g
THE PAISY_FLjrjtJlLER flCT «°3»
k comfort to evert
I home—in dining
I room, sleeping room
1 and all places where
2 files are trouble
j some. nd will Clean, soll_or uea:
not
ijure anythin and and
them th*»m once one* you you
will never be without
them. dealer#.9entprep»'i If not kept b?
■ lii i > ji i i In i ^
for 20*. HaUOLD SOMLRS, 49 l>*Ealb Urooklja, f.
NEEDLES, ^H^A freeogu°e° Ll i, SE , w, ^r M T
SHUTTLES to
ji ks of kidney disor
rs which kept me in
’ ""\iouse for days at a
re, unable to do any
ting. What I suffered
<|n hardly be told,
iplieations set in,
particulars of which
111 be pleased to
in a personal inter -
to any one who
U tfk information,
can conscien
say, Doan's Kid
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pprovement in my
.
HER DEDUCTIONS.
She—Do veu sing?
He—Yes, indeed; and my singing
is very affecting, if I do say it my¬
self. Why, only last Sunday I sang
for the prisoners in the county jail,
and many of them actually shed
tears.
She—Because they couldn’t get
ftway v no doubt.—Detroit Tribune.
IN THE BARNYARD.
“Oh, please!” the young hen plead¬
ed, nervously, “what’s the proper
way to sit on a nest?”
“Hatch-way!” replied the old he a,
with a silly cackle.*
The Chevron.
“Did you ever notice,” inquired one
af the old veterans who frequent the
Occidental Hotel lobby, “that the ser¬
geants and corporals of the army
now wear their chevrons with, the
point up? It’s only been in late years
:hat they’ve done so. The marines
always did, but the army for years
had the points down. It’s only lately
that the ctievrcn has been under¬
stood. The chevron is inherited from
the feudal days, and meant a roof.
A man who had rank enough to be a
non-commissioned officer was re¬
quired to be a freeholder, a man who
owned the roof over his head. The
chevron represented a gabled roof.
The privates owned no home. The
Increase in rank for different grades
of non-commissioned officers was
measured by additional roofs, the
sergeant, for instance, having three
chevrons, against one for the lance
corporal. You’ll find that nearly all
of these military devices have some
origin of historical interest.”—San
Francisco Chronicle.
FITS permanently cared. No fits or nervous¬
ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great
NerveIiestoror,iS2trialbottle and treatise free
Dr. It. H. ILl ise, Ltd. ,931 Arch St., P hila., Pa.
The annual ega and poultry produce of
Muine is worth $3,000,000.
The Family Physician,
Old Dr. Biggers’, in the shape of his
Huckleberry Cordial has been the family
physician of many a home all over this
country, where he has oured so many bows*
troubles and children teething, Dysentery,
Diarrhoea and Flux.
Sold by all Druggists, 25 and 50c. bottle.
Gold is found in Wales and is worked at
a market profit.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children
teething,soften the gums, reduces infir tarna¬
tion,allays pain,cures wind coiic,25e.nbottle.
i’s (Jurecannot uS foo highlyspokenol
rea cough cure.—J. W. O’Bkibn, 822Third
Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6,1905.
Most educated Russians are familiar with
three languages besides their own.
Popular Cars.
The Pope-Hartford and Pope-Tribune
gasoline cars and runabouts meet the spe¬
cific demands of a large class of automobile
users. They are simple in construction,
free from complication For and finely efficient. illustrated Prices
from $500 to $1600.
catalogues and descriptive matter, ad¬
dress Dept. A. Pope Manufacturing Co.,
Hartford, Conn.
The Greenland whale sometimes attains
the age of 400 years.
Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s
Sanitary Lotion. Never Fails. Sold by all
druggists, $1. Mail orders promptly filled
by Dr. E. Detchon, Crawfordsville, lnd.
The Alhambra, in Spain, is in danger of
collapse.
TORTURING HUMOR
Body a Mass of Sores—Called in Three
Doctors Bat Grew Worse—Cared by
Cuticura For ”oc.
“My little daughter was a mass of sores
all over her body. Her face was being
eaten away, and her ears looked as if they
would drop off. 1 had three doctors, but
she grew worse. Neighbors advised Cuti¬
cura, and before I had used half of the
cake of soap and box of ointment, the sores
had all healed, and my little one’s skin
was as clear as a new-born babe’s. I would
not be without Cuticura if it cost five dol¬
lars, instead of 75 cents, which is ail it
cost us to cure our baby. Mrs. G. J.
Steese, 701 Coburn St., Akron, Ohio.”
WHERE THE INTEREST LAY’.
She—When it comes to gossipy
conversation, she’s very interesting.
He—Why, she’s not interesting as
a talker at all.
She—Oh, I mean as a subject.—*
Philadelphia Press.
There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. Fora great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in¬
curable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. It is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts direct¬
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. aiiv They offer one hundred dollars for
case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address F. J. Chesey A
Co., Toledo, O.
Sold bv Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation
,
AT THE YONKERS CLUB.
Yeast—I understand your wife is
an indefatiguable worker?
Crimsonbeak—She’s all that. Why,
after she sings the baby to sleep,
by Jove! she comes and talks me to
sleep! Yonkers Statesman.
EDUCATORS FACED DEATH
5pecia' Train Bearing Ggien Party
Wrecked and Burned-Four Train
Employees Lose Life.
While rounding a curve inside the
yard limits of the Southern railroad at
Greenville, S. C., and running at the
estimated speed of 50 miles an hour,
the special Pullman train bearing Rob¬
ert C. Ogden and 100 members of the
Southern conference for education,
which had but a few hours before
closed at Columbia, S. C., crashed into
the rear end of a freight train at 7:55
o’clock Saturday morning, killing four
persons and injuring a score of others.
Nona of Mr. Ogden’s guests was
lulled.
The dead are: Charles M. Cope,
white, brakeman of the special, Co¬
lumbia, S- C.; John Little, W. W. Cum¬
mings, J. F. Hayne. The last three
were negro employes on the dining
car.
The injured are: Professor Henry
W. Farnam, Yale university, arm brok¬
en and cut on head; Mrs. Henry W.
Farnam; St. Clair McKelway, editor
Brooklyn Eagle; Dr. Julius D. Dre
her, Roanoke college; Robert M. Og¬
den, secretary to President Ogden;
Mrs. J. G. Thorp, Cambridge, Mass.;
Bishop W. N. McVickar, of Provi¬
dence, R. I.; James Hunter, engineer
on special; Walter Kershaw, electri¬
cian on special; Conductor Edward
Acker; John F. McCoy, agent Penn¬
sylvania railroad; R. Shull, negro
cook on St. James (dining car); Geo.
Williams, waiter on diner Waldorf. All
were more or less badly bruised or
cut.
The combination baggage and club
car and two diners, together with the
locomotive and a freight car, were
piled into a heap, and in an instant
fire broke out in the cooking end of
the diners. Dr. McKelway, Professor
Farnam, Mrs. Farnam, Mrs. Thorp,
Dr. Dreher and Robert M. Ogden were
eating breakfast in the second diner,
which was torn to pieces. The floor
collapsed and the passengers were
picked up from the track. The seven
sleeping cars behind the diners were
lift intact, but the shock sprung many
locks, imprisoning the occupants. Seth
Low and Mrs. Low, Bishop McVickar
and others were rescued when the
doors were smashed open with axes.
The passengers in the St. James were
|§kly saved, but the three negroes
w — 1 wi red. breach ecL
the flames and died. When he saw
that the crash could not be averted,
Engineer Hunter of the Ogden train
applied the emergency brakes and
jumped.
Dr. St. Clair McKelway had a nar¬
row escape from cremation. He was
pinned down by a heavy timber and
could not move. The rescuers drag¬
ged him from under the beam just as
the flames were reaching him. He
was unconscious, but soon revived.
Among the passengers were Charles
B. Aycock, ex-governor of North Car¬
olina; Dr. A. B. Draper, state com¬
missioner of education of New York
state; Dr. Arthur B. Kinsolving, Rob¬
ert Treat Paine and George Foster
Peabody.
Practically all of the baggage, said
to be valued at $12,000 was destroyed.
It is claimed that a misunderstand¬
ing of orders led to the accident.
As a result of the wreck President
Ogden abandoned his trip to other
points, and the special left Saturday
night for New York, Professor Far¬
nam and wife remaining in Green¬
ville in a hospital.
EDWARD AGAIN VISITS PARIS.
A Hint to Germany That France andjEngfand
are Getting Close Together.
King Edward arrived in Paris at
9:20 o’clock Saturday evening and
was met by British Ambassador Ber¬
tie, no French officials being pres¬
ent in accordance with his majesty’s
wish.
King Edward’s arrival for three
days’ stay inaugurates the first of a
series of brilliant events covering the
next tWQ months which, through acci¬
dent or design, promise to exert im¬
portant influence in showing the world
and Germany in particular—
France s strong position among the
nations of Europe.
JAPS REPORT LAND VICTORY.
Battle in Manchuria Results in Defeat of
Russians With Loss of 200 Men.
The following official announcement
was male at Tokio Wednesday:
“On April 24th a Russian force
consisting of five battalions of infan¬
try, sixteen sotnias of cavalry and one
battery of artillery, In pressing our
advanced cavalry attacked them in
the valley of the Kaivang. Our Kai
vang forces attacked the Russians in
return and defeated Them, pursuing
them north to Mienhuachieh. Our
casualties were 3”. The enemy left
about 200 dead on the field.”