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1 JAPANESE VICTORY.
H/.VESE UCITATID AT PING-TANG
M ITH GREAT LOSS.
I houMnd* of Prisoner* Token—The Jnpnn
rn> Are Proving Themvelvne Good
Fighter* -Their !.*>•» S Iht.
I.ond*-n. September 17.—A Central News
d .-p i< h from Seoul, da tel 6 o’clock P- ni.. •
September 16th. says a great battle has
t>". a fought at I’ing Yang, between the
Chinese and Japanese troops, in which the
former were utterly routed.
t»n Thursday the Japanese column from ’
pong San made a reconnaissance in force,
drawing ti-.** Are of the CMmm forts and
thus ascertaining th«ir positions. The col
on* ns ih*n fell back in good order with
11-tie loss. By Friday night all the Japa
n- wre in position for a combined attack
upoi* the enemy. The G**nsan column
t: r.-aten* 1 the flank of the Chinese, the
s'•• San column threatening the Chinese
eenter, while the Hwang Ju column oper- j
ated against the right. whi» h had b**en re
in fore* : the day before by a detachment
of maiiivs from the tl«-et at the mouth of
the Taitong river. The Chinese had utilised
the old defenses at Ping Yang and had
thrown up new works, making the position
an exceptionally strong one.
UlaiklnH ’ kliie*** Work".
The battle was opened Saturday at day
break by a Japanese cannonade of the
Chiu* works, which was continued with
out c*-.-.'atlon until the afternoon, the < hi- '
n- '*• t t ending. Their work with the heavy
pins* showed good practice. At about 5 j
o'clock a l>-ly of infantry was thrown for- ■
v ird by th- Jtroan* se and m cntaln- d a rifle
fin- upon th- en-ni.-.- until dusk. rhrot.gh- j
, ■ ■ Fong San column wag I
enuag 1. Tl:e Chin-se defenses had suffer- .
e* gre.itb', but the losses on either side
w. r- malt i-th the Chinese end Japanese J
having taken .1 vantage ot all shelter avail- ,
ai»!-. Ti.e Japan-se troops, however, had |
f ~ I >om«* advanced positions. 1 tring con
t • ted at intervals during the night, and in
t m* intime two Ja|«ao*se flanking col
umns h*J form* I a conion around the Chi-
nese.
The Chinese Hooted.
At " •*■ • k in the morning an attack
■ .. . .. by the Japanew eotamna simul
s?ly and with admirable precision.
* • i* - lines. which were so strong in
f- it. v. r • found to weak in th*- rear,
at* Ih* the att.tca was a perfect success. I
It Chums** were completely t:.k nby sur- •
e and h*t»’ thrown into a panic. Hun- _
dr *w r. .t down and those who escafted
c ..th. fimling thenikelves surrounded at
< *ry p *inl, broke and tied.
.- a.. f Vi.*r n l.i Hung Chang's Euro
j , ii drlled troops st** d their ground to
: isi a.ird an . v ere cut dow n to a man.
T1 • I'u-g San column, swarming over the
u- >ii- - .i fr.*nt. ••osnpi led th,- rout.
I .If an i. >ur after the attack opened the
I ’■ . • : -i • t:i
of the J =-iift is estimated that 23LWN
sh t ■: ht-r were engaged in the bat
tle.
.inpnurx** l.*»-«* stlv.bt.
J «»s*i s.» apt tired immense stores
of ; rot - ous. munitions of war and hun
<*•■ -of st *n«ls of colors. The Chin*****
s is .s*.mat—! it H'*.*»o killed. Wounded
a <1 tak< n prisoners. Among th**se captured
I. the J if- nr-*- an* several of the r'him-s- I
■ ar. i off'- • . in- lading General Tzu
1 g. . >ii::ii:<n*l*-r in chief of the Man- ■
< *-.■*■ ** iy. who was severely wounded. I
J ■*., • I —■ is only thirty kdled and I
1 v. •*und>-*t. including eleven officers.
H ■ among the Japa
r o rt. . » ru: the first day's lighting.
ui. i very few w,-r* the result of the night
;• -.* -k. TI Japanese force* are in active
. * . - •• Ki'iv-s. who have thrown
. , *> a. t -adll; *J- ' l thetn-
. . « ... 1, v« -ir- J ot, t>•
r t -to • *»me. but unless China can
;■> ■ ;ting another army into the
y . csuia Coroa will undoubtedly remain
in the p - -sion of the Japanese.
I • h to th* r'entral News from
b :!ru s. ys that the Chinese are sear
s i;. t • II wa of til. defeat
n I th** g . t slaughter of the Chinese army
at Ihng Yarg F day and Saturday.
« hinniHcU Hid I hrnoel\ ew.
\ «•- tr i N ws di<i>at**h from Seoul says ‘
t’ .! wit? I* t. *i | .-'.irs ut*-r the conclusion j
<■: th*- I .title h«- military engineers had *•
. i ti- d tel- graph tin from there ■
t ITng Y’ang. A large number of pris- |
«• • i-r ■ : ht inf.* the Japanese camp i
f ■!; h ••* in w! -h they had hidden '
t - . dti-i:r. th- final assault. Hev- ;
* -iri-and t'hirre.-e fl- I towards a vai-
;. H**:thw*--t ami upon rinding
tf-eir rotr. »t in that dln-ctlon cut off. sur-
. • i • l>- ly. Ping Yang is now lie
- i I in the l*elief that a numb*-r
* • « li:i>- officers are in hiding
li ti v.C nsi-I* r the protection <>f friendly
C'oreans.
rur d r of «'h:n*-— * who w*-re killed
In the I ill!*- is estimated at 2.3 N. 1
The .!.•!»* Arp f ixhtFra,
•, j !..•• n-.ber IS —A disf-atch to The 1
j paneae ro- ’
I r* .-.v *4 th-re j-la--** th-* number of
* ■ g Yang ta tbe r--- 1
• in-l i ling four genera! 1
from Ch. nulfMi state that there '
e-■ ■’ • t*.- lietween l*ing Yang and 1
Y 'i t'inm •• Isties ate still inter- i
rupted. i
S' i‘ *i c.*rr» sp.ndent of The Pall
A d G*«- ’< telegraphs that the Japanese
■ Yang. The
• ted by the I (
«' •• who. thouetr poorly armed. t**ught
After a * '
s.-i -5 f *!• —fe-rate fuittles the Chinese
. and al! th-ir arm-,
taken by the I
* lasted thntugboat the I '
i>: : ht. bright moonlight enabling th*- Jaf>»-
1. t«> : • I:• *1 <: with niU' h exe- j 1
c r***n. Three hundred Japanese were kill- | ■
« i The Pii-i. Yang garrison numbered ;
9 1
Thousands of Prisoners.
\ i «t > *■• The tVntral News from
P> . i *!* . •! S* .•*• mt»- r 17th. 2:!>» o’clock '
p m.. ■<. that 14..*w Chinese prisoners i
w« r«- man-h»-d hrougta that place yesterday
and hci ■ ■ f •itli. r prison* n- are coming i
in ever I -<ll. None of these men were
t ■ n *.r*kred to
pn.g' Y'ang ii.i- to c**invy tiie prisoners to
Japan.
A *h-i ■< is ft* .-i Shanghai says the rej*ort
t it . • i;i. • troops ar** l*etWvrn Ping
i-/ .d tn* Yal-i river Is generally dis
■ i Ping Yang
c -i:|:i -d ti.> I r *i the Chinese army
at. 4 was r. . 5- ti.-- only effective force in
China. The m* n m,-*>sini; the levies now
I have no idea whatever
of mo-i-r i war.are.
■ . I *il Mall Gazette’s Shanghai cor
t • > auro r.ipi.liy
i* .m». toy n ..ti Moukden.
■ .• i-• ;• 'it. 1
t - Vi i-t tiuiig Chang has been de-
In'i-id. _
If !”•. P *’ ; were not the best baking
newer extant it would not be aide to re
t- n the laurels it has gain si.
JAI’AMIJtK Ylt TttltY CVAIMEO.
lu tb<- IlßttßKrmrnt with the < hlneee
t’Ject nt X alu .
I.o:-lon. s-pt. inber 30.—A dispatch from
. . .. i-.- tv I by the laindon News
that the • ' • ,! ' n ’ 1
. in. at with
* ■ |->. . th -t at Y.ilu on the 17th.
, ; m Yokobam i state that
th* J; ■-<*•- =e armv, whi 'h defeated the
, ; i * apt ur.-d
that *r . ■ 'aim.' now toward Wi-Ju.
f-..- Ich |• ' t it w*H proceed to
Mnukb-n.
T' <*• F'tr.&l N« ws sa' iiKit at privAto
«|i-p.t-h has i .-en received h* re whi -h
that nine JapancsM* an*l twelve
, . v . .. .I- <| in the
batll* at i •*• mouth of the Y'alu river, on
I 17th. Th • also, that
while th** Chinese lost four shipu, the Jap
an*.-* I- t none, though their fleet sustained
considerable injury.
g diapatvu to the Central News from
.—9 - *
Shanghai, dated 9:30 o’clock a. m.. Septem
ber 20th. states that the Chinese warships
which were engaged in th.- naval battle
at Y’alu on the 17th, were the Ting-Yuen,
the Chin-Yuen, the King-Yuen, the I’ilg-
Yuen, the Lal-Yuen, the Chin-Yuen, the
Ching-Yuen, the Tsi-Yuen, the Chao-Yung,
the Y’ang-Wel, the Kuang-Chai, the Kuang-
Ping arid four torpedo boats.
This fleet was conveying six transports
loaded with tmops which were en route
to reinforce the Chinese army at Yichow.
Tiie fleet arrived off the eastern entrance
to the Y’alu on the morning of the 17th,
intending to land the troops inside the
mouth of the river. At noon of that day
the Japanese licet, consisting of nineteen
warships, appeared and immediately open
ed lire upon the transports. The Chinese
fought Ciard until dusk, when the Jaimnese
fleet retired, supposedly on account of a
shortage of ammunition.
The Japanese warships Abushima and
Y’oshima. and the transport Saikio, were
damaged, but to what extent has not yet
le-en learned. The Chinese fleet. with_the
exception of the King-Yuen, the Chih-Yuen,
the Chao-Yung and the Y’ang-Wel. return
ed to Wei-Hai-Wei with the transports.
All of the vessels were greatly damaged.
It is reported that the transport Toon-an
was lost, but this is regarded as doubtful.
The Chinese fleet will proceed to Port
Arthur for refwirs. Admiral Ting and Col
onel lianneken were slightly wounded, but
have resumed their duties.
A dispatch from Toklo to the Japanese
legation says that the Japanese' fleet at
1 o’clock on the afternoon of September
pith met eleven Chinese warships and six
torpe<lo boats, thirty-five miles northeast ot
Hal-Yang-Tao, and that four of the Chinese
ships were sunk and one burned. The Jap
anese tl«et sustained no damage.
The I’iiiK Yang Hattie.
Washington. September 20.—The official
dispatch received at the Japanese legation
today from the minister of foreign affairs
at Toklo, gives the following account of
the Ping Y’ang battle:
•nlemral Nordeau, commander-in-chief,
reports as follows: 'ln the Ping Yang
tight, so far as ascertained, our loss was
eleven officers and 154 men killed, thirty
officers anil .’>2l men wound*-*!, besides forty
officers whose fate Is unknown.
"Th*- Chinese loss "is over 2.000 killed, and
the nuniler wounded is as yet unknown.
It is estimated to be very large.
•* *A numlH-r of wounded Chinese are in our
fi.-ld hospital.’ ”
\ I.nek of Order.
If the •’•■king government becomes hostile
towards l.i Hung Chang, his place, it is
re|H*rtvd. will be taken by Chang Cite Wan.
l. Hung Chang has repeatedly called upon
Lut Ming Chung, governor of Formosa,
to take charge of the Chinese troops in
C<>r* a. but he always declined the honor.
Lui Chang Fu also <l«-**hn*-d. and the vice
roy, not having any comj»etent person to
command the forc-s, then decided not t •
have any commander-ln-chicf of th*- forces.
He divi<led the troops Into three divi
sions, each of which had a commander of
Its own. a:*< these comtnan>l* rs are to •on
sult ea«-h other in the movement of their
resfH-etive bodies. From this want of order
and concerted action In the armv mav be
inferred the causes of the recent * 'bines**
disasters, though, savs The Asahi, the
Chinese government's usual policy is to
wear out an enemy by long delays, and |wo
ple think it will, tn the present war. resort
to th*- same nn-thuls. It Is* said Chat the
government is r*-ally in great financial diffi
culties. All its r* sources are now gone and
it nas no funds t*> ni«**-< the war expenses
with, as th*- wealthy men of the country
have no patriotism and make no voluntary
offerings.
As the mounted brigands of Manchuria
and other rebels ar«* only wafting for an
opfxirtunity to rise up in arms. * hina is.
therefore, so pressed by internal dissensions
and foreign war that she cannot afford to
practice h*-r usual dilatory policy. It is
China’s real wish to put an end to the
war as a>on tis yossibl' l and though sii** has
!e-*-n defeated at Seibwan and Gazin, she
has sent tr**<*i - i»* ’*• •*» t*gh . it <•
thought, the decisive l-a.tl*-.
ft*iii*tinK More I- oris.
The Chinese are building forts between
Iloan and Tetstn*. the former being twelve
miles from Heijo. At T*-t«uo, which is four
miles further on. the river is deep enough
to admit large ships. There is no doubt
that China intends the battle of Helio to be
d«ei-;ve. and is massing 2i».f«*' troops th*-fc.
It Is also susp*-cte i that site will send <wt
h*-r squadron as soon as the land for<w*s
at lleij*. are in full strength, and engage
in a decisive naval battle at the same time
the battle on land is raging.
Repealed trials show that a single
si-oonful of IT. Price's Baking Powder
will go farther than two or more teaspoon
fuls of any other.
I. 4TE!»T WAR MIYVS.
Three Ship* wf -lapnn Were Hestroye.i
ItnrliiK the Xiixhl llllttlr.
Washington. September 21 A dispatch
received at the Japanese legation says that
the Chinese loss in the great naval en
gagement is definitely placed at four ves
sels sunk and one burned. The Japanes*-
fleet, it is officially stated, was compara
tively uninjured.
It is reported further in the dispatches
received by Minister Kurina, that the en
thusiasm among all classes in Japan is
very gnat. The empress, as chief pa
troness of the Bed Cross Society in Japan,
with her «-ourt ladies, occupies herselt da ly
in preparing bandages and other al ti'h-s
for the Japanese and Chinese wounded.
Three Japan Ship** Destroyed.
Ixindon. Sept*-ml**-r 21. The Times shang
hai correspondent teb graphs that a special
cable dispatch from Japan states that three
Japanese warships. the names of
which are not given. wen* which
are not given. were ilestroyed.
and the Hl-Y’el-Kan severely dam
aged by fire during the recent
naval battle with the Chinese The Matsu
shima and Setikio were also seriously in
jured. The dispatch further says that Jap
an. »<e official advices are palpably incom
plete.
I*r«-pi<ring for tnothrr Ittaek.
London. September 21.—A dispatch to the
Central News from Shanghai dated ti p.
m. September 21st, says:
"The commanding officers of four of tin*
Chinese warships wen* killed in the engage
ment off the mouth of the Y’alu river. Ad
miral Ting was wounded in the eh**ek and
leg. but in neither case seriously. Five Os
the transport ships are reported to have
Is- n captured. All of th*- Chines*- war
ships that wen- not sunk are pr<q»aring for
another attack."
EXt.LISH YESMILS I’IKEH SALITF.S
An the Japun«*N<* Miips Were l , sissliig
and Put tile Chinese on Xoti<-<*.
YTctoria, B. <’., S*-pteml*er 23.—The steam
ship Y’ictorla has arrived, bringing Chinese
palters of the day of sailing.
When th*- st'-amer Wenchow, which ar
rived here y«-st-rday, says The Chinese Ga
zette of August 25th, was passing Wei-hai-
W« i, on th*- morning of th** Hth instant, she
witnessed a terrific explosion on shore from
the lorts. A column of smoke and flame
shot up into the sky, and though the Wen
chow was fifteen miles out at sea, those
on board distinctly heard tiie heavy "boom'’
of the explosion. There was only one re
port. The Wenchow went from T*-in-Tsi»
direct to Swatow. and returned from the
latter port of Shanghai yesterday. Sin- was
tin- only vessel within sight of Wei-hal-Wti
at the time, and the Chinese would be very
likely to keep su*-h an occurrence dark, so
the delay in receiving news of the accident,
if it was one, here is easy to undet stand.
In regard to the Japanese feint and re
treat from Wei-hai-Wvi, th*- Toklo press
fully c'.mlirms the story already published
that th*- presence of the Japanese ships was
revealed to th,* Chinese forts and mcn-of
w.*r through the unusual action of the Eng
lish war v,*ssels firing night salutes.
Concerning the attitude of the foreign
powers during the war. Great Britain is
r* iK»rtcd to have squeezed promises out of
China not to concede Formosa to any other
power. The possession of the island by an
other power would seriously threaten both
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA- GA... MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 24.1894.
Hong Kong and Shanghai, but it is difficult
to accept the assertion that an agreement
has been Concluded in the fulfillment of
which Englatyl will at once revoke her neu
trality in the event of Japan attempting
to occupy Formosa, and give active assist
ance to China.
Toklo papers report that at the instance
of British and Russian ministers to Pe
king. Viceroy Le Hi recently agreed to the
susi>enslon of hostilities with a view to a
possible settlement. The interveners then
applied for Japan’s consent, but were met
with a firm refusal even to entertain the
idea.
As to Russia. The Asahio. of Tokio, an
nounces the official information that "S.OOO
Russian convicts have escaped from their
work on Siberian rairoads and have crossed
tlm Corean frontier. Immediate application
was made to the authorities in Seoul for
their arrest, but so far, no satisfactory re
ply having been mad,-, a bo*ly of Russian
troops has entered Ham Kiting, the most
northern province of Corea, in pursuit of
the convicts.”
Among th,* last notes of war may be given
the following:
The YUctoria, in passing through ths
straits of Shimioaski, sighted seven troop
ships bearing Japanese reinforcements to
Corea, these being the first of an additional
force of 25,tNW troops.
The United States steamer Concord has
arrived to join the American force on the
scene of hostilities.
The captains of the Japanese warships
engaged at Wei-hai-Wei recently rep*, rt the
forts more powerful than they anticipated,
their volleys being effective at 1,200 meters,
but their shot's passed over the men-of-war.
The Kow-Shung affair has been settled by
the Japanese government apologizing ahd
paying an indemnity of 575.000.
Americans Otter 1 heir bervicon.
Washington, September 22—So many
Americans have applied to the Japanese le
gation for employment in the service of
Japan during the present war that in order
to answer such applications promptly, the
minister has been obliged to have r,-course
to a printed circular which reads as fol
lows:
"The legation is in receipt of numerous
inquires whether the Japanese government
intends to employ foreign subjects or citi
zens in any capacity during the present
war with China, either In active military
service, or as surgeons, or in other em
ployments directly or indirectly connected
wnh the war.
"While appreciating Die friendly sentl
nn nts which have caused so many persons
to s,-ek to enter the servic** of Japan at
this Important crisis, 1 regret that I can
only return a negative reply to such in
quiries. The various lines of service to
which th,-j- refer have l*e*»n for years parts
of an organized system in successful opera
tion, and, constHpiently, at this Juncture,
th*- Japanese government does not f»-el un
er the necessity of employing any per
sons in addition to those who have been
trained to pt-rform the duties of such «er-
It costs more to make Dr. Price's than
any other baking powder la-cause the ingre
dients are so highly refined.
XX EllE Fl\»!l> l-’Olt THEM.
Itobbcrs Hold I p u Sunta I-'e TiA*lm
mid Meet with n lt<‘**eption.
Gcrln, Mo., September IS. Tiie Colorado
and t’tah express, westbound on the Santa
Fe railroad was held up by robbers a' 3:20
o'clock, a. m., today near Gorin. Th*- plot
to rob was formed three weeks ago and for
two weeks the railroad people have had a
spy in th,- robl»ers' camp who has kept the
company completely informed of the in
tended movements of th,' robbers.
Two previous dates were fixed for the
event, but heavy rain on the appoint,*d
days postponed it because of th** ease
with which horses could be tracked in
the soft ground. Another date was set
for today, and th,- conditions being favor
able the attempt was mad,*. The rallroau,
as usual, had twenty-four hours' notice, an 1
'lie ti:*ln V s welt loaded with me:*, urn
e*l with snort Win*
formation of th, spy wis accurate and .*,
tiie appointed place, on, mil,* west ol Go
rin, a railroad torpcl,* explode,! under *!*<•
wheels «d tn engine, a ted light flashed
ahead ami the train stopped.
Immediately four mask- d men came from
th,- brush, one rushed to the engine, order
ed the encine r to h*»ld up his hands and
h'ed at him with :: at the same
moment. The engineer fell, wounded, and
a detective on the tender tired a load of
bt ckshot into the robber’s face before he
had time to < hangt* his position. He got
away lor the time being, but was caught
later and will probably die of his wounds.
The tiring at the engineer brought a fu
silade from the armed men concealed on
the express, baggage and smoking cars,
which was returned with a few shots from
tiie robbers, who then made off as quickly
as they could, cutting the 1. itching straps
of their horses in their haste, one horse
was killed by the detectives, but all of th,*
tobb, is escai*e*l for a lime.
All of the parties to *he plot are known.
an,l all will undoubtedly be captured. A
pack of bloodhounds was in readiness at
Gorin and they took up the trail before
daylight. No better place in the country
could have been selected for the locution of
the robbery and it would undoubtedly have
l*< en sttece-sful if the railroad people had
not been ad vised of what was Intended. The
passengers could have safely been robbed
as well as the mail and express cars. Four
men made the attempt on the train, but
two oi three others seem to have been wi'h
the horses and stationed behind the train
to preyent anybody reaching Gorin on foot
after tiie train was halted.
X,»t Fatally Wounded.
Kansas ,'ity, Mo., September IS.-The San
ta Fe train, whi- h was held up near Gorin
Mo., arrived in Kansis ,’itk at it o’clock
thtee minutes late. The engine was in
marge of Fred Murdo* k, who took the
place of Engineer William Pres* ett, who
was shot by the bandits.
Prescott is not fatally wounded. The bul
]-t struck him in the breast,' glanced from
his collar bone, came out ami f*‘ll on his
si irt front, beneath his blouse. When the
trail, was held up J. P. Mooney, the rear
b**i k> man, walked up the tra k in th** rear
of the train to flag westboun I trains. Fif
ty yards from the rear of the train he saw
two men holding the vises, one of them
b-ft the horses, walked towards Mooney,
covered him with a gun, robbed him of
sl9 and ordered him hack to the train. The
cer.ductor of the train was (Parge Blue.
Bln,' s tys be saw seven men in the gang.
T»v*» of th,* Itobbers t iipiiircd.
Memphis. Mo.. Septemb-r lx Two of the
Santa Fe train robbers were -aptured near
here this morning. Th* y were brought to
Memphis ;»nd lodged >•* jail. They are
Charles Abrams ami Link overti 11. They
were caught by special agents of the Santa
Fe railroad who have been on their trail
since th** robbery was attempted and the
d".* peradoes driven off. Abrams is the
man who shot Engine, t Prescott. He is
badly wound,*,! and not expected to live.
Al'tams was the leader of the gang and
board-d the engine in advance of his com
panions and received th'* charge of buck
shot full in the face. The detectives ntar
v -led at the time that Abrams was able to
in, V,- six feet, much less escape to the
wcods, which he did.
FALL OF A I’l. XTFOKM,
Carrying; Down xritli It Seventy-Five
|*«*rH<>ns —One Killed; Several Hurt.
Akron, 0., September 20.—A wooden plat
form between two south Akton buildings
collapsed at 7 o’clock last night, carrying
seventy-five people down a distance of thir
ty-live feet. Twenty-live persons were more
or less seriously injure*), ami one, Joseph
Ryan, aged eighteen, received injuries from
which he died a lew hours later at the rest
u< nee of his parents.
U-.e platform had been built for the use
ol a carriage rei*osilui*y, wluen hud recent
ly been leased by an athletic club. iue
ciub annomic, d an opening entertainment
tor last night and the platform became
crowued with men anxious to secure good
scats lor the entertainment.
A terrible s< eno ot contusion followed the
collapse oi the structure. Friends hurried
Io the relief of those struggling under the
wreckage, and in their eagerness to release
the sufferers many were trampled almost
to death in the dark alley. The police
fit.ally appeared, drove off the crowd with
clubs, secured a ligllt and went at the work
of rescue In a systematic manner. Several
of the injured may die.
SWETT BY A CYCLONE.
ONE Eirrs I.OHT AND AN
UNTOLD NVIUtIEIt INJVKED.
Some Towns Are Almost. Completely De
molished-The Blow Cnme Vpou the
llelpleaH People at Night.
Forest City, la.. September 22.—A disas
trous cyclone passed through this county
last evening about 10 o’clock. At Ellington,
six miles south of here, one woman, Mrs.
Johnson, was killed outright and Mrs. Rob
erts was probably fatally injured. The fam
ily of Mr. Fitkin received serious injuries,
his house and barn being swept away.
At Hayfield, five miles southwest of hen-,
many houses were carried away and several
people were killed and many were wounded.
In Bingham township, Hancock county,
five people are reported killeu.
At Hayfield the cyclone divided, one part
going directly north and the other east.
In Newton township one woman was killed
ami thousands of dollars’ worth of proper
ty was destroyed.
At 1 o’cilock a. rn. today a message was
received from Tompkins calling for medical
aid. The messenger stated that several
people were killed at that place.
Later reports from Buffalo township state
that seven people lost their lives. A number
of others were severely wounded.
Three Killed nt Lowtltcr.
New Hampton, la., September 22.—News
from Lowther is that three persons were
killed and seven injured in the cyclone
which struck that place late last night. The
town is only twenty miles north of this
place, but the telegraph wires are down
and no trains have come from the north
since midnight. All the information at
hand was brought by a farmer, who drove
down this morning, lie says that nearly
all the buildings in the village were either
destroyed or damaged. He also says that
traces of the storm are visible along the
road through Howard county, and that
th- re are rumors of damage in Mitchell ami
Chickasaw counties at points off th- rail
road. The storm seems to have swept
through the northern tier of lowa counties
aml crossed into Minnesota in the south
eastern corner of that state.
Four Killed Xenr Mnson City.
Des Moines, la., September 22.—The d-ad
in last night’s storm north of Mason City
are;
ELLERY MeKEECHEK.
JOHN PATTERSON.
D. T. HADDOVV.
MRS. HADDOYV.
Fatally wound,*!: Miss Maggie Banter,
Harold McKeecher.
Severely injur* <1: Mrs. McKeecher, Allen
McKeecher, Miss Edith Bentley and James
O’Neill.
The cyclone destroyed eight farm houses.
Leroy Yearly Destroyed.
Ixroy, Minn., September 22.—The damage
by last night's cyclone was not fully real
ized until daylight. All the buildings In the
central and eastern part-of the town have
been leveled to the ground and the pretty
little village is completely crippled. Today
ail business is at a standstill and the peo
ple are hurrying anxiously to and fro try
ing to collect their scattered property The
hotel and two stores were burned to the
ground by tire, which started early in th
evening, and which became uncontrollable
wh-n the cyclone made its appearance at
precisely 10:45 o'clock.
The ktll-d are:
HENRY FINDLAY.
CHARLES <5 If,BERT.
MRS. l»l NT*>N’.
JOE NELSON.
The Deitd ut Spriiiß Valley.
Spring Valley, Mk-h., September 22. -The
following is a list of the dead and Injured,
so far as known. The dead are:
N. DODGE.
MRS. X. DODGE.
< DILL- Oi FRANK MARSH.
Tn ■ hitur I are: < . G. King, fatally;
| Mrs. Louise Rose, fat illy: J--na R*ise, seri
■ ottsly; Mrs. Harps, chest bruised; Mrs. Har
l I • r, injured in the back; Mrs. Frank Marsh,
Injured in the back, critically; Charles
I'.dge, critically: Nellie Rumsey, broken
1* ; Hallie Williams, seriously; Mr*?. Wil
liam Strong, arm broken; John Nesh, arm
| broken; Mrs. John Nesh, scalp wound, will
' recover; John Nesh, n child, scalp wound,
, r,*'ov*«iy doubtful; Mrs. G. King, slight
tv; Clark King, slightly; Jessie Harr’ ,
slight!} ; Mrs. William Bove, seriously; Lu
cia Bove, slightly.
Twenty-six Kill**,! in One County.
Algona, la,, September 22.—Twenty-six
persons are reported killed in Kossuth
county, anil thirty-nine injured, some fa
tally, while the greater part of the town
of Cylinder, twenty miles west, was badly
damaged by th*- storm, which swept over
' ties section of the country last night.
North of Cylinder the family of Alix Goul
dtn, four in number, were killed.
At Whitemore, ten miles west of here.
Robert Stephenson was killed and ills wife
vs fatally hurt. The village was not
<1 imaged. Nearly a score of persons sought
refuge in n house on the Durant place.
Ail were more or less hurt, and one woman
■a HI die.
Near here Carl Barrlck was injured
slightly and his wife fatally injured. One
of ,’harles Lee’s children is dead and Mrs.
Lee is badly hurt.
Th*- wife and children of Fred Hompe, in
Fenton township, were in their house, which
was completely wrecked, but they were
cct-red by Die fallnig timbers and not one
of them was hurt.
George W. Beaver, living three miles
north of Algona, had just got home from
th* fair and entered the house with his
wife and two children and adopted boy.
wh* n the cyclone struck the house ami de
nioli-hed it. Beaver had his baby in his
arms, and with it he mad- his way north
to the house of Christian Dau, his father
in-law. for aid. His wife was just dying
w h n he returned, and his little girl soon
afterwards expired.
Myton Sch-nck, wife anil child were car
ried one hundred feet, and when found were
lying on a heavy oak beam. Both were
hurt and Mrs. Schenck was unconscious.
Horace Sch-nck, Myron's father, was cov
ered up with a pile of lumber. His condi
tion is serious, as he is seventy-three years
of age.
East of the river, in Plum Creek town
ship the house of George Holman was car
ried thirty rods ami dropped with such
for* eas to wreck it. In it were Mr. HoL
n an and wife and six children. One of the
children was killed outright ami four were
injured, ami Holman was seriously hurt.
An old man named Dingman, who livpd
a mile north of Holman's pla-e, was killed,
ami seven more are killed northeast of Hol
man's. including a man ami wife, name un
known. Mr. Swei-jx-r and two children anti
an infant child of Clausden’s are dead. Or
ders are coming in to local undertakers for
ccflins. A relief committee has been organ
ized.
The Dead Year Burt.
Burt, la., September 22.—1 n the cyclone
which passed from west to east between
here ami Algona last night, the following
w* r* killed:
MR. BACKHOUSE'S CHILD.
TWO CHILDREN OF MR. SCWAPPAS.
\*i: FRENCH’S TWO CHILDREN.
M GEORGE BEAVER.
m . ;tle beaver.
C,I >RGE HOLMAN S CHILD.
A.l' DINGMAN.
FI. AN K BICKLEMEYER.
XVounded—Charles Lee, not fatally; Mrs.
Lee annot live; Mrs. Barrett, seriously
worn led; Mr. Barrett, fatal internal inju
ries' Mis. Rose Lee. seriously wounded;
Francis Lee, badly hurt, cannot live; four
Other 'l*e*- children; Willie Ryle, broken
limb ; Horace spinal injuries.
At and Around Ositge.
Osage. la.. September 22.—Five persons
w* , killed by a cyclone which passed *ive
miles north of here at 10 o’clock last night.
Many others were hurt and will probably
die’ The dead are as follows:
MRS. PATRICK LONEGAN, aged sixty
“\n-S. I’HIL S. HERBERT, aged thirty.
ANNIE PERRY, aged twelve.
h‘\RRY HERBERT, aged eight.
RUTH HERBERT, aged six months.
Injured—William Perry, skull fractured,
cernot live. Jucob Finley, hurt about the
head: Katie Lonegan, hurt about the head
and internally, may die; Joseph Lonegan,
flesh wounds; Benjamin Kestern, cut about
fate; Mrs. Bcnjrinin Kestern, slightly hurt;
Dennis Lcnegan, artery in wrist severed
and otherwise injure*!.
BURYING mi: DEAD
Found in the Track of the Cyclone XVhicli
Passed Through Missouri *»i»«l lowa.
Minneapolis, Minn., September 23.—Re
ports of the destruction wrought by Fri
day night’s cyclone indicate that the loss
of life will be in the neighborhood of sev
enty-live, while the injured will number
several tittles as many. Some of those hurt
are expected to die and it is not uni kely
that fully one hundred persons will he
numbered in the list of the cyel tier. tin*.
The property io s is very heavy, ;.ml it
is almost impossible at this time to obtain
anything more than roug'n estimates of the
damage done.
As indicated in last night's dispatches,
the storm originated near Emtnettsburg.
la., and passed east and north to northern
lowa and southern Minnesota, finally pass
ink over into Wisconsin. No rep rts of
serious damage have been received from
this section, and the fury of the elements
seems to have been spent with the destruc
tion of Spring Valley. Here four persons
are dead ami some severely hurt, while
the property loss is estimate*! at $85,000.
th** residence portion of tiie town lying di
rectly in the path of the cyclone.
At Leroy, lying southwest, four are dead
and several fatally injured. The destruc
tion of property amounts to about ss,o*>O. It
was a heavy blow* to th** village, for its
chief business houses Tie in ruins.
Five miles north of Oswego, la., six
persons were killed and a large number
were hurt. The destruction of farm proper
ty is quite heavy, but no estimates have
been made. East, at Lowther, a town
of about 100 souls on the Chicago Grent
Western, three persons were fatally h
and the whole country tor miles around
laid in ruins. The loss in this vicinity will
probably be not far from slo',o*o.
Fifteen miles north of Mason City. la.,
four persons were killed outright ami as
manv wore probably fatally hurt, while
all the buildings struck an* total wrecks,
the loss being in the neighborhood of $50,-
000.
West of Mason City, n-ar Br-tt, two
p-rsons wen* killed outright, while north
of this town some six lost their lives.
The Demi nt XX esley.
Three miles north of Wesley, Kossuth
county, J. Bingham's house was overturned
and caught lire. The inmates had a nar
row escape. Th** killed in this vicinity are:
M. CASTLE AND WIFE.
J. W. DINGHAM.
MRS. TWEED, mother of Thomas
Tweed.
TWO CHILDREN of Thomas Tweed.
M. SCHYVEPPE AND TWO CHILDREN.
FRED FRENCH AND TWO CHILDREN.
INFANT of Mr. ami Mrs. Eden.
MR. AND MRS. KOCKAW.
North of Algona seems to have been the
scene of the greatest harvest of death,
more persons being killed in K >ssuth coun
ty than in air other one count*, through
Which the tornado passed. Nineteen fu
nerals wen* held at Algona today.
North of En:m.«t tsburg. whi-h seems to
• have been tin* point where the cyclone
‘ first assumed dangerous proportions, two
lives wen* crush.'l out. From here the
desdly storm w* nt tearing across the coun
try demolishing everytning in Its path.
For t ie m *st part of its course It traveled
through a farming district, Leroy and
Spring Valley, Minn., being the only two
to* ns of any consequence that were dam
aged but even here the deaths were com
patatively few. The fact that the storm
went tearing through a por'lon of Spring
Valley an.l the greater portion of th.* resi
dents were not aware of its ttotk of de
struction until the Are bells were rung,
shows what a narrow strip of country was
S "v P tbe st -m tr.iv ’ 1 ‘hrough covn’m*
ami avoided villages and towns, the proper
ty loss is largely confined to farm bull lings
and these being badly scattered, render
even an approximation of the loss Impossi
ble but conservative estimates place tho
damage at not less than 51.000.00 J.
lAbor and Tapltal* must be reconciled.
Arbitration will do it. No need to arbi
trate th- merits * f Dr. Price’s Cream Bak
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MIJ,E. GHORGES,
Former Mistress of Ynpoleon 1., Alive
at the Age of I<>7 Years.
Paris. August 30. VM.-The name of
Mlle. Georges was mentioned for the last
time in DC.7 She was supposed to be dead
and yet It appears that she is alive >et
near the very place where she was born
i in 1787. Her right name is Marguerite J* -
I sephlne Wemmer. She went on the stag*
when live years old, and followed the oi l
! Napoleon through all his campaigns. In
1808 she was the most brilliant .actress ot
the French comedy, ami with Talma, the
gn at tragedian, she played, at the r< quest
of her imperial lover, before an audi> nee o.
kings at Dresden. "You shall appear before
a ’parterre’ of crow ned * »a Is.’J
poleon, "if T have to declare « l ar against |
the whole of Europe.” And he kept his j
i xv »r<l
Alexander, the czar of Russia, wanted her
to go to Moscow, his capital, with h*ni.
She answered that Bonaparte, the Corsican,
was good enough for her, and truly she ac- .
companied him during the disastrous cam- *
paign of Russia. Not a word was heard |
from her after the fall of the first empire. '
ami lately she was reported living near
Bayeux. Drue, the place of her birth. She
is 10* years old and apparently sa ist;**d
with the obscure life she has been leading
during more than a half century. Th** only
souv* nlr she has kept of her glorious p.*-t
is the hat worn by Napoleon in the cele
brated davs of “Vendemiare" (June 12 ami
13, 171’5), when the French consul received
the convention from the hands of the revo
lutionary parties led by Robespierre. Mlle.
Georges is very religious, and no one who
can «ee her going to the church every Sun
day could suspect that she has been the
mistress of Napoleon.
She abamlomd her stage name, being call
ed by her a*'<iuaintaiices the old Mrs. Wem
mer. Such is life! Ami to think that Na
poleon was jealous of her. She ran
to Germany with Duport. a so. ietaire of th*
French comedy. The enip* .or was so ma «
that !i*‘ ordered th * wh.*l.* p*»m*e of I ran* •
to look for th** fugitive. Fouche, the chief >t
the imperial police, did his I* -st to bi *ng
b. r back to Faris, but all to no avail, .-.i'*
was jealous herself *>f Mil". Mars, another
a* tr. ss belonging also To the Frem li c*»m
--' It ’ is too bad that Mlle. G* urges never
could writ.* even a single letter. Iler cor
ri'spondoiicf* would Ik*v» boon \< i, Intelps
i,..r *4he does not tiff.’ ..bout the past,
ami Dm curate Tis her parisii does not sus
pect that he lias such a distinguished pa
rishioner in his congregation.
When Baby was sick, gave her Cnstoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
This Bents the Republican*.
Omaha. Neb., September 20.—(Special.)—
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oi Lincoln, for congress.
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