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THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, SATURDAY ports was ready another recess was taken until 8:30 p. m. When the House reconvened the final conference report upon the bill to codify the criminal laws of Alaska was adopted. Resolutions to give some House employes extra compensation developed some good natured debate which culminated finally in a sharp exchange between Mr. Grosvenor, and Mr.

Talbert 8. But the ire displayed on both sides cooled rapidly and the incident closed led with assurances of distinguished consideration on both sides. At 9:30 the House again recessed until 10 o'clock. DRAGGED AFTER MIDNIGHT. The House Able To Do Little or Nothing With the Conference Reports.

Washington, March was nearly midnight when the House reassembled, and slow progress was made on the conference reports. The District of Columbla Appropriation Bill was sent back to conference, as was the Deficiency Appropriation Bill. Messrs. Cannon, Barney and Livingston acted as conferrees. The naval conferrees presented a partial report, which was agreed to.

It carried agreements only on routine features. The questions of armor plate and new ships are still open. Mr. Underwood Ala.) moved to concur in the Senate amendment authorizing a Government armor factory. After short debate the yeas and nays were ordered and the motion was lost by a vote of 88 to 127.

The Naval Bill was then returned to conference. The House took a recess until 2:45 a and during the recess the Congress men joined in a lively chorus of "Fiail Columbia" and other patriotic songs. At 3 o'clock another recess till o'clock was taken. BILLS APPROVED. Others Will Be Signed By the President To-day.

Washington, March McKinley wil go to the Capitol at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning and remain there during the closing hours of Congress. This has been a customary practice with many Presidents at the close of the short session when the passage of important bills are delayed frequently until almost the constitutional expiration of the Congress. The Executive 1s thus put in easy communication with the legislators with whom he can consult respecting the merits of such measures as might at first seem objectionable. International Treaty Ratified. Washington, March Senate in executive session to-day ratified the agreement for amendments to the treaty for the international protection of industrial property.

The treaty is the result of annual international conferences held at Brussels for the purpose of securing uniformity in patents and copyrights, and the present agreement merely makes some additions to the original convention. The amendments were accepted without debate. Omnibus Claims Bill. Washington, March President is considering earnestly the course he shall adopt with reference to the Omnibus Claims Bill, and its fate is a matter of considerable doubt. No final conclusion has been reached with reference to it, and a veto message or a pocket veto is among the possibilities.

Treaty With Mexico Ratified. Washington, March The Senate has ratified the extradition treaty with Mexico, with a retroactive clause to cover cases that otherwise might not have been punishable because of the lapse of the old treaty. AFRAID OF SMALLPOX. Penitentiary Officials At Frankfort Refuse To Receive a Prisoner From Covington. Frankfort, March The State prison officials this afternoon refused to receive into the prison William Fox, a negro prisoner brought here from CovIngton to serve a life sentence for murder, on the ground that he had been confined in the Covington jail, and that there had been smallpox in that institution.

Sheriff Boske took the prisoner back home, where he will be held until the scare subsides. The judgment of the Nelson Circuit Court in the combined cases of Dr. A. M. Shields against Mrs.

Sarah A. Lewis was affirmed by the Court of Appeals this morning. The first action was for breach of promise to marry and the appellee recovered Judgment for $400. The other action was brought to recover certain property that appellee had deeded to appellant on condition that he would marry her. The lower court set aside the transfer of the property.

The Court of Appeals has affirmed the Judgment of the Louisville -Law and Equity Court in the case of A. G. Fonda and others against the city of Louisville. The action was instituted to recover taxes from appellants for 1887-8- 9-90 and 1891. The lower court gave judgment for the taxes.

AIR LINE SALE ADMITTED. Southern Said To Claim Control and Bonds Have Advanced Sharply. New York, March The sudden rise in Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis bonds to 72 is explained to-day by statements of officials of the Southern railway that the Southern has secured control of the E. and St.

L. road, known as the Air Line. President John Stites, of the Fidelity Trust Company, said yesterday afternoon that he had heard nothing of the sale of the Air Line to the Southern. At the office of Recelver George T. Jarvis, it was stated that no news of the transfer had been received here.

The sale has been a matter of common talk; however, for several months. PRICE IN TROUBLE AGAIN. Ex-Soldier Shoots Man On' Board a Boat Below Louisa. Louisa, March Price, young lawyer of Catlettsburg, fatally shot Jerry Moningham through the head this morning, seven miles below here. They were on the steamer Argand, and were engaged in a drunken row.

MonIngham was employed as a tongamanon the Triple State Gas Line. Price is the member of the First Kentucky volunteers, who shot his Captain, R. S. Carr, at Ashland, last week. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.

All druggista refund the money if it falls to cure. The genuine has 0 on ench tablet. MORNING. MARCH 4, 1899. be cooked and falling after it was cooked to keep from dinner to supper.

The only time ashore when the regiment was very short of rations was while digging trenches on San Juan hill. Here for forty-eight hours' rations sixty-six men of his company received only fifty-three hard tack in all and half pound of bacon for each man. The shortage was due to lack of transportation. Capt. M.

B. Critchfleld, of the Eighth Ohio, which also served in Cuba, said that from landing on July 10 to the surrender the 17th there was no lIttie complaint as to the ration. After the surrender regiment was camped at Seville, about six miles east of the city, Here they got an issue of refrigerator beef that the men refused to take. He inspected the meat, cut the quarter in half and found that it was apparently good on the inside, though green and slimy on the surface He cut some from the inside, cooked It and was made very sick by eating it. So were other men who tried it.

The Surgeon Major ordered the beef buried, and no more was drawn for a month. As to chemical treatment of the refrigerated beef, witness said he had not yet made up his mind one way or the other. He had never suspected such a thing while in Cuba. Since the discussion of the matter on returning home certain things had seemed to him picious, among others that the flies did not seem to bother refrigerated meat. But he could not say he had yet formed a definite opinion.

L. L. Melius, of New York, a civil engineer and Sergeant in the First volunteer engineers, said he had been very sick in Porto Rico. his weight going from 156 pounds to 96 pounds. During his stay on the island he had had great difficulty in eating any of rations.

Maj. Lee Takes a Hand. H. S. Vanschaick, of the First volunteer cavalry, testified that the canned beef was bad and rations generally unsatisfactory.

He said that he had been more or less ill since his return and had been informed by his brother, a physician, that he was suffering from stomach trouble due to bad and insufficient food. At this point Maj. Lee, counsel for Maj. Gen. Miles, raised the first issue with the court.

Witness said he had certain letters written home from Cuba, describing the conditions there from day to day. He offered to read them, but Col. Davis declined to allow it. Maj. Lee stated that he thought the letters should be admitted as evidence, tending to bring out vividly the very conditions which were being inquired into.

The court declined to entertain this suggestion. Lieut. Thayer, who was aboard the Yale on her trip to Porto Rico, supported the preceding witnesses In all the uncomplimentary things they had sald of the canned roast beet. Maj. Lee continued the examination and elicited the fact that the refrigerator beef served aboard the Yale was so offensive that it was repulsive even in soups and stews.

Maj. Lee also got from the witness a detailed description of the canned beef to the effect that it was in long strips in the can, the meat being held together by long strips of fiber which had to be cut away, being wholly uneatable. When his command went ashore 15 per cent. of the men Were sick. After a short march in the not sun their weakness, due as he Considered to bad food on ship, Increased till most of the men were sick, even if not on sick report.

Capt. A. G. Mitten, Ninth. Massachusetts, testified as to conditions in Cuba, his evidence being in the same line condemnatory of the can.ed beef.

Lieut. Henry M. Stine, Fourth Pennsylvania, had no experience with the canned roast beef except in hash, and liked it about as tell as he did the native beef. Lieut. Beary, regimental commissary of the Fourth Frennsylvania, testified to issuing and guperintending the preparation.

of carined and refrigerated beef. He had found it good and satisfactory In almost every case. THE POPE IS ALL RIGHT. Sufficiently Recovered To Indulge In the Composition of Poetry. Rome, March physicians of the Pope say they are quite satisfled with his condition.

When leaving the pontiff last evening, they predicted for him a long life. Before going to sleep the Pope wrote a poem, which was a description of his case as analagous to one which happened to Clement XII. He read the poem this morning to the doctors. The latter urgently advised abstinence from all movement if the patient wished to recover in five or six days. This being the anniversary of the coronation of the Pope, there was the usual ceremony of flag hoisting and visIts from prelates, notabilities and diplomats, who inscribed their names in the visitors' book.

CITIZENS INDIGNANT Over Proposed Removal of a Smallpox Patient To the Hardin County Poor Farm. March C. Z. Aud, of Cecilia, who is President of the Hardin County MedIcal Board, telephoned this morning to County Judge H. W.

English asking permission to remove Thomas Perry, the negro who has the at Cecilia, to an outbuilding county farm, which is located three and onehalf miles south of this place. The building referred to is about 500 yards from the main building on the county farm and about 200 yards from the private residence of Louts O' Brien. The whole is highly indignant, and citizens here are not only indignant, but greatly frightened because of the removal of this case of smallpox from Cecilia. The county has no pesthouse. AGAINST BARROWS.

Senate Committee On Library Reports Against Him For Librarian. Washington, March nomination of Samuel J. Barrows to be Librarian of Congress has been reported unfavorably by the Senate Committee on Library. -Five New England Senators this afternoon joined in a telegram to the President advising that the nomination of Representative Barrows as Librarian of Congress be withdrawn, as his not being a trained librarian made his conOrmation impossible. Filed Amended Articles.

Frankfort, March The Bank of Hopkinsville has fled amended of incorporation in the office of the Secretary of State. It proposes to reduce its capital stack from $250,000 to Succeeds M. Loubet. Paris, March Senate to-day elected M. Fallieres President of that body by a vote of 151 against 85 votes cast for M.

Constans. AS USUAL, The Last Night In the House Was Exciting OVER CONFERENCE REPORTS. ARMY BILL, WITH THE SENATE AMENDMENTS, PASSED AFTER THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. Great Crowds In the Galleries To See the Wind-Up. THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.

Washington, March gallerles looked down upon the struggling members of the House to-day as the closing scenes of the last legislative day of this Congress were being enacted. Step by step the leaders in charge of the appropriation bills pushed them through the final stages and during every lull in the consideration of conference reports members clamored for recognition for belated local bills in the vain hope of rescuing them from death on the calendar. At times the House was like Bedlam. Pound as the Speaker would with his gavel it was almost impossible to preserve order and to the casual visitor in the gallery the proceedings on the floor must have teen about as intelligible as an exciting day in the wheat pit would be to a parish priest. The House passed the Army Appropriation Bill with all Senate amendments, and the bill now goes to the President.

Mr. Walker who had been seeking the privilege of addressing the House for several days, secured unanimous consent. to speak for an fere with the conference reports. His hour, such time, however, not to Interstatement was largely personal, showing the efforts Mr. Walker had made during a long series of years to secure monetary legislation.

In this connection he answered published criticisms of his Sourse and went into an elaborate expianation of the long fight in his comnittee which resulted in the report of a bill and Its subsequent withdrawal. His colleague, Mr. Barrett demanded an opportunity to reply, claiming that Mr. Walker had agreed to yield him time. This Mr.

Walker denied, saying he always kept his promises to God and man, but "not according to the standards of his Mr. Barrett denounced the denial as an "unmitigated Mr. Walker proceeded to criticise the Currency Committee selected by Mr. Grosyenor, chairman of the Republican caucus. Mr.

Walker spoke in high terms of Mr. H. H. Hanna, of the Indianapolis Monetary Committee, but denounced the manner in which he and his colleagues had lobbied about the Capitol for alleged currency reform. "The difficulty with these reformers," said he, "is that they obtain their facts from canvasback and terrapin and their arguments from champagne.

The result is robbery." "Do you expect the next Congress," Interposed Mr. Johnson "to enact any banking and currency legislation worthy of the name? I do not." "If it does," replied Mr. Walker, "It will mean certain defeat for the Republican party. There is more dynamite connected with banking and currency than any subject ever introduced in the House. Any party that attempts a settlement of the currency question before the silver question is settled will be swamped." Mr.

Johnson declared that the Republican party was committed to currency reform, and that it was the duty of the President to call an extra session, not to create a permanent standing army of 100.000 men, but to put upon the statute books currency legislation, so that it could vindicate itself before the next general election. Should this be done the party would have done its duty to all sections, and its calling and election would be sure. Sundry Civil Conference Report. o'clock. The Night Session.

Mr. Cannon presented the conference report upon the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill, and moved its adoption. He explained briefly the points upon which the conference had agreed, and the re port was adopted. Upon the Items still in dispute, he moved that the House insist upon its disagreement. Mr.

Corliss moved to concur in the Pacific cable amendment. Mr. Corliss earnestly advocated the adoption of the Senate amendment. He said the Government should build the cable. Mr.

Lewis Wash.) also supported the Corliss motion, and Mr. Grow Pa.) opposed it. The latter was opposed to the Government ownership of a cable. Mr. Dinsmore Ark.) took occasion during the debate upon this motion to outline the Democratic policy regarding the Philippines, in accordance with the dictum of the Democratic caucus last Monday.

He declared that It was the solemn duty of the Republicans to announce a policy, and pointed out the fruitless efforts of the Democrats to force declaration. Mr. Dockery Mo.) argued that the Government should not invade the domain of private enterprise. Mr. Lentz 0.) supported the proposition for Government ownership and operation of the cable to Honolulu, Mr.

Hepburn Ia.) opposed the amendment. He was against Government ownership, "Does the gentleman not advocate the building of a Government armor-plate plant?" asked Mr. Corliss. "I do; simply because the private armor plants are holding up the Government." The motion to concur in the Pacific cable amendment modified 80 as to Include the other amendment appropriating $350,000 for a cable steamer was defeated, 77 to 102. The House then insisted upon its disagreement to the Items of the Sundry Civil Bill still in dispute and agreed to a further conference.

The House conferrees were specifically instructed to insist upon their disagreement to the Senate amendment, increasing the salaries of appraisers at Boston, Phila. delphia, Baltimore and Chicago. At 5:40 p. m. the House recessed until When the House met at 8 o'clock after the recess, notwithstanding the drenching rain outside, great crowds had congregated in the galleries to witness the closing scenes.

The hall was brilliantly Illuminated and a large mai jority of the members were in their seats. As none of the big conference re- NO DECISION Yet Reached By the Cuban Assembly. ARMY IS STILL UNDER ARMS AND LEVYING BLACKMAIL UPON THE PLANTERS. SANTIAGO IS DISTURBED. Maj.

Gen. Wood Held Personally Responsible For the Money Spent For Improvements. THE IDLE FORCES INCREASED. Havana, March The forty-tour Generals and Colonels composing the Cuban Military Assembly had another three-hours' discussion to-day regarding the proposal of the United States Government to grant $3,000,000 to pay off the Cuban troops. No conclusion WaS reached, and the debate was again adjourned, to be resumed on Monday.

There is a faction in the assembly which takes seriously the proposition of the mysterious American syndicate, supposed to be represented here by Mri Ferros, which offers $12,000,000 on hard conditions, precisely what has not been disclosed, As the assembly has no power to create a lien on the customs it can do nothing more than recommend something to Governor General Brooke or to Washington. Gen. Gomez is taking no part in the deliberations and regards the $12,000,000 as delusive. How the Army Subsists. Meanwhile, the so-called Cuban army remains under arms and subsisting upon contributions that amount to blackmail.

The planters, by Implied duress, are compelled to feed the bands in their districts. For instance, the Constancia plantation, near Clenfuegos, regularly feeds any Cubans recognized by the district commander, often as many as fifty or sixty a day. Fifteen American soldiers were detailed to guard the plan. tation, yet the proprietors are constrained to keep twenty-five Cuban horsemen under pay at $6 a month with food and forage. The other day two Cuban offcers asked for suits of clothing 80.

88 to appear respectable when they visited Cienfuegos, and the request, or demand, was complied with. Similar Blackmail Elsewhere. Every plantation in the island is subject to similar blackmail, and the proprietors are afraid to refuse. The owners of the Constancia plantation are employing 500 men. They want 600 more and have been negotiating with the Cuban Generals, but all to no purpose thus tar, as the Cuban are unwilling to disband their macary say, until the Americans pay the The island treasury has about 000 in hand.

Up to date $800,000 has been paid. This includes some of the February pay-roll. Havana has taken half, Santiago $159,500 and Pinar del Rio less than $10.000. THE SANTIAGO MUDDLE. Maj.

Gen. Wood Personally Responsible For $20,000 Due For LaborUsual Threat of Outbreak. very gloomy, Wood Made Personally Responsible. Santiago, Cuba, March 000 and 3,000 men have been suddenly thrown out of. work in the province of Santiago, over 700 in the immediate neighborhood of this city.

Although Governor General Brooke has wired 000, required for the February payrolls, there is still a deficit of nearly $20,000, and the orders from Havana still hold good, limiting the expenditure during the month of March for the entire province to $10,000, The effect of this order on Civil Governor Castillo, Mayor Bacardi and other Cubans prominent in official circles is simply paralyzing. Mayor Bacardi has cabled the Governor General desiring to know what he is expected to do with such large number of men suddenly thrown out of work, "Though we are perfectly friendly to the Americans," he said in the dispatch, "the present policy seems suicidal, for public improvements are greatly needed, and the men also are greatly in need of work." Civil Governor Castillo wonders what will happen. He can not see that the men suddenly thrown out of employment have any alternative to becoming bandits, and he regrets exceedingly the damaging blow the province has received. Owing to his position he may not comment upon the orders of his superiors, but he considers the prospects Maj. Gen, Wood, Military Governor, refuses to make any further statement than that he will obey orders.

Nearly $20,000 is still due for February, for which he will be personally answerable, but under the present orders he can not continue the men at work. Outwardly he is one of the calmest men to-day in Santiago, but as a matter of fact he is greatly worried over existing conditions. Groups of men on street corners, in clubs and in cafes openly abuse the American administration, saying that the Spanish was infinitely preferable, as in the worst times, during peace, considerably more men were engaged on public works under the old regime than are now so employed. Probably the full effects of the new policy will not be vis. ible before Monday, as the men will receive their pay.

to-morrow, and, although Maj. Gen. Wood does not expect disturbances, Cubana who affect to be cognizant with the whole situation say it will be quite impossible to avoid an outbreak of some kind. Wood Retains His Popularity. In spite of all the antagonism displayed toward the American authorities at Havana, Maj.

Gen. Wood remains popular among Cubans of all classes, who declare the Havana Instructions an "outrage upon his administration." In the speeches made at the San Carlos Club to-day the sentiment was that the new orders ought to be attributed to envy of Maj. Gen. Wood's successful methods in this department, and, so tar as the province of Santiago is concerned, the Cubans say that if a vote were taken to-morrow they would select him for the highest position in the island in preference even to any Cuban. The new regulations have brought to a standstill all the improvements, Includ- ing the dredging of the harbor, roadmaking and sewerage.

Probably massmeetings will be held on Monday to protest, and inflammatory speeches are likely to be made, in spite of the orders prohibiting any criticism at public meetings of the acts of the military authorities. Indianians Take a Practice March. Havana, March a. m. Abner McKinley has arrived here.

The 161st Indiana regiment had a ntteen-mile practice march to Lavento yesterday. The men enjoyed it. Fourteen of the soldiers, suffering from overfatigue, were returned in the ambulances. The two yellow fever suspects in the camp of Gen. Lee are convalescent, and sufferers from typhoid fever are doing well.

Cuban Head Tax Abolished. Washington, March 3. The Assistant Secretary of War to-day abolished the capitation tax of one dollar 8 head on passengers, which has been in force at Cuban ports of entry under the Amerlean occupation of the island. It wAs found that. the revenue resulting from this amount, head and tax the was military quite authorities limited in the island considered this abolition destrable.

Another Tennessean Dead. Washington, March The War Department to received the following: "Havana, March Report death Pinar del Rio, Private William A. H. Strackagan, band, First infantry, suicide, gunshot. Trinidad, Private Stanley G.

Wright, Company H. Fourth Tennessee, dysentery." SCHOONER SUNK BY GUNBOAT. ONLY INCIDENT OF CONCORD'S CRUISE AROUND LUZON. Natives Fled and Abandoned the Town of Dagupan When the War Hove To. Manila, March p.

The United States gunboat Concord has arrived here after a week's cruise along the west coat of the island of Luzon. The only incident of her trip was the burning of a schooner loaded with supplies for rebels at Dagupan, the terminus of the railroad. The natives fled and abandoned the town when the gunboat anchored in the bay. RESPONSE TO FILIPINO LIES. Secretary Alger Appears To Have Taken Them Seriously.

Washington, March following dispatch has been received by Secretary of War Alger from Maj. Gen, Otis, in answer to Secretary Alger's inquiry of yesterday respecting the number of American prisoners held by the insur-. gents: Manila, March Secretary of War, Washington: Insurgents have not taken nor do they hold a single prisoner of war. They have three soldiers in Malolos picked up in January who, without permission, went among them near Cavite and Caloocan. I am looking after them and providing money.

Have captured over 1,500 insurgent soldiers since February 4 and hold the majority as prisoners of war. Detrimental reports which reach the United States manufactured mostly Int Hong Kong. Troops here in splendid condition. OTIS. The Relief Is Under Way.

New York, March 3. The United States hospital ship Relief passed out quarantine to-day on her long voyage to Manila by way of the Suez canal with the expectation of arriving at her destination bout. April 20. The Relief is loaded with medical supplies enough for an army of 25,000 men for a year, sixteen water Alters and cots and equipments for a 500-bed hospital. The Relief is commanded by Capt.

Harding and the expedition is in charge of Maj. A. E. Bradley. A number of medical officers and eight women nurses accompany Maj.

Bradley, Rumored Seizure By Japan. New York, March dispatch to the Herald from Manila says: "It is rumored that a steamer with 20,000 stands of arms and ammunition, bound for the Philippines, has been seized in Japanese waters by the Japanese authorities. Aguinaldo's army is disheartened. "Many companies of the insurgents have retired because their officers skulk and won't lead their men." SCHLEY ORDERED TO EUROPE. His Flagship Will Probably Convey To England the Remains of the Late Lord Herschell.

Washington, March show the depth of sympathy felt by the United States Government with the British Government and the family in the loss of the late Lord Herschell, this Government has proffered the use of a United States warship to convey the remains of Lord Herchell to England. The acceptance by the British embassy of the offer will be awaited before announcing the name of the vessel, which is attached to the squadron now at Havana. Schley Will Take the Brooklyn. Havana, March United States armored cruiser Brooklyn received orders to-day to sail immediately for Hampton Roads, to take Rear Admiral Schley to Europe. KIPLING IS RECOVERING.

He Does Not Yet Know That Two of His Children Also Have Pneumonia. New York, March 3. Rudyard Kipling continues to improve rapidly, His condition is satisfactory in every way, and but one bulletin was issued to-day, at 2:15 p. which was as follows: "Mr. Kipling has continued to improve so that to-day his temperature and puise are but little above normal." There is only one shadow to Mrs.

Kipling's complete joy at her husband's recovery, and that is the illness of her two little daughters. The elder of the two, Josephine, who is being cared for at the home of a friend, is seriously ill with pneumonia, the crisis, it is announced to-night, not having as yet been reached. The second child, Elsie, who is isolated at the Hotel Grenoble, also has pneumonia, which developed in the past day or two, but she is not so seriously ill as her sister. DR. BULL'S COUGH SYRUP 18 VERY efficient remedy, For coughs and colds it has no equal, It la good for adults and children.

For croup and whooping-cough it is invaluable. HAILSTORM Causes Damage and Gives a Scare. FOLLOWED BY DENSE FOG. FOR A WHILE MANY PERSONS FEARED A TORNADO. STREET CARS WERE BLOCKED.

Greenhouses Smashed By the Heavy Hailstones and Growing Vegetables Injured. THE WORST SEEN IN YEARS. Drizzling rain, sunshine, light clouds, dark clouds, black darkness, light hail, rain, heavy hail and rain, light, heavy fog- all followed closely between noon and supper time in Louisville yesterday, and the city probably never endured such a state of weather since the memorable tornado of 1890. At one period of the weather's behavior, the visit of a tornado appeared imminent, and it was with the mcst widespread relief that the most eateni.g manif stations of such a calamity were seen to pass away. Then followed the hail storm that will for a long time be the wonder of the inhabitants, few of whom had ever seen anything of such a severe nature in the way of hail storms.

General damage was done. The weather had been unsettled ail over this section for some days, but when yesterday started out with rain it was a matter of surprise to the weather-wise. Early in the afternoon, about 2:30 o'clock, the sun broke through the clouds and fair weather seemed to be the order of the remainder of the day, The clouds soon had a monopoly of the sky, however, and the skies grew gradually darker until 4 o'clock, a light rain also falling. Shortly after 4 o'clock the sky, in the northwest quarter became ominously dark, and by 4:15 o'clock WAS pitch black, the remainder of the sky becoming very dark also. As this blackness came over the face of the heavens hush fell over the city, and people in high buildings trembled as they glanced away over the roofs into the face of the inky horizon.

People on the streets hurried into sheltering doorways or skurried home in dismay. Drivers of teams on the crowded streets urged their horses into speed, glancing fearfully on high. The animals, too, became restless, and in many instances commenced giving the teamsters trouble. In many quarters of the city persons with blanched faces had sought unsuccessfully to quiet fear-stricken children. The crash was momentarily expected.

It came not. The heart of the cloud seemed to pass around the city by the southwest, 4:20 o'clock was melting away in the south. There had been no wind, but presently it arose and came from the northwest, bringing with it rain and a light fall of hail. By 4:25 o'clock this had developed suddenly into a very sheet of ice missiles of large dimensions, that fell for at least five min.utes in an unbroken shower, beating down every frail thing and covering the surface of the ground with a solid thickness. Along with this was copious rain.

The effect on unsheltered horses and mules was one that eye witnesses in streets crowded with vehicles will never forget. Nearly every animal was whipped into frenzy by the stinging hail and broke from all restraint while the provocation lasted. Where vehicles were thickest there was a chaos of violent draught animals, Wagons were wrecked right and left and drivers and teamsters were at the mercy of adverse fates. That none were killed remains a miraculous incident of the hour. Many were hurt.

After the hail subsided the streets were flooded. Then the rain lessened, although lightning played. A very heavy fog settled before 6:30 o'clock, and endured for some hours. The weather conditions in this section had been unsettled for three days, and the storm of yesterday was one that comes easily with such weather. It atfected a large section about Louisville.

The rainfall yesterday amounted to nearly an inch, or, to be exact, .82 of an inch. The wind throughout the day was very variable, coming from nearly all quarters. The temperature was high, the day opening at 48 degrees and closing at 56 degrees. A peculiarity of the hailstorm 15. that it did not cool the atmosphere, as after the hail fell the temperature was nearly at the maximum.

The maximum was 59 degrees, and the minimum was 40 degrees, The forecast for the weather to-day provides for fair and colder conditions, variable winds, settling to north. Market-Street Collision. A two-horse team of the John A. Etheridge Furniture Company was rendered unmanageable by the heavy hail falling about 4:20 o'clock last evening and ran off in front of the company's premises at 324 West Market street. The wagon collided with the express wagon of Ph.

Jordan, but neither vehicle was much damaged. Drove Horse Into Window. The hailstorm caused the wrecking of $75 plate-glass show window at the J. T. Burghard Company store, at the southwest corner of Brook and Market streets.

The milk wagon of A. Fienberg, 622. Preston street, had delivered milk at B. Levine's, across the street from Burghard's. As the driver started away the hail came and lashed the horse into a frenzy.

The driver was unable to control the beast, which swerved and charged blindly right across the street and into Burghard's window. Several persons who were standing in the doorway got away just in time to escape being hurt by falling glass. The horse was not hurt, and, turning, started to run in Brook street, when it was halted by B. Levine and another man. The plate-glass window was broken into small pieces and was gathered up in a hand basket.

The Prize Hailstone. Druggist R. W. Bottomley, of 2400 West Chestnut street, reports that he picked up a hailstone yesterday that upon being weighed tipped the scales at two ounces and eighteen grains. Alderman McCall's Scare.

Alderman J. W. McCall was in sore straits during the hailstorm. He was driving from Seventh and Market to Second and Jefferson. When the large hailstones began falling his horse became frightened and bolted.

Mr. MoCall had a hard time holding the horse in, as one of his arms was very sore from vaccination. Several times Mr. McCall was pulled over the dashboard almost to the point of losing his balance. He had a severe struggle with the horse until the hail ceased.

The hail did serious damage to greenhouses. The large hallstones went through the panes as If there were nothing to check their descent, and the frames were striped as clear of glass as they had been before being glazed. The tender plants underneath suffered greatly from the hail, as well. An uptown paint and glass dealer has received rush orders for 800 cases of window glass from florists and truck farmers out on the Bardstown road, whose houses and hot-bed sashes had been stripped. Early vegetables and Easter plants will be scarce on account of the hailstorm.

Incandescent Globes Smashed. Greenhouses Demolished. During the G. A. R.

encampment the proprietor of Senning's Hotel decorated the front of his premises with about fifty incandescent electric lights, and they remained there until yesterday when the hail demolished one-half the number which were in exposed positions. Bolted Into a Window. J. H. Wooling and E.

W. Phillips, book agents, hired a horse and buggy from J. W. Long, a liveryman at Floyd and Jefferson streets, yesterday. They were caught in the storm on Market street, between Fourth avenue and Fifth street.

The horse became unmanageable and bolted upon the sidewalk and into the plate-glass show window of the Mammoth store. Both men were thrown out, but were not much hurt. The horse was SO badly hurt that he had to be killed. Too Much For An Ice Man. One man whose name was not learned was driving an ice wagon: at Second and Broadway, when his team was lashed into a panic by the falling hail.

The driver was thrown from his seat and lay dn the street as if dead. He was surrounded by a crowd and a call was sent in for the ambulance. By the time the ambulance arrived the man had recovered sufficiently to drive off on his wagon. Driver Thrown and Bruised. One of the horses attached to the Old Reliable Laundry's delivery wagons ran away at Third avenue and Broadway when frightened by the hail storm.

The driver, Albert Harris, was thrown out of the wagon, but suffered only bruises, The wagon was badly damaged. Two of the laundry's teams ran off in front of the laundry premises at Third street, but were soon halted. Small Boy Stunned. While the hail storm was at its height Simon Katz, six years of age, who lives at 626 Preston street, ran out of his father's store at that place in order to gather a handful of hailstones. He went out bareheaded and was beaten down by the shower of hailstones and lay as if stunned.

He waS quickly dragged within by his parents, but was found little the worse for his experience, Wagon Works Skylights Gone. The large skylights at the Kentucky Wagon and Manufacturing Company's plant at South Louisville had daylight let into them by reason of the size of the hailstones that fell during the storm, The larger part of the plant is in an extensive one-story building lighted to a great degree with skylights. These were broken at a loss of about $500. Street Cars Blockaded. The street railway system WAS disturbed by the storm, as with the hail came a heavy rain that soon flooded the streets at low points.

The Fourthavenue line was tied up from 4:36 o'clock to 5:06 o'clock by the accumulation of a foot of water on Fourth avenue between Oak street and Ormaby avenue. The Second-street line suffered a delay of as many minutes on that street near Ormsby avenue. The Prestonstreet line was put out of business for about an hour by a foot of water in the street near Ormsby, The Shelby-street cars had a hard time between Oak and Camp streets, the street and commons here being one great lake. After the water had subsided somewhat the cars found it impassable by reason of deep drifts of hail at Ormsby avenue. Here the hail was from six to eight inches deep on the track and kept the track blockaded.

It took five cars coupled together to elfect passage at this point, and only then after four or five attempts. The cars could run through water even foot deep, but they do not attempt it now, because of bitter experience. About five years ago, when a water main burst at Fifth and Oak streets, the intersection of Sixth and Ook streets was flooded to the depth of about ten inches. Seven of the nine cars on that line were run through the water, and the armature on each motor was burned out at a loss of $50 on each armature. This is caused by the weter short-circuiting the current on the armature.

Now cars do not run through water more than four Inches deep, and slowly at that in order that none of the water may splash on the armature, Hat Boxes Riddled. A stack of hat-boxes in front of a hat store on Market street, between Third and Fourth, looked after the hailstorm as if they had been riddled by a Gatling gun. The hail dropped through the pasteboards as if they had made of tissue paper, There were no hats in the boxes, and no damage was done. Mr. George Evans, of Floyd and Jetferson streets, however, lost a fine hat that was beaten into a shapeless mass as he ran across the street in the thickest of the hail.

Lightning Played Pranks, After the hailstorm had passed, lightning became freakish and interrupted electrical service of various kinds. A number of street lamps were affected and telephones and house wiring were injured. OTHER STORM INCIDENTS. Corporal Brockman stopped no less than six runaways at Sixth and Market streets. The horses had all been standing In front of retail stores.

Dr. Pusey's horse sought shelter by walking into the Sixth-street entrance of Frick's drug store, The skylight in the New York Laundry, on Jefferson street, between Sixth and Seventh, was badly damaged. The Icy downpour shattered forty seven panes of glass in the skylight over street, George between Blerod's Sixth saloon, and op Seventh. Jetterson LASTED TWENTY MINUTES. The Hailstorm At Lexington Was the Worst Since 1858.

Lexington, hailstorm since 1858 occurred March The worst It was about twenhere this afternoon. duration and did considty erable minutes damage to property, breaking the in in residences and business skylights demolishing green houses. houses and stones weighed from an Many of the to two ounces and ounce and a five quarter to six inches in circumwere from The ground was completely ference. covered, and, being warm, created which lasted until hail the hail cloud had of melted. Following the vapor downpour of rain resembling a was a cloudburst.

Hail Covered the Streets. Barbourville, March 3. this afternoon Bar-About 5 o'clock witnessed the most severe bourville occurred in the hailstorm that ever. the oldest citizens. Many memory of broken and hail windowpanes were could be The shoveled hailstones up were almost as by the wagonloads.

as hen's eggs. The streets were large with water and traffic suspended for some time. People literally deluged was badly frightened, as the storm was were accompanied by a severe wind. Hail Six Inches Deep. English, March morning one of the heaviest rain and hailstorms visited this section that called to memory by our oldest can be Hail drifted along the sidecitizens.

walks to a depth of six inches. The streams which fork near here are two bank full, and fears of a flood are entertained by those residing in the bottoms. Windows Broken By Hail. Versailles, March The severest hailstorm known in many visited Versailles about 6 o'clock years doing hundreds of dollars. of to-night, damage.

Windows were broken in all parts of the city, twenty-eight being shattered at the Dean Hotel. Anthony Schoberth's green houses were almost demolished. Many hailstones were literally as large as hen eggs. Heavy Downpour of Rain. Elizabethtown, March afternoon at 3:80 a heavy thunderstorm passed over this place.

The cloud was dense and black and caused a darkness equal to night, which lasted fully a half hour, and the peals of thunder were terrific. Soon a heavy downpour of rain fell, accompanied by hail as large and even larger than cher- ries. Horses Killed By Lightning. Brandenburg, March violent wind, rain and hallstorm struck here this afternoon, doing much damage. Lightning set fire to the barn of J.

W. Lewis and killed one horse. A colored man in the barn at the time was knocked down and injured. Two were killed in the barn of Thomas Kirtley, a well-known farmer. Telephones Burned Out.

Paris, March 3. violent thunderstorm occurred here this afternoon. Lightning burned out the fuses in twelve fire-alarm boxes and one hundred telephones. The telephone exchange and A. J.

Fee's residence, were set on fire by lightning, but the damage was Storm At Cincinnati. Cincinnati, March Shortly aftero'clock to-night there was a terriflo thunderstorm here. It was of short duration, but caused much alarm and some damage. Rain and Hail At Owensboro. Owensboro, March A severe rain and hall storm swept re across the city shortly before noon, flooding sidewalks and causing other damage.

SILVELA AT THE HELM Leader of Spanish Conservatives Asked By the Queen Regent To Form a Cabinet. Madrid, March Queen Regent, as the result of consultation with the statesmen, Generals and political leaders, informed Senor Sagasta that she desired to retain the present Chamber and Invited him to reconstruct the CabInet. Senor Sagasta replied that 1t would be impossible for him to remain Premier without a dissolution. Thereupon the Queen Regent referred the same request to Senor Montero Rios, President of the Senate, who declined for the same reason. Finally Senor S11- vela, the Conservative leader, accepted the task, and it is expected that he will submit a Conservative ministry for her approval.

The newspapers predict that popular demonstrations will greet a Conservative ministry. In the Silvela Cabinet it is believed that Marquis Pidal, former Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, will hold the portfolio of Foreign Affairs; Lieut. Gen. Polavieja, who has held the posts of General of Cuba and of the Philippines, the portfolio of War, and Senor Date the portfolio of the Interior. A BLAZE IN TOBACCO.

John D. Elliott's Factory at. Owensboro Destroyed By Fire Yesterday Afternoon. Owensboro, March -John D. Elliott's tobacco factory, on the river front, at the top of the wharf, was burned this afternoon.

The fire department responded promptly to the alarm, but could make little headway against the fire. The Elliott factory was a large two-story brick structure, the upper floor of which was formerly used as an armory. It had been remodeled and was used as a general factory. The loss on stock is estimated at 000, insurance insurance building $4,000, $1,500. $100,000.

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