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Logansport Daily Reporter. VOL. 16 NO. SATORDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 19, 1897. TEN CENTS PER WEEK STORMS ARE FATAL Big Barn on State Farm at Lincoln, Blo-wn Down- FOUR BOYS LOSE THEIR LIVES, Several Other I'emonii Are of Life njid Omimive to Property 1" Kn- UilltlCH In France.

Lincoln, June tornado passed over the central and southern part ut I.ug-au cuuuty at m. i'ri- ilay. The state institution for the feeble-minded was damaged. A barui ou read this ad, well just so will other people read yours. Advertise in the Reporter, lifted, among them being that of th Uannan building.

Tlie Albany Lumber lit nu early hour Friday morning from apoplexy, induced by excessive htHit. He was one of the most prominent merchants of tlie city. MAXY KILLKD FRA3CE. NOT GUILTY. and CuMlc Huron, nil boy pupils (ruin Superiu- tendent Jacol) was fatally liurt.

Lemuel (ilcason, an attendant, severely injured. Pupils Henry iierger, William VViUieui and Willie I-'isher were hurt. Much damage was done to property in the city ami country. 1 The usyliim stands on tlie western border of this city uiicl miles south Of it in the hsyUim farm of acres, tfhis is under the direction of Superintendent Jacob Wilmert, and about 800 are employed. Besides these Ctliers are sent down for any special work, and Friday a class of 26 was from the main building' by Attendant Lemuel (ileasoii to pick peas jon the farm.

This work was finished Boon after dinner, and the boys wore taken to Halt creek, which runs through the farm, to enjoy a swim. While at the creek, about three o'clock an approaching cloud caused the attendant to warn the boys, who were among the in the institution, to hasten Irom the to the buildings. They refuge in the burn. This building was 175 feet long by 28 feet wide, and was tin; largest of its kind in Logan county. Superintendent Wilmert was the barn looking after some stock at the time.

Thi! storm broke at o'clock, and but few minutes afterward the build- Ing struck. The tornado crushed as if it hud been of paper. gla damaged, and the brick residence Al. Stout was damaged by KillCll. Opposite Irving-ton, in Indiana, the residence of John Stroehls, a former, was wrecked by the wind and his 18- year-old son instantly killed.

A servant girl was so badly injured by the falling timbers that she lived but a few hours. At English, the courthouse waa damaged to the extent of $3,000. A southbound Monon train eight miles beyond Blooming-ton. was struck by lightning and the passengers shaken up severely. Conductor Johnson was painfully injured, but will recover.

Later as the train WUB Hearing Gasburg, it ran into a large tree that had been blown across the track and the engine was badly damaged. Hallway Uniler June most severe storm in visited this section Thursday night. For five hours rain fell in torrents, -filling the streams and Hooding hundreds of acres of growing crops. The liig Four railroad tracks were submerged five miles west of this city for a distance of a half mile. A freight train plunged into the washout lit daylight aiul several care were derailed.

A number of buildings through- nut the county were damaged by lightning. I.lKli)nln»r Train. Bloomingtou, June south- roof was blown off, and fell aome bound pnsseng-er train on the Monon iuistnnce away. The walls fell to the rnllrond was cnnght in the tornado just potith, as the twisting wind caught north of this city and the rear car was ithem from the north, and the mass of struck by lightning. Many of the pas- itinibcrs and the great hayaiow fell In eengers were stunned, but no one WRS the helpless victims.

Superin-1 killed. Conductor Johnson was knocked tendcnt was able to creep from down and was unconscious for some Urent 1,0911 of Life aixl Uamace to Property a Cj dune. Paris, June cyclone swept over the villages of Koaons and Colombes, near this city, Friday afternoon. Houses collapsed, trues were torn up, telegraph wires were broken, several people injured and much general damage done. At Asuicres the cyclone worked havoc.

Throe persons were killed and seriously injured. At the time the cyclone struck As- nerias a fair was iu progress, livery- thing was literally demolished. Two hundred trees were uprooted. The root of Coignct's fireworks factory was blown oft'; a tail chimm-y as blown down and the boiler exploded, killing severni persons and injuring 1J. It reported that five persons were killed in a cafe.

In every -direction houses and other buildings were more ur less sfM-iously damaged. It is estimated that throughout the district over wltich the cyclone moved at least 20 persons were killed and 90 injured. The whole garrison at Courbevoie, about five miles northwest of Paris, went at a double- quick puce to Asnernis after the disaster, where the scene is now one of widespread and appalling desolation. Every booth, van and merry-go-round in the fair were smashed nnd the circular railway was ruined. In the distance the cyclone presented the appearance of a cloud of smoke going from the southwest to northeast.

Kocfs were seen flying in the air like kites. A Maypole, 15 yards long, was carried over the tops of houses contiguous to the fair grounds. Ambulances and 40 carriages are now searching for the dead and wounded. The people are completely dazed, and women and children can be seen sitting weeping upon the doorsteps. Considerable damage was also done at St.

Denis. Violent lu Spnlu. Madrid, June hail and rainstorms have swept the province of Sngovia, in the old Castile district. Crops have been ruined, houses flooded and cattle and goods carried away by the Hoods. The people are panic- Btricken.

Ex-Banker Spalding, of Chicago, Acquitted by the Jury. OWES HIS ESCAPE TO A SINGLE WORD Pronecatlon to Prove "Intemt" to Knibenle Honda of State a Surprise to All, Including tlie Defendant. Chicago, June W. Spalding.es- presidentof theUlobc savings bank, and ex-treasurer of the state university, was acquitted of a charge of embezzlement. The verdict was a general surprise, as the instruction of the court to the jury left scarcely any chance for aeqnvtuil.

The first words uttered by Scalding after the verdict had been read in court were: "Well, this is a surprise." The specific charge against him was converting S7.01HJ worth of bunds of! the Pittslield school district, in Pike county. These bonds were hypothecated with the Metropolitan national bank to secure a latin of $0,750. Sptilding- owes his acquittal to a single word, auci in the statute that word is "intent." The jurors could not become reconciled to the proposition that the ex-treasurer of the University of Illinois intentionally embezzled the ponds of that institution. Six ballots were taken by the jury, the first and second being four for conviction and eight for acquittal. Three voted for conviction on the third ballot, two on the fourth and fifth, and all for acquittal on the sixth.

After being taken back to jtail, Spalding said: "I want to admit that it did surprise me some at After all, the jury took the view urged by my counsel, and as the prosecution showed no criminal intent the jury was bound to acquit me." There still are 27 indictments hang-ing over him, and he will be placed on trial again. NETS FOR THE UNWARY are usually found on every band, but the man had big clothing made at establishment ii a hard bird to Citch on cheap goodi, and badly finished and fitting clothing, because he we will fit him out like a gentleman, witb a suit aa handsome as a fashion piste, in style, fit and ele- material. Carl W. Tailor and Draper, 311 Market St. SHOWS PROGRESS.

Further Proof of Improvement lu Business Conditions. INDUSTRIAL FIELD SHOWS LIFE. thu ruins, but with injuries which may jirovc fatal, and the rescuers were com- pelleu to chop away the walls and tim- lOere before they could recover the VauHt's I he dead. llow tin- lliij-N Were Killed. Sylvester linker, who was a member of th tl yluin band, was caught near just, as he was about to run out.

a beam crushing him down and time. In lown. Oskaloosa, June small cyclone passed six miles east of Oskaloosa ut noon Friday. The track was two miles long and 50 yards wide. Damage was done to sheds, cribs, fences and trees.

Otturmvn, June small cyclone passed over Eose Hill, a small vil- CURRENT EVENTS. him to the ground. Nenl Me- i a Keokuk county, Friday' after- and Castle Lc.Haron had taken 'refuel 1 beneath manger and were under the falling haymow. James O'JUieu was kilk'd while standing in tin the barn. middle of the oast whig of Nearly all the other boys received some injuries, but none so serious as those by Superintendent Jacob Wilmert.

A serious wound on his lieacl was his lightest injury. His back hurt and also his abdomen, audit is feared there are internal injuries touching the ground in several places just outside the town. The damage dono was confined to trees and outbuildings. In Kentucky. BASEBALL.

may prove fatal. The loss to the state is estimated at $10,000. The extent of the storm in country is unknown, but it is con- £eded to be extensive in loss to property, and there may be many lives lost. The storm gathered suddenly, preceded toy amass of rolling and tumbling clouds oi: white and black, ascending nnd descending at intervals. Killed Hmuboldt, 111., June Portlock, farmhand, was struck by lightning 3: ISO o'clock Friday and ii.i5.tnnV- Jy killed in one of the worst electric rain and windstorms ever known here.

In Inilliinu. Indianapolis, June reports received from both the northern and western portion of the state indicate that Thursday night's storm, which did not cea.se until morning, did much damage. A telegram from Green Castle says that reports from the country show'that large quantities of vulu able timber were destroyed, large trees twisted OH: at their roots. Faim fencing and stock suffered severely and two large barns were destroyed bv lightning-. One at Hambrick's sta- tiun.

containing some valuable live stock, was destroyed. At Rochester, and Wabnsk the damage heavy to farm property. At Vul- .1 heavy hailstorm, accompanied liigh wind, caused a great deal of damage to all kinds of property The" west wing of the Paragon paper mill at Kaloti was blown in during th storm Friday. Four people are reported inn-icu i'i the debris. The loss or property is The roof on tht "Katoti glass works was liftet: oil.

and much damage to other prop crtv us done. In Muncic the storn chmiage will amount to several thou r-aiui Several Inrirf roofs woj-t Louisville, June 19. A severe windstorm passed over this city between the hours of flve and six Friday morning. Considerable damage was done to property, but no lives were lost. In several cases houses were blown 'down, unroofed, but in no instance waa there a fatality, though a number sustained injuries.

In Ncbraabm. Lincoln, June 19. Violent windstorms prevailed over a wide district In Nebraska late Thursday night and early Friday morning. In Lincoln some minor damage was done. At Munroe, west of the storm approached the violence of a tornado.

Hardly a chimney is left in the town and ruany roofs were taken o3. The house of Peter Tobin was totally wrecked and and Mrs. Tobin slightly injured. Norfolk suffered from the storm in tha way of -unroofed houses and small buildings blown away. Two men were injured, but not seriously.

At. Milford and Eagle the wind dam Guatemala and Costa Eica have joined the Greater Republic of Central America. Brother Bartholomew, who baked bread for Pope Pius IX. for 17 years, has just died at Notre Dame, Ind. In the trial of Parker, at Prescott, A.

for the murder of Leo Morris, the jury rendered a verdict of guilty, fixing the penalty ut death. tJeorge U. Spang, the leading criminal Uiwycr of Blair county, died near Mar- linsburg, aged S7 years. He had served in the state legislature. The Pennsylvania republicans will nominate candidates for state treasurer and auditor-general at their state convention, to be held in Harrisburg, Thursday, August 26.

John M. Francis, senior proprietor and editor-in-chief of the Troy Times and ex-minister of the Dnited States to Austria, Greece and Portugal, died at his home in Troy, N. Friday. The birthplaces of Presidents John and John Qniiicy Adams, at Qulncy, have been reopened to the public. Both of the old houses have been refurnished to correspond to old colonial Ileimlt of the Gunica Played In rloiiH Citlea The following- tables show the number of games won and lost and the percentage of the clubs of the leading baseball organizations.

National league: Won. Lost. Perct. Baltimore Many Factorlea Suld to De find Bradatrevt Are Hopeful of the Future. New York, June G.

Dun Coin their weekly review of trade, say: "The retarding influence of cold and unseasonable weather has passed. The gain In business In spite of It was seen a week ag-o and has become clearer to all. As no genuine Improvement ever begins with fcji uplifting of prices before the producing force has become fairly employed, this does not, and the buying of 7,000 bales Australian wool by one Boston house and 100.000 plK Iron by a Wall street operator, and advancing prices for stocks are the only proof that the actual conditions are understood by aome capable men. There Is evidence of gradually enlarging business la every Important department. More establishments have been set at work and mors TVntury -vvnioli at Chicago; and fow oUior centers exceed the movement of a year ago.

more choerful feeling among manufacturers of iron and steel Is baaed in part upon of a revival In demand. The tx-pontedly announced Improvement In Iron and steel this week rests, In addition to this, upon largrt transactions In southern I'orge iron at Birmingham anii Increased in the Iron ore market, mills in Pennsylvania and Ohio being fairly busy on old orders, but falling to report many new oneg. "Encouragement la also received from the advance In raw cgtton and of one-sixteenth of a 0:1 print cloths, which marks a irom the lowest ever reached. A Increase In demand for forelfn the speculative utcome of the probability of aa early settlement of the tariff question. "Prices this week did not carry out lut week's promise of a general advance.

There are lower Quotations for tea and coffee, liour, wheat and oats, Bessemer pllj and for steel billets, and unchanged are reported for naval atorea. lumber, petroleum, pork and sugar, and in addltloa to a nominal advance in anthracite coal only noteworthy gains for the week for cotton, print clotha, northern pig Iron at Chicago and southern pig iron at Birmingham." I'renlilvnl Will Attend. Chicago, January McKinley and his cabinet will be in Chicago, July 22. He has made a promise to that effect, to take part in the un- eiling ceremonies of the Logan itatua .33 ....32 ....27 ....24 ....24 20 17 IS 17 9 Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Cleveland Pittsburgh Ijoulsvllle Chicago St. I.ouis Western league: Indianapolis SO St.

Paul 34 Columbus 30 Milwaukee Detroit 23 Minneapolis IS Gr.ir.il Hnplcls 17 Kansas City 14 Wfstcrn association: St. Joseph 28 Cedar Rapids 28 DCS Molnc-s 22 Hurlington 13 Hocktdrd 13 Qulncy Dubuque 18 Peorla Interstate league aged small structures. limited amount of rain fell, accompanied by- hail. lit Dlljtnourl. St.

Louis, June special to the Republic from Sedalia, says: The town was visited by a fierce electrical and windstorm Friday evening. The power house of the Sedalia Electric and Power company was struck by lightning and all of dynamos ruined, leaving the city without street lights and stopping the cars on all of the six car lines. A one-story brick restaurant in Main street waa blown down. A number of small frame buildings were twisted off their foundations, while fruit, shade and ornamental trees in all parts of the city were broken down. VHtluiH of Heat.

Decatur, 111.. June Wyeoff, daughter of William Wyeoff, was prostrated by the heat and died Thursday- night. The temperature Friday was OS degrees. June Moore, ae-ed 4S yenys. The Kentucky ex-confederates will present the name of Gen.

Simon Bolivar liuckner for commander in chief for the Confederate Veterans' association when it holds its annual meeting in Nashville, next week. liev. Lorenzo D. McCtibe, D. D.

LL. for 50 years a professor in the Ohio Wesleyau university and a distinguished author and theologian in the Methodist Episcopal church, died at Delaware, in his Slst year. Kidder. Pealbody of Boston, will ship $500,000 in gold to Europe next Tuesday. Heidelbach, Ickelheimer of New York, will to-day (Saturday) in gold.

This gold will be obtained from private sources. BARNATO'S DEATH. Newcastle Toledo Dayton Mansfield Youngstown Wheeling Springfield ...30 ...25 ...20 ...19 ..19 .17 9 12 10 17 23 22 23 27 28 38 13 17 15 23 25 31 31 37 11 13 18 22 23 23 23 29 13 19 19 24 24 hands and. while prudence uttll oll tue te rO ut. July 22 promises to 10 tiny no only for Chicago, but for the entire country.

All available United Htutes troops thilt cim hinders speculative excesses, the progress toward better things la unchecked. Reports from the various cities this week show a very general progress and a dbitrlbutlon thr Eh 1 leave their posts will be here. lllinoU .736 .727 .628 .685 .511 .500 .500 .465 .386 .381 .378 .191 .698 .667 .531 .354 .275 .718 .683 .650 .452 .425 .439 .275 .667 .596 .568 .455 .442 .432 .415 .405 trade. "The proof Is clearer, aa It should be. In the Industrial than In the trading Held.

Contracts providing for consumption of 7,000,000 tons iron ore have already been made, wiUilii the past fortnight, It is believed, though last year's contracts only terminated alxjut two months ago. The speculative purchase of tons southern pig at clears the derk for a larger business at better llgures, and aaJes at been largest for IS months. Kcactimi after the sudden purchase of fiO.OOO fons Bessemer at Pittsburgh leaves the price 19.W per ton. but the heavy orders for bars there for tons at dik-aso, mainly from Implement makers, with orders for many new buildings at the west, one ol magnitude at Philadelphia and several at New York, the larger demand for plates and sheets, the order for 22 miles of pipe and the purchase of steel rails which have started the new Joliet works with good orders, are far more important than the speculation In materials. "The demand for print cloths for the first militia will furnish 7,000 men.

There will be governors and their staffs from many elates. The parade will be the longest Hue of regiments that marched since the war. riilnouiMl 111. Wife mid Illmaelf. Davenport, June (Jugel- Yhe.

heiuier murdered his wife Friday by mixing Htryrhnim' with an egg nog and giving her the drink. He then eoni- niitU'd suicide in the same manner. Neighbors found his body in the kitchen that of liis wife in the cellar. Gugel- hein'ier was a farmer living six miles from this city, and had formerly been i usnnr. St.

Louis, June Udell Woodenware company, whose stock for Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! Glasses and all other kinds for Summer. Also see the new Pearl Belts and Waist Sets all colors. Latest out at and OotlGlart Coroner It Cnse of lHMn.ue. Southampton, June the arrival of the British steamship Scot Friday with the body oi ihe late Barney Barnaclo, the eor- mer's officers went aboard to ascer- ain as to the necessity of holding an uquest. The inquest was held and the jury returned a verdict of death from Irowning while temporarily insane.

The arrival of the steamship confirms the details already cabled of the cir- under which Barnaio met death. He was feeling very poorly when the vessel left Cape Town, and, often talked quite irrationally. Sol. Toel, Barnato's nephew, says: "My uncle showed no sign of a suicidal ten- leiiey until that fatal day. 1 decided it seven o'clock in the morning not to leave him for moment." Buildings Hnrncru.

Te.x., June two j'clock Friday morning fire destroyed live brick buildings. The flames orig- nr.ied in a restaurant from, a defective Loss. insurance, $34,000. Springfield if Fort Wayne ..17 The following are the runs, hits and errors made by the clubs participating Friday's ball gamen: National leuguu: At Washington, 8. 10, Louisville, 3, 4, 1.

At 11, 15, Pittsburgh, 9, 16, 2. At St. Louis, 9, 13, Philadelphia, 4, 12, 4. At New York, 5, 6, Cleveland, 0, 3, 2. Western league: At Grand St.

Paul, 6, 12, Grand Eapids, 4, 12, -t. Western association: At Des Moines Moines, 7, Cedar liapids, 4, 5, j. At St. Joseph, 11, 16, I'eoria, 3, 0, 4. At Dubuque, 4, 12, 2.

At Burlington- Burlington, 11, 12, Itockford, 5,9, 7. Interstate league: At Newcastle, 7, 10, Wheeling, 6, 9, 2. Tlirovni Out uf Court. Haven, June M' James B. Colt, of New York, against bis sister-in-law, Mrs.

Elizabeth Colt, the widow of the late Col. Samuel Colt, for an accounting in the estate of Col. Colt and to recover an alleged claim of was stricken from the docket jf the United States court here by order uf Presiding Judge Townsend. Uevenue Receipts. Washington, June monthly statement of the collections of internal revenue shows that the total re- during May were a net decrease as compared with May, IS96.

of $647,593, For the 11 months ended May 31, 1S97, the total receipts were increase, $51,359. Will Illinois. Springfield, 111., June Tanner has appointed ex-Gov. Eichard Oglcsby, of Elkhart; J. B.

Greenhut, of Peo'ria; E. T. Hoblit, of Lincoln, and Charles Deere, of Dock Island, additional delegates to the international gold-mining convention, to be held July 8 and 9, at Denver, Col. time in many months has exceeded the third time in as many years was burned week's production and the price has risen i ust week, has liled a general assignment, turning all the assets of the company over to A. Welborn Moise trustee for the i-rrditors.

Assignee Moise states tbnt 1hp liabilities uud llu- assets i Cologne, Jnue emperor and empress of iM-rninny arrived here tlav trom lielcticld, and met witb aa enthusiast k- reception from deuM shade, while prints and other grade. 0 of cotlon goods are In slightly better demand. There is a more widely distributed business in woolens than was expected. Clothiers buying, and, aa they come iate, are iti haste. "In produce markets the year draws tou-nnl a close with slightly stronger prices for corn, owing to heavy foreign buying, and in cotton owing to a better foreign notwithstanding: more encourag- crop reports.

Nobody can count bales iti Jane, but the outlook Id so Car favorable JiHt few make large ventures against the yk-lil exceeding 9,000,000 bales. Wheat was nearly 2 cents, but fell about aa iiini-h. closing one-quarter higher for the In spite of reduced western receipts Atlantic exports. Reports from wheat regions west of Ohio had influence, but still more the great but really unknown Increase of spring wheat acreage with exceptional pronpoi-t3 thus far. "Failures for the week have been 1U.S United States, ayiiinst 'JTii la.it year, and in Canada, against 2i last year." LJradslreet's -rays: "There are encouraging features in the ireneral trade situation this week, the most Cor staple goods for fall crowds people.

ceremony of un- the 01 Kmpt-ror Willinm 1. was atlended by many leading dignitaries. 1,111 llt'r 'i Covington, June lit. Immediate- Iv after family prayer l-'riday moroiny. Miss Amelia litier, aged 22 years, into the pnrlor and cut her throat from car to with her brother's razor.

There was no known cause for the cide. She was wealthy, popular and ucated. Tlie verdict was porary insanity. Crack to Meet. Joliet.

111., June first grand -ovirmiment of the Central Sharpshooters' union of North America will be held in this city June 24,25, 26 and37. Will Work. Pittsburgh, June Lrer's steel plant, vfhich has been closed down for several weeks, will resume operations next Monday in all departments. The men have been notified oi i general cut in wages of from 10 to iO per cent. A strike is improbable.

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