Show A FRENCH CHEMIST SUICIDES OVER HIS burned to death through with matches conr Pt il ala march 30 the it columbus mississippi is still rising lower portions of the city have been abandoned the water is several feet deep in many houses abc evergean Everge cn and no trains have passed since tuesday the water is falling and it is thought all the roads will bo opened by sunday the dispatches show that four persons have been drowned great damage lias been done to roads bridges and farms street cars here resumed their regular trips yesterday to death MACON mo march 30 four children of T S richardson a farmer near here wore left alone in the house while the parents went to town while playing with matches the was set on fire and three of the children bumon to death ATHENS march 30 A powder magazine in the fortress on the island of santa mauria exploded today to day at last accounts a fire was raging in the fortress and it was feared that two other magazines would explode the loss of life is not known the innab stants of the adjacent towns have de seated their homes over ills ri onera LONG ISLAND march 30 dr W pierz a well known wealthy french chemist to day his mind was affected by the destruction of a valuable hothouse hot house of flowers destroyed during the late blizzard an immense koeln ry PARIS march 30 A greek named was arrested here today for robbing the numismatic museum at athens of ancient medals and coins of the value of francs tnie ionna illy 1 louisville ky march 30 im peach mont proceedings against tate closed this afternoon with the anticipated verdict of guilty against the absconding treasurer of kentucky and his removal from office A chicago march 30 A fire early this morning in the large block at the corner of lake and peoria streets gave the firemen great trouble soon after two the fire spread to a couple of residences west of the burning block and soon after a row of wooden tenements across the street to blaze and it began is believed a man was burned to death A large section of the lake street wall of the burning building fell out and two or thres firemen were seriously injured just before this marshall murphy with thirteen men were knocked down and badly bruised by the explosion of hot air the losses on building and contents will aggregate davis rankin dairy supplies the zimmerman refrigerator company linn weaver co tin ware and the goss printing press company are the principal losers insurance small till BERLIN march 30 at the military barracks have been opened as a refuge of persons who have been made homeless by the floods at cologne several quays have been submerged and those who inhabit houses near the banks of the rhino arc leaving them by the capsizing of a boat near Bertz enburg nine persons wore drowned march 30 A number of fires occurred in hungary during the prevalence of the gale at kokinda 1500 persons were rendered and are camping out in the snow thirty eight houses were burned and many lives lost at berens BERLIN barcli 30 three villages near have been destroyed by firo one hundred houses were burned in and many lives lost i six hundred persons are homeless in besth the kivch seine has overflowed its banks and laid waste many villages alid ml ine EICH HILL mo march 30 only thirty civo men deroin the shaft when the explosion occurred yesterday thur far live have been taken out dead and fifteen alive the latter have suffered intensely from the fire and suffocation and their recovery is very doubtful fifteen now remain in the mine and it is believed most of them will bo taken out dead the work of rescue proceeds very slowly being ended with great danger cur march 30 the times reporters sent by special train to the of hill mine disaster returned tonight to night and from their information the situation may bo summarized as follows the dead list has reached twenty one and nine of the injured are expected to die tho i of life by the explosion thirty somo claim natural gas was the cause of tho explosion while others contend the accumulation of foul gases without proper ventilation was the real cause the state mine inspector examined the mine march ath and pronounced it safe the richfield Eich field herald this evening strongly denounces him and demands his immediate suspension from office A dispatch to tho associated press i from eich hill says that the only shaft the mine had was a section partition off of the main shaft and that was blown to pieces by the first ox consequent lyno air could be forced into the mine the south half of the crib shaft had been converted into an air conduit there beems to bo no question but the explosion was caused by natural gaa which abounds in th earth in a largo section of the country hereabouts frequent explosions and great damage from it have occurred here be air i ii N r fore the stats mine inspector though having reported the mine ia excellent condition knew of the existence of gas in the vicinity of the mine and has frequently so stated unofficially anch great indignation prevails among the miners that it would be dangerous for the inspector to put in an appearance here experienced perien ced miners say if their had been a separate air shaft the consequences would have been much less disastrous the bodies of the dead brought up are terribly burned and present a horrible sight Kelen ced AN md march 30 governor jackson last night pardoned the seven democratic judges and clerks of election who wore to and guilty of having perpetrated frauds at tho polls two years ago they were sentenced june last to five years in the penitentiary ludl eted for rori cery RALEIGH N C march 30 true bills for forgery were found by the errand jury today to day against cross and white the absconding officers of the state national bank they are in custody in toronto canada on social parity washington march 30 in the comans womans suffrage convention this morning mrs elizabeth lisle saxon of tennessee created a sensation by her discourse on social purity she spoke very plainly ou the social evil of the imprudence of women in not confiding to their children the great secrets and truths of life instead of letting them learn from children and servants mrs Ar miston chant couched vouched for the truthfulness of the charges published in the pall mall gazette saying she would stake her life on their correctness she spoke principally of the work of the social purity societies in great britain girls before there was any legislation on the matter wore taken in droves by esses to the continent to fill houses of ill fame under the pretense of getting them places of service harriet B shattuck and clara clayborne hoffman spoke in the same strain as mrs saxon had done all remedies would be but partial and disappointing until woman stands everywhere in perfect equality with man until society and church and law regard marriage as a perfect partnership ner ship and she an equal partner the horror of lustful children being brought into the world will continue until woman is recognized as having the right to say when the new life shall begin parents when that time arrives will have no shame in teaching their children the mysteries of life frances willard as a preface to her remarks read a petition to bo signed urging congress to pass a bill to raise the age of consent wherever it has absolute control to 18 years she attacked low necked dresses and eaid those wearing them borrowed the idea from whom she would be ashamed to touch she alao condemned tho half nudo pictures of women used as advertisements she touched upon the impropriety of stage dressing and the evils of round dancing president and mrs cleveland gave a special reception at the white house this afternoon to members of the council |