Show TO DAYS seven men killed in a powder explosion DAVID WALKER GUILTY OF MURDER IN TIIE FIRST DEGREE an eastern passenger collides with a freight alie rai Eer alue ST PAUL april 12 the water in the mississippi pasted the dasher line for the people living on the flats on tho northwest side of the river at 2 this morning one or two families moved yesterday out but before da light this morning a number found it necessary to vacate the water rose two feet between 2 and 3 0 clock this morning at 8 the water stood thirteen feet at the signal ser ice gauge it rose this Eter noon at the i ate of three quarters of an inch per hour danger from the flood on the flats west of dakota avenue is also imminent humor AVOCA iowa aaril 12 it is rumored that a terrible railway accident has occurred six miles west of here A special train is making up to go to the scene 01 the accident CHICAGO april 12 the officials of the rock island road in this city when shown the dispatch from avoca iowa reporting alie serious wreck near investigated the matter and report to alie associated that no wreck has occurred on their road aa the rock island is tho only road entering avoca they say alie rumor has no foundation seva aien killed ST petersburg april 12 an explosion occurred today to day in a powder factory on the line of the at petersburg moscow railway seven men v cro killed and many injured murder in alio I 1 arnt hesroe jat louis april 12 the jury in the case of david walker chief of tho bald has been on trial at ozark missouri returned a verdict this after noon of murder in first degree james matthews win stanley amos jones and C C simmons were sentenced by jhc thc court stenley and jonca got awen ty five years in the penitentiary simmons fifteen years and matthews was released on 1000 bail another freydi traci tra ui PARIS april 12 A crank fired oliree shots from a revolver at the gates of the elysee ethe presidents Pres identa residence today to day upon being arrested ho eaid he wanted M carnot to attend to the grievances of which ho waa the victim april 12 the hydrographic office report received today to day states that largo quantities of ice oil the newfoundland coast were rapidly drifting into the steamer routes captain dawson of the steamer portia which arrived yesterday from land via halifax says that he was blocked in the ice at newfoundland with other vessels for three weeks continuous strong east winds packed alie ice so cl shore that from signal hill at the entrance to the Ii arbor giving a range of view of over sixty miles no open water could be seen and during that time the ice wad so solid that he walked over four miles to another vessel his vessel wag set free by a westerly breeze and it passed thirty icebergs in as many miles the steamer austria got wedged just as the portia cleared out her captain reported upon arrival in boston yesterday having passed forty icebergs between st john and cape race SEW april 12 bews yews from dings sick chamber this morning was of the most cheering character and ther ewas every reason to believe tho dread crisis had passed conkling spent one of the best nights since his illness dr barker remarked on tuesday I 1 said tho chance of recover were one in a hundred yesterday I 1 said they were one in twenty five and today to day I 1 say they are one in ten at p in dr barker said mr Conkli rig was a better but there is no particular gain during the day his temperature and pulse were unchanged collided with A April 12 the passenger train on the erie railroad Eail road which left here at this morning collided with a freight train at a point six milea below the city the cars of which the freight train was composed together with the two engines were piled up in a shapeless mass the engineers and firemen of both trains their lives by jumping but the passenger engineer was severely though not fatally injured none of the passengers sustained fatal injuries accidentally shot FLAGSTAFF A T april 12 A chinaman wee yung was fatally station on the atlantic pacific railroad thia morning by the accidental ci discharge of a pistol as he alighted from the train his valcee in which was a 44 colts was thrown on the platform the concussion discharging the pistol the bullet passed through liis abdomen the coroners jury rendered a verdict of accidental death ano conquered hero canies conies LONDON april 12 john L sullivan sailed from liverpool today to day for home he first obtained his belt from tho customs authorities in whose custody it has been since his arrival in england alaice crowd was anthe dock to see Sul liyan off and tie was heartily cheered A number of sullivans friends followed the steamer for some distance in a tuff |