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Show OLD BOREUS IN EVIOENGE Funnel-Shaped Cloud Sweeps Over the State of Nebraska. Wild Tricks of the Wind - L.oss of life Light, But Mimy People In-Jured-Path of the Cyclone About Three Hundred Yards Wide and Two Miles Long, and Everything Kurounterrd by it was Rased to the Ground, Including Several Build-ingH. Build-ingH. Omaha, May 12. A special to the Bee from Lincoln, Neb., says: A cyclone swept this section this at-ternoon. at-ternoon. A funnel-shaped cloud swept downward from the storm center, and a general stampede of citizens for caves and cellars ensued. At the school house the children fled panic-stricken to the furnace-room, amid the wildest confusion, and a number of children were hurt. The cyclone struck the ground north of the town. Its course was northwest. The path of the storm was from 200 to Joo yards wide, and everything in its path was razed to the ground, including several houses. Carl Johnson, a prominent farmer, was caught in the twister. He had a team attached to a wagon. He endeavored endeav-ored to skirt the storm by driving in a meadow to the westward, but before he could lash his horses out of the path of the rapidly approaching hurricane he was caujjht in its vortex, and man, horses and wagon were carried through space, together with fence boards, posts, wire and other debris. His clothes were literally torn from his back and he received re-ceived a number of wounds. At times the wind would raise him high in the air and drop him back to the earth, only to catch him up again. In his flight he would describe a circle, and when the storm finally passed over him he was 150 yards or more distant from where the storm first struck him. The wagon was completely demolished. After traversing a distance of about two miles the funnel-shaped cloud arose as suddenly as it had shot down to the earth, and at a point five or six miles further north dropped again to the earth where it is feared great damage and loss of life resulted. Omaha, May 12. A cloud burst in the vacinity of Omaha late this afternoon, and a deluse of water was the result. The streets of the city were running several inches deeo for two hours, ana all places were flooded. The downpour covered the stale during the atternoon. The damage in the city was considerable. consider-able. There are rumors here of a disastrous cyclone in the interior of the state. Worthington, Minn., May r2. A cyclone struck this place last night, demolishing de-molishing twenty buildings. Fortunately Fortu-nately no one was seriously hurt. Omaha, May 12. A special to the Bee from Lincoln, Neb., says: Lincoln was struck at 4:45 by a tornado torna-do which raged with unabated violence for twenty-five minutes. During this period rain fell as from a cloud-burst, accompanied by hail. The prevailing drift of the wind was from the southwest, south-west, but sometimes it seemed to form in eddies between the business blocks and was accompanied by cyclonic features. feat-ures. Buildings were unroofed and torn down, cornices swept from the roof into the streets, and the residence portion of the city nearly denuded of trees. The greatest damage was done at the state hospital for the insane, where many of the larger buildings were unroofed. The damage will be very heavy. The inmates in-mates were excited, but the guards averted trouble. The damage in the city will probably not exceed $40,000, though it may be much heavier as the surburban districts are yet cut off from communication. The iujured are : J. L. Workman, head cut by flying debris. A. L. Woody in a collapsed building. Mrs. J. B.Abbott, caught beneath a horse. Henry Mover. J. H. Thorpe. There were no fatalities though the injured were severely hurt. At the state asylum iron supports weighing 300 pounds were blown several hundred yards. It is impossible to ascertain the amount of this loss.but there is scarcely a street in the town which is not strewn with large branches and whole trunks of trees uprooted by the storm. In the main business part of the city, in the Kelly block, Ninth and P streets, opposite and north of the Lincoln hotel, luffered the worst. Here the storm tore the tin roof from the building, throwing it into Ninth street, and covering the sidewalk on the two streets with bricks from chimneys and cornices. The water completely drenched the entire building. The Buckwith building, north of the Kay t;block, was also partly demolished de-molished the loss being estimated at $i,poo. The damage to the Kelly block will be about $2,000. The Bohemian Catholic church, a brick structure at the corner of Second and E street, was completely destroyed, lots being $4,500. Here A. L. Woody was reported killed and the police patrol was sent out to bring back the body. Woody was found with only the small bones of his left ankle broken. He had tied his own team at the church and and was trying to get the animals away when the edifice fell down on him. Quite a portion of the roof oi the Ideal hotel was blown off, entailing a damage of $1,000. The cornice of the Ledwlck block, owned by the Merchants hotel, was blown into Eleventh street. The fire department is now engaged in tearing down dangerous portions of the upper wall. The damage is estimated at $800. A portion of the upper brick work of the east facade of the Grant Memorial hall, in the state university grounds was blown away. Columbus, Ohio, May 12. During the storm yesterday a falling tree displaced dis-placed a gas tank at the state school for feeble minded youths; today while the men were placing the tank in position ignition caused by lanterns resulted in badly burning Dr.G. A. Dorren, superintendent super-intendent ; Theodore Lents, chief engineer; engi-neer; Robert Joiner, George Churahman William Banks and Thomas Hunt, la-borers. la-borers. The Wheel. Paris, May 12. John S. Johnson, the well known American bicycle rider, and Tom Eck, his trainer wereinformed by a representative of the Associated Press of a story published in the United States to the effect that Johnson had been matched to meet Morin, the French bicyclist last Sunday and had flunked at the last moment. Both John son and Eck laughed at the Idea that the former had flunked a meeting with Morin. They said it was never intended intend-ed that the two men should meet last Sunday. Johnson's meeting with Jacquelin is fixed for May 17, (next Sun day and he feels confident that he will give a good account of himself then.) He expressed himself as being ready to meet any one in Europe. Johnson will also race in Paris. May 24 and 25. THIS IS TOl'GH. Kamsny's Bondsmen Have Xo Claim I pom His Kstate. Carlyle, Ills., May 12 Judge Wall, of the circuit court, has decided that the ten Chicago bondsmen of the late state treasurer, Ramsay, are not entitled to reimburse themselves out of his estate for $363,000 they paid into the state treasury 10 make good his deficit. The court held that the lending of state funds to the bank by his sureties to be illegal, and to be against public policy and that the arrangement with his bondsmen tended to malfeasance in office. According to this the bondsmen are liable to prosecution under the criminal crim-inal code and it is said that Carlyle creditors cred-itors will attempt to have the bondsmen indicted for conspiracy. The opinion was filed in the case of John Witbeck and other general creditors, credit-ors, who sought to present the allowance of the bondsmen's claim against the estate. es-tate. The ten bondsmen, who are bankers bank-ers and representative bankers are: John A. Witbeck of the Fort Dearborn National bank; John A. King of the Fort Dearborn National bank; John R. Welsh and Andrew J. McNally of the Chicago national bank ; Edson Keith and Elleredge B. Keith of the Metropolitan bank; Charles L. Hutchins and Ernest A. Hammel of the Corn Exchange bank, William Hammond and F. S. Dryer of the National Bank of Illinois. Trouble Ahead. Denver, May 12. A special to the News from Santa Fe, N. M., says: Word from the Navajo country is to the effect that Chief Black Horse and a powerful element of the Navajo tribe are opposing the invasion of the Carriso mountain gold fields by the syndicate lately organized by J. H. P. Vorhees, a nephew of Senator Vorhees and others and that trouble is likely to ensue If they undertake to mine in that region. A company of United States troops have been ordered to the vicinity of Farmington and all citizens entering the Navajo reservation are requested to secure passports from the agent under penalty of arrest and confiscation of their effects. liKlH TIIK OKIF.T. The Plague Has Apparently Been Cheeked. San Francisco, May 12. The steamer China arrived today from Yokohoma and Hong Kong, and as permitted to dock immediately by the quarantine officers. offi-cers. Oriental advices state that the plague has apparently been checked, no unusual number of fatalities being reported. re-ported. A' number of the Koreans are still In revolt. The rebels have formed themselves into four bands each several hundred strong. They have had several engagements with the government troops. Although the number of killed is reported to be small, the rebels seem to have had the worst of the encounters. From Seoul comes the statement that the Korean government Is about to make a contract with an American syndicate syn-dicate for the construction of a railroad from Nlnsen to Seoul. The American builders are to operate the road for fifteen fif-teen years, at the end of which period the government may take the line upon payment of the cost cf construction. Japanese political Influence In Korea is mild' to have passed to Russia and Americans and Chinese to have captured cap-tured all the Korean commerce. UTAH, WYOMING, COLORADO Amendment Providing Examinations Exam-inations be Made. Warren's threat Work in the Senate The question of the Storage of Waters -Colorado and Wyoming the Beneficiaries. Washington, May 12. ToSvard the close of the consideration of the river and harbor bill, Senator Warren, of Wy oming, aroused considerable interest in the discussion by springing an amendment amend-ment providing that engineers 10 the war department be authorized to make examinations in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, and report to congress whether or not it was practicable and desirable to impound the rivulets or streams from the mountains during the spring freshets, fresh-ets, turning thse waters into reservoirs, and thus at the same time prevent erosion ero-sion of the banks of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in the spring time, and store these waters for the benefit of arid lands in these states. In explanation of his amendment, Warren said it nad been suggested by the controvery between Senators Vest, of Missouri, and Cafiery, of Louisiana, as to the merits of Captain Eads' system of levees on the lower Mississippi. Mr. Warren contended that the best way to prevent overflow and erosion of the banks of these navigable rivers was to impound the waters at the fountain heads. This would serve a two-fold purpose; first, prevention of erosion and overflow of navigable streams; and, second, sec-ond, It would store the water in natural reservoirs for use on arid lands. The senators from Montana, Idaho, Kansas, Utah and Nebraska, one after another moved that their states be included also, whereupon Chairman Frye remarked he would raise the point of order if there was to be no limit of states named. Wolcott finally came to Warren's res cue and said that If Senator Warren's amendment was to be endangered he for one, would withdraw Colorado from the provisions cf the amendment. The senators from Kansas and Nebraska did likewise, but Yes', then raised the point of order that irrigation matters were not germane to a river and harbor bill. Mr. Allison took the floor and made a 1 strong argument. He said that if any reference to irrigation was lefi out, it would be germane and cited precedents in support of his contention. Mr. Warren agreed to eliminate the word "irrigation," and the amendment was adopted. Mr. Warren was warmly congratulated congratu-lated on the success of his efforts. He feels that he has accomplished a big thing for his state. LlkE A KKATIIKH, Hundreds of Tons of Wntrr Picked I p in Benton Harbor. ISenton Harbor, Mich., May 12. A most unusual and exciting sight was witnessed from the bluff last evening, when hundreds of tons of water were carried skyward from the lake by the wind, which for a time assumed the proportions pro-portions of a cyclone. A Sudden squall became noticeable a few miles south. The sky became black and the small vessels on the lake hastily put about for the harbor. Hardly had the last one entered port, when a water spout became be-came visible on the northern horizon. Tbe immense cloud of water was clearly clear-ly defined. It stood at an angle of about 45 degrees; the top appeared larger, standing toward the south. At first it appeared as an immense column of spray and mist, but soon changed so that it looked to be all water. It appeared ap-peared to follow the coast line about three miles from shore. As It traveled, it spread with the base of the column in a continuous wave. When it reached a point three miles north it was seen to burst. The roar of the falling water could be heard as it fell. Five minutes afterward the storm cleared and the sky became clear. The wind spent its force on land, whirling everything that was loose. No estimate of the height of the waterspout or volume vol-ume of water it contained can be made. It was very large in diameter and extended ex-tended as far In the 6ky as the eye could reach. IT WAS AWHI.. A Wife Beats Her Husband to Bt-ath In Sight of Her hlldren. Spokane, Wash., May 12. Thomas Griffin, a prominent farmer residing with his wife and two children near Oakesdale, In this county, criminally assaulted as-saulted Bessie Gunn, the -year-old daughter of J. W. Cunn, a merchant, today. Gunn started after Griffin with a rifle to kill him. He was confronted at the door by Mrs. Griffin, who, when she learned of her husband's crime, locked the doors, and with a club beat GrlfKn to death In sight of their children. It is said that a dog In Mulllken, Mich., possesses and uses dally a full set of artificial teeth. The dog Is very old, and is a family pet. When It lost its teeth recently Its owner, according to the story, had the local dentist make the animal a full set of teeth and they are said to be a perfect working success. Htuisrott la Dead. Chicago, May , 1 .William A. Sims- rott, ex secretary and treasurer of the Switchmen's union, -died last: night of quick consumption4 In. 1 886 he was elected to the irriporiaut position in the Switchman's unlon.'whlch he held until 1894. His disappearance during the summer of that year caused a great deal ot excitement, when It was discovered his accounts were short to the extent of $40,000. After ftwo weeks' search he was located in the Washington hone, in Chicago. There was Jno prosecution and" soon the Switchmen's union went to pieces. ortliern Pacific. Milwaukee, May 12. The sale of the property of the Northern Pacific will be begun on or about August 1. The exact dale is uncertain and cannot be fixed until all of the notices have been prepared. There are something like 40,000,000 acres of land to be sold among other things and the notices must contain a full description of the prop erty. It will also take a long time to prepare these notices and the work will commence just a soon as the lawyers get back to New York. The attorneys and parties in interest arrived in Mil waukee on the return trip from the Pa cific coast today, and left again after stopping a few hours. All the pro cesses in the foreclosure proceedings are now complete, decrees having been entered en-tered in all the courts along the line. Students on a Rampage. Rio de Janeiro, May 12. Students of the Polytechnic raised a serious disturb ance oi. Monday, maltreating the pro fessors and shouting, "Death to the director;" "Down with the monarchy;" "Long live the republic." Cattle Shipments. Cheenne, Wyo., May 12. The Cheyenne Chey-enne & Northern management has just placed nine extra trains on the road to handle the rapidly increasing shipments of southern cattle to northern ranges One hundred and twenty-five carloads of stocks are now in Denver and will come through as fast as the roads can handle them. Crippling British Trade. London, May 12. The, Times has a dispatch from Singapore, which says "Greater entering facilities have been accorded Chinese junks in the island of Formosa, thus crippling the English steamer trade." Citizens' Ticket Wins. Rock Springs, Wyo., May 12. At the municipal election for mayor and two councilmen held here today the citizens' ticket, with George H. Goble for mayor and Soren Larson and J. W. Patterson for, c luncilmen, came out victorious, beating the regular republican ticket by majorities ranging from 98 to 130. Hot in;Conaerticat. New Haven, Conn., May 10. The phenoniinally warm weather to-day has eclipsed all previous records for May, and the mercury, which reached 93 degrees, de-grees, attained the highest point ever recorded in the local weather bureau since its establishment in 1873. The 31st of last May it came within one degree de-gree of today's record, while nrevious to that 91 degrees on May 10th was the highest recorded for May. ; Boston, May 10. The city has been sweltering todav in a drv. record-breaking atmosphere, which has continued for twenty.four hours. The weather bureau mercury showed the highest at 3:30 this afternoon, when It registered 94-5 deg. Why Ha Did Not Sp.ak. Augustus Thomas at the Lotus Club dinner given in New York city recently for Chaucey M. Depew, told a 6tory about the neat manner In which a guest who was invited to speak at a dinner, without notice, evaded the issue. The dinner waa one at which Mrv Depew and General Horace Porter had each made an address. When the speaker was called upon he said: "I want to tell you a story. There once lived In the west a parson. He had a large par ish ; In fact was the regular circuit rider of the district. He was away from home when twins were born to him When he got back the attending physi-cfan physi-cfan tip-toed Into the room and turning down the coverlet, showed him the rosy, sleeping babies. The preach er looked at them long snd earnestly, and then he turned to the doctor and said feelingly, 'Doctor, they are both fine boys. I wouldn't take $1000 a piece for them now and I wouldn't give a blamed cent for another one.' That Is my feeling and yours. You don't want 'another one' after what has gone before." Famous Violin Makers. The most celebrated violin maker of the Atnatl family was Nlcholos. His Instruments most sought after, how ever, are those of the large or grand pattern, which are powerful as well as iwect in tune, and the violins equal to most of those of Stradlvarlus. Ills Instruments In-struments arc valued at from $400 to $1,000. M'KINIET ON THE . COAST California Delegation Almost Solid for Him. White Metal Mentioned Republicans In favor of Its Free Coinage Op position to the Proposed Pacific Hallway Funding Scheme, and the Support of Sectarian Schools by the I'seot the Public funds. Sacramento, Cat., May 6. The Mc- Klniey enthusiasts completely captured the republican state convention today although the district delegates elected from the Fourth congressional district were unpledged and are avowed Allison supporters. The Fifth district delegates will probably be of the same political complexion, but the other fourteen are bound to McKlnley by the strongest pledges that could be framed. After eulogizing the "American pro tective tariff system, as advocated by James G. Blaine and William McKln ley," the platform committee reported the following: "A delegate to the national conven tion is charged with a public trust, with the execution of the public mandate. William McKlnley. of Ohio, it the choice of the people of the state of California Cal-ifornia for the nomination for president of the United States; therefore, we en dorse him for such nomination, and our delegates are hereby instructed to vote for him and to use their best efforts to procure his nomination." George A. Knight, of San Francisco, charged that the McKinley plank in the platform was not strong enough and offered the following substitute, which was adopted amid enthusiastic cheering: "Resolved, That the republicans of California, recognizing the earnest worth and fitness of each of the distin guished statesmen of their party, whose names have been mentfoned as aspi rants for the presidential nomination at St. Louis, and while pledging In advance the electoral vote of thej golden state 10 the republican nominee, whoever he may be, hereby declare that the eniphat ic sentiment of California Is In favor of the nomination of that wise and able statesman and pure and unsullied pat riot, that true and loyal American, -that peerless champion of protection, Wil liam McKlnley, of Ohio, and the dele gates trom the state are hereby di-rected di-rected and instructed to work and vote for the success of the said William Mc Kinley as losg as there Is a reasonable prospect of hit nomination." I he following amendment to ' the platform was adopted: "We commend the course of our delegates dele-gates in congress In opposing the proposed pro-posed funding scheme of the Pacific railroad companies and urge the latter be compelled to settle their Indebtedness in some reasonable and business like way so that the government shall foreclose fore-close its lient upon and take possession of the properties." The convention came out squarely for tilver in the following declaration, which was enthusiastically adopted: "Wefavorthe free and unlimited coinage coin-age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 and the making of silver as well as gold a legal tender for all debts both public and private.'' The following was the convention's position regarding public schools: "We heartily recognize therijhtto es-tablish es-tablish schools through private enterprise, enter-prise, but we demand that none but non-sectarian non-sectarian free public schools shall receive re-ceive public aid." For delegates at large the following were elected on the first ballot: John D. Spreckles, San Francisco; George A. Knight, San Francisco; U. S. Grant, Jr., San Diego; L. A. Sheldon, Los Angeles. C. F. Crocker and Irving M. Scott were nominated for presidential electors at large. John T. Lynch was nominated for lieutenant governor, and then adjourned sine die. Bicycles More Dangeroui than Quns. According to Cleveland Moffett, who has made a close and interesting analysis; analy-sis; the manufacture of the modein bicycle bi-cycle presents one of the most complex and delicate problems known in engineering engi-neering a problem more difficult of solution so-lution than the construction of a bridge, a locamotlve or a twenty story building. The reason is that what science calls the "factor of safety" is lower In a bicvele is lower than In almost any ottier mechanical me-chanical product, and is growing still lower every year as the machines are made lighter. In high pressure guns the ' factor of safety" is often as great as twenty, which means that the guns are made twenty times as strong as theoretically theo-retically necessary for the strain they must bear. In ordinary guns the "factor of safety" is twelve, In boilers It Is about six, In bridges it Is usually five, and In almost every construction or machine It Is at least four, these wide margins of extra strength being considered necessary neces-sary as an offset to errors in theoretical computations or defects in construction and material. Mot Ten Years. Coalville, Utah, May 12 Peter Clark, lately convicted of manslaughter, was sentenced to ten years' Imprisonment the full extent of the law. Rl'SMIASIt IS CHISA. Possession or Disputed Territory Causes Some Excitement. London, May 12. A ' tpecial from " Shanghai says the Russians, through an American agent named Smith, have taken possession of disputed territory at Chee Foo, over which the British claim rights. Six Russian war ships are there as well as the Detroit, Yorktown, Olympia and Machias, of the United Statet navy. Great excitement prevails at Chee Poo. A dispatch to the Globe from Shang hai says the Russiaas have seized territory terri-tory included in the British concession at Chee Foo, In defiance of all legal and treaty rights. The Globe's editorial comments con tain the remark that the "Seriousness of the news from Choo Foo cannot be overestimated. The action taken is in direct contravention of existing laws and treaties and cannot be viewed by Great Britain at otherthan an unfriendly act." Shanghai, May 12. J. Smith, the agent of the Russian Steam Navigation com pany at Chee Foo, and also the agent for various American missions, hat secured the foreshore at Chee Too belonging to rerguson & Co., agents for tteamshlpt and the New York Life Insurance com pany. Other firms objected, but Russia Intervened and the Chinese acceded to the request of the Russian vice-consul. IT wAS STORMY. The Battle Between tleware RO- publicans Yestorday. Dover, Del., May u. The republican state convention met here at noon today, and before adjournment one of the stormiest battles In the history of the republican state politics had been waged. Charges of fraud were exchanged and fighting ever contested seats Indulged in until It looked as if the convention would end In chaos. The war was between be-tween the factions resctively headed by J. Edward Addicks and ex-Senator Anthony Hlggtns. In the afternoon the Higgins men bolted the convention and held a separate one in the state house. These delegates were chosen: Anthony Higgins, John Pilling, Hiram Reedy, Dr. P. T. Carlisle, C. P. Swain, and George H. Hall. They were instructed in-structed for McKinley. The regular convention selected J. Eoward Addlck, D. F.Stewart, J. Frank Allen, Dr. Hyrum R. Burton, Dr. Caleb R. Layton. The fight between ' the factions was precipitated by a motion for the chairman chair-man to appoint a committee on credentials. creden-tials. The Higgint people fought for the naming of the committee by the district, and a wrangle followed. The motion for the chair to appoint finally carried by a vote of 7 to 52, scoring first blood for the Addicks men. Mr. Addicks Ad-dicks who sat as a contestant from the Brandywlne hundred, declared that he had been persecuted by the Higgint men and. that he would stand their frauds no longer. When recess time was reached nothing noth-ing further lhan a temporary organization organiza-tion had been effected with Dr. C. R. Layton of Georgetown as temporary chairman. After the recess the turmoil was continued. The break came when the committee on credentials reported in favor of unseating several Higgins delegates del-egates from Wilmington. The Higgins men protested in vain and then left the convention. The Addicks men applied the unit rule to nearly all questions and carried e very thing before them. She BollsTsd It a FaUars. He This ring-, you know, is the emblem em-blem of eternity. She Yes; and the diamond on top is heavenly! He But the ring that comes later will have no diamond. She N-o. I suppose the heavenly part will be over by that time. Kate field's Washington. t- Hot ths Man for th Flaes. Mr. Slummer I am afraid you won't do. I want a man who has a voice like mine. Applicant What's the idea? Mr. Slummer I've just had a telephone tele-phone put in my house, and I waDt a man stationed at the office every night to answer when she rings him up. Christmas Puck. A Boy Anc-tiL Mamma Have you eaten that big' apple ap-ple already? Little Dick No'm; I gave it to a poor little boy in the back street. "Mamma's little angel! Do you want another?" "No'm. I've got the toothache." Good News. Mo Arguing with a Woman. "Be proud of your sex. Miss Hawkins, If you will but remember this, man was made first; woman was a second thought," observed de Saphead. "I never denied tJiat second thoughts were best, Mr. de Saphead," said Miss U.-Truth. ImiMwuihle. Mrs. Strongmind If women would jnly stand shoulder to shoulder they would soon win the ru ft rage. Dr. Uuffy Hut, madam, that is some thing they can't do with the present styles in sleeves! Harper's Bazar. Thoae I'lcsaant (ilrla, Dora That reminds me. I must in- juire from my fiance to-morrow what business ho is in. Clura I judge, by the looks of the ring he gave you, that he must be a ?lazier. Judge. 1 |