Show AT HOME AND ABROAD KANSAS CITY april 16 A storm of great severity Beverl ty pawed over eastern colorado kansas oklahoma and the southwest generally yesterday and last night in colorado and kansas it to Is believed considerable damage was wae done but it to la impossible to learn any aay thing from those sect section lon because all telegraphic communication has been cut ut off since 3 yesterday after noon for a short bort time last evening denver was reached on a very shaky wire but after thirty minutes the wire failed and since that time no word has haa been received ur or sent into denver direct over the telegraph wires the storm covered a wide area northward denver wires via omaha also being down in south kansas and oklahoma much damage was done to the crops A peculiar feature of the storm was the intense darkness and extraordinary electrical display the atmosphere was surcharged with electricity and several persons persone and horses were stunned and shocked in the western part of oklahoma and pan handle egyptian darkness dar kuess prevailed such peculiar storm has seldom been seen and the superstitious thought the astronomical conditions whick it has been claimed by a south carolina minister are now repeating themselves for the first time since the death of christ had something to do with it the rain that fell in western oklahoma was actually a shower of bf mud at 10 am a slow wire had been secured to denver but it is in not sure it will hold any length of time last night denver and the pacific coast be reached only by st paul and the northwest by spokane Bp okane kanel seattle portland and thence down dow n to san francisco and eastward via reno and silt lake city VIENNA april 16 A from Lia we be capital of the duchy of carnioli Carn Carni lola announces that there were three fresh earthquake shocks there yesterday evening and three more at 9 this morning morn log at laibach seven persons were killed NORTH PLATTE neb april 16 judge din sinclair clair of the district r rendered a decision upholding the con of the irrigation law he ruled that hat the provision af the tion tlona act ct granting the right of eminent domain was constitutional the right of condemnation of the right of way for irrigation ditches to is by the decision casion placed upon the same basis as the condemnation of the right of way tay for railway dinep 11 HOP kas april 16 late lart laet night a cyclone struck the house of prank frank goodin good in three miles west went of here bore and literally tore it to pieces scattering debris all over the corn field mr goodin had his neck dislocated and will die mr goodin was caught under the roof and pinned to the ground her clothing taking fire her screams attracting the neighbors who rescued her boor half a dozen other farm houses bouses in the immediate vicinity were also demolished but nobody else was hurt nw york april 16 A special from washington soya says minister guzman was closeted with secretary gresham some time lost last evening discussing the nicaraguan situation but what motion action it if any was taken is 18 not made public JACKSON mich april 16 fandy fan ay fox the 18 year old daughter of a 11 farmer died yesterday after having baring given premature birth to a curtis harwood her cousin and dr J D north one of the oldest and most moat prominent physicians of this olty city were arrested arre eted today both charged with murder r harwood has stated that or dr north performed the operation which caused the girls death HAVANA april 16 chagrin and anger succeeded the premature elation of captain general calleja over the supposed capture of jose macao Ms ma ceals caos double was captured but not maceo macao anticipating that unusual extorts would be made to capture him the wily cuban general donned a disguise and went to the front in command colonel guerra was the one captured while macao escaped to the mountains with a few followers DENVER colo april 16 the abe open air silver mass meeting held bold from the steps ot of the east entrance to the capitol this afternoon afier noon was the largest that denver has hag ever seen various esti mates matea place the number present at anywhere between twelve and fifteen thousand on the steps of the capitol and in the vast concourse of people were men and women of every division and obade of political affiliation and belief the rho meeting was called to order by judge A W rucker buoker miss caldwell was introduced and in a sweet voice sang the silver song bong which was greeted with great up ap promptly at ex congressman sibley bibley was waa introduced and received an ovation general warner the next speaker was introduced by the chairman chair maa mau as one ozithe ot ithe few surviving generals odthe of the late war and the one who had bad been chosen as general ef cf the silver forces the general confined his remarks lo io practical politics mr sibley bibley leaves for bis big home in pennsylvania tonight and general warner continues his trip alone through colorado to the pacific coast washington april 17 the chinese imperial edict sent by the associated socia ted press from tien tain is accepted among officials and diplomats here as setting at refit reet the conflicting reports as to the final terms of peace the rho indemnity of tingle is in the compromise japan first demanded asels but on solicitation prince ito throw threw off at the chinese legation it is stated that a lael varies in value but the present value of customs or the treasury in which undoubtedly the payment will be made la is in mexican silver or er about 76 75 cents in gold this thia would make the indemnity equivalent to three 13 bundred undred million in mexican silver or in gold the mexican dol ar is the current coin ol of anina and the basis of calculation so that the belief to is very strong though information on OB the subject is in lacking that the payment will be in silver the edict hat abst japan Is to go occupy the liao tung peninsula up to te tag fortieth degree latitude settles bottle the important point that she it la to go have the great fortress of port arthur and immediate surrounding territory as aa shadowed foreshadowed fore in tho these ato patches pa tobee the liao tung peninsula to in a small mall point of land jutting southward into the gulf Po with port arthur at its extreme point the fOrt fortieth letb de gree dree of latitude cuts across the main land where the little peninsula broad ens into the mainland of manchuria this tale lower peninsula has baa the shape of a sword and in ia known aa tile the rel regent gentle abord the edict diet does doea not tate state whether japan gets the acquisition perma dently or until the indemnity is ig paid she has contended for having it if per manent ly it if the to la temporary it will give japan the military command over china an aa long jong ma as he ghe occupation lasts last the permanent occupancy of the abe island of formosa has been settled ettlel for some ome time the opening of pekin and four now new ports of commerce marks the introduce tion of modern methods in the interior of china japan has hae rallied gained tile the privilege of establishing her bar cotton and other factories in china but it remains ramming to be seen whether japanese capital will invest in these enterprises or this the chinese will buy these modern fabrics the edict makes a significant omission as to the reported Japan Chloa alliance ef ive and defensive which it if consummated would have given tue tile orient lent to orl oriental orientals orient als japanese and chinese officials in washington have never credited the report of 0 this alliance TIEN april 17 japans japan go occupation cu pation of port part arthur is temporary thus insuring cainas chinas integrity on the main land of asia after ft a term of years yearn and avoiding the possibility of european intervention YOKOHAMA april 17 the J jiji 04 a newspaper states that the t terms arm of peace concluded between china and japan include the cession of the territory from the yalu balu river to liao river on the southern portion of the liao tung tong peninsula on which port arthur and legaul Re begenia Beg gaul enla a sword are eltus situated td and include binkow rai hal chong cheng and chu lion lilen chong cheng also the island of formosa and the pescadores Pesca dores islands an indemnity of py pay able in six beart the ab abolition option of chinese ch loose extra territorially the preservation of japans extra territorially territorial ty and certain commercial privileges for japan washington april apil 17 secretary has laid down some doctrine touching the rights of merchant steam ers era in foreign ports to afford asylum to go refugees that bat may be of great im port anoe to the commanders of vessels tb this is was called out by a letter addressed to the state department in december 1898 1893 by C P huntington president of the pacific mail steamship company asking for an exact definition of the be powers of caP captains taing of merchant steamers in this respect the secretary responded that the sc called doctrine of right of asylum having no do application to merchant vessels in port it follows that a ship master manger can found no exercise ot of discretion on the character of the offense charged against a refuge while no general rule can be laid down as a give eite principle a merchant vessel venal in a foreign port to 1 in the local jurisdiction of the be country with respect reaped to offenses or offenders tenders of against the laws lav thereof tiler and an orderly demand for of a person accused of crime by due process of law with the exhibition of a warrant of arrest in the lands hands ol of regularly accredited officers of law may not be disregarded or resisted listed re ty by the master of a ship arbitrary at tempt temple to capture a passenger by foroe force may call for disavowal when assort to violence vio leore lenee endangers the urea lives of innocent people and property of a friendly nation whether if force be threatened the master of a vowel veasel is justified in putting I 1 io a jeopardy by his bis resistance the interests con abed to his care must be largely a question for his discretion that passengers may have bave come on board at a port pon where the demand to is made or at another port of the same country is immaterial to the right of jurisdiction the secretary concludes with an admonition tiOn to american merchant captains to permit the orderly operation ot of jaw in foreign ports on their ships and thus avoid the application for asylum of refugees and occasions for the ex hibi tion of arbitrary force against their ships sari BAH april 17 the first experiment ever made in the telegraphing of pictures for a long distance was made by the call aall last night when an outline picture of the eutry entry of the qu queen se a of the fiesta bests at los A angeles was wired from that place to this oily city the experiment was successful 40 charles harles willoughby of this city is ie the inventor of the he scheme the inventor believes his idea to be most valuable in newspaper work or in the tha police or secret abr services vices if the of the process is demonstrated he will establish agencies in this city chicago new york and washington Washing top A good picture he says can be sent at ane cost of and in about the space ot of word it should be by an expert andia and it not too elaborate longer than halt half an hour to send and reproduce a drawing the picture ls le drawn originally upon a paper ruled off into small squared squar equa ree ee each ob about one tenth of an inch in diameter each vertical line is numbered along the upper margin and sob oh horizontal line is letter lettered ed down the side ile every square I 1 is therefore identified with a number and a letter and its location to is where the two lines flues designated cross each other with the origins original drawing before him the operator describes describe the lines from point to point and his message contains only as many signs or combinations as there are chani changes in the dire direction ution of lines for making the picture this description being received at the other end of the w wire ire the lines described are of simply m ply reproduced upon a similarly ruled surface calcutta april 17 A dispatch frova from simla today says umra khan has informed hir dir robert lowe commander of the british tion advancing on Ch central itral that if the british advance any birther he be intends to flee from the country the british loss in the fighting on the river was four killed and twenty one wounded washington D 0 C april 17 the state department has by no means abandoned the owe come of elcon el ex con sul out waller who is in now imprisoned in madagascar under sentence or of a french court martial and as soon as it has baa the preparation of data supplied by the united states oon con auto aula at tamatane Tama tave and port louis the oase case will be brought to the attention of the french government by embassy dor eustis the release of the prisoner will be b requested and an explanation sought ought the facts which the be department expects to prove prore an aa a basis for the he action art arc first that waller to is an american citizen second that he be is not guilty of improper interference between the french and the chehova hovat Hova third that even if be were he had not been accorded the fair trial to which he be was entitled the court martial proceedings being obnoxious in every respect and lastly 1 that waller has been harshly treated and has been the object of persecution because he be stood in the way of other holders of concessions PARIS faris april 18 the petit journal today says it has good authority to state that the police department is gating an anarchist plot to president Preel dent felix faure during the fetes in havre in honor of his visit to his electorate the president arrived there safely today A Acco coon ling riling to the petit journal an anarchist known as petit bordeaux 11 1 a type similar to casario anu len lei london recently for havre to assassinate president faure petit Birde birdeaux tux who is a deserter from the french army was watched by the london police and by french detectives tec tives detailed to keep an eye on the anarchists in london the authorities ars are taking mott active precautions to protect the president from injury whether the story is true or not DOL it at would seem certain at least that the anarchists have commenced recommenced re their operations for two infernal machines were found in this thie city yesterday the first was found in rue bue st simon and contained a number of loaded cartridges the second was found on Esplan esplanade ad des Inva invalided Invalid lides ed and consisted of a cylinder charged with dynamite SAN april 20 the steamer australia arrived this morn mom log ing bringing the following advices advises un der date of april IS 18 minister thurston Tb urston returned from washington this morning minister hatch in an interview with an associated prove press correspondent stated that thurston has not been recalled hatch defends thurston s course at washington and la is confident that he be was not guilty of any breach of diplomatic propriety the government has decided to par don V V ashford on condition that he leave the country never to return ashford has been suffering from an affection of the unless be went to a different climate must result fatally if the political situation juat fled it if the government would gladly banish major seward and others but the he native hawaiians Hawa Hawaii lians ans are disposed to confuse leniency with lear fear and any further modification of the sentences at AL present might create an uneasy feeling ST louis april 21 A special to the he republic from greenville ville ala saye mye two men and ana three women were lynched nahed near here early this morning the he |