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OH A CASH 11 A SIS. ALEXANDEK MITCHELL. TORNADO IN KANSAS. AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION. The Gazette.

TALIS SPK1NG CXCJLONE. KANSAS NEWS The Well-Known Kail road President and Millionaire Dies Suddenly In New York City. New Yobk, April 19. Alexander Mitchell, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul railroad, died this afternoon at the Hoffman House, where he has been stopping for the past two weeks.

The immediate cause of his death was the fail are of the action of the heart. Last Monday eveniag he went out and afterwards had a chill. He caught a severe cold which developed into bronchial pneumonia and no doubt direor-ly affected the heart's action and caused death. The remains have been embalmed and will be taken to Milwaukee in his special car to-morrow. The death of Mr.

Mitchell was both a surprise and a shook to his many friends in this city. Many prominent railway men called at the hotel this afternoon. The beard of directors will hold a special meeting at the office of the company to-morrow. Dr. Keene today said that the death of Mr, Mitchell would be more severelj felt than that of almost any on in the northwest.

Milwaukee, April 19. It was not till nearly 4 o'clock this afternoon that credence was given the news of Alexandei Mitchell's death, though rumors to that effect had been in circulation since noon. David Ferguson, eashier of Mr. Mitchell's bank, who had been associated with him for nearly half a century was prostrated by the news and it was feared at first he would not recover, as he is very feeble. The crowds that gathered at the bank to make inquiries as to his death were so large that the doora were closed early in the afternoon and guards stationed to admit none bat intimate friends.

It is thought that John Plankinton, of Milwaukee, or Phil Armour, of Chicago, both of whom are heavily interested in the St. Paul, will succeed Mr. Mitchell. A magnificent residence being built here for an unknown owner has been thought to be designed for Mr. Armour in anticipation of his suaoes- sion to the St.

Paul presidency, thus estab lishing his residence here in conformity with the charter provision of the road. Mr. Mitchell's wealth is variously estimated at from $15,000,000 to $25,000,000. Welcome to Fublislt All tetters. New Yoek, April 19.

The following ard published this morning explains itself: To the Editor of the Herald'. "I have seen a paragraph which has been going the rounds to the ettect that (general Logan's papers contain letters from Gener al Sherman of a compromising nature which he and his brother, the senator, endeavored to suppress. I find that the senator treats the whole matter with proper contempt. Now 1 reaffirm every word my orotner is reported to have said. General Logan's fnonds are at perfect liberty to publish full any letter I ever wrote to him, private, confidential or omcial; and further, it Mrs, Logan, or John A.

Logan, will send to me an accredited agent I will permit him to see and copy all the letters I possess from General Logan in his own handwriting to be published to gratify the curious. All men public station write private letters as well as public, and in tnis instance I with draw all limitations as to publication, only suggesting that the letter and answer, be published together as more satisfactory to the honest reader. A paragraph here and there is as much a forgery as the raising of a chew." Signed W. T. Shebscas.

'Worse than First Reported. Chicago, April 19. A Times speoial from argo. says: As details are more ful ly gathered of the late prairie firei, they prove more widespread and destructive to property than earlier reports indicated. In the region visited there has not been such loss from this cause since the fall of 1879.

The fires extended over wide districts in a dozen or more counties from and in central Dakota to Lincoln in the extreme south. which are among the older and more thickly settled parts of tbe territory, lxtoal papers have many columns of losses, comprising dwellings, barns, granaries, nay stacks, and in several instances towns and villages were only saved by the active efforts of citizens. No estimate can be given of the aggregate losses. Only in two instances were people fatally injured. The regions which suffered from drought on fires last year escaped this spring, as there was little to feed the flames.

Heavy rain followed the fires. Tne Mahdi Demands Recognition. Caibo, April 19. Delegates of the new mahdi had an audience yesterday with the khedive, and presented letters from the mahdi to the khedive and the queen of England and the sultan of Turkey. In the letter to the khedive tbe mahdi says: "If you will recognize me as the true mahdi you will be saved and we will be It riends, otherwise I will march forward and the same fate will befall you as overtook your generals." The mahdi addresses Queen Victoria as "The favorite of.

her people." The Afghan Rebellion. Bombay, April 19. Parivana Pariwaka Kikul, the Afghan commander sent by the Ameer with a fores of 5,000 men to avenge the recent massacre of Gholam Haider Khan, governor of Mardf, by Ghilzais, whose rebellion he set out to suppress, was met south of Ghuzmi by the rebels. The Khan of Ohir rebelled against the Ameer, attacked and defeated the Khan of Bodshora and captured two of the latter's villages and a quantity of breech loading rifles. Hi eh License Bill Introduced.

Albany, N. April 19. In the senate today a high license bill was introduced. It is intended to eover the objections raised by Governor Hill in his recent veto the Crosby bill. It divides all saloons into two classes, the first class comprising places where all kinds of liquors are sold and the second class where malt liquors, wines and cider only are sold.

The rates established are as follows: New York and Brooklyn, first class $500, second class $100; Buffalo, first class $300, second elass $60; all other portions oi the first class $150, second class, $30. License In Delaware. Dover, April 19 The house, by a vote of fifteen to six, passed this afternoon the high lioense bill grading liquor licenses from $400 for Wilmington down to $200 for village and country taverns and limiting druggists to the sale of liquor on physician's prescriptions only and to one sale an. each prescription, Important G. A.

R. Order. Dubuque, Iowa, April 19. General Lucius Fairchild, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, arrived here this evening to attend the enoampment of the department of Iowa. General Fairchild has to-day issued the following important order: National Headqtjabtebs, G.

A. R. Madison, April 19, 1887. GENEBAL OBDEB NO. 2.

Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic are requested not to comply with any requests for their opinions as a post on any subject unless such action shall have the approval of the national and department he id-quarters. Further orders on this subject will soon be issued. Signed Ltjcien Faibchtld, Commander-in- chief. Torpedo Launch Sunk. Annapolis, April 19.

A torpedo exploded under the torpedo launch 'Hull" this afternoon in the harbor and sunk her in one minute and a half. Ensign Murrie was in charge and several naval cadets were on board but were all taken off in safety by aa oysterman. Don't Like the Noise. Sofia, April 19. A Russian war ship engaged in practice firing off Varna yesterday caused great alarm among the people of that town.

Bulgarian authorities nave protested against a repetition of such firing. Royal Tourist. San Fbancisco, April 20. Queen Cepiolani, of the Hawaiian kingdom, arrived this morning from Honolulu on the steamer "Australia." She accompanied by the Princess Liliuka-lwi and a number of the Haw i'i in govetnmen. The principal object of the qusen's voyage is to be present at Queen Viotori i jubilee celebration in London in June.

Delegates irom the building trades of Chicago met and organized an amalgamated council, under tne preeidency of J. H. Glenn. Some Sensible Resolutions Upon the Interstate Commerce Law, Passed by Lead-ing Publishers. Kansas City, April 20.

A meeting of representatives of the leading newspapers of the Missouri Valley and the southwest was held here to-day for the consideration of their relations with the railroads under the interstate commerce law. Letters were on file giving adhesion to the objects of the convention from nearly every daily paper between the Mississippi river and the Rocky mountains. After discussion a series of resolutions was unanimously adopted as follows: Whebeas, We recognize in the railroads the realization of the highest accomplishment of the progressive Bpirit of this age, being closely allied to the interests of the peor le and the greatest assistance yet devised for the rapid extinction of the American desert and the agency by which the development the west is, in a great measure to be brought about, and Whebeas, The interstate commerce bill has been made the law of the land governing the management of 6uch of these roada as traverse different states, deriving their franchise chiefly from the state laws necessarily diverse in their operation, therefore be it Resolved. That we cheerfully acquiesce in the new order of things and set resolutely to work adapting our business the new situation, ready to discard the abases and irregularities which have grown up in past years in dealing with these roads. That we wish to stand in the same relation to them and have them placed in the same attitude toward the press of the country as well as all other lines of business stand related to each other.

Resolved, That to accomplish the foregoing results the press and the railroads treat each other as rationally conducted business entities; that for freight and passenger transportation the railroad chargo newspaper men the same as other individuals are charged and the newspapers in a like manner deal with the railroads as their business oustomers, neither more nor less. Resolved, That all business between these two De upon a casri bams or its equivalent; that time tables, noticas of a business character and any form of advertising should be charged for by publishers and no exchange upon the courtesy plan be continued; that each publisher fix his own rates for his space and accept therefor only such compensation as will be available for use in the conduct of business by proprietors or employes. That acceptance of contracts which would produce any other result should be discountenanced. A Bold Lottery Swindle. Chicago, April 20.

A local paper Kays: one of the most impudent, barefaced lottery schemes ever devised is now being operated throughout the United States. The swindle is mainly designed for victimizirg the German speaking contingent in large cities, and has already achieved tolerable the concern styling itself "Messrs. Thiele bankers, Hamburg, Germany." Through agent in Baltimore, they have flooded the country with letters addre ssed to German residents in all large cities. These letters contain a circular giving a globing description of the 292d German Government lottery ol of the city of Hamburg." They announce the amount may be remitted by means of the American Express company, money order on payable at Hamburg, Germany. Baron von Nordenflycht, German consul, said: "This is one of the most palpable swindles I ever had brought to my notice.

There is no such lottery as tie German Government The government of the German empire has no connection with oi control of any lottery or premium enterprise whatever. This is not only a fraud, but an insult to the government I represent." A Nevel and Equitable Arrangement, Cincinnati, April 20. The firm of Proctor Gamble, soap manufacturers, have made an elaborate proposition for allowing their employes to share in the profits of the firm. The plan is to appoint three trustees, two bookkeepers and a superintendent, in the firm's employ, who shall twice a year ascertain the amount of profits during the pro ceeding six months allowing as expenses 6pei cent interest on the capital employed and reasonable salaries to members of the firm devoting their time to its then divide these profits between the firm and its employes in proportion to the capital invested and wages earned. The employes have accepted the proposition with thanks and resolved to allow no outside influence to disturb the relations between them and their employers.

An Important Decision. Rochester, N. April 20. An important meeting of the second, third and fourth districts of the stove founders' National Defense association was held to-day to take action relative to the existing stove moulders' strike. It was unanimously decided that the patterns of foundries where the strike exists should be ordered into the second district.

This aotion is of the gravest importance, as it virtually means that tbe western foundries are to be closed and their work done in the Ea3t. A GREAT SL'HEMB, The Old Union Pacific Main Line to be Surrendered for the Government Debt. Chicago, April 20. A Lincoln, speo ial says: There is a well defined rumor to the effect tnat the Union Pacific stockhol ders are quietly preparing to surrender the old Union Pacific main line for the gov ernment debt and abandon their Omaha Council Bluffs termini, making the several ranches of the Union Pacific, which are owned by them, independent of the gov ernment line, a new system of lines with Lincoln as the eastern terminus. The main features involved in this plan consist of first, a through line from Lincoln to Denver, with connection at Lincoln with-the old Iowa pool lines: and second.

linking togther all Union Pacific branches with this Lincoln end Denver line, making, with the Oregon Short Line and the Denver Rio Grande, a new system, to be called the Lincoln, Denver Pacific. This will be conducted under cover of the old St. Joseph fc Grand Island road, which is definitely known to be owned by the old Union Pacifio regime, who have never part ed with tne control of tne Union Paciho branch lines. It is claimed that by the time congress is ready to act upon Union Pacific matters, these lines will be completed, and the Union Pacific, shorn of its branches. will be ready to be turned over to the gov ernment as a white elephant.

A DENIAL. St. Joseph, April 20. Dr. McCool.

general manager of the St. Joseph Grand Island railway, denies the truth of the report in the Associated Press to-day from Chicago, made up in the latter city from a special from Lincoln, Neb. He says the Union Pacific has no such intention as stated in the dispttch and the idea origina ted with some one who wanted to boom Lincoln against Omaha, which is now the efi6tern terminus of the St. Joe Grand Is land. A Gang of Railroad Thieves Bagged.

Chableston, S. C. April 18. John Cald well, white, and Wm. Froneberger and Joe Harris, both colored, have been arrested in Greenville, charged with being implicated in a scheme for the wholesale robbery of through freight trains on the Richmond Danville railroad.

Caldwell is very widely known. Since last November the authorities of the railroad have missed various articles of freight from trains en route southward. Goods to the value of $5,000 have been reported missing. The robbery was traced to Greenville, and was discovered. John Caldwell has been offering privately a large lot of plaids for sale.

Investigation showed that a svtematio plan of robbery was being operated by an organized band. Other persons are under suspicion, but so far no railroad men have been implicated. Caldwell has informed Chief of Police Kennedy where a lot of 7,500 yards of plaids ean be found at a store in the country. Both Instantly Killed. rft.

Louis, April 20 A special from Chattanoogo, Tennessee, to the says that John Kay and Wm. Carson, neighbors living in James, were on very friendly ttrms until yesterday afternoon, wiieu ihey quarreled a piecs of land. Both drew pistols and iired simultaneously, and both were iastaDtly killed. Carson being shot in the temple and Ray received a bullet in the heart. A Storm of Wind and Bali Dos Great Jamagein Southeastern Kansas.

Kansas City, April 21 A etorm of wind and hail passed over a portion of southeast ern Kansas this evening which in places amounted to a tornado, lhe storm extended between Pleaanton and Miami, on the Kansas City, Fort Scott Gulf road. At Colony the Methodist church and a num ber of smaller buildings were blown down or unroofed. Trees and feness were prostrated. It is reported that one man was killed at Prescott, but owing to a loss of wires full particulars have not been learned. The Journal's special from Colony says: "A cyclone struck this place at 5 o'clock this evening which blew down the Methodist church, billiard hall, Phillips' livery stable and J.

H. Campbell's house and numerous barns and outhouses were laid lo-y or unroofed. Mr. Swing-ley's larmhouse wa blown down and Mag. Swingley hurt, but not fatally.

A heavy hail storm accompanied the cloud and passed over leaving treee and fences levelled to the earth. The Missouri Pacific depot was blown over and T. H. Muir, agent, badly bruised. Defies Mexican Authority.

Chicago, April 21. A special from Tampa, Florida, says. Last week the Norweigan bark "Brazaleria" went ashore eff Cozumel, Mexico. At the instance of the New York underwriters the schooner "Nellie Blanche," A. Russell master, pciled to the scene of the wreck: She found the bai k's cargo had been taken ashore, the vessel stripped and everything either sold or confiscated by the Mexican authorities.

Inquiries also developed the fact that the "Brazaleria's" crew were held as prisoners, but on what ground eould not be learned. April 4, a Mexican custom officer boarded the "Blanche," and examined her as though ehe were a filibuster, and 1 took her iLarine documents ashore. Later he returned with the information that the "Blanche" could not clear from Ccznmel for Key West, but must go to Progreeo or MurjereB, 240 miles further south. Captain Russell protested gainst being compelled to take his vessel so far out of way, but offered to go in person either to Progresso or Murjeres. The Mexicans insisted that the "Blanche" should make the trip, and placed a custom inspector on board to take her to Progreso.

The capain claims that the crew refused to sail the "Blanche" to Progreso, but yesterday brought her to Key WeBt on their own authority, the Mexican inspector being also forced to make the trip. Action Will be Taken. Chicago, April 21. The exeoutive committee of the national administration council of the Grand Army of the Republic was to have held a meeting here this evening to consider the policy to be pursued regarding communications addressed to posts in the organization such as the circular recently issued by the New York Tribune, seeking an opinion upon pension matters. Commander-in-chiet Fairchild, Messrs Austin, of Toledo; Wrigley, of St.

Louis; Wheal, of Racine, and Wilson, of Chioago, present, but Colonel Harper, of Pittaburg, did not put in an appearanoe and the meeting was postponed until to-morrow. In conversation to-day General Fairchild said the committee had fall power in the matter and that until the members passed upon the subject his order issued from Dubuque would stand. Of his right to issue such a mandate and of its beooming in force upon all branches of the Grand Army, he said there could be no doubt whatever. He also said he was certain that the subject would not be left untouched by the committee to-morrow, but that action of some kind would be taken. Mysterious Daylight Murder.

Louisville, April 21. A horrible murder was perpetrated in the broad light of dey in one of the most fashionable resident portions of the city this morning about 11 o'clock. The police authorities have just been informed of the terrible crime and as yet it is shrouded in mystery. About 10 o'clock this morning Mrs. A.

Y. Johnson, wife of a well known Main street merchant, left her home on Brook street in company with her child and Jennie Bowman, a servant girl, who is white and about 24 years of age. It eppears that the latter accompanied Mrs. Johnson only a snort distance upon some special mission, after which she returned to the house. Shortly after this ehe was discovered lying upon the floor horribly beaten about the head and breathing her last.

Two suspicious characters are known to have been loafing acrons the street when Mrs. Johnson and the children went oat, and it is thought they entered the house and were discovered upon the return of the servant, Jennie Bjwman. A poker was found with the hair of a man and blood upon it. It is supposed the woman opposed the burglars with the above results. The girl is not yet dead but cannot live.

Late to-night the girl recovered conscious ness and stated that her assailants were two negroes, Jxtraordinary endeavors to ap prehend them are being made by the police, Dut as yet tneir whereabouts is unanowa. A Bald Knobber Confesses. St. Louis, April 21. A special from Ozark, says: The Bald Knobber situation becomes more serious to-day, and the prisoners are beginning to show considera ble uneasiness.

Yesterday Charley Graves. a prominent member of the midnight raiders, entered the confessional, and after a long story of his raids he fixed the murder of George Edens on John Mathews. On the first assault on Edens' house George was shot down, but not killed. After ransacking the house the masked men retired. George's mother was holding his head while he lay on the floor, and a man appeared at the door and took deliberate aim at the wounded man and put a bullet through his head, killing him.

Graves says he met John Mathews coming from the house and heard him say that he was maa because he had been wounded and returned to the house just as the party were leaving and finished the work begun on George Edens. Parsons, Simons and Will Newton want to make confessions. Fiemiioii iireu ox Mexicans. St. Louis, April 21.

A dispatch from the City of Mexico gives an account of a mosi fiendish and bloody affair committed in the little oity of Patzouaro last Wednesday night. The young wife of Juan Ramierea was the acknowledged beauty of the town and a great favorite there. Policemen entered into a plot to outrage her, and on the night mentioned they went to the house of Kamierez, entered ma bedroom and fairly butchered him with knives, inflicting twenty gaping wounds upon his body. The spurting blood delnged his wife as she lay beside her husband and she fainted. Aftei Rfimierez was dead the fiends restored the wife to consciousness and then carried out their hellish plot.

They Iff the poor woman vmost dead. The men Had to the country 'm horseback, but two of them have been captured, and the other one will be, as the whole region is anoased and intense excite ment prevails among the people. Sympathizing with Ireland. Kansas City, April 21. A mass meet ing of citizens filled the board of trade rooms here to-night in the interest of the Irish causa.

Speeches were made by Con gressman Warner, Judge Phillips, of the court ox appeals, and Bishop rlogen, or this city. Resolutions were paesed condemning the coercion bill and expressing spmpathy with Gladstone end Parneil. Seven hundred dollars was contributed to the caue. A meeting lor the organization of a Kansas City btaneh of the Irish National League will be held to-morrow night. The Sams Old Game.

1 New Yobk, April 21. An evening paper prints tiie following: "What bids fair to develop into a big goid brick swindle came to h'aht to-day at the Uaited States assay office. Yesterday a well known and wealthy gentleman of this city deposited four large bars supposed to be gold with the assayer to be refined and made into standard gold bars. The gentleman said the bars were from California, and were estimated to be worth about 10,000 each. The suspicion of Mr.

the receiver of was excited by the liHt weighfc of the bars. Samples were taken from the four bars and assayed, when it was found that the bars were copper with a thin wash of gold on the outside. Th four bars turned out to be worth about $4 instead of $40,000. A Big Loan. St.

Petebsbubg, April 21. Russia has issued a 4 per cent, internal loan, amounting to 100,000,000 roubles.at 84 per cent. The imposition of the passport tax has been temporarily postponed. ohn G. Saxe was sometimes called "the American Thom is ITnod It would have been more appropriate to have called Thorn as Hood "the English John G.

Saxe." Prince Bismarcli Threatens to Besfgn the Presidency of the Ministry of the Stte of Prussia if the Ecclesiastical Bill 1b not Passed. Beblin, April 21. The ecclesiastical bill came up in the Prussian diet to-day and provoked an animated discussion. Priuce Bismarck declared that if the bill was rejected he would abandon his office as president of the ministry of Prussia, and devote himself entirely to the services of the empire. Prince Bismarck then appealed to the members of the national parties to not re- lect the bill, lhe moment was favorable for the conclusion of peace in the religious war that had so long been waged in Germany.

He declared that a considerable portion of his influence in Europe rested on the confidence manifested in his political honesty and trustworthiness by the repre sentatives of the Uerman people. Prof. Virchow opposed the bill as a meas are tending to strengthen the pope's hier archical powers. Herr Von Goetch expressed approval of the bill, coupled with the wish that greater independence may be granted to the evan gelical churoh. The debate was then ad journed until to-morrow.

AN ARKANSAS ZEPHYR. A Kansas Breeze Gets Over the Line and Playa Sad Havock with Life and Property. Little Rook, April 22. About 8 o'clock this morning a tornado, originating in the Indian Territory and moving almost due east, passed through the country four miles north and along the line of the Little Rock Fjrt Smith railroad, It was about a quarter of a mile wide and near Ozark, Franklin county, began doing great damage to trees, houses and 6nces. Farther east, in the vicinity of Coal Hill and Clarkaville, Johnson county, the damage was very serious and many persons were injured.

Four miles from Clarkavilie this afternoon Turner, John Reed's chill, D. G. Crowley's dnughter tnd a child of Mr. Peters were killed. A man named Phillips, near Ozark, was seriously injured by falling timbers, The loss to farmers in buildiags.

fences, stock and growing crops is very heavy. The Gazette's Ozark special says: A heavy wind approached from several direations and the currents in this valley and passed up the canyon east of the town, abut the head of which the annel appear ance of the cyclone was fi -st seen. A trace 300 ards wide was laid almost entirely bare, timbers and all sorts of im provements being blown in every direction. The residence of James Worthy, where the fuauel first struck the ground, was blown forty feei and leveled Mr. Worthy was badly hurt.

MoCount Churche's house was completely destroyed One dwelling near by wa? leveled. Nobody was hurt. Mrs. James Morrison was severe ly bruised. Following Gladstone's Suggestion.

Lincoln, April 22. Hon. John Fitz gerald, president of the Irish National League of America, acting on the suggestion thrown out by Mr. Gladstone in his recent letter, has sent out a circular to all the state delegates of the league requesting them to furnish particulars of the various meetings held in their respective states to voice the sentiments of America in opposition to the tory coercion policy, with the names of state governors, senators, congressmen and prominent American citizens who participated in them; and it is the intention of Mr. Fitzgerald to have this information circulated throughout England.

A Socialistic Coalition. Chicago, April 22 It is asserted tha. three focicli tic or 8nizations in tbe United States are about to coalesce. The three organizations are the socialistic labor party, whose members are among the milder conservative men, large numbers of its members being Germans: the International WTorkingmen's association bold and strong in the western states the members being known as "Reds," and are mainly responsible for the riots against Cninese labor, and the "Blacks," or Working People's aiocia-tion, the body whose members are called anarchists. Chicago anticipating the present action, were disbanded, leaving the members fiee to join the coalition.

Senator Shrrmau's Narrow Escape. New Yobk, April 22. A Herald special From private letters from Havanna it is learned that a party of outlaws under the bandit Matagas arranged to capture Senator John Shermaa on his recent visit to Cuba. The plot wm well arranged, and the banditti vrcxs in sufficient force to capture Sherman's party. While in Havanna Mr.

Sherman took ocoasion to congratulate the captain general on the peace prevailing throughout the islands. When the senator, however, expressed the desire to visit the sugar plantations in the interior a military guard was sent as an escort and the entire party barely escaped an unpleasant surprise, having left the plantation, just five minutes before the outlaws appeared. Denied Supplies. TesoNTO, April 22. United Stafes Consul General Phelan yesterday telegraphed inquiring whether several damaged American fishingjVessels in port could obtain supplies of salt, and a reply was received to the effect that such could not be allowed under the treaty.

Application was also made through the customs department to permit one American schooner to transfer a quantity of bait to another, which was granted. There were seven distressed American schooners iu port yesterday, nearly all of which desired to obtain supplies of salt. A Rebellion Threatened. St. Paul, April 22 A Winnipeg speoial to the Pioneer Press says: A private message from Scarth, Winnepeg's representative in the house of commons, says it is the intention of parliarreut to disallow the two railway charters just passed by the Monitoba legislature.

this is done there is a serious probability ol a rebellion here, as the people of the province are thoroughly aroused and fiercely tali of a foroible re.iateuce, and of a possible annexation to the United States. The local government has pledged itself to build the road without charter if necessary. Passed the House. City of Mexico, April 22. The constitu tional amendment passed the house of deputies to-night by an overwhelming majority One hundred and twenty-four deputies voted for the amendment.

Only ten went on rec ord against it. The proposition allows one re-election of president: that is, two successive terms. The amendment now goes to the senate, where it will now probably be passed without debate. Its ratification by the state legislature is assured. On announcement of the vote the deputies congratulated each other in the most extravagant manner.

By Americans here this aotion is interpreted as meaning the re-election of Diaz, and, in consequence, the advancement of railway stocks and government securities, as well as the improvement of all American interests in Mexico. Fire in the "Ball's Head." New Yoek, April 22. The site of the old "Bull's head" market and the place of shel ter to thousands of horses, was at 2:30 o'clock this morning the scene of a conflagration. The firemen were seriously imped ed by the movements of the frightened horses, who reared and pranced about in their stalls and on the floor in such a way for a time as defied all efforts at removal. and by the time the third alarm had been sent out seven big at had been roasted alive.

The stable was dam aged to the extent of $10,000. Diseased Cattle. Chicago, April 21. Prof. James Law, ot the bureau of nation! industry, and the the live siock commissioners of Illinois are systematically pushing on the work of examining the cattle in the city of Chioago.

On Monday five cows were voluntarily to i he slaughter house and killed, and the state veternarian, on examining the lungs of these animals, found unmistakable evidences of chronic plague. At the Empire distillery about 900 fat cattle belonging to Messrs. Rice Rash have been slaughtered and in ninety cases were found lesions of the lungs. Not for Sale. Ottawa.

Anril 21. ThT fa nn truth in the report sent a St. Louis paper that A. T. Sharpe bad sold the dailw ftp lican office.

It is not for sale. Large quantities of plo er are being ship ped from Jl Uorado to the New York market. Thousands of these birds are killed in the county every day by organized parties who kill merely for shipping pur I poses. Getting in its Deadly Work in Southeastern Kansas and Southern Missouri Many Persons Kit led and Icjured. Kansas City, Aprii 22.

The Times Prescott, special gives the following list of causualities irom the eyclone: The killed as reported are fifteen, namely: Constable Jake Stevens, Will McKatee, Mrs. Sarah Krane, P. Flynn and three children, Mrs. Richard Harkness. Jacob B.

Reach and wife, Mrs. Douglss Walter and infant, and an infant of S. P. Demings, one of Joe Duncan's children and a 6 year old child of Will McKatee. The seriously injured are: Jim W.

Aldridge, arm broken; E. D. Horn, back hurt and an arm broken: Gso. White, arm broken; J. W.

Kinsie, severe contusions; Wm. Campbell, struck by timbers and feared will die. On th farm of Richard Harkness, he, with his wife, four children and Miss Mimmick, of Oak-woods, 111., visiting in tl family, were in the houae. The building was lifted bodily, carried 200 yards and dropped in an orchard, crashing upon Parge apple trees All the occupants were hurt very seriously and Mrs. Haikness killed.

The orce of the storm was appalling and wonderful freaks were performed by the winds. It is reported that several persons were killed at Blue Mound. St. Louis, April 22. A special from Nevada, says: A tenffic cyclone swept over the northern part of thi-, Vernon, county last night about eix o'clock.

The clouds were plainly visible here parsing only about six miles from this city. The cyclone seemed to come down the Marmaton river from the Kansas line. dealing death and destruction wherever it struck. So far as can be learned the place it touched was in Mttz township, passing throngh Oriage and Blue Mound townships. Fences, houstjB, barns and everything in tbe line of tha storm, which was about a half mile wide, were picked up, rent in splinters, and cast down hundreds of yards away.

Trees were torn up by the roots. Over thirty houses were destroyed, and Bbout fifteen persons were killed. Only a partial the dead haB as yet been obtained, which is as follows: Mrs. E. Strout, Miss Strout, daughter of Mrs.

Strout; May J- C. Hawkins, John Miller and Mrs. John Miller. There were five members of the Millei family, four of whom were killed. The babe, a 2 years, was dropped in the yard and found unhurt this morning.

Parts of the Miller house and furniture were fonnJ strewn over the fields for a mile from where the house formerly stood. Reliable news hws only been received from Osage township, and it is thought that the death list will be swelled to over 25. A heavy gale passed over thin city, damaging the Methodist church and othsr buildings but none were seriously injured. KNOCKING THE CHIP OFF. Great Excitement In France Over the Arrest by German Authorities of a French Commissary.

Pabis, April 22. The arrest of the Frahch commissary, Schnaebel, of Pagny Surmo-selle, by German police after he had been decoyed over the frontier, ia regarded as a serious matter iu official circles. M. Goblet. prime minister, and M.

F. Flourens, orei gn minister, were in conference at midnight last night for the purpose of determining what action to take in the premises, and they again met this morning to further con- eider the suoj act. fatx says that the gov ernment demanded an explanation of the arrest from Germany. French newspaper! generally regard the occurrence as a direct provocation on Germany's part and exhort the people to be ilm and not to play Prinoe BiPmarK's game. The government will not complain to Germany of the arrest of M.

Schnaebel un til full inquiries have been made into the case. In Transigant, Henri Roohefort editor, ia the only paper that is rabid its comments on the affair, the other papers are moderate in reference to it. Later dispatches oon- nrm the sta'ement that M. ochnaebel was arrested on French territories. M.

Flourent will await the result of minute inquiry on the spot before demanding reparation ot Germany for the arrest. The performance of the Wagner opera "Lohengrin" to have taken place at Eden theatre in Paris to morrow has bean postponed owing to the feeling tnat has been caused by the frontier occurrence. The French papers are unanimous in the statement that M. Schnaebel was arrested on French soil by the German officers who took him into custody. The Temps pub lishes a dispatch from Strasburg stating that the Lrerman omoials suspected M.

Schnaebel of having relations with persons in Germany for the purpose of obtaining in formation concerning the military measures being taken around Metz for the use of the French military officials. The authorities of the foreign office believe that the German government will make an explanation of tbe affairs that will calm the present indig nation feit by renenmen. CAUSE OF THE ABBE3T. Beblin, April 22. It is announced that the arrest of M.

Schnaebel was ordered by a judge who had been conducting inquiries into the treasonable pr. etices in Alsace-Lorraine. There has been several arbor days in Haddam this eprmg. In fact nearly every day is an arbor day. More trees are being put out than ever before.

MAUKET REPORTS. Kansas City Grain and Produce Market. Kansas City, Apiil 23, 1887. Live Stock Indicator reports: Very dull. Nothing except in mixed lots.

Quotations are for established brans iu car lots per half barrel in facks as follows: XX. 80c; XXX. 921 05; family. $1 101 20; choice $1 40; faucy, $1 501 55; patent, $1 90g 2 00; rya, 1 301 50. From city mills 25c hitrher.

WflE IT tteceipts at retrular elevator since last report bushels; -withdrawals, 667 bushels, leavina: stock in rtore as reported to the board of trade to-day, 193.239. The market on change to-uay was quiet. No. 2 red winter Cash bid, 7t'c asked; April, 68c bid, 70c asked; May, 70c bid, 71c aeked; June, 71)4 bid, 71J4o asked; July, bid 72HC asked. COHN -Receipts at regular elevators since last report, bushels and withdrawals 1,215 bushels, leaving stock in store a reported to the board of trade to-day, 186,808 bushels.

1 he market on change was steady, No. 2 cash, 4 car 32i4c; Ap iL 32c bid, 33c asked; May, 5 oars at June, 33c bid, 34c asked. July, Zie bid, 35c sskeci. 0Td No. 2 cash, 29c bid, 26Hc asltett; April, 28c bid, asked; May, 5 cars 26 4c, Jtfto lieWrfed HRh.

to bidnor oftennKS RYE No. 2 cash, 48i4c bid, 49c asked; April, 42c bid. 48o asked. Rejected ca h. no bids nor POULTRY Live-Old hen fat heavy, 25 roosters S2 50; turkeys lie.

Dressed Chickens, 8c: tnrkeys 11c; ducks 7QC8c. BUT I'ER Good, Creamery, fancy, 28c; good 25c; fine dairy, 23c; store packed, common HAY Steady. Fancy 6mall baled, $8 50, large ajrtd $7 50 OIL, CAKE -Per 10 lbs. sacked, fl 25; $21 00 per ton free on board cars. Car lots, $2.9 00 per n.

CORN MF.L Green, 75c; dried, 80c; chop yellow 67Vc bnltr; 72vjc sacked. BHIFPIW STUFF-Bulk, 8570c. FLAXSEED 60c. ERN Bulk-, 55c, pa-ked 62c, CASTOR BEANS-SI 35. HIDES -Dry flint, No 1, per pound, 12c; No.

2. lOo. rtrv flint hnllsand statrs. 10c: dry salted- No. 1.

11c; No. 2, 9c; green saltd, No. 1, 7V4c; No. 2. fin: e-reen salted hnll and staar.

5V4C: green. nncurred No. 1, Gr; No. 2. hc: calf, 7Sc; sheep pelts, dried, 11c per lb.

WOOL Missouri unwashed, heavy, fine 169 18c; litrht fioe; 18c; medium, 2223c; medium comliiug, carse low and carpet. 15l7c; Kansas and Nebraska, havy tub washed, choi-e medium, 31g35; fire, 8iS5c; dingy end low, 27 '9. CHEESE We quote: Full cr am. lSfCUc; fiatfl. 780: Yoons American, 15c: Kansas, 11c.

BROOM CORN Quotations: Hurl, 10c; se f-woikiag. Ci.7c; common, 5c; crooked, 344c Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, April 23, 1837. Live Stock Indicator reports: CATTLE Receipts head; shipments, fcend. Strong.

h(fher for ehinriig stei8. Good to choice, $4 5 a 1 55 cummnn to medium S3 80ft4 3 etockers. 2 6 3 25; fceaiag fitters, J3 803 GO; cows, .2 2W5 8 HOGS Receipt-, hfsd: shipments, 2 C93 heed, lhe ma -ket toj lu-j liighor for good. Good to choice, $5 2045 40; common to medium, t4 15; skins and pigs, $3 0034 70. SHEEP Receipts, 229 head; shipments, head.

Market was firm. Good to choice, $2 753 20; common to medium, $2 002 60. Mr. Millis is to establish a starch factory at ludeuenaence. The ntw wtli discovered at Fort Scott is said to have a flow of 1,000 cubic feet a day.

Eanapolis is to machine shop, the let. have a foundry anl contract? having been Marshall county ha 132 school houses which cost over $120,000, nearly all which is paid. Salina ia building a $100,000 hot 1, which will be, when completed, the finest hotel in the state. Independence bag fine wholesale houses which carry in the aggregate siock worth over At Hiawatha the railroads during 1886 collected $147,151 for freight and paesenger ransportation. The Kanapolis Earthenware Company are receiving new machinery, and the works are to be greatly enlarged.

Of the nine hundred square miles in Washington county not one acre of the whole area is srampy. The value of the public school buildings of Emporia is $135,967, and it costs $25,000 a year to support the schools. There is -talk of erecting a grindstone factory at Independence. First class stone, equal to Berea, has been found. The State Medical society meets at Win-fielion May 15 in a convention of three days.

There are 350 members. Mrs. N'-bla L. Prentis has formed a syndicate of ladieR whicti i making extensive purchases of Atchison rul estate. A of bay horses wm st---lf c.

on Tnes-dt night cf lat ek from David reiver three udies north test of thtumwa. Arepoitia current that a four foot vin of lignite ha? been discovered within 200 feet of the surface not far from Osborne. Lyons Republican: J. O. Clark leads the van bo I'ar as we have heard in planting trees, he planted about 119 on Arbor day.

The board of trade of Ottawa ing with eastern parties for the erection of a canning factory, lock works and a carriage factory. There are fiftv church -ircrn-ni-raHnna in Washington couuty having an aggregate membership of 4,217 and property valued at 60j000 Reports from Ohio. Indiana. say that numbers of well-to-do farmers in those States are DrenaHno- tn rvnmhnaa iartA in KansaB. The Halstead Herald tells of a car vF naptha exploding, and setting fire to and burning five cars.

A neighboring house was saved with difficulty. There is now no doubt that tha Mi nnmn Pacific will at once proceed to erect extensive shop and a hospital neon land r.urehas- ed a year ago near Atchison. A proposition was presented, the ra't week, to the Columbus Board of Trade, to establir a fusil or essential oil distillery at mai point uy tvisconsin parties. Salina numbers among her improvements a street railway at a cost of gas works at a cost of $50,000 and the Holly system of water works at a cost of $100,000. The Osage Free-Press tells of a little boy two and half year old, that got hold of a bottle of carbolic acid which had been left on a fetand, and swallowed a portion of it.

A courier was at once 6ent for a physician, but long before his arrival the child had died. In fact its death occurred in a few moments after the discovery of the accident. The Troy Chief gays that for the first time within the recollection of the oldest inhabitant there are no criminal cases on the docket of the Doniphan county district court. A case of genuine small pox is reported at Newton. A lady pessing through to Dodge was taken from lhe tiain.

and the Newton doctors pronounce it a seveie case of smallpox. A soap factory company has been or ganized in Quenemo with a capital stock of one thousand dollars. The company will begin operations as Boon as grounds for a location are secured. ine ooara oi traae ot menus are neunnsr on propositions for a nail mii! to be erected by Pennsylvania parties, a larg3 stone dressing establishment from Teoria, I1L, and a arge carpet factory from IzdiEna. Harvey counti has withdrawn the San Francisco bend proposition which was pending in that county, owing to the injunction which was placed upon the Greenwood county preposition to the same road last week.

Great Bend Reaister: Mr Dushece was trimming trees, and let his boy have his knife, which was very keen, to use a while. lhe boy in cutting off a twig of limb, used more force than necessary, which carried the knife to his eye, cutting the pupil open. Earnest McCaffey, a ten year old eon of Mr. McCaffey who resides in Summit township Chautauqa, county, was kicked and almorft killed by a horse belonging to one of his neighbors. It is thoughtthat the horse in kicking him on the neckbroke his jugular vein and that he died from internal bleeding.

The disastrous prairie fire which swept over Decatur couuty is said to have entailed a loss of and was tbe most destructive that ever visited the county. In the year 187S the year of tbe Indian raid the whole northwest was burned over, but the country then being much more sparsely set tled than now, the actual damage inflicted was not great, when viewed frcm a comparative standpoint. A little girl of Nathan Miller, who lives just over the Kingman county line, met with an accident which has maimed her for life. The little one was playing about a corn sheller that was in operation on her father's farm, and in some unfortunate manner got her right hand caught in the machinery, and mangled so terribly that it became teceEssry to amputate the four fingers. Kansas Agriculturalist: Mrs.

B. Ayers was burning corn stalks on her farm Webaunsee about one mile south of town, when a breeze drove the flames furiously on to James Bank's farm adjoining, end consumed stables, bushels of corn in crib, tool houses, tools and machinery, granary. 2C0 bushels feed, and other material. The loss is estimated between four and five thousand dollars. Bogus Virginia State Bonds.

Nxw Yobk, April IS. A speoial from Richmond, says: "Commonwealth Attorney Witt, at the instance of the sinking fund commissioners of the state, has taken steps to prevent $15,009 forged Riddlebergez bond of Virginia, sent here by Blake of Boston, and a firm in Baltimore, from being returned. It is the intention of the authorities to trace the author of these forgeries. It is believed these worthless bonds hare been placed in the other markets of the country. Mr.

Edgar Allen, counsel here for the Kendall Bank Note company, New York, expects to get the number of all bonds printed by their establishment for the state of Virginia. This information may enable the authorities to trace the forgeries. Another Cyclone. Sotfotjc, April 18. List anoth, er cyclone visited this section with fatal and destructive effects.

Ita track was about 100 yards wide. The house of John Wright, six miles north of Suffolk, wa3 completely demolished. Mr. Wright and his wife, the latter's young sister and James Luke were iu the house at the time. Mrs.

Wright and Mr. Luke were killed, the young girl fatally injured and Mr. Wright seriously hurt. Much damage was done to property along the path of the cyclone. From a Defective Flue.

Lyncb-etjeo, April 18. A special from Seven Mile Ford, Smith county, says. The house of a man named Brewiee near here was destroyed by fire night in which two of his daughters, 8gedl9 21 ears, were burned to death, a ad three other persons were so badly injured tby cannot survive. The fire was caused by defective Am. WALNUT CITY.

Rush Center P. Kansa GENERAL NEWS A hotel iatrbe central portion of Ameter dam, crowded with strangers witnessing the festivities connected with the king's birthday took fire daring the night and was wholly burned. Four lives were lost, and many persons sustained serious injuries. The wholesale drug store of the Gharles Baumbaoh company, located on Market square, Milwaukee, was destroyed by fire, liudolph Zabel, a clerk, was badly burned toy an explosion of varnish. The loss is $176,000.

In the Dominion parliament recently Mr. "Weldon said the Canadians relied not upon their military strength for a settlement of the fishery disput but upon the good judgment of the people of the United States. Mr. Blake, leader of the opposition, censured the government for keeping the country in the dark as to negotiations in progress. The governor of Wisconsin, at the request of many citizens, haB vetoed the bill to prohibit stock gambling.

Robert W. Gatewood, a young graduate from Arnapolis, having become crazed by close application to study, killed himself on board a steamer bound to Norfolk, where bis father resided. The first present for the new mayor of Chicago is a handsome office chair with ox-horn frame. The interstate commission will soon be presented with a petition for the suspension of the long and short haul clause of the law vn through rates between Chicago and St. Paul.

A committee representing five roada has gone to Washington from Chicago for that purpose. Eight avowed socialists are members of a committee of eleven selected by the united labor party of Chicago to reorganize the concern. A resolution to forbid the sale of liquors at picnics and the holding of meetings in saloons was tabled, by a vote of 37 to 31. President Cleveland will be strongly urged to give to Judge Merrick the chief justice ship of the District of Columbia, just made vacant by the death of D. K.

Carter. A dispatch from the city of Mexico reports a growing sentiment in favor of so chang- the constitution as to permit President Diaz to succeed himself for four years. in the interest of tne fruit and wine crop of California, the board of trade of Los Angeles has adopted a resolution requesting the interstate commerce commission to suspend section 4 of the new law. Three attempts have recently been made by incendiaries to destroy the office of Der Zextung in JNew xork. 'J he last attempt caused damage to the extent of $16,000.

The attendance at the last levee given by the governor general of Canada, is said to iiave been only one-half as great as usual. J. O. King, an old and prominent citizen of acksonv lie, Illinois, has expired. He inaugurated the movement for the establishment at that place of the blind and insane asylums.

A Boston dispatch reports the death of John Lord Hayes, L. L. secretary of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers. Eviction of tenants from the Irish estates of Lord Lansdowne has recommenced. A special force of troops is already at hand.

The residence of Judge Lyman Staples, two and one-half miles from Palatine, K.as., was destroyed by fire and a farm hand per- I a i nucu in tne names. The contract under consideration between the Armonr Packing oompany of Chicago, u-i the Selma, land company, iias been closed. An extensive warehouse with refrigerator will be erected at once. A dynamite cartridge explosion occurred at Merrill's Corners, N. at the new aqueduct for New York City, Killing two workmen and seriously injuring five others.

Some of the injured had their, eyes blown out. A dispatch from Mandelay says that the T)aooit leader Bloo hus been killed by one of his own tribe, and that the villagers are rejoicing over his death. The authorities at Barnemouth. England. TiaflHfid A rfisointion wrol nn minor ATt 7 ionicJ Manning to that village and assuring him 4.1 I i -i uj meir oeBi wisnes ior nis tpeeay recovery.

Mr. Manning is strong and his health generally improved. He enjoys walks and drives daily. Q.he weather at Burnemouth is balmy. The British house of commons has agreed to the second reading of the crimes bill.

after defeating an amendment by Sir Bern-hard Saunderson declaring that the measure would increase disorder Ire and and endanger union and empire. Martin Schneider, who died at Fort Wayne, at the age of 102, fought under Napoleon at Xieipsic and Waterloo. Last week he walked out milts to ece a grandchild. The supreme court of Pennsylvania has lield an express company liable for the full amount of a lost package, having given no explanation of the failure to deliver. A jury at Morris, Illinois, pronounced Schwartz and Watt guilty of the Rock Island train robbery and the murder of Messenger Nichols, and sentenced them to imprisonment for life.

The ameer of Afghanistan sent out a force of five thcuannd men to revenge a recent massacre by thg Ghilzais, but the latter were again victorious. At Lanoaster, John Breoker. and his wife were killed by a Chicago limited express train. Their child was caught on the cow-catohe', and escaped without injury. A well bored at Herscher, Illinois, to secure water for stock, throws cut a barrel of dark brown oil each day.

Experts from Pennsjlvania pronounce it fine lubricating oil, worth 9 per barrel, and they have leased land to sink several wells. The legislature of West Virginia has commenced an extra session. Balloting for senator will begin on May 3. In the boodle cases at Chicago, pleas of not guilty were entered by Warden McGar-igle. Edward S.

McDonald and Commissioners Klehm, Geils, Oliver, Leyden and Ochs. Argument for a change of venue followed. It is understood that James B. Waller is abcut to be appointed chief deputy in the internal revenue office at Chicago, at a salary of $3,000 per annum. About the oisly large contract recently made in Chicago for transcontinental freight was i hat of one hundred car loads of staves, to go over vhe California fast freight line, at an advance of 60 per cent.

The new rate on palmon by the American roads is $1 40 to $1 45 to Chicago, but the Canadian Pacific made a out to 1. Blot In Montreal. Chicago, April 19. A News Montreal, Canada, special says: The strike assumed a serious aspect this morning. Three hundred strikers assembled at the stables where the new men were preparing to take out teams and made a general assault upon them.

A strong detachment of polioe arrived and a hand to band engagement followed between them and the strikers. The latter used stones and bricks, and the police were badly used up until finally reinforced, when they succeeded in driving off the strikers. Several ttrikers were badly injured and had to be removed to the hospital. Fgan Says it In a Falsification. Lincoln, April 19.

In relation to the letter which appeared in the London Times of Saturday, purporting to have been addressed by Mr. Parnell to Patrick Egan, in 1882, apologizing for having denounced the Phoenix Park mnrderp, Mr. Eyan addressed the following cable naesGge to Hon. HeDry Labour-here, a prominent member of the Gladstone party iu the honse commons: "Saunderson's s-tateinenis in regard to me are unmitigated nd wiilf ul 6landers. Parneil never wrote me any such letter as that printed in the London Times.

The whole thing ia a base falsification.".