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Xht Etcrm King Ploughs & Fcjtcw of Rain Thrccgh tie Town of Attca, "WHTE COOTT SWEPT ET TEE BESOM OP DESTRUCTION. Tie Visit cf a Territle Cyctae to Virions Parts cf tte State Indents ard Notes. lafh and Devastation in Tipton County Ob Killed and Fotmibly Thr-The Town of Wilkinson Visited With Loss of Life and Froperty Large Hailstones Houses, Barns, Orchards and Forests Swept Away. Special to the Sentinel. Attica, Ind., May 13. Yesterday evening a few minutes after 0 o'clock the citizens of Attica, who were not through digesting their sympathy for the smitten people of Kansas City, were startled by the appearance of this monster of destruction in their midst. The afternoon was oppressively hot, and the atmosphere portended storm, yet few could believe that such dire disaster as we see before us this morning was so near at hand. At the hour above named the clouds to the west of the city see reed to be preparing for the deadly embrace, approaching each other from the south and north, and forming a junction apparently about a half mile west and opposite the center or the city, when with the speed of the whirlwind the funnel shaped cloud thus formed swooped down upon the wagon bridge a wooden structure, covered and weatherboarded, spanning the Wabash River, tearing it into fragments and precipitating it into the river, clearing every vestage of the superstructure from the stone abutments. From this point the track of the storm, from 100 to 5 yards in width, is traced by the almost total wreck of property in a northeast direction through the city. Beginning near the bridge, the freight depot of the C. andGt S. was swept away. One passenger, one baggage and one frsight car belonging to the company were thrown npon their sides and fcal!y wrecked. Near this point the wason and plotf factory of D. Smith was badly wrecked; less, about 2,000. Next, the extensive carriage manufactory of Fisher, Arbogart fc Co., and the wagon factory of Hess & Harvey were totally wrecked, an entire loss of buildings and stock to the former cf f35,0C0 to $10,000; to the latter, about $1.1,000. Following these comes Clint KifTs livery stable, Manizer's livery stable, the new flourirg mill, and the Revere House, all badly damaged, the latter to the extent of of $ri,000. From this point to the outskirts of the city the storm found little else b it residences, brick and frame, of these destroy ing about thirty, leaving nothing but vacancy, and an undistinruishable mass of debris. That the casualties were sa few seems almost miraculous, as in many instances whole fan.:l3 were catigbt in the falling debris. One family, consisting of husband, wife an l live children, crawled out from between the timbers of their shatter id home without a scratch. Mr. James Hall and wife sat down in the corner of their parlor with their baby between them to await their doom, and were surprised beyond comprehension to liad themselves sitting almost in the same position in the middle of the street unhurt with a large stone by their side, and their house Hying in fragments in the track cf tbe storm. Another, Mr. Goans, wife and children, took refuge in one corner of the room, a brick structure, when the whole house was wrecked leaving them unhurt, with the brick and morter piled up about them. Thee are only samples of many escapes from death almost as miraculous. In the track of the storm much damage was vJone that would require too rotten space to enumerate. Nothing was pared that came within reach of the f ary jf the storm. Mr. Earnhardt lost' four rented houses, Mr. Piiley two, that are wholly destroyed. Others having but one Loose to lose, lost their all. Tbe greatest sufferers perhaps, financially, are Fisher, Arbo zart Co., and Hess fc Harvy. Their business and properties that had been built up by years of honorable eßbrt have been swept away in a moment1! time. Others have lost all, and if less in aaaount, yet it was all, and each sufferer is entitled to the sympathy and help of those who were more fortunate. The sun is shining brightly this morning, and all nature teems at peace, but our beautiful little city lies bleeding and paralyzed by a stroke that will cot soon be forgotten by her ci'Izens. Very little of the main business portion of the city came within the influence of the storm, else the loss would have been incalculable, Messrs. Zeizler fc Sons, dry goods, and Lamont Green, hardware, being the greatest sufferers from loss of their roofs, and danger from the heavy rainfall that succeeded the storm. The latter, which continued until after midnight added largely to the general damage. At this writing there is but one death reported. Mrs. Davis who was killed outright, Mrs. MoorsbeaJ wife of A. J. Moorshead, bookkeeper of the C. and Gt. S. R'y, had her wrist dislocated and is seriously hurt about the hips a&d abdomen. She, with two children, were in the house, which was entirely swept away, seriously wounding one of the children and slightly wounding the other. Mr. lforetfad had nearly reached the house where he caught his oldest son, bat not beixgable tegetto the house, threw his son trpon the ground .and laid npon him until the storm part, thus saving both their lives. Mrs. Nathan, wife of the merchant, Abram Nathan, it dangerously hurt, axd little hopes are entertained for

ber recovery. A Mrs. Gamble had her leg broken and is hurt internally. A number of others were slightly hurt, but not seriously. It is not known that any one was npon the bridge when it went dowa, but we can hardly hope that there was not, for it was at the hour that many countrymen from the west side of the river would be going home. It will be impossible to get all the facts concerning this disaster for a day or two.

An Appeal for Aid. Governor Gray received the following telegram from the Mayor of the city of Attici yesterday: Attica, Ind., May I J. Governor Gray: Horrible cyclone hre last night. Help neeJe 1 in moceyand supplies. F. y M. oo.ht.iv, Mayor. This was sent him in consequence of the sev-re and disastrous cyclone which visited that city night before last, killing several people and seriously injuring many otuer s and destroying a vast amount of property, fcoth public and private. Tbe Governor hopes the people will respond liberally to the call of the Mayor for relief to the citizens of Attica in this their hour of distress. Terrible Destruction of Property and Loji of Life at Tipton. Special to tbe Sentinel. TirroN, Ind., May 1:5. Last evening, at about J o'clock, a heavy cyclone struck the south end of this city and passed on to the east of us, destroying everything that came in the track of the storm. The buildings on the Fair Grounds were thrown down, and the dwellings of Mr. iraliam, March Tucker, and one or two other small frame dwellings in the south end of town, the brick farm house on Mr. E. II. Shirk's farm, and a number of barns and oat-buildings were destroyed. East of this place about a mile the damage was more and several persons were badly hurt. No one was seriously injured in town. Mrs. Tucker and one other lady were slightly hurt. The residence of Mr. Uriah Gates, one mile east, was completely destroyed, and Mrs. Gates and two or three of their children were seriously hurt. In the same neighborhood, just across the road from Gates', tue dwelling of Mr. Phil Berkey was blown down, but he and his family had seen the tDrm coming and hal taken refuge in their smoke-house and were saved by that means. A new brick schoolhouse just east of Mr. Berkey's was destroyed. After leaving that neighborhood the storm circled around to the north and aboit a half a mile northeast of Berkey's D)ew down the houses of Lew Deal and Mr. Yawters, injuring some ot the Deal family and old Mr. Vawtcrs. Several others were hurt, but just who, and how many, it is imposible to tell, for the reason that after the storm had passed, the wind blew a gale for two hours and the rain came down in such torrents that but few could get out, and those only went a mile or a mile and a half from town. The telegraph wires are all down, and it is impossible to tell the extent of the damage done. Large numbers of horses and cattle were killed, and the timber was blown across the L., E. and W. raliroad, so that trains could not get along at all. The storm traveled in an easterly direction. Later A Miss Larger, who was visiting in Deal's house, died this morning from her injuries, and Mrs. Gates and one of her children can not live until morning. Houses and Harns Demolished in White County. Special to the sentinel. Mo.nti fllo, May 13. A cyclone passed over this connty last night from the north west. It wa3 a funnel-shaped cloud dipping down to the surface of the earth and rising again. "Wherever it touched the earth every thing went down, or rather up, before it. Great trees were twisted out by the root. The path of the cloud was over the northern part of the county. The principal damage done was in the townships of Monon, Liberty, Cass and Jackson. The roof was blown offC. M. Homer's new brick building in Monon. dd Fellows Hall in Idaville suffered in the same way. The storm struck the farm of O. S. Lowe on the hih bluff of the river. His large barn and all his outhouses were demolished, his orchard completely wrecked. The lock was burst off the west door of his house and the united strength of two men was barely sufficient to hold the door shut. The house was partially unroofed and every window on the north and west sides broken by the hail. John Monbeck's house was demolished and the debris blown across the road and left in a wheat field. His wife was seriously injured. George Cope with his wife and infant child were in their small house when the 6torm came. Mr. Cope thew a feather bed over his wife and child and the bvilding crashed in like an egg. Strange to say neither he nor his wife or child were hurt. Kx-County Commissioner John T. Harnes' large barn was blown down. Orchards and fem es and small out-houses were leveled to the ground. The hail waa alout the ize of a walnut, and the hardware stores are having a big rush in the windowglass business. The river at this point rose all night at the rate of one inch an hour and is still rising at that rate. The rain fell in sheet, and after the storm was over continued fallinguntil midnight. The "oldest inhabitant" is up a stump, and has not yet recovered hi breath to tell of "a bigger storm than this back in the forties." So far it is not learned that any one else save Mrs. Monberk was hurt. The Destruction in ISoone County. Special to the Sentinel. Thorxtowx, Ind., May 13. About ; o'clock last evening a small cloud came up from the west which inured out torrents of water and was accompanied with a hail storm of unusual severity. Many of the hailstones measured over six inches in circumference and weighed two ounces. The air beeng very quiet tbe hail did but little damace to window glass. Shortly after the hailttozro passed a cyclone struck our place, up

rooting and breaking down trees, overturn

ing outhouses, stripping shingles from exposed corners of roofs. The Kramer corner was unroofed, the wind catching under the tin and turning it up and lapping it over on an adjoining block. The rooms were flooded with water damaging the goods only to a small extent, it being occupied as a grocery store. Reports from the county extend five miles Mrathwest. A frame barn belonging to Lee Needham was unroofed, so also a barn of Mike Hampton. The barns of Nathan Mills and David Armstrong were blown down. A tine large square frame dwelling belonging to John Miller was wrecked, it being unroofed and twisted so as to greatly damage the whole structure, also his oarn was demolished ; fencing and timber were thrown about in a w reckless manner. Mr. E Jaques had a covered wagon standing in his yard which was picked up by the storm, and as it was being lifted it caught under the roof of a shed tearing the shingles off with apparent ease. Tbe wagon was carried quite a distance, and when it fell was demolished. No persons killed or injured have been reported at this writing. Th damage has been variously estimated, but probably the rive mile track of the storm would approximate many thousands of dolars. Persons who saw the storm coming describe it as a small, white, funnel-shaped cloud, moving with great rapidity, and which seemed to grasp everything in its path with a giant grip, twisting off trees and everything in its path as if they were mere straws. It was accompanied with a great ' roaring, and the air seemed filled with light debris, mostly shingles, signs and other easily detached materials. Many of our people sought refuge in their cellars. Some did not realize what was going on until it had gone by, the violence of the wind not lasting more than two to three minutes. Later. "Word comes that Darlington, ten miles west of here, has suffered greatly from the effects of the tornado. The Dam ace in Shelby County. Shelbwiilk, Ind., May 13. The storm which passed over this city lat night did considerable damage in this vicinity. The damage in town was confined principally to the loss of shade trees and fruit tree?. The reof Of the new furniture factory was raised six inches for fifty feet in one end and lett that way. The heaviest losers are H. B. Cole and Pr. . A. Iiobinson, both in the north part of the county. The former had his carriage barn demolished, along with its contents, and his windmill blown down. His loss is estimated at $00 to $1,500. Dr. Robinsos, who raises fine chickens, had his hennery demolished and timber blown down, damaging him $1,000. John Hamilton, Abe Miller and John Kmerich had their barns deroofed, and scores of others had their fences blown down and outbuildings damaged. The storm was accompanied by heavy hail, which broke out a great deal of glass at Manilla, twelve miles east. Heaviest Storm Ever Known in Delaware County. Special to the Sentinel. Mus iE, Ind., May 13. The heaviest rain and thunder storm ever known visited this vicinity last night, and to-day the streams are running mad. Bottom farms are losing all their fences and the newly-planted corn crop. Bridges over all streams of any note have been carried awayf South of the city nearly 200 yards of the Fort Wayne, Cincincinnati and Louisville Railroad track, together with the bridge across Buck Creek, were swept away this afternoon. Delaware County sustains great loss in bridges. No mail trains have reached this city to-day. The waters are subsiding to-night. The Cyclone in Wayne County. Special to the Sentinel. Richmond, Ind., May 13. A cyclone passed over the southeastern portion of this county last evenine, doing great damage. Many farm houses and barns were blown down. The track of the cyclone was about half a mile wide, and the woods in its track were entirely leveled. No lives were lost, but several injured. At this city the rain was the iwrdest ever known, although not accompanied with winds. About eighty feet of the Fan-Handle track, east of the city, was swept avayby the bursting of the dam at Glen Miller. Man and Boy Killed. Special to the Sentinel. Greenfield, May 13. Special to the Democrat from Wilkinson says: The cyclone devastated that town yesterday and six houses and numerous barns blown to atoms. Sam "White and a boy named Shaffer were killed. White's wife and child were dangerously wounded and many others are reported to be badly wounded. A wreck of a passenger train on the Indiana, Bloomington and "Western, east of Wilkinson, was caused by timber being blown on the track. Several were killed, but no particulars. Niue-Oance II nil Stone. Special to the Sentinel. Forest, Ind., May 13. A terrible hail and rain storm visited this place last evening, hail falling to the size of nine ounces in weight and measuring twelve and one-ha'f inches in circumference, doing great damage to the growing crops and to the windows of stores and dwellings. The front of the store in which the rostoffice is kept was totally destroyed. ' There were no lives lost of either man or beast. The Storm in Carrol County. Special to the Sentinel. Delhii, May 13. A terrific rain storm visited this section of country yesterday evening and last nijrbt, doing great damage to railroad property and stopping all kinds of farm work. The loss will be very heavy. The river is hourly rising and a flood feared by bottom farmers. Great Lom of Life at Xenia, Ohio. Cikussati, May 13. The city of Xenia, Greene County, is reported inaccessible by railXrom any direction, because vf washouts

by tbe storm last night. Archer Creek, which flows from the east through a culvert under the railroad, near the depot, dammed the culvert with drift, formed a great reservoir, which broke the railway embankment, swept through the town, carrying bouses away, and, as reported, causing loss of life, besides sweeping away C00 feet of the rail way trat. 10:45 a. m There is still no telegraphic communication with Xenia or Dayton, but from the railroad officials it is ascertained that the water fell so rapidly that the culvert under the railroad choked up, creating an immense reservoir, which finally broke the embankment and rushed through the town, tearing down trees and washing away houses. Twenty persons are reported to be killed and a large number wounded. A fearful wind blew down trees and telegraph pols until there was To. communication with Cincinnati whatever." only the merest outlines of the greit disaster are yet obtainable. From theae it appears that the rainfall last night was the worst ever known in that part 'of the State, it was like a lengthened cloud-burst, begin

nig at x o'clock and continuing until after 10. Shawnee Run, which runs through a portion of t'e town, with cottages built upon it-banki. rose to an unprecedented height. Exactly how the great volumes of water acted, whether by being dammed and then breaking, or by its direct course, is not yet known, but from fifty to 100 buildings are swept form their foundations, and the inmates suddenly found themselves helpless, in an angry Hood. How many lives were lost is not yet known, but at 12:30 the rescuing party bad recovered twenty-four bodies. It is thought a number more will yet be found. The storm is described as the most disastrous ever known on the Little Misi Railroad. Thenearest approach any train could make to tbe city was three miles. Dridjes were all washed away, and in places the track was also taken. Trees were down, fences destroyed and crops ruineJ. It will require days to repair the railroad, but meanwhile eastern travel will be conducted via the Muskingum Valley Railroad. ANOTHER ACCOVXT OK THE XEXIA HORF.ER. Nema, O., May 13. About 7 o'clock last evening terrible clouds were seen gathering and terrific lightning, followed by peals of thunder. This lasted till 9 o'clock, when an extraordinary clap of thunder seemed to o?en the gates and the rain fell in torrents. The people living in houses on Water street escaped by every way possible. The spout seemed to vent its fury or that portion of the city. For a stretch of 150 yards tu Little Miami .".Tailroad is swept away. The sporJ .ruck the houses on Water street and tore them to pieces as if they were shells. A residnnt of the street states that within two minutes after the clap of thunder he stood :n water to his waist, he being about twenty five yards from the creek. "VYhe i the waters reached the residence of Aaron "Ferguson, it was swept away with nine inmates and lodged against a bridge, where they were afterward rescued. The next damage was at the coal yard of Samuel Clark, in which was located a tenement house, and occupied by a family named Powell, nine in number. Up to 9 p. m. none of them had been heard from. The next point of destruction was in what is known as the bottoms. A dozen houses, occupied mostly by colored people, were here swept away. Dozens of horses were lost and railroads leading out of the city were swept away, so that it is impossible to hear from outside points. At least a dozen trains are here and within a few miles of the city. Telegraph wires are down and business has been suspended. ne family by the name of Morris were swept away. The last seen of thorn was at the Miami street bridge, when u man was seen at the window by the terror stricken crowd waving a lighted lamp. The next instant the house collapsed and they were gone ; only one.'a small boy thirteen years of a?, has been found. The work of finding the bodies still continues t night. The Mayor's office has been turned Into a mcrgue, and there are now twenty-one bodies there. The scenes are heartrending. Whole families lie disfigured on cots. The following is a list of the killed: Mrs. Lindsay (colored,) Mrs. Casey (colored,) Mrs. Anderson (colored,) a child named Anderson, Mrs. CraDe (white,) a crippled idot named Crane, Mrs. and Mr. Lewis and son, Stephen Dundon, Orin Morris, wife and five children twhite,) Wm. Paul (colored,) wife and five children, William Evans and wife. The loss of property is great, whole lumber yards and all bridges being completely carried away. Forces of men are busily engaged clearing away and hundreds of people surround the places. Strangers have begun to pour into the city from every direction. The Council has appropriated $1,000 for immediate use in the burial of the victims. A private subscription has already reached into the thousands. A committee is doing the city for clothing and bedding. The rink has been turned into a refuge for the homeless, who are many. All aid possible is needed from every source. Among losses are McDowell fc Torrence, lumber, $ 10,0u0; Miami Powder Company, $2."),00; Little Miami Railroad, $125,000; private individuals, $'O,000. The city enfineer places the city loss at $75,000. The ittle Miami road has about sixteen miles swept away. In addition to tbe above, two more bodies were found this evening, being children, and they are not identified. The complete number of deaths whose bodies have been found is twenty-five, with eleven still missing. The following are the killed and misaing: Mrs. Nellie Anderson and sister, Lydia Casey, colored, both widows past sixty years of age, lived in lirr a Jottom: Mrs. bamuel Corcoran and two sons aged about twelve and twenty-five years, widow and sons of the late Samuel Corcoran: Mat h vans, col ored, day laborer, wife and children, three children missing, Orrin Morris, wife and hve children, three girls and two boys, the eldest a girl fifteen years of age, and the youngest a baby ten months: Stephen Dun ton. colored laborer; William Fowell, cart driver, wife and six or eight children, one child escaped from the bouse, as did Henry Brazel ton, son-in-law of Powell, and two children, who were found this morning, the rest are miss ing; Lewis Anderson and wife (colored), Mrs. Anderson is missine: Mrs. Fd Lindsay, Mr. Powell and two children. The scene at the Mayor's Office is beyond all description, for here were conveved the bodies ot toe dead. The undertakers and other kindly hands were engaged in dressing the dead and arranging them in families, for here were whole families who had found a simui taneous death. The family of Orrin Morris, father, mother and five children were dressed and laid side by side, one of the most touching sights ever witnesed. An Akron, Ö., special says a part of the Miller match works burned Sunday night and a discharged employe is suspected of firing it Km, l5,wo; insurance, ,wv.

THE NATION'S CAPITAL

The Ccrgressicxal hvestlgaisg Committee Return, tut Are Not Ready to Report Trying to Corner tbe l'riiilnt-Logan'i Coming Doubtful Antagonizing the President A Veto The Cnrtin Committee Kte., Ktc. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, May 17, The Congressional Committee appointed to investigate the recent labor troubles in the Southwest have returned to Washington. The general opinion that tbe appointment of this committee was a mist ale has been strengthened since the probable result rf its labors has become apparent. The committee has undoubtedly done a great deal of work and probably collected a quantity of valuable information concerning the causes of the recent strike on the Gould lines, but whether this information will be of any value in the solution of future difficulties is a serious question in the minds of many Congress men interested in tbe laboi question. These gentlemen are congratulating themselves that they were not appointed on the committee. Gentlemen from the Southwest say they never before saw a harder and less successful struggle to sit on botn sides of a fence. There was a strong temptation to members of the committee to make a bid for the votes of the Knights of Labor, but cn the other side was strong corporation interests represented by the Missouri Pacific Road, and between the two the business interest which suffered by the great strike and which considered itself outraged by both parties to the difficulty. The traditional joys of the traveling Congressional committeeman were not the lot of the Investigating Committee, and it is said their bill of expenses will be surprisingly small, the "item" of "incidentals" occurring m less than a dozen places. The committee will take a brief ret now, while the members inform them selves concerning what Congress has not done during their absence. When the stenographers have completed the transcription of their notes, and the testimony taken has heen printed, a few mee:ings will be neld to wind up the business of the committee. Governor Curtin's idea of investigating the mining troubles in Pennsylvania will not be carried out, as the House has not extended the scope in the resolution under which the committee was appointed. Congressman Crain, of Texas, who returned Sunday in advance of the committee, believes that the investigation has done some good. "It has revolutionized the ideas of the Knights of Labor on the subject of strikes," he said this afternoon, ''and I do not think we will aain see such a strike a3 that on the Southwestern system. Our investigation, I am informed by the Secretary of the Knights of Labor, will enable that organization to make a change in its constitution placing the government of strikes in the bands of the Executive Committee. There is little doubt that the strike on the Southwestern system was a mistake. The man Hall, on whose account the strike was ordered, told us he thought it was a mistake. "The committee will probably have nothing to prepare in the way of additional legislation. The only practical suggestion in that direction was made to us by ex-Governor Brown. He suggested that the constitution be so amended to give certain court3 of the United States the jurisdiction of railways that Admiralty Courts have over ships." Trying to Corner the President. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, May 17. A well known member of Congress called upon the President Saturday, for the purpose cf presenting to him a newly married couple, constituents of his, who were anxious to see Mr. Cleveland. The bridegroom was a stalwart, broad-shouldered farmer, his bride was a pretty, modest, little creature, who clung to her husband's arm during the . presentation. The member of Congress placed a marked emphasis in the introduction to the fact that the people he was presenting were newly married. He added with a nourish, "I commend them to your attention." The President said to the groom, as he gazed upon the bride, "I congratutate you, sir," shaking him warm'y by the qnd as he spoke. The bridegroom blushed, and for a mo ment did not know what to say, Then he blurted out, "I hope the American people will soon have an op portunity to offer similar congratulations to you." It was the President's turn to blush. The bride laughed outright and then the President laughed. This hilarity continued for a few seconds, and then the President seemed to realize that he was ccmm'.tting himself and a look of annoyance came upon his face. The interview came to an abrupt close. A well-known lady in society, the wife of a prominent official, asked Mr. Manning the other day whether the President was going to be married or not. She said to him : "If anybody knows you ought to. I wish you would tell me. You can tell me in conti dence if you do not want anything concern ing it generally known." Mr. Manning replied: "Upon my honor I know nothing about it. I assure you that I know nothing more about it than you do. I have never heard a word about it from any body who could know whethtr i.'ie report was true or not." It the President is to be married be is keeping the fact of it closer than he nas ever kept any secret of his executive business. The dispatch from Taris in the World saying Miss Folsom had admitted before leaving Paris that there was an engagement between herself and the President has attracted a good deal of attention, yet ' people are disap pointed that all the information npon tbe subject comes from tbe Fclecms. They

thick it is about time somebody about the White House should admit something con

cerning it. Colonel Lamont still insists that he knows nothing about it, while the President shuts off abruptly any attempt on the part of his friends to say one word about it. General Logan's Coining Doubtful. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, May 17. Senator Logan said to day to Major Steele that he thought it doubtful if he would be able to get away from duty here to attend the camp fire at Indianapolis, but would do so if possible. Tte Kidd-Steele contest will be determined on Thursday. Major Kidd said to-night he believed the committee would give him a favorable report. If this be true, there remains but little doubt that he will be given the seat. Senator Yoorhces to-day offered an amend ment to the River and Harbor bill, appropri ating $100,000 for the improvement of the harbor at Michigan City. The action taken to-day on the sentiments manifested by the House clearly portrays the possibilities of the Educational bill, which means it will be killed by tbe indirlerence of the committee. Antagonizing the pr.Suut. Special to the Sentinel. Waphix;ton. May 17. The Democrats of the Eighth Virginia Congressional District, which is now represented by the venerable John S. Barbour, are spmewhat exercised over the announcement that Corlandt Smith, ex-Mayor of Alexandria, has determined to become an independent candidate for Congress. Mr. Smith says he can get the nomi nation from his party, but to this he objects, assigning as a reason ik tt he does not wish to be hampered by party restrictions and resolutions. His platform, he says, "is to be in opposition to the policj' of the President, believing Mr. Cleveland to be other than a Democrat, and not in accord with his party.'' Mr. Smith says he "cm be elected upon this issue." Tbere may be a method in his madness, growing out of the fact that, he was not given the Marsbalship of the District of Columbia by the Trcsidf nt. epeclal to the Sentinel. W.'uhim.ton, May 13. The Special Kxaminer of the Postoflice .Department, who has just completed an examination of the office at North Manchester, in Wabash County, reports that he has found tbe account of the late Republican Postmaster, Shelby Sexton. short $5C. Sexton has asked Postmaster General Vilas not to prosecute him, upon the ground of his having been a soldier. Mr. Vilas says he will do nothing of the kind, but will leave the law to take its course. Keoigned. Epeclal to the Sentinel. Wafhixoton, May 13 Assistant Secretary of the Interior Jenks resigned to-night. It is clouded in mystery, but it is supposed he has gone out because of his antagonism to Pacific Railroads and the great lobby that is here. His opposition to the railroad has not pleased Mr. Lamar. A Trick Kxpoaed. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, May i:Jjr-The syndicate of brokers throughout the'ountry which owns most of the trade dollars in circulation Is working a trick to bring Congress to its assistance. For two days petitions have been presented in great profusion in both Houses asking Congress to redeem these trade dollars at par. Unfortunately for these gentlemen interested, the singular unanimity rwith which different parts of the country have risen to this subject has aroused suspicion, and the petitions, therefore, have lost much of their effect. Oleomargarine. Special to the Sentinel . Wafhixhtox, May 13. Petitions were presented in the Senate to-day from the dairy interest in almost every State in the Union, urging the passage of a law to tax oleomargarine. Several protests were also filed. The ruling of Speaker Carlisle in the House today on the special order for the Agricultural Committee may interfere with the progress of the Oleomargarine bill there. Mr. Hatch believed that the special order held over until the bills named by the committee had been disposed of. Speaker Carlisle, however, ruled that after to-day tbe Agricultural Committee's business could be antagonized with any other business. It will, therefore, need a majority to call up the oleomargarine bill, and although it is believed that there is a majority in the Houe in fayor of its passage, it may prove difficult to get that majority together to take it up. CHICAGO ANARCHISTS. Their Trial Commenced Judge Hoger' Charge to the J ary. Chicago, May 17. The courtroom was crowded with people. Comment was freely made on tbe appearance of the jurors, who responded to the call of their names. The impression was that they were a good look ing, intelligent body of men. Judge Rogers made his charge substantially as follows: "We hear a good deal lately of what con stitutes freedom of speech. There is no con stitutional right for men to assemble and indulge in wild harangues and incendiary speeches. These men must be held res pensible for what they incite others to do. That is the spirit of the law. It is only your province to deal with crimes with acts that have been committed; nevertheless the his tory of the last few days will make it neces sary for me to advert to other matters than the actual commission of crime as well as the commission of offences against the law. The bill of rights of the State of Uli nois incorporates the general principles of the constitution of the united btates. .Men may assemble and discuss the matters, the constitutional rights of freedom of speech, but tbey are held responsible for what they say. If men are incited to riot, arson and other unlawful acts, the men responsible for this may be held liable for the results. Mere lookers-on are not the ones only, but the men who . advised tbe commission of the crime are tbe guilty parties as welL Tbe principles of law inculcated tbe doctrine that

men who teach riot, who incite unlawful

gatherings to incendiary acts, are responsible lor the enects ot these ranungs. A red nag is a public menace. It is an emblem that no quarter will be given. The police have a right to suppress these people to prevent the commission of crime. They have the right to qnell all such disturbers. And tbe police and the Chief Magistrate of the city did their duty when the time came, and acted like men the noblest work of God." Before quoting the law on the subject. Judge Rogers adverted to the recent labor troubles. He said : "They have attracted the notice of the country at large. But I don't want to lay the trouble to any one nationality. It is not nationalities but individuals that are to blame. It is not the Irish or the German, or the Bohemians as a nationality all these people love peace. Men have a right to strike. They have a r;ght to quit work if they please, but when they go oue step further and fay that others 'have not the right to work, they violate the law and can be punished. It is not only principals that may be held responsible, but .he accessories as well, be or they who stand idly by after having advised the violence commuted may be held equally to blame with the principals." Judge Rogers then dismissed the jury, who retired to their room, and went into -ess:on. The day was so far gone that nothing was done by the body further than to perfect its organization and arrange the duration of its hours. Chris Spies, brother of August Spies, wbo has been locked up in the County Jail since the bomb throwing, was admitted to bail this afternoon. His bond is for $J,Co0. It is signed by John Badeanaom, a real estate dealer, and Henry Linennieyer, a lumber dealer. AFFAIRS IN AUSTRIA. The Summer Exodus Herr Host A Ntet Brigand ltrutal Murder. Vienna, May 16. The banks of the blue Danube will soon be unpleasantly warm, and the Viennese are preparing for their annual outings. The Emperor sets the example, and is about to start on a tour through Dalmatiaand Herzegovinia. Later on he may attend the military maneuveis at Ga'icia, where his presence would do more than a dozen regiments to pacify the disaffected peasantry. The news of Most's arrest was "a balai of Gilead" to the majority of the Viennese. Herr Most was equally bared and dreaded when he lived here. Tbe workingaien among whom he lived used to call him tbe man with the bird's head, and his b .codthirsty mouthings had inspired them with a kind of respect, which has not been quite destroyed even by his cowardice. The Neue Freie Presse, commenting on his capture this week, said: "If fate had placed hiraona despot's throne he would have been a Domitian. From his youth up his dreams have been of bombs, lapidations, arms, blood, murder and death. Nobody cculd fll Johann Most's place, no one will succeed him, for kindly nature seldom begets such. craature3." The Neues Wiener Tagblatt, taking a less serious view of Most, opines : "He is played out in America, and would find no shelter in Europe." He might have joined a Hungarian brigand band last week, but now even that resource is gone, for the famous Savanvu Joszi, the last of the Hungarian brigands, is standing on his trial with his accomplices and has a fair chance of hanging. For years Savanyu Joszi was regarded as a hero, and strangers have been known to make long; journeys to see him, and when Mmc Adam was in Hungary he sent her his photograph. The latest sensation in crime is the brutal murder of an old lady of eighty-four, named Bauer, who lived in a garret with a housekeeper named Stockhamler, and worth IciO,000 florins, a great part of which was kept in the safe occuffying a corner of her bedroom. A relation calling on her tbe other day found the door locked, and with th aid of a locksmith it was burst open, whea Frau Bauer was discovered in a pooloi blood with one ear chopped off and her head battered in. On the safe were the marks of bloodstained fingers, but strange to say, the valuables, including most of the victim's looso cash, had not been stolen. The housekeeper was arrested on suspicion, but denies being guilty, though the circumstantial evidence against her seems crushing. The Crop Outlook. Chicago, May 17, The following crop summary will be printed m this week's issue . of the Farmers' Review: The heavy rains of the past week have lessened somewhat the former excellent outlook for spring wheat in Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota. The great rain-fall has also occasioned some injury to the winter wheat in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, where, in some of the fields it was beginning to head out. The reports do not indicate, however, any serious damage as yet. In other respects the outlook for all the grains in all the States and Territories continues excellent. The report of a poor showing for winter wheat, or reports of injury from insect life, with the exception of the permanent damage heretofore noted rn various counties in Kansas, are rare and isolated. The presence cf the chinch bug is noted in Morrisonville County, in Central Illinois, and in several Indiana counties. In Indiana winter wheat has attained a growth of from ten to fifteen inches, and in Crawford. Henry, Jay, lAgrange, Switzerland and Vermillion, which tend in such reports this week, the outlook continues excellent. The only county in Missouri to send in the report of a poor showing for winter wheat is Clay. The report states that one-third of the acreage has been plowed up. The generality of the reports from Missouri indicate a crop of 25 per cent, above the average. In Harrison and Shelby Counties the outlook is declared to be the best ever known. In Kansas some of the counties note an improvement in the winter wheat outlook within the last thirty days. In Jefferson County there is the f romise of 75 per cent, of an average crop, n Lincoln County the early sown wheat has been saved, and in Tawnee County the present prospect is for a fair average crop. Butler is to be added to the list of counties where the crop Js an entire failure. The reports from Michigan indicate an improvement in the wheat outlook within the past two weeks. The reports from Ohio are generally of a promising character. In Ashtabula County, however, the reports indicate a poor outlook. The reports from Dakota continue favorable. Fargo, one of the principal wheat-raising counties in the -Red River Valley, reports that the outlook could not be improved, while Cass County reports the condition of wheat 2D per cent, above the average. The reports from Minnesota are unilormally good. The Nebraska counties still complain of too much rain, and that wheat on all low lands is looking poorly. The general average of the crop oa uplands is good. The President will review the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Brooklyn, N. "Y-, In the forenoon of Decoration Day and will attend the exercises at tbe Academy of Music in tbe evening, where Postmaster General Vilas will deliver the crtticn,