St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 1

7v SPATCH i PAGES TODAY SEVENTH EDITION 24 Ozy Evening Paper in St. Louis With the Associated Press News Service JUST XH SYSKYXHCCa VOL. 61. NQ. 253.

ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 30. 1909. PRICE ONE CENT FIELD DA FOR THE DIRECTOIRE GOWNS MOTHER Oh" MV HEIR TO THRONE OF HOLLAND daughter i GMT MERGER TORNADOES SWEEP DURING WINDSTORM IN DOWNTOWN STREETS JZXLUU.V4 DOWN ilSSISSIPP VALLEY; 60 DEAD II i ii mi i I. Li ii III I ill i in I Memphis Center of District in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi Devastated by Blast TEN KILLED IN ILLINOIS AND FOURTEEN IN MISSOURI Babe Born in Midst of Gale in Chicago Is Carried Seven Miles by Mother to Place of Shelter Town Reported Swept Away, Wires Down.

Tornadoes sweeping the Mississippi Valley, from the Canadian lordcr almost to the Gulf of Mexico, took 50 lives, injured 100 persons and did millions of dollars of damage, according to rciorts which readied St. Louis Friday as fast as the telegraph wires, which the storms laid low, could be repaired. Missouri. Arkansas. Mississippi and Tennessee were the state that suffered most, deaths lcing reported from a dozen towns.

Horn Lake, reported tlie pKst deaths, its total being VI SHOOTS I Four person were killed by the storm in Texas City, near Carml, 111. Oregon County, Missouri, was swept by a tornado early this morning, seven persons were killed and many others injured. A tornado 10 miles north of Summer-vllle. Texas County, last night killed two persons and injured many others. The dead are: Miss Eclle De Lury and Mrs.

George Smith. Some of the injured cannot live. Scores of houses in the path of the storm were wrecked. At Golden. Barry County, near Casa-llle, four were killed.

In Chicago six were killed ana wj injurea oy me wind and lightning which continued throughout Thursday night. Heavy Snow In North. In the Northern states the gale was accompanied by heavy snow. Throughout Iowa, Illinois, Missouri. Indiana and Ohio there were heavy rains and hail.

The storm began soon after noon Thurs day and continued until Friday morning. A tornado blew down feet of the IUI GAS SALE North American, Seller, and American, Buyer, Expected to Pool Interests. LACLEDE DEAL MADE cation by Officials of Holding Companies Will Complete It. PRICES COULD BE CUT Figures Agreed on Show SI Pnce Is Not Required to a Profit. tran.fer of the Laclede Gas Light Co.

from the North American Co. of New Jersey to the American Light and Traction also a Now Jersey corporation, now awaits formal ratification by the hoards of directors of the two con cerns, according to telegraphic dispatches from New York. James Campbell of St. Louis, who engineered the deal, is quoted as saying In an interview that the pale will be consummated. Campbell is a director In th North American, and as uch has been conspicuous In the management of the local public utility cor- porations owned by it.

He is also a director in the American, of which Kmer-eon McMillin of New York is president. Financiers see in the sale of the Laclede Gaslight Co. the foundation or beginning of a merger of the North American Co. and the American Light and Traction the two great corporations of the country organized to own. control and operete utilities in the large cities.

Rltala Have Kept Apart. In sense the North American and the American arc rivals, for they are both engaged In the business of owning and controlling public utility corporations. They have never heretofore entered the same local field, as they are row doing In St. Louis. It Is hardly probable, according to financier am brokers, that the North American would sell its most valuable asset In bt.

Louis to American unless there is a plan on foot to merge the two corporations. The ownership of the Laclede Gas Light Co. by a genuine rival would create competition iu St. Louis, a thing the North American has bean fighting to destroy ever since it rained a foothold here. Owaa Fleet tic Franchise.

The Laclede Gaslight Co. owns the electric franchise of the Phoenix Heat, Light and Power the only operating franchise of Its kind not owned by the Union Electric Light and Power which remains under the owner hip of the North American. The sale the gas company, with this franchise, to a bona fide competitor, it Is pointed out. might bring a rival to the Union Electric into the field. Besides Mr.

Campbell, George R. Shel- con or rxew York, treasurer of the North American, who has shown more Interest In the local utility corporations than any of the other Eastern directors, la also a director In the American. Tha North American has an author ised capital stock of $30,000,000. and the American has an authorized capital of $40,000,000, making a combined capital of $70,000,000. The American owns the controlling interest In gas companies of St.

Paul, Grand Rapids, St. Joseph. the gas and electric company Madison, and the gas companies of Detroit. Binghamton, N. Long Branch, N.

and several other gas, electric light and street railway companies. Tha principal holdings of the North American are public utility corporations of St. Louis, Milwaukee and Detroit. I.arlrde Worth $11,000,000. For the control of all but 1000 shares the common stock of the Laclede the Amerloan, according to figures given out In New Tork.

will pay approximately $7,750,000. At this rate, the common stock of the gas company is worth 750,000, which is all of its stock with the exception of $2,500,000 preferred. At the price paid for the stock by Emer-i son McMillin, the gas company is worth a little over $11,000,000. Tn company has an authorized i capital stock of but only 000.000 has been Issued. It has an out-; standing bonded debt of $1 500,000.

on which Is now paying Interest. Could Lower It I'rlres. The company is now paying dividends and Interest on capital and bonds amounting to S29.SO.fHO, while Its new-purchaser will jtet control of It for but $,750,000. The present owners of the fan company have contended that one of the reasons why the price of gas be reduce! In St. I-ouI Is because has to pay Interest and dividends on such a larpe capital and bonded indebt-nlnes.

The company Is now selling gas at $1 net and fuel gas at sn Cfnts net On the basis of the selling price the gas company to the American l.iRht and Traction It hi. parent the prtt-e of gas could le reduced with-oi material Injury to the stockholder. The im company, opemMng under 'a Flute charter, in im required to pay-any p-ri' MitaRe of tin gross income into nDrcLinnnuim IL0HHUU1RU TO QUEEN MD DUTCH REJOICE Past Disappointments Render Event Doubly Joyful to Wilhclmina's F'eople. BABY IN WOOD CRADLE Ornamented Only With Lace Which Women Have Been Making for Months. THE HAGUE.

April 30 Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, gave birth to a daughter this morning. The cor.di- ion of Her Majesty is satisfactory, the infant Princess is doing well and Holland is celebrating the bappy evert from one end of tlie count rv to me other with expressions of joy such as seldom have been witnessed among this placid people. The political significance of the occurrence lies in tlie fact that there is now an heir to the throne of the Nether lands, a circumstance that greatly enhances tlie country for continued inde- drpendnce. Every town ami viilage in Holland is today celebrating the long-waited birth of a hild to Her Majesty. Tragic The extraordinary interest, which the people of Holland are taking in the visit of the stork at the royal palace is due to two causes the tragic disappointments they have suffered In tlie past on this account, and the fact that, lacking an heir, the death of Queen Wilhelmina would pl-inge the country into a sea of trouble on account of the succession to the th'-one.

Queen Wilhelmlna. who was crowned Sept. 6, li0, at IS years of age, was married Feb. 7, 9nl, to Duke Henry Vladimir Albert Ernest, Duke of Meck-lenberg-Sc'nwerin. It was a love match.

The Duke became, and is. Prince-Consort. Christmas. 1P01, the stork was expected, but the country was disappointed, the Queen passing through a dangerous ilfBess, which developed the next spring into typhoid fever, when her life was despaired of. Jul, it was again announced that the Queen was expecting an heir, and that she was recoverins from the atia--k of melancholia to which she had fallen victim on account of the repeated disappointments.

Great preparations were again made to celebrate the looked Ur event. They were futile. Sept. 10. litos, it was reported that a child had been born to the Queen, but had died at birth.

In spite of this the preparation for the event now being celebrated were on a gigantic scale. Tlie school children were given a holiday, and amnesty for certain classes of prison -s was proclaimed. A suite of six looms were made ready for the Infant by the Queen herself, and these have been installed some ancient cradles of the House of Nassau, of wonderful workmanship. The cradle in which the baby was first placed, however, was of homely wooden Dutch pattern, only orna mented with lace which th women of The Hague School of Lacework have been many months In producing. JOSEPH FALK (NOT FOLK) LOSES SI 00.000 ON RACES New York Alderman Dates His Troubles From Receipt of Free Ticket.

NEW YORK. April 1'alk dates all his troubles from tlie time he was elected Alderman on the Municipal Ownership ticket, and somebody sent him a racing badge, good for free ad mission to the local tracks. Up to the time he got the racing badge Falk was an unflagging worker ind one of the most successful real estate deealers In the Rrownsvihe sec tion of Brooklyn. That racing badge started lilm on a gambling career which, he declared today on the witness stand, had consumed $100,000, his entire fortune. CINCINNATI-CARDINALS GAME IS CALLED OFF Tlie game between the Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds scheduled to be playiu at Lcag-ie Park this afternoon was called off at p.

m. today because of cold weather. The grounds were in faltly gord trim, but It was thought tnat few of ev.n the most ardent fans would have ben willing to brave the chilling weather to witness the contest. Other games postponed were: AMERICAN I KII.I E. Philadelphia at New York, po3tponeil on account of rain.

Vashlmton at Boston, postponed on account of rain. Cleveland at 1 hieago. postponed on account of cold weather. XATIOVtl. I.KUil Boston at Brooklyn, postponed on account of rain.

Chicago at Pittsburg, postponed on account of wet grounds. Cincinnati at St. Louis, postponed on account of cold weather. llonoe Would Amend Marrlaae I. ana.

JKFFKKSOX CITY. April 30. A bill amending the marriage laws by pio-I lotting marriages Ix-twren white pcr-nt was pasircd liii. morning in the House. mm GIFTS READY IN ADVANCE FOR ROYAL DUTCH BABY THE HAGl'E.

April 30. HE girl born to Quern ilhel- mina will at once receive nuinv beautiful gifts from tiie Queen's subjects. These have long been prepared in advance. Following is a partial list. Zeflnnd: Perambulator with a hood of the choicest lace of Sluis.

Tlie Hague; Cradly with embroideries made bv th same workpeople who prepared the Queen's coronntion and bridnl robes. Leeu warden: Silver-bound journal in which to inscribe the diary of the baby's life a page for each day. Rotterdam: Silver set, including knife, fork, spoon, dish and egg cup. Amsterdam: Complete toilet set. Dutch artists: Linen chest ornamented with paintings.

Drenthe. Silver salver, with the arms of the province and Inlaid with old coins of the Prince of Orange. Carpenters of Zaandam: A luxurious swing. -Women of Breds: A "wonderful" gift, the nature of which Is kept a profound secret. Dutch Colony in Ijondon: Endowed bed in a hospital.

One town 1n Zeeland will give a PBlr of stiver scales with which to weigh the royal baby, while clocks are being presented by a number of municipalities. Beautiful gifts are to be presented by the colonists In the Dutch East Indies and Guiana. CONVICT ASKS PARDON LEST HE CORRUPT PRISON MORALS He Concludes, in Letter to Kansas Governor, He Is the Only Guilty Prisoner. TOPEKA, April 30. In a unique plea for pardon, a convict In the Kansas State Penitentiary at Itnsing has written to Gov.

Stubhs and professed himself the only guilty man In the per.al institution. "From conversations held with prisoners. I have arrived at the conclusion that I am about the only guilty scamp In this place," the letter reads. "I cannot plead Innocence. I cannot write a classical poem and I have no 'flowers blooming in the conservatory of my soui.

uoiier Kick me out. lest I corrupt the morals of the Institution." The Governor has expressed an interest In the writer and may act on the letter. FIGHTING BOB WIGGLES BIG TOE FIRST TIME IN 2 YEARS Rear Admiral Evans, Treated by "Healer." Also Moves Thumb, Walks Without Crutches. LOR ANGELES. April 30.

Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans was able last night, for the first time In two years, to freely wiggle the great toe on hi: left foot. This, It Is said, was the result of -treatment given tlie Admiral by R. G. Ifciyle.

a Los Angeles real estate dealer, who claims to have the power of heallnR all human ailment by placing his hands or. the body of tlie afflicted one and repeating a few words known only to himself. The treatment lasted one hour, 1 medicine being used, and at the end of that time Admiral Evans was able to walk without his crutches. For four years he has not lieen able to move the thumb on his right hand, but after the treatment he manipulated that member with case. DEPOSED SULTAN WILL BE TRIED BY CCURTMARTIAL Oliicial Announcement of Proceeding; Made and Sentence of Death Is Expected.

April 30. A local new? agency today publishes a dispatch from S.tionlkl. European Turkey, saying has been officially announced there tht Abdul H.unid. deposed Sultan of Turkey. Is t.

le tried before a const! court martial and that it i' Seiier.ii bell -Vi'd sentence of Ueulh wlli putted, ou biiH. Tornadoes Kill Many and Destroy Homes in Territory Around Memphis GAS COMPANY'S ADVERTISEMENT Citizens Indignantly Declare Thev Cook WITH Gas, Not BY Gas. Do you cook by gas. gas or mlt pa Alton wants to kn'iw. AU Alton is asking tlie Alton Gas and Hie.

-trie Co. to revise its diction by substituting "with" for "by." Ail Alton says it cooks WITH It makes no (lirfer-e-if with or in or tou -hiiig or appertaining to tlie gas bills, but all Alton demands that litrrary purity preserved in the advertisements emanating from the gas works. And the gas works Hi give p. prize of $10 to anybody, any here, who settle tlie momentous ipiestion: Po we cook with gas or by gas? A few ivs ago tlie Alton gas company billed the city with posters fouv-by-four feet, reading: "COOK GAS." That was when the gns works got into deep water. Telephone calls of expostulation began pom ing into the office so rapidly that the central glris ave the II Letters by the bunch were delivered to the company.

-nanding a nxplanation. Nobody agreed with the "literary editors of the works. Everybody disagreed. Everybody declared that people cook WITH gas everybody lut one person. He made a personal call ct the sa? office.

He is a veteran German citizen of Alt in. and was deeply disgusted Friday morning when he called on Chief Clerk U. Hardy of tlie Alton. Granite A St. Louis Traction which is the same as the gr.s works, and sho.ik his in the official's face.

"Ve cook luit gas," he said, "not py gns yel!" Mr. 1 lardy called to his aid O. C. May. the Alton superintendent of the stem and his eo-iiterary editor.

"We seem to be up against ii, Macy," said Hardy. "By and wit'a the consent of the agreed Macy. Here is a sample telephone talk: "Hey gas office?" Yep- "Whatchu mean hy askir.g us to cook BY gas?" "Wiiatcha mean by askin' fool questions?" "Sny. who's on the line?" "I'm the office boy." "'Git off, then. Lemme talk with Mr.

Mr. Hardy gets on the line. Mr. Hardy, we cook WITH gs at nur house." "We don't at our house." sirs Mr. Ha'-ily.

"We conk BY gas. Wo cook Potatoes WITH milk. WITH butter and WITH salt, but BY gas." "Aw. ring offl" Gas works just received this phone talk: "We BUY gas, hut we cook WITH it. See?" MAYOR KREISMANN NEEDS ANOTHER APPENDIX, AND FROST IS PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT Tin: Midnight 3 li.

m. It ii. TF.MPl'.ll Tl'ltKS, 61 1- (uoon trt 2 p. in 47 3 p. 47 r2 IksHrVtf lHAi "I the mil or.

"th.it Mayer i tin is a wliif he is going to a enpiplete r.ewspnper history of I.or.'?," said the a a her. that will be a fine thing, but one book won't be enough." "How's th.it?" "Well, he have to have an appendix." What for?" "For a complete rrrord of the latest borings and surveys on which TO PUIO.M Mi FALL. TEATHESS to torni wgiunitiR 10 atari to get ready to prepare to build the free bridue." The official forecast: Fair and colder, with frost tonight; Saturday, fair and slightly warmer; tiie minimum temperature tonisht. 3S decrees. r-irtv niirht mvt foi KrMv I r'" 'Vulxv n.tlsi aud 'ir-r la toat Fiiday ulgat.

west wall of the Northern Indiana prison at Michigan City, and troops are mobilizing to prevent trouble with -thi prisoner. A tidal wave In Lake Michigan did great damage In W'aukegan and Ke nosha. Scores' of dwellings In Chicago's suburbs were demolished or unroofed and their occupants Injured. Towns were' flooded and eit off from all communication with the wir Trains were damaged and the ress halted by the falling of le1 poles across the tracks. arnbnra t'blld Saved.

In. the height of the etorm a chliir was born In a hasement In the southern part of Chicago and tarried by lt mother. Catherine Murphy, seven mllea to a refuge. The mother was knocked down repeatedly by the wind, but always fell In such a manner that th babe escaped unhurt. On farms barns were rolled over, exposing stock to the fury of the elements.

A blizzard In raging the great lakes and snow plows are out In the northern tier of states. after midnight the storm, wblch had been approaching all day from mori westerly portions of the Mississippi Valley, struck this city. While no casual-lies were reported, the Oalt House, a lending hotel, had a section of lta roof wrecked by a bolt of lightning. Several houses were set on fire; the street-car system was demoralized by trees flung across the tracks by the 4-mlle wind; the telephone service wheezed and for a time went out, and general turmoil reigned over the city. One of tlie features of the storm locally was its silence.

There was little thunder in spite or the brilliance of the flashes. Ileavr llllaaard et Ilnlmh. HL'U'TH, April 30. One of th worst blizzards of tlie year raged Snowplows vcre In use on the street railway. Ml 4rkMH Sertoaal? Hn.

FORT SMITH. April 30. At least six p.rsons were seriously Injured late yesterday In a tornado which passed over Washington ard Crawford counties. At Klbler ight bouses wera wrecked and great damage done to croft. It reported that the village of llarrolton was blown away.

The tornado was also severe at Dyer and Sprtngdale. Ilillabore. Ilealrnreal. NASH VILLK, April persons are rortcl killed by a tornado last night In Franklin. Teuii.

The town Hlllsboro. nine intlea wet of Franklin, was prartlca'ly wiped out ami tlir-e persons, names unknown, were killed In a house demolished by the wind. Many barns and houses between Franklin and Hlllsboro were unroofed. Hundreds Vf shade trees on the old John McGavoek farm, historic as being in the battlefield of Franklin, were blown (own and all of the barns on the place deefoed. Mrlcblap! nt I.

a frame. LA CP.OS.K. April 3. One of the heaviest snowstorm of the witiUT Is raging todav. I'p to o'clock fou liM'hea of snow bad fallen and lUe seemed likely to continue ail day.

The snow la no' lieary etioua fr I'aar killed Teaae (II. CARMI. April IHes wee lost at Tt xas City early (Mi nvr'lng the rnui of the bearr witirtainrm. Ta dead are K.lgr n--rtnn. ula wife jr.HI baby an i Iota XtaltUiC.

"ea vf li. Ol tut jua. HADLEY WILL DFfER POLICE JOB TO LAIRD Bland's Resignation Expected in Few Days Fulton His Possible Successor. Rpeeial to rhe rost-THsmtrh. JKFFERSO.N CITY.

Auril 3 Gov. Hadley has practically decided to appoint Col. John A. Iaird to succeed Benjamin F. Oray as president of the St.

Louis Hoard of Foliee Commissioners. Formal announcement of Laird's se-kction may he made tonight or tomorrow. Lf.ird is -i member of the Governor's military staff. He made the lace for Pres! ient of the Board of Public Improvements on the Republican ticket in 1M and was defeated. Gov.

Hadley been in communication during the day with leading St. Louis Republicans, all of whom appear ro have indorsed Laird's qualifications. to ItcHlgn Snun. It wan reported here this afternoon that T. It.

will tender his resignation as Police Commissioner in a few days. T.land's term, however, does not expire until next year. If Rland retires, the Governor's friends say that Robert L. Fulton will he prevailed ou to take tin- place. Fulton was formerly Chief PostoffiVe Inspector at St.

Louis. Gov. Hadley re-fuseil to discuss tlie probability of riand's withdrawal from the Police Hoard. He added that he might haw something to fay on thin subject later. TRACTION MAGNATE SEIZES SON LIVING WITH CHAUFFEUR Ten-Year-Oki Hoy Taken From Mother's California House by Detectives.

SANTA BARBARA. April 3fi. iteiectivr employed by J. Shaw, president of tlie Interborough Rillroad Co. of Boston, tod.iv raided the house oc cupied by Mrs.

Shaw and II. Keno Marble, formerly the Shaw chauffeur, and seized the li-year-old son of the Shawn. The boy was taken to the police sta tion, where he whs held subject to his father's order. Mrs. Shaw say she will fight to pre vent the boy's lieing taken Fast.

Tin raid was directed early this morning by Lcw is field, the Shaw famdy butler. Irfl llnahnnd In 11)417. According to the story as learned here. Mrs. Shaw left her husband In Brooklyn in June.

and i ini to California. in the company of Marble, bringing her l'tyear old son witli her. They went first to 1'asadena. where a ce was rstanusneo. nut more tnan a vear agi came to Santa Barbara, and Marble went into the moving picture business.

The detectives employed by Shaw irailed th.tn to Pasadena. Inert -c-o. Tin falls'- of Mrs. is V. K.

i KlUiiU a broker, tit Joi tsinoull. I FIRES AT WIFE It Armenian Physician Wounds His Young Relative Ar- raigned With Woman. PKTROIT. April G. K.

Boyajian. an Armenian, today shot and fatally wounded bis nepltew, Haroton H. Gaspanian, while the latter was being arraigned In Police Court with the phy sician's wife, on a statutory charge. Ir. Boyajian then turned the revolver on his wife, and fired the two remaining bullets at her.

One missed her entirely and the other penetrated tlie crown of her hat. Joseph L. Kraemer. a newspaper artist, saved the woman's life by pushing her Into a vacant juryroom. lr.

Boyajian told a remarkable story of his discovery of the alleged rela tions between his wife and nephew, whom he had brought from his home at Lynn, and was educating In a local medical college. Hia suspicions were first aroused by having his wife murmur his nephew's name in her sleep. The doctor then summoned a lawyer. They questioned her. He declared that she made a full confession.

then swore out warrants for the arrests. GOVERNMENT LIMIT ON TIP I5C Order of War Department Regu lates Employes' Favors. WASHINGTON. April Govern ment regulation of tlie "tipping system." was put into effect yesterday. Tt least so far as civilian employes of the War Deparfnunt are concerned.

Hereafter any such employe when traveling on depai tmental business will not be permit led to give more than 1" cfnts to the waiter who places the finger bovl belore him. W. Wl-hersnoon. acting chief of issued a geti'ral order, including the tip rert rii-tlop among other regulations covering the conduct of civilian employes on the roao. TWO PERSONS ARE KILLED IN RACE WAR AT WATERMAN, TEX.

Six Others Are Wounded in Battle Between Employes of Two Sawmills. NBAl'MOXT. April Reports reaehej here from S.itorman today that a race war has broken out between the employes, of t'0 aawmllln there. Two persons are said to have ben killed an.i six wounded. Waterman Is on the Texas Gulf Railroad.

SI 200 FOR HUSBAND'S LOVE QFINCY, Aprd 3ft. A verdict tt returned in the Ix-pper-Uonant damage suit In the Circuit t. ourt last night, warding the plaintiff. Mr. Anna 1-eppr.

damages gctlm-t Mr Chtlstina for ill aHenatlon of 'he tf Iter l.uMnn 1. lp-r. Wabash Itidwy onduitor. COURTROOM MEMPHIS, April 30. Portions of three states within a radius of several hundred miles of Memphis were swept by storms of wind and rain.

In some instances amounting to tornadoes, during last night, and 20 to 30 persons were killed. Several days may pass before the whole storv of the storm is told. The storm broke shortly after night fall, after sultry afternoon. I-rom the tornado t-lt of Arkansas. In the vicinity of the recent Brlntiiey storm, came me first reports of serious damage.

The wind cut a pathway of a half- mile wide through the towns of Forest City, West Marion and Weakley. Be- ides numerous smaller buildings. 24 substantial farmhouJ-es were Tared. Four persons were killed and six Injured. Populous Section Ravaged.

In Northern Arkansas SO persons are km wn t.i have been Injured. Crawford County is reported to hate suffired the greatest damage. In Northern Missis sippi the vicinity of Horn Lake suffered I probably tiie most. The storm passed within two miles of Horn I-ike through a thickly populated section. Small farm buildings were blown from their founda tions.

The number of dead la placed at 12. Here the course of the storm was' from west lo east, and about a quarter of a mile wide. Reorts of the tornadu In tliis vicinity wete. brought to Memphis by members of a train crew and passengers late last night. So far as could be seen, farmhouses and cotton gins were masses of wre-kag-, several of the buildings having taken fire.

Follow It-llroad I.I nr. All along tiie line of tiie railroad bits of wreckage were strewn. At Plum Point, four miles east of Horn I-nke. a dozen houses were wrecked, and one person Is known lo have been killed. In Memphis and vicinity only minor damage ws done.

Near Jackson. seven persons were killed, others Injured and a larg property loss resulted. At Medina two lives were lost, sev- fral persons were Injured and three houses were wrecked. At Young's Crossing five were killed and a number of houses blown away. At Henderson two were Injured.

Iamge to crops will run Into lite thousands of dollars, the growing vegetation being leveled wherever the storm struck. Railroad traffn- was aertously Impeded and telegraph wlr.a generally are down. Hotel Partly Wrecked. LOLIaVILLE, ApilS.