Carlsbad Current, 1899-06-03

nt Hoaufort, B. 0., und tho 3100 at Floronoo, S. (,. At Chattanooga. Tho graves of tho 13,000 Union soldlors horo woro beauti beautifully - fully beautifully decorntcd. At Now ork. There woro several processions In honor of tho day but tho inoro important woro tho military Inrado In Now York city propor, re reviewed - viewed reviewed by MaJ. Con. Milos, and the military parado at Urooklyn, reviewed "by (lov, Iloosovolt. Tho Now York parade, consisting at every nntlonal guard regiment ot tho city, three com companies - panies companies of tho regular engineers, eight batteries of tho regular artillery and sixty-two O. A. 11. posts. More sorlous exercises at Mnnhnttau woro hold In tho afternoon nt Itlvc'&ldo park under tho shadow of Grant's tomb. Thoro the O. A. 11. rltunl was performed and speeches wero made by Uov. Uoosevelt and others. At Ilwton. (Ion. Joseph Wheeler Addressed tho Orand Army men at tho Doston theater. He was lustily sheer sheered - ed sheered by the Immense audience. His 8itiri Hunt. Marlon. Hid., May 31.-The striking ttt a match by a spectator near an oil well three miles east ot Marlon last evening roused the oil surrounding the well te Ignite and the name Instantly spread fer several squares. 8lx men who were oi the tank Into vhloh the oil wan pouring, were terrt terrt-ily - ily terrt-ily burned. They are: Thomas Me Me-Oouuld - Oouuld Me-Oouuld of Illultton, owner ot the well; L. 8. Gordon ot Montpeller, foreman of the Indiana Pipe Line company; Hamuel I'elaey ot Lima', an oil produc producer) - er) producer) Mask Watts ot Lima, O.. a produe produe-sr) - sr) produe-sr) Albert O. ford of ICokomo, travel traveling - ing traveling for the Daniel Stewart Dnig com company, - pany, company, and Fred Lose ot Philadelphia, n silk morehant. The injured were brought to the hos hospital - pital hospital In Marion, where they are being treated. One hundred barrels ot oil were In the tank at the time. Queen regent ot Spain Lis signed the deerea appointing Marshal Campos president of the Spanish senate.

man, lost all blM buildings. T. L. Clothier's place nnmo noxt and here two flno dwellings nnd outbuild outbuildings - ings outbuildings woro destroyed. Mr. Clotblor lost two horses and two cows. Cedar trees slxtcon Inches through were broken oft or uprootod as easily as cornstalks. Tho family had taken refugo In a cel cellar. - lar. cellar. Whllo In tho collar an old-fashioned hay kulto stuck In the wall by tho sldo ot Mr. Clothier's head. a knlfo wna blovn from Kastman's place, a mllo nwny. Tho Danish Lutheran church and parsonage wero scattered In all direc directions. - tions. directions. Rov. Btrandskow and family and tho family of Nols Andorson, ten persons In all, took refugo in a cellar Under the parson gc. A forgo, steel rang! dropped to tho cellar, but for fortunately - tunately fortunately no one was Injured. in tho cemetery adjoining the church every monument was turned over, broken or destroyed. A llttlo north ot the church the storm crested niuo river, taking tho iron bridge, carrying it a hundred feet or more and twisting it out of alt sem sem-bianco - bianco sem-bianco to a brldgo. Tho track of tho storm wan sixteen miles In longth and about 100 yards In width. During tho blow a llttlo rain fell, nocoinpanlod by Imruonso lMilstones, some astlurgo as a tin cup. In nearly overy case tho families sought shelter in collars. While thoro wcro many narrow escapos, strange to ray no ono was seriously Injured. T.rMlory Hlnrni.

prominent colored mon In Georgia, died at Atlnntn. Ho was mlnlstor to Liberia during the first Clevclnnd administra administration - tion administration and wns rocordor of deeds for tho District of Columbia during Mr. Cleve Cleveland's - land's Cleveland's sorond term. Judgo II. M. Bomervlllc, for years an ussoclato Justlco ot tho supreme court of Alabama, and founder ot tho law department of the University of Ala Alabama, - bama, Alabama, addressed tho graduating class ot that depaitmcnt nt Tuscaloosa. Tho Jndgo Is now one ot the board of ap appraisers - praisers appraisers ot customs of Now York city. Ilr-.n 1'I.imiI. St. Louis, Mo.. May 29,-Col. W. J. Dryan expressed himself ns much plcasod with tho result ot Thursday's banquet. He said: "It was a great success. Tho gath gathering - ering gathering was imenso, enthusiastic nnd ucmocratto. I was glad to be there." In a slgntd statement furnished to tho Post-Dispatch Col. Pry an said: "To the editor of tho Post-Dispatch: The sentiment ot the meeting was In lino with the sentiment ot the party generally. The Chicago platform will bo reaffirmed entlro and new planks added to cover new questions. The trust Issue will be ono of the most Im

D.oomllon Dnjr, Decoration day wan observed In Jhundreds of cities, towns and villages of the, various sections of tho coun country. - try. country. As la customary, Uio day was n tollJny, and thousands refrained from labor. Parades wero held In several cities and tons ot floral tribute bo bo-decked - decked bo-decked tbo graves of thoso who foil tho civil and Spanish wars. At Fort Worth. Tho Confederate and Union votorona decorated tho sol dlers' graves hero. Judgo 0. 0. Cum mines, nn ex-Confcdcrato, delivered an oration. At Dallas. Decoration day was duly observed. Soldiers' craven were flowcr-strown. At Paris, Tho day was observed by veterans ot tho blue nnd gray. Con Confederate - federate Confederate and United states (lags were crossed and Uio veterans clasped hands. At Houston. The day was fittingly obsorved here. At IxjiiIsvIIIo. Soldiers graves In tho cemeteries horoand atNowAlbany, Ind woro decorated. At Philadelphia, Tho tiny was elab

tratlon, which it declares "the most oflleaelous and equitable mean? of get getting - ting getting nt questions regarding the Inter International - national International application at treaties. At Il.rnnH, Havana. May 31. Deeeratlnn day wan olwervwl here In a notable man manner. - ner. manner. At 0 o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. H. (1. Itathbone nnd n committee of women who had been selected for the purpose wero taken Into Hear Ad Admiral - miral Admiral Cromwell's launch nnd escorted by a detachment of marines to the wreck of the Iwttlenlilp Maine, where they strung the skeleton ot the unfor unfortunate - tunate unfortunate craft with rapes at laurel and wreathes of flower. (Ircves In Colon eemitery were decern ltd. The Interstate comHKvce eomintMloD convene at Chicago 3 in IX

houso, barn and other buildings. The cloud then rose nnd did not again strlko tho ground for two miles, It then ocsconded nnd caught the dwell dwelling, - ing, dwelling, barn, outbuildings and windmill at W. P. Lnutzen, tovellng thorn flat to tho ground. It next struck tho resi residence - dence residence ot Jostnh Fox, completely de destroying - stroying destroying all buildings. Wm. Steele's largo two-story houst was tho next object of the storm's wrath, all buildings and trees being loveled to the ground. C. II. East Eastman's - man's Eastman's house was the next in tho path of tho storm, which destroyed his barn and other buildings. A number ot head ot stock woro also klllod. B. Biac, living Just across the road from Bast-