Cyclone In Kansas

Newton, Kan, March 1. - A oyclone Rtruck Newton at 5 o'ciock Thursday night Tbe eloud approaehed from the southwesfc The north wing of the carriage works was unroofed andWilllam J. Lücey, in attempting to run from the building, was caught bv the fallinjr roof and instanüy killed. pA cluster of dwellings, nine in number, in the southeast p.irt of the city was etruck by the storm and seven of them totally destroyed, and in the wreek of one of them two ladies were oiogbt ani Mrs. Smith had her shoulder broken and Miss Hobbell was struck on the head and is still unconscious and ie thouht to be fatally injured. The tower to the high-school building was wrecked, chimneys blown down, trees and shrubbery destroyed, stables demolished and sevcral hend of horses killed. The force of the wind soemed to pass off to the south and southeast. The dauiage is estiinated at $50,000. Prompt measures have been taken by the city authorities for the relief of the sufferers, and citizens generally consider that they had a fortúnate escapa Reports from the country adjacentto the city are that several houses were deBtroyed. These were all the serious casual - ties, but minor dainage was done to other properües.