Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-04-21

up and her injuries attended to she drifted
til death. But during the whole time she
seemed to be under the impression the
cyclone was still raging, and ever and anon
she would cry out in most piteous tones {:
''Cling tight to me, baby" or "Don't let
60 of me, baby"
Money for Cyclone Sufferers.
Governor Hubbard's appeal to the gener-
Gus people of Minnesota has been responded
to with cash donate ms for.the cyclone SUI
ferers at st. Cloud, Sank Rapids and Rice's,
with the following sums: City ofst. Paul,
5000; Rochester, $500; Alexandria, 500;
Morris, $2OO; New Ulm, $500; Faribault,
$500; Lake City, 500: Anoka, $500; Winona.
$500; Minneapolis Fire department from its
relief fund, $1,000; Mankato, $500; Mont
gomery, 500; Austin, $500; Willmar, $500;
Red Wing, $500; Princeton, 1924; Elk River,
@225 to Sank Rapids. st. Cloud, 1000 from
the city council, citizens donations S, 600,
81 600; Moorhead, $50; individual donations
BY citizens of st. Paul, Gen. 81. II. Sibley,
&10O; Tarbox & Co., Allen, Moon & Co.,
Newport Il Peet, Noyes Bros. & Cutler, 800.
each; D. c. Shepard, st. Paul, $500; In
dianapolis, Ind. Board Of Trade 5000.
Minneapolis. $4,000 from the following
sources, by the city council 10000, collect
ed by police canvassers $4,000, fire depart
mont $1,000, relief fund in hands of G.. A.
Pillsbury, treasurer $500, Gen. Washburn.
$500, gathered by citizens committees $500,
Jobbers association $1,20O. In addition,
goods &c. bring the minneapolis sum total
up to tho value of $4,000; Duluth $500;
Mortified, $3.50; Brainerd, $500; New
Prague, 500. The st. Paul Jobbers Union
have undertaken the direction of the work
of relief furnished by that city through q
committee composed of G. W. Hackett,
Geo: R. Finch and G. L. Farweu with Pres
ident Charming Seabury. At q meeting
hold at the chamber of commerce, Satur-
day, it was the unanimous expression OF
all present to do what ever could be done,
without regard to the limit of expense, and
to this end is pledged the entire resources
of this organization, the wealthiest and
the most powerful in the entire Northwest,
and the city government. The subject Of
rebuilding was discussed, and it was agreed
to commence the erection at once of at least
fifty small, but comfortable dwellings, In
Sank Rapids, to supply the places Of the
homes that were destroyed. w. r. Bourne,
Philip Riley and E. T. Sumwault were ap.
pointed committee on building and In.
structed to attend to the erection Of suit
sble dwellings at once.
Twenty carpenters and four car loads Of
lum Der have already gone forward. The
Jobbers Union has gone to work, and will
allow NO one in the storm-stricken locality
to want for any necessity or comfort No
limit is set to the amount Of money to be
used, and even $4,000 vast as tho amount
seems) will not cause the st. Paul Jobbers
Union to stop in the noble work they have
undertaken. AS long as there Is need fol-
help St. Paul will honor any drafts made
upon her.
Jennie Chamberlain.
Jennie Chamberlain was born in
Cleveland, and is 21 years of age.
Her father is of English descent, but his
father and his grandfather were born
in Brattleboro, Vt. He is the nephew
of the Hon. Selah Chamberlain. Mrs.
Chamberlain was the only child of the
Hon. Hiram V. Wilson, who was a
native of Madison County, New York.
a graduate from from Hamilton Col.
lege, the friend from boyhood and in
manhood the law partner of the Hon.
Henry B., Payne (now United States
Senator from Ohio), and in 1866 ap-
pointed by President Pierce the first
Judge of the United States Court for
the Northern district of Ohio.
Miss Chamberlain inherits her good
looks and gentle manners, her
father is fine type of physical man.
hood, a gentleman of broad culture
and polished department, while her
mothers handsome countenance is
stamped with her amiable disposition
and intellectual force.
The Chamberlains have resided
during the last three years in England,
where Miss Chamberlain frequently
visits Sandringham, and is much
sought after as a guest among the
English nobility.
Miss Chamberlain's complexion is a
translucent blending of pink and white.
except the lavishness of cheeks and
the ruby hue of lips which poets dote
upon and artists try in vain to initiate.
Her eyes are LIQUID blue, shaded by
dark lashes. dreamy in repose,
sparkling in conversation. Her hair is
lighter than brown, with decided sug-
gestion of gold in the wealth of tresses.
which forms a contrast with the dark
eyes and delicately marked eyebrows.
Her features are of classic Grecian cast,
such as sculptors delight to immortalize
in marble. In stature she is above the
medium height and her figure is fault
less, neither spare nor stout, but SYM
metrically rounded.
Just before her departure from Eng
land Miss Chamberlain consented to
sit for portrait in oil to Mr.. Edward
Hughes, a London artist, who sue
ceeded in painting superb life-size
picture and making himself famous at
the same time. The portrait will be
hung in the Grosvenor gallery at the
spring exhibition, after which it will
be presented to Miss Chamberlain.
Meanwhile it is on exhibition at
Agnew's gallery in London, where it
has been inspected by the Prince and
Princess of Wales and other royalties,
and has elected the warmest en-
comiums from visiting connoisseurs,
and been the means of the artist re-
ceiving commissions to paint the por:
traits of some of the most beautiful
women in England. An exquisite bust
in marble of Miss Chamberlain
is just being completed by
the celebrated sculptor D'Epigny
and will be exhibited in Rome
next winter as companion piece to
the bust just finished of the Empress
of Russia.
Strawberries ". Cigars.
A gentleman on his way up town stepped
into Broadway grocery and asked the
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