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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-22
A FIERCE CYCLONE.
An Appalling Disaster to Several
Minnesota Towns.
st. Cloud. >auk Rapids and Rice. Landing
Laid Wdste--A Heart Rending List
ct Casualties Partly Tells
the Tale of Woe.

ST. PAUL, Mlnn., April l5.-A lorna do
struck st. Cloud, Mimi, at half-past four
yesterday afternoon. 1t came from .
southweSterly direction, passed through
the town and went almost due north,
striking Sauk Rapids, three miles away,
few seconds later. The first news of
the tornado was received at the general
Office of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Man
itoba railroad just before five O'Clock.
The message said that the compauy's
freight depot had been swept away and
every car in the cOmpany's ward blown
over and carried several blocks. A Sec
Ond message was received a few minutes
later saying that sixty or seventy build
Jugs had been demolished.
St. Cloud is the county seat of Stearns
County. 1t is west of the Mississippi,
several miles back from the river, and
seventy-fve miles north of St. Paul. 1t
has q population of 1850.
Sauk Rapids is three miles above, on
the opposite side of the river in Benton
County.
At st. Cloud the loss to the Northern
Pacific & Manitoba railroad is $4,000,
and to dwellings $4,000. At St. Cloud
the storm seemed to have been almost
local in origin, and to have gathered and
spent its force within space of less than
thirty miles In length and twenty rods in
width. 1t started less than two miles
south of st. Cloud. About 8; so p. NJ, =
number of dark and ominous clouds gath.
cred in the southwest, and short dis
tance beyond the city began to take the
terrible appearance of cyclone. A long
and exceedingly black and funnel-shaped
cloud seemed to be let down
from the heavens. Some people who
were hunting in the immediate vicinity OF
the fierce storm beginning say that
stratum of hot and motionless air seemed
to settle on them for moment with a
sitting effect and they fed onward as the
fierce demon of the storm rode down
upon the wings of the wind.
The weakest part OF the tornado was
felt in ST. Cloud. The storm seems to
have barely gathered force when it fell
upon this city.
WORSE THAN FIRST REPORTED.
MINNEAPoIIs, Mimi, April l5.-Latest
reports from the path of the cyclone iDdi.
cate that the destruction of life and prop
erty has been even greater than at first
reported. The storm was the most ter
rife ever experienced, From the point
of starting, about one mile south
west of St. Cloud, to a point some dis
tance beyond Sauk Rapids, a distance
of fifteen miles, it destroyed every.
thing it touched, tearing and rcnding the
stoutest materials. Its path, so far as it
has been examined, is from 800 to 1000
feet wide. From this every building,
fence, tree and shrub has been swept
away. In places the ground is torn up as
If by an explosion, and in the yards of the
Manitoba railroad at st. Cloud even the
rails were twisted from the ties and bent
into useless shapes.
Each report received increases the list
of casualties. The following is the most
complete list vet received, and it is feared
that 1t does not nearly tell the whole sad
story:
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-22
A Similar Disaster In iowa.

OMAHA, Neb., April ia special to
the Bee, from Panama, Ia, says:
A cyclone yesterday afternoon at 1880
o'clock, struck the town of Coon Rapids
and completely demolished most of the
place. One boy was killed and numerous
persons were injured. Twenty-Five
houses, two churches, one school-house
and several business houses were de.
stroyed. A freight train, except the
locomotive, was blown from the
track and demolished and
the contents ruined. The cyclone
swep over Western Iowa, doing consider
able damage. 1t is supposed the cyclone
started about three miles east of Girls
void, and then passed north and slightly
east, then going about nine miles south
east to Atlantic, passed two and half
miles east of Brayton. The cyclone had
the appearance of funnel-shaped cloud.
Southeast of Atlantic, about four miles,
Henry Rogers house was blown away,
and his nired man was badly injured.
Jno. Kinks big stable, 500 feet long, was
destroyed, together with his horses.
In Benton township ten houses were
totally destroyed and one woman fatally
injured. Near BraytOn the dwellings of
Jos. Reynolds and William and Donald
Brittner were destroyed and also the
Brittner school-house. The pupils es-
capped, however, by running with the
family into Brttner's cave or cyclone
cellar, they having seen the cloud COM
ing. Mr.. NorthgraveS, in that vicinity,
was dangerously hurt. Much stock has
been killed. Reports from the cyclone
fo hnt II ic hnIiny aA
that great damage has been done and
many lives lost.
Indeseribable Fury OF the Tornado.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April l6.-A special
from Sauk Rapids says that the fury of the
tornado there was indies cribable. Heavy
building were lifted from their founda.
tion.stones like toys and dashed in frag-
ments to the earth. A long string of
laden freight cars on the Manitoba road
in st. Cloud were lifted from the track
and ruined. Nothing that felt the breath
of the cyclone survived to tell of the ex-
perience. Horses and cattle were lifted
by it's mighty force high into the air and
dragged amile or more away, and IN en-,
women and children were ruthlessly
picked up and dashed to death by its
cruel power.
Beyond Sauk Rapids the news of the
disaster comes in slowly. Thus much
has been gathered from u farmer who
drove into town to bring the woeful It'd
ings. After destroying much timber and
much stock, but doing little damage to
life or limb, it selected lonely house
near Rice's Station, and here wreaked Its
utmost fury.
The whole city Of Sank Rapids was laid
in ruins. Only one store was left stand
ing, and one side Of that was stove in.
The principal thoroughfare, Broad street,
presents scene of utter desolation, as
though mown by the scythe Of the de
stroyer.
Many saw the cyclone coming from the
direction Of st. Cl'"f and hsa for ssfetV
70 their esIlars.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07

Waterbury, Conn, with flattcring sue.
cess.
Captain and Mrs. s. A. Herman left
Tuesday evening for San Francisco,
wnere they Will spend the winter unless
the climate SHould not prove beneficial,
in which caseitiey will try Los Angeles
or San Bernardino
Mrs. Dwight Hull has left for Bing-
hampton, \. " to be with her brother,
Mr.. Conkln, formerly of the Union
Pacific telegraph department, who is
is hopeleSsly i'll there. On her way she
will stop ut Notrc Dame to visit her
daughter who is attending school there.
Rabbi Benson returned Tuesday from
Nebraska City, where he ofliciated at
the marriage of Miss Anna Siehl, of that
city, and Mark Levi, of Hastings. 1t
was an elaborate affair, praisew orthy
fevture being the donation by the guests
of a considerable sum toward the Jewish
Orphans home at Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07

Berlin, DR.. and Mrs. Haskins, Lieutenant
Breck, Miss Miller, Mrs. Read,
Mrs. Hawes, Miss Smith, Mayor
and Mrs. Butler, Charles Butler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pritchett, General and
Mrs. Crook, Mr.. and Mrs, Gown, Miss
Chambers Mr.. Mitchell, Mr.. OFT M
Downey, Mr.. and Mrs. Burns, Mi IS
Burns, General and Mrs. Hawkins, +. &.
Hamilton, Lieutenant and Mrs. Powell,
Captaid Dempsey, Mrs and Miss Demp-
man, Captain and Mrs. Ulio, Lieutenant
Wright Lieutenant Wilson, Colonel and
Mrs. Daggett, Lieutenant and Mrs. Van
Liew, Miss Harper, Lieutenant Towsley,
Mrs. Nj. j. Towsley, Lieutenant and Mrs
Larson, Mrs. Brayton, Mrs Porter, Lieu
tenant Earle, Miss Earle, Captain Hains,
Mrs. and Miss Eutterthwaite.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07
Art Gossip.

Miss May ller is painting futed cup
and saucer which has light coffee color
ground with gold relief.
Mrs, Mumaugh is putting dogwood
blossoms on q jendarme blue plush lam
brequin with pretty effect,
Miss Rena Strang showed great prom
isc in her first attempt al painting, draw.
ing with accuracy and swiftness. The
object of her skill is sachct bag of sal.
mon satin lined with pistache green and
finished with bows of the same color and
pearl dotted lace. Delicate blossoms and
loose petals are scattered over the satin
without any conventional arrangement.
Mrs lligginson does not find art in
compatible with a butterbowl. She is
decorating one with n stormy marine
scene and tossing snip, to be mounted in
plush.
Miss Balbach is working on salad
bowl of unique design, the ground of pale
coffee color with convOlyulus in shaded
gold relief.
Miss Harmon is at a pretty panel,
showing warm purpllsh sky lashing
foam crested waves and bold, rocky pro-
jections.
Another pupil is finishing branch of
lilacs on large porcelain PLAGUE.
Graceful easel drapery Is made outlining
n half width of madras with various
shades of tinscl.
Mrs. j. A. Garlick has done one of the
best pieces of kensington painting ever
seen. 1t is a piano drape of VINE velvet
with long sprays of yellow roses.
Small and Early
There was gay phantom party at Mrs.
Crarv's Saturday week.
Miss Nettie Gunnell, well known here,
was married Wednesday afternoon TO
MIR. Joseph Childerg. The Rev. A. +,
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07
The Giddy Dance.

The Misses Sharp gave a dancing
party Thursday evening at their home,
2O2l Douglas. All the young people,
married and single, were there, making
the largest private party of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Sharp and Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Paxton assisted in
receiving g the guests. Four connecting
rooms were canyased for dancing, the
Musical Union orchestra furnishing the
music. The programmes were very
dainty, the dance list beng enclosed in
etching paper bearing II copperplate
etching in sepia and tied with heavy
tassels. Underneath each dance was an
appropriate quotation from some well
known author.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07
An ELEGANT Lunch,

Mrs. General Manderson entertained
the Ladies' afternoon club Friday at the
Millard in elegant style. Lunch was served
in the ordinary and the menu was the
very acme of culinary art. The ladies' in
attendance were Mrs j. n. Ii. Patrick,
Mrs. j. M. Watson, Mrs. Dorrance Mrs.
Lacy Mrs. Joseph Barker, Mrs. Hanscom,
Mrs. Pritchett. Mrs. General Dandy, Mrs.
Wakcly, Mrs. GOWN Mrs. l.. Nj. Bennett,
Mrs. Herman Kountze and Mrs. j. ID.
Brown.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07
Ladies' Musical.

The ladies' musical was held in the
tabernacle, Wednesday. The programme,
which was arranged by Miss Rustin and
Miss Jones, consisted entirely OF sacred
numbers, most of it heavy oratorio work.
The audience was small and the pro-
gramme was too uniformly ponderous to
be really enjoyable. The selections
might have been confined to the purely
classical, and yet have been made much
brighter with pleasing effect. The men,
bers of the Congregational choir, Mrs.
Squires, Mrs. Estabrook, Mr.. Wilkins
and Mr.. Estabrook, did good solo duet
and quartet work. Mr.. Wilkins sang II
Bow Me, Almighty, and earned q double
recall, although it is against the rules of
the society to encore. Since his utiliza-
ton by two of the leading cholrs, Mr..
Wilkins delightful voice is meeting with
the recognition it is has always deserved.
Mrs Cotton's solo, 81 Will Extol Thee
from Eli" was sung with great finish
and musioianly feeling. Her voice is
as pure and soft as snowflake, and yet
with all its softness has considerable
carrying power, and unlike too many
singers, she never sacrifices melody to
noisy effect Mr.. Pennell's rich reson-
ant voice seems peculiarly fitted for
oratorio, and his solo, Lord God of
Abraham, from Elijah, was well handled,
his power of sustaining notes showing
remarkably.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07
Military Movements.

Miss Hickman, of Cincinnati, is visiting
Major and Mrs Brown.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Abercombie are
occupying quarters. No. 4.
DR.. and Mrs Haskins have returned
from delightful eastern visit.
Mrs. Clark, wife of Captain S Z. Clark,
Second infantry, has returned from New
York, where she has been undergoing
medical treatment aid is enjoying re-
newed health.
Mrs. Lieutenant Cornman, of Ft. Sid
ney, gave progressive euchre party
Thursday evening of last week.
Tuesday the news was received of the
death of DR.. Clements, the widely. known
post surgeon at Fort LenYenMorth
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07

Sheriff. tied the knot in the presence of
a large number of guests. ..:
Callers at the club ladies' day, were
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Barton, of Bnrling-
and Mrs. Guy Barton, Mrs. w, G.. Cham
berlain, Denver; Mrs, Il. James, Mr.. and
Mrs II. Gibson, Mrs. NJ. Lindsay.
Miss Her entertained a few friends
Wednesday evening. Fine music was a
feature of the evening Mr.. Buffers play
ing being especially admired.
A party was given at the residence of
Alexander Benham, Thursday evening,
IN honor of Mrs. Benham's birthday,
A distinguished guest present was q rela.
member of parliament for Bath, England,
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07

People who arrive in Washington from
the west over the Baltimore Il Ohio rail
road report that at the station near
Romney, W. Va there is a large sign
which readsio 44This is the place where
President Cleveland shot the deer October
letters, and afrkd kds the attention Of every T
one in the passhk trains, and every one
wonders why ithsthere, because the pres,
ident dld not shoot the deer, being a
quarter of a mile away when the animal
was killed by Mr., Biyins.
A remarkable cat, which moves and
acts like kangaroo, is owned by Joe
Elley pet animal fancier Of New
Haven. Besides the usual number OF
claws on each of its paws nail grows
out of each front paw, one OF which is
rolled up like key ring, and looks like
little rams horn Its fore legs have an
extra joint. and its taIl would do honor TO
well bred pug dog. The cat sits up
after the manner of a kangaroo, and Is
great rat catcher. II is valued at sl0O.
A novel on divorce in New England
may now be looked for. William ID.
Howells has been seen carefully observ-
ing divorce cases. that were being tried
before Judge Deyens in the supreme
court in Boston ... .
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07
A Pleasant Card Party.

A gay little party occurred at Mrs
Polack's Wednesday evening The af-
fair was held in honor of Miss Dollic
Rosenstock, of Elko Nevada, who is Wis
iting Mrs. Polack on her way from the
east. The guests were Miss Calm, of
New ork; Miss Brandeis, Miss Rose
water, Miss Fell, of Cleveland; the
Miss es. Rothchild, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Caha, Mrs Aaron Calm, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gatz Mr.. and Mrs S. Sioman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hclman, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Calm, Mr.. s hiff Mr. Brandeis, MIR. Ober-
fielder, Mr.. Meyer; Mr.. Fisher and E.
Cnnp
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07

Miss Edith STUNT gave a phantom
party HaIlow'e 'een to a number of her
friends. Music and dancing were in
dul9ed in until 12 o'clock when the
guests took their departure. Among
those present were the Misses Nellie Hee-
lan, Kate Hewitt, Ida and Carrie Hewitt,
Mile Bhume, Lena Wells, Julia Millen,
Ida Patterson, Nellie Patterson, Milie
Dorm, Anna Peterson, Katie Hempel,
Mary and Nora Flannery, Mrs. Hall and
Mrs. jackson; the Messrs. Ed Burke,
John Mullen, Will Doran, John and Ben
Wittig, Ernest burke and brother. Gus
Acreman, Phil Tebbins, Burt Voss, viii
Peterson, l.. II. Baer, WillPinkerton and
Will Cox
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-04
Bagdad.

A city of over one hundred thousand
inhabitants, with no place of public re-
sort, where every house resembles a
fortress or a prison, the ponderous
doors opening upon narrow gloomy
lanes winding between grim bare walls,
and creaking heavily on their hinges, to
reveal the low, dark, vaulted entrance
that leads to the courtyard inside,
sometimes picturesque enough with
pillared verandas and arabesquc latti-
ces, but always rambling, uncomforta-
BILE, inconvenicnt, uncared for, 10 En-
glish ideas of what mans home
should be--a city where the luxury of
wheeled conveyance is unknown; for
who could drive anything that goes on
wheels in lanes six feet wide that twist
round every house corner, and the mud
lies ankle-deep in Winter, and dust
darkens the air in Summer? A city
through the midst of which flows a
mighty river, on which the traffic is
carried against wind and steam by men
harnessed like beasts, en- which the on
ly native boats for pleasure or profit
are on the same model, and no better
in construction than the coracle of the
ancient Briton on which foreign enter
prise has placed steamers, which have
TO contend against every device and
delay knownlo the crafty Ottoman. A
city unriyalcd for position and fertility
of soil. environed By desert, which
might be emadc to blossom as the rose,
the center III trade for il whole conti-
nent, yet sankin decay and poverty;
where 10000 Jews contend in the
struggle for existence, or moro proper
ly, for a bare subsistence, with twice
as many other Orientals not less supple,
willy, patient and pcrscvering than
themselves, and in city where pover-
ty and oppression have sharpencd
every mans wits. A city that might
sitieuthroned as a Queen upon the wa
tors, heir and daughter OF mighty Ba-
bylon and the later splendors of Ma
dain, Selcunia aud Ctcsiphon, now
groveling in the dust amid the ruins of
d long-forgotten former glory. Such
is Bagdad of to-day, the city of Harl
oun-al- Rashid, tine familiar home of
Sindbad the Sailor. and the other
worthless OF tho Arabian Nights. ,'--
London Saturday Revtsa0. II, ,s.te
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-04

Suppose a newspaper man, every
time he hears of man who severely
criticised him or his paper in public,
should retaliate by holding up to pub.
lie gaze the faults and shortcomings Of
said criticiser, what would be the re-
suit? Why the criticizer would think
he had been terribly outraged, and
would thirst for the editor's gore. Then
the poor quill-driver would get shot OF
shoot somebody. The patient beast OF
burden, the county journalist, never
does this except under great provoca.
tion. 1t isn't because he is afraid to dc
it, but because he isn't mean enough
He allows men to go around trying
to destroy his business. He hears his
paper called worthless sheet because
the editor in doing his duty has stepped
on somebody's toes.-Er.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-04
Too Particular for him.
(Arkansaw Traveller. ]

.
"What church do you belong to now
Abe?" was asked of a colored gentle
man. ,f,
"Mefrodist, sah."
"Why, no longer than last Sunday
you were Baptist?" ,e
eyes, Sah."
"What made you changer"
case da got too high up fur me, boss
Wy, sab, de preacher made state.
ment, an I got up and called him a
liar, an tuck me ter tar bout it. Da
said dot I oughter said dat he didn't tell
de truf, but ter save me I kahn tell de
difference twixt suthin' what amt ture
an er lie, SO thought eff da was gwine
ter be SO particular, I'd go ober ter dc
udder church whar man ken slosh Ell
'roun' nachul." ,,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-04
Immense VARIETY Of


boards
DC. &c. Alsoan
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-04

ID. n. Richardson, of the Davenport
(Iowa) Democrat, over In Japan, finds
that cremation Is the almost universal
rule there and tells the following pretty
story: 5s. III. la .f..
Talking of churches, we stoppeda a day
or two before pretty, rather modest
temple shrine, where sat clean-polled
benevolent looking priest with big-rim-
med spectacles astride his nose. Before.
above and about the godly shine hung
little children's frocks, their tiny shoes
and pretty little belts and dolls and in
fant playthings. What is this? weasked
our guide. "When little children come
to die their mothers bring their dresses
here and their playthings and hang
them up, and give little money in the
box, and every day the priest makes
prayers for the Titles ones TO be made
happy after death, and have nice things
and pretty playthings when they come
to stay In place with God.' Rather pret-
ty idea, and as another fearful, stricken
hearted mother came and placed the
little bundle of her dear and dead ones
clothes into the tender, priestly hand
we thought there was but one thing bet
ter than this-the saying of the One
who said "Suffer little children to come
unto Me and forbid them not" Earth
er along that day was another temple
with squatting priests, and several
women sitting likewise about the holy
shrine. On little table fronting the
gilded receptacle were several little
urns. Inquiring we were told that
these contained the ashes of people
that day burned.
"How much, Kimoto, does it cost to
be cremated here?n
swell, IL he be rich man number one
II cost one dollar, If number two man,
then he pay seventy cents: if he num-
Der three, like coolie, or very poor man
who got no friends to help him, then
he must pay thirty-five cents"
"How long does it take to cremate
here?u
.'In three hours they give you his
ashes" @ . ..
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-04
Killed by an Overdose.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-At an inquest
held over 9 child, the jury found a yer.
dict that 1t came to its death from an
overdose ola cough mixture containing
opium. The coroner said that nothing
i more natural than for parents when
their children are suffering from coughs
and colds, to give them what they con-
slider to be a harmless remedy. I'm
fortunately, however, he said, morphia
or some other narcotic has hitherto
formed the basis of all cough prerara-
tions and it is gratifying to know that
the new discovery, Red Star Cough
Cure, is free from opiates or poison and
has been endorsed by health officials in
all sections Of the country. Price,
twenty-five cents a bottle.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-04

The prevalence Of low prices without
a corresponding decrease i'm the cost OF
labor Is q pretty certain indication that
the conditions Of living have become
easier for the workingman. Groceries
are cheaper, clothing is cheaper; rail.
way transportation is ceaper, fuel is
cheaper, while labor remuneration re-
mains about the same. A greater mar
gin Is left for the poor mans savings
found than ever heretofore. 1t Is re-
markable, also, that the cant "hard
timesn Is heard less from the laborer
than from the capitalist. The laborer
. has nothing to risk; his capital lies In
the strength Of his right arm, and its
= value in the market Of labor is as far
4. above par as it was twenty-five years
ago. It's purchasing power is far great
. or. There is no excuse why every able
bodied man should not own home
within few years, as his savings from
the same amount Of wages earned can
nearly double those of a score or more
of years ago. Homes are chaper now
than in those days. too. And the en-
couraging prospect for the workingmen
Is that the conditions of labor are be-
coming lighter day by day. He is no
longer the obsolute individual slave of
q taskmaster, but q collectively strong
organization, capable of enacting laws
for himself. That he is using his pow
er is evidenced by the fact that the day
of labor Is no longer from sunrise till
sunset, even the ten-hour day is swiftly
following its back-aching predecessor,
and the nine and eighthour day of la
bor, with its increase of the hours of re-
creation, is forcing recognition. Capt.
tai no longer maintains its absolute
supremacy. The Republicanism of la
bor is asserting itself-Cin. Post.