The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-06-27
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
A Disastrous Cyclone Sweeps Over
Portions Of illinois.
1hirty-Four Persons Killed at Earl
vile and Seventeen at Pawpaw
An Awful Scene.

EARLyILLE, Ill.,, June 21.-A scene of
luin marks the path of the cyclone
which swept through this section yes
terday afternoon. On every hand are
evidences of the awful fury of the
storm. Houses are laid fiat and scat
tered broadcast over the face Of the
earth. Trees are broken off and up
rooted. Tho total loss of life SO far
reported is thirty-four, but the injured
Victims will number into hundreds.
while the damage to crops is
lncalculable at the present time. The
greatest loss Of life occurred at Pawpaw,
where the town was almost swept flat.
The killed number seventeen and a
large number are wounded at this place.
The Fields sc%hool-house was demol-
lshed, killing Miss Mcbride, teacher,
and seven pupils. From here the storm
swept north toward Pawpaw, wrecking
at least fifty farm houses In its path
and killing eight persons. All build.
lDgs, fences, orchards and crops were
ruined and the damage is very great.
HEATHEN ChINEE.
A Monaghan Qunck In the Tolls at Mil
waukoc
MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 21.-The es-
Enlistment OF Gun Wa, a Chinese doc
tor in this city, was broken up today
and three men connected with it were
sent to Jail. These men were j. A.
Wilt, the manager, Jim Lee, a China.
man who personated the mysterious
Chinese entity known as Gun Wa, and
c. A. Jansen, a graduated physician who
acted as Interpreter Tor the physician.
who has for a year past advertt~d with
such great success the virtues of his
herb remedies.
The Milwaukee Gun Wa house was
n OF seven similar establishments,
tho others being located at Denver,
Kansas City, Detroit, st. Louis and
indianapolis. The entire outfit is
alleged to BIO under the proprietorship
of +. L. M. Smith, of Denver, the plan
OF operation being to employ a China
man in each city to play the part Of a
dummy.
by ingenious advertising and contin-
uous letter writing victims were secured
from all parts OF the country who were
treated by tho week, the charge usually
being SIS per week, a cure being guaran-
teed in every case. The patient was
shown into a dark room, where his con-
dition wa communicated to Gun Wa
through DR.. Jansen and medicines COM
pounded which were alleged to be Chi
nese remedies, but which were in fact
connections gotten up by the negro
cook.
When q kicker was encountered he
was disposed of by telling him that d.
r%ecttons had not been followed. Hun
dreds of people have in this way been
heeced without being benefited. The
complaint is based upon five counts,
conspiracy to defraud, fraudulent use of
tho title OF doctor, obtaining money
under false pretenses, violation of the
pharmacy laws of Wisconsin and the
circulation of obscene literature.
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Organize Against Prohibition.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 21.-A large
number of representative business men
of Nebraska have organized for mutual
protection against Incorporating in the
state constitution the %prohibitory
amendment. Tho organization will be
known as the State Business Mems and
Bankers association, with headquarters
DIT Lincoln. Auxiliary societies have
already been brought into existence
with largo memberships at Omaha,
South Omaha, Beatrice, Hastings,
Grand Island, Plattsn .outh, Nebraska
City, Fremont. Kearney. Nerth Platte