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The state herald., 1895-05-10
DEAT.i ITS WAKE,


Fifty Persons Thought to Have Lost
Their Lives In the cycieuc.----
Sioux City, Ia. May lat least fifty
two people are believed TO have been
killed In the terrible cyclone that
passed over this part OF Iowa. Some
persons estimate the death roll as be-
tween 200 TO 800. but 1t is not believed
that 1t VIII reach so high figure. M
one as yet can tell how great the loss
Is, or how extensive tile damage until
the reports from outlying districts hav..
been received. The telegraph wires
are all down and authentic Information
is hard 10 get
curious feature OF the cyclone WIS
the accompaniment Of electric violence
and many deaths by lightning are re.
ported.
The towns OF Sioux Center, Cotton.
Orange City, Perkins, Dooone, Hall,
sheldon. Ashton, Slbley and Lcmars
We're almost directly In the path OF Tho
cyclone. The cyclone was followed by
furious wind and r;ilnsiorin. which
had not abated AT nm early hour this
morning. Numerous victims were found
lodged In the trees, where they had
been hurled by the storm. Where had
stood fine residences could be- found
nothing but n cellar hole. and In some
eases few twisted iimbcrs. while
strewn all over The ground were por-
lions OF the buildings aud furniture,
bearing not the least resemblance io
their original forms and useless except
FOR klnlllng. Fields OF sprouilng grlln
are now bare. trees uprooicd and ali ~
dcsola,lon along the path OF the cy-
clnmn.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

That much OF the "rush" that Is 50 chnrac.
,cristic OF American life Is the result OF
labit rather than necessity is shown by the
TACT that II quickly Yields to curiosity.
Instances of thls are afforded daily In tlu
busiest thorouglifarcs The familiar spec.
lncle of u man or woman frying griddlc
sakes ~ the front window OF u restaurant
$ one that never falls to attract II knot Of
observers. even lii the most crowded part OF
broadway nj mn hour when business IA most
brisk. The tide of travel always has 10 turn
aside when big safe Is being hoisteJ to The
seventh or eighth story Of surpe tail Office
building because OF the crowd OF clerks,
salesmcn and men u business who have
stopped for n few minutes TO look on and
most Of WHOM Will soon be tearing through
he streets AT a rate which would seem to
Indicate that life or death depended on the
speed they made.
II Is at III. elevated railroad stations that
there Is the greatest display Of haste. Men
rush upstairs and push aud elbow one an
other about on the platform rs though TO
MISS particular train would intOlyc n de
lay OF several hour. and no end Of lncon'
yeniencc TO each and all OF them. And yet,
only few days ago ! saw two score mcn
and a half n dozen women let three trains
pass them while they watched sign paint
er at work IN u patent medicine advertise
ment on n blank wall. And before he at
tfactcd their attention they had all been
struggling like mad To catch the first train
that came along
some day as n nation we may awake 10
the discovery that we can waste time now
and then when We feel like it.-Ncw York
SUD,
The state herald., 1895-05-10

Chicago. May 5.-Prcsldcnt Cicvc.
land and senator John NJ. Palmer cnc,i
received "Jacketing" ut the hands ~
cS-conrressmnn W. J. Bryan of Sc
brnskn Mt the Democratic FREQ silver
county convention yesterday. and M
each OF them was pulled over the Goals
delegates sleniilcd their approval by
round after round OF applause. Comp.
irollcr OF the Currency Eckcls was nlso
tho inrrc' for Mr.. 1irynn's arrows and
his thrus's were evidently regarded ns
center shots by delegates, AZ they yell.
cd with delight.
The convention adopted n III to I
platform ont mud out and elected dele
gates 10 the Springfield convention.
Only tweDiy'fotir votes were east
against the platform.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

Remarkable though the statement Is con-
can quite understand It," said an ex.police
enrgeon OF San Francisco, who Is Visiting
New York. .The correspondent says that,
though the men In question were shot
through the chest and head, they walked
great distances. In one case, II l remember
Alright, 1t was 100 miles.
During four years Of service ms police
surgeon In San Francisco I saw some pretty
severe cases of wounded Chlnamen-yes, and
China. women, too--and declare their In
constituency to pain seemed to DO almost
absolute. Part. Of 1t. have no doubt, IL
due to racial, Inherent stolclsm; but l nm
also inclined to the opinion that the Chi.
nese DO not feel pain us we do Now. re-.
member tho case Of woman who was
brought down to the city prison ward from
chinatown with her head literally split open
Ratchet men. From the very first to the
lnst-I think she died-she gave no indicn-
tion Of palm and did not even refer 10 her
Injuries The Chinese dislike our surgical
appliances. our knives aud saws. not, how.
ever, because of the pain they produce. but
because that sort OF treatment is foreign to
their Ideas. Let one Of their doctors put u
pitch plaster over an Injury, no matter IL
DO broken leg lost nose or n hole
through the lungs. and the man will be per-
fectly satisfied md will accept whatever
may come without a word Of suffering or
complaint. They're certainly a queer PEG.
ple,"-New York Sum-
The state herald., 1895-05-10

Jeffercon City, Mo-. May o.-Somc.
thing like twenty-five Democratic mem.
bers OF the House and Senate met In
secret conference tonight anI adopted
resolution requesting the state central
committee to call n convention not later
than August TO consider the party pol
ley on the financial question. II was n
silver conference from first To last. or
the nineteen Democratic senator's. six
attended tho meeting and there were
twenty.nlnc OF the iifiy.cight Demo.
Gratis In tho House present Governor
Stone made speech In which he M.
serted that II he were chairman OF tho
state central committee he would call n
state convention tomorrow.
The state herald., 1895-05-10
Carrie. HI. Hal, with Him.

One Of the most unique houses Of
worship ever erected in Iowa. or posi-
bly, In this country, stands at A4S West
avenue. out on West Ill., Burlington.
1t IL Missionary ]. d. Crawford's NOV
able tabernacle. which was dedicated
recently with unique services. The
structure Is made OF iron and wood on
a steel frame. II is built In sections.
eight by nine feet In size. each section
being hinged SO us to fold into space
Of eight by four and half feet. Each
section Is numbered to aid in fitting
the parts together. The outside of this
unique ediflce Is of corrugated iron. and
the Interior is lined with hard pine. The
walls and sides are erected on n steel
frame. which can itself be taken apart
and placed in a small compass. The
interior Of the building is lighted by
windows. which slip into the
lining Of the sections while being
transported to prevent injury to the
glass. The interior of the building is
heated by two stoves. SO arranged as
to take in all the piping during trans
portation. The building has folding
benches which will seat about 600 peo-
pie. Everything used in the erection of
the building liz turned to some good ac-
count. Even the derrick. on which the
frame and sides are raised. Is after
ward turned into n rostrum for the
speaker. When the building Is In pieces
this derrick forms the wogan bed on
which the sections are loaded for trans
portation. The building can be
knocked down." packed up. transport
ed Into another township and erected
by two men In less than three days at a
cost OF less than 49, 1t is so arranged
that 1t can be set up on any kind of
ground. rolling or level. Mr.. Crawford
says this building will settle n very
pcrplexed question Of evangelical work
in the poorer portions OF the cities,
where rents are high. The building can
he transported to some vacant lot. set
up and the services held with very lit
tie expense. and he thinks his idea will
be adopted by other missionaries In a
short time. The cost of the building was
about $500.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

Baron Alexander Won der Ropp Of
Berlin has recently invented life saw.
Ing apparatus which will greatly reduce
the danger Of drowning in cases Of
shipwreck and other maritime catas-
trophies. Its essential parts consist Of
strong India rubber sack. cylin-
drical metallic hull and a breaking APP
paratus. The sack and the hull are con-
nected In one end and within the FORM
er is contained a long-necked vial filled
with chloro-methylic gas. A peculiar
characteristic of this gas is that 1t
evaporates in an instant when given
an opportunity for expansion. The
breaking apparatus consists of strong
ring OF filtered paper which keeps q
spring intrusion. As soon as this paper
becomes wet 1t loses 1t frmness, the
spring jerks little knife which cuts
the neck OF the bottle. The gas at once
nils the India rubber sack. Three Sec
onds after the shipwrecked person has
jumped into the water the apparatus
is transformed into a buoy which will
The state herald., 1895-05-10
NEW GRAIN DESTROYER.
An Insect That Is EavasinE California
Wheat Field.

stockton, Cal. May 1.-THE farmers
of san Joaquin aud adjoining counties
In the great wheat belt Of California
arr finding cause for complaint on ac.
count Of the rayagcs NJ n new grain de.
siroycr. The work Is said TO he that
Of the nphls. an insect belonging to the
licmlptcra family. good many hun.
drcd ncrcs of late sown wheat are AZ.
fcctcd, and the crop will he shortened
10 that extent. The aphis attacks the
roots ~ the growing plant and leaves
web or sort Of film about each sopa-
rate root. killing II and destroying the
plnnt After the nphls has attacked n
field the grain ceases growing aud the
blades take on n color and appearance
very similar 10 the rust.
The reports from Sianlslaus county
indicate that the farmers there are
wore sufferers than those OF San lon-
gun county. Mr. Fox, who has annu.
ally several thousand acres In grain.
says that ut least 800 acres Of wheat
ARE In the possession Of the nphls. There
wns much late sown grain aud only q
small percentage Of II has escaped,
The state herald., 1895-05-10

The employment OF rubber tires. to.
scthcr with the use OF ball bearings
lis likely TO reduce the power necessary
to move carriages TO a minimum. Elk.
periments have been made with the
common steel-tirc carriage ms against
the pneumatic. II was found that ON
a smooth. hard floor four pounds would
start the pneumatic tire md three
pounds the steel. At first glance this
argued against the pneumatic. but
when distractions were placed In the
way II was found that less than hnlf
the amount was required TO move the
pneumatic over the obstruction than
was necessary for the steel tire. Then
the two carriages were taken out upon
an ordinary road. when Il was found
that under precisely similar conditions
forty pounds were necessary TO move
the steel-tire carriage as against TWEEN
ty-'ive for the pneumatic. Experiments
on roads OF all sorts and under varying
circumstances showed about the same
proportion. The question naturally
arises: What IL the particular ndvan-
tage Of this difference In power? Pneu-
matte tires are not available for heavy
loads. They are used only for tho
lightest sort OF driving and are very ex-
pcnsive. Horscficsh. on the contrary.
Is cheap. and SO one must conclude.
after the looking ut the subject from ali
points. that pneumatic tires are luz
ury to be INDUCED In only by those
who desire the greatest amount of
speed and ease OF riding regardless Of
the cost thereof.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

One u the most curious and interesting Of
the animals at the Geological gardens died
the other day. II was the fish cat from
| India 'Ihe animal leaks very much tiba I
common house cat. although n tribe larR~r
The autlpathy OF eats for water II wen
known. Therein lay the difference between
The late lnmented eat aud others OF Its spc'
rlea. II simply yearncd for water. In IT.
native land Il not only took hourly swims
Tor It's health. hut II earned Its living In
the streams which II freuucnted. When the
pangs Of hunger approached u was wont "a
go out W the river. dive under the water
aud catch fish MS they passed. IL was a
clever h1hcrmun. Nothing with hns was too
quick for H. and consequently II was al
ways sleek aud well fed when brought 10
the "ro1' this longing 10 20 gut and catch
nsh was pretty well Developed, hut became
gradually lullri hy receiving It's fish already
caught. The keeper fed II FISH every day
and little else. II thrivci for u long time,
having been an inmate Of the roc for
years but short time ago II was taken
SICK and gradually grew worse, until II
llpl 81 Iouia l,lohps ppmDsrat
The state herald., 1895-05-10
ORDER COMING OUT OF CHAOS
Review Of the Dsnax. Dons by tn. low,
Cyeio1e.

Cyeio1c.
Sioux CITY. Iowa. May 1.-Orier l.
coming out II chaos In the narrow dis.
trlct Of Sioux county which was swcpt
by the tornado Friday. Promp, aid
has made the survivors MS comfortable
rs possible. Nearly all the dead ara
now buried, and none OF the injured
now living are thought 10 be fatally
hurt.
The Journals representative, who
went all over the ground swept by the
storm. says $1,000 viii cover the prom.
crty loss. including houses. barns. ont.
buildings and fences In few places
are the crops seriously damaged, for
grain was not up FAR enough TO be
killed or dlslodgcd by the wind, aud
the principal Injury In the fields was
10y the plasicrlng Of mud which they
received. The mud shower" was n
prominent part OF the storm. hut II
seems that the power OF the wind sim.
ply scoopcd M the blnck, wet earth
from the surface IN several places and
distributed II NIL over the other fields.
The correct lis, of dead numbers ten,
az has already been stated. None have
died since saturday. About twenty
persons were Injured In Sioux City.
The mayor Of Sioux Center appealed
to Sioux city for aid. aud public
meeting was held Saturday night aud
arrangements made for sending cloth
Ing aud money. Oiliclnls Of Sioux
county. however. say II II not needed
IN tile whole territory covered by the
tornado but three farmers were rent.
crN All the rcst were wcll'to'do and
some wealthy.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

The unrciiability Of certain processes
of preparing dlartnHe hnr given no
little trouble 10 persons engaged In &C.
equations requiring n large amount
OF this substance. DlaHtnho In the fer.
ment formed during the termination OF
grain. II n n soluble heterogeneous fer
mcnt capable Of convortin. starch and
dcstrin Into sugar. From Japan comes
now process Of preparing this sub
stance. A variety ~ mushroom In cu's
tivated on wheat bran. II throws out
roots that gather 10 itself tiny crystals
Of dlastane and the entire plant seems
To be n collector or generator OF this
Torment A report Of the experiments
made with this method contains the
Following statement 'DinHtaHe or
purity sufficient for commercial put-
poses was obtained In considerable
quantities by washing the brnn cnd
afterwatd cryatalizinE the dlnntnse
from the watcr. Equal parts of dlas
Hiase and crude wheat bran IN the pro.
portion OF 10 per cent OF prepared r,t,in
will produce, II In said. n more perfect
conversion than 10 per cent OF the hest
The state herald., 1895-05-10
SILVER MEN OF THE SOUTH.
A Conventlo, Is Called to Moet Mt Mem
mis-

A ConventIo, Is Called to Meet Mt Mem
ph's
Memphis, Tenn. May 3.-The move
mcnt in opposition to the Sound mon
ey' convention, which IL to be held in
this city May %, assumed definite
shape to-day. The Central Bimetallic
league of Tennessee was organized. A
silver convention to be composed Of
delegates from the South and West,
was called to meet at Memphis June II
and II. Extensive plans were outlined
for the propagation of the doctrine of
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 10
to 1.
A manifesto. which Is TO be widely
circulated. was issued. Congressman
Bryan of Omaha has accepted an in
vitatlon TO address d meeting In this
city on the eve of May ~. Immediately
following the asscmblage of the Sound
money" convention. The feature OF that
gathering will he an expression by See.
rotary Carlisle OF his views upon the
financial questions. The leading advo-
Gates of free silver from both houses of
Congress and from the states that are
expected TO send delegates to the June
convention will be invited to be pres
ent and address the gathering.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

New York. May A World special
from Mnnngin says; There IN no ioubi
that settlement Inns been reached
with England. The minor details nrc
being arranged by Foreign Minister
Mnius aud British Minister Gosllng
England Inns given some concessions.
but the amount of the indemnity il
unchanged. The government Of Eng,
land asked nothing for expenses nj
Corinio.
Foreign Minister Mntus said II IL
Now snfe Ia shy tint n settlement Inns
been rcnchcd. nnd TINT The British ma.
rlncn are nircady cnibnrl,lDg at Cor.
INTO.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

Santa Fc. y. NJ, May 3,-Thc twelfth
cncampmcnt N the Grand Army Of
the Republic. Department N New Mex.
leo. met IN Santa fr this morning with
goodly attendance of delegates from
the various posts NJ the territory. II
viii continue IN session tomorrow.
COMMUNICATIVE chief Thomas q. LAWYER,
accompanied 10y his ndinlnnt general,
cnsslus Jones, arrived last night
and have been the recipients Of
distinguished honors. They lcf, 10.
night for Chicago, whence. on Tuesday
next. they start 10 visit the state rn.
cnmpmeniu In New York. Michigan nni
Wisconsin. thence returning West 10
visit Pacific Coast cncnmpmcnta
The state herald., 1895-05-10

ing IN given. Select n site higher
than the ground to be wntefcd. Lay out
the reservoir corresponding In capacity
TO the power OF the pump. The pump
must be capable OF Milling II In two or
three days. Remove all sod. placing
II beyond the limits OF the walls. DO
not use II In forming the cmbankment
Then pillow and rerapc. dumping where
the wall OF the reservoir II wanted.
Continue until the work II completed.
driving over the wall. Leave the inside
sloping NO the waves win not inJurr H..
When the excavation In OF the desired
size pillow the bottom and puivcrixc
thoroughly. Hitch n team to u block.
rond rernpcr or other suitable object.
turn In the water and begin TO puddle
by driving along one edge and continu-
Ing until the whole surface IN puddicd.
This will cause n precipitation OF sedi-
mcnt which will MI the pores OF the
soil and enable II to hold water quite
well. The bottom will then be ~ TO Is
inches lower than the surface of tbs
ground outside. but that much water
must always be left In the reservoir 70
preserve the pudding. for II II gets dry
or freezes the work must be done over
again. II the reservoir IL small. say
sossox, feet. some dirt for tho wall
must be obtained from tho outside. An
outlet cnn be made OF four two-inoh
pinnkn long enough 10 reach through
the wall Saw tho inner end rioping and
provide II with valve made OF two
inch board and on the same principle
nr the valve In nm ordinary pump.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

London. May i.-Thc 81. James On.
zoiic this afternoon follows M the rii.
six. aud says that the differences Of
opinion nrc due Ia the chancellor OF the
A.rrs-luer, Sir william Vernon liar.
,0uri desiring 10 have the local veto
h'li brought up for It's second reading
Immediately. the rest u the cabinet
ministers being In favor Of pOS,poning
the second reading because II * known
TINT several Of the Liberals viii vote
against II and II Is consequently ex-
pectd that the government win be de
fentcd In the division. Even the most
Ginsuinc supporters Of the measure
only count upon majority Of eight.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

Iendylllc, Colo. May h.-The snloons
Of this city have been closed tnitlny nni
viii be closed tonight, This Il the Hrr.
ond time In the history NJ the camp
that The law regarding the closing VI
the saloons on Sunday has been On.
forced,
Tile Inst time the sheriff attempted
to enforce II tho llduor men took tho
matter Into court . a, defeated him hy
showing that ne md no Jurisdiction
over the city, but NJ the last session ~
the Legislature there wns bin passed
giving him Jurisdiction over tho ciiy,
20 h. notified ihcm n month nEu that
the must close after The beginning OF
May This il The first Sunday and Vy.
cry saloon 10 town IL closed up,
The state herald., 1895-05-10
FIVE WE'RE DROWNED
SAD ACCIDENT NEAR Fort
COLLINS.
A Party OF Young People Lose Their
L'vos While FishinE by tho CapsisinE
of Hoat-FAther and Ono Child M.
capped.

Denver, May Ca special to Fort
Collins to the Republican gives details
of n very sad tragedy at Lewis Lake,
near that town, yesterday afternoon.
Tho lake Ia six miles southeast Of
town, and the family of II. G. Carsrude
reside on n farm near the lake. Mr..
Carsrudc, his three daughters and his
son, Robert Craig Of Fort Collins and
Ray Badger Of No. 1924 Humboldt
street, Denver, decided to go fishing.
There Is n boat on the lake, a leaky old
craft, but the seven persons decided 1t
would be safe to get Into the boat and
paddle about near the shore.
AS soon as they pushed OF from the
shore the boat began to fill with water
from the leaks In the bottom, and the
people In the boat became thoroughly
frightened and confused. In his ex-
element Ray Badger made an attempt
to secure ali oar and In doing SO over
turned the boat. Immediately the en-
tire party was struggling In the water.
Mr.. Carsrude seized one OF his chill
dren, his eldest daughter, aged about
thirteen years, md succeeded In reach
ing the shore with her. He attempted
to rescue the other ri,cmbers OF the
party, but was not successful, ~ all
sank for the last time before he could
reach them. Mr.. Carsrude and his
eldest daughter were the only ones Of
the party WHO escaped drowning.
Mrs. Carsrudc. the mother of the
drowned children, came to the shore of
the lake just In time to see her chill
lren sink into tile water for the last
time.
Ray Badger and Robert Craig We're,
1t Is said, unable to swim. They both
made heroic attempts to rescue the
children and save themselves, by cling
Ing to the uPtlirncd boat. but iii their
struggles they lost their holds and
went down.
The agoniZcd father after rescuing
his children rushed back to the spot
where his three children went down,
but he was unable to reach them I'm
time and was not even able to recover
their bodies, although the water ut
that point was not deep.
Nciglibors were notified and soon
willing hands were doing ali In their
power, both In soothing the wildly dis
tractcd parents and in the recovery OF
the bodies Of the lost ones. II was not
until eight o'clock that the last body
was brought to the surface. The lake
was not large but an underground of
weeds and grass retarded the progress
of dragging the lake;
The Carsrudc family is prosperous
and prominent one and Is universally
respected Robert Craig was young
man about twenty years of age and
had lived all his life in Ilariner Coun-
ty
Ray Badger was n resident of Den
yer and had been In this section but n
short time. lie was about nineteen
years of age.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

worthlessnesa comes mighty natural to
The people, who are literary advertise the
long a. you live.
Most people who give you advice don't
Know as much about It as you do
otner when there are no men around.
Every man demands that his wife keep
There Ia only one thing prettier than the
surprise and that Ia an early morning nap.
Our women 's-department; 1t looks more
one with hole In It.
Singers would please better II they sung
pretty In singing. The mouth Of a hurried
man at lunch counter IL fully as 0rna.
mental as the mouth Of girl who Is sling.
ing.-Atchlson Globe.
The state herald., 1895-05-10

Brownaton-Yes. sir. My house han
been robbed three times. and live
right In the middle of the city. too,
with policeman at every corner
nhould think you'd be scared half to
death living as you do. way on In the
country.
Mr.. Suburb-My house Is never inter.
ferrcd with. There hasn't been burglar
In our section for years.
"Eh' Have you policemen thoro7'
No. Nothing but guns"