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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05

The woman's corner OF the jail was
hlc~n down ard bed am turned loose.
TAr hrs. known Of the storm Was the
violent s.I7king % the building. which
= one ~ the strongest ard safest in
si-tutions in the city. There came
near being dangerous murizv among
the prisoners bat = strong force ~
police snbSiuesl the prisoners a nd q uieted
them down
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05

The roof OF the Chamber OF Com
rnerce building was rippsei ..on lis
fastenings and whipped abo&' ike a
rag ia the wind Great sheets OF tin
Wee hurled up in the air and twisted
into shapelc>> masses There was no.
square foot If roof left smooth and
y hen the storm was over the roofing
was lying on the four streets sur
ron nc.ng the building.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05

lost her smokcstacks and her cabin.
aud the Charlotte Boeckeler lost her
stacks and part OF her cabin. The
rs'oi> were blown from both OF the Ice
targes. the lone and the Snow.
Below cass avenue. 10 the bridge. All
hoat~ were gone. except the Washing
cpn a-enne wharfboat, which hung 10
H. mooriug- There were above the
orAdge: The Libaie Conger. the CITY
~ 9 incy. the Dolphin w .. the Belle
- Calhoun. the Raid Earle aud the
harhor boat and tue. the Rescue
There were also some sand bar-es and
wharf boats.
The Lihbie conger went down side
wise and missed the piers. floating on
cowr. The strran. stripped Of her tops
Inc harbor boat struck the dump boat.
and was thus kept FROM striking n
pier. IL passed through unier the
bridge and was driven down thu
stream Both ~ is chimnvys were
blown III
EALD hAGLg CREW RESCUED.
The Bald EAGLE struck the middle
pier OF the bridge as she went down.
and I'll % her crew. EXCEPT the watch
man. climbed on the pier AMI were
Dallci ~ bE rcpe~ % the bridge vixen
The storm had passed. The Waterman
went on down the river with the boat.
The Washington avenu. dump boat
WAS torn from it, wharfboat. bat Was
caught At the foot 81 Locust street.
The wharfboat came very near being
torn Of. too. AMI the men on board OF
her jumped overheard and swan
ashore
The City OF Monroe j. reported 10
have hal % people on board when
blown from her landing below the
bridge Sic is now lying on the ILL
nois side with her chimneys and plot
house gone
The tug Rescue. which was lvinc
near the foot 81 O-Eallon street. Is ~
ing high and dry o. the Illinoi, side.
The Virgins Ferry Co.'S barAges are
believed cy the men on the levee to
have been sunk.
barge belonging 20 the Hunting
ton Towbcat 90. loaded with iron. w.
ing ABOVE the bridge. IS reported Il
have been sunk some distance below
the bridge
During the earlier part Of the storm
one Of the sand barges from above
the bridge was seen floating down
with q wagon and team standing on it, \
OF THE IEvEE.
The damage on land along the river
front was almost a great A. on the 4
river II not more 81. Buildings were
demolished. roofs blow off. trains over
turned mercantile stocks damaged bv
rain railroad trains blockaded. and
all wires down in the streets.
The view across the river shows =
scene Of utter di>olation which az.
r-ntaates the evidences Of the disaster
On this side
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The SOUTH DIDN'T RESPOND.
Inc chicago southern sfates Expositior
Postponed IniefinifsIv

CHICAGO, pay =. The managers oil
the projected Southern state, cxpo,i-
t'on have decided To POSTPONE the ex.
nlo'tion indefinitely. This step was
taken because Of the failure Of the
management to enlist any considera bl .
number OF states in hearty co-opera.
iion ia the enterprise The entire sum
necessary 10 carry on the exposition
was subscribed in Chicago, awaiting
-all.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05
EDWARD BETHEL,
The Actor Tried to XIII His wife. D,ss
I'm Jail.

HARTFORD. Conn., May q. Edward
Bethel the actor and member Of the
Boston grand opera stock company,
died at the Jail yesterday morning Of
eereoro-spinai meningitis On Apri,
70. iscthci while in drunken frenzy
irei four shots at his wife. pat,as
Tyler. member Of W. ii. Crane, com.
pauy at the Hotel Iieuhirin. The fol.
lowing dag he was held for trial in
sune. and in default OF 81, 900 hail, wa,
locked w
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7 iired

Feeling by great force Of viii. But this y
unsafe, rs il pulls powerfully upon tie
nervous system, which will not long stand
such strain. Too many people "work ON
their nerves." and the result is seen in un-
fortunate wrecks marked nervous pros
tration," In every direction. That tired
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! hat

Extreme tired feeling afIlts nearly every
body al this season. The hustlers cease TO
push, tho tircless grow weary, the ener-
getic become eaervatcl. You know lust
what we mean. Some men and women
cndeavor temporarily :, overcome that
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05

the building i bicva in The amphi-
the@tcr j, badly damaged. as j. also the
surgical wa-d
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05
+ EEL

Ing is positive proof Of thin, weak, i'm
pure blood; for II the blood is rich, red,
visalizcd and vigorous, It imparts life and
energy to every nerve, organ and tissue Of
the body. The necessity Of taking Hoods
Sarsapnrilla for that tired feeling is,
therefore, apparent 70 every one. and the
good il viii do you is equally beyond ques-
ton Remember that
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Grand stand Csroofed-

At the fair grounds the races were
in progress and the storms approach
was almost unnoticed until ii burst
upon them The crowd was in the
grand stand. and the jockeys still
warming the horses when the wind
came Almost instantly the curtain
and sunshades surrounding the grand
stand and clubhouse were torn TO
shrefs- Men blanehed and women
shrieked- All made stampede for the
lower floor Right in the midst Of il
terrific gust lifted the entire roof and
threw il on the grass plot immediately
south Of the stand. The escap. Of
hundreds from death or manning was
a miracle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05

The damage 70 the city hospital /,
very serious DIVISION vi Il complete
~ demoii~h-d The west end ~ niTi-
sion No. ? j. blown out Division No.
10 Is completely destroyed The south
east corner ~ the west wing u torn
out The r-w errsipslas war.i. under
construction. was raxcd To The ground.
The dead house and the crenatorv
were com le.eiv destroyed Division
Is wrecked The third story IL the
sAss wing AZ tie southeast corner Of
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Prom reports received at the Office O.
Coroner Wait the estimate i made tina,
Tire immediate death list in tine city
will aggregate a. less. $50. and there
are many injured who can not possibly
survive
The list Of identified deal up 10 noon
was -. and Is unidentified corpses re.
manned at the morgue-
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ne levce was the scene ~ the vro-s.
devastation on this side Of the river.
Before the storm. a long rs-x Of steam
cost' and wharfboats aud barge> were
rro-yred from BIdtie street 20 Chou--au
avenue These were swept from their
fasrenin-s almost in solid phaIanx
AMI cast adrifr- Some we're o~erturned
and sunk. Others were blown across
AMI crushed against III. IlIfrois side
The Anchor line vharfboa- ami the
excursion wharf were the only craft
LETT between the bridge aud >o-uce
street Both were snovei up on The
hank. indicating that the storm, had a
rotary motion as all other craft r-ere
blown in the other direction. ~1rne
were seen floating when the brssn. d.
the storm hal Fsas,ei- but in nearly all
cases he upper works were torn a var.
'Ine damage ~ shipping alone " al run
up into the hundreds II thousands OF
dollars
Anchor I-IsE BOATS MISSING.
Three boats ~ the Anchor line were
ia port Tnese were tic CITY Of Noa-
ro~- which was ready TO leave for New
Orleans She had large crew and
about thirtT-ti ~ pas sengers- 81. was
badly wrecked in her uppe- WORKS.
taken aer0ss the river. The passen-
gers and crew are reported safe. The
other two boats were the CITY IL Cairo
and the Arkansas City. They were
moor-d at the foot Of choutesu avenue
and Carroll street respectively The,
were torn loose and d-iftcd across tn.
river Being temporarily .ut Of con-
mission. they had but fe- employees
aboard This company also had a
number of barges torn away and prob
ably sunk
The St Louis & Mississippi VALLEY
Transportation Co. haa two boats. the
Exporter and the Harvester. the best
of the line. set adrisi, also the main
wharfbuat and a number az harvrs.
One OF the boats was reported To D..
sunk at the foot Of Arsenal stree,
The Henry Lourey. Of this line. wa,
left a; the wharf but little damaged.
also the wharfboat used for handling
cement
The tug Rescue No :. belonging 20
the Virgins Ferry Co.. was sunk at the
iDct ~ plAve street
rrESED rrsIDx Dows-
The Dolphin No. :. belonging TO the
Dolphin Transportation Co. was
moored al the foot II car street. she
was turned upside down and sunk IN \
nsdstream. nearly opposite the foot Of 4
Olive street The boat swung agains.
one of the piers Of the bridge. AID
some ~ the members Of the rrea.
including the chambcrmaid. got of
on projection ~ the pier and were
astcrward rescued by one Of the trrx
ABOVE TIE BEsDsr
AT the foot Of cass avenue fcur
boats and two ice bargcs were lyirv.
None of these was torn from IL, moor
ings- bnt the Polar Wave had her pito,
aud part of her cabin blown OF. che
SiDtons cabin j. gone. the Jack Er-,s,
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AT the foot Of CAS- avenue four
boats and two ice bargcs were lyirv.
None Of these was torn from is moor
ings- but the Polar Wave had her piio,
aud part II her cabin blown OF. che
SiEton's cabin j. zone. the Jack Er-.s
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13
al,I;ranlatIc

sent relatives and does many other
similar things that demonstrate her
telepathic development.
The only dramatic novelty of the
week commencing tonight will be the
first presentation in this city of the
comedy drama, ''Tennessee's Pardner,"
at the Grand. The story was suggested
by Bret Harte's sketch of the same
name and is said to preserve, in a con-
siderable degree. the spirit of the au-
thor's work. Laid in the West among
miners and gamblers, the characters
are rough, but they seem natural and
the usual SLOUGH hat, hold-up-your-
hands methods, are not required. Bret
Harte took these hardy. uncouth men
of California mining camps as he found
them, and, as an artist, he painted
what was good or vicious, but he never
offended with brutal realism. The
play has been produced in New York
and other Eastern cities over 500 times,
but the present is its first trip through
the West.
The plot is as follows: 1.-THE hero
is a gambler, named Caleb Swan, the
heroine a girl from Tennessee, called
Tennessee Kent" Her father has
died in the mines two years previously,
and by his wish the miners have kept
his death a secret. Swan" is the
girls guardian, who sends her letters
from time to time purporting to come
from her father but, as some Of the
letters fail to reach her, she decided to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13
STOPPED THE SHOW.
Matinee Girls Get Their Money Back
and the Performance Was on

A funny though rather expensive exper-
fence ACQUIRED to the sTennessee's Pard-
ner' company recently while billed to ap-
pear at Spokane. Annie Mortimer is a lead
ing member Of the company. Without her the
play cannot go on, and it did not go on at
the matinee in Spokane. Miss Mortimer is
well known in st. Paul. Her husband, Gus
Mortimer, was a manager of note who long
represented Roland Resd, and she herself
was Reeds character actress for years, APP
pearing in this city many times with him.
There is not city in America, indeed, for
that matter, in the world that she has net
seen. She has visited gay Paris, wandered
down the foggy lanes OF England, and paraded
on the broad avenues of Berlin, and she
didn't get lost, ether But within two hours
OF the time she stepped off the train at Spok-
ane she was lost, and so effectually lost that
seven men hunted for two hours and did not
find her 'Tennessee's Pardner" was billed
for a matinee and evening performance As
is usual, the manager posted a cali the
previous evening performance and he pre-
sumed that everybody had read it. Spokane
was crowded, the occasion being the celebra-
ton of Fruit Fair Day. and "Siiver Day."
The hotels were packed when the company
arrived each had to hustle for accommoda-
tions The doors Of the theater opened ct the
usual time. The people looked at the big
bill boards concluded that it was good, pur-
chased their tickets in steady stream and
passing into the theater seated themselves
comfortably in the easy chairs. The men,
bers Of the company went to the dressing
rooms and completed their "make-ups.'' The
orchestra played an overture and rested.
About this time there was a spirit of I'M
rest behind the scenes. Miss Mortimer had
not arrived, and a messenger was sent to the
hotels but returned with information that
she was not registered at any. The man.
ager of the company and manager of the
theater were meantime, congratulaung each
other on the prospective big days business
and shopping lies about other big days.
The people continued to pour into the thea
ter and nearly every seat was sold. The
orchestra played another selection, in fact,
went through the entire list of music on
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tire, it shall be after 1t has been an
nounced to the public, and 1 shall not
make the announcement as long as
have health
Rev. DR.. George H. Houghton, pastor
of the Church of the TRANSPORTATION in
New York city who is critically i'll with
pneumonia, is the great friend of the
theatrical profession, and is much be-
1cved by the fraternity. This is all ex-
planned when it is said that the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION has a name by
which it is far more widely known.
and that name is THE Little Church
Around the Corner" There is a magic
in that phrase for every actor, high or
low, and the gentle sympathy 1t calls
forth may find a personification in the
venerable and kindly DR.. Houghton,
whose character Is all that the legend
carries with it to those who know the
story that made the church famous.
DR.. Houghton is quiet minister, who
never tried to take the world by the
throat and reform it by strangling it
to death. Like the priest in the song,
he knows his flock, and has ever had
kind words for the erring. He never
works by proxy. Everything he can do
he does himself. He never leaves his
parish for a summer outing, and his
life has been one Of unceaSing work.
His dearest love is the Order of the
Sisterhood of st. Mary, of which he is
the chaplain. He constantly visits all
the institutions of the order near New
York, and always conducts the services
when a new member is admitted. Not
long ago the doctor was reprimanded
for having ignored the law which COM
mands under penalties, that all mar
riage certificates must be filed by the
officiating clergyman within ten days
after the ceremony. The fact Of the
matter was that the doctor couldn't
find time to do it. His custom was to
send in the certificates by patches.
covering months. The authorities did
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not prosecute him, but he would have
been prosecuted had not he been the
tenderest pastor in all New York and
& the heart of 1.-THE Little Church
Around the Corner"
Nine. Modjeska will play but five
weeks this season and will be under
the management of 'A1' Hayman and
Charles Frohman. Three of these weeks
will be spent at the Baldwin theater in
San Francisco, and the other two in
California cities Her season will be-
gin about Jan. 81, and at it's conclusion
she will retire to her ranch.
Last Monday Wallack's name was
restored to the theater recently known
as Palmer's on Broadway, New York.
and e. S. Willard was the first to pIay
under the old familiar name
To what extent WaIlack's name is
better than Palmer's is a conundrum.
But Mr.. Palmer's kind-hearted fellow
citizens in New York seem determined
to wipe him off the face Of the earth in
spite of his long and brilliant connec-
ton with the Union Square, the Mad
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13

Prof Samri S. and Mrs. Baldwin,
known as the white Mahatmas," be-
gin a weeks engagement at the Metro
politan opera house tomorrow night.
The entertainment which they present
will be, so the confident press agent
announces, IAN absolute novelty to our
theatergoers. The Baldwins appear
ed at the Metropolitan opera house in
Minneapolis all last week to crowded
houses. The engagement is for the en-
tire week; no matinees will be given,
and children under twelve years of
age will not be admitted to the theater.
The performance will commence at 3
o'clock sharp each evening, and the
management requests that everybody
be seated at that time.
During the travels of the Baldwins,
so their press agent assures the public,
they have received in various parts of
the world letters of Communication
from physicians. scientists students of
the occult, and especially from the
clergy VINO have attended their enter
tainments in great numbers, particular
ly in England and Australia. Since
the beginning of Prof. Baldwin's
American tour, last September, many
noted ministers have witnessed his
performance and have expressed their
admiration of it, The management
vcuches that the following is an ex-
cerpt from a letter received by Prof.
Baldwin from a Brooklyn divine:
IF anybody went away from your ex-
hihition Monday evening without in
struction. perplexity or astonishment,
he is a fool. If he found no food for
reflection, he has not arrived at that
stage where progress is possible, and
deserves as much pity as the animals
to whom Providence has been less
kind than to ourselves. The preachers
mission is called sacred and he only
speculates with an appearance of learn
ing. What should be said of that which
demonstrates the infantile and rudi-
mentary condition of human knowl-
edge, the existence of another state of
being and its wonderful power (under
cOnditions) over the apparent solidities
of a material world. Your work is
needed as much as the preachers, and
/ wish you every encouragement to
continued labors"
The BaldWins claim to be the great
est adopts in Oriental lore in the
world. Prof. Baldwin lived among the
Thibetan priests for an extended peri
cd studying Eastern mystery and men
tai phenomena. While there he was
honored with the distinguished title
white Mahatma." In addition to being
all that is vouched for him in the du-
plication of SO-called occult work he
is heralded as 1.-The best of entertainers
who has not been equaled since the
days Of Artemus Ward and Robert
Heller" He is said to blend fun with
mystery, and drive dull care away
The entertainers who accompany
him furnish plenty of music and COM
edy. Mrs. Baldwin's "Somnomancy,"
or clairvoyant dream visions, is said
to be a remarkable exhibition of the
science of mental transmission. She
describes and answers thoughts that
are in the minds of her auditors, and
unravels great murder mysteries and
other crimes that have baff1ed detec-
tive skill. She likewise gives mental
impressions that lead to the recovery
of lost and stolen property, finds alb
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hand. The hour of 2:SO passed, a o,clock
came, but still no Miss Mortimer. By this
time three men of the company and two
messenger boys were securing the town for
tne iost actress. All returned GREATNESS with
absolutely no clue. About the time the or
chestra had played the last piece and had
started an impromptu Paradise Alley, the
management was forced to dismiss the au-
dience. The managers tears flooded the hoy
office as he saw the long lines of matinee
girls receive back their 50-cent pieces.
1t was about $780, Miss Mortimer was
quietly and comfortably resting In nice
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13

cradle avoirdupois. and she had run all the
way. and so was out of breath.
matinee?" excitedly exclaimed she.
Matinee! matineei" exclaimed the man.
ager, as he saw visions of those matinee girls
going away with those 50-cent pieces. Great
heavens. madam, they have all gone hon1af
Inis costs you one weeks salary So
IL needless to say that Miss Mortimer
was ali broke up. She returned to the nice
9ules room. Out her enjoyment Of it was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13
Vernis
Martin
Furniture.
Gilt, Delft
and
ChinaClocks

private house, congratulating herself upon
incidentally sought the theatrical columns
Horrors! What was that? The Tennessee's
Pardner company billed for matinee? In
one instant Miss Mortimer had gotten into
her street clothes, flew down stairs, banged
the srteet door and ran all the way to the
theater. The management was still weep
ing, and had just returned the last dollar
when Miss Mortimer appeared. The day was
warm Miss Mortimer IL lady OF consid-
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growing popularity Furniture induced 10 to for
the Holidays difference ia
the different imported pieces will NOT
shrinking falling pieces We are the sole St
Paul of Martin work pro-
No choice little Clock
each bedroom We show having
ents with rich toned cathedral bells and Prices
Our attractive Never have
our established rule like We call
lnia1d Music Cabinets that are offered for $1,000.
supply Writing Christmas this wear will be limited OWING
to the fact that most OF the furniture factories
showing large disappear
and assortment
at It's height Desks from S. to $500
decorated at the
time Dressing Tabouret
$780, $780,
Inexpensive articles sure acceptable.
produced by staining oak soft
color This originated Company,
becoming popular,
Holidays Rocking
ing o. %
supply equaled of
the for this useful article palm
three times the stock of these goods this that generally
upholstered furniture
fact that we
goods points
really artistic every piece
good light Dress
added largely to business.
third display fancy
compare
library,
shown
filled with choice goods
down pillows covered with of variety of materials
covering the cost of the down.
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ison Square, Palmers and the Garden
theaters, says the Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
After his failure Henry E. Abbey.
who had conferred innumerable bene-
fits upon New York by venturing where
others would not, was treated to much
Of this same sort Of medicine. His name
was obliterated from the big theater
built by him, although that name be-
longed to the theatrical history Of New
York quite as much as WaIiack's.