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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
Date Of Holiness Campmeeting.

Wichita. kan, April 29-The Ma
tiona1 Holiness Campmeeting associa-
ton has decided upon May % as the
date for the beginning of the great
meeting for Kansas and Oklahoma. and
Wichita as the place. Father Burke of
Boston, the national president and Rev.
Joseph Smith of Philadelphia, national
vice president have announced their
intention to be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
Pittsburg Proving a Pnzzle to
the League Teams.
Has Lost But Two Games This
Season.
POOR OLD NEW YORK.
The Giants Have Succeeded in
Winning Once.
Louisville Dragging Along at
the Foot.
RosroN 6. NEW YORK 3.

New York, April 29.-The New Yorzs
made their sixth attempt to win
game since opening the championship
season here. and. for the sixth time,
failed. The Bostons again took them
into camp. this making the record for
the Bean Eaters of three straight. At
tendance 500. Score:
r. H. z.
New York 100000 2-3 10
Boston .....1 / o 0 3 So o
Batteries-New York, Bowen and
Farrell; Boston, Mains and Ryan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
CHICAGO MARKED LETTER.

Furnished by Topeka Grain and Stock
Exchange, 526 Kansas Avenue.
Topeka Grain Exchange. SIG Kansas ave-
nue. p. m.
Chicago. April %.
Wheat opened stronger on continued
heavy rains in the northwest and bet
ter cables. Trade was light, however.
and was mostly changing over from
the May to July.
SeabOard clearances were very light,
less than 100000 bushels, but receipts
in the northwest were much smaller
than estimated.
Wen posted traders estimate that de-
lfveries on May contracts of wheat will
not exceed two million bushels. Stocks
are much less than in December and
though elevator companies are not very
active in changing, yet there has been
considerable of it done quietly and a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
he STOLE A HORSE.
Then Drank a Bottle of ChIoroform
With Almost Fatal Results.

With Almost Fatal Results.
Salina, april ga stolen horse and
a bottle OF chlorof0rm are two impor-
tant elements which enter into a chain
of circumstances. as a result of which
Robert L. Battersby now lies in the
county Jail a self-cOnfessed hOrsethief
and attempted suicide
Last Tuesday a man by the abbrevi-
ated name of Elk. living about five
miles north of Mcpherson. lost a valu-
able Hambletonian mare. whether
strayed or stolen he did not know.
Descriptions We're sent out and the
horse was found i'm the possession OF
some horse buyers in this city
They had purchased the horse from
q young man named Battersby who
was captured at q ball game in New
Cambria the same day in company
with a young lady and he readily ad-
nitted the theft
On the way to Jail Battersby took a
large dose of chlorOfOrm "A doctor was
called in and his life was saved after
much work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
Re sucKED EGGS
An old Man Killed by His Daughter
in-LaW.

named James II. Rowland. living on
Mud creek, in the Indian Territory.
about ten miles south of Chetopa, was
shot three times yesterday by his
ughter-in-law, Mrs James Rowland,
and ne died this morning.
The trouble grew out OF the daughter
accusing him Of sucking three eggs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
ONE NAN GOVERNMENT.
a Nonresident of Blue Rapids Holds
Three Offices.

Blue Rapids. April 29-As a matter
of economy and convenience. the may
or of Blue Rapids has appointed one
man to MI the Office of city clerk. mar
shal and street commissioner. and this
man a farmer, living out of town
No one questions the gentleman
personal fitness, but he is legally unfit
and there is likely to be some trouble
over the appointment.
The office Of city clerk is absolutely
vacant. and as the late city marshal
refuses to act, the city is in an awk-
ward position
The .tbootleggers" are said to be max
AAs nay WnIle the sun shines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
Ann Arbor Students Smart

Ann Arbor, Mich, April 29.-AIichi-
gan university has captured two OF the
three prizes offered by D. Lubin of
Sacramento, Cal, for the best essays
on the causes of present agricultural
depression, written by students of Mich
igan, Wisconsin and Minnesota univer-
stiles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
BALTIMORE 5. WASHINGTON 8

Baltimore, April 29.-The Senators
won from the champions by hitting
Pond when they needed hits, and the
champions lost because they could not
solve Boyd's delivery. Attendance s.
100 Score.
r. H. z.
Baltimore ...8OOOOOO2 2
Washington 20 o / 0 0 2 4-9 II 2
Batteries Baltimore, Pond and Bow
erman; Washington, Boyd, Anderson
and Mcclure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29

HOGS-Receipts 1890; shipments g.
700. Lights abut steady; others sc low
er. Bulk of sales SO 1908 20; heavfes
81 1903 IS; packers SO O003 25s mixed
So 1908 IS; lights So 25@3 IS; workers
So 1908 IS; pigs SO O0@3 80.
SHEEP-Receipts $500; shipments L.
100. Market steady but slow. Lambs
So 1908 so; muttons 81 OO03 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
Kansas city Livestock Market

Kansas City, April %.
CATTLE -Receipts 1,400; shipments
], 800. Steers abut steady, others weak.
Toe lower. Texas steers So 00@3 So;
Texas cows 81 1902 s.; beef steers 50 90
as IS; native cows 81 25Q2 so; stock
ers and feeders 81 S5Q3 so: bulls 81 400
o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29

Blue Rapids. April 29-stock, Dean
Burick e Yarick shipped u cars of fat
cattle to the Chicago market Saturday
over the TT. p. railway. Many cattle
are going out from here now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
High School Commenoement.

irving. April 29.-The third annual
commencement of the Irving high
school took place at the opera house
Monday evening. April o. Frank
Wells salutatorian; Jessie Wayman,
vaIedictOrian; N. w Street, principal
1t was a highly successful affair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
Bicvcle SteaIinC

Carl Smiley the young man who is
charged with having stolen a bicycle
from John A Lundgren. is being heard
this afternoon in Justice Furry's court.
This is the case of the man who
scorched down Quincy street one after
noon last week and was chased into
the river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxa tive Bromo Qufnine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. Csc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
sPoNeE II NosTRTLs.
Novel Method Adopted to aDeadenv
Horses at Frisco.

San Francisco, April 29-Mar5orie.
the speedy Iroquois hlly who appeared
to have the last race on the card at
her mercy was scratched at the last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29

Topeka Grain Exchange. E26 Kansas ave-
nue. p m
Today's range Of prices on New York
Stocks furnished by Topeka Grain and
Stock exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29

MarysvilIe. April pa lodge Of the
Mystic Brotherhood has been organized
here with about so members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
FIesberton in a Bad Wav.

Orangeville. Ont. April 2s.-Word
reached here early this morning that
the town of Fleshertou is in danger Of
being wiped out by fire. Telegraphic
communication is cut off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
CLEVELAND 0: PITTsBURG 2.

Pittsburg, April 29.-The Clevelands
lost today because they could not hit
Hawley Both pitchers did fine work
and We're well supported. Attendance
R.H E.
Pittsburg ...OO11 1000 80 i
Cleveland 1000 OOOOO 900 1
Batteries-Pittsburg Hawley and
Merritt; Cleveland, Cuppy and O'Con-
nor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29

Bremner's Biscuit; all varieties. Ac-
knowledged the best.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
PHTLADET,PHIA 5: BROOKIYN- y.

PHILADELPHIA s; BROOKLYN u.
Philadelphia, April 29.-The Brooklyn
team again defeated the Phillies- The
visitors won by excellent batting and
added to their score by costly errors
on the part of the home team. At
tendance $500. Score.
R. H 2.
Philadelphia o0O10OOo- 10 4
Brooklyn 80 8 / o O-12 20 3
Batteries Philadelphia. Orth, Inks
and Grady; Brooklyn, Kennedy and
Burrell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
erand Rapidg. ami 29.-seore:

Gr'd Rapids. 100000 % 1
indianapolis % 0 0 0 IL 4
Batterles-Hewitt and Swink; Cross
and Wood.
The herald., 1896-05-29
CITYPRIcE, PER SINGLE COPY, , CENTS
ON TRANSPORTATION LINES, s CENTS
people is urged forward by lines of po-

people is urged forward by lines Of DO.
lice.
Hundreds of homes are in ruins, dox-
ems OF manufacturing plants and dog
ems OF business houses are wrecked:
many steamboats, are gone to the bottom
of the river and others are dismantled.
Railroads of all kinds have suffered
great loss and wire and pole using COM
panies have weeks of toll and large ex-
penditures of money to face before they
Will be in satisfactory shape again.
The most furious work OF the storm
was along Rutger street. Lafayette and
Choteau avenues, and the contiguous
thoroughfareS east of Jefferson avenue.
The houses are in the streets, with the
roofs underneath, buried by brick and
mortar. Under the brick and mortar arc
household goods of every description
and on top of all are uprooted trees and
tangled masses of wires.
There is not tree or building stand
ing in Lafayette park. The city hospital
is so surrounded by wreckage that it In
barely possible to reach it.
By far the most remarkable freak OF
the storm was at this many winged
house. About two hundred patients were
scattered through the wards when the
tornado struck, but although the entire
upper story was cut off clean, and one
wing was raZed to the ground, but one
inmate was killed. The victim was To-
Gated in one of the upper stories and was
killed by flying brick when the walls
fell out. The roof came straight down
upon the foundations and the rafters.
after resting upon the sound bed cast
ings, enabled the patients to be rescued
without serious injury.
The entire building was rendered use.
less and the tottering walls Will be torn
down and "a new structure built. Many
of the handsome residences in Four
teenth street and about Lafayette park
are ruined. but the most damage was
done on Sixth. Seventh. Eighth and
Ninth and south along Choteau avenue
in the tenement house district. Houses
are to be seen in all stages of demoli-
tion from loss of roof to complete de-
struction. In some of them the front
walls had fallen out and the tenants
performed their household duties, cared
for their injured, or mourned their dead
in view of the crowds in the streets.
From the doors of many of the partially
wrecked houses fluttered the black
badge of mourning, and scarcely a
house in all the district that did not
have some injured relative. friend or
neighbor within it's wind-battered walls.
The path of the storm is about half a
mile wide and over four miles long.
sweeping through the thickly populated
southwest portion of Eastland and
across the river into East st. Louis.
Col. Wetmore, manager of the Liggett
& Meyers tobacco plant, which was
wrecked, estimates the entire property
damage at $25,000 900, which will be, he
says, almost total loss owing to the
lack of cyclone insurance. Other esti-
mates range from $15,0O0000 to $50, ,000,
000 but the majority of them are close
to that made by Col Wetmore.
The herald., 1896-05-29
ALONG THE LINE
Rail roads Suffer and No Trains Are Runnino
From st. Louis

CHICAGO, May 2S.-All the lines be-
tween here and st. Louis claimed dur
ing the afternoon that their service was
in fair condition, but up to late in the
afternoon not train had entered the
city from the stricken city. In one of
the offices of the Chicago-St. Louis
roads, 1t was said absolutely nothing
was known of the train service from
eit' er of the Mississippi river towns.
me two principal Chicago-St. Louis
lines. the Alton and the Wabash, were
practically paralyzed so far as the st.
Louis business was concerned. Wabash
people declared they knew nothing of
the movement of trains and could not
until telegraphic communication was
established. The company ran trains
but they were made up this side of the
wind-swept district. Alton officials ad-
mitted they were getting no trains into
st. Louis. Some of them denied that the
Eads bridge was disabled to a degree
to make it impossible for trains to use,
and others admitted that it was.
The road reported a train out of ST.
Louis during the afternoon.
General Manager Brown and the sup
erintendent of the Burlington left for
the stricken city on an early train this
morning. Nothing was heard from them
during the day.
A dispatch was received from ST.
Joseph, which reported the Burlington
freight house at East ST. Louis to have
been totally wrecked and that about
forty box cars had been blown from the
tracks and nearly all demolished. 1t
housed several locomotives. but it re-
ported they are not badly damaged. At
the depots of the Chicago-St. Louis
roads crowds of people were making
anxious inquiries all day long.
The herald., 1896-05-29

Up town in the business portion of the
city the scene Is one of desolation. Mis-
souri, avenue for two or three blocks on
either side of where once stood the re-
lay station is filled with debris. The
storm seems to have jumped a little west
Of that vicinity and struck the ground
again at the depot. Truedell e. and An
derson's office, John Drury's big ice
house and Office, Charles Hazels flour
mill. Niemas & Reymand's office, the
court house, police station and a, dozen
or more dwellings were destroyed. Fur
ther east in Collinsville avenue, Strick-
ler's grocery store and Kent's butcher
shop were fiattened out. An undertake
ing shop right across the street near
was not touched. In fact, there is hardly
building remaining in the vicinity of
thte relay depot with the exception of the
switch tower about hundred feet west,
That, by some strange freak of the storm,
was left almost intact, though directly
in the path of the storm. Almost at
its base were a dozen or more heavily
loaded freight cars overturned and splin-
tered. What little is left of tn eHazel
flour mill was destroyed by fire after the
cyclone got through with it.
From Missouri avenue east to the
railroads the storm seemed to shift along
the ground. dropping here and there and
destroying whatever it came in con-
was thevbgkqjwt: cmfwyp mfwyp mfdw
contact with. At tl3 stock yards
again was the destruction heavy.
The herald., 1896-05-29
AID IS ASKED
Six Thousand Homeless Families Are DepsndA
ent on Charity

ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-An appeal is
sued at midnight by the East st. Louis
relief committee plainly shows the sit
uation in their stricken city. They
say:
'At least 200 lives have been lost and
the number of MANNED and wounded we
are unable as yet to estimate, but it will
probably run into the thousands.
THE amount CT damage to property
Is very great and is impossible at this
time to ascertain, but it is safe to say
that at least 5000 families are rendered
homeless. A great number of these
must depend upon charity for shelter.
While the loss appears to fall upon
the poorer class of people, almost every
citizen has directly or indirectly suffer-
ed. While we regret exceedingly to call
upon the country at large in this ex-
tremity, we feel it utterly necessary to
solicit necessities for these afflicted peo-
pie. although our own citizens are put
ting forth every effort and are con-
tributing largely and. indeed. more lib
orally than their means allow.
we therefore appeal to the generos-
ity of our sister cities and other COM
munities for help in this, our hour Gf
trouble.
I'VE will be pleased to receive sub.
scriptions and assistance in any form
which may be deemed advisable.
I'VE, the executive committee, have
appointed Mr.. Paul w. Abt, president of
the First National bank of this city,
treasurer, to whom all contributions
can be sent
The herald., 1896-05-29
THE VICTIMS
Revised List Of Dead and Names Of Thuse
Identified

IOentlI1eu
ST. LOUIS. May 2S.-Following. is a
revised list of the dead: Henry Allen,
Charles Archambault, Mrs. Balman,
CAST, Louis Boeckman. John Burgess
Kennerts Butcher, w. c. Butler. George
Cecil, Mrs. Claypole, Katie Claypole,
Emma Chanoye, child of Peter McGiy-
ems. Martin Craddock, Mrs. Crimp, So
phia Demonitina, James Drenn, Annie
Dugan, Joseph Dunn, Michael Dunn, T.
A. Emans, twenty employees of Liggett
& Meyers, twenty-five employees Of Wor-
den Cutlery company, Mrs. Charlotte
Ender. Edna Frieske. Sutter Frieske
Fulmer, Mrs. Clara Frieske, = Gala
cher girl. julius Gaul - Gibbons, Evan
Taylor Hail. D. Hassing. Mrs Helix,
Harvey Hesse, John Hezzell, Maggie,
Howe and Isabella Hickey, George HUI
bert, Thomas Irwin, janitor st. Paurs
church, Bertha Jarobo Jones, an
engineer; Silas Jones, G. w. Knabel,
Henry Kehling, Harry Killian, James
Killian, Thomasa Killian, William
Killian, Andrew ]. Leinkes and daugh-
ter, John Lohning, Mrs. Louis, Fred
Mancheimer Joseph Martini. Joseph
Manner. Joseph Meyers, Robert Mil
Ter, Herbert Mimian, Malachi McDon-
aid, Charles Nye. William Otteman, Will
meyer. John Pandy, William Pla-
chek, John Hafferty, Charles Ri
beck Francesca Rodriguez, Mrs. Ma
tilda Rux. Tina Rux, Charles Schmidt,
Charles Schweideman, Lewis f. Sims,
Mrs. Spillman, Thaddeus j. Stephens,
Charles Tandy, nineteen unknown men.
eight unknown women, five unknown
children, Mike Wise, Wallace Weber.
Fred Wells. Q. Wills, William Wicker,
The herald., 1896-05-29
AFTER DARK
The City Unlighted and the Search for Bodies
Ceases


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2S.-When dark
ness temporarily interrupted the search
for storm victims tonight, 315 people
were known to be dead on both sides of
the river, and although the complete
death list will never be known it is be-
lieved that it will approximate 400 in
the two cities. The number of injured
is even larger and many of the
manned cannot survive. The property
loss will reach we'll into the millions, but
insurance people and tiremen and po-
lice alike refuse to hazard even a'guess
at accurate figures. The uncertainty
regarding loss of life and property is
due mainly to the wide extent of the
havoc wrought by the storm. The miles
of wrecked buildings as yet uneXplored
are the numerous collapsed factories,
towards the investigation of which lit
tie progress has been made, may hide
almost any number of bodies, as the po-
lice have been unable to secure any
thing like an accurate list of the miss
ing. In the factory districts many of
the employees on duty at the time the
storm broke were without relatives in
the city and their disappearance would
scarcely be noted, even though they
were buried in the ruins. 1t is believed
by the police that owing to the sudden
ness with Which the crash came many
tramps and homeless ones sought shell
ter among the buildings which were lev
eled and that nothing will be known of
their death, until perhaps weeks hence
their bodies are found. The list of
known dead in st. Louis is 1863 and in
East st. Louis 146.
The city is in darkness tonight, re-
pairs of the electric wires having
scarcely begun, and but few of the troll
ley lines are running. All over the
stricken district the debris choked
streets are crowded with sight-seers
and through the dim gas lighted aisles
of the city morEue a constant stream of
The herald., 1896-05-29
GHOULISH KNAVERY
Goods Carried Away by Wagon Load-Dead
Bodies Robbed

ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-The wreck left
by the storm attracted an army of pick
pockets and thieves, and they piled their
trade all day and all night and with but
few arrests. There are numbers OF in
stances of the robbing of the dead bodies
and frequent threats Of lynching the
ghouls, but few were clumsy enough to
be caught, and those were promptly car
ried off by the police. Household goods
were stolen and in the wreck of the
wholesale houses miscellaneous goods
were carried away almost by the wagon
load.
Four hundred members Of the Mis-
souri, national guard, in addition to the
same number of St. Louis police, are
patrolling the storm-Swept district to-
night. BY tomorrow many more mill
tia will be on duty. This is in accord
ance with an order issued by Mayor
Walbridge this evening, and is done to
protect the exposed property which has
attracted the criminal element from all
over the surrounding country.
1--WE anticipate no trouble said Chief
Of Police Harrigan, "but the action was
taken simply as a measure of precau-
tion and in view of the fact that a little
trouble with thieves had been exper-
fenced across the river. Both the police
and militia have received strict orders
to arrest every suspicious character
found, and it will go i'll with anyone
caught in any actof vandalism"
Martial law has not been declared at
East st. Louis, and 1t will not be unless
conditions change. Gov Altgeld so de-
cided tonight. However two companies
of the Illinois national guard have been
ordered under arms and directed to
proceed to that city at once. These SOL
diers will act under the direction of the
mayor of the city and do police duty.
Early this morning it became appar-
ent that the local police could not pro-
tect the lives and property of the citi-
zens of East st. Louis. Hordes of
thieves and thugs from all over the
country began to swarm into the city.
attracted by the opportunities offered
Tor plunder and robbery When the
mayor learned to What extent the
thieves were swarming into the town he
at once sent word to Gov. Altgeld an
pealing for aid from the state govern
ment.