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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-29
ST. LOUIS CYCLONE
The Most Terrible Thing in the
History Of Storms in This
Country.
Late Estimates Place the Loss
of Life at Fully Five
Hundred.
Tore Through Business Portions
Of the City, Destroying All
in Its Path.
The Big Eads Bridge Partly De-
m0lished-NarrOw Escape Of
q Train.
Some of the Buildings That Were
Damaged-Convention Hall
: Wasfn 1T. *

ST. LOUIS, May 29.-The awful sweep
of the tornado is marked by a devastated
district in the southwestern portion of
the city, half mile wide and four miles
long, with wrecked buildings, tottering
walls, debris, choked streets and rescu-
ing parties to tell the story of havoc and
death.
st. Louis is dazed by the amount of
calamity and it will be days before the
total loss of life and the amount of
property destroyed will be known. The
estimates Of the number killed vary
from 200 to 500, with the belief general
that the latter figures are the nearest
correct. Coroner Waite at IL o'clock
said that the death list in st. Louis
proper would easily reach 200 and that
in East St. Louis, it would be perhaps
as large. At police headquarters, the
dead in St. Louis were estimated at 800,
and in East ST. Louis at 200.
Place the Total at Five Hundred.
Extra. editions of the local papers
place the total amount of loss of life at
500 or more. The storm left it's path
Uttered with dead and dying, and
patrol wagons. ambulances and under
takers cars were busy all day long car
rying the identified dead to their homes
and homes of relatives and friends, or
leaving the unidentified with the oity
authorities. The property loss is ter
rife, estimates ranging from $4,000, 900
to $4,000, 900. The storm which
wrought the havoc, was most peculiar
one, and scarcely two people in all the
city agree as to just how the damage
was done.
Tornado Rather Than Cyclone.
The wind seemed to take the form of
tornado rather than that of cyclone,
the wrecked buildings showing none of
the twisted irons and girders which
usually mark the track of rotary wind
storm. The general trend was from
southwest to northeast, the centre of the
business district of the city lying about
mile north of the storms path. The
heavy damage was in the vicinity of
Lower Grove and Lafayette Park, where
handsome residences were wrecked and
many injured.
The tornado swept from the north
east, as far as the river, when, with a
sudden turn to the north, it cleared the
Nissippi and tore its way into the heart
Of East St. Louis. One of the remark
able features was the destruction of a
wing of the city hospital, carrying 200
patients and nurses down in the wreck
+ and killing but one person.
All the way from Papin street to Car
ondelet it put stamp ON the face of the
city that
VIII Not BE EnAced For Years.
Big, STRONG buildings fell before the
wind like houses made Of cards. From
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-29
orst Cyclone Officially Known.

Worst Cyclone Officially Known.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Weather bu-
reau officials say the St. Louis tornado
was the most fatally destructive in the
history of the Office. This official state
ment was made at the bureau.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-29
VICTORIA WARE.

Tghe new designs in patterns and pieces
gs OF this elegant Crockery at M. l..
CLARK'Si is simply dazzling. He has
just received an invoice of 1000 pounds Of
this unique table ware. Choice sets cheap.
Dishes OF every kind and use in the assort-
ment.
His "LIBERTY" Baking Powder is also
the greatest bargain in the world Seven
elegant plates given away with each pound
can for Fifty Cents.
STRAWBERRIES and other fresh fruits kept
constantly on hand. Call and see for YOUR
Selves
M. L. CLARK.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-29
Farm Loans at Lowest
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out injury ercont about 40. who received
a few scratches. The damage in Gran
ite City is but slight.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
BRYAN TO TAKE A REST.
He and His Wife to Visit Friends on
the Hudson for Few
Weeks

New York, Aug 14-Mr. Bryan ap-
piled himself this forenoon 70 disposing
of a three days accumulation of CORE
spondence. In the work he had the as
sstance of Mrs. Bryan. Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan will leave tomorrow morning for
Iryington-o n-the-Hudson, where they will
remain until Monday next as the guests
of John Brisben Walker, editor of Cos
mopolitan. From Irvington they will
proceed to Upper Red Hook, where they
will be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. E.
G.. Perrine for about a week Mrs. Per-
rine was formerly Mrs. Bryan's school
teacher.
For week or two longer Mr.. Bryan
will rest for the preparation of his let
ter of acceptance. 1t is expected that
he will speak at Buffalo on August II
and at Erie two days later. Among
Mr.. Bryan's callers today were Congress
man Sulzer of this city, National Com
mitteeman Jackson of Tennessee and Mr..
and Mrs. Richardson of Vicksburg, Miss.
1t is understood that Chairman Jones
of the Democratic committee will go to
Washington this evening. Senator Jones,
Gov Stone of Missouri and Vice-Presi-
Dental Nominee Sewall were in confer
ence during the day.
Mr.. Sewall will leave for his home in
Bath, Me-, in day or two. He expresses
himself as entirely satisfied with the way
events are shaping themselves for the
Democratic ticket.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
LEAVE PRISON TO DIE.
-Four Irish Dynamiters are Given
Their Liberty by Great
Britain.

London, Aug. 14.-In the House of
Commons, yesterday, the secretary for
home affairs, Sir Matthew White Ridley,
announced that upon the medical report
it had been decided to release, on icanse,
DAILY, Delaney, Gallagher and White
head, the four Irishmen imprisoned for
conspiracy against the government in
connection with the dynamite explosion
of some years back.
All of the released men were arrested
during the dynamite scares of 1888 and
1884. DR.. Thomas Gallagher and Albert
George Whitehead. both American cit
zens, were arrested iii London. in com
pany with John Curtin Kent and Henry
Hammond Wilson, early in 1888. and on
June II of that year they were found
guilty of treason felony and sentenced to
life Imprisonment. Kent was released
from prison one year ago and is now in
the United States. DAILY and Delaney
were arrested later.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
LORD RUSSELL ARRIVES.
England'S Foremost JurlSt VIII
Spend Several Weeks in
This Country.

New York, aug. 15.-Lord Russell Of
Killowen, lord chief justice of Great
Britain, reached New York today on
board the Cunard line steamer Umbria
from Queenstown. Accompanying him
are Lady Russell and their daughters
and Sir Frank Lockwood and Lady
Lockwood. Lord Russell comes to the
United States on invitation Of the Amer
lean Bar association, before which body
he will deliver an address on August 20
on international Law" Lord Russell
and his party are the geusts of Henry
Willard at his country place. Thorwood,
in Dobbs Ferry. There the distinguished
British jurist will meet Chief Justice
Melville w. Fuller of the United STATES
Supreme court, Gov. Morton of New
York and other notable Americans
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
ST. PAUL'S NEW RECORD.
American Liner Crosses from
Southampton to New York in
8 Days 81 Minutes.

New York, Aug. 14.-The American
line steamer st. Paul from Southampton
crossed Sandy Hook bar at 9:15 o'clock
this morning. The st. Paul left South
ampton last Saturday at 1:35 in the
afternoon and made the trip in 6 days
and 81 minutes. She has beaten the
new record made last Friday by her sis
ter ship, the ST. Louis, of 8 days 2 hours
ana - MINUTES bdd tn the re fecorq hP9vlns Peen
St. Paul previous to starting on her
trip. was placed on the dry dock at
southampton and thoroughly over
hauled, so she was in the pink of condi-
ton. The st. Paul made her best run
i il t,Wenty-four hours on on her trip from N
knots in that time while In company
with the big Cunard steamer Lucania.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
OIL TANKS ON FIRE.
We're Struck by Lightning-The
Blaze Made q Gorgeous
Spectacle.

Cleveland, O., Aug. ia special from
Lima, O., says that at 1 o'clock this
morning lightning struck a 36,OOO-bar
rel oil tank on the Kemper farm three
miles south Of here, owned by the Stand
ard Oil company. 1t is situated in
group of big tanks and the fire has COM
municated to three others. The Stand
ard people have hired 800 men to
throw up embellishments and have their
cannon on the ground and are shooting
the tanks to let the oil out. The smoke
from the burning oil obscured the sun
and it is as dark as an eclipse. The
loss will reach $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
HIS CONDITION CRITICAL.
Hans B. Warner Iii with Inflamma-
zion of the Bowels at
Ellsworth

Ellsworth Wis, Aug. 15.-[Special.]
Hans B. Warmers condition at noon to-
day is still critical, but he is resting
comfortable and hopes are entertained by
the physicians that he will pull through
all right.
Mr. Warner has not been a we'll man
since his attendance at the Republican
convention in Milwaukee. He suffered
greatly from the heat and travelling
about so much made him worse Sun
day night he was taken down with an
attack of inflammation of the bowels
and his life has been despaired of sew
eral times
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
Says She is Trying to Restore Order in
Crete.

Says She is Trying to Restore Order in
Crete.
London, Aug. 14.-The Queens speech
at the proroguing Of Parliament first
mentions the advance on Dongola and
then says: ''The conditions in some por-
tons Of the Turkish empire continues to
furnish cause for much anxiety. At
present Crete is the principal center of
disturbances. 1 have observed strict
neutrality, but in conjunction with the
other powers of Europe have endeavored
to bring about reconciliation by propos-
ing the establishment of a system of
government which would be equitable
and acceptable to both Christians and
Mussulmans.'
The speech then refers to the rising
of the Mashonas and Matabeles, pays
tribute to the courage and self reliance
of the settlers and adds: ''The efforts Of
my troops are telling on the resistance
of the rebels, who l trust will shortly
avail themselves of my offer Of Glenn
ency."
The speech concludes with a recital
of the measures adopted by Parliament
during it's session lust ending.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
WATCHING FOR THE FUGITIvEs.
chicago Police on the Lookout for Keno
sha JaiIbreakers.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 14.-[Special. /
we have detectives watching all in
coming trains and searching the city for
the i've men who broke Jail at Kenosha
Yesterday" said Inspector Fitzpatrick
today. There seems to be little doubt
in the minds of the police that the men
will make their way toward Chicago.
with the possible exception of Van
Zandt, who is wanted here for obtaining.
money under false pretenses and who is
well known to several of the headuuar-
ters detectives. Van Zandt has been
fighting extradition since he was arrest
ed in Kenosha week ago last Thurs
day by Detective Tobin. He was a can
vasser for man named III. A. Strohm.
picture enlarger in the Masonic Tenn
pie, who alleges that Van Zandt coll
lected $129 in premuiums offered to can
vassers for large orders. The orders
afterward proved fictitious and the man
was arrested in consequence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, So and 80
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee.
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
De Lonson E. Barnard, BeIoit, safety
swaging and welding machine; A. n. Cross,
Babcock. draft attachment for agricultural
machines; A. S. Dersch, North Greenfield,
laska. Photographic camera; E. Mohr, assgr.,
Milwaukee. bearing for pail handles; H
Rockwell, c. Gerlach and e. GebeI, Milwau-
kee, assgrs., cutoff and pointing machine !;
Yerp Thompson, Racine, device for carrying
lanterns; Milwaukee Harvester company
Milwaukee, self-binding harvesters, mowers
and separate parts thereof trade mark)
Tommy White, the featberWeight box
or, has gone to Mount Clemens, Mich.
He viii be joined soon by Dan Creedon
and TOm Tracey.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK
Ditch an Express Train Near Wash
! ngton-Nobody was
Killed.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-The c..
& O. F. +. V. express bound from
Washington to Cincinnati was thrown
on q sidetrack at Ravensworth. Va,
eighteen miles below Washington, at
1919 o'clock this morning by train
wreckers, and the engine, mail car, ex-
press car and one truck Of the combined
baggage and smoker were derailed. The
only one injured was Bagga geman f..
S. Coffman, whose back was slightly
hurt by being thrown from chair.
, The train left here at 1857 o'clock last
night. Near Ravensworth the switch
had been tempered with by wreckers just
beyond curve, which prevented the
vreckers' work being seen until the
train was close on to the spur track.
Engineer Fowler applied the air brakes
with great promptness and force, but
succeeded in stopping the train only after
the engine Travelled on the ties TOR l0O
feet. The switch lamp had been re-
moved, the switch lock broken and the
switch was thrown for the side track.
The unknown wreckers waited near the
track and as the fiagman went back to
protect the train a bullet sped by his
head but missed its mark.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. ia head-end
collision took place about sou TINS morn
ing three-quarters of q mile east of Torch
Hill. O., on the B. s. O. Southwestern
road. fifteen miles west of Parkersburg,
w. Va A westbound passenger train
and the eastbound reight train came
together with a crush in a cut. The
trainmen apparently had no time to
jump and they went down with their en-
gines Engineer Fred Rumpf and Fire
man Huffman on the. passenger were
IN Cto n a
liam Johnston, of the freight. Fireman
Thompson was badly scalded also
Brakeman Overly. Postal Clerk Orgon
was slightly injured. The engineer of
ing at Torch Hill 1t is impossible to
conjecture why he did not do so. The
fact that he was not far east of the
siding leads to the supposition that his
intention was to run beyond and back in
on the siding. The postal car was con-
siderably damaged, but the other cars Of
the passenger train were net injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
SHOCKING CRIME IN ALABAMA
Minister'S Child Horribly Outraged
People Are Aroused.

Mobile, Ala, Aug. IA horrible SEN
sation was made known here today on
the arrival of Rev. Gardiner c. Tucker,
one of Mobiles most prominent Episco-
pal clergymen, from Battles wharf, on
the Eastern shore, where the family had
keen for the summer. His little 5-year-
old child was taken from her bed at
midnight and carried, still asleep, on the
breast of a man supposed to be white,
who took her into the woods and horribly
outraged her, afterwards bringing her
back and depositing his bleeding burden
on the porch. Two counties are shocked
by the news and the Mobile police have
been called upon to make inquiry. The
best men have left here heavily armed
and with dogs to scour the country, and
the fend will have short shift if caught.
The Mobile crowd secured passage on the
Mobile boat and threats are made which
indicate horrible fate for the assailant.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
DEMANDS THEIR RELEASE.
Minister Terrell to Afford Protection
to Naturalized Aneri-
cans,

Constantinople, Aug. 14.-The United
States minister, Alexander W. Terrell,
has demanded the immediate release of
six Armenians, naturalized Americans,
who are imprisoned at Aleppo. In so
doing Mr.. Terrell intimated that any fur
Their imprisonment of the American citi-
zens would not be tolerated
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
Strike on Adams Express.

New York, Aug. 15.-Employes of the
Adams Express company in this city and
Jersey City to the number of 600 went
or a strike today. They allege that since
President Wier took charge of the com
pany's affairs in the East wages have
been reduced about one-third and many
old and efficient servants of the company
have been discharged for trivial reasons
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
WATCH FOR FILIBUSTERS.
Reported that an Expedition is to Leay
Georgia Soon.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 14.-Up to
noon no official information had been
received by the treasury officials con-
corning the reported departure of the
tug Daultless with a flibustering expedi-
ton from the vicinity of Brunswick. Ga.
The Spanish legation had informed the
department that a large party of Cubans
had left Tampa, Fla, for Jacksonville
and it was supposed the expedition would
leave from that point The customs Off
Ger and the revenue marine officers were
instructed to keep q sharp lookout.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
REPORT OF FRUIT CONDITIONS
Large and Fine Crop of Apples Assured
Peaches Plentiful.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 14.-The ag-
rlcultural departments August report of
fruit conditions is as follows:
Apples-The general condition advanced
dlcatlon of sustained crop prospects.
Inls general average covers all kinds Of
appIes early and late, in all sections of the
country, commercially important or unim-
portant as producers and the state percent
ages must be used to determine the outlook
Ior paruculyr commercial supplies.
Peaches-Present returns show generally.
reduced condition. Of the commercial states
the best prospects are still found in the
delaware, Michigan, Ohio and Maryland,
while in New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia and
california percentages consist of less than
half crop.
Grapes-The condition of grapes is gener-
ally nigh. some complaints are made of rot.
due to excessively moist season, but seem
ngly not extensive enough to much effect
the general condition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
A WOMAN'S BODY FOUND.
Shocking Discovery in Wheat Field
Near New Richmond. O.

Cincinnati, O., Aug. 15.-The dead
body of an unknown woman was found
last night on the farm of Jacob Yer
was mutilated and the head almost sew
cred and unacceptable. Dogs had
torn away the head and hands as the
body lay in wheat field. A satchel
was found containing woman's clothing,
and the inference was made that the VIC
tim lived in Cincinnati or at least had
made purchases there.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
MOORES TO KEEP CONTROL.
Change in the Plans to Rehabilitate
Diamond Match Stock.

Diamond Match Stock.
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-Regarding the
settlement of the Moore Bros. difficulty
the Chicago news bureau says an impor-
tant alteration has been made in the
Diamond Match trustees agreement.
The change will permit the Moore Bros
to retain control Of their property and
allow them to deal direct with the brok-
ers who have claims against them. 1t
is believed that the Moores will settle
their Obligations with the members of the
exchange by paying one-half of the obi
cations in cash and the remainder in
notes, running for one year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
CAUSED BY HARD TIMES.
e. g. Sanborn Co. of Lynn, Mass, Make
an Assignment.

Boston. Mass, Aug. 12LThe National
Shoe and Leather exchange reports the
failure of e. S. Sanborn & Co. of Lynn,
Mass, manufacturers of ladies' shoes.
Edmund II. Talbot of 40 Water street
is the assignee. The firm is rated at
S150.000. The liabilities are placed at
$4,000; assets at between $4,000 and
100000. The Boston banks are the
principal creditors. Hard times is the
cause assigned for the failure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
WOMEN WANT TO KNOW.
TO WHOM CAN THEY TELL THEIR
TROUBLES

a Woman Answers "To Anxious
Inquirers InteHigently Answered-Thou-
sands of Grateful Letters.
Women regard it as a blessing that
they can talk to a woman who fully
understands their every ailment, and
thus avoid the examina-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
The Trouble at Ashantee.

Cape Coast Castle, Gold Coast Colony,
British West Africa, Aug. Alt is ru-
the Inkoranza country, north of Coomas-
81, capital of Ashantee. A detachment
of Haussas has left here under sealed
orders.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
Death of Sister Iren,

mother superior of the New York Found
ling hospital, died early this morning,
after an illness of six weeks. Sister
Mary Irene Fitz-Gibbon was probably
the most prominent sister of charity in
America. She was born May Ii. 1928,
in kensington, London.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19

tions, expert
ments and the
Dries of incom--
petent physi-
ians, whose sex
deprives them
of knowing by
experience.
\ The end
! less conf
Z dence placed
. in Mrs.
\ Pinkhan by
J American.
women,
It's them to seek
constantly.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-24
Cen. EZeta In Readiness.

Oakland, Cal, Get. 21.-Gen, Carlos
Ezeta has taken up his quarters in this
city, and is prepared to meet his enc
mics. The general has surrounded
himself with body guards, and is ready
to meet Senior Raphael Lopez, minister
of San Salvador to Mexico. The min
lister was visiting in San Francisco.
Ezeta says that Lopez was sent to
spy on him and make report to Presi-
dent Gutierrez. The general has start
ed a. sensation among his friends by
raising the cry that he Is pursued by
hired assassins, who are seeking his
life at the instigation Of Gutierrez He
has called meetings Of friends to dis
cuss the arrivalof the minister. Threats
have been made, and now the general
is waiting for Lopez to make a move.
The latter, however, asserts that the
general is buffer, and does not mean
business. Dr. Calderon, consul gen.
eral of San Salvador at San Francisco,
has taken a great deal of interest in
this latest outbreak Of Ezeta.
"Ezeta's charge about assassins and
spies are ridiculous" said DR.. Calde-
ron. "Mr. Lopez Is the only man who
had the courage when Gen. Menedez
died to say in public that he had been
killed by ingratitude and the actions
of Ezeta, and to accuse the latter, in ef-
feet. of the crime. Ezeta is only a
leaking bag of wind. Ezeta will not
harm anybody. We only wish he
would try to return to his country.
"But there is no fear of that. He is
simply making idle threats, and we
shall pay no attention to him."