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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
WRECKED
Fonr People Killed, Many Injured and
Nearly Every Building DESTROYED.

Four People Killed, Many Injured and
Nearly Every building Destroyed.
HfAwATHA, Kan, May 3.-The tor
nado struck Reserve and vicinity last
evening between 5 and $3.50 o'clock,
and destroyed nearly every building
on the townsite. If hundreds of men
with e had hacked away at the
houses and stores they could not have
done 20 much damage. Four people
were killed and many injured.
BY the glare of the lightning many
people saw an umbrella-like cloud,
which came whirling and roaring
from the southwest. 1t cut great
trees off at the base and plucked them
out OF the ground by the roots. 1t
darted toward the north and came
back by the northwest. All who saw
lowed the crash of falling timbers and
the cries of the hurt amid the roar of
the wind.
When the storm had passed and peo-
pie dared to venture out, it was found
hat the following had been killed:
d. w. Terhune, aged 90.
Ralph Sweeney, 9 years old.
Mrs. John Rynder.
The more seriously injured were:
William Mellison, father of Mrs.
Duerson; Mrs. Terhune and daughter,
bruised and internal hurts.
Sherman Phillips, bruised aud cut.
Jerry Young and wife, cut and hurt.
George Kennedy, cut and severe
bruises.
Ed Phillips. arm broken.
John Rynder, fatally injured.
The blind infant Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rynder, leg broken.
Frank Jones, jaw broken.
Mrs. Sweeney and children, hurts
and bruises.
Fifty thousand dollars would not
repair the damage at Reserve. The
few houses standing are wrenched
and broken. Windows are STAYED in
and every house standing upright is
Off the foundation. In all fortv-four
buildings were destroyed.
Frank Wells house IS missing. It
was II of the two insured against
wind. d. w. Terhune, one OF the
was killed and his wife and
daughter hurt.
The Methodist Episcopal church was
torn to pieces. 1t cost
81 900. The Christian church and par
sonage. worth $500, were also
demolished, and E. w. Parker, the
former pastor, and his wife and
daughter were badly hurt.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
SEVEN DEAD AT SABETHA.
The Tornado Destructive In ana About

The Tornado Destructive In ana About
the Great Damage Done.
SABETHA, Kan, May IA deadly
tornado swept through this town and
vicinity about 1880 o'clock last night,
causing the deaths of one person here
and six more near here, the injury of
fifteen people, the destruction of
twenty-five houses and damage to fifty
more.
The wind swept through the bust
ness and residence section, razing the
Grand Island depot, e. Horizons bust
ness block and twenty-five North side
residences and damaging a score of
Others: In the Grand Island depot
wero five people, but all escaped with
they lives, though Operator Austin
wa, carried several blocks.
ellen Carey, a child, was so badly
injured that she died later. Her
father, W. M. Carey. and mother and
three brothers were badly injured.
S. P. Hays was buried in the ruins
of his house and his jaw broken. He
was also injured internally.
Mrs. Eliza Murphy, colored, was
badly injured internally and may die.
Mrs. Jacob Meisner and Hattie Bue-
hney. living les here were killed.
Among the other injured are: Will-
lam Machamer, Arthur Hays and six
others.
Most of the people saw the storm
coming and were able to reach cellars
and caves, but many suffered severly
in the great rain which fell.
Northeast Of Sabetha Mrs. Dan
Saylor, Mrs. Schug, an old lady who
lived with the Saylors, Mrs. Beachy
known were killed, and many injured
in that vicinity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
F~RANKFORT'S
About 100 Buildings Destroyed-None
Killed but Twelve Persons Injured.

About 100 Buildings Dcstroyed-None
Killed but Twelve Persons Injured.
FRANKFORT, Kan, :1ay ia tor
nado formed in a valley near Milton.
vale yesterday afternoon and swept
northwest through a fine farming
section, doing great damage but caus-
ing no deaths. Then it struck the
town of Bige1ow, where several houses
were wrecked, but no one was seri-
ously injured.
The storm swept On through the
country intervening, destroying sew
eral fine farm houses and leveling
barns and orchards.
At $3.50 o'clock the funnel shaped
cloud was plainly seen approaching
this place after a heavy rain and hail
storm. 1t moved slowly and did not
strike the residence section until
nearly everyone had had time TO rea CHI
cellars and caves. For this reason no
one was killed, and the injured were
only: Harry Kennedy, a furniture
dealer, nose broken and badly bruised;
Captain S. B. Tobb, scalp wounds,
Mrs. Arthur, colorcd, and two chill
dren, p. E. Cudmore and son, Mrs. II.
N: Pidcoe, Mrs. w. j. Gregg and child,
slightly, Mrs. Moran and child,
slightly.
Over q hundred houses in the town
and the surrounding country were de-
stroyed or badly damaged. The
Methodist and Christian churches
We're wrecked and many Of the best
residences demolished, while their
contents were ruined.
About 200 people are homeless, but
the city is taking good care of all. A
relief and finance committee has been
appointed by the mayor. The city is
full Of country people helping to care
for the homeless.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

Not only to electricians in all parts
of the world but to Americans of all
trades and ca1lings the opening OF the
new Industrial Arts Building in New
York City is IN event Of memorable in
terest. To Nikola Tesla It is 9 M
His wonderful genius is demonstrated
in the turning on Of a current of cleo
tricity transmitted to the building
from Niagara Falls on an ordinary
telegraph wire by the two phase >ys-
tenn invented by him and bearing his
name. The line of conduit is more than
four times the length of the greatest
distance over which similar transmits
sion has been previously effected. To
nelgnten the Importance Of the demon
stratlon the power thus harnessed
drives In the new building a model Of
q Niagara power plant, while a sys-
TEN OF telephones ranged around this
enables the listener to hear distinctly
n roar OF the cataract from the famous
Cave OF the Winds. The event marks
the highest point yet reached in the
wonderful development Of the electric
era. Tesla's victories are as renowned
as Edison's. Both inventors have
shown that reality is more amaz,np
than romance and that the key of cleo
tricity will unlock the secret store
house Of natures mysteries. The
strength Of Niagara goes to New yoru
over q telegraph wire. The deep melody
Of her thousand voices, mingled with
the tones Of the wind god, goes there
BY telephone. It only remains for TEST
to find Boreas and Notus with his eIec.
trio chains and to lead them out Of n.
cav for the service Of the nations.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
THAT WONDERFUL BABY.
Not All Its Fond Mother Imagined, But
Did Its Little Hest.

Not All Its Fond Mother Imagined, But
Did It's Little Hest.
The proud young mother had come
to pay her first visit, accompanied by
the infant son and heir and his nurse.
81 don't wish to appear in any way
partial" said she, sbut really for a
child of sixteen months I consider AL
gernon a marvel Of intelligence. He
understands every word and joins in
the conversation with a sagacity that
almost alarms ms at times. Speak to
the lady, Algernon."
"Boo-boo," said Algernon.
"Listen to that!" cried the delighted
mother. "He means, How do YOU
do?" Isn't it wonderful"
"Now, Algernon, ask the lady to
play for you Che adores the piano..
Now, Algie, dear" very coaxingly).
"Boo-boo" said Algernon.
Gle means, music by that. Boo
boo'-'music.' Isn't he too smart for
anything? Now, love, tell the lady
mammals name"
"Boo-boo!!" said Algernon.
''That's right. BOO. boo'-sLouisev
My names Louise, you know. Oh,
dear, I do hope he isn't too clever to
live! Now, say by-by to the lady,
precious
"Boo-boo.' said Algernon.
"'Boo-boo'-'by-by.' Why, upon
my word there's hardly any differ
ence. Bless his little darling heart!
Isn't he a wondero?"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

National bank circulation outstand-
ing on May l amounted to 1921, 227 sos.
which represents an increase OF S4,12A.-
$40 for the month and of s1S.777 ,661
for the year ending Herewith. The
portion of the circulation based on the
deposit of bonds amounted to S199, 1885,
0e5. which represents an increase Of
$4,674,O51 for the month and of $19,-
S75,622 for the year ending Herewith.
The portion of the circulation based on
the deposit of lawful money amounted
to $21,504, 500, which represents a de-
crease of $3.50, I'll for the month and
of s6,0S7. 961 for the twelve months
ending herewith.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
St. Joseph's curfew Law in Force.

ST. JosEpH, Mo, May l9-Mayor
Worries has signed the curfew ordi-
nance. 1t provides that all children
under the age Of is shall be off the
streets by 9 o'clock at night unless
accompanied by their parents or en-
gagged in some recognized pursuit,
under penalty Of arrest, in which event
their parents or guardians will be
notified, and if the latter fail to APP
pear to take charge of their children
or wards a fine will be imposed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
T V N YTORNADO
EIGHTEEN PEOPLE KILLED
IN KANSAS.
Many Towns are struck-seneca, S gbetha,
Oneida and Reserve Citizens Carried OF
to Death-Many Very Seriously Injured
Northeastern Kansas Almost In Ruins.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May ia dead
ley tornado swept through Northeast
crn Kansas and a portion of South
eastern Nebraska yesterday afternoon
n last night, causing at least eigh-
teen deaths and the INJURY Of a score
OF people and doing many thousands
OF dollars damage in various towns
through which it passed besides at
present i~ncalculab,e damage in the in
tervenlng country.
The storm, SO far as can be deter
mined, formed near Miltonvale and
swept in q well defined "northeasterly
direction through the prosperous
towns of Bigelow, Frankfort, Bailey
vile, Seneca, Oneida, Sabetha and Re-
serve in Kansas and Falls City and
Preston in Nebraska.
At Bigelow the west part OF the
town was wrecked and several people
were hurt, but no one was killed so
far as known.
At Frankfort fifty buildings were
destroyed and 200 people rendered
homeless. No one was killed, but
eight persons were badly hurt.
AT ~Baileyville hat Of the town was
laid waste and q number Of people in
Jured, but none were killed SO lar as
can be learned at present.
AT Seneca four persons were killed,
all OF them children, the opera house,
court house and principal school de-
stroyed, many other buildings wrecked
or badly damaged, and at least twenty
more or less injured.
At 0Da;Ao thraa n1;1a..-
killed, many people injured more or
less and several buildings DESTROYED.
AT Sabetlia several stores and other
buildings and twenty resi-
We're destroyed and twenty
i've persons injured. one of when has
since died, while six were killed in the
vicinity.
At Reserve four people were killed
and fifteen injured, while nearly every
building on the townsite was wrecked
or badly damaged,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

The forestry of the United
States form the subject of a circular re-
Gently issued by the department of ag-
rlculture. 1t appears from this circu-
lar that, in spite of the enormous con-
sumption of lumber, the vast extent
to which wood is used as fuel, and the
startling annual destruction by forest
fires, the forest area of United States,
exclusive of Alaska, is over 500, 900, 900
acres. This area is very unevenly dis
tributed; seven-tenths are found on the
Atlantic side of the continent, only
one-tenth on the Pacific coast, another
tenth on the Rocky mountains, the bal
ance being scattered over the interior
OF the western states. The prairie
states, with an area in round numbers
of 100000 square miles, contain hardly
4 per cent of forest growth, and the
1880, 900 square miles-more than one
third of the whole country-of arid or
semi-arid character in the interior con-
tain practically no forest growth, eco
nomically speaking.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
Curious Trade Terms.

The second volume of the digest Of
evidence given before Group G of the
labor commission contains a glossary
OF technical terms and trade slang.
Among the curious expressions are
the following: bate, belE-horse,
caunched, cut-up, fudd, mungs, slop-
dash work, sprigger, singing, tin
giles"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

The trunk mystery that was disturb
ing the people of Chicago a month ago
has now been partly solved. The body
was found to be that of Oliver Pike,
formerly of S~teilacomm, Washington.
He had been n of the wardens in the
insane asylum there, and had been
murdered. His body was shipped from
that place to Salt Lake, and then to Chi
cago. 1t is believed that his murder
ers or murderer will soon be in custody.
His is not the only mysterious death
occurring at the asylum. Four others
have died in the last four years, most
OF them from poison, which was after
wards found in their stomachs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
Columbia statesman Sold.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, May 19.-The Col
umbia Statesman has been sold by
Will @, Barrett to Henry T. Burk-
hardt and Luther Fl. Rice. The States
mar has beon, for more than fifty
years, one of the leading Democratic
journals Of Cantral Missouri.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

The report that a Boston lady BIZ
cycler has made thirty-three centuries
should be so explained that her age may
not be mistaken. Many Boston ladies
are much younger than thirty-three
centuries, even though they do know so
much.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

If men were to follow Bishop Car.
penter's advice and look their hearts
in the face some Of them would find
themselves exceedingly dark COM
plexioned.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

The price of wire has gone up, no
doubt in anticipation Of the large
amount that will be needed for pulling
purposes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
Az N4fHE.6 q 43lesw ETE@YNfs 70
! s

1t is often difficult to convince peo-
pie their blood is impure, until dread
full carbuncles, assesses, boils, scrof-
ula or salt rheum, are painful proof Of
the fact. 1t is wisdom now, or when-
ever there is any indication of
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

A Columbia college student has been
experimenting on a cheap metal with
the x rays and, it is reported, has sue
ceeded in turning it into gold.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
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blood, to take Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
prevent such eruptions and suffering.
81 had a dreadful carbuncle abscess,
red, fiery, fierce and sore. The doctor at
tended me over seven weeks. When the
abscess broke, the pains were terrible, and
l thought I should not live through it. I
heard and read SO much about Hoods
sarsaparilla, that I decided to take it, and
my husband, who was suffering with
boils, took it also. 1t soon purified our
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
Strawberries, and the bottom Of the
box, come higher than usual this year.

Think Of 10000 leap year young wo-
men going to the great northwest to
get husbands. Young a go west.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-27

New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost, Found
and Similar advertisements will be found under
their appropriate headsen Page 8.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-27

''This CASE" said Mr.. Dalton, sis only
one of many. Men are making strikes
constantly, and they have found that it
is just as possible to make rich strikes in
gold as in silver, and SO they have come
to understand that Colorado is bound to
prosper no matter what Is the result Oh
legislation on silver" While Mr.. Dalton
is himself silver man, as is very
natural considering his large silver in
terests, he does not believe that the great
mining states depend alone on that
metal.
z He says that the Colorado people are
already coming around to that way of
thinking. Of course they believe in sill
yer, but they have made the disoov cry
that there is untold riches in gold alone
in their hills. Denver is going ahead
again in the old way. Mr. Dalton says
that there are at least one hundred
houses going up in Denver at this time,
not one of them costing less than $40, 900.
Mr.. Dalton does not believe that even
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
granting that such a thing is among the
immediate possibilities would have much
effect on the output Of gold. The time
was when the great fortunes Of which
SO many stories were told, were all made
in silver, and when the vastly rich
miners were all "silver kings" but that
time has past. The Little Johnney, the
Independence, the Portland, and host
of other famous gold mines have shown
that Colorado is a great gold producing
state, and the miners know that they are
as likely to make great strike in gold
as in silver. The gold mining has come
to stay.
Politically" said Mr.. Dalton, "out
in Colorado people are ready to do any
thing that means silver, and to go for
anybody who will promise to give them
the best show for silver, but when it
comes to Mckinley they don't know
where he stands They don't know and
they can't find out whether he is for or
against silver, and it will be leap in
the dark if they support him at st.
LOUIS
Personally, Mr.. Dalton is a strong
Reed man. and will go to st. Louis him
self to work for Mr. Reed.
Mr.. Dalton has not been spoilt by his
successes. He is the same bright modest
fellow he was years ago, when he was
hustling for business in Portland. He
has hosts of friends in this CITY VINO will
be glad to know that he has prospered so
greatly.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-27
Hurt by Falling Bricks.

Yesterday forenoon, John Martin and
George Linscott, two young men en-
ployed by Messrs. Blackstone & Smith,
the contractors, in removing the brick
house at the corner of Park and Spring
streets, were cut and bruised by falling
bricks. One Of the walls had been
partially demolished and these two men
wors standing under it engaged in their
work. 1t appears. that the outer skin of
the wall between two chimneys had never
been securely tied to the rest of the. brick
work. This of course was not known to
the contractors who were using all the
usual precautions in the removal Of the
old work. A piece of this briokwork
gave way and fell, some of the flying
bricks striking Martin and Linscott both
of whom received some cuts and bruises
Linsoott was able to go to his home, but
as Martin complained of the pain from
his injuries, it was thought best to take
him to the Maine General Hospital.
There the physicians found no serious in
juries, but it was thought best to let
Martin remain in the hospital where he
could receive treatment at once should he
become worse.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-27

Co., of Boston, aud upon invitation or
General Manager Payson Tucker of the
Maine Central railroad, and President
Hugh J. Chisholm of the Portland &
Rumford Falls railway, pleasant ex-
cnrsion to Rumford Falls and Otis Falls
was arranged. Governor Henry B.
Cleaves ex-Gov. Frederick Robie end
Col. Fred N. Dow were also members Of
the party which visited these rapidly
developing centers of manufacturing.
The following were among the arrivals
at the Falmouth yesterday: G. E. Nor.
mand, Providence; E. H. Starbuck. New
York; G. r. Hinokley, Passport; H..
Case. Westfeld; DR.. o. Fitzgerald, Ais
ton; q. e. Marston, G. a. Ferguson.
Boston; Miss Blaisdell, Bangor S.
Wells, Montreal; S. H. Dawes, Harrison :;
Il. B. Saunders, Ellsworth, A. M.
Meniok, Mrs. Menick and child, Nash
va.
At the Preble yesterday were F. A.
Basford, Fl. E. Walker, Boston; A. T..
LaBain. Springfield; Mrs. Sargent, Ssdg
wick; g. W. Tucker, M. E. Pratt, New
York
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-27
The Labor Commission.

Hon. S. W. Matthews, labor comms-
sioner, will start, early in June, on pre-
pairing information on the tannery,
starch and iron ship building industries
of the State on which special articles
will be made up for the report of the
bureau, along with the various other
manufacturing and industrial pursuits,
which will be Investigated later. AS last
year was given to the labor question,
COST of living, wages. ETC., SO this year
will be devoted to profits. expenses and
costs of manufactures.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-27
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

The railroad commissioners made an
examination, Monday, of the Bridgton
& Saco railroad and yesterday of tho
Portland & Rochester. They will make
the following examinations during the
week: Grand Trunk, Wednesday,, and
the Boston & Maine Thursday and
Friday.
The rect department is blowing up
Dow street preparatory to Iiacadamlz1ng.
They are tearing up the asphalt on Con-
gress street preparatory to paving.
The BARRIERS in the city will keep open
late Friday night and close at moor Me-
mortal day.
Yesterday was a rainy day with south
east to southwest winds.
DR.. W. S. Eldridge of Anacosta lodge,
Washington, D. c., gave talk before
the members of Bacon lodge, I. o. o.
E., at the meeting last evening on the
subject of "Anoient Symbolism.
The delegates to the state convention
of the A. o. H.. which will be held at
Houltcn Wednesday and Thursday, from
Divisions / and 2 of this oity, left on the
l D. IN. Cral4l IOt tI1aU place.
The board OF health will go to Sebago
lake today and post in oonspiccus places
on the shores Of the lake notices prohib-
lting bathing and copy Of section /.
chapter 81, of the Public Laws of 1891,
which relates to the pollution Of drink
ing water.
Mr.. Charles S. Fairfield is at work get
ting his gasoline motor ready for his big
blackboard. The motor will be arranged
to run at three rates of speed, 8 miles
8 10 miles and miles an hour. and elso
to be reversed for backing and turning
around. The wagon will be ready for
the road in about two weeks.
There will be a public exhibition Of
the Eclipse fire extinguisher in Monu-
ment Square at 730 this evening. An
immense fire will be built and an attempt
will baEmade by Mr.. Geo. Fl. Poor, the
general agent, to put IN out in Is seconds
with one Of the smallest sized extinguish-
ers.
The committees on estimates, fire de-
partment, lights and printing. met last
evening. This is expected to be the last
meeting OF the committee on estimates,
it being the last Of the month the other
committees met to appear bills.
The committee on new buildings met
last evening. but adjourned without
transaoting any business.
The Dandelion club of Brunswick and
invited guests hold their annual meeting
at Jake's, Harding's station, Saturday
morning next. Breakfast ready at 6.
Sam says it ought to have been called
The TaraXacum club.
Tbs street commission held meeting
yesterday afternoon and audited bills.
The second annual meeting of the
Women's Foreign Missions will be held
today.
The Maine Amateur Press Association
will meet in this city today.
Chestnut street choir will give an old
folks concert at the West End II. Z.
church Thursday evening.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-27
Beyond Human Laws.

Hartford. Conn, May 26.-Edward
ton Grand Opera House Stock company
died at the Jail this morning of cerebro
spinal meningitis. He was examinedEas
to his sanity few days ago and found
to be sane. On April g. Bethel, while
in a drunken frenzy fred four shots at
his wife. Dallas Tyler, member of W.
r. Cranes company at the Hotel Heub-
lein. The following day he was held for
trial in June in defualt of $1,000 bail.