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The news boy., 1896-06-06
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
Llv. CONGRESS.
Flrst Session.)

In the senate n, tho ss,, tro .ias. =, ,,a
general appropriated bills-tbe Jeaciencv
blll-occuped the entire session. and. after be-
ing pretty heavily loaded with private claims.
besides over q million dollars for findings in
the French spoliation claims. over half n mil
lion dollars for findings of the court of claims
under the Bowman act. and si7Ili5 for the
Chouteau claim for building an iron steam
battery in 1854 the bill was passed and the
senate adjourned In tho house the session
was devoted to District of Columbia a fairs un-
til the calendar was cleared, when the re-
maint,er OF the dav was spent. in COMMITTEES of
the whole. considering the bill to repeal the
section OF the present tarie law providing for
rebate on alcohol used In the arts and meGi-
cinal compounds. without action being taken.
IN the senate ON tn, ceth the "nlled cheess"
bill occupied the morning hour. at the con-
clusion of which the proh!bitory bond bill was
taken up as unfinished business, and after dis
cussion. went over without action, The re-
nainter of the open session was devoted TO
conSidera lion Of conference repnrts upon ap-
preparation bills, after which q short execu-
tive session WIS heidi In the house n bill to
repeal section G, Of the Wilson tariff act of
1925, which provides for free alcohol in the
arts and manufactures was amended and
passed Several conference renorts on apuro-
priation bills were received and voted upop,
and the coutestcd-election case of johnson
(repl against stokes iden.). from, the Seventh
strict OF South Carolina was taken M
The news boy., 1896-06-06

At seven sharp the house was dsssrs
cd by our hand maidons and : eevsn
sharp next day they returned 70 us.5
While we were at breakfast the doos5
bell rang and Madalena, after Io-
ments delay, put her head In the ain
inQ-room door: MRS. s., the door bell
rang" sswell, 60 b. It them" said 1.
rather Indignantly. Alasl I was yeJ
TO learn the custom Of the land. OuI
kind friend and mentor was ushereol
In. She had come TO see how we werel
getting on in our housekeeping. 40
amuse her repeated 70 her Madar
lena's remarks about the door peii.I
To my surprise she took 1t caimiy.I
merely remarking that all the servsnts
thought It beneath them to answer tneI
door bell. Later we got accustomed
to see our friends answering their own
bells and grew quite expert In slidinRl
our cards surreptitiously on the heil
table as our hostess showed us into the
drawing room. So universal 10 thi9
custom that one lady told MS: II
knew it must be stranger when
the bell rang twice. No southern Cal!
ifornian ever rings a second time. we
always know there's some good reason
IL the first bell isn't answered and we
Just slide our cards under the door
and go away."-.Lippincott'A
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

a CABLE message received in Chica-
20, on the 3oth, announced the death
in Honolulu, on the 10th, of Kate
Field, of pneumonia. Miss Field was
born in st. Louis. She was talented
woman and achieved success ON the
stage and forum, and as a correspond
ent and editor. Her latest venture in
the journalistic line was Kate Fields
Washington. published at the national
capital, which proved a signal success,
but which she was compelled to sus'
pend on account of failing health
which she sought in travel. A cosmo-
politan in experience, she was thor
ough-going American in sentiment.
DURING the popular fete of the coro.
nation ceremonies, held in the Hodyn
sky plain, opposite the Petroffsky pal.
ace, on the 30th, where 100000 persons
were assembled 70 partake of the czar's
hospitality, dispensed from 500 booths,
the crowding forward of those in the
rear crushed the unfortunates in the
front ranks against the ratings sur
rounding the booths, until it is esti-
| mated that between one thousand and
and trampled to death.
MEMORIAL day services at Rock Creek
cemetery, Washington, did not possess
| their usual interest for Illinois people
at the national capital this year, on
| account of the absence of Mrs. John a.
| Logan. 1t has been her annual Gus
tom to be present at the ceremonies
at Gen. Logan's tomb and personally
| arrange the floral tributes. This year
she is making tour of Europe.
ALL of the Johannesburg reform
committee prisoners except the four
who were condemned to death-Ham
mond, Farrar, Phillips md Rhodes =
have been released. Tn Sentence OF
banishment, which was imposed upon
the men released, was suspended upor
their undertaking to never again in
terfere in the affairs of the Soutt
African republic.
PIlN uss ANGELINE, daughter o
Chief tile, after whom the city o
that name was called, died in Seattle
Wash, on the 3lst. In the early fiftie
Angeline, at the peril of her own life
apprised the population of Seattle O
an intended massacre, thus savinl
three or four hundred lives and en-
dearing herself to pioneers and thei
descendants.
MICHAEL. the Little Wonder" ha
again lowered his bicycle record TO
seven miles. On the 30th, at Olympia
Kensington, England. he covered tn
distance in IA minutes and 3-5 seconds
his time being two seconds less thai
! that previously made by him,
The news boy., 1896-06-06

In the Lake regions of Wisconsin. North
ein Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota, |,
there are hundreds of charming localities
pre-eminenty fitted for summer homes.
Nearly all are located on or near lakes
which have not been iished out. These re-.
sorts are easily reached by railway and
range in variety from The "full dress for
dinner to the flannel-shirt costume for
every meal Among the list are names fa-
miliar to many of our readers as the perfec-
tion of Northern summer resorts. Nearly
all of the Wisconsin points of interest are
within IL short distance from Chicago or
Milwaukee, and none OF them are SO far
away from the "busy marts Of civilization"
that they canuot be reached In few hours
road In the northwest-thc Chicago. Mil
waukee & st Paul Railway. A description
of the principal resorts, with list Of summer
hoteis and boarding houses, and rates Tor
board, will be sent free on application to
GEO H. HEArroRp, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago
The news boy., 1896-06-06

. THE seventh national convenvioH u
the prohibition party met In PittsA
butgh, Pa, on the 9Th.
A SON was born to Count William
Bismarck, youngest son Of Prince Bis
marck, and his wife on the eeth.
Prince Bismarck has four grand.
daughters, but the child Just born Is
his .first grandson.
CARL BAILEY HURST, United States
consul at Prague, informed the state
department, on the 26th, that an inter-
national pharmaceutical exhibition
will be held in Prague from August
IS to September Is next, and that the
attendance OF persons in the United
States interested is desired.
HARRY RIrThNnoUsE, t2 years old,
committed suicide at Barberton, N. j.,
on the 2sth. His parents wanted him
to go to school, The boy refused to
60 and hanged himself In the barn.
A NEW ediet issued by Capt. -aen.
Weyler suspends for one year all ju-
dicial proceedings against planters
with regard to their property, and
their creditors will not now be able to
secure payment of interest or be
permitted to sue in the Cuban courts
or to institute foreclosure proceedings
upon any mortgage they may hold.
gagged to American creditors, Secre-
tary of State Olney is expected to en-
ter very forcible protest with the
Madrid government against the exc.
cution of the decree.
WHILE Madison Square garden, New
York city, was filed, on the night OF
the 27th, with soldiers and other per-
sons interested in the Cubau-Am
can fair, voiley of stones thrown
against the side of the building shat
tered four windows. The attack was
made when the crowd was greatest by
four well-dressed Spaniards, who fled
uud made their escape in n trolley car
when the Cuban guard, in uniform
and armed with machetes, rushed out
to capture them.
LAFAYETTE PARK, the pride of all
st. Louisans and a gem of rustic
beauty, was reduced by the great
storm of the 27th to the condition OF
tangled jungle. Not a tree or build.
ing was left within the entire inclos-
ure. while the beautiful residence
neighborhood surrounding it was
equally a mark for the furies of the
upper deep.
Ar st. Joseph, Mo-, on the 2sth, the
temperature dropped 30 degrees in an
hour. About five o'clock low clouds
appeared from the north and east, and
the temperature fell fast. By evening
people were shivering. There was nc
precipitation. Considerable wind ac!
companied the appearance of the
storm.
THE only positive action taken by
the republican senatorial caucus, on
the 29th, was vote by which it was
decided that the bill to refund the
debts of the bond-aided Pacific rail-
roads should be postponed until the
next session. 1t was the unanimous
opinion that adjournment would come
not later than June 8, and possibly
earlier
No LESS than sixteen houses of wor.
ship in the immediate neighborhood
of what was Lafayette park in St.
Louis, some of them costly and mag.
niiiceut edifces. were either demol.
ished or badly wrecked by the great
cyclone. 1t is estimated that more
than q quarter of million dollars will
be required to restore these churches
alone.
OK the Goth, Judge Helm, Of New.
port, Ky. overruled the motion for a
new trial for Scott Jackson, con.
victed of the murder Of Pearl Bryan,
The news boy., 1896-06-06
Association

Associations and associates are char
acter formative Natives of mountsin7
Gus regions are of q bold and rugged
character. The longtime inhabitants
of the sunny southland become warm
of blood. passionate, genial, social and
hospitable. Children of Goddess parents
generally grow into Christless man-
hood.-Rev. G. B. Allen, Baptist, Hele@
ma. Mont
The news boy., 1896-06-06
Rough OF Strawberry Grower,

Rains have made big hole in the
profits of the straw berry growers of
Sarcoxie and of Jasper county. More
than 500 acres ore under cultivation.
and the growers expected large re
turns. but, owing to the continuous
wet weather, they will not recover cost
Of cultivating.
The news boy., 1896-06-06
Three Severe Storms in One Night.

There were three severe wind.storms
at Springfield the other night, one
reaching velocity of 90 miles an hour.
Much damage was caused throughout
the city, and fruit, corn, wheat and
oats were badly injured thr oughout
Greene county.
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A Rapid Worker.

Liberty blacksmith offers, in the
space Of Is minutes, to clean and pre-.
pare the feet Of horse. turn and fin
ish, from the bare steel, four shoes
and fit and drive them, turning the
horse out ready for the road.-all in a
quarter Of an hour.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

On the goth the treasury department
began the payment of the sugar boun-
ties under the recent decision of the
supreme court. The claims now be-
ing paid are under the $3.50, 600 appro.
priation for accrued bounty due at the
time the bounty law was repealed.
There ere 4,50O of this class of claims
The news boy., 1896-06-06
Severe Storm in Franklin County.

A tornado visited Franklin county
and destroyed much property John
Newark, August Niederholtmeyer and
his hired man were badly in jured.
Robert E. Thompson was instantly
killed one mile east of Washington.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

Mrs. LAKE FRoNr-"I know I've met that
Mr. Jaybird somewhere before. told him
50, but all he answered was that he knew!
my former husband. Tho man must be an
idiot" Mrs. Hyde Park-''Why so" Mrs.
Lake Front-sl've had four former hus-
bands r'-Cleveaud Plain Dealer.
The news boy., 1896-06-06
Opposed to Sunday Excursions.

The majority Of the Kansas City
railway lines are strongly opposed to
Sunday excursions which interfere
with their revenue from regular busi-
ness during the week, and arouse the
antagonism of the country merchants.
The antagonism frequently amounts
toa boycott on the line running the
excursion.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

THE annual convention of the Ger
man Presbyterian ministers, North
west, opened at Galena, H.. on the
asth, to continue four days. Sixty
ministers from Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota were in
attendance. The opening sermon was
delivered by Rev. j. Bentley, ID, of
St. Paul.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

On the goth the president returned,
without his approval, to the house of
representatives, in which 1t originated.
the river and harbor bill. his objection
to the measure being based upon the
large amounts appropriated for con-
tinuing contracts. An attempt will be
made to pass the bill over the veto
The news boy., 1896-06-06
Caused by q Funnei-shaped Cloud.

Friendship church. north of Sturgeon,
was demolished by funnel-shaped
cloud. There are fewer buildings,
bridges and fences in that portion of
Boone county since the cloud made its
visit.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

AFTER jury at Binghamton, \. Y,
had brought in verdict of murder in
the first degree. on the 2Sth, against
Mrs. Eliza Thurston for poisoning her
husband, attorneys for the defense
caused sensation by demanding a
new trial on the ground that several
of the jurymen were drunk when the
verdict was rendered.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

TWENTY devotees of the wheel were
placed on trial in the police courts of
New York city, on the s5th, for
scorching" on Sunday. In nearly
every instance fine Of two dollars
was imposed, but in several cases the
sum was increased to Ave dollars and
ten dollars.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

A DISPATCH from Augusta, Ga, says:
"The report sent out from Chicago
that the secretary of the Southern adj
visory board of the Southern States
Exposition Co. had proposed to the
Chicago management to postpone the
exposition in the interest of the Ten.
nessee Centennial was without author
ity and without knowledge or consent
of the Southern advisory board"
The news boy., 1896-06-06

The United States supreme court, on
the 25th, affirmed the decision of the
lower court holding that the Horsa ex-
pedition was violation of the neutral
ity laws, and sustaining the Judgment
against Capt. Wiborg. The Judgment
as relating to Mates Johansen and
Peterson was reversed.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

On the night Of the e6th, the corona
tion OF theczar and czarina was ap-
propriately celebrated in Washington
by fese given by the Russian minis
ter, Mr. Kotzebuo. The grounds sur
rounding the house were illuminated,
and the Mes:ine band furnished music
during tine evening.
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In Barton county heavy winds have
damaged peach and apple orchards,
and many horses and cattle in pastures
have been killed by lightning.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

LATER news from the dreadful cy-
clone which swept through Michigan.
on the 2ath, show that the loss of life
was absolutely appalling; the ac-
counts being accompanied in each
case, also, with long lists of the in
jured, many of whom must die of their
wounds. The property destroyed is
simply beyond estimate.
The news boy., 1896-06-06
STOCK YARDS IN RUINS.
Almost Every Building In That Part of
East st. Louis Demolished.


East st. Louis Demolished.
The condition at the National stock
yards and the neighborhood all around
it is one of chaos. There are acres of
demolished buildings, and the wreck.
age carries with it thousands and
thousands OF dollars.
The big, four-story National hotel.
with 120 rooms in it, was completely
gutted. and for yards around it the
furniture and bedding in the rooms
covers the ground There were l7s
men, women and children in the hotel
when the storm came. Confusion and
terror reigned among them as they ran
screaming and bleeding from their
rooms, cut with window glass. They
filled the Railways and some even
turned out, but were forced back bv
the fury of the storm and the fiyinp
timbers from adjacent buildings.
No one was killed, but Patrick Ken.
nedy, driver for the hotel, yentured
out OF the building. was struck by a
heavy timber, his arm broken and 9th.
crwise so badly injured that he win
die.
Harmony station and Birknsr, H., Struck.
ST. Louis, May GA message from
Belleville says that Harmony Station.
on the Air Line, and Biriner, ON the
Louisville & Nashville, were desolated
by Wednesday evenings tornado and
several persons killed and many in
jured. A volunteer corps of doctor,
and citizens, reintoreed by Go, D. L N.
q. went to the rescue !"
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Officers state Bankers Association.

The State Bankers association. at
their Warrensbure meeting, chose
Marshall as their next place of meet
ing and elected the following officers:
Breck Jones, president, st. Louis; I.
7. Allen, first vice-president, Pierce
City: second vice-president. Salisbury;
j. S. Coffee, third vice-president, Wind
sor Executive Committee-Charles
W.. Stevenson. chairman, Warrensburg;
f. w. Steumpfe, Washington; j. r.
Hume, Kahoka; Z. T. Swinney, Kan.
sas City, and John f. Robertson, Graut
City. Delegates to American Bankers
Association-Harvey w. Salmon, Gin.
ton; F. P. Hays, Lancaster; W. H. See.
ger, Kansas City; j. B. Thomas, AL
bany, and Charles Hoefer, Higgins.
Vile
The news boy., 1896-06-06

THE house committee on invalid pen
sions, on the Goth, unanimously voted to
authorize Chairman Pickler to report
a service pension bill providing a basis
pension of three dollars month as a
reward for enlistment to every hon
orably discharged soldier and sailor.
In addition to the three dollars they
will receive monthly pension equal
to one cent day for every day served.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

THE report written by Mr.. Pickler,
of South Dakota, accompanying the
service pension bill introduced in the
house on the Goth, places the number
of persons benefited by the bill at 20O,-
900, the average time of service at two
years, and the average monthly pension
therefor 5000, and alleges that the
total cost per annum resulting from
this bill could not exceed $50, 900, 900.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

SECRETARY OLNEY was officially no.
titled, on the Goth, that contracts for
Cuban leaf tobacco entered into before
the publication of the order prohibit
ing its expectation will be respected,
and that citizens of the United States
proving themselves to be bona tide
owners of such tobacco prior to the
PRONUNCIATION of the order will be
permitted to export the same as here
tofore.
The news boy., 1896-06-06
NAIssoURl srArs News


Cyclone In Randolph and Audrain.
A cyclone wrought havoc at Higbee,
Aenick and Clarke; In Randolph coun.
". Several lives reported lost, many
injured and much property damaged.
What was probably the same storm
entered Andrain county, and continued
north Of Mexico about eight miles in
southeastsrly direction. Near Wor.
cester the Dye schoolhouse was de.
stroyed, and Miss Mary Blincoe, the
teacher, was fatally injured. Not a
child escaped injury. At the Bear
Creek schoolhouse two children were
killed and many injured. At least six
school children were killed in Au-
drain, and probably 80 injured, some
fatally. Farmhouses and barns in the
county were injured. At many places
hail fell.
So rapidly did the waters rise In the
Dye district that many parents could
not cross the swollen streams to rem
der assistance to their dead and man.
gled children until late in the night or
the next morning. Brave young men
swan the rapidly-running streams and
brought some Of the less injured chill
dren to the river banks, while their
parents waited opposite within speak
ing distance till the water subsidized.
The distress in the neighborhood was
henrtrending.
Vandalia, Curryville and Laddonia
suffered severely from the storm.
Reports continue to come from north
east of Mexico, telling of deaths and
the serious injury of many people.
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Two Children Killed.

In the northern part of Usage county
a cyclone destroyed the farm ho,s.s of
John Howard, killing two children and
seriously injuring another.
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Feli Dead.

Russell Jennings. aged 60 years, q
prominent citizen and inventor, fell
dead OF heart disease at SsdaliA 3 {sw
dsys $50
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Fruit Damaged in Barton County,

Fruit Damaged In Barton County.
In Barton county heavy winds have
damaged peach and apple orchards,
and many horses and cattle in pastures
have been killed by lightning.
Two Children Killed.
In the northern part of Usage county
a cyclone destroyed the farm ho,s.s OF
John Howard, killing two children and
seriously injuring another.
In Monroe County.
Stautsville, Monroe county, was com
pletely flooded by a recent storm. The
storm caused considerable damage to
town and county property.
Says It was Necessary.
DIR. Metcalf shot and killed Richard
Gasmeyer, a blacksmith, at Osborn
DeKalb county. The doctor declares
it was done in self-defense.
Sudden Summons.
Reuben Taylor, aged 70, died in Chari
ton county, death coming suddenly
He came to Missouri from Kentucky
when young man.
A Nice Donation.
II. N. Holiday has donated 1000
feet of dressed lumber to Marvin col
lege, Fredericktown, to be used in fin
ishing the building.
Damage In Jefserson County. IL
In the vicinity Of Antonio, Jeffersol
county, crops and farm property hav
been destroyed by storms The tow,
was inundated.
| Fell Dead.
Russell Jennings, aged 60 years,
prominent citizen and inventor, fel
dead OF heart disease at Ssdalia . -,
dsys go
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A Nice Donation.

II. N. Holladay has donated 10000
feet of dressed lumber to Marvin col
lege, Fredericktown, to be used in I'm
ishing the building.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

/; THE citizens of st. Louis have so far
declined all tenders of outside assis-
tance in caring for the hundreds of
victims of the late storm, and will
make an heroic effort to accomplish
the gigantic work unaided. Should
the demands of humanity, however,
prove too great for their resources, they
will not hesitate to accept portion
of the help so freely rendered from
all parts of the country.
The news boy., 1896-06-06
An Awful Tragedy.

AT Cleveland, in the western part Of
Cass county, not far from the Kansas
state line, Mrs. Mary e. Frost drowned
her three children in rain barrel and
then cut her own throat with a razor.
The bodies were not discovered until
the next morning. The young victims
were Ella, aged six years; Carrie, aged
three years and six months, and Willie,
aged one year. The mother was evil
dentally demented, as no cause is
known for the deed. Her family re-
lations were satisfactory so far as any
one knew. This is the second family
the unfortunate husband and father,
Mark I. Frost. has lost at one blow.
Only few years ago, on this same
place, his wife and several children
were poisoned by drinking water from
we'll on the promises in which some
poisonous ingredient had fallen by ac-
cident.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

In the vicinity of Antonio, Jefferson
county. crops and farm property have
been destroyed by storms The town
was inundated.
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In Monroe County.

Stautsville, Monroe county, was COM
pletely flooded by recent storm. The
storm caused considerable damage to
town and county property.
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Says 1t was Necessary.

DIR. Metcalf shot and killed Richard
Gasmeyer, blacksmith, at Osborn,
DeKalb county. The doctor declares
it was done in self-defense.
The news boy., 1896-06-06
Sudden Summons.

Reuben Taylor, aged 70, died in Chari-
ton county, death coming suddenly.
He came to Missouri from Kentucky
when young man.
The news boy., 1896-06-06

On the night of the 24th and the af-
ternoon of the 25th many localities
throughout the west and northwest
were visited by cyclones, hail storms
and cloud-bursts, which wrought de-
struction of property of all kinds to
an incalculable amount, and resulted
in the death of many scores of human
beings, the manning of still greater
number and the death by drowning of
tnnumerable domestic animals.