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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-18
United States Patents.


A curious patent has just been issued
to Frederick Lehner, o Swiss, for q
process of making imitation silk. An
ordinary cotton thread is run through
several solutions of silk substances and
nitro ccllulous, the threads after treat
ment being woven into fabric which
is much cheaper and has all the quail
tiles of good grade of silk. The
cheapness of this new fabric would
bring 1t within the reach of oil.
Laban Everest, an Omaha inventor,
has received a patent for an electric
railway signal which 10 noticeable be-
cause OF its cheapness and in which he
overcomes some of the objections en-
countered in SO many signals. The in
ventor has been enabled to sell his pat
ent At good profit to q corporation
who will place the invention on the
market
Peter Smith. of CINCINNATI, Ohio.
has invented q bed castor which
just above the wheel has an in.
sect trap, the purpose Of which is quite
apparent
NJ. Forster Of Berlin, Germany, gets
a patent for q smokeless gunpowder,
comprising wavy fakes, which, it IL
claimed, ignite more quickly than those
OF any other conformation, and 20. of
course, is more valuable on that &C.
count.
Inventors desiring information rela-
tive to tue law of patents or how to Sc
cure their inventions, should address
Sues Il Co., attorneys at law and in
ventors' counsellors, Bee building.
Omaha, Nebraska, for free book on
patents and information.
A copy of any u. $. Patent. includ-
ing full drawings and description will
be mailed on receipt of 10 cents
Half Fare Excursions via the Wabash,
The short line to St Louis, and quick route
East or South,
Excursions to al points South at .ne fare
for the round trip with SO 90 added
JUNE 10th,
Nationa! Republican Convention at st.
Louis.
JULY I'd,
National Educational Association at
Buffalo.
JULY 9Th,
Christian Endeavor Convention at
Washington.
JULY 22nd,
National People and Silver Convention at
For rates, time tabes and further infor-
nation. call at the Wabash ticket Office,
l4l5 Farnsm St, Paxton Hotel block, or
write GEO. N. CLAYTON.
N W. Pass. Agt., Omaha, Neb.
A mil whistle at Fillmore, N. Y, blows
the weather signals.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-18

In Arabia milk is not measured, but is
sold by weight.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-18

Rubber overshoes are worn less every
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-18

Funeral monuments are exported from
this country to Australia
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

ly naked, stripped by the violence Of the
storm. Speed was necessary in treating
them and the gentle, kindly words Of the
surgeon who has plenty of time were not
spoken. 1t was hurry, hurry, hurry. A
man with one fractured leg would give
way on an operating table to a man with
both legs fractured, or a with her
tender flesh hanging in shreds. Little
children, torn and crushed, were brought
in and laid before the surgeons, their
shrill cries and pitiful means contrasting
with the bowls Of the more powerful
adults. They came in a swift stream that
seemed to be without end, all night long.
and it appeared to those who handled
them that the sights and sounds grew
more terrible as the hours crept by.
Among the Maug1ed.
The scenes at the hospital were a repe-
tition Of those at the dispensary. 1t was
at the morgue that the full force of the
disaster was brought to the understands
ing. The little slate-colored building on
Twelfth and Spruce was the magnet that
drew a funeral procession, radiating from
every part Of the South Side. First, the
slabs were filled in the usual way, one
body to a slab, and then two slabs were
| placed together and made the resting
place for four bodies. Still the corpses
came. They were dumped in like grist into
a mill.
All night long st. Louis and East st.
Louis were cities alone in their terrible
desolation, almost entirely cut off from
communication with the rest Of the world.
And in all the horror Of the black night
and its terrible developments reigned a
feeling Of dread for what might be dis
closed by the day. When the first gray
coloring in the eastern sky gave evidence
of the coming Of the light. the watchers
gazed with mingled feelings Of thankful
ness and fear. Objects became discerni-
Bile dimly as the sun mounted higher on
the course Of his daily journey, empha-
sizing the ruin that was rather felt than
seen in the gloom Of the night.
After the Storm.
The first reports Of the great storm
were considerably exaggerated, as is usu-
| ally the case when such a calamity &C.
ours. 1t was impossible in the confusion
and darkness to obtain definite informa-
tion, and the stories Of havoc and fatality
were magnifed by the exciting influences
! Of the situation. The number of killed,
which was hastily estimated at 1000, is
now known to be less than 500 for st.
Louis and East st. Louis, while the de-
struction of property may be put at not
to exceed S5,0OO,OOO. 1t is impossible to
tell how many were wounded, but the
list is likely TO be several times as large
as that of the dead; and there are hun
dreds Of houseless and destitute families,
thankful in their distress that they es-
capped with their lives. The work Of sue
coring the needy is being carried on with
all possible diligence and effectiveness
There was a quick response Of public SYM
patty and charity to the demands of the
occasion, and well organized efforts of re-
lief give assurance that no suffering will
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

full force OF the charge of the angry
clouds was not felt, the ruin gave a faint
Indication Of what it was where the tor
nado had moved a path through the solid
evidences Of the industry Of man. A
steady stream Of travel took its way to-
ward the south and all night long it ebbed
and flowed out of scenes of misery and de-
VISITATION into scenes Of devastation and
misery. The rain did service in putting
out numerous fires the trenen could not
reach and then died slowly and sulleniy,
as though angry at being called upon TO
render any succor to the victims of its
allied friends, the wind and the clouds.
To the Rescue.
Bravo men. with heads cool and hearts
true. realized, as soon as the full fury OF
the visitation was spent. that there was
work for them to do. The City Dlspeh-
sory naturally became the central point
NJ news and succor. Every minute news
of fresh horrors was received. Ambu-
lances began to reach the city hall loaded
,Jown with wounded and dead before any
measures looking to their care could be
t,ken Physicians. full Of energy, wiling
IN do their part, came from every district
in the city that had not been touched by
rho storm. Volunteers poured IN from
cvery direction, ready to dig and delve or
do anything to assist the authorities.
The bulk of the horror Of the night was
grouped at the morgue, AT the cry us
pensary and at the hospital on Seven
teenth and Pine streets. Down the mar
row alley back of the city hall ambulance
after ambulance swung in, loaded down
with suffering humanity. The limited
Quarters were Il repository for the ms
cry of days crowded into hours. Nearly
Mi the victims brought in were compete
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

Bruised and torn and bleeding, stagger-
;,r from the force of the blow, but still
ro,.,a, and confident in her own strength,
IN. ely If 81. Louis Is standing in the
ripv of hundrpds of thousands Of visitors.
a helutiful picture evei II her misery and
main. Though 300 Of her children were
torn from her by the merciless wind, and
score, are lying in the hospitals on beds
of agony. she is rallying her superb re-
sources ready TO begin again the march Of
nroyreSs. Property worth millions was
snatchel from her bosom, and from the
fair surface of her vicinage huge fac
tories. beautiful dwellings, gigantic ele-
yators and thousands Of homes Of the
poor have beer razed. Dazed and half
Bleeding. she has struggled to her feet,
cropping in the darkness of affection.
Her little neighbor is scarcely able to
move. The full force Of the storm that
laid her waste was not lost in the long
and remarkable voyage across the river.
Out of a population Of nearly three-quar-
tiers of a million St. Louis lost two hun
drel souls. East st. Louis has scarcely
a family in her limits that does not num-
Der in its membership one dead or wound
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

ed. The list of victims to the fury Of the
wind runs up to 400. and to say who is
injured would be to enumerate One-half
the population Of the bustling little com
munity. Weaker than st. Louis, in that
she lacks the size and wealth. she is
strong in her own might. With the as
~sistance of the outside world she will re-
cover from the blow in time and her
blocked streets viii again be the thor
oughfares full of teams and men they
were before the terrible visitation. But
IN the history Of the world, the disaster
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

When the force of the wind abated from
every door and every place Of shelter men
and women swarmed with blanched faces
and trembling lips. Every thoroughfare
was a vista of broken signs, overturned
vehicles, ground and shattered glass and
twisted wires. Lights were snuffed out
by the fury of the gale and the wonderful
current that propels 50 many of the cars
of the city was rendered useless. In the
downtown business districts, where the
damage was slight. the streets were
crowded with citizens anxious to get to
their homes to reassure loved ones. All
felt that Il dreadful calamity had occur
red, but none could say the extent of it.
Night came on IA city thoroughly and
pwitifully demoralized. In all its vast ex-
tent there was not man who knew what
had been accomplished by the terrible
wind.
CHASTITY Tales Told.
About I O'Clock the eastern horizon took
on IA ruddy appearance, and through the
binding rain long tongues OF fire could
be seen mounting high in the air. East
st. Louis was on fire. There were fires to
the south and to the east and to the west.
The city was walled in with flames on
three sides and the streets were impassa-
Bile.
Out of the confusion and chaotic spawn
Of rumOrs. it became soon apparent that
the bulk Of the damage had been done in
South and East st. Louis. No one knew
the extent Of it and all feared to guess.
That it was unprecedented was intuitive-
ly surmised. Up in the city, where the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

Una overlook the sister cities will live on
and on as the greatest Of modern times.
Birth of the Tornado.
On that fateful Wednesday afternoon
The clouds formed in conclave over st.
Louis, For months, weeks they had been
towering in an atmosphere that made
Them worried and restless. They were
Surcharged with energy generated by eX-
cessive heat and they were surly. They
thirsted for rapine and slaughter. Down
below them myriads Of mortals ran about
'he streets of the big city like ants, each
CARVING out his part in the daily journey
81 me world. Across the river dense vol
Ulles Of smoke arose and from the many
Fal!fOai yards the shrek of locomotive
whistles mingled with the rumble of NOV
M cars. The great stock yards and the
r'I!Ilig mills and the foundries were add
'"2 their quota to the atmosphere that
was irritating the vapory masses in the
Sky.
lraltorous!y the storm crept upon the
NY and even as the people wondered
WHY tAe shadows of vapor We're behaving
:" Il manner so unusual they framed their
"H''l" front and brought to being the
''Fhalo, the child Of unusual atmospheric
'''iNonS, the concentration Of the pow
VI VI the clements. In less than ten min
u'S II caused damage TO property that
,""Aot be replaced in years and loss Of
",' horrible 20 dwell upon. 1t swept a
'.| from end 10 end. attacked a swollen
'N'r' lined with shipping, made of it a
"">ie "1 muddy water, showing here
'"i There on its surface a wreck. and
.'N"''l on through the little city across
ne urld:e, demolishing it most utterly.
:. "'t behind a long trail Of blood and
twisted ruin.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

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be neglected and no means spared to re-
store general comfort and happiness. 1t
will take some time TO repair the property
damages, but the undertaking is already
in progress and will be pushed forward
with characteristic American pluck and
enterprise until the last vestige OF the
misfortune is removed.
1t will take at least two years to repair
the damage done by the tornado. 1t is
estimated that in st. Louis at least 1890
houses were destroyed, although the 9TH
Gals Of the building commissioners Of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11
WANT BONDS BARREU
SENATORS ADOPT THE BUTLER
MEASURE, 80 TO 25.
Further Issues, Without Consent of
Congress-. PrOhibited-Lively Debate
Precedes the VOte-Pass River and
Harbor Bill Over Presidents Veto.
Anti-bond Bill Passed.

At I O'Clock Tuesday night the long
struggle in the Senate over the bill to
prohibit the issue of bonds came to an
end and the bill was passed by Il vote Of
81 to %. The bill as passed covers only
three lines, as follows:
BE it enacted hat the issuance of in.
terest-bearing bonds Of the United States
for any purpose whatever without further
authority Of Congress is hereby prohib.
tied"
The vote on its final passage was as
follows:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

flee are inclined to place it at 10000. The
number Of buildings destroyed or dam
aged at East st. Louis will not fall below
800, which means a loss from which the
Illinois town will not recover in many
years. The tornado was not a respecter
of classes, and made no distinctions. 1t
swept away the palaces of wealth as well
as the novels of the poor. 1t spared
neither institutions of mercy nor the mon
uments Of productive industry. While the
money value of the damage is estimated
in aggregate at not over $5,OOO,OOO, these
figures do not convey an adequate idea
of the tremendous losses sustained by the
great catastrophe. The losses entailed
by suspended business operations and the
money that will be required to clear away
the wrecked factories, blocks and dwell
ings will swell the total loss to an incred-
ible figure.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

that overlook the sister cities will live on
ah4 on as the greatest of modern times.
Birth of the T0rnadO-
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

The steamer Bermuda sustained a set.
back when Capt. Clipperton, the British
consul at Philadelphia, notified the col.
lector of Port Read that he had cancelled
the steamers registration papers. This
action was taken as a consequence of adj
vices received from the British, minister
at Washington.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11
AFTER
Storn.Stricken Cities Now Face
the Future.
BRAVE AND HOPEFUL.
Thousands Are Busy Clearing
Away Wreckage.

e.orv of Violence, Terror, Ruin, Desc.
,otior and Dcath-Burying the Dead
and Caring for the Injured, Hungry
and Homclcss-Close Estimate of the
pro,crty Damnge-Thousands Go to
v;owthc storms WOrk-Pcn Picture
Of rhe Horrors the People of st.
Ioui. Have Endured.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-11

III lLy VI OOISItSS IL utIcDl DIOulU'
tied"
The vote on its final passage was as
follows:
YEAS.
(Republicans.)
Brown, pettigrcw,
Cannon, Pritchard,
Dubois, Teller,
Hansbrough. Warren.
Mitchell (Ore.), WOlcOtt-10.
Democrats.)
Bacon, Morgan.
Bate. Pasco.
Berry, Pugh,
Chiffon, Tillmau,
Daniel, Turpie, L
George, Vest,
Harris, Walthall.
Jones (Ark) white-l7.
Mills. .
(Populists)
Allen. PETER,
Butler, Stewart-3. %
NAYS.
Republicans.)
Aldrich, Hawley,
Allison, Lodge,
Burrows, Mcbride.
Chandler, Nelson,
Cullom, Platr,
Davis, QUAY,
Gallingcr, Wetmore,
Hale, Wllson-16.
Democrats.)
Brtce, Mitchell WIS.,.
Canery, Palmer,
Faulkner, Smith,
Hill. Vllas-9.
Lindsay,
The voting did not begin until $50
p. NJ, at which time the chamber was
dimly lighted and the galleries almost
empty. A food of amendments were first
voted down, all being defeated. One by
Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode Island gave the
executive power to issue bonds in certain
emergencies, another by Mr.. Aldrich
provided that the act should not impair
the obligation to pay in coin. Mr.. Hills
amendment that treasury notes be retired
when redeemed was tabled-3 to II. Mr..
Quay's amendment for the substitution
of coin notes for treasury notes was de-
feated without a yea and nay vote. The
last preliminary vote was on Mr.. Hills
motion to postpone the subject until next
December, which was defeated. Then
came the final vote.
River and Harbor Bill.
The report Of the Committee on Rivers
and Harbors recommending the passage
of the bill over the Presidents veto was
made by Chairman Hooker, and the re-
port was read. Mr.. Hooker moved the
passage Of the bill, saying that the COM
mittee was Of the opinion that the Presi-
dents message covered every possible OBJ
lection to the bill and that the report an
swered all objections. MANY members
have asked me for time to debate this
matter" he said, land to yield to their
requests would take much time. Without
expressing any opinion on the question
whether there be debate and to test the
opinion Of the House on the question
whether debate is necessary I will demand
the previous question"
Instantly MIR. Dockery Dem.) of Mis-
souri, was on his feet demanding recogni-
ton, but the speaker told him that debate
was not in order. Members were shout
ing "Vote, vote" but the voice of Mr..
Dockery pierced the uproar, shouting:
THE gentleman agreed with me yesterday
to have debate on this bill. This is I'm
fair, unjust, %unmanly." The House de-
handle the previous Question-17S to 60
by a rising vote, and only 40 rose to sus-
tain the request for yeas and nays.
Under the rules the vote on the pas
sage Of the bill must be taken by yeas
and nays" the speaker announced. lis
bate?' asked Mr.. Dockery. Not if the
House orders the contrary" said Speaker
Reed. And the House has so ordered
to stife debate" responded Mr.. Dock.
cry.
The bill was passed by a vote of 800 to
co, a wide margin over the necessary two.
thirds.
The Democrats who voted to pass the
bill over the veto were:
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08
First Chosen Woman EleCtOr.

Mrs. Sarah Malloy, of Cheyenne,
Wyo., has been chosen a Presidential
ElectOr by the Republicans of WyOm-
ing, being the first woman in the Uni
ted States to attain that high position.
This is the most pronounced victory for
the cause of woman's suffrage so far
recorded, and marks an era in the polit-
zeal progress of the female sex. 1t real
ICES the widest dreams of Mrs. Susan
b. Anthony and the other pronounced
advocates of wOman's rights. From
this nomination to the choice of a wOm-
an for Governor of a State is now only
Il step, and the possibility of a female
President seated in the White House
at Washington looms up with startling
clearness. That Wyoming should have
been the first to break down the bars
that kept woman out of the Electoral
College was to have been expected. 1t
was here that the political equality of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08

the London season this year as prima
donna in grand opera. Her first appear
ance at the Covent Garden was in the
part of Media in "Pagliacci." Her pow
ers of acting were not quite equal to
the rather difficult role. but she more
than atOned for that. in the opinion Of
the critics, by the great skill and charm
with which she rendered the beautiful
music. During the season Miss Reid
sang with great success at many pri-
vate concerts and musical at homes.
This is her first visit to London, and
the warmth of the reception, public and
private, that has been given her will
be a guarantee Of many returns to the
big city. Her last operate success was
in Nine. PATHS great part of Zerlina in
Don Giovanni" She threatens to
make England her future home.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08

4 ne very effort makes the last state
worse than the first. and the constant
breeze blowing on the face causes. il
anything. a heat more d~isagreeable
than the first flush of discomfort. Fans
are as old as history. and the ancient
Egyptians well knew their use, but it is
not impossible to imagine those stately
queens of ancient days permitting in
their presence anything so vigorously
undignified as the modern method Of
tanning. LanguOr, ease, grace and
moderation not only make a woman
tanning herself a pleasing sight to
look upon. but they alone give the fair
tanner an appreciable sense of com.
fort.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08

forts Of his daughter. Although n OF
The most prominent ~juriSts who ever
sat upon IL western bench, it seemed
thar Judge Brace was going to be de-
fpatrd. because he and Frank PITTS,
the unoppo&ed candidate for the noml-
nation as state Treasurer, came from
the same county. TO put two men
from the same county III one ticket was
something uuheard Of. None of the
wise geographers even supposed it could
be done: but it was done. Mrs. Jessie
Brace Weber was the handsome teach
or who taught the politicians the lesson.
Mrs. Weber took charge of her fathers
campaign from the start, and her wide
STATE acQuaintanceship made her Il
most valuable manager. y few days
before the convention she opened head
quarters at the Madison House and
flung her fathers banner TO the breeze.
Ii was Il campaign of smiles. The dele
gate called. was charmed and before he
left the smiling campaigner had in an
artleSs way coaXed Il promise that he
would vote for father. No Missouri
man-not even Il politician-ever broke
his promise when given to Il Missouri
Woman and the nomination of Judge
Brace. in n storm of enthusiasm, was
the feature of the convention. If Mrs.
Weber cried il little over her victory,
that vas her privilege as a woman. it
does not in the least alter the fact that
H. a.. 4, cI,.n vuJ nnlifinnI monpOnr and
that her charming smile and the WON
AMY wisdom which taught her how to
manage men won a victory over the
most clever political managers in the
State.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08

Malloy has been active in politics ever
since Wyoming adopted woman suf-
frage. She was one OF the first workers
in the cause in the West. and helped
materially to secure the adoption by the
tory of Wyoming of the law giving
woma the franchise. IF we are good
enough she argued, ito raise and
train the boys who are TO go up to the
polls and vote. then we ought certainly
to be good enough to vote ourselves"