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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-28

MEXICO CITY. May IA sensation has
been caused in the state of Tabasco by the
appearance of a young Indian prophecies.
who predicts a general conhagration to be
preceded by signs and wonders, among
them the falling OF edifices and the prema-
ture speaking OF infants. Many BRIDGES
have fallen. and the Indians. believing these
incid&nt to the fu,fillment of the prophecy.
are Alarmed. The bishop OF Tabasco ha :
sent for the girl. who claims 10 have had
celestial visitors during her recent sojourn
In the forests along the Grijalva river.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-28

CINCINNATI. May 27.-The annual con-
vention of the United Commercial Travel
ers' Association began It's session of four
days here to-day. The time was devoted TO
parades. receptions and entertainments
Tomorrow afternoon Mayor Caldwell will
welcome the drummers at the Auditorium.
To-morrow morning the reports OF officers
will be made. and tomorrow night the WIS.,
the Covington and Newport lodges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-28
EARLIER REPORTS.
Many Runners Owing to the Absence
OF Direct Wire Communication.

Many Rumcrs Owing to the Absence
OF Direct Wire Communication.
CHICAGO. May 7.-One of the greatest
disasters Of recent years overwhelmed the
city of st. Louis tonight in the shape Of a
tornado. which struck that place after 5
o'clock and for thirty minutes tore its awful
way through the city with velocity of over
eighty miles an hour. Although reports
from there are very meager, owing to the
almost total destruction OF the telegraph
wires. it seems certain that the number of
dead and wounded will number fully one
thousand and the amount Of damage done
to millions of dollars.
The City Hospital which fortunately sur
vived the storm, is filed to overfiowing with
mangIed men. women and children. and the
morgue. within two hours after the end Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-28

Streets Filled With Debris, Car Traffic Stopped and the City
Clothed in Darkness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-28
Over 1000 People Killed and Wounded in St.
Louis and Across the River.
Mound City Struck by Storm Cloud Late Yesterday Afternoon
and Awful Havoc Created.
CENTRAL PART OF THE PLACE IN RUINS

And All Steamers at the Landings Sent to
the Bottom of the River.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
BIG BALTIMORE FIRE.
hree Hundred and Fffty Thousand
Dollars Damage Done.

Dollars Damage Done
Baltimore, Md, Dec. 27.--The most ex-
dting fire that has occurred In this city
.ecently began early this morning at
he corner of Charles and Baltimore
streets, and before the flames were ex-
inguished $3.50, 900 had gone up l n
,moke. The fire was discovered In the
tour story iron building occupied by
Denim q Co, one of the largest clothing
establishments In the city.
The district around Charles and Bal
amore streets. the very heart OF the
,ty, is occupied by massive wholesale
and retail establishments. The efforts
II the firemen were greatly hampered
~ the net work of wires around the
burning building and the flames spread
through the different floors rapidly.
Within two hours Oehm's buildings
we're Quilted by the fire and the work or
destruction was completed by smoke
md water.
Meantime the flames had extended to
he upper stories Of the mammoth MIL
inery establishment of Armstrong,
Gator q Co, on Baltimore street and
heir million dollars stock was threat
.ned with a heavy fire and water loss.
The fire was, however, confined to the
OPP OF the building. The fire laso com-
n%unicated with other establishments on
south Charles street, causing many
mail losses. The losses are estimated
,s followes:
Oehm a. Co, $500, 900. one stock.
The Abel estate, Garfield estate and
Mudoch estate. owners of she building
coupled by Oehm e. Co, $l25,0O
Armstrong * Co, and other small
losses, $25, 900.
The losses are all covered by insur-
gnce
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
What the Active Officers Say on tn
Prospect of War.

Washington, Dec. 27.-The navy sys-
tenn Of promotion is responsible for
some rattle cold blooded views held by
naval officers. This was recently DEM
onstrated to a Star reporter by the re-
marks Of an officer Of the grade of COM
mander anent the Venezuelan affair.
He called attention to the newspaper in
terviews with several retired admirals
over the prospects Of war with Great
Britain, and expressed the opinion that
they were ambitious to r%e-enter the
service. According to his view, il
would be a great calamity If any retired
admiral were placed in command OF a
squadron. Being asked why, he naively
explained hat the death of officers on
the retired list didn't benefit the serv-
ice, n consequently there was no
sense in jeopardizing their lives. He
wanted only admirals on the active list
put in command of the s%quadrons, be-
cause, as he put 1t, IF they should hap
pen to be killed in battle IL would open
a way for promotions among their
juniors. a happy contamination that
would be lacking by the death of off,
GERS on the retired list" In other words,
this officer actually welcomed war as a
means Of expediting~ promotions. In or
was perfectly willing to make any per-
sonal sacrifices on the altar Of patriot.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
LONDON GREETS GLADSTONE
An Immense Throng Cheers the
Grand Old Man.

London, Dec. 27.-The warm place
that Mr.. Gladstone. although no longer
q statesman in harness, still holds in the
hearts OF his countrymen, was demon
strated by the large crowd that assem-
bled this morning at Euston Square
station, to give him greeting on his ar
rival en- route to the continent.
When the train from Hawarden
steamed in, cheer after cheer was raised,
and i vas with great difficulty that the
police made a Lane through the crowd
for the grand old man n his party,
the latter comprising Mrs. Gladstone,
Mrs. Drew. and Miss Dorothy Drew,
and his host, Mr.. Armitstead. Mr.. Glad
stone, who seemed I'm remarkably good
health and carried himself upright, re-
sponded TO the demonstrations with
bows and smiles and repeatedly lifted
his hat. The demonstration was con-
tinued by crowds that lined the streets
between Euston Square station and
Charing Cross, and vas repeated by an
other immense crowd which had gath
cred here to witness the departure for
Folkestone, the train moving out amidst
laundering cheers and the singing Of
"Auld Lang Syne." There was still on.
other demonstration at the station at
Folkestone. from where the disting-
uished party was driven to the Pavilion
hotel. where its members Will remain
until tomorrow morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
THEY'LL ALL BE NABOBS.
Prospects of South Dakota and Cen.
trail American Trading and Mining
ComnauV,

Sioux Falls, s. D., Dec. 27.-Ex-Sher.
if John Sundback left yesterday foI
Gutenberg, Sweden, taking with him
the balance due on the steamer pur
chased by John Lasche Of this city fol
the use of the South Dakota and Cen.
trail America Trading and Mining com
pany. The vessel purchased cost abou
SAC, 600 and is now in the possession o;
Mr.. Lasche who is at Stockholm an6
who has just returned from a two
weeks cruise with 1t. There are SID
Sioux Falls men in this company, which
has secured a grant Of 62, 500 acres OF
land from the Nicaraguan government
one of the conditions of the grant being
that the company shall run a mail anc
freight steamer between points on the
great river 30 miles distant. Mr.
Lasche will take the vessel to Nicara
qua as soon as Mr.. Sundback arrive,
with the last payment and will reach
that country about the 18th Of Febru
airy. The company will at once plant
banana and coffee plants and in a few
years expects to make every one Of thu
stockholders a nabob with money &c
burn. The total investments of the
company in Nicaragua before the re
turns begin to come in will reach sew
eral hundred thousand dollars.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
WON BY AN IOWA BOY.
The Coubertin Medal Given to VIII.
liam LOetscher Of Dubuque

Princeton, N. j., Dec. 24~.-Frederioa
William Loetscher, of Dubuque. Ia, Q
the successful competitor for the Couber.
tin medal In the annual French debate 81
the American Wing society, which toch
e SIT aban is w usually the csse Was manifest.
ed in this debate, and Mr.. Loetscher was
pushed hard to win. r. NJ. McElroy, 's6
n of last years contestants In the Yale.
Harvard debate, n +. s. Smithers, jr.
of New York city, being close competitors
This medal IL given each year to a mem
Der Of the senior class i'm Wing hall who
ton of French politics. The donor of tn
medal Is NJ. lie Be on Pierre de Copbertin,
a man who comes from the best conserva.
tive stock of France. n who Is deeply in.
country. The medal is a beautiful wora
Of art. 1t was designed by the sculptor o
Roty. and engraved and struck by a. De
sadie of Paris. A laurel crowned female
head, symbolic of the French republic, "
represented on the diverse. while on thu
revere, within a wreath composed of GAL
and laurel, Is inscribed: French medal
Pierre de Coubertin Fund" and outside o,
this. American Wing Society. Princeton
University" 1t is Of gold and is thre.
M. de Coubertin has also established two
other medals In American Universities
one In the University of Louisiana at New
8 i1 san Francisco and eoo eash year 70 pe bS So one SeSa fs,
from the Leland Stanford university and
one from the State University of Cali
fornia. M. de Coubertin Is also the ch.ei
mover I'm the plan to re-establish thu
Olympic games the coming year.
The winner this year, r. w. Loetscher
of Iowa, is known as the best all round
scholar In the senior class. having beer
first honor man of his class during tn
entire course. In his freshman year h,
captured the first honor prize. In sopho
more year, besides leading his class. hi
was the successful competitor for tn.
class OF 1870 English price" In nj,
'unior yea he secured the Wood scholar
hip. being the first honor prize Of the
ycar. And also added TO his list the Wan
class OF 1870 Anslo-Saxon PRICE" this
Junior debate of the American Whig 30
riety. and represented his society on tn
'nmmencement stage ~ n Of the Jstnio
sSatore.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION.
Proceedings Of the Eighth Annual
Convention at indianapolis.

indianapolis, Dec. 2S.-The proceed
ngs of the eighth annual convention of
he American Economic association
commenced In earnest this morning at
the Commercial club, the largest hall
IF which was filled with distinguished
scholars and scientists from different
parts of the country.
The morning session was devote to a
symposium on the relation Of changes
n the volume Of the currency to pros
perity. Papers on the subject were read
oy Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale Uni
versity, and President Francis A..
Walker of the Massachusetts, Institute
IF Technology. Brief addresses were al
so delivered by Profs. Willard Fisher
and Edward a. Ross.
At the session thisa~ afternoon, General
A.. j. Warner Of Ohio, president of the
American Bimetallic league, and Prof.
f. w. Taussig Of Harvard University,
read papers upon the practicability and
~desirability for the commercial world
Of a double standard Of currency. The
oapers were substantially discussed by
a number Of the delegates.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
HAyWARD'S BODY CREMATEO
Ashes of the Murderer will Be
Placed in an Urn.
Fires OF the Crematory Started at
Midnight--Only u Small Conn
pany Present at the
Incarceration.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-The remains Of
Harry Hayward, the Minneapolis MUIR
derer, were incinerated shortly after
noon today in the crematory of Grace
land ceretery. Only DR.. Thaddeus Hay
ward, his brother, Harry Goodsell, his
cousin N. f. Warner, all Of Minneapolis,
and two attaches Of the cemetery COM
pany were present, the rules of the cor
poration forbidding the admission of
more han five persons at n time. The
remains arrived at the Union depot at
$3.50 and a large crowd witnessed the
transfer of the casket from the express
to the cemetery suburban train. There
were no rites at the crematory. The
fires were lighted at midnight, a request
for the use of the crematory having been
received by wire from Minneapolis yes
terday afternoon. Tomorrow the ashes
will be placed in an urn and the brother
will take them back with him to Min
neapolis.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
FORT MADISON PENlTENTIARY
Nearly Five Hundred Prisoners Are
Looked Up in the Institution.

Fort Madison, Dec. 27.-The peniteh
tiary received Fred Deems, from Cass
county, nine months for larceny. &C
companied by Deputy Sheriff Willis
Also Alonzo belong from Madison
county, for w years, for attempted
rape. This increased the prison regis
ter to 499. Two prisoners were liberated
however. on account of the expiration
Of sentence.
The institution now has about ninety
idle men, who occupy what is called the
idle room" during the working hours
They are furnished reading matter and
are presided over by a guard the same
as any other department.
The warden has recently had to pu,
dining room, which now seats 466, tc
accommodate his e%nlarging family, and
Is making long needed improvements:
in the basement uhder the dining
room. The floor of the basement Is be
ing lowered about two feet and with
brick, which is underlaid with cement
making 1t rat proof, and is also extend
ing the basement accommodations, the
whole to be underlaid with thing and
connected with the sewer. Heretofore
there has been no drainage to this
basement, and men who could not be
given employment otherwise are dig
ging up the mud n wheeling 1t out
and a most disagreeable lot OF disease
breeding matter 1t Is. The only expense
attached to this improvement is In the
small amount Of material used. The
old oven, which has been In use fol
years. will be abandoned on account o.
its bad condition, and a new n Is be
ing completed In the basement JUS
mentioned. which has a fourteen 90!
revolving tray, and which Will be rue
by electricity.
The state board Of Kansas will visit
the institution Thursday next and &c
from here to Joliet. Ill.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
A NOTE FROM BRAZIL.
President of the Chamber of Repre-
sentatives Sends Congratulations
on the Messaae.

Washington, Dec. 24.--Speaker Reed
laid before the house today the follow.
ing telegram from President Silva Of
the Brazilian chamber of representa-
tives, although he said II had reached
the chair in an irregular annar
The chamber OF deputies Of tho
United States of the republic II Brazil
congratulates the chamber OF the icp-
resentatives of the North American un.
ion for President Cleveland's worthy
message which so nobly and highly de-.
tends the rights ans liberties Of the
American nations consecrated ~ the
Monroe principles"
The reading of the message was fol-
lowed by applause.
AT l2:40 O'Clock p. m, on motion or MIR.
Dingley, chairman of the ways end
means committee, the house adjourned
until Thursday, routine only being
transacted during the brief session.
Among the bills introduced in the
house today were the following: BY
Mr.. Beach. rep, Ohio, providing for the
reciprocal interchange of products be-
tween the United States and other ma.
tons, similar to the provision of the
Mckinley law; also authorizing the
president to call an international con.
ference of American republics to meet
in this city, one year from the passage
Of this act, for the formal acceptance
and declaration of the Monroe doctrine
as a principle OF International law.
Fifty thousand dollars are appropri.
ated to pay the expense of the United
States i'm the conference.
BY Mr.. Mcclellan, DEM. New York
authorizing the issue of a bank note cir
culation to the mou of $500, 000, 900 te
be issued to national banks to the ex
tent OF so per cent of their paid up un.
impaired capital. upon the deposit Of
bonds or United States legal tender
notes. The secretary of the treasury IL
required to maintain a redemption fune
for the redemption Of the notes ISSUED
under this act.
BY Mr.. Hull, rep, Iowa, authorizing
the secretary of war to issue to the gov
ernors OF states for the purpose Of arm
Ing the militia the Springfield rifles late
ly discarded by the army.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
VARSITY MEN WON.
Mixed Team From Yale and Prince
ton Play a Picked Team.

Memphis, Dec. 27.-Perhaps the most
unidue game of foot ball w witnessed
In fhis country was played at Citizens
park yesterday afternoon between a
picked eleven from Yale and Princeton
universities Inc the Memphis Athletic
club. The varsity men won the game
easily by a score of 3S TO 0.
This is the first time in the history Of
college foot ball that the sons Of Eli and
the men from old Nassau have stood
side by side in a lineup. The affair was
made the occasion Of a great society
event in Memphis, n hundreds of So
clety folk from own and cities near by
came in to see the big men from the
east play Zoe ball. The day was an
ideal one. A fair estimate places the
number present at about 1000. There
Is but little to tell about the contest.
From the moment play began it could
be seen by those familiar with the game
tina the local boys were far outclassed.
but they pluckily fought the sturdy ex-
perts from the east. The first half vas
completed with the score standing %
to 0 against the Memphis team. In the
second half the mixed team had every
thing it's own way.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
SENATOR HILLS BILL PASSES
Confederate officers No Longer
Barred From the Army.
May Fight for Uncle Sam Now oD
Equality With Their Brethren
christmas Gift From
the Senate.

Washington. Dec. 24.-In the senate
resolutions and memorials from Ohio,
indorsins the action OF the president In
relation to Venezuela n I'm favor of
recognizing the Cuban revolutionists a.
belligerents. were presented by Mr..
Sherman, rep, Ohio, and referred 10
the committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Allen, pop, Nebraska, offered q
resolution declaring hat ii was the
sense OF the senate that the United
States OF America should as speedily
as possible invite all republics to enter
into a closer union, to be known as the
Pan-Amerlcan Union for the purpose OF
promoting the general Industrial and
commercial welfare Of the members
thereof and to secure sald respective
republics from European or other for
eign entertainments. The resolution
was referred to the committee on for
eign relations.
Mr.. Hill, dem, New York, asked the
nat to a ZIP and pass the bill in
troduced by him last week 10 repeal
the statute which prohibits ~ex-confede-
rate officers who had previously been
commissioned officers in the United
States army or navy from holding posi-
tions in the army or navy.
Mr.. Sherman, rep, Ohio, declared
himself as heartily in favor Of the bill,
but thought that II should take the or.
binary course and be referred To tho
committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Hill argued that the bill was per.
fectly simple and needed no consider.
ing by II committee. He thought tha;
1t would be a good thing, just before
Christmas, to make this present To the
old confederate officers who had for
merly held commissions in the United
States army.
Mr.. Chandler, rep. New Hampshire,
favored the bill and declared that II
ought to be passed. and passed today.
AS the senate had the other day
unanimously, without distinction OF
party, come to the support of a demo.
cratic president when he announced ma.
tional principles in relation to VeneZ.
uela, so he hoped that today without de
lay. without criticism, without amend.
ment, freely and generously, this bill
might be passed by the affirmative vote
Of every senator.
Mr.. Gray, dem, Delaware. while IA.
voring the bill, agreed with Mr.. Sher
man that IL should be referred to a com.
mittee In the regular way.
Mr.. Hawley, rep. Connecticut, while
~favoring the bill. justified the act whicf
II was now proposed to repeal.
Mr.. Daniel, dem. Virginia, favoreC
the bill and presented resolutions of the
Virginia Legislature favoring its pas
sage and the presidents message. Tho
disagreeable memories of the war. he
said, were obliterated, and the men Of
the south and Of the north we-e one peo-
pie, with a common country. 1t should
not be forgotten, he said. as to tht
young men who had been educated al
West Point and Annapolis, that the ex.
penses OF those institutions had beer
contributed TO proportionately by then
own states.
The senate finally passed Nh. HIS
bill and at . p. m. adjourned until Fri
day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04

Columbus. O. Dec. x7.--A joint convsn.
ton of operators n miners opened here
this morning. for the purpose CT settling
The dispute over the demand Of the miners
for so cents q ton additional on the price
,f mining where there are company stores.
md also TO fix the scale OF mining for the
ensuing year Ex-Congressman John Lit.
lie of xenia. who was selected some time
ago to arbitrate the differences tina had
arisen over the present years operations
iecided that the miners were not entitled
10 an increase OF wages over the scale
agreed upon at the beginning of the year.
where company stores are allowed. This
aecision. however. has no effect on the
scale for the new yea but II VIII be
something of a factor with the OPERATOR
IN making their reply to the demand for
an Increase In the sections where ths
ttores are In operation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-04
The Last Bohemian.

A glass OF lager; scarce the drink
To stir the mind TO thoughts poetic,
Yet blowing off the bead ! think
OF days when life was less a~scetic;
When sitting round this table here
We quafred our mugs of German beer,
And talked Of fame with tongues pro-
phetic.
1t seemed an easy road to run,
While yet our minds were mildly mellow,
While In the shadow of the sun
Our glasses brightened red and yellow;
And pleasant pictures fitted past
or rare Bohemians in the past,
or every jolly English fellow;
OF Scottish bards and Irish wits
Endowed with everything but %"siller'
Of roaring puns and rousing. hits
From Goldsmith. Burns n Moore and
or Germans in their berry dens.
Who pierced mems hearts with magic
or Goethe and of glorious Schiller.
And most of all we thought Of France.
where ams ,a James loud triumph and love-.
warm glance,
Reward the wit whose genius flashes;
Where happy Writers, v careless sss gay. ,,..
And ali the rest is dust and ashes.
And now beside this table here
I sit alone in painful quiet;
No comrades gather for their beer.
To pass an hou In harmless riot;
No ready rhymes and pleasant quips
Come bubbling forth from bearded lips,
Defying doom's uncanny fiat.
They passed SO quickly to their fate:
The phantom fame their grasp eiuded,
And here alone I sit and wait,
And all my hopes are cowled and
hooded;
But this l know that while life lasted,
We never thirsted. never tasted.
And dreamed such royal dreams as few
did. \
Theodore p. Cook. in New York Sun.