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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

The 253d regular meeting of the Anthro-
biological Society of Washington will be
held in the assembly hall of the Cosmos
Club this evening at o'clock. The pro-
gram will include papers on Ancient Shell
Works Of the Eastern United States" by
Frank Hamilton Gushing, and AN Aborigi-
nal Village of Maryland" by DR.. John II.
Mccormick
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Wanted Medicine.

When arrested last night as a vagrant
by Policeman Hutchinson, George Gordon.
colored, stated that he was suffering with
cramps. A moment later he changed the
ailment to chills. and followed it up with
several other complaints. A physician was
called in. and he declared Gordon to be in
coed health.
What have you got to sayr, asked the
court.
Il wish you would bet me co. said the
prisoner. 80 that can get medicine at a
hospital
You may go to the workhotse- for fifteen
days" ruled the court. They will care
for you there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Migrants Arrested.

Joseph Price. Herman Callman and Rich
ard Smith, white r:en, were in the Police
Court today, charged with vagrancy. They
were found at 2:3O o'clock yesterday after
noon asleep in an open street in Brook
land. A bottle Of whisky was found on one
of the men, and they were arrested as
Migrants.
To Judge Kimball the men explained that
they have been working on an oyster boat
down The river. They reached Washington
Sunday. and yesterday started to walk to
Pittsburg. At Brookland ore Of the trio
was taken with cramps. and the party sat
down to wait until he recovered Being
tired they fell asleep. The men promised
to leave town at once and their personal
bonds were taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17
Virginia Republican. Ratffx

The Virginia Republican Association rati-
fed the election of Mckinley and Hobart
at the headquarters, No. 923 street
northwest. last night, with large crowd
In attendance. President j. H. Harrison
occupied the chair, and speeches were made
by Nj. NJ Holland, W. D. Lee, F. ]. Mar
tin. j. c. Wright. Rev. H. Robinson and
Rev {. N Groudison. Refreshments were
served by the ladies auxiliary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17
To the Penitentiarx.

John, alias Tootsey Evans a young COL
cred man, was convicted in Criminal Court
No. 2 yesterday of assaulting his brother
in-law, William Thomas, last summer with
a razor. Thomas suggested that Evans get
to work in order 10 help pay the rent of
the house where they lived, when Evans
jumped upon him, razor in hand and near
ly succeeded in carving him up.
Chief Justice Bingham sentenced the
razor wielder to four years in the Albany
penitentiary at hard labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17
A Medal of Honor.

A medal Of honor has been awarded to
Forester L. Taylor Of Lawyers, Va. late
first lieutenant 23d Regiment, New Jersey
Vile, Va, May 3, 1853, this officer at great
risk voluntarily saved the lives of and
brought from the battlefield two wounded
comrades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

AT meeting held in the main hall of the
National Law School building Saturday
evening the Junior class of the National
University Law School organized under
the name of Glass of 49, and elected the
following officers: President, E. P Hamlin;
vice president. Raymond Moulton: secre-
tary. E. NJ. HuzZey, treasurer, Sherman
Fowler. The purpose of this organization
Is 10 promote good fellowship and mutual
acquaintance among the members of the
class, TO improve in the knowledge of the
law, and to decide. after careful study and
able debate, some of the momentous aues-
tons now weighing so heavily upon the
public mind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17
Policy Business.

Detective Sutton and Policeman Gatson
struck a serious blow at the policy business
Saturday, when they arrested Amy Frazier,
Henry Ridgely, Sam Blue and Sarah CHS
ley, all colored and old offenders. The po-
lice received information that Amy Frazier
was runner for the others. and they fol-
lowed her from the Division to the Aque-
duct bridge She was arrested and a large
number of policy slips and $40 in cash
found on her.
Ridgely, Blue and Chisley demanded jury
trials when arraigned before Judge Miller
III the Police Court yesterday afternoon
The old Frazier woman was held as a wit
ness against the others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

Washington Jockey Club Races.
The Pennsylvania railroad will operate
special trains to Benning race course, leav-
ing Washington at loo and 1:4O pm, re-
turning Immediately after races. Thanks
giving day only trains will leave at l2:3D
and leo p.m.-Advt.
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AlinlOny Ordered.

Judge Cox has. In the divorce case of Sal
lie Baldwin Bogue against Geo. W. Bogue
ordered the husband to pay his wife $50 a
month aliInony and So to her counsel as
counsel fees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

Miss Nellis, late of the Boston House
millinery department, can be found at
Morez ct Gle, 1909 H street.
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Turn the searchlisht

OF investigation upon our prices, and you'll
bring your trade to us. James F. Oyster
300 "a ave. Butter and eggS.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

Trustees SHE of the two-story brick
dwelling. No. 1151 list st. NV, will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O o'clock
See advt. for particulars.-Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

IF CARPETS ARE CLEANED HERE
They'll be cleaned right. Wagon will CALL
Empire Carpet Cleaning Wks,GS1-5 NASSAU
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

12-Inch Stock Boards Also 81
per 100 IT.. the finest lumber. We keep
everything In Millwork, Lumber and Build
erS' Hardware. Frank Libbey & CO. 9th ST
and New York avenue.-Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

Money to lend at and per cent on real
estate. Frank T. Rawlings, IhO5 Pa. ave-
Advertisement
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Don't forget the auction sale of lots Con-
duit road, Palisades" tomorrow 2 pm.
Oh premises. Small cash payment will Sc
cure one c. G. Sloan & Co., Auctioneers
1907 G.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

Overlook Inn and Races.
A pleasant drive by the way of Overlook
Inn to Benning races Open all the~year
round.-Advt.
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EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Steamer Manchester for Mount Vernon.
Marshall Hall and intermediate landings at
10 am.
Steamer Wakefield for Colonial Beach and
river landings at am.
Steamer Newport News for Norfolk and
Fortress Monroe at p.m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

soc. GerOme Jones Cut .Mums," 25c.
Beautiful specimens. Guides, 1224 F.
advertisement.
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LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Academy Of Mus.c-"The War-of Wealth.
Bijou Theater-Pete Baker in Chris and
Lena"
Columbia Theater-E. NJ and Joseph HoI-
land In "A Superfuous Husband and Col
Carter of Cartersville." 49,.
Grand Opera House-"The Great Train
Robbery"
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-The Rose Hill
Folly Company.
Lafayette Square Opera House-FregoH.
New National Theater-Miss Georgia Cay
van in Squire Kate
National Rifles Armory-Morton Cadets
Fair.
Eastern Presbyterian church.-"Congfess
of Nations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17
CITY ITEMS.
RoyalGlueMucilages sticks everything 10,
mist, f,s6

Patients brought to the brink Of the
grave by diseases Of the Lungs can be
saved by the prompt use Of Bakers Cod
Liver Oil. Invaluable in diseases of chill
dren, Scrofula. Debility, etc. Jno. c.
Baker Co., Philadelphia.
Tho King Of Pills u Beecham.a 1ys-d1y
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Cheon the best SOC. Tea in America. Pure
American Refined Sugars at cost. Seven
city stores. c.. D. KENNY.
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S1.2S To Baltimore and Re- S1.25
turn win PennaYlYanin RailcQad.

Tickets will be sold Saturday and Sunday,
Nov. u and -, and will be valid for return
passage until Monday, Nov. %. Good on
any train.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-17

Wall Paper, House Painting and Window
Shades
RICHARD W. HENDERSON. lib F str. W.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
SITUATION IN EAST ST. LOUIS.
Graphic Description Of What the st, m
Did to the Place.

eT5putc description Of what the StD IN
Did to the Place.
EAST ST LOUIS, May a9.-East st. Louis
is In ruins The cyclone which swept
d ,wn upon the city oblitcratcd block after
block Of business houses and dwellings,
and left behind Ii n red trail of death.
Scores Of human beings were buried he.
nehth the walls Of flattcned buildings or
crashed to death in the streets by the fly.
ing debris. The improviscd morgues and
hospitals are fairly choked with dead.
some crushed and battered out of all
human shape, and through them flows n
steady stream of hysterical women and
grim-faced men looking for their missing.
The scene is simply appalling. From
the river bank to the National stock yards,
distance overa mile, of scarcely a building
Is left standing. The greatest slaughter
was done on the island so called. Here
were located the Vandalia freight house
and general Office, the river boats ware
house, and humble abodes of working
men; nothing is left standing.
Mr.. Van Houten, an employe of the St
Louis and East st. Louis electric railway
company, saw the destruction as it was
occurring. several of us" said Van
Houten, were standing outside the car
sheds watching the approach Of the storm.
IT seemed to me that there were two dis
.inct cyclones, but the worst seemed to
come from TIE southwest. The clouds in
that direction were perfectly black, but on
this side of the river and to the east of us
they were green. They were moving in
all dircctions.
"All Mt once thcv seemed to come to-
Tcthcr. The telephone poles out i'm front
of the barns went down first and then We
ran for our lives. How got there don {
know, but finally managed to crawl I'M
der truss Of the big bridge and hung on
for my life. Then saw the barns where
we had lately stood cave in, and all at
once the Nandalia offices went The walls
seemed to be flattcncd out as If some big
weight had fallen on the top of the build.
ing"
'See that trolley carr" said Van Houten,
pointing to a car lying in the gutter u
short distance up the track. That car
was lifted bodily of the track and thrown
into the gutter where you secit. The con.
ductor, who was standing on rear plat.
form. was pick up and thrown fully fifty
feet. but wasn't seriously injured"
Up town. in the business portion Of the
city. tho scene Is one of desolation. Mis-.
souri, avenue for two or three blocks on
either side Of where once stood the Relay
station Is completely filled with debris of
! all kinds. There Is hardly building re-
manning in the vicinity Of the Relay de-
pot, with the exception Of the switch
tower, abo'it 100 feet west. That, by some
stranrc freak Of the storm, was left al
| most intact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29

and but rev OF the trolley lines are rum
ning Hundreds Of homes are in ruins.
dozens Of manufacturing plants and
dozens Of business houses are wrecks.
Many steamboats, are gone to the bottom
Of the river, and others are dismantled;
railroads Of all kinds have suffered great
loss. and wire and pole-using companies
have weeks Of toll and large expenditures
Of money to face before they will be in
satisfactory shape again. The most furious
work of the storm Was along Rutger
street, Lafayette and Chouteau avenues,
and contiguous thoroughfares east of
Jefferson avenue.
The houses are in the streets with tho
roofs underneath, buried by brick and
mortar. Under the brick and mortar arc
household goods OF every description, and
on top Of all are uprooted trees and
tangled masses Of wires There is not a
tree nor building standing in Lafayette
park. The wreck Of the city hospital is SO
surrounded by wreckage that it is barely
possible to reach it. BY far the most re-
narkablc freak Of the storm was at this
many winged house. About 200 patients
were scattered through the wards when
the tornado struck, but although the en-.
tire upper story was cut Off clean and ono
wing razed to the ground but one INN ate
was killed.
The victim was located in one of the up
per stories and was killed by n flying
brick. In the demolished wing the walls
fell out, the roof came straight down upon
the foundatio ms and the rafters resting
upon the strong bed castings enabled the
patients TO be rescued without serious in.
jury. The entire building was rendered
useless, and the tottering walls will be
torn down and n new structure built
Many Of the handsome residences in
Fourteenth street and about Lafayette
park are ruined, but the most damage was
done on Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
streets. South along Choteau avenue, in
the tenement house district, houses are to
be seen In all stages Of demolition, from
loss Of roof to complete destruction.
In some Of them the front walls had
fallen out and the tenants performed their
household duties, cared for their injured
or mourncd their dead in view of the
crowds i'm the streets. From the doors of
many Of the partially wrecked houses fiut-
tered the black badge Of mourning. and
scarcely house in all the district did not
have some injured relative, friend or
ncighbor within its wind battered walls.
The path OF the storm Is about u half mile
wide and over four miles long sweeping
through the thickly populated southwest
portion Of East Land and across the river
into East st. Louis.
Colonel Wetmore, manager of the Lig-
rctt & Meyers tobacco plant. which was
wrecked, estimates the entire property
damage mt t25,Oo0,OO0, which will be, he
says, almost a total loss owing to the lack
Of cyclone insurance Other estimates
range from sl5,OO0,OW to SO,OoO,O0O, but
the majority Of them are close to that
made by Colonel Wetmore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
DEAD AND 1NJuHsa ILLINOIS.
Eighteen Killed at Four = ms and rwen'
ty Others Iniui IA.

ElSnteen hhleO NJ rCur y rs anu IWens
~ Others Injui1d.
ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Specials to The Re-
public last night from the various storm
swept towns in Illinois furnish the follow.
ing l;st of 5e,,, and iniured
II. A. ~. p.,,,,,, d..
- Sc n
Iirs' hfause' Tieroe Me!ei' Nlinnie hust'
Adam Peters, Ida Born, Nellie Born,
John Ferguson; an unknown jewelry ped
dler, residence st. Louis; Jacob Malrick.
At Breckinridge-M. jenkins and John
Barns.
At jefferson City-Mrs Margaret Car
roll, Robert Foster, two children, woman,
name unknown.
At Dye-Four school children.
Injured: At New Baden-Emma Krause,
Emma Born, Mrs. J. Ferguson, BENJAMIN
Speizer Jacob Bachman,l Mrs. Jacob
Bachman, Lizzie Stoelz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rassler, Louisa Speizer, John Born. Mrs.
John Born. William Russ. 6eorpe Hurs.
Iy;II;a,, Rust t. pote, f,,son
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
Th;.vc. "a, Work IN 81. Louis,
NAMES now on ruE DEAD ROLL
Number Already Reaches as In 1T. Loui.
and Its Vicinity.

ST. Loris, May :a.-whcn darkness
temporarily interrupted the search for
victims last night 3i5 people wcrc known
o. bc dead ON both sides of the river. and
although the complete death list will
never bc known. 10 l. believed that IL will
approximate M in the two cities The
number of injured u even larger and
many ~ the maimcd cannot survive The
property loss will pach well into the mill
IONS. hut insurance people, firrmcn and
police alike refuse to hazard even guess
nj accurate figurcss. The uncertainty re-
Yirling los. of life and property is due
mainly tn the wide extent of the havoc
Wrought hy the storm.
The miles of wrecked buildings as yet
nncxplorcd and the numerous collapsed
factorics towards the invest ;iSl;ion Of
which little prugr,.ss has been made. may
hide almost any numbcr of bodies. as the
police have bccn unable To SECURE any.
thing Ike an accurate list Of the missing.
In the factory districts many of the en-
pl"yc> ON duty at the time the storm
brukc wcrc without relatives in the city.
and their disappearance would scsr,cly
rr noted. even though they bc buried in
the ruins. IL j. believed by the police. too,
that owing tn the sud,lcnnc~- with which
the crash came many tramps and home
less ones sought shelter among the build
inss which were levclcd. and that moth
ing will he known ofthcir death until, per
haps weeks hence. their bodies are found
The list OF known dead in St. Louis Il
Ton and In East -. Louis ltj The city Is
ssill In darkness at night, rcpaiP Of the
slsctsic wiEes having been scarcely begun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29


The steamer Grand tnot Grcit) Republic
had left tho city before the storm broke
and Is safe Only her crew WAS on board.
Many boats were sunk at their moorinrs
and u number Of people were drowned
hut not So great "a number as supposed at
first.
Thieves at Work IN ~. Louis.
The wreck left by the storm has attract
ell an army of pickpockcts and thieves und
they are plying their trade, with but few
arrests. Four hundred members of tho
Missouri national guard. in addition to
about the same number Of the st Louis
police force. are patrullng the storm
swept district now. and many more sol.
d.crs will bc put on duty. Both the police
and militia have rVccivcd strict orders to
arrest every suspicious character found.
and II will ~ i'll with any one caught in
any act of vandalism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
a.n.rai sca..ry ss IN. situation.

ST. IorIs, May SIT will bc several
days before definite information can be OBJ
tain rs to the los, of life and injury Of un-
fortunate people who happened to be In
tho path II the cyclone which swept over
portions of Missouri and Illinois Wcdncs-.
day afternoon. In addition to the killed
and injured In st. Louis and East II.
Louis the cyclone moved down many pco-
pie as IL advanced. Dispatches received
by the Associated Press gave accounts Of
serious loss of life and maimings in quite
number Of places. Appended is table
showing n careful estimate Of killed and
injured, based ON the dispatches:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
wild storm at Washington.

WASHINGTON, May a9.-For the third
time in ten days Washington has expc
rienced a cyclone storm, and for twenty
.minutes yesterday afternoon the wind
swept the city and the rain beat down
with violence suggestive of the st. Louis
horror. Much damage was done to trees
in the city and White House grounds, and
it left path of destruction from George
town to Anacosta, many buildings being
damaged. A severe storm with fatal re-
suits occurred in New Jersey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
CYCLONES IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Wreck Of an Iron Mill, Burying Twent!
Men and Killing One.

wreck OF an Iron Mill, Burying Twenty
Men and killing One.
COLUMBIA, May GA cyclone struck
town yesterday afternoon, wrecking the
pudding department of the Columbia
mill. About twenty men were buried in
the ruins, one of whom. Isaac Haverstock,
was killed. Of the others injured the
most serious were Percy Dray, Walter
Brenneri ReinhOld Helbe, Jacob Nees,
James Brown, George Moore, Bert Kisca-
den, Charles R;imer, Percy Sicgler.
The roof was blown off of Bachman G.
Ferris lumber mill mt Wrightsville. the
gable end of the Lutheran church was
blown in, and thousands of dollars worth
of lumber blown into the Susquchanna.
The Frederick division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad is a1lDered by trees, lumber,
etc. Great dang 6kwas also done in this
county in the track of the storm, which
lasted but fe.g moments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
REVISED LIST OF THE DEAD.
Total Of ITO Reported for the City Of Sc
Louis SO Far.

Following Is revised list of the dead so
far as now known in st. Louis proper. d.
Hassing. l.. I. Sims, T. A. Emans. Charles
Ribcck, Harry Hess. Fred Bcnwell. Ernest
Zimmers. Gustav Vollmar, John Hessell,
John Rafferty,, Wallace Weber, Frd
Mauchenheimcr. Thomas Killian. Henry
kehling. Josephine Martini. Harry Xii.
liam, William Killian, Joseph NLaues.
Charles Nye, Henry Alters. William
Wincklcr. Joseph Meyers, Herman Mu.
main. Mrs Charlotte Ender. Julius Gaui.
four unidentified women, six unidentified
men. August Ottensmeyer. Mrs. Helix.
William Ot,enaa, A. ]. Bergust, Charles
Schmidt. twenty-five employees of the
st. Louis Wooden Cutter company. So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
CALLED FOR AID FROM THE STATE.
Thugs and Thieves Begin to Swarm Into
East st. Louis.

Thugs and Thieves Begin to Swarm Into
East st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Martial law has
not been declared at East st. Louis, and it
will not be unless conditions change
Governor Altgeld so decided last night
However. two companies of the Illinois
National guard have been ordered undeR
Srms and directed to proceed to that city
at once. These soldiers will act under the
direction of the mayor of the city and do
police duty.
Early yesterday morning it became ap-
parent that the local police could not pro-
tect the lives and property of the citizens
OF East 1t. Louis. Hordes of thieves and
thugs from all over the country began to
swarm into the city, attracted by the op-
pOrtunitics offered for plumber and rob-
berry. When the mayor learned to what
extent the thieves were swarming into the
town he mt once sent word to Governor
Altgcld appealing for aid from the state
government.
As soon as Governor Altgeld received
this message he proceeded at once to East
~. Louis with his private secretary. Col
onel Nose. Arriving at the scene of the
disaster he was met by the mayor and
chief of police and a number of prominent
citizens. When he became advised as to
the situation he ordered out two CON-
panies of the Illinois state militia.
When seen last night by a representa-
tive of the Associated Press he said that
he was appalled, by the horror of the sitr-
alton. "Whcn I reached East st. Louis -
the governor said, Il was informed by the
mayor that alreedy over 125- bodies of the
unfortunate victims of the storm had
been recovered. How many more there
were he nor any one else could tell Then
there were several hundred citizens who
had been more or less seriously injured
He told me that the injured were all being
taken care of.
They found that their Regular police
force was unable to. cope with the heart
less robbers, who on every train were pour
ing into the town. The local police force
was not able to protect the lives and prop
erty of the citizens There was danger
that some of these human ghouls, ready t.
rob the dead or cause further disaster
might set fire to the city. Should they dc
this the local fire department would be al
most helpless owing TO the damage to the
apparatus and water department
THE mayor then formally asked assist
ancc from the state, and after a few mo
ments consultation with him and tht
chief of police as to the number Of men II
would need ordered out two companies
one from Belleville. Ills, commanded b,
Captain Rogers, and the other from Green
vile. Ills. commanded by Captain Hs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29
Report of n Fatal Lake Disaster.

WINDSOR, Ont, May a9-1t is reported
here that the tug Lorimer, of Detroit,
owned by Alexander Buelle, has gone
down on the middle ground off Pelee
islands and all hands lost The report
cannot be verified. The Lorimer was in
command of Captain James ONeill, %
Windsor. The crew were from Detroit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-29

Pure blood is the safeguard Of
health. Keep the blood pure with
Hoods Sarsaparilla if you would al
ways be well.