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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
A Mammoth Cave.

City Engineer Scott of Hot Springs has
Just completed an extensive survey of
WIND Cave, the great underground world
situated twelve miles from that city. lie
was engaged seven days in the work and
as a result Of his Investigations a man OF
the interior Of the cave will be printed
thus giving explorers in the cave an exact
knowledge Of their whereabouts. An
other object OF the survey was To
discover an exit. so that the necessity of
retraveling The same ground to the entry
could be avoided. An excellent place for
an exit was discovered, only a little blast
ing being necessary to find open air.
Wind Cave has ninety-seven miles of ex-
plored passages.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
LOCOMOTIVE DUEL.
Engines Under Full Steam vii
Crash Together,

A pre-arrangcd railway collision is &c
be one Of the attractions at the opening OF
Buckeye Park, a pleasure resort twenty
five miles south of Columbus, Ohio, on
May 80. The Columbus, Hooking Valley
and Toledo Railway has assigned two
thirty-tve ton locomotives, which have
outliyed their usefulness for economical
service, and to each of these will be at
tached three old gondola cars and a ca
bose. A siding 1909 feet long has been
laid. connected at each end with the main
track, and the trains will be started from
points about half or e-quarterS of a
mile from the middle of the siding. \
trial trip has showed that a speed offorty-
five to fifty miles an hour may be eX-
pected. The engines are to carry l2G
pounds boiler pressure, and are to have
the throttl es wide open. The event is be-
ing advertised and great crowds will in
all probability witness the pre-arranget
Smashup.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
AGAINST SOUTH DAKOTA
secretary Smiths Decision on T..
Indian Land Claims.

Secretary Sm Il o. the Interior Den,r,
ment has rendered An adverse decision =.
the application Of The state of South ~
kota for I'll" payment of ) per cent. Of W,
estimated net proceeds of sales OF nuhlie
lands in the Sioux. Sisseton and Wah
peton and Iankton Reservations. for .
per cen OF the estimated value If ~
lands embraced in the Pine Ridge. Pose
bud, Lower Brule, Crow Creek. Che
enne River and all but a small portion .,
the Standing Rock Reservations; for : nor
cent of the value of the lands in the Sic
seton and Wahpeton Reservation retained
permanently by the Indians and also fo,.
IA like amount for all lands allotted N IN
dians in the YanktOn Reservation. Tho
Secretary holds that no part of the none
derived from the sale Of lands specified in
claims should be diverted from the In.
dams and that the claims made cam,
awfully be allowed, save and excent 40
TO entries committed from homesteads m
cash. He directs the COMMISSIONS Of tho
general land office to decline to state mr.
certify accounts for any of the claims of
South Dakota presented in these apnli.
cations, except the 5 per cent. on com.
muted interest.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
The Soldiers Home.

The report of the soldiers home at OF
Springs Will show that since the home
was established in 1890 total of 407 mem
bers have been admitted; of that number
ny TO April l, 1897, 1919 members had been
honorably discharged, and eight had been
ulshonorably discharged. The total num-
Der n the home on April 4 last was AS.
ana ~ members were absent on furlouch.
lhere has been d total of So deaths since
The nome opened. OF the present mem
hershlp li0 receive pensions amounting 10
an aggregate OF sl7 ,0S5 per year.
Col. \. c. Nash of Canton has been
APPOINTED by Commander Drake a mem
Der OF the soldiers home committee.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
SCORES ARE KILLED
TERRIBLE CYCLONE STRIKES A
TEXAS TOWN.
Half the City of Sherman Obliter.
ated Over 100 People Injured,
Many of Whom Will Die-Justin
and GribDle Springs in Its Path,
and a Number of Lives Are Lost
in Both-Other Items.


A dispatch dated May Is, from Sher-
man, Texas, says: Just a few minutes
before 5 this evening, a cyclone not ex-
ceeding two blocks in width, but carrying
widespread destruction and death in its
wake, swept through the western half of
the city, travelling almost directly north.
The approach Of the terrific whirlwind
was announced by a deep rumbling noise
not unlike reyerberating thunder. A
6erce and driving rain accompanied it.
Late tonight it is reported that forty
people have been killed south OF town in
addition to the city's death list. Wagons
are unloading the dead and injured every
moment.
The clouds when first observed were
parted at the lower side, %converging into
perfect funnel shape, while a boil
ing, seething mass OF vaporous
clouds was rapidly revolving IN the rift.
The air was suddenly filled with trees
and twIgs and the %downpour of rain
brought with it a deiuge of mud from the
point where il seemed to have first de-
scended TO where it suddenly arose from
the ground, Just north OF the city. 1t left
terrific marks OF il. passage, not a house
in its pathway escaping; not a tree or a
shrub left standing, or that is not twisted
and torn out of shape. Fences are gone.
The iron bridge Oh Houston Street is COM
pletely wrecked and blown away, not
w~ithstanding its hundreds of thousands OF
pounds of steel and material. The num-
Der Of persons wounded will reach not
less than one hundred and it will be
several days before the exact number Of
fatalities can be given, as many persons,
especially children, are missing and many
of the injured are in such critical shape
that a score may die before morning.
Denton, Tex, May ia tornado
struck the town Of Grlbble Springs, eight
miles north Of Denton, this afternoon.
-Four persons were killed and five others
so badly injured that they cannot live.
The property damage is great.
Justin. Tex, May IA cyclone struck
the own OF Justin to-day at 1920 p. m,
blowing twelve houses down, killing W.
J. Evans Of Keller, Tex, and badly in
juring seventeen others. The storm also
did much damage north Of here.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
ONE MAN FIGHTS FIFTEEN.
Florida Negro and Regulators Have
a Bloody Battle.

Jack Trice. a negro, fought fifteen Whlte
men. killing James Hughes and Edward
Sanchez, fatally wounding Henry Dan
iels and dangerously wounding Albert
Buffum. The battle occurred at the me-
gro's home, near Palmetto, Fla, and he
fought to prevent his 14-year-old son be-
ing regulated by the whites. Trice's son
and a son of Town Marshal Hughes OF
Palmetto fought. the white boy being
badly beaten. Marshal Hughes was
greatly enraged and he and fourteen other
white men went to Trice's house TO reg
ulate" the negro's little boy.
The whites demanded that the boy be
sent out. Trice refused, and the whites
began firing. Trice returned the fire,
killing Marshal Hughes. Edward San
chez tried to burn the house, but was shot
through the brain by Trice. Then the
whites tried to batter in he door with a
log. which resulted in Henry Daniels get
ting a bullet in the stomach that Will XIII
him. The regulators" then ran, a final
bullet from Trice's rife striking Albert
Butfum in the back.
The whites secured re-enforcements and
returned to Trice's home at sunrise, vow
ing TO burn the father and son at the
stake, but the intended victims had fled,
only Trice's mother being in the house.
The old woman was driven out and the
house burned.
4 posse with ~bloodhounds is chasing
Trice and the boy, and they will be
lVnchpd If paurbt.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

Mary Eismann, a servant employed by
James Allan Clark OF san Francisco.
committed suicide by asphyXiatlon, turn
ing on the gas IN the kitchen and her adj
joining bed room. Clark, who was 81
years of age, needed the girl attention
and receiving no answer TO his calls, went
into the kitchen closing the door behind
him. Being very feeble. he was quickly
overcome by the gas and was found dead
Oh the floor a few feet from the body Of
his servant.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
NOT ALLOWED TO LAND.
Passengers from Havana Detained
at Hoffman Island.

The steamer Segueranca arrived al New
York IN the 14th from Havana. bringing
ffty-three cabin passengers. Eighteen
passengers were unable TO produce GER
tifeates of acclimatization from the United
States medical inspector at Havana and
were transferred TO Hoffman Island.
where they Will be detained. Among the
detained passengers are Creelman, Law
renee and Biddle, Cuban war correspond
ents for New York City newspapers, who
were ordered TO leave Havana by Gen.
Weyler. The correspondents were most
anxious to proceed to the city. but the
health officer would not allow them to 90.
They We're sent to Hoffman Island in the
lower hay
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

The United states grand jury at Chey-
enne, WyO., found indictments against
William Lamoreux and b. +. Odell for
the murder OF jim Washable. a sub-chief
Of the ~Shoshones, and grandson of Chief
Washable of that tribe. Washable was
shot and killed while trying to recover his
wife, whom LamoreuX and Odell had
kidnapped. LamoreuX is the halfbreed
son Of Jules LamoreuX. one Of the wealth.
lest stockmen of central Wyoming. The
men viii be tried in July.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

lhe new creamery at Ashton has
opened up for business. This is the first
farmers cooperative creamery in Spink
County, although there are twelve rail-
towns in the county. There are some
sixty stockholders, a majority OF whom
are farmers. and four of the five members
of the board of directors are farmers. The
census of COWS in the country adjacent tC
the creamery is 400, with prospects OF the
number doubling in the neal future.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

The Indiana supreme court has reversed
the finding Of the lower court, which held
that the legislative apportionmentenacted
by the Democratic Legislature of 1885 was
unconstitutional. Therefore the members
of the Legislature TO be elected next No
yember will be chosen under that law. 1t
was claimed this apportionment was a
gerrymander, but the court did not enter
into that phase of il.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
BICYCLE GOSPEL BRIGADE.
One Being Organized Among the
Salvationists at Washington.

The bicycle is to be adopted by the Sal.
walton Army. stan Captain Blanche Cox.
who went TO Washington recently to COM
mand the army in Delaware, Maryland
Virginia and the District of Columbia, il
organizing a bicycle brigade, with which
she Will travel through the states
under her jurisdiction and endeavor to
gain as many recruits as possible for thf
army
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

Notice was posted at the Office of the
lIulst Il Price Lumber Company at Lead
the other day that they had assigned &c
+. q. Rugg of Rapid City. This is the
largest company in the Hills, having
yards in Lead. Deadwood, Rapid City, HCs
Springs and EGgemont. The assignment,
was a great surprise. as the firm has al
ways been conservative and successful.
The assets are thought at this time to far
exceed the liabilities. The business Is
running,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Whipped Till Blood Flowed.

Austin Pusley, a negro, near South Nc
Alester, |. T., received 100 lashes, and
John Prola, an intermarried white citizen,
thirty-nine lashes on their bare backs.
Pusley was charged with larceny, and
Prola with selling coal contrary to law.
The lashes were laid on by a ChOctaw
sheriff, who applied hickory switches
with such vigor that the blood spurted in
streams. In order TO add to the prisoners
agony salt water was used to wash their
wounds.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Fractured His Skull.

Charles Pogney's l1-year-yeaI-old son
met with a severe accident at Alpena Inc
other day that may result fatally. his
father became angry al the antics OF a VIC
lOus horse on his farm and threw a stick
at him Instead of hitting the beast Tie
stick struck the lad upon the head, frac'
turing mis- skull.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

The market of Ralph kershaw al Mitch
ell was broken INTO the other night and
80 extracted from the money drawer,
The safe, which had not been locked, was
rltied of its contents and $50 in money
taken. Probably the same burglars Ell.
fected an entrance IN Warmers drug store
the same night and carried away some
small change. kershaw's market was
forced into by the front door and Warmers
by the rear window.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Medal for South Dakota Flour.

AS secretary OF tie South Dakota Mil
lers Association, c. A. Lum, of Aberdeen,
has received a diploma and medal awarded
the association at the worlds fair for max
ing an exhibit Of ilours and other pro-
ducts which showed in marked degree
improved and modern methods of milling
The diploma hearsthe names of the mem
bers of the association, and the medal IS
in bronze, secured III a handsome aluml'
mum case.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Verdict for Jerauld County.

One OF the most important cases in con-
nection with the ~aDscondlng of Geo. W.
Corkings, of Woonsocket, was tried IN
the circuit court al Alpena the other day,
the title OF the case being the county oil
Jerauld VS.. VIM. Schueller and f. W.
Wallack, the former being the sheriff OF
Sanborn County. The jury brought in a
verdict for Jerauld County, thus recover
ing a large quantity of seed wheat that
was stored with COrkings.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Will Hold Another Election.

a special election will be held at Aber-
deem on the 10th inst. to elect a success
sor to {. X. kimball, elected police justice
at a recent city election, but since found
to be ineligible because OF lack of sum-
Clent raSidanca
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
LiShtning's Franks.

lightning played a strange prank on
me farm OF y. IL. Rake near Pl~ankinton
IuIiiS a storm. While the boys were
ihi!A'hs three OF the cows were killed
Strange 10 say, the boys were not seriously
hurt' although one Of the cows killed was
BENG MIXED at the time. Wv"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

Free fights followed the meeting Of the
common council at Hammond, Ind, a few
nights ago. a mob of angry cirizens be-
came aroused to fury by the councilmen's
action and precipitated a hand-to-hand
battle. The measure that caused the
trouble was a bill to redis,rict the CITY.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
British Steamer Ashore.

The British steamer Woolwich, Captain
Raebbln, which sailed from New York on
April 8 for Jeddap, Alden, Singapore, etc.
and which passed Port Said on May 6. is
ashore on Shab-el-keber reefs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Smallest Teeth Ever Made,

Dentist Oscar AdelDerg OF Elizabeth, y.
D., has just completed a set of false teeth
which IS probably the smallest ever made.
The set is intended for Baroness Magri.
known 10 the world as Mrs. Tom Thumb.
The set can easily be placed within the
circumference Of a half dollar. She is
greatly pleased and takes great delight in
showing the plate TO her intimate friends.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Comedian Stewart Shot.

Comedian Charles }. Stewart was fatal-
ly shot by William Newell. alias "kid"
Mccoy. an ~eX-convict, in a saloon at Den
yer. The bullet was intended for Pat
Hickey, the proprietor, with whom New
ell had quarreled about paying for a drink.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Cholera Cases Increasing.

An Alexandra, Egypt, dispatch of the
18th says: There have been sixty-three
new cases of cholera and twenty-five
deaths in the past t~wenty-four hours.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Is Nnw in .IniI.

w. F. Rudy, the Cheyenne River rus
tier who gave the off cers such a on
chase, was taken before Court Comulis,
sioner Rowe az Fort Pierre and placed
under bonds of $500. lie could not secure
the sureties and is now in Jail.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Four Killed by Lightning.

During a severe hail and wind storm j..
j. Wallace, a prominent farmer near Ca
diz, KY, and three sons sought shelter
under a large tree. Lightning struck it
and killed all four instantly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Green Bay Railroad Sold

The Green Bay, Winona and st. Paul
Railroad has been sold. 1t was bought
by the reorganization committee Tor
81 000 0O0
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
St. Louis Corn Meal Mill Fails.

Feorge NJ. Flanagan, proprietor Of a
corn meal mill at st. Louis, Mo-, has as
signed because of the hard times. Chas.
c. Carroll, the assignee, says the liabili-
ties are about 500, 900 with assets Of $780,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

I'm a sham battle at Caracas, Venezuela.
bullets were secretly used h. both sides.
AS consequence one man was killed
and several wounded in the excitement of
the fray. The Caracas press, in COM
menting upon the affair, grimly Observes:
1--WE have bullets for EnrllShmen
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Oregon Beats the Worlds Record

On its official trip the battleship Oregon
made a world breaking record of l1.1S
knots an hour, getting a bonus OF $l75,-
900. The machinery ran smoothly from
start to finish, and there was not the
slightest accident.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
IieIlS Under Walter.

In several parts of Marshall County inc
fields are under water. and it is feared lha'
a number of the farmers VIII be unable "
get their crops in.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Anti-M Missionary Riot.

An antl-missionary riot broke out at
klang H-Iin, China. The British mis-
sion was looted and burned. The mIs4
slouarles escaped.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

Armenians Arrested and Tortured.
A dispatch to the London Daily News
from Berlin says: The COnstantinople
correspondent of the Nessische Zeitung
reports that the Sultan's fears Of assas.
sination have led to wholesale arrests of
Armenians, who are barbarously tortured
to force confessions from them.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Attempted Suicide.

Charles Taylor, a prisoner in the county
jail at Rawlins, Wyoming, attempted to
commit suicide by slashing his left arm
with a razor. lie is suffering with heart
disease and said he wished TO end the
matter quickly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Weyler Extends His Offer

Capt. Gen. Weyler has prolonged in.
definitely the period given the insurgents
in Which TO surrender and obtain nardon-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Deporting Canadian Cree Indian

The President has approved the act
making provision for the deportation Of
Canadian Cree Indians from Montana and
heir delivery to the Canadian authorities.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Gorman's Amendment Beaten.

The Senate on the 18Th defeated, 40 to
%, Senator Germans amendment to the
river and harbor bill limiting eXpendi-
lures under contract to $40, 600, 900 annu-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
Murders His Wife.

Daniel Mccarthy, a book binder of Chi
cago, shot and killed his wife and tAei
fed. Drink was the cause.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
would Not Stand a Reduction.

About 100 employees of the Salem Knit
ting works, which are owned by John p.
Sheppard, went on a strike on the 18th On
account of a reduction In wages.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21
TWENTY-FIVE Cholera Deaths.

Twenty-Five deaths from cholera oc-
Cured at Alexandra, Egypt, on the 18th.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-21

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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-21

guage of one who attended, proceeded to
Immediately jump on it with both feet. %
This Bryan meeting, and the one which
followed between Representatives of the
Bryan element and the executive com
mittoe, constituted the important events
of the day
The result Of these meetings Is a prob
able split in the party and the likelihood
that the matter of indorsing Bryan or
nominating another candidate, or the
nomination of Bryan and another candi-
date thar Sewall for vice president, will
have TO be fought out in the convention.
Thu interesting proceedings began by a
meeting of the executive committee in
one room and u meeting of the Bryan
manager in another. The prominent men
of the Bryan movement, including Hon.
= B. Weaver, Hon. II. NJ. Patterson, Sen
ator Stewart, Senator Allen, Hon. Jerry
Simpson, Governor Llewelling and many
others, were present at the Bryan meeting.
where q very brief exchange of views was
sufficient TO convince all present that the
proposition would not be entertained for
"a moment
While the meeting was in progress a
messenger was received from the eXecu-
tive committee asking that representa-
tives of that element meet the executive
officials for "a conference on the compro-
mise proposition.
This request was acceded 10, and Messrs.
Weaver, Patterson and stewart were dis
patched for that purpose. The joint meet
ing was a most spirited one resulting in
"a short clash between the two factions. 1t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-21
70 A COMPROMISE
POpulistS Make a Proposal Which Demo-
Gratis Reject.
WANTED TO IGNORE MR.. SEWALL,
Proposed to Nominate a Ticket Headed by
Bryan, with a Populist for Running
Mate-Republican silver Boilers De-
clare for the Democratic Ticket.

ST. LOUIS. July 21.-The prospect for a
compromise, which some of the POpulists
affected for a while yesterday to consider
probable, has disappeared. 1t met it's fate
in the Bryan camp, where 1t was smoth-
cred apparently beyond resuscitation The
compromise proposition, looking 10 the
placing of Mr.. Bryan at the head of the
ticket and substituting IA Populist for Mr..
Sewall for vice president, was sprung in
the small hours of the morning In IA pro
miscuous meeting of the party leaders.
This proposition vas afterwards adop-
ted by the executive committee of the ma
tional committee, and vas by them ex-
plotted ms a panacea which would ense all
the ills of the situation by uniting all the
factions. The southern delegations nc
cepted the scheme with avidity, IN the
theory that it would aid them in main.
tanning the entirety Of the party, for which
they have held out so vigorously.
The Bryan people did not accept thu
suggestion from the beginning. They haC
no sooner heard of it than a Bryan meet
ing was called, which in the forcible Ian