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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-12
'lII,,.',t Taxes for The Year 1895.

rrrspant to Section III. of Chapter CXXIN OF the
N avs OF 1896, and the authority cd in me by
c,ion T. the undersigned Jno. ID. spencer Collec
na Sail Lake County hereby give public notice. that
M v,oowipg named persons are delinquent in the pay
ie w. ~ slae state School, County County School,
n n school, City and City School taxes for the year
10 the amounts set opposite their respective names,
w ~ properly Indicated; reference being hereby made
be duplicate assessment rolls OF said coun " now in
nv lawful custody for the tented amounts which 60
@ St and the same is hereby made part of this
w l,s Unless said amounts, together with the costs
od arc sooner paid by delinquent tax payers,i shall
SI ,he property hereinafter described of any such
"nents 10 the highest responsible bidder for cash,
,hs manner prescribed by law. Said sale will begin
" be third Monday Of December (2lst, at II O'clock
~ Al the south ont door OF the County Court House
vi r, civ and County Building, Salt Lake City, Utah.
. viii continue from day to day, until the properly of
,a d denquents is exhausted the taxes and costs
paid, c,nn,v Cn,lecior Sat lake County. Utah.
Dated, Salt Lake City, Utah. December 7th 1896.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
BRIDGE CITY NOURNS.
Hundreds of the Citizens of ST.
Louis Killed.
FRIGHTFUL HAVOC by A CYCLONE.
Both Sides OF the River Swept aid Mil
lions Of Dollars Worth Of Prop
erty Destroyed.
DEATH LIST WILL BE OVER 400

Wind, Rain, and Fire Combine I'm Mis-
sion of Observation-Disclosures Torn from
Their Moorings and sunk or Sent Adrift
Sick People. Partially Demolished
Damage to the National Republican Con-
vention Haii-Graphic Description Of the
Worst Calamity That Ever visited st.
Louis Scenes aud Incidents.
ST. LOUIS, May 29-When the sun rose
,.n st. Louis and vicinity Thursday morn
Ing 1t showed a scene Of terrible ruin and
disaster. Wind, rain and fire had COM
bined in a mission of destruction. Two
hundred lives were lost in this city and
as many moro in East st. Louis, while
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29

devastation on this side Of the river. Be
fore the storm along the river steamboats,
and wharfboats and barges were moored
from Biddle street to Choteau avenue.
These were swept from their fastenings
almost In a solid phalanx and cast adrift.
Some were overturned and sunk and
others blown across and crushed against
the other side. The Anchor
line wharfboat and the excursion
wharf were the only craft left between the
bridge and Spruce street Both were
showed up on the bank, indicating that
the storm had rotary motion, as all 9th
er craft were blown in the other direction.
Some were seen floating when the brunt
Of the storm had passed, but nearly all the
upper works were torn away. The dam
age to shipping alone will run up into
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
REJECT HE PROPOSITION.
Milwaukee street Car strikers VIII Not q
Back In Relays Of 800.

milwaukee, street Car strikers Will Not Go
Back in Relays Of 800.
MILWAUKEE, May 29.-The striking con-
ductors and motormen decided by unani-
nous vote "Wednesday evening to reject
the proposition made by the directors to
the street car men. and the situation, so
so far as settlement by mediation is con-
cerned, has resumed it's former status. The
company having declined To consider the
suggestions made In behalf of the men
that they be taken back to work in relays
of 800 each, and the men having refused
to accept terms by which one-third may
go into employment at once, while the re-
mainder wait for position. affairs stand
the same as before the Intervention Of
Messrs. Hannifin and Morgan
new phase has been thrown upon the
situation by a telegram from President
Gompers of the Federation OF Labor that
he would be here, coupled with the fact
that the executive committee of the local
federated trades council held protracted
meeting "Wednesday night in secret
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29

CT IOuTs RRypGK.

ST. LOUIS HRIDf}E
The injured number hundreds Perhaps
the most impressive evidence Of the storm
clouds force is to be seen In
the wreck of the eastern end Of the Eads
bridge. There the tornado dealt with
stone and masonry 1t tore off and tum.
bled down tons upon tons of this ma
sonry. Beginning with the big eastern
pier and extending to the foot Of the In
cline cloud cut off the upper part Of the
structure ms II 1t had been fiimsy trestle
instead of structure of world-famed ma
sonry. What the tornado did to the Eads
bridge will not be believed unless the eyes
can see IL.
Alarm System Paralyxed.
Fire added much to the loss account.
Broken down wires, currents Of electric
ity. and crushed buildings all contributed
to this element of destruction. The
alarm system was paralyzed. Approaches
were blocked. A 100000 conflagration on
the st. Louis side was supplemented by q
dozen lesser fires. In East st. Louis
mill was burned and considerable losses
were sustained A million dollars will not
cover the damage done to property. The
damapc was done I'm few minutes time
and how any person In the path OF the
cyclone escaped Is mystery to all who
passed over the devastated portion. The
wind struck the levce just north OF the
East st. Louis elevator about $780, The
west half Of the Virgins ferry was the
first to suffer and IL was thrown far upon
the levee. After this partial jump IL seems
| the wind again turned. tearing up the
vandalia freight house. killing all In
| side
Four square Blocks Leveied.
Husckles butcher shop, the Douglass
| school. Sticks house, Sullivan's and all
buildings south Of Crooks street, as far
down as the Kochler mills and east TO the
slough were leveled. The four square
blocks were absolutely swept away and
many of the inmates are beneath the ru'
ips Freight cars stand in all shapes and
| forms about the yards of the dwellings as
we'll as the railway yards. and several
were carried beyond the Vandalia embank
ment and thrown into the slough. The
Lake House, Grocs building, the fremont
hotel Aartel House, Vandalia round
house, twenty dwellings around It, the
| How institute. the watch tower, Lynch
and Boards, all near the dyke, were de
molished. The following boats are known
TO have been sunk; ;. c. Club, Henr,
Stockman. Rescue (tug), Mulliken
Cbristy. Virgins, Medill and all TIN
wharvcs. The Church ferry boat was tb'
only one damaged;
The wharf was the scene Of the worst
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
nied from n Mans Bite.

YANKToN, 5. d., May 29.-Commodore
Coulson died "Wednesday from the effects
of mans bite In personal encounter
on the streets, DIR. Coney got Coulson's $
finger in his mouth and bit II to the bone.
Treatment was neglected for some time,
and blood poisoning followed. Commo-
dore Coulson was retired steamboat
owner and had accumulated fortune
transporting government supplies on the
upper Missouri river. His assailant Is a
man with bad record. He Is under ar
rest for mayhem, but will be prosecuted
for manslaughter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
villages Destroyed and Over Fifty People
Are Killed.

villages Destroyed and over Fifty feops
Are Killed.
CENTRALIA. May 29.-The storm OF
Wednesday passed through southern MI
nois and spread destruction over large
extent of territory west. south and south
east Of Centralia New Baden, village
on the Air Line railroad west Of Contra
liza, was completely wiped out, only six
houses remaining. Thirty-six lives were
lost. New Madrid, southeast Of this city,
also suffered great loss Of life and prop
erty. Seven persons are reported killed
and thirty injured.
The cyclone pursued an easterly course,
taking in the villages Of Iryington, Rich
view, Ashley, Boyd and Dix. Houses
were blown down and persons killed In all
these places and throughout the country.
Farm property, crops and orchards have
suffered immense loss and 1t Is estimated
that In the counties Of Clinton, Washing
ton and jefferson fifty lives have been
lost. 1t is impossible to give details as all
wires are down.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Corpse Mutilated by Hogs.

MOUNT Sterling, Ills, May S.-At noon
Wednesday the corpse of George Borden
kirdhcr, president Of the Brown county
agricultural society, ex-member OF the
board of supervisors, and one of the
wealthiest and most progressive farmers
in this county, was found in field on his
place, two miles east Of this city. 1t was
disemboweled and the face had been en-
tirely eaten away by hogs. He had been
out to salt some stock and had met his
death from heart disease while crossing a
hog pasture.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29

WASHINGTON, May 20. = Congressman
Robert Hit of Illinois, chairman of tho
house committee on foreign affairs, who
passed through such a serious sickness
last summer, Is again i'll. He has been
confined to his bed for three days. At his
home 1t was stated that Mr.. Hits illness
was not serious and is principally the re-
suit of bad cold. He has not fully re
covered from the effect Of the attack last
summer, which came near being fatal,
and his friends fear that in his weakened
condition his present illness may prove
moro serious than it would under usual
circumstances
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
JAN Delivery at Peoria.

PEORIA, Ills, May 2s.-There was Jail
delivery at the county Jail here Wednes-
day, Joseph Keller, William O'Brien
and James Collier making their escape by
saving three bars in their cage. O'Brien
has been captured and a posse is looking
for the other two. The boys were recent
ly found guilty of stealing grain and
brrglarizing the depot Mt Missville, and
were sentenced to the refornatory.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Iowa nankers in scssion.

MARsHALLTowN, May 29-The tenth an
nual meeting Of the State Bankers asso-
citation of Iowa convened here yesterday,
$50 delegates from all parts Of the state
present. Hon. Calvin Manning, of OF
tumwa, made a speech In which he said
paper money would be worthless without
the government stamp and silver worth
less than 30 cents on the dollar. but gold
was always worth its face, even with the
government inscription stricken of.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
WELL KNOWN IN ILLINOIS.
Colonel X. +. McGiincy, Who Was Mu
dered in California.

Colonel X. r. McGiincy, Who Was MUIR
dercd i'm California.
ELGIS, Ills, May 29.-Col r. p. Me
Glincy who, together with his wife, daugh-
ter and servants, was murdered in Camp
bell. Cal, was for many years resident
OF Elgin. He and his young wife came
from West Virginia in 1865, and located in
this city. The same year he was appoint
ed dairy editor of the Elgin Advocate, and
held the position until his removal to
California in 1887. For ten years he was
secretary of the Elgin Board of Trade, and
did much TO give it prominence and per-
manecy He also served several terms as
secretary of the Northwestern Dairymen $
association, and Of the Illinois state
Dairymen's association. He was probably
more widely known among the dairy
farmers of the country than any other
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
CHAIRMAN HARRITY's VIEWS.
Saws He Does Not Expect to See Bolt at
Chicago.

Saws He Does Not Expect to See a Bolt at
Chicago.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-William +. Har-
ritv. chairman of the Democratic national
committee, in Washington, expressed
himself freely "Wednesday night regard
ing the party situation:
"The Chicago convention will voice the
will of the majority Of the Democracy OF
the country" he began. Il do not expect
IN see n bolt, nor do l expect to see the sill
ver element in control. II IL shall be found
to be dominant, speaking as a single dele
cate. I shall bow to the will OF tho con-
yention and accept the candidate. VI
course. / am in favor Of sound money, but
the candidate must fit the platform.
"The only question before either the st.
Iouis or Chicago conventions should be
that Of finance. l have not given mp the
belief that the Democracy OF the country
Will stand squarcly for the principles IL
has an strongly enunciated but IL the del.
nr.a,as admitted TO the convention should
decide otherwise / will be the first TO
weld my personal opinions TO the Will OF
the majority. l shall not bolt nor VIII
lead boiling delegation.
II do not believe the delegation from
pennsylvania will bolt, even II an out ana
ont silver platform be adopted. Seriously,
7 do not expect te see any deadlock at Chi-
cago There will be contesting deiega-
t,ons inst as there has always been In ma
tional conventions, but no plan exists so
saras I know to override the Will oil the
majority "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Cyclone I'm Pennsylvania.

LANCASTER, May s9.-Columbia was
struck by cyclone at noon Thursday and
the Columbia rolling mill razed to the
ground The ruins are on fire One man
Is reported killed.
CARLISLE, May ga heavy rain
storm passed over this city Thursday
Lightning struck Carlisle trolley car
while running in the central part of the
town. Mrs. Florence Stitler and daugh-
ter Of Hagerstown, passengers, were bad
ly burned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
pestruction at Anderson. Ind.

ANDERSON, May ga storm struck
this city Wednesday night, injuring sew
eral people and doing s25O,0J0 damage.
Tho new building of the American Straw
board company was leveled to the ground
with loss of $4,000. The buildings of
the Anderson Bicycle company, the Ma
tional Tinplate company, the Presbyter-
ian church and other buildings were
blown down. The postoffice was among
the many buildings damaged.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
TroIlex Car Accident.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May ga trolley car
on the Gardenville and Ebenczer road,
carrying four passengers was struck by a
freight engine on the Western New York
and Pennsylvania railroad just outside
the city limits Thursday. A man named
Dubois was instantly killed and Nellie w
Klue was fatally injured. The conductor
and motorman were seriouoly hurt.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Tornado nj Mount Vernon. Ind.

MOUNT VERNON May ga tornado
struck the southern portion Of this city at
10 o'clock "Wednesday night, wrecking
nineteen buildings numerous outhcuscs,
trees, etc. The people escaped death or
serious injury. The loss Is nominal and
relief force Is now at work securing aid
for the storm stricken people.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
r.mou. Prima Donna Married.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 29-Mmc. Nordica,
the great prima donna, and Mr.. Zoltain
f. Dome, accompanied by Mr.. William
Armstrong, musical critic of the Chicago
Tribune, entered carriage at the Deni-
son hotel at o o'clock "Wednesday night
and drove directly TO the residence of the
Episcopei bishop Of fudiana, where Nine.
Nordica and Mr. Dome were married by
the Rev A. j. Graham of Christ church.
the bisbop being out of the city.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Well Known Poet Missing.

ELMIRA, n ", May 29.-Robert EN-
NETT Hall, we'll known newspaper man
and poet, has been missing since Friday
His friends believe that he has commit
ted suicide, as lately he has been despond-
ent and often spoke of drowning as the
best means of ending life. All efforts of
the police and his friends to locate him
have been fruitless. He came here from
Chicago two years ago.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Entail Boiler Explosion.

CLAY CITY, Ills, May 29.-The boiler in
the large sawmill of ;. II. Scudder, To-
Gated on the bank of the Little Wabash
river, one and one-half milrs east of this
place, exploded, killing The engineer,
Frank Evans, blowing his body across the
river, distance Of 200 feet mangling 1t in
horrible manner, and burying 1t In the
rivar hank
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Two Men Killed by Lightning.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May 29-The Breck-
enridge mill and elevator at Breckenridge,
twelve miles east Of here, was struck by
lightning during the storm and burned
Two men, named NJ. jenkins and H..
Barnes, who were cutting grass in the
breckenridge cemetery, were struck by
lightning and killed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
pr,,,., war.h,p Protects a Funeral.

ATHENS, May 29.-The arrival of the
foreign men-of-war at Canea Crete, has
cowed the Turks and the town is again
becoming calm. The disturbances, how
ever. continue at Retimo, and Mussulman
bands threaten Haraklion. The funeral
of the Christians massacred at Canea was
conducted under the protection of the Brit
~ xxaruhi,, Hood
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Fifty Children Reported Killed.

ST LOUIS May e9-Very brief reports
from the northeastern part Of this state
say that at Rush Hill a schoolhouse was
torn to pieces by a tornado and fifty chill
dren are reported killed At Renick it is
said great damage was done to the city
and that number of persons are reported
od
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
The DEATH RECORD.

Ex-Congressman WALTER L. SESSIONS,
at Lakewood, N. Y.
Rev. ]. ID. RHEA, Methodist minister, at
Clinton, In.
JOHN p. FLICK, old and prominent mer'
chant of Ottawa, Ills.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
National water works Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 29.-Yesterday's ses-
sion Of the National Water Works conven-
ton was occupied by the reading and dis
cussing of papers. The following officers
for the ensuing year were elected; Presi-
dent, f. w. Davis, of Indianapolis; secre-
tary-treasurer. Peter Milne, of New YORK.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
p,.m,-.ed the Government. Bm.

NEW YORK, May 29.-Judgc Hoyt III.
Wheeler, in the United States district
court, has handed down a decision disin's-
sing the governments bill Of complaint in
the suit in equity Of the United States
AGAINST the Joint Traffic association.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Fatally Hurt at a Ball Gam,

NILES, Mich, May 29,-While playing
baseball at Bangor "Wednesday Andrew
Monroe, aged IL years. was hiton the head
with the ball while catching, and was
fatallv injured
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
oxford to Honor payard.

LONDON, May 29.-oxford university In
tends to confer the degree Of honorary ID.
c. L., upon the United States Ambassador,
Thomas f. Bayard and upon John Morley
and Joseph Chamberlain.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Relief for st. Loui. sufferers.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-The house
Thursday adopted resolution authoriz-
ing the secretary of war to afford tempe
rary relief to the st. Louis sufferers. The
resolution was also adopted by the SEN
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29

Valley, which resulted In tie vote In the
council "A month ago was settled at spe-
cial election Wednesday the vets win
ming out electing L. A. Stringer alderman
over l.. A. Brown by 10 majority. This
gives license one majority In the council.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29

days work and the expenditure OF q, 900
will make the hall good again. A section
of the brick wa of the Jail went down
and the prisoners were panic-stricken. In
the district between Sixth street and the
river, northward from Choteau avenue,
the tornado tore diagonal path. The
district comprises business houses, many
Of them OF the older type. Every build
Ing within the path sustained damage,
smokestacks and chimneys being toppled
over.
Debris Ten Feet Deep.
Through this district the streets are i'm
passable They are covered In places with
debris ten feet deep. Along the levee
front the hawsers snapped and boats were
sent adrift, some to go down, Others TO go
ashore on the eastern bank. The loss OF
life which might have taken place at this
point was averted by the hour at which the
tornado came. A little later the excursion
steamers would have been going out.
None Of them had left their wharfs Other
river passenger boats had gone an hour
before, and although not heard from.
probably had passed beyond the path OF
the storm. The death dealing cloud
crossed the river at such an angle as to
strike and wreck the upper works OF the
east end Of the Eads bridge and to sweep
part Of East st. Louis.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
,rs,nodl.t Conference Adjourns.

CLEVELAND, May e9.-The Methodist
general conference adjourned sine die
Thursday afternoon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
Won by the VETS

RocKFoRp, Ills, May s9.-Thc battle
,,otxyeen license and no license In cherry
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29

BATON ROUGE, La, May 29.-Ex-Gov-
ernor McEnerney was elected United
States senator Thursday.
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Anderson, =. Bean. Mrs. Patrick.
Beischer, Harry. Bennell Fred.
Bland, Robert. Bradshaw. Wallace
Bruce, Mrs. Bush. w. Winkler.
Burgess, John. Bernstein. -.
Butler, Wallace T. G.. Butcher, -.
Carroll, Charles. Carter Mrs
Carter, Infant. Cheney. Emma.
Churingen, Alex. Claypool, Kate.
Clendening Mrs. Conley. Miss.
Desiloa, Peter. Dietrich. Peter.
Demartina, Sophia. Dun James.
Epstein, Booker Fisher, frankie.
Flagman of Air Line. Frelink. w.
Frank, Joe. Faulk, Judge.
Gault, Julius. Hayes. Mrs. William.
Hayes, John. Harvard. Mrs. Scott.
Hess, Harry. Heine, J. e.
Jones, -. Korth, Jacob.
Kent, John. Kavanaugh. D.
Kurtz, Jacob. Lemeke, j.
Martini Josephine. Null, DIR. c. X.
Mitchell, William Mcdonald, Malachi.
Miller, Robert Maitz, Charles.
Nee. Charles. Ottowad, William.
Paudy Jones. Porter. j. A.
Park, Winstanley. Hickey. Mrs.
Rose, Frank. Reames, John.
Rafferty,, John. Surber, William.
Slide, Mrs. Sullivan, John.
Sullivan. William. Sullivan. Mrs. VIM.
Valentine John. Woods, George.
Waites. Charles. Winterman, Henry.
Walmsley, Peter Wilson, Robert.
Weiss, Max. Zimmers, Fred.
Killed at East st. Louis.
Bucharz, John. Brean, John.
Carroll, Charles Clendenning. Irene
Dean. Patrick. Dean. six children.
Faulk, Judge. Frank, Joseph.
Gladdue, Ira. Kent. John.
Keene, J. r. Kain.
Martell. Mrs. NJ. Neall, DR.. G. E.
O'Brien, Edward Reed, Mrs. John.
Roof. Mrs Rickep. William.
Richey, Mrs. Rose. Frank.
Sage, Davis s. Sage. Mrs. David s.
Strickler, Philip. Staickler, Mrs.
Strickler, Henry Valentine John.
Uolk,nan A1hart