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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-01-20

BY State Treasurer ................ 81 g.
by balance on hand Dee 81, lSGs ... 14O Il
Total including amount on hand. S29644 %
We further report we have examined and
Cancelled the stubs and orders in the County
Clerks office and find them 10 compare with
the above report. We have also examined
and Cancelled the stubs and orders in the office
Of the superintendent of the Poor and find
them correct. We have also examined and
Cancelled the stubs and orders OF the Soldiers
Relief Commission and find them to agree
with the report. All OF which is respectfully
submitted and signed by your committee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
WORK OF The WIND
Seven Persons Killed and Two Injured
by Cyclone.
WERE MANNED AND BRUISED.
-------------
A Church and School House We're
Torn to Pieces.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE IN NEBRASKA.
Property Loss Is Between Eighty and One
Hundred Thousand.
IS
NO FATALITIES REPORTED IN THIS STORM
Houses Were Destroyed and Stock
kincd, hut the Damage to
Crops Is Light.

Chamberlain, S. D., May 2s.--word
reached town this afternoon of disas-
trous and fatal cyclone which passed
through the country In the vicinity OF
Bijou Hills, twenty-five miles south of
this city, yesterday afternoon, resulting
In the death OF seven persons and the Sc
rious injury OF two others, The killed
arc;
Charles Peterson and six children, four
boys and two girls ranging from to 10
years of age.
The cyclone came up in plain view OF
hundreds aud moved in southerly course.
The frat place reached was Acoden,
which was totally destroyed. The storm
then destroyed church and school
house, after which It reached the Peter
SON place. where the execution done was
simply appalling The dead and Injured
we're strewn all about the premises, all
being bruised AMI manned in shocking
manner, while the buildings were smashed
to splinters
After doing its worst here the cyclone
destroyed the crlegor premises and then
passed into the range of hills, striking tue
Missouri river whore Is appears to have
dissolved The path covered by the storm
was only twenty rods wide and about
three miles In length
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
soLnIER's IDEA.
one American worth Zen Thousand
snynres of the Philippines.

oue American worth Ten Thousand
snyaEes of the Philippines.
M,ddIesport. y. Y, May 2s.-Mrs. Hattie
Tborne Of this place has Just received
letter from her son, Charles, who is now
with the First South Dakota volunteers
in the Philippines dated al Nalolos, Aprl
10 in which no graphically describes
battle before that city on March 20 He
saws that i. was estimated that the natives
were 1000 strong and that his regiment had
10 face the heavy ODDS. as the adjutant
was killed before he could get orders
N the colonel. The capture Of that sta
lion al Martial was accomplished with ter
rible cost. Two officers were killed two
wounded and twenty nine non eommla-
stoned officers and privates killed or
wounded
the generals said 10 his stan as he saw
us making that grand charge; You might
ss we'll try 10 stop hell as the American
soldier on a charge, 81
In conclusion the writer says: You
asked me what the soldiers thought OF the
United States taking the Philippines. Well
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
FIGHTING
Natives Taking on New Energy with
the Wet Season.
AMERICANS KEPT IN TRENCHES
And Are Constantly on Alert to Pre-.
vent Surprise.
MANY NATIVES WILL HAVE TO BE FED
NOnCOmbatants Pouring Into Otis Lines
for Food.
THE CROPS CAN NOT Be CULTIVATED
with the War Going on and the Able
Bodied Natives Are Fighting
the Americans.
MANY NATIVES WILL HAVE TO BE FED
NOnCOmbatants Pouring Into Otis Lines
for Food.
THE CROPS CAN NOT Be CULTIVATED
with the War Going on and the Able
Bodied Natives Are Fighting
the Americans.

Manila, May 2s, = p. m.-The APP
proach of the wet season finds the
insurrection seemingly taking n new |
lease of life. All along the American
lines the insurgents are showing
more aggressive activity in their
guerrilla style than at any time be-
fore or since the fall of MnIolos.
they keep the United States troops
in the trenches, sleeping in their
clothing and constantly on the alert
against dnshes ON the outposts md
make life warm for the gurrisons.
The bands of Generals Luna and
.hascarrow have retreated toward
Tarlac.
Opposite our lines on the south
protecting Manila all the way
around to San Pacio the insurgents
have three rows of trenches most
of the distance. The reports from
prisoners indicate that the insur-
gents construc the peace negotin-
lions TO mem that the Americans
have had enough of fighting. The
FiIipinos are also encouraged by the
belief that the Americans are pre-
nm ring for an interval of inactivity
during the wet season. This period
is sure to he followed by much suf-
fering. Thousands of acres that
were under cultivation last year
have not been plowed this yenr and
| the governmemrpgsffa probably he
obliged to feed thousands. Just ms il
fed the Cubans.
Friendly natives (AmiGos) continue
to pour into the American lines by
the country where the passage OF
The two armies has left no food nnd
practically throwing themselves on
the charity of their conauerors
Such abie-budied men az are not IL
the Filipino rnnlss have been KEEP
busy caring for the old men, won,ei
and children who form the mass q
the refugees. These are doing SOM
Moving, but they will be confront
ed with hunger before they can real
TIE any subsistence from their crops
The United states diptributes rice n
, MaIoIos and some smaller towns
. where the Filipino stores were cav
,ured. but the latter viii soon he eS
, hnusted.
/ The United states transport Nor
y,p city. which arrived here fro'
a van Francisco with 600 recruits fe
various regiments, sailed today 10
,Io,Io with the troops.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

Rlackfoo;. Idaho, May 2s.--Ex sena-
tor Dubois. chairman OF the executive
National committee Of the silver re-
publican party. WAS interviewed today
an 70 tie present attitude Of the sill
yer republicans MI Dubois said:
the silver republicans will meet 10
National convention az the same time
and place as the democrats. The per
sistent etatement made by the re-
publican papers that silver is dead
issue is the expression Of their WISH
but not Of a fact Those who support
ed Bryan in 1896 viii support him in
1900 uaiess th1y have some special
reason for doing otherwise. It Will
not be many VINO will abandon prin-
ciples, deliberately adopted, for per-
scnal reasons. The democrats VIII,
without a doubt. declare against the
policy of the administration and
against imperialism. The issue ia
1900 will be the same as in 1895 only
Intensified and mora clearly defined
and the candidates for president viii
be the same,
Mckinley VIII he supported by the
aggregation OF wealth and all that
they represent. hir. Bryan will ba
supported by the reform forces.
80 far as the silver republicans
are concerned. they are interested in
the success OF the principles which
they supported In tho Chicago plat
form end Bryan has noe changed and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
TREAcHERoUs SEIZURE.
Natives of Negroes Capture an officer
of the StGnnl Corps.

Natives of Negroes Capture an officer
of the signal Corps.
Washington, May 2S.-General Greeley
today received telegram from Major
Thompson at Manila, reporting that
landing party fof the resar Of Tie cable
at Escalante island OF Negros. had been
treacherously attacked by natives that
Captain George H. Tnley, signal corps,
is missing and the worst is feared.
The cable referred to is the Eastern Ex-
tension Cable company that have been
permitted to repair and replace certain
cables in the Viscayan Islands. Tilley
doubtless accompanied the expedition as
the representative of the United States,
the supervision Of all telegraph lines and
cable lines being part Of his duties No
other casualties in the signal corps have
as yet been reported. Ttlley was enlisted
| from California
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
FREE SILVER MEN
VIII Meet in Grand Gathering "a
Louisville This Week.

VIII Meet in Grand Gathering "a
Louisville This Week.
Louisville, May 2S.-Louisyille will
witness this week the greatest gather
ing of free silver men which has ever
been seen IN this part Of The country.
Tho annual convention Of. tho Ohio
Valley League Of Bimetallic clubs
which begins Wednesday, VIII bring
here thousands % silver democrats
from tho Ohio valley and among the
visitors viii be n number Of the lead
Ing men Of the democratic party. The
sessions viii be presided over by
Judge James p. Tarvin OF covlngton,
who Is president OF the league. The
most pleasing features OF the conyen-
ton will lie two banquets where the
leaders OF the free silver cause VIII
meot In a social way. The Bryan ban
quet at Fountain Ferry park will take
place next Friday evening
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

insurgents They stated to him that they
would not oppose the landing Of the Amer
leans, but would accept conditions In
Luzon. The Spanish troops which with
drew are now here and depart for Spain to-
morrow.
Feeble attacks by insurgents on the
inhabitants OF tho southeast portions OF
Negro. A battalion OF troops has been
sent from Manila there VIII restore or
der. Insurgent falsehoods have been cir
culated IN the Southern islands of an over
whelming insurgent victory in Luzon to
keep up the excitement in that section
among the more ignorant classes, although
the intelligent people know better than to
credi, such stories
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
IN NEBRASKA.
The Property Damage Was very
Heavy,

Heavy,
Omaha. Neh May ga special TO inc
Bee from Central City, Neh,, says: Proba-
hly the INST destructive cyclone that ever
visited Nebraska passed over the north
ern port OF Hamilton county last night
destroying from $4,000 to Sloo,ooo worth
OF pfoptrty, including fifteen dwellings,
enc church. one school house, two IRON
bridges across tho Blue river, barns, corn
cribs. outbuidings, orchards, groves.
fences and stock,
The funnsl shaped cloud first struck the
form of Peter Jacoby on section s, town
ship II. completely destroying the house.
barn aud other buildings The cloud then
nose and did not again strike the Sf0und
lor two mites II then de cs1ded ana
caught the dwelling. barn. outbuilding and
,irdmul OF w. +. Lant2en, levelling them
nat ia the around Il next struck the res
iGcnce OF Josiah Fox, completely destroy
xag ali bulldogs, and then took all the
houses and buildings in that vicinity
Cottonwood trees nearly two feet IN
diameter were stripped completely OF their
foliage, some were uprooted and others
twisted off Booded hogs. horses and
number OF thoroughbred cattle we're Kilt
ed. The storm crossed Blue river. taking
tho iron bridge and carrying IT hun.
dred feet or more and twisting 1t out OF
all semblance 10 a bridge,
Rolosons brick farmhouse stood no more
| show than a sack OF feathers.
The track OF the storm was sixteen miles
lang and about 100 wards wide
During the storm heavy rain ana I'M
mfnse han fell White there we're many
narrow escapes, strange 70 say no one was
| seriously injured. The loss TO crops VIII
be- slight, but groves OF orchards arc ruin-
cd majority OF tho farms were insured,
NM A. viii be inlpossible for several days
"a Get the amount Of Individual losses.
Household goods aud clothag we're all ot i
siroyed Probably 5000 c;ple viewed the
| scene today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
FAMILY BURNED UP.
Man Failed to Build Chimney to
His House.

Savannah, Ga. May 2s.-Advices from
Hardeevllle. S. c.. report the burning to
death of Jacob Soomons. his wife and
seevn children In a fire which destroyed
their house. The house was located on
the Oestrechter farm, near HardeeNille'
II had been damaged by storm and the
Solomons had built a fire to keep warm.
II is supposc. that the FIRE was left smoui-
dering afte~ The family had retired and
was famed into a blaze, lgnting the
structure. The verdict of the coroner
Jury in each case was that they came 10
their deaths through the culpable neglect
OF Jacob Solomons in falling to puliu
chimney.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
HaLE's REPORT.
Details the openine OF the War In
the Philippines.

Details the openine OF the War In
the Philippines.
washington May 2S.--The war depart
ment has mace r1blic a report from Gem
eral Irving Hale, who commanded the
second division Of the eighth army corps
at Manila, upon the stirring events be
tween the nights Of February 4 and Q
This division was.-auar+Fred in the yicin-
ity OF the water works and a portion OF
it. tie Nebslaka 1 giment. nroi the hrst
shots that began the active aghtlne with
the insurgents. General Hale tells me
srorv of The operations NJ his command
Win great precseness and military dry
ness. His account of the beginning OF
the difficulty with the Insurgents agrees
in every respect with the stories OF COL
nrel stotzenberg and General Macarthur
and ne adds that his own troops ala not
begin the firing U0cil the insurgents mr.
ING had been go@lg on for some time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
IN NEGRos.
ou. sovs the Natives VIII Not OPP
nose Americans.


pose Americans.
Washington, May 2s.-The war depart
n,ent today made public the following dis
patch from General otis, commanding at
Marila:
oManila, May 2s.-Two battallons'
ro en,v-third infantry in quiet possession
Of Jolo.
spanish troops withdrawn from zlm-
boanga. aft,r battle with insurgents with
severe losses to the latter. Spanish loss
min, killed, twenty-sevea wounded among
whom we're Commanding General Montero
diea from wounds. burisd here yester-
dav Insurgents used rifles, artillery and
ammunition captured from gunboate. ex-
nsndlng great amount OF ammunition
Conferences followed between Rios, who
went from Manila TO withdraw troops, ant
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
TAYy AND BREDEL.
Champion Counterfcitcrs Confess
Additional Facts.

AdulttOnul Eacts.
Washington, May 2S.-Chief Wilkie, OF
the treasury secret service, has received
information from Special Agent w. j.
Burns that he has secured the counterfeit
ing plates for legal United States notes
with the portrait OF General Sheridan,
made by s. Bredel. the Philadelphia, en-
graver, who, with his pal, Taylor. is under
arrest charged with being implicated in
the wholesale counteretting scheme re-
Gently unearthed at Philadelphia and Ian
caster, Pa. Their possession was secured
through a confession made last week by
Taylor and Bredel, in which Bredel said
that the plates were buried in the earth
at Snowfall Md, where he formerly lived
and where his father now resides, the
prisoner confessing that he had engraved
the plates himself Acting upon this in
formation, Agent Burns promptly went to
the place described and without difficulty
secured the plates.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

at the railway station. party attended
services at the Tabery ; :, in his honor.
A short sermon was = reached by Dr..
Talmage.
Z At the conclusion : ar Admiral schley
was escorted to the pit and after shak-
ing hands with tb s>lurch officials made
a short sneech.
The admiral 2 oarty were driven to
the hcme of Gee : Wallace, whose guests
they will be du s their stay in the city
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

San Antonio. Texas, May 28.-Throush
the breaking down of table at caA'
walk at Riverside Park this afternoon
two people were seriously and four were
slightly injured The seriously inlured
are Willard James, merchant arm i SuI
leg broken; Alma Thesis, domesuc, So
fractured. Some fifteen curious speu .
TORS had climbed on table TO oplaiH - .
better view of the cake walk %uen va
table broke down.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
WOMEN TRIED TO SWIM a RIVER.
one of Them Drowned and the other
Narrowly Escaped.

Laredo Texas. May IS Two Mexican
= cnon ~ tho demi- monde endeavored to swim
Tho Rio Gronde to Mexico from this city to-
Gav at noon % evade the police VINO "ero
after them With warrants of arrest IN "hlen
tbev we're charged with slmoly dislurnins 'H ~,
neaee One was drowned and the other Gen IL on NJ
n critical condition The latter waS a IaSed as
on the MEXICAN side and has been iaen''iie'
The body Of the other has not been nc rou nv
vat and the name is unknown. They are &C.
norted TO have been intoxieated'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

We don't think much about IL. We can't
see where they are going to be benefited
by H. II has cost great deal OF blood
and one American life Is worth 10000 ma
tives. They sneaked in on our oatposts
last night and killed Ave Of cur men,
smashing their heads to a Jelly. They
get drunk before they dare to come up.
They tried last night and by the looks OF
the ground were met with a warm reeep-
tfrn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
SILVER ISSUE is NOT DEAD.
The Republicans Who Supported Bryan in 1896
Will Do SO Again in 1000.

the Chicago platform will be adontei
again
The union or the democrats and
silver republicans viii be more com
plete and harmonious n 1900 than
ever before, and everything points TO
victory Of the reform forces.
There Is no dislntegraion OF the
silver republicans except in the visions
OF those who wish the success OF the
gold standard trust-controlled, an
perlalisuc republican party"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
WEATHER INFORMATION.


Frhnrtor May 2S-Forecasts for Mon
~
lil Tt1as. Mississippi and Louisiana--Fair
s''s'y and Tuesday; fresh southerly winds.
lifting to westerly.
ssr Texas New Mexico, Indian Territory,
oElhira and Arkansas-Fa Monday and
issialyi westerly winds
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
Hal, storm in the Territory.

Denisoiis Texas, May aS.-The Indian
Territory was visited by the seyerest hail
storm ever known in this section OF the
country this afternoon. Every window
from the engine TO the rear end OF the
sleeper on west side OF the Katy Flyer was
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
uon,cro buried NJ srannn.

Manila, May 2s.-As T. was impossible
TO take to Spain the remains Of the span
ish general. Montero. who was fatally
wounded in recent engagement With the
FlIipinos in the island Of Mihdanao and
Who dIed while being brought here from
Zamboanpa On the transport Leon Nil,
n Was decided that the in'erment Shout
take place in Manila. The spanish papers
declare that Mcniero was victim % 'As
snanish governments neglect.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
schley in the Pnlni,.

! y Lake Utah, May 2S.-Rear Admiral
", arrived here from Denver at 10
!. .S this morning. At Provo, Utah.
~ met by reception committee
!. ~ T prominent citizens. A large
: '''ausisstic crowd greeted the party
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
rerr,ac wlndstorm in missouri.

Kirksvile, Mo, May PA terrific wind
,torm struck this city this evening, fol-
owed for two hours by severe lightning
and rain. A few outbuildings were un-
rooted or toppled over and trees uprooted.
chucr services were suspended SO general
was tho fright.
Severe damage is reported from the
country southwest OF here
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

broken out. The train was between Cad
do and Duraut at the time. All telegraph
and telephone wires north are prostrated.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May pa repor. 70
current here of great destruction by ene
storm al Tama Iowa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

Observations taken by the United States
'AiAtf bureau at all stations at D. M.
"a meridian time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
Apother Train wreck Reported.

Annthcr Trnfn WFtclN rtF"F'ee1
ST. Louis. May 2s--lt Is reported thar
here has been a washOut near Grigssviile,
NJ, and that passenger train has been
wrecked.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
coxernor EIIerbee III.

Columbia. s. G.. May 2s.--It is reported
,o.r,gbt TINT Governor Elierbee is very
~ az his home near sellers, . U Wis.,
he has been for some time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29

.s,,nATIsM ' ss;s e : :,
:. 4, I.x.L sarsapar'lla
ss''' .'' '.' yss and thus prove the
u. s'5sfssas aHssa banda i S5 Wy y
X r6r Houston,
/ ..ton Drug SO., Texas.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-08-31
of all thinking people. The Repub-
lican party should use this proof :
nation for a campaign document.

The FiRance Committee appoint
ed at the Huron Convention to pro-
vide the wherewith to transport free
the brave boys of the 1st So. Oak.
Vol. Regt. from San Francisco has
notified L. G.. Ochsenreiter, the
member representing this section of
the state that Day County's share of
the proposed fund was fixed at$1O00.
In addition to raising this amount
Mr.. O.. is required to look after
Grant, Roberts and Marshall Co.'S
whose respective apportionments
were fixed at $500. $500. and $500
The committee has decided that the
most practical and feasible plan of
raising the money, in view OF the
fact that the Governor does net see
fit to call a special session of the
Legislature, Is for the business men
of the state to raise the money
through the banks by a system of
guaranteed notes made payable
March 1st 1901 with interest at 6 per
cent. 1t has been further suggest
ed that the county commissioners
appropriate from the county funds
the necessary amount. In both
cases, l4imbursement is confidently
expected to follow from the next
Legislature. As an additional source
of g souvenir buttons are to
be placed on sale throughout the
state at 81. each. The total expense
of transportation is estimated at $50,
900. Mr.. Ochsenreiter called a
meeting of the business men, but the
response was so slim that he is very
doubtful if the amount assigned Day
Co. can be raised. Not that the
people lack in patriotism, bat the
calls for money the past few months
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-08-31
The Opinions of a Soldier.
Dunlap Reporter.


The editor of a populist paper at At
lanta. w. r.. Emerson enlisted in the
Fifty first Iowa and went to the Philip
pines. From the firing lines he wrote
letters bone describing the situation and
incidentally praising the administration
and announcing his intention to stand by
it. \ populist friend in Cass county sew
erely criticised his expressions and asked
him six questions, covering the positions
of the antiexpansionists, closing by init
matt ng tina. he had turned traitor to his
former convictions. The questions were
forwarded and Emerson answered each
one fully closing with the sentiment: 81
shall consider that all minor questions
are oversbadowed by the great question
of whether we are to inaugurate a state
of chaos and disorder or are to maintain
a government of peace and order, and
will most assuredly cast my vote and hum
bic influence on the side of the latter. If
in so doing it shall be considered that /
have turned traitor to all my former con
victions, | shall still feel fully justified
in the course / have taken, for / much
prefer to be called a traitor to my W
convictions, which after all, are not in
fallable than to know, down deep in my