davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
Only Buildings Left Standing
Were a SChoolhOuSe and
One Dwelling.
NUMBER OF DEAD DOUBTFUL
At Least Twelve Known to Be
Killed and Nearly a Hun
dred Injured.
Many Towns in Iowa and Ne
braSka Flooded by Ter
rifle Rains.

OMAHA, June IA tornado struck
the town of Herman, in Washington
county, and wiped the place out of ex-
istence. At least dozen people were
killed and nearly a hundred injured.
Herman is a town of about 800 in
habitants ON the line of the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
railway.
Advices received by The Bee state
that every building in the town is de-
stroyed except the public school and
small dwelling, both of which are on
the outskirts. The force of the wind
was terrific as scarcely one piece of any
of the many structures destroyed was
left intact. The scene in the streets of
the once thriving and beautiful little
town is one of destruction. Wrecked
buildings and broken furniture, scarcely
recognizable in its dilapidated condi-
ton, are strewn all around, while dead
bodies lie in many places.
Relief Train on the Scene.
The relief train from Blair arrived
about an hour after the storm and the
work of picking up the wounded was
begun. Willing hands did what they
could to help the injured and in the
course of an hour the train pulled out
for Blair with IS injured on board.
They were taken to Blair, as there is
absolutely no place left at Herman at
which treatment can be administered.
All the citizens of Blair have thrown
open their houses to the wounded and
the unfortunates are being cared for by
competent surgeons. Many of the in
jured will die, but some of them re-
ceived but slight injuries. 1t is impos-
sible at this hour owing to the confu-
sion to ascertain the number of dead,
but 10 are known to have been killed
and the list will run very much higher.
Among the badly hurt is George B.
Clyde, the local station agent for the
Omaha road at Herman.
Did Some Heavy Lifting.
A new stand pipe weighing 20 tons
was carried block and half and
large iron safe was carried two blocks.
The main street of the town is a mass
of debris. The railroad tracks are
buried and the train on the ST. Paul
and Omaha railroad cannot pass until
they are cleared. A relief train from
Blair carried back SO homeless citizens.
A freight train left Blair at midnight
with medical aid and other relief for
the suffers.
Among the dead are Miss Hopkins,
Postmaster w. S. Richards, Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson Hopkins and son and
child of S. H. Davis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
MANY TOWNS FLOODED.
Severe Storm in Eastern Nebraska and
Western Iowa.

Severe Storm in Eastern Nebraska and
Western Iowa.
OMAHA, June 14.-Eastern Nebraska
and Western Iowa were visited by an
unusually severe storm. The day was
exceedingly sultry and about o'clock
in the evening clouds began to gather
and rain poured in torrents, continuing
at intervals all night, and many towns
were flooded. Paillon, the county seat
of Sarpy county, town of about 500
inhabitants, had from three to six feet
of water standing in its principal bust
ness streets. The mill dam went out
and many people were driven from
their residences. In Omaha a perfect
food swept down the streets. At
Council Bluffs Indian creek overfowed
its banks and Broadway from Tenth
street to the Northwestern tracks was
flooded to depth of from one to two
feet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
Three Thousand Strangers
Come in on Special and
Regular Trains.
The Various Camps Form a
Parade and March to
the Park.
Speeches, Sports, Ball Game,
Band Contest and Plenty
to Eat.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The great Woodmen picnic came of
Tuesday and was a success, notwith-
standing lowering skies occasionally
dripping rain, and mud and dampness
everywhere. The Woodmen are not
of the kind to be afraid of little
water, and they came swarming to
Mankato by hundreds and thousands.
They came from all over Southern
Minnesota, and If the weather had
been fine there would have been tif-
teen thousand, instead Of three thou
sand, which was the number that
came in on the trains.
Considering the weather conditions
it would not have caused much sur
prise If not one had come, and people
could not be blamed for not caring to
venture out. For this reason it is a
matter of especial pride on the part
of this city that so many people were
so anxious to come to the metropolis
of Southern Minnesota that they
came in spite of the most unfavorable
conditions that could possibly have
existed.
1t is fortunate that the railroads
got their tracks into shape after the
damage done by Sundays storm. fne
Cannon Valley is not yet open and
that kept number of camps away.
The other roads ran special trains
and every one was crowded.
The first train to arrive was the one
from Elmore, that got in at 700 a. 10.
1t brought 300 people to the city.
Then came the Chicago & North
western .train from the east, with
about 100 people. At about 200 a. m. (,
a train came in from Tracy with 200
people. This had scarcely unloaded
and gotten out Of the way when the
Omaha special from Heron Lake ar
rived with 400 people. The coaches
were packed and the baggage car was
filled with men and women standing.
The regular trains that subsequently
arrived on these two roads brought in
many more.
The first of the special trains on
the Milwaukee road.arriYed at little
after ten o'clock. This came from
Austin and brought large concourse
of people. The Concordia band was
at the depot to meet it. Half an hour
later the second special came in from
Mason City and Calmar, Iowa. Fin
ally came the special from Jackson.
These three trains brought 1,500
people to Mankato. In all, it is esti.
mated that 5000 people came to the
city by train.
The first special on the Milwaukee
road to leave this evening will start
at $50 o'clock, and the others will
string along later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE.
Much Damage Done by Heavy Rains
Near Sparta, wis.

Near sparta, W IS.
SPARTA, Wis, June 13.-Much dam
age was done by the heavy rain storm
Beaver creek, running through the
business portion of the city. under
mined the c. R. Cinover brick building
and it fell with its contents into the
food. the occupants barely escaping.
The C. E. Rich brick block is badly I'M
dermined, The approaches of five iron
bridges in the city dimits were washed
away Many dams were washed out.
Crops were damaged and many head of
live stock drowned. The Sparta and
Viroeua railway will not be able to rub
trains for two DAYS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
The Sports.

A Foresters' prize drill was had this
afternoon at the park, participated in
by teams from Wells, Minnesota Lake
and Alden. Each team was allowed ten
minutes to go through its evolutions,
which included marching, etc. Min
nesota Lake secured first prize, Wells
second and Alden third.
The boys foot race for boys of from
six to twelve years was won by Hughes
first, Reynolds second, Coughlan third.
The girls forty yard race, for girls
from six to ten years of age, resulted in
tie between Anna Larson and Dora
Lille for first prize, with Bertha Lille
second.
The wheel borrow race was won by
J. E. Harris, of Winona, first; Mr. Will
liams, of Spring Island, second; and
Roscoe Konklin, of South Bend, third.
A band concert or contest did not
come off owing to the rain. The Fair
mont band played and rain put a stop
to the concert. Some speech making
is on the program. Mayor Currier
will extend welcome to the visitors
while Mr. Talbot will probably speak
in the absence of Mr.. Northcolt, and B.
D. Smith may be called upon for re-
marks.
The crowd at the park is large one
and all are having as good time as the
weather will permit.
Rain put sudden end to the festivi-
ties at Sibley park yesterday afternoon,
and caused everyone to hustle for shell
ter. The grand stand and the big tent
that had been borrowed from the Mil
waukee road were filled with people.
and many who had started to walk to
the city were caught out. Conveyances
did a big business, and complaints have
been heard of overcharging. it being
said that so cents and 81 were charged
by some. This form of extortion will
give bad impression to strangers.
twenty-five cents is as high as ought to
be charged for ride to or from the
park, and if the ordinance does not
make this limitation it ought to be
amended so as to do so.
Seyen-eights of an inch'o f rain fell,
and made it necessary to call off that
portion OF the program which had not
been carried out. The ball game had
just begun when the rain came, and the
speaking was indefinitely postponed. as
were also many of the sports.
The La Crosse special train on the
Milwaukee road left at 6:45 p M, the
jackson special at 7:15 p. M, and the
Austin special at 1880 p. m. The Wells
train was held until 1000 p. m. Several
hundred people did not get away last
night and the road: took them home to-
day on their excursion tickets. The
Milwaukee road ran three excursion
trains, dropping one on account of the
weather. 1t brought in nearly 1900
people on special and regular trains,
and 300 tickets to Mankato were solids
This shows that the people along the
Milwaukee road are thoroughly loyal to
Mankato.
The Heron Lake special on the Omaha
road left at 1895 p m., the ST. Paul
special at 500 p. M, and the Elmore
train was held until 1000 p. m. The
Omaha and Northwestern roads brought
fully 1000 people to Mankato, so Col.
Johnson estimates AS stated by the
Fec Press = e-Ia! The ..l,l:ie4 -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
MANY FAMILIES EV!CTED.
Rivers at La Crosse Are Out of Theft
Banks.

LA CROSSE, Wis. June 13.-Reports
continue to come in of serious damage
to property done by the storm. No
trains are running in or out of this city
on account of washouts. The water
continues to rise in La Crosse, Black
and Mississippi rivers at the rate of two
inches an hour and 400 people in the
lower portion of the city have already
Seep driven ut &c !he:r hc:.-es
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
VICTIMS OF THE TORNADO
List of the Known Dead at New
Richmond.
OTHERS STILL IN THE RUINS
Nearly One Hundred Bodies Recovered
So Far and Most of Them Are
Identified.

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.,, June l4.-1nS
is the list of the dead so far
rs known:
BARRETT, DOMINICK.
BIGELOW, HAROLD.
BIXBY, WILLIAM.
BRoCKBANK, THREE CHILDREN.
BROWN, WALTER.
BUTLER, CORA.
CALLAHAN, WILLIAM.
CARR, EDWARD j.
CAMERON, MRS. CLAUDE.
CAREY, PATRICK.
CASEY, JOHN.
CLOUGH, ETA.
CONWAY, JOHN.
CUFF, MAMIE.
DUNBAR, HENRY. s.......
DUNBAR, MRS. HENRY.
EARLY, PATRICK.
EARLY. KATIE. r*
EARLY, ANTHONY. -. -
EARLY, FREDDIE.
FARRELL, WALTER. sm
GILLIAN, MRS. JOHN. @
CREATION, SALLIE NJ.
GUNDERSON, OLE.
HARRINGTON, WILLIAM.
HAWKINS, MRS. s@,s><
HAWKINS, ANGIE.
HAWKINS, MILE. ~
HAWKINS, WALTER.
HEBRON, PATRICK. ~
HEBRON, MICHAEL. 80
HEBRON, MRS. DAVID.
HENNESSEY, LILY. ..- ~r
HENRY. JOHN.
HICKS, j. B. -. / -
HOLLENBECK, FRANCIS = =
HOLLENBECK, MASON. =
HUGHES, WILLIE.
GURD, MRS. -.
JENNINGS, FRANK.
JOHNSON, JELMER. .@
HEATING, NICHOLAS. "a
KELLY, JOHN.
LAMBDIN, WINNIE. .e-s i =,
LEWIS, MRS. HENRY. ,.., Fl,
LEWIS. -, BOY.
LINK. MRS. E.
MARTIN, THOMAS.
MGRATH, MRS. JOHN 20
MCABE, THOMAS.
MGRATH, NELLIE. t?sl rsrs
MGRAW, RUSSELL. sr
MHENRY, PATRICK.
M'KINNON, KATE. 60.
M'NALLY, THOMAS. So
MICKLE, FRED.
MINNEHAM, MARY. $50. <ssSs1.1
NOONAN, THOMAS. - .-@g.,
o'BRIEN, EDWARD. .n:
o'CoNNELL, HENRY.
OLESON, ANTON. us
OLESON, IDA. -, 81.
Pardon, NICHOLAS.
PATTON, JOHN. -;
PORTER, DWIGHT.
RING, GUSTA.
RING. GEORGE.
ROSEBROOK, ALVIN.
ROSEBROOK, MRS. ALVIN.
ROWE, THOMAS.
RYBERD, JOHN.
RYAN, MICHAEL.
SCHADE, MRS. JAMES.
sCHADE, BABY.
SHAW, -.
STACK, GEORGE. vy
STACK, MRS. GEORGE.
STACK, BOY.
STEVENS, MISS ELLEN,
STINNSON, MRS MARGARET.
TALLMADGE, CHARLES F.
WEIR, MISS.
WELD, WILLARD.
WELLS, PATRICK.
WELLS, STEPHEN.
WILLIAMS, ABBIE.
WILLIAMS, HAZEL ". ii..s4.
FUo TrSKNOxvN MEN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
The Parade.

The parade was late in starting and
then did not follow the prescribed
route on account of the muddy condi-
ton of the back streets. Front street
was in prime condition, as the rains
had washed it free from mud. The
slowness in getting the parade started
was partly due to the late arrival OF
the last special train.
Officer Daniels was marshal and mad
a number of aides. The line OF march
included Front street down to Spring,
on Spring to second, on second to Rock,
on Rock to Front, and up Front to
Sibley park.
The following was the order OF
march:
Mounted police.
Fire department
Concordia band
Officers of head camp.
City officials.
G. L. Kings band.
Mankato camp.
Austin band.
Austin camp.
Albert Lea band.
Albert Lea camp.
Wells band.
Wells camp.
Alden band.
Alden camp.
Fairmont band.
Fairmont camp.
Welcome band.
Welcome camp.
Rose Creek band.
Rose Creek camp.
On reaching the park, basket picnic
was had. Many of the camps did not
Jake part in the parade, but scattered,
some walking and some riding to the
park, and others remaining in town to
get their meals Every eating place
was we'll patronized. The greater part
of the Woodmen were accompanied by
their wives or daughters, and a large
part of them brought their dinners with
them.
Several realistic "goats" were in the
parade, and some of the camps were
uniformed, but far the greater number
wore only badges.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

speak OF 1t as the home for small farmers The off,
cial report says: ''To the small farmer seeking
new home Western Canada offers great inducements.
While ii seems long way north the Canadian Pa
citic Railway line is far south of Edinburgh, the
climate is thatof Northern Minnesota and the land
raises splendid and sure crops"
For maps and full information ap. &lZSlY$kVlSsI
ply to Supt. Immigration, Ottawa f2I:{uES 6C
Canada OF to lSspCSTEHQ
BENJAMIN DAWES. HlEJIGyTS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16
FREE HOMESTEADS
(zzzhkx@ 4
.5,GsSs IA "
YWaEay4 in Western Canada.

Renters, farmers sons and
farmers burdened with taxes,
mortgages. impoverished soil and crop
failures may secure free homesteads
of l6O acres in the Canadian West, the
land OF No. l Hard Wheat, Is to IS
bushels to the acre. Lowest railroad
rates; special advantages to prospectors.
The best grain and cattle country in the
world. Good water, low taxes, abundant
fuel The Minnesota editors, who re-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-16

-lN0'aN fTOT'l.- . -nr+
49, :. srd 81, :. .'..... u.ns, =.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
EIGHTEEN PAGES
SUNDAY. MAY Is. 1859.
THEIR TRUST.

All authorities agree that the Ma
tional Republican platform next year
will cry as loudly and fiercely us any
against the trusts: "Stop Thief! Stop
Thief, Stop Thief!' We were about to
say that of course it will; but we con-
Tess that we do not see the "of course
so clearly. The Hanna Republican
party cannot hope to deceive anyone by
this cry; the mutual relations of the
''ssss..-.A- -P.-and- the trusta-are too well
known. Why. then, cry "Stop Thief"
Will the Democrats agree that this cry
will prove that the G. o. p. is innocent,
md that 1t is not, meanwhile. in close
alliance and active collision with the
trusts? Not little bit! They will
prove and expose the alliance and col
fusion with all their accumulated evil
dence; they will show the peril public
and private. which this nefarous CON
Junction threatens; and they will dweA
with fervid denunciation upon q bot
tomless depravity that makes n parade
OF hating and bounding what ii is de-
voted to, body and soul.
Nevertheless If Hannaism be what
some of its own opponents and devotees
have boosted it to be, evil is It's good,
and 1t Will rush through all iniqulty
for the love of it.-as the sodden drunk
ard Will swill whiskey. though he
knows it Will bring him to shame, ruin
and death. There is no baseness that
criminals will not revel and riot over
In ghoulish glee. If it promises success;
and even momentary victory makes
them boast of their most secret ana
Infamous tricks and devices. In Satan
they trustl
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28

ligion." the kins gave what he suppos-
ed was the finishing blow. On oct. Il,
1853. he promulgated the Revocation OF
the t.dict OF Nantes.
The revocation" was severe enough
in It's intent, but II was a thousand
times worse in the spirit in which it
was carried out. 1t prohibited al HUI
goods and Punishment or death. Ii
provided for ,hc Immediate destruction
of all remaining HuguenOt places of
worship. II gave Huguenot ministers
fifteen days in which 10 leave the king
DON; Should 10y remain the penalty
was death. iiusuenot education, HUI
guenot baptism, lIuguenot marriage,
were all forbidden. On the other hand
Iluguenot emigration was strictly pro-
hibited. If any attempted it the pen
atty was-for men the gallcys for life;
for women Imprisonment for life.
1t is perhaps but simple justice to
say that the primary object of the kins
was, nOt persecution OF even punish
ment but conversion" The kings
religion" was to be the religion OF the
realm. without any exception. But the
kings Will was peremptory and there
was to be no avoiding it. II thus fell
out that unnumbered cruelties took
place in the enforcement or the revOca-
ton that We're not contemplated at the
beginning. ] was found that the ad
hercnts of the reformed religion still
remaining, Notwithstanding all pre-
vious Conversion" were far more nu-
merous than had been supposed. It
was also found that their faith was
far stronger, their convictions far deep
cr. than had been reckoned upon.
Conversion" was.vcry slow. Then be-
gan series OF attempts at enforced
conversion. the like of which has never
Ii lssvfr,
side OF Mohnmmedanism Troops were
sent into the Husuenot districts with
strict ord0rs to compel obedience 10
the revocation, at the point of the pike.
at the edge of the sword. by dint or
pistol ana musket. The soldiers were
chartered in Huguenot houses and per-
mitted every license. 1t was a reign
OF violence. The system was called the
'dra gonnade." 1t swept through the
land and covered it like Il estilence.
Every jail was full. The rack. the
wheel, the gibbet. the eXecu;ioner's
block were in constant Use. On every
road were to be seen chaingangs in
dreary march to the scsporIs where the
gallcys were. But worse than all was
the unrestrained brutality of the SOL
| tliery 4 father or husband could en-
dure all but the invasion of the sancrl-
iy of his home and the despoiling of
| it's honor. To save these ne succumbcd
And yet behind all this violence was
the warrant of the king. The king
wills it," "the king Wills it," was the
dragons warcry.
The Huguenots who fed from France
| because OF Louis cruel administration
numbered perhaps a million. How,
they escaped is marvellous. Every
means that the most powerful govern
ment in the world could take to nre-
vent their escaping was taken. The
dragonnade was fruitless. 1t gained
only a temporary spoil. For fifty years
the emigration went on. and those mag
I innocent industries that Huguenot en-
terprise had built I'm. desnite MI the
| efforts that Louis NV. and Louis XIV
made to have it otherwise. sank into
paralysis and ruin. And France, beau
tiful France. land destined by nature
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
M'KINLEYS RELIANCE IS FRAUD
ONLY.

Mr.. Bailey, of Texas was right when
lieye that the Democracy would win
next year, and MIR. Bryan be elected the
next President of the United States.
because he believed in the sense, the
honesty and patriotism of the people.
He could not conceive it possible that
since the Developments under the reign
of this Hanna lger Republican!sm-
the revelations OF its designs and the
turpitude OF all it had done-he could
not believe the American people so stu
pid, or SO wicked, as to eject Hanna
and his Mckinley, again; or to tolerate
longer a plutocratic rule that had al
ready entered upon an imperial career
OF violence and plumber.
n Nor are the people OF a mind to en-
dure being cheated again, as in 1896 by
Hanna and his gang, who gave the
verdict" of that year, so boosted OF by
The beneficiaries OF that national ras-
cality. Shall we in 1900 permit the
same Hannaites of 1896 to perpetrate
upon us the same wrongs of that year?
If the electIon-laws be not so reform
ed before November of next year, it is
pretty certain that n manly people viii
discover and use adequate means, on
khe spot. TO protect the polls and their
oaliots. and to secure q true return. II
X very true that the electoral vote of
q state can hardly be stolen. or falsely
scsst, without the connivance of the
S'1te authorities. &or those having
Charge of the polls and returns except
y; cases of a very close vote between
afs contendlng parties, or candidates
srt in any Migrant case of stealing the
electoral vote of a State, it dare not
{ Se done or undertaken, unless prellm!-
taiys iniquities be done as q basis for 1t
B hy the poll holders Eers tho people
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28

1t seems that Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, has
some opposition as his own successor
in the L. S. Senate. This is said by his
friends to be real mean. as Iowa needs
no new harness and her present Gear
fits her to the very meeting of every
buckle and tongue. This is no time, it
is urged. for kicking over the traces,
or getting hot in the collar. Mr.. Gears
breeching is certified to be good for six
years more, and 1t is we'll known that
old leather is better than any pro-
duced by the new rapid tanning pro-
ccsses. Let the old Gear alone A it,
tie oil is ali that is needed, or n little
black varnish.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28

y trust or combine consists of the
same fellows who have got all the rail-
roads OF the land in their hands and
now by IL similar deal are trying to
own everything else. with sole control.
y capital of 500, 100000 is created on
paper; the existing factories. &c. are
purchased 10 the extent of 10000 900
and paid for i'll shares to that amount.
the other $4,000. 000 of the capital be-
ing divided among the promoters in
fully paid up" or preferred" shares
on which not II dollar has been paid by
said promoters. Then the stock and
business of the concern are doomed at
the expense of those VINO have con-
trlhuted their factories, &c. until the
promoters can sell their shares at n
premium and get out,--lcaving the real
investors in the scheme whatever may
remain as assets and which they
usually have to sell, al anything they
can get, TO another booming set of pro-
motors, or another all engrossing trust.
Sheer and unmitigatod robbery. against
which there is no law, because those
are The fellows that have charge of the
Hanna administration and are running
our government. In fact. they are the
governmental government of the
Money Trust"