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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-01
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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
A TORNADO IN NEBRASKA
TOWN OF HERMAN DESTROYED,
Not . whole Building Loft OF tho Town
Large Number OF Persons Killed and
Fatally Injured-Relief was Sent from
the Cities-Rescuing Will be Slow.

Herman, Neb.. June l5.-Ten were
killed and about twenty-five injured in
last nights tornado. 1t is thought all are
now accounted for, unless the storm has
been more disastrous in the country than
anticipated. Not single building in the
town is left whole.
1t is reported that the tornado which
struck this village wrecked several houses
at Dane Hollow. Two persons were killed
and 10 are reported severely injured. The
dead are: Peterson boy and Mrs. Honse.
A. B. Hopkins, wife, son and married
daughter; w. S. Richards, postmaster; /;
Mr.. Hawkins; child of s. M. Davis; Louis
Clausen; Thomas Hines. The town prop
er is totally destroyed.
Train No. on the Omaha road pulled
into Herman just after the storm and its
crew began the work Of rescue. Nearly
one hundred persons were brought back
to Blair. Relief and assistance We're sent
to the homeless people, many Of whom had
been ou. in the rain all night.
A large number whose names are not
reported are severely injured, while hall
Of those reported have received possibly
fatal injuries.
The work Of taking the dead and woun.
ded out Of the debris progresses slowly
and is likely to prove long and tedious
undertaking.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Paralyxe Industry.

Denver, Col, June l6.-Thirty thous-
and men in Colorado will be out of work
within the next few days unless steps are
taken to end the strike Of the smelter EN-
ployes.
The Omaha & Grant and the Globe in
Denver, the Bimetallic and the Arkansas
Valley at Leadville and the Eilers and
Colorado smelters at Pueblo are closed.
The Argo smelter in Denver has COM
piled with the eight-hour law and is still
running The Guggenheim smelter at
Pueblo also is running. The closed works
are under guard, but nowhere have the
strikers made any demonstration.
At Central City the men employed in
the stamp mills are expected to strike TO-
day.
The Porter Fuel Company at Durango
has closed, throwing $50 men out OF work
Should the mines close all over the state
5000 railroad men will be thrown out Of
employment.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Big Blaze at Colville.

Colville, June l5.-Fire broke out in
the general store of Lindsay & Wade, re-
sulting in almost total loss of the stock,
with insurance upon little over a half.
The fire was discovered in the grain de-
partment by two persons passing at the
time. The alarm was quickly responded
to by citizens, who prevented the flames
crossing the street. Had they done SO, a
large part of the town would have been
destroyed.
The large house adjoining, occupied by
Mrs. Kline as lodging house and millin-
cry store and owned by Spokane party,
was totally destroyed. The loss was
about $4,000, with no insurance.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

Wichita, Kan, June l3.-While party
of young men were serenading Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Higgins, near Watonga, 0. T.,
the bride and groom Of two hours appear
ed on the front porch and ordered the sere-
naders to leave.
The party, composed of about 20 friends
of the young married people, refused to
go. Instead, they continued to make
deafening noises by beating on pans and
firing shots. One of the party, Harry
Randall, deliberately pointed his gun at
the young people and fired. The brides
face and breast were filled iwth buckshot.
She fell fatally injured, shot through the
lungs and died an hour later. The groom
Was also shot in the face, but not fatally.
After the accident the charivari party
fled. No arrests have been made yet. A
small brother of the bride was also wound
ed, but not seriously.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

Manila, June l5.-Lawton's troops, un-
der Wheaton and Ovenshine, occupy the
country south to Bakoor; have secuted to
the westward and some distance south
ward on the line Of the Seapote river and
Bakoor road. The enemy appears to have
retired to the isthmus, abandoning the
bay country.
The fighting yesterday was severe. Our
loss was 10 killed and 40 wounded, the
majority at the crossing Of the Seapote
river.
The enemy was driven from heavy and
well constructed entrenchments to which
they held tenaciously. Their loss is sew
eral hundred, of whom so were buried this
morning. They will not probably make
any determined future stand in the south
ern provinces. OTIS.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
OUR. COMMERCE IN JAMAICA
END OF THE FRUIT WAR.
The English Monopoly 10 Broken-The
Reciprocy Between the Island and
United States Observation-Disclosures Are
Improving-Severe Eearthquake.

Kingston, Jamaica, June l6-The end
of the terrible fruit war and the collapse
of the English scheme for monopolizing
the Jamaican fruit trade leaves the Bos-
ton Fruit Company masters Of the situa-
ton.
This development has caused widespread
qualification. 1t is generally regarded as
the first fruits Of that reciprocity between
Jamaica and the United States which is
SO much desired. 1t is felt that the pres
ence of the fruit company will draw into
the island other American enterprises as
soon as treaty relations render assured a
permanent market for Jamaican products
in the United States.
ALREADY there is marked improvement
in the industrial condition of the island.
Only the conclusion of the reciprocity
treaty is now awaited. Should the nego-
tiations by any possibility fail, the blow
to the hopes Of Jamaica would be severe
one.
Much care has been exercised in the Sc
lection of the delegates who are to proceed
to Washington to confer with the British
diplomatic authorities there with view
to arranging the terms Of reciprocity
treaty. If they are not successful in clear
ing the way for treaty, it will certainly
not be their fault They represent not
only the interests, but the hopes of ia.
maica.
An Earthquake at MOntserrat.
Montserat, one Of the lesser Leeward
islands, which is blessed with telegraphic
isolation and communicates with the out.
side world by mail only twice month
has just sent forth the following extraor.
binary and reliable earthquake story:
On May II, as has already been cabled
a remarkable thing happened. From ! a
nj. to a. m. the little island was fairly
bombarded with shocks, some lasting
about two minutes, with an occasional ex
ceptionally heavy one. Altogether during
the five hours there were 45 shocks.
During the night there were Others and
so on at intervals by day or night for
week, when the record stopped.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

It is reported that Is filings were
made in one day last week upon land
in the Marysville country.
The placer miners about Murray
have enjoyed pretty fair run Of water
for two weeks now. and the water
promises to last throughout the pres
ent month.
Major F. J. Edwards has received an
honorable discharge from service in
the Idaho National Guard. Mr.. Ed.
wards petitioned for the discharge
some time ago.
The Johnson-Fuchs land contest at
Lewiston has been compromised, each
party taking 80 acres and paying his
own costs. This case has been In the
courts four years.
A party of Is emigrant wagons have
arrived in Wallace, having come over
the mountain from Thompson Falls.
They had a hard time Of it, having to
make "go-devils" and put their wagons
on them to haul them over the snow.
besides shoveling out the road for
long distance.
Julius A. Andrews, the convicted ex-
agent Of the Lemhi Indian agency, has
been placed in the penitentiary. An
drews was fined $1,000 by Judge Beatty
the judgment being that he would be
released from prison upon paying the
amount. Andrews was given his free
dom for some time in order that he
might secure the amount, but failing,
ho uuoc an ollv cout m tho y>onitor ~ q rv
1t is thought now that the big iron
bridge across the Snake river will be
completed in the next ten days and
ready for crossing. The main towers
that support the big cantilever span
across the main channel of the river
are in their place and the work of max
ing this skillful part of the engineer
ing well under way. The bridge con-
meets the towns Of Lewiston, Idaho.
and Vineland, Wash.
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
have been commenced in the United
States court against s. L. Rice, of Che
halls. The proceedings were COM
attorney. on behalf Of San Francisco
creditors of Rice. Their claims
amount to about $4,000. This action
was precipitated by Rice giving s. L.
Rogers a chattel mortgage on his
goods. Rice is restrained by an order
issued by Judge Beatty from disposine
of any of the property. pending the
bankruptcy proceedings.
Fire destroyed the chop mill in Gen
esee, owned and operated by L. K
Krum. The fire is supposed to have
started by waste lubricating cll coming
in contact with the exhaust of gaso
line engine. About five tons of chopped
feed was destroyed. The gasoline en-
gine which is supposed to have caused
the blaze was of 14-horse power and
was owned by Ernest Miller, who Ii
agent for the Charter Company. II
was valued at $1100 but is believed tt
be not seriously damaged. Mr.. Krun
carried $1,000 insurance which covers
a small amount of his loss. He will al
once rebuild.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Lawton's Good Work.

Manila, June l5.-The success of Law
tons troops in Cavite province was great
er than reported yesterday. The enemy
numbered over 1000, and lost in killed,
wounded and captured more than one
third, the remainder being much scat
tered. They have retreated south to lmus
their arsenal. Of five pieces Of artillery
three were captured.
The navy aided greatly on shore OF the
bay, landing forces occasionally. The In
habitants in that country rejoice at thell
deliverance and welcome with enthusiastic
demonstrations the arrival of troops.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
A CYCLONE N MINNESOTA,
GREAT CYCLONE IN WISCONSIN,,
Several Towns Are Greatly Damaged
Many People Arc Killed and Injured
A Heavy Rain Fell-Minneapolis was
Floodod--New Richmond Gone.

st. Paul, June l4.-Scores of people
were killed-and the number may reach
into the hundreds hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars worth of property de-
stroyed by cyclone that swept across the
Mississippi valley east and slightly north
Of this city Monday night, practically an
Initiating the village Of New Richmond,
and causing great property loss also at
Hudson, Wis.,. and at Hastings, Mimi.
and in the section of country lying be.
tween. How great has been the loss Of life
it is impossible to tell, for the storm has
interrupted communication with Hudson
and New Richmond, anu reports have
come in a roundabout way.
Killed, Injured and Missing.
A reporter who went to New Richmond
Monday night on the first relief train re-
turned Tuesday morning and fully con-
firms the reports Of the dreadful calamity
which visited that place Monday night.
The town is almost totally wiped off the
map, and OF 220O inhabitants, 200 lie dead
among the ruins of their homes, and about
1000 are injured, many fatally. Great
alarm prevailed shortly before the storm,
broke, and refuge was sought in cellars,
wells, caves or other underground struct.
ures that promised safety.
Crops Everywhere Destroyed.
Throughout the region Of the storm
crops have been destroyed. Grain has
been torn out by the roots, or beaten into
RI hn
snapped off like straws. Fields and roads
have been flooded and sections of rail.
roads on all lines passing through the
storm section washed out. Coming ON the
heels of heavy rainstorm Of Sunday and
Sunday night, the storm has turned every
small stream tributary to the Mississipp
in this section into torrent. Bridges
have been swept away and much property
damaged by overflow.
Damage About Tomah.
Tomah, Wis, June l4.-The storm her,
Monday night was the hardest and tn,
water the highest ever known. All tn
highway bridges on the Lemonweir rive
within 10 miles Of Tomah are out, and al
the bridges on Council creek except one
Tracks are washed out in all directions
and trains have been unable to arrive o.
depart.
| ClOudburst at Viola.
Viola, Wis, June l4.-A cloudburst oc
Cured on Bear creek, 10 miles northeas
of here, and the entire fertile valley wa
swept by raging torrent. Cultivatet
fields are covered and almost ruined, SOM
being washed to depth Of six feet.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Grain Crop. Of Europe.

London, June l3-The Mark Lane Ex-
press, in its weekly crop report says Bel
gium, Holland, Italy and parts of Austria
Hungary promise average wheat crops.
In France, Germany, Spain and Poland
the crops are fair and there are hopes for
full crop.
In Russia the drouth is too prevalent to
allow hope Of full yield Of either wheat
or rye.
In Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria
short wheat crop is regarded as newt
able.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Marks,nan Missed HI. Man.

Wardner, Idaho, June ll.-Under the
fire of his negro guard, Mike johnson,
crazy and desperate, made dash for lib
erty by jumping into the river. Down
the rapid stream he bobbed like great
black cork, while on the bank his keeper,
breaking through the underbrush peppered
at him with his Krag-Jorgensen rifle balls.
Somehow or other the floating target
evaded the fire but the treacherous eddies
were too much for him, and Johnson's
body was found 20 minutes later
drowned.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
One Victim Dead.

Fort Wayne, Ind, June l6-An armed
mob has arrived from Columbia City
bringing Helms, the alleged criminal as.
sailant, who came so near being lynched
at Auburn the previous night.
The officers state that the mob at Gar.
rett, where the alleged assault was COM
mitted, has scouts in the city. One oi
the girls alleged to have been assaulted
died before the mob was formed. The
second is in precarious condition at
Garrett.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Not One of the Crew saved.

Atlantic City, N. j., June 1.-THE lie
saving crew remained near the wreck OF
the four -masted schooner Georgia Howes,
which capsized during storm. The Lat
tie Egg harbor life saving station reports
that so far as it has learned from that
point no member from the ll-fated craft
has been saved. The crew was composed
of nine men.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
He Forged warrants.

Olympia, Wash. June ll.-Ex-deputy
State Auditor George D. Evans of Wash
ington is in the custody of Chief Nc
Laughlin Of the Portland police force, hav-
ing been arrested there by a detective.
Evans was deputy auditor under L. R.
Grimes and j. E. Frost, and forged war.
rants to the amount of $l0,O00-possibly
more-that many having been unearthed.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Death of Richard p. Bland.

st. Louis, June l5.-Hon. Richard
Parks Bland died at his home near Leb-
anon at 4:30 a. m, peacefully and with
out apparent suffering.
Mr.. Bland returned home when congress
adjourned in March and soon suffered a
relapse from an attack of la grippe. Fol
more than two months he has been con-
fined to his home and his health has grad
ually declined.
His family is prostrate with grief and
all the community is bereaved. The fun
eral services will be conducted by the Ma
sonic order.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

The new Touring mill In Reardan is
nearing completion.
The sale Of timber lands in Skagit
county, Wash, is on the increase.
The ranges on the Snake river are
we'll stocked with cattle this spring.
A new double-block shingle mill will
be built Immediately on the site of the
one recently burned in Cosmopolis.
About $500 acres of grain were
sown this spring in the Highland dis
trict.
G. F. Scheilner, of Grand Coulee,
Wash, is putting out about 5000 toma'
to plants.
Wheat in Sherman county, Ore,
looks we'll, and there is no doubt Of
large yield.
George Small, of Silver Lake, Ore,
recently disposed Of 81 mules at $45
per head.
Cutworms are unusually plentiful at
Rosalia this year, and are doing much
damage to vegetation.
In the past twelve days over 100000
head of sheep have been shipped from
Heppner, Ore, to the east.
1t is estimated that sales Of sheep In
Morrow, Ore, during the last two
weeks of May aggregated 100000.
A boycott was inaugurated recently
by the Flour Mill Workers Union, Of
Spokane, against the Centennial and G.
& c. mills.
Wheeler county (Ore.) sheepowners
have finished shearing. While the clip
is somewhat lighter than usual. the
quality is good.
The Catlin Land & Live Stock Com
pany in Montana sold 80 head of year.
ling steers to Mr.. Agno Of Illinois,
for $23 per head.
About 1000 bushels of wheat were
purchased from farmers in the vicinity
of Tekoa recently; 40 to AN cents
was the price paid.
Before long two new shingle mills OF
extensive capacity. with a united pay
roll of $4,000 per month, will be in op
Grafton in Olympia.
Reports from the Palouse country
state that the late rains have been sc
abundant that farmers are encouraged
to believe that a large yield of grain is
assured.
The cattle business in Wyoming IL
being revolutionized, says one who has
large stock interests in the Big Horn
basin of that state. Cattle men are
going into the sheep business.
A large number of sheep are being
driven east this season from Morrow
Ore, and Gillian county; recently
about 10000 head having recently beer
started over the road.
Seventy-fve carpenters are working
on the cannery building of the Pacific
American Fisheries Company, at Fair
haven, Wash, and the mammoth build
ing will be ready for occupancy BY
July LIST.
Fish Culturists J. w. Berriam and
Bert Greenman, Of Oregon City, are re
moving the temporary apparatus al
the falls, used for handling steelhead
salmon eggs, to the Clackamas hatch
cry. The season for catching steel
heads at Oregon City has closed. Over
100000 steelhead salmon eggs were Sc
cured during the season, and the entire
output has ben shipped east, except
10000 removed to the Clackama!
hatchery
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Fatal Result of a Drunken Brawl.

Fatal Result of a Drunken Brawl.
San Francisco, June l3-John Lands
man, grocer's clerk, was stabbed fatally
and three other young men were slightly
wounded during street brawl at late
hour last night.
Fred Trueworthy who is supposed to
have committed the murderous attack,
made his escape from the scene and has
not been arrested. Landsman died while
being removed to the receiving hospital.
Overindulgence in liquor was the cause Of
the row.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
II Waa Murder.

Marcus, WASH, June ia fight took
place here last night. 1t lasted about a
minute. Percy Foster lies dead with a
bullet through his brain. "Doc" Campbell
is in Jail at Colville with visions of moose
mingling with his memories Of the swift
battle of short time ago.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Murder and Suicide.

Los Angeles, June l5.-Earl Hanch-
cite, young man employed in a butter
factory here, shot and killed his wife and
then attempted suicide by shooting him,
self. He is a son of H. j. Hanchette, a
well known newspaper man of this city.
who mysteriously disappeared from Chi
cago several years ago and has never been
heard of since.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

Paris, June l6.-M. Poincare informed
President Loubet that he would accept
the task of forming cabinet. He will
take the war portfolio in addition to the
presidency of the council.
M. Meline, in an interview with M.
Poincare, strongly urged the latter to
form a cabinet whose main plank would
be a settlement Of the Dreyfus affair.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Iron Price. still Rising.

New York, June l6.-In place OF any
check of the upward tendency in the iron
market prices are still rising all along the
line. Consumption does not seem to De
checked in any direction. While it is true
that the bulk of current business in many
lines is merely the covering OF urgent
needs, it is equally true that a disposi-
ton to take hold for next years delivery
at or near present values is developing.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Venezuelan Arbitration.

Paris, June l6.-The first formal meet
ing of the Venezuela arbitration COM
mission has been opened. The arbitra-
tors, counsel and others began assembling
at the foreign Office shortly before II
O'Clock. They were received by the minis.
ter of foreign affairs, M. Del Case. The
rooms are the same used by the Spanish.
American peace commission.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Kruerer Tries to Be Pleasant.

Brussels, June l5.-Dr. Leyds, the rep
resentative in Europe of the Transvaal
republic, has received the following dis
patch from Pretoria:
Government does not make arbitration
a condition of concession. It will con
tinue to make concessions even as regards
the franchise independently of Great Brit
aims acceptance or non-acceptance OF ar
bitration."
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
nrawninx Of H. c. Relf.

Missoula, Mont, June ll.-H. G. Relf'
assistant civil engineer for the Northern
Pacific Railway Company with headquar'
ters at Tacoma, was drowned in the FIAT
head river near Plains, about 70 miles
west of this place.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Sentenced to Prison.

Paris, June l4.-Baron Christiana, who
assaulted President Loubet with q cane
at the Auteuil races June 4, was sentenced
to four years imprisonment.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17
Governor Pinsree VIII auit Politics,

Detroit, June Ex-Governor Pingree
will not be a candidate for Office either
this year or next, according to state
ment made by one Of his closest friends
and advisers. 1t is said that his family
desire his retirement for social reasons,
and also that the governor has political
reasons.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

italian General Arrested by France.
Paris, June 1.-THE Italian general ar.
rested at Nice is General Gillette de St..
Joseph. He was examining the fortifca-
tions on the frontier, and number of
plans Of Notifications were found on him.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

II persons two front teeth are wide
enough apart to place gold coin be-
tween them he will always he rich.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

The Christian Endeavor Society has
more than 3.300.000 names on its rolls.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

Slot machines have ben suppressed
ct Eugene.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-17

In Chicago is made 45 per cent OF
the vinegar manufactured in the Unit
ed States.