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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-31

''OLD GLORY" THE FAMILY BEER.
No other beer is purer or more refreshing
than this dark brew. Made OF imported
German hops Order a case for Sunday.
Abner Sc Drury. Brewers 25th and F SITS.
IT'S TOO HOT TO BAKE
At home this weather. Save yourself that
disagreeable task. Ask your grocer to send
Schneider's famous Malt Bread. It's a
perfect health food. Only sc.
AT JOHNsTON's. 72a nth ST. NV.
Best Potatoes. 1sc PIX: re. bu.
New Macaroni for She. pkg.
Large Oleine Soap for &C. cake.
Bakers Cocoa for 20c. can.
Spiced tumble Cakes for 41ac ID.
is lbs. Granulated Sugar for 81.
Large ripe Watermelons for sc.
Large Lump Starch for 4t2c. h.
Sugar. with Tea and Coffee. 4lac. Id.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-31

Blue Flame OIL Stoves. $3.50 up; Gas
Ranges from a to $40 A. Eberly's Sons.
rs 7th NV.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
WITHIN OUR LIMITS.


Kokomo. Ind. May Z. ~ Miss PeaA
Curry. the Howard county girl VINO
lives without eating. has now entered
the seventeenth week of fasting, More
than four months ago Miss Curry re-
fused To partake of nourishment, ana
in the interval OF i20 days she has al
lowed nothing 10 pass her lips except
an occasional sip of vinegar or lemon
Juice and salt. tasting nothing pnt
acids OF this character. She could not
now retain food il induced to take H.
On beginning the strange fast Miss
Curry ceased talking. refusing To ms
cuss her condition with the doctors. y
year ago she said her grave would be
decorated next Memorial day. ms
will probably prove true, as she cannot
live many DAYS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
TORNADO AT SAN ANTONIO
One Handrcd Thoueand Dotiars'
Damage. hut No Loss Of Lie
Reported.

can Antonio. Tex. May s.-A lorna
do swept through San Antonio yester-
day morning. and caused loss aggrc-
csiinr over one hundred thousand dol
l.r. NJ loss of life is reported. ~
tcet sam Houston the entire galleries
oil ,hc barracks was blown down. Hun
,l,e.s Of trees within the fort are ut
tc-v ruined. BeNar county viii be n
hts.y loser by the wreckage OF
britgcs. \ huge steel bridge over the
S.lido creek. nine miles from this city.
is completely demolished. The dam
age will probably reach 10000. The
pulinig mineral wells were damaged
10 the extent of $1,000. Individual
Losses Of several local merchants range
from 81 600 to $1,000. 1t is estimated
that 80 houses were damaged through
blowing in OF walls and loss OF roofs
Tie damage caused by the collapse OF
the san Antonio Loan and Trust Co. s
binding is $4,000.
The known total loss in the city ex'
ceeqs one hundred thousand dollars. y
heavy rain storm accompanied by very
high winds swept over nearly tn
Whole state Sunday night and Nester
tla,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
HAVANA POSTAL ROBBERY.
Iuspcctor-Generul burton Leaves .ol
Fort NUrroe In Connection
With the secly Case.

Havana. May :. The United States
transport ingalls, left here Sunday
night. having on board Col ButioA
the inspector general. who Is going p
Fortress Monroe. with orders 20 pro-
coed direct 10 Washington. II + re-
rortcd that this was due 20 the dis
coycries made in connection With tie.
inspection Of the postal affairs u ia.
,ana. which resulted in the arrest. ~
Rochester. y. y, on Saturday ot
Charles i. Nicely. foimery treasurer "
the post Office department in Cubs, or
the charge of cmbezzIing S3N,ov0 from
The government. II is also thought
possible that Neely's arrest may result
in local arrests here before rielii.
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

later reports from thc awf1l mine
disaster AZ Scotield. Utah. indicate that
200 Of the 300 employees may have met
death by the explosion.
The Argentine congress opened on
the Cd. President Roca's message re-
ferred particularly 10 the material
progress made by the republic. and 20
the encouraging statement presenter
bv the minister of the treasury, all OF
which. he said, pressaged year OF
prosperity.
Walter j. Coombs. the well-known
college athlete. who. for two seasons,
played on the University of Pennsyl-
yania football team as end and halt
back. enlisted. on the Sd, as "A private
in the United States marine corps at
League Island navy yard.
The towboat John X. Graves. OF
Helena. Ark, sank in 80 feet of water.
Is miles north of Helena. in the Missis-
sippi river. on the Sd. Three persons
two women and one man-werc
drowned. All Of the passengers and
crew were compelled 10 swim for their
eases.
The latest summary of the British
casualties in South Africa shows that
| a-l officers and 2.552 men have been
| killed. ga officers and 9.22j men
wounded. and III officers and 3,02i
men missing. Sixtyfour officers and
202s men have died from various dis
eases.
a Manila dispatch Of the Sd says
that a accommodating party of the
'rwenty-sixth infantry was surround
ed ut Leambanao, Island of Panay, and
that four OF the Americans were killed
Sixteen others. severely wounded, Were
lef, on the field. The remainder of ths
soldiers had narrow escape.
Miss Emma Stclz was shot and in
startly killed. on the Sd. by Mrs. NJ
bert Hoist at the latter's home in Chi
oago. Mrs. Hoist sent for Miss Stel
and. after accusing her of havinl
broken up the Hoist home, fired tw'
shots. both taking effect. Mrs Hols
was arrested
Nv the terms of the free homes bill
which passed the house, on the 81. III
government assumes the payment q
the purchase price to the Indians an
changes the existing law relative I
agricultural colleges so as TO insur
lie payment of the cndowmcnts, Which
heretofore have come out of the sal
cf public lands. in case Of deficiency.
POSTMASTER BaumhoH. at 81. Loui
has in his possession mail sack pu
PORTING 10 contain public doc'
ments." addressed Congressman v
y. Vandi,cr. Missouri Among III
: public documents contained in IL
. sack are a Prince Albert coat, pair
! trousers and ladv's jacket. each dor
up in public document wraUper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
TASTED IHIRTY-FIvE DAYS.
victim ~ starvation. SeIf-Emposcd
Ia an Attempt 10 Cure
Rhcumat lem.

Philadelphia. May s.-An inyestiga-
tinn into the death. recently, of Mrs.
Iiermina Meyer. 30 years Of age. has
shown that she was a victim of starva-
ton following her attempt at fasting
treatment for rheumatism. {. r..
Meyer. her husband, accepts the death
Of his wife as due TO heart failure.
Mrs. Meyer is said 10 have abstained
absolutely from food for IS days.
For % days, Meyer says. his wife
showed signs of Improvement. Then
she was seized with convulsive vomit-
ing. On the 30 day she tasted food.
From $50 pounds she was reduced to
q mere skeleton. Three weeks follow
inc the breaking Of the fast she died.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Chief Will.ic Of the secret service, on
The 4th. received telegram annonr'-
Ing the arrest. AZ Los Angeles. Cal, "a
frank Luther, having in his possession
"A quantity Of counterfeit postage
stamps. with paper. and n more or less
complete outfit for making the same.
The statement OF the treasury BAL
ance in the general fund. exclusive OF
The sl3o.o0o. 900 gold reserve in the d.
VISION Of redemption, issued on the
4th. showed: Available cash balance
Slas.43, .,o9: gold. S.s,ss3.ss'
Il. q. Dun a Co.. Of New York. re-
ported on the 4th: Failures for the
week have been 200 In the United
states. against lss last year. and = In
Canada. against % last year
The taking OF testimony in the Occur
d'Alene investigation closed, on the
4,h. after having continued uninter-
ruptedly since February ~, a period
OF nearly three months.
4 dispatch from Rerkum island IN
the North sea. says the laying OF the
German American cable was com
mcnced there on the 4ih.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Jasper. Ind. May THE commits
sion which has undertaken to erect a
monument over the grave OF Nancy
Hanks Lincoln at Lincoln City may
never be sure of the exact spot. al
though they max come within five feet
of it. The stone now marking the
grave may not be correctly placed.
The bodies of DR.. Cessna. Mrs. Gentry
and Mrs. Lincoln lie side by side. but
relatives Of the first two named have
never been able TO say which two OF
the three is Mrs Iincoln's. These two
were pioneers. buried after Mrs. Lin
colin
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

New Albany. Ind, May 7. = Harry
Rogers. the pugilist. and James Riley,
n companion. started across the ONO
river i'm skin between here and leffer-
sonyille. Their boat was overturned
hy the current and the men were
dashed down stream toward the falls
and the big eddy. from which treach-
erous current no man ever escaped.
As the men fioated under the PennsNl-
vania bridge Rogers seized one o. the
piers. He also caught his companion
and for more than 30 minutes they bat
lied for life. Finally they were seen
and rescued by Louisville life-savers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
AGUINALDO ONCE AGAIN.
~. rtviwtu0 Leader Reported W.
Have Ncioined Gen. ''"" :"
Northern LuzOn.

Manila. May s.Telcgrans f'esl''"
here from Gen. Young rep"rt 'n'
Anuinaldo has reioincd Gen. ino \"
the north. and that they have i,'
semhled a considerable force ~ y"
mountains. Gen Young desires
strike them before the rains, ahu ~
for rcinfprcen,cnts.
The tenor Of the dispatches in''
that Gen. Young is confidcN' "''
.lruiraldo j. with THO. and y H KIT
snmcd they are planning TO i'sD"'
fighting during the rains.
Go. +. Of the Forty-se,enth
ment. met and routed bana ~ NV
enemy between I.cgaspi ana h''7
province Of Alhay. April ~.
Two Americans were killed anu IN, rn
wounded, including two oihc'r7. -"
Filpinos lost heavily. The c'"u'''v..
around Icrasri and Sorgsogoh N'' :
rortcd 10 lie continued DISTURBED
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

london, May s.-Thc prince am
princess of Wales, the duke and duch-
esq OF Connaught and their suites oc.
cpricd boxes at the performance Of
"/pza" last night.
The king Of Sweden and Norway.
the duke Of Cambridge and Lady Ram
dclrh Churchill also witnessed tho
performance.
After the fourth act the prince 81
Wales asked for Mrs. Carter. and pre-.
scented her TO the princess Of Wales
ard the other members Of the royal
rer'y
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Doubled In the Hands Of the Eve.
crtors. Who Will lee Well Conn
pcnsatcd for Their Services.

Chicago. May s.The final report Of
the executors Of the estate Of the late
Geo. NJ. Pullman is expected 10 be filed
ia the probate court this week. IL is
believed the report will show that the
o,ur $4,000 when the will was filed,
los grown TO Slj,000.000 under the adj
m.nistra,ion Of Robt. 4. Lincoln and
Norman Ii. Ream, the executors. The
compensation of the executors fer
handling the estate will be more than
hall q million dollars.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
a Vicious Man.

Wabash. Ind. May 1.-.Iacob Abnet.
near Ossian, Wells county. is one
armed man of violent disposition. He
called al the home of Daniel Gerber
and forced his way into the house.
Gerber ordered him out. and when he
refused 10 go they clnched Gerber
Knocked his man down. but Abnet,
with Gerber on top Of him. threw the
stump of his arm around Gerber's neck.
and. selling his lower lip between his
teeth. literally tore il Oft. Gerber IL
terribly injured, and will be disfigured
For life
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
THE DEwEYs AT MEMPHIS.
The Admiral mud Mrs. Dcwr, In.
Guests az the citizens ~
MeMphis. Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn. May s.-Tle fes
Entities in honor Of admiral and A..
Dewey. who with LieutenantS GAIA
well and Crawford arrived in Mem.
pb,s, Sunday evening. are IN fuu
blast. Visitors from many suuihor,
states crowd the city. The dcrora
tionr IA the business district are most
elaborate.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey break.
tasted alone at the Peabody hotel
After reading the morning papers Al.
uiral Dewey received few visitor.
At ten o'clock a committee of escori
arrived at the hotel. The distin.
ruished visitors, together with H.
committee, were driven down Main
street to Cotton Compress No. 4 III
tr,ss was put in full operation ann
The admiral watched its WORKINGS
with much interest.
At 80. the party was escorted 10
the Higbee school for young hdirs.
and IA reception was accorded the ,is.
itors. All Of the pupils OF the school
were dressed in red. white and blue.
The party returned 10 the hotel at
ECO y. m. and admiral and Mrs.
Dewey We're given an opportunity 10
res. for time before the beginning
OF the big floral parade, scheduled 10
star, promptly NJ p. IN.
| A; night a full dress ball was given
II, honor Of admiral and Mrs Dewey
al the Grand opera house.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Wabash. Ind. May Z. Rev. David
Houser. of Hartford township. Adams
county. is dead under strange circum-
stances. For the last six months Mr..
Houser has had an absccss in his side.
and when his friends advised him 10
consult physician he refused. claim
ing that he could I've cured by prayer.
He continued 10 grow worse. but never
lost faith in the efficacy Of his suppli-
cations. and he continued 10 appeal "a
the Almighty until il was too late for
medical aid 10 save him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
NcELy ARRESTED n ROCHESTER,
Had With Him Part Of thc Pr"ceedi
ot His Embczylement

New York. May 81. Nc,iy. Who was
arrested in Rochester. y. y. Saitrdpf
nicht. while on his way 10 taliiorniN,
and brought back 10 this city sunday
nioh,. has refused 10 make anN state
ment regarding his arrest. When Nrr
ly was taken into custody there Ma'
found in his possession Sc ~ cash
and securities and collateral " var'cA'
natures. possibly the rcmainder q 'ne
sgs oCo which he is alleged 10 haze em'
le>zlcd from the government.
Nicely was arraiened and lfla N
$4,000 bail. for cyanlinaiian
Wednesday. lie was sent 70 Lnc
Street iail
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sonar AIbrrti. Editor Of the Don
CInridadr.. at Gtbnrn. N"r-
dcrcd sunday Might.

Gibara. Province Of Santiago Dr
Cuba. May senior Albert. cGl'"r y
In. Don Clnridades. was shot anN ~
s,antly killed by an unknown ass"s'
SIN. at the theatcr. Sunday righf.
Alberti was an active politician aho
his paper recently has been cri'ic'I'us
the action Of the American oih'"s'
particularly the election Orders
Hidalgo. who killed Can't. spiih' ST
lector Of this port. in January, W.
editor Of the Don Clardades. Alp'Tn
had received threatening letters "hNn
he ridiculed in his paper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

indianapolis. Ind, May -. Livery
men of this city have formed COM
bination. supported by undertakes. to
discontinue sunday funerals. They say
the practice Of holding bodies till Sum
DAY for burial is SO general that con-
gestion results and better paying
patrons cannot he accommodated. An
advance Of onethird in price on sun
day j. made.
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Destructive Fare.

Petersburg. Ind. May - After mid
night fire started in Rodimel's livery
stable. and in three hours everything
except three stores on the main street
was consumed. Help was asked from
Washington. hut could not be given.
The origin of the fire is unknown The
loss reaches $50. 900. partly insured.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
BADLY CRIPPLED BY FIRE.
nuru,uu az the Laurcntid"- w.
Mills. saw Mil md Pump """
nj Grand Mere, Can.

Montreal. Cam. May s.--A dlSP' ~
from Grand Mere. says the pup ,''"'
saw mill and pump room OF 'ne -,
rcntidcs' pulp and paper mn "~ -,
been destroyed by fire. me Par o,
mill. which has a capacity Of NV 'v NM
per day. will be crippled by thr XIX 4
ing Of the pulp mill. Gen huS LIN
Alger is prominently interested 'ns
Canadian capitalists in the coh'i'"''
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The conference report on the JOIN
resolution relating to the administra-
lion Of civil affairs in Porto Rico, anu
providing for the appointment OF tenn
porarv officers on the island. was
agreed to by both senate and house, on
the 3Oth, and the bill was sent 10 The
,,resident
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Wabash. Ind. May Z. - The pro
aramme for the Winona assembly and
summer school at Winona. the great
western Presbyterian resort. will he
issued in a few days. The lectures. con
rerts and other exercises will consume
% days af the summer season. Rev.
Mr.. Dickey will preside AT the assem-
bly,. while Rev. Wilbur Chapman viii
preside at the Bible conference.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

At Frankfort. Ky. on Ne Isl, Judge
CantriiI granted changes OF Nenne ~
the eases of the five 1oebel murder de
PENDANTS who prayed for Il. Those
granted a change were loutsey. ln'is,
Powers. Whitaker and Combs.
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Enriched.

Richmond. Ind. May THE will OF
Miss Anna II. Sutton. who died here.
leaves 100000 in copper stock TO be
divided among II nieccs. nephews and
three brothers. To the New York Col
orcd Mission she bequeathed $4,000
in mining stock. Miss Sutton was 81
wears old.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Hartford City. Ind. May THE oil
report Of the Indiana field shows that
during April there were 233 wells COM
pleted. of which ~ we're gas wells or
dry holes. the remainder showing \
daily output Of 3.e3O barrels. or an
average wei. per diem Of Is barrels.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Tcrre Haute. Ind. May Mayor
Henry G. Steeg has signed the ordi-
nance granting franchise to the
Southern Indiana railway to enter the
city limits. This ends one OF the bitter
est fights ever waged in the city coun-
ell, as the matter crept into politics.
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Brazil. Ind. May Mrs. Mary Bing-
ham. residing in the south part Of the
county. shot herself in the forehead,
inlicting fatal wound. She Il 22 years
Of age. was recently married. and II Is
alleged jealousy caused her TO commit
the crime.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The negotiations between Denmnrb
and the United States relative ~ Inc
purchase OF the Danish West INDIES,
according to The Copenhagen CORE
sponlent of the London Daily Mail,
have been definitely brcacn oil.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Washington, May Sly dirreio" =
the secretary Of war the small ai''N
ancc of arms and ammunition n"
get practice will be increased one''""s
during the present calendar year
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The Chicago celebration in honor
Of Admiral George Dewey practically
came to a close. on the I'd. with an ex-
carsion by the admiral and members
If the general committe. OF the Dew.
~ celebration down tine Chicago
drainage canal as far Is the CONTROL.
ing gates at Lockport.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The navy department received, on
The 9Th. from Capt. Chadwick. acknowl-
regiment OF receipt by him of the de-
psrtment's letter of rcprmand, when
he was directed 10 return.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The London Daily Express says It
learns that Queen Victoria has definite
~ decided to spend six weeks 81 her
holidays during the summer OF lsei IN
Ireland
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The statement. said 10 cmana'c from
American sources. thar Germany has
offered Denmark a porti,sn OF Schies'
wig in exchange for the Danish An
,illcs was sen.i-oficially denied from
berlin
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Gov. johnson of Alabama has fixed
August Is as the day for special eiec'
,icn TO choose IA successor TO zen. Jc'
seph Wheeler, resigned TO enter tbs
army. as congressman from the Eighth
Alabama district.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The belief is growing ia Manila thai
Auginaldo was killed BY the lgorottes.
There is no proof that be has been
ulivc since Maj. Peyton {. March. O.
the Thirty-third regiment. abandoned
the chase after him IN the Benquet
mountains.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The bill TO restrict traffic in prison
made goods was discussed by the
house committee on labor. on the Sd,
and an informal agreement was
reached to make such goods subject ~
the laws Of the states into which they
were shipped.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

President Dole has been selected n
the first governor Of Hawaii The
formal announcement will be made
when the list Of Hawaiian officials 70
he appointed ~ the president Is com
Nlcte.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Mr.. Waters. Of Spencer d Waters
vil leave Santiago de Chile for tn
United States. shortly, under orders OF
The Gillian government 10 purchase
machinery for mining explorations
elevators and locomotives for new
roads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The president issued a proclama
ton. on the Isl. extending fer sN
months. from April IL. the time al
lowed Spanish subjects in the Philip
pines TO announce their allegiance, al
accordance Will, the treaty of Paris.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The French ambassador called OF
President Mckinley and Secretary
Hay. on the Sd, and conveyed the con
dolence of the president of the French
republic to the president OF the United
States over the Scofield (Utah) mine
disaster. lie handed the secretary a
personal letter on the subject.
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FUNNEL SHAPED CLOUDS.
Fourteen Of Them Reported to Have
Been Seen, Sunday, in
Central Kansas.
TWO LIVES COMPRISE THE FATALITIES.
The Storm Ccnters Developed In So
line. Ellsworth. Rice. DHrto" AMI
Pnwnec lOunttcs-Mnny buildings
DESTROYED and Much stock
killed.

Kansas City. Mo-. May $40 less
than fourteen funneI-shaped tornado
clouds are reported TO have been seen
sunday IN central Kansas, ranging
through Saline. Ellsworth, Rice. Bar
ton and Pawnee counties. As Tar as
learned Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Helfrick,
VIII, lost their lives in the destruction
Of their home. north OF Ellinwood,
comprise the fatalities. Over twenty
people are reported slightly injured
ucar Ellinwood.
The Eirst storm.
The first storm formed in the neigh
bcrloor Of ST. Peters and ST. Paul. >
rnllrch. five miles north of Ellinwood,
nj five o'clock in the afternoon, de-
strcying the Helfrick home complete
~ and damaging several other farm
houses and outbuildings. Almost
simultaneously another tornado
formed about four miles east OF Great
Bend and. moving in Il northeasterly
direction demolished fences and barns
and killed considerable live stock.
Here VIM Wclchs farm house ana
buildings we're demolished, but the
family escaped.
~truci. Ncar pnwnce Rock.
Another storm, at about the same
Sine. struck near Pawnce Rock, VI
mile. southeast of Great Bend. and
wrecked several buildings and de-
..royed crops. Considerable damage
| with no loss Of life, is also reported
10. nrfh A. a =
cart of Barton county. and at FRED
eric. in the western part of Rice coun
| tv. kain and hal. following the storms
did great damage to crops in some 10
| ralitieS
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Representative Baker, of Maryland
has introduced in the house bill re-
pc. ling the Chinese exclusion laws
md making the general immigration
laws applicable to Chinese who shall
Prove themselves able TO read the con
sti.ution of the United States in En-
ghsh or in the Chinese language.