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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
WESTERN TOWNS
CYCLONE SWEPT
Students Rehearsing Play Buried in
Debris Of opera-House.

Tekemah Neb: A disastrous cy-
clone swept over this town Wednes.
day afternoon, wrecking and destroy
ing twenty houses and injuring nine
teen people.
After wrecking Tekemah, the cy.
clone passed into a thickly populated
country district, and 1t is supposed
created great damage to property and
life. Local telephone wires are down
and no news has yet been received
from the country districts.
Heavy rains fell all day Wednesday
and the atmosphere was sultry. Late
in the afternoon. without a sign Of
warning, tornado appeared, and be.
fore the alarm could be given was up
on the town.
The first building struck was the
opera-house. Students we're fehears.
ing a play. The structure collapsed
and the students were buried in the
debris. Only two were injured, and
the others were unhuft when dug
from the ruins.
Brune's blacksmith shop was taken
into the air and thrown upon four
men who were half a block away.
All are seriously hurt. Dwellings of
II. N. Bruno, James Spillman, John
Beavers and Henry Jones were wreck
ed and the inmates more or less in
jured.
The FIRST National Bank Building
was blown away above the first floor,
but the bank proper was left intact.
Hayward's livery barn was destroyed,
as was the Northwestern Depot.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday night nine
teen people were reported among the
injured.
Tekemah river rose eight feet and
flooded the town.
Church Hit During Service.
Norton, Kas.: A tornado struck the
little town of Selden, west Of Norton,
on the Rock Island Railway, Wednes.
day, demolishing a church, five dwell
lings and destroying much farm prop
erty, A funeral service was being
conducted in the church at the time,
and 300 persons were in attendance.
A dozen persons. were hurt, none ser
iously however. Much damage was
done to farm property in the path of
the storm, beyond Selden, but no loss
of life has been reported.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
The State Ticket.

Governor-Charles S. Deneen Of
Chicago.
Lieutenant Governor-L. Y. Sher-
man of Macomb, McDonough county.
Secretary of State-James A. Rose
of Golconda, Pope county (present in
cumbent.)
Auditor of Public Accounts-James
s. Mccullough of Urbana, Champaign
count (preS5nt incumbent)
State Treasurer-Len Small of Kan
kakee, Kankakee county.
Attorney General-W. H. Stead Of
Ottawa, Lasalle county.
University Trustees-Mrs. Mary r.
Busey, Champaign; Charles Davidson,
Chicago; w. l.. Abbott, Chicago.
Springfield, ILL.,: Charles S. Deneen
for governor; Richard Yates for
United States Senator in 1907; l..
Y. Sherman for lieutenant governor;
the domination of a compromise state
ticket. These were the chief features
Of the combination which Friday
ended the famous gubernatorial dead
lock in the Republican state conven-
ton.
The chief parties Of the compact
are Gov. Yates, C. S. Deneen, H. j.
Hamlin and l.. Y. Sherman. The re-
suit involves the elimination of SEN
ators Cullom and Hopkins as import
ant factors in party affairs, and the
retirement of William Orimer az the
Cook county boss" it means a
general realignment of party leaders.
There is to be a union of organixa-
tions-the Deneen organization in
Cook county the Yates organization
in the country. Hamlin, Sherman
and the other party leaders, who
hitherto have been in opposition to
the governor, will be leaders in the
new organization.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Tornado Invade oklahoma.

Arkansas City, Kas,: A tornado
struck Glencoe, Okla, Friday, demol-
ishing Eve residences and destroying
the Methodist church. Several per
sons were hurt, none seriously. At
Enid the storm did considerable dam
age to railroads alnd other property.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Klllsd By Ldghtnine AZ Paaasld. In

Springfield, Ill.,; There was a severe
thunder and electrical storm in CEN
trail Illinois Friday. A valuable barn
was struck aad burned at EdinbuEg
Geo. Robinson was struck by light,
ming near Pasheld and killed. At Ken
ny church was struck and much
damage done.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Neosha out Of Is Banl,a,

Burlington. Kas.; For the third year
in succession the Neosha river is out
of its banks and flooding all the bot.
tom land. The principal damage in
this county win be to growing crops.
the people moving things to higher
Rroind.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
How Rains bal Tarns.

Marble Falle. Tex, Tremendous
rains visited various portions of west
central Texas Sunday night. accom-
panied by severe electrical storm.
Here the rainfall was 1--WE inches. The
Colorado ia again rising.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
May Convene Texas Legislature

Dallas. Tex: The report is current
here that Governor Lanham has de-
cided 10 call a special session OF the
Legislature about July is to pass a
revenue measure to enable the State
70 meet deaelt Of nearly sl,OOO,OOO.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Houses Wrecked at MnrphysbOrO.

Murphysboro, H.: A terrific hurri-
cane swept Murphysboro Friday after
noon, breaking trees and blowing
down three houses and many small
buildings. A brick business block was
partially wrecked.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Cotton statistioian Ellison Dead.

New York: News was received here
Tuesday OF the death of Thomas Ell
llson OF Liverpool. Mr., Ellison had
earned an exceptional reputation as a
cotton statistician. He was "a years
OF age.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Uphoids oieomargerine Law.

washington; The United States S1
preme Court Tuesday upheld the con
stitutionality of the oleomargerlne
law in the cases of Leo w. McRay and
Schiok and Broadwell. from Ohio and
Illinois, respectively.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
MissOurians Win DEGREES.

Providence, r. l.; Two LAGRANGE,
Mo-, students, Harmon Henry Gnuse
and Charles Frederick Marks are
among the successful candidates for
the bachelor of arts degree at Brown
university.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
powie Campaign for Berlin.

Berlin: John Alexander Dowie. gem
eral overseer of the Christian Catholic
Church in Zion. has announced that
he will make a tive-day campaign in
Berlin, beginning June s.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Penrose Succeeds Quay on Committee.

washington; Acting Chairman Payne
OF the Republican national committee
has appointed United Statese Senator
Penrose as the Pennsylvania member
Of the national committee to succeed
the late Senator Quay.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
HIGH wind at MoLeansboro.

McLeansboro. ILL.,; One of the heay-
lest rainfalls that has visited this sec
ton for years fell Friday, It was &C.
companied by high wind. Much dam
ago was done.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
Washouts Near 81. Josepb.

ST. Joseph, Mo-. The continued
rains Of the past week have caused
considerable damage to nearly all the
railfoads entering this city. Numer.
Gus small Washouts arc reported.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
MAKES INDEPENDENT
DEMAND OF MOROCCO
State Department Not Governed in
Perdicaris Case by Other Nations.

Washington: Following up its &C.
ton in placing the negotiations for
the release Of Ion Perdicaris and
Cromwell Marley in the hands of the
French Government. the State Depart
ment has instructed Consul General
Gummere, at Tangler, to notify the
Morocco government, independent of
the course of any other nation, that
the United States must insist that if
any harm should come to Perdicaris,
Morocco must compel Raisuli, the
bandit chieftain, to pay for it with his
life. That the Morocco authorities
will make an effort to carry out the
demand of the United States is not
doubted here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09
France to Use Moral Force Only.


Paris: If, as cabled from Washing.
ton Wednesday morning. the United
States is to receive French aid in the
attempt to rescue Ion Perdicaris from
the bandit Raisuli, that help will
probably only be moral. In spite of
Frances police rights in Morocco, she
has done practically nothing to or
ganize control of the country-nOt
nearly so much as England, which has
now yielded its rights to France.
"Of course we can exercise a certain
pressure on the sultan" said a mem
Der of the foreign Office Wednesday
morning, but in this case the sultan
is not to blame. Moreover, he is not
able to accomplish anything without
hazarding still more the life of Perdi-
caris. Personally, shoul not be
surprised if, on learning their danger,
the bandits gave up their victims on
the condition that they themselves
should so unpublished"
The state herald., 1904-10-28
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
Russia's Disadvantage.

Russia's greatest difficulty in
prosecuting the war with Japan is the
necessity of depending upon a single
line of rather poorly constructed
and poorly equipped line Of railway.
running for thousands of miles thru,
sparsely settled country It is a
good deal as If the government at
Washington were trying to carry on a
war on the Pacific coast with but one
line of railway between Boston and
San Francisco, and all the country
between the Mississippi river and the
Pacific as sparsely settled as 1t was
thirty-five years ago.
The destruction of the Russian fleet
or at least OF its usefulness in Asiatic
waters, has made 1t impossible fo1
Russia to send relief by sea. and leaves
no means of transportation from the
base of supplies for men and mum
lions and provisions except a long line
of inferior railway communication SC
exposed to attack and destruction thru
s|ths wide stretches OF wilderness as t
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DOWN TO The SEMIFINALS
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL AND ST.
PAUL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
TO MEET IN DEBATE MARCH IS.

st. Paul Central High school will
meet Minneapolis South High school
in the assembly hall of the latter
school Friday evening, March Is, in an
interdistrict contest Of the Minnesota
Debating league. The same night
Fergus Falls will meet Benson
The following is a, summary Of the
contests for the district champion
ships:
First District-Blooning Prairie defeats
Owatonna Austin defeats Albert Lea.
Blooming Prairie defeats Austin and there
by wins championship.
Second District-Fairmont wins champ.
pionship by defeating Winnebago City and
Sleepy Eye.
Third District-No teams entered.
Fourth District-St. Paul Central defeats
ST. Paul Cleveland for the championship.
Fifth polls South Side
defeats North Side. East Side defeats
Central South Side wins championship
by defeating East Side.
Sixth District-Long Prairie wins by de-
fault.
Seventh DISQUALIFICATION wins from
Willmar and Benson from Montevideo
Benson defeats Dawson for the champion
ship.
Eighth District--Anoka wins by default.
Ninth District-East Grand Forks loses
to Fergus Falls and Breckenridge to
GAINESVILLE. Fergus Falls wins champion
ship by defeating Barnesville.
Last Friday evening Minneapolis
South High school defeated Fair
mont: Fergus Falls Cast years
champions defeated Long Prairie,
Benson defeated Anoka, and st. Paul
Central defeated Blooming Prairie.
The winners of these last contests
will be in the semifinal debates.
March IS. The winners of the semi
finals will be in the final contest in
the University chapel, April 1 5, when
| silver loving cup will be given to
the school represented by the winning
team, and gold medals to each mem-
her of the team.
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THE EMPEROR FOUNTAIN

The most remarkable fountain in the
world is that at Chatswortf1 the most
beautiful residence in England as Bler-
helm is the most imposing, the largest and
most astonishing. 1t was named the En-
peror fountain in honor Of a visit paid
by the car of Russia to England about
1880 On the side of a hill behind the
palace is a stone temple. from which at
will can be turned on torrents Of water
which fall down in cascades upon the wide
steps made to. receive them, and thence
into CANALS. The waterworks are copies
OF those at Versailles. The fountain con-
sists Of single jet that leaps from the
garden to a height Of 267 feet Doesn't
that seem Incredible? The next highest
fountain in the world was at Wilhelms-
hohe, in Hesse- Cassel. with a Jet rising
1870 feet. The Versailles fountain is only
ninety feet high, that at Peterlloff in Rus
STA 100 feet high and that at st. Cloud
160 feet ..'s
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Dark for Snoot,

The testimony of the head of the
Mormon church, given yesterday be-
fore the senate committee, will not
help Reed Smoot to hold his seat in
the senate. Smoot is one of the
twelve apostles of the Mormon church,
and tho there Is no doubt that he does
not personally practice polygamy, the
attempt to GUST him is getting very
warm when it is proved that the
head of the church deliberately VIC
lated the law Of his own state. Mr..
Smith said yesterday that he preferred
to take his chances with the law
rather than abandon his wives, by
which he merely meant ceasing to
cohabit with them, since there is moth
ing in the law requiring him to
cease to support the plural wives
formerly taken.
Here is an organization which be-
lieves in polygany as a religious
doctrine, the injunction to practice
which has merely been suspended.
1t has as its head a man who is now
a. polygamist by his own confession.
His only excuse is that he has not
married any new wives since the anti
polygan1y manifesto of 1890. He con-
fesses that he has lived with these
polygam Gus wives in violation Of the
law Is there not enough here to
Justify the worst n1isgivings as to the
future If Mormonism shall continue
to spread? IL not Reed Smoot, on
account of his position in the Mormon
church, q, person unfit for membership
in the senate? Is not this a good time
to strike a deadly body blow at
polygamy by making it clear that no
man who practices polygamy or is in
timately associated with those who dc
shall ever be a member of congress
The difficulties of the case are obvi-
Gus. Sn1oot himself is not a poly
gamist and possibly may not believe in
polygamy. yet he is one of the leaders
of body that holds that polygam,
is honorable and ordained of Cod
Under the circumstances, to reject
Smoot will be equivalent to throwing
him out because he is Mormon
| This might be construed as interfer.
ence with religious liberty. But wait
Would we hesitate to exclude from
the senate a member of church thai
preached assassination? Why, then
should we hesitate to brand as un.
| worthy a member Of a church tina,
teaches polygamy? There is differ.
ence between religious liberty ane
license
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No Scandal About It.

q The st. Paul Globe has been spread
ing vague hints at a. scandal in con-
nection with the award Of the senate
prison shoe contract. It was hardly
necessary for the board OF control to
make an explanation of the transac-
ton, which appears to have been per-
fectly regular. It means the employ
ment Of fewer men at a higher price
than under the present contract The
board rejected the only bid offered,
and the bidder afterward accepted q
proposition made by the board, which
viii bring the state more money than
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
MAGAZINE MORSELS

Take Your Choice.-Suggeston for
March contains an account, taken indi-
rectly from a Greeley, Col, paper, of a
child which died from the effects of an
injection of antitoxin administered by a
physician to prevent the development of
diphtheria to which the child had been
exposed. Suggestion quotes Medical Talk,
which calls the account simply that s.of
another victim to the superstitious notion
that animal poison injected into the sys-
tenn will prevent contagious disease
American ,'. Medicine a'l. for Feb. u gives
commissioners showing the comparative
mortality in diphtheria in Chicago before
and after antitoxin came into use:
Before, II ass.
During 60Ss.
Reduction In actual number Of deaths, $500
or Al per cent.
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MINNESOTA POLITICS
Harmony Movement Down In ooodhue--lt
May Result In Candidacy Of f. M. Wiz
son for Attorney General-colllns and
Eddy Men May Contest In stevens
Dunn to Open Another Headquarters.

Red Wing republicans have come to-
gether. after these many years, and have
agreed to hold out the olive branch to
their brethren of the other sections OF
Goodhue county. At the meeting Wednes-
day night committee was named to pro-
mote the organizati Of a county har-
mony club, and another meeting will be
held Tuesday evening.
frank M. Wilson will have the solid
backing of Red Wing If he becomes a
candidate for attorney general. AT
wednesday evenings gathering a resolu-
ton to fndorse his candidacy was sup-
ported by both factions Mr. Wilson did
not announce his candidacy, but will de-
eide the matter within a few days His
decision viii be influenced in part by the
attitude of other sections of the county,
where the sentiment is strong for Collins
The Morris Times says
The feeling appears to be growing in
this section that the candidacy Of r. c.
Dunn for the republican nomina ton for
the governorshtp is not making much
headWay. and within a few days it has
| appeared that the contest in this county
will be- between the Collins and Eddy
forces. The friends Of each Of these gen
| tlemen confidently predict success fol
their candidate. and from the appearances
OF the lineup at the present time the con-
test may be reasonably predicted to be ar
earnest one. 1t Is early yet and later we
may have to change that word earnest
to red hot
The Dunn papers are claiming a com
plnat1on between Collins and Eddy, where
by each agrees to let the other alone ii
| certain districts. The above does not look
like It. Where there are no Dunn men
and everybody is for either Collins o.
Eddy, then Collins and Eddy must have
it out.
Dunn headquarters are to be opened 81
once In st. Paul at 404 New York Zife
building, in charge Of ". E. Verify Of Wa.
dena After the St. Paul city election
one room will be devoted to Ramse,
county, and will be in charge, of w. r
Johnson, the former county auditor Joe
P: aeatwola will continue to be consulting
engineer He is spending much Of his time
IN the two cities. and his frequent visit.
to Minneapolis indicate that he is some
what nervous over the progress Of thu
campaign in Hennepin.
! The friends of Thomas II. Sheylin have
not given up the effort to land him a.
delegate at large. In the absence of thei
candidate. they continue to work for him
and If they make sufficient showing hi:
name may be presented The Dunn man
ayers are supporting the Shevlin movement
on account of the lumberman's well know
friendship for Dunn. Naturally the Col
Inns supporters will favor Mr.. Lowry
Charles B. Cheney.
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A LrNcoNNUE
fvILLANELLE.O

fvILLANELLg)
Lady Of the laughing eyes,
May ask you. lady, to
Smile again in sweet surprise
Yours the famous light that lies
Yours the light that doth undo
Lady Of the laughing eyes.
J Shooting folly as 1t flies.
(And your arrows aim is true)
Smile again In sweet surprise.
Tell me what that look implies,
Colored with certain hue.
Lady Of the laughing eyes.
Did Venus, pray. devise
Orbs that common mortals view9
Smile again in sweet surprise.
You who read. do you surmiss
That I'm writing this to YOD9
/ Lady OF the laughing eyes, sgsSS
d mile AGAIN II sweet surprise.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
HE SAVES MANY INFANTS

What can be done in the way of saving
infants by proper dieting was shown at a
recent meeting Of the Paris Academy of
Medicine by DR.. Rudin. Out Of 712 in
fants who were brought to him, and whom
he was able to follow up daily. the NOR
tality was only 4.6 per 1000, whereas the
mean for all Paris is It's per 1000. None
Of his: infants died of digestive troubles, of
which the mean official mortality is S.
per 1000. One OF his principles is that
undertaking is better than overlooking.
which is dangerous even when the infant
Is breast-fed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
Sugar Rate SIashed.

The Missouri Pacific has announced q
rate on sugar from st. Louis to Omaha.
Kansas City and all points on the line
west of the river of S cents. The former
rate was Il cents. The cut was made
to meet the raj ties of cents announced by
the Great Western and Burlington from
the mississippi river to Missouri river
points. The now rate will place southern
sugar on the same basis as that which
comes from the east and allow southern
manufacturers to compete i'll Missouri
river markets.
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for the first time the state land depart
mont has received applications for the
purchase Of land lying west Of the Mis-
souri,. Ten dollars an acre has been Of
fered This is only the beginning. It
will be found in time that most Of the
land in South Dakota west Of the Mis-
souri, river. is much more valuable than
has hitherto been thought.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
SHORTAGE of Cars Prolonged.

The holding Of local freight cars in the
east keeps up the shortage on the twin
city lines Warm weather VIII ease UP
the congestion in the east. It, is expected
that a sufficient supply Of cars will not
be on hand for six weeks The lumber
men. millers and wholesalers feel the car
shortage the most.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
SWEDEN PROHIBITS ARSENIC

Sweden prohibits the Importation of art
icles containing arsenic. The law partic-
.ularly affects the Importation OF wall pa
per. ca rpets, dry goods and textiles While
Il is admitted the aniline dyes. ocher col
sorss and manganese oxide may contain
traces ofsarsenic, yet there IS no cause for
tearing injurious fleets theretrouss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE MERCHANTS

Among tho most picturesque Of trades
people In the east are the turquoise nner-
chants of Egypt. Scores OF these quaint
old characters are to be found at Cairo
quently of great value, yet he il content
to display 1t much the samesas an Italian
In an American city displays his fruit
The stones are laid out In little piles and
parcels on little stand, which may Sc
oatrled! 1tpan paEeA To placs.
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GouId's Attitude Friendly.

George Gould arrived in San Francisco
yesterday from the south. He said that
the Gould roads connections with the
Southern Pacific were very satisfactory
and he could see no reason why he should
invade the coast territory While the pleas
ant relations continued.
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AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room. which is the finest in the west
The battery Of presses consists OF three four
deck Goss Presses, with total capacity Of
IA. 900 eight-page Journals an hour. printed
folded and counted The best time to call is from
8:16 10 4:So p. m. Inquire at the business office
and be directed to the visitors gallery.
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FRIDAY EVENING,

render 1t extremely difficult to naAin-
tain. The disadvantage under which
Russia. Is compelled to carry on the
war would seem to balance up we'll
against the preponderance OF her
fighting strength.