Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-01
CHICAGO STORM SWEPT.

Chicago, Ills, March 25.-Ihe
wreck of the telephone. and tele-
graph wires is SO complete that
the story of last nights severe
storm cannot yet be told. 1t
stormed all around the city, and
did untold damage.
Indiana Harbor was.practical
| " destroyed in two minutes by
the wind. The wreckage at this
point, and Washington Heights,
Thornton and other suburbs-is
being searched for any possible
victims.
The storm was first noticed at
Roger Park and Evanston, north
of the city. 1t seemed to be
bent inland, leaving the heart of
the city untouched. and then all
at once swooped down upon the
Desplains river suburbs, and
Thornton, Chicago Heights, Blue
Island, Hammond, South Chica-
90 and all through that vicinity.
Louis Barker was killed by the
collapse of his two-story brick
building at Indiana Harbor, and
his wife was mortally wounded.
Their three children were also
seriously hurt. Five other per
sons are also known to be hurt
in this suburb.
St. Louis, Mar. 25.-More than
a dozen persons have been ser
iously injured, some of them
fatally, by the wind and electric
al storms which swept over this
community last night. Many
large buildings have been de
stroyed, and others seriously
damaged. One of the most Sc
we're electrical storms ever known
occurred at Alta Vista, a suburb
of this city, last night. Light
ming struck many residences.
The plant of the Pittsburg Re-
duction Co., covering nearly
half a block, was entirely de-
molished. One wall of the Nc
Kinley school was blown in.
Hundreds of trees were uprooted.
In this city a fire works CON-
pany's building was destroyed
and several thousand dollars
worth of fire works were set off.
No casualties reported from this.
Marshall, Mo-, Mar. 25.-Col.
Vincent Marmaduke, one of the
most prominent men in Missouri,
died here today of pneumonia,
at the age of'73:. His father was
former governor of this state,
and his brother, ]. S. Marina
duke, was also governor of the
state at one time. He served in
the Confederate army as a
colonel, and was the founder of
Marmaduke Military Academy
The name of Marmaduke is
closely interviewer with the his
tory of Missouri for years
back.
ST. Petersburg, Mar. 25.-Or-
ders have been given to all Japs
in the province Of Tomsk, to
stay indoors, and be very care
full not to do anything that will
attract attention, and to be pre-
ipared to protect themselves.
General Altavator has been
banished to the remotest post,
because the quick firing guns un-
der his direction should have
been, according to his own story,
ready this spring. but cannot be
finished for a year yet,
London, March 25th.-Forty-
five hundred Cossacks have cross
ed the Yalu river, from Antung
in the last five days. Three
thousand Russians have entered
at Anju, and another large force
holds strategic position on the
Korean bank of the Yalu river
| A mixed Russian scouting force
of five hundred now occupies
Chun Ju. The hostile forces are
practically in touch from op,
Eposite sides Of the river Anju
Ihalf way between Ping Yang and
1.-THE Korean border. Shots are
exchanged daily.
= ST. Louis, Mo, Mch. 25.-Tht
district Council at the Carpen
ters' Union have posted a set o
resolutions condemning the car
: penters employed on the World.
Fair buildings who endeavoreC
to organize a strike for the pun
pose of forcing an increase o
wages from $3.50 to 1915 a day
Kansas City, Mch. 25.-Owin.