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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30
HACKED TO DEATH WITH AN AK
Munitlated Body Of Woman Found In
Trunk.

Trunk.
New York, April 29.-The body of
Mrs. Sarah Brennan, wife OF Patrick
Brennan. q paper manufacturer,
frightfully hacked with an ak and her
skull crushed In, was found tightly
packed In q large trunk at her home
at Brownville yesterday.
Near the trunk a bloody M was
found. Pending further inquiry into
the case the police have taken into
custody James Farther and his wife,
who are neighbors Of the Brennans.
The Brennan home, which was ia the
wife's name, was, according to the
county records, transferred on Oct.
last to Farmer for the consideration
Of $2,1o0. Brennan claimed that he
was not q party to the transfer and
further said that his wife had denied
to him that she had executed such q
deed. On Thursday last Mrs. Bren-
nan disappeared, and the same day
the Farmers sought possession OF the
Brennan home. When Brennan OBJ
jected he was directed TO the county
clerks once. On Saturday he exam
ined the records and found that .
deed had been executed AZ Farmer
stated.
Meantime Mr.. Brennan had insti-
tuted an unsuccessful search Tor his
wife. Every bit Of the country about
the village was gone over and hops
Of finding Mrs. Brennan had been ~
most abandoned when Z further
search 1t her home was suggested,
This resulted IN the breaking open of
the trunk In which the body was
found.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30
ST.PAUl SINKS BRITISH CRUISER
H. M. 5. Gladiator, n Anchor OF Isle
OF Wight, Is CIT II Two by
Steamer.

southampton, April 28.--In one OF
the most amazing nautical accidents
on record and one that seemingly by
miracle Is not chronicled as catas-
trophe appalling in its extent, the
British second-class cruiser Gladiator,
especially built for ramming, was
rammed and sunk on the Isle OF
Wight Saturday afternoon In dense
snow storm by the American line
steamer st. Paul.
Twenty-eisht Dead and Missing.
The total number OF dead and
missing Of the Gladiator's crew is
twenty eight. The admiralty late last
night issued "a revised list of the
names Of the Gladiator victims, which
includes an additional death in the
hospital, bringing the total OF deaths
known to the above. Twenty-three
men are missing. according to the
list, and six are suffering severe inju-
ries.
Divers yesterday searched part OF
the sunken cruiser for bodies, but
found none.
The st. Paul left Southampton at
1890 o'clock. The weather was COM
paratively clear in Southampton wa
tiers, but Immediately the st. Paul
turned into the Solent she encounter
ed a terrific snow blizzard. Capt.
Passow and his chief officer, with the
American lines regular pilot, were on
the bridge, and lookout man was
posted in the bows.
Passengers In Terror.
Suddenly ship appeared immedi-
ately In front Of them. 1t was the
Gladiator at anchor. Orders were Civ
en- on the instant for full speed astern
In an endeavor to clear the cruiser,
but 1t was too late.
The st. Paul's sharp stem rammed
the anchored vessel amidships; she
quivsred and reeled as the passengers
rushed on deck in great alarm, the
women In panic. The officers and
crew acted with the greatest GOODNESS
and allayed the growing terror with a
show Of discipline worthy Of the best
trained man-of-war.
Begins 70 Sink at Once.
Five boats were lowered within .
few minutes to rescue the crew Of the
Gladiator, which had sustained q
death blow. The cruiser began to
sink almost at once. Her men gave a
magnificent demonstration of disci-
pline.
The opinion among shipping men
and naval ofhcials appears to BIO
unanimous that the accident was I'M
avoidable. There will be the usual ma
val court and an inquiry by the board
OF trade. All witnesses Of the disas-
ter agree practically that both crews
behaved as well as possible.
st. Paul Sadly Damaged.
The st. Paul was more seriously
damaged than at first supposed. She
shipped a great quantity Of water
through her broken plates, and from
the moment she backed away from
the wrecked steamer until she reach
ed her wharf all her pumps were kept
going to their full capacity.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30
Is GIVEN scANT ATTENTION.
Both Houses Of Congress Pass Up
PresIdent's Message.

Washington, April %. - Conditions
in both the senate and the house were
such that special message of the
president. further outlining his views
as to legislation, which was sent to
congress yesterday, received but
scant attention. The message arrived
late In the day and the house was so
TIED up under its new rules that 1t
could not omcially receive the mes
sage, while the senate was in the
midst of the consideration of the ma
val appropriation bill under the ten
minute rule when the document reach
ed that body.
Unlike the house, the senate per-
mitted the formal presentation of the
message, but 1t could not at that time
be laid before the senate, and by the
time the naval bill had been disposed
of the hour was SO late and the at
tendance so small that no attempt was
made to read the document.
In the Message.
The message deals with corporation
evils and asks. among other things.
that legislation be enacted to govern
the use Of tho Injunction.
The president comments upon the
employers liability hi1l which was re-
Gently passed, and expressed the hope
that more legislation for the remedy
ing Of other evils will be passed be-
fore adjournment.
The president takes up legislation
regarding the Injunction and the regu-
lation of great and powerful corpora
tons by the federal government
Vast Wealth Menace.
The Strengthening OF the ANTITRUST
law" he says. rs demanded upon
both moral and economic grounds"
The accumulation Of great wealth by
few is menace to the country. the
message says, and some means should
be taken to compel the few to deal
rightfully with others.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30
STORM VICTIMS ARE DESTITUTE
Hunger and Shelter Are the Problems
That Confront Stricken
People.

New Orleans, La, April 29.-With
about 325 newly made graves distrib.
uted broadcast over nearly the entire
width of Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama, the dead in Fridays lorna
does had been most cared for last
night, and it is possible to say with
accuracy that the death list in the
three states will not exceed $50. The
few who may yet be added to the ia
talities are possibly score of the 200
most seriously injured in hospitals
throughout the states. The remaining
injured, numbering about 1000, were
reported on the road to recovery.
Hunger and Shelter.
The gravity of yesterdays situa.
ton conferred In the problems of the
living, namely hunger and shelter. At
least one stricken town was reported
to have eaten literally its last meal at
noon yesterday and was relying on
charity for its supply. Fortunately
the great territory over which tho
stricken districts were scattered left
an opportunity for the unframed
neighbors, interspersed everywhere
through the centers of want, to fur.
nish relief more quickly and effect
lively than would have been possible
had the force OF the storms been con-
fined to one continuous strip Of coun-
try.
Relief Measures Prompt.
Cities, little and big. on all sides
of the tornado belt. made rapid prepa-
rations yesterday to ship supplies and
money into the tornado district. New
Orleans started money subscription
and shipped food to Amite, the worst
damaged town in this state
/, Belated reports from the territory
along the logging road OF J. F. M.
Wilder, running west from Epps' sta
ton, Mics, indicate that the loss Of
life in that section is much greater
than at first reported. At Turpentine
Camp, between Epps and Purvis, near
the road, twelve dead were found and
fifteen injured.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30
TOWN suRIED UNDER MOUNTAIN
sliding Mountain Destroys Part d
French Hamlet In Quebec.

French Hamlet In Quebec.
Buckingham, Quebec, April g.. -
Half the little French hamlet Of Notre
Dame dc Salette, is miles from here
on the Lievre river, lies buried under a
sliding mountain and at least thirty of
its small population are known to
have persisted. The hamlet has NO tel
ephone nor telegraph. and neither Is
1t on . railroad. Meager bits Of news
OF the disaster came IN by messen-
ger from the physicians and other res
cuers who were hurried there when
the first calls for aid came 1t early
morning.
Mountain slides.
The River Lievre winds ct the foot
Of the hamlet and Z mountain towers
behind It. Spring rains for days past
have been melting the snow and Ice
On the mountainside and streams
have been coursing down to the river
At s o'clock yesterday morning. just
- the littls hamlet began to stir for
early mass, part Of the mountain
started 70 slide toward the river. II
left i path Of death and destruction
In IT. wake, Ana those who were not
killed when their homes were engulf
Ga were lon buried under the mass Of
rock and earth.
Many Wsrs Drowned.
b Galette. Ike many hamlets 81 III
hind, ramhles Int gardens and little
NSiAa - To m0arnH ainnido. ~ ahout
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30
TORNADO'S DEATH
/. ROLL REACHES 36S
Awful Record of Death, Misery
and Ruin by Storm in Four
Southern States.
fORTY-SK TOWNS WRECKED
1,20o Persons Painfully or Seriously In.
jared. While Thousands Are
Homeless.


Homeless.
New Orleans, La, April 20. - The
totals OF death, misery and ruin
caused In four Southern states by Fri
days tornadoes came to hand yester-
day In approximately correct form.
Briefly stated they are:
Killed. about 1858; injured, painfully
or seriously. 1000: homeless. several
| Thousand.
Towns reporting serious wreckage,
46; habitations and business houses
practically complete ruins In these
towns, about $500. The property loss
will run into millions. These figures
do not include the wreckage OF planta-
lions and farms, scores OF which were
struck and damaged.
Total May Never De Known.
The number OF dead may never be
known accurately for the reason that
about 300 Of them were negroes and
they were buried In many communi-
ties without careful records being
made OF their numbers. While some
Of the first reports giving apparently
reliable death lists have since proved
unreliable, nevertheless remote places
which were late In reaching their
dead have served to hold the total
death list uniformly around $780, The
manner In which this death list has
grown for two days, In spite Of con-
tinual subtraction from early re.
ports. has been a melancholy index
Of the interstate scope Of the disas-
ter.
| Sweeps Vast Area.
BY following the wreckage OF towns
the general direction OF the tornadoes
can be traced closely. Apparently
tho storm struck in three separate
currents. each describing the arc Of a
circle and travelling toward the north.
| east.
The first Of these struck through
Northern Louisiana. Mississippi and
Tennesse before daylight Frid ~
morning The second appeared
further south about o'clock. in
Louisiana and Mississippi. This ap-
narently was the portion OF the storm
which swept through Alabama and
Ceorgis on Friday might and Saturday
morning The third portion Of the
storm appeared during Friday after
noon. further south than either Of its
predecessors. This was the storm
which demolished Amite. La. and
Purvis, Miss, the towns In which
the wreckage was worst.
Whole Blocks Levsled.
/ Why the fatalities were so unusual
" large IL apparent from glance at
the photographs which have arrived
here from many portions Of the torna-
/ do belt. They all tell tho same story.
Whole blocks Of what were formerly
little residences and cabins lie spread
over the ground IN separate boards.
Under this mass Of wreckage many
/ hundreds Of persons were buried, not
one n ! hundred escaping without
some injury. The houses which were
thus scattered about we're mostly ne
gro habitations. The homes OF tho
whites held together better, and the
photographs show many u them with
half the top or the upper half Of the
structure ripped ~, Tearing below
projections which must have s4ved
/ scores from death.
Quick Win Rsllsf.
/ Yesterday va one u relief meas-
uros Throughout the wrecked dis
tr1ct. The ruined towns hays been
visited " Thousands Of spectators.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30
perelass.

published q report that plot had
Eoeen discovered to blow up sthe Rus
sian emperor and other members OF
the imperial family. An oficial
/ statement has been issued to the eff
rect that such rumors were without
( foundation.
| King Edward and Queen Alexan-
hria arrived at Copenhagen last week
from London on visit to the Danish
royal family. They were welcomed
by King Frederick and Queen Louise
the diplomatic corps and civil and
military dignitaries. The streets
through which their majesties drove
| TO the palace were gayly decorated
and crowded with people.
Grimes.
Ferd Warner, member OF the house
Of delegates Of st. Louis, was convict
I'd OF bribery BY jury and sentenced
to serve two years In the penitentiary,
the minimum sentence.
Jessie Llewellyn Call, daughter Of
Former Governor LlewelIyn OF Kan
sas. committed suicide In her room In
= hotel In Chicago by taking poison.
Dependency because or III health is
believed to have been the cause.
In 4 At Of jealousy Edward r. Tay-
1cr Of Washington committed suicide
by shooting himself He had gone to
the telephone and called UP Miss
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19
The Touchstons Of Ethics.

The surest touohstone {of beliefs
is the ethical standard which, through
Inheritance, education and the expe
rience OF daily life has, as a matte
OF fact, become our standard II !.
not for our happiness to believe any
proposition about the nature OF man
the universe. or God. which is reall,
at war with our fundamental instincts
OF honor and justice, or with oui
Ideals of gentleness and love. no mat
ter how those instincts and ideals
have been implanted or arrived at
The man or woman who hopes to at.
tain reflective happiness. as he works
his strenuous way through the world.
must bring all beliefs. old and new. TO
this critical test, and must reject, or
refuse to entertain. beliefs which do
not stand the test.--Presidem Eliot
Of Harvard. 10 his Essay on The Hap
by Life"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19
Time for Needed Rest,

physician, who makes a study OF
women's nerves and their quality OF
endurance, asserts that little intel
ligence on their part would help i'm
mensely, In going through life. The
reason, he says, that women get ex,
hausted after any endurance test is
that they do not know how TO balance
work aud rest He lays down the
following rules which are far better
than medicine: Sleep in proper pro.
portions comes first. II should be TAX.
en- In immoderate doses when one han
just gone through a tedious time, or
expects to face one The seyen-hour
rule or custom should be utterly abol.
ished. There should not be one rule
for every one concerning sleep. Each
individual should be her own Judge of
how much is needed II she wants
ten hours sleep, If she can get II. and
feels refreshed after 1t. she should
make every effort to have It. The day
laborer does not need as much sleep
as those who work In an Office; those
who work In a shop do not need as
much brain repair as those who write.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19
MummIs. from Mexican Ruin.

Illuminated remains of beings who
existed hundreds of years ago have
been dug up during the work OF ex
cavating that has been going on in the
old cataeombs OF Guanajuato. Mexico,
said DR.. S. Burg OF Baltimore THE
people whose bodies were discovered
must have lived long before the set.
Element OF the republic, and the finds
have Occasioned much interest among
scientific men. Some of the bodies
were decked with beads and ivory
trinkets that were In vogue before
the coming OF the Spaniards. 50 that
these people must have lived in that
part Of the country centuries ago. The
mummles were discovered under an
old cemetery while the excavations
were being made by some prospecting
miners"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19
MOUND CITY, I'LL.
December 18, 1908.

w. j. Price wa Cairo visito
Thursday.
Miss Allie Belts was among the
Cairo callers Thursday.
Mr.. Gus Reichert of Levings spent
Thursday here on business.
Mrs. r. s. Snyder of America, spent
Thursday as the guest of her daugh
street.
Mrs. Harry Handley and Miss Lulu
Hurst We're Cairo shoppers Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Burgman made shop.
ping tour of Cairo Thursday.
Claude Johnson of Mounds was the
guest OF his mother, Mrs. j. W.. John,
son on Commercial avenue, Thurs.
day.
Lee Campbell made business trip
to Cairo Thursday
Mrs. II. Beaupre was a Cairo shor.
per Thursday
Mrs. Shoemaker and daughter of
Cross Roads We're in town Thurs
day doing some Christmas shopping
Mrs. II. NJ Smith returned froll
Vienna Thursday
Mrs. w. j. HARRISON returned
Thursday to her home in Cairo
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams of Barlow, Ky,
We're shopping here Thursday
Mrs John Calhoun and father, Mr.
Jones of Grand Chain spent Thurs
day in town on business.
W. j. Mathis of America was in
town Thursday,
Mrs. W h. Wilson and aughter,
Ruth, were Cairo Shoppers Thursday.
Wayne Johnson is on the sick list
this week.
Capt. Matt Bagby of Olmstcd was
tronsactlng business here Thursday
Mrs. w II. Beverly was Cairo
shopper Thursday
Mrs Sam Edwards of Mounds, was
the guest of Mrs. Walter Boyd here
Thursday.
Miss Minnie Lewis of America was
in town Thursday.
Mrs. Robt Arnold and daughter.
Christie May. left Thursday for Pa
ducah. where they viii spend the hol.
days with relatives. Mr. Arnold win
join them next week.
DR.. Monroe Doty of Grand Cham
is attending court here this week.
Miss Edna Miller spent Wednesday
night with her sistcl, RMS Maui
Maddox in Cara aud returned home
accompanied by her niece
and nephew. llclcI aud Merlin Mad.
lox. who will visit their grandpar-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19
Women In Finland.

In Finland the meetings OF suf
fragettes are unknown, for already
women are students In the university
clerks In the banks, In the post Off ces
and In business houses, and they not
only have their vote but can be elect.
ed members OF the diet. Yet, accord
ing to Paul Waineman In her Sum.
mer Tour In Finland" they are mot
In the least overbearing, but are for
the greater part exceedingly modest
and womanlike."
AS she landed one of the recently
elected members of the diet was point.
ed out to her; she was well dressed
and young looking. with keen, deep. set
eyes and pleasant smile, and In no
way resembled the grotesque carica.
lures OF the women members of the
Finnish diet in some English jour.
nails"
Even the paths OF Helsingfors are
scrupulously brushed every morning
by regiment OF barefooted women.
and In this work they are employed
all over the grand duchy; in fact,
mere man may well pause and wonder
for what purpose he was created In
Finland
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19

A Swedish inventor has designed
an APPARATUS for counting money and
sorting the pieces into specified guam.
titles. In the first place. money Of
various denominations is put into the
machine and separated according to
value. these being sent into various
tubes When IA the tubes the coins
can be taken out in lots Of 10. 20. 80 OF
100 pieces. al the will Of the operator
The apparatus Is capable OF separat.
ing, counting and disiding into the lots
before mentioned 1900 pieces 10 an
hour One machine under one opera
tor Is able to accomplish In one day
as much counting az could be done BY
20 most experienced bank CALLERS
Dunees Advertiser
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19
LIVING GOLD OF WHEAT FIELD.
Sensations Of Ride Through the
Miles OF Moving Grain.

| Take a look at the wheat field tina
mas been brought up to perfection. al
II stands Yellow AS gold, with the sheer
or the sea, billowing from skyline TO sky
| line IKE an ocean OF gold, where tn,
wind touches the ripping wave-crest;
with the tread OF Invisible feet. IN
California, In Oregon, In Washington
In Dakota, In the Canadian northwest
| you may ride all day on horseback
| through the wheat fields without q
break In the flow OF yellow heavy
| headed grain, No shade trees. No
knobs and knobs and hills and hollows
| OF grass or black earth through From
dawn TIL dark, from sunrise In burst
or fiery splendor over the prairie hori
zon to shutdown when the crimson
thing hangs like huge shield OF
blood In the haze of heat twilight
you may ride with naught to break
the view between you and the horizon
but wheat wheat. 1t IL like the gold
fields. 1t goes to your head. You
grow dizzy looking at it. You rub
your eyes ls II mirage? The bill
lowing yellow waves seem to be breast
Ing the very sky. You look up The
sky is there all right with the black
mote OF a meadow lark sailing the
azure sea He drops liquid notes OF
sheer music down on your head, does
that meadow lark; and that gives you
BACK your perspective, your sense of
amazing reality You are literally, alb.
solutely, really In the midst of a sea
of living gold. 1t Is you and not the
lark that is the mote. You begin to
feel as il your special mote might be
beam that would get lost In intinity
III you stayed there long; and as you
ride on-and on-and some more on
and by and by come out of the
leaguelong, fenceless fields with an
odor In your nostrIls that isn't exactly
like incense-it's too fugitive, too fine,
too sublimal Of earth II is aromatic,
a sort OF altar of roses, the imprisoned
fragrance Of the billions upon bilious
OF wheat flowers shut up In the glumes
Of the heavy-headed grain here. And
that's the odor of the wheat Mime
apolis Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19
MOUNDS, I'LL.

December 10, 1903.

Nj. and Mrs. CLYDE Harding hav,
quit housekeeping and moved int
rooms With Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Pol
locE.
Miss Nellie Britton is quite i'll a
her home on Front street this week.
Dl. n. w, Brann was called to Ell
dorado on account of the serious i'll
ness al his mother.
Miss Flo Welson and Miss Hazel
Sculley of villa Ridge were pleasant
business callers Thursday.
D. Ing, one of our thrifty fruit
growers Of Valley Recluse was in tho
city yesterday.
Mrs. WIFI Felkins and Ida Nelson
drove up to Villa Ridge Thursday.
VIII Holdertield of Pleasant Valley
called Thursday. viii says they are
graveHag all the highways out his
way this fine winter weather. This IS
good work. let it spread all over the
cOunt,.
Miss Hazel Bliss left for Centralia
Thursday evening
Lon Walston of Bardwell, KY, was
a business caller yesterday.
Mrs. Grace Houston returned Wed.
nesday from ST. Louis where she had
been visiting for a few weeks.
Mrs. w. r. Givens was doing some
shopping in Cairo Thursday.
Hon and Mrs. O. J. Page of Mar.
oh returned home yesterday. They
were called here on account of tn.
serious illness of Mrs. Littell.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. Il. church
laYe bought lot of fine seats for
heir new church.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Moore of Hick.
nan, N.Y. came up yesterday to spend
no holidays with relatives and
riends at Villa Ridge, Pulaski and
Iound..
IL is reported that there are about
o cases of smallpox in Mound CITY.
Oliver Wallace of Pulaski was 4 |
BUSINESS visitor to Cairo Thursday.
Comfy Surveyor w, n. Meyer of
found City was do ing some worA
round town this week.
We will try and be more PROMPT
18th our news items in the future.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-19
C0hCRATUlATES SELF
Continued from First Tage.)

Associated Press:
ut is true, as Judge Taft has an
nounctd, that have accepted his in
vitation to enter the cabinet as sec
rotary of State | have had the Offer
rnder consideration some time, and
have been persuaded by those with
whom | have consulted in and out
of Pennsylvania, that it is my duty
to accept
With me public service is a duty
which | accept not because of any
honor which | feel | may derive
thelcfrom, but because feel that |
owe it to my state and my country
| have, therefore, accepted philo-
sophically the offices which have
come to me, being content to remain
where | was serving as long as | felt
! was doing my duty as citizen
thereby"