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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-27
DEAD NUMBER
MORE THAN 500
Facts Concerning the Worst Storm in the His.
tory OF the Gulf States Came to
Light this Morning

/ NEW ORLEANS. La. April 49,
The dead, more than ESQ and the In
1ured at least b00-these are the grim
facts which came to light early today
when the litter OF wreckage OF yestar.
days tornado In Louisiana, Mississ
ippi and Alabama had been cleared
away. The tornadoes lasted altogeth-
er about IL hours. striking promiscu.
ously one town after another. from be
fore daylight on Friday until the mid.
die OF the afternoon. Many hours
after they struck. trains bearing 200
injured came crawling cautiously out
OF the tornado districts. leaving be-
hind them one town. Purvis, Miss,
which was utterly demolished. and
I'VE others practically blown away
and fifteen little villages In more or
less acute stages OF ruin. With these
wounded people came details Of one Of
the worst wind disasters In the his
tory OF the Gulf states. Twenty-Five
persons were killed in Adams county.
Mississippi. near Natchez; thirty-nve
were killed in the neighborhood of
Churchill. In Jefferson county. Miss.
Tornadoes In this section about 100
miles due north Of the Amits lorna
do struck at breakfast time.
In this section n negro baby was
caught In the wind and carried 5000
yards and deposited in a swamp un.
hurt. An aged negro woman was
whirlod into the air and her head al
most severed by flying timbers before
she fell In cotton field. 100 yeards
from where her cabin had stood. The
body OF a little negro boy was found
In field with piece OF timber driv.
en- through his heart.
ATLANTA, Ca. April 26.-This
morning 1t is known that over 200 ne
groes were killed bx the recent ytormsl
sand. The property damage by vio-
lence Of the storms IL enormous
throughout Louisiana, Mississippi.
Alabama and Georgia today. Several
towns were almost totally swept
away. A score OF smaller towns were
completely swept away.
PURvIS. Miss. April 25.--An air of
death and desolation marks Purvis to
day. The total death list In this VI
cinity has now reached sixty-two and
1t Is believed that further particulars
from the surrounding country will add
materially to these figures.
GRIFFIN. Ga. April 25.--Seven per-
sons are known to be dead and fifteen
injured and fifteen residences denol
ished and the Rushton cotton mill. q
large and expensive building. was
blown down In 4 tornado last night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-27

F. Gamsby. Geo. J. Blaksslsy. L. Lu-
cero.
Delegates to congressional oonvsu-
tion--C. A. Johnson. A. w. Robbins,
w. r. Frazier. Rowe Pinsrsy. John
Cunningham. Fabian Martinss. J. II.
McDevitt. H. c. Lsfursey. H. Mon
niger. T. c. Gradsn.
Delegates to the state Convention
were made alternates 10 the couxrss.
sional convention and vice versa
Resolutions will b published Mon.
day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-27

GRIFFIN. Ga. April 25.--Seven per-
sons are known to be dead and fifteen
injured and fifteen residences demol
ished and the Rushton cotton mill. q
large and expensive building. was
blown down in = tornado last night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-27

Attorneys OF all the railroads In Col
orado argued for tax reductions At .
meeting before the state board Of soui.
iization in Denver Wednesday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
From Other Shores.

The project of police of St. Peters
burg has placarded the city with strin-
gent regulations forewarning the resi-
dents OF an expected epidemic of chol-
era.
A group of Octoberists and other
members of the Russian duma pro-
pose to inaugurate campaign in the
house against the growth of great cor
porations in Russia.
The Dutch consul at La Guaira GER
titles that pernicious fever, causing
very sudden death, is prevalent there.
Several of the steamship lines have
omitted La Guaira as a port of call.
The lockout affecting a great num-
Der of masons, bricklayers and allied
workmen which began in Paris April
4 is ended The men deserted their
leaders and signed terms with the
contractors.
A message received from st. Waller,
Quebec, says that nine men were
killed and three others seriously
wounded by a premature explosion of
dynamite at Murdoch Bros railway
construction camp near New Armagh,
Belle Chase county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
Thursday.

Washington, April 24.-By the over
whelming vote of 245 to the house
yesterday, after several hours discus
sion adopted without amendment the
senate joint resolution authorizing
the attorney general to file suits
against the Oregon & California Rail
road company for the forfeiture of all
or part of 100000 acres of land
grants in the western part of Oregon.
1t is claimed by the government that
by reason of breaches and violations
of the acts making the grants the rail
road company had forfeited all right
to the land in question.
AS the senate was about to con-
clude consideration of the naval APP
preparation bill yesterday Senator
Piles of Washington proposed an
amendment increasing from two to
four the number of new battleships to
be authorized. AS several senators
desired to speak on the amendment
the further consideration of the bill
was postponed until to-day. An
amendment to the naval bill was.
adopted appropriating 100000 to
begin construction on the two battle
ships authorized by the bill as it was
passed by the house.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
SHOWS UP TRICKS
OF PAPER TRUST
Publishers Representative Pre-
sents Evidence in Support
OF Charges.
UNITY OF ACTION is SHOWN
Understanding in Matter of Fixing Prices
Mills Shut Down to Restrict
Output.

Washington, April 20. - Evidence
tending to show that there has been
unity of action among paper mills in
the matter Of fixing the price of pa
per, as we'll as an understanding that
none of them shall sell to the Gus
toner of another; that contracts for
paper could not be obtained for a pc
Rod longer than one year, and that
mills had arbitrarily shut down Or re-
Strlcted their output, was presented
yesterday by Mr.. John Norris of the
American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION before the select house com
mittee which is investigating the
prices of print paper as affected by
the tariff, and the question of whether
Or not there is a combination in re-
straint of trade.
Variation in Price.
Mr.. Norris was the only witness
and he was on the stand the entire
day. The hearing was abruptly end
ed shortly before S o'clock by a call
Of the house.
The evidence which Mr.. Norris Of
fered was in the shape Of replies by
members of the publishers associa-
ton to a number of queries PROFOUND
ed to them by the association. This
evidence included statement Of a
variation in the price of paper of from
81 ton to SIT ton.
Towards the close of the day Mr.
Norris laid before the committee a
large number of replies of newspa-
pers to the query:
Unity Of Action Shown.
Have agents or mills withdrawn
quotations previously made to you, or
have they neglected or refused to
quote prices to you, or have they
changed previous offers?"
These replies all tended to show
that some paper companies had de-
clined to make offers, others had
withdrawn or changed their quota
tons, and others had announced their
production sold.
The fact that there was unity of ac-
ton by selling agents or uniformity
in the price of paper was attested by
several hundred newspapers in reply
to queries by the publishers associa-
ton.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30

Dr. J. Ransom Walden, prominent
physician, committed suicide in his Of
flee at Holdredge, Neb., by taking
poison. A note to his wife told how
to settle his affairs. No reason gan be
assigned for his act
Policeman James e. Basham, shot
by Byron Hall ina pistol fight in the
Estes hotel at Warrensburg, Mo-, is
dead. Policeman Pollock is not ex-
pected to recover. The coroner's in
quest showed that Halls death was
caused by bullet from his own pistol.
A man who registered at hotel at
gainesville, Ohio, as J ohm Collins,
Pennsylvania, later shot and killed
himself in his room. Previous to
committing suicide he tore all the tags
from his clothes and destroyed every
thing which would lead to his 1denti-
ty
The Alberta government has issued
a warrant for the arrest of Cat Sar-
bottle, prominent in social circles and
collector of inland revenue for that
province. He mysteriously disappear
ed ten days "ago and is alleged to be
$1,000 short in his accounts. He is
believed to have gone to Montana.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
General News Items.

At Sound Beach, Wash, Abe Attell,
featherweight champion of the world
defeated Eddie Kelly of Buffalo in the
eighth round.
For the first time in the history of
Caroline county, Maryland, a man
pursuant to a court sentence for wife
beating.
The Oklahoma supreme court holds
that the initiative and referendum
provisions of the state constitution
were not in violation of the constitu-
ton of the United States.
Acting upon the recommendation Of
the board of pardons, Gov. Deneen of
Illinois granted a reprieve until June
II to Herman Billik, convicted of the
murder of Mary Vrzal in Chicago by
poisoning in 1905.
1t has been decided definitely that
the American fleet of battleships will
not call at any European port on it's
way home with the exception of GER
tain points in the Mediterranean,
where it is necessary to stop for coal.
The attorney general of the United
States has ordered the district attor-
ney for the Western district of Wash
ington to withdraw the suit commenc-
ed against Maj. H. H. Chittenden for
completely in land frauds. Maj. Chit
tenden is exonorated
The strike of the New York univer-
sity students who were assigned to
sing as chorus girls" in the play to
be given by the dramatic club of the
university has been declared off. The
students demand for six tickets each
and the printing of their names on the
program was granted
The flag OF the American frigate
Chesapeake, which was taken by H.
M. S. Shannon June /, 1913, and
which was recently sold at auction in
London, has been presented to the
Royal United States Service museum
by w. w. Astor. This is the first in
timation that Mr.. Astor was the pur
chaser of the flag. The bugle upon
which the famous Balaklava charge
was sounded, as we'll as some Cri
mean medals auctioned at the same
time, also were bought by Mr. Aston
and have been presented by him tc
lie same museum.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
Casualty.

The International Salt company's
plant at Ludlowville, N. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimat-
ed at $15O,0O0.
Fire in the lumber yard of the Jo-
seph J. Know Lumber company at
Columbus, Ohio, caused loss estl-
mated at $4,000.
DR.. Wallace Rouse, lecturer and
demonstrator at the medical college
at Texas university, was instantly
killed by lightning while fishing.
The number of lives known to have
been lost in the fire at Chelsea on
April II has been increased to fif-
teen by the discovery of two more
bodies.
By the upsetting of a scow crossing
the Battle river in Manitoba, swollen
by freshets, nine Grand Trunk Pa
cifc railway workmen were thrown
into the water and four were drowned.
Fire destroyed the Mercy hospital
at Big Rapids, Mich, $4,000 estab-
Iishment erected twenty-eight years
ago. All of the patients and the forty
Sisters of Mercy who were in the
building escaped without injury.
A large copper cent swallowed sixty
years ago has just caused the death
of James Huckins, sixty-seven years
old, at La Porte, Ind. The coin be-
came encased in the lining of the
stomach at the time it was swallowed
and remained there until recently,
when an abscess formed. Poisoning
ensued, causing death.
AL Anderson and his two-year-old
child were drowned in the Fall river
at Neodesha, Kan. Anderson, with
his wife and child, were in boat
above the dam when he lost conrol
of the boat All three occupants
jumped into the river The woman
was rescued, but the other two were
carried over the dam.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
Tuesday.

Washington, April 90 = Ostensibly
considering the sundry civil bill, the
house devoted most of it's time yester
day to speeches covering a wide range
of subjects and concluded the session
by giving an attentive hearing to the
presidents special message. Although
nearly every member had read the
message in the newspapers, a large
number remained in their seats, care
fully following the words of the read
ing c'erk.
The pension and the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bills were pass
ed by the senate yesterday In addi-
ton the special message of the presi-
dent urging legislative program was
read. and another chapter of Senator
Warmers speech on the Brownsville
ARRAY was heard. The senate at 5:27
p. m. adjourned.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
Accidental HappenTnqs.

Lilith, the eleven-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Ford of
Holland, Mich, died from acute poi
soning, caused by eating a quantity
of patent breath candies.
James and Thomas Trimm, aged ff-
teen and twenty-five, respectively,
were killed by lightning at their home
at Ammonia They were standing at
the window when the bolt struck.
John Reed, his wife and two daugh-
tiers were seriously injured and loss
of $4,000 was sustained by a natural
gas explosion at the Reed residence
at Rochester, Pa.
A four car motor train on the Bath
Beach line of the Brooklyn elevated
system ran down a surface trolley car
at the junction of Eighty-sixth street
and Bay street, Bath Beach. Several
of the trolley's passengers were seri-
ously injured, and one of them will
probably die.
Most sections of Texas visited by
the floods of the past few days report
cessation of rains, and the streams
are falling rapidly. Reports of Swollen
streams are being received from
points farther south, but the overfows
seem small and the damage is not
great.
! AS Ira Schindhelm's dead body lay
in his casket at Sioux City awaiting
the funeral hour, the lace curtains al
nearby window futtered into the
blaze of the candles and caught fire
The alarm was given, and the neigh
boris prompt work saved the house.
Samuel Eilatta, twelve years old;
Wilifred Wingerly, fourteen years
and Charles Stoltz, eleven years old
were seriously injured at Pittsburs
while attempting to rob birds mes
in the iron work of a bridge. The
boys came in contact with a guy wire
charged with electricity and fell TWEEN
ty-five feet to the ground.
On their way into the Peache rive
country in Canada Emile Cardinal an(
wife and child were drowned at Atha
basca river. They were travelling Oh
the ice with dog train and brok
through.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
Monday.

By an overwhelming vote President
Roosevelts four-battleship program
failed in the senate, just as it did in
the house. 1t was developed by Sen
ator Allison during the debate that
there is a we'll defined understanding
among the senate leaders for the au-
thorization of two battleships each
year until the American navy is re-
garded as sufficient to meet any de-.
mands that may be made upon it. AS
finally passed the bill carries appro-
priations aggregating 1923, 1869,
and provides for the construction of
two battleships and two golfers and
the purchase of three additional col
liers, the construction of submarines
and other necessary craft, and in
creases the pay of officers and enlist
ed men, as we'll as increasing both the
pay and the strength of the marine
corps.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
HACKED TO DEATH WITH AN Ak
MunitIated Body of Woman Found in
Trunk.


New York, April 29.-The body of
Mrs. Sarah Brennan, wife of Patrick
Brennan, a paper manufacturer,
frightfully hacked with an ak and her
skull crushed in, was found tightly
packed in large trunk at her home
at Brownville yesterday.
Near the trunk bloody ak was
found. Pending further inquiry into
the case the police have taken into
custody James Farmer and his wife,
who are neighbors of the Brennans.
The Brennan home, which was in the
wife's name, was, according to the
county records, transferred on Oct. 1
last to Farmer for the consideration
of $2,100. Brennan claimed that he
was not party to the transfer and
further said that his wife had denied
to him that she had executed such a
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
CISlh oluCe' vi udy lie 0AdHl-
ined the records and found that "a
deed had been executed as Farmer
stated.
Meantime Mr.. Brennan had insti-
tuted an unsuccessful search for his
wife. Every bit of the country about
the village was gone over and hope
of finding Mrs. Brennan had been al
most abandoned when a further
search at her home was suggested.
This resulted in the breaking open Of
the trunk in which the body was
found
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
LOSES ANOTHER BATTLESHIP
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Is Cut Into and
Sunk During Night
Maneuyers.

Harwich, Eng, April 30.-The Brit
ish torpedo boat destroyer Gala was
cut i'll two and sunk early yesterday
off Kentish Rock, in the North sea,
by the scout Attentive. The torpedo
boat destroyer Ribble also was in
volved in the collision and returned
to the Sheerness with two compart-
ments full of water
The fotilla was engaged in night
maneuvers when the accident occur
red. Engineer Lieutenant Frank A.
Fletcher of the Gala, who was in his
bunk at the point where the destroyer
was struck, went down with the yes
sci. There was no other loss of life.
None Blamed for Deaths.
Yarmouth, April go - A coroner's
jury, comprising among others Sir
Henry Earle as foreman, Capt. Alex
ander, who played an important part
in the work Of rescue, and three ex-
naval captains, after hearing the evil
uSHC6 VI Tic Captains Oh the AMERICAN
line steamship st. Paul and the cruis-
er Gladiator, respectively, which col
lided in the Solent on Saturday, and
other witnesses, yesterday brought in
a verdict declaring that nobody was
criminally to blar|e for the loss of life.
his inquiry, however, does not en-
tirely settle the question as to wheth-
er any one was actually to blame for
the collision, which question will be
infinitely investigated at the court
martial to be held on the loss of the
Gladiator
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
is GIVEN ScANT ATTENTION.
Both Houses of Congress Pass Up
Presidents Message.

Washington, April %. - Conditions
n both the senate and the house were
such that a 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
could not officially 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 it could not at that time
be laid before the senate, and by the
lime 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 the Injunction.
The president comments upon the
employers liability bill 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, is demanded upon
both moral and economic grounds"
The accumulation OF great wealth by
a few is a menace to the country, the
message says, and some means should
he taken to compel the few to deal
rightfully with others.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
AGAIN RAPs THE PAPER TRUST.
Evidence That Combination Exists
Prices Arbitrarily Raised.

Evidence That Combination Exists
Prices Arbitrarily Raised.
Washington, April 30.-Before the
select committee of the house which
is investigating the subject of the tar
if on wood pulp as effecting the price
of news print paper and also whether
or not there is a combination of paper
makers in restraint of trade, Mr.. John
Norris, representing the paper COM
mittee of the American Newspaper
association, yesterday submitted fur
Their evidence in support of the asso-
cations charge that such comblna-
ton exists and that the price of paper
has been arbitrarily raised. He re-
futed the contention of the manufac-
turers that this increase in price has
been partly due to higher freight rates
and submitted a communication from
the interstate commerce commission
showing the freight rates from the
principal mills to the larger consum-
ing points, from which it appeared
that, with one or two exceptions,
there had been no increase for sever
al wears. and in two instances the
statement showed a reduction in
rates.
The committee will meet again to-
day at 10 O'Clock, at which time Mr.
Norris will enter upon the fourth day
of his examination.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
GLAD HAND FOR JOHNSON.
Detroit Will Give Minnesotan Non
partisan Welcome.

partisan WelCoH1e.
Detroit Mich, April 30.-An elabo-
rate program of entertainment has
been arranged for Gov. John A. john
son of Minnesota, who will arrive here
to-day. He will give a lecture this
evening before the Western High
School Alumni association. His re-
ception and entertainment will be
largely non-partisan.
Arriving in the city from the supper
peninsula at TAO a. M, he will be met
bv a committee of thirty prominent
Democrats and escorted to the Pont-
chartrain hotel Gov. Fred M. Warner
O: Michigan. Republican, will join
Gov. Johnson after breakfast in an au-
tomobile tour of the city. The Whole
saIers' association of Detroit will en-
terrain the two governors at lunch
con.
After his lecture in Light Guard ar
mory Gov. Johnson will be banqueted
at the hotel by a party of prominent
local Democrats.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-30
NOTABLE CATHOLIC GATHERING.
Public Thanksgiving for Completion
of Centennial in New York.

New York, April 30.-Not since the
last plenary council of Baltimore mas
there been such gathering of Catho-
lie hierarchy as that which assembled
Yesterday in ST Patrick's cathedral
and offered public thanksgiving for
the completion of hundred years OF
catholicism in New York. With two
executions. every archbishop in the
country was present and all OF the
leading bishops and numerous heads
of the various religious orders.
Mgr. Falconio, the apostolic dele
gate represented the Vatican, and at
the close OF the ceremonies Impaired
the papal bendiction.
The thanksgiving was in the form
of 4 pontifical mass, the celebrant be-
ing. Cardinal Logue of Ireland.