Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1896 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

at the opening of the session. “O, God,’’ he prayed, “we stand aghast at the awful tokens** of thy power and' majesty. The earth is. shaken and trembles and the foundations of' the hills are shaken.” Divine mercy was invoked for the stricken city of St. Louis, succor for the maim-' ed attd afflicted, strength and aid to those ministering relief, and protection from another Visit a tion of divine wrath. most topic of conversation among the memberk of the House was the St. Louis tornado. Members stood about in groups and discussed the horrible details. The St. Louis members, Messrs. Cobb, Barjholdt and Joy, and Mr. Murphy, of Illinois, who lives, in East St. Louis, were almost frantic with anxiety.