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j^^g.ftiXj 4.y'? ir1 l*" "e1 ff- rvs&arg - *!" TV TUESDAY EVENING,' JULY 15, 1902. THE MINNEAPOLIS JOUENAlX II J * " " .'- Jsm . 1 TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS T OF THE NORTHWEST. ,49^ILE EXTENSION S r e e n i r a ^ Z e a l a n d , R o g u e a n d Staf f o r d ]Vew T o w n s o n M i l w a u k e e . ABBRDBffitf, S !D-The names and loca tions of the new towns on the Milwaukee's extension from Eureka to Union, have been decided mpon by the company, and the survey and 'Staking out of the lots has been done !They will be put on- the market shortly The first town beyond Eureka will foe Greenway, 10Vi miles out. It will be wjthin one and a half miles of the point where the extension crosses the Boo road and -rv miles from Artas on that line Zeeland -will be 1SV6 miles from lEuiekay and the next station will be Hague, twenty=fleYen miles out. The Tast fown before Linton, the point where the junction with the Northern Pacific will be formed, is to (be called Stafford, and it will be thirty-nine miles from Eureka and ten from tTdnton The total mileage of the ex tension Is to "be forty-nine miles, and the mileage from Aberdeen to Linton will be lib 9 Lumber will be taken overland to some of the now towns to start elevators at once, o that the wneat crop can be handled as soon as threshing begins Doanft Robinson has been called to Green Vallej, Minn , "by the critical illnesB of his mother. Mrs George M .Robinson who was taken suddenly s'ck The infant child of L M Halleckson living neai town was scalded to death by tipping over a pail of boiling scrubbing water It lived) but two *" s C. L. Miller has been summoned to Independ ence, Iowa, by the death of his father who was one of the old settlers of that region LEVEES BREAK VANCOUVER, B. C. The loggers of British Columbia have held a conference with Commissioner Wells, pro vincial minister of lands and works request in* him to discontinue the prohibition of the sxpOrt of cedar logs from British Columbia to the United States, as cedar on the sound is 118 a thousand and in British Columbia is held down to $S to $9 by mills President Higgins. of the loggers' association states that Commissioner Wells has promised to pass an order in council at once allowing the export of rough cedar to the United States from British Columbia, A tax, how ever will It is said, be put on all cedar cut of $2 a thousand, and $1.50 will he rebated if the logs are manufactured in British Columbia W E S T SUPERIOR, WIS. Mrs Carrie Nation was enthusiastically re ceived and the local W C T U presented her with a magnificent bouquet of roses and eirnallons,, ' The statement that I am said to lave made about joining Dowie could not be a purer falsehood, she said You know I have beon giving it to Dowie every time I have refererd to him and my opinions have not undergone arty change I believe I am the most lied about person in the country to day C-Memhers of the ministerial association say the Elks will not again be permitted to have such a carnival as they had last week The streets of Cairo. Sapho and the German vil lage are the places taken exception to by the Koinisters 1RONWOOD, MICH. Benny Melvich a Hebrew hoy 17 years old was lost in the woods twelve miles north of this city near Lake Superior Sunday after noon Search parties found no trace to-day Melvich went iwith two older companions to get a load of scrap iron They tied their IidrseB in the wood near Walstrom's old mill The team broke away and in the search for them Melvich became separated from his com panions and has not been seen since For ftep miles this side of Lake Superior there is an -unbroken forest Expert woodsmen are going through the woods firing off guns and the- mine whistle here is kept blowing Sev eral have returned from the search RE&VILLE, MINN. Charles Saausle a respected German farm tor living about seven miles southeast, com mitted suicide yesterday He went to a po tato patch and some time after his dead body was found on the ground, a revolver lying near A scrap of writing was found in his hat saying that a memorandum would be found in his coat in the house The memo randum stated that he wished to be buried now and that in the fall his body should be cremated He sold his farm recently for $42 an acre, and regretted it very much, and Sad offered the buyer $600 to throw up his (Bargain V was the brooding over the- sale that cause* the suicide- * OMAHA, NEB. Miss Marie Karous, of this city was blown from a train running forty miles an hour, last night, and was uninjured She was on an excursion train running from Wilber, Neb to Omaha While she attempted to pass from cne car to another the strong wind lifted, her twenty feet in the air and dropped her in a cornfield The fact that she was not in lured is attributed to the condition of the ground made soft b recent rains When the train reached the next station, friends tele graphed.to the train following and-the young woman was picked up and brought to Omaha XUJBUQ.UE, IOWA Charles T Hancock former chairman of the republican state central committee has re turned from Washington and says there is no doubt whatever of the re election of Colonel D B Henderson as speaker of the house for the next term While riding In a street car, August Labarge leaned his head over the side rail and was struck by a car coming from the opposite direction His skull was rushed and death resulted a few hours later Jtt i R S H A I X T O W S , IOW 4. The Iowa Central shop men, who struck wo weeks ago resumed work ye3terday, hav tog effected an amicable settlement The railroad makes a concession of 29% cents to first-class machinists The men demanded 10 cents and were offered 29 cents before the strike Helpers' wages were advanced from a sent to a cent-and a half Several demands Including a nine hour day, were waived by the strikers committee HENDERSON, MINN. Excitement runs high in Tyrone township, Xe Sueur county, where a woman has been missing since Saturday night She is Mrs Louise Brandt She disappeared barefooted ana wearing only her nightgown Searching parties have been out since early Sunday mor ning It is surmised that she committed suicide by drowning No cause Is assigned Jor her supposed rash act XiONO P R A I R I E , MINN. Fire started in the Arcade block yester day morning The loss on the building is $1,000 It is owned by Thiegs Brothers who Iiad Insurance in the American Central There was some loss on the fixtures of the First National bank with no insurance Also on the Commercial barber shop and a small loss for the Modern Woodmen of America and Dr Vanvalkenburg M I L W i V K B E , W I S . Chase & Sanborn, coffee wholesalers, have opened a large branch shipping house in this city as a direct result of the strike in Chicago, which has interfered with their business The firm has arranged to make Milwaukee Its distributing point for the entire west and northwest pending the settlement of the trou ble in Chicago at least, and probably per manently S e c o n d F l o o d a t K e o k u k - W h a t C h e e r W a s h e d b y Cloudburst. KEOKUK, IOWIA-Just aa the Das Moines river ibegan to fall at the lower portion after the floods ifrom the -upper waters, another flood came and "caught everybody toy sur prise At the mouth the river rose eight feet yesterday and is still rising, notwith standing the (breaking of levees The levee of the Keokuk Canning company broke yesterday and thousands of acres of cucumbers and itomatoes and 2,000 acre of corn iwere flooded The loss of the canning company Is $10,000, and. of farmers twice as much more JE MOJNES IOWAA cloudburst ait What Cheer washed aiway nine buildings, entailing a loss of $25,000 A Wall of water four feet high came rushing down a dry run in the heart of the city Residents barely had time to escape with their lives OSKiAiLOOSA, iIOWIAAll the streams are torremts rushing over large areas of bottom lands Skunk river washed out the ap proaches to the Idwa Central railroad bridge and traffic has 'been abandoned The water is still rising BROWNS VALLEY, MINNThe most damaging hailstorm ever known here passed over the farming community four miles south The storm covered a territory six miles wide and fifteen long, destroying all crops and gardens Many small buildings were over turned BLACK RIVBR "FALLS, WIS The intense heait of the past two days was followed yes terday by the worst storm of the season There was heavy wind, rain and hall The damage to small grain, apples and grapes is hea\y OliMBERLANID, WISA severe hailstorm prevailed at Barronett, nine miles north, yes terday afternoon, breaking almost every win dow in town and damaging crops MITCHELL, S ID.Reports have been re ceived here of a hard storm ithat visited Gann Valley, Buffalo county It in reported that the hails-tones were as large as eggs, and that the crops were driven into the ground At Kimball the storm was so se vere that a freight 'train coming east had to stop and1 iwalt for the storm, to pass WIiLMOT, a ID A hailstorm passed through the townships of Lee, Lake and Becker in this county, destroy ing about 6 000 (acres of crops Several of the farmers are completely wiped out, while others may realize a one-#mlf yield. The section passed over promised a yield of wheat of thirty bushels an acre Another part of the storm passed over the country west of Summit in this (Roberts) county and is said to have covered a tract eight miles in length and three miles In width Reports, have been sent out that 50,000 acres of crops were destroyed This is false, as 5,000 will cover all loss BARRON, W IS Two severe hail storms passed through this (Barron) county yester day, one, through Maple Grove township and the other through -Stanfold and Oak Grove townsnips, going from west to east and doing a vast amount of damage to crops P I E R R E , S. D. Judge Gaffy opens a term of court in Stan ley county this week, with a ratio of seven criminal cases to two civil cases One of the criminal cases is a murder charge against Robert Adams for the killing of a Mexican, Ed Sanches Two years ago it was a hard proposition to dispose of land in Sully county for $2 an acre Last week Deputy Blanchard, of the state land department, sold a quarter section of Taylor land id| that county at auction and received $845 foit State Geolo gist J E. Todd, of Vermillion, is in Pierre with a party of students from the state uni versity, on a tour of the country about the headwaters of the Grand and Moreau rivers, to look over the lignite bearing section of the state The party will make a two months* stay surveying and exploring for data upon which a bulletin will be issued Articles of incorporation have been filed for the St Mary s Plantation and Oil company, at Pierre, with a capital of $1000 000, incorporators, D. B Bynum, J B Hessiness and T P Estes For the Sunflower State Oil and Gas com pany, at Pierre with a capital of $1 000,000'" inoorporators, B C^ Mason, W D Corbin and L L Stephens For the Mountain Lion Gold Mining, Milling and Development company, at Sioux Falls, with a capital of $1,000 000 In corporators Park Davis, W H Lyons and J H Gates For the Canadian Steel and Coal company, at Pierre, with a capital of $6 000 000 incorporators, Louis P Jennings, William F Maehljohn and S G DeLand CASS L.AKE, MINN. A good sized building boom is in progress in Cass Lake, following the passage of the Morris bill. Among those who will make extensive improvements on their property is Samuel Sutor, proprietor of the Endion Hotel He Intends to add another Btory and to build additions on the east end and the rear Plans are being prepared by a Duluth archi tect C M Johnson & Co will erect a new block the dimensions of which will be 22x70, two stories J F B Neils, the treasurer and local manager of the Neils Lumber com pany, has had erected a new church and par sonage to be used by the German Lutherans Sam Hatfield, R F Lussier, John Bonnalie and others are erecting buildings, and H T Allerton will build an elegant brick block " t l HTFPEWA FALLS, WIS. The mysterious disappearance of Mrs George Wold gives rise to the theory of mur der Mrs Wold had not lived with her hus band for three months and when last seen two weeks ago, -she was riding with him He engaged a team Saturday to drive In the country and has not returned 1HJI.UTH, MISiN. John Anderson savs he is insane and asked to be taken into custody by the authorities He arrived last evening *rom Spokane Dan Mc Donald, a- teamster, aged 55 years committed suicide by shooting himself in the heart No cause for the act IS ICSOwa HfcASON C * W , # O W A V* - - The attorneysto* t i e street-car company re ceived a temporary injunction from Judge Clyde, at Osage restraining the city from in terfering with the company* At midnight a company of Ifltt^ inrpprted sbovelers went to work to clear the track ELMORE, MINN. Mrt H Chesiey died yesterday The Ches leys have always lived on the farm Mr Ches 5ov took ai a homestead Of late Mrs Cheslev has been troubled with heart failure, which finally caused ber death - IftlOVX FAXXS, S. D." * The carnivafJ which the focal Elks intended JhoWtng for a week during August has been Abandoned, owing to the failure to secure de- ' isired attractions [wUST SALEM, W*V ^' ?1 " - The-annfiaT'isummel* ctfool for teacher-and tudents opened yesterday and will contin" atii the 26th. fcjBJBW**!***** GRANTSBLRG, WIS. The teachers' institute began here this mor ning with an attendance of twenty young women and one boy Laborers are very scarce The extra railroad Improvements, the new brickyard and jail have taken all the laboreis that can be found and now that harvest time is near at hand the farmers do not know what they will do for help The crops are the best for many years The homestead land in this county is about gone The last few months have witnessed a won derful flood of Immigration and what was nothing but a wilderness of jack pines a few months ago is fast becoming cleared farms COMFREY, MINN. Erickson & Wallln have completed the car penter work on the new schoolhouse which is a splendid addition to the town Rev Father Knaflec of Richfield, Minn has been appointed resident priest at this place He preached his first sermon on Sunday Henry Bradbury and F W Renner have completed handsome new residences A game of ball was played here Sunday afternoon by the Comfrey and Mountain Lake nines score 14 to 4 in favor of Comfrey Smith and Cady were the Comfrey battery, Warner and Kling berg battery for Mountain Lake Smith fanned out twenty two men W E S T SUPERIOR, W I S. Flour Is being shipped by the Daisy mill as fast as it is manufactured and the outlook is good for a steady run until the close of navigation or perhaps longer The mill makes over 3,000 barrels a day The List man mill also leased by the Duluth Superior Milling company, will start the latter part of AugustT M Thorson, referee In bank ruptcy, has purchased 290 acres at Dewey and has started to be a farmer He has built a large house and has already cleared twenty five acres ST. CLOUD, MINN. The blacksmith and woodworking shops of the St Cloud Manufacturing company, makers of wagons and sleds burned this morning The loss is about $8 000, with insurance ap proaching $4 500 The foundry, paint shops and stockrooms were saved Origin of the fire is unknown but the theory is that sparks from a passing locomotive are responsible The company will probably rebuild, as it has large contracts to fill by fall MARSHFIELD, W I S. A heavy wind and rainstorm passed over this section yesterday afternoon, causing se vere damage to standing grain Lightning struck a barn two miles north of the city, killing William Hanke, a carpenter, and se riously injuring three others Hanke's death was so sudden that he was picked up with his hands in his pockets, the position he was in when struck ARLINGTON* S. D . A good shower of rain fell here last night Crops of small grain are looking fine, with moisture enough to insure a good crop Lightning struck the Pioneer llvera, stable, splitting one corner open but doing-*fo serious damage Many fine residences and some busi ness blocks are being built The new Chris tian church is almost completed WINNEBAGO CITY, MINN. H S Lloyd, a prominent farmer, G A R man iapd early settler of Nashville township, Martin county, dropped dead at his home Sun day evening PICKEDJUP $600 C l e v e r F o r g e r Cnts a W i d e S w a t h a t "* A p p l e t o n , W i s . APPLET ON, WISThree dozen business men were victimized by a clever forger yes terday whi passes bogus checks made pay able to Charles Newman and signed by the Fountain Lumber company, one of the kid ing eatau'ifchments of Appleton The chocks were orinted expressly for this purpose, hav ing the n^iae of the supposed maker printed upon it, as well as the sigi'auu"o of ihe presi dent of the lumber company The checks which were passed op all of the local shoe dealers, all ihe meat market men, teveral liy goods and clothing store* and other business bouses, were all drnwn for the amount oi $1 The forger in evory case made a $2 purchas", receiving in change $16, an! it ia estimated that he left town with about $000 ' Among the leading business mta t\ho we-a "taken in ' on the game are the Wolf Shoe companv, Lerman Heckert Shoe company, J Langenbcig Shoe company, John MarJn, Voecks Bios, and J Voge Owing to the fact tbat the checks were taken at nlgiit aud not piesented dr. the bank until the follow ing moin'ng. it is not thought llktly ti rooi will bt capture! He was- tbout fix fvet IU height and hal the appearance of a v/jikin" man LA CROSSE, W I S. Several thousand oiphans, newsboys and children of the poorer classes were given an excursion on the steamer J S to-day by i C WhittierThe school census has been completed and shows there are 10,Oo2 chil dren of school ages, of whom 4,922jare boys and 6130 girls Those Mtendlag the pniblic schools number 3,228 and private aobools 1,09.2 The North Side makes- a gain of 32 The total census however, shows a decrease of 12 from iast year-The steamer Robert Dodds, which has plied the Upper Mississippi for manor years, has been sold, and win here after be nsed in the south She was the property of (Mrs Ida 'Moonhacbmund of Clin ton Iowa, and was sold to Captain, Verlan der of New Orleans The strike among the laborers employed on the Milwaukee road has been settled and work has again been resumed The company at first announced it would mot concede anything to the strikeis, but they -were again called into service at the terms demanded-$l 75 a day of ten hors, the understanding beingv that one day is to begin when the iwork train leaves this city. FARGO, N. D. James Flynn, 14 years of age, was downed in the Red river while bathing with a party this morning Efforts at locating the body have been unsuccessful and the mother is in hysterics The father has resided in Cal - fornla for some years Dr Folsom, a well known practitioner here, is grandfather of the bE B Day, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses in getting Landlord Prescott to cLh a check for $50 drawn on a bank Jn which Day had no funds, was ar rested in Washington state He formerly sold lumber in this section and was well known When arraigned he waived examination.and was held under $500 bonds -Walker Brothers, who have recently purchased the opera-house from Bajoeman estate, are planning a tnreey story addition iwhich will add to the *cene r room and also a set of flats which will be conveniently located ^ Walker Brothers control the theaters in Fargo, Crookston, Grand Forks, Winnipeg and. Brainerd, and plan owning their own places of amusement in each town-The county boafd of equalization is engaged in getting the valuation of prop erty of the different townships on an equitable basis The work was delayed somewhat by the tardiness of the returns from the city of Fargo, which were not completed by the city board of equalization on time 2, MITCHEXrL, S. D . A defect in the election at Woonsocket cov ering the issuance-of saloon licenses, was ar gued before Judge Smith The saloonkeepers held that tne election was not te^al P*1*"" ? license was voted for on the name ballot that the city omcials were voted for Judge Smith held that the election, so far as license was concerned, was void, and that the council must accept or reject license It is under rtood the city council, las now constituted, wiill refuse to grant lieense, so that the sa loonkeepers will have gained nothing in their profedings in couit F L Sowlev sold*, bis farm of 160 acres in Pery township to T J * ^ g * * J * " " * Swindler tor $40 an acre, He bought the place three years ago for $l,2o0 J P t^ooi sold his farm of 160 acres to an Iowa man this week for $42 an acre These are the highest prices ever paid in this county for faim lands OLOftCET, MINN. The Catholics are erecting a fine new church on Fourth street It will cost 120 000. is of frame construction and will be the largest in CloquetThe Cloquet public library is also almost completed and will be dedicated in a month Another improvement contemplated Is the building of an addition to the Washington school Cloquet seems to have a genuine building boom The Bank of Cloquet, owned bj Leland & Martin of Duluth, has just been completed and la large block is now being constructed in which another bank and the large store of the Friemuth company of Du luth will be located Cloquet also has a hos pital, reoponed by Dr Harrington, formerly of Minneapolis The congregation of the First Presbyteria church will call Rev J Carver of Brainerd to fill the pulpit vacated by the Rev T G ISykes, now of Arlington Heights church, St Paul \ STATUS 0FMJXED BLOODS B l a c k T o m a h a w k , a n d Mrs. W a l d r q n Case W i l l Settle It. * SIOUX FALLS, S D The now famous suit of Mrs Jane E Waldron vs the United States, Black Tomahawk and Ira A Hatch Indian agent at Cheyenne River, which* in volves the ownership of 322 40 acres of val uable land adjoining the town of Fort Pierre, is again occupying the attention of the United States court in this city The latest development is the filing of an answer by the government to the hill of complaint of Mrs Waldron The suit is Im portant for the reason that it will determine the status of all' mixed blood Indians, not only in South Dakota, but elsewhere There are no less than thirty similar suits pending in Nebraska awaiting the outcome of th.e Waldron case, which will doubtless yet reach the United States circuit couit of appears or the supreme court of the United States Mrs Waldron, who is three fourths white and one-fourth Santeb^ Indian, and Black Tomahawk, who is a full-blood Sioux Indian, are opposing claimants for the land Because he was of full-blood, Black Tomahawk won out before the Incerior department, and was some months ago given a patent tor the dis puted tract, which, since 1S89, has been stead ily occupied by Mrs Waldron Upon receiving his government deed to the land, Black Tomahawk called upon Indian Agent Hitch to remove Mrs Wajdron from the land She then instituted the piesent suit for the purpose of restraining the Indian agent and Black Tomahawk from lemoving her, and, if possible establishing her right to the tract The case was argued before Judge Car land of the United States court in this city recently After consideration he decided in favor of Mrs Waldron,. holding, in substance, that where a claimant is recognized by the agency authorities as on equal footing with other Indians, and maintains tribal relations, as in the case of Mrs Waldron, it is not ma terial whether the party is of full or mixed blood In it6 answer to her complaint the govern ment alleges that she was born at Vermillion, S D , in the year 1861, and not within any Indian reservation, or within the Indian country, and never lived in the Indian coun try or claimed a membership in any tribe of Sioux Indians in Dakota until after sm? reached mature years in 1884, that she is a daighter of Arthur C VanMeter, a white man of full blood and a citizen of the United States, and of a half-blood Indian woman of the Santee Indians, her father and mothei having been duly married at Vermillion It Is alleged that the parents of the plain tiff lived in all things as other citizens of the United States, that the mother at no time had or claimed membership in any tribe of the Sioux Indians of Dakota, that her name was not carried upon the rolls of any Indian agency The government contends that Mrs Wal dron Is not an Indian, but a white woman, born in civilization, that she is the wife of a citizen, white, of the United States,, mar ried to, living with, and being supported by him, that she herself is a citizen and the daughter of a citizen It is further contended that the land de partment, having granted Black Tomahawk a patent after a careful investigation of the case, and there being no allegations of fraud, mistake, or imposition in any manner or at all in the bill of complaint, the United States court iB without jurisdiction, as such action by the land department is a bar to the grant ing of the relief demanded by the complain ant, Mrs Waldron IOWA BARRISTERS Opening of t h e State A s s o c i a t i o n ' s C o n v e n t i o n a t D u b u a u e . DUBUt UL IOWATho eighth annual con v ntiou oi the Iowa State Bar nss(Civlo couvt'Dod in 1 ubuque to-day The lending at to-nevs of [era and several banisters fr m sur.cunding etates a'e In atttudance The P"ogram pnanged by the local iar assnoia t'on consists cf a boat ride on the Mississippi and a sumjtuous banquet at the ll^t^l .'alien The u^drebb of welcome was delivered by G'^nii Krown, president of tha 'ocxl bar as so-iation J H, McConlogue of Mason City, president of the state association, called the I aventlon to order at Temple hall The re ports of the various officers were made and then Judge M J Wade of Mason City, presi dent of the local association read a paper on The Uses and Abuses of Expert Evidence * Judge Paul D Carpenter of Milwaukee read a paper on Some Legal Aspects of Insanity * Judge H M Remley of Anamosa, one on Should the Maniage of Feebl* Minded and Degenerates be Prohibited by Law' Presi dent MoConlogue spoke on the ' Life and Career of Samuel Miller ' and Judge George W Wakefield of Sioux Cit on ' The Need of Law to Govern the Trial of Eciulty Cases " Several other papers were also read WASHINGTON, D. C. Pensions granted MinnesotaTohn W Kennedy, Lake City, $12 H A Rosemanlem, Minneapolis, $8, Charles Wilcox, West Concord, $12 John Mul \ey Minneapolis, $6, Lefe Henderson, Fari bault, $8 IowaMichael I Burkett, Keosanqua, $6, Bphraim Hyndes, Cedar Rapids, $6, Leonard D Hatfield, Bedford, $12, James H Duncan, Columbus City, $1-, John S Grosvenor, Troy, $10, Christian K Reigart, Des Moines, $10, David Stuhr, Davenport, $12, Garret Gibson, Leon, $20 Charles H Ferguson, Keokuk, $12, John A Benjamin, Dunlap, $10, James Hagan, Cedar Rapids, flO, Martha Van Auken, Colum bus Junction. $8 WisconsinHenry R Adams, Mukwonago, $6, William M Underhill, Oconto, $10, Henry P Ruehl South Germantown, $12, John Smith, Cassville, $8, Edgar Ashley, Baraboo, $10 Wiliam G berviss, West Salem, $12. Horace H Dudley, Fremont, $10, William H 6 Holmes, Plattville, $8 Am M Long, Downsvlle, $8, Lisa Sorenson, Iola, $8, Lovina B Sweet Strongs Prairie, $12 North DakotaOlang Brager, Leeds, $8 Among the presidential postmasters which have been appointed is G F Peck, Algona, Iowa SNAKE 0NLA TRAIN Big: B l a c k F e l l o w H a d E s c a p e d F r o m Rlngling B r o t h e r s . . SIOUX CITY, HOWAA member of the family of -Bascanio constrictor flavihrentris, commonly known as a black snake, escaped from the Rlngling circus here, and all search es for it were futile As the Yankton train on the Milwaukee, heavily loaded, was about half way between Jefferson and Elk Point, yesterday, a big black snake peeped out of a coal bucket, poked its head over the edge and began a leisurely journey down the aisle It was fully six feet long and two and one-half to three inches thick v The first woman who saw it let out a blood curdling scream and a moment later was sit ting on the top of the back of the seat,holding her feet and dress high in air Her example was immediately emulated by some twenty four other females in the car, and there wasnt anything high enough for them to get up on The men fled through the doors to the open cars, leaving their feminine co passen gers treed on the backs of seats A man ran as far as the diner crying that a snake a mile long was in the forward coach The cook found a poker and invaded the car, and found the snake had crawled mnder a steam pipe After numerous jabblngs, the cook succeeded th killing the reptile and it was hurled from the train i a i* CAMP ON KAMPESKA G r o n n d s A r e B e i n g P r e p a r e d f o r t h e S o n th D a k o t a T r o o p s . WATBRTOWN, S DAdjutant General Conklin, Colonel Bob Stewart end Captain S. G DeWell of Pierre have arrived and are ar ranging the details and putting the grounds in shape for the state encampment The soldiers will arrive to-morrow The encampment will be located at a beautiful spot on the ehere of Lake Kampeska Governor Herreid will arrive on Friday and a public reception will be given blm in the evening si h NORTHWEST WEDDINGS ROCHESTER, MINI*. v E Wilkins was seriously hurt yesterday While riding a bicycle be fell and broke a rib on the right side of his body Ex Sena tor Joseph Underleak of Chatfleld -will not again be a candidate A T Stebbins of this cl*y is the Choice in Olmsted county for sen ator The W C T U has elected officers as follows President. Mrs H, H Witherstlne, vice-president Mrs Albert Lyon secretary, rMs G U Iberg. recording secretary, Mrs J (D Fulle treasurer, Mrs M J. Double day press reporter, Mrs Wayland teaman A convention will be held in the Methodist cburch July 82 The Mnion has posted the la.w concerning the sale of tobacco and liquors to minors in all the saloons of the city and mean to see that minors are not sold these articles ONTARIO, "WIS. The dedication of the new gospel tent of the La (Crosse Valley Baptist assooia-Upn, took Place today The program opened at 2 o clock this afternoon with an address by Rev E ffi) Ferris of La Crosse on "The How and Why of Bible Study " Rer C H Smith of Tomah. followed with tux address on Bible Study Among Our Young iFolks The dedicatory sermon rwill be preached this evening by iRev E M Stephenson, special secretary of the divinity school. University of Chicago Gospel services will continue throughout the week L A K E PRESTON, S. D. The Lake Preston roller mills axe running, after being shut down for over two months for repairs The company has erected a new powerhouse and installed a fine 100 horse engine ttt has expended in new improve ments about $5,000The real estate trans fers for this (Kingsburv) county for the week ending July 1 imumbered thirty, with a total considerationi of $60,283The ryer har vest has commenced and the yield promises to be heavy. The iweather is favorable for corn an* the crop is doing nicely ' HASTINGS, MINN. Peter Holzemer., a well-known and promi nent farmer, of Vermillion, was killed last evening by falling from his wagon His team of bronchos became unmanageable He was 1 years old and left a wife and family The teachers' training school opened at the high school building yesterday, with a large attendance, in general charge of Superintend ent C W IMeyer, with Superintendent W F Kuirae of tRed Wing ias conductor, assisted by Superintendent C F T Carlson of Alex andria Superintendent F F Farrar of White 2 ? i m d W Stella Telford of Hastings The session will close Aug 9 - A t the meet ing of the county commissioner*. Joseph. Hei nen was re-elected overseer of the poor farm at a salary of $550 YANKTON, S. D . iFred the 9-year-old son of John Fanslow, was drowned in the Missouri last night He dived off tbe bank into the watdr beyond his denth, and his young companions could not rescue him, although several were almost carried away tor the swift current in. the attempt The river is being dragged fbr the body, but It has not been recovered The boy was a nephew of Mayor Fanelow of Yank ton BESSEMER, MICH. "%** EdrKallander, on his first shift as todl boy in the Tilden mine, fell Into an open race T&mi His back was broken and he died Instantly. F E R G U S FALLS, MINN. ) The tenth annual training school for the teachers of Otter Tail county convened at the high school building with an attendance of 168, as compared with 162 on the opening day last year The school is in charge of Prin cipal C A Smith, of the Duluth high school, assisted by the following E M Lehnerts, of the Winona normal school, Dr F E Stratton, of Carleton college, Northfield, N Mabel Vaughn, ef Fefrgus Falle, A C Carl son, -superintendent Itt the .schools of Can non Falls, Julia B Monette, primary critic of the Moorhead normal Mrs M Le Due Chapin, teacher of music at Hastings, Mrs Mary E Stanford, teacher of methods, Moor head normal, James Wilson, lecturer on na ture work, state university, G E Parkhlll, assistant superintendent of the schools of this county Philip Oswald, a well known resi dent of the town of Corliss, alid John Kukos, a young man of the town of Otto, were ad judged insane Lightning struck the A E Luedke lesidence, following the telephone wire" into* the house and burning a hole through the wall The ball of fire circled the f-oom inside and scorched the woodwork The grand stand controversy, Which put a stop to baseball playing in this city for some little time was finally settled to day, J S Ulland, R J Angus, Dr McLean and James A Brown buying the stand and arranging to give tbe ball team a fair percentage of the proceeds The little son of Ole M Hagen, who resides in the town of Aurdale, was drowned last eve ning in la watering trough on his father s farm He was in the water several hours before being found. JAMESTOWN, N. Tt. William Wilson pleaded guilty in Judge Glaspell s court of obtaining goods under false pretenses The crime was committed in May Wilson deposited forged drafts in the sum of $15,000, drawn on the Bank of Hamil ton, Canada, in the Courtenay State bank He then came to Jamestown and drew checks to the amount of $600 on the Courtenay bank The complaint was made by Picard & Moss, jewelers who sold him a watch and chain and received a cheelf for $59 They learned by a telegram to the Courtenay bank that Wilson's check was worthless and his arrest was ex pected at Carrington It is believed Wilson Is daft He will not tell where his relatives or friends live The jury in the case of Mar garet Ann Brown vs the Milwaukee railway brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for $1,500 and Interest from date of Injury in March last She asked for$2 000 The plain tiff is a resident of Dazey and alleges that she was Injured between Austin Minn , and Min neapolis, by the train starting suddenly and throwing her to the floor of the coach A J Smith, who went to Duluth on the Northern Pacific excursion, lost $40 by having his pockets picked at Staples, Minn DES MOINES, IOWA For the first time in years, the public will be strongly represented at the hearings be fore the executive council on the subject of assessments Several boards of supervisors will have representatives here this week to make arguments to the council showing why the railroad assessment is not adequate Clinton county is already represented The board of supervisors there has sent Assistant County Attorney E L Miller to urge an in crease in the assessment of the North-Wes tern It is pointed out that the assessment on the North-Western in Clinton county Is $2,000 lower than it was in 1889, in spite of many improvements and the purchase of $40 000 in realtyGovernor Cummins will soon give attention to the best method of se lecting tbe two persons who are to receive the scholarships in Oxford university, be queathed to Towa by Cecil Rhodes The gov ernor has received a communication from Secretary Hay asking his advice and will in vestigate the matter at once. S T E W A R T V I W i E, MINN. Burglars effected an entrance to the Hayes Lucas Lumber company s office last night by prying open a window The safe and money drawer were opened, but fortunately there was no money in either Indications are that the job was done by amateurs who were ac quainted with the buildingPeter Zirrath, a brakeman on the Chicago Great Western, had his right hand badly smashed while coupling cars at Simpson yesterday, and was brought to this place for treatment AMES, IOWA A new mail crane, invented by Mrs Hough, of Woodbine, Iowa, was tried for the first time at Boone, fourteen miles west of here, to day, and found to be an improvement over the old one which has been in use on the North-Western line for many years at stations where the fast mail trains do not stop The principal disadvantages of the old crane are its lightness, which permits it to swing in the wind, sometimes beyond the reach of the arm, which is fastened to the car, which should catch the bag as the train passes, and the unwleldlness of the fastening on which the sack is hooked The new crane has the advantage of being made of steel, making it more rigid and the fastening for the bag is made to work more easily A small model of the new crane has been approved by the postal authorities at Chicago, and it is prob able that It will soon be in general use on the entire North-Western system WINONA, MINN. C W Curran, county Sunday school mis sionary In Winona county, will leave in the fall for a larger field of work in Wisconsin, and, according to notice just received here from F A Bartlett, state missionary of the American Sunday School Union, he will be succeeded by Rev C Sullivan, who will enter on his new duties in October Mr Sullivan is a good speaker, singer and musician, and has spent twelve years ip successful work as a pastor ana,Sunday school workerExcel lent progress is being made by the North western in laying the extension of the road from Marshall to Evan, the work being done under the "direction of F H Walker en gineer of this city The distance is about fifty miles The track is now down from Waubasso to Marshall, and the men are at work from Waubasso ea6t to Evan It is expected the extension will be completed by the middle of August SIOUX CITY, IOWA Captain S G Larson, formerly a member of the famous First South Dakota regiment, was in Sioux City yesterday on his way from Yankton to New Fork where he will sail for the Philippines by the Suez canal When the fighting began at Manila, Larson, who was familiar with steamboating, was made commander of a gunboat and ultimately com mander of the fleet He then joined the Eleventh cavalry aiid became captain A year ago he was discharged and went into busi ness for himself He chartered several freighters and is now running a fleet on the Rio Grande and Pasig rivers and in Laguna de Bay LEAD, S. D. Officers have been Installed bv the Degree of Pocahontas, the ladies auxiliary to the Improved Order of Red Men Mrs ' I B Sweetman is prophetess, Mrs J I Freer, Pocahontas, Mrs Mars, Winona, A M Van Buskirk, Powhattan Mrs John Carroll, keeper of records Mrs Harry Damon, keeper of Wampum The JBlack Hills District Miners union held a regular quarterly meeting in Lead to consider the location of the next labor day picnic Sturgis, Spearfish and Whitewood are the places mentioned, and a committee was appointed to see what each will do in the way of inducements SHERBROOK, N. D. The republican county convention, for the purpose of selecting fifteen delegates to rep resent Steele county at the state convention at vFargo July 23, was held here to-day. After the delegates bad been chosen, an effort was made to instruct them to vote as a unit on all candidates at the state convention. This move was (made in the Hiteiest of E 1 Sarles candidacy for governor, and the vote upon it, to a large extent, was a test of the Hillsboro candidate's strength in thi county The amotion (was voted down by ia big ma jority, and the delegation will go to Fargo uninstructed The governorship is the only one of the state offices that seems to awaken interest and if the sentiment expressed by many present from every section of the cpun ty represents the feelings of the republican voters, the candidacy of the Hillsboro banker receives but scant emc6uragement It is an easy guess that, as between Sarles and White, two thirds of the Steele county dele gation will favor the governor. Steele coun ty is pretty close to the home of the gov ernor's only opponent at the present time The delegates from this county are M B Cassell, chairman W J Skinner, Charles Bllingson, O H BUy, J J Wmbmg, G H Stavens, George Slingsby, C S. Shippy, G T Ward. B K Kraabel, T G Anderson, W Ev Elliott, George A. Monteith, O H Olson and Ole (Paulson MADISON, W I S. Arguments were heard toy Judge Bunn in ttfe federal court to-day on the application for a rehearing in the case of Henry Chosa, convicted two years ago of the murder of Chief Charley on the Lac du iFlambeau res ervation, and now serving a life sentence in the state prison at Stillwater, Minn , where Wisconsin prisoners convicted in the federal courts are sent when the eetnence exceeds eighteen months The application is based on the interesting question as to whether Chosa is an Indian or a white man, whether he should have been tried in the state or federal courts His father was a French man, while his mother was an Indian Q.uaw, supposedly of the Chippewa tribe This question was raised at his trial, but was decided adversely to bim, and be was con victed as an Indian Ex-Attorney General James L O Connor who will argiue the mo tion for a Tehearlng is confident he has suf ficient grounds on which to secure the an nullment x Chosa's conviction Assistant Lnited States Attorney General Henry T Sheldon will argue the case for tbe gpvern ment MORRIS, MINN. Reports from different parte of Stevens county indicate that the hail storm of Satur day was not general In a strip north of Donnelly extending eastward to the vtcinlty of Cyrus in Pope county some damage was done, tbe loss being fnom one-third to the entire crop However, a great many farmers were protected with hail insurancev C H E R O K E E , IOWA Mrs Watson Graham of this city attempted to hasten a slow fire this morning by pour ing kerosene from a can uipon a bed of live coals An explosion followed and she was immediately enveloped in flames Neighbors did all they could to extinguish the fire, but before they could do so she (was burned so badly she cannot live R A P I D CITY, S. D. Citizens are considering a sewerage system A public meeting was held last night at which committees reported and other committees were appointed to take further steps It is stated by those who have looked into the legality of the matter that such a system could be established and taxed to the owners of abutting property ONAWA, IOWA Judge Hutchinson has granted a new trial in the suit in. which Mary Christiansen de manded breach of promise damages from a dead man The estate is that of Frank H Crum, and Bhe was given $6 000 on the first trial She was employed as housekeeper in the home of Crum, who was a wealthy fanner MAYVILLE, N. D . The state training school for the teachers of North Dakota began a five weeks' session in the state normal school building to-day A large attendance * registered to-day and many more will come (Besides the regular normal faculty, except one, the teaching force includes Superintendents J F Hetler of Traill, T A iHasselquist of tfeel O J Ha gen of Richland and IE C Olsgard of Nelson. Principals IB A Wallace of this city and W A Godlward of Hillsboro and IMiss Anna Barnnm President Joseph Carhart of the normal is the conductor SPRING VALLEY. MINN. A heavy bail storm two and one-half miles east of here last night destroyed much grain The storm covered three miles mide Terry and* Dalton, charged with burglaries two weeks ego, were discharged by County Attor ney Hoppe Golden Opportunities. That's what they are, those small want ads you will Und on our want page each day Have you sent in you* guesa' Re member you stand a chance to win $10,000 Address The Journal circula tion department D o Not F a l l t o V i s i t S o m e of M i n n e - sota's 1 0 , 0 0 0 L a k e s Easily reached via the Great Northern Railway at small expense, one fare for the round trip to nearly all points in Minnesota, North and South Dakota. Further i n f o r m a t i o n ^ City Ticket Offlce, V. D. Jones, C P & T. A , 300 Nicollet Ave , Minneapolis. S u m m e r E x c u r s i o n s v i a Great N o r t h - e r n R a i l w a y . Call at Great Northern Olty Ticket Office for information about excursion rates to (Minnesota Lakes, Isle Royale, Montana and Washington points Illus trated booklets' and full information at City Ticket Offlce, V. iD Jones, C R. & T. A , 300 Nicollet Ave , Minneapolis. Is your life insured against accident' "Write Journal circulation department and get a policy for a year practically free. PIPESTONE, MINN Charles E Grunn and Miss Helen W Davey, who were married at Luverne, Minn last week, returned from a short wedding trip on Monday, and in the i evening were given a leception at the home i of the bridegroom's parents, Mr and Mrs ^ J L. Grunn Over 300 guests attended A - color scheme through the rooms was carried,, out in pink and white, the same colors being-, used in tbe gowns of the assisting young^ ladies Mr Grunn is manager of the clothing^ department of the Minneapolis store, owned T by his father, and the bride is the daughter^ of Conductor William Davey of the Rock Island . EDGEMONT, S D Herbert Goddard, ete- _, tor of the Edgemont Express, and Mrs C H. t Riggs were/ married by iRev William Mc- c Cready Mr Goddard has been a resident of _ the Black Hills twenty five years andu of^ Edgemont seven years ^ DEADWOOD S D Miles Fleming and^ Miss Ada Bower were united in marriage.^ They are popular young people here ^ OUSTER, S D Orvllle iL Closson and",. Miss Clara E McNickle of IRochford were married in Custer, Rev, Kate Powell officiat ing ^ MADELIA, MINN. ^ \ An interesting summer school opened yes-^ terday with about 100 teachers in attend-^ ance Tbe session is in charge of Superin tendent Joseph Davies of this county, and ia expected to be one of the largest that bai been held in this districtGrain is in finec. condition and farmers are making prepara tions for the approaching harvest ANOKA, MINN. Stephen Gibbons was drowned last night last above the Main street bridge, while swimming He was caught by the undertown near a sluiceway He was 18 years old and a sob, of John. Gibbons and employed in a shoe factory." THE PAUNCEFOTE FUNERAL. London, July 15tMemorial services for Lord Pauncefote, the late_ ambassador of Great Britain at Washington, were held at noon to-day in the Chapel Royal, St. James palace All the members of the American, embassy and many members of the govern ment were present King dward was repre sented by Lord Churchill, the acting chan cellor Simultaneously the remains were in terred in the churchyard of East Stoke, near Newark-upon-Trent The simple service was entirely of a family character The principal mourners were the widow and her daughters,^ FINEST GEMSvIN THE WORLD New York, July 15 J P Morgan has sent to the American Museum of Natural History, as a gift, two of the most magnificent sap phires in the world They are to be added to the collection donated by him to the In stitution This collection, which is consid ered among the finest existing, was gathered by Tiffany & Co * & V R o u n d T r i p s i o n s H o m e k e e k e r s ' t o t h e W e s t . E x c u r - The Great Northern Railway sells homeseekers' tickets to Manitoba, Mon tana, Washington and all points in the West, on the first and third Tuesdays of July, August, September and October, a t rate of about one fare for the round trip. Call at Great Northern city ticket office V D Jones, C P & T A , 300 Nic ollet avenue, Minneapolis "I Put color in your cheeks, and vivac ity in your f e e l ings, by taking JOHAN N HOST'S " EXTRACT with your meals. INSIST upon JOHANlfr HOPE'S and you will not be imposed upon. No IODSU tute is "Just as good." EISNER * MENDBLSON CO. of New York, Sole Agents % - ' BARBERS' aUPPLIj* AND CUTLERY. 5hesrs. Ravers antf Clippers groana. R. H. HEQENER, 207 NIOO&LET AVEMUt, D B S MOINES, IOWA Ex-Governor ** M rrak of Cente^vtlle ha made about $1,000,000 on the recent rise In corn. Report of the governor's good fortune reached Des Moines to-day, coupled with the information that his son, Johp A Drake, owner of the Derby winner, was loser by the same Jump in corn Ex-Governor Drake is ^ - - - - - . one of the. chief backers of the Gates_erow \ neappUS, Minn. W E B S T E R CITY, IOWA The body of David Defrance, who was drbwned in the Boone last Thursday, was re covered last night It was found three miles below the point of drowning and had lodged under the water in underbrush The fuheral was held this afternoon from the Christian church On account of the young man s high standing and popularity, an immense crowd was present Short R o n t e t o t h e Kootenfci C o u n t r y . The "beautiful Kootenai lakes and the interesting mineral centers reached via the vestibuled trains of the Great North ern. Round trip tickets with liberal terms, only $40 00 on sale July 11th to 21st Choice of routes returning Call at Great Northern City Ticket Offlce, V D Jones, C P & T A , 300 Nicollet avenue, Min- fe 'g&-a&L'A DEADWOOD, S. D . Congressman Eben W Martin was given an elaborate reception on his arrival at home last night Half the populatidn of Deadwood met him at l i e station with a band and sev eral organized bodies and escorted him to the city hall Mayor McDonald delivered an address of welcome and Mr Martin replied T o n r of L a k e M i n n e t o n k a v i a "The Milfvankee." Boat trains leave Minneapolis at 9 00 a. m 1 30 p m and 5 00 p m , connect ing a,t Hotel St Louis with steamers of Lake Minnetonka Transportation com pany for t^ur of lake. A delightful day's outing Excursion tickets, including en tire trip, 90 cents HomCseelcers' T i c k e t * t o t h e W e s t . 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