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FIELDS LAID BARE -GRASSHOPPERS DOING GREAT DAM AGE MR THE RED RIVER I... VAILET. .-V"' SUMMER FALLOWING RESPONSIBLE •Clay County Suffer* Moat and Whole Communities Are Out Fighting the Pent—lloppcrdozers DO Gooil Work-Western Minnesota Will Never Be Rid of Them Until Fal lowing Is Abandoned. St. Paul, July 7.—The Rocky moun tain and White mountain locusts have been doing considerable damage in the Red river valley from Wilkin to Kitt son counties. Continued rain and a parasite which attaches itself to the grasshopper have somewhat mitigated the pest, but have not prevented them fron. cleaning up whole acres of young "wheat, flax and potatoes, whose fields are bare. About Moorhead and Ada the grasshoppers are present in num bers sufficient to do great damage un der favorable conditions. Oil for use in hopperdozers has been furnished farmers at various points in Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Norman, Ot ter Tail, clay and Wilkin counties. In •Clay counlj', where the grasshoppers are most serious, the whole community is fighting-them and hundreds of bush els have been caught in hopperdozers. This is the most general outbreak of hoppers in Minnesota in many years and the crops will be in peril until the •stubble fields from this year's crops Eire plowed up. Prof. E. B. Forbes, acting state ento mologist, has embodied his investiga tion in that region in a bulletin pub lished by the state experimental sta tion. The best and simplest method ot fighting the locusts is to plow the eggs under. This inverts the egg mass and .the .young find themselves too far un der ground to dig out. As no mature grasshoppers live through the winter and there is but one brood a season this method effectually disposes of them. Next to plowing under the best means is the hopperdozer. The state furnishes oii for use in the hopper dozers. County commissioners dis tribute the oil. The whole source of the trouble, ac •cording to Prof. Forbes, lies in the •common practice of summer fallowing, and Western Minnesota will never lie free from grasshoppers until the farm ers abandon it. The land left fallow •becomes the breeding place of millions of grasshoppers. JUMPS THROUGH CAR WINDOW. 'Sensational Attempt to Esoaiie From Sheriff. Butte, Mont., July 7. James Row land, alias Henry Stine, who claims St. Paul as his home, was taken to the penitentiary yesterday to serve a term of three years for forgery, to which he had pleaded guilty. On his way to the •penitentiary in charge of Sheriff Furey Stine jumped from a car window while the train was going about forty miles an hour and tried to escape. He es caped injury by the jump, but the train •was stopped and the sheriff and a number of passengers chased the fugi tive and recaptured him after a run of •a mile. TERRIBLY MANGLED. •Girl Steps in Front of Mower and Hits Home With Whip. Lake Elmo, Minn, July 7.—The thir teen-year-old daughter of August Ew eld, living west of this village, met •with a terrible accident Wednesday. The horses were standing attached to a mowing machine, when she stepped •,in front of the sickle bar and struck them with a whip. Both of her legs were horribly mangled. She was taken to Dr. Stevens' sanatorium, v/here he amputated one leg below the knee, but will try to save the other. The little girl is still in a critical condition. HUNDREDS INJURED By the Collapse of an Amphitheater During a Storm. Monticello, Wis., July 7.—One thou sand people were precipitated to the ground by the giving away of an am phitheater during a windstorm, and nearly all were severely injured. Those most seriously injured were Edward •Gempeler, aged ten years, bones in foot and leg crushed Ansel Lewis, a re tired farmer, bones in foot broken. The crowd had been viewing Indepen dence day exercises when the storm •came up. A panic resulted. SAFE DYNAMITED. "Unsuccessful Attempt nt Robbery nt Hl'llWOOl) Falls. Redwood Falls, Minn.. July 7. An unsuccessful attempt to blow up the •safe in the Northwestern station was made. Pieces of the outer portion of the inner door were blown through the partitions in the station, but the re mainder of the door resisted the dyna mite charge. Farm Crops Escaped. Fergus Falls, Minn., July 7.—A hail •storm ruined gardens in this city. No great damage is reported to crops in this vicinity. The rainfall was 3.07 inches during the day and night. Two Drowned. Wheatland, Wyo., July 7.. John T. "Rigdon and Earnest E. Crater, while boating in a lake near town, were drowned by the boat capsizing. Mine Fntnllty. Iron Mountain, Mich., July 7. Sam Merzack, married, was killed by cars running over him at the Pocket Omln nissec mine'. Mint Officials Suspended. San Francisco. July 7.—Cashier Cole and Chief Clerk Dimmick of the mint •were yesterday suspended from duty pending the outcome of the investiga tion into the mysterious disappearance -of $30,000 in gold coin from the cash ier's working vault. Boy Gullly of Murder. Freeport, 111., July 7. Roy Powell, aged eighteen, who was found guilty of the murder of Wbodbury Workinger, 'has been sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary. OFF FOR CANTON. President and Mrs. McKlnlcy Go to Their Old Home. Washington, July 7.—President and Mrs. McICinley left Washington last night for the home at Canton, where they are to spend the remainder of the heated term, except that the former may visit the Buffalo exposition and run on to Washington for a few days. They were accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou, Dr. P. M. Rixey, several clerical attaches of the White House and servants. Mrs. McKinley, as sht boarded the train, sho,wed unmistaka ble evidences of her recent severe ill ness in the thinness and pallor of TTer face, but she moved with alacrity from the carriage, boarded the train without any material assistance and appeared to be in a contented and cheerful state of mind. Occasional visits at intervals of several weeks will be made by the president to the capital to dispose of any accumulated business demanding his attention. CALM NOW PREVAILS. striking Miners at Tellurlde, Col., Arc Behaving Themselves. Denver, July 7. A calm prevailed yesterday over the scene of Wednes day's trouble with the striking miners employed in the Smuggler-Union mine near Telluride, Colo. The latest infor mation concerning the situation came to Gov. Orman last evening from Sheriff Dowtain and was contained in a telegram which read as follows: "There has been no violence or prop erty destroyed since the 3d. I do not think I can protect life and property in case of riot. It is usually done before one knows it." Gov. Orman was very much relieved by the receipt of the above message, for he feared that there might be an outbreak before his commission could arrive at Telluride and take the mat ter in hand. STZLL NO RELIEF. Heavy Storms Alone Cnn Put Stop to Hot Weather. Washington, July 7.—The tenth day of the present heated term was again a "scorcher" except where thunder storms. local rains or violent atmos pheric changes brough cool weather. In Arkansas, the East Gulf states, Northern Ohio and New York, thun derstorms brought relief. In South eastern New England also cooler weather prevailed, the temperature falling from 6 to 10 degrees. The bu reau officials again say the only pros pect for relief from the heat lies in the occurrence of storms. There is no promise, they say, of general thunder, storms sufficient to make a consider able fall in the tempeiature. Local rains will give temporary local relief but the officials say permanent relief will not come until heavy storms or local rains prevail. In Chicago a prom ise of a short respite from the heat is given. New York yesterday had a two-inch downpour of rain which sent the thermometer down to 76. HONORED IN DEATH. Plngiee's Remains Viewed by Thou sands. Detroit, Mich., July 7.—All day un til 11 o'clock iast night the lirre of hu manity which came to take a last look at the famous dead governor of Michi gan continued unbroken. At times it extended two blocks back from the en trance to the city hall. From 6 until 11 last night the crowd was enormous. Three and four abreast, the line ex tended from the Michigan avenue en trance of the city hall Ave blocks dis tant. It was the great army of work ers that had come to pay a last tribute to the man whom they regarded as their friend. When the doors were closed those who had been in atten dance all day estimated that more than 50,000 people had passed by the bier of the dead governor. The remains were left in the corridors of the city hall over night under guard. .Disastrous Wreck. Mosinee, Wis., July 7.—A disastrous wreck occurred on the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul railway at this place resulting in the probable fatal injury of Henry Rhoda, a brakeman, and the ut ter destruction of five cars and the engine and tender. The wreck was caused by a heap of sand which was washed on the track during the heavy rains. Mnrdcred by Tramps. Alton, 111., July 7. Jame? Reyburn of Bloomington, 111., wa3 murdered yesterday by tramps. His body was found in a box car on the Big Four tracks at East Alton. Reyburn's head was beaten into shapeless mass with an iron instrument. Nearly all the val uables in his possession had been stolen. There is no clue. May Assume Wood's Duties. Washington, July 7. It was stated at the war department yesterday that in case Gen. Wood's illness is protract ed an unusual length of time' the ex ecutive duties of the commander of the department of Cuba will be as sumed temporarily by Col. Samuel M. Whiteside. Tenth cavalry, now sta tioned at Santiago. Carnegie Oilers Frisco #750,000. San Francisco, July 7—Mayor Phelan is in receipt 6f a letter from Andrew Carnegie offering to give $750,000 to the city for a library building providing the city furnishes a suitable site and appropriates $75,000 a year for main tenance. Murderer Jerked Hcnce. Santa Fe. N. Mex., July 7. Jose Sanchez was hanged yesterday at Sil ver City. He murderad Catherine Al mundares last December. Elks' Lodge Sued for $50,000. Columbu^. Ohio, July 7. Allen O. Meyers, newspaper writer, author and politician, has sued the Order of Elks of the United States for $50,000. $45,000 on account of his expulsion by the grand lodge in 1897. and $5,000 for writ ing the ritual of the crder. Shamrock I. Beats the Challenger. Glasgow, July 7. The Shamrocks took a trial spin in a smart breeze with smooth" water. In a three-mile run to windward the old Shamrock beat the challenger 200 yards. WON BY CORNELL ALL RECORDS BROKEN IN THE GREAT INTERCOLLEGIATE BOAT RACE. WISCONSIN COMES IN THIRD 'Vnrsity Race Was One of the Fiercest Straggles Ever Wit nessed in College Aquatics—Acci dent Prevents Cornell Walktug- Off With Three Victories Penn sylvania Freshmen Win. Poughkeepsle, N. Y., July 4.—The in tercollegiate boat races over the Hud son river course were decided yester day as follows: 'Varsity Eight—Cornell first time, 18:551-5. Columbia second time, 18:58. Wisconsin third time, 19:06 4-5. Georgetown fourth time, 19:21. The best previous record for 'varsity eishts was 19:44 3-5. No time was taken for Syracuse and Pennsylvania, who were many lengths behind. In the 'varsity fours Cornell was first time, 11:39 3-3. Pennsylvania sec ond time, 11:24 2-5. Columbia third time, 11:513-5. The best previous record for this distance was 10:311-5. In the freshman race Pennsylvania was first time, 10:20 1-5. Cornell sec ond time, 10:23. Columbia third time, 10:36 1-5. Syracuse fourth time, 10:41. The previous record for freshmen eights for this distance was 9:19 1-2. Not only was a new record for 'var sity eights made, but it is more re markable that the four leading crews in the race each broke the old record by many seconds. The race was rowed in water that was phenomenally ad vantageous, and while this may have helped the time, still it did not seem to assist the freshmen who rowed un der almost the same conditions. The 'varsity race was the most exciting of the day, although the other two, with much Uncertainty Over the Winner, caused a flurry. The l'act that Penn sylvania had been picked as a sure winner of the four-oared event, but that Cornell beat her out easily, whetted the appetite of the thousands upon the shore and observation train for the other contests. The phenome nal feature of the races is that had not the Cornell freshmen boat broken in the last'* half-mile, Cornell would have three victories to her credit. Columbia is happy for her oarsmen have gone up from a very bad place to a second place in a six-sided contest after giving the winners a hard fight. Georgetown, a new rival for honors, and to whom little attention had been paid, got inside the time record and hung on to the leaders with a tenacity that surprised everybody. Pennsyl vania was never in the race with its second crew and Syracuse with its light oarsmen was outclassed. The 'varsity race was one of the fiercest struggles ever witnessed in college aquatics, and had any one of the crews in the lead displayed any weakness the tailenders were ready to take their place and make good time at that. As it was, although the race was one of the most severe ever rowed, there was not a sign of distress in any boat. LIKE RATS IN A TRAP. Boys Are Caught in a Tunnel and Two Killed. Pittsburg, July 4. Ten boys were caught like rats in a trap in a tunnel leading to the old Keeling mine owned by the Pittsburg Coal company. Two boys were killed and eight overcome by the foul fumes of the place. The boys had been helping load a train and all boarded the train to go to the tip ple. While in the tunnel the train stalled. The boys became frightened, jumped to the ground and tried to grope their way to the outside. The fumes of the tunnel, combined with the smoke from the engine prostrated all of them, and the two who were killed fell across the tracks. When the train started these lads were literally ground to pieces and the others were taken out later by a rescue party. FAMINE IN RUSSIA. The Volga So Low That Supplies Cannot lie Transported. Irkutsk, July 4. With its crops now withering under the present wave of equatorial heat, the great valley of the Volga is threatened with widespread famine. The river has fallen so low that steamers and barges conveying 1,000.000 pods (15,873 tons) of freight have grounded and cannot get to their destination until rains swell the stream to its normal level. The rural peasantry is destitute in many districts. Farmers, landlords and traders are apprehensive of serious times. The distress is so great that the people are emigrating. Machinists Have Won. Washington. July 4. President O'Connell of the International Associa tion of Machinists said yesterday that he regarded the machinists' strike as practically won. "Even if an order should be issued at this time direct ing all men out to return to work on the old basis," he said, "the nine-hour day would be won." Fireprooflng Plant Burned. New York. July 4.—The plant of the National Fireprooflng company near Keyport. N. J., was burned yesterday. The loss is $200,000. with an estimated insurance of $100,000. Church Destroyed. Globe, Ariz., July 4. A disastrous fire occurred here. The approximate loss is $80,000. Fourteen buildings were destroyed. Destroyed 1y Lightning. New York, July 4.—Lightning, which struck an uncompleted brick and stone apartment house on Ninety-flfth street yesterday, destroyed the house with an estimated loss of $105,000. Adjoin ing property was damaged slightly. Alleged Murderer Cuptured. Phoenix, Ariz., July 4.—Sheriff Scar borough and a posse of Apaches have captured Tod Carver, alias Hilliard, charged with the murder of Frank Le auer and Andrew Gibbons near St. Johns over a year ago. TWO LIVES LOST. Fire In Batte Lodging Honse Results Disastrously. Butte, Mont., July 4.—Two dead, two severely if not fatally injured, and a score or more hurt is tlie result of a fire which broke out at the Pullman lodging house. Several men were ex perimenting with a gasoline lamp in a saloon on the lower floor of the lodging house when the lamp exploded, scat tering flames in all directions. The buildinr was wooden, and before the fire department arrived the flames had op.ten through the lower floor and were spreading to the upper stories. The lodging house contained about a hun dred guests who were unable to save anything except what they wore. Most of them escaped by jumping from the first and third-story windows, and It is miraculous that not more were killed. USE MINNESOTA GRANITE. Contract Awarded for Steps and Ap proaches of New Capitol. St. Paul, July 4.—The board of capi tol commissioners yesterday awarded to the Butler-Ryan Company of St. Paul the. contract for the approaches, stone terraces and steps at the new capitol. Minnesota granite will be used. The total of the contract is $190, 101.66. The commissioners asked for bids on all kinds of stone, and each of the bidders not only submitted figures upon granite but upon other stones and -upon combinations of various kinds of material. One month ago bids were called for and the material was restricted to Minnesota stone. The of fers were so high that all the bids were rejected and new ones were called for. BOLD THIEVES. Load Up a Farmer's Hogs Ready for Market. Yankton, S. D., July 4. Asa Gard ner discovered hog thieves on his way home to Bon Homme early yesterday morning. He had been in town for the Beach & Bower's show and at 2 a. m. was passing the farm of Peter Byrnes near Bon Homme when he noticed a wagon being loaded with hogs. Think ing it an unusual proceeding at that hour he investigated and found five fat hogs loaded up but no men in sight. He woke up the owner, and with him arrived in town at 6:20 a. m. and se cured the assistance of the sheriff. Great efforts are being made to trace the thieves. WON'T BE SUPPRESSED. Farr Is Still Talking About Timber Frauds. Milwaukee, July 4.—Joseph R. Farr, the logging superintendent of Indian reservations who made discoveries of alleged illegal timber cutting at Leech Lake and White Earth reservations in Minnesota, was in Milwaukee yester day en route to a Northern Wisconsin reservation. Heroic efforts have been made in the past to suppress Farr, but he has refused to keep still, insisting from the start at White Earth that he was investigating the matter with the honest intention of reporting his dis coveries to the government, no matter who was hit. He is not ready to tell his story to the public. ALLEGE MISAPPROPRIATION. President of Defunct Bank Sued for Large Sum. Sioux City, Iowa, July 4.—A suit for $100,000 has been instituted against T. J. Stone, president of the old First Na tional bank, involving the legality of his management of the affairs of that institution, which was forced to the wall in 1*96. It is charged T. J. Stone, as president and director, divided, mis appropriated and converted to his own use funds of the bank to the amount of $100,000. It is alleged that the loans were made in violation of the federal laws. SACMARYS AGAIN. Brother of the Dead Cripple Goes Crazy at Caledonia. La Crosse, Wis., July 4.—Philip Sac mary of Caledonia, Minn., has gone stark mad. With his father and moth er he was arrested and tried for the murder of a crippled brother, Peter, whose body was found in the woods some weeks after his disappearance. The case was a sensational one throughout, but the trial resulted in an acquittal. Crops Looking Well. Dell Rapids, S. D., July 4. Land men and landseekers are numerous throughout this section, and no better time could be taken to show off the many good qualities of South Dakota farms. The grain could not look bet ter than it does about Dell Rapids now. All the small grains are headed out, with the rye fields whitening fast and almost ready for the harvester and the barley fields turning. Corn is standing strong and well advanced and promises a big yield. Decrease in Number of Saloons. La Crosse, Wis., July 4-The time ex pired yesterday for taking out retail liquor licenses in this city. The num ber of saloons in La Crosse has been decreased, according to the record of licenses taken out. Last year the city had about 200 saloons, while this year there will be about 150, a decrease due to the moving away of the sawmills on the North side. Two Fishermen Drown. Glenwood, Minn.. July 4. Antone Finstad and Guilder Paulson were drowned last evening near Starbuck while fishing. John Finley, a third member of the party, was saved. Cont*t House Bonds Voted. Ortonville, Minn.. July 4.—At a spe cial election yesterday Big Stone coun ty voted court house bonds in the sum of $30,000 for the court house to be erected in this city. Severe storm in Iowa. Des Moines. Iowa. July 4.—A severe wind storm pas?ed over the central portion of Iowa Monday evening, doing considerable damage to farm property. In Perry the roof of the Stewart hotel was blown off. Mrs. Lysngt Killed by Lightning. Cherokee. Iowa, July 4. Word was received here that Mrs. W. H. Lysagt of this place was killed Sunday night by lightning at Lake Okiboji, where the family is spending the summer'as is tholr custom. AT FLAMES' MERCY FIRE RAGES FOR SIX HOURS IN A I WEST VIRGINIA I CITY. I NO WATER AND ENGINES BIRSTED Starts In a Hotel and Gains Great Headway Before Being Discov ered—Guests Are Rescued With Great Difficulty—Many Residences in Flames—Loss About $200,000. Huntington, W. Va., July 4. Fire raged in the heart of this city from 11 o'clock yesterday morning until 5 in the evening, resulting in a loss of $200, 000. The flames started in the Adelphl hotel, one of the leading hostelries in the state, from an electric wire on the fifth floor, and bad gained great head way before it was discovered. The hotel was crowded with' guests, many of whom were ladies. It was with great difficulty that the guests were removed from the building. There was not a gallon of water in the city reservoir when the fire broke out and all the fire engines in the city were out of repair. The flames spread rapidly and soon half a dozen resi dences were aflame. The brick annex to the Adelphi hotel on the other side of the square also caught fire and was destroyed. This, as well as the hotel proper, was handsomely furnished. All is a total loss, together with a livery stable and a number of private offices, fruit stores, barber shops and dozens of small structures. C. W. Yost was struck by a falling wall and his skull was fractured. He is in a serious condition. AMERICANS USE THEIR GUNS. Laborers ssault Americans and Some of the Former Are Killed. Kingston, Jam., July 4.—Reports re ceived here from Ecuador say the con stant friction between the American superintendents and the West Indian laborers employed in railroad con struction culminated in an attack made by a party of Jamaicans, Bar badoans and Porto Ricans on the Americans. A serious fight followed. The Americans were forced to use their revolvers. Several laborers were killed and many, including the clyef of the camp, were wounded. FOR KILLING THEIR DAUGHTER. Man and Wife Charged With Ter rible Crime. Eureka Springs, Ark., July 4—State's Attorney Maples has filed information charging H. Burris and wife, living near the Missouri line, with the mur der of their daughter. Several days ago Burris notified the authorities that his daughter had committed suicide. In both the girl's hands was clasped a pistol and through her head was a bullet hole. SCRAWL ON A SKELETON. "I Am Dying of Cold, and Hunger'* Is Its Declaration. Denver, July 4. "G. G. Crosby, Galesburg, 111.," is the name attached to a badly spelled scrawl found on a skeleton in North Park, which had been denuded of flesh and clothing by wild animals. "I am dying of cold and hunger," the note read, "and God have mercy on me." Inquiries have been sent to the mayor of Galesburg. AT SEVEN TV-NINE A FATHER. Aged Long Islander Playing Role of Papa to a Baby Girl. Dutch Falls, L. I., July 4. John Thiry, seventy-nine years old, is the father of a baby girl. Mrs. Thiry is about, forty years of age. Mr. Thiry is well known in Queens borough and in stituted the first system of school sav ings banks, which have been made fixtures in towns and cities all over the country. THE PRESIDENT BUSY. Is Getting Ready to Iieavo Washing ton for Canton. Washington, July 4.—The president, who is very busy clearing up public business prior to his departure for Canton on Friday, will see only those having urgent matters to bring to his attention. The extreme heat of the past few days has not affected Mrs. McKinley unfavorably. In»i«ne From Heat. Fremont, 111., July 4. While in sane from ill health and hot weather James Wilson. Jr., shot himself in the head yesterday and expired instantly. He was a son of Dr. James W. Wilson, president of the First National bank, and Fremont's wealthiest citizen. Pleads Guilty of Murder. Muncie. Ind., July 4.—Walter Drls coll. aged seventeen, who confessed to killing Mrs. Minnie McCall, aged nine teen, was taken before Police Judge Behymer and pleaded guilty to a charge of murder in the first decree. Deadly Kiss. Chicago, July 3.—William Haggerty. keener of a restaurant at Lake and Green streets, died at the county hos pital as the result of a bite from some insect, presumably a "kissing bug." Physicians could not save him. Gompers Recovering. Washington. July 4. President Gompers of the Federation of Labor, who suffered concussion of the brain as a result of a fall from a street car last week, is progressing rapidly to ward recovery. Swept by a Tornmlo. New York, July 4.—A tornado struck the shores of the Hudson river near Ossining. N. Y.. yesterday afternoon, cutting a path some two miles long and several hundred feet wide. Trees were uprooted and buildings unroofed. Muny Children Injured. Chicago, July 4. Eleven children, one woman and a motorman were seri ously injured last night in a street car collision at Lakeside. The car dashed Into a car that had been struck by lightning and was standing on track. CELEBRATE CHURCH'S JUBILEE. S Anniversary of the Foundation of Catholic Diocese of Minnesota. St. Paul, July 4. Fifty years ago yesterday—July 2, 1851—the aiocese of St. Paul was organized. Northwestern Catholics celebrated yesterday morn ing the anniversary. The ceremonies— begun with pontifical high mass—were held on the grounds of St. Paul's sem inary at Groveland Park. The cele brant was Bishop McGolrick of Du luth. He was assisted, by Rev. George Schaeffer as master of ceremonies. More than forty priests were seated within the altar rail. To the right of the. sanctuary were the archbishop ot St. Paul, the archbishop of Vancouver and six diocesan bishops in purple vestments. In an oration reminiscent of Bishop Cretin's work in St. Paul. Archbishop Ireland brought the morn ing's service to a close. The college of St. Thomas was enriched by the jubi lee fund of $80,000, presented to the college by the clergy of the archdio cese. SEARCH FOR LOST DAUGHTER. Minnesota Woman's Mission to Chi cago. Chicago, July 4. Driven from her home in Fergus Falls, Minn., by grief over the marriage of her fiance to an other woman, Miss Carrie Hennigson. twenty years old, is thought to be hiding in Chicago. Her parents have searched in all parts of the country for their daughter, but they obtained no clew to her whereabouts until a week ago, when a letter was received from the young woman, bearing a Chicago postmark. Mrs. Hennigson arrived in Chicago yesterday morning and im mediately sought the assistance of the •.$. authorities in discovering the where abouts of her daughter. BIG SUM INVOLVED. Another Suit Against Montana Par ties for Timber Cutting. Helena, Mont., July 4. The United States district attorney yesterday commenced suit in the federal court against the Anaconda Copper Mining-• company, estate of the late Marcus Daly, Bitter Root Development com pany, and other defendants to recov er damages in the sum of $235,531 for timber alleged to have been illegally cut upon the public domain. This Is the sixth suit of a similar nature the government has commenced in the course of three months against the same defendants. The total amount sought to be recovered in all the' suits is $1,340,774. STABBED BY HIS PAL. Slight Wonnd Mny Lead to NortH Dakotan's Death. Fargo, N. D., July 4.—A. Daily lies in a critical condition as the result of a stabbing affray. He and Josepli Soier had been "rushing the growler" from the Moorhead side to a cheap restaurant on lower Front street. The men' became involved in a scrap in./, which Soier stabbed Daily on the side of the nose. The injury seemed slight and little attention was paid to it till yesterday, when repeated hemorrhages weakened Daily so that he may not survive. *g£ ^:4k. THREE MEN KILLED. Struck by a Passenger Train Near. Waterloo. Iowa. Waterloo, Iowa, July 4. The Bur lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, north-bound passenger train struck Oliver Huffman, Joseph Gollinvaux, O. C. Horsen and Joseph Hurley one mile south of here, killing the first three outright and fatally, injuring Hurley. Burglars Caught Red-Handed. Adrian, Minn., July 4.—Fred Esser'a meat market and J. C. Mundweiler's restaurant were entered by burglars and the money drawers opened. The burglars made a good haul at the first place visited, but were caught red handed while coming out of the res taurant. ICIlIctl Man and Beast. Mclntire, Iowa, July 4.—While riding one horse and leading another cn the farm of George Marsh, five miles west of town, Simon Dorsey was struck by lightning and instantly killed also both horses. Den Sullivan, on a mow er near by, was stunned, but recov ered. Farmhouse Fire. Shell Rock, Iowa, July 4. Fire on the farm of F. M. Ressler, four miles, south of here, consumed a granary containing a large quantity of grain, a machine house, a large amount of farm machinery, a fine large hoghousa and several head of hogs. Loss, $1,000. Indications of Murder. Schleisingervillc. Wis., July 4.—John Gehl was found dead in his pasture on his farm near St. Lawrence. Circum stances point to murder, but no clew to the assailant has been found. Accidents Beginning Early, La Crosse. Wis., July 4.—Anton Cug manger and Clyde Jefferson, two boys living here, were badly injured about the eyes by a premature explosion of fireworks. Poisoned by Ivy Ashes. La Or esse. Wis., July 4—D. T. Evans, living south of this city, was poisoned by walking over the ashes of poison ivy which he had burned on his farm. Carbolic Aeld by Mistake. Wabasso, Minn., July 4.—By mistake Mrs. N. J. Hubbard took a dose of carbolic acid instead of peppermint. She will recover. Fire in a Printing Office. Dubuque, Iowa, July 4.—The Dally Telegraph oriice partially burned last night. The loss may reach $25,000 in sured. Floods Carry Away the Dam. Mazeppa. Minn., July 4.—The dam at this place went out Tuesday afternoon. It was caused by the heavy rainfalls of the last few days. The dam will be rebuilt a.t once. In the meantime the mill will be run by steam. Bather Drowns in River. La Crosse, Wis., July 4.—While bath ing yesterday Emil Klammer, aged seventeen, was drowned in the Missis sippi l*i the presence of four compan ions. The renin!ns were recovered shortly afterward. II