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jUS WUIUBIIMl The Watchman. J. H. GROPENGIESER, Publisher. ONI DA. SULLY CO., SO. DAK Theodore Krauseh of Buffalo has In ventwl an ice machine which he claims lias none of the dangerous features, and is knewn as the Frontier-Ivrausch. lite k*e is made by means of ammonia. It is asserted that the mallard duck ixn fly at a speed of two milos a min ute. A good many sportsmen are pre pared to believe that it often flies lust er tban the shots at At speed. Paper manufacture is one of the chief industries of Corea. The paper is made in the most primitive manner from the bark of a tree which is in digenous to the country, and which is closely allied 10 the mulberry. A distinct race of Hebrews, called the "White Jews." dwell in Cochin, South west India. They comprise about 200 persons. They have dwelt there for hundreds of years, and have fair skiu and light hair. The famous Khajah tunnel of India pierces the Khwaja Amran mountains 12 boat sixty miles north of Inetta at an uevatkm of 0.400 feet. It is 12.800 feet long and was constructed broad enough to carry a double line uf rails. A inan and his wife at Girard, Mich.,1 tare not spoken to each other for twen ty years, although living together. K&ch is waiting for the other to speak first, and so "mum" is the word for life. In 1S90 France had 0.932 postoffices, tiesldes 88 movable offices, and fS,404 letter boxes. In all there were carried 710,000,000 letters, 22.000,000 registered letters. 45,00o.000 postal cards, 472.000, OOO papers, 34,000,000 samples. 438,000, 000 book packages and pamphlets. The money orders were 73G,300J00 francs, uxmI the postal telegrams numbered 25,000,000. The most curious of all class journals fa turely the Beggars" Journal of Paris, which is published daily, and gives its subscribers a complete list of baptisms, weddings and funerals to take place the Kiine day. Begging letter writers are provided for by a special section, which gives .the arrivals and departures of y-'.r-ims of known charitable tendon Ciirti. It Is stated that the collection of pos tage stamps has brought into existence ii professional stamp repairer, who, for a small fee, "never exceeding 23 ?/nts." will dextrously repair torn mutilated stamps. His specialty is restoring the margin to envelope stamps that have been cut to shape, and have thus lost much of their jMiatelic value The Bon Marche in Paris is said to employ 100 men who do nothing but watch for shop lifters. This one es tablishment alcne arrests 12.000 to If,.000 people annually who have been cinjght stealing Probably if 20.000 or 4?.000 more wh» don't get. caught are uuded an idea ear. be formed of the •way kleptoruaiik flourishes in France. It will not do to say that the justices of the supreme court were swayed by local prejudice in rendering the Geary dt-cision. The opinion affirming the constitutionality of the act was deliv ered by Justice Gray of Massachusetts, niiw the law was most unpopular, while the dissent came from the pen of Justice Field of California,' where ChinophobLi rages all the year around What Is believed to be the largest «h£d ever taker in the waters near the head of Delaware bay was caught opposite Delaware City a few days ago. It measured twenty-seven inches in length, four inches in thickness aud nineteen inclie. at its greatest circum ference. Its weight was ten pounds. The lish was bought for $2 and sent as Jij-csent to Mr Cleveland. The Stonehonge, one of the most re tiisrkable of the ancient monuments tin the British Isles, when perfect con sist ed of 30 huge upright stones, vary ing in size and form, those at the en trance being 13 feet high, and some of them being 0 feet square. These upright stones were joined together by others at the top, these last lying horizontally, like the lintels of a door post.. and each about 12 feet long. The vliole made a huge circular cage, the Jim* of which can only be conjectured. wk on the mighty telescope for the ir i exposition of 3900, which was U enable us to -see the man in tbe moon, has been suspended, after con siderable progress had been made in the construction of it, especially in the epli'.- portion. The great lenses are al ready east.,but the whole affair is now abandoned for want of money. The principal man of funds in the enterprise was tbe late Baron Iieinacb of Pan tuna. IIIEXLWS IS A SUTSKLLL. DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. AH lmportent Occurrences of the Past Week. Boiled Down and Arranged for Rapid Reading. Washington. Important rules as to incoming immi grants over Canadian roads are issued by the treasury department. William M. Campbell has been appoint ed chairman of the Chippewa Indian commission. Secretary Herbert has directed that two of the three 1,200-ton gunboats au thorized by congress be constructed of the composite type. John L. Thomas of Mi^onri has been appointed assistant attorney general for the postoffice department, vice James N. Tiohenor, resigned. The superintendent of immigration says that owners of American vessels on the great lakes who employ Canadian sailors will be prosecuted for violating the alien contract labor law. It appears that the president is unwill ing to permit Senator Allison to termin ate his service as a member of the inter national monetary conference in spite of the senator's oft expressed wish, and the senator may yet consent to serve. Secretary Carlisle has during the past few days received several telegrams which fully confirm the newspaper dis patches as to the discovery of a con spiracy on the extreme northwest border to smuggle opium and Chinese into the United States. Charges have been filed with the post master general against W. J. Pollock of Kansas, superintendent of the tree delivery system of the postoilice depart ment. It is alleged that Mr. Pollock has conducted his office in the most partisan manner. Secretary Smith has rendered a pen sion decision which is expected to de ciease pension payments from fifteen to to iwenty million dollars annually. It appeals the order of liaum, the late com missioner, regarding disabilities not of service origin. At last the computations by the naval engineers upon the results attained by the New York upon her trial trip have been completed. The report itself has not yet reached the navy department, but Secretary Herbert has since received a telegram from Commodore Belknap that the speed of the New York from close computation and corrected for tidal currents was 21 knots. Accidental Happenings. An incendiary live destroyed the Tilton ville, Ohio, pottery. Loss, $40,000. Mrs. Hugh Harding used coal oil to light a lire at Norwalk, Ohio, aud was burned to death. Five persons were injured by the de railing of a passenger train on the Ar kansas Pass road at Spring Branch, Tex. The Rev. W. M. Graham and wife were killed by a train on the Central road at Milner, Ga., while on their way home from church. The Wylie crevasse in the Mississippi levee is now 2,500 feet wide. The large residence of Judge W. G. Wylie, situ ated near the crevasse, caved into the river and not a vestige remains of the structure. A fire in the Meuomonee Valley lumber district at Milwaukee destroyed the C. A. Beck planing mill and a large quantity of lumber, causing a loss of $75,000, which is nearly covered by insurance. The Milwaukee Lumber company suf fered a loss of $10,)00. Reports from points east of Athens, Ga., state that a severe storm swept that section and many houses were blown down. At Gillsville James insley wa killed and his wife badly injured, and in Banks county George Duwd was killed. The Burlington Chicago flyer was wrecked in the yards at Denver. As the train was passing the rounhouse an engine suddenly started up for no ap parent reason and ran directly into the passenger train, striking it at a tangent. Three persons were injured. Mrs. John Montee, the wife of a farm er of Columbus, Wis., was shot aud killed by her young son recently. She was riding with her son and husband across the farm when the jarriug of the wagon caused the discharge of a shot gun which the son was carrying. The mother received nearly the full charge of the gun aud was instantly killed. While 20,000 people looked on, Aero naut Pureell Thomas stepped from the pinnacle of the Parade bouse roof at Buffalo with an ordinary umbrella in one hand, and shot like a rock to the stone pavement below. His wife, who was to jump next, drew back in horror at the sight of her husband's mangled body stretched below. The skull of the aero naut was crushed, his back, legs and arms broken and he died as he was being carried into the hospital. Personal Mention. John C. New of Indiana, consul general to London during the Harrison adminis tration returned to this country, accom panied by his family. He expects soon to return to Indianapolis. The plume of the prince of Wales, worn on state occasions, is said to be worth $50,000. The feathers, an English writer says, are pulled from the tail uf the feri wah, one of the rarest and most beauti ful birds of India. Ex-President Harrison is said to re cover very slowly from the bereavements which clouded the last months of his administration. He seldom leaves his house in Indianapolis, and takes no part in any social or civic functions. Among the workers at the Harvard collcge observatory who have shown spe cial scientific ability is Miss Maury. She is a granddaughter of Lieut. Maury, whose meteorological anil other scientific work has been of immense value to sea men on the Atlantic, and a niece of Dr. Henry Draper. The first wife of Brighani Young is in Chicago with her daughter. She is de scribed as a sweet, dignified woman of seventy-two. of medium size, with a gen tle face, kindly gray eyes, gray hair drawn back over either side of her tem ples and a beautiful fashionable gown. Among the Wicked. Thi anth rities of New Orleans were scored by the grand jury for non-en forcement of the gambling laws/ The I o::,v of Miss Fain ir Wykeff was found in the river near Hudson, N. Y. The girl had been murdered. Indiana grand juries will inquire into the banking methods of Zinvri Dwig gins. Duncan Bentley, leader of n gang of house-breakers at Lansing, Mich., was sentenced to the penitentiary for fifteen years. A negro assaulted the wife of II. I. Dills, a farmer living near Decatur. 111. There is talk of lynching if the negro is caught. The residence of Curtis Perdue, treasurer of the Fast Liverpool, Ohio, lodge of the Knighls of Maccabees. lif.s disappeared, together with all the funds of the order, amount ing to several hundred dollars. Col. J. Albert Miils, late in command of the Eighth regiment. Massachusetts militia, and accused of embezzling the funds of the Victoria mills at Xewburj port, Mass., has jumped his bail and tied to Canada. While tearing down and clearing away the old Star hotel at Center Point, Iml., the workmen found an old box a short distance under ground. The box was opened and a human skeleton was brought to view. The citizens believe it to be the bones of some one who was murdered many years ago. In a battle with moonlighters. Deputy United States Marshal Harris was killed in Hope county. Ark. A party^ of moonshiners had been arrested in New ton county and were being conveyed to Fort Smith by revenue officers. hen passing through Bull Frog Valley, in Martin township, ihe officers were tired upon from ambush by the moonshiners' sympathizers. From Other Shores. Insurance companies lost $400,000 by a fire in Santiago, Chile. The czar laid the corner stone of the monument to Alexander II. in Moscow. He was enthusiastically cheered. Five deaths from diphtheria occurred' on the steamer Oregon, Liverpool tor Quebec, and the vessel is uetained in quarantine at Grosse Isle. Herman Hesslein & Co., an old bank ing firm of Bamberg. Bavaria, have failed. One of the partners attempted suicide, while another has fled. The grand jury has found a true bill against William Townsend, the individ ual arrested recently on suspicion of in tending to kill Mr. Gladstone. Countess Marie lleischaeb, wife of an army officer, has been arrested at Buda Pesth for conspiring to murder her s x year-old twins. She had ihe children by her first husband. Count Plotenyi. The Brazilian congress hafe refused to appoint an interventor to settle the troubles in the State of Rio Grande do Sal. This refusal is based on the ground that the national army should be used to suppress the rebellion. It is reported that John Daly, the dyna miter. was released from Portland prison on May 30. Daly and Egan were con victed at Birmingham in 1.SS3 of having been engaged in a conspiracy to destroy property with dynamite. Egan was re leased in October last. It is calculated that the recent visit of the German sovereign to Rome has 1 M. C. Lemeke SOU III DAKOTA of St. Lonis, Mo., was entered by burglars and the entire family chloroformed. Only $40 in money was secured. Tsaac Mann, a farmer of Bryan, Ohio, was the victim of confidence men in the sum of $2,000 recently at Lima. O'r.o. One of the men was afterward arrested and the entire sum recovered. Gov. Altgeld pardoned John H. B. Isham, sentenced to tbe penitentiary for thirteen years from Hardin county, ill. The pardon is granted because the governor doubts Isham's guilt. cost King Humbert more than 2.000.000 francs. The breakfast at Pompeii cost 130,000 francs, and 800.000 francs was spent in preparing apartments for the imperial visitors. The official statement of the Russian minister of interior regarding cholera is the most encouraging yet issued. It states that the Volga and Ural districts are now free from the disease, while in the Province of Saratoff, which suffered the most in 181)2, N0.000 persons dying, there are only a few isolated cases. Miscellaneous Items. Union printers of Illinois met at Peoria to form a state association. Charles Foster's creditors met and agreed to accept 50 cents on the dollar. Four cases of small pox were discov ered in a Bohemian boarding house in New York. Chauncey M. Depew was re-elected president of the New York Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Officers from Russian and Austrian warships participated in ihe Memorial day exercises at Philadelphia. E. Nelson Blake of Massachusetts was elected president of the Baptist Home Missionary society. David R. Jenkins of Wales, said to be one of the best authorities on tin plate in tbe world, is in Pittsburg, penniless and demented. The mills of the Bethlehem. Pa., Iron company have been shut down. About 1,500 men are thrown out of employment. Lack of orders caused the closing. Formal charges of tyranny, incompe tence, disobedience and violation of the Baltimore decree have been filed against Bishop Bonacum, of the Lincoln, Neb., district. The report of the Indiana board of charities on the investigation of tbe in stitution for the feeble-minded exoner ates the matron and trustees, but con demns Supt. Blake. Negotiations are now under way for the conversion of the Allan Steamship company into a joint stock company. The Allan line is one of the greatest ocean vessel lines in the world. Kansas bankers who have adopted the rule of the Kansas City Clearing House asi-oeiation in reference 10 charges or checks and drafts will be proceeded against for forming a trust. Al a meeting of the directors of the North American company the resigna tion of Henry Villard as president war presented and accepted. C. W. Wet more, chairman of the executive commit tee, was elected to succeed Mr. Villard. In the June number of the North Anter iean Review appears a long article bi Andrew Carnegie, predicting the uiiior of all the parts of the English speak in}, world and setting forth the advantage: which would result, from it. Mr. Car negie draws a glowing picture of the powers and influence which would be ex cried upon the world at large by an An glo-Amevioan combination. ITEMS GLEANED FROM ASSOCI ATED PRESS TELEGRAMS. A "Mind Reader" in South akota— The Yankton Lands—Married an Indian—Other Interest ing News. Edward J. Lynch accidentia shot his right arm off a few days ago near Dead wood, S. l., from which he died. The wife of Rev. J. P. Jenkins, pastor of the M. E. Church at Madison. S. D., died a few days ago of consumption. James Thybo, a young lad of 15, was instantly killed at Dead wood, S. D., a few days ago. in a collision between two horses. W. W. Schuman, a prominent business man of Watertown, S. P.. was kicked by a horse a few days ago receiving serious injuries to the head and lungs. His con dition is critical. The Bank of Beresford, S. D., a private concern, at the head of which is A. A. Ames, has failed. Particulars as to its condition are meager, but it is believed depositors will be heavy losers. Frank L. Fowler, aieweler, at Groton, S. D., attempted suicide a few days ago by taking morphine. ITe may recover. He has been embezzling from his employ er. His home is at Island Pound, Vt. The pnnual meeting of the society of Black Hills pioneers, which will be held near Rapid City, June 8, promises to be the largest attended celebration ever held by the society. Grand preparations are being made for the event. U. E. Johnson, who since its organisa tion lias been a director of the Union Na tional Bank, of Sioux Falls, has resigned his place and will remove to Chicago, having connected himself with a spring water company at Chippewa Falls, Wis., with headquarters at Chicago. Indian Agent Brown, of Pine Ridge, S. D.. has opened the bids received for fur nishing the wire for building the 00-mile barb wire fence around the northwestern border of the Piue Ridge reservation, but will not make award until the Indi au bureau at iegton can be heard from relative to .ashing iron posts. Chief Clerk Murray, of the quarter master's department at Fort Mead, has just received a great euriositv in the shape of a miniature Indian tepee, which was made by Red Cloud's youngest daughter. It is perfect in every respect and is adorned with all the hieroglyphics known to the Indian race. Parties who arrived in Rapid City, S. D., a few days ago, from Keystone, con firm the reported rich strike in the Key stone mine. The night shift ran into a new formation and when the rock was washed Monday morning preparatory to milling, much of it was found to be speci men ore, very rich in free go!d. December 31, 188G, Col. Mark W. Sheafe. then register of the land office at Wat wn. S. D., wrote the interior de partment asking a simple direction in re gard to the conduct of the office. Re cently, six and one-half years having elapsed. Register Phillips received a reply to the question, the iirst acknowledg ment received. Settlers from the ceded Sionx lands, who have been in Chamberlain, S. I)., for supplies, report that crops look tine in that section of the state, and that the hundreds of new settlers who have gone in there this spring are delighted with the outlook. Hundreds of acres which last year were idle will this year yield large crops. The Second Regiment band of Brook ings, S. I)., has been engaged to play at the South Dakota building a portion of the time during the word's fair. This is the bund which played at the Lake Madi son Chautauqua last year and which went with the South Dakota editors on their trip to Yellowstone park lust Sep tember. It is altogether likely that Fort Meade, S. D., will be enlarged to a 12 company post—eight of cavalry and four of in fantry. (Jen. Merritt inspected it recent ly and will recommend that the post be enlarged. He pronounces the fort the most finely situated military post in the Northwest. The target range istbe best in his department. The town of Spearfish has a liercules who wishes to match himself against any of the strong men of South Dakota. His name is John Daley, and he offers to wager $3 ,000 that he can throw a 50 pound weight farther than any other man in the state. He will also wager that amount that he can lift more than any of his fellow citizens. The ferry boat on the Missour river at Pierre recently left that place with a par ty of 40 Indians on board, and when the boat reached the Fort Pierre side of the river there were 42 Indians in the party, the two extra being born on the way over. Their mothers wrapped the now born infante in a shawl and walked off the boat as if nothing had happened. Some of the Indians at Lower Brule agency are objecting to the order for their removal to their regular reservation, and it is reported that they have sent a rep resentative to Washington 1o see if the authorities will not revoke or modify the order. A special agent of the Indian bureau is now at .the agency for the purpose of making the proposed re moval. George B. .Tones. brother of Al Jones, and formerly member of the firm of Jones Bros., railroad contractors at Sioux Falls, died suddenly at New Orh ans, re cently, of hemorrhage of the lungs, lie had been traveling in (Central America and had retarded to New Orleans to meet Senator A. B. Kittredge on busi ness. Both the brothers are well known over the state. A report has gained circulation through the press of the state that Col. Tom Kddy. formerly of Wat en own, and one of the most prominent Dakotansof the territorial days, is insane and an inmaleoi he Washington state asylum. Col. Kdd.v and many other prominent Wushingtonians have written relatives denying ihe r-port and affirming that he was never in better health. Negotiations are about completed lor a Catholic college at Sioux Falls. Tliq scheme is headed by Bishop Marty an prominent Catholics and business men here. The plans will for a building to cost $100,000. The superintendent of the Orphan s Home at Sioux Falls, S. I).,has made Ins first quarterly report. At the beginning of the quarter nine children Avere in the home and 28 have since been received. During 1he period 25 have been placed in pleasant homes. The superintenent has traveled 8.100 miles. A meeting of the South Dakota state board of regents has been called by Presi dent Shannon, for Vermillion on June M. The meeting comes (luring commence ment week at the state university at er million, and will afford the board «in ex cellent, opportunity of witnessing the ex ercises and judging of the work accom plished by the students in that institu tion. Oscar Mattlinzer, of Copenhagen, superintendent of the Danish art exhibit at the world's fair,, is in Pierre, S. I)., accompanied by several of his country men looking up a location for a large Danish colony which is being formed ior the purpose of locating in the Northwest. The party is favorably impressed will) the ceded* lands and have about decided upon that 'on for their settlement. The business men of Castalia and Armour, S. and the people along the line between those places, have declared war on the parties having the contract to carry the mail on that, route. The teams on the Castalia end of the line are held pending the payment of the amount due for feeding them, and the relay team at IOdgerton is held for the game reason. A petition is being circulated askingfor the removal of the present carrier. Huron was greatly shocked a few days ago at the announcement of the death of W. Vt'. Shu man. a leading business man, from injuries inflicted by his horse. He was US years of age and has been in business at Huron since 1882. He is well known among Minneapolis, Sioux City. St. l'uul and Keokuk jewelry deal ers. This is the second death and the fifth person injured in that city from horse kicks within the past four months. Six toughs came into Watertown, S. D., a few days ago, engaged in a fight and were arrested by Chief Stawsen after a fearful struggle. One escaped by knock ing the policeman over with a chair. One fellow stepped into the jail later in the day and in ten minutes had picked four complicated Yale locks but was dis covered by the police before the prisoners escaped. This man again got away. They were held for disorderly conduct. They are evidently a dangerous lot. Supt. Davis, of the Pierre Indian school, while on a recent trip to the In dian reservation for the purpose of induc ing Indian children to attend the school, met with some curious opposition to his efforts. One of the objections raised by the parents is that they Avill be deprived of their children. But the greatest ob jection is that when the children go away to school the family is deprived of the ra tions and annuities, such as blankets, sheeting, calico, etc. "Of course," says Mr. Davis, "the children are clothed and fed while at school, but the family is de prived of this benefit at home, and it is not always an easy matter to explain that their children will be educated as a recompense for their loss of rations, etc. These objections are gradually being overcome and the school is filling up with children as rapidly as can pro vide for them.'' The Yankton Lands. The commission appointed last sum mer to treat with the Yankton Sioux in South Dakota for a cession to the United States of their surplus lands, has submitted its report to Secretary Hoke Smith, together with the articles of agreement. All of the unalloted lands on the reservation are to be ceded to the government in consideration of the sum of $000,000, of which $100,000 is to be paid per capita within (50 days alter the ratification of the agreement-by congress. The remainder, bearing 5 per cent inter est, is to be retained in the treasury pay able at the pleasure of the government after 25 years. The ceded lands which are said to be oi a high grade for agricul ture, are to be dispossedofunderexistin^ land laws. a Married an Indian, Miss Cynt liia Rockwell came from HIi nois to teach at Goodwill Mission. She was an energetic, fine looking, successful worker, and rose to the position of prin (ipal teacher. Richard King is a super ior specimen of thethorougbrcd Sissefon preparing for the Presbyterian ministry' A few evenings ago. in |,e b-autii'ul me morial library, mu rounil-d by sembbige of giie,-!*. it as u W, j||, j| St ouch and wife as besi man and brides' liuiiu. iii K*'v. Dr. SIn-llun] mh offk*iat mg clergy man. Miss Cynthia Rockwell was married to Iticharrl King iMid the happy couple will probably' pass their lives as native pastorand wife, or as pro fessor and pieceptres of a school amontr the Sissetons. Itev. John. B. Renville lor 20 years the eloquent and successnii native pastor at Ascension, has a Yankee wne 1 he Indian seems "fast passing'' to the trout. dl,7t a A "Mind Reader" In South Dakota! Alexander Johnstone, the mind reuder, will endeavor to find a pinhead secreted in some obscure corner in Wind cave, near Hot Springs, South Dakota, lie will be blindfolded. The cave ham b-en explored over (50 miles. Beyond that people are afraid to venture. The p-ls.s ug^ difficult and dangerous. ri h're are places where passages over a tr,_ loot precipice. Other places it is necew sar.v to crawl on hands and knees throij" holes. he trip will be attended with great dangers. Washington Irvi,,!' Bishop sieut oi reading names on a hotel register cannot compare with this feat which Johnstone will at tempt. A commit tee o! most prominent men of Hot SprineN will accompany him to prevent fraud he authorities have attempted to deter Johnstone from attempting the feat but lie persist#. rainy the 2«1 jnst,, jHi|,e date set lor the teht. He thinks it consume two days to find the pinheJ W i.cn he finds it he will board a train to without removing the bliudlotd and deliver the article to the I syehologieai Society Chicago PREVENT A LYNCHING PATK13R COSSELLY TAKEN TO THE DIM/TII JAIL. This Action Taken to Pre-^nt a 0g »ille LyncIiiiiK at Two Hurbarg i •lie Event of the Uc.-iiii of Sutherland. n Duluth, June 2.-The examination of Father Connelly at Two Harbors on the charge of assaulting Miss Julia Suther land, was concluded last evening, and he was held to await the action of the grand jury. Miss Sutherland's condition is very serious. Fearing that in the event of the death of Miss Sutherland Father Connelly might be ii danger of being lynched Judge Ensign, of the district court, ordered him brought to the St. Louis county jail, and he is now here. LARGE DEAD!' Pit INT HOUSE. Aberdeen, S. D., June 2.—The South Dakota Newspaper Union, located in this city, which is a branch of the North western Newspaper Union of St. Paul, now steps to the front as one of the largest ready print houses in the West. This gratifying result, especially to the newspaper fraternity nf the Dakotas, has been brought about through the able man agement of J. J. Dobson of St. Paul. A BAD STORM. Helena, Ark.. June 2.—A heavy storm resembling a cyclone devastated portions of the western part 'of Phillips and Lee counties. Houses, barns and fences on the Dalzell, Narthorn and Woodal planta tions, near Marvel, on the Arkansas Midland railway, were demolished. It ia difficult to get particulars, but it is known that one negro was killed, and that two others were seriously hurt. FATE OF C. I BERG. Hendrum. Minn., June 2.—The un known floater found in the Red river last Sunday proved to be the body of a young man named C. L. Berg of Reynolds, N. D., of whom nothing had been heard since last November, when he started for the lumber woods. SHOT BY BURGLARS. Chicago. June 2.—P. F. Fleury, man ager of the Waukesha Mineral Spring company, was fatally shot by burglars. Mr. Fleury surprised tsvo burglars work ing on the safe. The robbers immediate ly opened fire on him, and after wound ing him in the abdomen, right eye and neck, made their escape. FATALLY BURNED. Chicago. June 2.—A gasoline stove ex ploded at No. 801 East Fifth street. Setli Rothberg was fatally, and Oscar Rothberg seriously, injured. A BANK ROBBED. Ava, III.. June 2.—Dean Bros.' bank was robbed of about $3,000. There ia no clue as yet to the robbers. INDIANS INDIGNANT. Denison, Tex., June 2.—Full-blooded Chiekasaws have held indignation meet ings and forwarded protects to Presi dent Cleveland against letting the treas urer of the Chickasaws distribute tin big strip money. They are afraid of be ing cheated. DISAPPEARED. Jacksonville, Fla., June 2. C. M. Coleman, a geologist employed in the state geological survey of the New Jersey, and making his home in Trenton, has mys teriously disappeared here in Florida. His brother-in-law, E. M. Shaw, has arrived for the purpose of making a thorough search. GOLD FOR EUROPE. New York, June 2.—The steamer Fuerst Bismarck, which sailed for Europe, car ried 12,750,000 gold and $182,800 sil ver. HURT IN A RUNAWAY. Forman, N. D., June 2.—Mrs. A. F. Davis was thrown from a buggy in a runaway last evening, sustaining serioua but probably not fatal injuries. SHOPS BURNED. Brainerd, Minn., June 2.—Fire last night destroyed the Northern Pacific car repair shops, causing a loss of $25,000. ANOTHER CCRDAGE CRASH. Cincinnati, June 2. The Victoria Cordage company, member of the cord age trust, has assigned to W. J. Billings. Assets, $500,000 liabilities, $400,000. DOUBLE TRAGEDY'. Columbus, Ind., June 2.—Ralph Drake, a brother of Councilman Drake of this city, shot and killed Mrs. Ida Ward. A few years ago Drake met Mrs. Ward and she deserted her husband and home for him. The two claimed to be husband, and wife, and that they were married a few days ago. The cause of the quirrel is not known as the couple were alone when the tragedy occurred. After shoot ing the woman Drake put a bullet into his own head and will die. MUST VOTE. Brussels, June 2.—The chamber of representatives is continuing the work of revising the constitution and has agreed to a clause making it compulsory on the newly enfranchised electors to record their votes. BREWERY BURNED. New Orleans, June 2.—Fire destroyed the Home Brewing company's plant, a cistern factory and other adjoining build ings. The loss is estimated at $125,000. Daniel Talmadge's Sans & Co.'s rice mill burned. Loss estimated at $25,000. FOUR PEOPLE BURNED. Buffalo, N. Y., June 2.-A special from Dunkirk says that the report reaches there from Van Buran Point that a liouse was burned aud that f(^J£ five inmates perished in the fla/ESes. TIMELY W Aft^TNG. Berlin, June 2J^r*''ihe Cologne Gazette publishes an j^.lele supposed to be in spired, wariv .ig tbe people of Alsace and Lorraine tiiat if they elect deputies op posed to the army bill they will be re garded,*^ doing their utmost to menace the integrity of the empire. HANGED HIMSELF. Cincinnati, June 1.—Charles Wash burn of Ithaca, N. Y., was found dead hanging to 0 a rope at the sanitarium build ing. Over study brought on melancholia and a mania necessitating his removal ft'om Ithaca. "V,