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THE MISSISSIPPI.

Col. McKenzie's Report on the Work of
1mprOve1nent-Estimate for the Ensu-
ing Year.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-The report of
Maj. Mckinzie, the engineer in charge of
work of improvement on the upper Miss
issippi is very voluminous and reviews
the progress made in the improvement of
the navigation of that part of the river
from the day the work was commenced.
The new and most important features of the
report are with reference to the utility of
snag boats and a project for establishing
aidry dock at Des Moines rapids, one of
the most dangerous portions of the river.
The snag boats have proved of great
use. Since they have been
in operation the sinking of steamer has
been rare occurrence. The only serious
danger to navigation is from hidden OBJ
stacles, against which it is difficult to con-
tend owing to changeableness of channel
or current. An investigation will be made
this fall with view to ascertain the prac-
ticability of establishing the dry dock
mentioned. The engineer strongly IA
vors the project and urges liberal ap-
preparation for starting the work. Dur
ing the past year the largest class of
boats have been enabled to reach st.
Paul and the channel of the river
is widened and deepened. Thirty thous-
and dollars is asked for the maintenance
of snag boats for the ensuing year. The
he L.
crossing rapidly. No appropriation is
asked for next year, as the balance on
hand $6,669, is considered sufficient.
Fifteen thousand dollars is estimated to
be necessary to complete the work The
work at Guttenburg is completed, and no
further appropriation is akded for. The
work on the ice harbor at Dubuque is
about half completed. Seventy thousand
dollars have been spent and $4,000 is
asked to finish the work. Thirteen thous-
and is asked for work on Rock Island
rapids and it is estimated that it will take
fully $500 annually to preserve the
rapids. No work was done last year at
Andalusia, ILL.,, owing to no appropriation
being made. The improvement at this
point can be completed with $4,000. One
million dollars is asked to continue work
next year between DesMoines and st.
Paul. Ninety-seven thousand dollars will
complete the rapids from DesMoines to
the mouth of the Illinois river, and $500,
600 is demanded to continue the work of
improvement. The estimates made for
the construction of work upon the upper
Mississippi this year are nearly equal to
those submitted last year.
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Train DpIHued.

The 2:25 pm. train on river road did not
reach ST. Paul until 2:05 this morning.
The delay was caused by land slide at
Kings Coolie, small station between
Wabashaw and Lake City. Passengers
on the train say that they first observed
dark clouds, tinged with green, rising over
the bluffs along the river. The train was
near ravine, small waterspout was
seen coming down this ravine, gathering
in its course, sand, trees and
brush, and in ten min
utes the railroad track was covered for
distance of one hundred and fifty feet with
this accumulation, to depth of fifteen
feet. When the 12:45 train from st. Paul
reached the obstruction passengers and
baggage were transferred, and the train
returned to this city. Hail stones fell at
Wabashaw as large as walnuts, and the
ground was white with them. Large
boulders weighing nearly ton were NOV
ed and fell on the railroad track and
buried in the rubbish.
None of the passengers had heard of
the destruction of the town of
Elgin, but they were confident a terrible
storm of wind was raging in that vicinity.
The hail was followed by a tremendous
fall of water, and in several places between
Wabashaw and Lake City the track was
washed out.
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THE WIMBLEDON MATCH.
A Rough Day for the Contesting Riflsmen
The British Team Win In Close Score
Full Particulars

Rough Day for the Contesting Riflsmen
Full Particulars.
WIMBLEDON, July 21.-The weather
opened very unpropitious for to-day's
shooting in the international rife match.
The rain poured down on the ground into
pools of water. The Americans say they
will make as good shots st long ranges as
the British. 1t will probably be a very
close one.
At 10 a. m. it was raining very hard and
strong wind was blowing from the butts.
The Americans have Just arrived in camp
and are all we'll and confident.
At II a. m. the Americans are proceed
ing to the firing point, though ii is still
raining heavily, the sun is trying to
struggle through the clouds and very
few spectators are on the ground.
At 1922 q. m. the rain has ceased and
the competitors have just began to blow
off.
At IL 40 a. m. it is again raining, with
light varying winds, moderate and blow
ing from the targets.
At II As a. N. the match again opened
with firing at 500 yards range, Young,
British, firing first and made a magpie.
The rain ceasing Lowe, British, and Cash,
American, both made misses on first shots.
At II m. at the sixteenth shot the scor-
ing of the teams was even, both bodies
seem to have got the proper elevation and
the sun is shining brightly.
At12:3O p. m. at the end of the fourth
round, the Americans were twelve ahead
on the days shooting and a thunder storm
then raging. Pearse, British, missed on
the sixth. The Americans are shooting
splendidly. Smith made bullseye for
the Americans, McVittie, British, missed
his first shot. 1t is raining in torrents.
At p. IN. the firing at 500 yards range
has been completed and the result is a
good victory for the visiting rifemen.
They scored 348 points, while British made
but $50. The aggregate thus far for the
two days is, American 1,424, British ], 400.
The following is the detailed score at
800 wards:
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trees were completely destroyed. Reports
coming in from the country state that
many OF the largest and best farm houses
in the country have been unroofed and
blown down. One barn blew down in
which were several heads of horses and
cattle.
The following is list of the injured as
far as ascertained:
All. Williams, Rochester, injured in
the back and chest.
Fred Morgan, conductor, broken arm
and other injuries.
W. 81. Morgan, brakeman, scalp wound
and concussion of the brain.
W. Rogers, circus man, badly bruised all
over.
P. H. Cummings, Winona, injured in the
neck.
V. Vroodleman, fractured skull, very
bad.
Fred Vroodleman, hurt about the face
John wooden, Clark Ficktoo, J, G. Flick
too, F. h. Curtis, T. W. Smith
and N. Al. Williams, Rochester, and
Peter Bruggemsn and Fred. Bruggeman,
or Rochester; =. r. Welch, OF Owaton0a !;
Mira. Palmer, Of Owatonns Michael
Granger, of Owatonna; F. Muncer, Mr..
and Mrs. G. F. Whaley, A. S. Broadway,
Thomas HALEY, D. Il. Byrne, Mrs. Alden,
Miss Blakely Smith were all more or less
injured.
AS Meredith -four mill was unroofed
and the barns of Messrs. Sitterlee and
Schulz and Mr.. Eagles blacksmith shop
were blown down. Mr.. Evans house was
blown down with two children in it, but
neither Of them was injured. One was
found in wheat field some distance from
the house and wondering how he came
there. The catalogue of marvellous es-
capes could be drawn out to almost any
length, and the fact that so few casualties
occurred amazes everybody.
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NLOrllL NOES.

W. W. Vanderwater, conductor of the
at his room at the Merchants hotel
at 2:30 this morning. He could
have given, he said, very full account of
the storm, but it did not occur to him that
the telegraph lines were not working, and
he didn't pay much attention to it.
The cyclone struck Lake Crystal between
9 and 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Humph-
rey's hall, a large two story building stand
ing near the railroad track, was lifted up
bodily and moved ten feet from its founda-
ton. Smaller buildings were unroofed,
and many trees torn up by the roots and
carried through the air. The wind pur-
sued northeasterly course, doing much
damage to farm houses and barns, and
when it
STRUCK owATONNA
was terrific in power. The roof of the
city hall at this place was blown
off. Two passenger cars stand
ing on the track of the Chicago
d Northwestern road were blown
from the track. 1t contained many passen-
gers, some of whom were injured, Con-
dactor Morgan had one arm broken, and
received other injuries that are considered
fatal. He lay unconscious for several
hours. The storm passed through the city
in shorter space of time than it has taken
to write these lines, and continued its
work of destruction all along
through the fine farming country
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Train ON Milwaukee & st. Paul River
Road Delayed by aIWater Spout.
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of that section. No other town lay in its
pathway until it reached the town of
Elgin, in Wabashaw county, which was
entirely destroyed. Elgin is small
hamlet of $50 inhabitants on the
branch line of the Chicago & Northwestern
road, running from Chatfeld to Plain
view.
Very meagre reports have been received
from this point, and the loss of life and
property is not known.
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KANSAS CRY, July 21.-The testimony
closed this evening in the n-Fredericks
murder trial; the argument begins on
Monday and the case goes to the jury on
Tuesday. The principal witness to-day
was the prisoner, who testified in his own
defense, and contradicted in essential par
ticulars the evidence of the Hartline
woman given yesterday. Albert Phenis,
a reporter, testified that the report as pub
lished by the Times the morning after the
shooting was substantially that given by
the woman at the station. This account
differs in several points from the story
told by her yesterday.
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daughter of James South abouttwo miles
west of this place were both killed.
These are all we can learn up to this
writing, but fuller details may increase
the number. There was immense damage
to buildings and the growing crops along
the track of the storm. 1t is impossible
to calculate the track of the storm, but it
was seemingly about five miles wide and
through the eastern part along the course
of the Zumbro river.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
ELGIN, July 21.-At 1890 p. m. cyclone
struck this place, and within one minute
there was scarcely anything left of what
was prosperous farming village of $50
inhabitants.
Every business building in town is de-
molished or unroofed. Mrs. Thayer, an
estimable lady, was killed, and two or three
other persons are badly injured. The church
and school house, both substantial struc-
turee, ,were demolished. A good many private
dwellings, are also in ruins. The storm
seemed to sweep the center of the town
and move With terrible strength and ve
locity.
VIM. Bower has fractured hip and
thigh, his injuries being caused by his be-
ing caught in the ruins of his house.
The elevators are slightly damaged, and
the depot building is almost q complete
wreck. We have brought all the aid and
physicians possible to assist frqla Plain
view. The width of the cyclone belt was
about two miles.
Miss Edith Dalton sustained a fractured
skull.
Mrs. Frank Kessler has e fractured
skull.
John Bownsend has his spine injured.
DR.. Adams quickly arrived and did what
he could for the unfortunates.
Numbers of people from other towns
came down two hours afterwards and are
rendering every possible assistance. A
number of persons are injured slightly,
but the above list embraces all serious in
juries. Nearly every tree in town was
blown down.
German blacksmith was at work
when the wind took the entire building
and carried it off, and no trace of it is left.
Richardson's store is still standing. The
front and back are all blown away. All
the stores are almost complete wreck.
The hotel Office of Siford's was carried
away some distance, the inmates, includ-
ing Emanuel We'll, a shoe salesman of
Milwaukee, all escaped by going into the
cellar.
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Especial Telegram tothe Globe.
THE STORM AT owAToNNA.

OwAToNNA, July 21.-About 11:3O tC
day the worst storm ever seen in these
parts struck Owatonna. The morning had
been close and sultry. The clouds seemed
to be running very low, and it was evident
that storm of some kind was approach
ing Of more than ordinary severity. About
the hour stated it commenced to cain, and
in few minutes it came in perfect tor
rents, accompanied by terrific wind and
considerable lightning. This storm lasted
only twenty or thirty minutes, but it
did thousands of dollars of damage in this
county alone. A passenger train on the
Winona u st. Peter railroad was blown
completely off the trsck about a mile west
of here and about twenty five persons were
more or less injured, some probably fatal
ly. They were brought to this city in
freight cars, and everything possible is be-
ing done to alleviate their suferings. All
the buildings in the state fair grounds,
which were being fitted up for the approach
ing exhibition were blown down and COM
pletely destroyed. A number of persons
were in the main building at the time, and
some were very seriously injured. Mr.. w.
81. Crandall, postmaster, was cut across the
chest and lungs very bady by falling tim
bers which he could not escape, and there
are fears that he will not recover. The
Methodist church, the largest in the city,
was moved about four inches from its
foundations and badly broken at both
ends. The damage is probably $500. The
wind mill just outside of the city was blown
down and completely destroyed, as was
also the barn and part of the house of L..
W. Irving. The woodshed of John Odells
was blown down and the roof blown off the
barn. The roof was blown Off the st. Paul
elevator, and many other buildings were
badly damaged. The shade and fra t
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At FdribduH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
FAR1BAULT, Mimi, July PA storm
struck this place at eleven a. m. to-day.
There was bad storm and wreck at Owa-
tonna. Can't get particulars here.
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BRITISH TEAM.
Total at SEQ yards

The Wimbledon score at 900 yards
Americans 263, British 297 This makes
the aggregate at the end of 900 yards,
Americans 1857, British 1897.
The grand total for the entire match
British 1851. Americans 1905. The
British thus win by 45 points.
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REDDING's Russia Salve meets with wonderful
I ccess in all cases of skin disease. Try it.
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THE sTE1N-FKEDER1oKs MURDER TRIAL.

See Kavanagh's advertisements of auction;
sales this morning.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30

its rear supports, surveyed those
present With a steady gaze and then,
with knowing wink settled down
into q box of feathers. Mr.. Fried
man then saw that it was a genuine
down East dock rat of the largest size,
and Knowing that for a square, dead
earnest fight these varmints often
whip a dog, he skirmished around i:
until, annoyed by his attentions, the
rat left and went to the show window,
where it stood upright again and for
fifteen minutes surveyed the passers-
by on the street-after which the rat
walked composedly through the store
again and under some goods. 1t has
not been seen since.
If that rat can be interested suf-
ficiently in the Fourth of July celebra-
ton it will be invited out in the
street and some of those active dogs
which are fond of fighting will be
given chance to initiate the stranger
to frontier life.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
Sherman rs an OsculutOr.

General Sherman is the champion
kisser of America. He never kisses
boys or babies. but he lets no pretty
girls escape. If he had but devoted
himself rs assiduously to the babies as
he has to their big sisters he might
have been President before this. A
lovely girl with ripe, red lips, who has
known the general all her life, was
suddenly seized by the gallant hero,
about noon the other day, right in
front of tho Ebbitt House, and
smar,ly kissed square on the lips.
She didn't mind the kiss, of course,
but she didn't like the publicity. She
frowned tiercely on the general as she
thought of the picturesque scene Of a
moment before, and then said sharply,
"How dare you, genera, treat me sol!
"T.t, tut, child" said the grizzled
veteran, Elm old enough to oe youl
father; yes, your grandfather. Don't
let's have any foo,lshness over a Little
matter like a kiss And the fro
passed away in a smile. n neal
friend OF the general estimated re-
Gently that the general had had .
hundred thousand kisses since the
war, land the old gentleman says" he
continued, "that when he is about t.
die he wants the eigat prettest girl'
in the neiyhborhood to gather aroun'
him and kiss him to death. lie want
a taste Of heaven before he dies"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
SMOKY DISTRICT.
All the Claims Improving as Developed
The Need Of Concentrating Works.

Major Lennon and Captain Blake.
ley are over from Smoky. They re-
port increased activity all along the
line in mining there, and each claim
has improved as worked. The Isa
bella mine is pretty we'll prospected
by shafts and drifts and shows a vein
of three feet at the bottom of the
shaft, Is inches of which carries anti
monial silver and assays between 1853
and 800 ounces.
The principal cause of the slow de-
velopmcnt of Smoky properties is
said to be the lack of reduction or
concentrating works. The nearest
road to smelter is by way Of Warm
Springs creek, a distance of &c miles.
There is no road, only trail, and to
deliver ore at the Philadelphia smell
ter costs SIS per ton. AS the ores
run, as rule, only up to 10 per cent.
lead the smeltcr charges $50 per ton
for treating, besides $27 per ton
freight on the waste, as we'll as on the
bullion. The total expense of con-
verting Smoky ores into money at
present is therefore too great to leave
any profit to the miner, and until re-
duction works can be had there OF
good roads built there will not be
much activity in that section.
There are hundreds of acres of fine
timber, good water-power, and moth
ing is lacking for operating on rea
sonable basis extensive smelling
works.
The new road from Camas Prairie
starting at Soldier creek, is abou
completed to McCarter's store. ant
ttat gentleman received large sup
ply of new goods yesterday over tn
new road.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
GladStOne's WAYS.

Mr.. Gladstone is fully aware Of the
influence which u personal courtesy
from the Prime Minister exercises
over the ordinary British mind, and
he never loses chance Of using that
personal influence to win friend for
his party. Not long ago small
Westminster school-boy was standing
by the refeshment bar in the House Of
Commons, when Mr.. Gladstone walked
up to him and asked him his name
Having satisfied himself on this
momentous question, the Premier next
inquired as to his politics. The small
boy had no politics; but he knew who
his interlocutor was, and what his
politics were, SO replied promptly
enough: "l'm Liberal, SIR" Sand
what progress do Liberal ideas make
in your school?" continued the great
man. "They are Aourishing rapidly.
sir" replied the diplomatic boy,
though in truth he had not the least
idea what "Liberal ideas" were. On
hearing this Mr.. Gladstone grew more
benignant than before, and "Would
you'll like my autograph" he suggested
On hearing that his small acquaintance
would like it very much he took out
a pencil and piece of paper anc
wrote on the refreshment bar, "Yours
with best wishes for your future
William f. Gladstone" And from
that day to this the boy has been I
stanch Gladstonian Liberal.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
A STRANGE VISITOR.
All the Way to Idaho from the New
York WharveS.

S. J. Friedman, K. A. White, and
several merchants lately received
heavy consignments of goods from
the East: and therefore opened a mum
Der of large cases.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Friedman
and number of visitors in his store
were surprised at the entrance,
through the back door, of what at
fist appeared to be curiously- shaped
house cat. The animal walked
leisurely through the store with a
heavy measured tread, and surveyed
the counters and shelving and finall,
climed the counter and sampled the
new goods, which appeared familiar
to it. Seeing the men it stood upo,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
FROM VIENNA.
The Mill Started Up-Large Quantities
Of Ore in Sight.

Aaron Morris has returned from
Vienna, and states that the Vienna
mill started up yesterday morning.
The Solace mine is opened so that
orc bodies are ready to stope which
are estimated to contain 100000.
The Mountain King mine has ore
in sight sufficient to run mill IL
months.
Though the Vienna mill is running,
it will require some ten days yet to
overcome the friction of the new
machinery and gearing and run to its
full capacity.
John Congdon and James Black
owners of the Riverside mine. arc
having considerable high grade ore
extracted, and are feeling we'll salts
fled with their property.
The snow has all disappeared in tn
vicinity OF the mines, though deep 81
the divides.
George Hearst, who arrived las
evening from San Francisco, vii
visit the Solace mine and decid
whether to have hosting works bull
for further developments or if ne>
tunnel shall be starded for deepe
work.
The camp has very bright out
look.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
4 Change Of Running Time.

No passenger train left HALEY to-
day. the train at the depot having
been hel over to start it out on the
new Irritable. In future passenger
trains VII arrive here at 6 o'clock III
the moring, and leave at $3.50 in the
evening Going both ways passen-
gers will,ass over the lava fields at
night, an will therefore get a much
more favable first impression of our
section TIM at present.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
4 Suit for Malicious Mischief.

Lew. Walker has instituted a suit
against H. G. Wallace, of the l. & q.
l.. !. Co., for malicious mischief,
claiming that defendant willfully tore
down house June Is, while said
house was the property of defendant,
who claims the land, which is situated
mile above HALEY.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
Speech Church Service.

There vi be celebration of the
Holy Communion on Sunday after
noon at ( o'clock in the school house.
The membss of all christian denomi.
nations areinvited to come and Join
with US in tbs service.
l. T. OSBORN,
Rotor of Episcopal Church
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Fifteenth Judicial Days Proeeedisgs-
Saturday, June 40.

Saturday, Jane 30.
ID. w. Doughitt vs.. P. NJ. Cmato-
vich, ct al.-Motion to vacate order
setting aside judgment overrulel.
The People VS.. S. B. Kingsbury.
Demurrer to indictment sustained.
John Brewer vs.. 4. J. and D. D,
Covert.--Trial in progress. The
plaintiff in this case brings suit to re-
cover one-third of twc-fifths interest
in the Carrie Leonard mine in Smoky
District, claiming that he was a min
ing partner of two OF the five locators
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-30

BrsSn's Sarsaparilla
AND al o. Browns Medicines are
s'a ~ J.ARupert, I. l. Lewis & Son,
'tcoam, and Dr.. Brock. Bellevue.