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THE RIFLE CONTEST,
The British Team Beats the American mt
Wimbledon.

LONDON, July 21.-The Cairo correspon.
dent of the Central Ners says that the actual
number of deaths, during the last twenty
four hours, was nearly 600, and that the Of.
fetal figures underestimate the number OF
fatalities. The Gordon around Alexandria
has been moved nearer the city. Cases OF
cholera are reported in places which have
not heretofore been affected by the disease.
The Lord Mayor will entertain the Amer.
lean rife team at luncheon at the Manson
House next Tuesday. s-....-..-
WIMBLEDON, July 81. - The weather
opened stormy and unpropitious for to-day
shooting IN the InternatioDs. rife match, and
rain is now pouring down in torrents. The
Americans say they will make as good scores
at the long range as the British. The
match will probably be a very close one. 1t
is raining hard, and strong wind is blowing
from the butts.
The Americans first arrived in camp, and
all are well aud confident. At II a. IN. the
Americans proceeded to firing, though it was
still raining hard. but the sun was trying
tn struggle through the clonds. Very few
spectators were on the ground.
11:i5 a. m.-The match again opened with
firing at the 500 yards range. Young Of the
British team shot first and made fnaspie.
The rain is ceasing. Love of the British and
Cash Of the Americans both made miss, the
Fl 81 on the 18th and the second on the 10Th
shot. The scoring of the Americans was
level. Both seemed TO have go, the proper
elevation. The sun is shining rightly.
12:30-At the end of the fourth round the
Americans were twelve ahead on to. days
shooting. A thunder storm wasthen raging.
The British missed the 9th shot, The Amer
leans are shooting splendidly. Smith made
the first bull's-eye for the Americans. Nc
Vittie, British, missed his first thot. 1t is
raining in torrents.
Up. m.-Firing at the 500 yards range has
been completed, aud the result is good VIC
tory for the American rifemen. They scored
346 points, while the British mad, but $50.
Aggregate thus far for two days b, Ameri-
cans 1924, British 400.
Score at 900 yards, Americans 263, British
297. This makes the aggregate at he end of
the 900 yards shooting, Americans 1857,
British 1906.
Grand total for the entire match British,
1851; Americans, 1905. The British team
thus won by IS points.
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Cyclone IN Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS, July ga terrific cyclone
struck southern Minnesota yesterday, main
ly along the line Of the Chicago Il North
western. The town Of Elgin, Cms,e al
County. was totally destroyed, every build
Ing being blown Down or unroofed, wi,hin
one minute after lie storm struck the town.
Mrs. Tbayer was killed and several persons
wounded. At owatonna great damage was
done, especially at the fair grounds where
all the buildings were wrecked and several
persons injured. A mile west Of that place
q passenger train was lifted from the track
and turned .lesr over. Twenty. five or
thirty persons were injured. A. II. Will
Tsms, Rochester, Minn., was injured In The
back and chest; w. Rogers, internally; D..
nocgeman bad his skull crushed. These are
the only ones feared 10 be fatally Injured.
At Kassan The cyelana struck one mile west
Of the town, blowing down the schoolhouse
and several other buildings In It's track. AT
Michterviils, three men were killed and
eight wounded Of these three fatally. At
Warren there was great destruction and one
psrson killed,
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General Tom Thumb.

Illustrated Correspondence eo North West
Few men have attained the wide spread
notoriety which Is attached to the name oi
General Tom Thumb, who died of apoplexy
at his home at Mlddleboro, Mass, At halt
past eight, Sunday, July 10Th. With this
notoriety, the element of popularity has not
b III lacking, for he was ever "hail fellow
y II met" and his genial nature, good sto-
r, and open handed liberaity made him
g. enjoy able companion to men OF larger
e with.
lie was born at Bridgeport, Conn, Janua.
~ !. 1888. His parents were of ord nary
Stature and physique. lie was exceedingly
pircoCious as a child and talked in a most
sensible hammer at a very early age. i. L
Ea!nums attention having been called to
Little Stratton," he engaged him for exhi-
bition at a salary Of So per week aud his ex-
penses, with those Of his mother. He became
popular az once and was taken to Europe,
where he was exhibited to the Queen aud
members Of her court, in her own picture
gallery-through the exer,ions of Mr.. Eve
rGtt, the American Minister. In 1875, he
went again to Europe, in company with Cot
della Howard, the child actress. Every
where he went he was admired and petLed
and eXtravagant presents we're made to him
from all ranks of life, and these gifts were
used as an attraction to the regular exhibit.
ton.
At this time he was about twenty four
inches high and weighed about 10 pounds,
His form and face were perfect In their sym
metry land his naturally winning ways added
greatly to the charm of the songs, dances and
limitations with which he entertained an au
dience.
On his return trip TO America after his
second trip TO Europe, he met Miss Lavinia
Warren, midget, four years younger than
himself, and after long, somewhat warm
ly contested rivalry between Tom Thumb
aud Commodore Mutt, the General bore
off the prize and they were married In Grace
Church on February TO- 1868.
The announcement that the marriage was
TO lake place was the social event OF the
time, and though Mr.. Barnum offered them
$4,000 to postpone the wedding for mouth
the offer was Indignantly refused by the
much enamoured General.
Commodore Mutt was best man and Min.
ME Warren was the only bridesmaid. The
little couple went to Europe on their wed
ding tour. The Generals tastes and habits
were expensive, and while he made much
money aud amassed quite q fortune, yet he
spent great deal, and in his later years was
content to exhibit at places less elegant than
the palaces of Europe. and to people far more
democratic than kings and queens.
His remains were taken To Bridgeport for
interment.
The three generations before whom he has
exhibited will unite In mourning the loss of
the good hearted, impulsive, genial little
man whose name has become a household
word.
In his later Yeas it would have been diff
cult TO recognize the handsome aud well pro.
port!oned little fellow of earlier days In the
bearded and farid man of large glrth to
which the General had grown.
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PreAiG ential ApnOintnln

WASHINGTON, July lS.-The President
designated D. B. Vance, son Of Senator
Vance Of North Carolina, Chas. d. Clay Of
Kentucky, grandson of Henry Clay, and j.
Harry Duval of Pennsylvania to appear be-
fore the board at Fortress Monroe on the LIST
of October, to be examined for Second Lieu
tenants of Infantry. These, with twelve
designated from civil life, formerly made,
will, If the examination is successfully
passed, fill all vacancies existing IN the army
up to July LIST. In case these young men
fail to pass the examinations, other designa-
tons will be made by the President.
w. S. Hurlburt is appointed Receiver of
Public Moneys at Chey enne rice VIM. M.
CARNEY, resigned.
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TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

BERLIN, July 20.-The Empress Augusta
is suffering from partial paralysis.
BosroN, July 2O.--wool market active
unchanged. Arrivals for large holders free;
sellers sales for the week, $4,000 pounds
including all kinds.
PARIS, July 20.-A number of French q.
nancial houses offered De Lesseps all the
money required to construct the new canal OF
widen the present one.
New YORK, July 20.-Tbe New York
cigar makers lockout and the strike of dress
and cloak makers continues without any ne "
feature to-day and both employers and en-
ployees are firm In their determination 10 hold
out.
NEW YORK, July 20-Business failures
throughout the United States and Canada
during the last seven days. as reported to x.
g. Dun & Co., of the Mercantile Agency,
number 1913, as compared with 159 last week
distributed as follows; New England States
10; Middle, 20; Southern, II; Western, 80;
Pacific States and Territories, Is; Canada and
the provinces, IS; New York City, 10.
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WE PUBLISH elsewhere list of the hotel,
transportation, aud other rates established by
the Rufus Hatch Company In the Yellow
stone National Park. Some Of the rates
strike US q very high, but II is to be remem-
barcd that the Park company Is prepared to
entertain "tonyr people, who require more
attention and style to The square inch than
we Montana peoples do to the cubic foot, and
are willing to pay for Il IL they can have IL.
We Instance IS exceptionally high $3.50 To
s. per day for single room, but IL Is pre-
sumed these aie tha paximnm rstes allowed
To be charged for the choice rooms OF the
liousa. There is also another good fraiure
Of the sitnation. There 10 no monopoly
about this business, and travellers can pat
ronize the big no tells or not, p they choose.
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Fen Gina Pu bile Lands,

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Another circular
has been issued by commissioner Mcfarland,
of the General Land office, to registers and
receivers of United States land offices and
special agents, calling their attention to the
unlawful enclosure of public lands and di-
recting them to promptly report the number
and extent of all such cases, with the cor
roboration and evidence that they may be
transmitted to the Chief Justice. The cir
cular concludes as follows: "This depart
ment has no authority to remove fences or
prosecute trespassers, and when cases have
been reported to the department of justice
for appropriate action the duty Of this de
partment is performed, and its jurisdiction
ceasesn
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THE SCHOOL HOUSE FAX
To our School Board:

To our School Board:
The electors of this School District having
voted the $4,000 tax, receRtly submitted,
without single dissenting vote, now res
pectfully ask, as another $4,000 is called
for:
LIST. What Is the amount Of taxable pro-
perty In Deer Lodge District?
I'd. How many mills additional TO the
regular tax will be required to pay annually
the interest and create sinking fund TO re-
deem $4,000 within six years.
Cd. Should the additional si0,0 be vot-
ed, to what extent would the tax levy be
increased?
9TH. Do we need, or are we likely to need
more than two school rooms and an assemb.
ly room for several years?
9Th. Has any town in the Rocky Noun
tain. more comfortable, convenient or safer
school buildings SO far as they 60 than we
have?
9th. Is IL advisable to tear down, sell or
destroy our present buildings in order to
have every room under one roof when we
have so many rooms on the ground floor
where in the event of Gre or panic from any
canse whatever our little ones could escape
without REPETITION OF the tragic scenes
transpiring In the crowded centers Of civili-
zailon?
nth. With the two high schools one es.
tablshed, the other to be opened this sea.
son, Is II advisable to mortgage our indus
tries to the extent of sa5, 900 at this particu-
lar time?
sth. Would II not be advisable TO 90 on
with the expenditure of the $4,000 already
voted and have thense Of the building this
season?
In conclusion the inqaireis hereto will not
be understood rs opposed In any manner to
our public school interests, but believe In
building for purpose, and in being advised
for what We build; and while We do not
question the motives or honest intentions Of
our School Board. we believe II wonld be
mora satisfactory 10 the community if the
Board would make public some Of their
plans with the reasons therefor, after which
We viii be able - vote 1t least intcllIgentlY.
CITIZENS.
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The Sioux Sun Dance

ROSEBUD AGENCY, Dakota, July 25.-
The annual sun dance of the Sioux Indians
occurred yesterday afternoon at camp near
that agency, above one thousand savages be-
Ing present from all parts of the reservation
aud hnmler Of wfite visitors. Fifteen
warriors ent cred for the dance having tasted
four days before entering It. The bodies Of
all we're frightfully larcerated accordins to
the usasss of the tribe In testing the game
qualities of the particiDants.
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THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
Coming Into the Yellowstone Pari About
August goth.

CHICAGO, July 24.-Representaives OF
the Associated Press called upon General
Sheridan to-day to ascertain the d,tails OF
the contemplated trip of the Presidert to the
Yellowstone region. The General explained
that President Arthur had now fully decided
to undertake the journey, a decision that
had only been reached within the last few
days. The party will consist of Secretary
Lincoln, Surrogate Rollins, of New York;
Governor John Schuyler Crosby, OF Mon
tana; Senator Vest and General Sheridan,
and will start from this city August lst on q
special train, rendered by the North West
ern and Union Pacific roads. Green River
station, on The Union Pacific, will be reached
on the night Of August 9th at Z O'Clock. On
the morning Of August 9Th the party will
take spring wagon and drive TO Atlantic
City and remain there over night. and will
arrive at Fort Washable August 7th. After
resting at Washable one day they will pro-
Hayer and a troop of Fifth United States
cavalry up the valley Of Wind River, and
across the main chain Of the Rocky Noun
tains into the Teton basin, near Jackson
Lake, aud from thence TO the Upper Geyser
Basin, arriving there about August 20. After
remaining there few days in the National
Park the party will strike the Northern Pa
cific railroad at Livingston, where a special
train rendered by the Northern Pacific rail-
read, will meet them and bring them back to
Chicago. The camp equipage and forty
days rations for escort aud men employed
for the Presidential party. will be transport.
ed from Washakie by pack mules. About
25 of these mules will be used for head.
quarters and the remainder, comprising I25,
will be left to supply the escort going aud
returning aud for the supply of couriers that
will be dropped along the trail to keep the
President in daily communication with
Washington.
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Gov. Tristie on Crook 9 Policy

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1s-Gov. Trittle,
OF Arizona, In an interview on Crooks
Apache policy says the Apaches are continu-
ing in their depredations, the responsibility
Of which can't be fixed on any individual
member. When one commits murder, all
should suffer. Crooks military control in
the Territory resulted in great improve
ment. Apache Indians placed on the reser.
vation have remained there. The people Of
the Territory view Crooks policy as their
salvation. sa
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ChiefIustice Ma1te Injured


BISMARCK, Oak. Bon Wednesday ofthis
week, while Gen. Terry, Senator Edmunds
Chief Justice Waite and party of army of
fieers were riding around Mount Washburnt
in Yellowstone Park, the pony ridden by
Chief Justice Waite bucked and threw the
rider violently to the ground, he struck or
his side, injuring and probably frscturing a
rib. A speclai train was sent to the end
OF the track for the party, which will pass
eastward to-day.
TOLEDO, July 22-Chief Justice Waite ar
rived here last night from his western trip
He spent Sunday with relatives and friends
in this city. He is suffering from injuries
received in recent accident, but 1t is not yet
decided whether his rib il fractured or not
He goes hence to Cincinnati.
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THE EGYPTIAN PLAGUE.
4 prStii@nca Worse Than War.

CAIRO, July ga sanitary commission,
composed of General Sir Evelyn Wood,
Baker Pasha, and General Stephenson, will
be formed Immediately. The inhabitants of
the most infected portion of Boulak are sent
TO Surah, ten miles up the Nile, and their
houses burned. Officials Of the Department
of State and Domains have been removed to
Helouan, few miles further up the Nile,
where they are encamped. A great quantity
of tar Is burned in Cairo every night.
The disease is spreading every where. The
mortality increases hourly. The evacuation
Of the houses at Boulak was ordered by the
native ministers. The inhabitants were sud-
denly driven out Of their homes by the 20
lice. During Friday and Saturday nights
they were huddIed on board barges. Hun
drsds of them evaded the police and fed to
the center of the city, taking with them
their filthy bedding anc rags. Eight hun
dred of them landed at Larah to-day. Gen.
Woods's troops compelled others to return.
Since then there have been cases of cholera
among General Woods's forces at Turah.
The deaths at Cairo really numbered 4S1
between s a. m. and @ p. m. Sunday, besides
fearful mortality among the Egyptian artil-
lery. Natives of Abaseys are panic stricken.
British officers have to bury the dead.
Fifteen hundred inhabitants of Boulak
have been removed up the Nile the owners
of burned houses will be Unidentified. Ma
tives oppose the removal of patients to hos
pitfalls. The disease IL very sudden In Its eff
fects; people frequently fall dead in the
streets. The epidemic is spreading north
ward IS well As southwark.
SIMLA, July pa doctor with forty rs,
sistants has been ordered from India to
Egypt.
ALEXANDRIA, July %. - The Sanitary
Commission has decided that all passengers
must undergo medical examination before
leaving Egypt. The Commission are con-
sidering permanent sanitary measures TO be
enforced against vessels arriving at Egyptian
ports from Bombay. Deaths from cholera
on Saturday, 3S1 in Cairo and suburbs, SO at
Mansurath, II 1t Samanoud, 20 At Mehaloo,
10 1t Chioin, zz ct Chobauat, - ut Ghizeh,
4 at Damietta, II ct Zifteh, 8 at Mensoleah,
besides "a In six villages.
All business and agriculture are suspend.
ed. Customs receipts are decreasing. Two
months delay IN legal Judgments is granted.
In the interior, rinderpest il worse; the ma
tives continue 20 eat diseased meat.
Cholera has appeared At Damanhaur,
where crowds of people who have passed
through the Gordon are collected together
and badly lodged and fed.
Reports of deaths Sunday from cholera
were as fillows: Az Damietta, II; Mansu-
rah, 10; Samanoud, %; Tantsh, II; Chobas,
II; Chibin, SO; al nine other places, rs.
There we're 205 deaths from the disease at
Cairo during the same Time.
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DENVER, July 21.-Every train is loaded
down with veterans, who are coming to par.
tlcipate In the grand reunion encampment of
the g. A. r., which begins here next Tues
day, aud feeling Of animation prevails in
all circles. Denver is in gala attire, and has
donned the livery of the National flag until
the principal streets become almost solid
decorations of arches, flags, notices and
bunl ing, and intermingled with army corps
badges. The display is unparalleled in the
hist ~ of any western city. Among i'm
porI ant arrivals are: James Tanner, of
Brooklyn; General Beatty, \. B&rnum, New
York; John VI. VANDERBILT. Philadelphia;
Adjutant General Carnahan, Indiana; John
l.. Kountze, Ohio; &. V. Il. Reed, Quincy,
Mich, all of whom are candidates for the
position of commander-in chief Frank
Brownell, the avenger of Col. Ellsworth,
arrived last night. Gen. John A. Logan ar
rives o.morrow. All prominent Grand
Army men unite in estimating that fully go
900 men will come before Tuesday noon.
Everything is moving smoothly, and the ar
rangemenls at Camp Ellison are spoken of
in the highest terms of praise. The State
and city authorities are doing everything
possible to make this the most successful
eDcampment ever held.
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YELLOW FEVER AT HAVANA.
Death of General e. o. C. Ord.

HAVANA, July 22.-Deaths from yellow
fever In Havana, during the week ended TO.
day, 80.
Butcher and Coal, passengers on the steam
err City of Washington, died to-day. One
of two sick passengers removed from the
steamer is General E. o. c. Ord, who is dan
gerously Ill. General Ord with Others down
with the fever has been placed in good pri-
vate hospital.
HAVANA, July 23.-General Ord, of the
United States Army, who took passage on
the steamer City of Washington at Vera
Cruz for New York, and was taken with
yellow fever, compelling his removal to shore
while the vessel was here, died last night at
7 o'clock.
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A Timely Warming

WHEELING, July ga horrible accident
occurred near Webster, Taylor county, this
morning. A farmer named VIM. Casson
was driving moving machine. holding In
bis arms child three years old. The horses
became frightened and threw the boy from
the fathers arms in front of the cutter bar.
The father jumped to save the child and fell
The machine ran over both. The boy was
cut TO death and the father was horribly
mangled and fatally injured. The machine
was broken TO pieces. One horse was killed.
Ii is feared that the young wife of the farmer
will die from the sudden shock.
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Startling Fea.s.
La1iss Turning somsrsaults Fifty Feet in Mid
Air in John Robinson Big, New, oigan.
&c Ten Show Combination.

The great and marvellous Calabrian oron.
40 Troupe, from the Imperial Russian
gymnasium In Moscow, are in the country
ana travelling with the great John Robin
sons Mammoth Three Ring show They are
wizards Of wonder. The ladies' turn somer-
sauits IN nying from one trapeze TO another,
sixty feet IA iail-alr, an.t one o. them actu-
ally turns siriple >omer>ault into the arms
q the other, on tn extreme opposite side
o. the vil.t pavilion, The daring acts az
these brothers and sisters are said To. ontrival
all that Leofard the Ravels, or the HanlanS
ever aeeompli-hrd
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Drowning OF Webb the Noted swim

mer.
BUFFALO, July 25.-Captain Matthew
Webb, noted English swimmer, persisted
in the attempt to swim Niagara river whirl-
pool rapids this afternoon. He was rowed
in skif to q point In the river opposite the
old Maid Of Mist landing, by John McClay,
ferryman at the falls, and leaped into the
stream two minutes after four. The daring
swimmer passed the big rapids all right,
keeping In the middle of the stream. When
he struck the whirlpool he was rushed to the
American side, where the waves, 1t is esti-
mated, are from thirty to forty feet high.
The last seen of him he was thrown upon
the American side, his intention being to
pass the whirlpool on the Canada side. His
shoot Of the rapids was extremely thrilling.
The refusal Of the railroads and hotels to
Iave anything to do with what they termed
his going 10 his death rendered the affair
financially failure. The river has been
seached for two miles below the whirlpool
bat no trace Of Webb was found. IL Is gen.
orally believed he was engulfed In the whirl.
pool. Webb leaves wife and two children
in England. Webb was watched by people
In carriages but they could not get ahead of
him. Frederick Kyle, manager for Captain
Webb, has arrived from the Falls, and has
given up all hopes of his safety.