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SAUk RAPIDS,
DEVASTATION

ST. CLOUD, Special Telegram, April ID
The one once prosperous village Of Sank
Rapids, due north of St Cloud, is now the
scene of utter ruin and demolition. 1t is
reasonable to say that no town of its size
was ever devasted to the same terrible ex-
tenL The pictute presented last evening
when the detachment from the Minneapo-
lis physicians. accompanied by several
police officers and u representative
of the PIONEER PREEs, reached
the scene, was one which certainly
beyond description. The earlier dispatches
from the unfortunate city were by nc means
-exaggerations. Terrible as seems the tale
which the telegraph told. it was not half re-
lated. The loss of life. the number of in
jured and the loss Of property was much
greater than the meagre dispatches late in
the afternoon would lead the sympathiz-
ing people of ST Paul, Minneapolis and of
Minnesota to believe. The death-dealing
ele.nents struck the town at the northern
commencement of its business section, and
went through with such force that practi-
cally nothing of the business portion OF the
city remains to tell the story of its former
pride. The cyclone crossed the Mississippi
river at a point about one mile
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a bill has been reported in the Unit.
ed States senate appropriating $40,
ZOO TO enable the bureau OF labor
statistics to collect and report tocon
gress statistics relating to marriag;
and divorce in several states and ter
Iitories and in the District of Colum
bia. The Object Of this movement il
to lay before congress the facts i'll re
lation to the divorce laws in the sew
eral states and their practical work
d in order that from an intelligenl
compilation Of statistics ageneral Law
may be framed which win suppressed,
the state laws and make uniformity
inthis important matter, Throughout
theeountry. However desirable uni
for1nity may be, it is hardly possibl,
that suchsal Law would meet the ap
prevail of congress. for the simple rea
ron that matters OF this character
were 1efttp HE respective states b,
the founders ~ the government. I!
departure would be regarded as an
other step toward Capitalization. !.
AANrrs Fsr&&z
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A great railroad change is to be
made on the last day OF May and this
first Of June next, namely, the reduc.
ton of the gauge on all the southerH
railroads from five feet to four feet
nine inches, that of the Pennsylvania
railroad, and practically the same as
the standard gauge, four feet eight and
q hall inches, in use on the railroads
of the northern states. The five foot
gauge adopted andadheredt to on near
" allthesouthernr roads has prevented
the exchange of a and engines be
tween those and the northern roads
and made necessary much expensive
transhipment OF freight, which viii
after the change 60 direct to it's desti.
nation in the cars in which it is frs
loaded. The gauge will be changed or
more than thirteen thousand miles o
track, and it will require remarkabl,
skill and energy to accomplish tn,
change within two days.
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The prison labor bill in the New
York legislature has been defeated.
The legislature has been trying to de-
wise a plan whereby the 5000 peni-
Tertiary convicts in that state can be
made to earn their own living without
bringing their cheap labor at 40 cents
q day in competition with the labor OF
honest northumberland, after wrest.
ling with the subject for three months,
thought it solved the difficulty in a
bill providing Tor employing the con
victs on piece-work. But this bill has
been defeated, and the legislature finds
itself where it was at the beginning.
II no other bill be prepared and pass.
ed the convicts will soon be idle and
remain idle, and have to be supported
at the public expense at an estimated
cost OF 100000 to 81, ooo,O 900.
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The Canadian inspector OF prisons re-
ports 2,70o insane persons in the five pub
lie asylums OF the dominion.
The house has made several changes in
the rules for its own government. One OF
these changes was the repeal of the rule
requiring a yea and q vote to be taken
on every general appropriation bill.
NJ. Mullarkey Go, Montreal boot and
shoe manufacturers, has suspended. Liza.
bilitics, 100000; assets nominally the
same.
Representative Jerry Murphy is very
much enraged over the appointment Of G.
5. Lake to be pension agent in Iowa and
Nebraska. He is so mao that he has not
n proper respect for decency, aud insulted
n newspaper correspondent who called at
his room to inquire about the appoint,
ment.
The buffet car on the New York limited
express train which left Chicago on the
Lake Shore e. Michigan Southern road
caught fire while the train was between
Rocky Ridge and Oak Harbor, Ohio, and
was entirely destroyed.
A very brutal prize fight was fought or
an islandin the Mississippi two miles nortl
OF Dubuque recently. The principals were
Dashman.of Platteville, Wis, and Fisk o
Dubuque. The fight was under the Lon
don prize ring rules. Nine fierce rounds
were fought. The first three were in favor
OF Fisk, and in the fourth he was allowed
first blood. From that time on nashma,
had everything his own way. In the ninth
round Dashman's heavy body blows wind
ed Fisk, and the latter was un.,ble to com,
to time when time was called for the tentl
round.
Charles Archibald was murdered at Chair
ton, Iowa and his body horribly nungleti
Thomas Kelly and his wife were arrested or
suspicion OF committing the crime.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23

The amount OF war literature
spread before the public at present is
simply b%ewildering. 1t is very likely
that the risinggeneration OF book and
magazine readers will know more
about the historic struggle than did
the people who had reached adult
years when it was in progress, or. for
that matter, than the soldiers them
selves. The battle OF Shiloh, for in
stance, is better known now to the
diligent student than it could have
been to Grant, Halleck, Buell. or Beau.
regard weeks after it was fought. The
evidence and reports from both sides
is accessible, with candid discussion
devoid Of war prejudices, and only
aiming to bring out the truth.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23
CYCLONE.
A Frightful Calamity Befalls st. Cloud
Sank Rapids and Rice's
Station.
ACyclone of Tremendous Power Sweeps
Through the Towns, Destroying
All in Its Path.
Twenty-Five or Thirty Persons Killed
and a Hundred Injured at Sank
Rapids.
THE a LIST.

Mrs. STEIN.
i. G. HALBERT.
Mrs. STRAUSS.
MINNIE STEIN.
Mrs. TREMP MEHAN.
JACOB SHORTRIDGE.
NICK JIMNEMANN.
Mrs. WEISMANN.
]. BERG and two children.
Son Of B. o. MERSKE.
JOE GINSKoFFSKI.
JOSEPH C. and MARY zINS.
VAN HoESEN.
AUGUST KRoLLS.
F. ANDREWS.
JOHN KENARD.
GEORGE L1NDLEY.
EDWARD HULL.
GERTRUDE G. FLETCHER
S. P. CARPENTER and two
children.
Mrs. FRINK and four children.
CARRIE SMART.
HERMAN BEAGH'S two chill
dreu.
Mrs. DEvIE E. ALBRIGHT.
A. w. LAKE.
Mrs. SCHUYLER.
Mrs. SEvERSEN.
Two children of C. G. WOOD.
Mr.. PAPENFUS, wife and two
children.
Child OF ABNER ST. AYR.
Child Of P. CARPENTER.
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The Presidents OF the great coal
roads Of Pennsylvania have Just raised
The price Of coal % cents per ton on
III grades. An advance Of 25 cents
per ton only OF 33,5oo,ooo tons
lei an additional outlay OF S.
$4,000 by the consumers. Another
advance OF a similar amount will
double that sum, or makeit SIG. $780,
BOO taken from the peoples pockets
toput into those OF the combined in
.terests which form a vast monopoly.
1t was Mt first announced that the in
tention OF the combination was to adj
vance the price Of coal 81 per ton. Il
this is carried out the monopoly will
squeeze out of thepeople $50, 500, 900
on the total allotment.
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Imnnrtant TeInrrnnh Dacisinn.

The case Of the Western Union telegraph
company against the st. Paul e. Duluth
railroad and the North American Telegraph
company was decided in the district coust
at st, Paul, against the plaintiff. Judge
Brill rendered the ccision. He ordered that
the plaintiffs motion for a preliminary in
junction be denied, and the order to show
cause be discharged. In the memorandum
accompanying the decision Judge Brill sa VS.:
All rail- Dads in the United States are post
roads, and the provisions ofthc act Of con-
gress for July "a, 1884, render it impossi-
BILE Tor any person or company to obtain
in any manner the exclusive right to build
or maintain n line of ~telcgral h along any
road. Any company which brings itself with
in the provisions OF this actmay build and
operate n line OF telegraph along any rail
roads in the United States upon acquiring
the usualright ofway, notwithstanding any
state legislation orcontract to the contrary.
Lam OF the opinion thai the contract in this
case does not purport to grant the exclu-
sive right. 1t does not so expressly pro-
vide by it's terms, nor is such the necessary
implication. The contract may be given
effect without constituting it to be a grant
OF exclusive right, and from the nature OF
the case it is manifest that the plaintiffs
right should not be extended by unnecessary
implication, and this view of the case is
equally fatal to plaintiffs application.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23

The importations OF dry goods at
the port of New York for the month
Of March Tor, rather, the four weeks
ended March 20, show q considera.
Bile gain oyerthose for the correspond,
ing period last year. The aggregate
value is s1o,56o,236 or o9s
more than for March, 1885, and
within $3.50, 900 OF the total OF 1854.
This increase yer last year is not
confined to any particular class o.
goods. 1t is quite evenly divided be
tween the various manufactures ol
wool, cotton, silk and flax. The
aggregate value OF entries during the
first quarter OF the year shows al
increase OF $4,173,lo5 over the cor
responding period OF 1885 and a de
crease of S4.275,117 compared with
1884.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23
Railroad Horror in Old Massachusetts

A railroad passenger train left the track
at West Deerfield, Mass, and the cars roll
cd down m embaukment. 1t is marvellous
that any one escaped alive. The descent
was 40 feet by actualmeasurement. -Four
cars were thrown into the river, among
which was the sleeper; the tender "a thrown
to the very bottom ofthe precipice-a mass
OF twisted broken iron and steel, robbed OF
all semblance OF their former shape.
Frank Lane of Boston was standing on
the platform OF the rear car at the time of
the accident. He said:
He was startled by the humping OF the
cars along the ties. He knew they had left
the track, and jumped Just as the train
went whirling down the chasm. Nota star
was to be seen, and 10 moonlight. Snow
soon commenced to fall, and in the fullest
sense it was q night OF terror. The waiting
OF n mother over the death OF her little girl
was heartrcnding. Penned in the wreck,
unable to effect her escape, and expecting
each moment to be crushed by ialling bould-
ers or debris from the wreck, she passed an
hour OF fearful agony. The shrieks OF agony
were ,edoubled as the imprisoned passen.
gers faced the fire. Que cry was heard
above the rest, one shrek % agony and
piteous pleading for help as Hayden, held
last by the mass OF debris, felt the scorch-
ing flames upon his face, and he sank into
the insensibility OF death.
The following is n complete list Of the
killed and wounded as lar as found:
Killed.. Z. Hayden, Blandford, Mass;
Charles Temple, Waltham, Mass; Charles
purgan. South Boston;J. +. Gould, Mellbury
Mass.;Niola Littlejohn, North Adams; Pear
Littleiohn, North Adams; Engineer Herbert
Littleiohn, North Adams; Ed Whitehouse,
Boston; Mark F. Spencer, Waltham, Mass;
Merritt Sealey, Boston.
iured-Micha Doruou of GrennGo1d
seriously; A. D. Cornell Of Shelburne Falls,
slightly; c.. /. Bell ot Nashua, y. H., badly,
but not fatally; Conductor John Foster,
slightly; Z. B. Stone, slightly; J. p. Fowler
OF Cambridge, slightly; A. C. Harvey, Bos-
ton. badly; A. X. Warner, Greenfield, seri-
ouslyi +. S. Hagar, Greenfield; Miss
A.. Derby. Mail Agent Putney, slightly;
Henry G. Couillard. Charlemont, badly;
j. T.. Priest, Littleton, n. H.; Charles
Richardson, North Adams, lost u finger;
D. L. Crandali, severely shaken up, but not
seriously hurt; Express Messenger r. l..
Streeter, Troy, n. Y, Edward II. Arnold.
North Adams, Miss Cornell, SheIburn
Falls, Mr.. Wilcox, Syracuse, Elisha Cor
nell, Shelburn Falls, Aaron Lewis, porter
OF the palace car. j.. B. Sturtevant, bag.
gage master, slightly; Walter Parker,
brakeman, G. W. Dunnell, Boston, Miss
Mary Gowins. Poughkcepsie, severely;
Henry A. Scribner, mail agent, slightly;
J. NJ. Watkins, Oswego, N. Y, internally
Injured. c. NJ. Peckham OF Orange and I.
f. French OF Boston are still missing.
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The Mankato board OF trade has sent
resolutions to the judiciary committee OF
the senate, asking for time to forward the
results OF its investigation on Campbell.
The general impression here is that it will
not hazard the confirmation.
James Kitchen, a shipowner OF River
John, n. S, is reported to have assigned,
owing the Picto bank $4,000.
Canadian colonization companies are
about to wine up. The object for which
they were founded has not been attained.
The refuse water OF the paper mills is
saved in England, and the waste fibre is
manufactured by the use OF alum cake.
At Kamloops, r. c., James Phillips and
Z. Armstrong engaged in n quGrrel over q
~triting matter. Armstrong afterwards
went into Philips house with u club.
Phillips was lying in bed with rheumatism,
and seeing Armstrong coming with n club,
he shot him through the heart, killing him
instantly.
The following is the Farmers Review
summary OF the wheat crop up to April 5:
The growing winter wheat enters the second
OF the spring months under conditions
scarcely il ever better. This appears to be
true OF all winter wheat states except Kan
sas and Michigan. Reports from the Pa
cifc coast are generally OF a glowing char
acter. Taking the country at large. the
present prospect is that not to exceed s
per cent OF the acreage sown in the fall, but
will show hat it has passed through the
winter safely, with the additional prospect
OF II full average yield. There has been
little spring seeding in Iowa. Nebraska,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota, but it
has been OF II desuitory character, and ac-
tive spring operations are not expected to
begin before April 10 to Is.
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Anxious to Try it over Again.
A volume entitled "Avant la Batail.

A volume entitled AVIAN la Bataille, "
devoted to the exposition OF the entire
ability of France to successfully cope with
Germany, should the latter make an at
tack on France, has been published in
Paris anonymously, though it has n pre-
face y Pat Deroulede. 1t is doubtful if,
with stl the enormous sums OF money spent
upon the French army since 1873, when it
was reorganized, France could now cope
successfully with Germany. 1t is true that
France can put a total of 3,75O,0OO men,
including the reserves, in the field. under
the pressure of war. Germauy's war
Strengths ], 100000 men, not including
the landsturm. or last reserve. In point
OF discipline, however, tho Germans are
superior to the French, as well as in celcri-
ty and effectiveness OF transportation.
The condition OF the French army is, OF
course, infinitely better than it was when
Louis Napoleon started on his proposed
triumphal entry into Berlin in 1870.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23

Here is a view OF the fruits ofmodern
ducation from the pen of Mr.. Ruskin,
he celebrated British essayist that
will NOS meet with wide acceptance:
II know OF nothing that has beer
:aught the youth OF our time, except
that there fathers were apes and THEN
mothers wrinkles; that the world be-
IAN in accident and will end in dark
ness; that honor is a folly, ambition
= virtue, charity a vice, poverty a
crime and rascality the means OF all
wealth and the Jul OF all wisdom"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23
A MISERY.
Mrs. Jane Whitcomb, Formerly u Well
known Resident of Minnesota, Makes
Three Desperate Attempts at suicide in
Eurnna

Mrs. Jane Whitcomb, Formerly u Well
Known Resident of Minnesota. Makes
Three Desperate Attempts at suicide in
Europe.
A Mail and Express cable from London
says: A American, Mrs. Jane Whitcomb,
has met with heavy losses at the gaming
tables OF Monte Carlo, and has made three
desperate attempts at suicide. AT FIRST she
tried morphine, OF which she took IA very
large dose, but fortunately, her condition
was discoveredin time and she was restored
to consciousness and her life saved. PEG.
pie were semitic keep guard over her to pre-
vent u second attempt on her life, but she
evaded her watchers and opened u vein in
her arm with the purpose OF bleeding to
death. Again she was detected, before a
fatal result was obtained, and was restored.
Finding it useless to try to prevent repeat.
ing herehorts, the proprietor OF the hotel in
which she lived, for the sake OF the reputu-
ton OF his house, requested her to leave
the hotel. She did so and went at once to
Cannes. She had scarcely arrived there
when she threw herself into the sea. She
again failed, however, to accomplish her
aim, and was rescued from drowning. She
has since been placed in an asylum as the
only reliable means OF keeping her from an
other and perhaps sensational attempt at
suicide.
Mrs, Whitcomb's maiden name was ,Jen-
pie Smith. She W born in Beavercounty,
Pa, about 1876, her parents being in
moderate circumstances. In the latter
part OF 1865 she came to Rochester, Mimi,
and took n position as teacher in a private
school conducted by the Presbyterian de
nomination. This position she held until
1869, when she was married to
o. 2. Whitcomb, at that time n
large farmer OF considerable means.
In the fall of 1872 Whitcomb WAS elected
state auditor, and inJune, 1878 took uphis
residence in st. Paul with his wife. Several
reasons are assigned for this, one being
that she was accustomed to play little
tricks upon him, which, although done in
a playful manner, he took seriously.
During the time elapsing from january
1872 to 1876 matters grew constantly
worse, until Whitcomb finally told Gen.
SanbQrn that he could no longer live with
his wife. Mrs. Whitcomb was informed
OF this decision, and received the announce
ment with loud expressions OF grief. The
result vas that an agreement
was drawn up and signed by both, the
terms OF which were that the vile should
leave her husband atonce and remain away
ever nfterward, he to pay her an allowance
OF Sl25 per month. This agreement was
at once carried out, and from that time on
Mrs. Whitcomb spent most Of her time
travelling in Europe.
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The headquarters Of the Salvation
Army now about completed in To.
ronto has a frontage OF 1O6 feet and
a depth of 100. The auditorium will
seat $500 persons, and there are all
the conveniences ofthe modern church.
This Salvation Temple" as it is
called, cost $4,000, which has been
raised by bapquets. spcci al subscrip-
tlons, collections. and tlelike.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-19
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary T..
stewart took place from the residence of
DR. q. p. Fenwick, her son-in-law, No. 5Ol
Sixth street southwest, thence from 81.
Dominic's Church, this morning at 1030
O'Clock, and was largely attended. At the
church an impressive requiem mass was
held at which Rev. Father Logan was the
celebrant, withFathcrs Edelin, deacon and
llorgan sub.deacon. At the conclusion of
the mass Father Dounelly, pastor of the
church, delivered beautiful and touching
panegyric on the deceased. The pall.bear-
ers were composed of Messrs. G. s. Jones,
A. ). Caywood, |. Fenwick Young, James
McDermott and Charles G.. Ball. The re-
mains were incased In q handsome tuftod
black silk.covered casket, which was pro-
lusely covered with choice cut flowers in
many handsome and appropriate designs.
AZ the conclusion of the ceremony the cor
tege proceeded to Mount Olivet Cemetery,
where the interment was made.
Miss Estolle Bartle an extremely amable
and popular young lady of Virginia avenue
southwest, gave a progressive euchre party
last evening which was one of the most
thoroughly enjoyable events Of the season.
The game was called at an early hour,
Miss Harvey winning the first prize and Mr..
D. Simons the gentleman's. The players
were the Misses Lockhcart, Fenwick,
Beall, Harvey, La Rub and Markwriter,
Mrs. Thompson, Misses Sallie and Nellie
Bartle; and Messrs. NJ. Demott, G.. Brock,
j. Kondrup, w. Weaver, i. Thompson, j.
Williams, b. Slmons and j. Simons The
game was followed by sumptuous repast.
a progressive euchre party was given at
the residence Of Mr.. John A. Stephenson,
No. 1907 street southwest, last evening,
which proved a very enjoyable occasion.
AT the conclusion of the games an elegant
luncheon was served
The steamer George Leary arrived at her
wharf this morning from Norfolk heavily
loaded with freight, which was chiefly com
posed OF merchandise. Washington Divl-
sion, Knights of Pythias who have been at
tending the sessions Of the Grand Lodge of
Virginia, were among the passengers.
Mr.. James W. Bedc, employed in the
Government Printing Office and residing at
No. 4l4 Ninth street southwest, with Mr..
Richard Evans, was found dead in his bed
last evening by Mr.. Evans and Officer Hut
ton who forced open the room door. DIR.
Crook, who was summoned, stated that
death was caused by heart disease He had
been dead for two days when discovered.
He had no relations in this city. The re-
mains We're removed to the undertaking
establishment of Joseph Lee tS Son, where
the body was viewed by the coroner to-day.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-19
Reduced Rates 80 Western Points
Via k,ennHYIYnmin RniIrnnd.

First.class tickets by this unrlyaled line
are quoted as follows: Chicago, Sl3; Co
lumhus, Sl0.50; Cincinnati, Sll; Louisville,
Sl450; indianapolis, Sl2 ST. Louis, Sld,50
Detroit, $l2. The train service Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad is uneycelled. Four fast
express trains daily from Washington to the
West, The limited express, which runs
daily between Washington, Baltimore and
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, Chicago, Columbus
pletely appointed passenger trains in the
world, embracing, as it does, all the com
forts and conyeniences of lirst-class hotel.
The train is composed exclusively of din
ing, sleeping, parlor and smoking cars,
Meals served at the uniform rate of 81. Sc
cure your tickets west by this train If you
desire to make travel pleasure. Consult
agents Of the company before you purchase
tickets to the West from Washington.