The Washington critic., 1888-07-06

and Gentiles. There was a parade in the
morning, headed by six companies of the
Sixteenth Infantry, in which many trades
were represented. At the exercises in
Liberty Park Mormons offered prayer
and read the Declaration of Independ-
ence, while Governor West, Chief Justice
Zane and Judge Goodwin, editor of the
Tribune, were the orators of the occasion.
Such thing as a joint Fourth of July
celebration few years ago would have
been hooted at, but yesterday the Nor
mons were anxious to affiliate with the
Gentiles and lostno opportunity to dis
play their loyalty and patriotism. The
Grand Army of the Republic remem-
bered how the Mormons only three
years ago displayed the American flag at
hafmast, refused to participate inpthe
festivities and celebrated their Fourth at
Lake Park, on the shores of the Great
Salt Lake.
Specials from various points show that
q cyclone was at large on Wednesday in
Iowa. Wires are down and nothing
definite can be ascertained. AT Emmetts-
burg the roof of the Burlington depot was
blown off and the windmill of the same
road, with the windmill and water-tank
OF the Milwaukee road, blown down.
The Catholic Church was unrooied and
dozen smaller buildings demolished.
The loss is about $4,000. At Belmont the
utIOb IOOl VI lIlt lOuu Is gone,
and number of houses blown down.
At Watcher the cyclone blew down the
Burr Robbins Show tent. The town of
Algona is reported to have been blown
away.
Lightning struck the farmhouse of Ole
Olestad ten miles north of Hunter,
Dakota, Friday night, killing Olestad
and his wife. Some .neighbors passing
the house Saturday noticed the forsaken
Nr
an entrance found the terrlbly-mutilated
bodies lying on the floor. The only child,
an ht-months.old baby, was on the bed
nninjured. The building had caught fire
| from the lightning, but the heavy ram
| extiDGuished IT, Olestad had sent for his
| father and mother only few weeks
| previous, and they arrived from Norway
in time to participate in the funeral.
During o picnic given by the Trades
and Labor Assembly at the fair grounds
at st. Joseph Mo, Wednesday, the
Brotherhood men attempted TO run
| Golden Holman, n Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy engineer, from the grounds.
Holman drew Icvolver and forced the
crowd to retreat Another crowd at
tempted to head am off, and he again
fired, shooting 30 X Harrigan, butcher,
10 years Of age, i The left lung. Holman
made his escape rom the grounds, but
afterward gave Himself up to police
man.
A terrific vii and rain storm pre-.
vailed near g.. lena, ILL.,, on Tuesday
night Telegra h and telephone wires
were prostrated many fences, fruit trees
and small outlouses were blown down
and much damage done to growing crops
on side hills and low grounds. There
was o heavy rain near Paxton the same
night, followed by another excessively
hot day. The thermometer, which has
been in the nineties for several days,
registered 80 degrees in the shade.
Nearly 1000 people assembled in Bat
terry D Armory, Chicago, yesterday, from
all parts of the United States to attend
the seventh national convention of the
Societies of Christian Endeayer, which is
to continue four days. A large number
of the delegates are ladies. w. J. Van
! Patten OF Burlington, VT, was chosen
president. The order embraces 1880 so.
cietes, with a membership of 125,000, in
cludlng about 5000 in Maryland and
| Delaware.