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sAuLTE Srr. Mans, Mich. June Is-
Laio Saturday niahr william Tate, en-.
gnccr Of the tug Pioneer, was arrested for
the murder Of his brother Tom. The two
brothers had some words in the lock in
the afternoon, when Tom attacked his
brother David, the captain Of the tug
The murdered man was intoxicated and
desired his brother TO take him on the
craft 10 his home on Sugar Island. This
he refused to do. aud he started home
They met again few hours later al Sugar
Island, when the quarrel was renewed.
After Tom had driver his brother away
for the third time the latter made an at.
tack on him with club. but was downod,
his brother choking him and kicking him
several times IN the ribs Tho last time
ho kicked his brother ho gave "a gasp or
two for breath aud expired. Tho muir.
dcrcd man was engineer ON ono of the
tugs here, aud the murderer engineer Of
the tug Pioneer,
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HEAVY STORMS.
UniOntown, Kas., Swept Away.
Two Women and Four Children
the Only Ones Lost
BY the Flood, as Far as Can Be
Learned at Present.
It Was q Small Place OF Only
About 600 Inhabitants.
The Flood General Throughout Kansas
The Flood General Throughout Kansas
Crops Are Everywhere Ruined,
and Bridges, Fences and
Houses Washed Away.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June l7.-Additional
advices about the disaster in Kansas from
wind and rain storms are that Uniontown,
about fifteen miles west OF Fort Scott on
the Wichita & Western Railroad, was
swept away and that two women aud four
children were drowned.
Uniontown, which is place OF coo in
habtants, is in the midst Of a thickly
settled country, and il is feared that the
loss of life is even heavier than reported.
As the wires are down fifteen miles on
citherside, nothing defnito can DO learned.
The storm struck the western part OF
Bourbon County late at night, coming
from the west, where II had played great
havoc. At Augusta II assumed the form
of acloud burst, and though everything
possible has been done TO obtain details
by the railroads, all is uncertain at present.
In Fort Scott II commenced raining
about Z o'clock Sunday morning. Old
residents say II was the hardest rain in
thirty years Water commenced rising
In Buck Run at O'Clock a.m. Lamb &
Meals ice dam, on Sixth street, burst
about 10 o'clock a.m., causing the water
in Buck Run to rise at tho rate OF about
three feet an hour, carrying away several
houses aud the bridge acrOss sixth street.
The part Of Fort Scott known rs Belltown
is entirely under water This was caused
by the overflow from Marmaton River.
People were taken out With boats.
Several bridges were washed out and
trains were stopped on both sides OF Fort
Scott. Tho Kansas, Nebraska q Dakota
tack is under water for about nine miles
out. The Memphis road Is badly damaged
for about 1000 feet, ten miles north OF
Fort Scott. All the people In the bottom
ON East Fort Scott moved out. At last
accounts the water had stopped rising.
and II no more rain falls the food will
rapidly suhsidc. Every effort Is being
made 10 obtain information from Union
town.
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BosroN, Mass, June l1.-lt Is learned
that the New York broker unlermcycr,
acting as tho authorized agent Of the En-
glish syndicate, was In Boston recently
and made a proposition TO all the great
Roxbury brewers, which, II accepted, will
give tho Englishmcn possession. The
browcries which Il is proposed 10 purchase
are lloughton's. Rocsslo's, Hurghardt's aud
Piad =, the aggregate valuation Of which
Is estimated at from Si.O01.OO0 10 5000.
OOO. Whether this purchase will be- made
Is ~ yet an open question, the general
feeling among the brewerics being that
unless all enter into the agreement none
will sell. Another provision Of the com.
pact is that the American brewers after
selling shall retain large interest In the
brcwcfics and become members Of the III.
rcciory la the English syndicate. The
HoughiOn brewery was ON the market
10 tiis syndicate within a year, the price
fixed and refusal given for IL until last
March. The syndicate asked for an extern
sion Of time, awaiting public opinion ON
the prohibitofy amendment, but their
diplomacy cost them the compact, ~ Mr..
lloughion, In consequence. tackled on an
extra hundred thousand dollars 20 the
valuation and declared that the property
was not for sale.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Condition Of the French Nav,

PARIS, June lin the Chamber OF
Deputies today Nice-Admiral De Dom
pierre d llornoy declared that the mcn-9i-
war now possessed by France were OF an
antiquated type and ought to be replaced
10y new vessels, which would equal in
number and strength the united fleet OF
Germany and Italy. Only in this way
would France be able 10 retain her rank OF
second naval power of the world. lie
m, ved the appointment OF committee to
inquire into the condition OF tho navy.
Admiral Krants, Minister OF Marine,
replying TO Vico Admiral Dellornoy, said
that with the present credits it was impos-
sible TO increase the number OF workmcn
employed at the arscnals. Tho Govern.
ments contracts with private firms might
bo increased. This would involve an out.
lay Of 00O0,000i. This amount could be
made over live budgets. The Admiralty,
he said. was now ellccting improvements
In the old men-oi-war and torpedo boats.
NJ. Chiyello, insisted upon the necessity
Of reform in naval matters The debate
was then adjourned.
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A. AppcaI To-. tue Sexrs.

CmcA0o, Ill.,, Juno 1.-THE principal
feature Of the Congregational ministers
meeting this morning was an address by
the Rev. &. u. Curtis, OF Selma, Ala. Mr.
Curtis made a very strong plea Tor aid In
the work Of educating the oolorcd people
Of his State. lie said that $50. 900 negroes
who live outside Of the cities In Alabama
scarcely have any educational facilities
aud most Of them ac without any knowl.
edge whatever Of the improved agri.
cultural aud industrial methods. His
plan is TO organize a stock company, which
will buy lands aud rent them 10 the no.
grocs at low rate aud furnish competent
directors who will teach them agriculture
and help them 10 improve their condition
and enable ihom 10 own their own farms.
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BLooDsHED EXPECTED.
Law-Abiding Alabamians VIII Exterml-
nate Moonshiners.

nate Moonshiners.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June lI-In the
Northern part Of Tuscaloosa County, about
forty miles west OF this city, the citizens
have undertaken to break up a number
Of Illicit distilleries and capture the men
engaged in the business. For year or
more that part of the state has been over
run with moonshiners who finally grew so
bold they carried on their business almost
openly and became terror, not only to
revenue officers but to all law.abiding cit
izcns.
About one month ago tho few law-abid.
ing citizens OF the neighborhood held
mass meeting and resolved TO break up the
unlawful business. They addressed a let
ter TO the moonshiners asking them to
quit the business and leave the county on
pain OF being delivered up to the revenue
officers and their stills destroyed. To this
the moonshines returned defiant reply
and threatened with death by torture any
one who dared to betray them. The citi-
zens waited some time before taking any
further action and the moonshiners grew
bolder than ever. Finding peaceable and
lawful means unavailing, the citizens met
again and organized themselves into
vigilance committee. They have notified
the moonshiners that they may expect no
quarter. The latter are well armed and
determined 10 resist TO the death and
bloody local ieud is sure TO result. Row
enue officers have gone to the scene Of the
threatened trouble.
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treaty and never would. He Is rs bitterly
opposed to the opening of the Reservation
now MS he was q year ago. When told OF
the number Of Indians at the lower
Agencieswho were signing he would not
believe ii. He said no had Indians at the
lower Conference who reported to him,
and he knew that no such number us re-
ported had signed. He is cunning and
suspicious, and thinks the commissioners
are giving out the reports to influence the
Indians at the upper Agencies, There is
every reason to believe that the commits.
sioners will succeed in opening the Reser.
walton, but they must do il without the
aid or consent OF Sitting Bull and his
friends. When asked II ho thought he
would die Sitting Bull said at first he felt
that he must 60, as the trouble was with
his heart, which felt rs though he had
been shot. lie now has some hope OF re.
covery. Tho Indians at Standing Rock
have chosen the orators TO represent them
at the coming conference, but Sitting Bull
is not OF the chosen. Those elected are:
Gall, John Grass Mad Bear Big Head
and Eagle that Scares.
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AM,.,crInn. A nura.r

GRASD RAPIDS, Mich, Juno IA
mysterious murder came 10 light ycstcr.
day. Nicholas schular, n farmer walking
In the woods In Alpine Township, about
three miles from tho city, discovered the
badly decomposed body Of a man lying In
a hollow among the bushes. Tho sheriff
and Coroner were notified and upon ex.
amining the remains found five bullet
holes through tho back part Of the head.
The body had apparently been thcro scy.
orul days. IL was clad In a suit Of dark
clothes. fine boots and soft felt hat and
on the undcrciothing wcrc tho initials M.
L." Near the place was Eve chambored
revolver with two chambers containing
empty cartridges. George Lehman thinks
the body is that Of Matt Langc, bar.
tender, who has been missing since las.
Monday.
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AMIdr.nrena cnnnnarn,Ion.

MONTREAL, June lL-An extensive
fire broke out at Milo End last night
through the upsotting Of a coal oil lamp at
the Bushnell OIL Refinery. The fire
spread with great rapidiiy aud soon GOV.
cred fifteen acres. Tho refinery being
alongside the railroad track the fire caused
considerable havoc 10 can, telegraph poles
and the track. About ten cars wero lo.
sifoycd. The refinery was burned 10 tho
ground. Nothing was saved except n
stock Of empty barrels. The total amount
OF the damage Is not yet known, but the
oil company's loss will probably amount
IA epI OD1
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sunday Law yioIa,or. In Hook.

CScINSArI, o., June H.. 7.-Thirly.dyc
yiola,ors Of tho law providing for closing
saloons on Sunday who were arrested yes.
icrday were In tho Police Court this morn.
Ing Their eases were postponed indcii
nitoly, aud they were nll released on bond
until called for trial. The police force was
waichiul yesterday. oven going 80 far rs 10
appear in citizens clothes the better 10 dc.
lcCt violations Of the law. All ol. ycster.
days prisoners were subjected 30 fiic usual
course with other prisoners They wcrc
searched aud locked up until bond was
given, which varied from ten minutes 10
an hour. One Of the pfoprictors oi the
Gibson House and two Of his bafkcopcm
were among the number arrested.
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OBITUARY.
Gen. w. q. MIihrrs.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June l7.-Gen. VIM.
I. Withers, aged sixty-iour years, propri.
ctor of the celebrated Fair Lawn farm and
breeder Of noted trot!ing horses, died at
his homo here Yesterday morning from
the effects Of wounds received in the
Mexican war. lie was native Ecntuck-
ian, but moved TO Mississippi in 1851,
where ho remained till 1871, when he
came here and commenced breeding
horses. lie was the first man in Kentucky
TO pay SIS, 900 for u trotting stallion, he
paying that amount for Amont lie
served through the war OF the rebellion on
the Confederate side and was wounded by
u she'll while In command Of the land bat
tcIics at Nicksburg
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niiIc Lac India. rroubI..

81. PAUL, MINI, juno l7.-llon.
Robert q. Dunn, Representative In tho
Minnesota Legislature from Mile lac
County, aud editor Of the Princeton Union,
tolographod tho Pioneer Pp1 m follows
Beyond the fact that the one man Mag.
nuson was shot aud that the Indians have
been on big drunk for weeks pnst aud
are now having their annual medicine
dance, the Mile lac massacre Is a hugo
sell. Marshal Campbell, In the Saturday
morning papers, strikes the seat Of the
whole lrouble-Mou whisky.
II tho Government will recall H. troops
We will send the proper officers. The
Sheriff Of Mile Lac County offered 10 70
alone after the Indian who did tho shoot.
ING aud give him a trial AZ next term OF
court without further outside Interference.
General feeling here Is that the Indians
should go 10 White Earth, where they
can be kept from whisky. aud that the
reservation DO opened for settlement.
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Damage In Allen Coun,y.

LOLA, Kas., June l7--Allen County has
suffered severely during the past thirty
six houm from floods in the Ncosho River
and is principal tributaries. The streams
have been unusually high all spring, and
the heavy rams Saturday night brought
them out Of their banks, flooding the bot.
toms for mile or moro on either side.
There las been no loss OF lie or livestock,
as those living on the low lands were
warned In time. but II Is feared that hun
drcds Of acres Of wheat which was just
ripening and promised very large
yield. will he almost total loss.
while :hc submerged corn aud other
crops will be greatly damaged. The ~.
Louis, Wichita q Western Railroad bridge
across Rock Greek, east OF town, has been
undermined aud Is only held by tho iron
track from going down stream. On thus
side Of the bridge nearly q quarter Of n
mile Of track las bocn washed from lie
bed. Near the river west of the city n
large number Of small bridges and culycris
along the wagon roads have been washed
out and workmen were engaged all day
Sunday strengthening the river bridge,
which II is feared has been seriously un.
dermined. The water reached It's highest
point nj three o'clock MoDday morning
since which time Il las been slowly NJ.
ccding, and II is nov hoped the worst is
past
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tteax, Rain. aud rio.,i..

ELDoRADo. Kas., juno 1.-THE Upper
Valley Of the Walnut is flooded from OK
ccssivc rains, the streams being higher
than they have been for years. Saturday
night the river camo up No suddenly that a
family by the name Of Graham started from
their home TO the highland. Tho mother
aud babe were drowned. the father and
one child escaping. Grain fields are
flooded and much damage must result A
portion Of tho Missouri Pacific truck is
washed away and there have been no
trains In over the Santa Fcsincc yesterday.
II is surmiscd that a number OF people
have been drowned In the lower valley.
The water Is rcccding this morning. A
later rumor reports tho drowning Of o.
lcaman Ia Cassidy.
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ADeicrmine.l sniridn.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June l7.-August Swan.
son, thirty years old and employed as
hostler, committed suicide this morning.
Swanson was determined TO die, and he
took poison while he kept friend covered
with revolver. The man was Michael
Duffy. They had been drinking together
during the night, aud went 10 the barn
where Swanson was employed. Swanson
went TO u closet where hc had previously
left the poison already prepared and started
10 drink II. Duffy attempted 10 interfere,
when Swanson first assaulted him with a
knife, but, drawing a revolver, pointed II
at Duffy whilo he drained tho glass.
Duffy got away soon after and summoned
two doctors, but they could do nothing for
him. Swanson had been married but
three weeks. Ever since his marriage lac
has been drinking heavily.
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against him except that mis- movements
were suspicious. He began to Jump
around fiom one boarding place to another
with remarkable frequency. Detective
Palmer secured a photograph of the fellow.
After Martensen, the expressman, turned
up he was shown the picture of Burke.
That is the very man who hired me to
take the furniture to the Carlson cottage.
You need not look any further. am pos
tive he is the man. For prudential
reasons the police did not arrest Burke
Immediately, but shadowed him. He
went to certain parties, the names of
whom the police refuse to di-
vulge, and obtained money. After
Burke obtained the money he bought
ticket for Liverpool via the Allen Line.
lie then boarded train for Winnipeg, in
tending to 60 thence to Montreal. II was
soon found that he had taken the train
north and the telegraph wires were set at
work. The result was that Chief Mckay
took Burke in as soon rs he stepped from
the train. Burke is Can-na-Gael man.
He came here several weeks before the
murder. He is hot headed lrishman
and about twenty-siX years OF age. That
he knew Melville was a friend Of p. o.
Sullivan has been established almost be-
yond doubt. Burke is from Hancock,
Mich, the home OF ex.De,ective Daniel
Coughlin.
Burke is the right man." sail Chief
Hubbard this morning, 'but / don't want
to say anything about the affair yet
can tell you that am very much pleased
about the arrest, however, and that we arc
nearer to unraveling the mystery than
ever. We shall get out extradtion papers
as soon as possible and have the man here
in three or four days."
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Lspre.y en cars nre,en I,l,ni.

NEw lonK, June i5.-An Ottawa spo-
cial says A few weeks ago il was re-
ported 10 the Department Of Agriculture
here, which is charged with the adminis-
iyaiion Of health matters In Canada, that
ticrc were cases Of lcprosy prevalent on
Cape breton Island, Nova Scotia DIR.
smith medical attendant at tie Leprosy
Laaroito. at Tacadi, \. B,wa5 instructed
TO make personal investigation. Ills ro-
port. which has just reached the depart
ment. shows that there arr three distinct
cases OF loprosy on the island two women
and ono man The disease has made ter
riblc rayngcs on tho man, and Dr. smith
reports him 10 bc most rcpultivc looking
object. The thrcc lopcrs have been In
daily contact with their lricn.s, and DR..
Smith has been instructed to keep care
iul watch 10 SEQ II the disease manilosts
itself upon any Of them, 20 that precautions
may hc taken. The thrco lcpcra will DO
removed To Imcardl without delay and
place Ia chaigo Of the heroic Sisters VI
Chau.y there.
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sullivan. Mifr TnIIss.

LONDON, June l7.-Mrs. Margaret +.
Sullivan, wife of Alexander Sullivan, who
is spending a few days with friends in
London, says while she is deeply panied at
the falsehood OF the imputation implied in
associating her husbands name with the
Cronin mystery, her knowledge Of her hus-
bands absolute ignorance OF the crime sus-
tains her. As far as the sensation relates
TO her husband, she SAYS, she sees in II Chi
cago newspaperrct composed partly oianti-
quated calumnles, whose untruth was
shown years ago. and partly OF malignant
aspersions OF personal and political enemies
whose motives the Chicago editors do not
appreciate. She deeply deplores Cronin's
death and says the presumption that her
husband had personal interest in his death
rests upon an error which for the time may
seem 10 justify censure. This error will be
perfectly shown hereafter Those who now
condemn her husband will be generous in
acknowledgment Of his patience and iorti.
tudp
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In Mr.i NlrrlnIa.

CnicAoo, H.. June IA dispatch
from Mar,insburg, W. Va, says A heavy
storm passed over the southwest part oI
Bcrkely County last evening. A terrific
gale Of wind that did grra, damage WIS
followed by terrible thunder storm.
This was followed by heavy hail storm
that added greatly 10 the dcstIuciiyoncss.
The hail stones lay In some places three
or four inches deed. Crops and trees are
ruined. Live stock was badly bruised,
and In some instances killed. Several
houses aud barns were wrecked by the
wind. No loss Of life has yet been re-
ported.
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A araln HcceI,cr.' A..ocia,ios.

ST. LOUIS, NO., June i7.-As previously
intima,cd In these dispatches, number Of
the grain commission men Of this city
have formed Grain Receivers Associa-
ton similar 10 the ono in Chicago. John
n. Booth, one otthe leading grain men Of
this city, It's president, aud i. l.. shirmor
secretary. Thoy have established q lower
schedule Of charges for selling grain than
has prevailed heretofore, and viii petition
the Merchants Exchange 20 modify lis
thrift Of nhargea 70 eonLoIm with lhelTa.
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switzerland Too i.cnicn,.

BERLIS, June 1.-THE North German
Gd:ctic says that ON the 18th inst. the Rus
sian and German Ministers al Berlin made
formal complaint to DIR. Dro1, the Swiss
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, that Switzcr.
land In her lenicnt treatment ol Socialists
and Anarchists had abused the right OF
her and had failed TO fulfill the duties
conceded with that right.
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TIE wHITwoRTH TRIAL.
Tho Defense Concludes Its Case-De-
fendant on the Stand.

Ano Doleubo SOuCluueb ltb Cuso-Do-
fendant on the Stand.
Special Dispatch ~ The Appeal
GREESyILLE, Miss, June l7.-At tho
WLitworlh trial this morning the defense
concluded It's case by calling the prisoner,
Capt. $. II. Whitworth, to testify in his
own behalf. The state then called a mum
Der OF witnesses in rebuttal. Most Of these
were negroes, but the most important was
Mr.. Dixon. the well-known court stenog-
rapher, who reported the evidence taken
in the habeas corpus proceedings in this
case at jackson. IL had been expected
that Dixon would bc called by the defense.
but the general idea is that the State failed
TO benefit by the transfer. Tho case for
the defense was concluded at noon. when
the court took recess until I o'clock.
Argument on the instructions was carried
on with the jury excluded. The defense
had handed In no less than thirty.two IN
structions, the State about twelve. There
was u onargumeut on these propositions.
in which each side displayed It's full legal
strength. The court materially modified
many OF the instructions, but at o'clock
pm. less than half these had been dis
Cussed.
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The, Mere An ne.ened.

AuGusrA, Kas., June 1.-THE river
here Is reccding. Several persons were
washed down stream lns' night, aud many
remained on housetops and in trees until
today, when all were rescued. II Is 70.
ported that two persons were drowned
north OF Eldorado, making four ia oil. The
damage In this town IL placed at so, 900.
Both the Frisco and lho santa fe roads
suffered damage aud delay, but arc nov in
running order again.
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Tho erc., sll,lns nuIl 0rowl Bc,,sr.

BlBMARcK, ID. T., June h-CouriorB
who arrived yesterday from Standing
Rock report Sitting bull, the notorious
Sioux chief, as alive nni slowly growing
stronger. In an Interview with regard to
the proposed opening Of the Reservation
for settlement hc said be- never signed a
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The firm will send men down to put them
up. The Mayors fund has reached about
Sll5. 900.
The BerIin RELIEF runI.

BERLIN, June 1.-THE committee up.
pointed to raise a fund for the Johnstown
sufferers held meeting today. The Burgo.
master presided, Herr Won Levtzow and
Herr Won koeler were appointed to act as
honorary presidents. The dowager En-
press Augusta has subscribed 1000 marks
tn tho fund