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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11
Two Breaks in the Mississippi Leyee
Above Greenville, Miss,
Floods That Town.
The Streets are Sheet of Water
Which is Steadily Rising
One Foot an Hour.
Great Damage Will Result to the Over
flowed Plantations on Account
of the Sudden Break.
The Country Overlooked.

GREENv1LLE, Miss, April 5.-The
levee which has SO long been IN great
danger of breakage at Catfish Point, near
the Connolly plantation in Boliver
county, about twenty miles from the
landing above Greenville, gave way yes
terday morning and from the latest re-
ports received the crevasse is from 1,7OO
to 1880 feet and increasing. The levee
there is very sandy and bad. The water
reached Greenville about 2 o'clock this
morning and up to this writing has
raised one foot an hour in the streets and
is still raising steadily. Washington
avenue, the main business street, is now
one sheet of water. A great many people
had to vacate their residences to seek
higher quarters on account of the sudden
rise. All bitches and other chan
nels leading to the southern high
portion of the town are being
damned up to preserve the bridge stu
ated between Washington and Central
avenues from being flooded, as this spot
WILL perhaps LII d loW udyB D0 Cuo only
available piece of land where many
horses, mules, cattle, etc., could be con-
gregated and kept out of the water until
the flood falls. Parties who arrived here
to-day from Greenwood greater part
of their journey being made in a skiff-
describe the situation in Sunhower low
lands as terrible. At an astonishing
speed the water is spreading over the
vast improved and cultivated lands and
forests of the planters, many of whom
would have been at the end of an
other week through with their
planting. Houses of all description,
and fences in long sections are easily
carried away by the terrible current, and
every conceivable household objects are
seen floating down Bogue's Phalia
swamp. Stock and worldly effects that can
be transported are now being hurried to
the front by those who have not taken
precautionary steps. In the neighbor-
hood of Skipwith, tents are badly needed
by colored people. The levee there, We
are informed, presents to persons with
kindly feelings and sober thoughts q
terrible sight, which must grow greater
in the future if aid and speedy relief
does not come.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11
The Service Pension Dill.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-The service
pension bill introduced in the house to-
day by Representative Boothman of
Ohio, provides substantially as follows:
1t grants pension Of one cent per
month for each day of service to every
man who served in the union army dur
ing the late war, without regard to age;
it provides that those soldiers
who now receive disabil-
tiy pension may, if they choose,
relinquish their disability pension and
accept the service pension. The widows
of those drawing the service pension will
be placed on the rolls at $8 per month
during their widowhood, but they have
the right to prosecute and obtain pen
sion under the present law by showing
that the husband died from disability
contracted in the service and line of
duty. The bill also grants a pension of
$3 month to the minor children under
sixteen years of age of soldiers who die
while drawing pension, and if any of
the children are SO helpless as to require
care, the pension is to continue dur
this helplessness. If the widow dies or
marries before the children attain the
age of sixteen, her pension is to be paid
to them until they attain that age. /
THE STEELE COURT MARTIAL. a..
General Scofeld said to-day that no
information will be given to the press
in regard to the Steele Wild court martial
until it has been fully disposed Of, which
will not be for several days yet. The
impression prevails in certain quarters
that Lieut.. Steele was found guilty of
technical assault and was sentenced to a
short suspension from rank and duty and
to be reprimanded. J.,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11
The Strike Situation.

=. CHSoAGo, April 9.-There is no change
in the situation III the carpenters strike.
The strikers have pickets at all of the
depots and at most of the suburban
towns. Whenever they find that one of
their trade comes to the city to work,
they labor with him, and almost invari-
ably succeed in inducing them not to
work. The strike is costing them be.
tween $35, 900 and $4,000 per week, but
they say they are prepared for an all
summer siege. They have large accumu-
lations in their treasury and they say
that.Nhen this money is exhausted they
can fail back upon the national council,
comprising nearly million men. They
claim that they are supported in their
strike Nv every labor organization in the
Unita States, and say the minimum
strike assessment upon the members of
the federation will be more than suf-
ficient for their wants.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

ing torn off the manipulating, entailing
loss of $4,000. Mayor Packard's s barn
was torn to atoms. Smoke stacks and
chimneys we're generally demolished and
trees and shrubs uplifted. The cyclone
struck the northwest portion of Trow-
bridge township at o'clock this morn
ing, preceded by heavy wind and rain
storm. It unroofed houses and barns
and tore down fences. The south part
of Allegan village was shaken up and q
number badly frightened, but no lives
were lost, though several we're injured in
Trowbridge. The tornado passed north
and south through battle creek last
night, levelling buildings, fences and
wind mills. Summer cottages at Goguac
lake two miles south we're blown down.
But fortunately no lives we're lost. The
loss is not yet estimated.
ENORMOUS HAIL STONES.
ROBERTS, ILL.,, March 8.-A tremen-
dous hail storm at Roberts, ILL.,. had been
threatening for several hours and at 7:30
p. m. great slugs of ice began to fall. The
storm continued about ten or twelve
minutes with considerable violence and
nearly all the window glass on the west
side of houses had been broken. Some
of the slugs measured seven to eight and
one-half inches in circumference and
some weighing as high as seven ounces.
So far as we have been able to learn no
lives have been lost, although several
have been severely stunned.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11

national bank Of North Dakota in this
city. He was seen and reported that
Medhurst had left for parts unknown,
but took $1,000 instead of the sum
named, and Mears has sent his personal
check to Minot to cover the defalcation
and will not endeavor to follow Medhurst
The young man has been in Mears' en-
ploy for some time, and was 80 much es-
teemed that he had promoted him to the
cashiership of the National Bank of
North Dakota in this city. And he was
on his way here to take this position.
The cause of Medhurst's downfall is said
to be fast woman with whom he became
acquainted at Minot. She met him at
Grand Forks and they are supposed to
have gone to Canada, reaching there
just before the new extradition law went
into effect.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11
CONDENSED NEWS,
The czar has recovered.

The cZar has recovered.
Navigation is open at Buffalo.
Insects are greatly damaging Texas
wheat.
Ontario lumbermen object to raising
the duty on pork.
The Iowa house has passed the Aus
tralian ballot bill.
Emperor William proposes to regulate
dueling in the army.
It is said pardon has been prepared
for the Duke of Orleans.
The democrats won municipal victories
in Kansas City Tuesday.
Twenty-eight St. Petersburg students
have been ordered expelled.
The Chicago worlds fair has been in
corporated under the law of Illinois.
The grounded French steamer Panama
has been hauled off without damage.
Russia wants port at Corea as a rail-
way and steamship connecting point.
The house passed the bill to prevent
the enlistment of aliens in the army.
The house reconsidered and passed
the bill to supply the Silcott deficiency.
A heavy wind drove the ice from
Mackinaw strait and navigation is now
open.
-Four Spokane Falls prisoners bound
the jailor and nineteen prisoners are at
large.
Milwaukee belt and terminal company
has been incorporated with a capital Of
$2,500,090.
The Norwalk, Ohio, cyclone damage
will reach $75, 900. Only one dead but 9TH
ers may lie. -.
Willard Williams, a crazy man, killed
Miss Maggie Prichard, at Medford, Wis,
and then shot himself. ~ -
By the capsizing of boat at Dresden,
Ont, Misses Eta Snarey and Treasa
Huffman we're drowned. @
It is stated the court martial of Captain
E. G. Fechet at Fort Yates for drunken
ness resulted in his acquittal.
The Detroit breweries did not pay un-
der the English syndicate and have been
bought back by their former owners at a
lower price; such is the report. #
The Cincinnati election gives the DEM
ocrats the superior judge by 5000 major
ity, but the republicans have two major
ity in the council and six in the board Of
education.
George E. Noonan and wife of Engle-
wood, Chicago's suburb, died from poison
and their daughter is seriously i'll from
it. The servant girl has skipped and is
suspected. Ii ..; 4, Il
Acting Judge Advocate General Leib.
or made a report to Major General Scho-
field OF the Steele Wild court martial
case and it is likely the action will be an
nounced Thursday.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11
A Cyclone in Ohio.

CLEVELAND, April 8.-A cyclone at
Norwalk o., about 5 5o'clock this afternoon
wept track about a mile wide from
the eastern limits of the city to quite a
long distance in the country. The um-
brella factory of Sprague & French was
in the path of the cyclone. A part of
the building in which about thirty young
women were employed was crushed like
an egg shell. Many of the girls escaped
but others were caught in the falling
building. Dora Palmer, aged 19, re-
ceived fatal injuries and died in q short
time. He skull was crushed. Nellie
Harding was seriously injured about the
head and upper part of the body. Miss
Brush had her collar bone broken and
was otherwise injured. Several other
girls whose names are not given received
injuries. A number of barns we're blown
down and other small buildings were
wrecked. Trees we're uprooted and
fences torn down in all directions. The
force of the wind was unprecedented in
that section. Att o'clock this evening
another terrific storm visited the city,
the wind blowing gale and hail stones
as large as hickory nuts falling, smash
ing windows and demolishing green
houses. Damages by the storm are re-
ported around about Norwalk.
PASSING THROUGH MICHIGAN.
CHARLOTTE, Mich, March s.-A ter
rife cyclone passed over the northern
part OF the city about 4 o'clock this
morning, doing several Thousand dollars
damage. The heaviest loss was to the
Richardson Mill company, the roof be-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11
A TOWN SWEPT AWAY,

PFOPketstOWD, Iowa, Said TO be Entirely
Swept Out by a Cyclone.
fBuRszNGToN, Ia, April Tt is re-
ported that Prophetstown has been swept
away by a cyclone. There are no par
ticulars except that twenty freight cars
were blown to atoms and that the whole
town has been wiped from the face Of
the earth and that many people have
been killed. The wires are all down and
at this hour it seems probable no addi-
tiona information will be secured to-
night ".
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11

Tssssfeashier of a Minot Bank Skips to
& Ii Canada. 49, &# r. s,,Gi
sh PAUL, April Especial to Pio-
neer Press from Minot. 1T has been re-
ported that Fred Medhurst, who was
cashier Of the First National bank, had
skipped with SIS 900 Of the banks funds.
E. "a. Mears Of Fargo is president Of the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-11
Two Cyclones Combine,

AKRON, Ohio, April 9.-Two clouds
came together Tuesday evening about
two miles northwest of Sharon. People
who watched them say that two minutes
later they began to revolve in tornado
fashion and bear down upoon the village.
The tornado's progress was marked by a
roaring and grinding sound. In ten min
utes time it had levelled everything in it's
track, over six miles of farm land, for a
width of thirty rods, demolished dozen
buildings, killed one man, fatally injured
man and woman, and seriously injured
several others. Forests in which we're
trees two feet in diameter we're torn down
as though they had been corn stalks. At
the end of its six mile sweep through
Sharon, the tornado evidently rose igh
in the air and jumping over the southern
part Of the county, dropped down upon
upon Springfield township just southeast
of Akron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05
STREAMING BEAUTIES
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RIBBOyS-of course. What factor in dress decor
alton they have become You are not likely to design
costume that will not call IN its finishing touch
dainty ribbon-maybe only . knot-perhaps yards and
yards-but Is will be sure to be visible. complete
ribbon stock this OUR Ribbon Stock IL full
of ideas egg Is Of meat. Rays of diversified
sunbeams.
The newest of all the 5inch wide Plaids. Plaids
are rage this season anyway. The canny Scots
poured into their exhibit at the Paris exposition such
deluge Of ingeniousy patterned plaidsss to capti-
vate the whole world with their novelty and richness
The French took to paids"-and where France leads
in fashion-the multtudes follow So plaids will be
popular. These ribbons are 81 q yard
The Grdle Mbbons-11 inches wide-that We have ar,
special plum-because they are Of better than con
mon quality and only 81 yard They are Gros Grain
Ribbons with satin edge in Black. Cream and White
Almost any shade you'll think of We can respond to
The Surah sashes at a. 50 and 90 in the whole
circle Of blendngs And Of course there's not color
missing from the twotoned double-faced Satin Rib
eons-3 inches wide and only SO cents yard.
The Satin Edge Gros Grain Ribbons not confined
to sash widths-any style you want-or any shade.
Number Two Satin Ribbon-50 cents . piece-for the
best quality that was rolled.
Satin Edge MORE in all the bright and cheerful
colorinss-and the solid blacks in plain SATIN gros
grain with satin edge aud undecorateo eros grain
all widths
Black Velvet Ribbon-and the colors, too-sn all
shadings-but only reliable and safe qualities.
cheap ribbon Is an abomination-Slick looking
ehects-but backed by q,iaty, it is sterling beauty
We have only the latter sort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05

The great Forth bridge in Scotland, the cele-
bration Of the completion of which took place
yesterday, is said to be the greatest triumph
Of modern engineering. -Four persons vino
were concerned in the planning and building
of the structure were knighted by the queen,
and the prince of Wales presided at the open
ing of the bridge. This bridge is of steel, on
the cantilever and central girder system, ac-
cording to plan designed by Sir John Fowler
and Mr.. Benjamin Baker. 1t is 1896 feet long.
There are two spans of LILO feet length, two
Of $50 feet fifteen of les feet, four girders of
81 feet and three of % feet being masonry
arches. 1t is $50 feet clear above high water
for distance Of 500 feet in the center. The
extreme height of thu structure is 361 feet
above high water an the extreme depth of
the foundations 81 fee below high water. The
spans are the longest in the world. exceeding
the Brooklyn bridge by 10 fee.. During the
SIX and half years Of its construction $500
men have been employ,i on thi, monster
structure, which connects north and south
Scotland by rail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05

The testimony Of the ex-postmaster at Mil
waukee in the civil service commission investi-
cation tends to exonerate Shidy from the
rascalities which he has confessed and to
establish that the commission was wrong in
thinking that the civil service law was broken
or evaded in the Milwaukee post Office.
Mr.. Paul thinks that Shidy is not the offender
that Shidy believes himself to be, and that he
has been careless, bungling and untruthful,
but has not violated the civil service law or
rules. Whether Mr.. Paul and the prosecution
will succeed in CLEARING Mr.. Shidy and Mr..
Psul from the violations of law which the
former has confessed is still doubtful But if that
task is accomplished the happy result of this part
the investigation will be to reassnre the public,
which had feared that in the Milwaukee post
Office the law establishing the merit system
had not been obeyed as it should. Friends of
the merit system will be glad to have every
such suspicion removed, and the prosecution
will be entitled to credit in their new
role of civil service reformers il
they succeed in effecting such removal
They will clear the law from the discredit of
non-enforcement, and they will clear Shidy of
the self-confessed and unrepented sins which
would seem to render his employment by the
government in any capacity a doubtful expert
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05

American judges, as a rule, receive small
salaries. The House bill raising all district
judges salaries to $500 per annum and all
circuit judges salaries to s5 900 has been favor
ably reported The Senate bill to give the dis
trict judges $4,000 and upward passed that
body yesterday. One or the other of these
measures ought to be enacted. First-class
lawyers are reluctant to accept judgeships be-
cause they cannot afford to surrender for the
salaries offered the earnings Of a successful
practieing lawyer. The country ought to have
first-class lawyers on the bench. Therefore
the salaries should be raised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05

More scrutiny into the keeping of bank and
state funds is indispensable if the thieves are
not to run off with everything in sight. The
recent past has been a fruitful time for such
crimes. The state treasurers have We'd with
the bank presidents, cashiers and tellers, and
it is hard to say which class of oficials-the
corporation or the state-is ahead So far as
the treasurers are concerned the list stands as
follows: Schefer, of Minnesota; Polk, of Ten
nessee; Vincent, Of Alabama; Tate, of Ken
lucky; Burke, Of Louisiana, have swlndled
their respective states, while the accounts of
Hemingway, Of Mississippi, and holland, OF
Missouri, are in a muddle, and the men are at
least incompetent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05
CARRIERS Cash Store,
I'll MARKET SPACE, NEAR 9TH ST.
BARGAINS
IN
SPRING
W r A P s .

The buyer Of our Cloak department is now in New
York and sends the following no at He writes
by accident found the remnant of q l-kno wn
manufacturer aud bought the goods my prices
Below are the quantities and prices. We cannot ex-
plain the Wraps in PRINT but invite you call and
spect same
300 Ladies' Stochinet Jackets So 40 each worth IS.
oO Beaded Wraps, silk lined, 50 9S each: worth So
y Beaded Capes at 81. 9S each; worth 81. 80.
Only 10 Handsomely Beaded Capes at S5. Is each ;
worth fully $40.
SEE REDUCTIONS
ON LOWEST MARKED PRICES ON JERSEYS
All our s1.50 All-wool Jerseys 81. 10; our 81. rs
Jerseys. SLAB; our S1.9S Jerseys now 81. 73: our
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STRASBURGFRS
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05

LASsBrRou e. BRos.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
weArs Nov OPENING from Day 70 Day Our
SPECIAL ndPoRrArIoNs
SPRING FABRICS,
comprisins all the New and Fashionable wesvs and
Materials.
MoHAIRs AND BRrLIIAYrrNrs.
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ranging from 4oc to ell
DRAP DE ETE
This ever popular material comes seAin for 1880
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Coorinss and Shades. II there anything your brain
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sERGEs.
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Prices range from SOC tosl.25
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We are in receipt Of choice line Of these goods rang
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special bargain in Handsome" Scotch cheviot
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42-inch Choice Colorings 81.
54-inch Choice Colorinss sl.
COMBINATIONS
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orr direct importations displayed
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We also have full assortment plain colors includ
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