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particular seemed to be reasonably
certain for the next quarter of q cen.
tury at least. says the st. Louis Globe
democrat. Even New England is so
far in advance OF the United States in
this branch OF industry that we do
not appear to be fairly in the race un.
less the extent of our gains in the past
ten years be taken into the account.
In 1888, which is the latest year from
which Trustworthy figures for Eng
land have been given to the public,
the production OF that country was,
in round figures, 17O,O0O,0O0 tons,
whiie that OF the United States was
only 127,0OO,Oo0 tons. The coun.
tries ranking next to us In this field OF
activity are Germany, France, Bel.
gium and Austria, Germany produc-
ing, in 1888, a little less than two
thirds as much as we did. and each oil
the other countries named about a
quarter as much as Germany. In the
year mentioned the output OF Great
Britain was about 40 per cent OF that
OF the entire world.
Some good British authorities, how.
-aver, ara convinced that the sCepter
OF primacy in coal production will
soon depart from their country. The
London Colliery Guardian, tor exam.
pie. thinks that the United States will
be the source of the greater part ol
the worlds coal supply in the near
future. This belief, says that paper,
may appear q staggering one at pres.
ent, but it should be remembered that
the reason why America delivers such
enormous quantities or wheat and
flour to Europe is that her agrIcultur-
al and milling trade have acquired a
great development as the result OF a
century OF preserving effort" The ex-
tent and richness Of the coal fields oil
the United States undoubtedly bear
out the view that this product will
yet enter largely into the volume oi
our exports. While the coal area
Of Great Britain. according to the
regular estimates, is only about 49,
900 square miles, that OF the United
States ranges from 100000 to 60O,-
600 square miles. Already many
British mines are becoming ex hausted,
although the development OF our own
has not yet seriously begun. The
cost OF mining in England Is some,
what greater, on the whole, than it
was three or four years ago, and a
reduction in this particular can no
longer reasonably be looked for,
With us, on the other hand, the cost
OF production is falling of, and is like.
ly to 60 down farther from the adop,
ton Of the economies which are stead
lily being wrought in production and
distribution. From the present out
look the output ofthe country's mines
will at least equal that OF Great Brit
AIMS before the century closes, while
thirty or forty years hencs our ship.
nlents OF that product to Europe bid
fair to be as relatively great and i'm
portant as those OF the chief cereal
crops are at the present time.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-28
SOUTH DAKOTA CYCLONE.
Potter County and Vicinity Suffers
From . Cioud-Burst and Several
Persons Are Killed.


A severe thunder storm and cloud
burst occurred in Potter county,
South Dakota, on the evening OF the
17th inst, the first reports Of which
were very n.eager and unsatisfactory.
The first despatch came from Gettys-
burg. and was to the effect that during
the storm q cloud burst occurred at
Appomatox doing great damage along
Cheyenne creek, and that Ave persons
OF George Wagner's family and three
OF William McElroy's iamily were
drowned. 1t asserted that there was
great loss OF stock, and that many
buildings were washed away.
The same dispatch said that at
about the same time a cyclone pass
ed through the county near Copp,
and that thirty houses were blown
away, Valentine Bohn was killed,
John X. English fatally AMI Mrs.
George w. Smith seriously injured.
A dispatch from Sioux Falls says
many fields OF growing grain along the
banks OF Cheyenne creek are complete
ly ruined by being washed out. Con-
siderable damage in the county out
side OF the town is also reported, but
as both towns are away from the
railroads particulars are slow in com.
ing in.
The rainfall in Huron was q little ov.
er 1.5 inches, and was attended with
very little wind. at Redfield, Splnk
county, q sharp wind storm occurred.
accompanied by heavy rains. The
Episcopal church was lifted from its
found alton and badly damaged, and
number OF outbuildings wrecked
and windows broken.
At Faulkton two cars loaded With
steel rails were blown from the track.
At Athol the rain was very heavy,
but no damage was done by wind or
bail. No rain is reported west OF
Highmore. s,.asF d,
At Aberdeen over 8 inches OF water
fell, and there was considerable high
wind but no damage. All in all the
rain was OF inestimable benefit to
South Dakota, and it's beneficial ef-
fects are already felt in business OF all
lines OF merchantile pursuits and the
easier money market.
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NORTH DAKOTA ITEMS.

~ The formal opening OF the Masonic TEN.
ple occurred on the 18th inst. at Fargo,
swith a reception to the grand officers OF
the state.
Articles OF Incorporation have been filed
10 Topeka, Kan, Tor IL standard gusge
3ailroad 1000 miles in length. The pro-
posed line is TO be built from Bismarck, N.
sd, to Galveston, passing through Repub
ijr. Salins, MCPHERSON, Harvey. Sedgwick
md Sumner counties. KansaS. The capi.
NJ stock is named at $10,O00,000. rhe
|1rectoTs are C. Eisenmeyer, Jr., J. Wink.
I'D, I'D. Long, w. f. Gehene, and James
'U Law. all OF Halstead. Kan.
Representative Hansbrough is making
40 effort to have inserted in the general
deficiency bill a provision appropriatiDg
&i5, 900 for the agricultural college at Far
10. The last year that amount was grant
"a each state and territory, and the col
Itas in South Dakota being in operation,
&ot the amount. The North Dakota col.
lege started May l, haying two months
~ the fiscal year for which tae appropria
tfon was made. 1t is probable that the
tommittee will allow the amount for these
tgo months.
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Marshal Andrew Dillon Of Hhah-
vile. Ind, was shot and mortalIy
wounded on the 22d inst. The mo-
groes had NbiR dence and we're oil
drunk. abb ! m3 3dnight one OF them
named Peter Carpenter got into
row with Patrick Horn. an Irishman,
and Nprn was cut with arazor. This
viaxky made the negroes hilarious,
~ they started out TO take the
town. Marshal Andrew Dillon was
called, and in company with Andy
Moore attempted to quell the di8urb-
ance. They PLACED one man and5vom-
an under arrest Ind started with them
to the station, when they w>Ee at
tackled by the whole mob, the mem
hers trandishing knives and r6&ofs.
They soon began firing their revolv-
ers, and about thirteen ehots In ell
were fred, one OF them taking effect Ia
the narshaPs back on theleft aide just
below the RIBS and about two inches
from the backbons passing through
bis body and lodging Just unddf the
elm al his abdomen. 10 passtd
through the spleen and inteetincs and
is necessarily fatal. Dillon died. Pete
Carpenter has been ARRESTED for ont
ting Horn end Allen Ross iorshooting
Dillon. They were takeD to Indian
apolis 20 avoid danger ot mob vio-
lence. as the citizens OF Haughviiie
we're much excited.
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MIsCELLANEoUs NEWS ITEMS.

The census OF New York city toots up
l, 100000.
1t Ia reported that the removal OF the
Cfsyen Indians from Montana TO Mir.
nesota is contemplated
The Minnesota Farmers Alliance have
decided to call convention and place a
full state ticket In nomination,
The national council OF ministers of the
Swedepborgian den nomination OF the New
Church (Swedenborgian) has just bean in
session In Chicago.
2 James o'FIaherty, dealer in ladies
cloaks and suits at So Mercer street New
York city has assigned to George J. Vest.
ner, without prsiert noes.
Piser & Harris, dealers in dry goods,
clothing and furniture at 132 Bowery and
273l Third avenue New York city have
made a general assignment to Charles
Lyons, without preference.
At Baltimore lev days ago q Jury In
the criminal court declared that socia
cluos possessed no more rights than pri
vats citizsns, and found the president and
secretary OF the CarroltOn club guilty o.
selling liquor OH Sunday.
A Chinaman who was brought under the
influence OF Christianity by the efforts o.
some ladies at Winnepeg, Man, has jus,
died In Calgary. In bis will be left 81 6. .OUC
as the nucelous OF fund Tor the establish
msnt OF q public hospital, $500 each to
the three Protestant ministers, and sim
liar amount to his nurse aud another
friend. He also gave o quantity OF real
estate to persons Who had beirisnded him
The Kansas Chautauqua assembly has
just been in session at 0ttowa, Kan. No
sooner had IL got into running order be fore
q Kansas City liquor dealer opened au
original package saloon. This ineensed
the temperance people OF Ottowa to such
deg sree that they met and formed de.
tense league. A fund ri $4,000 was sub.
scribed TO pay the leagues expenses, ard q
resolution was passed unanimously pro.
viding that committee should capture
each original package dealer, tar and iea th,
or him, and ship him back to Missouri
labeied IAN original pscksge from Kapsss
Tor Missouri"
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THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

l.. A. Milburn. a Denver business man,
was recently shot and mortslIy wounded
by George Mccartney, his partner. Busi.
ness troubles.
Harrir A. Smiler, Who was last week
convicted OF murder in the tirs, degree, has
been sentenced 10 New York to suffer the
death penalty by electricity some day dur
ing the week beginning Aug. 4.
: During q quarrel between J. +. Cook and
Albert BIakeney, we'll known farmers near
Danville, ILL.,, q few days ago BIakeney
struck Cook. The latter drew a kpiie and
plunged 1t into Blakeney. inaicting fatai
wounds.
At Nspa, Cal, Mrs. Margaret Merkle,
convicted Qi manslaushtsr for the killing
Of JoseplfFon Wyle, was TO have been sen.
tenced on the 9th inst, but her att orney
a. kad Tor new trial aurb offered an affida.
Wit by her husband, Christian Merkie, stat.
Ing that he, and not his wife. killed Won
Wyle.
The proving OF Bakers alibi occupied
the attention OF the court at Ashland, Wis,
few days ago, Ed Ryan, a Irunwood
saloonkeeper, said that Baker showed
him roll OF bank bills several days before
the bank Nas robbed. Phelps Perrin said
ne gave Baker $1,000 to buy q saloon
with several days before the robbery. Per.
rim denied he ever proposed robbipg the
bank to his partner, Seymour, as the lat
tsr testified.
While the station ageut at Viele. Iowa, q
lonely station on the Chicago, Burlington
d Quincy railroad, was reporting night
train recently, he ~es confronted by two
masked men with drawn revolyers.> They
y &compeled him to turn over two valuable
sxpress packages and consider able sum
Y OF money belonging to the company. The
agents vile appeared on the scene at this
juncture and the robbers dscamped with
their booty.
Burglars entered the confectionery store
and restaurant OF John Beck In Lake City,
Mimi, few nights ago, and took goods
to the value OF $25. Some particlarly
hafd-looking men have been banging around
Of late, and IL is asserted they will have 20
'git" without further delay. Several ap-
plcations have been made to the mayor
Tor license to run games. the purpose being
to victimiEe the militia boys, but otcourse
none OF them were granted. IL 10 likely,
however, that the citizen soldiers have got
their eye teeth cut.
A. II. Mann and James Nelson, respec
lively president and auditor OF the New
Z York a Ssabes:h railroad, have been ar
xRsed at New York city on complaint OF
&k Ciancimino, who charges them with
- MIND stock OF the Cincinnatt Tow
&oeportAtion company, OF which
NJ go Messrs. Mann and Nell
" " aese bail. They assert
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about nine miles north OF Mendoza,
ILL.,, on the Goth inst, and did great
damage. Owing to its being in the
country it is impossible to obtain par
ticulars. The storm started west Of
Sublette and Travelled about ten miles
in a southeasterly direction in a path
hall q mile wide. Hundreds are
wounded, but as yet no one is rapport.
ed dead. Ten houses are blown to
klndling wood in the village of Sub
lette. A school house near Philip
Slassinger's, north OF the city. con.
tanning twenty y-five children, was
blown to atoms and the teacher and
children were found lying about the
debris. bruised and bleeding. Many
farm houses were blown to pieces near
West Brooklyn.
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RAILROAD NEwk.

W. f. Merrill vii assume the duties OF
his new Office Of general manager oI the
Burlington & Quincy early in August.
John g. NcEIhone. chief stem ogra pber
OF the house Of representatives at Wash-
ington, died a few days ago at Atlantic
City. OF paraly sis.
On June 26 theFoo lines through pas.
aenger Aetes to Boston will be restored to
$2S.70Grst class and $26 second clase.
The present rates are $24 and $21 respec-
lively.
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Train Robber sno, By AIs,aks.

Radcliffe, the wounded train rob-
ber who died at Texarkana, Ark, o
few days age, In his dying moments
stated that ne was too weak to talk,
but that alter his death his wife would
make statement for him. On the
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-28
A basbful i.llow callk, on his gi

A bashiul fellow calll on his girl,
and they both sat on the sofa, at OPP
posite ends. After q silence OF con-
siderable duration. evidently spent
by each in hard thought, she sum-
moned up enough courage to ask him
what he was thinking about. He,
hoping to please her, replied: "I was
thinking OF the same thing you were" |"
She, turning around, replied, "I'll
slap you on the mouth il you try Il. |"
The General Manaoon. .. -.
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A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.

The little village OF Paw Paw, stu
ated about thirty-two miles south.
east OF Dixon, Illinois, and twenty
miles east of Amboy, was visited by a
terrible and fatal cyclone about 4:3O
on the evening OF the Goth inst. The
first notice thai the village had Of the
coming change was dark cloud in
the southwest and before a warning
could be gwen a great portion OF the
southern portion OF the village was in
ruins and nearly score OF inhabit-
ants dead or dying. A tremendous
rain preceded the cyclone, which last
ed about two hours, and by that time
the streets were flooded and the creeks
overflowing. During the heaviest OF
the rain at about 4:30 p. M, an omi.
nous looking cloud passed just south
Of the village and the awful roar it
made could be distinctly heard above
the rumbling OF the thunder. 1t had
no sooner passed than it was observ-
ed that leaves, sticks, straw, ETC.,
were falling from the clouds. Soon
after q messenger on horseback
brought the news to town that a cy.
clone had passed about one mile esouth
ot the village. Relief parties immedi-
ately made their way to the scene.
Trees had been uprooted, houses and
barns demolished and people killed
on all sides.
FOURTEEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED,
and many injured within two miles OF
Amboy. The cyclone cut digtinct
swath one mile long through thegrove.
1t first demolished James Blee's Iares
house and barn. The family went to
the cellar anu escaped with severe
bruises. Apparently with increased
fury the cloud Of death and destruc-
tion came down upon the Hunt school
house, which ia located two miles di.
rectly south OF Amboy. School was
not in session, but the teacher, Miss
Maggie Mcbride, OF Amboy, and her
little flock OF pupils, eight in number,
were waiting in the building for the
storm to abate. Every vestige OF the
building was wiped out, even the
stones OF the foundation were moved.
Not one soul in the building escaped
death. An observer says that the
building was raised in perfect shape
some 800 feet in the air, where it went
into fragments and was lost to sight.
The body Of tho teacher was found in
the street partially nude and badly
bruised. The pupils were found in
the creek some distance north.
THOUGHT TO BE EXAGGERATED.
1t is believed by some the reports
of loss OF lite are exaggerated. At
Sublette. a Mrs. Bitner was killed by
falling timbers and eight or ten other
people were hurt, but none OF them
seriously. Ten or twelve frame hous.
es in the outskirts OF the town were
blown down, but very little damage
was cone to the business part OF the
town. A school house between Earl
VILE and Paw Paw was caught by the
cyclone and completely wrecked. The
teacher, Miss Maggie Mcbride, and
seven children were killed. Fifteen
people are reported injured in and
around West Brooklyn. The track
of the cyclone at Sublette was about
forty rods wide and struck the north
end OF the town, taking an easterly
direction.
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The De Smet Leader.
JOB PRINTING
In the line OF
STATIONERY, BLANKS
AND BOOKS,d
On short notice, at living rates
FULL LINE DAKOTA BLANKS.

23d inst, Mrs. Radcliffe gave the de-
tails OF the whole affair az far as she
knew them, and will give her story
under oatn in court. She says the
persons now in jail, Detectiye Williams,
Napoleon Mcdaniel and John Brow
ney, are the persons who with her
husband. committed the robbery:
that Radcliffe did the shooting which
disabled the express agent; that Nc
Daniel shot Radcliffe by mistake,
supposing that he was one oil thes
trainmen. Mrs. Radcliffe had besought
her husband to have nothing to do
with the robbery, but he refused TO
follow her advice. She knew OF the
plans which were being made, but was
enforced to silence. Her evidence and
other developments which are expect
ed will doubtless cause sensation in
court.
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American Coal for Engla nd

Hitherto Great Britain has stood
so lar ahead OF the other leading coun-
tries OF the world in coal production
that It's continued supremacy In this
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-28

by a quick shot he had just rescued
her from the clutches OF bear.
what were your thoughts when
bruin commenced TO squeeze?" was
his inquiry. "0h, Charlie, thought
OF you!''-Binghamten Republican.
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Straneer-"Why don't you continue
your game OF ballp" Small boy
"Johnny Jones has run home with the
catcher's mask and there amt q bus
tie IN the neighborhood."
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The biscuit may rise, but 1t cannot
explain. The orator takes the cake.
New Orleans Picayune.
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athat the charges are baseless. and that
Eisncimino, brought the action out OF re-
venge for being ousted from the position OF
manager OF the company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-05
D0N0VAN'S G BOY.

He Popped" Neighbor Hilger o the
Mug" and Then There Was a Time.
Justice Peloubet yesterday committed
John Donovan, of Laidlaw avenue, for
trial on a charge of assault and battery
on Frederick Hilger. Donovan has a son
who is his pride. The boy is a good lad
and perfectly harmless.
His toys are his playmates.
The principal one Is that delightful IN
vention known as the putty blower. All
boys have played with putty blowers, as
ali men know, and they are the source OF
much innocent pleasure. It was to2 en-
loving himself with this innocent toy
that Hilger jumped over Donovan's fence,
sprang IN Donovan's stoop, caught DON
oyan's young innocent by the throat,
dragged him down the steps and shook
him with all the wild agony OF q man
who has caressed a wasp's nest. The
poor young innocent cried and yelled and
kicked and bit, but it was no use, Hilger
continued to shake him.
When he was tired of this amusement,
and about to depart, Donovan peTe made
his appearance filled with rage, and pro-
ceeded to pummel Hilger. Every shake
the angel boy had received his papa paid
back with a blow, and when Hilger was
permitted to depart in search Of 9 war
rant the innocent child with angelic glee
exclaimed: Jimmie, / popped him on
de lug"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-05

about completed the carrying away of the
sand hill in front of the orphan asylum
on Market street it is laying track
through Mr.. Jacob S. Rogers property
and across Market street TO the large
sand bank in the real of the orphan
ASYLUM, which it is proposed to remove.
President Maxwell, of the Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey, say of the order
tina the employees should not drink in
toxicating liquors whether they were on
duty or not, that no corporation had gone
80 far as to control the actions of its EN-
ployes when they were not on duty. He
said:-'eThe rule in this company has
been in force for two years or more and |
nave not yet heard that there was any
dissatisfaction among our men on this
subject. The rules have not been changed
in that time"
When just below Belleville, after eight
o'clock Thursdaynight.a west bound Erie
engine on the Newark branch, struck q
horse and sent it rolling over and over on
the track. Before the train could reach
1t the animal had jumped to its feet and
ran ahead of the train to the Belleville
bridge, where it fell through. The acct
lent delayed the train an hour.
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HIS Y A STOPPED.

Peter Curley Beat His Wife and Drew
His Savings.
Peter Curley, of Fulton avenue, and his
wife have been on the ''outs" for some
years, and on Saturday Peter concluded
he would no longer live with her. To
leave a lasting impression on the mind Of
his spouse OF what a valuable husband
she had lost, he beat her as brutally as
the most artistic professional wife beater
could desire, and then, satisfied with his
work, departed.
Mrs. Curley told Justice Douglass OF
the farewell of her husband, and he is
sued a warrant for Curley's arrest. Con-
stable Dilloway this morning found Cur
ley at the Bee Hive Bank waiting to draw
all his money before his departure for
Europe.
The fellow was arrested, and he admit
ted he intended to desert his wife and 60
abroad. He was committed to the Coun-
ty Jail for examination on the assault
and battery charge, and will be rearrest-
ed on the charge of abandonment.