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AN AERoNAUT's HEARTLEssNEss
He Elopes With st. Louis Girl and Dasely
Deserts Her in Kansas City.

He Elopes With a ST. Louis Girl and Dasely
Deserts Her in Kansas City.
ST. Louis, No., July 16.-Mrs. Mary
Compton is a housekeeper for we'll known
family in st. Louis. She is of once prom
inent Ohio family, her father being Judge
Allen, of the supreme court of Ohio. Mrs.
Compton has daughter by former hus-
band. This daughter, Amy Mellen by
name, is about % years old and almost
deaf. The girl was always averse to male
society until a few months ago. "Profes-
sor" Frank. Daily, an aeronaut, in some
way became acquainted with her. Her
mother did not like him, but he succeeded
in persuading the girl to run away from
home three weeks ago and join him in Kan
sas City. Her relatives did not know
where she was until to-day, when her motl er
received en- eight-page letter from her saying
Professor" Daily had deserted her after
subjecting her to the worst possible treat
ment and that she was destitute in Kan
sas City. The letter sets forth, in detail,
her cruel treatment, because she could not
or would not take part in his aerial per-
formances, but neglects to say whether or
not there has been marriage. The moth
or will bring her daughter home.
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AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE
Several Buildings Burned In . Disrepv
table Portion Of Butte. -

Several Buildings Burned In Disrspu-
table Portion Of Butte.
BUTTE, July Especial. IA FIRE broke
out In q row Of houses of ill-fame on East
Galena street in this city at O'Clock this
morning. When first discovered the flames
blazed up as though from q reservoir Of oil
and spread with such rapidity that thres
buildings were doomed when tho fire de.
partment arrived. A gallant fight was made
BY the firemen to save the remainder os
the block and finally the fire was confined
to tho cluster Of Ave houses whore It origi-
mated. Three Of these, with their contents,
were q total loss, while the other two were
badly damaged with water and fire. The
manner in which this 6re started, and the
unusually rapid spread Of the flames, caused
q suspicion that some incendiary had been
at work. 6uapasinn WAS at once dirsctad
toward Cefia Bryant, colored woman Who
had been living in one Of the houses
burned. She had been heard to threaten
that she would burn ont the row and when
II was found that she alone Of all interested
had saved all her clothes and valuablss,
suspicion against her became a certainty
in the eyes Of her accusers. She was al
once arrested and held in bonds OF $500
to answer to the charge of arson. The
total loss 10 estimated at 5000 with no
insuranc
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Preparations Arc Being Mads u
Close Down the Great
Plant.
The Catastrophe Due to Differences
With the Montana, Union
Railroad.


ANACONDA, July IT, Especial. From 10
present outlook the closing Of al the
smelters Of the Anaconda company 10
morrow evening seems inevitable. This
catastrophy has been occasionsd by ~
failure Of the Montana Union Railroad
company and the Anaconda company to
agree upon terms for railroad servics, Can
eral Manager Baldwin has given his ultima.
tum to the company and the company has
rejected II. Il 10 understood that all neQotia-
tions have been broken Oh. The company
objects to paying any more for railroad
service than it has been paying, holding
that the remuneration was ample. The
railroad has been transporting from the
mine in Butte to the smelters here about Two
thousand tons Of ore per day. Prospects
Of settlement being abandoned, prepara-
tions for closing the smelters to-morrov
evening are going forward. How long they
will remain closed no one can tell. Mean
while, the Anaconda company has much
building under way and in contemplation
and will take advantage Of the shutdown
to push this work to completion. The CON-
troversy between the company and the
railroad relates to certain switching charges
and has lasted for some time.
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To Aid Autonomy.

RosroN, Mass. July II. = Professor
Edward G. Pickering, of the Harvard COL
lege astronomical observatory. announces
that Miss G. w. Bruce offers the sum of
Sc, 900 during the present year in aid of as
Economical research. No restriction will
be made likely to limit the usefulness of
this gift. In the place of making it of the
greatest benefit to science, the entire sum
will be divided, and IN general. the
amount devoted to single subject, will
not exceed $500. Precedence will he given
to institutions and individuals whose work
is already known through their publica
sions; also to those cases which can not
otherwise be provided for, or where ad-
ditional sums can be secured, If part Of
the cost is furnished. Applications are in
vited from astronomers Of all countries.
and should be made to Professor PICKERING
before Oct. l, 1880, giving complete infor.
nation regarding the desired objects.
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OF HIS COUNrRYMEN.
DIR. Verdi, Of Warrington, 6. tho Padrone
System.

DR.. Verdi, Of Warrington, On tho Padrone
system.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE house COM
mittee on immigration to-day heard the
statement of DR.. Verdi, of this city, him.
self a native of Italy, upon the subject Of
the padrone system. His statement was
mainly in refutation of those made by pre-
ceding witnesses respecting the existence
of system of Italian slave labor in this
country. He said he had lived forty ye ars
in the United States and never yet found
an Italian laborer who worked under a
padrone. The Italians were not fools and
were not to be gulled 20 easily into sur
rendering themselves voluntarily into
slavery. The Italian government ap-
pointed . committee to examine the
Italian emigration system and az
result q law was passed which
while recognizing personal rights
guarded against unrestricted emigration,
assisted by unworthy persons for personal
gain; prohibition would be placed upon the
emiGration of any class Of persons whose
immigration was forbidden by the laws of
the country to which they sought to 90.
Italy needed all her citizens and was doing
all she could TO keep them. As q matter OF
fact the sobEiety and intelligence of the
Italians IN New York vas not q fair sample.
Representative Oates. who was member of
the Ford committee Of the last conQrees,
SAID that - bad little doabt hat the ytal-
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wIND-SWEPT MINNESOTA.

Wednesdays Sport Of the Elsmeuts Dis
. sstrous In Places.
81. PAUL, Suly 17.-Another heavy storm
visited this part Of the state yesterday even
ing. At Red Wing and Lake City heavy,
beating rain 10 thouaht to have done dam
age to the crops. Marine, little town
near saltwater, a. wellas saltwater itself,
was reported wiped out; but latest advices
contradict that report. Tho worst effect Of
the tornado was at North st. Paul, a
suburb Of this city, whore it played havoc
with propery for few minutes, but fortu-
nately no loss Of life resulted. II struck
there at $50 O'Clock, and for few minutes
the souther limits Of the suburb were
wrapped in dense cloud Of mist. driving
before furious gale with cyclonic condi-
tions. A large crowd of people had been on
the lookout and there was the widest con-
sternation, but the storm veered of to the
east and passed ON. A. two-story brick
building was crushed together like m eng.
shell. The loss will probably reach $1,000.
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German In the Schools.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 17.-What is popularly
known as the German question: was de-
cided by Judge Rowland to-day in the suit
of Theodore Sanders against the board of
school commissioners of the city of In
dianapolis, in which the court was asked to
issue a mandate requiring the board to
have German taught in the grades of the
public schools. Judge Rowland held that
German must be taught; that the school
commissioners have no discretionary pow
ers in the premises, and cannot abolish the
teaching of languages in any of the lower
grades of the public schools.
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Tho Barge Kesota Cut in Two.

DETROIT, July 17.-This evening at $50
as the steamer City of Detroit, with an ex-
cursion party aboard. was nearing the city
her steam steering apparatus gave out in
some unaccountable manner and she
sheered about and ran into the steam barge
Kesota, cutting her completely in two
amidships. Captain Flick and the crew of
II were rescued by row-boats and yachts
the time. The mother of the steward was
drowned. Judge Nichols of Batavia,
Ohio, an excursionist on the City of Detroit
was severely injured by the breaking of
some shrouds, and three or four other
passengers were slightly hurt. The city of
Detroit was damaged to the extent
of $4,000. The Kesota, valued at $780,
600. is q total loss.
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FANNY GOES FREE.
Tho Companion Of Indian Philip Set q
Liberty.

Tho Companion Of Indian Philip Set a
Liberty.
Mssou1A, July H.-[Special. Il Judge
Evans this morning issued an order for the
release of Potlatch Fanny. While there d
little doubt of her being an accessory in tho
murder of RombauRh, both the Judge and
District Attorney Webster were Of the opin-
ion that conviction would be impossible
and therefore she was let 20. Sneak thieves
went through the sleeping apartments Of
the day shift at the Bonner mills last night
and got away with eighteen watches, some
money and number Of checks ON the
Blackfoot Milling and Manufacturing conn,
pany. No clue on which the officers can
work has yet been found to the pickpocketsl
who robbed John Corrigan yesterday and
also Frank Higgins and Dan Heyfron. Cor
riRan, while losing $1,3O0 had $1,000 Of it
IN . deposit check on Spokane Falls bank,
payment Of which has been stopped by tels-
graph.
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BETTER THAN BULLION.
Tho Price Of Ice In Chicago Chills Evel
the Millionaires.

CHICAGO. July 1.-THE price Of ice has
gone up to the top Of the Auditorium
tower, and the people who suffer from heat
they are getting hot about the coolness Of
the price, and engage in heated CONVERSE
tions with the ice man, who tells them to
do as he does, ''boil Within" Yesterday
the price went up to q per 100 pounds. All
the dealers advanced the rate. Heretofore
prices have been for one to three tons
at 81 per ton; three to fifteen tons at $6 Per
ton. Each of these rates is now advanced
81. The alleged reason for the advance 10
that that the rate in county towns is 81, and
local dealers claim that they should be
allowed at least 81 per tom increase ON ac-
count of shrinkage, teaming, etc. Yester-
Gay afternoon score or 10 Of north side
butchers met and took measures to break up
what they torn the ice trust, A COMMITTEES
was appointed to consider the feasibility Of
uniting all the small dealers for the purpose
OF putting up their own ics, and negotia-
tions were at onoe entered into with Messrs.
Dole and Grew, owners Of large portion Of
Crystal lake: Enough Of the lake was sold
them in ice all the year. The butchers were
very indignant at their treatment at tn 9
hands of the icemen.
The suffers by the advance will be the
small consumers, people who buy little
a day, for the reason that the hotels, res
taurants, saloons, and all large consumers 9
have contracts with ice men. and their con :
tracts stipulate regular price for at least
a year. At the same time the hotel pro-
prietors and all the consumers have given
orders for economy in the use of the frozen
aqueous fluid wherever it is possible. The
of ice day. On hot days the consump-
tion is about one-third moro than ON cool
ones. The contracts az Z rule are for about
40 cents per 100 pounds.
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CHOSE AN EDITOR.
T--T V1IOON IAN TOI IV1Ns 7------ :.
After Stubborn Contest the Minnesot
Joint Convention Agrees.

After stubborn Contest the Minnesota
Joint Convention Agrees.
ST. PAUL. July 17.-At the Farmers al
lance and United Labor convention this
morning the first business was the report Of
the committee on, resolutions, which was
adopted. It demands that the s.war tarifl''
be radically revised, and especially de-
nouncing the Mckinley bill az the GROWN
ing infamy of protection; demands govern
ment conteol of railroads; favors an in
crease in the volume Of money, and de-
mards free coinage of silver. The drst
suited: Ignatius Donnelly 172, Il. J.
H all 17O, Knute Nelson IS, Daniel Buck,
II, General J. H. Baker 5, Pinkham
and Gamble each. Owen, Rahilly, Har-
rington and Armstrong, each.
The afternoon session was exciting,
in which there was some expression of bit
terness ON the part of one faction Of the
alliance against the leaders of another, but
the ticket finally nominated was said to be
fully acceptable to all, although there are
those who doubt this. The first ballot Of
the afternoon resulted: Hall 21A Dom
nelly go, Rush 6,-Owen 10, Takor B, Dali
rymple /. Upon announcenentOf the vote
Donnelly took the floor in the interest Of
harmony. He believed the nomination Of
Hall would be inadvisable and
would result iniuriously to the
alliance. Hall had publicly insulted
him by ordering him to keep away from a
district convention and his (Donnelly's)
friends would not forget it. Hesconsidered
a compromise advisable, and proposed as a
compromise candidate p. H. Rahilly. Hall
released his friends from supporting him
and favored compromise candidate. Any
result would be wholly satisfactory to him.
Finally, after much confusion, the roll call
was resumed. Few votes were cast for
either Hall or Donnelly and the current was
all in the direction of s. M. Owens, editor
of Farm, Stock and Home, published in
Minneapolis. When it was apparent a
majority had been cast for him
General Baker moved that the nomination
be made unenimous, and the convention 80
ordered. Donnelly made speech warmly
commencing the character and standing of
the new candidate Without further
trouble the ticket was completed as follows:
Lieutenant governor, j. o. Barrett. OF
Brook Valley; secretary of state. M. Wes-
emberg, of Duluth, Scandinavian; state
auditor, P. H. Rahilly. Wabash county;
state treasurer, Eric Matteson, Laquiparle;
attorney general, J. M. BurlinRame. Otto
wanna. After providing for the election of
an executive committee the first political
convention of the farmers alliance and la
Dor organizations of Minnesota adjourned
sine die.
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CARTHAGE, ILL.,, July 17.-Reports have
been received from winners at Nauvoo and
Warsaw, who say that the report of rot
among the grapes has been exaggerated. It
is now certain that the crops at both points
will be large. An extensive vintner at
Nauvoo said: "We will have very large
yield, and will ship millions of baskets to
all parts of the country. Spraying the vines
with fluid poisons, to prevent rot and insect
pests, has proven great success. Also, we
used millions of little paper bags with
which to cover the clusters" The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy express agent at
Montrose, is said to make over 500 alone
every year on express commissions through
the shipment of grapes.
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Running in and Out"

CHICAGO, July H.-Much dissatisfaction
has been expressed by horsemen from the
south and elsewhere with tho way in which
things have been going on at the Washing.
ton Driving Park during the present meet
ing. This dissatisfaction is chiefly directed
toward the running of the Chicago stable,
owned by Geo. Hankins, we'll known gam
bling house keeper. His horses have been
running in and out'' in most remarkable
manner, and the papers of the city, begin
ming with expressions of mild astonishment.
have come to outright denunciation. There
are threats made that unless Hankins is ex-
PEELED none of the southern stables will be
represented here next season.
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YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS-.

The senate resumed consideration Of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the pending
question being ON the amendment to add to
the appropriation 100000 for topographic
surveys, with provision that half Of that
ridian. and that the act of October, 1883,
reserving irriRible lands. be repealed. Call
continued his argument Of yesterday
against the amendment.
Moody argued in favor Of the amend
ment. He spoke of its transcendent inn
portance to the people of South Dakota.
He ridiculed the pretensions of Major Pow
ell, spoke Of him as the Tycoon of many
tails" who knew as much about the arid
lands of the west as he did about the
mountains of the moon. and not ono whit
more. The region in which he Moody
lived and for hundreds of miles west of it
which Major Powell designated as arid
sun ever shone upon. There was not an acre
of desert land it it; it was as we'll watered as
parts of New England or the state Of New
York. He denied, however, that these
lands were withdrawn from settlement un-
der the construction given the irrigation
act; if they had been the people Of South
Dakota would make themselves heard by
ment. No action was taken.
Immediately after the reading of
the journal the house went into
committee of the whole on the land grant
forfeiture bill. Holman. of Indiana, Of
fored an amendment forfeiting all land not
earned within the time limited by the
granting act. Lost. McRae, of Arkansas,
offered an amendment directing the attor-
ney general to bring suit against persons
holding lands opposite the constructed por-
tions of roads which we're not constructed
within the time specified in the act. The
ported to the house. Holman moved to re-
commit it, with instructions, to the com
mittee on public lands to report it back
with proviso forfeiting all lands not
earned within the time limited in the grant
ing act. Lost. The bill was then passed.
house substitute therefor, forfeits all lands
granted to aid in the construction of rail-
road opposite to and coterminus with the
not now completed. In the course
of the debate on the bill Bynum referred to
the colloquy between Cannon and Houk
the other day, in which they referred to
each other as nuisances. This reference
was omitted from the record, and Bynum
called attention to speech by Cannon
during the fiftieth congress deprecating the
mutilation of the record. Cannon said he
and Houk said things in the heat OF
debate which they agreed after
ward should be left out Of the record. This
had been done in personal matters from
time immemorial. Cannon scored Bynum
sharply, and expressed the opinion that he
was the only representative in the house
who had the heart on the one hand or ma
lignancy on the other to obtrude himself
where, under the parliamentary usage of
the house, he did not belong. As to his
speech in the 11ftieth conurege that had
been controversy between Bynum and
himself. Bynum had not come to him and
agreed to strike out what had been, said, but
struck it out without consultation. 81
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Foreign Flashes.

Count Conord stolberg, heir of one of the
richest landowners in Germany, was acci-
IDENTIFY shot and killed while duck shooting
Wednesday. .r
The American rifiemen arrived at Berlin
Desn;ta = S,ennhn, gr from tnnnas1 oetss s,erm wSen
they arrived, an enthusiastic crowd was
awaiting to welcome them. The city is
decorated and illuminated.
Heavy rains prevail In the Darjecting dis
trict, India. and part of the country ia
Hooded, bridges have been carried away in
many places. and the only means of COM
munication between the plantations 10 by
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HYDE PARK STAKES.
The Rich Event for Youngsters Won
Balg0wan.


Tho Rich Event for Youngsters Won by
Balgowan. T.
CHICAGO, July 17-Washington Park
races. The feature of the day was the
Hyde Park stakes, worth about 81, 900
the richest event of the west outside of the
American derby. The track was fast. All
ages, mile and e-sixteenth-Arundel won,
Lizzie D second, Meckie II third. Time,
1:6O.
All ages, mile-Annie Elizabeth won,
Wary second, Prophecy third. Time,
1:42k. s
Hyde Park stakes, two-year-olds, three
fourths of mile -Balgowan won, King
man second, Rey Del Rey third. Time. 1:16.
Mile and one-fourth-Heson won, Wood
craft second, Prince Foftunatus third.
Time, 2:10.
Ali ages, mile and one furlong.-Barney
won, Ballyhoo, second. Time, 200.
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The Country prxinx up.

KANSAS CIr1, July ia dispatch to an
evening paper from Kansas says: "Tne
condition Of corn grows worse every day.
Hot winds blew yesterday and to-day, caus-
ing great damage to those sections of the
tiOns farmers have about given up hopes of
harvesting any crops at all. At the best
there IL NO more than half Of the state that
Y even fairly we'll watered. In many SEQ
tions farmers are marketing hogs. fearing
they Will have no corn 10 feod them."
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Into an Unsupported PERL.

PEORIA, July ia small Cyclone visited
the country just across the river from this
city this afternoon, wrecking freight train.
tearing down trees and small buildings.
One man. named Emerson, of Auburn, N.
y, was struck by lightning while running
from the cyclone and instantly killed.
Much damage was done to crops, fences
and timber.
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Court at Boulder.

BouLDER, July H.-[special.]-The fol-
lowing were the proceedings in tho district
court: Mary Barber vs.. John T. Britt et al;
motion for new trial overruled. Judgment
ordered entered for plaintiff.
A. @. Quaintance vs.. Chas Howard ct al;
time for fling statement on motion for new
trial extended to sixty days from this date.
Boulder Valley Ditch, Mining and Milling
company vs. Frank Furnharm; verdict for
the defendant.
Julius F. Bouscaren w. George Benjamin
ct al; judgement for the plaintiff, by consent
of counsel.
Julius P. Bouscaren ct al. vs. A. a. Foster;
same order.
Nels Larson was admitted to full citizen-
ship.
Charles J. Cole VI. Rodger MoCafrey et
al; on trial.
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Violent Rain and Wind.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, July ia violent rain
and wind storm passed over the city this
afternoon. The roofs of q number Of
houses were blown off and many other
buildings damaged. Trees in every part of
the city were torn up and uprooted. Nearly
all wires are prostrated and telegraph poles
and wires badly damaged along the rail-
road.
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Tho Missoula Races.

M1ssou1A, July 17.-[special. Follow
ing is the record of to-day's races: Three
fourths OF mile dash-Tim Murphy won,
Sympathetic second, Circle J. third, Lu
Carlisle fourth, Olympia fifth. Time,
1l51a.
Three-year-oldt trot, 2 in 3-Seven H. l..
won in straight heats, Elite second, Dollie
s. third. Time, 3:03, 3:O71S.
2:25 trot-Homestake won in three
straight heats in 1925, 23511a, 2:34.
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FROM MONTANA.

Mon and Horses Killed and Hurt in .
Wreck. 'u
DECATUR, ILL.,, July H.-By the collision
Of two freight trains on the indianapolis,
Decatur d Western road to-day, James
Hines and an unknown man were killed
and Robert Williams (colored) seriously in
jured. They were in charge of the trotting
horses Reality and Tire, owned by s. E.
Larabie, of Deer Lodge, Mont, and were on
the way to Greensburg, Ind. Reality, a
mare, will never trot again. Tire is unhurt.