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The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
A Des moines Robbery.

DIS MONIES, la, May 2s.-Prof.
Lawrencc A Southwiek. the most pronI-
neut artist In Dies Moines, was stabbed In
his bed last nigh; and robbed Of fFua. sslo
70 sI,oou, which was in his tranE in his
sleeping room.
The wounded man was discovered by
one OF his pupils, Miss Kate Frederick,
about 1880 O'Clock this morning she
summoned two physicians who found
the wounded man lying unconscious In a
pool Of blood upon the floor. Blood wa.
upon his face, hands and legs, and his
night dress was dyed au over with deep
red. ohe inch above the left nipple they
found a cash In the flesh where he had
been stabbed. The wound was almost
concealed by clOttei blood, which also
covered other paris of his chest TIE
how Of blood, which must have been very
great, had ceased. The mammary artery
had been severed by the AssassIn's knife
which had made q cut two inches in depth
and had struck a rib
The wounded msu revived this evening
sufficiently 10 briefly recount his expert
ence.
He was awakened by a man in his room
in the act Of striking a match and raised
up In bed. This caused the burglar 90 as.
sAult him and he was knocked unconscious
with what he believed was sand bag.
Afterwards he recovered sufficiently 70
get up and wander into the hall, down the
nrst flight OF stairs and back TO his room
where he fell unconscious upon the floor
The wounded man did not recognize his as
sailant and the police have no clue. The
doctors think the wound may not prove
fatal, the great loss OF blood being the
dangerous feature Of the case.
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
Severe Storms in the Middle States.

ST. Louis, June 5. --Dispatches from
from Western Iowa say tina, that part OF
the State was visited by terrific storm
last night Rain fell in torrents and in
some places the wind reached the foIce of
ltOrnaio.
At GIeawood, Mills County, the chimney
Of The institute for feeble minded children
was blown down and crashed through the
ROOF, killing Two and seriously in!uring six
inmates.
AT Council Bluffs cellars were hooded,
culverts washed out and Contiguous eoun-
try inundated, and CROPS were generally
badly damaged asd in some cases de
stroyei.
LINCOLN, Neb., June +.-Aeasre reports
from Warsaw, hamlet of 4UJ or wv in
habitaats, about i've miles west Of Lin
coin, state that the town was swept away
about CLOCK to night by cyclone. Six
persons are reported killed and twenty
hye or more are injured. Telegraph wires
are down and no particulars can be OBJ
tanned.
The village Of Loveland, Iowa, seems
doomed. Last Saturday night a cloud
burst carried away number of houses
and buildings. one family was rescued
from tree tops the following morning,
while one OF them was swept away. The
storm which prevailed over this section
last night completed the demolition Of the
village. Boyer River, which, swollen by
previous storms, overhOwed from last
nights rain aud carried everything with
it. Nothing was left OF the hamlet save
houses which stood on high grouEd No
loss Of life Is reported thus far
New SuEK, June ga cyclone struck
the little town OF Bradstreet about ten
O'Clock this morning. The place has about
100 Inhabitants, and nearly every house In
the town is said TO have been blown down
Five persons were killed outright, and
several others were badly Injured. The
wires are down and particulars are not OBJ
tginabIe.
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
A Sad Suicide,

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May ga
special from Mexico, Missouri, says News
has Just reached here of the suicide Of
Miss Susie Richardson, which took place
at her home near Ladonia last Tuesday.
Miss Richardson was 10 be married 10
William Danderm, and at O'Clock the
came day was arrayed in her bridal robes
when her mother went 70 her room and
pleaded with her not 10 marry Dandern
as he was addicted TO drinkinf Miss
Richardson aeceded 10 her request but
was SO overcome that she took a large
dose of strychnine and died before medi-
cal aid could be obtained. At4 o'clock To-
day, Just twenty-four hours after she vvas
10 have been bride, she was buried. tho
Rev. MIR. Hill officiating here instead Of at
a wedding. The lover is so crazed with
grief that he is constantly watched to pre-
vent him killing himself.
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
The Arid Lands

In answer TO inquiries regarding
the application Of the law withdrawing
from entry lands which may be benefited
by the government irrigation schemes,
toe Attorney General says:
"Ihe object OF the act is manifest. 1t
was 10 prevent entry upon, settlement and
sac Of all that part aud region of the
pubic lands Of the United States which
could be improved by general system Of
irrigation, aud all lands which might
thereafter be designated or selected by
United States surveys as sites for reser-
voIrs, diLcLes, or canals in such system.
1t was the purpose OF Congress by this act
70 suspend I'll rights of entry upon any
lands which would come within the i'm
proving operation OF the plans OF irriga-
ton 10 lie reported by the director Of the
geological survey under this act. The
language could hardly be stronger than
are the words Of the act in expressing this
Intention. Entries should not be per-
nitted, therefore, upon any part Of the
arid regions which might possibly come
within the operation Of this ac;.'
The general effect of this opinion, If the
law is modified, will be TO reserve from
settlement and entry practically the whole
OF the great arid region
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
A Powder House Explodes.

MANSFIELD, Ohio, June S.-This az
ternoon during heavy storm the light
ming strucE Tracy * Avery's powder
powder house, located mile east OF the
city. The house contained over 500
pounds Of power, which exploded, causing
tremendous report. Hundreds Of win
dows in the city were broken, china and
glassware knocked from the shelves and
people throwa from their feet Many
buildings in the vicinity were badly
wrecked. Two frame dwelling houses on
the opposite side OF the street from the
magazine were leyeled to the ground. One
OF tue houses was vacant and the other
was occupied by Henry Roost, his wife
and tNO children The husband was alb
sent at the time Of the explosion. A six
mOnLGs-oId baby was instantly killed, and
the mother and other child are thought TO
be fatally injured. Nothing remains Of
the powder house Tue bricks were scat
tered in all directions, some being found n
q-arter Of n mile distant
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The Original Package Act.

WASHINGTON, June 9. - Senator
Blair, in letter to the New York Mdu
end Express, goes into ecstscies over the
passage OF the Wilson bill 10 nullify the
Original package" decision.
He says the first gun at Sumpter was
hardly more startling 10 the American PEG
pie than the decision OF tho Supreme
Court. That decision put the bottle TO the
mouth Of every person In Iowa and in the
United States by the strong hand Of Fed
eral power That decision revealed the
true nature Of the national constitution as
the citadel of the liquor trade. Even the
liquor trade Itself had not realized its
strength before. In most of the States
dealers were unobstructed in the full FIVE
com OF their trade.
The States and the Nation We're in accord
for free trade n rum, but they had not re-
a.ized thPt By the original package pow.
er they we're really supreme in the prOui
billion States. Toe friends of temperance
now seem to fully comprehend that unless
the power to carry the Original package"
to the Locket of every consumer is de-
stroyed, there is not only an end TO all
State regulation By :license or option or
BY any other means, hence the very active
and successful effort under the Wilson bill
in the Senate to give legislative power to
the State to exercise their police power
over the Original package as soon as it
arrives at the place of destination within
the State, without waiting for the importer
to sell it or TO further mingle it with the
mass Of property in the State.
If this measure becomes law, and 1 can
see no reasonable cause for failure. it will
be landmark in the history OF the tenn
perance cause. BY It's provisions the State
Will possess fun power over all liquors as
soon As they arrive within its boundary,
and nothing but an adverse decision OF the
court upon its constitutioual'ty can defeat
its benehcent results. such an adverse Ge-
cision is not probable, for the people will
not brook construction Of taeir funda-
mental law which viii subject any State
TO the crimes and miseries let loose upon
US by the late decision This is a long
step toward the good time coming. when
every State shall become prohibition
State AMI tae Whole Nation shall engraft
into its fundamental law the death war
rant Of this nefarious traffic The world
do novel,
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SOMEBODY eLUNoEREo.
A Passenger Train Runs Into an Open
Draw,
san FRANcI.co, Cal. May 3o.-

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. May 3d.
One Of the most horrible railway accidents
ever known in California occurred at &c
O'Clock this afternoon, when local train
connecting at Oakland with the the ferr,
boats from San Francisco went through 40
open drawbridge over the san hntons
creek At Webster s rect, Oakland,
A yacht had Just passed through The
draw when the train appeared going In the
direction of Alameda. The drawbridgs
keeper endeavored to close the bridge, but
too late, and the engine with the tender and
first car, which was filled with passengers,
plunged into the estuary. Engineer sam
Dunn and Fireman O'Brien went down
with the engine The former, when he
saw that the bridge did not closc, reversed
the lever, but the momentum Of the en-
gIne was too great to be stopped In time.
The weight OF the Ell CINE and first car
broke the couplings and left the other two
ears Of the train standing on the track.
The second car ran about u third OF the
way across the bridge aud STOP ped, but the
jar was sunicient 70 break o. the front
u the car and many Of he passengers
were thrown into the water.
The first car, which had fallen with the
,ngIne 70 the bottom Of the muddy estu-
airy, soon rose, and such Of the passengers
as had escaped therefron were picked up
by the yachts and small boats which gath
sred at the scene. Tue trzinmeu and the
rest Of the passengers went To AID Ia tie
work OF rescue, and when wreck!ng train
from Oak and came the car was drawn into
shallow water and small boats began DRAG
ting the creek for bodies.
The top Of the passenger coach was cut
open as soon As Il was raised above the
water and the work OF removing the bod
les commenced. thirteen bcIaF takeH out
In quick succession
r. +. Finley Of San FRANCISCO said I
was on the front seat facing the engine.
Just as we approached the draw bridge IL
seemed 70 me that the draw was open and
that fearful accident was Inevitable.
lust then KAN Jumped from The essiue
lnto the water, and then came a crash. A
horrible crushing OF timber aad swapping
Of heavy iron work followed aud al once
sOnsteraati0a prevailed In the car. The
soXt thing new the car was In the water
and ] found myself grasplag FOR she does
whlch ! finally reached whcg that cod
q the car rose out OF The water, aud quite
number Of people escaped in this mas
aer, principally women and children Tue
ar vas about two-thlrls iull whcn We
left the wharf, and should judge there
were at least FROM twenty-five to thirty
people in 1t. Therc was fearful ouicTy
whea the. car began TO oil but this was
Almost Immediately husbed ia enc aaal
wall OF despair"
George T. Hzwley Of Oakland sAld iherv
were about forty people, including children
IL thu car.
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07

FORT WORTH, Tex May so Fort
Worth's pride and glory, the Spring Pal
ace, is tonight heap Of blackened ruins,
it having been swept out of existence by
fire, which broke out on the second floor
at D:3O o'clock, lust as the evening CON
cert was over, and preparations were be-
ing made TO begin the annual Spring
Palace ball.
At the time the first note of alarm was
sounded, there were several thousand peo-
pie in the building, and in an instant, what
had been a scene of play, pleasure and
happiness, was transformed into a perfect
pandemonium. Up stairs and down
stairs, could be heard the shrie4s of wo-
men and children, and the rush of thous-
ands of people to the many entrances of
the building, sounded like the roar of a
mighty wind,
In less than moment after the first
flames were discovered the entire upper
part of the structure was one sea of roar
ing fire and it spread with rap.dity 10 the
lower floors. The fire department contin-
gent, which was stationed in the building,
was powerless TO stay for an instant the
onward rush of the flames, but notwith-
standing this, strange as it may appear. not
one person was burned to death. Several
were badly scorched and one dangerously.
and several were badly injured by falling
and being trampled on by the rushing
thousands.
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
Dedication of the Garfield Memorial.

Dedication of the Garfield Memorial.
CLEVELAND, o., May 80. The Gar
field Memorial in Lakeview Cemetary was
dedicated TO day with imposing ceremon
les in the presence of the President and
cabinet, members OF Congress and otter
distinguished people from all over the
country.
The memorial is colossal structure leo
feet high and cost sI5O, go.
The exercises began with parade Of
military and civic societies. Thousands
lined the streets through which the pro
cession passed. The decorations a ong the
line Of march and all over the city were
the finest ever seen here.
The procession was two hours in passing
given point and was five miles in length.
There We're at least q, 600 men in line.
President Harrison in the course of his
brief remarks said: This monument so
imposing and tasteful, fittingIy typihes the
grand and symmetrical character OF him
in whose honor it has been builded. His
was The arduous greatness Of things
lone No friendly hands constructed and
placed for his ambition the ladder upon
which ne mlEut Sllnlp. ms own brave
uands framed and nailed the cIeats upon
which he rose to the heights of public use
fitness and fame. He never ceased TO be
4 student and instructor"
General Sherman said: al have come
here to your beautiful city to pay my
tribute Of love TO James Abram Garfield.
see no statue Of Carried from where
stand, but see a temple, a monument
erected to his memory-not for you and
me, boys, for your careers are run, but for
our children who are to come after u.s.
There it will stand, pointing to heaven,
seen from the beautiful lake and to those
who come after US by land and by sea. 1t
points TO man who was the finest type of
manhood, of soldier and citizen tlt my
memory recalls"
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
Fort Worth Spring Palace Burned

FoRr Worm. Tex May 80 Fort
worth's pride and glory. the Spring Pa
ace, is tonight heap OF blaekoned ruins
II having been swept out Of existence By
Ere, which broke out on the second seS'
A. 1880 O'Clock, lust as the evening Coz
cert was over, and preparations were Dc
ing made to begin the annual sprins
Palace ball
At the time the first note Of alarm Wa
sounded, there were several thousand p7e
pie in the building, aad In an instant wssi
bad been scene Of play, pleasure ssS
happiness, was transformed into perfect
pandemonium. Up stairs and doNr
stairs, could be heard the shrieGs Of We
men and children, and the rush OF thcus
ands Of people 10 the many entrances Of
the building, sounded like tho roar Of a
mighty wind.
In less than moment after the nrN
nAmes were discovered the entire upper
part Of the structure was one sea OF roar
ing FIRE and 1t spread with rapidly TO the
lower floors. The fre department contin-
gent, which was stationed In the ouildins'
was powerless TO stay for an instant 'he
onward rush OF the flames. but notwiu
standing this, strange as it may appear'n0'
one person was burned to death. Severn
were badly scorched and one dangerously
and several were badly INJURED by fsNnf
and being trampled on by the rushlDt
thous ands.
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President Harrison in Cleveland,

CLEVELAND, o., May 29.-Presideut
Harrison arrived this afternoon. He re-
ceived salute OF twenty-oLe guns. An
enormous crowd was at the depot and
'onowed the party through the streets to
rs aeshnatiop. The enthusiasm. was in.
tense, the shouting at times even drown
ing out the noise OF the guns from the
Pel,'ot wT firing the presidential salute.
ilIf Qsss ysrtap 10 greet Pyesiaea. Haryi.
ssSffse fs, re sr''rssI,srs, Ss,4..
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07

WASHINGTON. d. C., June 3.-Ceusus
Superin teudent Porter to-day called the
attention of the department Of Justice to
the violations reported to him of two sec
ons Of the census Jaw. One imposes
'cna!ty for refusing TO answer census
es.iUns. and Tie Utner penalty for the
,sfusal or the tarl Of tnsmerItors TO per-
form their duties afLet taking the oath.
Up 10 noon he r. ceivrd inioI nation Of the
sases OF twenty-five persons in different
parts of the cnuntry VINO refused &c fur
1ish any iIfor aation. pIeriptendent
Porter iBtsnds u prosee2ts wise pigos az
tss vtrkAiIaes 81 sse lSw rspnrtS'i - Ht.s,
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If They Finish II.

PARIS, June 3.-The special Pana-
ma cana! commission has prepared fresh
report on tic prospective earnings of the
canal in case il is completed In this the
annual cost Of maintenance IS placed at s.
.UJ,JOJ francs. The expenses Of admins
trItion are placed at so, 900 francs al-
nually, and the cost Of transit is estimated
~ lO,OJO, wv francs annually. The income
for the first four years j. estimated at 81,
1000 frauCs- This IS calculated on an
average annual tonnage for that period of
4,lOJ,UO0 tons aud the proposed rate of
charge per ton Is l25S francs. The COM
mission estimates that after the first four
years there would be an annual Increase
IN the tonnage Of ,UJO tons until q max
imum tonnage OF G.OOO,UoO tons should be
REACHED. Alter tue canal has been in
operation twelve years the annual receipts
al expenses being deducted, are estimated
at Gs,O, U,JOJ francs. This amount would
be distributed between the present and
luIure shareholders in accordance with the
terms OF contract to be concluded be-
tween the O-d company aud the new.
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TUTspAI, JuNr s.

SESsrE-Auious- the memorial. ~
Eeutct and referred were &c s0.Etl0as fruza
tbe louisiana Lex atlrc eatsaalss
hanks 10 Cons rrts and tee Prcsldeni ter
relief Afforded tie sunerers fEo1 the n
ccnt foods.
The committee on eduesilSn and lAec'
rcporfcd u the Senate = hlll - provide ief
CD lgaturI attendance a. school Of ehll1rc7
In Alaska, anil q Senate hlli, Siibolt rec-
cmmcadatloa. TO organize bgruArs Of isi1r
matlun relating 70 employment, occa pAtsca
aud N sans OF livelihood Pi4oc5 % tss
calendar. The silver htii was thea AGe7
% and Mr.. PIsh addressed tie eeaAis-
The spec q, wa. largely devoted 10 cr.it
eism - the tarifi bill. He q nrlnesJ viii
Tire statement that ha ygOaid l1in as vc'.
10 tue votes Of those who were 10 fAEez q
fire., Unlimited AID compulsory ceinase q
gold and silver builiou. He was folioEei
b. Senator FaFwclL
H5Usr.-Tho 5 mate Oil was yzssed
chanEinE the Boundaries 81 The rusc-IA iaos
Of the UEcumpaLErh Utes, and the H9-.e
then prgags.ie 70 the eonsidsrati9a Of ~
Alabama coute.tel election case OF NC
Dame Vs. Turpsu.
Mr CoE1sto K, Of Minnesota, opened ios
discussion with an argument in iavof 81
III. contestant Mr.. Crisp presented ihs
claims Of tho contested, aud r.EIing inr
tLer debate tho House al. oarEei
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seSYs.s~n switzelaod.

BEnSs SS1.-severai OF tho , "a
hilists arr a in Paris were e aa ,oos
from swift. land a SPAR ago anu Tbs
away with tl4m numOer Of e bon T,eucs
swiss govehment wa-ned the '
an,bor,,ie, .at the pihlists were Q "
TO France. The bomb manuise. .rsrou.
these men we're not q very aans, h
i.ra, ressli, one Of he men 'fss'sa
pa,s., l. Sfsaasir andtsr!vTl%
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Mile. Feodrerovra has arrived in
Paris from Siberia, whence she succe eded
in making her escape after an experience
of great misery and hardship. Her fight
was marked by many narrow escapes from
pursuing officers, who once recaptured the
fleeing woman. She arrives in Paris suf-
fering from consumption.
The Lamar register., 1890-06-07

A Canadian family was poisoned 'n'
other day by eating wild parsniP when "a
father had dug up in the woods WV,
searching for medicine for sick horse'f
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Four surveyors belonging to a pAf,
lington & Missouri River outfit have ~.
lost for three days in the bad lssTS Il
Eastern johnson County
OF men are out hunting f' }r them,
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II is settled that Assistant Postn,as.
tsF f;sBsFtI Gjsrksn, Will ssss rrslss,
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CONGRESSIONAL.
THURSDAY. May 80

eESATL.-Mr. Stewart maas au attach
1pon Ma.or Powell IN reply TO has state
Deut published in the papers The 40
rcau OF Geology and Aiinerasogy was uo,h-
ing, MIR. Stewart said, but mass OF
humbug and foolishuess.
MIR German defended Major Powell a.
valuable public officer, who discharge, hs
duty faithfully.
The bill regarding "original packarrsr
OF liquor was taken up and passed, 5. 10 ia
IL provides that liquors transported int
any State or Territory for use consume
tion or sale Cor storagel shall, on their ar
rival, be sui. Get to the operation and etrrr,
Of the laws OF such State or Territory
enacted In the exercise OF its police power
and should not be exempt tneretrgrn h.
reason OF their being iDclOsei in the ORR.
mai packages.
housE.--The House then vcht :, cop-
mittee Of the waoic on public ziSsvar
bills. The following public build I ~
were LAID aside iavorably; Stocktn} M
foFnia, S9s,JuJ, Pueblo, Colorado, :. g.
Portland, Ore gou, s,uo,ouu.
There was lively tilt on the questio5y
OF puolio building bills, and Mr. Nils
asked what the direction OF the commit
tee was, and MIR, Nil ken re. lied that two
Republican bills would be called Up anA
thea 01e Democratic bin
Mr.. Allen declared that the whole .vs-
ten was vicious and that politics should
have nothing 10 do with the qu<-tiou The
committee finally rose. the asTic lltqra
bin was reported and the House ID .oarae5
until Monday.
MoSDAI, JUNE =,
SENATE A Senate conference commit
m!iteo was ordered on the naval appro-
priatiou bill
Petitions were presented from kAHsas
City for reciprocity In trade with Mexico.
from New Hampshire and Vermont ArAfast
further concessions TO Paci4c railroads.
and 10 favor Of the government taklaF
Possession OF them.
The Senate bill to grant the right0f VA
through public lands for Irrigation pur.
poses was reported and PLACED On The cal.
cndaF.
academy appropriation bill was AIRED L
Tho conferrucc ruT.ort on The military ap
Precipitation bill was again t=ken Up Aai
agreed to
me silver bill was taken ~ aud du-
cussed BY Senators Morrill, and Harri,
HoUsE-UPou motion OF DolsEHpe smith
% Ariroua the rules were suspe1ded Ard
the House passed the bill Transferring tie
expense Of the trials Of Indians for eriHss
committed on other Indians IN tse terri
tories from the territories TO the Uuiisd
States
Tue following bills we're passed A bu
granting an American reEister to va
steamer Australia OF California. a btu
rovldiug for az sddliiaaal associate us
ucc for The Supvcma Court q Nes
Mexico.
on motion Of Mr.. Morrow the sesA,s
ball was passed relieving the Uuson ira
WORKS OF san Frzarisco from ucr-zis Pc
altAcz Amounting 70 ssLuu1l. incurred u
Char.cstoa-