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LAWS FOR ALASKA.
A bin for the Better Protection Of Coal
Miners.

Miners.
WASHINGTON, June misrepresentation
Payson, OF Illinois. to-day reported from
the committee OH public lands s,ibsti-
tute for the senate bill for the acquisition
of land for town sites and commercial
purposes in Alaska. The committee i'm
the report says while the senate bill pro-
poses partial relief il does not go far
enough. The report refers TO the fact that
during the 22 years Alaska has been in
the possession of the United States there
has been with the exception of mining
laws absolutely no legislation tending to
encourage its development or Offering
protection for investment of the ir capital
and labor to several thousand Americans
there. The house committee on mines
and mining to-day agreed upon bill
having for its object better protection to
the lives of persons employed In coal
mines la the territories. There are but
three territories that will he affected by
the provisions of the bill, Alaska, Idaho
and Indian territory. as these are the only
ones in which there are coal mines. The
bill provides for the appointment of mine
inspecto =, for furnishing mines with ma
chinery and other appliances necessary
to the safety of the employees where they
are inadequate, and compels owners or
managers TO provide mt least two shafts,
slopes or other outlets separated by nat
ural strata of not less than 150 feet i'm
breadth. by which shafts, slopes or outlets
distinct means Of ingress and egress shall
always be available to persons employed
i'm the mine.
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WASHINGTON, June 13.-The senate sill
yer bill was taken up. Morgan resumed
the floor, but suggested the time of sena-
tors in discussing amendments after the
close of the general discussion, should he
extended from five minutes to ten or fit-
teen.
Jones of Nevada, in charge of the bill
thought il might be better as several of
the senators still desired to speak on the
subject to extend the time for general de-
bate until 3 o'clock Monday, and he asked
unanimous consent for the PROPOSE
ton.
Teller suggested that Morgan go on
with his speech and said he had no Il csire
10 cut of any senator who might wish tn
address the senate on the bill. When the
time came for limitation he had doubt il
would he extended. Morgan therefore
went on with his remarks which were
mainly an argument for free coinage.
Aldrich next addressed the senate. He
recognized the disastrous effects result
ing from n contraction of currency but
said the abnormal initiation would be
equally injurious. The complete remedy
could only he found i'm such action as
would open the mlnts OF all nations to the
free coinage of silver. Aldrich went on
to state and defend the amendments re-
ported by the finance committee TO the
house. The silver bill, IL is asserted. in-
stead of demonetixing silver, the system
now in force under the law of 1873 gold
was to-day the universal standard of
| money, while silver was not. Congress
could not make il so. That had To he
| done by the concurrent action of all the
great countries, and until that action took
place there could be no equality between
| the two metals.
Stewart took the floor To repIy 20 some
OF Aldrich's statements. He said IL the
secretary of the treasury bought four mil
lions of silver per month instead of two
| we not only would have n double stand.
ard, but silver would he on a par with
| gold. Responding to n question by Blair
Stewart said the present law IL executed
to the maximum would be better than
any of the pending measures.
Platt said IL Stewart believed that and
| Il be correct, II seemed to him that that
was the ground ON which all might meet
together.
Stewart replied Il was his belief. aud con
cluded by saying congress should either
| take step in advance or do nothing.
Reagan and Daniel also spoke In favor
Of unlimited coinage Of silver, and Danie
said II that was not 20 be the final solu
tion OF the question, II was an essential
| step toward its solution. IL could not be
anticipated. he said. that anything les.
than free coinage of silver would bring II
to par. Without concluding his speecl
Daniel yielded for a motion to go into ex
ecutive session, and the senate soon adj
journed.
The close Of the general debate on th.
Silver bill has been postponed until Mon
day mt 3 O'Clock.
The house bill as amended by the fin
ance committee. was substituted for ia.
senate bill.
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Brnwilnx Brood of Briber..

Boston, June H.-The committee of in
vestieation into the alleged bribery In con-
nection with the passage Of the West End
railway bill, examined G. A. Bruce, coun-
sci for Ames Shepard company. His tes-
timony related TO the arrangements be-
tween the West End company and Ames
Shepard q Go, where the:iatter were not TO
petition for a charter this year and were
TO assist the West End company. as
he understood, for n money consideration.
The witness knew OF no members of the
legislature employed in the interest Of the
West End company, but furnished list
of prospective workers To whom money
had been paid.
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JOLIET. Ills, June 1.-THE heaviest
and most damaging rain ever known here
fell steadily all last night, commencing
with water spout which completely in
undated northern. eastern and southern
parts Of the city. Al AN early hour this
morning people in the southern part Of
city were compelled To move out in boats.
Small out-buildings are floating and men
and boys are sailing about ON RATS and
the boats are picking mp articles OF house
hold furniture. The street car tracks in
many places are three feet under water
and the electric road Is stopped. Great
damage 10 fences aud gardens has been
done, many railroad bridges in this vicin-
The flood began subsiding this afternoon.
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TO WE'D OUR MARY.
MIS-. Anderson win Be Married In London
ON Tuesday.

New York, June 14.-At Bromton ora
tory, London, on Tuesday morning next,
Mary Anderson will wed Antonio Navarro
OF New York. The ceremony will he per-
formed by Cardinal Manning. The we'd
ding will be as private as possible. The
only persons who will attend are DIR.
Griffin and wife. The latter is the mother
of the bride, Joseph Anderson, her brother,
and his wife, who is the daughter of Law
renee Barrett, Alfonso Navarro and Miss
Lytton, daughter of the present British
ambassador at Paris. The two latter will
witness the ceremony. For some reason
Mime. Navarro, who was the chapcron Of
Miss Anderson while travelling through
the south of France, will not attend. She
is at Rome. The bride and groom will
leave England after the ceremony and
visit Paris, Rome, Venice and Genoa.
They will reach London again I'm Scptem-
her
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DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
Terrific Rain storm I'm Kentucky-A Dozen
People Killed.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June l4.-At Bull
Greek, six miles above Maysville, last
night, was eloudburst. The creek rose
and swept away several dwell
ing houses and occupants. A stone cul-
vert on the Chesapeake 4 Ohio was
washed out, and while the storm was at
its height freight train ran into II and
caused n fearful wreck. Engineer c. C..
Roodcop. fireman Morris and brakeman
Charles Eaton were buried beneath the
wreck and their bodies have not yet been
recovered. A dozen persons living on the
banks of Bull creek are reported drowned
The following bodies were found: John
Ruggles. fisherman; Lucy p. Estler,
widow, two daughters, Bette and Julia,
and two sons.
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DR.. GRAIN ARRESTED.
Mrs. smidt'- Sad Death and the Cause.
That Led to ~.

That Led To ~.
Special TO the standard.
MissoULA, June ll.-The coroner's
jury which was investigating the death of
Mrs. Elizabeth Smidt was in session most
Of yesterday. In the forenoon they heard
the testimony Of Drs. Hanson and Bill
meyer. whom they had instructed the
night before To hold post mortem exam
ination. When they finished their Iabors
at O'Clock the verdict read: elizabeth
Smidt came to her death from pcritonitis
caused by rupture Of the bladder. We
also find that there had been an abortion
committed recently, and the evidence
points 10 the attending physician, DIR. f.
A. Grain, as having caused the same.r
Prosecuting Attorney Webster presented
the case to the grand jury nj once. and in
the evening the district court was assem-
bled and an indictment for abortion
brought in against DIR. Grain. The sheriff
placed him under arrest but left man To
guard him at his home. This morning be
gave bail IN the sum Of $500, his sureties
being NJ. T.. Rutherford, T.. NJ. Tower, ].
III. Fairchild and j. II. B. Foster.
Al u meeting of the board of trade held
at the office of Fairchild. Cornish d CO.,
last night, a committee was appointed
who will appoint subcommittee on the
various features of the Fourth OF July
celebration. Another meeting will be
held tonight, and the report Of the COM
mittee heard. The board OF trade pro-
poses To have big celebration. Butte,
Anaconda, Deer Lodge. the Bitter Root
valley will participate and make the occa-
sion one worthy OF the great day IL cele-
brates.
The new Mascot theater Is nearing COM
pletion. The carpenters and painters are
about ready to leave. The decorators
have little work To do still. The incan-
descent lights, curtains. chairs and part of
the scenery are yet to he put in place.
The general clearing up will then be
done, aud Missoula will have the finest
variety theater in the northwest. The
grand opening will take place Monday
night. Those who will appear are not
members OF n company, but specially
people. The proprietors expect tn have
every detail OF the theater perfected by
that time and all In readiness for a big
affair.
Albert hollinstein has rendered his
resignation as second Lieutenant OF Com
pany L., \. u. NJ, as he proposes to move
up the Bitter Root aud start bakery.
The place will remain vacant until Gov
ernor Toole, as commander-in-chief, is
sues an order for an election.
The main hail of the court house looked
ike "a tannery yesterday morning. Charles
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CIVIL SERVICE LAWS IGNORED.
Investigating the Trouble About the Civil
service Commission.

Investigating the Trouble About the Civil
Service Commission.
WASHINGTON, June l4.-The house COM
mittee on reform In the civil service which
conducted the investigation into the
charges against the civil service commits
sion held n meeting to-day and agreed
upon report. The committee says: We
find,
First - Commissioner Roosevelt and
Thompson discharged their duties with
entire fidelity and integrity.
Second-The official conduct OF Com
missioner Leyman has been characterized
by lnxity of discipline in the administra-
ton Of the affairs OF the commission,
therefore censurable. Your committee
will at once investigate the workings OF
the system and present a subsequent re-
port when the investigation is completed.
The committee submitted a resolution
that copy Of the reports and testimony
he submitted TO the president.
Regarding the case of Alexander
Campbell, Commissioner Leyman's
brother-in-law, the committee says it was
clear Campbell copied questions fur
nished Flynn, who gave the instructions
to persons desiring examinations and that
the questions were not obsolete. Camp
bell should have been dismissed. His re-
tention indicated gross laxity I'm discipline
and his promotion would seem not 10
have been defensible. The committee
of Messrs. Oberly, Leyman and Doyle.
that they believed the questions obso
lete, and the omission TO ascertain
the truth. was as reprehensihle as to
have disregartled IL after IL had been
ascertained. The committee does not
share with you that Commissioners
Roosevelt and Thompson are deserving
of censure for not having taken action in
the Campbell case. When their atten-
tion was called to il there was concur
rency of statement to them that the
matter had been fully investigated, and
in not taking further action your commit
tee thinks they were thoroughly justified.
Respecting the course of the commission
i'm the case of Shidy, the Milwaukee post
Office employe, who was discharged by
ex-Postmaster Paul for exposing frauds,
the committee says il was apparent to
the commission that Shidy was being
punished for disclosing the truth
and they felt 1t their duty to aid
him by their influence i'm securing EN-
ployment and thereupon recommended
him for employment in the census office.
The committee Is unable to find anything
to criticize In that behalf. Investigation
of the alleged Irregularities i'm the Mil
waukee postofiice, conducted by Doyle
and Webster, disclosed utter disregard
for the civil service law in that Office.
Failure to submit this result of the investi-
CATION to the president indicates either
disinclination to discharge an obvious
duty or fear that such report would sub
ject the commissioners to censure on re-
organization of the commission by the
appointment of Roosevelt and Thompson.
Investigation into the abuses and irregu-
larities of the Milwaukee postofiice was
had at once. II is learned that Alex.
Campbell, clerk of the commission, has
resigned his position.
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ALI. UNDER WATER.
storms That Threatened tn set a whole
City Ahoat.

City Aaoat.
RocKFORD. ILL.,. June 1i.-Never since
1857, when the waters rose and over
whelmed nearly all of Rockford, has such
a disastrous flood visited this secti on as
that OF last evening. II is estimated that
the damage To property will reach half a
million dollars. The rain fell in torrents
for three hours, accompanied by vivid
lightning and dcafcning thunder. In
short time every street was a river aud
soon the devastating floods were sweeping
through the Kent and Keith creek val
leys. Down Keith creek district came u
flood sweeping everything before il. The
water spread over the lowlansls, filling
cellars, creeping into the first
stories of houses and driving pco-
pie from their beds. The base
ment story of the Cooperative and Forest
city furniture factories were flooded many
feet deep. Lumber piles beside the fac
tories were picked up and carried along,
planks and heavy timbcrs proving batter
ing rams which took down tho bridges.
The fire department and police worked
hard all night conveying people from the
flooded districts to places of shelter.
Many fled from their houses when water
began TO run into their cellars fearing
they were about 10 he carried away. So
far as learned no lives were lost. The
city this morning presented scene of
desolation. The entire lower portion was
a lake covered with floating debris. The
Illinois Central and Milwaukee railroad
companies are the heaviest loosers.
Many cattle and sheep were drowned and
considerable damage was done to resi-
dences which were flooded. The waters
receded to-day almost as quickly as they
had arisen.
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The LATEST THING OUT
Fixing Up a New Plan and q New Bill
for Silver.
II Is Simple In Its Provisions and the
Idea Is That II May Work-Some
of the Men Who VIII Have to
Change Front.

Special To the Standard.
WASHINGTON, June IA new silver
bill and a new silver programme have
been sprung, and tonight the silver men
are confident that they will get about as
near what they want as IL is possible to
secure in the face of very positive opposi-
ton in both houses of congress and In the
white house to straight-out free coinage.
The administration got badly scared
about a week ago with the reports from
the West. The president, Speaker Reed
and Secretary Window had consulta-
ton aud plan was marked out. Sem
ator Spooner of Wisconsin pre-
pared pledge to which the
signatures Of republican sena-
tors were asked. Ii Is proposed
that the senate shall be offered a new bill
under which 100000 silver dollars shall
be coined monthly instead of minimum
of 100000; that these dollars and the
notes representing them shall he legal
tender for all purposes: and that there
shall he no reference To bullion redemp-
ton, winch has been discovered to he de-
cidedly adverse i'm the wishes of the
Western states. Twenty-eiRht republi-
can senator's, including Sanders and
Power have signed the agreement to sup
port this bill, which is to
be substituted for the senate
bill in committee OF the whole.
when il is passed, which is expected to he
with the help of the democratic vote, il
will go back to the house and il is also
expected that Speaker Reed will see that
Il gets through that body.
The argument for the bill by the men
who prefer the frec-coinage is that n plain
and straightforward free-coinage measure
would he vetoed, while this bill is assured
in advance of the signature of the presi-
dent. The eastern senator's, who secured
the report of the senate finance commit
tee hill, will probably oppose the measure.
II will he interesting to hear what ex-
planation Mckinley will make of his
change of front although he will not have
TO change as much as Reed. Mckinley
said, when the bill passed, that il was not
altogether satisfactory To him, while
Reed opposed in the caucus the attempt to
strike out the bullion redemption clause
which the president has found an excuse
for dispensing with. The change of from,
will undoubtedly provoke an indignant
protest from the East. which has been
looking for "a very conservative result OF
the silver discussion.
Reuben Conn is the postmaster of the
new office at Denkelburg, Deer Lodgs
county, and his commission has been
sent to him.
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Mnre Indian nntrnr...

SPOKANE FALLS, June ii.-Joe Lemord
has just arrived from Okanogan county
bringing the news that the store of "Paw"
Cummings was robbed ofa large amount
OF merchandise and $50 i'm cash Thursday
last 10y Indians who afterwards stampeded
"a band OF horses and terrorized the owner
his throat. He fled the country. The
Indian agent with posse is in pursuit Of
the Indians.
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NEw YORK, June 1i.-At noon to-day
about six thousand cutters, cloak and suit
makers were locked out by the different
cloak and suit firms throughout the city.
The trouble arose over a refusal of union
cutters 10 turn their work over to nom
union men. The employees, to avoid
greater trouble, decided 10 lock out every
man until the matter is settled.
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His Crime Made Hin sick.

LOUISVILLE, June ii.-Edwin J. Elliott
is sick in bed from the exposure of n
shortage in his accounts with the Louis
vile 4 Nashville railroad. He says he
used 5000 of the company's money and
no more, and that amount he will make
good. He says he knew s3s,0O was
some days ago, but he does
shortaps.
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The VtIcn .IirrnId" in rr.ubIr.

UriCA. n. Y, June ii.-Application for
the appointment Of receiver for the
Utica Herald was made to-day. The APP
plicatiou has not yet been granted. but il
doubtless will be. Ellis n. Roberts, as
sistant United States treasurer at New
York. Is chief owner of the paper. The
suit Is friendly one. making Roberts re-
ceiver. The liabilities are estimated at
about SlOO.OD
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stanley. Prnnfs sfnlen.

LoNDoN. June 25.-The 81. Jamss Gaseff,
says complete setof proofs of Staniey's
forthcoming work was obtained by a per
son who offered copies To one OF the En-
glish papers and two papers published in
the colonies. The copies were accepted,
but the publication thwarted by the issue
of a circular by the house which is to pub
lish the book, ing any person against
publishing the work under penalty.
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Ten I'.ppl. Iuiure.i.

IsHEvILLE, y. C.. June 1i.-The west
bound mail train on the Richville Il
Danyille road which left here this after
noon was dcrailed near Marshal and 10
persons hurt. some seriously. lnforma-
ton is very meacue owing to the reticencc
of the railroad authorities.
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The Denver strike.

DENVER. June ii.-Three hundred
plumbers joined the striking carpenters
and mill men to-day. There are now
about two thousand three hundred men
ON strike with good prospects Of being
increased next week by the plasterers,
bricklayers and hodmen.
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
In the National League.

CINCINNATI, June 1i.-Ciucinnati hattie,
Beatin's pitching terrifically i'm to-day,
game and won as they pleased. Attend
ance AD
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-09
.s Destroy the Cave, Ignorance, and You
Destroy the Mole, Crime.''

This is the sentiment voiced by Victor
Hugo in one of his best books while phiIos-
ophizing on the cause and general results of
crime. That ignorance is the direct cause
none can very we'll gainsay. By ignorance
is not necessarily meant dense illiteracy.
though illiteracy is usually the greatest ig
norance. A college professor may be a
shining light in his own sphere and still be
very ignorant OF many vital points of life.
1t is but few months ago that one of the
principal professors in leading eastern col
lege was compelled to flee the country Oh
account of committing as foul crime as is
within the range of human knwoledge to
conceive. 1t was not an act done on the
impulse of the moment-it had been a con-
tinual habit with him. Is not such man