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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-05
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

Ex-senator Palmer, OF Michigan has been
unanimously elected president Of the
worlds Columbian exposition at the recent
meeting OF the national commission, and
J. s. Dickinson, OF Texas, was chosen sec
retary.
A committee from the Chicago Culinary
alliance waited on Potter Palmer, OF the
Palmer House, on the 9Th and told him
unless he signed the scale there would he
no banquet to the members OF the Worlds
Fair commission. MIR. Palmer signed the
scale.
Supervisor OF the Census Davis says the
population Of San Francisco is 800, 900.
] he Chinese population il "a, 600, increase
o' 1000 since 1880. Probably 10, 600
more Chinese, who are regular inhabitants
OF San Francisco IN the winter are now at
work In the country.
The Supreme Lodge Ancient Order OF
United Workmen, recently in session at
Boston, Mass, have adjourned to meet in
Detroit. Mich, one year hence. The Off
GERS elected are Supreme Msster Workman,
w. Warn Wilson. Detroit. Mich; Supreme
Foreman, j. w. Kingsley, Helena, Mont,
Supreme Overseer, J. Edward Burt, Dos
ton. Mass; Supreme Recorder, M. w. Sack
EFT, Meadville, Pa; Supreme Receiver,
John }. Acker, Albany, New York; Supreme
Guide, l.. r. Young, Lexington, KY; Su.
preme Watchman, William NJ. Butte, Bal
timore, Md Supreme Medical Exam
Iner, Hugh Dougherty, Boston, Mass; Su-
preme Trustees, l.. w. Troy, Chicago. H.;
Warren T"tton, Woodstock, Ont. J. G..
Tate, Grand Island, Neb.
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CARDINAL MANNiNc's LETTER.
Ne Makes q Most Touching Refer
anca Tn fhe CondItion Of lroland

ence to the Condition OF ireland.
The oil painting which Cardinal
Manning sent to William O'Brien. the
noted Irish patriot, on che occasion,
of his wedding few weeks ago was
not the only tributefhat the vener-
able prelate paid to the bridegroom.
A few hours before the ceremony
was performed Mr.. 0'Brien received q
letter over the signature OF the cardi-
nal and which he prizes more than IL
the letters were set with precious
stones. 1t relates to ~ novel,
"When We Were Boys, ..r.-. IA. it the
cardinal says: "ln my last letter 1
promised you that would write you
again when ! had 6nished reading
your book. But when | got to the
end forgot the book and could only
think OF Ireland, its manifold suffer
ings and its inextEiea5Is ~crTuws.
EUr years / have been 81 yin2 these
words. 'I'he Irish people are the
most profundly Christian and the
most enc, getically Catholic people on
the face OF the earth Tney have
also been afflicted by every kind of
sorrow, barbarous and refined. All
that centuries of warfare, and race
against race, and religion against re-
ligion can infiict upon people has
been their inheritance. "A But the day
of restitution is nearly ome. Ihope
to see the day break an i hope that
you will see noontide, ZEN the peo-
pie OF Ireland will be rey omitted, as
far as possible, to the pbssession OF
their own, and shall be admitted, as
far AZ possible to the making and nd
ministration OF their own local laws,
while they shall still share in thelegis-
lation which govern aud consolidates
the empire" The publication OF this
letter, which has been by the cardinal
archbishop's express permission, has
created a profound impression
throughout the country. N
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Personal MENTION.

Hon. James II. Miller, speaker OF the
Illinois house OF representatives, died sud
denly at Manitou, Col, lew days ago.
1t Is reported that the late Thomas {.
Sloan, OF New YORK, has by will left $75,,
600 for the Sloan laboratory and 5000
900 to Yale college, to be availib on the
death OF his wife.
Associate Justice Samuel Miller, of the
United States supreme bench is iu st. Paul,
Minnesota, and will remain a few daNs ON
legal business and pleas ure. lie is accom-
panied by Mrs. Miller.
RI. Rev. McNauis, member OF the.papaI
household, vicar general OF the diocese oI
Rochester, N. Y, and one OF the oldest and
best known Catholic preates in this coun'
try, is dead in Geneva.
Mai. J. L. Roundtree, one OF the pio
neeIs OF Wisconsin, the founder OF Platte
Vile Wis, and very prominent at an early
day, died at his home IN Pla tteville q few
days ago, aged So years.
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was no principle to enlist his sympa-
thy, no cause for which he cared to
risk his lie. But royal proclamation
was sounded in which Her Majesty,
the Queen, asked for volunteers from
the police to 90 and serve in the com.
mlssary department until the close OF
the war. The offer was q tempting
one to Peter. His salary at the time
was but / shilling per day, and he
went on the hazardous enterprise he
was to get shillings per day. And
80 he volunteered, and, IN q company
of 3, 600 men, set sail for CONSTANT
nople.
Exciting days, those. 1t makes
Peters blood boil even now as he re-
calls the time when he was landed
where he supposed he had gone as a
commissary agent and found that II
was merely ruse and In truth ne
was enlisted as soldier OF the line.
1t was only another OF those decep'
tions England had practiced to make
herself hateful to her dependent sub
jects. The men protested but all to
no purpose. the officers pointed ON
inouslv to n gibbet near by and the
hint Was sufficient. They determined
to make the best Of il aud 80 they
went into the war in earnest, deter
mined that if they must die, they
! wotsId aiS liks gona snldiars. -
The center OF the conflict was at Be-
bastopoI. There the greatest seige OF
modern times had continued for two
years, and there for two years Peter
was stationed. The allied powers
were always in conflict. Sometimes
Peters regiment was within the walls
Of the city and sometimes without.
The exposure was fearful in the winter
and in the summer the heat in
tense-in fact the storming OF the
suns fierce rays aad OF the chilling
blast, were more fearful than those OF
shot and shell. The opposing forces
often met each other hand to hand.
and bayonets were Used instead oi
ball IN many OF the charges. In one
OF these Mr.. Bradley received his
wound. 1t was in q hand to hand
conflict. A fierce Russian, with a
well poised bayonet, directed a blow
at Peters head. The sturdy IRISH
man was quick, however. II he had
not been so he would have .sit his
body before Sebastopol's gates: lie
made thrust himself, and, though
the Russians bayonet struck him a
fearful blow in the head, his qnickness
saved his life.
at was fearful war;" says Peter,
"and can tell you was glad when
peace was proclaimed. did not
mind the battles so much; a soldier
soon gets Indifferent to them. You
may look afar off and see a man tum'
BILE of from horse with bullet in
his head. You only laugh, it gets to
be such O common thing, bat one does
not know what minute he will be shot
himself"
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The Johnstown Disaster.

There are prospects OF some lively
times during the convention OF civil
engineers, now in session at Cresson
Springs, over the action OF the COM
mittee appointed almost q year ago
to investigate in regard to the coudi-
ton of the South Fork dam before
the Johnston food. The committee
investigated the matter thoroughly
and sealed its report, but did not
hand the latter in at the last meeting
OF the society held in January. The
reason given by the committee was
that it did not desire to become in.
volved in litigation over the flood
pending then. AT the present meeting
the committee has gwen 1t out gener-
ally that no report will be made un.
less it is forced by the society. The
sealed report is said to contain some
highly interesting data concerning the
condition OF the South Fork dam
PRIOR to the flood. IL is stated on
good authority that the report states
that the dam was structurally as per-
feet as it could be made, evidenced by
the circumstance that at the time OI
the flood foot OF water poured over
the dam for two hours, and that when
at last the dam broke it did so from
the top. Ii is said that the report
will further state that a larger waste
weir might have prevented the Aood,
Many members OF the society are al,
ready clamoripg for the report and
many stories are current.
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Storm Ridden.

An electrical storm struck Dubuque
on the 25th. Two inches oi rain fell
in two hours, and the wind blew for
ty mites an hour down town. 0nsthe
hill, the velocity was much greater.
The lightning and thunder were terri
BILE and incessant. Many families
sougAt. yefugs in CELLARS, fearing a cy-
clonwY In Rockdale valley the flood
carried away bridges and drove the
people to the hills for safety. -
Thompson Mills drowned cattle and
horses were swept through the first
story window OF AR. Titzig' q residence
and the family sought refuge In the
hills. The bridge at Washington Mills.
on the Chicago, Milwaukee a Sc. Paul
road. went down with crash. On
the Illinois Central two bridges were
washed between Dubuque and Julien,
and 700 feet ot track was washed cut
neer Farisy. The Chicago, SC. Paul
a. Kansas City was washed out Tor
thirty miles west and north Of Du-
buque, and the road has not been IN
operation except xeast OF DubuQue.
In the city the Manage done was
great. Many houses Ia the upper
part OF the city were flooded with va.
ter. The damage done In the county
d Q2tjmRted nc over 500, 900.
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FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The earl Oi Csrnarvon, wn" has been i'll
for some time, is dead in London.
Smallpox is prevalent on both sides Of
the border. along the Rnsso- German iron
tier, and deaths from the disease are re
ported in many oi-the towns in that re-
gIon.
A foot bridge leading from steamer to
landing stage, at st. Jean, collapsed q
few days ego and hundreds OF persons were
threwn into the sea-. Seven bodies have
been recovered and many persons are still
missing. Divers engaged in q search for
other bodies.
The City second annual commem ora ion
OF Queen Victoria occurred On the 2sth
ult. in London aud other English cIties.
Observ ances at the Crystal palace were at =
tended by tens Of thousands OF members Of
the Primrose leagues aud other cOnserva-
tive aud ultra loyal organizations OF the
country.
Walters, the man entsnced to be shot
by the Mexican Judge at Paso del Norte.
has been allowed an appeal to theeupreme
court, state OF Chihuahua, Mexico, as has
also O'Loughlin, the other American sen
fenced to ten years. The prisoners are
nelU III UD0 DhTEhChb HsO uol
Norte pending the decision.
II Is reported AT Vienna. Austria, that
Prince Ferdinand, OF Bulgaria. has sudden
ly and my sterioasly lett Sofia and started
out for Vienna via Varna and Bucharest.
IL is believed that the visit of the prince 10
connected with the critical position OF BuI-
garian affairs growing out Of the weakening
OF the Stsmbuloff ministry az q conse-
queDce Of the resignation OF DIR. Stransky.
minister OF foreign affairs.
NJ. Kortschakoii, the Russia ambaEsa.
dor to Spain, arrived at the frontier on
the 2sth ult., on his way from Madrid to
Paris. The authorities, in accordance
with the regulations now in force. on &C
count OF the prev alence Of cholera In some
parts Of Spain, proceeded 20 disinieet the
minister's baggage with that OF the other
passengers, but M. Kortechakoff objected.
The officials, however, would not make
an exception In his iavor, and he was
Obliged to permit his luggage to be disin
iected. &r
The branches and tributaries OF the Oder
river In Prussian silesia have ovsrflowsd
their banks in consequence OF the recent
heavy rains aud flooded an enormous sec
ton OF country. The damage resultant
from the destruction oi CROPS and other
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A Gigantic SwIndle.

Ascandal Of no mean proportion has
arisen in London, England, in connec-
tion with the conversion Of the great
AIIsopp brewery concern into joint
stock company, the Developments
being OF q character which will prob.
ably induce British investors, who
have put their money into io,nt stock
companies across the Atlantic, to
watch the management OF these en-.
terpfises with keen eye. 1t is some
thing over q year ago since the All
sopps turned over their vast proper.
ties to q limited liability company,
and according to the first annual re.
port there has been q great diminu-
tion m the net profits which were
guaranteed in the brilliantly worded
prospectus, Il tremendo Gus reduction
In the sales, and no corresponding re-
duction in the fixed and other charges.
An investigation by q committee OF
the shareholders in the limited stock
has developed the TACT that Allsops,
by an arrangement with the London
and Westminster bank, virtually
gave the latter control of tho aIlot-
ment, and as a result, while the origi-
nal firm has continued to hold a ma
jority interest in the investment, the
minority shareholders have been CON-
pelled to bear a large share OF the
losses entailed. An influential con.
terence OF the sharehol iers has come
to the conclusion that the working OF
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FIRE IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Marder, Luce H. Co.'s Type Foun-
dry Totally Destroyed.

The type foundry OF Marder, Luce
& co.. ut minneapolis, Mfnn., WEE co.
tally destroyed by fire about S o'clock
on the morning OF the 30th ult. The
total loss will approximate about
$50, 900, partly covered by insurance.
The department was on hand prompt.
ly and q number of streams were
playing upon the flames in q very few
minutes. The fire was raging in Mar
der, Luce & Co.'S type foundry, in the
rear OF 1873 NicolIet avenue. 1t was
well under way before the flames were
discovered, and the elevator shaft
near the rear wall drew the flames up
into the top stories in an incredibly
short time. Soon they burst out OF
the windows and the roof ana q gen.
eral conflagration seemed immi-
nent. Ten minutes after the firemen
arrived the heavy machinery which
was locatek upon the upper floors OF
the fourth story crushed through and
carried with them the entire contents
OF the building, cutting it completely.
The firemen continued to ply the wa
ter freely, and in an hour the flames
were quenched. The entire type foun-
dry had been wiped out, saving the
wrecked machinery and shafting. The
fire in it's course rad spread to the
forward end of the building and the
Office OF the Northwestern Labor I'M
ion was burned considerably. The
loss will probably be $500. On the
ground floor at 1913 the long-estab.
Iished pharmacy OF George HUM was
located, which was scorched from the
heat ana smoke and damaged by wa
ter, while the rear portion was COM
pletely destroyed by the flames. The
loss will be almost total.
Next door G. ID. Whithall Il Co.,
books and stationary, suffered q loss
estimated at 5000. Harrison's fur
niture and variety store, at 121 Mic
ollet, was seriously damaged by wa
| ter.
The building which was burned is
the property OF George HUM, the
druggist. II was four stories high and
built OF stone and brick. The rear Spf
this is completely destroyed except
the wallis. The front part can be re-
paired. Mr.. HUM estimates the loss
on the building at from $4,000 to
$4,000. The loss on the drug store
is about 81 900.
G. c. Webster, one OF the partners
and local managers OF Marder, Luce
q Co., estimates their loss at $50, 600.
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A crlnaan War Veteran.

m the composite population ot Min.
neapolis there are many .iRasiing
characters, says the Journal OF that
city. in Offices, in the streets, one ev-
cry day jostles against natives OF
str ange and lar. of countries. Through
what experiences they have passed
one rarely knows. The man who
shayes your face may have been an
English lord or French count. Your
postman may have been siberian
exile or revolutionIst in the days OF
the commune. You do not know and
often do not care.
There is at the central police station
a man who acts as jaiIOr, who has
probably had as varied experiences
as any man IN Minneapolis.
His name is Peter Bradley. A hale
and hearty Irishman is Peter, some.
what past the meridian OF hte, hut
whose years have rested lightly upon
him owing to a temperament as pla-
cid as unruttled waters. He is a large
man, with broad shoulders and chest
that suggest the attitude OF soldier
rather than q policeman. Aud sol
der ne has been, and sometimes when
the thread OF his conversation unrolls
he tells the experiences OF his life,
strange. varied. romantic.
He was for years an English soldier
and fought for the country under
whose flag he was bora. Behind his
left ear there is an ugly scar received
on a field Of battle il a foreign land
and when you ask him how he came
by it he tells you the story of the
selge OF Sebastopol. IL is an oriental
story OF two years in the land OF the
Mussulman. OF fierce conflicts with
the audacious Russian, the mounted
Cossack, with his strong and pictur.
esque costume and his barbarous
language.
Mr.. Bradley was one oil the consta-
bular force in the city OF Cork, Ire.
land, when young man. He served
in this capacity for several years, but
there was always in his veins a long
ing for excitement and adventure--to
90 beyond tine white stone walls oil
the city where he was born.
Then came the Crimean war when
England called for men to send In
arms to aid the Turk in his fight
against the encroaching Cossacks.
Peter was not warrior and he did
not care to 60 to fight where there
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property is very large. The rains have al
so caused number Of landslides I'm vari.
Gus parts Of the country. A large portion
OF the works OF the Baltic canal have been
destroyed in this way, involving Immense
loss to the contractors and delaying the
work hey yond the possibility OF its compile
ton within the stipulated time.
A case OF abduction occurred at st.
Catherires. Ont, on the 9th. a stranger
drove up to the door leading to rooms on
King at occupied by lady known ss Mrs
Riley. The stranger leaped from the bug,
~, rushed up the stairs and quickly re.
turned with little girl in his arms about
6 yesrs old, and, placing her in the vehicle,
drove rapidly away. Shortly after Mrs.
Riley appeared on the street, but iust in
time to see the rig disappear. On inquiry
she said she Was divorced IL months ago
in Rochester from l.. ID. Johnston, the
court giving her the child. She came to
Canada Tor the purpose OF hiding from her
husband, who wanted the child.
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SUMMARY OF NEWS.
SOUTH DAKOTA ITEMS.

Rev. w. G. Sperry, pastor OF the First
Congregational church, Manchester, N. ii
has received call to the presidency OF the
Yankton college, aud will probably &C
cspt.
The report OF the signal service ut HUI
Iron, IL is said, Ia erroneous in reporting a
lack OF rainfall in Edmubds county. That
&county has bad at least six inches Of rain
q in 80 days, and the crops are looking ex
ceptionally well. The only damage will be
by standing water in low places.
G. Fl. Holden, OF Minneapolis, but who
has ranch at Fairburn, was ia Dead " ood
the other day. Mr.. Holden had consider.
able trouble over being assessed on his
stock at Custer, when he claims they were
In another counties. The authorities even
went so far as to have Holden indicted for
peIjury, and now he says that the very
gang that was after him have been arrest.
ed for stealing cattle. One butcher at Her.
mosa is still in jail.
NJ Betweeo 4 and o'clock on the morn
fling OF the eth ult.. the city marshals
and assistants OF Vermillion began tearing
down all signs that extended over the
sidewalk, by order Of the mayor, +. n, Bur
dick. At IL O'Clock warrants were sworn
out by three prcminent citizens for the
arrest Of the mayor, marshal and assIs.
tants. They were arrested by the sheriff
and taken before Judge Lathrop, who
hound them over to the grand jury in the
sum OF 500.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-05
ADENILISH ENGINE,
a Machine Which Has Killed ~
Men, and Engineers Fear IL.

There is a particularly vicious en-
CINE on the East Tennessee road, says
the Atlanta Constitution.
1t has killed 27 men, and engineers
and fremen feel superstitious dread
whenever they have to take q run on
the rails with this mankilIer.
81 sometimes feel," said a grizzled
old stoker few days ago, chat there
is murderous spirit in that engine.
She killed two men before she got on
the rails. While she was being steam
ed up in the shops a plug blew out,
and two mechanics were sCalded to
death. Then it was brought South
and sent out on its first run. She
mounted the rails and plunged down
an embankment, killing her engineer
and fireman.
"SoOn aiterward she was fixed up
and put on the road again. She ran
for u time all right, until one night
the engineer that was driving her saw
a headlight bearing down on him and
tried to reverse the lever and run
back; but the engine acted like a mule
and wouldn't answer to the throttle.
She went whirllng on and crashed into
the other train. Five men were killed
III the two engine boxes.
"But ! can't remember half the dev.
iItry that engine has played. Once
she seemed to 20 into the dumps while
on the road and gust wouldn't be
managed. She acted as il the devil
was in her cylinders. Whenever the
en- gineer pulled open the throttle she
would storm down the track like a
helI-cat, and it was like stopping a
buCking bronCho to get her down TO a
quiet pace.
An emigrant train was running
ahead, and the engineer OF the man
killer had orders to lookout tor it.
After a run OF an hour or so he came
in sight OF the emigrant train az it
runbIed slowly up the heavy grade;
then it disappeared over the crest and
this devil of an engine went charging
up and over about a minute behind.
The engineer expected to see the emf.
grants away dowr the track, but they
had slowed up and were only q few
hundred yards ahead. Down went
the engine believing like mad, and as
soon as the emigrants heard it out
they steamed rs fast as they could.
But the old helI.Cat could out run the
Flying DutChman, and there was no
stopping her. She rushed down, eat
ing up the space between her and her
prey. Eager faces were looking out
the windows Of the passenger car
ahead, and the engineer, fireman and
coaler, when they found that they
could not check the speed OF the en-.
gne, stood at the doors ready for a
leap.
"They had to take it pretty soon.
Already the emigrants were leaping
from the steps and rolling down the
sides of the embankment. The engine.
men waited till the last moment be.
fore the crash, and leaped for life
but were all killed.
81 am afraid to say how many
lives were lost rs the engine tore into
the train packed with emlgrants, bu.
it swelIed the list OF the men that the
| old brute had killed.
"No matter what road she Is on
and she has been on n great many
she has kept on killing the men who
| stood at her throttle. We all feel a
little nervous when we have to run
her, for when you steam her up it
seems to put the devil in her"
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IsECENT CASUALTIES

y Lonis Ingalls,, q IL yenr old boy. was
struck by lightning near Msndan, on the
s0th ult and killed.
A washout was caused by the heavy
fains near Mandan on the 30th ult., which
paused the ditching OF a Northern Pacific
Freight train. Considerable damage was
done but no lines were loet.
The foot and mouth disease has reap,
peared In the duehy Of Hesse, and large
M nbeHR OF cattle are dying IRON its ei
ieots. Nkrict quarantine has been estab
Iished against Hessian cattle.
a John q. Wheeler died from hydropho obia
\ at Brunswick, Me-, n few days ago. He
swas bitten by a dog some weeks ago. Two
other men were bitten by the same dog,
They will be s'nt to the Pasteur institute
In New York.
10 Domire. aged 10 years, was drowned
lew days ago at Red Wing, Minn., while
bathing. The crowd OF fifteen or twenty
! boys with whom he was did not miss him
4 until he was dead. He was q good swim
~ and subject 10 fits.
v. Kontuckians named Joe Russel and
Irpll jumped from the railroad
# - vatsr at Charleston, w