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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-25
JOHNSTOWN j REPEATED.
An Iowa Village Almost Swept Away
Rain in Torrents

An Iowa Village Almost swept Away
Rain In Torrents.
CHEROKEE, Iowa, June 24.-Ihe terrors OF
the Johnstown food were in part repeated
in this place to-day. Seventy-fve houses
were carried out of sight in the kiagara-like
torrent. How many lives we're lost is yet
matter of uncertainty. A terrific cloud
burst, thrice repeated, with the wind al
most hurricane, are what consummated
the dread work. The storm, which began
last night, appears to have swept vast
circle in northwestern Iowa fully 100 miles
in diameter, with Cherokee as the center.
w to l0:30 p. m. tonight. owing to the de-
struction Of wires and railroads, only the
vaguest reports have reached here from the
devastated territory to the north and south.
The damage here, taking into account the
relatively small size of the town, is enor-
nous. Most of the destruction in
Cherokee was wrought by the extra
ordinary downpour of water from the
sky. The flood carried off apparently
without etfo t, the big truss bridge on the
Illinois Central and with the bridge went
forty feet of trestle approach. Tonight
the Little Sioux is at the highest stage ever
known. The best information indicates
that the Illinois Central rails are under
water continuously for many miles on the
Omaha branch and the havoc both to road
and bridges ia something seldom paralleled
in railroad history.
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FLOYD RIVER VALLEY.
IncaiculabIe Damage Done by the Unpre-
cedented Rains.

Incaiculable Damage Done by the Unpre-
cedented Rains.
| Sioux CRY. June 24.-The terrific rains
of last night and this morning have almost
devastated this portion Of Iowa. No roads
are running trains from here east. The
Floyd River valley is inundated for thirty
five miles north. Many houses in LIE Mas
| are flooded over the first floors, while the
towns of Merrill, Hinton and James are in
worse condition than is LIE Mars.
Thirty-hve miles of track on the
Illinois Central the Chicago, st. Paul a.
Kansas City, the Minneapolis & Omaha,
and the Sioux City & Northern are flooded
north of this city with bad washouts at Ls
Mars. The Little Sioux river bottom At
Cherokee is entirely inundated and thou
sands of acres are under water. The water
at Cherokee carried away many houses. On
the Central Iowa branch 900 feet of track
have been carried out and on the Sioux
Falls branch seven bridges. The Chicago
Northwestern tracks in Sioux valley are
out for over half mile at sutherland. The
same road is also washed out at Carroll.
At Merrill, eight miles from this city,
Floyd river rose fifteen feet In three hours
this afternoon and tonight the food is
sweeping through Floyd River valley to-
ward this city and devastating hundreds of
acres of crops. The manufacturing towns
OF LeeuS, Lynn ana LeWIStoWn are IN its
course and will be submerged by morn
ing, causing thousands of dollars
of damage. Tonight hundreds Of
families on Floyd river fats
in this city are moving out onto higher
grounds. Railrond companies have aban-
doned yards and shops and engines, cars
and all kinds of material have been re-
moved to higher ground. Stock in the
Union and Central stock yard. packing
houses, railroad shops and many houses
will be partially under water and great
damage will be done. Wires east and north
of here are all down.
Reports from south Dakota are that the
Nermillion river is out of its banks and
flooding thousands of acres of growing
grain. The storm at Sutherland last light
at seven o'clock destroyed fifteen dwell
ings. four warehouses md several barns.
People took to caves and no one was in
jured. All country and railroad bridges
Mern washed out.
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Foreign Flashes.

Reader has accepted Gibbons challenge
to box at the Pelican club for E200.
The strike of the horse car employees al
Bordeaux is settled, resulting in victory
for the strikers.
A swimming race between Dalton. Ameri-
can, and a man named Fishes took place
Wednesday and resulted in the defeat of
Dalton.
Negotiations between the British colonial
office and Newfoundland delegates are vir-
tually completed. The bill will be passed
as speedily as possible.
In the action for libel brought by Camp
bell, secretary to Parnell, against the own
ers of the Cork Herald, the jury awarded
Campbell 81, $50 damages.
Wednesday afternoons Official London
Gazette contained an order in council pro-
hibiting the catching of seals by British
subjects in Bering sea from to-day till
May l., 1892.
1t is currently reported that a special
license to marry Mrs. O'shea has been OBJ
tained by Parnel!, mt it is said the Irish
leader is experiencing difficulty in obtain
ing the services of Clergyman willing to
overlook the fact that Mrs. O'Shea' is a
divorced woman
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IS that of Fronch Josie, who states posi-
lively that she saw her pass the corner
Main and Galena streets little after II
O'Clock tho night Of the murder, going NO
Main street. Tho woman Josie, however,
may have been mistaken. Chief of Police
Leyden, who arrested the Browning
woman, was put on the stand and
said that she WAS in bed
when he arrested her. He searched the
house but found no gun. The pair of shoes
he found were soiled, but the dirt on them
was dried. Tho jury, after few minutea'
consultation, brought in the following ver-
dict: THAT the deceased, W. J. Penrose,
came to his death from pistol shot wound
III the head at the hand of party or par
ties to the jury unknown, so far as the
testimony offered before the said Jury
shows, and still further tho jury recommend
the relense of Belle Browning now in cus-
tody."
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Mrs. Leland Stanford has given $1O0,o ,oO(
for the permanent support of five kinder
gartens in San Francisco.
A slight shock of earthquake occurred al
Charleston, 5. g., at l1;2T tuesday night
No damage was done and the quake was &c
light that it escaped notice of half the pop
ulation.
George Ward, tho convict who led in the
recent break for liberty at Cole City, Ga,
and who was ono of the most noted safe
blowers in the United States, died from
his wounds.
Henry Joncs colored, who murdered his
wife last week. was taken from Jail at Ham
burg, Ark, by mob. dragged with u rope
a mile or more over rocky ground, hung up
and riddled with bullets.
Prince George. of dloece. who was in
strumental in saving the life of the czafe-
witoh arrived at San Francisco on the
steamship Gahc Tuesday. He says tho
czarewitch and friends believed the assas-
sin was u fanatic and they declined to
prosecute him.
III the park opposite tho City hall in
BROOKLYN tho tribute i'll bronze and granite
to Henry Ward Beecher was unveiled Mt
four o'clock Wednesday afternoon. large
crowd of people WAS present. among them
being 300 Sunday school children who took
part IN the exercises.
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TO CONQUER THE WORLD.
Hopeful Graduates Start Out on the Cam
pnKn.

Hopeful Graduates Start Out on the Cam
paiKn.
BosroN, June 4.-Weather for commence
ment day at Harvard was perfect and the
time honored observances of the day were
Cal ried out with the same spirit and pre-
cision as in former years. Gov. Russell,
Lieut.. Gov. Fale and members of the COVER
nors staff were escorted from Boston by
the National lancers, reaching Massachu.
setts hall ut 10 o'clock, where President
Elliott was IN waiting to receive them
Among other invited guests was Chief
Justice Fuller, of the United States supreme
court Within the theuter was gathered
the brilliant audience which always assem-
bles to applaud the graduates and listen to
the orations of their representatives.
AT the alumni dinner tonight Presidents
Elliott, Gov. Russell and Chief Justice
Fuller delivered addresses. Tho latter
spoke OF the wisdom of the trainers of the
constitution III declining to confer political
power upon the judiciary department of the
United States. Nothing has done more to
commend that department To the conf
denoe and respect of tho people than it's
scrupulous abstinence from purely political
questions.
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Promotion by Examination

WASHINGTON. June 24.-Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker to-day issued an order
relative to promotions in the postot1ice de-
partment. It is ordered that there be es-
tablshed in the postoifice department a
board of promotion to consist of clerks of
various departments. In case of a va
vacancy occurring in any one of
the grades Of clerks, said board
shall determine and report to the postmas-
ter general the name of the person, who.
according to the standard prescribed, is
best fitted in their Judgment to fill said
vacancy by promotion, and such promotion
shall be made irrespective of the influence
of friends. Examinations prescribed shall
in all cases be competitive.
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driver. second, and Browns Jim M. 9lum-
mer driver, third in all three heats. Time.
2;2711, 1854, 2:4l.
Running, half mile, two years old,
purse $3.50, divided *175, $50 and $25. Won
by staffor's b. Q. Livingston, X. Smith
rider; jeff Ryan's b. g. Rosemary, Perry
rider, second; Tate's b. c. Jack, Patten
rider, third. Time, ;521s.
Running. half a mile, $50, divided $1O5,
$50 and $15; five starters. Won by JEFF
kyan'a 8. I. Lucinda, Gazen rider; Paget's
Oh. +. Mermaid, l.. A. Rhett rider, second;
LUIS oh. g. Monte, Cole rider, third; Nc
Cauliffe d Dement'S Forsyth and Jordan's
Chico not placed. Time, 40.
The day wound up with half mile In
olan race, fourteen starters, which was won
by lied Unknown amid general e1citement
and enthusiasm. The opening looks we'll
for further success il the weather remains
fine.
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Columbia Freshmen Win a Great
Victory Over Yale and
Harvard Crews.
The Two-M Record by an Eight
Dared Grew Lowered
Yesterday.
To-Day the Three Cornered Struggle Takes
Place-Miles City Rsco Meeting
Opens Successfully.

New LONDON, June N.-The two-m mile
elght-oared race between the Columbia,
Yale and Harvard freshmen crews was
rowed at noon to-day on the Thames river.
All the morning stiff breeze blew down
the river and the waves we're high. Toward
noon the wind died away and the water
calmed down, 80 it was decided to start,
The water favored tho crews most decided
ly, and this accounts largely for the fast
time made by all of the crews. The Column
bians' time is the fastest ON record. The
race was won by Columbia by three
lengths. Yale second, two lengths ahead
OF Harvard. Time, 9:41, $685., and $3.50,
respectively.
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Migration of u Nation.

DETROIT, Mich. June M.-Ludwig von
Doloke, II noted Icelander who has been
praoticing medicine In Detroit for the last
year or two. left tho city Tuesday evening
upon an important mission. He is bound
for his native country and when he
arrives there he will interview tho
government authorities upon the scheme of
transporting the entire population OF Ice-
land 10 Alaska, and there establishing a
colony under the government of the United
States. 1t is understood that Van Doloke
will receive substantial backing from a
number of capitalists interested in the do
yelopment Of Alaska, and that the United
States government looks fsvorably upon
the scheme.
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Looking to Rain Production.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Further experi.
ments were made this a ternoon by Prof
Dyrenfurth. of the agricultural department.
in testing the feasibility of exploding bal
looms charged with gases at considerable
height in the air, with the object of deter
mining the practicability of exploding
dynamite in like manner and its effect in
producing rain in case of drought. Three
balloons about twelve feet in diameter,
charged with two parts of hydrogen and
one OF oxygen, were sent up about twelve
hundred feet and exploded by means of an
electric current transmitted over fine
wire. The tests were considered successful.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-25
Hostiies Threaten War.

LAS VEGAS. N. NJ, June 2i.-Further ad.
vices received here from TT. Wineate, 3OC
miles west, to-day, are to tho effect that the
trouble on the Navajo reservation is III
crensing. Lieut.. Brett, who was sent with
detachment of troops to Keen canyon, near
Fort Defiance, to suppress the depfedatlons
OF hostiles, dispatched n courier to the COM
mandor of troop of tho Xun reservation,
to come to his aid us soon ns possible.
Also courier has arrived at Wingate with
special TO the commanding officer tor
available, rs the hosties are threatening
war. -
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Reply Anxiously Awaited,

RoNDouT, N. Y, June A.-Thcre is con
siderable excitement In Clintondale, thi,
county, over the discovery of ote supposed
to contain silver in large quantities. Spec
linens have been sent to the United States
assayer's office and reply is anxiousy
awaited. In the meantime the farmers who
own real estate in the vicinity are holding
their property at fabulous prices.
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BASE BALL GAMES.

The Home Club Mentioned FIRST in the
Record Here Printed.
LEAGUE CLUBS.
Chicago 8. Cincinnati 2
Cleveland z, Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia 5, Boston 3.
Brooklyn Z, New York g.
ASSOCIATION CLUBS.
Boston 2. Baltimore 8.
st. Louis IA, Cincinnati 8.
Columbus l, Louisville s.
Washington 8, Philadelphia s.
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Chicago Races.

CHICAGO. June M.-Track fast. Mile
Yale '91 won. Honor second, Faithful third.
Time, 1:42.
Five furlongs-Wightman won, Dan
Kurtz second, Gaverton third. Time. 1;O1L.
Mile and one half-Business won, Atticus
second, kingman third. Time, 1865.
Mile and one-eighth-Ch Chapman won, Top
stone second, Tom DAILY third. Time, 1865.
Mile and e-sixteenth-Donate!lo won,
Balgowan second, Whitney third. Time,
1:9A.
Mile and one-eighth-Bob Forsythe won,
Blue Veil second, Bob L. third. Time,
l:5714.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-25

PHILADrLPHIA, June 25.-Fire broke ou.
In the large stable attached to the CITY gas
works, at Twenty fourth and Chestnut
streots. ht l:tb O'clock this (Thursday)
morning. Over 1U0 horses were in the
building. and these arc all believed to have
been burned to death. The fire was under
control at 2:l5
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On the sheepshead Track,

SHEEpsHEAD BAY, June 4.-Track fast,
six furlonQs-Correotion won, Fairy Sec
ond, Eon third. Time, 1:O9 1-5.
Five furlongs-His Highness won, Lester
second. Hinda Dwyer third, Time, 1:O1 3-5.
Mile and one-e -eighth-Judge Morrow won,
Fitzjames second, Port Chester third.
Time, 1:55 1-5.
Mile-Lepanto won, Arab second, Vireie
third. Time, 1:42 3-5.
Heats, seven furlongs- Banquet won
both heats, Rambler second, Cynosure
third. Time. 1:29 1-5.
Mile and e-eiehths--Tammany won,
Hoodlum second, Come To law third
Time, 1929.
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Not q Born Lender.

DUBLIN, June M.-The retirement of
Justin MCCARTHY from the leadership of the
Irish party is expected directly John Dillon
is released from Jail. Mccarthy, it is gen.
orally admitted, has proved to be COM
plete failure as leader of the Irish paria-
mentary party. His friends assert he is
unable to give much attention to his Duties
or that he always recognized the fact that
the position he accepted as leader was only
q Temporary one.
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Kansas CITY Meeting.

KANSAS Cry, June 24.-Seven furlongs-
Top Gallant won, Dyer second, Maud third.
Time, 1889.
Mile. handicap-Balance won, Ulf second,
Gendarme third. Time, 1:45.
Heat race, first-Volens won, Elsie B.
second, Progress third. Time. l:loL.
Seoond-Elsie b. won, Volens second.
Time, 1:19. Third-Elsie b. won, Volens
second. Time, 1:2o.
Half mile-Charles Wilson won, Luke
Richards second, Lettie third. Time, :53.
Six furlongs-Stanley won, Haramboure
second, Crispino third. Time, 1:l9.
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Tho Usurper Sustained.

HARTFORD, Comp, June 24.-Judge J. M.
Hall, in the superior court, to- day handed
down decision in the suit of Austin
Brainerd. executive secretary of Gov Bulk
ley, against Comptroller Straub. for the
payment of salary. The decision is in
effect recognition of Gov. Bulkley's right
tn the offinp
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Came to tho Company's Terms.

SEATTLE, June 24.-Work was resumed at
the Black Diamond coal mines to-day, the
miners having come to the company,
terms. AT Gilman, however. serious trouble
is threatened. The company attempted to
put force of men to work, but the striking
miners drsve them away. special train,
with an additional force of guards, left
here tonight for the MINES.
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GOOD SPORT AT MILES.
With Fine Weather and Good Attcndanc
the Meeting Opens.

the Meeting Opens.
MILES Cry, June A.-[Spetial. THE
weather for tho opening day of the second
annual meeting was splendid. with the track
little heavy and muddy in spots. Atten-
dance, about 800 within the enclosure, while
quite number remained outside. The
sport was good and the spectators were
more than satisfied.
Trotting, 300 minute elass mile heats,
best three III flve-First, second and third
heats won by Maud j., @. ID. JeiTres, owner
snd driver; Leo a. Kings Onward, Lee
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A Western ya,edi.tortan.

NEw HAVEN, Conn.,, June 4.--The ono
hundred and ninety-irst commencement OF
Yale university was observed to-d day at Gen.
ter church. Degrees honorary and in cour Q
were conferred upon over 400 men. Tie
valedictory address was delivered by Nathan
Glockman, of Chippewa Falls Wis.
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Prefers His Present Position.

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Sauires,
of Washington, has been summoned to the
capital, and 1t is stated he has been ten
dered the position of minister to China.
Senator SSuires' friends say he will not
give up his place in the senate for any for
eign mission, but If tho president wants
him to recommend good man he will
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Zine and imprisonment.

TohEDo, o., June 2i.-William B. Cook,
late police clerk of this city, pleaded guilty
this afte noon to the embezzlement of
$4,000 of city funds and was sentenced to
five years i'll tho penitentiary and to pay Il
fine of $40. 600.
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big Blaze at DemersyiIle.

DEMERsvrLLE, June M.-[Special. THE
business portion of this city was destroyed
by fire last night. The loss will aggregate
$4,000. Individual losses and the insur-.
ance, which is light, not yet determined.
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The Trotters.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, June 24.-2:22 trot-
Annie Wilkes won. Jesse Hanson second,
Early Bird third. Best time, 2.2111.
2:27 trot-Sadie NJ. won. Best time, 2:2414
1928 trot-Redmont won. Best time. 2.26'
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-28

Jones called 10 me and ran after "a
but ! did not sop or answer. On arsss
ing 1t our bank l found three letters
addressed to me from parties in Nevada
! took time to read only four or five
lines Of each, and then, calling on
Smith and Brown to follow. fastened
to the other bank. We had lively
row, I can assure you. The letters adj
dressed to the bank made the mime ont
to be big thing, but those from my
friends stamped it as = fraud 1t was
finally agreed that the check should be
returned until further investigation
could be made, and that afternoon the
adventures skipped, TO be heard Of no
more.
lido not know bow the partners set-
tied t. among themselves, but know
they had private meeting. lasting over
two hours. Perhaps each one Of them
candidly admitted that he had made an
ass Of himself. and promised better
things in future. AL 4 know is that
when the meeting broke up affairs in
the bank Of Brown, Smith q Jones re-
sumed their old-time routine, and the
only allusion to the affair was made by
Jones, who said: "Mr. Whitbeck, I am
instructed to inform you that your in
dustry and attention to business has
not escaped our observation, and your
salary for the next fiscal year will be
%, $780, IN. Y. Sun.
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How to Manure for Onions.

AS to manures, onions are great feed
ers and like something to select from.
Iadvise applying at least ten cords of
barnyard manure per acre, or its equiv
alent. Farmers in the vicinity of Bos-
ton use twenty cords of stable manure,
but think it better to use half the
quantity of manure, and the other half
in commercial fertilizers, or, cheaper
yet, to use all fertilizer. The latter
can beapplied at any period of growth.
but there is danger from using phos-
phate continuously. In bermuda the
onion growers use part sea manure and
part commercial fertilizers. One of nv
neighbors uses ten cords of mixture
of barnyard manure. sea manure and
night soil, a very concentrated manure,
probably equal to double the quantity
of ordinary barnyard manure. 1 rec
ommend the application Of three hun
bred pounds Of nitrate of soda per acre
just as the crop begins to bottom; on, if
the crop Looks feeble, complete fer
tilizer may be used. In all farming a
good deal of manure seems to be misap-
piled, and I suggest the use of less
manure and more of commercial fertil-
izer.-J. ). H. Gregory, in Farm and
Home.
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least fear that the wooden pipe will not
last as long as the iron. 1t is laid In
heavy yellow clay; possibly In sandy
or grayelly soil enough air might reach
it to cause decay.
A description of our waterworks
may interest some of your readers.
The water is first pumped from well
into a large cistern by means of a wind
mill. The cistern is located on the hill
side above the barn, SO that the water
is conducted into the basement, but,
unfortunately, not high enough to en-
able it to rise above the floor OF the
horse-stable except when the cistern is
full. We have common pitcher pump
to raise the water for the horses. In
the covered yard or COWS bedroom,
there is large trough with self-act-
ing valve which always keeps the
trough full. ! have attempted to show
the arrangement in the sketch, Fig. /.
intended when we first put in the
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END OF WATER TROUGH.


piping to get valve with float, ETC., at
the plum er's; but when found the
price was Sc. concluded either to make
one myself or get along without the
luxury / took a common stop-cock
and made a lever of three-eighth-inch
iron to fit it, and stapled the end to a
block of pine eight inches square and
about foot long. This arrangement
has been in use nearly a year, has al
ways kept the trough full, and has not
been touched. OF course, the cattle
had to be fenced away from the end OF
the trough containing the valve. A
fence is built around the trough so that
the cattle cannot get into or foul the
water, but have to put their heads
under a two-by-six-inch plank to reach
it. See Zig. 2,-Cor. Rural New Yorker.