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A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A Husband and Hts Wife's Pnramour the
Victims


ARKANSAS Crry, Ark, June l5.-A way
ward woman was the cause of sensational
tragedy which occurred last night ut the
Gladstone hotel in this city. AS II result,
J. ~. Mccormick, who figured in the role
otthe avcngins husband, and d. c. Jones,
Mrs. McCormick's paramount, are both
dead. Mr. Mccormick was wealthy
ranchman. Jones lived at kingiisher o. I.
For several days Mrs. Mccormick has been
visiting in this city. Jones was also here,
and as he had previously been on terms of
intimacy with Mrs. Mccormick, enjoyed
her society almost inccssantly. lie made
the boast yesterday that lie cwould.retirc with
Mrs. Mccormick lust night. A friend of
Mr. Mccormick heard OF the boast and sent
word 10 the latter, who Immediately came
To- n. city arriving yesterday. He hid un-
NJ 9:3o, when he went to the room of Mrs.
Mccormick. lie opened the door unccrc-
moniously. Jones, undressod, was living
OH the bed and his wife he saw in the room,
also undrcsscd. Withou: word McCor-
mick commenced shooting. lie only
wounded Jones the first shot and then
stopped and commenced to curse linn.
Jones reached for his revolver and then
both opened fire. Jones was shot three
times and Mccormick twice. Both died
almost instantly. Mrs. Mccormick, with
out any clothes OH. managed To c<capc to
all adjoiuing room, where she was after
wards arrested. The shooting has caused
great deal o! excitement
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sIIUATIoN ALARMING.
Wind Accompanied bv Terrible Rains
IN Iowa

BOONE, Iowa. June l1.-Sevcrc storms.
cyclonic in character. passed over this
region yesterday. Both times there were
cyclones in the air. and the situation was
alarming Terrible rains accompanied the
storrns. and the water courses are iull
and the roads flooded. A three year old
child oil George Ilannum o: Dodge town
Ship was drowned III the Hood
DAMAGE IN SHELBY COUNTY.
HARLAN, Iowa June l., A water spout
burst last evening III the northwest part ot
Shelby county, and in u :rw moments the
two branches OF Mosquito creek and the
Nishnabotna rivtr in the nci.hbcrl.ood of
Defiance overt!owtd their banks and
many head OF stock in lens were
drowned. Between Earring. and Defiance, u
part OF the track oi the Milwaukee raj wuy
vas washed ont and many OF hccompany's
bridges in the nci.hborlIood OF Defiance
were swept away. There was heavy hal!
storm. Corn on low lands was completely
destroyed. No lives were lost Old resi-
dents say the TALL OF water exceeded any
thing they have ever witnessed
nEowNED NEAR DUBUQUE.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Special. Jane II Farms
cr e. orIc SchirIi wa3 drowned last night
during the storm while attending to ord
Maquoketa river at Cottage Hill, Dubuque
county. His tourtccr- year-uld boy and
the team escaped.
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18

That Was tho sc ion of tho aIinncsota
Delegation Ycstc,d,y


r. G. Evans will BE- Minne.ota's repre-
sentative on tive Republican rational COM
mlt'cc for an".ncr term o. .uur wears. The
deadlock III the state dc c;gatiun was broken
yesterday morning and Evans was elected
by the small majority of one OF the dele
gates. The day be. ore it was decided that
Ten votes, II majority OF the delegation,
should constitute II choice On the first
bullot Bob Evans received 8 vo.cs, SANFORD
Newell {. Nj. ii. DunEc!l l, AID the other
dc csatc was absent. The ricnds of the op-
posing candidates Immediately went TO
work. trying to make Converts in each
others camps; while many others were
rushing around trying to lind an available
third candidate. The last elias, accom-
plishcd nothi"., for there was strong
feeling in the delegation against taking up
with any out; &c man. The choice lay be-
tween the two leading candidates.
The Evans mcn. however, were more sue
ccss!ul, and succeeded in securing pledge
from one Of the Newell supporters to vote
for Evans ".'lis practically ended the fight,
an,! the op;.oE"ns sofCommittccmun Of Evans
immt diatcly threw up their hands ard ac-
know!cdc ccd Themselves defeated Senator
Cioush and many other friends of Stanford
Newell, both in Minneapolis and st. Paul.
urscd the delegation to make Evans clcc-
tion unanimous. The meeting OF the dele
gates yesterday morning was an il.stantunc-
Gus one, and Evans WAS elected on the first
ballot. Delegates ;rr-., jacobson and DtlLn
wanted an open ballot, but the majority
WAS opposed to it, and it was Sc
crrt, as on the preceding day.
sixteen delegates were present. Evans re-
ccivcd 10 votes, Ncwe! $ and Dunncll /.
George Thompson of ST. Paul arrived too
late to participate III the voting and ap-
pea: cl Il little put out with the haste of the
Delegation in tispos.ng ot the contest.
liii.iarl OF Ncrn,lalc WIS sai.. to have
been one ui t., number that went over TO
Evans. Bob Dunn was present and he also
voted 'or the cX Indianan. After adjourn
mcnt Bob l;va"s was found in the corridors
outside receiving the con ,rat ulations OF
his friend, Oh his reelection. The drlc,a-
ton passed Il vote oi thanks to the NJ inne-
apolls member, tor the courteous treatIuc cnt
received III the convention city.
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Arbitrn.ion Ilesoted To.

BUFFALO, n. y. June l3.-The long
shoiemen on strike at Tonu-
wanda are ready to do bat
tie with ''scabs." The twenty-iith
separa'c company have been ordered to
asserlb e at their headquarters ut o'c' ock
Monday morning to await the action of the
sheriff, who will arrive OH The early morn-
ing train from Lockport. The strikers
have appealed to the state board
OF arbitration. The board replied,
stating it would be here Monday. The
condition OF Officer Kingston, who was shot
during the riot Saturday morning, was re-
ported better tonight and hopes are
cltcrtainey o his recovery. Chct
OF Police Ryan, who has
only ci.ht men under him, said
yesterday that lie feared trouble il another
attempt was made to unload the barEes
now tied up. The lumber dealers say
that il they can secure the necessary men to
do the work they will certainly proceed to
nn.Oul the boats
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18

as a candidate tor the vice presidency. In
doing so lie told how New York needed all
the assistance it could get in the great
struggle before it. and New York though:
Mr. Reid was the man of all men to help
tVcm.
The nomination was seconded by Gen.
Horace Porter OF New York, who delivered
Il eu!osi-tic monologuc in q monotone on
Whitclaw Reid New York's lavorite
son"
1.-The Demo, rats OF New York have two favor.
ite SONS, said Gen. Potter. land that is where
we differ from them in only having one But
seldom have. twins been more dissimilar than
these two Democratic twins. Even their own
parent can trace no resemblance"
Gen. Purlcrs reference to the banner
bea'in the names "I[arrison and Reid"
dtd not raise the enthusiasm which it
might have done i'll more spirited
speaker.
Gov. Bulkclv OF Connecticut also second
ed the nomination of Wh,telaw Reid. and
in doing SO he promised the loyal support
OF Connecticut Republicans, although its
delegates early in the day had stood for the
pr tsidential candidate who had not been
nominated.
The desire OF the convention was evil
dently strongly in avor OF nominating
WhitcIay Reid by acciamation, but it was
not allowed to do so.
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A WILD SCENE.
The Crowd Ye!lod and Chcered Until
Completely IxhauS.ei

When Indiana was reached the vencra-
ole Richard w. Thompson. cx-sscrctary
Of the navy, took the platform and con-
cluded n brief speech with the words II
nominate for presidency of the Unitcd
States the warrior, s:atesman-Benjamin
Harrison" y counter demonstration that,
so far us the delegates were concerned, sur
Passed the Blaine greeting followed MIR.
IhompSon's speech and it was nearly two
minutes before the Harrison cheers sub.
sided
When Michigan was reached there was
noresponsr. "Whal s ihcninttcr with Alscr"
shouted southern delc.atr A voice re-
piled: Not in ii" and the convention
takin. il that the Michigan delegation had
retired the wolverine caE,iidutc from the
race burst into chccrs-just why 10 one
knows.
MI E,ist's of Minnesota seconded the
nom!taiion OF Blaine. At the close of
Eusls' speech the chia. B'ainc dcmorstra-
ton o: the dav took place. 1t seemed as il
it Were without end. The crowd yelled,
waved umbrellas threw hats in the air,
danced chccrcl, and ntcr every man l.ad
come to think that human power must
soon overcome itself the old s,umping cry,
"Baine. B!ainc James q. Blnin,!' spread
throughout t. audience. TTic mani csla-
tlon was n most sensational one, and its
prolonged endurance and Intensity pruba-
tlv cqualcd everything ever seen in con.
vehtlon. AT the end ui t"cntv-:hrcc min
utcs the band again started up, and this
time was abe 10 partly malna loud tune
heard. but the roar came a.ain and then the
stamping was renewed. Some
HiSSE~ WERE I!,:Nt:p
and Mrkini'N Y, tliuk". IL t!ad lasted Ion,
cnou.h knocNcl loudly with the puvcl
but the moVcm"n. ca, Il not lie rcrrtsscd
The enthusiasm began To STIR up the old
Blaine men who had re ucar,ly consented
20 20 into Tie Mckinley movement, and
ihi, eScitcd l'urakr,'s hopes tnat the eu!-
liant war horse %: his dcvn,lon NIGH, 20
through in En!rAh, that Curksun and
other leaders had to 80 10 hin. and stop
him from br akin, ll,c programme The
tornado lastc'; nirty-oue minutes.
w. II. Ma'rsrn, the colored delegate
rom Mississippi, sccond the nomnuilon
the greatest citizen oi the world. a
man su great that 10 one is Jealous U:
him-tha greatest Americans, that .lcltcst
OF living Rrub icans-,Jalncs g. B.nlnc.
When the cheer whicn followed the speech
o! the colorcl del gate la l s,ibSitlrd the
name of New York was called. AS the
courly Drpcw rose 5000 Harrison Ecpub-
llCunS burst i.lip
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NO. 10.
WAS A HOT BLAZE.
BaltimOre's Water Front Suffers
Il Loss of Il Million Dollars
by Fire.
Boats at the Wlaris Loaded
With Cotton and Mrrrllan-
disc Destroyed.

BALTIMORE June l1.-Onc of the large
ilres that ever visited the water front of
started this afternoon ON the Old BAY Line
whuri at the foot OF Union dock. The
loss, as near us can be estimated, is ncur,y
Sl,O0O,GOo.
1t was just the busiest time o. the dav.
and steamers. schooner and tuas were ,,..
ing the river in all directions. The find old
Bay line steamer Virginia was anchored at
the wharf ami the freight steamer
Carton was beside her. a four masted
Ice schooner belonging to the Cochran
oler leo Company WAS close to
the right side Of the wharf. The freight
shed of the Bay Line Company was
fully stocked with cotton whiskev
and general merchandise consigned to
foreign firms The fire is thought
to have originated in the cotton bv
spontaneous combustion. Quick as a
flash tho flames spscad. Intense OK
citcmcnt rcignci alo,!. the entire
water front. The Bay Line wharf was to-
tally destroyed. 1t was about $40 icct long
and had 2O) feet watcl front. The wharf
had oil it large warehouse, Il big laundry
and newly erected office building.
Before the schooner Carolina and the
CASTOR could be towcl rom the wharf
they were badly damaged Lying ut
Cochran O.crs wharf ju-t southeast
of the burning pier, were the
iine four nastc,l ice schooners
Wesley Olcr, Mamie H. ward and William
Writ, The flames caught the rlgging o!thc
Oler, and then the other scllooncrs, eating
at the mass and sails. Tugs were on hand
and towcd The burning vessels to safety.
streams from the tugs were turned upon
the schooncrs and the flames were quickly
conquered. but not until considerable dam
age had been done. l.y Ing at the Cochran
Oler wharf, just north oi the
three schooncrs, was the iour-.nuslcd
schooner Augustus Welt. A sheet of
flame shot rom the burning whur,, and
soon the schooner Welt was Il mass
Of fire. Her rigging and cortlasc WAS
burned away, her mas,s ami huli
charrcd, and the new and handsome vessel
was soon Il blackcncd wreck The esri.
mattel damage To the schooner is 50, 900,
insured by the individual owncrs.
The ice IL valued at 81 ii ton, %.
which there were Loo tons ON board.
The bargcs laden with cotton were moorcd
to the Bay line wharf, and he ore relief
could reach them t.c cotton was IL los, anG
the barses burned,
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REED OF MAINE NOMINATED.

Josiah T. Settle Of Tennessee placed in
nomination Thomas Il. Reed Of Maine, and
it was seconded Ly u dcle.a.e from Arkan-
saw. Z. NJ. LontIen Of Virginia asccndcd
the p at!orin and also seconded the nom
ina,ion o! Mr.. Reed o: maine. not i'll behalf
Of any delegation but i'll behalf o. the ma
ton.
"In behalf Of the delegation from Maine" said
Mr.. Lttlciie!d OF Maine, IL ask the delegates of
this convention net to vote tor Thomas r. Reed
OF Maine until they are assured that his nane
has been presented hy his authority. ! am sure
he would dc ;ne to accept the nomination."
Mr.. Luther, o! Virginia. and MIR. Settle,
of Tennessee explained that they had not
Mr.. Reeds authority TO y esent his name,
but that they done so as u tribute to man
whom they regarded as one OF the nations
great sons. Mr.. Settle thereupon withdrew
the name OF Reed OF Maine
On tine motion of the chairman oithe
Iowa delegation the rules were su. pended
and the nomination OF Whi;c!uw Reid was
made BY acclanation
An invitation to the dele "A: rs AMI visitors
to visit the Zenith City o. the unsalted seas
and another rom Winona .or July were
read, and this indication of the end of the
convention sent Senator IIiscock and
Chauncey DcPew towards the doc. hat in
hand
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A RUNNING NATE.
Nhitelaw Reid, the New York
Journalist, Nominated for
Vice President.
Ills Nomination Male Unani-
NOUS and Without the For
mality of Il Vote.

The hall was slow in filling up for the
vening session and there Was noticcably
decreased crowd in the galleries. the attend
nee of ladies having fallen of greatly.
fhc band turned up at 1:45 and the dele
:atcs and visitors commenced to dri i'll Il
little faster us it played, hut there was not
he same eager interest for tlp proceedings
o commence rs at the morning, session.
The leaders of the Blaine contest were
arly on hand us though to indicate that
hey had cast aside all the an ositics of
he conflict and were now prepared to as
list cheer ully Ill naming Il man for vice
president who shall bc in every way suit
tblc running mate for President Harrison.
]. s. Clarkson was early on the ground and
milinaly shook hands w.h his former op-
ooncnts. Senator Wolcott ofCulorado and
Senator llansboro of North Dakota smiled
'aln ully as the bard played Rocked in
he Cradle of the Deep" but they bore it
nan.ully and lad evidently concluded to
ny them down in peace to sleep for four
icars anyway. 1t was the subject o. re-
mark that they did not call.ior "lIcard
Bowed Down With Weight OF Woe"
AS the New York delegation entered the
nall the nominators OF the vice president
we're received with applause. as it was gem
rally conceded that TO New York belonged
he honor OF making the choice if it so de-
sired. The DELEGATES from the Empire
State guthcre | in the aisle near their seats
and surrounded Senator lliscock like q
swarm of bees, disc using
| TIE vICE-rREsIDESrIAL NoMINATIoN.
Every eye turned to the group which was
making vice pres dent under the very
syts of the convention. Before the chair
mans gavcl cl the vice president was
made, and New York sat contcntcdly in its
place.
T:,c audience was very unacmonstrative,
and took no notice of the gr at men o.: the
party us they entered, even Gov. Mckinley
not being accorded n hand. The irrcprcs.
,blc Alabama delegate, who las been
kicking continusly since the convention
opened. was lying in Wit for the chairman
with II violent protest, sustained by num-
erous atli:lav,ts, that certain delegate was
not occupying his proper seat. Senator
| IIscock waited for linn to conclude before
he called Tie attention OF the chairman to
The programme .or the nomination Of vice
president.
AT S:I5 Chairman Mckinley called the
convention to order AMI declared that the
no ninat;on for vice president was in or
der. The roll was called and no nomina-
tion was made until New York was
| reached.
Then Delegate Ed OConnor assembled
the plat orm and made Il speech with his
hands in his pockets. 1t was pacific
speech in which he named
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SMALL. ICEIst:l,(;s.
Heavy Rain and Hail of Immense Size
at WatcrtOwu

WArEErowN. Mimi, Special, June 10
Sunday evening this place experienced one
OF the worst storms in the memory of the
oldest settler. Solid chunks OF ice measure
ing fourteen inches in circumference and
weighing sixteen to eighteen ounces. were
picked up on the street. Much damage is
reported from the surrounding
country. Fences, outhouscs and
trees ure scattered in all directions.
No loss OF life has ms yet been reported.
Dwellings and barns were severely shaken
AMI windows were terribly shattered, in
some OF the houses not pane OF glass being
let unbrokcn. The heaviest part 0f the
storm passed to The east OF this place, and
Tears are entertained that the damage was
corrcspondingly heavier in that direction.
1t is claimed that the rainfall in the
storm oil Saturday and Sunday nights
was 10y actual measurement Two and
onc-llali inches. The rain fell in perfect
sheets and the whole face of the earth
seemed to be one sheet of water, and mead
ows and marshes are to-day like lakes The
Crow river is rising very rapidly, and while
there is no fear OF any damage from high
water, yet the meadows will suffer materi.
ally should more rain follow soon to keep
them Hooded any length oi time.
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18

WASnlNGToS, June ID Representative
Ell S,ackLomSc. OF the Sixth district OF
South Carolina. died suddenly At his resi-
dencc i'll tliis city shortly after . oc ock this
morning, OF heart disease Mr. Stack house
was born i'll Marion county, South Caro-
lima, in lS2l He served III the Con ,der:.;c
army ana became q colonel. He aitcrward
became prominent in agricultural pursuits;
was president of the State Farmc:s' All
ance and Il member OF the legislature and
was elected to the Fllty-sccond congress 81,
Democrat. Both branches cou-rc- : OIL
the announcement of Mr.. S'achho les
death. appointed committees 10 ;,tic,ii the
funeral. Senator Kyle and Mr.. Jvilcy %
South Dakota are members oi the commit
tees.
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18
I.EVfE. GIVE WAY,
A Rig Rise In tho Mississippi Causes
Anxiety nj Nav Orlcnns

New ORLEANS, June l5.-lhc river to-day
reached the highest point known here for
the past iorly-tivc years, and in consequence
New Orleans is literally Speaking an island.
Traffic on three roads has been SUSPEND
ed. Last night at midnight, the gauge
read eighteen feet above high water mark.
People who know well what this rise
meant hoped by morning there
would be II decline, bat when day
break came and the gauge was scanned by
old-timcrs were staggered when thcv read
eighteen and two-tcntls. At 6 o'clock
tho first break was reported. 1t
happcnd Mt Belmont place, about
twenty miles above the city, on
the Mississippi Valley road. Seventy i've
feet OF the levee gave way and in two hours
time had reached depth of twelve tcet.
Following closely on the reports from Bel
mont came the news OF these breaks eleven
miles away, all with one mile of each other.
All Of these crevasscs following so coscy
on each other has oacasioned considerable
alarm throughout the city. The lcvccs that
protect New Orleans are good and strong so
far, but the greatest anxiety is being felt
OH account OF the June rise that is on the
,,.n
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Fear of r.sttleuce.

TIrUsrILLE, Fa., June l3.- Memorial ser
vices were held in all the churches to-day
and were largely attended. 1t is estimated
l2,00O people were in town from the
neighboring towns of Warren Oil City,
Cory Erie and the small villages who
thronged the fire swept district all
day. Work Oh the ruins was suspended
to-day, and 1t gave the exhausted laborer5
an opportunity for rest and because the
force was to- small TO continue with new
men. This action of the council
is greatly criticised, and with good reason,
as there are many large stencil holes
in which the rotting remains of dogs,
horses and chickens fill the air with
noisome vapor-. Many families have left
strike them down. The intense heat which
prevails is adding greatly to tins danger.
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18

Senator Halo Throws Some Light Upon
Dark Subject.
WASHINGTON, June 13-The Post to-
morrow will publish the following inter-
view:
"Mr. Blaine told me the day he left
Washington that he expec ed Harrison to
be nominated" was the somcwhot remark
able statement Senator Hale made to u
Post reporter to-day. "Mr. Blaine meant
what lie sal i'll his letter to Mr..
Clarkson," Mr.. Hale continued. He did
not want To be candidate and
was not, but his friends insisted
upon pushing Inn Tor the prc.i-
dcncy, and seeing that they would do
so whether he was wiling or not Mr..
blaine resigned. l do not think he wanted
ahe presidency, lori: docs not require an
election to that position TO add anything
TO the laurc.s of James q. Blaine"
Mr. Haze said that Blaincs withdrawal
hastily formed determination. To Senator
Hale he had expressed Il desire OF leav-
ing the place some months pr.or to the
time when he did. Secretary Blaine had
eondnctc to Il succe ss!nl ending matters in
which, as secretary OF the state, he was
greatly interested. These having been ac-
complished. Mr.. Hale said, MIR. Blaine
aside the burdens OF public otiiyc. Under
no circumstances would he have remained
much longer.
Being asked whether the ex-sccrctary
had retired from public life altogether,
Senator Hale said he did not know. 81 do
not lelievc he has" he continued,
but ! do not want 10 be quoted
as saying SO, for what the .utule
plans elaine are do not know. l know
hcdcsircu to lc.v. the cabinet to pursue a
line of work that lie had laid down for
himself, and to which he will no doubt de-
vote considerable Of hlS limc.n
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18

The free and honest ballot. the Just and equal
representation OF all the people. as well as tnelr
til. foundation of our republican institutions.
and the party will never relax its efforts until
the integrity OF the ballot and tine purity OF cleo
tions shall be fully guaranteed and protected III
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18
Mrs. Drax,on M,ll Contest.

New YORK. June l3.-It is reported that
Mrs. j. Coleman Drayton. who was
absolutely dsnheri;ed by the
terms of her father, William
Astor's, will, will contest it when
comes up for probate IN the surrogate court
on July p similar report gained circu!a-
ton upon Mrs. As'or's return tc Europe
contrary to expectation. Mrs. Drayton
renamed in this country and did no: ac-
company her AT that time Mrs. Henry
Day denied any knowledge of NJ. Dray-
tons intention of contestng the will.
Neither Mrs. Drayton nor Mr.. Day was at
home to-day when called upon.
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After a Year.

HELENA. Mont. Special. June 13.-The
body OF L. NJ. Wilson has been found in
the heavy timber abou Il mile north of
Hunters Hot Springs. near the Yellow.
stone Park. Wilson was for many years o
government scout. and was in
that service when lie disappeared
wear ago. a good deal OF
time and money had been spent in looking
for him, a Pinkcr,on man having spent
several weeks searching the park. 1t is
thought that he committed suicide, ms it is
kno VII that lie was disappointed in love
affair. He was widely known.
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18
Damage by Hail,

BELLE PLANE Minn.. Special. June l5.-
The most disastrous hail storm ever known
in this vicinity PASSED near this town last
evening. Hail large as hens eggs is re-
ported Trees were stripped and all kinds
OF crops completely destroyed. Glass is in
great demand to-day and thousands OF dol
lars OF damage has been done. A farmer
after the Storm, pail illl oi hail. some of
which were illrse inches in diameter.
The Dickinson press., 1892-06-18
Norwegian I.utI,arans.

DAWSON, Mimi, Special, June 15.-The
annual meeting of the United
Norwegian Lutheran church opens
here Tomorrow and will
continue for several days. 1t is expected
that over 1000 clsrGymen and twice
TINT number OF laymen will be i'll
attendance. One Of the questions which
will be considered will be the future policy
OF st. Olaf college Nor,hticld and the
Augsberg seminary at Minneapolis.