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rance. great dlSpE.y or cost for the
sake of show. Ii is n plain. blunt,
homclike affair which furnishes COM
fort and rest to visitors to degree un-
surpassed ana scarcely cquallr( III amy
other state building upon the grounds.
The state of Iowa.
The great corn state of Iowa NAV
we'll be proud of the showing which
she has made in the white city. There
has been an untiring effort upon the
part of her commissioners and her Ilru-
pie ut large to max" their state build
ing typical of the lIawkrye common
wealth in every feature and aspect.
The structure is Il long low one. for
merly known as the Pavilion in Jack
son Park ut Il time when tho present
gloricS of the ghostly city We're hut II
dim conception in the minds of its ell
cl'setic projectors. The structure was
turned over to Iowa To br used as its
state building and restored to its orig
illal condition when tls, fair is over.
by the expenditure OF SiO,Mm ii has
hccn made into Il vcriahl" corn palace,
Il contemplation of Witch Aladdin. the
palace builder. must turn green with
envy. 1t stands ut the extreme north
east corner of til" grounds SO near to
the over turbulent waters of lake
Michigan that the mist ana spray of
the waves is often driven into the
eastern portico of the building. The
structure occupies Il ground space of
12S Ivy 40 feet and is built of granite
with several turrcts and Il peaked roof.
An addition was built Il: tho west end
two stories in height for Social and rc-
c"ption purposes. In 1h" central part
Of the new portion of the building is
a broad hallway. in which is Il quaint
populare. Over it is the appropriate
motto. "lowa-I'hc affections of her
people like the rivers of her borders,
flow to one insrparabie union"
The main reception room is very
large. decorated in light cream tntS
and flower designed frirZes. Above it.
is the large turret room or assembly
room. OH the walls of which hang many
Gil paintings executed by Iowa artists
and Il finely executed statue of Tom
Moorc's colcrpti III of Il "Pcn,' eXccut-
cd by an Iowa lady lately deceased
Hero is also placed Il very crc'litablc
school exhibit md some exquisite lace
and fancy needle work by the ladies
Of tho j1aWkryc state. Two rooms
devoted to the press of the state lead
off from this room With tables for cor
respond dan-s and tirs for the leading
journals Of Iowa. On the lower floor
of til" two-story portion is the ladies'
reception hall. tEs gcntl"lncn's reception
rpolrs and the private offices of the
state board of managers. There is Il
check room. post office, telegraph Of
fees. Il bureau OF Information and all
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gcolngi:nS nS-tlc black hills country with
its curious pcirrtarti"ns. lonndlrss cav
rrlis. rich minerals and unnlmbrred
beauties. 1t is the country par excel
lance of flax and corn, orators and di-
vorcts Certainly here is to he found
one Of til" most interesting exhibits
upon the grounds The state building
is 60 by leo feet and runs up two sto-
rirs in height. There is Il court or lob
by in the center running to the roof,
which is covered With IL skylight so
as to admit any quantity of light.
There arc two stories or galleries
around this central court above the
main floor. in each of which rs well as
upon the lower floor. the state displays
are made. The total cost of the build
ing was $4,000 The exterior finish is
in Yankton cement, Which gives the
building the appearance Of being con-
structcd out of cut stone of Il dark
gray color. The most conspicuous eX-
llibit presented as Il visitor enters the
hall is huge column of polished jas
per erected upon IL foundation of tin
ore and s,lrmountcd by Il gildcd globe
upon Which pcrctcs an eagle. Beside
it are large ilgots Of pig tin us gentle
reminder that America can produce
her own tin if She is only given a
chance. Then there is a magnificent
collection Of pctriticd woods from the
bad lands which are capable of the
highest polish and which are much SUI
pcrior to marble because of their hard
ness and beautiful coloration for any
purpose to which marble may be put.
4 large and interesting collection of
pctrcfaaions from mound caves have
1..,r, IN IL
was collected by T.. w. Pettsrcw for
the ladies Of Sioux Falls 1t includes
shells and woods and the fossil remains
of many extinct animals who rOamed
the forests of south Dakota before
Adam became factor i'll auimal econ
omy. Among these specimens are re-
mains of the great rhinoccros, occidcn-
tails, broutdps, robustus, vertibrae Of
huge silu .ians, amcnitas. placctcna,
lacubitcs, scottc>, concrctcnary shells,
etc. 1here are large specimens OF fire
clay aud pottery clay upon exhibition
from the blacks hills and specimens Of
ore bearing all the precious metals.
A very interesting exhibit is furnished
of mineral cottage by the ladies of
Custer county. The windows are con-
structcd of mica. Its walls show speci-
mems Of gold. silver, lead, copper, tin,
iron, coal and other minerals. The ID
dies have also upon exhibition a very
fine cottage constructed out of
pieces OF wood from every
state and territory in the unicn.
1t was made by Mrs Kirk of Elk Point.
The excellence of the building sand
stones of the state is shown by the con-
struction Of life-siZe statues Of Corbett
and Sullivan out Of these materials.
In the second gallery is a statue Of
| Lctouka. the Indian maiden who saved
many of the white people from mass;l.
ere in 1862 by timely warning, and a
poem In manuscript setting forth her
romantic history and untimely death.
The ladies of this state have placed
upon exhibit very fine collection of
lace and neadlcM ork and one OF the
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of the employees are in the attic story.
In the lobby on the lower floor is a
larg" pen skrtclrd history of the state
and territory of Wisconsin enclosed in
Il costly frame The inside finish is
all in natural woods brought from Wis
consin. Most of this finishing is in oak,
which was contributed ready for use
by various counties of the state. The
hospitality of tho state buildings OF
Wisconsin and Michigan is Il marked
feature upon the grounds. These two
buildings are always open to receive
the public. Sundays as we'll as week
days. and as long as the grounds are
open at night. Visitors are given the
free privilege to eat their lunch at all
times and plenty of chairs are supplied
to furnish everyone with Il seat.
North Dakota.
North Dakota is comparatively
young state but the push and en-
trrprisc of her citizens and the wide
awake characteristics of the board
Of managers have borne most OK
ccllent fruits in furnishing Il state
building here and general exhibits
Which in her particular lines Of display
are second to none. North Dakota
calls herself the brcad-basket of the
world and well she may do so as the
natural habitat almost of the best
wheat of the world. The style of ar
chitccture employed in the construction
of the state building shows excellent
taste. 1t is American colonial with a
decidedly classic front-a poruco sup
ported by four large Ionic columns
two stories in height. supporting Il gal
l"ry in front of the second story.
The ground space occupied by the
structure is 60 by 80 feet The
Whole lower floor Is thrown into one
exhibit room, i'll which it h is been the
aim Of Supt. Dickcy to lay particular
stress upon two displays, namely that
of wheat and forage grasses The chief
displays are made in five pyramid
shaped booths, two of which are dc
voted to grasses and three to grains.
There are displayed 800 specimens Of
grasses belonging to 40 genera fn these
booths. All the specimens of wheat
grown in the state are displayed in the
straw and also threShcd. In wide bow
windows at each end of the: building
is displayed growing wheat held up
right by wires in {: network. The in
terror decoration IS all constructed Of
grain and grasses. showing a greater
profusio.l than any other state building
upon the grounds. The wallis are decor
atcd by grains AMI grasses arranged
in bowshapcd forms to represent wall
paper. Upon the north wall is a
horses head through an inverted horse
shoe wolked i'll grain. also prairie
chickens and other birds. On the south
wall is ;he head of Durham bull
worked i'll the same way. There is also
a perspective drawing of two sheep
worked in the same manner. The most
interesting relic displayed on this floor
or perhaps anywhere upon the grounds
is the historic quilt worked by Mary
Queen of Scots just prior to her execu-
ticn during her incarceration in Holy
road castle. 1t has descended to the
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Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Lates u S Govt Report
R@$'!A!:'!;!! e! Bski9s BS%s:7
ABSOLUTELY PURE
CAN BE NAyIGArED.

Akron, Iowa. July 19.-Ycsterday n
river steamer carrying Il party of ex
rursi"nists steamed up the Sioux river
from SinuN City To within Il few miles
of this place The trip was a success
in every particular, and Il speed of about
twelve knots per honr was attained go
ing up stream. The question of Sioux
navigation has often hccn agitatcd, but
many believed it to he impracticable.
The successful trip of the Sioux City ex-
curSioniSts has demonstrated that the
river can be successfully navisatcd, as
this is the season of the lowest water.
When the river shall be used for COM
mrrcial purposes. Sioux City will have 4
new avenue of trade and the whole Sioux
valley will be benefited.
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Wnbasha, Mimi, July l9.-Durins the
past year thousands of dollars worth
of property has been stolen from box
ears in this city. Despite Il close watch
the thieves always escaped. Sunday
night $500 worth of clothing was taken.
The property WIS tracked I" the resi-
dcnre of Otto Burlhar,lt, the s"n of
State Senator Burkhar,lt. and II close
watch kept. Lust night the watchers
caught Hurkhardt. Fred rrichtrr. August
Sanger and Henry Smith, all residents
of Reeds Landing. removing the stolen
goods They were arrested. and with
them IL stranger. VIII" is Thought To be the
man who di>p"s"A of the stolen goods.
the! al" in Jail.
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s,lbducd darkcncd tints produced by
the uSc of corns and cereals without
the least aid from paint OF dye.
The Wisconsin, Exhibit.

In the Wisconsin building an entirely
different plan has been adopted. The
aim of that states board of managers
has been to furnish an agreeable and
comfnrtahl" home quarters for their
visitors without any attempt to make
displays in the state building The en-
tire structure has also been erected OF
native woods brought from Wisconsin.
There is no cheap staff or other pre-
tension about it. 1t is like the state
modest. mprctru,iouS hut lasting and
solid. The building itself is entirely
modern i'll architecture. similar To that
i'll use i'll the construction of club
houses and large private dwellings.
The ground space occupied by the
of :ir rnrr!,cS. of which there are four.
two running the entire length upon the
east and west sides ami are each in
the center NJ the north and south rlr-
vationS. These rorclrs are filled with
chairs and furnish tho most comfort
able resting place to hundreds of pco-
pie that are to br found upon the
grounds. Tic walls of til" building for
the first three feet are constructed of
Lake Superior brownSton". The first
story is completed of Mcnomnra press
cd brick. The rest of the exterior fin
ish is in shingles and woods from the
badger state The porchrs are support
'nl by massive brownStone and granite
pillars. TIL" coat of arms of the state.
modelled by Miss Euncc Wiuterboth-
am of E'M Claire. occupies the angles
uf the gables. The lower floor contains
The lobby. the ladies' reception room.
the bureau of information. the post
office the check room. the grntlrmrn'S
nvatorirS. etc. At the north and south
"Ntrcnilics of the lobby are finely exc
cntr'l pieces of Statuary by two Wis
r"nSin ladies' the one representing the
genius of the state and the other For
ward. the motto of the state. The lob
10y floor is constructed of colored TIL
ing also from Wisconsin.
At the head Of tho first flight of stairs
is placed Il stained venetian glass Win
dow by Tiffany in which is displayed
West Superior us she stood in 1850 and
as she exists in 1S,;. Around this cen
trail grouping, is Il representation of
the West Superior blast furnace, IL
whalrharli. Il large load of pine logs and
other cuts illustrative of the indus
tries of tho badger state In the sec-
"nd story ;irc located the offices OF the
president and executive officer of the
state board of worlds fair naInlR'rs,
thr reception room, reading room,
smoking room. etc. The sleeping rooms
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RAILROAD TAXATION.

Pierre. $. d.. July 13.-'lhc state board
of assessment was in session yesterday
fixing the assessment Oh raadbeds OF
seventeen railroads in the state. Only
nine haze filed their reports as required
by law. Tho Northwestern railroad
claims to have been operated at a loss
in the state Of S13OOO during the past
year, besides the interest on the bonds.
The Milwaukee railroad rlaims a net
earning of oynr $SD.UtW in the state.
Tie Milwaukee and Northwestern were
taxed last year about 100000 each on
1000 miles of road. The board decided
to levy the same tax this year. There
WAS u vigorous protest for Il reduction.
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finest collections of oil and water color
paintings to hc seen in any state build
ing upon the grounds. The building
has stained glass windows representa-
tive of their various localities. Huron
represents ona of its artrSan wells.
Deadwood presents mining scene.
Yankton its river and warehouses.
Watcrtown it's beautiful lake. Hot
Springs, the spring and rnvirons. Rapid
City, Il lake and its scenery. Nermil-
ion, TIL, university. Wonnsochet, an
nrtesian we'll. Webster, Il grain lcld,
and Pierre, the great seal of the state.
The building has the usual Offices OF
every stat. building. and on the lower
floor on either side of the main en-
francs the receptions rooms for visit
ors One of the great features of the
building is its gigantic register. where
everybody is invited to inscribc his
name. 1t is nearly two feet in thick
ness and is said to bc the largest vol
ume ever bound. 1t is also South Da-
kota llantliwurk. The surroundings of
the South Oak Dta building are among
the most attractive and advantageous
upon the grounds.
HI, Y,I.
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Annlr1nNAL REcEINER

Baltimore, July 1o.-Iudge Goff has
appointed Samuel Spencer. representing
the Drrxrl Morgan banking firm. addi-
tionul receiver of the Richmond IL Dan
Vile system. and rrappointcd the spc-
ciul receivers, Alcssrs. Il,lidckoper and
Fostrr The appointments are based on
an application for foreclosure of the
Richmond 4 Dnnville 5 per cent bonds.
The next step will be the foreclosure
under the general consolidated mortgage
and the sale of its property.
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SEAI.EES CApTIrRED.

Washington. July l9.-Navy depart
mcnt officials Il" not credit Il story that
the United States steamship Mohican
was fired upon and disabled by the Alex
an,lrin. II poarhiug steamer i'll Alaskan
waters on June %. The following trlr-
gram was received this morning from
Capt. Hooper, commanding the revenue
cutter Rush: by order of Commander
Ludlow the steamer Rush seized on July
> at Chruknf island. American cruisers
st. Paul and Alexandria for violation of
section 1886. revised statutes III may
bc noted that til" events mentioned in
the above dispatch were of later date
than that of the firing. but no mention
is made of it.
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HOUSES IN THE STREETS

West Tni"n, Iowa. July 13.-l'roperty
Owners in this city are badly worked up
over the question of boundary lines. The
county surveyor wa> recently called upon
to locate the lines of !: certain street. He
shortly discovered, several houses that ac
ually projected into the street. This led
to other surveys. and the further the
engineers progressed the more compli-
Gated hcc:lnc the situation. In the east
pnrt Of the city entire houses are found
to be- in the Streets or what should be
the streets, the rear part of lots being
occupied hy other houses What will be
done about the matter is difficult to
urOlhrsy
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REATE.N AND ,OHHED.

st Joseph. Mo. July 13.-I-ou Bau-
mann is an old miser who lives alone
:wrlyc miles from this city. He was
rcport,'l to have Il great amount of
,noney concealed about his house. and
this morning he WAS found in his lovel
nearly dead. Masked robbers had broken
int" his house. clnbbcd him into in>rnsi-
Lility. l:ound and gagged him. and after
riting the place departed, leaving him
]lelplcssly bound. lie lay there for fifty
hours before being found. and is now in
q serious condition. The robbers secured
u large sum.
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RANKS ~ DENVER FAIL.

Denver July 13-rlr Union National
bank, of whi,h r. W. Woodbury. is prcsi-
dent. failed to open its doors yesterday
morning The capital is $5,mD.ooO. No
statement can be- had. A run was made
ON the City National German National,
First National, Colorado National and
all the eleven clearing house banks. The
Commercial National bank and the Ma.
tiouul Bank of Commerce are also closed.
Ex-Gov. job Cooper is president of the
last named bank
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BURNED WITH yIrRoL,

ST. Louis. July 13.-alrs. Corby. a
widow Of middle age. was frightfully
burned about the back. neck and face
last night by having a bottle of vitriol
thrown over her by Peter Shetterbeck.
Mrs. Corby is the landiady of a rooming
house. and Shetterback. until about a
week ago. was rooner in the house.
Shetrerbeck has Frequently besousht Mrs.
Corby TO wed him, and last night after
another refusal, threw the vitriol. He
ESCAPED
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BURIED TREASURES.

City Of Mexico. July ia patient in
the hospital of HaD Andre, sent for the
head nurse IL few days ago and told him
that in Il mountain, where the summit
resenblel canoe in shape. near
Yuetcpcc. that bnnlits had long ago
hidden treasures that they had robbed
from travellers on the highway. He
asserted that the booty had lain there all
eh"a. years and that he was n0w the
e,nis person living who knew of its local
,tioll. With his failing breath hn gave as
good description of the spot u. he
could. and died Il few hours later. a
party will be organized to search for the
,frpaS,lrp
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KILLED by LIGHTNING

Rr. sellyillc. Ky, July 10. = While
James Watt and two children. aged
eleven and nine years. and a brother
were going from rrighbor's house to
MIR. Watts house, n short distanc" away.
they were ovcrtakrn by a shower of
rain and stopped ur'lrr the shelter of II
tree. They had been there out IL short
time when lightning struck th" tree,
wagon and occupants. The two children
Wnr., Instantly killed
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BIO HAIL STONES.

Harrington. Ncb. July 19.-I'he most
drstructiv" hail stern known III the his
tory of this county occurred in the
northern portion. a farmer who was
in town today reported hail stones which
from three to five inches in di-
ainetcr The st.lm destroyed crops,
trees were stripped. windows and roofs
broken. The largest STONES found meas
urcL ten by twelve inches.
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,111IS rIOSE DOWN

Boston, July 19.-The Amoskeag mills.
which will close for the month of Au-
gust, according to 4 vote of its directors
at Manchester, y H., employs 5000
hands. 1t has IL pay roll of $225,OOO
uer month and uses G,OOO.0OO pounds of
cotton per week. Other mills are likely
70 follow suit. The Amoskeag mill is
the largest producer Of manufactured cot
ton in the world.
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HELD FOR A RANSOM.

Havana. July 13-Manuei Garcia, the
brigand. has made another capture. this
time il the populous districts # Guinea.
only three-tiuarrers of an hours ride from
Havana. n B. Moran was carried off
by Garcia and Two of his band TO the
mountains where he was kept prisoner
three or four days until friend sent
5000 for his ransom He was then es-
corted back to his home By Garcia and
one of his troop. They came near be-
ing captured by two mounted artillery
men, but as usual escaped.
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E1J! FORGERY

ST. Louis, July 13.-William d. Win
tiers. aged twcnty-eight years. and one
of the hest known young men in the city.
was arrested last night. charged with the
forgery Of two checks on his brotler-in-
law. DR.. j. l.. Bryson. Winters has
been drinking heavily for some time. He
arrived here last week from Chicago,
but claims 10 live il New York aud says
lar is Il nephew of William Winter. the
celebrated dramatic editor and critic.
The young Inau also claims to have spent
three fortunes aggrcsatins S5H),olU dur
lug his slort lifetime
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rnl,RLI. In CHINA.

Shanghai. July 10. The Chinese gov
ernnncnt has refused to make rrparation
for the killing of Wirkh"lm and Johann
sen. Swedish missionaries. by a mob in
Mncllcng some three weeks ago. For
cigmrs in Mangkow, which is but sixty
miles from Marhcng. and in Shanghai,
have been summoned to attend mass
meetings for the purpose of calling on
the European powers TO compel China to
respect her treaties and punish the
virrroy of the province and the anthori-
ties of tn, city in which the murders
were committed
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ASSAULTED BY A NEGRO.

Nnvasota. 'rex.. July 19.-ies,rrday IL
negro attempted to raviSh widow
named Mrs Nnlrmsky, near this place.
The woman made Il desperate resistance
and drove the negro from the premises.
He returned later with two other ne-
grocs who stood guard while he outraged
the sevcntrrrl-ycar-old daughter of Mrs.
Valcnsky. The country is being secured
for the tents, and if they are captured
there will be II triple lynching.
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Oldest daughter in each generation from
the favoritc maid of honor II whom the
unfortunate queen bnQucatleu it as Il
Legacy for sublime faithfuncss of II
Scrv mt even unto death. 1t is now
owned by Il daughter of Senator Rid
lake of North Dakota. who is i'll charge
of Midway Plais;,nce upon the grounds.
This relic is shown in glass case
with specimens of exquisite lace and
needlcworI Which was made Ivy resi-
dent ladies' of North Dakota At the
rear of the building is check and
lunch room, the exterior sid, of which
are constructed Of glass. There are
many paintings and pencil sketches
upon the walls and Il fine collection
of painted and decorated chinlwarrA-
tho work of ladies OF the state Speci-
North Dakota are displayed III glass
state is placed around the room III con-
vrnirnt points and Diclirs of advantage
Large chunks of the celebrated fire
clay used for constructing the arches
i'll the fire boxes of locomotives and
for making pottery ale displayed. At
the head of the first flight of stairs
is nung the celebrated painting by Carl
Gutherz of St. Paul of a harvest scene
i'll North Dakota, for which the United
States government paid $1,000 The
second story is occupied by reception
rooms elegantly furnished by Fargo
and other county seats, commissioners
rooms and It reading and newspaper
file room, The building is an excellent
example throughout of what may DO
done by the expenditure of only SILL
600. Tho whole exhibit is very char
acteristic of the state and far more
creditable than many other states have
done with an expenditure of from two
t" three times the amount of money
available for North Dakotas use.
North of tho building. upon the green
sward stands Il stuffed specimen of a
Dakota steer hitclcd to an old Red
river cart. 1t is an interesting relic of
til, time when vehicles of this kind
were the only means of transportation
in the Rcd river valley, now the gar
del spot of the great Northwest 1t
WAS concerning this exhibit that some
OF tho worlds fair commission objected
on the grounds that Il cow Wis not
conducive to the looks Of the landscape.
Tho reply was characteristic and
brought them off the perch TO the cf-
feet that people who did not know the
lifra.'rnce between Il COW and an on
From South DnkOtn.
South Dakota. tho land of tin. in
which Is situated tho only successful
tin mine on tho western continent. 1t