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The morning times., 1895-07-31
STREETS TURNED TORIVERS
Heavy Rains Cause Disastrous
Floods in Kansas.
Two Boys Drowned in Fort ScOtt-Mill
aged and Traffic Suspended.
(By United Press. }

Fort Scott, Kas., July 3O.-An unpre-
Cendented precipitation of rain in the
southeast corner of Kansas this morning
has again flooded the streams aud wreaked
destruction to life aud property. In seven
hours 4O2 inches of water fell in the
city, aud this evening the town is in
undated.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad shops are
surrounded by water and the train ser
vice has been partially abandoned. Many
families have been driven from their homes
ing aud another storm is threatening.
The Marmation river, Mill Greek aud Buck
Run have become one stream, spreading
over sections Of land which have not for
years been submerged.
Walter Austin and Willie Gould were
drowned this evening on one of the principal
streets and o. A Austin, father OF one or
the boys, was carried 200 yards in the
treacherous current ard finally rescued from
the top of a tree by a boatman. Austin,
accompanied by the boys, attempted 10
cross Mill Greek bridge, which was sur-
rounded by water, in wagon. They pro-
80 feet through the water when the wagon
and horses were swept away. Austin made
a desperate attempt to rescue the boys,
but they were drowned.
The Missouri Pacific passenger train on
the K N & ID div left for Topeka on
time, but was compelled to return aud all
traffic on that branch has been abandoned.
The damage to property will exceed that
of the 5ta instant, which was more de
structive than any for years.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
SENATOR STEWART INJURED
Dislocated His Knee Cap in Alight-
ing from a Chevy Chase Car.
He Was Carried to His Dupont Circle
Home-Surgeons Think He VIII
Quickly Recover.

Senator William NJ Stewart, of Ne
vada, was painfully injured about 8 O'Clock
last night while attempting to anght
from a Chevy Chase electric car at the
corner of Eighteenth and u streets north
west
Senator Stewart accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs Bessie Hooper, and her
little son, took trip to Chevy Chase, hop
ing that the fresh air would iuvigorate
him as he had been feeling unwell earlier
in the evening.
They had beea to Chevy Chase aud were re-
turning home when the accident occurred
When the electric car had rounded the
curve at the intersection Of U street with
Eighteenth the Senator signalled the motor
man TO stop the car, which was done
After Mrs. Hooper and her son had alighted
Senator Stewart stepped out on the side
rail, but in some way his right knee caught
in the side of the car.
1t happened so quickly that the Senator
was thrown forward and had he not
grasped the upright posts on the car he
would have fallen to the ground and prob
ably received serious injuries
The conductor and Policeman Watson,
who was near, went to the senator's aid
and lifted him to the ground He could not
walk, and complained Of excruciating pain
III the right leg, A cab was summoned and
the injured man taken TO his residence on
Dupont circle.
Several surgeons were called, and after a
careful examination OF the wounded leg
| DR.. Stuart announced to the senator's aHx-
| ious family that il had not been broken,
| as was at first feared, b1 the knee cap had
! been dislocated and the leg badly wrenched,
! which was very painful, but not serious.
1t is thought the Senator VIII not be
! confined to his house more than few days
The morning times., 1895-07-31
FIGHT ABOUT A PETTY OFFICE.

Alexandria City Council Had an All
Night Session About 1t.
The Alexandria city council had called
of the city, over which the council has been
The election OF fire warden was the first
business OF the joint session.
From the First ward Messrs. J. NJ. Hill
aud John H. Aitcheson We're placed in
nomination and on the first ballot Mr.. Hill
received thirteen votes to Mr.. Aitcheson's
seven From the Second ward Messrs. John
Harlow, John CogaD and George E. Price
were put in nomination and on the fifth
ballot Mr. Harlow was elected, receiving
thirteen votes to Mr.. Cogan' seven.
From the Fourth ward Messrs. Louis Brill
and R. H Atkinson were the nominees, and
on the second ballot Mr.. Bril- was chosen.
receiving fourteen votes to his opponent s
seven. The member from the Fourth ward,
Mr. George K. Hill, having been elected at
the last meeting the board was completed.
The election OF dispensers of medicine was
postponed with the understanding that
an ordinance is to be prepared by which
two dispensers are to be elected.
Then the election of the keeper of the
poor aud workhouse was gone il nto.
Here came another sDarl. David F. Skill
man, William NJ. Smith. Robert Travers,
William B. Dobie, William II. Lyles and
James MeCueu were placed in nomination.
Several hours were taken up in balloting,
the favorites being MeSsrs. Skillnan and
Travers, but neither Of them was able TO
get the thirteen votes necessary to elect
At eleven O'Clock the council was still in
session and thirty-two ballots for this office
had been taken.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
Meany Makes Denial.

Richard j. Meany, a paperhdnger, OF
No. 1776 T street northwest, asserts that
he has procured a warrant for the arrest
of Officer BaFbee, of the Eighth precinct,
on the charge OF assault ard battery
Meany was arrested by Ihe policeman
Monday evening, and, after being ClUbbed,
was locked up iii the station house for al
legged disOTdeFly conduct When the trial
came on yesterday IL was represented
that Meany was a tough, and that he and
two companiOrs as tough as himself were
causing a disturbance at the time of the
arrest
Mt Meany called at The Times office
last night and made quite a different state
ment of the affair, ard denied that the
officer was justified in Designating him
as a rough character or that there was any
cause for the arrest
The morning times., 1895-07-31
WILL FORM A UNION.
Striking eusagemakers Call Meet
in1-Mr Auth'S Denial

Striking Se eusagemakers Call a Meet
ing-Mr. Auth's Denial
The men who let the employ of Nicholas
Auth, the manufacturer OF saUsa ges, Mon
day morning, viii Immediately take steps
toward reorganization as a union, and to-
night the leaders will renew their charter
in the Butchers JourHeymen Union The
meeting will be held in Pldsterers' Hall,
corner Four-and-a-half street and Penn
syIvania avenue. 1t is estimated that some
thirty-five or forty prospective members
will be present
None of the half dozen men who went out
Monday morning have yet returned To work.
1t will of course be the aim of the organ
izers to enlist the sympathies of the Dis
trict Assembly in their behalf, and in ad-
dition TO remedying their present diff
culties regarding long hours, provide against
future contingencies.
Mr.. Nicholas Auth last evening denied
the statement made in yesterdays Times
by his former employees.
Mr.. Auth admitted that nine of his men
went off six of " hom refused 10 Teturu- but
said that they We're led away at the inStiga-
ton of his brother, John Auth, whom, lie
said, he found it necessary to discharge
MI Auth stated that his employees are paid
The morning times., 1895-07-31
BLOODY FIGHT AT ST. AsAPH's.
Stable Boy Flanagan and Dishwasher
O'NeaI Mutilate Each Other.


A stable boy named Flanagan aud a
one-legged dish washer, Charles O'Neal,
got into quarrel in Fallahee's dining room
at the st. Asaph race track yesterday
evening, which terminated by both cutting
each other. The trouble originated, it is
said, by o'Neal sIapping a boy attached
TO Red Hefner's stables, where Flanagan
is employed.
Both men were pretty badly hurt. O'Nears
weapon was butcher knife, with which he
did effective execution on Flanagau's arm,
while the latter belabored 0'Nears head
with a pitcher or broken bottle. Flanagan
was taken to the Alexandria city infirm-
airy, where ii was found by Doctors Purvis,
Howard and Smith that several small ar
teries had been severed by the knife, and
the boy was almost exhausted from the
loss of blood.
O'Neal was placed under arrest and
put in the jail at Alexandria to await the
result of FlanaGan's injuries. Blood clotted
his hair and had dyed his shirt and he pre-
sented siCkening sight. He claimed TO
have acted merely in SELF defense. and to
have struck Flanagan with fork and then
| with a knife, after being first attacked
| with water pitcher.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
EIGHT-HoUR LAW VIOLATED.
Cement Workers Complain of the
era w ford Paving Company.

Cra w ford Paving Company.
There were thiFty-fjve labor organizations
represented at the regular meeting of the
knights of Labor in Plasterers' Hail, COR
ner OF Four-and-a-half street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue last evening.
Credentials for new membership were
taken under consideration from the Journey
nlen Plumbers and Gas Filters Association,
the Eccentric Association OF Steam Engi-
neers, and the Carriage and Wagon Makers
Union.
The report of the committee in charge OF
the Labor Day float stated that the float
would be so arranged as TO represent the
benefits accruing from the observance of
the eight-hour day.
The Cemeut Workers delegates stated
that they had a grievance against the
Crawford Paving Company.
1t developed during the statement of
the grievance that the paving company Is
violating the law by making the labor
ers employed TO lay pavementS under gov
ernmeut contracts work over eight hours
a day. a committee was appointed to
investigate the matter and If II is found
that the company is violating the law it
will be brought to au accounting in the
courts.
Relative to the report made by Attorney
for the District Thomas, that the Commits
sioners must by law select the lowest
bidder for District work irrespective of
employment of home labor or rate of
wages, the Federation claimed that the
Commissioners have the same right to ex-
press what wages shall he paid as TO dis
crminate in the purchase of bricks, for
example, between the good and the bad
regardless of cost. The committee EN-
ployed to wait upon the Commissioners
WAS asked TO again lay the matter before
them.
a communication from Messrs. HilI and
Fitzgerald expressed the readiness of the
firm to now employ union men in their
shops.
The request Of the Cigar Makers Union,
that only blue label cigars be purchased
on excursions, was taken under consider
alton.
1t was reported that the joint open
meeting Of tailors would be held on Au-
gust 16, in Typographical Temple.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
THE charge
Continued from First Page.

denied that be had ever made any at
tempt, successful or otherwise 10 eXtort
money from the prosecuting witnesses,
and stated that The prosecution was the
result OF the cut in rates made by him at
his leuudry. He had been told, he said,
that if he did not raise the prices he
would get in trouble, but he paid no
attention to the threats. He said that
while in jail his signs were torn down,
and the man who worked for him intimi-
dated ana made TO leave him.
Moy Al sing followed with Il statement,
in which he Genied the charges contained in
the warrants.
All Sings statement finished up the tcs-
timony. and Judge Miller said that were it
not Tor the fact that one OF the defendants
had received quite recently an almost
marital wound the cases would not be worthy
OF consideration The fact, however, that
there was an assault Of that character COM
mitted made ii necessary to takesOme action
in the matter, as he said in the case of the
shooting and it should be thoroughly in
vestigated 1t was evident that a CON
spiracy existed on one side or the other,
Just exactly where it was almost i'm
possible 10 say. He thought it was a case
the grand jury should determine upon and
so ordered
The Gefendants with their counsel will
appear ia court this morning and renew
their bonds.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
Nav Have Committed Suicide.

Thepolice are LOOKING forTheodoreP p eters,
q colored coachnlan, who, il is thought. may
have committed suicide. Mr.. 7. NJ. Draney,
the IiverynIan on New York avenue, near
Seventh street, recently received a letter
signed II P" in which the writer gave
directions that his body be crenated
Peters was employed S coachman by Mr..
c. 7. Havenner, the baker, and spent much
time about Mr. Draney's stable. Several
weeks ago he said he was going TO have a
good tine while his money lasted and then
cut his throat. He was last seen at the
stable on Saturday.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
nrcw a Razor ON a Rov.

Two boys and two girls, all colored,
yesterday attacked q white boy, named
Burke, at Eighth and K streets north vest,
and one OF them drew a razor. The
assaulted lad called for the police and the
colOred children ran into Shepard's alley,
where they disappeared in their homes.
Their names are not known.
The morning times., 1895-07-31

Pocket Picked of Watch and Money.
william s. Doleman, OF No. 1854 E street
southeast, had his pocket picked of a sill
yer watch, valued at $40 and a pocket
book containing $3.50, about O'Clock
yesterday morning while with friend on
Riggs street, above Fourteenth A few
minutes before the robbery a coiored man
brushed against Mr.. DolenIan, and it is
though the negro was professional pick
pocket. The affair was reported to the
Eighth precinct police station.
The morning times., 1895-07-31

We only employ hrst-class
American workmen and wom-
en- and we do things right.
TOIMAN STEAM LAUNDRY,
9th and SITS.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
nronned Dead ar work,

A colored man dropped dead while put
ting in coal at No. sos Ninth street yester-
day morning His body was removed TO the
morgue. where il was identified later by
relatives as John King and turned over to
an undertake
The morning times., 1895-07-31
Genern1 GreeIr . Gnest.

London, July 3O.-The Royal Geo
graphical Society had its anniversary din
ueT at the MetrOpole this evening Among
the guests were Ambassador BayaTd, Gen
\. W. GreeIy and Judge Charles P Daily.
The morning times., 1895-07-31

from SO to SO a week and that they ara
not compelled To work the long hours they
claimed they had to work without extra
pay.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
Curly Birch
Suites.
ILVERWARE

er, and so many beautiful
things can be made of it.
Silver Toilet Sets are very
handsome, and make very
acceptable presents.
1t is worth a visit to my
store to see nv silverware
alone.
c. Il. DAWSON, Jeweler,
IJC5 St \. W.
The morning times., 1895-07-31
More fuel to the fire to-

More fuel to the fire to-
day! CARPETS, Rugs,
and Mattings have been hav-
ing full sway in the publlc's S
appreciation so far this
week since our Half Yearly
Carpet Clearance Sale has
brought prices down to such
small proportions. And
Carpets will continue,
throughout this week and
probably the one to come,
their hold on popularity.
But there are reasons
for sacrificing, just at this
time, SIDEBOARDS and
CHAMBER SUITES-and
we mean to make the Sacrl-
fee complete, as these prices
prove
The morning times., 1895-07-31
JOSEPH BROS. g. CO..

637 LOUISIANA AVE Auctioneers
Regular sales Tuesdays and Thursdaya
Goods sold at private sale at auction prices
STORAGE WITH INSURANCE.
Advances made on all kinds of merchandise,
also on goods stored with us.
Charles Weeks, salesman. Sales at 10 a M
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-30

R. G. Horn, the great Republi-
can solid money and high tariff
champion, claims that he has
proved that the characterization
of silver in 1893 was not passed
surreptitiously, but done with
the best Of intent. Well, if that
is SO, then we pity the states
manship OF 20 years ago. The
fact remains that the regular
availa BILE supply OF one-half OF
our redemption money was cut off
without pretext or justification
of any kind. Half Of the debtors
crop for payment was destroyed,
not simply for one year but for
ever after, without notice to the
debtor. The value of a dollar
was doubled, and that OF labor
haIved, as fast as the process OF
appreciation as an inevitable
consequence of diminished supply
could make itself felt. We say
this much is facts of history.
Now it matters very little to US
whether the men that legislated
this Affections on US were knaves
or fools. Let us quit discussing
this matter and spend our
energies in trying to correct the
wrong. Our house is burning,
and instead of standing still and
quarreling about who set the
fire, let us try to put it: out. A
flood of silver money will put it
ont.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-30
HOLUM ITEMS.
Fish-stOry time.

Fish-story time.
Misses Anna, Augusta and Han
nah Johnson departed for Mime
apolis last week.
Miss Josie Grindheim, who
has been staying with her parents
for a short time, departed for
Swift county to complete a five
months term of school near Carl
son.
Christian Larson will leave for
South Dakota some time in the
near future, to attend to matters
pertaining to his claim,- near
Ellington, which has been con-
tested.
Miss Anna johnson, of Bur-
bank, has commenced a term OF
school in district No. 95. This is
Miss Johnson's first venture as
a teacher. AS she has been a
very studious Scholar we predict
for her a rapid advance as a
teacher.
Messrs. Henry Christopherson
and Willie Sherman of Granite
Falls, who are at present rusti-
eating in this neighborhood, and
Theodore Torrison of this place
captured three young wolves last
Monday, while on their way from
Lake Johanna.
If every locality in the county
has had as many representatives
at Green Lake as HOlum has had
the past week we feel confident
that the ''army" of fishers at
that place must have been a de-
structive one-to the fish at least.
CORRESPONDENT.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-30
. Inspection Humbug.

Moorhead Weekly News: With
grain inspection, butter, milk
and cheese inspection, oil inspec-
ton, and several other inspec-
tions, each of which gives fat
places, some being sinecures, to
political strikers, there is ex-
pected to be added meat inspec-
ton and hay and potato. inspec-
ton, to make more sinecnres
and give other serVile political
"bushwackers soft snaps. There
is one article Of commerce widely
dealt in and c nsumed an
article that. is more subject to
adulteratio ns and fraud and con
.ceals more dead 3 poisons than
any other. that has been over
looked ny not pass % law.
pro ding for an iinsp ector of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-30

whiskey in each important city |
in the state, with, the provisions
.that.the seller pay the inspection
fees? E So: ! Z.
Here would be provided q large
number OF very desirable offices
for the hungry and the thirsty,
without imposing any burden
upon.the producer or consumer
OF a product necessary for the
subsistence or comfort of the
people. The tax. or expense of
the service would not be felt and
do no harm. But the expense, of
some of. these other inspectors
lis: a growing burden that the
people are chatting under. The
News will not be surprised to
hear of a movement that will
spread over the entire grain
growing sections OF the state be-
fore. the next election for the
absolute repeal Of the grain in
spection and weighing depart
ment. The farmers are fully
satisfied it is no longer for their
benefit, but that the service is
largely manipulated in the in
terest OF elevators, dealers and
millers. There is no certainty
about it. Numerous instances
might be CITED where the same
Identical crop, shi pped at the
same time, has been adversely
graded; some cars No. l hard,
Others No. 2 and smutty, and SO
forth. This inspection craze
must be sat upon, or the time
will come when the man who
produces an article of human
food will be classed as a public
enemy until he prove the con.
trary at large personal expense
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-30

ton is the key to the Omaha
platform The people are. not
ready yet to vote on the Omaha
platform, as whole. They are.
ready, or getting ready, to vote
on the silver question, and we be-
lieve it is the duty OF Populists
to concentrate their energies ON
that question. We also believe
in Mr.. Ovens aMti-monopoly
platform. But can we get people
to enthuse over, and comprehend,
such a principle? We must take
people as we find them, not aswe
would like to have them. The
sentiment for free coinage of sill
yer seems to be in the air. The
Peoples Party has mainly created
this. Now let the party reap the
honor Of it's labor by concentrate
ing on this point and lead in the
battle, and not scatter all over
the other issues Of reform, and let
somebody elsereap what we have
sown. We believe in one thing
at time. We believe in using
ordinary common sense in poll
tics as we'll as it other affairs OF
life. Hence we should be willing
to leave in the, background for
the time being other issues, and
push to the front for the coming
campaign the silver question.
AS we have said before, we are
convinced thatfree coinage OF sill
YER is the only presently obtain
ed reform Of any immediate con
sequence. The free coinage of sill
yer would revive industry at
once. What little revival in bus
mess there is now is mainly due
to the fact that the public is be-
ginning to believe that. free coin
age is coming. Just as soon as
free coinage becomes a certainty
in the near future business will at
once revive. "Why?:" some willfully
ignorant goldbug will ask with
an air of assumed astonishment.
Simply because with a regular
supply of money, be it silver or
any other kind of money, prices
will be sustained. Under the
present gold regime no sane man
wants to buy anything, nor in
vest in anything; because with
constantly falling prices he never
can realize his money back again.
There is no help in sight now ex-
cept through the restoration OF
silver.
We say concentrate and fight
for silver. The Peoples party,
the only political party SQUARED
and solidly in favor of free coin.
age OF silver, necessarily becomes
the vanguard and veteran army
around which all silve, men OF
the old parties can gather. We
are therefore in favor of a plat.
form for the coming campaign
giving due prominence to the
silver issue and less prominence
to other questions on which there
are greater differences OF opinion
among the general public.
We should like to hear from
Peoples party men on this ques.
ton. We believe it is important
for the party to take a decided
stand in regard to putting the
silver issue to the front in the
near future.
Both of the old parties are dis
integrating ON the silver ques
ton. Our ideais that the PEG
! pies party should be the centre
to which this disintegrated ma
terial should be. attracted anC
united. Our party, by assuming
the proper attitude, can figure
as the leading conquerors in thu
coming cOncest. Hon. Mel:
Guam gavein the Tribune latel,
the correct idea of a platform.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-30
HAUICK NEWS.

The -all-absorbing topic is the
dry weather. Those who sowed
their grain with a seeder say that
fully half OF it is as dry as the
day it was sown, and the other
half is up and looks we'll. Those
who used a drill say that it is all
coming up nicely.
Ernest Niles and Agnes Moore
were married on the 22nd inst,
Judge Haselton performing the
ceremony. We all unite in wish
ing them a happy life.
The farmers generally are pre-
pairing to plant quite large fields
of corn, most of them from thirty
to forty acres. Some have sown
flax, and quite an acreage will be
planted to potatoes and sorg-
hum.
An effort is now being made to
eradicate the hoodlum evil here.
Recently the church has been Wis
tied bysome members of the gang
of toughs and the Bible burned
and other things carried away.
This aroused the ire of the good
people, and when later some Ia
dies were insulted a complaint
was made out at once and nn
arrest made. The case was tried
before Justice Haselton yester.
day. Other arrests will be made
REPORTER.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-30
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