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FLOWERS
FLOWERS
SEEDS
MENDENHAI,r,.
BANKERS ARRESTED.
William D.w.on and r. L. M,'

william Dawson and n l.. Miller
Charged With Embcxzlemcnt.
st. Paul. April 2O.-William Dawson,
ST., president of the Bank of Alinneso-
ia, and Robert l.. Miller. assistant
cashier of the bank, were arrested on
warrants issued on complaints sworn
out by dcpositors in the bank. Both
Mr.. Dawson and Mr.. Miller were taken
into Judge Twohy's chambers and ar
raigned. They pleaded not guilty to
the charges against ,hem and gave bail
for their appearance for trial. Tie
charge against Mr.. Dawson is that of
enlbezzling $1,000 from the Bank of
Minnesota. Tie complaint is sworn
out by Jeremiah O'Bricn, large de-
positor in the bank. 1t is charged that
Mr.. Dawson took from the bank the
sum of $4,000 July l. 1896. 1t is un.
derstood that the specific crime Of
which he is accused is exceeding the
statutory authority of n bank officer in
lOaning himself more than 10 per cent
Of the capital stock and surplus. Ir
the case of the Eank of Minnesota the
capital was StiOOOOO and the surplus
100000. a total of $7OO.OOO. Under
the statute no officer or director of the
bank cOIld borrow more than $7O,OOO.
The receivers of the bank hold Mr..
Dawson's personal notes for S97. .OOO
as we'll as notes on which he is liable
On endorsement amounting to $3.50, 600.
Robert L.. Miller is charged with re-
ceiving deposit when he knew the
bank was insolvent. 1t is charged that
Dec. II, 1896, he received deposit
from Daniel T.. Bell and that the bank
was insolvent at the time to the per-
sonal knowledge Of Mr.. Miller. Mr..
Bell Is the complainant in the case.
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Ex-c,ty Treasurer Arrested.


Minneapolis. April 81. The blow
which has been anticipated since last
January has fallen, and A. G. IIaugan,
cX-city treasurer, las been brought be-
fore Judge Simpson for araignment.
He appeared with his attorney, Frank
NJ. Nye, and listened carefully. with
downcast head, as the indictment was
read, charging him with the "misap-
preparation" of :;22.:}29.27 belonging to
the board Of education. AS soon as the
first Indictment had been read and a
plea OF not guilty in the almost in
audible voice received, Il second in
dictment was sprung. This charged
him with the misrepresentation Of
$52G,:Hl".13 belonging to the city of
Minneapolis. TO this he also pleaded
not guilty. He was released on bail,
his trial being set for early in June.
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AFFAIRS IN CUBA
SPEEDY ACTION NECESSARY TOSTAY
THE DEVASTATION.
Senator Morgan Says the United
States Can No Longer Close Its
Eyes to the BarbarOux Actions Of
the Spaniards-The Bankruptcy
Bill Under DiscussiOn-Agricu
tural Bill Paused.

Washington, April 81. - Senator
Morgan's resolution declaring that a
state Of war exists in Cuba was dis
cusstl briefly in the senate and went
over for a week owing 10 the absence
of Senator Hale of Maine. who has
been active IN ol,imsitioG. Mr.. Nor
gan again urged tile need of speedy
action by this country to stay the de-
vastations going on in Cuba. He had
just listened. he SAID. to testimony Of
a witness before the committee on for
elgn relations which presented
shocking condition of affairs in Pinar
del Rio. 1t was morally impossible
that the people Of the United States
should close their eyes to these hor-
rors much longer. We are, he said.
accused over Greece and Crete and Ar
Menians. but the very stencil of these
horrors is under our nose. He wanted
Americans protected and scenes worse
than those in the bloody days of the
Netherlands brought to an end. If
the senate passed this resolution, as
he believed it would. human lives
would be saved. MIR. White stated
that he had heard it intimated that
the president was about to send a
commissioner to Cuba. Would it not
be desirable to await the report from
this commissioner before taking ac.
tion: There was 10 need of awaiting
further reports, said MIR. Morgan.
The country had been dclugcd with
reports and unimpeacllalDle evidence
for the last two years. MIR. Mason Of
Illinois offered Il resolution directing
the committee on rules to report rule
providing for a limitation of debate
and for ordering the previous question.
The resolution went over. The agri-
cultural appropriation bill was then
taken up and passed without amend
nlent. The senate then went into en-
ecutive session for twenty minutes,
after which it resumed legislative ses-
sion and the bankruptcy bill was
formally laid before the senate. In tho
cour>c of the debate Mr.. Allen an
nouncrd that lie would obstruct in
every way possible any bankruptcy
bill which included involuntary bank.
ruptcy. MIR. Nelson of Minnesota
amended his substitute bill so as to
overcome criticisms heretofore made.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice that he would
seek 10 sec Tire test on the pending
Nelson substitute by moving t0-mor-
row to lay the substitute on the table.
MIR. Racon of GeOrgih submitted sew
eral amendments modifying the string
cncy of the original bill as applicable
to debtors
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TicNLEs THE CREEKS.
The Capture of DaMasl Considere
u Great Advantage.

The Capture of Damasl Considered
~ Great Advantage.
Athens, April 22.-The news of the
capture Of Damasi puts u new COM
pleXiOA upon the situation on the
frontier, is a great encouragement to
the government, and is likely to have
the most exhililating effect upon the
spirits of the Greeks, who had been
greatly depressed by the raverses Of
their troops at Miluuna pass. This
success and the fact that the fall Of
Prevccsa seems Imminent virtually Off
sets the calamity at Milouna. If the
Greek divisions effect a union at Da-
mast. as 1t expected. there is almost
nothing in the way of their prompt ad-
vance to Elassona. If Tyrnavo falls
into the hands of Eden Pasha and the
Turkish troops swoop down upon the
plain and advance to Larissa to meet
the force concentrated there under the
crown prince they will be between two
grand divisions of the Greek army.
This seems to have been the object Of
Greek strategy.
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IN THE FLOODED DISTRICT.
More Lands Threatened By the
Backwater.

Backwater
Memphis, April %. The river ut
Vicksburg. Helena. Natchez and all
along from st. Joseph. La, to Bayou
Sara. La, is reported either stationary
or falling. This condition is the result
Of the vast amount of water passing
through the crevasse at Biggs and
Reid's levees. above Natchez, and at
Hancock. below. The levee in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of Natchez continues
to hold under the great strain, but their
holding is now of little interest to the
planters in Concordia, Tensas and
Madison parishes, as the water backed
up from the breaks above and below
will SOON flood the rich lands of these
parishes. The Red and Tensas rivers
are now swelling and almost running
over their banks, and by tomorrow
they will begin spreading over IL Sec
ton of thirty miles to the interior.
Work continues on the levees, however,
without abatement. Refugees con-
time to flock into the principal towns
of :he Mississippi and st. Francis
deltas. and the relief committees are
taxed to their utmost to provide for the
wants Of the destitute. At Memphis
the river continues to fall. Reports
from Grpenville, Rosedale and Cairo
state that an encouraging decline is
noted.
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BANK OFFICERS GIVE BONDS.
The Two Dawaons Hound Over to IL


The Two DawaOns Hound Over to the
Grand Jury.
st. Paul. April H.--William Dawson.
William Dawson. Jr.. and Robert l..
Miller, president. cashier aud assistant
cashier, respectively, of the Bank Of
Minnesota. appeared before Judge
Twoly in the municipal court and
pleaded not guilty to the several
charges against them. They waived
preliminary examination and were
bound over to the grand jury. In
dor the statute the judge of the lnu-
nicipal court cannot fix bail where the
alleged crime is one that may be pun
iSlmble by more than seven years i'm
lrs'Onment. The bail was therefore
fixed by JUDGE Lewis. \ charge was
brought yesterday against William
Dawson and William Dawson. Jr. The
complaint is made by George IL.
Holmes. II chnrgcS that the officers
of the bank accepted a deposit of 500
OH the day the bank closed. Another
new charge is made by AbsOlom Ii.
Koake. 1t charges the two Dawsons
with embczzling Ssh. .2.22:3.O|. This is
the money that the bank loaned the
ST. Paul llow works. The charge
against Mr. Miller is that he accepted
a deposit of 81 600 OH Dec. L.. when he
knew the bank to be illsOlvent.
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TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
Water From the BiRgs Crevas,
Caught PeOule UnOrcna red

Water From the BiRgs Crevasse
Caught People Unprcpared.
Natcllez, Miss, April pa terrible
tale of woe comes from Bayou VideI,
in the lower portion Of Madison parish.
The water from the Biggs crevasse
caught the people there unprepared
and unaware Of danger. Word was
sent out from that locality requesting
that boats be sent there at once, as the
people were drowning. How many
were actually drowned is unknown,
but Thomas Blackman. hts wife and
infant are known to have been
drowned and r. =. Kells came near
losing his life in attempting to save
them. 1t is believed others have per-
ished. Bouts have been sent to the
fated locality.
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A SEA OF WATER.

Many of the Finest Farms Around
st. Vincent Are Under Water.
st. Vincent, Mimi, April 21-I'hc rise
in the past twenty-four hours has
been five inches. This morning the
river became stationary and later fell
two inches. AS far MS can be seen
across North Dakota Is sea of water.
Farmers on low lands who built their
houses, granaries and stables on the
highest knolls have now deep water
all around them, and 1t is impossible to
team out their grain, and a further rise
will ruin it all. Many Of the finest
farms are several feet under water.
Stock is driven to high spots upon
which the water is still rising. Fur
niture, supposed to be slowed safely
away is now under water. Families
have moved up stairs and those living
In cottages have moved out. Farmers
with stock and grain are in a pitiable
state.
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A DATHGATE MAN IN TROUBLE.
Three Warrants Out for Him, One
Charging Moral and Financial

Three Warrants Out for Him, One
Charging Moral and Financial
Ruin.
Hatllgatc, n. d., April 21.--Gcorge Il.
B"emer. formerly Il resident of this
city. attorney. politician, ex-candidate
for county judge. anl deputy grand
chief organizer for the order of Mod
crn Womllncn. has bcen arrested ull-
der a warrant alleging cmbezzlemcnt.
Making use of favorable opportunity
he cludcd the officers in charge and
skipped, obtaining IL start of two and a
half hours before his absence was dis
covered. Officers are in pursuit, and
he is sur. to be rccaptulcd. If found
across the line he will lie extraditcd.
His arrest and flight have caused a
marked sensation. Tho disclosure of
his downfall was not entirely uncX-
pcctcl. Besides the charge under
which lle was arrested, there are three
others. two at Grafton and one here.
The latter is by far the most serious.
1t charges him with the embezzlement
Of $1,000 belonging to the divorced wife
of one of the most prominent and
highly respected citizens of Pembina
county. lie is also charged with be-
ing the author of her moral as we'll us
her financial ruia.
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LEVEE GIVES WAY
BREAK ON THE LOUISIANA SIDE BE.
LOW NATCHEZ.
Waters Rushing Through the Cree
vasse at Biggs and Madison Par
ish IL Fast Becoming Inundated
-Great Loss and Suffering ON the
Lower Red River - Many Farms
Under Water at st. Vincent.

Memphis, April 81. - Another break
IN the levee on the Louisiana side is
reported from point twenty miles
below Natchez, Miss. The details ut
this writing are meager and the extent
OF the break cannot be learned. The
situation at Biggs. where the water
Is rushing through the crpvasse in tor
rents. is growing worse Madison par
isll Is fast becoming inundated and
the water will extend to other parishes,
destroying thousands of acres of new
ly planted crops. Vickshurg. Natclcz
and other river points are crowded
with refugees and everything possible
Is being done to alleviate the suffering
Of the poorer classes. Calls for aid
have been sent out from sections of
the overtlowcd Mississippi delta. and,
while the waters are slowly receding,
the suffering and lcstitution increases.
The situation throughout the delta il
about the same. 1t was beautiful
day in the flood stricken section, and
the planters hope that the waters will
be carried away In time to make a
good crop. At Memphis the river is
slowly falling and ut Cairo decided
fall is reported. The Memphis relief
committee has issued the following:
1.-THE executive committee of the flood
sufferers relief committee of Memphis
after returning thanks to generous
public Mt home and abroad for liberal
contributions, beg to state that owing
to the action of the general govern
ment the calls on the Memphis relief
committee have been so reduced that
in the Judgment of the executive COM
mittee, tho funds Low in hand will, in
all probability, be sufficient for de-
mands. and the contributions to the
Memphis committee should cease. If
any future emergency should arise the
public will be advised"
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Escaped a Snow Slide.

Great Falls, Mont, April 2222. - A
snowslide is reported from Neihart as
occurring at Big Seven mine. in which
five men We're caught and had narrow
escapes from death. They were haul
ing ore and fortunately saw the de-
scentling mass of snow and rocks in
time to shelter themselves. 4 carload
Of picked ore valued ut $500 was over
turned and scattered and Il building
DESTROYED.
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Huron. $. d.. April 22.-A fatal dis
ease has made it's appearance among
horses in the north part of this coun-
ty which battles the skill of vctcrinari-
ans. \ farmer named Werth, living
few miles north of Hitchcock, reports
the loss of seven head in eight days.
The horses appear well at night, but in
the morning are unable to stand, and
after Il few days die.
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wrctched Condit,oo I'm c,h,.

Washington, April 22.-A subcOmmjt-
tee of the senate committee OH for
eign relations examined Mr., Earl, II
cign relations examined MIR. Euri. IL
correspondent of several American
newspapers in regard to the condition
Of affairs in Cuba. Earl recently re-
turned from the island, where he spent
all his time with the Spanish forces in
Havana and Pinar del Rio. He rep
resented the condition of affairs to be
intOlprably bad.
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lSituation in the East. Copyright. 1897,
hY the ASSlciatnd IIrosc

lSituation in the East. Copyright, 1897.
by the Associated Press.
London. April 21.-'rhc situation on
The frontier has not. according to the
latest advicrs. been materially modi-
fled. AS d"tils come in it becomes
more and more apparent that the fight
ing III MilOuna Pass was Of the most
stubborn and savage character. The
Turks fought like devils and the
Greeks resisted in the spirit Of their
ancestors. The most inexplicable fact
In connection with the whole engage
ment is the comparatively small num-
her of killed. All the special cor
respondents agree to this. The Turks
appear to have fired as wildly with
their rifles at Miloum Pass as they did
at IArta. where the fighting consisted OF
an artiller. duel between the rival bat
trries on eacil side of the river, last
Ing about four hours in the afternoon.
There they fired only one out of five
shots with any effect and their bat
teries were soon silenced by the Greeks,
whose craftsmanship was very much
superior. The Turkish losses at Arta
are bclievedtO have been very heavy.
On the Greek side there was not man
killed. Gen. SmolenitZ, ex-minister Of
war, is in command Of 14.UOO Greeks ut
Rrvena. not far from Tyrnavos. At
this point Edllem Pasha, closely
pressed. was nearly taken prisoner.
His plan was to force the Pass of Re-
vcna, to enter the Plain of Lurissa. to
cut off the retreat of the Greek army
with his cavalry and thus take I.arissa
without resistance. But this plan was
defeated. Gen. DcmopOulos. at the
head Of one Greek division, forced the
Turkish line close to Tyrnavos and
Gen. Mnvormochale broke through at
KouiskOs. The two generals united
their troops near Damasi. The news
of this success at Itcvena and Of the
imminent fall of PrevcSa has changed
the dismay caused at Athens by the
loss Of AIilouna into the widest re-
Joicing. The latest advices are that
the Greek troops are advancing to re-
occupy their positions at MilOuna and
at GritZovali. the latter of which, it is
alleged. was abandoned owing to II
misunderstanding by the general in
command who interpreted as an order
of retreat what was really intended as
an order of advance. The Greeks re-
port that the Turks lost 1000 killed and
wounded at Revena, but this estimate
Is probably excessive.
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He Saw. It's Blackmail.

Braincrd. Ainn., April 22.-John La
fond. /: French storekecper on Sixth
street south. has been arraigned,
charged with making an indecent as
sault upon Mrs. Julia Anderson, who
occupies rooms in the Lafond resi-
dence. Lafonl is ute a prominent citi-
zen, and has many friends here, and
he claims the arrest to be blackmail.
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uuntcr Max Withdraw.

Frankfort. Ky, April II. - The Re
publican members say that DR. Hunter
will withdraw if he is allowed to do so
Of his own account and without the
Intervention of Il caucus. They believe
that as soon as he does this he will
throw his strength to State Senator
DcbOe. eX-tOngrcSSman George NJ.
Thomas or some other friend, while
the opposition will unite ON eX-Justice
Holt. His friends have not given up
all hone of Hunters election.
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Think. IIc'. scooped One Bramhe

Winona, Minn., April ~. = Albert
Zinl,ncr of ltottington, this county, has
been granted IL caveat on q rotary EN-
gine which he claims is superior to that
invented by Grant Brambcl of Sleepy
Eye. The engine has movable or re-
ciprocal steam walls, and 1t is claimed
for IL that it is more economical than
the l:rambel engine, with at least
double the power.
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BASE BALL SEASON ON.
Philadelphia and Boston Play the
First Game.

Philadelphia and Boston Play the
First Game.
Boston, April 21.--The Phillies came
to Boston and played the first league
game of the season. defeating the home
team by one run in an exciting finish.
The visitors played better ball than
they did last year and deserved to
win. About 1850 people crowded
into the cramped grounds, several
hundred not being able to obtain seats.
The first half Of the game was battle
between Orth and Nichols. The form
er was practically invincible until the
last inning. when the local players fell
on him and almost tied the score.
Nichols was hit safely in the fifth
when the Quakers We're able to score
twice. and again in the ninth, when
they really won the game. Score:
Philadelphia 90. % o 90 2 90 1 3-8
Boston ..........O OOOO 900 SIS
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Larimorc, n. d.. April 22!.-While the
prairies are bare of snow and farm
work is under way, there are still deep
drifts in this city. A day OF two ago
they were six feet deep and have not
gone down much since. In the winter
the snow seemed to drift into the
towns. and the snow ridges here were
thirty feet deep. 1t takes much time
for such to dissMate.
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VICTORIOUS GREEKS.

Severe Artillery Duel in Which the
Turks Are W0rsted.
Athens, April PA dispatch from
Arta says that 1900 Greeks have
crossed the frontier at Bani and Sc
we're artillery duel has been in progress
since Monday. The Greek artillery
have silenced the Turkish lmauret fort
commanding the town. Two attempts
have been made by the Turks to cross
the river. but they were repulsed.
There has been brisk artillery and in-
fantry firing along the line for about
i've miles. Two Greek officers and
many Turks have been killed.
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Attorney Arre.tcd.

Fargo, n. D., April u. Attorney
Hiltlreth has been arrested on war
rant charging assault and battery. Miss
Jcannettr Chandler was the complain.
ing witness. and until recently was
lIillreth's stenogr:lphcr. She was dis
charged. Hildr,th thought she was
too slow in. getting out of the office,
and the complainant AYERS he used too
much force in assisting her exit.
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As THE TURKS TELL 1T.

l;dhem Pasha Reports Have Gained
Several Notable Victories.
Constantinople, April %. - Edhem
Pasha has wired the sultan that he
has gained several notable victories,
occupying all the fortified positions
commanding Tyrnavos. He reports
that the Greeks evacuated their in
trenched camp, leaving behind thirty
cases of cartridges and many rifles.
The Turks have retaken Velitzke.
which the Greeks surprised and cap
tured on the first day Of frontier ag-
gression. The Turkish commander at
Janina announces that the Greek
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-24
Settler. Win.

Washington, April 222.-Justice Har-
Ian has handed down the opinion of
the supreme court In the case of the
Northern Pacific va. .Junius Il. Sanders
and others involving the validity OF
claims to land made by settlers under
the land laws within the limits of the
Northern Pacific grant. subsequent to
the government circular of 1872 with
drawing the land and prior to the
definite location of the line of the road
The decision was favorable to the
claims Of settlers that claims made
under such conditions are valid.
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Anderson. Ind. April u. - The In
diana brigade. Uniformed Rank Cath
olic knights of America, Is being or
ganized here. 1t is an adjourned
meeting which began at Columbus
about a year ago. The Indiana brig
ade will have two regiments. although
the quota for the second is not yet
Dl,od
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Mark Of Br,ti.h Esteem

London. April %. = A committee Of
citizens presented the retiring United
States consul, James Il. Neal, with Il
silver service Of plate. The commit
tee also presented Miss Neal with a
handsome dressing case. The presen-
tations were an acknowledgement Of
the general esteem in which Mr. Neal
is held here
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MUST TAKE HIS MEDICINE.

Broker Chapman Falls i'm His Ap-
peal to the Supreme Court.
Washington, April 21.-The supreme
court has refused the application for
a writ of certiorari and habeas corpus
by Eleverton r. Chapman, the broker
who refused to testify in the sugar
speculation investigation whether sem
ators had speculated in sugar stocks
while the Wilson tariff bill was before
that body. The sentence of the SUI
Dreme court of the District of Colum-
hia to thirty days in Jail and 500 fine
moo affirmed
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Insurance swlndler. Indicted.

1MSurance SSVfndIeF1 Indicted.
Pittsburg, April 22-'rhe grand jury
has brought in true bills on six counts
against G.. I.inford Woods of Pittsburg
and Edward T.. FarrOw of Brooklyn,
insurance agents, alleged to have
frludulently written $2OO,OOO worth of
policies in the New York Mutual Re
serve Fund Life association, making
Woods the bcneciary.
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Salonica, April 21.-A Turkish tor
pedo boat has sunk the Greek steamer
Athens in the Gulf Of Salonica. On
board We're insurgents and members
of various secret societies. A general
panic prevails here. All vessels are
prohibited from leaving the gulf. The
Turks have seized the Greek steamer
Kephalacion.
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Addre.sed lx Rrxan.

Frankfort. Ky, April 21.-Thc speech
of Hon. William J. Bryan to the legis-
lature here was delivered at the opera
house to which was admitted, besides
the legislators. remarkable crowd of
1900 people. representing every party
and faction in Kentucky politics. He
pleased all and delivered one Of his
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Eour Narroxvlx E.cane.

Kalispell, Mont, April 22.-The east
bound passenger on the Great North
ern road struck broken rail near
Bear Greek, about siXty-twO miles east
of kalispell. The train was being
pulled by two engines and both engines
broke loose and were hurled down a
steep embankmcnt. The engineer and
fireman of both engines were injured.