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cLouDBURsT THE CAUSE.
Believed Four Lives We're Lost vt
Chelses, Kan.

BeJI6v6u -Four LiV65 Wore Lost at
Chelses, Kan.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, June ia
cloudburst about IL o'clock in the vi.
ciniSy of Chelsea, suburban pleasure
resort about three miles southwest Of
here, is believed to have caused the
death Of at least five persons, and pos
sibly more. An artificial lake had
been created in the park by the build.
ing Of q dam across Jersey creek. The
6ocd Of water carried away this dam,
and torrent of water poured out of
the low lands along the creek. Half o
dozen houses standing near the creek
were carried away.
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Sioux City Live Stock.

SIOUX CITY, L., June 16.
HOGS-Market active, steady. Range
Of prices $3.6O@3.S5.
CATLLE-Market active; steady.
Sales ranged bl.93l1l.6J for COWS,
bulls and mixed; $3.7o@j.OO for stookers
and feeders; $t.O045.5O for yearlings and
calves
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viii b. c.svoy.4.

WAsH1saFoH, June 10. at thsyszs,
quest Of General Merritt Il has been
decided to give the second expedition
to the Philippines naval convoy from,
| Honolulu to Manila.
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p.rtleIpated In tho D.bate.

From party standpoint the vote was
awaited with the keenest interest The
Republicans gave practically unani.
nous support to the proposition, but
three of their members voting against
it. In the Democratic ranks the divis.
ion was more marked, IL Democratic
members voting for it. The vote in
support was made up of 179 Republic.
ans, IL Democrats, 8 Populists and 4
fnsioniats
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Tueaday. Juno II.

Tuesday, juno II.
The Dominion parliament has been
prorogued.
The Chillicothe (O.) street railway
conductors are women.
An accident in the mine Of the
Mount Vernon company at Stotts City,
NO., resulted in the death of five
miners.
The immense plant Of the Philadel-
phia Oil Refining company was dam.
aged by fire to the extent Of $500, 900.
Two barges were also burned.
Sir Joseph Adolphe Ohapleau, former
lieutenant governor Of Quebec and sec.
retary of state for the Dominion, and
one Of the great French Canadian
statemen, is dead.
The death sentence of Salter d.
Worden will be committed to life i'm.
prisonment by the governor Of Califor.
mia. Worden is the man who. during
the great railway strike of 1894 helped
to wreck q Southern Pacific train nea,
Sacramento, killing an engineer and
three soldiers.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-18
TO ANNEX HAWAII.
Nswlanas Resolution Providing Thor.

Newland's Resolution Providing Therefor
10 Adopted by the House.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-By vote Of
Of 2o9 to 81 the house adopted the
Newlands resolution providing for the
annexation of Hawaii. The debate,
which proceeded since Friday, was
one Of the most notable of this con.
gress. the position of the islands being
claimed to be of commercial value and
of strategic importance by its support.
ers and being looked upon by its op.
ponents as being radical departure
from the long established policy of tho
country and likely to be followed by
the inauguration Of policy Of colo
nization, the abolition of the Monroe
doctrine and a participation in interna-
tional wrangles. More than half a
hundred members
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-18
Wednesday, June 10.

wednesday, June 10.
Mr.. Bryan is quoted as being opposed
to territorial extension, .n.
Premier Meline of France has been
defeated in the chamber of deputies
and the cabinet is expected to resign.
Tho conferees on the bankruptcy bill
have agreed upon measure embracing
features Of both the Nelson and Torrey
bills.
United States Senator Nelson W.
Aldrich has been reelected by the leg.
islature of Rhode Island on the first
ballot.
Assistant Surgeon Henry Page of the
field hospital at Camp Merritt reports
that there are 80 cases of measles and
Of mumps in the camp There were
10 new cases Of measles in "a hours.
Brigadier General Macarthur has for.
mally assumed command Of the Fourth
brigade, at San Fran cisco, consisting
of the Fifty.first Iowa, the First North
Dakota and tho Fifth South Dakota in.
fantry regiments.
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SITUATION is CRITICAL.
Latest Report From Governor General
Auguatl nt Manila.

Augustt at Manila.
MADRID, June ia dispatch re.
ceived here from Captain General Au.
gusti, dated Manila, June 6, says:
1.-THE situation continues critical.
The enemy surround the town. have
had outlines drawn closer around the
city and strengthened at intervals by
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-18
CLOSING PRICES.

Chicago Grain and Provisions
CHICAGO, Juno 16.
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LIND AGAIN ; NAMED.
New Ulm Man the Fusion Candidate for
n. Goyefnor Of Minnesota.

s Governor Of Minnesots.
MINNEAPOLIS, June l6.-The con.
ventions of the state Democratic, Peo-
Plies party and Silver Republicans were
held here Wednesday. and fusion was
accomplished by compromise. The
middle.of.the.road element of the Pop.
ulist party, led by Ignatius Donnelly,
bolted, and will hold another conven.
tion. A committee of seven from each
convention to act in joint conference
was appointed without trouble by both
the Democrats and Silver Republicans.
but with the Populists the friction was
great, and nearly the entire day was
consumed in discussing fusion, the anti.
fusionists threatening to leave the hall
During this discussion Sidney NJ. Owen
administered to Ignatius Donnelly one
Of the most scathing arraignments
that was ever given to . man in public
life. He accused him Of bcinga
Traitor to the sopl"'. rarN
for money consideration and called
him villain and monster. The wild.
est excitement prevailed.
Both the Democrats and the Silver
Republicans endorsed the Chicago
platform and the candidacy OF w. ].
Bryan for the presidency. Tho Silver
Republicans also endorsed the initia-
tive and referendum. The joint con.
ference committee agreed to divide the
Offices to the three parties. allowing
the conventions to make the nomina.
tiona John Lind, Silver Republican,
was endorsed for governor. Tho Popu.
lists were allowed tho offices Of lieuten.
ant governor, auditor, attorney general
and clerk of the supreme court The
Democrats were given the nomination
Of the secretary Of state, state treasurer
and one Of the judges Of the supreme
court. The joint conference committee
recommended that Judges Buck and
Canty, at present sitting. be named by
the three parties.
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NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Friday, June 10.

.4 Friday, June 10.
Alexander NJ. Thomson, veteran
politician and newspaper writer, 10
dead at Milwaukee. aged 7s years.
]. Warren Kiefer of Ohio has been
appointed major general and John P. 8.
Goblin Of Pennsylvania a brigadier gen.
eral.
At the annual commencement exer.
cises of the Western university, Pitts.
burg, the degree of doctor of laws was
conferred on Admiral Dewey.
The Belgian minister ut Washington
has informed tho state department tRkt
his government has offered reward Of
$1,000 for the invention Of o match
paste without PHOSPHORUS.
The 20.year penitentiary sentence of
ex.State Treasurer Joseph Bartley Of
Nebraska has been affirmed by the su.
preme court. Bartley was convicted of
stealing $3.50, 900 state funds.
Saturday, juno IL.
The senate has passed the bill pro-
viding for che taking of the twelfth
census.
Han dor, tho colt. defeated Plaudit
at Cincinnati and lowered the record
for o mile and q half.
Lord Wolseley, head of the British
army, is spoken Of as most likely to be
appointed governor general of Canada.
The price of beer will be advanced 81
per barrel by oil Milwaukee brewers as
soon as the war revenue measure be.
comes law.
Colored soldiers of tho Twenty fourth
and Twenty.fifth regiments, U. 8. A.,
at Tampa, are reported to have en-.
gagged in rioting OF tho worst character.
White troops subdued them after kill
ing several of their number.
Charles P. Chamberlain of Spokane,
WASH, secretary of the Central WASH
ington railway, estimates that the
Eastern Washington wheat crop this
season will yield $4,000, 900 bushels,
2,O00. 900 more than last year.
Monday, juno IA.
The average condition of spring
wheat is 100.9-unprecedently high.
Orders have been issued to General
Lee and to General Coppinger to hasten
the expedition against Porto Rico.
It is stated that Carranza and Du
Bose will leave Montreal June 25.
Meanwhile they will bo closely watched.
An imperial edict has boen issued at
Pekin providing for tho establishment
of the University of Pekin on European
models.
Congressman D. w. Mills of Chicago
was unanimously renominated by the
Republican convention Of the Fourth
district.
John D. Morrissey, the well known
Colorado mining man, is dead. He
was once wealthy but died compare.
lively poor.
The Social Democracy decided against
the plan of political action proposed by
its president, Eugene v. Debs, who
withdrew from the convention with
his followers and formed new organ.
ization
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Brown County.
Lieutenant Governor J. NJ. BOWLER
Renville County.
Secretary of State j. J. HEINRICHS
Hennepin County.
Treasurer ALEX MCKINNON
Polk County.
Auditor GEORGE N. LANPHERE
Clay County.
Attorney General z. H. AUSTIN
St. Louis County.
Judges Of tho Supreme Court
THOMAS CAVITY, Hennepin county.
DANIEL BUCK, Blue Earth county.
WIN. MITCHELL, Winona county.
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showed their utter incompetency. The Pc
ruvian castle that | have spoken of was
armed with antiquated guns, and the shots
from the Allemancia would have passed
through its brick walls as easily as through
paper If they had ever hit them. But they
DIDN'T At the first broadside the guns of
the frigate were depressed. The shots
struck the water and ricocheted clear over
the fort. On the next trial the ships guns
were elevated and every shot of the broad
side passed entirely over the castle On the
third attempt the guns were depressed
again, but the result was precisely as in
the first instance
The Allemancia was presently joined by
the other Spanish vessels, and the engage
ment was continued until o'clock in the
afternoon, when NuneZ retired. The Span
iards had the effrontery 70 claim victory
but as two of their frigates had been thrown
out of action, and as none of the Peruvian
guns had been silenced, the credit was not
given 10 the Spaniards Their fleet present.
ly set sail for the Philippines, and arrived
after their crews had passed through the
greatest hardShips. There were no supplies,
and when the ships reached port there were
scarcely enough sailors on deck able to cast
anchor. Nearly all were stricken with
Scurvy.
There can be no doubt about one thing.
Spanish gunnery is as bad now as IL was
then, and inferior number of our war
ships could easily defeat a Spanish fleet be-
cause of their wretched craftsmanship.
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carried on under public supervision and for the
public benefit. but do not think 1t possible to
attain that step at one leap. or to attain It now
Nevertheless. he helped to blaze the way 70 It.
But alas for human nature and for the dream
Of the socialist There is one place in this tnl-
perfect world OF ours-and perhaps only cne~~
where life Is serious and well-ordered, where
absolute equality prevails, where production Is
regulated and labor and reward are evenly appor-
toned. where men live in accordance with the
law OF wholesome average and hygiene. where
they rise early and retire seasonably. where they
warm and sufficient but not superfne cloth
ing. where they work eight hours a day. where
they attend religious services, where there Is no
luxurious and prontless living, where there Is no
idleness, vice, profanity, dissipation
extravaganza, no money, no gambling. no specu-
lation, no exchange no swindling. tricks or
trade, nc hunger. no controversy, violence no
crimes and no mistakes-in a word. where rev
men do what revolutionary socialists would have
all men do-and that place is the penitentiary-
Society is growth, not creation; an orga1-
ism, not an empiricsm. 1t cannot be made over
by tinkering socialists. Progress Is evolution,
not revolution. Socialism is an Intellectual
vanity; ambitious humaHitarianism disregard
full of the two profoundest instincts in human
nature. the sense of personal property and Of per-
sonal liberty. Prediction is iaborous failure. the
future cannot be pigeon-holed. Nicholson says Of
Utopias: THE Imagination has very limited pow
ers of construction compared with nature: on
the side have a short span of life and 3
small brain, and on the other eternity and the
universe
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wales to Rescue the Bicycle.
London Court Journal.

The report that the Prince of Wales IS
taking lessons in bicycle riding has already
reused up the spirits of those interested in
the sale of machines and who We're looking
coming season. If the prince should take
up cycling oven in a casual way it would
certainly give tillip to the pastime which
rushed at il a year or two ago and rapidly
got tired Of it when its first novelty had
worn of. The question, are people going to
on the confirmation or otherwise of the
news from Cannes next week.
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COAL is KING.
1t Has Given America Control Of Iron
aud Steel in the World.

Several papers in the April Century are de-
voted to the coal regions OF pennsylvania Ed
England and the United States in the Worlds
Commerce" Mr.. Atkinson says:
The Bessemer process of making steel has cr0-
ated a revolution in the railway service almost
equal to that which ensued from the invention
of the locomotive engine This process Was long
held by Great Britain, resulting in an excess OF
production above that of all other countries.
That first place is now lost first on account OF
the approximate exhaustion of the ores near Bill
bao, In Spain, which the only ores near
British furnaces suitable for this product; and.
second, on account OF the rapidly increasing COST
of mining the types Of bitumnous Goals which
can be converted into coke. The English mines
feet, the coal lying in horizontal veins from two
to three feet thick where the work must be done
at temperature exceeding 100 degrees Fahren-
of high-grade suitable for the development
OF Bessemer metal. and she opening OF very ex-
tensive mines of the best cooking coal lying In
region above the necessity of drainage, and
pable of being worked at high wages and yet at
the lowest possible cost has transferred what
may be called the dominion of iron and steel
from Europe to this country. Hence it happened
that the portentous event of this decade Is the
future and probable permanent control of the
production of iron and steel by this country
The power of Great Britain in mechanism.
manufacturing and the mechanic arts. giving to
her the control of commerce for nearly CEN
fury has rested mainly upon her supremacy in
the production of iron and steel. 1t has now
passed to the greater branch OF the English
speaking people dwelling in the United States.
Thus 1t has come about that the two great
branches of the Englsh-speaking people, pollt-
ically separated by the misconceptions of
small faction which governed England during
the latter part Of the last century. becorn-
ing and more reunited through their inter-
dependence. Their wants and their supplies
the complement of each other. The people or
the British empire our chief consumers fer
the excess of food, and for hbers. and
may presently become chief customers for
our excess of iron and steel; while, IN the othe<
hand. their advantages of position, and thfir
freedom OF commerce with every part of the
world, enable them to supply us with many goo In
which we want 1t may presently fall 70 the
English speaking people of the two great
branches and the lesser members throughout the
world to make this commercial reunion one OF
such nature that. while their commerce may
increase TO the benefit of every branch, their
power will become such that, In the face OF
their competition other nations must disarm or
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Boatswains, gunners carpenters. etc.. 81 200
Boatswains, gunners, carpenters, etc., -
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Unsuccessful Experiment.


Chicago Post.
Another daring experimenter has failed
miserably. Frederick Gregerson. of Mil
waukee. has confessed IN open court that his
children on $110 day was not crowned
with success, and he rather intimates that
he thinks any further experiments IN that
line WOULD be time wasted.
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offer But to the boy who has not these
opportunities the navy can offer as good a
future he will be able to find anywhere.
Below will be found accurate list OF
salaries paid in the navy to the members OF
the various grades:
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A Quaker Maid.
Philadelphia Press

:
1 take pleasure in contributing to your
new column story we laugh at very much.
She is little Quaker maiden of six years
moment to hear her talking to herself. She
was whipping her doll most vigorously and
saying TO Il: IF thee wilt be adverse, thee
must be chastised."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-09
circumstances Against Him.

James Ashire, colored, with his black suit
OF clothes covered with whitewash and his
nerves all unstrCng, was the leader of
I've got lawyer he said whsn Clerk
Potts called upon him to answer to a
charge or disorderly conduct.
Counsel was called, and the case pro-
ceeded. In the first place, it was stated
that James was drunk last night, and
VIXEN Policeman Carney arrested him he
indulged in some profanity.
This man." said the policeman, was
staggering through Clicks alley, and when
l spoke to him he didn't know where he
lived. l told him to go home, and he said
LED be - - If he would
Didn't you punch him to make him
swear?' counsel asked.
mo. SIR the officer replied. THE man
was drunk and profane of his own free
will"
1t developed that the officer had put the
man out OF house In Vests alley, where
be was causing trouble, earlier in the
night, and James was under the impress
zion that he was locked up at that time.
Were yo1 drunk?' the court asked him.
mo, SIR be answered.
Tell the TRUTH his counsel told him.
You know you were drunk, and why
don't you say sop
II wasn't drunk, explained the prisoner,
but i had been drinking"
If you think you were arrested in the
house." added the judge, you must have
been very drunk, for the officer says he
arrested you an hour afterward."
The court held the prisoner guilty, and
imposed fine Of So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-09
Republican Club Organized.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
GAITHERSBURG, Md, February 8, 1898.
Republicans of the ninth election district
met here last night at the Office of Justice
c. B. Baughman and completed the organ
ization of the Lincoln Republican Club.
The officers chosen arsi President, Phile-
men M. Smith; first vice president, Cortice
B. Baughman: second vice president, Will
lam R. Fulks: secretary, W. Clarence Du-
vail; treasurer, Charles F. Duyall; SER
geant-at- arms! Francis T. Cahill.
With comparatively few exceptions the
white republicans of the district have join
cd. the Membership already having reach
ed forty
Resolutions were passed at the meeting
favoring the bill introduced in the leg1sla-
ture by Delegate James E. Ayton for the
substitution of county treasurer for the
present system Of tax collecting.
A messas go Of congratulation was ordered
sent to Judge Louis e. McComas, United
States senatorLelect.
The objects of the club are to promote a
more general interest in the affairs of the
republican party and for the social benefit
of it's members. MeetiI gs will be held the
first Monday evening of each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-09
CHESAPEAKE BAY DEFENSES.
Memorial to Congress to Establish
FortificatiOns and n Dry Dock.

Mr. Riley OF Anne Arundel county pre-
scented memorials and joint resolutions In
the Maryland house of delegates yesterday
to be passed by the general assembly urg-
ing Congress 10 establish Notifications
along the west shore OF the Chesapeake
bay to protect Annapolis and Washington
The memorials request Congress to cause
the Secretary of War 10 have examined by
competent persons and by them reported to
Congress the character. kind, extent and
cost Of fortifications and other works of
defense and ornaments which ought to be
established by the United States at Thomas
Point, TOlley's Point. Horn Point, Green's
bury's Point, Hacketts Point and Sandy
Point, and along the western shore of Kent
Island, opposite the points named above
The defenSes could be either permanently
established upon such points and shores
or floating or by proper and adequate ex-
tensions thereof by pilins or by stone walls
Such Qualifications would further protect
the approaches to Baltimore city.
Also to improve the Severn river and to
establish thereon a national naval dry dock
the naval service being especially deficient
therein and the Sey ern river being especial
~ adapted thereto at Its head at Round
bay, which is said TO posses the necessary
requirements.