Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1892 — GREAT IS IRRIGATION. [ARTICLE]

GREAT IS IRRIGATION.

DOING WONDERS FOR IDAHO’S CROPS. A Wyoming Officer Lose) a Big Reward and Bis Life-To Prevent Connection ol the Government with Pinkertons—Noted Hotel Burned. At Washington. On the 19th the' House took up the World’s Fair bilL It disagreed to the Senate amendment making the appropriation for the government exhibits $500,000 Instead of $310,500. The House also disagreed to all the amendments to the paragraph relating to the appropriations for the World's Columbian Commission. It also disagreed to Mr. Atkinson's amendment prohibiting the sale of liquor by a vote of 41 to 189. The appropriation of $43,000 for bronze medal 9 and diplomas was agreed to In committee of the whole. The House disagreed to the Senate amendment making an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the World’s Fair by a vote of 78 yeas and 132 nays. On a viva voce vote the proposition to close the Fair on Sunday was carried—7B to 74. A TEAK OF GREAT CROPS. Irrigation Is Doing Wonders In the State of Idaho. Never since the settlement of Idaho have there been such enormous crops as during the present season. The product of grass and grain has been wonderfuL This Is the result of a change in the climate, produced by the multiplication of Irrigating canals, which moisten a great extent of country and create a humid atmosphere. It is believed by men of experience, who have lived on the arid belt for the last forty years, that the time is not far distant when lands lying far above where water can be directed will become arable. Formerly there wore no rains in June. Last year there were two after the Fourth of July, and the rainy eeason this year has been unusually prolonged. Colorado had tho same experience. If the grass crop has been large there Is use for It. for the last two winters have been favorable for stock raising, and tLe number on hand is estimated at nearly double that of two years ago.

CATTLE THIEVES KILL AN OFFICER. They Are Caught in Charge of Eighty Head of Stolen Stock., Three officers of Fremont County, Wyoming, went Into Jackson hole and found eighty head of stolen cattle In a corral, with brands freshly changod. Two men were In charge of the place. They readily surrendered to the visitors. One of the thieves was allowed to go Into a room to get some clothing. He reappeared in an Instant with a sixshooter and s;nt a bullet Into the heart of one of the officers. This disconcerted the letter’s companions, and In the melee both the outlaws escaped. The cattle belonged on the Booth & Carver Bear River ranch and there was a roward of $2,000 for the recovery of the property and the apprehension of the thieves ! i DALTON’S CAMP DISCOVERED. Train Bobbers In tho Mountains Near Adali —No Steps Taken to Capture Them. The Dalton gang of outlaws who committed the train robbery near Adair, L T., are still In tho vicinity. Their camp, located about ten miles from town In the mountains near Grand River, was accidentally discovered by a resident of town while searching for strayed horses. He was held up by their sentry, but when he explained his mission he was allowed to depart unmolested. It is supposed that the Daltons are delayed oh account of .some of their men being wounded, as they have made several trips Into town for medicine. No effort Is being made by the local authorttles to effect their capture. PANIC IN A LONG BRANCH HOTEL. Terror-Stricken Guests Driven Out in Their Night Clothes. The Atlantic Hotel, at Long Branch, N J., was almost totally destroyed by fire. The guests. 300 In all, made their escape In their night clothes A few of them were more or less hurt In the panic that ensued. Several who leaped from the windows and porches of the hotel were badly shaken up, and one, Mrs. Henry Englemann, of New York City, had her arm broken. Many of the others received scalp wounaa The origin of the fire Is unknown. The Atlantic Is one of the oldest hotels at Long Branch. Lightning’s Fatal Work. The colored school in Brickhead village, Georgia, was stricken by lightning. The •ebooi was filled with pupils, fifty In number, and two teachers. The whole number •at paralyzed and unable to save tbem-v ■elves from danger. People rushed to the burning acboolhoose and began to drag out tbe pupils, the great majority of whom had been rendered unconscious by the stroke. One of the teachers. Miss Butler, will die. Sydney Stanfield and George Turner were killed outright Two other pupils cannot Uva Pattl.on on the Scene. Governor Pattison arrived at Homestead In a drenching rain. He got off at the station near the carriage works, instead of coming to the main station In the center of the town, and took the shortest cut to General Snowden’s headquarters under an escortof cavalry. His coming was the signal tot a salute of guns and he was loudly cheered on his way to the camp

No Pink* for Uncle Sam. In the House, Mr. O’Neill, of Missouri, offered an amendment making It unlawful for any government officer to contract with »ny person or corporation who employ Pinkerton or similar detectives; also prohibiting the employment of such guards by the government in the District of Colum-f bia. This was agreed to by a vote of 146 to 22. Thomas Cook Dead. Thomas Cook, the head of the well-known firm of London excursion managers, is dead. Corn and Cotton Under Water. Terry, Mlsa, special; The crop prospects In this vicinity are growing worse every day. The constant rain has swollen small streams to such an extent that there are very few places that have not been Inundated. The cotton cannot be seen at all, and most of the corn Is over half way under water on plantations. Explosion of a Thrashing-machine Engine. * A thrashing-machine engine exploded In the grain field of Thomas Gomez, near Sacramento, Cat. killing Joseph Sanders and John Merrlon and terribly Injuring three other men. Fatally Hurt by a Bull. Charles Rice, a wealthy stock-raiser of Crawfordsvile, Ind., was -overtaken in his pasture by a ball, who knocked him down, taring him furiously. With a knife he succeeded In partially defending himself till kid arrived, and the animal was driven off with a knife sticking in his throat. Rice's Injuries are pronounced fatal. Bobbed the Malls. Poatofficc Inspector Dice has arrested Postmaster William G. Hlggtnsbottham, of Huntsville, Mo., on the charge of robbing the mails. The Postmaster was caught by mesas of decoy letters The amount ol money secured is said to be smalL