St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 49, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 24 June 1893 — Page 2

B SfwJs GJ®

\ ft r" - nw ^^G&b|'Or'r^>kd ^teek CHAPTER XXIII. face to face Before calling on Doctor Hedges ~ Captain Fox had i ad a long and, to him- ■ self, satisfactory e n ersaiion with Un- ■ cas of the Montan’..s. | He hal brought from the ship a brillv of the plunder of a I Oil Ci Liir^ot»<!uL t with a line sword, a invented for a century arid a arm — this, the last named present may seem out of place in the list, but the Portu- i guese had practical revolvers, very . i lumsy, of course, a century before the date of our story. The chief and Fox parted with an understanding that they Should meet on ! the morrow, when the day should be s. t for dispatching Ralph Denham. Uneas was so delighted wdh his presents that he went at once to the inn, got a room, and changed his grace- । ful native costume for the gorgeous dress of a Spanish Major General, sword and all. As the fishing hut where Captain Benham was at this time was only a mile or so from Sag Harbor, and was the property of Uneas, and provided with sleeping accommodations for one, he always went there when belated or anxious to be in town in the morning, instead of stopping at the inn. He had an Indian’s objection to sleeping in houses tha: were not ventilated by removing the windows and doors. , After surveying himself as well as he could in the little circular mirror with which the room was furnished, Uneas sallied out, his sword making a great clatter behind him. and he bent his steps in the direction < f the before mentioned hut, as Squire Condit would put it. 'I he lire lit by Dinah and Untiila had nearly died out, though there was stili a dull glow on the hearth that threw a j ulsating, spectral light about the little apartment. Through the open chinks and doorway Uneas saw this light, but it aid not surprise him, for it was notunusual lor one of the Montauks to stop there, on his way to or his return from Sag Harbor, to Cv ok his tood. Uneas walked boldly on, his sword making a clatter which to him I.ad all the exciting melody of martial music. Ralph Denham heard the noise, and concealing himself behind the door, which opened inwards, he looked out through ' he chinks. The dud light flashed on the scarlet gold cords, and it was not till t ncas ... _ , , „ way that Ralph recognize JillUi.-— —-—— The chief on entering closed the door behind him by giving it a kick with his foot; tjwrg—hc^^iked up to the smgfc.

ne r, 'a n e;a Ps cka?i“iiu as a lau.yn -Jpeuera.’s name that lit up his flMj fire an.l uniform till he IcokedtJMgues of fame breaking out in ill over. roun, J> Uncas, who WithouEj^urly hni ortantun 1 warnow I am the friend of a white man ^^^■mir.ows it, and when I am a foe he ^***Knows it. Better for Ralph Denham he had never been bom.” “Ralph Denham is dead!" saida deep, sepulchral voice, direct y behind the chief. t ncas was superstitious in Ins every fiber. Physically there live Ino braver man, but in the presence of a danger he could not understand cr I elieved to be supernatural, he was the veriest coward that ever lived.

Cn turning round, which he-did with great rapidity, he saw standing with his back to the i.oor, and the light falling on his pale face and blazing eyes, the erect and resolute form of Ralph Denham. The chief gasped and staggered back, as far as the contracted walls of th ■ hut permitted. His eyes ami every feature denoted the most craven fear, for with the best of reasons he supposed that Ralph Denham was dead, and that this Fas his > peeter. . Ralph saw his advantage, and with i Iha. j romptness and pr- sence of mind ior which he was dis'iuguished, he called out, without changing his position, one band in his b:ea>t, holding a pistol, the o her behind him similarly employed. ‘"lne dress you wear is the price of »y blood; lay down that sword. With trembling hands the chief un- j buckled the belt, and threw the sword ' an the floor. "Take off that uniform, it is stained ; with my blood,” said Ralph with the I

same blood-curdling manner. Wishing in his heart that he had remained back at the inn. the frightened thief i romptly obeyed what he irmly believed was the ghost of his victim,: and stood in very s< ant attire indeed. ’ ' “Now. I’e down on that bo t. an I turn * r&nr face away," < omnianded Ralph. The chief with some evidences of re- I luctance obeyed, for he now felt con- ■ v;nced that the specter was going to pick up the sword and slay hi n therewith, or he might prefer to punish him with the jewel-hilted dagger. This itnpression was made a certaintv i in the chief’s mind when he heard the ghost picking up the belt. “I do not fear to die,” said the chief. “The Montauks do not turn their backs on death, but you are a spirit and can kill me at any time, befor.- I die let i me get word to my sister and mv people. “My doing that depends on the an-I swers you give me. “Will you reply to me truthfully?” asked I’alph. “If I reply, 1 can do it in no other way. ' “I can tell if you deceive me.” “That power is given only to spirits.” “Will Eneas. chief of the Mohawks, answer me?” “I will.”

“Do not look at me. C.osc your eyes that you may the better hear my words. The chief obeyed him. Ralph’s object was to get the chief to confirm the seemingly improbable s.ory of Untiila and Dinah, and at the same । time to learn all that Uneas knew about the motives and conduct of Captain Fox. With a skill that would have excit.d the admirat on of Squire Condit, and which he would have been certain to attribute to his own example, Ralph Denham plied his questions and the chief answered without hesitation, corroboraHng Untiila and Dinah, and proving to Fhe Captain, beyond all doubt, that the commander of the Wanderer was indeed iho infamous Captain Kidd. So far all had gone well; but it was ' not in Ralph Denham’s nature to conI tinue a deceit after it had assured the good purpose for whn h he had employed i Confident that in any event he had the advantage of this man—he little knew how the terrible erdeal through , which he had just passed had weakened ^him—he deterj^pjg**^- reveal the fact e side ot tliu wjuidtm — the chief lay, ha said, with much solemnity; Uneas of the Montauks, you have answered me truthfully as I know. You i planned lor my murder, though I never i did you a wrong, but on the contrary 1 have been ever your friend ” “You won Lea Hedges, the woman I loved,” groaned the chief. i “If she preferred me to you, was that my fault?” Uneas did not answer. “You have become the partner of a bad man, the worst man that lives toi day; and in the world where brave : spirits dwell the soul of your ancestor, the mighty Wyandanch, cannot r< st | for the misdeeds of his descendant.” “Did he so tell you.'” | This was asked with the utmost soi lemnity; but the sense of honor was so ; Strong in Ralph Denham that he was i impressed with the oddity and groI tesqueness of the question, to the moI mentary forgetfulness of the many important things pressing on his attention. He laughe 1, but checked himself so suddenly as to increase the specterlike effect of his talk. “Now, Umas, you can live to a ripe old age if you prom'se to do as I say. Will you agree? ’ After a tew secon Is’ hesitation, the chief replied: “I will.” “Good; then you must promise never to see this Capt. Fox again.” I “I so promise." I “Yoi must pledge yourself and the I warriots of your tribe to help the officers of the Sea Hawk should they call ion you?" j “I also i romise that.” “And lastly you must give up all thoughts of Lea Hedges, and wish in your heart Ralph Denham was alive.” “I will never speak to Lea Hedges again; but don’t ask me the olh r thing.” said the chief, still consistent in his hate. Ralph now felt that the time had come to discover himself; he imagined that the duel would be delight >d to find ’hat this was not a ghost, so he leaned over the cot ami sr id “Open your eves, Um a-, and look at T"lUglu.. . “Do I look like a dead man?” mm io-' Irom t: e vault, a:.

* in the th sh." U alph Denham erring on the side of I his own generosity ma lea mistake. So I fur Uncas was certain th t ho had been . talking to a specter, but the moment he 1 felt the h d bn ath on hisehe k; realized ; that his hated rival was before hm u the flesh; that his sister and his j eo.de had betrayed him. that all his munb-r---ous purposes were known, the frightened, fainting devil in iris heart leap, d into life and heated his blood like molten lava. Hissing out an oa*h winch he ha i learned rom the whites, he bounded like a tiger :rom the cot, threw hi- long strong arms al out Ralph Denham, who, unp.e, ared fi r the furious onset, was । borne to the floor. "You came to me dead, an 1 I’ll make you dead.'” cried the chief, the Ram

flying from his lips as if lie were a wild an mal. It Ralph Denham in bis usual health was matched in strength against the Montauk, the contest would b long in doubt, but would finally be decided in favor of the white man. who‘l ad the distinguishing race qua Ity of «n!urance. Both were young, strong, active and resolute; the one acted under ti.e destroying influence of passion, the other under the guidance of that reason which generally conquers where the contest is prolonged. j But this contest did net promise to be prolonged. Ralph's weakness alarmed himself. By a fierce effort and superior skill, he threw the Indian ta.k, and fastening his left hand in the ic 1 ,-w 1ten throat he succeeded in getting on his fe ?t. Expert in the use of his fists about which the Ind an knew no more than a woman Ralph tried ha:d to fell his oppenent by a strong blow, when he would have time to draw one or his pistols, and to use it if need be. But the Indian eluded him. cau flit

j him in his mighty arms and again bore ? him to the earthen for. With a quick clutch the Indian ' snatched the jewel-hilted dagger from : the belt at his side, and he was in the < । act v.f iaiding it an: ve his victim, when a t< ngue < f ; nine darted from one of tlie chinks between the logs; the crack j of a i istol rang < nt, and, from the shat- i ten d band, the dagger dropped to the , floor. V ith a cry of rage and pain, such as * a wi unded tiger gives when it turns to > 1 the jungle from which the shot came i the chief leaped to his feet and glared 1 about him. . ( The door was thrown open and with a i i smoking } istol in her hand, which she 1 had obtained from Dinah, Untilla en- ' 3 tered the hut. ; 1 Seeing his lister and the old negress the maddened chief would have rushed ; 1 i upon them, so blind was his fury, had | not Uaph rose straight before him with i * a pistol in each hand. ; ( “Wu hag!” roared Uncas, “and you, : 5 you ialsest of sisters; this is your ’ work, and he held up his bleeding - ' hand. ; s “It is my work,” replied Untilla, with i € form erect and eyes blazing with a ! * steadier and more resolute light than I t his own. “When the chief of the Mon- I

tauks disgraces nis name and the great name of Wyandanch, then should I i by right of my birth save the honor of I my tribe. We have no time for words, Uneas; obey er die. Better you were dead than this disgrace should continue.” “Out, out!” he shouted. “J am still chief of the Montauks, and I stand on the hunting ground of my fathers!’* “A madman cannot be chief of the Montauks. When to-morrow’s sun has ! risen, our people will have disowned you and proclaimed me queen. Already I feel the power that their voices will give, and in advance I shall begin the exercise of my authority.” Untiila | turne 1 to Ralph Denham and said quickly, “Do not hesitate to shoot that madman down if lie does not obey me.” Ralph again, raised his pistols and aske I: “What Is the order of Untiila?” “I command that Uneas, no longer chief of the Montauks, lie down on the i floor. ” “You hear the order; obey or I fire, ” said Ralph. A glance told the chief that this was no idle threat, so he shot out another I cah and obeyed. “Now, dot’s moah like sinse,’’ croaked , Dinah, who, divining Untilia’s purpo-e, groped under the bed and dfeW there- । from a bundle of rope and old net, ; the ruin of a fishing seine. . ,c -h Denham rapluity, iastenedTTfe-lonUlS unrighteous Samson. With the captain’s ‘ asa^ A lifted the chief to the cot .k..usvu I the scarlet uniform undeT ,s head ami shoulders. P ' Not knowing when shf might be calle 1 on to exercise her eskill, Dinah

always went provided with herbs and rude surgical ap; Lances. With much ' skill she dressei the chief’s wounded 1 • han I, whispered in an ironical way that h ■ inusn't move about much, and then ‘ telling him that she would call pro- ( fessionaily in the n orning, she wished i h m refreshing sleep and pleasant ■ dreams, anu turning to Untiila and i : Raq h asked them if they were ready to ' leave. While Dinah was dressing the wounded man’s hand, Untiila gave Ralph the disguise which the Squire hal , sen-, helped him to assume it. and, at [ the same time gave a careful report of ' what ha i happened at Squire Condit's. । They were about to leave the hut, ’ 1 when Dinah stoppe 1 suddenly and said: ’ “ Them ez loss blood hez a ‘unger fob I watah.” ' From under she cot she drew an earth n jot and went out. She soon j came Ia -k with he vessel lull of water, I and raising the enief's near! she made ; him drinl, then she la d the pot within ; reach. They covered the lire with eshes, j close the door behind them, and start- ■ e 1 lor Squire < ondlt’s. Mr-. Condit end Ellen though quit® ■ prepared for Ralj h’s return, could not | keep back their surprise at seeing h m. i They kissed him many times, and in accordance with the Squ re’s strict or- I der-, they insisted on taking h in to his ! । own loom. H ■ wanted a light, but as Squire Con- ■ dit had given orders to have no Heht burning there, they refused, “Where is my father?” asked Ralph—he ha 1 always culled him by that du ne. ; He has ,oue for X ale tine and Mr. ■ Hedge-, i<pil’ d Ellen; At t at moment the Squirt’s step and 1 the Squire s xoicc were pcanl without j in the garden. , ■■ !TO BE ■lh.- f Ist ( ; there are rrmnrN^g^^^warc th w >rld. but the probably beyond the dream, u s < nary people. The geographer Palbi J , enumerated sun, which are entitled ' to I c cun-; li-rod as distinct languages, ai <i x.f.o > which may I e legarded as ' dialect-. Adu guim. another modern writer j on this subject, reckons up 3,mid I languages and dialects existing, and j wn.ch have existed. Even after we! has al ov.ed ether of these as the' nunite. d languages, we mu-t ae-1 km w.edge toe existence of almostinfinite min ./'dive s tieq fur almost I every province has a tongue more or । les- peculiar, and thi- we mav well :

be;, ve to 1 e the case throughout the w. rbi at large. It i-- lid there ar ■ are little islands. Ivnuc; -• t _ Iher in the South >a, th- inhabitants , f which do not understand each other. <>: the 'G>d;k-net languages enumerated by Dti’d, ■fl belong to Eufopc. lUtoAfri-a. 123 to Asia. 417 to \meriea. 117 ti Oveaniea—by which t-rm he distinguishes th ■ vast numl er < t islands stretching between Hindustan and South America. Hard ( i ’<■- a i endish Tipple. The man who -ells cider doesn't have to get a government lie rise or purhase revenue stamps; all lie n-eds i- a keg of the fluid and a dipper and he is leady to -ratter desolation and pave the avenues to cl run kar.is' graves at the rat of 5 cents a drink. The cider th t is -old is some- i times sweet snd innocent, but gener- ' ally it is -ha \1” as a door-knob and a ; small pumtiiy of it will cause a man , to imagine himself a lion gainer in a ■ striped uniform and lead him to elope i with his gran ! mother. TheyeU no ! liquor in ttm n

will compare with hard oc . copies a -ph owtl l it- a-ting ;i ai; i. < arevv o''^Tul. If you get intoxicated in it ip early manh n ) you may sober uplrTold age, but the chances are that you won't. The headache that follows its use is en ugh to make the heathen rage and the wicken imagine vain tilings, something should be done to contract the powers of the dealer in hard cider. In hk cheerful, offhand way he is setting tmps for the feet of the young and pitfalls for the unwary. It might be possible to urge him to soften his cide? without hurting his feeli nns. —Washington News. “I AM determined not to marry un- I til I can find a lady who, as my wife i will make a good impression on so- j ciety. ” “That’s all very well, br/ suppose the lady whom you select £ ! equally determined not to marrv uu- 1 til she finds a man who possesses ■ the same qualification?”—Flie^endp ! Blaetter. 0 ue

.HONORS TO THE FLAG. THE ANNIVERSARY OF “OLD GLORY’S” ADOPTION. A Million Children Celebrate tbe Natal Day of the Stars and Stripes—Why the Present Flag Was Chosen for Our Emblem. Story of the Stars and Stripes. In fully one-half of the public schools qf the country the anniversarv of the adoption of the United States Hag was ; this year observed. On June 14. 1777, the stars and stripes were accepted by Congress as the flag of the United States. It is probable that the stripes were chosen through influence of the Dutch in New York, as they were characteristic of the Dutch Republic of the Netherlands. The number 13 is symi bolic of the original number of States. I Contrasting colors, white with either mmieWwiim II 1 : t: । Man,: VNCLE SAM’S FIRST FLAG. (Union blue told with white stars.)

! blue or red, were necessary for the ■ colors of the stripes, and red' was preferred to blue, as it was more distinct j at a distance, for which reason red . was chosen as the color of the top- ' most stripe and consequently of the | lowermost also. Seven stripes are red and six are white. The tii-st and thirI teenth stripes, both red. represent New i Hampshire and Georgia. Georgia’s stripe, however, is considerably longer than New Hamj»sbire’s, as it runs the full length of the fiawhile New Hampshire's begins at tlie outer border lof the union. The blue field was allei gerically said to represent ihe night of affliction then shrouding the nation, ' relieved by thirteen stars of hope. In ! the first flag the stars were arranged j as the circumference of a circle, to typify the endless duration of the new j nation. Ti e uniorf was made square ; and was brought down to the eighth > stripe that its blu * might «how against I the contrasting white of that stripe. : The flag as aeeejited June 11. 1777, । was first flown on land during the campaign resulting in the capture of PhilaI delphia by Howe a short time after. ’ From that' time it was the rec gnized i ensign of the Republic until May 1, : 1795. The number of -tars and that of ] stripes were each increased on that I date to fifteen. S. nator Bradley, of the . new State of Vermont, having bro iglit I about this change. The two additional ! stripes were emblematic of Vermont ' and Kentucky. The enlarged flag was > the one which -o often floated victo- ■ riously on the high seas from the frig- • « •••« • * • * * - “ - - - * w I♦• * • w *••• • • « » “rsiox ■ - t. K PHB^E^T V. S. FLAG. I ates of Hull and Stewart in th® war I of I<l2. j A new flag was ordered in a bill ! signed April 14. HH. bv President ; Monroe. This bill made the number ; of stripes thirteen for all time, and ! ordered a star Lr each new State, the same to be added to the flag on ’the Fourth of July next following tho State's admDM m to tho Union. This way of making the flag stili hold- today. The ore-ent flag has fortv-four stars in the union, the admission of North an i >• :*h Df. 'a, Montana, Wash i n rt,-n T i ; IV. ~.: „ - v.

,• n asmngr n. imino and Wyoming hav- ; ing so far increased the number. ! FAVORABLE TO THE FARMERS. Bulletins from Various States Show that Crops Are Promising. . | The warm weather of the last week i In the Northwest has been favorable to I all crops, which, although late, are refiorted as improving and growing rapidly. Generally the weather during , the week has been favorable, and a ; number of States report it the most । favorable week of the season, Farmers are more hopeful in the west portion of the cotton-region and in the South Atlantic States. Special telegraphic bulletins received by the Agricultural Bureau at Washington are as follows: Missouri—Most favorable week of the season; work progressing finely, and crop outlook : Improving daily. I Illinois—Conditions unusually favorable for , the growth of v. s tation and farm work - I planting and cultivation of corn progressing; . hay making in southern portions; pastures in ■ some localities seriou-ly damaged by worms. • Indiana—Excessive sunshine, very favorable ! to crops and farm work; much corn planted; i all crops in good condition except fruit; wheat I ripening rapidly. j Ohio—Growth of cereals, potatoes and grass , advanced; wheat heading badly; clover harI vest begun; corn and potatoes being culti- | vated; tobacco mostly set out. Michigan—Last week very favorable for farm ( ’'-ork and crops; corn and potatcee up and

■ grriwiHmiamU^;; pro\mg; hotw ■ ;c tmu; meadow proml iae welt 1 Wisconsin—AU conditions excellent; grains । and grasses heavy; rye heading; corn and poI tatoes a little backward, but tull acreage and good prospects; tobacco planting begun. ; Minnesota—All crops dedng nicely: clover : beginning to blossom; corn cultivation pro- ! gressing; spring «heat color and growth exi cellent; top soil a tritie dry. North Dakota—Fine weather for crops, all Kram growing finely and corn improving. I South Dakota—All crops look we.l, but rain ; Is needed; wheat, good stand an I excellent color; com progressing rapidly; stock doing ! finely. Kansas—General conditions very favorable to all crops, which have greatlv improved: wheat harvest has begun in extreme southern portion. lowa—Com, good stand and generally cleanoats will be better crop than last year. Nebraska—Small grain continues to improve but does not promise more than a halt cropcom has made very rapid growth, and is in ex- • cellent condition. I . California—Hay-bailing and barler-harvest-mp begun; cherry crop averages well; hops exi tru good prospects and improving rapidly. Winter Wheat, Hay, Potatoes. i The Farmers’ Review has received . reports from its correspondents in I twelve States regarding the condition । of winter wheat, hay and potatoes. I —v' ^heat.— The condition of winter 1 !R 1 ? r ?, ved Kutis' la the last few days, but will tali far short of a good crop. In

Illinois the Improvement Is very n-jt(keabl«., bat so much of the area of wheat baa been destroyed that some counties will gei little tonefit from the improvement. Some eqr?e«e:rudents report that nine-tenths of t-e •nheak acreage in their localities has been aban U<ned> The ravages of tiie army worm are very noticeable. The Improvement has eontinned in Indiana and Ohio. In the latter State the outlook is good. Little change is seen in the conl--of wheat in Michigan. In Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska conditions are still adverse. lowa and W Lsconsin promise a comparatively good yle’d. Hay.—ln Illinois the hay crop generally promises well, but in many counties the army worms are devouring the meadows, and the farmers are anticipating great loss from this cause. In Indiana the prospects vary from fair to good, and the outlook in Ohio is still better. Michigan and Kentucky promise heavy hay crops. In Missouri the condition I varies greatly. Most of the correspondents report the outlook as being very good, but some correspondents report the meadows as nearly ruined by the army worm. Drouth has hurt the prospects. In Nebraska the outlook Is better, but not entirely satisfactory. In lowa, Wisconsin. Minnesota and the Dakotas tha hav crop will he very heavy. Potatoes. —The cutlook for the potato crop in Illinois Is generally fair. In most sections conditions are favorable, while in a few localities the ground has teen so wet that much of the seeu has rotted. The outlook in the other States is good, with the exception of Kansas.

THE ARMY WORM. Orowing Crops Attacked and Destroyed by the Countless Hosts. Tbe army worm has made its appearance for the first time since 1875 m large numbers and damaging force in Southern Illinois, and contiguous territory of Indiana and Missouri. Special reports in the Globe-Democrat give some idea of the ravages of this repalfiLve pest. All dF sotlTGern TUlnots, especially the low lands, is now a net work of ditches, dug around the growing fields as a means of checking the invasion, and hogs, chickens, turkeys, crows and black birds are in the full enjoyment -of a feast that does not often ?all to their lot. The damage that must be done before this mysteriously arriving pest disappears, as suddenly and, to ■ the non-scientificmind. as miracuously, will be enormous. This great de- & V 8 M ' 7 ’ - ““T’ i THE ARMY WORM. [a, Male moth; b. abdomen of female; c, eyes; d. pupa; e. cattepillar.] I stroyer of wheat and corn is known to ; naturalists as Leucania unipuncta. Its . habits have been of late years a source । of profound and earnest study by the entomologists of various States and of j the Government Bureau. While there have been years known as “army worm year's,” on account of the serious damage to and sometimes complete annihilation of the crops, eci- ; ence has determined that, as a matter | of fact, no year passes that they do not । appear in some locality or another. It is established that the egg of the army worm hatches early in May । tud- nf Southern Blinois, an.^ ° ot and never noticed; but when they have become nearly full grown and have stripped bare the fields in which they are born, they are forced to travel for food, and then they attract general attention. A curious Instinct leads them to travel in vast armies, and, as they are exceedingly voracious, devouring more during the last three [or four days of their worm life Uian they had done during the whole I of their preceding existence, they are apt to strip the leaves from every blade I &f aSS or Pon their way. It is • significant that ad the great army worm years have been wet, with the ■ preceding year unusually dry. The ' army worm egg is deposited by the parent moth at the base of perennial

grass stalks. The egg hatches in ten j to fourteen days. When full fed the I worm, which lives generally about four weeks after hatching, descends into the ground, where it forms an oval chamber and changes to a slimy, mahoganycolored chrysalis. Thus the worms vanish from sight very suddenly, and this sudden disappearance is as mysterious to those who have no knowledge of natural history as was their abrupt advent. Notes of Current Events. ; The Florida orange crop was 3.900 - • OLO boxes. Spain will reorganize the Cuban Government. J. S. Clarkson, of lowa, is said to contemplate making the race for Senator. George B. Letcher died of morphine poisoning in a Cincinnati hospital. The Travelers’ Protective Association will meet next year at Portland, Oregon. Clarence Hobart wrested the New England tennis championship from E. L. Hall. The Joseph Burns Chemical Works at Williamsburg, X. Yl, burned with a

iOr^oi SiIUU.eW. Macaffe and Parker, who killed Druggist Eyster at Indianapolis, were sentenced to hang. Two children of August Beier, a farmer residing near Minneapolis, were killed during a storm. The Mexican town of Pauchmetta was destroyed by a wind storm. Some thirty persons were injured. John Gilbert, the dynamiter recently released from Portland Prison, has sailed for the United States. President Cleveland subscribed ?10t) to a fund for the relief of the sufferers of the Ford Theater disaster. Bank clearings at eighty-three cities x ast were $1,156,3>4,853. a decrease of 2.6 per cent, in comparison with, last year. The Elgin National watch factory, of Elgin, 111., will close every Saturday . during the summer to allow its 3,30 t) i employes to attend the World’s Fair. The American Railway Association has filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission an agreement fixing the height of drawbars for couplers at 341 inches.

Iten, WHOLE TOWN^ BY FL. Half-starved Ketugees from Vk Duluth—Only Ten Houses Leb. —Reports of Many Fatalities—LiX, * Beach 51,000,000Hundreds Are Homeless. Reports via Duluth from the scene of Sunday night's conflagrations add to the horrors of the early stories. Nothing but ashes is left to mark the spots I where stood the thriving towns of Virginia and Iren Mountain, while the greater portion of Mesaba, Biwabik, ! and Merritt are in ruins. The whole < section of country in the vicinity of , I these towns has been the scene of f orest : ' fires for the last three weeks, but no • danger was apprehended. Sunday night,

however, the flames gathered in upon. - the doomed communities, and the ! frame buildings melted away before I the blast like tinder. Thousands are i left without food or shelter of any ■ kind—few saving anything of their belongings. The money loss may reach $1,000.000. though it is difficult to estimate the figures from present details. The first train bearing the refugees from the range, carrying 250 people, mostly women and children, a. lived In DviiwLb at XI3O xxv the morning. and the wearied and liunj eengers hurried from the coaches to"’ the baggage-rooms, where elaborate lunches were spread. Os all the crowd the greater portion were penniless, dependent absolutely upon what charitymight be offered. Few had saved anything beyond the most meager effects, and for the whole trainload there was but one trunk. Advices from Virginia are to the । effect that only ten houses escaped the ! flames. Virginia was a village of 3.5<» * people, with al! that goes tu make a 1 thriving town. The city was just com- ’ pleting an elaborate electric plant and ! this. too. i- a total loss. Merritt and i Mesaba are completely cleaned cut. not a house remaining. There are numerous fatalities and injuries reported, but I no deaths have as yet been verified. Forest Fires Everywhere. Ashland dispatches say that forest fires are raging everywhere in northern Wisconsin and have done great damage to standing timber. No rain has fallen for over a month and the fires run through the woods with almost irresistible rapidity. Iron River, a lumbering town, was saved by strenuous efforts. Only one school house and six dwellings were destroyed. At last accounts the fire was approaching from the west and I the town is again threatened. The ' village of Sanborn was wiped out, I every building being destroyed. At Moquah John Meagher, a prominent citizen, was burned to death while fighting the fire, which destroyed his homestead. Many other fatalities are ' rumored, but particulars are meager. - As everything is dry and hot the worst I is_feared. Two children, names not known, were burned to death at San- ! born. The Northern Pacific bridge at ; Minersville is gone and a bridge 300 : feet long on the s- uth shore at Sanborn i was destroy cd. Many freight cars are : destroyed. The total property less is । in the millions. FIXES THE BLAME. - — — . -nvtble for the Fora Theater faster. ~ i The coroner's jury m vYashingron investigating the Ford's theater disaster brought in a verdict holding Colonel F. C. Ainsworth. Contractor George ; W. Dant. Superintendent Covert, and Engineer Sasse responsible for the I deaths of the victims by reason of criminal negligence on their part. The jury was out nearly two hours. The ; verdict recites the death of Frederick B. Loftus, upon whose body the inquest was held, from wounds by him received ' on his body and head by reason of the falling of a portion of the floors of the first, second and third stories of the building known as Ford's theater building, then used by the United States government for the record and

Sil A Pip " - £ ' CLEARIN AWAY THE RUINS. pension division of the war department, and while said building was so occupied the cellar thereof was being excavated and enlarged by one George W. Dant for the purpose of accommodating an electric light plant for use in said building. The finding further refers to the absence of shoring or other means tc protect tire banding during - the

of excavation, by reason of which of the piers fell, causing the fall of the^'* floors and the consequent crushing and killing. The jurors further say that the failure of the Government to provide for skilled superintendence of ths work of repairing its buildings in charge of the War Department is unbusinesslike and reprehensible. Thev believe such superintendence might have averted the theater catastrophe. An oppressive silence followed, the reading of the verdict. Warrants were issued for the arrest of the men named. Overflow of News. In a riot at Edgerton. Ohio. Louis Boyer ami Hugh Coye, saloonkeepers, were killed. President Cleveland will act as arbitrator in the Brazil-Argentine ; boundary dispute. A REORGANIZATION of the Kansas State forces in the interest of the Populists is being made. Senator Stanford, of California. Is -aid to contemplate resigning his seat because of increasing physical infirmities.