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Cyclone Sweeps Northeastern
Portion of North Dakota.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED
Borup, Eldomdo and Thompson Tolal
?; Wiped Out.
RELIEF TRAINS ON THE WAY
Communication With the Storm-Swept
DlBtrlct Ib Cut Off, but It is Known
the Tornado Was Severe and Laid
Low Threo Towns.
FLOODS IN MISSOURI.
St. Paul. July 10. Tremendous
damage and, It Is thought, grcnt loss
of Hfo, was caused hy a terrific wind
storm which Inst evening swept In a
southwesterly direction from tho In
ternational houndary across tho north
eastern nortlon of North Dakota.
Threo towns, according to tho meagro
roports which wero obtainable, wero
totally wiped out.
Telegraph lines nrc wrecked and
thoro 1b no communication with tho
section of tho Btato whero tho most
Berlous devastation Is thought to have
been wrought hy tho tornado.
Communication Cut Off.
Tho first Intimation of the serious
ness of tho storm camo nt 8 o'clock,
when the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific telegraph HnoB In tho
storm district wero suddenly disabled.
A few moments later communication
west of Fargo on the Great Northern
and west of Ulcn on tho Northern Pa
cific was absolutely cut off. Tele-
phono lines suffered tho same disturb
ance. Town of Borup Wiped Out.
Tho llttlo town of Ilorup, on tho St.
Vincent lino of tho Great Northern, 13
an absolute wreck. Tho final report
was that tho entlro town was wipe I
out and hardly a structure of any Bort
left standing. This came from a
plucky great Northorn telegraph op
erator, who, aftor his station ofllco
had been laid flat, saved his instru
ments from tho wreck, and tapped tlu
wires at tho nearest available point.
Ho nlso reported tho razing of a ham
let somo miles distant, with tho de
struction of a largo amount of prop
orty. The report from Borup camo
In soon after tho storm struck and
contained no information as to tho
casualties.
Thompson and Eldorado Wrecked.
"With the report from tho St. Vin
cent branch camo reportB that tho
town of Eldorado, seven miles from
Grand Forks, and Thompson, between
Grand Forks and Larlmoro, had been
destroyed. At Thompson the Groat
Northern station lies a confused mass
of wreckngo directly across the main
lino. Stores and residences nro n
ruins nnd tho main portion of the town
Is wiped out. Tho population Is about
200.
Mere fragments of Information
camo from Eldorado but these Indi
cate the destruction of that town of
about 250 people. Neither of the re
ports from Thompson or Eldorado
speaks or loss of life. This Is partially
accounted for by tho fact that thev
were sent before news could have
been received from tho outlying dis
tricts. Path of the Cyclone.
Tho roports Indicate that tho cy
clone developed southwest of the Lake
of the Woods country and took a
course dowu across tho northern por
tion of tho state, traveling toward the
southwest. Its path seems to havo
been unusually wldo and tho effects of
the storm outside Its primary lino un
usually severe. Tho devastation at
such widely separated points Indi
cates, apparently, a storm of unusual
violence.
The Northern Pacific was unable to
gain the slightest Information over Us
wires from tho storm district.
Train Blown from Track.
At Winnipeg Junction a stock train
was blown completely from the track,
but whether or not the crew escaped
could not bo learned.
Linemen and relief trains have been
started for tho stricken district, but
It will probably bo some hours before
details can bo received.
Many Thousand Acres of Corn Under
Water and More In .Danger.
Keokuk, la., July 10. Tho flood
dnnger has boon transform! from tho
Dos Molnos valloy'to Mississippi low
lands In Missouri. Tho Dos Molnea
river, after a further rise of twenty
Inches, Is stntlunnry. Tho Mississippi
roso a foot and a half abovo tho mouth
of tho Dos Moines river, partly caused
by a sudden rise In tho Skunk river,
thirty miles abovo.
Observer Gosowlsch of tho Keokuk
woathor bureau station, sent out warn
ings to all points down tho Mississippi
river that the river will got noar tha
danger line.
St. Louis nnd St. Paul trnlns on tho
Burlington routo nro running through
water with elevated fire boxes.
Advices from down tho Mississippi
river report Mio water lapping tho
lowlands on the Missouri sldo and ter
ritory msny miles In extent and In
cluding largo cornfields Is nlrcady
flooded. Tho danger lino Is already
reached thoro and tho rise coming
from here will cause havoc to many
thousands of acres.
A careful estimate places tho dam
age caused by the Des Moines river
flood nt $00,000 In this lmmcdlnto vi
cinity. The . damago up tho Des
Moines river runs Into hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Tho Inhabitants
nt Bclfnst, fifteen miles up tho Des
Moines river, wore compelled to flco
to tho hlghlnmls.
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Agreements Reached Between
Four Railroads and Employes.
CHICAGO TIEUP NEARINQ END
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OIL FIELDS ABLAZE.
Lightning Strikes Big Storage Tanks
at Jennings, La.
Jennings, La., July 1G. During a
ltcavy electrical storm that passed
over tho Jennings oil field yesterday a
bolt of lightning struck tho Held stor
age tanks of the Jennings 041 com
pany, setting them on flre.The flames
Epnad to the derricks of tho com
pany adjoining and in a short time
tho derricks and tanks were destroyed.
Burning Btrcams of oil from tho tanks
inn In tho direction of tho Coulee. All
workmen on the Hold Immediately
stopped operations and set about
throning up levees to prevent as far
as pohttUo tho spreading of the fire.
Jn a short thno, however, another
tank had broken loose and the wind
hau driven tho flames Into the der
ricks of tho Southern, Northern and
Crescent Oil companies, but they In
somo manner escnped destruction.
The fire Ib still rnglng nnd tho safety
of tho field depends on the strength or
Jennings No. 2. Tho oil is leaking
around this tank, nnd together with
tho gas Is burning fiercely, sending a
big blaze high Into tho aid and tho en
tlro field Is threatened. Workmen arc
now engaged In removing tho derricks
of tho remaining companies and bury
ing tho mouths of the wells under n
heavy coating of mud and water.
YACHT CAUGHT IN A SQUALL.
Capsizes Without a Moment's Warr
ing and Two Persons arc Drowne.;.
Chicago, July 10. Two persons per
ished In tho lake and eiht others
fought hours for life, clinging to U.3
overturned yacht Arab IV, owned by
John H. Cameron, cashier of tho Na
tional Bank of the Hopublic. Tho
yacht was struck suddenly by a flerco
storm and capsized. The boat is a
twenty-one footer and one of tho best
known yachts in tho harbor.
The dead aro Mary Tnylar, 10 years
old, Harry Jensen, 17 years old.
When tho storm struck the yacht no
attempt had been made to reef Ball,
and with nil Its canvas flying, tho
boat, with ten merrymakers aboard
who were wholly unconscious of dan
ger, went over in a flash, filled Instant
ly nnd left eight persons struggling
for life In tho waters of the lake, threo
miles from shore. By heroic efforts on
tho part of tho men tlie women wero
supported In the water until they
could bo given a firm hold on tho over
turned boat.
The bodies of the two young per
sons drowned wero found In the cabin
of the yacht when the boat was towed
Into tho harbor.
Majority of the Strikers Expected to
Return to Work Today Teamsters
Ordered Back to Places Neither
Side Claiming a Victory.
Chicago, July 1G. With agreements
reached between four railroads and
tholr employes, tho great strike of
freight handlers and teamsters, that
has paralyzed the Industries of Chi
cago for a wcok, Is apparently broken.
A majority of tho strikers aro expect
ed to return to work today. Somo of
tho radical unionists may refuso to ac
cept tho terms accepted by the repre
sentative committees, but apparently
they will be able to wield but little in
fluence with tho majority of the strik
ers. A mass meeting of the freight han
dlers has been called for today and
upon tho action taken at this meet
ing will depend the attitude of tho
striking teamsters. Their national
president, Al Young, ordored them
back to work today, but If the freight
handlers refuso to declare the strike
off officially, Borne of tho teamsters
may refuso to work. It Is conceded
that their officers cxerciso little abso
lute authority.
Neither Side Claims Victory.
Tho four railroads that entered Into
agreements with their men last night
were tho Lake Shore, Northwestern,
Nickel Plato and Illinois Central. Of
the four the Northwestern nnd the
Illinois Central accepted tho proposi
tion niado upon advice of tho team
sters' board of arbitration. Tho
Nickel Plate and Lake Shore succeed
ed In getting their men to sign tho
scale presented by tho roads July 1.
Consequently neither tho -freight han
dlers nor the railroads claim a vic
tory. As the employes of tho Lalco
Shore wcrp the first to sign, however.
tho railroads aro expressing the great
est satisfaction over the break In the
Btriko.
Tho freight handlars return to work
without having obtained recognition
of their union, time and n half for
ovortlmo or the abolishment of
probation period. On tho other hand
tho freight handlers have obtained In
creases In pay, the smallest increaso
being 25 cents per day gained by tho
truckers.
While the signing of the agreements
breaks tho strike It does not end It.
It Ib still In progress so far as twenty
of tho twenty-four railroads In tho city
aro concerned. President Curran and
a few of his supporters are still un
reconciled and state that they will not
recognize any of the agreements.
Troops May Be Ordered Out.
If tho teamsters still refuso to de
liver or handle freight a determined
effort will bo made by business men
of Chicago to break tho strike regard
less of their action. They have noti
fied Chlof of Police O'Neill and Mayor
Harrison that In case the police are
not ablo to afford them protection
they will appeal to the governor for
assistance and ask him to order out
the militia. The militia have already
received orders to prepare for imme
diate action. Governor Yates has
showed a disposition to acquiesce in
the' demands of the railroad officials
and the continuation of the strike
would doubtless see the state troops
parading through the streets and
guarding frolght houses.
Mail Orders
Are filled the day
they are received,
and with the dis
tinct understanding
that if goods are not
satisfactory your
money will be refunded.
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Two Doors South
of Postoffice,
Mail Orders
Are filled with
great care; your
money back if
you want it, is
our style.
Honey must
accompany all
mail orders.
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ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA.
A Fearless, Sweeping Reduction
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PRICES!
On All of Our Summer
Wearing Apparel.
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and "Winter G-oods will begin to arrive August lof these we
I we will speak hereafterand we must have lEBOOZMI--Y
33CO;Lv, gentlemen! Today witnesses the beginning of
T what will be beyond a shadow of a doubt the greatest PRICE
T CUTTING- SALE on Summer Wearables for men that has
I taken place in this section.
f This new store has forged a LEADERSHIP for low prices
and we are clinching it every day.
Beginning July 17, and for THIRTY DAYS the following
prices will prevail :
A Clothin
g Slashing.
X We Have Broken Lots of One, Two and Three Suits of a Kind that flust
Be Gotten Rid of, If Prices Will Do It.
MURDER ENDS A DICE GAME.
Former Member of Quantrell's Band
is Disemboweled in a Quarrel.
Lexington, Mo., July 10. Josepn
Callaway, aged C2, member of Qunu
trell's baud during tho civil war, was
stabbed and fatally wounded on tho
ferry boat hero by Doc Johnson, who
escaped, but was captured by a posso
aftor being surrounded in the woods
for several hours.
Hugh Callaway, aged 35, and John
Bon had quarreled over a dice game,
Callaway being stabbed four times,
hut not fatally. Later when tho elder
Callaway came upon the sccno he was
attacked hy Johnson without provoca
tion and disemboweled.
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Men's Suits.
LOT ONF.
Good, serviceable Cotton Worsteds
in black and checks, regular SG.oo
values, sale price
LOT TWO.
In this lot will be found suits
that sold up to $15.00 in light
weight, two-piece suits, our price
to close out quickly
LOT THREE.
$3.95
$7.95
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OFFICERS SECURE LEE WATSON.
Alleged Iowa Murderer of Little Girl
Is Caught at Welser, Idaho.
Boise, Ida., July 1C. Lee Watson
was arrested at Welser on a charge of
rape and murder in the second degree,
the crime having been committed at
Athleston, Taylor county, Iowa. Tho
Tlctim was a 13-year-old girl named
Jenkins. Sheriff McGInnls of Taylor
countys hero awaiting tho arrival of
requisition papers.
Ends Life at Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls, N. Y July 16. Nina
A. Phillips. 23 years of age. good look
ing and well dressed, committed sui
cide here by Jumping Into tho rapids
on tho American sldo of the river from
Goat island bridge. Her body was
swept over the falls. Miss Phillips
came hero from Cattaraugus, N. Y.,
somo time ago. She was well educat
ed. She had often expressed a strange
fascination for the rapids. On a slip
of paper in her locket book she had
written her address and the words:
"Over tho falls, July 15. 1002."
Petition for Pardon of Mrs. Maybrlck.
Denver, July 16. The- British-American
Society of Colorado has taken up
tho work of securing a monster petition
to King Edward for tho pardon of
Mrs. Florenco Maybrlck, the American
born woman who has served thirteen
years of a Hfo sentence In Woklnjj
prison for the alleged poisoning of hsr
husband, James Maybrlck, an Englishman.
MORE NONUNION MEN ADDED.
Defections In Ranks of Workers Con
tinue at Omaha Shops.
Omaha, July 16. Twenty-five more
nonunion men were Introduced Into
tho Union Pacific shops In Omah.i
yesterday and flvo of those already
there went out, Joining the strikers.
Thus the Issue between tho company
and Its former employes Is still wav
ering, despite the sanguine assertions
of representatives of the opposing
factions that tho strike is settled and
won by their respective side. From
all appearances tho strike is far from
being settled and there Is no evident
indication of elthor sldo weakening.
Tho company still claims to be get
ting along first rate with Its affairs
and officials give out the statement
that tho motive power Is still In good
shape
WAGES OF WOMEN ARE SMALL.
Factory Inspectors Find Pay for Fe
male Workers In Ottumwa is Low.
Des Moines, July 16. State Labor
Commissioner Ed Brlgham and Dep
uty Commissioner Arthur Holder are
now engaged in their first inspection
of factories under tho new law. They
aro amazed at the wages paid women
and girls at Ottumwa and Davenport,
where they are working for from $3 to
$4.50 per week. Mr. Holder is presi
dent of the State Federation of Labor,
and found that none of the women
employed were organized with the ex
ception of tho garment workers. Ju
venile labor was found to be exceed
ingly rare, and tho employers said it
did not pay. Sanitary conditions were
found to bo remarkably good In most
of the factories.
Death In the Missouri.
Yenkton, S. D., July 16. Fred, the
9-yoar-old son of John Fanslow, was
drowned In the Missouri river last
night. He dived off the bank into
water beyond his depth and his young
companions could not rescue him, al
though several were nearly carried
away by tho swift current iu the attempt
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In this lot you will find a fine line
of Tailor Made Suits of all kinds,
Serges, Cheviots, Cassimeres, they
all go at
$9.95
Men's Pants.
S6.00 French Worsteds $4 85
S4.00 Hockanum 2 95
$2.00 Mixtures : 1
$2. 50 Corduroys 1
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Furnishing; Goods.
Good Halbriggan Underwear 29c
Silk Front Shirts 48c
Sox 5c
I Seamless Hose, fast colors, 3 pairs 25C
Elegant Neckwear ()q
Reversible Four-in-Hand Ties 25C
Fifty-cent Silk Handkerchiefs 39C
Goatskin Gloves 25c
Asbestos Fire Proof Gloves 50c
A good Gauntlet Glove 50C
Shoes.
100 pairs all Leather Satin Calf $ J 5Q
50 prs Hoys' Best Canvas Leather Soles. 85C
50 pairs S3. 50 Vici Kids 3 00
75 pairs Box Calf, $3.50 values 3 00
50 pairs Plow Shoes, all leather 1 15
Hats.
Boys Hats 3QC
Boys' Crushers 50c
Men's Wool Hats 50c
Elegant Fur Goods Q
Big Reduction in Boys' Clothing
Department.
JTmlcj d15cric All kinds, lowest prices. A 3o-inch, can
I I rulliV5a V dlliSCs. vas trunk, iron bottom, bumpers, brass
lock, strong, for $3.85.
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Don't Forget the Place The New Store,
famous Com toxxse,
Two Doors South of Postoffice, Alliance, Nebraska.
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THOflAS BECK,
.DEALER IN-
HARDWARE;
Plumbing and
Your Patronage
Solicited....
Furnace Work.
Opera House Block.
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA.
Contactor and Builder.
Turning and Scroll
Work and all
Kinds of Shop
Work
Estimates Furnished.
GEO. Q. GADSBY,
In O. A, Anderson's
HliicUbinltli Shop,
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