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UNDERSTOOD.
I loved a maiden once as well
As sho was pnssin? fair.
And that Is more, llio (ruth to tell,
Thau now to lovo I'd carot
And sho would lot mo l:lss her band
When I'd been very good
That In. If 1 would "understand."
At length I understood.
t asked nor for her photoraph
To light my kncly roomi
Mho laughed n morry llttlo lausb,
Hut left mo to my gloom;
For that was such n "utrongo" demand
She did not think slio could
Becnuso 1 might not "understand."
And then 1 understood.
I woood hor In tho morning, noon,
And afternoon, nnd night,
I would uavo fotchod tho very moon
And stars for her delight;
Sho said my lovo was truly grand,
And that somo day sho would
And hoped that I would "understand."
How well 1 understood!
At lot I toolt by forco of arms
Tho UIsjos sho denied;
llcr dimples woro her chlofost charms,;
And so she never cried.
Hut faltered as with nltnulo band
Sho rearranged her snood.
"1 know you wouldn't understand!"
Ufit 1 hti-1 understood.
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Sho greeted Ollvo kindly enough ntut
"flitted slowly up a tlnrlc stnlrcuso to
load her to a bedroom. Tho willing lnd
hml already carried up her box, and
when the door was shut hho went to
tho glass nnd surveyed herself discon
tentedly by gas-light Out of doora In
the country tho Bweet May daylight
was lingering still, but night falls early
on a London household.
"Mo must hnvo thought me looking
dowdy and plain," she mused, tailing
off her bonnet and Hinging It on tho
bed. "Lucy was right when she told
mo to get my new clothes piodo In
Town. Ho sees so many beautifully
dressed girls that ho feels ashamed of
me."
It comforted Ollvo to lay tho blame
of Michael's coldness on her village
bonnet. Sho was not without n llttlo
natural vanity, nnd had nlways been
accustomed to hear that sho was a pret
ty girl. Michael had said so, many nnd
many n time in tho earlier days of their
love-mnldng. Out-spoken compliments
were In fashion at Eastracon, and oven
the "bumpkins," as Michael contemptu
ously termed them, were not inscnsiblo
to tho charm of a pair of soft brown
eyes. These samo eyes were now gaz
ing at tho reflection of their owner
through tears, but Olivo resolutely
conquered tho desire to weep.
Not only becnuso sho wanted to look
hor prettiest did sho keep tho tears
back. For the sake of the good uncle,
stranger, and yet well known, sho
wonld carry u smiling faco downstairs.
Sho had looked only for a llttlo kind
fcss, but ho had received her Into a
-warm nlmosphcro of love and takci
bar at once to his heart. Already sho
could not help comparing bis tenderness
with Michael's hardness, and remem
bering that Michael had written of him
with u kind of scornful pity. Perhaps,
It was because of that very tenderness
that Uncle Waka was on unsuccessful
nan. If so, Ollvo began vaguoly to
feel that It was best to be a failure.
Tho llttlo parlor looked bright enough
when she reentered it, and Michael was
struck with her Improved appearance.
Tho girl had a will of her own, and sho
hod put all traces of her disappoint
ment out of sight. She fctfll woro tho
canty gown, but hor pretty shapo re
vealed Itself in spite of rustle dress
making; and tho soft rough hair, no
longer hidden under tho objectionable
bonnet, curled carcloboly over her
white forehead. Tho old enchantment
begun to fcical over Michael's- spirit
anew; he watched Ollvo as sho talked
10 tnc mokcs; nor race, lovely in ro
poso, gained new charms when hho
smiled nnd spoke. With care and trnin
"tig his training, Bho might yet bo ad
mired In tho clrclos that he was strug
gling to enter. Anyhow sho was his
own chosen sweetheart, and tho beat
part of his uaturo would cling to her to
the end.
Mrs. Wako had taken possession of
tho flowers and lingered over them with
a faint show of pleasure. Sho had put
sorno hyaclntliB on tho supper tablo
nd again tholr perfumo saddened
Olive nnd carried her thoughts back to
old days. Michael was hero, sitting by
her bide, but sho found herself longing
tor a younger and blmplcrMiehuol, who
had stood besldo hor father's grnvo with
bis oyes full of tears.
Uut before tho evening meal camo to
an end tho-lovers wcro on better terms
with each oilier. And when Michael
toso to tau his loavo Unclo Wake dis
appeared Into tho dark shop and liii
wlfo vanished llko a phantom, leavings
tho young pair alono together.
"Ollvo," said tho young man, taking
her Into his arms and looking Into hor
faco with all tho old fondness, "Ollvo,
1 can scarcely bellevo that this is not
a dream. I bhull see you every Sunday.'
lear; you don't know how I havo nl
ways missed you on Sundays. Oivo mo
3i kiss nnd convinco mo that you arb a
real creature I'm half afraid of wak
ing up to-morrow and finding that you
are btill miles away from' mo."
For the second tlmo she lifted her
faco to his, less frankly and gladly than
before Sho loved him as truly and
tloeply as over, but tho girlish confl
tlcnce In herself would novor return.
For tho futuro sho would bo on hor
uard against mistakes; sho had
learned to control those natural im
pulses of affection which had hitherto
been unchecked. And tho lesson had
boon mastered vory quickly, for thoro
iB no Icarnqr mora rapid thun a loving
woman.
"I am real enough, Michael," she said,
quiotly. "Thoro Is no fear of my going
back to Eastmcon, oven If I could travol
on tho wings of tho wind llko tho prin
cess in a fairy talo. You know I am
not wanted there,"
"Jam glad you have loft thenj. fdld
not like my future wlfo to live under
the samo roof with Tom Chnllock and
his girls."
"Uut there is something good In
Peggy nnd Jnno."
"Olive, you must forget Peggy nnd
Jane; It doesn't matter whether thoy
are good or bad. You hnvo now to train
yourself for tho position you will (ill
ono day."
"Yos, Michael, I am quite willing to
tralu myself," sho answered meekly.
Ho was pleased to regard her with an
air of gracious approval, and draw her
closer Into his arms.
"Dearest Ollvo," he said In nn en
couraging tone, "I will take caro of
yon, and holp you In everything. You
havo only to trust In my guidance- and
yon will bo n vory happy woman."
Ho spoke fls If her happiness was en
tirely in his hands ns If It were tho
cosiest thing In tho world to Insuro her
porfeet contentment in tho future ns if
ho could lift her out of the reach of life's
common llls.nnd Its chancesnnd changes.
Nothing Is moro surprising than "thoi
confidence which somo people have In
themselves. Mlehacl Chase had always
believed immenccly In himself, and ho
felt so wlsu and admirable nt this mo
ment that ho would havo cheerfully di
rected tho affairs of the nation.
"And now good night, dear," ho
added, "I shall como to you after break
fast to-morrow. Wo will have a long
day together."
Then ho went his way, nnd Ollvo
heard tho shop-door shut and bolted
nftcr him. Mrs. Wako reappeared, nnd
asked, In her faint voice, if sho was not
quito worn out?
"Ollvo Is made of capital stuff that's
warranted to stand a good deal of wear
and tear," said Samuel Wnke, coming
forward again. "Hut If sho Is tho wlso
girl I tako her to Ik?, bho will go and get
a night's rest ns soon as she can."
All wns order iti her little room, but
It was hard to He down and sleep after
such an exciting day. It seemed to
Ollvo that It was a day taken out of
somo ono else's life which had got Into
hcrllfo by mistake. At last she shut
her eyes nnd rested her head on tho pil
low, and then all tho Bights that sho
had scon and tho voices she had heard
wero repeated In the darkness.
"Docs ho lovo mo ns well ns ever?"
thought Olive. "I think so, I bono so;"
and with on honest heart sho told her
self that all would como right in the
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CHAPTER VL
THE riltST tiONnOK flUNDAY.
Ollvo woko up In tho morning as
fresh and bright as ever; but sho was a
little disposed to undervalue her fresh
ness and brightness. Sho had nothing
better to wear than her vlllago bonnet
nnd gown, nnd to-day she was going to
church with Michael. Tho girl's heart
was very tender and humble; a flash of
IIR WA8 THUXY MAOSIFICT.NT.
disapproval from tho eyes sho loved
would mako her utterly miserable. Sho
was living In a world of fooling, und
only doing her part in tho outer world
mechanically.
Uncle Woko glanced nt her now nnd
then ns thoy sat at breakfast, and thero
was something In her faco that sent liis
thoughts straying back luto the past.
Some ono clso used to look at him with
brown eyes llko Olive's. When Bho
spoke her voico wns an echo of another
volco that had been hushed for years.
Tho llttlo wnn woman who poured out
his coffco was almost forgotten; nil tho
light nnd color of his life had died out
with tho death of his first love, the wlfo
of his youth. He had married his first
wlfo becouso ho had need of her, and
had taken his second becauso sho hod
need of him. t
Michael camo In when breakfast .'nn
over. And If In Olivo's eyes ho had
seemed imposing on Saturday night, ho
was truly magnificent on Sunday morn
ing. Ills clothes-wcro fnshlonablo and
unmistakably now, und ho woro n
dainty "buttonhole. " Unolo Wako
surveyed him with quiet amusement,
nnd watched to sco tho effect of all this
splendor on Ollvo. Tho effect wns cer
tainly depressing.
Tho girl looked nt her lover doubt
fully nnd shyly. Samuol Wako knew,
almost as If Bho had told him In words,
what wus passing in her mind. All his
Ufa ho had been intensely Interested In
other pcoplo's llvos, and now ho under
stood what Ollvo was fooling, nnd what
Michael was not feeling. Ho saw that
nho 'went unwillingly upstairs to get
ready for their walk, and ho was Euro
that sho wpuld return with & anxious
look, afraid of Doing scon a second tlmo
In that countrified bonnet.
Sho camo back with just tho look that
ho Imd'cjtpcutcd to see, and Michael In
stantly made an exasperating remark.
"Haven't you another bonnet Ollvo?"
ho asked. "That did very well In tho'
train, but it docs not do for tills morn'
Inir."
"I am sorry," Bho snid gently, with rjj
ncop niusn. "i nm going to ouy somo
now things to-morrow."
"If I wcro n young man I should not
look nt tho bonnot whllo that face was
insldo It."
This observation camo from Uncle
Wake, and Michael passed It over In
contemptuous stlonce. A faw minutes
later tho young couplo went out to
gother Into tho sunshiny stroet, and
Olive was utterly .dispirited and dUsp-
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"My dear girl." said Michael, oftcr a
panic, "you must really begin to study
your nppcaranoo. You ought to hnvo
been., better dressed for my sake. )Vn
may meet somo of tho people I know.
Sometimes on Sundays I hnvo oven run
up against Edward llutter.sby himself.
Of courso ho would expect mo to Intro
duce him to you, nnd what would ho
think of that bonnet nnd gown?"
"1 am sorry," poor Ollvo repeated,
"but you know, Michael, that you
wished mo to eome on a Saturday, If I
had arrived early In tho week I could
have got somo now things ready for Sun
day." "Why npt have bought noino hotter
things boforo you started?" hu united Ir
ritably. "Michael, have you forgotten what
kind of place Enstmeon is?" Ills un
reasonable words provoked hor. "Havo
you forgotten that I havo' been living
miles nwuy from any town?"
Ho had really forgotten It for tho mo
ment. Thoy walked on together in
silence along tho Strand, nnd when
they turned Into Trafalgar squ.iro
Ollvo ajmqst forgot hcrnunoynuco. Sho
stood still with a brightening faco to
look nt tho great stono lions asleep in
thq sunlight, and the foam nnd sparkle
of tho fountains. Other peoplo looked
nt hor as they went 'by, nnd half smiled
nt tho fresh delight that Bhono In her
brown eyes. Michael hurried her on.
"Do try to tako things cnlmly," ho
Implored. "Thnt bruto who has just
passed us was actually laughing at you.
In London, peoplo don't go into rap
tures In tho streets."
There was no need for nnccond warn
ing against ruptures. With such a wet
blanket hanging over her Ollvo was not
likely to enjoy nny moro sights that
morning. She walked on dejectedly by
his side, nnd asked herself If this was
the lifo sho had dreamed of? Must sho
nlways llvo In n dreary fitoto of self-repression,
forbidden to rejoice? And
this was that llrst walk together which
sho hnd longed for no blindly; this was
"tho distant and the dim" that sho had
been so "sick to greet!"
It socmed to her an Intermlnabel
walk, nnd yet hor limbs wcro not
weary. They got at last to tho Manblo
Arch, and her heart revived, a llttlo nt
tho sight of grass and trees. Mlehacl
led her to a bench, nnd they sat down.
"Wo won't go to church this morn
ing," he said. "1 confess I'm not a
church-going man. I llko fresh air, Iti
clears my brain and strengthens mo for
tho week's work; and now wo can talk
quietly, Olive, and I can tell you about
something which has been In my mind
for nearly two years."
Sho prepared hcrsolf to listen. After
all, It was silly of her to bo unhappy
becnuso ho had found fault with her
rustic ways. She supposed 'that tralu
ing was always rather a painful proc
ess. Hero, with tho tender green of
the young foliage quivering overhead,
and thoi May bunshino resting on tho
broad space of sward in front of her,
sho was feeling moro llko her old self.
And surely If Michael had not loved her
ho would not havo been bo anxious to
tell her everything!
"You know," ho began, "how "rapid
ly I havo been rising over slneo I went
to Hattersby's works. Old Hattcrsby is
breaking down very1 font; ho has not
been tho samo man slnco his brother
died. It wnn nftcr tho brother's death
that Edward Hattcrsby was taken into
partnership, and when his father dies
ho will bo tho solo representative of tho
Arm."
Ollvo was honestly trying to glvo hlra
her full attention, but all this was not
very Interesting. Two girls wont trip
ping by; thoy woro golden-brown frocks
nnd straw bonnots adorned with but
tercups that looked as If they had
been freshly gathered from tho water
meadow at homu. She could not help
wondering how much their costumes
had cost und sighing for a buttercup
bonnet. Then another girl camo by
with hor swain, and her dress was per
fectly enchanting.
"I have mado myself useful to Ed
word Hattcrsby In a hundred ways,"
Michael wont on. "Thero Ls no need
to toll you how I havo managed to Blip
Into hLs confidence. Ho Ls a weak sort
of fellow, and his bruins nro not half
ns good as mlno. Ho Is glad enough to
uso mo and I let myself bo used, but
only to servo my own ends by nnd by."
Ollvo glanced nt him and saw a smllo
of solf-satlsfnctlon hovering round his
mouth nnd n gleam of triumph in Ids
bluo eyes. And all at once she remem
bered that Lucy Cromer hod jjoi ad
mired Michaol's oyes, although 'she had
admitted that their color was beauti
ful. Lucy had sold that they woro cold,
and tho remark hnd mado Ollvo quito
nngry. ihe hardly know why such
foolish words had como back to hor at
this momont, but thoy pained her a
little.
"I shall bo nblo to wind him round
my linger soon," ho continued. "You
seo I havo nlways hold mybelf woll in
hand. Smiles says; 'It muy bo of com
paratively llttlo conscquonco how a
man Is'governcd from without, whilst
everything dopends upon how ho gov
erns himself from within.' Tho man
who rises Is tho man who lias learned
tho secret of self-government. Now
Edwnrd Hattcrsby would never leurn
that bcerct if ho wcro to llvo u hundred
years. Ho lets himself bo swayed by
every whim that seizes him. Ho grati
fies every passing desire and runs nftor
everything that attracts his oyes. I
havo a purposo, Olive, I am treading
tho road that leads up to It, and I nevor
turn asklo from my path for a slnglo In
stant;'"' ' J i
"You nro wonderfully strong, Michael
fathqr alwayn said bo," cried Ollvo,
spcalclng stralgnt.from her heart.
"I should lose all my strength If I
did not watch myself," he replied.
"You. don't know how it woakonsa
man if ho slackens his hold on solf just
onco.'' - , ,
Ollvo looked nt hlra almost with
rovereneoj his words sounded so good
and wioo and brax. A fow momonts
boforo, whon she had caught that (loot
ing expression of triumphant cunning
on Ills face, sho had folt a cold llttlo
doubt erooping Into her mind, Uut tfint
look was gono, nnd now she saw tho
same strong, oarnost Mlahnol who had
won hor father' roipoot years ago
"I rule whllo I rccui to bo ruled," lie
sold, meeting her gnzo with u smile;
"und If I succeed In cnrrylnff out all my
plnns, tho firm will ono day bo Hatters
by & Chase."
Sho drew n long breath, nnd thero
was n child's wonder In her eyes. The
Idea seemed so stupendous, so grand!
"Perhaps you think this Is n prepov
tcrous notion, Olive. Hut listen, my
dear girl. I am working hnrd nt nn In
vention of my own, and I believe It will
soon le perfected. If It Is perfected I
shall pcrsuado Edwnrd Hattcrsby to
glvo It a trial, nnd I urn flrtrily con
vinced that It will answer the purMo
for which it is Intended."
"What Is tho purpose, Mlehnol?" sho
asked, eagerly.
"Tho saving of labor. If my Idea Is
carried out wo shall employ about half
as many hands as wo do now. We have
too many men lumbering nbout the
works nnd pocketing our prollts. What
I want to do Is to sweep awny the dun-
MICnAPX BPKAKS OP HIS PLANS
derhends and keep only those who have
intelligence. I happen to know thnt
young Hattcrsby, well off as ho ls, al
ways wants moro money than ho has
got Think what wo shall gain In the
saving of wages! You don't understand
business details, my dear child, but you
can grasp my meaning."
"Yes, oh, yes," she answered, a bright
color coming and going In her cheeks.
"Only, Michael, what will becomo of all
tho dunderheads?" m
"What docs It mutter what becomes
of them?"
Ho Bpoko with nn Irritated nir of sur
prise, nnd sho could scarcely find cour
ugo to speak again.
"1 think it docs mnttcr. I know it
must bo hard for n clever man to con
sider tho interests of tho stupid ones,
and yot "
TO HE CONTINUED. J
Two Kinds of Htomsohs.
Generally speaking, thero aro two
kinds of stomachs tho arid und tho
kblllons stomach. Everybody has ono or
tho other, and each requires different
food and caro. Do fruits, acid foods
nnd drinks mako you feel bad, causa
dyspepsia, or colic pains nearly every
tlmo you cat them? Then you havo nn
acid stomach, and it Is well to avoid all
foods that havo an excess of acids in
them. Your greatest rcmcly after a
meal ls blearbonnto of coda, carbonic
water or vlchy. Do fat meats, grease
and other rich, fatty substances cause
nausea, vomiting and sickness? Then
you 'havo a bilious ctoroaoh. Your
greatest remedy is to avoid all fatty, and
1 greasy foods as much as possible, nnd
cat fruits and food containing plonty
of acicR Acid drinks aro tho best med
icines that you can tako.
These two kinds of stomachs are
found on all sides, and as soon as 'ono
begins to know that ho has a stomach
ho must ascertain which ono ho has.
Then ho can doctor himself easily. Oc
casionally one changes Into tho other in
tho courso of years. Tho acid stomach,
by tho continuous uso of fats and avoid
anco of acids, becomes a bilious stom
ach, and vlco versa. Then it Is well to
cat equally of both for a tlmo. Yankco
Blndo.
An Imposition.
"Thoro aro somo very pleasant so
ciety women here," said the quiet, mod
est llttlo woman who had recently
moved to the ctty. "Of courso It's hard
to get acquainted, nud most of tho
womcu jiro so haughty and condescend
ing that ono notices it whpn sho moots
a real pleasant society woman."
"You've been making calls, I sup
poso?" said tho old friend who bad
moved to tho city ton years boforo.
"Yes; I called on all who had left
cards here, and thin1 ono wns ro pleas
ant nnd affable that bho mado mo feel
ot homo right away. ' Sho was really
charming."
".Seemed glad to boo you?"
"Yes, Indeed."
"Didn't act as though she was
bored?"
"Not at all."
"Didn't convoy tho Impression that
you woro not distinguished enough or
wealthy enough to Iks worth cultivat
ing, and that bho received you becauso
It was ono of tho duties imposed on her
by society?"
"Oh, no."
"Well, you've been imposed upon.
Sho's no society woman." Chicago
Tribune
Gottlnn Light.
Tho aristocratic and lordly ways of
yo English lord was woll exemplified
some time ago on board a steamship go
ing to Europe. Tho story was told by
a well-known lawyer, who was cross
ing tho ocean and happened to have on
board as a follow-travoler a real, llvo
English lord. Tho lawyer happened to
take a cigar from his pocket und walk
ing over to tho lord, who was smoking,
aeked him: "Please let mo'' haver
light?"
"Beg pawdon," sald'tho lord,' hi that
droll, languishing way of tho English.
"Lot mo havo n light for my cigar,
plcaso?" said tho lawyor.
"Aw, yc-as; call my servant, John,
ho carries my matohen."
Tho lawyer walked off and In one of
thoso in-a-mlnuto-Charloy looks sat
down in n dark conior nnd,womlcrod at
tho Inorooso of rlato. Cincinnati En
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SIOUX CITY'S DISASTER.
Tim 1.1st f Vlollnn (IrinrliiR I.nri;ir The
litmni;n 1'liirril nt I'otir Million llollars
l'ol!ty Onn Hundred lVrsiins Lost.
Sioux Citv, la., May 'JO. The Hood
which swept down upon this devoted
t'lty Wednesday morning was oven moro
disastrous in Its frightful Imvou than
was tailored possible that night It Is
now certain thnt tit least sixty nnd pos
sibly 100 lives wero noerl(leed to tho
waters.
Estimates place the property loss nt
ubout 4,OUO,0UO. The packing interests
and stockyards lose $1,000,000, tho rail
roads ei.ooo.ooo and tho city and Indi
viduals IJ.OOO.OOO. Nearly 200,000
worth of eedar block paving was de
stroyed, being torn up nnd carried nwuy
by tho Hood. ,
No list of tho dead can bo given. In
fact, the terrorized people huvo sought
refuge In so many quarters thnt It Is
Impossible to determine exactly what
the number on tho death roll will lx.
Sioux Citv, la., May '.'0.-Searching
parties to look for dead IhmIIcs tagun
work early yesterday, but at- noon tho
authorities reported only two liodles re
eovered and Identllled. Ono ls that of
Peter Anderson, engineer of the Sioux
City & Northern foundry, mid Mrs.
Frank Henderson and child of Leeds.
The child was found clasped in tho
mother's arms.
Tho flood nt Its height extended from
Court street to thu Floyd blurt's mid
from the suburb of Lynn to tho Missou
ri river. This comprises it district llvo
miles long and a mile and half wide.
For a distance of a mile and u half
obovo the mouth of tho Floyd tho bot
tom was densely populated, a largo por
tion of tho inhabitants being employes
of packing houses, railroads nnd facto
ries, with many retail shops.
At thu height of tho Hood tho current
struck straight through the residence
streets. Along tho streets nearest to
the river scores of dwellings were swept
from their foundations, carried long
distances and either destroyed or over
turned. It Is no uncommon sight to
seen dwelling turned over on Its side
or roof. Many two story buildings
wcro swept away. Tho buildings which
wero twisted or carried a short distauco
nro Innumerable. Over all this area
for bIx or eight street s from tho river
tho water wns for above tho second
stories, with a swift current and tho
wind blowing n hurricane. Every
where fences, outhouses, sidewalks,
wooden pavement, railroad ties and
timbers and lumber yard debris nro
scattered about among tho contorted
und overturned dwellings.
Many of thu streets nro paved with
cedar blocks and the water lifted hun
dreds of thousands of them nnd carried
them away. In somo places thero nro
immense masses of debris piled on top
of houses. Several thousand peoplo fol
lowed thu receding flood to search for
their homes nnd missing ones.
At ouu place the river cut across tho
bend and scooped out a great channel,
starting In about Eighth street All
houses In that vicinity but n very few
wero utterly wiped out Tho railroads
and tho stockyards will suffer tho great
est individual losses.
Tho quick tempered Floyd river Is
subsiding into its banks and a rough
estimate of tho loss from the Hood Is pos
sible Tho pecuniary loss will be heavy.
D. E. Hedges, prcsldcntof the stockyards
company, estimates the loss to tho
Btockyards and packing interests at
from M50.000 to 9500,000; tho loss to
houses and furniture of tho residents of
tho flooded district will aggregate about
750,000, and tho stocks of goods dam
aged f 100,000. Tho damage to tho city
in pavements, etc., will foot up f 100,000.
Tho rapid transit lines aro considerable
losers but tho railroad companies Buf
fered most Up tho Floyd for twenty
miles tho Sioux City & Northwestern
und the Illinois Central tracks, built on
cmbankmonts, nro washed out or dam
aged. Tho loss of the terminal com
pany nnd on nil tho railroads is esti
mated at from (750,000 to 1800,000.
Tho Floyd river is almost back to its
banks and hundreds are returning to
their homes which they were compelled
to ubandon Wednesday, Scores of
houses wcro swept from their founda
tions and others wero badly wrecked.
Tho damage to movables is largo where
they woro not floated off. Fifty or
sixty retail stores on tho low ground
wero destroyed or badly damaged.
Neor tho Floyd tho river cut across a
bend and scooped out a grent channel,
(starting in about lower Eighth street.
All tho houses but n very few In that
vicinity wero utterly wiped out.
BEHRINQ SEA ARBITRATORS.
The Amcrlciin IVrsiiniml Fully A creed
Upon Who Thoy Aro.
Wasjhnoton, May 20. It Is learned
at tho department of state that thu
American personnel of tho Uehrlng sea
arbitration has been fully decided on.
As heretofore announced tho arbitrators
on tho part of, tho United States aro
Justice M, Harlan iwnd Senator John T.
Morgan. Kx-Minlster JolulTNV. Foster
is thu agent of tho United States. Ho
will have charge of thu preparation of
tho cose and bo tho ntllclal representa
tive of tho United States before tho
board of 'arbitration. Tho counsel of
tho United States consists of ex-Minis-ter
Phelps, James C. Cnrter, of New
York, and Judge Henry Hlodgett, of
Chicago. Hy the terms of the treaty
tho case ot each government Is to bo
submitted by the 7th of Septemtar, tho
counter case by tho 7th of December
und Uio printed argument of counsel by
thu 7th of January, at which lust dutu
the board of arbitration will hold Its
meoting In Purls.
Htock Yards Consolidate.
Chicago, May 20. According to con
tracts to bo signed ths week, tho yards
offthennonstocU yards company will
bo transferred 'tahe. property of tho
Clilcago naUenal stock yards company
on, the Stlckney tract ;in tho town of
Cicero. Tho packing houses of the
"big three" and those of tho other con
cerns doing business at tho union stock
yards will remain where thoy nro now,
Cattlo will bo received nt Stlckney,
where extensive' facilities will bo pre
pared for their reception. This inovo
effects ,hnrmouy between tho warring
'picklair Interests!! kf
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TRADE INTERRUPTED ti
That ia tho Hoport In Rogard ta
Wootoru Floods.
NO FEAR CROPS WILL DE DEFICIENT
From All Uunrtrr Comrs Information of
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C'mitlitciit Spirit In Iteifiiri tollasliiest
Munty Kiy Iliislncss Failure
Durlnir tho Week.
Nkw Youk, May 31. R. O. Dan Si
Co.'s weekly review of trado snys:
"Tho great Hoods of the west, unpre
cedented nt somo points, and prolonged
rains extending over tho whole Missis
slppl valley, seriously interrupt trade.
Yet there Is nothing td warrant appre
hension tlmt.tho crops wilt bo deficient
or that the trade will fall below expec
tations for thu year. In all quarters
confident spirit prevails nnd even In tho
south business seems to bo relatively
less embarrassed thun of Into. Monoyt
Is everywhere In large supply and llgho
demand.
"At Hoston trndo Is more active, par
ticularly in boots and shoes and rubber
goods, und In dry goods Is excellent Ab
Hartford groceries aro especially actlvo
nnd hardware trndo good, while wool
und dry goods nro dull.
Philadelphia notes trade In dry goods
excellent except In the south, more ac
tivity in wool and especially In worsted'
grades and larger trulllo In Iron, though
nt low prices. More encouragement Is
seen In glass and a slight Improvement
I In somo groceries. The carpenters'
striKc nt iiaitimore has lost rorco ana
retail trade Is good. Iron Is weaker ia
Pittsburgh, but thero Is fair demand for
finished products, especially for hard
ware, and Improving trndo in glass. .
Trado Is fairly good In Cleveland,
equal to last year at Detroit, with
orders months ahead for cars nnd rail
road supplies, and elgarmnkers at Cin
cinnati are busy, doing more than last
your, whllo pork packing ls heavy, de
mand exceeding supply.
Trndo at Chicago equals last year and ,
prospects are considered bright In splto I
of Hoods. Receipts of wheat, cured
meats and lard are somewhat larger
than nn average. Receipts of cheese,
butter, rye, oats and wool decreased a
little nnd of hides and corn one-half.
Milwaukee reports lowland crops Buffers
Ing. j
Husincss at Minneapolis and St Paul
Is greatly retarded by bad weather and '
at St Louis much depressed by tho
floods In tho great rivers, though other
wise strong.
Kansas City trade Is likewise depressed
but cattlo receipts are heavy und at !
Omaha trado is very good in groceries j
and hardware and Improving in dry :
goods nnd shoes. Improvement Isnlso
seen at Denver in spite of tho weather.
At Little Hock trade Is paralyzed by :
floods; at Loulsvillo fair in splto of tho
weather, and at Memphis Improved nnd
at Nashville dull. At Now Orleans
trado is fair with cotton in better de
mand and firmer, and at Savannah,
though trado is fulling, prospucts aro
favorable.
The business failures occurring
throughout thu country during tho last
seven dnys number for tho United States
10'J, as compared with a total of 17S last
week and S00 tho week previous. For
tho corresponding week of last year tho
figures were 254." .
OVER 900PERSONS "KILLED.
Ths Kfltactsofn Cjrolono on the Island of
Mauritius.
London, May 31. Haron DoWorms,
parliamentary secretary of the colonial
ofUcc, read a telegram In the house ot
commons this afternoon fully confirm
ing the first reports of tho cyclone at
Mauritius. Tho dispatch reud said that
one-third of tho capital city, Port Louis,
was destroyed. 'Among the buildings
wrecked were tho Koyul college and
twenty-four churches. Many sugar
mills in tho country wero completely
demolished and tho valuable machinery
craploycd.ln thu grinding of the cane
and in boiling the product, vacuum,
pans, centrifugals, etc., were badly '
damaged
In this dispatch tho first estimate of
tho loss of life was given. It is known,
it ls said, that in the city ot Port Louis
alono (100 persons wero killed. In the
various country districts thus far heard
from 1100 persons lost their lives and
theso figures are more than likely to bo
added to when news is received from
the remote districts in the mountains.
It is believed thnt when tho death roll
is completed it will bo found that over
1,500 persons were killed. Tho greater
partot the fatalities were umongtho
lulorlng classes, Africans, Hindoos,
Chinese nnd Mulagnsls, who do much of
tho work on tho plantations.
Humphrey's Congressional Chances.
Toi'KKA, Kan., May 21. Dispatches
received this morning from Cowley
county state that Gov. Humphrey car
ried Arkansas City, Winiiold nnd two
thirds of tho county townships for con
gress. This assures him a solid delega
tion from Cowley county nt the conven
tion to-morrow. Oov. Humphrey has
carried Cherokee 23, Crawford 24, Mont
gomery 20, Elk 11, Cowley U4, total 117.
It requires only 102 votes to nominate
which gives him fifteen votes to sparo
in tho counties already heard from.
Fort Scott Monitor's Change,
Foiit Scott, May 21. Tho Fort Scott
Monitor was last evening sold to a
stock company composed only of Fort
Scott men. It was sold for $5,000, Tho '
paper will bo conducted as a republican
jouranl, but vM radically oppose pro
hibition. W. R. Diddle, a prominent
republican attorney and politician, will
havo churgo of tho editorial department,
und the management will bo in eharga
of It. P. yico and H. C. Loucks.
Guatemala reports a terrlblo drought,
a scarcity of provisions, a small-pox
epidemic and it bad outlook for the.
crops.
Over 100 families have bcou mad
homeless by a flro In tho city of Tehu
o n tepee.
Russian' students indulged in a diss
gruceful riot at St Petersburg.
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