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THE WJtFOLK NKWS : Fill DAY , JUNE ] JJ , 1002.
A wet May Insures a big crop of hay.
The best beef Is cqlled "export beef
this because we seldom get any of It
, to cat at home.
* With a tank full of water , n piece of
( hose and a couple of good dogs a fnnn
| may be rid in a day or two of all the
gophers. This plan Is a success.
! l The surest cure for intemperance Is
to simply quit drinking whisky , and
, thp surest 'cure for the alleged extor-
, tlons of the meat trust is to quit using
cat.
I It is estimated -that not less than
200,000 newly shorn sheep and their
jlambs were destroyed by an unseason
able blizzard of snow which prevailed
| ln May in the Wyoming mountains.
If So long as the American woman re-
'fuses to take a hand in milking the
cows and it is likely to be quite a
spell Just so long will there be no
'danger of overdoing the dairy business
In this country.
We noted n pigeon taking a drink the
'other day and found that this bird
jdrlnks just as a cow or horse does and
iuot by sips and a throwing up of the
head , as is common to most birds when
| in the act of drinking.
T What seems to be wanted more than
{ anything else in this country is some
{ central authority from which there is
no appeal which shall fix prices both
{ for labor and all commodities. It would
gave a lot of scrapping.
The next revision of the Bible should
'change ' the rendering of that passage
[ [ where reference is had to the man put
ting his hand to the plow and looking
[ back , for nine out oft ten farmers in the
rwest now rldo the plow 'and do not
Paold it.
The young fellow who has worked
! for a farmer for five years and only
[ has $25 , a spavined horstf and an old
buggy to show for it is a pretty poor
[ financier , and when he dies the order
to which he belongs will probably have
ito foot the bill for his funeral.
I One of the most practical experi
ments in forestry of recent date is that
of the Illinois Central Railway compa
ny , which has had planted 250 acres of
catalpa trees in the south for the pur
pose of furnishing future ties for the
road. One thousand trees were plant
ed on each acre of ground.
A friend , a farmer , needing a good
( woman in the house to help his wife ,
spent' three days in vain racing over
jtho country to find one. He said it
seemed queer that when a man could
'find ' a dozen good women who would
'marry him and do his housework for
'nothing ' it was impossible to hire one
to do it
j A higher grade of cereals wheat ,
bats , barley , flax and rye can be
raised north of the territory known as
Itho corn belt than within its borders ,
which is no small compensation for the
disadvantage of not being able to
grow the corn. And not only Is the
quality of such cereals better , but the
'yield ' per aero is usually larger.
'A farmer friend of ours said to us re-
'cently that Jie would like to have busl-
jness continue in this country on a
{ basis of CO cents a bushel for oats.
pChls would mean sixty cent corn , seven
dollar hogs and beef cattle , thirty cent
.butter , hundred and fifty dollar horses ,
ten dollar hay and five dollar farm land
ren | : prices. If such prices were to be
come standard , there would have to be
a readjustment of compensation for all
| mcn receiving fixed salaries.
The steers of the western plains held
h convention lately and resolved that
'so ' long as they are arbitrarily prevent-
'cd ' from occupying a position as the
| head of tlio herd and are now "to bo
further prevented from co-operating
iln the dairy business of the country
( T [ they will hereafter turn their attention
strictly to the production of the very
ifluest porterhouse and sirloin steaks
'nnd rib roasts possible , which resolu-
itlons are cordially Indorsed by the
dairy herds of the country.
so situated that you must renew
an old strawberry bed in order to have
( berries for next year , do this : As soon
as the bed has douo fruiting mow it
jcloso ' to the ground with a sharp
'scythe. When a good growth of now
'
'runners and vines has started , spade
iap a strip right down the bed where
'the old plants grow and keep well cul
tivated until winter. This will work
Itho old bed over on to noyv ground , and
if there is sufficient moisture during
itbo late summer and fall will give a
'good , productive bed next season.
A melon patch In a cornfield will
sometimes neutralize the work of tha
local Sunday school.
If sparrows instead of tame pigeons
come to bo used as the targets In
sportsmen's tournaments , the people
will bo inclined to look with moro fa
vor on these gatherings.
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That big dog which now runs the
( arm separator has found his mission
at last. There should be no big dopa
kept unless there Is a tread power o (
Botnd sort for them to work.
Farmers would bo moro willing to
die on their old farms If the country
cemeteries were hotter cared for.
Scarcely any one likes the prospect of
being burled In a weed patch.
If one wants n perfectly safe Invest
ment for money nowadays , he must
be content with about 8 or 4 per cent
Interest. Any security promising 10
per cent or moro should bo investigat
ed very closely. .
A man who has to work for n living
lost a ten dollar Job with us not long
ago Just because he overcharged on a
little thirty cent Job which he did for
us. It pays to be fair In small mat
ters Just as well as In large ones.
The summer storms , leaving a trail
of overturned windmills in tholr wake ,
do a good deal of advertising for the
gasoline engine on the farm as a sub
stitute for the windmill In the work of
pumping , ch'urnlng , grinding , etc.
The demand for American horses
and mules for the conduct of the Boer
war has about ceased. This demand
did much to stimulate the price of
horseflesh and put it at about the
highest figures known since the war of
the rebellion.
Any/woman looking for a means of
living who will Intelligently take up
the poultry business will find it one of
the safest and most remunerative em
ployments available. There Is no dan
ger that the poultry business will ever
be overdone in this country.
Just remember that while the corn
jcrop of 1901 was worth from 50 to GO
cents a bushel on the farm there was
almost absolute immunity from hog
cholera. We do not say that there is
any connection between these two
facts , for it may be only a coincidence.
An effort should always be made to
Interest the farm boy in some one par
ticular thing connected with the farm
work. It may be horses or cattle or
pigs or chickens or possibly fruit grow
ing. If the boy shows any special lik
ing for any particular branch of agri
culture , encourage him in it.
Something is badly out of Joint when
two men , both well to do young farm
ers , will commit suicide , one because
his. wife objected to his going to a
neighbor's auction sale and the other
because the rain washed out a field of
corn which he had Just finished plant
ing. Both of these tragedies were en
acted recently in-a western state.
Asked in what particular manner ag
riculture has been most benefited by
the discoveries in science during the
past fifty years , we should name the
making of cheap steel. All earth work
ing Implements used to be of iron and
never worked clean or easily. With
the steel came the highly polished sur
face , lessened friction and an infinitely
better quality of all earth work.
A series of duststorms which fairly
pdeled the surface of the field , follow
ed by hall and the beating of about
six Inches of rainfall inside of three
days , had , we thought , about finished
up an acre and a half field of seed on
ions for us. But our faith was not as
strong as the vegetable we were try
ing to grow , for out , of all the adverse
conditions the crop is coming along all
right.
We find that'by covering the straw
berry bed with a good heavy coating
of straw in the late fall and letting the
vines remain covered up Just ns long
as possible in the spring the blooming
and fruiting season can be set back at
least a week or ten days. This Is a de
cided advantage with the late varie
ties , as it prolongs the picking season
that much. Care must be taken , how
ever , that the covering Is not left on
too long or the plants will be seriously
injured. ,
It is pleasing to know that the gov
ernment got caught on the olco deal as
well as the unsophisticated consumer ,
a case developing during the debate
upon the bill In the senate where the
government , advertising for a quantity
of oleomargarine , got it at 14 cents n
pound , and at the same time , advertis
ing for genuine butter , was furnished
the same article of oleomargarine at
23 cents a'pound and could not detect
the fraud. Hereafter such a swindle
will be impossible.
A very comprehensive experiment re
cently concluded by the Iowa State
Agricultural college In the feeding of
sheep for market demonstrated the fol
lowing interesting facts : First , that
sheep will rnhko practically as large
gains on grass alone as on grain and
grass ; second , that In economy of gain
grass alone gqvo the best results ; third ,
that corn at 33 cents a bushel Is a moro
economical grain to feed sheep on grass
than oats at 23 cents or barley at 40
cents ; fourth , that mutton can be pro
duced much more economically during
the summer months on grass alone or
Train and grass than by feeding grain
ind hay during the winter months.
OIilSO LAW AX ! ) DAIRY 1XT12UUST9.
We arc asked to say something UB to
the probable cIToct of the now oleo
margarine law upon the dairy Inter-
csts of the country. Thn now law goes
Into effect July 1. It Imposes a tax of
. 10 cents per pound upon olon If colored
to rcsoniblo button Over 100,000,000 ,
pounds of oleo were miulo the past
year and sold at prices running front
8 to 10 cents per pound less than butter
Bold for. Most of this oleo finally
reached the consumer as gonulno but
ter , was so bought by him and so eaten
by him. Olco can bo made to closely
resemble butter at a first cost of about
10 cents per , pound , but as It passes aa
butter it alwayu rises and falls In prlca
with thu genuine article which It Imi
tates. The profit connected with It
manufacture has been enormous more
than 100 per cent when butter was
selling at the high prices of thn past
season. Olco uncohwd Is a distaste
ful looking article of food , and , while
Just as good In every way or just as
bad , as you choose , when uncolorcd nn
when colored , It will not In nu uncol
orcd state find any market , and the 10
per cent tax will virtually kill the busi
ness of Its manufacture. Th consti
tutionality of the law Is yet to bo test-
cd , and it Is barely possible that the
supreme court of the United States
may kill the law , though hardly likely.
One makeshift hau already been sug
gested by the manufacturers In thu
shape of a capsule of coloring mutter
which Is to 1)0 ) furnished with the oleo ,
the buyer to do his own working over
and coloring. This won't work , for the
consumer will not buy the stuff when
ho knows for sure that he is getting
oleo. Assuming that the law will stick ,
it means much to the dairy Interests of
the country. It will mean the milking
of half a million more cows and possi
bly some advance In price of butter un
til the supply gets adjusted to the de
mand. We do not think that It means
any permanent advance In butter
prices , but simply a larger nnd wider
market for the product. Butter can
be produced on the average farm at a
first cost the year round of about 13
cents a pound , and the consumer may
still expect to be supplied at from 20
to 25 cents , save under such conditions
of extra high priced dairy rations an
have prevailed the past , six months.
The claim that the beef animal is to be
materially lowered In price because of
the law which will prevent the conver
sion of his tallow product into , butter Is
moro of a bogy than a fact , for the
cottonseed oil men and the lard men
have a hand In this oleo product ns
well ns the steer mdn. The law when
In successful operation will do this it
will give the people a genuine butter
product , remove from the dairy inter
ests one of the most ingenious and ras
cally frauds which ever beset a legiti
mate and Important Industry ; it will
give the poor man a wholesome and , if
he shuts his eyes , a palatable substi
tute for butter selling at a reasonable
price ; It will encourage the further de
velopment of the dairy Interests of the
country , which Is something which can
not fall to bo of the greatest benefit to
agriculture as a whole , and , lastly , It
Is a step in advance In the line of pure
food legislation which we nil hope may
be continued In many other lines.
PIGS AND THE PHOPIUETIES.
A word to the man who keeps hogs
in town the retired granger , who
wants to carry on agricultural opera
tions under the glare of the electric
lights don't keep them. There may
be nothing strictly Insanitary and ma
larial about the odor of a town hogpen
In July dog days , but It's mighty un
pleasant and does not harmonize with
lovers In hammocks on moonlit mid
summer nights on the adjoining lot.
If the town ordinances do not forbid
your keeping hogs In a well ordered
municipality , have a little regard for
the eternal fitness of things nnd thu
good opinion of your neighbors. There
are a good many things which are all
right enough on the farm which are
all wrong when you move to town to
live , and letting your chickens run at
large and kcoplng hogs In n pen are
two of them , and there are lots of sin
ners along these lines. When the ag
ricultural department develops that
new breed of dude hogs , perhaps
things will be different.
A LIVE GOVERNOR.
Bo It said to his great credit that the
governor of the state of Minnesota
from his private purse offered a fifty
dollar gold medal to tnat Minnesota
creamery butter maker in a state con
test who secured the highest scoring
on twelve tubs of butter , one made
each month during the year. A young
Swede running nn unknown creamery
In the backwoods of the state won the
prize , and now he1 is as famous in dairy
circles as the Brazilian with the dirigi
ble balloon. Of course a Swede won
the prize , for It Is Impossible to offer a
prize for fine butter and have any other
than a Scandinavian of some variety
get it
TO GET RID OP THE WEEDS.
What shall bo done with the rag
weed and Mayweed In the pastures ,
the foxtail , morning glories nnd cockleburs -
burs In the cornfields , the wild hemp
and artichokes by the roadside and the
purslane In the garden ? For the pasture ,
put on less stock and give the grass n
chance to grow ; for the weedy corn
field , seed down nnd glvo the sheep a
chance at the pests which befoul it or
glvo It a summer fallow ; for the weed
cursed highway , enforce the laws and
hnvo the weeds cut at the proper tlmo
of the year , and for the garden try
mulching with straw for everything
can bo mulched.
Majority of Burghers Lay
Down Arms in Good Spirit.
LONDON CROWDS CHEEP. KINO
Royal Party Participates In Impress'
Ive Thanksgiving Services at 8t ,
Paul's Cathedral Enthusiastically
Greeted by the Populace.
London , Juno 9. The War ofllco ro-
cclvud the following mousago from
Lord Kltchunor :
"Tho disarmament of the Boers Is
proceeding satisfactorily and good
spirit Is displayed ovorywhoro. Yes
terday 4UU : rllloH hud boon surren
dered uu to date. "
Dlspatchofl received by the Associ
ated Press from Pretoria , confirm the
statements made in Lord Kitchener's
communication to the war ofllco nnd
oay tlmt the whole stuff of the late
Transvaal government , with a body
guard of fitly men , surroiulurod last
Saturday.
The following formalities are ob
served when General liothn , General
Dowut or any of the Door command
ants accompany the British who
have been detailed to receive surren
ders ; The Lloor leader goes out to
meet a commando and returns at UB
head. The Boers who como In are
generally dressed In dilapidated clothIng -
Ing , but have a smart and soldierly
bearing. Those who are to surrender
are then assembled and the Boer
leader delivers an address to his men ,
urging them to listen to the British
ofllccr who has been detailed on this
work. The British ofllcer then makes
a speech to the men of the commando ,
In which ho .informs them of the ad
miration oE King Edward and the Brit
ish nation for thu gallant struggle and
the bravery of their people , and prom
ises that tlio British authorities will
do their utmost to help them resettle
on their farms. A meal Is then pre
pared for the Boers , after which the
formal surrenders occur. In many
instances the Boors have cheered
King Edward. The Boers are allowed
to retain their horses and saddles.
The majority of thorn appear to bo
glad that the war Is at an end and
that they will now bo able to Join
tholr 6
families.
Among the men who surrendered to
the British authorities at Balmoral ,
Cape Colony , were four Americans ,
who will be granted frco passage to
Delagoa bay.
A few of the Boer women still In-
velgh against surrender , but the gen
eral feeling among them is In favor
of making the best of the situation.
Throughout the dominions of the
British empire , and especially In all
the principal towns of South Africa ,
thanksgiving services for the return
of peace were held yesterday. Lord
Kitchener attended a thanksgiving ser
vice at Pretoria , at which G.OOO British
troops were present.
THANKSGIVING DAY IN L'ONDON.
King Attends Devotional Services for
Return of Peace.
London June 9. The noisy , jubila
tion with which London has resounded
for the last week was succeeded by
the less noisy demonstrations of
thankfulness for the return of peace
in South Africa. The thanksgiving
services held in London yesterday
were typical of the services held
throughout the empire , but the pres
ence of King Edward and other mem
bers of the royttt family at the princi
pal devotional service In London ,
and the progress of the royal person
ages to and from St. Paul's cathedral
through cheering thousands of British
subjects and visitors in London gave
thanksgiving day In the metropolis
the added feature of'a notable historic
occasion.
Although the weather was chilly ,
the streets for , the entire distance
from the palace to the cathedral were
thickly lined with people , who bared
IIUUUH unu cneereu as me mem
bers of the royal family and other
notabilities passed. The streets leadIng -
Ing to St. Paul's cathedral were
densely crowded with people and a
number of persons fainted In the
crush.
GAYNOR AND GREENE IN COURT.
Americans Under Arrest In Canada
Seek to Escape Extradition.
Quebec , Juno 9 , The case of the
two Americans , Gaynor and Greene ,
who were arrested In Quebec for de
falcation at the request of the United
States government , was resumed be
fore Judge Andrews. The attorneys
argued at length the motion to quash
the writ of habeas corpus , and at the
conclusion Judge Andrews took the
cnso under advisement. The conten
tion of the counsel for Gaynor and
Greene was that Judge Andrews has no
jurisdiction.
Cuba Agrees to Amnesty.
Havana , June 9. The senate passed
the bill granting full amnesty to all
American citizens under sentence in
Cuba or against whom proceedings
are pending. As the house has al
ready passed the bill , nothing hut a
few formalities stand between C. F.
W. Neoly and Estes O. Rnthbono and
freedom.
Chief of Police Ends His Life.
David City , Neb. , Juno 9. Joseph
Calvin , chief of police of David City ,
committed sulcldo by shooting him
self yesterday. He ( was despondent
because of falling health.
Kruger Will End Days In Holland.
Brussels , Juno 9. Mr. Kruger de
clares that he will end. his dayg in
Holland ,
IOWA COMMISSIONS NAMED.
To Complete the Capitol and Attend
to Soldiers' Monument * .
Dea Molnoa , Juno 0. Governor
Cummins Saturday named two com *
missions provided for by acts of the
last l6(5lnlaturo , one to complotu the
slnto capital building and Lniprovo
the grounds nnd the oilier to locate
the poHltlonn of Iowa troopn on the
bnttlnflolda of Ixiokout Moiintalu and
Missionary IlldKO , to cruet monumontn
nnd place markuru.
The cnpltol Improvement commit ) *
slon Is coniponod of A , J , Funk pf
Spirit Lnko , Charles A. CiimmlngB of
DCS Molnus and Edward P. HchoenL-
gen of Council Ulnfffl. The commlii-
Blon will uxpond $250,000.
The purHonmil of the Lookout Moun
tain commission , which hau the ox-
pcndlturo of $115,000 , Is as follows :
Senator Aloxandur Young of Wash-
hiRton , Joseph D. Fugan of Clinton ,
Aloxnndur J. Miller of Oxford , Mali-
Ion Head of Joffuraon , Aionzo Abor-
nothy of Otmgu , ThomaH C. Alexander
of Oakland , Solomon D. Humhort of
Cedar Falls , Snmuol II. Watklns of
Llbortyvlllo , F. P. Snencor of Ran
dolph , Elian B. Bascom of Waukou ,
Elliott Frazlor of Morning Sun.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Canal Bill In Senate and Irrigation
nnd Cable Bills In Houce ,
Washington , Juno 0. Tlio greater
part of thu tlmo of thu uonatu the pres
ent wuek will ho given to thu Inter-
oceanic canal bill. An effort probably
will ho nmdu by the supporters of tlio
Nicaragua route to secure an agree
ment to vote on the bill next Satur
day , but the probabilities are all
against success.
The house program for this wcolc
includuH consideration of the Pacific
cublu and the senate Irrigation bills ,
which the rules committee IB anxious
to have disposed oC before the tlmo
sot for taking up the first government
bill. Special rules have been preparud
for the consideration of both mean-
uroH. The cahlo bill will bo given
two and the Irrigation bill three dayn.
Some of the house Inadors , Including
Cannon , chairman of the appropria
tion committee , It Is understood , will
oppose the Irrigation bill , hut the
friends of the measure are very hopes-
fill of Us pasHnge.
SHRINER8 AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Many Caravans of the Faithful on
Hand for Imperial Council.
San Francisco , Juno 9. When the
call of the muezzin floated from the
steeples of Islam temple last night
many caravans of the faithful had ar
rived to attend the Imperial council of
the Ancient Arabic Order of the No
bles of the Mystic Shrine , which con
venes tomorrow. During the day
twelve trains arrived. The city haa
assumed a holiday appearance.
Streets , business houses and resi
dences are bright with flags and buntIng -
Ing and th'o Insignia of the order is
soon everywhere. Twenty thousand
electric lights will bo used In Illumi
nating Market street. The grand parade -
rado Is scheduled for tomorrow night.
The festivities wllj close Saturday.
Baseball Scores Yesterday.
American League Baltimore , C ;
Cleveland , 2. Chicago , 14 ; Washing
ton , 7. Detroit , 2 ; Philadelphia , 3.
St. Louis , 1 ; Boston , 7.
American Association St. Paul ,
10-2 ; Milwaukee , 3-0. Kansas City ,
11-G ; Minneapolis , 2-8. Columbus , 0 ;
Indianapolis , 3.
Western League Colorado Springs ,
G ; Denver , 2. DCS Molnes , 0 ; Kansas
City , G. Milwaukee , 6 ; Peorla , 3.
Omaha , G-4 ; St. Joseph , 9-5.
Lockout at Denver.
Denver , Juno 9. In a statement is
sued yesterday the contractors and
material trades association refuse to
take back any of the striking builders
unless they agrco to dissolve the
building trade's council. The men say
they will not do this and the situa
tion now partakes of the nature of a
lockout. The mill men hold a meet
ing , but no decision was reached In
regard to taking back their striking
employes.
Duelist Wounded In Ear.
Rome , Juno 9. The duel between
SIgnor Prlnettl , the minister of for
eign affairs , who was challenged to
fight by SIgnor Franchettl , a member
of the chamber , as the result of a
heated discussion last Friday In the
chamber of deputies , occurred last
evening at the villa of the Marquis
Meldls. Franchettl was slightly
wounded In the car. After the encounter -
counter they became reconciled.
Morgan In Good Health.
Venice , June 9. The statement pub
lished in the United States that J. P.
Morgan had broken down and was in
the hands of a physician is without
foundation. Mr. Morgan and his fam
ily left Venice on the yacht Corsair
Juno 1 and ho was then in good
health. It was Mr. Morgan's inten
tion to proceed from Brlndlsl overland
to England to attend the coronation of
King Edward.
Meyer Elected President.
Denver , Juno 9. The /annual con
vention of the Western Federation of
Miners adjourned last night. Edward
Boyco refused" servo as president
and Charles Meyer of Lead , S. D. , was
elected In his stead. The other
officers elected follow : Vlco presi
dent , E. D. Hughes , Butte , Mont. ; sec
retary and treasurer , W. D. Haywood ,
Sllvo ? City , Ida. ,
"Bank Wrecker Found Guilty.
Whatcora , Wash. , Juno s 9. John
Dlx , charged with wrecking two banks
In this county while under his con
trol , was found Ri- ' * * 'arcony by
embozzlomtvy , un pun
ishment fc \ state
I la tea yea' > Uary.
Train Is Derailed and Excur
sionists arc Victims.
ONE DEADTHREELIKELYYODIE
Others Suffer Less Serlouo Woundn
In Accident Near Alpena , Mich.
Tender Jumps the Track and Sud
den Stop Ditches Three Coaches.
Alioim | , Mich. , Juno 9. An excur
sion train on the Detroit and Macki
naw railroad , which loft here ytwtor-
day nininliiK for Safjlmiw , consisting
of an onglno and twelve coachen , nnd
carrying over ROD panHuiiKuru , won
wrecked at Illack River , whllo run
ning forty jnlloH an hour. One man
was Instantly kilted , three were prob
ably fatally Injured and nearly fifty
otliorH received Injuries of various do *
grccs of Hovorlty , ranging from hrulnoa
and cutn to broken limbs. ,
The excursion was under tlio ixu-
nplciw of the Gorman Aid society of
Alpena. When the train reached
Blauk Rlvor tlio tender Jumped the
track. Engineer Hopper Instantly not
the nlrbrakoH and tovorsud hlti on-
Kino. The nuddon stop throw the firm
three coaches of the train off thn
track and Into the ditch. The first
car was thrown hair around and the
nuxt two plowed through It and cut It
In two. August Groslnskl , the only
person killed , wao floated In thin
coach with forty other excursionists
Ills body wan terribly crushed and
death was Instantaneous.
The cRcapo of the others In the car
wan well nigh miraculous. Grosln-
Bkl'n llttlo son occupied the snmo sent
with him , but the lad was uninjured.
The thrco wrecked coaches were piled
tip In a heap nnd 200 foot of the trnclc
was torn up.
Following are the most seriously In
jured : John McCarthy , Alpena , loft
nrm broken and serious Internal In
juries , will probably dlo ; Ernest La-
gatskl , Alpena , right log broken anil
probably fatal Internal Injuries ; Ja
cob Mondorff , Alponn , prolmblo fatal
Internal Injuries ; Louis Popplor , Al
penn , right thigh fractured ; Carey
Boyer , right log broken , three toes cut
oft and bend seriously Injured.
MET WITH HEAVY RAINS.
Trainmen Tell of Deluge In Kaneaa
and Nebraska.
St. Joseph , Mo. , Juno 9. TraJn
crows arriving here from runs extending -
tending west Into Kansas and Nebras
ka say they never encountered such
severe rainstorms In their railway ox-
pcrlcnco as they met Saturday night.
All trains were greatly delayed. A St.
Joseph and Grand Island engineer , at
a point 100 miles west of here , said
the rain fell In such heavy ahccta
that It was Impossible to sco even a
few feet from the cab of his engine.
Ho Bought refuge for hla passenger
train on a siding , remaining there
for several hours until the storm sub
sided. Several had washouts have
occurred on the St. Joseph and Grand
Ibland , the Burlington nnd the Rock
Island railways. Largo sections of.
fine agricultural land In what la
known as the Platte purchase is en
tirely submerged. The losses In crops
will be enormous. Farmers bellevo
that In a general way the losses will
be evened up by Increased yield In
crops on table lands.
LIGHTNING STRIKES A CHURCH.
Bolt Sets Fire to Building and Inter
rupts Graduation Exercises.
Odcll , Nob. , June 9. During the
graduating exercises of the high ,
school , held at the First Methodist
church Saturday night , lightning
struck the edifice , demolishing a tow
er In the forepart of the structure and
rendering several spectators and grad
uates unconscious. The building was
soon afire and the lives of many people
ple were In peril. A large tank o
water afforded prompt and offectlvo
means of extinguishing the flames. It
is believed no deaths will result , al
though several women were removed
from the church to tholr homes 'Buffer
ing severely from shock.
Negro Kills White Woman.
Lawrence , Kan. , June 9. Mary
Coop , a white woman , was killed at
her house in the lower part of the
city yesterday by Charles Anderson , a.
negro restaurant employe * . There were
.no witnesses to the crime. The
woman's neck was broken. A der-
Eon was arrested.
Shot by H's ' Brother-ln-Law.
Chllllcothc , Mo. , Juno 9.In a street
fight hero , Harvey Gibbons was shot
and fatally wounded by his brother-in-
law , John Galvln , the result of an old
grudge. Galvln recently secured Gib
bons' arrest on the charge of stealing
a bible from him. Galvln was arrested.
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