Washington, July 12.—Secretary Tel
ler says the indemnity lands of the
Northern Pacific railroad must not be
closed to settlement any longer than
necessary to enable the company to
make selection of lands in lieu of those
within the granted limits, and direcu
the commissioner of tbe land office to
notify tbe company that all selections
In Wisconsin and Minnesota must be
made in three months. He then order
that the withdrawing of the indemnity
lands be revoked and the lands opened
to settlement. The company, in select
ing, will not be permitted to take the
best land and leave the poorest.
The Canadian Food.
London, Ont., July 12.—A special
says: Tbe rain of the night before last
lasted over eight hours almost continu
ourly with tremendous violence. About
3 a. m the river rose rapidly, inundat
ing London west. Nearly every one in
the village, which numbers about 2,000,
had to take refuge on the house tope.
Many were drowned. Houses were
washed away as if built of pasteboard
and carried down the river. A full list
of the fatalities cannot be obtained.
There is nothing to report in regard
to the flood. The water has subsided,
and gangs of men are busy clearing out
the houses and are endeavoring to make
such as were not carried away habita
ble. Active relief measures are on foot
and all of the distressed are temporarily
provided for, either in private houses or
at the expense of tbe city. No more
bodies have been recovered, but many
who were missing have not yet turned
up. The property destroyed by tbe
flood is valued at half a million dollars.
Nature has provided a most potent
specific for diseases of the skin, rheu
matism and tbe gout, viz: Bulphur.
