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II PERISH 1
ganger Train Runs Past
Btck Signal in the Fog at
wler, Indiana.
FJTIRE TRAIN CREW
BUT ONE ARE DEAD
wipers Burned Up in the
-aches Pullmans Are De
coyed Another fatal One
i"' Same Road Last Night.
i Vssnriated Prow.
MiWI.KK, liul.. January 10. Sixteen
. ijmi- wero rushed or burned lo death
. ton iv 111 .1 collision between the
. .n.l i uii innnti, Chicago St.
. . issi-iii-r Hrain which left Ohr
h i iNt night and a freight "train,
I. j rsons were sorioiwly iajuied.
s. . r il more slightly hurt,
i p.is.scng'r train, running sixtv
.i. im.ir, consisted of a oonibiiuv
) ... n three Pullman sloopors and
1 1
, . . .ir Mi-cupied by .ulr.s. C. R.
iii .if the vicu ,'pi oxidant of the
Ti . omit train was destroyed by
tir . . .i the private ear and one
-. , . s, , en of tho dead have boon
i j, i:icen victim wore burned
... tin- combination coauh and
i ilr-e have Ueen identified. -
AH but One of Crow Doad
v i .in xi eption every niambor of
ir ( ! ngfY train crew perished. The
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urK A PRICK. Long P.oaoh, Cal.
1 SHANNON, CMcago.
H HAUKIS, Indianapolis,-diod in
u..L,v .1
ondtictur IUDDINXjER of paxsoijgof
ti-im
Baggagcmnster MAGEE of passongcr
fair
- Fireman ALCOTT of passenger traim
Kloven oc upuuts-of combination cart
namijs unknown.
N.ino of tho as6ngers in tho sleep
ers s.ifft-rcil serious iiijurj'.
Ran by .Block Signal
rip p.issrngcr train in the-heavy fog
if i ilio telegraphic block signal.
The - gmc and teuder telescoped the
ml-iQiition coach. Seats wore hurled
r.,,.gi tlu roof. It was hoie that the
in norp burned, many of thom-bcyond
ignition
Th. rash awakened ne.'irly every per
i o F.inbr. The men secured axe
-aw and began the rowue. They
i - thiyr way into tho mnss of
(,' ..used by- tho tender and
r '. oai.in roach. Four bodies "were
, r ru.tiiig from among the broken
j's (. their faces -wore black afc
i mi l ii strangulation.
I t h...i -.f. Henxv A. Priae-swa.
1 f u...st mistimed by the llnmos,
tW III I
tl rescuqrs awav . A.wo
II. .
' ar was hoard shrioking or
t i'l not be saved.
Take Out Human Tragments
l i ' ixirned so ranidlr and fierce '
El ' ' s.-irch for inorn'vic.tinm wan
' The injured whd woro tak
i'iiung.sleporsli:nJ. to bei
- i i,t.r because tho.Rulliuan was
''Tning '
- .ift. rn...iii Qiieugh fragments to
l t.li' !m,,Iiiw liiiil lw.nn tiikeii mil
I - '.i.ihl. that the exact number of
.s will ,i.-or be known, liailroad
l.tli us ,f vi limn tlifr rnrn ; minilinr
nam said tlicie wore'niot ovor
iiffo n'rsons in the eombinatioii Car.
lb..' pa'sengers say tliero wero iioVirly
ItJ.rt
Say Itcport Exaggerated
IMjT iN PfiLis, tnd., January 19.
,
I.erintendent Houghton of
1 r toiiight fleelared 'that re
tv
Biiir-
' Hi. wreck at Powlef are ox
i Aiiordiiig to rejior'ts re
' l' ''HfTals if fhV'rompany.
r fifireb-were killed and ten
1 1 injured.
fiS
PewdrWrecks Train ?, .r--
tuwst II VKTj;, Ind..'.Ianuarv'l'9.
liw ' i' .iunal.s late tonight recoiled
i-i . ir.ui antord, hid., nine miles
i:t I i,. r that a car of nnu-ilnr ox.
''' ' ' -"ding at 0 o'clock, wreck
l - s I mtil i.'iunn.ini. f .,:.. ... o
?u r. .I'l.g,. aught fire and was con-
BlKlie.i
V fre.ght train chrryinL' "uowilnr vn
isn .str..vi-,l It in lii.limv.l 4I...4- ....
Brai t-pl were killed and a score or
iior n.,irel Roliof trains have been
lent
Eight or Ten Killed
IMTW POJ,ls, Ind.. .lanuaiy 19.
""" n.UirPH through railroad
lounrs sav that t'mhl -.-
iJle.l i. tvrty five to thirty injured
it Saof r.l It , reported ihat thf) in
ured on being taken to MjHnm Til
"id fern Haute. .Son.e.how over, wore
)l3ce.l n residences at Sanford.
MONEER OF WEST
DIES' IN PHOENIX
py Af-sooiated Press.
-.
PHorr.. January 19. Gonrpo V..
lOn ,., ltnp fA,!;.., ,.A -. 1f
.as ft namemf Connecticut nn1 went
I" (ahfurma during thetold foxtitf
I'M" is32. He enlisted in the Cali-
ini,.i . niumn in 1801 .and served in
w-na after which he. returned to
''jn I'ancisca ninl wimn ,i:ui i
hack Iv Arjzona to. live and hns
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iiveu here over nlm. ti ....... n '
' fcfc. a.v iia iiiu
BIG FOUR WRECK
fiit postnmstor of Phoenix tuut hold
office until u fow years ago, boing at
tached lu ii subordinate capacity ovor
since.
JAP SQUADRON WILL
MAKE ANOTHER START
By Associated Press.
TOK0, ..lammry 19. Tho dninngo
sustained by the training squadion,
wliioh was forced to return to Yokosukn
yostorday niorning by tho severe storm
met aftor tho squadron had started on
its oruiso to llunojujn was not ns great
as at first supposed. It has been learn
ed that none of tho vessels' masts woro
broken, but tho squadron lost Mix boats
and thirty of tho crew weio injured.
It is said the voyage will soon bo re
sinned. Entortnln Root
By Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Cnnnda, January 19.
There was n largo dinner party, this
ovoning at govorninent lioiiho in honor
of Secretary Hoot, Mrs. Hoot and Miss
Koot. Sir Wilfred Laurief had u leng
thy conversation with Hoot.
MARLBOROUGH
Separation Ai ranged and the
Duke Gets $100,000 a Year
from the Duchess
By Associated 'Prow.
LONDON', January 19. Tho confer
ences which havo reeontly boon going
on- botwoon relatives, lawyers and oth
eiti concerning the difforoncos botwoon
tho Duke and Ouchcss of Marlborough
have resulted in an arrangement by
which the parties will not bo brought
before a court and the separation will
b uiTouted without publicity.
Thin, largely brought about through
the intervention of royalty, which is do
drous of averting, public proceedings
involving tho ancient ducal following,
Ls believed to embody tho most essential
features of the arrangement.
The duke and duchoss will live apart,
tho. duko retaining Blenheim palace and
"ontinuing to enjoy $100,000 a year sot
tied upon him by the duohoss' family,
with the custody of their two sons for
itix months ouch, year and the control
of their education until llioy become of
age and ohuoso thair profession. On
the other. hand, the durhess will enjoy
the use of the Marlborough family jew
els and will have precedence as the
hikes wife, with the privilege of tak
ing her sons to any xirt of the conti
neat during the holidavs.
EXPEL STUDENTS
, AND TEACHERS
French Seminary Cleaned Out
by Authorities Demon
strations Made
liv Associated Pross.
"ST. lljilHUC, Prance, January 19.
reaehors and 100 student! of the Cath
die seminary horo wore expelled by the
local authorities today. Much excite
ment nrevaUed and several arrests were
made. The students and priests, not
taken into custody, formed a proces
sion with tho holy sacramont borne at
tho head and marched to the cathedral.
Mnnifostunts were arrested and im
modiatoly tried and sonteuced to pay
i heavy fine. One of the leaders was
ondemned to a month's imprisonment.
The doors of tho sominary in tho vil
lage of Teguiore were battered .down
before tho'soiuinarists would yiold.
Heads Broken in Row
ANGKUiS, Franco, January 19. The
expulsion today of students from the
('athob'e seminary at Beaupreau created
erious disturbances. Troops stormed
Hie Xoniinnr.y and broko in doors while
the student, crowding windows, bom
lxuded thoin with stones, chairs and
tables. The sub-profect of police, tho
ommnndor of tho gendarmorio and the
Hommandor of police woro seriously
.voundod. Fifteon officers and soldiers
were slightly hur.t.
Whon tho troops finally forced an
antvanco tlioy discovored the students
had escaped over a back wall.
IIP.
iES
BIG iE
Hundred Million Dollar Instru
ment Recorded in 1891
Is Released
.By Associated Pros.
TOPJ3KA, Kan., January 19. The
Union- Pacific railroad, through D. A.
McAllister, land commissioner, today
released a mortgage of $100,000,000 at
tho olllce of tho registrar of deeds of
saline county, Kansas. The mortgago
was filed -ior record in Saline county
Apiil lo, lg91, and was given to tho
Mercantile Trust company of Ncav
York. It was;iiot due uutil May 1, 1911.
PIN MONEY FOR
GLOBE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1907
MAIMED FOR LIFE
Tales of Kingston Disaster Be
ing Brought by Refugees Ar
riving from Stricken City.
SEA THREATENS THE
SINKING PORTIONS
American Marines and Doctors
Doing Great Work Home
less Being Sent-by Train
loads to the Country,
By Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Gubn, January 19. Tho
steamer Otero, the second refugeo ship
from Jamaica, arrived" hero ut day
light. Sho left Kingston at 11 o'clock
Friday niorning and brings 132 passen
gers. Among tlioso on board aro Geo.
II, Ilnzou of tho Century Mnguziue and
his party and U. M. Plickinger of the
Cuban railroad. The refugees roport
that tho list of dead is ovor 1,000.
A light shook was felt Thursday. A
large proportion of the killed wore wo
men. The collapse of tho Machndo
cigar faetoiy was confirmed, but tho
refugees declare that only thirty lost
their lives instead ofl20 as was re
ported. Tho supply of food, clothing aud med
icines for the relief was brought in by
a vessel sont by tho International
Brotherhood league. It is reported that
hundreds of people in the hospitals lack
antiseptic dressing mid medical supplies.
The Otero is to return to Kingston with
food and clothing furnished by tho citi
zens of Santiago. A number of doc
tors from hero will go.
Threatened by Sea
A. M. Xathan and Charles Sherlock,
who were killed, wero wealthy English
men. They had been but three days in
Jamaica, inspecting their business.
Three employees of the firm of Na
than A. SherlocH wore killed. The death
of J. V. Middlotou is confirmed. Dr.
Cronstaff is dead and Dr. Locket had
his back brokon and is not expected to
live.
Victoria Market appenrs to be siulc
mg and is threatened by the sea. The
city- when the refugees loft was being
well jioliced and tho American marines
were piaiwl by the Otero's passen
gers. The West Indian regulars and col
ored troops rendered good feorvice.
Governor Swottenham now feels that
he lias the situation well in hand. The
steamer Prinz Wnldemar of the Haini
burg-American line, which is ashore
nonr the Princessin Victoria Louise, will
prove a total loss.
No brick houses in Kingston remain
standing.
Fir.5T MESSAGE DIRECT
FROM STRICKEN CITY
KINGSTON, January 19. Tho work
of clearing the streets of debris and
the corpses of the victims is proceeding
rapidly. Tho southwestern portion of
Kingston looks exactly as did St.
Pierre after the eruption of Mt. Peleo.
The American battleships Indiana and
Misso'uri nrrived Thursday.
Admiral Davis offered guards for the
bunks and house buildings aud rescu
ing parties to aid in recovering the
dead. The offer was accepted with
thanks and tho marines landed Thurs
day morning and are still working like
Trojans.
American naval surgeons are doing
magnificent work. The original esti
mates of tho killed are too moderate.
Over five hundred victims have been
buried up to today and scores of half
burned bodies havo been taken from tho
ruins cremated.
Thousands Maimed
Full' one thousand persons have been
maimed for life, legs or arms having
been amputated, and those who sus
tained lesser wounds aro counted by
thousands. Nothing hns boon done to
ward tho reconstruction of tho build
ings. It is impossible to do anything
to this end. Thoro is no lumber here,
fow artisans and little capital. Pood
and shelter are abundant in the coun
try and tho government is sending daily
threo or four trainloads of the home
less into tho rural sections. Thousands
of people nro encamped at the raco
Course and in tho parks.
Temporary Homes
Many tents have been loaned by the
military. Hundreds of little booths con
sisting of slim uptight supports with n
sheet, shawl or fronds of palm trees or
broad banana leaves as roofs have been
erected. Fortunately tho weathor is
suporb. Thero is no rain and conse
quently tho camp is comparatively com
fortable. Itclief associations nro pro
viding for food. Beef is plentiful as
are yams, potatoes, bananas and plan
tains. Rofugccs Coming Homo
NEW YORK, January 19. The
llfimburg-Americnn lino steamer Prinz
Eitol Frederick sailed from Kingston
Thursday with 100 pascsngers for New
York, according to positive information
which officials tonight said they had
recoived.
Other dispatches from Kingston de
clnie that tho American marines havo
landed and wore protecting the city.
On tho whole, the conduct of the popu
lation has been admirable. Only a fow
attempts at looting havo been made
and these havo been confined to rum
shops and provision .stores. Guards
have not filed a singlo r.hot and por
feet order prevnils.
Relief for Kingston
NEW YORK, January 19.Tho
steamer Allegheny, with supplies of
food, clothing and medicino for tho
Jamaica earthquako sull'ereis, sailed
from hero todav.
West Indians Raise Funds
ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., January 10.
Georgetown, the capital of British
Guiana, has contributed $10,000 and the
people of tho island of St. Kitts have
given $11,000 for tho Kingston suffer
ers. BOY CONDEMNED TO
DEATH MAKES APPEAL
By Associated Press.
L1TTLK PALL, N. Y January 19.
A notice of appeal in tho ease of Ches
ter Gillette, convicted of tho murdei
of Grace Brown, was filed today. Gil
lette is under sentence to dio at Auburn
prison during the week beginning Jan
uarv 23.
WILL BLOCK THE
Government Will Spend Two
Millions in Saving the Im
perial Valley
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 19. Tho
M'unto committee on arid lands today
authorized Senator Flint of California
to rejort favorably with modifications
his bill providing for tho repair of
damage caused by the diversion of tho
waters of tho Colorado river in south
ern California into Salton sea. Tho
bill authorizes tho expenditure of $2,
000,000 for improvements, including a
reservoir and waterways and other
works necessary to confine tho river
within its bunks and prevent further
divorsion.
The bill also authorizes the construc
tion of such reservoirs aud ditches as
may be useful for the irrigation of tho
Imperial valley and other valleys in
the vicinity. It directs that such pro
portion of tho cost shall be returned to
the treasury as may be of dircc benefit
to any irrigation projects, to be repaid
when received from tho water ifscrs.
The bill does not complicato the gov
ernment work with that of existing ir
rigation companies.
It further provides that in case it
becomes necessary to do any work in
Mexico it amy bo done when tho con
sent of the government of that country
is obtained.
TOIAL ENDED
Jury Still Out in Teamsters'
Union Case, Which Has
Cost $100,000
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 19. After a trial
lasting 120 days, the labor conspiracy
case involving Cornelius II. Shea, inter
national president of the Teamsters'
union, nnd ten associate defendants,
went to the jury at 10:40 o'clock this
morning.
At a lato hour tonight a verdict had
not been reached. Tho general impres
sion was that four jurors aro holding
out for acquittal.
Judge Ball will remain in court until
midnight awaiting a verdict. Tho de
fendants are charged with conspiracy
to injure drivers of Montgomery Ward
& Co. during the teamster striko 411
190.'. Tho trial bogan September 'lO.
The cost of tho trial is estimated at
100,000.
SUED III DENVER
Goldfield - Mohawk Company
Brings Suit to Recover 600
' Pounds of Ore
By Associated Press.
DBNVKK, Colo., January 19. A ro
pleviu suit was filed in tho district
court this afternoon by W. P. Milburu
as attorney' for the Goldfield-Mohnwk
Mining Companies of Nevada. The suit
was brought against E. C. Burliugamo,
a local assaycr, to recover GOO pounds
of gold oro vnlued at $10,000, which
the plaintiff alleges to havo been stolen
from tho Mohawk, shipped to Fred Col
ver of Denver and by him turned ovor
to Burlingnmo for reduction. Tt is said
to bo only a part of a largo quantity of
high grado oro which it is alleged was
stolen front the mine.
Fair and Wanner
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 19. Fore
cast for Arizona: Fair Sunday and
ittonuay; warmer in northern portion.
1 S E
A
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Plans Aggressive Cam
paign to Start Soon.
HILL'S POLICY IN
THE NORTHWEST
Witnesses Tell Commissioner
Lane How Lumber Compan
ies Are Being Forced Out of
Business No Cars Given.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 19. The
first aggressivo campaign under tho new
rate law hns ben Instituted by tho in
terstate commorco commission. Sixty
five cases have been set for hearinc in
different parts of tho United States.
This work will occupy tho commission
ers until March.
Commissioner Lane will take tho Pu
cific coast cases and Judge Prouty will
take Denver, Oklahoma and parts of
Texas. Clark will cover tho middle
west and Judge Clements will make a
roundup of the south. Thero will bo
hearings at- San Francisco, Denver,
Houston, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City,
Wichita, Cedar Hapids, Kansas City,
Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis and other
places.
Mill Men Forced Out
TACOMA, Wash., January 19. In
vestigations into the lumber car short
age by Interstate Commerce Commision
er Franklin Lane today developed facts
showing that the Northern Pacific
equipment seems to be entirely inade
quate to handle tho lumber products of
western Washington. Sawmill owners
told how small mill concerns aro grad
ually being forced into bankruptcy,
while tho larger concerns havo sus
tained losses which will reach into the
hundreds of thousands; how thousands
of mechanics havo been thrown out of
employment by the failure of the North
ern Pacific to furnish cars enough to
enable seven hundred and fifty -wood
working plauts along their line to raar
'tet the product.
Can't Got to Market
Sawmill operators detailed how.
through no fault of their own, they
havo lost thousands of dollars during
the past eighteon months all because
they have not been nble to market
their product. In tho same breath they
complimented tho strenuous offorts of
local officials of the Northern Pacific
to relieve the situation and said the
fault lay in the mismanagement of the
higher officials in the east. More than
forty lumber manufacturers attended
the hearing.
Superintendent Albee was the only
witness called as a representative of
the Northern Pacific. Ho was asked
by Commissioner Lane to explain how
the number of foreign curs used wore
routed by tho railroad instead of the
shipper. Attorney Cannon objocted to
Albee boing called, stating that tho
railroad was not ready to present its
case.
"You havo no case," was Lane's
answer. "You aro not defendants in
this action, as this is simply an inquiry
instituted by tho commission on its own
initiative. I want Albee to bo heard
because I desiro to get the facts in tho
case."
Hill's Shrewd Policy
Dotails of tho testimony ' in which
Lano indicated ho was most especially
interested and concerning which he
questioned witnesses closely was relat
ed to tho policy alleged to bo fathorcd
by James J. Hill, of allowing cars to
accumulate on sidetracks and then run
ning long trains across tho continent at
a very slow rate of Bpeed.
Lano was also greatly interes'ted in
the testimony relating to tho enforced
observance by lumber manufacturers of
certain lolitings for shipments provided
bjr the railroad. Mill men said 80 per
cent of the cars used by tho Northorn
Pacific for tho transportation of lum
ber trnfiic belonged to other roads. All
of these cars havo to bo returned east
by tho same route whence they came
nnd unless tho mill men have shipments
going in that direction, thoy found it
necessary to adopt a policy of holding
cais and paying demurrage chnrges.
Cortnin witnesses charged a discrim
ination as to the long and short haul
on tho part of tho Northorn Pacific. All
agreed that it now takes from sixty
to one hundred days for the. delivery
of a car from Puget sound to Minne
sota transfer points, while before the
Northern Pacific and other western
lines passed into the control of Hill
shipments wore delivered in tho aver
age "time of threo weeks.
.
Prince in Sanitarium
By Associated Press.
BERLIN, January 19. Prince Henry
of Prussia, brother of Emperor William
and commander in chief of the navy, is
iu a sanitarium being trented by Dr.
Sonncnberg. Tho Morgen Post today
says tho prince is suffering with a se
vere soro throat.
HIGH RUSSIAN OFFICIALS
TO BE TRIED TOMORROW
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 19.
Tho trial of Assistant Minister of tho
Interior M. Gurko and H. Livinoff,
chief of the department of provincial
affairs, will begin January 21 in the
high court of justice on the charge of
criminnl negligence of duty in award
ing to one individual the contract for
tho purchase of grain for famine suf
ferers. This proceduro is applicable
only to officials of the highest rank by
personal order of the emperor.
Tidal Wave at Toklo
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 19. A special
to tho Daily News from Tokio says:
Thero was a tidal wave atthe entrance
of Tokio bay yesterday. No report of
uamago, done has been recoived.
THAWED GIANT POWDER
WITH USUAL RESULT
By Associated Prclis.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., January 19.
Friday thoro was a terrific explosion at
tho mouth of the tunnel of tho Mount
Summit Limo company and as a result
Georgo Drogosh met intsant death and
threo other workmen woro injured. The
explosion was tho result of a dischargo"
of giant powder placed near the fire
for the purpose of thawing it out.
LOVE OE A BOY
Young San Francisco Girl
Shoots Herself Through the
Heart Yesterday
By Associated PreBS.
SAN riiANCISCO, Cal., January 19.
Unaware that their 19-year-old daugh
ter Jcnnio is lying iu the morgue dead
from a self-intlicted bullet wound, Dr.
and Mrs. Alcxandor McNeil of this
city aro in Oakland tonight making
merry at a party while tho police of
mat city are searching for them to
inform them of the tragedy.
According to a note left by her tell
ing that life was no longer worth liv
ing because a 10-year-old student at
the high school had transferred his af
fections to another girl, Miss McNeil
went to her homo this afternoon and
shot herself through the heart.
Adopt Mitchell's Report
By Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January' 19.
Tho convention of the United Mine
Workers of America today adopted the
report of President Mitchell and re
fused to concur in tho report of Yice
President Lewis. Mitchell indorsed the
action of the last national convention
allowing miners to sign agreements by
districts.
FOR THE INDIANS
Sale of Pasture Lands in Okla
homa Bring Over Four and
' a Half Millions
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 19. By tho
sale of pasture lands of the Kiowa,
Comnncho and Apache Indian reser
vation iu southern Oklahoma a greater
sum has been realized than from any
sale of public lands over before held.
About 300,000 sealed bids, covering
375,000 acres, woro recoived. A bidder
was permitted to bid on as 'many quar
tor sections of laud as desired, but each
bidder will bo awarded only one quar
ter section. Tho average price received
for land is $12.9 an acre. Thus the
Indians will realize from tho salo $4,
574,000, or an average of about $1,200
for each Indian interested.
IE HE SAT
Wealthy Citizen of Guthrie Is
Ejected from Constitutional
Convention
By Associated Press.
GUTHRIE, Okia., January 19. Cap
tain Silas Sccloy of this city, formerly
a member of tho legislature of Okla
homa and a wealthy citizen, was eject
ed from the constitutional convention
hero today by President Murray as the
result of a contention regarding the
president's order respecting the "Jim
Crow" section of the hall.
Murray recently set aside a certain
portion for negroes and Captain Seeloy
occupied a seat in this section upon
several occasions.
Observe Birth of Lee
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 19. The
one hundredth anniversary of the birth
of General Robert E. Leo was corn-
memorated hero tonight under the nus-
pices or tne uniteu voiueueruio ami
Southern societies of tho District ot
Columbia. Although unablo to attend,
President Roosevolt sent a lottor in
whicn lie extoucu. tuo virtues ui me
Confederacy's great general.
Number 86
Cincinnati Reports Say Condi
tions Will Equal Those of
the Floods of 1884, "
KANSAS RIVERS ARE
ON A WILD RAMPAGE
Much Land Under Water and
Thousands Forced to Leave
Their Homes for the Higher
Ground Much Damage.
By Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 19.
With the worst of the flood not yet
in sight and the prospect of a near ap
proach to the loss of February, 1881,
attempts today were mado to estimato
the losses from tho present flood in this
city. Commission nouses, which are
principally located iu the lowlands, have
already suffered a damage estimated
at $ 100,000. Many thousands will be
lost by factories through enforced idle
ness and more than forty thousand per
sons will lose their wages. No less
than 15,000 people have been driven
from their homes and most of them
aro forced to depend on charity for
food and lodging.
Flee to Highlands.
l?eport8 from the river cities above
and below Cincinnati continue to con
tain pleas for food. From some nearby
flooded towns refugees came to this
city and aro lodged wherever quarters
can bo found. Portsmouth saw the
breaking of the flood embankments and
the people fled in terror to the high
lands. High water from the Scioto
river is being added to the flood in the
Ohio at that point and the floods from
other tributaries are holding back the
regular high water from higher up the
river so that a second rise Beems to
overtake the inaiu flood and increase
the damage.
Floods in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan., January 19.
Through four counties in Kansas the
Neosho river is out of its banks tonight
and in many places is miles wide. To
night .the river is stil lrising at the
rate of throe inches per hour at Cha
nutc, Kan., and West Chanute. The
Verdigris and Elk rivers are siring
rapidly as the Neosho. At North Cha
nuto tho latter river is many miles
wide and resombles an inland sea.
Every stream in southern Kansas is
out of its banks. On all railroad branch
lines traffic is partially suspended.
Hundreds of families on the banks
of the rivers have been driven from
their homes.
SHORT TERM NEGRO
TROOPERS WILL REMAIN
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 19. In or
dor to make provision for the negro
troops of tho Ninth and Tenth cavalry
and the Twenty-fifth infantry who can-
not accompany these organizations to
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iiiu riuuppiues uucause lucir tonus ui
enlistment will expire in a few months,
General Bell has decided to create three
troops of cavalry, one each at West
Point, Fort Riley, Kan., and Fort Leav
enworth, Kan., in which the men can
serve out the remainder of their terms.
TEA INSTEAD OF
COFFEE FOR ARMY
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 19. Tea
will replace coffee in army subsistence
if the recommendation of Colonel Val
lery Harvard, assistant surgeon general
of the United States army, bo adopted.
This is the result of his observations
while with tho Russian army in Man
churia. It is a practice in the Eng
lish, Russian and Japanese armies. Col
onel Harvard found tea superior to cof
fee because it is easier to transport,
preserve and prepare and can bo drank
without disagreeable after effects.
NEW YORK'S FORMER
' GOVERNOR VERY LOW
ny Associated Press.
OLEAN, N. Y., January 19. Former
Govornor Higgins of New York is crit
ically ill hero with an affection of the
heart. Tho doctors hold out no hope
that hp will live through the night
Shortly after 1130 tonight this bulle
tin was given out: "The condition of
Mr. Higgins is uuchnuged. Unless there
is a decided change for the worse there
will be no more bulletins tonight.J!
KANSAS WHEAT CROP
FREEZING TO DEATH
By Associated Press.
TOPEKA,- Kan., January 19. A cold
wave following twenty-four hours of
warm rains is general in Kansas to
night. In many sections whcatfields
have been flooded by overflowing
streams and the 'water is freezing. If
tho cold snap iTnore than of short
duration the wheat crop wjll be serious
ly damaged. !
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