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VOL. XV.
IS THE ACT LEGAL?
Attorney Steenerson Attacks
the Constitutionality of
the Prohibition Law.
He Asks the Supreme Court
for a Writ in the Case
of Larrabee.
fhe People North of the Man-
Uoba Line Also Have Too
Much Water.
Minnesota River Booming- at
Mankato—Pembinans Go
ing in Boats.
Special to the Globe.
Bismarck, N. I)., May 2.— The state
supreme- court convened today. The
calendar contains twenty cases, some
being important, among them the fam
ous York divorce case, and the action to
determine the validity of the penitenti
ary trustees appointed by the governor,
the trustees not having been confirmed
by the senate. Attorney Kteenerson, of
Crookston, who has undertaken for a
conditional large sum to knock out the
prohibition law in "North Dakota on
constitutional grounds, applied to the
court for a writ of habeas corpus on pe
tition of William Larrabee, now impris
oned in a Fargo jail for alleged viola
tion of the prohibition law. The petition
sets forth that the prohibition article
In the constitution is void because it
did not receive a majority of all the
votes cast at the election on the adop
tion of the constitution. The conten
tion is that the majority of the votes
cast on the article itself was not suf
licient, but that it should receive a ma
jority of all cast at the said election.
It is also contended that the prohibition
law of 1890 Is void because of defec
tive title. Much interest centers in the
case, but the attorney general says the
points raised are wholly and ridicu
lously worthless. The action is brought,
in such a manner that it can be appealed
to the federal supreme court, which is
doubtless the desire of the liquor men
behind this case.
EMERSON UNDER WATER,
And Other Towns Are Suffering
Seriously.
Special to the Globe.
Winnipeg, Man., May 2.— JNews re
ceived from Emerson tonight is that ttie
country has been transformed into an
immense lake by the flooding of the Keel
river. That town is completely under
water and great damage has been done
to buildings, sidewalks and roads.
Borne buildings have been washed away.
West Lynne and Pembina are also suf
fering. " Furthei north at Morris the
country for miles is also covered with
water. The Northern Pacific is sub
merged, and no trains can be run until
the water recedes. The river is nearly
bank full here, but so wide that danger
of inundation is not imminent. There
was an inundation at Selkirk today.and
considerable damage was done on the
Hats, a number of buildings being
swept away.
MINNESOTA OVERFLOWING.
Backing Up Into Sewers of Mnn
kato and Causing Trouble.
Mankato, May 2.— The Minnesota
river has reached the highest point
since the spring of 1881. It stands at
13.7 feet above low water mark, and is
overflowing the lowlands both above
and below this city. Although very
little damage is being done, the water
has backed up in the sewers so that the
elevator in the Saulpaugh is useless. If
the water ri^es another toot tho sewers
will have to be pumped out, as the wa
ter has backed up to Main and Second
Btreets, and cellars are threatened. The
river reached the highest point ever
known April 27, 1881, when it was 10.1
feet higher than now. Another rain oc
curred last night. Farmers will not at
tempt to put in more wheat.
Perabfna Like a Lake.
Pembina, N. D., May 2.— The water
Is still rising: and people are sailing
through the streets in boats. It is within
nine inches of '82 high water. Pembina
looks like a large lake for a mile south
of the city.
June Rise Will Bo Great.
Chamberlain, S. D., May 2.— The
unusually large amount of snow which
fell hi the mountains during the winter,
and the heavy rains and snows this
spring will make the June rise of the
Missouri higher this year than for many
years. Notwithstanding the certainty
of high water ami a rapid current, the
local pontoon bridge company has a
gang of men at work placine the l>ridge
in position for the season's traffic. Ex
tra precautions will be taken during
high water to prevent the bridge from
being carried away.
Robbed by a Boy.
Sleepy Eye, Minn., May 2.— The
till at the Sleepy Eye Milling company's
ollice was tupped late yesterday evening
and four ?20 bills taken. The loss was
not discovered until the cashier bal
anced his books for the day. Suspicion
attaciied to James Hamilton, aged
twelve yenrs, who recently came here
from the Illinois industrial and manual
training school at Glenwood, ill., and
the marshal found the cash and boy at
the depot. He had purchased a half
fare ticket to Chicago, and proposed to
Bee the world's fair. The milling com
puny will not prosecute, but the boy
will be returned to the school at Glen
wood.
Died Alone and Deserted.
Red WING, May 2.— An old man
known as Nuls Sweney has lived alone
In a shanty on the island across the
river from this city. He had not been
jeen by his neighbors since Friday, and
yesterday they broke into the house.
rhey found him dead. Nels was a
familiar figure on the streets of Red
Wing. He had lived in the city over
forty years, lie served four years In the
ivar with Company D, Third Minnesota
regiment.
Brules to Slovc.
Specinl to the Globe.
Chamberlain, S. D m May 2.— lndian
Agent Dixon has received orders from
Washington to remove the Lower Br ule
igeucy and Hie Indians belonging there
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to the regular reservation west of the
Missouri river, opposite Crow Creek
agency. The work of constructing the
new agency buildings will begin at
once.
BRIBED THE PORTER.
How Opium Smuggler Hall Per
formed on the Border.
Pemhina, N. D., May 2.— The opium
smuggler arrested by Collector O'Brien
at Neche last evening is known to be
several years at the business. He gives
his name as Hall aud goes by thatname,
but his real uame is supposed to be Reid.
The porter of the Great Northern, ar
rested for assisting Hall to smuggle, is
named Turner. The opium was con
cealed in different places in the sleeper
in five satchels made for that purpose,
so the opium cases fitted exactly. The
porter states that he was to get *~~> to
assist him across the line at Neche.
Special Inspector Nelson, while exam
ining the baggage, got one satchel. Col
lector O'Brien, after arresting the smug
glers and placing them in charge of Cus
toms Officer Jones, went through the
train and got four satchels filled with
opium concealed by the porter in differ
ent places in the car.
THE WEEKB FAILURE.
It Will Not Seriously Affect West
Superior.
Superior, Wis., May 2.— The failure
of Francis 11. Weeks, president of the
Land and Kiver improvement company,
will not affect any local interest. Mr.
Weeks held stock in a number of local
concerns.but had no local liabilities. The
new officers of the land company are:
Warner Van Orden, presid<4iit of the
Bank of .North America, elected presi
dent; S. E. Kilner, secretary, elected
treasurer. Other directors chosen were:
M. Cromwell, (}. 13. Williams. G. H.
Baxter, C. Spofford, W. J. Curtis, R. S.
Belknap, 11. Reman Dowd, llenry De
forest, E. G. Bailey.
SHOT BY A SHEEP MAN.
A Quarrel Over a Range Results
Fatally.
Special to the Globe.
Billings, Mont., May 2. — E. 11.
Cooley, a prominent sheep man of this
county, was shot dead at his ranch on
Hawk creek, eighty miles north of here,
this morning by B. E. Barney, another
sheep man. No particulars have been
received here, but it is thought to have
been a dispute over a range. The sheriff
goes touitrht to the scene of the trouble
to arrest Barney, and the coroner will
hold an inquest. The deceased is forty.
Died From His Injuries.
Special to the Globe.
Bkainebd, Minn., May 2.— L. Al
bright died from the injuries received
by his jump from the third story win
dow of the Stratton house while under
the inlluence of liquor, and was buried
this afternoon.
Special Election.
Special to the Globe.
Spuing Valley, Minn., May 2.— At
the special election today bonds for
water works to the amount of $10,000
were voted. The contract for an electric
plant was closed yesterday.
Parker Chosen President.
Special to the Globe.
Brainerd, Minn., May 2.— At a spe
cial meeting of the Brainerd Board of
Trade tonight C. N. Parker, of the
Brainerd electric street car line, was
elected president.
Senator Kyle Home.
Aberdeen, S. 1)., May 2.— United
States Senator Kyle and family have
arrived from Washington to spend the
vacation.
Baldwin Is Dry.
Special to the Globe.
Baldwin, Wis., May 2.— At the vil
lage election today no license won by
an increased majority over last year.
WATERS STATIONARY.
Danger of Further Damage at
St. Louis Past for tho
Present.
Great Damage From the Floods
in Southwestern Missouri and
Arkansas.
St. Louis, May '2.— For the present at
least danger of further damage from
high water seems to be past. The river
this afternoon became stationary at a
height of 313 .j feet, within 4% feet of last
May's highest mark, and at 4 o'clock
this evening it was still stationary.
Points above report a fall of from one
tenth to three-tenths of a foot since 0
o'clock last night, so that no turther
rise is immediately anticipated. On
this side of the river further serious
damage has been reported, and on the
other side the situation is about the
same as last night. The new levee near
the Mobile & Ohio tracks, south of East
St. Louis, is in immediate danger. Men
and teams have been working steadily
to save it for forty-eight hours, but to
night it looks as if their efforts
would be fruitless. A comparison of
the present stage of water with a year
ago would cause one to shudder If there
was any probability of a proportionate
rise this year. A year ago today the
river registered 20.5, and it steadily
rose until the 10th, when the maximum
of 3D feet was reached. Should
anything like this proportionate rise
occur this year the greatest flood in the
history of this section would result.
There is, however, no cause for appre
hension that eveii last year's high wa
ter mark will be exceeded.
Advices from Southwestern Missouri
and North western Arkansas are that the
third flood this year in the White and
Black rivers is now pouring down those
streams, and doing damage to all kinds
pof property. A large part of Poplar
' Bluff, on both sides of Black river, is
submerged, and people have been
obliged to abandon their homes. The
Iron Mountain railroad track is washed
out in several places, aud the bottom
lands along both White and Black rivers
is flooded for scores of miles, and all
crops are greatly damaged or wholly
destroyed. At Steelville, on the Mer
rimac river in Crawford county, Mo.,
water poured through the main street
four feet deep, flooding houses, aud
people had to be taken from their homes
on horseback. The branch of tfio St.
Louis & San Francisco railroad between
Steelville aud Salem, which runs
through an iron mining region, is
washed out in a dozen places, bridges
have been swept away, and it will take
ten days or more to repair it.
Little Rock, Art,, May 2.— The
danger of a repetition of last year's
flood disappeared late this afternoon,
W'nen the river at this point began to
fall, having reached a maximum height
of 25.50, or 2.40 less than the highest
flood tide oi' last year.
GUSH OF AUTHORITY.
National Commission and
Council of Administration
at Loggerheads.
Each Body Claims Jurisdic
tion to Settle the Piano
Question.
Paderewski Appears in a Con-
cert and Uses a Contra
band Piano.
The Question of Sunday Open
ing" Still to Be Set
tled.
Chicago, May 2.— There appears to
be a decided clash of authority between
the national commissioners at the
world's fair and the council of adminis
tration. The vexing piano question is
the bone of contention, and each of tli3
above mentioned official bodies claims
to have jurisdiction in the matter, and
each appears to be determined that the
other shall withdraw. So far the coun
cil of administration seems to have the
best of the wrangle. It is in favor of
allowing Director of Music Thomas and
Ilerr Paderewski to use a piano made
by a non-exhibitor. Today at a concert
given in the music hall at the fair
grounds such a piano was used in open
violation of orders emanating from the
national commission and with the con
sent of the council of administration.
The question came up at the regular
meeting of the national commission
today. Commissioner Burton announced
that notwithstanding the commission
had ordered Director General Davis to
cause all pianos made by non-exhibitors
to be removed from all the public build
ings, there was still such instrument in
the music hall. He further understood
The Objectionable Piano
was to be used in a few hours. A com
mittee was at once sent for Director
Davis to ascertain why he had not com
plied with the order of the commission.
The director general appeared before
the commission In a few minutes, and
upon being informed why he had
been sent for, replied that upon
receipt of the instructions he had or
dered the director of works to re move
the objectionable piano. He had taken
it for granted thai the director of works
had obeyed him. He had been so busy
that he had not had time to see the di
rector of works in person as to what had
been done. A commissioner called the
attention of the director general to the
fact that the objectionable piano was
still in the music hall. Col. Davis re
plied that if this was true he did not
know it.
. President Palmer, of the commission,
then read a communication from Ferd
W. Peck, acting presidentof the World's
Columbian exposition, in which that
gentleman said, as a difference had
arisen regarding the conduct of the
matter of music, he had called a meeting
of the joint board of reference and con
trol for April 2'J. In response to this
call the board had adopted a resolution
to the effect that
The Matter of Difference
between the local directory and the na
tional commission be referred to the
council of administration. Meantime
the council of administration completed
its investigation and sent in its report.
It is said in effect that the council had
thoroughly investigated the piano ques
tion, and it had concluded the special
committee's report adopted by the na
tional commissioners last Friday by
which non-exhibitors' pianos were ex
cluded, should not be the law in the
situation. If non-exuibitois' pianos
were excluded it would cause a failure
of the musical programme in a large de
gree. It further declared the carrying
out of such an order would not be for
the best interests either of the piano ex
hibitors or the fair. In conclusion, it
said the council of administration would
formulate rules to govern this matter.
This report was not kindly received
by a large numoer of the commission
ers. A heated and at times acrimonious
discussion lasting, for an hour or more
followed. As v result Commissioner
Burton, of Kansas, offered a resolution
declaring that the council of adminis
tration had no jurisdiction in tho piano
question, as it had nevar been legally
referred to that body. The resolution
was referred to the judiciary coininit
ee, and the commission adjourned.
Used, a Contraband. Piuno.
Whllo the commission and council of
administration were wrangling over the
problem, the-nrst concert given at the
fair began and was concluded. Director
of Music Thomas and Paderewski were
both there, and used the piano which
was made contraband, The piano ex
hibitors were greatly exasperated over
the matter, and, while none of them will
withdraw, they express themselves in
anything but pleasant terms regarding
the turn" matters have taken. They are
awaiting the outcome of tomorrow's
meeting of the national commission
with great anxiety.
No quorum being present today, the
judiciary committee of the national
world's "fair commission adjourned until
tomorrow. Consequently the Sunday
closing issue was not passed upou.
Ticket sellers and takers had an easy
time of it today. The paid admissions
to the grounds were 15,000. In the park
there were about 100,000. Supt. Tucker,
of tho department of admissions, gave
out today the official statement that the
attendance, as near as he could ascer-,
tain, was 315,000. "The methods of
getting at the number of tickets used
by 'deadheads' are very crude. There
were no turnstiles to help us. I have
put down the number of free admis
sions at 140,000, leaving the number
who passed 175,000. I consider this a
conservative estimate."
ROW AMONG THE WOMEN.
Friction in the World's Fair Board
of Lady Managers.
Chicago, May 2.— When the board of
lady managers assembled in the wom
an's building for their regular meeting
today there was a jolly row growing out
ot yesterday's dedication ceremonies.
Many of the ladles are intensely angry
with the ceremonies committee on ac
count of what they are pleased to call
an unpardonable slight, and unless the
wise heads prevail the whole matter
will be officially brought before the
board in the form 61* a vigorous
protest, which will probably make
trouble. The dissatisfied ladies accuse
the ceremonies committee and Mrs.
Mary Logan, as well as the president of
the board, in particular, with assuming
fa? run Uio woman's department entirely
SAINT PAUL, MINN., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1893.
to the exclusion of the other ladies in
terested. The ladies base their com
plaint on the fact that none but the fa
vored few met Duchess Veragua. JNo
one of the other commissioners was pre
sented, it is alleged; and it is said that
Mrs. Logan took it upon herself to en
tertain the distinguished guest. The
leal (rouble in the board of lady man
agers, however, dates back to the days
of Phoebe Couzens. The faction that
supported her has grown largely, and is
noi slow in declaring that certain mem
bers of the board are doing all the work,
while others are taking ail the honor.
DEVOTED TO CONTROVERSY.
Many Legal Tilts in the Nebraska
Impeachment Trials.
Lincoln, Neb., May 2.— The second
day of tiie impeachment trials against
state officers was taken up largely with
legal tilts between contending counsel
as to mode of proceedings and the tak
ing of certain evidence. It started
when the counsel for the state attempt
ed to introduce a voucher in connection
with supplies alleged to have been fur
nished one of the institutions. At the
conclusion of the arguments the court
took the question under advise
ment and later decided that the vouch
ers were admissible as evidence. The
only important witness examined was
C. C. Caldwell, deputy, and at present
acting secretary of state. He testified
as to the genuineness of certain vouch
ers for supplies and the general meth
ods for business for the board of public
lands aud buildings. C. A. Doriuan
was on the stand a while in the after
noon, but his testimony was not im
portant. Before court adjourned a de
cision was handed down denying the
application for the filing of additional
specifications against ex-Attorney Gea
eral Leese.
HATCHING A TRUST.
Leaders in the Sole Leather Trade
Meet in New York.
New York, May 2.— Some of the lead
ers in the sole leather trade assembler 1
in the office of 11. G. Clapham & Co. to-,
day, when it was supposed that thej^
would complete the final details in the
organization of the leather trust report
ed to be formed with a capital of £130.
--000,000. No one present would acknowl
edge that it was a meeting of tho or
ganizers of the trust, and all inquiries
about the object of the meeting were
answered with the remark that "all
news concerning the organization would
some out from Boston." Noboyd pres
ent would anything nor own his connec
tion with the alleged trust. A man was
kept on guard at the door, and an air of
secrecy pervaded the place. At the of
fice of the Shoe and Leather Reporter,
which has the confidence of the business
end of the leather trade, it was said
that the facts about the make-up of the
organization could not be stated with
absolute certainty, as so nuich secrecy
had been maintained as to the proposed
company.
OGDEN'S THIRTY".
An Old Washington Correspond-
ent Joins the Great Majority.
New York, May 2.— Charles Milton
Ogclen died at his homo in this city at 4
o'clock this afternoon, aged thirty-six
years. Mr. Ogden was a correspondent
at Washington for twelve years Drior to
1SS!), when he was appointed by the
president receiver of public moneys at
Seattle, Wash., a position which he was
recently compelled to resign on account
of ill health. Duriug his service in
Washington Mr. Ogden represented the
Philadelphia Press, Boston Globe, St.
Paul Pioneer Press and California As
sociated Press.
Washington, May 2— Herbert A.
Preston, one of the oldest of Washing
ton correspondents, died at his residence
in this city today of a complication of
diseases. Mr. Preston had chartre of
the New York Herald at the capital for
many years, but lately he lias been en
gaged in miscellaneous newspaper
work. lie served in the Union army
in the Second Kentucky regiment.
Philadelphia, May 2.— John W.
Forney Sr., youngest son of the late
Col. John W. Forney, founder of the
Philadelphia press, died at his home
tins morning, alter a protracted illness.
Mr. Forney was in his forty-seventh
year.
MUST STAY TIED.
Absolute Divorce Impossible in
Massachusetts at Present.
Boston, May 2.— Absolute divorce in
Massachusetts is legally impossible at
present, and no absolute decree can be
obtained or granted until an immense
obstacle is removed. This can be effect
ed only either by recourse to the legis
lature or the supreme court. The situ
ation is due to an act which went into
effect yesterday, and which the judges
of the supreme court declare unconsti
tutional. It declares the decree nisi,
after the expiration of six months, can
be made absolute by a decree of the
clerk of the court. He is the stumbling
block in the legal procedure. The mak
ing of the decree nisi a decree absolute
is a judicial act. How, then, can a clerk,
whose office is entirely ministerial, per
form that act? The court will not grant
the decree in the face of such an act of
the legislature, and tho clerk will not
attempt to usurp judicial powers.
Speedy legislation will be demanded
for the repeal of the obnoxious statute.
RARRED OUT OF RUSSIA.
No Passports to Hebrews Will Be
Signed by the Consuls.
New York, May 2.— An afternoon
paper today says that Russian Consul
General Olarovsky yesterday declined
to place his signature upon a passport
issued by the state department and pre
sented by Mrs. Sadie Schwartz, of this
city, the wife of a citizen of the United
States, on the ground that she was a
Hebrew, and that the laws of his coun
try forbid him signing such passports.
The paper sent a reporter to the office
of the consul general this morning with
a passport to be signed, and stated that
the consul refused to put his signature
to it when, in reply to a question, the
reporter said he wag a Hebrew.
Ministry Rebuffed.
Pakis, May 2.— The ministry received
a rebuff in the chamber of deputies to
day. M. Yves-Guyot, deputy for the
Seine, moved urgency for a motion in
favor of the abolition of the octroi duty
collection of articles of fo"od, etc., that
are brought into the towns. Notwith
standing tho fact that M. Dupuy, the
premier, opposed the motion for
urgency, on the ground that the pro
posal had not been maturely csnsidered,
the motion was carried by a vote of 252
to 24.
Sm Suing a City. /
Kansas City, May 2.— The recent as
saults of the victorious Santa Fe strik
ers on non-union men have been made
the basis of suits for damages aggregat
ing $30,000, against the town of Argen
tine, under a Kansas statute which
makes a city liable for damages, for the
action of mobs within its limits. The
plaintiffs claim they were injured to the
amounts specified on the occasion of the
celebration of the settlement of the
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THE WASTE OF WATER
Which Lies Spread Over the
Lowlands About St. Paul's
Vicinity.
The Lower West Side and
the Upper Flats Largely
Submerged.
Scenes and Incidents Pre
sented to the Voyage of
the Globe Boat.
Fourteen Feet on the River
Gauge and the Water
Yet Rising 1 .
OULD the prayers
of the stricken resi-
: dents of the flats
have any effect, the
Mississippi river
would at once seek
its natural level and
withdraw invading
forces from the
homes of tho "squat
ters" along the banks
of the river.
Yesterday the river
continued the rise,
and the height of the
water had been augmented by the addi
tion of about twelve inches since the
day before. Houses which had been
considered safe by the occupants Sun
day, and in which some of the less
fortunate ones had taken refuge, were
invaded by the flood jesterday, and the
people compelled to move out again
to higher ground. Along the banks
of the river were piled household
effects and furniture of all de
scriptions, and a number of express
wagons were employed in removing the
property from the vicinity of the waters
tor safekeeping. The rain of the after
noon did considerable damage to the
exposed property, which could not bo
taken away at once because of the lack
of transportation facilities. Every boat
which could be pressed into the service
during the day was ens-aged in taking
property out of the partially submerged
dwellings, and it was a common sight
to see a man in a boat loaded witn fur
niture, while he towed a taole and
chairs, or perhaps an ice chest or a cup
board. One man had constructed a raft
of a couple of doors, and on these he
had placed the kitchen stove, it was a
heavy load, but he worked manfully at
the oars and was making good progress.
Yesterday afternoon the Globe relief
boat started out for a trip through the
if
THROUGH THE FLOOD DISTRICT.
flooded district. The rise in the river
had compelled Mr. MoNamara, the
owner of the boat, to remove it a dis
tance of about 000 feet further up the
bank in order to have it accessible and
at the water's edge. He said the river
was still coining up and would rise sev
eral inches more.
The oarsmen took the sculls, and the
boat was soon out on Water stieet,
where a swirt current was running in a
number of places. On tho street were
many pleasure seekers in boats, and gay
ribbons and parasols enlivened the gen
erally dismal scene. This was during a
short period of sunshine, but the rain
soon drove all but the most hardy
indoors again.
The scow, or boot house, in which the
shop of McNamara was located was out
in the river a distance of several rods.
Two strong ropes attached to the pier
of the new bridge held it to the shore,
but thera are possibibilities that some
floating scow "or logs may break the
ropes and completely submerge the
craft, or cause it to float down the river
with its freight of valuable patterns
and tools.
At the house No. 211 Water street,
owned by Ed King, a number of women
anu girls were seen at the open door with
pails and buckets. From these were
poured gallons of water, which had been
taken from the interior of the house and
passed to the door by willing hands. A
boat was tied to the door post, and there
were a number of apparent visitors in
the house, making calls. Across the
street houses owned by Haggerman, I'M
Water street; Mattson, 198 Water street;
Mrs. O'Malley and others were sur
rounded by the flood, and in the front
yards the children played on raits and
in boats.
At Fen ton street, where the stream
made a quick turn around the corner of
John Fiske's barn, there was a danger
ous rapid with a fall of about fifteen
inches. As the boat darted through the
I I"^* .* x — sr'
LAUNCHING THE GLOBE HE f.IEF BOAT.
current considerable skill was found
necessary in keeping the little craft
from being swamped, but this danger
was averted. Below this was a broad
expanse of water.in the center of which
was an island on which two young men
were standing. They were waving
signals of distress in the form of an
umbrella and the cape ofsa mackintosh.
Below in the middle of the current far
down the expanse of water could be
seen a boat floating along. A closer in
spection revealed the fact that they
were reporters for tlie Dispatch and tlie
News. Professional courtesy prevailed
over ideas of leaving them to their fate,
and they were taken aboard the Globe
relief boat. They explained that
neither of them could row. and, on be
coming stranded on the island, they had
gone ashore to pick flowers. The boat
took advantage of their absence to take
a tour of inspection on its own account.
"is this River street," asked the News
man.
"Yes." was the reply.
"Well, I think that the man who
named it had a premonition of what was
coming," he said.
Some distance down the current was
NO USE FOB A GARBAGE COLLECTOR.
piled a quantity of goods on the bank.
They were the property of a family
named Dupont, the members of which
had been flooded out of their home. At
this point, where it was necessary to
pole the boat along on the previous day,
there was a roaring torrent ami a strong
whirlpool, which twisted the boat around
several times before it could bo gotten
control of. In the current below were
a number of geese swimming about,
and from the roof of a small shed in the
immediate vicinity a number of chickens
watched them with evident jealousy.
The News man suggested that a capture
be made of some of the fowls for gas
tronomic purposes, but this idea was
scouted by the Dispatch man, who said
it would not be right according to moral
laws. Suddenly the boat stopped with
a jerk. An examination showed that
it had run afoul of a barbed wire
fence, the top wire of which was jusc
bolow the surface. This was no sooner
passed than a clothesline made of wire
struck tho bow, and, as the current was
very swift, a capsizing seemed Immi
nent. The News man tried to bite the
wire in two, but this was impossible, so
he thrust it under the bottom of the
boat aud the voyage was continued.
The boat was run up to the door of the
residence of John Peterson, which was
located on a little island. The boat was
moored to the top of a clothes line pole
which stood near by, and inquiries de
veloped the fact that the entire family
was not afraid of water. A little dog
became so enraged at the approach of
the strangers that he tried to bark his
bead off, but only succeeded in shaking
himself from the barrel on which he
stood by the violence of his rage. He
swam out and ran yelping into the
house. The family was well provisioned
ana prepared for an extended siege.
On the shore stood a temporary dwell
ing or wigwam which had been built
by some of the flooded-out people. It
was constructed of rough boards, had
three sides and a tent-like roof, and was
being used for cooking purposes. The
Dispatch man wanted to bet that they
were cooking geese, but none of the
party would bet with him. They did
not approve of gambling on an uncer
tainty. At this point a turn was made
back towards Water street, and .is the
narrow passageway between the houses
was reached a man was descried stand
ing in the door of a partly submerged
dwelling. He said his name was Yen
ick, and he was fishing around in the
"THIS IS WATEB STREET."
water for his other pants, which had
been lost in the front parlor.
"Is tnis Water street. asked the
News inau.
"Yah," replied Yenick.
"Well. 1 think the man -,vho selected
the name made a good guess of what
was coming," said the News man.
"Vas es dos?" said Yenick.
But the News man was not permitted
to repeat the statement.
Some distance up the current a
man was standing knee -deep in
water constructing a boat out of
a quantity of odd ends of lumber. lie
said be would not save his name to "go
in the paper," at which the Dispatch
man almost fell out of the boat, as he
had given tlie name of the paper which
he had represented. It was found out
that a man by the name of Breginski
owned a house which stood some dis
tance down the stream where the win
dows had been battered in by driftwood
and logs. On the roof of a shed near
by stood a small boy witli a fishing pole.
He had not yet had a bite durinc the
afternoon, but be said he thousrht uer
bapa a lish might happen along, and
there was nothing else to do.
Inside another building a glance
through the windows showed a whisky
barrel and bureau bobbing up and down
while a number of chairs and other
articles of furniture kept them com
pany. The boat bumped against a dog
house which was partially submerged,
and a broken rope showed that the oc
cupant had made his escape.
There were boats every where on the
water, and some tied to the door knobs
and window casings. In front of the
houses which had not been deserted by
their occupants temporary stages had
been constructed, and on every stage
was one or more dogs, generally more.
Alon<r came an old man in a skiff which
was filled with furniture.
"Is this Water street?" asked the
News man.
The old man said something which
sounded like pfskoffskiijiki.
"Well, 1 think that the man who
named the street had—"
The News man was informed that he
would be thrown overboard if he did
not desist, and he wisely kept still.
Three or four little girls with tawny
hair and faces which looked healthfully
dirty sat in an old boat in front of W
door play In?- At the approach of the
Globe boa' one of them made a rush to
get to the house, and fell in about a foot
of water, blje got up quickly, laughed,
THE GLOBE BULLETIN
Weather— Local showers ; warmer.
The Mississippi over the danger line*
Aldermen pass street railway ordinance.
Collector Geraghty honored atKosemount
The Minnesota racing at Mankato.
The Eed raising Gain at Emerson.
Hornsby waives a hearing.
The crop outlook is gloomy.
Divorces knocked out, Massachusetts.
Proposed Dakota line to the gulf- t
Small attendance at the world's fair.
The Cuban revolution serious.
Big New York clothing failure.
Death of Washington correspondents.
Duke of Veragua banqueted at Chicago-
Paderewski p!ay3 on his favorite piano.
Hot meeting of county commissioners.
Test of prohibition, North Dakota.
Cleveland back in Washington.
Cuba evading reciprocity treaty.
Rev- Egbert formally installed.
Boom for reciprocity convention.
Movements of Steamships.
Plymouth — Pawed: Rugia, from New
York.
Toby Island— Passed: Devonln, from New
York.
Biikmeriiavkn— Arrived: Elbo, New York.
Boston -Arrived: Ottoman and Columbian,
Liverpool.
l'mi.Ainii.rmA — Arrived: Switzerland, Ant
werp: Indiana, Liverpool.
Nku York— Arrived : Noordlaiul, Bremen;
England. London; Stuttgart, Bremen; Jiot
turdani, Rotterdam.
and then slowly entered the door with
her eyes fixed on the boat.
One young lad who seemed to be en
joying life, sat on a raft accompanied by
a dog. He paddled contentedly along
and seemed having a good time.
The scene was a decidedly unique one.
Baby carriages were piled on roofs,
sleds anil portions of wagons wore seen
on the top ut woodpiles, and chickens
roosted everywhere. In one place a cow
A CASK OP JEALOUSY.
was seen with her head sticking through
a window of a house, while on a chair in
front of her was piled a dinner of hay.
She had merely to drop her nose in
order to obtain a drink.
The boat was then hauled noross the
land for a short distance until the shore
of the broad expanse of water, known as
the lake, was reached. Hero it was
launched again, and after shooting a
couple of rapids, a milkman's house and
barn were visited. The house and barn
were deserted and the water had broken
in the windows. The mill of the EL C.
(Janim company was next visited, and it
was found that the water had dropped
several inches and the machinery was
uninjured. The mill was unutdwn,
but Mr. Gamm was present. On leaving
he Instructed the boatman the direction
to pursue In order to escape the barbed
wire fences, which were just beneath
the surface of the water. As the boat
was palling away the .News man shouted
to Mr. (in in in:
"The man who named Water street
had a mind for appropriateness, didn't
he?"
The water was very shallow in a mi 111
--ber of places, and several capsiziugs
were narrowly escaped. Finally the
boat was pulled ashore and carried
across the peninsula which lay between
the lake and the river aiid again
launched. The severe storm which
broke at about this tune made it neces
sary to seek shelter from the fury of the
hailstones, and the boat was propped
up on one side to screen the reporters.
It was but short work to get back to the
starting point, and the boat was secured
before the storm broke with all its fury.
As the party was moving up the bank
towards the street the News man was
noticed to be chuckling over something.
On being questioned as to the reason
for his merriment, he said:
"i was thinking about that Water
v. - \ \ .—^ t' v \^
I
boyish ixdiffp:ri:nce.
strpet joke of mine. I'll use it tomor
row."
At a late hour last nuht the river was
still rising, and the danger mark had
been passed. The basements of a num
ber or wholesale houses were Hooded,
;;:kI loose material was floating out into
the current. Tne water gauze showett
almost fourteen feet of water, with
chances for more.
FRLITS OF ILLICIT L,OVR.
Aristocratic British Dame Mur-
dered by a Paramour.
Loxdox, May 2.— Mrs. Whittle, the
wife of a town councilor at Charlton, a
suburb of Manchester, was shot ana
killed last evening atUresford,Denbigh
shire, Wales, by a groom named Shell
aid, bhellard immediately committed
suicide. The niurler was the result of
a liaison between the murderer and his
victim. Shellard had been in the serv
ice of the parents or Mis. Whittle, and
It was then that an attachment began
between the pair which ended in the
tragedy. At the request of his wife,
Mr. Whittle too!: Siidlard into his
service as a groom, aut. on account of
the evidently i in | roper relations be
tween the wife and (room, Mr. Whit
tle sent his wife toGresford. .Shellard
was forty years of age, aud his victim
was tweniy-ejgUb
NO. 123.
AT LAST IT PASSES,
The Aldermen Agree Upon a
Satisfactory Street Car
Ordinance,
And the Assembly Will Push
It to Fruition This
Evening:.
No Junket, This Year, fop the
Inspection of Disinfect
ing: Means.
The Library Site Bond Issue
Postponed to a Hopeful i
Period.
The board of aldermen had a very
tame session last evening, but they did
pass a street railway ordinance which
will be accepted by the company, and
this certainly entitles them to some
credit. All members were present ex
cept Aid. Montgomery, and his vote
was not needed, as for some good reason
'best known to himself Aid. Zimmerman
voted for the passage of the measure.
The only objection was made by Aid.
Franklin, who, when his name was
reached on the roll call, said he had the
same objection to this ordinance as he
had to others introduced. The city,
he claimed was giving up a great deal,
and all they were getting was a line to
Como park. The Strykerand Maria ay«
emit' Hues were again postponed, and
the hands of the council tied up for
three years. Much, he thought, had
been gained by the opposition inaugu
rated by the aldermen, as the transfer
system was preserved intact, and tho
boulevard plan would have to be carried
out under the existing ordinance. The
ldtta that the constituents which he rep-]
resanted should be sacrificed In order to
benefit some other section of the city.
was all wrong, and for this reason ha
would be forced to vote against the
passage of tho. ordinance. Tho other
n'no members, including Aid. Zimmer
man, voted aye, and the president an
nounced the measure passed.
The ordinance, which is v short one,
provides as follows:
The present ordinance, No. 1227, is
amended so as to provide Chat no new
lines or extensions of either electric Of
horse car lines can be ordered by tho
council between May 1, 18'J«>, and Sept.
1, lyj.'i. The company is also given
until July 1, IS'.)4, to complete tha
Stryker and Maria avenue lines as de
scribed in section 1 of the present
ordinance. The above amendments art)
made upon the express conditions
that tho company shall proceed to con
struct and operate a double track line
beginning at the intersection of Kica
street and Como avenue via ConiO,'
Front, Cbatswortb and Van Slyke av-|
enue to Como pars. The cars on the
line are to be operated to and from tlio !
central portion of the city along tho
center of the route described, and to be
lli operation thirty days after the sower
shall have been laid on Como avenue as
far as the tracks of the Great .Northern
railway. ;
After the line has been built no sewer
is to be constructed so as to Interfere
with the operation of said line prior to
Sept. 1. 1806. In case the city does not
commence the construction of a sewer
on Como avenue, between Rice street
and the Great Northern tracks, before
June i. then the company is directed to
proceed with the construction of tho
Hue and have it in opperation by July 1.
1893. The line now terminating at the
intersection of Greenbrier and Mary
land streets is to be extended to I'halen
lake, via Maryland, Karl and Como and
l'halen avenues, and cars operated
thereon as soon as the city has acquired,
by purchase or condemnation, the title
to a public park at Phalen. The exten
sion is not to be operated earlier than
July l, iy.)4, and only between May and
October during the years to Octobor, J
18'J7. No sewer is to be built along tho j
line to I'halcn alter the track is laid,
until September, 1S!«.
The line on Rondo street is to be ex
tended west from its present terminus
to Miller street, and is to be in operation
ninety days after the ordinance is pub
lished. All the lines specified are to bo
operated under ordinance 1237, and all
rights granted under this ordinance are
to terminate at the same time as mulct
ordinance 1227. The ordinance passed^
by the council— No. 1693 directing the
street railway company to operate a lino
on Charles and other streets is repealed
by the ordinance, as is also the resolu-j
tjbn approved Nov. 10, 1893, requiring
the company to build a horse car lints
on Front and other streets.
Before the ordinance is of any force
or effect the company is to file an ac
ceptance of the same with the city clerk/
the same to be approved by the city at
torney. In case the company falls or
neglects to complete all of the lines
designated in the ordinance in the man-,
ncr specified, then all right and priv
ileges granted under the ordinance are
to be forfeited, and the same to be null
and void and of no effect.
A special meeting of the assembly
has been called for this evening, and
the ordinance will be passed at tho
meeting. While the passage Of the or
dinance will not be legal, owing to the
provision which provides that no ordi
nance shall be passed at any other than' ,
a regular meeting, it will be put
through just to show to Mr. Lowry that
the members ant good fellows and will*
ing to pass the ordinance at the next
regular meeting.
New Garbagq^Ordlnance.
Aid. Culleu introduced an ordinance
to take the place of the present garbage
ordinance. Tho measure provides that
the occupants of all buildings used for
residence purposes shall have a recept
acle for garbage, which shall be placed
where it can be accessible to the garb
ag« collectors. No person shall cause
or permit garbage to be thrown in any
street or alley, or in or about any vacant
lot or unoccupied real estate. No lodg
ing or tenement house shall be used as
a place for the storage of any com
bustible article, rags or any article dan
eerous or detrimental to health, nor
shall any horse, cow, calf, pig, swine,
sheep or goat bo kept in such house.
Any violation, neglect or refusal to com*
ply with the requirements of the ordi
nance is made punishable by a fine of not
more than $103 nor less than $23 for
each offense.
Under a suspension of the rules the
ordinance was passed.
E.V. SniaJley, one of a committee who
are organizing for the Reciprocity con
vention on Juno 5 and 0, requested that
the council should hire a hall and pay
for a band of music, lie was anxious
that $500 be appropriated 'for this pur
pose. The delegates, he said, would
tuibrace men from all the cities in the
uatiou, It was a gteat question, that o{
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