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ION.
The Missouri Slope Members, in
Order to Save the Capital
to Bismarck,
Combine With the Prohibitionists and
Defeat Resubmission and
Relocation.
This Was \Made Necessary by the
Action of .Tnd LaMonre and
M. L. McCormack.
FORTHY-THIRI) DAY.
The Senate.
[From' Bismarck Tribune, 17th inet.]
The senate was called lo order at 2 p. ra.
by Lieut. Gov. Allin.
COKKECTING .TOUBKALS.
Mr. INK moved that the reading of the
journal be referred to a committee for cor
rection.
Mr. McCORMACK of Grand Forks: Is
it not necessary to suspend the rules to
dispense with the reading of the journal.
Mr. LITTLE: I fail to see anythiug in
the rules which requires their suspension
to refer this journal to a committee for
correction, and I don't see any reason why
we should depart from the ordinary cus
tom.
Mr. McCORMACK of Grand Forks:
There are three or four journals now in
the hands of committees that have not
been reported. 1 see that this journal has
not been printed correctly. It is very
short, and 1 should like to have it read and
corrected. 1 move as a substitute that the
journal be read at this time and corrected.
Mr. FULLER seconded.
Mr. McCORMICK of Ramsey: I movp
that the substitute motion of the gentle
man be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. LITTLE seconded.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
carried.
The motion recurring on. Mr. Ink's orig
inal motion.
Mr. LAMOURE said: I presume this
first rule is English. Rule one says: "The
president shall take the chair at 2 o'clock
p. m., or the hour to which the senate was
adjourned, and call the senate to order,
and if a quorum be present, he shall direct
the journal of the preceding day to be
read." Has the chair done that')
The CHAIR: That duty has been per
formed. .,
Mr. INK'S motion was then carried by
the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs. Aluien, Arnold, Engle,
Enger, Ink, Johnson of Traill, Johnson ot
Ward, Kinter, Little, Lowry, McCormick
of Ramsey, McGillivray, Miller, Patch,
Pinkham, Svennungsen, Svensrud, Weiser,
Worst—19.
Nays—Messrs. Bid lake. Bisbee, Biorgo,
Brynjolfson, Cashel, Fuller, llaegart, La
Moure, McCormack of Grand Forks, Nel
son, Palmer—11.
Mr. Kuhn was absent.
KX PUNfi INM RESOLUTION
S.
Mr. INK: We are _all aware that the
journal of last Saturday has not been ap
proved, and that—
Mr. LAMOURE: When the gentleman
speaks
for the combination and says "we
are all aware," he oversteps the limit.
Mr. INK: If we ara not all aware at the
present time we soon will be, 1 think. On
account of some points of order that were
raised and not published in Saturday
journal, 1 move that all subject matter
relative to the concurrent resolution from
the house regarding the re submission
question, which is found on page 7 of the
iournal, commencing with, "Mr. LaMoure
moved that the senate do now proceed,
etc," and all incidental motions connected
therewith, up to and including page 9 up
to the line, "a recess of ten minutes was
taken," be expunged from the record.
Seconded by Mr. McCormick ot Ramsey.
Mr. LAMOURE: This question comes
up here as a matter of tact as to what
actually occurred during the session of
this senate on last Satuiday, whicb by this
one motion you propose to expungefrom
the journal. The question of tact comes
lip as to what we did in reference to the
question of re-subiuission. It is a 'lotor
ious fact, known probably to 200 men, that
this senate voted on that .question, and a
majority of this senate voted in favor of it.
After havine voted so, the ordinary rules
of procedure in cases of that kind were
adopted.
A
motion was made reco n­
sider, and that motion to lay on the table,
and it prevailed. That is a fact is, it not
The CHAIR: Correct, as the chaif
UIMr.rLAMOURE:
Ward, Kinter,
"h.
That is right is it not
MTlieSEOTETARY:
That is right, sir.
Mr. LAMOURE: It is also a fact that
this senate met yesterday, and we went
through the ordinary course of business—
the journal was read was it not, sir.
Mr.6LAMOUR^
ei)fd
the chair put the
^The'ljHAIR: No, sir he did not. He
hlMr.*LAMofi^E^He^'could
have taken
•it. A communication reached this senate
from the governor, if I recollect correctly.
After the communication was read, the
gentleman from Ramsey moved_ a recess.
Now this combination proposes to wipe out
all that. Is that so?
I
just appeal to the
combination on that. 1 don know wheth
er they do or not. I want to vote Intelli
gently on this. I think I am with you, but
I waut to know what I am going to do.
If I am right 1 propose to vote for this ex-
^RoUcall was had on' Mr.ink's motion,
with the following result:
Ayes: Messrs. Almen, Arnold, Engle,
s- Enger, Ink, Johnson of Traill, Johnson of
Little, Lowr,
Oilier
1
McCormick
of Ramsey, McGillivray,
Svennungsen, Svensrud, Weiser, Worst
Nays: Bidlake. Bisbee, Biorgo, JBryn
jolfson, Cashel. Fuller. Haggart, LaMcmre,
McCormack of Grand Forks, Miller, Nel
son, Palmer—12.
Mr. Kuhn was absent.
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
ifr. LITTLE: Whereas, on Saturday
last a resolution was introduced of a cer
tain character, and no chance was given
k, to the senate for consideration of th?
same, points of order were raised, and for
other reasons, I move that all in the
reiUIUUB, Uiv*« v..— :r
journal on page 10 after the words so the
bill passed ana the title was agreed to
immediately before the words
"the
senate
returned to the 8th order of business, op
to page 12, and including the words
"which motion prevailed," and all inciden
tal motions in connection therewith be ex
punged from the record. ..
The vote was then taken on the motion
with the following result:
Ayes: Messrs. Almen, Arnold. Bidlake,
Biorgo, Brynjolfson, Engle.Enger,Hag
gart, Ink, Johnson Traill, Johnson of
Want, Kinter, Little. I^owry, McCprmick
of Ramsey, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson,
Patch, Pinkham, Svennungsen, Svensrud,
Weiser, Worst—24.
Nays: Messrs. Bisbee. Cashel. Fuller,
Palmer—4.
Mr. Kuhn was absent and Messrs. La
Moure and McCormack' of Grand Forks
were excused from voting.
Mr. LAMOURE gave as his reason for not
toting that he considered the whole pro
ceedings revolutionary in character.
Mr. McCORMACK of Grand Forks: I
called for a roll call and I had to have five
men stand up. Here is a man calls lora
roll call and gets it on his own request.
He is in the combination and 1 think the
chair stands in with him.
The journal of Saturday was then, on
motion of Mr. Ink, approved as corrected
by the following vote:
Ayes: Messrs. Almen, Arnold, Engle,
Enger, Ink, Johnson of Traill, Johnson of
•Ward,. Kinter, Little, Lowry. McCormick
of Ramsey, McGillivray, Patch, Pinkham,
Svennungsen, Svensrud, Weiser, Worst
Nays: Messrs. Bidlake, Bisbee, Bjorgo,
Brynjolfson, Cashel, Fuller, LaMoure, Mc
Cormack of Grand Forks, Miller, Nelson,
Palmer—11.
Messrs. Kuhn and Haggart were ab
sent.
The House.
[From Bismarck Tribnne, 18th inBt.]
THE OUOST STALKS.
The hour of three having arrived, on
motion of Mr. Cope the capital removal
matter, house bill 69, was taken up in com
mittee of the whole.
The speaker called Mr. Kearney to the
chair, and the old war-horse l'rom Stuts
man ascended the "pulpit" with the re
mark, "Egad, Mr. Speaker, can't you do
better He was about to take the chair,
when, remembering that he had left his
"specs" on his desk, he went back, recov
ered his property, placed the same in
position,again ascended the stairs and sank
into the chair "with a dull and sickening
thud."
Mr. LUTZ moved that when the com
mittee rise it recommend indefinite post
ponement.
Mr. BURTON niovedjto lay the bill on
the table.
Mr. LUTZ wanted to get the whole
thing out of the way, as' there was more
important business to attend to.
Mr. BURKE wanted the motion consid
ered at once. Let the members show their
true colors. He did not want the bill
placed on the table where it could be
picked up at any time. Capitol removal
was not an issue at the late election. There
were great issues—such as re-submission.
But probably no member, when a candi
date had been asked to declare himself
either for or against re-location. Before
this measure was acted upon at any ses
sion of the assembly the people should de
mand that it'be made an issue. Let us be
fair and just to the people of the Missouri
slope, 'lhis great section will develop.
Who can tell what the growth of its stock
interests will bring forth? Because we
from other parts have the power, let us not
use it unjustly. Let us not be governed
by the principle that might makes right.
Mr. BROWN believed that no more time
should be spent in foolishness, but the
house should get down to business. He
lived in the city of Grand Forks and was
one of its forefathers. It had been said
that Grand Forks wanted the capital. He,
for oudfUid not. He was not in favor ot
giving $100,000 to get it. He would rather
nave his constituents spend the sum in
getting a starch factory and othei manu
facturing enterprises something that
would go on tapping every day in the year,
and not for only sixty days every two
years.
Mr. BURKE could not understand why
Mr. Burton, who was so anxious for imme
diate consideration at the time he (Bur
ton) introduced the bill, was so desirous of
postponing now. As the gentleman from
Ramsey had said, removal was net in any
of the party platforms of the last cam
paign. He ventured the assertion that
few of the people of the state were inter
ested in the removal scheme. If it were
put before them for settlement, he be
lieved a large majority would say "No!"
He did not believe in changing the capital,
it ever, until the state could build, for
itself, one to be proud of.
Mr. BURTON spoke in favor of his mo
tion to table. He did not care whether the
capital was removed or not. In his re
marks he said that Mr. Brooke had prom
ised, at the time the bill was introduced, to
vote for it.
Mr. BROOKE: That is false!
Mr. OLIVER bought the removal busi
ness had long enough been used as a club
with which to ghost certain members. Let
us get down to business. If you want to
move the capital, move it but let's get
down to work and not waste our time in
useless discussion.
Mr. DOUGLAS was ready to vote on
this motion a week ago. and he was ready
now. As he said before, the state institu
tions were locatfe 1 by a deal in the constitu
tional convention. He was against the
deal, and fought it as hard as he could.
But the results of the deal went in the
constitution, and was adopted by the votes
of the people. The capital was awarded
to Bismarck under the provisions of that
instrument. She has complied with all
that was asked of her, and this capital is
her right A gentleman last week on the
floor said he blushed to hear me say that
the location of the institutions was a deal:
but I should blush to vote for this bill,
which I believe is unfair.
The motion to lay on the table was lost,
the indefinite postponement carried, there
was a rustle of graveyard habiliments and
the ghost, taking up its stuffed club,
again flitted away to the spirit land, to ap
pear no more'unless at some subsequent
session it may be found necessary to call
upon it to round up the delegation from
the slope.
Then came a motion to rise and report,
whereupon Farmer Kearney, still in the
chair, asked the speaker to "send some one
else up here."
The motion to rise aud report carried,
and, with the announcement from the
chairman that "the committee rises," the
house resumed its session.
.Bills Explained.
Mr. Svensrud's senate bill 166 appropri
ates $30,000 from the state treasury to pur
chase seed grain for ne»dy farmers resid
ing in counties that have reached the con
stitutional limit of indebtedness.
Senate bill 168, by Mr. Cashel, amends
section 8 of chapter 71 of the laws of 1890
by making it optional with state's attorney
in criminal cases to file an information or
require a prelimtnarv examination. But
he must do one or the other within ten
days after charges are tiled with him.
Senate bill 160, by Mr. Bisbee, provides
for paying salaried county officers month
ly. The auditor to draw a warrant, and
the treasurer to pay the same. *A verified
voucher must be given to auditor by such
salaried officer.
Senate bill No. 168, by Mr. Miller, is
quit lengthy, and provides for gathering
of records of births, marriages and deaths,
and the compi'ation of statistics relating
^Mn's'kinner's house bill 201 appropri
ates 920,000, to be expended under control
of the governor, commissioner of agricul
ture and labor and the president of the ag
ricultural college board, for the encour
agement of the cultivation of sugar beets,
and for experiments in the manufacture of
beet sugar.
House bill 204. by Mr. Loomis, allows
county boards of commissioners to levy a
tax of not more than one-fourth of a mill
on the dollar on the assessed valuation, to
be collected as other taxes, the proceeds to
be used solely for the purpose of promot-*
ing and assisting immigration into the
C°Mr/Whlte'8
house "request"* bill 206 re
peals section 2 of the prohibition law, relat
ing to druggists' permits.
A HARD FIGHT.
Flie Ryan-Needham Fight in Minne
apolis a Long, Hard-Fought
Battle.
Ryan Finally Knocked Ont His Op
ponent in the Seventy
Sixth Round.
Great Interest Taken in the Fighf
Sports Present From All Over
the Northwest.
It is Considered One of the Greatest
Fights Ever Fought in
This Country.
It Lasted Hours and 5 Minutes.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 17.—The Twin City
athletic club rooms have been crowded all
day with members and visitors from out
side cities, who have come with the inten
tion of witnessing the Needham-Ryan fight
to-night. Some 125 of the Chicago delega
tion arrived on the morning train and oth
ers on the afternoon trains. Omaha, Kan
sas City, Duluth, West Superior, Stillwater,
Eau Claire and other outside villages, are
well represented. Both men were in good
condition. The contest is for a purse of
$1,000, $800 to the winner, Queensbury
rules to govern, the fight to be to a finish,
and neither man to weigh more than 140
pounds at the time of entering the ring.
The fight was set for 9 o'clock, the men to
weigh in at 8 o'clock, but as soon as
the doors were opened at 7:30 the
crowd began to pour in. The auditorium
was supposed to seat 1,200. Every seat was
taken. No smoking was tolerated at any
time. Promptly at 8 p. in., every seat in
the auditorium being taken, the men
stepped in the weighing scales, the index
showing that Needham weighed 137)4
a»d
Ryan 139%, a difference of 1% pounds in
favor of the Chicago boy. Charley Kem
mic and Australian Smith, who has trained
Needham, were announced as seconds for
the St. Paul boy, and George Siddons aud
Billy Myers, the wall-knowu lightweight,
looked after the interests of Ryan. Henry
Selee, the club's official referee, is absent
at Hot Springs, and Jue Mannix, the news
paper man, was chosen to act in that ca
pacity. The gloves used were four ounces.
The fight was witnessed only by members
of the club, they being charged
the nominal price of ten dollars.
The directors of the club held a meeting
just before the fight on the question of
Needham wearing a plaster, and to the sur
prise of every one allowed the plaster to go.
Jimmy Manning of St. Paul acted as time
keenfer for Needham, and Bill Richerds
of Cnicago for Ryan, and F. A. McAvoy
official time keeper for the club. At 9:15
Needham entered the ring followed a few
minutes latter by Ryan. The latter had a
longer reach but did not look as well as
Needham. Notwithstanding that there
are two bills before the state legislature
providing for the prohibition of fights of
all contests, there was a large delegation
of members present, especially alliance
men who entered just before call of time.
Betting at the ring side at 9:28 was even
money and several bets of $100 each were
made at that figure. Referee Mannix
made a short speech before the call of
time asking that order be maintained and
that the fight would be oil its merits aud
to a finish'. The best man will win and no
favors were asked except that order be
strictly kept.
Round 1—Needham wore a plaster on
right leg behind the knee. At 9:30 time
was called. Needham led but fell short a
counter clinch followed but no harm was
done after several seconds' feinting Need
ham led and landed on Ryan's stomach
lightly Ryan attempted to land but Need
ham got away Needham lead and landed
on Ryan's stomach Ryan countered but
Needham ducked. This round ended for
Needham.
Round 2—Ryan forced the fighting and
landed lightly on Needham's face a clinch
followed Needham led his right and
missed Ryau led with his left and landed
lightly on Needhatn's shoulder Needham
landed on Ryan's stomach and slipped
Ryan led unsuccessfully with right and
left Ryan led and Needham countered on
Ryan's neck Ryan led unsuccessfully with
left Needham got In a right-hand smash
just as time was called.
Round 3—Needham commenced hostili
ties by leading with his left. A clinch
followed Needham led with his left,which
was successfully countered both men
landed lightly Needham again led and a
clinch followed, with no damage Ryan
1 nded on Neeedham's chest, Ryan coun
tering on Needdam's forehead Ryan got
in a smashing blow on Needham's
forehead Ryan again landed on Need
ham's face. The rest of the round was
spent in sparring for wind.
Round 4—Ryan came up the fresher.
Needham led, but fell short Needham
again led, but without avail the Minneap
olis man landed his right on Ryan's face
Needham toucued the Chicago man lightly
in the ribs with his left and followed it up
with his right. This ended the round.
Round 5—After several seconds sparring
Ryan poked his left in Needham's left eye
the Minneapolis man led bis left, which
Ryan cleverly ducked Ryan led for Need
ham's wind, but failed to land Needham
chased Ryon to the ropes, but Ryan got
away without a scratch Needham began
to rush matters, leading twice with his
left.
Round 6—Needham led- and Ryan again
cleverly dodged Needham again led his
left, falling short Needham got in one on
Ryan's face.
Round 7—Ryan forced the fighting, get
ting In three good ones on Needham's face
Needham led his right, getting in two
good ones on Ryan's body and neck got
in another right hander on Ryan's neck
Ryan got in a rib-roaster on Needhaa.
Needham returned on Ryan's face Ryan
got in another on Needham's face and
ducked Needham's blow cleverly.
Round 8—Needham got in a right
hander on Ryan's ribs, Ryan countering
lightly and both men clinching after sev
eral seconds of sparring Ryan led, landing
on Needham'^,neck following with a nasty
upper-cut, driving Needham to the ropes
Kyan again landed with his left: Needham
led but fell short Needham led viciously
but failed to reach a minute later be
landed an awful right-hander on Ryan's
body. At the conclusion Ryan appeared
to be the fresher.
Round 9—Ryan commenced hostilities
with a swinging left, but without avail
Needham followed with two upper cuts,
landing lightly a light interchange fol
lowed,Needhaui getting the worst of it
after some sparring Needham led his left,
but did not reach, following it with a bot
one on Ryan's breast Kyan landed an
upper cut, following it with his right and
again an upper cut on Needham's stom­
ach Needham led but again fell short,
Ryan following with a right hander.
Round 10—Ryan got a left in Needham's
face: Kyan led a swinging right hander
without much damage Ryan led his left
but could not reach more sparring fol
lowed Ryan led witli left and right, touch
ing the Minneapolis man lightly on tho
body.
Round 11—At the beginning of this
round, Ryan appeared in better condition,
the Minneapolis man appearing to be suf
fering from his wind. Ryan got in a
vicious left-hander on Needham's face. A
quick interchange followed. Needham's
left eye showing the effects. Needham got
another one in the face, Ryan's long reach
.apparently beginning to tell. Ryan led
bis left and Needham followed with a
swinging right, which inissed. At call of
time, Needham received two smashing
right and left-handers in the face.
fi Round 12—Ryan again poked his left
in Needham's eye, Ryan's tactics being
evidently to blind Needham, while Need
ham was playing for the other's wind
Needham led his left but fell short more
sparring and then time ended the round.
Round 13—The crowd thus far has been
as orderly as an audience of a first class
theatre, not a cry nor shout of any kind
to disturb the order. Needham led a
vicious swinging right hander but missed
Needham led a straight with his left but
did not touch Ryan again he fruitlessly
led Ryan got in his left on Needham's
face Ryan again led and a clinch followed,
no great damage done: Ryan again led
just as the gong sounded but did no dam
age.
Round 14—Ryan again swung his right
on Needham's neck, Needham retaliating
with his right on Ryan's shoulder Need
ham led right and left the Chicago man
again ducked and got away without a
scratch Ryau forced Needham to the
ropes with his right and left Needham
then got in one on Ryan's face Ryan
again led for Needham's face, landing
lightly sparring ended the round at 10:30
with Ryan the freshest.
Round atter round was fought without
either man gaining any advantage. Ryan
kept leading for Needham's face, and
Needham for Ryan's wind. In the forty
first round, Needham. who had received
the most punishment, appeared to be im
proving and both men seemed to be in as
good shape as when they commenced,
showing wonderful staying powers after
such hard fighting. About the fifty-fourth
round the men began to ger weary and
their work was listless. At 2:30 a. ni.. aftei
sixty-eight rounds had been fought, Presi
dent Harrison of the Twin City Athletic
club, announced Ins intention of making
the men fight to a finish.
In the seventy fifth round the fighting
was hot and fast, the men fighting like de
mons and Ryan scoring first blood. Per
fect pandemonium reigned.
Round 76—Both men came up to light,
Ryan leading with his left and some exe
cution was done Ryan used his left again
and knocked Needham down a clinch fol
lowed, and Needham was knocked
down again Ryan upper cut
right and left, knocking Needham
down repeatedly and the call of time only
saved him from being knocked out. As it
was he was carried to his corner in a dazed
condition, and before time was called again
his seconds threw up the sponge.
The fight is universally considered one
of the greatest ever fought in the country,
fighting by rule in almost every round.
Needham made a plucky light, being
knocked down repe.atedly in the last round,
coming up, but only to go down
by a vicious upper .cut. The exact time of
the fight was five hours and five minutes.
Everybody was perfectly satisfied with the
manuer in which it was conducted, and
good order maintained throughout.
%TKA.MER SUNK#
An Ohio Hiver lioat Goe* Down-Two
Paflrteiifgerri Drowned.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 17.—'The steamer Sher­
lock struck the Kentucky pier of the C. &
O. bridge while going down the river. She
had on board thirty passengers and abDut
fifty or sixty of the boat's crew. The boat
wcut to pieces and floated down to Fifth
street, where she sunk. She had on board
400 tons of freight. The cabin floated
down the river, and at Riverside some of
the crew and passengers got ashore in a
skiff. The harbor steamer A. L. Martin
was hastily sent after the floating cabin
and caught it at Riverside, several miles
below this city. As many as were left
were hastily taken aboard and returned
to the city. It is said they were, remark
ably brave during their season of peril,
and that with a few exceptions the women
were more courageous than the men, when
death seemed certain. Mrs. McLane of
Pittsburg was instantly killed by falling
freight at the time of the collision. The
Sherlock was eighteen years old, valued
at $20,000 and insured for $12,000. She had
400 tons of freight, consisting of nails,
paper, bottled beer, glassware and miscel
laneous freight. It is known now for cer
tain that Mrs. McLane of Pittsburg and
her granddaughter, little Margaret Brown
of Pittsburg, were the only onea of the
twenty-one registered passengers lost. Of
the nine unregistered passengers, whether
all are safe is not known. It is believed
every one of of the officials and crew were
saved. In regard to the cabin and deck
clerks, there is painful uncertainty. The
rescued are scattered.
The Last Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The last of the
appropriation bills, a general deficiency,
was reported to the house this afternoon.
It carries a total appropriation of $36,574,
308, a large part ,of which—$28,678.332—is
on account of pensions.
Senator Pettigrew to day proposed an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill authorizing the appointment of a com
mission to negotiate with the Pine Ridge
and Rosebud Indians for a readjustment of
the boundary lines between these resei va
tions, for the transfer of the Rosebud In
dians to Pine Ridge, and for the location of
such of the Lower Brule Indians as may
desire it, at Rosebud. He also proposed an
amendment for the erection of an Indian
Industrial school at Chamberlain, S. D.
Gibson Indicted.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—An indictment
against George J. Gibson was returned
Into court by the grand jury this after
noon. It contains six counts, charging
Gibson with having in his possession dyna
mite, nitro glycerine or gunpowder, for
the purpose of doing bodily injury to or
killing H. H. Shufeldt, Thomas Lynch,
John Lynch and others. The bond of
Gibson is fixed at $25,000.
Three Persons Killed.
CHABLOTTE, N. C., Feb. 17.—A mixed
passenger and freight train on the Chester
Lenoir narrow-gauge railroad jumped the
track on the trestle two miles south of
Newton yesterday. The killed were:
Fireman J. Hoag of Chester. S. C. H. M.
Morrow of Cleveland county, N. C. W.
W. Ross of Chestsr 8. C. Four were se
riously injured.
The Mob Holding the Fort.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—The idle mob, num­
bering about 2,000 persons, are again in
possession of Jackson Park to-day and no
work was done, the contractors not daring
to brine their gang of Italians upon the
ground. The mob is drinking and becom
ing boisterous, and residents in the neigh
borhood are -becoming alarmed at their
presence.
1 1
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PITTSBURG FLOOD.
The Allegheny River on the Ram
page and Miles of Streets
Flooded.
The Damage to Stocks of Goods in
the Flooded Districts Esti
mated at, 81,000,000.
Thousands of New York Friends
Take a Last Look at the Face
of General Sherman.
PITTRIIUHG, Feb. 18.—At I o'clock this
afternoon the Hying current, in the Alle
gheny river reached 32 feet and 11 inches
and began to slowly recede. As even the
wildest estimate had placed high water at
23 feet the great damage indicted in this
city is due more to carelessness in remov
ing goods than to the very high water.
With nearly every iron mill flooded and
closed down, the railroad tracks washed
away, squares upon squares of streets
flooded to the second story and cellars
filled, the direct loss by Hood cannot fall
less than §1,000,000.
The poor living along the river
have sult'ercd so greatly that appeals lor aid
have .been issued by the mayor of Alle
gheny. The grestest losses of course fall
upon the down town wholesale stores and
the Riverside establishments on Pennsyl
vania avenue, where fully three miles of
cellars are filled to the first floor and the
goods damaged beyond repair. Added to
this, the building inspectors say that the
Hooded districts have suffered great injury
in the way of damaged foundations and
buildings. To-night the river has fallen
several feet and the railroad and street car
lines will open up to morrow. The. dam
age to the railroads has been generally re
paired and all trains are running slightly
behind time.
A Last Look at the Great General.
NEW YOKK, Feb. 18.—Hundreds of peo
ple in New York who read in the papers
this morning that they would be
permitted to look on the face of General
Sherman befoieitis finally covered, vis
ited the Sherman house and had formed
themselves into line by half-past nine
o'clock. A few minutes afterward the
line began to pass through the north door,
ascended a few more steps, turned down
the staiis that led to the office in the base
ment and passed out. This was kept up
during the day. Every one who wanted
to see the remains was allowed to take his
place in line. This afternoon a large pil
low of lillies of the valley, roses and vio
lets was received from President Harrison.
The violets were wrought in the form of a
sabre upon the pillow.
The .White Star line steamer Majestic
from Liverpool arrived off Fire Island at
8:50 p. m. The Majestic has on board
Thomas Ewing Sherman, son of the late
General Sherman, and the arrival of the
steamer will enable him to take part in his
father's obsequies in this city.
A Good Showing for Sout.lt Dakota.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The census of­
fice has in press a bulletin prepared by
James II. Blodgett, expert special agent,
showing the general enrollment in the
public schools of Arizona, California, Con
necticut,. District of Columbia, Maine, Ma
ryland, Massachusetts, Montana, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming and eighty
three cities. The most striking showing
of the bulletin is the comparative growth
of population and public school enroll
ment. The relative gain is generally
greatest in the south, Out the phenomenal
extreme of gain in population and school
enrollment is shown in South Dakota. In
that state the per cent, ot gain in popula
tion is 234.6, while the per cent, of gain in
tlie school enrollment is 563.36. For Mon
tana the figures are 261.12 and 237 49. re
spectively, and for Wisconsin, 16.97 and
28.23.
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llEltTIIOI.K HILL KKI'OHTf.n.
Senator Dawes to-day reported favorably
from the committee on Indian affairs
Senator Casey's bill providing for an ap
propriation of $80,000 to ratify the treaty
made with different Indian tribes at Fort
Berthold, N. D. This treaty was made in
1886.
$100,000
KOK FOKT LINCOLN.
Senator Pierce's bill, providing for an ap
propriation of $100,000 for the maintenance
of Fort Abraham Lincoln, in North Da
kota. was reported favorably from the
senate committee on military affairs.
Pierce will try and pass it by unanimous
consent, and will probably succeed.
A
COMPLIMENT TO SP00.VEK.
This afternoon the sub-committee on the
national republican league invited Senator
Spooner to deliver a speech at the annual
convention of the league to be held at Cin
cinnati April 21 and 24. He will accept, if
his proposed European trip does not pre
vent.
THE COPYIUGHT HILL.
The copyright, bill has pasged the senate
—yeas, 36 nays,*14. The house passed the
Indian appropriation bill.
Heavy ItaiiM.
MCKEKSPOBT, Pa., Feb. 17.—The Monon
gahela aud Yougheiogheny rivers are both
over their banks, and are rising at the rate
of five inches per hour. The National
Rolling mill and the Sterling Steel works
are submerged. Much damage has beeii
done.
WHEELING, W. Va., Feb. 17.—The great
est flood in many years is expected-here.
Reports from all sections of the state indi
cate unusually heavy rains and streams
are rising rapidly. All railroads entering
the city are blocked by landslides and com
munication is almost entirely cut off in
every direction.
MASSII.ON, Ohio, Feb. 17.—The heavy
rains of the past few days have so swollen
the streams south of this city that all
trains oil the Wheeling & Lake Erie rail
way east of Bowerston have been aban
doned, the trains being unable to get with
in 25 miles of each other on account of
washouts. The Cleveland & Loraine rail
way is much damaaed.
Glbfton Given Ball.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—Ex-Secretary Gibson,
of the whisky trust, who arrived from Pe
oria last night, walked into Judge Shep
erd's court this morning and gave $26,000
bail for his appearance in court.
ANOTHKR OLH-TIMKH ItONK.
General Sibley, MinneKota'* Flrat Gov
ernor PitMHes Over the Klver.
ST. PAL I., Feb. 18.—Gen. II. II. Sibley,
a pioneer and Minnesota's first governor,
well known all over the northwest, died
this morning at 4:30. He had been failing
for some time and was unconscious for
sixty hours prior to his death. So peaceful
was the end that his family and friends
scarcely knew when he passed away. The
funeral will be public and held Friday
afternoon from St. Paul's Episcopal church.
Appropriate action was taken by the legis
lature on the death.
Aiitor-Wllling.
PHILAIIELPHIA, Feb. 17.—Miss Ava
Law to Willing, daughter of Edward S.
Willing of this city was married here to
day to John Jacob Astor, son of William
Astor of New York. The marriage took
place at one o'clock at Willing's residence
No. 511 South Broad street and only the
immediate families of Astor aud Miss
Willing and a jew intimate personal
friends were present.
Snow Storm In MiniieHoto.
BKAINKKD, Minn., Feb. 17.—A heavy fall
of snow occurred to day,apparently extend
ing over the whole northern half of the
state. It is the heaviest fall of this winter.
ROCIIESTEH, Feb. 17.—The worst bliz
zard of the season is raging in this section
aud the trains will be stopped in both di
rections before morning.
lllscuHKinic a Fence Law.
PiKitKE. S. I)., Feb. 17.—The house this
morning spent the entire time discussing
the senate bill for a fence law to the effect
that the stock may range in all unorga
nized counties and no counties to be orga
nized hereafter until a majority of the
voter* so decide. This is believed as about
to In in many cattlemen from Montana to
this milder climate.
Another New York Failure.
NEW YOKK. Feb. 18.—The American
Loan and Trust company closed its doors
at half-past 12 to-day, the immediate cause
being I lie demand for a large amount of
money made by a savings bank of this
city, which trust the company could not
meet. The depositors will probaDly be
paid in full.
Driven Fioni Their Homeit.
PiTTsiiuiMi, Feb. 17.—Three thousand
Families in the cities here have been driven
from their homes by the flood. The rail
road trucks are washed away in numerous
places. The flood extends well up the river,
aud reports of serious damage come from
all directions. Late to night the rivers be
gan to fall rapidly.
Kij{hteen lCiiKineH llurneil.
KANSAS CITY, MO., Feb. 18.—At 10:80 to
night the carelessness of a wiper in the
roundhouse of the Cypress yards of the
Missouri Pacific railway in Kansas City,
Ka-.. set fire a bunch of oily waste.
Eighteen engines were destroyed. Loss,
$175,000.
In Favor of American Iuduiitry.
LONDON, Feb. 18.—James Wilson & Sons,
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builders, of Bradford, have failed, with lia
bilities amounting to .400,000. The failure
is attributed chiefly to the new United
States tariff law killing the cash trade in
packing cases for woolens sent to America.
A Family Suffocated.
NEW YOKK, Feb. 18.—Mrs. John Henry
and four children were suffocated and
John Enrich probably fatally burned in a
lire that occurred at Delmonico place and
llopkinson avenue, Brooklyn this morn
ing.
Sulrey'a Sou.
lie was a little, white haired, withered
up old man, with a weather beaten face
peering over a scraggy fringe of chin
whiskers. He sat ill a rear seat of the last
car of the Cape train, gazing through moist
eyes at a lit,tie shaver perched opposite.
The conductor knew him, and stopped
when he punched their tickets to ask,
"Where did you get the boy, Uncle Sethf"
"lie's Sairey's," replied the old man, chok
inga sob. "I never sot eyes on him afore
a week ago yisterday. Yer see, when Sairey
run off an' mcrried a good fer nuthin'
scamp, mother 'u I kinder felt we wuz
done with her. Las' week I cot a letter—
the fust fur five years—sayin' she woz
mighty low. Blud's thicker 'n water, an'
I started fur town at onct to bring her
hum. But she wuz too fur gone—(lied the
day I reached her. I found that leetle
feller thar, an' his mis'ble father wouldn't
let me bev him till I taught him—jes' like
he wuz a dumb beast. But I'd hev had
him if I'd bed to mortgaged the place—he's
got Sairey's eyes."—Boston Traveller.
Winters That Were Severe.
An aging correspondent with a memory
notes the following coincidence: Winter of
1890-1 remarkably severe, with heavy snow
fall. Winter of 1880-1 remarkably severe,
with heavy snow fall. Winter of 1870-1 re
markably severe, with heavy snow fall.
Winter of 1860-1 remarkably severe, with
heavy snow fall. Here our correspondent
prays a "ra(p in aid" from some one with
a longer memory than his.—Pall Mall
Gazette.
A Blind Man at the Play.
A good looking man of 40 walked down
the aisle of the Grand Opera house. Few
observed that he was blind. He sat well
down in the parquette, listened atten
tively to the rollicking dialogue on the
stage, and laughed loudly at some of the
witticisms of the comedians. It was rather
pathetic to note a man so afflicted in'such
a brilliant place, bat he enjoyed the per
formance heartily.—Cincinnati Commer
cial.
The marked separation of some cloud
layers has been experimentally demon
strated, while ascending a mountain, by
Professor Moller, in Germany. The lower
cloud was left behind when he had gone
upward of 300 feet, but high above him
were clouds of the middle layers at a height
of 20,000 feet, which soon began to darken
with rain or snow.
Walter Damrosch is said to have aaked
11,000 for conducting the Metropolitan
Opera house orchestra at Mr. W. K. Van
derbilt's concert. Ten years ago he was
willing to accept (10 fot an evening's work.
At that time he used to go out to Newark
once a week to conduct a little choral club
there, and was glad to receive 16 for his
evening's toil.
Leland Stanford is the richest man in
California. His wealth is now estimated
at $50,000,000. He was born in New York,
became a lawyer in Wisconsin, and went
with the Argonauts in 1849.
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Senator Sherman is 6 feet 3 inches tall,
but he weighs only 150 pounds. He looks
no older than be did fifteen yean ago. and,
though now 87, his hair baa just bejgun to
torn gray. J?
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