The Daily Democrat from Huntington, Indiana • Page 1

.3 1 I 4 3 Vol. 280. HUNTING TON, INDIANA i WE DNESD AY EVENING FEBRUARY 24 1897. ,10 cents per week. i i i i i COST MANY OLIVES.

mghteen Persona Swept to Their Doom by Raging Waters. FLOODS C0NTI5UE WORK OF RUM. Farts of Cincinnati in Great Dai ind Central Depot la Aban donedPennsylvania Mills Forced to Close. Cincinnati, Feb. 24.

Following is the complete list, thus far reported, of those who have met death in the Ohio valley At PlnevUle, Ky. Two mountaineer and a revenue man drowned: names not At Grafton. W. Va. William Tate, Bal timore Ohio fireman; drowned.

At Ky. James Chaswell, wife and four children; drowned. At Keystone. W. Vs.

Young Wade, drug gist, drowned. At Sparta, Ky. Charles Hoi ton, bank clerk: drowned. In Breathitt county, Ky. Mrs.

utsell's daughter; drowned. Ia Belle county, Ky. Two men, un known; drowned. 'At Bluefield, W. Va.

Sylvester Waters, teamster; drowned in Clear creek. At Portsmouth, O. "Aunt Blaele," ec oentric river character, missing and be lieved to be drowned. At Donkeyvllle. Ky.

Jonae Tyree; in Powell river. Residents Moving; Oat. Cincinnati, Feb. 24. The Ohio is still rising at the rate of three inches an hour and has been since 11 a.

m. Tues day, before which four inches an hour had been the rate for several hours. At 11 p. m. 54 feet three inches was the stage.

Reports from all up river points are that the heavy rains of the pest 24 hours have left all tributaries at overflowing' banks and sending vast vol umes into tne umo. unless mere is a sharp freeze to stiffen the water soaked ground it is estimated by river men that a 60 foot stage is almost certain. The great tobacco warehouses on Front street, are full of water to the first floor, but the stock had all been safely removed. The wharf boats at the pub lic landing are tied up almost at the Pan Handlerrailroad tracks. As yet no great damage has been done on the Kentucky side, as 60 feet is the danger line there.

Both the Licking and Banklick, however, are over their banks and threaten damage. All the cellars on Isabella street, Newport, from Southgate to Fourth street are full of water and many residents are prepar ing to move out. The Licking river has Inundated the Queen City Jockey club property at Wilders station, the track beinsr almost covered with water. Water in the pits at the Licking rolling mill caused a shutdown and 250 hands will be idle. The damage to the dam at the Ludlow lagoon amounts to $1,000.

The crops of the market gardeners in the Mill creek valley are probably largely destroyed. It will take 65 feet to inter fere with work at Union stock yards. Driven from Their Depot. At 11 clock p. m.

the water was standing about five feet deep over the main tracks entering the Grand Central depot, and all of the passenger trains of the following railroads abandoned the depot: Baltimore Ohio South western, Ohio Mississippi, Big Four (two and Queen Crescent. The Chesapeake Ohio and the Louis ville Nashville, by reason of their tracks being more elevated, will not be reached in the depot under 60 feet. The roads abandoning the Grand Central havea temporary depot at Eighth street that will be used until the water sub sides. There has been no delay on any road entering or going out of this city, and there will be none. Freight traffic is not interfered with at all, as the freight depots are on high ground.

In Kentucky. Louisville, Ky Feb. 24. At Jackson, Kentucky river broke three log booms, letting oat 5,000 logs. Abe Heed, colored, was drowned while trying to save them.

Beattyville is reported flooded, but the wires are down and the tracks of the llichmond, Nicholasville, Irvine fe Beattyville railroad, are washed away for a considerable distance, rendering communication impossible. The town of Farmer is under water. thousand logs have been lost in the Big Sandy valley. The mountain are full of wrecks of cabins and barns of the mountaineers. The Ohio is still risingwith.

22 feet on the "falls, but no serious danger is appre hended, owing to the cold wave which Two thirds of the town of Corbin Is under water. The damage is estimated at $25,000. The damage from the flood in south eastern Kentucky la estimated at $200, 000. The Kentucky river rose 40 feet in two hours and swept everything be The Cumberland river destroyed all property In ths bottom lands of Har 'lah county. James Tyree was caught 'f in Powell drowned.

f' Salyersville, East Point and Abideen "are "almost" entirely lower portion Maysville is under At Bristol, Tenn a flood poured down the valley, and but for the blowing of alarm whistles several families would perished. Damage, $20,000. i Capitol Grounds iOnder' Water." Charleston, W. Va' Feb; 24.0 is fully six feet of water in the capitol yard. Every newspaper In town, ia sub I.

merged. The Gazette got out a small eormon on a 300 press giving tne stage of water. Electric light and gas plants are both under water. The only lights in use are oil lamps and candles. It is impossible to estimate the damage in the upper part 01 town.

A bureau for the relief of the flood sufferers has been opened. The water is falling, but a second rise is reported coming. Busi ness is almost entirely suspended. Tel' ephone connection is broken and scarcely a business house is open. The post office now occupies an island.

The village of Sinclairville, W. opposite Cumberland, is under water. George Ashey and his team of horses were drowned near Westernport Monday afternoon. A number of cattle belonging to farmers above Cumberland have been drowned. Small houses are being anchored with ropes.

Great Distress. Parkersburg, W. Feb. 24. The Ohio and Kanawha rivers at this point have reached an alarmingly high stage, and the gravest fears are entertained.

The water is rushing over the rivers banks, flooding the lowlands. Hundreds of families living on the river banks are homeless, seeking shelter and aid. The city relief committee is rendering what help is possible to prevent starvation. The severe cold weather adds to the distress of the unfortunate. The farm lands up the Kanawha river are completely flooded, and the destruction to farm property is appalling.

Great suffering and distress exist among the farmers, who are left without any means of subsistence from the loss of their crops. Several persons are reported drowned. Tae Floods In Pennsylvania. McKeesport, Feb. 24.

Both the Monongahe'ia and Youghiogheny rivers at this point have overflowed their banks and the streets and all the houses in the lower portion of the city are ind undated. All the mills and factories in the flooded district are submerged and operations suspended. Several houses have been moved from their foundations and many stables and outbuildings have been carried away. No lives have been reported lost, but narrow escapes have been made by people who have been removed from second and third stories of their homes. The situation is serious and the loss in this city alone it is now believed will reach $200,000.

LEE TO QUIT. Cables to Secretary OIney That His Reslsmatlon Is on tbe Way. New York, Feb. 24. A dispatch to the World from Washington says: Fitz hugh Lee, consul general of the United States at Havana, has resigned, but has been requested to remain at his post for a time at least.

A cablegram from Gen. Lee has been received at the state department announcing that he has forwarded his resignation by mail steamer. Secretary Olney replied to this almost immediately, urging Gen. Lee to withhold his resignation until something could be, loiie, and; declaring', that his retirement at this time and in such a manner "would cause untold trouble." After sending his dispatch, Secretary Olney hurried over to the white house with Gen. Lee's telegram in his pocket, and talked over the situation with President Cleveland for nearly an hour before the other members of the cabinet arrived to attend the regular meeting.

The president fully approved of Mr. Olney's action in requesting Gen. Lee to withdraw: his resignation for tbe present. The matter was not laid before the cabinet. Charles Francis Scott, the American citizen who was arrested in Begla on the morning of February 9 and has since been detained in a Spanish jail.

was released from the state of incom municado in which he was placed as the result of representations made to the acting captain general, Marquis of Aburaada, by United States Consul Gen eral Lee Tuesday. London, Feb. 24. A dispatch to the Central News from Madrid says that Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo states that he has received official infor mation that Mr. McKinley, when he assumes the office of president of the United States, will do nothing to aid the insurgents in Cuba or to effect the in depend en ee of the island.

To Advance Christian Citizenship. Chicago, I Feb, 21. A meeting of Christian i citizenship superintendents of the State Christian Endeavor union was held in the Association building. It was called to discuss informally the best methods and lines of work to adopt in making Christian citizenship effec tive. Bepresentatives from five states, including Illinois, were present.

They Kev. George Hindley, Eidgeville, Kev. Ira Landrith, Nashville, G. C. Harney, Racine, George W.

Lubke, St. Louis, Mo. The conference continued through the day and evening. 7 h. Tbe Iaaasmratlon Bible.

Cincinnati, Feb. 24. The Bible to be used in the Inauguration of President McKinley is just being finished at a publishing, honse in'this city. It is to be presented for the occasion by the Freed men of America. The Bible is made of the: finest but is very plain.

The front cover, a gold shield, contains the words; William McKinley, Presi dent of the United States." Inaugurated March 4, 1897." The inside of the cover is lined with white silk, and announces the presentation by the 11,000,000 freed men of the United States. ft;" IN CONGRESS. Senate Seeks Information Regarding Ruiz' Death. In Cuba. VEST CRITICISES THE PRESIDENT.

Discussion In tbe House on tbe Civil Servlee Lw Flnd Many Opposers Naval Bill Is Passed. Washington, Feb. 24. In the senate Tuesday a resolution was offered by Senator Mills Tex.) and was agreed to, requesting the president to furnish a statement of the facts concerning the arrest, imprisonment and death of Dr. Ricardo Ruiz in a Cuban jail.

Practically, the entire day was consumed in the discussion of an amendment in the Indian appropriation bill for the opening to settlement of the Un compahgre Indian reservation in Utah, containing over 2,000,000 acres. The amendment was resisted by Senator Vilas principally on the ground that it was in the interest of the rich corporations who were engaged in the business of extracting aspbaltum and gilfeonite, of which there are large and valuable deposits in the reservation. Senator Vest Mo.) bitterly criticised the administration, declaring that all the complications in the matter Lad resulted from the refusal of the president to execute the law. Senator Vilas protested against what he called the arraignment of the presi dent by Senator Vest. "I arraign the president, it the sena tor so characterizes my remarks," said Senator Vest, "because I declare that be had no right to disobey an act of congress which was mandatory upon him.

If he believed that we were wast ing the substance of the people be should have called it to our attention in a constitutional way and asked us to repair the wrong. Instead of that he usurped legislative functions and de clared that he would not obey the act of congress. These are the undisputed facts." "So far from their being undisputed facts, said Senator 'Vilas, "I am aston ished that the senator from Missouri should make such a statement." Before abandoning the fight. Sena tor Vilas proposed an amendment looking to the survey of these mineral lands and their division into lots which were then to be leased for 25 years, a royalty of so much per ton to be paid to the gov ernment. This was fought by Senator Brown Utah) as entirely at variance with the mining laws of the coun try, and with the interests of the people.

Jt was defeated; and then the original amendment, somewhat modified, was agreed to. That one paragraph was the only paragraph which the senate made in the Indian appropriation bilL It was laid aside at 4:40 and the senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, and shortly ad journed. House. Washington, Feb. 24.

The house, late Tuesday afternoon, ran unexnectedlv into an interesting and possibly significant discussion of the civil servim law. It came about by the consideration of a bill to amend the revised statutes so as to give the governors of territories the power to remove as well as to appoint certain territorial oflicers. It was par ticipated in by a dozen members or more, nearly all of whom criticised and condemned the law, it finding its only aetenaers in Brosius Fa.) and Walker (reD Mass.1. Mr. Grosvenor 6.) denounced it as a sinuous, infamous conspiracy upon ttie government," and expressed the opinion that a tide was rising in this country whichwould sweep bureaucracy from power.

Mr. Bailey Tex.) denounced the pystem as a humbug, and said the reason why the democratic party did not repeal the law when it had the power was that it did not have sense enough. Mr. Brosius deprecated the sentiments of Mr. Grosvenor and of the republican applause which their utterances evoked, saying in view of Maj.

McKinley's well known attitude toward the merit it seemed to him "a fleshing of a sword in the heart of the presidentelect." The bill was passed. Most of the session was spent in consideration of the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Barrett Mass.) criticised the bill for its failure to make appropriation for what he deemed to be one of the most important parts of the service, the construction dry docks, and he moved an amendment authorizing one to be built at the Boston navy yard to cost not exceeding $1,000,000. He made an extended speech in support ofthe amendment, which was followed by a long and somewhat acrimonious discussion, but it was finally defeated, only about half a dozen members supporting it.

The bill was passed exactly, as it came from the committee on naral affairs. Business Men Want Representation. Feb. 24. A' memorial has been presented to the house committee on ways and means, signed by Frederick Peck, president of the Busi ness Men League of the United States, praying the committee to construct the new tariff bill in the.

interests of tK business men of the country and not of the manufacturers. The memorial also asks for the establishment of a new executive department, to be called the department of commerce. A nonpartisan commission, to be appointed by the Business Men's league, is suggested as an aid to the committee. This commission is to collect data, to turn it over to the committee, to assist i in its preparation of the new tariff bill. AN ARMISTICE.

Cretan Christians and Moslems Reach an Agreement. London, Feb. 24. The parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, Mr. George N.

Curzon, read dispatches in the house of commons from the British consul at Canea, confirming the announcement made that an armistice of one week had been arranged between the Mussulmans and Christians at Seli nos, island of Crete, at the instance of the British, Italian and Russian consuls. Mr. Curzon added that the consul had done his best to calm the Christians, intimating to them that the solution of the Cretan troubles depended on the great powers. Though it appears he made a great impression, the dispatches of the consul further stated the armistice would, not suffice to save the 2,000 Mussulmans at Candamos and tie 10,000 at Spaniaco and Selinos from certain death should a Greek war vessel appear there. It is reported on good authority that the sultan has ordered 17 divisions of the army mobilized for the purpose of enabling him with the irregulars, to put 200,000 men in tbe field, 60,000 each against Greece and Bulgaria, the re mainder as a reserve.

The work of mob ilizing is proceeding more smoothly than was expected. Canea, Feb. 24. A Turkish war ship in Suda bay and the soldiers in the arsenal there fired repeatedly at the village, which was shelled Sunday by the foreign fleets. There was absolutely no reason for this attack except that the Turks were desirous of provoking an occasion for further intervention on the part of the European powers.

A white flag was flying over the position occupied by the insurgents, but this did not prevent the firing. The insurgents, understanding probably the motives of the Turks, did not reply to the fire. The. leaders of the insurgents who were shelled Sunday have made through the Greek commodore a formal protest against the action of the foreign ad mirals. They declare in their protest that acting in obedience to the powers they refrained from actual hostilities against the Moslems as long as it was possible, but the Turks having shelled their position for two days they were finally compelled to reply to the fire.

The protestors ask whether the powers are determined to allow the Turks to destroy the Christians in Crete like they did the Armenians in Anatolia. Athens, Feb. 24. The entire country is in a state of intense anxiety and unrest over the situation and there is the widest speculation as to what the final outcome will Ix The people are deeply incensed against the powers for their intervention in Crete and their attitude is causing some apprehension in court and' government circles. King George has issued a proclamation that is intended to cool the popular passions and thus avert what might prove a national crisis.

He enjoins the country to be calm and dignified and to confide in the government which he says is do ing everything possible to uphold the honor of Greece and maintain the rights of Hellenic people. MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS. Meet and Nominate a Candidate for Supreme Coort. Detroit, Feb. 24.

The republican state convention, to nominate a justice of the Michigan supreme court and two regents of the university, met in the Auditorium shortly after 11 o'clock in the morning. D. M. Ferry, chairman of the state central commit tee, called the convention to order. He declared that tne platform formulated and adopted at the last national re publican convention at St.

Louis has proved broad, enough for any patriot to stand upon and should be reaffirmed. He then introduced Gen. Russell A. Alger ss. temporary1 chairman.

After the appointment of the usual committees the convention took a reeess until the 1 When the convention reassembled Gen. Alger was made permanent chair man. The resolutions adopted reaffirmed the principles enunciated in the St. Loais platform. Justice Charles Long was renominated by acclamation for justice of the supreme court, and W.

Crocker; of Adrian was lenominated for regent of the nnfversi ty." 1 xucre was a comcsb uer uic uuuiuui' tion of "the second Charles G. JVan' Buren county being accepted as a compromise candidate on tne third ballot 1 1 C' Steinlta Hot Dess, London, 24. The Morning' Post publishes a news agency dispatch from Moscow denying the report from Paris of the death of William Steinitz, I the noted chess player; who was recently placed in ari insane asylum in Moscow. The dispatch adds that Steinitz still re mains in the asylum. I WAGES OF SIN.

Death in a Horrible Form Comes to Four Disreputables. THEY LOSE THEIR LIVES FIRE. Xeln hbors Apply the Toreb to a Disorderly House in West Ylrarinia Inmates, Unable to Escape, Perish in tbe Flames. Sistersville, W. Feb.

24. Intelligence has just reached here of a calamity in the interior of the county by which several persons are reported to have lost their lives and number were injured. In the oil fields there has been a disorderly house and "speak easy" running, and the neighbors decided to get rid of the objectionable characters. The mob at first attempted to tear down the house, but as this was slow work a torch was applied. The inmates made no attempt to get out while the crowd was tearing down the building, and it is said four of them were unable to reach the street after the place was set on fire.

The Victims. Those, reported to have been burned to death in the fire are: Stella Woods, of Pittsburgh; Anna Johnson, of Columbus; John Jackson, of Pennsylvania; Frank Stewart, of Indiana. The men were both workers in the oil fields and at the time of the fire were sleeping in their room over the speak easy. The names of the persons who were seriously burned in their endeavor to escape from the buildings cannot be learned, but it is known that there were five or six of them. Fuller particulars will be received when some of the persons who have gone out to investigate return.

GAVE HIMSELF UP. A Bay City (Micb.) Defaulter Surren ders In San Francisco. San Francisco, Feb. 24. Charles B.

McCloy is in the custody of United States Marshal Baldwin, and will be returned to Bay City, where he is wanted for embezzlement. McCloy was assistant cashier of the Second na tional bank, of Bay City, and three years ago decamped with $8,000 of the bank's funds. A few days ago he walked into the office of William Westover, who formerly was a fellow employe of the bank, and said he wanted to sur render himself. McCloy says when he 'left Bay City he fled to New York city, where his brother put him aboard a ship bound for Venezuela. He knocked about South America and the West In dies as a common seaman.

Six months ago he made his way to Canada, whence he took ship to Australia. Becoming disheartened, he took passage on the Alametia as a dishwasher and arrived in this eity a few days ago. DROPPED DEAD. Kephew of Princess Bismarck Expires on the Street in Chlean o. Chicago, Feb.

24. Richard von Syde, an old German who has for some years sold papers on the streets of Chicago, dropped dead on the street in front of Uhlich's halL on the North side, Tues day afternoon. Von Syde, who was 65 years old, was a nephew of Princess Bismarck and is connected with many prominent families in Germany. He was at on time a lieutenant of the Blucher hmzars, stationed at Stolph, Pom crania. In 1862 be resigned, and coming to America, joined the union army and fought throughout the war of the rebellion.

He served in the reg ular army seven years, when he was discharged as an invalid, with the rank of sergeant. He is a relative of ex Ad miral von Blanc, and has two nephews in the German reichstag. HANNA TALKS. Senator Sherman's Successor Outlines Hli Course. Canton, "Feb.

24. Mark. Hanna, who is to succeed Senator Sherman, in an inerview said of his course in tbe senate: "In as I am a business man, 1 expect to devote a good deal of time to the consideration of the tariff Question. I think that I am pretty well in touch with the commercial and business interests of the country, and I think I know what these interests want and have a right to expect. All business men and all persons interested in the return, of prosperity agree.

I take it, that we must have a revival law that will produce enough revenue to pay the current expenses. of the government. want to see such a law constructed on protective tariff lines passed at the earliest possible moment, and I think a great majority of the members Of congress are of the same vi a. FIGHT WON BY OTTAWA 1. i 1.

v. Debate at Bprlnu llela Resrardlnn: to cation mt Supremo Springe eld. 111., Feb. 24 By the close vote of 66. tQ 82 the.

house Tuesday afternoon voted In favor of locating the supreme court at Ottawa instead of Springfield, in case the consolidation scheme goes Novak moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill to repeal tbe libel law was defeated last week. The point of order was raised Shat Mr. Novak could not submit a motion to reconsider three days after the defeat of the bill. The speaker sustained the point. "Ac cording to general opinion this settles the repeal bill so far as this session Is i Springfield, Feb.

24. In the senate Tuesday the business transacted was of a routine nature and tame. The house bill i appropriating $300 for expense deficit la the state board of arbitration was passed. A number of bills of minor importance were Introduced Absolutely. Pure Celebrated for its great leavenlng trength and bealthfolness.

AMuras the food against alum and all forma of adulteration common to tbe cheap brands. BOTAL BAXIHfl POVDIR TOBSkl Moines, Feb. 24. Both houses of 1 the legislature on Tuesday morning adopt ed a resolution indorsing the action of the United States senate In behalf of Sylvester Scovel. confined by Spaniards ln Cuba, asking that he be removed to Havana for safety and given all treaty rights as an American citlxen and urging the secretary of state to prompt action.

Senator Carney's resolution tor a senate cont mlttee of five to investigate state lnstH tutlons was adopted after a hot debate by a vote of 24 to IS. No senator representinj! a state institution can belong to a committee. Lansing. Feb. 24.

In the house Tuesday night a bill was introduced providing for a tax on bachelors, requlrlnjt them to pay $25 a year for the ten years bH tween the ages of 35 and 45. A measure des tlned to wipe out department stores was ln troduced. It classifies the lines of busM ness which may be carried on in one OM tabllshment and groups certain clasalfi cations which may be Included in departs ment stores. These are to pay a license fee of $500 a year and a heavy penalty ls provided for violations of the law. CALL SILVER CONVENTION.

Free Colstaa Senators and Repi sentatlves Issue an Address. Washington, Feb. 24. The silver re i publicans in the senate and house on Monday, Washington's birthday, signed an address to the people, which waa made public Tuesday, calling a meeting of a "provisional national committee the silver republican party," to meet Chicago June 8, 1897, for the purpose of calling a national convention of all silver republicans and those who wil rooperate with them in political action; "until tne great monetary issue is set tied and settled right." Eaoh state and territory is asked to designate a member of the provisional national committee to represent it in all matters preliminary to the calling of the national convention. Charles A.

Towne, of Minnesota, is named chairman of the committee until a further organization is effected. The address declares that the repub lican party has abandoned the prinj ciples on which it was founded, ana that the silver republicans cannot follow "that party into a shameless abani donment of American interests and tbe tyranny of an alien money system If is announced that the address is in response to numerous inquiries re questing information regarding party policy. The address is signed by Senators Teller, Dubois, Cannon, Pettigrew, Many tie and Jones and Bepresentatives Towne, Hartman, Shaffroth and Allen, of Utah. I When a young couple runs sway to get married half the world says: "How Romantic the other half says: How nfflr!" But yo can't tell either way until the "honey moon 'ia over. When.

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