The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-08


the white sand hills, arrived at the Pecos
River without loss of life. Some stock
and wagons were abandoned at different
intervals for forty miles. Those first
arriving at the river went in search Of the
others. A number, when found, crazed
by thirst, had entirely strapped them
selves. They were found within hun
dred yards of the Pecos River drinking
the blood of the animals they had slain.
Some men were almost blind. Arriving
at the river they plunged in head fore
most, and but for the bravery of the
most experienced, a large number wculd
have persisted.
DENVER, June 30.-A Santa Fe special
says, news received from FL Paso states
that between June u and % Victoria's
Apaches attacked San Lorenzo, and Gov.
Louis Terrasa's ranches of chihuahua,
shooting over hundred horses. From
San Lorenzo they then went thirty miles
west of Santa Clara, where they captured
another hundred head of horses, killing
some Mexicans at each place. Gov. Ter
rasa with about two hundred federal
Mexican soldiers and large body of
volunteers is on their trail. Victoria's
band being remounted may be expected
any moment back into New Mexico
Troops are being rapidly moved forward
and within few days every exposed
point on Grant, BONANZA, Lincoln and
Socorro counties will have detachments
for protection. The Mescalero Indian
agency has been placed under military
control and two companies of Cavalry
and one infantry stationed there. Two
companies of cavalry are now marching
10 Fort Wingate, the Navaioes being
considered unsafe. A new post will also
be established in La Plata county, South
western Colorado, to keep watch over the
Southern Utes.
LONDON, July IA Paris correspon-
dent of the Times telegraphs: 'The
crowd which Witnessed the expulsion of
Jesuits from the establishment in the
Rue de Sevres was almost stupefed by
the procedure employed. In Paris
where the individual is drowned in the
mass, the thing is less serious, but in the
provinces it will have far deeper effect.
France will be divided into two camps,
separated by an unfathomable abyss.
Those only who have lived in the pro-
vinces can form an idea of the effect of
these oppressive measures. 1t is expect
ed the Jesuits will Immediately apply to
the judges, complaining of the violation
of their rights of property and domicile
and praying for an order of reinstatement
pending trial. The government will con-
tend that the ordinary tribunals have no
jurisdiction in such dispute between in
dividuals and the state, and that the
council of state can alone determine the
validity Of the expulsion. The govern
ment, however, is in a manifest difficulty
with unrecognized orders, as it never
calculated on their refusing to apply for
recognition and now that they have firm
ly resolved on linking their fate with the
Jesuits the government must either shut
its eyes to the violation of the DEGREES or
repeat on much larger scale to-day's
wednesdays 81 proceedings.
QUINCY, ILL.,, June 30.-The Suy levee
which begins at a point between Quincy
and Hannibal, and ends near Alton, broke
at 3 o'clock this morning at what is
known as the cutoff just above Cincin-
natl Landing, some fifteen miles below
Hannibal. At noon to-day the crevasse
is 500 feet wide and is constantly increas-
ing in size. There are several other dan
gerous places in the embankment, which
will doubtless give way during the day,
and at this time it seems impossible to
prevent the flooding of a vast area of fine
farming land protected by the levee. The
water is now spreading rapidly, and an
overlooked. 1t is impossible to compute
the immense amount of dam mage that Will
result from this flood, but it will aggre-
gate several hundred thousand dollars.
A slight idea of the damage may be gain
ed from the fact that an extent of coun-
try forty miles long and from four to ten
miles wide was protected by the embank-
ment. This is probably the richest farm
ing land in the State, and the yield of
grain this year would have been enor-
nous. News of the break at midnight
spread like wildfire, but it scarcely pre-
coded the rushing of the terrible flood of
water, and the excitement during the
night YVES intense. Families were COM
PEELED to leave their homes in many cases
with scarcely airy clothing on and flee
for their lives, as the river at the cut off
where the crevasse occurred is forty feet
deep. The water poured through in
vast volume and with overwhelming
force. An entire family, Mr.. Freemen,
his wife and children were drowned. No
trace can be found of them or their
house. They lived but "a few rods below
the point where the break occurred.
Freemen was wealthy farmer who was
very highly respected. So rapidly did
the water rise that men, women and
children rushed upon the embankment
to save themselves, as they did not have
sufficient time to go to the high ground
eslst of the river. The break had been
for several days and hundreds
of men have been at work Strengthening
and watching the embankment. 1t is
thought other lives are lost than those
reported, but as the alarm was sounded
as soon as the disaster occurred it is
hoped all reached place of safety.
G.. A. Dixon, Frankvill e, Ont, says: