Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-23
WATER EVERYWHERE.
BUT SOME OF THE RAILROADS NOT
OYERFLOWED.


OVERFLOWED.
Arrival of the Great Western Special With
Manitoba Colonists-The English Church
Personal and Local Notes.-The Floods
on the Omaha Line-Annual Report OF
the NJ. & st. p, Etc.
The Southern Minnesota is interrupted by
washouts and overfows.
Nearly all the Iowa roads are troubled with
too much water.
General Manager Sargent left for Chicago
lastevening to return Monday.
The Northern Pacific company is building a
warehouse, 400 by 50 feet, on the Bismarck
levee, to take the place of the small building,
which was injured by ice the 31st of last
month.
The water is recedng from the overlooked
valleys west of the Missouri and repairs of
the Northern Pacific extension will be made
in few days.
All the regular passenger trains from Chi.
cago Yesterday were heavily loaded and came
in q little late. Their passengers were ticket
ed for all directions, through this State,
northern Dakota and Manitoba.
The Great Western of Canada's special train
of eight, mentioned as having left Chicago
Thursday noon arrived here about II AN. yes.
terday. Three hundred and forty-one Of the
passengers were ticketed for the Red river
county and Minltoba, over the st. Paul &
Manitoba railroad and few for northern d.
kota over the Northern Pacific.
S. B. Gault of the Star Union Line is report
ed to have lost by drowning valuable bull
from his overlooked Iowa dairy farm.
No, 81 ho1n 10 fla
st. Paul & Manitoba company was sent north
on its first trip last night. 1t is large car,
containing fifteen full sections, and is elegantly
and thoroughly finished and furnished. 1t was
received from the shops last week.
Rev. Mr.. Bridges and his party of nifty
colonists for southern Manitoba arrived here
yesterday from England direct, and last even.
ing proceeded on their long Journey by the st. ?.
& NJ. regular train. They came in over the M.
& st. P. river division and appeared, notwith-
standing their continuous ocean and rail
Journey to better advantage than any Immigrant
party seen here this season. The colony was
organized under church auspices, and is
spoken of among railroad men as the Church
of England party.
Mr.. A. Il. Bodie, general freight and ticket
agent of the Minneapolis & st. Louis road,
who has been laid up with rheumatism, was
out yesterday and seemed to be nearly recov-
cred.
Monday or Tuesday next, the ST. Paul &
Duluth company will put on a second daily
train between Taylors Falls and st. Paul, and
will at the same time shorten its running time
for all passenger trains. The morning train
will leave st. Paul at o'clock, arriving at
Saltwater at 9:45 and Tay]ors Falls at 1928 A.
NJ The afternoon train will leave st. Paul at
4o'clock, arriving at saltwater at Clio and at
Taylors Falls at 1855 P. NJ. The two trains
will leave Taylors Falls at 6:45 A. NJ, and 2:35
o,,1,. fhrnr1 rrh r. paul and
water in about three hours.
It is not true as stated In the Minneapolis
Tribune of yesterday that during the sea-
son the Minneapolis & st. Louis road will
control the Duluth business and lake route
controlled last season by the ST. Paul 6,
Duluth road" The M. & ST. L. company, I'M
der Its lease, of track use, may run through
passenger trains and take its share, or what
would naturally come to Minneapolis, of the
Duluth and lake route business, but that is
all.
About eight hundred men are employed at
clearing and grading for the North Wisconsin
extension of this year. It is intended that, if
possible, the road shall be completed to Lake
Superior before the opening of navigation next
season.
The letting of the grading contract for the
Superior City section of the Wisconsin divis-
ion of the Northern Pacific is not yet deter
mined.
The flood troubles on the st. Paul & Omaha
line were probably at about their worst during
last night, but as the telegraph lines west of
Madelia went down at p. NJ. no late particu-
lars of the damage done could be obtained.
From west of Window nothing was heard
after A. NJ. At that hour the water of the
Missouri, in the streets Of Sioux City was
within a square Of the Hubbard House.
When the wires went down west of Madelia
the people of Window were afraid that during
,,frrbf he fr0Y Mnionc rv
might wash them out. At the same time the
people of Garden City, six miles west of Lake
Crystal, the overflow being then on the lower
floors of their houses, were NOV
ing out TO higher ground for
personal safety. A land slide, which covered
the track at Minneopa Thursday evening was
cleared away yesterday forenoon. The bridge
over the Watonwan, west of Madelia, was
found yesterday to be IN condition requiring
pilipg, which will take three or four days to
make it safe. The bridge over the DesMoines.
west of Window at last accounts, rested one
end in the water and the other on its pier, the
one end having been dropped by the running
roadway, Just west of the st. Peter depot has
been washed out, and fears of further damage
Ia last na evening" o'n' Trains are e''f ruu
however, by the old track which passes st.
Peter near the bluff on the other side of the
river. The trains leaving st. Paul yesterday
at regular hours ran to Mankato and Blue
Earth city. A special train was also run from
Mankato to Madela and back to bring out
passengers waiting at Madelia. A train was
also run from Sheldon, Iowa, to the Des
MONIES river, the passengers footingit across
the bridge just before it dropped, and coming
as far as st. James by another train from
Window.
lfiltcdtIee C st. Paml Financial Statement.
MILWAUKEE, April o. The annual report
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
road was issued to-day: Income for 1880,
S13,0s6,11s61; gross expenses, S7,742, 1926 6S;
net earnings, S5,34S ,692 .95; increased earnings
ever 1879, s3,903, 29s.s3; increased expenses
over 1879, S2,26s, 630.72; net increase in earn