Daily globe., 1881-04-14


ernor for Aid-Two Massachusetts, Stu
dents Attempt Burglary, One Being
Killcd-Colorado vigilantes Summarily
Dispose of a Desperado-The Cyclone
Season Inaugurated in Mississippi Mis-
cellaneous Crime and Casualty Record.
YANKroN, D. T., April 13.-The following
address has been issued By committee ap-
pointed at citizens meeting at Gov. Hands
this afternoon: =!
There is need for immediate aid TO put
stop to the suffering which prevails. The I'M
dersigned were appointed committee to
make statement to the public of the destruc-
tion caused by the overflow of the Missouri
river. For two weeks large areas of bottom
lands, extending many hundred miles along
each side Of the river, have
been submerged by water and heavy
masses of ice. A large share
of this land is or was well settled. Dwellings,,
churches. stores, schoolhouses, even whole
villages are demolished and swept away. In
many instances groups of families who had
taken refuge in large buildings are imprisoned
in the gorged Ice and cannot be reached by the
most determined efforts.
A careful estimate shows that at least
1000 people are driven from their
homes Of this number at least
one half lose everything but the clothing they
had on and will need aid from one to three
months. Citizens in the vicinity have done
and are doing all in their power to save and
help the siaferers. The government Will
issue rations to a certain extent, but after
all this has been done, there will still be q.
great need of honey and clothes; also of
grain for planting.
This committee will receive oil contributions
and distribute them as faithfully and judioi.
ously as possible, over the inundated dis.
tricts.
Signed, George P. Hand, governor; J. s.
Sanborn, mayor of Yankton; Rev. James War
dell, Newton Edmunds, ex-governor; Bartlett
Tripp.
It has been ascertalned that the gorge,
which has caused the food upon the bottom
lands, extends from Yankton to Vermilliop,
filing the river channels over thirty miles
with solid ice, and raising ice floods to the
height of thirty feet above the surface of the
water. Nothing but extreme warm weather
or the use of o powerful explosive Will re-
duce it.
One Numbered and thirty people wers res
cued from Mayville last night, where they
have been surrounded by water and ice for two
weeks. They are being brought TO Yanktou.
There are twenty families in river bend IF.
teeen miles below here who cannot be rescued
on account OF the fields of heavy ice surround
ing them, and have not been heard from since
the flood covered the bottom. Great anxiety
is felt for their safety A gang of men who
have beeu working eight days in The
fruitless efforts to reach this bend returned
this morning. 1t is reported that they have
gone back so their heroic labors. Two parties
are also endeavoring to work their way through
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are still imprisoned. When the bottom over
flowed vast amount of floating Ice was
thrown upon them, and through these fields
Of ice, which are from five to twenty feet In
height, 1t is difficult and often impossible to
proceed.
BUReLARIors sTUDENTs.
LAWRENCE, Mass, April 13.-Early this
morning Mr.. Wilson, residing on Salem turn
pike, was awakened by footsteps In his -ouse.
Soon after the chamber door was burst open
by two persous, when Wilson discharged a
rife, shooting one of the intruders. Both fed,
but the dead body of the one shot by Wilson
was found a short distance from the house,
and it proved to be that of Arthur Foster,
student al Phillips academy His accomplico
was his twin brother Luthe: also student
The latter, after the shooti-s Z, appeared and
made full confession. They are residents OF
North Andover, Mass, aud Eaye most respect
BILE connections. They had attempted three
weeks previously to enter the same place.
Further investigation shows Arthur Foster
was theological student studying for the
ministry and then completing his studies al
Phillips academy. He intended to enter the
Andover Theological seminary. The surviving
brother says the pair robbed Wilson's place
six months ago of 81, 900 IN money and gold
watch, and Wilson had in his room $500 In
stocks, bonds and other securities, the prop
erty being under no other protection than the
owners rifle. The object of the men was to
secure all this booty, intending violence if
necessary Both had previously been in Will
sons employ and had no difficulty in passing
the watch dog. Foster is only 81 years old
hereabouts.
COLORADO vIGILANTs.
DENVER, Col, April 13.-The Repubheen's
Durango special says: Early on the morning
of the 10th inst, Chas. Mormon, Leadville
stage driver, with two companions, entered
theatcr and gambling house. Mormon drew
revolver as he entered and fired twice, killing
Polk Prindle, peaceable citizen and stranger
to Mormon, and wounding a young man in
the arm, and fed, but was overtaken and
Jailed. Late at night party OF unmasked
vigilants took the prisoner from jail and hung
him to tree, in the presence OF several hun
dred citizens. Notice was given that IL would
be death to any man that cut him down before
morning.
SUICIDE OF SOLDIER.
JUNCTION CRY, KS, April 13.-Miehael
Henry, private in Company B, Fourth cav
airy, suicded by shooting through the heart
at Fort Riley, three miles from here, last
night He had been in the army twenty-six
years.
ACQUITTED.
NEwsURe, N. Y, April 13.-The trial of
Cadet Buck, of Texas, on tho charge Of shoot
ing John j. Thompson, Jr., Ohio, while at
school at Highland Falls preparing for West
Point academy, resulted In verdict OF ac-
quittal.
HELD FOR TRIAL.
New YORK, April 13.-Albert Teller Volgel,
blackmailer, is held for trial in $4,000 bail,
on the charge of attempted robbery, preferred
by Lewis Strassburger, who says volgel at
tempted to steal So, 900 from him, he having
acknowledged writing a threatening letter of
December oath, 1880, demanding that sum.
Volgel regretted he was not shot instead OF
Sagert.
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