Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-02-16

aggregate $4,000. In the city proper
heavy damage Is done by the stoppage of
work in factories, perhaps 1900 men
beng thrown out of employment. Merkle
& Co.'S. great plow works, louisville iron
works, Dennis Hoog's extensive pipe
works, Kentucky lead and oil works,
Bridgeport g. Co.'S. works, Excelsior
works, Central rolling mil, Bell, Cogg &
HOLES planlng mill, j.. s. p. Hall and
Hall s. Eldy's saw mills, are among the
largest establishments closed, while
others must follow tomorrow unless the
water subsidies. 1t is impossible to esti.
mate the losses now. The only bright
side to the affair IS that not one life has
been lost.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE flood of 1882
is now surpassed, taking the most liberal
standard. It then reached 64 feet 3
inches. At IL O'Clock to night it stood
half an inch above that, and still rising.
Reports from above indicate that the
river is rising at Wheeling and falling at
Marietta and Pomcroy. 1t Will probably
continue to rise here o-morrow. People
at Lawrenceburg at last accounts were
virtually helpless, lacking food and una
bic to procure any. Telegraph and tele-
phone lines are down and there are no
means Of communication. Arrangements
are made here to mount fire engines on
flats IN case Of fire in the flooded dis
tricts.
The Little Miami railroad is compelled
to abandon its track between here and
Loveland, but will send trains tomorrow
from the Cincinnati, Hamilton s. Dayton
to Dayton, thence to Xenla, Washington
and Baltimore. The track is under water
80 that trains cannot pass. 1t connects
few miles out with the c. II. g. d., and
will not be delayed. No ,id.ngs yet from
Lawrenceburg, Ind, except that the town
IS at the mercy of the waters.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. l2-Frankfort is
entirely submerged. Fort Hill, the high
est point about Frankfort, is now an is
land, caused by back water Residences
two miles from the river 0re under water
The o. T. G.. dist,lleries are covered on
the first floors and SIX hundred cattle are
standing in water above the knees The
water is three feet SIX on the cellar floors
OF the penntentiary, covering nearly the
entire prison yard. The prisoners are
loose in the chapel and doubled up in
cells on the second floor. Rangewood
bridge to the soutl, Of Frankfort is Con-
sdcrcd very unsafe, and is hourly ex-
pectcd to go down. Thousands of people
line the river banks on both sides watch-
ing the heavy drft-wooG and houses 90
down. The highest stage the river was
ever known to reach is touched The
damage already reaches 100000.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9--Sonate--A Joint
resolution for the abolition of the fishing
clauses of the treaty of Washington, and
the naval appropriation bill, were report
ed. The bill calls for SIS, ,727 ,434. or
100000 more than last year. The senate
took up the tariff bill AMI continued to
work thereon until adjournment.
House--The committee on coinage,
weights and measures reported resolu-
tlons declaring the suspension of silver
dollar coinage inexp lient and favoring
provision for additional vault room at
some point in the Mississippi valley. The
consideration of the tariff bill was re-
moved.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l0-A Democratic
caucus was called for the purpose of de-
terminlng what action to take in the
Kasson bill (which provides that major
ity vote of the house may. until the 4th of
March, suspend the rules and take
from the calendar of committee of whole
or from the speakers table any tariff or
internal revenue appropriation bill in
stead of requiring two-thirds vote to
suspend, but after an informal discussion,
lasting about 20 minutes, it was decided
to wait the action of the committee on
rules which is not yet reported. The IN
formal discussion developed the fact that
while the sentiment of the opposition to
Kasson's rule is general among the demo-
Gratis who will all vote against it, they
cannot be controlled by caucus to the ex-
tent of refraining from voting to prevent
a quorom. Another caucus will be held
after the report of the committee on
rules is presented.
Senate-McMullen introduced bill for
an additional justice of the supreme
court of Dakota.
Mr.. Sawyer presented a remonstrance
of citizens of Wisconsin against putting
lumber on the free list.
The pension appropriation bill passed
and work on the tariff bill was resumed
An amendment was offered by Beck re-
ducing the internal revenue tax on snuff
and tobacco to cents pound and was
adopted 80 to "a.
House-Af,er the regular routine bnsi-
ness the tariff bill was taken up. Dunnell,
who appeared on the foo. for the first
time since the holidays, moved to reduce
| the duty on cut nails aud spikes and
spoke in support of his motion, but it
was lost.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l2--Senate - After
some routine work the tariff bill came UP.
| A motion was made by Sherman to fix the
duty on pig iron, wrought or cast scrap
iron at $40 of a cent and providing MOTH
ing shall be deemed scrap iron or scrap
steel except waste of refuse iron or steel
that has been in actual use. 1t was lost.
He then moved to change duty from Ito