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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-06
The River Rapidly Rising at All Points from
Pittsburg to Cairo, While Heavy Rains
Continue to Descend
Pittsburgers Preparing for the Greatest
Flood in Nineteen Years.
Many Citizens of Lawrenceburg DESERVING
Their Homes and Seeking Safety Else
where-SituatiOn at Other Points.
PITTSBURG.
Both Rivers Pouring Out Immense Volumes
of Water-A Great Flood Expected.

Both Rivers Pouring Out Immense Volumes
of Water-A Great Flood Expected.
PITTsBURG Feb ga warm rain has been
failing almost steadily since last night and from
the indications at IL o'clock tonight, Pittsburg
and Allegheny are on the eve of the greatest
flood for nineteen years. The Monongahea and
Allegheny rivers rising rapidly at all points
from this city to headwaters, and thirty feet of
water is expected here before morning. The
stageat 1870 was twenty four feet and four inches
and swelling ten inches an hour River avenue,
Pool and Robinson streets, in Allegheny, are al
ready partially submerged, and two feet of water
covers the Pittsburg & Western track for miles,
while in this city a portion of Duquesne way
and the South Side are inundated. People living
on the low lands OF the two cities are moving out
in anticipation of flood. The river craft is well
protected and no damage is expected except
that resulting from the flooding of property.
At midnight the water had reached the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie, and the Pittsburg McKees-
port & Youghiogheny railroads, on the South
Side, Traffic with the latter is entirely suspended
Trains on the B. & o. road are delayed several
hours by the Youghiogheny overlooking the
tracks at different points between Connellsville
and Pittsburg.
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AROUND THE FALLS.
The Lower Part of New Albany Inundated
and the Water Still Rising.

The Lower Part of New Albany Inundated
and the Water Still Rising.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Feb 5-The Ohio river is al.
ready out of its banks and covers the pavements
for distance of several squares on Water
street The heaviest rains of the winter have
fallen in this part of the State to-day, and there
has been almost continuous rainfall since early
Monday morning All the streams are pouring
out great floods, and much damage must result
to bridges, fences, corn in the fields grain stacks
and live stock in exposed localities The Ohio
is rising here at the rate of two inches per hour
and it is still raining hard The rain extended
IN the Ohio valley to the mountains and the
river is swelling rapidly at all points above
Many persons predict as great "a flood as in IS47
and possibly as great as that of 1888 Three
feet more of water at this city will prove dis
astrous. River men predict greater rise than
this. A number Of persons living along the low
river front removed to-day to safer quarters,
and manufacturers are getting ready for any
emergency. The outlook here is anything but
cheerful. The county commissioners have been
called to meet in special session tomorrow after
noon to take steps they may deem necessary
to render assistance to the needy in case the
anticipated flood comes.
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CINCINNATI.
Business Seriously Crippled by the PrOspec
of Great Flood.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 5.-The rain ceased here
about IL o'clock this morning, but the wind is
from the southwest, thermometer SO, and
weather still cloudy. Very little business was
done on Change. The prospect of high waters
and disturbance of railroad transportation has
checked many kinds of business Many orders
to stop shipments have been sent out. The rail
roads taking every precaution to prevent
having freight caught by the advancing water
The Ohio & Mississippi road, which last year
was among the first to feel the effects of the
flood at Luxembourg, has since then raised its
track there five feet, and will not now be dis
turbed until the river reaches sixty feet, unless
the levue breaks. The river is now rising here
at the rate of three inches an hour.
9P. The river continues to rise at an
alarming rate and now stands fifty four feet two
inches, rise of three and half inches in the
last hour. AT this rate the gas will be shut off
by tomorrow night and the water-works be
stopped by Thursday. Light rain-fell during the
afternoon, but for the last hour heavy rain has
been falling. The weather is quite warm.
Business in the lower part of the city is practi-
cally suspended and and all energies are bent to
saving property. The handling of goods
from the lower to the upper
portions of buildings and to higher
localities, gives employment to a great number
of men. Apparently all the teams in the city are
gathered in the lower streets, hauling goods to
higher localities. The flood so far has caused no
damage 10 river cra1t nor TO property along the
Shore more than by the mere overflow. Cellars
in all parts of the city below Second street are
filed with water The railroad tracks are be-
ginning to be covered but all trains are arriving
and departing as usual tonight, except on the
Cincinnati Southern, which cannot reach the
Grand Central Depot on account of the break in
Mclean avenue. No freight is coming in except
such as can be Immediately removed. This
gives an idea of the loss by interruption
of business. The coal elevators will be obliged
Of
are already removing horses and wagons from
their stables
Licking river is reported ffty-fve feet and
still rising higher than ever known. The opin-
ion is general among citizens that the rise will
exceed that of last year, when the water reached
sixty-four feet four inches; but it is not likely
there will be anything like so much loss as then,
as people are better prepared to meet the emer.
genoy.
10 P. M..River ffty-four feet six inches
Still raining hard.
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FIGHT WITH HIGHWAYMEN.
A Sheriff Fatally injured and One of the
Robbers Seriously Wounded.

CoNcHo Tex, Feb Sat o'clock this morn
ing the stage going to Abilene met the incoming
mail from that town. which gave information
that it had been stopped about one mile back
and robbed. One passenger was robbed of $25.
The first named coach had on board Sergeant
Lurbow, of the State rangers; Sheriff Gerald, of
Don Juan county, New Mexico Edgar Stetson,
of Oshkosh, Wis; S. P. Cochran, of
Dallas, Tex, and a United States
soldier. The ranger and the sheriff alone
were armed. They ordered the driver to go
ahead, and quietly laid their pistols across their
laps. When the spot was reached the coach was
commanded to halt by two masked men, coming
from the mesquite brush. The sheriff fired, and
the shot was returned The ranger then took
aim and fired, when his man threw his pistol in
the air placed his hands over his stomach, and
fell. The horses started, and firing from and
into the stage continued with great rapidity
Sheriff Gerald was hit in the
shoulder, and second ball entered
his back and passed through the stomach A
spent ball struck Cochran in the back and three
shots passed through his overcoat; he is not
however, seriously hurt The coach drove to
COneho as quickly as possible Gerald will die
This is the third robbery of the same stage with
in a month. posse to-day found traces of the
wounded road agent, who had been carried off by
his companions. Parties are securing the
country. A reward of $1,000 is offered by the
citizens for the capture of the robbers.
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Particulars of the Slaughter.

CAIRO. JAN 5-A portion of Baker Pasha's
force left Trinkta on Saturday, and threw up
1ntrenchments on the shore of Lagoon, four miles
distant The rest of the troops followed on
Monday. Baker Pasha intended to advance to
the well of Tebar, few miles further, and half
way to Tokar. Nothing was heard afterward of
his movements until there came the news of
his defeat. The disaster was rather expected,
as his force consisted of raw and badly-equipped,
drilled and disciplined recruits, some of whom
were sent to the front without arms, and some
with only old muskets The gloomiest rumors
prevailed since the start of the expedition.
Advices about the death of Baker Pasha are
conflicting, but the following details have been
received Baker Pasha began his advance from
the entertainment at Trinkita on Sunday
His force consisted of 5000 troops,
badly armed and short of ammunition,
and many who showed an unwillingness to pro-
coed. Baker Pasha had sent from Trinkita to
Cairo an urgent appeal for rifles to replace the
old muskets, with which numbers of his troops
were armed. In reply he received orders to try
to force his way to Tokar without delay, and
with an English officer connected with the expe-
dition, began the march, expecting defeat. The
spies hu Iasely reported uhe ROADS Clear with the
exception of small bands of rebels On Monday
forenoon the advance encountered a body of Os-
man Digna's troops, and fight ensued, which
was more of a rout that battle.
An Austrian merchant who conveyed messages
to the rebel tribe and returned to Suakim, re-
ports that Osman Digna has 8, 900 men surround
ing Sinkat, and 900 around Toxar. The rebels
are unskilled i'll battle. He thinks Osman
hopes to deceive the Egyptians as to the strength
of his forces by sending only few men to at
tack Suakim
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A Pitched Battle with the Forces of the
Mahdi, in Which the False Prophet
Achieves a Great Victory.
Baker Loses Two Thousand Men, Six
Krupp and Two Calling Guns.
Text of the Speech from the Throne on the
ReaSSembling Of the British Parliament
The Anarchists in Austria.
BAKER PASHA DEFEATED.

The Egyptian Forces Defeated Near Tokar
two Thousand Soldiers Slain.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-Advices from Suakim re-
port rumors to the effect that Baker Pasha has
been defeated and suffered great losses. In the
Hobbies of the House of Commons the rumor that
General Bakers army has been annihilated, is
considered authentic. Another report says
Baker lost 1000 men, but he has escaped
Later dispatches reiterate previous reports.
Baker Pasha met with serious defeat Baker
Pasha had with him 5000 men. He was ad-
vancing when attacked. The losses of killed and
wounded amount to 1000 men. Baker, with
remnant of his force, succeeded in reaching
Trinketao, where the gunboat Ranger is lying.
Baker Pasha intends to proceed Immediately to
Suakim in the Ranger.
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have not recruited from their heavy losses Of
last year and year before
The railway companies raised their road beds
several feet in the lowest places last summer, but
they cannot run more than two days longer if
the water continues to rise. The people here
had felt sure there would be no flood this year,
and have spared no pains or expense to improve
and beautify their town, and to have it all de
stroyed again is more than they can bear. The
people of the best classes here have been the
greatest sufferers from the fact that they would
accept no assistance. while the poorer classes have
in some instances been benefited by the food.
Those people, however, who are able to go away,
and who have plenty of friends to visit have no
idea of leaving-they propose to stay and render
every assistance possible TO those less fortunate.
LATER.-Late dispatches give no encourage
ment, and the people are thoroughly alarmed
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The ScandaIous Gambling in New York and
Chicago.

New YORK, Feb. An preaching on Sunday
on the terror of pancs, the Rev Robert Collyer
said: THE great truth lies inwhat is called bust
other cities. These panics are created by men
who want to obtain their selfish aims. The vii
lains watch and wait their chance, and when
the time comes they realize enormous
wealth at the expense and distress of others
The terrible pressure of one bitter
year upon the poor is far more distressing than
anything conceivable. What can we do to curb
this little power-these panics that are brought
about by human greed! People may wonder
that the James boys were permitted to plumber
railroads and to carry ON their depredatons so
successfully. But there are worse men in New
York than the James boys, who are welcomed
into our churches and who pay their pew-rent
Let us call them by their right names-free-
booters-for they are railroad plunderers For
myself prefer the rough freebooters like the
James hoys.H
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Cowardice of the Eeyptians.

SUAKIM, Feb. 5.-Baker Pasha lost all his
Egyptian officers and men bolted Colonel
Sartorious tried hard to rally them, but
without success. The Europeans behaved
splendidly. Col. Sartorous narrowly escaped
with his life The enemy pursued almost into
Trinkita. The European police and Turkish
infantry were cut to pieces. Fourteen Euro
pean and three native officers are miss
ing The fight was begun by a few
Arab horsemen attacking Baker Pashas cavalry
which fled Baker then formed squire, which
the enemy surrounded The rest of the Egypt
ians then fed in confusion, and the
gunners deserted their guns. Baker
Pasha was several times surrounded
by the enemy, but with his staff managed to cut
his way through. The enemy's force was
inferior in numbers to Baker Pasha
Only three sides of the square were
formed owing to the fact that two companies of
Egyptian troops stood still, overcome with
fright The enemy poured into them. when the
Egyptians threw away their rifles and flung
themselves upon the ground, screaming for
mercy. The troops on one side of the
square killed many of their own
men by wild firing. The enemy
betrayed profound contempt for their opponents
All the stores at Trinkita were brought away
Colonel Barnabee is SAFE Marines have landed
at Suakim to prevent panic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-06
congressman Trying to Evolve a Scheme
Whereby River Appropriations Can Be
Kept Within Reasonable Limits.
Telegraph Interests Alarmed by Pend
ing and Proposed Legislation.
The River Improvement Convention Prepar-
ing for a Colossal Raid on the Treas
ury-Mscellaneou News.
MIR. MORRIsON's TARIFF.
Comments of Leading Congressman Regar,
ing the Proposed Measure.


ing the Proposed Measure.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGTON Feb. 5.-"Well, | guess | am
making funeral procession" said Mr. Morrison
the other day, in reply to some one who inquired
what he was making out Of his tariff bill.
Commenting upon the bill to night, Mr.. Reed.
of Maine, said: Morrison builded wiser than
he knew. He did arrange funeral
procession, and it will move to
the last Political resting place
of VIM. r. Morrison. 1t cannot be recognized
by him when it comes from the committee, and
the committee will be unable to recognize il
few days after it comes up in the House"
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, the tariff censor
of the Republican party in the House, said 1T
win be equally disastrous to Mr. Morrison per
sonally and the Democratic party generally 1t
is the crudest thing ever saw in the way of a
tariff BILL and I've seen many. 1t will be a
Democratic boomerang as it now is. l am per
fectly willing to have the Republican party kill
it and let Morrison go to the country with his
grief
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One-Fourth of Estimates.

To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The limit Of the APP
preparation for rivers and harbOrs for tho next
fiscal year, was informally discussed to-day by
the House committee having in charge those
subjects. While no decision was reached ma
jOrity of the committee seemed to favor an ap-
preparation of not more than $40, 900 000 and ex-
pressed themselves DESTROYS, if possible to con
fine it within 50, COO, 900 The estimates of the
engineer and officials having in charge the i'm
provements of rivers and harbors, amount
to about SIT, 600 600 Members of the
committee thought it impossible to secure
50 large an appropriation, and cited the failure
of the bill at the last Congress, which appropri-
ated only about IS, 600, 900. The plan which the
committee proposes to follow Is to recommend
on an average about one-fourth of the est
mate by the engineers whose Improvements are
in progress. In some cases. where the work is
of great public importance, appropriations will
be as the estimates as the committee car
make them. Some improvements, of an entirely
local nature will not be considered The com
mittee decided to hold sessions four days every
week, in order that the bill may be prepared rs
speedily as possible. 1t is thought it will be
ready TO be reported by the last of April or the
first of May and will provide for making appro-
priations Immediately available
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AT OTHER POINTS.

Out of the Banks and Rising Rapidly at
MadisOn-FactOries Shut Down.
Special to the Indanapol Journal.
MADISON Feb. 5.-The river has come out of
its banks in places, and several feet more of
water is expected. There are grave apprehen-
sions of the water reaching the marks of 1892
and possibly those of 1888 The river has been
rising all afternoon and tonight at the rate of
three and half inches per hour. Rain is still
falling heavily People who live along the river
are busy preparing for the worst. All the fac
tories along the river are shut down
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-06
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
The Edmunds and Hill Bills--InteiNiew Wit
NOryin G rcen,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, Feb 5.-There is probably no
interest so thoroughly aroused just at this time
by pending legislation the telegraph. The in
dieations point decidedly 10 the passage, at this
session, of a bill to establish postal telegraphy
AT least, the signs are sufficiently definite to
draw DR.. Norvin Green, president of the West
ern Union telegraph, to this city, and he has
taken especial charge of the comlanys interests
here in opposing the Edmunds and Hill bills
Talking on the subject, day. the Doctor said
that the tariffs for the telegraph would adjust
themselves to the right pitch if only time was
given. He thought competition would settle
the matter within reason.
"Why" said he, Il expect to see the time
when kilograms will be sent over any one cir
cult, no matter how long it may be for twenty
five cents. For instance from New York to Chi
eago, and from ST. Louis to Omaha And You
can some day send kilograms from points be-
tween Washington and New York, indianapolis
and Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville, etc, for
five cents. The timo will come too--possibly
not in our day-when people will send orders for
goods by wire and write many social letters 10
be transmitted by the telegraph They will
learn breyity. See how much our people have
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LAWRENCEBURG.
The Inflated City Almost Certain of a
Repetition of Last Years Experience.

The Inflated City Almost Certain of a
Repetition of Last Years Experience.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAwRENCEBURG, Feb. 5-There is no doubt
in the minds of the people that the
scenes of last year and years before will be
re-enacted kilograms have just been received
from Cincinnati that there cannot possibly be
less than sixty feet of water, with chances of
several feet more, and sixty feet will submerge
the town. An informal meeting of the citizens
was held at noon to-day and it was
decided to advise all to make preparations for
the worst at once Business has been entirely sus-
pended, the public schools have been dismissed,
the courts have adjourned, and the whole town
is engaged in moving property for safety
People were moving all last night
in the rain and scarcely any
one slept so great was the uneasiness
1t rained hard here again this morning some
two and a half OF three inches of water falling
and heavy addition to the already overfowed
Miami is looked for. The river is rising at the
rate of three inches an hour, and at the present
rate the water will be over the town by to-mor-
row night, anyway and if the newly madc levee
breaks it will be here much before that time
The levee being new and having just thawed out
will not stand more than four or FIVE feet more
and some have fears that the test limit will be
reached to night and the town submerged
There will be no sleeping here tonight. = Last
year the people waited till the water in their
homes, when they had to move in boats-now
they are moving as fast as teams can be pro
cured. There will he great suffering
here from the fact that the masses of the people
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RIVERS AND HARBORs.

Members OF Congress DESTROYS of Combining
the Appropriation to S1I,OOO,OOO.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WAsHINGTON Feb. 5.-'We will cut the gen
eral appropriations for rivers and harbors about
one-half, compared to those of the first session
Of last Congress, said Mr. Willis, of kentucky,
chairman of the committee on rivers and har-
bors, tonight 81 hardly think they will aggre-
gate more than $l1 900, 900, at the outside
'Will not the Senate tack on consderablel1
inquired your correspondent
1.-The Senate may put on a million, but doubt
it am confident the bill will not appropriate
over $l2, 600, 600 as it will pass the Senate That
will be curtaiment of one-third from last Con
gress.7
Mr.. Willis evidently spoke without consider
ering the steps being taken by the delegates
who are here in convention 10 ask for more de-
cided improvements of the Mississippi and its
tributaries, 1t is believed these men will make
requests for appropriations which will run the
aggregate up to about that of the first session of
the last Congress. Delegates from States es
pecially interested in the tributaries of the Mis-
Ohio, the Red and other rivers
are holding meetings daily and nightly, and
resolving to urge their claims for
appropriations to improve their rivers and if
those who are here for the Mississippi alone do
not take their needs into consideration they will
veer away from the Mississippi representatives,
and then it will be every State for itself If this
convention means anything, it means more
money for rivers and harbors and that viii swell
Mr. Wilis's $ll 900 900 amazingly.
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Murdered in Her Home.

BRIDGEPORT, Feb 5.-Mrs Mary Lewis, aged
fftyfive, was murdered at the residence of
C'has. Twitchell, in North Bridgeport, last night
JAS Blake Geo. Butler, and Jno. Bishop,
drunk, called at Twitchell's house late last
night Twitchell and wife were drunk in their
bedroom. The three men went to the bedroom
and attempted to outrage Mrs. Twitchell. Mrs
Lewis hearing her cries went into the room and
was shot dead by Bishop who claims it was an
accident The murder was not disclosed until
this morning, when Twitchwel and wife awoke
from their debauch and informed the police
All were arrested.
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BRITISH PARLIAMI nj.
The Recommendation Made in the Speech
from the Throne.

TIC Recommendation Made IN HE Speech
from the Throne.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-Parliament reassembled to-
day: Following is the text of the speech from
the throne:
my Lords and Gentlemen-I continue to hold
friendly and harmonious relations with all for
eign powers My communications with the
President Of the French republic arising out of
special incidents in Madagascar, have closed, as
anticipated, in manner such as tends to con
firm the cordial understanding between the two
countries. have likewise, in conjunction with
the President of the United States, appointed a
bases of arrangement for future regulation of
the New Fouudland fisheries and for avoidance
of disputes. An agreement has been arrived at