The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-20

tons were issued to 5000 people, be
sides mattresses, cOmtOrters a larg
quantity of clothing. Nv Wednesda.
the the water will be off the create
mart of the town. Relief is coming
literally. The damage here canno
be less than $4,000. At Aurora IA
tions were issued for eight days tt
1000 people besides a lot OF cluthln9
The town of Enterprise is entire'!
| submerged and nearly all it's lnhabi
tants have gone to places OF safety
! The wants o. those remaining have
been attended to.
SHAWuEETOWN, Feb. 18.-The rlV
| er Is within six inches Of the highest
| point reached last year and is rising {
fourth of an inch an hour. 1t is now
| believed last years flood will be ex'
ceeded by one foot.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Feb. l8.-The
| government relief steamer Matte
Hayes arrived to-day. The officers
describe the situation at nearly all
! points as most desperate. In the
trio 5000 needy mes were discovered
and $500 rations were left. One hun.
dred destitute people were found at
Derby who were supplied with
ratlOnS. At Rome the swell from
the boat swept several houses from
their foundations. There was much
suffering. Four thousand rations
were distributed to 100 families at
Stephensport. Toblasport, on the
opposite side Of the river, is a total
wreck. The people are all gone.
Three-fOurths Of Hawesville is under
water. Five hundred persons are in
distress. There are about the same
number Of sufferers at Fall City.
Maxville is entirely swept away and
most of the people are now at Fall
City. The situation at Grand View
is serious and great suffering Is re-
ported in the interior. Eight thou
sand rati0ns were left there and at
ROckpOrt for use in the country.
Thirty thousand rations were dis
tributed The condition at Bridge.
port is pitiable. The entire town is
submerged. The people have all fed.
Losewood is also under water and
deserted. Much restitution prevails
at West Point and 5000 ratlOns ra-
tons were lefG.. Rockhaven was al
most entirely swept away. Two
thousand five hundred rations were
left at Wauckport, which is COM
p'etely~ submerged and much distress
was discovered. More than half of
Amsterdam is under water. Leav-
enworth is completely submerged.
Many houses have flooted away and
500 persons are in distress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 In the
house during the early hours of the
morning session there was a scene of
great confusion. Hiscock attempted
to have a bill read and the democrats
objected with great emphasis. His,
cock was standing full in front of the
speakers desk, where he was sur
rounded by an excited crowd Of adj
and opponents. and finally
the disorder became so great that the
services of the sergeant-at-arms were
required to restore some degree of
order. Tucker, approaching to with
in a couple Of feet of HIS
cock, addressed him directly
and called him to order.
'Hhe gentleman calls me to ORDER
Hiscock, excitedly, "be-
cause his side is unwilling to have
to the country the bill
they attempted to force down
his house." Hiscock at one point in
he debate understood Morrison to
that se%venty-five democrats had
been here and skulked away and
vas proceeding to make a
point upon this nnder landing
If the case, when Morrison inter
to say that such an assump-
ion was untrue. Mutual explana-
ions followed and the house again
'ettlod down into a state Of compar-
tive quiet.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.-The CON-
nittee on expenditures to-day deter
mined to begin on March Sd, an ex-
animation into the manner in which
he Star route prosecutions have
'een and are being conducted. All
PARTICIPANTS In the trials on the part
# the government or individuals will
10 called. the government testimO-
~ investigation beginning with the
'ppointment of MacVeagh as attor-
ley general and James as postmaster
1t is believed it will contin-
10 for two months.
Commander w. 5. Schley has been
elected to command the Greeley re-
ief expedition.
The treasury has suspended the is
ue OF one and two dollar notes pend
ng an appropriation to enable the
rlnting of more.
The president has received s letter
rom General Sherman thanking him
the Warmest terms for the special
rider promulgated by him on the &C.
aston OF Sherman's retirement,
lie secretary OF war reports an i'm
ledlate need Of appropriations for
he improvement of a large number
t rivers and harbors Among them
re the following: Columbia and
willamette rivers, Oregon, $1O3,5OO;
0es Bay, Oregon, $1,000; Washing
territory rivers, $4,000.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16.-Suliivan
ne slugger returned from the north
ais morning. and will reappear only
ne evening instead of one week as
reviously announced. AT the exit
ltlon this evening it is announced
lat Sullivan will not spar, being in.
through a strain from
lmping.
PARIS, Feb. 18-The NeWs publish
intelligence from Berlin which as
'rts that naturalized German-Am-
lcan citizens who return to Ger.
any are again being vigorously sub
cted to military duty and that the
erman foreign office ignores the
nlted States Minister Sargent and {
'nducts negotiations directly with
'ashingt0n.
LONDON, Feb. l8.-A Vienna cor {
spondent says that Persian states
en- reported that a rumor is current
central Asia that the
1ssians would lead the warlike !
lbes into the rich plains of India as {
on as England Was in a difficulty {
ID that this did more to cause the I
omission Of the IurcOmans than ali {
e ability Of Russian generals, He :
Us Russia is using Afghans as an {
vance guard.
Eastern Troubles. .