The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-09
LAY DISPATCHES.

P1TTsBuRa, Feb. 5.-The rivers at
this point passed the danger line last
night and at noon to-day had reached
81 feet 8 inches, the highest since ~:
DISPATCHES from the headwaters Of
both rivers report the waters still
rising. while here it is creeping up on
the streets at the rate of eight inches
an hour. Miles of property in this
! CITY. on the South Side and in Ale
qheny are submerged and hundreds
| Of families have been compelled to
| vacate their houses. All the mills
| and factories on the banks of both
| rivers have suspended operations and
| connection between Pittsburg and
Allegheny by street cars Is entirely
| cut off. The schools In the first and
fourth wards are closed. The water
is within one foot of the first floor
Of the Dusquesne Way depot.
The merchants on Water street
have moved goods to the second floor,
a precaution never before necessary.
To-day railroad traffic on all river
lines is greatly retarded. Great suf-
ferlng and damage are reported in
this vicinity. Hamlets and a portion
of the towns lying on the low lands
have been inundated and 100 families
have been forced to desert their
homes and fly before the coming flood.
In some places it was found necessa-
ry to anchor dwelling houses to trees
and rocks to keep them from drifting
off to total destruction. The scene
along the route of the Great George,
which extended 80 miles up the
Yough river. beggars description.
The streets and dOor-yards are piled
full of ice with dreary heaps-piled in
many instances fifteen and twenty
feet high standing as silent monu-
ments to the might of the flood. AS
near as can be learned, no lives are
lost, but the total damages reach
thousands Of thousands of dollars.
81. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. SIN an in
terview tonight Vice President
Cakes, of the Northern Pacific, de-
MED the report that branches cost
$4,000 per mile, and explaining that
they cost but $1,000 he denied the
charge that Drexel, Morgan & Co.
had dealt a blow to Willard. In reply
to the charge that George M. Pullman
had lost heavily on his $3.OOO.UO
holding in Northern Pacific and for
rolling stock furnished his company,
he said he had subscribed but $780,
600, and that he has been paid in full
for all rolling stock furnished to the
Northern Pacific; in fact he had been
paid for a part Of it in advance. Mr..
further SAID that the Northern
Pacific owns it's motive power and
stock and if the Oregon Trans
continental brand appears on any of
it as charged, 1t is because there has
been neglect In erasing it.
CAIRO, Feb. 5.-Advices regarding
the defeat OF Baker Pasha are con-
dlcting, but the following details are
received. Baker Pasha began
his advance from the en-
at Trinkatie on Sunday.
His force consisted of $3.50 troops,
badly armed and short of ammuni-
lion, and many Of whom showed an
lnwillingness to proceed. Baker
Pasha had sent to Cairo an urgent
appeal for rifles to replace the old
muskets with which a number of his
men were armed. In reply he re-
,eived orders to try to force his way
TO TOka without delay and with the
English officers connected with the
he began to march expect
defeat. On Monday forenoon a
of his advance encountered a
body Of Osman Degna's troops and a
light ensued which was more Of a
rOut than a battle.
LONDON, Feb. 8.-Later advices
about the defeat Of Baker Pasha
state that the slaughter of his forces
all the way back to Think
tat. The Egyptians were panic
stricken and fell upon their knees,
but their appeals for mercy were
ruthless. The Arabs seized them by
he the necks and thrust spears into
heir backs and savagely cut their
DENVER, Feb. 5.-The annual meet
ng of the WELSH Fargo Express COM !
,any was held here to-day and elected
he following as officers: President,
Lloyd Tevls; vice pr esident and gen.
raj manager, John J. Valentine; sec
etary, James Heron; treasurer, Hen !
Y Wadsworth-all of San Francisco. {
3Oard of directors: Lloyd Tevis, Chas.
John j. Valentine, Oliver
Gldrldge, Leland Stanford, OF San
francisco; James c. Fargo, of New
(ork, and Charles Fargo. of Chicago.