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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
GAINSVILLE.
Incidents Of the Rain-StOrm-A Fami-
Iy Saved by Great ExertiOns.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.

Special Telegram to The Statesman.
GAINsyILLE April 23-The rain ceased last
night. To-day the waters If Pecan ana Elm
were confined within their banks sufficiently
to permit crossing in vehicles. The reports Of
loss of life are lighter than was expected. Sew
eral families, after being imprisoned for hours
in tree-tops, were safely bl0ught to land. The
wife and children of Mr.. Wilson were reached
ing taken them @ IN boat, they
was capslzed and one of the children drowned
Bob Sparks, another negro llaced the woman
and her child in Slkiff. 1t was upset and all
thrown in the water. SeiZing them by the
clothes he swan to the nearest tree and placed
them on a limb. He remained with them until it
was evident the rain and exposure would re-
suit in the death OF all, when he tied them Sc
curely to the Il ee with parts of his clothing
and swan ashore, secured aid and saved them,
All the country ADJACENT to the creeks was
completely submerged and people fled 10 high
er ground. So far as is definitely known only
one person was drowned, but it is feared many
have perished. Above and below this city
communication is only open for few miles
each way. and correct reports are not yet re
ceived. The damage to buildings, fencing and
known in this section. The city water works
were completely submerged and 1t is feared
virtually total loss. The damage at the best
Grutcher CRU MarFsons HAIRY s0uSSm@ lumber a0ilars yart
\ suffered greatly, Many houses in Silver City
were demolished. Others were carried a great
distance and lodged in the field. The machin
cry in the. Touring mills of Scruggs & Wylie
were badly damaged and much grain lost. The
| abutments of the bridge across Elm River were
badly damaged ana the Whole structure is in
| a dangerous condition. The stone house
| of \. l. IylOr was washed away and is tota
loss. 1he house of ii. H. Barlow, also.
| /. n special from st. Joe. above GAINESVILLE says
| The storm was the most severe ever known
| by water. Much aid Is lit eded among the pool
| classes. both at Gainesville and st. Joe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
RUSSIA.
EVIDENTLY MEANS WAR.

MOSCOW, April 25.-War preparations here
are being hastened on with the greatest activ-
ity.. LARGE bodies of troops are daily, leaving
for the South. Heavy supplies OF artillery and
cOmmissary stores are being sent to Lagawog
for transportation to BatOufn, and other fortf-
fed places on the Black Sea. The COssacks Of
men-have received orders to hold themse yes
ready to move at a moments notice. Thirt,
five thousand troo have already been con-
centrated near ASkabad. In Mos
cow war is eagerly hoped for.
WHAT THE CZAR SAYS.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 25.-The Emperor
passed four hours yesterday with Gen. Obrutz-
schOff, chief of staff. There are several engi-
neer officers studying war maps of the Afghan
frontier. Gen. ObrtltzsehOf regards war as
inevitable and urges immediate mobilization
and that not moment should be lost in push
ing on to Herat and Cordabar. Gen. Obrutz
schOf's increasing influence over the Gar Is
believed here to be very significant. Obrutz-
schoff is man of the SkObaloff type; only
ton. He said to the Czar: "Now is the mo-
ment. sire, for Russia to strike. Lumsden's re-
treat has uttei ly destroyed England's prestige
among the Afghans. who,, L can assure your
against the Ameer, besides Persia is
prepared secretly to help us, and to do so the
moment we strike the first blow" All these ad-
vantages will be lost by delay. The Gar re-
piled: ...-,
fest destiny is too strong to be WI ecked by
ayerted, but whatever may take place, never
shall consent to giveup PeD5deh nor Zulticar
Pass"
The above conversation took place in the
Winter Palace, in the room near the famous
Nick las Hall, which Is now nj ed with small
tables, upon whicn are piled hundreds of
maDs, plans and railway schemes about Cen
raj Asia. The Gar is convinced that an I'M
provised cruiser, of the Alabama type, and a
vigorous application Of torpedo warfare, Will
transfer E1gland'S monopoly OF the carrying
trade to other nations.
PREPARING THE ToRPEDoES.
CRoNsTADT, April 25:-WOrkmen are busy
night and day loading all the torpedoes in the
arsenal. Orders have been given the moment
hostilities begin that stationary torpedoes
shall be placed outside all Russian ports on the
Baltic. The iron clads, Admiral Greiz, Due
DE Edinbourg and Kremin and Monitors Tor
completed their ornaments and are ready for
immediate action.
THE TURCOMANs.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 25.-It is stated
Governor H. Orenberg has ceen chosen to take
command of the proposed TurcOman volunteer
force. ten. BarOnoff has also been summoned
from NishninorgOrad to assume command at
Constadt. The Government is having thou
sands of Whitehead torpedOes manufactured
for protec ion Of the northern coast. An ex-
traord nary credit of twenty-five million rou
bles for the navy Is about to be granted.
ATFEVER HEAT.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 25.-Naval. circles
are at fever heat over the reported presence
of British iron-clad at Vedav1stOck, a Rus
sian port on the Sea OF Japan.
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ENGLAND BACKING fGYPT.

LONDON. April 25-Earl Gl awhile has tele
graphed Instructions to Sir Evelyn Barisg, the
British minister to Egypt to supp rt Nubar
PaSha to the utmost extremity i'll his refusal
to make apologies or explanations for the
suppression of the BoSphOre- -Egyptien.
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REIL'S REBELLION.
Matters aud Things About and
Around RatiIefOrd

WINNIPEG, April PA Battleford dispatch
to the Free Press says there are no signs OF
troops yet, aad the delay. to the imprisoned
people here seems iRexplicable. The town is
quiet and all are in good spirits, considering
the anxiety which necessarily prevails and
the shOrtnesS of food.
The report of the Frog Lake massacre Is con-
firmed by the Fort Pitt garrison who have ar
rived. They state that Mrs. Gowanlack was
not killed. The priests were beaten to death
and burned. The Indians burned all the build
ings at Frog Lake and compelled the people to
attend church. The victims and murderers
going together after service. The Indians
shot ten of the helpless whites. The guard
fired on some Indians the night before
last at Bottle River Crossing. Scouts report a
large trail indicating that MOosemen's band is
in communication with Pound Maker.
The Pitts garrison, which has reached here,
gives us the first definite intelligence
| we have received of the fight at The place.
! They say thai the Indians made demonstra-
| ton against the fort, and that Father Mclean,
becoming alarmed, visited Big Beaf's camp
| and had conferc nee with that chief.
| WASHINGTON, April 23.-The President to-
day appointed TO be Collector OF internal Rev
| enue, Samuel b. Cooper, lst district of Texas.
| WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mr. Bayless W.
Hanna, of Indiana, recently appointed United
| States Minister 10 Persia, qualified
to day at the dep@r ment of state
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WEDN EsDAY'S STORMS.
Reports From LOc aIities Off Railroad
and Telegraph Lines.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
DALLAS, April 24-Sews of damage by the
great storm from sections remote from rail-
road and telegraph is beginning to arrive.
AT Pleasant Valley, farm and plantation
crops, and property generally, were badly
wrecked. Z. j. McLainS farm house was de-
strOyed and the occupants escaped with slight
injury. Joe Atkins house and barn were also
destroyed and portions of the timbers carried
two miles by the wind. H lost several head
of stock, but his family were saved by taking
refuge in the basement.
At BreckenIidge, in Stevens County, Con
and partially submerged the town. The wa er
standing four feet deep in many of the dwell
tngs. The people sought safety on their roofs
where they remained exposed to the terror of
the storm until daylight, when they were res
cued by improvised boats. A negro named
Bob Summer was drowned and the wife and
two child1 en- of George Arbuckle are expected
to die from the effects of the exposure.
The weather at Dallas is clear. No rain has
fallen since Thursday morning. but the Trinity
continues to rise steadily at the rate of four
inches per hour, indicating heavy rains on the
head waters. Its present swollen condition
has only been equalled once since 1866, and
every one fears duplication of the disastrous
flood OF that year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
Commissioner Coleman Thinks He
Can stamp t Out.

ST. LOUIS, April 22.-The following dispatch,
which explains itself, was received here to-
day by Col. Hunter, President of the National
Cattle and Horse Growers AZ. .oc!atien OF the
United States:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 22, 1ss5.-To Col.
R. D. Hunter, President, St. Lou's:
II am forming rules under the law to regu-
late the slaughtering of animals that have
been exposed 70 contagfous pleuro- pneumonia,
value Of animals SO slaughtered, the depart
ment having never adopted any rules and the
law requiring them aud then to be approved
BY the Governor Of the State. 1 must also
adopt quarantine regulations. I hope to be
when the work of sIaugghtering under the rules
law has been conceded In bE both the Comp
troller and Attorney General and this will ena-
Bile one to stamp out pleuro-pneumonia under
the rules am framing anywhere In the United
States, promptly and effectually while the ap-
preparation last. There is a fund of s85 900 on
hand, which will enable me to do effective
work. Should there be any outbreak Of this
disease in any other locality or State, I shall
lose not an hours time in extirpating it.
(Singed.) NORMAN j. COLEMAN,
COmmS'r, of Agriculture.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
Captain of a steamer Arrested

New YORK, April 23.--Capt: John OBrien
of the steamer, City. of Mexico. WAS arrest
afternoon, ON charge of vio:l ing section
5,2S3 of the statutes by supply ng arms and
country % at peace @ with M Il this S Government, @ The
vessel was also seized She was chartered in
March last to carry lumber to Bocs Di Terro,
in the United States of Columbia.
and her mani est called Tor lumber. but In
reality she carried as 1t is charged, firearms.
Saborila, a port held by the Rebels, she
took aboard 25o insurgents ana pl ploceeded to
taking the City Of Mexico to be an
American vessel, put out to her and
was captured with his crew at arta Morla
II is SAID portion of the cargo was dis
charged The first mate of the steamer was
Capt Mccarthy who figured on the MARY n.
Hogan in her filibustering trip during the
tO-mOrrOW
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AGAINST CHOLERA.
Conference of Health Ohicers-Old
Rags Ouarantined.

NEW YORK, April PA conference of the
health officers Of New York, Brooklyn, Phila-
was held at Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday, to
discuss quarantine matters and to agree upon
uniform regulations so as to prevent the intro
ductiOn Of cholera into this country. 1t was
decided to establish new rules and throw ad-
ditional safe guards around those now in force.
The matt of the admission of old rags was
taken up and fully discussed, and 1t was con.
them and to allow none to be landed
except after being thoroughly steamed by the
superheaGed steam process. The sulphur pro-
cess was declared to be failure and the con-
ference decided ag. inst it. IL waI III .ntioned
incidentally that the fact of there being. so
few cases of small poX in New York city dur
ing the past month was traceable t. stringent
regulations ordering all old rags to be disin-
fected. The decision reached to make close
quara tine against all old rags, will be carried
out at all Atlan't tc ports, and will, it is believed,
prevent the Introduction of any disease into
this cou try through such importation
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
AUSTRIA,
,ArEsr FROM sr. PETERSBURG

VIENNA. April 23.--Information which has
been ecetved from st. Petersburg creates a
SenSationto the effect that the only condition
onW htch peace can be assured is England shall
acknowledge the complete neutrality of AT
ghanistah and the extinction of English infiu.
ence on the Ameer's country. In this case
only can peace be fully retained between Eng
land and Russia. 1t is p ,,ssible this demand
has been communi lated as the ultima
tum to London. The highest mill
tary circles in Russia, bearing a
great pressure on the Government to declare
war, say the chances were never so favorable
to Russia 1t is further said Russia is only
awaiting the moment when the Volga will be
free OF ice. as this river is essential for The
transportation of troops. AS soon as the
river is opened Russia will east aside furth r
attempts at diplomatic negotiations. 1t is
said England is endeavoring to negotiate with
the Porte about the passage of tile Dardan-
Giles fer her war ships The powers insist on
the neutrality of the straits.
ANOTHER VIEW.
VIENNA, April 21.-Th- Politt.ch Correspon-
denZ states that the real points of the difficulty
between England and Russia, are the ridges at
Pull Khisti, and Ak Tapa, which comm Al d
Herat, and which Russia insists upon retain
ing.
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Attorney. Generals Opinion.

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Information has been
received here that Attorney General Garland,
after a careful examination of the law, has re-
empows ring the Commissioner of Agriculture
to purchase aca slaughter all cattle afflicted
with pleuro-pneumOnia or other contagious
diseases
This confines the Commissioners action to
simply uarantining measures and throws The
burdens of stamping out the disease upon the
different states or indiYiduals as heretofore.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
MEDICINE LODGE,
Terrible Scenes that Followed q Wa
ter Spout.

ter Spout.
KANSAS CITY, April 23.-The Times Medi-
cine Lodge special gives the following partic
ulars OF the disast. Gus flood: The town is sit
uated etween Medicine River and Elm Greek
Early tuesday merning the flood came down,
the streams quickly everhowing the banks to
the distance of about ten feet In the Elm
Greek bottoms, east of the town. dOz h
houses were entirely destroyed and many OI
tne occupants drowned, or saved only by
clinging to branches of trees. amped in the
GfIad SHtsG wefe ten Of fifteen emigra9ts' wagons
found. North of here entire families were
drowned; many others made miraculous es-
capes. All OF yesterday and last night the
streams were so high that no communication
cCuld be had with the east, and to day dis
patches were sent out for the first time. The
stores In the town were closed yesterday, and
every citizen engaged in the work of rescuing
the people. by boats and fafts, from their per
ilous positions in trees or house tops. This
work was extremely hazardous, and by night.
fall there were still some Isolated persons. A
rellef party was out all night picking up these
anfortunates. The people in the Medicine riv
or DOCtOmS had ea' ller warning, and all SSc3p-
ed with their lives, thongh hundreds of cattle
were drowned and g eat fieloS If crops ruined.
Hundreds OF dead animals also line the banks
night and c0ntInted steadily for SIX LourS,
which was followed by cloud-burst north of
the town.
Anuther Account.
WICHITA, April % "A special to the Daily
Eagle, dated yesterday at Medicine Lodge,
give All account Of the recent fearful results OF
Waterspout there. The special says: Tie
water rolled down over the lowlandS east Ht
Medicine Lodge City. five to twelve feet per-
pendlcular, carrying death in Its wake. Sev
eral whole families are known to be drowned.
Yesterday morning parties who had gone
out to give relief, found men, women
and children clinging to trees, with
nothing but their night clothes to protect
them, and some without any clothing what
ever, but still alive Their crirS could be heard
as early as O'Clock in the morning, above the
r'ar1ng waters. Attempts were made to res cue
tile parties beyond the river, but each boat in
turn was swamped and the occupants only
saved themselves by swimming to tees. Five
Dodles nave been recovered up to the hour Of
writing the dispatch, which was sent over
to the first railroad point by mail. Another
body was In sight, but cOu'd not
be reached. There were eight movers wagons
camping in the bottoms and one old man has
recognized the bodies OF three of his family,
his, wife and two children, respectively five
sn and seven years old. James Gibbs. and his
daughter Annie were drowned. Mrs.
Harris little s1rl OF eleven,
were found drowned. Governor Pardock
and family, consisting of his wife and four
children, are thought to be drowned. Frank
Sheppler put his wife and child on the roof,
and his house went down. He was knocked
off by projecting limb and swan ashore sew
eral miles below, but the fate of his wife and
child Is not known.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
VISIONS of bliss.

TIins millions of Empty Pill Boxesi What .
sad commentary on constipation and biliousness
What vast storehouso Of pills if all were co
lected. And to think that all these drastic, aas
seating pills have been Kindly solicited to enss
che stonachs of men and womeni SicksriS
and disgusting to think of. No one knows .h'
pains and aches, loss of time, piles and infiam''
tions they have caused. You don't need soA'N
powerful medicine. Stop their use, and
one dose OF Bailey's Saline Aperient, and vissSa
% ,liss will hover over your detected browi 4
relieves constipation, cures Siliousness, sick hes"
...ne, heartburn, &c. tits pleasant, ctfectuai m
.neap. and we'll adapted to ladies use.
large bottles only 50 cents, and sold evss'i
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
THINGS AT LoCKHARr.
"reminiscences Of San JacintO Day.
Correspondence to The Statesman.


IocKHARr ApIfl 22.-More rain, rain. never
thpless we had the pleasure of taking i'll The pic
mic at Luling yesterday: 1t was gu :; ess.
taught that the 2Ist dag of April was the time
for Joyous hearts and light minds to meet to-
getiler and talk nonsense, et'., ETC., Dat the
picnic Yesterday was run on a different scale,
for while we was arr 1nging our feathers to
pOuncc down onseme irnocsGt beau'y. Mr..
Dale, a Texas Veteran Of Seguine, Was III
troduced to a large and intelligen audience
by Col. j. N. rtagner. MIR. Dale rehearsed
the battle of S.n Jacinto with great feeling.
we feel like uneovering our heads whenever
we meet one Of these Old braves thai won our
lard and liberty. Tho next speaker WAS Dir.
]. q. Bridges. ediior of the Luling Signal.
Next, B G. Neighbors. of Kyle. told us IN pa
tbetic topes the deeds of those old heroes, and
repeated some Of the most beautiful poetry we
have ever listened to. Mr.. A. q. Storey, OF
LOckhart Then gave us his experience on roll T
skates which brought forth loud app'ause for
the space Of half minute, and he flnaily
wound up with the statement that 1T WAS NJ
good for man TO be alone" and that it was
every mans duty to love woman-kind.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
Counting the Cash.

WASHINGTON, April PA committee Of
three will be appointed by the Secretary of
count Of ali cash and other securities in the
Treasury Of the United States, incident to the
transfer Of the office OF Treasurer from Mr..
Wyman to Mr.. Jordan. The count will COM
mence at the close Of business, April 30, and
will probably take about three weeks.
WASHINGTON, april 23-Jos. X. McCammOD,
assistant attorney general for the interior de-
par tment, resigned, yesterday. to take effe It
on the 4th prOX
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BASTROP.
Sent Up for Incest-1Iurderou Az
sauIt-HeaVy Rains.

oenb up fOP 1nceSt-Mu MurderouS Az
sauIt-Heavy Ratns.
Special Telegram to 1he Statesman.
BASTRoP, April 22.-In the District Court
to-day the case of the State VS.. Alex Hou and
charged with incest, was called and tried The
jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed
punishment at five years In the pententiary.
The case of State VS.. Tom Prli1tt, charged with
murderous assault upon Walter Moore, is on
trial this evening and will not be concluded
until late tonight. This is very interesting
case; the difficulty occurred at the polls last
election day. Moore was an officer and at
tempted to arrest him, when he resisted and
cut H m severely He then escaped and has
been at large until last week, when he was
captured in Washington County and brought
against hlm aud the chances are that he will
be convicted,
The supper given last night by the Cemetery
Association Was complete success. Judge
Ieichmuller completely captured his audience
by his address, which was very appropriate
and fine.
A heavy rainfall this evening
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THE TRINITY.
1t is an Immense Sea of Water-Sev r.
nj Casualties Reported.

Special Telegram to The Statesman.
DALLAS, April 25.-The great rise in the
Trinity caused by the five hours deluge |; st
night on the head-waters, is rushing down now
and the river is like a boundless sea. 1le
damage to property along the stream is la
mense, and the suburbs OF the city are SUI
merged. Hundreds of families have been
driven from their homes, the water reaching
nearly to the roofs in many places. The grea.
est alarm prevails, as there is no indication
where the inundatiOn will stop The Houston
and Texas Central, the Texas Trunk
and the Gulf, Colorado and San
tn Fe were forced to suspend
operations tonight. The Missouri Pacific suj-
pended on Tuesday last, and the Texas Pacific
alone is in partial operation. Four immense
railway bridges, and The public bridge over u Q
Trinity, at tn point, are in danger OF beii,g
swept away. The aggregate cost Is nearly
one million dollars
Ebenezer Wilkins was drowned four miles
below the city, tonight. Lemuel Ac0rn, .
boatman, was drowned between Dallas and
Fort Worth, about one O'Clock this mOrni q,
and a young lady (name not learneD was
drowned in White Rock Creek, near this city,
TO-DAY.
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Criminal Court Matters.
ecial Telegram to me Statesman.

BAsTRoP, April A.-In District Fourt to-day
the case OF the State rs. Walter Standifer for
murder, was continued until next term of
court. State vs.. Clint Fords, fer murder, was
continued. Tom Fruit, who was convicted
and given five years in the penitentiary for as
Sault to murder, was granted new trial.
The Colorado, which has been very high,
commenced falling last night and has been
falling slowly all day. High water has done
much damage to farms and some fences on
creeks and low lardS ha." No. washed away.
The mail arrived this lS,I,,.s ;he first in two
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THE LATE TORNADO.
Further Accounts OF the WreckaEe
by the Winds.
Special Telegram TO Tne statesman.

Special Telegram TO Tne statesman.
DALLAS, April 25.-News was received to-
night of the result of the tornado near Winn y
bOro, on Wednesday night last. Six dwelling
houses were destroyed, as well as nearly all
the timber and fencing in the neighborhood.
broken, and is the only perso n
hurt. His house was totally
wrecked. The names o. the owners Of the
other five demolished houses have not been
reported. Mrs. MOrrison's dwelling, in tla
edge of Palo Pinto County, was totally demOl-
ished and the Carson & Lewis rancho fenc I,
for a distance of two miles was destroyed .
large number OF the cattle Of the firm wei >
drowned. s. M. Embree, an old citizen of
Cook County, was drowned In Jordan Creek. ~
tributary or the Trinity River. during WedneS-
day nights overflow and the body was rec0V-
cred tO-day
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woLsELEY GOING TO sUAK1M

CAIRO, April 25.-Lord Wolseley will star
for Suaktm at the beginning of next week.
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LONDON, April 21,--ft is stated that Russia
declines 10 subscribe t. distinct and definite