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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
Mason City and Sioux City Experi-
ence the Greatest Disasters.
Houses Washed Away by the Rush
ing Waters at Night.
People Leap Upon the Floating Ice
to Save Themselves.
Children Remain Barefoot Upon the Icy
Sea for Hours-Bridges Torn from
Their Bearings and Fences
Washed Away.

MASON Cry, Ia, April 8-The greatest
freshet ever known in this county was ex-
perienced last night, the town of Rock
Falls, ON the banks OF the Shell Rock
river, experiencing most disastrously. The
iron bridge, l55 feet long, and the dam
are both gone, and the damage TO property
there will not fall short Of $4,000. The
house Of Mr.. Cruikshank, where he lived
with his wife and three children, was
crushed like an egg shell. The husband,
hearing the roar of the torrent OF ice and
water, got ont OF bed aud before hc could
light lamp the water in his chamber
was up to his waist. lie pushed two OF
his children through q trap door, following
them, his wife, With her babe, refusing io
leave. The woman rushed with her child
TO the upper story OF the house Just rs !.
was yielding 10 the force Of the flood, and
escaped through the roof by jumping on
the floating ice, where they remained for
two hours, until daylight, when ncighbors
rescued them.
Miles Of fences wcrc torn from the land.
lee cakes three feet thick are piled .upon
one another ten 10 fifteen feet high, and u
will bo three or four weeks before they
melt and make the streets passablc. II
looks like an immense arctic scene, with
the roofs oi the houses pmiruding through.
Thomas T.. Pcrrclt, one OF the founders of
the town, wns taken suddenly III during
the night aud iclcgrlphcd Tor physician
who arrived at the swollen river but could
not cross. Then from 10th sides Of the
river they attempted 10 get a line across TO
haul over the medicine but were unsuc.
cessiul. Kites wcrc made and attempted
10 be flown over, but the wind blew gale
and this scheme was abandoned. Wooden
rnmrols with strings tied 20 them were
fired from guns, aud the most muscular of
mon attempted to throw stones with lines
attached across, but all 10 no avail.
c.? Smith, who has just returned from
the scene, avs he has lived in Ccrro
Gorio county ivg nearly fifty years, but
never saw the water ~ l.igh or 10 much
devastation douc by a flooe .''erc before.
| A large relief left here for Rock Falls io-
| day prepared go attend 70 the wants Of tho
| sutiCrcrs
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Gen. Nettleton Says He Will Ac-
cept the Charter.
He Says Further That He Will Go
to Work at Once.
Capt. Leach Will Not Be Trans.
ferred From Memphis.
A Favorable Report Secured on the
Bill to Construct a Road From
Memphis to the National
Cemetery Congress.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
WASHINGTON, April 6.--That the Mem.
Ibis bridge will be built is now a settled
thing. Gen. Ncttleton today telegraphed
to Congressman Phelan that he would ac-
cept the charter and go at once TO work.
Mr.. Phelan last night sent the general q
long dispatch advising this course, saying
that it would be impossible for any change
to be made in the bill at this session OF
Congress, and II IL became necessary to
get relief from any portion Of the charter,
he had better reserve his action for fut.
ure session. In this the general ac-
quiesced, as stated above, and consequent
ly Memphians may feel assured of the
eventual building of the bridge. Senator
Berry has received a telegram from Forrest
City, Ark, signed by James Fussell and
two others, indorsing his amendment put
ting a wagon way on the bridge. Mr..
Fussell is brother-in-law Of Congress
man Dunn.
The chief Of engineers has counter
manded the order transferring Capt.
Leach from Memphis. lie will therefore
remain at his present post of duty. This
action has been secured through the inter
cession OF representatives in Congress from
the Mississippi valley.
Representative Phclan has scored n
point in securing favorable report on his
bill proposing 10 construct road from
Memphis TO the National cemetery, near
by. The committee proposes 10 appro-
pirate $4,000 for the purpose. This Is the
first appropriation lavorably reported for
this work, although various attempts have
been made in the last ten years. Mr..
Phelan has also got favorable report on
his bill 10 extend the limits OF the Port Of
Memphis.
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by compromise or by one party surrender.

by compromise or by one party surrender.
ing its position.
There is some discussion MS TO what
effect the present action OF the House in
consuming the time in repeated roll-cals
will have upon the consideration of the
tariff bills and there is an apprehension
felt by some gentlemen that, il dilatory
tactics are continued for n few days longer,
the necessary consideration Of the appro.
priaton bills will delay until later day
than that now fixed the discussion OF the
Mills bill
Roll call followed roll call until o'clock
pm, when the absence OF 4 quorum was
developed and call Of the House ordered.
The overworked reading clerks were then
given much needed rest, while the ser
geant-at-arms started ON quest for the
absentees. The first victims of his zeal
were White Of New York, Mansur of Mis-.
souri, and Ermentrout OF Pennsylvania,
who gave reasonable and satisfactory ex-
cuses, but were badly guyed by their col
leagues, much TO the amusement of the
galleries. Foan OF Ohio was the next
prisoner brought to the bar, and he was
excused, although his statement that he
had been absent getting something 10 eat
was received with expressions of incredu-
lity by members who believed he had
made use of the verb ito eat. "
At $50 O'Clock the House took recess
until 1880 tomorrow.
PosTMAsrERs.
The following postmasters were ap.
pointed in Arkansas today Frances A.
Thornton, Mountain Glen, Garland
county; James L. Sexton, Portia, Lawrence
county; John &. Roberts, Wabbascca, JEFF
fersOn county
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GOV. PoRTER,s SON SHOT
BY Young Man by tho Name OF WIN
Edmunda. at ParIa.

PANS, Tenn. April Il o. Kennedy Porter,
son Of cx-Gov Porter, was shot aud
probably fatally wounded here last night
about II o'clock by viii Edmunds. The
origin Of the difficulty IL supposed TO bo
the attentions Of young Porter 10 I'd
munds' sister, which tho latter objected TO
and had frequently threatened 10 NIL him
II lac did not dcslst Porter had been out
driving with Edmunds' sister last night
and had returned the team 10 the stable
and started mp Depot street toward
the square when he met Edmunds about
the Blanton house, who told him that hc
was going to kill him and ior him TO de-
icnd himself Edmunds then fired the
ball, a 3s-calibcr, striking Porter Ia the left
breast below the collar bone, ranging
downward. On hearing the threat Porter
drew his pistol, but too late. On being
shot Porter fell, aud was soon after re
moved Ia his fathers residence, where he
now lies In prccafious condition. Dn.
w. =. and j. n. Porter and Wm. Bright,
of Huntingdon, were summoned. The
wound has not as yet been probcd. There
were no eyc.witnesscs 10 the shooting.
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The mrmrn,. a Oxiord Road.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
WRsr PoiNr, Miss, April 0.-The all
absorbing topic Of the day Is the approach.
ing election To vote sis0,OOO TO the Mem.
phis, Oxford, Columbus 4 Georgia Pacific
railroad. A vigorous campaign is inaug-
untcd and somo earnest work is being
done by prominen, speakers from all por.
tions Of the country. Clay county and
West Point will fall IN line with Lafayette
and Oxford on tho lith aud roll up q
handsome majority for the tax.
A party Of western excuNionisis have
been taking IN the city and surroundings
today. Our live real estate agents are kept
busy showing the home seekers our su
pcrior advantages and have developed
number OF transfers within the past few
laVa
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Ahn.. ninnxiiix.

Sioux CRY, Ia, April o. The food on
The Missouri Immediately above Sioux
City has been the highest aud most dis.
asirous sinco the memorable inundation Of
the spring Of 1881. The region inundated
Is the low grounds ON the Dakota silo
above the Sioux river. During tho break
up Of the lee two weeks ago. an immense
gorge formed In the curved channel Of tho
Missouri below Elk Point. A dam was
formed and the whole cxpanse OF low
country was overlooked. In every dircc-
ton for miles the whole country was under
water. Elk Point was diminuiive island
In a vast sea of angry waters The country
there Is ihickly settled. and many farmers
hnl already removed their live stock 10 the
bluffs Most Of the houses are built on
cmiuenccs, but in most eases the food
oycrilowcd these also. Some live stock was
Lost, but how much l. not known, as Il has
been impossible 10 reach the country.
Just below Fix Point the county author
tiles have dug an immense ditch along the
line Of the lowest depression. norihoastcrly
toward the Sioux river. 10 carry of flood
waters. This ditch earned Hood Of waters
with great violence into the Sioux river
above the st. Paul railroad bridge There
was thus vast river several miles Wide
sweeping across the lowlands IL plowed
out the ditch and threatened TO change
the channel Of the Missouri IN conformity
with Il, tore awny fences. hay stacks, small
ouibuildngs nnd everything in IT, way. 10
ia nov learned from superintendent Bcars-
ley, of the Milwaukee company, that about
four miles Of the railroad track was washed
out this side Of lilk Point
Tho violence OF the current may he In
iorrcd from the fact that about mile and
u quarter Of the trick. including railroad
ties and iron. has been carried two miles
away from the roadbcd and left In tie
fields. The Sioux river, swollen by tho
food waters Of the Missouri, rapidly accu.
mulalcd great mass OF drii, wood AMI
Ice against the railroad bridge. The press
urc was sufficient 10 move the bridge three
feet aud would have swept the structure
entirely away but for the precautions taken
by the railroad company to save the bridge.
However. Il will take two weeks ~ re-
pair the damage.
Tuesday night tie gorge. which had
caused al the trouble, suddenly broke.
The confined food rushed down stream
like race horse aud With an ominous
roaring sound. Tho rise here was ten icct
In less than two houn aud the lower part
OF the city was threatened.
Yesterday the river fell some. but Il is
still very high. Above, in the region OF
Elk Point the water still stands deep on
the low grounds aud Il will BE- many days
before Il can BE- drained oil. Il Is thought
nn liYna have beon lot.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
The Tcxi of the Toast.

BERLIN, April 6.-Owing to comments
based upon a mutilatcd version Of the 70.
marks the crown prince made in the toast
TO Prince Bismarck at the lattcr's birthday
banquet recently, the North German Go;citc
today prints the official text OF the speech.
In II the crown prince said:
''0f the last forty years none has been oi
~ serious OF weighty an import ~ th'
prescn, one. The Emperor you NO faith
fully served for twcniy-seyen years is gon'
10 his rest, and the people nro cheering
tho present ruler, who shared Ia founding
The greatness Of tho fatherland. You
highness, like us all. will serve
him with the same old German, manly
loyalty. To use military illustration,
will compare the present situation with
that Of a regiment advancing 10 an attack.
It's commander has fallen. but the next in
command, though hard hit, rides boldly
In advance Of all, his gaze fixed on the flag
which lis bearer waves on high. Thus
does your highncs hold the banner Of the
empire, aud long may II be permitted 10
you, IN conjunction with our beloved and
rovcrcd Emperor, 10 bold on high the i'm.
pcrial flag. God bless and protect the
Emperor and your highne.s.'
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

NRw IoRR, April cit is semi-oilicially
stated that there will be no contest for the
control Of the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas at
the election on May 10, Mr.. Gould having
signiacd to the stockholders committee
that II the opposition stockholders desired
10 elect their own directors he had no oh.
lection. The stockholders 80 fat have not
completed the ticket for the directors
which they will vote for, but 1t is settled
that T.. l.. Ellcry Anderson will be elected
president, and he has agreed To serve. The
transier books close April 10.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
The IIan,rlen pI,a.lcr.

DuBrauE, Ia, April o. A Now IInmp
ton special TO the HcrdM SAYS that up TO III
o'clock this morning six dead bodies, had
been taken from the railroad wreck at
Wapsie river II Is supposed that the pas.
sengcr train, after crossing the wapsic,
ran into large pile Of ice washed on the
track by the high water. The engine ran
of the road, turning completely around,
and is ont OF sight IN the water. The bag.
gage ear was thrown completely over the
engine and the smoking car Is ON topofiho
engine. The next coach is ON ils side In
four feet Of water On account of the high
water further search at present for bodies
is an impossibiily, though Il N thought
other dead bodies arc sill In the wreck.
Twenty are injured, but all willllyc. They
were brought ~ New Hampton In the H.
iaied Trains sleeper. The eoroncrs inquest
began today. The names Of the dead, ~
far as discovered, are. Engineer James
Schlcgcl, Of Mason City; Willard Ander.
son, Of laMoitc, Wis; G.. NJ. Chrisicn, an
emigrant from Denmark; John Duclosc,
the baby; Dora Ilicbche; one unknown.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
"A Rn,nII.unrhrnn.

FLoREScE, April 0.--'rho Emperor and
Empress Of Brazil visited Queen Victoria
at the villa Palmiori today. Queen Vic
toria and Prince and Princess Henry Of
Baitenberg, afierward partook Of luncheon
with the King aud Queen Of Itely at the
Patti palace. There were also present nj
the luncheon other members OF the Royal
family, Premier Crispi, Earl Cadogan and
the Syndic Of Florence. Covers were laid
for fihy.six guests. Queen Victoria sat on
the right Of King IIumbcrt, and the En-.
press OF Brazil on the left.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
An rnrIne Jumps the rrncL

EiNRA, N, Y, April 0.-rhc engine of
thepassenger train on the Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western railway went of the
track iiity-iive miles east OF Buffalo about
midnight. Fireman Iloyt Bogar, Of
Elmira, was killed and Engineer John
Thompson, Of Elmira, was badly hurt.
The cars did not leave the track and no
passengers were injured. The cause OF
the accident was the washout Of a culycr.
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A NEGRO WHO DEPENDED HIMSELF
Against would.Be Murderer Pursued
by Posse.

nashville, Tenn, April 6.--News has
been received here Of a tragedy near Way.
land Springs, Lawrence county. On Mon
day last two white men went TO the
house OF negro named Rice ami, II
Il said. beat his wife. Rice drove
them of, but they returned armed, and
firing was begun. According 10 your cor
respondents informant Rice shot both
the white men, killing one outright aud
inhicting n wound upon the other from
which he has since died. Rice was
wounded In the arm and escaped. An
armed posse Is searching Tor him.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
The Road Secured.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
IIuNrsvlLLE, Ala, April 6.--At the citi.
zens' meeting tonight $50, 800 were sub.
scribed TO the Tennessee 4 Coosa River
railroad, which secures the road. The
work begins In thirty days. There is grea,
rejoicing and bells are ringing.
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No Question of tho ne.irnn,ion.

BgHLIS, April G.-The National Z,iiung
says that the renewed efforts to obtain the
consent Of the Emperor 10 the marriage OF
his daughter, Princess Victoria, 10 Prince
Alexander, Of Battcnbcrg. have not been
successful. For this reason there are mo-
longer any grounds for n secret conflict be-
tween Prince Bismarck aud the Emperor,
aud, therefore, there Is no question what.
ever OF Prince Bismarck rcsigning
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

wAsmISoToS, April 0.-The situation 10
the House remains unchanged and there
are no present prospects Of the breaking
Of the deadlock. Both sides are doggedly
determined to keep up the fight, and II IL
threatened that the House will I've kept In
continuous session, without rcccwes being
taken, until the question Is settled. either
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
Why nismnrcL NhonId Remain.

BERLIN, April 0.-Thc following passage
occurred in the toast given by the crown
prince 10 Prince Bismarck at the latter's
birthday banquet; "The whole imperial
family hopc that the chancellor will be Ia
the present what he wns TO the late mon.
arch" The Cologne Goidie regards the
toast as evidence that the Emperor will
not consent TO Prince Bismarck's rcsigna-
fian
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
Col. Tso.. sn.iibaLer'. E.ta,e,

CmoAoo, ILL.,, April e.-rhe surprising
absence Of all evidence that Col. Thomas
sncllbaker, the well known theatrical man
agcr and ex.chiei Of police Of Cincinnati,
Who sued hero fortnight aga Y any
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
s,r,ensn Win Apop's.y.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April GA. W. llar'
ris, cashier Of the American National
bank, was stricken with apoplexy today
and Is In critical condition.
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u..,, Rains aud RaginE waters.

sr. PAUL, Mimi, April 6,-Telcgrams o,
from a dozen points In Dakota report
heavy rains and raging riyen. Tho hvcr
Is bank iull at Washburn and still rising.
and the bottom lands below arc flooded
for miles. Al Gladstone. u. r., the Hurt
river Is rapidly rising. Al South Hart the
railway bridge has given away and all
trains are temporarily abandoned. AZ
Mankalo. Mimi, the Minnesota Is leaving
H. hanks The ice Is moving Ia immense
cakee and A gorge Is feared below the city.
Twenty head oi stock belonging TO Adam
jcacnon were drowned on the low lands.
Tic river roso fifteen feet "Wednesday
night and yesterday was still rising.
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RICH GOLD FIELDS.
California Again the Center OF At.rac-
tion for Prospcctora.


sAS DIE0o, Cal, April o. G.--Reports Of
rich gold discoveries in Lower California
have created much oxcitrmcnt nthis city,
and prospecting parties have been fitted
out and gone 10 the scene The San Diego
Union has asccrtained the fact that mum.
Der Of experts have becn in the Lower
California gold fields and have brought
back TO their employers quiet rcports Of
rich discoveries. The papm publishes an
interview with an expert Who has been In
the San Rafael valley. Ilr states that In
travelling over the Sierra Aiadc mountains
he discovered tract thifiy miles long and
twenty miles wide which iofmcd one large
body Of mineral grornd. There are
hundreds Of veins, he sass. averaging from
three 10 thirty feet In width principally
composed Of free gold 10 white quartz,
which h easily worked, and assays from
$500 10 g, 200 per ton. 1hcp placer grounds
are reported TO cover thousands OF acres,
and are said 10 be rich IN gold dust and
nuggets. The mountain contain several
natural reservoirs and bcyeIa streams oi
water which have a lall ol from 900 to
1900 feet, making the locality available
for hydraulic mining. Other discoveries
have been made beside the one alluded
10 and In every case the supply Of water is
reported 10 be good and all the conditions
favorable for extensive mining operauons'
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The Emperor Insists on the Marriage
of His Daughter to Battenberg.
The National zeitung Renews It's
Efforts to Obtain His Consent.
Bismarck Opposes the Union of Vic.
toria and Alexander.
He Did It for State Reasons 1T Is Evil
dent That the Proposal VIII Be
Regarded as Affecting the
European Policy.

BERLIN, April CT is affirmed tonight
that Emperor Frederick insists upon the
marriage Of his daughter TO Prince Alex
andar
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

Two hundred pronine mt Republicans Of
Minnesota have been interyiewedas 10 the
success Of high license law and II meets
With thar approval.
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-Four men we're killed by dynamite
mill explosion yesterday morning Al Mhs
ers station, Ind. The shock shook build
ings Ia Valparaiso.
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HARRIS DICKSON

was present at the proceedings before
Judge Cooper. Is stenographer, and has
verified particular portions Of Bevery
Randle's testimony by reference 10 his
notes. Randle made substantially the fol-
lowing statement on that trial: II did not
appear like II was more than a minute
alter the shooting stopped before the man
went down and did the beating, indicat-
Ing three sounds by knocking with his
hand. One OF the men was standing right
where the 1rst iron takes place on the
bridge and the other one was standing
down the walk about sixteen or seventeen
feet. lie was there when first saw him.
He stayed there all the time until he fell.
l did not see any shot fired north. II
might have been but did not see II. The
man that was next 10 the bridge fred last
with tho big report pistol after the other
man fell.
Mr.. Dickson win be examined as TO
other matters by the defense. The court
at $50 o'clock adjourned ill tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
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Tho loses incurred by ihc lre at Ames-
bury, Mass., on Thntday, amount 70
500 900.
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HLIAs KING,

recalled, said that he had had the conver-
saiion with the witness Carson In which
Carson said 10 him that Hamilton had
nothing against him: he would be n ruined
man; be as light on him ~ you can, etc,
etc, and that witness Cushman had told
him after Cushman had testified and be-
fore he had made his explanation that he
had not got tangled up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-19
+ Continued on first page,
Personal.

Mrs. W. A. Lawrence is quite ILL.,
Thomas A. Lambert arrived home yester-
day afternoon.
Geo H. Smith Esq, of Caribou was in
the city yesterday.
Hon. S. W Matthews arrived on the 80
train train last evening.
Mr. Bert Andrews left for Boston on the
Yankee" yesterday afternoon.
Miss l.. II. LeProhon went to Portland
yesterday on the Yankee, to spend few
days vacation.
Rev. w. II. Barber the newly appointed
pastor of the n. Augusta NJ. +. church ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon.
Prof Little, of Bowdoin, who has beer
South during the winter for the benefit OF
his health, has been in Washington recently
where he was busy for few days at the
Congressional Library indexing the Londor
Academy. That is his share in Fletcher's
"Co-Operative Index to Periodicals which
is published supplementary to Poole's. Last
week the Professor visited Braintree, Mass
He will continue his duties as librarian at the
college the present term which opened or
Tuesday.
Mr. John G. Gay and wife left the city
yesterday morning on the 10 O'Clock train
for Glens Falls n. Y Mr.. Gay has for the
past nine years had charge of the electro
tvping for the entire establishment of f. c
Allen and has been a most proficient anc
successful workman in this business. He ii
fact had the immediate charge of fitting the
plant for this business of that firm, and is al
expert of considerable knowledge and ex
perience. Ill health required him to abandon
his work and take a much needed rest
Both he and his wife will be missed by 3
large circle of friends in this city, many OF
whom were at the station to bid them good
hya