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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-01
AT HARRISBURG
The Water Is Higher Than the
Flood of go.

HARRISBURG. Pa, May 31.-This city
has been in the middle of the deluge
all day long. There has been a steady
downpour since before daylight this
morning, and up to 10 O'Clock tonight
four and one-half inches of rain had
fallen. Danger of disastrous food in
the Susquehanna river is imminent.
Paxton creek, which separates East
Harrisburg from the main section Of
the city and is raging torrent tonight,
is higher now than during the great
flood of 1865. People were taken
from their houses in Sibletown in
boats tonight and cellars along
Cameron street are filled with water.
The storm is still raging at late hour,
and there are grave fears for the safety
of people Oh the low lands. Furnaces
along the river below the city are being
banked. Steelton is partially inun-
dated. No trains have arrived
from Pittsburg since $3.50 this
morning, owing ia bad wash-out
near Lillys station. Passenger trains
for the north were Cancelled tonight,
owing to reports of high water at Will
Transport. A landslide is reported on
the Pennsylvania railroad at Rockville,
five miles west of this city. The ALI
son Hill branch of the East Harrisburg
motor line is not in operation tonight.
owing to wide break near Cameron
and Market streets. -
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OIL IIl0 lOW-lyluS SAOuuu OoSoPS"'
7:3O o'clock great pile of drlftwood
was swept along, and from it came
shrek upon shrek for help. The terri
fed spectators on the shore saw
THREE WOMEN,
to one of whom were clinging two
children, neither of whom was appar-
emily more than an infant. The rapid.
ity Of the current and the position of,
the raft on the stream. together VITA
the lack of facilities for rescuing, pre-
cluded the possibility of ever thinking
in the matter, and the raft passed
out of sight, the screams of the women
and children blending in their plead
ings for aid long after the raft
was around the bend. The stream then
became thick-strewn with men, women
and children, clinging to all sorts OF
temporary means of salvation. and two
men and women clung madly to the
tops OF huge trees, the men emulatlng
the females in their shrieks for help
that it was not possible to give.
just at dark lad was noticed
clinging to a log. Jamas Curry
StCuItu lUHS liHc duu Aou w Wv
river bank. The moose of the lassO fell
over the boys neck and shoulders, and
a moment later the drenched, poverty
stricken little fellow was hauled to the
bank. II was soon restored. and stated
that his name was Edward Harsten.
thirteen years of age. He had lived
with his father and grandfather and
mother in Cambria City, a part
of Johnstown. At 4 o'clock their
home had been caught in the volume OF
water let loose by the bursting of the
dam. They had all climbed upon mass
of driftwOod, and we're carried along.
Their raft went to pieces against a
bridge pier, and he had rot seen his rel
atives since. but thought that they were
all drowned
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Mysterious Murder Of Michael
Kane, a Sioux City
LabOper.
Wisconsin Visited by a Heavy
Snow Storm and Cold
Weather.
-Faribault Visited by a Couple
of Serious BlaZeS--
Notes.

Special to the Globe.
ALBERT LEA, Minn., May H.-The
most impressive scene ever witnessed
in court room of Southern Minnesota
was enacted this afternoon when Judge
Farm . pronounced sentence upon
Michael Duggan, who committed the
outrage Oh Anna Nelson. He had
pleaded guilty to the Indictment and
stood before the court with bowed head
and tears streaming down his face.
When asked what he had to say
in mitigation of the crime he only said:
II was intoxicated" His attorney,
W. G. McAdam, made just and rea-
sonable statement of the case. County
Attorney Todd narrated the details OF
the awful crime and eloquently de-
manded stern administration of the
law on behalf of outraged virtue and
the safety of the home. Judge Farmer
discussed the case with candOr and SELL
fenced the accused to Imprisonment at
hard labor at Saltwater for twenty
years. The great court room was packed
full of people and the silence that pre-
vailed as the sentence was uttered was
oppressive. DuggaD shuddered from
head to foot and was led from the room
apparently Ill a dazed condition.
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HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS.
It May Take Four Figures to Mum.
ber the Dead.

PITTsBURG, May 31.-The course of
foot of the lake to JOhnstown is almost
eighteen miles, and with the excep-
ton of at one point. the water passed
through a narrow V-shaped valley.
Four miles below the dam lay the town
of South Fork, where the South Fork
itself empties into the Conemaugh river.
The Gown contained about 1900 III
habitants. 1t has not been heard from.
but 1t is said that four-ffths of it has
been swept away. Four miles further
down OIL the Conemaugh river,
which runs parallel with the main line
of the Pennsylvania railroad, was the
town of Mineral Point. 1t had 800 in
habitants, 80 per cent of the houses
being on a fiat and close to the river.
It seems impossible at this time
to hope that any of them have
escaped. Six miles further down was
the town of Conemaugh, and here alone
was there a Typographical possible
ity of the spreading of the flood and.
the breaking of its force. 1t con-
tanned 1850 inhabitants and must
be almost wholly devastated.
Woodville, with 1900 people, lay mile
below Conemaugh in the fiat, and one
mile further down were Johnstown and
its cluster of sister, towns, Cam
bria City and Conemaugh borough. with
total population of 10000.
On made ground, a nd stretched along
right at the river verge, were the i'm
mense iron works of the Cambria Iron
and Steel company, who have $4,000, 900
invested in their plant. Besides this,
there are many other large indus
trial establishments on the banks of the
river, how badly cannot be estimated.
At II p. m. railroad man says the loss
of life will reach hundreds, and possibly
over thousand. The report of loss of
these towns above cannot yet be con-
tirmad
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GOT THEM BOTH.
The Phillies Easily Defeat In
dianapolis in Both Games.

PHILADELPHIA May 3l.-The Phillies
and Indianapolis played off two post
p0ned games this afternoon, both of
which were won easily by the former.
The first game proved the most inter-
esting of the two, being marked Tor the
heavy batting of both teams. The
fielding of the home club was very poor
and directly responsible for four of the
visitors runs. Whitney was very
effective at the start, and it was not
until the fifth inning that the Phillies
solved his curves. After that the In
dianapolis fielders were kept busy
chasing the ball. In the second game
Pete Wood and Decker made their
first appearance as a league battery.
The former used slow curve
which proved too much for his oppon-
ents until the last three innings when
he eased up, and six of the eight hits
were made. He was backed up in good
style by Decker and the rest of the
team. A disgraceful feature of the
game was an attempted assault by
GlasscOck on George Wood at second
base. The game was called at the end
Of the sixth inning to allow the Philiies
to catch a train for Boston. Score:
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limited, which left PlttSDurg al Z
o'clock this morning, saying that the
train was safe and that all were we'll
on board. Mr.. Pugh inferred from this
that the limited. was laid up some
where west of Lilly's. The conductor
reported that the bridge at South Fork
was washed away, and expressed the
opinion that
ALL THE BRIDGES
between South Fork and JOhnstown
would be swept away. The Chicago
and New York day express and all
other East-bound trains are supposed to
be laid up between Cresson and Pitts
burg. When Mr.. Pugh was
shown copy of the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Pittsburg an
nouncing the breaking of the dam near
Johnstown, he said that this report
confirmed dispatch received from VIII
more tonight, which stated that man
had reported to Pennsylvania railroad
operator there that the South Fork dam
had broken, and the water had carried
away the 'cOal tipple" and telegraph
tower at South Fork station, and
also portion of an east
bound freight train. The telegraph
operator, who was in the tower. man
ageG to escape, but several of the train
hands are reported to have been
drowned. The reservoir OF dam at
South Fork. which is said to have burst
with such terrible results, is described
by a gentleman acquainted with the
locality in which it was situated, to be
AN IMMENSE BODY OF WATER
formerly used as water supply for the
old Pennsylvania canal. 1t has been
owned for several years by a number
of Pittsburg gentlemen. who used it as
a fishing ground. The gentleman who
gave this information said that IT the
report of the bursting Of the dam was
true, he had no doubt that the damage
and loss of life was fully as great as in
dicated in the dispatches. The conductor
of the east-bound New York limited ex-
press who reported the safety Of his
train also said the report had reached
him of the breaking of the dam. He
said nothing about the damage caused
thereby. General Manager Pugh was
out of town early in the day. and he
said, tonight, that he could not under
stand what was meant when he re-
ceived dispatches announcing damage
to the tracks at Lillys. "Such thing
had never been heard of BEFORE" said
he tonight, land nothing short OF
A WATERSPOUT
could have caused the damage. Lillys
is little mining town of about 800 or
400 inhabitants. For the water to rise
high enough to obstruct the passage of
trains is unprecedented. A dispatch
just received says that the water is
rushing over the tracks at height of
at least five feet above the road-bed,
and this, say, could be brought about
by nothing short of waterspOut. l
have no doubt if our operator at Sang
Hollow said he saw the bodies from
Johnstown floating down the river, as
reported In the Associated Press bull
letin, it is true, as his tower is located
right on the bank of the river.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-01
FAILED TO FIND MARK.
Baldwin Wins Game for the
BuCkeves

COLUMBUS, o., May 31-Columbus
and Louisville to-day played the first
game postponed from yesterday on ac
count of rain. The weather was cold
and raw, and not more than 500 people
were present. The story of the game
is that Louisville could not hit Malk
Baldwin. only four hits being made
during the game. Columbus hit STRAIT
ton at will. Score:
Columbus. ..OO4IO2 2OOO-7 IS 3
Louisville So. ODO o o 2 900 % 4 2
Earned runs, Columbus 2, Louisville l;
two-base hits, Marr 2, Weaver; stolen bases,
double plays, Stratton, Cook and Hecker;
first base on balls. by Stratton 1. by Baldwin
4; struck out by Stratton 5, by Baldwin IL;
passed ball, Cook L; wild pitch, Baldwin;
time, :4S; umpire, Holland.
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He Is 1O6.

Special to the Globe.
ST.. CLOUD, May 31.-This town claims
the oldest man in Minnesota. He was
born in the Southern part of Ireland on
the 18th of April, 17S3. He emigrated
to the United States in 1887, settled in
the state of New York, came to Mime
sofa in 1856, and settled at Hastings;
took trip to Australia in 1878. came
back in the spring of 1874, and settled
again at Hastings, where he lived till
within the last two years. He is the
father of eight children. His wife died
twenty-three years ago. He never wore
glasses, never used tobacco in any form,
never used much intoxicating liquor,
has never been sick, and can walk
mile as smart as boy of twenty. He
now lives here with his youngest child.
who is man of fifty-one. The old gen
tleman says he is good for twenty years
yet. His name is Thomas Kingston, a
Jolly old boy of 1O6 years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-01
THE SAVAGES SALTED.
st. Paul Gets Away With Sioux
City Once More.

The game between st. Paul and Sioux
City yesterday afternoon was as close
and exciting as one could wish to see
for seven innings. The local team
scored run in the second inning and
the visitors one in the fourth. Then in
the fifth the Savages made another,
thus taking the lead. In the sixth st.
Paul got two men around, and again
the Saints were in front. Neither scored
in the seventh, but in the eighth the
local team went at Weber's tWisters
with will, and five men crossed the
plate. The fielding of the two teams
was made up of about equal
For instance, DAILY, the new left fielder,
muffed Cline's ridiculously easy fly in
the first inning, but turned over new
leaf at once and did some wonderful.
fielding and fine batting. 1t was his
home run in the eighth inning which
turned the tide strongly in st. Paul's
favor. For the visitors Glenn'S fly
catching at left was the feature. Mains
was scarcely touched at all during the
game, Bradley's home run in the fourth
and single in the sixth being the only
real hits of tile Sioux City men. An
other was scored to Glenn in the eighth.
This. however, would have been an out
had not the wind carried the ball out of
BrOughtOn's reach toward first. An in
cident in the fifth inning marred the
pleasure of the game. Weber, who had
been given base on balls. was
racing around the base lines while the
st. Paul infield was doing little wild
throwing, and in passing Pickett ran
into him. This enraged the short stop,
who ran after Weber, striking at him
several times and chasing him across
the diamond toward first base. McDer-
mott allowed the run to score and fined
Pickett and Weber each s.. 1t Is asserted
by some that Weber tried to knock
collision was merely accidental. In the
eighth inning Pickett cut third base in
running home when the ball was thrown
wild to first, and was called out. Two
other men crossed the plate at the same
out none of the runs counted. All
of them, however, had ample time
to touch third base, as the ball
was thrown out along the right foul
line to the fence. Technically McDer-
mott was right in calling Pickett out,
but really it looked as though the
umpire had a grudge against the player,
No umpire should, under ordinary cir
cumstances, allow any player to cut
bases, but where the opposition has no
chance to cut off the runner the rule
should be ignored and the run counted.
Generally speaking, McDermOtt's UNI
piring was, however, the best seen in
st. Paul this season. The weather was
chilly and the attendance only about
400. The score follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-01
SUMMER SNOW
And Freezing Weather HI
Crops in Wisconsin.

And Freezing Weather Hurt
Crops in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May s1.-Between
A; and o'clock this morning large,
moist flakes of snow fell in this city
until the ground was covered. Trains
arriving early ON the st. Paul. from the
North, were covered with snow. The
temperature in this city this morning
was 80 deg, l deg. above freezing.
The railroad men report a foot of snow
south of Fond du Lac, on the
Northwestern road. Crops have been
considerably damaged by the late frosts.
Reports from all parts of the state are
that the snowfall was fairly heavy,
with cold. unreasonable weather. In
Sank county small vegetation suffered
very considerably, In many localities
of the state the strawberry crop was
completely destroyed. In the tobacco
district of Southern Wisconsin the seed
ling tobacco is coming out all right, but
all the plants that we're set have been
Killed by frost. Small grains and fruits
are badly damaged in the tier of lake
shore counties. In the potato counties
of Central Wisconsin the field potatoes
will come out all right, despite the Sc
we're frost. The fruit and berry crop
suffers most in Wisconsin.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-01
ST. PETER COMMENCEMENT.
High School Pupils Receive Their
Diplomas.

Special to the Globe.
ST. PETER, Minn., May 31.-The reg
ular exercises of the commencement of
the high school of this city were held
this evening, and class Of thirteen
was graduated. This is by far the
largest class yet graduated from the
school. The members of the class are:
Misses mee9 Cora MoRRtg9m Rts9d
la L a N. % Hatcher, s Sophia solberg, Louise
Hensel, Emma l.. Rinkel and Emma
SchIender, and Messrs. Aaron johnson,
B. O'Brien. Ell. Wilkinson and q. II.
Rinkel. Prof. Wahlstrom delivered the
address and presented the diplomas.
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QUITE A BLAZE
Discovered at an Early Hour in
Minneapolis.

Minneapolis.
At few minutes before o'clock this
morning fire was discovered in the rear
portion of the lower story of the three
story brick block at IL, 20, % and "a North
Washington avenue, Minneapolis, and
before the fire department arrived and
checked the flames the fire had spread
to the second story and shed and store
room in the rear were enveloped in
flames. At 2 o'clock smoke was pour
ing from every window in the half of
the building to which the fire had spread.
The department had water on the fire in
good time, but it had a good start when
the latter arrived, and at that time it
looked as If the fire might be quite ex-
tensive. Nos. 18 and 20 are occupied by
the Paris Murton steam confectionery
with stock easily destroyed by smoke
and water. and they also have large
stock of fireworks, which raise the
figures. The building is understood to
be heavily insured.
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SEEN FROM SHORE.
Agonizing Shrieks as the Victims
Are Whirled to Their Death.

Are Whirled to Their Death.
BOLIVAR, Pa, May 31.-The water is
higher here than was ever known, and
two-story houses, barns, stables, whole
forests of trees, outhouses, smoke
houses, railroad bridges, county bridges,
RATS, shiffs and driftwood by the acre,
from all of which imploring hands
were held out to those on the banks,
willing but impotent to help, have
floated down the swollen torrent of the
Conemaugh. Information received is
meager, but for the most part accurate.
At Lockport, two miles east, more than
twenty people have been taken from
the food. The first great rush of
water reached here at z CLOCK this
evening. This came from the burst
dam above Johnstown. It came like
a frenzied whirlpool, and before the
people could realize it. they were in it's
grasp. Fortunately, the people living
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-01
THINK THEY HAVE HIM.

Arrest of q Man for the Ellis
junction Train Robbery.
Special to the Globe.
OSHKOSH, Wis.,, May S1.-A man
whose description corresponds perfectly
with the bold highwayman who, single
handed. robbed passenger train on the
Milwaukee & Northern railroad at Ellis
junction, Wis.,, a few days ago, was ar
rested at Hortonville, small junction
station on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore
& Western railroad tonight. He had
been hanging around town all day, and
when the officers pounced upon him Of
fered no resistance. The prisoner re-
fused to give his name, but claimed to
hail from Illinois. He would not say
what city or county. A few dollars in
change, and razor were found on his
person. The men who were robbed
were telegraphed for to identify the
prisoner.
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Vegetables Ruined.

Special to the Globe.
ST. JAMES, May 31.-This section has
been frost-bitten for the past three
nights. Last night and the night pre-
vious the frost was heavy. garden
stuff, corn and potatoes being frozen to
the ground. There will be few, if any,
strawberries this season, the vines be-
ing completely ruined. There will be
more frost tonight, and severe, for the
atmosphere is cooler than yesterday.
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Scraps Of Sport.

The Portlands defeated the Omahas in a
very exciting game Thursday by score of 8
to7 Millers catching and Stewards pitch
ing were the features. Barlow, of the Port
lands, pitched the game through with the
first finger of his right hand broken.
The st. Paul Fur company's club defeated
Taylor, Craig 4 Co.'S club by a score of 8 to
4. The features were McCuiough's base
stealing, McMellon's three-base play. and
Crummer's pitching, the latter striking out
fourteen men.
Pickett said yesterday he had much rather
go to Philadelphia than Kansas City, as in
the League city he would be with winning
club and would be played at short whereas
Kansas City would probably play him at
third.
The entries for the spring sports of the Y
NJ. C. A. Athletic club will close tonight with
X. D. Weston at the association building.
The races will take place on the evening of
June y at the Jackson street rink.
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A $4,000 Blaze.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
q FAR1BAULT, May 31.-About II o'clock
this morning fire broke out of the base
ment under The sidewalk of f. A. Theo-
pold's grocery store, where there were
3 number of barrels of kerosene, which
burned so rapidly that before the alarm
was turned in the front of the building
was on fire. But for the prompt work of
the fire department the whole block
would have gone. They had five streams
of water on the fire, and within half an
hour after it started the fire was out.
The cause of the blaze is unknown.
The goods stored in the basement have
all been more or less damaged by water.
The postOffice. right near to it, was not
damaged much, but the fire damaged
Sthe goods stored there some. If it had
aaught;in the night it could not have
been saved. The loss on the building
and stock will be between $4,000 and
80, GOO, wholly covered by insurance.
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BIRD CONVICTED.

Verdict of Guilty in the Holm
Murder Case.
Special to the Globe.
PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, May 31.-In
the case of John Bird. charged with the
murder of Oscar Holm at Richland
Center. the jury brought in a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree at
$50 this evening. A change of venue
was taken to the circuit court of this
county. The attorney for the defense
moved for stay of sentence and also
for new trial.
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THE LUTHERAN SYNOD.

Reunion Advocated by President
Horstad-.-The College.
Special to the Globe
FERGUS FALLS, Minn.. May 31.-The
time of the Evangelical Lutheran synod
to-day has been mostly occupied with
the discussion of the Holy Scriptures,
led by Rev. Mr.. Bjorge, of Red Wing.
The report of President Horstad urged
the reunion of the two branches of the
Lutheran church, and was referred to a
committee. Rev. Mr.. Koefod, of Pope
county, led the services this evening,
and preached to congregation of 500.
The rebuilding of the Lutheran college
is the subject of to-morrow's discussion.