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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-13
LIBBY MUST BE LET ALONE.
Senators Object to an Immigrant
Station on BedIoe's.

STATION on beUlO6'S.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The con-
current resolution for the investigation
of immigration matters was laid before
the senate to-day with the two house
amendments extending the investiga-
tion to the purchase of American in
dustries by foreign capital and to the
use of Bedloe's island in New York
harbor as an immigration depot. Mr..
Edmunds said he had received letter
from the secretary of the treasury on
the subject of Bedloe's island. The
letter was read by the clerk. 1t stated
that the removal of the immigration
station from Castle Garden was es-
sential to the good administra-
ton of the immigration laws: that
BedlOe's island was the best obtainable
place for new depot, and that the Sec
retary would not cOnStrue the pro-
posed amendment as an expression Of
congress that there should be any in
terruption of the preparations for the
change. Mr.. Chandler moved a nom
concurrence in the house amendment,
and that the conference be asked. Mr..
Mcpherson opposed the motion, and
characterized the proposed establish
ment of an immigration station on Bed
loe's island as an unwarrantable pro-
ceeding. He said when
TUE STATUE OF LIBERTY
was erected there it was on the pledge,
either expressed or implied, that Bed
loe's island would never be used for any
purpose of a commercial character He
suggested that Ellis island might be
taken as all Immigrant station. Mr..
Evarts said that it was not necessary
for him to say that what remonStTances
ee could make on the subject he mad
made. He suggested to Mr.. Chandler
that the easiest way to have the Ques-
ton disposed of would be to concur in
the house amendments and to have the
matter promptly inquired into. Mr..
Chandler withdrew the motion and
moved a concurrence in the house
amendments. The motion was agreed
to; and so the concurrent resolution has
passed both houses. The resolution to
exclude from the Record the interpola-
tionS made by Mr.. Call in the report of
the discussion with Mr.. Chandler was
agreed tO-yeas. Sc; nays, IA. Four
Democrats voted in the affirmative, viz:
Messrs. Payne, Pugh, Vance and Cock
rell. The senate then proceeded to con-
sideratiOn Of the resolution reported on
the 10th of February declaring that it is
competent for the senate to elect a
president pro tempore who shall hold
the Office during the pleasure of the
senate and until another is elected. and
shall execute the duties thereof when
the vice president is absent. Mr.. George
made an argument against the resoln-
ton on constitutional grounds, holding
up the invariable precedent of the SEN
ate IN support OF his views. The con-
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NOT AT ALL ENCOURAGING.
The Outlook at Arkansas City Is
for Higher Water.

ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, March 49,
The condition of things here is not at
all encouraging. The big river contin-
ues to grow bigger, and the levees are
getting soft because of heavy rains. The
river rose three-tenths during last night
and the guage reads forty-seven feet,
and eight-tenths, seven-tenths above
high water mark. Last night Gre
vase was threatened in the levee op-
posite the Eureka hotel, directly in front
of town. The leyee began to slide, and
it required long, hard struggle to
bags was on hand. however, and by
using them literally the break was
stopped and the place strengthened.
The crevasse at the Sappington hoop
is not growing. Capt. Tallinger, of the
government service, is there with
two pile drivers and a force
of men and he hopes to be
able to close the crevasse en-
tirely in two or three days. He has
revetted the ends so that it will not
widen. Arkansas City is not complete
Iy submerged yet. The water has filed
the bitches and low places, and in some
places is foot and half deep. 1t is
passing off into the bayous back of and
below town, and during the past
twelve hours the rise has been
hardly perceptible. 1t Is barely
possible that unless there should be
other breaks the water is as high in
town as it will be. From Clay and
Boggs' bayous it is passing into the
bayou on Mason and on into Louisiana.
Capt. Wells, president of the Tensas
LeVee district. arrived to-day. He ex-
presses the opinion that Tensas basin
will not be submerged from SappIngton
orpVaSSa
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stores and fine mill and gin were torn
to pieces.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
Spreading Rails Wreck G. p. r,
Passenger Train,


PEMBROKE, Ont, March 12.-The
morning train from North Bay and
Mattawa, which passed here this fore
noon an hour late, jumped the track
one mile beyond Graham's bridge. ten
miles east Of this place. All the coaches,
including tirst-claSs. Second-class, Pull.
man and dining, went completely over
a twenty-hve-fO0t embankment, and lie
With their wheels in the air. Mrs. NJ.
Munroe, mother of John W. MunrOe. a
contractor, received fatal injuries: Mr..
MacEay, lumberman was cut about
the head, and all the passen-
gers were badly shaken up, and
many had ribs and other bones
Wrenched and broken. The dining car
walters were thrown about violently.
The cook was fatally hurt and the wait
ers are badly bruised. The engine re-
manned on the rails. but all the rest OF
the train was wrecked. There were
about thirty passengers on the train.
The accident was caused by the rails
spreading. Among the passengers on
the train was convict in charge of a
bailitf. He was chained to seat, and
when the car turned over he hung in
mid air. He managed, after consider
able effort, to free himself. and then
went to the assistance of his keeper and
helped him from the wreck. A gentle
man who saw the accident says the
train went over like a huge wave and
snapped the telegraph poles like pipe
stems. Doctors have arrived at tho
scene OF the wreck from Golden and
Pembroke.
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Heavy Rains Cause the Mis-
sissippi and Tributaries
to Overflow.
From Cairo to the Gulf There
Is One Vast Expanse
Of Aqua.
Levees Washed Away and
High-Water Mark Not Yet
Reached.
Unless the Rains Cease the
Worst Is Yet to
Come.

WASHINGTON. March 12.-The sigma
Office tonight furnishes the following
special river bulletin: The stage of the
river at Cairo. Ill.,. to-day, March II, is
48.8 feet. The water has risen half a
foot in the past twentY-four hours, and
one foot in the last four days. The con-
ditIons are favorable for further rise.
Within the next five days the river will
approximate the highest known water,
fifty-tWO feet and tWO-tenthS. At Gin
cinnati in the twenty-four hours past
there has been a rise of seven feet, at
st. Louis one foot. There has been
fall of eight feet at Chattanooga. and
one foot at Nashville. The rainfall in
the past four days has been three inches
and tWO-tenths at Louisville and Fort
Smith, two inches and fOuT-tenths at
indianapolis, and about one inch and
fve-tenths at Little Rock, Memphis,
Vicksburg, Shreveport, Cincinnati and
Columbus, o., one inch at st. Louis and
Nashville. The quantity of rain
that has fallen in the drainage area
or the Ohio river in the past four days
is estimated to be four and half cubic
miles. Three cubic miles of this has
fallen in the area between Cincinnati,
Chattanooga and Nashville. AT VickS-
burg the stage of the water is forty
seven feet and fOur-tenths. 1t has
risen four-tenths of foot in the past
twenty-four hours. 1t will probably
rise to forty-nine feet. There has been
an extensive break in the main levee at
Alsatia. thiTty-nine miles above Nicks-
burg, on the west bank OF the river.
The Arkansas, at Little Rock, has risen
six and half feet in the past twenty
four hours. The rain fall in
the Vicksburg drainage area be-
low Cairo i'll the past four
days has been two cubic miles. The
present prospects are that the stage of
the river from Cairo to Vicksburg and
below will be one of the highest known.
Without desiring to create general
alarm in the valley of the lower Missis-
sippi it would seem that the coming
stage of water warrants the advisabllity
of timely removals of stock and such
other property as would be destroyed
by an extreme flood. Owing to the lack
of a larger number Of rainfall stations
from which to accurately deduee the
entire amount of rainfall, the signal
Office is unable to give more definite In
formation as to the extreme height to be
reached, or the date on which it will
occur.
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stitution. he said. was to be setaside for a

MERE MATTER OF CONVENIENCE.
During the course of Mr.. Georges re-
marks, the hour of o'clock having ar
rived, the educational bill came up, un-
finished business, and Mr.. Plumb called
on Mr.. Blair for an indication of the
time when vote on the bill could be
taken. No understanding was reached
at the time, and Mr.. George was allowed
to conclude his remarks. Then tbs mat
ter of fixing day for taking a vote on
the educational bill was again taken up.
and Mr.. Blair said that vote could be
reached, probably. on Thursday or Fri
day, next week. After some discussion.
Thursday, March 20. was fixed upon.
general debate to close at 2 O'Clock on
that day. Mr.. Blair to have the floor for
not more than one hour following, and
debate to continue then under the five
minute rule until a vote is taken. Mr..
Plumb, however, gave notice that he
would not move Monday to take up some
other measure and to set aside the
Blair bill. Mr.. Plumb moved an amend
ment to rule 80, to provide that
all votes taken in secret session, whether
yea or nay votes or otherwise, shall be
made public at the close of the session
at which they were cast. The motion
was referred to the committee on rules.
Consideration of the resolution IN re-
gard to the president pro tempore was
resumed, and Mr.. Turpie moved an
amendment (Which was accepted by Mr..
EvartS) making it read that the preSi-
dent pro tempore shall hold office dur
ing all future absence Of the vice preSi-
dent" Mr.. Turpie made an argument
in favor of the resolution. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Evarts, who SAID that the
resolution merely declared the cOmpe-
tence of the senate to choose perma-
nent president who should take the
chair in the absence of the vice pTesi-
dent, and it did not preclude the senate
limiting the election to the absence of
the vice president if it saw tit. The
resolution was then agreed to without
division. The educational bill was then
taken up. Finally the discussion came
to close, and after a short executive
session the senate at p. IN. adjourned.
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TOLD FLIMsY STORIES.
Witnesses Against Perrin Tripped
on Cross-EXaminatio

Witnesses Against EefFlH 1ElppCu
on Cross-EXamination.
Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, March 12.-TO-day's
session of the Perrin trial was entirely
occupied by the counsel for the state in
putting in their rebuttal testimony, and
it is very doubtful at present whether
they will get it all in before tomorrow
night. Andy Byrnes. marshal of the
town of lronWood, testified concerning
a conversation he had overheard be-
tween Baker and his betrayer, Lou
Thayer, in the Jail after Baker and she
had been arrested. During the after
noon the attorney for the state placed
on the stand two women, Mrs. Miner,
and her sister, MRS. Simmons,
who testified to McGregOr having
made the remark that Perrin would go
over th3 road and Perrin was just as
much interested as Baker, and 1t was
they who also robbed the bank. Mrs.
Simmons also testified that McGregor
had said to her: Il suppose [ gave the
whole snap away when l was drunk,
and spoke about the hush money got
from Baker and Perrin" The crOsS-eX-
animation of these witnesses literally
tore their testimony to pieces. Lou
Thayer was again put on the stand, and
gave a mechanical affirmative to all
questions put to her by counsel for the
state. During the course of her testi-
mony Lawyer Flanders and Judge Cate
got into dispute concerning their re-
SpectiVe copies of the evidence, and
court was adjourned until tomorrow
morning to allow them TO settle the
matter,
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Duluth Grain Receipts.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, March 12.-The chief
grain inspector furnishes data showing
the receipts of all grains in the crop year
which makes a very satisfactory total
when compared with last year when a
little over 3,O00,000 bushels had been re-
ceiYed. The fact that 100000 bushels
of the receipts are coarse grains is an
especially valuable feature. Another
half million bushels of corn is contract
ed to come here at once, and this will
increase the certain corn receipts to a
million and three-quarter bushels. 1T is
expected that the total will be further
increased by half a million bushels Of
oats. Advices indicate that there are
2,500.O00 bushels OF wheat yet to come
forward, making the total receipts about
1S,0O0,0O0. So Duluth's grain receipts
ON the crop will be not less than q, ,00O,.
900. Following is the statement: Wheat,
all grades, 15.267. 900 bushels; corn,
1,OS0,66 oats, 936, III; flax, 29,21s; total
grain, 1926, ,063.
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TO BUILD UP TRADE.
Pan-Americans Favor the
Subsidizing of Steamer
and Cable Lines.
Contracting Governments to
Contribute Aid in Equi-
table Proportions.
Such a Scheme Will Help the
Commerce Of ALI Three
Americas.
Senator Dolph's Smelling
Committee Will Throw Up
the Sponge.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Pan
American congress committee on COM
municatiOn on the Atlantic, to-day pre-
sented their report to the conference.
The committee recommends the estab-
lishment Of a subsidized fast bi-monthly
passenger, mail and freight steamer
service between the United States and
Rio de JaneirO, MOnteviedo and Buenos
AYres, also an auxiliary bi-monthly
freight line. The contracting govern
ments are to contribute aid to the
fast lines in the following proportion:
The United States go per cent; Argen-
tine Republic 1715 per cent; Brazil 1711%
per cent; Uruguay per cent. Con-
tracts for the service are to be solicited
by advertisements in papers in each con-
tracing country, and due consideration
is to be paid to existing contracts with
Brazilian lines. In consideration of
the higher aid to be paid by the United
States, the contracting parties are to
accept only vessels constructed in this
country. The committee also recon-
mends to the governments interested
the encouragement of direct cable lines
to connect the countries interested, with
a good telegraphic service at equitable
rates.
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as proposed by several bills. Under
the law as Ii stands at present, joint
rates cannot be made in the state, and
if roads are compelled to do so, and the
present law remains unchanged, the
effect will be to demoralize the
whole railroad business of the
state. If restrictions Of the state
law were removed the railroads
would make joint rates where asked to
do so, just as they had done before the
law was enacted. w. G. Brown. gener-
al superintendent of the Iowa lines OF
the Chicago. Burlington s. Quincy,
spoke of the necessity of continuing all
rates up to the present standard in
order for the roads to be kept in good
condition. The decrease In the number
Of men employed in 1889 was
caused by unfavOraDle legislation
and the consequent economical
measures to meet losses. No improve
mentS were made, and If the present
policy of the state is continued the
roads will degenerate from first to sec
ond and third class. P s. Eustis, gen
eral passenger agent of the Burlington
road, spoke in opposition to the bill now
before the legislature providing tor a
reduction of the passenger rate in the
state to two cents per mile. What the
people want, he said, is improved SER
vice, not cheap service. The hearing
will be continued to. morrow.
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SAVAGE JUSTICE.
A MurderOus Sioux Burned by
Members ofHis Tribe.
A. 0I1ha

A Murderous Sioux Burned by
Members OfHis Tribe.
Special to the Globe
PIERRE. S. D., March 12.-News Of a
double tragedy reached here to-day from
up Bad river some fourteen miles at
the mouth of Willow creek, where is To-
GATED the camp of Brave Bear and
some seventy-fve followers. An old
Indian named Dirty Foot got possession
of some cOntraband whisky while pay
ing a visit to Fort Pierre Tuesday, and
last light, upon arriving i'll camp, was
roaring drunk. Going to his teepe he
found squaW, who is known to many
settlers here as "Old Sal," and giving
her orders to administer to his wants
which she was slow to do, he picked up
an AK and struck her on the forehead,
cracking her skull. When this became
known great excitement ensued in the
camp. A crowd soon gathered, Dirty
Foot was caught and thrown into fire
in the center of the the circle of teepes.
and when he tried to escape was thrown
back until he was burned almost to
crisp. His squaW was also in a pre-
cariOus condition this afternoon when
news of the affair reached this city by
half-breed, and both are probably dead
now.
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ON THROUGH BUSINESS ONLY.
The st. Louis Will Make New
Rates on Grain.

CHICAGO, March 12.-At meeting of
the managers of the Interstate Com
merce Railway association to-day the
Minneapolis & st. Louis road was au-
thoriZed TO apply the same rates on
grain from its local points in Iowa to
Minneapolis, when such grain is de-
Stined to eastern points, as are in effect
via the Mississippi river crossings, the
rates being applicable on through busi-
ness only. The Iowa Central was au-
thorized TO establish rate of s1.75 per
net ton on soft coal from Peoria to st.
Paul. The former rule in force in re-
gard to agricultural implements was re-
stored, allowing one stoppage of a car
in transit to partly unload :at an addI
tional charge of S..
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TIE 500 is IN FOR 1T.
Chicago Brokers RaIl Against
LOwry's Road.

AOWfy TlOdus
CHICAGO. March 12.-Interstate Com
meree Commissioners Morrison and
Veasey arrived in this city to-day and
commenced an investigation of the
charges that the railroads are eXtorting
excessive freight rates on food products
between the points Of production and
the Eastern markets. When the Ne
braska farmers complained so loudly
against the railroads in February the
United States senate adopted a reSOlu-
tion directing the attention of the inter-
state commission to the subject. The
full board of interstate commissioners
designated Commissioners Morrison and
Veasey to conduct the investigation. 1t
is explained that they came to Chi
cago first because they were re-
quested by the board of trade here to do
so. and also because they desired to get
as much information as possible from
Chicago grain-shippers ami railroad
men before going to Kansas City and
other Missouri river points where the
bulk of testimony will be taken. The
session to-day was held at the Palmer
house and was devoted to the hearing
of the board of trade men who wished
particularly to voice their grievance
against the 500 line. h. f. Dausman,
II. J. Coon and F. G. Frazer, who are
members of the board of trade. gave
testimony to the effect that grain could
be shipped from Nebraska via Mime
apolis to New York and Boston over
the 500 line and the Canadian Pacific
road, and then sold for one and
half or two cents hundred
less than its cost to Chicago men. The
three commission men agreed in de-
claring that the Minneapolis shippers
were undoubtedly receiving heavy
rebate from the 500 line, and that with
such a state of affairs and under exist
ing rates via Chicago, business with the
East from here was impossible. They,
however, as we'll as w G. Iglehart,
secretary of the Chicago Freight bu-
reau, were confident that the present
rates between Omaha and Chicago and
Chicago and New York were in them
selves fair and reasonable. The recent
10 per cent reduction on corn rates was
asserted to have had no effect except to
lower the price of corn just that much
and enable the ocean steamships to
raise their rates and goble most of the
benefit. Eastern consumers and West
ern producers were not helped to any
great extent. Tomorrow the commits
sioners will question number of rail-
road officials.
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An III-Fated Craft.

NEWPORT. r. l., March 12.-The tor
pedo boat Cushing was out on the bay
to-day for her first trial. On the way
down from Bristol to the measured mile
the Cushing met with a slight accident
to her machinery. She put back 10
Bristol, where she was repaired. and
started again. She went over the mile
course three times, the fourth time size
met with another accident and returned
to Bristol. 1t is not known here what
Speed was developed
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RIGHTS OF WAY GRANTED.
The Milwaukee Road Will Run
Through Indian Reservations.

Through Indian Reservations.
WAsHIN GToN, March 12.-The house
to-day passed the senate bill appropriat-
ing S6.1OO for removal of sand bars at
at the entrance of the harbor at Miiwau-
kee. Wis. Bills were also passed grant
ing the right of way through the SiSse-
ton and Wahpeton Indian reservations
in Dakota, to the Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul Railroad company, and ex-
tending the time Of payment to pur-
chasers of the land from the Omaha
Indians in Nebraska. Mr.. Cannon. of
Illinois, from the committee ON rules,
reported resolution setting aside to-
day and tomorrow for the considera-
ton of the Oklahoma bill, the final
vote to be taken at O'Clock tomorrow.
After a brief discussion of the reso-
luton, during which Mr.. Hooker. of
Mississippi, said he was opposed
the committee on rules using its auto
cratic power to bring in special rules
applicable to special measures. it was
adopted, and the house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Oklahoma
bill. A long discussion followed over
the proposed amendments prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating LIQUORS in the
territory and high license amendment,
but finally an amendment prohibiting
the introduction of Intoxicating liquors
into the territory until after the adj
journment of the first session of the
territorial legislature s adopted by
vote of 20 to AZ. On motion of Mr.. Rol-
man, of Indiana, an amendment was
adopted providing that none of the
lands embraced in the territory shall
inure to the use or benefit of railroad
corporations. except the right of way
heretofore granted. Pending further
discussion. the committee rose, and the
house at $50 adjourned.
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Texans Fete Passenger Men.

FORT WORTH, Tex, March 12.-The
special train containing the American
Association of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents en- route for Mexico ar
rived at Dallas this afternoon, and was
met by a committee of citizens. who es-
corted the party to the Dallas club
house, where an address of welcome
was delivered by Mayor Connor. James
Charlton. general passenger agent of
the Chicago & Alton road. responded in
behalf of the association. after which
the entire party was taken in carriages
for drive around the city. Many of
Dallas business men accompanied the
members of the association as far as
Fort Worth