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The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18
BURSTING CLOUDS.

Terrible Effects of a Cloudburst in Ken
tucky-About a Dozen Persons Reported
Drowned.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. June 1i.-At Bull
creek, six miles above Maysville. Thurs
day night, two dark clouds met and
burst The creek jumped over its mar
row banks and swept away several
dwelling houses and their frightened
occupants
The stone culvert on the Chesapeake
d Ohio railroad was washed out into the
river and about twelve o'clock Thursday
night while the storm was at its height
the west bound freight train ran into
the washout. The engine and nine cars
were piled one upon top of the other al
most out of sight in the creek bottom.
Engineer f. c. Roadcrap. of Green
County. Fireman Morris Honaker. of
Lewis County and Brakeman Charles c.
Eaton were hurled beneath the wreck
DIR. l.. w. Watts and Boatman Love
jumped from the rear car and escaped
unhurt-
The train was made up of thirty
two cars. Nineteen car loads of shoes
and boots for Louisville went down in
the wreck. They are broken into
kindling wood. The engine is now out
of sight in quicksand.
A little later an east bound mixed
passenger train would have passed over
the fatal culvert, when the loss of life
would have been appalling.
James Irwin had portable saw mill
located several hundred yards up Bull
creek above the railroad The clouds
suddenly bursting caused a rapid rise in
the creek, already badly swollen by the
storm. Farmers say the creek rose two
feet per minute and the water looked
like a wall twenty-five feet high when
1t got to the railroad fill. The saw mill
was lifted from its fastenings and with
over hundred big logs hurled violently
against the railroad stone culvert This
is probably what caused it to give way.
Huge stones weighing several tons
were carried by the creek long dis
tanceS- The creek rose two feet higher
than it has been in forty years.
The fury of the storm caused many
persons on Bull creek to abandon their
homes and take to the hills else the
loss of life would have been greater.
The storm did much damage to build
ings. fences and crops in that portion Of
the country. A barn on the farm Of
Dick Dawson (colored) was struck by
lightning and burned, as was also Tom
Williams dwelling, his family barely
escaping.
About dozen persons living on the
banks of Rull creek are nanorted
drowned. The following dead bodies
have been found: John o. Ruggles, a
well known fisherman; Lucy Pestler, a
widow. and her two daughters, Bette
and Jeanne, and two sons.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18
BURSTING CLOUDS.

Terrible Effects Of a CIoudburst-A Train
Buried In q Creek-Many Lives Lost.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 14.-At Bull
creek. six miles above Maysville. Thurs
day night two dark clouds met and
burst The creek jumped over it's mar
row banks and swept away several
dwelling houses and their frightened
occupants
The stone culvert on the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad was washed out into the
river and about twelve o'clock Thursday
night while the storm was at its height
the west bound freight train ran into
the washout. The engine and nine cars
were piled one upon top of the other al
most out of sight in the creek bottom.
Engineer E. C. Roadcrap. of Green
County, Fireman Morris Honaker, of
Lewis County and Brakeman Charles C..
Eaton were hurled beneath the wreck.
DR.. L. w. Watts and Boatman Love
jumped from the rear car and escaped
unhurt.
The train was made up of thirty
two cars. Nineteen car loads of shoes
and boots for Louisville went down in
the wreck. They are broken into
kindling wood. The engine is now out
of sight in quicksand.
A little later an east bound mixed
passenger train would have passed over
the fatal culvert, when the loss of life
would have been appalling.
James Irwin had portable saw mill
located several hundred yards up Bull
creek above the railroad. The clouds
suddenly bursting caused rapid rise in
the creek, already badly swollen by the
storm. Farmers say the creek rose two
feet per minute and the water looked
like wall twenty-five feet high when
it got to the railroad fill. Thssaw mill
was lifted from its fastenings and with
over hundred big logs hurled violently
against the railroad stone culvert This
is probably what caused it to give way.
Huge stones weighing several tons
were carried by the creek long dis
tances. The creek rose two feet higher
than it has been in forty years.
The fury of the storm caused many
persons on Bull creek to abandon their
homes and take to the hills else the
loss Of life would have been greater.
The storm did much damage to build
ings, fences and crops in that portion Of
the country. A barn on the farm Of
Dick Dawson tcolored) was struck by
lightning and burned, as was also Tom
Williams dwelling, his family barely
escaping.
About dozen persons living on the
banks Of Bull creek are reported
drowned. The following dead bodies
have been found: John o. Ruggles, q
well known fisherman; Lucy Pestler, .
widow, and her two daughters Bette
and Jennie, and two sons
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18
ENCOURAGING PROSPECT.
Legitimate Business Continues to Expand
A Confident Tone.

Legitimate Business Continues to Expand
Confident Tone.
NEW YORK. June 14-R. 6. Dun &
Go. say: Speculation has been neither
large in volume nor enthusiastic in tone
during the past week, but the legiti-
mate business of the country continues
unprecedented in volume for the season
and highly encouraging in prospects.
There has been quite decline in ex-
ports from New York for two weeks
past, the value having been II per cent
below that of the same weeks last
year, while in imports here a mod
crate increase continues-last week 5
per cent. But the flow of cur
rency to this center supplies demands
and makes the market easy. Interior
cities report rather more demand for
money and at Boston rates are rising.
at Chicago and st. Louis steady, and at
Philadelphia dull, not much commercial
paper offering, but at most points the
demand is fair, with a sufficient supply.
Crop prospects begin to rule all mar
ketS at this season and these are dis
tinctly improving. Wheat has declined
Is cents, oats l cent and corn three
eighths of a cent Coffee is unchanged.
Hogs, lard and pork have scarcely
changed in price and the rise of
pa cents in oil is purely speculat-
i've. A better demand for refined
sugar is alleged as reason for
an advance of three-eighths of cent
in price, but other reports indicate that
dealers are not buying freely at the high
prices now asked. The general level of
prices is but shade higher than week
ago and the prevailing tendency seems
at present to be toward a lower range Of
quotations for time. The capacity Of
iron furnaces in blast June was $780,
795 tons, against $50, O99 May /, and 49,
119 year ago. The tone of the market
is fairly confident Eastern maaers are
said to have checked the incipient ad-
vance in prices in order not to establish
a market for Southern and Western pro-
ducers to unload on. The demand for
various forms of manufactured iron
and steel is still good, and prices
steady. The wool market has been
dull. Philadelph a and Chicago reports
indicate that growers are holding for
higher prices. But no Improvement is
seen in wooden goods, though dress
goods are in fair request here and stocks
of light weight cloths are small.
The reports from other cities show a
healthy state of trade with clear signs
of improvement where better crop pros
poets have immediate influence. Chi
cago grain receipts are heavy and hides
larger, but wool receipts fall GO per
cent below last years. with good
collections. but there is little present
activity in clothing, though bright
prospects for fall trade. st. Louis notes
strong trade in nearly all lines, Pitts
burgh continued activity in iron and
flint glass, and the Northwestern and
Southern cities generally report better
trade with brighter crop outlook.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18
ANOTHER BLUNDER.


Coniasing Signals Lead to . Serious Wreck
ut Cleveland. O.
CLEVELAND, O., June 14-At 9:S5
o'clock yesterday morning a Cleveland,
Canton & Southern passenger train No.
o, consisting of two coaches and loco
motive and Cleveland & Pittsburgh
locomotive No. 46, drawing way freight
No lis, both being bound toward the
city, approached the crossing of the
roads near Jones avenue. The target
man at the crossing, James Clancy, it is
alleged, set the signal giving the pas
senger train the right of way. The
passenger train approached the crossing
but the Cleveland & Pittsburgh locomo-
tive did not slacken its speed
Inc express engine and half of the
FORWARD car were over the crossing when
the freight locomotive struck the coach,
h1tlng 1t into the air and then throwing
1t upon its side on top of the target
house, which was split into kindling
wood. The target post was thrown TO
the ground. but the signal remained set
Tor the Cleveland, Canton & Southern
train. The coupling of the engine was
broken and the locomotive of the train
remained upon the track. The coupling
with the rear coach was also broken. but
that car was also thrown from the rails
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh locomo-
tive. which is said to have caused the
accident left the track. The pilot had
lifted the car and turned it upon the side
after breaking through the heavy frame.
Had the engine remained upon the rails
1t might have cut the coach in two.
The injured were taken to the Jones
avenue depot of the Cleveland, Canton
& Southern road, where their wounds
were dressed before their further re-
movaL w. r. Carver. of Kent, O., was
taken in an ambulance to the house Of
q sister, I'll Case avenue. He was
quite seriously injured about the head
and hips. Mrs. Joseph Nash, of Kent,
was injured in the spine and also inter-
nally. Mrs. w. Westfall, of Bedford,
O.. was caught between the seats and
her back injured and also cut with fly
ing glass. Mrs. Stephen Parker. Of
Bedford, was cut on the head
and her back wrenched Miss Ada
Fisher, OF Miles avenue. was seriously
shaken up, the shock rendering her
temporarily blind. Rev. D. II. Muller,
OF Canton, was injured, but not seriously,
his head and face being deeply cut and
his nervous system greatly shocked, but
he proceeded on his way to Buffalo. His
seat was near where the locomotive
came into the car and it was wonder
that he was not killed.
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh train was
in charge of Conductor Charles Rudolph
and Engineer George Klarsgy. The
engineer says that the target was set
for him and when close to the crossing
it was changed to give the Cleveland,
Canton & Southern the right of way. The
passenger engineer and he both believed
they had the right to go ahead and both
had pulled out for the crossing.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18
The Austrian strikers.

LONDON, June 1S.-The weavers who
are on a strike at Bennisch. Austrian
Silesia. continue their excuses, which
are increasing in violence. They have
repeatedly attacked the factories and
shops, destroying machinery and plum
derinR stocks Buildings have been
wrecked and burned. The police are
powerless- In many of the encounters
between the mob and the police the lat
ter have been pelted with stones and
other missiles and in some cases driven
from the field of battle. The owners
may concede the demands Of tho men in
order to save their remaining property
from destruction.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18
PLEURO.PNEUMONIA.
A Warning From Great Britain Impels the
Agricultural Department to Extirpate the

A Warning From Great Britain Impels the
Agricultural Department to Extirpate the
Disease.
New YORK, June 13.-The stringent
measures adopted by the Secretary Of
Agriculture to stamp out the virulent
disease of pleuro-pneumonia in cattle
from its last stronghold in the counties
of Kings and Queens on Long Island
has created tremendous excitement and
reused the dairymen into an attitude Of
armed rebellion.
! 1t is understood that Secretary Rusk
recently received private intimation
fectively extirpated severe quaran-
t ne would be proclaimed by England
against the importa ton of Ameri-
can cattle. This would paralyze one
of the most important branches Of
American industry for the time being
and result in incalculable loss to West
ern cattle raisers. Last week Secretary
Rusk spent two days in New York and
energetically impressed upon his SUBJ
ordinate officers, Mr.. w. Judson Smith,
Government agent for the Eastern
States, and DR.. A. K. Robertson, chief
inspector for the State of New York,
the urgent necessity of gathering in and
killing all cattle diseased or exposed.
A great raid was therefore organized
and executed by the two at the head Of
large posse of the bureau employees.
Dairymen were found pre- pared for Wig
orous resistance. They launched paving
stones, brickbats and other missiles upon
the invaders, hand to hand encounters
took place and in some instances pistols
were drawn. Some of the herds were so
strongly defended that the bureau
forces were unable to capture them.
Next day the headquarters of the
bureau in Brooklyn were in a state Of
siege. Dairymen and dairywOmen
joined in a chorus of execration and de-
nunciation. Some had obtained writs
of replevin which were practically use
less, because all the captured cattle
had been Immediately slaughtered.
Meantime DR.. Robertson and Special
Agent Smith had sought peace and i'm
munity in New York City and only re-
turned Wednesday morning. 1t is
understood that there will be other
raids and that Secretary Rusk will not
modify the stringency of his measures
until this last lurking place of pleuro-
pneumonia be effectually conquered and
cleansed.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18
A PEOPLES PARTY.

Delegates Meet at Topeka and Resolve Up
on Calling a state Convention.
TOPEKA. Kan. June l3.-Eighty-four
delegates met in convention at Repre-
sentative Hall yesterday and organized
1.-The Peoples party" Its convention to
nominate State ticket will be called
not later than August 1 and a straight
ticket will be placed in the field in each
of the seven Congressional districts
Every independent party in the State
with the exception of the two old par
ties was represented. There were
thirty-six delegates from the Farmers
Alliance, twenty-six from the Knights
of Labor, fourteen from the Farmers
Mutual Benefit Association and three
from the Patrons Of Husbandry. In add
dition to this list there were three dele
dates from the single tax clubs.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18

BLooMINGToN, ILL.,, June IA cyclone
swept Dewitt County between eleven
o'clock and noon yesterday. A school
house near Birkbeck was demolished
while school was in session. Five chill
dren were injured, of whom it is feared
two will die. At Wapello. the Illinois
Central depot and the Methodist church
were wrecked and man named House.
living near the town. was fatally hurt
Trees and telegraph poles were smashed
in all directions and three horses killed.
Considerable damage was done At
Waynesville and Clinton. The storm
moved from northwest to southeast in \
pathway about half mile wide.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18

DAVENPORT, Iowa, June I4.-By the
prompt and heroic work Of thirty nuns
in the Catholic Mercy Hospital here
yesterday morning the forty helpless
patients who were in the institution
were saved from horrible death. Be-
fore it was light one of the sisters, who
was sleeping on the basement floor Of
the main building. was awakened by
smoke and discovered fire in the closet
of her room A general alarm was
sounded and the work of removing the
helpless patients was begun and sue
cessfully accomplished. One nun. called
Sister Mary Lene and whose name was
Ellen Murray, perished
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18
Rescued BY the Nuns.

DAVENPORT. Iowa, June I4-By the
prompt and heroic work of thirty nuns
in the Catholic Mercy Hospital here
yesterday morning the forty helpless
patients who were in the institution
we're saved from horrible death. Be
fore it was light one of the sisters, who
was sleeping on the basement floor of
the main building, was awakened by
smoke and discovered fire in the closet
OF her room. A general alarm was
sounded and the work of removing tho
helpless patients was begun and sue
cessfully accomplished. One nun. called
Sister Mary Irene and whose name wac
Ellen Murray, persisted.
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18

LITTLE Rock, Ark, June 1a.-The
Union Labor party of Arkansas met
here. Thirty-six delegates were pres
ent representing thirty-three out of
seventy-dve counties. The following
State ticket was nominated: Governor,
n. B. Fizer; Secretary of State, j. NJ.
Pitman; Auditor. O. s. Jones; Treasurer,
j. I. Andrews; Land Commissioner, C..
n. b. Cox: Educator. T. NJ. C. Birminp.
ham; AttOrney-General. T. P. Chamb ers,
Commissioner Of Agriculture, G. b.
Farmer
The Globe-republican., 1890-06-18

TORONTO. Ont, June 13.-Crop reports
from every section Of the country are
most encouraging. The outlook in On
tario is generally bright one, but much
depends upon the weather during the
next few weeks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-21
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
A Man From a Region Where Noise is an
Ordinary Thing.

A Man From a Region Where Noise is an
Ordinary Thing.
Chicago Tribune.1
Young Mills, clerk at the. Sherman:
There was a man registered here the other
day from Central America-I have forgotten
tine name of the town. had him sent up to
a good room. During the night there was
some disturbance in the hallway which was
unavoidable. Later there was a racket on
the outside, in the street, which was enough
to awaken the dead. II was one OF those
nights that Mr.. Hamlet spoke OF, when
church yards yawned and hell itself breathed
forth contagion to the world. Didn't know
I could do it. did you? Every good hotel
clerk must be up in Shakespeare these
days. Next morning the Central American
came down and 1 apologized to him for the
unse emily noise of our city and told him it
was not usual, and that hoped he had not
been disturbed. He said he had heard
nothing, and asked me to tell him what oc-
Cured. gave him list of the accidents
as well as could recall them.
He said again that he hadn't heard any
thing. ST am from Central America, you
know" he said, "and we have earthquakes
down there Tor breakfast, dinner and sup
per. A man from Central America is never
annoyed at anything that occurs out of his
own country. Irememher," he said, when
was in Denver one Fourth of July. A
cannon burst under my window, and the
manager apologized for it. I told him I was
glad to hear the noise. 1t had kept me from
becoming homesiek. Now, if you have
anything in Chicago in the shape of q
hurrah that you can turn on trot it out, for
am getting ALFRED lonesome" he said.
The next morning had one of the boys
take an old gong up to his room and turn
in the clapper. The transom was raised
slowly. and voice from the other side was
heard saying: "Thanks; that's something
like it."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-21
MKINLEYs CAMPAIGN.
Congressman Mills Tells a Good Story of an
Ohio Funeral


Ohio Funeral
Washington Heraid.I
Representative Mills tells good story to
show how absorbing was the interest in the
tariff in Major McKinley's district, during
the late campaign. It seems it is the Gus
tom at funerals in that section of Ohio, for
the friends of the deceased to supplement
the remarks of the clergyrnen with such eu-
logistic "reminiscences as they think proper.
At funeral uring the late campaign in
one of the small towns of McKinley's dis
trict, the clergyman delivered the usual
highly complim entary oration on the many
virtues of the dear departed, who was not
very prominent citizen, and in concluding
said that if there were any present who
wished to add their tribute they would be
listened to with mournful pleasure.
Then there was pause for returns, butnone
came. The silence remained unbroken ex-
cept for the subdued sobbing of the mourn
ers and the heavy breathing Of the entire
gathering. The pause became embarrass-
ing after it had continued for q couple of
moments, and tine people began to fdget in
their seats, while those who had stood dur
ing the long oration of the minister, rested
themselves by changing their weight to the
other foot. At last there was q movement
in the back seats and man arose with a
depecatory expression on his face and q roll
of manuscript in his hand, and everyone
breathed more freely. Friends" he
said, alter clearing his throat vigorously,
"as no one seems to wish to say anything
more on the merits of our departed friend,
with your permission 1 will occupy the
time with few remarks on the tariff" and
he unrolled his manuscript and sailed in.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-21
NEW STORY BY JOAQUIN MILLER.

THE DISPATCH has secured for publica-
ton in its Sunday issue A NEW STORY
from the pen of the ever popular JOAQUIN
MILLER. The first installment will be pub
ished JANUARY 4, and the story will be
concluded in four weeks. A perusal of the
manuscript justifies THE DISPATCH in an
nouncing that this story is one of the best, if
not the best, Mr.. Miller ever produced. The
title is "THE CITY IN THE DESERT" It
somewhat resembles Looking Backward"
by Edward Bellamy, and still is very differ
ent, thoroughly original and peculiar to the
"Poet of the Sierras." It relates to an ideal
city in Mexico, and cannot fail to entertain as
well as suggest some new ideas worthy of
consideration by students of the social prob
lem. You cannot afford to miss this story.
1t will make stir in the world.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-21
A FAMOUS FIGHTING HORSE.
He Assisted His Rider in Getting the Better
of the Enemy.

of the Enemy.
Representative E. P. Allen, of Michigan,
in speaking of horses, says in the st. Louis
Globe Democrat: "There are horses and
'hosses, but the greatest horse ever knew
was the black stallion ridden by Sergeant
Mueller, of the Third Pennsylvania Cav
airy, in Sheridan's valley campaign. 1 never
could find out how this horse got into the
army. He was a magnificent specimen of
horsehesh, and pretty nearly thoroughbred.
One day along in the late fall OF 1864 the
enemy was met near Front Royal, Va, and
then there was charging and counter-charg-
ing. The black stallion, with a courage
that was magnificent, would carry his rider
far into the enemy's lines, and while his
rider was slashing away with his saber right
and left the stallion would lash out with his
heels at every opportunity at the steed rid
den by his opponent, and rear and strike and
bite as savagely at him as ii he was possessed
of the very devil. Mueller was teaching
him tricks all the time, and finally, after
considerable practice. he got him so he would
pursue another cavalryman, catch him by
his blouse at the back of the neck and pull
him from his horse.
"Along in the winter of 1864 Sheridan
sent Custer after Rosser, near Strasburg,
and there was in short time the prettiest
horse race up the valley that you ever saw.
Clusters men soon caught up with Rosser,
and then they had it hammer and tongs.
The black stallion, as usual, outran every
thing in the chase, and, singing out a vic
tim, went for him with savage fury. Then,
swinging the reb clear out of his saddle,
carried him in his teeth several feet and
hall ri1 b01d f,f
prisoner by the scruff OF the neck and sent
him to the rear. On another occasion he
got SO interested and excited in fight up
the valley that he carried his rider into the
enemy's lines, where both were captured. A
few days later, IN fight near Mount Jack
son, much to our amazement the black stall
lion was seen running away with rebel
Captain on his back and before his rider
could control him he was safely within our
lines with his rider and thus made an even
exchange for his dereliction few days pre-
yious,"