Los Cerrillos rustler., 1890-10-03


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BILE fuod has visited this town and the
valley from one end 70 the other Is In
ruinz
A heavy rain set in Monday afternoon
and a. midnight the rain increased
steadily until there came . terrible
waterspouL
This together with the immense vol.
ume of water which rolled down the
mountain side swelled the creek AZ the
base out Of It's hanks and deluged the
main thoroughfare aud flooded the
stores the whole length OF the avenue
The water with It's terrible force car.
ried every movable object before IL and
the avenue presented a scene not better
than that after the great Hood In Hot
Springs Of two years ago.
TuE CHINA FLOODS
WASHINGTON, september 24-The
Department Of State has received from
the United States legation at Pekin,
China, q report relative 10 the recent
heavy foods in that country. The 70.
cent foods have been the most serious
ever known. IL Is supposed that an
area OF 5000 miles and a population of
several millions were affected By them.
Many people have been drowned and
tens OF thousands are refugees from
their homes, living on charity.
One result Of the floods, the report
says, may have far reaching conse.
quences. Near Lutai. which Is a point
on the railroad from Tongku to Tong.
shan. the railway embankment has
been destroyed by the people for several
miles II was alleged that the embank
ment damned up the water and flooded
the country. Forcible possession was
taken OF the embankment, which was
cut in many places, the trains were
stopped and the employees driven away
I IL is supposed that the General in com.
mand at Lutai either instigated or con.
nived at these proceedings In which his
soldiers largely took part. a very seri
\ Gus feature OF the case is the supine.
ness OF the Viceroy Ii lie has done
nothing TO prevent these lawless pro
/ ceedings
The Tongshan colliery is stopped and
5000 men are thrown out OF employ.
ment and the operation Of the railroad
is, of course, suspended This destruc-
tion was wanton and unnecessary for
letting of the water All those pro.
ceedings indicate an anti-rai!road ex.
element which may result in postpon.
ng indefinitely any further railroad en-,
terprises in China,
THE FRENCH FLOODS
PARIS, Sept 2i-rhe floods in tho
department OF Gard have caused much
damage. Sunday, tho river Rhone rose
inoteen feet, and the town OF Beaucaire
was flooded.
At Nallcrangue on the IleraulL
thirty-nine miles northwest OF Mines,
the river undermined part of a cemetery,
A number OF collins were washed out
and together with their contents, floated
down the river.
The Ardeche river is greatly swollen.
At Aubedniske the town and surround.
ing country were flooded Several
houses were undermined by the waters
and fell, and the vineyards throughout
the district were devastated. Three
persons we're killed.
The Avignon and Caderousse districts
along the Rhone in theD apartment OF
Van Cluse are submerged and the work
shops and factories have been closed
IL is announced that President Carnot
will visit the flooded districts. The
Chamber of Deputies will be asked tC
IL q L.. .-..L IL.