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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
BIDS FOR THE scoW.rR1mnuyG CONTRACT.

AS the present contract for " scow trimming" with
the Street Cleaning Department expires April IL.
and as the Mayors Advisory Committee recommended
that bids for the final disposition of street sweepings
ashes and garbage be ASKED for Commissioner Beattle
sent letter to the Board of Estimate yesterday re-
questng authority TO advertise for bids and to make
contract for such final disposition" during period
of five years from May 10. The "scow-trmming"
contracts have heretofore been made annually ter
mnable whenever the contractor failed TO pay the
sum he had agreed 10 do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
GENERAL sHERMAN's BODY TO BE REMOVED.

GENERAL SHERMAN'S BODY TO BE REMOVED.
St. Louis April 4.-The body of General W. T. sher-
man is to DO removed and the detachment OF United
States troops detailed TO do guard duty at the grave
will watch over the body In It's new and temporary
restngplace Before his death General sherman gave
directions as 10 his burial and 1t is in order that his
wishes may be complied with that the body will be
temporarily transferred from the Sherman plot In
Calvary to the receiving vault Of the cemetery. 1t
was the wish of the General that his body Should be
placed in an apartment under ground, which should be
built of stone and concrete and covered with heavy
marble slab The sepuchre will be large enough to
receive the body Of the General, his wife and two
children, who now rest beside him In Calvary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
FOR ADVANCING PHYSICAL EDUCArTOy.

Boston, APRIL 4.-The sixth annual meeting OF the
American Association for the Advancement OF Physical
Education was opened yesterday forenoon at the rooms
Of the Boston Normal School of Gymnastics. The fol-
lowing officers were chosen: President, Dr. f. NJ
Hartwell vcepresidents DR.. j. C. Enebuske, Dr. f. NJ
Mosher Dr. j. W. Seaver secretary, DR.. G. Hitchcock
tr treasurer DR.. w. G. Anderson council, Dr. d. A.
Sargent, DR.. Allen F. Hall and Dr. Luther Gutick.
About 100 new members elected. 1t was decided
that the next annual meeting should be held In Bat
more The literary exercises took place at Union HAL
In the afternoon and evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05

MR.. ADAMS WILL HOLD ON TO HIS CONTRACT.
Ex-Congressman Jack" Adams called at the Finance
Department yesterday and had short conference WIN
Controller Myers the subject Of the S2292oOo war
claims which the city asks In reimbursement from the
National Government To a reporter Mr. Adams said
that his employment as the city's agent regular
and legal and he soutly maintained his purpose OF
fulfilling his contract lie understood to say that
he would secure every dollar 10 which New York was
lawfully enttledf he had to resort to an extra session
of Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05

laid over to give time for the preparation OF inc
Of the Controller and Chamberlain. TIC me'1l 49,
no ntlmaton OF what no had learned Snrins his
actual value of the companys propsS u2 It was said
ihai he was able TO gather facts when vii ~
harmonic with the big increase ,a Ibe sinking Fund Com
mssoner can be dragooned into aCce t one cent? 9
demand for the SoS end evening commission
Terry a[ss To Ike Withdrawal Of the Communication
ticket system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
rphJyERs AND JOCKEYS APPLYING.

Tho following are the applications received to date
-, .ho BOARD Of Racing Control for licenses to train
and ride at the meetings OF the Brooklyn Coney
Island and NewYork Jockey OiuOs anu '"e iOHAi'u''
,a,, Association during 1891:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
TRY TIE NEW. YORK CENrRALis LIMTTEl

The celebrated New York and Chicago Vestbule
Limited by the great fourrack New York Central Is
the fastest most luxurious and easiest riding train In
service between the East and the West "a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26

Green. an artist. Mr.. Kendall. when
last seen alive by friends, left his
brothers house in this city, and said he
was going to his home in Newport.
This was at night. The theory is that.
as he resembles Green, he was followed
and murdered and his dead body thrown
into the Ohio river,
A story was recently prinled in Chi
cago OF Green's experiences, which
shows that he was marked man, and
that he was followed from place to
place. He was one of fifty men who
sailed, in 1861. from New York in the
brigantine Jackmel in the interest of
the Fenians. Subsequently he has
being suspected of being a spy and has
been kept out of all secret societies. He
tells of dead man being found one
morning in Central Park. New York,
about the place where he had found
men following him the previous night,
and the dead mans description closely
resembled his. When he left Chicago
to come here, less than month ago. he
gave out that he was going to Cleve-
land. The next day dead man was
found in Cleveland closely resembling
Mr.. Green. He had been shot and
thrown in pond of water AMI the re-
volver left near to indicate suicide. Mr..
Green tries TO keep his habitation un-
known.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
FROM OTHER TOWNS.
All Agree as to the Storm Being
Wild and Wide.

LEMARs. June 25.-The Floyd river
is three-quarters of mile wide, and
everything is under water. The track
has been carried away and the bridges
are gone-alI the result of wall of
water six feet high that rolled down the
stream yesterday, and irresistibly car
ried everything before it. Vice Presi-
dent Hanrihan and General Superin-
tendent Sullivan are both on the scene
directing the operations of large force
of repair men. The big truss bridge at
Cherokee was swept out OF the way,
and with it went 400 feet of trestle on
which the cOmpany'S track approached
the Sioux river. The Omaha branch is
under water for many miles. About
$50 miles of the Illinois Central COM
pany's tracks are blocked or out of
sight.
FORT DoDGE-The storm of Tuesday
was the seyerest that ever visited north
western Iowa, and the rain, which fell
in torrents, was accompanied by high
wind, that bordered onto a cyclone.
Hundreds of acres of crops were devas-
tated, and the destruction to other
property was enormous. Besides the
eight lives reported lost at Cherokee
and Correctionvilie, number of per-
sons are SAID TO have been badly injured
in the track of the storm. The Floyd
and Sioux River valleys are submerged
and hundreds of families are moving to
higher quarters. The towns of Merrill,
Hinton and James are reported SUBJ
merged, and Leeds, Lynn and Lewis
town are threatened with like fate.
DUBUQUE-Reports received here by
the Illinois Central road state that the
wind was blowing at the rate of about
ftxrr So
several hours. In ten hours twelve
inches of rain had fallen. aud the Little
Sioux and other streams soon over
flowed their banks. The track of the
Illinois Central was washed out IN sew
eral places and telegraph poles were
blown down all along the line.
YORK, Neb.-By the washout of
small culvert two miles east of here
freight train of twenty-three cars and
locomotive was thrown down the bank.
The engineer ana fireman are still under
the wreck.
CHIcAGo-The Illinois Central re-
fuses to sell tickets or ship freight to
any point west of Aurelia.
LEMARS.-A heavy flood came down
Willow creek yesterday, entering Floyd
river about a mile above Lemars. The
bottom land along the river at once be-
came raging torrent nearly mile
wide. The flood washed out mile of
embankment twenty feet high on the
Illinois Central tract mile east of Le-
mars, where Willow creek runs under
the railroad. The crops were entirely
destroyed. Hundreds of head of cattle
and horses were found swimming in
their pastures and were rescued by men
in boats. No lives were lost. Lemars
is on high ground and sustained no
damage. s
AUSTIN, Minn.- During terrific
storm in this section last night cyclone
swept over the east portion of this
county. Wrecking several houses, barns.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
WOODS MURDER.
His Friends Claim 1t Was DeIiber-
ately Planned.

TOPEKA, Kan. June 25.-The inside
story OF Sam Woods murder is still to
be told. If the testimony of Woods
friends Is to be believed the crime
was as cold-b.ooded a murder
as was ever perpetrated on Kansas soil.
Woods friends say the murder was de-
liberately planned and deliberately exc
cuted by his enemies.
The war of the factions in Stevens
county over the county seat had nearly
died away last winter, when the old
animoSitieS were again revived
by the institution of impeach-
ment proceedings against Judge
Botkin, in whose judicial district
Stevens county is located. and who was
Que of Woods bitterest enemies. Then
the fight was fought over again on the
witness stand In the impeachment trial,
and the feeling between the two fac
tions became more bitter than ever
Wood had expressed his belief that
all attempt would be made to assassin
ate him when he should first appear at
Hugoton again, but he never thought
that ne would be shot down from be-
hind. He was armed, but had no
chance to draw his weapon from his
coat. Woods body has been taken to
Strong City, where it will be Inferred.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
JOY TURNED TO GRIEF
A Merry Boating Party
Drowned on the Ohio
River.
Five People Sink Beneath
the Waves in an In
slant.
Ozburn, the Georgia MUIR
deper. Respited on Pecu-
liar Grounds.
A Rascal Headed Off in Time
Various Shady Occur
renceS.

CINCINNATI, June 25.-Five people
all of the best citizens of Riverside,
were out floating down the Ohio river
in a yawl tonight, and the hills were
sending back the gleeful echoes
of their joyous shouts. Suddenly
those same hills echoed the
screams of women. Then came
silence, and the treacherous river was
the grave of five people whose hearts
but moment before beat high with
hope and joy. The victims were Thomas
Thurman, member of the Banner To-
bacco company, age fifty-four; Joe
twenty-five: Miss Edith Zius, his sis
ter. age twenty; Miss Catharine Cox,
of Riverside, aged twenty-three, and
Miss Kate Riddle, of Burlington, KY,
aged eighteen, cousin of the Zins
brother and sister. They had been up
the river, and had just passed steamer
going up stream, and were floating
down on its waves when they
met the tow boat Frank Gill
more coming up stream with large
tow of empty barges and no lights
out on the barges-so the story goes to-
night. They steered clear OF the steam
er, but were run down by its barges.
People on the shore heard the screams,
devined the result, and put out to the
rescue. The empty yawl, mans hat,
a girls hat, couple of handkerchiefs,
was all they found. Miss Zens was a
beauty. She was stenographer and
typewriter for Hon. Richard Smith, and
only this evening left the Commercial
Gazette Office full of life and gaiety.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
IN NEBRASKA.
The Storm Played Havoc In a
Cruel Fashion.

OMAHA, Neb., June 25.-Specials from
various parts of Nebraska indicate that
last nights rain announced to a gen.
eral flood. At Wahas it took
the form of an electrical disturb
ance. and for nearly an hour the
heavens were ablaze with lightning. A
house in the northwestern part of town
occupied by John Gunderson and fam
lily. was struck by bolt of lightning
and was literally torn to pieces. Win
dows were torn out and all the glass
broken. The doors were torn from
their hangings and the frame
tSst house was was l1I damaged SO badly
to repair it. The family were in bed at
the time. and the springs of the bed on
which the family were sleeping were
melted. No one was hurt aside from
being badly shaken except one child
that was cut by falling glass.
At Fremont, the rain fell in torrents
Ter hours, and the streets were sheets of
water. There was no damage done by
wind. but the inceSsant lightning
played havoc with the electric lights.
Trains on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Mis-
souri, Valley road have been running ir-
regularly on account of wash
outs. ABOUT 1UO feet OF track was
taken out near West Point and trans
fers had to be made over the breaks.
Three washouts between Fremont and
Lincoln have shut off all communica-
tiOn between these cities to-day, until
late this evening. The heaviest wash
out is on the approach to the big bridge
over the Platte, seven miles west of the
city.
The B. & NJ. had a disastrous wreck
near here on account of a washout, the
Northwestern trains are afraid to cross
their bridges west of Town and the Kan
sas City and Omaha tram turned back
a mile from town, afraid to come
In over their shaky and under
mined tracks. The county bridges
are nearly all washed out and
especially In the southern section.
Three of them on the outskirts OF town
are gone and more are reported gone.
The dwellings in the low places in town
were Invaded by the rising waters in the
night and the inhabitants had to move.
The crops were greatly damaged.
At Harrison, the siXteen-year-old
daughter of John johnson left her home
about O'Clock in the evening on short
errand. This morning her dead body
was found in ravine. She missed her
way and fell into the ditch, drowning in
the terrible whirl of water. At Kearney
many buildings were struck by light
ming, but no one was seriously hurt.
Damage is great.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
OZBURN RESPITED.
Officials Desire to Have Him in
Good Condition.

OOOo
ATLANTA, Ca, June 25. = Gov.
Northen this morning respited Charles
OZpurn for thirty days, which will post
pone his execution,untiI July %. The
respite is granted on account Of Or
burns critical physical condition, and
at the request of the jury which sat yes
terday by special summons of the sher-
if OIL the question OF the sanity of the
prisoner. Ozburn killed John Bradley,
well known grocery merchant, In this
city about year ago. The assault was
most unprovOked one. Ozburn was
in the fruit business, and a misunder-
standing occurred between himself and
Bradley concerning the settlement of
an account amounting to about "a. o.
burn armed himself and went to a bar
Der shop for shave, and, telling the
barber that he would fill coffin before
night, proceeded at once to Bradley's
store, shooting him five times, after but
few words had passed between them
and Bradley retreating while shot.
Bradley was sober, industrious citizen,
and left wife and several small chill
dren.
Ozburn was duly tried and sentenced
to be hanged June %. For the past
three months his physical condition has
been very bad, his weight diminishing
from, $50 to about 100 pounds. He has
been stimulated with whisky and NOR
phine, and his friends urged that he has
lost his mind. Several physiciass made
affidavit to the sheriff that they believed
him insane, and under the law covering
such cases the sheriff summoned jury
yesterday, and the question of Ozborn,s
sanity was fully discussed. Had he
been declared insane he would have
been sent to the luDatic asylum nntil his
mind should be restored. when he would
have been resentenced and executed.
The jury. however, after full inveSti-
CATION, declares him sane, but recon-
mended the governor to give him a
respite of thirty days ON account of his
physical condition. This the governor
consented to do. and the respite was ac-
cOrdingly issued
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26

lished. at is now known, though, that
six persons met their death in the
country around about Correctionville,
and the number is reported increased to
eight.
Houses, barns and outhouses were re-
ported floating in the Little Sioux past
Cherokee all day. No one knows where
they come from, but they are presumed
to be from Switzerland. No loss of lite
is reported from the up country. Au
relia reports from two to four feet of
water in the streets there yesterday.
The cellars are flooded, and thousands
OF dollars worth of merchandise and
household goods are destroyed. At
Storm Lake the merchants were unable
to get into their stores on account of
the water. All passenger and freight
traffic west of Aurelia has been aban-
doned. The railroad bridge at Cherokee
is lodged in the river half mile below
town. Material is being moved rapidly
by the railroad company to repair the
damage. The superintendent of the
Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
teiegraphS that all of the bridges on his
line are gone from Sheldon to LeMars.
Aurelia, nine miles east of Cherokee,
reports at 10 p. m. storm clouds gather
ing in the vicinity of Cherokee again.
An Illinois Central work train has sue
ceeded i'll reaching a point about one
mile east of Cherokee. Further progress
is barred by vast expanse of water,
stretching as far as the eye can reach.
1t is feared there will be added to the
present sutferings of citizens the pangs
OF hunger. All the surplus stock of
provisions was destroyed by the flood,
and the town is now as etfectually iSO-
lated from the rest of the world as
though no railroads were in existence.
No one dares to brave the flood in boats
owing to the mass OF heavy debris the
river continually bears forward. The
wagon roads are all impossible in the
valley and no prospect is seen of reach
ing the people from any direction until
the water subsidies.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
WORSE THAN REPORTED.
Latest Accounts Give a Basis for
Grave ADDrehenSiOn..

WATERLOO, To-, June Cherokee
and the country adjacent which Tues
day nights big storm devastated, is en-
tirely cut off from telegraphic communi-
catien, the wires working only to Au-
rolia, the freight station east of Chero-
kee, and by courier from the desolated
city. All the bridges across the Little
Sioux at Cherokee are gone, together
with the railroad and telegraph wires.
The latests reports of the storm indi-
cate that 1t was worse than at first
reported. A courier has just ar
rived at Aurelia from Cherokee, giving
the information that 100 houses at Cher
okee have been washed away. but no
further loss of life IS reported there be-
yond the four persons whose drowning
was reported yesterday. 1t is impossi-
bic to learn their names or how the uH-
fortunates met their death. Everything
Is in the widest confusion. The same
IS true at CorrectiongiiIe. and no word
by telegraph can be received from
there until communicated IS ra-eStab-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
MANY ARE HOMELESS.
One Hundred Houses Swept Ava.
at One Place.

at One Place.
SIOUX CITY, To-, June 25.-ReportS
are received from all quarters of un-
precedented high water in the streams,
injury to railroad property, loss of
bridges and destruction of crops along
the rivers. Floyd river is out of its
banks and people have been compelled
to make haSty departures to higher
ground. The waters are receding this
morning and the worst is now over.
The following additional particulars
OF the flood at Cherokee were received
this morning: The wagon bridge over
the Sioux south of the town went out
about 10 O'Clock Tuesday night. This
was followed by all the houses on the
fiat in that part of town. numbering
over 100. The number of people driven
from their homes was between 200 and
1,500. The river continued to rise un-
til o'clock, at times being ten feet
higher than was ever known. Every
bridge across the Sioux river, both
wagon and railroad, are gone between
there and Onawa, and probably every
bridge in Cherokee county on the Sioux
river.
Last night most of the distressed peo-
pie found shelter in the q. \. r. and
Ouu fellows HdlISs ana arrangements
were made whereby they might be
cared for until some action is taken.
This morning the town presents very
sorrowful appearance. Those houses
that remain on the fiat are almost buried
in mud. People have already begun to
clean up the rubbish. The destruction
of property alone in Cherokee is about
100000. Besides almost all of the
stock pastured along the Sioux was car
ried away by the flood. only a few ami
mails being saved as they came down
the river. Yesterday morning all
passenger trains were stopped at Storm
lake. The weather is clearing.
The flood in the Floyd river, which
came past Lemars and Morrill, yester-
day, did great damage in the country,
and reached here early this morning
The river rose about twelve feet. One
hundred and fifty houses in the valley
are partially submerged. and the fam
lilies have moved to the hills. The large
stove works, shoe factory, flour mill and
foundry in the suburbs of the towns
are closed. No loss of life. A man in
from Moville, eighteen miles east of
here. reports that the whole town was
swept away and only one house was I'M
tOuchpd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
To Meet in ST. Paul

Special to the Globe
ROCHESTER,, Minn.. June 25.-The an
nual session of the commandery of
Knights Templar closed this afternoon
after the election of the following Off
GERS: Grand commander, Milton Z.
Powell, Redwood Falls; deputy grand
commander, T. w. Hugo, Duluth; /;
grand generalissimo, William NJ. Bush
nell, st. Paul: grand captain, Gen. a. L.
Stebbins, Rochester; grand senior war
den, J. w. Nash, Minneapolis; grand
junior warden, W. II. 5. Wright. ST.
Paul; grand recorder, Thomas Mont
gomery, ST. Peter; grand treasurer, J.
L. McFarIane, Minneapolis; standard
bearer, B. W. Smith, Austin; sword
bearer, a. l.. Whitney, Faribault;
grand warden, G. F. FrOter, Brainerd.
A resolution was passed making St.
Paul the place for the next meeting of
the cOmmanderV.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
HARVARD AND YALE.
These Two viii Contest on the
Thames To-Day.


Thames To-Day.
New LONDON, Conn, June 25.-The
Yale university crew yesterday after
noon, while general attention was CEN
tered on the freshman race. pulled over
three and a half miles of the course
on time, and the result with the last
half mile approXimated, was some sec
ondS under the best record, Gale'S time
being taken as just under twenty min
utes. This time, however, was made
under the most favorable circunl-
stances, with the tide and wind. The
Yale men have become more bold with
in the past few days and the word
has been quietly circulated among them
that Fridays race ought 10 be another
victory for Yale. Harvard is keeping
very quiet aud working hard. and it
is generally thought that. for two or
three miles, if not for the entire dis
tance, there Will be very close race.
The hotels are already full, and every
thing points to big crowd for the big
event.
Everything is in readiness for the
great university boat race, and this old
town is packed. hotels are full to the
caves. The tide of popular feeling has
swung around for Yale. 1t Will be
great race. Last year IL was good
for two miles. This year it
will be very close for three
miles and very possibly longer. The
time set is Il 80 a. m, the crews to row
up the river, but, inasmGch as both
crews will stick for perfect conditions,
it is quite possible that the race will be
rowed down the course with the out
going tide in the afternoon az
soon as the water is perfectly
smooth. This evening both of the
crews were out soon after supper, but
neither pulled half the distance to be
rowed tomorrow at stretch. indulging,
in spurts, starts, etc. Both crews are in
magnificent form. There has been very
little betting. Harvard men are little
shy about backing their men. They
want odds of to 3, and in view of the
little cloud that has hung over the Yale
men for few days past the odds have
gone begging. Everything points to a
grand race with unusual excitement.
With perfect condition the record is ia
danger.
Tie board of trade sent a protest to
the Yale and Harvard officials to-day
against starting the Varsity race at
1:30 a. m. tomorrow. The crews have
taken no formal action in the matter.