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St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
RAILWAYS PARALYZED.
Immense Amount of Damage to
Western Bridges.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 24.-Three days
of storm have done almost unprece-
dented damage to California railroads
and paralyZed travel in nearly all direc-
tions The Central Pacific is the only line
running on time. The greatest damage
was done in Southern California and
Arizona. In Soledad canon, near Los
Angeles, the entire track was swept out
for 200 feet. More than dozen bridges
are gone near Los Angeles. On the At
lantic IL Pacific WaShoutS are very bad
and several bridges are gone. On the
Colorado desert the Southern Pacific has
had heavy damage. On Lythe creek, near
San BernardinO, the water rose so rap
idly last night that al! the ranchers fled
to the city, bringing only few of their
most valuable articles. Several houses
in Frisco and Berkley were blown
down last night by the wind, which had
velocity of fifty miles per hour.
PORTLAND, Or, Feb. 24.-Reports
from all parts of Oregon and Washing
ton show snow storm has prevailed
since Sunday. The fall west of the Cas-
cade mountains has generally been
light. but in the eastern portion of the
two states from five to eighteen inches
have fallen. The railroads have ex-
perienced no trouble so far.
CARLISLE. ILL.,. Feb. 24.-The Kas-
kashia river. usually small stream, has
assumed large proportions during the
last week, owing to the generally heavy
rainfall. 1t is rising rapidly and is
flooding the lowlands. A large number
of log RATS have broken away ana will
be lost, causing heavy losses to lumber
men.
oh q
streams of this vicinity are all over
flowed by the recent unprecedented
rainfall, and the farmers report hun
dreds of hogs drowned and carried away
by the flood. Fences and bridges also
suffered.
PaGS1x. Ariz., Feb. 23.-The first
wire into Phoenix since Wednesday
night was completed to-day A heavy
rain last night and this morning raised
the Salt river very high, but it did
not get over the bank sufficient
to repeat the damage of Thursday. Late
advices this afternoon are that Yuma is
threatened with inundation by the Gila
changing its bed from where it empties
into the Colorado. All wires down now
and supposed part of town swept away.
HoLBRooK, Ariz., Feb. 24. - There
was regular cloudburst at San Carlos,
AriZ., yesterday. Two and half inches
of rain fell in six hours and six inches
since last Tuesday. The ella river is
booming higher than ever known. The
Indian farms and bitches are
all destroyed. The agency flour
mill is partly inundated and
its machinery ruined. The mill is
liable to 20 down stream at any moment
The agency miller, William Cornell
and family, narrowaly escaped from
drowning. His house and contents
were washed away and he had to wade
neek-deep to the shore with his wife
and babies.
YUMA, Ariz.. Feb. 24-Great excite
ment prevails here. The Gila and Colo
rado rivers are both reported rising
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
OHIO STILL BOOMING.
More Rain Anticipated, and
the Situation Is Rather
Dubious.
The California Storm AS
SumeS the Dimensions Of
a Flood.
All the Bridges Over the
Santa Anna River Swept
Away.
A Tornado, Attended by Fa-
talities, Sweeps Over North
Carolina.

CINCINNATI. O., Feb. 24.-At mid
night the river was 81 feet 211@ inches at
this point. The sky was overcast with
threatening clouds. and the mercury
stood at 60. Unless rain prevails, river
navigation will be resumed here next
Saturday. Reports from above and be-
low are that the boats will arrive here
on that day. Contrary to expectations,
the river up to 9 O'Clock tonight
reached height of 81 feet inches,
and at that hour was rising
half an inch hourly. The sky
is partly overcast, and the
weather is so warm that buds have
opened into leaf. The only fear now is
that rain will fall in the Ohio valley in
the next twentY-four hours. The river
has been rising to-day at the average
rate of half an inch an hour and at l
o'clock reached hfty-seven feet. News
from Ripley, forty miles above, is that
it is rising there at the same rate, while
at Portsmouth it was falling, with
cold drizZling ram. At Huntington,
the river has fallen few inches and at
points above it is falling rapidly. If
there were no rain, 1t would be fair to
say that the river here would rise not
more than four inches more, and then
recede, but it is raining at nearly.a all
points from here to headwaters. There
is no material change in the situation
here. The trains driven from Central
station are all using other convenient
stations for passengers. Freight is
handled in the same way. In Covlng
ton, KY, the big rolling mills have
stopped, and many families, fearing fur
ther rise, are moving to higher grounds.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
CALIFORNIA FLOOD.
Waters Rising Rapidly All Over
the State.

SAN BERNARDINo, CAL, Feb. o.
The storm has assumed the dimensions
of flood. The waters are rising rap
idly in the rivers, and have caused
more damage than the great storm of
1854. All the bridges over the Santa Ana
river have been swept away excepting
the Santa Fe bridge on the Redlands
branch, and the Southern Pacific bridge.
The latter is partially destroyed. The
Santa Fe bridge and motor railroad
bridge on the road to Riverside are
gone. All the bridges on Little
creek are washed away. The Amer
lean school house on Little creek
went down with the flood, and seyera
houses and barns along Little creek
were washed away The train from
East via Barstow, due yesterday, could
not arrive. and Moiave river is reported
nve feet higher than ever before known.
All the families beetWen San Bernar-
dino and Little Creek, south
of the city, have left their
houses and moved into the town. One
hundred feet of the Southern Pacific
track, between Cotton and the round
house, was washed out. The rainfall
for the season is sixteen inches. For
February eight inches. The storm ap-
pears to be over.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
WAS THE FIGHT SOLD?
La Blanche and Mitchell Under a
Cloud.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2i.-rhe board
OF directors of the California Athletic
club deferred final action in the La
Blanche Mitchell affair until next Tues
day evening, when II is stated further.
evidence will be forthcoming. Presit
dent Fulda stated at meeting last
night that, as regard the betting. tho
club took no cOgniZance of it, as where
betting was INDUCED in it was diff
ticult to rely upon having square sports.
The outstanding bets, however, will be
decided by the action of directors Tues
day next. Charges have been made that
the fight was sold.
the failure OF the California Ath-
letic club last night to reach any de-
ciSion in the Mitchell-La Blanche mat
Ter caused great disgust among local
sports. No evidence was received which
showed any cOlIusion between the TWO
men, but it was clearly proven that La
Blanche was drunk when he entered
the ring, and also that four OF
the directors, who were to- act
as court Of appeals and ratify
the decision OF the referee, were heavy
betteTs on La Blanche. The Marine de-
MED positively that he had agreed to
throw the fight or was drunk, but he
admitted taking two drinks just before
the battle. No decision will be giyen
until next Tuesday. This delay is due
to the fact that letters written by La
Blanche to Eastern gamblers are on tho
way here
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
DEPEW ON DUTIES,
Chauncey's Brilliant Remarks on
Reciprocity.

ROCHESTER,, n. T., Feb. 24.-The
dinner of the Rochester chamber of
commerce given at the Washington
rink last evening, was the most elabor-
ate and successful thing of the kind in
the history of Rochester. Reciprocity
with Canada was the theme chiefly
dwelt upon by Chauncey M. Depew and
Hon. Joseph TAFT, of Toronto, the two
principal speakers. Mr.. Depew said on
this subject:
lowing to the division which is fixed
between the house of congress and the
executive, the tariff is not practical
question for the next two years. 1t is
not for me to argue in this presence its
wisdom, but whether you think as do,
that it is good legislation, or as my
neighbor does. that it is bad legislation,
we, as American citizens, accustomed to
adapt ourselves to inevitable situations.
must make the best of it, and.
utilize the powers of the new laws as
club, or a promise to establish recip-
rocal relations and fair trade between
our neighbors upon the South and
North American continents. 'My
have reciprocity with South America,
or with Canada, why not with all the
world? Because no man and no
corporation carries on business upon
a rigid accurate policy. We may
make 100 per cent upon the
sale of spirits. and 80 per cent
upon silks and 80 per cent upon dia-
monds, and 10 per cent upon cotton and
per cent upon leather, and give away
our woodenware with chrome and Il
lunch to attract customers to our store.
We may improve conditions in our line
of mathematical principle or trade with
nations which are our great competitors
in the lines where we make our
profit and give employment to
labor, and at the same time we
can say to our sister republics
on the south on one hand and to our
Canadian neighbor on the north. We
are ready to exchange with you on fair
terms the surplus of our cotton, our
wOolen, our iron and our Ewood manu-
facture for the products of your fields,
your forests ana your waters
Our Canadian neighbors need not be
alarmed with the idea that trade with
them means an overWhe Inning poll
icy and a settled , purpose on
our part to annex them. That
is a question that keeps no American
one moment from his slumber and
never in the slightest degree Impairs
his appetite. We can say to Canada
what the wealthy spinster remarked to
the widower minister who wished to
marry her: ''lf you can better serve
the Lord and also improve your worldly
condition, am quite ready to consent
But whether you stay as you are, or
move in here, we will never know the
difference"
Mr.. Tat said:
1.-The present government is pledged
to maintain high tariff duties on all
manufactured articles, being tied nee k
and heel to section OF our manufactur-
ers who supply the sinews of war for
the campaign"
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
OUR NAVY ABROAD.
Rear Admiral McCann Reports
Fighting at Iquique.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. - Secretary
Blaine to-day received a cable message
from United States Minister Egan at
Santiago, Chill, saying that the United
States steamship Pensacola arrived at
Talcnhuan on the Goth inst, and that
Rear Admiral McCann reports some
lighting at Iquique. The rest of the
country is tranquil. 1t is said at the
navy department. that the Pensacola is
on her way to Valparaiso, and stopped
at Talcuhuano for coal. The cruiser
San Francisco, at San Francisco, is re-
ported as being nearly ready for sea,
and will probably be ordered to join the
Pensacola and Baltimore in Chilian
waters.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
A Disastrous Blaze Complete
ly Wipes Out the Wind
SOp Hotel.
Unaccountable Suicide Of q
Well-to-Do Farmer at
Litchfield.
An Iowa Youth Gets Married
and Is Subsequently
Mobbed.
Bad Lands Ranchmen Ask the
Government to Pay for
Stolen Cattle.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe
WnLMAR, Mimi, Feb. 24.-At quar-
ter to 8 o'clock this morning fire was
discovered on the second floor of the
building first door above the Windsor
hotel. owned by NJ. Paulson, and occu-
pied on the second floor by the Windsor
hotel, and first floor by Mr.. Hardy as a
cigar store and restaurant. The fire
spread rapidly to the Windsor hotel.
which was totally destroyed, and also
the building occupied by the postoifice
and Wennerlund's jewelry store. Some
delay was occasioned in getting water
on the fire OIL account of the cOnnec-
tiOns with the tank being frozen. The
fire department did excellent work in
holding the fire in check. The losses
are: Windsor hotel. $1,000; insurance.
$4,000; contents of hotel, $1,000; insur-
ance, $1,000. NJ. Paulson's loss OH build
ing is $4,000. The postoffice is tenn
porarly removed to the Merchants no.
tel. The contents of the burned build
ings were mostly removed in dam
aged condition.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
STILL WRITING LETTERS.
Mr.. Cieyeland's Political Epistles
Increase,


PORTLAND. Me-, Feb. 24.-The din
ner in the Young Mems Democratic
Club of Portland at the Preble house
last evening, in celebration of Wash
ington's birthday, was largely attended
by leading Democrats. Among the let
terS of regret were those from Gov.
Hill, of New York; Gov. Russell. of
Massachusetts, Senator German, and
following from ex-President Cleveland:
New York, Feb 81, 1s91.-My Dear Sir:
regret that ii is impossible for me to accept
the invitation received from your committee
to attend banquet at Portland on the 23d
inst, given by the Young Mems Democratic
club to celebrate Its organization and
the recent Democratic victories. Both
these things are well worthy Dem
ocratic celebration The victories
our party has just achieved demonstrate that
orr fellow countrymen appreciate honest and
sincere efforts in their benalf. and the ad.
vent of young mems Democratic club in
Portland gives promise of more earnest and
effective Democratic effort and the enlist
ment of new and powerful aid in the cause
of good government. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BRocKToN. Mass, Feb. "a. = The
Young Mems Democratic and Tariff
Reform club. of this city, observed
Washington's birthday last evening by
panquet d1 Ilotel DeihoHt' Inc lol-
lowing letter of regret from ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland was read:
New York. Feb. 1s.-Dennis Sheehy, Secre-
tary Dear-Sir: / am sorry that | cannot ae-
cept your invitation TO attend theEanquet by
the Young Men Democratic and Tariff Re-
form club, of Brockton. on the evening of
the 25d inst. ! am only able to say in addi-
tion that am exceedingly gratfed to find in
the name of your club an Indication that the
organization recognizes the fact that the
cause of the Democratic party cannot. or at
least ought not to be separated from that Of
tariff reform. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25

things a little easier safely ahead Of tha
procession, their nearest neighbOrs be.
ing MesSler, NOremac, Cox ana Day!
Messler has gone more miles ON saw
dust since NOy than any man in the
world, having covered 526 miles at Dea
tr0it, 52j miles at ST. Louis and 24d
miles at Minneapolis. His pecularity
is his ability to make weight during q
siy-day contest. At O'clock NOremac
was going trifle lame, and complained
of the draught on his ankles. SMITH
kept up good varied style OF going
during the entire evening, with More.
mac for his nearest company. Day. the
LondOner, is a wonder His style of
going seems awkward aud ineffectives
but glance at the score board showed
MIN to be in it with the best of thems
Hart is by all odds
The Prettiest Mover
in the bunch, and the distance doesn'h
alter his style in the least. He goes
along with the same free and graceful
stride which marked his first lap. and
was as fresh at midnight as any of themI
Guerrero did great work after his reI
appearance. walking steadily for four
miles an hour, and apparently COM
fdent OF his ability TO pick up the lost
distance. llegelman made good tima
right along through the evening. going
just enough to maintain his lead To-
day is the LuXembOurger'S birthday
and last night when he left the track 70
letter awaited him from his wife I'M
New York, wishing him all sorts of,
luck, and enclosing photograph Of
herself. Most people look uDon Hart aS
the dark horse of the bunch. both liter4
ally and metaphOrically..H He has the best
style and doesn't distress himself at alls
1t will be q good idea to look out for tho
cOlOred boy toward the finish. Cam
pana knocks the spots off any ped OF
his years IN the world. Here is man
siXty-two odd years old. holding his own
with the young ones in credtable style.
His method OF locOmotion is entirely th6
reverse OF graceful, but it counts, and
Old Sport swears he will be in at tho
death. Herman and English. the two
amateurs, went the day out and did good
work for amateurs. At 10 O'Clock alb
the men were at work except NOremacs
who was taking rundown for stlify
ness. He got back to work by l0:lOi
and, after he got limOered up, vent
along in pretty good shape. At l0:31
Guerrero again left the track. The pokd
in the ribs he received shortly before A.
o'clock upset him completely, ne
claimed. liegelman, Hart and the resi-
of the bunch kept at it IN good shape
until the first strOks of IL proc laimed
the days work at an end. This is how
theV finished: 4
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
KYLE Is COMING.
South Dakota's New Senator to Ar
rive To-Day.

South Dakota's New Senator to Ar
rive To-Day.
Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, s. d., Feb. 24.-The op-
era house was filled tonight with citi-
zens of the town and county who gath
cred to meet Senator Elect Kyle. Mayor
Moody presided. and speeches were
made by Attorney II. H. Potter, Col.
Isaac Pearson and Col. ID. NJ. Evans.
The mayor then introduced the senator,
who was greeted with prolonged cheer
ing, and who spoke ten or fifteen min
utes. He said the greeting of his friends
and neighbors touched him more deeply
than all the events of the past four
weeks. He was not the product of q
single party, but a representative of the
people at large, Republicans, indie
pendents and Democrats. After sea-
son of Misunderstanding and congratula-
ion, with warmest expressions from all
parties, the senator took the 9 O'Clock
train for Washington. Politics were
hardly mentioned, and the best of feel
ing prevailed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
Foster Not Opnosed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-It does not
appear that there was any substantial
opposition to the confirmation by the
senate to-day of Secretary Foster. 1t
was at the request of Western Repub-
lican senator that the nomination was
yesterday sent to the finance committee
and when it was reported to-day that
senator, who, it is understood, was aet-
ing originally for an absent senator,
announced that he had no objection, so
the confirmation followed without op-
position.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
AN IOWA OUTRAGE.
A Young Man Threatened With
Lynching.

Special to the Globe.
MASON CITY, To-, Feb. 24.-Quite a
sensation occurred in Clear Lake, a
village ten miles west OF here, last
night. From the story of the victim,
Harry George. who arrived here on the
midnight train, it seems that mob of
ten men entered his home, and, with
pointed revolvers, compelled him TO
leave the house. They then put rope
around his neck and took him to the
railroad depot, where he was put on
board the train with instructions never
to return. He had received an anony-
nous letter few days previous warning
him to leave town, but he paid no atten
ton to it. He says that his only otfense
was marrying young lady, Miss Mary
Young, against her parents wishes. The
marriage occurred Monday. A deputy
sheriff and posse left here to-day for
the scene of the trouble. George ac-
companied the party.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
TEN DAYS MORE
And South Dakotais Legislature
Will Adjourn.

Special TO The Globe.
PIERRE, s. d., Feb. 24.-So far as
legislation was concerned, no bills be-
came laws to-day, though each house
waded through considerable routine
work. Contrary TO expectation the re-
submission bill was not reported in the
senate. The report is looked for to-mor-
row. About thirty members are laid up
with sickness resembling la grippe.
brought on. it is alleged, by the foul
condition of air in the hall. Frequent
protest is offered against the foul and
unhealthy condition of the atmosphere,
but no remedy seems at hand, except
adjournment, which will occur in ten.
QayS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
BilIiards i'm Chicngo.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Three games
were played in the Brunswick
Bake COllendcr tournament to-day
First game: Mclaughlin, 400; best
runs. 81, 81. 30; average, 10.
Hatley, 324 best runs, 81, 2s; average,
8 lao. ia TIE second game Cation
easily defeated CaprOn. Score: Cation,
400: best runs. S3, 66; average. 2l l-l9.
CaprOn. III: best runs. 30. -: average,
) 1913. Third game. Carter. 900; bes1
runs, 40. a.; average, II 9-23; DagiOli,
lGG; best runs. -, 10; average, 1922. ,
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
Niagara Ship Canal.

. WASHINGTON, Feb. In the senate
among the papers presented and re-
ferred were resolutions of the legis-
lature of Minnesota urging congress. in
the interest of commerce and agricult-
ure of the West and in the military and
commercial interests of the whole coun-
try, to have a ship canal constructed
around the falls OF Niagara.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
Rain and Snow.
THE ELIZABETH'S CREW.
Names Of Unfortunate Sailors
Probably Lost.


New YORK, Feb. 24-The names of
the members of the crew of the Ameri-
can ship Elizabeth, which was lost Sat
urday just outside the bay of San Fran
cisco, were given out at the Office of the
ships agents in this city to-day, as fol-
lows: w. c. Barclay, of Oregon; n. p.
Pendleton, Maine; George Hanna,
Pennsylvania; Charles Johnson, Nor
way; William Gaslatern, Finland;
Wong He, China; A. Honey, China; A.
Anderson, Norway; Peter Jackson.
Norway; F. Pigee, Holland; Charles
Reinert, Germany: John Parman. Swe-
den; Garlic Lende. Sweden; Alfred
Cranholm. Sweden; Frank Daley, Cali
fornia; Edward Lee, Pennsy lvania;
Louis Marie, France; John Winslow,
England; d. Eide, Norway; j. Red
fern, England: Hans Madsen, Norway,
and James H. Eisman, Maine.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
LO IN THE RING.
Sioux Indians Become Real Es-
tate Sharks.

Special to the Globe.
CHAMBERLAIN. S. D., Feb. 24.-The
Sioux Indians of Lower Brule agency
have suddenly discovered that they
want to take land in severalty, and
many of them are daily selecting their
claims west of the Missouri river They
have until Saturday of this week to Sc
lect claims in any portion of the ceded
Sioux lands not already taken by white
men. Some of the Indians have flied on
valuable townsite, and propose to
keep it, claiming a priority over the
white men who have plated it. Trouble
NAV arise because of it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
Fatally Injured.

Special to the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, Feb. pa messen-
ger from }. G. Glmer's lumber camp,
twelve miles north of this city. was in
town yesterday and reports that team
ster, Frank Crandall, while hauling logs
fell from the pole horse, which he was
riding, the center of the sled passing
over him, breaking bis shoulder, cutting
his head, knocking out several teeth
and injurIng him internally so severely
that it is not thought he will survive.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
FIGURING THEIR LOSSES.
Ranchmen Will Ask Governmen t
to Pay for Cattle.

to Pay for Cattle.
Special to the GioOe.
PIERRE, 5. D., Feb. 24.-Ranchmen
who had herds near the Bad Lands dur
ing the Indian outbreak have congre-
gated in this city, and are figuring up
their losses. for which they expect the
government to pay. Some of the princi-
pal losers are as follows, which is a good
sample Of the losses generally: Moot &
Delaney. 40 head; John Wbipple, Ill
steers and 81 brood mares; III. A.
Schofield, 1877 steers. Scotty Phillips
ard other large ranchmen have been
riding for days with cowboys, but have
been unable to make an estimate as yet.
1t is estimated that over five hundred
head were killed by the hostiles on the
White river range alone. Some Of these
ranchmen believe hOstilities will be re-
newed in the spring unless the govern
ultUt uses great care.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-25
Precocious NIatrimony.

Special 70 the GIoDe.
YANKToN. S. D., Feb. 24.-James
Snow, aged twenty-five, aud Nettie
Cross, aged thirteen, ran away from
their home in the eastern part of the
county Yesterday, leaving note in
which they stated that they were going
10 be married. and would return in
week. The girl still wears short dresses,
and is only a child.