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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21

days, and especially the rain OF
to-day and tonight, has swollen
the Blanchard river, which divides the
city in the center, until it is now over
flowing its banks and driving all the
residents OF the lower section from their
homes and doing great deal of damage
to property. Not for twenty years has
the river been so high. 1t is still rising,
and much alarm is felt as to the harm
the waters may do tonight.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 20.-Indiau-
apOliS is in danger of being seriously
damaged by high water. The rainfall
the last three days has been the heav-
lest since 1884, and the small streams
passing through the city are out of their
banks. The water has spread over
large section of the northeast
ern portion of the city and
hundreds of cellars are flooded.
Payne's Run, which extends through
the whole settled district of the city, Is
bank full, and if it raises few feet
more the cellars in the district will be
overlooked as they were in 1884, and
great damage will follow. This after
noon number of bridges were washed
out, and many families in the low north
eastern part of the city were compelled
to move out. The railroads are all suf-
fering, but few trains arriving ON time.
CINCINNATI. o., Feb. 2O.-The Ohio
river at midnight registered As feet
inch, and is rising three inches per
hour. 1t is believed it will reach 80
feet at least. Merchants of the lower
level are moving goods to upper stories.
Light rain has fallen all day.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 20.-Steady
rains yesterday and to-day will make
higher water, and low grounds are in
undated. a few towns below are par
TALLY under water. but no serious dam
age to live stock and produce is report
ed, as all have been taken Off. The
river is falling here tonight.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa, Feb. 20.-The bodies
of two flood victims were brought here
that were found along the river bank
below Nineva yesterday. They were
washed out by the recent high water
and are in a good state of preservation.
They are both elderly women and will
be kept at the mOrgue several days for
Identification.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
IN LINE FOR LAND.
Hundreds of Homesteaders Wear
ing Tags at Ashland.
GDao{a1 m the GlOna

Hundreds of Homesteaders Wear
ing Tags at Ashland.
Special to the GLOBE
ASHLAND, Wis, Feb. 2O.-The rear
of the land office has assumed like
ness to an Indian village to-day. The
line of settlers has more than doubly
increased and all are under cover
Every availale tent in the city is in use
and barrels, boxes and all conceivable
things have been turned to use by those
In line to afford them shelter from the
fall of snow which commenced last
night. Late last night three men ar
rived from Duluth, and broke into the
ranks, but were promptly elected this
morning. No trouble has taken place
and none is expected until Sunday
when some of those near the front
fear an attempt will be made to
break into the ranks. Numbers were
furnished those in line, and all go about
with a tag fastened to them bearing his
number III the rank. Only one has so
far dropped out. He was No 26, and
could not stand the exposure. The
Daily News tomorrow will say:
according to the ruling of the gen.
eral land office, the public are advised
that applications received by mail on
the morning of the 23d, before the OPEN
Ing of the land office, will take prece-
dence over personal applications. Per-
sons proposing to file by mail will pray
that trains may arrive on time, as the
land Office will open promptly at 9
o'clock Monday morning, the mails ar
irving an hour before the time OF open
ing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
SILENCED BY SLEET.
Trains Crawl Through the
Fog Unaided by Train
Dispatehers.
Wires Down in All Parts Of
the Country, and Reports
Meager.
Milwaukee Visited by the
Worst Storm Of the En-
tire Season.
Communication Between Chi
eago and st. Louis Inter-
rupted.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-The sleet storm
of last night was the most serious in its
effects on telegraph communication that
has been experienced for years. This
morning nearly every train dispatcher's
office in the city was silent, and trains
in every direction were making their
way through the fog as best they could
without running orders. Fortunately,
no serious accidents occurred. Later
in the day, when the sleet melted and
fell from the wires and the linemen were
enabled to repair damages, cOmmunlca-
ton was established for short distances.
The most serious damage to the lines,
however, was at more distant points,
Beyond the Mississippi river, the lines
running through Minnesota, Iowa and
South Dakota suffered most heavily.
The storm was very severe and poles
and wires went down together over
long stretches. Toward the southwest,
south and east the same condition of
things prevailed. The wires were re-
ported down. 1t was practically
clean sweep. At the offices Of the
Western Union it was said that the
company had suffered more than at
any time since 1888. This morning
the only communication was northward.
Not only the wires, but many of the
poles were down. Large forces of line
men were sent out, and, after time,
quadrupleX wire was got through to
Cincinnati, and communication with
the rest of the world was gradually
opened up in precarious sort of way.
The Postal company was in much the
same condition. The signal service
predicts that tomorrow will be much
colder, with snow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
Ratified BY A ROPE,
Indignant Farmers Threaten
an Insurance Agent With
Hemp.
he Finally SueeumbS and
WithdraWs One Hundred
Suits.
South Dakota PrOhibitiOniStS
Aghast at ResubmiSSiOn'S
Gain.
EYTsCno11 VI fno HaY3C CIiI
Wisconsin HOmesteaders Still
Standing in Line at Ash
land.
snecial to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe
ADA. Mimi. Feb. 2O.-The Minnesota
Mutual Live Stock Insurance company,
OF Fergus Falls, sued about hundred
farmers in this county for assessments
due, which the farmers refused to pay.
The suit came off to-day, and the farm
ers were out en- masse to fight
their case. Mr. Erickson, of Fergus
Falls, secretary Of the insurance COM
pany, and his lawyers were also here.
Mr.. Erickson was the man that worked
up the insurance in this courtyard when
the farmers found that he was here to
fight them they were Infatuated and de-
cided to scare him into a relinquish-
ment of his CLAIMS against them. They
got their men together, and, after pro-
curing Il rope, went in search Of Mr..
Erickson, whom they found in his room
at the Ada house. Their spokesman
told him what they came for and, after
some parleying and flOurishing noosed
end of piece of hemp, Mr.. Erickson
gave up his suit and gave the farmers
a release of the company's claims
against them. he having learned preyl-
ons 10 the time of the farmers visit that
the farmers attorney, II. II. Phelps, of
this city, had got a ruling from Attorney
General Clapp that the suit could be
quashed on account of the insurance
company not having been legally incor-
DOratrd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
FARMERS ARE JUBILANT
Over the Quantity of Snow Which
Has Lately Fallen.

Specials to the Globe.
ADA, Mimi, Feb. 20.-A snow storm
set in here last evening and has con-
tinued quite steadily since. About tif-
teen inches of the beautiful has fallen
and it still continues.
JAMESTOWN, n. D., Feb. 20.-Oyer six
inches of snow fell here to-day and last
night. Farmers are jubilant. Trains
are on time and no blockade is feared
unless high winds prevail.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Feb. 20-The
worst storm of this winter set in about
e o'clock last evening. BY s O'Clock it
was necessary to run snow ploWS over
the street car lines. but still there were
numerous blockades, and by 10 o'clock
four horses to a ear were necessary. On
the electric lines travel was almost en-
tirey suspended at 10 O'Clock, only such
cars as had snow ploWs attached being
able to get through. At the railway
offices the storm is reported to be gen
eral through the state and there is al
ready considerable delay to trains.
Drifts two feet deep are reported in
places.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
INDIAN TRADERS.
A United States Marshal to inter-
fere With Commercial Barter.

A United States Marshal to inter-
fere With Commercial Barter.
Special to the Globe.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Feb. 2O.-The
government proposes to put stop to
the practice of the Sioux Indians in dis
posing of their annuity goods and other
property to white persons, and Deputy
United States Marshal Kilbride arrived
here to-day with a pocketful of war
rants that he will serve on various per-
sons who have been trading with the
Sioux. One man will be arrested for
purchasing a COW from an Indian, but
some Of these persons wanted are per-
sons VINO have been cutting wood on
the reservation and selling it in the
towns bordering on the reservation.
Others are persons who buy clothing,
boots and shoes from the Indians. The
Indians in each case have left their res
ervation on purpose to dispose of the
goods, receiving therefor beads, cigar
cites, groceries, etc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
He Fonght in His Sleep.

Philadelphia Record.
A strange case has been brought to
the attention of the police at Reading.
1t was reported that Ellen Erig, wife Of
George Erig, of Tenth and Greenwich
streets, was dying from a beating
at the hands of her husband. 1t was
found upon investigation that Mrs.
Erig was at the point of death from
having given premature birth to child.
When questioned she confessed that her
husband had inflicted injuries upon her,
but that he was innocent OF any inten-
ton to do her wrong. She said that
while lying in bed he dreamed that he
was engaged in desperate fight, and
before he could be aroused kicked and
struck her, producing the injuries.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
STATE BOARDS.
North DakOta's Governor Appoints
a Number of Them.
Special to the Globe.

4
Number of Them.
Special to the Globe,
BISMARCK, n. D., Feb. 20.-The gov
ernor appointed the following boards
to-day, which were promptly confirmed
by the senate:
University, Grand Forks, four-year terms,
Messrs. William n. Roach, A. M. Bulge,
Herbert Holmes; two-year terms, James
Twamley and John Lamb. Soldiers home
at Lisbon, 5. q. Roberts. r. II. HankinsOn
and Nathan d. Linton. Bismarck peniten-
tiary, four year terms, Joseph Lamont,
Charles Showers, W. II. Robinson; tWo-year
terms, Arthur Van Horn, Frank Donnelly.
Superintendent OF public health, DR.. IL. W.
Coe, Mandan.
In the senate the house bill compel
ling the use of Ignite coal in state in
situations passed. In the house reSO-
luton was introduced moving the Grand
Forks university, advertising for pro-
posals, etc. After much humorous dis
cuSSiOn the bill was indefinitely post
pUned. At the close or to- days session
in the house an effort was made to re-
consider votes by which appropriations
for Mayville and Valley City normal
schools and Mandan reform school bills
were defeated yesterday. Frank White
succeeded in getting the Valley City bill
reconsidered, but the others were UNI
successful. AS these bills were all SEN
ate measures the chief fight on appro-
priation bills for this session is over.
The governor to-day granted pardon to
Grin p. Queal, who was convicted of
man5laughter and sentenced by Judge
Rose to four years in the Bismarck pen
itentiary from July, 1889. The pardon
was granted on the strength of petit
ton beng signed by Judge Rose, the
prosecuting attorney, and prominent
piti7pDS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
GERMAN TURNER'S.
A Clash Between the Two Wings
III Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-A clash between
the conservative and anarchistic fac
lions among the German Turner'S in
this city promises to spread to the entire
country and disrupt this powerful or
ganization. The Turngemeinde is the
oldest and strongest of societies here,
and has always been heartily conserva-
tive. Recently one of its anarchistic
members INDUCED in structures in
speech before another society.
The Turngemeinde then expelled him.
He then appealed to the district gov
erniug body. which ordered the Turn
gemeinde to restore him to membership.
A meeting was called and the society
defied the district body, by large ma
iority, to restore the obnoxious member.
1t is assumed that the only thing the
superior body can do is to eXpel the
Turngemeinde from the national body,
and as other conservative turner socie-
ties throughout the country contain the
same elements, it is supposed that they
will take up the fight, with the proba-
biIity of general separation between
the conservative and radical factions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21

and they were able to get inside t the
Dead and roasted and broken bodies
in all sorts of pitiable attitudes were
among the debris of the in
terror. But one was not dead.
Between the head Of the locomotive
and the end of the car into which it
had smashed was suspended by the
shoulders the body of man whose legs
had been torn off. His clothing had
been all burned off and the body partly
roasted. He was
Nude and Swollen,
but he was still alive. A fireman
touched him, and from the head above
the end of the car that damned him
against the locomotive came amoan and
the words: "For Gods sake leave me
alone and let me die" The strong
men were forced to turn away mo-
mentarily in horror. 1t took twenty
minutes to eXtrieate the poor fellow
and carry him to the surface.
He was still alive in the prog
ress of the men who carried him up
to the light, but before he could be ex-
amined he was dead. AS the men
worked further forward toward the
middle of the car, aided by policemen
and train hands, every now and then
sudden mold on, easy" announced
that the hook or ak had struck another
corpse. Every fresh body brought out
steamed as if it had been par-boiled in
addition to being burned. Half dozen
engines had pumped. The dead we're
finally lifted up through the openings
in the tunnel and carried away, the
injured were sent TO hospitals, and after
ten hours work the tracks were cleared.
The Dead and Injured.
One man, whose body is burned be-
You'd recognition, IS supposed to be
colOred sleeping car porter. a woman,
supposed to be Mrs. Nellie Supple, car
the body at the station house, but it
was so badly burned that Identification
was impossible. Hartshorn Killian, a
train boy, fifteen years old. John
Hancke, a car cleaner, nineteen years
old He was rescued alive, but was so
badly crushed that he afterwards died
in the hospital. John Murray, a laborer,
forty-nine years old, burned to death,
and head and body badly charred. He
leaves a family. James b. Flynn.
machinist, twenty years old. The fol-
lowing were injured: Daniel Culberth.a
colored cook, who was injured internally.
William ID. Brown, brakeman, badly
crushed. A Hudson River railroad fire
man named Rankin. who was badly
crushed. Engineer Fowler was arrested
and committed without bail. He and
his fireman each declare the clear sig
nails were out Neither was seriously
injured. The accident happened on
what is known as the Harlem line, which
is operated aud managed by al organ
btiIrqn6 (lnnfTAl
ton" 1t includes all tracks between
Forty-second street and Mott Haven
junction (the junction north of the Har-
lem river. The management of this
line is entirely separate aud distinct
from that of the New York Central, the
Harlem or the New Haven roads. There
is a general manager Of the line, Sc
lected by the three roads above named.
This general manager has entire con-
troll of the operation of the line between
the points named.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
THE DRYS AGHAST.
Prohibitions Death Kncll Sound
ed in South Dakota


Specials 10 the Globe.
PIERRE. 5. D.. Feb. 2O.-The death
knell of prohibition in South Dakota
was sounded in the legislature to-day.
Debate in the house on the resubmis-
sion bill to vote to annul the constitu-
tional prohibition amendment lasted
until midnight in committee of the
whole, resulting in the measure carry
Ing. To-day the matter was clinched
by adopting the committees report by
q vote of 66 yeas, Al nays, II absent.
The roll call showed 20 Republicans, %
Independents and II Democrats for,
while % Republicans. "a Independents
and no Democrats voted against it.
This vote developed the fact that the
measure was not a party issue and
would pass the senate by a proportion
ate vote, and become law to be set
tied at the polls at the next general
election. A great many wild charges OF
fraud have been made on each side,
but not substantiated. PrOhibltlOnlStS
claim the Democrats and independents
effected a trade by which the Demo
Gratis gave the Independents Kyle's
election in return for their assistance in
passing TeSubmiSSiOn, and allege an UNI
limited amount of Doodle has been used
in buying votes for resubmiSsiOn, while
1t is charged against the PrOhibitionists
that they offered to support the bill 10
submit the reelection Of the capital in
return for necessary assistance.
Both houses rushed business to-day,
the following measures becoming laws:
Joint memorial to congress praying
for the opening Of the SisSetOn Indian
reservation. Joint memorial to con-
greSs asking that an amendment to the
United States constitution be submitted
at the next general election allowing
the election of senators by direct vote
of the people, fixing bonds of state
officers, refunding $4,000 Of per cent
bonds issued to furnish Dakota uni
versity; defining what property shall
be exempt from execution, fixing pen
atty for officers negelecting their duties,
to preserve the purity of the ballot box
and punish crimes against the elective
franchise. The remaining two weeks
of the session promise heavy work and
will be fruitful of much legislation.
HURON, s. D., Feb. 20.-Ihe temper
Rnce people are greatly surprised by
Nhe passage Of the reSubmiSsiOn of pro-
NNlition bill by the house of representa-
tiVes. A delegation leaves here to-
morrow for Pierre, hoping to prevent
its passage by the senste. The anti
prohibitionists are delighted, and say
the senate will certainly ratify the
action OF the house. They will also
send a delegation to Pierre tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
DESOLATION AND RUIN
In the Flooded Districts of Penn
sylvania.

WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 2O.-The
scene in the flooded district is one of
desoIation and ruin, but the inhabitants
have gone to work bravely TO repair the
damage and are as cheerful as possible
under the circumstances. There is much
suffering among the poorer classes, but
there will be no appeal for outside
aid. Tue city is abundantly able to
care for every want. AT Parkersburg
and points between Wheeling and that
place, the situation is very diScOuraglDg
at Z O'Clock tonight. the water at Park
ersburg being a feet s inches and still
rising. The steady rise all last mig hit
and to-day is astounding to the oldest
inhabitants. 1t has now exceeded the
highest limit predicted by the
most reckless, and the destruc-
ton will be large. 1t IS de-
scribed as lawful" and the taWny
waters continue to creep up. The dam
age cannot now be estimated, but it is
enormous, and the suffering is great.
The deluge has paralyzed business, and
the city of Parkersburg is cut off from
the outside world. The suburban town
of Riverside is still covered and the in
habitant5 camping on the hills until the
water subsidies. A definite account OF
the flood cannot be given.
FINDLAF, o., Feb. 90 The con-
tinued rain OK the past Few
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
A Girl Cruelty Treated.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2O.-Miss
Lena Myers is suing Fletcher Mitchell
for s25, 900. She told story of heart
less treatment at the hands of the de-
PENDANT, who, she said, after having be-
trayed her and putting her off for
months by promises, finally took her to
a strawstack in the country and left her
there without food, shelter or money.
She remained several days and until her
child was born, when she was discoV-
cred and returned to her home in Hen
bricks county,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
FLESH COOKED BY STEAM.
Terrible Accident ON the. Atchison
Railroad.

LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, Feb. pa
freight collision occurred on the Atchi-
son road near Shoemaker last night.
Two engines and eight cars were de-
stroyed; Engineer Adams and Brake
man Rueb were killed, and Engineer
Edmunds injured. The accident was
caused by Engineer Adams being fifteen
minutes ahead of time. He was caught
between the engine and tender, with
both legs broken, and the escaping
steam cooked the flesh on the upper
part of his body. For about three hours
he was held in the same position before
he could be released, piteously begging
for death at the hands of the bystand-
ers. Brakeman Rueb was buried under
several loaded coal cars. His remains
have not been recovered.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
Stanley's Failure.

New York sun.
1t is not a secret that Stanley has been
grievously disappointed in his lecturlug
tour. His manager had expected that
he would make an unprecedented sue
cess, and that he would enjoy a trl-
umphal progress through the country.
But somehow or other things have not
gone according to anticipation. In
not a few cases the audiences have been
slim, the receipts light and the enthus-
iasm rather tame. His lectures have
lacked those features of novelty and
surprise that had been looked for, and
ne has told many things that had pre-
viously been printed in his books. 1t Is
believed, also, that the rear guard bust
ness has not been advantageous 10 the
lpctIlr3r.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
Realty Defends Himself.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-James Il.
Beatty, nominated by the president as
United States judge for Idaho, and
whose nomination has been opposed by
the Idaho senators on the ground that
he was connected with the Claggett fac
ton in the legislature, which sought to
reverse the action of that body in the
election of Senator Dubois, has arrived
here and appeared before subcommit-
tee of the senate this morning to defend
himself against the charges preferred
nn N Of hin
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
Many Hogs Went Mad.

Bpeci0l TO The GLOBE.
VERMILLIoN, S. D., Feb. 2o.-A queer
case of hydrOphobia is reported to have
occurred at the farm of William Beede,
near this city. Some days ago he no
ticed a dog in his hog pen swapping
wildly at the hogs. He thought nothing
serious of the incident until few days
afterward one of the hogs went mad and
was shot. In few hours another hog
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
Claims Heavy Damages.

Special TO the GIODe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Feb. 2O.-In-
grill Hanson, minor, has brought suit
for $1,000 damages against o. R. Mather,
the contractor, for injuries received by
a fall from the second story Of the
Maurin block last fall, when it was in
process of construction. Hanson stepped
on a projecting board and was precip-
itated to the basement. He has not yet
fully recovered, and claims Mather is to
hlAmn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-21
o'CoNNOR WILL GO HOME.
He Will Stop in st. Paul to Consult
Representative Irishmen.

He Will stop in ST. Paul TO COnsuit
Representative Irishmen.
ANACONDA, Mont, Feb. 20. Thomas
Power O'Connor, who is paying brief
visit to Hon. Marcus DAILY, received a
long delayed letter to-day from the eX-
ecutive committee of the National
league, of Great Britain, of which Mr..
O'Connor is president. asking him to re-
turn to England as early as possible,
to preside at the convention of the or
ganization. Mr. O'C0nnor resolved to
sail from New York on the 4th or 18th of
March. He will stop at st. Paul and
Chicago on his way to consult the lead
ing representative Irish members of the
movement. MIR. O'Connor says the first
number of his new Sunday paper will
be called the Sunday Sun and devoted
to politics, literature and finance.