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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
4 GREAT RIVER ROARS
Thousands Of People Look
Upon the Raging Torrent
at Peoria.
Waves Rolled Many Feet High
by Wind Blowing
a Gale.
Five Hundred Farms Inun-
dated in the Neighborhood
Of Fort Wayne.
The Mississippi Spreading Out
Over Miles Of Country at
Burlington.

PEORIA, H., May S.-Thousands of
people today visited the inundated dis
tricts surrounding this city. The river
is still raging torrent, with a roar that
can be heard for long distance. The
measurement was taken this morning,
and it measured twenty-one feet and
seven inches, which Is Il rise Of seven
inches in twenty-fOur hours. Since
then the water has been so rough that
no measurement could be made. The
waves are rolling high, and the greatest
danger is to be feared. 1t is believed
that the river will not rise much more,
but the strong wind which prevails is
daShing the water so furiouSly
against the bank that many
bridges are liable TO be washed out.
the railroad companies have large forces
at work guarding against this. The
cattle pens of the lower sugar works, in
which thousands of head are fed daily,
are 4 foot under water, and, unless the
water quickly subsidies, they must be
removed. The dam at Henry, forty
miles above here, threatens to go out,
and. should it do so, the devastation
along the river will be appalling. In
the LIE Marsh district the destruction
continues. Many houses have been
Coated off or dashed to pieces by the
driftwood, and by the time the water
goes out nothing will be left except
debris. The residents have lost every
thing they had, and are in destitute
condition. Several warehouses here
are surrounded by water and threaten
every minute to be carried away.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
THE GLOBE BULLETIN.

Weather er--Showers; northeast winds.
The Mississippi raging torrent.
Farms under water around Fort Wayne
Lowlands inundated around Burlington
Great danger in the Southwest.
Oklahoma gets cloudburst.
Tremendous snow storm in Nebraska
st. Paul is beaten By Indianapolis.
The st. Paul team is to be sold.
Platt trying to beat Harrison.
The Syracuse May convention.
Britishers corner Bourbon whisky.
Lord Hamilton alarmed over cruisers.
Gossip on Mayor Wrights appointments.
Senator Davis is in danger.
Strange matrimony case at St. Louis.
Jersey makes war on the Reading.
Laborers detained at New York.
A Philadelphia church seized.
Victoria angry at William.
Jackson's training reported cratic.
Louisiana Democrats compromise.
Waukesha, Wis, up in arms.
Four persons burned in London.
ireland may yet be approved.
French soldiers killed in Tonquin.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION.
1t Promises to Be a Large and
Noisy Gathering.

1t Promises to Be a Large and
Noisy Gathering.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, May S.-Arrange-
ments for the May convention of the
Democrats are being made quite rap
idly. and from the rooms engaged at the
hotels the indications are that it will be
an extremely large convention. Fur
ther indications point to the fact that it
will also be extremely interesting, for
there is an alleged attempt being made
to fill portions of the hall with Hill
Democrats, and they will do all in their
power to make the meeting InharmOnl-
Gus. The primaries are to be held
this week and next, and the indi-
cations are that there will be a
complete organization Of three dele
gates from each assembly district and
three alternates. The convention will
be called to order by Charles S. Fair
child. of New York city. and Franklin
B. Locke, of Buffalo, will be chosen as
chairman. Ex-senator Norton Chase,
of Albany, will be chairman of the plat
form committee, and E. Ellerv Ander-
son, of New York, will be chairman of
the most important of ali committees,
resolutions. Some very important res
olutiOns will be forthcoming, as the
Democratic platform is to be materially
changed. So far the list OF SignerS for
the convention numbers 100000, but 1t
is asserted that the complete list to be
bound and sent 10 the Chicago cOnven-
tion will contain at least 100000 names.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
Waukesha, Wis. Arises as
One Man Against a Pipe
Line Company.
A Hundred Shots Fired by
Men Defending the Water
ing Place.
Five of the Invaders Arrest
ed and Hustled Off to the
CalaboOSe.
The Row Precipitated Over
an Attempt to Pipe Min
epal Water.

WAUKEsHA, Wis, May S.-Waukesha
is patrolled by armed men tonight, and
every citizen is sleeping with weapon
within arms length, preparatory to
sallying forth at moments notice to
the defense of the city. The Drepara-
tions are due to an attempt last night to
lay pipe line from the Hygeia springs
to the city limits to connect with pipe
line to Chicago. A midnight train of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
brought 800 laborers and a quantity
of pipe into town. The piping of
water from the Hygeia springs was
forbidden by the city authorities some
time ago, but the promoters thought the
work could be done before the courts
could interfere. Citizens had received
an intimation from persons by tele-
graph of the invaders, and when the
train pulled into the station a crowd of
1000 armed men was on hand to receive
the invaders. AS the workmen, led by
j. E. McElroy, a Chicago real es-
tate man, stepped from the
cars the voice of a hundred shots rang
out in the air and the terrified invaders
beat hasty retreat to the train. Mean
time the fire bells had been rung, and
the few citizens who had retired joined
the crowd at the depot. An injunction
was served on Mr.. McElrOy, and he re-
paired to hotel to confer with his at
torney. The workmen had by this
time regained their courage and again
emerged from the cars. Some of them
had been drinking, and IN a short
time half dozen fights over the occa-
sion had been started. Five of the
aliens were arrested and hustled off to
jail, and tonight two of them are still-in
custody. McElrOy finally marched his
followers t0 a deserted mill. where the
have been in camp all day. AT 6 this
morning the workmen made another
demonstration, but the fire bells were
again rung, bringing every man to the
scene, and again McElroy's men
were forced to retire. ''Long
Jones, of Chicago, eX-chairman of the
Illinois Republican committee, is in
charge of the defending forces. and has
no doubt of his ability to defeat the
scheme Of the pipe line company. A
mass meeting of citizens will be held
tomorrow and course of action be de-
cided upon. Meantime the citizens are
relaxing none of their vigilance, and
are prepared for any emergency.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
MADE FALSE REPORTS.
Why j. Theodore Hunter Got Into
Trouble.

PHILADELPHIA, May S.-J. Theodore
Hunter, ex-president of the PhGnixville
National bank. was arrested at his home
IN PheniXviiIe shortly before II o'clock
last night by United States officers upon
a warrant issued by United States Com
missioner Bell, charging him with max
in5 false reports to the comptroller of
the currency. He was brought to this
city, and held in $4,000 bail
for a hearing by Commissioner
Bell tomorrow at o'clock. The
report in which the alleged false en-
tries are alleged to have been made was
dated May IA, 1889. The information
upon which the warrant was issued
charges Hunter with making false en-
tries with intent to deceive the comp
trolIer of the currency and the directors
of the bank. The case is said to be
similar in its character to that of Presi-
dent Marsh, of the Keystone bank. 1t
is not known exactly in what condition
the banks affairs are, as no testimony
was given before Commissioner Bell
last night. Hunter was unable to OBJ
tain bail and was locked up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
RIVER RISING RAPIDLY.
Anxiety Felt for the Lower Mis-
SiSSippi LeVeeS.

New ORLEANS. May S.-The river at
this point has remained almost station
airy for several days, reaching IL Clio
feet as the maximum. The leveeS. while
subjected to great strain. are holding
out well. Specials to the Picayune and
TimeS-DemOcrat from river points show
that the water is rising gradually. but
the levees continue in good condition,
as will be seen by the following. made
up at 6 p. M:
Greenvillc-The river has risen one
and a half-tenth in the past twenty
four hours. The guage reads forty
three and three-quarter feet, which is
six inches higher than the high water
of last year and three tenthS higher
than in 1890. Chief Engineer Starting,
of the Mississippi levee board, returned
to this city from thorough inspection
of the leveeS IN the district north of
Greenville and reports the condition of
the leyees to be specially good, with the
water far below the top of
the levees. Similar reports from
the southern part of the dis
trict were made by assistant en-
gineers. The indications are that a
further rise of six or eight inches will
be recorded here, which will give us
about one foot more water than ever
before. Yet our people feel confident
the levees will stand it if properly
guarded, so as to prevent accidents.
Lake Providence-The guage reads
41.6 feet. a rise of one and half-tenth
in twenty-fOur hours. The water in
some places is up to the top Of the
leveeS. which have not been raised, and
it has become necessary to build them
higher with sacks of earth. The wind
today has injured the Ievees some.
requiring the wave washes to
be repaired. People are becom-
ing somewhat alarmed, and salse
reports of disaster will keep them in
constant agitation. even if disaster is
averted. 1t is raining heavily here this
evening, with some wind, and the night
promises to be rough one OIL the levee.
VickSburg river has risen one
tenth in twenty-four hours. Some $4,000
acres of land are now overtiOwed in this
county, and multitude of negro ten
ants and laborers are left unprotected,
and in many cases destitute. 1t is likely
that application will be made to the ma
tional government for relief, though the
planters are very reluctant to adopt
such a course.
NatcheZ-The river rose Cne-tenth.
Bayou Sara.-The river rose One-tenth.
Baton Rouge-The river rose two
tenth of a foot in the past twenty-four
hOurSs. and is now seven-tenthS of foot
below the high water mark of 1891.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
HALSTEAD ON STANTON.
Gorham Accepts an Opportunity
to Trip Up the Editor.

WASHINGTON, May s,-George C.
Gorham, who is engaged in editing the
letters and papers of the late Secretary
Stanton, and writing life of that dis
tinguished official. has written an open
letter to Murat Halstead in answer to
the one which Halstead wrote to
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
April %, devoted to a defense of the
terms agreed on between Gen. Sherman
and the rebel general Joe Johnston. in
April, 1865, and which was brought out
by letter recently addressed by Cor
same subject. In his letter Hal
stead said: "The truth is, Mr.. Stanton
was wrong. also excited out of reason.
His paper on the subject of JOhnston'S
surrender shows that his mind was then
more inhamed than that of Senator
Sherman" And again: "Stanton was
imperious and alarmed and revenge
full" Whereupon Mr.. GOrham repro
duces various criticisms made by Hal
stead upon public men and officers in
the war to show that his judgments of
men are not always infallible, ''for
even you have been known to set aside
that calm. judicial frame of mind i'll
which you now censure Stanton for
differing with Gen. Sherman"
The editorials in the Cincinnati Com
mercial of April "a, 2S. 1865. upon the
Sherman-Johnston terms of surrender.
are quoted. In them Mr.. Halstead said,
"That he (Sherman) committed a mis-
take in his peace negotiations, is clear
enough. He ought TO have destroyed
Johnston's army, or have forced its sur
render on terms similar to those granted
Lee" Halstead's charge in the Com
mercial, December IL, 1861, that Gen.
Sherman had become insane. and
his letter to Secretary Chase, Feb.
10, 1868, in which he denounced
Grant as 'foolish, drunken and
stupid'' and asked Chase if he could not
take Lincoln by the throat and knock
his head against wall until he is
brought to his senses ON the war busi-
ness? do not speak want0nly when l
say there are persons who would feel
they were doing good service to kill him
if it were not feared that Hamlin is a
bigger fool than he is" are quoted to
sustain Mr.. Gorham's. closing para
graph. ''The worlds opinion does not
coincide with these expressions of
yours concerning either Lincoln or
Grant. 1t is just as likely to dissent
from your opinion concerning Edwin NJ.
Stanton ~
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
Stanford VIII Resign.

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-The Ex-
aminer this morning prints story ap-
palently we'll authenticated that Sem
ator Stanford will resign early next
year should Republican legislature be
elected this fall. He told several intimate
friends of his determination before he
west East. He said this would be done
whether the Carlsbad water helped him
or not. Incipient apoplexy threatens
Stanford. and his physicians have
warned him that absolute rest and free
dom from excitement are necessary in
his present condition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
WORKED ALL NIGHT.
At South Bend, Ind, a House Goes
Over Dam.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May S.-The high
water caused great excitement in this
city yesterday and today. Friday night
the water reached the highest mark
and was at a standstill for a few hours.
Towards morning it rose several inches
and scores of buildings were IN great
danger. Hundreds of men worked all
night and all today moving go DDS to
places of safety, while others labored
necessarily to save the dam embank-
ments. During the early morning
hours large house went over the dam,
and tore out a portion of the apron.
1t was feared that it would damage the
bridges. but passed under them without
straining the piers. At Bertrand the
house struck the bridge and carried
away a section of it just as Frank g.
NippOld, of this city, was crossing in a
buggy. The horse and buggy were
lost, but Mr.. Nippold managed to swim
ashore greatly exhausted. The water
has receded somewhat since last night.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
ILLICIT LOVE
Prompts One Man to Take Anoth-
er'S Life.

CHICAGO. May 6.-TOnlght Stephen
Myket, a Pole. was arrested on charge
of assault with intent to kill on Stephen
Lewkowicz. The wife of the latter is
implicated in the charge. A week ago,
while asleep with his wife, Lewkowicz
was shot at through the window
of his room. the bullet entering his
body. The wound was not dangerous,
and he has since recovered. No explain
alton was given of the matter until to-
night, when Myket was locked up on the
statements made by the wounded mans
wife. She says that she had been un-
faithful to her husband, and the attach
ment that had sprung up between her
self and the accused, who had made her
presents of money. and with whom she
had talked of marriage. She further
says that Myket agreed to shoot her
husband, on the condition that she
would marry him. She does not con-
fess that she agreed to abide by any
such arrangement, but states that
Myket left her with the understanding,
Notwithstanding her opposition, that he
would remove the only obstacle to their
union, and few days later the attempt
was made upon LewkowicZ's life.
Myket admitted having given Mrs.
LeWkOWicZ money on several occasions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
Increasing the Police.

PARIS. May s.-Among the bills to be
submitted to the chamber Immediately
upon the reassembling of the deputies is
one providing for an addition of LOO
to the force of police, and in
crease of pay amounting to 3,000,-
600 francs. This action will be taken
in view of the inability of the police 10
deal with the dynamitards. The detec-
tive force also is to be increased, and it
is expected a secret service fund, which
will receive no special mention, will be
appropriated for expenses incurred by
the detective service in bribing anarcll-
lists to betray the secrets of their groups.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
WILLIAM AsroR,s REMAINS.
They Are Brought Back to New
York by the Family.

NEW YORK. May S.-The, remains of
William Astor. who died suddenly in
Paris on April 26 of heart failure. ar
rived in this city at s o'clock this morn
ing on the steamer La Bourgogne. The
widow, her daughters, Mrs. Orme Will
son and Mrs. j. Coleman Drayton, and
her son-jn-law, Orme Wilson, accom-
panied the rem AIMS. and were met in
this city by John Jacob Astor Jr. and
son-in-law, j. Roosevelt Roosevelt.
At 9 o'clock the ladies entered closed
carriages and were driven to the AstOr
home, $50 Fifth avenue, John j. Astor
and Mr.. Wilson accompanying them.
The ladies were dressed in deep mourn
ing. The remains of the millionaire
were later conveyed to West Twenty
fifth street and placed in the mortuary
of Trinity chapel. The funeral serv-
ices will be held in Triuity chapel next
Thursday afternoon, AMI Rev. DR..
Morgan Dix will officiate. The buri al
will be in the Astor vault III Trinity
cemetery,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
Ouite n New York Blaze,

NEW YORK. May s.--A fire in the
building adjoining EarPs hotel. this
city, drove ont the guests at 2:15 this
morning. At that hour flames were
discovered in the building 247 Canal
street, five-stOry brick structure 0ccu-
pied by Henkins t& Co., manufacturers
of sashes and blinds. The gong at the
hotel was sounded and in few minutes
the guests were ready to leave. The
fire was confined to the building in
which it originated, which was entirely
destroyed. The loss to the building and
contents was 100000. The hotel was
damaged $500 by smoke. The loss to
adjoining property was $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
DR.. Vaughn Enthroned.

LONDON, May s.-Dr. Vaughn, the
new archbishop of Westminster, was
enthroned in the cathedral today. The
youthful Lord O'Hagan and his BROTH
er were trainbearers. Fathers Tanning
and O'Ronrke were deacons. The Duke
of Norfolk and members of high fami-
lies attended. DR.. VaughD's eloquent
address was marked by a patriotic En-
glish spirit. He carefully excluded the
Irish from the list of nationalities so as
10 serve in London. He linked the Celt
with the Anglo-Saxon as forming the
bulk of the Catholic community.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
THRY ARE FOR BEN.
West Virginians Will Stand by the
President,

ffcSIucnC.
WHEELING, w. Va, May S.-Many
false reports have gone out concerning
the Republican state convention held at
Martinsburg last week. Commenting
on published reports concerning the at
titude of the West Virginia delegation
to Minneapolis, Charles Burdette Hart.
editor of the Intelligencer and one of the
delegates at large. said to the Associated
Press representative that the delegation
is unquestionably for Harrison. "The
delegates were not instructed because
that was not necessary. The indorse-
ment of the president is as strong as
language can make it. represents the
sentiment of the party in this state and
may be accepted as sufficiently indicat-
ing West Virginia's vote in the conven-
tion. The fact is that the resolution of
Endorsement adopted by the convention
also congratulates President Harrison
ON the prospect of his denomination and
re-electiOn3 -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
MILES UNDER WATER.
The Mississippi Flooding the Illi-
nois LOwIands.

BURLINGTON, Ia, May S.-The Mis-
sisSippi river at this point is now
twelve feet above the low-water mark
of 1864 and has spread out over many
miles of low land on the Illinois side.
All the st. Louis, Keokuk & Northern
through trains are still running by way
Of the Carthage & Quincy branch on
account of the flood at Alexandria, Mo.
1t raIned here little today, but cleared
OFF after wards, and it is thought the
flood will begin to fall tonight. Bur
lington officials have been struggling to
get their traffic business Strengthened
out and have about succeeded. The
storms and floods have done more to
demoralize their business routine than
anything that has happened for years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
DEMOCRATS REUNITE.
The Louisiana Faction Fight
Comes TO an End.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May S.-A COM
promise has finally been reached be-
tween the two hostile Democratic fac
tions in Louisiana. They will come to-
gether. Each claimed to be the true
Democrats, each had its own state cen
tral committee, and each proposed to
send delegation to the Chicago
convention, and threatened to place a
full electoral ticket in the field in No
vember. The contest over the United
States senatorship, which has caused a
splitting of lines. improved the chances
of harmony, and the leaders will come
together On the plan by which the fac
tions could be reconciled. Under the
plan the state central and executive
committees will be reorganized and di-
vided equally between the two Demo
cratic factions. These will call single
convention to send single delegation
to Chicago, and select separate Demo
cratic ticket for the November election.
All the points have been agreed to. and
the split in the ranks will be healed in
a very few days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Mrs. Harrison's Father Pro-
nounces the Benediction.

Mrs. HarriSOH'S Father Pro-
nounces the Benediction.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The sixty
eighth anniversary of the American
Sunday School union was held here this
evening. Hon. William Strong. the re-
tired justice of the United States su-
preme court, presided. Rev. DIR. James
NJ. CrowelI, of Philadelphia, presented
the annual report. Sixteen hundred and
sixty-four new Sunday schools have been
established. with 7,01S teachers and 59,-
551 scholars. Addresses were made by
Rev. j. S. McCullagh. Of Kentucky; w.
L. De Croft, of Kansas, and Rev. B. w.
Chidlaw, d. D., of Ohio. The latter is
eighty-one years old, and his college
diploma at Miami university was signed
fifty-nine years ago by Rev. DR.. Scott,
father of Mrs. President Harrison, who
though ninety-four years of age, was on
the platform and pronounced the bene-
dictiOn,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
FARMS OVERFLOWEO.
Great Devastation in the Neigh
borhOod of Fort Wayne.


FORT WAYNE, Ind, May S.-Reports
of extensive devastation by the waters
of the st. Joseph, St Mary and Maumee
rivers continue to come in. Not less
than 500 farms on the lOwlands were
overfowed and great deal of timber
that was cut for the mills went down
the streams. Louis Iby, farmer living
on the banks of the Maumee four miles
below Fort Wayne, lost all his horses,
cows, hogs and sheep in the flood, be-
sides several acres of corded wOcd.
Down stream it was no uncommon sight
to see dead cows floating by with the
drift. No human lives were lost. as the
rise of the waters was gradual, giving
all a chance to escape. While the river
is still high above its banks. the waters
are receding. and, if the weather re-
mains fair, the danger is over. The
families who moved out Of their houses
in Fort Wayne have had enough of liv-
ing in the lowIands and cannot be in
duced to move back. Most of the va
Gated homes, however, are still in the
water.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
Pierce Is Sanguine.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Representa-
tive Pierce, when asked tonight for any
new developments in his endeavor to
secure majority of Democratic sigma
lures to his petition to call up the silver
bill. said that he had given out about
all the information on the subject, but
produced a petition signed by 112 mem :
bers. If" said Mr.. Pierce, Speaker
Crisp decides that three members of the
rules committee are to be counted, then
we will have to secure the names of 115
members instead of III, but we are
sanguine of getting the necessary num-
harD