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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
SET EVERYTHING ON FIRE.
An Indcscribable Scene Along Oil
Creek.

CrSek.
PITTSBURG, Pa. June 5.-Col. Burns,
the chief of police. of Buffalo. n. Y,
and now in the secret service of that
city, left here last night for Buffalo. He
was unable to pass OIL City and re-
turned to Pittsburg this evening. In an
interview Col. Burns says the scenes in
the devastated district are simply
indeScribable. Oil creek is higher
than ever before known In it's
history. All bridges have been
swept away and all railroads are
tied I'D completely north of the high
water. The food was started. said Col.
Burns, by the cloud burst. which over
flowed the streams to an Inconceiva5le
extent. 1t is supposed that the oil tanks
above Oil City were struck by lighten-
ing. The explosion which followed
scattered the burning petroleum in all
directions, and as it floated down the
creeks, which had become rivers, it set
on fire all in its path. Wherever the
water touched. there the fire was, and
before such an all uncompassng calam-
ity the people were powerleSs.
1t was thought that between Oil City
and TituSville. distance, of eighteen
miles, all property in the narrow valley
had been totally destroyed or greatly.
damaged. At the time of COL Burns
departure from the stricken city the
number of dead in Oil City alone was
placed at forty persons.
Maj. i. G. CrOnin. a resident of Mas
Sachusetts, was in Oil City when the
disaster came. He says that in the
Third ward, Oh the west side of Oil
creek, the dead number 100 persons
The people there had no means of
escape. but in other parts of the city the
situation is not so bad. He saw floating
down the stream the bodies OF woman
and baby, supposed to have come from
Titusville. Mai. Cronin makes the
statement that there is no doubt that
many of the drowned became entangled
in the floating debris. which SOoner or
later caught fire. These bodies were
burned. and for this reason he believes
that complete and accurate list of the
dead can never be obtained.
Within two hours after the first news
of the disaster was received in this city,
Il call was issued by the president of the
council, i'll the absence of the mayor.
who is out of the city, asking for relief
for the sufferers. With PittSburg's
characteristic generosity, the call was
responded 10, and several thousand dol
lars has already been subscribed. Mayor
COurly will arrived home i'll the morn
ing, and will issue call for Il public
meeting at O'clock in the afternoon.
The rivers are rising here, and from
twenty-t NO to twenty-slX feet of water
is expected within the next twelve
hours. This will flood the lowIands,
but will do no serious damage. OF the
devastated cities. TituSvIlle has popu-
lation of lu,0O0 and Oil City $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06

by the officers. There was no loss of
life and few injured. The southern
side of the town presents sad
appearance, but the eastern portion is
still worse. Sidewalks are carried away,
and the roads in places quilted from four
to six feet. Nearly every basement in
the business portion of the city was
Hooded, and also many of the stores.
The loss OH stock to our merchants is
very heavy. 1t Is safe to say that the
loss throughout the city will reach $780,
600. The storm was general throughout
this locality, and in the country districts
the loss can hardly be estimated. The
roads are impossible besides, and every
thing in tine path of the flood was
swept away. But two of the five pas
senger trains left the city last evening,
and they are still here, with prospects
of their staying until morning, Bridges
and culvertS on all roads centering here
have been carried away. The compa-
nies have employed all available help,
aud are fast repairing the damage.
The great stone culvert at the west end
of the city was carried away, and will
be heavy loss to the Erie company. 1t
is thought that by morning passenger
service will again be resumed. The
storm lasted nine hours, and was the
most destructive ever known here.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
BURSTING DAMS
Had Much to Do With the Great
Disaster.

TITUsyHL.E, Pa, June 5.-Scores of
cases of fearful character are report
ed. Among them is that of a mother
with her babe clasped to her breast with
one hand, while with the other she
chung to piece of plank. The piece of
wood drifted with great force directly
toward the Dunklrk. Allegheny Valley
Il Pittsburg depDt, around which the
water was rushing furiously at
a depth of five feet. So swift
had been the current that a large hole
had been washed under the platform of
the station. AS the mother and babe
reached this point the suction was so
great that it drew them in and they dis
appeared from view. The almost con-
staut rains of the past month caused
the earth to be so thoroughly filed that
ii would hold no more. Therefore the
heavy downpour of Saturday and Satur-
day night caused more of the small
streams to overflow their banks. Early
in the evening Church run, in the
northern part of the city, gave much
trouble. About midnight Oil creek be-
gan to rapidly rise. So sudden was the
inundation that the flood was in before
the residents were aware of the danger,
and not more than half of them man.
aged to reach high ground.
The suddeneSs of the rise of this fam
Gus old stream was later explained by
the intelligence that the huge mill dam
of Thompson & Eldred, located at Spar
tansburg, about seven miles from this
city, had burst. Tie lake made by
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
ONE OR THE OTHER.
Mckinley Says It's Ben OF Jim on
the First

NAChukAcy S0gS II DCit OI OiihA Oh
the First.
NEW Y DIRK. June "a Columbus dis
patch says: Gov. Mckinley was seen
last evening just before he started for
Minneapolis. He was asked what ef-
feet Mr.. Blaine's resignation would
have on the presidential situation.
"Oh. there can now no longer be any
doubt about Blaipe'S position His res
ignation makes him candidate. | take
it. The public. az. we'll as the c0nVen-
tion. will certainly 50 construe ii"
Nv hO will be nominated, governor
''Well, in my opinion this matter will
soon be settled. at this distance from
the convention 1t is hard to say. Bat as
there will only be two candidates pre-
SeUted, Harrison and Blaine, one OF
these two will certainly be nominated
on the first ballot. 1t could not be
otherwise" D"
but, governor, the newspapers say
that Alger will be placed iii nomina-
ton"
Il had not heard of that" said Nc
Kinley. Il am for Harrison and have
been all along. All the newspapers
have quoted me correctly in that"
How does the OhiO delegation
stand?7
"A majority for the president. am
unable to give the figures, but when the
first ballot is taken believe it will be
harmonious at Minneapolis, and the
nominee will be elected"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
COLORADO TOWN BURNED.
Almost Total Destruction Of the
Village of Jimtown.

DENVER, Col. June 5.-The bustling
camp of Jimtown, which is separated
from the famous mining town of Creede
by mile and a half, was almost totally
destroyed by fire. which started at $50
o'clock this morning. The flames were
started by an explosion of coal oil, with
which family living in the Kinneavey
block were starting fire to prepare
breakfast. As there was no fire depart
ment. the flames had it all their own
way. and III short time they burned
through the row of buildings for dis
tance of mile in the narrow gulch in
which the town is situated. Many
houses were blown up with giant pow
der in an attempt to stop the fire, but
this had no effect, for the flames leaped
from one vacant spot to another, and
only stopped for want of materials.
Little, if any, of the contents were
saved, and there are hundreds of faini-
lies homeless, but they will be provided
g for by the people of Creede.
For a distance of mile in the narrow
gulch in which the town is situated,
many houses were blown up with giant
powder In order to stop the fire. but this
had no effect. for the flames leaped from
one vacant space to another, and only
SIOpptO IUi Wdul VI IuoOciiu iuI. l1lltIc,
if any, of The contents were saved, and
there are hundreds of families home
less. but they will be provided for by
the people OF Creede. While the fire
was in progress the numerous saloons
were thrown open to the crowd and
liquor was free To all who might desire
it. The result was that many drunken
men were on the streets. but they did not
damage anything. One hundred dep
uty SheriffS have been sworn in, and
they will protect the town against
attemDs of thleving by persons who on
occasions of this kind take al vantage
of the great distress. The total loss is
estimated at million dollars The
heaviest losses are: Alexander Heitter
d Co. saloon. building and stock. s22.-
O90; Shackelford q Foster, Albany hotel
block. $1,000: Sinner IL Morse, $500;
Tompkins Hardware company, $4,000;
Wiiioughby IL Golfer. $1,000; Levy d
race row composed OF twenty buildings,
$500; Larry Byrne, $1,000.
These are the most prominent losses,
but there are hundreds Of others which
are smaller and will bring the aggregate
los up to $1,000 600. with all insurance
of about $3.50, 900. The insurance is dis
tributed among twenty or more COM
panipS among which are the Phoenix
Of Brooklyn. S2j,0O0; Cobb. Wilson anu
Benedict, of Denver, $4,000; Traders of
Chicago, s4.300; the ProvIdenceW ash
ingtOu of Providence, S26l0; the North
American, $4,000; the Imperial OF
London. $1,000; the Springfield Fire
Insurance company. $3.50; the Liver
pool, London and Globe. $1,000: the
Security of New Haven, $3.50.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
DANGER IN MEAT DIET.
Lime Water or the Alkalines
Should Be Used With the Flesh

Should Be Used With the Flesh
Pots.
The evils of meat diet are being
appreciated by many high livers in
cities, aud these are being counteracted
partly by the wealthy in adding more
fruits and vegetables to their tables
during the winter, says the Pittsburg
Dispatch The cheapness of meat
and peculiar craving which the sys-
TEN seems to have for meat, have
gradually made it common for citv
people TO live almost entirely off meat
In the winter months. Meat is eaten
three times day, and the excessive
use Of such diet is that rheumatic and
gOut temperamentS are on the increase,
and they are largely due to the excess
i've Use of meat.
Lime water counteracts the evils
of this diet to large extent.
Alkaline waters of all kinds have a ten
dency to act as dilutent, and hence
they are beneficial to persons addicted
to a heavy meat diet. Lime water
has tendency to make children grow,
and in countries where tine drinking
water is impregnated with il. the men
are apt 10 be tall. 1t is now used very
extensively in the milk for children,
but it should not be restricted to chill
dren. for in the meat-eating generation
men need it. too. For a perfect sani-
tary diet, alkaline water is needed for
every person who eats heavily of meat,
and this means nearly everybody eX-
cept the yegelarians.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
Reduced Rates to Washington via
R. & o. II. r.

Delegates to the convention of the
American Institute of Homeopathy. to
be held at Washington, June I3 10 II,
can secure reduced rates for the trans
pOrtatiOn Of themselves and families
upon application to Ticket Agents of
B. & .. K. X. Co. The round trip fare
from Chicago will be $500. ami cor
respOndingly low from all other points
on the line. For information in detail
write to l.. S. Allen. Assistant General
Passenger Agent. b. * o. Il. r., Rock
ery Building. Chicago
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
THE OREGON ELECTION.
Minneapolis Delegates WillWhoop
Over This,

PORTLAND, Or, June 5.-An election
will be held in this state tomorrow for
two congressman, a judge of the Su-
preme court, an attorney general and
members of the legislature. A canvass
of the congressional candidates has been
made chiefly on the tariff issue The
coinage question has been left in the
background, save in Baker codnty.
where it is thought that the free silver
vote will go tn the Peoples party caEdi-
date, as there is no material difference
between the platforms of the Republi-
cans and Democrats on the point. In
1890 the Republican plurality for con-
gressman was 10000, but these figures
are likely to be reduced materially,
owing to the large vote which ii is ex
pected Will be cast by the Peoples
party. Chairman Boise, OF the Repub-
lican state central committee. claims
that the Republican plurality in the
state viii be 800. 1t IS estimated the
Peoples party will poll 12.O00 votes.
Conservative Democrats claim nothing
except the attorney general.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
CLOUD-BURsT AT CORY.
Big Loss of Property, but the Peo-
pie Escape.

CORY, Pa, June 5.-The most de-
structiye rain storm that has ever visit
ed this locality began yesterday after
noon az O'Clock. 1t was heavy
cloud-burst, and by 9 o'clock the busi-
ness and eastern portion of the town
was under water, with the rain still
falling i'll perfect torrents. The worst
was reached at IL o'clock, when First
avenue, Main street, the railroad
yards and Center street were
like roaring river. the water
being from one to three feet deep and
all emptying into the flats in the east
ern portion of the city. There many
people were being rescued from their
homes in the best way possible. The
police force was stationed a greater
part of the time at the union depot,
where the water had surrounded the
building, Was two feet deep, and run
ming at a rapid rate.
Many in attempting to cross were
thrown iCto the water and carried some
distance before they could be rescued
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
Gone to Sorrowinr Homes,

CHICAGO. June 5.-The Associated
Press bulletin was the first intimati1n
that the Pennsylvania delegates. wiz;
arrived here today en- route to Mime
apolis. had of the terrible disaster at
Oil City and Titusvllle, and the devasta-
tion caused by the storm in the SIR
rounding country. p. G. BOYLE, proprie-
tor of the Oil City Derrick: Thomas
Simpson, George Lewis and J. NJ.
Perine have left the delegation here ana
will return home tonight.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06

this dam was half-mile in length by
quarter of mile in breadth, and waters
thus suddenly let loose made OF this
valley, in the course of a few moments,
a roaring Amazon. The firebox Of the
boilers at the city water and electric
light works were quickly flooded. thus
throwing the city into almost total dark
ness, and rendering the hydrants at
once useless for fire purposes.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
Drowned From a Wagon.

VAssAR, Mich. June 5.-RObert Viii
son and his seven-year-old son, John
Mackie and stranger attempted to
cross the Old Gass river ford north Of
here Yesterday IN wagon. When
about the center of the river, the water
carried the wagon box down stream and
Mr. Mackie and the boy were drowned.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
BUILDINGS SWEPT AWAY.
Tremendous Loss by Floods
Around Meadville.

Around Meadville.
MEADvILLE, Pa, June 5.-This en-
ire section was swept by the worst
flood in its history last night. A midday
rain of great. volume swelled every
stream bankfull, and the storm which
followed in the evening brought the
flood. In this city Mill Rum overfowed
its banks and swept the whole business
portion of the city, demolishing dozen
or more buildings. and entailing total
loss of Sl5O.OOO,ot which S50,O 900 are to
the streets. The loss throughout the
country cannot be estimated. Bridges
were washed away in every direction,
leaving scarcely passable road to the
country. The damage TO growing crops
is heavy. No casualties are reported in
this city. The loss of the n. Y. p. q o.
railway on their eastern division is
heavy in bridges and track destroyed.
One of their passenger engines lies
buried in fifteen feet of water. with
broken bridge, near Sagerstown.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
Ston-Over Privileges

Allowed on the Northern Pacific Rail-
road, the Dining Car Route" to visit
Yellowstone National Park during the
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June to June II inclusive, at 1872 East
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house block, Minneapolis.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
Enthusiastic Iowans.

DES MONIES. To-. Jnne 5.-The Iowa
Republican club, with $50 men and
band of fifty pieces, left here tonight for
Minneapolis. 4 large number of the
alternate delegates accompanied the
club. Ten thousand people were at the
depot to witness the start and great eu-
thusiaSm prevailed in spite of Sunday.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06

stronger than he was four years ago. The
more the delegates whose Judgment led
them 10 declare for Mr. Harrison after Mr..
Blaine's retirement as a candidate, study
the situation, the hrmer is the conviction OF
his strength before the country.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
EDITORS IN A WRECK.
A Passenger Train on the 80"
-a Leaves the Track

HASTINGS. Neb., June 5.-The east
bound passenger on the Chicago, Bur-
llngton & Quincy was wrecked by
broken rail near Indianola, Neb., this
morning. The passengers miraculously
escaped with bad shaking up. only one
person. l.. Eldridge. of Denver. Col,
having his shoulder dislocated. Five
Pullman sleepers were turned over.
The passengers were transferred and
the train proceeded to Omaha. Among
the passengers was party of about
sixty editors, with their families, return
ing from the meeting of the National
Editorial association at San Francisco.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
BOLTS BLAINE.
A Republican Ex-SuDreme Jud ge
Announces His Purpose TO This
Effect

SptCIdI % IIIf7 U IOUc-
MoRGANTOwN. w. Va, June 5-Hon.
r. l.. Berkshire, ex-judge of the su-
preme court, the original Harrison del
egate of 1888 and the law partner OF
United States District Attorney Stur-
giss, publicly told number of Repub-
licanS last night lie would not vote for
Blaine in ease OF his nomination. Judge
Berkshire is truthful and popular.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
RAGING CANADIAN RIVER.
The Thames Rises Eight Feet in a
Night.

Night.
CHATHAM, Ont, June 5.-The River
Thames at this point has risen eight
feet since midnight, and is still rising.
The entire stock of logs in the river be-
longing to the Wagon Works company
have been swept away. Along the dock
the lumber dealers are hard at work
securing their stuff. There is a bad
wasbout on the Erie g. Huron railway
near Turnerville. The Raleigh plains
are covered to the depth of two feet.
Many acres of grain are entirely sub
merged and the crops destroyed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
VIEWED BY \ PAIR.
1Ir. PIaIt and Mr.. Depew Each
Indite Il Letter.

NEW YORY, June ). The World
prints these two interesting letters from
Minneapolis:
The resignation of Mr.. Blaine from the
cabinet practically dispUseS Of the general
question involved il this convention The
only serious embarrassment there has been
in the case was the doubt or fear that Mr.
Blaine would aceep. if nominated. No one
now can doubt for minute that Mr. Blaine
Will eed the voice Of the Republicans of the
great nation and become their standard
bearer. With ihis fact settled, the result of
the next weeks convention is easy Mr..
Blaine Is not Il candidate and his
eSignation does not change his
status in that respect. However, | have
never doubted that sir. Rlline would accept
If nominated He IS too good Republican,
and too much of n patriot 10 refuse to head
the almost universal demand of his party
that he should lead them 10 victory this year
No accusation Of bad faith or dOuble-dealiuo
can be made against Mr.. Blaine His letter
OF withdrawal was written before the eIee-
ton OF any of the delegates to this conven-
ton. Tie president had clear field, and
the majority OF the delegates elected 20 Min
neapOlis were opposed 10 the nomination of
Mr.. Harrison on the ground Cf unavailable
ity Mr.. Blaine is simply yielding 10 the
Overwhelming sentiment Cf the Republican
party II. {. PLATT.
As Viewed by Depeyy.
Mr.. Blaine's resignation puts the Repub
Hear party III crisis on the eve of battle
The centlemcn who are now pressing Mr..
Blaine say thai il means that he enters the
field as an active contestant for The presi-
dental nomination OF course the country
will at first accept il. the majority of the
lifelong friends Of Mr. Blaine accepted his
letter 10 GARRISON. and decided that it was
best for the party 10 renominate President
Harrison; that the coming hght must be
fought on the record Of the present admins
tration, and with Mr. Blame out the
chief of that administration should
be the Republican standard bearer. We
believe that if Ben Harrison is
nominated he will carry all the states he car
ried before and some others. Gen. Garfield
carried New York in 1880. Il was never car
rico tor our party again az any other election,
except that of 1881, until benjamin. Harrison
won Il IN IsSS, and we believe he is able 10
carry 1t again III 19l2- An administration
which has been unusually successful in its
home and foreign policy, makes our chief
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
Northern Pacific Railroad

Offers Republican convention rates.
June to Is inclusive, 10 points east of
Montana. Tickets OH sale at 162 East
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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06

May. q, 1892.
HEN the Nation
al Editorial as
sociation reached
Los Angeles, on
the nth inst, it
was dark and
chill, and the
editors and their
w i V e s w e r e
tagged and the
town look e d
much like a maze
of floating cob
webs, so befUd-
died and duSt-be-
draggled were
the visiting eX-
cursionists. Cars,
with mule accom-
great.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
BATH OF BEAUTY

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ging Of the pores. Sold everywhere.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
IN 7 He GOLDEN STATE.
The National Editorial Dele
gates Jaunt Through
Sunny California.
Royal Entertainment Fur
niShed the Visitors by
Patriotic Citizens.
San Francisco, However,
Shows UP Badly in Its
Reception.
A Journey Field Of Pleasure
for the Privileged
Participants.

Special Letter to the Globe.
SAN FRANCISCO.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-23
NEWS IN RRIEF.

Captain John T. Murphy, one of the
wealthieSt planters of Arkansas and
q leading cX-confcderate, is dead.
The citizens of Columbia Mo-, voted
almost unanimously in favor of a
water works and electric light system.
In trying to take loaded gun from
o buggy, John Schumann of Belle
PLANE, Kan. shot himself in the right
side and died soon afterward.
The Kansas Methodist of Topeka
and the Western Methodist of Wichita
have Consolidated and will be pub
lished as the Western Methodist,
Robert Merritt, a colored farmer
living near Pleasanton, Kan, in irving
to separate two fighting dogs with his
gun saturday, shot himself through
the head.
The sales of lead and zinc in Souths
west Missouri and Southeast Kansas
last week were reiu ed by bad
weather and the total was only S6?, :
GOA OF this Joplin contributed Sg5,.
$50 and Galena, Kan, $40 2O@,
Celia Boyd, aged 10, Of Kittaning,
Pa, shot and killed Mrs.
Philip Boyd, her aunt. The girl had
borrowed q revolver and was swapping
the trigger when the weapon was dis.
charged. A son of Mrs boyd declares
the shooting was not accidental.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-23
Love Made Him Dependent.

MEXICO, Mo, Dec. 17.-Robert
Tratchel, son of Walter Tratchel of
Benton City, was found yesterday ly-
ing in the barn in a great pool of
blood and unconscious. A shotgun
was lying by his side. The
contents of one barrel of the
gun had been fred into his
chest, carrying with it pieces OF his
vest and several links of his watch
chain, and making hole as large as
mans hand. He is still alive but
will die. Tratchell had been paying
much attention to young lady of the
neighborhood and Sunday night they
quarreled. Since then he had been
very respondent. 1t is believed that
he attempted his own life.