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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
INTO THE NEW PARTY.
The Otter Tail Alliance Joins the
Peoples Party.

Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, May 19.-The
County Alliance of Otter Tail met today
in convention and formally entered the
new Peoples Party by adopting resolu-
tiOnS indorsing the st. Louis platform,
pledgng support to the nominees of the
Omaha convention and electlng a county
committee of eleven, with HaldOr E.
BOen at its head. TO fix basis of repre-
sentatiOn and call county convention to
elect delegates to Il state convention and
nominate county ticket. Resolutions
were also adopted urging the Peoples
party committee of the state to meet
the Alliance party committee and har-
monize their differences, and declaring
in favor of prohibition. Charles Brand
berg, president of the county Alliance,
aid Hon. j. b. HOmpe strenuouSly op-
posed this action, but Mr.. BOen and his
crowd were on the top, and the TWO de-
feated ones were glad to jump into line
as soon as they saw further opposition
useless. After the convention the an
nual meeting Of the county Alliance
was held, at which Hon. Ii. p. Bjorge
was elected president; g. o. Greeley,
secretary: Alex Erhart, treasurer; o.
johnson, vice president at large; II. l..
Burgess, lecturer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
HOMELESS ILLINOISANS.
Hundreds Congregate on Bluffs
for Safety.

OiA ASiN1Ao
for Safety.
BELLEvILLE, H., May ia thous
and homeless people, sufferers by the
flood in this county, are cOngregated on
the bluffs near this city. Active relief
measures are being taken by citizens Of
this and towns further inland.
ANNA. Ill.,, May 10.-ThOuSandS of
acres of wheat lands in the Mississippi
bottoms of Union and Alexander cOun-
ties are flooded by the overflow of the
river. Farmers are fleeing to the hills,
and the merchants at the river landings
are removing merchandise from their
stores in skiffs. There is much suffer
ing and the loss of property Will be
great.
ST, LOUIS, May 49, "A dispatch from
Tower, H., 120 miles south of here,
states that all the railroads are washed
out. Two levees broke this morning.
The situation is very bad between
there and Cairo. All the cOun-
try is flooded. One of the broken
levees was opposite Cape Girardeau.
Missouri, and the other at Gorse Brule.
Ten thousand acres of wheat were in
undated and LOCO families rendered
homeless. The wind blew fiercely all
morning, daslling with frightful force
against the low levees until they sue
cumbed. Thousands of cattle were
drowned by today's break.
ALTON. ILL.,, May ia northwest
erly gale, blowing at sixty miles an
hour, has ragged since last night. doing
frightful damage to property in the
flooded districts. The sX-mile-wide
river rolled like the ocean, and no sig
nails of distress could be answered by the
relief steamer. Fearful damage has been
done by the waves washing against
the railroad embankments. washing out
miles of track. Trains are abandoned
temporarily. A number of people are
thought to have been drowned. Several
are missing, but the inability to reach.
the flooded districts prevent accurate
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should the June rise occur during this
time an immense amount of damage
will result.
Reports from up the river as far as its
mouth report continuous rise. At
Leavenworth the river has risen an inch
an hour all day, and the railroad bridge
is now in danger. At st. Joseph the
river broke through the government
abutment this evening. All the work
men available were put to work to close
the break. with what result is not known.
If the break is sufficiently wide to allow
the Missouri to pour its water through
the recruitment st. Joseph will be con-
siderable distance inland.
LINCOLN, May 19.-Lincoln's floods
are subsding almost as rapidly as they
arose. but it will be weeks before the
marks left by their visitation are en-
tirely obliterated. 1t is impossible to
estimate the total damage done, but it
is very heavy in the aggregate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
HIGH WATER st MINNEAPOLIS
Rumor That The Big Dam Was
About to Go Out.

There was a rumOr this morning that
the big dam at st. Anthony falls was in
danger of going, and that the big booms
at Tenth avenue north, Minneapolis,
had burst. The south police station
detailed men Immediately to visit the
Bohemian fats below the Washington
avenue bridge, and others were sent to
look after the residents OH the East side
flats. a GLOBE reporter visited both
fats at l so this morning and found the
water very high, and at some places
OverfiOwing the banks. At certain
points on the flats below the Washing
ton avenue bridge the water was up to
the sidewalks, and two families moved
out of their shanties, taking refuge with
the neighbOrS who were on-a higher
elevation. Several outhouses and wood
sheds were washed away ard floated
down the river. On the East fats the
residents were inclined TO be restless
and a dozen men and women were
found down on the banks watching the
mad rush of waters. There is scarcely
any danger at present, however, for the
river could raise fully five feet before
it would touch the majority of the
houses. The old Mississippi is roaring
like a mammoth furnace and driftwood
is floating down in carloads. Altogether
the condition of affairs on the two fats
is extremely interesting, especially for
the inhabitants.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
SWEEPING EVERYTHING.
Miles of Water Holding Sway in
MANY Places.

Mics VI w dtcr I1OluluS sway LII
Many Places.
DES MONIES, To-, May 19.-The Des
Moines river has risen ten inches since
6o'clock this morning, and it is still
rising. All the lowlands are under
water and hundreds of houses have
been abandoned. North of the city the
river is several miles wide, and sweeps
through farms and residences with ter
rifle force. Central Place, large addi-
ton to the city, is all under water. The
same is true of South DeS MOines and
the packing house districts below the
city, Trains are running irregularly
and large forces of men are at work to
save the tracks and bridges from wash
ing out. Reports received from points
above warrant the belief that the river
will rise much higher before the crisis
is finally reached. The weather is again
clear end bright today.
FORT DODGE, To-, May 19.=-The pec-.
pie are panic-stricken in the path of the
rapidly rising Des Moines. The river
rose three feet last night. This is a
total rise now OF eleven feet, and still it
continues to creep up. The water
works stand surrounded and the city is
in danger of losing fire protection. The.
Des Moines and Racoon rivers, which
meet here, have reached the highest
point known for forty years. and both
still rising; but, from up-rlyer advlceS,
it is believed that the worst has been
reached, The damage to property has
been slight.
SALIX, To-, May 19.--This town is five
feet under water. The damage to prop
erty and stock is immense. All business
is at a standStill.
BOONE, To-, May 19.-Fhe rivers are
all swollen here as they have not been
since the floods of 1876, and many
bridges are washed away. Water COW
ers all the lower tracts of land.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, To-. May 19--The
Missouri river has risen about eighteen
inches and is still rising. 1t is now III
the neighborhOod of seven feet above
low water mark, but there is little fear
that it will overflow, as 1t will have to
come up about twelve feet yet to flood
this section. The west portion of COun-
ell Bluffs is still under water, and resi-
dents of the flooded districts have great
difficulty in going to and from their
homes.
Il. CARROLL, To-, May 19.-The whole
surrounding country is inundated, and
so numerous are the washOutS that
traffic on nearly all railroads is aban-
doned. The whole country for miles
around Missouri Valley is a sea of
water, and great damage has been done
to tracks between this place and Coun
Gil PlutfS
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CYCLONE IN OHIO.
Hamilton County Swept by q
TwiSter.

CINCINNATI, May ia tornado of
fierce violence passed over the north
western part of Hamilton county yester-
day afternoon, plowing a furrow of
destruction nearly three miles in
length. 1t began about mile
north of Miamitown, destroying a
new barn and sheds belonging to G.
Walker. Continuing. it destroyed Daniel
Hammill's barn, and injured his house.
At John Arnold's farm, a new ten-rOom
dwelling house and a large new barn
were entirely ruined. Mrs. Arnold was
in the cellar and is probably fatally in
iured. Mr.. Arnold was blown several
hundred feet and had his shoulder dis
located. Fences and trees were swept
away in its pathway. A heavy down.
fall of rain accompanied the wind and
extended all around over large area.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May ia destruc-
tive cyclone passed over st. Louis
county today contributing to the misery
of the flood-stricken inhabitants. A
funnel-shaped cloud wrecked several
farm houses. Great damage was done
to crops, trees and fencing.
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SNOW, RAIN. SLEET.
Minnesota Is Getting All Kinds of
Weather.

Minnesota Is Getting All Kinds of
Weather.
Epecial TO the Globe.
ADA, MIMI, May 19.-The Wild Rice
river and Long lake, at this place, have
Overflowed their banks and hundred of
acres of land are flooded TO depth of
from six inches tOtWO feet. Eight inches
more rise will flood the town.
CARLTON, Mimi, May 19.-For the
past forty-eight hours it has rained in
cessantly, terminating today in heavy
snow storm. All streams in the locality
have risen and are OyerfiOwing. No
damage is yet reported, but fears are
entertained that the booms along the St.
Louis river will be torn away.
HOKAH, Minn., May 19.-Continued
rams for the past two days have made a
rather gloomy outlook for farmers.
ST. CLOUD. Mimi, May 19.-The Mis-
sissippi is now higher than it has been
for many years. The water rose two
feet during the past twenty-four hours,
making rise OF over four feet since the
freshet commenced. The rapid rise in
the river this morning caused some ap-
prehenSion as to the safety of the works
at the dam, and precautionary steps
were taken. The water has stopped
bended. At one time during the night
the electric light plant had to stop run
ming on account of the high water. The
Sank river is also very high, and is re-
pO I'd to be oyerflowing i'll some places.
hINKLEY, May 19.-For the last three
days we have been visited with a terri
bic storm of rain and snow. The wind
is blowing at a terrible rate from the
north.
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn., May 19.-The
heavy rains that have been falling the
past eight or ten days have raised havoc
in this vicinity. Besides delaying seed
ing and somewhat injuriRg the crops
already sown, it has raised the water in
the Mississippi to alarming proportion,
and if it is raised very much more much
damage may result. Already the local
mill company have lost many of their
logs, and our bridge is about ready to
move away. The dam is firm, and there
is no fear from that source.
DULUTH, Mimi, May IA severe
rain and wind storm prevailed here to-
day. The rain this afternoon changed
to sleet. Many bill boards and signs
have been blown down and the heavy
rainfall has flooded a number of cellars
The galleries between elevators B and
C of the Lake Superior company were
blown down by the heavy wind. They
were erected only few weeks ago.
RED Wing, May 10. 1t has been
raining almost necessarily the past
twentYfOur hours. Streams are rising
rapidly and repetition of yesterdays
showers would cause serious results.
The Mississippi is four feet above the
ordinary stage.
DETROIT, May ia big landslide
has occurred two miles west of here in
the same place as yesterday. All trains
are delayed several hours.
FARGO, n. D., May 19.--The sky is
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
HEALY HELD HIS TONGUE
And Irish Factions Are Again
Peaceful.

&AANA AA 1911 oIbIOh5 ASdIA
Peaceful.
DUBLIN, May 19.-The trouble In the
Irish Nationalist party over the pur-
chase of the National Press by the di-
rectors of the Freeman's Journal. was
settled last night at private NEE ting.
Dispatches had been received from
America intimating that the discord dis
played during the past few days among
the Nationalists was causing great harm
and diminishing the confidence of the
friends of Ireland. Today when the
directors and shareholders met all was
harmony. There was quiet, although
not etfusive exchange of greeting, and
while Mr.. Healy had an ugly gleam in
his eye, his tongue remained in harness.
Mr.. Dillon was calm and had evidently
got over his excitement of the previous
day.
Without any preliminaries all parties
at,ence proceed to business. Mr.. cray
moved that John Dillon be appointed
chairman of the FreemaH's joint stock
company. Mr.. Healy, to the surprise OF
those not in the secret of the peace or
armiStice, seconded the motion, which
was carried almost unanimously. The
result is considered surrender on the
part of Healy. who had expected. with
the assistance of Archbishop Walsh sus-
tanning him, to be able to stamp out all
opposition. In this he was defeated by >
the resolute course of john Dillon, and
the opinion is generally expressed that
Mr.. Dillon's course may smooth the
way to reconciliation of the factions,
as both Parnellites and anti-p parnellites
are praiSing him for his determined at
titude in the controversy and his re-
fusal to be coerced by the obnoxious
utterances of Healy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
A CHANGE OF BASE.
The Missouri Shifts Its Scene of
Action.

KANSAS CITY, May 19.-The "Big
Muddy" after committing its depreda-
tons on the other side of the river, has
turned its attention to this side, and
damage in and about Kan
.sas City is reported today. The
water in a few places has been
flooding railroad tracks, and bridges and
yiaducts are threatened. Easements of
houses are filled with water, and many
people have been compelled to vacate
their homes. The Fourth street via
duct is in imminent range of the flood.
In the west bottoms the river broke into
the cellars and Easements of dwellings,
routing out the basement dwellerS
along Union avenue. The east bot
toms are covered with lakes, and the
water extends back TO the bluff. One
hundred families in that locality moved
from their homes today.
The river continued to rise all day
long, and from $50 o'clock this morn
ing until o'clock this evening rose
seight and One-half inches. The guage
NOW marks 24.5 feet, which is just 1.S
below the high water mark of 1881. The
riveriis still rising and will continue to
rise during the next forty-eight hours.
The situation is becoming critical, aud
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STRIKES wiNoNA HARD.
Business Generally Impeded
Along the Mississippi.

Specials 10 the Globe
WINONA. May 19.-The storm here
today and last night is the worst of the
season. The Chicago IL Northwestern
railway track is carried away at Glen
dale, ElrOy and Kendall, east of this
point, and 10 trains have passed here
since last night. All its trains are now
running in here via Camp Douglas. The
wind blew hurricane, smashing down
trees and sheds, and doing much dam
age generally. The ground has not
been so thoroughly soaked for many
years. All the saw mills here were
obliged to shut down, also the sash
factories, and business is generally re-.
tarded. Reports come in of damage
done in the small country places by the
rising of small streams. The Missis-
Sippl has raised nine inches here since
last night, and is still coming up rap
idly. All steamboat operations on the
Mississippi river have stopped, and the
boats are tied up here. The water is
turbulent and the wind strong. Sew
eral RATS were broken yesterday. The
steamer Mary Morton, for ST. Paul, was
compelled to stop here last night and
today.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
A DAMP PARADOX.
A Flooded Iowa Town Fears a
Water Famine.

water Eamlne.
CHEROKEE. To-, May 19.-This city is
going through flood excitement only
little less than that of the great flood of
last June. Were it not that most of the
sufferers of the last year removed to
higher ground the damage would be
nearly as great in extent. The Little
Sioux has been running bank full for
some time, and heavy and continuous
rain Tuesday sent the river over the
bottom lands. 1t is in places almost two
miles wide. Tuesday evening watch
men were placed on the lower parts of
the town to give the alarm if necessary.
Some of the people began moving last
Tuesday, and those remaining were
driven out yesterday.
The river this evening is still rising,
though it is thought it cannot continue
much longer. Some of the smaller
buildings have been carried away. The
damage to crops in the Little Sioux val
ley will be very great. The Illinois Cen
trail railroad tracks are badly washed
both east and west of this city, and it
has been impossible to get authentic
news from the South side. Many alarm
ing rumOrS are atiOat. The city pump
ing works are under water, and the city
is threatened with water famine. The
situation from this cause will become
serious unless the river goes down with
in few days. The water in the stand.
pipe is being reserved for emergency.
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WARNED OF DANGER.
Threatened Rise in Rivers That
Will Break Levees.

ST. LOUIS. May 10 (Midnight).-The
weather reports show tina: rise OF
three feet is coming down the Missis-
sipi and the Missouri rivers. This will
cause the river here to rise
at least one foot within several
days. This means that the entire
country from here to New Orleans will
be flooded, as the levees will not be
able to stand so great body of water.
The Mississippi came to stand at p.
m., the gauge registering 36.3. 1t will,
however, commence rising tomorrow. as
it is raining all over the valley tonight.
Madison. ILL.,, a town of 500 inhabitants,
is still flooded, caused by the breaking
of the Chicago & Alton enbankment.
East st. Louis is now the only town on
the American bottoms not completely
under water. Within radius of twenty
miles around st. Louis 200 square miles
of land is under water. in the city 1000
people have been thrown out of work
by factories being inundated. Over
1900 head of cattle have been drowned.
The loss will run in the millions.
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clear, but it has turned very cold.
Farmers are becoming somewhat DIS
cOuraged owing TO the lateneSS of the
spring, and will sow good deal of bar
ley in land which otherwise would have
been given to wheat. No rain has fal-
len for thirty-SiX hours. There is
strong wind from the Northwest, and
the ground is freezing.
CANTON, S. d., May 19.-The Big
Sioux is running ten feet above the
usual high water mark, and still rising
slowly. A further rise of ten feet Will
flood the city water works pumping sta
tion, and take out the Beloit mill dam.
This station has not had train from
the East or South since Tuesday.
Nearly every cellar in the north part of
town is flooded. and in several places
foundation walls have sunk, damaging
buildings considerably.
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WHERE IS THE MONEY

Sudden Disappearance of the
Ducats of Mrs. Holmes.
Special to the Globe.
HASTINGS. Nlinn., May 19.-The coro-
ner's jury in the Ellen Holmes, or
rather Mrs. Edward A. Murrell, murder
case, Pennington. returned a verdict
this afternoon that she came to her
death by taking poison, possibly strych-
nine, Deing administered either by her
own hand or that of her husband. The
prisoner, Edward A. MurreIl, will be
given a hearing before Justice w. A.
Gray, of that place, next Wednesday at
10 a. m. One strange feature in the
affair is that, although diligent search
was made for the money-SOme $500 or
$S00-she obtained for her property, it
couldn't be found. either upon her per-
son or in the house.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
RUN OF THE MARKETS.

booming was the key to action on Chi
cago change yesterday, and everything rose
in price accordingly. Wheat gained about
112c, compared with Wednesdays close, at
s25sc May 6,ssc June, S214c July. May corn is
2s4c higher at sc, June is up 115c at 46c.
July 1l2c better at 4475c Oats went up with
the rest, and closed at 305sc May, June and
July. Pork is 10c higher at S9.s2I2 May,
S9.s713 July. S1O.02l2 September.
New York exchange was in the hands Of
bears. and on swift pressure prices fell, in
some instances with decided slump.
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OF the Stockyard company, estimates the
loss to the Stockyards and packing IN
tereStS al from $3.50, 200 to $500, 600; the
loss to houses and furniture of the resi-
dents of the flooded district will aggre-
about $750, 900. and the stocks of goods
damaged, 100000. The damage to the
city in pavements, ETC., will foot up over
$I00,0
The rapid transit lines are conSidera-
bic losers, but the railroad companies
suffered most. Up the Floyd for twenty
miles the Sioux City Il Northwestern
and Illinois Central tracks, built on en-
bankments. are washed out or damaged.
The loss of the Terminal company and
of all the railroad companies is esti-
mated at from S75O,000 to 81. 100000. The
total loss may exceed So, 900, 900, but only
a fraction will fall directly upon i'll
diyiduals. The citizens are carrying
Oh an active relief campaign and feel
confident of their ability to provide for
the destitute. The city council has
voted $1,000 for relief and about $l0,-
600 has been contributed and more is
being subscribed as fast as the papers
can be presented. The Floyd river is
again confined III its banks tonight, and
no further damage is anticipated.
Partial List of Lost.
A partial list of the persons supposed
to be drowned is as follows:
FRANK HENDERSON, WIFE AND CHILD.
Two BoATMEN. unknown.
A. p. MCLAREN.
UNKNOWN SCANDINAVIAN.
MRS. PETER RASMUSSEN AND TWO CHILDREN.
THREE UNKNOWN MEN.
NELLIE WEST.
MRS. LOUISE HOMER.
a. ANDERSON, WIFE AND CHILD.
WILLIAM STONE.
WILLIAM ROSE.
Mrs. Louise Homers TWO CHILDREN.
MRS. FRANK LUTHER AND CHILD.
Two CHILDREN of E. Leonard.
GEORGE Cox, aged four years.
GEORGE c. MILLER.
ARON JOHNSON
ANDREW ANDERSON.
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THE GLOBE BULLETIN.

Weather--Generally fair (possibly).
Heavy fall of snow in Northwest.
The ruin wrought at Sioux City.
Many railway washouts reported.
River nearing danger line, Minneapolis
Duluth man strikes wife with hatchet-
Great hurricane in Indian ocean.
Wife murderer Deeming must die.
Harroun gets a verdict of one cent.
Northern Pacific suspend a dividend.
Silver men angry over amendments.
French duelist whips four opponents.
Minneapolis dam in danger.
Albert Lea -four mill burned.
Reports from the bicycle race.
Water famine feared at Cherokee, 10.
Clarkson's circular to the Irish.
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Movements of Steamships.

HAMBURG = Arrived: Rugia, from New
York
L1zARD-Passed: Canada, from New York
for London.
BALTIMoRE-Arrived: Gera, from Bremen.
New YoRK-Arrived: Traave. Bremen and
Spaarndam, Rotterdam.
LoNDoN-The Hamburg steamer Augusta
Victoria, Barends. from New York, passed
Scilly islands; steamer Werra arrived, Genoa.
Steamer Lain arrived. Bremerhaven, 18TH