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The AUSTRALIAN FLOODS.
Many Persons Havo Already Lost
Their Lives.

SYDNEY. Feb. 6.-At Ispswich, Queensland,
twenty-five miles from Bisbane. twen ty.two
persons are known to have pershed IN foods.
and il is feared the loss Of lie is much greater,
~ tho swollen river Is covered with wreckage
from which a horrible stencil arises doubtless
caused by the great number Of bodie OF human
beings and animals entangled In the mass.
BRISBANE. Feb. G-The water is rising stead
lily In this city. Tho lower districts are com.
pletely submerged. In the lower portion Of
the main street II is twenty feet deep. The
tin shops and their contents are almost
total loss. ss the food eamo on
80 rapidly that only small pert OF the stocks
could be removed. Men are at work in boats
trying 10 save the contents OF thirty or forty
etores before the water rises 10 them. The
Brisbane river bridge which connects
North and South BrIbane. was swept
away last night. All the inhabitants are
crowdinR into the highest part Of the city, Ia
consequence OF the interruption OF rail.
way and teegraphio communication
only scaniy information about the
disasters Ia other paris OF Queensland is oh.
ts'uable. AZ Maryborough, 10 March county,
thirty persons have iern drowned. Most OF
the town is under water. The Mary river
bridge, the largest one in the colony, has
been carried away. The town has
teen deserted By tWo-thirds Of ita inhabitants.
liaro, another town on tho Mary, 10 also under
water AZ o'clock this morning the
water around brisbane began falling.
The city IL atill ito.atsd, however. and little
news can be GOT from nearby towns. The list
OF dead grows hourly. Many bodies are being
found In houses which were supposed to have
been deserted
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n LATE ACCOUNT.
The story OF sergt. Bush who Bngged some
of the Guilty.

The story OF Sergt. Bush who Bngged some
of the Guilty.
Ats:30 tonight tho Bee received the fol.
lowing advice from the Pine Ridge agency
direct. Capt. Brswn acting agent, in
structed police that he sent out this morn
ing that they must bring the murdegsrs to
the agency. II thoy resisted bring them
any way. First seret. Joe Bush. who was
in command, tolls the story Ho arrived
at the agency at y. m. today and re-
ports as iollows: THE men were camped
down near Nowaters camp, close to
the hill. the police. wero out on the fiat
where the Omaha house IL. Whom tho
police first came upon them they fred
once at ia. and ALI OF rs then com
menced 10 fire upon them. We got an
Indian going up the hill and we killed
him there. rhereupon another man
raised up close by tho house and we iin-
ishsd him and knocked him down. Sergt.
Sitting Bear killed one. Policeman Red
Owl killed one and Sergt. Blunt Horn
killed one. l took five Of Young Man
Afraid's men, young fellows, and they
helped ne a great deal. No Water came
up to the police and told us that We had
settled them right that we had killed
them and that they had all they wanted,
and the best way now was 10 drop IL"
After making their reports the police
were highly cofnplimented by Capt.
Brown and Cisney Two Strikes and one
oi MS boys got away II is thought that
Two Strikes is seriously wounded. Capt.
Brown has another squad out after these
two. with instructions 10 bring them 10
the agency Capt. Brown is highly praised
on al sidss for his prompt action. In
speetor Cisnev, OF the interior depart
ment. Is here. Ho as we'll as Capt.
Brown. does not anticipate any further
trouble On Thursday number
OF cowboys, belonging at the beef
camp OF Isaac Humphreys. gov.
ernment contractor, located on
White river At the mouth of White
Clay creek. about twenty-five miles north
west OF the Pine RIDGE agency, returned
from town IN drunken condition and
brought good supplyof whisky with them.
During the evening thew became quarrel
some and mstreated and injured an Indian
named Two sticks driving him from their
camp and firing their Tevolvers at him.
Two Sticks returned later in the evening,
rein forced by hi. sons and a number of
other relatives and friends, and com
menced a deadly fire on the cowboy camp.
killing three and fnortally wounding the
fourth man. vino has since died. Tho
names Of the three men are ali that can
be learned at this timo. They are Charley
Swartz, Bacon and Underwood.
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MRS. WHITNEYS SAD DEATH.
The Sudden Taking on ofa Noble and
Popular Woman.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 5.-Mrs. William {.
Whitney, wife of the ex-secretsry OF the
May, died at her home, ? w. Fifty-sev-
enth-st., at o'clock this morning OF heart
disease. Only Dir. Whitney and the
nurses who attended her during her ILL
ness were present at the death bed. the
end coming unexpectedly. DIR. J. Wood
McI.ane, who, with DR.. Charles Nc
Burney. has been attending Mrs. Whit
ney, left her at II 80 O'Clock last night, Or.
McBurney having left several hours
sooner. When DIR. McLane departed it
was for the night. as at that hour
it was not expected that Mrs. Whit
ney's illness would take a serious turn
before morning. Mr.. Whitney sat up until
o'clock, at which hour lie retired to his
bed and the house was darkened. \ few
minutes before 3 o'clock one OF the nurses
hastily summoned him and he hurried to
Mrs. Whitneys room. reaching there just
in time 10 see her expire. so unexpect-
edY did death come that there was not
even time to SUMMON her father, brother
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New YoRI, Feb. 5.-The Paris CORE
spondent OF n morning paper sends the
following: Now that tho United States
have begun in earnest 90 investigate the
American end Of the great Panama scan
dal. the revelations. judged from iniorma-
ton at hand on this side OF the ocean.
promise to hurt q great many regulations.
Not many OF AMERICAS public men are
implicated. and almos. no members Of
congress. because the Panama company
needed no such legislation ia America ~
IL did in France Tho desire 20 shield
everybody connected with the thing in
France makes 10 difficult 20 get o. even
the American deta g. With the exception
of two or three, nOne OF the biz men con-
nected with the French invest.e CATION are
in earnest and in one way and another
they are doing everything they can tc
keen secret the worst points. This
recent scare over savings banks wan all IN
the same line Of desiro TO draw attention
from the great scandal to something else.
The government accountant appointed
TO examine all the books says: Accord
ing 20 the way the books were kept the Pa
mama and American accounts were run In
together. An in all. in both these places
- New York and Panama 49, 100000
francs were spent. This amount was di-
vided as follows Panama got 20.0OO.0OO
francs and New York 100000 francs a.
together"
'liow about the purchase OF the Pana-
ma railroad p
81 have not looked into that yet. but I
have no doubt that when the matter is in-
vestigated tho samo lavish extravagance
which characterized tho work here will be
found 10 have been duplicated in Amer
Tea. IL is useless TO ask for tho names OF
Americans said TO bo implicated in this
affair. II I knew them l would not tell
thom. / know the names of the l04
deputies over here supposed 10 have
taken Panama stock, yet / will not give
them ont. ! DO not want 10 put myself 10
the awkward position OF making charges
against people which. perhaps. l cannot
prove. Let some one eee make the
charges
NEW YopH, Feb. 5-The. Washington
correspondent OF local paper says: The
Panama investigation met with another
delay today. Charles Co,ne. ex-secrriarv
OF the Panama American committee, was
subpunaed a, his home in Brooklyn TO ap-
pear before tho special Investigating COM
mittoe at 10: o O'Clock today, but sent
word his train was late and the commit
tee concluded not 10 wait Tor him and ad-
journed.
Col. Fellows. the chairman OF the COM
mittee. gives assurances that there will be
n meeting OF the committee on Monday.
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HELD FOR RANSOM.
Miss saIlic Moore OF Marion. Ky, Ab-
Quoted In New York.

New YoRE. Feb 2.-rhe friends Of Sal
teacher from Marion, Ky, who mysterious
" disappeared from the home Of her sis
ter, Mrs. w. j. Cornell, Jan.
lG. have received letter
which leads them 10 believe she is
being held tor ransom. The letter was
placed in the hands Of Inspector Nc
Lauehin. who has several men working
on the case. In one Of Monday mornings
newspapers Mr.. Cornell increased
his offer OF 5000 to $500 reward for any in-
formation leading 10 tho discovery Of Miss
Moore. On Monday afternoon he received
this letter:
much too trivial for " 20 consider. Not csnt
less than $1,000 will even tempt us. THE is the
fiskiest work ever attempted by us and must
be correspondingy profitable. Up 20 this
time not hair ol her head has been harmed.
but unless something happens soon my
influence % protect her lie and
honor will lose iis power and
] will not be responsible for results u this 10
ignored. One more week IL given. Say by
Wednesdays papers what viii be done, and
remember that this 10 life or death game.
1'reachery means the certain death o, Ssilis
Moore. y. \. u. w.
Mr.. Cornell Immediately noiiGed the
police department OF the receipt OF this
letter and put this advertisement In a
morning paper of Wednesday:
N.YB. w-sum rather large; can we not
COMPROMISED Am willing 10 do what 10 right
JANIroh
This brought the following answer that
afternoon in the same hand as the provi-
Gus letter:
Proposition submitted to you is ultimate.
n. y. r.. w.
Great anxiety is felt for the young
womgn's safety. As vet the police have
been unable TO locate the alleged alb
ductors. nor have they been able 90 get
any definite trace OF Miss Moore since the
daysof her disappearance.
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place. In case il should become neces-
sary four troops of cavalry could easily be
brought down from Meade. These
could be landed at Rushville
within eight hours. The forces
at II. Robinson could be placed in Rush
vile within Eve hours after hoisting their
colors and the troops from Niobrara could
be in Rushville in about ten hours. The
troops would have to march from Rush
vile to the agency, distance of twen-
ty-one miles. There are sixty Indian
policemen 1t Pine Ridge agency, and
about the same number TO Rosebud. Gen.
Brooke said To reporter of the Bee that
he had received the news OF the killing
OF the four white men and two In
diens at the beef camp known as
Humphreys ranch. twenty-five mi es
northwest of Pine Ridge agency. The
news had been brought to the telegraph
station by some squaw and had not been
verified. so the general eeeped to think 1t
had been a drunken row bstween cow
BOYS and Indians. lie still believes there
could be no serious outbreak OF the reds
on the reservation.
Or. V. T. McGillicuddy. formerly agent
ut Pine Ridge and one OF the best men on
the Sioux Indian situation, several years
ago submitted 10 en- interview in which
he gave causes which he declared wou
lead TO the reds taking the war path.
The doctor said: The messiah spirit
IN not Gead and the whites must
not depend on tho statement that the
Indians are considering the promise made
by old Sitting Bull and theothor medicine
men who led the trouble two years ago.
While there is no open dancing there is
quiet discussion OF the topic, and the fact
that the promise was that the messiah
would come after two springs. which
would bring the time '93, is being care
fully kept in mind by the Indians"
why buy Us? They Say.
The government has recently paid the
Indians at Pine Ridge Ss5. ZOO. and this Is
used as On argument that the great father
fears his red sons, ESQ why should he
seek 10 buy them2 The return from
Camp Sheridan of Short Bull and Kicking
Bear is another disturbing clement TO the
already deeply stirred state OF sf-
fairs At Pine kidge These fellows are
big men among the Brulea. who are a tur.
bulsnt lot, hard TO kssp ia bounds. and
the former really DO not belong on tho
Pine Ridge agency. whore hO settled
alter the trouble In 1880. These fellows
tigure that the CONCESSIONS which
resulted in their being allowed to remain
NJ the ridge instead OF being sent back TO
Rosebud isa sign that they can secure
greater favors by demanding them, and
have leaders who carefully iostor
this idea. But the most significant
thing OF all is the fact that
there have been cemmuHications betwosn
the various tribes OF a secret and appa-
antlW m dnrinn tHa
mor. No Water was on n secret mission
to the Crows. and old Red Cloud
had just returned from Casper,
WyO, whsro he went In hopes
OF meeting a delegation OF the Ute8. Ile
was disappointsd for the Utes did not
put in an appearance. But thers Il line
oil communication we'll established and
constantly between the Indian territory
and British America, aHd tho Indians all
along the line undoustand that other bands
are kept posted.
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NEW YORK CASUALTY.
A Gas Explosion Kills ono and Injuries
Many More.

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-Fire. caused by eaa
explosion In the cellar destroyed the double
Gve.story tenement house No 42S West Thirty
ninth.st this afternoon. The building was
occupied by twenty families.
One man was killed aud many we're serious.
ly Injured. This is the list OF dead and in-
iurod;
Dead
JOHN PETERSON. a gas inspector n. tho
employ OF the Equitable gas light company.
who was in the cellar when the explosion oe.
cured.
INJURED.
CALLUs BYER, face and hands badly burned.
LIZETTE BYEE. face and hands burned; cut
by failing glass.
LtopoLDlNE scHAUM, burned about face
and hands.
MARY -CHuBEEr.
ARTuUR SCHUBERT, burned about face and
body.
MARTIN JOHANN, burned about face and
hands snd eyes badly injured.
PErER JOHANN. face aud hands burned.
J0uN MANNtNG, body badly burned.
joins HOFFMAN,. slightly burned.
joins MAsCHMANS, badly burned about the
head and face.
RoBERr MCLAUGHLIS, body badly burned
LiZZlF BOYLE.
JOuS MARTIN.
MARTIN KRAFT.
JOHN HAYDEN.
LOUIS BlERER.
ALBERT LOPES
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OF his best friends that he will not be able
to give them any special time or attention
during the next four weeks.
Congressman 0'Ferral was in the city
today and called upon Mr.. Cleveland, al
though he insisted that he had no cabinet
appointments 10 urge. Mr.. 0'Ferrai is
the most prominent candidate for the sue
cession to the governorship in his state. and
has long been regarded as a strong free
silver advocate. Today ne said on this
question: "As TO silver legislation in con-
gress. IL the Andrews silver bill could ever
be brought TO vote in the house. think
IL would pass. The free coinage members
will vote against IL and doubtless filibuster
all they can doubt very much whether
it will come TO vote this session unless
some kind of cloture rule is put in oper-
alton. am not so rabid for free coinage.
Then. l was reelected two years ago and
ray constituents instructed me TO vote for
free coinage, and did so. But since that
time a decided revolution has taken
place in the sentiment Of the peo-
Pile in nv district They thought
two years ago that free silver would
be the way To relieve the money situation.
but now, they have modified their views
greatly on the subject They want good
dollar now. and they are not anxious for
free coinage. In other sections of the
South the sentiment in favor OF free silver
has changed. There is the ultra advocate
OF free silver, Congressman Piorce OF
Tennessee, who even failed to secure a re-
nomination the last time and thinking the
free silver element was strong enough 20
elect him, ran az an Independent. Ho
was badly defeated. showing that ho mis-
took the real continent OF the people.
Other extreme free silver men in the
South have found that their constituents
are not ex,rem sts on the subject. l have
not decided yet how ] will vote on the
Andrews eilver bill. | certainly would
like TO SEQ the Sherman silver purchase
act repealed and lees silver coined.
should be willing 10 vote for measure
that would repeal IL and restore the Bland
act. Then instead OF S40O0000 being
coined monthly only S2.0OO,0OO would DO
coined"
Mr. O'Ferral said that the anti-option
bill would certainly pass il il came to a
vote by two TO ono. He favored an early
extra session in order to begin work i'm
nediately on tho tariff, and have a new
tariff measure by the next congressional
election. The people ex pected the burden
some Mckinley measure 10 DO wiped out
and the democrats should do il at once.
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JUDGE JACKSON TALKS.
He sees Nothing Ia the Way of Error In His
Appointments.


He sees Nothing In the Way OF Error In His
Appointments.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 6.-Judge Howell T..
Jackson. recently nominated by Presidsnt
Harrison for the office OF associate justice
OF the u. S. supreme court. In here today
in connection with his duties as circuit
Judge. lie was warmly congratulated by
members OF the bar with whom he has al
ways been fnvorite. Speaking of his re-
cent appointment, he said IL have had
no communication with the president
relative 10 my appointments either before
or since / was informed OF II. a few
days before the appointment was made
had letter from one OF
tho present justices saying he hoped the
president might SEQ his way clear 10 APP
point mo TO the vacant post. About the
same time had latter from prominent
LAWYER OF Detroit expressing the same
hope. / was not consulted, and ns
far M / know tho president did
not consult with any one relative 20
the matter. | have no idoa who will be
my successor, but would like TO say a
word about an item i saw in q morning
paper. IL was said whom l was appointed
that Harrison nigh. appoint his old
Jaw partner, zen. Mlllof, 10 the
place vacated. Now. as a
matter OF fact. such a thing is impossible,
even had the president desired IL. NV
successor must be taken from my own dia-
trict. Gen. Miller Is OF the seventh dis
trict and - not eligible"
'Do you think tho president should
have let Cleveland make the appoint.
ment?"
Not al all. IL is no new thing for a re-
firing president TO make such appoint.
ments President John Adams
appointed Chief Justice Mar
shall only two days before the
Inauguration OF Thomas Jefferson, who
objected TO such action seriously, and
President Jackson appointed Justice Car
ton and had him confirmed on the morn
ing OF March 4. only few hours
before he retired from the pres
idency. The appointment of a
democrat by republican president
seems a good step toward removing the
court sti further from the realm OF pol
itlcs. with which II should not have the
least connection"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The senate
judiciary committee this morning took up
the nomination OF Judge Jackson, but its
consideration was postponed until next
Monday on account Of objections made
by democratic members.
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Judge Howell L. Jackson to the supreme
bench was received House: The sun
dry civil bill was passed.
Domestic-The annual appropriation
bill.
Fridey, Feb. 3-Both houses in session.
Senate: Senator Hill gave notice that
he would move to take up the silver re-
peal bill Monday. House: Speaker
Crisp ruled that the anti-option bill must
be referred TO tho agricultural committee
and the amendments considered in the
committee CT the whole.
Saturday, Feb. both branches in
session. House: The Diplomatic and
Military academy appropriation bills were
passed Senate: The Cherokee Cession
substitute bill was passed Mr.. Harris an
nounced that he would call up the quaran-
tine bill Monday.
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Denth of nIrs. G. &. NTatson.

GREESoAsrLE. Feb. Especial. Mrs
Mary Malson. the vito OF the Hon. G. c..
Matson. died at her home at o o'clock this
morning OF heart disease. For the past
three days she had been confined to her
bed. and II was only during that time that
her condition became alarming, and 80
unexpected did death come that her most
intimate friends and relatives were
shocked at the news. Her death was due
10 An affection OF tho heart OF long stand
ing. and which became pronounced some
months ago. The funeral services will
be held at the house Wednesday after
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THE CHOLERA PLAGUE,
Report on Quarantine TO the Prcsi-
dent OF tho Worlds Fair.

CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Director. General DAvit.of
the worlds fair has submitted 20 President
Iieginbotham and the council OF administra-
tion a report on cholera quarantine. There
are but Two sources from which the
introduction OF shoiera into our country can
be inspected. 1he first aud most dangerous is
the arrival Of immigrants and visitors from the
Baltic and North seas, where the cholera has
prevailed during the past season, aud
where IL 10 still not entirely eradicated.
The second 10 the arrival from the said ports of
bales Of merchandise, which may have been
exposed 20 contact with cholera germs The
report sntici pEtes no outbreak OF the disease
in this country. but urges faithful ana efficient
work TO prevent ID.
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Cen. l,ennett,s Funnrnl.

RICHMOND. Feb. 6. Especial. 1.-THE
funeral OF Gen. Thomas w. Bennett this
afternoon was largely attended. The c.
A. r. and odd fellows had charge of the
ceremonies and they wero assisted by the
Rev. Il. Il. Neal, who conducted the re.
ligious service at the q. A. r. hall and
also at the grave. Among the distin-
guished gentlemen present were the Hon
]. b. Cheadie, Gen. George K. McGinnis
Gen. Mahlon ID. Manson, Col. Oran Perry
Gen. Reuben Williams and Capt. r. X,
Collins
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senator Casey Mirhdrnw..

BISMARCK. n. d., Feb. 4-on account
OF the withdrawal of Senator Casey from
the race, the republicans held caucus
today. but adjourned for the Joint session
without having made a nomination. The
thirtieth caucus ballot was taken King
man received seventeen votes, tho highest
OF any this morning. The thirty-hlth
joint ballot was; Shortridge, 81 Ordway.
IL; Worst. 8; Palmer. O.; Kingman. 8;
Anderson, 10; Smith, /; Hogert. b; Waist,
3; Walsh, /.
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To Rcstrlct the rrnnchIse.

Sr PAUL, Feb. 4.-Senator Mcmillan in
troduced one OF the most important bills
of the session this morning. 1t provides
for n constitutional amendment limiting
the right OF franchise after five years after
the adoption Of tue amendment. to citi-
zens OF the United States. This would de-
bar immigrants from voting until they
we're fully naturalized. instead OF allowing
them To- vote. as at present. after taking
ont their fret papers. The amendment
further requires residence OF aix months
in the state instead OF four.
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Republicans Grow Weary.

Topeka, Feb. 4.-The Kansas repub-
licsns are losing interest in the contest
agains, senatsr-slect Martin. and Mr.. Ady.
whose claims for the seat are regarded by
republicans as the only ground for con-
test, is reported TO be willing to drop the
matter. but will submit il 10 the judgment
OF the state central committee, In whose
hands he has placed his case. The COM
mittee will take decision In the matter on
Monday.
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CITY OF PEKING SAFE.
The Steamer Many Days overd nc
sighted at san Francisco.

SAN FRANcrsco. February 6--The City Of
PekIng, sighted eighteen miles out. was the
news tslephoned ali over the city this morning
by the Merchants exchange. The news
spread with incredible Tapidity. and the ex.
change rooms were soon crowded by friends
aud relatives OF those on board. The long
overdue steamer A. well as the merchants and
others interested in her welfare are oil anxious
20 learn the details OF the Psking's trouble.
The City Of PeSing left Yokohama for San
Francisco Jan. 10 and was due here Jan. "a.