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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-22
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
IN SENATE AND HOUSE
An Amendment to Place Iron Ore
the Free List Defeated. a..

An Amendments to Place Iron Ore on
the Free List Defeated.
WASHINGTON, May a2.-The senate held
an eight hour session yesterday. from IL
until O. The entire time WINS spent debat-
cents per ton on iron ore. The house bill
placed iron ore on the free list, and the
Republicans took occasion to taunt the
Democrats with inconsistency and with
being false to their pledges to give the
country free raw materials when they OBJ
tanned control OF the government. Some
very sharp encounters occurred. Only
one vote was taken, and this was on MIR.
PETERS amendment to transfer iron ore to
the free list Senator Hill, of New York,
was the only Democrat who voted in
favor of 1t. The others stood by the
caucus agreement, and with the Repub-
licans voted against it.
The early part of the days proceedings
in the house was devoted to legal dis
cussion concerning an amendment de
clsring that the statute which directs the
sergeaut-at- arms to make deductions from
the salaries of members on account OF
absence had been repealed. The chairman
ruled the amendment out Of order, but
was in tura overruled by the house on an
appeal. The amendment was then adop-
ted. The Democrats declared that sep,
srate yea and nay vote on the amendment
would be demanded in the house. In the
morning Mr. Paul ]. SorR, recently elec.
ted to succeed the late Representative
Houk, of Ohio, was sworn in amid cheers
from the Democrats.
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consplrator. capturod by susterfuse

ST. PETERSBURG. May ga clandes-
tine press, from which large numbers of
revolutionary pamphlets have been is
sued, has been discovered at Smolensk
Hitherto whenever the police raided the
place they had to force the doors, thus
giving the occupants time to burn their
papers, but on this occasion Police Gen
eral Wahl sent the local fire engines to
the spot in the night, and the occupants
of the building opened the doors, think
ing the place had caught fire. The police
then rushed in, seized the documents, and
also arrested woman and six male con-
spirators. The police are convinced that
they have made prisoners of seven people
who are connected with a widespread con-
spiracy
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CHAPTER II.

"You are an artist, " said the man on
the front seat of the sleigh, turning
about that he might talk more easily
with the young man who sat beside the
pretty girl on the rear scat. You are
an artist. What do you think of the
workmanship of this?"
He had taken from an inner pocket n
small leather case, which he now passed
to his companion. When the young man
had brought to light the contents, he
held in his hand medallion, set in
jeweled frame-a medallion upon the
convex surface of which was craven the
attractive features of handsome wom-
an. The work was so delicate, the sitting
SO rich, the effect of the whole SO ex-
ouisite that the artist involuntarily ut
tered cry of pleasure.
"Why, this is really admirable, La
mari Who is it? Where did you get it,"
The man on the front seat answered
in voice as cold and Unconditional as a
voice could we'll be:
''Inasmuch as this is the woman
whom am to marry, thought toler-
ably fair counterfeit of her face would
be interesting to my friends. :"
The pretty girl, who had been admir-
ing the dainty valuable, became as he
spoke, somewhat pale
"Oh, " she said in constrained, con-
ventional way, this is Mrs. Forsythe?"
Mrs. Forsythe, - assented the man
on the front scat.
"She is very pretty said the girl in
the same tone.
As she spoke she put the medallion
quickly into the hand of the young man
who sat beside her and averted her head.
"Another ehoice,' exclaimed the
man on the front seat in a brisker tone,
glancing at fork in the white road
which the feet horses were rapidly ap.
road direct or go by the roundabout sea
road? We shall see more life by the first
way, but we shall have better sleighing
and plenty of cold wind by the second
| Which shall it be?''
(Which shall it be, Ellen?" repeated
the young man to the pretty girl.
1T makes no difference to me.
'.Then let us have the sea road and
the sleighing We are in no hurry, and
| little cold won't hurt us. p"
"Jacta est alea The sea road it shall
be- -
The sleighing party was now within
eight miles of the city, the location Of
which was marked by vague glow in
the wintry sky. Gradually the laughter
had ceased and words had become infre
quent The bells on the horses jingled
merrily as ever, and the rapid hoof beats
on the hard crust came to the ear through
the biting air in the same inspiritine
pulsations, but for all that it was colo
riding after sundown along the sea road,
with the bitter breath from the darken
ing ocean full in the face.
| Every moment the fences and hedge,
rows We're becoming more indistinct,
and the dreary white landscape between
| the observers and the fading streak in
the h2rizon. where the sun had lately
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TIL. s,,na owner,. u,timotum.

PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-An important
meeting of bitumnous coal mine opera.
tors from the central Pennsylvania region,
where the miners are now on strike, was
held in this city yesterday afternoon.
Every operator in the district was present
and it was unanimously agreed that the
men should be given until May % to re-
turn to work. II they fail TO do so by that
time the mines will be thrown open to
whoever seeks employment, and those
men who decide to go to work will be pro-
tected by the operators. A resolution was
adopted to the effect that the operators
unanimously agree that it is impossible to
pay their employees more than the present
wages of forty cents a ton.
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HoLLIDAysnuRG, Pa, May 22.-Iater
food reports from different parts Of Blair
county indicate that the most serious ef-
fccts have been felt, The greater portion
of Frankstown township is now covered
by lake mile wide All traffic has
been suspended ON the three branches of
the Pennsylvania railroad centering at
this place. The county commissioners
recently constructed several new iron
bridges at an outlay OF $4,000. The ma.
iority are either down or in dismantled
| condition. Telegraph and telephone wires
have been badly crippled, and the fear of
bursting reservoirs is keeping the people
OF Gaysport Duncansville, Eldorado,
| Millyille and Bellwood in constant alarm.
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COxEMTES SENT TO JAIL


The Comnonweal Leader and His Aids
Sent Up for Twenty Days.
WASHINGTON, May a2.-Coxey. Browne
and Jones were sentenced by Judge Miller.
in the Washington police court, to twenty
days in Jail for violating the statute OF the
United States prohibiting the display Of
partisan banners in the Capitol grounds
and Coxey aud Browne were fined IS each
| additional for trespassing on the grass.
| the alternative being another ten days in
| jail. Jones was acquitted on this lass
| charge. The men were taken to jail in
| irons.
The members of the Commonweal army
at Bladensburg, Md. are painfully gloomy
over the imprisonment Of their leaders,
! but profess to entertain the belief that
| Coxey, Browne and Jones will be released
| In few days. The men say that their
cause will be greatly strengthened by the
action of Judge Miller, and declare that
| they will remain true to their leader. Mrs.
Coxey. who, with Legal Tender, is at the
George Washington House in Bladens-
| burg, thought the sentence was an OUT
| rage. She seemed to be in good spirits
and expressed the belief that her husband
would be out OF jail In few days.
Marshal Carl Browne in his order last
night, dated as the Washington jail.
characterized President Cleveland as the
czar of the United States and Judge
Miller as Pontius Pilate. He said he
would remain in jail thirty days, as he
| would not pay the fine of IS imposed in
addition to the twenty days.
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THE WATERS REcEpINa.
Advises from the Fnoded Districts Are
More Encouraging.

Advises from the flooded Distrtcts Are
More Encouraging.
J PHILADRLPHIA. May 22.-Advices from
the flooded districts indicate that the
storm has speut its force. aud that the
waters have begun to fall in those loeali-
ties where the danger has seemed great
est Other places further down he swollen
streams are threatened, but the worst is
probably known.
In this city the rain fell steadily all day
yesterday, and the Schu ylkill rose in pro-
portion, its waters having long since left
Ats banks, to tho great detriment of adja-
cent property. The baltimore and Ohio
depot, theproduce depot, and many man
,ufacturing establishments along the banks
of the Schuylkill were flooded, while boat
houses by the score have been washed
away.
Six three masted schooners and a canal
boat were carried from their moorings in
the Schuylkill river by the food and lie
5ammed against South street bridge. The
Mary Lord. one of the schooners is sunk
in mid-channel, the others are more or
less damaged, aud their weight threatens
TO carry away the bridge at any minute.
Sunbury is threatened with complete
inundation, as the water there is rising
very fast, but as the people have had
ample warning, it is hoped the damage to
tife and property will not be serious, At
Remove and Lock Haven the flood is
rapidly receding, and no further appre=
hsnsion is felt. The same is true of Sha-
mokin, Duncannon and other points
which have been visited by the flood. Rail.
road communication. which has been
greatly impeaed, is being restored,a and un
less there is u fresh rainfall of consider
able dimensions the flood in the central
portion of the state may be said to be OF
the wane
At Williamsport the Susquehanna ha.
made new record, thirty-ilye feet above
low water, which was attained att O'Clock
last night. For an hour after@that tint
the flood was stationary, and then it be
gan to recede slowly. When the foot
was at its greatest height the water stoot
sight feet deep in front Of the court hons
In Williamsport. The damage in tina
city will, it is thought, reach 81 500 600.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany,s operator at Milton was driven on
by the food yesterday afternoon, sine
which time there has been no telegraph
communication north of that place. Tn
Reading railroad bridge at Muncy
washed away, as is the wagon bridge a
Allenwood The Pennsylvania and Read
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DETERMINED TO MAKE TROUBLE.
Striking sIavs and Italians Attack Depu-
ties at Ihtrobe.

LATRoBE, Pa, May 22,-Interest in tho
strike situation here has the call over the
food excitement. The state of affairs Is
extremely critical in this region, and trou-
BILE is imminent The attempt to resume
work yesterday by the Latrobe Coal COM
pany was met by ugly opposition, prinoi-
pally from big mob of Slays and Ital-
ians. Only one man was allowed to
go to work. The mob was in an ugly
mood, and the strikers were armed with
clubs, bars of iron, big steel rods and
other weapons, proving very formidable
in the hands of these vicious foreigners.
At the Ligionier works. about mile from
a town, dozen deputies We're confronted
by mob of about twenty-five strikers,
armed with clubs and revolvers. The
deputies were attacked from the rear, and
one of them was struck over the head
with a club and another blow over the
arms and his rifle wrested from him.
Many men are trying to get back to work,
but the strikers are guarding every point.
Nine-tenths of the strikers are not En-
glish-speaking, and they are determined
to make trouble.
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Arc Press Communication. Privileged. .

CHICAGO, May 22,-The special grand
jury investigating alleged election frauds
has taken steps to prevent the publica-
tion of secret jury room proceedings. A
formal complaint charging unknown par
ties with having divulged the secrets, was
made by one of the grand jurors, and on
the complaint the city editors of The
Evening Post and The Tribune and the
reporters of these papers who have been
assigned to report the grand jury were
summoned as witnesses. This action will
raise, for the first time in this country,
the question whether communications
made to the press are privileged.
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ATLANTIC CITY. May ae.-State Senator
Boies Penrose, of Pennsylvania, accom-
panied by DIR. Biddle and Postmaster w.
Wilkins Carr, OF Philadelphia. who were
staying at Peters Beach hotel, across the
inlet from this city, started for this city
in a small boat. The boat was capsized,
spillipg the occupants into the water.
Orais Reed and Watson Parker at once
went to their assistance in a small
masquito boat. DR.. Biddle. who had sunk
twice, was taken ashore first and the 9th
ers had to cling to the skifr until their
rescuers came back. They declared that
in ten minutes more they would have let
60.
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ing bridges at sunpury are srlll sare.
IN THE EMPIRE STATE.
Grea damage to Crops by the Rapidly
Rising Streams.

Rising Streams.
BATH, N Y, May 29.-The Cohocton
river is steadily rising, and will soon over
flow its banks in the village near the Sol
diers' home. Traffic is blocked, the water
being five feet deep on the highways. At
Sayona the water is the highest 1t has
been in years, and IL the rain continues
will totally destroy the crops. The same
condition prevails at Coopers and Camp
bells, where the land is low and level.
Lake Keuka 4, the highest 1t has been in
years Properly in Cohocton is in danger
from the food, and the adjacent lands are
overhowed.
ROCHESTER,. N. Y, May ga heavy
volume from the upper waters has reached
this point. More driftwood and rubbish
Is floating than for a number of previous
floods The creeks near here are all rag
ing torrents, while the volume of water
coming through the gorge is frightful.
Reports say the Erie railroad bridge over
Cauaseraga creek between here aud Mount
Morris has given way. At Belfast dead
cattle, piles of lumber and large RATS are
rushing by.
MEDINA, N. Y, May aa.-owing to the
recent continued and heavy rains in this
section Oak Orchard creek has nearly
reached highwater mark and Is rising
rapidly. Crops on the lowlands are en-
tirely srbmerged and ruined. Over GOO
men employed on the state job ut the head
of the creek are idle, and the construction
of masonry is submerged.
OLEAN, N. Y, May 23.--The river is one
foot higher than ever before, and is still
rising. Over 800 residences are under
water. Olean creek is two miles wide at
present Five thousand logs broke from
boom above here and came down, taking
everything in their path.
Mt NORRIS, n. Y, May 22.--The flood
situation at this place is alarming. The
river is higher than ever before. The Dams
Vile and Mt. Morris railroad has had to
suspend operations. The highway bridge
was undermined last night and swept
partially away.
= BATAVIA, N. Y, May 22-The rain of
the past few days has caused the Tona-
wanda creek to overflow its banks in this
vicinity, doing considerable damage. On
West Main street houses and small barns
have been carried away and the crops in
gardens ruined.
Lyons, N. Y, May 22.-Nearly four
inches of rain has fallen since Thursday.
Clyde river is booming. The fall of water
resembles a cloudburst at times. Prop
3 erty owners along Jackson street and the
: lower end of Catharine streets arc
I drowned out
1 DuNKIRK, n. Y, May 22-Farmers liv-
ing along the banks of the Canadawny
e creek report that many acres of valuable
: garden lands have been washed into the
e lake. Conservative estimates place th'
i loss in Dunkirk and vicinity at 900 ol
. s6o000.
d LocKpoRT N. Y, May 22.-It has rainet
/. here almost necessarily since Thursday
e Lowlands in the valley north of the cit!
is are submerged, and crops have suffered
l. severely.
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THE WATERS RECEDING
Williamsport's Peril Now Rapidly
Lessening.
THE o1TY's FINANCIAL LOSSES.

II Is Now Believed They WIN Aggregate
Fully q Million and a Half Dollars.
TGs Damage Done by Flood In Now York
and Throughout Pennsylvania.
WILL1AMsPoRT, Pa, May 22.-The yell
low torrent rushing down from the hill
sides, fed by o Thousand mountain streams
and growing with each passing minnie,
ASSUMES new terrors, and the panic
stricken people look forward with an un-
defined dread to the ordeal through which
they must pass. Shut off from the rest OF
the world, with no railway communica-
tion and no avenue of teleBraphic or tele-
phonic communication save the slender
wire over W whieh this message is speeding,
surrounded upon every hand by the slowly
rising destroyer, which has already swept
away S1,5o0,00O worth of property, the
condition of Williamsport is indeed pitia-
BILE. With thirty-three feet more water in
its channel than its normal height the
west branch of the Susquehanna threatens
to engulf the town it has done so much to
build up.
Every foot of ground In the city is now
four feet under water and much OF 1t Is
fifteen feet below t he surface of the yellow
stream. Hundreds of families are home
less, some temporarily, others for longer
time. Hundreds more expect to be driven
from their houses, in the second stories OF
which they have found refuge, and unless
tho flood ceases there is no power on earl
that can avert a greater disaster than has
already come upon this hapless city,
The air is full of rumors of heavy loss oi
life, but as yet these rumors can not be
authenticated. The losses to property
Is terrible, and cannot even be approx
mated until the waters recede and ae
counts are cast up The gas and electric
Hight plants are under water and the City
was without light last night. Everyone
is desperate, terror stricken and discour
aged.
a The big boom of logs which was carried
out Sunday midnight, and which wa
worth 100000, passed the four bridge
below the city with a crash and roar
The bridge at Montgomery street. how
ever, was left intact as WAS also the Penn
sylyania railroads iron span across tn
river But Market street bridge was cai
ried away, and three of the four spans o
the Maynard street structure succumba
to the rush of waters.
Yesterday it was seen that every stor
IN town was in danger, and hereulcan q
forts were made to save all that could b
saved dozens of boats and hundreds {
wagons being brought into requisitior
Household goods were moved to secon
and in some cases to third stories of res
dences, where hasty preparations wei
made for protracted stay, until, ut IL
writing the entire population of vii
Transport is in a condition of excitcmel
and unrsast at the encroachmcnts of I'll
water.
The average depth all over the busine'
portion of the city Is six feet. Not trai
has entered or left the city for thirty-si
hours, and every telegraph wire leadir
out of Williamsport is down. The tel
graph office is four feet under water al
the telephone Office is in almost as bf
condition The only means of reachit
the outside world is one telephone wire.
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ALLENTowS, Pa, May 22.-The rivers
have overhowed their banks, necessitat-
ing the stoppage of many industries and
damaging the machinery and stocks. The
new railroad depots were abandoned yes
terday afternoon, the water covering
the tracks to depth of two feet. Pas
sengers are being carried to the old depots
on the outskirts of the town. The electric
light plant has been forced to shut down.
The new Hokendauqua bridge, just fin
ished at an expense of 100000, is badly
damaged and may have to be partially re-
built. Many homes along the river banks
have been abandoned.
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BELGRADE, May %. = King Alexander
has accomplished another coup d'etat. A
royal proclamation issued this morning
abolishes the constitution of 1888 and re-
stores that of 1869, giving the king the
right to appoint one-third of the members
of the chamber of deputies. With the
restoration of tho old constitution the
secret ballot ceases and the electoral sys-
tenn Of Scrutin de Liste is abrogated. The
king has taken this step upon the advice
OF his father, ex-King Milan. Under the
orders of the king Premier Nicolaievitch
will at oncn rgnTEnnize the ca binet.
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FRO DE Continued


ALBANY, May 22-Goyernor Flower has
signed Senator Saxtons bill making it
penal offense for a person to mutilate a
voting booth, unfold a ballot before the
close of the polls, refuse to leave polling
place when ordered to by the inspector or
to contribute any money or promise any
office as an inducement for voting. Pun
ishment ranges from six months to one
years imprisonment.
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Tn. BRANDY wIa. Greatly swollen.

WEST CHESTER, Pa, May 22.-The
Brandywine and its tributaries are swollen
to an almost unprecedented extent, and
serious damage is threatened. Springton
Forge dam, on the east branch, broke and
deluged that section. Crops are being
badly damaged. Travel on the West
Chester and Philadelphia railroad was
discontinued, owing to fear of one of the
high bridges near Media being weakened.
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CHAMRERsBURG, Pa, May 2o.-Over four
sches of rain has fallen since Thursday
night in Franklin county. The water IL
over six feeet above its usual level. A
number of factories have been flooded
and the proprietors have been compelled
to move all their machinery Grain fields
are washed badly and crops are much in
jured Several bridges have been washed
away.
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r,. I.h,rh and peiawnr. Rising.

EAsroN, Pa, May 22.-rhe Lehigh and
Delaware rivers at this place show the
effects of the heavy rains and are rising
rapidly. The Lehigh is higher than at
any time since 1870, The people living
along the banks of the latter stream have
been compelled to move all their goods to
a place of safety, Last night 500 feet of
the wall of the large basin of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation company's canal fell
into the Delaware river, causing 5000
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The schuylhili on the Rise.

READING, Pa, May 22.--The Schuylkill
river has continued to rise until it has at
tanned height of seventeen feet In the
lower section of the city along the river
front the river has broken from Its banks
and flooded the cellars and first stories of
houses. A number of houses have been
vacated by their occupants, Many indus
trial plants have been compelled to shut
down. All trains are delayed either by
washouts or by bridges being swept away j.
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BRADFORD, Pa, May a2.-rhe flood has
subsidized, and the heavy downpour of rain
has ceased. The total loss to property
by the flood is roughly estimated at Sl5,-
Co., which, considering the extent and
depth of the overflow, is remarkably light.
The railroad bridge over the Allegheny
at Riverside Park is under water and is
liable to go out at any moment. The
flood at Olcan and Salamanca, n. Y, is
the largest In many years. and much
damage is reported from those places.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 92--The steamship
Gaelic, from Hong Kong and Yokohama,
brings China news to April 1s. Fire at
Schuch Eng on April l destroyed $500
houses. The officials of the province OF
Schenai issued proclamations remitting
taxes. This was not done, however, until
most cruel tortures had been intii cited
upon thousands of starving people in the
effort to extort these taxes.