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will be needed. Tho secretary replied at
once. adopting the suggestion. and gave
orders that tho same Instructions should
DO sent TO all sections OF tho rivers
Senators McEnery and Caffery of Lou
is!ana have asked the war department that
special attention be given to the loyecs In
Louisiana from the Red river down. In
connection with this the department has
received n dispatch from tho officer In
charge at New Orleans saving that while
the water is very high. the levccs are In
tact, and whero small creyasses arc cut
through they s~e repaired Immediately.
Tho whole district Is being guarded. and
unless some Unforeseen emergency takes
place tho officials In Louisiana believe
they VIII be able to protect the district
from innndniinn
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MuNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETING.
Problems of City Government 10 lie
ntscussed

k-NOulVWN WI WY HpNCTn"cuN ~ uC
Discussed.
Philadelphia, Pa. April 1t.--Clinton
Rogers Woodruff. secretary of the Ma
tional Municipal league. has prepared the
programme for the conference to be held
in Louisville on May 6, 9 and Z. The pur-
pose OF the conference will be to show the
actual municipal conditions OF number
of American cities which has been accom-
plished. and to discuss some of the moro
important phases OF the problem OF city
government and Its administration In this
country. Prominent men from Providence,
Il. T., Charleston. S. c., San Francisco.
Eow Haven, Cincinnati, Baltimore New
Orleans, Rochester and New York will
speak on municipal conditions in their re-
spectve cities. Professor Edmund ].
James Will discuss home rule In American
cities and Professor Frank J. Goodnow of
Columbia college, the powers OF munici-
pal corporation. Frank NJ. Loomis OF
buffalo. n. y. has prepared paper on the
exclusion of party politics from municipal
affairs
The participation Of the wage Garner and
the business man in politics will be dts
cussed and there will be other addresses
by the president of the league. James c.
Carter Of New York. eS-Mayor Sch'eren OF
Brooklyn and Horace Il. Deming OF New
York.
a considerable number Of mayors OF
Southern cities have expressed their In
tention of being present. which will add
an clement OF considerable interest.
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BURNED ny WHITE CAPS.
virginia Town Wiped Out by In
Ccndiarics.

Richmond, Va, April ia sensation
has been created at Keysvllle. charlotts
county, in ,ha State. by the acts OF White
Caps. Sunday night the town of Keysville
was almost destroyed by fire. This COM
flagration was followed the next day b.
the destruction OF what little was left o.
the place. The fires are believed TO have
been kindled by an ncendiary. Mr.. Simon
one of tho merchants that was burned out,
received through the mail White Car
notice TO the effect that he would be hung
last night at ~ o'clock. OF course this
created some excitement. The citizens in-s
yestgatod IT. and suspicion pointed to q
negro man named Peter Smith, and a
warrant was issued for his arrest lie.
was soon In the hands OF the officers, anu
they had 10 make desperate elfort 70
prevent the man from being lynohed smith
wns finally pormittcd to leave the county,
There have been several lynchlpgs In char-l
lotto county during the past dozen years
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bARKENTINE NELLIE SMITH.
survivors Rescued - The Cause
the COl1fsiUn.

the Collisions.
Savannah Ca. April 1.-THE survive
OF the American barlsentine Nellie smfti
which was sunk in collision With III
plant liner La Grande Duchess. on IN
Jersey coast Friday morning, will be take
TO New York. They are Winfield s. Bafe
hedge. steward; Frank Conway, helnismai;
Lar II. Havason. seaman. The Ave wi
went down with the wreck are Capital
Dodge of Peabody, Mass; First Mate Az
son OF Boston; Second Mate Nelson I
Brooklyn, Martin simons. Hans - sea
men.
one OF the mates IL supposed to hay
been crushed In his bunk by the bow I
the steamer which cut into the barlsen
tines side Babbedge Conway and Has
vason climbed into the rigging and we,
swept of when the vessel went down. /.
few minutes after they caught hold OF th
roof OF the deckhouse which had floatc
from tho sinking vessel aud chung TO |
until they were rescued by Il life boat from
In Grande Duchess The bark was unde
full sail when the collision occurred. Th
first mate. Arson, was at the helm. Har
vason, who wac on the lookout, IN bi
statement to the master of the steamer
said that the collision would not haze oc
CURED had the mate stood by the whee
but instead of doing so he ran toward tn
captain aud the crash came before he coult
change the vessels course
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GOT LOST IN WASHINGTON,
San Antonio Offic. Seeker Made In
quirics Of Strangers.
THEY OFFERED TO SHOW HIN HOME.
On the Way They Held Him Up.
Relieving Him OF HIS Watch
nnd Money.

Washington, April IL. Especial lisa
dore Enron OF San Antonio arrived here yes
terday morning on his way TO New York.
He is Texas merchant and also an office
seeker He is Endorsed. so II is said, by
Mark Hanna for tho consulship to Japan.
avenue. He lost HIS bearings and asked two
STRANGERS to direct him to his stopping
place on Il street They Said Certainly"
but instead of doing so, they steered Mr..
Enron into side street, where thcv Ns-
saulted him and robbed him OF $40. a
watch and chain and a pocketbook contain
ing n draft on New York for $50. Up 10
late hour the assailants OF Mr. Efron had
not been apprehended.
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THREE WE'RE KILLED
THE AWFUL FATE OF A COLLISION
OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
Nail Clerk Was Pinioncd Under HIS
Car md Rousted to Denth-one
More VIII Die.

| Charlotte, N. G., April ia northbound
Florida special on the Southern railway
and the local southbound passenger train
| collided at 11:i5 o'clock this morning at
| Harrisburg. small town about thirteen
miles north Of this city. killing three per-
sons and wounding six. The killed are:
7. Clingman Benton of Charlotte, aged
49, postal clerk on the regular train.
Titus Eudy of Forest Hill, conductor.
William Donaldson. fireman on the spec
ial
The wounded are.
w. b. Tunstall OF Danville, engineer OF
the special. badly scalded about the upper
portion Of body.
j. c. Kinney of BROWNSVILLE engineer OF
the regular, trunk scalded. will die.
James Lowell. conductor of the regular,
cut on face.
Fitzhugh Lee, colored porter on the reg
ular. legs hurt.
William s. Clemens of East Durham, N.
c., slightly hurt.
r. e. Gallagher. express messenger, hurt
about head. and body bruised
The norihbound special had the right of
way. its orders being to pass the local train
at Harrisburg. but the latter was too slow
in taking this siding, and the express. run
ming at forty-h miles an hour. dashed
into 1t with terrible crash. which resem
bled the crack of thunder. Engineer Trn-
stall applied the air brake and jumped.
Many of the passengers were thrown from
their seats. but none Of them were nurt.
The two express cars on the northbound
train were shattered into thousands of
pieces ard soon after the accident, the
postal car of the local caught fire. BY the
use of chemicals the flames were extln-
Guished.
Postal Clerk Benton suffered n horrible
death. His legs were pinioned so close TO
the boiler of one Of the engines that he
was burned by the heat and steam. He
begged piteously to his rescuers to cut OFF
his legs and extrcate him. Although every
effort was made to release the suffering
man. IL was an hour and a half before he
was taken out. He lived but fifteen min
uteS longer.
Fireman Donaldson and Conductor Eudy
We're found IN center of the wreck. Kinney
was taken from wreck alive, but is so
badly scaldcd that he is not expected to
live throughout the night The wounded
are being cared for in this city.
Senator Money and General Sanguilly
were passengers. but neither were hurt,
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,eet scaht, this evening II IL soe MI.
, Th are In superb condition En,, nc
Sirson' who inspected tho ,,na 49,.
no fIoVidence down YESTERDAY "a I'm "a
uay us well as a portion below ~ ~" W
Us 'nat IN but two places is Tho a.,
,ower IMAM two feet above ,ba r,ras M.
oo'n Oh these have large forces NJ va ,na.
n' men ana that plenty Of dry material
1000 a,a',aeie at all points along the lInr
etron, u nan nun mile, whore the leyee is yorv
he,,,nd . ,ace thoroughly organized forcc
be soon H., 'Iho oil defense and 1t will
s'su Vnet. barring accidents thny mus,
noid IL indefinitely. Today there was s mnss
%%lp,p,Lehenston Mt Riggs levee, iust ho,n,r
az 1ensou,g, caused by sloughing, Two hun
w. y. W anu eighty mon were Concentrated ~,
u ana the line Is now secure
No,th OF this city there has hecn n ner,oa
vi ,eiaNation. but the river ia again r,sin.
aiiu engineers Richardson and Thomnso,. .
"a'tuihss nave sent everybody 10 tho iron,
,,s me line viii be held IL brains
, hnvney ana endurance can effect ANYTHING
po. ~ would be folly to say that there ia
~ S' , .ause ior anxiety, for the flood will BIO
every day. The Fifth I,ouisiana dis,r,n,
WIN have hard Fighting along It's entire
,ensYh tlis week and those regions still
sSeiiipt from the worst of the flood may
ptspaie LOT such struggle as they have
ueNer known or imagined
ENGINEERS Richardson and Thomson ar
riNeu mere this afternoon from Lake Prov
iuehce and, having inspected the line from
mat place down, are we'll satisfied with
,.s strength. They visited the bedford
blggs levee accompanied by Mr.. Maxwell
ana Assistant United States Engineer
prown. Captain Martin, the other relief.
left Tor Greenvillc today. The weather is
magnificent and Louisiana's forces full
OF courage and we'll disciplined, two en-.
couragmg facts.
from the observations of I.ouisiana's
chief state engineer. Richardson, and his
assistant Thompson, 1t Is evident that they
peileve the levees along the Louisiana from
TIER can stand a three foot rise. This. of
course. does not apply to a few levees
wh!ch IN snots were found too low, but at
every place where this was obvious forces
were at work raising them and 1t appears
that all Will be in readiness for the COM
Ing influx of water from the Yazoo. The
weakest point was considered to be the Mil
liken's Bend levee, but large force Is at
work there today. and it is expected that by
tomorrow night it will be high enough to
successfully resist the rising river.
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e,n,nin McGilI Dend.

San Antonio Texas, April H-Captain
Anselin McGill, aged rs. died here today
after a lingering illness Captain Mcsiii
was at one time ono Of the wealthiest and
bost known steamboat captains on me
Mississippi, and In the flush days on INC
river before the war. owned ana captainea
mn. M Tho finest boats on the river. and
was for thirty yeara well known along mo
mississippi. A few years ago his health
failed and he came to Southwest Texas
and engaged In sheep raising. but was un.
successful. His remains will BIO inferred
IN San Antonio.
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BETTER CONDITIONS AT HELENA.
The Duration of the Flood Is Now
the Question.

| Helena. Ark. April 1.-THE river has
declined 12 tenths tho weather contin-
| ues favorable and no other breaks are now
| possible. The threatened destruction of
the magnificent Long lake levee which
was feared might be washed away by the
current pouring through the Williams
crevasse, has happily been averted so far,
and Major purvls has large force of
hands at that point today. Another lot OF
refugees arrived from 0ldtown and below
having been driven from their homes by
the Inconvenience attending the getting of
provisions for themselves and stock.
Many of the whites from Modoc, in fact
the majority of them, have rented lands
in the uplands and VIII make at least one
crop in territory unveXed by the Misss-
sippi. The fears now entertained by the
large planters is that the gaps in the
levoes may not be closed in time to pre-
vent the drowning out of crops by the
June rise. The Williamson crevasse is
now more than 1900 feet wide and the
Hubbard and Wcstover break more than
1000 each. Owing 10 the washing OF the
soil near these breaks new locations will
have to be selected for the levees or run
arounds. which will he built to close them.
The duration of the flood is uncertain. II
IL supulh Eo uONil NulthI5 lutIe NOuiu no
time enough TO make these repairs in
levces, get fences up. rebuild cabins aud
make other repairs necessary before crops
can be pitched. Then there is the de-
moralization Of labor which cuts an I'M
portant figure In crop calculations.
At $3.50 this evening the steamer John
Hardin steamed into this landing, having
on board Lieutenant Colonel Sanger, Lieu
tenant C. +. Carnaham. j. b. Franklin,
agent of the citizens relief committee of
Memphis. and II. p. Rogers president of
the st. Francis levee board, On their way
down. Blue Point and WyaDoke relief sta
tons were inspected Colonel Sanger OK
pressed himself as being well pleased with
the manner in which the work is being
handled at these points. and Will recon-
mend continuance Of these stations. He
will also recommend the establishment OF
another station at Peters Landing, twelve
miles below Blue Point. The Hardin left
at $50 for the st. Francis river, going as
far as Madison. and will return to Mem
phis Wednesday While here the entire par
ty visited Camp Black In company with
Chairman Butts of the local relief COM
mlttee. commenting favorably upon the
manner in which the thousands of refugees
are being cared for The government
steamer Mississippi, with the river com
mission on board. returned from their trip
to New orleans and have Just landed.
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The Ep,demic Among Horses.

Alto Texas, April 9,--As a result OF the
epidemic among the horses and mules
in this community for the past ten DAYS
fifty-ono head of valuable work stock are
dead. There Is quite difference Of opin-
ion as to the cause of the disease. some at
tributing it to buffalo gnats. others to an
epidemic similar to la grippe IN people.
The symptoms In all cases arc cons,ipated
bowels and kidneys. with great swelling
in stomach. The remedy most effective
and which cured a great number was
copious doses of castor oil or salts and
saltpeter. 1t is thought the disease has
run Its course. as mono are sick now.
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BODY FOUND.
Another Pearl bryan Case In Sus
pected.

Mount Vernon, H.. April 1i.--Boys pass.
ing through some woodland five miles
northwest of the city today found wo-
mans head lying near the public road
leading from Mount Vernon to Richylew.
After "A search the body was found 200
yards from the spot where the head Law
with liz flesh stripped from the bones.
both The head and trunk being so badly de-
composed as TO render recognition impos-
sible The testimony Of the inquest today
went to provo that the body was that OF q
woman who was in that locality early last
November. She refused TO dtyulge her
name. but said her homo was In Carni.
H.. and that sbo was going to St. Louis
The theory is that another Pearl Bryan
murder has been committed. 1T is said .
date OF the woman's disappearance.
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Cincinnati. Ohio. April 11,--A special Ia
the Commercials Tribune from Havana
saws:
A sharp guerilla fight occurred near
Guines In this province yesterday morning
with 100 men on each side. Captain Manuel
pelRado of Colonel Hernando's forces lead
ing the Cubans. After two hours. the Gu
bans drove tho Spanish back into Guines.
gailoping after them until almost within
half gunshot OF the Spanish forts there.
Tho spaniards retreated into their foru-
ficatiops. The Cubans looted several stores
on the outskirts and camped there nearly
half q day In plain sight OF the Spanish
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FIRST pREACH IN THE WALL.
Mckinley Unable TO Withstand the
(IRmor of Snnilsmcu.


Washington. April l0.--Tho first break
in the civil service rules seems 10 have to
come. The pressure against the admins
tration has heen very strong. and while
pledged to take mo step backward" IL
would seem that It has been unable to
withstand tho clamors of the spoilsmeu,
1t Is reported on excellent authority that
an executive order will shortly be issued
modifying tho last civil service order OF
President Cleveland. whereby heads OF
bureaus and divisions. as well as persons
who were remopei. discharged or resigned
for purely political reasons within tho
past four years. shall be eligible for rein
statement The order Will probably be
promulgated during the early part of next
week. This is the first rent In tho wills
of Tho fortress behind which the govern
ment clerks felt comparatively secure. hut
now that the president has shown the wnv
OF evadng the law. 1t is not improbable
that other modifying orders" will follow
In due order,
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object 10 tho Hills.

Austin, Texas. April 1i.-Representative
Wall Is In receipt Of a memorial, which
he will Introduce In tho house tomorrow.
signed by many OF his constituents who obs
feet TO the redistricting bill prepared BY tho
Joint house and senate committee, ana
alton tomorrow.
Professor Il. A. Stafford, superlntendens
OF the Mineoia public schools and brother
OF Senator Stafford Is In the city. no
being mentioned as a probable candidate Tor
State superintendent Of public instruction
at the next election
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AN EXPLOSION PROMISED.
Hunters Friends Claim Thnt start
Ituu Developments VIII Come.

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 1.-the Com
morcial -Tribune's special from Frankfort,
Ky, says: This has been day of ex-
citoment IN legislative circles on account
of the charges of bribery made IN the sena-
torial contest yesterday. Hunters man
ayers say tonight that the next few days
will lay bare q plot to ruin him and that
high and low politicians VIII go up in tho
explosion
The story OF Gaines is almost univor-
sally discredited here. III Is believed by
some that Gaines has had several meetings
with Wilson and Franks. but sentiment Is
divided rs to their motives. Gaines friends
admit he has rendered himself unenviable.
Dr. Hunter said tonight:
II am not ready yet to say what my
plans are IN regard 10 exposing the outra-
eeous and unfounded assault on me. The
affair. however. is full Of unpleasant sen-
sations vet To come for some peopio. AS
10 Gaines, say. as ! hope to meet an I'M
maculatc God ] never saw him In my lite
and was never in his home"
A conservative on the Blackburn side to-
night said:
would be to solidify the Hunter forces.
What we have 10 fear now Is that the gold
democrats Will think that II is a part IL a
scheme OF the Blackburn people 10 prevent
an election, and that Will indirectly aid
Hunter by making q quorum"
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Funeral of Ex-senator voorhccs.

Washington, April 1.-The remains q
OK Senator Voorhees, viii be escorted 70
Indiana tomorrow. Before being taken 10
Terrc Hauto, his home. the body VIII ile
in state in the capitol building at In
dIanapolis at the suggestion Of Governor
Mount. Funeral services will be held hers
about noon tomorrow In ST. johns Epis-
ropal church. The remains VIII be accom-
panied by The family and Senator Wilson
over the Chesapeake and Ohio on the
O'Clock train The honorary pail bearesS
are: Senators Morrill,. Turple, j. IS. Jones':
Wilson and Cullom. ex-senator butier ana
Judge Lawrence.
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NOT CRETE MIR MACEDONIA.

Constantine Sn,s ibc Future Of
Greece Lies IN tho North.
Vienna, April 1.-THE correspondent of
the st. Petersburg Gazette has had an
Interview with Grown Prince Constantine
at Lnrissa and reports the prince as having
said to him:
II really do not understand why Crete is
not given 10 u.s. II seems TO be feared
acquisition Of fresh territory. The future
OF Greece. however. Hes not In the South,
but in the North. not In Crete but In Mace
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Its second meeting aud perfected It's organ
ization this afternoon. electing NJ. Sanders
president. A committee was appointed to 80
before the present legislature and ask to
have the populist ticket put IN the ballots
this year. John Joyce made speech, In
which he said that the purpose OF the
Leagues organization was to keep Tam
many In limo with the Chicago platform
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Special AIdcrmnnic Election.

Waxahachle Texas. April 1.-The city
council met last night and accepted the
returns Of the several ward boxes from
tho presiding Judges after the same had
been sworn TO. Alderman Williams Of
fered his resignation as alderman from
tho Third ward II was accepted, and
Mayor Du Bose was ordered . issue no
tice Of a special election. Captain W. j.
II. Ross has been besieeed by his friends
10 run for the vacant office. Captain
Ross is Well known and no doubt VIII
make good race II he decides TO run.
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GOVERNOR ALrGnLp nENorNoED.
Angry Dcpositors of the Globe snV-
ings Bank Protest.

Chicago April li,--Eight hundred angry
donositors of the Globe Savings bank met
this afternoon 20 protest against the trcat-
mont thew had received at the hands Of
c W Spnldlug. it's president, and his fcl-
low officers. and TO devise means for res
culng, II possible. some portion OF their
savings. which had been tied up by the
banks failure An executive committee was
appointed TO direct legal proceedings Ex.l
Governor Aitgold was frequently denounced
aud cries Of Lynch him Send MN 70
he ncni,ontiarv with spaidirg and the rest
of ,ho Gang" came from all parts OF the
room. Counsel for the depositors VIII ap-i
near in court tomorrow to institute Grim
inal proceedings against the banlS olhela's's
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snnguIIiy Thinks Rivera snved.

Charlotte. N. c.. April 1l.-~0cneral
Julio sanguilly. the American citizen re-
Gently released from q Cuban prlsop. was
a passenger on the train wrecked near hero
this morning While waiting In Charlotte
for northbound train. he said he thought
the Allen resolution recently passed in the
senate protesting against The shooting OF
General Rivera. the captured Cuban COM
msnder. probably would save the latters
life. as Spain hesltated now TO take any
action that might be construed by the
United States government ~ ahording rea-