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The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-09-17
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How many of the engineering works of the nine
tenth century will there be in existence in the year
5000? Very few, fear, and still less those that
will continue in that far-of age to serve useful pur-
pose. Yet there is, at least great undertaking
conceived and executed by engineer which during
the space of four thousand has ceased its
office on which the life Of fertile province absolutely
depends tod W, We refer to the Bahr Jou ssuf-the
canal of oseph-bult according to tradition, by the
of Jacob and which constitutes not the least OF
the many blessings he conferred on Egypt during the
years of his prosperous rule This canal took it's rise
from the Nile at Asiut, and almost parallel with
it for nearly two hundred and fifty miles, creeping
along under the western cliffs Of the Nile valley, with
many a bend and winding, until at length it gained
an eminence, compared with the river bed, which
enabled it turn westward through a narrow pass
and enter district which otherwise shut OIL
from the fertizing floods on which all vegetation in
Egypt depends. The northern end stood seventeen
feet above low Nile while at the southern end 1T was
at an equal elevation with the river, Through this
cut ran perennial stream, which Watered PROV
ince named the Favoum, endowng it with fertility
and supporting large population. In the time of
the annual flood great part Of the canal was under
water and then the rivers current would rush IN
more direct into the pass, carrying with 1T the
rich silt which takes the place of manure and keeps
the soil in constant state Of productlveness. All
this with the exception Of the tradition that Joseph
built it. can be verified to-day and it is not mere
suppositon Until eight years ago 1t was
firmly believed that the design has always been linn
tied to an irrigation scheme larger, no doubt, than
that now in operation, as shown by the traces of
abandoned canals and by the slow aggregation OF
waste water which had accumulated in the Birket ell
Ouerum but still essentially the same IN character.
Many accounts have been written by Greek and
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-09-17
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LISA FACT of some significance that not single
American was killed or wounded IN the shooths oy
the sheriff and his deputies near Hazleton, a. Oh
Friday last upon which occasion about twenty men
were killed and some fifty more injured
There is no necessity for going into the why's and
wherefores of the event Sufficient it is to say that
whether a peaceable or unlawful body the striking
miners were on an illegal errand, that OF persuadlnS
a number of other men, by force, It necessary, TO
quit work Their marching in a body was OF itself
an infracton of the law .~.
When met bv the sheriff and his posse the former
read the proclamation of the Governor OF Pennsyl-
,n;a To this the strikers were deaf, and proceeded
to attempt to force their way through the officers
line At this point the command to fire was prop
erly given, by whom there seems to be some uncer-
taintv AS to the result there IS no doubt and II IS
safe to say that the next time sheriff orders mop
10 desst he will be obeyed This being so, last Fri
DAYS unhappy difficulty will not have been IN VAN
This country has always gladly welcomed the
stranger its shores, but he must understand that
once here he respect the powers that BE- lhere
is no room here for outlaws and outlaWry. ana
every man must know that the arm OF the law
is all-powerful and can command obedience bytorce
ifneed be
ACCORDING the Atlanta Constitution (Geor-
pia's leading journaD of recent date the practice
of hiring out persons convicted OF crime has resulted
in a deplorabe condition of affairs in that State An
instance is recorded where after convictions It wa
found that the prisoner was not guilty. The judge
and Jury signed petition for the mans pardon but
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Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
ROBBERS HOLD UP MESSENGER
Bold Act of Highwaymen on the Streets of
Chicago.
ONE OF THEM A TRUSTED EMPLoYE
hoy who WAS on His Way to the Bnnl
Brutality beaten and $4,000 Taken
from Him-Robbers Make
Their Escape.

CHICAGO, April "A daring robbery was
committed in the business district today.
A messenger employed by the wholesale firm
of Kuh, Nathan & Fisher was robbed OF
$500 after being beaten into insensibilty
by two men, one Of whom had been sent
with the boy to protect him and the firm S
money Detectives are searching for the
robbers. The messenger is in the hospital
at the point of death. He is Chris Schultz, a
17-year-old lad, who was the trusted messen-
ger of the firm. One Of the robbers was
Edward Wilson, employed by the firm as a
teamster. The other assailant is not known.
Both Schultz and Wilson have been in the
employ of Kuh, Nathan G. Fisher for several
years, and were always sent to the banks
together sometimes with thousands of dol
lars at a time.
Schultz and Wilson were sent to the
Metropolitan National bank to collect $4,000.
Taking a light delivery wagon the two drove
to the bank, where Schultz procured the
money, which he put in a small satchel The
two then started back. In front of the Rock
Island depot, at Pacific and VanBuren streets,
a stranger called, and with few words of
greeting got into the covered wagon, taking
q position directly behind Schultz, who was
on the seat with Wilson. Suddenly Schultz
was struck a blow on the head. Before he
could cry out he was struck n second and
third time, and he fell back unconscious into
the wagon. The two men then tied his wrists
and feet, placed a gag in his mouth and tied
a gunnysack over his head. They then drove
rapidly to Twelfth street where they stopped,
and taking the satchel containing the money
disappeared. 1t was over an hour afterward
that some inquisitive persons discovered the
unconscious boy in the wagon.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
BRIToNs COMMITTING oUTRAGEs.
Queens Soldiers Sack and Burn
Houses of Crctnus.

Queens Soldiers Sack and Burn
Houses of Crctnus.
LONDON, April 1.-The Daily Chronicles s
Canea correspondent will say tomorrow:
Here are some of the deeds to which
England is setting her. hands today. Dur
ing the week an expedition of British ma
rines, accompanied by cannon went to Tri-
pete, in Spaka and examined houses in
search of provisions. They destroyed all they
found, lest the insurgents should get them
day or later another expedition of
British marines was sent to a village near
Solina with the object of finding -four and
grain. Later two warships, one a British
vessel, dispatched boats fitted with cannon
to Columbia river, with instructions to seize
the small mercantile craft. The peasants
refused to surrender them. The European
force threatened to destroy the village,
whereupon the boats were given up.
"A British detachment was sent to Kas-
telli, where it proceeded to destroy the
them and fastened to ships, which pulled till
the houses collapsed.
Another instance of British measures was
where a company of Bashi Bazouks attacked
the Greek lines at Vigla, the Turkish ships
supporting the attack with cannon. After
the engagement was well under way the
European fleet, including the British YES
sells, opened fire upon the small force of
Cretans, who were compelled to retreat.
The Turks then entered the village, and
began to burn the houses the church and
the monastery"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
nig FInod in Sight.

ST. LOUIS, April Notwithstanding the
estimates of the weather bureau officials that
the Mississippi river at this point might
reach a stage of 2S.5 by Sunday morning
next. the river a. o'clock was up to 27.7,
and at II o'clock the gauge showed 2s.4
River men declare that the water will be
over the levee by Saturday night, and all
alopg the water front preparations are maxi
ing for a flood. Tonight the river boats
have the appearance of roosting on the top
of the levee. Hundreds of laborers are en-
gagged tonight transferring merchandise from
the levee stores to places of safety The bot
tom lands on both sides of the river, north
and south. are already under water. The stu
alton in East st. Louis is most threatening.
A very slight rise and the water will be up
TO the railroad tracks from which point II
would flow over the whole island as the
country slopes downward from the tracks.
Backwater from the bottom lands above and
below the city is also greatly feared
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
REPORTS FORM ALONG THE RIVER
Breaks in Lcvees Relieve Pressure mt
Other Points.

Other POINTS.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The following re-
ports have been received from weather bu-
reau officials:
st. Louis: Mississippi rising slowly and
stages close to danger line indicated from
Keokuk to Alton by Saturday night or Sun
day morning. All bottom lands now COW
cred. Twenty-eight feet indicated at st.
Louis Saturday morning and about twenty
nine Monday morning. With water now IN
sight will not reach danger line within five
or six days. General warnings sent above
and local warnings to those affected by the
stages under thirty feet.
Cairo, ILL.,: River falling very slightly this
morning; will remain nearly stationary or
rise slightly tonight and Saturday. Deep
water at Cairo has risen about two inches
since yesterday morning. Levees at Cairo
and Mound City, ILL.,. continue in good con-
dition.
Memphis: No breaks have occurred and
mono are probable north of Vicksburg. The
delta is fast filling up and Rosedale is re-
ported under water. Upon the whole the
situation is no worse. There is no change in
the condition of flood at this place.
Helena: River did not rise from II to
10 a. m. No breaks on this side since yes
terday.
Vicksburg: No new crevasses in levees re-
ported. The principal work transferred TO
the levees below Vicksburg, crevasses above
having relieved pressure in that section,
while river at Newport, Ark, rose over one
foot since yesterday morning. River at
Vicksburg about stationary, but will prob
ably rise about two !cet from water from
Yazoo later Stock is being received here
from threatened districts.
New Orleans: Slight rise continues from
Natchez south. Levees intact aid strong
fight being made all along the line to hold
them. Plucky fight being made ID hold the
Bayou la Forche lovees
The Tennessee, Cumberland, Arkansas ana
Red rivers have risen and the Ohio fallen.
| The Mississippi has risen throughout its en-
tire length, except a slight fall at Memphis
and in the vicinity OF the crevasses in Missis-
sppi. About 0.6 of an inch of rain fell yes
terday in the basins OF the Tennessee and
Cumberland rivers and about 0.2 in the basin
of the upper Mississippi.
WILLIS L. MOORE,
Chief of Weather Bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
MARRY AFTER LEAVING THE JAIL.
Two Young People Put or the Cere-
mnnN for LncIs of Funds.

81 JOSEPH, Mo, April 2.--(Special.)- y
william Baker and Phoebe Pasco, the two
young people who came here several months
ago from Nebraska and were sent to jail for
living together without the formality of
wedding ceremony, have been released and
have complied with the law by marrying,
The girl served thirty days and Baker was
kept in Jail two months. Miss Pasco waited
for him, and they were married the day he
was released.
When they ran away from home several
months ago they intended to get married at
once but there were difficulties which they
could not overcome. Baker had very little
money, and it looked TO them like waste,
they said, to pay 1t out for license and
wedding ceremony. So they rented room
and moved into it, intending to get married
as soon as they had earned enough money.
Before they succeeded the police hunted
them down, and they were sent to jail.
Both Baker and the girl testified that he
had slept every night on pallet in one
corner of the room, but the police did not
believe it, and the Judge before whom they
were tried shook his head and smiled. The
girl said, with tears In her eyes, that 1t was
true, and she did not care what they said
about human nature. When she was re-
leased from Jail she went to work as a
servant in a family where her history was
not known, and earned enough to pay for
the license and the services of a preacher
before Baker was released from jail. There
was never happier bride In the world than
she when she left the court house with the
marriage certificate in her pocket.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
SNOW LIES Drnr ~ WYOMING
sbeepmen Fear Heavy LOSSES Unless
the storm, Lets I'm.

CASPER, wyo., April Especial Tele-
gram.)-The greatest average depth OF snow
ever seen in this country is now on the
ground 1t commenced to snow last Tues
day from the northeast and has kept IL up
and at this writing Is still showing. In town
the snow is about two feet on the level.
So far as heard from no great loss Of sheep
has occurred, but IL the weather does not
change In the next twenty-four hours the
loss will be considerable. The present storm
is without wind. This Is an unheard OF
thing In this country. A report has just
reached here that an inexperienced sheep
herder, in the employ Of John Thorn Il Co.,
is lost. He has not been seen since last
Tuesday. The storm seems to be general.
Every sheep owner is anxious and unless
there is a change soon the range loss Will
be fearful.
oELRICHS, S. D., April 2.-(Special.)--
About eight inches of snow has fallen In
the past twenty-four hours, but as 1t is
damp the larger part has melted. The snow
of the previous night all melted yesterday.
II the storm continues and should 1t turn
cold large loss Of cattle Will follow,
especially among the range stock. Most OF
the resident ranchers are now feeding and
caring for their poor and thin stock, which
cannot stand bad storms
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
BAN SOLDIERS SURRENDER.
Four Officers and Fourteen Privatcs
Give Themselves Tn.

HAVANA, April 2.-General Velasco re-
ports that after the fight with the insurgents,
during which General Rivera was captured,
he pursued the enemy to the heights OF
Brujo, where the latter occupied a strong
position, but were routed. leaving six dead
on the field. The Spanish loss was one man
killed and eight men wounded.
dispatch from Matanzas announces the
surrender there of Major Vallina, Captain
Barroto, Project Captain Saldina, Lieutenant
Valjina and fourteen prvates OF the in
surgent foces, composing the remains of
what the Spaniards term the "Barroto band"
The queen regent has cabled her con-
gratuations to Captain General Weyler en-
the capture Of General Ruiz Rivera and the
success of the operations against the in
surgents.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
GOMEZ WISHES HE HAD HANGED HIM
Cuban Leader Writes n Letter to n
Spanish Correspondents.


Spanish Correspondent.
HAVANA, April 2-The Diario de Ia
Marina says editorially that the policy of
President Mckinley and his cabinet is al
together hostile to the plans of the in
surgents.
1t prints also letter from General Maxine
Gomez to Senor Morote, correspondent of FL
Liberal of Madrid, which runs as follows:
upon your leaving my presence, owe
you an explanation, especially as you write
for the newspaper which calls upon Spain
to drown in blood our just aspirations.
cannot be sanguinary, but feel sorry that
under the special circumstances you were
not sentenced to death while in my camp.
1T Is but natural that we should feel that
there must be much shedding OF Spanish
blood to heal the pain caused by the blood
shed at Punta Bravo. The machete blow
that killed Francisco Gomez will never be
forgotten in Cuba. The machete strokes
dealt when heroes fell at Punta Bravo
cannot be forgotten by one who has pardoned
thousands of Spanish prisoners and cured
hundreds Of Spanish wounds. Meanwhile
go your way to Spain, pleased at the thought
that you have been a witness to the ruin of
Door Cuba and have plunged your feet in
the blood of innocent Cubans. Do not for
get we shall continue fighting for liberty.
Do not forget that justice will descend from
above and will end the struggle now sus-
tanned by Spain, to her dlshonor and
disaster. NJ. GOMEZ"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
WORK AT THE GRAND ENcAMpMENr.
Peggy ID. Mining Company becomes
owner of winoun's Property.

Peggy ID. Mining Company Becomes
Owner of winoun's Property.
RAWLINS, Wyo., April Especial Tele-
gram. Notwithstanding deep snow, interest
in the Grand Encampnient mines Is un-
abated. An important deal was consum-
mated yesterday by which the Peggy d.
Mining company became the owner of the
Wfnona company's property, consisting of
nine choice claims. The Peggy d. now owns
twenty-four claims, on one OF which is
shaft seventy feet deep. It intends to, at
once, begin cross-cutting, The company is
incorporated, the capital stock being placed
at $210, 900, par value 81 per share. Twenty
five thousand dollars worth OF stock was
placed on the market yesterday at cents
per share to raise money to prosecute de-
velopment work, nearly all of which was
taken today. The officers are all well known
local business men. Frank Hinman, prac-
tical and experienced Colorado mining man,
has been selected as superintendent and viii
have full charge of the development The
snow is rapidly disappearing, but is from
three to seven feet deep at the camp now.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
RIVERS RISE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
James VIII Reach It's worst by Sun
tlnN nj NcrmiIliOn.


day ut VcrmilIion.
VERMILL1ON, s. D., April Especial
Telegram.) )-The James river here has risen
two feet this morning and tonight Is rising
an inch an hour. A rise of three feet more
will cover the bottom lands from bluff to
bluff. Traffic over the Great Northern rail-
road Is now cut of with washouts and two
and half feet of water covers the tracks be-
tween here and Sioux Falls. The railroads
throughout this section are badly demoral-
lied. The worst of the food in the James
river is expected here about Sunday, and the
probabilities are that the railroad bridges
will suffer great dmage, If they are not
washed out.
CANTON, S. D., April Especial Tele-
gram.)-The river is raging and the water
rising four inches an hour. The water Is
higher above the city than in 1881. The
finest one-mill dam has been wrecked and
Touring mills have shut down. Several
bridges are reported washed out in country
districts. People are again moving from
South Canton, and several narrow escapes
from drowning are reported.
VERMILLION, S. D., April Especial
Telegram )-The Vermilion and Missouri
rivers are steadily rising here. Old river
men expect both rivers to overflow their
banks before the end Of the high water. The
weather Is cold and snow is threatened.
The estimated damage to county bridges
thus far is $4,000.
WOONSOCKET S. D., April Especial
Telegram This city is eight miles from
Sandy creek, but the gorge in that creek
has forced a great torrent of water over
the divide, and the flood reached this city
last night The Third ward is nearly inun-
dated. The water has no old channel, but
flows everywhere over the prairie. destroying
farm property and driving more farmers
out OF their homes The water in this city
is rising an inch an hour, and many houses
that were supposed to be on high ground
are now surrounded
PIERRE, s. D., April 2.-(Special Tele-
gram)-The river has fallen about two feet
here today, and the river is entirely free
from ice Persons from up the river report
gorge at Okoboji island, twenty miles up
the river, which is holding ice and water
and will show "a rapid rise here, but no
danger is anticipated. The steam ferry began
its seasons operations here today, carrying
across large number of cattle and teams
which had been tied up by the Ice.
HURON, S. D., April "A heavy rain fell
during the night, and the river is still ris-
ing. Fears are entertained for the safety
of the Great Northern railway bridge. No
attempt is being made to move trains on
the west and north lines of the Chicago d
Northwestern road Roadmaster Burke says
the conditions north and west are much
more serious than at first supposed. The
south and east lines are only slightly N
terrupted.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
SENSATION IN l.. A. w. POLITICS.
Attempt to Discipline n Chicnsoan for
Issuing Circular.

issulnS ttrculur.
CHICAGO April 2.-Chief Consul Fred
Patee of the Illinois division League of
American Wheelmen, has demanded of Presl-
dent Potter that George X. Barrett, who got
out a political circular intended to pledge
tho wheelmen's vote to Carter Harrison for
mayor OF Chicago, be suspended from the
league. Members of the joint League OF
American Wheelmen and American Cycle
Club committee, who have been working for
the interests of the bicycle baggage bill,
sent telegram to Mr.. Potter in New York,
sustaining Consul Patee in his request.
Tho Evening Pest requested Of President
Potter today that he defne the attitude he
would take in discipliniLg Chicago members
for getting out the circular, The following
is Mr. Potter's telegraphic reply: "A mem
Der of the league may be disciplined or ex-
PEELED only when guilty of conduct prejudicial
to the interests OF the organization. The
railroads of Illinois and other states, east
and west, have mulcted the wheelmen to the
extent of hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
by unlawful charges, and by sundry frugal
methods have debauched and perverted legis-
latiou in their efforts to defeat the wheel
men and serve their own ends. The wheel
men OF Illinois are seeking TO elect public
officers who Will not be corrupted by rail-
road influences, and as l unders tand the
situation they have gone into politics for
that purpose. II they find Illinois politics
to bo unworthy of the organization they are
more unfortunate than sinful. The League
of American Wheemen will support the
cyclists OF Illinois. and will look to them TO
set AIN example in their efforts for wheel
mems rights and better roads. which other
states may prohtaby emulate"
Late this afternoon the League OF Ameri-
can Wheelmen leaders in this city went into
executive session. Barrett was present aud
the meeting was stormy. Many OF the wheel
men present repudated the Barrett circular
and the meeting issued a counter circular,
which is virtually an endorsement Of the
republican candidate for mayor.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03

the pier OF old Broadway bridge toward
the south, the west side looks like an i'm
mense lake. with housetop sticking above
the surface here and there to relieve the
monotony. The lake is floating full Of all
sorts OF household goods, barn doors, trees
and lumber Of all descriptions. On the upper
flats on the east side OF the river the inhab-
itants awoke this morning to find their yards
and, In some cases, their houses flooded
In some cases they Immediately began to
move. BY a sudden rise Of the river at
South st. Paul last night. $50 sheep were
drowned. There were 5000 sheep in the
pens at that point, which we're moved to
other points. Millions Of feet Of lumber
got away from the boom companies to the
north and floated over the st. Anthony falls
The Mississippi & Rum River company es-
timated its loss at $50. 900.