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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

east Of the city, are a sea of water
Many families residing in this district
We're rescued in boats. Considerable
live stock persisted and hundreds of
rods of fence were washed away.
Lawrenceville, IH.-The heaviest
rain known in this county fell last
night. The EmbarraSs river rose eleV-
en- feet in ten hours, and the latest re
ports say Sumner, Bridgeport, Pink
staff and Bierd's are under water.
Trains on both the Baltimore and
Southwestern are waterbound and
many bridges and culverts are washed
out. There is a great deal of uneasi-
ness for the people living in the bot
tom lands, as 1t is feared there is great
damage done with possible loss of life
Rescuing parties have started to look
after stock and people living in tho
bottoms. At Richmond, Ind, the paper
mill is flooded and the electric light
power house is threatened. Reports
from the country are to the effect that
much damage has been done.
jefferson City, Mo.-The heavy rain
fall throughout the Usage valley has
swelled this stream to enormous pro
portions, and heavy damage from the
overflow is anticipated. Traffic on the
Missouri Pacific road is almost en-
t1rely paralyzed by Washouts
Carlisle, Ill.-Five and one-half
inches of rain fell here last night. Tho
Okaw river is rising rapidly Wash
outs have tied up the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern railway. No trains have
arrived here for fourteen hours
Benton, Ill.-All the streams are out
Of their banks and all the big muddy
bottom lands are flooded. Chicago &
Eastern Illinois trains are from one to
six hours behind time
Clay City, IlI.-Fully six inches Of
rain fell in this vicinity, doing immense
damage to roads, bridges and fences.
The Little Wabash river is rising rap
idly and bids fair to be higher than
at any time in the last ten years. Two
washouts occurred on the Baltimore &
Ohio near here which will delay trains
from ten to twelve hours.
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day evening by one of the Turkish forts
ashore, although the vessel displayed
the usual signals and had obtained
pratique.
It is stated by the Hon. George Cur
zOn, under secretary of state for the
foreign office, that H NJ. S. Dryad left
Canea March 2 eScOrting a Turkish
steamer carrying provisions for the
besieged Turks at Selma, whom the
British admiral has been instructed
to do his utmost to relieve. H. M. S.
Rodney. with the British consul, and
three foreign warships, sailed for
Selma last evening to relieve the place.
ATHENS, March 5.-A statement
made by King George in the course of
an interview today is probably a fore
cast of the reply Greece will make to
the Identical notes Of the powers insist
ing upon the withdrawal Of the Greek
fleet and troops from Crete within the
six days from noon on Monday last,
the time the notes were delivered. His
majesty said:
The Greek nation is unable to bear any
longer the strain and excitement caused by
constant revolutions. and our finances will
not permit us to support the refugees who
now number 1900. Nothing will prosper in
Greece until the question is definitely settled.
The autonomy of Crete is out of the Ques-
ton because the Cretans reject it, and have
1USC A"-lA III tue DIoLnlSeS Oh Ine powers.
They prefer to die in their own defense
rather than be slaughtered like the Arme-
mans. The recall of the Greek troops from
Crete would mean the signal for new massa-
cres on large scale, owing to the fierce
fanaticism of the Mussulmans who see thew
have the support Of the great powers, since
the latter covered the Turkish attack on the
Christians and shelled the victorious Gre
tans who were fighting for freedom and
moment when the Turks were compelled to
retire.
FeVerish activity continues through
out the whole country. Large guam
titles of arms, ammunition, provisions
and military stores are being conveyed
by transports to Thessaly. The mass
ing Of troops on the frontier is proceed
ing with the utmost speed and public
feeling Is at the high pitch Of excite
no longer conceal their opinion that
in the event of coercion by Europe the
center of interest will be transferred
to the Turkish frontier, where the most
serious events may be expected. Many
foreign correspondents have already
started for Thessaly. The Greek fleet
has been divided into four squadrons
The Eastern squadron, composed of the
irOnclads Psara and Spelzai, the cruiser
NanarchosmrauliS. the arnored cor
vette BaSileusgeorgios and the dispatch
vessel .Paralos, under the command OF
Commodore ApostoHs. will cruise in the
Sporades islands. The Western SQUAD
ron, composed of four arInGred and
four unarmored gunhoatS, under Com
modore Ombazio, will cruise in the
Gulf of Arta.
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CABINET CONFIRMED
WITHOUT nUCH OPPOSITION.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The pres
ident's cabinet appointments were all
confirmed by the senate today and
practically without opposition. There
was for a time a threat of opposition
to Mr. Gage, as secretary of the treas
ury, because of his financial views and
because he is a banker, but there was
more of this among senators in the
cloak rooms than. in the senate. The
list submitted officially to the senate
does not differ from that already given.
1t is as follows:
Secretary of State-John Sherman, Of Ohio.
Secretary of the Treasury-Lyman j. Gage,
of Illinois.
Secretary of War-Russell A. Alger, Of
Michigan.
Attorney General-Joseph McKenna, Of Cal
POSTMASTER General-James A Gary, Of
Maryland.
Secretary OF the Navy-John D. Long, Of
SachuSettS.
Secretary of the acknowledgements N.
Bliss of New York
Secretary of Agriculture-James D. Wilson,
of Iowa.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion promptly upon the receipt of the
nominations and as soon as the an
nouncement was made of the appoint
nent OF senator sherman, WHOSe A6b4Il0
headed the list. he was confirmed. 1t
is the practice to refer all nominations
to committee, but it was the desire of
Mr.. Sherman's friends to signalize their
regard for him by immediate action.
There was more form than reality in
the reference of the other nominations
to committee. Not one of the commit
tees held a formal meeting, they being
poiIed on the floor of the senate in ev-
cry instance. No objection was made
in committee to confirmation.
While the polling was being made,
the appointment of Mr.. Bliss as secre-
tary of the interior, occupied attention
from Senators Teller and Stewart. who
stated that while they had no tnten-
ton to make any effort to balk the
president In his selection OF his cabinet.
they felt constrained TO point out the
inadvisability of selecting g. man who
was not lawyer for a position which
requires the exercise of so much legal
ability.
MI Teller said that Mr. Bliss was
= Astimable man and one who would
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PAGE L.
Hastings Gets the Hospital.
McISinIey's Cabinet Confirmed.
Serious Floods in Five States.
PAGE 2.
Raid on Smelling Poker Club.
Levee Matter Still Undecided.
Days Social Events.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Grand Jury's Final Report.
Drew Trial Delayed Until Today.
Dakota Legislatures Adjourn.
saltwater Affairs
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Davis in Sherman's Shoes.
McINinIey's Experience as President.
PAGE 8.
Senate Has Busy Day.
Legislative Work.
PAGE 6.
Bar Silver, G4c.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, 70 5-Sc.
Stocks Firm in UndertOne.
Increased Confidence in Trade.
PAGE z.
COrbett Resumes Training.
Sporting Gossip of Day.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
Mandamus Against Express Company
News of the Courts.
Smelling Postmaster Explains.
ParIOns for Four.
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have filed other positions with credit,
but because he was not a lawyer he
did not consider him qualified in all
respects for the head of the interior
department. This, he said. was a posi-
ton which was of vast Importance, as
cases were decided by the secretary
of the interior involving greater prop
erty rights than was decided by the
United States supreme court.
Senator HOar, of Massachusetts,, paid
a high tribute to Mr.. Bliss, pointing out
that many of the questions decided by
the secretary of the interior were pre-
pared by law clerks. He argued that
no matter how good a lawyer a man
might be he could not investigate all
the matters that came before him as
the head of a department of this gov
eminent. For that reason a. law force
had been provided to assist the secre-
tary in his work He said that the
business ability of Mr.. Bliss was I'M
questioned.
lowed in much the same strain, calling
attention TO the fact that Zachariah
Chandler had made an acceptable sec
rotary of this department, notWith-
standing that he was not q member of
the bar. Mr. Lodge suggested that
possibly there was some feeling that
this Office should so to the West
clared that the location Of a mans
residence would not count with them,
provided he was familiar with the
questions which would require his at
tention.
The reference to Mr.. Gage was main
ly on account of what was termed his
gold standard views, and it was esti-
mated that as secretary of the treasury
he would maintain the gold standard
notwithstanding the promises Of the
administration to promote bimetallism
One objection would have been suf-
f1cient to send any Of the nominations
over the day. but the senators who had
raised the point against Mr. Bliss said
they had no desire in any way to
hammer the president. Hence they
would content themselves with point
ing out this defect in one of the selec-
ytions. When the list had been con-
ffrnred in the order OF appointment the
senate adjourned until Monday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
Canton Drcnched.

CANTON, O., March 5.--The heaviest rain
in years fell here last night and today. The
Scioto river overlooked its banks and several
bridges have been washed away in this coun-
road gave way and IA cars fell to the bottom
of the creek. All trains are compelled to
run over the Toledo & Ohio Central and the
Pennsylvania lines. The water is the high
est in years.
report from ST. Mery's says: Last nights
heavy rainfall and break in the canal bank
of the twenty mile level have caused the
greatest flood seen in this section for years.
The low lands are completely under water,
the river Campos and canal flowing as one
body
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
FATAL WIND STORM
Cairo in the Way of n Small Tor
naGO.

CAIRO Ill.,. March 5-A heavy thunder
storm with rain and wind struck this section
at $50 a. N. today. Roofs were torn off
plate glass windows smashed, a frame church
house blown down and the wreckage burned
Eight persons were injured with one of the
inmates killed and buried in the ruins
The storm struck Cairo from the South
west, accompanied by rain and heavy thun-
der with continuous flashes of vivid light
ming. The residence Of James Darnen. In the
track Of the storm, was entirely demolished
and all the occupants were more or less
hurt. The ruins caught fire. but the fire
companies and heavy rain prevented the fire
spreading to other buildings. The badly
wounded were: Mrs. James Darnen back
broken Mrs. Cary, injured internally, Will
probably die. Bob Belts child burned to
death. Others in the house escaped with
slight injuries.
These were all the casualties great deal
of damage accrued through roofs and sky
lights being blown off.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 5.-The heavy
rains of yesterday and last night have
greatly delayed all trains Nearly ev-
cry train that pulled into the union
station this morning was from two to
four hours late. Several trains did not
get in at all. The Missouri Pacific end
Iron Mountain suffered most The
tracks of both systems lie along river
banks.
Two suburbs were practically mum
dated this morning by the severe floods
Acres Of ground we're submerged,
houses undermined, property destroy
ed and residents placed in temporary
fear of their lives. From the north to
the south across the western city limits
the waters covered tho lowlands In
many instances families found them
selves hemmed in sozthat it was nee
essary to wait rescue. Police released
many from the waterbpund prisons.
Great damage was done to railway
property and the plants of the fire
brick companies in the southwest por-
tons of the city, where acres of water
stretched in every direction. The sec
tons lying around Page and Vernon
avenues anu A'heal Cdsssst fiue w esiooi q
nues suffered most severity, While on
the south every acre of low ground
around Cheltenham. Clifton Heights,
Edgebrook and Brentwood was covered
with water.
Specials were received by the Post
Dispatch from the following places to-
day: 49, =
Vandalia, Ill-The worst rain storm
for years prevailed here last night.
Over-six inches Of water fell in less
than six hours. All the streams are
are washed away. All trains are de-
layed. The Okaw bottoms. south AMI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
SUDDEN FLOODS.
Unusual Rainfall in the Vicinity Of
Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, o., March 5.-Five Inches Of
rainfall in eighteen hours preceding noon
today, is the unprecedented record made to-
day. 1t requires but little computation to
show what such downfall would do in pro-
ducing sudden freshets The marvellous sight
of floods on high grounds met the astonished
gaze of early rlsers this morning In MANY
places. Three-ffths OF the rain had fallen
before Z a. m, and the result was rising of
waters in all the little streams never before
witnessed. All the roads coming into the
city found their lines paralyzed today by
& Nashville, Queen and Crescent and the
Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern. At Love
Land. the track was four feet under water
something never known before. BY night
however, there was q perceptibIe fan and
soon all the streams will run down
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
STORY IN DETAIL.

a day later than the senate, and
with the advantage of being able to
view the position taken by that body
on the question, the house took up.
almost the first thing yesterday morn
ing, the struggle over the location of
the fourth hospital for the insane,
Hastings VS.. Anoka. 1t was taken up
as a special order and the Hastings
people took the initiative. Inasmuch
as the report of the majority and the
minority had been printed and laid on
the members desks, their reading was
passed over. Hastings fired the first
gun in the motion by Mr.. Staples for
the passage Of the bill to locate the
asylum at Hastings. This action was
Immediately recognized by Mr.. Dare,
one of Anoka's champions as a decided
discrimination against the up river
town, and he asked whether or not
the question could then be divided.
AS g reason for this, he explained that
there might be those who were not IL
favor of Anoka as site for the hos
pital, and yet might be equally opposed
to Hastings
This gave rise to a brief parliamentary
tangle which stood out against the
immediate consideration Of the bill, ana
gave rise to a demand for the consider
alton of the majority and minority re-
ports upon the action Of the commits
sion to locate, acquire land and prepare
plans for the fourth hospital for the
insane Speaker Jones called Mr.. Sny-
der, Of FIennepin. to the chaiT,and from
impossible to fairly consider the sub
ject as a special order if the house
overlooked the majority and minority
reports, and simply considered the
Hastings bill. The chair decided that
the reports must first be considered and
the regular course Of the special order
was taken up. The Hastings people
met with a Slight repulse at the out
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
GREECE PROTESTS
Against the Silence of the AdmiraIs
at Canea.

at Canea.
ATHENS. March 5.-The Greek gov
eminent has protested against the sill
ence Of the admirals in command of the
foreign fleets in Cretan waters with
reference to the demand of the Greek
commodore, SachtOuris, that he be al
lowed TO communicate the orders of
King George to Col. Vassos, and re-
pUesting that he be allowed to go to
the assistance of the besieged Turks at
Candamo The government has sent
a dispatch to it's representatives aboard
communicating the above facts to them
and adding that the Greek cabinet be
licves that since the admirals and the
corSuls have witnessed the failure Of
their efforts to raise the siege, it is
their desire to place every obstacle in
the way of the Greek efforts to do so,
50 that in the event of a massacre they
will be able to throw the responsibility
upon the shoulders of the Greeks.
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At any rate, 1t may be frankly stated
that the ladies Of the outgoing admin
istration are much better looking than
those of the incoming administration
This is another way of saying that
Democrat can pick a pretty woman for
a wife oftener than a Republican.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

Minneapolis was considered a pretty
bad city the worst west of Chicago,
but nobody suspected until the grand
jury made its report yesterday that it
was guilty Of gross nepotism."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

That the trusts are not afraid of Nc
Kinley is shown in the fact that on the
9th of March all the bourbon whisky
makers in the country entered into a
combination with a capital of $50, O0O,-
200
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

How blue Mr.. Parkhurst and Mr.
Roosevelt must feel. 1t is generally ad-
mitted that New Yorks reform police
ere as bad as the 1H~mmany police who
preceded them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

In the meantime it may be stated
that the insane people of Minnesota
do not care whether they are sent to
Hastings or AnOka.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

Mr. Fitzsimmons reports that he is
very much annoyed by strong winds.
Is Mr. Corbett talking again?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 5.-The
Post has the following specials report
Ing accidents by a cyclone which swept
through this state yesterday. coming
from the southwest:
Winchester, Ky.-A terrific wind
storm struck here at neon. The track
OF the twister was about half a mile
wide and came from the southwest.
William Clayton's house was demoI-
lshed, business house at the corner
or Maple and Washington street was
torn apart and along May street Chin
neys and shutters flew before the gale.
The greatest damage was done in the
vicinity of the c. & o. depot. Unveri
fed reports from the country indicate
considerable damage and probable loss
Of life
At Mount Sterling the McBriar dis
tillery building was entirely unr oofed,
and great damage was done negro
suburban town to the southeast was in
the path of the twister, and several
houses were blown away.
At Hopkinsville, a barn on the place
Of S. r. Cook, four miles east of the
city, was blown down, killing enc
negro who was stripping tobacco and
perhaps fatally injuring three others.
At Rowland, KY, the storm blew
down the engine house1of the Louisville
& Nashville railroad and did much
damage to private property.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
FOUR-MINUTE HURRICANE.
Destruction Left In the Path of the
Storm

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, March 5.--A hurri-
cane lasting four minutes visited this section
Of the state at O'Clock this afternoon Ieav-
ing destruction in it's path. Dozens Of in
dustries here suffered enormous loss, while
churches. schools and other buildings were
badly wrecked. Adjacent Ohio towns all
suffered heavy lnss
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

The ducks should not jump to the
conclusion that because Mr.. Cleveland
is out of office he can't shoot as
straight as formerly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

John ]. ingalls, says Grover Cleve-
land is fitted for a ear. We hereby
nominate Mr.. Cleveland for ear Of
Princeton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

Now that the cabinet is confirmed,
it's members can proceed to talk right
through their millinery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

Gov. Bradley is to be congratulated
for giving Dictator Hanna a singing
blow in the ear.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

Most of the horde of offfceseekers
in Washington, including our own Lem
''el p. Hunt will fall outside of the
breaStWOrkS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

What has become of the Texas pc
tition with $4,000 names on it asking
that Texas man receive a place in
the ca binet?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

There is no objection now to Chi
cagO's proceeding with the election of
a mayor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

NEW YORK-Arrived Aller, Bremen;
Mobile, London. Sailed: Karlsruhe Bremen.
QUEENSTOWN-Sail Cephalonia, Liv-
erpool, for Boston. Arrived: Lucania, New
York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

Now, Gov. Bradley, put the Ken
lucky legislature up where we can see
it.
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EVENTS TODAY.

RIet-HaIf Il King, $50, 8.T5.
Grand-War of Wealth, ESQ, s.I5.
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SERIOUS FLOODS IN FIVE STATES
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

CHICAGO, March 5!-The storm
which ragged throughout the middle
West on Thursday night stands I'M
p2ralleled, not only for the great ex-
tent of territory over which it ranged.
but for the amount of water precipi-
tated. At Cincinnati the rainfall re-
ported by the weather bureau officials
amounted to 5.3S inches. and floods are
reported from almost every Geographic
station from Pittsburg on the East to
Kansas City on the West, and from
the lakes to the Northern boundary Of
Tennessee.
In some instances the wind reached
the velocity of a hurricane and much
damage to dwellings, barns, fences, on :
chards and forests has been reported
from various points throughout the dis
trict. At Cairo, ILL.,, several buildings
were unroofed and one dwelling was
Flown down causing the death of an
infant inmate. Throughout Southern
ILLINOIS, Indiana and Ohio the damage
to railroad property in. the form of
Washouts, making traffic Impossible.
ana In the wrecks caused by the soften
ing of the rOadbeds, is immense.
A not inconsiderable loss to the peu-
pie, as a whole, will be caused by the
washing away Of bridges and road
ways, which have been built up in the
rural districts at a cost of millions OF
dollars, and which in many cases have
been totally destroyed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

The st. Paul Dispatch indorses the
Chicago Inter Oceans cartoons by
copying them without credit.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

Letters intended for Adlai E. Steven
son should be sent to Bloomington, Ill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

The Inauguration is over. On to
CarSOni
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06

The next big storm will strike Wash
tngtOn about March IS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
One TarifY Cbanec

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The president
before noon today signed the bill amending
the tariff act so as to authorize the sale
Of forfeited domestic smoking opium.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. PFUL GLOBE.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1897.

Weather for Today
Fair and Colder.
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Great minds to madness nearly are allied.
thin partition doth the twain divide,