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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
FLEEING Fur THEIR LIVES
No Pen Can Describe the Desolation
and Devastation in Mississippi.

No Pen Can Describe the Desolation
and Devastation in Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss, April There is
nothing encouraging in the situation
along the river front today. People are
fleeing for their lives. Several refu-
gees have arrived in Jackson, and re-
port that half has not been told; that
no pen can describe the desolation, the
devastation and ruin that is being Wis
tied upon the planters in the counties
of Bolivar, Washington, Sharkey, Issa-
quena and others
Greenville is still dry, but the waters
from breaks above and below are back
ing into the city, being within half a
mile on the north, and orders have been
issued that protection levees be built
around the city.
Rosedale. a town of 1000 inhabitants,
is four feet under water.
According to private advices received
here today other small towns are in
the same condition, and still others will
be in a day or two, but no loss of life
is reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Under Orders From Greece.

Canea, April IA person who has
just returned from visiting the insur-
gents at the camp of Colonel Vassos,
the commander of the Greek troops,
states that the bombardment at Izze-
din did little damage. Nobody was
killed, and only six men were wound
ed. There We're only 600 insurgents
engaged in the fight. The informant
says that in conversation with insur-
gents he was told that they would al
ways be willing to communicate with
the European troops under a white
flag, provided no Turks were present.
They admitted that it was impossible
for them to fight against combined
Europe, but declared that they were
acting under orders from the Greek
government in battling with the Turks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Big Blaze in Pennsylvania.

Erie. Pa, April Thirty business
houses and a dozen dwellings were de-
stroyed by fire at Cambridge Springs
this afternoon, causing the loss of one
life and doing $225,O00 damage to prop
erty.
The fire started in the rear of Well
mans novelty works. During the fire
the walls of Fellows & Hays store fell
in and Hon. A. w. Hays, one of the
proprietors, was buried in the wreck.
Several others were struck by the fall
ing walls, but were not seriously in
jured. Hays was a former member of
the Pennsylvania legislature from Erie
county. After sweeping over three
squares the fire practically burned it
self out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
TOUGH AT LARAMIE.
Snow Ten Feet Deep in Some Places
There.

Laramie, Wyo., April 1.-Business
here is practically suspended. On the
main streets the snow in places is ten
feet high, while residences on the out
skirts of the city are in some instances
completely buried in drifts. Several
buildings collapsed in consequence OF
the weight of snow which covered
their roofs The storm extends from
Medicine Bow to Pine Bluffs. Wyo-.
distance of lis miles Laramie and
sherman Hill appear to be the center.
Sheep are scattered all over the plains
and ii is expected the loss will reach
into the thousands. Several herders
reached town, leaving deserted their
herds, and only with the greatest diff
Guilty escaping from being frozen to
death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
The Trial of Arizona Indians.

Washington, April 1.-The Legislative
assembly of Arizona has petitioned
congress to take such action as will re-
suit in the prosecution by the federal
courts of Indians committing crimes
against other Indians. Under existing
laws, the Indians are subject to the
laws of the territory, and, in conse-
quence. the various counties have been
so burdened with debt in conducting
these prosecutions that in many of
them the boards of supervisors have
refused to allow the sheriff and other
peace officers to arrest Indians, and
thus crime has gone UNPUBLISHED The
legislature, in its memorial, says that
the jurisdiction concerning the trial
and conviction of Indians properly be-
longs TO the United States, and that
such cases should be tried in the courts
of the United States. Such action is
urged
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

Aberdeen, S. D., April 1.-The whole
north section of the state is largely in
an inundated condition.
Railway traffic on the three systems
having lines here has been entirely
abandoned.
Aberdeen store Easements and cellars
are flooded and. in one instance, that
of the Golden Rule department store,
considerable damage was done.
The Western Union Telegraph office
has two feet of water upon the floor.
All the furnaces are out in the steam
heated buildings.
Occupants of residences have. in
several cases, been forced to move out,
and hundreds of other dwellings are
surrounded by water several feet in
depth.
Nothing like it has ever been known
here before.
The town of Westport, north of Aber-
deem, has from two to six feet of water
on the principal streets. Residents have
either moved to higher ground or to the
second stories of their buildings.
Hotel proprietors are carrying on
their business in second stories. At
Faulkton, George Peak, IS years of age,
was drowned. The Peak house was
NdSHCu tic liltO d ClCCh
and was total loss. Reports from the
Milwaukee lines south, say the water
is still rising about Ashton and Red
field, and working trains have, there
fore. been abandoned. Trains on the
II. & d. system are running as far west
as Andover. With the best of weather,
this section will probably be without
mails for a week or more.
At Fargo the situation is growing
more serious. The river is rising four
inches per hour, and is nearly as rapid
as yesterday. All indications point to
the highest water in the history of the
state. West of Fargo and south of the
Northern Pacific track, the water aver
ages about two feet, and is deeper in
the Big Coulie. west of the city. than
ever before known. There have been
no trains west over the Great Northern
since Tuesday.
Grand Forks reports that no trains
have arrived in that city from the east
and south over the Northern Pacific
since Tuesday afternoon. The train
from the coast arrived at o'clock yes
terday afternoon and departed via Lar
rimoor and Casselton and Breckenridge.
No other trains departed last night
Moorhead Railway traffic on the
Great Northern is entirely suspended
south of Fargo and in the vicinity of
GAINESVILLE and Wahpeton water is
over the tracks from three to five feet.
The Fergus Falls and st. Cloud di
visions are thoroughly disabled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Mott on Sunday Racing.

Baltimore, Nd, April 1.-Chairman
Mott has refused sanction to the New
Orleans wheelmens' request for, Sunday
racing. Mr.. Mott, however, does not
disguise the fact that he is in sym-
pathy with those who wish that local
wheeImen be ailoWedCto decide whether
they will have Sunday racing or not
He does not believe that the eastern
members of the league should attempt
to be a conscience for the western
members. He thinks that if westerners
want Sunday racing, they should have
it. He has decided that races on home
trainers are not within jurisdiction of
the board.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Farm Houses Demolished.

Salina, Kan. April IA small tor
nado passed over the southeastern part
of this county last evening. No dam
age was done in this city, but large
amount of damage is reported from the
country. Several farm houses were
demolished and some stock We're killed
Telegraph poles and wind mills also
suffered greatly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
At New Orleans.

New Orleans. La. April 1.-Results:
Seven furlongs-Nannie Lord won.
Stanza second, Waoasso third. Time
1:27.
Seven and one-half furlongs-Floss
won, Miss Hattie second, Leicester
third. Time-l:39A.
Six furlongs-Gold Tip won. Miss
Rowett second, Hano Belle third. Time
-1:19a.
One mile-Domingo won, Mamie L. S
Sister second, Elkin third. Time-1: 4S1a.
One mile-Senator Penrose won, Nor
alist second, Mitt Boykin third. Time
-1:511z.
Six furlongs-Amanda v. won. Mary
Nance second, Test third, Time
1:2l&
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Tough Travelling to Europe.

Washington April Tourists going to
Europe may not have uniformly pleasant
voyages this month, according to the fol-
lowing forecast issued today by the naval
photographic officers for the north At
lantic for April: Southwesterly and
westerly winds. moderate to strong over
the transatlantic steamship routes east
of the Goth meridian; west of that merid-
ian and along the United States coast
winds variable north of 40 degrees. north
gales of short duration about once in six
days. Ice on the Grand Banks as far
south as 43 north. Fog on the Grand
Banks and west of the Goth meridian, in
creasing in frequency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
An Appeal Will Be Made.

Canea, April 1.-The Greek bishop OF
Canea is compiling a circular letter adj
dressed to the foreign newspaper men,
appealing to Europe, through them, not
to crush the aspirations of the Cretan
Christians. Colonel Vassos has en-.
trusted the bishop with a courteous
letter to Turkish officials here, offer
ing to surrender the two Turkish Of
ficers and 40 soldiers who were captured
by the insurgents at Malaxa.
The only condition that Colonel vas
SOS imposes is that the officials promise
that the men be deported from the
island He makes the offer out of con-
sideration for Turkish religious scru-
pies, fearing that the prisoners in his
camp might be compelled to eat food
contrary to their faith.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
At San Francisco.

San Francisco. April -Four furlongs,
2-year-olds-Rey FL Salto won, Flush
ington second. Hermosa third. Time
:5lA.
Six furlongs. selling-Morven won. Peril
second Elmer F, third Time-1:19
Mile and furlong-Damien won. Lin
coin IL second. Scarborough third. Time
i :591E.
Seven furlongs, selling-Gaiiente won
Russella second. Sweet William third
TimeI1:3c
Mile and furiong. selling-Rey del
TERRA won Foremost second, Addie Bu-
chanan third. Time-2:00i2.
Mile purse-Logan won, Wawona sec
ond. Treachery third. Time-1:45A
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Little Rock Results.

Little Rock, Ark, April Results:
Five furlongs-Miss Hoy won, Nora
S. second, Frisco Ben third. Time
los.
Six furlongs-Time Maker won,--Fer-
ris Hartman second, Metairie third.
Time-1:161s.
Four furlongs-Bannock Burn, won.
Pauline III, seconsSs Hazel Dean third.
Time-:50.
Seven furiongs-Sunburst won, Sea
Robber second, Arlington third. Time
-1:31.
Four furlongs-Lady Dorothy won,
Esmeralda second, Brightie B. third.
Tlme-:51%
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
SpinkS Won.

Chicago, April 1.-Spinks and Matthews
were the contrasting players at the bill
lard game in the short-stop tournament
this afternoon. Spinks won-400 to BOP
but there was nothing exceptional about
the playing of either. Matthews looked
a winner in the 18th inning, making his
high run of 90 then. and freezing the
balls. Spinks, however. came back at
him in the next inning, with 81. his high
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Want More Aid.

London. April lit is credibly
stated here that the admirals COM
handing the fleets on duty at Canea
and other Cretan ports have applied
to their respective governments to send
so cavalry and half a battery of ar
tillery, which they declare are required
TO be used for garrison purposes. It
is stated that the admirals have an
ncunced that these forces will be used
solely to defend the various forts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Dauntless Wants to Clear.

Washington, April 1.-The owner of the
steamer Dauntless, now at Jacksonville.
Fla. has made another application to the
treasury department for permission to
clear from that port. A telegraDnic an
swer has been sent that the permission
cannot be given until the Dauntless fur
nishes bond of $4,000. as required by
the United States court, that the vessel
will not engage in filibustering opera
lions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
She Ran the Blockade.

Athens, April 1.-The steamer Argolis.
which left the Piraeus Monday with a
cargo consisting of 1000 sacks of -four
for the Christians in Crete returned to-
day, having successfully accomplished
the object of her voyage. She reports
that she experienced no difficulty in
getting past the vessels that were
blockading and that she landed all the
flour.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
One of the Worst.

Alton. Ills, April lone of the most
tremendous rainstor7 on record
swept over this city night nd the
Mississippi is rising s-Galn at tie rate
of an inch per hour. 1t stan 8 1912
feet above low water mark. The high
est levees are being encroached upon
and alarm is great throughout the
farming regions of the Missouri and
and Illinois bottoms. Manufacturing
institutions here are fighting the water
back from boiler fires with immense
pumps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
..The Powers Forbid.

London April 1.-THE Chronicle will to-
morrow print, an extract from letter
from leading member of the sultan S
encourage. in which the writer confirms
the view that the powers are answerable
for the present critical situation growing
out of the Cretan question. He says that
neither Turkey nor Greece is anxious Tor
war. but that they are being pushed into
il by an Eurouean concert. ostenSibly
acting for the maintenance of peace. The
two countries most concerned in the mat
ter could and would. easily come 10 an
agreement if they were left to them
selves but the powers forbid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
CHANDLER CYCLONE.
Every Bit of Fresh News Shows the
Awful Violence of the Storm.

Guthrie, Okla. April To-day details
of the Chandler cyclone continue to come
in, and every fresh bit of news furnishes
further evidence of the awful fury of the
storm. messenger who arrived late
last night from the country southwest of
were demolished there; that two persons
were killed and number of others badly
injured. 1t is reported that the little set
Element known as Park Land was COM
pletely destroyed, and that several per-
sons were injured there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
The Snow Storm.

HALEY Miner: The snow storm
of Saturday night and Sunday was the
most severe one of the season.
A foot of snow fell here, and it came
wet and heavy.
Occasional rumblings from the hills
on the west side of the river indicated
that snowslides were coming down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Greek Vessels Captured.

Athens, April 1.-Some of the British
warships employed in blockade duty
in the waters, of Crete have captured
three small Greek sailing vessels. Much
Indignation is expressed here over the
affair, as it is pretty clearly estab-
lished that at the time the vessels
were captured they were outside the
limits of the blockade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
King Georges Declaration.

London, April 1.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Times telegraphs that
it is no secret that King George of
Greece has declared that a blockade of
the Greek coast will Immediately be
followed by a declaration of war
against Turkey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

Old timers in the hills pronounced the
storm a dangerous one.
Monday forenoon a telephone mes
sage was received from Bullion, stat
ing that camp was all right. A snow
slide had covered up the mouth of the
Jay Gould tunnel, and the entire force
at the mine had been put to work
opening up the road. The Bullion boys
in Haley were advised not to make
the attempt to come up, as they could
not get through.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

the international fleet in Cretan waters
will decide whether and when the
blockade win be effected. 1t is obvious
that it cannot be established immedi-
ately, as the squadrons must be in
creased. This implies a delay of sew
eral days All the dispatches received
here from special correspondents con-
cur that if the step be taken its inev-
liable result will be that the Greek
troops in Thessaly will cross the from
tier into Macedonia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
ALARM OVER THE
DINGLEY Bill.
New York Merchants Object to
Its Provisions.
MANY RATES TOO HIGH
IN FACT, THEY ARE VERY UNI
REASONABLE.

Chamber of Commerce of the opin-
ion That the Tariff Bill Should
Be Carefully Revised to the End
That System of Tariff Taxation
May Be Adopted That Shall Be
Reasonably Permanent--The First
Black Eye.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Washington Bicycle Race.

Washington, April 1.-The midnight
score of the bicycle race stood: Schock
1926 miles; Albert, 1000 miles; Golden
1.166 miles; Lawson, 1,159 miles;
Riverre, 800 miles; Ford, SCI miles;
Muller, 12S miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Cyclone at Grady.

Pine Bluff, Ark, April 1.-Grady, a
small town near here, was visited by
cyclone yesterday afternoon which
killed four negro women and badly in
jured others. Several houses were
blown down. The people have appealed
to Pine Bluff for assistance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
TIPS FOR TODAY.
California Experts Make Their Usual
Guesses.

San Francisco April 1.-The Calls
selections for todays Ingleside races fol-
low:
F'irst-Salmera, La Maroma, Rosor-
monde. .
Second-Don Clarencio. Soniro. Per-
some.
Third-David, Midlight. Suisun.
Fourth-Hagard, San Marco, Oakland
Fifth-Judge Denny. Caliente, Midlo.
Sixth-St. Distaff, Vinctor. Lode Star
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
ARE CUT OFF
FROM CIVILIZATION
Sad Condition of r1any Towns in
North Dakota.
ALL RAILWAYS ABONDONED
ABERDEEN STORE EASEMENTS
ARE FLOODED.

Other Towns Are in an Equally Pre-
carious Condition-At Fargo the
Situation Is Very Serious-Thirty
Business Houses and a Dozen
Dwellings Destroyed by Fire-Cy-
clone at Grady, Ark - Small
Tornado at Salida, Kan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
Under Certain Conditions.

Canea, April 1.-The admirals COM
manding the foreign fleets in Cretan
waters refused to allow the Christians
at Akrotirin TO sell sheep or produce
in Canea, which is but short distance
from Akrotiri, unless they surrender
their arms
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
All Doubt Removed.

London, April Amy doubt that all
the powers have assented to a blockade
to the Gulf of Athens has been finally
removed, but the details of the scheme
are now incomplete. The admirals of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
NO EVIDENCE
OF WEAKENING
King George and His Ministers
Remain Defiant.
ARE READY FOR ANYTHING
PACIFIC SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE
IMPROBABLE.

Greek Bishop of Canea Will Appeal
to Europe Not to Crush the Aspir-
atoms of the Cretan Christians
Greek Vessels Captured-Bom-
bardment at Izzedin Did Little
Damage-Fleets Want More Aid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

He ridiculed the assertion of McCaoe
that seven shots had been fired. and
that one Of the shots had been fired
point blank at the girls breast. Nc
Cabe, at this time, according to the
facts, was tearing across the country
calling bloody murder" He ridiculed
McCabe FOR his actions in the River
dale road hold-up incident; his COM
PLEASANT manner in throwing up his
hands, being marched down the street
like a sheep and finally in taking the
oath not to tell.
THE GIST OF THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Maginnis sketched the relations
of the two young people from the
standpoint of the defense. 1t was
very natural arrangement; circum-
stances prevented the immediate con-
summation of their hopes. 1t was
frequent and natural arrangement
where marriage could not be made
without publicity. In Illinois and in
many other states such an arrangement
would be called legal marriage In
this state the law has provided that
a husband has right to shoot when
his home, his honor is about to be or
has been defiled.
You know, gentlemen of the jury,
which witness you believe. [ think
the colors have been laid upon the
screen that you can see the picture
You can see how it all happened. Now
can you think it is necessary to send
this boy, this support of his family,
this lover of this girl if you will-to
the penitentiary2 [ have no wish to
occupy your time further.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
COLONEL PEYTON.

A recess was then taken for five
minutes to allow consultation, and Mr..
Peyton then argued for the defense.
Mr.. Peyton said this case was simply
the old story-the story of love-con-
slant, faithful love of man, and the
tickle, unfaithful love of a woman. Mr.
Peyton gave a brilliant eulogy of love,
of how il had cheered and frightened
the lives of men since the days when
the morning stars sang together 1t
was the most cotent force in all his
tory BY it thrones had been made to
totter and the maps of the world had
been changed. Sampson, Mark An
tony, Caesar, the heroes of history in
all ages had bowed to the same eter-
nal influence that had imDelled Mr..
Edison.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
EDsON'S HAPPY LIFE.

Up till the time of this trouble Mr..
Edsons life was a happy one. Then
appeared another man. All this time
Edison had been true to this woman.
Mr.. Peyton made a sarcastic arraign-
ment of McCabe and of Miss OFT, whom
he considered as products of this nine
teenth century products which some
times made him long for the old order
of things. When Will Edison went
down TO the street car line he believed
that he was going to trysting place,
and that he would meet her alone
Mr.. Peyton further ridiculed Nc
Cabe by giving a magnificent eulogy
of the Telegraph and then saying that
McCabe's speed in getting out of the
way would Illustrate all efforts to get
a picture of him on that occasion
He challenged a comparison of the
demeanor OF Miss OFT and of Edison
when giving their testimony
His peroration was beautiful.
touching plea for the acquittaI of his
client Attorney Hayes will make the
closing argument this morning, after
which viii come the charge and the
jury will get the case about noon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02

County Attorney Peery began the ar
gument, saying that he was bound by
a solemn oath. as the jurors were, to
do his duty. He was sworn to protect
the innocent as well as to pursue the
guilty. The state had offered to
prove certain things and its promises
had been fulfilled, not only by the
.states witnesses but had been sub
Stimulated by the witnesses of the de-
tense.