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IOWA FLOODS,

Sioux City. Iowa, March l9.-Every
stream in this locality is out of its banks
and the situation is hourly growing
more serious. Leeds. Spring-Day and
Lynn, Sioux City suburbs. ars Hooded
and The bottoms in this City are under
water. Every bridge rom Lamar 70
aear Sioux City is nj. The Big Sioux
Is on a rampage. Its walers are reported
five feet deep in Hawurden street. 1t Is
said the Northwestern road lost every
bridge between Huron and Hawarden.
The Milwaukee bridge here across the
Floyd will go Oon The Missouri is
reported breaking and gorging near On
ava. but no change is yet observable
here. Trains on nearly all roads are
abandoned.
Accounts from La Crosse. Wis. say
rains and melting SHOWS have brought
the La Crosse river up so that Salem
Marsh, east Of the city. is flooded. No
more trains until there is n change.
HANGED TODAY.
, 1897-03-20
HIS APOLOGY WASTED.

An incident which happened on a
north-bound Wabash avenue car yester-
day brought Il smile to the faces of the
few passengers who were privileged 10
witness it. AS the ridiculous features
OF the case developed the smile gave
way to n hearty laugh.
Among the Passengers who boarded
The car long before it reached Twelfth
street was an old gentleman who rode
on the front platform. smoking a cigar.
The old man carried u cam in one hand,
although there was nothing in his per-
Sonal appearance TO indicate that he
needed it as an aid in walking.
h platform on which the old gen
tleman stood contained half a dozen
Other passengers. who were also indulg.
ing in The luxury of u smoke. One OF
them was crowded over against tho
wire guard which the company consid-
erntely puts on the side of the cur near
est the track on which The cars are 60
ing in an opposite direction TO prevent
passengers falling off and being run ov-
er before the conductor Gun collect the
fare.
AS the car neared Van Buren, street
the young man who had been leaning
against the guard started to leave the
car. Te crowded past the mon who
blocked the passage to the steps, and in
Injnp cn nrriInnluIly frrl an ~. ola
gentleman's toes. Everybody who saw
the occurrence thought OF course It hurt,
but The old man never WINGED.
The younger passenger was In the
very act OF jumping off the car when a
realization Of his discOurtesy seemed to
dawn upon him. He thereupon stepped
back on the platform and, accosting the
old gentleman. began H pr0fuse and
elaborate apology.
While this amende honorable was be.
ing made the car had covered half a
block of ground. Tho old gentleman
listened patiently to all the explana-
tons the young man had to offer. Then
he said:
stepped on my foot, did you? Well,
well, well! l wish I'd known it at the
lime! But it's all right. young man.
You may walk on that foot all you
want to. It's been n cork foot for a
matter OF a dozen years now. It's in
convenient sometimes, but, thank
heaven. there are no corns on IT.
Chicago Tribune.
, 1897-03-20
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
SPECIAL RULES PRESENTED IN
DER WHICH THE MEASURE
WILL BE DEBATED.
General Debate VIII Begin on Monday
at 10 O'clock and Continue o and
Including Observation-Disclosures are
Filled and Party Feeling Runs
High Among the People.

Washington. March l9.-This wa u
Stormy day in the house o. representa-
lives. The republican leaders before
adjournment tonight had secured the
adoption OF a special order fixing the
limit of tariff debate and W. regular
appropriation bills which failed to be-
come laws ut the last session. The sun
dry civil and general deficiency bills
have been passed and sent to the senate
The other two will be passed tomorrow,
50 that, as Cannon remarked today, all
the drift wood of the last will
be swept away before the struggle over
the tariff bill begins. The galleries were
%thronged and there was hardly u vacant
seat on the floor. At times partisan
feeling ran high and the halls echoed
the cheers of tho majority or of the OPP
position as heir spokesman made effec-
-.ive points. There were several squab-
bles among the democratic leaders,
which afforded much amusement 10 the
majority. Both Bland, the silver cham,
piOn, and Holman, the old watch dag
Of the treasury" appeared In old time
roles,
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Washington, March l9.-PremonitOry
symptoms that the house was about to
plunge MO the work before 1t, ceased
when The speaker raped the members
% order today. The desks were piled
Ugh with the appropriation bills, which
lld failed. Immediately after reading
ne journal. DinSley. amid some ap-
pause, reported the tariff bill. Bailey
Of Texas. on behalf of the minority, Sc
cured unanimous consent to extend un-
ii Monday the time in which the min
GRITTY report mny be filed. After a good
deal Of sharp cross fire between Dingley
and McN1illin. it was finally arranged
tlIat 5000 copies of comparative state
mcnts of the tariff should be printed.
Dalzell, from the committee on rules,
hen presented the special rules under
which the house was to operate during
ing the tariff debate. The house pro-
vided that general debate shall begin on
Monday at 10 O'Clock and continue Ia
and including Thursday, March %, with
night sessions, after which the bill will
be open to amendment under the five
minute rule (the committee amend
ments to have precedence). until 3
o'clock on Wednesday. March 81, when
he bill with pending amendments will
fc reported from the committee OF the
whole and previous questions be consid-
cred as ordered on the third reading and
final passage OF the bill. The rule also
give leave to print for 20 days. Dali
zell demanded the previous question,
which was ordered, by II strict party
vote, 1913 to $50, the populists voting
.equest of the minority, Dalzell agreed
20 an extension of the debate on special
oder to be 80 minutes on each side. Dali
I'll, in taking the floor in support OF the
ale explained the provisions, and dwelt
a the great national e~xigency which
confronted congress. He read the
"ords OF Mckinley's message pointing
cat the urgency Of the situation, and
congratulated the house on the fact tina,
hy dint OF hard labor day and night, the
republican members were O able &c
rfer a bill for the consideration of the
mouse. In answer to the question OF
smith, republican OF Michigan. Dalzel]
declared that all members would have
an opportunity TO offer amendments a.
, 1897-03-20
FLOODS IN

Paducah. KY, March 19.-Paducah is
both surrounded and invaded by water.
Every inch of low land in McCracken
county is covered. Every stream in
West Kentucky is out Of its banks.
Streets are flooded, bridges swamped,
houses wrecked, fences swept away and
roads rendered impossible. No lives
have yet been lost, but every hour may
bring news Of drownings and fatal dis
asters. The loss to property within q
radius Of five miles around the flood
ridden town already amounts to thou
sands Of dollars, and still the sky lie
overcast and the rain dops come down
to make the high tide OF the torrent
climb higher. The riven now stands
nearly 40 feet in the gauge and Is rising
rapidly.
, 1897-03-20
STORM AT

Jackson, Miss, March ia severe
wind storm struck Jackson this morn
ing about 6 o'clock, coming from the
southwest and accompanied by a heavy
%downpour OF rain. So far as has been
known there has been no loss of life,
although heavy trees were blown up by
the roots. houses unroofed, fences and
out-buildings destroyed and signs blown
away. Jackson is entirely isolated in
the matter of telegraph communication
and on that accoun nothing can be
heard from the surrounding country,
but it is probable that serious damage
has been done. 1t is reported from Glen
dale, Miss, that the levee has broken
there and that Lake Tchula has risen
four feet. 1t is reported from Raymond,
Miss, that the property at Coopers'
Wells, a summer resort neal there, has
been considerably damaged by the cy,
clone.
, 1897-03-20
SEVENTEEN LIVES LOST.

St. Louis, March 19.-Advices from
Charlottesville, Mo, a town on the Mis-
Sissippi bank in the extreme southeast
ern part OF the state, are to the -ffoy
hat u levee, so miles below that place,
is reported to have broken and that II
lives have been lost. Efforts are now
being made to verify the story. The riv-
er continues 10 rise at Caruthersville,
and the pressure on the levee is great.
All weak spots are being strengthened.
but the work is Handicapped by rain, as
he earth used in repairs is turned to
mud. Many families living on the river
bank in the county have abandoned their
homes and taken refuge in Caruthers-
vile. A large amount Of stock has been
lost on the Tennessee side OF the river,
almost the entire bottom for miles be-
ing inundated. The levee near Cotton
wood, about eight miles from Caruthers-
vile, is expected to break almost n
hour and overflow that part of the
country.
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GREAT VALLEY FLOODS.
REPORTS FOR THE FUTURE ARE
NOT IN THE LEAST EN-
COURAGING.
Heavy Rains Will Cause a Continued
Rise OF the Tennessee, Cumberland
and Mississippi Rivers-Ample
Warnings of the Expected Rise
Have Been Given-Flood News.

Washington, March 19.-The heavy
rains OF the past AS hours in the centra
valleys will cause n continued rise in
the Cumberland, Tennessee, lower Ohio
and Mississippi rivers and intensity the
threatened flood conditions previously
announced.
Ii is probable that the floods in the
lower Mississippi valley during the next
10 days or two weeks will in many places
equal or exceed in height any previous
year. Additional warning is given to
residents OF the threatened districts in
Louisiana, Arkansas and Western Mis-
sissippi to remove from the region OF
danger.
Rivers risen: Cairo. A; Nashville,
Lie: Memphis. 3: Helena, Ark, l.
They are above the danger line and
rising AT Cairo. 1914; Nashville, SIS;
Memphis, Al; Helena. Ark. 1917.
Reports are missing from Shreveport.
Nicksburg and Arkansas City.
The following heavy precipitation in
inches was reported: Knoxville, LAP;
Louisville. 1.3S: Nashville, 1.34; Chatta-
nooga, LA; Palestine, La; Cairo, 1.16:
Memphis, 1.SG; Fort Smith, 1.16.
Flood conditions. due to excessive
rainfalls, will probably occur in the riv-
ers Of Alabama. Ample warnings OF
the expected rise have been given under
instructions from this Office by the local
weather bureau officials in the threaten
ed regions and widely disseminated
throughout the territory exposed TO
danger. Following are the stages re-
corded during the flood of 1890, which
was the last great flood preceding this:
Cairo, 4S.S; Memphis, 1856; Vicksburg,
i9.1; New Orleans, II. The highest
stages recorded in any previous year
were; Cairo, 52.2, in 1888; Memphis,
1856, in 1890; Vicksburg, SIT in 1862;
New Orleans, 10. in 1898. G. H. C. Dun
wildly, supervising forecasler.
, 1897-03-20
TWO STOCKS CONFINED

George Hunt, the enterprising merch-
ant, has combined the two grocery
stocks-the Coop. and the Bauman-
and is now giving the people Of the city
the benefit Of the rare bargains made in
the two purchases. OF course he cannot
sell these goods for the prices he is ask
ing without getting the cash, and that
is accepted from rich and poor alike.
The old Coop. store has been thorough,
~ renovated and presents a very neat
appearance. Mr.. Leroy Grant has been
installed as manager and James David
son as his assistant. For great bargains
in groceries give the consolidated stores
q call. m13m1
, 1897-03-20
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.

Memphis. March 19.-All telegraph
communication with New Orleans was
cut on today. The lines south on both
sides Of the Mississippi river were in.
terrupted, the wires from St. Louis and
Memphis being lost simultaneously.
Nashville soon afterwards reported
the circuit from that city to New Or.
, 1897-03-20
Our Is and....
....Other Eyes.

J Our rs are just as strong as
] they were fifty years ago, when
1 we have cause to use them.
| But we have less and less cause
( to praise ourselves, since others
J do the praising, and we are
] more than willing for you to see
I us through other eyes. This
I is how we look to S. r. Boyce,
{ wholesale and retail druggist,
] Duluth, MINI, who after a
l quarter of 4 century of obser-
I walton writes:
( II have sold Ayers Sarsapa-
I rilla for more than IS years,
I both at wholesale and retail,
[ and have never heard anything
I but words of praise from my
I customers; not a single com-
! plant has ever reached me. l
! believe Ayers Sarsaparilla to
] be the best blood purifier, that
! has been introduced to the gen.
! eral public" This, from a
] man who has sold thousands of
J dozcns of Ayers Sarsaparilla,
I is strong testimony. But it
I only echoes popular sentiment
] the world over, which has,
I "Nothing but words of praise
for Ayers Sarsaparilla."
} Any doubt a'on it? Send for.'Curebook"
It kills doubts and cures doubters.
[ Address }. c. AVER Co, Lowell. Mass.
, 1897-03-20
HANGED TODAY


Newport, KY. March 19.-All efforts
having failed for Interference tomorrow
with the execution OF Scott Jackson and
Alonzo Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan. there is much excitement here to-
day over the coming event.
Ever since the arrival Of the prisoners
this afternoon from the Jail u. Alexan-
dria the jail has been surrounded by
large crowds. Many are coming into the
city tonight and crowds are
expected in the morning.
Jackson and Walling concede that
they have appealed to the court of last
resort in vain and thor doom is sealed,
But they are ne defiant and indifferent
as ever. Both Of the men retired after
darkness and were reported 10 be- spend
ing the night with their dead watch and
the guards in the usual manner. They
were mol at all concerned abOu: the large
crowd thai surrounded the jail.
The militia arrived tonight and are
m duty.
Sheriff Plumer will not announce the
hour OF execution, but it is thought that
The men will be hung together tomorrow
morning early.
Tonight no one Is permitted to visit
he ]prisonerse Jackson and Walling.
Both are sleeping quietly at midnight.
Scott Jackson's father, and Mrs. Edwin
! Post. his half sister, are with friends in
Cincinnati. Walling's mother has gone
home. None Of the family Of Pearl Bry-
an will be here.
Walter Hendren OF Nicholasv1l.e, Ky,
the brother-in-law OF DR.. Wagner, ar
rived tonight and is stopping in Belle
vue, with Mrs. DR.. Wagner, his sister.
He brought with him abundant records
and Other documentary evidence thut
he took DR.. Wagner to Nicolasville on
Jan. %, 1896, and kept him there at
William Hendren's until Feb. 3 of the
same year. proving a perfect alibi for
DR.. Wagner. who is accused in the last
confessions OF themurders.
The Shakers have made a great hit.
TheirDigestive Cordial is said to be the
most successful remedy for stomach
troubles ever introduced. 1t Immediate
ly relieves all pain and distress after
eating, builds up the feeble system and
makes the weak strong.
The fact is. foods properly digested
are better than so-called tonics. The
Cordial not only contains food already
digested, but is n digester OF other foods.
Food that is not digested does more
harm than good. People who use the
Cordial insure the digestion of what
food they eat and in this way get the
benefit of it and grow strong.
The little pamphlets which the Shak-
ers have sent druggists for free distri-
button. contain much interesting infor-
nation on the subject Of dyspepsia.
LAXOL is not q mixture of drugs. 1t
is nothing but Castor Oil made palata-
BILE.
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leans also brought to a standstill and
no avenue left into the Crescent City.
Floods were assumed to be the cause OF
the stoppage.
, 1897-03-20

A daily paper for 80 esnu Per moatl
. pfstty cheap rsaAtn&.
, 1897-03-20

Whisper 1t to your nelghbors that the
republican is the best paper in the
STATE n that 1t can be had for 50
cents per month.
, 1897-03-20

Furnished housekeeping rooms TO
-ent- sayer Hansen. III tth strsst.
, 1897-03-20

Weekly Republican 81 a year.
, 1897-03-20

LAXOL is not q mixture OF drugs II
is nothing but Castor Oil made palata-
BILE.
The herald., 1897-01-13
Non-Conduct;yc GTuss.

A popularity of new variety Of window
glass devised by Vienna inventor is its
-conductivity for heat rays. 1t is stated
that light of glass one-quarter of an inch
thick absorbs 81 to 100 per cent of the heat
striking 1t, in contrast to plate glass, which
absorbs only about per cent This glass Is
10 give US window which will keep our
dwellings warm in winter and cool in sum-
NOR and be especially adapted to skylights.
ETC.. and also to blue glass spectaces for the
use OF furnace men. The peculiar conduct
ing power of ordinary glass would seem to
render some of the claims for the new glass
IN impossiblity. If we stand by a win
dow on which the SUI, shines we NAV feel
the warmth of the sun. but If we touch
the window II is bound to be cold II q
pane of glass is now placed between an
observer and fire it will screen him from
the heat. but will become rapidly heated it
self In the first case it transmitted most Of
the heat, and in the latter it absorbed it
Plate glass may absorb but 5 per cent os
sun heat, hut Il sbsorbs ~ per cent from
a source of 4cp degrees. Glass transmits
the luminous heat rays and absorbS tho non
luminous. and this ia why e light. sunshiny
room is so warm In winter The glass
transmits the heat OF the sun and absorhs
the heat of the fre.-Railway Review
The herald., 1897-01-13
Personal NOTES.

Bishop Creighton will be enthroned as
Bishop Of London on St. Paurs Day. Jan. 25.
The question CT century celebration Of tho
death Of Edmund Burke is being mooted in
ireland.
Ex-Congressman Bellamy Storer OF Cincin-
natl has publicly announced his conversion to
Roman Catholicism.
For the twelfth time in succession the Prince
OF Wales has been nominated for the Office OF
Grand Master of English Mark Masons
Cardinal Gibbons Is a believer in he"Kneipp
cure" and frequently proved his faith last
summer BY taking early morning walks bare
footed.
Archibald F. Hebbard. who died at his homo
In Westminster. Conn. recently at the age OF
70 years. had never ridden in steam cars or
any kind OF boat.
George Frederick Watts R. A.. is building a
church near Gulford. Eng. in which he viii
paint frescoes himself. while his wife win
design TIE terra Gotta decorations
David O'Donnei. who was ordained 20 the
Roman Catholic priesthood in Boston, is the
first graduate Of the academic department oi
Yale University to enter the Roman Catholic
priesthood
Professor Charles Lane Poor OF Johns Hon.
kins University has just finished the construc
tion of an equatorial telescope, which he will
take with him to the North mex. sumner In
order to photograph the stars.
The herald., 1897-01-13
EERE AND THERE.

The Vermont Legislature ha- missed a bill
prohibiting SUNDAY excursion trains
But three old @odie-s hnve thrS far avalled
themselves Of the PRIVILEGE OF becoming in
fnntes NJ the homo ct CT. James Mo.
T'he Pottawa tonic Irdirns % Athens Mich.
arc about to devote distribution of DELAYED
arrlfties TO tho construction Of church.
The work Of the new FpisconaI Church Army
has commenced in Boston. FIFTY posts have
already been organized throughout the coun-
try.
Iron made In Alahama Is steadily pushing
its way into the merketo of the Old World the
latest order being for 1000 tons for shipment
to india
Ths lady managers Of cnc of the leading
, Insurance companies in California receives
80 600 wear, This salary to woman is the
largest on record
1t is stated that the falling cr In tho demand
for cigars IN thn United States this year
amounted to : 900 600. and this loss is largely
credited to cycling
Somebody who has Just returned to Rock
vi'n. Conn. after n long stay IN Cuba. is
Quoted as ASSERTING that many Spanish Of
n'ers have made enormous amounts OF money
since the war began. and that thev have nc
desire to see II end General Weyler himself
according to this authority has already ac-
cnmulated something like So 00o, COO his
share OF the plundar.
Senator George F. Hoa- NJ Massachusetts
has presented sr interesting relic to ths
siderable portion of ihe original threshold o.
the church in nrest Haven. Holland in whicl
the PILGRIMS held their lost service before
departing for America. When Mr.. Hoar was
In Holland last summer he found 1t AMI
bought ii for small sum
The herald., 1897-01-13
FORTUNES IN FUhS.
MUFFs IN STYLE MUST BE LARGE
AND COSTLY.
LONG HAIR AND SHORT HAIR
Sable and Fox md Particular
Fad Is the Undyed Lynx.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-"Muff-a soft sover
for the hands''-such is the definition which
fashion has improved upon in way all her
own. This season more than ever.
Time was, not many centuries ago, that
a muff was simply useful article. with
nothing the least ornamental about 1t. 1t
was q soft covor for the hands. and a
warm cover as we'll. and in cold climates
a necessity. Blu. 1t long has been an article
of ornament as well as Use. a necessary
addition to winter costume. and each year
sees 1t made more ornamental-not to say
expensive.
Fur mufrs, OF course. are in the lead
for every day use. but the styles even In
fur muffs grow more elaborate every year.
Tne handsomer the fur. the smarter the
mum, and now this season there is tho Jaw
that the bigger the muff the more desirable
It is. and some are so heavy they really
require the straps and chains to hold them.
And a muf chain is really so charming,
you know, that the old fashioned ends are
passe.
The favorite pattern in the all fur muff
is round, not fat. and tho long haired fu-s
that It is not so wide as the fur, and cor.
sequently pulls 1t over and In, SO that at
the ends there is only the fur to be seen,
aud the lining is held in place by band
OF elastic no wider than the hand. Silver
fox Is fashionable and particularly becom-
ms " sSuHS 6fASs oO 10 SAihShiid ohu
black martep.
Were the value of some OF the muffs
carried by New York women to be known,
1t would greatly surprise those who are not
well posted as to the cost of fure. Russian
women are noted for their furs. but in this
city there are women whose mania Is to
collect costly specim ans O, all sorts Of furs,
and theirs are worth literally kings ran
som. The Rhine!aaGers. the Astors. the
Lorillard5, the Goe.ets, Mrs. Whitney ct al,
have spent thousands ard thousands OF dol
lars in indulglag their fancy in furs.
Trimmed muffs are also in style. Some
have Just the head, others have the tail OF
the animal. while occasionally both head
and tail are combined on the one muff. The
fox heads are pretty and ornamental and
an odd conceit is to have little pocket for
small change Just at the back of the head
which does not show. and yet is a great
convenience
In sabes there are some superb specl-
mems, and muffs of this require no other
trimming than the beautiful coloring and
marking of the skin. The size carried thle
year is absurdly large. but does not seem
out OF place with the big hats and nigh
wide collars and capes that are in style
Ermine and greoe are fashionable, and YET
not popular-even with the velvet costumes
for little children ermine Is quite satlsfac-
tory, but in spite Of it's exquisite whitenees
does not compare With the other furs In
effect.
Lynx. Persian lamb and Alaska sable-a
The herald., 1897-01-13

tion with cocaine or some other anaes-
thetic for the purpose of rendering the
flesh or the tooth to be operated upon in
sensible to pain The benumbing solution
is forced into the tissue. and even into the
obdurats sensitive dentine of the tooth, un-
til no sensation whatever Is possible for
the time being in the region under treat
ment. A provision merchant of Rio Jane
iro has suggested an application Of this
method to the preservation o. meat He
immerses the meat to be preserved in a
80 per cent solution of common SAL. and
passes through tbs whole q continuous cur
rent OF electricity IN from ten to twelve
| hours the sailing is said to be complete
and the meat is taken out of the bath and
hung up to dry Good results were OBJ
tanned in working bath of 5000 liters of
lime. in which 1000 l,ilos of meat were inn
mersed--a current of 100 amperes at an
electro-motive force of eigh: volts was used
in this bath. The electrodes must be OF
platinum. since II Other materials. such as
zinc or iron, were used. the metal salts
formed would be niurious.-Boston Jour-
nal Of Commerce.