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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-23
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
NEWS FROM THE FLOODS
High Water at Kansas City Kansas River
Higher Than I'm Six Years-Another
Break in the Mississippi Levee-Relfef
for the Refugees.

Kansas City. Mo. April 2s.-The
Kaw river reached its highest stage
this year today and is still rising. The
sewers in Armourdale are causing some
trouble and a little excitement. This
afternoon people generally were busy
plugging up manholes and catch ba-
sins, the water coming up into the
streets, and threatening serious trou-
BILE. The damage so far is slight. At
one Of the packing houses the cattle
yards are under water and on the To-
lands several small houses are SUI
rounded and the occupants have been
compelled to seek higher ground.
Lawrence, kans., April 26-The Kan
sas river at this point is higher han it
has been in six years and is rising rap
idly.The a. furnishing water power
to thirty-five important industries, in
Guiding the city electric light plant, is
considerably in danger. If the dam
goes out it means certain destruction
of the plant of the Consolidated Barb
Wire Company and valuable property.
Memphis, Tenn, April 26.-The river
at Memphis and Cairo is falling. The
executive board of the Memphis re-
lief committee today issued an order
closing Camp Conger in this city.
Natchez, Miss, April 26.-The Gre
vase water from Biggs and Read
breaks above are now going down the
Tensas river, causing that stream to
rise at the rate of seven inches in
twenty-four hours. At Clayton station
there is left only five feet of bank. The
Black river is also rising from the same
cause, and in a day or two trains over
the NatcheZ, Red River and Texas
railroad will suspend operations. The
United States steamer Meigs came
down this afternoon and put off a
weeks rations for 200 refugees, of
whom it is estimated there are 500 in
Natchez. She will proceed up the
Black river on her relief expedition.
The river here rose a tenth of a foot in
twenty-four hours.
Lake Providence, La, April ga
second break occurred in the Promised
Land levee last night, abOu 500 feet
above the first one. The levee between
the two breaks went in today and the
break proper is about 1000 feet wide.
are now making a bulkhead
to protect the upper end of the levee.
Considerable work was done on the
Oteri bayou levee, in this parish. 1t
remains in a critical condition yet.
The river fell one-tenth in the past
tWenty-four hours, the gauge reading
1915.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
Off for Cuba.

Philadelphia, April ga carefully
planned expedition left for Cuba last
night from near Sea Isle City, N. J.
The supply Of arms and ammunition
left New York on Saturday on lighters,
and was placed on a tug between Bar
negat and Long Branch. The tug
came steadily down the coast and was
soon Joined by another boat. Off At
lantic City, some Cubans were picked
up. Still further along a steam launch
put out from Sea Isle City with another
detachment, and later on another squad
was gotten from Avalon. Getting out
to sea, all hands, with the munitions of
war, were transferred to a black paint
ed steamer that quickly started south.
There were none Of the recognized
Cuban leaders with the expedition, be-
cause nearly all of them are already
out of the ountr There was, how
ever, some militia from this city and
from Camden. In the way Of munitions,
the expedition took along a Hotchkiss
gun nearly 5000 rifles, 100000 rounds
of ammunition, 1000 machetes, a lot of
medicine and what is known as an ex-
perimental flying machine, to be adapt
ed, if possible, to the use Of dynamite.
So carefully were all the movements
conducted that h point and the time
Of departure were concealed from some
of those who had heretofore known of
all similar details.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

whether the Aurora Fire Insurance
Company is licensed to do business in
this state. and is Informed that it IS
doing business. He says it had 40
license last year and has none This
year. He desires information so he can
prosecute, and declares he intends to
fully protect the licensed companies and
their agents. No doubt a great deal Of
fraud has been practiced by unlicensed
companies.
The labor commissioner, who is now,
by law, inspector Of mines, begins May
18th a tour which will occupy three or
four months. He has already secured
lists Of over 500 mines.
Nothing is beingdon in monazite min
ing now. The monazite Is used in max
ing NANTES for the Welsbach burners.
1t is found only at the foot of the South
mountains, in this state. Men there
have made as much as Sc a day getting
out this valuable sand. The discovery
of mOnazite in Brazil in such quantities
that it can be delivered at New York
at 8 cents a pound utterly knocks out
the North Carolina business. Senator
Pritchard is trying to get a specific
tariff Of 6 cents a pound imposed; but,
1T is said, several senators hold Wells
zach stock. Monazite used to sell at
from 8 to 20 cents a pound.
There was a wreck On the Seaboard
Air Line. near kittrell. yesterday
morning. No one was hurt. One freight
train ran into another.
The revenue officers and moonshiners
had an old-time battle near Alexan-
der's. One moonshiner was shot and
seriously hurt. About twenty-five per-
sons engaged in the affair.
At "Cartaret Lodge" the hunting and
fishing place near Morehead City, last
week., four gentlemen sat around a pine
table. They were three of h Dukes
and Mr.. Marburg. ali cigarette manu-
facturers. and they represented at least
$50, 600, 900. 1t is rarely that such a
Quartette is seer in North Carolina.
Your correspondent was told by per-
sons who were at the republican on
vention here Friday night that David
B. Sutton was "howled down." 1t was
an error. He was heard. He made a
long-winded and rambling speech, but
was not .howled down"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

improbable that the Greeks have re-
treated to Aria, showing that the Turks
allowed them to advance to Pentepiga-
dia solely in order to destroy the col
Cmn.
1t is reported on good authority that
arrangements are being made TO en-
able the royal family to leave the IL
try hastily in Ease Of necessity. People
had generally credited the rumors that
the crown prince would be recalled and
that the government was willing to
consider peace overtures. II is i'm
possible to say what will happen when
1t is known hat the war is to be con-
tinued and h crown prince retained
in command.
Athens, April 26.-The disposition of
Greek soldiers for the defense of Phar-
salas has been carefully studied by the
general staff and the minister of war,
and orders have been given for the oc-
cupation Of the heights at Velegetino
and Pilasletepi by independent brig
AIDES.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
FLOOD IN IOWA.
The DesMoines River on n Ranpage-Ot-
tumwa in Danger From a Reservoir.
Railroads BlOcked-PrOperty Destroyed.

Iowa, April 26.-The DeS
Moines river, which last night was sta
tionary at the high water mark, establish
ed by the great food of 1892, suddenly
began to climb and by s o'clock today had
added fifteen inches to the record. The
levees broke in many places, railroad en-
bankments were undermined and n
dreds of families were compelled to quit
their residences in great haste. In Ottum-
over 300 families had to move, a large
number making their escape in boats.
At Eddyville, eighteen miles north of
Giles and the principal streets are being
n~avigated in rowboats. The water stands
four feet deep in Fairview. Farm lands
voir situated at the summit of Court hill
in the source of considerable fear. The
recent down pour has swollen the sources
of supply and the reservoir is now so full
that it threatens to flood populouS district
just below.
Although the railroad companies have
made strenuous efforts to save their prop
erty, traffic is almost at a standstill. All
the small streams in southern Iowa are
not out Of their banks. Railroad bridges
are gone and travel by highway is out of
the question. The Burlington main line,
between Chicago and Denver, is cut In
two by five miles of inundated track.
Through passenger and freight trains are
being taken over the GaleSburg and St.
Louis and the Hannibal and St. Joe road
to Omaha. The Rock Island also have
five miles of track under water west Of
here. The Milwaukee and St. Paul round
house and yards are under water and
part of one approach to their bridge has
been washed away. Trains are running
only between Ottumwa and Marion. The
Chicago Great Western line is entirely
shut off. So is the Iowa Central. The
Wabash still has entrance from the south,
but is shut off on the north end.
Work on the levees before this city has
been progressing since last Friday, but
the sudden rise this morning destroyed a
great part of the labors. Large forces are
employed tonight in an endeaVor 10 pre-
vent further breaks. The suburbs have SO
far been the worst sufferers aside from
the railroads. West Ottumwa, a large
residence section, is entirely flooded and
the water is still rising. The inhabitants
cling to their homes, however, hoping that
the worst is over. Rich farming lands
above and below this city are inundated.
The flood there has not reached a high
stage, but has spread out in many places
to a width of five or six miles. No loss
of life has been reported, but the damage
to property will be very large.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

Atlanta, Ga, April 2G.-At the
Romeyn court-martial today Miss Nina
Romeyn. daughter Of the accused can
tain, told Of her engagement to Lieu
tenant Bamford. Lieutenant Kimbau
and Captain Bowen preceded her. Their
testimony was a confederation Of the
posts disapDroval OF the conduct uf
Lieutenant Bamford and Mrs. O'BrIen
IL was discovered that Lieutenant Kim
balls wife was not at the post. She
left to avoid appearing In the trias
the court ordered the Judge adj
vocate to subpoena her. After "a
short statement, Captain Romeyn call
ed his daughter as a witness. Miss
Romeyn aid she and Bamford had
been secretly engaged for a year. and
that his attentions to her before his
frequent visits to Mrs. O'Brien had
been most devoted. His SHORTCOMINGS
as a fance became the gossip Of the
post She regarded his association with
MIS- O'Brien as dangerous TO both him
and that lady. especially since Mrs
O'Brien a told her during the pre-
vious summer that she deemed IL per
fectly roper for a married young
m to be In love. After her tes-
dmony. the court adjourned until TO-
morrow morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
Explosion on London Underground Rail-
way.

London, April "a tremendous ex-
plosiOn occurred on the underground
railway at $50 o'clock this evening
as a train filled with men from the
city vas making it's usual ste at the
Aldersgate station. The glass roof of
the station vas clown out. Many Of
the gaslights in the waiting rooms and
on the platform were extinguished. A
general panic ensued. When compare
tive quiet had been restored it was
found hat a first class coach had been
completely wrecked and that it's occu-
pants were lying about MANNED and
bleeding. Ten of the injured were
found to be in a precarious condition
and were removed to q hispital. a
number of persons who were standing
on the platform were also hurt. Much
Of the wreckage was hurled across the
station. The cause of the explosion Is
not known, but it is believed to have
been the result OF an accumulation of
gas which became ignited in some way.
Many persons, however, believe that
the disaster was not u to accident.
but was caused by he explosion of a
which had been placed in the
station with the intention OF wreck
ing it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
A PARDON REFUSED
The Governor Declines y Pardon TO = Hun.
combe Convfct-The Board Of Public Ex.
aminerx-The Railway Commission Meets
Especial TO The Messenger.)

tSpecfat TO The MeSSengsr.D
Raleigh. y. c.. April Ex-Governor
Russell refuses to pardon Paul Dough
erty. OF Buncombe. convicted Of man
slaughter and serving twenty years.
His bad prison record is the principal
cause OF the governors refusal To par
don.
The governor directs Judge Adams to
hold Mitchell and Yancey courts in
place OF Judge Hoke who continues
sick at Morganton.
The state board OF education today
elected the following as the state board
of public school examiners: l. L.
Hobbs, W. l. Poteat and NJ. c. 8. No
bic. Hobbs is president Of Guifford
college; Poteat is professor at Wake
Forest college and Noble superintend-
ent of the Wilmington public schools.
Treasurer Worth and Auditor Aver
this afternoon arranged the tax list
blanks, which will be hurried to the
various counties, as the time presses.
The state tax is u 2-3 cents. pensions
3 1-3 cents and public schools is cents.
Inc ANYWAY COMMISSION meets to-
morrow and among other cases takes
up the application OF the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley for an increase OF
20 per cent. in its tariff rates. 50 as to
conform TO those of the Carolina Gen.
trail. G. c. Pagan, clerk TO the commits
sion in its capacity Of tax equalization
board, arrived today. The work Of
preparing blanks for equalization will
begin next week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
THE ASYLUM BILLS
THE PRODUCTION OF GOVERNOR
RUSSELL AND.LOGE HARRIS.
Shameful Delay In Appointing a Federal
~Judge-The Tax on Drummers-To En-
force the Law Against Unlicensed Insur.
ance Comprehensive sutton at the Ia
leigh Republican Convontion-Monaxite
Mining Ruined by the ~Inexhaustible
oTBraxfl.
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, y. c., April 20

Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh, n. c.. April 70
me delay in the appointment OF a
United States Judge for this district
is causing much ~unfavorable comment
here and elsewhere. The missing Of two
terms of court-at Elizabeth City and
New Bern-is remarked upon as really
shameful. There are prisoners in Jail
whose cases will have to go over.
Mention was made some days ago
that the charge that the miserably pre-
pared insane asylum bills" which
actually excite the ridicule Of the judges
were drawn by T. R.. Purnell. A letter
today from q widely KNOW republican
says he knows positively that j. c. L.
Harris and Charles A. cook drew the
bill s, with the assistance of Governor
Ri ssell, and are responsible for them.
1t S further ascertained on the same
hi. n authority hat at a conference or
caucus of the boiling populists, Walter
r. Henry read these bills and said they
were very defective and that he would
not guarantee them to hold good.
State Treasurer Worth says the part
of the last revenue act which taxes
drummers $50 each is very unfortunate,
because it only applies to those who
travel for North Carolina houses. He
adds that his provision was knocked
out by the finance committee, but in the
legislature was reinstated. The outside
drummers cannot be taxed. One North
Carolina firm was extremely anxious
to have the tax levied, as it would pro-
tect it's drummers from the annoyance
of having to go outside the limits of
many of the towns to do business,
while at the same time representatives
of out-of-the-state firms were selling in
the town without molestation; but the
other state firms did not want the tax
put on.
Secretary of State Thompson says he
a received four inquiries as to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

Media, Pa, April 26.-Justice Of the
Peace Sloan this afternoon discharged
from custody Leslie Pearce and all the
other defendants arrested as a result
OF the boxing bout at the Olympic Club,
at Athens, last Tuesday night. when
Billy Vernon, or Voiimer, Of HAver-
straw. N. Y. was knocked out in the
fourteenth round and died two days
later. The hearing took place in the
court house in the presence of a large
crowd. Pearce was the first of the de-
PENDANTS arraigned. A number of wit
nesses were examined. but Justice
Sloan decided that the evidence was in
sufficient to show that Vernon's death
was caused by a blow given by his
opponent in the ring Of the Olympic
Club. The case against Pearce failing,
all the other defendants were. accord
ingly, discharged. They were the club
directors and referee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
One WEEK MORE
You Must Pay Up or Lose
The Messenger

We are now sending out statements to
those who are in arrears to The Messenger
and we hope that all will respond promptly.
have recently changed the paper to twice
a week without changing the price, which
makes it the cheapest paper in North Caro-
ina. Hereafter no name will be entered on
our books without the cash with it. All are
hereby requested to pay up or expect their
paper discontinued. Remit by Registered
Letter or Express Order at our expense.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

Washington. April 2S.-The secretary
OF the navy has ordered q court-mar-
tn to meet at the Newport Or. ID
naval station on the 18th instant f0r
b trial OF Paymaster John Corwfne.
charged with endorsement. making
false and fraudulent Official reports
scandalous conduct, tending to the de-
StTuction Of good morals, and desertion-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
THE TARIFF BILL.
MUST RE. SUBMITTED TO THE
FULL FINANCE COMMITTEES.

h Democrats of that Committee Reject
the Proposition Of the Republicans to
Have the Bin Reported to the senate
Without Discussion In Commiftee-u>
Question ~ to tho Attitude Toward the
Bhl Of senator Jones of Nevada an Im -
portant one To the Democrats.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
improvements at Lumberton.

Lumberton, n. c., April 26.-At an
to establish a water works and sewer
G system.
The contract has been given out for
rebuilding the stores recently burned.
They will be built on an improved plan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

Richmond, Va. April 26.-Burglars,
evidently experts, blew open the safe
in the postof1ice at Lewisburg. W. Va.
at an early hour this morning and Sc
cured between 5000 and 500 in stamps
and money. There is no clue.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

Elon, the grand son Of President Kruger,
who was charged with slandering the
Queen Of England. has been dismissed on
the ground that the evidence was con-
1icttng. ~
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

The President and Party Reach New York.
New York, April 26.-President Nc
Kinley, with Mrs. Mckinley and his
cabinet, Mrs. U. S. Grant and her fam
lily, and a company of official person
ages, including the ambassadors, min
listers and attaches of the diplomatic
corps and high officers of the army and
navy, were safely transported from
Washington to New York today in a
special train OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road, to participate in the ceremonies
at the tomb of General Grant.
The trip was a rapid one and entire
ly uneventful. The train left Washing
cred at the depot. promptly at 1870
o'clock, and steamed into Jersey City
depot at 3:17 o'clock, stopping only at
Wilmington, for a moment. and at
Gray's Ferry, a suburb of Philadelphia,
| where a change of engines was made.
From Jersey City the party was con-
| Veyed across the river on the ferrybOat
Pittsburg to the foot of Twenty-third
| street, there to be uShered INTO car
| riages and escorted in procession by a
detachment of cavalry, sailor and
police 20 the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Seven cars made up the train. The
private car of President Frank Thorn
son, Of the Pennsylvania, at the end of
the rain, was given to the presidential
party. 1t was handsomely embellished
with roses. and in it were President
Mckinley, Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. Saxten
CMrs. McKinley's aunt. Secretary
John Addison Porter and wife. Dr.
Bates, the presidents physician. and
William Sinclair, the White house
steward. The next car contained Mrs.
Grants party, the cabinet families and
a few others. They were Mrs. Grant,
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, Mr.. Alger-
non Sartoris, Miss Vivian Sartoris,
Secretary of State Sherman and his
daughter, Mrs. McCallum, Secretary OF
rotary of War Alger and Private Sec
rotary Mason, Postmaster General Gary,
Mrs. and Miss Gary, Attorney General
Mckenna, Secretary Of Agriculture Will
son, Mr.. L. H. Finney, secretary to the
secretary Of the navy: Major General
Miles. wife and son.; Adjutant Genera
Ruggles, Captain Mans, Rear Admira
Brown, wife and daughter, and Thir6
Assistant Secretary of State Thomas
w. Criddler. The other cars were Oc.
cupied by the foreign ministers anc
their suites.
Soon after President Mckinley ar.
rived at the hotel, he was Serenaded by
the Stonewal brigade band of Staun
ton, Va, which was taken to the hote
by a delegation of the Sons of COnfed
crate Veterans. At the que of thu
president, the band went up stairs ant
played from the front balcony. TIL,
young sOuthernerS remained in the par
Tor where President Mckinley granted
them an informal reception. Their,
was no speech making.
Mrs. Abner Mckinley will give a din
ner in honor of Mrs. William Mckinle!
tomorrow evening at the WindsO
hotel. Twenty-three ladies have beef
invited.