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Evening star., 1897-04-09

rise to about % feet by Saturday night or
Sunday morning. Slow rise in the Mis-
souri, and slight fall in upper Mississippi.
Cairo, 11.-River on a stand at 1873 feet
Heavy rains have increased the quantity
of seep water to such an extent that the
lower end of the graded streets are in some
cases covered from sidewalk to sidewalk
The sidewalks on the graded streets are in
many places under water.
Memphis. Tenn.-Situation practically un-
changed. The river has fallen one-tenth Of
a foot at this place and two-tenths at He
lena Weather cloudy and cold south Of
here. The Sunf1ower river out of its banks
and rising at n rapid rate.
Vicksburg, Miss-No material change In
the river situation since yesterday. River
here rising fast; high winds last night. No
new crevasses reported, but much appre-
hension in regard to the levees below.
Communication by Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley railroad north suspended.
New Orleans, La--High winds and heavy
rains OF yesterday caused local wave wash
over levees, also disclosed several weak
spots that were at once repaired. River
rose to 1872 feet last evening under influ-
ence Of wind and rain, down to 17.S feet
this morning; slight rise at Natchez and
Bayou Sara; stationary at DonalusonvIiie
this morning. Greatest vigilance continues
all along the levee lines.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
E--
DEMANDS of 11E WEST.
-
They Are Not Alarming the Senate
Finance COMMITTEES.

They Are Not Affirming the Senate
Finance COMMITTEES.
The agitation over the demands by the
western senators that WOOL lumber lead
ore and other products OF their section be
more highly protected than Is contemplated
by the House tariff bill is not greatly
alarming the republicans of the Senate
finance committee. This agitation was ex-
pected and 1t is regarded as largely bluster.
The situation in the Senate Is, of course,
one difficult to deal with. The republicans
DO not command majority of the Senate
and they have got to so frame the bill as
10 secure the support or acquiescence from
the opposition necessary to make up their
deficiency.
They thoroughly understand this, and it
Is expected that they will yield to a GER
tain extent to the demands of the western
republican senator's. After they have given
all that they think they properly can they
Will depend upon caucus authority to COM
pei republicans to treat the bill Gs q party
measure. Republican senators from the
west who reft sed to desert their party on
account of the silver question, and are
therefore not in touch with the silver re-
publicans and are dependent upon their
party for support, cannot well afford to
break with their party on the tariff. When
their reasonable demands have been COM
piled with they will have to obey the com
mand OF the caucus or they will be in
danger Of being discredited and having no
place to stand.
That they should make demonstration
is to be expected. but 1t is not believed that
they will refuse to act with their party in
the effort to secure tariff legislation. More
than any other men. in the party, they are
interested In making the tariff legislation a
success. The bill mays not be passed as
speedily as desirable, but it's trainers have
no doubt of its final passage.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED
Warrants Issued for Chicago Savings Banl
officials.
Complaint Made by DepOsitOrs-Anx.
iety Over University of Illinois
Endowment Funds.

CHICAGO, April 9.-Warrants for the ar
lcst of Charles W. Spalding, president; A.
d. Averill, vice president, and c. E.
Churchill, cashier. of the defunct Globe
Savings Bank, have been sworn out by
Frank E. Stone Of the firm of Stone &
Francis, depositors In the institution.
Mr. Stone went before Justice w. T.
Hall and complaint charging the Off
GERS of the bank with embezZlement was
drawn up. Three warrants were at once
issued, and will be served some time today.
Since the failure Of the bank Spalding has
teen prostrated. Friends say he is under
medical care in the city. At the Plaza
Hotel, where he lives, it was said last
four hours or more.
The complaint was similar to the one on
which E. S. Dreyer was arrested at the
instance Of Frank E. Kennedy, one of the
depositors in the former bank.
Sunday afternoon meeting Of depositocs
of the Globe Savings Bank will he held.
Mr.. Stone and other depositors have sent
notice to the depositors to attend the
meeting, when action Will be. taken to form
an organization to investigate and probe
the failure Of the bank and take such
other action as will protect their interests
in the premises.
Illinois University Funds.
Acting on the suggestion of the trustees
of the University of Illinois, Director Le-
man of the Globe Savings Bank, which
ciosed it's doors Monday, has begun suit
for Injunction In the circuit court to re-
strain President Spalding from taking any
thing out of the vaults of the Globe Saw
iIgs Bank the vaults of the Globe Safe
ty Deposit Company, which were used by
the bank. This action Is said to have been
taken because it is not known where the
bends belonging to the endowment fund,
valued at 100000 are being kept
Mr.. Leman, in speaking of the suit, said
he did not know what was in the vault
boxes. but he wanted to be on the safe side,
and for that reason he secured the in
junction to prevent Mr. Spalding from hav-
ing access to them. 1t is said that in the
Spalding was supposed to keep the bonds
belonging to the endowment fund.
Not Greatly Surprised.
NASHUA, n. H.. April 9.-The news that
warrants have been issued for the arrest
of President Charles w. spalding. Cashier
c. E. Churchill and Vice President A. D.
Averill of the defunct Globe Savings Bank
of Chicago, the stock of which is largely
owned in this state, was no great surprise
to the Nashua stockholders.
While no open charges of criminal con-
drct have been made here, there have been
many complaints of mismanagement on the
part of the bank officials. and when, about
two weeks ago, a request that the stock
holders contribute assessment of 50 per
cent was made, a committee of TWO was
appointed to look into the banks affairs.
Among the holders of stock in New
Hampshire are the Nashua Savings Bank
Wilton Savings Bank, Milford Savings
Bank. New Hampshire Banking Company.
two banks at Keene. and several private
individuals. The banks, however are rot
as heavily involved as are the individual
investors.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Mr.. SIMPSONS THREAT
It Is Not Believed That It Will Go Very
Speaker Reed May Appoint the Elec-
Contested Cases.

The fight of Jerry Simpson to compel
Speaker Reed to appoint committees of
the House will probably not go very far.
Mr.. Simpsons threat to compel the pres
ence of a quorum when the House meess
causes the session OF the House tomor-
row to be looked forward to with some
interest. 1t is probable that he will carry
out bis threat then, but it Is doubtful
whether he will keep. 1t up from day to
day. 1t will probably be impossible to get
a quorum tomorrow, and, therefore, the
most that can be done win be to adjourn
until the next day. The effect of the OBJ
jection will be to prevent the three-day
adjournment. and If persisted in would
compel the House to meet each day or
else to keep quorum present at each
meeting so as to secure a three-day ad-
journment.
The democrats. however are not gener-
ally in favor of trying to force the ap-
pofEtment of committees, and 1t is not be-
l1eved that Mr.. Simpson himself really
wants legislation to be taken up seriously
The Speaker Controls the Matter.
Speaker Reed has the matter in his own
hands. 1t may be difficult for him to Sc
cure the attendance Of a quorum at time
when 1t Is generally understood that moth
Ing Is to be done, but il he Is compelled to
90 SO he can probably get quorum, and
Will know how to use 1t to the great an
noyance and disadvantage OF the minority.
There are large number Of contested
election cases. The consideration of these
cases constitutes a question OF the highest
privilege. If the minority are pestiferous
and insist on the House doing business
while waiting for the Senate to act on the
tariff. Mr.. Reed may, crafty them by ep-
pointing the committees elections and
dispostng of the contests for seats in the
House. This course would resul, in the
Immediate unseating of number Of the
members of the minority, and the cases
could be handled very speedily.
Mny Unseat Missy Members.
Ordinarily these contests would drug
along through the entire Congress some of
the cases not being disposed of until near
the close. Meanwhile the contestees would
enjoy the privilege OF membership in the
House. IT, however, the majority are
forced to it, they may be allie to dispose of
all the cases during the extra session, cut
ting eff several democrats early in their
congressional career. At a time when there
Is measure Of Importance to the country
which the majority are anxious to get
through as speedily as possible, 1t Is desir-
able that partisan struggle of this sort
should he avoided. but if Speaker Reed is
driven to it he can find sufficient to keep
the House employed.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
CHINESE LABORERs.
The Number to Come to the Nashville
Exposition to De Limited.


Secretary Gage and the immigration off,
GERS Of the Treasury Department are per-
picked as to The best course TO pursue in
the matter of the immigration Of about
1000 Chinese laborers for work in connec-
ton with the Chinese exhibit at the Nash
WILLIE centennial exposition. They are
brought here by the exhibitors for the ereo-
ton of native buildings and other work in
connection with exhibits from the celestial
kingdom. Their importation is tacitly au-
thorized by the act of Congress providing
for the admission OF exhibits from foreign
countries, which permits the landing OF the
ie eborers necessary to the proper arrange
ment Of the exhibits regardless of the alien
contract labor law and the Chinese exclu-
sion act on condition that persons excluded
nv those laws give bonds to leave the coun-
try at the close of their work at the expo
sition The importation of Chinese laborers
is said to be far In excess of the number
actually required for the exhibits. and II is
feared that the majority will take up their
residence in this country In spite of their
honds This course Is easy In the case
of the Chinese because of the ex-
treme difficulty of identifying them again
after they have once obtained foothold.
They came in swarms under similar CON.
ditions at the Columbian exposition and at
the Atlanta exposition. and despite efforts
to see that all were deported, II ia q no.
torfous fact that q great many of them
are still In this country. Secretary Gage
and Commissioner General Stump have the
matter under serious consideration with 4
which will limit the number OF Chinese n.
borers admitted for work al the Nashville
ex xposition. ard at the same time insure
their subsequent deportation to China,
Evening star., 1897-04-09
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR,
They Are Being Steadily Pressed
Throughout Turkey

CONSTANTINOPLE, April a-The war
preparations throughout the Turkish en-
pire continue to be steadily pressed al
though there is not much change in the
eastern situation. A very pessimistic feel
Ing prevails here at the failure OF the
powers attempts to coerce Greece The
blockade of the Piraeus seems as far or
as ever and the war party is bringing pres
sure to bear upon the government, with the
result that the porte has dispatched cir
culars to the representatives abroad, set
ting forth Turkeys growing impatience
at the prolGngation of the crisis which is
pressing heavily upon an already embar-
rassed exchequer
The belief prevails here that the powers
are losing their hold ever the course OF
events and that the so-callcd concert of
the powers is a failure.
A new darger has arisen through the cir
culation in Constantinople and the prov
inces of pamphlet reciting alleged Chris
tian atrocities on Mussulmans in Crete and
elsewhere. This is so infiaming the Turks
against the Greeks that the Grecian min
lister has drawn the attention of the porte
to the matter. The government has prom
ised to take the measures necessary to
prevent outbreaks upon the part of the
populaee.
intelligence received here yesterday say
ing that the powers have arranged 10 set
tie the cretan question by plebsclte of
the island, there is no cessation of war
preparations. Troops are being forwarded
daily to the frontier and the advance posts
are being strengthened. The transport ar
rangements are admirable the troops are
full of enthusiasm and they are spiendidiy
equipped.
1t is rumored here that three bands of
insurgents, each numbering about 600 men,
have appeared at different points in Mace
donia. 1t Is believed that these bands n ay
force an outbreak of hostilities.
The Greek trading steamer Theses allie,
after landing passengers at Naio on We'd
nesday, was sent urgently to the Isle OF
Skiathos with important dispatch to
meet the eastern Greek squadron.
CHICAGO. April 9.-Lady Henry Somer-
set has cabled Miss Frances Willard, presI-
dent of the w. G. I. T., asking that 81 500
be spent for white rioobn nurses in Crete,
as the need there is urgent, and enough
money has been sent in to support the Ar
menian orphans for three years. In the
exigency Miss Willard cabled consent, feel
ing that il is all one cause of suffering
Christians slain by Moslem swords and the
hideousness of the situation is incalculably
magnitied because English bullets are help
ing on the slaughter of the Christians.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
NO NAVAL VESSEL AVAILABLE.
EndeavOring to Find n Boat to Seni
Relief to India.

In execution of the act of Congress au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
transport contributions for the relief of
the suffering poor of India, Secretary Long
has taken steps Immediately to procure a
ship or steamer from the merchant ma
rine. No naval vessel is available for this
purpose, 80 the choice will be made from
American merchant ships, a number of
which have been offered to the department
at reasonable rates. The naval pay officer
at New York has been instructed to OBJ
tain, in the manner usual in seeking pro-
posals for supplies to be purchased in the
open market, bids for furnishing such a
ship. subject to the approval of the COM
mSndant of the New York navy yard.
Inasmuch as the cargo for the vessel to
be employed is not yet collected in port, it
cannot be stated where the employment of
the vessel will begin. As 1t may be unde-
sirable to ship grain in bulk. bidders will
be asked to state their rates for bagginK
ana loading.
{ Bids are solicited from the owners of both
steam and sailing vessels.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
DECLINED ASSISTANCE.
The People Of the Submerged Red
River District.

River District.
The people of the submerged district of
the Red River of the North have declined
the government aid voted them hy Con-
gress on Wednesday. When tine food came
In the Red river a quarter of a million
dollars worth of property was DESTROYED
at Fargo, N. D.. and fifty miles of fertile
territory were inundated. An appeal was
made to Congress through the mayor of
Fargo, and $4,000 for the Red River of the
North was added to the appropriation of
sloo,ooo for the Mississippi flood sufferers.
After the passage of the resolution Rep-
Iesentative johnson of North Dakota went
10 the War Department and placed Secre-
tary Alger, under whose direction the fund
was to be distributed. in communication
with the relief committee of Fargo But
yesterday the prospects along the Red
River of the North were brighter, and this
morning Representative johnson of North
Dakota received the following telegram
from the mayor of Fargo:
Have declined aid from Congress.
Water receding fe st. Damage not as great
as expected"
Evening star., 1897-04-09
ANTIPODEAN BALL PLAYERS,
Arrival of the Australian Club mt sam
FrnnciscO.


SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-The Aus
tralian base ball players, who are starting
out on g. tour of the world, have arrived
in this city on the steamer Monowai. They
will spend few days In sightseeing be-
fore practicing for their opening game,
which will be with the Olympics a week
from Sunday at Central Park. The nervy
athletes who have come thousands of miles
to ascertain how the base ball PLAYERS of
Australia compare with those of this coun-
try and to learn points If deficient are thir-
teen in number. The team has several sub
stitutes, SO they may play cricket as well
as base ball. The players are: Frank
Laver. captain. pitcher and first base;
Charles Kemp, a 'southpaw' twirler: Jas.
Mckay, pitcher and catcher; R. E. Ewers,
pitcher and catcher: Sydney Smith, first
base and change catcher; Walter Ingleton,
second base; Peter A. McAllister, third
base: Hairy Irwin. shortstop Alfred s.
Carter, left fielder; A. Z. Wiseman, center
fielder; Harry Stuky, right fielder: J. L.
Wallace, catcher; Charles Over. all-around
man.
r. E. Ewers Is the champion all-around
athlete of Australia
Evening star., 1897-04-09
OLD SOLDIERS PUT BACK
Summary Dismissals in the Gener,
Land Office.

Summary Dismissals In the Geuer,,
Land Omce.
John E. Wright, chief Of the mineral
division in the general land office, has been
removed. and Captain Henry c. Potter of
Ohio reinstated in his place. Captain Pot
ter was Union soldier and was removed
during the last administration, Mr.
Wright was Wisconsin man and a warm
personal friend Of ex-Commissioner Lam.
oreaux, who appointed him in 1893.
William c. Braley, chief of the accounts
division. was reduced to the LOCO grade.
and Captain George Redway of California.
also like Captain Potter, an old soldier
was appointed to succeed him.
Paul s. Black of Georgia. who held the
81 600 position, was dismissed. He was
q protege of Secretary Hoke Smith. who
brought him into the department In issra
Evening star., 1897-04-09
OPENING THE GRANT cAsKEr.
A Task Which May Require Thre
Days Work.

NEW YORK, April 9.-The work of Open
ing the steel casket containing the remains
of the late Gen. u. S. Grant has begun
today. The outer case which incloses the
caslet is fastened by $50 bolts. the heads
Of which are nearly one inch in diameter
The heads must be drilled through and
pounded down before the case can be
opened. 1t was estimated by the men in
charge that the work would take three
days to perform, but one of the workmen
experienced In that line Of work said that
he thought that by putting In a lot Of over
time the work might be concluded by to-
morrow night. Whenever the cases may
be removed, the public will not be given
an opportunity to view the removal Of the
casket. That will be done under cover
of night. and at an hour which will not be
made public.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
COMPARED WITH OTHER FLOODS.
An Interesting Statement Issued b,
Chief Moore.

Chief Moore of the weather bureau this
n orning issued the following bulletin:
fOhowing Is resume of the present flood
conditions in the lower Mississippi. and the
outlook as far as can be determined by
comparison with previous floods The main
volume Of water is now between Mempnis
and Nicksburg, contained in the main chan
mel Of the Mississippi and the basins of the
aazoo and lower st. Francis. White anI
arkansas rivers. which have been fiooded
by the breaking of the levees of TN. Mis-
slSsippi- The water from these basins must
an return 10 the Mississippi above vicks-
burg, and unless the Ievees on the We.
slice OF the river between the mouth of ,bo
arhahsas and Vicksburg break must ma
by the latter point to the lower river
n me MOOD OF 1880. the last great flood
preceding this. and which this SO far IN
Lhe breaking of the levees and reyions
iooded. closely resembles the river bepan N
70 rise at Vicksburg from the water re-
s .uI Hi.is from the crevasses on April l. and
rose - Ieet at the rate of about ope-topth -
OF a loot day until April % This NO,
"lthstandlng the fact that the great cTe-
vase AT Pecan Grove in northeast onis
..il,<t ,~i< above Vicksburg allowed an immense
volume Of water to flow through the o-,If
"thout passing Vicksburg
ms Aooe-' as is well known, caused pu
me. .ietous ofeahs in the levees on the Louis
.-,n ,e,a SicT 1, anu inundated a very large re-
sloh- The entire levee system of sou,S
eas6 Arkansas and Louisiana has 80
greatly strengthened since that flood and
especially during the past few weeks. The
volume OF water between Cairo and Vicks-
DuFs IN the present food as shown hv
the gauge readings. is greater than ,ba,
OF any previously recorded The river q ;
HlchsDurg began to rise from the watsr
returning through the Yazoo On Anri1 <
and was then 49, feet on the gauge. whicb
was one-tenth higher than the htrbes,
point reached in the flood of 1880 II ha q
risen seven-tenths in five days, being To-
day 49-9. If the levees on the Louis, n q
side above Vicksburg hold 1t will. tudyina 9
from the pervious flood. contiaue risine
during the next fifteen days at least. and
reach stage not less than two feet above
that of 1880 oofe
Heavy rains have fallen during the mas,
twenty-four hours In the basins of the
ONO Cumberland. Tennessee and lowe,
Mississippi. and light rains in the basins
OF .he Missouri. Arkansas and Red.
Ihe Ohio, Red, Cumberland and upper
arkansas rivers have rfsen. The Missis-
sippi has risen from ST Paul to Dayen.
port, at st. Louis. ar1 from Arkansas
City to the mouth.
me following fepo- IS have been received
tocay from the department. OF Agriculture
weather bureau officials In charge of river
diAricts:
" Louis. Mo.-River at st. Louis viii
Evening star., 1897-04-09
SUDDENLY CUT OFF
Wire Communication With Green
vile, Miss, Lost.
SERIOUS PROSPECT At new ORLEANS
The River is Above the Previous
High Water Mark.
TRUSTING IN THE LEVEE

JACKSON, Miss, April 9.-This city lost
all telegraphic communication with Green
vile during last night. The wires run over
the Georgia Pacific road to Winona. and
from there 20 New Orleans via Jackson and
to Memphis. These wires have so far stood
the flood. and their loss at this time is
thought to be significant. 1t is reported
that rain storms visited the Delta last
night.
Until communication is established the
flooded district cannot be heard from def
nitely.
The following telegram has been just
received by the Associated Press from
Greenwood. Miss:
The YaZoo river fell 211 inches at this
place during the past twelve hours. Re
ports from Tallahatchie and Coldwater
rivers show gradual fall, and little fear is
entertained that the Tallahatchie and La
FlOre counties will suffer materially from
the flood.
1wo-Ihirds of the water from Flower
lake break are going through Coahao
county into the Sunf1ower river and that
section of the country is completely inun-
dated. and great loss of property will in
evitably result from the greatest flood that
ever passed through that section The
Southern railroad track is nearly all sub
merged through both Sunfower and Wash
ington counties.
Trains have been suspended from Itta-
bena to Greenville, and all communica-
tion by telegraph with that place is cut
off.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
THE GUNBoAT NAsHyrI.I.E
"oou speed Made at a Trial Ru
YeSterdny.

naval Constructor Woodward. at the
newport News ship building works, has
telesraphed Chief Constructor Hichborn
that the gunboat Nashville yesterday made
d 'ria run at an average speed of 14.75
Knots. This was unofficial. but the depart-
ment experts believe she can do even bet
ter on her official trial Just when this
viii VIII take place is not yet known. as the
lMiial M board Is SO busy in getting up the
data OF the trials already run, and it's time
IN the near future is far disposed of in
running off other trials, that it has not
peen abie TO set the date for the trial of
the NasnViile. The latter vessel is by con-
tract a fourteen-knot boat, being of deener
oIa1t and more speed by one knot than the
other er gunboats built at Newport News.
sne is one OF the last premium boats. and
at the speed she made Yesterday she u,o,,iS "hs
nave earned bonus of nearly $4,000.