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, 1897-04-09
MORE TALES OF WOE.
A MOTHER AND SIX CHILDREN
OvERTAKEN BY THE RUSH
ING WATERS.
-Four OF the Little Ones Caught in the
Fiercely Raging Flood and Swept
Away Almost In the Twinkling OF
an Eye-The Situation in North
Dakota-Work Of Relief.

Jackson, Miss, April 8.-The follow
ing dispatch has just been received from
Greenville:
Every day now brings some tale OF
Woe from the overflowed region. Here
Is one the Associated Press reporter
learned this morning, which is perfect
ly reliable:
When the levee broke at Mound Land
ing, a family consisting Of a mother
and six children was overtaken by the
water and tried to reach a place OF safe
ty. Four of the children were caught
by the %furiously rushing current and
washed away almost in the twinkling
of an eye. Who these people are was
not learned in the confusion Of the
night. 1t is believed the mother and
other two children were taken care OF.
The railroad bridges across the main
streams in the country are going fast.
An iron bridge across the Bogue, on the
Valley route. was washed away yester-
day. There were some 150 cattle and
horses upon it at the time. The South
ern bridge on the Bogue has also been
washed away.
The Yazoo river is running up stream
from it's mouth nearly to Greenwood on
account Of the high stage Of water at
vicksburg. Here today the river is on
a stand.
The river report just received today
is anything but encouraging, and there
is frankly no hope Of relief from the
present conditions for five weeks at
least.
, 1897-04-09
THE GLOBE BANK.
Disclosures are Being Made
at Chicago.

Chicago, April S.-Developments to-
day have strengthened the belief that
the affairs of the Globe Savings bank.
which closed its doors last Monda:r, are
in a much worse shape than the directors
are willing to admit. In addition to
sl4O,OO in cash belonging to the Uni
versity OF Illinois, which is tied up in
the suspended bank, endowment bonds
to The value of $40O, 900, also the prop,
erty of the University of Illinois, are
missing.
This much is admitted by President
Mckay of the board of trustees OF the
university. These bonds were entrusted
10 President Spalding of the Globe Saw
ings bank. A secret session OF the trus,
tees was held today to hear the report Of
a Subcommittee, appointed yesterday to
communicate with Mr.. Spalding o sc,
cure some definite information as to the
cash funds entrusted to him as treas,
urer Of the board. and obtain, II pos
sible. assurance that the endowment
bonds in his keeping were safe.
President Spalding cannot be found
and no one outside of the trustees ap-
pear to know where he is. Trustee Arm
strong said at the close of the meeting
that Mr.. Spalding claimed to be very
sick and had sent in a Doctors certif-
cate to that effect. He had promised,
however. to meet the trustees next Tues
day and would then try to settle.
This afternoon u list OF bonds Of coun-
ties and school districts in Illinois was
submitted 10 Banker Farson for pur-
chase. The list was in possession OF a
firm whose name is withheld. Accord
ing to the law the university is allowed
to purchase county and school district
bonds, and Mr.. Farson, knowing Of the
disappearance OF the university's secur-
tiles, expected them to be those listed.
He Immediately submitted them to the
university trustees, James Armstrong,
who gave 1t as his opinion that the bonds
were undoubtedly those missing from
securities Of the university. II is ex,
planned TO Mr.. Farson that the bonds
were given as security on various notes.
tina, the latter had not been paid and
that the bonds we're therefore offered
for sale. Mr.. Armstrong is the absolute
custodian Of the university's securities.
1t is not known how the bonds could
ever have passed from his hands with
out his knowledge and consent.
, 1897-04-09
FIRE AT

Chattanooga, Tenn. April S.-A spe-
cial to the News from Knoxville says:
The most disastrous fire ever expert
enced in Knoxville occurred this morn
ing between 4 and 8 o'clock. The entire
block between Union and Reservoir
streets. on Gay street, with the excep-
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WORK OF RELIEF.

Washington, April SECRETARY Alger
Ii pushing forward the work Of relief
for the flood sufferers. and within a few
days the disbursement Of the rations
provided by congress will begin. Today
the secretary was in consultation with
Colonel Gillespie. president of the Mis-
sissippi river commission, who was sum-
moned here by telegraph by the secre-
tary for the purpose. Colonel Gillespie
has just returned from a visit Of inspec-
ton OF the flooded districts along the
lower Mississippi, and backed by his ex,
perience in the river improvements was
able to give the secretary a fair idea of
the needs of the situation.
1t IL felt by the engineers officers that
with the appropriation Of $3.50, 900 al
ready placed at their disposal by con-
gress for the protection Of the improve
ment works, they will be able to restore
the broken levees and get the river
banks into normal shape wherever they
are protected by the levees constructed
by the national government and are not
state works.
Captain Fitch of Memphis has been
authorized to draw on the appropriation
Of $4,000 for repairs in his district,
which lies up the river from Memphis,
With a view to the ascertainment OF the
exact state of the levees as far as pos-
sible TO learn at this time. General Will
son, chief of engineers. has teleeraphed
to the officers of his corps along the
river to report the facts to him. These
reports came along this morning. They
have reference soley to the leyees and
we're rs follows:
New Orleans, April ITO the Chief
OF Engineers U. s.-Teleeram received.
No breaks In my line az vet. Levees
under severe strain now, but the worst
has not yet reached my district. We
are making every effort along the line
to prevent any breach. Derry, engineer.
Memphis, April Sleeves west of
Memphis in my district practically In.
tact. One crevssse of little Importance
on Amos bayou, about two miles from
the upper end Of the levee system, and
though this has inundated
some area, including Arkansas City,
but little damage or destruction is appre-
hended from this. Four in my
district in Mississippi, one opposite Is
land Seventy, one on southern side Con-
coria Bayou, about eight miles above
Rosedale; one at Slap Landing, Choc-
taw Bend, and one ON northern side Of
Lee. about eight miles below Greenville.
Width Of break about 800 to 1000 feet,
April .. Land overlooked Or that coon
, 1897-04-09

How can Schlzhng's Best,
tea cost so little and be so
good
Easy. 1t is roasted fresh
every day in San Francisco
like fresh coffee and pea
nuts.
Other tea is roasted ONCE
a year in Japan. etc..--like
stale coffee and stale pea
nuts.
A Schiling & Company
San Francisco SIS
, 1897-04-09

1000 feet wide; IA miles below, 300 feet
wide. Below Modoc, Ark, and foot OF
island there are six breaks, the lower
being three-fourths of a mile wide. La
COMA levee broken, inundating Laconia
Circle. .O%verflowed area of White river
basin estimated at 500 square miles. In
upper Yazoo district there is one break
opposite the mouth Of the st. Francis
river about 800 feet wide.
No Information on which to base es-
innate of loss and desLitution which,
however, is great. Fitch.
BRIDGES IN DANGER.
st. Paul, Mimi, April 8.-A Grand
Forks. N. d., special to the Dispatch
says:
The Red river rose 16 inches last
night, and has passed the high water
mark Of 1893 at 8 o'clock this morning,
the government gauge indicating Al feet
above low water mark. 1t Is now ris-
ing n and a half inches an hour. The
piers Of all the bridges are completely
covered by water, and the bridges are
now being closely watched. When the
big gorge above the city comes down
i, is feared they will be carried away.
The Great Northern has constructed a
boom on the Dakota side to protect it's
new steel bridge. Fifteen cars of rock
were placed on the piers yesterday. The
ice breakers Of the Northern Pacific
bridge were wrecked yesterday. so that
the draw n n be swung. The middle
span has been weighted down with
heavy iron and stone and engines placed
on approaches. The old Mccormick
flour mills, at the Demcirs avenue
bridge, is submerged. The North Dako-
ia Millers' association, at the foot OF
Kilson avenue, and its big elevator, liz
partly under water. Water is pouring in
torrents in the basement OF the Herald
block and it is full to the ceiling. The
approaches to the Minnesota avenue
bridge are entirely covered. The hand
some residences OF Major Hamilton and
]. E. Cooley in the grove are filled with
water, which has reached the second
story. The water has reached Third
street and Minnesota avenue. The pave,
ment Is entirely covered at that point.
The city authorities are trying to save
the pavement by covering it with heavy
elm planks and heavy iron. The water
is within seven inches Of the 50 mark.
Lieutenant Colonel Jones Of St. Paul
wires John Hayes, in charge of the
government dredge at this point, TO get
the boats in readiness and purchase 10
days rations TO render assistance to
sufferers by flood in case OF necessity.
Later-The gorge above the city has
broken and immense quantities OF heavy
ice are passing through the bridges this
afternoon. The Great Northern and
Northern Pacific have swung their
bridges. The Polk county bridge over
Red Lake river received a severe shake
from heavy ice. No teams are allowed
70 pass over any Of the bridges.
, 1897-04-09

Daily Republican zoe pr moan.
, 1897-04-09
~ AERMOTOR
III onLYs25.oo.
CALL ON
AXl ILL., eCutchson,
w Agent.
JACKSON WYMoRE,
PLASTERER

Il prepared 10 do all work IN Ais line
with the NEW CNAlHfTT from The
works Of the etandard Plaster Com
pany. All WORK TIR6T-CIAA90 b
every particular.
, 1897-04-09

Daily Rsr1bH0a G0c Per month.
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driving from the railroad depot at San
Mateo to his country residence, a mile
west of town, was reported as resting easy
late this evening. DR.. Chismore and DR..
Gardiner are staying at the residence all
night and two trained nurses, brought
last night from San Francisco, are alter
nately keeping watch beside his bedside.
The colonel was stricken down shortly
before he reached his residence yesterday
afternoon. He and E. c. Wright, who
had come down from the City with him
for visit, arrived at San Mateo about
500, ana together they started for the
Crocker residence in the colonel's trap.
While in the vehicle ne was seized sud
denly and he was hurried to his room:
He failed to recognize anybody whom
taken from the carriage, and his face was
ghastly white.
In fact for some tim the colonel had
been looking very poorly and people who
saw him regularly coming to take the
train had remarked how badly he was
looking. The pallor which was so appar-
ent when the stroke came was especially
commented upon.
Medical aid was hastily summoned from
San Francisco. DR.. Chismore was brought
down behind special engine to San Mateo
and arrived at the Crocker residence about
half-past o'clock.
An hour or so later there arrived DIR.
Ga rdiner, head surgeon of the Southern
Pacific Company, and also close per-
sonal friend of Colonel Crocker. Two
trained nurses were brought down on still
another special bout IL o'clock
The n0I0nPpS fam jlv al he
house when he was brought In, and they
were all very greatly alarmed. Word was
e mt 10 William II. Crocker, summon1ng
sim to his brothers. bedside.
To-day telegram was received from
hi m stating that he would leave Ogden in
a special car this evening. He is ex-
pected to arrive at San Mateo sho rtly be-
fore noon tomorrow. If, as is be ieved,
he is riding behind his big favorite engine
he will probably come down from the
noun .ains at sixty miles an hour clip.
The other relatives of Colonel Crocker,
who are all in New York, have also been
notified, and it is understood that they
have a so started westward.
Besides the two physicians sum m on ed
from San Francisco, a number of local
physicians have been attending the COLO
mel. DR.. Whitwell, regular phy-ician OF
San MaIeo, and Drs. Adams and McMon-
age, who spend their summers respect
lively, al San Mateo and Burlingane, we re
also called to the patients bedside. Henry
t. Scott was also driven up from his Bur
lingame residence and stayed nearly all
the night with his friend.
DR.. Whitwell remained with the patient
during the night. He called again this
morning. and was in consultation again
this evening with the other physicians.
When questioned late this evening as to
the patients condition DR.. Whitwell said
that the colonel was improving, ana that
no immediate danger was apprehended.
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A FLAW TN THE LAW.
Finance Committee Confronted
With a Serious Technical
Question.

The Finance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors met yesterday with the pur-
pose of beginning the work of liking the
tax levy. Chairman Rottanzi was to hav e
presented schedule of figures, but he
was not quite prepared, SO The matter
went over until next Saturday morning.
Quite a serious question confronts the
committee and the board with regard to
the tax levy. The Supervisors are re-
euired under the general law to fix the
tax levy on the third Monday of Septem-
ber. The Mavor is required, in order 10
make it legal, to approve the levy on the
same day.
The Supreme Court has passed upon
the question declaring that the levy must
be fixed on the day named in the statute.
The last Leg stature, while attem pting to
better the law, amended it giving the
Mayor ten days in which 10 act upon the
order fixing the levy. In doing this, how
ever. it neglected to change the date at
which the levy must be fixed. Therefore
if the board following the Supreme Court
decision, shall fix the levy on the third
Monday in September, and the Mayor,
taking advantage of the new law, shall
study over the matter for ten days, the
dated? The Finance Committee thinks il
would, and the'opinion Of City and County
Attorney Creswell is to be asked.
Justice of the Supreme Court Harrison
and Colin NJ. Boyd appeared before the
committee in behalf OF the sos, 900 appro-
priation asked for the Free Public Lii
brary, In his annual estimates Auditor
Broderick allowed the amount asked,
though last year the appropriation was
only $53. .000
Jusuce Harrison explained tho needs of
the library. He sal | there were at the
present time 1854 cards in use. The
salaries paid constituted only small
part OF the expense of operating the IL
brary, as by far the greater portion of the
appropriation would be expended in pur-
chasing books and maintaining the IL
brary. The scale OF salaries ranges from
SIS to $85 month and a strict system of
civil service is in vogue.
E. p. Troy was given hearing to urge
the necessity of a $4,000 appropriation
for paving Point Lobos avenue, between
First and Central.
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against her. But that was while her
promise sull held good that she would
take the witness-stand and testify against
the man who is alleged TO have So bdued
her under hypnotic spell and dragged
her from her home of luxury.
She dld not keep this promise, present
ing through her attorney physicians s
certificate instead. This certificate set
forth that the woman was too i'll to APP
pear III court. 1t may have been all right
enough, but her non-appearance was
olsappointment to the attorneys for the
prosecution. and they are now in some-'
onlng that resembles a vengeful mood.
lhey consider that they have not been
treated squarely and propose to be un-
merclful themselves. The understanding
by which Mrs. Bradbury was to go free
exists no longer.
Il might just as well speak plainly
about this matter" said Attorney James
Z. sweeney last evening. II represent
tne society In this case, and am attending
10 the prosecution. / was promised by
the counsel for Mrs. Brad bury that she
would appear and give evidence against
ara, but that promise was not kept. 1t
was with the understanding that she
shouid DO this that We agreed not to prose-
cute her. But now We have the ri ht to
consider that all obligations are off. and
we intend to go ahead with the prosecu-
tion. Mrs. Brad bury's case will be called
In Judge Lows court Monday, but it will
not go on at that time. Most of our wit
nesses are workIngmen whose time is no:
tnelr own, and We do not care to order
Them into court at time when it would
seem almost certain, in the light OF the
events OF the past lew days, that another
doctors certificate would be presented In
court and continuance asked for.
THE prosecution will request the post
ponement this time, and Will see to it that
the case is not taken up again until such
time as we will have reasonable assurance
that Mrs. Bradbury will be able to appear
IN court. Justice is all that is asked for in
this case. The member of the society are
not posing as extremists, but they do in
tend TO teach somebody lesson so as to
warn others. Psople must not come here
and think that they can faunt their lnde-
cency under the noses of the COM
munlty and have it passed by unnoticed.
Mrs. Bradbury, although charged with
the same offense under which her lover is
held On $1,000 bail, is not under bonds at
all. This act seems to occasion the prose
cutlon no alarm, however, for the reason
that Major Hooper, proprietor of the
Occidental Hotel, has given his personal
assurance that the accused woman will be
In court when she is wanted.
There was rumor abroad yesterday to
the effect that both Ward and Mrs. Brad
bury were preparing separately to get out
OF town-but in different directions and
by no means with the idea OF again join
ing company-but the friends of Doth
denied this strenuously.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
RESENT THE
GIFT AS AIMS
Italians Are Not Grateful
for the Governments
Indemnity.
The Wording of the Amendment
Is Considered a Deep
Insult.
Suggestion to Subscribe for the Fam
lilies of the Men Lynched in
Louisiana.

Local Italians are filled with indigna-
tion over the telegram from Washington
that the Senate has at last decided to
grant an indemnity to the families of the
Italians who were lynched in New Or.
leans.
1t is not the granting of the indemnity
that has given rise TO this wave of wrath
but the wording of the amendment. which
Italians declare is an insult to their Gov
ernment and to their nationality. The
trouble is that the indemnity is not
granted on account of responsibility TO
the Italian Government, nor as an indem-
nifty at all, but it is granted solely on the
grounds of humanity, and $4,000 given out
of kindness is considered by the Italians
worse than nothing at all. News sent to
IItalia from various parts of the country
bears out the locally cherished belief that
this feeling of indignation is widespread
among all the sons of sunny Italy throu h.
out the length and breadth of the United
States. Iltalia. speaking editorially
on the subject last night, voiced the in
dignatlon in the following wrathfuI utter
ences:
"On with the insults, on with the
humiliations, on with the scorn shown by
Americans to Italy. But this time the
irreyerence and scorn do not come from
private individuals they do not come
from those wretched journalists who feed
the scorn and malevolence of Amer leans
for ltaiians--,hey come from the Govern
ment itself, which proposes, and from the
Senate, which approves of an amendment
that, as it stanns, sounds insult to the
dignity of the word Italian.
''The maiignity is studied, for the
amendment reads that the sum of $4,000 is
accorded ito the Italian Government" in
stead of to the families of the victims.
This evident intention to wound our
national sentiment is revolving. The in.
demnlty is granted not because the
American Govern ment is responsible for
the lynchings, but il is granted on the
grounds OF com miseration, of humane
consideration, of charity in fact.
This is Just the same as saying, You
Italians are crowd of miserable wretches
Three OF your compatriots were lynched,
and your Govern ment makes us tired with
its protests. Well. here you are, Italian
Government, here's your $60OO Now,
will you be quiet?
1--WE are sworn enemies to making an
outcry about trifes," continues LItalia,
"but in the face of this outrage to the
name OF Italian it seems 10 US that all the
sons of Italy should stand up once for all
and protest, with dignity and peacefully,
Italian Government will take a stand on
this question"
LItalia concludes its remarks by sup-
gesting to its readers TO open a suhscrip-
ton to restore the $4,000 TO the American
Government, ''asking at the same time for
moral satisfaction for the lynching, and
not as a. ms"
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

He declined 10 state the exact nature OF
the coloncPs al men.
During the day numb Der OF Colonel
Crocker's friends anu associates nave
cal ed at his house. His physicians, how
ever. would not allow any of the visitors
to see him. Among those who called at
various times during the day were J. Z.
Stubbs. J. Kruttschnitt and III. +. Hun
tington. Henry I. Scott also called again
this evening and did not leave until
shortly before 1C.
c. E. Green, Colonel Crocker's private
secretary, was also summon d from the
Hotel Mateo where be is staying as soon
as Colonel Crocker had been taken home.
When intervie wed this evening Just as he
was leaving the Crooker residence he said :
'The colonel was stricken with paraly-
sis of the right side as he was coming
home,' he said, but it is nothing serious.
His mental faculties are not impaired IN
the least and his condition not such as to
cause apprehension"
Z. c. Wright, who was with Colonel
Crocker at the time of the stroke and has
remained at ihe house ever since, when
seen late this evening said
Colonel Crocker has improved very
much during he day and is now resting
easily. His condition a present is very
reassuring and We have every reason 10
be hopeful The mem bers of his family
have retired for the night ioT they were
greatly worn out by the excitement last
night.
"They Will probably sleep soundly, for
the news the doctors have given them has
been so good. Overwork is the cause OF
the coonefs illness. He has been unwell
lately, but never heless he has worked
very hard. His doctors have kept telling
HIM to go slowly, that he cou!d not stan
the strain, but the colonel is very
strong-wiIled man and diG not heed the
advice. All he needs Is a rest, and when
he recovers .utfic emily to do so, if he will
take good vacation he will be ii right"
Tie visible effects upon the colonel of
the hard work he has been doing have
been commented on by number of per-
sons lately. Some of them, who had
noticed the evidences which his health
gave of breaking down, shook their heads
obviously when they heard OF the
paralytic stroke he had received, and
prophesied that this was but the begin
ming of the end. The word given by the
physicians and attendants, however,
see med to indicate that the colonePs
vi ality would pull him through.
No change was reported in Colonel
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
MORTON Special DELIVERY.

Baggage transferred to trains steamers, etc
Also moved in the city.
Furniture moved; estimates furnished.
Freight transferred and shipped.
4OS Taylor street and $50 Market street.
Telephone Main 46.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
LOST ON A TRESTLE.
Peculiar Story Told by Two Respect.
able Young Fellows


OAKLAND, CAL, July 10.-Wesley Nc
Intyre and ]. Wlckham, two respectable
young fellows who are going through the
State looking for work, called at the police
station at midnight and told q peculiar
story.
They were in com pany with young
man named Harding and were walking
across the First-street trestle toward East
Oakland. They thought they saw train
coming on their track and Mcintyre and
Wickham ran ahead.
They called for Harding. but could not
find him. They are certain he went
through the trestle. The three men
were at Mare Island yesterday try
ing TO secure EN- ployment, ard Hard
ing said If he did not obtain it
soon he should commit suicide. His COM
panions think he carried out his threat.
The two men are detained until search
is made for Harding.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
NEW TO-DAY.

A okCA1Soo AAAoA 40
qnot the most patient
creature in tn c
world. He cannot
stop work every
m / n ute to bother
with an irritating
skin disease, or a
hacking cough that
insists on breaking
into his bargain
m aking. Neither
will he wait to hear
any long drawn -out
story of the cause
of h;c ai1uleut He