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situation Throughout ohio.

CINCINNATI, o., March 25.--All over the
Ohio valley the sun has shone to-day and
the sky tonight is clear and the weather
mild. AS far as terror and loss of life and
property is concerned, that is all over in
the interior or tributaries of the Ohio. But
the want and desolation in the track of the
storm are sadly manifest. The greatest
damage to homes seems to have been at
Dayton and GAINESVILLE. In these places hum
dreds of families have been driven from
their homes and made dependent on public
slowed In Dayton one building associa-
ton has mortgages on two hundred mum
dated houses. Many of the occupants will
lose their homes if not helped.
The Ohio river is rising at all points from
Parkersburg to Cairo. At Cincinnati, at 70
o'clock tonight, the stage was fifty-three
and three-tenths feet, rise of four-tenthS
of a foot in four hours. which rate is main
tanned The railroad situation is improved
The Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton reaches
Detroit and Toledo by detours. The Big
Four is open except in Whitewater valley
division. Erie comes and goes by detours.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern is de-
touring east and west and the same as yes
terday The Pennsylvania is open every
where. All other roads are intact. Mer-
chants are moving goods from cellars. The
Grand Central Depot will not be used to-
morrow on account of flooded tracks. A
stage of f1fty-fve feet will be reached here
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BARBARIC CRUELTIEs.
Charles b. Price Tells What He Saw
While Visiting Cuba.

Nh1ke N1SAsInE CuDa.
PITTSBURG. Pa, March 25.-Charles B.
Price superintendent of the River division
of the Allegheny Valley Railroad to-day
arrived home from a sightseeing trip in Ha-
vana. Relative to his observations in Cuba
he said: Consul General Lee informed our
party that we were just leaving Havana in
the nick of time. 1 want to say right here
that the newspaper accounts we get here
in the United States regarding the suffering
down in Cuba are not one bit exaggerated.
In fact, they do not really tell the truth by
half Why it is simply appalling. 1 never
dreamed of such barbaric cruelties being
perpetrated by an alleged civilized nation
against civilized human beings.
Louis Klopsch, who is experimenting the
disbursement of the Red Cross relief sup
plies. informed me that he had in his imme-
diate possession checks, draft and cash to
the amount of 100000 and enough provisions
on the way from the United States to re-
lieve all suffering throughout the entire Gu
ban island, provided he was not interfered
with by the Spanish authorities. He init
mated 10 me that the Spaniards were con-
stantly hampering him at every turn. He
did not say that any reconcenIrados were
being poisoned, but ne just as good as said
so. The Spaniards hate the Americans and
they are only waiting for war to be de-
clared. God nelp Americans who remain in
Havana once the terrible carnage COM
menees, / am afraid they will all be mas
sacred"
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BRITISH CABINET MEETING.
Situation in the Far East Discussed:
at Hurried Conference.

LONDON. March 25.-There was another
hastily summoned Cabinet meeting here this
afternoon, presumably to further consider
the grave political situation in all parts.
In consequence of the stormy weather Lord
Salisbury has postponed his departure for
the continent.
A report that Japan has requested Russia
to evacuate Port Arthur finds credence in
the Japanese press, which regards the recall
of NJ. Alexieff, the Russian customs agent
at Seoul, as sign that Russia has changed
her policy in regard to Corea.
The Russians, according to a special dis
patch from Shanghai, having ordered the
Chinese to leave Port Arthur, the man.
darins and soldiers are boiling pell nell,
with their baggage, to Che-Foo, Niu-
Chwang and Ta-Ku.
Three of Russia's largest battle ships,
says a special dispatch from St. Petersburg,
will shortly proceed through the Bosphorus
for Chinese waters.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, March o. - To-day's
statement of The condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balances, 1924, 474, 672;
gold reserve. $172, 219.161
An agreement has been reached by the
conferees on the Alaska land bill to insert
a provision allowing Canadian miners the
same rights in Alaska as are given by the
Canadian government to the American min
ers. Canadians viii not have to be natural
lied to take mines in Alaska.
Secretary Wilson has designated c. &.
Georgeson as special agent of the Agricul-
tural Department. in charge of agricultural
Investigations in Alaska. He will leaye here
about the middle of April for Sitka, and
there and other places will conduct expert
ments with a view to determining what
vegetables and cereals are best adapted to
grow in the Alaskan soil
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still in Da rIkness.

GAINESVILLE, o., March 25.-The flood
crisis is past, the water having receded six
inches since 10 o'clock this morning after
it had stood stationary twelve hours. Two
railroads are being partially operated, the
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley to Cir
cleville and the Columbus, Shawnee &
Hooking Valley to Columbus. 1t will be sew
eral days before other roads can resume
as their tracks are still several feet under
water and the roadbeds have been badly
damaged The city is still in darkness, as
the water must fall four feet before the
light plant can be operated. Battery G and
twenty-five extra policemen are helping the
regular force patrol flooded districts in
boats. Several pirates have been caught
looting the abandoned houses. Work of re-
lief is now well organized and it is be-
lieved there will be no further suffering
because OF lack of food or clothing. John
r. Mclean, of Cincinnati, tonight con-
tributed $500 to the general relief commit
tee, making funds in its hands nearly $4,000
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STORMS ON LAND AND SEA.
Billiards. and Hurricanes Causing
Loss of Life and WreclSing ships.

LONDON, March 25.-The storms con-
tinue throughout the United Kingdom. Rail-
road trains are held in heavy snowdrifts,
telegraph wires are down in many parts OF
the country, people have been frozen TO
death While traversing the moors, hurri-
cane has swept all the coast and terrific
seas have been running Channel services
have been suspended, there have been num-
berless wrecks of small craft, the lifeboats
and the rocket service have been busy,
many people have been rescued from drown
ing and the shipping is everywhere seeking
shelter. The greatest anxiety is felt for the
safety of the fishing fleets
COPENHAGEN, March 25.-Violent gales,
accompanied by heavy snow, have caused
numerous casualties among the shipping. A
dispatch from Bernholm, a Danish island in
the Baltic, says that twenty-five boats en-
gagged in salmon fishing are missing.
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CHICAGO, March 25-"It looks very
much to me just now as if war between this
country and Spain was inevitable said In
terstate-commerce Commissioner w. ].
Calhoun to-day. Mr.. Calhoun went to Cuba
as commissioner of the government and in
vestigated the condition of the starving pa
triots on the island II have hoped until
recently" he continued, that the two coun-
tries would be able to find some way of ad-
justing the pending troubles without re-
course to arms, but it looks now as if war
were bound to come. Everything seems to
point in that direction. The air is full of
the significance of preparation on both
sides and public sentiment in this country
sentative people, come to regard war as the
only logical outcome of the present situa
ton"
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Passed the Danger Line.

PORTSMOUTH, o., March 25.-The Ohio
river passed the danger line at 10 o'clock
to-day. At o'clock tonight it was fifty
three feet, and rising at the rate of four
inches an hour. Mill and East Front streets
are flooded and people are moving out
Several large manufacturing establishments
have been compelled to shut down. The
Norfolk & Western Railroad has annullad
all trains, and the c., p. & " and Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern expect to do the
same Saturday morning. All telegraph and
telephone wires north of Portsmouth are
down. The indications are that the river
will reach ffty-eight feet which will put
it in the center of the town.
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j. c. S. BLACKBURN ILL.
Kentucky's Ex-senator Suffering from
Recurrence of an Old MaIady.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Considerable
alarm was created to-day among the friends
of ex-senator j. c. S. Blackburn, of Ken
lucky, by the report that he had suffered a
stroke of paralysis while returning from
the launch of the two new battle ships at
Newport News Senator Blackburn was
overcome while passing from the boat to
his carriage, and was taken to his hotel in
a semi-conscious state. Later in the day
he recovered sufficiently to talk, and to-
night it was stated that he was out of dam
ger, and would probably be about in a few
heart was not involI ed, as was at first sup
posed, but that the indisposition was only
the recurrence of an old malady from which
he has suffered before.
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MIR. kIopsch and Miss Barton.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Stephen Barton
and Charles A. Schieren, who, with Louis
Klopsch, compose the central Cuban relief
committee met here to-day to discuss the
differences between Miss Clara Barton of
the Red Cross Society, and Mr. Klcpsch,
which grew out of the latter's visit to Cuba
to oversee the distribution of food and
other supplies. At the close of the confer
ence 1t was announced that Schieren ex-
poets to leave for Washington to have an
interview with the State Department, and
that no public statement will be made in
reference to the reported contention be-
tween Mr.. Klopsch and Miss Barton until
bis return.
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Loss MAY Reach 1.ooo 600

PITTSBURG. March 25.-As the flood
subsidies the inundated districts in the two
cities presents a desolate appearance, and
residents are beginning to suffer the after
effects of high water. AT 10 o'clock the
water had receded TO twenty-one and a half
feet, which is six inches below the danger
line From careful estimates made, it is
believed that the loss in and about Pitts
burg and Allegheny will reach 81 OO000O
This includes the loss of wages occasioned
Hshments forced to close down The flood
conditions on the Baltimore & Ohio and its
branches were very much improved this
evening
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to date in response 20 this appeal amounts
to S30,04S. 1t was started by subscription
of 5000 from the president of the United
States and gradually has been added to by
organizations and individuals all over the
country.
The State Department has received the
following from Consul General Lee at
Havana. dated yesterday, telling OF the sat
isfactory progress of relief work for the suf-
ferers in Cuba: Work of relief progressing
most satisfactory. Tomorrow arrange
ments will be made for twenty-five cars of
supplies for Cienfuegos, Cardenas, Sagua,
Caibarien and Santa Clara and other places.
Railroads will carry special trains through
free of charge. Have been greatly assisted
by Mr. KlODSch"
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CHICAGO. March 25.-A stirring incident
occurred last night at Central Music Hall.
Before large audience of Roman Catholics
presided over by Archbishop Feehan and
including nearly every well-known man of
that faith in Chicago, Hon. John ]. De-
laney. of New York, was delivering an adj
dress under the auspices of the knights
of Columbus, of which organization he is the
chief executive. While the speaker was
eloquently telling what America had done
for the people of the Catholic faith and
what they had done for her. he paused a
moment and said: Need l add that If any
crisis arises in the life OF this Nation to-
morrow, let the occasion come how it may.
you may be sure that the Catholics of the
United States will, Ii need be, drain every
vein in their bodies to attest their devotion
TO the stars and stripes.
The applause that followed was instan-
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Two People Killed and Twenty In
jured in IL Railway Wreck.

WINNIPEG. Man. March ga special
TO the Free Press from Fort William, On
tario, says an accident occurred to the Sec
ond section of the west-bound Canadian
Pacific express at English river to-day.
lack of telegraphic facilities' but Il is
known that two were killed and twenty
wounded. The train was derailed by a
broken rail.
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Deaciency i'm Pension FUNDS.

WASHINGTON, March 25.--The secretary
of the interior sent to the House to-day
an estimate calling for appr ,priations of
over $s,00O.0O0 to meet a deficiency in the
pension funds. OF this amount So 100000 is
credited TO the lack of last years appro-
priations and the other 900 to large
increases, reservations and new pensions
granted. This brings estimates SO far sub
mitted for Incorporation into the general
deficiency bill to ABOUT $14,000,000.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
PARAMOUNT. Ind, March 25.-The Sec
ond day of the Seventh district Christian
Endeavor convention proved to be the BAN
ner day of the session. both in point of at
tendance and enthusiasm. at the
evening session yesterday the Rev.
Burris A. Jenkins, OF Indianapolis.
addressed the delegates. The after
noon session to-day was devoted to
the Juniors The convention closed this
evening after one of the best meetings of
the year in point of enthusiasm and good
accomplished. At the close this delegates
consecrated themselves TO work for GOD
for another year by a very pretty cere-
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Must ship in Rritish Bottoms.

HELENA, Ark, March PA cablegram
of much significance in its bearing on the
prospects of war between the United States
and Spain was received here to-day. The
message was from a large cotton firm in
Liverpool to w. A. Short & Co., cotton ex-
porters of this city, and read: "You must
ship British bottoms. This is taken to
mean that in view of the crisis in Cuban af-
fairs all shipments are to be made in vessels
flying the British flag.
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Voted for Lay Representation.

WILMINGTON, Del, March 25.-The Will
mington Methodist Episcopal Conference,
vote of 1872 to the proposition of the Rock
River Qllinois) Conference favoring equal
representation of lay and ministerial dele
gates in the General Conference. The con-
ference adopted unanimously resolution of
sympathy with Cuba and an expression of
confidence in President Mckinley during
the prevailing crisis
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Lieutenant Jenlxins's Funeral.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 25.-It has been
definitely decided that the funeral of Lieut.
F. w. Jenkins, next Wednesday. will be a
public one. A conference between T. G.
Jenkins. an uncle of the dead lieutenant
and Mayors Ford, of Pittsburg, and Geyer,
of Allegheny, was held this afternoon, when
Mr.. Jenkins informed these gentlemen that
the family had no objection to a public
funeral and for the officials to proceed with
the arrangements. Another meeting will
be held Tomorrow to compiete the details.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, March pa pri-
vate letter, dated three days ago. from
Manzanillo, received here by a schooner,
says the, condition of the Spanish troops
there is terrible. 1t adds that starvation
and disease prevail everywhere and that
the government forces have sustained
heavy losses in recent skirmshes with the
insurgents, the wounded being brought to
town in cart loads The letter says in con-
clIsion, that, even without the Intervention
of the United States, the war cannot last
two months longer.
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historic Bridge in PERM.

CARLYLE. ILL.,. March 25.-The Kaskas-
kia river at this point lacks just one foot
OF reaching the floor of the historic sus-
pension bridge, which has withstood floods
for thrty-nine years and as the water is
still rising fears are entertained for its
safety. A family of five was rescued from
an island six miles south of here and sew
eral other families are reported surrounded
by water. Relief has been sent them.
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Truman p. Handy.

CLEVELAND, March 25.-Hon. Truman
+. Handy, who, it is said had the distinc-
ton of being the oldest active banker in the
United States, died at his home on Euclid
avenue to-day, aged ninety-one years
Death was due to a heavy cold followed
by stomach complications and exhaustion
Of the Mercantile National Bank of this
city. and was a director of that institution
at the time of his death
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MARIETTA, o.. March 25.-To-day when
the river was at its highest thirteen men at
the ST. Cloud Hotel mostly commercial trav-
elers and boarders, were seated on the ball
eony when il broke, preci1itating all into
ten feet OF water. Boats rescued all except
George Hudson undertaken. of this city.
who was drowned. The rest escaped with
bruises and a ducking.
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WASHINGTON. March 25.-On the 9th of
December last President Mckinley issued
an appeal to the people of the United States
for contributions of money, food and cloth
ing for the benefit OF the starving Cubans
and announced that contributions OF money
might be sent 20 the consul general at Ha-
Nana through the secretary OF state. The
total fund received at The State Department
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COPENHAGEN, March %. Arrived:
Thingvalla. from New York
LIVERPOOL, March 25.-Arrived: Britain
mic, from New York.
NEW YORK, March 25-Arrived Ger
manic, from Liverpool.
BREMEN, March 25.-Arrived: Williehad,
from Baltimore.
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To Give the President Great Power.

WASHINGTON. March Is. - General
Wheeler. of Alabama, to-day introduced in
the House bill providing that in the event
OF an act Of war being committed by Spain
or any other foreign nation prior TO the
meeting of the next session of Congress the
President of the United States Is authorized
TO accept tenders of volunteer troops, pur-
chase arms and munitions OF war, etc, and
do any other act necessary to the safety of
the country. The second section appropri-
ates the necessary money TO carry out the
provisions of the act.
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LONDON, March 26.-Lloyds regard the
situation as being worse to-day and are
asking 20 guineas per cent. on war risks.
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THE SPANISH REPORT.

Concluded from First Page1
the financial aspects of the case says thar
If the situation should become more acute
there would certainly be a big export of
gold from this side
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taneous and vigorous far beyond anything
previously heard during the proceedings. 1t
was several moments before the cheering
subsidized and the speaker could proceed.
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Steamer China Wrecked.

PERRIN. Island of Perrin, March 25.-It
develops that the steering gear of the Pc
nnsula and Oriental steamer China, Capt.
De Horn, ashore on Azalea Point, has been
carried away and that her double bottom
has been pierced forward. The companys
steamer Carthage and the government
steamers Orlando and Mayo have left Alden
to assist the stranded vessel. The mails,
baggage, specie and the 403 passengers on
the China have been landed here. She is
full of water, and Lloyd's agent says she
will probably be a total loss.
The China sailed from Melbourne on
March 2 for London. She was built in 1896
al Belfast, her sailing port. She is of 1899
registered tonnage and of 4,165 net tonnage.
She is built of steel and has ten compart
mentS.
Late this afternoon the specie, 666 bags of
mails and a part of the passengers of the
China were transferred TO the Carthage.
The weather Is moderatng.
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mony conducted by the state president,
Rev. Jacob w. Kapp, of Richmond. All
delegates will leave for their homes to-
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be taken without Intervening motion. This
IS 10 meet the fiiibustering tactics of to-
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NICARAGUA CANAL SURVEY.
Work of the HydrOgraDhers and Civil
Engineers in Wood and swamp.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SAN CARLOS, Nicaragua, Jan. 29.-The
photographic party under the command of
Lieut.. G. G. Hanus and the party of civil
engineers under charge of G. W. Brown,
both belonging to the United States Nicara-
qua Canal Commission, arrived here on
Dec. 81. On Jan. Z. the work of the survey
began in earnest. Mr.. Brown began the
measurement of base, but found the coun-
try so difficult, that he had to abandon his
first line after having cut through wood
and swamp for more than a mile. A point
was reached where it was impossible to set
up a transit. The men sunk to their arm
pits in the mire. The party had better luck
with their next effort and line has been
cut through the forest for nearly three
miles, which will afford practicable base
for the photographic party. Much SYM
pathy is expressed for Mr.. Brown. who, just
as success was in sight was relieved to
turn to the United States as a witness in
the court-martial of Captain Carter, u.
S. A.
Lieutenant Hanus and his party have not
been idle. There being no base to work on,
one was assumed and work pushed with
energy. Signals were built during the first
week following JAM Z, and reconnaissance
lines of sounding were run.
The regular system of lines was begun
on Jan. Is and the total up to date is up
wards of three hundred sea miles. Lieut..
Hanus received q telegram from Admiral
Walker, telling him that the Nicaraguan
gunboat Eighteen-ninety-thre has been
placed at his disposal for the running sur
vey and the determination of the area of
the lake. Mr.. Hanus will be away for ten
days or two weeks, and about two weeks
after his return the work on the lake will
be finished The party will then commence
on the river and work their way down to-
wards Ochoa, where their labors will cease.
The commissioners passed through here on
the 18th inst. on their way to Rivas and
the west coast
The party determining the rainfall evapor-
alton and limits Of watershed generally will
have to continue their observations for at
least eighteen months in order to obtain
anything like definite results.