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IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Great Financial Loss in the Flood
ed Districts

PITTSBURG, March pa sudden
and decided fall in temperature check
ed the flow in the head water streams
this morning and the effect of this was
soon apparent in the rivers here. After
reaching thirty feet the waters began
to recede rapidly.
The swell, while not quite equaling
the flood of 1891, was the most destruc-
tive one since the ever memorable gale
of February, 1884. The financial loss
will run up into the hundreds of thous-
ands. Thousands of workmen have been
temporarily thrown out of employment.
the aggregate of the wages they will
lose will probably exceed the direct loss
on property.
ALI of the low lands of the two cities
are under water, and it will be a week
or more before business of the sec
tions visited by the freshets has re-
sumed its normal conditions.
The major part of the floods devasta-
ton is above Pittsburg, on the Allie
gheny River. In harrisburg. Millsvale
and Aetna there were many bad wash
outs
All the railroads centering in Pitts
burg and Allegheny were crippled, es-
pecially the Pittsburg and Western and
West Pennsylvania roads. Operations
on these two roads are practically sus-
pended and may not be resumed for a
week
No loss of life has been reported, but
many narrow escapes from drowning
We're experienced by those who live in
the flood districts.
In Pittsburg the inundated district
includes the lower portions of Fort.
First, Second. Third. Fourth and Fifth
streets and parts of Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth streets. The deepest water
covers that part of the city at the point
where 600 families are living. Many of
these were shut in by two and three
feet Of water
Every cellar and basement north of
Pennsylvania avenue, from Water
street. and along Water street is filed
with water The exposition building
is submerged, and the damage will be
at least $4,000. On the south side the
warehouses, factories and mills along
the entire river front We're under sew
eral feet of water. and operations COM
pletely suspended
On Mexican street. where a large
number of Polish families live. the wa
ter is nearly up to the second floors
ing TO and from their houses in boats
On the Allegheny side the water COW
cred the streets two blocks. and extend
ed for miles up the river. There is a
total suspension of work at all the
mills along the Allegheny River
At most of the mills the shutdown
was caused by the water coming up
through sewers and stopping machines
where a stream of water is kent con-
stantly running for cooling iron The
loss Will be greater to thousands of en-
ployes who are idle than to the en-
ployers, as very little damage will be
done to- the machinery by the water
Freight traffic on he roads going west
is completely paralyzed. Not for TWEEN
tyfive years has the Allegheny Valley
road been struck SO hard by stress OF
weather. Since Tuesday evening no
trains have been run north of Kittan-
ing. The officials expect to have the line
opened throughout this evening. There
are large landslides and washouts near
Fo1burg and other points near Oil City.
The scene along the PittsburG and
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AT OTHER POINTS.
The Town of Sherrodsvi1le, Ohio,
Completely Flooded.

SHERRODSVILLE (O), March "a
This town is completely flooded. Bust
ness is entirely suspended Three feet of
water over the whole town. Great dam
age to property will result The town
is completely cut off from railroad
communication.
STEUBENVILLE (O), March 24-
The Ohio River reached a stage of -
feet inches at noon to-day, and has
receded but a little. Within fifteen
miles up and down the river fully 800
families have been driven from their
homes.
WHEELING CIV. Va March 2i.-
The flood reached its maximum hight
here at o'clock this afternoon. with
stage of - feet inches. nearly seven
feet less than the highest stage at
tanned in 1891. The damage both di-
rect and indirect is very heavy
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WATER RECEDING.
Fall of Six Feet in Twenty-Four
Hours in Sciot; River.

COLUMBUS 90. March 24.-The
'. alter of the Scioti River was higher
than ever before known in this city. The
fall in the river in twentyfour hours
has been about six feet. The estimated
fall by tonight is twelve feet. This will
let out many submerged lower floors OF
the. dwellers Wagons can now cross
the part of West Broad street, which is
still overlooked. So far as known no
lives have been lost. The damage is eS-
timated at not less than S250000.
Three companies of the National
Guard are assisting in getting relief to
families injured by the flood. The City
Council has appropriated 5000, and
leading citizens are subscribing rapidly
and literally to the relief fund.
The railroads are putting large forces
at work but cannot, in all cases, hope to
remove trains to-day. South and West
lines are not open. Parts of the road
beds of these lines in this city are quite
heavily damaged.
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COURSING.
Drawing for the Meet at Union
Park Tomorrow and Sunday.


SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.-The
drawing for the coursing at Union Park
on Saturday and Sundays as follows:
All aged stake-Terrona VS.. Move On.
Premier VS.. Lady Grace, Grasshopper
VS.. Lady Penn, War Cloud VS., Bonita,
Arapahoe VS.. Kilkenny Girl, Lord By
ron VS.. Mountain Beauty, Red Light VS..
Forget, Gilt Edge VS.. Promise Me, For
Freedom VS.. White Chief, Carmen vs..
Pretender, False Flatterer VS., Burling-
ton, Bonanza VS.. FairVieW, Sportsman
VS.. The Turk, Bryan VS.. Blackstone,
Green Valley Maid VS.. Rusty Gold, Fly
ing Buck VS.. Magic, Vigilant VS.. Fair
Helen, Victor VS.. Commodore, Lily VS..
Santa Alicia, Rey Alfonso VS.. Tom Bell.
HarkaWay II. VS.. Lissak, Joy Bells VS..
Rockland Belle Douglas VS.. Cavalier
Fear Not VS.. Mystery, Cannon Pasha VS..
Flyaway.
Sire and dam stake-Sky Rocket VS..
Vida Shaw. Belmont VS.. Valley queen,
Maybe VS.. Electric, Daisy VS.. Waratah.
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Tried to Burn the Premises.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.-Nich-
olas Tendes and Constantine John, pro-
prietor and cook, respectively Of IA
small restaurant on Fifth street, are
in custody, charged with having com
mitted arson. 1t is alleged that they
deliberately poured coal oil and grease
over the floors and walls Of the res
taurant and set fire to it, although
twenty-five people lay asleep in the
rooms overhead, for the purpose of coll
lecting the insurance. about SLIGO.
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were sufficient for all war expenses un-
til the new Chambers meet"
This note is absolutely reserved in re-
gard to the Spanish Commission re-
port ON the loss of the Maine
SINEWS' OF WAR.
LONDON, March pa special dis
patch from Madrid says the Spanish
Cabinet decided yesterday evening to
create Treasury bonds to the amount
of POO, 000000 pesetas upon the guaran-
tee of the Bank of Spain.
The London agents of the Bank OF
Spain say they have heard nothing to
confirm this statement, and they add
they would undoubtedly have hearc Of
It had it been a fact.
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MoNADNoCK AND MONTEREY.
The Two Monitors Arrive From
From Southern Waters,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.-The
monitors Monadnock and Monterey ar
rived in port this morning and are now
lying at the usual man-of-War anchor
age at the foot of Folsom street They
left San Diego at { a. m. on Monday
last, and encountered rough northwest
erly weather for the first twenty-four
hours, but the rest of the trip was
without incident. The Monterey stop
ped off Piedras Blancas for few hours
target practice yesterday morning, but
rejoined the Monadnock off Pigeon
Point late last hight.
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AT DAYTON.
The Situation Reported to be Dis
tTessing in the Extreme.

CINCINNATI, March 24.-Specia1s to
the Times Star" say that the situa-
ton at Dayton is distressing. The hos
pitfalls and other public buildings are
crowded with persons driven from their
homes. and not a railroad train is run
ming in or out of the city. At Middle
town the Miami River is higher than
the flood of 1866, and is still rising.
The Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton
tracks are covered with water.
At Seymour, Ind. White River ceased
rising to-day. The Southern Indiana
bridge went out. 1t had been weighted
and superintendent Thomas was on the
bridge at the time, being rescued with
difficulty.
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SPAIN DETECTED.
Would Not Grant Permission to
Blow Up the Maine.

MADRID. March PA semi-official
note, just issued, says
AT the Cabinet meeting yesterday
Senior Sagasta GremieD read tele
gram from Captain General Blanco.
saying that the Captain of the Maine
had requested permission 10 blow up
the wreck with dynamite. but that per-
mission had been refused.
The Cabinet empowered the Minis
ter5of Foreign Affairs (Senor Gullon)
to watch the situation with the view of
seeing justice done and defending the
rights of Spain
The Minister of Finance fSenor
Puigcerver) declared that the resources
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AT GAINESVILLE.
Five Lives Lost and Fifteen Kun
dred Families Homeless.

GAINESVILLE (O), March 24.-Fif-
teen hundred families are homeless,
five lives have been lost and nearly p
million dollars worth of property has
been destroyed by the flood. Mrs
James Brennan and child and John
Leach were drowned by the overturn
ing of skiffs. Mrs. Nancy Church was
drowned in her home, and Tom Jones
fell from a bridge and was drowned
Two thousand dollars was raised to-
night for the sufferers. The electric
light plant is drowned out, and Bat
terry c is doing police duty.
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CHILLICOTHE FLOODED.
Six Hundred Houses in the East
End of Town Submerged.

CHILLICOTHE (O). March 24.-SiN
hundred houses in the city east of
town are submerged, the power-house
of the city water works is under twelve
feet of water. the electric light plant
is flooded and shut down, the natural
gas supply has been cut off, and the
city is practically paralyzed by the
flood The loss here is estimated at
half a million dollars. The city is cut
off from railway communication, fully
six miles Of road bed having been
washed out. Tonight the flood is re-
ceding
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STOCKTON, March 4.-Health Off
Ger Ruggles states that the diptheria
patients at the residence of Manuel
E,nos have entirely recovered, and the
quarantine has been lifted IT was
thought at first that possibly some child
dIen attending the same school as the
Enos children might have contracted
the disease, but as plenty of time has
elapsed and no cases have been reported,
the presumption is that no other cases
have occurred
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Insane Man Taken Into Custody.

SAN JOSE, March 24.-Henry Con-
rad, who is said to beSa resident of San
Francisco, was arrested at Agnews to-
day in q wildly insane condition. He
was an inmate of the institution for
several years, but was discharged as
cured. This morning he appeared there
with the most fabulous stories. and
his arrest followed
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Death of a Pioneer Citizen.

VISALIA, March 24.-Charles Bailey,
q pioneer settler of Tulare County, was
found dead this morning at his house
ten miles west Of here where he lived
alone. He had been dead for three
or four days At one time the de-
ceased was wealthy.
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No More sIxy-Serape-s.

CHICAGO, March 24.-Sky scrapers
in Chicago must not be more than ten
stories high in the future is the deci-
sion arrived at by the City Council at
special meeting called to amend the
section relating to the hight of build
ings. The ordinance originally provid-
ed for buildings 1.lo feet or twelve stor-
les high. The amendment cuts off two
stories and makes the maximum hight
$50 feet.
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representing of Arizona at the Omaha
Exposition. The Commissioners VINO
are distributed among the twelve coun-
ties Of the Territory, are TO meet IN
Phoenix April I'd, for organization and
formulation Of plans.
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Shoe Buyers
Surprised.

That thousand pairs we spoke
of Wednesday are rapidly dim
inishing, but the interest in this
now almost two weeks shoe sale
does not seem to diminish in the
slightest. Too bad these VAL
ues will not last longer. They
cannot, however. Promised VAL
ues and promised reductions in
prices strictly fulfilled is swift
ly and surely giving us the COW
eted space for Spring goods,
which need brought about this
sacrifice of high class goods.
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Arizona and the Omaha Exposition

PHOENIX, March 24-EighteenC Com
missioners were appointed to-day by
governor McCord to arrange for the
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l;|1 Il![I[ ll[i{a!
PANArlA SAILORS,
81 Is.

IT'S not necessary to dwell ct
length ON this style of hat; it Is
one OF those ever popular styles,
made of Java Panama, natural
color, blocked on the Knox
block, and has two velvet bands
around, one narrow and one
wide, with bow at side; very
nobby, and only 81 25.
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The TULARE
TRAIN ROBBERY.
No Startling Developments in the
Case Yesterday,
Officers as Yet Have Been Unable TO LOcats
the Bandits.

Rewards Amounting to Twenty
Three Hundred Dollars Offered
for the Arrest of the Robbers
Joe Foster, Arrested on Suspic-
ion OF Being Implicated in the
Hold-Up, Released From Gus
tody.
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ORGANIZES,
Csc ward.

New Crisp Sheer Organizes.
the Summer girls delight; like
all the new wash textiles of the
season, they are more beautiful
than ever before, so perfect in
colorings and SO true to nature
are the vine and floral effects
it actually tasks the magma
ton to believe them aught but
the product OF nature, instead
of art; then, they're popular
again from the fact of their re-
turning from the laundries al
ways like new. Your choice from
a mountain of this prettiness at
Csc the yard.
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AT HAVANA.
The Body of Lieutenant Jenkins
Recovered From the Wreck.

HAVANA. March 24.-The body of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-30
STEPPED ON HIS FACE.
Zengner Relates a SOrr0wfnl Tale TO the
County Attorney.

Adolph Zengner, who resides at
No. 1912 North Fifth street, made
complaint late Saturday afternoon
that he bad been struck by Joe Ditle,
stone mason. He said that the at.
fair had occurred in Joe Kunz's feed
store on North Front street at about
2:3O o'clock. Dtle had asked Zengner
for money claimed to be due him,
and which ZsDgner claimed he did
not owe Words were followed by
blows, and Zengner states that Ditle
Knocked him down and tramped ON
his face with his feet and threatened
to kill him. He called called Mr..
Kunz and his hired man, and Ditle
then retreated.
Z-ngner was very much afraid to
go home and wanted a policeman to
accompany him saying that he feared
that his life was not safe. The .coun-
ty attorney issued a complaint and
instructed the police officers to in
vestigate the case before the warrant
was issued. Zengner's face bore evil
dence of rough usage.
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SEVERAL SCRAPS.
Saturday Night Was a Lively One on
the Streets.

There was music all along the line
Saturday night. Whether it was due
to the approach of Christmas, the re-
turn OF prosperity, or too much corn
juice, it was a fact that the fighting
spirit was up ia several parts of town,
and the police had their fands full.
Officer Grout found Dave Huntley
and Chas. Berry engaged in a mix I'D
on,lower Jackson street, and endeavor-
ed to pull them apart. He could not
unclench them until Ed. Halstead
hove in sight and lent his assistance.
Both belligerents were landed in the
cooler, where they spent the night.
Yesterday morning they were released
on promise to appear at the city hall
this morning. They failed to put In
an appearance, but the officers intend
that they shall not get away.
There wasa lively fracus in a place
on lower Front street, and one in
West Mankato. but no heads were
broken.
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A DESERVED IMPLEMENT

Harper's Weekly, which is bitterly
opposed to expansion, in its last issue
thus speaks Of Senator Davis, Of this
state. 1--WE are told that the result
OF the election for governor Of Mime
sofa was not due to 0any feeling
against the Republican party or Sena
tor Davis, but to the personal popu-
larity Of Mr. Lind; that, in fact,
Senator Davis is stronger today than
he ever was before, and this on &C.
count of the prominence he has at
tanned by his advocacy Of war and ex-
pansun. However, much we may
disagree with Senator Davis on these
subjects, we are glad that statesman
ship has won in Minnesota and that
Mr.. Davis, an educated lawyer and a
man who thinks on political Ques
tions IKE a trained statesman, is as.
sured Of his position in contest
threatened by money bags. 1t has
been too much the habit, Of late
years, to give the prize of the senator
ship to rich men, and although we
nave disagreed radically with Sena.
cor Davis, we believe that he has
come sincerely to the view which he
no ds by intelligent study of the
question. We often find those who
oppose US in these questions denounc-
ing u as un-American because we do
not agree with them and we are glad
30 take this opportunity to express
She hope that we never will be found
calling a fellow citizen unpatriotc
because be does not think as we do on
a pubic question.
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That is what the sound money ad'
vocates argued for.

1t is said that during his absence
from the state for rest from the
office seekers and chance to work on
his message, Gov ectLind has speut
some time in Wisconsin, studying
their method Of caring for the insane,
and is quite favorablY struck with the
merits of the county system, and may
recommend the legislature. There Is
a growing fel ling against any more
big institutions for tie insane. They
ale too expensive to care for. Inc
legislature should take hold OF the
matter and settle it for the best In
terests Of all this winter. The state
board of charities and corrections has
also given the subject much study
and has come to the conclusion thai
there are better methods ofehandling
the insane than through great IN
situations. From all that we have
been able to learn, the Wisconsin
method seems to be a most satisfac'
tory one and we do not believe Min
nesota would go amiss in adopting It,
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REPUBLICAN REFORMS.

The st. Cloud Journal.Press re-
ferring to matters that will be taken
up by the legislature this winter,
says: 1t appe ,rs that most of the so
called reforms which John Lind pro-
posed to recommend to the legis-
lature and the people have already
been anticipated. The board Of
managers for the insane hospitals and
the board OF corrections and charities
have both recommended chang in
the matter of caring for the insane as
applied to The increase, and Auditor
Dnnn gets the first money in advocat-
ing state board Of control. About
all John can do is to follow along III :
trail played by good Republicans"
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Notice of Timber for Sale.

The board of supervisors of the
town Of South Bend will receive
sealed proposals for the sale of the
standing timber outside Of the in
Closures OF cemetery proper, on the 40
acres situated On the north west
quarter Of the northwest
quarter of section 81, town lO8, range
u, known as the South Bend ceme4
bery. Each bidder Will be required
to lnclose certified check OF $50 ooh
made payable to the chairman Board
Of Supervisors, South Bend, that the
bid is in good faith and that a settle
ment will he made when the timber
is sold, either in all cash or part cash
and balance in approved bankable
notes. BIDS will he received hv the
town clerk at his office In South Bend
up to 2o'clock D. m. November 10Th.
1898. The Board Of Supervisors re-
serves the righl to reject any or all
bids.
BY order of the Board Of Super
visors. G. A. HULTENGREN,
Town Clerk.
Dated South Bend, Mimi. November
l, 1893.
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The grip has again got a grip upon
the country. 1t is said that in New
Y ork and Philadelphia there were
over 10000 cases of it several d US
ago, and twenty deaths day were re-
ported from it in Brooklyn. The New
York board of health has declared
that it is contagious disease, and
have taken steps tostamp it out. The
disease is also getting to be epidemic
thr ough the west, and some localities
are suffering greatly from it. Locally,
it has been prevalent for several days
back, and large number Of our peo-
pie are or have been suffering from it.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER so. 1898.
TIL CARE OF THE INSANE.

Tie opposition to the erection OF
a fourth large Hospital for the insane
$ certainly growing. The more the
matter is considered and investigated
the stronger is the sentiment against
this mode Of further caring for the in
sane. And likewise there is a growth
OF sentiment favorable to the county
syst,l 10. because it is recognized that
by tits method the chronic insane
can be better cared for than in large
institution, while it would relieve
the three large institutions now In
operation, for the accommodation or
those who need close care and atten
tiou. aud with it may be restored to
Jheir former good health. The colony
plan is also favored by some for the
chronic insane Ia behalf OF the col
ony plan it is urged that it would be
more c0nyenleuta as the patients would
be near tie large hospitals, but in
chis nlan the same objection Of great
axpea>e connected with large hos
pital would exist as at present. The
Wilona Republican in commenting
upon the tao plans, says:
"This much is agreed to: That the
chronic and incurable cases should be
nou-td in groups of not more than
90 or 80, and on farms where there
nav be more freedom than IN the
large institutions, and have more Ia
Dor a~d exercise and more direct con-
tact with the wholesome earth. The
farms should have two or three acres
for each patient.
Gwen those who have been pro-
nouuced advocates Of fourth hos
pital, On examination Of the Wiscon-
sin and Kalamazoo methods, have
CONE to favor one Of these arrange
meuts
THE remaining diversity of opin-
ION relates to the plan Of manage
ment. The county plan has the
marked advantage Of elasticity. 1t
REQUIRES no appropria ion by the leg
isla;ure. Any time the number of
patients becomes excessive for exist
ing accommodations any county may
oui'I and receive allowance from the
state for its inmates. The county
hospitals would be under medical
supervision OF the state and the trus-
tees Cf the insane hospitals would be
charged to withdraw the state sup
port from any hospital that did not
come up to medical and sanitary stan
dards An objection to the plan is
shat there must be an inducement for
counties to build, which in effect
makes the weak counties pay profit
to IL e larger one S for the care OF their
insane"
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The OWatonna Chronicle remarks
that although it is forty years since
the Democrats had governor in this
state, and the oldest Democratic SET
tier has never had an opportunity OF
try ing his powers at figuring at an
appointment, yet they come right up
to the trough and put their forefeet
in as though they had fed there for a
centur y. 1T goes tosshow." says the
Chronicle, that Democrat can beat
a Chinaman at imitation.
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There will be another howl Of some
kind. go up from the hat money
crowd, The Minnesota iron miners
are to get a 10 per cent raise In
wages. They are now receiving 40
per cent more than they were last
year, and nearly three times as much
as they were in the worst OF the
panic years. But think Of the i'm
pudence Of the money power to 60
right in under Charlie Towne's nose,
as it were, and do the very thing that
he said could never happen unless tlat
silver was adopted 1t must be an.
other scheme of Mark Hanna's.