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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-22
-FOUR FAMOUS WOMEN.

n URINE THE latter part OF the last
ID century four American women
have radiated influences so strong
and far-reaching that necessarily their
names must pass down with the his
tory Of the country. Two are still liv-
ing. Mrs. Hetty Green. the most re-
nowned Woman finsncier of her day,
and MS. John sherwood. Who has been
the literary light OF society. Mrs john
Bigelow. " hose place has not yet been
filed figured in society as a shreWld
politician. While Mrs. Paran stevens,
mother of Mrs Paget of England Used
to preside over what more nearly APP
preached a salon than any other gath
erings which the new world has yet
knoWn- ~
The general outlines Of Mrs. stevens
history are TOO well known to need
repetition. she was absolutely fearless
and utterly indifferent TO people from
the standpoint of their own pedestals
Mentally she placed them in a scale
of her own and then treated them ac-
cordIng to her own weighing. To-sorle
she took strong fancies and -f0rgave
them much, While others she disliked
intensely. Nethfng human could save
an enemy from the venom of her
tongue: the grave itself could not af-
ford a shield Just as poiguantly, Just
as rouudly, would she SANDER some Of
fender after his, death as when he had
been able to defend himself. Naturally
she made many enemies. but silent
ones, for she was too powerful to Of
fend. BY many in New York the oc-
casion is stin remembered when Mrs.
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TO FORCE BACK
Chinese TROOPS
French and German Soldiers
Marching to the Front.
EMPEROR TAKES HAND
ORDERS BIS GENERAL TO Re
TIRE AND AVOID CONFLICT.

Pao Ting Fu, Apr: 20. Saturday,.-
This city has been Tor the last four
days. a big military camp of French
and German soldiers on the way to the
front. It is now estimated that 5000
French troops and 5000 Germans will
form the entire force when all the rein
foreements have arrived. There is no
truth in current reports regarding
severe fighting between the outposts
and the Chinese
Three men eft yesterday under escort
order TO Ceneral Lila to retire Imme-
diately 70 the province Of Shan 81.
Prince Ching and other Chinese Of
fieials say the Chinese general has al
readE retired; but their combinations
or -1eniaIss are considered very unre-
liable.
The French and German troops. seem
to he cooperating fairly well. although
until yesterday 6Frfday) there was
some doubt as 20 who would command
the expedition This question has been
settled by an afran cement under which
the French and Germans are 20 act in
.dePendentiy, and yet at the same time,
70 co-operate.
II the Chinese retire over the shan
81 boundary, then. according to inter
should not go beyond5it. The ministers
in Pekin fearnestly hope this viii prove
TO BE- the case. They point out that the
Chinese force has not been aggressive.
and only came a few miles over the
I border. arguing that it might just as
we'll have been allowed to remain where
I It was.
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vania also were far behind their sched-
ule time. Great difficulty was expert
enced in getting the trains through east
Of Pitssbarg. -.
At the general pcstoffiee this after-
noon it was said that all mail matter
east Of san Francisco vas late. The
4.45 a. M train, one of tho. heaviest in
the service, carrying al the northwest
ern mail. east of San Francisco, did not
get in until 1870 a. m, making it SIX
hours and forty-five minutes late The
New York and Dunkirk train on the
Erie, carrying all the New York STATE
:-.z:i. due at 6 30 a. M. had not arrived
up TO 3 80 p. m; most of the otfer
minor trains carrying mail were also
late.
Considerable property was destroyer
along West street III this city. owing
to the flooding of cellars. Large guam
titles Of perislable produee was stored
In She cellars along this, street, ana
much Of it was destroyed bs the water
Which in many places, WAS waist deep.
In several Of the old fashioned houses
where there are 10 cellars the water
came above the tlOoriDg, and ONCE 1ilf-
.iiture could be seen floating around the
stores on the ground floor
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night from the east have rot yet ar
rived. It is generallY. conceded that
the fruit crop througheut. the Ohio. val
LEI IS gone and the damage TO crops
IS very great.
While the danger lire is placed at
fifty feet here, considerable : damage
has been cone tonight since the stage
Of the Ohio river passed forty I'VE feet
The stage at II O'Clock was forty-six
fset two inches The worst OF the
present flood viii reach here tomor-
\ ow night #ad Tuesday. The back
water tonight has inundated all the
bottoms OF Mill creek valley. and most
o. the Little Miami valley
The western part Of this city, as wen
as the Chic river front is flooded
with the river rising here at the rate
Of six inches an hous Il is feared that
the races that are now in progress at
Newport, Ky, as we'll as the ball games
on this side OF the river, VIII be
stopped.
When ffty-fve feet is reached tomor-
row the lines that use the Central sta
ton win be unable to get into their
depot
At , a. m. the river reached forty
seven feet here, rising three inches an
hour. Hr-rfsr rft
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Stevens at a large dinner party loudly
discharged the deceased grandfather of
her hostess Her TRADE, indeed, was
the entertainments OF the evening, Tor
And so convinced did her hostess be-
come of her ancestors lack of merit
that the next day she took a large
marble bust OF him, which had long
adorned the drawing room, and had IL
buried ouua in her back yard. This, in-
deed, WAS a scalp added to- Mrs.
Stevens belt ~ uisl
For SceIft1ng the qualities Of success.
in others Mrs. stevens instinct WAS
almost phenomenal, and she preferred
always TO, have about her those Who
We're ascending the social ladder to
those who had already arrived. To her,
varied 3. eXpeFlenc es with men and
things she had learned To recognize
the coming man, Time and again,
therefore. she was clever enough Ito
place such people under obligations to
her at the beginning Of their career,
that by 50 doing she might secure their
favor when they had reached the top.
There was nothing MIS- Stevens loved
by the nose. She was also an invet-
crate match maker. Ins her heart.
however, there was a corner for girls
who. were poor, and often she gave
them an opportunity to see something
of fife at Her SUNDAY evenings and
the jeuHe sse sdore Of the town n &
The one thing she could not abide
in women was languidness In a seat
she always sat uprigft.s as she used
TO. sly. her back knew not the feeling.
of a cushion. And still shortly before
her death she was one of the very few
womensi in New York who ventured TO
drive 3 herself through crowded ttheF-
o1ghfaress This she did in a high,
one haIse trapnwith, an old fashioned
top, and holding the ribbons in one
hand. Many harsh things were said
of her. but wherever she vent never
theiess, she held her court. old and
young crowded about her and We're
glad OF a word or nod Of recognition.
Mrs. Stevens was a character known
through most OF the states and had ON
her general visiting list oyer 1000
people.
"A Woman's Curiosity.
Mrs John Bigelow, another woman
OF indonitable VIII and fearlessness.
had something of a career. in, Europe as
well as in America. She preferred the
political. racy talk of men TO the do
nestle topics of her own sex Inter
! national relations politics and gev-
ernn1ental affairs were as the alpha bet
OF her daily fife But she had one
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SNOW AND sLUsH HEAVY.
Storm Subsidies in Northern Ohio.
but Trains Are at a StandstilI

Cleveland, o. April 2t.-The fierce
storm that swept over this city and
northern Ohio throughout yesterday
and last night. gradually subsidized to-
GAY. IL was followed tonight by a
dense fog. notwithstanding the heroic
efforts OF the telegraph ard telephone
companies to repair tipeir Frustrated
lines, there has been little Improvement
TO the service thus FAR. ThrOughonN
the day big gangs OF men have been 1t
work on the various lines resetting
poles End stringing wires. Is
Trains on practically all roads enter
ing the city from the west continue to
arrive from enc to three hours behind
schedule. This is especially true of
-he lines FROM the east. There are no
wires TO facilitate the movement OF
trains. which is responsible to a large
extent. for the delay to traffic Tho
traffic on the city street car lines con-
tiUued to be crippled all day, as a re-
suit of the deep SHOW and slush on the
tracks, So heavy Is ttS snow and
slush IN many places that. the most
pOE erful sweepers become stalled in it.
A large section Of the city is still cut
of from communication by wir1 with
fire Headquarters as a result OF the gen
eral prostration Of wires
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z HFsf
1seTnan's failing. curiosity. Itsleti5 Ie,-
sometimes into scrapes. On one occaz
SION she took q celebrated ,ISnglishrrlan
STOPPING. with her, out to de- some large
ItSeltlohs- w his at one Of the most
notable OF New. York; houses the in
splration suddenly seized her 10 shozs
MIN over the house from garnet 10
celiar.1 So unite independent of anv-
SAe Oh tLle henSehold, they left the
~ ans room and started 4son their
~ tlKlaSe-s Mrs Bigeloyr pulled open
the. bureau drawers. opened tlsa slssetss
ana inspected for his benefit the sfnp-
nSnlngs of every room Finally. in a
remote corner, she Suddenly opened a
door, pushing him IN front of her.
ana precipitated the poor man neck
11st down a steep tight OF back stairs.
After wards he loudly. praised her nor.
derQES personality as having been s,leiA
70 sffEe his. life by naasterful dutch
at his coat collar.
Mrs Bigelow was enc of the; most
unconventional women that ever lived
In q shop she would take off her hat
and veil; lay them down on thegcoun-
ter and then prowl about in search of
Whatever she wanted 30 buy. she made
II a boast that her things sxvere f1sv er
stolen Before entering a drawing
focnE She sseuld also hand a footnlan
her pocketbeok.t containing sometimes
a large amount of money and say,
simply Hold. this purse for, Mrs
Bigelow. 1t WAS eomPla med Of her
that At times she WAS very vulgar.
that's spfa WED herself over two or
three chairs. instead of. sitting decor
-ousiy ia one. But all found she had
a, good heart and was of the strong
stuff of which spersonases are made.
The Princess of whales.
Quite as individuals and perhaps q
little more unique than either Mrs.
stevens or Mrs. Bigelow is Mrs. Faet ~
Green, who, through her long headed
ness in financial affairs, has made her
name of Worldwide Interest She was
bcr1s rich. as were her parents before
her the family having been for years
itleLtikied With the large whaling trade
which centerea about Bedford, Mass.
As a younE girl, therefores Hetty was
: pertinentlys called the al Princess Of
4 Whales and was even then regarded
as one of the countrys greatest heir
essess At .Saretoga she vas a belle
when the place WAS the center. Of lash
ion. and was most assidueuslys sought
in marriage by men. long prominent in
the social life of The country. Since
those days however she has almost
altogether secluded herself from society
and has spent her life in rolling over
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-22
DAM GAVE WAY.
Water Let bose Sweeps.the Town of
Chester, in Massachusetts.

Water Let lose Sweepssthe Town OF
Chester, in Massachusetts,.
chester. Mass. April 21,-The Flood
Hollow dam, in 88iGdleheId, gave way
about O'Clock tonight, letting loose
the water in the big reservoir, which
rushed with terrific force into the west
branch of the WesEfield river, sweep
ing everything before it, ana subrnerg-
Ing the greater part of this town. No
lives were lost, but great damage has
been done, the extent of which il is inn
possible now to estimate.
The dam was built in 1874 TO take. the
place Of the one which was destroyed
by the flood of the year before. 1t was
poorly Constructed of stone and timber
and had been a constant menace to the
town of Chester. The heavy rains over
flowed the reservoir. and the dam
showed signs of weakening early this
morning. Orders We're given to inspect
the dam. The result was that word
was sent to the people below that the
dam was almost certain 10 so out, and
the families in the low lands got what
Things they could get together and
made for places of safety
They were none too soon, for the dam
broke, and with a deafening roar a
torrent of water was let loose into the
Flood Hollow. which empties in the
Westield river The huge tirnbers of
the dam Wee hurled into the foaming
current and went in one great, crash
ing mass towards Chester. Two quartz
mills at Flood Hollow. barns and out
buildings were swept along in the tor
fent. at Ban rOft, the station for Mid
dlefield. the tBoston & Albany stone
bridge was carried away, together
with GOO feet Of track 1t viii probably
be two days before trains are running
Chester presents a desolate sight. The
electric light station is submerged and
the town is in total darkness. Houses
are flooded and Streets filled with TIM
bers from the dam.
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Froop IN coNNEcTIcUT.
Highland Lake Threatens TO Over
how and Do Great Damage.


New Haven. Conn, April 21.-Reports
from around the state tonight show
that the damage done by the floods
resulting from the rain Of the last tnll'-
tv-six hours. is very serious. The
1,,oTst situation is at Winsted. where
Highland lake threatens an overflow
almost any hour If such occurs, II IS
feared a terrible loss Of life and prop
erty win ensue.
The lake is situated at an elevation
Of nearly 100 feet above the tow A
natural dam between adjacent hills
forms the boundary which holds the
mass of water back, and along the top
of this is a roadway The water is now
separated from the top by but rev
inches, and a stream runs fourteen
inches over the style way at the out
let.
Notices have been issued to the dwell
lers along four streets to take to the
hills as soon as a Seneral alarm is
given, and guards are posted at ire
quent intervals from the lakeside 20
give warning of an overflow
A score OF washouts have occurred
on the Central New England railroad
between Winsted and Hartford and
several Eandslides are reported on ol1-
ferent roads.
from Winstet. tons Of rock have faHen
on ahe tracks, and dynamite viii have
i te be used to remove the debris.
The Connecticut river at Hartford
| is sixteen feet below the high water
mark and is rising at the rate of an
/ inch ar hour
1 At Derby the Naugatack river has
/ flooded factories ami cut off eomInuRi-
| cation by a number of highways lead
/ ing to the city. The lower portion OF
/ the city is completely under water, anc
/ on several streets boats have beer
| called into service. -
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Two INCHES AN HOUR.
Rise of the Ohio River Yesterday at
Wheeling, W. Va.

Wheeling, W. va, April 21.-At .
O'Clock tonight. the river is Al feet 4
riches. and rising two inches an hour
wheeling is entirely cut off from Out-
side communication by rail. and CAiy
the big lines are able to run now. Irate
residents along the river banks are
firing frequently at the boats, because
the swell from them is washing the
FOUNDATIONS away from their houses
Tonight a Wheeling island man fired
a the packet Keystone state and at
a passing tow boat. but without effect.
In Wheeling. BeIlaire, Bridgeport,
BenwoOd and Martins Ferry about 500
houses have been entered by the wa
ter Nearly every manufacturing es-
adjustment in the Wheeling district is
shut down. The aggregate loss in this
district is at least 100000.
Above Martins Ferry, James Ford, q.
miner discovered the Cleveland &
Pittsburg track washed out and sue
ceeded in stopping the northbound
passenger train n few yards from Ger
tain destruction
The Ohio River railroad has a. num-
Der of landslides and considerable
washeS-out track below Wheeling, in
Volvi8g a big loss anG- suspension Of
traffic for severai days
United States Senator Scott wires
from Washington contributing $500 for
the relief OF the sufferers. Much tim
Der was lost in the Little KaDawa
river.
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TRAINs WEB 81 LATE.
Heavy Storm Interferes With Rail-
roads Running into New York.

Heavy Storm Interferes With Rail-
roads Running INTO New York.
New York, April Glowing to the
heavy storm which has been raging in
the west. All traffic sast OF Cleveland
has been delayed from two to seven
hours. The Grand Central depot pre-
scented a strange appearance this after
noon as the beiated western trains lunS
befed In several hours late, with their
roofs and steps encrusted with snow
and ice, Friends OF the iong-due pas
sengers hung around The depot all day,
and rushed to meet the weary passen-
gers every time a train came IN. Disap-
poinn1ents We're frequent. IS most OF
the trains were divided into severai sec
lions ct Buffalo
The Atlantic express which carries
all the mail east of Chicago, and which
,yss due at $50, arrived seven hours be-
hind time. The New York & New
England express, die at 2:55 p. m, ar
rived ia two sections the first section.
being two hours and twenty minutes
late. and the second section Eve hours
fare. the first section brought with SC a
lake Shore train from the west, due az
11.2A p. n.
Most western trains on the Psnnsyl-
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and over again the large fortune under
her control
Mrs. Green has, uf1happilys no espee-
.jal fondness for women. Her attire is
as much like a mans as it could well
be unless she donned trousers aRdfone
OF her most frequent remarks is that
she likes TO talk business. She is
lcOnsiderare also and regards time as
money, for on entering an office TO
transact affairs her hrst question: to-
the official is whether or no he has
time to spare She then proceeds di-
reetly to the point When warmed to
her subject, however. she speaks long.
and fiueutIy. What the ultimate result
viii be Of this concentration of her
powers is still wrapped in mystery but
Through her day and generation MRS.
Green has, at least, been a prominent
exampie, as was John GiIpin,s wife, Of
a woman with a frugal mind.
Ice Cream Etiquette.
Vastly different in temperament than
any one of these women is Mrs. John.
Sherwoods who, long in the public eye,
islnot only recognized fer her high
social accomplishments but also
through the power of her pen. For re-
fnement and good manners she has
ever taken a stand. acting out these
principles IN her daily life and further
spreading the influence by her nu-
naereus books. on the subject. To her
Youth has always had a powerful at
traction. She declares group OF young
girls 10 be the most subtly romantic
and, attractive sight in the world.
.'sweeters even than the breath Of
roses. For such young creatures who
have lived in small towns or out in the
country Mrs: Shsrwood's fondness is
very keen. She has taught them, she
says. to take an ice. instead OF
wanting a, plate of ice cream" She
has set them the example OF remain
ing gracious, and uI1rufI1ed. under the
NEST trying circun1 stances. Everyone
remembers the evening in New York
when, at a large function. waiter let
slide a whole. tray laden with salads.
oysters and punch down the side OF
Mrs. rS5erwoods velvet gown, how she
turned to him with an enhancing
smile and said. 81 see you have been to
see the .sIeight-of- hand man" At that
time there was a famous prestidigita-
teut in town Even now, although crlp-
pied up with rheumatism, Mrs. Sher-
wood can never With q good conscience
avail herself of an Old lady's privilege,
that OF sitting down on ceremonious
Occasions. Her. aversion to listening 20
Emusie with her hat on is fnyeterate.
and she was one Of the first women
/ who Invariably appeared uncovered at
the theatres. In any gathering, no
ma tier how great, Mrs SherSvood's ap-
pearanee- would proclaim her a person
/ age. Should the house take FIRE she
undoubtedly would not attempt to save
4 herself Until after her hostess had
/ passed ont.
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FIvE PERsoNs HuRT.
High Wind Wrecks Big Water Tank
in Chicago.

Chicago, April 21.--A high wind that
struck Chicago today 1oosened a huge
iron water tank from its fasteniHgs on
the roof of the Galoraith building,
Madison. and Franklin streets, causing
it to crash through the six floors 70 the
ground, injuring I'VE persons and re-
suiIting in a damage to the building es-
umated at $4,000.
The Injured:
Richard O.Brien, skull fractured by
falling timbers; viii die.
Julia Slotkin. back and shoulders in
iured.
FranlS L. Langs, scalp wounds.
Sev,,rio Pega~o, bootblaek, Shoulder
dissocsted and severely cut
John T. Wiley scalp Wounds.
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Roers Taken Prisonerg.

London, April 22-Tle war Office has
received a dispatch from Lord Kitch-
ener. reporting that since April rs vari-
Gus British commanders have taken
eigtltv-orie prisoners. together with
100, 600 rounds of small ammunition and
many horses, cattle and wagons Lord
Kitchener reports also the surrender of
twenty Beers since that date.
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KILLED By BOXERS.
Thousands of Them Attack the India
Imperial Troops.

PeEin. April 2L-Brigadier General
A. j. F. Reid. commanding the Third
brigade of India Imperial service
troops in China. who is now at Shan
Hal Kwan, sent a. company of PunJab
infantry to dispense a band of robbers
in the neIghborhood OF Flu Ming
A force of Boxers and robbers, more
than 1000 strong. attacked the Indian
troops, killing Major Browning and one
Serpy ana wounding others. The COM
pany retneated TO Flu Kwan- The Box
ers are apparently well armed with
modern rifles.
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-r,,oIlev lines sKnoclxed out

Erie. Pa, April 21.--The snowstofin
Of Friday night and Saturday, and the
sleet storm OF Saturday night. VAS the
worst known here in sixty years. There
are twelve inches Of snow on the leyeb
and during Saturday nearly every troll
ley line in the city was Knocked OUT
Traffic was resumed irregularly today.
Today rain has beer falling.
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Depredations Of Rebels.

have again attacked the AIanehurian
railway says the ST Petersburg cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph.
.'Tf4ey have destroyed $50 versts OF the
line removed the rails and broken up
the rolling stock. Moreover. they have
Killed nearly q whole detachment of
railway guards. Troops have been
sent from AIlur province tofthe scene
NJ . To lelr
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TWO MEN pRowNEp.
Ohio River at Huntington, w va.
Passes the Danger Line.

Passes the Danger Line.
Huntington, W. Va. April 21,-At s
o'clock this evening the rain and snow
that had been falling for seventy eight
hours ceased The Ohio river has
passed tire danger line of fifty feet. and
is still rising. Fully ten feet more of
water is expected here
Great damage has resulted through
out the southern auG central portions Of
the state Carter Slatington was
drowned in Tug river. and John Swan
son drowned in GuyanCictte, while en-
deavoring to save property. Gattles7
burg, Ceredo, Central City, Dingeness.
Dunlow Barboursviile and many
smaller towns are suffering heavily. =
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neIuee of -.

Buffalo. NJ, April 2l-The deluge
of rain that followed in the wake of the
big snoWstOrrn1 yesterday continued
throughout last night and toGay, leave
ing but little SNOW. Reports from
pofIts along the southern shore of Lake
Erie say that the damage to fruit trees
viii he great 49,