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New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
RIVER TAKES 100000.
SOME 1900 HOMELESS.
Great Damage ArounG Cincinnati
Water Highest Since 1884.

Cincinnati Jan. 19.--With the crest OF the
hoodwater in the Ohio River not yet in sight.
the financial loss in and near Cincinnati due to
high water is over $5OO,O0O tonight The loss
includes damaged goods. loss OF manufacturing
facilities and wages of idle men. Some fifteen
thousand persons have been driven to higher
land. Nearly fifty squares in Newport a dozen
In Covington and large areas in the East End
and in the mill creek quarter Of Cincinnati are
under water
The river. Silently carrying before il ell man
ner OF property was watched all day by thou
sands OF people from both banks and the high
buildings, while strenuous efforts were made by
hundreds OF men to carry to places of safety
those whose homes had been invaded by the
flood or some OF the household effects from
the flooded homes. For the better handling OF
relief work Mayor Dempsey this afternoon d.
vided the city into four reliec sections.
The stage at this pciat was 81 feet, the highest
record since February. 1885,. The bridges are
cut of from the land. except for a narrow foot
passage. and a few more inches viii close the
gap, leaving the railroad bridges as the only
means OF communication for foot passengers be-
tween the Kentucky side OF the river and this
city This affects seriously several THOUSAND
people whose work Is in Cincinnati and who
1--we in Newport. Covington and the other Ken
tucky suburbs. The town OF California lust
above Cincinnati is reported completely under
water
At a special meeting OF the City Council to-
DAY bonds 10 the amount OF $4,000 were voted
authorized also TO draw $4,000 additional for
relief.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
MR. ROOT At OTTAWA.
Dinner at Government H0use-Viisit
PureIY Social.

Ottawa. Jan. 19.-Secretary Root. Mrs. Root
and Miss Root arrived here at 1885 p. IN. to-
day. They were met at the station by Colonel
Hanbury Williams. the Governor Generals mill
itary secretary and Colonel Foster. United
States Consul. and were driven direct to the
Government House
There was a dinner party this evening at
Government House in honor OF the visitors. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier was one OF the party. and the
Premier had pleasant and interesting con-
versatiOn with Mr.. Root during the evening.
1t was intended 10 have skating party in the
afternoon. but on account of the inclemency Of
the weather it was abandoned.
Mr.. Root when asked about the object OF his
visit to Canada said it was purely social. and
was due to an invitation extended to him when
Lord Grey was In Washington. The feeling OF
the people of the United States was always
kindly to Canada. he said. He did not think
that any one could make capital nowadays by
what was formerly called twisting the lions
tail"
As 10 the value OF the modus vivendi with
Canada Mr.. Root was not prepared to say.
Asked If he had message for the Canadian
people. he replied: II have only TO say that 7
have been great many times In Canada and
like Canada and like Canadians. and in this
am representative OF the United States"
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
The Pennsylvania Railroad Plans
Gigantic Car Trust.
(By relegraph 70 The Tribune !

Philadelphia, Jan. 19.-The Pennsylvania
Railroad, aside from it's announcement that it
win ask its stockholders at their annual meet
ing IN March 10 authorize an additional issue
of SlO0,OO0,OO0 in capital stock and S1O0O0OOoo
in bonds has organized within a week a $780,
100000 car trust.
This is the most gigantic car trust ever or
ganized and is in line with the great f1nan-
Cial propositions of the company for the last
five years. II VIII be known as the Pennsyl-
vania Freight Equipment Trust. and its stock
will be divided into hundred series of
S1,OO0O00 each which will be issued TO meet
the freight requirements of the company.
The trust will he perpetual. which means that
each series II expires will be ressued.
The trust is Independent of any other car
trust in which the Pennsylvania at present IS
interested. It's managers are y. r. Shortridge.
W. II. Barnes George Wood and Captain John
2. Greene directors of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company and Theodore N Ely. chief o.;
motive power. The trustee is the Fidelity Trust
Company. of this city
Provisions have already been made To issue
this year forty-four series or S44 100000 Of
these trust certificates. These are to
provide for twenty-One thousand freight cars Of
1905 delivery. some Of which are yet 20 come
from the builders. for which $25.OOO,OOO in GER
tihcates will be issued and sixteen thousand
GAYS Of 1907 delivery for which S19OO00OO in
certificates will be issued.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
MAROONED BY A FOG. ASK $lOO,OOOOOO MORE.
Ellis Island Employees Couldn't Get
Home-FWeboat aground.

The heavy fog of last night caused consid-
erable Inconvenience. and there were many
escapes from accidents about the harbor. The
fireboat Abram s. Hewitt. while on her way to
Brooklyn. aground at Governors Island.
She hard a-fast for over an hour, but was
pulled off without injury.
The greatest inconvenience as It often is the
case, az Ellis Island. The boat Ellis Island
made no attempt 10 run 10 Manhattan. il being
decided too hazardous. Consequently. large
force Of employees were maroOned, and were
compelled to remain all night. Officials were
thoughtful. however. and teIephoned or sent
telegrams 70 the various homes to allay fears
BY fortunate circumstance the fire to which
the Hewitt was bound was put out without need
Of her powerful! streams The Hewitt was NOV
ing at greatly reduced speed when she grounded
The fog crippled the ferry system all over the
harbor some of the ferryboats making two hour
schedules. in place Of tho usual twenty-minute
scheduls. The Roosevelt street ferry was tied up
pretty much all night, and the 39th street ferry
stopped its service at 4:3O o'clock in the after
noon
The Hamilton and South ferries tried forty
minute schedule. in place of the usual twenty
minute schedule but II was not maintained. The
municipal ferry TO Staten Island put slow
schedule into operation. while the ferryboat
Hancock, OF the Governors Island service
stopped two hours between $50 and IL so
O'clock
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
MIR. HIGGINSNEA DEATH
DOCTORS GIVE NO HOPE.
Er-GoUernOr Suffering from Heart
Trouble Family A7caits End.
[By Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]


Olean. n. Y, Jan. 19.-Frank Wayland Hig-
gins formerly Governor of the State. lies at
deaths door. He is afflicted with an affection
of the heart. brought on by kidney trouble. and
the physicians hold out no hope OF his recovery.
Shortly after 11:3O o'clock tonight DR.. De
We're NJ Hibbard. the local physician. gave out
this bulletin;
The condition of tine patient is unchanged
Unless there is a decided change for the worse
there will be no more bulletins issued tonight
DR. f. G. Janeway. the specialist of New York.
hurried to Oean early to-day in response to an
urgent call. and he spent most OF the day. with
the patient. DR.. S. B. Ward, OF Albany is also
at the bedside.
The family. including Mrs Higgins. Miss Jo-
sephine Higgins and Harry Higgins. has been
gathered. awaiting the last moments, The eldest
son is In California.
1t did not become known until early to-day
that the former Governor was so seriously ILL
1t is said he has been attacked with the same
malady before.
Four days ago it was announced that Mr.. TIig-
gins was considerably run down and would re-
main in the house few days. He has been for
some weeks in consultation with DR.. Janeway.
Mr.. Higgins's trip to Albany for the Inaugural
tion Overtaxed his strength, and since his re-
turn he has had i'll turns nearly every other day
1t has been frequently said by his old friends
here that he did not seem like himself. On
Saturday last he was at his office. however.
DIR. Janeway said tonight before starting for
New York that there no hope of recovery,
and that at the outside Mr.. Higgins might last
thres days; the other hand he might pass
away any time.
President Roosevelt tonight telegraphed Mr.
Higgins's family that he was panied to learn Of
the former Governors illness. and asked TO be
kept informed 70 his condition NJ Linn
Bruce also sent his sympathy to the family.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
LOUISVILLE THREATENED
Dixie Protecting East End of City
Weakened by Flood.

Louisville, Jan. 1s.-The food situation here
showed no improvement to-day, the most seri-
GUS development being the discovery that the
dixie which protects the upper east end OF the
city is weakening. Repairs are being made. and
men are patrolling the banks. stage Of thirty
eight feet is expected by Monday. The Ohio has
continued rising during TIL. last twenty -four
hours.
Local government officials say navigation to-
day was at complete standstiH from Pittsburg
TO Cairo and lirtle hope is held out for an early
amelioration OF conditions.
At Louisville the river continued to rise stead
lily all day. This afternoon the gauge showed
thirty-six feet, eight feet above the danger line.
The water is one-third Of the way UP the hill
on 4th street, between Main and Water in the
wholesale district.
It is estimated that more than two thousand
people are homeless on THE Point and IN
shipping port suburbs The city council will
appropriate money at its meeting Monday night
90 relieve the distress. which is becoming acute.
Lexington. KY, Jan. 19.--F1ood conditions pre-
vail all over Eastern Kentucky. Railway trains
are all behind time. and thousands OF logs have
been lost. The Kentucky River is at a stand =.
still to-day, after eighteen-foot rise
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
,EPIDEMICS GROW WORSE.
Chicago Inspectors Find MIX De
pots Shockmgly Filthy.
lRy reIasraph % The TrIbune J

Chicago Jan. 19-The number Of contagious
diseases reported to-day was greater than on
any day of the epidemic which has made itself
felt In Chicago and its suburbs for week
Seemingly the epidemic is beyond the control Of
the Health Department.
While Commissioner Whalen Of the Health
Department was preparing TO instruct the hun
dred new inspectors I'm the duties which they
will take up tomorrow morning. new cases
were reported from various quarters: ninety-six
scarlet fever cases thirty-two diphtheria cases
and one case of smallpox. Seven deaths from
conta gious diseases were reported.
Commissioner Bartzen of the Building Depart
ment turned half of his force Of building in
spectOrs into sanitary inspectors. sending them
to 100 of the most important milk depOts I'm
Chicago. The result surprising, even to
Commissioner Bartzen. ThIrty-nlne of the milk
depots visited were found to be shOckingly
filthy, according to the reports of the inspectors
In some of the depots milk was being bottled In
the same room where horses and wagons were
housed. Forty three of the depots were con-
demned as unsanitary.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
SAYS 3 WERE KILLED.
Former Patient at DirmOnt AsyluB,
Makes Startling Charges.
Az TeIegraph e The T1ihune. !

PIttsburs, Jan. 19.-The legislative committee
Investigating insane asylums reached here to-
day and visited DixmOat. from which Bertha
Beilstine escaped some time ago. Andrew
Houston. formerly an inmate OF the asylum, ap-
peNred before the commission and accused the
present management Of three murders in late
years. He swore that about 1897 or 1898 Oscar
Kelly. a patient. was executed by William
White.
The second charge was that William Harvey.
a patient. struck twelve blows and trampled
so brutally that he died twenty-four hours later
The third charge was that Richard Fawcett
a patient. was taken from his room by two at
tendants. who placed a towel around his neck
and strangled him to death.
Houston had his physician with him to-day to
prove that he was sane. He has been out OF
the asylum several years. His allegations Gre
ated much CONSERVATION. and the commission
will investigate further.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
PRINCE HENRY I'LL.
Brother of Kaiser IN Sanatorium at
Charlottenburg.

Berlin. jan 2O-Prince Henry of Prussia.
brother OF Emperor William and commander
in chief Of the navy. is az present in a sanato
rum AZ Charlottenburg, where he is being
treated by Or. SOnnenburg. a we'll known sur
geon. The "MOrgen Post" to-day says the
prince is suffering with a severe sore throat
that he speaks with great difficulty that he
can take almost nourishment and that IL Is
yet uncertain whether an operation is neces-
saTy or not. The paper adds that the condt-
tiOn Of the prince does not give occasion for
serious apprehension.
Emperor William receives daily reports Of his
brothers progress. His majesty had confer
ence yesterday with Professor Schjerning. the
chief surgeon OF the army. presumably on the
case Of Prince Henry. An official diagnosis Of
the malady of the prince has not been published.
1t is now recalled that Prince Henry. contrary
to his usual custom. did not come TO Berlin to
attend the New Year festivities at the court and
offer his congratulations to the Emperor and
that since the first Of January he has cancelled
a number of engagements. This the newspapers
now attribute to his severe attack Of sore
throat.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
ARREST IN MACKLIN SHOOTING CASE
Negro Held at La Junta, Col, Charged with
knowledge of Crime.

la Junta. COL Jan. 19.-Z. r. Andrews. a Negro.
IS under arrest here. charged with having knowl-
edge OF tho shooting Of Captain Macklin at Fort
Reno Oklahoma a few weeks ago.
Fort sill. Oklahoma, Jan. i9-General Charles w.
Taylor handing officer AT Fort SILL last night
issued a statement bearing on the rumored threats
OF Negroes release Corporal Knowles OF the 25th
Infantry in the guardhouse awaiting court martial
on the charge OF shooting Captain Macklin at Fort
Reno. The statement says:
have heard OF the plans. purported TO be well
we are prepared for any such contingency do
not anticipate any tTouhlo at all
Knowles is closely guarded rtsht and day. Ills
defence will be alibi.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
MAY INDICT VANDERBILT.
AsheUiHe authorities AUege He Is
Grading Tares.
fRv Tslerrn nh 10 90 T,rihunA j

Asheville, n. c.. Jan. 19.-The authorities here
have written TO Mayor Mcclellan 10 ascertain
If George w. Vanderbilt is the New York
City tax list Mr.. Vanderbilt pays taxes on per-
sonal property valued at $4,000. and he has
been assessed $1,000 900 on his real estate and
stud here. but 1t is said that he has not paid
any tay on the stocks bonds and other collateral
which make up his fortune. estimated at s2O,-
100000
Mayor Mcclellan has not answered the letter
of the local authorities. who feel certain OF their
ground. and expect to obtain an indictment
against the owner of Biltmore within few
days alleging that Mr.. Vanderbilt is evading
payment of taxes
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
HENRY COHEN RELEASED.
Ne70 York-Pittsburg Tangle To Be
UnSnQrled IN CiUH Court.
IRy Telegraph TO The tribune !

Pittsburg. Jan 19.-Henry Cohen. of Henry
Cohen & Co. bankers. of No. "a Broadway. New
York was released from jail this morning, his
attorney. Homer L. Castle. getting $1,000 bail
for him 1t is not likely that Cohen will be
called upon to face the charges of embezzlement
and theft made by II. c. Kimmck. the Pitts
burg representative OF Cohen Co. the re-
suit of a contest for control OF the Salisbury &
Meyersdale Railway.
Cohen charges KimmicK with embezzling
stocks and cash valued at nearly S1OOOOO0. and
It is said that all criminal charges Will be
dropped and the case taken into the civil courts,
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
FORMER CASHIER HELD.
Directors of Turtle Crcek Bank
Find Alleged Shortage.
[By reIeEraph . u, rrieune !

Pittsburg. Jan l9.-Pau; r. Holland formerly
cashier of the First National Bank OF Turtle
Creek. was arrested this afternoon by the federal
authorities on n charge made by special bank
examiner Holland is I'll at home in Braddock
with typhoid fever. He waived hearing. and
gave $4,000 bail for trial NJ the May term OF the
United States court
The First National was consolidated with two
other Turtle Creek banks last November. and
Holland forced out His books showed al
legged false entries. and the directors of the
merged bank were not satisfied with notes
which he accepted. The shortage is said to he
considerable.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
FLYER HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Pennsylvania Train Passes Over Broken Rail
at Full Speed in Railway.

Railway, N. J.. Jan l9.-The Atlantic City
Flyer on the Pennsylvania Railroad narrowly
escaped destruction when II passed over n
broken rail while going fully fifty miles an hour
through here this afternoon.
12-inch piece of the end OF a rail directly
in front of the railroad station the west
bound track was broken out by the frost. and
rennained undiscovered until the train came
along The broken piece was picked up by one
of the coaches and hurled against the United
States Hotel. fifty feet away No damage was
dome to the train or the hotel although a man
narrowly escaped being lift by the fragment
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
INDIANA RIVERS FLOODED.

Indianapolis Jan. 1s.-Floods reported from
every important river and tributary in India ina.
Al Huntington. Wabash. Logansport and Peru the
traction lines have been washed out.
In Southern Indiana the situation is serious At
New Albany the Pennsy ylvania line passenger sta
ton has been abandoned At Evansville the situa-
tion continues 10 grow
At UniontoWn, Ky. the river is at most threat
eninC stage, and continued rise will inundate the
town. Reports from Tell City arc that the town
is in danger Of being left in darkness and without
a water supply. At Mount Carmel. H. the water
has swept into the homes In the lower part of the
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
TOWN FLOODED OUT.
Waters InUadc Portsmouth,, Ohio,
from Three Directions.

Portsmouth. Ohio. Jan l9-Backwat6r from
the Ohio caused the Scioto River to cut through
the flood embankment in the North End to-day.
Shortly afterward the water rushed over the
West Emo dam, and the Ohio also invaded the
same quarter from the South. The whole DOWN
town district is rapidly filling up. and hundreds
Of houses and stores under water. The
river has passed the fifty-nine foot mark and is
rising inch hour.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
THREE TROOPS OF NEGRO CAVALRY
Provision Made for Those Who Cannot Go to
the Philippines.

Washington, Jan. BIN order 10 make provision
sor the Negro troops OF the 9Th and 10th cavalry
and the 18th Infantry who cannot accompany those
organizations to the Philippines under the recent
ordor haeause their terms OF enlistment will, in
The ordinary course. expire within few months,
General Bell chief of STAFF, has decided 10 create
tbrea troops of cavalry one at West Point, one
AZ Fort Riley and at Fort Leavenworth. IN
.,bicn these men out the remainder OF
their terms Of enlistment. The men belonging to
IL a-tb Infantry who are be retained In this
n1n1TV will lie transferred to the cavalry arm and
axsiered, To one Of the three troops.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
MILLS SHUT DOWN IN WHEELING.

Wheeling. ". Va. Jan. 1s.-The river at o'clock
tonight "a feet inches and rising two inches
an hour. II is expected to rise eighteen hours
longer and the community has prep Ted for 3s
feet OF water four feet above the danger line The
Whitaker 5fill and other industrial plants along
the shores have already shut down. The Fair
Ground and Baseball Park are completely under
water The Wheeling g. Lake Erie Railroad has
suspended operations, trains being in out
to-day but the other railroads have not been seri
ously affected There is suffering.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
LODGE At WHITE HOUSE
Can't Sidetrack Blackburn Amend
mcnt, He Says
[By The Associated Press J

Washington. Jan. 19.-When Senator Lodge
was leaving the White House to-day after talk
ing with the President abou. the Brownsville
affair, he was asked what had been decided on
ae to the administrations attitude toward the
amendment.
Well be wiser on Monday" he replied.
Mr.. Lodge said that the Foraker resolution ap-
peared to be satisfactory to ali concerned.
What are you going 10 do about the Black
burn amendment" he asked.
We'll you can't get II off the track" he re-
piled.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
ENGINEERS CALL ON GOVERNOR.
Possible Legislation Affecting Interests Of
Railroad Men Discussed.

Albany, Jan. 1S.--Governor Hughes to-day re-
ceived the legislative committee OF the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers Possible iegis-
Iaton affecting the interests of the railroad men
was discussed and the committee told the Gov
ernor that their organization might at "a later
date submit the name of man for state Rail
road Commissioner.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
FUEL FAMINE STOPS RAILROADS.
Transportation Almost Tied Up in Oregon
and Washington-Ba Weather Helps.

Portland Ore. Jan. 19.-Railroads are prac-
tically at standstn IN Oregon and Washing
ton because OF the inability to obtain fuel for
locomotives The car shortage is disastrous
and repeated floods Iandslides and snow in the
mountains have contributed 10 bringing about a
congestion without a parallel in these states.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
FLOOD AT WINFIELD, KAN.

Winfield. Kan. Jan. ls.-Walnut River and Red
TSnlber Creek flooding the bottoms here. and
several families are moving out. The water is
higher than since the town was built. Fear is felt
;or the rsfsty OF the business section.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
sEAsoARD FLORIDA LIMITED LEAVES

N Y daily 1926 noon. Ar ST. Aug 2:50 D. m
Quickest time. Shortest route. Pinehurst Cam
den. East West Coast Florida. Inquire p. 4. r
offices 1883 b 'way.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
THE 2oTH CENTURY LIMITED.
TO CHICAGO IN 1s HOURS.

Leaves New York $40 P. NJ, arrives Chicago $50
next mOrning-a nights ride by the NEW YORK
CENTRAL LINES, Americas Greatest Railroad =
dozen other fast trains to Chicago and St Louis.
-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
ra:iO p. NJ, sourHeRws pALm LIMITED.

Daily except Sunday. SoItheTn Railways high
lass train 20 Florida: afro carrying pullman draw
az sleeping 20 Aiken ~ Augusta, SUR
nergllle g. charlestoD. y. x. Offices "a q ~
sfoadgay.-A6vt
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
SAVANNAH LINE TO FLORIDA.

Excursion rates to all winter resorts South.
| Advt
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
FLoRIpA's FAMOUS TRAINS.

2.l0 p NJ s:25 A NJ and s:25 F. NJ Unexeeled ser
vice via Penn & Atlantic Coast Line r.. r. Florida
information Bureau B'way, cor. SOth st'-AdVI
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
NEW YORK TO sumMERVILLE, CHARLES
TON, AIKEN AND AUGUSTA.

without charge via Sonthefns Palm. Limited. n.
y 0fIlces 27 and l2c0 Broadway.-AdVt
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
ADMIRAL EVANS REPORTS,
Kingston steamship WharCes Intact
-Wanu Bodies iR Ruins.

Washington. Jan 1s.-The Navy Departmenr
this morning received the following dispatch
from Rear Admiral Evans. dated U. 5. s Maine.
Guantanamo. Cuba January IS;
Whlpple arrived from Kingston to-day with
advices from Davis concerning practical de-
struCtiOn of the city. Business section de-
stroyed Fire followed earthquake. Govern
meRt residences In suburbs destroyed steam
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
s:25 p. NJ. PINEHURsT SPECIAL

Daily except Sunday via Southern Ry. Dining q
Pullman Service. Arrive PinehurSt following morn
ing N. 7. Offices 21 & 100 Broadway.-AGvt-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20

We make pure Wines and Mature them naturally.
II T. Dewey & sons Co.. lSs Fulton St, New York
-Advt-
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-05-31
EIGHT JURORS IN SCKMITz TRIAL
Sixteen Talesmen Examined Without
Result at San Francisco.

San Francisco, May 29.-Sixteen
talesmen were examined in the trial
of Mayor Schmitz on the charge Of ex-
tortion without result. All but one
were excused for cause and George
D. Cummings, the sixteenth one, was
peremptorily challenged by the de-
Tense. Judge Dunno ordered a new
venire of fifty. Eight jurors have
thus far been secured. An insinuation
was made by the. prosecution that
Sheriff O'Neill was not summonlng
trial jurors in a proper and impartial
manner
Assistant District Attorney Heney
said that it has been discovered that
the police force is being used in an
attempt to reach prospective jurors
and witnesses in the bribery-graft
prosecution. Heney charged that
Chief of Police Oman approached per-
o n who will be called as witnesses
in some Of the trials and questioned
them as to what testimony they in