Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 31 March 1890 — Page 1

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VOLUME Y—NO. 155

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Diro Results of tho Storm Outsida of Louisville.

TlIE DESTRUCTION WAS TERRIBLF.

Many Towns In Kentueky anil Teiinetuiea Swept Awuy Jtuln In Southern III!nols HIM! Indiana—Noarly Two

Hundred Lives Lout.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky., March :il. —It is now estimated that 150 persons woro killed in this State. outside this city und from fifteen to twenty-five in Tennessee, to say iioiliinp- of tlio fatalities In Illinois, Indiana and other States.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March HI. —As tlio facts about Louisville become better known the attention of people is turned to other parts of Kentucky ami to Tennessee. The. almost entire impossibility of fretting word from sections which the tornado is supposed to have visited adds to the excitement jind every scrap of news is eagerly picked up and discussed. Late Saturday reasonably reliab) reports bogan to be received, and these, digested, carefully sifted, and as far as pussiblo verified, are given. At Imminence, Ky., and in its immediate vicinity seven fatalities are reported, and the loss on property is roughly placed at $00,000. Much livestock was lost in that neighborhood.

Careneac Mnroland and two children were killed at Marion, Ky., by Thursday's storm. Mrs. Moreland is seriously injured. Their houso was blown down and burned. Kerry Rich's wifo and child are mortally wounded and their house was blown to atoms. J. II. Kobinson's daughter was killed and tho house and contents scattered over tho country. The large houso of llutch Sultinger was carried away and himself and wifo were badly hurt and thoirchild was found several hundred yards away. The wounded will reach fifty-five or more.

A family consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Montague "and four daughters, and the mother of Mrs. Montague, living in tho country eight miles from Marion, were crushed to doath by the falling of their dwelling.

At Sulphur Springs Gid Combs' houso was blown to pieces, killing one of his daughters. II. O. Fitz Hugh was crippled and is likely to die.

Later reports from Paducah and that section increase the amount of datnago done. Farm-houses in overy direction aro leveled, live stock is gone, and at least eight futilities, including those at Grand Rivers, are reported. Jackson Harbison, a farmer eight miles from Grand Iiivers, lost his houso, barn and nearly all his livo stock, and all his family except a 3-months-old babe.

A Henderson (Ky.) dispatch says tho river bank there gave way during tho cyclone of Thursday and three buildings went with it Most discouraging reports come in. In West wouisvillo every business houso and half tho residences were either wrecked or swept away. Tom Logan, aged 8 years, was killed and thirteen others wore hurt, John Lawson and Bud Holbrook fatally. At Pool town John Wilson, John Habb and two children wore killed and many injured. There is scarcely a farm house standing in tho county. At Petersburg several buildings were unroofed. lilackford was all but wiped out. Twenty-one lives aro known to havo been lost in that locality and four times as many injured.

In many places groat holes aro dug in the Holds as if a mammoth auger had bored into tho earth. No one knows what became of tho missing earth. Laurel County*Vas swept from end to end, though but

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life is lost so far as

known. But outbuildings, fences and all moveable objects havo gone away out of sight

Crittenden County was touched on its border only. Two fatalities are reported. Miss llobinson was killed by tho crushing of her father's house, and a colored man by flyi"if timbers. Tho dead iat Glasgow are the wives of Andrew Win.i and George Carver, a child of Jack Green and two children of A. C. Whitney. Several people were killed and tho property loss is probably 550,000.

At 1'leasureville Mis. James Ritson was killed by a falling stone from her chimney. The country there for miles in all directions is strewn with debris of all kinds. At Eddyvillo, in Caldwell County, hardh a house is left standing. Six people, Jan.e, Hayes and child, two children of James Ilosmer and two young women, all colored, were killed. Tho bridge over the Cumberland river near Princeton is gone, and trains on that road can not cross for weeks. Tho loss in Caldwell County is S"0,000.

At Sturgis, Ky., hail one inch in diameter fell und the wind unroofed soveral barns. At Sullivan tho wind was worse, destroying many buildings and wounding ton or twelve men and women.

Tho most terrible storm that invaded that section of tho State passed through Webster County Thursday afternoon about 0 o'clock. It was about twonty minutes in duration, but in that timo eight lives wero lost and about ..thirty porsons wero wounded, some of whom will die, and about SlbO.OOO worth of property was destroyed. Tho track of the storm, as far as known bore, began at Block Fork, on tho Ohio Valley railroad, and ended at Sebroe, on tho Louisville & Nashville railroad.

Botweon Homburg and Clay seventeen deaths are roportedr-ono woman and child not yet having been found.

At West Louisville not a business houso was laft standing and but one dwelling can bo soon. Only ono person was killed, a littlo negro, Tom Logan. Fifteen porsons wero injured. The loss in West Louisville alono is estimated at 8100,000.

The houso of Nathan Pauley, in Hardin Count,y, Ky., was demolished, and his family of six wero caught under tho falling walls. His daughter was killed outright, and Mr. Pauley himself died this afternoon. Tho houses of William lluydon and Isaac Richardson —ere unroofed. A negro was killed at Hoyden's, and ono or two other fataliies aro reported in tho county.

Reports come from llopkinsvillc, Ky., that for twenty miles around groat damigo was dono by Thursday's storm. Houses and barns, fences and forest trees were blown down and scattered. At Caledonia, a village in Trigg County, every houso was^ swopt away. Mark Jones, a farmer, was struck on tho head by a flying missile and dangerously hurt A brakcmai^MjijjMH&tKelly's (tation on tho railroad livo mile

A telegram Btatos that the that placo was wrui throo men perished

CRAWFORDSYIELE, INDIANA MONDAl, MARCH

For the second timo in its history the town of Fayottovilie was almost completely destroyed. The losses aro estimated at $100,000.

NO FATALITIES AT HOWLING (IHEEN. NEW YOHK, March SI.—A Cincinnati special to tho World says: No one was killod at Bowling Green. The storm did much damage there, but tho town was not in tho direct path of tho cyclone.

IN TENNESSEE.

Tho tow-boat Nail City was caught by tho cyclone Thursday night at Gayoso, Tenn., 135 miles above hero. Six of the crow wero drowned and two produce barges lost

At Rogana, Tenn., William Wood, a postmaster, was instantly kuled, and John Jones, tho oldest man in the county, was so injured that ho died in a few hours. Across tho way a young son of W. C. Patterson was fatally hurt.

So sevoro was tho storm that grass was torn up by tlio roots. Beyond Rogana tho cyclone traveled directly northeast and for twenty-live miles carried ovory thing before it Hundreds of houses along its track wore swept away and tho crippled and wounded irre legion. People along the line of march of the storm wero unable to find any part of the beds they retired on. Clothing and provisions aro all gone. Hundreds of head of stock are killed.

The wind struck Gallatin, Tenn.. at 10 o'clock Thursday night, and passing into the country two und a half miles distant demolished residences, barns and other buildings. Mr. and Mrs. John Hibbott had retired before tho storm was at its worst, butdrossod again and were sitting beside tho fire-place when the tornado struck their houso with a terriblo force and in an instant tho walls were crushed in, burying in tho ruins Mr. and Mrs. Hibbott, their baby, months old, two sons, aged 3 and 10 years, and Miss Langford, tho 10-year-old daughter of Palo Langford. The baby mot instant death, tho 10-yoar-old son had his skull crushed and will die, Miss Langford was killod outright and Mrs. Hibbott and the 3-year-old son slightly injured. Other persons in the same neighborhood suffered from the storm. At Deshers Creek tho heavy iron bridge of tho Chesapeake & Nashville railroad, measuring sixty feet, was lifted up and precipitated intp the waters below. It is known that every house and building botwoen Hledsoe and Eulia in tho path of tho storm aro blown away and hundreds ot people aro injured- and without food or shelter. It is reported that tho wholo town of Dixon Springs in Smith County, tliirty-flvo milos distant, was swopt out of existence by tho angry cyclono. Wire communication is interrupted. In tho path of tho storm was to bo found horses and cattle lying upon tho grouud in great numbers, killed by falling trees and other debris. Tho Chesapeake & Nashville road suffers greatly. In two places about 000 foot of high trestle work was destroyed and two 800-ton iron bridges wero blown from their pillars and wrecked. A mile of track was torn up by the cyclono. Tlio loss to stock and other property la this'district is estimated at $2,000 000

A Murphysboro (Tonn.) dispatch says

tho cyclono passed through Jackson: «ftmUy

A family boat moored in a tie... miles above tho mouth of Groen river was dashed lo pieces against a treo and a man named Frazior and his wifo and sister wero drownpd.

IX ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, March 31. Tho tornado which swopt over Southern Illinois Thursday afternoon was ono of tho most disastrous in tho history of this section of tho Stato. Many people wore killed or mortally wounded by falling houses, trees and chimnoys and tho amount of property destroyed will reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tho wind seems to have continued its frightful progross clear across the Stato at the rate of sixty to ninety miles an hour, everywhere leaving death and destruction in its wake. At some places where it assumed tho form of a cyclone its speed was not so great but the results wero most appalling. Metropolis, Olnoy and Little Prairie wero swopt by gennino cyclones.

At Metropolis 150 buildings wero destroyed, and tho property loss is estimated at $250,000, but the loss of life is not so serious as it was at iirst reported, not over two or throo persons being killod, and perhaps a dozen wounded.

At Littlo Prairie, Washington County, flftoon houses wore demolished, ono woman was .killed and sixlocn porsons injured. 'l'hreo houses wero blown away fn tho l'olander settlement, a few miles east of Littlo Prairie, aud botVeon tlioro and Ashley, east, five houses and barns wero blown down. Trees a foot and more in diameter woro twisted off and carried away.

Tho damage at Olnoy, 111., and vicinity will reach nearly $50,000. Soveral persons wero badly hurt

Dozens of houses were demolished in the neighborhood of Grand Tower. Four lives wero lost, and twenty-two persons wero injured.

The loss to property at Mount Vornon, 111., is groat Sovorai houses wore floated away and many corn cribs woro blown down. Tho steamer Ohio tried to land, but tho wind was too strong, and she was hurled with terrific force into the large warohouso of the lludnut Milling Company, completely demolishing it.

About 5100,000 worth of property was destroyed in Union County, 111. From many other points, notably Cairo, Murphysboro, Carbondalo, Mill Crook and Vandalia, como reports of loss of life, wrocked homes and injurod residents.

GOI.CONIIA, 111., March 31.—Tho cyclone of tho 27th struck this placo from tho southwest, being accompanied by rain and hail in floods and volleys. The school-houso was picked up bodily and dashed against a bluff 100 feet away ^nd across the croek, and was crushed into kindling wood. Tho scholars luckily loft tlio building before the disastor. Tho two-story farm-houso of Jonathan Roblnotto was rivento pieces an4,, its inmates wero tossed about like playthings. All wore more or less seriously injured, Mrs. Robinotte fatally. Miss Lucy llobinetto was struck by a flying timbor and killod outright. Two horses, a cow, a calf and a mule wero killed. George Taylor's .residence was torn to pieces. His wifo [was killed and other members of tho family wero seriously injured. Ail his

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County Tii ursday evening, «r«iSia,in'g""Oatbuildtoga-were wrecked^ A Gorman death and destruction in its path. About twenty-flvo persons aro reported killed. Sixteen aro reported killed in and about Shiloli and north of Campbell Hill, in tho northern part of the county. Several woro killed about Poplar Ridge, in the southern part of tho county. At Grand Tower four wero killod, three children wore missing and a great amount of property was destroyed.

AT .IIClTKKSONVll.I.E, I.Vll. JEFFEKSUNVIM.E, Ind., March 81.— Tho work of dismantling wrecked buildings and making repairs on thoso that were slightly damaged by Thursday night's tornado commenced this morning, and it i« likely that many of thoso residences will bo in shape for occupancy within one week. It is fairly estimated that tho loss to property In this city will itot fall short of S750.000. Five hundred houses is the number that got the benefit of the disastrous gale in Joffersonville alone, not including tho damage to property in the country, within a radius of ten miles.

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EVAXSVII.I.I.. Ind., uv!i :ll.—Over 100 houses in tho bottom lands botweon this city and Mount Vernon, ind., wero swept away by the wind ^:i,l water In the recent storm, the farm rs losing all their household goo.Is an I stock and barely escaping with their lives. Ono entire family who were living in a small farm-house between Fairplay and AVost Franklin. Ind.. are reported to liavo been carried oft in their home. Tho olllcors of the steamer John S. Hopkins, which arrived here from Paducah yosterday, report great daiiia^o in tho vicinity of liuyou Mills where tho tornado swopt through that portion of Illinois, reducing dwellings and barns in its track into kindling wood, iieforo crossing the Ohio river it picked up a frame school-houso and carrying it bodily across tho river dashed it to piocos against the timber on tho Kentucky shoro. Additional particulars of the storm's ravages in Webster, Crittendon and Union counties, Ky., aro coming in. The list of dead and injured is greatly increased. A relief committee representing the Commercial Club of Henderson, Ky., went down to tho storm-stricken district in tho vicinity of Blackford Saturday. Scoros oI residences, barns and outhousos woro destroyed and many people were badlv injured. The total loss in property in this section is estimated at from $30,001 to $40,000.

A roport from Hibbardsvillo, Ky., says that section sustained serious damage. Nearly overy building and most of tho timbor in the lino of tho storm were destroyed. Tho loss can not bo estimated, but will not fall short of $50,000.

Tho olllcors of tho steamer City of Clarksvillo, arriving from Groen rivor, report that tho work of rain by the storm was appalling. Tho tornado crossed Green river in five difforontplaces, loaving a clear track about 200 yards wide. In tho country just back of Point Pleasant twonty-fivo houses and a largo number of barns woro blown away. Soveral persons wero fatally injurod. At Bremen. Muhlenberg County, Ky., overy dwelling in tho place was destroyed. Six people, wero reported killod and nino badly injured.

WASHINGTON,- ind.. March —Tho storm of Thursday night destroyed property in this county valued at $100,000. Seven houses and nineteen barns woro blown down, eleven horses and thirtythree head of cattle killed, €00 milos of fencing razed and 5,000 forest trees destroyed. At Enterprise, Ind., urcli and four dwellings were jd. A dwelling at tho mouth ok, and two house:

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boy, name unknown, was drowned. Rumors arc constantly coming in of residences destroyed, barns wrecked, foncing washed away, orchards ruined and men. women and children killed or washed away by tho rushing waters.

MOJtE STOIt.MS TO COME.

ST. LOUIS, March 31.—Rev. Ira R. Hicks, of this city, who has achieved much more than a local reputation as a weather prophet and who predicted the late storm with wonderful accuracy, now gives a forecast for April, which includes numerous marked changes in temperature and tlireo storm periods. He says tlio month will open with a summer temperature and vornal storms will occur on tho 1st and 2d, especially on tho 2d. Tho Otli, 7th, 8th and 0th arc designated as danger days, when thero will bo heavy storms of lightning, wind and bail, with snow in Northern sections. About tho 13th it will bo cold with much frost Active and violont storms will occur on the l'Jth, 20th and 21st, moving from tho west to tho oast From this on there will bo tho usual April showers, and tlio month will go out with a high thermometer. Tho dates of greatest earthquake probabilities are given as tho 5th, l»th. 20tli and 21st Prof. George Root of Canton, Mo., another successful woather prognosticator, predicts a tornado period from tho 20th to tho 25th of April, and says it will bo tho worst storm period of tho year.

FINISHED YS WORK.

£nd of tlin International Labor Conference ut HerUn—Some of IU Conclusions.

BKI«I.IX, March 31.—The labor confer ence came to an end on Saturday. Tho docisions of tho conference, which will soon bo published in addition to thoso already announced by cable, recommend tho optional establishment of courts of arbitration consisting of representatives of tho employers and tho employed to settlo labor disputes and tho general observance of Sunday as a holiday in all trades. But whore continuous work is unavoidable it is recommended thateach employe havo at least every alternate Sunday free.

Tvro Vounc Girls Commit Sulcltlo. SI'KIXOFIEU), 111., March 81.—Mabo Kelly and Florenco Bennett attempted suicido by taking morphine. Timely discovery saved tho Bennett girl, who is 20 years old, but her companion, 17 years old died.

SI* Victims of HII ExploMl'on.' WHEELING, W. Va., March 31.—A boiler at tho Speers axle works exploded Saturday, partially wrecking the building, fatally injuring two men and severely scalding and wounding four others.

Hearst la fpu'l He Core

by local application, as tliey canuot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one -way to care Deafness, and thut is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucus lining of-the Eustachian Tnbo. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or inperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closod Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be takenout and this tubd restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases out of ten are oaosed by oatarrh, wliioh is nothing but an inflamed oondition of the mucus surfaces.

We will gw6 One Hundred Dollars for im^^|Miif TtinifiiiIIIII (oiused by by-taking lor circulars,

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Toledo, O.

SOME SAD FIGURES. UNDER WATER.

Tho Doath List at Louisvillo Will Reach Over a Hundred.

THE LOSS OF PROPERTY, $2,-)00 000.

The Stricken t'lty KrcnvrrhiK from Hot Terrible htnic-UusiiicAM ln-h.j l(»?HUIIUM!—Danger of a Water

FHiniiH^Uellof Mentturcff.

AFTKIt THE BTOU.M.

LOI ISVIM.E, Ky., March ."1.—Ninotylour Dodies havo now been recovered, and it is supposed that live .iix moro may bo found in out-of-the-way places. Of thoso injured to a noticeable extent tho closest estimate is 125. The Board of Trade committee's estimate of tho loss of life, issued Friday night, was incorrect: that in fact, they underestimated the nutnliei that would be found in the ruins of the Falls City Hall. Careful estimates placo tho total at 103, and it is more than likely that the number will be increased by deaths from wounds and exposure.

Tho Masonic committee has wired the following to Leander Burdick, Grand Mastorat Toledo, O.: "From wliut van gutlier there aro aloul 4(M liouses destroyed. Three huudred persons are injured, but still alive, ot whom 'A) per cent will probably die from their injuries. Out hundred und twenty live arc now dead. Tilt citizens seem desirous of caring for their OWE deud and injured. Only one lodge room was do stroyeil, but iso lives were lost. As far at known only one Mason was injured, und lie not dangerously."

Peyton Clarke,, of Dun's Commercial Agency, estimates tho loss from the cyclono at $2,500,000. According tc newspaper approximations tho losses aro distributed as follows:

On Main stroot and between that street and the river aggregate loss $750,000 on Market streot about $400,000 on Jefferson street about $150,000 on Walnut street about' $50,000 on Chestnut streot about $100,000 on Magazine street about $00,000 in Parkland about $20,000. On tho cross streets —Tenth, KloAonth, Twelfth and othorf —tho loss will approximate $100,000.

According to those figures the loss foots up something loss than $1,750,000, but if allowance is niado for stoppage ol business, loss of employment, ote., $2,800,000 will be low enough.

Tho exaggerated accounts sent over the country as to tho magnitudo of the disaster havo had tho effect of arousing States, cities and organizations, and of-

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QC--litMXS OK 'IKr: FAI.T.S CITY 1IALL. fors of relief havo poured into the city from all quarters. Tho Louisville papers assert with becoming prkle that Louisville is fully alilo to take care of her stricken ones and appoal to tho citizens to uphold tho honor of their beloved city. The council has votod $20,000 for relief and $48,000 havo booh subscribed at the newspaper offices, hotels and Board of Trade.

Investigation shows that the damage in this city, though groat, is not so extensive as at first estimated. In the area over which tho storm passed there aro many buildings standing which escaped injury. It soems that the tornado did not get low enough to raze some housos, but merely damagod tho upper portions, to which fact is attributed the saving of thousands of livps.

Business is boing generally resumed throughout tho city. Away from the wrecked districts no signs aro observed that a great calamity has occurred. The militia have a hard tiino keoping l«ick tho swarms of sighUoors, who insist upon boing admitted to the ruins. All teams in tho city that can bo obtained havo boon pressed into service hauling goods away from the wrecked buildings.

Tho groat domand now is for bricklayers, and it is hoped that surrounding cities will supply all that are needed. Probably 1,500 of these can bo given employment, and tho contractors announco that tliey will pay them S4.50 a day. It Is rumored that tho local bricklayers will demand $5 a day.

Tho ruins aro still under police and military guard. All streets aro now opon and the oloctric cars are running. Business will bo generally resumed today. Tho Kentucky Legislature has adjourned for three days to allow mem bers to visit their homes, several of which aro in sections reported ravagod.

No work was done on tho ruins Sunday except by individuals and no bodies woro roported taken out Funeral processions followed each othor in quick succession to Cavo Hill, St Louis Bortrand and tho other cemotorlo*. Many of tho funerals woro attended with military, Masonic or other honors.

Tho sQrvivors of Jowell Lodge, No. 2, Kniglits and Ladies of Honor, report that over 100 persons, men and women, wore presont in tlio lodge room at Falls City Hall at tho timo of tho wreck. There woro 100 chairs in tho hall.evory one filled and several standing near tho front Out of tho 100 that woro known to bo present twonty-threo havo been discovered doad, thirty-ono wounded and livo aro known to have oscapod unhurt leaving forty ono or more still missing and unaccounted for.

Tho Masonic and other secret societies affected havo resolved to not only aid tho afilictod members of thoir orders, but to recompense them for all property lossos.

Chlef-Engineor llermany visited the water-works and Inspected tho damaged portion by request of tho directors. Ho found that the stand-pipe had been completely blown in, but no other damtge had been done. This, of itself, bow* ever, is enough, for it will soon leave the city without water. No pumping can bo dono and thero is only about enough water in tho reservoir to last five days. At tho end of that timo the public wells will have to supply tho domand.

The City ol Paris Safe.

LONDON, March 80.—The Inman line steamor City of Paris, Captain Watkins, which sailed from New York March 19 for Livorpool, and for whose safety some fears wero entertainod, she being some days overduo, has reached Queenstown, with her machinery disebled.

Thousands of Aores in Arkansas Flooded by Bursting Levees.

SEVERAL VILLAGES ARE INUNDATED.

Settler* Seek He luge on the Roofs of Their Hume* and tu the Tree-Tops— They Are Sttfr*rin£ Creutly for

Want, of Food.

A TF.mmn.i-: SITUATION.

ST. LOUIS. March 31.—J. J. llogan has arrived hero direct from the flooded district along tho Mississippi river He says the situation is alarming, and that in his opinion the flood has not reached the highest notch. In tho Laconia circle, which is situated in Desha County, Ark and comprises about 20,000 acres, the scono is a heartrending one. This strip of country is now inundated to a depth of five to twenty foot, and the inhabitants, numbering botweon 2,000 and 3,000 people, whites and negroes, are porchod on housetops and haystacks and in tho trees. Livo stock not already drowned aro maintaining a precarious existence with their wretched owners, in some inuances on the roofs of residoncos and elsewhere on improvised platforms of wreckage. Starvation is telling on the oattlo, while tfio human victims aro in a scarcoly less deplorable condition as to food. From Helena tho entire Mississippi delta country, reaching from Vicksburg west to Shreveport and down to Now Orleans, seems doomed to destruction. Mr. Ilogan reports that all the people in the wide district threatened who realize tho truo situation aro fleeing for their lives.

ViCKsiii'iui, Miss., March 31.—Latest news from the Mississippi loveo roport no change excopt that tho water is stoadily advancing southward from Skipwith crevasse, and that the towns of Mayorsvillo Fltlors and llayes aro being^surrounded and must-go undor in a sli(frt time.

Trains are abandoned between Greenville and Rolling Fork, and in fact all trains on tho Riverside division, except from Greenville to Hampton, twentyeight miles, and between Coanoma and Bonoit, sixty-live miles. This leaves Greenville without communication with tho outside world except by river. The situation on tho Mississippi Valley railroad's main lino between Yazoo river and Katzonmoter is vory serious indeed. Six inchos more of wator will send tho Vicksburg Shreveport & Pacific railroad undor botwoen Tallulah and Lake One. Tho wator is rising slowly.

A dispatch from Tallulah, La., says all farmors ea3t of that placo aro planting, whilo all wost aro under wator.

GIIEENVII.LF., Miss., March 81.—The rivor in front of tho town is falling and the backwator at tho rear is rising. The break at Easton is now 1,300 feet wide and that ut Huntington 800. A new break occurred at Huntington Sunday morning about 1,000 yards below that of three drtys ago, and tho wator in the town is now rising at tho rato of ono and ono-hiilf inchos per hour. Tho levees in that neighborhood are roported in bad oondition.

AUKAXSASCITV, Ark., March 31.—Tho storm of Thursday night causod two breaks in tho loveo near Huntington. It is reported that one break is over 400 foot wide, and still growing. It is discharging a tremendous vol timo of water and is flooding tlio country for milos. The town of Huntington is from five to seven feet under wator and tho water is still rising. On tho Arkansas side of tho rivor thero is not a house that is not under water.

Tho entire country from Lake Bellvar to tho Warren County hills will be flooded as the breaks at Offut, Skipwith, Easton and Huntington aro rapidly widening. Tho damage that this flood will do to tho plantations, stock, fences, housos, stores, towns and railroads is boyond calculation. Bosidos this, it is gettiug lato in the season, and tho waters will only recede with tho fall of the river. Crops will he lato, and in many cases it may not be possible.to plant at all. Thoio are no reports as to tho loss of livo-stock In the newlyflooded sections, but it is generally believed tliut "orao precautions have boen taken and tho sto^i* removed to places ot safety.

WASHINGTON, March 31.— General Groolyt head of the weather bureau. Bays that tho statemonts made as coming from Sergoant Dunn in the Now York papers as to tho probable danger from floods along tho lower Mississippi are unfounded. So far as Now Orleans is concerned tho water may rise high enough to roach the first storios of bouses near the river front, but no further. Sergeant Dunn has boen ordered to ceaso making sensational statements of this sort to the public.

IN CONGRESS.

Money Voted by the Senate to Improve Michigan Waterways Work In the House*

WASHINGTON, March 30.—Tho Sonate on Saturday passed bills appropriating S3,738,000 for the improvoment of St Mary's rivor, In Michigan, and 81,084,000 for tho improvement of Hay Lake channel, in Michigan.

Tho benate passod tho bill appropriating S14.075 for the purchase of tho Capron collection of Japaneso works of art now in tho National Musoum.

The Houso discussed th6 army appropriation bill. No action was taken excopt to adopt an amendment prohibiting the salo of liquors i» canteens to enlisted men. A joii^ resolution was passod authorizing tno president of tho Mississippi rivor commission to purchase or hire such boats as may be required to rcscuo porsons in tho overflowed portions of tho Mississippi valley-

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KALAMAZOO, Mich., March 31.—Tho analysis of Albert Fosdick's stomach seems to effectually dispose of tho suspicion that his brother, tho doctor, was noar him at the time ho was murdered. Tho doctor unquestionably was at a neighbor's until 10' o'clock on the night of tho tragedy. The food In Albert's stomach was found undigested, showing that he was killed early in the oroning when his brotlior was absent

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JKUSF.V ,CITV, N. J., March 31.—A 4-yoar-old son of Captain John Peterson, of tho schoonor Mlnnio, lying at Black Tom's island, fell overboard Saturday and was drowned. The body was recovered and sent to the morgue. In the evening Captain Peterson started to this city to arrange for tho funoral. As ho was crossing the Central railroad tracks ho was struck by a train and killed.

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BEKLIN, March 81.—Prlnco Bismarck loft Berlin for Friedrichsrulio, his country seat Saturday. Prior to his doparturo from Borlin ho paid farewell visits to tho royal Princes. Later in the day thousands of porsons gathered in tho Wilholm strasso and along tho roulo to tho railway station to witness the final scone in tho Bismarck drai Wearing the uniform of tho -siers, Princo Bismarck palace of the Chancellor at 5 o'clock in tho afternoon and entered an opon carriago that stood in waiting. As soon as he appeared he was greoted with stormy enthusiasm.

The windows of tho housos in tho vicinity wore crowded with spectators. Tho entire routo was a soa of waving handkerchiefs. Tho crowd was so denso that tho ex-Chancellor's horses wero compelled to walk tho entire distance from the palace to tho station. Folloji' ing the Prince's carriago catno anot^ carriage.occupied by Princess Bismari and other members of tho family. third carriage was filled with members) of the American logation.

All tho Ministers, tho diplomats corp and tho court and Stato officii woro waiting to bid farewell to Prince and thero was a great pooplo outside tho station. aina of bouquots for tho Pri Princess wore piiod the! ing-rooms, which wero ns' orated in honor of cho occasion? Bismarck, in a hearty voice, bid all farewell, Mr. Pholps, tho American Ministor, and Chancellor von Caprivl boing among the last to shako Ills hand. Many tears woro shed and it was altogether an affecting sceno. At 5:40 tho train started i^mid renewed cheering, singing and the strains of tho. band.

Prince Bismarck arrived at Fried richsruhe at 10 o'clock Saturday night He was received at tho railway station by General Lessinsltl. A great crowd bad gatherad at tho station to gretfc Prince, and ho was enthusiastically choered. Thousands of people visited Princo Bismarck Sunday.

TO PROTECT SHIPPERS. The Joint Bate Hill Passed by the Iowa Semite—Other Legislation.

DES MOINES, la., March 31.—Tho joint rato bill on Saturday passed the Senate as it cauie from the House, and it will become a law. But one negative voto was cast [It provides that tho railway compunles shall establish joint rutCB on their respeetlve lines with oquitublc tatilTs ou continuous shipments, •"•tif they fail, on complaint at shlnnsra. the ralirouct commission is iuatru ized to mtinu.i*. m0 •ttS-V'riT on tlio line, ex2S(mi)#WeusonaH and coHtH of truiftfer muy

In tho Houso tho bill to punlsa_ In tho sale of nursery stock was passod Ex-Stato Auditor Brown prosonted a memorial asking for $4,000 reimbursement for money expended in lighting for his office under Governor Sherman. Tho Dayton bill, requiring bonds for costs in all criminal actions boforo justices of tho peace, after a stubborn contost, was defeated. The bill fixing terms of school directors at one, two and throo yoars, and the bill to protect stock breeders for servlco of broedlng animals- wrjff ordered engrossed.

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PAKIS, Tox., March 31.—Tho Central Hotel was destroyed by fire at 3:15 Sunday. William Eldridge, a young (armor, was suffocated and bis body burned almost to a crisp. Tho loss is S12.OO0 tho insurance $5,500.

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ST. LOUIS, March 30.—The five-story elevator of tho John W. Ivnfrnian Milling Company, at St Louis, was burned Saturday. Tho loss is estimated at $280,000, covered by insurance.

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