Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1893 — CALIFORNIA ACRES UNDER WATER. [ARTICLE]

CALIFORNIA ACRES UNDER WATER.

Settlers in Two Valleys Flee, Leaving Crops and Stock to Perish. Reports from the Sacramento and San, Joaquin valleys show that tbe damage by j flood will go above $1,000,000. The capital city is safe, but all along the river fine wheat land Is covered with water. In flutter County, a few miles below Colusa, the levee broke and 50,000 acres of the most fertile land In the State are several feet under water. Tbe unfortunate people have fled and left their live stock to perish. The loss to owners and renters will be at least $500,000. Below Colusa a few miles there were Inclosed In a levee some 4,000 acres. The levee broke, and the whole is several feet under water. This Is a very fine piece of wheat land, and the loss Is great. Below Sacramento City the levees have given way In several places on the Yolo County side, and big damage has resulted. Relays of patrols are guarding the levee for many miles. Tbe water is slowly falling, as the storm is over. The San Joaquin Is higher than ever known before, and stock men having cattle on the ranges behind Tracy are moving their stock. The weather being somewhat cooler, it Is hoped tho water will fall rapidly. The entire dam across Stephenson creek in Fresno has been swept away. It was thirty-seven feet high, 200 feet long, hu)lt of granite and faced with planks. A million feet of lumber and the sawmill were washed away. Tbe entire loss is estimated at $150,000. Stephenson's hotel was torn in two and about a dozen small residences were washed away. No one was living In the houses, the mill having shut down.

HRIBE MONEY IN AMERICA. Panama Canal Fnnds Freely Used In Tills Country. In a three-column article the New York World alleges that the Panama Canal corruptionists and thieves expended over $2,000,000 in bribing American legislators. In brief tbe article says: There Is an American end to the Panama scandal. Two million five hundred thousand dollars was sent to this country and no explanation has been given of what use was necessary or was made of this vast sum. The bribery and corruption practiced in the United States was just as flagrant, although less in extent and in the amount of money used. The French speculators obtained their rights front the United States of Colombia, and purchased the services of Ferdinand de Lesseps to give their scheme eclat The American committee was not disposed to work for nothing, and De Lesseps agreed to make, when tho company was organized, six annual payments to this American committee. The first payment was 3,100,000 francs. A year following, a payment of 1,400,000 francs was to he made, and subsequent payments of 1,500,000 francs a year for five years. Thus it was that-nbout 1 52,500,000 was provided by the head of tlife Panama Canal scheme to influence the people of the United States and their government Here was a corruption fund that was capable of accomplishing great results. Continuing, the article says that certain public officials In the American committee received $25,000 a year for their services."

BOOM FOR MORRISON. Illinois Democrats Favor Him for the Interior Portfolio—Crlgp and Grover. New York special: Sneaker Crisp and Congressman Owen Scott, of Illinois, have arrived from Washington, and are staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Mr. Scott declared that he spoke for the united Democrats of Illinois when he said that they are unanimously In favor of the appointment of William R. Morrison for Secretary of the Interior In Mr. Cleveland’s Cabinet “We at first proposed to press Mr. Morrison as a candidate for Secretary of the Treasury, but made the change us soon as it was authoritatively announced that Senator Carlisle would probably receive that place. The Democrats of Ohio are also in favor of the appointment of Mr. Morrison to the Secretaryship of the Interior.” Speaker Crisp announced that he was In the city for the purpose of having a conference with Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland said later that he did not intend to have any formal conference with Speaker Crisp, as there was no necessity for such action. MEXICAN TROOPB ROUTED. ;\ _______ Revolutionists . Under General Estrada Gaining Many Recruits Dally. The reported engagement at Los Animas has been confirmed by news received. The Mexican troops were routed, having thirteen soldiers killed and many wounded. Six of the revolutionists were killed. The revolutionists were commanded by Gen. Estrada and the Mexican troops by Gen. Garcia. Seven wounded Mexican soldiers arrived at Nuevo Laredo. News has been received from down the river that the United States troops, under Lieut Hodlken, and a posse of deputy marshals, with an experienced trailer, are on the trail of the revolutionary party who captured the two United States deputy marshals, Guerra and Benavides, and will not stop until they are rescued.

Sacrificed to Carelessness. Dynamite exploded in the yards of the New York and Long Island Tunnel Company on Fourth street, between Vernon and Jackson avenues, Long-Island City, LI. So far as learned three persons were killed outright and a score of persons injured. The yards of the New York and Long Island Tunnel Company are surrounded by tenement houses of brick and frame and by stores. The company Is building a tunnel between the city and the New York Central Depot, and a great deal of dynamite Is used. Tuesday night the dynamite froze. In thawing it out the men placed it too near the Are, causing it to explode The three people killed were all in their homes, which were contiguous to the scene of the explosion. O'Brien, one of the killed, had his throat cut from ear to ear and his face was badly mutilated by falling glass. O’Brien was lying on a sofa when the explosion took place. A pane of glass was smashed directly over his head and a large piece of glass acted as a guilotlne. Some of the residents of the tenements had to be carried out by the firemen. Those in the vicinity at the time of the explosion say that the shock which followed was like an earthquake. The tenements 21 to 29 Jackson avenue were shattered with the stores and offices below. The post-office was in 27. The mails are buried beneath tons of ruins and they are certain to.be ruiued by water if not consumed by the flames. The explosion set fire to the buildings adjoining the tunnel company’s yard and shattered every pane of glass in the buildings for blocks around. The entire fire department of the city was soon upon the scene, "but so soon did the flames burst out after ’the explosion that It is not certain whether all the residentfl.jgiJ |be adjoining tenements escaped or are burled in the debris.

Iron Hall Men Arrested. Amos H. Hosmer and Edward W. Rouse, Jrrandbfficers of the Iron Hall organization, recently indicted by the Grand Jury of Indianapolis, were placed under arrest at Baltimore in obedience to a request from the justice'of police of Indianapolis. Killed an Electric Car Conductor. At Indianapolis a trailer attached to an electric motor car jumped off the track at a curve and Conductor Samuel Brodlin was hurled off the platform and killed,' J&-! To Rule the Canadian Northwest. C. H. Royal, of Toronto, Ont, was appointed Lieutenant Governor Qf the Northwest Territories . Briggs Is Acquitted. Altar a trial lasting twenty days .ftpfavor Charles A Brigft ftas acquitted Friday afternoon upon every one of the

r ■ "sff r purges of heresy brought against him by the committee of,prosecution. When tho members of the ecclesiastical court filed out of tbe Old Scotch Presbyterian Church jin Fourteenth street, New York, a few minlutes before 6 o'clock p. in. the jubilant and radiant faces of Professor Briggs’ partisans told tbe whole story. “Professor Briggs has been acquitted,” said one of them to the reporters who had been waiting outside the closed doors, “and he is not a heretic aflfir all.” WHITNEY FAVORS MURPHY. Mr. Cleveland Actively at Work to Secure the Defeat or Hill's Choice. In regard to tte contest for the office of United States Senator from New York, the Herald says: On the surface there are no signs that the supporters of Edward Murphy, Jr., for United States Senator have been made to hesitate by the public protestor Mr. Cleveland. Hill, Sheehan, Oroker, and Murphy stand firm. There Is said to ho one wavering member of the Legislature In the city, hut he is not expected to disobey tbe Tarnany leaders. Hugh McLaughlin gives no Indication that he will advise the Kings County members to lcavo the Senatorial caucus, Bourke Cockran also stands firm. Efforts have been made to Induce him to announce himself as a candidate. He will not say a word to encourage the opposition to Murphy. The effort of the men opposed to Murphy to Induce Cockran to break with Croker and the machine was prompted by the fact that when Murphy was selected as the candidate Cockran was disappointed. It Is not believed Mr. Cockran will allow his name to be used In the caucus. But the most Interesting thing Is that Whitney as yet stands firm. Mr. Whitney’s position is that he believes Murphy was entitled to the office and that It would he ungenerous to oppose him.

THE UMBRIA IN PORT. The Long Overdue Cunarder Makes Harbor Under Her Own Steam. “Umbria” was the name the signal lights of a large two funneled, three-masted steamship flashed to the tower on Fire Island a little after midnight Friday. It was indeed the long overdue Cunarder, and the operator in the tower lost no time in sending the good news to New York City. Then he took another look through his glass at the belated steamship. There was no mistaking tbe black hull and clean outlines of the Cunard racer. IJhere It was sharply defined In tho clear moonlight Smoke was rolling from its enormous rod funnels, and it was plain that Capt McKay liad carried his point and was bringing the Umbria into port under its own steam. It was steaming directly for Sandy Hook, leaving a long white wake as its screw drove it on toward its destination. The news was immediately cabled to London, and was the cause of general rejoicing on both sides the water. TOOK HIS WIFE’S LIFE. Peter Sutter, Goaded Beyond Control, Strikes Ills {Spouse with a Hammer Peter Sutter, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Polk County, lowa, and worth in the neighborhood of murdered his wife at their hoarding place In Des Moines, where they resided, Thurs- 1 day morning. He struck her on the head with a hammer and she died almost Instantly. Sutter gave himself up to the police. He said that he had no dosire to live and did not caro how soon he was punished for the crime. Said he: “I had no intention of killing her, and had no Idea of striking her. She goaded me to desperation and I lost my temper, struck her, and that Is the only explanation I can give of the affair.” His wife came from Ohio about a year ago, to jteep house for him. They were married., Luther believing her to be a widow. He subsequently learned that she had a husband living. Quarrels were frequent -

DIED IN HIM ARMOR, A. H. Fairchild Killed by a Dynamite Explosion in Thirty-five Feet of Water. A H. Fairchild, one of the most skillful marine divers in the country, met a peculiar death in thirty-five feet of water at the end of the Inman line pier in the North River. He went down into the water in his diving suit, carrying with J)lm several sticks of dynamite to be used in blasting out the rocky bottom. After ho had been under water several minutes the men overhead, who were pumping air to the diver, heard a muffled explosion and the water was disturbed. Not answering a signal Fairchild was pulled up. His helmet was crushed Into the side of his face and the dynamite had evidently exploded while Fairchild was ramming It down. On examination it was found that the concussion had snaoped the valves of his heart‘’killing him almost Instantly. To Increase Its Capital. The big trust formed by the prominent wall paper manufacturers of the United States, and known as the National Wall Paper Company, contemplates an Increase of 818,000,000 in the capital stock, which will make the whole amount $38,030,000. A circular letter has been sent out from the company’s headquarters on Broadway. New York, to all the Interested manufacturers to call a meeting to discuss this plan. The trust was incorporated last August under the laws of the State of New York, with an authorized capital of $20,000,000. Suicide in a Well. Theodore Donuan, a farmer of Grand Pre, N. S., 62 years old, became suddenly Insane, and, rushing from his house, jumped head first down a deep well. Death was lnstantanoua Mrs. Langtry Somewhat Better. The latest report about the condition of Mrs. Langtry is that she is improving.