Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1898 — FLOODS CAUSE LOSS. [ARTICLE]

FLOODS CAUSE LOSS.

THE NORTHWEST VISITED BY WIDE-SPREAD DISASTER. Damage of $1,000,000 Done to Kailways Traffic Suspended Several Persons Browned Edict Against Cuban Tobacco Has Been Revoked. ■ _____ « Damaged by Floods. Floods have caused damage estimated at $1,000,000 in the Northwest. The Northern Pacific, Canadian Pacific, and Great Northern tracks were washed out and traffic was almost suspended. Several roads sustained severe damages by and landslides. In more thap a dozen western Washington valleys bridges, fences and farm property were swept away. Several persons were drowned in the Upper Cowlitz and Tilton river valleys, but particulars are not yet obtainable. The town of Newaukum was floating and between Chehalis and Centralia the Northern Pacific main line was tw<r feet under water. Fourteen inches of water fell in three days. This, with warm winds, melted the snows on the mountains very rapidly, causing the greatest floods ever known there. War Agitation in Europe. The Ixtndon Daily Graphic asserts “on authority” that, the British squadron was definitely instructed to assemble off Chemulpo to support a strong British expostulation with Corea on the dismissal of McLeavy Brown, British superintendent of Corean customs, who, under the advice of the British eonsul, has twice returned the notice of dismissal served upon him. With regard to Port Arthur the Daily Graphic asserts that there iff every reason to believe the Russians will adhere to their pledge to evacuate at the ertd of the winter, and there is therefore no ground for complaint on the part of England. Neither does the Government regard the occupation of Kiao-Chou as calling for action, because British interests are not threatened. According to the Daily Graphic both the foreign office and the admiralty agreed upon this point. A dispatch to the London Daily Mail from Shanghai says: “A British fleet of eight ships and four torpedo boats has arrived at -Chemulpo, the port of Seoul. It is reported that there are two Japanese cruisers in the Yang-tse-Kiang river. Japan is working night and day preparing for war. It is believed that the British and Japanese fleets are in close touch.” Fire Victims* Bodies Found. While removing the debris from the burned Hotel I»acotah at Grand Forks, N. D., the remains of Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Howe, who perished in the fire, were discovered. The crumbled bones of Mrs. Howe were lying near those of her husband, which establishes the theory that she lost her life while endeavoring to rescue him. Mr. Howe was a cripple. The bodies were shipped to Michigan for interment.