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MJSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN. THURSDAY. MAY 3 1883
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FLOODED.
Tremendous Eains North East
and West Rivers Rising.
Trains Stopped.
The Country Around Pecos City
Looks Like a Lake At
Other Points.
AT GAINESVILLE.
Fart of the Town Inundated and Houses
Washed Away.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Gainesville April 28. Hie Leaviei-t
rainstorm that ever visited north Texas
and the Chickasaw nation commenced
falling jesterday at 3 p. m and has con-
tinned with unt. bated fury up to this hour
6 p. m. All railroad communication is
out oil from the east west and north no
trains having arrived 6ir.ee early last
evening. One mile of track of the Santa
' Fe in the Chickasaw na'ion near Daugh-
erty station has been entirely wae-hed
away by the Washita river while nearly a
land slide from the Arbuckle mountains
has oovered up several hundred feet of
traok. From what information oan be
gathered from the county the crops have
already sustained great damages. Fences
houses and crops situated in the bottom
lands have been swept away like magic.
Eed river is higher than ever known and
Is submerging the adjacent country and
destroying large portions .of the finest
growing crops iu north Texas and
the southern part of the Chicasaw
nation. The e&t-t and west portion of
this city which are traversed by Pecan
and Elm crteks are submerged to a great-
extent with the water rising rapidly.
Some dwellings have been washed away
acd many others are only held in place
by heavy oables. All the inhabitants of
the inundated portion are moving to more
favorable looations. The city teamB are
busy hauling out and rescuing unfortunate
families who are unable to esoape from
the surrounding waters. No loss of life
has been reported so far.
FLOOD AT SHERMAN.
Streams out of The'r Banks and Low
Lands Submerged.
Special Teleyraru to ihe Statesman.
SnEHMAN April 28. The greatest flood
ever known in this section of the country
ooourred daring the twenty-four hours
ending to-day swelling all streams out of
their banks deluging the low lands
sweeping away bridges nnd causing
great damnge and less tf property though
up to this t me no livet have been
lost but many people narrowly escaped
drowning. The rain begun yesterday at
4 p. m. accompanied by little wind and
fell in torrents for eight hours ceasing bt
midnight. Weshtubs and other vessels
standing in the open air were tilled in less
than three hours and at tl:e lowest esti-
mate of the rainfall first rain is tight
inohes. The second rain began early this
morning acd continued steadily all day
until 4 p. m. and the entire
rainfall is cs'itnated at from twelve
to fifteen inches. Railroad traffic
is almost completely blocked aud the full
extent of the dumage cannot be learned for
a day or two. Farmers on the streams
south and east of the city are surrounded
by the floods and were compelled to take
refuge on trees and fences to escape
drowning until people from the city and
the surrounding country could rescue
them. The clouds are still hovering low
to-night and fears are entertained that
the ruins are not at an end.
At Bells.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Bells April 28. The harvest rain for
years has bten fulling here since yester-
day evening us much as eight inches of
water having fallen. All the crteks and
drains are out of their banks. Nearly all
the culverts and bridgts on the wagon
roads are gone. One bridge on the
TexHS and Pacific between here and
Sherman is washed out and a
freight train wrecked two milts east
whioh blocks this road. The Missouri
Pacific is all open South of here but the
road bed is badly washed out between here
and Denison on Choctaw creek. We have
had no mail here to-day except from the
south. A heavy rain is still falling with
no prospec's of stopping.
High Water at the Fort.
Special Teleeram to the Statesman
Fobt Wonin April 28. The heavy
rails of yesterday and tc-day have swollen
all the streams and the Trinity is higher
than for two years past but has not
passed its banks. A huge dam " being
built in East Fort Worth to make a lake
was washed away and several acres of
land inundated. High water is reported
to the north and the Missouri Paoifio
south-bounu is r.ow twelve hours late.
A house was struck by lightniDg to-day
on Weatherford street and rent from top
to bottom but no one was hurt. Two
bents of Marine creek bridge were dis-
placed on the Cotton Belt and . a pas-
senger train crossed just in time to avoid
a serious wreck.
At Colllnsville.
Special Telegram to the Statesman
Collinsville April 28. The heaviest
rain for years has fallen here to-day. Many
bridges have been washed away and no
mails have arrived since yesterday.
At Whitewright.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Whitewbioht April 28. It has con-
tinued to rain since yesterday. All the
bridges on the wagon roads are washed
out and considerable damage done to
railroad track?. It has been the heaviest
rain that has fallen in the last twelve
years.
Notable Court Cases.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Palestine April 28. The grand jury
this morning returned a bill of indict-
ment against George D. and John Hunter
charging them with the murder of Col. J.
T. Williams. The killing ooourred in
February last as previously reported.
The parties entered recognizance in
the sum of $2000 each in the Crenshaw
case to-day for damages for personal in-
juries against the N. W. P. railroad. The
jury gave plaintiff judgment for f 5070.
Blown Down.
S Dedal TftWrum to the Statesman.
Mexia April 28. The fine brick Metho-
oisi cnurcn Duilt Dy tne vaco iicciuiu.-
erR. far Pav. Jnmpa D. Shaw while
he was the pastor here in 1879
has been considered unsafe for several
months and was in bad condition the
walls being cracked in various places of
me ouuairg. runas had been raised
and the contract let to Denning Bros
to bear away the briok works hold the
roof in position and build a wooden
structure under the roof without tearing
it down. All the brick work was removed
and a wooden frame substituted through-
out and the workmen were preparing to
put on the weather be arding. lo-day a
rain storm accompanied by a heavy
wind came at 2 o'clock and blew the
whole structure down. The loss to the
contractors is" estimated at $600.
Waifs From Webberville.
S;ec'al Telegram to the Statesman.
Webbebville April 28. The Misses
Kelly and Fannie Lane of Manor came in
last night on a visit.
The many friends or air. ana airs. d.
H. Coker were pained to ltarnof the death
of their babe and only ohild last Thurs
day.
Some two weeks ago oar dojs chal
lenged the Elgin boys a series of games
for the championship of the two towns.
The first game was played in Elgin on
April 14 whioh recited in a victory
for Webberville. Score 24 to 4. On yes-
terday the Elgin boys came over bring-
ing with them two non resident players
defeating the home team by a score of S3
to 26. The visiung acting umpire was
untutored didn't know the first prin
ciples of the game. The errors made by
both clubs were innumerable; tho courte
sies extended to our club throughout
being so mortifying that doubtless the
Webbervillians will not again revisit Elgin
in a base ball oapaoity.
The crops in this vicinity were never
more promising at this time of tho year.
BALLINGER.
The Heaviest Bains m the Memory of
the Oldest Citizens.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Ballingeb April 28. The heaviest rain
ever known among the oldest citizens in
the county with muoh hail and wind fell
her last night. The hail etones were
picked up by many of the citizens and
measur'd eight and a half and nine inches
in oircumferenoe. Tio roofs were
out as though pierced with knives
aud many windows Bnd doors
wtre demolished. About 12 o'clook in the
night the citizens began to apprehend a
sudden rise in both tae Colorado river and
the creeks and ordered all the convey-
ances from the stablos to laud them
among friends on the hill until low tide.
Trairs have been "tied up' on
account of Mustang creek bridge
beiiur washed out and no mails
have arrived since Monday night
until 5 p. m. to-day. The stages
are cut off from Sen Angelo and MeiiBrd-
ville by high wa'er s nd muoh Ions among
stock is feared.
NORTH TEXAS.
Part of the Town of Bonham Overflowed
Freigtit Train Wrecked.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Bonuam April 28. The hardest rain ex-
perienced in many mouths has been fall-
ing here since D o'clook lai-t night. Very
serious damage has resulted from over-
flows. Several houses in South Bonham
near a creek have been inundated in
some instances the water standing three
to six feet in the buildings. Tho Texas
acd Pacific railway has suffered great lo?s
from washouts and landslides and last
night about midnight a wreck oc-
urred to an east-bound freight
train from a bridge giving away owing
to the softness of the ground. The wreok
occurred about twelve miles west from
here near the village of Savoy and re-
sulted in the total destruction of nine
oars and a water tank. By almost a
miracle no lives were lest. The engine
had just succeedtd in crossing the bridge
in sttfety when the crash came tearing the
tender loose from the engine tho tender
going down with the cars all of which
are torn to splinters. Should the rain
ctase none of tho trains will afrive from
the west before next Monday. Cotton
and corn ou low lands was washed out and
totally ruined.
WHY DID HE LEAVE
An Explanation of the Recent Alleged
Kidnapping Case at Temple.
Special Teieeram to the Statesman.
Temple April 28. To the surprise of
his many friends here it has transpired
that B. F. Murrell the account of whose
being kidnapped by Mexicans at Coleman
Junction was sent was not
kidnapped at all the letter
written to Mr. F. C. Wright his father-in-law
whs a part of a scheme laid by Mur-
rell himself. Murrell left here but
stopped at the first station turned back
and bought a ticket at Belton for St. J
Louis and has not been heard of since.
He is highly connected and has a
most es'imable wife and two
small children. He was in a
good business and had the friendship
and enjoyed the highest regard of all who
knew him. Though the abandonment of
his home and family and friends seems to
have been deliberate and the subject of
several days' reasoning no cause for 'his
leaving is known.
Denouncing the Democrats.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Athens April 28. The union labor
party of Henderson county held a mass
meeting here to day. The meeting wos
addressed by Mr. Whitehead in the fore-
noon and by Mr. W. E. Farmer of Mine-
ola in the evening. The latter gentleman
certainly was bitter in his denunciation of
Jay Gould national banks and the dem-
ocratic party.
A Narrow Escape.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Fori Wobth April 28. This morning
as an excursion train going to the sale of
lots at Nevada on the Cotton Belt road
crossed the bridge over Marine creek it
made a narrow escape. When the engine
struck the bridge two of the supports
began to give way and swayed several feet
ti. : 4u i . ".tnip.! work with
Our large and rapidly growing attendance
DatronsT We have lowered our rates until
patrons. We have lowered our
A three months' coarse day and night smwions
Fonr months' coura" day and night sessions ...
Unlimited business course
Unlimited business course nl(iht sessions
Course in Shorthand and Typewriting
Course in Telettrauhv
Per month Academic Schoo
mart
College. Call and see the organized Business FracUce now In full blast it to miniature bnsinew
out of line the wheels of the cars going
down on the stringers and ran the entire
length on the bridge and made a safe
landing on the other side. There were
few people on the tfain which made a
narrow esoape from going over. The
high water of last night bad washed out
the earth from under the supports which
caused the bridge to give way.
Union Labor Party.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Gainesville April 28. Delegates rep-
resenting he union labor party of the
Fifth congressional district met here to-
day in convention and elected W. R. Lamb
of Bowie Montague county and Colonel
Sohook of Collinsville Grayson county
delegates to the national convention
which convenes in Cincinnati next June.
Every county iu this district was repre-
sented. The convention decided to call a
convention to meet in this city July It)
for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for congress.
Delayed by Washouts.
Special Telegram to the Sta'eemao
Henbietta April 28. More rain has
probably fallen in the last three or four
days in this vicinity than ever before in
the same length of time or at least for a
number of jesrs. The Missouri Pacific
passenger traiu did not leave here this
morning nor can it to-morrow on ao-
oouut of several washouts along the line.
The Missouri Paciho railroad
water tank near the city gave
way washing considerable of tho traok
away. No trains from Fort Worth have
come in here to-day.
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Heavy Damages.
Special Telegram to the Stateeman.
Wichita Falls April 28. In the dis
trict court t -day in two suits agairst
the Fort Worth and Denver City railway
by Mrs. Rowena Robertson and her son
John Robertson aged 8 years the jury
rendered a verdict of $2000 for Mrs.
Robertson and $10000 for her son. The
suits were for damages for loss of the
boy's leg which was crashed by the rail
road turn-table here last summer while
playing with it.
Goods Attached
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Jeffibson April 38. Mr. Samuel J.
Thurman attached GOO sacks of meal at
the Texas and Pacific depot this morn-
ing belonging to the Western Flour com-
pany of Kansas City Mo. The meBl was
consigned to the flour oompany for
some one else. Mr. Thurman tome
months ago made a mistake against him
in favor of the flour company whioh in-
debtedness hris never been corrected.
Hence the attachment.
On the Brazos..
Special Tolegr&in to the Statesman.
BitvAN April 28. The heaviest rain that
has fallen here for several months fell
this afternoon beginning at 3 o'clock and
lasting until 5 p. m. At 4 o'olock the
clouds were so dark and lowering that one
could scarcely see to road. In a few
minutes rain began to pour down in
torrents thereby flooding the streets
gutters and alleys. At the hour of 5:45
p. m. it still continued to rain but slowly.
As there was a good rain in the vioinity on
the 26th inst no more wus needed at this
time. On the other hand it will damage
the crops and farms to a consicerable
extent in beating down corn and cotton
and washing the lands.
On the Pecos.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Pecos City April 28. A trfi-mendoos
rain and hail storm passed over here last
night. The hailstones were fully as large
as hen's eggs and some damage was done.
Numerous windows were broken and
gnrdens injured. Young plants in some
cases were totally destroyed. A terrific
rain preceded and ncoompanied the hail.
Tho whole ccuutry now resembles a vast
lake.
Base Ball at Elgin.
Special Telegram to the Statesman .
Elgin April 28. The Webberville nnd
Elgin base bull nines crossed bats again
to-day at this place. The home nine
tnrned the tables on the Webbervilles
who were the victors in the last contort
and beat them in a well played game
seven runs. The Elgiu boys bear their
victory gracefully and say that they can
Vepeat it when they play again.
Rain Record.
Galveston April 28. It rained to-day
as follows: Galveston 1.24; Belton 1.14;
Brenham .10; Ilearne 1.00; Houston .81;
Huntsville .15; Longview .80; Luling
.70; Tyler 1.75; Weatherford 3.00; Pales-
tine. 1.21; Waco 1.30; San Antonio 1.78
inehes
A New Line Opened.
Chicago April 28. The first regular
express train to Missouri river points
over the Chicago Santa Fe and Cali
fornia railway will depart from Dearborn
street station to-morrow at 1:25 p. m. and
will thereafter run daily. The equipment
of this train is composed of a
vestibule dining car and sleeping
car similar to those run on the limited
express between Chicago and New York.
The road will be open for freight on
Monday. This road is an extension of
the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe to
Chicago. It gives to that great system
of 7000 miles direct connection over its
own rail with the Mississippi river great
lakes and eastern railroad systems enter-
ing at Chioago.
Desperadoes Killed.
Fobt Smith Ark. April 28. While the
Cherokee authorities were attempting to
arrest Jack Hawk and Bill Beaver two
celebrated outlaws on Lee's creek on
Wednesday they resisted and were shot
dead after a long fight from behind a
barricade of horses. They were two des-
perate characters and had long been
wanted for murders covering a series of
years.
the leading business colleges of America
enables us to share the bard times wit h our
March la as follows:
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IMPROVING.
Emperor Frederick Has Passed
the Dangers of the
Present Crisis.
Incidents of Queen Victoria's In-
' terview With Bismarck.
The Pope's Letter.
GERMANY.
THE EMPEBOB ABANDONS BKEB.
Beblin April 28. The emperor ate
beef yesterday for the first time since
the beginning of his ncent illness. He
has abandoned beer as it disagrees with
him. He now has a spring bed made
upon a new principle and more comfort-
able than his old one.
condition unchanged
Beblin April 28. A bulletin issued this
mornirg says the emperor's condition is
unchanged. He was almost without fever
this morning.
THE EMPEB2B BETTED.
Beblin April 28. The end of the week
sees an unhoped for change in the em
peror s condition and a feeling of relief
and joy at the good news can be plainly
seen in the faoes of the daily visitors to
the schloss. There is every reason to be-
lieve that no further complications
will set in at least for
some weeks now that the dangers of
a crisis are over. Originally tha disease
however is insidious in its progress and
its result is only postponed.
The North German Gazette which us
ually takes a pessimist view of the em
peror a case says:
"At any rate the IoojI disease is unus
ually )low in progress; even now no one
oan speak of the very material extension
of the malady nor of its so much dreaded
spreading to vital organs."
THE EMPEBOB ENOOUBAOKD.
Beblin Appril 28. The emperor was
much encouraged yesterday by reading a
report of the cese of a Hungarian school-
master who submitted to tracheotomy in
1881 and is still iu fair health. As a fur-
ther sign that the present danger is past
M. Herlsertt French minister who has
delated his departure a fortnight in con-
sequence of the crisis has arranged to re-
turn to Paris Tuesday. It is reported
also that the Grand Duchess of Baden talks
of leaving Charlottenburg.
tub queen's visit.
Berlin April 28. After her drive to
Berlin Queen Viotoria was so pleased with
the hearty reception aooorded her by the
people that the immediately tolegraphed
to Lord Salisbury a detailed acoount of
the warm welcome she received. She was
aU the more p!oased because it had even
teen suggested to her not to come to Ber-
lin as it was feared she would be oooly
reoeived by the people. Nothing how-
ever could induce her to forego her visit
to the emperor's sick bed. Wednesday's
stats banquet is the general theme of dis-
cussion. Never since the last century had
suoo splendor been witnessed in Char-
lottenburg. The beautiful gallery was
transformed into a hall of surpassing
grandeur. Prominent among the decora-
tions were the Chints and Japanese vases
presented by Dutch merchants to the
great elector The floor was oovered with
beautiful Smyrna carpets and the rooms
were lighted with silver oandelabras. The
dinner service-was of gold and the table
decorations and flowers were magnificent
The chairs were covered with purple vel
vet. The windows were draped with cur-
tains of light red silk. All the ladies
were dressed in black arid the gentlemen
were uniformed. The queen was ex-
tremely gracior.s to Prince Bismarck.
She insisted that he be seated saying:
'T know that long Btacdicg is not gotd
tvt your legs."
The oflicial organs havo little to say of
the results of the interview beyond com-
menting upon the eminent shtisfaction
shown by both tho queen and the chancel-
lor. Other journals make numer-
ous aseertions in regard to the inter-
view but they are unworthy of attention
as is also the report that the emperor ap-
pointed the queen honorary chief of the
Life Guard regiment iu memory of her
visit. One of tho particular reasons for
holding tho review was however that the
queen expressed a desire to see the regi
ment in which Prince .Henry of Batten-
burg was formerly lieutenant.
ENGLAND.
THE POPE'S LETTEB.
London April 28. A dispatch from
Rome to the Times says the papal letter
has already been sent to the Irish bishops
and will be published about ten days
hence. The versions hitherto printed are
more or less conjectural. The pope for-
bids Catholios to adopt the "plan of
campaign" or to engage in boycotting
and enjoins obedience to the laws. Other
questions are in abeyanoe.
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
London April 28. The nationalists
have determined to continue the plan of
oampaign in spite of the Catholic decree.
It is asserted that the movement will not
suffer muoh from the necessary defection
of the priests who will undoubtedly con-
tinue to sympathize withjthe people and
that vacanoies can easily be filled with
laymen. The matter hascaused an ex-
tremely bitter feeling among nationalists
who indignantly resent the government's
intrigues with the Vatican. The conserva-
tives and Orangemen fear that in return
for the pope's action the government
will make concessions in ooneotion with
the educationaltquestion which conces-
sions they ar prepared to strenuously
oppose.
VIEWS OF THE PBESS.
London April 28. The St. James Ga-
zette referring to the Papal deoree says:
"After all the rumors of missions and
negotiations it is not surprising that
many Irishmen believe in the existence of
a treaty between England and the Vatican
into whijh they say the Vatican was
trioked. Heed should be given" itsajs
"tothestatementthatthe pope has backed
up Lord Salisbury and supports Chief
Secretary Balfour. Even conserv-
ative dimness of vision ought to
see that such a juxtaposition
could only produce one effeot npon the
Irish. If the pops has allowed himself to
be firawn into anything even faintly re
sembling such a mistake it will be re
gretted by most Inch Uatnolics and 1ord
Salisbury end Mr. Balfour will not gain
any political advantage by the blunder.
On the contrary it will add to the intense
bitterness of Ireland's hatrsd of the tory
eoverBment."
In conclusion the Gazette demands
that it be early made known that there
has been no transactions or bargaining
between the government and the vatioan.
ihe Globe says:
"It suits the purposes of the National
Leage and Fenian press of America to
oarry favor with the priests but if the
supporters of home rule should attain
their object the division of thespoils would
oause a conflict between the Parnellites
party and the Vatican both of whioh
would desire the exolasive right to govern
Ireland. The Vatican desires social and
political dominianoe in emancipated
Ireland but it does cot desire to substi-
tute a republlo for a monarchy. The con-
ception that tha pote has acoepted a
bribe from Lord Salisbury is idiotio sor-
did and surprising. The vatioan will no
sooner see Ireland separated from England
than she will oome into oonfliot with the
victorious conspirators."
THE TBOUBLE IN BOCMANIA.
London April 28. The revolutionary
rising in Roumania has been renewed
this time olose to the Russian frontier.
THE QUEEN AT WINDSOB.
London April 28. The queen arrived
at Windsor last evening.
IRELAND.
A DOUBLE HANGING.
Dublin April 28. Daniel Moriarity and
Daniel Hays were hung at Tralle this
morning for the murder of James Fitz-
maurioe farmer near Lixenawa County
Kerry on January 21 last. Before the
execution Moriarity and Hays prayed fer-
vently. They both declared their inno
cence. Fitzmaunoe the murdered man
had taken a farm from whioh his brother
bad been evicted shortly after whioh on
his way to market at Tralle he was
stopped by two men who after tucking
sure of his identity shot him.
. FRAN CE.
CAHNOT AT BOBDEAUX.
Pabis April 28 President Carnot ar
rived in Bordeaux yesterday. He was re
ceived with enthusiasm by an immense
OMioourso of people. Artillery salutos
and joyous peuls of bells announced h's
arrival.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
Tho Floor of a Publio Hall Gives Way
Carrying Down the Audience.
Bellfoniaine O. April 28. A terrible
accident occurred at Ruskylunnia this
county last night. A school exhibition
was in progress in Brockerman's hall
situated in- the seoond story of a briok
buUding. The hell seats about 400 peo-
ple and was crowded to its utmost capao
lty. Suddenly the floor gave way with a
frightful crash. It appeared to sink in
the center. The entire audience went
down to the groncd a d's'anoe -of twenty
feet.
So far the dead are as follows:
. Mrs. J. . Alexander wife of a min
ister.
Mrs. Garwood of Bellfoutaine.
Those seriously injured are:
Harvey Selders both logs broken and
one arm with other injuries.
James Johnson badly hurt; was taken
home insensible.
Mrs. Frank McCullock badly hurt.
Mrs. Drnmm supposed to be dying.
Mrs. Wait Wright not expeoted to live.
Walker Lewis one leg broken.
Mrs. Wm. MoCullooh badly hurt.
A little babe of Mrs. Coombs badly
hurt.
Jddge Seider's two children of Ridge-
way badly hurt.
Probably fifty others art more or less
seriously injured. The walls did not fall
in or the calamity would have been muoh
worse. A number of ladies and children
were taken out some of them unhurt with
their clothing tern completely off them.
YELLOW FEVER IN FLORIDA.
Surgeon-general Hamilton's Reply to At-
tacks of Florida Papers.
Washington April 28 Surgeon-general
Hamilton has to-day oflioially pub
lished a full text ot reports on hie in the
Marine hospital bureau upon whioh was
based his statement of last Saturday that
the late inspection at Micanopy Plant
City and Baronne I' In. has proved
the recent existence of yellow
fever thee and that several
other points in the southern and western
portion of the state are to be looked npon
as suspicious.
In an interview this evening with refer-
ence to the subjoot he said:
"In view of the characteristically vio-
lent attaoks on me by certain newspapers
I thought best to publish a full list of these
points. It will be seen from the perusal
of them that I could have made a more
positive statement and still kept
within the limits of the in
formation on file. I cow learn
that the report of Dootor Knight who it) a
member of the Jacksonville board of
health states there were two cases of yel
low fever at Plant oity as late as April 24.
The reports as to Baronne are not con-
firmed but as to other original informa-
tion it seems to have been correct. I
regret extremely the circumstances that
made it necessary to publish the original
warning but under the existing law it
was my duty to other localities to give them
some intimation of the faots. If the pub-
lication shall stir the Florida authorities
to a proper sense of the obligations they
owe to the other states of the union by
the prompt enforcement of vigorous
sanitary measures and the establishment
of a state board of health the publio ac-
tion will result in great good to them and
all personal abuse of the surgeon-general
while it may be an amusing diversion to
Flondian newspapers will nevef clean up
their villages arrest yellow fever nor re
store conscience in themselves."
Government Vessels Launched.
Philadelphia April 28. The Yorktown
was launched at 3 o'olock this evening and
was christened by Miss Eleanor Breckin
ridge daughter of Congressman Breckin
ridge of Kentucky.
The dynamite cruiser followed off the
ways at 8:10 being christened by Miss
Cameron daughter of Senator Don
Cameron of Pennsylvania. The launches
were unusually successful. The united
States steamer Dispatch whioh lay ont in
the river fired salutes as the vessels moved
off the ways into the stream amid the
echreeching of whistles the ringing of
bells and the cheers of the multitud of
spectators.
Visiting Grant's Tomb.
New Yobk April 28. Yesterday being
the sixty-sixth anniversary of the birth of
General Grant his tomb a Riverside
park was visited by numerous people as
s token of honor to his memory. Many
bore floral tributes which they laid at the
gate of the tomb. '
WASHINGTON.
Another Day of Windy Palaver-
ing Over the Tariff But
Without Result
The House Amused at the Collo-
quial Wit Displayed by
the Speakers.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
HOUSE
Washington April 28. Many represen-
tatives went to Philadelphia to-day to
witness the launch of the Yorktown and
there were but thirty-five members pres-
ent when the house met this morning and
immediately went into oommittee of
the whole on the tariff.
Mr. Kerr of Iowa approved a reduc-
tion ot the revenues by the abolition of
the internal revenue. The time had
oome he thought in the history of the
American government for the nation to
declare that henceforth it would take no
profit on aoceunt of the sale of alooholio
liquors.
Mr. Tarnsey of Michigan said that
the gentlemen on this side of the house
were not free traders. They were fair
traders. They were not seeking to pull
down the custom houses of the oountry.
They proposed to continue custom house
taxation but they would revise the exist-
ing laws so as to bring taxation down to
the bare line of neeessary revenue and in
so revising the laws to place the duty
highest on the luxuries of
life and .lowest on life's necessities.
They wanted simply to equalize
the burden of taxation. Their policy was
not destruction but reduction. He pro-
ceeded to argue that the present tariff
was oppressive upon the farmers. He
was constantly interrupted by his col
league (O'Donnoll) with statements as to
the great prosperity of the agrionltural
and manufacturing interests of Miohigau
under a protective tariff end the collo-
quies between the two gentlemen upon
the condition of Michigan afforded muoh
amusement to the other members
present. The discussion then took
a colloquial turn and the subject of free
trade protection wages of laboring men
fisheries and shipbuilding were touohed
npon and at times the questions and an-
swers caused great nnrriment among tho
few members prepent.
Mr. Breokiuridge said that the conorete
represoutative of tho pioteotive system
was the guard of Pinkerton dotectives at
Edgar Thompson's steel works for the
purpose of enabling Hungarian emigrants
to work while American workmen were
kopt ont at tho point of tho gun.
Mr. Bayno of Pennsylvania doolared
that was a mistake. The dootectives were
there but the Hungarians that wore
there were not meqhanics and could not
do the work required.
Mr. Breckinridge inquired what wages
the workmen at Thompson's work had
been receiving.
Mr. Bayne replied $3 a day.
Mr. Breckinridge said that the avorngd
wages of the Pinkerton doteotives was $8
a day. They reoeived that rate of wages
to prevent a breach of the peaoe by men
who reoeived $11 a day.
Mr. Reed of Maine said the gentloman
from Kentnoky had drawn the picture
with American workmen in the cold and
the Hungarian .men proteoted by Pinker-
ton detective? as the final result oi pro-
tection when it was only an inoidont in
the great dispute whioh went on either
nnder protection or free trade.
Mr. Breckinridge denied that it was an
iuoidont. He had depicted and asserted
it was a neoessary consequence of an un-
natural system of taxation under which
an organized body of armed detectives
was used in guarding foreign contract
labor to undorse!l Amerionn labor.
Mr. Bajne denied that tho detectives
were employed to proteot the Hungarians
and also concluded that the strikes at the
Thompson works had not demon-
strated the failure of the protective sys-
tem. Strikes were common in every
country.
Mr. Farquhar of Now York eaid the
men outside the gates of the Edgar
Thompson Steel works would win if it
took twelve months independent of the
Piokertons and the men who took scab
wages. He warned members of the house
they were walking on thin ice when
they took one cent from the wages of
American meobanios and laborers.
Within the last seven years there had
risen up a lion of an organization of ;
whioh every labor organization stood in
dread because it had the power to vindi-
cate its rights. That power had been felt
on the floor of the house more than once
and if there was need it would regulate
the tariff for itself and nobody else. Or-
ganizations of skilled labor had kept up
wages and stood ready to protect them
now.
Mr. Smith of Wisconsin said the sub-
ject of monopolies was one calling for
attention now and asked who put monop-
olies in the field?
Mr. Farquhar replied most of them
came from the west. Congress had done
everything in its power by passing the
interstate commerce law to restrain them.
If the western farmer would build np his
home market be would get better prices
for his products than he could obtain at
Liverpool.
The oommittee then rose and the house
adjourned.
The Telephone Butts.
New Obleans April 28. Judge Don A.
Pardee of the United States cireuit court
yesterday rendered a deoision on final
hearing in the case of the American Bell
Telephone company et al. vs. the Na-
tional Improved Telephone oompany in
equity ihe court deoided that the tele-
phones used by the defendants are in-
fringements on the Bell patents and
orders that all such instruments be de-
livered to the clerk of the court subject to
further orders and gives the complainants
judgment against the defendants for alt
costs charges and disbursements in this
tnit. William Grant is appointed master
to asoertain the coats and damages.
Railway Accident.
Olean N. Y. April 28. The Western
New York and Pennsylvania train going
south was ditched this morning near
White House six miles from here. Fonr
persons were killed and thirty-five others
reported injured. The doctors have left
for the scene of the wreok.
Later advices say that no one was
killed. Ten were injured but only two
seriously.
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