The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1897, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1897. MISS LUCEE S. BROWN of Wheeling, Who Christened the Vessel Named After Her Native City. bottles of ehampagre and give the boats their name. All was in readiness. Irving M. Scott and Henry T. Scott were on hand, quiet and well-satisfied spectators of thisclimax of their work. Other officials of the works | stepped sbout, giving orders for the final details. General Forsyth was present, represent- ing the army, and Lieutenants Milton and Lopez, naval represeniatives from the works, and Naval Constructors Capp and Snow, Lieutenant Braunersreuther, for- merly of Wheeling and now stationed here, also Captains Rogers and Gillette. With Miss Lucie Brown were her sis- ters—Abby and Marian from Wheeling— and F. W. Bauman and wife, Leroy J. McNeely, Washington correspondent of the Wheeling N ws, who was largely in- strumental in having the name of his city chosen for the new boat, was also of the party. At exactly six minutes to 11 o’clock the word was given to let her go. There was o crash of timber as the stays were hau'ed away. Two bottles of wine tied up in blue ribbons were released and the corked tops struck the nose of each vessel, and as the released wine sprang over the planks Miss Brown cried: *‘I christen you Wheeiing.” “I christen you-Marietta,” cried Mrs. More. As though the dead thfill of life ard liderty, s shiver ran through them, a low cry came up trom underneath, they moved, hesitated, and then rushed down the steep imto the sea. The grest crowd that had been holding its breath in suspense broke into a cheer that seemed like the roar of the ocean. The tugs and all the steam vessels sent up « shriek of their whistles, while those on board and on shore who were provided with flags waved them enthusiasticaliy. Meanwhile the two boats that, seva- rated by buta few f¢et had grown together, | iron rib by iron rib, plank by plank, from a thousand separate pieces into two shapely creatures of the sea, releasea alter eighteen months and sent into their native element, lurned toward each other asif to kiss—war vessels that they are. The rudders had been fastened so that when they strack the water they should move away from each other, but the wind or current or some other ixfluence coun- teracted the plan and the Wheeling was tipped over a little, the davits of tbe Mari- etta were broken and both vessels were seratched baaly. However, no serious damage was done. The boats were vulleg back to the slips and the great crowd gradually dispersed. Thos2 of them who bad the entree of the works wandered about at will duringa great part of the afternoon. Officers of the Union Iron Works enter- tained the christening party with a din- ner at the works. SHOT FQUR, THEN HIMSELF. William Fees Kills His Wife, Her Mother and Her Sister and Wounds Her Father and Himself. WAMEGO, Kaxs., March 18.—William Fees, a farmer living five miles west cf here, blew out his brains early this morn- ing alter a murderous attempt to exter- minate the whole family. Fees’ wife left him and returned to the home of her parents at Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Johnson’s yesterday. Fees went after his wile, but she determined never to live with him again. Fees shot her, her mother, ber sister and her father. None of the women can recover. It isdoubtful if Mr. Jobn- s0n will live, Fees returned to bis own home and Killed himself. _Fees had been acting queerly for some time and it is thought that he was crazy when he committed the crime. The peo- ple in the vicinity are greatly excited over the tragedy and 1f Fees had not killed himself there is no doubt but t at his ex- cited neighbors would have ivnehed him. Tueysay that bis wife gave him abso- lutely no canse to act the way he did. He was frightfully jealous of her and at times he treated her ‘shamefully, She bore. it for some time and then determined to return to her parents. ——— BURGLAX SHOT RY OFFICERS. Fasillade of Bullets Between a Thicf and Houston Foligsmen. HOUSTON, Tex., March 18 —After a lively fusillade this morning, Walter Hnghes was shot and killed while trving to enter tbe residence of Frank Dunn in this city. The men who shot bhim were detectives who were guarding the house. Bome time ago the police were notified that an attempt would be made atan early date 1o kidnap Dunn's little daughter. Dunng is wealthy, and it was the inten.ion of the kidnapers 10 bold the child until a liberal reward was offered for her return. It was said that §4000 was determined on as the amountof the ransom. The police were unuble to ascerfain when the attempt to steal the child was to be made, but men were at onge sent to the house, and ever -gince the iniormation was given the house has been under guard. T.ast night Detectives Eilison and Proc- tor were on guard. At an early hour this timbers felt the | morning they saw a man approach the fence, and after looking cautiously around {try to enter the house. The detectives | tried to capture him and ordered bim to | ®urrender, but instead of doing so he drew a revolver and opened fire on the officers. They at once responded in a similar way, but the intruder had fired twice before a bullet from the pistol of oneof the officers brought him to the ground. He died ia- stently, . The officers were not injured. | ————— | GOV. HOLCOMB TAKES A HAND. | Nobraska’s Exzcutwe Recommends the Appointment of a Committee to Can- vass November's Vote. LINCOLN, NEsr., March 18.—Governor | Holcomb to-day, began active participa- | tion in the ballot. recount controversy by sending an extended special message to the Legisiature, in which he recommends the appointment-of 8 joint executive com- | mittee to ‘recanvass the November vote | and not declare the resuit. The action of | the Governor, which will be speedily rat- | ited . by .both bouses, indicates that the restraining order of Judge Hall 1s to be ignored so far as the Legislature itself is | concerned. G vernor Holcomb proceeds the as- | sumption that neither the legisiators nor { himself are in contempt of courf, and | while his thessage 1s rather partisan, he | advances strong reasons why his recom- mendations should be carried out. | The seizure of the ballot-boxes last | night makes it possible for the Legislature 10 begin the count as soon as the proper committees are appointed. The presence of a Deputy Sheriff in the Capitol this afiernoon trying to gain ad- | mission to the Governor's office, which was locked, gave rise to the rumor that he had a warrant for the arrest of the chier that such was his mission. | Judge Hall has not yet taken any action on the bailot seizure. e BUILDING OF NEW RAILWAYS, Laying of 17,511 Miles of Steel Track Is Fredicted for 1897. CHICAGO, ILn., March 18.—The Rail- way Age to-morrow will publish the pros- pects of railway building in 1897. Its summary of rallroads under con- struction or projected gives 300 lines and a total mileage of 17,511 | 1120 per centof this prospective build- ing is accomplished it will mean neariy as much new construction xs had been com- pleted in the last two |years combined. Although the Indian and Oklahoma Ter- | ritories show the greatest projected mile- age there is not much work actually under way at the present- time, financial provi- sion not having been made for the kreater part of the construction. Texas lines, ag- gregating 1576 miles, are placed in the same class, although grading is under way on several of these roads. i e Rescuiny the Drowning: MEMPHIS, Texx., March 18,—The work of resctiing people in the flooded districts is being carried on night and day. This morning haif a dozefi steamers brought to Memphis over 100 refugees. One woman who was rescued west of here held in ber armsadead infant that had per- ished from hunger. Another family when rescued said that their children w drowned in sight of the helpless parents, ————— Dired to His Death, PALM BEACH, Fra, March 18.— Brodie Williams of Atiantic Highlands, N. J., dived from a 75-foot tower Tuesday into 41{ feet of water. He wasin a burn- g barrel hoop covered by paper. He struck on his bead in the sand, fracture ing his neck. He lived several hours. WOODLAND M. KKSMEN WIN. Beat a Honolulu »ilitia Team by Three Points. WOODLAND, CaL, March 18.—In a match shoot to-day between a team of ten men from Company F of this city and a team from the militia of Hopolulu the local team was victorions. The {from Honolulu were received by Ci Prindle a few days ago, but’ we made known until ajter the shoot to-day. Tbe members of Company F are jubilant over the result. Foilowing are the teams and seores: Honolulu tesm—Captain White 43, Lieuten- ant H. Giler 44, Serfennt Hagerup 40. Cor- pora! Flasner 39, Private Ewing, 40, Oleson 42, Riley 41, Cummin] 42, Schofield 40, Hafai 37. Total, 4 40.08, 4 K e, Company F—Ceptain Prindie 43, Priva s Weich 40, Licutenant Urting 42, Corporsl Boggs 40, Serzeant Peart 41, Sergeant Capello 42, Corporal .Eason 45, Sergeant Moismayer 36, Corvoral Keller 40, First Lieutenani Ward 42, Total, 411; averuge, 41.1. —_—— Racina at New Orlaans. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 18.—Seven fur- longs, Lillian E won, The Sculptor secoud, Over Ella third. Time, 1:29. 8ix furlongs, Rushfield won, Princess Bonnie second, Mamie Callan third. Time, 1:16. Seven furlongs, Hurns won, Marie C second, Prince of India third, Time, 1 9 One mile and twenty yards, Lizzie Mack wnn,;;.'hico:ncond, Liule Tom third. Time, 1:4d15. Beven furlongs, Stacheiberg won, Nairette second, Olly Gamiu third, Time, 1:283¢ Six furlongs, Rapsaltchie wou, Julie d'Or second, Tagiio ird, Tim 6. e 70 CURE A COLD IN ONE DA Take laxative BromoQuinine Tdblets. All gists refund the money if itails to cure. executive, but he subsequentiy denied | MEN WENT MAD AND THEN DIED Members of the Crew of the St. Nazaire Frozen in Lifeboats. Seventy-Eight Lives Were Prob- aby Lost in the Wrecking of the Ship. Stone.-Dead Faces Laughed Mockingly at Those Who Scught to Save Their Lives. NEW YORK, N. Y, March 18.—It is now believed that seventy-eight persons in all were lost by the foundering of the French line sieamer Ville de St. Nazaire off Hatteras, although a summary of the list of the passengers and crew who were on the vessel when she left here show that there were but eleven passengers in all, and that the crew list numbered seventy- one men. Of these, four are known to be saved. The officers, crew and passengers were, with one or two exceptions, residents of foreign ports. Of the total number on board, sixty were colored. The only wiite persons on board besides the engineers were the officers. The names of the passengers and crew are as follows: Passengers—A. Dumers, L. Dumers, San Domingo; Raymon Jiminez, Maya Puezyna Sarnolle, Port au Prince; Mr. and Mrs. Juan de Dieos Dios Tijada and four children, San Domingo. Alphone Dumers was a brother of Hip- polyte Dumers, bead of the firm of H. Dumers & Co., fruit-dealers of this city. Raymon Jiminez was the head of the firm of R.J. Jiminez & Co., contractors and engineers, also of this city. Crew—Paul Jacqueneau, captain; Pierre X. Mueori, second officer; Andre Andries, first lientenant; Saffren Hubert, second lieutenant; Phillippe Maueri, chief engi- neer; German Girard, second engineer; Marius Laurenzetti, third engineer; Pierre Sauts, fourth engineer; Charles Le Jouene, purser; Alfopse = Maire, doctor; Zeutan Picard, quartermaster; Louis Micieli, carpenter; Dominigue Saropa, Fernand Loudon, Pierre Bu- vac, Pascal Yo, Louis Caiavar, Xavier Ozias, Carlisle Loudon, Louis Miron, Leoander Blackefort, Tartulien Tesme, Poipold Paupard, Joseph. Chandierre, Julius St. Catherine, Aleander Blakefor:, Alexis Mudel, sailors; Romane Corneille, Antoin Catton, Marie Walendorf, Victor Cafara, Palaside Caciux, Rudolph Hum- mer, Victor Dupelli r, Frederick Samuel, Paul Malbert, Eugene Salvert, Victor Visino, Jean Corideires, Mac Ameiiier, Franeis Theodore, Julian Tuomin, Joseph Kadil, Edward Daliele, Eugene Hugon- ence, Louis Madeliene, A. Torneili, fire- men; Edward Basar, Georges Butin, Au- guste Laloup, Charles Martot, Fortune Frederic, Victorin Marny, stokers; Lonis Charles, chief steward; C. Arene Gouilete, head waiter; Marics Venture, chief cook; Theodore Landa, second cook; Adolphe Romasnot, Leon Dupontal, waiters; Etienn Combat, baker; Thomas Paisible, hospital nurse; Faustin Augustin, Henri Begatin, Ameliens Dumeur, Francois Eriche, Se- bastian Portier, Francois Dore, Louis Girard, Henri Clement, stewards; Mme. Cecile Lavallee, stevardess. Aucustine Ferget, the French line agent at this port, made the following statement of the disaster as he had learned it from Captain Berry’s disconnected remarks: “The 8t. Nazaire encountered a tempest when forty-eight hours ont from New York for Port au Prince. The steamship had mude about 120 miles from this port and was off Cape Hatteras, “Heavy seas swept the ship continually from Sunday afternoon until midnight. Water poured down the hatches and put out the fires in the engine-room, leaving us helpless. Captain Jacqueneaun ordered out the boats, seeing no other hope. Four boats were launched, only to be crushed against the ship. In a momentary jull the other four boats were launched in the lee of the wreck and all on board crowded into them. “The boat in which Captain Berry jumped contained thirty-seven persons all told, including a woman and four chil- dren. Berry took command and ordered signal lights carried for the other boats tofollow. The four boats parted company, however, almost at once, and Berry never saw a trace of the other three. afier leav- ing the ship. Kverybody worked hard to keep the boat’s head to the waves and all suffered most intensely through the first night. Some froze to death and others jumped overboard. Of the last four days of the terrible experience Captain Berry has only a bazy recollection,"” Mate Collins of the schooner Hilda was interviewed on board that vesse! to-day. In telling of the rescue of the survivors of the wreck of the stexmer Bt. Nazaire, he said that never in his long experience on the sea had he seen such an awini sight as was presented by the small boatand its occnpants when the Hilda came along- side. The four men yet alive were trying to stand erect, but their legs refused to support them and time and again they sank to the bottom of the boat, where four of their companions were lying cold in death. Notone of them had the strength necessary to catch the line -thrown to them and' not one could utter a word plainly enough to be understood. The small boat containing the survivors, he continued, was sighted at 2 p. a. Sun- day. The schooner, which was then about ten miles off shore in the neighbor- hood of the Fenwicn Islands, was brought around and directed toward the boat. A very high sea was running at the time and it took almost an hour to reach her. After some maneuvering the Hilda was brought so close to the small boat that her crew could see its interior. Half standing, half kneeling, in her were four men, hollow-cheeked and wild-eyed. Their lips, swollen and parched, moved slowly, but not a sound came forta other than a vasp like that coming from the lips of a dying man. Their tongues, covered with sores and clotted blood, protruded from petween their teets, too much swollen to be longer retained in their mouths. The eyes protruded as if the men were being choked. In the stern of the boat sat a man _balf dressed and apparently laughing. His mouth and eyes were wide open, and as the boat rose and fell he seemed to nod nis head to the men of the Hilda, who leaned over her side, "half afrald to go Into the tossing crafc. Gn the bottom of the boat lay three other men, They rolled about the' waves passed, but nong of them rose.: Thay were dead, So was the man who sat in the stern with that ghastly smile on his face— dead of exposure and starvation. The four live men were insane, and weak as men could get who had gone for a week with almost nothing to eat and no water. They were alive and that wasail. The men on the Hilda torew aline to them, and while it fell over theirshoulders none of them had the strength to hold it or to tie it around their bodies. So far as they depended upon their own efforts safety might have been a thousand miles away. Repeatedly a line was thrown to them and repeatedly it trailed across their faces while they knelt there in the boat, mov- ing their lips as if they were laughing, yet unable to move their arms or close thelr stiffened fingers. : Finding that the men in the boat were helpless two of the Hilda's crew climbed down her sides, and when a wave lifted the boat within reach stepped aboard. One of the four men, attracting their at- tention 'by groans, managed to carry his hand to his mouth and pointed down his throat. Quickly the four men were passed up to the Hilda's deck. ‘Then the rescuers turned their atten- tion to the men in the stern and the three lying on the bottom. They were all dead. The bodies were removed in a few min- utes, but none too quickly. The small boat, hurled against the Hilda’s sides by the waves, was splintered so it began leak, and as the two men from the Hilda left ip filled and sank. The dead were sewed in canvas bags and buried in the sea. Then the Hilda's crew turned their attention to the four survivors. Expnsure to the salt water haa biistered their skin in great blotches and their hands were raw from pulling at the oars. A little coffee was given tothem and all four were _put to bed. They quickly went to sleep and by the next morning were greatly [ improved. PENSION. FOR A CIVILIAN. Congress 1o Be Asked to Brant an An- nuity to a Faithtul Servant of the Government. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 18.—At the request of several naval officers, the most active of whom is Admiral Jouett, Senator McMilhn ‘will introduce a bill granting a pension of $20 a month to Wil- liam P. Moran, who was for sixty-nine consecutive years in the naval service, Last summer the old man, now 87 rs of age, was forced to resign, not being able longer to properly perform the duties of his office. For more than forty years Moran signed the commission of every ca- det appointed to Annapolis and of every officer of the navy. At the time of his en- forced retirement, therefore, there was n6 officer in active service whose commission did not bear the signature of William P. Moran. But there being no retired list for super- annuated civilians, no provision could be made for him, and Congr is asked to bestow a slight recognition of his long and faithful service. Admiral Jouett and others remember the day when Moran was one of the thirteen clerks in the Navy Department, and that st a time wh there were more vessels on the yoster than there are to-day. He was in the Government service nearer three-quarters than half a century, having entered the navy in 1827, and made several voyages as captain’s clerk. Afterward he was stationed st the Nor- folk Navy yard. Aiter making several crui-es on the Vandaiia, attached 10 tne Brazilian station, and on the St. Louis, at- tached to lh;{hn Indian fleet, he came home itgthe ofjd Pennsylvania in Ociober, 1841, andwas appoinfed to a clerksnip in the Nayly Departmeént In spite of his long terin of office, Mr. Moran is still hale and strong. s i HOT SHOT FIRED AT ARMOA. Carnegie-Harveyized Stee/ Plates Are Put to a Crucial Test at Indian Head, ‘WASHINGTON, D. C.,, March 18.—A Carnegie-Harveyized plate, representing a 600-ton lot of side armor of the Kearsarge, Kept out two projectiles from a ten-inch rifle at Indian Head to-day in a remark- able manner. . The plate was of the tapering pattern, its thickness being 1614 inches at the to and running off to 93¢ at the bottom. The first shot struck it with a veiocity of 1380 feet per second, and after gettin its nose only two inches into the met: bounded out, leaving the plate uninjured The second projectile was started with the maximum velocity ot 1850 feet per sec~ ond and was intended to penetrate the late or smgsh it in the effort. ft-imbed. ded itself to the depth of seven inche: and the plate remaining intact passed the ordeal ma:niticently. The lot will be promptly accepted. e PACIFIC RAILROAD DEBTS. Petition for Their Adjustment Has Been Placed on the Calondar, WASHINGTON, D. C.,, March 18.—The Senate was in | open ion to-day for about an hour, during which time a large number of bills that had been on the cal- endar or on the files of the committes in the last and prior Congresses were re- introduced, and ~the bill for the adjus ment of the Government debts of the Pa. cific Railroad debts were reported and placed on the calendar. A resolution was agreed to Instructing the Committee on Foreign Relations to inquire and report whether the Danith West India islands of Bt. Croix, St. Jobn and 8t, Thomas can pow be purchased, and whether, if not. purchased by the United States they would probably be sold to some other power. After an executive session, the Senate at 2:15 . M. uroed nntil to-morrow. it BAWAIIAN WiIlH SHERMAN. Productivencss of the Island Set Forth by_William Owemsmith, . ‘WABHINGTON, D. March 18.— ‘Among Becretary Sherman's callers at the customary diplomatic Teceptiun to. day was Mr. Hatch,who was accompanied by Attorney-General William Owensmith of Hawaii. It is understood that their visit, while not for the purpose of urging annexation, was to enable ‘the Beoretary to' become familiar wish the excetlent showing made by the Government of the islands in ths &qat year and the demonstration of its inister of Finance ‘that the United Btates would find it profitable to assume the Hawaiian national debt of $4,000,000, e Nothing Dona tn the Bouse. . WASHINGTON, D. C., March 18.—The Honse met again to.day pursusnt to ad- journment on Monday, Lut the Commit- ee on Ways and Means not being yet ready to report the tariff bill, on motion of Henderson of Iowa, immediately aft r the reading of the journal, it adjourned until to-morrow. by aping Steam, DENVER, Coro., March 18.—A collision tovk place between two engines on the Denver and Gulf Railroad this morning at the Nineteenth.street crossing. One was completely wrecked, - The collision caused an escape of sieam and two youny men on the way to work. Huzh MecBride and hm:l ere canght in the es- rupor and were found to have bee: ly par] ‘were taken out & fow minutes later. engineer of the rnnnnr engine has been Aarrested for negligence, Bk RAGING WATERS ~ DESTROY LWES Floods in the East Jeopard- ize Both Life and Property. Iowa and South Dakota Now Suffering From the Over- flyw of Rivers. A Mother and Four Childrén Are Swept Beneath a Torrent—M .ny Reported Drowned. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Mareh 18.—Alarming reports of an increase of the volame of water in the lower riversare received here. Rain bas over a large section of the lower Mississippi basin for twenty-four hours, and at many points where levees bold back the flood by only a few inche>’ margin there will surely be disastrous breaks. In Southwestern Missouri and Northern Arkansas the country is overflowed and many lives gre reported lost. Memphis reports a number of deaths by drowning in the overflow in Arkansas. The. relief committee there reported that 1800 people, many of them negroes, had been taken from the Arkansas flats. Six islands north of Memphis are only to be located by the trees showing above the water. There have been prompt responses to the appeals for aid sent out by the Mem- phis relief committee. It is feared that the flood of 1883 will be repeated. This morning a break was reported at Old Town, twelve miles below Modoc. ‘While this would entail disaster there it would mean the salvation of the country for 200 miles north. A break is also re- ported at Bagnell’s Landing, Miss., four- teen miles below Friar's Point. This will surely submerge the cotton lands of Cuahoma County. The flood hasalready done great dam- age. Steamboat men here say that the crisis point is reached, and that unless there is subsidence within twenty-four hours the gravest consequences will fol- low. GORGE BLOWN Siouw City, Iowa, Threatened by Water From Urerflowing Rirers. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, March 18.—Sioux City is up late to-night in anticipation of a flood in the Floyd River Bottoms. About 8 o'clock a gorge formed at the mouth of the stream already banked full, and an ineffectual effort was made to blow the ice cut, 200 men attempting to blow it up with dynamite. Perry Creek, another small channel running through the town, is also on the rampage and is also gorged at many points and may soon be in the basements of the business district. After a dozen ineffectual attempts, the gorge a: the mouth of the Floyd Kiver was blown out with a_moaster charge of dyngqmite at 11 . M, The river has con- TH DYNAMITE. sequently lowered somewhat, but it is still dangerous and a beavy rain wiil insure high water. - Dr. Hanchett, while watching the blast- ingoperations, was struck in the face by a flying fragment of ice and painfully in jured. Z In spite of the break in the river gorge the situation late to-night is growing steadily worse. [tis raining bard north of the city, and rumors are current of deaths near James, Hinton and Merrill, small towns in the valley north of here. The police have received a report of a man being drowned at Hinton. Ac Leeds, s manuiacturing suburb, the river, ordinarily but a few yards across, is now a mile wide and suill rising. Several manufacturing plants are under water, as are also business houses and residences. Four feet more will make the same stage of water as ihat reached in the disastrous floads of 1892 | Tne Missouri Riveris also backing above the city, aithough no change has been noticed” here. Reports are coming_in slowly of floods all over this section. The Missouri is said to be breaking above the city, and will doubiless do so here to-mor- row. The Big Sioux is extremely high and has, carried out a bridge, and if several dams go out it will sweep the valley. The Jim River has risen five feet in a few hours and the Vermillion is breaking. From Lemars it is reported that the Filoyd has carried out many bridges near there. —_— MOTHER AND CHILDREN LOST. Fiee Persons Swept dway to Death tn Arkansas, MEMPHIS, Texx., March 18.—The ru- mored drowning of five persons from a tridge in Arkansas is confirmed. The victims were a mother and four children, the youngest 8 months old. It is beiieved that the vast majority of imperiled people within the resch of Memphis have now been rescued, and there are nearly 3000 of them here to be provided for. The Mississippi Valley train south was blocked to-night by & 300-foot washout a few miles south. The War Departmentnotified Captain Fiteb, United States Engineering Corps,to-day that $10,- 000 bad been assigned to his order for use in maintaining the levees of his district. The reports from levee systems south to-night are very serious. B s GOEGE IN 1THE DES MOINES. Avea of Twenty-Fice Miles Flooded by the Rampant Waters. DES MOINES, Iowa, March 18.—The ice in the Des Moines River at Fort Dodge formed a great gorge at the City Park dam there last night, and the lower part of the city ‘and a wide area of lowland for iwenty-five miles above the city was flooded this morning and much damage done. The dam gave way at 3 o’clock this afternooa, after the water bad risen sixteen feet. . A new gorge has formed at Madrid, eizhty mileh forihet down, twenty-Ave miles above this city. The revort is that it is worse than thut at Fort Dodge. The Des Moines, Northeru and Western bridge at High Bridge, one of the most ex- pensive piec s of engineering in the Siate, is in great danger, and dynamite is being used on the garge to break it mp. Thus far nothing has been accomplished. The water frqmu the Fort Dodge gorge now reaching the lower jam, and the stream is rising at an appalling rate, See Yups Plea for Life. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 18.—The See Yups, two of whom had been con. demned to die because it was believed they had conspired against the Emperor of China, departed for Washington yes- terday, where they will lay proofs of their innocence before the Chinese Minister. They boarded the Washington express at the Pennsylvania station at 3:30 yester- day afternoon. To-day ~with- the aid of Thomas A. Keough and J. C. Campbell, two Ban Francisco lawyers, they will present a brief to to the Chinese Minister. TEXMS VL TALYS BANDI Marauders Attempt to Kid- nap a Girl to Hold in Captivity. Ransom o $40,000 to Have Been Paid by tbe Fareats to the Captors. A Scomndrel Who Attempts to Steal the Child Is Shot by Officers in Wait. HOUSTON, Tex. March 18.—The most daring crime ever known here was frus- trated at 3 o’cloek this morning when de tectives killed Walter Hughes as he wa in the act of entering the house of Frank Dunn, a wealthy resident of this city. The police received information some time ago that there was a scheme on foot to kidnap Dunn’s little daughter. The purpose of the kidnapers was to keep the girl in captivity and demand §$40,000 ran- som. In consequence detectives have been on duty at Mr. Dunn’s house for several nights, but no developments occuni until this morning, when it was dig covered a man was attempting to force s entrance into one of the windows of the Daunn residence. One of the officers inadvertently at- tracted the sttention of the marauder, who, finding that e was discovered, drew a revolver and fired twice at the detective. The Jfficers then opened fire and the in- truder fell dead. When Hughes’ body was searched a re- volver, a keen-edged butcher-knife and a botile of chloroform were iound on his person. An immense crowd has gathered in and around the Morgue, where the body lies. Mrs. Hughes has been arrested but will not talk. AGED SCIENTISTS WEDDED. Lydia Avery Coonly and' Henry A. Ward Enter Into the Bonds of Matri- mony at Chicago. CHICAGO, Trr., March 18.—Mrs. Lydia Avery Coonly, one of Chicago’s wealthy and scholarly women, and president of the Woman’s Club, was married to-day at her bome, on the Lake Shore drive, to Professor Henry A. Ward of Rocuester, N Y. Professor Ward is a scientist and trav- elerof international reputation. He is the founder and receiver of Ward’s Natural Science establishments in Rochester. He has been often all over the world and coi- lected many thousands of costly speci- mens. He is 63 years old, and wasa friend and companion of Louis Agassiz. Mrs. Ward is 61 years oid. Professor Wazd had an exhibitat the World’s Fair, which was bought for the Kield Colum bian Museum for $125,000 The wedding at ucu au early date was a surprise to the friends of both of the contracting parties. i =] £ NIRRT GREAT INAUGURATION AND COMBINATION SALE NEW TO-DAY. o 2ea s | S. & T MMIT"S = = possible. the loss. OF - SUMMERFIELD & CORNER FIFTH AND MARKET STREETS, Will Commence Saturday, Narch 20, at 10 o’Clock A M. Crowding $125,000 worth of Fine Clothing, Furnishing Goods and Hats from the old stand of H. SUMMERFIELD & CO. into our new location, corner Fifth and Market streets, made the handling of this big stock im- WE MUST SELL OUR GOODS DOWN, matters not how big WE NEED MONEY AND ROOM Before qur SPRING STOCK arrives, which is now en route' from New York. Thousands of good bargains limited to a short time only. ROMAN, MEN’S ALL-WOOL SUITS, a bargain at $10. MEN’S ALL-WOOL SUITS, a bargain at $15. MEN’S ALL-WOQOL SUITS, a bargain at $2o. BOYS’ LONG PANTS SUITS, a bargain at $7.50. BOYS’ KNEE PANTS SUITS, a bargain at #$3,50. Our Combination Price..$ (.45 1000 Pairs KNEE PANTS SUITS, worth 50 and 75 cents, for.... MEN'S NATURAL WOOL UNDERWEAR, worth 75 cents, for...... = MEN'S UNLAUNDERED SHIRTS, worth 65 cents, for.. BOYS: BROWN DUCK OVERALLS, worth 5o cents, for.... MEN'S WHITE LAUNDERED’ SHIRTS, worth 75 cents, for.. MEN’S 4-PLY COLLARS, worth 15 cents, for...u.uveeeeessssssiciansssssBC Our Combination Price. ... $5.45 Our Combination Price. ... $6.85 Our Combination Price..$ | 1.45 Our Combination Price. . $3.95 ..29c .23c ..20c -48c oo ____MONEY REFUNDED IF NOT SATISFAGTORY. wiibibdidindupiinasianbisiusidiididi i TS T T S B T DT L 3 l : : E d )Emmm P SUMMERFIELD & ROMAN, CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, CORNER FIFTH AND MARKET STS. " THE FIRST DAY.FROM 10 A M. TO 12 M. A_HANDSOME SOUVENIR WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH CUSTOMER. e umwmmmmmmmmmmuuummmmmmmmwmumuuummmuuummmmuummmmm ML f 1