The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 23, 1901, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1901 TEN THOUSAND FRENCH TROOPS - T0 BE WITHDRAWN FROM CHINA Appointments of Chinese With Pronounced Anti-Foreign Tendencies Again Causing Great Alarm Among the Missionaries PEKING, April 22.—General Voyron, the commander of the French troops in China, ‘ informed General Chaffee that 10,000 French soldiers will leave China in May. | Li Hung Chang believes that the Chinese troops under General Liu ‘will be with- drawn over the boundary marking the Y y defined by Field Marshal von aldersee as the sphere of operations for as the Governor of Shansi prov- received telegraphic instructions a week ago ordering their with- | 1. The Governor could have con-‘ eyed this order to the troops In question | by last Friday at the latest. The majority of the French and German | newspaper correspondents accorhpanying e expedition directed against General | and which has been mobilized at | Paotingfu, returned to Peking to-day, be- | lieving that the expedition would be called | ce Liang, formerly Governor of the | province of Shansi, has been appointed | Governor of the province of Hupel. The toreign consuls at Hankow, capital of the province of Hupei, have protested against this appointm: to Chang Chi Tung, of Hankow, and have sent a tele- vising him to delay proceeding in | the matter of Hsi Liang’s appointment. | Civilians Are Alarmed. ! The numerous appointments of China- | men with pronounced anti-foreign ten- dencies is creating comment at Peking. ven the foreign Ministers admit that so appointments of this character are while the missionaries and alarmed for the future. jon of Mr. Rockhill, the | 1 commisgioner, that the | y now tommence leav~ rfect safety. On the the announcement that 10,000 to leave in May causes ng French native converts French residents. { he views of the foreign Ministers.on the | withdrawal of the troops are not shared the great majority of the foreign resi- The Ministers aver that some of latter have business reasons and | others would have to wvacate the fine buildings they are now occupying rent | free when the troops. go. | Would Protect the General. | A personage from Sianfu, who is closely court, denies that Gen- | rung Fuh Siang is in a state of open jon. The person in question thinks the missionaries who reported that must have heard ! treatment of ndit falling hands. He has frequently | disobeyed orders of the court. When 5000 were withdrawn from his com- January he should have ve- ieir rifles and ammunition. This Before he left for Kansu n audience with the Em- asion he said to the | 0 dc ained “pon this oc your servant has done has the orders of the court. He | ili » the battlefield in your ser- vice of the commands of the | foreigners, vour servant were committed | 0 ath he would die unwillingly.” ! h npress replied: | ar heart be at peace. I would | se my rivers and mountains than | I w urely devise a plan for your you protectio; Court Advisers Not in Accord. | The same informant says that the court | advise Lin, a notorious_ reactionary | s mt of the Board of Trade, | gues in favor of subduing the barbari- | others advise delay in return- | Peking. Only Weng Weng Shao | Ch Nai urge immediate ac- of the terms offered private: he foreign powers have separa ed to extend to the court the full | anc of Two ly | ese regular ar: | Chinese Troops Are Strongly En- | patch from St. Petersburg to the Dally | more under the Chinese General Schu. | eighteen men wounded. The advance to- | | city has become unsafe. protection, should necessity arise, of every soldier they have. At a recent meeting of the council both the Emperor and the Empress wept fre- quently. The Dowager Empress said that each day of absence was a day when she could neither eat nor sleep in peace. The Emperor said that Peking was the home of his ancestors and that he could not bear to abandon it. Sir Robert Hart’s plan for the In- crease of the revenue of China would bring in 20000000 taels annually, but the forelgners and business men of China ob- ject to this plan, saying that under it the foreign business houses will pay the greater portion of the indemnity. — DEMAND FOUR MORE HEADS. Ministers Also Desire Degradation of | Eighty Officials. PEKING, April 22.—The Ministers of | England, France, America, Holland, Bel- glum and Italy, to whom the question of provincial punishment was assigned, to- day submitted a report to the diplomatic corps that .they demand four more be- headings and punishment by exile, and the degradation of eighty more officials. The demand was immediately sent by the diplomatic corps to the Chinese plenipo- tentiaries NDON, April 23.—“According to Rus- slan advices,” says the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times, ‘‘Prince Tuan has utterly failed to produce a rising among the inhabitants of Mongolia, Who are kept quiet by a wholesome respect for Russia. It is therefore declared to be un- true that an insurrection has broken out | in Mongol fak | April 22Tt is believed in German official circles that Russia will | take up negotiations with China again | regarding the Manchuria convention after | the general Chinese question is_settled. | It is also believed officially that the Chin- | v is alre: retreating be- fore the expedition which is under way, | and that the allied commanders are now discussing what troops they can send home. ACTIVITY IN MANCHURIA. trenched Around Mukden. LONDON, April 28.—According to a dis- Mail official information has been received that renewed military activity is begin- ning in Manchuria. Chinese troops are strongly _entrenched at three points around Mukden. They are armed with good Mauser rifles and have thirty Krupp guns. . To the eastward of Mukden, near Tar- | chausen, there are 12,000 men under the | chief Boxer, General Lutanz. To the northwest, near Kulo, there are 6000 Chi- nese under the former Governor of Muk- den. To the eastward in Mongolia and near the In-Shan mountain there are 9003 | Admiral Aliexoff has accordingly organ- | ized an expedition under General Zer- penski, consisting of two regiments and five sotnias of Cossacks, sixteen guns and a body of volunteers to operate against the three points mentioned. The first movement was successfully carried out in | the beginning of April. Kulo, which is 250 kilometers from Mukden, was stormed’ and the ex-Governor of Mukden was taken prisoner. In this action the Russians had thirteen ‘men killed and four officers and ward the Turchausen position was then | begun. Owing to the departure of most of the R jan troops from Mukden the latter | 1 Almost nlghtéy Russian sentinels are found shot In the back. T situation in southern Manchuria is disquieting and another advance of Rus- sian troops will be made in the early spring. | THREE BANDITS HOLD UP TRAN Daring Raid and Big| Haul Made Near i Memphis. i [ MEMPHIS, Tenn., ess train of the and G Railroad at 11:40 o'clock April 22—The fast Choctaw, Oklahoma which left Memphis ght, was held up by three masked bandits at Bridge Junction, Ark., about midnight. It is not known what booty the robbers secured, but a dis- h received at police headquarters at the express messenger .and ain were injured after re- he W s 'argo Ex- ¥ makes its heaviest on this train. Po- lice Sergea Perry, upon receipt of the telegram, immediately posted officers g the river front with instructions to rp lookout for the bandits, €y attempt to cross to the c! left Memphis with a he: y passenger list. The scene of the hold-up ly raflroad crossing about four | iver. It is said that the m the miles fr negro porter was shot by one of the ban- | Th Ve a 1 .12 In 8 serious condition. | in was in charge of Conductor on, one of the oldest employes of the ineer Johnston. The ex- ress messenger, Meadows, is said to have been shot, but If cannot be learned if any valuables were secured. The negro por- d shot and is in a critical train was delayed about inutes. gine, mail and express car were | cut off from the train and run to a point f a le west of the place where the stopped. The engine was then ached and run a short distance up the track, two men remaining guard over the trainmen. The third used dynamite on the exvress car and blew open the doors. everything of value in as taken and it is be- e bandits’ haul is large, as avy run. the convict camp at from the scene, are trail. th hea " Bloodhound Hulbert, three mi now on the bandi ts WILEELMINA IS ANGRY | ABOUT HENRY’S DEBTS | Husband of the Holland Queen Mad Uncomfortable by the Demands of Creditors. LONDON, April 22—Special dispatches received here from Paris report trouble at the Castle of Het Loo over the bach- elor debts of Prince Henry, the husband | of Queen Wiihelmina. It is said that shortly prior to his marriage he prom- ised his creditors in Berlin and Frank- | fort to pay one-third of his debts with- | in a month of the wedding day, but the money has not yet been forthcoming. and the money lenders formally applied of Queen Wiihelmina. The latter de- clares her husband must pay his own debts out of the allowance made him by | the state. It is now said the creditors have formed a syndicate and purpose to | negotiate the Prince Consort’s paper on the Amsterdam Bourse. Queen Wilhel- mina is reported to be very angry. - Medal for Heroic Mariner. WASHINGTON, April 22—The Secre- tary of the Treasury has awarded a gold medal of Lonor to Charles Reiner of San Francisco in recognition of his “extreme heroism™ in saving life on the asion of the wreck off Humboldt Bay, Cal., on December 1, 1899, of the stéamer Weott, of which he was second office! —— et A Month’s Test Free. 1f you haveRheumatism,writeDr. Shoop, Raclne, ‘Wis., boxi?7, for six bottles of hisRheumaticCure, express paid. Send no money. Pay $5.50 if cured® | | stitution. MORE MILLIONS IV ) BLACHD The Missouri Pacific In- creases Its Capital Stock. NEW YORK, April 22.—The directars of the Missouri Pacific Railroad at a meeting to-day authorized an increase of $30,000,000 in the capital stock, making the total | authorized $100,000,000. A stockholders’ meeting will be heid shortly to ratify this | action. It was reported that a large part of the new-stoeck would oe available for taking vp Denver and Rio Grande preferred and common shares. Information as to the price of issue or other details could not be obtained from the company's offices. _ The Missouri Pacific’s present outstand- ing capital is $50,432.000. The authorizes amount was increased to 570,000,000 about a year ago, but it was then stated that the increase was made because Missouri laws required a certain ratio between the bonds and stocks, of corporations to be maintained. The new stock then author- ized has not been ixsued up to the present e : The Denver and Rio Grande stock out- standing is $30,000,000 common and $23,650,- 000 preferred. The latter issue, however, will' be increased to $44.000,000 at the spe- | cial shareholders’ meeting called for May | 15 to provide for the Rio Grande Western purchase. Of this new stock $12,500,000 is to be issued at once for cash, for the Rio | Grande Western common shares, and pre- | sumably the greater share of the amount | reserved will be held for exchanging Rio Grande Western preferred stock. If the Missouri Pacific proposed to completely absorb the Denver and Rio Grande Rail- Toad, therefore, the greater part of the unissued stock would be required for that purpase. ALABAMA WILL VOTE ON CONSTITUTION TO-DAY Advocates of M:;ure Eliminating Negro Vote by Educational Qual- ification Are Confident. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 22—With stump speeches in nearly every county in the State, the campaign for a constitu- tional convention closed to-day. A gen- eral election will be held to-morrow, and indications point to an overwhelming vic- tory for the advocates of the new con- The principal change, and practically the only change to be made In the con- stitution, is the elimination of the negro vote by educational qualification. On this. point the political contest has been | fought, and there is organized opposition to the’ new constitution in some of the counties. The Democrats who are behind the movement for radical change in suf- frage laws, feel confident of success. The | Democratic party has pledged itself to | see that no white man will be disfran- chised under the constitution which they hope to have adopted. e COMPANY WILL CHANGE THE COURSE OF A RIVER Operations of a Corporation in Colo- rado May Cause Protest From the Irrigationists. FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 22.—The course of the headwaters of the Grand is to be reversed and'the flow turned from the’ Pacifi¢ to the Atlantic-acean by the water supply and storage-confpany which operates, the Larimer County ditch. The company has sent a_crew of men to the headwaters of the Grand River to con- struct another feeder for the ditch. As 500D as the snow melts a_high-line ditch will be built to collect the water from CROWDS OF MERRY NATIVES THRONG SANTA BARBARA'S GOLD-CLAD STREETS Grand Parlor Delegates Dispose of Routine Business, Dis- cuss Politics of the Order and Heartily Respond to Their Hosts” Wish That They “Own” the Seaside City parlors may plan and carry out individual celebrations _or several parlors whose funds are suffici - braston: clent may have a joint cele: Provides for Trustes Districts. Another resolution of mportance was introduced by George L. Eckett. Its pur- pose Is'to divide the State Into seven trus- tee districts and no trustee is to be elected unless he be a member of one of these districts. The plan, ‘if carried out, will provide for the election of trustees from a_district convention or parlor, made up of delegates from the various parlors within the particular district, and each ANTA BARBARA, April 22.—Bril- liant in the color of gold, gay with the sound of music, lively with thc presence of hundreds of notable guests, the historic old city of Banta Barbara is this week the Mecca of all true and loyal Native Sons of the Golden West.. They have come in vast numbers—singly. and in pairs and by the trainload. They have taken the town by storm and it is theirs. Opposition there was none and none there will be to the continued occupation of this peaceful city by the gathered hosts. Thus far there-has been no change in the published programme and the Grand Parlor session of 1%l will be the greal success that was predicted. The heaviest arrival of delegates was.by the special /train from San Francisca, reaching Santa Barbara about 9 o’clock last evening after an enjoyable trip over the coast line. Tha excursionists were cheered and feted at every point and were the recipients of a number of favors, varying from ripe, juicy apples at Watsonville to juicy-ripe clams at San Luis Obispo. Though late in arriving, the train, com- ing in two sectlons, was met by a large number of people, including members of Santa Barbara Parlor and a band. There were 320 Natives on the train and the ac- commodation committee had a busy hour. Politics Centers Interest. To-day the real work of the Grand Par- lor commenced, but the session was con- fined to routine business, such as the ap- pointment of committees and the accept- ance of credentials. Between times the visitors made side trips about town or discussed Grand Parlor matters in quiet corners. So far as contests for office go. the chief interest surrounds the fight for grand orator, an honor now held by H. R. Mec- Noble of Stockton. Judge Charles E. Mc- Laughlin of Quincy and Judge M. T. Dool- ing of Hollister, both grand trustees, are candidates for the honor. As a side at- traction there Is_the candidacy of S. A. D. Jones of San Francisco for grand sec- retary, a position filled for so many years by Henry Lunstedt, also of the bay city. This afternoon the delegates to the Grand Parlor were driven about this city and Montecito and along the mountain boulevard. Three hundred availed of this privilege and enjoyed the trip im- mensely. The newspaper men were the guests of Don Dixie W. Thompson, one of the most noted pioneers on the coast. Don Dixie and his trained charger, which has been admired by every noted personage who has visited Santa Barbara during the last decade, will lead the parade of Native Sons on Wednesday morning. Reception to the Visitors. ; This evening there was a reception at Grace Methodlst Eplscopal Church i be- half of Santa Barbara, City Attorney H. C. | Booth delivered the address of welcome, Mayor Storke Leing out of town. Other speakers were Edmund M. Burke, presi- D 0 the tiny streams flowing down the conti- nental divide and entering the Grand er from the northern rim of the basin in which the river has its source. The water naturally flows down’the Pa- cific slope of the divide, but will be trans- ferred to the eastern side of the range and turned in time to the headwaters of the Cache la Poudre River which su plies the Larimer County _ditch. e ditch will cross the continental divide at Meadow Mountain pass. Tributaries of the Grand lower than the headwaters will keep it supplied with waten. It is possi- ble, however, that persons who depend on that stream for irrigation will protest. HARVARD INSTRUCTOR CHARGED WITH MURDER CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 22.—The trial of Charles R. Fastman on the charge of having murdered his brother-in-law, Richard H. Crogan, at Cambridge last July, was begun to-day. The case attract- ed wide attention. After a hearing sev- eral months ago Eastman was discharged, but later an indictment was found by the Grand Jury to which the case was taken by the District Attorney. The, defendant is an instructor at Har- vard University. He has claimed that the shooting of Grogan was accidental, but the victim, when dying, is said to have accused Eastman of murdering him. s L MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SENTENCED TO PRISON DUBLIN, April 22.—Patrick A. McHugh, Nationalist member of Parliament for North Leitrim and three times Mayor of Sligo, has been sentenced to four months imprisonment as a first-class misdemean- ant for publishing in his paper, the Sligo Champion, seditious libels calculated to interfere with.the administration of jus- tice. - The comments complained, of at- tacked jurymen who found two men guilty of intimidating persons who had taken farms from ‘which their former .tenants had been evicted. e To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. 250 * | dent of the local parlor, Congressman Frank M. Coombs, Grand President R. C. Rust and Grand Orator H. R." McNoble. The 12-year-old daughter of J. C. Pelton, California’s first public school teacher, read a poem written by her father for this occasion. It was entitled “Hall, Native Sons,” and was greatly appreciated by the native hearers. City Attorney Booth's address of wel- come was in part as follows: It seems to me that it is pecullarly appro- priate that Santa Barbara should have been | chosen by you as a gathering place. As a village in early days, it played no inconspicu- | ous part in the making of California history. Our State, more especially the southland, is thoroughly cosmopolitan; it is now peopled by men and women most of whom have owed their alleglance to other sovereign States. And in the haste of to-day we, the later dwellers, are apt to forget the strugsles of those ploneers Who made it possible for us to,now enjoy the blessinge of a stable government, a fruitful land, a rich commonwealth, It is due to their memory that from among their sons and daughters should spring up fraternal orders Whose members have the common heritage of pluck and endurance that carved from an | unknown land the imperial State of California. Tribute to the Pioneers. Reflect but a moment on the deeds of the pioneers and one must exclaim, *‘Ah, my mas- ters, thers were men!” Men who made the wilderness blossom as the rose; who wrested from stubborn nature the secrets of prosperity; who turned over the virgin soil to see sprin from it fragrant orchards and waving grains who compeiled the * waste of ocean to pay tribute to them, stern and forbidding mountains to reveal hid- den riches surpassing those of fabled Golconda. To the sons and daughters of these ploneers it s privilege on behalf of the city of Santa Barbara to extend a welcome heartfelt and a genuine ‘‘last toast and of obligation—a health to the native born."” After the reception those of the visit- ing natives who are also Elks responded to an invitation from the local lodge of Elks and attended a high jinks reception at Elks Hall. Banqueting and toasts were the order of the entertainment till near morning. Grand Parlor Routine. The Grand Parlor convened at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Armory. About 275 delegates were present. The session was called to order by Grand President R. C. Rust, and all of the Grand Parlor officers were present. Grand President Rust appointed E. B. Hayward of Woodland minute clerk. The newspaper men belonging to the or- der were appointed a committee to select one of their number to act as press com- mittee. They chose C. A. Carroll of Calistoga, editor of the Calistogian. The past grand presidents are: Charles W. Becker, Charles H. Garoutte, Frank D. Ryan, Thomas H. Flint Jr,, John T. Greeney, Frank H. Dunn and Willlam Conway. The committee on credentials was ap- pointed as follows: J. Wynn, Rincon No. 72; F. J. Palomares, Pomona No. 174; E. J. Taaffe, South San Francisco No. 157, “W. H. Devlin of Sacramento introduced a motion to omit this vear's annual cele- bration of Admission day, because the social funds are so much depleted by the semi-centennial celebration. The local WILLIAM FEAR AN ANARCHIST Berlin Police Aré Watch- ing All Suspicious Characters. BERLIN, April 22—With reference to the statements cabled from the United States of a plot said to have been con- cocted against Emperor Willlam and oth- er European rulers by anarchists of Ar- gentina and New Jersey exireme reti- cence is observed in official circles in Ber- lin. After careful investigation, however, a correspondent ascertained in a reliable quarter that the Berlin police presidency issued an order April 6 for the arrest, Whenever or wherever caught, of the al- leged anarchist, Rodolfo Romagnoli, allas Romalisso, alias Langwick Mueller, The order simultaneously requested all iniand-| and foreign_authorities to assist in ap- prehending Romagnoli. Photographs of the alleged anarchist, with a minute de- scription after the Bertillon method, were furnished for identification. The information received by the Berlin authorities was that Romagnoll had been formally chosen by the alleged conspira- tors in Paterson, N. J., to murder Em- perar William, They were furthermore nformed that he left Buenos Ayres March 27 on the North German Lloyd steamer Halle for Bremen. Whether this informa- tion Is correct they have no means of knowing, but since a portion of it came officially, they are inclined to give it credence. Em!reror Willlam has been advised of the situation and has issued strict qrders tof the president of the Berlin police, - E SANTA BARBARA NATIVES WHO ARE LOOKING AFTER VISITORS' WELFARE. e . trustee will represent only the district from which he may be elected. An amendment to the constitution pro- vides that “membership shall consist of white males who were born within the State on or before September 9, 1900, and the white male lineal descendants of any Wwhite person, male or female, born with- in the State on or prior to said date.” This amendment was introduced by W. H. Devlin of Sacramento. There is some opposition to it, but the fight has not developed, as the vote will not take place until later. Another resolution provides for the es- tablishment of parlors outside of the State by non-resident natives. This will probably open a large territory to the order, particularly through the West- ern States and the Hawalian Islands. Greeting to Mr. McKinley. The following resolution was adopted: ‘Whereas, The State of California is about to be honored by the visit of Willlam McKin- ley, President of the United States of America; and whereas, the order of the Native Sons of the Golden West, ever loyal and prgud of the State of their nativity, rejoices in this un- usual event, destined, as it is, to bring to the attention of the nation the needs and necessi- tles of ‘our beloved State; therefore be it Resolved, That the members of the order represented in this Grand Parlor duly assem- bled hereby add testimony of their pleasure at the coming visit of the President, and be it further Resolved, That the grand president be di- rected to send to President McKinley a mes- sage of greeting and welcome to the State of California on behalf of the Native Sons of the Golden West. The following telegram was received by the Grand Parlor from the Native Daugh- ters this afternoon: ‘With best wishes for the prosperity of your loyal and patriotic order, the Native Daughters congratulate the Natlve Sons on the past year's achfevements, and we hope your session ‘may harmonious and much good accomplished CINCINNATI, April 22.—Alarm over the flood has almost ceased In the lower Ohio valley. The low water mark in the Ohio below this city has allowed the floods from up the river to flow rapidly toward the Mississippl. The situation s still serious up the river, motably at Ripley, Marysville, Aberdeen, rtsmouth, Hang- ing Rock, Ironton, Ashland, Cattletts- burg, Huntington, Point Pleasant, Pome- roy, Marijetta, Parkersburg and some other places between Wheeling and Cin- cinnati. The crest of the flood is below ‘Wheeling to-night and the further down stream it gets the lower is the rate of rising. The uniform rate of three inches per hour this morning fell to two inches be- fore noon and as low as one and a half inches an hour at Point Pleasant at 2 p. m. This decrease in the rate did not ex- tend far below Point Pleasant, so that it will be another day before it reaches Portmouth, Ironton, Ashland, Cattletts- burg and Huntington, where there are al- ready serious conditions. It usually takes the crest of the flood two days to reach Cincinnati from Point Pleasant, but th present unobstructed flow is much_mor rapid than in former floods. At Ports- and that means serious conditions at points below Portsmouth. The Weather ureau indicates that the.flood will not exceed fifty-tight feet at any time at fifty-seven feet. It is over fifty-two feet to-night and the maximum will not be reached before to-morrow night or Wed- nesday. This is about ten feet less than was anticipated here until the river be- gan falling last night at Pittsburg. Not as Bad as Former Floo The flood is not as bad as in a'“dozen former years and much below the record of 1897 and 1898, and those of 1883 and 1584. The former floods were earlier, when the weather was cold, causing much distress among the homeless people. While this flood is not so hard on the people driven from their homes, it is much harder on the crops and fruits that are well advanced. The property loss in the rural districts cannot be estimated. It will be very large. The homeless people will not be kept away from their houses as long as they were during former floods, which in some cases have lasted as many weeks in the winter as this will continue days in the spring. The highest stage will be reached at Parkersburg to-morrow, and here the next day and at the mouth of the Ohio before the week is out. The Weather Bureau here to-night gave out the statement that the Ohio iver in the Cincinnati district generally was above the danger line from one foot at Cincinnati to fourteen feet at Point Pleasant and rising at an average of two inches an hour. It indicates that the rise would continue at Cincinnat! until Wed- nesday, when the river will become sta- tionary and soon begin falling. The Bureau predicts fifty-four feet here to- morrow morning and fifty-six to-morrow evening. Heavy Losses Are Sustained. The most encouraging information re- ceived by the Weather Bureau was from Parkersburg, where there was a rise of only one foot all day and a stage of only forty-two feet was recorded where the local river men had anticipated forty- eight. Tt was expected_that ‘the river would begin_falling at Parkersburg t morrow. At Point Pleasant, another criti- cal place farther down the river, the water was rising much more slowly. At Pomeroy, which is located in a great bend, the suffering to-night is reported less ‘than in former floods. The large furnaces of the salt trust are located here, and they have suffered much loss, as well as the lumbermen, the electric in- ter-urban lines, the light and other cor- orations. - Similar conditions exist at inersville, but the points in the Pomeroy Bend have escaped. The reports from other up-river points that suffered so severely during other floods indicate that no outside help is needed, that there has been no loss of life except in acci- dental drownings from shanty boats and that there is no distress for want of food or shelter. HIGH WATER IMPEDES TRAFFIC At Cincinnati Considerable Damage Is Done Along the Ohio. CINCINNATI, April 22.—The stage of the river here at 6 o’clock to-night was fifty-one feet and rising at the rate of two inches an hour. This means fifty-three feet at 6 o'clock to-morrow morning, when trains will be shut off from the Grand Central station. The roads using that sta- tion have already arranged to use the Fourth and Eighth street stations to-mor- row. All the raflways have also made ar- rangements for receiving and delivering freight at higher stations so that there will be no interruption here either to pas- senger or freight trafic. Owing to the in- pended, but the gred!cted subsidence of the flood will probably permit a resump- tion of river traffic by Thursday. Owing to washouts, the Cincinnati, Portsmouth ard Virginia Railway cannot run trains. The residents of the tenement houses along the Ohio River front were run out of the first storles when the river reached a stage of forty-five feet last night. What is known as the danger line of fifty feet was not reached until 1 o’clock to-day, since which time the jobbers, warehouses and manufacturers in the lower part of the city have been suffering. The flooding of basements will compel many manufac- Cincinnati, and possibly it may not reach | ability of the steamers 1o get under the | bridges, navigation on the river is sus- | ALARM OVER FLOOD CEASES, BUT THERE IS STILL DANGER Rivers Continue to Rise and the Situation Remains Very Serious at Many Towns Along the Ohio Above Cincinnati City turers to shut down for two or three days. The river here was rising at the rate of three inches an hour this moning. The flood 1s unobstructed in tne lower Ohio, and there Is less backwater. than usual, Which conditions give hope that the trouble will be of short duration. It is settled now that if a second rise from the Allegheny re- glon comes It will not overtake the pres- ent flow. So far the damage here has been limited to the lumbermen and others | located along the river front. Mayor Fleischmann, Chief of Police Deitsch, Health Officer Davis and others inspected the flooded district to-day in patrol wagons snd boats, and arranged for the relfef of all who were in need. An ex- tra police was put on in the flooded dis- | tricts, and the police boat patrols will be on_the river front to-morrow. The endless line of shanty boats and other craft along the river front have been swept away, but so far without loss of life. The country along the Little Miami ‘R{\-er 1s badly flooded just east of the city. | A’; ewport and Dayton, Ky., many peo- | ple have been driven from their homes. | The waterworks of Newport are unable o do pumping, but the reservoir is full and no troubls . is expected during the short duration of the flood. It is now set- tled that the Newport race track il not | be flooded. The races are proceeding tm- | der very sloppy conditions. At Huntingten, W. Va., to-night the | Ohio is 54.3 and rising an inch an hour. Nearly all of the tributaries of the Ohio are falling slowly. WATERS ARE RECEDING. Damage at Pittsburg and Vieinity Will Amount to Two Million Dollars. PITTSBURG, April 22—The flood | over. Notwithstanding the fact that early | in the day there was every evidence of a renewal of the high water, the announce- ment can be made authdritatively to- night that there is not the least danger of another rise at this point noer above for the present, but towns on the Ohio River below here are not yet out of dan- ger because of rains in the valley last night and to-day. All up-river points report the rain as having ceased and the river falling. The Obio_registered 19.8 at the dam here at 7 o'clock and was falling. Forecaster Ridgeway says it would require a steady downpour of rain for twenty-four hours to check the fall, and from present indi- cations such a thing is not Ilikely. The rivers about this city are down so that the works along the banks are run- ning. There is a good deal of cleaning up to be done. The flood brought in much slimy mud that it left when it receded, and ‘it will require a day of two to re- move it from many of the mills and clean the machinery. The creeks and runs which did so much damage in the outlying districts on Satur- day are back well witain their banks to- night. Carnegie is rapidly cleaning up and repairing ., houses and roads. The same state of affairs exists at Mec- Kees, cks and other towns that the ‘water reached. | I | | mouth to-night fifty-five feet was reported | | is The railroads have recovered remark- ably well from the effects of the floo: nd snowstorm, and the various lines lave resumed operations to all points, but for several days no pretension at run- ning on schedule time will be made. A look over the ground after the flood shows that the losses will be fully as great as was estimated yesterday. In and about Pittsburg it will probably take $1,000,000 to pay the total cost of the injury to property by the water and landslides. - Add to this the great loss to the rail- roads and manufacturing plants up and down the rivers in their immediate vicin- ity, with the loss In wages to the work- ingmen, and the total will not fall far short of $2,000,000. BUILDINGS AT BUFFALO ESCAPE THE BIG STORM Heavy Wind Does Not Interfere Seri- ously With the Pan-American ‘Exposition Work. BUFFALO, April 22.—A detailed inspec- tion of the buildings of the Pan-American Exposition to-day showed that the only real damage done by the heavy winds and snow of Saturday night was the breaking of some skylights of the conservatory of the horticulture building. This damage | was done by the dropping of quantities of snew from the roof of the graphic arts building. Concerning the outdeor floral display, Architect Ulrich maintains that the flow- ers already budding will not suffer from the storm. A work seriously delayed by the snow is the laying of asphalt pave- | ment. The placing of exhibits will also be delayed to some extent because of the | deep mud, which makes transportation of | heavy displays in the grounds practically impossible. Delcasse in St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG, April 22.—The French Foreign Minister, M. Delcasse, has arrived here from Paris, which city he left April 20. A series of dinners has been arranged in his honor, and the Czar will receive him in audieuce at Tzarko-Selo. Child Chokes to Death. SANTA CRUZ, April 22.—The two-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pet- erson was choked to death at Boulder Creek last night by a bromo-quinine cap- sule lodging in her windpipe. for our beloved State of California. EMA GETT. - Grand President N. D. G. W. e O s e Baron von Windheim, to keep him in- formed as to all similar news, but that under no condition is the matter to be brought to the attention of the Empress. It is a fact that for some months the Ber- Un police have kept a very close watch upon known anarchists in the city and an unusually careful surveillance of arrivals known or suspected to be of anarchistic affiliations. Antonio Porporello. who was here until a few days ago. fled to Ben- theim, where he was arresied. The Ber- lin authorities seem to know nothing about alleged plots against Emperor Nicholas and King Victor Emmanuel. CAUGHT WHEN BURYING THEIR CHILD ALIVE Man and Woman Arrested in New York State and Charged With ' Horrible Crime. NEW YORK, April 22.—An Ttalian. who says he is Givrio Buttaccavallo, and a pale-faced girl of 18 years, who refuses to say anything about herself, were commit- ted to the Westchester County Jail at White Plains to-night on a charge of burying a live child at the foot of a ravine bordering the village of Hastings-on-the- Hudson. A contractor’s foreman, Patrick McAvoy, caused the arrest of the couple. McAvoy was on his way to lunch at his home in Hastings, when he saw a man and woman Kkneeling on the ground. The man appeared to be digging in the soil. They both fled when he approached. Hurrying to_the spot, he heard the cries of a baby. Removing three feet of earth ‘with his hands, he found a bundle of white clothes, inside of which was a boy baby about three weeks old. The child may die. Demand for More Battleships. When the Secretary of the Navy recently demanded more battleships Congress con- sidered his' recommendations favorably and authorized the construction of several powe: ful warships. Protsction is what our sea. ports require, gnd fortifications will not ade- quately supply®this. Defense against all dis- orders of the digestive organs, such as dyspep- The golf shape will be “ that’s sure. Our buyer, who Eastern factories, foresaw th: We have golfs at all nrices; as fine a hat as anybody would wish for is the one pictured above for $2.50. 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