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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1884)
THE ANNUAL SOAK. The HiEli Water Mari Put Up Several Notches , Still tlio Bain Pours Down and tlio Elvers Rise , A Liquid Paradox. Too Much Water and Yet No Water , Thousands of People in Various Cities Driven from Homo , llailways Under Water and all Trains Abandoned , Reports from all Points of the Plood's ' Ravages , Cities in Ohio , I'cniiBvhnnln ixiul Oliver StatesKvtronio Sufferers , THE OUEA.T FLOOD. EFFECTS riTTSIltmo 1'A. PITT.SBUUO , February 0. The rivers at this point passed the danger line last night and at noon to-day had reached ! (1 foot G inches , the highest stage since 1852. Dispatches from the headwaters of both rivers report the water still rising while hero it ia creeping upinto the streets at the rate of 8 inches per hour. Miles of property in this city on the South Side arid Allegheny is submerged and hun dreds of families are compelled to vacate their houses. All mills and factories on the banks of both rivers have suspended operations , i'and connection between Pittsburg and Allegheny by street cars is entirely cut oft' . Prrrsnuuri , February 0. The greatest suffering and damage reported in this vicinity comes from the Youghipughny where mining hamlets and portions of towns lying in the lowlands have boon inundated. Hundreds of families have been forced to desori their homes and fly before the coining flood. In uomo casea it was found necessary to anchor dwell ing houses to trees and rocks to keep them from drifting off to total destruc tion. The scene along the route of the great ice gorge which extended thirty miles up the Yough ioughnyboggars de scription. Streets and door yards arc piled full of ice , with dreary heaps piled in many instances fifteen or twenty feel high , standing as silent monuments tc the might of the flood. So far ai can be learned no lives were lost , but the total damage will reach hundreds of thousand ; of dollars. Specials from Washington , Pa. , says the Charlei railroad bridge at Biidgoville , was washed out but 110 sorl ous accidents reported. Beaver rivei rose suddenly yesterday and carried oil § 15,000 worth of lumber. The schools in the First and Fourtl waids are closed. On Duquesuo waj tho" w ter covers the oflico and furniture of the Robinson house and is within oni foot of the DurjuB'mo ' depot. Merchant ! on Water street have moved their goods to the aecond floor , a precaution novel necessary for them to take boforo. Rail if road trafllc on all the river lines is greatlj retarded and the Baltimore & Ohio Pittsburg & Lake Erie road , Pittsburj A ; Lake Erie road , Pittsburp ; & Western Pittsbur liMcKeesport & Yougiouhgny , West Pennsylvania it Allegheny Valley railroads have suspended entirely or wil bo compelled to before evening. So fai ih 010 have been no individual losses hen and damage is conbncd exclusively to th < Hooding of property. Telegrams from the head waton report port tlio rivers rising at all points bu Greensboro , where it is stationary. Rail has been falling almost without a mo m cut's cessation since Monday afternoon and from present indications the flooi will bo greater than that of 1832 , whoi the water reached 35 feet , ita highes M : record. All the lotvcr parts of Allc gheny are now under water , and it ia OB timatcd tint 1COO , houses in Allcghen ; City alone are inundated. The wate and gas supply of the north and soutl side has been cut oil' , and if the rise continues tinuos a few hours longer Pittsburp ; wil bo without either eras or water. Fear are entertained that Sixteenth stree bridge , over the Allegheny , will b vaulted away. It was declared unsaf this morning , and travel suspended. 1 the water carries it oft' it will take with i the railroad and Hand street bridges Only ono fatality is reported up to thi hour an unknown man drowned in th Monongahola river , foot of Short street It is thought lie committed suicide. 9:30 : p. m. Still raining. Tlio Monon gahola is still rising , and is now 30 feet inches , and the Allegheny 34 foot ' inches and still rising. Dispatches fron up the Monongahola valley report th water falling. At Freeport , on the Allc ghony , it 5s also falling , but rising at 01 ' City and Paikor's landing. In this city streets bounded by Duquesne way on th fl north and W.itor street on the souJi , an from the junction of the two rivers t Sixth street , including Pennsylvania avc nue , Liberty , First to Sixth , Ferry an Short streets , are almost entirely aul merged , and o\ory street south of Penn I sylvanU to Sharptburg , a distance of fiv i miles , is under from 1 to 10 foot of vi tory. In Library hall the psrfornianc iI was suspended , and the muaoui I patrons wore conveyed to an from the museum in boat : The city is in semi darkness , The gas still burning dimly. On the south aid every street south of Carson , Charlie creek to Thirtieth , in inundated , whil all property within three squares of tli liver in Allegheny ia submerged. Tli loss will not fall short of § 1,000,001 Five thousand families are homeless , bi arrangements are made to shelter thoi in the public halls. To-morrow mon ing , in accordance with a proclamalic of the mayor , public meetings will 1 hold for the purpose of making prpvi ions for them until the flood subside The Allegheny council also meet to-mo row to devise moans for the relief of tl unfortunates. Travel is suspended on every railro ? running out of the city except the Pom sylvania Central. Many who left the homes in the suburbs this morning we competed to remain in tha city ov night. The nowspaporn are sutforli trom flooded cellars , eovno of them a unable to print on their own presses and will have to rely on the courtesy of com petitors. Ptrrsuimu , February 7C 2:110 : a. m. The Allegheny has receded half an inch since midnight. The Monongahola is at n stand. Raining very hard. EFFECTS IK UINCIXATl 0 February 0. Conserva tive mon , who yesterday were unwilling to admit that last year's flood would bo duplicated , cannot bo found to-day. There is no longer n doubt that the water will roach last year's height ; on the con trary , with the rain still falling and the weather mild , the only question now is by how much last year's flood will bo exceeded. The most alarming feature of the present situation is the rapidity of the rise. List year when the river had reached this height it was rising less than an inch an hour , At noon to-day the gorge showed BO feet. This is an unprecedented stretch of the high stage and shows what a prodigious rainfall there has been. With last year's experience merchants and manufacturers will lose much loss than then. No time is now wasted in pumping water from collnr.t. Every available man and team is employed where tlio water may en croach in placing goods or higher floors or in removing to higher ground. The river is rising live inches an hour. All small streams throughout the country are at flood height. Report's from up river points are that rain is still falling and the river rising rapidly. Portsmouth 48 feet ; Ironton 45 foot 7 inches ; Huntington 42 foot , Wheeling 10 feet and rising 0 inches per hour. Business is completely suspended throughout all the lower part of the city. The Grand Central depot is abandoned. The Ohio it Mississippi railroad has its eastern terminus at Aurora , Intl. , and will run steamers between that point and Storr's station , thence by omnibus. The Cincinnati , Washington & Baltimore trains will use the Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton depot. This can bo used until the water reaches sixty-six feet , then trains will have to stop at the stockyards. The Boo line trains make that their terminus to-mor row. The Pan Handle and Louisville & Nashville can use their depot until the water roaches 70 foot. The Cincin nati Southern will not bo troubled in reaching its McLean street depot until the water gets higher than it was laat yearbut can not roach the sidetrack to do freight business. The Cincinnati , Indianapolis - apolis , St. Louis & Chicago bids fair to bo shut out altogether ) unless arrangements can bo made to reach the city via Rushvillo over the C. , H. it D. road. The Cincinnati North ern , and the Toledo , Cincinnati & St. Louis are the only roads that cannot bt reached by the floods. This morning the ware house of Buckworlh's distillery wat undermined and fell into the water , caus ing a large loss. Soon after the cattle pens , capable of feeding ono thousanc head of cattle , were swept away. Thoj had icmoved the cattle yesterday. Loss heavy. CIXCIKKATI , February ( i. The cham ber of commerce transacted little busi ness to-day. Measures wore taken tc provide a relief fund for the destitute A committee of fifteen was appointed , aud the secretary was kept busy foi seme time receiving subscriptions mostly § 100 each. The chamber itself appropriated § 5,000 to the fund. Tht health oflicsr announced that ho woulc place fifteen men of the sanitary force ai the disposal of the relief committee Rain is still falling , wind from the south temperature not falling. Evening The river is rising tw < inches an hour. The rain has almos stopped. The rise is 0 feet 6 inches fo : the past twenty-four hours. The watei has stopped the street car travel botwcei Cincinnati and Covington and Newport Skiffs will bo used in carry passengers t < the suspension bridge before morning The lower part of the city is almost sub merged. Hundreds of houses are invadoi on the first floors by the water. ' Thi flood will be greater than las year. Busincts will sutler comparative ! small loss aside from the cost of remov ing goods and a suspension of business Thoic is oven strong talk of raising th low grounds of the city above the flooi height , an there is no other means o averting future tioublo. Relief worl has started promptly. The committee o fifteen appointed l > y the chamber o commerce held a moating this afternooi nnd put the mr.Uiincry in immcdiat motion for taking all cases of distress it charge. The gas works closed when thi water reached sixty feet. The gas in th main and metres is sufficient for to night , but to-morrow night the rocoursi will be lamps , candles and olcctri lights. A great source of trouble will b n water famine. The engines of tli water works are working now with difli culty , and will bo entirely disabled wit five or six foot moie rise. There doubtless loss will bo an order to-morroi stopping all manufactories the use the stream from running in order t save the water supply as much as posn bio. The general opinion is that th river must exceed the highest stage c last year , CO foot 4 inches. The railroa situation is unchanged. The floors c the depots are weighted with iron t keep them from being lifted by th water. No freight is received. Newport nnd towns on the Kentuek shore above are already in deep wate and families have ' boon busy removin their goods in wagons and tkilFs. N casualties are repoitcd. Lawrence Dur ( Ind. , is out oil from communication b railroad , telegraph and telephone. Thei were grave fears of much damage if tli now levee should break. CINCJNNAII , February 7 , 2 a. in. Tli river is 01 feet 1 inch. It is still rainini Telegrams have been sent to Sandusk ] Toledo and Cleveland , asking for boats ! bo used for the relief of families in eul merged district ) , WHKKI.IKO > .v. , Vn. , February ( i. Strei car travel was stopped on all lines i noon , No serious damage has icsultc BO far in the city. At Elmwood Fre < crick Ilogan , aged 10 , was drowned. At Maynard , Ohio , Mary Caste , age 17 , foil from n bridge and was drownoi Neither body has been recovered. TJ biidgo at Port Martins Ferry and Be liiiro , Ohio , are largely submerged , i the latter place the gas is shut oil' . At the Wheeling creek coal mines , tl works and houses are surrounded ui the houses are threatened with deatru tion , The depots on both nldos of tl river are surrounded or flooded. Ti iron works in the vicinity were coi I pellcd to shut down by water in the c gino rooms. Inhabitants of lowly lying lands are seeking safety in higher parts of the city. Great excitement wan occasioned this evening by n report that many females were imprisoned by the water , in houses in the lower part of the town , Relief parties \\ero organized by the Mayor , and about 20 families rescued from per ilous positions. CLEVELAND O. i ) , February ( ! . The rail ways entering hero report very high water at various points and considerable damage in some places. There is n big washout on the Cleveland it Pittsburg at Wayncsburgh. The freshet at Uavard is very high. Water along the Boo Line is high , but no danger yet. The Now York , Pennsylvania it Ohio road is not seriously troubled so far. The Valley road is covered with high water for fif teen miles south , chiefly overflow from the Ouyahoga river , which haa spread over a part of the upper llati hero. The Cleveland , Lorain it Wheeling depots are under water. CLKVEIAND , February O1 Evening Rain has fallen steadily for forty hetirs. The Mahoning and its tributaries nro much swollen and people nro being taken from their houses in boats. The rail- \tajs are mostly covered with water. At Conncaut the ice gorge broke , car ried away the dam at Rathbono's flour ing mill nnd destroyed a part of the paper mill dim. At Now Philadelphia the Tuscarawas river is rising ( Ax inches an hour and al ready is considerably higher than last year. Great alarm is felt along the low lands. The town is nearly cut off from outside communication. No trains are run between hero and Akron on the Valley railway. Much damage has been done to bridges. Thu ice gorge has pushed the bridge at the peninsula out of plnco. LOUISVILLU KV. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , February (5. The river is rising 3 inches an hour. It is . ' )3 ) foot 10 inches by canal marks ; 31.10 , ,011 the falls , rising 3 inches per hour. It rained hard all night and is still raining. No business , boats laying up. Very lit tle wharf room above Third street. Great excitement , nnd the people nro moving. A greater flood than any horotofoio is predicted. LOUISVILLU , February ( i. It looks as though the flood of last year was to bo repeated. The river at noon was 'U feet in the canal , and rising at the rate of 4 inches an hour. Shippingpoit and Port land are flooded. Already over 800 people - plo are dri\enout of their homes. The government buildintr is the only house not submerged in Shippingpoit. Four moi'o feet of water will biing the flood over the cut-off above the city , wd that point will bo lloodeel with great loss of property , and perhaps lives. It haa been raining steadily all day. The Ken tucky river is still rising rapidly a ( Frankfoit. Considerable excitement i : prevailing , and the river banks an thronged with people. No loss of life in roporfcd yet. Much apprehension is felt lest the town of Jeffersonvillo bo totally mini dated as last year. People are moving : and preparing for the Hood. No damage ago as yet. Midnight Raining ; river rising , foui inches an hour ; families moving out bj the hundreds. EVANSVILLE O. EVAXSVILLE , Ind. . Fob. ( i Gloomy prospects ; the river io forty foot on thi guago ant1 rising two inches per hour. Il rained hard nil night and is still raining The banks of the river arc , covered witl corn awaiting shipment , with prospect of a highoi1 river than in February laat All the boats are busy moving corn , bu there is not half enough tunuage. EVASSVILLE , Ind. , February (5 ( The river is rising tno inches an hour to night and boats are busy moving famil ics , corn and stock. A million bushel of corn nro on the banks between hen nnd Paducah , much of which will bo do atroycd. The Wabash has hardly stirt cd , nnd there will yet be n big flood ii that stream. It btill rains. LWKSVILLU , O. LVNF.SVILLI : , 0 , , February 0. At > si : to-night the river was rising three inche an hour with 35 feet in the canal , . ' ! i feet on the falls and raining steadily People are expecting the water to com over the cut oil' by morning and an moving put to oscapp inundation , remembering mombering that which caught then sleeping 011 the night of Ju'y 12 , 1883 The flood scones of 1883 will doubtlcs bo repeated. Only ono case ot drown ing , n nick 1111.11 nuined Frank Itudoma kcr , is reported. It resulted by th ovcrluring of a skiff. YO truus rowif , ouio. YouNOSTOWjr , Ohio , February ( i , Mn honing river is on the rampage , havin reached the highest point since 1832 , A Warren the west part of the city is over flowed , scores of families have bee : driven from their homes , and manufac turing establishments on the flats are a closed. In this city the Fifth ward i inundated. The water on Mill utrot and Mahoning avenue is five feet dee [ The Pittsburg , Cleveland and Toledo i thp only road open east and west froi this city , nnd it is fo.tred the bridge r Newton Falls will go out to-night. Th iron bridge on the roadway wont dovv there to-day at that jioiut. So far thoi has been no loss of life. Since noon th river lias raised from four to oigl inches an hour. It is raising but littl to-night. hTEOIlBNVILLH , OHIO. STKUIIENVILI.E , Ohio , February ( > , 7 o'clock to-night the river is forty fet feet , and rising , The flood is the gmi cct ever known. ) . > ocal damage is m material. All trains have ceased rui : ning. The water works nro submerge ! COLUMHUS , o. COLUMIIUH , February ( ! . The Sciai at nine to-night was within a foot an hit an last year and still rising. The dyk along the flats below the city broke t night and 100 families moved out whi others huvo gone into the sacond uteri in hopes the water will fall. No trail are running and many bridges are dovv ; AuitoiiA , Ind. , February 0. At 10 t night the alarm bells of Lawrcncobur two rnilos away , were distinctly hear The levco above that town has givi away no doubt , and the place is beii subjected to a rushing flood. OiNoiNNATj , February 7. 2 . in. It is impossible to obUin further no1 from Liwrencoburg na there is no mea of communication except by boat. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The House Argninjr the Pleura Piien- nionia Bill. The Quoslion of State Eights Raipcd Against It. Various Bits of Information Oall- od for By Resolution , The I'locccilliiKs < > ' CoiifjresH Given in Dotnll. FOHTY-KIGHTH CuXOUKSS. 8K.VATK. WASHINGTON" , February ( i. Mr. Miller ( rop. , Cnl. ) , from the committee on for eign relations , reported the senate bill prepared as an amendment to the auti- Chinese act. Placed on the calendar. Its provisions have been published , The following bilh were reported fa vorably with amendments nnd placed on the calendar : By Mr. Miller ( rop. , N. Y. ) , from the committee on agriculture A bill provid ing for the extirpation of plouro-pnou- mourn and other contagious diseases of domestic diseases. By Mr. Miller ( roD. , Gala. ) , from the committee on foreign relations A bill to provide for executing treaty stipulations lolating to Chinese. Bills introduced and referred : By Mr. Log < m ( rep. , 111. ) To increase the ottlcieney of \ i o army. By Mr. Allison ( rep. , Iowa ) To pro vide for the indemnity of the state of Iowa , due under various acts relating to swamp and overflowed lands. The chair laid before the senate n reso lution offered by Mr. Butler ( dom. , S. 0. ) , requesting the president to transmit to the senate a record of the proceedings of the Proteus inquiry. Agreed to. Tno chair ( Sherman ) laid before the senate the unfinished business of yostor- dry , it being the Mexican land grant titles bill. It was debated nt great length and several amendments proposed and rejected. Aa amendment ofl'orcd by Mr. Coke ( dom. , Tex. ) was agreed to excepting from the limitation act the three years within which claims have to boprosonted by all minors , married women and insane persons. Without action die senate wont into executive session nnd soon after ad journed. HOUSI : . Mr. Curtin ( dom. , Pa. ) introduced n bill for the establishment of a branch home for disabled volunteers in ono of the western states , Roforrcel. Mr. Belmont ( dom. , N. Y. ) , from the committee on foreign afl'airs , reported a resolution icquosting the president for copies of the coricspondenco between the United States and Great Biitain respect ing tlio extradition of fugitives from jus tice since December 23 , 1870 , when the suspended extradition clause under the treaty of 1812 was resumed , together with any proposal for n now extradition stipulation submitted by either govern- inenfc to the other since the suspension in 1876 , and its operations under article 1C of the treaty of 181 ? , Adopteel. Mr. Clements ( cilmf , Ga ) , froiri the same committee , reported a resolution calling on the aecretary of state for information mation as to who , if any , consuls 01 agents had been absent from duty since January 1 , 188.J , the length of such ab. sonce , and whether the salaries woie paid. Adopted. The house went into committee of UK whole , Mr. Cobb ( dom. , Ind. ) in thi chair , on the plouro-pneumonia bill. Mr. L-uiham ( dom. , Tex ) strongly op. posed thu bill us ondangeiim ; ono of tin \nstintercstsof the country. Why liar not the committee seen fit to restrict tin operation to states in which the plagui exists ? There wore in this incasnro ovih and uangors infinitely worse than tin cattle plaguo. lie criticised especially the section which providcii for a duor tion of the expense of eradication be twcen the United States and utatcu Tlio United States had no light to saj what amount should bo paid by any stall nnd in case of rcfiml lay 1111 cmlnrgi upon the shipment or exportation of it ; cattlo. The § 200,000 propound as an ap propiiation would bo found not to bi pocket change compared with the v.is sums needed. No more mugnificont plai has ever been cincoutcd to unlock thi vaults of the treasury and disgorge th public funds. Mr. Reagan ( dom. , Tex ) took simila ground , and argued that many of its pro visions nro unconstitutional. Ho full ; sympathized with the purpose of th bill , but thought as repotted it wouli create on evil greater than it proposed t remedy. Mr. Hunt ( dom. , La. ) contended tha the bill gave the fedeial governmon poweis oxprebflly reserved to the statrc Mr. Eaton ( dom , . Conn. ) conaidoro the bill the most mischievous proeontc to congress the present session , beuaus it was a violation of the constitution i taking from the states their powers nni rights. It undertook to make the pies dent master of the people of this grc ; : confederation of states. It was nnothe of these wedges drh on into the constiti tion. . Mr. Anderson ( rep. , Ks , ) spoke i support of the measure. A terrible di : case was threatening one of the greatei industries of the country. Congress ] in power on the ground of protecting tl general public and thu rights of ptoporl to stamp it out , and yet a pioponition I do HO met with the old , old argument state sovereignty and states' right While the whole animal industry was ; danger of being annihilated it was co : tended that congress had no power stop over a state line and eradicate di case No such objection wan mad however , when the Mississippi loven b came up. Gentlemen were willing th whole herds of agricultural states shou bo permitted to go to the domnitii smithereens before they would put ni power in the general government prevent it. Mr. Muldrow ( dom. , Miss ) favor the general purpose of the bill and ga notice that ho would at the proper tii move to recommit it for revision. Messrs. Peters ( rop. , Kasnnd La renee ( rop. , Pa. ) supported the bill n urged the necetsityof immediate actie Mr. Cameron expressed hearty conci renee in the proposed legislation n failed to iind any constitutional stu bling block in the way. A liberal c < struotion of the constitution should al ways bo given when great public good ia to bo accomplished or n great public < ml averted. Mr. llowoll ( rop. , 111. ) contended that the proposed legislation was absolutely necessary to protect the cattle interest , and it was not possible for atntca to dose so without the federal will. Mr. Perkins ( rop. , Ivan. ) assorted the right of congress to legislate on the sub ject.Mr. Mr. Bedford ( rop. , Col.naid ho would not vote for thu bill unless it was funda mentally reconstructed , but his objection was not the flimsy ono of states' rights. Ho objected because the bill authorised some scientific crank to takochargo of the subject and investigate the condition of cattle shipped from ono state to another. That was too great a power to put into the hands of any ono agent of the nation. Ho made a constitutional argument in support of the view that the Rovornmnnt could in the exercise of its power regu late commerce and legislate in the man ner proposed by the bill. Mr. Cox ( dom. , N. Y. ) assorted that the bill trenched upon the rights of states. Mr. Gibson ( dom. , W.Va. ) said ho did not moan to reflect upon the committee on agriculture , but it must have been ovor-rcachod , for the bill was n fraud on its face and intended to perpetuate n great wrong upon the people. It pro posed to create a fotco of ofllcors to take the place of collectors of internal love- nuo and search every man's farm. Ho was utterly astonished that the commit tee put such unlimited power in the hands of subordinate officers f the gov ernment and opened to such n wide extent - tent the doors of the treasury. Pending further action the committee rose and the house adjourned. A Torrlblo IMtii'KO. Fur.Ki'OUT , 111. , February ( i. The Illi nois Central stock and accomodation train , which loft Freeport this morning for the west , struck a broken rail a mile \ \ cst of Apple river. The caboose and seven freight cars out of the 21 , loaded with live stock andhouaoholdgoods ] , wcro thrown clown a sixty foot embankment. Throe trainmen were injured , the con ductor seriously. There wore seven Gorman passengers in the caboose from near Springfield , 111 , ( going to Fayotto county , Iowa , and all were more or less injured , two having arms broken. The passengers wore saved trom the frightful plunge by lodging against n tree near the track. The caboose caught lire and was partly burned. Four hones wore killed in the fall , and about a do/.on cattle so badly injured that they had to bo killed. The wounded passengers wore brought to Fieoport and cared for. No blame attaches to the employees. Bolmont'H ICcHoluttou. " \VARIIINOTON , February C. Repre sentative Belmpnt's resolution concern ing the extradition correspondence be tween the United States and Great Britain ia accompanied by n report by Belmont , in which ho Bays the existing British treaty only specifies murder , as sault with intontto murder , piracy , -arson , robbery and for cry , but none of the modern criminal nor political crimes. Ill the oxistinj ; relations of the two coun- tric.s , growing out of events in Ireland , it is of the utmost importance that the house shall know what vjowa the British government haa taken and expressed on the qucation respecting the quantity and quality of political motives and purposon which can make minder an inoxtradita- bio olfenso in the eye of her own statute or in the eye of international law. Gnnndiim Politics. OTTAWA , February 0. In parlimonl Sir Richard Cartwright has given notice of his intention to move , Thursday next , iv resolution impeaching Sir Leonard Filloy , minister of finance , in connoctioi : advancing $30,000 to the Exohango banli of Montu > al , after knowing the same tc bo insolvent. It is rumored that the Now Brunswicli and Nova Scotia members will bind together gother and oppose the proposed loan tx the Canada Pacific unless Halifax is madi the ocean terminus of the road. Uiali OniCAiio , February 0. At the moot' ing of the general freight agents of th < northern trunk lines to-day it was do cidcd to advance Utah rates to-morrow , The trunk line1 ] in deciding to res ton rates on west-bound Utah bunincai do. torminud to put in force the old schedule rates which the Burlington and Atchl son , Top ok a & Santa Fo nave boot charging since January 28 , or the date o : the conference between the Burlingtoi and Union Pacific roads. A Reduction on Lumber GiiiUAno , February 0. Commissionoi Vining of the Western Trunk Line as. oociation announces n reduction of him ber rates from Chicago to Council Blufli nnd Omaha from a basis of 10 to that o 10 cents per hundred pounds , This reduction duction meets one announced by Com missionpr Midgely of the Soulhwoston association a few days ago. Tlio Ilciini'iiln Gannl Hill. WAHHiNfiroN , Februaiy 0. In th house committee on railways nnd canal Representative Murphy was instructe to favorably report hin bill for the con struction of the Ilonnopin canal. Th bill provides for an appropriation of 81 , 000,000. Giittlnir Down "Wuses. SALMON FALLS , N. n , , January < ! . - The ii'duction of wages by the Saloi Falls Manufacturing company , of th : place , and by the Portsmouth Manufai tunng company , at South Berwick , Mo will bo from 4 to 10 per cent. A strike i expected. . _ _ _ _ lilpr I-'ho nt 1'rlnoo. SAN FUANOIHI o , February ( I. A Hi last night on the corner of Mission an it Stewart streets destroyed a sash mill fai tory , flour mill , machine shop and a nun bor of lumber piles. Loss. $125,000. is believed to bo an incendiary. ' " ' fo - , , , . Fwurloon Injured. id POUT GIUSON , Miss. , February 0. construction train on the Vicksbui 10 road , carrying a largo force of laborer had eight Hat cars overturned and foil teen men wounded , ono fatally , tltr id dangerously. " ' , HlwIjnHt Drlnlc. idn DI.S MOIM.S , February . This moi n- ing the body of Frank Hull' , was foui under Coon river bridge on the ico. It supposed ho foil through the bridor while intoxicated striking on his head , producing instant do th. The coroner's verdict "accidental " was death. Tlio MlHHlHRlppI Convention. WASHINGTON , February fiv The dele gates to the Mississippi river conven tion called at the whitohouso to-day in n body and paid their' roipocts to the pres ident. Stanard , the clalrman , made a short addresi in which ho oxprcsaed the tbfttiks of the delegates to the president , for the interest ohown in the Minissippi river improvement , and his ull'orts to se cure favorable action by congress. The president replied briolly , sayint ; his views on this aubiect were well known and have boon expressed in messages to congress. IIo hoped that the eo.ivontion would secure the legislation looking to n Hiicody and permanent improvement of the prent Mississippi river. When the convention reassembled today - day the delegates at once began to pour in the resolutions upon the chair , moit of which wore referred immediately to the committed on resolutions. A Kan sas delegate o Herod n resolution which was adopted requesting the cnrvcant at arms to display our national ting in and about Uie hall during the meet ing of the convention and espe cially on the rostrum and about the speaker's chair. A resolution was adopted inviting Senator Logan and members of the nennto Mississippi river committee to visit the convention. Reso lutions were presented looking to the enactment of a law re uirin bridges to bo so located and constructed as not to endanger life and property and prevent obstruction of navigable waters by rail roads. A resolution paisod inviting all members of congress to attend the con vention. At this point a young man entered the hall bringing a largo American Hag , which was saluted with boisterous applause - plauso and was unfurled behind thu president's chair. A resolution was oll'ercd and referred approving the plans for improvement made by United States engineer olHcorn , declaring that public works ought to bo done by odicors of the United States , that no work ahouldbo done by contract , no convicts should be employed on any public works except public roads , that congress should entertain no project to establish artificial waterways until the condition of navigable streams is im proved. Among other resolutions o lie rod was ono urging an appropriation for improve ment of the navigation of the great lakes , ono urging also liberal appropria tions to enable the chief signal ollicin1 to improve the signal service at river ob servations , ono approving the Uonncpin canal project. AVhilo the resolutions wore being offer ed Senator Logan and hut colleague ol the senate comiuiltco that recently ex amined the Mississippi river improve ment entered the hall. The delegate ! rose and greeted them with long ap plauso. When the oeuators had taker seals on the platform loud calls wen made for Logan and Senator Logan was introduced and mndo a buof speech. He said the report of the coinniittco showed how they utood. Sonatoia Sawyer , J nes and Walkoi were also called upon and spoke. ] Senator Jones described rapidly the thoiough examination by the committee and pid ho trashed the report vwoulr have its ell'cct. J " Senator Walker declared the great states of the Misjistippi valley wcro tin controlling power in the government. Gen. Turner ( Tonn. ) oll'ercd a/joculai motion that congress bo requested t < make an appropriation to pay the ox ponnos of this convention. - Mr. Lowry ( Mo ) took the lloor ant made a lengthy nnoech on cheap trans portation. Ho eaid this convention dii not como to Waihington to petition con grcss but to instruct the young doinocM cy and young republicans of the Mime sippi valley. The speaker declared thu ho will not follow any party that will no advocate a policy of cheap transports tion. The party , ho Raid , that oflcro th moat substantial proof of its adherence t these principles would surely win in th next national campaign. At this point the convention took a re cess in order to give the committee o resolutions opportunity to loport. When the convention reassembled i was announced that the committco o resolutions had not been able to con : ploto its report. A delegate said h understood the committuo waa not hat moniOus in its viowa. A resolution wa thereupon adopted instructing the coin mittep to make its report to-morroi morning. Gen. Lloyd King ( Li ) was invited ti the stage and addressed the delegates i a brief speech , in wliiuh he advocated th caiiBo of the convention. Turner ( Tmin. ) made n strong spcec ! in denunciation of the spirit of intolot anco foimorly shown toward * projects fa national improvements in the soutli His speech was filled with quaint an humorous remarks , und created shouts < laughter and applause. Adjourned unt to-morrow. Mississippi river commission hr made arr.ingomontu with the marin hospital service for treatment in its hni pitals of nil their sick employes along tl : Mississippi , from St. Paul to No Orleans. ABIotliodlHt UnlvciHlfy. CHATTANOOUA , February 0.The un vcrsity of the Methodist church was 1 < oatcd to-day with imposing ceromonio Bishop Wyloy presided. It will _ bo tli Central Methodist university in U south and $80,000 will bo spent this yea A Content Deoldod. WAHiiiNnioK , January fl. The hou committee on elections in the Norl Carolina contest of Pool versus Skinno has decided to report Skinner entitled * retain thu seat. " . , nilly. NuwI > UK , February 0. Billy M Glory , convicted of violating the oxci law , has been sentenced to the penile tiary for nix months. Klllotl by n Train. LvNtnsTKit. Out. , February 0. passenger train struck a cutter at n era : ing , killing Alex. lUcardoon , Willia Agnoa and the horse. A 'funnel Olives. O.vir.o , 111. , February (1 ( , The tunn above" Jonesboro , on the Cairo and fc Louts railroad , caved in last nigl caused by heavy rains , It will bo clear in a coujilo of days. FROM FOREIGN LANDS. The PaMnl Scenes in Beleagtirefl Mini , And Preparations for a Desperate * Defense , The Egyptian Soldiers Show De spicable Cowardice , low aiornco Itoy ami Jr. Iioslto Mot Won tli. NKWS. Till : ATTACK OX PAIUS , . February C. Admiral Courbo-fr plographs that atfairs in Tonquin conj inuo quiet. Soundings show that the vator is of sufficient depth to enabto the junboata to attack Bacninh. TUB COWARDLY KOypTlANS. LONDON , February rt. Gladstone tated in the commons to-day that Ad- niral Hewitt had decided to strengthen ho forts at Suakim and the government iad taken measures to increase his forces n order to insure the safety of that city. Jakor Pasha telegraphed Sir Evlyn iaring , British minister at Cairo , that ho force by which ho waa attacked was ess than a thousand strong , but tlio Egyptians throw away their arma and nOMKWAUD 110UX1 * . HAMIIURO , February 0. At 10 o'clock his morning the remains of DoLong and. omradoa , of the .loannotto expedition , voro quietly placed on board the Frisia , vhich sailed for Now York. BUAVK OAVALUYMES. LoNiio.N1 , February 0 In the fight tear Tokar it seems that the Egyptian Cavalry throw away their Baddies and urned their horses looac , effecting n re- rout on foot in order that they might lot bo sent back to fight again. Tin : r > irr.NSK OF HUAKTM. SUAKIM , February ti Now and strong- entrononmonts arc being made. Three .housand men , including the survivors of ' ho recent battle , are available for the tofonso of the town. Morico Boy and ,1 -r. Leslie fell together in the recent , ight after a desperate resistance. One mndrcd and eights sailors have landed. ro to occupy a strong position with , jlatling guns. TUB BCnSUS AT XUAKIM. LONDON , February (5. ( The scone at Suakim is described as painful. The ( wives of many dead soldiers are bewailing r' ' f > Wi ing their loss and tearing their hair and clothing in anguish. A thousand sailors Wif the Orontcz Suez have on transport at , J boon ordered to Suakim. The govern ment has advicoa confirming the report- ad massacre of Towfik Boy and his fol lowers. IN OPEN nr.voi/r. CAIRO , February 0. The tribes beyond - yond Koosko are in full revolt. General * Gordon , who haa arrived at Ivooska , is unable to proceed on his journey to Khartoum. I fl I'ALL AT TOKAR. LONDON , February 0. All special dis patches agree that Tokar and Trinkitat are hopelessly lost. Tlio fact that Brit ish gunboats left Trinkitat creates a bad impression upon the minds of the Egpy- I tians and encourages the rebels in their fanaticism. The rebels captured five guns , 30,000 poimdd of cannon ammuni tion , 3,000 rillou an onounoua quantities of cartridges. Later advices of Iho defeat of Baker Pasha state the claughtor of his forces continued nil the way bask to Trinkitat. The Egyptiaos were panic stricken and fell upon their knees but their appeals for mercy were fruitless. The Arabs soi/.ed them by the necks , thrust spears into their back , and savagely cut their throat p. The Englishmen missing are Maurice Bey , Surgeon Leslie , Captains I Mtcr nnU WalKer , Lieutenants Car- ioll , &milh and Watkins. Ten other ; n olllcero tare missing. The huddled together on the shore ' nt'TimUtnt nnd might easily have been slaughloiH but the enemy gave over 'nirmiit , 'Jimon embarked as quickly as possible ij , < u rix transports lying : hcre nnd uuhL5akii' Paaha and Colonel sartorious arrived at midnight at Suakim. Intense excitement prevails in Suakim. An attack of the enemy is oxpoctod. The 'orts are occupied by English marines. The Fionch agent has telegraphed for man-of-war. The enemy nurroundul . id ui-itrpycd Towlik Boy and his four liuiiuied follow ers between Sinkat and ilio coast while attempting to cut their wr.y through the enemy. 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