| Show california FLOODS s snow and rain combining with fearful lit results 11 D c I 1 colorado Colo train clown otar crimes and fatalities in various flack ical ica cleats Eal lall troad road TUE THE DEUCE DELUGE 11 II fint first snow 8 tapi traffic and how now cains rains and clodi demolish the th saw snow SAN FRANCISCO jan jall 25 the warm rains that have fallen in irk N northern california the past two days have melted a large amount of enow now in the mountains and caused the rivers to overdo overflow the quick rise in the waler washed out miny many railroad bridges filled the cut cuts s and caused landslides and railroad traffic in the northern portion of tha state will be impeded impeded lor for several days at the city 0 of san jow jose jo w the water is higher than ever belore known at santa sania clara the principal thoroughfare is is covered with water half a mile the tile district north and south of pan san jose is flooded no trains were able to move today to day on account of wa washouts was houte shouts at santa cruz the tile water reach reached ed the highest point ever known and overflowed a portion of the city at emigrant gap in the mountains where two through trains are the raia raiq began falling yester yesterday ay after noon but changed to enow allow during ilia night western union linemen report that in the vicinity of tamarack for vicinity tr more thai thal a n mile t there ere ia is not a telegraph pole in view anil it was necessary to dig a trench through the snow more than twenty feet in depth in order to free the wires provisions are tire getting very scarce at tit emigrant gap at chico in the sacramento val valley I 1 the sacramento river is flooding I 1 the eje entire country YI lying Y near dear it it is estimated that it is fi fifteen f feet higher than it was during the lait last flood from geyserville Gey Gov serville servillo to healdsburg a distance of eight miles is a vast of water cheri the river v r spreads over an area of five miles milea in in width and at the point of dry creek joins the Itus russian sian river relief parties were out in boats all day yeste yesterday idAY rescuing people from their ho homes m as at knights ferry on the stania stanislaus laus river forty miles kouth k of StOck stockton wn people le began moving out of their houses ea in the lower portion of town thi this s afternoon owing to he the flood the house washington WASHING TOM jan 2 21 the house I 1 again gain a today to day considered in committee 0 of athe the whole the customs administration bill the following add additional be tion offered red by the ways and means committee was adopted merchandise dite depos deposited 1 in a public or private bonded warehouse may bo be withdrawn within athrea years from original importation on pa payment nt of the duties and charge to it might he be ellhu ct bylaw by law at M the 0 time of such with withdraw draa a pro viding nothing beren shall enact effect or impair exiting exit lug provisions of law in regard to the d delotal de of perishable or e explosive plosive x aTti articles cies and provided fur further all er that this aaion shall not a apply ly to any article which has ben been ex exported pa ted aiom the h a united unite d states a and nd leim le imported arte rte d the rh e committee I 1 finelly fin illy completed consideration of ha bill rose a and nd r reported the tile bill to the house fa favorably vor 1 the first vote was taken on 11 the ie amendment to the carton section adopted yesterday the action was reversed and the tile amendment defeated hilt offered a resolution in increasing creasing the membership of the tile worlds fair committee from nine to thirteen and providing that the committee m 1 I 1 diall shall have jurisdiction acom over vc om all il tr questions lea 1 lots relating to the tile fair except I 1 tha bat I 1 as to location tile location is to 10 be selected as follows on one day the representatives senta tives of the alie competing cities shall present 11 their ie r claims and 0 on n the following foll day the tile members fil thal ft 1 vote for their choice of lobaton lo caton referred d to the committee on rulea ultmont offered a resolution calling on the secretary of war for information as to whether contractors for lining the wahington wa hington aqueduct tunnel arc aro not liable individually and on their bond for the loss 1088 to the government incident to the defective work done therein and it if BO so whether any legal proceedings have been or will be instituted against them referred the house then adjourned and a it republican caucus was announced for monday evening i miff BILL the house houie ways and means committee salts malles a be i galax washington jan 25 the ways and means committee commit tea has finally be gun the preparation of the ilia tariff bill working upon the lines of the senate bill of last Con congress grens the lumber and wood sections of that bill m acre ere adopted entire with the exception of the c clause laue lau e relating to rattan and chair canes which h h has been attacked 1 by y a number ol 01 f persons the committee has consequently been held field up for future aati action on of the tile senate on the schedule bill covering hooks books and paper was also adopted this action is preliminary and all of the schedules adopted faill ill be he subject to rev II 1 fion on when the bill is completed democratic members manifested their opposition to the proceedings by offering substitutes for the section adopted in this line of provisions of the tile mills bill of last congress but they were rejected by party votes of pacific cruisers IV washington ASHINGTON jan 25 the secretary of the treasury has placed the revenue steamer teamer li at the disposal of the postmaster general tor for the purpose a of carrying carr the mails malls between san francisco and portland oregon during the existence of the railroad emba embargo a the alp monongahela now at the mare island cal navy yard has been ordered to new york aej anu will bo be prepared for the voyage at once allried Elett loti frauds in tir virsinia sinia inia washington jan 25 the committee appointed by the tile convention of colored people held in richmond virginia december ter 17 last were before the house committee on clec election tion of president and vice president today to talk about the operations of the tile electa electie n laws in virginia akrit A writ ten waa was submitted abow showing ilig at length the manner in which it was alleged the registration laws of virginia I 1 in Is has been evaded and manipulated fa ted in various federal elections the address bays on the saturday before bo be lust election registration day legal voters were dis franchised in Virg virginia lMa tha the address earnestly earne earn estl etly y a appeals peals to the lawmakers of the N nation i L i t 0 o n t to change ti alie i e existing n national aaion a 1 fialli grin ale election i lw that t 1 it t esh shall no longer ger be in the power of 0 any registrar or other the election officer to dit disfranchise franchise arbitrarily any voter to whom is given the right to alie ballot by the constitution country and remedy the tile wrongs s and evils of which they coin complain ron how dalal engineers batth tt aith their interests WAsI washington lINGTON jan 2 25 5 at the meeting of tile court of investigating ti the subject of organizations among naval officers ol lipera t this his morning passed assistant engineer beig testified that the officers of his corps bad had entrusted their interests ai as regards legislation to a self appointed corn coin of which heans to was treasur erand ahl which ch had raised 2500 bv by contributions for the purpose of defraying legitimate expenses counsel hal had been employed to advise the comm commit it tea tee on the tile legal points affecting any measures pending or in preparation that would bear on the status of engineer off officers C rs laymaster cowie author othe of the bill inthe in the inte interests reits of which john II 11 thomas was employed as attorney swore he lie know of no organizations among naval officers aid and he bad acted alone in the preparation of the bill when asked by the court courto he said about officers had responded to the thomas circular letter asking forTel fur ng fees and expenses but lie himself hims if had not no t done so the ite tie removal to t kali washington jan 25 the senate committee on oil indian affairs today to day ave a hearing to dee delegates gates from colorado and utah concerning the tile landing pending bill tol to ratify the treaty made with ith the ute indiana for the cession of ther their present reservation in kulil 8 auth west colorado and their removal to another abber reservation in utah the delegates testified that the people le of colorado were beat heartily illy in fop favor avor of t the lie removal cf c the indians to utah and ad the ratification of the treaty biallo bishop II li ammond and delegate caine of utah tah argued in favor of increasing the appropriation for the e of the reservation in utah to twice the amount proposed in the he bill the blaine Fa famille mills WASHINGTO N jan 25 the following was given to the drefs to night the sympathy of friends has been so generously exl expended ended to mr and mra mrs blaine in the great grief which a has befallen their bou household that they are unable ti make a personal response t to each they beg therefore that this public pubic recognition may be accepted as the very grateful acknowledgment of the ki kindness nd ness which has ha been in a st t helpful through the first days of their irreparable loss sail salt L lies liles Pro proposed Poked appropriation doubled washington jan 25 the senate committee on public buildings Building sand and grounds today decided to report la Is the tile bill bills increasing the appropriation pria t tion on for public buildings at the bait lake city utah to or au all increase of fai favorable reports increasing th the a app 4 for public ke buildings at los angelea and sacra er meno cal were A ere also erdl red the find first ladys fint reception wab washington jan 25 mrs liar ilar ri rison ao held her first public reception at tl the ic white house this afternoon from 3 to 5 oclo k tha tho house bouso wai was fully decorates decora deco rateL teiL for the occasion and the very large I 1 colorado I 1 aind ind fitts I 1 a train DENVER jan 25 A monument aclo a special says the ilio grande express which left colorado springs at tit 5 30 this afternoon was blown from the track at monument depot several were wounded wound rd the porter of the train was badly scalded the wind india is blowing a perfect hurricane and several houses were unroofed the two coa coaches vlies and the ilia sleeper which were viere dionn blown from the track immediately took fire aad andhor for afew a few maou minutes it locked ai though tl alia 18 twenty passengers im imprisoned p rionold rio nod wo ild be to burned u rn e d I 1 to c death fhe he hurricane fanned the blimes like a furnace but by y the heroic eff arts of the trainmen ic they sur succeeded ceede in it before I 1 re any berso persons a WAS burned among the AF injured are assistant general freight agent zimmerman of the tile llo ito U orande none of the tile others were hurt the wind sturm seems to have been general throughout the state and in many towns no little damage was done to buildings I 1 ellione lione and telegraph wires mires it is la reported that the wind was unusual unusually 1 ly severe on pikes pek palk and that at the railway grading camp half way up the moun mountain several man killed by b being eln 9 blown over a precipice this report however is not confirmed Tander vanderbilt bilt roach and coast bubness Basi neu BUFFALO jan 25 A meeting of the passenger representatives of the vanderbilt line was held lire yesterday to consider matters relating irig to the pacific coast coat agency established at san francisco two years ago and to fill the vacancy at that station caused bv by th the resignation ignati on of wm 8 bat baldwin V which tell takes effect april let the tile committee that visited the agency r re t P parted arted that it was more eapen expensive 8 I 1 vo than I 1 ian was warranted by the small amount a t of business which could ba be secured it wo resolved to abilleh the separate agencies at portland and los angeles there w ill bo be one general agency at san franci francic cj c with one general rent and a traveling pasE passenger enger agent the entire territory will be covered by thee two men 0 C crane traveling passenger neer agent of the tile agency was chosen to ha ila I 1 air BAId wins successor A I cattle ban san kills ano herders gerders Her ders DF DENVER jan 25 A santa fe special says information is received from springer a little village in the northern part of tho the territory to the effect that ira gale foreman of the cited iziver cattle company bad had killed kilted two mexican sheep I 1 gerders herders odero in colfax county on the arle ground aund that they were trespassing tres passing with their nocks flocks on the property prop eity of the cattle company A ni warrant arrant has been issued for hia his arrest but gala gale it left ft the tile country and Is now sup supposed to ba be in colorado his ilia friends pay ho was forced to leave leavo for fear of violence I 1 land jumper juniper who stare GUTHRIE ind ty jan 25 herman spencer 8 c D er tried to jump a claim yesterday T ay b but u t waa I 1 evicted N by the authorities ties af er bo be had gone to bed lat night he lie was awakened awaken bv a knock at the tile door opening the door nine masked men entered the room dressed bound and gauged him and lei lot him to a trea tea placing a rope about his neck the masked men started to hang him but desisted resisted des isted bought him a ticket gave him money pu put t him hini on an I 1 I 1 4 I 1 T I 1 a train and warned him if ho lie returned they would hang him aft after e r the train i at started a r te d S spencer p e nc e r ju jumped m p e d off an and d returning to town had warrants ran is issued I 1 for i john 0 h n F frit r it z a and r d ll 11 henry er i r y woolf whose voices voiced the persecuted ted man recognized intz fritz and d woolf were arrested albuquerque HM hal a P 0 Cob cobbert berl DENVER jan 25 an alburl N SI al special says three men effected an entrance into the post office early this morning locked the night cleric clerk in in the closet anti robbed the tile safe of the binn of two COO in cash six registered pouches were viere also robbed of their contents today to day it was discovered that one of the poaches was the registered pouch from santa to containing tailing several val valuable trible let letters terso and one with tour four thou thousand nd of the lincoln county current extence earv bond with the coupons attached a this bella swells the loss to ten thou thousand dollars but i it t I 1 is a a question if the per petra tirs 1 will I I 1 d dare 1 re undertake to bell te the bands col henry douglas Is still very low and not expected to live until morning the tit iowa lowa deadlock I 1 unbroken drs MOINES I 1 la a jan 25 the deadlock in the bouse house continues unbroken and the outlook is is not ery very encouraging tb the 0 ite republicans pub I 1 I 1 c a ns t today oda Y submitted in in conference a lengthy length y compromise P proposition the feature of which is a ba against the scheme which it is said the democrats propose 0 to work to unseat several pr members 91 L er c elected under the apportion bioni ment of the tile state made by y ill the 1 last general assembly the democrats objected strenuously to this clause of the proposition ard and BO 00 the tile matter waiter stands the conference committee is 18 still at work the dirty Inart anarchist list arrested NEW YORK jan 20 25 johann most the anarchist whose 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