Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 7, 1903, Page 2

N S Telephone $18-604 Wash WE CLOSE SATURDAY AT 6 P. M. Bee, June 7, 193 Materials :: ::: If you are looking for the choicest styles, the 1atest novelties and the best qualities, visit our Wash Goods department down stairs. Here's where we are always ready to show you all that is choice, exclusive and desirable in wash goods. Our way of showing goods enables you to see them all in a very short time. There are thousands of styles to select from and the goods are just ad fresh and clean as ever. ) . FOR SPECIAL ON MONDAY We offer the fine Aberfoyle silk nov- 1V elty pephyrs, that have already been washed at the mill at #C PER YARD. Bee our north window for these goods. Other desirable matorials are these: LAWNS AND BATISTES, In light or dark effects, at 10c a yard IRISH DIMITIES—best grade produced at e, or fancy weaves, THoMPSON, tight, medium or Linen colorad fabries, in plain | heavy welghts, at 10c, l5e, 18, 20c, e, 30c, 40c, 60c, 60c, € a vard. German linen ginghams only 2%c yard, New flaked suitings at %c a yard. | New plques at 15¢ a yard. | Mercerized zephyrs, in plain and fancy, + at 2c a yard. Tissues at %c and 30c a yard. Printed madras for all purposes—very populgr material, at 15c, 2o, 2%c and J %c a yard. BeLpem &Ce. “Y.M. C. A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sts inside hag been more or less injured. Fur- Afture in many cases is ruined, books and _papers rendered useless, windows are all driven in, and loosely constructed out- bulldings swept away. Even the main structures themselves are in some danger, a8 ;the, loose bottom lands, either made ground or the siit of centuries, have evi- dently been cut up to a fearful extent, and the rivers may have even undermined the toundations, or at least driven out the Mortar from between the bricks. The railways are still without the slight- est means of estimating thelr losses. A fow ‘of the tracks are indeed above water, and of course the damage to the bridges 18 calculable, but the hundreds of cars, the scores of engines, the stored frelght, must all be examined before even: prelim- inary figures can be hazarded. The tracks themeelves will have to be practically re- bullt, that much is certain, and it is hoped that the companies will consent to either alevate them or remove them from the bottoms altogether. New Union Depot Urs “For some years the people of Kansas City have been agitating for a new union dépot, but the expense, coupled With the difculty of declding on & common site, has 8o far postponed any decision. It is pofnted out now that an opportunity has come to grant the boon with the mintmum expensé’ irid at a time when rival claims 6 ‘site recoghition will be pressed with less. vigor. However this may be, herole eftorts are already being made to care for the muititudes anxious to get in and aut of the eity. The tiny Milwaukee sta- tlon, where twelve 'trains are normally operated' fn' a day, is-caring for 137, Its meagre platform is packed all day with a black mass of waiting passengers; the ac- cumuldted baggage has overflowed the bag- ‘room and stands in disconsolate piles about the yards, where crowds examine it in the hope of finding some article lost in the-early-confusion. s At the same time it is remarkable how ulekly all concerned have accommodated themselves' to the new conditions, With only thfés fracks and one bridge, and that thirty miles away, there is not the least sign of confusion, and all busingss is being handled over indifferent rails with & speed and ease which is little short uf marvellous. Traffic to the morth is less easy, of adjustment, but even here much has now been accomplished, though the arrangements for pa: sengers’ comfort are fa¥ 1ess completé. The Missourl Pacific is sending its people oyer the river to Kan- sas City, Kan., by boat and thence over its own lines to all points on the system. The Burlington and Grand Island use another ferry to Northern Junction at the north end of the Milwaukee bridge, whence con- nection is made with St. Joseph and by the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City to points west and north. Wade Through Mud to Trains. {It"is perhaps fortunate that the average traveler is a good-humored man, for the ar- rdngements at Northern Junction are of necessity oxtremely crude. There is no proper landing place, the gangplank does it touch- ground by three feet and the m0d 1s astounding. ‘Tt is necessary for each passenger to scramble ashore, clamber up some. ten of more foet to the Wabash tracks, walk along the ties for a hundred yards and then climb mud stairs, crumbling under * multitudinous feet for ten yards more. Then when the ralls are finally reached there is nothing but a double line ofisteel and a little: cubby house whence telegraphic connection 15 usually had with the. city. Bcattered around are two_ or three booths where rich harvests are reaped by those dispensing food, and on one side a large tént was erected today to act as a temporary depot. All is being done that can be, but the all is but little. When the. teains do fnally leave the tracks are hardly fit-to run on. They are undermined. by water; which squirts up in a. continuous muddy .stream as the. heavy locomotive plews: its way across; they are wobbly and OUR STORE 18 TO! COMFORT AND STYLISHNESS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS. *AND BCONOMY AND SATISFAC- TION FOR THE PARENTS. HER 18 CONGREGATED THAT THE GATEWAY WHICH 18 NEWEST, BEST AND MOST PRACTICAL IN WEARA- BLES FOR BOY, GIRL AND BABY, " YOU ARE WELCOME TO SWING ON_ OUR GATE. YOU'LL FIND IT PREASANT AND SATISFACTORY, Write for cstalogue. R S 1513 Douglas Street. apparently dangerous, but the cars have all got through so far, although yesterday the ralls spread under a light engine four miles up and stalled both the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City and Grand Island trains for four hours. City as Though Besieged. The enterprise of the rallways and the speed with which they have afforded relief is everywhere a matter of comment. Be- cause less spectacular the gigantic task of relieving the want and suffering among the thousands of homeless refugees and safe- guarding the lives and property of other citizens has not attracted general pub- lic attention. It was no light task un- trained men were called upon to perform, but they performed it nobly. They were 1 a8 If encompassed by a hostile army come upon them unawares, with famine threat- ening, no light, no water and impoverished internal transportation. They were sur- rounded with opportunities for the lawless and the natural protectors of the city were taken up with other work. Within a few hours the militia were guarding the streets and managed to prevent even a semblance of disorder, a rellef committee had been organized which managed to feed the hun- gry and clothe most of the naked, and within & few lays light and water and transportation were provided from some- where and the crippled city supplied with cniitches 8o perfect as to almost take the place of genuine limbs. Much has been sald before of the “Kansas City spirit” and those outside the limits have been wont to scoff at it, but this week has demonstrated its very real existence and glven the people the right to be proud of their corporate enterprise and genuine public spirit. With what has been.done already there seems to be no doubt that what remains to be done will be done expeditiously and in & short time all visible signs of the flood will have been removed forever. { Loss Falls on Many. The most serious matter is the heavy in- dividual losses sustained by those little ablé to meet them. The freight loss is be- yond computation and must be pald for by the shippers or commission men ai- rectly interested, as the disaster is classed in law “the act of God” and consé- quently not chargeable to the transporta- tion companies. At the. same time in fsolated cases 1t 1s possible an effort will be made to recover some part of the cash value. One shipper, for example, is al- ready preparing for a possible legal fight. He had a car of sugar in the yards. It was drawn up as high as possible and was never completely under water. Still the lower bags. were wet, the contents dis- #olved and escaped; the higher bags sank down and were in turn affected till all were gone. The owner claims negligence and will try to convince a jury that he is right. Still, most of the litigation, which is expected to provoke a torrent of words little less costly ‘than the torrent of waters, will undoubtedly be between the commis- sion men and the shippers, each of whom wAll claim that the damaged property was in the hands and under the care of the other. The host of farmers and small property owners along the rivers will have no redress and will have to make good thelr own losses, while yet another multi- tude whose household goods have been de- stroyed will have to rely on charity or their own efforts. to re-establish the little homes which, poor snough before, are now mere roofs to shield them from the ele- ments. Cruising Pis Browses on Trees. The river today is filled with drift. There 1s more coming down than ever since Sun- day, the falling waters catching that which was once stranded and carrying It further down. This is lodging in the trees and against the trestle work which constitutes the approaches to those bridges which still stand. It is curious debris, some of it. Among it is & plg, which browses con- tentedly @ it crulscs along in ten feet of water; & cat and her family of kittens, which mews with dismay as she views the waters spreading all around her; a dead cow, or sheep, half a house, with the fur- niture still in place in the rooms, little knick-knacks, deserted in the hour of trib- ulation, goods and chattels of all shapes, all stzes and all values, but it tells the story. It tells more graphically than men can paint the true nature of that terrible affiction from which the city fs just re covering. River May Change. This drift points out a new danger; it provides. evidence of the probable change in the course of the two streams. Nor- mally the Missouri flows round the blufts at the foot of Main street after emerging | from the Hannibal bridge and then cuts across to the opposite shore, which It | hugs; for miles. Today the chief eurrent seems to be to the north of the Hannibal | bridge and thence to the south of the Milwaukee structure Should- this re- main unaltered neither bridge will be |of any real service and the compara- tively easy task of rebuilding broken trestle work will have to be supplanted by the far | greater one of constructing new spans to | the old crossings. The Kaw, too, is ap- parently intent on remaining to the west of the Missour! Pacific bridge, saved alone among seventeen companions by the pluck of the man who weighted it down with its value In locomotives and then wired Mr. Gould for permission. Here, too, It present Indications fall not, & mew structure will be Becessary and the present impertect ferry arrangements have to continued indefinitely. For this energy, the railroads a | vear. However, evun |the ulttmute advantage of may mean THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: clamor and remove all tracks possible from the dangerous bottoms. SAMPLE OF RAILROAD HUSTLE Buriington Practically Rebullds Road Joe to Dumb “Whatever you do, keep clear of the Burlington direct,” said a prominent rail- road man to & would-be traveler at St. Joseph last night. ‘“Trains are running, but they are Mable to bremk down at any moment and stall you on the way. You have no idea,” he continued, “how bad the tracks are. It lsn't safe to -travel over them." Warned by this, the passenger, who ar- rived in Omaha yesterday, was chary of the undertaking, but it had to be and he went. All along the road at almost every yard evidences were plain of speedy but effective work. In several places the en- tire bed had. been washed out and replaced. by trestles erected over innocent looking creeks which earlier were raging torrents; ballast had been replaged, ties laid and raills put in place. It looked as If the whole road had been bullt over agaln since the flood, but it was all in place and the waters, which still lave the sides of the embankments, are apparently impotent to harm. 8o far from the St. Joseph warning prov- ing well grounded, it appeared to have no foundation whatsoever, although it was very patent that a day or 80 ago there was practically no track at all between the two cities. The task was not, however, ac- complished without much effort, as section men were brought In from all directions, even as far off as Wyoming, to do in a week what looked like the work of months. GET-TO WORK WITH BROOMS Army of Workpeople Start to Work Scouring Kansas City Bottoms, KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 6.—Thousands of men and women, armed with shovels and broome, are invading the west bottoms, following closely the receding waters, and by nightfall much will have been done to- ward restoring the wholesale and stock yards districts to thelr former condition of activity. The Missouri had fallen slightly over two féet during the past twenty-four hours at 7 o'clock this morning, and a still greater district was uncovered. The Kaw also continues to recede at an increased rate. Today hundreds of flat cars loaded with sand and construction material pushed the work of reconstructing the miles of washed out or damaged tracks in the yards from here to Armourdale and Argentine. The railroads alone will put several thou- sand men to work immediately and all lines are making preparations to resume busi- ness. Today it was possible to reach and clean out to a great degree the wreckage at the stock yards and at the live stock exchange, where the water at its height stood fifteen feet deep. Three shifts of men are working night and day at the pumping stations to restore the water supply to its normal condition, and as this service improves the likellhood of an epidemic of sickness is disappearivg. But few cases of sickness are reported. The first train to enter the Union sta- tion since Saturday rolled Into the station tonight with whistles blowing. It was the Carthage & Joplin express of the 'Frisco rafiroad. All the locomotives in the: yards that had steam up shrieked a welcome and crowds on the bluff cheered. The. Santa Fe, Altoh and Missouri Paeific will re- sume usé of the station tomorfow. The Rock Island, Burlington, Chicago Great ‘Western and Alton llnes are now oper- ating to Chicago, but nat entirely on their own tracks. The Missourl Pacific still has the only direct line between Kansas City and St. Louis. The Wabash has abandoned service betwéen Kansas City and St. Louis. The Santa Fe has nearly complete oper- ation on its west lines by using a round- about route to Lawrence and a lengthy elrcuit by way of Emporia to Topeka, The Union Pacific is operating by way of Grand Island, Neb., and Ellsworth, Kan. The Missourl, Kansas & Texas, the 'Frisco, the Kansas City Southern and the Missourl Pacific are In complete operation from Kan- sas City. Crest Pa Booneville. BOONEVILLE, Mo., June 6.—The waters in the Missourl river have begun to re- cede. The flood ¢rest passed here yesterday and remained stationary until this morn- ing, when it began to go back. The gauge on the Boonsville bridge shows a fall of four inches today. The heaviest damage has occurred in the Howard county bottoms for eight miles above the Booneville bridge, due to the breaking of the Cooper levee. The loss of live stock has been large, as the people depending on this levee did not remove their stock out of the bottoms. After the levee broke it was foo late. The water plant will be able to reopen by Tuesday. TOPEKA GRADUALLY EMERGING Waters Bid Fair to Leave Kansas Town Dry by To- a TOPEKA, June 6—The Kaw river fell two inches an hour throughout Friday night and today the south side of Kansas avenue was uncovered clear to the bridge. In some residence portions of North Topeka, however, the water still stands in eddying pools and rushes down cross streets in & whirling channel at an average depth of three feet. At the present rate the en- tire townsite will be free from water by Sunday. . The Rock Island and Union Pacific are still unable to resume traffic In or out of the city. The Santa Fe and Missouri Pa- cific are getting over their tracks west and south, but not to the cast. The bodies of Mrs. Stout and her four children and Mrs. Shunkweller and her son George were found today In the Shuri weller home In North Topeka. They were reported last evening among the dead. The body of a colored woman, unidenti- fied, was found today along the Rock Island tracks In the west part of town One foot stuck out from a eand plle under which the body was buried. Money continues to come in from out- side sources in amounts sufficient to keep Fup with the demand and lay a little aside for the expenditures which will plle up as the time goes on. Tonight the total amount is $23,000, including that from Phil- adelphid, and .00 and 310,000 each from $t. Louls and Chicago. stal Collides. PLEASANT HILL, Mo., June 6.—An east- bound Santa Fe through passenger train from the west, which had been delayed four days in Kansas by the floods, met head-on with & westbound Missourl Pacific freight. Both engines and the pliot on the Santa Fe were badly damaged. ‘me r was siightly hurt. The crews escaped by jumping. Another engine was secured and the Santa Fe train continued east Burlington Getting to Work. CHICAGQ, Juns &—The Buritngton an- nounces it will operate all trains on regu- lar schedule hereafter to Omahs, Denver and all points in the west and northwest, also to St. Joseph by way of Quiney. No trains will be run into Kansas City unill the walesr still fErther substdos, SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1903. ST. LOUIS STANDS READY Waters 8till Rise, but Find Little Left to Destroy. THREE SMALLER TOWNS ARE INUNDATED Twenty-Five Thousand Driven from Homes, While Two Hundred Thou- d Acres of Farm Land s 8 wed. ST, LOUIS, June 6—Like an inland sea i the swollen Mississippl has spread out over the Iilinois shore about St. Louls. A mag- nificent view’of the angry waters is ob- tained from Eades bridge by the thousands of spectators who throng the structure. Far away to the southeast the water covers lower East St. Louis and a big grain elevator that at normal stages stands high above the water line is now isolated with a heavy ourrent pouring past its in- land side. Half submerged freight cars stand on the siding and tree tops appear above the surface lke small bushes. The shipping district presents a small peninsuia on which freight houses stand a short dis- tance above the flood, but beyond these ex- tends a lake half a mile wide, while the water at the eastern edge laps at the foundations of tall business blocks. The 8t. Louls Hay Warehouse company's build- ing, situated on the levee near Fades bridge, is half submerged and as the water creeps higher bales of hay float out and are carried away by the current. North of East 8t. Louls the eastern boundary of the floods cannot be discovered, Here and there the tops of freight cars and of houses appear above the surface, and grain elevators surrounded and flooded present a, scene of desolation indicative of the flood's advancing energy. Haul Frelght Through Water, Along the Bt. Louls shore wharf boats are drawn in almost to the foundations of bulldings, and in an endeavor to continue business freight companies hauled their loads with thelr wagon beds touching the water and the horses all but swimming. Frelght trafic will probably have to be discontinued on Monday. At 7 tonight the stage registered 3.4 feet, a rise of seven-tenths of a foot since this morning. The stage of the Mississippi has not changed materially north of the mouth of the Missouri, but below the rise continues. Government Forecaster Bowie tonight fssued a statement that the rise will continue rapidly for the next forty- elght hours and a stage of 37.5 feet will be registered by Monday. He says this stage | will certainly be reached and it is probable that the water will go to thirty-elght feet. Two lives have been lost In the flood, but in both cases the fatalities were the result of ackidents, both being boys who ventured too near the treacherous waters, ipped in and were swept away. The victims were James Linton, jr., and John Clark. The body of the latter was re- covered late today. Tor a time today train service to the west was cut off. The Missourl Pacific track had been used since the flood began by all the western roads and today the swift current of the Missourl undermined a portion of the track” bed between St. Louls and Jefferson City. Workmen and carloads of filling were rushed to the epot and the track bed was speedily rebuilt strongly and substantially and service was resumed this afternotn. ‘ Take Warning Betim: There is 86 much, flooded territory in the . that ft'is difficult to say just where the greatest amount of ‘Gamage is being done. The gdisastrous Inupdations of To- peka and Kansas City served as a warn- ing for Bt. Louis and vicinity and know- ing that the high water must later pour down through this section every effort was expended to remove property to safety and secure bulldings that might float away. Despite all these precautions, however, the flood has wrought great damage, as levees expected to withstand the rush have been washed away and vast tracts of grain that was deemed beyond the reach of water is overflowed. Missourd Point, just north of the con- fluence of the Missouri and Mississippl rivers, a fertile section beyond the reach of ordinary high water, has been covered to a considerable depth. Twenty miles west of St. Louls the miles of farming bottoms, in the center of which Is located the summering place, Creve Couer lake, has been deluged by the breaking of the levee, which formed a ‘barrier to the Mis- souri river. South of St. Louls the water has backed into the River Desperes, which is several miles wide, and families have been driven from their homes. North of 8t. Louis, across the river, the three towns of Madison, Venice and Gran- ite City, are now, for their greater por- tions, under water by reason of the break- Ing of levees yesterday and last night. At Mitchell, TIl, twelve miles north, a “cross” levee broke this afternoon and parts of Mitchell and hundreds of acres of additional farming land were flooded Gangs of men, with loads of sacks of sand were hurried to the latest levee break this afternoon. If this gap i8 not closed the flood will pour down upon Granite City, Madison and East St. Louis and unless stopped by the Chicago & Alton, Wabash and Burlington embankment will cause more destruction. Postoffice is Abandoned. The postoffices at West Alton and Falcon, 1IL., were abandoned today. There are but elght or ten families in that vinicity now, all sheltered in one dwelling on an Indian mound which is about eight feet above the water. So far as St. Louls is concerned, the city is built upon a hill and is safe, though some portions extend down upon the low- lands which are flood-swept, but these dis- tricts comprise warehouses, shipping yards, small dwellings and structures of minor value, and as most of the movable prop- erty Had been taken to higher ground the damage will be heaviest in the small ad- joining towns and East St. Louls. 1t is estimated that within a radius of twenty miles from St. Louls the flood has rendered 2,000 people homéless and sub- merged 200,000 acres of fertlle farming lands. The flood is already almost to the tops of some of the levees on the Illinols side that are protecting additional large ares If the predicted crest rise of 376 feet is realized the 100d .must necessarily pour over these levees, if indeed they are not demolished by the Increased strain, and the devastation will be greatly in- creased ks Martial law has been proclaimed in East St. Louls. Men with riot guns are pa- trolling the levees and have orders to shoot down thieves and levee breakers. The men will patrol every section of the eity in which possible danger exists from the flood, Word was recelved tonight that West Alton is completely inundated and that the Missour! river appears to be shifting its channel to the principal streets of the vil- lage. The current is apparently strong and increasing in strength and it Is feared by morning many houses may be floating to- ward the gult Two Hundred {a Danger. Two hundred peaple in Bck Walnut, on the north bank of the Missourl, twenty-five miles northwest of Bt Louin, are sur- rounded by mpidly rising water and all means of escape are cul off. Their condition was learned at St. Chartes Malaria and Liver Trouble CURED BY Warner’s Safe Cure Miss Rydeen [Suffered with Malaria and Liver Trouble- -Seven | one week's Trial bottles of Warner's Safe Cure Cured Her. At first you are bilious, forms of kidney and liver discases. 1t is purely vegetable, ant You' can by b A S SAFE PI Write Warner's Safe Cure Ci One symptom follows another, until all yo ur machinery 18 out of urda lose no time, but take Warner's Safe Cure to ta at any dru Beware of so-called kidney cures which are foit ¢ ositively harmful an o . 5 LS move the bowels gently aud aid a speedy cure. Roches ter, p M Malaria is caused by a sluggish liver. If the liver and its ducts are kept in good con- dition there is no danger of malaria. In diseases of the liver the bowels are consti- pated and this condition must be remedied if a cure is expected. “I have been using Warnoer's Bafe Cure for the past four months for malaria and liver trouble. My whole 3 item_was per- meated with the poison and my blood was in a very bad conditjon. Father had used the medicine for kidney trouble and had been cured, so he thnu{hl it might helY m.l Although 1 did not take it regularly, 1 fel 1 was slowly improving: then I had more faith In it and took it according to direc- tions, Seven bottles comploiely cured me and I am most grateful to you."—SALLIE RYDEEN, Secretary Young Women's Christian Unlon, Ottawa, Il Whatever tends to obstruct the bowels and the kidneys affects the liver. Is your appetite good? Do you sleep well? Do you losie flesh or tire easily? Are you bilious? These are symptoms of liver disease. You pay no at tention, but keep om burning nerve force You should at once. It is an absolute eure for all ke and contains no harmful drugs. & store or direct. 5c and §1 a bottle, which are full of sediment and of bad tor free medical book. telephoned to the St. Louls police for aid in rescuing the imperiled villagers. The sherift stated that only light boats are available at St. Charles and that the heavy current makes it impossible to reach the people. Immediately Harbor Commissioner Whyte was notified and requested to rush the harbor boat to Black Walnut. The high wator will not permit a river steamer to pass up stream under Eades bridge. Word was telephoned to Alton, where the steamer Spread HBagle is moored, and it is probable it will at once start on a rescue trip. Sherift Dierkes at St. Charles telephones that the water is rising rapidly and unless the people are rescued speedily there will be great loss of life before morning. The Conlogue levee, just south of East St. Louls, broke at midnight and the 200 colored familles inhabiting that distriot were driven from their homes. Many had narrow escapes from dfowning. The levee gave way and the water poured through in a torrent, but the people had been warned and were on the alert, and all escaped. MISSOURI SHIFTS CHANNEL Boone County Loses Nearly Two Hun- dred Thousand Dollars by Big Muddy’s Ravages. COLUMBIA, Mo., June 6.—In Boone county over 10,000 acres of farm land in cultivation is under water and the loss in the county is estimated at $100,00 to $200,00. The first loss of life occurred today. EAd Thornton, a 12-year-old boy, being drowned near Zolum bus. At Huntsdale the current has turned northward and {s now running one to three miles north of the old channel. OM river men prédict that nnless the flood soon sub- sides that channmel of the river will be changed and Hartsburg will be on the bank of the river. Hannibal in the Throes. HANNIBAL, Mo, June 6—The Missis- sippi river tonight registers 2.9 feot and a 22-foot stage by morning is predicted, In this vicinity the area of fertile lands under water comprises 100,000 acres. As the growing crops have been washed out, the aggregate loss will amount to at least $2,000,000. Tents Sent to Ald Quincy. SPRINGFIELD, 111, June 6—In response to an urgent telegram sent by Mayor Stelnbach of Quincy this atternoon, asking state aid in the way of tents for the use of sufferers from the flood along the re- glon where the Sny levee has broken, Ad- jutant General Smith this evening shipped twenty-five army tents to Mayor BStein- vach. Matl Service Crippled. WASHINGTON, June 6.—Official dis- patches to the Postoffice department indi- cate that the situation fs growing more serious In the nelghborhood of St. Louls. The main line between St. Louls and Kansas City 1s {mpassable near Hermann | and trains are tied up. That line has for several days been the main dependence of the postal authorities for the dispatch of the malils for the east from Kansas City, & Kansas City or over the Memphis road via Springfield. Rtning Wrecks Chureh in Which the Wedding is to Be Solemnize?, CLEVELAND, O. June 6.—Lightning struck the spire of St. Paul's Episcopal church at the corner of Euclid and Cass avenues during a heavy storm this after- noon. The spire was practically demolished, while two immense blocks of stone crashed through the roof of the church, causing damage to the extent of several thousand dollars. The Hanna-McCormick wedding is sched- uled to take place at the church next Wednesday and for a time it was thought other arrangements would have to be made. Investigation by & representative of the Hanna family later showed, however, that temporary repairs could be made and no change'in the wedding arrangements would be necessary. CAR PLANES MEN OFF TROLLEY sing ele Scrapes Passe from Footboard of Pitts- burg Train, PITTSBURG, June 6.—One man was fa tally injured, another serfously and four slightly In a wreck on the Wilmerdin| branch of the Pittsburg Rallway company today. Two summer cars collided on a curve on Braddock avenue, East Pittsburg All the Injured were on the running board of a crowded car coming from the West- inghouse Works in when the two cars going in opposite di- rections tried to pass on the curve were knocked off. SOLDIERS ARRIVE TOO SOON Tramsport R es Port Two Days Ahend of Scheduled Thure. AN FRANCISCO, Jupe &—The United States transport Sheridan arrived today from Munila, via Nagaski, which it left on May 2L and was not expected until Mon- day. It hrings 633 men of the Second in- fantry, ninety-eight men of the Twenty- fifth Infantry, a battery of fleld artillery tomight aud . Sherifl- Dierkes: of thas. city.| and 281 man of the Fires vavaly. i probably showers in east portion; Monday, | western portion Sunda; |POPE SLOWLY WASTING AWAY Lives Practically on Milk, Boullion and Eggs and in Vitiated Atmosphere. appeal was tutile, however, because the |ONLY CELEBRATES MA:S ON SUNDAYS Audiences Granted Pligrims Most Distressing to Holy Father, Who Hag to Rest Long After Each Ordea Prove VENICE, June 6.—The Gazetta di Venetia aseerts that the pope is suffering from in- testinal inflammation, that he eats prac- tically nothing, and that his strength is di- minishing. The paper adds: Though there Is no im- mediate danger, there will be room for ap- prehension unless an improvement s soon manifested. ROME, June 6.—Beveral high ecclesias- tical personages say that during the last few days the pope suffered from a slight | hemorrhoidal indisposition, which entirely disappeared today. Takes Little Food or Alr. PARIS, June 6.—The Temps today printed the following dispatch from Rome: Leo XIII continues to receive, but those who see him notice the gradual decline which, without exciting apprehension that any serious lliness is imminent does not warrant a_continuance of confident op- timism. His recent sudiences were ex- tremely fatiguing. Bach time he recelved pligrims he was obliged to rest, sometimes for two or three days. During the last few days his diet has been restricted to milk, bouillon and eggs, and but little fresh air is admitted to his apartments. His valet, Centra, opens the Yindows of the pontifts slecping room momentarily night ‘and morning but th alr 18 ‘more or less vitlated and there i a lack of sufficlent oxvgen. The correspondent of the Teraps adds: I have had occasion during the last few days to see a number of persons on Inti- mate terms with the entourage of the holy father, and I find their opinion is almost unanimous that Pope Leo has been slowly ting away for some time. The pope rises late and does not celebrate mass ex- gept on Bunday, when no ono aasiste him except the faithful Centra. The pontiff appears not to desire that others should see his Infirmities. The trembling of his hands has become noticeable. 1 do not wish to unduly alarm the de- voted friends of Leo XIII, but nevertheless 1 am compelled to state that the condition of his health actually is far from satisfac- tory. DEATH WATCH SLAIN IN JAIL Murderer Kills Guard and Makes His Escape with Only Other Prison ANACONDA, Mont., June 6—William Hardee, a condemned murderer, awaiting execution {n the Glasgow jall, killed Charles Willlams, his death watch, with a rifie which he secured in the jall kitdhen to- night. He and the only other prisoner in the Jail then took the keys and escaped. Both men are well armed. They swam the Missouri river and are now surrounded in a bend of that stream by a big posse. Hardee I expected to fight to the death, as ho has no hope, the supreme court and the only outlet now is via the Omaha | having refused him a new trial. HOLDS JIM CROW LAW INVALID HANNA NUPTIALS JEOPARDIZED |rennessee Court Declares New Aet JACKSON, Tenn., June 6.—The Jim Crow law providing for separate compartments for whites and blacks In street cars, which was passed by the recent legislature, was declared unconstitutional by the state su- preme court today. The court did not go into the merits of the law itsclf, but declared the act un- constitutional because its caption was not explicit enough and did not state what portion of the law it was sought to amend. 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