Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 9, 1903, Page 2

JUNE 9, 1903. Stuck valley — i e v e w0 o e s [ DINGS ARE AMPLY FED The Puyallup rivet' Is also bank full Railrond ‘men and mill men are watching the situation 1n expectation of more or iess THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, R long, hard siruggle aghinst the current and Yeports that the river is forty milos wide below 8t. Louls in low districts. The steamer was unable to render any mssist ance to many refugees seen clinging to WE CLOSE SATURDAYS AT 6 P. M. 2 BeasJune §, 1908 New Shirt Waists mira! Sumner's fleet is unable to geét away at once jt is possible the squadron will be ordered to Chile. Admifgl Sumner's fleot consists of the ‘ protected crulser Newark, flagship; pro- | Oarelina Oloudburst 8lays DEATH LIST Hfiifii& More Even Than Taft Replios to Miles' Oritioism of Insular Saturday we received some new and pretty styles in Colored Waists. These girments were purchased for much less than regular price. The material is a very fine chanibray, light i weight, tucked and trimmed in narrow white embroid- ory. The colors are pink, blue, green, tan and gray. Theprice is $1.25 instead of $1.75. New: Damask Pattern Waists, in very beauti-| ful designs, made in the very newest tailor-made effects. Far those ladies who than the lawns these will be very much appreciated. 1s'§2.25. like something slightly heavier The price Tronrsen. BeLpen 8 Ce. Y. M C. A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and: Douglas Sts of ‘the city's dedolation, which possibly might get fnto. public print. £ From Cahokia creek bridge north the rail- road yards still ot of water by reason of wees are Ifned with freight cars con- taining. refugees. Iach car contained two or three families Lopking out over the expanse of water, half-submerged strings of freight cars and houses with only the roofs above the sur- tace 401d of the depth of the encroaching flood.., Huge grdin elevators that stand at the efige of the Missiesippt are now a mile ffom shore, silent and isolated. Business in the raliroad yards is completely at a standstill, excepting that here and there an etigine with a high fire box eautiously mado its way over unseen tracks to haul cars loaded with sand bags to various por- tions of the levees Throughout the qity storekeepers stand outside of their places of business talking with. casual passersby about the possibil- ity of the flood breaking through the levee, The streets, excepting those along the im- Promptu Tevees, are deserted, only the sa- Toons continuing to do business. The stench arising from the backwater, on the surface of which floats filth, is most offensive under the warm sun. This is also 2 menace to the city, as it may breed 1i ease, In St. Louls the rising water has not caused any material Increase in damagn. Bulldings along the steamboat levee are more deeply flooded, but preparation has heen made for such: & condition and a riss of several feet would cawse little addi- tional damage. Below Fads bridge 18 moored the steamer Dubuque, which camie down the river from 8t. Paul. 8o swift was the current and so high the stage of the river that Dubuque was carried under Merchants' bridge at high speed -and both smokestacks were swept to the decks. Workmen today began resetting them and the steamer will re- main In dock itil the flood subsides. fef is Promised. Accordig lo the local Weather bureau rellet seems in sight for the flooded dis- tricts in the vicinity of. St. Louls. This morning the stage recirded by the govern- ment gauge is 31.5 feet, a rise during the t twenty-four hours of 13 feet. This reaks all records but that of 184. Tt is ®xpected that the river will rise very slowly from now on until tonight or to- motrow morning and that the predicted tage of thirty-eight feet, if at all, will be' barely attained. Then, after remaining sta- tionary for a short time, the government officials say, the river will ibegin' faling. Tuesday eVening or' Wednesday. Unofficial reports from St. Charles, on,the Missouri river, to the north of 8t. Louls, are to the effact that the river is rising very little, it any, { From Ferdinand Cole, president of the Board of Leves Commissioners of Madison county, living at Venice, comes a report of lives lost through the collapse of a brick hotel at North Venice or Newport. Com- munication between Granite City and Ven- fce s impossible. Two men are sald to have braved the floed by swimming be- tween Venlce and Madison, being forced by water from the roof of the house they were llving in. 8ix feot of water is reported sweeping through the offices of Hedges' hotel, Madi- son, with guests imprisoned In the upper stories. \ Residents of Granite City are fn great peril fram several breaks in the levees pro- tecting that manufacturing town. Persons living near the manufacturing plants, in which they dre employed,” are reported fleeing from the flood that comes from the morth, and a fresh break in the abutment to the west. Trafc is Paralys With all cast side terminal points be- tween Alton und §t, Louis.in the embrace of tho flogd, and the Merchants' and Eads Hridges accessible to only a few lines, St. Louls passenger and freight traffic, both incoming and outbound, s temporarily paralyed. 4,7 yig No attempt has been made to transport frelght between this city and Bast St. Lotls and rellet from this critical sitiation is not expected within the next twenty-four hours. It is estimated that the flood disaster has already cost the people | $2,000,000. Al Incoming eastern passenger are marooned in St. Louls. The Vandalla was the only line which started & train to the east today, but this was two'hours late leaving Unlon station and there I8 no assurance that it will make anything like schedule time, even If it succeeded In getting through Bast St Louls. The Wabash, the Chicago, Burlington & EEE—————— traing In fine architecture and all other fine arts, grace and propriety meet "’ Grace and propriety of de- sign are always distinguishing _ features of Gorham - Silver . But it is not its out- ward fair seeming alone that. has made it a . household word for _three generations. It owes its place in pop- “ular esteem as well _to the guarantee of sterling . quality and fine workmanship con- veyed by the trade- 4 mark. Quiney, the Big ‘Four, thé Loufsviile ‘& hville, the Chitago & Alton and the Toledo, St. Louis & (Katsas City are suf- fering heavily. Al trains on the Clover Leaf have been annulled. The Big Four and Chicago & Alton are carrying passengers to Alton by boat, | where connection s made for northern and castern points. Information is not avallable as to the St. Louls Valley road, as all wires along that line are down. None of the trains can be operated between St. Louls and Calro. The Illinols Central was the only Chicago train to make 8t, Louls foday, It arrived at Unlon Station three hours late. The Southern rallway managed to hold its own pretty well until Sunday night, when it encountered difficulties at East St. Louts, where a number of its cars are now tled up. The western roads are experiencing similar hardships. The Wabash, Chicago & Alton and Burlington have practically ceased operations between here and Kan- sas City. The Missour Pacific and the 'Friscq are the only lines actively operating between the two citfes. ‘The Missouri Paeific Is handling westbound business for fts crip- pled competitors. Freight tonnage - has been reduced to a minimum and only the most imperative shipments can: be ma The suspension of business at the packing houses Indicates that the meat: supply of St. Louls, which comes, through - thes yards, will be cut off until the river falls considerably. Some of the Dead. As far as knowp the casualties are:, JOMN CRITTENDEN, aged 10, drowned near the Merchants' bridge in Venice. A WOMAN AND SEVEN CHILDREN, swept from a fence by the flood In _sight of the Termival railway operator at Madison, who was aitempting to sayg them, A WOMAN, drowned in Madison, nesr the American Car, worke. i . A WOMAN AND BABY, seen clingipg to a telegraph pole in Madison, The pole turned in the water and both disappeared. Maaager Shipley of thé Madison Car works reports seeing nirie_employes of the car works and foundry drown. - HENRY EDMUNDS, farmer, dfowned near Granite City. His wife was rescued. Foar boys, ranging ih age from 12 to It years, were drowned in the freight yards of the St. Louls Valley ‘raflroal on the Is14nd, Kast St. Louis, near the eastérni end of Eads bridge, this aftéfhoon. They were playing on a raft at the time, Three of the boys were Harry Schreibér, Willie Kihg ‘and ‘Eddfe Amyx, and lived in 8t. Louls. . Viaduet is Unsafe. This afternoon the viaduct connecting Bast St. Louls with the Hades bridgé was condemned as unsafe. ‘The street cars were stopped and not allowed to cross the btidge. The water of the Cahokla creek has been washing against the viaduct for several days and it has been strained to its utmost by sightseers who used it as a vantage point to “/few the flood. Five hundred persons, driven from thelr homes in Calhoun, Iil, and Missouri points, have taken refuge fn Alton, fIl. The Alton city counefl held a specfal meeting this afternoon to device means for caring for them. - The business houses and factories on the lower streets of West Alton’ are submerged. Passengers between 'Alton and Bt. Louls are compelled to make their dally trips by boat. The damaye ciused by the flood in the vicinity of Alton fis stimated at $150,000. This includes loss' of stock. Twenty Deaths Report; Information obtained from the tri-cltivs is to the effect that Granité City is' the least injured of the three which feit the effects of yesterduy's break in the leveo. Both Madison and Veniee are entirely under water, while in Granite City a space of one mile square, containing the - postoffice, American Steel words and the St. Louls Stamping works, was still uncovered ut noon. Twenty drownings are reported from several sources, all ‘but one being at Mad- ison and Venice. The work Of restue was carried on today by means of skiffs. “.Rellet boats were todav sent to Venice; Tl Only the roofs of houses aré viaib'e und the 500 inhabitants are homeless. Dur- ing the day 100 persons were rescued. Their stcries of the disaster are thrillivg and pathetic. In their hurry to escape many persons were obliged to race from the flood only partially clad. None of them was able to save any household. goods. Most of the_ Venjce houses are frame stru>- tures and ylelded readily to the force of the flood. The Methodist church was lifted from its foundation and, carried three blécks. Only the steeple is now visible. In the sghoolhouse, which 1s of brick, 200 men, women and children have found refuge. Unfil there is a further rise of a foot or 0 they are safe, but they have no food supply. Severdl business houses were carried away by the terrific current and stock val- ued at thousands of dollars was destroyed. No estimate can be formed of the damag>, but it will probably amount to several hun- dred thousand doliars for Madison and Venice. John Crittonden, aged’ 10 years, was drowned near the Merchants' bridge while endeavoring to g+t shelter on the roof of & house which was floating down' stream. At one house a man was seen to crawl un to the roof bearlng a child in his arms. ‘There he remained the gredter part of the night. Clinging to high fences, rodftops and trees, a score of families’ wers found. -Some had remained M the water fiftoén: hours and were weak and exhausted. Camped at the roundhouse of the Termi- nal assoclation, midway between the Moc- chants' bridge and Venice, are 20 persons who got out of the flooded city Yo the nick of time. The refugees are badly in reed of food and clothiug. In some parts of Venice the water is from twenty to twenty- five feet deep ‘Word was received tonight that the levee at Kemper's Landing, thirty-five miles be- low St. Louls, had broken, floodink thou- pands of mcres of fine Ilino farming land. : Mayor .Cook of East 8t. Louls to- Dight jssued & statement to the effect that the flood had “been conquered’ and RKast Bti Louls 1s safe. .The levees Liave been so thoroughly strengthened that there turther danger of inundatien. 'L’ ,W. R, Wilkinson, & commission merolant &t Cape Girirdeau, fifteen miles nln' 8t Jouls, jarrived ‘Dere tonjght By - after floating houses, and Mr. Wilkinson thinks it probable that several lives have been lost. CREST Waters PASSES Rem; HANNIBAL Stationary, North of the Tow: While HANNIBAL, Mo., June 8.—The Missis- sipp! has risen four inches here during the last twenty-four hours. The, stage now | resisters 225, which is 9.2 above the danger Iine. The crest is believed to have been reached here, as the stage remained stationary all afternoon, and a fall is reported to the north. The Burlingten shops closed today, thro ing 1,000 more men out of employment. KANSAS CITY LOSES WATER Poup Breaks, Temporarily Emptying %, but Aqueduct Wil He Heady Today. KANEAS CITY, Mo., June 8.—Water was shut off from. the. city taday owing to ac- cldents to the pumps but the aqueduct bridge acrons the Kansas river will be completed tomorrow when there will be an abundant supply of pure water. The Western Union stretched a cable across the Kansas river tonight, thus closing an important gap. The Missour! Paclfic today began to repair its Kansas river bridge, and trains will cross late this week. Many of the animals thrown into the river from the stock yards lodged in Kan- sas City, Kan., and several hundred dead hogs are stranded In the rallroad vards of the west bottoms. Otherwise sanitary conditions are good. Many factories resumed work today and others will start tomorrow. The Armour packing house was unable to begin killing today, repairs being still incomplete. The number of refugees in the several camps decreases .steadily and the rellef work need not be continued long. The stock yards will open for business on Mon- day. The cable railroad to the stock yards will begin operations tomorrow morning. Rallway Situstion Improves The Santa Fe, the 'Frisco, the Missourl, Kansas & Texas and the Rock Island are using the Union depot. The Missourl Pa. cific probably will go back to the depot tomorrow. The Rock Island's western trains run out of Kansas City over the 'Frisco lines to Paola and thence by, the Missour! Pacific to Herington. The Rock Island is oper- ating to Chicago by way of boat to Kan- sas City, Kan, and the Missourl Pacific to St. Joseph. The Alton {s operating. trom Independence to Blater on its own lines. ‘The route of the Alton to Chicago Is over the. Missour! Pacific, tracks to, 8t. Louis. The St. Joseph and. Grapd Island,. the Union Paeific, the Chicago Great Western, the Burlington and the Milwaukee lines are operating ty boat to Randolph and thence north by railroad. The Milwaukee. is using the Missouri Pa cific north from Kansas.City,, Kan. The Wabash, lines are -not operating out of Kansas City. s . Four .bodies. were' recovered today. They were those of.John Piper, aged 0, wagon driver; Wililam Brooks, aged -80;\ Patrick Gearin, Missouri Raclfic shop-employe, and AN PDKDOWDL IRAD. | (wih B nasy pe The bodles of Piper and Brooks were found. in the east bottoms! They “were| drowned - in thelr. homes. - %Phe. bodies - of Gearin and the unknown.man were found near Armour's. The unidentified body was decomposed beyond possible recognition. The verified total of the dead list is now sixteen, Ask Special Session. Governor Balley of Kansas tonight lls. tened to o petition from a committee com- posed of leading citizens of Kansas City, Kan., urging that the legislature bq con- vened in extraordinary session to author- ize Wyandotte county, Kansas, to lssue bonds to rebulld the bridges across the Kansas river which were swept away by the flood. Governor Balley took the ques- tion under advisement and promised to make public his decisfon In a few days, He i duly impressed with the necessity of rebullding the bridges at once, but is not sure that it will be necessary to call a special session of the legislature to accom- plish ‘the desired end. He will seek legal advice on the subject. TOPEKA IS AGAIN DIVIDED Pontoon Bri Goes Out and Boats Are Scarce at Kansas Capita TOPEKA, Kan, June 8.—The pontoon bridge connecting North Topcka with the north approach of the big Melan bridge, which latter spans the river, conpecting both parts of' the town, went out at 1 o'clock foday. This severs all connection with the north slde save by boat, and it is not thought it will be possible to repalr the damage before Wednesday. ‘This will result in great Hardship to the people now in North Topeka, as all the boats sent here from the outside have been taken away. The water is fast gétting back into the old river channel, leaving North Topeka a desdlate sea of sloppy, vile smelling mud. During the night a témporary water main was laid and will aid greatly in clearing up the situation. The eity has such a wreck of tangled lumber, walls of houses and em- banked mud that the task of clearing the streets is great. The rallway situation is improving. It is almost certain that a speclal session of the legislature will be held to appropri ate money for the sufferers. Mayor Bergundthal issued a proclama-| tion today asking merchants fo close their stores tomorrow and that every able-bod- fed man should go to work for the day, cleaning the flooded alstrict. Mud is a foot deep and it will require an enormous amount of work to get the streets clean The first line to get direct communica- tion between Topeka and the east was the Santa Fe. Tofiight the Banta Fe got its 8t. Joseph line open and for & few days will run its through California trains via that city using its own rails all the way. Beginning tomorrow morning it will coms mence making dally rellet trips between Topeka and Kansas City. FAR WEST HAS TROUBLE NOW Melting Snows PORTLAND, Ore., June §. the Willlamette river showed & stage of 201 faot here, & rise of six inches In the past twenty-four hours. Both the upper Columbia and the Snake rivers are rising agaln today. The Columbia and Willlam- ette are beginning to encroach on bottom lands and another three-foot rise will riin & large acreage of grain and hay. TACOMA, Wasl June 8-The hot weather of the past few days is rapldly melting the snows in the mountains and 1l the st are rising. The Green river s bank while the waters of the Whalte river hiave already poured water down the A trouble: MAIL ome| SERVICE Repor{ Wolds Hobe for St. Lo Vielnity. out » and WASHINGTON, June 8.--Telegraphic ad- vices to the Postoffice department toda report that the malfl service In the flood section in Missouri and Mississippl valleys I8 Ymproving except in the vicinity of St Louls, where the conditions are rapid’y Browing worse, P From the Kansas City division Superin- tendent Taft of the rallway mall service be from wires that conditions will probably normal by ‘tomdrrow. The report 8t. Louls says: Missourl Pacifle, bash, 'Frisco Hannibal & Bt. Joseph now running ern Missouri. Iron. Mountain may be obliged to abandon service. and Chicago & Alton im; here and Mitcheil, - Mississip;l rising. Indications connection with east side of river may be broken here. MILITIA IS ORDERED OUT Minols Soldiers Are to Guard Life Property in Flooded District. Wabas! ssable between BPRINGFIELD, !i|7. order to Adjutant General Smith: The Alton division tonml reserve Ie hereby ordered to the Mississippi river in flood districts viewnity of East St, Louls and to protect life and property wherover in danger. Sald reserve shall have full police powers and you will see that a. proper steamer is se- cured and that it is properly provisioned. LINCOLN RAINS CAUSE FEARS Swell Waterd Still Dangerously High and Threaten Fresh DI aster. LINCOLN, June 8.~A heavy rain, aceom- panied by violent winds, set in over the southeastern part of the state of Nebraska this afternoon. The watera of the recent floods have not entirely subsided and if the rain continues long a repetition of the scenes of the last two weeks are looked for. Hibernians Vote Cash. NEW HAVEN, Conn., June $.—Ex-Sen- ator James P. Bree, national secretary of the Anclent Order ‘of 'Hibernians, an- nounced tonight that hi& order had sub- seribed $1,000 for the relief of the flood suf- ferers at Kansas City., A cheéck for that amount has been' sent to Kansas City. Louisian, olated. LOUISIANA; Mo, June'8.—~The Mississippl here is still rising and now is as high as before the break in the Sny levee. All trains have been annulled and Loulsiana is cut off from the world eXcept for one wire. Rockefeller Gives to Fund. NEW YORK, June 8.—Mayor Low re- celved a ‘check for §,000 from John D. Rockefeller today for the fund for the re- lef .of the sufferers from the floods Ih (Ko {NEGROES ARE —DRIVEN ~OUT Murder Leads Wiltés to Rive Are Slain, FOREST, Miss., June 8.—Four negro men and one negro womah killed, elght or ten badly beaten and most of the other negroes in the communfty ordered to lpave is the result of the shootfng from ambush of Mr. Craft and the wounding of Mr. Boys by negroes last week. A This occurred in the northern part of Smith county dnd the excitement there last week was initense. Reports from there now are that everything 1s quiet and perhaps will remain so if the negroes ordered.to leave do so at once. It is said the killing and flogging of the negroes was done by men from the part of the country where Mr. Craft lived. FLOWERS . ALARM . KAISERIN Womnan Throws Bonquet at Emperor is Arrested, Lectured and Released. BERLIN, June 8.—A dispatch from Frank- fort says that while Emperor Willlam was driving to the hall in which Saturday's singing competition took place a lady ad- mirér threw a bouduet into the imperial carriage. The bouquet struck the emperor's hel- met and was so forcibly thrown that the empress, who was sitting beside Emperor Willlam, jumped up, frightened. The thoughtless enthuslast was arrested, given a severe lecture and then discharged, The Frankfort people had been warned previously mot to throw flowers Into the imperial carriage. GATHER FOR HANNA NUPTIALS Many Gueste Reach O in the Prelim Festivities, CLEVELAND, June 8.—Many of wha will attend the wmarriage of eland and Join those already In the city. Tonight Mjss Hanna and Mr. MeCormick were dined at the Union club by Mrs. L. Q. Hanona, an aunt of the bride, entertainments will be given ily and relatives. A number of beautiful présents have al- ready been received, that of the president belng an after dinner gold coffee set. DEATH RECORD. Nebraskan Dies in Wiscousin. K Brighton, died at the family home after a ten-days' fliness, from appendicitis The deceased, who was cashier of the bank days ago on & business trip and while visiting with his father was stricken with appendi- the on Saturday Mr. Cull became suddenly worse of Oakland, came to Brighton ten that but citis. At first it was thought attack would not prove serious, and the end came Baturday evening. Mrs. Cull had been notified of the serious iliness of her husband and together with her three children she arrived from Oakland a few hours before the death of her husband. Prince at 'Frisco. BAN June George of Bavaria, heir steamer Korea, from the Orlent. been in Java and b ceed to Munich. He I accompanied by h tutor, Dr. H. Mayl The prince, Count Wurtembu A ra Nev r After Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oll I8 ap- plietl. ‘Refleves pain Instantly and he the same time. Fur man or beast. Price, Mc. SUFFERING Little and Iron Mountain are’ the only lines south ot in 0ssibly high and June 8.~Acting Gov- ernor Northcott today fssued the following of the Illinois Na- atrol n the the mayor of Miss Hanna and Joseph Medill McCormick are Similar tomorrow afternoon and evening by the Hanna fam- NOSHA, Wis., June 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Charles Cull of Oakland, Neb., and a son of Willlam V. Cull of the town of in Brighton shortly after 9 o'clock Saturday, 8.—Prince parent o the throne of Bavaria and grandson of the em- peror of Austria, arrived here today on the He has and will now pro- who' Is 23 years old, is traveling under the name of Bitnation. FAMINE LESS SERIOUS THAN EXPECTED a Supply pas clent to Meet AN Probable Demands, but Tre 1s Experienced in Getting Dratt Animals, r WASHINGTON, June 8.—The War de- partment today made public a report re- cetved from Governor Taft, replying to statements made by Lieutenant General Miles after his visit to the islands last year. The report Is dated at Benguest, April 18 and says: L am in receipt by reference from the chief af the Bureau of Insular Affairs and the adjutant general of the army of an excerpt from the report of the lieutenant §éneral of the army relating to the con- itions of ‘agriculture in the archipela and the means of avoiding a probable fa: ine and in accordance with the direction in the reference I have the honor to make the following comment: Famine at a Discount. That there s a shortage in the islands of the usual food supply is undoubtedly true but I have been surprised to find thus far how. little famine or hunger there is. 1 have not recelved a single call from a single provincial governor for rice for free distribution in the entire archipelago. In the province of Batangas, Captain Bough- ton, in managing the so-called war famine fund, the history of which has been al- ready officially reported to you, has mede w small gratultoas distribution of Tice, not exceeding, 1 should think, more than .00 worth. The action of the commission in directing a proclamation by the civil governor call- ing upon the people everywhere to plant corn, camotes or, sweel potatoes, rice and other quickly growing food products had a wide influence In stirring up the people to provide against the threatened famine. It is true that an unexampled drouth has prevented this planting from being as pro- ductive as it otherwise would have been and that the locusts, too, have been in- tertering with some of the orops, but on the whole 1 have been greatly surprised to find the suffering &0 much less than we My, June and July we may have n May, June an uly wi calls for ald, but we will be able to promptly respond, especially now that $3,- 000,000 has been appropriated The most serlous feature of the situa- tion is the loss of the cattle from rhinder- est. It Is not feasible to bring cattle nwo the islands without making sure that they will not catch. the rhinderpest after coming here and die from the disease. The fields of the fslands are affected with rhinderpest, so that cattle from the other islands brought here are almost sure to have the disease. It is necessary, there- fore, that all cattle brought in shall be immunized by having a_serum injected into their veins which will render them immune for three or four months and at the same time by being Inoculated with the rhinderpest virus, which renders them immune for five years and probably longer. Many Carabaos Ordered. ‘We have a contract for the delivery of 10,000 carabaos in the island after their per- manent immunization. These are to be brought from China. Our insular agent. wogether with a cattle expert of the agri- cultural bureau, is now visiting the various ports of the orlent with a view to making further contracts. 1 am unable to see that the transports could be ma le useful fo us eithe in the transportation of rice or cattle. We can charter steamers adapted to such pur- poses ut’ perhaps one-fourth or one-fifth of the cost of operaling transpofts as pr posed by the lieutenant general. We h & number of coastguard vessels which ran | transport rice apickly to any part of the archipelago and we can purchase rice in the orient at a much cheaper price than we can bring corn of wheat from. the Urited States. Rice is the food which the Fil- ipinos are used to eatin whereas the: would have to be taught How to.eat whea It 18 _exceedingly important not .to paup: ize the people of these !slands by unnece: sary gratuitous distribution of rice. In anticipation of & corner #n rice we made & purchis: involving the expenditure of about $60,000 in_gold, We succeeded in hé? king the corner and keeping down t)ie’ rice, but should it advance again we may Bive' 10 'do the same thing. . \We have gold the. rice Ju various parts of the arch- ipelago nearly at cost whenever the mer- chiants: i that neighborhood fnsisted on increasing the price of rice beyond what was reasonable. We have on hand some 50,000 pounds of Bangkok rice, which is the best M the market, and we have recently disposed of 100,000 pounds of what is called Caleutta superior famite rice, *o be sold throughout the archipelago at o modorate price, which was fixed in the coniruct of sale,' If more than we have vn hand is needed to fead starving people we shall be able to buy It in the market and distribute it_without the use of the government trane- rts. P{ think, generally, the statement of facts in the report of the lieutenant general is correct, so far, at least, as the droadful depression In agriculture by reason of {ha loss of the cattle is concerned. The em edy which he suggests by the use of ine government transports, however, I do nct | concur_in. The dangs: from famine has not bien as significant as I supposed it was, though lieutenant general was justified in his marks from the reports he heard. Tn as event, with the funds provided by congress, 1 feel confident the Phillppine governmont is,in.a position to meet any emergency of 4 this kind which may arise. Bonds Still Float In, The amount of 3 and 4 per cent bonds thus far received at the Treasury depart- ment for exchange into 2 per cent consols Is 371,344,100, Silver Comes Chea The director of the mint today purchased 50,00 ounces of silver for Philippine coin- age at an average of 53.55 cents an ounce. “Flying Squadron” Dissolved. As a result of the Postoffice investigation what {s known as the “fiying squadron’ of special agents of the rural freo delivery | service has been abolished as useless and the five men engaged in the work trans- ferred to other fields. The men reported direct to Washington, while all the other speclal agents reported to the headquarters of their respective divisions Consul Dies at Colon. A cable message was recelved at the State department today, saying that John C. Ingersoll, United States consul at Car- tagena, Colombia, died at Colon on Batur- day. Mr. Ingersoll was a natlve of Illinols and & nephew of the late Robert G. Inger- soll. The remains will be brought to this country for interment if possible. Think Conger Misinformed. Miniater Conger's protest against Count Cassini's published Interview concerning the Russian occupation of Manchuria has reached the State department. The de- partment officials suspect that Mr, Con- ger has perhaps seen & version of the Inter- view %0 closely abbreviated as to convey an erroneous impression as to what the ambassador really sald, and they are dis- posed to move very slowly in forwarding the protest. North The president hiis accepted the resigna- tion of Director of the Census Metriam to take effect today. Director North will assume charge of the office tomorrow. Fleet Ordered to Valparaiso, Upon the receipt of & report from Amer- ican agents in Chile to the effect that the government | her to Take Charge. situation at Valparaiso Is unsatistactory, owing to the recent social dlsturbances there the State department this afternoon requested the Navy department to dispatch & ship to that pofit in order that Amer- fcan interests may be fully protected in the event of an emergency. The Navy department at once thought of sending the entire Pacific squadron from San Francisco, but as Rear Amiral Glass has just brought his ships to Californian waters for repairs it was declded to order Rear Admiral ‘Sumner, commanding the South Atlantic squadron to proceed at once with his squadron, now at Montevideo, through the straits to Valparaiso. Cable orders to this effect e sent Ad- miral Sumner this afternoon. Orders were plso telegraphed to Admiral Glass to be ready for sea and In the event that Ad- tected cruiser Detroft and the gunboats Gloucester and Montgomery. Veterans Bid President. Commander-in-Chief Urell and Adjutant General Dyer of the Spanish war veterans today invited President Roosevelt to attend thelr annual encampment next Septemugr at New Haven, Conn. The president indl cated that he would acoept the invitation it possible., Enimanuel Sends Roosevelt Gift. King Victor Emmanuel has sent to Pros- fdent Roosevelt a gift of rare value wWhich Wil be presented to him on Monday by Signor Mayor Des Planches, the Itallan ambassador, who, at his majesty’s request, will be faceived in special audience at the White House. The gIft #s one of books and consists of the war reports of Prince Eugene of Sav: the, illustrious Itallan general, and a copy of Dante's “Divine Comedia.” with a com- ment in Latin by Stefano Talice da Rical- dine. The books are elegantly bound in full yed morocco and bear the royal crest, with the king's monogram on the four cor- ners of each volume. The war reports are in twenty volumes and the ‘“Comedia” in one volume, The president is an enthusiastic admiror of Prince Eugene and has made a careful study of his campaigns. “The work was published for private dls- tribution by fhe late King Humbert. The other work, “Le Comedia di Dante All- ghierrl,” Is accompanled by comment hith- erta unpublished, which until recently was preserved in. manuscript in the Royal )i- brary at Turin. < The books are quarto size and are printed on exquisite paper of Italian make. Drug Vietims Get Respite. The experiments which Dr. Wiley, chief of the chemical’ division of the Agricul- turdl department, has been conducting on a number of volunteers for the purposs of testing the effects of borax and other pre- servatives In food, will be suspended «n June 80, The list of volunteers has fallen from twelve to seven, and there has been many complaints since warm weather be- gan from the government boarders, who want a change of diet. No statement of the resilt of the experiments will be made for some time. VALUE DIAMONDE TOO LOW Importers Cheat Castoms Officers and Must Now Answer in Court, CINCINNATI, O., June §.—The first of a number of cases to be tried by the gov- ernment against cCiamond importers all i over the country was heard today at the offica of ‘Collector of Customs Amor Smith and declded against Fox Brothers & Co., of this city. General Thaddeys §. Sharratts, president | ot the board of general appraisers for the government, tried the case and increased the assessment of Fox Brothers & Co. over the first appralsement by $27,000. It has been charged that diamond im- porters by Invoicing their purchases at a price jower than the. market value, have been escaping much of the 10 per cent duty that applies to cut loose diamonds. The secretary of the treasury has had agents at work for some time collecting evidence and recently prevented the _delivery, through the collector of customs, of many hundreds of thuusands of dollars worth of loose dlamands. "Among the importa- tions so held 18 the one to the Fox Brothers. The dtamonds involced at the cost price ¥14,00 by Appralser George Kolker, month. Ecsemu—No Cure, No Pay, Your druggist will refund your money 1t PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Ringworm, Tetter, Old Ulcers and Sores, Pimples and Blackheads on the face, and all skin dis- eases. 50 cents. | DRUMMERS HOLD CONVENTION High Water Delays National Oficers of Traveler Association, Protective INDIANAPOLIS, June 8.-~The fourteenth annual convention of the Travelers' Pro- tective association opened tomight with delegates here from nearly every part of the country. Arrangements have been com- pleted for the entertainment of 3,000 vis- itors. At the opening session iIn the German house addresses of welcome were made Dy Mayor Bookwalter, Scnator Bevaridge and Governcr_Durbin. In the absence of Na- tlonal President Peak of Fort Worth, Tex., the response to the welcome was made by First Vice President 8imons of Denver. The special train bearing the national officers was_delayed at St. Louls on ae- count of high waters and did not arrive until after midnight. The first business session will be held tomorrow morning. Great fnterest is belng taken fh the con- test for national chairman, There are four candidates in the fleld now. They are Thomas of Indianapolis, Simons of Colo- rado, McCool of New York and Ochs of Loulsiana. Anxious thonghts sometimes lex the wife who sees maternity before her, If she is treading an untried path, she sometimes frets herself into a nervous condition which is injurious and trating. 1f motherhood has already been a painful experience she is apt to shrink from the coming trial and her very mental anxiety increase the, possibility of her suffering. y There is no cause for anxiety for those rospective mothers who use Dr. Pierce's glvorile Prescription. It tranquilizes the nerves, encourages the appetite, in- duces refreshing and produces mental cheerfulness as well as physical vigor. It gives strength and muscular elasticity so that the baby's advent is cfic-{ly painless. It is the best tonic for nursing mothers. 1 am a0 thankful for what Dr. 2 » writes M rough the loug mor ek nmu:jl:. a'm“ baty g, the e hich was faklig svway all my strpagth.” The dealer who offers a substitute for “Favorite Prescription” does so to gain . the little more profit peid on the sale of less meritorious medicines. His Mbd‘it“ your loss, therefore accept no L g Dr. Pickce's Common Sense Medical ! Adviser—sent free on receipt of stamy to cover expense of mdhnf only. Send 21 onecent stamps for the Book in paper covers; or 31 stamps for the cloth-bound volume. ~Address Dr. ‘R. V. Piesce, Buffalo, N. ¥, Pierce's Fa- have been held more than AT Western Flcods. PROPERTY DAMAGE PUT AT 83,500,000 et Commit of Coln, Clothing and Food with Which to Ald Strioken Refugees. SPARTANBURG, 8. C.. June s.<The terruption of all methods of traffic and communication caused by the high water in Pacolet valley made it imipossible until tonight to secure anything like an accurate death roll of the flood's victims. The fol lowing purports to be a complete list of \he drowned: JOSEPH HALL, HIS MOTHER, WIFE AND SIX CHILDREN. BUD EMORY. OLIVER JOHNSON E. ROBBS, WIFE AND TWO DREN. JULIUS BIGGERSTAFF. AUGUSTUS CALVERT, TWO CHILDRE! MRS. HINSON AND CHILD. MRS. WILLIAMS, ELEVEN MEMBERS FAMILY. / MRS. MASSEY AND FOUR CHILDREN GRENOBLE SIM. ROBERT FINLEY AND WIFE MRS, OWENS AND TWO CHILDREN “DOC" WILLLAMS. ROSIE O. E. JOHNSON. MAGGIE KIRBY. GARLAND LONG AND WIFE JOHN SWEARIGEN AND WIFE MISS LELIA GOSBA. MRS, WILLIAM KIRBY, The bodies of the foregoing have been recovered and !dentified. Three unidentified bodies also have been taken from the river, making the aggregate of the death roll fifty-eight. The relief subscriptions to date amount to $7,000. The reliet committee has also secured a great quantity of clothing and rations. The Mary Louise mill on Island creek, operating 2,000 spindles, and owned by E. E. and J. B. Wilkins, destroyed. Por- tions of the Tyger mill on Middle Tyger iver are reported demolished, with the loss of $15,000. The damage to the Tucapau mi'l will aggregate $10,000 and to the Fingerville mill $5,000. These losses are additional to the heavier damage to the Clifton and Pacolet plants and swell the total in the flooded district to something like $3,500,000. cntl WIFE AND OF LOWING Scott In Dying Condition. Reports from Clarkson hospital regarding the condition of Elmer Scott, the young man shot by Policeman Goodrich, were un- favorable. Latest news was that he could hardly survive the night. Dr. Lyon’s Tooth Powder Used by people of refinement for mrya%nmn of a céntury S # Gy 225 COKE DANDRUFF CURE AND HAIR TONIC G’rowo Hair Keeps the Scalp Healthy . Endorsed and $ old by Barbers, Hair Dressers and Druggists Every: where In $I and 50c Bottles. A. R Bremer Co., Chicago Unlimited Comfort Half a million dollars is the expense of new equipment this season on the California Lim- ited. You pay nothing extra for added comfort. For seven seasons the choice of travelers who require perfeét “Santa Fe all the way," Chicago and JKansas City to Los Angeles, S8an Diego and $an Francisco. Interesting phamphiets free. B. L. Palmer, 409 Equitable Bldg., Des Molnes, Ta. Sherman & McConnell Drug Co., Omaha. AMUSEMENTS, BOYD’ FERRIS STOCK CO Tonight and untl Wed. “MONTE CRISTO. Thurs. night and bul. w ‘O, BiLL® Prices. Mat, b any seat; n e, 1e e, Be ?‘{%Efix‘fob?y ne LO0 BUFFERERS. g CieAaR, B5ann yorer Recelves Many Gifts ) Y i |