Local Events.
L. F. Sallee was a
morning lor Umaha, where he will
spend the day.
E. R. Todd, from west of the city,
Is in the city today transacting some
business matters.
Frank Hawksworth came down
this morning from his home at Lin
coln for a visit with his folks for
a Bhort time.
Robert Krochler departed this
morning for Weeping Water where
he will make a visit for several days
with relatives.
S. H. Atwood of the firm of New
ell & Atwood. is in the city today
looking after business matters, com
ing in on the Schuyler.
The aged Mr. Jackson, living on
South Sixth street is reported this
afternoon as being quite ill although
the nature of his complaint i3 not
Mrs. Andrew Kroehler and baby
and Mrs. Pulacek and boy were
passengers this morning on the early
train for Omaha where they will
spend the day with friends.
Howard Graves and wife and Mrs.
A. II. Graves, all of Murray, came up
this morning on the M. P. train and
transferred at this place to the east
bound Burlington for Glenwood,
where they will visit with relatives
for several days.
The condition of Miss Hannah
Black is reported today to be slight
ly improved. It is now believed that
hor complaint is typhoid fever be
yond a doubt and it is hoped that
she can succesfully weather the at
tack.
J. V. and F. G. Egenberger who
have been in St. Joseph and Kan
sas City, Mo., attending to business
matters, returned home last evening.
They found a great deal of rainfall
in that section and much water all
over the country.
A. A. Hyers, postmaster at Have
lock and general good fellow, came
down this morning to make a visit
with friends and to look after some
business matters. Gus is looking
line and hearty and has the same
old hearty handshake as of yore.
Robert Mauzy, who has been
spending several days with relatives
and friends in Burlington, la., re
turned to this city this morning,
where he will make a further visit
with his parents before returning to
his duties in Denver, Col.
Mrs. L. E. Schauiis and her guests,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bailey, of Downs,
Kas., departed this morning for
Friend, Neb., where they will visit
with relatives for a short time. Mr.
and Mrs. Bailey have been the guests
of Mrs. Schauiis for several weeks
past.
The case of Keil vs. Sage in
county court which was set for trial
today, was dismissed at the ' costs
of the plaintiff. This la the case
wherein Keil sued Sage for damages
for having assaulted him and ad
ministering a kick to his person
Keil asked $1,000 damages.
Philip Henderson, one of the good
citizens of Otoe county, living Just
across the line from Eimwood, was
In the city several days this week in
attendance upon the trial of the Lau-
Hall Buit, and while here took oc
casion to call and subscribe for the
Journal. Mr. Henderson is one of
the leading men of his section, and
the Journal is glad to add his name.
Conrad Schlater and wife who
have been visiting with relatives and
friends at Omaha and Havelock for
several days, returned to their home
this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Schlater
had the misfortune to have a por
tion of their trip spoiled by the
rains which have been prevailing
over this section for sometime and
several of their pleasure Jaunts were
called off on that account. They
both had a very delightful time
however, and throughly enjoyed
their visit.
The condition of Earl R. Bllsh
the young man Injured In the wreck
In the yards here last Thursday
night, Is reported today as very fav
orable. The young man has gotten
ilong finely ever since his injury, and
there is no doubt entertained now
that his recovery will be very early
He is being carefully looked after
and getting the best of nursing and
attention, and makes a very cheer
ful and philosophic patient.
A merry party of Sweillsh ladle
this morning took the train for Orea
polls where they will spend the
day and have a picnic with Mrs
Peter Nord. They went laden with
baskets of food which indicated that
they certainly Intended to have an
enjoyable time and to eat plenty
The day will be spent In boating
bathing and various games If th
weather clears sufficiently to permit
this. If not they will visit with Mrs
Nord In her home. The party wa
romposd i.' Mrs. A. P ' m, Mrs
3. Derggron, Mrs. WeMerbery, Mrs
I. on, Miss Illlnia Erhkson nnd
Miss Freda Wahlengren.
Rrx Wllsou, who is painting at Pa-,
cine Junction, was a passenger for
jthat city this morning on No. 6.
niw aa .v.. , ,l
Fremont, where he Is called by busl
I ness matters.
Misses Mary and Ameiia Martens palace ct justice and given an op
are among those spending several portunity to . explain to the poteu
days In Omaha, having gone to that !tate whv he came tnHS- jara,8( wnose
city this morning with that ,lnten name Bhouid nave been the unready,
tl011, J failed mcst miserably to elucidate to
Mrs. George Schoerman who has his highness the court. th whvness
been spending several days in Louis-of
vu.e visiting wun relatives ana a
f rends, returned to her home in this
city this morning.
J. H. Tarns, the keeper of the .
county farm, is among those who
are In Omaha today attending to
business matters, going to that city
on the early Burlington train.
Mrs. Carl Wheeler of Norfolk,
Neb., who has been visiting In the
city, the guest of Frank C. Wheeler
and family, for several weeks, de
parted this morning for her home.
Sheriff Carl Quinton was a pas
senger this morning for Omaha,
where he will attend the meeting of
the State Sheriff's association, of
which he is a member. The meeting
convenes today and Will last several
days.
Robert Mauzy, who has been
spending several days with relatives
and friends in Burlington, la., re
turned to this city this morning,
where he will make a further visit
with his parents before returning to
his duties in Denver, Col.
Miss Hermla Windham departed
this morning for Waukegan, 111.,
where she will make a visit with her
aunt, Mrs. C. II. King, formerly Miss
Edith Patterson of this city, and for
Chicago, 111., where she will be the
guest of Rev. E. W. O'Neill and fam
ily, her cousin. Miss Windham will
be absent during the heated term.
That the Wlnsrots can raise fine
pples was asserted yesterday and
this morning it was corroborated by
branch from a small apple tree
which Harry Winscot brought In and
left at this office. This branch,
which Is two feet in length, con
tained eighteen apples, all perfectly
formed and full size. This 13 a re
markable showing and one which so
far leads all others so far as known.
Harry was well pleased at his show
ing and he Is some fruit raiser.
Mrs. Martha Baumeister was a
passenger this morning for Omaha
and Lincoln, where she will make a
visit with relatives for several days.
Mrs. Baumeister yesterday received
word that Walter Rutherford, who
is well known In this city, had the
misfortune to have an arm broken
several days since in a wreck. The
Information came in a roundabout
way and is not postive. She will
visit them whle away and learn defi
nitely whether the report is true or
not.
Thomas J. O'Day, who was to. have
assumed the management of former
Congresman Pollard's paper in thlk
city, spent a few hours here this
morning, returning to Nehawka.
where he is now trying to dispose of
his paper. He had expected to as
sume control of the paper last Tues
day, but the deal to dispose of his
other paper has Interfered and he
thinks best to remain there until it
can be closed. His appearance cn
the scene now is postponed indefi
nitely until his other interests cfn
be closed out.
The mall from the east this
morning was an hour and a half
late and was thrown off at this
city by an extra which passed
through over the old main line for
Lincoln where It will connect with
No. 5. The delay was occasioned by
the heavy rains throughout Iowa
and soft tracks. All trains from
the east are late and running under
difficulties. No. '15 the morning
train for Omaha and Lincoln was
not held at the Junction for the
mail but ran through on time. Om
aha reports that all trains entering
that city from the enst and south
are badly delayed as Hoods have
washed out tracks In every dlrcc
tlon.
Life 100,000 Year Ago.
Srlentlsts have found In a cave In
Switzerland bones of men, who lived
100,000 years ago, when life was in
constant danger of wild beasts. To
day tho danger as shown by A. W
Brown of Alexander, Me., Is largely
from deadly disease. "If It had not
been for Dr. King's New Discovery,
which cured me, I could not have
lived," he writes, "suffering as I
did from a severe lung trouble and
stubborn cough to cure sore
lungs, colds, obstinate, coughs, and
prevent neumonla, It Is the best
medicine on earth. f.Oc and $1.00
Guaranteed by F. O. Frb ke Co.
Trial bottles free.
Another Bargain.
room house close In
Seven room house close In only
$7r
Note This: 38 acres adjoining
city only f85 per acre.
Windham Investment Co.
James Gets JestUe.
Terrier wfccse real name de-
Sloped this morning to be James
Brannan and who ran atuwart Chief
of the Bulls Rainey yesterday was
haled befcre Judge Archer in the
his condition. He did unfold him
tale which reaus like a page from
'the western romances of Oil Coombs,
in the beginning, James the unready,
beat the side doors from the village
of .North riatte arar in western e
braska into the town which Jim
Dahlman made famous. Here the
bulls who wander up and down the
streets, told him again to beat it,
and he took passage for Nebraska
City, realizing that anything went in
that town. But, as has been well
said by the poet alas and alackaday,
he mounted the wrong Pullman and
mistook a Burlington train for one
on the Missouri Pacific. Herein
arises cause No. 1 of his undoing,
for who ever heard of a man en
tirely sober making this mistake.
Finding himself rolling into a splen
did city with towers and minarets
and maezzins and things, and i:
thrnl'td with the grandeur of the
city, ho dismounted and made him
self at home in this city for be
lieve me, people, this was the place.
And It has gilded places where the
cup which cheers and Inebriate? Is
sold and these places beckoned a
long finger to James, who entered
their portals and herein imbibed
sundry and many beakers of amber
colored fluid, likewise several and
many short, red ones until the at
mosphere waxed rosy and the hectic
flush pervaded the landscape. Anon
came General Reaction and the at
mosphere and the landscape assumed
somber hues and war and desolation
seemed to his troubled vision about
to ensnare James. Then went he
forth into the world albeit some
what unsteadily, and here he found
the chief of the bulls awaiting him,
not at the church, but at the county
court house, as told yestere'en. And
when he had finished his tale, he un
folded unto Jedge Archer that he
fain would depart the city and hie
him afar even unto the wilds of Ne
braska City. And the Jedge thought
It was well, and to speed the parting
guest he annexed a bit of Jesilce
yclept, one dollar's worth with trim
mings, the same to be In full force
and effect should James be found In
the precincts wherein Jedge Archer
held forth one hour later. And
James departed merrily on his way
content that it so came about and
happy even though he had lost his
coat and sundry shekels In the
shuffle.
DOUBT DISAPPEARS
No One in Plattsmouth Who Ha
Bad Back Can Ignore This
Double Proof.
Does your back ever ache?
Have you suspected your kidneys?
Backache la kidney ache,
With it comes dizzy spells,
Sleepless nights,
Dlstresing urinary disorders.
Cure the kidneys to cure it all.
Doan's Kldnek Pill will bring
quick relief.
Bring thorough, lasting cures.
You have read Plattsmouth proof.
Read now the Platsmouth sequel.
Renewed testimony; tested by
time.
Herman Herod, corner First and
Rock streets, Plattsmouth, Neb.,
says: "My back was very lame and
painful and unfitted mo for work,
If I stooped sharp pains added to my
suffering and I was also annoyed by
the irregular passages of tho kidney
secretions. I had headaches and was
In a miserable condition when my
attention was called to Doan's Kid
ney Pills. I procured a box from
Gerlng & Co.'s drug store and I was
so pleased with tho great benefit
they brought that I publicly endors
ed them. Although almost ihreo
years have since passed, I still
recommend the remedy highly and
advise its use to other kidney suf
ferers."
II.MiiMetonlan H.hk- " ful
A throughbred ru...... ri"3n
Kentucky Whip horse 'ir sale. Has
been ti ked for nh. ..t two week:
and has n 'j 2:28, after a fev
days of tracking. A p! re ai
peJIgreu of thl lio:e may he seen m
the Journal cfTice. 'an sh- lib'
desire to hcp the r"lmal anu tent
Kpeed )cu may do o by c u
J. U. .i try farm n.ar Mynurd.
Cull on James Fat, ' In the rlty of
Plmthmouth, and he ,
the Vnl'ery farm.
6-28 L. c.
lilvo you to
W. V. array.
C noke tiu "Gut Hell," It Is always
good.
OFF FOR MISSOURI
RIVER CONGRESS
Omaha Delegation of Forty Busi
ness Men on Way to Yankton.
(jRKIH ROUTE TO THE GULFi
Will Try to Secure Improvements on
Big Muddy Which Will Make It Pos
sible to Ship Products of West Over
ts Waters Will Endeavor to Bring
Back Next Convention to Omaha
During Corn Exposition.
Omaha, July 8. Forty business
men, headed by Commodore F. V.
Wead, left for Yankton, S. D., as dele
gates to tho Missouri River Naviga
tion congress, which convened there
for a three days' sesslcj, and will help
out the efforts of that organization to
secure improvements on the Big Mud
dy which w ill make it possible to ship
the products of the great west over Its
waters to the gulf.
The Omaha men were Joined by &
delegation of thirty-five from Kansas
City and adjacent points and the
whole crowd was taken up on a spo
cial train over the Northwestern.
Captain TiUcy of Pittsburg, who is
to address the Yankton nifteUng, was
a guest of Omaha navigators and ac
companled them up the river.
Omaha is going up with the specific
intention of asking that the next con
gress be Drought to this city and that
it be held during the National Corn
exposition in December. In this way
Jt is believed that the grain growers
can be more directly reached and
more easily Interested In the navlsa-
tlon proposition. Inasmuch as the
greatest service which a fleet of boat3
on the Missouri would be to this sic
tlon would be In transporting grain
to tho gulf its Interest to farmers can
be readjly seen.
SAYS LOVE SHOULD RULE
Japanese ConsJ Gives Views on Qucs
tlon of Races Intermarrying.
Omaha, July 8. K. Matsubara, con
sul of the Japanese government
Chicago, stopped In Omaha for a few
hours on a return trip from Denver
where he visited friends for ten days
Dur,lng the morning he was drive
around this city and South Omaha In
an automobile. He was much Im
pressed with the magnitude of the
packing business.
The consul would talk but little re
gardlng the Chinese and the recent
Sigel murder caso in New York.
When asked If he thought American
girls ought to marry Japanese or Chi
nese, he gave a laconic reply.
"Love a love," were hi3 words, "and
there Is no need of outside Influence.
I, myself, am against discrimination
and I don't .like to discuss any coun
trymen, not even my own. If a girl
loves a man, no matter whether ho
be Italian or German or Chinese, she
ought to be allowed do her own Judg
ing and not be bothered by outsiders."
Favor Conventions.
Iloldrege, Neb., July 8. At a Joint
meeting of the People'B Independent
party and tho Democratic party a mo
tion was carried that It was the sense
of the meeting that there should be a
state convention of both the Demo
cratic and Independent parties this
year, and the conventions should not
be abandoned, as has been talked of
throughout the state.
Nebraska Sheriffs Meet.
Omaha. July 8. The sheriffs of Ne
braska opened their annual conventjon
here today. Sheriff Dunkel of Grand
Island Is president of the association.
The meeting will bo devoted principal
ly to Informal discussion and socia
bility.
DIES IN SEARCH FOR SON
Mother Swept Into Flooded Ravine at
Council Bluffs and Drowned.
Council Bluffs, la., July 8. The
body of Mrs. Mary Krannlnger, aged
fifty-eight, wife of John Krannlnger,
who was drowned while frantically
searching for a son who had gone to
Lake Manawa and had gotten caught
In the storm, was recovered. The
Krannlngers live nenr the outskirts
of the city. Mrs. Krannlnger, becoin
lng alarmed over tho continued ab
8ence of one of her five sons, took a
lantern and started out In tho direc
tion of the city, thinking that possibly
her son had lost his way In the dark
ness, Intensified after leaving the city
streets. She evidently attempted to
crocs a small ravine wMrh h.nl be
come a torrent, and wns wi-pi from
her feet and drowned. The lnn!eni
was found where It Is supponi d she
foil, and the body over a mile away.
Five sons and four (liiu.-liter.i stir
vlve. The family did net report Mrs
irnnn!iigt-r s absence until (lie body
was recovered.
Peoria Gets Next Renrtta.
Burlington, la., July 8. Tho nr.nunl
meeting of the Mjnslsnippl Va!ley
Motor Boat association elerlid J. w.
Dixon of Burlington, president; W. F.
Ulshop of Muscatine and W. 11. Cosrh
rf Davenport, vice presidents; H. H.
f'oml "nrin--, n"d pr. Hoblin of
Fort Madison, treamirer. r"orla was
chosen for the next regatta.
Cj.viet Sign Cuh.in Lottery B
Ilnana. July R. Pr ' lent Ooinsii
sinned the m.tioi. .1 Iwtte,, bill.
YESTERDAY S BALL GAMES
National League.
At Pittsburg: R.H.E.
Pittsburg ..21001011 6 11 C
Chicago ...0 0000200 02 5 S
Leifield, Cnmniti and Gibson; Has-
erman and Moran.
At Brooklyn First game: R.II.E.
Poston 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 I 8 0
Brooklyn ...0 5100010 7 7 0
McCarthy, Tuckey and Graham;
Bcanlon, Rucker and Bergen.
Secoud game: R.H E.
Boston 0 0000001 01 8 3
Brooklyn ...0 0200030 3 9 1
LlndemanGrakam; Rucker-Marshall
At Philadelphia: R.II.E.
rhirphla ...0 0010000 01 8 0
New York...O 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 03 3 1
Coveleskl, Corridon and Martell;
Raymond and Schlcl.
American League.
At New York: R.II.E.
Boston ....2 3000040 09 11 1
New York..O 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 06 9 1
Schlltzer, Chech and Donohuo; Man
ning, Chesbro and KUinow.
At Cleveland: R.H.E
Cleveland ..0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 13 3
Detroit ....1 00001 10 03 7 1
Joss-Easterly; Mullin-Schmldt.
Western League.
At Omaha: R.H.E
Omaha .... 0 0300040 8 14 2
Topeka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 2 1
Hollenbeck and Cadman; Kaufman,
Harris and Kerns.
At Lincoln: . R.II.E.
Lincoln ....1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 48 12 1
Denver ....4 0000000 04 7 1
Jones, McCnfferty and' SuUlvan;
Ford and Thompson.
EN D E AVORERS
SHOW BIG GAIN
Aim of Society to Secure Mil
lion New Members Before 1911.
St. Paul, July 8. At last night's
meeting of the Uultod Society of
Chrjstlan Endeavor tho delegates were
welcomed at the Auditorium by Gov
eruor John A. Johnson, Mayor D. W,
Lawlor, the Rev. 11. C. Swearlngeu of
St. Paul and by J. P. Moore for the
1909 committee.
In his annual messugo Rev. Frauds
E. Clark, president, of tho united Bocl
ety, took for hla subject "Christian
Endenvor 1911." Dr. Clark said that
the mission of tho Chrlstlon Endeavor
society Is to be the training school ot
the church and urged tho Endeavorers
to strive for 1,000,000 now members
before 1911.
The biennial report of William
Shaw, general secretary, showed that
2,355 societies, with a membership of
94,200, had been added to the united
society during the last two years, muk
lng the present net enrollment 71,493
societies, with a total membership of
3,551,100, representing practically all
of the evangelical denominations.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Francis E. Clark (reelect
ed); general secretary, William Shaw;
treasurer, H. N. Lathrop; editorial
secretary, Professor Amos R. Wells;
publication manager, George B. Graff;
superintendent of Patriots' league,
George W. Coleman; superintendent
of builders' union, R. P. Anderson.
Must Release Vessel.
Washington, July 8. Investigation
by government authorities Into the
cargo of the British steamer Ethel
wood has convinced them that tho ves
sel cannot lawfully be detained at the
port of Brooklyn.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Day's Trading and
Closing Quotations.
Chicago, July 7. Unfavorable weuth
er for harvesting in this country
prompted active buying of wheat on
the board of trade today, which re
suited In a recovery of a large part ot
the loss sustained during the previous
session, Anal quotations showing not
gains of lc to lUflc. Corn and
oats also closed strong, but provisions
were weak. Closing prices:
Wheat-July, $l.lf; 1.14: Sept.,
$1.09Vi; Dec, 1.07-sCU.07:!i.
Corn July, C7:4(& OVc; Sept.. C4'S,c,
Oats July, 47V; Sept., i2c.
Pork July, $20.33; Sept., $20.52'
Lard July, $11.75; Sept., $11.73.
Ribs-July, $11.20; Sept., $11.13.
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard,
Old, fl.22U.ffj 1.24; No. 2 corn,
No. 2 0,111s, 4'Jc; standard, Doc.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, July 7. Cuttle Rt
relpts, 2.6U0; slow to 10c lower; nat'.vi'
steers, f 5.25(0 7.00; cows and lielfevs,
f3.235J0.00; western steers, $3..V (Ij
G.00; Btockers nnd feeders, $3.0')f; 5.00;
calves, f3.00(f7.00; hulls and stss.
f 3.00fl 5.C0. Hogs Receipts, H.ti O;
lOffloc lower; heavy, $7.70!j70;
mixed, $7.55(fJ7.f!C; light. $7.4()ff;7.7);
pigs. $6.n)fj 7.00; llk of sales, f 7 5')
7.70. Sheep Hecolpts, l.fiOrt; st;ong;
yearllugs, $ 1. 50fj5.00; wethers, $1.00
ff4.50; ewes, $3.50J4 25; lambs, $fi.50
rd8.10.
Chicago Live 8tock.
Chicago, July 7. Cattle Receipts,
19,000; stendy to 15c lower; Rtee.a,
t5.f.07.nn; tows, f 4.005.73; hilars,
$3.(50(37.00; bulls, $3.40!fT5.:3; calves,
f3.nOQ7.5n; stockers nnd feeders,
$3 3fl(f? 5.10. Hogs Receipts, ?2,nnf;
15fr20e lower; choice heavy, 7.ie
8.2H; Hi-lit. $7.i;o(?j&.on; pucWng, $7.R0
ffi7.!0: pica. fVfiOfj 7.23; bulk of sales.
$7.7"f S.in. Sh op -Hendpt, "0''0;
rhol e In.r.l.s Klcadv, others 1oPl5r
lower: r:i'-'i. ?' ' 4 75; lambs, '.SO
1 t.f.0; yei.:l;npi. ,.5!ifl r.(;o.
TRAIN SINKS 111
KANSAS FLOOD
Three Coaches Roll Into Eight
een Feet ot Water.
PASSENGERS SAVED BY BOATS
People of Pattonsburg, Mo., Rescued
From Roofs of Houses Pomona,
Kan., It Almost Completely Inun
datedSix Men Swept From Bridge
at Chlllicothe Flood Covers Whole
Valley of Missouri.
Kansas City, July 8. Swollen by
unprecedented rains and by melted
snows from the mountains, down
through the Missouri valley, the riv
ers left their banks, causing much
damage in many parts of Missouri and
Kansas. Tho results of tho flood are
as follows:
Train No. C of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railway, which left
Kansas City at 9:23 a. m. for Denver,
met with a wreck at Pomona, Kan. Of
tho ten coaches which mado up the
train, four, a baggago car and three
day coaches, left the track and rolled
luto eighteen feet of water. The road
bed was covered with water and the
train was proceeding Blowly, when the
tracks spread and overturned the
coaches. The overturned coaches nro
supposed to have been empty.
Communication with tho town was
Interrupted. Although rajlway offi
cials denied that any one was killed
or injrued, a telephone message re
ports two people Injured.
Pomona is almost completely Inun
dated, the Marias des Cygnes river at
that point being three miles wide.
Train Sinks Slowly.
It appears that the train, which bad
been dotoured from tho main line over
tho Emporia branch, was running
along smoothly through the water.
when it began to sink on the under
mined' tracks. The coaches sank bo
gradually that the passengers and
crew were ablo to get Into tho Pull
man cars before the other coachea
finally toppled over and snnk from
view. People from the surrounding
country, attracted by the cries of 300
marooned passengers, Immediately en
deavored to Btart on a rescue. Rafts
were hastily constructed and the few
boats available were pushed out, but
by this tlmo the current was so swift
around the train that only the most
venturesomo were ablo to reach the
people. It was after dark before a
rescue, by means of a series of boats
tied with ropes, was effected'. Boat
trips of from one to two miles were
made to the nearest farmhouses free
of the flood and the passengers all
were finally taken to Bafoty. The pas
sengers probably will have to remaja
at the farmhouses until the surround
ing flood subsides.
At Chlllicotho, Mo., on the Grand
river, six men were swept from a
bridge and were seen floating down
the stream. Whether they reached
shore was not learned. Hundreds of
people at this place have been forced
to leave their homes. Residents in the
unaffected districts have started to
bake bread by the wholesale for the
sufferers, and a relief train loaded
with supplies hag been sent out from,
surrounding points.
At Pattonsburg, Mo., over a thou
sand people were imprisoned on roofs
or In second stories and the situation
was hourly growing more acute. Boats
and supplies were rushed there from
nearby points, but with little prospect
of crossing the two miles of swirling
water between the marooned residents
and dry land.
Many women and small children are
among those held prisoners by the
rjver and the condition Is causing gen
eral alarm. Already at least one man
Is drowned, having been can-Jed away
by the current in the main streot.
From as far down tho Missouri as
Jefferson City reports of crop damage
in the river bottoms are reaching here
and the Inevitable further rise In that
region will swell the total. Most of
the wheat In the lowlands has beei
hnrvested, but the corn crop In some
cf tho rich bottom fields will bo a to
tal loss, It Is feared.
KILLS WIFE; DROWNS SELF
Wisconsin Man Beats Woman to
Death With Shotgun.
I-odl, Wis., July 8. George, Knerzor
of this city killed hi. wife by crush
ing her skull with the butt end of a
slKtifiin. He then committed sulejdo
by drowning In a pool four feet deep
pear the houne. Knerzer was believed
to be Insane.
Three Drowned Near St. Louis.
St. Louis. July 8. Mrs. Rerthn Cas
sanovl and two children were drowned
on the old Goneral Grant farm, In St
Ixmls county, when they attempted to
ford the Oravols creek, which was
swollen by heavy rains. Three othei
children were rescued after cljnglng
to the wngon when It whs swept down
stream.
Alleged Black Hinder Held for Trial,
Pittsburg, July 8. Orazlo Runfola,
charged with conspiring with Salva
tora Limn of Marlon, O, to commit
an ofieiiKo against the United States
b." -'- ig a threatening letter In the
mu: addressed "'.ill Amlcoo
Columbus, O., was held In f3,ooo ball
to nppenr In fore th3 d' 'rid couit of
northern Ohio.