THE OMAHA DAILY JlEEi TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1003.
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package. It hat itood the test for fifty years.
BEEMER'S WARDS INCREASE
Two Mare Admitted to Penitent'arj Than
Ditcharged During Febraary.
STATE BOARD LETS BUILDING CONTRACT
Capital National Hank Asset. Hell for
Trifle W. J. Brrin Kltting
n n Jarr In a Civil
Cnse.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN March 16. (Special.) The re
port of Warden Beemer of the state peni
tentiary for the month of February shows
that twelve men were discharged during
the month and fourteen were taken In.
Those discharged were: Matthew Speller,
Douglas county, sentenced for four years
for burglary; George Neler, from Douglas
county, one year for burglary; Guy Col
lier, sentenced from Richardson county,
eighteen months for forgery; George Moore!
from Lancaster county, eighteen months,
for felonious assault; Andrew Tucker, from
Douglas county, two years for shooting
with Intent to kill; Bruce Chapman, from
Sherman county, three years for criminal
assault; Charles Miller, frpm Butler county,
two years for grand larceny; Charlea F.
Stanton, from Burt county, two years for
grand larceny; George W. Wilson, from
Merrick county, three years; Johc Cook,
from Douglas county, sent up for thirteen
years for robbery, commuted by Governor
Savage; Pat O'Brien, thirty months, fram
Barpy county, remanded by the supreme
court; Charles L. Sharp, from Lancaster
county, three yearn for grand larceny, te
leased on parole. The total number of In
mate at the end oi ;he month was 287. Of
these 186 were employed under contract
by th- Lee Broom A Duster Co., and put
In 150Va days. One man was sent to the
dungeon for two daya for refusing vo work.
Let l'enltenslary Contracts.
The Joard of Putllc Lands and Buildings
has let Us contract for the completion of
the administration building at the peni
tentiary to H. T. . Quard A Co.,
for $23,500. This includes all material and
labor. D. B. Howard was the only other
bidder who tried for the entire contract.
His bid was (24.700. The contract Is made
contingent on the appropriation for such
work by the legislature. The board au
thorized Architect Grant i) prepare plans
for the construction of 140 cells. The. work
to be done, on the administration 'building
Is that portion ct the building destroyed
by Are.
Assets BrlnsT Little.
John W. McDonald, receiver of the old
defunct Capital National bank, sold at
auction Saturday afternoon a bunch of as
eta left In his hands In the form of notes,
judgments, overdrafts, etc., amounting al
together to over $675,000, which were
knocked down to IL J. Whltmore for the
Insignificant sum of $206.
The biggest Item in the bunch is one
erics of judgments against the Western
Manufacturing company, amounting alto
gether to $142,656.82. ,
There was also a series against E. W.
afosher aggregating about $120,000, and
about $50,000 against C. W. Mosher, $36,000
agslnst Monher and Outcalt and $32,000
against R. C. Outcalt.
Bryan Slta on av Jury.
W. J. Bryan, twice a candidate for pres
dent of the United States, today Is a Juror
Bitting on the case of Mrs. Isaae Sharp
against toe New York Lire Insurance com
pany. The case is on that depends more upon
the construction of law than the facts.
Mrs. Sharp Is the widow of Isaac W.
Sharp, formerly of Lincoln, who died In
Montana In March, 1902. Among his ef
fects was a $2,000 policy in the New York
Life Insurance company. This policy had
been taken out In May, 189$, and the ques
tion is, had It lapsed or was It la force
at tb time of his death?
CRITICISES J3RJDGE BILLS
Bon. Caarlea Woo.ter Points Oat
Objections to Pendlnsr
Measures.
SILVER CREEK. Neb., Msrch 16. To
the editor of The Bee: Some time ago
you were kind enough to publish a let
ter from me on tue brldgj question and
bssed on two bills then and now pending
before the legislature. One hss passed the
senate, and the other, H. R. 112. has passed
the house, and is now In the hands of the
senate. In regard to this bill I wish a
word further. I do not expect to influence
the action of the senate in this matter, but
the people should know, even if members
of the legislature do not. and they some
times don't, what the legislature is doing.
If on did not object to raising the adver
tising imlt from $100 to $300, to which I do
seriously object, H. R. Ill wruld appear,
cn the face of It, to be a very good bill,
and to afford ample protection to the tax
payers. But, as a matter of fact. It does
nothing of the kind. It requires county
commissioners and supervisors to adver
tise for bids on all bridges thst are to
cost $300 or over, but provides that they
may reject any and all bids and do the
work themselves on condition that they
do not mkke it cost more thsn the low
est bid. This, as will readily be seen, p-its
It In the power of county bosrds to build
any and all bridges, no matter what they
it "e's
Sale Ten Millie? Boxes a Year.
TBI rAHIirS
10c
HtSOc.
BEST FOR
JOAN DV- CATHARTIC
asthma, measlm. hnuneniM or anra
cure, DR. BULL'S COUGH SYRUP.
A 1 W1 I: A VI- I .
" ii i j v . aiuiw, . iD'iinnn jive., r wrmpl'in,
P. C.the well-known City Missionary, aavs: "In view
of my long and always successful experience with
Dr. lull's Cough
SI wioh to nay I have used this old
B Jf F 1 B M nnd rehable remedy in my fam
UlPlrll Uy foi over twenty yenm, and
W I (rafts' have found it to 1 the bent
r modicine for oil tUront trouble
It ha cured our coughs and colds quicker and
better than any other remedy, and I unhesitatingly
recommend Dr. Bull' Couch Svrup to try friends
and all sufferers from bronchial affections.
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES
ARK FOR THl! OLD RF.LIABLE "DR. BTLL'S
COUGH SYRUP." BEE THAT YOU GKT IT.
Aim mw thnfc tha " HITI.T.'H Hit ATI "la nn h.
Large bottles at all druggists, 25 cents.
cost, from mere culvert up to a bridge
across the Platte river costing thousands
of dollars. It being only necessary that they
should, in any case, reject all bids, a ve -y
simple thing to do. But, bad as I. Is, In
my opinion, the bill is really worse for
what it does not contain than for what it
does contain. While, as stated. It empow
ers county boards to reject all bids and
do the work themselves provided they do
not make it cost more than the lowest
bid. It nowhere provlles sny way what
ever by which they, or any one else, can
tell how much a bridge cost when built.
They may buy lumber, timbers and plies
by the car load, help themselves to it at
pleasure, get other material from local
dealers or where the please, employ help
at will, and are not required to
make any report of their doings or render
any account whatever. Would not that be
a most abominable lawT Rather than to
pass such a bill, the legislature would
do well to repeal all our bridge laws and
tell the county boards to go ahead and
do as they d m please, and say noth
ing. If the senate should see fit to pass
11. R. 112 it should not be done except with
an amendment. In substance as follows:
"And, provided further, that In the event
that the commissioners or supervisors re
ject all bids and build the bridge them
selves, Immediately on its completion the
commissioner, supervisor or other person
having the work in charge shall file with
the county clerk to be preserved by him a
sworn statement, fully Itemized, showing
the total cost of the bridge and the cost
per lineal foot." But the best thing the
senate could do with 11. R. 112, If they
ever get to it, would be to postpone It
Indefinitely. CHARLES WOOSTER.
FINDS OWNER FOR THE WATCH
Contents of Darted Can Proves to
Have Been Stolen from
Chlcasro.
FLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. March 16. (Spe
cial.) While digging a posthole to Join the
fence up to his barn, John Meyer, a farmer,
recently dug up an old tin can containing
several $10 bills, a gold watch and other ar
ticles. The watch was taken to a Jeweler,
who cleaned and repaired It and found the
name and address of ' Carroll O. Morris,
Chicago, 111.," engraved on the Inside of
the case. Having discovered this slight
clue, Mrr Meyer decided to try and Investi
gate syil further, and accordingly w;-oe a
letter to the postmaster In Chicago asking
If he could give him any Information as
to Mr. Morris' whereabouts, and also giv
ing the facts In regard to the discovery of
the watch. Mr. Meyer has received an
answer to his letter from Morris. In which
he gives a very accurate description of the
watch, and also told how he had lost it.
Two years ago, be wrote, several other
young men and himself were enjoying a
bath In Lake Michigan and did not notice
that someone was going through ihelr pock
ets until they returned to the bank to dress.
Two other watches were taken. Mr. Mor
ris prizes the watch very highly and has
made the finder such a liberal offer that
the watch will be sent to him. The $10
bills bad no marks of identification and
the owner will probably never be found.
Conference Asslsrns Pastors.
VERDON. Neb.. March 16. (Special )
The Piatt River conference stationed Its
p'teachers this morning as follows: J. L.
Beebe, Hastings; W. C. Brewer, Verdon;
E. W. Brooker, Cozad; C. F. Belter. Shel
don; C. E. Burden, Alma; E. L. Case. Eua-
tlce; Devol, Osmond; F. E. Drum,
Odessa and Amherst; 8. B. Dlllow, Omaha;
W. L. Dlllow, Glenvllle; W. J. Eby, Mur
dock; J. Frlsh, Holstein; J. Holdemin,
Calloway; L. J. Keene, Lomax; A. Lena
kan, Blue Springs and Wymore; L. Lohr,
North Star; M. T. Maze, presiding elder.
Hastings; W. B. Maze, Dawson; A. E. Mil
ler, York; E. C. McVlcker. Fullerton; O.
P. Netherly, Besver Crossing; W. T. Ran
dolph, South Cambridge; S. J. Shupp, Kear
ney; G. H. Simpson. West Cottonwood;
E. J. Snell, Columbia; O. S. Smith, Lin
coln; T. W. Serf, Aurora; Schenberger,
Cambridge; B. A. Shively, Cottage or Howe
Mission; H. Toole, Zion; H. Wood, Gothen
burg; W. H. West, Cameron, and Rev. Vass,
Sweetwater.
Broken Bow City Convention.
BROKEN BOW, March 16. (Special.) At
a city mass convention., held here on Sat
urday night, the following ticket was
placed In the Belt!: E. A. Purcell, mayor;
Joe Plgman, clerk; J. M. Klmberllng, treas
urer; E. F. McClure, engineer; George
Apple, J. W. Bruce and P. H. Munk. coun
cllmen. The license and billiard hall ques
tion will be submitted to the people. Pur.
cell Is the present incumbent of the may
or's office.
Approve Monument Plans.
TECl'MSEF, Neb., March 16. -(Special.)
The Johnson county Board of Commis
sioners has approved the plans of the
soldiers' monument which Heckathora
post Is going to erect in the court ya-d
and the board baa agreed to stand the
expenses of erecting the base. The cup
tract for the monument has been given
to the Netdhart Marble works of this city
and the figure will be made In the east.
Leave for SotrYaae Convention.
HUMBOLDT, Neb.. March 16. (Special.)
Mrs. Myrtle W. Marble of this city and
Mrs. A. J. Marble of Table Rock left this
afternoon for New Orleans to help represent
Nebraska in the national woman's suf
frage convention, which holds Its annual
meeting at the Crescent City March 1)
to 25.
FAVORITC UMOtll
At
DrtttUti
THE BOWELS
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GIRL CALM ON DEATH NEWS
Burdick'i Dauphtr Waits Till Grandmother
Telli Her AIL
SUSPECTS, BUT DOES NOT INVESTIGATE
Pats 1o finest Ions, Feeling? Dare She
Will Hear In Time All It Is
Proper for Her to
Know.
BUFFALO, March 16. Miss Marlon Bur
dlch. the prelty daughter of the la'e Ed
win L. Burdick, was the most Interesting
witness at the inquest before Judge Mur
phy todsy. Marlon is 16 years old and
bears a striking resemblance to her mother.
She was not earily confused and there
was no sign of agitation or emotion when
the district attorney questioned her closely
regarding her father's murder, carefully
choosing his words in putting questions to
her.
Doctor tats Breakfast.
Dr. William H. Marcy, the Burdick fam
ily physician, was the first witness. Dr.
Marcy ssid he had lir. n the .physician for
the Burdlcks for about seven years, and
also had treated Mrs. Hull professionally.
Dr. Marcy described the condition of the
den when he entered it and told of find
ing the body on the couch.
"Was there anything In the appearance
of the couch to Indicate that there was a
body on the couch?" was ssked.
"Well, the pillows were piled up ,-ather
high." was the reply, "and it looked as
If there was something under them."
"But did there appear to be a body
under them?"
"No."
He made a casual examination of the
body and lift the room, telling Mrs. Hull
"Burdick is dead and I think he has been
murdered."
"What did she say?"
"She made an exclamation, 'Vv God' or
something and said: 'How shall I ever tell
the children?' "
He notified Dr. Howlands, the medical
examiner, and Mr. Farke. Mr. Burdick'
partner. Then Mrs. Hull Invited him to
breakfast and he sat down and ate before
Dr. Howlands arrived. Ho had no conver
sation with Mrs. Hull during breakfast, ar
she was upstairs most of the time.
"Relate the conversation between you
and Howland in which the word suicide oc
curred," asked the district attorney.
"I said that Jf it was suicide or If It
looked suicidal and he could make it out
a caee of suicide It would be all the bet
ter for the family. I thought It would
save Burdlck's good name. 1 saw htm al
most disrobed, lying on the couch, and 1
saw the lunch on the table, and It all
looked very shady, especially as the di
vorce proceedings bsd been started."
Replying, to the Judge, witness was of
the opinion that Burdlck's muider bad
grown out of the divorce proceedings. H
thought he had had a woman vlBltor.
Miss Koenlg, Mr. Burdlck's housemaid,
described an ingenious electric appliance
which lighted the gas in the hall and the
den. By pressing the button the gas could
be lighted. By pressing another button
It was extinguished. On the night after
the murder It was found that this arrange
ment did not work. An Investigation
showed that some one had turned off the
gas In the den Instead of extinguishing it
by means of the button.
Sssghter Not Interested.
Miss Marlon Burdick. deceased's eldest
daughter, was then called, and said Mrs.
Hull first informed ber of her father's
death.
"Did she say where he was?" asked Mr.
Coatsworth.
"She said-he was in the den."
"Was that before Dr. Marcy arrived?"
"Yes."
Before learning that her father was dead
I Marlon said she did not go near the den,
though she knew he was ill, and no one
was taking care of him.
"Why didn't you go to him?" asked the
district attorney.
"Because I knew something dreadful had
happened."
"How did you know?"
"From the way grandma looked. She
was exceedingly pale."
"Why did you not ask her about your
father?"
"I knew when it was proper for me to
know she, would tell me. I knew that if
care would do any good grandma would
have been In there taking care of him."
DIRECT VOTE ON LICENSE
Tecnmseh
Convention
Nominates
Two Complete City
Tickets.
TECTMSEH. Neb., March 16. (Special
Telegram.) At a nonpartisan city conven
tion tbla evening it was decided to place
the queation of the city council granting
saloon licenses on the ticket for a direct
vote. Two candidates for each city office to
b filled were named. They were as fol
lows: For mayor. Washington Robb and L.
S. Chittenden; for clerk, C. M. Wilson and
C. B. Woolsey; for treasurer, L. M. Davis
and N. M. Davidson; for engineer, W. L.
Dun lap and E. M. Tracy; for police Judge,
J. A. Lawrence and E. F. Perkins; mem
bers of school board, long term (two to be
elected). F. P. Wilsey, John L. Sherman,
E. H. Grist and Donald McKay; short
term (one to be elected). Dr. C. W. Graff
and A. C. Sullivan. The proposition of
whether or not the school board shall call
a special election for the purpose of voting
bonds to provide more school room for the
city will be submitted on the ticket. The
result of the ward conventions were the fol
lowing nominees: For councilman from
First ward (one to be elected). Harry
Phelps and Jacob Kelm; Second ward, 'J.
P. Souders and Waller Ross; Third ward,
E. H. Seaver and Frank Dafoe.
Locate Po lle Library.
HASTINGS. Nb.. March 16. (Special
Telegram.) At a specUl meeting of the
city council' held tonight the matter of
a site for the Carnegie l ublic library was
definitely settled. The location Is 66x125
feet or the northwest corner of the block
on Fourth street and Denver avenue. Just
east of the court house. This Is a most
excellent location and was donated to the
city for a library site by J. N. Lyman.
Dr. Douglas, Senator Dietrich, John Slaker
and one or two others who are Interested
In adjoining property. The matter of set
tllng upon a suitable library site has been
an Important question here since last Mon
day night, when William Kerr offered to
donate 66x80 feet on Lincoln avenue and
Fourth street, but the council rejected the
offer and advertised for propositions. As
the Lyman-Dougias-Dletrlch-Slaker propo
sition waa the only one offered to the city
tonight the council was unanimous in ac
cepting It.
Tronhie In Srhool Ended.
HUMBOLDT, Nb., March 16. (Special.)
City school matters are again running
smoothly, the contest between the pupils
and the superintendent O'er the former
playing "hooky" on Thursday last having
been settled. At first the superintendent
expelled all the offenders for a period of
two weeks, and a great many of the parent
thought th punishment rxresslvs so near
graduation time and took the matter to
th Board of Education. Finally it u a4-
Jirsted by the superintendent nntifvln th
pupils that out of respect to the wishes of
tneir parents he would rescind the order
and all pupils would be re-admitted upon
application and proper apology. This was
satisfactory all around and peace was de
clared.
HORSETHIEVES KEEP BUSY
Stork Detective Locales Another at
Alnaworth Aliened to Have
Been Stolen.
AINSWORTH. Neb., March 16. (Special
Telegrsm.) This place seems to have been
the rendezvous for stolen horses for some
time psst and those engaged In the traffic
of purloining horses seem to have found
here a ready market.
Through the vigilant eye of D. Blackcy.
with the South Dakota association as spe
cial detective, several horses have been re
covered from parties here within the last
few days and returned to their original
owners without a murmur.
When the stock detective located another
animal today, alleged to have been stolen
from the ranch of William Ballard of Wood
Lake, the man who had It refused to give
It up and Mr. Ballard arrived on the next
train and replevlned the horse. The trial
for ownership of the animal Is set for
March 2S before Judge Potter of this county.
It seems this horse, like one previously
stolen, has been In the possession of a
member who !s on a secret commltte In
the Brown County Stock association, and
that a meeting of said association will be
held shortly to take ac Ion on the matter.
Held for liabbing Stores.
LEXINGTON. Neb., March 16. (Special
Telegram.) The county court room here
this morning resembled an auction room as
the two men arrested Saturday night by
Chief Malcolm had preliminary examlna- j
uon on tnc cnarge or Durglary in the day
time before Judge Turton. The prisoners
gave their names as James Carey nnd
George Niles. At the close of the examina
tion they were asked by the acting prose
cutor, W. A. Stewart, if they had anything
to say. Niles replied, "Nothing; this Is no
trial, it Is a kangaroo." The Judge blandly
Informed them that the kangrroo would
appear in the district court, and placed
them under $1,000 bond to appear before
that tribunal. Being unable to furnish ttio
bail be issued a mittimus and the men
were taken to Buffalo county by Sheriff
Lincoln and Chief Malcolm, handcuffed to
gether. This was for the reason that the
floor of the Dawson county Jail Is at pres
ent submerged In eight inches of water.
They will be placed In the Jail at Kearney
for the present.
Prompt Action Saves Life.
OSMOND. Neb., March 16. (Special Tele
gram.) This morning Mrs. Gus Stock, who
lives six miles southeast of town, sccldent
ally got hold of a quantity of rough on rats
and ate it. She was hastily brought to town
and after the doctor and his stomach pump
got in their work she was much improved
and will recover.
Boy Gets Another Chance.
YORK, Neb., March 16.- (Special.) Ralph
Cook, a boy nearlng manhood, was sentenced
to the reform school. His mother com
plained that he waa incorrigible. A stay
of execution was granted on the promise
of the boy that he would stay with bis
mother and be advised by her.
Helps Pabllc Library.
YORK, Neb.. March 16 (Special.) The
7ork library fund has been increased over
$125 through two benefit entertainments
given by York citizens. Prof. Porter of
the York college gave the entertainment,
"The Bells," and the Lyric quartet gavs a
concert at the Methodist church.
Held for Robbing; Fnther.
NEBRASKA CITY, March 16. (Special
Telegram.) John Armstrong, charged with
stealing $72 from his father, was today
bound over to the September term of the
district court in the sum of $500.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Genernl Rain IS Promised Middle
West for Two Whole
Days.
WASHINGTON. March 16. Forecast:
Nebraska. Missouri. South Dakota and
Kansas Rain Tuesday and Wednesday.
Iowa Rain Tuesday and Wednesday;
colder Tuesday n south portion.
Colorado Fair Tuesday and Wednesday;
colder Wednesday.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA. March 16. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day f the last three
years:
im 1902. 1901. 1900.
Maxlmus temperature ..54 27 65 12
Minimum temperature ... 41 11 W 6
Mean temperature 4) 19 48 S
Precipitation .'. T T .00 T
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and sine March 1,
linfl:
Normal temperature 32
Kxcess for the day lti
Total excess since March 1 89
Normal precipitation 04 Inch
Deficiency for the day 4 inch
Total precipitation since March 1 02 inch
Deficiency since March 1 til Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1902 10 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period. 1901 It inch
Reports from Stations nt 7 P, M.
HSU
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CONDITION OF THE f 5 : I
WEATHER : 5 : , S
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Omaha, cloudy
Valentine, cloudy
North Platte, rainii.g ..
Cheyenne, cloudy
Salt Lake, cloudy
Rapid City, cloudy
Huron, cloudy
Wllllston, cloudy
Chicago, cloudy
St. I.ouls, cloudy
St. Paul, cuiudy
Iavenport, cloudy .....
Kansas City, clear
Havre, clear
Htlena, cloudy
Bismarck, clear
Galveston, part cloudy
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62; T
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24i .00
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30 36 .00
& 7t .00
T tnalca'es trace of preclpttation.
L. A. WEL8H.
Local Forecast OhiclaL
GRIP BACILLUS COMING
Bacillus of Grip Magnified 16,000
Epidemic Started in
Russia and West'
ern Europe.
Moving Rapidly West,
ward.
"
'The Epid:mic Will Bt
Mrs. Theophlle Schmltt,
wife of the Ex-Secretsry
of the German consulate,
writes tho followir-r let
ter from 341T vAbasb
avenue, Chicago, I il . :
"I suffered this winter
with a severe attack of
la' grippe. After using
three bottles of Peruna I
found the la grippe had
disappeared." Mrs. T.
Schmltt.
Represcntlve J. H.
Caldwell, from Benton,
La., writes:
what the
"I have found Peruna
to be a most effective remedy for la grippe."
Representee J. H. Caldwell.
Congressman Geo. H. White from Tar
boro, N. C, says:
"I find Teruna to be an excellent rem
edy for the grip. "I am more than satis
fied with it." Congressman Geo. H. White.
Hon. James R. Guill of Omaha, Neb.,
writes:
"I am 68 years old, am hale and hearty,
and Peruna baa helped me attain It. Two
years ago I had la grippe my life was
despaired of Peruna saved me." Hon.
James R. Gulll.
Mrs. Harriet A. S. Marsh. President of
the Woman's Benevolent Association, of
Chicago, writes:
"I suffered with grip seven weeks. Notb
ing helped me. Tried Peruna and within
never be without It agaiu." Mrs. Harriet
A. S. Marsh.
La grippe has always been a peculiarly
fatal disease. Its ravages are not so alarm
ing as diphtheria, or so much dreaded as
smallpox, but its number of vldtlms are
greater than either.
Silently Insidiously It gathers In its
fearful harvest of precious lives. It does
not spread from man to man like a con
tagious disease, nor does It belong to
limited localities like malaria. It Is In
the air everywhere. It Is of climatic origin.
No man can escape from It, no woman la
safe from it.
LEVEES BREAK IN SOUTH
Eagicg Mississippi Tears Away Protectirg
Earthworks.
POURS OVER LAND THROUGH TWO GAPS
Other Bpota Weaken and May Give
Way at Almost Any Momeat, Al
thonsjh Engineers Exhaust Sci
ence to Strengthen Them.
MEMPHIS, March 16. The St. Francis
levee gave way late this afternon at Trice's
Landing, Ark., and tonight the Mississippi
river is rushing through a three-quarter
mile crevasse with a roar that can be heard
for miles. This is the first break near
Memphis, but tbe water is still rising at
a rapid rate and three other points on the
Arkansas levee are in a precarious condl
tlon.
The rise today swept away the temporary
embankments at Trice's and tore the levee
Itself from Its foundation, giving a new
channel for the flood. The break was of
uch extent that tb engineer realised the
hoplesness of attempting to repair It and
It was abandoned after tb ends of the
levees had been revetted with aand sack
and atones to prevent further cutting away
of the embankment.
Situation Is Critical.
Tha situation In the meantime had be
come critical at three other points and to
night it is considered doubtful if these
place can be held In the face of the rising
flood. At Pecan Point, Fogletnan'a Land
ing and St. Thomas the flood 1 abreast of
the crown of the levees and hundreds of
men are at each place working by lantern
light to save the day. So rapid I the ad
vance of the river tonight that reports
from these positions are awaited with dread
and it will be no surprise If a crevasse has
developed at each before tomorrow night;
The engineers of the levee board say
that the damage from the break will not bi
as severe a would result at any other
point on the embankment. From this point
a draw leads into the St. Francis river
through several bayous and lakes which will
prevent the water spreading.
The river at Memphis bas risen 1.2 feet
In twelve hours. There Is no forecasting
what wir. be the maximum reached, as the
crest of the wave Is not considered to
have been reached.
In the city tonight the situation is worse
than ever. In North and South Memphis
many homes and business houses have been
flooded. Street car traffic practically bas
been suspended In North Memphis.
NATCHEZ, Miss., March 16. The fifteen
foot embanl.ment of the Texas A Paclfio
at Bougere, thirty miles below Vldalla,
broke yesterday and a gap two miles in
length waa cut In a few hours.
This gap was followed by a break In
the Lower Bougere levee and the water is
running Into and filling Bougere swamp.
V1CKSBURG. Miss.. March 16. A slow
and Irregular rise In ths Mississippi rlvsr
continue at hi point.
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(Special Cabl From London:)
Gsneral All Over the United
"MEDICAL TALK" Says:
Speakl tig of remedies for la grippe, the editor of Hedlcal (
Talk, one of the popular medical Journals of tha present time,)
says: "W hatever may bs said against proprietary medicines
In a general wav. the fa:t remain that there ara mnr nnni
! who rely upon Peruna as a remedy for la grippe than use all
other rem idles cominsJ. No othsr remedy la so widely used
! and Impllclty believed In as a remedy for la grippe as Peruna.
There is no way to a:joutit for this U;t ex;sit thst Peruna la
people believe it to be -a specific for la
I. a CJrlppe Is Epidemic Catarrh.
La grippe Is acute catarrh excited by
peculiar climatic conditions. It sweeps
across a continent in a single week, like the
blizzard of winter or tho hot wave of
summer. It does not depopulate whote
villages llko the black plague, nor desolate
a home like malignant dlpherta, but it
counts its single victim here and there
incessantly, night and day, week after
week.
Since IKftO Dr. Hsrtnan
Has passed through four or five epidemics
of la grippe. During all this time be has
conducted an extensive practice of medi
cine. Few (if any) physicians prescribe
for so many patients. His experience In
climatic disease has been simply prodi
gious. Thousands of patients are continually un
der bis directions, cither personally of by
correspondence. The Doctor's, fame In
treating la grippe Is known from the At
lantic to the Pacific.
The Doctor believes that he has never yet
lost a case of la grippe, and Is enthusiastic
In the conviction that he never will.
Dr. Hartman'a Remedy.
The remedy upon which the Doctor has
relied for the cure of la grippe for over forty
year is Peruna. Peruna is a scientific ca
tarrh specific. It cures catarrh, whether
acute or chronic.
La grippe is simply acute catarrh.
Where land
is cheap...
Thousands of Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska farmers have moved
to Oklahoma In tha last four year. They ere there yet and they
Intend to stay. They are making as much money, acre for acre, as they
did in their old homes. Thcland Is just as gcod and costs less than
half a much. Prices are advancing every year.
. Take a couple of weeks' holiday and visit Oklahoma. An unusu
ally good opportunity Is offered by the homeseekers" excursion rates
which the Rock Island offer, March 17th, April T'.h and 21st.
One fare, plus !"-. for the round trip. One
way rates are correspondingly low. Tickets
and full Information at this otllce.
G. A.
1323
Which, by
lers at
"" ua under
States Government. Buy It In plsce
terated whiskeys now flooding the
1 VH-n
II
TOR SALE EVERYWHERE.
it
FOR
$17.50
PER
UONTH.
R. C. PETERS & CO.,
Rental Agents,
WESTWARD
Times.
It Has Already Crossed
England and the At
lantic. Has Reached New
York, Where it is
Now Epidemic.
States In a Few Days."
Almost everybody
know that rerun
Trill cure acute catarrh.
But not niuny know that
la grippe I simply acute
catarrh. If they did they
would use Peruna with
tbo same surety of a cure
as In any other case of
acute catarrh.
Already the new 1
rapidly spreading that
Peruna I a prompt nnd
unfailing remedy for
la grippe.
The demand for .Tcruna
grippe." j
North, South, East and West, Is taxing the
utmoet facilities of the drug trade, which
sometimes rages as an epidemic.
Tho present epidemic of la grippe will
Increase this damand four-fold.
The resources for the manufacture of
Peruna are not unlimited. This extraor
dinary demand may exceed the possible
supply of it.
Kvery neraon.especlally every family,
Should provide themselves at one with a
supply of this well-tested remedy for la
grippe.
Peruna has been the regular prescription
of Dr. Hartman for over forty years. It
has become the safeguard of thousands of
households. In the midst of this epldemlo
no one should fall to take a dose of Peruna
before each meal to guard ugalurt the
possibility of an attack.
Thoso stricken with the disease should
begin with tesspoonful doses of Peruna
every hour, and continue until the acute
symptoms subside, after which two tea
spoonful before meals will be sufficient to
continue the treatment until complete
recovery.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from tho tse of Teruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your rase, and ho will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of Th
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
Rutherford, D. P. A.
Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
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