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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 1903.
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Other desirable materials are . these:
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: Y. M. C. A. Building,' Corner
Inside has been more or less injured. Fur
niture In many cases Is ruined, books and
.papera rendered useless, windows are all
driven In, and loosely constructed out-
buildings swept away. Even the main
structures themselves are In some danger,
ajt .Oie. loose . bottom lands, either made
ground or the silt of centuries, have evi
dently been cut up to a fearful extent, and
the rivers may have even undermined the
foundations, . or at least driven out the
mortar from between tha bricks.
The railways are still without ths slight
est means of estimating their losses. A
fw of the tracka are indeed above water,
and of course the damage to the bridges
la ' calculable, but tha hundreds of cars,
the scores of engines, the stored freight,
must all be examined before even- prellm-
lnary figures can be hasarded. The tracks j
themselves will have to be practically re
built, that much is certain, and It is hoped
that the companies will consent to either
elevate them or remove them from the
bottoms altogether.
new f n Ion Depot frged.
'Tor some years ' the people' of Kansas
City have been agitating for a new union
depot, but the expense, coupled with the
difficulty of deciding on 4. common site,
has so far postponed any decision. It Is
pointed out now that an opportunity has
come to grant the boon with the minimum
expense and at a time when rival claims
to -site recognition will be pressed with
less vigor. However this may be, herolo
efforts are already being made to care
for the multitudes anxious to get in and
out of the city. The tiny Milwaukee sta
tion, where twelve tralhs are normally
operated 1n a day, is caring for 1ST. Its
meagre platform is packed all day with a
black mass 6f waiting passengers; the ac
cumulated baggage has overflowed the bag
gag; room and stands In disconsolate pile
about $he .yards, where crowds examine it
In the hope of finding some article loat in
the'early-confusion. ' "'- -
At the s&me time It Is remarkable how
quickly all concerned have accommodated
themselves' to the new conditions'. With
only three tracks and one bridge, and that
thirty miles away, there Is not the least
sign of confusion, and all business Is being
handled over indifferent rails with a
speed and ease which Is little short of
marvellbus. Traffic to the north la less
essy, of adjustment, but even here much
has now been, accomplished, though the
arrsngements for passengers' comfort are
faV less complete. The Missouri Pacific is
sending Its people over the river to Kan
sas City, Kan., by boat and thence over its
own lines to all points on toe system. The
Burlington and Qrand Island use another
ferry to Northern Junction at the north
end of the Milwaukee bridge, whence con
nection is made with Bt. Joseph and by
the Qulncy, Omaha 4 Kansas City to points
west and north. -
Wade Through Mad to Trains.
.It" is perhaps fortunate that the average
traveler la a good-humored man, for the ar
rangement at Northern Junction are of
necessity extremely crude. There Is no
proper landing place, the gangplank does
ndt touch-ground by three feet and the
mud la sstoundlng. It Is necessary for each
passenger to scramble ashore, clamber up
some ten or more feet to the Wabash
tracks, walk along the ties for a hundred
yards and then climb mud stairs, crumbling
under multitudinous feet for ten yards
more. Then when the rails are finally
reached there is nothing but a double line
o -steel and a little", cubby house whence
telegraphic connection Is usually had with
the city. Scattered around are two. or
three booths where rich harvests are reaped
by thoae dispensing food, and on one side
a large tent was erected today to act as a
temporary depot. All Is being done that
raa be but the all is but little. When the
trains do finally leave the tracks are hardly
fit -to run on. They are undermined - by
wateri whloh squirts up In a continuous
muddy .stream as the- heavy locomotive
plews Its way across, they are wobbly and
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heavy weights, at 10c, 15c, lc. 20c,
ISe. goc, 40c. 60e. 60c, 65c a yard.
German linen ginghams only 25c yard.
New flaked suitings at 26c a yard.
New piques at 15c a yard.
Mercerised sephyrs, in plain and fancy,
at 20c a yard.
Tissues at 25c and lV a yard.
Printed madras for all purposes very
popular material, at 15c, SOo, 25c and
80c a yard.
Sixteenth and DouglasSts
apparently dangerous, but the cara have
all got through so far, although yesterday
the rails spread under a light engine four
miles up and stalled both the Qulncy,
Omaha At Kansas City and Grand Island
trains for four hours.
City as Though Besieged.
The enterprise of the railways and the
speed with which they have afforded relief
Is everywhere a matter of comment. Be
cause less spectacular the glgantlo task of
relieving the want and suffering among the
thousands of homeless refugees and safe
guarding the lives and property of other
cltisen has not attracted general pub
lic attention. It was no light task un
trained men were called upon to perform,
but they performed It nobly. They were
" " encompassed by a hostile army come
upon them unawares, with famine threat'
enlng, no light, no water and Impoverished
internal transportation. They were sur
rounded with opportunities for the lawless
and the natural protectors of the city wers
taken up with other work. Within a few
hours the mllltla were guarding the street
and managed to prevent even a semblanco
of disorder, a relief committee had been
organised which managed to feed the hun
gry and clothe most of, the naked, and
within a few lays light and water and
transportation were provided from some
where and the crippled city supplied with
criltcheS, so perfect as to almost take the
place of genuine limbs. Much baa . been
said before of the "Kansas City spirit"
and those outside the limits have been
wont to scoff at It, but this week has
demonstrated Its very real, existence and
given the people the right to be proud of
their corporate enterprise, .and genuine
public spirit. . ,
With, what has been, done already there
seems to be no doubt that what remains to
be done will be done expeditiously and In
a short time all visible, signs of the flood
will have been removed forever. -
loss Falls oa Maay.
Ths most serious matter is the heavy In
dividual losses sustained by those little
able to meet them. The freight loss Is be
yond computation and must be paid for
by the shippers or commission men di
rectly Interested, as the disaster Is classed
in law as "the act of God" and conse
quently not chargeable to the transporta
tion companies. At the- same time In
Isolated cases It is possible an effort will
be made to recover some part of the cash
value. One shipper, for example, is al
ready preparing for a possible legal fight.
He had a car of sugar In the yards. It was
drawn up as high as possible and was
never completely under water. Still the
lower bags, were wet, the contents dis
solved and escaped; the higher bags sank
down and were In turn affected till all were
gone. The om-ner claims negligence and
will try to convince a Jury that he Is
right. Still, most of the litigation, which
Is expected to provoke a torrent of words
little less costly 'than the torrent of waters,
will undoubtedly be between the commis
sion men and tha shippers, each of whom
will claim that the damaged property was
In the hands and under the care of the
other. The host of farmers and small
property owners along tha rivers will have
no redress and will have to make good
their own losses, while yet another multi
tude whose household goods have been de
stroyed will have to rely on charity or
their own efforts to re-establish tha little
homes which, poor enough before, are now
mere roofs to shield them from the ele
ments. t'rulslaa- Pis; Browses oa Trees.
The river today Is filled with drift. There
Is more coming down than aver since Sun
day, the falling waters catching that which
was once stranded and carrying It further
down. This Is lodging In the trees and
against the trestle work which constitutes
the approaches to those bridges which still
stand. It is curious debris, some of It
Among It is a pig, which browses con
tentedly a It cruises along in ten feet of
water; a cat and her family of kittens.
which mews with dismay as she views the
waters spreading all around her; a dead
cow, or sheep, half a house, with the fur
niture still In place In the rooms, little
knick-knacks, deserted In the hour of trib
ulation, goods and chattela of all shapes,
all dies and all values, but It tells the
story. It tells more graphically than men
can paint the true nature of that terrible
affliction from which the city Is Just re
covering. . "
. River Way C'haage.
This drift points out a new danger; It
provides evidence of the probable change
In the course of the two streams. Nor
mally the Missouri flows round the bluffs
st the foot of Main street after emerging
from the Hannibal bridge and then cuts
across to the opposite shore, which It
hugs- for miles. Today the chief current
seems to be to the north of the Hannibal
bridge and thence to the south of the
Milwaukee structure Should- this re
main unaltered neither bridge will be
of any real service and the compare'
tlvely eaay taak of rebuilding broken trestle
work will have to be supplanted by the far
greater one of constructing new spans to
the old crossing. The Raw, too, la ap
parently Intent on remaining to the weat
of the Missouri Pad ft o bridge, saved alone
among seventeen companions by the pluck
of the men who weighted It down
with Its value In locomotives and then
wired Mr. Gould for permission.. Here,
too. If present Indications fail not, a new
structure will be necessary and the present
Imperfect ferry arrangements have to be
continued Indefinitely. For this man It
would not be sarprtaing if. wtth an their
energy, the railroads are unable to rteom
oid-rirae . convenient" tin well on hi the
year. However, evun this may turn to
the ultimate advantage of Che dry, aa It
may mean a greater willingness on ths
i pact o. tha read La armada to. that pamilar
clamor and remove all tracks possible from
the dangerous bottoms.
SAMPLE OF RAILROAD HUSTLE
Barjlasrtea Practically RtkilUi Road
t t. Joe Dambfeaad Evil
Freshets.
"Whatever you do, keep clear of tht
Burlington direct," said a prominent rail
road man to a would-be traveler at St.
Joseph last night. "Trains are running.
'but they are liable to break down at any
moment and stall you on tha way. You
have no Idea," ha continued, "how bad
the tracks are. It Isn't safe to -travel
over them."
Warned by this, the psssenger, who ar
rived in Omaha yesterday, was chary of
tha undertaking, but It had to be and he
went. All along tha road at almost every
yard evidences were plalu of speedy but
effective work. In several plaoea the en
tire bed had. been washed tmt and replaced.
by trestles erected over Innocent looking
creeks which earlier wera raging torrenta;
ballast had been replaced, ties laid and
rails put In place. It looked as If ths
whole road had been built over again since
the flood, but It was all In place and the
waters, which still lave the sides of ths
embankments, are apparently Impotent to
harm.
So far from the St. Joseph warning prov
ing well grounded, It appeared to have no
foundation whatsoever, although It was
very patent that a day or so ago there was
practically no track at all between the two
cities. The task was not, however, ac
complished without much effort, as section
men were brought In from all directions,
even as far oft as Wyoming, to do In a
week what looked like the work of months.
GET-TO WORK WITH BROOMS
Amy of Workpeople Start to Work
coarlna- Kansas City
Bottoms.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June .-Thousands
of men and women,' armed with shovels
and brooms, are Invading the west bottoms,
following closely the receding waters, and
by nightfall much will have been done to
ward restoring the wholesale and stock
yards districts to their former condition
of activity.
The Missouri had fallen slightly over two
feet during the past twenty-four hours st
7 o'clock this morning, and a still greater
district was uncovered. The Kaw also
continues to recede at an Increased rate.
Today hundreds of flat cars loaded with
sand and construction material pushed the
work of reconstructing the miles of washed
out or damaged tracks In the yards from
here to Armourdale and Argentine.
The railroad alono will but several thou
sand men to work immediately and all lines
are making preparations to resume busi
ness. Today it was possible to reach and
clean out to a great degree the wreckage
at the stock yards and at the live stock
exchange, where the water at Its height
stood fifteen feet deep.
Three shifts of men are working night
and day at the pumping stations to restore
the water supply to Its normal condition,
and as thla service Improve the likelihood
of an epidemic of sickness is disappearing.
But few cases of sickness are reported.
The first train to enter the Union sta
tion since Saturday rolled Into the station
tonight with whistles blowing. It was the
CarthagV ft Joplln express of the 'Frisco
railroad. All the looomotlves In the- yarJs
that had steam up shrieked a welcome and
crowds on' the bluff cheered. The. Santa
Fe. Alton and Missouri Pacific will re
sume us of the station tomorrow. The
Rock Island, Burlington, Chicago Great
Western and Alton line are now oper
ating to Chicago, but not entirely on their
own track. The Missouri Pacific still has
the only direct line between Kansas City
and Bt. Louis. The Wabash has abandon'!
service between Kansas City and St. Louis.
The Santa Fe has nearly complete oper
ation on Its west lines by using a round
about route to Lawrence and a lengthy
circuit by way of Emporia to Topeka. The
Union Pacific Is operating by way of Grand
Island, Neb., and Ellsworth, Kan. The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, the 'Frisco, the
Kansas City Southern and the Missouri
Pacific are in complete operation from Kan
sas City.
Crest Passes Booaevllle,
BOONEVILLE, Mo., June 6. The waters
In the Missouri river have begun to re
cede. The flood crest passed here yesterday
and remained stationary until this morn
ing, when it began to go back. The gauge
on the Boonvllle bridge shows a fall of
four Inches today.
The heaviest damage has occurred in
the Howard county bottoms for eight miles
above the Boonevllle bridge, due to the
breaking of the Cooper levee. The loss of
live stock has been large, as the people
ependlng on this levee did not remove
their stock out of the bottoms. After the
levee broke It was too late. The water
plant will be able to reopen by Tuesday.
TOPEKA GRADUALLY EMERGING
Waters Bid Fair to Leave nansas
Town Dry by To
day. TOPEKA. June . The Kaw river fell
two inches an hour throughout Friday
night and today the south side of Kansas
avenue was uncovered clear to the bridge.
In some residence portions of North
Topeka, however, the water still stands in
eddying pools and rushes down cross streets
In a whirling channel at an average aeptn
of three feet. At the present rate the en
tire townslte will b free from water by
Sunday.
The Rock Island and Union pacific are
till unable to resume traffic In or out of
the city. The Santa Fe and Missouri t-a-
clflo are getting over their tracks west
and south, but not to the east.
The bodies of Mrs. Stout snd her four
children and Mrs. Shunaweller ana ner
son George were found today In the Shurk-
weller home In North Topeka. They fere
reported last evening among the dead.
The body of a colored woman, uniaenu
fled, was found today along the r.ock
Island tracks In the west part or town
One foot stuck out from a sand pile under
which the body waa buriej.
Money contlnuee to come In from out
side sources In amounts sufficient to keep
up with the demand and lay a little aside
fcr the expenditures which will pile up
as the time goes on. Tonight the total
amount is 123.000. including that from Phil
adelphla, and 16.000 and $10,000 each from
Bt. Louis and Chicago.
Stalls Train Collides.
PLEASANT HILL, Mo., June (.An east
bound Santa Fe through passenger train
from the west, which had been delayed
four day in Kansas by ths floods, met
head-on with a westbound Missouri Pacific
freight. Both engines and tha pilot on
the Santa Fe were badly damaged. One
passenger waa slightly hurt. The crews
escaped by Jumping. Another engine was
secured and Lhs Santa Fe train continued
east.
BarUaatoa 6ttar ta Wnk,
CHICAGO. Jline t The Burlington an
nounces It will operate all trains on regu
lar schedule hereafter to Omaha, Peuvar
and all points In the west and northwest,
also to St. Joseph by way of Quiny.
No trains will he run into Kansas Cit
until tha-waU. tULitcthac wUtdng,
ST. LOCIS STANDS READY
Wafers Still lm, bat Find Little Loft to
Destroy.
THREE SMALLER TOWNS ARE INUNDATED
Twenty-Five Tboaaaad Driven from
Home, While Twe Mandrel Thon
aand Acres of Farm Land
Is Babmerged.
ST. LOUIS, June . Like an Inland sea
the swollen Mississippi has spread out over
the Illinois shore about St Louis. A mag
nificent vie 'of the nngry waters Is ob
tained from Eades bridge by the thousands
of spectators who throng the structure.
Far away to the southeast the water
covers lower East St. Louis and a big
grain elevator that at normal stages stands
high above the water line is now Isolated
with a heavy current pouring past Its In
land side. Half submerged freight cars
stand on the siding and tree tops sppear
above the surface like small bushes. The
shipping district presents a small peninsula
on which freight bouses stand a short dis
tance above tho flood, but beyond these ex
tends a lake half a mile wide, while the
water at the eastern edg laps at ths
foundations ef tall business blocks. The
Bt. Louis Hay Warehouse company's build
ing, situated on the levee near Eades
bridge, Is half submerged and as th water
creeps higher bales of hsy float out and are
carried away by the current.
North of East St. Louis the esstern
boundsry of the floods cannot be discovered.
Here and there the tops of freight cars
and of houses appear above the surface,
and grain elevators surrounded and flooded
present a. scene of desolation indicative of
the flood' advancing energy.
Hani Freight Through Water
Along the St. Louis shore wharf boats
are drawn in almost to the foundations of
buildings, and in an endeavor to continue
business freight! companies hauled their
loads with their wagon beds touching the
water and the horses all but swimming.
Freight traffic will probably have to be
discontinued on Monday.
At 1 tonight the stage registered 35.4
feet, a rise of seven-tenth of a foot since
this morning The stage of the Mississippi
has not changed materially north of the
mouth of the Missouri, but below the rise
continues. Government Forecaster Bowie
tonight Issued a statement that the rise
will continue rapidly for the next forty-.
eight hour and a stage of 37.8 feet will be
registered by Monday. He says this stage
will certainly be reached and It is probable
that the water will go to thirty-eight feet.
Two lives have been lost In the flood.
but In both cases the fatalities were the
result of accidents, both being boys who
ventured too near the treacherous waters,
clipped In and were swept away. The
victim were Jamea Linton, Jr., and John
Clark. The body Of the latter was re
covered late today. '
For a time today train service to the
west was cut off. The Missouri Pacific
track had been used since the flood began
by all the western roads and today the
swift current of the Missouri undermined
a portion of the track' bed between St.
Louis and Jefferson City. Workmen and
carload' of filling were rushed to the spot
and the track bed waa' speedily rebuilt
strongly and substantially and service was
resumed this afternoon. . . . i
Take Warning; Betimes.
- There is so much, flooded territory In the
vicinity. jthat RIs difficult to say Just where
tha greatest, amount of damage 1 belng
done. The disastrous Inundation of To
peka and Kansas City Served aa a warn
ing for St. Louis and vicinity and know
ing that the high water must later pour
down through this section every effort was
expended to remove property to safety nnd
secure buildings that might float away.
Despite all these precautions, however, the
flood has wrought great damage, as levees
expected to withstand the rush have been
Washed away and vaat tracts of grain that
was deemed beyond the reach of water Is
overflowed.
Missouri Point, Just north of the con
fluence of the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers, a fertile section beyond the reach
of ordinary high water, has been covered
to a considerable depth. Twenty miles
west of St. Louis the miles of farming
bottoms. In the center Of which Is located
the summering place, Creve Couer lake.
has been deluged by the breaking of the
levee, which formed a 'barrier to the Mis
souri river.
South of St. Louis the water has backed
into the River Desperes, which Is several
miles wide, and families have been driven
from their homes.
North of St. Louis, across the river, the
three towns of Madison, Venice and Gran
ite City, are now, for their greater por
tions, under water by reason of the break
ing of levees yesterday and last night.
At Mitchell, 111., twelve miles north, a
"cross" levee broke this afternoon and
parts of Mitchell and hundreds of acres
of additional farming land were flooded.
Ganga of men, with loads of sacks of sand
were hurried to the latest levee break this
afternoon. If this gap 1 not closed the
flood will pour down upon Granite City,
Madison and East St. Louts and unless
topped by the Chicago & Alton, Wabash
and Burlington embankment will cause
more destruction.
Postofllee Is Abandoned.
The postofflces at West Alton and Falcon,
111., were abandoned today. There are but
eight or ten families In that vlnlcity now,
all sheltered In one dwelling on an Indian
mound which Is about eight feet above the
water.
So far aa St. Louis Is concerned, the city
Is built upon a hill and is safe, though
some portions extend down upon the low
lands which are flood-swept, but these dis
tricts comprise warehouses, shipping yards,
small .dwellings and structures of minor
value, and as most of the movable prop
erty liad been taken to higher ground tha
damage will be heaviest in the small ad
Joining towns and East St. Louis.
It is estimated that within a radius of
twenty miles from St. Louis ths flood has
rendered 28.00) people homeless and Sub
merged 200,000 acres of fertile farming
landa. The flood Is already almost to ths
tops of some of the levees on the Illinois
side that are protecting additional large
areas. If the predicted crest rise of 17.6
feet is realised the flood . must necessarily
pour over these levees, If Indeed they are
not demolished by the Increased strain,
and the devastation will be greatly In
creased. Martial law has been proclaimed In Eaat
St. Louis. Men with riot guns are pa
trolling the levee and have order to shoot
down thieve and levee breakers. The men
will patrol every section of the city In
which possible danger exist from the
flood.
Word was received tonight that West
Alton la completely Inundated and that the
Missouri river appear to be shifting Its
channel to the principal streets of the vll
lags. The current Is apparently strong and
Increasing in strength and it la feared by
morning many house may be floating to
ward the gulf.
Tot Rnattrwel In Rangier.
Two hundred people In Black Walnut, on
tha north bank of the Missouri, twenty-five
miles north weat of St. . Louis, are sur
rounded by rapidly rising water and all
I moans of escape are cut off.
I Their condition wa learned at St. Charles
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telephoned to the St. Louis police for aid
In rescuing the Imperiled villagers. The
sheriff stated that only light boats are
available at St. Charles and that the heavy
current makes it Impossible to reach the
people. Immediately Harbor Commissioner
Whyte was notified and requested to rush
the harbor boat to Black Walnut. The
appeal was futile, however, because the
high water will not permit a river steamer
to pass up stream under Eades bridge.
Word was telephoned to Alton, where the
Steamer Spread Eagle Is moored, and it
is probable It will at once start on a rescue
trip.
Sheriff Dlerkes at St. Charles telephones
that the water Is rising rapidly and unless
the people are rescued speedily there will
be great loss of life before morning.
The Conlogue levee. Just south of East
St. Louis, broke at midnight and the 200
colored families Inhabiting that district
were driven from their homes. Many had
narrow escapes from drowning. The levee
gave way and the water poured through
in a torrent, but the people had been
warned and were on the alert, and all
escaped.
MISSOURI SHIFTS CHANNEL
Boone Connty Loses Nearly Two Hun
dred Tbonaand Dollars by Blgt
Moddy'a Ravages.
COLUMBIA, Mo., June . In Boone
county over 10.000 acres of farm land In
cultivation Is under water and the loss
In the county Is estimated at $100,900 to
$200,000. The first loss of life occurred
today. Ed Thornton, a 12-year-old boy,
being drowned near Coluir bus.
At Huntsdale the current ha turne-1
northward and Is now running1 one to three
mile north of the old channel. Old river
men predict that unless the ftoodsoon Sub-'
sides that channel of the" river will be
changed and Hartsburg will be on the
bank of the river.
Hannibal In the Throes.
HANNIBAL. Mo., June 6. The Missis
sippi river tonight register 21 9 feet and a
22-foot stage by morning Is predicted
In thla vicinity the area of fertile land
under water comprises 100,000 acres. As
the growing crops have been washed out,
the aggregate toss will amount to at least
$2,000,000.
Tents Bent to Aid Salary.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 6. In response
to an urgent telegram sent by Mayor
Stelnbach of Qulncy this afternoon, asking
state aid In the way of tents for the use
of sufferers from the flood along the re
gion where the Sny levee hus broken. Ad
jutant General Smith this evening shipped
twenty-five army tents to Mayor Steln
bach. Mall Service Crippled.
WASHINGTON. June . Official dis
patches to the Postofllee department Indi
cate that the situation Is growing more
serious in the neighborhood of St. Louis.
The main line between St. Louis and
Kansas City Is Impassable near Hermann
and trains are tied up. That line has for
several days been the main dependence of
Vi nostat authorities for the dlsnatrh nf
the malls or the east from Kansas City,
and the Only outlet now is via the Omaha
Kansas City or over the Memphis road
via Springfield.
HANNA NUPTIALS JEOPARDIZED
Lightning; Wrecks C'hnreh In Which
the Wedding; Is to Be
Solemnise').
CLEVELAND, O., June e.-I.lghtnlng
struck the spire of St. Paul's Episcopal
church at the corner of Euclid and Cass
avenues during a heavy storm this after
noon. Ths spire was practically demolished,
while two immense blocks of stone crashed
through the roof of the church, causing
damage to the extent' of several thousand
dollars.
The Hanna-McCormlck wedding Is sched
uled to take place at the church next
Wednesday and for a time It was thought
other arrangements would have to be made.
Investigation by a representative of the
Hanna family later ahowed, however, that
temporary repairs could be made and no
changs'ln the wedding arrangements would
be necessary.
CAR PLANES MEN OFF TROLLEY
Passing- Vehicle Scrunea Passeagers
from Footboard of Pitts
bars; Train.
PITTSBURG, June . One man wa fa
tally injured, another seriously and four
slightly In a wreck on the Wllmerdlnrbl
branch of the Pittsburg Railway company
today. Two summer csrs collided on a
curve on Braddsck avenue, East Pittsburg.
All the Injured were on the running board
of a crowded car coming from the West
lnghouse Works In Eaat Pittsburg, and
when the two car going In opposite di
rections tried to pass on the curve were
knocked off.
SOLDIERS ARRIVE TOO SOON
Traaspnrt Beaehes Pert . Two Day
Abend ef Sebedated
BAN FRANCISCO. Jun C The VnlteU
States tranapurt Sheridan arrived today
from Mknlla, via Nagatkl. whitm It hft on
May ZL and was not xpeoted until M in
day. It brings 653 men of the Keriond In
fautry. nlnety-enht men of the Twenty,
fifth Infantry, a battery of field artillery
amt-iri rnaa U ta JTlnrKaaU7.
Malaria Is caused by a sluggish liver. If
the liver and Its ducts are kept In good con
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diseases of the liver the bowels are consti
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If a cure Is expected.
"I have been using Warner's Safe Cure
for the past four months tor malaria and
liver trouble. My whole system was per
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In a very bed condition. Father had used
the medicine for kidney trouble and had
been cured, so he thought It might help me,
Although I did not take it regularly. I felt
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and I am most grateful to you." SALLlhl
RYDEEN, Secretary Young Women's
Christian Union, Ottawa, HI.
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POPE SLOWLY WASTING AWAY
Lives Practically on Milk, Boullion had
Egg and in Vitiated Atmosphere.
ONLY CELEBRATES MAIS ON SUNDAYS
Aodlences Granted Pilgrim Prove
Most Distressing; to Holy Father,
Who to Rest Lone After
Each Ordeal.
VENICE. June C.-The Gazetta dl Venetla
asserts that the pope Is suffering from in
testinal Inflammation, that he eat prac
tically nothing, and that his strength is di
minishing. The paper adds: Though there I no im
mediate danger, there will be room for ap
prehension unless an improvement Is soon
manifested.
ROME, June 6. Several high ecclesias
tical personages say that during the last
few day the pope suffered from a slight
hemorrhoidal indisposition, which entirely
disappeared today.
Takes Little Foos or Air.
PARIS, June 6. The Temps today printed
the following dispatch from Rome:
Leo XIII continues to receive, but those
who see him notice the gradual decline
which, without exciting apprehension that
any serious mnoss is imminent does not
warrant a continuance of confident op
tlmlam. Hi recent audience were ex
tremely fatiguing. Each time he received
pilgrims he was obliged to rest, sometimes
lor two or three diva.
During the last few days his diet haa
Deen restricted to milK. boullion and eggs,
and but little fresh air is admitted to his
apartments. His valet, Centra, opens the
windows of the pontiff's sleeping room
momentarily night and morning, but the
air la more ' or less vitiated and there I
a lack of sufficient oxygen.
The correspondent of the Teoipe adds;
I have had occasion during the laat few
day to see a number of persons on Inti
mate terms with the entourage of the holy
father, and I find their opinion is almost
unanimous that Pope Leo has been slowly
wsstlng away for some time. The pope
rise late and does not celebrate mass ex
cept on Sunday, when no one assists him
except the faithful Centra. The pontiff
appear not to desire that others should
see his Infirmities. The trembling of his
hands hss become noticeable.
I do not n-lsh to unduly alarm the de
voted friends of Leo XIII. hut nevertheless
I am compelled to state that the condition
of his health actually is far from satisfac
tory. DEATH WATCH SLAININ JAIL
Murderer Kills Guard and Makes His
Escape with Only Other
Prisoner. ,
ANACONDA. Mont., June 6 William
Hardee, a condemned murderer, awaiting
execution (n the Glaagow Jail, killed Charles
Williams, his death watch, with a rifle
which he secured In the Jail kltc'hen to
night. He nnd the only other prisoner In
the Jail then took the keys and escaped.
Both men are well armed. They swam the
Missouri river and are now surrounded In a
bend of that stream by a big posse.
Hardee Is expected to fight to the death,
as ha lias no hope, the supreme court
having refused him a new trial.
HOLDS JIM CROW LAW INVALID
Tennessee Coart Declarea Sew Act
Passed by I.eglslatare to be
l'nr oust national.
JACKSON, Tcnn., June 6. The Jim Crow
law providing for separate compartment
for whites and blacks In street cars, which
was passed by the recent legislature, waa
declared unconstitutional by the state su
preme court today.
The court did not go Into the merits of
the law Itself, but declared the act un
constitutional because Its caption waa not
explicit enough and did not state what
portion of the law It waa (ought to amend.
FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER
Showers Promised for Today, with
Fair Tomorrow in Omaha
Territory.
WASHINGTON, June l-Forecast:
For Nebraska Partly cloudy Sunday,
probably showers In east portion; Monday,
fair and warmer.
For Iowa Partly cloudy and shower In
western portion fcunday; Monday, fair.
For Mlssourt-Oenerally fair Sunday and
Monday.
For South Dakota Fair Sunday and Mon
day.' For Illinois Fair Sunday and Monday:
warmer Sunday In northeast portion; varl-
gble winds.
For Kansas Partly cloudy Sunday, prob
ably showers; Monday, fair and warmer.
For Montana Fair Bunday and Monday.
For Colorado Partly cloudy . Sunday,
probably showers; Monday, fair and
warmer in east portion.
Lneal Heoord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. June . Official record of tem
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the corresponding day of the last three
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UOt. 1J0!. 1KH.
Maximum temperature .. 7 7 n M
Minimum temperature ... IT (3 El Cs
Mean temperature ....... S 7) t2 1
rrecipiiauon u 1.0 M jdi
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Total exceaa sinus March L mil... itB
normal precnpiiauon .jj inch
Dettctrnuy for the dHT .tg inch
P.ertpttatlon Sftnoe March 1 11. to Inches
Kxca slnoe March I 1 M tnchxa
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