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The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
d:vour Joh worL to tn. TlMrs.
TO whom 1t May Concern.

On July 18th, 1897, gave my note
TO w. S. Wright for $50 90, doe JAnu-
ary 1-t. 1898, at The WiIzin Cotton
Co. l warn any one of either pur-
chasing or trading for same
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aud guarantee to their customers full
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promptly and accurately.
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Mlss n nth. certificate pupil Of
tn" Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Is III town tor the purpose Of securing
II music class, Miss North teaches
mandolin, piano, and voice culture.
She has studied under iiuc teacher
~ Cincinnati with the view of teach.
& and for this p"rpnse took a spec.
laI hormN cour'r, She has made a
'peclaIIy OF teaching beginners, as we'll
as advanced pupils. Miss North ia
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18

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You are certain to have use for il
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
LEvEEs BREAKING.
200 Square Miles Additional Terri
tory Under Water Near Memphis.

Memphis, March 19.-Rumors of a
sensational nature are afioat today as
to the breaking of the leVeeS above and
below this city in consequence causing
serious damage to property and stock.
So far these reports have not been veri-
fed in full but sufficient is known to
warrant the statement that before
nightfall an additional 200 square miles
of territory will be submerged.
The points where the levees are all
legged to have failed are remote from
telegraph stations making it impossible
to get information. In the territory
the supervision of the citizens relief
committee of Memphis. the appalling
facts came to light this morning. Drown
ing negroes, men, women and children
are officially reported until the list now
numbe half a hundred
The relief committee thus far have
ample funds to feed and clothe all the
afflicted men in the city but the work
is necessarily slow because of the diff
Guilty in controlling the ignorant refu-
gees and preventing them from spread
ing over the city soliciting aims of in
diVidualS.
kilograms from points 65 miles south
of this place ask for steamers to rescue
people left by last trip boats. Two
steamers We're dispatched east and west
and are expected to return at midnight
with several hundreds of persons and a
rescue the latter. The government is
aiding the city in the rescue work. A
dispatch from Washington authorized
the government engineers to lena men
and service to further the protection of
life and property
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
AN ALIBI
Will Doubtless Be Established
for DR.. Wagner
Who is Accused of the Murder
of Pearl Bryan
BY CONDEMNED MEN.
The Confession Makes Will
Wood Responsible
For the Beginning and End of
the Whole Affair.

Cincinnati, March 19.-The Enquirer
this morning contains a special from
Nicholasville, KY, stating that Dr.
Wagner. who is implicated by the
Jackson and WaIling confession form
son-in-law of William Hendren, a
wealthy farmer of that county. Wagner
then was a minister of the Reformed
church at Sulphur Well. About the
middle of January, 1896. Mrs. Wagner
wrote to her brother, Walter Hendren
that her husband was losing his mind
and asked him to come to Bellevue.
Hendren went and says that on the
with him to NicholasVille, or about two
miles from that town, to the house of
William Hendren, where he remained
until February 8. This correspondence
with the statement of the family when
the bellevue cleW'' was first sprung
caused its collapse at that time. On
the 22d of January, 1896, Walter Hen
dren then at Bellevue wrote a postal to
his father near Nicholasville, saying
that he would leave on the 23d for
NichOlaSville with DR.. Wagner. 1t is
said that Miss Maud Wagner, daughter
of the doctor has a copy of this postal
card with a Bellevue date addressed to
William Hendren, his father at NichO-
lasville. Furthermore it is said that a
ion office at NichOlaSville dated Feb
ruary %, 1896, addressed to Mrs. Wag-
ner at Bellevue and signed by Walter
Hendren saying that DR.. Wa gner would
leave there on the 1O:30 o'clock train
that morning. No doubt the Wagner
matter by these means today if the al
legations are not true.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
Swollen Rivers Are Pouring Their
Floods Into the Mississippi

Omaha, March 19.-The Missouri riv-
er here is clear of ice today and is not
unusually high. A slight fall since last
night has been recorded. Alarming re-
ports come from the north, however.
At Sioux City, and north of there, the
ice in the MissOri river has not yet be-
gun to move out. The smaller streams
emptying into the Missouri have all
been at flood tide for more than "a
hours.
Kansas City, March 19.-While the
Missouri river at this point is still low
for this time of year, it is gradually ris-
ing and slight fears of a flood are eX-
pressed by river authorities. The river
has risen about a foot day for three
or four days, and today that mark was
slightly increased, aided by heavy rains
north of here.
All points between here and Omaha
report heavy rainfalls and it is feared
that when the accumulated waters
reach here, damage will result. So far
is known the river has not yet overrun
its banks at any point within a hun
dred miles of here. The Missouri here
is five feet above low water mark.
Pittsburg, March 19.-It is raining
here and at all headwater points for %
hours and the indica tions are for
steady rain all day. Up to 8 o'clock
this morning the rainfall was 35-10O of
inch, the rivers are rising slowly
with S12 feet on the Davis island guage.
Rain is reported at all points between
Pittsburg and the headwaters of both
the MOnOngahela and Allegheny rivers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
GREEK SHIPS TO LEAVE
The Will Retire From Cretan
Waters, in Response to the
Powers Demand.

Athens, March 19.-The Greek govern
ment has decided to recall the gunboats
Phios and Pinos from Cretan waters.
The former is now coaling at Cerigo.
The cabinet was in session until 2 a.
m. It is officially stated that only 1,50O
out of the 65. 600 army reserve men call
ed out failed to respond, thus setting at
rest the stories circulted of whOlesle
failure to answer their call to arms.
A dispatch from Canea today says
that an Austrian newspap per man Herr
Pinter who recently visited the camp
of Col. Vassos, commander of the Greek
army of occupation has been arrested
and there detained under a close guard
Col. VasSos remains at Alikingu- The
Greek warShip NanarchOS Miauhs has
arrived at Piraeus having on board u
prisoners who were captured there
during a recent attack. which the
Turks made upon MOnondondri near
Platania 1.-THE three emissaries of the
Turkish legation at Athens have been
arrested in the camp of Col. VaSsos. An
engagement is expected today at Me-
mex, on the frontier owing to the rein
forcing of the Turkish garrison there
London, March ia special from
Galatz, Roumania, says it is announced
there in Greek circles that a plot is be-
ing Matched among the Greeks at Con-
Stantinople where there are 10000 we'll
armed Greeks diving to revolt against
the government.
1t is added that there are few Turk
cept the sultans body guard, and that
it would be impossible to hurriedly re-
call troops from the Greek frontier in
the event of a revolt at COnStantinOple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
MAJOR HOODS BANK.
The Emporia Banker in Washington
Meets With Success.

Washington, March 19.-Calvin Hood, of
Emporia spent most of the forenoon in
the bureau of the comptroller of curren-
cy, looking after the reorganization of the
Missouri National, of Kansas City The
papers making application to organize
bank were placed in the hands of the
bank charter abstract clerk, who COM
pleted an analysis of the same and will
recommend to the comptroller of the cur
rency that the new bank be given the
breath of life.
The capital stock will be $500 900. There
is some question over the name of the
new bank. Mr.. Hood would like to start
out in business with the Second National
bank of Kansas City, but this is likely to
be opposed in the department. The claim
is made that this implies that the bank
carrying the name was the second nation-
al bank to be organized in Kansas City
Under conditions similar to those exist
ing in Kansas City, other banks have pro-
tested against first, second, third any
numeral used less than the actual num-
Der of national banks in the city where ii
is desired to secure a bank name. This
objection would force the proposed
bank to be known as the Ninth National
of Kansas City. In the event Second Ma
tional' is not allowed, some unObjection-
able name will be selected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
CYCLONE IN TEXAS.
Heavy Wind Storm Does Much Dam
age Around Dennison.

Dallas, Tex, March 19.-Damage is
reported to come from Fort Worth,
Sherman, Mckinney and Plano from a
cyclone. All the wires are down south
and east. The rain which has been
falling intermittantly for four days
continues. The storm is thought to
have been severe in remote portions of
the state, where telegraphic communi-
cation today is interrupted.
A terrific tornado, accompanied by
heavy rain and hail, struck Dennison at
about $50 last night, and although no
body is badly hurt it did many thous-
and dollars worth of damage, houses
being blown off their foundations and
somewhat demolished, chimneyS and
fences torn down, plate glass broken
and other smaller items.
The wind seems to have divided into
two parts before it struck the city, one
part coming in at the southern part of
the town, the other first striking in the
extreme southwestern corner of the city
limits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
STILL A FAvoR1TE
Corbett Goes to the Theatre and
Makes a Speeeh.

San Francisco, March 19.-Last even
ing Corbett went with his wife, his
mother and his brother Harry to the
Orpheum. There was more or less of a
demonstration from time to time by the
audience which broke out into vocifer-
GUS applause just after the curtain
went down on Barney Fagan's act John
MOrrissey called COrbett to the stage
to respond to this popular clamor to see
and hear him.
Ladies ard gentlemen Corbett be-
gan, 4 thank you kindly for this greet
ing. I can assure you that nobody
knows how badly l feel tonight.
"All I want is to say that when I
stepped into the ring 1 was in perfect
condition. Mr.. F'itzsimmOns is a Won
derfuI pugilist and whipped me fairly
and squarely.
..AI that I ask from the American
people is to let me have one more
chance with Fitzsimmons.
Then the cheering and applause broke
out again and continued until after he
had regained his seat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
BET MONEY ON FITZ.
Kansas City Travelling Man Driven
Insane by His Winnings.

Kansas City, March 19.-Charles
Phipps, a travelling man for the Sch
warzschild & Sulzberger Packing com
pany, a son of John A. Phipps, the gro
ceryman at 622 East Twelfth street, and
a brother of ex-Representative Elmer
E. Phipps, is insane over a prize fight.
Phipps bet about 81 200 on Fitzsim-
mons at odds of and to 10. He won
nearly $4,000 on the result of the fight
Last fall he lost heavily on the races
and plunged on FitzsimmOns to retrieve
his losses The bets were made at var
ious points in his territory which he
has visited in the last few weeks.
For three or four days preceding the
battle. Phipps had acted peculiarly. He
is married and, with his wife, resides
at the residence of his father 1928 Char
lotte street. His family endeavored to
persuade him from coming down town
to receive the returns from the fight,
but were unable to prevent it. He re-
turned home crazy from joy.
Yesterday he did not recover his san
ity, and his family decided to send him
to the insane asylum at St. Joseph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

to make any mistakes. I have not
heard of any of the senators that have
asked to have their names taken off of
the protest and 1 don't believe any of
them have"
The Republican members of the house
are more reticent about expressing
their opinions than the seantors are
Judge Botkin claimed he did not know
of any protest being sent by the Repub-
lican memebrs of the house and when
asked whether he favored Bristow's ap-
pointment said he did not care to ex-
press an opinion. Frank Grimes said:
Il don't think anyone took any action
beside of the senators if any endorse
ment or protest was sent which pur-
ported to come from the Republican
members of the house it was sent out
by our steering committee and I am
sure they would have said something
about it to us. No 1 don't think Lam
bert would have taken any such action
as to send a protest. He is a candidate
himself and 1 don't think he sent any
protest.
Since Leland arrived in Washington
he has from time to time summoned
prominent Republicans to Washington
and they have in most cases responded
by going on to help him.
If Leland wins and BriStow is given
the place the Republican senators and
those VINO favor their action will have
to do some lively work to keep from
having falling into the rear of the Le-
land procession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
STORY FLArrENs OUT.
Prisoners Cannot Describe DR.. Wag-
ner or His House.

Alexandria, KY, March 19.-Judge
Helm has just given orders to keep the
prisoners separated. 1t is known the
confessions were written while together
and the story shows that the men had
agreed on the main points, evidently
believing that they could raise a ques-
ton that would cause a stay of execu-
ton at least. But their plan is ap-
parently too transparent, and now on
their last day, while separated, an op-
portunity will be afforded for them to
tell the truth.
No one is permitted to see them today
without an order from Judge Helm.
Walling is in the upper room of the
Jail. The men are unable to describe
DR.. Wagner or his house, nor even the
cab or wagon in which they said the
body was borne away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
FITZ Will WAIT ? YEARS.
He Will Not Fight Within That
Period at Least.

Carson City. March 19-The new
champion pugilist of the world is TAX
ing things very easy. Regarding his
future movements, Fitz said:
Il have not decided just what I will
do but one thing is certain, and that is
that I will not fight any more for at
least two years. 1t has been at least
three years since Corbett fought any
body for the championship and I am
not going into any more contests for
two years myself. During that time 1
may decide to fight again and 1 may
not. 1t all depends upon how feel.
am getting along in years and two years
more on my present age will bring me
not far from 40 years and that is rath-
er a mature age for any man to engage
in contests in the ring. However,
will not say now what I will do. 1 may
fight again and I may not. I shall pay
no attention to the challenges made by
Goddard, Mitchell and Sharkey. They
are all bluff challenges and not worth
my cOnSidera ton"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
ALARMING.
All Telegraphic Communication
With New Orleans
Suddenly Cut Off Today With
out Explanation.
HAS THE GREAT FLOOD
Wrapped the City in It's Vast
Muddy Embrace
Or Has a Cyclone Frustrated
All Wires.
HAS THE GREAT FLOOD
TORNADOES REPORTED
At Ft. Worth, Texas and Jack
son, Mississippi.

Memphis, March 19.-All telegraphic
communication with New Orleans was
cut off today The lines south on both
sides of the Mississippi river were inter-
rupted, the wires between st. Louis and
Memphis being lost almost simultan-
eously. Nashville soon afterward re-
ported the circuits from the city to New
Orleans also brought to a standstiIl and
no avenue left into the Crescent city.
The floods were assumed to be the cause
of the stoppage.
Washington, March 19-(Special river
Bulletin)-The stages of water reported
this morning in the rivers of the Ohio
and lower Mississippi together with the
heavy rainfalls that have occurred in
those regions during the past 4S hours
and which are likely to continue today
render it highly probable that the floods
in the lower Mississippi during the next
10 days or two weeks will in many
places equal or exceed the destructive
ness OF any previous years and warning
is given TO the residents or the threaten
ed districts in Arkansas, Louisiana and
Western Mississippi to remove from the
region of danger.
The following heavy rainfaIIs in in
ches and tenths occurred during the past
48 hours:
Memphis, As; Florence, Ala. sc; Nash
Vile, 1-6; Louisville, %; Cincinnati, II;
Chattanooga, Ia; Knoxville, 16; Cairo
Is; Little Rock, 80; Fort Smith, 1.8;
Indianapolis, IL.
Flood conditions due to excessive
rainfallS will probably ocur in the riv-
ers of Alabama. Ample warnings of
the expected rise have been given under
instructions from this office by the To-
cal weather bureau officials in the
threatened regions and widely dissem-
mated throughout the territory expos
ed to danger.
Following are the stages recorded
during the flood of 1890, which was the
last great flood proceeding this: Cairo
4S-S; Memphis, 1856; Vicksburg, 491
New Orleans, 10. The highest stages
recorded in any previous years were:
Cairo. 52.2 in 1888; Memphis, 35.6 in 1890;
Vicksburg, 51.7 in 1862; New Orleans 1919
in 1898.
G. H. c. DUNWIDDY,
Supervising FOrecaSter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
NOT CERTAIN
But Hendren Thinks He Can Show
Where DR.. Wagner Was at
the Time.

Cincinnati March IA special dispatch
from Nicholasville, Ky, says: When Wal
ter Hendren was wakened this morning
confession he was much surprised, He
is satisfied that the whole statement i'm
plicating DR.. Wagner is malicious.
Walter Hendren himself first told DR..
Wagner of the Pearl Bryan murder while
the doctor was visiting here day two
after the crime. Hendren is thoroughly
reliable: he has the respect of this town.
The following telegram from Hendren
has been received:
Nicholasville, KY, March 19.-While it
is rather a difficult matter for any one to
go back a year and establish the exact
dates of a visitors journey, | think we
will have no trouble in establishing that
DR.. George Wagner my brother-in-law,
was at the home of my father, VIM. Hem
dren. near town, at the time the Pearl
Bryan murder was committed. As near
ly as 1 can remember DR.. Wagner was
here from January q to February 8, 1896.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
PADUCAH CUT OFF.
The Town is Surrounded by Water
and the Streets are Flooded.

Paducah, KY. March 19-Paducah is
both surrounded and invaded by water.
Every inch of low land in McCracken
county is covered. Every stream in
west Kentucky is out of it's banks
Strets are flooded, bridges Swamped,
houses wrecked, fences swept away and
roads rendered impassa BILE. No lives
have yet been lost. The loss to prop
erty within a radius of five miles
around this flood-ridden town already
amounts to thousands, and still the
skies are overcast and the rain comes
down. The river now stands nearly 40
feet on the gauge and is rising rapidly
St. Louis, March 19.-Advices from
charlottesville, Mo. a town on the Mis-
issSippi river bank in the extreme
southeast part of the state are to
the effect that a levee so miles below
that place is reported to have broken
and that II liveAhave been lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
At 3 p. NJ. is the Time Fixed BY
the House
For the Final Vote on the New
Tariff Bill.
122 NEGATIVE VOTES
Cast by Democrats and POpu-
lists Against~the Rule.
Session Will Begin at 10 O'Clock
Each Day.

Washington, March 19-The house,
by 179 to 122 Democrats and POpulists.
comprising the minority, today adopted
a rule providing for sessions beginning
at 10 o'clock each day, with sessions at
night for debate on the tariff bill. the
vote to be taken on the bill and pend
ing amendments at 3 p. m. March 81
After the adoption of the rule for the
tariff debate, Mr.. Henderson presented
a special rule for the immediate con-
sideration of the four appropriation
bills which failed in the last congress.
forty minutes debate to be allowed on
each bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
PLACE FOR FLENNIKEN
By Dividing the Work of George f.
Sharrit

Representative Fitzgerald of Ford
county has gone to Port Arthur while
his political friends, the aggregation in
Washingto are making an effort to
secure for him the appointment as re-
ceiver of the Dodge City land office.
Frank Flenniken and Charley Mar
tin left today for Washington in quest
of positions. Mr. Martin wants to be
reading clerk of the United States SEN
ate.
Mr.. Flenniken seeks the position of
chief clerk of the United States dis
trict court in this city. This appoint
ment would necessitate a division of
the work now being done by George
Sharrit. The clerical work of the
United States circuit and district courts
was combined when ]. c. Wilson re
signed. The politicians are now try
ing to have the latter position segre-
gated and thereby make a place for Mr..
Flenniken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
THOUGHT HE'D MURDERED
Thomas Wilson's Hearing for Striking
Hill With an AK

The preliminary hearing of Thorn
as Wilson, charged with making an as
sault with intent to kill on S H Hill,
is occupying the time of Justice Grow
er'S court this afternoon. Wilson is
the farmer who rushed into the cOun-
ty Jail on the evening of March 9Th and
told Jailer Leech that he had killed
man IS miles south of Topeka. Hill
and Wilson had a quarrel on that day
and Wilson struck Hill on the back of
the head with an ak. Hill fell to the
ground with blood squirting from the
had committed a murder, drove to
town and gave himself up a the Jail.
1t turned out that Hill was only stun
ned by the blow, and that the wound
inflicted was not at all serious. Both
men are farmers and the quarrel was
the result of a contest over the possess
sion of a farm.