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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-07

% The boats on the Mississippi river He
resided al Galveston. Tex. for Il short
time. working In a foundry. and was also
engaged in putting up sugar mills ana run
ming them in that state from is5s to 1916.
He tGen followed the example of many
others, and went 10 California. the trip be-
ing made by the isshmus Of Panama.
After reaching the West he mined In
several different; counties OF California.
hut. firing Of this. went TO San Francisco.
where he worked In foundry for some
time ard was later engaged in the coast
survey under Col Fairfield. After finish
ing this work he went 10 Portland. reach
ing there November H. 1851. He always
remembered that day. as IL was the one on
which the state constitution was adopted.
Until the following March ne worked at
hi, tBade. and then went 70 Forest Grove,
oEanl;ls a blacksmith shop la the same
month. which he continued successfully
mill is8i. when he went to Idaho. and
worked tHo yssr.s ri the uainIs
When ne retired from the mines he plir-
chased liz Acr.s of land adicinin. Forest
Grove where he built a nome. and had
since resided. His farm al The time Of
isis death consisted Of 80 acres.
Mr.. Hughes held the office OF Justice Of
the peace in Forest Grove for twenty-ihr@e
years. aud notwitlss nding The NUMEROUS
Gases trisd. not one OF them appealed was
reversed IL politics he was a Republican.
He was elected stale senator In isS He
Wa appointed regent OF the state agri-
cultural college at Corvallis about three
years ago by Gov. Lord.
Fred ". Boaa~y.
Special Dispatch 10 IN. Pesi-Intellgeneer
WALLA WALLA. April Sired NJ Ben
aes osse OF ;he most prominent young men
ef Wala Waila. died az h's home in tals
city last night from perfGya;son Of the in
tsssluss. Deceased WAS bonn Ia Auburn
Me. July 10, iS6s. He came 10 Washington
In lss-. where he has since resided. Al
the time q hts death he was deputy dis
,rict clerk OF the United States clreu;
court. IE 1881 he was assistant post
master under j -. Lamar agd aftsrwsrd
clerk az the penitensary for Thomas Mos
grove warden. lie was married in Is<2
10 Miss Bessie Lamar. and enc child a
hoy was born 20 them. Deceased Wa
member OF Enterprise Lodge, No. 2 I. o.
y F.. under whose auspices the funeral
Will be held tomorrow.
The Waila WaiEa Bar Association met
today and eassed resolutions on TIE death
81 he late Judge Rudolph Gu,cAsrA, Flo
al,snt eliogies were delivered by John L.
Shsri3stein ard II. s. Blsndford.
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CUSTOMS RECORDS BROKEN.
An Iuc~pase of 40 Per Cent. Over
the 80 rve Noath ssast Year.

PORT TOWNSEND. April s--Au pre-
Ysous records were Lroken by the customs
receipts for the Puget sound district for
the month Of March. The report of Col
lesor IAi@st!s. which WIS forwarded 20 the
department today. shows total collecr,oGs
az So ss7 - as compared Wits So, t4so tss
March 1897.
TIE increase has been Uniform for TIRE
mast i've month"; and the COST Of coueO-
ing has been reduced from n per cent. 20
"a per cent during the past twelve months
In rs .liss lS.t.
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Supreme taurt U~cissuus

oLi MPiA- Apfil a~The Franklin say
h<V hank recently applie.a 20 rs, san ser
court ef Saais9mish colsa-. g. = wrFt a
compel 'ae county ofiicsrs "a rrsrsea WITH
'eN assess ruNfet ~ certain lands IN th. Fh4y
uisaGE "SiTi~S under TIE act u March 10
1885 The l.xsr court Sustained a dc.
rsttETer les 80 defendant hecaus~ fhe al,
was uisrlne ,stwf3cn*t Although tn sss-
prstne oaatt afirms The Judgment, thev
hold the act lt<e,f - D. valid
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nm uoopY.s NEW TRIAL.
yory Obtained With Comparative"
Little Difficulty.

Special Dispatch 20 fhe Po@s-if'eitik 'fas = :
uoNTr9s<0 April s-Tse taking OF
.aw.trsanv Il, the re;rial or Doc Aoo5R.
Cor .;,.A ns.1rs,er Of Mrs. Bum, al Fsliia- 81
1sss rarp u,enced this morning The jury
x,as secured YESTERDAY. Only aaeut sFrvrsi-
sv.f,ve jurors heing eHaralned- The ee'sa-
uIet,ct, OF the tary IL such ssaors time
xas * surprise 20 every one as II WISE ron
saenfIy exp@efsd fnat Week "9ssia bu
errss1rossi before they wesasS TIE Teaay Tor
witnesses
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Sg,e<.sst rHs~pstNh - the pos:- Iyate-ssSes eeg-
WAITMA Wkr.i4A Anrsl S,-Th4s sssae~sI
90 30 late fGage Ra5aEph tsascAar5 &C.
cared sessar II xss eEe es The l&rgest
funeral nrecsS st0Ds sg@- 2ssnesses -
WAnz wasza Tns pal bearers were Ju&se
= II EwenSs ex~ses Miles g. Noavs, n.
x Tcars1n. william O. Isoaaet aEa TGsas-
o. GptAA
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Rem Harasa ~srsckra With pnpaty.i.

OLYMPIA. April 1.-~ReI. "a rnfa rEsrrasa
ia Old resiaen; ~ is.z essv and county. ara
foT many &esrs treasurer OF tss Grand
lodge Of Sfasass 81 Washington was
stricken w}th PARALYSIS thia n.oyulag ard
sas reported As eySUg. Later he revised
somewhat ard s1s~ed signs as cons -fsssss
sess- TIE EsAsslcisa attending has heaes
of h.s patient Eravj6IBg there is rot =
f&petisaua OF tns attack
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OLYMPIA. April s-Gov. Rogers has
bee-1 asked 10 nat me , aelsga ton 10 an in
,srna,ional mining conference. IN meet
I'm Saa Lake CRY jaIy G. :. and =. The
soee-sor expresses his willingness 20 APP
y.,sas men experienced and practical In
mining matters. IL such there are who are
willing 20 pay thei- own expenses.
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tsY.yNPrA krrsl s-Tne safe 2ana cor
rsafs@Iaaer today ordered S&3Wa e the PR
a1zaent sca<o3 funds invested 81 safe Sar-
rsnts ca ihe general aszd military s8wSs
IN Ire ease ~ Ssansv >iosre Hes.A - J =
< I.ssnsssa'e. conf'sc1i1g ap9is-ations -
purchase tide Lands ahngs He-2uiaru. bo n
sEsr,sSeAEs2Ess ware rsseesei.
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:se-at T'sSpafca % taa f'as,-Isteg5lxe s,eer
Tacoma. April s~sSaert.s M.ss tensght
stAEfrA fer tht Nalia NaS'A pang an.fsry.
- sing is CHARGE INhn * ntss<ss. ateys4.ssst
- ogs yssr SsF a,.rg sarx Prank tsFshaga.
20 serFs este ye&T sar assagaE 10 raaFsssr.
sss f-aassS szoAa. sentenced 70 sarse years
tar rossi~Tx.
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SNEAK THIEVES SET A FIRE.
They Then Rob the Ftremen's Cloth.
Ing Left I'm the Engine House
at SnOkaue.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteligerrs.
SPOKANE, April 6.-Twen-y inmates of
downtown lodging house narrowly
escaped being burned TO death at an early
hour this morning. The building was fred
by sneak thieves who. during the absence
OF the nremen from the central station.
got in and rified their clothing OF near,y
500.
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HALF A MILLION On HAND.
fatal Cash I'm the state Treasury
q. g.~O go. NJ

Tire Weekly Poss-Intelilxsncsr II pub
lAsssed On Thursday Price. renss sar
royy, mailed 70 ans address IA the ffuIfess
Sfstes OF fsrsss
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oui~s R~pussicsa Primaries.

PORTLAND April s.--The Republican
primaries today caused no excitement,
there being only one ticket 81 the field.
About 1 600 votes were cast.
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Because our figures arc
lower the patterns prct~
ter. and tn qaal,tv bet
ter than in the AVERAGE
store
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PLANNING FOR LIE ENROLMENT.

The Ways and Means Committee Of the R.9ub-
leans Of tho County OF Ne~-York hold meeting
IN the 81 James Building AZ broadway and
Twenty-.iHth-st. la.t evening md talked over
plans for the enrolment IN April under the new
Primary Election law. Among the members Of the
committee AZ the meeting werc ex-MayoT strong.
who presided < l.. Parrish. Paul u. travafh ) '.
Dahgrcn. Il 4. sands. J Is. Ford and " j. GUN
RE Headquarters FOR the Assembly district or
Plantations a. 10 established IN every district
from The Battery he BronI and Tho committe"
last evening considered tho needs OF the various
district ORGANIZATIONS which Will require aid In sup
porting clubr,oms. oopi'7 q the resolutions re-
Gently passed hv the General Committee or me
now Republican organization and copies 81 n d.
gesi Of the Primary Election law are 20 be d!s-
irtbu,ed I'm the d6ircts Members OF the commit.
said last evening ;hat no "lort would pe spir~d
10 have the Republicans Interested In IN" new or
ganizafion enroll Nv sending ~, proper ackuowl-
edgments TO the Bureau o. Elections. and the nee
,ssary blanks Wi. Doc distributed By the organiza-
ton for that purpose.
Uany prominent Republicans ~ the city have
shown their interest In ~" work of the committee
by sending checks. and there IS reason TO expect
that tho committee VIII have ample means 'or rs
work report that Cornelius y BNss SECRETARY
% ,ie Interior had sent a check for go 20 IN"
committee was coutrad!ctcd last evening.
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DIED.

soas. sa e ss s' and
ne Of S. @
BIsHoP-A, Lakewood. " J.. April l. ises. the Rev.
Funeral services at Chris; church. Es., Orange ~ J..
Tuesday. 9th insi. At 10 o'clock. a.
ssSl:Y h2nsss A1 s No 4 H r:
atternoo" April g. al - $50 o'eioc i''''''
No flowers.
HCDsON-At Frankfort Ky Monday April g. Florence
s.aIg daughter Of william Porter and Guss LounsSur;
Hudson. aged years months
HorGHToN-on Sunday. MARY Ella Pratt, beloved wife
Of Henry c, Houshfon n; .. o..
siih st. and Broadway on tuesday the 9Th inst ss
in the yestibule OF the churen.
kINGSBU RY-On Monday April 4. No 2.o04 5th-avs.
Lois e. daughter Of Agnes E and the late TcrSers A
Kinssbury. sranddaushier OF tho late Joseph o.
Brown. in the i2th year Of her age.
NEIsoN-On saturday. April 2 Leila Mancevil. Nei-
son younses; daughter o: Eliza and the late Samuel
Funeral service. her residence. No ess Bergen
ave, Jersey CRY Oh Tuesday. April S. at p m.
Ne~-York LYDIA undcrhin VII. Of theodore B. o..
borne and daughter OF samuel H. and the late Sarah
Funeral private
RArrE t: sunday April 3. /" HI. home No Is
late Thomas Rafiery
services az ltofe ADDRESS .becGay etening *
o'clock
interment private.
ET '': :'ef'y S' ' sss t ss.:
ter = ne late Edward : H:ayton
TAYLOR-On Monday April & Agne. p. Of WIZ
IAN :. 7ltfr-. sg.I 81
lyn. Wednesia'. a. o'clock
woDEIL suetsnly At New Haven. Conn. April 4 1884
Anna Hall. daughter 81 the age Asahel Hall, N. D..
anc willow ~las W1lci = P0ughkeersie. y. Y.
Funeral her ate r~si nce. Pcughkeepse "wednesday.
sth Inst. 81 o'clo,A.
n . tsr1
ter Of stella Read ard tre late Robert Wood, in the
I'D yesr = her age.
Funeral Services residence Of srsntfathsr,
Henry Weo' Mos1t ksco y Y. Tuesday, Z
?. ~. Train leaves ,2'-st. Nev'-fork at II IS:
turning A. 30 ,. "a.
in;orirert private.
iol' MOO April 3 r. Asburv PARK. \. J., Robert n
Young son 81 ne late lSaac Young
Funeral services TIcsdaY the Jh ct o'clock. -
the residence OF James r Royce. No. 6oi bth-aye
Tran leaves Y. !. g.. z. r. foot 81 Lherty-s,.. " z.
A. ] 30 m for North Asoury station.
In "rn~nt at Greenwood ,emsteEy. On Inst. a.
A-Thc KcEsfc" Cemetrry.-Prvate station. Has.
,en Railroad. 43 minutes ride from the Gran! Central
Depot Office 20 East 42i-st
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STORY OF THE CATASTROPHE.
HOW TIE WATER OVERWHELMED TIE Hors
AND TIE TEOPiE

AND TIE PEOPi.E
Ridgeway. H.. April Al r Hogan. OF Omaha
Ill. left the scene OF the food half hour before
the dixie broke HIS brothcr-in-law. Sheriff Gallo
way OF Callatiu County. whose home was In Shaw
neetown. did the same. The Sherhs wife and two
daughters We're swept away. ana their bodies have
not vet been recovered Mr. Hogan's story 81 the
Hood shows that the townspeople had absolutely no
warning OF the disaster.
About o'clock last evening" he said. the
the north end OF Markei-st., near the Courthouse.
An opening feet wide first made. but II
quickly spread 10 twenty feet. and val o. wafer
tor fifteen feet high poured through the me- ne
small frame houses along the line OF the leyee 70
the south crushed Ike toys and none OF o in
occupants. most Of whom were poor coiored peope'
Those living n the more sGbs'e rita . aoqss'
where they chung for hours through, The chilly
ma Not a once feel the ere Of the Hood and Ne
residents mad" ha<iy prepare ons Tor safety. mos
Of them fleeing TO ne TOP OF me ao 0 reed the
little hills. which are mile away. and IRON NJ
When daylight came ms Inornins fo. o.
full Of water 10 depth or ten or t"c'Nr ,,.i
ness district remained standing. The relief WORK
is bc ING carried out under great dlnlc uI,'en
tow has been made the basis Of relief work Al
rail communication being cut on ior ma''e. ont
10 Inc scene. They reached cypress Junction. hal
way Shawneetown. ard found 1ry an ana $500
within two miles OF the flooded town More boats
were obtained and the rescuers crossed 70 S 9i
rac;ov-u Here they found appalling CONDITION
Hundreds Of those who escaped the rush OF wa'eF
uern perchei on roofs. trees and along the Top OF
The levcA They were taken from their dangerous
positons as rapidly possible. owing 10 the
scarcity Of boats the work slow. but over
two hundred persons. including many women ana
children were taken to the roadway. TWO niles
from Shawneetown. and thence 70 Dypr"ss J 1..,
ton Here the greater part OF them are cafnpec
tonight with little 10 eat and exposed 10 inc
driving rain and piercing wind
cypress Junction IS almost suTrounoed ny "ater
which has overfowed the banks or ne W aDash.
and is cover Ing the entire country. Inc oVer1lo"
from the broken dixie at Shawncetown has back'd
10 two miles inland but Is tonight slowly reced-
irg /, will be impossible to recover any hodies
mill the waters abate. In fact, tho rescuers arc
making very little effort in that direction. but ar"
r.ori;irg 70 save those who escaped. The Riverside
Hotel and Court house and the bank are intact
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cUAWNEETOWN DISASTER.
oon CAUSES THE LOSS OF MORE
'" THAN ONE HUNDRED LIVES

,rvrE on THE OHIO RIVER FOL-
LOWED BY MIGHTY RUSH OF "ArhN
ruRr1IING ESCAPES - HELP
so,.otT FOR THE SUFFERERS
ny THE CATASTROPHE.
,-u THE lates; reports show
"a .'' "a which overwhelmed and pracucaHE
Vna' ' ~, ci.v - Shawnestown Ill, on the
oes" ..,.r caused the loss Of fully one hundVad
Vi'o .a a large amount Of property Inc
NV :, =, ,hs west bank If the river winch
ro,nt. runs nearly south. ana the greater
~ the buildings in the city were ni'ee'
D.. below the top Of the ieVee' deperueu uP'"
. ,osn ont the flooded river The emoahN'i'en'
.,.sn,v feet wide and after 1t was over
- several wears ago II had been Strength
.s The break occurred on SUNDAY afternoon
sh,r. a mile above the city, and raging TOT
s.ont down upon the Inflated inHapitan's'
Tho roint where the water mace us way
..rough the levee was regarded as sale' ai'housh
-s,.o~ ,,as full TO the brim. and there was
" .orr,an here When the flood came there
-. ~ M time for warning. and the mighty tide
- ,o,,oarse volume Of force, loud roaring,
.,.en, through the streets. carrying everything
,.ora :, in the lower part OF the city. The
,o,rsl stree. is only short distance from the
,ar and runs in the same direction. Close TO
,,s levee stood the Riverside Hotel. the second
.,orv Of which is on level with the top or the
embankment
The loss Of life was variously estimated from
ore hundred to five hundred persons but 1t IS
thought ii will not exceed the former number,
according to the latest reports.
The following Is the list Of persons known 70
have been lost but II is necessarily incomplete
numbering only forty-three:
CA1JICT-T Colonel Washington, and VIE
- ,v-rON Charles wife and children.
FLAKE Mrs. Edward.
GALLOWAY Mrs c r. your cnhnre' ana '"O "''
visitors.
GREER. Mrs. Malnda-
HOLLY. Mrs
HOOKER. r. B telegraph OPERATOR
NJ ALLLSTER. Mary (colored).
NCI-AIN. Mrs.
YATrEN Charles
PHALEN Mrs Paul and four children
REINHOLT. Sarah
REINHOLr Charles.
sPAUI.DING. Caroline (colored).
THOMPSON. William. vile and three chiidren
WEIGH. Noah. and wife
Three prisoners the county jail.
The loss upon property will reach hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars. the food extended tor
several miles back from the river on the low
lands.
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THE MARKET OPENS STRONG.
FLUCTUATIONS N THE COURSE or THE DAY AND
4 Dr-LL CLOSE.

FLUCTUATIONS N THE COURSE or THE DAY And
Dr-LL CLOSE.
The moro pacific character Of yesterday mornings
press dispatches inclined Wall Street and It's con
stituency to the feeling that the stock market
must 60 w The course OF the London mar
ket. which showed early advances spanish fours
for example. advanced points The iunor or
the Pope's mediation In the Cuban matter. and on
the securing by Great Britain OF Chinese ports
tended to strengthen that optimism temporarily
NOT few houses IN the Street cabed buying orders
10 London IN order to anticipate a strong opening
here.
There were big groups o. brokers around the
posts Of the chief speculative stocks when the TX
change opened FOR the day. and FOR the first 70"
minutes the scene WAS unusually lively pri e. Going
UP with a rush from tho closing figures OF Satur-
day Sugar for instance which closed on Satur-
day at l5i2 opened yesterday az 1872 10 IL on
sales mad sinitaneosiy IN different parts or N"
board room Proft-tak.ng 10y houses which were
BUYERS on Sainrtty supi!.ro gar 81 , 1r u" I'll ~
the runor as 10 the Popcs plan OF arbitration 1eins
discre6i'ed The shorts. too. having put tneli
houses "a order Saturday. not knowing what ?
the market buyers. and the volume o: buJinS
8ut the decline was by ana by checked. and aft"r
series Or fluctuations .n ID" at"rnoon hoHIh me
opening level and Saturdays close. L WIS aSA!n
as during az w".s A 3ror"'S,oisl n.s IN
A dozen stocks. Tho principal dealings were ~
sugar. % 80 shares being -od. t'e autahc" ioi
the day being ~ per cent. tobacco. ll..'D share
advance -. Burlington. @@50 shares. ad'anc' =
Louisville ard Nashville. l"fS, shares. advance
-. Manhattan. 1920 shares. advance -; Mctio,'1-
itan. j SO shares advauc" =. Northern fdcih.,
l0.7li shares. advance : !Dr cent. Rock Island
Il o7o share-. advance -. -. Paul. i2l2 'har"-
advanc. -. rnion Pacific. preferred. 22o-s shafss
advance ~.
Tho sub-Treasury yesterday received SO. 90 In
gold ~ exchange ~ cuGr"rc. 20 p" Forwarded 20
points in ne IS cst and South and larg" shipments
OF currency were made b. the local banks direct
Mos of tho orders for currency yesirrdly "eIe
from small bankers. a. many a'at,'r'd points. IN
d!caf'ng hat the demand = do Inalniy 20 CON
y!ct!on the minds NJ fnr country bankers gen~r-
ally that war is Inevitable and viii soon be de-
clarcd
The Importation - gold also continues. tho en-
gagements announced yesterday agrregating Si.SsS-
90. distributed follows.
Kuhn Loeb 80 f3co"vo IAisntufg. hal
/. Won Horm.n mann % ...-. sso 600
Co ............. 27S o. Sa'isual ,r'y 70 90
J Rlar & .. 81 90 Guarsn'y Trus, Co. 100 900
Muller scha 2 90 80 py0 .tI
Demand sterling exchange declned /. per cent 20
1885,. 4 further ,all 20 = would probably result
IN the importation o, British soveregns into his
country.
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the living and burial caskets to bury the dead Help
US AT once NJ. CARNEY. Mayor.
- Carmi, H., April L.

John r. Tanner Governor
cueorge Goetzman trustworthy merchant OF
break last nigh Says the Mayor sent him to
kldgeway. the neares: point Of Communication. to
fcl message In his name to you TO send tents
provisions and burial caskets Immediately BY way
Ridgeway will be waiting Goctzman says the
scene IS worse than Johnstown. Four hundred es-
,inated drowned and all property lost. Remainder
OF people on levce and housetops Rain add. TO
distress Answer NE here and ! Will communicate
by telephone JOHN NJ CREBS
President White County Telephone Company.
Governor Tanner. after consultation with DR. r
" Wines secretary Of the State Board OF Chart
ties. sent the following:
w ;. Phillips president Ridgeway Bank. Ridge
Hon. Frederick Wines secretary o, the State
Board OF Charities. and Miss Julia Lathrop will
leave on first train for Shawneetown. The doctor
represents me In caring for the sufferers. Co
tpeate with him IN forming relief committee.
issued amation appealing to the public for re-
Iel OF the flood sufferers Am preparing TO send
train with tents to shelter and Accommodate one
thousand people three hundred blankets and twelve
hundred emergency rations.
JOHN Il. TANNER. Governor.
Governor Tanner has issued proclamation call
Ing upon the citizens OF the state 10 contribute for
the relief Of the Shawnectown sufferers.
Of Charities. Is just leaving this place, with special
train over the Chicago and Alton. for shawnee
town by way Of East s.. Louis from which place
ne reaches Shawneetown over the Louisville and
ratons Of he Illinois National Guard for one thou
sand people.
\ special train on the Chicago ard Alton. FOR
SndWneetOWn. left here al O'Clock TINS afternoon
with 4 supply OF provisions. tents and blankets
AdJCtant- General Reerc wired 81. Louis coffin
factory 10 Immediately load car with baskets
East 81. Louis. About three freig!tcar-loads OF
provisions are attached 10 the train.
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AIDING THE SUFFERERS
LOSS OF LIFE ESTIMATED TO EXCEED ONE
HUNDRED

Mount Vernon. Ind. April THE tug Isabella.
which went 10 tho reer OF the shawnee'o"n SUI
terers last night. returned here today for pro
vision CITY Marshal L. r. Holeman returned OF
her and reports the situation hero az appa''hs
He said.
In the Riverside Hotel las, nigh, ther. were a.
leas, i've hundred men, women and children. hue
a. ,cye.ba- ,heir clothing wet. with nothing
present time 20 give correct estimate OF ne Ios
Sterir Ge,lowav lost his entire family. consisting
Of wife and four children. TWO women VINO we're
visiting Ms family T we t alsG sTaT 4cs MI '"''
''rhe leve~ broke above the city. and the water
s.nry tn.dines and many others before IT The
area covered by the water Is about one mile square
60 ~ feer deem The people who Gagged up in
tho ,hird stories - houses that remain standing
Richard barnett, who also visited the scene 81
the calamity. returned on The Isabella In an IN
~ the ioo Of the leyee tn" "vee Is. perhaps. ny
e wide on he top ana ms s9aGS Se Is s,ocE o.
al. descriptions Il ~as ralnin. last night ana
N.Y. 'Uartreit Editor of The Shawnee News"
* arnnrg the missing. The work OF rescuing vic
tins from trees and housejops was cartlc S o" a.,
len recovered when We left there al a m Ihe
loss to property Will run into the hundreds OF thou
Mayor Larkn. of this city. called tn. Mount
500 was made with which to buy food Commlttees
were appointed to solicit AID and thls afternoon ..
the Isabella left with so worth OF provisions ID'
the sufferers --,,.- ,,,.-
An the neighborins town. are respo2ndins, neeI
%,er all over The town and until 1t subsidies there
vii! be much STEERING.
"Gvn~ess Junction H. April --latest reports
.. l'2O O'clock fO-ngh; say Il IL feared that the
entire levce IN front Of shawneetown vii be de-
s,rov,d bv morning and every frame house IN
vnectovu will 10 Ia shed pieces. The wind
is Lowing th.r,y i've miles an hour. accompanies
-. ,oi, Fcar Is felt FOR the rescue force now IN
e. ~ree,ov.u as nothing cnn stand the waves.
which are rolling ten feet high These reports
Nil i,,st this side OF ShaUnectOwn. II the gaze
nor,inues the entire town Is doomed