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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
DEATH DEALING
CL0UDbURST IN
WEST VIRGINIA.
Storm Sweeps Through the PocahontaS Coal
Region Estimates Of the Dead Range
from One to Five Hundred Per-
sons, Possibly More.
RIVALS The FAMOUS !0HNST0WN FLOOD.
Miles Of Railroad Swept AwaySCoIes Of Prominent People
PershWho|e Towns Demolished Awful Scenes
Enormous Property Loss.
RIVALS THE FAMOUS !0HNST0WN FLOOD.

Tug river is reported as being entire
Is over its banks and higher than ever
Known by the oldest inhabitants.
The town Of WEIGH, county seat of
Mcdowell county, necessarily must
have suffered severely and number
of large lumber plants situated along
the banks Of Tug river. no doubt are
entirely washed away.
The list of the dead so far recov-
cred and identified that it has been
possible to obtain at this time are:
John Lewis and Martha Morgan,
white; Sam Poindexter; Eettie Brown
John Ballard; Annie Smith; Laura
Mccoy: Nellie Smith; all of keystone;
Ivan Soiiskey. white. a cclored family
named Mairstcn, consisting of mother
and four children, at Algoma.
a family named Hook living near
the river close to the Pounding Mill
station of the Clinch Valley division.
were all drowned, six perishing.
The father of a Hungarian family at
Keystone made his way to the cabin
where his wife and new born babe
lying helpless. After fierce battle
with the waters. logs and debris. he
reached a place of safety with them
only to discover that both were dead.
Three daughters of Coal Inspector
Dinsmorc are reported drowned at
Keystone.
Later advices from the Clinch Valley
division confirm the reported drowning
of 10 persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24

TO THE HOLDERS OF "CONSOLl-
DATED MORTGAGE BONDS. CLASS
A. OF THE AUGUSTA IiALi;pWEl.-
AND GARDINER RAILROAD COM
WHEREAs. the AUGUSTA. HALO
WELL AND GARDINER RAILROAD
COMPANY. on the iirst day of July. a
D. 1891. issued its Consolidated Mort.
gage Bonds. Class A." to the amount OF
Fifty Thousand Dollars. said bonds being
numbered from l to 80. both inclusive
and being of the denomination of one
Thousand Dollars each. payable July
first, A. II. 1911. but rcdeemable at the
option of said Railroad Company IN who'e
or in part. at par and accrued IN.
terest. at any time on and after the 1rst
day of July. a. ID. 1896 as more fully pro,
vded in a certain deed Of trust executed
by said Railroad Company to the Maine
Trust and Banking Company, on SAID
first day of July. A. l.. 1891; and,
now desires to redeem all Of said bonds,
in accordance with the terms of the trust
deed aforesaid, on the next ensuing cou
pom day. viz: on the first day of July, a.
THEREFORE,, the holders OF the bonds
aforesaid are hereby notified to presen'
said bonds with all unpaid coupons al,
tached thereto, at the office of said Maine
Trust and Banking Company in Gardner
Maine. trustee under said trust decd. on
or before the first day Of July, a. -
1901, in order that the said Augusta, Iiai'
lowell and Gardiner Railroad Company
may redeem said bonds at par ana ac'
crued interest. on said first day OF July
A. d. 1901.
And the holders of said bonds are here
by notified that in accordance with tht
terms of the deed of trust aforesaid.
any of said bonds shall not be pTcsentec
for redemption at the time ana pIacs
aforesaid, no further interest theieo"
shall be payable after said date.
Augusta, Maine, May Ii. 1901.
AUGUSTA, HALLOWELI. AND HAH
DINER RAILROAD COMPANY,
BY George f. Macomber. treasurer
may17.dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
FOUL PLAY FEARED.
Remains of Nellie N. Allen
Found at Lewiston.
Had Been in the River Since Disap-
pearance in Last April.
Foul Play Feared and Thorough Investigator
Will &c Made.

Lewiston, Me, June 23-An exam
iLation of the body of Mrs. Nellie M.
Allen. which was found in the river.
Saturday, was made. Sunday. by Dr.
A. NJ. Garcelon, assisted by DR.. w. II.
Hawkins and medical student, Jo-
seph Scanncll. The results are not yet
made public.
Coroner McDonough empanelied the
following jury: Seth Chandler. J. F.
Callahan, l., l.. Scruton, James A.
O'BTicn, George A. Drew, and A. d.
FOES.
The jury was sworn in the presence
of the body and a brief meeting was
held and adjournment made until
Wedne sday afternoon at O'Clock.
The case will be thoroughly investi-
gated before the theory of suicide is
accepted by the officials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
MAY REACH 500 OR 600.
Great Excite ment in Virginia Details May Be
Several Days laic.

Roanoke. Va. June 23-There was a
created here, today. when it was re-
ported that an awful flood and cloud
burst had swept over the Elkhorn coal
region in West Virginia.
Saturday night is pay night in the
coal fields, and it is supposed that the
coal miners had nocked into the towns
in the district to do their trading, and
there is no telling how many of them
were caught in the flood and drowned.
1t is said by the telegraph officials
that the lines are useless between Kc-
nova, W. Va. and Blueficlds. a dis
lance of 200 miles. 1t is estimated that
200 lives alone were lost at Keystone.
The flood seems to have extended
over vast area of mountain country
and the hundreds of mountain streams
becoming swollen only served to swell
the EIkhorn river until 1t had assumed
large proportions and carried destruc-
ton in it's wake.
Railroad ties. small buildings Of all
descriptions. telegraph poles, huge
boulders and every imaginable move
able thing that came within the sweep
of this mighty torrent of maddened
waters. went down the mountainous
district in a seething. roaring mass of
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proceed further. The waters reached a
doned the passengers being rescued by
means Of ropes strung from the win
dows of coaches to the tops of remain
ing coke ovens some distance away.
Between Elkhorn and Vivian yard, a
distance of 10 miles 100 cars are said
to be washed from the tracks. and
many of them were carried down the
stream.
A rough estimate places the number
of bridges washed away between Blue
field and Vivian yard. a distance of IS
miles. at from l. to 20. and from pres
ent indications it will be impossible to
to get trains through to Vivian and
poins west of there under a week or
10 days.
This will render it impossible to get
relief into the stricken district and for
those who escaped with their lives.
homeless and without food. indesCrib-
able suffering Is inevitable.
on the CIinch Valley branch of the
Norfolk & Western between this city
and Merton. Va. communication is en-
tirely severed west Of Tazeville. Va.
Reports from that point of great loss
Of life and property throughout that
entire section.
In Shakerag. negro settlement on
The outskirts OF TazeweH. the water
stands to the depth Of six or eight feet
in the street and houses. all of the oc-
cupcnts having been removed by
boat.
Three miles west of Tazewell. on the
Hicrinhotham farm, the house Of Par
is Van Dyke, farm hand. was swept
away. carrying with it Mrs. Van Dyke
and four children, two, John, Il, and
CHARLES. 5. being drowned.
Mrs. Van Dyke with the two remain
ing children. Edgar and Laura, were
found at . o'clock this morning. dying.
one mile from where the house stood.
by Mr.. Van Dyke. who was absent
from home at the time of the cloud
burst.
While the rescuing party was search
ing Cor the Van Dyke family they found
the body of a white woman. well clad.
floating down Plum creek. No one thus
far has been able to identify her.
A report from Wittens Hill small
station between Bluciield and Taze-
well, says that three children names
unknown, belonging to Raleigh Brush,
were drowned early yesterday morn
Ing. There is no telegraph station at
Wittens Mill and it is impossible to
ascertain particulars.
The railroad and telegraph COM
panics are working between 1000 and
1900 men day and night. Officials are
on the ground pushing the work of
construction of telegraph lines and re-
building the road and hope to be able
to communicate with both the storm
swept districts by noon, today.
Nothing whatever has been heard
from the section Of country between
Vivian and Williamson other than the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
Younq Saco Boy Drowned.

Saco. Me-. June 23.-Edward Miller
aged II. son of Joseph Miller, was
drowned. Saturday. while rowing OH
the Saco river.
The body was recovered about an
bour after the accident by Napoleon >.
Proyencher, who has recovered seven
bodies from the river during the past
few years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24

Bluefeld. W. Va, June e3.-This en-
tire section has just been visited by
flood. the extent of which. in all proba
bility. will equal that of Johnstown, in
| 1889. 50 far as the loss of property is
concerned.
Early yesterday morning, shortly af-
ter midnight. heavy downpour of
rain began, accompanied by severe
| electric storm and steady increased
in violence until 10 o'clock A. NJ, then
ceasing for several hours and begin
ming again with renewed violence.
While the storm has abated, the low
| ering clouds would indicate another
terrific downpour at any moment.
Many miles of the Norfolk & West
ern Railroad tracks and bridges are
| entirely destroyed and communication
| is entirely cut off west of E,lkhorn.
Messengers sent to Elkhorn. the ter
minus of both telegraph and railroad
communications have received re-
|
| to the loss of life will easily reach 200.
Some Of the drowned are among the
most prominent citizens of the coal
fields.
The Pocahontas coal field is located
in a basin with high mountain ranges
on either side. Elkhorn creek flowing
through the center of the basin.
| The creek is fed by numerous small
streams coming from the mountain
sides, rising very rapidly. and this
water spout came so suddenly that the
entire basin between the two noun
tain ranges was flooded. and before the
terror stricken people realized what
was upon them. they were carried
down by the flood, which swept every
thing in it's path.
| keystone. which has a population of
about 1000, was practically washed
away.
| This was, to a great extent. head
quarters from which the mining popu
lation purchased supplies, and was al
so the only place in the field where
whiskey could be purchased.
At this place there We're some Il to
Is saloons, all of which were washed
away.
| The report comes that the mining
| population are now occupying the
banks of the streams below catching
the merchandise and barrels of whs-
key and beer as they float down.
| Coal and coke plants throughout the
Pocahontas field are reported practical
ly destroyed.
on account of the very high water
which has flooded the region and pre-
| vented communication, anything like
n correct estimate of the loss of prop
erty is impossible, but from the best
information obtainable, the loss to
property will easily reach s2.0ooooo.
At Landgraf, the beautiful home of
General Manager Orr is reported gone.
but his family is safe.
Passenger train No. 4 of the Norfolk
e western. reached Vivian. about $50
A. NJ. met the flood and was unable to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
KILLED BY FAllINGTREE.
George Buber Of Blaine Kills in the Woods
al island Falls

Island Falls. Me. June.5.-(SpeciaD
George Buber of Blaze. employed
by the Emerson Brother of this town.
in their bark-peeling camp, SIX miles
from the village, was suck by fall
ing tree, Friday. and did from the ef-
fects Of his injuries, dly Saturday
morning.
The injured man was'rought to this
town soon after the acdent and every
possible medical aid W, rendered, out
it was apparent from re first that his
injuries must prove fal. The
was crushed and thebody ~
mangled, and he did -
seriousness after the ad
Mr.. Buber was unr
mains were taken
Blaine for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24

IFS hard work to take care OF chill
aren and to cook, sweep. wash, sew
and mend besides.
n makes a shop Of the home-a shop,
TOO where sixteen hours make "a day
ava vet there is much working over
time. ~
Hoods Sarsaparilla helps tired motn-
ers in many ways-it refresnes the
blood. improves the appetite, and as
sures restful sleep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
UNSETIleO--FAiR. TUESDAY.

Boston, June 23.-Forecast for BOs-
ton and vicinity: Monday. unsettled.
probably showers and thunder storms
followed bv fair; warmer; southwest
winds; Tuesday. fair weather: wester-
~ winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
Washington Forecast.

Washington. June 23.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday, New England
Showers on the coast: fair and cooler
in the interior. Monday; fair and
warmer. Tuesday; fresh westerly
winds,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
NOTICE

Persons owing the estate of the late
Horace H. Hamlin or having accounts
against said estate will please call AZ
the harness store and settle.
FREDERICK HAMLEN, Agent.
DIFF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
RACES At MADISON.
Thunder Shower Spells Fun--Events Declared
by the Standing.

Madison. Me. June 23.-The horse racing
season at Somerset park began. Saturday
afternoon. a heavy thunder shower stop
ping the events Owing to the rain. mon
ey in both events was declared by the
3a5 Class. TROT OR PACE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
SUMNER GARMENTS

when Handsomely Numbered, look very
attractive, even though they may be in
expensive. Our specially i9 ladies' and
gentlemen's shirt waists and shirts. duck
suits wash dresses. and outing goods
generally. We compare with other laun-
dries as a dollar does with a quarter, al
though our rates are low. Comments on
what we do are orr unanimous chorus OF
praise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24

TO THE HOLDERS OF CONSOLE
DATED MORTGAGE BONDS. CLASS
A." OF THE AUGUSTA IIALIDWEl.L
AND GARDINER RAILROAD COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-25
REVISED WAR TAX.
Bill az Submitted to the Senate by
the Finance Committee.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Al
drich, chairman of the senate commit
tee on finance, has reported the war
revenue reduction bill back to the SEN
ate. The committee reports a complete
substitute for the bill as it passed the
house Senator Aldrich made a state
ment explaining the changes, which are
as follows.
Stamp taxes repealed-Promissor
notes. mortgages. bills of 1ading for ex-
port, powers Of attorney. protest. charter
partly, certificates of all kinds, leases
warehouse receipts. Geographic dis
patches, telephone message passage
tickets costing less than $3O express re-
ceipts, freight receipts bonds except
bonds Of indemnity. legacies to religious
charitable literary or educational insti-
tutions.
Special taxes repeaIed-Commercia
Taxes d-Conveyances, insur-
ance, bankers. capital, proprietary med
icines, cigars. tobacco and beer.
The statement says that, having al
ways in view the revenue reuuireme nts
Of the government, the purpose of the
committee has been to repeal such of
the taxes imposed by the war revenue
act of 1898 as are most annoying and
burdensome to taxpayers, to retain such
as would be kept as a permanent part
of our revenue system, or at least re-
tanned until all war taxes can be re-
pealed. and to reduce others as fairly
equ1tably as possible by some general
plan of reduction. Pursuing this general
plan it has been possible to reduce the
taxes affected approximately one-half.
Taking the estimates Of the treasury
department as a basis the reduction of
revenue effected by the bill will be
nearly $40 000 900. a reduction somewhat
less than was produced by the bill as it
passed the house OF representatives.
The committee substitute provisions
in regard to cigars, tobacco. beer, ETC.,
are as follows.
THAT on and after July 1, 1901. there
shall be allowed a discount OF rs per
cent on all sales by collectors to brew
ers and manufacturers OF tobacco and
snuff. upon the stamps provided for the
payment of internal revenue taxes upon
beer and manufactured tobacco and
snuff; provided. that the discount al
lowed to brewers upon beer stamps
shall be in lieu of the discount of IA
per centum allowed by the act of June
13. 1898"
The effect is to reduce the beer tax
to $3.50 per barrel and on snuff and
tobacco TO 3 cents a pound.
There is a general reduction Of tbs
tax on insurance policies and renewals
and it is provided that in lieu OF the
present taxes special taxes shall be inn
posed. TO be paid by the insurance COM
panies, as follows.
Life insurance companies. cents on
the amount insured for each 500 or
! fraction OF every policy. This provision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-25
WULFEKUHLER WRATHY
Resents AspersiOns Against
Leavcnworth in the Senate.

When the senate convened this after
noon Senator Carpenter asked for the
reading of the extract from a Leaven-
worth paper stating that the Kansas
legislature had decided to cast out
Leavenworth from the state on account
Of the Alexander lynching. The extract
from the Missouri legislature proceed
ings were read and the resolutions
agreeing to take Leavenworth into the
state of Missouri were read. They were
to the effect that Leavenworth was no
longer fit to be in Kansas and that
Missouri had her arms open for any
thing and would take her in.
Senator WulfekuhIer got angry at the
little joke and protested against the
reading of the resolution, but it was
read and after it had been read Senator
Wulfekuhler arose and said: Il wish
to protest against such idiotic and imbe-
Gle matters being introduced IN the
senate The president of the senate then
ruled everybody out of order and the
fun was stopped by referring the ques-
ton to the committee on Texas cattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-25

the case are bullish and. notWil nstanulul{
the foreign news delivered by the general
export trade has been confined TO beaflsn
ideas, this has been ignored BY the general
trade and they have taken the real IaCLa
and acted on them. 1t would appear 70 us
that foreigners want our wheat and are
taking 1t rs fast as they can. CleaNance3
for the week are up close to 100000 BUSH
els. Northwest receipts have fallen TO a
low ebb while the primary receipts are
light Clearances are larger each DAY.
Modern Miller comments on the dry sea-
son and there is no doubt this viii be a
factor soon. Wheat viii work higher and
we still believe should be bought on slight
recessions-
for May and started shorts TO covering
freely. THE bulls pressed their advantage
and profit taking by them was not on
large scale. Phillips was the most prom
inent seller early and Patten led the buy
ing The country is selling but little. but
primary receipts are still liberal. shipping
business fair. Receipts, 3S9 cars; estimate
for Tomorrow, 325 cars.
OATS-Futures have been firm ana tne
The large cash business Of yesterday mas
stirred the market some and elevator peo-
pie say the demand is both export ana
domestic. Receipts, 209 cars. with. 30 este
mated for Saturday Philips the best
PROVISIONS started easy
with hogs sc lower. There seemed to be
the decline there was not much onerin&
and prices recovered. Pork was strong
and higher Lard and ribs about steady.
Hogs closed stronger than they opened.
Shipment of product was better than last
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-25
BAILEY HAS A MISSION.
Congressman Wants ReappOr-
tiOnment and Wants 1t Bad.

Congressman Bailey was circulating
among the members this morning talk
ing for the reapportionment OF the con-
greSsiOna1 districts in the state Ac-
csrding to the gossip which is going the
rounds, he wants the state redistricted
so that he can come in and capture the
First district two years hence
If the present legislature fails to do
anything towards reapportionment and
Charles Curtis fails to land as United
States senator, then Mr.. Bailey will be
out It is this which brought him to
Topeka There was an agreement be-
tween the congressman OF the state to
oppose reapportiOnment, as it would Gre
ate several disagreeable fights, but Mr..
Bailey has overlooked this, and is here
working for his own interests.
There is another man who wants
Shawnee county taken out OF the First
district, and that is young Ban An
thony He has the same ambition that
Mr. Bailey has, and has been working
among the members with the same OBJ
ject in view-that of a reapportionment
of the state to the end that a man. not
Charles Curtis, may be sent to congress
from the district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-25
Chicago Live stock Market

Chicago, Jan. 25.-CATTLEzReceip D.
500; slow, shade lower. Good to prime
steers, $5.20d6.00; poor to medium, $500
$40; stockers and feeders, 50 00d460; cows,
81. 70d4.15; heifers, $2.75Q4:40; Gamers s2s08
a.. 65; bulls, $2-50Q4.4o: calves. $400d5.75;
Texas fed steers, S4.000475: Texas grass
steers, 50 35d400; Texas bulls, s. 5o03.75;
HOGS-Receipts today, $4,000; estimated
for tomorrow, 20, 600: left over, 6,S07; 5G010c
lower. Mixed and butchers, $5.00d5-25;
good to choice heavy, $5-021@45.25: rough
heavy, $5.00a5.10 light, $500Q5.22lz; bulk
of sales, IS. 1905. 20.
SHEEP Receipts. 900; steady; good to
choice wethers, $3.70n4.50; fair to choice
mixed, So. 40a3. 30: western sheep, $375Q4.40;
Texas sheep, $2-50d3-50; native lambs, $4-00
Q5.40; western lambs, $5.006l5.40.
Official for yesterday: Receipts: Cattle,
1860; hogs, p, 585; sheep. 10, 500. Shipments
Cattle, 4,157; hogs. 1855; sheep. 1885.