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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

u. W. Orsborn aud wife departed or
MONDAY for visit in California. He
has brother living at Santa Barbara
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

Big Stock of Noyse & Norman shoes
at d. /. Woodward's. Best on the
market. New in style and superior in
quality.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

j. W. DeGeer was in from the Deer
head ranch hast Wednesday and Thurs.
day to interview the county treasurer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

The man with the sleigh on Sunday
was head and shoulders above every
body in the community and he had a
right to feel proud. A nice sleigh ride
In Kansas is something of novelty.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

Ihe Woods county bank at Alva has
oeen organized recently. Geo. A.
Harbaugh. formerly Of this county, IS
vice president.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

The photograph business was lively
last week. Notice the announcement
of DuhameI & Rudolph, new firm, in
the Index this week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

Cash paid for iron, brass and copper
at Marshall's blacksmithshop.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

Medicine Lodge has freak who
dreams every night that he is destined
to be a railroad president. He is a
very ordinary fellow, too.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

Call at Hall Hdw. Co.'S and see the
new Osborne half.inch coil-tooth hay
rake, the only one on the market and
fully guaranteed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

Roy Briant has secured position in q
Barber shop at Newton. His brother,
VIM. Briant, OF Alva, has taken his
place In III. E. Briant's shop here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

DR.. Kocie)i has just received a supply
OF electric batteries of differant sizes
and prices. Buy one take, an electric
bath and feel good.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17

Dr. Hammond, dentist, Office ons
door south Of Gem Drug store.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17
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Ladies hosiery at Howe s. Burton's.

Sheriff Gano returned home on Satur-
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
STREET FLOODED
Pipe Line Breaks and Stream of Oil
Covered Water Flowing
Through Town..

Reading, Pa, Feb. 2S.-Dispatches
from Tamaqua, Pa, say that the
worst flood since 1850 visited that
place today. The business section of
the town is under water. Broad, the
principal business street, is three
feet under water, and this afternoon it
was still rising. Half the colleries in
the section have been compelled to
shut down. All may have to close.
The Standard Oil company's six inch
pipe at Tamarend broke and a stream
of oil is now emptying into the river
and flowing through the town. The
Commercial Ice company has tele-
graphed here hat it's enormous dams
at GAINESVILLE, five miles from here
are liable to break any minute. Should
this happen, Tamaqua will be mum
dated. Schools have been dismissed.
At present the Schuylkill is about
eight feet above low water mark,
while Wabash creek, flowing through
town, is three feet higher than it's
banks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
ASK CHARTER IN CANADA
NORTHERN SECURITIES COM.
PANY MAKES NEW MOVE,
Will If Possible Go Beyond Reach of
the Courts of the United
States.

Montreal, March 1.-Application has
been made at Ottawa for a Dominion
charter for a company called the
Northern Securities company with a
nominal capital Of $1,000. 900. The
names Of the incorporators are mem
bers of the legal firm of McGibbon,
Cargrain, Ryan & Mitchell. The COM
pany, however, is the same as the
American concern organized by Jas.
J. Hill. The incorporation of the COM
pany in Canada is regarded by the
leading lawyers of Montreal as plac-
ing the company beyond the reach of
any United States court, the company
will be enabled to fulfill in every re-
spect the purposes for which it was
organized, and if SO desired it will be
enabled to offer it's securities on sale
on the exchanges in the same manner
and with the same freedom as now en-
joyed by a score of commercial insti.
buttons acting under Canadian char
ters. Hon. T. Charles Cargrain, M.
P, who made the application. refused
to discuss the matter in any form.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
IRRIGATION BILL PASSED

Washington, March 1.-Considera-
BILE important business was disposed
of by the senate today. What is
known as the omnibus claims bill and
the measure providing for the irri-
cation of public lands were passed,
the conference report on the Philip
pine tariff bill vas agreed to and the
bill was made unfinished business.
The irrigation measure provides
that all moneys received from the
sale Of public lands in Arizona, Cali
fornia, Colorado. Kansas, Idaho, Mon
tana> Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
North and South Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyo-
ming, beginning July 1, last, be de-
voted to the construction of irrigation
works for the reclamation of arid
lands, the work to be done and the
money expended under the direction
of the secretary of the interior. The
bill was under discussion for several
hours, but encountered no opposition
and was passed without a roll call
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
WANTED FOR USE IN PlTTsBuRG
AND SURROUNDING TOWNS.
MOVING TO SECOND STORIES
Pittsburg and Allegheny Are Prepar-
ing For Unusually High
Water.

Pittsburg. Feb. 2S.-Pittsburg and
vicinity is tonight threatened with q
distrous flood. The great gorge in
the Allegheny has slipped out today
without doing any serious damage,
but the great gorge of water behind
it which is being Augmented every
moment by swollen creeks and noun.
tain streams, make it apparent that
much damage must result before the
waters subside. At 1890 p. m. Gov
eminent Forester Ridgeway, issued
reached the danger point and were
rising fast. He sent out warning to
all rivermen, railroad companies and
others interested to prepare for at
least 25 feet by morning and predict
ed a maximum of 80 feet. This stage
if reached, will completely submerge
lower parts of Allegheny and this city
and put out the fires in all factories.
Residents of down town districts
have been preparing for months for
the flood which they though inevita-
BILE. Some have moved to second
floors. The Lincoln and Boyer hotels
and Y. M. C. A. today vacated their
ground floors in anticipation Of being
flooded tomorrow. Merchants along
Pennsylvania avenue have installed
steam pumps in order to keep their
cellars dry. Fourth ward school will
be closed.
Building operation along Pennsyl-
vania avenue will be seriously inter-
ferred with. The exposition build
ings will be inundated by morning.
In Allegheny railroad tracks are all
under water, traffic being suspended
today as early as l o'clock. People
living along the river are moving into
second stories or going out in boats.
The ball park is flooded and much
damage is feared.
The river coal combine attempted to
make a shipment of coal south today,
starting the boats down with eight
loads of coal, four barges of rails. etc.
They had just passed Davis Island
dam Is minutes before the gorge over
took them, necessitating a tie-up and
causing apprehension for the fate of
the fleet. AS yet, few coal flats have
been swept away.
Reports from Johnstown. McKeys-
port. Bedford. Connellsville. New
Castle, Oil City and all other near
by points reveal like conditions with
indications of big floods.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04

trio lighting plants. The building is
without heat and the only light in it
is from candles and lamps. A small
sized iceburg has been deposited in
the grounds and the warden's house
has been rendered untenable.
In Pittsburg proper, from the point
to Ninth street, and as far back as
Pennsylvania avenue, everything is
flooded. Skiffs and wagons are being
utilized to get residents to and from
their homes. Few Pittsburghers have
ever before seer the water so deep on
these streets, the Hotel Lincoln has
10 feet of water IN it's basement, while
the Victoria and Boyer hotels are in
almost as bad shape. Water surrounds
age has been done. The Duquesne and
Alvin theatres were forced to abandon
their performances tonight and bust
ness in all the districts has been clos
ed since noon. Every mill along the
Allegheny river as far as ~Thirty-third
street is closed down. From Twenty
first street the Allegheny Valley rail
road yard is submerged and every
cellar has water in it.
On the south side most of the mills
have shut down, the plants of Jones
& Mclaughlin and the Republic Steel
company being the only extensive
works to escape. From Homestead
to McKees Rocks, the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie tracks are under water, and
the Pan Handle tracks are being used
to get trains in and out Of the city.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
south side is literally swamped, there
is not a drop of water available for
fire fighting should it become neces
.sary. as the Monongahelia Water COM
pany is completely submerged.
At midnight the indications are that
the flood has done its worst. The
Monongahela marks at the Smithfield
street bridge show a fall of nearly a
foot since s p. m. The Allegheny at
Herr Island registered a fall of three
tenths of a foot since 6 p. m. At Davis
Island dam the Ohio stood almost sta
tionary. Late reports from upriver
points are to the effect that both riv-
ers are either falling or stationary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04

Power Plant Drowned and City In


Allentown, Pa, March 1.-Allen-
town is suffering from the worst food
in its history. The heavy snow fall
of February q and % was followed by
thaws yesterday which sent the water
in the Lehigh, Little Lehigh and .Jor-
dan rivers three feet higher than in
June. 1862, which freshet broke all
records. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of damage was done
here and in this vicinity. Many of
the city's streets were turned into
rivers. and in hundreds of houses
the occupants moved to the D
stories. The electric light and power
plant and gas works were Flooded.
Allentown is without light, water and
trolley service. Dozens of industries
were compelled to shut down. In some
the employees were caught in the
buildings and spent the night there.
All but two spans of the bridge
over Lehigh river fell last night at 9
o'clock. The nearest bridges are at
Bethlehem and Catasaque, three and
six miles away, respectively.
No lives We're lost.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES WORK
TO KEEP TICkERs GOING,
MANY WIRES ARE DOWN
Large Sections Of Country Cut Off
From News Centers BY DAM
age to Lines.

New York. Feb. 2S.-While the tel
egraph companies are still struggling
to repair the damage resulting from
sleet and the gales Of last week, they
are now facing additional derange-
ment of their systems because of
heavy rain storms in the middle west
and south. 1t is said that Interrupt
ton of telegraph communication has
never been so great or so long con-
tinued. In the vicinity of Philadelphia
where the storm Of last Friday was
most severe, the companies are still
trying to restore their wires but the
damage was so extensive that the
work is not yet completed and prac-
tically' all business from Baltimore.
Washington and the south is still
being routed by way Of Pittsburg and
the west. The rain storms Of last
night have caused serious Interrupt
ton to this route.
The country south Of Washington is
today practically cut off and the in
terror of Pennsylvania is in a similar
condition. In Ohio rain storms have
also hampered telegraph seriously.
Torrential rains. reported to beof al
most cloudburst severity, have occur
red in the south Atlantic states, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama, and that region
is today practically without tele-
graphic communication. Severe thun-
der storms have accompanied the
rain fall. In many sections the rivers
are out Of their banks and causing not
only arrangement of wires, but much
interruption to railway traffic.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
WARNED BY WEATHER MAN
Absence of Fatalities During Inunda.
ton Attributed to Alarm Sound
ed BY Forecasters.

Plttsburg, March 1.-At 9 O'Clock
the Allegheny river marks show go
n still rising. The flood mark of
1884, 1913, will in all likelihood. be
passed, and 50 feet, the highest point
ever reached by the waters here. in
1882, may be equalled. 1t is certain
that the great damage by the 1884
HOOD will be exceeded by many thou
sands of dollars, and many more in
terests will be affectde.
No reliable estimate of the money
damage a be made at this time,
but it will be very heavy. Already
9o,ooo men are temporarily idle
by the forced closing down of mills.
factories and other industries, and
the number is likely to be consider
ably increased by Monday. To the
timely warning given out by the gov
eminent bureau officials, to all inter-
ested, may be credited the lack of
men and residents were prepared, on
sequently no ~drownings nor serious
accidents have resulted up to the
present.
Tonight Allegheny is a modern Ven
ice, and every sort of improvised
water craft is in service. Every street
in the low lying districts from Heirs
Island to the Western Penitentiary
has more or less water in it. In some
places it is from two to four feet deep,
forcing the h~ouseholders either to
abandon their homes or move to the
upper floors. In numerous cases fam
lilies have taken their cookstoves to
the attic and have prepared to camp
out, a. it were, until the waters sub
side. All of the railroad tracks ex.
cepI the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago e.submerged and many fac
tories have been closed down. :
The Western Penitentiary is in par
ticularly bad shape. The water has
flooded the lower portion of the insti
tuition, running much fine machinery
Including the air renovating and cleo
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
SUBSlDING.
Damage BY the Overflow Beyond Pres
ent Estimation.

ent Estimation.
Philadelphia, March 1.-The Schuyl-
kill river is now falling but machin-
cry in the inundated district and
household furniture in the dwellings
partly submerged have been damaged
to an enormous extent. The loss will
amount to hundreds of thousands of
dollars. 1t is impossible to estimate
the number of men rendered idle by
the closing of the mills, but in one
plant alone. the Penroyd Iron works,
at Manayunk, 5000 men are tempo
rarily out Of employment.
Reports from the state along the
%Schuylkill valley indicate that the de-
struction is wide spread. At least
three fatalities occurred during the
day. One man was drowned at Spring
Mills, another at Kutztown and a third
at st. Clair. Scarcely a c~olliery in
the valley escaped i%nundation, dwell
lings were lifted from their founda-
ton and swept away, bridges were
washed from their supports and much
livestock on the farms in the low
lands was killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
FLOODS.
Rains Cause Great Damage to Rsii-
roads BY Washouts.

Atlanta, Feb. 2S.-Not in many
years have the southeastern gulf
states experienced damage so wide
spread, by storm, as that which on
yesterday visited Georgia, Alabama.
Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Florida. AS far
as known eve lives were lost and
several persons injured. The dam
age is enormous, railroads being par
ticularly heavy sufferers.
-Four lives were lost in a wreck near
Griffen, Ga, which was caused by a
washout. The other dead were ne.
grOes whose cabins were blown away
by the storm.
The rains raised the water to flood
height in the Chattahoochie, Alabama,
Ocmulgee. Savannah and the two
Oconees, but tonight the stage in all
OF them was stationary except at Co
lumbus, where the Chattahoochie was
rising slowly.
Washouts are reported tonight on
all railroads coming into Atlanta, ex-
cept two. The losses to railroads is
enormous and they are handling their
passenger traffic only with TIE great
est difficulty. No trains Oh the Sea
board Air Line had reached this city
since the storm.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Committee Complete Measure and
Make Items Public.

Washington. March 1.-The river
and harbor bill was completed today
and the items made public. Unusual
interest attaches to the this
year, as last year passed without a
river and harbor bill. The total car
ried by the measure completed to-
day is $50, 700, 900. Of this total $24,-
000, 900 is in cash and $780, 700, 900 is
in. continuing contracts available July
/, 1903. The total is about 50, 900, 900
more than the bill which was talked
to death" during the final hours of the
last congress.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04

ever known. The river there is fully
II feet above high water mark, or
more than a foot above the high point
of the freshet Of 1882. Four bridges
were closed to traffic this afternoon
as the water completely covered them.
Tonight these bridges were in danger
of being washed away. A large mill
above the bridge has been inundated
and is in danger of topping into the
river. If it goes the bridges will be
demolished by the w%reckage and the
damage will be heavy. The lower
portion of the city is flooded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
M'lAURIN-TILlMAN INCIDENT OF.
FICIALLY CLOSED.
T|LLMAN'S MOUTH WORKED
And 1t Became Necessary For the
Pitchfork Wielder to Make
Further Apologies.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Senators Nc
Laurin and Tillman of South Carolina
today were severely censured by the
United States senate for the sensa
tional personal encounter between the
two senators on the floor of the SEN
ate last Saturday during considera-
ton OF the Philippine tariff bill.
The adoption of the resolution Of
so far as McLaurin or the senate is
concerned.
Immediately after the senate con-
vened today Mr.. Burrows, chairman
of the committee on privileges and
elections, to which the McLaurin-Till-
man controversy had been referred.
reported the resolution of censure
framed by a majority of the commit
tee. Accompanying the resolution
was a report setting out the conclu-
sions of the majority.
A brief statement wasapresented by
Bailey, Blackburn, Pettus, M. J. Eos
ter and Duboise, democratic members
of the committee, dissenting from
some of the conclusions Of the major
ity. They agreed, however, to the
resolution offered.
A minority report was presented by
McComas, Beverage and Pritchard,
republicans, who maintained that the
adoption of censure was not sufficient
punishment.
Practically there was no debate on
the resolution, although Galliger and
Platt of Connecticut made it evident
by brief statements that the resolu-
them. The resolution was adopted by
a vote of 81 to -.
When Tillman's name was called he
added a new sensation to the pro-
ceedings by rising and saying with
i'll concealed emotion, among gentle
men an apology for an offense commit
ted under heat of blood is usually
considered sufficient"
The auditors caught their breath as
Tillman thus entered his protest
against the adoption of the resolu-
ton. Tillman's words induced Kean
of New Jersey to rise at the conclu-
sion Of the roll call and say: "Hav-
ing heard the senator from South
Carolina again insult the senate I
change my vote from aye to nay"
At the request of Burrows the state
ment of Tillman was read by the
clerk. Instantly the South Carolina
senator disclaimed any intention of
being offensive to the senate and said
that if his words were so considered
he would withdraw them.
The chairman (Frye) said that by
unanimous consent they might be
withdrawn, but Mr.. Dietrich of Ne
braka objected.
The incident was closed without
further comment.
The senate adopted the conference
report on the permanent census bill
and then began consideration of the
irrigation measure. Clark of Wyo-
ming delivered a long and carefully
prepared speech in it's support.
For a time the senate considered
omnibus claims bill but did not dis
pose of it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
Three More Drowned.

Wllkesbarre, Pa, March 1.-The
food death list which last night mum
bered three has been Increased to
six today. Frank Pushlik was drowned
in Tobys creek this morning. William
Eroh, while crossing a pond, was
thrown into the water and swept
away. William Walters. a miner. a,
tempted to cross a pond here when
he fell in and the swift current car
ried him into the river.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
WIND BLEW IN MEXICO.
Velocity of go Miles An Hour Reach
ed In Monterey.

Monterey, Mexico, March 1.-Thurs-
days storm which swept over north
ern Mexico was unprecedented in Sc
verify in Monterey and vicinity. For
hours the wind blew at a velocity of
from 80 to so miles an hour, doing
damage to the extent of more than
100000. A dozen or more people
were injured by falling walls during
the progress of the storm, but none
fatally.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
Declines the Sword.

Warrenton, Va, March because
of Lieutenant Governor Tillman's tel
egram to President Roosevelt, Major
Jenkins, to whom the sword was to
have been presented, has written Mr..
TiIlman declining to accept the sword
under any circumstances.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
Done By the Wind.

Pensacola, Fla, Feb. 2S.-The entire
south wall of the new south wing Of
the state capitol at Tallahassee was
leveled to the ground last night by a
furious gale.
Damage to the steamer New York
which collided with the wharf yester-
day is much greater than at first re-
ported.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
TRAFFIC S ED.
Southern Roads Recovering From Ef-
fects of Storm.

Atlanta, Ga, March 1.-RailWey
traffic to the east and southwest which
has been almost paralyzed for the last
SO hours by the storm that has cover
ed the southern states, was resumed
on nearly all roads today. 4 few
lines, however, are still suffering from
the effects Of the storm and several
accidents have been reported as a re-
suit of the washouts. Rain is falling
tonight in some sections Of the south
and all creeks and streams are bad
ly swollen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
House..

Washington. Feb. 2S.-The house to-
day broke all it's records in the mat
ter of private pension legislation.
clearing the calendar and passing 159
bills in a little over three hours. The
conference report on the census bill
was adopted and the house adjourned
until Monday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
usic.

Music furnished for all occasions.
Orders taken for sheet and orchestra
music. Music arranged from the
voice. W. J.. Carter. violin teacher,
residence 312 North 25th street,
Box 535. 81.oS
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
Deep Snow In the Hills.

DeadWood, March 1.-Two and a
half feet of snow has fallen in the
northern Black Hills within two or
three days and is still falling. 1t is
the heaviest fall in six years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
Arrived at Legation.

Constantinople, March Miss Ell
len Stone arrived here today from
Salonica and is at the United States
legation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04
Trustees

TruSteeS.
Lee Mantle. president; Chas.
Schatzlein. viee-president; Frank w.
Haskins, treasurer; A. B. Clements,
secretary; Charles R. Leonard, F.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller, James H.
Monteath.
FRED II. FOSTER. Local AGENT.