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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-04

Root TO obtain perfect enrolment
OF all Confederate soldiers i COM
mendable one AMI he should receive
the hearty cooperation OF all State
authorities in the South. the ex-Con-
federates and their friends. At the
present we have no complete enroll
ment of the soldiers from any State.
although some efforts in that direc-
ton have been made by two or three.
but none of the lists are complete.
and in the other States nothing at
all has been done.
II such enrollments are ever made
the work must be done in "a short
time, as the information must be oh
tanned mostly from the soldier him
self and room that information Will
be gone. The gray-headed veterans
who wore the gray and who made
name that should beperpetuated are
rapidly crossing the river. and soon
they will all be on the other side. and
their names and the story OF their
services will be lost 10 history. Nav
such calamity be averted. and IL
may be ii the work is begun now and
pushed forward. The General A.
sembly OF each State, or the cities.
towns and counties of each Stat.
should make an appropriation suit
cient to have the work done. and a
competent person for each city and
county should be appointed to make
a house-to-house canvass. and So
cure and return the Information Be-
sired by the Secretary of War. is
Importance should Doe felt and realiz-
ed by all state authorities before i,
Is too late.
\ Union veteran distinguished
officer who has never underrated,ha
patriotism and courage of the Cor
federate soliier-anclosiug Us tie
circular. realizing the Importance ,f
the work and the necessity Of prompt
action, says. 1t seems TO me that
a great effort should be made al
through the South To render every
aid 70 the War Department 10 mike
this matter just as perfect as posi-
ble. 1t will be the only opportuni- /
" TO have published at the expense
OF the Nation this great and most
important roster. and as the years
go by it viii become invaluable %
the family and descendants of every
one who served il either army. Ir
VIII be great work involving a vast
amount Of labor aud expense and (
when finished viii be distributed
everywhere for reference by an.
Now as to the Federal troons The
rolls and returns are about perfect.
but as TO Confederate troops che r.
turns are very imperfect and the il
formation far from complete: hence
the Information must come in laroa
measure from the people-irome every
one, man or woman, who can furnish
information regarding their relative.
and anyone else they may know
about. / see that the Governor of
North Carolina has already arrane-
ed 20 have meetings in every county
III that State to push the matter
along All the Virginia papers
should publish the Sccretary's cir
cular and give strong editorials OF
the subject"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-04

president Roosevelt has loaned
Baron Won Sternberg his horses dur
ings his absence from Washington.
Such consideration should surely
ELIMINATE any soreness remaining in
the kaiser's domain as a result Of
thas silly Dewey interview.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-04

SO far Mr. Grover Cleveland has re.
ceived no invitation to extend his
itlneracy TO Lincoln, Neb.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-04
Farms Wanion

Anyw here in Virginia and adjoining
States Also Orchards. Mills. Stores and
lice Homes Somnerville $50 Newport
News. Va
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
First Cabinet Meeting.

Washington, June s.-Secretary Hay
called at the White House shortly after
the presidents arrival. The president
spent the evening with his family.
Secretary Hay will bring before the
president the Russian situation, both
as regards the Manchurian and the
Kishineff incidents. 1t is expected
that these matters and the postal in
vestigation will consume most of the
cabinets attention at its meeting. The
position of the government rs to the
Russian affairs is extremely difficult
and especially SO because of the numer-
Gus resolutions adopted as to the
Kishineff affair.
The situation has called for the exer-
else of much tact and it can be said on
the highest authority that thus far no
friction has occurred between the Rus
sian government and our own, though
the Russian government is disappoint-
ed that resolutions are still passed con-
demning Russia.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
WATERS ARE REcEDING.
Armoardaie In Most Desperate Condition
And Deserted.


Kansas City, June 5.-The Missouri
river fell seven inches and the Kansas
river fell nine inches. The fall of both
rivers will be at much faster rate
hereafter. There was sunshine during
large part of the day and feeling was
hopeful. Militiamen and policemen
still guard all approaches to the food
ed district, and soldiers halted pedes-
TRANS on the residence streets at night,
for there are no street lights, the
electric light plant being still shut
down. Seven street car lines are in
operation and the others will be able
to resume by degrees. The city water
works have commenced pumping and
the retail district is supplied with
water. Railroads are still giving in
complete service, but are repairing the
washouts. The reports of heavy loss
of life in Kansas City, Kan, are not
true and the stories of bodies lying in
the drift there are unfounded. The
loss of property has not been over
estimated, however.
An Associated Press launch crossed
to Armourdale and cruised for miles
through the water lanes that formerly
were city streets. The entire city is
under water, in many places 20 feet
deep, and all of the 5000 inhabitants
have fled. Except the watchmen in
the packing houses on tile river front,
not n human being was to be seen, or
even domestic animal In many of
the houses the upper windows were
open and the rooms were in confusion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
TWO 70 -FOUR FEET OF sand.
Direction To Draw For Funds Come
From Everywhere.
WATER SERVICE is RESUMED.

Topeka, June s.-The dead in the
Topeka flood now number IS. Of this
number 80 are reported dead on good
authority.
People working in the flooded dis
trict fear that many more will be found
drowned as the food recedes, and that
the list of dead will not be far from
100. Thirty or more people are now
classed as missing. Without doubt
some of the bodies will never be recov-
cred.
A boatman reported that seven bod
les had been found near the north end
of Harrison street
Good work is now being done to Sc
cure what property is left. In the part
of town north and west of the Rock
Island bridge the damage is very great.
The houses were mostly small and re-
ceived the full force of the current.
The greater part of North Topeka is
great waste of sand piled up over
streets, house floors, railroad stocks
and everything burying the city from
a mere coating to depth of two and
three and in some places four feet. All
over the west part of the city the sand
banks are everywhere. The Union
Pacific and the Rock Island tracks are
covered with them in places to 4 depth
of three feet, and in places the water
is still running under the ties. Door
yards are piled high with sand. On
some of the houses it reaches 10 the
windows and is banked up against the
doors. At others it is piled in the door
yard and a big dish in the sand bank
is left near the house where the cur
rent swirled around. The sand is all
over the city. The middle of the street
isstill almost clear of sand, but on each
side where the current was not so swift
there are banks filling many yards
up to the porches. The sand is not
level, but is in great waves and piles
and banks. There are tons and tons
of it and the water is slowly seeping
out and leaving it there an immense
weight unproductive and barren.
Generous responses are being made
to the appeals for aid. From all over
the country kilograms are being re-
ceived authorizing the officers here to
draw on organizations for funds.
The Topeka Water company has re-
sumed service
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Condition Along Big Rivers.

Washington, June s.-The Missouri
river at Kansas City continues to fall
steadily. The river will come to a
stand at Bonneville, Mo-, tonight with
a stage of 30 feet, but will continue to
rise to the eastward. The Mississippi
continues to rise steadily from Du-
buque southwark. At Keolluk the stage
was Al feet above danger line. The
food water. from the Iowa, Cedar and
Skunk rivers is now entering the
Mississippi above Keokull, and there
will be a further slow rise in that
vicinity, which will continue several
days. At st. Louis the stage this
morning was 33.5 feet, a rise of Ia
feet AS stated before, the water will
continue to rise steadily and a stage in
the neighborhood of sc feet is expected
during Monday. From st. Louis to
Cairo the stages will be about the same
as at st. Louis.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Holton Is Prompt To Help.

Topeka, June G.-Everything posi-
BILE las been done by the people of
Holton and other towns along the
Rock Island. The county commission
ers of Jackson county have appropria-
ted $500 to the relief fund and proba-
bly, that much has been raised through
private donations. The Commercial
club of Holton has been at the head of
raising the relief and have provided an
abundance of food and clothing which
was sent to the reform school, which is
made distributing center. Holton
has sent all the meat and other food
they had in cold storage. There are
125 people from North Topeka being
cared for in Holton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Profit Sharing.

st. Joseph, Mo-, June ITO make
the interests of the employer and en-
ployed identical by sharing the profits
of the former with the latter is the
plan which the Huttig- Moss Manufac-
turing company of st. Joseph, has de-
termined to follow in the future. This
institution has not experienced any
unpleasant ruptures with its employees
and expects to guard against strikes
by 4 proft-sharing plan.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Elk. Grand Lodge Send $4,000.

Indianapolis, Ind, June G. - The
grand lodge of the Order of Ellzs,
through ]. 7. Tanning of this city,
chairman of the board of trustees, and
G. P. Cronk of Omaha, the grand ex-
allied ruler, contributed $1,000 TO the
Topeka relief furd. Trustee flaming,
after communication with the grand
exalted ruler, telegraphed the relief
committee to draw ON the treasurer of
the order for the amount and added
that if a larger sum was needed it
would be Contributed. The money,
Mr.. flaming explains, goes to the gen
eral fund and is to be used in Topeka,
Kansas City, Kans., or wherever it is
most needed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11

st. Louis, June S.-The Mississippi
north of the mouth of the Missouri is
rising still, but the rapidity of the rise
has been diminished because of the
breaks in levees. The great Sny levee
which extends for miles along the
Illinois shore from Hannibal north
ward, broke and the waters devastated
the thousands of acres of soil and farm
ing lands. Possibly some levees may
be lost but no deaths had been reported.
Reports were received of a cloudburst
that struck Fenton and Valley Park,
about twenty miles west of st. Louis.
The country for miles around was
flooded to a depth of six inches for
several hours. Loss to crops along the
Mermac bottom is heavy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Mountain View Struck.

Guthrie, Ok, June "A local paper
gives the details OF storm at Noun
tain View, Okla. Rain and hail first
fell in torrents until the streets were
flooded. Then came a wave from the
high, deluging the lower part of the
town. Men with horses rescued many
from drowning, including dozens of
women and children. The damage
Communication was cut off in, every
direction.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11

Ardmore, L. T., June 6.-Through
traffic has been resumed on the Santa
Fe and trains are now running over
the bridge at North Washita, north of
Paurs Valley. The abuttments of this
bridge were washed away a week ago
and there have been no trains. Road
master Butcher, with a large force of
men, has been constantly at work re-
pairing the break. The water at this
point is still reported very high and
at "a standstill. Middle Washita is still
threatening the railroad grades.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Atchlaon Flooded.

Atchison, Jnne "A food in White
Clay creek. which runs through the
center of Atchison, damaged property
to the extent of thousands of dollars.
Bridges were washed out and build
ings and Easements were flooded. The
Atchison Globe suffered loss of near
ly 81 200 in its paper warehouse. Trains
on the Central branch, Burlington &
Santa Fe railway, have been annulled.
The Missouri Pacific did not attempt
to turn a wheel on this division of the
road
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Eris Railroad Taken In.

New York, June 5.-The Evening
Telegram prints the following: Ae-
cording to stories current in important
financial circles the control of the Erie
railroad has been acquired by COM
Rockefeller interests and the road will
be made an eastern connection OF the
Burlington, Union Pacific, st. Paul
and the Gould systems. The Pennsyl-
vania has been crowded out although
Pennsylvania interests have been
heavy buyers of Erie shares.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Levees Are Broken.

Quincy, ILL.,, June s.-The Mississippi
is rising from KeolSulk to St Louis,
and three levees north of here have
been broken. These levees have yield
ed before, but the damage done is in
comparable with the present damage.
More of the bottom lands are I'M
der cultivation and the population of
the injured is greater than ever here
tofore known. The break occurred
at point two and a half miles
north of Meyor and opposite Tulley
island
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Collision On Santa Fe.

Topeka, June g. Eleven persons
were killed at Stillwell, Kans., in a
head-on collision between Santa Fe
passenger trains which were running
at high speed on the Missouri Pacific
tracks. On the east-bound train IL
were killed and 6 severely injured.
Orders were somehow mixed, it is said,
on account of the strange tracks. Since
the flood destroyed the Santa Fe tracks
on its main line, trains have been run
ming over the tracks of the Missouri
Pacific.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
THAT'S THE TIME
When Proper Food Is Necessary.

TEORCT TOOQ 10 necessary
Proper food is never more necessary
than when recovering from a wasting
sickness. when over-eating would be
fatal, and yet the body needs nourish-
ment and plenty of it.
AT this time the condensed food
Grape-Nuts is shown to be ones most
powerful Friend. Four teaspoonfuls of
Grape-Nuts and cream will sustain a
healthy man for half a day. and less
quantity in warm wilk will build up
the convalescent wonderfully. No
stomach is too weak to digest and rel
ish Grape-Nuts. 81 was taken sick
with typhoid fever and everyone who
has had this disease knows how weak
and lifeless person feels when be-
ginning to recuperate
Il had to be very careful about nv
diet and could eat only very light
foods. These did not seem to nourish
me and instead of getting better every
day | was just at q standstill and
everyone began to fear a relapse. One
day while lying in bed very much dis
couraged my sister, who was reading
to me from the paper. read an article
about Grape Nuts and we decided to
send for package.
From the very first meal of Grape
Nuts | began 20 improve, strength
came in bounds and leaps, with the
result that | was soon out of bed; my
change for the better seemed simply
marvellous. My mind is clear and
strong and my body sturdy. l am now
entirely recovered" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich,
There is a reason
A dessert that helps the body, that's
the thing. Any number OF them in
the little recipe book in each package
OF Grape-N-ts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11

Topeka, June 3.-The following no.
tice was posted on the sh op superin-
tendent's office:
''All employees who need their wages
can secure their money by applying to
me tomorrow morning" This was
signed by the shop superintendent.
About 200 applied for their salaries.
The total amount of wages for this
number will be about S12, ZOO. The
Santa Fe regular payday is on the IF
tenth of each month, making an ad-
vance of half months wages.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Union Pacific strike settled.

/ Omaha, June a.-The Union Pacific
strike that has been on at all of the
shops of the system is declared off and
all of the boilerrnalscrs will return to
work under the terms of the settlement
agreed upon at. New York last week.
There was slight hitch in the proceed
ings, but after meeting of the boiler
makers it was discovered that the terms
of the settlement were misunderstood.
The matters of difference were soon
cleared away and word sent to the shops
OF the system outside of Omaha.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Cities Offering Aid.

Topeka, June at is impossible to
tell of drownings seen from the boats.
Refugees tell of people who tumbled.
into the water and were drowned.
Bodies have been seen floating in the
river. but generally were not recog-
nized- Il is probable that children
make up large majority of the food
victims The local relief committee
raised $4,000 to. bny food for the refu-
gees Galveston, New Orleans, ST. Jo-
seph and other cities have offered aid.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
TO PROTECT FROM PlLLAGE.
Mayor Gilbert, of Kansas City, Kansas,
Asked For Troops.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 1.-Two
companies of infantry were sent to
Kansas City. Kas., to protect the city
from pillage. The government has
sent a large amount of tenting and
other supplies to the sufferers, and it
was deemed expedient to send the
troops to guard this property as well
as to preserve order.
Mayor Gilbert. of Kansas City, Kan,
asked for the troops.
Two companies of engineers left for
St Marys, Kan, to rescue the heavy
artillery which is encanlped at that
place and starving because of the floods
which have completely surrounded the
men and forced them to fec to the hills
1t will take the engineers three days
at least, to rescue their comrades, even
though the marches be forced.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Three Moro trains OF Tbresher..

Lincville. Iowa, June "A train of
thirty eight cars pulled by two engines
passed through Lineville. The train
was the second one in series of three
trains of thirty-eight cars each. All
were loaded with Minneapolis engines,
threshers and attachments, Bound for
the Kansas and Oklahoma wheat fields.
They attracted large crowds at every
station
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Water To Wyandotte.

Kansas City, Kan, June s.--A tenn
porary bridge is being built across the
Kansas river to carry the city aoueduct
and pure water. Its completion is
hoped for some time today. George
Gould sent $1,000 to the Kansas City,
Kans, relief committee, and President
Burt of the Union Pacific sent 81, 900.
There were other liberal contributions
of money and supplies and the total
cash received in both cities is about
$4,000. Sanitary conditions are ex-
cellent in all camps.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Terminal sx.tem +. Dead Loss.

Kansas City, Mo-, June Cat the
stock yards $500 hogs and 800 cattle
were drowned Most of the missing
persons have been accounted for and it
is thought now that the total dead will
not exceed eight persons. 1t is con-
coded by civil engineers who have in
vestigated the situation closely that the
whole of the terminal system of rail-
roads in the bottoms will have to be re-
built, together with bridges that alone,
it is estimated, cannot be replaced at
under from S., 900, 900 to $40, 900, 900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
More Refureo, on Botb sIde..

Kansas City, Mo-, June s.-Not all
the 10000 people driven from their
homes have received assistance from
the public, but food and shelter and
clothing were given all who were in
need. Nearly all the sufferers had
been industrious and prosperous. One
half of the flooded area is bare. The
conditions are the same on both sides
of the river except that Kansas City,
Kans., has much greater number OF
refugees. The military camp in Wyan-
dottc opens with 16, 900 inhabitants.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Tho Adirondack Flres.

Saratoga, N. V, June s.-The sun is
still obscured by dense smoke and
ashes from Adirondack forest fires.
Reports have reached here from the
Catlin lake region that the fires covered
a territory of fifteen miles wide and
twenty miles in length and are still
spreading. despite the efforts of hun
dreds of fire fighters. A steamer with
a gang of fire fighters has been missing
on Long lake for three days. The
fires in the Cold river region cover
twenty miles square.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Draw On U.s."

Topeka, Kas, May 3. -Among other
messages from cities Offering assistance
was one from the Galveston Tribune
reading:
''If we can do anything at all in the
aid of your city please feel free to call
on u.s.
Other messages from Kansas towns
authorized the commission to draw on
individuals for stated sums and as soon
as the mails open great number of
contributions of outside towns are eS-
pected
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11

Portland, Me-, June 5. = Maine is
burning from one side to the other, and
in almost every section. Thousands of
dollars worth of property and valuable
lumber land have been destroyed, and
there is little prospect for changed con-
ditions until rains have soaked the
woodlands At least 30 fires have been
reported and many others are raging.
The fire line at Bemis and Baingley
Lake extends from one TO twelve miles.
Fires have been reported as burning in
the vicinity of thirty-three towns
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
Without Rain AZ Days.

Boston, June 6.-For the first time
from forest fires produced Il pronounced
yellow atmosphere here. The sun was
visible, but it had no more power
through the smoky pail than OH cloudy
days. The smoke was sufficiently
dense to cause discomfort to those hav-
ing sensitive threats. 1t is AZ days since
rain in appreciable amounts has fallen
and during that time losses from forest
fires in New England have aggregated
at least million dollars.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
rrss schoollng FOE J.p.n....

Washington, June 5.--About a year
ago Professor John r. Proctor of the
civil service commission addressed let
tiers 20 several of the colleges and uni
versities of the country, north and
south, asking if they would be willing
to receive, tuition free, number of
young men from the Philippine islands.
In every case the answer was in the
affirmative, and in several cases, not
only free scholarships, but money TO
pay the personal expenses of the stu
dents was assured
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
coun,erfeiter. Arrested.

Hot Springs, Ark, June 5.-Wm.
Brock and wife were arrested here and
placed in the county Jail on charge
of counterfeiting. Brock was arrested
while in the act of passing u five dol
lar bill in a saloon. Mrs. Brock was
located soon thereafter and arrested in
her apartments at $40 Park avenue,
where several thousand dollars in five
dollar bills, together with the plate
and the full counterfeiting equipment
were found. A large number of the
bills were unfinished.