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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
FOUR FEET or WATER
Certain Business Sections 81 Des Molnes

Certain Business Sections OF Des Moines
Covered to That Depth.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 3o.-Four feet
of water was coursing thru a, large section
OF East Des MONIES. business district at
daylight this morning. due to a rise in
the river OF a foot over all past records
and the carryin gaway Of a section Of the
levee's dam at Center street.
Thirty-flve thousand people in East Des-
Moines, 5000 in South Des Moines and
1000 In North Des Moines are practically
cut off from Communication with the. main.
section Of the city. Absolutely nosat-
tempt is made to transact business.
Have No Shelter.
The street railway company does not
expect to be able to start cars for a week.
Six thousand persons are homeless, 80
per cent Of whom are practically without
shelter and have been unfed for twenty
four hours, during which time they have
been exposed to the constant heavy rain
with the thermo meter close to the freex-
ing point. =t
Many women and children shivered all
night long in rain-soaked garments, un-
able to find a dry place on which to lie.
Box cars were placed in reach of many
of the refugees this morning, In which
they could find shelter from the rain, but
railway work Is in a depIorable condi-
ton and far behind the needs.
Many Suffer.
The suddenness of the flood left no time.
for preparation or organization to combat
it. Levees all over the. city are yielding.
In many places the Des Moines river is
two miles wide. s. $50
The damage cannot be computed be-
cause Of the fact that close to 1000; build.
ings are submerged and it cannot be told
whether they will. be carried away. Great
damage was done by the breaking of the
%levee along the G. b. & @. tracks, which
inundated the principal factory district.
Several hundred thousand dollars. worth
Of machinery is under water. a dozen
ice houses have been washed away. re-
sulting in an approximate loss Of 500, 900.
Boats In the Business District.
The plant Of the Daily Capital Is
flooded, and boats are plying thru the
business district in that vicinity. TO get
to the Northwestern hotel at 8 o'clock
this morning it was necessary to use a
boat.
The waterworks and electric light and
power plant, by heroic efforts, were kept
in operation this morning, altho the water
was entering them as fast as the engines
could pump it out. If they should cease
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
TO REGULATE
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
Philippine Commission Will Insti-
tute a System Of Espionage
Over It's Sale.
Government Will Create q Monopoly
and Farm Out the Opium
Privilege.
None but Adult Cinnamon Are to Be
Permitted to Buy the Bane-
full Drug.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, May 30--William ~ Curtis In
in a Washington special to the Record
Herald says:
Onefof the most serious problems which
the Philippine coz mission has had to meet
has been the regulation of the opium traf-
'fic. It is much more perplexing than the
liquor traffic and no definite plan has yet
been decided UPON. The commissioners.
however; have been studying the subject
with serious attention, have investigated
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
TWENTY THOUSAND
ARE HOMELESS
Shelter, Hungry and Chilled --Number
Drowned Cannot Be Determined.

Hundreds Des Mones Refugees Housed Box Work Far
Behind the Needs Of the Peoplsteet Car Company Crippled
and Watewo and Light Plants May Soon Be Out Of Commits
People Driven Homes City
North Topeka Can Be Reached Only by Boat0ne Man. the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
Chinese the Only Purchasers.

Pittsburg Mrs. Lena Wolfe a Jewess 35
years old, Was found strangled to death on the
sho0r of her home, Il Magee street about mid
Morris Wolfe, when questioned by Deputy Cor!
onerS Dempsey, led to his srrest pending . fur-
Itkel dnyeGnSatton( IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30

and another by Captain Henry A Castle
of st. Paul, now auditor for the postotf1ce
department Marie Johnson the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs F. A Johnson,
pulled the cord which caused the flag to
fall away from the pedestal. Mr.. Johnson
patch.
The pedestal is of italian granite and
the bust of bronze. There are appropriate
Inscriptions. A bronze plate on one side
gives view of the signing Of the treaty:
Of Pars. Mrs. Davis intends this monu-e
ment to close the case so far as her dead
husbands relations to Minnesota are con
cerned. The state, she thinks, was slow
in arranging for a monument and appro-.
pirate burial at home, SO she brought the
body to this city. Out of the funds of the
estate she paid for the monument, and
paid well, for all the work was done
abroad. There now remains nothing for
the state to do The state had no part
in to-day's ceremonies.
Captain Castle spoke as follows:
Captain Castles EuIogy.
A few months since stood on Burial
hill in historic Plymouth, beside the
graves Of Thomas Cushman, the preacher
| of the Pilgrims, and his wife, Mary AL,
lerton, who died in 1899, the last survivor
of the Mayfower passengers-these two
being the maternal ancestors of Senator
Cushman Kellogg Davis, by whose grave
we now stand in historic Arlington.
It is a far cry from Plymouth to St.
Paul and back to Washington; from the
first quarter OF the seventeenth to the
dawn of the twentieth century; from the
frail bark tossing wi1ltry waves to a.
seat IN the senate chamber OF yonder
| marble capitol But all that these transit
| lions signify. all that the intervening
generations Of sturdy men and women
| presage. all that the special environments
Of his own life betoken, were transfused
| and concentrated and crystallized in him
! whose loss we mourn. whose virtues we
celebrate. whose monument we unVeil to-
| day.
The Newer New England.
| His life was spent, his character was
his magnificent triumphs were achieved
] in the great northwest. There, in the
golden heart of the continent, at the head
! springs of |. the lordly Mississippi, is the
afrIuent domain wh1ch7S1s and is to be
| the New England Of the twentieth century
that peerless region from which will flow
| dominatin currents Of energy, OF culture
and Of civic. virtues, which must be to
i the nation henceforth what her craggy
eastern prototype has been hitherto. The
4 New England of the past poured her rich
Il Puritan blood into Senator Davis, veins;
4 the New England of the future moulded
and rounded him. into proportions of q
i fearless patriot, an eminent lawyer.a pro
found statesman and resoltlte exponent
Of ar1ent, exultant, answering, ag.
4 gressive Amerfcanism.
Il He Was Honored In Life.
It welld seem that Senator Davis Die
i not lack honor and appreciation I'M i.
Elife time. All the reward that distin
Continued on Second Rages -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
the methods adopted by the English in In,


dia, Hongkong and the Straits Settle
ments; by the Dutch in Java, by the
Japanese in Formosa and in their own
country, and they have devised a scheme
which will be formally acted upon and
probably adopted early next month, This
plan contemplates. the farming OUT gof
an opium monopoly to the highest bidder.
so that one person of responsibility shall
have entire control. OF the sale Of the
drug in the archipelago and will be held
responsible under a heavy bond for the
enforcement Of the regulations. It will be
the same method which the English and
the Japanese have carried out with great
success but with some notifications.
Can't Abolish Habit.
The commission has decided that the
opium habit cannot be abolished and that
the next best thing is to restrict it as
much as possible. It is easy to smuggle
opium from China. The illicit traffic is
very large and it costs much trouble and
expense to collect the duty and enforce
the regulations. It is the intention to pro-
hibit absolutely the use Of the drug by
Americans and native Filipinos and limit
1t to the Chinese population.
| The concession will be granted after
competitive bidding, and the person or
corporation receiving it will be placed an
der heavy bond to comply with the laws,
(WHICH Will De mace DIS SLr1CL as OOSS1Dle
The concesslonaire will not only be the
sole importer of opium, but the only agent
for it's sale. The income to the govern
ment from the opium monopoly during
Spanish times averaged about $650,00 a
year, but the proposed regulation will be
| so strict as to diminish its sale, and the
revenues will not be so large. Whatever
they aree however, will be devoted to the
/ erection Of sc11oolf1ouses and the support
| of young Filipino students in the schools
and colleges of the United States. Perhaps
| half a million dollars a year will be paid
| into the treasury by the holder OF the
monopoly, in quarterly installments. This
money will be disbursed by the superin-
ltendent of education. subject to the APP
prevail of the governor general and the
commission.
Chinese the Only Purchasers.
/ Under the proposed regulati lions, no
lopium can be, sold to any person except
lfull-blooded adult Chinese who are in the
habit of smoking it. Every sale must be
RECORDED in book, which shall be open
Ito public Inspection and the records shall
1show the name and address of the pl1r-
chaser, the date, the quantity and the
4 amount Of money paid. Each purchaser
will receive certificate giving the same
Iinforma ton, which must be shown to the
police IL he is found smoking the drug.
i Any American or native Filipino found
smoking will be severely punished, and
the penalty for selling the drug to any
hut full blooded adult Cinnamon will be
livery heavy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
SMALLPOX AT MlLLINockET.
DR.. Young Says "Yes" and Local Physi.
clans Say "No."

!, Miilinocket, Me, April 9.-There was
great excitement here, Wednesday, for
a time On account of a short-lived
Smallpox scare. The cause was a visit
from Dr. A. G. Young OF Augusta. the
secretary of the State Board of Health.
As a result of his decision on a case
OF iliness-that it is smallpox, the
schools have been closed and a num-
Der of persons have left town.
The history of the affair is this. It
seems that one of the local physicians,
DR.. F. D. Weymouth, has been treat
ing case in Midway, 10 miles from
this town, and from some of the symp-
toms felt a little anxious So he notified
the State Board of Health. Meantime
DR.. Weymouth has been treating
George Pelkey at Richard LeVasseur's
boarding house in this place for some
chronic disease, as one of the symp-
toms Of which the patient, a week ago
Wednesday, broke out with some sort
of eruption. This eruption bore some
resemblance to that of his Midway
patient.
Dr. Weymouth at once called DR. C.
S. Bryant of the local Board of Health
and the two physicians examined the
ease together, agreeing that there were
no symptoms Of SMALLPOX. DR.. p. w.
Cody, secretary of the local Board Of
Health, was out of town at the time.
but on his return he and DR.. Bryant
examined the case together, both agree
ing, as in the consultation of Drs. Wey-
mouth and Bryant that there was no
symptom of smallpox.
Wednesday, DR.. Young arrived to see
the Midway case. When he heard of
the case here, he decided to see it first,
and at once pronounced it smallpox,
and ordered the boarding house in
quarantine.
Two of the LeVasseur children have
been going to the public schools right
along so it was decided to close them
for a week and await developments.
Some of the teachers have gone out
of town to their homes and a number of
the people have gone away until they can
see how things will come out.
Both of the suspected patients have
been up and out of doors every day, and
in Pelllcy's case the eruptionss have healed
and are drying up although he became i'll
only week or so ago. If the case is
really smallpox 1t seems to be phenome-
nally mild. OF course if it is there will be
many other cases as numbers have been
exposed, but the next two weeks will
show. The three local physicians are SAID
to be still firm in their original opinions.
The two men came out of Michaud's
lumber camp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
PERSONAL MENTION.

r. A. Sampson of Readficld was in
the city, yesterday.
Hon. George A. Murchie of Calais,
was in the city, yesterday.
Hon. John A. Roberts of Norway,
was in the city, Thursday.
Donald +. Snow of Bangor, is the
guest OF friends in the city.
Mrs. T. L. Bond left. yesterday, for
visit with friends in Boston.
State Librarian l.. D. Carver was in
Portland on business, Thursday.
T.. S. Kitchen, the trader at Palermo
village, was in Augusta, yesterday.
Representative Fred /. Campbell of
Chcrryfield, was in the city, yesterday
IL. G.. Blanchard and II. NJ. Paine Of
Passport, were in Augusta, yesterday.
Mrs. James NJ. Stevens went to Ban
gor. yesterday, for a weeks visit with
friends.
r, +. Thurston, Postal Telegraph
manager at Waterville, was in the city.
yesterday. -
Miss lola Kearney of the Buckley &
Goodrich store, spent yesterday with
friends in Portland.
Miss Ellie Pray of Lewiston, is visit
ing her friend, Miss Mae Zanetty of
Augusta, for a few days.
Hon. Geo. A. Curran of Calais, col
iector of the port of Passamaquoddy
bay, was in the city, yesterday.
Arthur H. Mason instructor in Eng
lish at Bowdoin College. returned to
Brunswick. yesterday, after, brief
visit at his home in this city. ,in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

: N. T. Trefethen of South Portland,
a well-known lobster dealer, died re-
Gently, leaving his extensive business
and estate to his daughter, Fanny
Belle Trefethen. A petition ives pre-
scented to Judge Mattocks in the pro-
bate court at Portland, asking for the
appointment Of Hon. c. N. Trefethen
as the guardian of Miss Trefethen, and
alleging that she is not capable of tran
sacting business. Judge Mattocks re-
ferred the case to the municipal officers
of South Portland, and, Wednesday,
physicians testified that she is of sound
mind, and capable of managing her af-
fairs. The case will now go back to
Judge Mattocks for a final decision.
Owing to the steady increase in bust
ness of the Maine Central it has been
necessary constantly to add to the
equipment Of the road. A few weeks
ago new mammoth freight locomotives
were bought and as soon as they ar
rived we're put into immediate use No
railroad in the country has any better
locomotives than these which were re-
Gently placed on the Maine Central. At
ter negotiations of several days, Cen
eral Manager Evans, Monday, closed a
contract for 400 box cars and 100 coal
cars with the Laconia Car Co. of La
COMA, n II. The work of building
these cars will be commenced at once
ard the delivery will begin in July. All
Of them will be delivered during the
next few months. On account of the
contractors not being able to supply the
Maine Central with coal according to
the contracts which were made a year
go, the bill for furnishing this needful
article for the locomotives on the Maine
Central for the month of March
amounted to $4,000 more than a year
ago. Failing to get the required coal
from the contractors, the road was
obliged to buy coal from abroad. All of
the English coal has now been received
with the exception of one ship load
which will be discharged this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10

Notices of stop-over privileges on
the Maine Central have been received
at the station in this city. Commence
ing May l, passengers holding first
class limited one way, limited round
trip, or party tickets issued for the
transportation of other than theatrical
or amusement companies, of Boston &
Maine, Maine Central or connecting
lines issue, will be given the privilege
of a stop-over at Portland, for a period
not to exceed 10 days from date ticket
is deposited, not including date of de-
post, for example, ticket deposited on
the 5th must be called for on or before
midnight of the 15th) but the final date
of deposit is in no case to be later than
October q. In no case are round trip
tickets to be extended on the going
TRIP beyond the original going limit and
on the return they must not be extend
ed beyond the final limit shown in the
contract.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
AND THIS IN BOSTON!
Charges Against Police Captain for Al.
lowing DisorderIy Houses to Run.

Boston, April 9.-Charges of non-com-
pilance with the rules of the police de
partment and the failure to suppress dis
orderly houses within the confines of his
division were preferred against Capt. Ed
ward F.. Gaskin of Division 3, to the Bos-
ton police board, today.
The complaint alleges that Gaskin has
not caused to be enforced the law against
disorderly houses, and there are 80 of
them now running in the West end.
The charges, other than those relating
TO the alleged inability of Gaskin to close
disorderly houses, are of the most gem
eral nature, including conduct unbecom-
ing an officer" lack of attention ard
of ciVility
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
New Stamps Are Imperfect.

Owing to an impcrfection in the new
two cent stamps recently issued, they
have all been called in and new design
is to be adopted. Many persons suffering
from stomach, liver and kidney com
plants and who have tried various RENE
dies without obtaining relief, have also
discovered that they made a mistake III
the selection OF a medicine to cure them.
There is only one such medicine and that
is Hostetter's stomach Bitters: To all
such sufferers we desire to call attention
tn its uneulIalled record of cures extend
ing over a period of fifty years Then
surely the Bitters is the right medicine
for your case II positively cures flatu-
liver and kidney troubles. la grippe and
malaria. Try bottle and test it for
yourself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10

The report was current about town,
yesterday, that the schools of the Viii
lage District would not open, Mon
day next, as was decided would be
done by the directors at meeting
held by them, Wednesday. Chairman
Nash of the school board was seen by
the Journal and he stated that he knew
of no change having been made in the
program, and that SO far as he under
stood the schools would open at the
time above mentioned. He said, also,
that no case of scarlet fever had been
traced to any of the schools in the dis
trict during the epidemic which is now
regarded as ended. Unless the board
of health interposes objection Mr..
Nash says the schools will begin at the
time agreed upon. The High school
and the schools in the Williams dis
trict will begin at the same time. The
school year has been broken into by
the closing of the schools and it will
require extra effort on the part of
teachers and scholars to make up for
lost time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
WASHINGTON County.

Lubec-W. L. Cummings to c. L. Ger
IRISH. 81: j. NJ Marston to w. J. Mailman,
81: w. I. Ramsdell to L. Fletcher, $500.
Pembroke-G. M. Garter to e. NJ Black
wood, 81, 800
Observation-Disclosures Bros. to 3. L. Pres
ton, $50.
Marion-E. b. Talbot ct ais to J.. F.
Whitcomb. ct ais, 81 &c: G. E. Burial to
j. f. Whitcomb ct ais, 81 &c.
Whiting-F. L. Fitzpatrick to w. w.
Crane. 81.
Trescott-.J. ]. Mason to Dennysville
Calais-J. A. Calkin to G. H. Hunt, 81
&c, c. Larner to w. ]. Phelan, SITS; z. j.
LELAND to j. f. Ryan, s. &c; G. ellison
to II. A. Mccain, 500.
Danforth-J. A. Wcatherbee to e. N.
Mnshero. 5000
Forest city. T.. Haley to II. J. Hath
away 500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10

Hon. A. G.. Andrews, grand recorder
of the Grand Lodge of Maine, A. o.
u. W.. has been for some time and is
now engaged in preparing a special re-
port of vital statistics to be sent to the
Supreme Lodge. Similar reports will
ne made by the recorders of all. grand
lodges in the order, and will be- used
in establishing valuation, according
to the length of membership. It isre-
aarded as a most important and Val
nablc method of determining what each
membership costs the order. R
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
LOCAL INTEREST AROUSED FOR
THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC.

There is no reason why, with a little
precaution, under the present circum-
stances. there should be much general
sickness here this winter Our citizens
are anxious to see this become a more
healthful community, and have taken
steps to make this end possible by u
simple means which should appeal to
every one of our citizens.
Sickness of most kinds Is caused by
neglect of some sort. In summer fevers
and malarias run rampant because of
peoples neglect in cleaning their per-
sons, houses, yards and alleys. Winter
brings with it many more serious dis
eases: consumption, catarrh, rheuma- ,
tism and many others which, strange as
It may seem, statisticians say are pro-
duced by some form of neglect. ~;
Most any disease, even those that,
prove the most disastrous. can be
checked and prevented by the proper
means taken in time. In Eastern cities,
the daily press and medical journals fori
the past four or five years have from
time to time commented most en-
Enthusiastically upon the results obtained
by the medical fraternity with
preparation called "Bloodine," which
was the outgrowth of the international
medical congress held in Berlin n few
years ago, and represents the combined
ideas of large number Of physicians
and expert chemists.
This preparation has not been an adj
vertised article and few places have
kept it as it has always been taken
only upon a physicians prescription.
knowing that our readers would APP
preciate having within their reach a
remedy that we have carefully investi-
gated and can recommend, we took
steps to have "Bloodine" placed on sale
here and the Bloodine Co. of Boston,
Mass, the sole manufacturer in the
United States. sent their agent to look
over the ground and project final ar
engagements last week.
AS q result our druggists now have
.'Bloodine'' in stock and we are sure TX
our readers will give 1t a trial the re-
suits will be most satisfactory and sur
prising. Just this word of advice
take steps in time. If you feel cold
or a cough or disease of any kind COM
ing on check it in time. Get bottle
of this medicine: keep 1t in the pantry.
You'll find it as staple as -four or
sugar. 1t contains no injurious drugs
or opiates.
If we are to stamp out disease we
must begin by removing the cause.
Neglect to avail yourselves of means
that is known to prevent disease means
simply to open the doors and invite
into your system the germs of winter
pneumonia, coughs, consumption. rheu-
rf1dtism. kidney troubles, etc. etc.
'tBloodihev win prevent these and
MANUFACTURERS and effect cures In great
many cases where previous efforts have
failed. M
Bloodine costs but Soc. bottle or. In
tablet form. SOC. a box. Bloodine Liver
pills cure Constipation, 25c. a box.
Write for booklet and sample free.
The BIoodine Co.. Boston, Mass.
Sold and Recommended by
BOWDITcf, WEBSTER q co,
Augusta;
s. s. LlGHTBopY,
8fsts Waterviile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
A Sweet Breath.

is a never failing sign of healthy stom-
ach When the breath is bad the stomach
is out of order There is no remedy in the
world equal to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for
curing indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomc
ach disorders. Mrs. Mary S. Crick,, of
q iyspeptic for years-tried all kinds of
remedies. but continued to grow worse
EY7 the use of Kodol began to improve at
once and after taking a few bottles am
fiil1E restored in weight. health and
atfGneth and can eat whatever like.
K4doi digests what YOU eat and makes
taa% 1tomach sweet Bowditch, webster