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The Saint Paul globe., 1903-06-02

sickness caused by the flood. continued
rain and low temperature.
The crest of the flood is rapidly NOV
| ing southeast. The Cedar river at Ce-
dar Rapids was the highest in history
today, but is falling. The Iowa, Skunk
and tributary rivers emptying into the
Mississippi in the vicinity of Keokuk
are spread out over a vast territory
| Railways in that section of the state
are badly tied up.
| An ice and milk famine are the most
| serious menaces now confronting Des
| MotneS residents. Every ice house has
! been carried away and the only manu-
featuring ice plant is unable to supply
| one-tenth the demand. Milk, could
| scarcely be obtained this morning at
any price, but this difficulty will not
| last more than tWenty-four hours.
The receding water is exposing a
| deplorable condition in the factory and
wholesale Districts The loss here will
amount up close to a million dollars or
a million and half The Page ware
house collapsed today, entailing a loss
! of $4,000.
Gov. Cummins announced this aft
| ernoon that he has decided to abandon
| his contemplated trip with President
| Roosevelt through Iowa tomorrow, as
he feels 1t his duty to remain here.
Half of the business section of Ell
| WI 1S uIlOSI water anu Itldly 1dullllSS
! have been driven from their homes.
One man, Henry Kuhn, was drowned.
Many miles of track on the Rock Is
lands main southwestern line and the
Des Moines branch are washed out.
Advices from Eddyville fifty miles
below here. state that every house in
the town is actually under water and
that business houses are submerged
from one to six feet. Five hundred are
homeless. Relief is being sent from
OSkaloosa.
OTTUMWA, Iowa, June 1. - With
nearly one-half of South Ottumwa
under water. which threatens to take
out houses and business blocks.
large part of West and East Ottum-
wa flooded and railroad communica-
ton cut off except on the main line
of the Burlington, Ottumwa is en-
Veloped with an awful flood.
The water stands at twenty-five
feet and has backed up in several
places, flooding Easements of more
than score of business blocks.
Between 5000 and 5000 people have
been driven from their homes. 1t is
impossible to estimate the property
loss. A volunteer relief committee
has been working for the past twen-
ty-four hours. All the people caught
In the flooded district have been res
cued with the exception Of those in
South Ottumwa, where it is believed
100 are in danger unless there is soon
fall in the river. The railroad situ-
alton is alarming
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SUSPENDED TRAFFIC.
Railroads Find Uphill Work in Mis-
souri, and Iowa.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 1.-Never
In the history Of the West has there
been a more complete prostration Of
railway traffic than exists now west
south and north of Kansas City. The
approaches to the bridge of the Mil
Waukee at Sheffield. ten miles east of
Kansas City, went out this morning
although the bridge proper is high
enough to stand any possible stage Of
water.
The Santa Fe bridge at Sibley, twen-
ty-five miles from here, is the only
structure of the kind still standing.
No trains went out on the Santa Fe,
Missouri Pacific or Wabash. The I'm
ION Pacific has abandoned all efforts to
run trains West and announces this
morning that it will be fortunate if
1t is able to run trains into Topeka
in two weeks
The Burlington ran a train out for
Chicago this morning at 4:30. Another
train over this road came in from Chi
cago during the forenoon and another
was sent tonight. No trains went West
The Burlington is using the Santa Fe
tracks out Of the station at Twenty
second street and Grand avenue to
Bucklin.
/ Rock Island officials reported no
traffic in any direction. The Chicago
Great Western has had no trains for
Its bridge over the Kaw is gone. the
roundhouse at Kansas City inundated
and engines which stood in it are bur-
led.
DES MONIES. Iowa. June 1.-The
Burlington has lost nearly a mile of
double track on its main line west of
Ottumwa and is unable to move
train. The fast mail trains on the Bur-
nngton and Rock Island, as we'll as the
limited trains, are tied up. A wash
out east of Des Moines has held the
Rock Island west bound trains at New
ton, 40 miles east Of here, for three
days. West bound trains have been
operated spasmodically out of this
city. 1t is expected to have the main
line of the Rock Island open by tomor-
row morning, although schedules will
be d1sregarded. The Northwestern main
line, Which passes 40 miles north of
here. has not been interrupted, but it's
yards and depot at Des Moines are sur
rounded by water and are impassable
The work of clearing the tracks is slow
because laborers are in such demand
that offers of S. and even $40 a day
are often declined.
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ST. LOUIS TIME TO TREMRLE.
Great Volume Of Water Is Due There
in Three DAYS.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June IA stage
of thirty-four feet-four feet above the
danger 1ine-is predicted for St. Louis.
Already the gauges show that the river
is within one foot of the danger line
an the water continues to rise at the
rate of two feet day. The flood that
is coming down the Missouri shows its
advance eastward across the state, be-
ing augmented by overf1owed streams
en- route and floods of rain that has
fallen during the past few days. In
addition the Mississippi is pouring
down flood that is being added to by
numerous tributaries and it is pre-
dicted by Weather Forecaster Bowie
that the full effect of this mighty vol
ume of water will be felt here by
Thursday or Friday. Great damage to
property and loss of life is feared here
and at different points north and west.
Bulletins from the Missouri side Of
the Mississippi river, west of Alton,
indicate that twelve inches or more Of
water will send the Mississippi floods
over the levees, joining the two rivers
and making a watery expanse Of
fourteen miles. This will cover 10000
acres Of bottom lands.
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FOOD SCARCE AND HIGH.
Supplies Are Small in Kansas City and
Prices Rise.

and
Prices Rise.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 1.-The
food supply here is rapidly becoming
question of vital Importance. There
was a run on every retail grocery and
meat store in Kansas City this morn
ing. Persons almost oVerran the sup
ply houses in rush to buy up enough
food to last until the flood shall sub
side. The storekeepers handled the
situation as Systematically as possible,
no large amount being sold to one
buyer. Merchants considered the food
situation an alarming one. Their sup
ply is limited to two or three days on
everything except canned goods. No
provisions can be brought in until
railroad communication is re-estab-
l1shed. The supply of meat is scarcer
than anything else. Indications are
that the supply will not last after to-
morrow. No more can be bought from
the packing houses, of course. The
flood came at the time of the week
when the packers larders were lowest.
The coal question is no less alarming
than that of food. Coal COMPANIES
have but few tons on hand in their
yards up town.
Prices for many staple articles of
food are rising. Potatoes, which were
sold last week at 80 cents a bushel.
were offered today at $3.50. The ad-
vance was gradually increased as the
customers became more numerous.
Eggs, which sold in case lots at 1917
cents per dozen Saturday, were today
quoted at 20 cents dozen, wholesale.
Up town the retail price was 40 cents
a Dozen
Mayor Reed issued a peremptory or
der for the closing of all saloons in
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MANHATTAN'S ISOLATION.
Three Hundred Passengers Rescued
and No Lives Lost.

and No Lives Lost.
TOPEKA, Kan. Jrtrntea IA tbri1,;no
story comes from Manhattan. which
town was four days cut off from All
communication With the outside world
John T. Skinner, a student at the agri-
cultural college, and Ernest Gasser.
engineer for the institution, yolun
teered to cross the river in q rowboat
several miles to a telegraph station
and nnd out what was going on in the
outside world, and to-, tell of the sit
uation at Manhattan.
Horses were secured from a farmer
ana this morning they rode into Alta
vista and called Topeka up by long
distance telephone. Mr. SINNERS S
story is:
The whole eastern district of Man
haitian is under water, and up to yes
terday morning, when the water be-
gan slowly to recede, 1,500 homeless
refugees were being cared for at the
college buildings. Friday evening,
When the great flood came, the water
rose three feet in as many hours. Pas
senger trains standing in the yards
OF the Union Pacific and Rock Island
railroad stations were soon encircled
by the water. There We're, all told.
oO0 passengers on the trains in both
yards. The work Of their rescue was
begun and all were carried to land
high and dry"
The highest rise at Manhattan came
Saturday night, when the gauge read
sixty feet. Fifty-thres people are i'm
pr1soned on an island four miles south
of Manhattan. Yesterday afternoon
rescue parties were pushing toward
them with. food supplies. Mr.. Skinner
said that so far as he had learned
there had not been a single life lost.
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opened a depot from which clothing
is provided for all who need it. All
the grocery stores in the place are
practically sold out, and bread sold at
high premium.
A great quantity of tents was re-
reived from the regular army at Fort
LeaVenWorth tonight. A special train
was made UP tonight and it is hoped
that some time before morning it will
be able to reach LeaVenWOrth and
return with supplies.
Gas and electric lights are cut off,
leaving the town in darkness. The
waterworks, too, have been compelled
to shut down, and there is no protec-
ton against fire. There is no coal to
be had.
There is considerable sickness, par
t1cularly among the people who We're
forced to fee from Armourdale, and
the hospitals are heavily taxed.
Thieves to Be Shot.
There have been few cases of loot
ing and here, as well as in Kansas
City, Mo-. orders have been issued to
shoot all thieves on sight.
Because Of the demands made upon
the police for rescue work, the town
is destitute of proper protection. A
request will be made in the morning
for a militia regiment.
It is not probable that unless the
river rises, the property loss will be
any greater than at present. There
are, however, fully 200 people in partly
submerged houses and there is a pos
sibility that some of them may be
sacrificed.
/ To illustrate the difficulty under
which the news has been secured from
the flood district, the news from Law
renee. Topeka and other Kansas cities
has been sent via Denver and Chey-
enne, thence back to the east and
part of the time the only outlet from
Lawrence, Kan, was via San Fran
cisco. Kansas City, Mo-, received the
news from Kansas City, Kan, via st.
Joseph, Omaha and Chicago, Kansas
City, Kan, being directly across the
~.x~~
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Not So Bad In Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Neb.. June The flood
situation Is greatly improved in Lincoln
tonight The water in the western low
lands is between five and six feet below
the, me nigh a9 w, water point of Saturday and
moved back to their homes. = A short
distance outside of Lincoln conditions
are still bad, and railroads are making
little effort to run trains on regular
schedules. This was the fifteenth dav.
Win VIII t, one execution Of rainfall. and the
We, MtHeatner for June IS very cold. ssMany Of
the public schools were obliged to close
bt3Gsd!s bPeGGsapsse. no fuel could be- taken to the
There is a little Improvement at Beat
rice and the worst is thought to be over.
9liI p9r me town is 4stfll isolated, except by
Ha Mlre an6 ~ there has been no mail for five
Gays. The darlington gots.one train out
OF Beatrice this evening. Conditions are
worse at Crete, where the Blue river
Is the highest since 1881. Bridges are
out At Tecumseh the Nemaha riVer is
sun out of its banks. no trains are en-
tering & or or. leaving and business is at a
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MAIL MAY BE LOST.
Two Carloads Cannot Be Reached at Kan.
sas City,


WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1.-Of1-
cal dispatches to the postoffice depart
ment report that the floods have wrought
havoc to the mail service in Southern
iowa, Nebraska and in the neighborhood
OF Kansas City. A telegram was received
late this afternoon from Supt. Taft. of
the railway mail service, at Kansas City.
Mo-, saying: ~
"The situation is worse than Yesterday.
The union station and transfer clerks
room are under eight feet of water Prob
ably two carloads of second, third and
fourth-class mail mattan will be lost as
We are unable to reach the cars and re-
move the mall the water being from
donr t, to five feet above. the floor of the
:. A summary of the flood situation teIe-
graphed here this afternoon by Supt.
West, of the Chicago division Of the rail-
way service follows:- 80.
service in Iowa and Nebraska is Sc
rlousiy interrupted on. account of high
water. Conditions are serious on the
lines between Omahaai and McFarland.
Red Oak and Lincoln; iSt. Joseph and OK
ford, Lincoln and Coneordia and Lincoln
and Kansas City. Service on the Burling-
ton roads main line is interrupted at
OttumWa Through trains are running
via Quincy, st. Joseph and Creston. The
santa Fe service between Chicago and
Kansas City is uninterrupted excent for
Trains 8 and 4. These trains were an
nulled Saturday. The NORTHWESTERN Is
on schedule time and the Omaha unin-
terrupted. Conditions are good on ST.
Paul lines to Omaha
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-06-02
Doc STORY.

Beerbohm Tree tells story about a
dog named Argus, who used regularly
to accompany him to the theater, and
particularly objected to sensational
scenes. When Tree was playing in
Capt. Swift" Argus Used to take his
place in the wings and follow his every
word and look until the suicidal situa-
tion was reached. The moment Tree
felt for his pistol Argus used to rush
into the darkest corner he could find,
and, burying his head between his
paws, listen for the thud of the ac-
tors fall. After that the dog would
crawl back to meet his master with
a howl Of joy at Trees apparent return
to life.
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AIR FROM war DEPARTMENT..
Tents, RatIons, Boats 4dd Pontoons Are
to Be Supplied.


WASHINGTON, d. c., June 1.-The
war department is exerting it's full powers
and going to the extreme warrant of the
law in aiding the food sufferers in the
West. Putting aside iall technical uues-
tions as to the power of the department
to move in this matter without violating
the law prohibiting the expenditure Of
government supplies without direct order
OF congress Acting Secretary Sanger has
assumed full responsibility for the ex-
tension OF relief where this is necessary
to save human life, and, if necessary. con-
gress will be asked later to approve this
exercise of authority.
By direction of the department, the mil
itary officers in the distressed region will
not only provide tents to shelter the
homeless, but will be allowed to exercise
their judgment as to the issue of such
military supplies and rations as can be
spared from the military posts. Gen. Gil-
lespte, chief Of engineers has not onIy
authorized the use of all boats and pom
toons at the river and yharbor works to
save life and property, but upon his in
quiry, Maj. Leech, the engineer officer in
charge at Fort Leavenworth. has stated
that he can very soon build 200 feet Of
pontoon bridges and this will be trans
ported to the places where it is needed
to reopen communication
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Chicago Ready with Boats

CHICAGO, June ACCOMPLISHMENTS uero
made today by Mayor Harrison to send
Two SURF boats and a launch to the res
cue cue OF hfty persons inaKansas City who
nag nag taken refuge in one of the buildings of
Sehwarzschild & Sulzberger's plant. The
noats were to be manned by members iof
tne tn ,irT naval reserves and special train was
20 ,nurry them to the scene of the flood,
a message that the persons had been res
cued DELAYED the start, but the boats
are held in readiness for another cali. ! 4
special train with provisions left tonight
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IoWA's SWOLLEN STREAMS.
Water Falling in Some Parts and Ris-
inu in Others,

ing IN OtherS.
DES MONIES, Iowa, June both
the Des Moines and the Raccoon rivers
continue to recede rapidly. the stage of
the Des Moines being below 20 feet.
The East Des Moines business section
Hooded yesterday is free from water
and conditions are rapidly becoming
normal in this low-lying wholesale and
manufacturing district.
The various relief bureaus are car
Ing for all the sufferers. In addition to
contributions of food and clothing the
cash relief fund reached $4,000 tonight
and is being rapidly increased. Offers
from Manager Johnson and Conductor
Duss to give a benefit performance hv
the Metropolitan Opera House orches-
ira at Madison Square Garden. New
York, and from any newspaper to open
subscription for the flood sufferers
were declined today on the ground that
the city would be able to meet the situ-
alton.
Train service was resumed on ALI
local railroads tonight. The street rail-
way company is operating a few cars
on each line and Manager Hippo an
nounces that the full service will soon
be resumed. The one serious phase of
the situation is the large amount Of
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-06-02
A COMMON ERROR.
THE SAME MISTAKE is MADE BY
MANY ST. PAUL PEOPLE.

It's a Common Error to Plaster the
Aching Back-To Rub With Lini-
ment Rheumatic Joints When the
Trouble Comes From the kidneys-
Doan's Kidney Pills Cure All Kidney
Ills, and Are Endorsed by Sc. Paul
Citizens.
Mrs. c. B. Shaver, of 259 West Fifth
street, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills are
a remedy of great value. My son had
been troubled from early Childhood
with lack Of proper action Of his kid
neys. Learning of Doan's Kidney Pills
I got a box at F. M. Parker's drug
store, opposite the postoffice. Their
use proved that the many strong in
dorsements given them were de-
served. Not only were the pains in
his back ended but his appetite was
greatly improved"
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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Baseball Teams. Stalled.

MANHATTAN, Kan, June THE
eastbound passenger train from Denver ale
wRfcn 1ef4 for had a, been here, since Thursday,
further than Clay center. a, dista5ce ~ n@
tnlrty-hve miles, where it is Stalled
among the passengers eon this train are
one me members OF the Milwaukee and Pc
ut5a Uia1 paseoa1 teams which are on the
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-06-02
crops DESTROYED compIeteIy.

LINCOLN CENTER, Kan, June l.
The Saline river is from two to five miles
in width and crops In this valley are COM
pleted destroyed for distance of at least
100 miles. In Lincoln county alone the
loss may exceed 81, 900. 600. The western
part of Lincoln Center is submerged, ana
it was only with the greatest difficulty
that the residents were rescued Jacob
Rutledge was drowned while trying to
save some horses. Unconfirmed reports OF
lives being lost along the river below Linz
coin Center have been received. Nearly
all the houses in the Saline valley are
submerged or surrounded by water.
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Rivers and Rain Both Falling.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June dis
patches from scores of towns in Kansas
tonight report the floods abating, though
rain is still falling in some places. The
loss Of life is less than at first reported
The destruction of property has probably
not been overestimated. An enormous
number Of bridges were carried away,
crops destroyed and livestock drowned.
The flood was general in all the river val
leys of Eastern Kansas.
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OIL Business In Texas.

The oil business In Texas is crippled
The great 'gushers" that "came in" on
Spindle Top mountain something over a
year ago are quiet, because salt water has
appeared in almost every well on Spindle
Top, in place Of tile oil. The few that
yield oil have to be pumped.
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Kansas City, which was complied with
within an hour. --
careful estimate OF the amount of
-four on hand shows that there is suffi-
Client to furnish the city in bread for at
least week. The haAeries are making
bread by hand on account of lack of water
for the steam plants, but this is not keep.
ing down the SUPPLY, :.
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North -Westera Tenders Aid

c.,S DES MONIES, Iowa. June Gov.
general offices of the Chicago & North
western railway this afternoon Tender
ing the Tree use of trains or EMPLOYEES for
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-06-02
Fishermen Lost.

ST. JOHNS, N. F. June 1.-The
American fishing schooner Helen f. Whit
ten, of Gloucester, arrived here today and
reports having lost four men in last
weeks gale.
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STRICKEN KANSAS CITY
Continued From First Page.

without end of bodies seen floating
by on wreckage, of men who have tried
10 drive Waons laden with their house,
mold goods against certain death in
the swift current and gone down in
the flood. The majority of these stories
lack proof, however, and even If true
the proof may never be had. There is
no way Of getting at the names Of
the dead, and no chance of forming any
accurate estimate.
1t Is likely however, that the number
or fatalities in Kansas City, Mo-, will
approach fifty.
Down In the wholesale district peo-
pie at dusk tonight were waving white
cloths to attract attention. y The condi-
ton of some Of these is pitiable. They
have been held prisoners for two days.
threatened with death by drowning; at
one time by fire and for the most part
without food, and for "a hours without
drinking water. Every effort is being
made, and they will all be saved to-
morrow unless the water rises more and
this seems improbable.
Danger of Undermining.
The financial damage is about as
great now as it is likely to become.
! The great danger Is that foundations
may be undermined, and buildings
with their contents toppled over into the
Hood. However, the situation is no
worse tonight than it was this morn
ing, and buildings that have withstood
the flood all day have an excellent
chance of holding out for some time
against anything the river might bring
against them.
There has been no suffering in the
city beyond that sustained by the peo-
pie d1ven from their homes. Excel
lent work has been done by the local
reiief committees and those in control
are confident that the city will be able
TO care for its own without calling upon
the rest of the state.
Tonight the city is in darkness. There
IS not the gltmmer Of gas Jet or the
flare of an electric light save in build
1ngs. which have their own electric
light plants. Steam for these is sup
piled from the water hauled from the
river. Power for the three street car
lines that have resumed operations Is
furnished by water piped six squares
from small stream in one of the val
leys. In all the buildings elevators
have been discontinued, unless provi-
sion has been made for hauling water.
The newspapers have been compelled
to discontinue the use of their type
setting machines and are sticking type
in the old way.
In the hotels, all of which are crowd
ed to their utmost capacity, the most
elaborate care is taken to prevent the
waste of water. The gas company
made fight all day to keep gas in
the mains but this afternoon Secretary
Macmillan said he would be forced to
shut down.
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They will be taken, some to Atchison
and others to st. Joseph, where they
will be provided for.