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Newport daily independent., 1903-09-14
Star Clothing House Clothing

t1oe become a household word with every mother synonym Clothing that Islands the Racket and looks well while it is doing it. And wonder. If you take alw materials put together firmly and we'll stay and the suits wherever the wear ana tear & on will make boy work hard to wear out That's our Boys Clothing And it's notable for style and price as for wear School days and Boys Clothing brings @ood cheer Let us fit out the "Chap' and make him happy GET THE HABIT.o GO TO
Newport daily independent., 1903-09-14
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

One fare plus 50 cents for the round trip, account Triennial Convocation, Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons. Tickets on sale October to 5, in- elusive, return limit October II.
 T. H. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1903-09-14
Good News for Boys!

Perhaps we ought say great news for the mothers of hoys-for they the who COUNT THE CASH And of Newport boys will be glad of thls news of the Best Fall and Winter OUIFlIl4NGS FOR YOUNGSTERS prices hardly covering the cost of
Newport daily independent., 1903-09-14

For Rent Three rooms for light housekeeping, furnished or unfurn- ished. Inquire of Mrs. A. B. Smith. tf
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

summer. The only reminders Of
the food are the trees. Many
trees stood just at the edge Of the
swift current The branches on
one side are cut off as clean as if
with a saw, the other side blooms
verdantly. HARLEY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08
THE YOUNGSTOWN CATASTROPHE.

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4 the civil engineer, says if it did il
would only raise the water three
feet in town. Stands to reason
for it's fourteen miles up the val
ley" Some of the timid ones
were reassnred and instead OF
looking to the preservation OF the
household goods, stood talking OF
former freshets. One old man
was telling small crowd about
the big rains of l848. 1sWhy you
could have gone boating on Main
street, the water at Main and
Franklin was five feet deep. Yes
sir, that was a food. YOUNGSTOWN
will never see the like again. And
what did they talk about then
Why same as now. The dam s
not safe! All bosh! | tell you
! the government knew what it was
about when it built that old
feeder dam. That dam is there to
stay"
And yet some of the people did
haul their goods to the hills and
some families refused to go down
to the town after getting their
belongings and themselves to safe
ty. The majority, however, took
chances and lost.
At noon Mrs. Ogle, who was the
Western Union Telegraph Co.'s
operator at Sang Hollow, wired to
Johnstown to look out for still
higher water, as tho debris from
hillside farm yards was increasing
and the farmers were all moving
to higher ground. At ESQ p. m.
came q message, "The water is
running over the breast of the
DAM" At about 8 p. m. news
came in shape of a telegram which
said, Small break in dam, three
hundred laborers Of Pennsylvania.
Railroad Co. repairing it. No i'm
mediate danger, but better be on
the lookout
As fast as these wires were re-
ceived they were posted in public
places. Mrs. Ogle's last telegram
came at 3:48 p. M. "Water still
rising" That was all. But it
was enough. Only the very con-
fdent doubted the final break.
YOUNGSTOWN proper, the day of
the food, had a population ofsoms
$4,000. Of these about 10000
had left town for the hills by 8
p. m. The remaining 1900 by
4:S0 p. m. were fighting for life.
Eye-witnesses say that at about
4:30 p. m. an awful stiffness &C.
Cured which lasted fully ten
minutes. It was the calm before
the storm. At 4:30 (some say
4:50) came a rushing, whistling
sound as of a high wind. A mist
resembling steam came from the
valley up toward Sang Hollow.
It was a veil which shielded the
awful avalanche Of rushing waters.
Behind that veil madly rushed q
volume of water and debris which
struck Johnstown at height of
sixty feet. It came so swiftly and
had such tremendous force that
four story buildings were brushed
aside like houses built of cards.
There was little crumbling in the
entire disaster. Especially is this
true where buildings lay directly
in the path of the main stream of
water.
Where the water had reached a
point little southwest of the
centre Of town, it divided itself
into two rivers. One stream con-
tinued in the original direction;
the other encircled the town,
causing Stony Greek to flow up
stream. This branch finally joined
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

edge Of town, back to nearly the
centre, branched of, made the
trip again and finally got caught
in the whirlpool just above the
bridge. After eddying there for
q time he would get out Of the
circle and his insecure raft would
be steadily drawn to the bridge.
His chances for life we're now
even. If he should be floating
over the bridge just at moment
when some one with a rope not
in use at that instant should see
him, he might be fortunate
enough to catch hold and be saved.
If, however, every rope at the
bridge was in use death was al
most certain. The Stone Bridge
was arched. l should say IS arched,
for it stands today as solid as
when first built. The arches were
the alleyways through which the
rivers ran. The debris soon
clogged the arches, SO that the
water flowed over the bridge. A
person floating over was safe un-
til entirely over, and then he fell
fifty feet onto mass of refuse of
every imaginable kind. Timbers
sticking straight up in the air
with broken splinters at the top
.impaled many a one who was left
there to die by drowning, or
burning, for all that part which
was above the water caught fire
from a car Of lime.
In twenty minutes the first aw-
full food had passed and the waters
fell rapidly, but it was eight days
before they regained their normal
height. When night fell the
scenes were beyond description.
Nothing in Dante's Inferno"
could be worse. And the pity of
it all! Think Of the poor, weak
children, the feeble and the sick!
But physical health and strength
stood no better show. It was all
q case of luck. If q rescuer hap
pened to see you and you happened
to catch his rope, you were lucky.
No other word quite fills the bill.
The total number of dead by the
food and fire was nearly 10000.
Of these over half are buried at
Grand View cemetery which is
said to be one of the finest in
America. A monument of marble
which has an inscription, ITO the
Unknown Dead who persisted at
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, May 81, 1889, by
the food Of waters" is in the
centre of the graves.
1 could relate stories I heard
from the survivors, and describe
scenes Of the days Immediately
following that awful Friday, but
it is all too horrible. Suffice to
say that in my search for my rela-
tives, I saw at the improvised
hospital over 800 corpses waiting
identification, and after "a hours
they were all buried to make room
for the thousands still to come.
In an anteroom the body was laid
on bench and hose turned on
it. The clothing was cut off with
shears. A complete description
of body, clothes and any trinkets,
jewelry or money found on it was
written on a tag which was tied to
the hands. Every few minutes
in would come men with another
corpse found somewhere in town.
In conclusion I want to state
positively that there is no truth in
the statements concerning the
rider on horseback who warned
the people to fee. Anyone &C.
quainted with the topography of
that country knows it to be i'm
possible. Even admitting that a
|
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08
My Observation Of the
American Indian.

| American Indian.
Among other dime novels read
when a boy was one entitled
"Wild Cat Ned or a Terror to the
Red Skins" Ned, to use phrase
common to the people Of Indiana,
was very pesky. He wore one Of
those big. hurrah hats with a
rattlesnake band, and at mealtimes
always ate an Indians liver for
dessert. His rifle was no ordi-
nary frearm. It was peculiarly
constructed and shot a curved
ball that is when Ned so willed
and every time he raised this
trusty weapon to his shoulder and
pulled the deadly trigger all the
way from one to one hundred and
fifty noble redmen started on their
journey for the happy hunting
grounds. Ned was unlike Daniel
Boone and other famous Indian
fighters in that he always carried
two instead of one bowie knife in
each boot leg. Armed with these
weapons of destruction it was q
common if not daily occurrence
for Ned to swoop down on some
Indian village and commence his
work of slaughter, and he always
remained at his task until the
blood of the enemy flowed 80 deep
that he was compelled to either
swim or utilize a convenient birch
bark canoe and paddle to place
Of safety.
It was the reading of this and
similar books that aroused my
curiosity. I became imbued with
the spirit of emigration. I
longed TO go west and see the
child of the forest in his native
clements following his aboriginal
pursuits. / longed to see the
war, the sun and the ghost dances.
/ wasn't particular whether I saw
the Indian perform the snake
dance or not, as / had already on
one or two occasions seen his pale
faced brother go through that
stunt. ! finally started west, not,
however, with the intention Of e1-
terminating the red man. My
mission was one of peace, altho at
one time I was by mistake cap
tured by the Indian police. 1t was
q lawyer, and not beautiful
PocahOntas, that came to my
rescue.
The first real live Indian / ever
saw was at Pocatello, Idaho. This
Indian wasn't on the war path.
He was on the bum. He didn't
wear beaded moccasins on his
feet, but one foot was incased in a
rubber boot and the other in q
cowhide brogan. He wore a pair
of soldiers trousers and woman's
jacket did service for a coat. It
was SO small that the two little
tails hung only an inch or two
below the back of his neck. En-
circling his waist was piece of
discarded clothesline. There were
no scalp locks dangling from this
war belt. Instead there was that
emblem of civilization, an empty
tomato can.
Now there was quite contrast
between this Indian and the one
of my imagination, but the sever
est jolt my ideal received was up
on my arrival in Seattle. The
first Indian / saw on the streets of
that city was a squaw. She car
ried a little pappoose in gunny
sack, that was probably either
lost or stolen from coal wagon.
This gunny sack was connected to
anothor sack filed with CLAIMS and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

vania, dawned brigh
1O and clear. The SUI
shone for the first time
in week. Everybody
felt that the spring rains were a
last over. The city was decorated
with bunting and the national has
was everywhere present. The hol
iday crowds from the adjoining
counties were there. dressed ir
their best. The long line of march
to the cemetery was forming al
the Point. The remnants Of the
G. A. r. posts Of the town were
marching and countermarching tc
get their correct positions. Citi
zens in private carriages were
slowly vending their way down
the main street and were soon in
the places assigned to them by the
marshal of the Memorial Day pa.
rade.
After a time the cortege moves
up the street. The band at the
head of the procession plays in
solemn tones the Dead March from
~'Sanl." The crowds on the pave
ments remember the occasion and
all laughter and loud conversation
suddenly cease. The measured
tramp of many feet is heard be-
hind the band and there files past
the old heroes of 81 who are still
alive. They bear floral tributes
to the last resting places of their
former companions. Some of the
old soldiers can scarcely make the
"trip, SO feeble are they. The very
aged are in the line Of omnibuses
which is approaching. After these
come the citizens in carriages.
The children have masses of flow
'ers for the graves away up in that
wonderfully beautiful spot, the
Grand View cemetery.
Toward evening the visitors are
for home. Il grows
Over in the hills is a
fash of lightning. "More rain
after ALL" is heard on all sides.
The storm is approaching rapidly,
.as it always does in the mountains.
Throughout the whole night it
rains necessarily. When day ap-
pears the rain has ceased but
there is mistiness in the air and
an all-pervading quiet. A. feeling
of melancholy takes possession of
the residents. No one knows why.
All feel it. Is it premonition of
what is to come?
The waters of Stony Greek and
sConemaugh river converge at
YOUNGSTOWN. The town lies in a
sort of valley or plain triangular in
shape. On two sides flow Stony
Greek. From away up in the foot
hills comes the Conemaugh. It is
sgenerally placid and smoothly
FLOWING river, but today it is a
rushing mountain torrent, and it
carries a burden of wreckage and
debris. Folks go to the Stone
Bridge to see the sight. How
muddy the waters are. Oh, see
these! Floating along is chick
EN- coop full of dead chickens.
Drowned! Poor things. They
must have come from some farm
NEAR Nineveh or Sang Hollow.
At noon the river is still rising.
1t is rushing like mad. What a
volume of water it has become!
Reports are circulating among the
crowd on the bridge. "The dam
is not SAFE" "Chestnuts!' says
some rolling mill man who is hav.
ing an enforced holiday, for the
water has flooded the boiler rooms
and engine floors of the mill
~1've heard that story for twenty
years and every spring some fool
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
CHURCH NOTES.

Ladies Auxiliary of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. An
drews Thursday afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
The union services of the differ
ent church societies at the Cum
berland PRESBYTERIAN church Sun
day night was quite interesting
and largely attended.
The Baptist Ladies Auxiliary
will have a Halloween party at
the home of Mrs G.. II. Garland
in San Angelo Heights next Sat
urday night. Everybody is as
sured of nice time. Go, and
tell your friends to go too, they'll
appreciate your putting them
next.
The next union meeting of the
church societies of the city will be
held on the fourth Sunday night
i'll November, at the Methodist
church. 1t was expected to hold
this meeting at the Christian
church, but the building being
small, it wa, decided to make the
change. The society of the Chris
tian church will lead.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
ORIENT
is SURE
PROGRESSIVE CITIZENSHIP
PROVIDE FOR EXTEN>
SION ASKED.
AMOUNT SECURED.
Many Signatures Available for
the Guarantee Of the
$4,000 Bonus.
AMOUNT SECURED.

The settlement of the question
of the extension of time for the
completion of the Orient railroad
to this place was definitely set
tied at mass meeting held at the
court house last night, when the
committee reported subscriptions
amounting to $50, 2B6. so and fifty
nine available signatures for the
contract. guaranteeing the bonus
of $4,000 90, in the event the
road is completed to San Angelo
by May, 1905.
The members of the old COM
mittee, as well rs the new, have
worked faithfully and to their un-
firing efforts is due, in a large
measure, the success in securing
the required amount of sucscrip-
tions and renewals. Several bust
ness and professional men have
neglected personal interests to de-
vote their time to this work and
to these, as we'll as the liberal
subscribers, is the citizenship of
San Angelo most deeply indebt-
ed.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
Best Photos.
At Ragsdale's gallery at prices
as low as can be had in town.

The Joplin News Herald tells
the following story which it says
was brought to town by a travel
ing man, A preacher at conclu-
sion of one of his sermons said :
"Let all in the house who are pay
ing their debts stand up,"
Instantly every man, woman and
child stood up with one exception.
The preacher asked them to be
seated and said: "Now every
man not paying his debts stand
up" The exception noted, n
care worn, hungry individual
clothed in his last summer suit,
slowly assumed perpendicular
position. How ia it my friend"
asked the minister, THAT YOU are
the Only man not to meet vnur
obligations?" Il run news
paper" he meeklv answered and
the brethren here who just stood
up are my subscribers, and"
"Let us pray" exclaimed the
minister.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
Observation-Disclosures.

Mrs. Ethel Beauchamp and Mr..
Robt. l.. Carruthers were married
at Sherwood Thursday evening
Oct. % at Z 30. o'clock.
The bride is tie daughter of
Judge w. II. Blanks OF Iriou
county and the groom is the we'll
known stockman of Pecos.
After the ceremony an elegant
supper was served at the rome of
Judge Blanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carruthers were
in San Angelo Friday and intend
ed going to the Fair but IN ac-
count of the fever scare in South
west Texas they decided not to go.
The Press joins their many San
Angelo friends and acquaintance
in congratulations and wishes
them many years of happy we'd
ded life.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
Mince meat, seeded raisins
currants. All fresh goods a,
Sllas H. Keeton's.
Federation Meeting.

The American Federation of
Labor meeting Monday night was
attended by representatives from
the carpenters, painters and prin-
tiers unions, and much enthusiasm
was manifested.
The unanimous sentiment pre-
vailed that preference be given
union men in all business trans
actions and in this &C injection a
motion was adopted authorizing
the preparation of a list giving
the names of union proprietors,
contractors, clerks, etc., of the
different business esta blishments
to be used as a directory by mem
bers of the different organizations.
1t was decided to organize a
Trades Council and the different
unions are requested to appoint a
representative at the next meet
ing and to notify Mr.. Felix Pro-
bandit of the selection, when he
will call meeting of the different
representatives for the purpose of
Derfecting an organization.
1t was proposed that the labor
organizations give dance ut un
early date, but action was post
poned, pending an expression
from the different unions.
Mr.. Slack r5ndered his resigna-
tion as representative to the State
Federation to convene at Fort
Worth and the selection of u sue
cessor was deferred until next
meeting.
Three new applications were
received by the Federation.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
TWO SPECIAL MEETINGS.
The City SolOns Meet In Extra Ses-
sion and Pass a Number OF
Important Ordinances.

The city council held a called
meeting in the commissioners
court room ut the court house at
5p. M Saturday, October "a,
All members of the council were
present.
An ordinance regulating the
building and maintaining of side
walks was passed under the sus-
pension of the rule requiring
three readings by unanimous
vote.
An ordinance creating the
Office of city engineer was passed
1nder suspension of the rules,
unanimously.
An ordinance defining the
duties and regulating the fees of
the city engineer was passed in a
like manner.
An ordinance regulating the
running of trains, the construc-
tion and maintenance of railway
crossings and lights ut the same
and traffic at depots was passed
under suspension of the rules,
unanimously.
An ordinance providing for the
working of the streets of San
Angelo by it's inhabitants was
passed under suspension of the
rules. Ayes 4, No /.
An ordinance prescribing the
penalty for failure to work the
streets, passed under emergency
clause by unanimous vote.
An ordinance creating office of
overseer of public streets, alleys
and roads and defining his duties
and compensation was passed to
its second reading
Council adjourned about 8
o'clock.
MONDAY AFTERNOON 3 MEETING.
All members of the city coun-
ell were present when the roll was
called Monday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
An ordinance providing for
assessment, levy, and collection
of taxes, was passed under sus-
pension of the rules by unani-
nous vote.
An ordinance establishing a
board of equalization and defn-
ing their duties and powers was
passed in the same way.
The ordinance incorporating
the Waterworks contract was
given its second reading and was
placed upon it's final passage, the
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
West Texas Conference.

The West Texas Conference of
the M. Il. church will convene at
Austin, November, 4th. This is
the conference that fixes the
appointments of the preachers
for an other year, and as on such
occasions, there is a great deal of
interest as to who will have
charge of the different churches
after tins date. it is the univer-
sal wish Of church goers that
Rev. j, d. Scott will be- reap
pointed presiding elder of this
district and Rev. Weems Woot-
ton the local pastor. They are
good and loyal ministers and are
popular. They will leave for
Austin next Monday.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
BalIinger Is With Us.

San Angelo wants a better de-
pot and a double daily passenger
service. AS to the double daily
passenger service we wish to say
that Ballinger also would be great
ly pleased and benefited by it {.
Banner Leader.
The Press agitation of subjects
such as this is meeting with graft
flying responses. The people of
San Angelo are in accord and now
Ballinger enlists her support. A
little more preaching and a little
work from men of influence and
it will be accomplished. Don't
forget the free mail delivery
scheme
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
Fresh evaporated fruits a
Silas II. Keeton's.
Salvation Army Work.

Capt. and Mrs. Horton will
leave in a few days to take up
their work in Sherman. They will
be succeeded in San Angelo by
Capt. Stevens and family.
Capt. Horton took charge of the
San Angelo corps Feby s, 1903,
since which time 776S people have
attended their hall meetings.
They have enrolled 1 | soldiers and
5 juniors, and leave the corps en-
tirely out of debt except about
$3.50, which yet remains. When
they came here the indebtedness
on the hall was $4,000 with a
years interest added. They leave
it owing Sl78.OO, due Aug. 81,
1904. Capt. Horton won the $25
War Cry premium, which with
other donations. has cut the debt
down in this way.
During their work here they
have taken two rescue cases to St.
Louis and have one to 20 with
them, leaving one behind whose
health does not permit of travel.
The little girl they rescued in st.
Louis three years ago, and who
came here for her health, died,
but the expenses of her last i'll
ness and funeral have all been
paid. Several families have been
cared for during Capt. Horizons
stay. They leave for Capt. Stevens
large quantities of clothing, tin
ware and cooking utensils. Capt.
and Mrs. Horton will be accom-
panied by two of their soldIer-re-
cruits, d. Oliver and Ras John
son, the latter going to the Chi
cago training school III january
Capt. Stevens is highly esteem
ed by all who know him, and will
doubtless continue the work so
ably done by Capt. Horton, whose
many friends sincerely regret to
see him go. May he prosper.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
Waterworks Contract Changed.

Before passing the ordinance in
cooperating the Waterworks con-
tract, there were n couple of
changes made from the original
draft, viz:
Warrants are to be drawn in
payment for city water quarterly
instead of monthly.
The words legal rate of inter
est" were changed to IS per cent
interest" as the amount to be
paid on warrants past due, the in
terest beginning when the war;
rants are drawn and accruing I'M
til paid.