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FLOODS AT PITTSBURG.
Hundreds of Families Forced from Home
and Mills shut Down-Near,y 49,
600 Men Idle

Pittsburg, Pa, March 2.-Witb
every tributary of the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers emptying swirl
ing torrents into the banks of these
two streams and rushing down to the
point where they converge to form
the Ohio, Pittsburg was given 3
visitation yesterday which forced
hundreds of families to either aban-
don their homes or seek escape from
the water in the upper stories, while
mud and water dispensed destruction
and discomfort below. Mills in the
low-lying levels throughout the coun-
ty, numbering between so and 60
were flooded and 3s,375 men are
thrown idle for four or five days with
loss in wages Of more than 1885,
TAO. The food was general through
out western Pennsylvania,
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WEEKS WANTED OFFICE.
Official Papers Given Out at Washington
Throw New Light on IndianpIa
Post Office MIDDLE.

Washington, March 3.-Postmaster
General Payne yesterday forwarded
to the house all the papers in the
case of the Indianola, Miss, post of
fee, which post Office was discontin-
ned by the administration because of
the forced abandonment of the Office
by its negro postmistress, Mrs. Min
ME V. Cox. The correspondence
shows that A. B. Weeks, a brother
in-law of Mayor Davis, of Indianola,
began his candidacy for the post Of
flee against the negro incumbent as
far bacl; as April I, 1902, when he be-
gan sending n long series of letters
and kilograms to the department.
The papers include an extract from
letter of a post Office official, dated
February 90, 1903, narrating a con-
yersation which it states took place
at Biloxi, Miss. In this letter Mayor
Davis, of Indianola, is quoted as say
ing that if Mrs. Cox should again
take charge of the Indianola post of
fee she would get her neck broken
inside of two hours"
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rs NOT UNGRATEFUL.
United States Will Erect Monument
to Heroes of Revolution.
over $4,000 Men Died In British Prison
Ships on New York Rather Than
Accept Dishon orable Terms
OF surrender.

New York, March 1.-The move
ment to build a monument to the
martyrs Of the prison ships in the
American revolution seems likely to
be successful. 1t is to cost $500, 900,
and all but $1,000 has been sub
scribed. Congress. the state of New
York and the city of New York have
appropriated amounts aggregating
SITS, 900. The prisoners for whom the
monument Is to be built are those
who were confined in the prison hulks
anchored in the East river near the
present site of the Brooklyn navy
yard. Four thousand of Washing
toms soldiers, captured at the battle
Of Long Island, were confined in these
hulks and subsequent captives were
added to their number until a con-
siderable fleet was employed for the
purpose. Release was continually
offered to all who would forswear
the cause for which they had fought,
but only one mana Hessian-accept-
ed liberty on that condition, while
more than 1900 died in their floating
prisons
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STREAMS OVERFLOW
Breaking Up of Ice Causes Several
Deaths in Ohio.
1T Findlay, Lima, Tifhn. Upper sandusky
and Elsewhere River. Are the Highest
for 20 Years anu Loss of Life and
Properly Is Serious.

Toledo, o., March 3.-Although the
danger of serious food in Toledo
passed when the ice moved out of
the Maumee river, it is not true of
other towns in this section of Ohio.
Specials from northwestern towns
show that the situation is serious at
Findley, Lima, Tiffin, Marysville, Up
per Sandusky and neighboring towns.
At Findlay, Sam Moffatt was drowned
In the street. Nelson Jacobs and
Henry Thomas, also of Findlay,
wealthy farmers, attempting to drive
through low place in the road, the
horses floundered in five feet of wa
ter. The men and horses were
drowned. At Fremont, David Divley
was driving along the river road and
in an attempt to pass a low spot
was swept away by the current of
water nd~drowned. All the rivers
are higher than they have been for
20 years. Steam and electric railway
tracks have been washed out and
bridges are in danger. Persons living
In the lowlands have been forced to
abandon their houses.
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PRISON FOR BURNETT.
Interesting Story of the Oklahoman
Who Secured Post ONCE Through
q Unique Manipulation.

Newkirk, Ok, March 1.-R. F. Bur-
nett was sentenced to two years in
the federal prison for false represen-
tation. Il. F. Burnett operated a
store at Balm and President McKin-
ley made him postmaster. G. W.
Burnett, the other brother. OPP
Grated another store at Long
wood. The towns are six miles
apart. 1t is alleged that after being
commissioned postmaster at Balm, r.
F. Burnett conspired to secure the
Longwood Office for his brother. He
took his own commission and erased
his name and that of his town, sub
stituting those of his brother and
the village of Longwood. This gave
G. W. Burnett to all appearances a
good commission and the former in
cumbent turned the Office over to
him. Thus the two brothers became
postmasters at both towns. AS soon
as the deception became known they
were arrested.
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INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES.
Bishop Hamiitoa, of tho n. Z. Church,
Sees No " roag In Marriage OF Whites
to Negroes and Chinese.

San Francisco, March 2.--Bishop j.
W. Hamilton, of the Methodist
church, threw a bombshell into the
meeting of the Young Mems Metho-
dist league when he avowed his be-
lief that there was nothing wrong in
intermarriage of whites with negroes
and Chinese. you may shudder."
said the bishop. 'at the idea of such
intermarriages, and it is natural you
should, but such unions are illustra-
tive of the sweeping away of caste
lines, which should occur in the
church and which are occurring in the
world" Then he spoke of his own
experience in Brooklyn, where he had
frequently married white men to ne
gro women and the reverse and where
also he had married whites and Chi.
nese.
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IN EXTRA SESSION.
In Response to a Prociama ton BIZ the Pres
ident the New Senate Convened
ON Thursday

Washington, March 3.-The presi
dent Monday issued the following
proclamation: Whereas, Public in
terests require that the senate should
convene in extraordinary session;
therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt,
president of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim and de-
clare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the senate of the United
States to convene at the capitol in
the city Of Washington on the 5th
day of March next, at IL o'clock noon.
and all persons who shall at that time
be entitled to act as members of that
body are hereby required to take no.
tee"
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LACEY OBJECTS TO LEE.
Iowa Congressman Thinks Virginia
Should Put President Monroe In
National Capitol Statuary Hall.

Washington, March 1.-Representa-
tive Lacey, of Iowa, Is opposed to
permitting the erection of the statue
Of Robert E. Lee in Statuary hall.
He says: "With James Monroe still
unprovided for, his name being in the
mouth of every loyal American, north
and south, and household word in
every part of the globe connected
with the living doctrine on which we
all unite, it seems to me that Virginia
cannot afford to sidetrack him and
put up Gen. Lee instead, whose pres
ence alongside of President Lincoln
and Grant in the National Hall Of
Fame might be considered as state
ment to posterity that there was no
distinction in merit between those
who fought on the side of the union
and those who fought against it."
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Serious Wreck Near For, Scott.

Fl. Scott, Kan, March 3.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train from
Wichita for ST. Louis was wrecked
last night four miles west of the city
by a head-end collision with a freight
train. The collision occurred on a
trestle, off of which Engineer James
Garrett, of Eldorado, running the
passenger engine, jumped. His left
leg was broken and his right hip dis
located. Fireman Walter Smith was
caught between the tank and the bag
broken.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
REV. LEILICH TOO HASTY.
Anti smoot Aeitators In Utah Regret Tha'
Charges of Poiy9amy Were Brought
Forward In senate.

Salt Lake City, March IA commit
tee representing the Ministerial asso
citation and the citizens who protested
agaist the seating of Reed Smoot in
the United States senate have sent Q
telegram to Senator Burrows, chair
man of the senate committee on priv
leges and elections, deprecating the
charges Of polygamy filed with the
committee by Rev. ]. L. Leilich as
tending to obscure the main issue
raised against Mr.. Smoot, that of his
being an apostle of the Mormon
church.
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Only the Peach Crop Ruined.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 2.-The ex-
tremely cold weather of the last few
weeks has ruined the peach crop Of
Missouri. L. A. Goodman, secretary
Of the State Horticultural society,
has received reports from all parts Of
the state, which indicate that the in
jury to peaches ia general While the
crop of this fruit has been practical
~ destroyed, no other fruit has suf-
fered material injury. Apple pros
poets are brighter than for years and
a very large crop is expected. ~
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he WANTED THE REWARD.
Governor Of a Province In the Phi 'ippines
Personally Captured n Much Wanted
Insurgent Genera.

Manila, March Gov. Dancel, of
Rial province, has captured Col.
Santos, one of the ladrone leaders, at
San Jose de Navotos, village five
miles north of Manila, on a small is
land. Gov. Dancel learned of the
whereabouts of Santos and surround
ed the house with police and con-
stabulary. The governor then en-
tered the house personally and made
prisoner of Santos, who has been
brought to Manila. Col. Santos was
the leader of the ladrones in Rial
province and a comrade of Gen. San
Miguel. a reward had been offered
for his capture.
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UNION BANK ROBBERS?
Two Men Arrested at Hartford. Conn Sup
posed To Have Looted the Missouri
Institution December 81.

Hartford, Conn, March 2.-Willian
Rudolph, known as the Missouri
Kid" and George Collins were ar
rested here yesterday by officers of
detective agency and the Hart
ford police. The men are wanted
for a bank robbery at Union. Mo-,
committed December 81. The safe
and vault were blown open and while
one of the burglars secured the
money the other stood on the street
with revolvers and prevented citizens
from interfering. About $4,000 in
money and 100000 in securities were
stolen,
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BECAME TOTALLY BLIND.
Death OF Elk Congressman Jehu Baker. .
Famous Character IN the Political
History of Illinois.

Belleville, Ill, March 3.-The fact
that he never, in any of his cam
paigns spent money for liquor and
that he never permitted campaign
committees to pay his expenses, was
a boast of ex-Congressman Jehu Ba-
ker, who died at his home here Sum
day. He had been totally blind since
1896, but death was directly due to
an attack of paralysis two days ago.
Mr.. Baker was so years old and had
lived in Belleville the greater part Of
his life.
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Rutler Ia Not aOu.tter.

Washington, March .S.-James j.
Butler, recently unseated as mem
Der of the Fifty-seventh congress
from the Twelfth Missouri district,
will return to ST. Louis soon to begin
a defense of the contest brought by
George d. Reynolds for the long term
of the Fifty-eighth congress. Butler
saws he will stand for reelection in
1904, whether he loses or wins the
contest. Butler is believed to be the
only congressman in the United
States whose scat has been contested;
three times Ia succession.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06

airy disorders, Dropsy, Diabetes.
Bright's Disease. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure all ills of the kidneys and blad-
der. Read this testimony; it tells OF
q cure that lasts:
Mr.. A. W. Lutz, carriage wood
worker, of 100 18th Ave-. Sterling. Ill.
says: after procuring Doan's Kid
ney Pills in the month of November,
1897. took a course of the treat
ment which cured me of backache
and other annoyanees due to over
excited or weakened kidneys. Dur
ing the three years which have
elapsed, have had no occasion to re-
tract one word of my Statements
made at that time. I now unhesi-
tatingly and emphatically re-endorse
the claims made for Doan's Kidney
Pills"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which. cured Mr.. Lutz
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists, price 80
cents per box.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
An Americans Army Almost Annihilated.

New Orleans, March 3.-The steam
er Breakwater from Puerto Cortez,
Honduras, brought news yesterday
of a desperate battle between gov
eminent troops and force of insur-
gents under command of Lee Christ
mas, an American, which resulted in
the defeat of Christmas and the al
most complete humiliation of his
little army.
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whv rhev Rejoice in Salvador.

San Salvador March 3.-Gen. Regal.
ado Sunday handed over the presi
dency to Gen. Pedro Jose Escalon,
who was declared elected February
10. This was the first peaceful trans
fer of the presidency in so years, and
has caused great rejoicing throughout
Salvador
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Receipt. and Expeuditures.

Washington, March 3.-The month
ly comparativ statement of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures
shows the total receipts for Febru-
airy, 1903, to have been S43 ,O2s, 179 and
the expenditures S37,75O,749, leaving a
surplus for the month of $5,277, 430.
as against s2,66o,44s surplus for Feb
ruary, 1902.
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Victory for Assessment Companies

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 1.-Sena-
tor Clarke's bill to exclude assess
ment life insurance companies from
Missouri went to defeat in the sem
ate. During the debate Senator
Heather denounced the state insur-
ance commissioner for lobbying for
the bill and against assessment COM
panies.
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Killed Ja,ler and Escaped.

Olympia, Wash, March 3.-Chris T.
Benson, grand larceny prisoner in
the county Jail, killed the jailer, David
Morrill,, and escaped. Benson left
open the inner and outer doors of the
Jail. Mrs. Jessie Mills, wife of the
sheriff, arrived ON the scene with a
revolver in time to prevent seven
prisoners from gaining their liberty.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
A Kau.ns Patri.rch Dies.

Wichita, Kan, March. 2.-William
Green, 81 years old, was buried here
Saturday. Mr.. Green made speeches
in 1898 for Congressman Jackson and
made his maiden speech in favor of
service pensions for soldiers of the
revolutionary war. He was at the
reception given by the city of New
York to Admiral Decatur in 1916 and
ran away from school to go.
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Death of Horace II. Hngan.

Guthrie, Ok, March 3.-Horace II.
Hagan, one of the most prominent
democratic politicians and bankers in
Oklahoma, is dead here of heart fail
ure. He was a former resident of St.
Mary's, Kan, and a brother of At
torney Eugene Hagan, Of Topeka, and
Rev. Father Hagan, of Chicago.
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Baby Left on Doorstep.

Joplin, Mo-, March IA baby boy
was found on the doorstep at Depu-
ty Sheriff Clarence Kier's home wrap
ped in a tiny bundle. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kier have adopted the little one and
viii give it a good home.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
The Co,nar. for February.

Washington, March 3.-The month
~ statement of the coinage executed
at the minis of the United States
shows that during February, 1908, the
total amount was S9,196, $50, as fol-
lows: Gold, s7,4ss,510; silver. S1,521,-
900; minor coins, S1S7,370.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
j. p. Morsan.s $4,000 Library.

New York, March MANY work.
men are completing the foundation
for j. Pierpont Morgan's new library
building at the rear of his home at
Madison avenue and East Thirty-sixtb
street. It is to cost $500. 600.
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Disastrous Fire at hastings. Neb.

Hastings. Neb.. March 2.-Fire
started in the upper story of the
Shedd block. occupied by the Hastings
business college. A solid row of brick
business blocks. reaching from Lin
coin to Burlington avenues, burned.
causing a loss of about 100000.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
Statue Coming In 1904.

Berlin, March emperor William
has instructed Minister Won Stern
burg to inform President Roosevelt
that the statue of Frederick the
Great viii not be sent to the United
States until the spring CT 1904.
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The Pubic Deb, Statement.

Washington, March 3.-The month
II statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business Febru-
airy %, 1908. the debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to S937,972, S9S,
which is decrease as compared with
January 81 of S5,969,665
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Bm 90 Aboll.h the p.ath PENALTY.

Lincoln, Neb., March Sin the
state senate yesterday Mr.. Wall. OF
Sherman county. introduced bill te
abolish capital punishment. 1t is sale
to have strong support.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
Actor In q Saloon Row.

Kansas City, Mo-, March. 3.-James
Fulton, an actor formerly with the
Woodward Stock company, became
involved in quarrel in a saloon at
SOL Main street and in the melee bit
the nose off Of John McCarty, propri-
etor of the saloon.
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Refused tn D,.franchise GALWAY.

London, March "a motion to dis
franchise Galway, in consequence of
its action in electing Col. Arthur
Lynch, recently convicted of high
treason, was defeated in the house of
commons by 24s to As votes.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06

Washington, March 3.-The Nation
al Geographic society is contemplat-
ing nominating a scientific geograph-
er to accompany the Ziegler arctic
expedition that Is to start for the
north pole in May or June of this
wear.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
Merriam W III Resign.

st. Paul, Mimi, March 2.-Ex-Gov.
W. r. Merriam, director of the United
States census bureau, will resign to
take the management of New York
house.
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Lives Loaf In Kentucky Flood.

Midclesboro, KY, March 2.-As re-
suit of cloudburst in the mountains
this section was devastated by food
which washed houses and fences
away. 1t Is reported several lives
we're lost.
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Uncovered Dead After Twenty Days.

Bentonville, Ark, March 2.-For 20
days a faithful dog stood guard over
the body of A. E. Perkins, formerly
of Kansas City, who had evidently
been murdered at his home, nine
miles north of here
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
STRIKES YOU ANY TIME.

Never know when
or where backache
pains will strike
you. The kidneys
will go wrong. and
when they do, the
first warning is gem
orally through the
back. Do not fan
to help the kidneys
when they're sick.
N e lect means
many serious ills.
It's only q short
step from common
backache to Rheu-
matte pains, Urin-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
Mexico on Gold Basis?

Mexico City. March 3.-There is
growing belief here that before the
end of the year the country will have
adopted practically gold basis, with
notifications to suit local needs.
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Knapp Did a surprisine Thing.

Hamilton, o., March 3.-AIfred
Knapp was arraigned Monday in the
police court for the murder of Han.
nah Goddard and pleaded not guilty
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06

Syracuse, N. Y. March 2.-The
southwest limited train on the New
York Central road. westbound, was
wrecked at the East Syracuse yards
in a collision with freight cars and
three trainmen lost their lives. Three
other trainmen were also injured.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
A Flag for the Po.taI Service,

Washington, March 3.-The post
Office department will shortly adopt
a flag emblematic of the postal serv.
ice.
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Santa Fe Trarnmen Get an Advance.

Topeka, Kan, March 2.-The Santa
Fee reported Saturday an agreement
with the conductors and trainmen
regarding a scale Of wages. 1t is I'M
derstood that the advance was Is per
cent
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-29
Cat Forty-Two Years old.

Herr Pohl. president of the German
Society for the Protection OF Cats, has
just published the results Of his inves,
tigation in regard to the age which
Il is possible for these animals to at
tain.
Cats, he says. are like human beings
in one respect, The more peaceful
and better regulated their life is the
longer they are likely to live. As a
proef, he points out that a favorite
cst in the royal castle OF Nymphen-
burg has lived to be forty-two years
old, and consequently may fairly claim
10 be considered the dean Of cats in
Germany.
That this remarkable animal has
still some youth in her is evident from
the fact that she gave birth to kit
ten two years ago. Moreover. the kit
ten thrived wonderfully and attracted
much attention when It was exhibited
at the exposition in Breslau.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-29
Publisher as Robber Chief.

At Budapest the police have arrest.
ed a notorious gang of thieves. They
were all in evening dress and were
leaving a concert hail. Their chief is
a publisher, and the gang includes a
lawyer. a bank clerk, and a sergeant
in a Hungarian infantry regiment.
Their depredations have been car
ried on for month Houses in all parts
OF the city have been broken into, in
Guiding Prince Odescalchi's mansion.
and many jewelers. shops.
The chief sufferers. however, were
the Hungarian regiment mentioned
above. whose quarters were robbed
day after day The whole regiment
had been confined to barracks for
weeks in consequence.