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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 2S.-The annual
spring freshet. which yearly does damage
to railroads and crops and at times inf1icts
loss of life, has left this seasons impress
on many parts of the South after two days
of tremendous rains with an accompani-
ment of high winds. Accidents last night
and this morning directly attributable to
the elements have resulted in the death of
nine people and injury to twenty-nine
Three deaths, together with long list of
injured, were brought about by accident
on the Southern Railway this morning
when train bound east from Chattanooga
Six people were drowned while trying to
cross the Ohio river near Hickman, KY, the
swift current carrying their boat into some
cyclone which passed over Hickory Level
Ca this morning.
The damage to railroad property is large
and the inconvenience to the public con-
siderable. Cloudbursts are reported in Ken
lucky and Tennessee, and ii is expected
there has been loss of life In Middlesboro
KY, every house In the lower section or
the place was flooded and every merchant
suffered damage to stock. The valley of
Yellow creek was flooded for several hours
from mountain to mountain. Near Ander-
son, Tenn, cloudburst carried away
quarter of mile of track on the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St Louis Railroad. High
water carried away three bridges and a
trestle on the Tennessee Central near Crab
Orchard, Tenn, and damaged other bridges
A steamer was blown against the Southern
Railway drawbridge over the Bigbee river
in Alabama. sending part of the structure
to the bottom.
Landslides occurred in two tunnels on
the Cincinnati Southern Railway near Har-
riman, Tenn. All streams are bank full,
the Alabama river rising nineteen feet at
Millstead, near Montgomery, during the
night. Flood warnings were sent out by
the Montgomery weather bureau. The
Mississippi has passed the danger line at
several places, but the levees are holding.
The Ohio is rising.
Reports from Memphis tonight state that
the Mississippi river is nearly a foot above
the danger line and is slowly rising to the
levee top. Rivermen say the situation there
is assuming serious aspect, and govern
ment engineers fear that some of the levees
which are now in good shape may weaken
when the full sweep OF the rising waters
is felt. All precautions are being taken to
prevent any trouble.
Trinity river reached the highest mark
for thirteen years at Dallas, Tex, to-day,
and is still rising. The lowlands in that
vicinity are all under water and some loss
of live stock is reported. Railroad traffic
is seriously interrupted and many trains
are being, widely detoured to reach their
destinations. The loss in Dallas and sur
rounding counties is heavy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
RONDS
E. M. Campbell g Co.
MARCH INVESTMENTS

$500 Nncennes, Ind. IS
2 500 RushviIIe, Ind. SIS
1000 COL, Del. 6 Marion IS
5000 South Bend. Ind. SIS
5000 Newton County, Ind. 44s
5000 United States, 1907 IS
10000 Springfield. Ohio IS
10000 Dayton, Ohio 34s
10000 Citizens Sf.Ry.. Ind'pIis IS
1900 United States IS
1900 Richmond, Ind. rs
$4,000 Lawrence Co., Ind. us
$1,000 United STATES Is
10000 Warsaw. Ind. rs
10000 Union Traction, Ind. IS
$4,000 Indianapolis, Ind. 34s
$4,000 Greene Co., Ind. US
100000 Louisville, Ky. 3ts
2 nj. CAMPBELL &c co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
Hundreds Of Houses at Allegheny and
Pittsburg Flooded and Much
Property Destroyed.
CASUALTIES IN THE SOUTH
wASHOUTs ON RAILWAYS AND
LANDsLIDEs IN TUNNELS.
Fierce Blizzard in the West and
Nerthwest-March Ushered I'm with
a BOreal Roar.

PITTSBURG, Feb 2s.-High winds pre-
vailed here all day and great damage was
done to wires. buildings in course of cree
ton and small outhouses. At one time the
wind reached velocity of fifty miles an
hour. Scaffolding and chimneys were blown
down all over the city, and pedestrians had
narrow escapes, but so far as known no
one was seriously injured. The telegraph
and telephone companies report their wires
Frustrated in every direction. AT 2 p. m.
Pittsburg was nearly cut off from COM
munication with the outside world. except
with Washington. d. C. The heavy rains
of the last thirty-six hours have greatly
swollen the rivers. and dispatches from up
river points say the water is rising rapidly.
At midnight the Monongahela river at
the Market-street wharf registered twenty
four feet, rise of nineteen feet in the
past thirty hours. The mark is expected
to reach twenty-eight feet at o'clock to-
morrow. Hundreds of residences and bust
ness houses in the lower portions of AL
legheny are flooded at midnight and many
streets have Venice-like appearance.
While some of the residents and business
men were able to remove furnishings and
stock out of cellars and lower stories Of
buildings this evening, after the high
water warning was issued by the local
forecaster, there has been hundreds of
thousands OF dollars worth of damage
done.
So far as could be learned from all points
that could be reached tonight no acct
dent had occurred along the rivers be-
cause of the flood, although at several
points it with difficulty that craft
could be held in the moorings. The flood
was caused by heavy rains up both val
leys Friday, Friday night and this morn
ing. There was little apprehension on the
part of river men or the weather bureau
feet Friday night at 10 o'clock. but when
the reports arrived from up river points
this morning there was little doubt left of
the rivers reaching the danger point. Re-
ports showed an increased flood in the aft
ernoon, and tonight at o'clock the warn
ing was sent broadcast by Forecaster
Ashley that probably twenty-eight feet
would be reached i'm the harbor at o'clock
in the morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01

RATTLE CREEK. Mich. Feb. 2s.-As
result of the derailment of Grand Trunk
,,,aS,-ho,,nd limited express No. at the
Sou,b Jefferson-avenue crossing just be-
,oro noon to-day one man was instantly
,r;,.d one Was fatally injured and several
were seriously hurt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
pI1ss U. PARKER. Battle Creek.

pIIss u. PARKER, Battle Creek.
Seriously Injured
BRAKEMAN GEORGE CoWLES, Bat
rio Creek. skull crushed; Will de-
FI,AGMAN ALEXANDER DIXON; leg
broken and afterward amputated; VIII re-
cover.
The train was running at the rate OF nj
teen miles an hour when the derailment oc-
Cured A switch opened just after the en-
zine and baggage cars had crossed, throw
ing the two day coaches and TWO sieepers
ON side track. The first day coach left
,ha rails and swept broadside across Jeffer-
sor, avenue. tearing down poles and the
.watchman's shanty and bringing a perfect
network of wires about the wrechase.
Eiarman Dixon was standing in the street
talking to Parker. and both of them were
swsnf under the car. Parker was instantly
sWnaS The car was crowded with passen-
GERS An of them escaped with very slight
ini,,r,es and bruises. The wrecked coacn
took Are and the fire department mao 10 De
called to extinguish the names me =, sw ha.a
which caused the accloen' is Saiu ~ n'''e
heen detective
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11


have the same rights. A number Of
very serious offenses. such as extreme
cases Of intoxication and disorderly
conduct are not covered by the stat
utes, and 1t is necessary to convict the
offenders under city laws.
Should the present action Of the di-
rectors stand, the city of Alliance,
which is within Stark county, and
whose citizens pay taxes into the
county treasury, will be no better of
than Sebring or any other city outside
the county.
THE workhouse arranges to take
prisoners from outside the county at
40 cents per day, and under the present
arrangement the Stark county clues
will pay the usual 40 cents per day and
get no benefit whatever from the taxes
paid in above the cities which pay no
tax.
THE movement on the part of the
board Of directors is considered di-
rect slap against the cities of Alliance
Canton and Massillon, and great dea,
of unfavorable comment is going
around
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

Requirements of citizenship.

Before being clothed with citizen
ship he should be required to spend q
years in preparing himself for its ex
ercise, and in learning to admire and
understand our institutions to the end
that he may intelligently enjoy the
blessings which they bestow The lead.
ing nations of Europe make citizenship
the exclusive privilege of their own
people. They do not hand it out to all
comers as il it possessed no real value
Hence we have in those countries the
love of the fatherland, of its institu-
tions, and all that pertains to It, Under
such conditions patriotism flourishes
under a monarchy and even under a
despotism. BY increasing the value OF
American citizenship, patriotis-. will
grow and flourish infinitely better un-
der the genial sun of free and liberty
fostering epublic.-Memphis CONNER
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
Why Not Free Beer?
youngstown vindicator.)

The expert who was employed to
make an examination of the books and
affairs of the waterworks department
in Canton has made his report to the
board of public service. In the report
he says that he found the books all
right, but he made the discovery that
the old board of waterworks trustees
under the old form of city government
followed the practice of giving free
water to its members, and advantage
of this privilege was taken in one case
so that it was extended to include not
only the residence of one of the trus-
tees, but his factory that consumes a
large quantity of water, and in the
case of another trustee free water
was furnished for two big blocks in
the city. The service SO given amount.
ed to a considerable sum, the recovery
of which as other delinquent water
rents are collected was recommended
in the report. From all Of this it would
seem that public servants in Canton
bad the notion that they were not only
in the swim and the public service
but entitled to all the service they
could get from the waterworks depart.
ment, and the wonder is they didn't
ask for free beer in addition to free
water.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

1t is rumored in the east that Roose-
welt is sadly in need of a drawing card
for next years campaign. The full
dinner pail' as a campaign slogan has
served it's time and the prosperity
cry can no longer invoke an audible
echo. So Roosevelt is worried, as hi
may we'll be under the circumstances.
But perhaps il a war with Turkey
materializes, the president may have an
opportunity to exploit himself suffi-
ciently to be borne back to the white
house upon wave of popular enthusi-
asm.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

J. ]. Grant, of Canton. will prob
ably mount the stump for Herrick this
fall in an endeavor to roll UP large
Republican majority in the Eighteenth
district, from which Mr.. Grant hopes
to be sent to congress at the expiration
of Mr.. Kennedy's term. AS a SPELL
binder ]. j. Grant has few equals. He
knows Just how to deal with national
questions in a state campaign so that
the real issues are lost sight of. When
Mr. Grant takes the stump he will
tell the voters in the tallweed towns
how the eyes of every state in the un-
ion are on Ohio this fall. He will ex-
plain that a presidential victory in
1904 will depend greatly upon the way
Ohio goes this fall. He will refer tc
Tom Johnson as a Snowman and hear
ridicule upon his platform. But Mr..
Grant will not attempt to seriously an
swer a single Johnson argument. Not
he. That is not the plan of the Repub-
lican managers this year. Discretion
they believe, is the better part
of valor and they propose to be vail.
antly discreet.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

What Democrats may or may not be-
lieve on the money question should
not be permitted to warp their judg'
ment in this campaign. There are ne
monetary principles at stake. The fight
in Ohio this fall may be properly con.
fined within the borders of the state.
Questions of taxation, the government
of cities and the essential questions
of trusts and public franchises form
the predominant features of the battle.
Upon all of these things Tom Johnson
the Democratic nominee is outspoken
and fair while the opposition is re-
tcent and evasive. No one has heard
Mr.. Herrick announce himself upon
tax matters No one has heard him de-
clare for the poor man against the
rich corporations. Mr.. Herrick is on
the other side. If elected governor it
may be expected that he will use his
influence for the class which he repre-
sents. The common people be ID"
is an old slogan of the Republican
party of which Mr.. Herrick cordially
approves.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
A HOPEFUL SIGN.

It Is one Of the most hopeful signs
for the present and the future OF hu-
manity that the more enlightened and
intelligent no longer regard prevent
able sickness as a necessary evil, "a
dispensation of Providence" or "the
will OF God. "p'We have grown wiser
and less superstitious than were our
ancestors. though ignorance and Grim.
inal carelessness are still engendering
disease and transmitting Il to posteritv
Parents ignorant OF. or Indifferent 10.
the laws OF health, not only doom
themselves 10 intense suffering. but.
worse still. also condemn their children
perhaps 10 lIfeilong invAlidism, br
hamper them mentally or physicslly.
or IN both respects, for life. We ~
sxsmpIsa of shi. everywhsve. -chronio
m4slnm, consumption, and nlooholluu
U# |I||.. ||i. I||I || |II .|51| ="
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

H. B. Sibila, of Massillon, who IL
now chairman of the Stark Democ-
racy is the sort of man to inject new
life into the party. He has been for
years actively interested in county
politics and enjoys the reputation OF
being a resourceful campaign manager.
Mr. Sibila takes up the reins in Stark
at good time. This will be Johnson
year and the work Of Democratic chair
men may be entered into with fair
prospect Of victory ahead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

The Democratic platform in Ohio
this year is essentially platform of
the people. The privileged classes have
had no dictation in its construction.
1t Is platform Which strikes at mon
opoly and greed, at unjust tax distribu-
tion and at the gratuitous distribu-
tion of valuable public franchises. II
is platform upon which every think
ing citizen, who is not a dodger Of
taxes nor seeker of special privil.
eyes, should be proud to stand.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
Land Pirates In the West.

The land pirates are not only bring
ing scandal upon the country, but they
are the worst enemies to the proper
development of the new west that the,
government has to contend with. The
spectators who are burrowing undei
the new irrigation laws and gathering
great areas intended for the future
homes of American citizens may be les,
reprehensible than those who are charg-
ed with cheating the Indians, IL those
charges are confirmed. inasmuch az
they probably to no great extent mix
up government service with their own
schemes. but that is due more to cir
cumstances than to any moral superb
ority. One class conspires to defraud
the Indian and the other the white
man.-Boston Transcript.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
Worlds Tribute to EnqIan nd.

Britain in interest and dividends Is
shown by official figures from London
that are eloquent. The total amount
of British money loaned and invested
abroad and in India and the colonies
was a little over $4,000, 100000, on
which the interest paid was s304,600,-
600, or about sl07 per capita for every
man, woman and child in England, Ire
land and Scotland. 1t has taken a
deal of figuring and investigating to ar
rive at these facts, but they explain
why English imports exceed exports
year after year and the country still
increase its wealth.-Pittsburg Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
Grover. constI,u,lonsl RIoht.

Grover Cleveland boldly defles those
critics who "jeer and deride" him Tor
spending so much time fishing" He
declares: II 60 fishing because like
it, and l hope that ! will continue to
go fishing until as near the end of
the chapter as possible" Spoken like
a true American citizen and true
disciple of Izaak Walton! The right to
60 a-fishing when he can and to fish as
long as he likes is pretty nearly as in
alienable as any Of those enumerated
In the great declaration.-New York
World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
A Case of Color Blindness.

Withers-oh, yes, guess Fettle is
pretty well posted on turf matters, but
he's not safe man to take tips from;
he's color blind.
Mane-Never heard that before.
Withers-It's so, just the same. He
told me dark horse was going to win,
and put up all had on black mare;,
it was white horse that came un-.
der the wire way ahead Of all the
others.-Boston Transcript.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
Shame Of Modern Lawyers.

Lawyers have become the great de-
tenders of the commercial" brand of
honesty. as distinguished from the real
article-of the knavery which is not
Tin their contention) knavery until II
is found out and runs foul of some
statutory enactment. Is 1t not time
that there should be an awakening of
conscience among them, and an effort
to restore truth to her proper place
among the agents of justice.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
Sc0ring the Director,

The recent action Of the directors OF
the Stark workhouse. In deciding to
charge 40 cents day for each prisoner
sent to the works, is causing much
dissatisfaction throughout the county.
The Alliance Leader. dlscusslng the
matter. says;
Under present conditions all the oit-
izens Of the county are compelled y
pay AZ for tho support Of TIE work
hcus< and sach city Il srDpoood e
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

One of the most amusingly pathetic
things on Labor day was to see r. A.
Pollock making a speech on the SUBJ
ject of organized labor over at Lake
view. There can be nothing more lu-
dicrouE than the attempt of any little
politician to pat Labor on the back to
get It to be good and vote for him. It
n something like monkey coaxing
m elephant for peanut. Massillon
Cleaner.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
THE GREAT DRAWBACK.

"Well, the statements they make
against you aren't true" said the poll.
tician's wife. why don't you deny
them?'
I'm afraid it will incite them to dig
up some other libelous statements that
are true. e."-Philadelphia Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
WOMAN'S WAY.

Woman" he said oracularly.
makes trouble for herself"
"How?"
"Well, she always knows just what
she wants when she hasn't any money"
"And when she has?"
why, then she puts in SO much time
looking at everything in town that she
doesn't know what she wants. Chi
cago Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
A CATASTROPHE.

There's a skeeter in the butter,
Toll the bell,
Oh, my heart is In q fiutter,
Sad to tell,
l do not mind the flies. but mosquitoes
surmise, should seek a better
prize than the butter.
'Tis not we'll! II. w. r
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

II is a happy coincidence that the
st. Louis fair is to be held in a presi.
Dental year. Persons who attend the
exposition from abroad will be doubly
entertained by witnessing our spec
tacular political methods.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
Bits Of Humor
GALLANTRY.

In a Chicago elevator the other day
a man took off his hat when. lady
entered, but continued to pull at a
strong pipe and puff the smoke in heI
face. Our honest opinion is that he
had just come in from Missouri.-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

Turkey wants the American war
ships withdrawn from Beirut ostensibly
for the same reason that big bully,
who desires to thrash an enemy would
like to see the corner policeman move
on.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

The sultan's press agent. the fellow
who is writing these sweeping Turk.
ish victories, is probably a subsidized
American correspondent. No one but
a real polished prevaricator from the
land of the free is capable of such
genius.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

Racing automobiles killed two people
in Ohio yesterday and seriously. injur-
ed number of others. But what's a
human life more or less If Oldfield or
some other chauffeur is able to cut a
few seconds off a mile.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
LIVE AND LEARN.

She (reproachfully)-Before we were
married, you used to say you couldn't
live without me.
"A man never knows what he can
do till he tries."-Life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

We must either have war with
Turkey or the president must take an
other hunting trip. This lack of ex-
element is demoralizing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
Ohio and Missouri.

When the trainers of the Ohio DEM
ocratic platform wrote: 1T is good
thing. when one party has been SO long
interenched In power and has become
corrupt, to turn the rascals out" they
did not think how 1t would sound over
in Missouri. ri.-Nashville Banner.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
are being made in New York this sea.

are being made in New York this sea-
son. Every year the tendency to SUBJ
NIT new plays and operas to other
cities rather than New York has
grown stronger. The New York stamp
of approval never was particularly re-
liable and it has become less so in re-
cent years, except for the most trivial
and snowy attractions.-Kansas City
Star.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

If Tom Johnson's meeting at Akron
last night is a fair criterion of what
we are to expect during the campaign,
the Republicans may as well withdraw
from the field.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
The Hanna MIcrobe.

The postoffice scandal surprises no
one. The whole administrative fabric
OF the government is permeated with
corruption, as an old cheese is some
times In the possession of shippers.
And 1t is not to be wondered at when
1t is known that boodlers are selected
not only for the subordinate positions
but even for the United States senate.
-Middletown Signal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

In an interview in Cleveland Tues
day afternoon William Jennings Br.t
an predicts the election of Johnson.
johnson will win because he is in the
right" says the Nebraska statesman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

Ridicule is ever potent weapon but
1t will take more than this to meet
Johnson's arguments during this cam
paign.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11

In the face of late infirmary dis.
closures it will speak poorly for the
discrimination of Stark county voters
If certain directors are returned to
Office this fall
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
TWO OF A KIND.

"Sir," said the shipping clerk, 81
should like to attend my mother-in-
laws funeral tomorrow"
"You have my sympathy, young
man." replied the manager with sigh
long drawn out. II have been wanting
to do likewise for 13 years. s."-Chicago
News.