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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
DELAWARE RIVER REcEDlNe.
Bridges Washed Away or Badly. Dam
aded.

Easton, Pa, Oct. 12.-The Delaware
riven began to recede about Midnight
and continues 20 fall rapidly. The Lee
high and the Bushkill are still backed
up for miles and everything along
their banks is flooded. Il is impossi
BILE to estimate the loss or even ap-
r-oximate it, but in Easton and towns
up and down the Delaware, 1t will take
millions to replace bridges and repair
the damage. Only one bridge from
the headwarters of the Delaware to
Faston is standing and that IS an old
covered structure at Portland. One
side of this bridge is battered to
pieces but it was not moved from its
foundations.
The Belvidere and Delaware division
of the Pennsylvania railroad is closed
and trains are stalled here. Big wash
outs occurred up and down the road.
The North Delaware river highway is
damaged to the extent of $20,002.
Mayor Lehr directed a relief corps
composed of policemen, national
r~'ardsmen and citizens that rescued
hundreds of bloodhound PEOPLE along
the Lehigh river. The refugees were
housed in the city guard armory
The West Easton industries are
still submerged, also the PAS and cleo
trio light and power plant.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
WORST FLOOD IN ITS HISTORY.
Lrrge Portion Of Burlington, N. J. Un.
der Water.

Burlington, N. j., Oct. 12.-T'his
town is suffering from the worst 1ocd
in it's history, approximately four
fifths of the place being under water.
caused by the tremendous flood in the
Delaware river. The highest point of
the town is only three feet above the
flood in some OF the streets, and as
the river is still rising it is feared the
situation will become more serious.
The southern section of the town is
flooded to a depth of from two to six
feet and much of the surrounding cou2-
try is also under water. In East
Burlington, it is estimated that 80 per
cent of the houses are inundated.
Many families are in want Of food and
Sunday afternoon the mayor and chief
Of police made a tour of some of the
streets in a batteau and furnished
food to those in raod. The town is
entirely cut off frc-l communication,
except by telegra. h an! telephone
and unless the v-etar recedes soon
there will be a general scarcity of
food. The water is rushing down the
main street SO rapidly that people
who are r1n:gating through the town
IN boats are having a difficult time OF
It. Some buildings have become under;
mined ani unless promptly repaired
will probably collapse.
Five persons were rescued from q
floating house in the Delaware river
in sight of 500 onlOokers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
FLOOD AT PHILADELPHIA.
Goods in Cellars Entirely Ruined or
Badly DAMAGED.

0duIy Odmd9eo.
Philadelphia. Oct. 12.-Delaware
avenue. which runs along the Della
ware river in this city, was again
flooded for a distance of two miles at
high tide Sunday afternoon. The wa
ter rose about six inches higher than
1t did at high tide Saturday. The wa
ter was so high that ferryboats were
unable to enter their slips without do
ing damage and for several hours
service between this city and Camden
and Gloucester was suspended. The
cellars of most of the business houses
m Delaware venue in the flooded dis
trict yer filled with water and goods
vailed at many thousands of dollars
were either entirely ruined or dam
aged. The water in the avenue reced-
ed with the tide, but it is feared that
the next high tide will send the water
up into the t~horoughfare again, as the
river is still far above normal.
Much damage was done along both
banks OF the river all the way to Della
ware bay. The flood did some damage
in the League Island maynard and
flooded Industrial establishments at
Chester and other points.
The Susquehanna river cont.-ues
to rice steadily at the rate of one
tenth Of a foot every two hours at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, and residents on the
lowlands are preparing to move.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
eLYDENeuRe OUT ON BAIL.
Iowa Man Charged With Murder Of
His Wife.

Eldora, Ia, Oct. 12.-Ebenezer S.
Blydenburg, who was arrested here
Saturday, charged with the murder of
his wife. was released Sunday under
$4,000 bonds. Mrs. Blydenburg died
on May 20 last and the remains were
taken to Wauseon, O., for interment.
Her Death was sudden and occurred
a few months after her marriage to
Blydenburg. At the instigation Of the
dead woman's sister the remains were
disinterred and the stomach was sent
to Ann Arbor, Mich, where Professor
Y. C. Vaughan made an analysis of
the contents. He reported that he
found arsenic to have caused death.
The dead woman, who was ten years
older than B%lydenburg, owned a valu-
able Iowa farm of which Blydenburg
now has possession. She was Blyden-
burg's third wife.
Blydenburg's second wife is said to
have Gied suddenly in New York, in
May. 1902. Her life was insured for
$1,000.
During his residence in Eldora,
Blydenburg has manifested great zeal
in religious work and his arrest has
caused much excitement here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
Considerable Damage to Other Prop
erty at Trenton, N. J..


erty at Trenton, N. ].
T-enton, N. j., Oct. 12.-The extent
Of Coinage done by the flood in this
section is now beginning to be fully
realized. At least six and possibly all
nine of the wagon and foot bridges
across the Delaware river between this
city and Easton, Pa. have been car
ried away. These bridges have been
erected at a probable average cost of
$50. 900 each.
Many washouts are reported from
different points and in some places
the tracks are submerged by the over
flowing of the river.
The water in the river has fallen
considerably here Sunday. About
n hundred houses in South Trenton
are still partially under water by rea
son of the overlooking of the river.
The city's water power supply, which
is an artificial stream running through
the city parallel with and about three
blocks back from the city, also over
flowed and did considerable damage.
This has made a sort of an island of
the intervening high ground. Com.
paratively small damage is being done
outside of the injury of furniture and
the inconvenience caused. A few
small factories have been obliged to
suspend work by reason Of the flood.
ing of their engine rooms.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
MISTAKEN FOR A BURGLAR.
Wealthy Man Fatally Shot at Tren.
ton. NJ. j, f

Trenton, N. j., Oct. 12.-Henry
Brown, a retired hotel-keeper and a
man Of considerable means. was mis-
taken for a burglar early Sunday
morning and was shot by Peter Kotz,
into whose house Brown had forced an
entrance through a window. Brown
was shot twice in the head and his
physicians have no hope for his re-
covery. Browns act in breaking into
Kotz's house is unexplainable except
on the ground of insanity. Brown was
acting strangely in the early part of
the evening and it is said to have
been drinking quite heavily. Kotz
lives in a suburb remote from Browns
home, and the two men and their fami-
lies were entirely unacquainted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
ONE CONVICT REcAPTuRED.
Nick Haworth Found in a PitiabIe
Condition by Pursuers.

Salt Lake, Utah, Oct. 12.-Famished
with hunger, his limbs torn ana bleed
ing from contact with the underbrush
through which he plunged in his fight
for freedom, Nick Haworth, one of the
two convicts who escaped from the
state prison near here Friday night.
was Sunday r%ecaptured in a cabin ten
miles from the penitentiary. He
made no resistance. James Lynch,
the other escaped convice, Saturday
night compelled Edward O'Connell,
night watchmsn at the Farley Canyon
reservoir, to drive him several miles
up Emigration Canyon. Since then
no trace has been found OF Lynch.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
SIXTEEN PEOPLE INJURED.
Electri: Car Runs Away and Is Badly
Wrecked.

McKee3port, Pa. Oct. 12.-sixteen
people were injured in the runaway OF
Car No. 8 on the Bryn Mawr division
of the Pittsburg, McKeesport and Con-
ne1lsville electric road at McKees-
port last night. Two of them are in
iurcd internally and may not recover
The seriously injured are Mrs. Laura
Spielman and Miss Daisy Kline.
The accident vas caused by Motor
man-Jchn Carr leaving the front plat
form. Conductor Householder did not
know of his absence and released the
brake, the car started down the hill.
crashed into the curb and raj com
pletely demolished.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
TRAIN HITS A HANDcAR.
One Man Killed and Two Others Bad.
Nv Injured.

Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 12.-Saturday
seven men on a handcar were going
home towards Ostersund, near Rat
Portage. when they suddenly met a
manufacturers excursion train. Ow-
ing to a very strong gale, they did not
hear it's approach. All the men jumped
and got clear. of the car which, in
leaving the track, struck three of the
men. killing one and badly injuring
the other two.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
vielT OF ITALY's RULERS.
Eagerly Awaited by the People Of
France,

Paris. Oct. 12.-Because of the pros
pect that it may have political re-
suits as important as those which at
tended the courtesies personally
changed by President Loubet and
King Edward, France is awaiting with
eagerness the approaching visit of the
king and queen of Italy, who, accom-
panied by the Italian foreign minis
ter and other distinguished Italian Off
cials. will cross the French frontier
Wednesday morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
SAVE A MINNESOTA TOWN.
st. Paul Firemen Prevent Destruction
of Shakopee.

St. Paul, Oct. 12.-The town of
Shakopee was yesterday saved from
destruction by a relief crew sent from
the st. Paul fire department. "A ra-
ging fire in tt general store Of Charles
Graffenstatte, which is located on
Main street. in the heart Of the bush
ess district. threatened to spread to
the surrounding buildings. fifteen of
which are in the same block, and had
not the relief train arrived just at the
time the of the Shakopee
volunteer department were exhausted,
the fire might have been disastrous.
The total loss is estimated at $34.300,
only $4,000 Of which was covered by
insurance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
VIOLENCE AND sLooDsHED.
Street Car Strike Situation at San A.
tonia. Tex, Grows Worse.

StTeet Gar SITike StIudtsOn dt Gan AZ.
tonia, Tex, Grows Worse.
San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 1.-THE
street car strike here was marked by
violence. and bloodshed yesterday.
The frst act of violence vas committed
b. soldiers from Fort Sam Houston
who attacked nonunion car crews and
chased them from their cars. Later
a crowd attacked a car on the gov
eminent hill route and threw stones
at passengers, a lady on one car be-
irg seriously injured.
On South Flores street a mob at
tackled a car that was guarded by
deputy sheriffs, one of whom jumped
from the car and attempted to arrest
one of the mob when he was attacked
by a dozen rioters and in defense shot
and dangerously wounded Henry
Mockert. The situation is growing
worse.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
Increase for Sheep Butchers.

Chicago, Oct. I'm agreement has
been reached between the sheep
butchers End the packers, by which
the men will receive an increase of 25
cents a day. About 5000 men in the
packing scenters of the country are
benefited. Their wages now range
from 50 to $4.75 a day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
Inspector BaIIentyne Arrested.

Manila, Oct. 12.-The collector of
customs has been advised of the ar
rest at Shanghai of w. D. Ballentyne,
an Inspector of customs at Manila, ac-
Of alleged fraudulent Chinese certifi-
Gates.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
Costly Fire in Hot Springs, S. 8.

Hot Springs. S. D., Oct. 12.-F,re
Sunday in the-center of the business
portion of the town caused a loss of
between sec. 900 and SIS. 900. distribut-
ed among sixteen business houses.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
Thousands Are Homeless.

Thousands of persons are temporar1-
1y homeless, most of them being re-
ceived at the houses of friends in the
unflooded districts, while 1900 were
sheltered at the armory, fed and cared
for by the organized charity OF the
city. No assistance has been asked
from outside and the city will look
after it's destitute.
Sunday many persons who had re-
NAMED in their homes in the flooded
districts were removed and food was
conveyed to those who remained, the
fire department rigging up emergency
lines from roof to roof. with cars sus-
pended thereon for this purpose.
It will be impossible to closely est.
mate the loss until the flood subsidies,
but 1t will exceed 5 1000, 600.
But three bridges and part OF a
fourth Of the seven below the falls re.
main and the cost to the county to re-
place those destroyed will be at least
$500. 900.
Only three fatalities have been re-
ported. Sunday afternoon seven men
who had been imprisoned in Kearns
Bros dye house on the river margin
since Friday without food were res
cued by Charles and Leopold Muller
in a small boat. The Mullers also
saved Captain William Clark and John
Breen of the fire department. who had
been upset In an earlier attempt at
rescue. Three tugs were necessary
to bring all to the shore.
On account of the exposure Of many
of the sufferers to the downpour of
cold rain, an epidemic of pneumonia IS
feared.
Many Buildings Collapse.
Many buildings have collapsed and
the foundations of many have been
weakened by the flood and some of
these NAV fall. The total will also
be largely augmented by the loss
throughout Passaic county. reports of
bridges washed away. roads destroyed
and property and cropsSruined coming
from all points, The loss in the coun-
ty outside of Paterson will equal that
inside of the city.
Passaic is a greater sufferer from
the flood than even Paterson.
Twenty mills in Passaic alone are
under water and 5000 workers are out
OF employment. Ten thousand per-
sons have left their hor-es. Eight
thousand houses are flooded to the
caves, and in all 1000 acres are COW
cred with water from a depth a few
inches to twenty feet.
The town of Rampo Is almost in
ruins. Many people are homeless.
The iron works at Hillburn are food
ed and the storm did great damage in
Suffern and vicinity.
The midnight flood at high tide at
Atlantic City did not rise as high as
did the food tide Of loon Saturday
and no further damage was done at
that resort.
Ocean City. Nd. is practically de-
serted. owing to the gale and high tide.
Although the gale is ~fercely raging
along the Massachusetts coast, little
damage has been done thus far.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
PAssAIc RIVER AT PATTERSON, n.
j., REcEDlNe TO ITS NORMAL
PROPORTIONS.
LOSS OF SEVERAL MILLIONS
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PROPER.
TY RUINED OR BADLY DAM
AGED BY WATER.

Paterson, N. j., Oct. 12.-With the
waters of the Passaic river falling at
the rate Of an inch an hour above the
falls and at double that rate below
them apprehension Of further great
disaster to the city from the flood has
almost disappeared, the sole question
being whether Spruce street hill, the
narrow embankment which holds the
later above the falls can continue to
withstand the strain until the river
recedes to it's normal proportions. At
the height of the flood this hill, stand
ing between the river basin above the
falle and the lower valley, was rapid
ly caving away into the gorge below
the falls, Lineman Horace Riley losing
his life in one such cave-in and it was
feared today that the food would wash
away the dyke and precipitate itself
in a huge wall. upon that portion OF
the city lying below. A dyke but lit
tie wider than the Spruce street road
way stood between the city and this
disaster, but tonight it was holding
firm and the police felt reasonably
sure Of its permanency, though pro.
hibiting access to it%for fear that 1t
might be undermined.
Below the falls a large part OF the
city, situated in the valley on either
siIe of the river, was still inundated
last night. but the waters were reced.
ing raDidly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29
HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

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work in our laboratory Lppman
Drug co
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29
IOurLGading Brands
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POWDER. .............. SC
1907 SUCCESS BAKING
POWDER. ....".....".... 10c
1907 BATTLE AK BAK-
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lib. SUCCESS Soda. SC
For Sale by All Grocers.

Not made ny a trust and more
wholesome than Cream of Tartar Bak-
ing Powder.
Approved and endorsed by leading
chemists and physicians.
The continued popularity of our
brands and the future prosperity of
our business is not dependent upon the
passage of so-called pure food laws,
intended TO suppress competition.
We sell our products on their merits
and we lefy competition.
Our old and relentless enemy, the
Baking Powder Trust, has just met
complete exposure and their bribery of
Missouri legislators is now known to
the world.
When you buy a can of trust made
Baking Powder, you contribute to a
fund which is being used to corrupt
legislators and destroy competition.
Buy honest goods at legitimate
prices and help to promote home in
dustry
Our Baking Powder, Soda, Cans and
Cases are all made in Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

difference in freight is made up many
times over in the price obtained at a
competitive market. But nevertheless.
large quantity OF stuff is going else
where; and after being procured at a
low price, it is brought by the export
ers to Savannah to further depress the
market with, or. for export-in either
case, it is detrimental to the producer
in that, if it has to come here it might
as well come direct from the stills and
save all this extra cost of freight, re-
inspection, etc.-which has been pro-
Vlded for in the purchase price and
the operator is paying it all the same
with his eyes wide oren."
Factors are using strong efforts to
induce the shipment of naval stores
TO savannah as means of checking
me decline, Commenting on this one
FACTOR said that the naval stores mar
ket would \ necessarily decline when
consignments are made to closed mar
kets and the demand that should be
here is attracted elsewhere. an our
correspondence we are endeaVorinC to
show that nothing tends more to ia-
morallze and lower our market than
shipments to the closed markets, and
especially as the prices to be paid for
the stuff when it reaches those mar
kets are to be the prevailing prices at
Savannah. Therefore, what tends TO
lower the price here to that extent de-
prives the producer of the profit. II is
a law of trade that a product adj
vances or declines in price according
as there is strong or weak demand
for it. When shipments are made TO
closed markets and the local supplies
are inadequate to the demand and
buyers are forced to go elsewhere for
the stuff the price quite naturally de-
elines. And in my opinion il NAV
not react until there is a change in
conditions. The buyers are here and
the demand would be sufficient to
strengthen the market were the stuff
shipped to the basis market and the
trading done where it's effect would
be reflected in the official prices. The
demand on the outside, no matter how
great. cannot have any beneficial eff
feet upon the Savannah market as
long as the supplies are short here and
the demand taken care of elsewhere.
The point Of interest to the producer
in this is that the larger the opera
tons away from the basis market he
more the demand will be supplied and
the lesser il Will be here, hence the
lower the price and the greater his
loss"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
LADIES ENTERTAINED.

The entertainment by the ladies of
the Christian Church at the residence
of Mrs. Fl. A. Strobhar. on Henry
street, east, last night was we'll at
tended. 1t was a success from a Pc
cuniary standpoint, and netted a neat
sum for church purposes. The features
of the programme were numerous and
all well rendered. The humorous rec
itation of Master Russell Bythewood
was well received and he responded
to an encore. An original recitation
by Mr.. B. Perryclare was good Mrs
A. M. Johnson was especially en-
tertaining as an elocutionist, and was
encored. The last piece on the pro-
gramme, a mandolin trio by Misses
Flossie Mahn, Rochelle Tarver and
Master Chris Conners with Mrs Tar
yer accompanies, was fitting finale.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29
MOREHOUSE MFG. co.

ter Murphy; season ticket to Tybae,
Mrs. b. Zeigler; Sacred Heart statue,
J. H. Lankneu; chatting dish, H. T.
Wilson; watch, ]. j. Horrigan; shirt
waist, Mrs. M. f. Schwarz; vase. John
Bell; figure. E. F. Lowell; manicure
set, Miss N. O'Connor; dish, Eliza
beth O'Connor.
Miss G. r. Rossignols Table-Bride
doll, James Walsh, Miss Louise Hodg-
son; silver articles, Kelsey Steedman.
J. A. Logan. T. B. Floyd. Mrs. Reg
lister Mrs. F. S. Jette, T. B. Floyd,
Walter Woledge, ]. ]. O'Neill, Mrs.
w. c. McDonough, Mrs. G. r. Ros-
signol; carriers, Cad d. Bryan, Jr.,
garters, W. L. wilson, bronze, Mrs. j.
f. Brooks; bronze, Cad d. Bryan, Jr.
bronze, Mrs. VIM. Reid doll, Miss
Annie Pritchard; doll Eleanor Thomp-
son
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29
THE NAVAL STORES MARKET DECLINES
Factors Receiving Inquiries, Producers Wincins
and Exporters Smiling

The decline in turpentine has reached
a point where the branch of the trade
affected adversely is casting about for
the why's and wherefores. From the
opening of the new season a continual
and uninterrupted tumble from Csc to
461ac bid, the closing on the Board of
Trade yesterday, has been the record
of the price movement, and as there
is not yet any apparent signs of a re-
action losers are wondering where the
trouble lies. Factors receive inquiries,
producers vince, and exporters smile
The developments of the last few
days promise that a touch of the
pocketbook brings a protest, whether
it is to have any effect or not. AS the
Savannah price of turpentine dropped
something was expected. Chestnut &
O'Neill, factors, have started the agita-
tion by issuing to the trade about one
of the warmest documents bearing up
on existing conditions that has gone
out since the recent changed condi-
tions in the handling and marketing
of the product went into effect. The
circular has been sent out generally,
and is claimed to have reached the
leading producers in the naval stores
belt. Among other things it says:
"And now comes the picnic of the
exporters (and inside whees) who
bought the receipts at those points
Having this large quantity of stuff
contracted for at no price at all, they
are enabled to supply the demand, and
neglect Savannah on a nothing doing
plan until her receipts accumulate, and
then buy at a decline, and thus estab-
lish low quotation on which to take
in the receipts at the other ports. This
is being done, and will continue so I'M
til operators ship their stuff to Savan-
nah where factors may be able to work
up some competition for it. But IL
the Florida operators have been sold
out lock, stock and barrel can they
ship to Savannah? That is a question
for them to answer. Some may say
the freight is too high; but whatever
difference there is, they are paying It
anyway, when they ship to any other
market than Savannah. in that, every
barrel diverted from here tends TO de-
press the market that makes the price
Tor the Whole world; hence the little
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

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