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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
CONFEDERATE SERVICE
HELD AT ARLINGTON.
Memory of the Southern Dead Is
Honored There.


Honored There.
Washington, June THE first me-
mortal services in honor of the Con-
federate dead inferred in the Confed-
crate section at Arlington Cemetery.
were held to-day under the auspices
of the various Confederate associations
of the city, They comprised the decor
alton of the graves with flowers, an
address by Hon. John V. Wright of
Tennessee, and the placing of a
beautiful wreath upon the graves of
the unknown Union" dead buried
there.
Among the flowers contributed for
the occasion were some sent from the
White House conservatory by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Miss Mamie Ran
dolph Heth, daughter of Gen. Harry
Heth, of Gettysburg fame Miss Heth,
assisted by DR.. Samuel E. Lewis. dis
tributed these upon every one of the
264 graves where Confederate dead
rest.
A feature of the exercises was the
unwilling of the Southern Cross" by
the Anselm ]. McLaurin camp of Con-
federate veterans, a tribute of the
Confederate associations to their dead
comrades.
DR.. Samuel E. Lewis, commander of
the Charles B. Rouss camp of Con-
federate veterans, delivered a me-
mortal address.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
FIFTY-FIVE DROWNED
BY THE CLOUDBURST,
Estimate Mt Spartanburg Is a Loss
of $3,OOO,OOO.


of $3,OOO,OOO.
Spartanburg, S. c., June 1.-The lat
est reports tonight are that approxi-
mately fifty persons were drown
ed yesterday in the floods at Pacolet
and Clifton.
No list of dead is yet available here,
but it is supposed that most of the
dead We're mill operatives. The bodies
of four unidentified white persons
were taken from the river below Cliff
ton to-day. An estimate, regarded as
conservative, of the loss to the cotton
mills in this county, is 100000
A mass meeting of citizens was held
here to-day, and $500 was subscribed
for the relief of the flood sufferers.
Many generous offers of assistance
have also been telegraphed from other
cities.
Congressman johnson left to-day for
Washington to see Secretary of War
Root with the purpose of securing fed
eral aid if possible. The congressman
was forced to walk TO Cowpens in or
der to board a north-bound train. No
train has reached or left here since
the disaster yesterday morning. AL
most every bridge in the county is
swept away
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
TULLOCH'S CHARGES
ARE NOT ANSWERED.
So He Insists i'm "a Letter to the
Postmaster General.

Postmaster General.
Washington, June is. w. Tulloch,
ex-cashier of the Washington postof-
flee, to-day made public a letter to
Postmaster General Payne, replying to
the responses of the latter to the
charges filed by Mr.. Tulloch.
A large part of the letter is devoted
to a personal defense of the writer of
counter-ch charges made against him by
Postmaster Merritt. Mr.. Tulloch's let
ter then continues:
In closing, may 1 state that it has
not been shown to the contrary in any
of the replies you have published, that
irregular payments were made from
local funds instead of by the proper
disbursing officer of the department,
that an attempt was made to cause all
employees to bond under a single blan-
ket bond with some favored company;
that the regulations of the department
were violated in forcing letter box,
in which prominent officials were said
to be interested, upon the public, even
to the unauthorized use of the post
masters authority and against his pro-
test; that payments were directed for
articles not delivered; that persons
were paid two and three salaries and
performed little or no service; that
physician was illegally appointed
whose position was a sinecure-I have
been told that a $500 operating table
was purchased for private use and
charged to the department as postal
furniture; that promotions were sug-
gested upon proviso of division with
high officials in the department; that
persons were appointed from whom no
| service was required upon a compli-
mentary roll; that arrears in Porto
Rico were not fully recovered; that
useless junkets were frequent to Porto
Rico and Cuba; that persons paid from
the military postal service had their
salaries continued for months after
ceasing all service, and that salaries
were also continued after service had
ceased to take up irregular expenses"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
HORRORS NOT DECREASED
ON INVESTIGATION.
Railways Lose Many Bridges in
South Carolina.

Railways Lose Many Bridges in
South Carolina.
Charlotte, N. c.. June 7.-To-day's
developments in the devastated mill
settlements at Pacolet and Clifton, on
the Pacolet river, in South Carolina,
do not lessen the horrors of the stu
alton there, although it is believed that
the loss of life will not exceed fifty
people.
The destruction of property by the
flood was far-reaching, and even yet a
number of mill points, where it is fear
ed damage has been done, cannot be
heard from on account of the prostra-
ton of telephone and telegraph wires.
The town of Union, S. c., is to-day
totally isolated. The Lockhart Mill, To-
Gated at Pacolet, for whose safety
fears had been expressed, is but
slightly damaged.
At s o'clock this morning a 200-foot
section of the Southern Railway
bridge over Broad river, between
Spartanburg and Columbia, gave way,
stopping traffic between those points.
The Southerns bridges at Lawson 5
Fork, Middle Tiger and Enoree river,
are gone, and several bridges that still
stand are unsafe. Following is a sum-
mary of the damage to cotton mills:
Pacolet No. l and Pacolet No. 2, to-
tally destroyed; Pacolet No. badly
damaged. These mills operated 10000
spindles and 1900 looms.
Clifton No. mill at Converse, $1,000
spindles totally destroyed; Dexter
mills, $4,000 spindles, half destroyed.
Clifton Mills, 27,5O0 spindles, half de-
Stroyed.
Glendale Mills, badly damaged.
Pacolet warehouse totally destroyed,
$500 bales of cotton and 1000 bales of
yarn swept down stream.
At Pacolet, a Presbyterian Church,
hotel and a number of mill cottages
were entirely effaced. The property
damage is in the neighborhood of $780,,
900.
The Mayor of Charlotte to-day is
sued an official call for relief, and the
executive board of the American Cot
ton Spinners' Association will meet to-
morrow to raise funds. About $500 has
already been raised here by private
subscription.
The flood was due to a mighty cloud
burst along the headwaters of the Pac-
olet river, in Polk county, this state.
The crest of the food, when it reached
Pacolet, was sixty feet high. The mills
were located on the banks of the
stream in a deep valley, high hills
rising on either side, and caught the
full force of the flood.
Mill men conversant with the situa-
ton say that the destroyed properties
will be rebuilt on the former sites and
will probably be in partial or com
plete operation again within twelve
months. The Glendale mill probably
will be in shape to resume work with
in sixty days.
SO far no information of any kind
has been heard from the Tuckapaw,
Enoree and other mills in the Tiger
river district. Three rivers cross the
Southern Railway between Spartan
burg and Greenville, and the three
bridges are gone and wires are down.
1t is feared that much damage has
been done the mills in that territory.
An Observer reporter, who left Cliff
ton to-day, says sixty people were
drowned there and twelve at Pacolet,
though only four bodies have been re-
covered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
LIKE A MILL RACE.
MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RUsHEs BY
ST. LOUIS.
NOT so HIGH SINCE 1853.
Loss TO PROPERTY INTERESTS
WILL BE VERY HEAVY.

For Two Days Longer II Is Expected
That the River viii Rise-No
Word Received from the 200 Peo-
pie Reported Surrounded by the
Flood. with Means of Escape Cut
Om-HOmes Have Been Washed
Away. Farms Depleted and stock
LOst-FIoods Drive People out.
St Louis, June Like mill race
the swollen Mississippi is surging past
st. Louis, with a stage of "a. g feet to-
night, making a rise of one and one
half feet in the last six hours.
The government forecast is that the
rise will continue rapid until mid
night, and then for the next two days
the stream will creep up slowly prob
ably reach SO feet, and begin to re-
cede.
No word was received to-day from
the 200 people imprisoned on a low
land at Black Walnut, twenty-five
miles northwest from St. Louis, and
in peril of their lives from the rising
waters of the Missouri river. Wora
was received last night that a rescue
must be effected Immediately or they
probably would be swept away by
morning. The river has spread out
| around the island with a swift current
and although every effort has been
! made to reach them, nothing was ac-
| complished to-day, and there has been
no means of communicating with
/ them.
Aside from loss of life. II such catas-
/ frOnha shall he
will be very heavy, as the entire val
| ley is under water and homes have
been washed away, farms depleted and
stock drowned.
Few Rises Higher.
The flood stage tonight has broken
| all high water records at st. Louis
since May 10, 1858, when the high water
mark was 37.5. The highest mark
| known here was reached by the great
flood of June q, 1914, when ALA feet
was reached.
Just below st. Louis and in the vi
| entity of the River Des Pere is the
little flshermen's settlement of Happy
Hollow. The denizens live in the fiat
boats for the most part. and until to-
| day had been beyond the ravages of
| the flood. But to-day they had to hur-
riedly move out.
Men VIII Not work.
East st. Louis was unable to secure
| enough men to work on the levee to-
day. Men apparently needy refused Of
| fers of 30 cents an hour to work on
/ the levee. Citizens, officials and even
| professional men sprang into the
breach and worked with a will to keep
| the water out of the city, while crowds
| of men, apparently needing employ
ment stood about and refused all Of
| fers of work.
Police officers temporarily became EN-
| ployment agents, and invaded saloons
| to secure workmen, but although the
| saloons were crowded, a very small
percentage of the patrons were willing
to help protect the city
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
he Coast Line trestle holds out until

the Coast Line trestle holds out until
morning.
Thousands of people thronged the
banks of the Congaree here all day,
and even tonight, watching the swol-
len stream, which receives all the wat
ers of the Pacolet, the Tiger, the Broad
and the Saluda. Bales of cotton were
rescued as they foated down-men go
ing out in boats and dragging them in.
All the tolls on the bridge between
Columbia and New Brookland were
given to the flood sufferers. and thou
sands in this way contributed, while
contributions were taken in the
churches.
The Congaree river at l O'Clock this
morning is at 27.5 feet, and now ris-
ing at the rate of 2.5 inches an hour.
while it was four inches an hour at 6
O'Clock. This is 121s feet above the
danger line.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
MANY MILLIONS WERE
LOST IN MISSOURI
How the Flood Losses Are Divided
Among the Towns.

Among the Towns.
Kansas City. Mo-, June kansas
has suffered as a result of the recent
floods more than any other state No
exact figures of the loss sustained can
be given, but those who have an init
mate knowledge of the sections sub
merged and the extent and force of
the floods have been making estimates,
and their conclusions may be consid-
cred fairly reliable. The damage done
in the principal cities and towns Is
estimated as follows:
North Topeka. $250.000; Lawrence,
100000; Saline. 100000; Manhattan,
S150,000; Wamego, $4,000; st. Mary's,
$4,000; Blue Rapids, 100000; Clay Cen
ter, 100000; Enterprise, $50. 900; Concor-
dia, $4,000; Junction City, 500, 900;
Solomon, $50, 900; Abilene, $3.50, 900: Els
worth, $4,000; Lindsborg, 500, 600;
Hutchinson. 100000; Minneapolis, $780,
900; Enporia, 5000. Florence, $50. 600;
Lincoln Center, $4,000; Atchinson,
$l50.000; Burlington, $50 900: Beloit.
100000; Argentine, 50, 900 900; Kansas
City, Kans. and suburbs, $4,000, 00O
No account has been taken of the
smaller towns, although nearly 200 of
these were affected by the floods.
The very lowest estimate of the loss
done to crops is $1,000, 000
Owing to the lateness of the season
and the condition of the soil it is very
doubtful If any profit will be made
during the season. AS a consequence
there will be great deal of individual
want and suffering among farmers,
upon whom the blow fell heaviest.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
CONSULS IN MEXICO
Arc Being Established by the Cuban
Government.

Are Being Established by the Cuban
Government.
Monterey. Mex. June 7.-E. deCoro-
nado. secretary of the Cuban legation
at Mexico City, is in Monterey to make
arrangements for the establishment of
a Cuban consulate here. For three
days he has been collecting the names
of the Cuban residents of the city for
the purpose of having them placed on
file at the legation. No consular
agent will be sent here, but one will
be selected for the place from those
low living here.
Senior Coronado Is authority for the
statement that the Cuban government
is now preparing to strengthen her
consular service throughout the re-
public. Until now most of the consular
work of the new republic has been
done by the members of the United
States consular service, merely to give
assistance to Cuba during the forma-
tive period of the government.
What has been done here has already
been done at Vera Cruz where Antonio
Tolme has been named as the consular
representative.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
WANTS AN INQUIRY.

Minister COnger Suggests One in
the RussO-Chinese Matter.
Pekin, June limited States Min
lister Conger has telegraphed to Secre-
tary Hay, suggesting an inquiry into
the authenticity of the published inter-
view with the Russian ambassador
Count Cassini. in which the latter was
reported to have denied the correctness
of Mr.. Conger's statement of the Rus
sian demands on China. and to have
expressed surprise that Minister Con-
ger should act on unreliable rumors.
Mr.. Conger's information was the
original letter that the Russian charge
d'affaires at Pekin. NJ. Plancon, sent to
the Chinese foreign office. containing
the Russian demands
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
ANOTHER STORY OF
INSURGENTS DEFEAT

Coro. Venezuela, June AFTER two
two days hard fighting the Venezuelan
government troops under the COM
mand Of Gen. Gomez. assaulted the
camp OF the reyolutionists. command
"a by Gen. Matos Gen. Rlera and
Gen. Lara. and inflicted a complete
defeat on them,
The rebels were eneamDed near
PfdrsRal. twenty miles from this place
pected shortly
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
KING AT SERVICE.
Edward Evinced His Interest in the
Hospitals.

AOsDlthiss
London, June liking Edward testi-
fed anew his interest in the welfare
of the hospitals by attending Hos
pital Sunday service at st. Paul's
Cathedral to-day, this being the first
occasion on which the English monarch
has visited the Cathedral for any pur-
pose except the Thanksgiving service
on the occasion of the coronation last
year. 1t is intended to inaugurate a
week of special effort in the collection
of funds on behalf of the London hos
pitfalls.
Accompanied by Queen Alexandra
and Princess Victoria, the King drove
in an open carriage in semi-state to
the Cathedral. The streets were dense
ly crowded and the King received a
great ovation. The Prince and Princess
of Wales and several other members
of the royal family. together with
the Lord Mayor and corporation of
London, many peers and members of
the House of Commons were also pres
ent at the service.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
SUBSCRIPTIONS from ociIIa,

Ocilla, Ga. June 7.-Ocilla sends 800
to the Gainesville sufferers. On We'd
nesday night the pastor of the Ocilla
Baptist Church asked for a donation
for the people of Gainesville and $780,
was quickly made up. On Thursday
DR.. j. C. Luke opened a list for sub
scriptions from the citizens and soon
the fund amounted TO $72.05. which
was sent on. The Ensign Oskamp
Company of this place sent $2S, making
a total Of $10005 from Ocilla.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
INSURGENTS BEATEN
BY TURKISH TROOPS

salonica, June IA band of Bull
garian revolutionists was destroyed by
Turkish troops on Saturday at Crado-
bar. this city. Fifteen Bulgatfans
were killed.
Another insurgent band Is reported
to have been annihilated on the rail-
way line near Ristovatz. Servia, after
six hours fight. Surprise Is expressed
that the band was able 20 approach 70
near the town.
The insurgents last Wednesday kill
- ten Greek villagers while the latter
we're in church az SLEEVE, near Monas-
tir
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
COWBOYS THREATENED.
Settlers Furious over the killing
of the Berrys.

Topeka, Kan, June IA message
from st. Francis says Chauncey Dewey
and his cowboys, under arrest for the
alleged murder of the Berry family
last week, are as yet safe. The set
tiers have formed a quasi-military or
ganization. it is understood, and are
outspoken in their determination that
Dewey and his men shall not escape.
A military company from Osborne
is now on its way to St. Francis More
than fifty miles of the distance will
have to be covered by an overland
march, however, and it will be Tues
day before they can reach there.
The sheriff of Cheyenne county thinks
he can protect the men until the ar
rival of the militia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
GOVERNMENT WILL AID.
Orders Are Issued for RatiOns and
Medical Supplies.

Washington, June 7.-Absolutely
necessary relief in the wav Of rations,
medicines. etc. will be given by the
War Department to the sufferers by
the disastrous floods Ia South Caro-
lima yesterday.
An appeal 70 Secretary Root from the
local authorities resulted IN orders be-
INK given 20 Gen. Chaffee. command
ing the Department Of the East, 70
thia effect He viii authorize an on
Ger 10 proceed north from Atlanta with
sufficient supplies 20 relieve immediate
necessities. AZ was done in the case
81 the sufferers BY the Gainesville. Ca,
catastrophe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
ROANOKE COMMENCEMENT.
Many Graduates and Visitors At
tend the Exercises.

Salem. Va. June THE exercises of
the semi-centenniaI commencement of
the Roanoke College began to-day with
the baccalaureate sermon by Rev.
Luther r. Mann Of the class of 80, of
Cumberland, Nd. Tonight the annual
address before the Young Mems Chris
tian Association of the college was
delivered by Rev. c. A. Miller Of New
York.
Already there are many graduates
and visitors in town for the general
reunion Of the old students on Tues
day. when there VIII be a public re-
ception in the forenoon and q public
address IN the evening. on Wednesday
the seni-centenniai celebration proper
occurs. on Thursday Gov. Montague
OF Virginia and President Dabney Of
the University of Tennessee are 70
speak.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
WILL VISIT ENGLAND.

London, June president Loubet
turn visit to King Edward. He will
remain in London three days, leaving
on his return to Paris July 8. The
President of the French republic will
reside at st. James palace as the
Kings guest.
King Edward has received a telegram
from the King of Italy. regretting his
inability to pay his visit to the English
court during the summer. and promis-
ing to come to London with Queen
Helena in November.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08

Philadelphia. june Mayor Weaver
tomorrow VII send . communication
70 the Joint COMMITTEES 81 Textile
Manufacturer. asking them 10 have
their representatives, meet him Tor me
purppee ~ trlnR 10 arrange y confer
enae bfiNefn the employers and em-
pioyef Win a yieg NJ ending fhe great
textiie aiighe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
CLEARING DEBRIS AWAY.
business Will Soon he Resumed
Fully at Kansas City.

Kansas City Mo-, June 7.-All day
to-day gangs of men were at work
clearing away the debris of the flood.
and there will be quite a general re-
sumption in all lines of business to-
morrow. The packing plants will start
up in measure tomorrow, and all
will be in full blast before the week
ends.
Both the Missouri and the Kaw riv-
ers have fallen fully three feet during
the past twenty-four hours and have
made II possible for dozen more rail-
roads 10 make use of the Union De-
pot. The railway situation Is greatly
improved.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08

Great Damage Was Done Them by
the Floods.

Kansas City, Mo. June THE ex-
tent Of damage 20 the railroads oper-
ating IN and out OF Kansas City caus.
Cd BY the food can scarcely be- esti-
mated.
Besides the very considerable loss 10
freight ~ ears ana buildings. nearly
Ell lines out ~ Kansas City suffered
destroyed bridges. The ioas IN freight
flooded, burned on lost down the river
may amount ~ $4,000 900 or 1900 600
The Burlington estimates 80 Ices in
iia freight house alone nf 5000 600
Eaeh of ibe Other f0ags iost AZ much.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
British Minister Protests.

Willemstad. Island Of Curacao, June
1.-The British minister at Caracas. H.
g. o. Bax-IrOnside. has presented a
protest 10 the Venezuelan foreign Of
fice against the recent suppression Of
custom houses AZ the ports or Orinoco
and Gulf 81 Para.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08

Atlanta, June For the bene-
fit of the Gainesville tornado sufferers,
Judge Emory Speer will lecture in the
Bijou Theater next Friday evening
June ~. His subject will be THE Life
and Character of Gen. Robt. Il. Lee"
The invitation to Judge Speer was
extended after a meeting of the con-
ference organization, which was held
last week in the office of Col. w. L.
Calhoun of Atlanta
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
LINER IBERIAN AGROUND.

Montreal, June 1.-The Leland liner
Iberian from London has gone ashore
twenty miles below Sorel. The ground
ing was caused by a heavy fog and
smoke from bush fires. which obscured
the buOys. The steamer Is not in dan
ger, as she has run on a mud bank
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
NAY Teach 49, PoIish.

81. Petersburg. June THE Car, fn
an autograph letter, authorizes lnEtFgc~
lion IA the Catholic religion 70 ns given
in the Polish language in 81 middle
class schools iD Poland such insfflcr
lion hitherto has been limited ~ Fln
schools and had - ~ Eiyep 10 che
iuanian tonFue.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
FORCED TO EMIGRATE.
Austrian WOrkmen Are Coming to
the United states.

the United states.
Vienna, June There is a wholesale
emigration of miners and other work.
ers in the iron districts of Austria to
the United States in consequence of
the unprecedented stagnation of the
iron industry.
Hundreds of men have been dis
charged since the beginning of the
year and the mines and iron works
are operating on short time. Wages
have fallen so per cent. and in
many instances the men are earning
less than so cents a day, and their
families are suffering severely. There
is faint hope of any immediate i'm
provement in the situation.