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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-27

Seventy-fve per cent of the cement
being used in the erection of the i'd
eral and state buildings at the Worlds
Fair is being furnished by Oklahoma
manufactures, according to a state
ment made by Governor Ferguson to-
day. The cement is manufactured at
Watonga, Oharche and other places in
the territory The cement is being
used in the agricultural building,
which covers eighteen acres and. ac-
cording to Governor Ferguson, Okla
homa will have practically the entire
exhibition grounds as territorial ce-
ment exhibit On account of the big
st Louis order the Oklahoma plants
are behind three months with their
regular customers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-27

The United States Gypsum Co. Of
Chicago, will establish cement mill
at El Dorado soon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-27

In police court this morning Albert
and Wike Martin. who cele-
brated Thanksgiving day by getting
drunk, were fined SIC each.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-27

Deeds to the amount of $1,000 were
recorded in the office Of the register
OF deeds, Wednesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
.FR|bR land QUESTION
Arbitration In the Matter of
Purchase of the Lands Not
In Favor
TIE FRIARs ARE REBELlous
Ar. Now Denying the Right Of tho Pope
to Interfere in Matter Which They
Claim is Entirely Under Their Own
jurisdiction --chaplain vattman's
Report Submitted to Cardinal.

Rome, May 30.-Cardinal Rampolla
today received in private audience Rev.
EDWARD j. Vattmann, chaplain OF the
Twenty-ninth United States infantry.
who presented his report on the situa-
ton of Catholicism in the Philippine
islands. It appears the idea of having
recourse to arbitration in the matter,
Of purchase of the friar lands, which
was again favored after Archbishop
Guilds arrival at Manila, is now looked
upon coldly by the interested parties.
Governor Taft and colleagues are in
doubt about the feasibility of again
proposing arbitration, fearing the friars
ard promoters of companies interested
in the sale of the lands in question
may reject the proposition. Archbisf1-
Oh Guildi is faithfully carrying out the
instructions which he received in Rome
but the friars openly disregard them,
denying the right of interference on the
part Of the pope, in question which
they consider is entirely under the jur-
isdiction Of the orders whose interests
are involved However, the pope's en-
te.rtained acceptance of arbitration Is
not entirely abandoned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

ception in the residence district. Gas,
water and electric lights are shut off.
1t is impossible to estimate the dam
age The river is still rising. All night
long families over the worst flooded
portions roasted on the roofs of build
ings and in the upper stories. Shooting
revolvers and shouting to attract a!
tention. A woman, two children and Il
man are reported drowned \ cold
rain is falling today. adding to the dis
comfort of the victims. Houses III the
south side are being thrown open. The
auditorium ana other public buildings
along the river front are flooded. kali
road and street car service IS badly
crippled.
Communication with the north side
was almost impossible ut noon, owing
to the swift current. Battery b and
Company A. National Guards, were or
dered out today to assist the sufferers
and aid in queting any disturbances
that may arise from the crush 10 the
riverside of frantic persons who have
relatives on the north side. Mayor Ber-
gunthal and the chief Of police are at
the formers home. camred on the roof,
awaiting rescue. Congress Charles Cur
tis escaped With his family in the
night Henry Jordan was drowned to-
day while trying to rescue man from
tree. The latter, whose name is un-
known, was swept away Decoration
day exercises have been abandoned and
G. A. r. hall has been thrown open for
the, homeless Hundreds of refugees are
being cared for in passenger coaches
and box cars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

chinists from Dubuque, sent to confer
with head officials of the Milwaukee
road with reference to an increase of
pay for the helpers in the shops at
Dubuque. Mr.. Holder stands high in
the machintsts' union. and went to do
what he could to effect settlement.
Hc advised with the committee and
took an active part in the proceed
ings in Chicago. He has now re-
ceived word that the advance,ha been
granted. and that the men have got
wlat they want. or sl.bst anfially that.
1t is found that a good many of the
democrats of Iowa are in dead earnest
in regard to The nomination of William
r. Hearst for president and t.4ey be-
Heve that the; delegation from this
state will be one that will work for
Hearst's nomination If he is in the race.
AS a matter of fact, some pretty good
work Is being done in the interest of
the Hearst boom for president. Clubs
have been formed in many places for
the avowed purpose of furthering the
Hearst boom, labor o..-anizations n, ,e
es,aa.saa his candidacy ana I've has
been more or less talks among dts-~-
Gratis in a half dozen states favorable
70 Hearst His friends believe that the
Pacific states Will be solid for him and
several of the southern states, and that
otherwise gone to Bryan
much of the strength which would have
much of the strength which would
otherwise have gone to Bryan will now
go to Hearst. Thus far those who
would deprecate the nomination OF
Hearst have met all the advances with
nothing more conclusive than ridtcule;
hut friends of Hearst in Iowa say that
they will have to do more than that
If they are to checkmate the Hearst
movement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
ALMOST A CAL AMlTY.
Six Thousand People Homeless at De-
Moines and Many Are unfed.

IBy Associated Press.]
Des Moines, May 3O.--Four feet of
water was coursiug thra large sec
ton of the East Des Moines business
district at daylight this morning Thir-
ty-five thousand people In East Des
Moines, 5000 in South Dcs Moines and
1000 in North Des Moines are pract-
cally cut off from communication with
the main section OF the city. Absolute
ly no attempt is made to transact busi-
ness. Six thousand persons are nome
less, 80 per cent of whom are practlcaiiy
without shelter, and have been unfed
for .twenty-four hours, during which
time they have been exposed to con-
stant heavy rains, with the thermome-
ter close to the freezing point Many
women and children shivered all night
long In soaked garments. unable
to find a dry place on which to lie. IN
estimable suffering prevails. The sud
denness of the food laft no time for
preparauons or organization to combat
II. Levees all over the city are yielding.
In many places the Des Moines river is
two miles wide. The damage can not
be computed because of the fact that
close to 1000 buildings ere submerged,
and 1t can not be told whether they
will be carried away The principal
factory district Is inundated. A dozen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
HIGH AT CEDAR RAPIDS.
Flood Conditions There Are About
Like Last Year.
CnecIlc 70 Times Re nu hlican

Flood Conditions There Are About
Like Last Year.
Speciy, to Times Republican.
Ceilr Rapids, May 30.-The Cedar
river began to rise yesterday forenoon.
In the afternoon the rise was more
rapid and in the evening the rate of
rise was about four inches an hour.
Crowds of people were on all the
bridges just before dark last evening
looking at the coming flood the crest
of which is expected to reach this city
sometime this forenoon. The waters
rushed by omniousy and the skies were
dark and lowering. breaking later into
a cold rain that drove all the specta-
tors to their homes. After the bridges
was read with the aid of a police Ian
tern and fish cord and IT was seen
that the river was s.iR rising rapidly
with every indication that the rise
would continue for some hours.
AlreaGy the flood is making 1tseif
felt. All along the river from the dam
to sixteenth avenue 1t was creeping
ur 20 the basement windows at dusk
last night and a, some OF the buildings
below the Sixteenth avenue bridge it
ndQ DtSuU 10 SHiti tliC p'SSii'Nti's'. -
the Ninth avenue bridge and from
thence up past the plans of the Iowa
Windmill & Pump Co.. and beyond the
Williams & Hunting plant the switch
tracks are far under water and the
river was almost on level with the
factory yards.
At Riverside park the water all over
the park was as high as 2 mans shoui-
6ers stretching clear from the river to
the embanknent on the opposite side,
making the park look like big lake
with the tops of the trees above the
water. The water crept up slowly to
the basement of one cc two of the
buildings of the new Starch plant and
III was expected that 1t would be run
ming in the basement windows by this
morning. Some of the people in the
houses near by were making ready to
raove out They had 20 move out last
year and they have been expecting to
repeat it this year since the first warn
ing of the flood came.
All preparations have heen made this
year and the flood will take no one by
surprise. A great deal of work was
done yesterday afternoon making
everything snug, and unless the food
proves to be higher than 1t was last
year there will be comparatively small
"a, ,.,o
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
DYNAMITE At cHARlvARl.
Four Friends Of an Ohio Couple Seri-
ously Injured.

Canton. Ohio. May S0.-Friends of
Ellis Hester and Elizabeth Denny. who
were recently married near Alliance.
decided TO give them an old-time
"belling." To make the chariyari a
success shotguns, tin horns and other
instruments of torture were gathered
ard quantity of dynamite was taken
along to use for a grand finale. BY
mistake the dynamite was let go at the
beginning of the charivari and four
members of the party were badly hurt
by the explosion. Clyde Callahan was
dangerously cut about the head, w. A.
Baker has q busted ear drum, John
NrTSrf Isyrs'-- f-..-4--l- .~---ssf
cap torn off and J. Doyle has his Shout
der dislocated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

ice houses have been washed away. The
plant of the Daily Capital is flooded.
Boats are plying thru the business dis
trict in that vicinity. OF seven bridges
in the city, but one is open for traffic.
Railway service is practically sus-
pended. From Fort Dodge. above here,
the Des Moines river is reported two
feet higher, and still rising. The wealth
er forecast is for continued rain.
The distress and damage is due to the
rise of the river a foot over all past
records and the carrying away of sec
tons of the levee and lam at Center
street and along the Chicago. Burling-
ton & Quincy tracks.
The water works and electric light
power plant by heroic efforts, werA
kept in operation this morning, altho
the water is washing in as fast as the
engines can pump it out. If they should
cease, the city would be without light
or water. Many big plants using cleo
trio power would shut down.
The water is over the Northwestern,
Wabash, Burlington and Rock Island
tracks in many places in the city linn
Its. The Raccoon river above here is at
"a standstill
All traffic across the Des Moines and
Raccoon is suspended aud East. Mort,
and South Des Moines are completely
cut off from the main Part of the city.
The river is q foot and half above all
past fscorss Factory buildings aud
churches have been thrown open to
the food refugees.
AT 10: 80 j. L. Kingnan, and three
other men, attempting to rescue house,
hold goods from a house near the East
Ninth street bridge, We're thrown into
the current and drowned.
In south Des Moines from until ..
upwards Of a score of stranded hoo6
victims sat on roofs of their houses
and piteously begged for boats. When
rescued they were half dead from ex-
posure TO cold and rain. From Mar
shalltown is Is learned that the Iowa
river is spread out over vast terri
tory, and that the Iowa Central has
been forced to practically abandon its
main line
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
Missouri on Rampage.

Omaha, May 30.-The heavy rain
continued all night and today, with no
indication of abating. The eastern half
of the state has been thoroughly soaked
and reports of damage by floods con-
tinue to come in, the worst being In
towns along the Missouri river. On the
Iowa side, between Council Bluffs ana
Missouri Valley, the whole valley is a
lake of water, which is beginning to
soften up the railroad beds. Trains
came in late from the west and a great
number were annulled altogether.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
CONFERENCE TRACK MEET.
Twelve Leading Colleges and Un'ver'
sites of the West Participate IN the
PROCEEDINGS

Chicago. May 30.-The track and heii'
meet of the Intercollegiate Conference
Association, the greatest an
nual event in western athletics, was
held on Marshall Field today. partlcl-
pated in by 1873 repre- sentatves OF
twelve of the leading colleges and uni
versities of the middle west. The
weather was extremely cold, with rain
thruout the Say. The Uni
versty of Michigan hea ded the list OF
entries with twenty-seven men, while
both Wisconsin and Iowa had twenty
six entered. Twenty three entries were
accredited to Chicago and twenty-five
to Northwestern. The remaining en-
tries were divided as follows: Mime
sofa, seventeen: Iowa, seventeen: Pur-
due. thirteen: Indiana. nine: Oberlin,
six; Beloit. five, and Missouri, four.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
SERIOUS IN KANSAS.
Trains Are Blocked at Kansas City
All Flood Records Broken.

Trains Are Blocked at Kansas City
All Flood Records Broken.
Kansas City, May 30.-The food sit
uation along the banks of the Mis-
souri and Kaw rivers and west is grow
ing serious and yesterdays predic-
tions of the bureau that the disastrous
record of 81 would be exceeded will
doubtless be realized. Both streams
continue to rise steadily today and a
still further rise of two feet at this
point is expected within another twen-
ty-four hours, heavy rains having fall
len again last night.
Much suffering was experienced dur
ing the night, but as far as known no
lives We're lost. Many railway tracks
in the outlying districts are under
water and trains on most roads will
be blocked here. The property loss is
heavy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
Special to Tlmes-Republiran.

SpeC11l 10 llmeS- -RepuplIfhu.
Des Moines, May 30.-,rhe Des Moines
river at this morning was twenty-five
feet four inches, which is more than a
foot higher than last year. and indi-
Gates a rise of nearly two feet since last
evening. All the bridges in the city
have been closed as unsafe. except some
Of the railroad bridges. There is no
traffic in any direction and street car
service is stopped. The river broke
over into East Des Moires early this
morning and the entire district to the
Northwestern railroad is under four
feet of water The levses have practi-
cally all broken and in the south part Of
East Des Moines more ttan 1000 fami-
lies are surrounded by wafer. The fac
tory district south Of the union depot is
all flooded. No buildings have been
swept away as vet, but the distress has
increased a hundred-fold and business
IS practically all suspended.
Relief for Sufferers.
The necessity for prompt relief for
the flood sufferers became evident this
morning. and the Associated Charities
and other organizations went to work
to open coffee houses and prepare for
giving shelter, to hundreds of persons
The churches were opened and all the
public school buildings and the flood
sufferers were taken in. The STATE
cfgptiol WAS opened for the sufferers
and hundreas from the east side food
ed district were taken in. The base
ment floor of the capitol looked like
military camp The tents which the
city had given to families We're water
soaked by twenty-four hours of rain
and were without value. AS the day
progressed and the water rose. max
ing % feet, 8 inches, at l o'clock, the
distress was augmented, for the floods
increased In volume and the current
grew swifter. The entire south side was
cut off from communication, and only
a few telephones were operating in that
part of the city.
Over c. G. w. Tracks.
Late this afternoon the water broke
over the Great Western track and into
what is known as the Clifton addition.
which makes the levee of the city TO
fail in Its work. The current of water
which flows thru East Des Moines
along Third and Second streets and
down thru. the southeast district Is
possessed of vast destructive proper
ties.
Four Men Drown.
The report is that four men were
drowned by the overturning OF a boat,
but the names are not known and there
seems to be some uncertainty about 1t.
The birth of two babies in the different
parts of the city occurred last night
or yesterday, and the women and
babies had TO be moved out in boats to-
day. The water works and electric
light plants are still operating, but
both are in eminent danger and Court
avenue wagon bridge is the only one
in use. Nearly all the railroad trains
have been abandoned or are far be-
hind
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
FIFTH YACHT RACE
Tho Reliance Easily Leads In 4 con-
test With Constitution and coluna.;--

Matincock Point, May so.-The Re-
,tance columbia and Constitution
ted today in the fifth and last OF tne
Glencove -se.sas- of races over a twenty
five mile course. in an eight-knot
breeze. The starting time:
Reliance-12:15.
Constitution-12:15:1
Columbia-12: 1927.
Reliance showed great windward
ability and thirtyive minutes from the
start she was leading Constitution by
st mile and a half and Columbia by
two miles.
Reliance turned the first mark four
minutes and eight seconds ahead OF
Constitution and eight minutes and
twenty eight seconds ahead of Column
bia The wind had fallen off to less
than three knots an hour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
CANNON AS DROUGHT BREAKERS.
Canadians Will turn Batteries on
Heavens, Seeking to Bring Rain.

Ottawa, Ont, May 30.-No rain has
fallen in Ottawa and vicinity for sew
eral weeks The city in consequence
is suffering, not only from severe
drought but great damage from fire, as
day and night for the past few days
fires are constantly breaking out In the
city. The mayor, as a last expedient.
has requested the minister of militia tp
have the big guns of the battery near
the parliament building fred into the
air. 1t is hoped that by a vigorous
bombardment Of the heavens the long
drought may be broken and q rainfall
produced Sit Frederick Borden will
have the cannonading done probably
tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
A DYNAMITE PLOT
Alleged Conspiracy to Blow Up Adven.
lists sanitarum at Battle Creek
While Dedicatory Exercises Are in
Progress.

Battle Greek, Mich. May So.-1t Is
common talk here that Il plan to blow
up the Adventists' sanitarium with dy-
Mantle during Sundays dedicatory
exercises, when Governor Bliss ana
staff and $4,000 visitors would be pres
ent has been discovered Everybody
concerned with the institution denies
the truth of the rumor. It is said after
the receipt of an ANONYMOUS letter OF
warning by the sanitarum officials
thorough Search was made of the build
ing with the result thai - ''s' ru d. a.ei'
with cotton in large quantities and two
sticks of dynamite were found in th':
building.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
FOURTEEN LIVES LOST.
Fully 10000 People Homeless as Re-
suit of Floods.

Kansas City, May 30.--Fourteen lives,
it is estimated, have been lost, fully
twenty thousand persons have been
rendered homeless, and financial losses,
including damage to houses and stocks
washed away, and railway tracks and
bridges rendered useless. that will
mount high into the hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars have already resulted
from the almost unprecedented floods
now raging in oklahoma, Indian Ter
ritory, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
following points:
Topeka, eight.
Des Moines, fou-.
Kansas City, one.
Oklahoma City, one.
The homeless are estimated as fol-
lows:
Topeka, 1000.
Various interior Kansas points. $500.
Kansas City, and vicinity, $500.
Des Moines, 5000
Nebraska points, 1000.
A thousand persons, particularly in
Topeka and thruout Kansas, spent last
night on house tops and hundreds at
| Des Moines are without food or shelter,
great suffering being experienced all
| thru the flooded district.
Railway service, particularly west
and southwest from Kansas City is
demoralized, dozens of bridges, reach
| ing as far west as Manhattan are
washed out and many miles are under
water. Rain is still falling at many
points in the southwest. The weather
bureau predicts that the disastrous
flood records of 1881 will be exceeded
and that the worst is yet to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
NEBRASKA CITIES FLOODED.
Many Families at Lincoln and Beatrice
Compelled to Seek Refuge.


Compelled to Seek Refuge.
Lincoln, Neb.. May 30.-Salt Creek is
overflowing the Lincoln lowlands and
is within six inches of the high water
mark of last year. Thirty families
have taken refuge with friends and
quarters for more are being provided
in the court house. At Beatrice the
Blue river has been rising steadily
for thirty-six hours. 1t is now 90 inches
above high water mark and the water
is running over court street. The
south and west sides are cut off from
the main part of town. In some places
scarcely more than the roofs Of houses
are to be seen. The electric light plant
and water works plant were stopped,
the water having flooded the fire boxes
The Burlington and Union Pacific yards
are flooded and no trains are expected
to be able to get into town on any road
today. All railroad bridges are threat
ened. No loss of life is reported.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Teleeraphie News.
Floods Make 10000 Homeless.
More Than a Dozen Men Drown.
Business Suspended at Des Moines
Memorial Day Observed.
The Friar Lands Question.
Plot to Dynamite Sanitarium.
Shorter Normal Terms.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News In Brief.
The Mississippi Waters Rising.
New Clew to Meade Murder.
Hardin County Politics.
The Button Factory Strikes.
From All Over Iowa.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
The British Industrial Situation.
The Increase of Suicide.
A Day of Retrospection.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Peculiarities of People.
For Sunday Reading.
PAGE FIVE.
General News.
Presbyterians Denounce Smoot.
Roosevelt and New Workers.
Miscellaneous News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News.
Rain Interferes With Memorial Day
Major Lacey's Address.
Iowa River Again Rises.
Central Tied Up.
Big Theatrical Circuit Formed.
Bill Posters to Meet Here.
Engineers to Meet Sweeney.
Local Comment.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Iowa and Commercial.
The Livestock Quotations.
Earnings of the Railroads.
The Review of Trade.
Iowa Sports Gossip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
SHERMAN STATUTE UNVEILED
New York Selects Memorial Day for
Monument Dedication.

New York. May S0.-Very appropri-
ately New York chose Decoration Day
for the unveiling Of August st. Gau-
denis equestrian statute of General
William r. Sherman, erected by the
citizens of the metropolis in Plaza
circle a the F'ifty-ninth street entrance
to Central Park. The ceremony was
the principal event in the citys OBJ
servance Of the day. 1t was preceded
by parade of troops, G. A. r. and
Loyal Legion, which was reviewed by
Governor Odell and Secretary of war
Root In all the cemeteries in and about
the city and at Grants tomb at River
side Drive. memorial services were de-
livered during the day.