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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
ATTACKS THE LICENSE LAW
Barre Pastor 10 Start nm AgItation
for state Control.

Barre, June THE license law came
in for a vigorous attack from the Rev,
Thomas II. Mitchell pastor of the Pres
hyterian Church last evening. The Rev
Mr., Mitchell declared that the conditions
now are no better than they were under
prohibition, roaffirmed his belief in State
control of the liquor sales and announced
that ii was his intention to form "A
club for young men to counteract the
influences of the saloon.
His conclusions, he said, were based
on his own and tho observations Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
$40 To Chicago to Denver, Colorado
SprinRS and FuehlO

$500 to Deadwood, Hot Springs. South
Dakota. Casper Wyo,, and intermediate
points, via Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way One-way second class tickets on
sale May 10, June . and 16. July and 2l
August 4 and IS, and September and Is.
Correspondingy low rates from all points
East Fast trains. Service unexcoled,
For particulars apply to your nearest
agent or address j, Il. Britain. 36S Wash
ington street, Boston. Mass. i6w7t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04


dy Brothers company, drowned while
engaged in relief work near the
Schwartzschid & Sulzberger plant.
James Decrman, drowned on Usage
avenue.
Unknown man with two children
drowned at Mill and Usage streets.
Unknown woman dead in a mass of
drift.
William Herbert and two other per-
sons drowned at Second and Usage
streets
Three men and two women drowned
by the capsizing of a boat near the
Union Pacific bridge.
a man on belt line engine which
was surrounded by water and was seen
to disappear.
shortly after noon the Third regiment
Missouri National Guard. 500 strong. was
ordered out. both as a precautionary
measure and Ia stop looting. The packing
houses and the stock yards, which are in
the lower district, are surrounded by wa
ter fifteen feet deep and at the livestock
exchange the basement. containing two
dozen railway offices, is completely sub
merged. the water reaching into the
second story offices.
At the yards all the pens were sub
merged to the roof, the implement, gro
Gerry and other houses were flooded to
the front floors The mail station ~
| the biggest sub-station in this city, and
two fire houses were abandoned during
the forenoon, as was in fact the entire
! flooded district which is now rcachable
by boats alone. The water soon became
| too deep for the passage Of wagons and
property of all kinds was left at the
mercy of the floods.
The wires in these districts are down
and the only means of communication is
by boats. but few Of which are TO he
had.
The militiamen and police Of both cities
are working together to protect property
and citizens universally are aiding in the
relief of the sufferers.
FIERCE FIRES BURNING
At o'clock this evening eight fierce
fires are burning in the flooded diStric
between three blocks west of the uniol
depot and Toad-a-L oup, the latter
settlement near Armourdale 1t is i'm
possible to reach any of the fires as com
munication is cut off.
The fires were viewed through fel
glass from the top of a high building OF
the bluff,
All the fires appear to be isolated ex
rcpt one at nth and Bluff streets whc
started in lime warehouse ana Sprea
to IA fruit warehouse. Close to the frui
house which is still burning is shed con
tanning oil.
At Toad-a-Loup, three blocks of smal
buildings appear to be burning while a
another point a string of box cars is %
fire,
W. n. Kopard and wife an aged couple
were rescued at o'clock, They wer
standing close together in the attic of
! house and so severe had been the cxpcr
cnce that their minds gave way undo
tho strain They cannot recover
THREE DAYS IN A TREE.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04


During the height of the rescue work
this afternoon, man began lootinG
houses still standing in North Topeka,
Police officers started after the fellow
with the intimation that it would go hard
with him when caught. Instances of this
sort are rare. People give it as their
opinion that never in an event OF this
kind has there been such n minimum OF
this order OF crime.
AS the number of rescued ones In |
creased the supplies for the relief grew
largely Offerings of help have been |
received from outside towns.
RESCUE BOATS TOO FRAIL.
From all over eastern Kansas boats are
being rushed here for the rescue of the
sufferers The north end of the Melan
bridge the only way of reaching North
Topeka has gone out ana an effort will he
made to stretch a wire cable across the
river.
shortly after daylight nine boats ar
rived from Ottawa on n special train and
they were put into active service at once.
Soon after the reports of drowning began
to come in, a boat containing eight men
was swept away in the swift current
about Z o'clock and as far as known all
were drowned. A boat containing two
mon was carszed. The boats were too
frail to live in the swirling water.
More boats arrived at 10 O'Clock ana
hurry messages have been sent to many
towns for more The river remained sta
tionary after having fallen seven inches.
Heavy rains were reported from Nh the
stream however and il was feared that
another rise would set in
Eighty seven people are high and dry
in the Page elevator If the building
holds together they will he rescued. In
the r street colored Baptist Church near
l hundred people have been standing
since yesterday Many of them have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04

Living at an out of the way place. to
mote from civilization a family is often
driven to desperation in case Of accident
resulting in Burns, cuts, Wounds, Ulcers
ctc. Lay I'm n supply Of BuCken's Arnica
Salvc. It's the best on earth, pc. at J.
". O'SulliVan's Drug store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
WOULD LOOK IT.

Photographor-Fog pardon, sir. bst can't
You look little loss stern and severe?
Sister--Ncvnr mind how stern ! lo1k.
This photograph is for campaign use
am a candidate for judge. Go ahea -
Chicago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
Eight Thousand Kansas People
Rendered Homeless by Floods.
200 HOUSES BURNED
Flooded Embellishments OF Dol
lars Worth of sheep and Cattle
Drowned--Pcopic Imprisoned iu
Trees or on House Tops for 30
Hours without Food,

, ,.,. Road
'
-----------------
Toneka Kans May 2l.--There is
ground for hope that the worst of tire
flood situation has passed. The treacher-
Gus Kansas river which rose during the
dav is Tonight slowly receding and the
five mile stream is settling back into IT'S
riehtful channel The official gauge was
ructuated up ana down NIL day o-night
however City Engineer McCable issu'4
a bulletin giving out the cheering tn-
telligence that the waters had subsid b.
ia The extent of seven and half inchc-
IT may be some hours before anotrv.
drop is noticed
With III or 20 lives lost millions OF dol
lars of property destroyed; with hun
dreds of pistol shots AS signal of distress
blended with the agonizing cries OF I'M
willing inhabitants of tree tops. and roofs
OF houses, and the waters creeping up
ward and then slowly subsiding and al
ternately changing hope to despair. the
capital city has passed the most mo-
morabe Sabbath day of its existence.
Through all this disoomforting condlti l'
OF affairs was added the presence "l d.
cold dismal rain.
The nrdlious work of the heroic res
cuers was not abandoned in the least by
tho condition which confronted them. For
long. dreary hours knee deep In water,
and some times up to their necks they
worked with might and main. To night
thov can point to 500 or more rescued per-
s,,,e yrbn otherwise might have been
..vnnt away in tho current.
briefly stated the present condition of
the flood is this:
one hundred and seventy to two hun
drnG neonlo drowned
I,-ith homes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
FLOOD IN KANSAS CITY
Pens at the Stock Yards Flooded 10 the
ROOf-TrOOps in Service to Pre-
vent LoOtins.

Kansas city, Mo, May 31.-The greatest
flood in the history Of Kansas City
kans., and the bottoms of Kansas city
Mo, prevails here to-day and millions of
dollars loss Will result.
A great body Of water coming from
the west swellcd the Kansas river AT ten
o clock a mile of wholesale houses,
elevators and freight depurs were entirely
surrounded. Easements that We're partial
~ submerged were soon brmiul and wa
ter began to reach the first floor. Within
10 minutes the tracks entering the West
orn end of the Union depot were entirely
submerged and at II clock the thou
sn nds OF passengers were making prepara-
tons to leave for the high ground
No trains have left Kansas City Tor the
West or South since last night and none
will leave to-day and perhaps not for
several days Trains from the East also
are late, many apparently having met
the flood now being caused by the rise
in the Missouri river east of here The
losses in the wholesale district Will ag-
gregate well into the millions and the
/ losses to the various packing houses
! nearer the river Will be tremendous. The
! street directly in front of the big Armour
/ paC king plant is under hve feet of water.
/ Armour d Co. have "A force OF zoo men
working at the pumps trying to keep the
rising water out of the building. At the
morning that the plant VIII continue IT,
operate with n full force unless tho wa
ter goes much higher. All the hundreds
Of smaller concerns near the ordinary
blNks Of the Missouri river which de
upnds upon the river for power, are UNI
der water and they will be forced tC
suspend till the river recedes, and throw
thousands of men out of employment
The stock yards situated on the State
line are submerged, many of the pens
are five feet deep In water. Sheep valued
lat $1,000 as well as many head Of cattle
land horses have been drowned and the loss
at this point will be very heavy.
All the trolley ines in both cities have
been shut down, the power at River View
being under water, and only one or tive
cable lines on the Missouri side running
All telephone communca ton with tn,
hooded district is shut Off, making l
dihicult to accurately estimate the dam
age.
npnUNED
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
TRAIN STALLED IN FLOOD.

Near the Rock Island depot Is a pas
senger train of seven coaches stalled by
the flood The train came in Friday night.
Tho Rock Island "Y'' washed out, as did
also most of the made land, on which
the rails were laid, and as Il result cars
cannot be moved out Of here for two
weeks or more after the Hood shall sub
side. About $50 passengers are on the
train. They have not at any time. been
in real danger but their situation is any
thing but pleasant. They are well cared
for by the road and most of them have
remained on the cars preferring this ar
rangement to this uncertainty of socur-
ing suitable quarters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
SCREEN DOORS, WHOLESALE
PRICES,

Vanished soc, 90, $l.25, Sl5O.
Hardwood Screens SEES and s2,75
pcr dozen. Hagar Bros, Burlington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04

lost consciousness. Both mother and
child fell into L. feet Of water and We're
drowned.
Harvey Parson, a local newspaper man,
had thrilling experience. He took Il
boat Wednesday night and made his way
TO a house in the hope of making rcscues,
a woman and her baby. names unknown,
were in the house and Parsons took them
into his boat. They had proceeded only
n short distance when the boat capsized.
Parsons managed to get himself and the
others up into tree and there they re-
manned until o'clock this afternoon,
when rescued. They were brought to a
place of safety, but probably will not sur
ViVe.
THE RESCUE WORK.
Two small steamboats, We're put into
service at 4:30 one from ottawa and
the other from st. Joseph. BY this
time the work of rescue was greatly
facilitated.
one Of the boats brought is people
over and landed near the plant They
noated down half a mile and became
lost. This was before the flood had
( reached its height.
r. l.. Wise, former city engineer, was
dragged from the hayloft of a barn.
He was unconscious and numb from
cold, but soon revived. His story Of the
beginning of the flood Is dramatic
by aid of the small steam and gaso-
lene launches 40 mon i'm South Gar
field park were rescued. They had
perched themselves in trees. They had
had nothing to eat for 80 hours These
men were kept in "A fenced grove where
they could not keep IA close watch of
the situation, All they could see was
the angry waters rushed about among
the trunks of the trees. one of the
men said that they could not hear the
others speak above the roar of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
FIFTEEN DROWNED.

Fifteen persons have been drowned in
the west bottoms during the day. Be-
cause of the difficulty of recovering the
bodies identification of most of the
dead is impossiblc The dead as re-
ported are.
Thomas Rudy, manager OF the Rud-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
PRESENTATION TO II. y. TURNER
SUMNER SCHOOL OPENS JUNE q

Montpelier, June AT n meeting Of the
county examiners held on Saturday with
Supt ". l.. Ranger it was decided l.
hold summer schools opening July = and
continuing two weeks in Barton, Ran
dolph. Townsend Burlington, Morris
willie and Chester.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
SUDDEN DEATH AT WOODsTOCK.

Woodstock, June 1.--Edwin r. Merrill
son of +. Il. Merrill a wcll-knoWn drug
gist here and proprietor of tho old Cap
man stand, died suddenly this afternoon
IF commissions He was about 30 years
old and leaves wife.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
WHIT sETZER.
A Pretty Marriage to Take Place at the Taber-
nacle Church This Morning.

Mrs. Mary Lucas White, of this city,
and Rev. A. Wilson Setter, of Morehead
CITY. will be united in marriage this
eTnacle church
The ceremony will be perform
ed by Rev. Hight c. Moore pas
tor of the Baptist church at Chapel Hill.
The marriage will be a beautiful church
affair. The decorations are palms.
The bride will enter the aisle leaning on
the arm of her cousin, Mr.. S. Webb Hollo-
way, who will give her away. She will be
attired in a going away gown of brown
nelage, London Irvine. lined with glazed
taffeta, beautifully trimmed with point
De-Vema lace and embellished with the
new drop ornaments.
Mr.. r. N. Simms, will be
best man and Miss Bertha Hicks. of
oxford will be maid of honor. The ushers
will be Messrs J. w. Bailey, J. d. Tur-
ner, f. K. Ellington and Herbert Sink.
The bride is one of Raleighs most
lovely women and is popular in all cir
Giles of the capital city where she has
lived most of her life. The groom is
pastor of the Baptist church at Morehead
City and superintendent of the Atlantic
City school, of Morehead, and is one of
the leading young divines In the State.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bride and groom will take the train for
Morehead City, which place will be their
future home. The best wishes of their
friends are extended in advance to the
happy couple.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
CITY ELECTION.

BE it ordained by the Board of Aldermen
of the city of Raleigh:
See l. That the election of municipal
officers of the city of Raleigh, to-wit:
Mayor, City Clerk, City Tax Collector
and two Aldermen from each voting pre-
cinct, is hereby called to be held on
Tuesday, May 1.
Sew. 2. That the polling places for said
election shall be, respectively:
First Ward, First Division, Capital
Fire House.
First Ward. Second Division, Conn
old store
Second Ward. First Division. Victor
Fire House.
Second Ward, Second Division, E. Hugh
Lees store
Third Ward. First Division, Jones
warehouse
Third Ward. Second Division, Full
chers store.
Fourth Ward. First Division, city lot
Fourth Ward, Second Division, p. ].
Jeffrey's store.
Sec. 3. That there shall be a new
registration of all persons desiring to
vote in said election and the following
registrars are elected for the respective
precincts:
First Ward, First Division, Richard
KoOnce.
First Ward, SECOND Division, w. II.
Bragg
Second Ward, First Division, M. r.
Haynes.
Second Ward, Second Division, w. n.
II. Smith.
Third Ward, First Division. A. A.
Barham.
Third Ward, Second Division. A. L.
Olmstead.
Fourth Ward. First Division, D. S.
Belts.
Fourth Ward, Second Division, w. H
Warren.
And the registrars shall open the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
:XXTonAaNIs:
: w !: Society,":

Devoutly now she turns her soulful gaze
From worldly things she ceases for a
while
To dazzle at the play; pious smile
Around her rosebud mouth demurely
She turns from cards and dances, and
arrays
Her graceful figure in modest style;
No gems the whiteness of her neck
dehle,
No jewels on her slender fingers blaze
All. let the sweet Recording Angel write
A fair account of this fair one below
Who, having for space withdrawn
from sight,
Sits not impatient with mask of
BY day she reads love stories, and at
night
She talks them over with her latest
beau.
Saturday Evening Post
Mr. and Mrs p. r. Lacy returned
yesterday from Greensboro, where they
spent Sunday.
Rev and Mrs e. c. Glenn passed
through the city yesterday on their way
to Youngsville.
Mrs. Robert Jones returned yester-
day from Durham, where she spent Sun
day with Mrs. Morehead.
Mrs. Cecil G. Stone left the city Sat
urday for Williamson, N c., where she
will visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. b.
Quartermus.
Mrs. f. c. Potter of Norfolk, Va, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hunter Law
renee Oh North Halifax street.
Miss Mary Mcmahon, who has been
left for her home in Halifax yesterday
visiting Mrs. Lands on Edenton street
Mrs. w. C. Eatman returned yester-
day from several points in Florida
where she has been visiting friends and
relatives.
Miss Emma Johnson left yesterday
for Morganton, where she will be tho
guests of Miss Kate Burr and will re-
main until after the 18th, to be present
at the marriage of Miss Burr to Mr.
Clarence Johnson, of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. s. Ohio Wilson re-
turned to their home in Clayton yestcr-
day.
Miss Bessie Hinton left yesterday fol-
Hllsboro, where she will visit Miss Mary
Mills
Mr.. and Mrs s. NJ Innman, of At
lanta, who have been visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs A NJ. McPheeters
left yesterday for New York and Other
points.
Mrs w. G. Norman, who has beer
visiting Mrs. Joheph G. Brown, left yes
terday for Durham
Miss Short, who Is been visiting
| friends in the city, returned to her home
| in Chapel Hill yesterday.
Miss Annie Sturgeon, trained nurse
accompanied her mother to her home il
Apex yesterday Mrs. Sturgeon has beer
| i'll at the hospital.
| Miss Francis Burkhead, of Licking
! ton, arrived in the city yesterday
| License was issued yesterday for tn,
marriage of Mr.. p. p Todd and Mis-!
Rada Lilies, both of Wendell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
The Old Folks Were Surprised.

Romance and elopments are becoming
quite common of late. The CasWell
Democrat thus tells of the marriage of
a popular couple:
Postmaster r. d. Mckinney and Miss
Mary Emma McCubbins were married
in town Sunday night, Squire b. s.
Graves officiating. Mr. Mckinney left
Saturday evening for a visit over in
Pittslvana county, Va, returning by
private conveyance from Danville Sun
day with his bride. He secured his lady
by taking drive in the neighborohood
unknown to the parents of the bride that
they were going to marry. Mrs. McKin
ney is a popular and pleasant lady OF
the Vance section in Pittsylvania county
and Mr. McKinney's friends congr9 u
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
u0r Tav 0n,o Cherokee Remedy of Guma Mullen
USE lAI LUX Coughs. B

registration books in their respective
precincts, for twenty days, beginning
April End, 1908, and closing said regis
tration books at sunset on April oath,
1903; that said registration books shall
be kept opened from o'clock a. m. until
sunset of each day, Sundays excepted,
and on Saturdays the books shall be
kept opened at the polling place in each
respective precinct.
Sec. 4. That all electors qualified to
vote under the State election laws for
members of the General Assembly and
State officers, shall be entitled to regis
ter and vote in this election; and the
provisions of said State election law
respecting the qualifications of electors
for registration and voting and the
provisions of said law regulating the
conducting of said elections, shall govern
in this election.
Sec. 5. The following pol! holders are
hereby elected for their respective pre-
cincts to serve in this election:
First Ward, First Division, ]. ]. Lewis
and w. H. Rogers.
First Ward. Second Division, w. j.
Saunders and H. NJ. Farnsworth.
Second Ward, First Division, c. w.
Beavers and x. w. Merritt
Second Ward, Second Division, A. e.
Glenn and e. j. Best.
Third Ward, First Division, l.. A..
Emory and c. II. Beine.
Third Ward, Second Division, j. M
Bishop and Geo. f. Ball.
Fourth Ward, First Division, w. IL.
Strother and A. d. Huling.
Fourth Ward, Second Division, w. D.
Smith and J. r. ONeal.
And the various registrars and judges
of election shall meet at their respective
precincts on May I'd, 1903, from o'clock
a. m. until o'clock p. m. to hear and
determine all challenges of electors.
Sec g. There shall be four ballot
boxes at each election precinct, labelled
respectively as follows: For Mayor
"For City Clerk, FOR City Tax Col
lector." and For Aldermen" in which
the ballots cast for each respective can
didate shall be deposited The polls at
each precinct, on the day OF election,
shall be opened at sunrise and closed at
sunset At the close Of said polls the
registrar and judges of election shall
count the ballots cast in said election
for the various candidates for office. and
shall record the vote received by each re-
spective candidate on blanks and shall
sign same; they shall appoint one of
their number to attend the meeting OF
the board of canvassers and shall de-
liver to him the returns made out and
signed by them; the members SO APP
1908. in the Mayors office, and shall
meet at II o'clock m. on May 9Th
1903, in the mayors office, and shall
constitute the board Of city canvassers.
they shall, after duly organizing accord
ing TO law, open, canvass and judieiaily
determine the vote received by the vari-
Gus candidates for each respective office,
and shall declare the candidate elected
to said election to each municipal office;
they shall record the vote canvassed and
determined by them on duplicate blanks,
one Of which they shall deliver to the
city clerk, and the other they shall cause
to be posted in front Of the city hall
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
Prof. Lord Lecture.

Professor S. T. Ford will give one OF
his wonderful entertainments at Olivia
Raney Library Hall on Easter Monday
nigth. He is wonderful in his imperson-
ations and dialect. 1T will pay anyone
to go and laugh Sixty-seven nights in
Pittsburg an dvicinity in one season and
seventy-five nights in New York. Tickets
en- sale at Kings Drug Store. Go at
once and reserve your seat. Prices %
35 and so cents
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
DUE. NOTICE IS SERVED.

Due notice is hereby served on thu
public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the mar
kct that is made from the pure, unadul-
tcrated witch hazel DeWitt's Witch
Hazel SaIve has cured thousands of cases
of that would not yield to any Othei
treatment, and this fact has brought ou
many worthless counterfeits. Those per
sons who get the genuine DeWitt's Witcl
Hazel Salve are never disappointed be-
cause it cures.
For sale by w. H. King Drug Co.