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New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
KILLED IN LEvEE CUTTING RIOT.
John S. Bratton, the Horse Breeder, Ar
rested at His Stock Farm.

St Louis June 14-Late last night q riot occurred
in the extreme eastern part of East St Louis re-
suIting in the killing of Clifford Stanley OF thS
city a member of the Naval Reserves. ana the ar
rest of John : Rratton, a we'll known horseman
Word was received in East st. Louis that a gang
was cutting the levee at Winstanley PARK near
the Bratton stock farm in the extreme eastern part
Of the city. A crowd rushed to the scene ana q
riot followed. which resulted in a company OF
Naval Reserves being hurried to the spot. More
tl1an = hundred shots fired, and atter quiet
had heen restored it was found that CEforo Stan
lev had been killed. 81, < ~ Of
The trouble is said to have resulted from an az
+ernt 10 cut the Ievee let the water out OF
Bra tton's stock farm. Bratton was taken INTO Gus
tody and hurried away. as threats were Inaue u
lNyrch m
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Sunday, June IA, 1903.

Steamer Cedric CBr). Haddock. Liverpool June and
Queenstown 8. the White Star Line. cabin
e42 steersgs mails and rndsA Arrived
the Bar at HAS
Steamer Prtns Maurtr DUTCH. Nienan. Pararnaribo
May 21. Demerara .. Trinidad IS Carupano 26
ana and Guanta p, La Guayra 20. Porto Cabeo
Gao June 2. Jacrne s. Aquin and AUX Cages
Prince and st Marc the Houand-Araerica
10 cabin Passengers, mails and nidse Arrived
Bar at 10
Steamer jefferson Dole Newport News and Norfolk.
TO the Old Dominion Steamship Company, with passen-
and udse
Steamer Vgilancia, Knight, Vera Cruz June s Fro
gIeso and Havana IL, TO James z Ward Co. with
- Passengers mails and n,dse. at Bar at
l2;S5
Steamer City OF Memphis. Savage Savannah June L.
70 the ocean Steamship Company. with passengers and
Steamer oonanehe: PIatt Jaeksonvius June II and
and mdse. - NS "'~A '~e~i"
steamer Ponce, Dalton. Ponce l. Jobos Guanlca
q Msyaguez 8. Arecibo Juan O. 10 the New
- - - ~
Steamer Finland from Antwerp Passed Sansucsss n
Steamer Anchorta Csr3 wadswortn orssxpv rr,.
and Movil's 20 Henderson Rros with loS cabsn ana
22S storage passengers and mdsa Arrived At na "a
r. - s -
Steamers George Fsrve Jacksonville. Texan for San
srsnciSeo Seattle etc: AnexhAny (Ger). Kinsstoo
Princess Anne. for Norfolk Nsrport Ns1s
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
KILLED FATHER; ACQUITTED BY JURY.
Boy Was Protecting His Mother from Insane
Husband.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Eastman. Ga. June 1.-THE Coroners jury this
afternoon released James Ogletree BuChan. who
this morning killed his father. DR.. T. J. Buchan
The father. who mentally deranged. was
threatening his wife. when she called to her sixteen
year-od for assistance The boy rushed into the
ROOM and seeing his father pointing pistol at his
wife shot and killed him. DR.. Buchan had often
threatened members of his family. and when the
youth explained that he did the killing TO protect
his mother the jury declared his action
justifiable.
The Buchan family is of the best known in
Dodge County. and prior to affction Dr.
Buchan of the most popular citizens of the
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
NEW BRANCH LINE IN MEXICO.

Mexico City. June 1.-'E1 Diaro" publishes details
OF another concession granted TO the Kansas City
Mexico and Orient Railway Company for the con-
struction of a side line to start from DInca the
present terminal of the Chihuahua and Pacific Rail-
way, or from point called Rocoyna and terminal
ing at Jesus Maria, in the district OF Guerrero all
In the State of Chihuahua Surveys the new line
must begin within six months and within eighteen
must be finished.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
GAVE LIFE FOR FRIEND.
Oarsman Said Save the Other Man" When
Shell Upset
IBy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

Philadelphia June 14-Emil kim an oarsman
training on the Schuylkill River for the national
regatta to-day sacrificed his Hfe by rejecting help
in favor Of a friend. Edward Newman. Kim and
Newman members of the keystone Boat Club
we're out in a shell for practice. when. by an un-
avodable accident. their boat into wherry
ro1ed by G. ". Engle, Of the Vesper Boat Club
The shell upset. Englc asked the men II they
needed help. Kirn called out, Save the other
man: I SWIM
While Engle helping Newman TO shore Kirn
probably seized by cramp. for he was an expert
swimmer, sank. The body has not been recovered
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
DEvERY CONFIDENT WITH PARKS.
Declares That Jumping Jack Charlie" Muir
ply Is Dead I'm"

Ex-Chief Devery held conference last night on
the veranda of the Wainwright cottage at Rock
away Beach. and after talking with friends ap-
peared in good spirits. He delivered himself Ike
this:
IN have the shutters up and closed on Tammany
Hail. yet, my boy. My. good old friend. Jumping
Jack Charlie Murphy is a dead un and if he and
his friends think I'm not in it to stay. I'll eat
their hats Funny, the Marquis OF Vantage has
said nothing of my chances of being Mayor of
greater New-York- I'm going to win and my
friend Sam Parks is going to win in his fight with
the corporations that want 10 down organized la
bor."
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
GOOD MANITOBA CROP REPORT.

winnipeg June IA government buhenh reports
that the crops in all sections of the Province OF
Manitoba have been sown under the most favorable
conditions and the outlook for large yield is
most promising.
The season is two weeks earlier than heretofore
Tho Manitoba wheat acreage is increased about %
ner cent More cattle were introduced during the
winter and dairying IS rapidly becoming an II np9r or
tant industry dairy season opened We'll tfle
Tecto1-ies haginning work early in May The in
creased acreage in Manitoba is likely to be eN-
coded in the Northwest Territories, as large
nroportion of the immigration of last year went 10
hi serfinn o the country.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
BELL NOT TO PASS THROUGH THIS CITY

The Liberty Bell, which to-day is to be taken
from Philadelphia 10 Boston under the personal
charge of Mayor Weaver of the former city. will
not pass through this city. The precious piece
Of metal will be transported a hatcar at
tached to Mayor Weaver's special train The
train will reach Jersey City at 2:17 o'clock and
leave there at 2:45 p. m. The train will be taken
around Manhattan on the steamer MARYLAND,
which is used TO transport the Washington and
Boston expresses between Jersey City and Mott
Haven
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
LOSSES BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Harrisburg. Penn. June IA SpeciaD.-Insurauce
companies doing fire and marine business in Penn
syvania required TO give the figures of the en-
tire losses of each year. both in this and foreign
countries In his annual report, Just issued Insur
ance Commissioner Durham gives the figures of
losses during 1902. which are made public for the
first time The losses of the Pennsylvania Joint
stock companies $40. 737 62. The FIRE claims
paid by joint stock companies of other States
amounted $ 2OS S9l O6 The losses of foreign COM
panies doing business in Pennsylvania were also
large. amounting TO S2s. 7I2. 523 6S
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
LEVEE BRE4kS.
The Effect of Floods Felt sNear
Memphis.

Memphis, June 1.-THE embankment re-
Gently built across the crevasse cut in the Sl'
Francis levee at Hollybush by the Marcn over
flow Yesterday broke before the weight OF the
rising waters of the Mississippi, and ols
stream is pouring through 10 the iowlands oe-
hind the ernbankment The embanhnehI
which has heen built in the crevasse at Robins
Bayou has also broken.
II is difficult to forecast the amount OF damage
that will be caused by these breaks.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
NO LODGINGS FOR NON-UNI0N MEN.
Red Refused a Strike Breaker at Salvation
Army Barracks.

Neur-Haven. Conn. June 1.-THE Salvation ARMY
barracks lodging house in Union-st-. this city. has
IN a small way become involved in the strike trou-
hles, because the management has instructed tns
night clerk to refuse lodgings to non-union men
The objection the part OF the regular
dodgers who belong to the teamsters' union. one
of the strike breakers recently went 10 the nous
and others to follow The union men oOJeCiu
and were backed BY the transients- me StrlkS
breaker was invited to leave and was refused oed
when he returned last night
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
ELIZABETH PUPILS TO SEE BELL

Elizabeth. y. j.. june li-An the public schools In
this city viii close tomorrow at noon. and the
scholars. numbering nearly seven thousand, will
march the Pennsylvania Railroad station where
they viii view the Liberty Bell, which will arrive
about ! 20 p m and remain on the tracks ten min
utes: Mayor Ryan VIII greet Mayor Weaver at the
principals ard teachers. with Superintendent " ]
SheaTer. will file past the bell and throw flowers on
the GstcsT. Souvenirs telling the history of the
old bell viii he distributed A cannon FREQ bv the
Veteran Zouaves will give salute and a brass hand
Will play in lot in Union-st
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
INFORMAL OPENING TODAY,
Many Rooms in New Home of Republican
Club Ready for Use.

The Informal opening of the new home Of the
Republican Club Nos. 81 and Sc West Forteth-st.,
will take place this evening in connection with the
monthly meeting Of the club Announcement has
been the members that the bedrooms and
suites will he ready for occupancy to-day and that
meals will be served. The decorating of the first
three floors and of the main dining room will not
be completed in all proha bilitv until about July 10.
About one-qudrter of the rooms will be reserved
for the accommodation of nonresident members.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Meeting Committee Invitations afternoon
Masquerade smoker OF the Bugs, No 3Do west
Twenty-eighth-st. evening
Picnic Of the William : Devery Association and the
-Four Corners Club Suzers Harlem River Park, night
Informal opening. Republican Clubs home. No 81
Fortieth-st. night
Dramatic recital with music Women's
Christian Association. No East Fnteenth-st, at
m E,reet to Won and girls
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
SUNDAY TRADING AT STOCKYARDS.
Market Open on Sunday at Kansas City for
the First Time

Kansas City. Mo. June 1.-THE first Sunday trad
ing at the stockyards in the history Of the local
market prevailed here to-day, all departments being
open. The business of buying and selling cattle
and hogs progressed the a weekday.
The market was kept open at the request of ship
pers and feeders close to Kansas City, who have
experienced difficulty in obtaining feed at
able prices because of the conditions resulting from
the recent food.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
GODDARD GOING TO WASHINGTON.
To Visit the President To-morrow-CountJ
Committee Affairs May Be Discussed.

Captain r Norton Goddard. who recently re-
signed as Republican leader of his district VIII go
to Washington tomorrow. at the tnvltaton or
President Roosevelt Captain Goddard has been
mentioned as a possible successor to Robert -
Morris as nresident of the Republican County Com
mfttee and it is believed that he will discuss the
situation in the County Committee with President
Roosevelt Captain Goddard did not wish TO talk
Of his rrnnnsed visit last night.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
NEW-YORK CITY.

farewell dinner is to be given by the Presby-
teran Union at the Hotel St Denis this evening to-
the outgoing band of hfty-seven foreign mission
aries of the Presbyterian Church, who sail for
their various fields next week
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
FLAG DAY OBSERVED IN CHURCHES

Flag Day observed yesterday l,y ever,
Grand Army of The Republic post Of the city b,.
raising the Aag arer post hca6Quarters IN many
OF the churches apDeared ;ie Star and s.rlucs n,
not few instances reference 30 the occasion Wa
made In the course If ftc sermon The Flag TDay
ooserVanccs will continue TO-DAY
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Man Was Fastening Boat to Tree Which
Bolt Struck.

Philadelphia June 1+-Herbert L. Winslow. gen
eraI auditor Of the Harrison Chemical Company.
was killed by lightning here to-day. He was out
sailing when storm came up, and was fastening
tbo saiIboat to tree the shore of the Schuy Kill
River when lightning struck the tree, killing him
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

FORE1GN Forts
Liverpool June Is-Arrivsd Georgia CBr), rool
New-York
Queenstown, June 9O5 ul-Arrfved ryr1rto
(Brl. Thompson. New-Tork for Liverpool: 9:55
Umbria (r) putton. Nsw-York for L4verpool
tand both proceeded; $50 sailed steansr Gam
pania C5rl Watt from Liverpool, New-York-
Dcufharnpoc June IA 20 n-Saled Baroz<osss
tosrA Msnfs tfron Brsmsns. Nsw-York
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
BROOKLYN WOMAN INJURED.

Saratoga, y. Y June II (SpeciaD.-Nrs William
II. Stevens, Of Brooklyn, whose husband conducts
stores at Narragansett Pier and Atlantic CITY
fractured her right ankle here last evening The
accident occurred while she alighting from a
carriage al the Holden House. in Broadway
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

ERETT-Major John G Kingston Of Cope rJCEsI7 T2MR.
WAN&F'-ank Campbell, Bath. y. Y. HOLLAND
Francisco Terry. of Paris MANIATTA+NSr--Jpdge +Sr-
tain J. wheeler /. S. A sAvOY-The, Countess
Zhnrnu.ski and Melton Mowbray. of EngIand.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
MRS. WILLIAM T. SAMPSON SAILS

Glen Ridge X J.. Juno u ,specisD.-Mrs Will
lam 7. Sampson widow of Rear admiral :. l.son
and her son Harold who have been Visiting in this
several months.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise Alb sunset TAI Moon age
HIGH WATER
M-san1v Hook 40 Gov. 1851 1888
N-Sandv Hook 1851 Gov
New-York tribune., 1903-06-15

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-24
WHISKY IN THE RIVERS BED.
Hundreds of Barrels of Fifty-Year-old
"Booze" at Bottom of Missouri.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
"I see that another search is being made
for the Twilight CITY," said George Hos
kins of Omaha the other day. when you
talk of looking for buried treasure and
hunting for the gold hidden by pirates,
don't overlook the fact that out in the
winding bed of the Missouri river is a bo-
nanza which puts all the tales of Captain
Kidd in the shade.
-Four hundred barrels of whisky over
fifty years old lie somewhere between
Omaha and ST. Joseph. Mo-. and the man
who finds them will have a fortune for
the rest of his days. 1t has been disputed
that the whisky has been improved by
age. as 1t Is doubtful whether 1t has had
a chance to evaporate sufficiently. But
would be willing to take chances on Its
quality, especially as the romantic story
of its loss and the attempts to find II
would be sure to give 1t good price.
along in 1853 the Twilight City set out
from Louisville with cargo of whisky
and supplies for the northwest. Gold hum
ters were making big strikes on both
slopes of the Rockies and prospectors
were willing to pay good prices for whis-
ky. The steamboat carried about as good
a brand of Bourbon as ever went out Of
the Blue Grass state. She TOOK on more
supplies at St. Louis, and proceeded up
the Missouri. Everything went all right
until the boat passed st. Joseph. But one
night the packet struck a snag and sank
In the middle of the channel.
Ordinarily 1t would have been easy
enough to recover the cargo of the packet
but unusual conditions accompanied the
voyage of the Twilight City. The pilot did
not know the river very well. There was
danger of attack by Indians, for n must
be remembered that fifty years ago Oma-
ha was nothing but a trading post For
this reason no immediate attempt was
made to raise the boat. The shifting bed
of the Missouri did the rest. A big
freshet came In the following spring, and
the turgid stream selected new channel
The owners thought they would be able
to find traces of their boat, but the quick
sands had buried the packet until not
even the smokestack was visible.
For years efforts have been made to
find the Twilight City. Excavations have
been made in the old bed and steam drills
have been set TO work over the spot where
1t was thought the vessel had gone down.
Thousands Of dollars have been spent in
the search. About a month ago some cap
italists who had been interested in a
former effort to find the lost boat got
trace of an old man who was cabin boy
on the packet at the time she sank He
claimed to be able to show the position of
the boat, and produce an old chart of the
river which was in use fifty years ago.
This syndicate expects to find the liquid
treasure, whose value some are enthu-
siastic enough to estimate at half a mill
lion dollars"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-24

he is a fascinating ana dangerous
Person. 1t is always terrific Hit.
know two Girls who landed Good
Things last Summer merely by sit
ting out in Hammock and calling
for Chaperons. They used to sit
out until Midnight begging some
body to go for a Chaperon and
the Gentlemen had to talk to them
for Hours In order to calm them
and convince them that the Whole
Proceeding was according to
Hoyle; that Is, as long as they
were with Nice Fellows"
81 take off my Bonnet to you,"
said Mother. You don't need to
attend my Night School. There's
just one other Variety. How about
the Lonesome Married Mani"
you mean the KIM that wants
to tell you how sorry he is that he
didn't find you before he hooked
up with Woman who never seems
to Understand him? He is Sad
Affair He is trying to sneak
Return Trip on the Filtration
Route after he has lost his Ticket.
AS a Study he is fairly Interesting,
but the Pursuit of him is barred by
the Game Laws. The best way to
quiet him down is to get friendly
with his Wife"
THAT settles it." said the elderly
Society Bird. ANY time that
want a Hunch I'll hunt up the
Young Lady of Today"
MORAL: It's a Wise Mother
that can hand out any New Ones.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-24

ffKzN Y daughter, we start for
IVk the Country next
Week." said the elder
ly Society Bro to her little Chick.
"Us to the Summer Hotel for a
bang-up Suite at Per Diem Rate
taht will put a large, deep Crimp
into Papa's Income for 1903. You
are now at the Pin-Feather Period
and Mother must teach you how to
Fly. l have been giving a lot Of
Hard Thought to the Man Game
for 10 these many Moons, and,
without passing myself any
fragrant Cluster of Green Peas, l
think l am On. EVERY Woman of
Experience has a private Rogues'
Gallery. She can give you Line
on the whole Bunko Brotherhood
from Sammy, the Sophomore, who
wears a Buckwheat Cake instead
of Cap, up to the decrepit old
Has-Been, who wants to hold your
Hand because you look SO much
like his Daughter. Taking the
whole Outfit, from Seventeen to
Seventy, / may add that they are
the grandest Bunch of Shell-Work-
ers that ever operated. You are a
Mere Child of 10 with Baby Stare
and a Simple Faith In Mankind
and you are due to be Strung I'M
less you Copper about four-thirds
of all that is said to you. There
will be enough hot Air wasted
around the Hotel this Summer to
keep a Flat Building nice and
warm all next Winter. 1t be-
hooVes you to be Foxy, otherwise
you Will be engaged to SO many at
one time that you will get twisted
in your Bookkeeping and everyday
your System. You must not be
chummy with any Gentleman until
you have known him at least Two
Days"
mo doubt shall make many
Miscues," said Isabelle, "and yet
am willing to Experiment"
81 suppose you understand that
in order to be strong with the vari-
Gus Kinds that will be on your
Trail, you must learn to be
Quick Change Artist" said Mother.
"For instance, there is the Spring
Lamb with the Stingy little Coat
and Big Shoes. He is just home
from College and when he walks
along the Veranda, it soundsl dixie
Team going over a Bridge. II one
of those Squads should begin to
pursue you, what would you do?"
81 am so inexperienced, hardly
know what to say" replied little
Isabelle. 81 think, however, that
would tie a large Can to him, I'M
less there was horrible Shortage
n the supply and l had to throw
in few Understudies. AS rule
the pink-faced Collegian is a little
shy on Collateral and more or less
OF a Dummy on any Topic except
Himself. The way to make Ten
Strike with him is to feel of his
Muscles and tell him how well his
Clothes fit. If you jolly him up for
three or TOUR Days, you may get
nice Photograph of him and then
he will bone you for one in Return,
and nail it up in his Den and tell
all the other Johnnies that you are
crazy about him. The Trouble with
the Glad College Youth is that he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-24
FESTIVAL 300 YEARS OLD.
Popular Tradition In Biddenden Eng
land. Origin of the Event.

London.-Londoners who went to the
"Biddenden Maids Festival at Bid
denden, in Kent, last week, report that
this ancient celebration seems to grow
even more popular in these days. The
origin of the event lies as far back as 110O
when tradition says there were born to
a man and his wife, named Challkhurst,
twin girls who were Joined together at
the hips and shoulders.
They had only one arm each, but in
every other respect they were perfect
children. The parents were frequently Of
fered large sums of money to allow the
children to be exhibited, but they refused,
and so the two grew up together in the
village being known far and wide as
1.-The Biddenden maids
For thrty-four years they lived thus,
and then one was taken i'll and died. The
other refused to be separted, remarking,
las we came together we will also go
together and six hours afterwards she
also died.
During their lives the twins were noted
for their charity towards the poor and
at their death they left certain land in
the village, which has since increased
in value, to provide bread and cheese for
the needy of the parish and cakes for
strangers who came into the parish on a
certain day.
THIS bequest has been religiously car
ried out by the churchwardens every
Easter Sunday since the death of the
twins
Last week. after service at the church
the churchwardens and the clerk to the
parish council wendell their way to the
old workhouse, followed by a large crowd
and from a window 200 loaves and 200
pounds of cheese were handed to the
poorer inhabitants of the parish, while
Biddenden maid cakes. containing an i'm
preston of the maids. were distributed to
the visitors who applied for them.